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July 6, 2011
The Business Timesweb site
Shipping News
  • VLCC owners will see H2 profits doubling: poll
    Owners of the largest oil tankers will see their earnings almost double in the second half of the year, from the first six months, on strong Chinese demand and rising Middle East exports, a Reuters poll showed.
  • Shipping contracts rise to 9-week high
    Capesize shipping contracts tied to the cost of transporting iron ore and coal rose to a nine-week high as traders speculate on a seasonal increase in cargo in the second half of the year.
Strait Talk
  • Downbeat mood in shipping
    IT SEEMS that the shipping industry is feeling less happy with itself than it has been for some time. The latest Shipping Confidence survey from shipping accountant and adviser Moore Stephens shows overall confidence levels in the shipping industry down for the fourth successive quarter in the three months ended May.
Shipping Times
  • Indian Railway to raise US$300m from bonds
    India's state railway is pushing ahead with a sale of dollar debt to meet surging demand for transport as the highest borrowing costs in a year cause a five-week drought in issuance.
  • Kabul eyes rail network to tap mining resources
    Afghanistan is building a vast rail network linking its borders to help attract investors to US$3 trillion worth of mining projects, including oil deals, that will drive economic growth, its Mines Minister Wahidullah Shahrani said on Monday.

The Business Timesweb site
Shipping News
  • VLCC owners will see H2 profits doubling: poll
    Owners of the largest oil tankers will see their earnings almost double in the second half of the year, from the first six months, on strong Chinese demand and rising Middle East exports, a Reuters poll showed.
  • Shipping contracts rise to 9-week high
    Capesize shipping contracts tied to the cost of transporting iron ore and coal rose to a nine-week high as traders speculate on a seasonal increase in cargo in the second half of the year.
Strait Talk
  • Downbeat mood in shipping
    IT SEEMS that the shipping industry is feeling less happy with itself than it has been for some time. The latest Shipping Confidence survey from shipping accountant and adviser Moore Stephens shows overall confidence levels in the shipping industry down for the fourth successive quarter in the three months ended May.
Shipping Times
  • Indian Railway to raise US$300m from bonds
    India's state railway is pushing ahead with a sale of dollar debt to meet surging demand for transport as the highest borrowing costs in a year cause a five-week drought in issuance.
  • Kabul eyes rail network to tap mining resources
    Afghanistan is building a vast rail network linking its borders to help attract investors to US$3 trillion worth of mining projects, including oil deals, that will drive economic growth, its Mines Minister Wahidullah Shahrani said on Monday.

The Business Timesweb site
Shipping News
  • VLCC owners will see H2 profits doubling: poll
    Owners of the largest oil tankers will see their earnings almost double in the second half of the year, from the first six months, on strong Chinese demand and rising Middle East exports, a Reuters poll showed.
  • Shipping contracts rise to 9-week high
    Capesize shipping contracts tied to the cost of transporting iron ore and coal rose to a nine-week high as traders speculate on a seasonal increase in cargo in the second half of the year.
Strait Talk
  • Downbeat mood in shipping
    IT SEEMS that the shipping industry is feeling less happy with itself than it has been for some time. The latest Shipping Confidence survey from shipping accountant and adviser Moore Stephens shows overall confidence levels in the shipping industry down for the fourth successive quarter in the three months ended May.
Shipping Times
  • Indian Railway to raise US$300m from bonds
    India's state railway is pushing ahead with a sale of dollar debt to meet surging demand for transport as the highest borrowing costs in a year cause a five-week drought in issuance.
  • Kabul eyes rail network to tap mining resources
    Afghanistan is building a vast rail network linking its borders to help attract investors to US$3 trillion worth of mining projects, including oil deals, that will drive economic growth, its Mines Minister Wahidullah Shahrani said on Monday.

