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March 2, 2011
The Business Timesweb site
Shipping News
  • Tanker earnings spike on Libya turmoil
    Crude oil tanker earnings on the key Mediterranean route jumped to their highest in nearly three months as violence in Libya raised premiums on shipments.
  • Container shipping costs set to rise as early as April
    The cost to ship goods on container ships could begin to spike as early as April due to an expected shortage of boxes and limited inland transportation capacity, a senior industry executive said yesterday.
  • Baltic index inches up as Australia weather disruptions weigh on activity
    The Baltic Exchange's main sea freight index, which tracks rates to ship dry commodities, inched higher but activity remained weak due to weather related disruptions in Australia.
  • Pirates seize yacht with Danish family on board
Strait Talk
  • Who wins from bigger ships?
    FOR the benefit of anybody who has spent the last couple of weeks wandering the Himalayas with no contact to the outside world, AP Moller - Maersk's main container shipping company, Maersk Line, has ordered 10 giant, 18,000-TEU (twenty foot equivalent units) containerships.
Motoring
  • US February car sales may approach 18-month high
    US car sales in February may approach the fastest pace since the government's 'cash for clunkers' programme as rising consumer confidence spurs purchases.

The Business Timesweb site
Shipping News
  • Tanker earnings spike on Libya turmoil
    Crude oil tanker earnings on the key Mediterranean route jumped to their highest in nearly three months as violence in Libya raised premiums on shipments.
  • Container shipping costs set to rise as early as April
    The cost to ship goods on container ships could begin to spike as early as April due to an expected shortage of boxes and limited inland transportation capacity, a senior industry executive said yesterday.
  • Baltic index inches up as Australia weather disruptions weigh on activity
    The Baltic Exchange's main sea freight index, which tracks rates to ship dry commodities, inched higher but activity remained weak due to weather related disruptions in Australia.
  • Pirates seize yacht with Danish family on board
Strait Talk
  • Who wins from bigger ships?
    FOR the benefit of anybody who has spent the last couple of weeks wandering the Himalayas with no contact to the outside world, AP Moller - Maersk's main container shipping company, Maersk Line, has ordered 10 giant, 18,000-TEU (twenty foot equivalent units) containerships.
Motoring
  • US February car sales may approach 18-month high
    US car sales in February may approach the fastest pace since the government's 'cash for clunkers' programme as rising consumer confidence spurs purchases.

The Business Timesweb site
Shipping News
  • Tanker earnings spike on Libya turmoil
    Crude oil tanker earnings on the key Mediterranean route jumped to their highest in nearly three months as violence in Libya raised premiums on shipments.
  • Container shipping costs set to rise as early as April
    The cost to ship goods on container ships could begin to spike as early as April due to an expected shortage of boxes and limited inland transportation capacity, a senior industry executive said yesterday.
  • Baltic index inches up as Australia weather disruptions weigh on activity
    The Baltic Exchange's main sea freight index, which tracks rates to ship dry commodities, inched higher but activity remained weak due to weather related disruptions in Australia.
  • Pirates seize yacht with Danish family on board
Strait Talk
  • Who wins from bigger ships?
    FOR the benefit of anybody who has spent the last couple of weeks wandering the Himalayas with no contact to the outside world, AP Moller - Maersk's main container shipping company, Maersk Line, has ordered 10 giant, 18,000-TEU (twenty foot equivalent units) containerships.
Motoring
  • US February car sales may approach 18-month high
    US car sales in February may approach the fastest pace since the government's 'cash for clunkers' programme as rising consumer confidence spurs purchases.

Sched Netweb site
  • Shipping sector appeals to public for action against piracy
  • Cosco levies subcontinent-Mideast US$41/TEU piracy risk fee
  • OOCL, Yang Ming re-arrange China-Pakistan CPX into two loops
  • HPH share sale to market Hong Kong, PDR assets for US$13.2 billion
  • NYK starts regular calls at Benin, with SWAX service
  • Chongqing launches second trial intermodal service to Duisburg
  • CSCL makes mark in 2011 with first megaship to put to sea
  • MISC halts Far East-India-Mideast Halal Express 2
  • Kuehne + Nagel profit up 28.7pc to US$645 million in 2010
  • NOL endows scholarship in name of late chairman Lua Cheng Eng
  • CSCL's China-Philippines service replaces old CPT loop
  • UASC to shift US office from NJ to south east as union organises
  • Geodis back in black with US$48.24 million operating profit
  • Rotterdam's sandy seawalls to be bound by rugged marram grass
  • Air freight from Jamaica banned from entering US
  • Xinjiang plans to spent US$4.6 billion on civil aviation in 5 years
  • Air cargo study to focus on why JFK volumes are declining

