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May 3, 2011
The Business Timesweb site
Shipping News
  • China steps up naval vigilance with more hires, ships
    China is stepping up its maritime surveillance by hiring more staff and increasing the number of inspection ships, state media said yesterday, amid deep-sea territorial disputes with neighbouring nations.
Shipping Times
  • Largest drop in Japan's vehicle sales
    Japan's domestic sales of new cars, trucks and buses logged their biggest-ever drop in April, an industry group said yesterday as the March quake and tsunami hit production and supplies to dealers.
  • Car sales in France fall 11.2% in April
    French car sales fell 11.2 per cent in April, showing the effects of the end of France's scrappage scheme, in a dip overshadowed by the 51 per cent plunge in Japan's auto sales after the March 11 earthquake there.
  • Asciano sees earnings below forecasts
    Australian rail and ports operator Asciano Ltd expects full-year earnings to fall just short of analyst expectations after severe weather cut supplies of coal available for its customers.

The Business Timesweb site
Shipping News
  • China steps up naval vigilance with more hires, ships
    China is stepping up its maritime surveillance by hiring more staff and increasing the number of inspection ships, state media said yesterday, amid deep-sea territorial disputes with neighbouring nations.
Shipping Times
  • Largest drop in Japan's vehicle sales
    Japan's domestic sales of new cars, trucks and buses logged their biggest-ever drop in April, an industry group said yesterday as the March quake and tsunami hit production and supplies to dealers.
  • Car sales in France fall 11.2% in April
    French car sales fell 11.2 per cent in April, showing the effects of the end of France's scrappage scheme, in a dip overshadowed by the 51 per cent plunge in Japan's auto sales after the March 11 earthquake there.
  • Asciano sees earnings below forecasts
    Australian rail and ports operator Asciano Ltd expects full-year earnings to fall just short of analyst expectations after severe weather cut supplies of coal available for its customers.

Sched Netweb site
  • Horizon saved, Feds cut price-fixing fine from US$45 million to $15 million
  • US demand for durables increases for third consecutive month
  • Ningbo's first quarter container throughput increases 21.6pc
  • Harbin to build a Sino-Russian trade street in May
  • Maryland, CSX assess double-stacked intermodal sites near Baltimore
  • Panalpina wins Envirotainer accreditation for cold-chain stations
  • Hong Kong's Royale International Group opens two offices in Germany
  • Defending Against Pirates book untangles maritime law
  • Air China to fly from Beijing to Munich and Athens from May 11
  • Ningbo airport's international express package handling unit passes inspection
  • Chongqing airport first quarter cargo value surges 236pc

Exim Indiaweb site
  • Bulk fleet grows rapidly in Q1
  • Consolidation among shipping lines may not bring about expected benefits
  • Emirates Shipping Line enters intra Asia market with NIS service
  • FinMin may reduce service tax for coastal, inland shipping
  • Maiden Grand Alliance vessel calls at Vietnam, ships boxes directly to Hamburg
  • NCC takes delivery of chemical tanker
  • NYK in global ethical companies list for fourth consecutive year
  • OOCL christens 8,888-TEU OOCL Beijing
  • Piracy increasing costs for container vessels
  • Pirates set free after countries refuse to prosecute!
  • Govt to unveil strategy to double exports by 2014
  • Japan quake may boost demand for Indian seafood
  • MoS peeved by states snub while allocating waterfronts for development
  • RIL defers Rewas port, LNG terminal plans
  • Ministry to make changes in Carriage by Road Rules
  • CII proposes strategy to sustain 10 pc GDP growth
  • Consortium to prepare blueprint for Willingdon Island renovation
  • Honeycomb CFS wins inaugural Inter-CFS Cricket Tournament at Mundra

