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November 24, 2010
The Business Timesweb site
Shipping News
  • Black Sea tanker rates rise on weather disruptions
    Black Sea crude oil tanker rates stayed firm on Monday as weather related delays in the Turkish Straits tightened tanker availability raising the cost of transporting cargoes.
  • APM Terminals sets sights on Asia-Pacific
    APM Terminals, a unit of AP Moller-Maersk Group, is gearing up to literally make inroads in emerging markets like China, India, and Vietnam.
  • Baltic index posts gain, outlook positive
    The Baltic Exchange's main sea freight index, which tracks rates to ship dry commodities, rose for the first time in over three weeks on Monday as a pick up in cargo activity bolstered sentiment.
Strait Talk
  • The passing of Gregorio Oca marks end of era
    WHILE shipping is a vital global industry - in fact, the engine of globalisation - it's relatively small compared with the big, land-based industrial sectors. Indeed, the international maritime community often has something of a 'village' feel about it.
Motoring
  • MotoGP may be revving to India in 2012
    The promoters of India's inaugural Formula One Grand Prix in 2011 are in talks with MotoGP bosses to bring the world motorcycling championship to the country, a company spokesman said yesterday.
  • US probes rental car companies over recall repairs
    US car safety investigators are looking into whether rental car companies are completing repairs on recalled vehicles from General Motors Co, Ford Motor Co, and Chrysler Group LLC before renting or leasing them.

The Business Timesweb site
Shipping News
  • Black Sea tanker rates rise on weather disruptions
    Black Sea crude oil tanker rates stayed firm on Monday as weather related delays in the Turkish Straits tightened tanker availability raising the cost of transporting cargoes.
  • APM Terminals sets sights on Asia-Pacific
    APM Terminals, a unit of AP Moller-Maersk Group, is gearing up to literally make inroads in emerging markets like China, India, and Vietnam.
  • Baltic index posts gain, outlook positive
    The Baltic Exchange's main sea freight index, which tracks rates to ship dry commodities, rose for the first time in over three weeks on Monday as a pick up in cargo activity bolstered sentiment.
Strait Talk
  • The passing of Gregorio Oca marks end of era
    WHILE shipping is a vital global industry - in fact, the engine of globalisation - it's relatively small compared with the big, land-based industrial sectors. Indeed, the international maritime community often has something of a 'village' feel about it.
Motoring
  • MotoGP may be revving to India in 2012
    The promoters of India's inaugural Formula One Grand Prix in 2011 are in talks with MotoGP bosses to bring the world motorcycling championship to the country, a company spokesman said yesterday.
  • US probes rental car companies over recall repairs
    US car safety investigators are looking into whether rental car companies are completing repairs on recalled vehicles from General Motors Co, Ford Motor Co, and Chrysler Group LLC before renting or leasing them.

The Business Timesweb site
Shipping News
  • Black Sea tanker rates rise on weather disruptions
    Black Sea crude oil tanker rates stayed firm on Monday as weather related delays in the Turkish Straits tightened tanker availability raising the cost of transporting cargoes.
  • APM Terminals sets sights on Asia-Pacific
    APM Terminals, a unit of AP Moller-Maersk Group, is gearing up to literally make inroads in emerging markets like China, India, and Vietnam.
  • Baltic index posts gain, outlook positive
    The Baltic Exchange's main sea freight index, which tracks rates to ship dry commodities, rose for the first time in over three weeks on Monday as a pick up in cargo activity bolstered sentiment.
Strait Talk
  • The passing of Gregorio Oca marks end of era
    WHILE shipping is a vital global industry - in fact, the engine of globalisation - it's relatively small compared with the big, land-based industrial sectors. Indeed, the international maritime community often has something of a 'village' feel about it.
Motoring
  • MotoGP may be revving to India in 2012
    The promoters of India's inaugural Formula One Grand Prix in 2011 are in talks with MotoGP bosses to bring the world motorcycling championship to the country, a company spokesman said yesterday.
  • US probes rental car companies over recall repairs
    US car safety investigators are looking into whether rental car companies are completing repairs on recalled vehicles from General Motors Co, Ford Motor Co, and Chrysler Group LLC before renting or leasing them.

