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April 4, 2011
The Business Timesweb site
Shipping News
  • Shipping conference focuses on accounting, tax, law
    Leading industry players, financiers, lawyers and analysts will gather in Singapore this month for The Singapore Shipping Conference 2011.
  • UAE special forces free hijacked ship
    United Arab Emirates (UAE) special forces has freed an Abu Dhabi-owned ship seized by pirates east of Oman in the Arabian Sea, a military official told state news agency WAM.
  • Brunswick sees China sales rising 25% in '11
    Brunswick Corp, maker of Boston Whaler fishing boats, has forecast sales growth of 25 per cent in China this year as the popularity of boating rises.

Sched Netweb site
  • Mumbai's JN Port clogs up as rail, labour, seasonal problems combine
  • Court renews Agility prosecution in Pentagon deception case
  • Agility breaks ground on new logistics facility in Malaysia
  • Court quashes carrier-terminal operator appeal against low-sulphur fuel rule
  • Fujian's Haicang bonded port area box volume up 21.6pc
  • Weiss Roehlig launches trans-Siberian rail freight service
  • Fewer drivers bring heavier loads to American LTL carriers
  • East Horizon Airlines to launch air cargo services in Afghanistan
  • Arab civil strife, Japanese disaster dents air cargo growth
  • Now that UPS rejects notion, talk turns to FedEx buying TNT

International Transport Journalweb site
APRIL 1, 2011
  • Swiss Post reports excellent results
    The Swiss postal service provider Swiss Post attained a very good result in 2010. The group's operating income climbed from CHF 8.56 billion in 2009 to CHF 8.74 billion last year. ...
  • Logwin doubling its Vietnam storage space
    The global logistics service provider Logwin, based in Grevenmacher (Luxembourg), has expanded its warehousing capacities at two locations in northern Vietnam. The group's Hanoi fa...
  • PL Shipping & Logistics becomes M+R Logistics (India)
    In September 2010, PL Shipping & Logistics finally became part of the worldwide M+R Spedag Group. The merger has now been fully completed and the new Indian subsidiary will cha...
  • Schmitz Cargobull extends board members contracts to 2016
    Schmitz Cargobull recently extended the contracts of board members Andreas Schmitz, Ulrich Sch'pker and Ulrich Sch'mer to 2016. The current 3-year contract of Schmitz (in charge of...
  • Large railcar orders for Greenbrier
    The Greenbrier Companies group, headquartered in Lake Oswego OR (USA), a supplier of transport equipment and services to the railway industry, has received orders for 4,200 railcar...
  • Korean Air Cargo now serves St Petersburg
    Korean Air has launched a twice-weekly cargo service to the Russian city of St Petersburg. A Boeing B747-400F with a 100 t capacity will be deployed on the Seoul Incheon-St Petersb...
  • AAT named Indonesia AirAsia's ground handler in Hong Kong
    Indonesia AirAsia, based in Indonesia, operates four flights a week between Hong Kong and Medan (Indonesia), deploying an Airbus A320. Hong Kong-based Asia Airfreight Terminal (AAT...
  • Boeing and EL AL sign B737 contract
    Boeing and the Israeli national carrier EL AL have signed a contract for four next-generation B737-900ERs, including reserve options for future aircraft. The four-airplane order is...
  • CP investing in North Dakota
    Canadian Pacific is investing USD 100 million in North Dakota between 2010 and 2012. CP plans to expand network capacity and enhance rail service in the northern US state, in order...
  • The Wabtec Corporation is optimistic for 2011
    The Wabtec Corporation has increased its 2011 full-year earnings guidance, on account of expected full-year revenue growth of about 15%. The company expects its first quarter 2011 ...
  • Stealth Logistics adds Volvo tractors to its fleet
    CLX Medical Inc, which carries out US freight transport activities as the Stealth Logistics Group (SLG), has added new Volvo trucks to its fleet. The addition of three 780 model Vo...
  • Estonian company to manage border crossing of trucks to Russia
    The Baltic Course, a Latvian international business magazine, has reported that Estonian interior minister Marko Pomerants is set to sign a contract with the company Girf to develo...
  • Germanischer Lloyd limits fleet in service activities in Japan
    The German assurance, consulting and classification company Germanischer Lloyd (GL) has temporarily suspended surveys and other services for ships to the north and east of Nagoya. ...
  • Finnish ports of Kotka and Hamina to merge
    The Finnish ports of Kotka and Hamina will merge on 1 May, thus forming the country's largest export hub. The city of Kotka will own 60% of the entity, and the city of Hamina 40%. ...
  • HHLA increases market share and profit
    Hamburger Hafen und Logistik AG (HHLA) took advantage of the global economic recovery in financial 2010 to record strong growth in its operating performance and earnings. Container...

