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BRIEFS
March 26, 2020
Sched Netweb site
  • Chinese container port volume falls 10.6pc in January-February
  • Hapag-Lloyd profit up 22.6pc to US$168 million as revenues rise 3pc
  • Two terminals at Miami port close for one or two days as volumes dive
  • Liverpool port sees more trade post Brexit being closer to markets
  • HMM ends 2M link, now to inject 100,000 TEU capacity to new VSA
  • Scarce containers aplenty in Germany, says Port of Hamburg
  • Northern Sea Route Arctic basin box volume falls 1.7pc in January
  • Another voided sailing at Wilmington, but berth expansion continues
  • Nigeria's halt to barge services in coronavirus crisis well received
  • Coronavirus dents FedEx's profits, but firm expects air cargo to surge
  • Emirates to freeze passenger operations, but cargo will still fly
  • Air freight industry seeks relaxed all-cargo flight rules during virus crisis

Exim Indiaweb site
MARCH 25, 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: rail service to Wuhan launched
  • Less to pay for in port of Hamburg
  • US railway to reduce GHG emissions by 37.3%
  • Pro Glove expands its executive team
  • Craiss increases capacities
  • Alitalia - government ends deadlock
  • New haulier joins UK network
  • Young CEO for Flenzies
  • Wabco and ZF expect to close merger in Q2
  • In-house assets to secure cargo demand into North America
  • Improving traffic in Peruvian port
  • Further growth of Eurasian traffic forecast
  • "Curiosity of the Day"
  • Port of Zeebrugge goes for 5G
  • Kale Logistics Solutions wins innovation award
  • Two new logistics halls
  • Latam Cargo adapts operations

The Loadstarweb site
MARCH 25, 2020
  • New supply chain risks emerge as production lines restart in China's factories
  • New wave of blanked sailings planned for Asia-Europe and transpacific
  • Companies offer services free to help keep vital supplies moving
  • AF-KLM under fire as it stands firm on decision to keep combis on the ground
  • Carriers apply for emergency anti-trust exemption on US-Caribbean trades
  • Market Insight: MSC's Covid-19 blueprint reaction - be 'indispensable' to survive

Marine Logweb site
MARCH 25, 2020
  • More COVID-19 cases at major U.S. shipyards
    On March 23 we reported that an employee of Huntington Ingalls Industries Ingalls Shipbuilding division had tested positive for the coronavirus. Yesterday, Ingalls said that it had been notified of an additional
  • Gulf Island to build two more T-ATS vessels
    Gulf Island Shipyards LLC, Houma, La., has beem awarded a $129,925,080 modification to a previously awarded contract to exercise options for the construction of two additional towing, salvage and rescue ships (T-ATS)
  • Master Marine delivers second of two Osage Marine towboats
    Master Marine, Inc., Bayou La Batre, Ala., has recently delivered the M/V Frank Mellor to Osage Marine Services, Inc., St. Louis, Mo. "We would like to congratulate Osage personnel for their great
  • Panama Canal adopts measures to guarantee sustained operations
    Following a mandatory countrywide lockdown announced by the Panamanian Government to combat the COVID-19 pandemic, the Panama Canal Authority has adopted new measures today to guarantee the continuity of its operation and
  • VIDEO: Chevron Marine launches Cloud Solutions
    Chevron Marine has launched a suite of digital solutions offering ship owners and operators tools with which to analyze, manage and help improve their operational performance. The suite, Chevron Marine Cloud Solutions,
  • VIDEO: ISWAN gives seafarers guidance on managing mental health during COVID-19 restrictions
    With seafarers unable to leave vessels for crew changes or unable to travel back to their home countries, the International Seafarers Welfare and Assistance Network (ISWAN) has launched a new video featuring
  • Handheld 3D scanning used in tug engine mount modification project
    DotProduct LLC, Boston, Mass., reports that its hand-held 3D scanning was recently used to capture the as-built state of two engines to inform design modifications for the Kirby Offshore Marine tug Mount
  • Diana Shipping chairman and CEO tests positive for coronavirus
    In a filing with the SEC, Athens-headquartered dry bulk operator Diana Shipping Inc. (NYSE:DSX) reports that its Chairman and Chief Executive Officer, Simeon Palios, has tested positive for the novel COVID-19 virus.
  • BIMCO issues COVID-19 guidelines for office spaces
    To assist the shoreside of the maritime industry in taking appropriate protective measures at office workplaces, BIMCO is issuing guidelines intended to help shipping companies avoid spreading of the COVID-19 disease at
  • Future fuels: Wärtsilä starts ammonia combustion trials
    Wärtsilä has initiated combustion trials using ammonia. The research will help the company to prepare for the use of ammonia as a fuel that can contribute to reducing greenhouse gas emissions. As
  • Navy exercises option with VT Halter for fourth berthing barge
    VT Halter Marine Inc., Pascagoula, Miss., has been awarded a $39,906,609 firm-fixed-price modification to a previously awarded contract. It covers the detail design and construction of a fourth Navy berthing barge, formally