Sched Netweb site
  • Toxic gas halts salvage of grounded MSC Chitra in Mumbai
  • TS Lines, Gold Star launch China-Mideast loop November 27
  • Idle containership fleet rises to 336,000 TEU or 2.4pc
  • Qingdao annual container volume to surpass 12 million TEU
  • Jiangsu ship exports increase 58.5pc in first 10 months
  • Port of Yueyang development plan approved
  • Panama expansion expected to boost Virginia ports market share
  • ESC revives the grey box idea amid anti-carbon craze
  • North American leaders meet to boost regional economy
  • Judge dismisses green plea to halt Delaware channel dredging
  • Napolitano: Total air cargo screening 'not best way'
  • US air forwarders seek profiling, not 100pc screening
  • Indiana's Towne Air makes fifth acquisition in four years

Exim Indiaweb site
  • Bharati Shipyard to acquire 51 pc stake in Tebma
  • Reduce paper work to save on shipping costs, DHL chief tells BRIC
  • UASCs AEC1 service makes maiden call at Port Pipavav
  • ESPLL to invest Rs 5.5K cr. more in capacity building
  • NMPT berths season's first main line vessel
  • Port Pipavav inks MoU with Aegis Logistics for construction of oil & petrochemicals storage complex
  • Food inflation eases for fifth straight week
  • India set for more sustainable pace of growth-OECD report
  • CII Manufacturing Summit on Nov. 26, 27
  • India Sourcing Fair opens in Singapore
  • Third International Horti Expo 2011 from Jan. 7-9

International Transport Journalweb site
NOVEMBER 22, 2010
  • British Airways wins first round in cartel battle
    British Airways (BA) has won a high court battle to prevent hundreds of air cargo customers from joining together to sue it for damages relating to BA's role in a price-fixing cart...
  • Gebrüder Weiss opens new cross-docking terminal in Romania
    The Austrian freight forwarding and logistics corporation Gebrüder Weiss opened a new cross-docking terminal in Sibiu (Romania) on schedule on 5 November. The terminal...
  • Agility profits down in Q3
    Agility, a global logistics operator headquartered in Safat (Kuwait), has reported a 1.9% decline in sales from KWD 413.6 million (EUR 1.07 billion in Q3/2009 to ...
  • Brenntag reports good Q3 results
    The chemical distribution service provider Brenntag announced a third quarter 2010 post-tax profit of EUR 43 million, more than double the nigh on EUR 20 million it achieved last y...
  • New mobile harbour crane for ICTSI Madagascar
    The Madagascar International Container Terminal (MICT), part of the company International Container Terminal Services Inc (ICTSI), recently acquired a mobile harbour crane. The new...
  • TNT's Thomas Kraus new board chairman for Ludwig Ehrhard prize
    Thomas Kraus, CEO of TNT Express GmbH, has become the new chairman of the board of the initiative that awards Germany's Ludwig Ehrhard prize. The prize, named after the post-war We...
  • GMAA banking on training of young arbitrators
    The German Maritime Arbitration Association (GMAA) is set to stage regular talks and workshops on maritime legal issues. The GMAA is simultaneously seeking a cooperation deal with ...

Marine Logweb site
NOVEMBER 23, 2010
  • Salazar tries to cut offshore wind red tape
  • DryShips buys options to build up to four drillships
  • Indian warship fires warning shots ahead of Restis bulker

World Wide Shipperweb site
NOVEMBER 23, 2010
  • Truck tonnage index up during month of October
  • NYK participating in oceanographic observation project
  • Crowley vessels honored with environmental achievement awards
  • Port of Port Angeles releases 2011 budget numbers
  • Navios Maritime Holdings takes delivery of new vessel

Lloyd's Listweb site
NOVEMBER 23, 2010
  • Relief for UK shipping as immigration cap watered down
    Officers and graduate maritime professionals will in practice still be able to work in the UK
  • Master sees through pilot's smokescreen
  • How Deepwater Horizon will change the law
  • South African case offers stark warning on English law
  • European Shippers' Council backs container pools to ease shortages
    European shippers refloat 'grey box concept'
  • Antitrust debate goes on despite Oberstar...
  • DryShips inks options for new $2.4bn drillship series
    New orders will be sister ships of four being built by Samsung Heavy Industries
  • Period charter fixtures help lift DryShips
  • Malaysian Bulk Carriers warns new capacity could erode upside potential
    Malaysia's largest bulk carrier operator sees profit jump 26% to $28m in third...
  • Switch from banking pays admirably for Hanjin...