Sched Netweb site
  • World's idle fleet grows from 75,000 TEU to 95,000 TEU in just two weeks
  • Cosco regains its old No 4 spot with capacity 600,000 TEU plus
  • Korean intra-Asia container carrier YSC Line seeks bankruptcy protection
  • Maersk and Safmarine drop China from Far East-West Africa FEW3 service
  • Iranian container service appear little affected by harsh US sanctions
  • CMA CGM enters NZ-Asia trade to move meat and dairy products
  • Port of Le Havre's MSC terminal makes bid for US Customs certification
  • South Africa's Transnet port performance acceptable, but rail falls short
  • APL Logistics extends double-stack IndiaLinx train service to India
  • Milwaukee proposes creation of an air hub to stimulate growth
  • Enforce old lithium rules, don't impose new ones, industry tells Washington
  • India become next target as ECS Group increases global footprint

Exim Indiaweb site
  • FPS Group & Console Shipping Services join hands to enhance business
  • Tiger Logistics to implement Logi-Sys for optimal service delivery
  • Close to resolving Iran oil payment impasse: Official
  • Govt imposes anti-dumping duty on Chinese Pentaerythritol
  • GSP revival needed to boost India-US trade: Fieo
  • Infra upgradation to give air cargo business a fillip
  • Car sales growth slows to two-year low
  • Ministry to approach House Panel against MAT, DDT imposition on SEZs
  • No export limit on cotton & yarn waste: DGFT
  • Policy stability, credit cost reduction can boost exports: Fieo

International Transport Journalweb site
JULY 5, 2011
  • TAAG postpones Beijing service resumption planned for today
    TAAG Angola has postponed the planned service resumption on Luanda - Beijing service. The new resumption date is scheduled for 2 August. Boeing 777-200ER will operate this weekly f...
  • Jungheinrich announces upgraded reach truck model
    Jungheinrich, the German supplier of warehousing technology, has introduced a new version of its best selling ETM/ETV 214/216 reach truck. The new model offers increased mast lifti...
  • Eco Rail Innovation: cooperation contract signed
    With the signature of the cooperation contract, the partners of the initiative Eco Rail Innovation (ERI) have now established the binding general conditions of their mutual work. E...
  • UPS and Merck expand their distribution and logistics agreement
    UPS and Merck, known as MSD outside the United States and Canada, today announced that the companies have significantly broadened their existing distribution and logistics agreemen...
  • RDC Aviation: new Sales Director
    Philip Jones is the new Sales Director of RCD Aviation, an aviation software business in Nottingham. Having initially progressed in his career at British Midland Airways, he later ...
  • UPS: freight transport grows
    UPS Freight, the US fourth largest LTL carrier, announced a general rate increase averaging 6.9% covering non-contractual shipments in the United States, Canada and Mexico. The rat...
  • South African railway operator places largest ever signalling contract with Siemens
    The South African railway company, PRASA, has commissioned Siemens with the delivery of signaling equipment and the construction of the "Gauteng Nerve Center" (GNC) opera...
  • Winter flight schedule Frankfurt Airport: airport coordinator allocates nightly slots to airfreight-companies
    According to the official planning approval of the Hessian Federal State Government with reservations to the decision of the Federal Administrative Court, the airport coordinator o...
  • "K" Line to start power saving campaign in Tokyo
    Kawasaki Kisen Kaisha, Ltd. ("K" Line Group) will start a campaign to save electric power consumption in its head office in Tokyo that includes introduction of in-house summer time...
  • APM Terminals wins "Best Port Operator in Africa" at Transport Africa Awards 2011
    Johannesburg, South African based APM Terminals was named winner of the "Best Port Operator in Africa" award at the Transport Africa Awards ceremony held in Johannesburg, South Afr...
  • Rhenus Office Systems expands security archive in Hamburg
    Rhenus Office Systems GmbH has expanded their security archive of the Hamburg location. The archive of the expert for document logistics in a further building phase was extended by...

