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May 5, 2011
The Business Timesweb site
Shipping News
  • Private security firms take on Somali pirates
    Upstairs in a public house on the English south coast, 18 men are preparing to take on the pirates of the Indian Ocean.
  • Q1 loss widens at Overseas Shipholding
    Overseas Shipholding Group, the largest US-based oiltanker owner, has reported a bigger first-quarter loss as shipping rates declined.
  • Daewoo Shipbuilding's profit doubles
    South Korea's second biggest shipbuilder Daewoo Shipbuilding and Marine Engineering said yesterday its first-quarter net profit more than doubled on strong orders of more expensive ships.
  • Cocoa price surge may end as Ivory Coast shipments resume

Sched Netweb site
  • Fresh troubles worsen Horizon's US$33 million first quarter loss
  • New World Alliance scraps sailings on transpacific PCE service
  • HSBC global survey finds widespread shipper confidence in trade's increase
  • The Containership Company to pursue shippers for breaking cargo vows
  • CMA CGM bond sale gains US$945 million - $145 million more than first sought
  • Hong Kong's Kerry Logistics launches global re-branding
  • APL volume up 12pc, but revenue per box off 2pc over 4 weeks
  • Yusen Logistics sees earnings rise 134pc in fiscal 2010
  • Fourcee India expands tank container operating business into Hong Kong
  • Canadians like US prospects if policymakers act, but not overreact
  • Independent truckers again battle LA port ban in court on June 10
  • Hactl air cargo volume down 9.3pc to 225,791 tonnes in April
  • Air China to start thrice weekly Beijing-Milan service June 15
  • TNT mail, express units first quarter revenues rise 4.3pc
  • FedEx, Delta extol virtues of Memphis aerotropolis
  • Smiths Detection designs software to enhance air cargo security

Exim Indiaweb site
  • Four cos bid for IWAI project to ship coal
  • Maersk Line adjudged best global shipping line for 18th consecutive year at AFSCA 2011
  • India to pay Iran for oil in rupees
  • India, Australia to hold talks on free trade
  • Export target, trade deficit within reach: Fieo
  • Govt abolishes import duty on sugar till June 30
  • Govt outlines strategy for doubling exports to $ 500 bn by 2013-14
  • Issue iron ore export licences, SC tells Karnataka
  • New markets propel exports by 37.5 pc in 2010-11, 44 pc in March
  • Oil dips: Price hikes inevitable
  • RBI's concern to rein in inflation understandable: Fieo

International Transport Journalweb site
MAY 4, 2011
  • Switzerland: higher railtrack prices strengthen Neat profitability
    Switzerland's major New Rail Link through the Alps (NEAT) project is economically balanced. This was the conclusion of an independent feasibility study commissioned by the Federal ...
  • Chinese to construct new airport in Chad
    The government of Chad has signed a USD 1 billion deal with CAMC Engineering Co Ltd, an incorporated company registered with the Ministry of Commerce of the People's Republic of Ch...
  • Kansas City Southern Railways reports 12% growth in Q1 revenue
    The US-based rail service provider Kansas City Southern Railways (KCS), headquarted in Kansas City, reported Q1/2011 revenues of USD 489 million, a 12% increase compared to the cor...
  • New partner for 24plus
    The general cargo alliance 24plus logistics network has found a new partner for the Munich region in the shape of ABC-Logistik München GmbH. The new partner is ...
  • Gefco Romania renews collaboration with Carrefour
    Gefco Romania has been responsible for the retail chain Carrefour's import flows since 2010. The goods are forwarded in 20 t units by truck from France to Romania. This c...
  • Stadler Rail expands presence in North America
    Stadler Rail AG has announced the opening of Stadler US Inc, in Westfield NJ (USA), which will serve customers in the USA and support sales of all the Stadler products in North Ame...
  • Truck traffic rising steeply on Austria's motorways
    Truck traffic on all of Austria's motorways and trunk roads has risen massively, particularly in the eastern part of the country and in Upper Austria. The fact was revealed in...
  • Memphis and Paris sign historic pact
    During the "Airport Cities World Conference and Exposition" held in April in Memphis TN (USA), a letter of intent between business and government officials from Memphis a...
  • AirBridgeCargo Airlines operates first scheduled flights to North America
    Russia's largest operator of scheduled freight flights, AirBridgeCargo Airlines, has launched a thrice-weekly service to Chicago O'Hare airport (USA), with immediate effect. The fl...
  • Horizon Lines reaches agreement with CSX
    Horizon Lines Inc, one of the USA's leading domestic ocean shipping and integrated logistics company based in Charlotte NC, has finalized an agreement with CSX Corporation to reduc...
  • Oaktree speaking of a profit
    The US financial service provider Oaktree is apparently making an effort to resume operations with significantly fewer staff and 16 ships in Beluga's former premises in Teerhof in ...
  • World's largest ro-ro ship calls at Philadelphia
    The world's largest ro-ro vessel, the MV "Tønsberg", operated by the Swedish/Norwegian shipping company Wallenius Wilhelmsen, recently called at the Packer Avenue Ma...
  • Ren' Kircil is new senior area manager at Traxon Europe
    Traxon Europe has selected Ren' Kircil as its senior area sales manager. Kircil is directly responsible for sales in the Middle East, as well as for the management of sales for the...
  • P&O Ferrymasters raises Sabic stakes
    The pan-European logistics provider P&O Ferrymasters is set for a major lift in earnings due to a new contract with Sabic, one of the world's top five plastics and petro-chemic...
  • Kuehne + Nagel Poland opens new office at Krakow Airport cargo hub
    The global logistics service provider Kuehne + Nagel has opened an operational branch office in Krakow, in addition to its existing sales office, in order to serve the growing dema...
  • TNT wants more stringent cost-saving measures
    TNT, the Dutch mail and logistics corporation based in Amsterdam, intends to cut costs in its ailing express division. When TNT announced its Q1 results for the current busine...

