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October 28, 2009
The Business Timesweb site
Shipping News
  • Shippers seeking fair trading
    A YEAR down the track from the repeal of the block exemption to anti-competition laws in the European Union (EU), the spotlight now turns to Asia, which Asian Shippers' Council (ASC) chairman John Lu says is the last battleground in the fight for fair shipping practices.
  • MPA and NOL unit set up exchange plan
    THE Maritime and Port Authority of Singapore (MPA) and Neptune Orient Lines ship management arm NSSPL will work together on a new exchange programme to enable masters and engineers to develop their skills to meet new criteria for port state control (PSC) and flag state control (FSC) inspections.
  • Shipping too must address climate change
    THE shipping industry has just over one month to go before it faces a crunch decision on future regulation of its carbon and other greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions.
  • Nippon Yusen cuts fleet plans, widens loss forecast
  • Daewoo wins US$460m bulk ship order
  • DryShips Q3 earnings beat estimates
  • World's biggest cruise ship offers activities galore
Strait Talk
  • Tough times ahead for shipping industry
    TWO weeks ago, key players in the international marine fuel industry gathered at the Rasa Sentosa Resort for the 2009 International Bunker Industry Association (IBIA) Convention.
Motoring
  • More distributors eyeing used car business
    MORE authorised car distributors are going into the used car business, and they are doing it mainly to tap growing demand for used cars and supplement the drop in new car sales.
  • Chevrolet owners get courtesy car service
    CHEVROLET has launched a courtesy car service for customers of its bigger models - probably the first such programme rolled out by a mass market brand here.

The Business Timesweb site
Shipping News
  • Shippers seeking fair trading
    A YEAR down the track from the repeal of the block exemption to anti-competition laws in the European Union (EU), the spotlight now turns to Asia, which Asian Shippers' Council (ASC) chairman John Lu says is the last battleground in the fight for fair shipping practices.
  • MPA and NOL unit set up exchange plan
    THE Maritime and Port Authority of Singapore (MPA) and Neptune Orient Lines ship management arm NSSPL will work together on a new exchange programme to enable masters and engineers to develop their skills to meet new criteria for port state control (PSC) and flag state control (FSC) inspections.
  • Shipping too must address climate change
    THE shipping industry has just over one month to go before it faces a crunch decision on future regulation of its carbon and other greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions.
  • Nippon Yusen cuts fleet plans, widens loss forecast
  • Daewoo wins US$460m bulk ship order
  • DryShips Q3 earnings beat estimates
  • World's biggest cruise ship offers activities galore
Strait Talk
  • Tough times ahead for shipping industry
    TWO weeks ago, key players in the international marine fuel industry gathered at the Rasa Sentosa Resort for the 2009 International Bunker Industry Association (IBIA) Convention.
Motoring
  • More distributors eyeing used car business
    MORE authorised car distributors are going into the used car business, and they are doing it mainly to tap growing demand for used cars and supplement the drop in new car sales.
  • Chevrolet owners get courtesy car service
    CHEVROLET has launched a courtesy car service for customers of its bigger models - probably the first such programme rolled out by a mass market brand here.

The Business Timesweb site
Shipping News
  • Shippers seeking fair trading
    A YEAR down the track from the repeal of the block exemption to anti-competition laws in the European Union (EU), the spotlight now turns to Asia, which Asian Shippers' Council (ASC) chairman John Lu says is the last battleground in the fight for fair shipping practices.
  • MPA and NOL unit set up exchange plan
    THE Maritime and Port Authority of Singapore (MPA) and Neptune Orient Lines ship management arm NSSPL will work together on a new exchange programme to enable masters and engineers to develop their skills to meet new criteria for port state control (PSC) and flag state control (FSC) inspections.
  • Shipping too must address climate change
    THE shipping industry has just over one month to go before it faces a crunch decision on future regulation of its carbon and other greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions.
  • Nippon Yusen cuts fleet plans, widens loss forecast
  • Daewoo wins US$460m bulk ship order
  • DryShips Q3 earnings beat estimates
  • World's biggest cruise ship offers activities galore
Strait Talk
  • Tough times ahead for shipping industry
    TWO weeks ago, key players in the international marine fuel industry gathered at the Rasa Sentosa Resort for the 2009 International Bunker Industry Association (IBIA) Convention.
Motoring
  • More distributors eyeing used car business
    MORE authorised car distributors are going into the used car business, and they are doing it mainly to tap growing demand for used cars and supplement the drop in new car sales.
  • Chevrolet owners get courtesy car service
    CHEVROLET has launched a courtesy car service for customers of its bigger models - probably the first such programme rolled out by a mass market brand here.

