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November 4, 2011
The Business Timesweb site
Shipping News
  • Dry bulk carrier rate could hit bottom next week
    Freight rates for capesize dry bulk carriers on key Asian seaborne routes could hit a bottom over the next week on rising Chinese demand for relatively cheap iron ore.
  • Global shipping industry facing major downturn
    The global shipping industry is experiencing a downturn that is worse than that seen during the 2008 financial crisis, China's transportation minister said. Speaking at an industry conference on the Chinese island province of Hainan yesterday, Li Shenglin said there was no end in sight to the ongoing shipping downturn.
  • UK urged to include int'l shipping emissions in 2050 climate targets
    Britain should include international shipping emissions in its climate targets to 2050, in an effort to regulate the growing carbon footprint of the sector, a body which advises the government on climate action said yesterday.

Sched Netweb site
  • Transpac rates up 4.3pc to US$1,543/FEU after 22-month decline
  • Occupy Oakland shuts port, Maersk, APL pull boxes to stop reefers exploding
  • Qingdao volume up 9.5pc in 9 months, boxes up 10.6pc to 9.8 million TEU
  • US west coast containerised imports shrink 7pc, exports rise 1pc in Sept
  • Taiwan's big 3 plunge into loss on deteriorating market, rising costs
  • Commissioner objects to FMC order for full TSA- WTSA transcripts till May
  • Guangzhou's Nansha port area aims to become Asian logistics hub
  • Bunker, lube, wages expected to become highest ship operating costs
  • China to build railway logistics facility for grain in Heilongjiang
  • US electrical exports enjoy boom to China, Canada, Mexico, Korea
  • NYK enters Brazil's cabotage trade with 10pc buy-in of Maestra
  • Quake blamed as Japan's Yusen Logistics half-year profit declines 16.6pc
  • Russia's richest man buys SOE Freight One, owns 40pc of nation's railcars
  • Vietnam to match as Guangxi build expressways to Vietnamese border points
  • Cargotec inks MoU to start strategic cooperation with Rosmorport in Russia
  • China's air carriers growth hampered by mainland curfews, bottlenecks
  • TIACA says night-flight bans will add consumer costs and pollution
  • UK air cargo safety rules 'threaten British export competitiveness'

Exim Indiaweb site
  • HK shipping associations seek subsidies to adhere to emission standards
  • SCI takes delivery of Supramax bulk carrier
  • Slow iron ore demand takes Baltic dry index to three-week low
  • India, Asean tottering towards finalising services trade pact
  • Pak accords MFN status to India after 15 years
  • JN Port dredging expected to commence soon
  • Downgrade fear looms large over India
  • E&Y foresees India growing faster than China in 2013
  • RBI extends sops to exporters by a year
  • RBI rate hike will impact export competitiveness: Fieo

International Transport Journalweb site
NOVEMBER 3, 2011
  • CSX reports record operating income in Q3
    The CSX Corporation, a leading US transport company based in Jacksonville, FL, has made third quarter net earnings of USD 464 million compared to USD 414 million last year. This is...
  • Gefco offers new services to Central Asia
    Gefco recently opened a new route between Latvia and Central Asia that will be used to deliver new vehicles to Kazakhstan, Uzbekistan, Mongolia and Tajikistan. Vehicles are picked ...
  • Highway expansion project in eastern India
    India's cabinet committee on infrastructure has approved a project to expand the Birmitrapur-Barkote section of national highway 23 in Orissa to four and two lanes, with paved shou...
  • Stricter exhaust norms for trucks in London
    Exhaust norms for driving in London's low-emission zone (LEZ) are set to change in January 2012. Trucks will be expected fulfil the Euro 4 exhaust norm for particulate matter, and ...
  • Carsten Fuhlendorf new Hellmann CFO
    Carsten Fuhlendorf took over the management of the finance department as CFO of the global service provider Hellmann Worldwide Logistics group, based in Osnabrück, on 1 November. (...
  • OOCL figures for first nine months
    OOCL said that volumes handled in the third quarter (to 30 September) were 6.6% up on the same period last year. Revenues decreased by 8.3% to USD 1.441 billion. Volumes increased ...
  • Boeing delivers 300th B777-300ER
    Boeing's best-selling B777, the B777-300ER, passed its 300th delivery recently, when first-time customer Biman Bangladesh received a unit. The B777-300ER had 543 orders on 30 Septe...
  • Emirates SkyCargo hits 100% in use of e-AWB from Dubai
    Emirates SkyCargo, a leading player in the industry's move towards e-freight, has added further momentum to the drive by announcing that electronic air waybills (e-AWBs) are now be...
  • EU and Sri Lanka to boost mutual air transport
    The European Commission and Sri Lanka concluded an aviation deal in Colombo last week, which will provide a legal basis for the development of future aviation relations between Sri...
  • K Line adds Korea-Philippines-Indonesia container service
    Kawasaki Kisen Kaisha (K Line) has added a new weekly service from Korea to the Philippines and Indonesia as a slot operator. The port rotation of the Jaseco-K link is Xingang, Pye...
  • Evergreen Line adjusts intra-Asia services
    The Evergreen Line will realign its fleet deployment and launch new services this month, as a reaction to developments in intra-Asian waterborne trade. Two new loops will replace E...
  • DSV increases sales and profit in first nine months
    DSV, a transport and logistics services provider based in Brondby (Denmark), increased sales in the first nine months of the year, from EUR 4.23 to 4.4 billion. The operating resul...
  • Dimotrans to open new head office in 2012
    Groupe Dimotrans, a French forwarding and logistics company, is building a new head office in Pusignan near Lyon. The building with 51 docking stations will be opened in April 2012...
  • Norbert Dentressangle to deliver Bradnam coffins in Scotland
    Bradnam Joinery, an English coffin and casket specialist, has appointed Norbert Dentressangle to provide flexible and cost-effective transportation in Scotland. Bradnam coffins are...

