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BRIEFS
May 16, 2016
Sched Netweb site
  • US tells WTO China unfairly discriminates against American chicken
  • India's trade gap with China widens, Indian Parliament told
  • Europe's biggest temp controlled warehouse opens at London's Tilbury Dock
  • Textainer approves dividend despite US$3.39 million quarterly loss
  • Ankara outlaws anti-competitive action among shipping agents
  • China's export market for goods remained lacklustre in April
  • Wreck removal big money for salvors, but also needed to stop pollution
  • Boeing mulls price cuts as cost cutting czar becomes new CEO
  • Amazon signs deal with Atlas Air to gain more control over deliveries
  • ATSG reports on first-quarter upturn and positive Amazon effect
  • Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta aims to be major cargo airport

Exim Indiaweb site
MAY 15, 2016
  • Chipolbrok's new design, state-of-art heavy lift vessel makes maiden call at Mumbai Port
  • Directorate-General of Shipping issues M. S. Notice on guidelines for implementing amendments to Regulation 2 of Chapter - VI of the SOLAS Convention entering into force with effect from July 1, 201 6...
  • Indian vessel under UN sanctions for carrying disputed Libyan oil freed
  • London P&I Club reports increased free reserves
  • MOL, NYK, "K" Line, Hanjin, Hapag-Lloyd & Yang Ming to create a new partnership - 'THE Alliance'
  • Need for monitoring & regulating liner alliances, mergers & acquisitions stressed
  • Coal imports down in April
  • Chennai Port Chairman holds interaction to boost automobile cargo handling
  • Major Ports handle less iron ore in 2015-16
  • Paradip Port sets new coal handling record
  • India's 2015-16 merchandise exports end up at a lower $ 261.14 bn
  • CII School of Logistics established
  • Gamesa reinforces manufacturing base in India with new windmill blade factory

International Transport Journalweb site
  • Another record year on the radar Aviation
  • Leman publishes annual report
  • Giant telescopic crane for windfarm services

IHS Maritimeweb site
MAY 13, 2016
  • IMO takes giant step into vessel construction oversight
  • UN lifts sanction oil tanker carrying disputed Libyan oil
  • No plan to divest business units in near term, says MISC
  • HHI considers selling HI Investment & Securities
  • Wee Tiong denies talks to acquire bunker supplier Searights
  • Dry bulk rates squeeze Australian grain exports
  • Hapag-Lloyd back in the red
  • Vietnam arrests seven suspects for ship's petty theft
  • Hanjin, Hapag, and Yang Ming ally with Japan's Big Three
  • HMM: Plans to join THE Alliance delayed by liquidity issue
  • ICTSI books 22% drop in profit on 4% rise in throughput
  • Dalian port customs inspection fees paid by government
  • Slumping stocks hold back tanker consolidation
  • Hutchison will offer container weighing services at majority of terminals
  • Sainty Marine loses order of two woodchip carriers

The Loadstarweb site
MAY 13, 2016
  • Six carriers sign five-year agreement to form new alliance - but Hyundai must wait to join
  • Fishy tales: how a barrel of oil and a side of salmon are connected
  • Recovery in the second half, says 'optimistic' Hapag-Lloyd after disappointing Q1
  • Analysis: redundancies at DSV still inevitable, despite decent trading update
  • 'We don't talk anymore' - where is the UK's air cargo community?
  • CMA CGM Benjamin Franklin pulled from transpacific, ending US west coast ports' mega-ship plans
  • Air freight chief Tim Scharwath to leave Kuehne + Nagel
  • €125m Euromax deal buys Cosco Pacific a foothold in the port of Rotterdam

Marine Logweb site
MAY 13, 2016
  • Vane Brothers adds to its fleet
  • Vard signs LOI for two more expedition cruise ships
  • VIDEO: Membrane scrubber breakthrough

World Wide Shipperweb site
MAY 13, 2016
  • Carriers announce formation of new shipping alliance
  • Federal Maritime Commission nets $840,000 in civil penalties
  • Gener8 Maritime adding 'Eco' tanker ANDRIOTIS
  • Ceremony marks keel laying for new ferry SUQUAMISH
  • Port of Los Angeles releases cargo volume numbers for April