Fairplayweb site
NOVEMBER 23, 2010
  • Transfield forced into liquidation
    ASIAN bulk charterer Transfield is being liquidated through proceedings in the British Virgin Islands and Singapore, newly filed documents have revealed
  • DryShips doubles down on drilling
    DRYSHIPS, which is yet to secure funding for its existing drillship orderbook, today announced options for the potential construction of four more ultra-deepwater drill ships for $2.4Bn
  • HMM's fall tied to parent deal
    HYUNDAI Merchant Marine's shares have dropped by 20% in South Korean trading in the past six days, reportedly because of concern about a key acquisition by its parent group
  • UK yard wins platform order
    WORK HAS begun on converting the UK's Hadrian's yard to allow it to fulfil a $150M oil production platform contract, Fairplay was told today
  • US coal export rise seen
    MORE COMPETITIVE pricing and surplus domestic supplies of natural gas might lead the US to export more coal to Europe next year, Barclays Capital has predicted
  • TEN defends follow-on
    TSAKOS Energy Navigation today explained the rationale for its controversial secondary sale and reported higher quarterly losses than expected
  • Pipavav oil terminal planned
    MUMBAI'S Aegis Logistics has signed a deal with APM Terminals-owned Gujarat Pipavav Port to build a new oil terminal
  • Globus heads to NASDAQ
  • Heroin seized at Lagos port
  • Gazprom halts Nigerian plans
  • Gambia severs ties with Iran
  • Ferry subsidy challenged
  • China touts skills to Canada
  • WCUS coal port debated
  • Strike to halt Greek ferries

The Journal of Commerceweb site
NOVEMBER 23, 2010
  • Waterways Conference Urges No Cuts to Port Spending
  • Port Metro Vancouver Sets Container Record
  • Ports of LA-LB Approve CAAP Update
  • Container Ships Collide Near Kolkata Port
  • FAA Charges Companies with Aircraft Cargo Violations
  • APM Terminals Plans Joint Venture with Indian Oil Firm
  • JOC's Tirschwell with Closing Remarks on TPM Asia (Video)
  • Maritime Commission Investigation Winds Down
  • Mumbai Airport Project Clears Hurdle
  • Dockwise Gets Nod for $106 Million Share Issue
  • GDP Rose 2.5 Percent in Third Quarter
  • Deutsche Post Eyes Investments at DHL
  • Costamare's Revenues Slip Slightly to $88.6 Million
  • APM Terminals Eyes Asian Terminal Acquisitions

Containerisation Internationalweb site
NOVEMBER 23, 2010
  • Another chance to save the world?
  • Boxship 'sinking' after Indian river collision
  • Out of court settlement for Argos v Maersk Line - 2010
  • Safmarine reveals results for first time
  • TSA seeking rate raises for new contracts

TradeWindsweb site
NOVEMBER 23, 2010
  • Sea life through a camera lens
    We are getting more entries than ever from seafarers with just a week to go before the deadine falls on TradeWinds's annual photo competition.
  • US inspectors haul in fifteen
    Transgas LPG tanker and Diana bulker nabbed in New Orleans as USCG logs latest port detention report.
  • Sovcomflot in VLCC debut
    Sergey Frank-led owner to make first splash in top tanker segment as it teams up with China National Petroleum.
  • Latsis ties up LPG tanker
    Diversified gas owner Consolidated Marine poised to pocket $7m from Total time charter.
  • Costamare eyes Chinese cash
    Newly-listed owner is the next Greek in line to tap Chinese lenders for newbuilding funds, CFO reveals.
  • DryShips doubles drill bet
    George Economou looks to quench drillship demand with $2.4bn newbuilding order fuelled by rock bottom pricing.
  • BW VLGC destined for demolition
    Norwegian shipowner clinches $10m scrap contract for 1980s built gas carrier, brokers say.
  • Wellington swells Sevan stake
    US investment giant takes control of $26m slice of Sevan marine following Norwegian buying spree.
  • TEN to order tankers
    Nikolas Tsakos-led Greek to pen two newbuildings after charter deals as it unveils loss on rate slide.
  • Arne Blystad close to cape deal
    Norwegian shipowner is nearing a $20m sale-and-leaseback deal for its only capesize bulker.
  • Containerships in Indian smash
    Beluga Shipping's Tiger Spring "seriously damaged" in clash with Sea Consortium vessel in Hooghly river near Kolkata.
  • Navy intercepts Restis bulker
    Warship fires warning shots in pursuit of Greek vessel after complaint from cargo receiver in Mumbai.
  • Vosco surges back into profit
    Vietnamese tanker and boxship owner rebounds into the black on back of better revenue.
  • SFI emerges stronger after Q3
    Frontline shipowning spin-off builds profit as costs fall, despite lower spot rates in third quarter.
  • Double departure at Seanergy Maritime
    Restis big-hitter Kostas Koutsoubelis and shipbroker Kyriakos Dermatis have quit as directors of Nasdaq-listed owner.
  • NOCC maintains buying mood
    Lars Solbakken-led owner lays down around $20m to take control of two vessels and up its stake in a third.
  • Odfjell scraps another tanker
    Oslo-listed owner will book a $2m loss after selling the Bow Panther to be cut up in India.
  • MBC revs up in third quarter
    Malaysian Bulk Carriers posts higher profit on back of more revenue days as TCE rates actually fall.
  • Ugland bulker in pirate scare
    Norwegian's supramax Carmencita assaulted overnight with crew almost resorting to citadel protection.
  • Transfield ER files in NY
    Embattled Peter Mok-led Chinese bulker operator seeks US court protection with bankruptcy filing.
  • Tanker master dies off Thailand
    Chinese captain found dead in his bed en route to India from Singapore.
  • Petrobras seeking drillship partners
    Brazilian oil giant invites investors to buy into holding company ordering 28 drilling vessels as yards approved.
  • Ship Finance scraps notes offer
    John Fredriksen company suspends $400m debt sale due to "weakening market conditions."
  • Essar lines up expansion
    Capacity to be increased at four terminals as Indian owner keeps on spending.
  • Bharati eyes whole nine yards
    Indian builder adding three more facilities to current six with proposed purchase of Tebma Shipyards.
  • Golden profits down 45%
    Weaker dry cargo rates take their toll on Herman Billung-led bulker player as global fleet grows 12%.
  • Murmansk Shipping gains mounting
    Russian tanker owner increases earnings as operating revenue grows.
  • Piraeus ferries to be halted
    Greek seafarers' union members walking out on Wednesday over new collective pay deal.
  • Mercator buys second ship
    Shalabh Mittal-led owner buys 2010-built post-panamax in second purchase in less than a month.
  • Shell score for Fredriksen
    Oil major takes its hold on a Seadrill rig into a third decade with $130m extension.
  • Georgia sees record highs
    US-based Georgia Ports Authority posts best month ever for container throughput and tonnage.
  • Costamare inches lower
    Recently-listed Greek containership operator sees profits largely unchanged from a year ago.
  • Steam Packet protests planned
    Unions to stage demonstrations against possible job losses on Isle of Man ferries.