Marine Logweb site
MAY 4, 2011
  • Chief engineer of "monkey business" ship cops plea
  • Clarksons beefs up U.S. investment banking operation
  • Bordelon link enables CSA International to deploy GoM survey fleet
  • ABS introduces new standards and notations for drillships and MODU's
  • Antigua and Barbuda maritime administrations gains ISO 9001 certification
  • Su-Jou Kim makes management changes at STX Finland

World Wide Shipperweb site
MAY 4, 2011
  • Seattle port board tours Port of Quincy facilities
  • Trucking association asks Congress to streamline credentialing procedure
  • Port of Tacoma offering Friday the 13th bus tour
  • AAPA economic development seminar scheduled for July 11 -13 in Portland
  • Pair of new art exhibits on display at Portland Airport

Lloyd's Listweb site
MAY 4, 2011
  • VLCC benchmark rate rises after three-week slump
    Cargoes rise as traders and charterers return to work after Japanese and UK public holidays
  • Quiet times for boxship charters raise broker doubts
    Holidays or lack of demand cited as causes of low activity, with indices remaining flat
  • Bunker costs and weak dollar hold back Odfjell
    A steady increase in bunker prices, and the continuing strength of the Norwegian krone against the US dollar, are offsetting some of the gains made in the chemical tanker market by Oslo-listed Odfjell
  • Idle boxship fleet at lowest since 2008
    Containership lay-ups have fallen to their lowest level since late 2008 despite depressed freight rates and signs of weaker charter markets
  • Baltic Exchange wins regulatory approval
    Will launch dry freight derivatives screen within 'weeks'
  • Case study: how to buy a container swap
  • A shipper's guide to box freight derivatives
    (or how to hedge your bets)
  • Steering a course through derivatives
    Brokers guide aims to demystify trades for shipping bosses
  • Basel III: key points
  • Long-life lease rule changes make buyers think twice
  • Wrong policies for the right reasons
    It is time to make more balanced choices about environmental measures
  • Three schools with fantastic stories
    Focus trained on the education of our future maritime leaders
  • Mumbai rides a tide of entrepreneurship
    A mass, and a mess, of contradictions, Mumbai is pivotal to India's recent economic surge
  • Glencore IPO set lower than expected
    Offering likely to raise $10bn, reflecting fear among investors of end to commodities boom
  • North P&I drops hull and machinery move
    Taking on MSMI's book would lead to insufficient new business, says insurer
  • SCI still eyeing shipyard investment
    Involvement with more than one yard is considered as long-term fleet expansion plans continue
  • Survivtec buys rival Cosalt Marine for $50m
    Latest step in acquisition trail that started last year
  • Glencore announces price range for its planned initial public offering
    Cornerstone investors to subscribe for 31% of total offer that is targeted to raise $10bn
  • Asia-Europe freight rates hit 16-month low
    CTS statistics show box rate slide is gathering pace
  • Matson Navigation hit by $7m loss
    Container line suffers impact of increasing fuel costs and transpacific vessel capacity, despite 17% rise in revenue
  • Managing risk
    Moves to develop a market in container shipping paper products have run into a storm of controversy
  • Toll Group cuts cost of debt with fresh $400m borrowing
    Move is part of wider programme to refinance logistics company's debt
  • Spanish court sentences Alakran hijackers to 439 years' jail
    Finding points to government involvement in $3.5m ransom payment
  • Panalpina profit on container volumes outstrips maritime box throughputs
    First-quarter containers up 2% as logistics operator forecasts single-digit growth for sea freight
  • Gothenburg volumes hit record 233,000 teu in first quarter
    Swedish port's ro-ro traffic up 10% as car shipments surge 39%
  • PIL to connect Long Beach to Australia and New Zealand
    China Transpacific Service to be improved in response to rising demand for space from Australasia to Asia
  • Safe Bulkers holds charter earnings steady in first quarter
    Net income of $27m represents 15% slide from same time last year, when ship sale contributed half of Greek owner's profits
  • Gemini anchored off Somalia
    Hijacked chemical tanker's crew 'remains priority', says Glory Ship Management

