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September 6, 2011
The Business Timesweb site
Shipping News
  • CMA CGM bonds flag default risks
    Bonds and derivatives tied to CMA CGM, the third-largest container line, are signalling that the company has a nine in 10 chance of defaulting as the slowing global recovery pushes freight rates to about zero.

Sched Netweb site
  • Maersk invests or commits US$12 billion in 2011 to maintain lead
  • Gloomy news as Canada takes barometric global trade reading from Singapore
  • Labour disputes reportedly driving cargo from Mombasa to Dar es Salaam
  • China's new railway freight station opens this month in Changsha
  • Sino-Russian Hunchun-Kamyshovaya Railway sea-land service launched
  • America's Globe Express Services opens in Guangzhou and Suzhou
  • Freight volumes drive Damco first half sales up 14pc to US$37 million
  • INTTRA files counterclaims against GT Nexus for patent infringement
  • Kuehne + Nagel India gears up for automobile facility hub in Pune
  • Mideast unrest has analysts doubtful of full Libyan oil production till 2013
  • China Airlines to launch Taiwan cargo and passenger flights to Chongqing
  • Amsterdam Schiphol Airport cargo down 1.6pc, but China volume up 5.2pc
  • US Customs intercepts 520 lbs of ecstasy chemicals from China at LAX
  • AirBridgeCargo flies 1,150 Canadian pigs weighing 55,000 kilos to Moscow

Exim Indiaweb site
  • Ahlers India holds leadership training meet in Chennai & Cochin
  • FESCO Transport Group launches direct Russia-Xiamen service
  • MAERSK LINE announces direct ECUMED between Latin America & Black Sea
  • MSC to launch Australia/New Zealand-America Oceania Express service
  • OOCL & Cosco upgrade capacity on Far East-Med. loop
  • PIL & MCC to launch China-Bangladesh services
  • Razor wire & spikes debut as anti-piracy devices!
  • Shipping lines gradually planning restoring Libya services
  • World Container Index aims at providing risk management, hedging opportunities for freight users
  • Gangavaram port plans to target more non-coal items
  • Landlord port model chosen for Vizhinjam ICTT
  • Shipping Ministry awarding 23 PPP port sector projects this fiscal: Vasan
  • It's a poor-performing private monopoly at Mumbai Airport's air cargo complex, says trade

International Transport Journalweb site
SEPTEMBER 5, 2011
  • SIA launches new freighter service to Jakarta
    SIA Cargo, Singapore Airlines' freight division, is starting a new freighter service to Indonesia's capital Jakarta today. The weekly service is operated with a B747-400F.
  • IFB expands connections between Rotterdam and Antwerp
    IFB has added the RSC Rotterdam terminal to its direct connections between Rotterdam and Antwerp. The pan-European intermodal operator is expanding its portfolio with a connection ...
  • Multilingual signs on motorways in India
    The ministry for roads and motorways has said that signposting is to become multilingual on Indian motorways. It is planned to provide information panels on motorways in Hindi, Eng...
  • USA: Caltrain recommends new operator to run train system
    Caltrain management has negotiated a proposed contract with TransitAmerica Services Inc to operate the peninsula commuter rail system and recommended the contract for approval to t...
  • New general manager for Simarco
    Simarco, one of the UK's leading independent freight and logistics firms, has enhanced its appeal to retail clients by appointing Trevor Scott as its new general manager. Scott has...
  • FedEx Freight expands services in Mexico
    FedEx Freight, a subsidiary of FedEx Corp, is set to serve three additional markets in Mexico. With new service centres in Toluca, Puebla and Veracruz, the LTL company has reduced ...
  • Kuehne + Nagel opens automotive centre in India
    The global logistics provider Kuehne + Nagel recently opened an automotive solution centre in Pune (India), thus meeting growing demand for specialised logistics solutions for the ...
  • DHL opens Chinese solar panel centre in the Netherlands
    DHL has opened a European distribution centre in Moerdijk (Netherlands), for solar panels manufactured in China. DHL will provide end-to-end supply chain services, from transport a...
  • Japan helps construction of road bridge between Tanzania and Rwanda
    Tanzania's ministry of finance has announced that Japan is financing a grant worth JPY 1.86 billion (USD 24.2 million) to construct a bridge connecting Tanzania with Rwanda, to hel...