Lloyd's Listweb site
MAY 13, 2016
  • Ship Finance sells VLCC Front Vanguard
    Vessel will cease operating as conventional tanker
  • APMT prepares for 20,000 teu ships on Pacific
    Cranes to be raised at LA Pier 400 terminal that will enable facility to handle fully laden ULCs
  • Capes push lower
    But signs appear of a second wind after two weeks of declines
  • VLGC rate rise belies underlying stagnation
    Lower free-on-board cargo prices would spur more trading
  • Taiwanese shipping lines report weak first-quarter results
    Evergreen Marine incurs loss, Wan Hai profit slumps
  • Sentiment defies logic in product tankers
    Fundamentals are robust, yet freight rates are uninspiring
  • OW Bunker Supreme Court judgment is only the beginning
    UK court's ruling favours bunker suppliers, holding that the contract was not one that fell within the definition of the Sale of Goods Act of a contract of sale
  • Data Hub: World Fleet Update
    Scrapping and lay-up begin to rise as low demand sees fewer ships in active service
  • OW Bunker judgment: so what do 'sui generis' and 'timeously' even mean, anyway?
    A Lloyd's List handy guide to the Supreme Court decision, unpacked in plain words for readers' benefit
  • Calcium hypochlorite shippers given fresh guidelines
    Container lines and insurers aim to improve safety for fire-risk cargo
  • Show me the money: Korean container carriers in crisis
    Few options remain for what could be the first major casualties of box shipping
  • Kim Heng Offshore inks pact with Iran Marine Fund
    Company to invest up to $454m in Iranian maritime projects
  • Shipping revenues tumble 20% at Wilh. Wilhelmsen group
    One-off logistics gain props up profit as car volumes drop substantially
  • Maersk to recycle first two vessels in Alang
    Vessels to be recycled at Shree Ram yard certified to Hong Kong Convention standards
  • Safmarine Meru reaches Ningbo
    Last fires extinguished as damaged vessel is towed to safety
  • VLCCs likely to start calling at Chinese oil terminal in Myanmar this year
    CNPC has built 12-tank crude storage alongside port in western Myanmar
  • Container spot rates continue to slide
    No relief for box lines as rates fall back gradually from May GRIs
  • Awilco LNG blames loss on low utilisation and rates
    The gas carrier owner has sufficient cashflow to fund 2016
  • OW Bunker: Cartesian fuelism
    The odds may be long, but will Petros Pappas continue litigation in what is probably the most significant shipping legal case for many years?
  • HMM counts on joining THE Alliance once it stabilises business
    HMM says joining THE Alliance is 'only a matter of time'
  • ASL Marine wins $113m worth of new contracts
    Contracts awarded by repeat customers in Asia, Middle East, USA and Europe
  • Offshore weakness drags Swissco into first-quarter net loss
    No revenue contributions to drilling segment for the quarter
  • Hapag-Lloyd and Asian lines form six-member alliance
    Update: HMM set to join THE Alliance when its business is "normalised"
  • Scorpio Bulkers amends credit facilities
    Company made loan prepayments as part of agreement
  • Fincantieri returns to profit in first quarter on foreign exchange gains
    Shipbuilding segment contributes lion's share of revenue

The Journal of Commerceweb site
MAY 13, 2016
  • NC's Wilmington port clarifies SOLAS weight policy
  • APL Logistics acquisition lifts Kintetsu revenue, sinks profit
  • Santos finally has go ahead for maintenance dredging
  • New Orleans port hopes to retain Chiquita cargo
  • US retail inventories climb higher, but sales rise, too
  • GRIs not enough to lift trans-Pacific, Asia-Europe spot rates
  • US looks to private sector for 100 percent scanning help
  • China Cosco, DEME form offshore wind joint venture
  • Bangladesh firm to unveil 1,000-ton floating crane
  • HMM says it will join new alliance after restructuring
  • DSV overcomes losses at newly acquired UTi Worldwide
  • ICTSI profit drops despite throughput rise
  • HPH to weigh boxes at most of its terminals
  • HHLA container traffic down but says market bottoming out
  • Hapag-Lloyd sinks into the red
  • New alliance set to take on 2M, Ocean Alliance