International Transport Journalweb site
MARCH 1, 2011
  • China Cargo Airlines resumes Shanghai-Nagoya services
    Shanghai-based China Cargo Airlines, a subsidiary of China Eastern Airlines, resumed its six weekly cargo services between its hub and Nagoya today. China Cargo Airlines originally...
  • US Airways reports strong 2010 cargo revenues
    US Airways, an Arizona-based carrier, has reported that its cargo revenues came to USD 149 million in 2010, an increase of USD 49 million (or 48%) over 2009. The figure was even hi...
  • Kenya Airways to acquire first full-freighter
    Flag carrier Kenya Airways has announced that it is boosting cargo capacity and further developing its cargo division. The airline is set to acquire a full-freighter for the first ...
  • CMA CGM reports excellent 2010 performance
    CMA CGM, the world's third-largest container shipping group, reported revenues of USD 14.3 billion in 2010, a 36% increase on 2009. The improvement was led by the combined impact o...
  • VTG expects positive developments
    The Hamburg-based German wagon hire and rail logistics company VTG improved its sales figure by 8% to EUR 629 million in 2010. Its ebitda grew by 3% to EUR 154 million. Its wagon l...
  • SNCF returns to profit zone
    The French national railway SNCF has reported good business in 2010. The group has returned to the profit zone, making EUR 697 million, but only thanks to EUR 466 million worth of ...
  • Tirsan delivers 200 trailers to Barsan Global Logistics
    The Turkish trailer manufacturer Tirsan has delivered 200 high-volume trailers with German MOT certificates to Barsan Global Logistics, a first for Turkey. The units include 170 cu...
  • Swiss commercial vehicle body expects truck-driver shortfall
    The Swiss commercial vehicle association Astag expects the truck-driver shortfall over the next ten years to be as high as 25,000, as demand from trade and industry rises, the auth...
  • Piracy not a local issue, but a global concern, says ESC
    The European Shippers' Council (ESC) considers the rising number of piracy incidents, especially in the Indian Ocean, to be of grave concern. The attacks appear almost unprecedente...
  • Fiata headquarter sessions, Zurich, 18-20 March
    The International Federation of Freight Forwarders Associations (Fiata) will be holding its headquarter sessions 2011 at the Swissotel in Zurich Oerlikon (Switzerland) from 18 to 2...
  • Swisslog wins major order from Dentressangle in Belgium
    The international intra-logistics service provider Swisslog, which is headquartered in Switzerland, has won a major order worth EUR 21 million in Belgium. The French transport and ...
  • Ekol Logistics opens new facility in Bursa
    The Turkish service provider Ekol Logistics has opened a new centre in Bursa, in western Turkey. The facility will have a 3,000 sqm warehouse, 450 sqm of office space, uncovered lo...
  • Geodis turns its back on losses and makes a profit
    The French transport and logistics corporation Geodis, based in Clichy near Paris, improved its sales figure by a massive 31% in 2010, raising it from EUR 5 to 6.6 billion. Cost cu...
  • Anthony Kish new director of St Lawrence development council
    The St Lawrence economic development council has appointed Anthony Kish as director for projects and governmental affairs. Kish, who joined the council as research coordinator in 2...
  • Cargill and SkySails to rig up largest kite-powered vessel
    Cargill, an international food, agricultural, financial and industrial services corporation, has signed an agreement with SkySails to use wind power technology, in order to help re...
  • Montreal Port Authority (MPA) and Canadian Pacific sign collaborative agreement
    The Montreal Port Authority (MPA) and the North American railfrieght service provider Canadian Pacific have signed a collaborative agreement on performance and productivity that fo...