  • World Airways starts flying for Asiana
    World Airways, a subsidiary of Global Aviation Holdings Inc, has reached an agreement with the Korean carrier Asiana Airlines to operate a Boeing B747-400 freighter on a full-time ...
  • Direct flights between Serbia and Australia
    Serbia and Australia signed an MOU in Belgrade last week allowing direct flights between the two countries. This document is based on the principle of free competition and allows a...
  • Russia needs to use ports in Ukraine and Baltic states
    Russia may have to use ports in Ukraine and the Baltic states to export as much as 23 million t of grain, if harvests continue to be strong this season, Rusagrotrans, the country's...
  • ElbePort Wittenberge open for trimodal operations to Eastern Europe
    ElbePort Wittenberge recently started operations as a multipurpose terminal. Thanks to its geographical location between Hamburg and Berlin as well as its trimodal connections to r...
  • Foreign companies interested in port of Eilat
    The tender for the sale of the small Israeli Red Sea port of Eilat has triggered significant interest among investors. As the Israeli authority for state-owned companies announced,...
  • India seeking private investors for the construction of seven ports
    Chronic transport bottlenecks have prompted India to woo investors to build seven new seaports. According to the government's ideas, these creditors should contribute about two thi...

Marine Logweb site
SEPTEMBER 4, 2011
  • Flensburger lays keel for new RO/RO ferry

Lloyd's Listweb site
SEPTEMBER 5, 2011
  • Indian government tightens restrictions on older vessels
    Collision in Mumbai port spurs crackdown on vessels over the age of 25
  • Flynn quits as Omega chairman
    Embattled Greek tanker owner cites possible conflicts as US broker pursues other opportunities
  • Tonnage over 25 years old still makes up 25% of calls
    Decline in elderly tonnage entering India's ports has been minimal over the past four years
  • A life less ordinary
    After a career that seems more like a movie script, Jacques Le Fur is the only foreign master on Halong Bay in Vietnam
  • Baltic Exchange suspends Syria aframax route on EU sanctions
    Cross-Mediterranean rate is temporarily replaced with Turkey-France voyage
  • World Ocean Council urges members to start making a mark
    More green accountability needed as growing number of NGOs try to influence shipping
  • Bergen Group moves to soothe shareholder fears
    New management goals include a fresh focus on shipbuilding and a drive to build competence in the far north
  • HHI says drillship owners more confident about yard's own medium speed engines
    Company has won orders to install 98 engines into 15 vessels, nine of which it is building
  • VLGCs set for rate rise after Middle East holiday lull
    Chartering activity picks up after Eid holiday, with vessels tentatively fixed at rates above previous market levels
  • Shipping is still mired in a global recession
    The major stumbling block to any recovery is the shipbuilding capacity in South Korea and China
  • MSC France in talks to buy cancelled Libyan cruiseship
    Half-complete vessel at STX Europe yard in St Nazaire was halted after GNMTC defaulted on payments
  • CSAV seeks partner as losses soar
    Directors in talks with other lines about Chilean company's container shipping business
  • Three fresh capesize sales reported
    Lift in secondhand activity coincides with chartering market boost
  • UK faces legal challenge over emergency cover scrapping
    Opponents argue decision in breach of international treaty obligations and domestic law
  • Bulkers sold for scrap in India maintain high price levels
    Market still anticipating improved demolition rates over the coming weeks
  • Tristar Shipping's vessels arrested
    Small Dutch cargo carrier set for collapse after bank impounds assets
  • GL fleet tops 100m gt mark
    Classification society claims 40% of global boxship fleet
  • Banks force HCI Capital fund to sell tanker
    Disposal of Hellespont Trust is further sign of lenders' pressure on ailing KG sector
  • Freight forwarders expect volumes to rise in fourth quarter
    Danske Bank's index rises despite slight dip in volumes
  • Major Libya ports open to shipping
    Inchcape says it only awaits confirmation after EU lifted sanctions
  • CSAV's future on the line
    What happens next to CSAV could have repercussions for the whole industry. Is this the start of another round of consolidation?