Sched Netweb site
  • Shanghai became world's top container port in September
  • MSC hikes Asia-Europe rate US$200/TEU from December 15
  • Cosco boss sees V-shaped downturn - 'much better next year'
  • Chinese APM Terminals beat safety records company-wide
  • Hard hit German non-operating owners seek Berlin's aid
  • Maersk funds war chest through euro corporate bond sale
  • Horizon Lines third quarter earnings fall 24pc
  • Jaxport looks for more cargo, sees Charleston, Savannah as rivals
  • UPS's third quarter profits plunge 43pc to US$549 million
  • Panalpina falls 19pc in first 9 months, off 4pc last quarter
  • South Carolina's ports plan stresses comparative advantages
  • FedEx expands hub at Paris Roissy-Charles de Gaulle airport
  • Air cargo operator Viktor Bout likely to avoid US arms extradition
  • Blue Grass Airport names ex-Toledo airports chief executive director

Exim Indiaweb site
  • Allcargo acknowledged as 'Company of the Year' in logistics category
  • Box shipping lines warily treading way out of gloom
  • Tuscor Lloyds moves to Salford Quays to expand operations
  • IR Class to certify St. Kitts & Nevis ships
  • Shanghai Export Container Freight Index launched
  • Baltic index climbs further
  • Bharati Shipyard turnover up
  • French Minister optimistic of resolving trade issues by year-end
  • Fuel removal from capsized vessel off Paradip Port may take 4-6 weeks
  • Safe Here & Everywhere; GTI drives message home
  • Uniform GST need of the hour, emphasises CII
  • Govt may lower MAT rates in modified DTC
  • SLR hiked by 100 basis points
  • Trade off between growth & inflation well balanced-Fieo
  • Adani Enterprises to decide on bonus shares this Friday
  • Stimulus packages to stay for now-PM
  • Pranab for elaborate tax treaty with Switzerland

International Transport Journalweb site
OCTOBER 26, 2009
  • Peter Ramsauer is Germany's new transport minister
    Germany has a new transport minister in the shape of Peter Ramsauer, who has headed the national committee of the Christian Social Union in the German Bundestag up to now...
  • Thai Airways betting on freighters
    Thai Airways International Cargo is using the economic slump as an opportunity for expansion. The carrier will be able to raise the frequency of freighter flights between Thailand ...
  • UPS continues to suffer
    UPS, the world's largest parcel operator, recently reported its Q3/2009 results. The figures show a year-on-year fall in revenue of 14% or almost USD 2 billion to USD 11.15 bi...
  • C.H. Robinson with higher profit
    C.H. Robinson, a logistics service provider based in Eden Prairie MN (USA), reported a Q3/2009 net profit of USD 95.5 million, 2% more than in the same months o...
  • Panalpina Japan celebrates 40th anniversary
    40 years ago Panalpina established its first delegation office in Tokyo. In the meantime the company has also opened offices in four other Japanese cities. Coinciding with the fort...
  • RailRunner and Stone sign deal for Indian market
    RailRunner N.A. Inc, which develops and markets an advanced container-based intermodal transport system, has announced a ten-year collaboration agreement with Kolkata (India)-based...
  • Burlington Northern Santa Fe Q3 results
    Burlington Northern Santa Fe Corporation (BNSF) in the USA reported quarterly earnings of USD 1.42 per diluted share, which included a USD 0.06 per share impact related to a f...
  • Port of Houston and Liberia's NPA renew agreement
    The signing of a memorandum of friendship and trade cooperation between the Port of Houston Authority (PHA) and the National Port Authority (NPA) Systems of Liberia recently highli...
  • New agent for cargo bound for Gabon
    M+S Mehrtens & Schwickerath GmbH has been named an agent for Hungary by the Council of Gabonese Shippers (Conseil Gabonais des Chargeurs), based in Libreville (Gabon), in...
  • TransRussiaExpress offers optimised service
    The ro-ro service between Lübeck (Germany) and St Petersberg (Russia) operated by Finnlines Deutschland GmbH began calling at the port of Helsinki once a week on 24 October. The "T...
  • Wilhelm Könntgen celebrates 60th birthday
    Wilhelm Könntgen, director of Emons Spedition GmbH, an internationally active transport, forwarding and logistics company, celebrated his 60th birthday on 23 October. Born in ...