International Transport Journalweb site
MAY 2, 2011
  • Marathon project to reduce costs by maximising productivity of Europe's rail network
    The European Commission, together with the entire European rail sector, recognises the need for creating a cost-efficient and highly productive railfreight market as a central pill...
  • Gürbulak Transport purchases 30 Renault trucks
    Gürbulak Nakliyat, a Turkish service provider that specialises in the transport of containers, has added 30 Renault Trucks Premium 430.19 T 4x2 Euro 5 Alliance tractors to its flee...
  • China and India to modernize railway networks together
    The governments of China and India are focusing on the critical role railways play in promoting economic growth and want to expand and modernize their already vast networks. An Ind...
  • Citizens' association wants to stop new Berlin airport project
    A year before the planned opening of the new airport Berlin-Brandenburg International (BBI), the Berlin-Brandenburg Citizens Association (BVBB) has requested that the EUR 2.5 billi...
  • Southwest Airlines and AirTran Airways to merge today
    Southwest Airlines Co and AirTran Holdings Inc, the parent company of AirTran Airways (AirTran), were recently notified by the Antitrust Division of the United States Department of...
  • Zeeland Seaports: throughput continues to show upward trend
    The Q1/2011 throughput in the Zeeland ports increased by over 7%, in comparison with the same period in 2010. Given this positive result, the growth in throughput, which picke...
  • 24plus quality ranking goes to Heinrich Gustke GmbH
    The general cargo alliance 24plus has presented its 2010/11 quality ranking to Heinrich Gustke GmbH, based in Rostock (Germany). The company, which took second place last year, has...
  • Swissport International Group reshuffles top management
    Swissport International, a world leading provider of ground services to the aviation sector, has announced three top-management changes with effect from today (2 May 2011). Philipp...
  • Tiaca conference warns of 'significant disruption' if US enforces deadline for 100% cargo screening
    The air cargo industry, manufacturers, exporters, importers and consumers will face the prospect of a significant global supply chain disruption if the US Transportation Security A...
  • Freightliner signs new multi-million pound contract with Maersk Line
    The British rail transport provider Freightliner has signed a new multi-million pound contract with Maersk Line. The multi-year agreement provides Maersk with committed space ...
  • Containership with 15.25 m draught enters port of Antwerp
    The port of Antwerp (Belgium) has set yet another new record less than a month after the "MSC Emanuela" entered the history books as the containership with the deepest dr...
  • Hapag-Lloyd's future will be decided at the end of May
    Potential investors from China and Oman that are interested in acquiring shares in the German shipping company Hapag-Lloyd, are to present their bids for a minority holding in...
  • New UECC president
    Michael K'nig, president of the Union of European Chambers of Commerce and Industry for Transport (UECC), resigned from office at the association's general assembly, which was held...
  • Marshall Aerospace signs new three-year contract with DB Schenker Logistics
    Marshall Aerospace, the United Kingdom's leading, independent aerospace company, has awarded a new three-year contract to DB Schenker to provide logistics services for the movement...
  • Job market opening for Eastern Europeans only has slight effect on transport industry
    The full opening of the German, Austrian and Swiss labour market to citizens from Poland and other eastern EU countries, which took force on 1 May, should have little effect on the...
  • DHL - new refrigerated warehouse in Vienna
    DHL Global Forwarding, the air and seafreight expert in the German postal company DHL, has opened a new competence centre at Vienna airport to enhance the range of services for the...

Marine Logweb site
MAY 2, 2011
  • Bin Laden buried at sea from USS Carl Vinson
  • BOEMRE reduces offshore Massachussetts wind lease area
  • STX France gets order for zero-emissions ferry
  • Kleven to build LNG-fueled PSV for Rem Offshore
  • Maritime industry set for second Washington Sail-In

World Wide Shipperweb site
MAY 2, 2011
  • Port of Kalama celebrates KING FELIPE maiden voyage
  • Tentative labor deal approved for United Transportation Union
  • Federal numbers show more truck drivers buckling up
  • Horizon Lines reworks charter rates with CSX
  • Auctioneer moving to larger Washington location

