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October 24, 2018
Sched Netweb site
  • 20,119-TEU Cosco Shipping Sagittarius named - 9th of 9-ship series
  • Rotterdam study says just-in-time arrivals can result in big savings
  • Savannah containers up 12pc to 364,090 TEU as ro-ro rises 37.6pc
  • Brent oil hits $80.26 as Iran sanctions loom, giving shipping fuel jitters
  • Danish Shipping lobby seeks standardised data requirements at EU ports
  • Liverpool docks Cosco 868-TEUer, deeming it vital to port development
  • Wallem takes charge of first pure car & truck carrier under Japanese flag
  • INTTRA's network expands with the link up of Taiwan's Wan Hai Lines
  • EPA and CARB targets Volvo trucks for breaking US air pollution law
  • Drewry creates low sulphur cost-impact calculator ahead of IMO rule
  • LATAM opens in London, offers Europe, and touts Brazil as pharma base
  • UK's Chapman Freeborn expands presence in Canada with GTA partnership
  • CORE enhances cargo tracking, boosts security and performance

Exim Indiaweb site
OCTOBER 23, 2018
  • INTERCARGO meet discusses dry bulk sector & the critical challenges that lie ahead
  • Maersk begins port operations at Ennore, Tamil Nadu
  • Trends in the maritime transport landscape
  • Capesize vessel calls at Kolkata Port Anchorage
  • Logistics industry projected to be worth $ 215 billion by 2020-21: Report
  • NTC Logistics successfully moves heavy lift consignment from VOC Port
  • Procedure to be followed in cases of manufacturing or other operations undertaken in bonded warehouses under Section 65 of the Customs Act
  • Sanjvik Terminals' ICD/PFT Bawal on the growth path
  • India & Uzbekistan to start work on preferential trade agreement

International Transport Journalweb site
  • Keeping Libyan goods in the air
  • Overnight deliveries to cost more
  • Plum blossom and carbon fibre
  • XPO logistics platform for gardening retailer
  • Expanded last mile transport service for energy branch
  • Good prospects for Britannia in 2019/2020
  • Bowing out of the port of Rotterdam
  • Growing shipping investments by MPCC
  • Express train to carry Russian food to China
  • New majority shareholder for Quickmail
  • Full integration of Etihad Cargo management platform
  • Schoass for e-freight
  • Logistics "leg-up" for Australia's southernmost airport
  • "Curiosity of the Day"
  • First positive balance for Geodis' new rail-road service
  • Taking the multimodal way to Chile
  • Inttra takeover by E2open: End of evolutionary path
  • South Carolina Ports to welcome new CEO

IHS Maritimeweb site
OCTOBER 23, 2018
  • Box trades flagging, tonnage struggling
  • Gunvor goes for two more LR2 tankers at Daehan
  • HMM latest liner operator to add fuel surcharge
  • Minerva Marine behind LNG carrier order at Samsung HI
  • Martin Brown leaves Ince & Co for Stephenson Harwood
  • Container ships head to Bangladesh as Indian rupee slides
  • JP Morgan buys MSC-chartered box ship and flips two Capesizes

The Loadstarweb site
OCTOBER 23, 2018
  • Forwarders must act smarter to prevent peak cargo congestion, says Heathrow
  • MPC eyes expansion into wider markets with purchase of bigger box ships
  • Market uncertainty impacts DP World volumes, but 'we stay on track'
  • Pessimism in the air as the IMO pushes for reduced greenhouse gas emissions
  • Analysis: this week, an interims spectacular, starring UPS, Panalpina and DSV
  • Boeing predicts need for 3,260 freighters by 2037
  • Air cargo innovator Saskia van Pelt quits Schiphol

Marine Logweb site
OCTOBER 23, 2018
  • Furuno-equipped VIMS research vessel now at its home berth
  • Scrubbers boost Wärtsilä order intake
  • VIDEO: Saab and Damen to develop Expeditionary Submarine
  • WinGD establishes Engineering Center in Shanghai
  • Colonna's wins $7.9 million USNS Spearhead contract
  • MAN launches electrical turboblower for EGR systems