Marine Logweb site
APRIL 1, 2011
  • Pollution in Pago Pago brings $1 million penalty in D.C. District Court
  • Trinity Offshore launches shallow draft skimmer for MSRC
  • Alaska Ship & Drydock hosts ferry christening
  • APL to scan Yokohama export containers for radiation
  • Brittany Ferries teams with STX France to develop eco-friendly super ferry
  • New tank coating optimizes chemical tanker earnings potential
  • A2SEA wind turbine installer to get Siemens equipment
  • Austal USA holds groundbreaking ceremony

World Wide Shipperweb site
APRIL 1, 2011
  • Port of Tacoma files suit against Thurston County
  • Port of Seattle efforts advance aviation biofuels
  • Washington State Ferries adding new online tool
  • Foss earns Coast Guard nod for completing vessel exams
  • US Rail freight numbers beat previous week's tally

Lloyd's Listweb site
APRIL 1, 2011
  • Record suezmax deliveries set to hold back earnings
    Entire crude tanker sector 'will have to cope with poverty' as 2011 prospects look bleak
  • Capesize gloom set to return after brief recovery
    Rates improvement will be short-lived as owners re-enter the market
  • Queensland floods cost 30m tonnes of lost coal production
    Australia's Queensland state lost up to 30 m tonnes of coal production when heavy rains and a cyclone battered the eastern seaboard between November and February, exacting a higher economic toll on one of the most resilient economies than first estimated, government and private figures show
  • Volume of oil products held in floating storage rises 22% in a month
    Some 55 tankers are chartered for temporary floating storage of 3.7m tonnes of oil product and 5.5m tonnes of crude in March, according to monthly figures released by London-based shipbroker Gibson
  • No Japanese coal rush for panamax bulk carriers
    A widely anticipated Japanese coal rush is not expected to have a major impact on the dry bulk market
  • MISC unveils plans to sell boxship trio by tender
    Malaysia's MISC has put three handysize boxships up for sale, a month after the owner reported losses of RM452.3m ($149.4m) in its liner business for the nine months to December 31, 2010
  • Who's next in bailout chain?
    There is speculation that the leniency shown to major shipping companies will not be extended further down the food chain
  • Failure to end Somali piracy breeds crime elsewhere
    Piracy is spreading east and anyone who has excused the naval inaction should hold their hands up and take the blame
  • Future of maritime jewel under threat
    Unless a home can be found for the working library at the Imarest, this magnificent collection of shipping reference books will be no longer available for student or researcher
  • Felixstowe builds up to opening of new berths
    UK's largest box hub puts its new cranes ' the largest in the world ' through final tests, with summer start pencilled in
  • Gledhill 'relatively optimistic' on Far East-Europe pick-up
    Felixstowe boss 'relatively optimistic' about container volumes out of the Far East to Europe for 2011
  • ABP looks to stay one step ahead with Southampton box expansion
    Pushing ahead with its 750,000 teu container berth expansion at Southampton
  • Unions reject P&O Ferries pay rise offer
    Proposed increase of 2% rejected while 3% offer at Stena being considered
  • Genmar aims to clear all pending cash issues via $53m follow-on
    Proceeds to fulfil Metrostar deal requirements, pay for final tanker
  • Shipping needs to toe the line in saving natural resources
    Building thousands of large boxships only to demolish them halfway through their lifetime seems a waste of resources so colossal
  • Foreclosures and arrests to soar as ship values rise
    'Surprisingly strong' secondhand vessel prices prompt predictions of radical restructuring, says Norton Rose
  • China Ocean Shipbuilding trims losses in 2010
    Reduces losses to Yuan867m ($132.2m) from Yuan1.9bn in 2009
  • Global trade volumes set to slow as Japan earthquake takes its toll on supply chains
    Cargo volumes likely to shrink following earthquake and tsunami
  • Japan talks down boxship radiation threat
    No firm evidence boxships calling Tokyo or Yokohama hit by dangerous levels of radiation
  • 'Business as usual' as Torvald Klaveness splits
    Norway shipowner moves to assure customers as business divided between brothers
  • China's fleet yet to get a full global workout
    Fresh analysis of ship movements in Asia shows domestic trade is focus ' but how long for?
  • Green Reefers sells Green Terminals unit
    Offloads cold store terminals business for $12.5m
  • APL to scan Japan export boxes for radiation
    Line to ensure no cargo delays as it steps up safety measures
  • TAL prices share offering
    Box lessor fixes price at $36 per share
  • Japan yards warn of delivery delays as work resumes
    Delays of between two to five months possible as some shipbuilders recommence operations