Marine Logweb site
JULY 5, 2011
  • Crowley acquires Puerto Rico Freight Systems
  • USCG responds to Virgin Islands ferry grounding
  • Statoil awards Cat D rig contracts to Songa
  • Maersk declares option for two more drillships
  • Marco Polo Marine to build five barges for Indonesian client
  • Damen Shipyards set to introduce ASD Tug 3212

World Wide Shipperweb site
JULY 5, 2011
  • Port of Kalama welcomes bulk vessel GUOYU 51
  • Crowley expanding in Puerto Rico with purchase of logistics company
  • Cargill to employ kite technology on bulk vessel AGHIA MARINA
  • Sea-Tac Airport earns honor for recycling/waste reduction
  • APL announces plans to build Joliet, Illinois container terminal

Lloyd's Listweb site
JULY 5, 2011
  • Macondo oil spill fallout spreads far and wide
    A perceived shortfall in international regulation has led to a search for local solutions
  • Marine insurance set to soar after 'acts of God' increase
    Earthquake-hit Port of Lyttleton tells investors it failed to renew cover on time
  • Ship recycling rates hinge on Bangladesh court decision
    Potential for scrap prices to fall if Chittagong breakers cannot import vessels and market competition declines
  • Northern Europe aframax rates rally
    Brokers optimistic that Baltic Sea earnings could return to three-digit Worldscale rates
  • Capesizes enter depression zone in Clarksons pain index
    Most other dry bulk and tanker sectors in recession
  • Star Reefers scraps second reefership it brought out of lay up in March
    The Scottish Star is following the same fate as sistership Canterbury Star
  • Three vessels chartered out on short period contracts
    Itochu and Tesoro take tankers for one to six month periods
  • UK ports line up to develop offshore wind power
    World's biggest offshore windfarm market will see $21m capital expenditure between 2011 and 2015
  • Best management practices are not good enough
    The shipping industry deserves better guidance in repelling pirate attacks
  • Graig in forefront of China newbuilding push
    A respect for Chinese culture and working practices has paid off for family-owned firm
  • Thenamaris heads new Greek LNG charge
    At least four other potential Greek LNG debutantes are talking with yards as noted Greek tanker owner clinches pair of 160,000 cu m vessels
  • APM Terminals takes control at new Callao facility
    Peru's largest port set for large-scale investment after handover of Terminal Muelle Norte
  • CSAV Asia-Europe service victim of falling rates
    Drewry and Alphaliner reports show mounting losses on key trade lane
  • Concerns raised over Humber pilotage standards
    Unions claim that Humber Estuary is seen by ABP as a money making enterprise that 'has threatened the personal safety of pilots and the safety of navigation on the river'
  • OceanFreight lifts share price in one-for-20 stock split
    Dry bulk specialist becomes third Nasdaq-listed shipowner in a fortnight to resort to reverse stock treatment
  • Hoegh LNG lists in Oslo
    Gas transportation and storage division issues 45m shares
  • NCC buys time over newbuilding option
    Reaches deal with Hyundai Heavy to extend deadline for option of a second car carrier
  • Big problems on the Asia-Europe trades
    The introduction of massive 13,000 teu -plus vessels has had a hugely detrimental effect while so much existing tonnage continues to also operate
  • Owners urged to protect themselves from China tax deductions
    Law firm advises insistence on tighter charterparty forms
  • Enforcement or blind eye
    Port inspectors already have their work cut out and the host of environmental rules coming in will increase their workload
  • Marco Polo Marine wins $8m Indonesia barge deal
    Batam-based shipbuilder has plans for bigger vessels
  • Mammoet management team quits over 'cultural differences'
    Van Seumeren family sells its 25% shareholding to privately held Dutch conglomerate SHV
  • Maersk Drilling exercises options for two drillships in $1.3bn deal
    Samsung Heavy Industries to build vessels similar to a pair ordered in April
  • Abbot Point port expansion attracts strong interest
    Queensland says 30 companies have expressed interest in developing terminals
  • Aker wins $50m contract for drilling riser system from Daewoo
    New order brings total units sold to South Korean builder to six
  • Coscol details $1.5bn fleet expansion
    Updated blueprint for new ships could see a total of 40 new vessels added by 2015