TradeWindsweb site
MAY 13, 2016
  • Arctic cuts bets for LPG trio amid spot slump
    Lower freight rates lead analyst to reduce earnings estimates and price targets for Dorian, Aurora and BW LPG.
  • VLCC pair US-bound as fire uptick predicted
    Massive blazes in Canada take out 1.5 million barrels of oil per day, leading to potential lift for tankers.
  • Report: a steady course into a collision
    Transport Malta says Wilhelmsen car carrier and Bobae Shipping general cargoship were visible to each other for an hour before colliding.
  • Fredriksen companies confirm VLCC sale
    Ship Finance and Frontline say Front Vanguard expected to leave the market.
  • Peter Georgiopoulos: 'we would love to buy a big fleet'
    Gener8 chairman shows deals still in his DNA with second hand ships a better bet today.
  • Wan Hai Lines posts slim Q1 profit
    Taiwanese container line's earnings dwindle as revenue falls.
  • Tufton tipped for chemical tanker deal
    UK-based firm understood to have bought ship from Team Tankers.
  • Toei Reefer Line posts smaller profit
    Japanese owner sees revenue eroded in year to end-March.
  • Topaz with reasons to smile after big deals
    Rene Kofod-Olsen praises his company's preparation to tackle the crisis.
  • Samsung banks $32m from asset sale
    Korean shipbuilder says it has offloaded stake in Doosan Engine.
  • Vard scores second cruiseship contract
    Diversification continues for Singapore-quoted shipbuilder.
  • ICG lifts revenue 7% as volumes rise
    Irish ferry and boxship group also cuts back debt in first four months.
  • Awilco LNG loss reduced a fraction
    Norwegian owner still seeking work for two laid-up LNG carriers as revenues slump.
  • Maersk Line sisters heading to Alang
    Danish owner commits first two vessels to breakers' yard in India.
  • Bonheur sees profit cut as revenue falls
    Fred Olsen holding company weaker in Q1 as cruise earnings drop.
  • Hyundai Heavy 'submits self-help plan'
    Korean yard reportedly hands over details of asset sales to creditors.
  • Treasure awaits after WW earnings miss
    Analysts see buying window ahead of spin-off after weak first quarter results.
  • Concordia Maritime settles Hudson legal battle
    Payment of $9.25m ends arbitration fight stemming from 2012 incident.
  • Evergreen posts $140m loss in Q1
    Taiwanese container line saw operating costs outstrip revenue in first three months.
  • Hapag-Lloyd turns red in first quarter
    Chief executive Rolf Habben Jansen notes positive operating numbers in opening three months of 2016.
  • HMM 'certain' of joining new boxship alliance
    Entry only a matter of time once restructuring is complete, Korean owner says.
  • 'Third force' formed in liner shipping
    MOL, NYK, Hanjin, Hapag-Lloyd, K Line and Yang Ming teaming up to rival Ocean Alliance and 2M.
  • ASL Marine snares SGD 156m of new deals
    Singapore offshore company says it has won orders, but details were few and far between.
  • Kim Heng looks to tap into Iran offshore sector
    Singapore-listed company looking to provide technical expertise and financing as Iran rebuilds.
  • Global oil output shrank in April, says IEA
    Increases by Iran, Iraq and UAE help offset non-OPEC output decline to lift global supply.
  • Ultrapetrol sees first quarter losses more than triple
    Offshore vessel and tanker owner starts the year off in the red as all three divisions see weaker numbers.
  • Hornbeck files string of suits against BP
    Keeping prior claims alive, at least eight lawsuits filed over impact of Deepwater Horizon oil spill.

American Shipperweb site
MAY 13, 2016
  • Six ocean carriers to launch 'THE Alliance' in April 2017
  • STIHL to avoid ports that aren't 'VGM friendly'
  • Hapag-Lloyd reports net loss of 42.8m euros in Q1
  • Froman: U.S. eyeing next step in Africa trade relations
  • APMT to enlarge 10 cranes at Pier 400 in Los Angeles
  • Port of Virginia reports modest container growth in April
  • FMC collects $840,000 in OTI penalties
  • Intermodal rate slide hits 16th month in April
  • Truckload rates show negative growth again in April
  • SCFI declines for second straight week
  • NEWS FLASH: 'THE Alliance' to commence operations in 2017
  • Report: Portland's Wyatt doesn't expect container service to return 'for a while'
  • Port of Los Angeles sees inbound container volumes rise 4.7% in April
  • Wal-Mart takes aim at Amazon with two-day delivery service
  • SingPost reports record profits in fiscal 2015/16

The Bunker Bulletinweb site
MAY 13, 2016
  • Turkish bunker company CYE Petrol adds mass flow meters to fleet
    MFM good for bunkering and shipping.
  • South Korean bunker fuel prices seen easing on rising supplies
    Ending bullish run that boosted prices for about a month
  • Titan LNG conducts first ship-to-ship de-bunkering
    Feedback on LNG pressure, flow rate helped make it a success.
  • Rotterdam HSFO barges rise over $200/mt for first time since Nov
    The Rotterdam fuel oil market has also found support from steady fixtures to Asia.