Fairplayweb site
APRIL 1, 2011
  • Seadrill signs up Dockwise
    DOCKWISE, the Dutch heavy-lift operator, said it has signed a deal to provide transport for rig operated by Seadrill Management, including its subsidiaries
  • Crude price rises to mid-2008 level
    CRUDE'S price rose today to a level last seen two and a half years ago, as continued Middle East upheavals continued to stoke supply concerns
  • Beluga seeks to return
    INSOLVENT project shipping group Beluga is reportedly aiming for a comeback after a trade-off with its investor and lender Oaktree Capital Management
  • Transatlantic makes major changes
    SWEDEN'S Transatlantic has announced plans to spin off of parts of its offshore/icebreaking business
  • Trailer Bridge's bond refinancing nears
    NASDAQ-listed Trailer Bridge has reported progress on its bond refinancing, as well as weakened backhaul business out of Puerto Rico
  • Koo's fined for bilge dump
    TAIWANESE shipowner Koo's Shipping has been fined $1M fine for illegally dumping bilge water from one of its reefer vessels
  • Vale confirms Agnelli exit
    BRAZILIAN iron ore major Vale has confirmed that it will replace CEO Roger Agnelli, bowing to pressure from the federal government
  • 2 dead, 1 missing after collision
    TWO MARINERS were killed and another is missing after a small tanker and a fishing boat collided today in the Philippines
  • Six seek top IMO job
    SIX MEN are seeking to be the next secretary-general of the IMO ' the most candidates ever to stand for election
  • India rises in chemical market
    RISING demand from India is providing support for chemical tanker markets, Singapore shipbroker Eastport Global said today
  • Refinery shutdowns boost LR1 demand
    REFINERY shutdowns caused by Japan's recent earthquake are starting to affect LR1 tanker rates, brokers have told Fairplay
  • Venezuela boost seen on VLCC rates
    A SHARP rise in oil shipments from Venezuela is expected this year, which might spell relief for the VLCC market's weak freight rates, according to a Pareto analyst
  • APL to scan Japan exports
    APL ANNOUNCED today that it will begin scanning containers being exported from its marine terminal in Yokohama for radiation
  • Brazil gives green tick for STX OSV plan
    NORWEGIAN shipbuilder STX OSV told Fairplay today that its plan to build eight LPG carriers for Transpetro at a new Brazilian yard has moved a step closer
  • MOL sees crew squeeze
    MOL PRESIDENT Koichi Muto warned today that a large number of global newbuilding deliveries will result in a shortage of seafarers this year