Marine Logweb site
NOVEMBER 3, 2011
  • Interocean American Shipping gets SBX-1 contract
  • Donjon-SMIT names Raymond Lord president
  • Scottish yard to build two hybrid Ropax ferries
  • Helsinki shipyard starts production of second icebreaking supply vessel
  • COSCO (Zhoushan) Shipyard books order for two bulkers

World Wide Shipperweb site
NOVEMBER 3, 2011
  • Greenbrier breaks revenue record during fiscal fourth quarter
  • Tacoma financial incentives program aims to take older trucks out of service
  • Mileage rewards scheme online at Portland International Airport
  • APL taking new measures to ensure safety of reefer boxes
  • Cathay Pacific Airways receives new Boeing freighter

Lloyd's Listweb site
NOVEMBER 3, 2011
  • Bulk deliveries in 2011 to hit record 95m dwt
    Newbuilding volumes counterbalanced by scrapping, but weak rates set to persist
  • Rotterdam warns of stalling growth
    Port predicts slowdown in fourth quarter after sub-2% cargo rise in first nine months
  • Top boxship fleets lose up to 24% of value in 2011
    Latest service from VesselsValue.com shows true impact of overcapacity on ships' worth
  • OceanFreight shareholder fails to win restraining order against DryShips takeover
    New York judge says petition unlikely to succeed on its merits
  • Transatlantic MR tankers see earnings slide as arbitrage closes
    Owners said to be 'despondent' as returns drop closer to operating costs
  • Offshore exploration likely to rise 18% next year
    Investment bank polls companies drilling wells in fields of at least 100m barrels
  • Deepwater basins attract exploration
    North Sea, Greenland and Falklands on the list of up and coming prospects
  • US Gulf springs back to life after moratorium
    Recent deals also point to buoyant West Africa and Guiana among the core basins
  • Red Sea deathtraps
    The latest ferry disaster shows lessons still have to be learned
  • 1,200 rescued after Red Sea ferry fire
    One dead in accident off Aqaba on board vessel carrying migrant workers
  • Slow economic activity puts lay-up on agenda
    A number of variables must be considered before a vessel is committed to being taken out of service
  • Product tanker captured off Nigeria
    Unknown number of crew being held
  • When headlines run away
    Misinformation crops up easily in covering shipwrecks
  • Supramax 'bloodbath' in the Pacific
    Rates drop 30% in a fortnight on Indonesia-India coal lane as oversupply hits market
  • FreeSeas debt payback gains momentum from handymax sale
    Cantor drops coverage as Greek bulker owner sees first-half figures hit by vessel impairment losses
  • Genmar in the balance after another quarter of losses
    Company cancels conference call and fails to reveal cash balance
  • Owners risk violating German flag act
    Obtaining permission to flag out can affect validity of charter parties, liability and property insurance, loan securities and could breach EU competition and labour rules
  • Cut in MAIB probes raises union fears
    Agency says reduction is due to reclassification but Nautilus voices safety concerns
  • Falling down
    Maritime safety is too important to be compromised by short-term penny pinching
  • Owners of bulker Arion SB fined $750,000 over oil pollution
    Oregon judge finds call at Portland included a failure to maintain proper records of oil residue disposals and doctoring records of onboard waste-oil incinerator
  • Operating under US flag is too expensive, say carriers
    US Maritime Administration survey finds its nation's flag 2.7 times more costly than a foreign equivalent
  • Panalpina trims outlook
    No growth for airfreight and little for ocean freight
  • Rising costs cut into Cosco Corp profits
    Yard also hit by low dry bulk charter rates for owned fleet
  • Attica's $33.6m capital boost wins shareholder go-ahead
    Ferry owner will use funds for working capital against backdrop of industry losses
  • Marco Polo wins US Chapter 11 bragging rights
    Retainer paid by owner to lawyer after deciding to declare US bankruptcy is held to be enough to establish jurisdiction
  • Newcomer is the biggest draw at bankruptcy party
    Law firm with no previous exposure to shipping snares the first two Chapter 11 immigrants to arrive on US shores this year
  • Payment made Seaarland offshoots eligible for protection
    Retainer paid a week before Chapter 11 filing established 'property in the US'
  • Sembcorp profits slip but outlook remains strong
    Singapore yard says future looks 'intact' for offshore sector, especially deepwater
  • Stolt-Nielsen secures new $600m credit line
    Sum will be added to $300m bond issue to fund capital investment
  • Sovcomflot's bribery case saga takes another twist
    Tankers giant wins right to appeal against case being heard under English law instead of Russian

