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August 2, 2011
The Business Timesweb site
Shipping News
  • China may siphon off S'pore bunker sales
    China may capture almost a third of Singapore's bunker market in three years as it expands terminals to handle more large tankers, according to Brightoil Petroleum Holdings, a Hong Kong-based marine-fuel supplier.
  • Storage tankers told to leave Pasir Gudang
    Malaysia's government has ordered seven floating storage facilities with a capacity to hold about 1.9 million tonnes of crude or fuel oil anchored off the south-eastern port of Pasir Gudang to leave by the end of this month, industry sources said yesterday.

Sched Netweb site
  • World container shipping recovery to continue, but slow down this year
  • Port of Ningbo's half-year throughput breaks record at 7.08 million TEU
  • Marseilles-Fos strikes sully first half, as container volume falls 9pc
  • US Federal Maritime Commission to probe Canadian threat from Prince Rupert
  • Port investment boom continues this year with billions spent China-wide
  • South Korean port volume up 10.3pc in first half to 10.5 million TEU
  • APMT Nigerian port volume up 26pc after 4 berths dredged to 13.5 metres
  • American truckers do well in June, but as import boxes fall, can it last?
  • Somali-style pirates attack seizes second ship off West African coast
  • MOL uses low-friction, eco-friendly Seaflo Neo ship paint, cuts CO2
  • China Southern Airlines cargo volume increased 0.3pc in June
  • US government joins China and American airlines in blasting EU carbon tax
  • BA-Iberia merged IAG back in black as rival AF-KLM cargo slides into loss
  • Amsterdam Schiphol airport first half cargo up 5.2pc, but Asia volume falls

Exim Indiaweb site
  • ...launches ten 5,600-TEU ships to boost Asia-South America CSW service
  • CMA CGM Group, CSAV launch Asia to West Africa direct service
  • Container vessels to flood market in record numbers in 2012: Braemar Seascope
  • DP World adds new South American terminals with acquisitions in Suriname
  • Indian security team wards off Somali pirate attack in Red Sea
  • Mend it or End it'That is the question
  • MOL announces CX1 service upgrade linking Panama, Manaus
  • US freight market sees slow, steady growth
  • Solution found to oil payment row with India: Iran
  • Adani Group clarifies it was just one of the port operators
  • MICT handles double stack train in quick time
  • Only terminal operators can fix handling charges: Cochin Port
  • Vasan urged to resolve PLR/bonus issue at 11 Major Ports
  • India's forex reserves up by $ 2.29 bn
  • Restrictions on cotton exports removed

International Transport Journalweb site
AUGUST 1, 2011
  • Indo-Japanese JV for Indian rail freight corridor
    The enterprise Dedicated Freight Corridor Corp India (DFCCIL), which is promoting a USD 17 billion rail freight corridor project, has decided that its 1,490 km western part will be...
  • US manufacturers boosted by DoT financing plan
    US department of transportation secretary Ray LaHood has announced a USD 563 million loan to Amtrak under the federal railroad administration's railroad rehabilitation and improvem...
  • Fatigue and overtaking top issues for Australian truck drivers
    The joint Transport Workers Union (TWU)/NRMA BusinessWise survey in Australia of over 320 heavy vehicle drivers, a first-of-its-kind, found almost 40% listed the dangerous practice...
  • Emons Spedition establishes direct services to Luxembourg
    The Bexbach/Saarbücken (Germany) branch of the German logistics provider Emons Spedition now offers daily direct links to Luxembourg. Emons Spedition can offer same-day deliveries ...
  • Global container freight volume to increase slowly in 2011
    Global container freight volumes will increase this year, but at a slower growth rate compared with 2010, according to a report released by the Chinese Academy of Sciences (CAS). T...
  • Asia-Pacific airlines register volume decreases in June
    Preliminary traffic figures for June released by the Association of Asia Pacific Airlines (AAPA) showed that international airfreight markets softened further during June. The mont...
  • Diederik Pen new managing director at Martinair
    Diederik Pen has been named the new managing director of Martinair with immediate effect. Together with Rob Hougée, director of finance, he will form the new board of managing dire...
  • Forwarder U-Freight on the move in Spain
    U-Freight's associate in Spain, Tracosa, is continuing to pursue its policy of having offices at the main Spanish airports and ports. To this end it has completed its move to a new...
  • Port of Montreal now represented in Europe
    The Italian shipping agency Medov has represented the operations of the Montreal Port Authority (MPA) in Europe since 1 July. Medov, headquartered in Genoa, is in charge of promoti...