Lloyd's Listweb site
OCTOBER 23, 2018
  • Support for experience building phase to sulphur regulation roll out grows at IMO
    Debate over the future of the sulphur cap continues to dominate proceedings inside the IMO this week, but support is...
  • Brussels clears CMA CGM's Containerships deal
    Commission find no competition concerns in French carrier's acquisition of Finnish shortsea operator
  • IMO pushes ahead with 2020 fuel carriage ban
    The Marine Environment Protection Committee has green-lighted the ban and final adoption is expected to come on Friday
  • Seafarers are still waiting to get cyber security training
    Seafarer unions, class, technology vendors and shipmanagers all highlight that seafarers need more cyber security training
  • Trade spats not such a disaster for shipping
    Shipping needs its opportunists to think short-term, act swiftly, take risks. For them, the uncertainty of trade spats are what...
  • Winterthur Gas & Diesel setting up new Shanghai engineering centre with CSSC unit
    The Swiss company is setting up a new engineering centre in partnership with China Shipbuilding Power Engineering Institute, a unit...
  • Lloyd's List Global Shipping Awards: Congratulations to the finalists
    Winners of this year's Lloyd's List Global Shipping Awards will be revealed on December 11 at the Hilton in London
  • Bulker damaged after hitting bridge in Japan
    The vessel's crane and mast appear to have been damaged, according to Lloyd's List Intelligence
  • Box carriers 'held back by manual and analogue processes'
    Carriers are trapped in a 'prisoner's dilemma' of needing to compete with rival's ship orders instead of investing in services
  • Union declares container terminal a 'Port of Convenience'
    MUA claims increased working hours could lead to injuries and plans to put pressure on Philippines-based operator to improve conditions
  • Ichthys ships first LNG cargo to Japan
    Arctic Securities says the shipment bodes will for LNG shipping because growth in liquefaction capacity will be a key driver for...
  • Multiport celebrates 40 years of agency service
    Multiport, the not-for-profit ship agency network, held its AGM in London earlier month, alongside its 40th anniversary celebrations. Ivan Vallejo was...
  • Daily Briefing
    US will back experience-building phase after 2020 | IMO agrees greenhouse gas strategy to 2023 | IMO needs to prove...
  • Wärtsilä driven by equipment sales in third quarter as scrubber demand rises
    Current order book for 2018 made up mainly of equipment deliveries
  • Overstaying cargo also a risk, Clyde & Co warns squabbling traders
    Detention and demurrage charges can quickly add up and the situation could be exacerbated in the case of lower value...
  • China opens world's longest sea bridge
    Bridge is expected to provide an alternative to the current barging services that connect Hong Kong's port with the Pearl...
  • BW Group clinches new charter deals for two LNG newbuilds
    Both the LNG newbuild vessels are scheduled for delivery between 2019 and 2020
  • Shortage of LNG vessels creates uncertainty for natural gas markets, says IEA
    LNG shipping demand is forecast to overtake supply in 2023, unless new orders are placed in coming months

The Journal of Commerceweb site
OCTOBER 23, 2018
  • Inland Distribution Conference 2018: News and analysis
  • Slideshow: Top US steel ports weather tariffs
  • US truck, intermodal rates hitting peaks before deceleration
  • Air cargo rates to edge up through 2019
  • US truck driver solo offer of $80k underscores persistent scarcity
  • US West Coast gets creative to handle mega-ship pressure