Fairplayweb site
NOVEMBER 3, 2011
  • DryShips seals OceanFreight deal
    GEORGE Economou's DryShips today completed its takeover of OceanFreight and a shareholder suit challenging the deal has been thrown out
  • Stolt-Nielsen unveils $600M deal for refinancing
    STOLT-Nielsen said today it has obtained commitments for a $600M senior secured revolving credit facility
  • TransAtlantic reports $37M in losses
    SWEDEN'S TransAtlantic has blamed international economic crises for its "unsatisfactory" turn to $140M in quarterly losses
  • Teekay LNG's follow-on offering priced
    NYSE-listed Teekay LNG has succeeded in pricing a large follow-on offering, marking the first equity sale by a US-traded shipping company since July
  • SCF wins UK approval for partial appeal
    SOVCOMFLOT has won UK court approval to appeal part of a British ruling against the Russian tanker grou
  • 'Tricking' sparks late Halloween US fine
    A BULKER'S owner and operating company have been fined $750,000 after pleading guilty to US oil pollution violations
  • Algoma triples earnings
    CANADIAN shipping corporation Algoma has reported tripled net earnings for the first nine months of 2011, following a recent fleet expansion
  • Arrested VLCC reported sold
    ONE OF TWO arrested VLCC sisters has reportedly been sold in Singapore
  • FreeSeas renegotiates debt
    NASDAQ-listed FreeSeas today finally told its investors how much it lost in the second quarter - more than four months after that period ended
  • EC sends Madrid back to the drawing board
    SPAIN'S yards are pledging to keep trying to fashion a new tax-lease scheme to finance ships, after the EC rejected Madrid's proposal yesterday
  • Slow return predicted for breakbulk to Libya
    GENERAL cargo shipments into war-torn Libya are only slowly resuming, the Africa Breakbulk conference is being told today in Bremen
  • Correction continues for Capesize iron ore
    THE CAPESIZE market continues quiet this week amid lower Chinese iron ore demand and rising Atlantic availability, Brokers told Fairplay today
  • Growth in bulker fleet seen
    ARCTIC Securities has revised up its forecast for growth in the drybulk carrier fleet
  • MISC steps up piracy fight
    MALAYSIA'S flagship carrier MISC said today it has converted a second box ship into a naval auxiliary vessel to address Somali piracy
  • Wilson reverses to losses
    WILSON today reported 3Q11 net losses but noted that spot rates in Europe's shortsea drybulk market have been recovering since the end of the quarter