Lloyd's Listweb site
MARCH 25, 2020
  • Coronavirus and shipping briefing: Tanker rates collapse while the outlook weakens for containers
    Tanker rates are falling dramatically as the coronavirus-led drop off in demand outweighs the oil price war. Elsewhere, crew change...
  • Coronavirus will see shipping litigation spike, HFW warns
    'The first concern that clients have that we're seeing is whether coronavirus gives rise to force majeure event. And then...
  • Hamburg defers fees to support port users
    Fees deferred to end of 2020 so port can continue to work without restrictions
  • Container freight rates set to slide as demand dries up
    Container liftings will fall this year but policy measures could lead to a sudden 'snap back' in 2021
  • Can dry bulk markets recover from coronavirus impact?
    The biggest concern for the dry bulk shipping industry is centred around logistics and supply chains, with port restrictions and...
  • Coronavirus: Prominent maritime figures face measures
    Diana and Performance Shipping's Simos Palios falls ill with a coronavirus infection. Elsewhere, the owner of the Capital Maritime &...
  • Join Lloyd's List for a live coronavirus Q&A on Thursday
    On Thursday March 26, reporters and analysts from across the Lloyd's List and Lloyd's List Intelligence teams will join a...
  • India lockdown to slow Asia LNG demand
    India, with its limited liquefied natural gas import and distribution infrastructure, is seen as a 'swing buyer'. It was prompted...
  • Port operators in Shanghai and Ningbo-Zhoushan bolster partnership
    The move serves Beijing's national strategy to make the Yangtze River Delta region an integrated economic zone to spur further...
  • Daily Briefing
    Free to read: Container lines on brink of cashflow crunch | China signals further relaxation of crew change restrictions |...
  • China container line joins Singapore's Calista platform
    China is the biggest trading partner of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations, with some $202bn in bilateral trade in the...
  • Hoegh LNG locks down vessels not due crew rotation
    Visitors are banned from Hoegh LNG ships to keep seafarers infection-free. Despite fears about the coronavirus fallout, the liquefied natural...
  • Indian seafarers delay homecoming amid 21-day lockdown
    Seafarers at the end of their contracts are asked not to return to India as borders are tightened for the...
  • MOL reports $146m extraordinary losses amid virus fallout
    The extraordinary losses involve two of MOL's affiliates, Gearbulk Holding AG and Ocean Network Express
  • Coronavirus: US west coast ports take extra safety measures and remain fully operational
    The announcement by the Pacific Merchant Shipping Association comes a week after dockworkers at the Port of Oakland threatened to stop working...
  • Cargill adapts to evolving coronavirus situation
    Cargill is working with shipowners and customers to minimise disruptions
  • Maersk vice-president becomes Port of Long Beach commercial operations director
    Long Beach Harbor Commission president Bonnie Lowenthal said Mr Duncan's relationships with many of the port's national and overseas customers...

The Journal of Commerceweb site
MARCH 25, 2020
  • NY-NJ prepares for potential cargo backlog
  • US truck shippers capitalizing on HOS relief
  • Coronavirus capacity cuts spur expedited, priority ocean offerings
  • Annual China port volume to fall for second time since 1970: Alphaliner
  • Acquisition expands FourKites' freight visibility to the yard
  • North American importers cutting, delaying Asian cargo: forwarders
  • CBP granting importers COVID-19 duty extensions
  • Chittagong depots resume packing containers after fee dispute resolved

TradeWindsweb site
MARCH 25, 2020
  • World's largest LNG bunker vessel to be delivered
  • Tankers cash in on oil price war as bulkers and boxships suffer in coronavirus crisis
  • Wallenius Wilhelmsen announces US, Mexico layoffs
  • Early shipping gains pared as Dow rally loses steam in last hour
  • Demolition market grinds to a halt as ship imports halted
  • As dry bulk market slumps further, futures volumes pick up
  • LNG cargo cancellations likely in coronavirus hit market
  • VLCC scrubber premiums fall in period market uncertainty
  • European Commission rubber stamps liner consortia exemption
  • Novatek floats enquiry to shipowners for up to 10 LNG carriers
  • UK lockdown is a 'wake-up call' for London legal world
  • Greek bulker comes under attack by pirates off Nigeria
  • LNG carrier spot market rates take flight after weeks in freefall
  • Nord/LB slashes exposure to shipping as portfolios drop by €5.7bn
  • Boa Offshore in $400m restructuring to halt bondholder and staff revolt
  • Bio and synthetic LNG are viable fuels for shipping, report says
  • Nanjing Tanker begins share buyback after 2019 profits
  • New chief executive Milorad Doljanin refocuses his team at Avenir LNG
  • Trio kidnapped from ro-ro as pirates strike off Gabon
  • Carnival cruiseship at centre of row over virus spread in Australia
  • Yard pushes back Klaveness Combination newbuildings but chief executive says it's 'resilient'
  • Yangfan Group wins feeder boxship order from Haigang
  • Richard Fulford-Smith says some brokers 'will fail' post-pandemic
  • Militants hijack naval vessel, board cargoship in Mozambique
  • Shipowners could be jailed for missing IHM survey deadline
  • Union Maritime joins VLGC sector with order worth up to $160m
  • Chaos at Indian ports as country goes into full lockdown
  • Unix Line fined in US over oil waste dumping from tanker
  • Pacific International Lines in talks with creditors as debts become overdue
  • UK shipping sector continues to motor on amid lockdown
  • Shareholder support opens doors to growth for Avenir LNG
  • Avenir LNG limbers up for first small-scale newbuildings
  • China ports see ore and crude turnaround
  • Libya seizes tanker over alleged illegal fuel shipment
  • Evangelos Marinakis recovers from the Covid-19 coronavirus
  • Royal Caribbean suspends operations for a further month