The Journal of Commerceweb site
APRIL 1, 2011
  • YRC Worldwide Reorganizes Financial Team
  • House Passes Long-Sought FAA Bill
  • APM to Operate Peruvian Terminal
  • Aerospace Executive Favors Korea Free Trade Agreement
  • UPS, FedEx Form Clean Fleets Partnership
  • LaHood to Keynote Marine Highways Conference
  • Manufacturing Index Growth Slows Slightly
  • Asia Air Freight Rates Slide to 17-Month Low
  • Ocean Carrier Pleads Guilty to Polluting
  • Traffic Deaths Drop 3 Percent in 2010
  • Spring Snowfall Closed UP Tracks in Donner Pass
  • Trucking Scrambles to Add Jobs in March
  • Cargo Diversion
  • Acts of God and Carrier Liability
  • When Disaster Strikes
  • Crisis Point
  • Danaos Completes Financial Restructuring
  • Cargolux Returns to Profit in 2010
  • APL to Scan Japanese Export Boxes for Radiation
  • Yusen, NYK Logistics Merge in Americas
  • Grand Alliance, ZIM, Hyundai Start All-Water Loop
  • Trailer Bridge Swings to $2.3 Million Loss

Containerisation Internationalweb site
APRIL 1, 2011
  • Cote D'Ivoire: is the end near?
  • Deutsche Bahn raided
  • Lidinsky: 'Don't overreact' to Japanese nuke threat
  • Nigerian ports on a knife edge
  • More bunker trouble for carriers

TradeWindsweb site
APRIL 1, 2011
  • Floatel scores extension
    Oslo-listed offshore accommodation player's contract backlog tops $423m as Statoil indulges in rig option.
  • Merwede profit rockets
    Netherlands-based shipbuilder's income leaps following market reversal.
  • Signal seals Kirby order
    US yard group makes good on a promise to return to shipbuilding with $47m newbuilding contract.
  • All change at Transatlantic
    Boss quits as Swedish owner considers separate offshore listing while acquiring bulker owner Osterstroms.
  • Dockwise gets a boost
    Dutch heavy-lift owner to transport all rigs operated by Seadrill.
  • Swedish Club makes $30m
    Lars Rhodin led insurance mutual sets the ball rolling on what is expected to be a financially favourable year for all.
  • Condor captain off duty
    Chief officer of ferry involved in fatal Channel crash also non-operational as probe continues.
  • Ashika four guilty
    Shipping boss, captain and two others face 10 years in prison after being convicted of manslaughter in Tongan ferry trial.
  • China Merchants on rise
    Hong Kong-listed terminals group sees 2010 proft soar as volumes grow 21%.
  • Are ships an aphrodisiac?
    Why all the nice girls love shipowners more than sailors, introducing a friendly banker and fighting in the insurance market.
  • Dredger hits gas pipe
    Fountain of gas and condensate erupts in the Gulf of Mexico after accident.
  • Red ink for Trailer Bridge
    Nasdaq-listed owner posts fourth quarter loss but boasts significant progress with refinancing effort.
  • Cargoship grounds
    Traffic resumes in Canada after grounded cargo vessel is removed.
  • New5 in Numb3rs
    Polembros snares KLC VLCC exile at a knockdown price while TEN's shuttle tanker order starts to take shape.
  • Halifax wields the axe
    Irving-owned Canadian shipbuilder laying off 50 workers as projects are completed.
  • Danaos does the business
    John Coustas-led containership owner refinances newbuilding programme to the tune of $818m.
  • Fincantieri to buy Davie
    Italian yard group and Finmeccanica step in with potential rescue of bankrupt Canadian shipbuilder.