Maritime Global Netweb site
OCTOBER 27, 2009
  • Hard times for Japanese giants
  • Braemar having bumper year
  • Boston wants stimulus boost for cruise terminal, freight handling
  • Major quartet order at Daewoo

Marine Logweb site
OCTOBER 27, 2009
  • Stabbert converts veteran OSV to DP2 construction vessel
  • DSME books $460 million VLOC order

Lloyd's Listweb site
OCTOBER 27, 2009
  • Maersk Lines' clause causing problems for lenders
    'QUIET enjoyment clause' used to prevent banks from taking ownership and selling off distressed vessels.
  • Exmar third quarter earnings plunge
    SLUMP in charter rates for gas carriers slash shipowner's turnover

Fairplayweb site
OCTOBER 27, 2009
  • Bulker warning for 2H10
    DRYSHIPS believes that orderbook pressures could have a significant effect in the second half of next year, despite heavy delivery slippage
  • Angola steps on the gas
    ANGOLA is accelerating its gasoline imports and Denmark's Torm is taking advantage, the tanker specialist said today
  • Angola oil output bonus
    CHEVRON plans to increase its Angola oil output by a quarter over the next two years, the company says
  • Spain to use armed guards
    Spanish shipowners can use armed private security guards on merchant ships operating in the Indian Ocean, the Spanish government has announced
  • Moscow warned on pipeline plan
    MOSCOW has been warned that a cross-Turkey crude oil pipeline from the Black Sea to the Aegean will lead to the cancellation of a planned Bourgas-Alexandropoulos pipeline crossing Bulgaria and Greece

The Journal of Commerceweb site
OCTOBER 27, 2009
  • Norfolk Southern Profit Drops 42 Percent
  • Senate Panel Approves TSA, FMCSA Nominees
  • Paccar Profit Crashes 96 Percent
  • OOCL Bumps Trans-Atlantic Rates
  • Panel Backs Infrastructure Bond Switch
  • Northwest Ports Box Decline Slows
  • CMA CGM Hikes Rates
  • Trucker Covenant Loses $13.6 Million
  • Shipper Says Inventory Slashed After 'War Council'
  • Acquisition Boosts Canadian Pacific Earnings
  • DOT to Issue New Hours of Service Rule
  • DP World Container Volume Falls 6 Percent
  • MSC Hikes India Rates
  • Maersk to Start UAE-Iraq Feeder
  • Truck Maker Scania Profit Falls 85 Percent
  • German Ship Owners Face Market Collapse
  • Three Japanese Carriers Post Losses

Containerisation Internationalweb site
OCTOBER 27, 2009
  • Japanese trio deep in the red for H1
  • DP World sees signs of stability
  • Maersk to start UAE/Iraq feeder shuttle
  • Freight rates still down
  • Maersk Eurobonds 'oversubscribed'

TradeWindsweb site
OCTOBER 27, 2009
  • Exmar profits fall
    Gasship owner reports 40% drop in third-quarter profits as its LPG carrier fleet barely stayed in the red.
  • Tallink tumbles
    Improved fourth quarter can't stop Estonian ferry group sliding to a full-year loss as cargo volumes fall.
  • Tall tales?
    Sovcomflot fleet chief Andrey Sharikov denies he made up story that former boss Dmitry Skarga ordered him to destroy vital sale documents.
  • Kamsars nixed?
    George Economou-led bulker and drilling unit owner appears to have cancelled two kamsarmax newbuildings.
  • New Suape yard
    Recife-area port complex could get its another shipyard as the march of Brazilian yard proposals continues.
  • $74m cig bust
    Millions of smuggled cigarettes found on German-managed multipurpose ship detained in Ireland.
  • Boxship hit
    Japanese destroyer collides with South Korean feedership Carina Star off southern Japan. Both ships catch fire.
  • $284m in the bag
    Hercules Offshore says it has received net proceeds of $284m from notes offering.
  • Financing ahead
    DryShips operations chief "fairly confident" in ability to finance drillships pair once contracts are in place.
  • Still in Pride
    John Fredriksen's Seadrill renews forward contracts for up to 9.5% stake in rival Pride International.
  • Five in a row
    CSCL stretched year to date loss to $783m as it spends its fifth consecutive quarter in the red.
  • Expansion slashed
    NYK takes a chain saw to ambitious fleet expansion programme as it plunges deep into loss.
  • Cancelling costs
    Owners claiming to have gotten off lightly with newbuilding cancellations not being entirely truthful.
  • Demo deals boom
    Braemar's scrap brokers 'will sell over one hundred ships this year', claims boss Alan Marsh.
  • Scrutiny welcome
    Sovcomflot fleet chief Andrey Sharikov tells London court former boss Dmitry Skarga was happy for him to compare company's charter deals against market rates.
  • Malta-bound
    Arctic Sea faces thorough inspection before expected handover to owner, Maltese authorities say.
  • KGs clobbered
    A whopping 70% of idle boxships belong to German KG houses, report says
  • Better quarter
    Hong Kong listed GSI posts stronger Q3 profit but nine month figures still scarred.
  • DSME delight
    South Korean yard lands $460m VLOC quartet, its largest order in over a year.
  • PGS misses
    Oslo-listed offshore player fall short of forecasts in the third quarter and trims full-year guidance.
  • On target
    DP World will match market forecasts this year after volumes began to stabilise in the third quarter, says CEO Mohammed Sharaf.
  • Inui tips more
    Japanese bulker owner piles 135% on to its first-half profit forecast.
  • Bets beaten
    Kristian Siem's Subsea 7 tops analysts' estimates for the third quarter despite fall in operating profit.
  • Braemar drops
    Revenues and profit down at Alan Marsh-led broker but broking transaction volumes "fully restored".
  • NYK KO'd
    Japan's second biggest shipowner continues to struggle due to low cargo volumes and freight rates.
  • Bunker surge
    Sales of bunkers in Singapore reach second highest monthly total in September, official figures show.
  • MOL slips to loss
    Another of Japan's big shipowners sinks into the red on the back of the global economic slowdown.
  • K Line crashes
    Japanese shipowner slips to a $480m loss in the first six months of the year on weak global demand.
  • Pirates have pair
    Royal Navy warships pressed into action as Somali pirates confirm capture of British couple and yacht.
  • TTA grabs Nemo
    Thai owner's offshore unit, Mermaid, buys Norwegian KG owner and its dive support newbuilding.