American Shipperweb site
NOVEMBER 23, 2010
  • MOL releases on-time metrics
  • Hanjin withdraws transpacific capacity
  • Ship Finance suspends debt offering
  • Bersin: Air manifest system ready for advance data
  • DHL banking on India/Africa trade growth
  • Oberstar laments inability to advance highway bill
  • Commerce, SBA offer online tool for small exporters
  • JCI Logistics to partner with Italian NVO
  • China container growth slowed in October

The Scandinavian Shipping Gazetteweb site
NOVEMBER 23, 2010
  • Prepared vessels successful against pirates
    Early Tuesday morning, the Norwegian-owned 58,800-DWT bulker Carmencita, built 2009, was attacked by pirates some 250 nautical miles north-east of Socotra off the Yemeni coast. The vessel
  • High speed ferry runs on LNG
    Australian Incat is building a LNG-fuelled high speed catamaran at its shipyard in Hobart, Tasmania. The buyer has not been undisclosed but the vessel will have a capacity of

The Bunker Bulletinweb site
NOVEMBER 23, 2010
  • BP Marine launches online 'port of call' for customers
    'Enhanced web-site' to provide comprehensive information on products and services.
  • Fujairah bunker market softens as Suez firms
    Suppliers in Durban say deliveries were available for supply up to and including December 4-12
  • Bunker prices falling in Rotterdam and Hamburg
    South European markets generally soft.
  • EGCSA workshop to share technology experiences
    Hear the latest on developments and operating experience with exhaust gas cleaning systems this Friday.
  • Fuel costs give impetus to slow steam
    But scope for more fuel-cost savings has almost been exhausted.
  • SMP eyes growth in the Middle East
    Region represents 'one of our focal anticipated marine growth markets for fuels and lubricants,' says supplier.
  • Bunker prices soften in Asian ports
    Slack demand in Asia's key bunkering hubs, traders say.
  • Hybrid tug 'effective' in reducing emissions at US ports
    Foss-owned hybrid tug reduces soot emissions by 73%, nitrogen oxides by 51%, and CO2 by 27%, says study.
  • Bunkering, petroleum sales lower Singapore Q3 trade growth
    Domestic wholesale trade down 10.6% while foreign wholesale trade fall 3.6% from the preceding quarter.
  • Indian refiners sell 380 cSt parcels for December loading
    Buyers of the fuel oil cargoes include BP, Totsa and Shell.
  • Lanka IOC to 'spread its wings' to Hambantota
    Waits to see business model of Sri Lanka Port Authority at the port before forming strategy.

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