Marine Logweb site
MARCH 1, 2011
  • Marcon brokers sale of Oceaneering DSV to Peru
  • New owner for Britain's A&P Group
  • Algoma Central buys out partner's stake in Seaway Marine Transport

World Wide Shipperweb site
MARCH 1, 2011
  • Trade between NAFTA partners climbs during month of December
  • NYK adding Cotonou call to South Africa/West Africa service
  • Coast Guard Cutter MIDGETT returning to Seattle homeport
  • New Mitsui vessel to test silicon-based anti-fouling paint
  • APL reports on time performance at 95 percent in Trans-Pacific Trade

Lloyd's Listweb site
MARCH 1, 2011
  • Europe rates at nine-month high as Libya crisis hits bunker prices
    Bad weather in northern hemisphere adds to charterers' woes
  • Panamax owners await rise in South American exports
    Rates remain lacklustre but owners anticipate seasonal second-quarter hike for grain to Asia
  • China snaps up vessels as Indian yards fill to capacity
  • Pacific Basin forecasts a year of handysize difficulties
    Pacific Basin has forecast a difficult year for the global handysize bulk carrier fleet, after its handysize business division posted a 17% rise in profit, to $145m
  • Moody's warns of dry spot market exposure
    Three key factors will determine the credit rating quality of dry bulk shipping companies this year, according to ratings agency, Moody's Investor Service
  • Aframax rates rocket as Libyan unrest continues
    Bullish brokers expect to see rates spike 1,600% for Libyan crude export cargoes
  • Sale rumours hit West LB shipping book
    Could join Lloyds Banking Group and the Bank of Ireland as potential sale candidates
  • Streamlining Brussels' research funding labyrinth
    Finding your way to the EU's multibillion-euro pot of research gold is about to get easier, so pay attention
  • Will Greek owners risk moral hazard in China?
    Chinese banks are said to be lending $10bn to the Greeks ' but there is no sign yet of the fund
  • How to find favour on Wall Street
    Lloyd's List reveals the top tips from shipping analysts on impressing investors and securing success when going public
  • Investor enthusiasm for shipping will rekindle in time
    Widespread confidence that there will be a number of fresh shipping listings in the US this year
  • Underwriters stuck between a rock and a hard place
    Hull insurers say they have not made an underwriting profit in the past 14 years
  • UK supreme court clarifies cargo role in inherent vice
    Ruling finds that where the wind and sea are instrumental in causing loss it will be almost impossible for insurers to deny liability
  • Shipowners urge London to cut light dues
    Industry lobby groups call on UK government to reduce tax by '0.06 per net registered tonne
  • Rotterdam employees return to work at Sohar port
    Port authority confirms operations at the port appear to be unaffected as protests subside
  • Kuehne + Nagel delays Tunisia deal
    Logistics giant positive over Middle East outlook despite ongoing crisis
  • Genmar and Almi dismiss suezmax deal tattle
    Owners differ over whether Genmar offered stock for five suezmaxes
  • Shiprecycling convention may unearth legal minefield
    Shipowners fear loss of vessel employment and revenue
  • Looming box shortage could lead to freight rate hikes
    APL president Eng Aik Meng warns of severe shortage and more pronounced seasonality
  • Excel remains optimistic in dry bulk outlook
    Owner 'well-positioned' to ride overcapacity storm, while Pacific Basin hopes woes will ebb when new fleet hits the water
  • Save our seafarers
    Lloyd's List urges everyone to back the Save our Seafarers anti-piracy campaign
  • Pacific Basin disappoints as group profit falls to $104m
    Group cites weak charter demand and Europe's slow export-led recovery for its poor performance
  • A confident approach to smooth succession
    Having worked alongside her father George for many years, Sabrina Chao is now in the driving seat at Wah Kwong
  • Kuehne + Nagel gears up to buy RH Freight
    Move will boosts logistics giant UK operations