  • MOL enhances Asia-East coast South America service
    Mitsui O.S.K. Lines (MOL) recently upgraded to its Asia-east coast South America service (CSW). From July 2011 through to 2012, MOL will launch a total of ten new 5,600 teu contain...
  • Jakarta airport to be overhauled
    Jakarta's substandard Soekarno Hatta international airport is set to receive an IDR 11.7 trillion (USD 1.37 billion) overhaul, according to the Indonesian transport ministry. Herry...
  • Emirates SkyCargo first to use new Envirotainer
    Emirates SkyCargo has become the first airline to transport the new generation of containers which can heat and cool temperature-sensitive cargo. Two Envirotainer RAP e2 units, car...
  • DHL extends cooperation with BMW UK
    DHL Supply Chain has signed a three-year contract with BMW to increase dealership deliveries in Scotland and northern England. DHL will provide warehouse services at its shared-use...
  • Hellmann East Europe opens new Ukrainian office
    Hellmann East Europe, which is a subsidiary of the German enterprise Hellmann Worldwide Logistics, recently opened a new office at Borispol airport in Ukraine. Over and above this ...

Marine Logweb site
AUGUST 1, 2011
  • Jensen completes design of Tier III compliant ASD tugboat
  • WHOI: Microbes consumed oil in Gulf slick at unexpected rates
  • AMO members walk off American Steamship Company vessels
  • Coastal waters of Outer Cape Cod become "No Discharge Area"
  • USCG publishes supplemental NPR on STCW implementation
  • Two Tidewater PSV newbuilds will have Thrustmaster propulsion systems
  • Platinum Equity installs new leadership at ACL
  • Noble orders two more jackup rigs from Jurong Shipyard
  • Rowan promotes two
  • Zacchello Group companies file for Chapter 11 protection

World Wide Shipperweb site
AUGUST 1, 2011
  • Jensen Maritime designs new tugboat for Harley Marine
  • Diamond s Shipping buying fleet of refined product carriers
  • TSA adding new software at airport security checkpoints
  • Runway changes in works at Portland International Airport
  • Grounded fishing vessel leaks fuel on Grays Harbor beach

Lloyd's Listweb site
AUGUST 1, 2011
  • Small ships to lead box orders in second half
  • Handysize sales decline as holiday season kicks in
    Weakening charter rates saw activity dwindle from the 27 handysize sales reported in June
  • Vale rumoured to be adding to VLOC orders
    Brazilian mining giant thought to be in talks with Bohai yard in China at a time when owners are questioning the future of its newbuilding programme
  • Capesize order prices 'are at rock bottom'
    Uneconomical for yards to slash values any lower
  • Trading on emissions
    Shipping industry has a poor understanding of emissions legislation, says Helena Athoussaki
  • Wikileaks reveals Italian payments to Somalia during hijack talks
    No ransom paid for Buccaneer, but $18.5m aid pledged to Transitional Federal Government in Mogadishu
  • Vale rumoured to be adding to VLOC orders
    Brazilian mining giant thought to be in talks with Bohai yard in China
  • MOL adopts fuel-saving hull coating
    Seaflo Neo reduces friction drag on hull
  • Rina tackles nickel ore dangers
    Cargo liquefaction sank three ships in a matter of weeks late last year. Now Italy's class society has offered a solution
  • Aids to using low-sulphur fuel launched
    Novenco and Alfa Laval team up to develop a new cooling system while Rivertrace Engineering launches a viscosity system to address key maintenance and operation concerns
  • IACS urged to back class societies' common structural rules software
    Common approach is vital to CSR
  • Time for a second look at Alang
    The myth that ship recycling in India and Bangladesh is locked in methods of 25 years ago needs rethinking
  • Italy would be in a much worse situation outside the eurozone
    There would have been more and more devaluation of the lira
  • Cido Shipping confirms sale of 30 MR tankers to Diamond S Shipping
    Transaction worth $1.2bn says source close to the deal
  • Capital says Cosco 'performing' on Cape Agamemnon charter
    Delays on hire for several other bulkers linked to the Chinese giant have not yet spread to Capital Product Partners
  • Luka Koper threatens to sack strike committee
    Management says action is illegal
  • Swedish vessel avoids attack off Benin
    Worrying increase in West Africa attacks
  • GE Seaco sold for $1bn
    Hong Kong-based private equity firm Bravia teams up with Grand China parent HNA to acquire the world's fifth-largest container lessor