TradeWindsweb site
OCTOBER 23, 2018
  • UK maritime officials visit to talk post-Brexit trade
    Delegation comes to New York to look at a possible free trade agreement between island nation and United States.
  • Primera affiliate asks to throw out d'Amico lawsuit
    Nikka Finance files motion after judge denies d'Amico Dry's repeated requests for papers proving ownership of a drybulk carrier.
  • Top Ships hit by new SEC queries
    Greek owner says it is cooperating with two fresh subpoenas as US continues probe into Kalani Investments stock sales.
  • Bugbee turns to baseball for tanker investment pitch
    Scorpio president throws out new explanation for Scorpio Bulkers' purchase of stock in sibling.
  • Diana Shipping extends post-panamax charter
    Simeon Palios-led bulker owner expects to earn $4.4m on prolonging charter with German commodities player.
  • Hoegh LNG's latest FSRU charterer unmasked
    Trading house Gunvor has been named as the charterer of Hoegh LNG's floating storage and regasification unit Hoegh Gallant (built 2014). A spokesman for Hoegh confirmed to TradeWinds that the FSRU has been chartered to Clearlake Shipping, a subsidiary of the Swiss-based trader. A rate has yet to emerge and it is unclear as to whether Gunvor intends to use the FSRU as a trading vessel or make use
  • EU clears CMA CGM's Containerships takeover
    Commission approves French line's deal for Finnish short-sea operator.
  • MPC Capital snaps up $42m boxship trio
    German investor adds three vessels on behalf of international investor; shipping assets hit $2.6bn.
  • P&O ship dumped waste water in Great Barrier Reef
    Australian senate hears 27,000 litres discharged in protected park.
  • Uljanik: bankruptcy not an option
    Yard CEO says liquidation inevitable if restructuring or strategic investment fails.
  • Master, officer suspended after ro-pax grounding
    Red Funnel removes bridge team after UK collision with yachts.
  • Formosa Plastics drip feeds another LR1 to S&P market
    Formosa Plastics Marine Corp (FPMC) has put another LR1 product tanker on the sales block after selling two vessels in the same class less than a month ago. The Taiwanese shipowner - a shipping arm of Formosa Plastics Group - is inviting bids from interested buyers to be submitted for the 74,800-dwt FPMC P Glory (built 2009) by the end of this month, brokers said. "Several buyers will offer by t
  • Interocean buys sixth post-panamax bulker
    Argentine shipowner Interocean has bought its sixth post-panamax vessel in just over three years as it continues to expand its bulker fleet. US brokers said the 93,000-dwt Scotian Express (built 2011) has been purchased from Dutch owner Vroon for $16.7m. Neither company responded to requests for comment. Another pair of former Conti bulkers hits the buffers Private equity-backed Interocean has
  • Gotland buys first bulker for conversion into tanker
    Swedish owner also sells three tankers and four OSVs, while adding two MRs, in deals with d'Amico, Team Tankers and Wisby.
  • Polarcus fleet fully booked in fourth quarter
    Middle East owner adds South East Asian seismic survey contract.
  • Swire teams with Bolero for Cargill trades
    Owner carries out first grain shipment using electronic bills of lading.
  • Hunter Group 'increasingly attractive' M&A target
    Carnegie's call comes as it raises short-term VLCC rate forecasts.
  • HMM selling $878m of bonds
    Expanding Korean owner's state backer KDB buying big debt issue.
  • Captain Moll takes the helm at MAIB
    UK appoints new chief inspector of marine accidents.
  • Swedbank's impairments drop to $13m
    Third quarter also sees profit rise for Swedish shipping lender.
  • Pacific Drilling unit finds work in Nigeria
    Idan Ofer's Pacific Drilling has found work for one of its idle units. Nigerian Agip Exploration has chartered the Pacific Bora for one firm well with two options, beginning next month, a statement said. Idan Ofer strikes key deal with Pacific Drilling bondholders Paul Reese, chief executive of Pacific Drilling, said the deal follows fresh employment for the Pacific Santa Ana in Mauritania and
  • Britannia boss explains mutual's decision to freeze 2019 premiums
    Andrew Cutler says cash-rich clubs cannot yet justify a rise in rates despite negative market trends
  • Scrubbers and lending are focus of debate in Greece
    The debate about scrubbers and upcoming environmental rules dominated much of the discussion at the latest Marine Money event in Greece, as is often the case at shipping-themed events these days. Powerful and influential players such as Theodore Veniamis, head of the Union of Greek Shipowners, aired their views on the matter in front of about 400 delegates gathered at the Hilton hotel in central
  • Tufton Oceanic Assets takes full control of LPG carrier
    London-listed shipowner quick to set fresh round of capital to work.
  • Global Marine's 29-ship fleet up for sale
    New York group examining strategic alternatives for OSV player.
  • Solstad seeks more cash as winter looms
    OSV giant starts talks with lenders to boost liquidity ahead of "challenging" period.
  • Wartsila: 2019 scrubber deliveries nearly sold out
    Marine chief Roger Holm says situation is now "extremely urgent" for owners.
  • Indian captain shortlisted for IMRF Hero award
    VIDEO: Siddarth Sharma's vessel helped rescue two French fishermen adrift for three days.
  • Blue Ocean Maritime postpones London IPO
    Hedge fund-backed ship finance vehicle says it intends to proceed with listing, but at a later date.
  • Vroon opts for Thai flag for anchor handler
    Dutch owner switches modern vessel currently working in Gulf of Thailand to local register.
  • European shipowners welcome EU-Singapore FTA
    Call for quick ratification of treaty before the end of European Commission's current mandate in 2019.