Fairplayweb site
MAY 4, 2011
  • Tropical box volumes fall
    QUARTERLY losses for Tropical Shipping have widened on waning Caribbean volume, parent Nicor disclosed today
  • North puts off scheme
    NORTH P&I Club's directors said today uncertain markets have forced it to postpone new fixed-premium hull and machinery coverage
  • Coal demand buoys Panamax rates
    BROKERS told Fairplay today that China/India Panamax rates are rising, with both countries boosting coal imports this week
  • Totals fall at Algeciras
    APBA, the port authority for Algeciras, has said its box throughput slipped to 671,501teu in the first quarter
  • DSME doubles profits
    SOUTH Korea's DSME reportedly doubled its net profits in the first quarter to 238.7Bn won ($222M) from 114.8Bn won a year earlier
  • Why Russia barred gasoline exports
    AN ENERGY consultant told Fairplay today a gasoline shortage is being caused in Russia by the high profitability of exports
  • GENCO defends spot plan
    PROFITS of NYSE-listed GENCO have been cut by two-thirds, courtesy of its increasing exposure to depressed spot rates
  • NOL's revenues drop
    NOL SAID today its average revenues per feu from 12 March to 8 April were lower than in the same period last year, largely due to declining rates on the Asia/Europe route
  • EU-Indonesia timber deal agreed
    INDONESIA and the EU have reportedly agreed to a scheme aimed at ending export shipments of illegally sourced wood
  • US grain exports threatened
    HEAVY silting along the Southwest Pass on the Mississippi River is endangering grain exports
  • 'E-waste' tracking futile?
    ATTEMPTS by US regulators to track exports of used electronic equipment are insufficient to keep ships from being detained at foreign ports, according to an environmental group
  • More VLCC scrapping seen
    PRESSURE to scrap older VLCCs could mount as the oversupplied market continues to drag down freight rates in the face of growing crude demand, according to Poten & Partners
  • Aframax rates soften
    AFRAMAX owners are set for a quiet week as May Day and Japan's Golden Week holidays affect chartering activity, brokers in Singapore have told Fairplay
  • Baltic clings to payout
    BALTIC Trading continues to dole out dividends to its shareholders, despite failing to break even