  • SeaFrance's joint bidders will have to halt falling freight rates to succeed
    But DFDS and LD Lines are optimistic about taking on troubled ferry operator's assets
  • Study to assess maritime transport potential
    As iron-ore projects in Quebec's Cote-Nord grow, the area needs more than just a highway
  • A port unlike any other
    Protected by the seven islands and blessed with a 10 km wide deepwater bay, Sept-'les can accommodate the biggest bulkers
  • Canada's sleeping giant awakens
    Port of Sept-'les set to become major iron ore hub for Europe/Asia after global investment
  • Dwindling optimism
    It looks like this could be a long hot summer for tanker owners that many may not survive
  • Marco Polo Seatrade and affiliates file Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection
    Restructuring programme to be completed after 'disappointing reversal of bank support'
  • Pipavav profits from congestion at Jawaharlal Nehru port
    Total revenues for the quarter ended June 30 jump 62% compared to the second quarter of 2010
  • Boskalis wins TX2 terminal contract
    Dredging and reclamation deal worth $288m
  • Cosco feeling China inflation heat
    Singapore-listed shipbuilder warns of rising cost pressures in China as profits fall in second quarter and share price drops 5%
  • Hutchison takes over third Sydney terminal
    Expansion will double capacity at Botany Bay
  • The Week Ahead
    August anguish

Fairplayweb site
AUGUST 1, 2011
  • South America rate gap grows
    BOX RATE gaps in South America's inbound trade appear to be widening, with ex-Far East freight firming but rates for cargo out of Europe languishing
  • MarAd bill stresses shortsea
    A BILL that would allocate $162M to fund MarAd in fiscal 2012 includes a title that promotes shortsea shipping in US waters
  • HPH takes over Port Botany box terminal
    HPH TOOK over control today of the third box terminal at Sydney's Port Botany
  • India, Iran settle oil dispute
    INDIA and Iran have resolved a dispute over oil payments that had led to threats of supply cuts, IHS Global Insight reported today
  • LNG Ltd closes China deal
    LIQUEFIED Natural Gas Ltd has completed a placement transaction with China Huanqiu Contracting & Engineering, IHS World Markets Energy reported today
  • Canada certifies Davie bid
    CANADA has decided to consider a last-minute bid from Davie Canada for a share of a C$35Bn ($37
  • Box leasing group GE SeaCo acquired for $1Bn
    CHINESE aviation group HNA and Bravia Capital have reportedly acquired box leasing outfit GE SeaCo for $1.05Bn
  • Container sector remains in bargain basement
    A SHANGHAI broker told Fairplay today Hanjin Buenos Aires has been relet to CMA CGM for six months at just $14,000 per day
  • Slowing predicted for MR tanker growth
    GROWTH of the MR product tanker fleet is forecast to slow over the next few years because of a fall in newbuilding activity, according to broker EA Gibson
  • Cido seen selling tankers
    CIDO SHIPPING HK told Fairplay today it plans to sell 30 MR tankers to Diamond S Shipping of the US
  • Box rate rise fails to impress
    BROKERS in Shanghai have told Fairplay that the current mild recovery in Asia/Europe rates is insignificant as they are still unprofitable
  • MR rise termed overrated
    THE RISE in intra-Asia MR rates is overrated, particularly for shipments to and from Singapore, brokers told Fairplay today.886267.timg
  • Transneft plans crude switch
    RUSSIA'S Transneft is planning to reduce the flow of Azeri crude oil via pipeline from Azerbaijan to Novorossiysk and replace it with crude lifted by LUKoil from the northern Caspian Sea
  • APLNG investments assured
    AUSTRALIA'S $20Bn Pacific LNG project has obtained financial approval, IHS CERA reported
  • Philippine ferry sinks
    ANTI-POLLUTION equipment has been deployed after a ferry sank off Iloilo, forcing the evacuation of 178 people, according to the Philippine Coast guard

The Journal of Commerceweb site
AUGUST 1, 2011
  • Roadrunner Buys West Coast Drayage Operator
    Roadrunner Transportation Systems bought West Coast intermodal specialist The James Brooks Co., a $12 million company in 2010, for approximately...
  • West Coast Container Traffic Up 5 Percent
    U.S. West Coast ports registered a modest increase of 5 percent in total loaded containers during the first six months...
  • Diesel Prices Fall First Time in Four Weeks
    Diesel prices across the United States fell 1.2 cents in the week ending Aug.1, ending three consecutive weeks of price...