  • Greeks' interest in boxships boosts GL
    Switch of focus by owners in Greece prompts Germanischer Lloyd to increase its presence in the country
  • Staff shortages close Sullom Voe
    Spending cuts leave UK's biggest tanker port unable to provide vessel traffic services
  • Pacific Basin chief executive Nyborg resigns
    Klaus Nyborg will leave the company in March 2012 in order to return to Denmark
  • Indian government under fire for 'indecision' on shipping
    State auditor condemns lack of level playing field on tax
  • Russian class society suspends Greek office
    RS Hellas faces allegations of falsification of certificates affecting 16 vessels
  • Ageing Frontline suezmax tanker up for sale
    Estimate of $13m for 17-year-old ships would be a 75% fall from$50m paid three years ago
  • Safety is worth the money
    Word of a legal challenge to the decision to terminate emergency towing vessel cover around the UK coast is welcome
  • Benakat to buy into BLT subsidiary
    Indonesian oil firm to take 10% stake in Buana Listya Tama

Fairplayweb site
SEPTEMBER 5, 2011
  • Sheer size of insurance market revealed
    NEW FIGURES from the International Underwriting Association have revealed the London company insurance market generated £40Bn ($64.5Bn) of premium income last year
  • Greece alleges false papers from Russian Register
    GREECE has reportedly accused the Russian Register of Shipping of issuing false certificates through its Piraeus office
  • Coal stockpiles are mounting in China
    CHINESE coal importers are continuing their buying boom, ensuring that Capesize rates stay high even as iron ore imports drop, IHS McCloskey reported today
  • Watchdog finds Delhi has neglected shipping
    INDIAN investigators issued a report to Parliament today that severely criticised Delhi for failing to spur shipping growth
  • Fight flares on call to relax India port rules
    A PROPOSAL in India to allow coastal foreign ships to load and unload containers has sparked a ports squabble
  • Grounded bulker's cargo being removed
    WORK BEGAN this morning on transhipping cargo from the bulker Angel 1, which grounded on Mauritius coral exactly one month ago
  • Storm disrupts Gulf of Mexico production
    A STORM reportedly shut down about three-fifths of Gulf of Mexico oil production and 44% of gas output over the weekend
  • CSAV seeks $1.2Bn injection
    CHILE'S CSAV said it will seek a capital increase of $1.2Bn at an October shareholders meeting
  • Box recovery unwinds
    A MILD recovery in long-haul box rates has unwound, brokers said today
  • Embiricos grabs bargain VLCC
    GREECE'S Embiricos shipping dynasty has reportedly snagged another bargain VLCC, brokers told Fairplay today
  • Gibson: beware VLCC quick solution
    A CALL by Frontline for VLCC owners to accelerate scrapping of the older tankers has drawn a warning about how that would affect prices in the sector
  • Breaker buying frenzy erupts
    MONSOONS are ending this month, so Indian breakers have gone on a buying frenzy, yet their prices - and those of their rivals - remain unchanged

The Journal of Commerceweb site
SEPTEMBER 5, 2011
  • CMA CGM Boosts Gulf Bridge Express Service
    CMA CGM is upgrading its Gulf Bridge Express service linking the Gulf of Mexico, Mexico and the Caribbean with the...
  • CSAV Seeks $1.2 Billion Capital Injection
    Financially ailing Chilean ocean carrier CSAV said it will seek a $1.2 billion capital injection in October as it sank...
  • FedEx Opens Its Largest China Facility
    FedEx Express, in a significant expansion of its Asia operations, opened its largest express facility in China. The...
  • Merge Ahead
    Pacific Coast-based Gordon Trucking is pointing its business toward the East Coast. The Pacific, Wash.-based truckload carrier is acquiring Central...
  • Trying to Build a Better Carrier
    John Simone spent his fifth day as president and CEO of LinkAmerica meeting the people who may hold the key...
  • New Beasts of the East
    With two major double-stack corridor projects under way, eastern rail giants Norfolk Southern Railway and CSX Transportation plan to offer...
  • Labor's New Tune
    On being elected president of the International Longshoremen's Association, basked in the applause of union delegates to the strains of...
  • 'Why Not Minot?'
    Distribution planners looking for the ideal location to build an inland port probably wouldn't zero in on Minot, N.D., but...
  • Carriers Challenge NY-NJ Port Fee
    Ports around the United States are anxious to encourage greater use of intermodal rail for inbound shipments, but when does...
  • For Whom the Bridge Tolls
    Trucks drove through bridge toll gates an estimated 416,065 times last year to reach the New York Container Terminal on...