Fairplayweb site
MARCH 1, 2011
  • Moody's predicts decade of volatility
    CREDIT rating agency Moody's warned today that the drybulk sector's lack of discipline portends rate volatility through 2020
  • UK's A&P Group sold
    BRITISH ship repair, conversion and fabrication company A&P Group has been sold to a new consortium, the company announced today
  • KL granted US shield
    A NEW York judge has issued a temporary restraining order to protect Korea Line from escalating attempts to attach its vessels in US ports
  • Slovenian port gains
    SLOVENIA'S only port operator Luka Koper increased throughput last year by 17% from 2009 figures and box traffic by 40%
  • Excel seeks charter cover
    DRYBULK major Excel Maritime has met profit expectations as it continues to seek more timecharter employment
  • 'Fuss' factor seen in piracy
    PIRATES are "well-informed businessmen" who are likely to target even more box ships, a UK conference heard today
  • BV doubles order intake
    CLASSIFICATION society Bureau Veritas announced today that the volume of its intake of newbuilding orders doubled year on year in 2010
  • Libyan port reopened
    LIBYA'S Marsa el Brega oil port has been reopened, IHS Global Markets Energy reported today, but the sector faces huge challenges however its political turmoil concludes
  • BDI rose 20% last month
    THE BDI rose by 20% in February, with brokers expecting increased ship demand from Australia to push the index even higher as March unfolds
  • Pacific Basin profits fall
    A WEAK drybulk market saw Hong Kong carrier Pacific Basin's profits drop 5.45% year on year to $104.3M in 2010
  • Latvian losses deepen
    LATVIAN Shipping, the listed Riga product tanker company, has reported 2010 losses bigger than its revenues on impairments, which together accounted for almost half of its revenues last year
  • NYK chases markets in West Africa
    JAPAN'S NYK Line told Fairplay today it is tapping emerging West Africa with a new container service connecting China and Singapore to the region
  • Golar seeking to expand
    GOLAR LNG, the gas carrier group in John Fredriksen's business empire, said today it is seeking expansion even though its final quarter and full-year results weakened from a year earlier
  • Jiangsu Eastern builds profits
    CHINESE shipbuilder Jiangsu Eastern announced today that it made net profits of 67.5M yuan ($10.3M) in 2010, reversing losses of 104.3M yuan in 2009
  • Vale looks to fill China iron ore gap
    BRAZILIAN mining giant Vale is eyeing increased iron ore exports to China now that India is cutting its exports of the commodity

The Journal of Commerceweb site
MARCH 1, 2011
  • Dentressangle Earnings Rise 32 Percent
    French trucking, logistics and forwarding company Norbert Dentressangle reported higher profit and revenue for 2010 and said it expects its...
  • Truckload Index Shows Tightening Capacity
    Truckload capacity slackened slightly in the last two weeks of February but remains significantly tighter than in recent months, according...
  • West Coast Container Volume Surges 13 Percent
    U.S. West Coast ports started 2011 off with a bang, with total container volume in January up 13 percent over...
  • Energy Department Yields on U.S.-Flag Preference
    A standoff ended Tuesday between the departments of Transportation and Energy over the use of U.S.-flag vessels to transport goods...
  • Capacity-Cargo Ratio to Narrow in 2011
    Container ship lines are poised to break a years-long pattern of vessel capacity expanding faster than cargo volume but only...
  • STB's Nottingham Resigns as of March 18
    The Surface Transportation Board's current sole Republican member, Vice Chairman Charles D. Nottingham, said he will resign effective March 18...
  • CMA CGM Beefs Up Trans-Pacific VSAs
    CMA CGM thinks the supply of vessel capacity on the trans-Pacific this year needs to be expanded to meet growing...
  • APM to Build, Run $1 Billion Costa Rica Terminal
    APM Terminals March 1 announced a $1 billion investment in a container port in Costa Rica. The company, a...
  • NAFTA Trade Rose 13.8 Percent in December
    Trade using surface transportation between the U.S. and Canada and Mexico posted a year-to-year gain of 13.8 percent to $66.5...
  • Factory Orders Outpace Inventories, ISM Reports
    U.S. manufacturing expanded in February at the fastest pace since 2004, and new orders outpaced inventories, suggesting freight shipments may...
  • Amazon Adding Fifth German Logistics Center
    Amazon.com will build a 1 million-square-foot logistics center in Rheinberg, Germany, in the western part of the country, scaling up...
  • DOJ Confirms Parcel Antitrust Probe
    The Justice Department is investigating possible anticompetitive behavior in the time-sensitive parcel market, a department spokeswoman confirmed today. Although...
  • Maersk to Enhance Trans-Pacific Services, Add Ports
    Maersk Line plans to enhance its trans-Pacific service network at the end of May by expanding port coverage to the...
  • Econocaribe Joins INTTRA
    Econocaribe Consolidators, a Miami-based non-vessel-owning common carrier, is joining INTTRA, the e-commerce platform established by 30 shipping lines for cargo...
  • Kuehne + Nagel Boosts 2010 Profit 28.7 Percent
    Kuehne+Nagel reported 2010 net profit grew 28.7 percent from the previous year on sharply higher ocean and air freight volumes...
  • Trucking Rates Do Not Reflect Total Costs, GAO Says
    Trucking passes on to customers substantially less of the total cost of transportation than competing modes, and that distorts competition,...
  • US Steel Imports Jump 9.4 percent Month-to-Month
    U.S. steel imports increased month-to-month 9.4 percent in January from December, according to preliminary government data. "Imports from the...
  • NYK Logistics Names New COO
    NYK Logistics (Americas) announced Monday that Michael Noone is joining the company as chief operations officer on March 1. ...
  • Fuel Costs Squeeze Ocean Carrier Margins
    Ocean container carriers are losing money on key trade lanes, including the Asia-Europe route, as margins come under increasing pressure...