  • ODFL Launches Third-Party Logistics Provider
    Old Dominion Freight Line on Monday combined several existing business units to launch a carrier "neutral" third-party logistics provider, Vault...
  • Hong Kong Air Freight Falls 7.6 Percent
    Freight moving through Hong Kong International Airport tumbled 7.6 percent in June as the world's largest air cargo gateway saw...
  • ACL Taps Barge Line Veteran Knoy as CEO
    Inland waterway barge operator American Commercial Lines tapped Mark Knoy to be president and CEO, replacing Michael Ryan. Knoy...
  • US Steel Imports Fell in June
    U.S. steel imports declined 10 percent in June from May, but were up 31.2 percent year-to-date, reflecting weakening manufacturing demand...
  • Smid Retires as President of YRC
    Michael J. Smid, the chief operating officer of YRC Worldwide who handled the largest carrier less-than-truckload consolidation in history, left...
  • Newly Appointed Locke Heads to China
    Gary Locke formally resigned today as commerce secretary and was sworn in by Secretary of State Hillary Clinton as the...
  • GE Sells SeaCo for $1.05 Billion
    General Electric and a partner sold shipping container lessor GE SeaCo to HNA Group and Bravita Capital for $1.05 billion,...
  • APM Terminals Says Productivity Boosted in Nigeria
    APM Terminals said productivity of cranes at its container terminal in Apapa, Nigeria, has risen 25 percent in the past...
  • Universal Truckload Profit Falls 13.9 Percent
    Universal Truckload Service's profit slipped 13.9 percent in the second quarter, despite gains in its core truckload revenue, brokerage and...
  • Amazon to Build Three Tennessee Distribution Centers
    Internet retailing giant Amazon.com plans to open three more regional distribution centers in Tennessee this year, part of a broader...
  • US Manufacturing Falls to Two-Year Low
    A key measure of manufacturing in the United States fell back 4.4 percentage points in July to its lowest level...
  • Free Trade's Net Worth
    In the seven years since the U.S.-Chile free trade agreement took effect, U.S. exports to the South American country spiked...
  • South Carolina Ports Hires Cargo Sales Manager
    The South Carolina Ports Authority hired Kara Ramsey as manager of cargo sales to the shippers that use the ports...
  • Yusen Logistics to Appeal Price-Fixing Ruling
    Yusen Logistics, the logistics arm of Japanese shipping group NYK Line, will appeal an anti-monopoly ruling by the Japan Fair...
  • EU Launches Probe of Royal Mail Privatization Plan
    European Union antitrust regulators are investigating the United Kingdom's bid to privatize Royal Mail, the state-owned postal and logistics group....
  • Finnlines Profit Slips 9 Percent
    Finnlines reported first half operating profit fell 9 percent from a year ago due to Finnish port strikes, severe ice...
  • INTTRA Launches Automated Billing Dispute Resolution
    INTTRA, the ocean container shipping technology platform, is introducing a system that automates the process of comparing invoices and managing...
  • Yusen Logistics' Profit Plunges 59 Percent
    Yusen Logistics's net profit plunged 59.2 percent in its fiscal first quarter ending June 30 from a year earlier to...
  • CMA CGM Hikes India-Europe Rates
    CMA CGM, trying to boost pricing on the beleaguered westbound shipping out of Asia, will apply a general rate increase...
  • Burden of Proof
    Q: I keep reading your column, I don't know why, looking for some semblance of integrity, of equity, in your...
  • Dog Days of Shipping
    In Ancient Rome, the period between July 24 and Aug. 24 became known as the "dog days." The hot weather...
  • Running on Fumes
    Mark David, sales manager of Saratoga Honda, normally gets 115 to 150 new Hondas a month to sell to customers...
  • Rail Shippers and Rails Pack Pricing Punch
    Railroad executives might not agree precisely on how much the economy is recovering from its springtime slump, but one thing...
  • Road to Recovery
    As James Welch returns to the less-than-truckload company he left four years ago, his big challenge is getting a much...
  • YRC Enters the Welch Era
    Leading YRC Worldwide back to profitability may be the toughest job in trucking, and it belongs to James L. Welch....
  • Credit Where Credit Is Due
    Now that the recession is over, many ports are publicizing their growing cargo volumes and increased revenues, but failing to...
  • USMX to ILA: It's Us Against the World
    The next union contract for East and Gulf Coast dockworkers will be negotiated amid economic uncertainty, the prospect of new...