  • Liquidated Changes
    Customs has a storage problem, and how it is adapting will dramatically affect importers who file paper entries. ...
  • Budget Decisions Churn Waters
    The battle over the U.S. debt will affect Americans and government spending for a long time, and will mean major...
  • Freight Carriers Seek to Derail Amtrak Fines
    The freight rail industry is fighting a regulation that allows the federal government to fine Class I carriers if Amtrak-provided...
  • Dollars for Infrastructure
    Even before President Obama could unveil a list of new proposals to bolster the economy, his administration this summer was...
  • The Terrible Day
    When I woke on September 11, 2001, I faced what I regarded as the world's most tedious commute, from my...
  • TSA Sets Air Cargo Mandates
    The law that created the Transportation Security Administration gave the agency jurisdiction over all cargo security. That may be true...
  • Bonner's Freedom to Act
    Robert C. Bonner was still the nominee to be customs commissioner in 2001 when terrorists attacked the World Trade Center...

Containerisation Internationalweb site
SEPTEMBER 5, 2011
  • Is terminal capacity set to stymie box growth?
    Despite generally poor peak season cargo flows, especially on the main east-west trades, and growing fears of a double-dip global recession, there are genuine concerns that prospects in the container shipping industry could be severely curtailed by a lack of handling capacity in the ports.While this year has seen significant new investment in container terminal projects, following the suspension and termination of several schemes throughout 2009 the pace of development has still not caught up
  • CSAV looking for a partner
  • Shipping services return to Libya
  • World Bank: world entering new 'danger zone'
  • INTTRA files counterclaims against rival GT Nexus
  • Challenges continue for ICG

TradeWindsweb site
SEPTEMBER 5, 2011
  • Piraeus piles on 2Q profit
    Premier Greek port doubles second quarter profit despite drop in revenue.
  • Flynn flies Omega nest
    Omega Navigation's broker chairman departs amid suggestion of future conflict of interest.
  • NOCC shares Dyvied up
    Chunk of shares in Oslo-listed owner spread among five members of the Dyvi family.
  • CMA bond default spectre
    Falling price of CMA bonds holds opportunities as well as risks for investors.
  • FRO could scrap tanker
    Brokers struggling to find buyers for Norwegian owner's 1994-built suezmax Front Fighter.
  • Port problem solved
    Iraq admits new Kuwaiti terminal will not restrict its shipping access to Persian Gulf.
  • DFDS charters ro-ro
    Danish owner takes 2010-built passenger and freight ship from Grimaldi for Klaipeda run.
  • JES CFO heads for exit
    Chinese shipbuilder watches CFO walk after no more than six months in the job.
  • Dutch cargoship firmly aground
    Probe begins after Wagenborg vessel gets stuck in shallow water off Denmark.
  • Broker's tanker tonic
    Hike in Middle East oil production finally provides a bright spot for VLCC owners.
  • PIL goes direct
    Singapore container line launching link between Chittagong and Shanghai.
  • Nordic buys suezmax
    Herbjorn Hansson-led owner lays down a shade under $25m for 12-year-old tanker.
  • Seaspan adds two more
    New York-listed owner continues to expand its firm orderbook at Yangzijiang Shipbuilding.
  • USCG airlifts crewman
    Seafarer taken from Parakou Shipping bulker off Alabama after suffering hand injury.
  • Nyborg quits Pac Basin
    Hong Kong-listed Pacific Basin sees chief executive Klaus Nyborg exit after less than three years at the helm.
  • Star sheds a couple
    Oslo-listed Star Reefers said to have scrapped a pair of older vessels in a deal worth over $6m.
  • U-Ming profit chopped
    Taiwanese bulker owner hit by plunge in revenue in first six months of 2010.

The Bunker Bulletinweb site
SEPTEMBER 5, 2011
  • Prices fall in Fujairah
    MGO deliveries were available from September 12-19 in Cape Town.
  • MGO sulphur average in the US below 2015 ECA limit
    Viswa Lab says 'not even one' bunker fuel sample in 2010 exceeded global sulphur limit.
  • European bunker markets soften
    Everyone agrees that 'into ship' numbers should be lower, a Rotterdam player tells Bunkerworld.
  • Novorossiysk port borrows $110 million for fuel oil terminal
    Loan will be used to complete the building of Black Sea's largest fuel oil hub.