›››File
FROM THE HOME PAGE
Mediterranean Emission Control Area for Sulphur Oxides Comes Into Force Tomorrow
Brussels
Vessels will have to use fuel with a maximum sulphur content of 0.1%.
Norwegian Cruise Line Holdings Reports Quarterly Net Loss of -$40.3 Million
Norwegian Cruise Line Holdings Reports Quarterly Net Loss of -$40.3 Million
Miami
In the first three months of this year, revenues fell by -2.9%
DSV Completes Acquisition of Schenker
Hedehouse
In the first three months of this year, the Danish logistics group's operating result increased by +17.5%
Hapag-Lloyd expects to close the first quarter with very positive performance
Hamburg
ONE closed fiscal year 2024 with net income of $4.2 billion (+336%)
ONE closed fiscal year 2024 with net income of $4.2 billion (+336%)
Singapore
In the period the container fleet transported 3.1 million TEU (+2.3%)
In the first quarter, the revenues of the Chinese shipping group COSCO grew by +20.1%
In the first quarter, the revenues of the Chinese shipping group COSCO grew by +20.1%
Shanghai
The fleet transported 6.5 million containers (+7.5%)
In the last quarter of 2024, Eurokai port terminals handled over 3.2 million containers (+9.4%)
Hamburg
In Germany, traffic was 1.9 million TEU (+14.0%) and in Italy 443 thousand TEU (+7.9%)
OOIL orders 14 new 18,500 teu containerships
Hong Kong
Dalian, Nantong shipyards win $3.1 billion contract
Orient Overseas (International) Limited (OOIL), the subsidiary of the Chinese shipping group COSCO Shipping Holdings that operates containerized maritime transport services with ...
Chinese ports set new cargo throughput record for January-March quarter
Chinese ports set new cargo throughput record for January-March quarter
Beijing
In the period, seaports handled 73.1 million containers (+8.3%)
Passenger terminal completed at Rizzo dock in Messina port
Messina
Work begins on remodeling the seabed of the port of Reggio Calabria
UPS closed the first quarter with a net profit of 1.2 billion dollars (+6.6%)
Atlanta
Revenues down slightly following sale of Coyote Logistics
Second Large Cruise Ship Built in China Launched
Shanghai
It will join the Adora Cruises fleet at the end of 2026
Uiltrasporti underlines the need to keep Italian ports under public control
Rome
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
Wärtsilä's first quarter is positive
Helsinki
CEVA Logistics (CMA CGM group) will buy the Turkish Borusan Lojistik
Istanbul/Marseille
Transaction valued at $440 million
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
Shanghai
They distort fair competition - the Shanghai group denounces - and hinder the normal functioning of shipping
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
Purchase of area for new cruise terminal in Marghera completed
Venice
It is expected to become operational in the 2028 cruise season.
CMA CGM Completes Acquisition of Air Belgium
Marseille/Mont-Saint-Guibert
Mazaudier: Strengthen our air capacity with immediate effect
In 2024, 94.4 million tonnes of goods were transported on the Austrian rail network (+2.2%)
Vienna
31.8% of the total volume was achieved on routes longer than 300 kilometres
In the first three months of 2025, freight traffic in Albanian ports decreased by -1.8%
Tirana
Passengers also decreasing (-1.6%)
The final budget and the annual report 2024 of the AdSP of Sardinia have been approved
Cagliari
Pilot project for the unified issuing of port access permits for haulers
Interporto Padova's 2024 financial statements unanimously approved
Padua
Revenues up +7.3%
Redevelopment works underway at the agri-food hub of the port of Livorno
Leghorn
Works worth six million euros
Bluferries is ready to put the new ro-pax Athena into service in the Strait of Messina
Messina
It can carry up to 22 trucks or 125 cars and 393 people
Approved the financial statement for the financial year 2024 of the AdSP of the Ionian Sea
Taranto
424.8 million port works completed in the last decade
Kalmar reports lower quarterly revenue, higher new orders
Helsinki
In the first three months of 2025, net profit was 34.1 million euros (+2%)
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
In the first quarter the port of Valencia handled 1.3 million containers (+3.4%)
Valencia
Transhipment traffic decline
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
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
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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
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
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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
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
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