The Journal of Commerceweb site
MAY 4, 2011
  • CSX Splits Stock, Hikes Dividend, Buys Shares
    CSX Corp., the parent company of CSX Transportation, announced it will split its stock, raise the dividend and buy back...
  • Q&A: US Port Security Before and After 9/11
    What did port security mean to the maritime industry before the September 11 attacks? Are enough measures in place today...
  • JOC Announces Dates for TPM 2012 and 2013
    The Trans-Pacific Maritime conference, The Journal of Commerce's largest event of year, will be held on March 4-6, 2012, and...
  • Martin Leaving as CEO of Waterways Council
    Cornel Martin is resigning as president and CEO of Waterways Council Inc., a trade association for the inland marine barge...
  • US Ready to Move on FTAs with Colombia, Panama, South Korea
    The Obama administration said Wednesday that it is ready to work with Congress on the approval of free trade agreements...
  • Former TCC Customers Told to Pay Obligations
    The Danish administrator appointed to oversee The Containership Co.'s financial restructuring is asking the defunct trans-Pacific line's former customers to...
  • Canadian Longshoremen Ratify Labor Contract
    Canadian longshoremen ratified a watershed contract that should guarantee labor peace at the country's Pacific Coast ports for eight years....
  • Tropical Shipping Losses Doubled in First Quarter
    Tropical Shipping's first quarter operating loss widened to $1.2 million from $500,000 a year earlier as shipping volume for the...
  • Rickmers Upgrades India-Europe Service
    Project and heavy-lift specialist Rickmers-Linie said it is adding four ships to its India-Europe service to take advantage of an...
  • Dockworkers Strike APM Terminals Algeciras
    Over 300 dockworkers at APM Terminals in the Spanish port of Algeciras on Monday stopped work to protest a wage...
  • Panalpina First Quarter Profit Grows 22 Percent
    Panalpina Group reported double-digit growth in profit during the first quarter and said it expects air and ocean freight markets...
  • Matson Swings to First-Quarter Loss
    Matson Navigation swung to an operating loss of $7.4 million in the first quarter ended March 31 from a profit...
  • Drewry Spot Rate Climbs 8.9 Percent
    The Drewry Container Rate Benchmark for eastbound trans-Pacific shipping climbed 8.9 percent in the week ending Monday, the second week-to-week...
  • India's Adani Group Acquires Australian Terminal
    India's Adani Group acquired Abbot Point Coal Terminal, a dedicated coal export facility, in Queensland, Australia, from North Queensland Bulk...

Containerisation Internationalweb site
MAY 4, 2011
  • CMA CGM, Maersk and Hanjin to hike rates
  • Asia - Europe drags APL down
  • Toll refinances debt and concludes Mitchell deal
  • Mothballed box fleet at 30-month low
  • CSAV sinks further into the red

TradeWindsweb site
MAY 4, 2011
  • Coustas issues warning
    Chief executive of US-listed containership owner says orderbook "should be closely observed" following competitive first quarter.
  • FBR's 'quick picks'
    US investment bank says shares of Peter Georgiopoulos-led bulker duo are the best way to play a near term uptick in rates.
  • Quake stalls Keppel order
    Singaporean shipbuilder postpones construction of Oslo IPO hopeful's $200m rig following delays in Japanese steel imports.
  • Term score for K Line
    Japanese owner's support vessel arm wraps up work for new platform supply vessel in the North Sea.
  • Lazard downs Eagle
    Nasdaq-listed bulker owner suffers downgrade as New York equity analyst reacts to fears surrounding $1.2bn debt dispute.
  • Damp distress for cargoship
    Rescue boats help Norwegian vessel that sprang a leak and broke down off Dyroya.
  • Matson sinks to loss
    New York-listed parent of US liner operator watches first quarter profit slip by 70% as costs trump rising revenues.
  • Baltex gets green light
    UK financial services watchdog approves Baltic Exchange FFA trading facility as board agrees on roll-out.
  • Search for missing woman
    US Coast Guard resumes attempt to find passenger who disappeared from Celebrity Millennium.
  • FOE bags bond bonanza
    Oslo-listed rig owner pockets over $260m from its trip to the bond market.
  • Ferry probe begins
    Strait Shipping's freight ro-pax Monte Stello suffered brief contact with submerged object in Tory Channel.
  • Hyundai Mipo on the up
    Korean shipbuilder sees net profit grow 10% year on year.
  • Pain for PGS
    Oslo-listed offshore owner drops into the red in first quarter but operating numbers edge past company's forecast.
  • Sincere on the slide
    Taiwanese bulker owner posts lower first-quarter profit as investment income falls.
  • Clarksons' US raid rolls on
    Former marine James Bell and Robert Parker drafted in from IBS Group by shipbroker to lead new US banking unit.
  • Sick crewman taken off VLCC
    Indian national hospitalised off Malaysia after suffering stomach pains on AET tanker.
  • Glencore scales back IPO
    Swiss trading and chartering giant will raise up to $10bn from listing, rather than the $12bn touted last month.
  • Greek in dash for gas
    John Angelicoussis now understood to have swapped three VLCC newbuildings for LNG carriers at Daewoo.