Fairplayweb site
JULY 5, 2011
  • China, Ireland close $2.1Bn turbine deal
    CHINA'S Sinovel has closed a $2.1Bn deal to ship wind turbines to Mainstream Renewable Power of Ireland, IHS World Markets Energy reported today
  • Drewry sees collapse for box rates
    BOX RATES on east/west routes will drop by more than one-fifth during the rest 2011, even with volumes remaining strong, Drewry predicted today
  • TCC wins US shield
    A NEW YORK judge has approved Chapter 15 bankruptcy protection for TCC, new court filings showed
  • Strike hits Madagascar ports
    CUSTOMS workers at Madagascan ports are reportedly planning to expand their strike over illegal exports of rosewood from the island nation
  • APL expands to Joliet
    BOX CARRIER APL is expanding its intermodal capacity near Chicago to bolster its US transcontinental supply chain
  • Indian ports accessing foreign money
    INDIAN ports are increasingly seeking foreign credit through external commercial borrowings, Fairplay was told today
  • 57 held in migrant smuggling cases
    GREEK authorities are holding 57 people after migrant smuggling arrests
  • Bank advises holders of Portek shares
    SINGAPORE'S port operator Portek's independent financial adviser has advised its shareholders to accept ICTSI's takeover offer
  • Rongsheng mega-deal trend?
    THE LARGE orders placed at China's Rongsheng yard are not likely to be mimicked by other owners, Fairplay was told today
  • Trucker held in Dover smuggling case
    A DUTCH truck driver has reportedly been jailed on suspicion of trying to smuggle nearly £6M ($9.7M) in illegal drugs through Dover's port
  • Camillo Eitzen sells Eitzen Gas
    NORWAY'S Camillo Eitzen announced today that it has sold nine vessels and stakes in companies
  • Bangladesh breakers again face closure
    BREAKING yards will be shut down in Bangladeshi on 7 July unless the government extends the operations approval it issued in May
  • Navy chopper foils pirates
    SOUTH Korea's navy has intervened to protect an STX Pan Ocean bulker when it was attacked by pirates off Somalia
  • Panamaxes near bottom?
    BROKERS told Fairplay today that Panamax rates might soon be bottoming out, after being pushed down for the past month, with the arrival of cheaper but bigger Capesizes