Lloyd's Listweb site
MAY 2, 2011
  • Overordering hangover reduces appetite for new vessels
    Shipowners suffering from an over-ordering "hangover" contracted just 227 ships to be built at shipyards during the first three months of the year, the lowest volume since the third quarter of 2009
  • K-Sea loss halves as Kirby takeover nears
    New York-listed coastal barge operator reported revenues of $63.2m on the quarter
  • John T Essberger to acquire UCT
    German chemical tanker owner says deal is private
  • The bin Laden sideshow
    The Arab search for freedom will be the prime political source of pressure on oil prices in the near future, not the decade-long search for vengeance which has pulled the US into two wars
  • Revamp pays off for Deutsche Schiffsbank
    Restructuring sees German ship lender break even in 2010
  • TCC pursues shippers for breach of annual service contracts
    No-frills operator confirms to Lloyd's List it is asking 83 shippers for at least $23m in compensation after they failed to ship as much cargo with TCC as agreed
  • CSX comes to Horizon's aid with $12m charterhire discount
    Former parent accepts $3m a year less in annual charterhire for three ships on charter to struggling Jones Act container line
  • Eagle Bulk in talks with lenders over covenant breach disagreement
    Lenders claim supramax owner was in breach of covenants for the first quarter of 2011
  • Evergreen books $45m net income in first quarter
    Taiwan boxship owner's return to black largely due to a gain in the company's investment portfolio
  • STX mulls Dalian listing
    Korean shipowning, shipbuilding and offshore conglomerate eyes Hong Kong and Singapore for busy shipyard
  • Wake-up call
    Transpacific container lines could be able to claim up to $4bn in damages if every carrier pursued their customers for breach of contract
  • Star Reefers reactivates laid-up vessels
    Scottish Star and Canterbury Star back into service rates improve
  • China manufacturing growth slows
    Economic tightening measures to continue as China allows yuan to continue a gradual appreciation against international currencies
  • Doha Round ends in deadlock
    Members of the World Trade Organisation agreed to continue talking rather than declare the protracted Doha Round a failure
  • Concordia braced for weak 2011
    Tanker owner says product tanker markets gradually strengthening from a very low level
  • Dockwise secures six contracts worth $34m
    Deals follow quiet first quarter for Dutch heavy lift specialist
  • Eidesvik Offshore and CGGVeritas in shipmanagement joint venture
    CGGVeritas Eidesvik Ship Management to manage a combined fleet of ten 3D seismic research vessels
  • Jan Arve Haugen to head up Kvaerner
    De-merger of Aker Solutions sees re-emergence of engineering name
  • Horizon Lines books first quarter loss
    US ocean carrier reveals it risks breaching senior secured credit covenants after June 30
  • Pirates release Indonesian multi-purpose vessel
    Samudera ship freed a day after Singapore chem/product tanker hijacked

Fairplayweb site
MAY 2, 2011
  • Pirates hijack product tanker
    The Singapore-flagged product tanker Gemini has been taken by pirates and the general cargo ship Sinar Kudus has been released, according to EU NAVFOR
  • CSX grants reprieve
    CSX has agreed to lower its rates for three containerships chartered by Horizon Lines to ease the carrier's liquidity squeeze.

The Journal of Commerceweb site
MAY 2, 2011
  • Begeman Sworn In as Third STB Member
    Ann D. Begeman took her post as a member of the Surface Transportation Board, in time to be ready for...
  • OCEMA Tries to Answer Chassis Questions
    The Ocean Carrier Equipment Management Association is launching a Chassis Provisioning Information section on the OCEMA Web site to help...
  • Diesel Rises 2.6 Cents to $4.124 per Gallon
    Retail diesel prices resumed their long upward trend after a one-week lull as the average price at the pump rose...
  • EZE Trucking Acquires Patterson Motor Freight
    Transportation acquisition activity reached the heavy haul trucking industry with EZE Trucking's purchase of Bakersfield, Calif.-based Patterson Motor Freight. ...
  • Steel Imports Rose in March
    U.S. steel imports totaled 2.445 million tons in March, up 32.5 percent from February's weak levels and up 19.1 percent...
  • ISM Index Shows Manufacturing Growth in April
    U.S. manufacturing expanded for the fourth consecutive month in April, according to a widely watched index that showed robust exports...
  • Japan Enacts $49 Billion Reconstruction Budget
    The Japanese Diet enacted a supplementary budget of $48.8 billion for fiscal 2011, which started April 1, after only five...
  • US Offices Worldwide on Terror Alert
    U.S. embassies and other government sites around the world were on alert Monday and the State Department issued...
  • Carriers, Ports Heighten Security
    Carriers and ports notched up their security programs Monday morning following the announcement that U.S. special forces killed Osama bin...
  • Hanjin Receives 10,000-TEU Vessel
    Hanjin Shipping took delivery of the fourth in a series of five container ships with capacities of 10,000 20-foot equivalent...
  • CSX Reduces Horizon Charter Rates
    Horizon Lines said its onetime parent, CSX, agreed to a $3 million annual reduction in charter rates on three ships...
  • Domestic Shipping Faces Choppy Waters
    The maritime shipping world as many in the United States see it can be divided into two parts, one under...
  • Denmark's DSV Boosts Revenue To Over $2 Billion
    DSV reported higher first quarter revenue and earnings driven by increased volume at its air, sea and trucking units. ...
  • Qatar Airways to Buy Cargolux Stake
    Qatar Airways said it expects to reach agreement in the coming weeks to acquire a 33 percent stake in the...
  • Yusen Logistics Profit More Than Doubles
    Yusen Logistics said its net profit surged 134.4 percent in fiscal 2010, which ended on March 31, from the previous...
  • Maersk Hikes Asia-Europe Rates
    Maersk Line announced a general rate increase on Asia-Europe trade lanes as part of what it calls a new "rate...
  • Merging Roads for Modes?
    For shippers and trucking companies, the road doesn't have to end at the water's edge. As truck capacity tightens, marine...
  • Rails on a Roll
    Railcar leasing giant GATX sees it. So does intermodal service provider Hub Group, and equipment builder American Railcar Industries. ...
  • Time to Pay the Driver
    Truck drivers may soon see solid evidence of economic recovery in their paychecks. Truck driver pay climbed 2.2 percent...
  • Wonderful World
    In his 1958 song "Wonderful World," Sam Cooke cataloged his ignorance. ("Don't know much about history ... biology ... geography...
  • The Rising Costs of Piracy
    U.S. and European shippers beware: It's going to cost a lot more to import goods from Southeast Asia and the...
  • Fixing Blame at the Gates
    Attendees at the March 31 Pulse of the Ports meeting in Long Beach saw a stark demonstration of what terminal...
  • NOL's New Chain of Command
    When Ng Yat Chung takes over as group president and CEO of Neptune Orient Lines in January, the former head...
  • Ports of the Future
    The April 18 National Port Summit in Chicago brought together leaders from the nation's seaports to discuss the future of...
  • A Multipurpose Ship for Short-Sea?
    The U.S. Navy and the Maritime Administration's marine highway program are sailing on intersecting courses, and the result could bring...
  • No Chemistry for Railroads, Shippers
    When a federal regulator throws up its hands and admits defeat in trying to pull railroads and key shippers together...
  • Crisis? What Crisis?
    The April 4 Editor's Letter, "Crisis Point," about federal financing of port projects ends with the line, "That may mark...
  • Osama bin Laden Confirmed Dead
    UPDATE 11:45 p.m. EST President Obama announced Sunday night that Osama bin Laden, the mastermind behind the terror September...