  • New studies look at health implications of ultra-fine particles
    Heart disease in communities downwind from Los Angeles 'may be related to effluent from ocean-going ships', according to air-quality researchers.
  • Soot is 'key factor' in global warming
    Shipping could come under new pressure to cut its soot emissions.
  • Optimal trim gives 'instant' bunker savings
    German cruise operator extending use of Dynamic Trimming Assistant.
  • Russia predicting changes to crude and oil product exports
    New duty regime from October 1 could see Russia's crude exports rise by 10%, mainly at the cost of fuel oil.
  • New hybrid ferry launched in the US
    Vessel is 'great example of the growing importance of sustainability and alternative fuels' says mayor of Bridgeport.
  • Bunker fuel washed ashore near Cape Town
    Oil leaking from bulk carrier that grounded two years ago.
  • Double-digit losses for Asian bunker prices
    Demand 'mixed' in key Asian bunker ports.
  • Hyundai Oilbank launches heavy oil upgrading unit
    New unit makes it Korea's leading refiner in terms of fuel oil conversion capacity.
  • Typhoon delays bunker deliveries at Japanese ports
    Delays expected for the next few days, traders say.
  • New Singapore-based credit management firm opens
    Marine consultancy firm specialises in credit management, due diligence type counter-party risk and project management.
  • IBIA Asia to appoint new chairman
    Managing director of surveying firm expected to take over Simon Neo's role.

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FROM THE HOME PAGE
The liner shipping industry contributes substantially to the U.S. economy.
Washington
This is highlighted by an analysis carried out by S&P Global Market Intelligence on behalf of WSC and PMSA
Toll worsens from explosion in Iranian port of Shahid Rajaee
Tehran
It caused 46 deaths and injured over 1,200 people
Tender for concession of container terminal at Ukrainian port of Chornomorsk to be announced by mid-year
Kiev
The management will include the general cargo terminal
CEVA Logistics (CMA CGM group) will buy the Turkish Borusan Lojistik
Istanbul/Marseille
Wärtsilä's first quarter is positive
Helsinki
New orders value growth slows
ESPO: The EU Parliament's Budget Committee's request for more funding for transport, energy and infrastructure is welcome
Brussels
The importance of financing TEN-T networks to enable their adaptation for both military and civilian dual-use purposes was highlighted
Solidarity contribution for the families of port workers who are victims of accidents at work
Rome
It was established by the National Bilateral Port Authority
Bureau Veritas Marine & Offshore Division Reports Record Quarterly Revenue
Neuilly-sur-Seine
New historical peak also for the classified fleet
PSA reportedly considering selling its 20% stake in Hutchison Ports
Singapore
This is according to "Reuters", which had already floated this hypothesis at the end of 2022
Federagenti, Italy must give a sharp acceleration to the projects of ZES, free zones and Special Logistics Zones
Rome
Pessina: There is no space for reflections prey to bureaucracy
In the first quarter of this year, freight traffic in the port of Rotterdam decreased by -5.8%.
Rotterdam
Both disembarkation (-3.1%) and embarkation (-11.9%) loads are decreasing
Increase in container cargo is not enough for the port of Antwerp-Bruges to avoid a -4.0% decline in quarterly traffic
Antwerp
The decline in liquid bulk cargoes worsened (-19.1%)
The China Shipowners' Association considers the measures taken by the US against Chinese ships a typical example of unilateralism and protectionism
Beijing/Washington
The WSC reiterates that such measures could undermine American trade, harm U.S. manufacturers, and undermine efforts to strengthen the nation's maritime industry.
COSCO Expresses Strong Opposition to US Planned Taxes on Chinese Ships
Growing share of new entrants in European rail transport sector
Madrid
In 2023, rail freight transport performance decreased by -8%
New Chinese Ship Taxes That Will Only Raise Prices for Americans
Washington
The executive vice president of the US Chamber of Commerce denounced it
Tax amounts set for China-linked vessels arriving at US ports
Washington
Calculated on the basis of net capacity or container volume, they will be applied from October and will be progressively increased
International tender launched to award concession for new Casablanca port shipyard
Casablanca
It is the largest in Africa and has been unused since 2019
Federlogistica, the industry must stop approaching logistics only in terms of costs
Genoa
Falteri: a national control room composed of representatives of the logistics sector and industrial groups is necessary
ABB closes positive first quarter even if revenue growth is lower than expected
Zurich
Wierod: Our consolidated local-for-local approach protects us from the trade war
New global minimum wage deal for seafarers
Geneva
The level will rise to $690 from January 1, 2026 to reach $704 from 2027 and $715 from 2028.