The Journal of Commerceweb site
JULY 5, 2011
  • DHL Reported Dropping China Domestic Delivery
    DHL is dropping its attempt to build domestic express delivery services in China, according to a published report. ...
  • Econocaribe Provides EDI Track and Trace Online
    Econocaribe Consolidators is introducing a new function on its website that enables shippers to track and trace full containerload shipments...
  • USPS Freezes Bonuses, Retirement Contributions
    The U.S. Postal Service is suspending all executive and employee bonuses, and is withholding its contribution to the government retirement...
  • Diesel Price Slides Another 3.8 Cents
    The average price of diesel fuel fell for the eight time in the last nine weeks, sliding 3.8 cents a gallon...
  • Commerce Dept. Seeks Trade Mission Participants
    The Commerce Department is recruiting top-level executives to join a trade mission to Qatar and the United Arab Emirates between...
  • Air Cargo Prices Slip in May
    Air freight rates out of Asia slipped back 0.6 percent in May compared to the month before as carriers coped with...
  • Supply Chain Educator Donald Bowsersox, 79
    Donald J. Bowersox, one of the pioneers in the science and practice of logistics and supply chain management, died Monday...
  • US Factory Orders Grow 0.8 Percent
    Factory orders by U.S. businesses grew 0.8 percent in May, the Commerce Department said Tuesday in a report that suggests...
  • CMA CGM to Launch Asia-Fiji-New Zealand Loop
    CMA CGM will launch of a new service this month connecting Asia, the Fiji Islands and New Zealand effective July...
  • Analyst Says Large Ships Threaten Smaller Carriers
    Smaller vessel operators could be forced out of Asia-Europe container trade lanes as the deployment of ultra-large container ships puts...
  • Hyundai Hikes US-South America Rates
    Hyundai Merchant Marine will raise rates southbound container shipments from the U.S. to the East Coast of South America effective...
  • Crowley Acquires Puerto Rico Freight Services
    Crowley Maritime is bolstering its logistics capabilities in the Caribbean with the acquisition of Puerto Rico Freight Systems, a company...
  • Container Truck Drivers Strike at Indian Terminal
    A sudden strike by container truck drivers Sunday morning crippled cargo movements to and from the Vallarpadam International Container Transshipment...
  • US Airlines Challenge EU Cap-and-Trade Plan
    U.S. airlines launched a legal challenge Tuesday to European Union plans to charge foreign carriers American Airlines, United...
  • APM Rotterdam Introduces Barge Shuttle Service
    APM Terminals has introduced a barge shuttle service to its Rotterdam terminal to avoid worsening traffic jams caused by construction...
  • Wallenius Deploys Armed Guards Against Pirates
    Swedish shipowner Wallenius Wilhelmsen Lines is placing armed guards to protect its vessels from attack by Somalia-based pirates in the...
  • Drewry Forecasts 21 Percent Drop in East-West Rates
    Drewry Maritime Research is forecasting average east-west ocean freight rates will fall 20.8 percent this year from 2010 as the...
  • CSAV Suspends Asia-Mediterranean Service
    CSAV is suspending its service between Asia and the Mediterranean amid sharply declining rates on Asia-Europe trade lanes. ...
  • UASC Opens Shipping Agency in Pakistan
    United Arab Shipping Company opened its own shipping agency in Pakistan in a joint venture with its erstwhile third party...

Containerisation Internationalweb site
JULY 5, 2011
  • CSAV withdraws Mare Nostrum Service
  • Asia-N.Europe still dropping
  • Night pre-booking system planned for Cape Town
  • APM T introduces shuttle service between Rotterdam and Moerdijk
  • Mothballed boxship fleet grows

TradeWindsweb site
JULY 5, 2011
  • Megacore breaks up
    Omega Navigation and Glencore split Hyundai Mipo-built products tanker fleet as ties severed.
  • Oceanfreight splits again
    Nasdaq-listed Greek bulker and tanker owner chops number of shares by 95% to lift price above $1.
  • Belships out of Elkem
    Norwegian bulker owner offloads stake in ship charterer to its partner, metals group Elkem.
  • ISC in the money
    Diversified US owner borrows up to $45.9m from two banks to fund car carrier deals.
  • OSM Arena in limbo
    Korean bulker crew stuck in Chennai for 17 months after court cancels sale of vessel.
  • Tanzania's port double
    Government spending $520m on two new container terminals at congested Dar es Salaam.
  • Time to lay up
    Analyst Drewry says major "corrective surgery" needed to reduce boxship capacity and avoid freight-rate bloodbath.
  • NOCC wins more time
    Norwegian owner extends option for second car carrier at Hyundai to September, from June previously.
  • Tata NYK ship attacked
    UK warship and US jets fight off gunmen firing rockets at bulker off Oman.
  • Cobelfret awaits cash
    Belgian owner has not yet received $606,000 payment from China's Farenco in bulker dispute.
  • Piracy costing $12bn
    Shipping industry paid out huge sums in insurance, ransoms, security and re-routing in 2010, report claims.
  • Maersk spree extends
    AP Moller-Maersk returns to Samsung Heavy Industries for $1.3bn drillship double.
  • Samho crew goes home
    Dubai tanker exile ends for 24 Filipino and South Korean men after owner went into receivership.