The Journal of Commerceweb site
NOVEMBER 3, 2011
  • USDA's Sanchez on Options for US Companies in China's Cold Chain (Video)
    Jorge Sanchez, head of the agricultural trade office in Guangzhou for the USDA's Foreign Agriculture Service, speaks at the TPM Asia...
  • Senate Rejects Obama Transport Plan
    The Senate narrowly rejected a $60 billion transportation spending bill proposed by President Obama on Thursday, as many Republicans said...
  • STB Says Only UP Posted Adequate Revenue in 2010
    The U.S. agency that regulates economic issues between railroads and shippers says Union Pacific Railroad was the only major carrier...
  • Expeditors Overcomes Market for Record Profit
    Expeditors International of Washington improved net profit 11 percent in the third quarter to $106.6 million despite a 4 percent...
  • Operations Resume at Oakland as Protest Eases
    Cargo-handling operations at the Port of Oakland returned to normal Thursday morning following a night of disruptions from the Occupy...
  • Rotterdam Sees Traffic Rise, Expects Slow Year-End
    Rotterdam container traffic in the first three quarters of 2011 grew 7.7 percent year-over-year, but Europe's biggest port warned growth...
  • Full Speed Ahead for Railroads
    Intermodal rail traffic is maintaining good momentum this autumn even as the international shipping business moving containers on the water...
  • Battling to Stand Still
    Backers of two competing transportation plans are jockeying for support by selling their initiatives as job creators and taking shots...
  • Greenbrier Profit Rises 64 Percent on Record Sales
    Propelled by surging rail equipment demand, railcar and barge maker Greenbrier Companies saw profit jump 64 percent to $12.6 million...
  • Higher Pricing Boosts Roadrunner Profit 38.2 Percent
    Acquisitions, rate hikes and a surge in freight pushed revenue up 38.2 percent to $226.2 million in the third quarter...
  • Savannah Container Traffic Jumps 11.1 Percent
    Container throughput in September at the Port of Savannah jumped 13.5 percent sequentially from August and by 11.1 percent year-over-year....
  • Ray LaHood Wakes Up, Finally!
    Last month, while speaking at the Washington Post Fixing America's Foundation: Rebuilding Transportation Infrastructure conference, Transportation Secretary Ray LaHood cemented...
  • Amsterdam Schiphol Cargo Volume Falls 6 Percent
    Amsterdam Schiphol airport handled 6 percent less cargo in September than a year earlier, but Europe's third largest freight hub...
  • Maersk's Barfod Discusses No-Show Clause, Reefer Slow-Steaming Challenges (Video)
    Thue Barfod, refrigerated container business development manager at Maersk Line Hong Kong, discusses Maersk's new no-show clause with Stephanie Nall...
  • Currency Pulls Panalpina Profit Down 7 Percent
    Panalpina reported lower third quarter profit as a strong Swiss franc offset record ocean container volume and strong air freight...
  • Fines Against ILWU for EGT Protest Top $300,000
    The International Longshore and Warehouse Union was fined $65,000 for blocking access to a controversial grain terminal in Longview, Wash....

Containerisation Internationalweb site
NOVEMBER 3, 2011
  • New twist in eurozone crisis as Greek PM 'resigns'
    Finding himself in between a 'rock and a hard place' - having announced a referendum on the eurozone rescue plans for his country, but being told by EU leaders ...
  • Russia's rail freight arm privatised; but still Russian
    The transport division of Russia's state railway group RZD has been sold to Universal Cargo Logistics Holding (UCL), owned by Russian tycoon Vladimir Lissin. The ...
  • Climate change committee: include shipping in UK's emissions target
    The Committee on Climate Change (CCC) said in a report today that shipping should be included in the UK's climate change budgets, which under the Climate Change ...
  • New Yangtze terminal given go-ahead
    A proposal for a new terminal to be constructed in Wuhu, on the Yangtze River, has been given the green light after China's Ministry of Transport (MOT) approved ...
  • Weak transpac and Asia-Europe trade impacts OOCL's Q3
    OOCL is the latest carrier to see its Q3 financial results negatively affected by the weak volumes and plunging freight rates in the major east-west trades: its ...
  • Oakland shuttered by 'Occupy' protesters
    'Occupy Wall Street' movement demonstrators forced the closure of the US west coast port of Oakland last night with officials advising that maritime operations ...
  • Greek tanker falls to Somali pirates
    Although as yet unconfirmed by EUNAV FOR, the NATO Shipping Centre has advised that an 11,600 dwt Greek chemical tanker was pirated on Monday while sailing within ...