  • Reinforcing Security's Message
    U.S. Customs and Border Protection recently completed the work needed to allow U.S.-based third-party logistics providers to participate as full...
  • A Call for Invasive Action
    A recent appeals court ruling should send a chill through shippers relying on reliable transportation on U.S. waterways. The...
  • Taking a New Spin on Export Controls
    Step by painful step, the Obama administration's reform of export controls, a key plank in its goal to double exports,...
  • Missing the Target
    Economic forecasting is never an exact science, but when it comes to predicting the economic impact of the tariff cuts...
  • TAA, as in Toil, Angst and Aggravation
    Political opposition to free trade is a given, and can take many forms: Fears over the competitive impact on markets...

Containerisation Internationalweb site
AUGUST 1, 2011
  • Why pay the same for a super-slow boat to China?
    According to a recent industry-centric survey, shippers are becoming increasingly irked at the arbitrary introduction of slow steaming [16-20 knots] and super-slow steaming [12-16 knots] by ocean carriers playing the tradelanes of the world
  • US inches back from the abyss
  • Outside czar Mehdorn to help privatise Russian railways
  • Invensys signs up for MD's RPS
  • Private investment in ports remains strong
  • US agri shipper group urges: carriers must build better links with US exporters

TradeWindsweb site
AUGUST 1, 2011
  • Strike hits ASC
    American Steamship forced to anchor ships as staff walk out following pay spat.
  • Back to the future strategy
    Diamond S Shipping to follow in OMI's wake as Craig Stevenson's new venture joins the major league.
  • Anema E Core freed
    Italian aframax tanker is set free by West African pirates after they plundered the vessel and stole part of the cargo.
  • Frontline 'expensive'
    Handelsbanken drops view on Oslo-listed tanker owner after lowering rate forecasts.
  • Wage freeze thaws
    Two-year fight over seafarers' wages has come to an end, union leader tweets.
  • Noble pens Sembcorp pair
    Driller takes jack-up orderbook at Singapore-listed shipbuilder to six after grabbing options worth nearly $500m.
  • ABP wins Humber battle
    ABP has prevailed in a court battle to wrest control of the Immingham Oil Terminal from oil giants.
  • Cido 30 ship sale signed
    Legendary investor Wilbur Ross provides financial backing for Diamond S Shipping as it becomes major MR product carrier owner.
  • Tanker takes to beach
    Prime Tankers managed vessel grounds near Mumbai after engine failure.
  • Bank downs CSDC stake
    JP Morgan sells off batch of shares worth $21m in Hong Kong-listed owner.
  • Cosco profit cut in half
    Singapore-listed shipbuilder and bulker owner sees its second quarter bottom line tumble.
  • The RMB may sink the $
    HSBC Shipping foresees the prospect of the RMB becoming the 'new' Dollar.
  • Diamond deal for Cido
    Craig Stevenson in $1bn deal to buy fleet of 30 product carriers from South Korean shipowner.
  • Zacchello firms seek help
    Antonio Zacchello' Marco Polo Seatrade and three related companies make bankruptcy filings in the US.
  • Marco Polo worth a pop
    OCBC kicks off coverage of Singapore-listed firm with a buy tag.

American Shipperweb site
AUGUST 1, 2011
  • Maersk describes focus on fast-growing trades
    A.P. Moller - Maersk said it is focused on increasing its business in fast growing trades between China and regions such as South America and West Africa. An article in the most recent issue of the company's in-house magazineMaersk Postquoted Lar...
  • China Shipping issues profit warning
    China Shipping Container Lines Co. Ltd. said last week it expects to report a net loss for the six months ended June 30. In anotice to the Hong Kong Stock Exchange , the Shanghai-based company said the expected loss "is mainly attributable to fact...
  • CMA CGM, CSAV partner on Asia/Africa loop
    Liner carriers CMA CGM and CSAV are starting a new jointly operated service between Asia and West Africa. Each line will provide five vessels on a service with a rotation of Ningbo, Shanghai, Chiwan, Hong Kong, Port Kelang, Lagos (Apapa), Loma, Tem...
  • Zim seeks Asia/Europe peak surcharge
    Liner carrier Zim said over the weekend it would seek a peak season surcharge on the westbound Asia/Europe trade from Aug. 15. The surcharge, $150 per TEU, is applicable to destinations in northern Europe and the Mediterranean....