American Shipperweb site
JULY 5, 2011
  • New rights issue
    CSAV raises $500 million Chilean container shipping company CSAV said last week 85 percent of a new rights issue had been subscribed and paid, producing a sum of $430 million. CSAV to pull Asia/Med loopLiner carrier CSAV said Monday it would suspen...
  • Carriers own fault?
  • CSAV raises $500 million
    Chilean container shipping company CSAV said last week 85 percent of a new rights issue had been subscribed and paid, producing a sum of $430 million. "The great interest of the shareholders in the first round in subscribing for the remaining shar...
  • CSAV to pull Asia/Med loop
    Liner carrier CSAV said Monday it would suspend a standalone service linking the Far East and Mediterranean due to "the unfavorable economic environment affecting the trade." Freight rates from Asia and Europe are reportedly well below sustainable ...
  • Sekimizu new IMO secretary general
    Koji Sekimizu of Japan was elected secretary-general of the International Maritime Organization last week. His four-year term will begin Jan. 1, 2012. Sekimizu, 58, is director of IMO's Maritime Safety Division. He studied marine engineering and na...
  • CMA CGM buys more 'eco' containers
    Liner carrier CMA CGM said Friday it has purchased 18,000 new "eco-containers," as it tries to transition to a fleet of more environmentally sensitive shipping equipment. The French line said it now has a fleet of 140,000 TEUs worth of such contai...
  • Drewry: Layups the only answer
    Widespread laying up of container vessels by liner carriers is the only way to redress floundering ocean freight rates on key east/west trades, according to London-based Drewry Shipping Consultants. In Drewry's latest quarterlyContainer Forecaster...
  • Eimskip doubles North American frequency
    The Icelandic shipping company said it will add a second ship on July 15 so that it can offer a second sailing per month between Iceland and United States and Canada. The 700-TEUSkogafosswill sail in a rotation of Reykjavik, Argentia, Boston, Arge...
  • OW Bunker opens in India
    OW Bunker, which handles more than 8 percent of the global bunker market, has opened an office in Mumbai, India. OW's core activity is the global sale of bunker both from its own inventories, where it operates more than 30 large and small tankers i...
  • Cargoitalia makes management appointments
    Italian all-cargo airline Cargoitalia has appointed Richard Mohler to the new position of manager of network planning and revenue management. He will be responsible for evaluating new routes, and setting revenue targets. Mohler has spent 16 years ...

The Bunker Bulletinweb site
JULY 5, 2011
  • Fujairah prices fall
    Durban market generally soft.
  • Rotterdam market softens
    Healthy demand in Piraeus.
  • Study predicts sharp increase in future Arctic shipping emissions
    Compared to 'the business as usual case' there will be a reduction in global fuel consumption due to a shorter transit.
  • Container sector in 'dire need' of correction
    Failure to run their business profitably is fault of 'the carriers themselves,' says Drewry.
  • Pirate 'bunker hub' off Yemen
    Island base has been used 'for months, if not longer'.
  • Environmentalists call for speed limit
    Move would 'save fuel and cut emissions.'
  • IBIA regional manager retires
    Chong Kam Wah was 'one of the architects' of IBIA's Asian expansion.
  • Asian bunker prices on downtrend
    Sluggish demand at key Asian bunkering hubs on Tuesday.
  • The rise to peak oil
    If peak oil is around the corner, we had better do more than agree on pollution thresholds or put in place silly carbon tax and cap and trade schemes.
  • Bahrain LNG terminal could create new marine fuels market
    Bahrain's first LNG terminal to start operations by end of 2014.
  • Manager exits Sri Lanka-based bunker supplier
    Channa Abeyagunewardena of Lanka Maritime Services leaves post.
  • Green ship first to run on liquid biofuel
    Liquid biofuel to be sourced from raw fish material.
  • Sinopec Zhoushan expands regional coverage from Yantai port
    Company able to cover Penglai, Longkou, Laizhou and Weihai from Yantai port.

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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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