TradeWindsweb site
NOVEMBER 3, 2011
  • Port protest ends in tears
    Port of Oakland back online as police use tear gas to end violent Occupy Wall Street rally.
  • DryShips seals merger
    George Economou's bulker empire expands as shareholders approve $239m takeover of OceanFreight.
  • Even worse than 2008
    China's transport minister believes current shipping downturn to be worse than 2008.
  • Gulf Nav loss grows
    Dubai tanker owner posts bigger deficit in weak third quarter markets.
  • Algoma on the up
    Toronto-listed bulker and tanker owner turns in improved third-quarter result as revenues rise.
  • Greek tanker hijacked
    Gunmen seize Ancora Investment Trust ship off Nigeria, and supply ship also taken.
  • Cantor drops FreeSeas
    Greek bulker owner dealt another blow as analyst Natasha Boyden discontinues research coverage.
  • Silence threatens GMR
    Cancelled conference call fuels uncertainty as cash-strapped tanker owner's stock plummets 15% in early trading.
  • Pirates release Blida
    Algerian-owned bulker freed after ten months of captivity off Somalia following reported payment of $2m ransom.
  • Stolt swaps old for new
    Chemical tanker owner and storage operator bundles up existing credit lines into one.
  • SCF wins appeal approval
    Sovcomflot has been told it can contest earlier court ruling over bribery of former employee in its $800m corruption claim.
  • Freeseas sale cuts debt
    Nasdaq-listed owner re-jigs loan with Credit Suisse after disposal of Free Lady.
  • Passenger dies
    Man leaps to his death after blaze broke out on Pella in Red Sea off coast of Jordan.
  • Caspianmaxes coming
    New Baku shipyard to turn out six tankers a year to carry Kazakh crude, including two vessels of up to 70,000 dwt.

American Shipper - Ocean newsweb site
NOVEMBER 3, 2011
  • New fuel tested by Marad, Navy
    A fuel that is partially made by algae has been tested as part of a joint effort by the Departments of Defense and Transportation. Culture mixed with ultra low-sulphur diesel.
  • Vessel valuation service adds boxships
    The online ship valuation service VesselsValue has added containerships to its vessel categories. It now values containerships from feedermax (500 TEUs) up to ultra-large container vessel (18,000 TEU) size.

The Bunker Bulletinweb site
NOVEMBER 3, 2011
  • Conference focuses on emissions control and LNG fuel alternatives
    Vote was taken to determine IBIA's position on whether the organisation should lobby IMO to postpone the 0.1% cap in 2015.
  • Fujairah prices fall
    Supplies were tight for prompt dates.
  • EPA approves engine replacement grant
    The boat's old engines are from 1953 and 1960, decades before emission standards went into effect.
  • Rotterdam market softens
    High volume of enquiries in Hamburg.
  • Guilty pleas and $750,000 fine following US oil spill
    Owners and operators of a Cyprus-based ship have been convicted of environmental crimes following a spill in the Port of Portland.
  • Russian crude output up after new export duty regime
    New tax system designed to increase country's crude oil export at the cost of fuel oil.
  • Ship emission reduction measures 'must be global'
    Chamber of Shipping warns UK-specific ship emission reductions would be distorting, but agrees shipping should not be excluded from carbon targets.
  • Bunker prices falling in key Asian ports
    Prices lower despite slight increase in WTI crude futures.
  • Call for support on switch to cleaner fuels in Hong Kong
    Added cost to shipping firms for switching to low sulphur fuels pegged at $2-3 million per annum.
  • UK's shipping emissions 'should be included' in climate targets
    Committee on Climate Change review says UK's international shipping emission will be 'material', but admits calculations are uncertain.
  • Salvage efforts resume on Rena as weather improves
    Teams to re-establish on-board systems for fuel removal, says MNZ.
  • South China fuel oil imports down 33% in October
    Ample stocks of fuel oil at South China-based terminals.

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FROM THE HOME PAGE
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
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
Task force of five associations for the relaunch of Italian rail cargo
Rome
Initiative by Agens, Assoferr, Assologistica, Fercargo and Fermerci
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
Le Aziende informano
Il retrofit ibrido-elettrico di ABB guida i traghetti dei laghi italiani verso un futuro più sostenibile
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
Federlogistica, the possible collapse of road transport is a risk for the country
Genoa/Modena
Ruote Libere reports that the government only needs to allocate a little money to avoid having to deal with the real problems of road hauliers
Second edition of the European Maritime Transport Environmental Report published
Lisbon/Copenhagen
The new report indicates that promising progress has been made in several areas
WSC, MEPC must provide clear measures to decarbonise shipping this week
Washington
Wood-Thomas: It is not possible that these decisions can be postponed to guidelines developed in two years
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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