Global trade in goods could fall by -1.5% this year
Geneva
WTO predicts. Okonjo-Iweala: Persistent uncertainty threatens to slow global growth, with serious negative consequences for the world
In 2023, around two-thirds of all goods moved in the EU were transported by sea.
Luxembourg
In the period 2013-2023, only the share of road transport increased, while that of other modes decreased.
Postal shipments of goods from Hong Kong to the US suspended
Hong Kong
Hongkong Post faces exorbitant and unreasonable tariffs due to unjustified and intimidating actions of the United States
Confitarma highlights the need for the decarbonisation strategy not to penalise shipping compared to other modes
Rome
Zanetti: also ensure that the implementation process takes into account the operational needs of the industry
Intercargo and Intertanko raise concerns over shipping decarbonisation deal
London
The complexity of the measure adopted by the IMO and the unusual procedure from which non-governmental organizations were excluded were highlighted
Pirate attacks on ships to spike in first quarter of 2025
Pirate attacks on ships to spike in first quarter of 2025
London
Sharp increase in incidents in the Singapore Straits
Interferry welcomes IMO agreement on decarbonisation of shipping, but finds strategy too complex
Victoria/Piraeus
Greek Shipowners' Association disappointed by failure to recognise essential role of transition fuels such as LNG
International Labour Organization Recognizes Seafarers as Key Workers
London
ITF and ICS: a historic moment
CMA CGM to acquire 35% of Egypt's October Dry Port
Cairo
The company operates a dry port in the industrial and logistics zone near Cairo
MSC Group's TiL to Take Full Control of Hutchison Ports Terminals
New York
Bloomberg reports this, specifying that the Panamanian terminals would be jointly managed with BlackRock
Draft regulation on decarbonisation of shipping approved by MEPC includes mandatory fuel standard and pricing of greenhouse gas emissions
London/Washington/Brussels
The establishment of a Fund to collect resources deriving from the pricing of emissions is foreseen
Task force of five associations for the relaunch of Italian rail cargo
Rome
Initiative by Agens, Assoferr, Assologistica, Fercargo and Fermerci
MIT indicates Matteo Paroli as new president of the ports of Genoa and Savona-Vado
Rome/La Spezia
The La Spezia port community also requests a name for the Eastern Liguria Port Authority
Le Aziende informano
Il retrofit ibrido-elettrico di ABB guida i traghetti dei laghi italiani verso un futuro più sostenibile
Confitarma underlines the importance of the shipping decarbonisation strategy being defined at IMO
Rome
The Italian Confederation specifies that it shares some of the USA's concerns
WSC Reiterates Trump's Measures for National Maritime Industry Are Bad for U.S. Economy
Washington
Kramek: Ready to support the administration with constructive proposals
Fincantieri and Accenture establish joint venture Fincantieri Ingenium
Trieste/Milan
The aim is to drive the digital transformation of the ship product and port logistics
Meyer Werft has delivered the new luxury cruise ship Asuka III to NYK Cruises
Papenburg/Emden
It has a capacity of 744 passengers and 470 crew members
As Trump formalizes measures to revitalize America's maritime industry, the nation's ports face a dramatic decline in traffic
Washington/Geneva
Okonjo-Iweala (WTO): With the escalation of trade tensions between the US and China, the exchange of goods between the two economies could decrease up to 80%
CK Hutchison denies allegations of breach of concession contract for Panamanian ports of Cristóbal and Balboa
Panama
Panama Ports Company emphasizes that it has complied with all legal obligations and contractual commitments
US Does Not Participate in IMO Negotiations on Shipping Decarbonization, Threatens Reciprocal Measures
London
Expressed opposition to any attempt to impose economic measures on ships based on greenhouse gas emissions or fuel choice
T&E urges MEPC to agree clear and ambitious measures to decarbonise shipping
Brussels
It is necessary - the association underlines - to set binding objectives
Meyer Yachts will build an ultra-luxury residential mega yacht for Ulyssia Residences
Miami
The ship will be 320 meters long and will be built at the Papenburg shipyard
Neapolitan Grimaldi Group wins $1.3 billion order for nine ro-pax ships