American Shipperweb site
APRIL 1, 2011
  • CMA funds Education Foundation
    The Connecticut Maritime Association (CMA) has formed a charitable foundation to promote and support maritime-related education and endowed it with a $500,000 donation. TheCMA Education Foundationwill award scholarships to further maritime educati...
  • MOL merges crewing companies
    Mitsui O.S.K. Lines said two of its group companies ' International Marine Transport Co., Ltd. and MOL Tankship Management Ltd. ' have agreed to merge, effective April 1. The new company will operate as MOL Ocean Expert Co. The merger was approved ...
  • Danaos completes refinancing plan
    The Greek containership leasing company Danaos said it had completed a comprehensive financing plan which will fund a newbuilding program for 13 ships with aggregate capacity for 129,250 TEUs. The plan provides for new financing of $818 million, in...
  • Koo's Shipping fined for dumping oil bilge
    Koo's Shipping Co., a Taiwanese corporation, pleaded guilty in U.S. federal court Thursday to charges of making false statements, knowingly failing to accurately maintain an oil record book as required by international treaty and U.S. law, and for...
  • Maersk increases Puerto Rico rates
    Maersk said it will increase freight rates for containers with scrap metal and wastepaper moving from Puerto Rico to China, Hong Kong, Indonesia, Japan, South Korea, Malaysia, Philippines, Singapore, Taiwan, Thailand, Vietnam, Cambodia, India, Paki...
  • Trailer Bridge reports $2.9 million loss
    Trailer Bridge, a roll-on/roll-off liner service provider in the U.S., Puerto Rico and Dominican Republic trade, reported a loss of $2.9 million in the fourth quarter ending Dec. 31, 2010, compared to a $1 million profit in the same 2009 period.Re...
  • Carriers calling Japan watch for radiation
    APL said Friday it will begin large-scale radiation scanning of containerized Japanese exports delivered to its marine terminal in Yokohama. The Singapore-based liner carrier said it has been doing limited scanning since March 26, but no radiation...
  • TAL prices stock offering
    The container leasing company TAL International Group said Thursday that it has priced a secondary offering of its 5.5 million shares of stock at $36 per share. The company will sell 2.5 million shares for an aggregate $90 million while an existin...
  • Batteries not included
  • Editorial April 2011

The Scandinavian Shipping Gazetteweb site
APRIL 1, 2011
  • Changes at TransAtlantic ' CEO resign
    TransAtlantic's Board has announced strategic changes in the group's operations. The decision means preparations are being made for a demerger of the company in its activities Industrial Shipping and Offshore
  • TransAtlantic sells three roro ships
    TransAtlantic will sell the three RoRo carriers Ortviken, Östrand and Obbola to SCA Transforest, which has decided to exercise its purchase option. The carriers have been chartered to SCA for
  • Indian Navy captures 61 pirates from one mothership
    "The International force should do like the Indian Navy: Sink the pirates' motherships take them out of business", says Jan Fritz Hansen, Deputy CEO of Danish Shipowners Association in a
  • Norwegian tug sold to Norway
    The Danish flagged tug Western Seqi has been sold to Norway and is now part of the tug fleet in Narvik, Norway. The Western Seqi was originally built for Norwegian

The Bunker Bulletinweb site
APRIL 1, 2011
  • Hong Kong premiums down
    Premium is a drop from the records witnessed in March of $26-30/mt
  • Bunker prices surge to new high
    Crude futures settled at a two-and-half-year high on higher than forecast US job growth in March and weakness in the US dollar.
  • Matson continues to hike surcharge
    The changes will take effect on May 1.
  • Fears of bunker spill recede
    Vessel successfully refloated.
  • Prices return to 2008 levels in Middle East hub
    Fujairah MGO prices breach $1,000
  • Newbuild will be among the most 'fuel efficient' vessels in class
    Norwegian Car Carriers says 6,500 CEU vessel will 'meet all currently known future emission requirements.'
  • MGO prices close to three-year high
    Bunker markets firm across Europe.
  • Bigger role for LNG and biofuels
    But DNV says nuclear powered ships will 'initially struggle to get public acceptance'.
  • UK port looks at proposals to improve bunker infrastructure
    Falmouth 'Masterplan' calls for investments of $170 million over the next five years.
  • Asian bunker prices climb to 30-month high
    Enquiries 'low' across Asia's main bunker hubs, traders say.
  • Japan may support initial demand for Singapore's LNG
    Singapore's first LNG facility 30% complete and ready to start operations in the second quarter of 2013.
  • New coating system to cut bunker fuel costs
    Less bunker fuels consumed during cargo tank cleaning process with International Paint's new product.
  • Grounded vessel sparks bunker spill alert in Ireland
    Protective booms placed around the Pantanal, while two tug boats will try to refloat it today.
  • South China fuel oil stocks slightly down
    Volumes fall as there were no inflows into the terminals.
  • Extra slow steaming curbs CSCL fuel costs
    'Locking' fuel also help offsets the impact of rising oil prices, says chairman.

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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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