  • CSAV joins MSC Asia/Africa loop
    Liner carrier CSAV has joined a Mediterranean Shipping Co. loop between Asia and southern Africa, part of a wide-ranging network agreement the two lines announced in mid-July. CSAV will join as a slot buyer on MSC's six-ship Cheetah service, which...
  • Tropical adds new ship
    Tropical Shipping said it will christen a new ship in the Port of Palm Beach on Aug. 15.Tropic Express,a shallow-draft, 368 TEU ship, will be deployed in the company's service to the Bahamas and become the 15th ship in its fleet. The $14 million ...
  • Military Sealift Command names Europe, Africa head
    The U.S. Navy's Military Sealift Command has placed Capt. Richard Soucie in charge of its Europe and Africa operations. Soucie, who joined the Navy in 1978, replaces Capt. James E. Tranoris. The command provides transportation and delivery of perso...
  • CRST acquires STI
    CRST International has acquired trucking industry logistics services provider Specialized Transportation, Inc. The privately held companies did not disclose terms of the deal. STI, a former division of North American Van Lines, is based in Ft. Wayn...
  • New U.S. GDP figures show paltry growth
    The U.S. economy only grew 1.3 percent in the second quarter, according to the U.S. Commerce Department, which also sharply revised the growth figure for the first quarter to 0.4 percent from 1.9 percent. The second quarter growth was less than an...
  • Brazil losses drag down TNT Q2 profit
    The logistics company TNT Express on Monday reported second quarter operating income of $66 million, down 23.3 percent from the same period in 2010. The fall in profit was primarily attributable to major customers losses in Brazil, the company sai...

The Bunker Bulletinweb site
AUGUST 1, 2011
  • Fujairah prices firm
    Earliest delivery dates were from August 4.
  • Fuel switch project honoured with award
    Partners cooperating on switch to low-sulphur distillate fuels on ships recognised by the Gulf of Mexico Program.
  • Floating storage tankers told to leave Pasir Gudang
    Malaysia's government orders seven tankers to go by the end of this month.
  • Rotterdam market firms
    Piraeus very busy with 'lots of volumes'.
  • Californian fuel rule changes cause ongoing controversy
    Two-year delay of 0.1% sulphur limit still not aligning regulation with ECA standards; supreme court challenge gains support.
  • North American ECA enters into force
    Amendments to MARPOL Annex VI creates world's third ECA; emission regulation to take effect in one year.
  • External: Praxis Energy Agents S.A.
  • Single owner for Ventspils oil transit business 'best outcome'
    Negotiations continue as new dispute erupts.
  • Bulgarian supplier out of product
    Refinery dispute enters new phase.
  • Shipping companies file for protection in US bankruptcy court
    Senior lenders 'unilaterally reversed their support'.
  • Week starts with uptrend in bunker prices
    Low demand for bunker fuel at major Asian ports on Monday.
  • Horizon Lines reports $7 million net loss in Q2
    Soft container rates and high bunker costs pulled Q2 results 'significantly below' last year's figures.
  • UK emulsion fuel manufacturer marks 'significant milestone'
    Quadrise Fuels buys 6,000 bpd manufacturing unit for its MSAR fuel.
  • Higher margins, bunker sales boost US bunker supplier earnings
    Expects full year earnings to benefit from the new bunker fuels markets it entered in 2010.
  • Hanjin questions supply of 0.1% sulphur ditillates by 2014
    Suggests to delay implementation of Californian 0.1% sulphur distillates use rule to 2015.
  • Loss warning on high bunker prices
    Dual-listed dry bulk shipping firm expects to post a net loss for the first six months of 2011.
  • South Korean bunker inventories slightly up
    SK Energy and Hyundai Oilbank to produce higher volumes in August.
  • Libyan unrest hits Chemoil
    Company responds to a query by the Singapore Exchange on losses incurred by associate in Q2.