Neapolitan Grimaldi Group wins $1.3 billion order for nine ro-pax ships
Helsinki/Naples
Order at China Merchants Jinling Shipyard (Weihai)
Viking orders two cruise ships from Fincantieri with option for two additional units
Los Angeles/Trieste
The two ships under construction in Ancona for the American brand will be the first in the world to be powered by hydrogen stored on board
Antonio Ranieri is the new maritime director of Liguria
Genoa
He takes over from Admiral Piero Pellizzari who was discharged from the service upon reaching the age limit
In the first quarter of 2025, China's CIMC recorded a 12.7% increase in container sales
Hong Kong
Revenues grew by +11.0%
Last year, the revenues of the Chinese group CMPort increased by +3.1%
Hong Kong
In the first three months of 2025, port terminals handled 36.4 million containers (+5.6%)
The financial statements of the AdSP of Western Liguria and the Central-Northern Tyrrhenian Sea have been approved
Genoa/Civitavecchia
Konecranes revenues increased by +7.7% in the first three months of 2025
Helsinki
343 million euros of new orders for port vehicles (+37.5%)
Kuehne+Nagel posts first quarter of growth
Schindellegi
The logistics group's net sales amounted to 6.33 billion Swiss francs (+14.9%)
Application by TDT (Grimaldi group) for the construction and management of 50% of the Terminal Darsena Europa in Livorno
Leghorn
The company has requested an extension of the duration of the current concession
In 2024, 58 million invested in the modernization of the ports of Livorno, Piombino and the island of Elba
Leghorn
The final budget and the annual report of the AdSP have been approved
EIB advice to strengthen climate resilience of the ports of Volos, Alexandroupolis and Patras
Luxembourg
It will assist port authorities in identifying and managing climate risks
In the first quarter the port of Valencia handled 1.3 million containers (+3.4%)
Valencia
Transhipment traffic decline
The Management Committee of the Central Tyrrhenian Sea Port Authority has unanimously approved the 2024 financial statement
Naples
SOS LOGistica will acquire the qualification of Third Sector Entity
Milan
The association currently has 74 members
In the first three months of 2025, freight traffic in the ports of Barcelona and Algeciras decreased
Barcelona/Algeciras
Hupac transfers intermodal service with Padua to Novara
Noise
Until now the other terminal was the one in Busto Arsizio
PSA SECH has operated the first 400-meter train at Parco Ferroviario Rugna
Genoa
Capacity up to 20 pairs of trains per day
The 2024 financial statement of the Eastern Liguria Port Authority was unanimously approved
The Spice
The war clearance preparatory to the expansion of the Ravano Terminal in La Spezia is nearing completion
The Spice
The AdSP has invested over 600 thousand euros in it
Francesco Rizzo appointed president of the AdSP of the Strait
Rome
He has repeatedly denounced the uselessness of the construction of the bridge over the Strait
US aircraft attack Yemeni port of Ras Isa
Tampa/Beirut
38 dead and over a hundred injured
In 2025 Stazioni Marittime predicts an increase in ferry and cruise traffic in the port of Genoa
MIT Mobility Report Highlights Rising Demand for Both Passengers and Freight
Rome
In the first quarter, cargo traffic in Russian ports decreased by -5.6%
St. Petersburg
Both dry goods (-5.3%) and liquid bulk (-5.8%) are decreasing
Andrea Giachero confirmed as president of Spediporto
Genoa
The board of directors of the association of Genoese freight forwarders has also been renewed for the three-year period 2025-2028
Study for monitoring vehicular traffic in the ports of Venice and Chioggia
Milan
Order awarded to Circle and Arelogik
In Italy, the rail freight transport sector is in deep trouble
Geneva
Fermerci calls for making traffic incentives structural and increasing and for refinancing the incentive for the purchase of locomotives and wagons
Global Maritime Forum report on optimising ship calls to reduce emissions
Copenhagen
Virtual arrival and just-in-time arrival approaches proposed
In the first quarter of this year, container traffic in the port of Gioia Tauro grew by +15.5%
Joy Taurus
Construction of the "Dockworker’s House" has begun
GNV has taken delivery of the second of four new ro-pax vessels in China
Genoa
"GNV Orion" will be able to accommodate 1,700 passengers and transport up to 3,080 linear metres of cargo