Containerisation Internationalweb site
MARCH 1, 2011
  • Hapag-Lloyd joins the box 'dollar' billionaires
  • ESC warns on economic consequences of 'unacceptable' piracy
  • K+N makes 'profitable inroads'
  • Dynamar report tracks carriers' 'ups and downs'
  • FMD outbreak alarms South Africa's meat exporters

TradeWindsweb site
MARCH 1, 2011
  • Lakhani looks for price spike
    Scrap values will jump should Bangladesh re-join the demolition market, says Dubai Trading boss.
  • Scrap prices set to sizzle
    Leading cash buyer expects demolition prices to remain around the $500 per ldt mark.
  • Oceaneering sells DSV
    US offshore owner parts ways with ageing dive-support vessel as $17m replacement hits the water.
  • US probes piracy links
    Race to tie Somali pirates to al Qaeda terrorist cells gains traction as US Senator speaks out against Quest killings.
  • PSV seized off Ghana
    US-flagged supply ship held in Ghana as authorities launch probe into 'questionable' disposal of drilling mud.
  • Anek heads to Libya again
    Greek owner sending Lissos ferry to take 1,000 Vietnamese workers home.
  • Columbus takes leave early
    Hapag-Lloyd will return cruiseship to owner Conti a year ahead of schedule after fixing replacement.
  • Trico tosses four
    Embattled US offshore owner's race for redemption continues as four ships prepare for auction.
  • Flex in Samsung reprieve
    Norwegian given another few months to sort out finances for FLNG quartet as impairment brings large loss.
  • Ezra bags Statoil millions
    Singapore owner's new subsea venture wins $41m deal in North Sea.
  • 'Put yachts on ships'
    Danish ministry warns boaters not to sail through pirate-infested waters after abduction of children and four adults.
  • A&P sells shipyards
    Peel Group and Cammell Laird investors make move for UK shiprepair and conversion specialist's three bases.