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In 2024, freight traffic in the port of Catania began to grow again. A decline in Augusta
Augusta
A total of 7.9 million and 23.0 million tons of cargo were handled
In 2024, the terminal operator HHLA recorded record revenues with a growth of +10.5%
Hamburg
Profit after taxes amounted to 56.4 million euros (+33.1%)
Launch of a public consultation for the updating of the PRPs of the ports of Genoa and Savona-Vado
Genoa
The involvement of territorial, economic and social communities is foreseen
ITU, ICAO and IMO highlight risks to maritime and air transport caused by attacks on satellite communications
Geneva/Montreal/London
London Government presents its strategy for decarbonising maritime transport
London
The measures for ports will be defined after a public consultation that will take place in the coming months
For security, military ships are not enough, merchant ships are also essential
London
TUI in talks with shipyards for two new cruise ships for Marella
Hanover
Slots available starting from the 2031 financial year
ANESCO, with the Port Employment Centers, accidents have decreased in the three main Spanish ports
Madrid
67% reduction in lost work days per year
Filt, Fit and Uilt, no to the transformation from "article 18" to "16" of the Livorno port company LTM
Leghorn
Unions ask port authority to block proliferation of new economic entities
Last year Fincantieri recorded record revenues and new orders
Last year Fincantieri recorded record revenues and new orders
Trieste
Folgiero: the first fruits of our strategy and industrial vision have been harvested
COSCO Shipping Holdings revenue increased by +44.8% in the fourth quarter of 2024
COSCO Shipping Holdings revenue increased by +44.8% in the fourth quarter of 2024
Shanghai
In the period, the container ships of the Chinese group's fleet transported 6.9 million TEUs (+13.1%). Containers on the Asia-Europe/Med routes fell
Porto Marghera, renewal of concession to Terminal Rinfuse Venezia
Venice
New 25-year contract. Investments of over 53 million euros expected
In the last quarter of 2024, container traffic alone increased in French ports
Paris
In the whole year, containers amounted to over 5.3 million TEU (+11.5%)
Carnival Sets New Low Season Quarter Records December-February
Carnival Sets New Low Season Quarter Records December-February
Miami
Positive outlook for the remainder of the 2025 financial year
Rail Losing Ground in Transalpine Freight Traffic Through Switzerland
Bern
In 2024, trains transported 25.7 million tons of cargo (-3.7%)
CK Hutchison's Port Division revenues grew by 10.8% last year
Hong Kong
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
Francesco Beltrano is the new general secretary of Uniport
Rome
He takes over from Paolo Ferrandino, who will continue to collaborate as a consultant
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
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
Decarbonisation of maritime transport will be faster in the EU and the US
DHL Acquires CRYOPDP
Bonn/Nashville
The company provides courier services for clinics and healthcare
SAILING LIST
Visual Sailing List
Departure ports
Arrival ports by:
- alphabetical order
- country
- geographical areas
Over a million to the port companies of Livorno and Piombino to acquire green vehicles
Leghorn
The ranking for admission to the PNRR-Next Gen Eu contributions has been published
COSCO Shipping Development Co.'s container sales increased by +204.1% in 2024
Shanghai
The related turnover increased by +124.0%
The call for funding for the purchase of electric vehicles in the ports of Genoa and Savona-Vado has been published
Genoa
Yang Ming Buys Three New 8,000 TEU Containerships
Keelung
They will be delivered between 2028 and 2029
Construction of a cruise ship for Regent Seven Seas Cruises begins in Marghera
Trieste
Fincantieri will deliver the unit in 2026
Federlogistica establishes operational offices in Spain and Brazil
Genoa
The aim is to go beyond theoretical cooperative relationships
Over a Ton of Cocaine Seized in the Port of Gioia Tauro
Reggio Calabria
If placed on the market it would have generated over 187 million euros
In 2024, the economic results of Interporto Padova reached record values
Padua
Revenues up +17%
Three ceremonies at the Saint-Nazaire shipyard for three new MSC Cruises ships
Geneva
New flagship "MSC World America" delivered
German railway company DB Cargo reduced losses in 2024
Berlin
Revenues down again. -9.0% drop in freight volumes
NovaAlgoma orders second 38,000 dwt cement carrier in China
Lugano
It will be taken over in 2027
Customs agreement between Italy and Brazil to facilitate trade
Brasilia
Mission of the Customs and Monopolies Agency in the South American nation
A team from La Spezia Container Terminal in Rotterdam to test advanced technologies
The Spice
ECT Hutchinson Ports Training Center Visited
The assembly of Genoese freight forwarders on Monday
Genoa
It will be held at the Palazzo della Borsa in Genoa
Assarmatori, in Italy the ferry segment cannot bear the burden of the EU ETS in a very fragile market situation
Brussels
Messina: Protecting shipping from the ideological excesses of the Green Deal
The website of the Port Authority Corps - Coast Guard has been renewed
Rome
It has become a single digital access point to documents and services
In 2024, inland waterway freight transport in Germany increased by +1.2%
Wiesbaden
The volume, at 173.8 million tonnes, is the second lowest since 1990.