American Shipperweb site
OCTOBER 23, 2018
  • ShaleTech formed to expand energy sector offerings
  • Crowley christens LNG-powered El Coqui
  • Oakland's TraPac terminal open at night for truckers
  • U.S., Argentina hold second trade council meeting
  • E2open acquires INTTRA to streamline information flow
  • IMO helping countries reduce ship, port emissions
  • GlobalTranz's growth remains in high gear
  • Commerce taking hard look at softwood subsidies
  • Cold chain rules OK'd for U.S., Philippines trade

The Bunker Bulletinweb site
OCTOBER 23, 2018
  • Crude retreats to late-summer levels as Saudis promise to pump more oil
    Crude futures fell back to August levels on Tuesday after bearish supply comments from Saudi Arabia added fuel to a broad market selloff.
  • Alberta premier asks feds to buy rail cars to move oil amid steep WCS discount
    Alberta Premier Rachel Notley on Monday urged the Canadian federal government to buy rail cars to move oil to the markets and help producers weather a "punishing" discount for Western Canadian Select crude.
  • MMEX to start Permian refinery construction before end of the year
    MMEX plans to start construction on the first phase of its Fort Stockton, Texas, refinery before the end of the year.
  • Saudi Aramco inks $34 billion in energy deals
    Saudi Aramco has signed strategic and commercial deals worth more than $34 billion in the oil, gas, chemicals and metals sectors.
  • ExxonMobil launches new cylinder oil ahead of IMO 2020 rule
    The new cylinder oil complements low sulfur bunker fuels ahead of IMO 2020 rule.
  • Wartsila sees strong Q3 growth in marine solutions sector on IMO 2020 rule
    During January-September, 801 contracts for new vessels were registered, an increase of 16.1% year on year, it said.
  • Asian residue market likely to stay strong on tight supply: sources
    The outlook of Singapore ex-wharf bunker premium is also strong due to the tightening supply of prompt barrels and strong bunker demand.
  • Taiwan's CPC resumes marine fuel oil supply at Taichung
    Buyers should contact CPC before placing any order of marine fuel oil supply at Taichung, CPC said.
  • Saudi Arabia eyes Russian oil for refining growth
    Swapping crudes and products is a natural area of cooperation, Falih said.
  • Natural gas is answer to climate change: Encana VP
    Natural gas is the solution to climate change, Most said.
  • CHINA DATA: Sep crude throughput hits record high at 12.54 mil b/d
    Over January-September, total refinery crude throughput across China rose 8.1% year on year.

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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
››› File
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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