American Shipperweb site
MARCH 1, 2011
  • Bowles joins Norfolk Southern board
    Former Clinton administration official Erskine Bowles has been elected to the board of Norfolk Southern Corp. Bowles was President Bill Clinton's chief of staff from 1996 to 1998, and deputy chief of staff for two years prior. He ran for the Senate...
  • Trans Global names Hung director
    Hong Kong-based Trans Global Logistics has named Raphael Hung managing director of air freight and regional director of South Asia. Hung was managing director at Sunlink Logistics. From 1998 through 2008, he worked in various air freight roles with...
  • NYK to call Cotonou on Asia/Africa service
    NYK Line said Tuesday it will start regular calls at Cotonou, Benin, on its South Africa and West Africa Express (SWAX) service from March 9. The new SWAX rotation will be Shanghai, Ningbo, Shekou, Singapore, Durban, Lome, Tema, Lagos, Cotonou, Dur...
  • TCC to add second transpacific string in April
    The Containership Co. will start a new service connecting South China and the U.S. West Coast beginning in April, the carrier''s Chief Operating Officer Franck Kayser confirmed to American Shipper Tuesday. The new service was reported Monday by the...
  • MSC to use 8,000-TEU ships on transatlantic
    Mediterranean Shipping Co.'s infusion of massive containerships has the liner carrier cascading 8,000-TEU vessels into the transatlantic trade, according to a report Monday by maritime news serviceAlphaliner.The report said MSC will in April rotat...
  • MarAd chief asks insurers to aid piracy fight
    U.S. Maritime Administrator David T. Matsuda called on the insurance industry Monday to offer a standard insurance rate reduction to shipping companies that use "best management practices" aimed at making their ships less vulnerable to attacks by ...
  • Cargill to install parasail on bulk vessel
    Cargill, one of the largest providers of bulk agricultural commodities and services, said Monday that one of its oceangoing vessels will be the largest of its kind outfitted with a kite for wind propulsion. The giant agri-marketer has signed an agr...
  • Kuehne + Nagel acquires U.K. trucker, forwarder
    Kuehne + Nagel Group reported improved profit and sales for 2010 and announced an acquisition Tuesday. The Swiss company said it has entered into an agreement to acquire the shares of the U.K. trucking and logistics firm Rennies Investment Ltd. (R...
  • APL vessels 95% on time in transpacific
    Liner carrier APL said it achieved a 95 percent on-time rate for the five transpacific service in which it exclusively operates vessels. The Singapore-based line said its ships missed their arrival window 12 times out of 237 ports calls to the U.S...
  • Pirates "stronger, more violent, richer every day"

The Scandinavian Shipping Gazetteweb site
MARCH 1, 2011
  • First deep water permit after Deepwater Horizon
    The first permit for oil exploration since the Deepwater Horizon disaster last spring has been awarded to Noble Energy. The Obama administration introduced a moratorium on deep water-drilling last
  • Japanese vessel released
    The Panama-flagged cargo vessel Izumi has been released after being held by pirates for several months, EU Navfor reports. The vessel was hijacked in the Somali basin on October
  • No change of name for Bornholm HSC
    The new HSC ferry for Bornholmer F'rgen A/S will not have its name changed. A public vote on Bornholm ended with a majority for the planned name Leonora Christina
  • Seven Danes captured by Somali pirates
    Seven Danish citizens have been taken hostage by pirates in the Indian Ocean, close to the African continent. A family of five (two adults with three children) on a round

The Bunker Bulletinweb site
MARCH 1, 2011
  • Fujairah prices fall
    In Durban deliveries available for supply up to and including March 15.
  • KPI appoints key account manager in London office
    Rasmussen has more than 20 years experience in the shipping industry.
  • Rotterdam and Hamburg markets soften
    Loading congestion is being reported in Rotterdam.
  • Monaco office hopes to 'recruit more traders'
    Dan-Bunkering says Monaco operation is 'fulfilling all expectations'.
  • Danish industry partnership to evaluate ECA solutions
    Objective is to assess practical and financial aspects of 'the three most realistic alternatives'.
  • Hambantota prices will be 'competitive'
    Rates will be low enough to attract new business, says SLPA.
  • MOL looks for fuel savings from new hull coating
    New formula anti-fouling paint 'to cut bunker consumption by 6%'.
  • IFO prices down at major ports
    General low demand for bunkers at key Asian ports on Tuesday.
  • Asian bunker fuel deficit to remain 'extremely large' in 2011
    Demand for bunker fuel to rise by another 5% this year amid falling regional supplies of HSFO, says ESAI.
  • Box shipping demand-supply 'more balanced' than thought
    Delays in ship deliveries, slow steaming and shortage of equipment keeping tonnage overcapacity in check.
  • Vietnamese supplier targets increase in bunker sales volumes
    Adopts use of material safety data sheet and SS600 bunker receipt for deliveries to improve operating standards.
  • Colombo's bunker storage capacity 'to triple'
    SLPA to up bunker storage capacity in Colombo to 95,000 mt.
  • NYK places order for fuel saving LNG carrier
    LNG carrier to use Ultra Steam Turbine plant for higher fuel efficiency.
  • Korea Line gets temporary US court protection
    Order restrains creditors such as WFS and Cosmoship from pursuing Korea Line's assets in the US.

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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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