Containerisation Internationalweb site
MAY 2, 2011
  • Distractions from the bottom line
    Easter holidays, a Royal Wedding and May Day celebrations...there have been many distractions in recent weeks to divert attention away from the primary objective of business: to produce a return for shareholders
  • Hanjin takes control of latest 10,000TEU ship
  • TUSDEER to invest in more logistics space
  • DP World to introduce new management system at Jebel Ali
  • SITC sees softer margins

TradeWindsweb site
MAY 2, 2011
  • CECO seals dry exit
    Oslo-listed owner cuts ties with ailing segment as affiliate of founder Axel Eitzen coughs up cash to grab newbuilding contract.
  • Greek bulker busted in US
    Crew of Ilios Shipping vessel interrogated in New Orleans during two-week detention sparked by 'magic pipe' collar.
  • Help for Horizon
    New York-listed owner strikes deal with its former parent to slice $12m from charter bill.
  • Rem back at Kleven
    Norwegian owner adds third newbuilding at domestic shipyard, an LNG-powered offshore ship.
  • Platou in PSV play
    Norwegian finance house teams with Eivind Astrup in $84m PSV newbuilding project.
  • Ulstein Group goes Dutch
    Norwegian shipbuilder ties up second marine equipment deal in Netherlands, teaming with IDEA.
  • Eagle Bulk in breach
    Sophocles Zoullas-led owner locked in talks with RBS and other lenders amid claims it crossed loan covenants.
  • Russian cargoship under tow
    Crew safe after Sasco's Mikhail Lukonin lost power in bad weather in Sea of Japan.
  • Shih Wei on way up
    Taiwanese bulker owner has increased first quarter earnings after falling back in 2010.
  • NOCC notes tsunami cost
    Lars Solbakken-led car carrier owner says Japanese disaster will put pressure on rates this year.
  • Koreans buy into Noble
    Korea Investment Corp spends around $108m on small stake in Hong Kong shipping and commodities giant.
  • Kang admits Dalian plans
    STX supremo Kang Duk Soo confirms group's Chinese yard is being primed for a Hong Kong IPO.
  • Socar targets Turkey
    Azerbaijan oil company investing $17bn in port and refinery projects.
  • Berg to head Trans Viking
    Christian Berg quits Siem Offshore to head up IPO hopeful controlled by Christen Sveaas.
  • Taiwanese bulker grounds
    Probe begins as Dumun moved to anchorage after getting stuck off Gladstone with cargo of coal.
  • Eagle loses Heron
    US-listed owner reportedly sells 2001-built ex-Norden supramax for $23m.
  • Pirate attack foiled
    Iranian navy fires on two ships trying to hijack IRISL bulker Zarsan off Pakistan.