American Shipperweb site
MAY 4, 2011
  • Del Monte expands deal with GT Nexus
    Del Monte Foods has extended its dealings with Oakland, Calif.-based trade software company GT Nexus to include automated inventory and document management processes between Del Monte and its international supplier community, GT Nexus said Tuesday...
  • U.S. industry urges TAA extension
    The Trade and American Competitiveness Coalition, a group of 18 large business associations, urged President Obama and congressional leadership in a letter Tuesday, to extend the Trade Adjustment Assistance program, which expired Feb. 12. "TAA is a...
  • Railroads reach agreement with largest union
    The nation's largest freight railroads have reached a tentative labor agreement with their largest union, the United Transportation Union. UTU, which represents about 38,000 workers, said Monday it reached a five-year national rail agreement cover...
  • Debate rumbles over wider use of big trucks
    Trucking and railroads clashed over legislation introduced in the U.S. Senate and House on Tuesday. U.S. Sen. Frank R. Lautenberg, D-N.J., introduced a bill that would extend the current limit of 80,000 pounds and maximum length of 53 feet for tra...
  • Maersk to raise U.S./Mideast-India rates
    Maersk Line said this week it will raise U.S. export rates to ports in the Indian Subcontinent, Red Sea and Middle East regions. The increase, effective June 1, is $120 per 20-foot container, $150 per 40-foot container and $190 per 45-foot containe...
  • Tropical Shipping reports lower volumes
    Tropical Shipping had first quarter operating revenue of $80.8 million, about 3 percent less than the $83.5 million in the same 2010 period, Tropical's parent company, the Illinois-based gas utility, Nicor said Wednesday. Tropical, a container ca...
  • Matson loss drags down A&B earnings
    Alexander & Baldwin, parent company of Matson Line, said it had first quarter profit of $5.2 million, less than one-third of the $17.3 million it earned in the first quarter of 2010. Revenue was $405.6 million during the quarter, 18 percent more t...
  • NOL: container volumes up, rates fall
    Neptune Orient Lines, parent company of container carrier APL, said it moved 229,700 40-foot equivalent units in the four-week period ending April 8, 12 percent more volume than in the same 2010 period. NOL said in its most recent operational upda...
  • Lautenberg bill would extend limits

The Bunker Bulletinweb site
MAY 4, 2011
  • Crude dips on supply surge
    'The inventory numbers were much more bearish than expected.'
  • Vopak increases tank capacity in Rotterdam
    Further strengthening the company's position as market leader.
  • Fujairah prices steady
    Major supplier out of Durban market.
  • Bunker price rises outstrip surcharges
    Matson reports an operating loss.
  • Rotterdam and Hamburg prices mixed
    HS 380 cSt product is reported to be limited in Rotterdam.
  • High sulphur samples raise questions about MARPOL compliance
    Some 7% of Rotterdam stems have sulphur content above ECA limit, says fuel testing agency.
  • UFS boosts its team
    Latest appointment 'another significant part of long term expansion plan.'
  • Spanish naval vessel orders ships anchored off Gibraltar 'to leave'
    Gibraltar protests incident as 'provocative and unlawful'.
  • Bunker prices generally down mid-week
    Demand generally 'moderate' in main Asian bunker ports, traders say.
  • IPO price range values Glencore at $61 billion
    Targeting to raise about $10 billion from dual IPO.
  • Hambantota bunker sector to offer 'opportunity' to private sector
    Industry players welcome SLPA chairman's latest comments.
  • Daewoo receives patent for LNG/LPG multi-fuel vessel
    World Intellectual Property Organization publishes patent for Daewoo Shipbuilding & Marine Engineering.
  • CSAV Q1 net loss widens to $186 million
    In line with slower demand for container vessels and high bunker fuel costs.
  • Centrifugal pumps 'best' for low sulphur fuels
    Centrifugal pumps can theoretically 'last forever' when used for low sulphur fuels, says Grundfos spokesman.
  • Statoil Fuel & Retail posts lower Q1 profit
    Sees lower sales from 'other products', including marine fuels.

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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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