American Shipperweb site
MARCH 25, 2020
  • Q&A: Flexport exec on coronavirus past, present and future
    An exclusive interview with Nerijus Poskus, global head of ocean freight at Flexport.
  • LA, Long Beach terminals adjust hours to disinfect between shifts
    The second-shift change will provide time to clean handling equipment to help prevent the spread of the coronavirus.
  • US Customs order ensures more rubber glove imports
    One of the world's largest suppliers of disposable rubber gloves may resume exports to the U.S. after resolving forced labor concerns, Customs and Border Protection...
  • Seafarers on 'front line of this global calamity'
    International Maritime Organization secretary-general stresses that world trade during the coronavirus pandemic depends on the mariners who move goods.
  • Trans-Pacific container rates level off after gains
    China-to-U.S. box rates are losing steam after last week's rise.
  • Maritime History Notes: The multipurpose tanker Manhattan
    Once America's largest merchant ship, oil tanker, icebreaker and research vessel.
  • Bailout: Airlines vs. airports
    Airlines and airports have a symbiotic relationship, but there is tension over airlines' interest in waiving airport charges and taxes during the pandemic recession.

The Bunker Bulletinweb site
MARCH 25, 2020
  • US pressures Saudi Arabia to give up oil price war with Russia
    The US is urging Saudi Arabia to back off its oil price war with Russia, with Secretary of State Mike Pompeo calling Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman on Tuesday.
  • Lockdown hits India's oil demand; cheaper crude offers opportunity to store
    The collapse in oil prices has created opportunities for India to ship in incremental crude cargoes, but dwindling domestic demand because of a countrywide lockdown means oil buyers will be treading cautiously as they try to gauge the demand outlook ahead, analysts told S&P Global Platts.
  • Light crudes get cheaper vs heavy as COVID-19 hits gasoline, jet demand
    Declining refining margins for transport fuels such as gasoline and jet fuel have impacted demand for lighter crude grades in Asia, with the value of premium grades such as Abu Dhabi's Murban crude flattening against medium, heavy-sour barrels in March.
  • Urals set to flow east, as contango draws in China's Unipec: traders
    Chinese oil trading group Unipec has stepped in to buy at least three cargoes of Baltic-loading Urals in the last few days, surprising many bystanders and suggesting that the steep contango in flat prices has created opportunities for the medium sour crude to flow east.
  • Shipping market sees renewed opportunities eastbound on naphtha price collapse
    The collapse of the CIF NWE Naphtha market has re-opened conversations within the shipping market about sending product from Europe to Japan, with the arbitrage potentially re-opening as product prices drop.
  • Argentina's YPF to boost crude exports as it cuts refinery runs
    Argentina's biggest oil producer YPF is maintaining oil production during a coronavirus-sparked lockdown of the economy, but a 30% to 40% plunge in local crude demand has led the state-backed company to plan to step up crude exports despite low international prices, CEO Daniel Gonzalez said.
  • Weak gasoil flat prices spark WAF storage demand, support differentials
    With flat prices for refined products in Europe touching multiyear lows this month, importers of middle distillates like gasoil and jet fuel in West Africa have also seen outright prices drop heavily, a trend sources this week said has tightened demand and supports differentials.
  • CE Delft study shows bio, synthetic LNG viable for decarbonization: SEA-LNG
    "As LBM and LSM become available at scale, the carbon-free future will become reality," Keller said.
  • Wartsila starts combustion trials on ammonia as marine fuel
    The tests are part of a program to develop ammonia as a fuel option, with regard to engines, fuel supply and storage.
  • External: Global Risk Management
  • Singapore Apr/May Marine Fuel 0.5%S contango widens to six-month low on demand uncertainty
    "The volume of arbitrage cargoes is low in April. But whether supply really tightens depends on demand," a trader said.
  • Fujairah's LSFO demand picks up amid delivery delays due to bad weather
    Demand this week will be supported by the backlog of deliveries from the delays caused by the bad weather, a trader said.
  • SK Energy starts LSFO production from new vacuum residue desulfurization unit
    "It [started] about a week earlier than expected, and its now producing commercial product," a source said.
  • Pakistan curtails Apr oil product purchases amid COVID-19 slowdown
    Pakistan State Oil, which handles the imports, awarded less cargo volumes at lower prices for April deliveries.

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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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