American Shipperweb site
MAY 2, 2011
  • Atlas Air to transport U.S. troops
    Atlas Air this month will begin operating passenger charter service for the U.S. Defense Department's Air Mobility Command using a leased Boeing 747-400, diversifying it's traditional business of providing air cargo capacity to airlines and the mil...
  • CSAV-Libra delete South America calls on Marco Polo
    CSAV and Libra-Montemar have pared down a service that previously linked the Indian Subcontinent to South Africa and the East Coast of South America. The service, according to research from American Shipper affiliate ComPair Data, now will be a pur...
  • Horizon gets charter rate on three ships cut
    Horizon Lines said Monday that it has finalized an agreement with CSX Corp. to have charter payments on three ships reduced. Under the agreement, charter hire expense has been reduced by $3 million annually, retroactive to January, through the Janu...
  • NWA omits sailings on transpacific loop
    A New World Alliance transpacific service appears to be temporarily shuttered, according to research from American Shipper affiliate ComPair Data. Three sailings of the PCE service, operated by NWA member APL, were omitted in April and all four sai...
  • CMA CGM to raise Asia/Europe rates
    Liner carrier CMA CGM said Friday it will raise rates on trades from Asia to Europe "In response to the recent drastic deterioration of freight rates." The increase, $225 per TEU, applies to shipments from all parts of Asia to all destinations in ...
  • Hanjin gets new 10,000-TEU vessel
    Hanjin Shipping said Monday that it has received the fourth of five 10,000-TEU vessels from Samsung Heavy Industries. The Hanjin Spain will be deployed later this week on the CKYH Alliance's NE6 service between Asia and Europe. It has a rotation o...
  • OOCL receives largest-ever ship
    The liner carrier OOCL said Friday it received the first of eight 8,888-TEU containerships from Shanghai-based Hudong'Zhonghua Shipbuilding Co. Ltd. The ships will be the largest in OOCL's fleet. The new vessel,OOCL Beijing,will be deployed on the...
  • U.S.-flag 'Sail-In' to D.C. this week
    U.S. maritime industry representatives will arrive in Washington for the second-annual "Sail-In" this Wednesday. The "grassroots education event" was developed to update Capitol Hill lawmakers and their staff about the benefits of maintaining a st...
  • TNT: Mail, Express report revenue gains
    Express report revenue gainsTNT, whose shareholders will vote May 25 on a plan to divide the company into two companies -- express, and postal and parcels -- said both units had increased revenues in the first quarter. TNT NV, the mail business th...
  • May 2011 Editorial

The Bunker Bulletinweb site
MAY 2, 2011
  • New Report: A focus on US-Canada joint spill response
    'No one agency or constituency should bear all the responsibility for improving oil spill response in transboundary areas.'
  • Fuel oil prices fall in Fujairah
    South Africa on Holiday.
  • Bunker market generally soft in Rotterdam
    LS products 'a little tight' in Hamburg.
  • Sulphur limits 'incomprehensible'
    Ferry operator warns of switch to road transport.
  • Moller-Maersk 'has faith in' mass flow meters
    Shipping group is 'evolving its policy' but long-term intention is to require suppliers to use MFM.
  • Samho tanker 'runs out of bunkers'
    Crew struggle without electricity and with shortages of drinking water.
  • Bunker prices firm as week starts
    Singapore and Hong Kong trading offices closed for public holiday.
  • The Credit Insurance Paradox
    We will almost certainly see more collapses, as a result of the industry's Darwinistic tendency to self-regulate.
  • Slight rise in Sinopec Zhoushan's bunker sales
    Company sold slightly more than 150,000 mt of bunkers in April, says source.
  • South China month-on-month fuel oil imports fall
    April's volume estimated to hover around 230,000 to 250,000 mt.
  • Arrival of 'mega-container vessels' seeks to address port critics
    Hambantota authorities hope to have disproved claims that the port cannot accommodate large vessels.
  • Chemoil reveals new boardroom lineup
    Appoints Mark Catton as company chairman and Lim Ah Doo as independent director.

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FROM THE HOME PAGE
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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