American Shipperweb site
OCTOBER 27, 2009
  • Japan's Big 3 see red
  • Hamburg Süd ship in collision off Brazil coast
  • Panalpina, Atlas renew air agreement
  • COSCO CEO urges open trade for service sector
  • ITC studies small, mid-sized U.S. exporters
  • Kirk, Indian minister talk trade
  • Nadler: N.Y.-N.J. port needs Brooklyn box terminal
  • N.J. plans suit over Delaware River dredging

The Scandinavian Shipping Gazetteweb site
OCTOBER 27, 2009
  • Forget restored liner conferences
    The EU Commission has no plans to restore the bloc exemption from competition rules for liner conferences, Hubert de Boca from the Commission's Competition Directorate told the European Maritime Law's
  • Korean stake in new Russian shipyard
    The state-owned Russian shipbuilding group United Shipbuilding and Korean Daewoo have agreed on a joint-venture, with United having a controlling stake, to create a new shipbuilding facility in
  • Concrete plans for ferry connection Gotland ' Baltic States 2010
    The Swedish island of Gotland is close to having a regular ferry service also eastwards. The board of the municipality has decided to support a project linking the island's port

The Bunker Bulletinweb site
OCTOBER 27, 2009
  • Prices falling for second day
    Rotterdam seeing lower numbers but tightening avails.
  • Energy companies brand emissions targets 'delusional'
    Politicians urged to 'be realistic about shift from fossil fuels to cleaner energy'.
  • Hong Kong: Focus is on solar hybrid vessels
    Owners could start saving in just two years, says company.
  • MOL predicts 28% increase in bunker prices
    Another Japanese shipping line warns of firming bunker market.
  • Middle Eastern hub sees prices fall
    South Africa, however, reporting firmer numbers.
  • 'Hybrid' warship commissioned
    US Navy says its newest ship has already saved more than $2 million in fuel costs.
  • Fire at storage facility under investigation
    Blaze said to have cost Puerto Rico at least $6.4 million.
  • Shipping line expects bunker prices to climb
    NYK predicts 30% increase in fuel costs for the second half of its current financial year.
  • Environmental groups call for more taxes on fuel
    British prime minister told: 'Don't allow' officials to block green tax initiative.
  • Prices firm in Busan and Port Klang
    Bunkers in other key Asian ports were weaker.
  • Asia to see slightly more fuel oil in November
    December arbitrage volumes expected to match November volumes.
  • Oil forecast at $74 in 2010
    Poll revises oil price up slightly in view of a stronger economic outlook.
  • S Korean bunker sales 'hit' this year
    Sales down about 30% compared to previous year, trader says.
  • Vitol to buy Antwerp refinery
    Vitol says deal 'will add significant storage capacity' to its existing terminal business.

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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
SAILING LIST
Visual Sailing List
Departure ports
Arrival ports by:
- alphabetical order
- country
- geographical areas
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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