APM Terminals Granted Port of New York - New Jersey Concession Renewal
New York
Contract for a period of 33 years. Investments of 500 million dollars are expected
Experimentation of crane automation has begun at the Interporto Padova terminal
Padua
The interport company awarded the "Industria Felix 2025 Award"
Container traffic in the port of Algeciras fell by -17.0% in February
Algeciras
Both import-export volumes and transhipment are decreasing
New cruise company Crescent Seas has been founded in Miami
Miami
The fleet, initially consisting of one ship from Regent Seven Seas Cruises, will grow to five units within the next five years
In 2024, the volume of vehicles transported by Wallenius Wilhelmsen's fleet decreased by -9.7%
Oslo
Traffic down on almost all global routes
Agreement between Assoporti and Assologistica and the Florida trade, transport and port authorities
Rome
It was signed today
In April a mission in Albania of The International Propeller Clubs - Italy
Genoa
It will take place on the 9th and 10th in Tirana and Durres
COSCO Shipping Ports revenues rose to a record $1.5 billion in 2024 (+3.3%)
Hong Kong
In the fourth quarter alone, a decrease of -3.0%
SO.RI.MA. (FHP group) granted a concession of an area of 125 thousand square meters in the port of Chioggia
Venice
Investments of 11.5 million euros expected over 25 years
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 public meeting of the Italian Port Terminal Operators Association will be held in Rome on June 19th
Genoa
The annual conference "Programming, Operation and Management of Transport Networks" in Genoa
Genoa
It is dedicated to the transport and mobility sector
››› Meetings File
PRESS REVIEW
Damen Mangalia Unionists Protest Friday Against Possible Closure
(The Romania Journal)
Govt. to woo top ten shipping liners in world for Colombo port expansion
(Daily Mirror)
››› Press Review File
FORUM of Shipping
and Logistics
Relazione del presidente Nicola Zaccheo
Roma, 18 settembre 2024
››› File
Contship Italia’s intermodal network has been extended to the Gulf Terminal in La Spezia
Melzo
Connections with the inland terminals of Milan, Modena and Padua
Container traffic in the port of Valencia grew by +15.2% last month
Valencia
The overall volume of goods handled increased by +6.8%
The Northern Tyrrhenian Sea Port Authority obtains gender equality certification
Leghorn
It is the first Italian port authority to obtain this recognition
Container traffic growth weakens at ports of Los Angeles and Long Beach
Los Angeles/Long Beach
Last month, increases of +2.6% and +13.4% respectively were recorded
Assarmatori, the Italian government's position on the impact of the EU ETS on shipping and ports is good
Rome
Messina: fully understood the risks and distortions of European climate regulation
PSA Italy's Genoa port terminals awarded anti-corruption certification
Genoa
The UNI EN ISO 37001 standard defines the requirements for an effective anti-corruption management system
Assiterminal presents three projects for the sustainable transition of the Italian port sector
Rome
Work completed on docks 33 and 34 of the port of Civitavecchia
Civitavecchia
50,000 square meters of yards prepared
The completion and doubling of the Pontremolese is the dream-nightmare of the La Spezia port community
The Spice
Fontana: Money is not found when enormous resources are channeled into railway lines of dubious utility
Hanwha acquires 9.9% stake in shipbuilding company Austal
Sydney
Investment worth approximately 116 million US dollars
The European fleet is growing but competing fleets are growing at a faster rate
Brussels
Raptis (European Shipowners): investing ETS revenues in clean shipping technologies and fuels
Trasportounito has confirmed the national halt to the transport of goods
Rome
Proclaimed for the duration of five days from March 31st to April 4th
Container traffic in Hong Kong port increased by +9.1% in February
Hong Kong
However, for the second time in the last 25 years, cargo volume was below one million TEU.
Cargo traffic in Greek ports stable in Q3 2024
Piraeus
The increase in volumes transported on domestic routes has offset the decline in traffic with foreign countries
At the Vado Ligure container terminal a 21,000 teu container ship fully loaded
I go to Liguria
The 400-meter-long Cosco Shipping Nebula has landed
UIR proposes a permanent table for the development of intermodality
Verona
The main task is to build a project financing program.
Restructuring plan approved for Spanish company Armas Trasmediterránea
Las Palmas de Gran Canaria
Creditors' appeal rejected
The decline in cargo traffic at the port of Singapore worsened in February
Singapore
Containerized cargoes amounted to 27.4 million tons (-3.6%)
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