After ten quarters of decline, container traffic in the port of Hong Kong returns to growth
Hong Kong
In the first three months of this year 3.39 million TEUs were handled (+2.1%)
Fincantieri acquires stake in WSense
Rome
The ninth FREMM unit "Spartaco Schergat" delivered to the Italian Navy
The new edition of the Practical Manual of Maritime Traffic has been presented
Genoa
Written by Assagenti, it turns fifty
Container traffic at the ports of Long Beach and Los Angeles increased by 26.6% and 5.2% in the first quarter
Long Beach/Los Angeles
Trump's tariffs impact imminent
In the first three months of 2025, the port of Singapore handled 10.5 million containers (+5.8%)
Singapore
In weight, containerized traffic recorded a decrease of -1.4%
Regulations signed for LNG bunkering at Fincantieri shipyard in Genoa
Genoa
Define the methods of transferring fuel from ship to ship
Historic shipbuilding brands Uljanik and 3.Maj on the verge of extinction
Zagreb
The State confirms its intention to sell the shipbuilding activities at the two sites of Pula and Rijeka
Cambiaso Risso has completed the acquisition of the French Somecassur
Genoa
The transalpine company specializes in the insurance of super and mega yachts
New weekly train service between the port of Gioia Tauro and Verona
Joy Taurus/Verona
Operated by Medlog for the transport of refrigerated goods
EBRD looking for strategic partner for development of Moldovan river port of Giurgiulesti
London
International competition launched
SAILING LIST
Visual Sailing List
Departure ports
Arrival ports by:
- alphabetical order
- country
- geographical areas
Turkish ports set new first-quarter cargo traffic record
Ankara
Historic peak of cargo imported from abroad
In the first quarter of 2025, freight traffic in the port of Taranto grew by +37.6%
Taranto
Increase of 854 thousand tons of solid bulk and 265 thousand tons of conventional goods
DEME buys Havfram, a company that installs offshore wind farms
Second Right/Washington
Transaction worth approximately 900 million euros
Rail transport of convoys for Rome Metro started from Reggio Calabria
Rome
Contract awarded by Hitachi Rail to Mercitalia Rail
In 2024, the volumes handled by Magli Intermodal Service decreased by -2%
Rezzato
Turnover stable
Yang Ming records first decline in turnover in March after 14 months of growth
Keelung/Taipei
Evergreen and WHL revenue growth continues
The European Commission has approved the acquisition of Germany's Schenker by Denmark's DSV
Brussels
The impact on competition in the markets in which the two companies operate is considered limited
Fincantieri - Kayo Agreement to Promote the Development of the Shipbuilding and Naval Industry in Albania
Trieste
Possible creation of a hub for shipbuilding and refitting in the region
Recent slight reduction in logistics costs for new factory vehicles
Brussels
Montaresi (AdSP Liguria Orientale) awarded with the "Port Oscar"
Miami
The event has reached its eighteenth edition
In the first three months of 2025, containers carried by OOCL vessels increased by +9.3%
Hong Kong
Revenues up +16.8%
The AdSP of the Southern Tyrrhenian and Ionian Seas wins in appeal against Zen Yacht
Joy Taurus
Company ordered to pay back rent
A large shipment of cocaine was seized in the port of Livorno
Leghorn
Two tons of drugs identified by Customs and Financial Police personnel
Navantia renews agreement with American cruise group Royal Caribbean
Miami
To date, the Cadiz shipyard has carried out maintenance, repair and refurbishment work on 45 of the group's ships.
Record cruise traffic expected in Italian ports this year
Miami
Cemar believes that growth will not stop even in 2026
HII-HHI Agreement to Accelerate US and South Korean Naval Production
National Harbor
The aim is to strengthen the naval industrial base of the two nations.
Panama Ports Company Accused of Violating Terms of Concession Agreement
Panama
Panama's Auditor General announced the filing of criminal charges
Colombo West International Terminal has become operational
Ahmedabad
It has a traffic capacity of 3.2 million TEUs
The conference "New sustainable marine fuels - Decarbonize Shipping" will be held in Genoa on Monday
Genoa
The new multifunctional border control structure PCF - PED/PDI Point completed in the port of Gioia Tauro
Joy Taurus
"Artificial Intelligence Comes to Port" Conference in Rome on Friday
Rome
It is promoted by the National Union of Port Enterprises
MSC Group's new cruise terminal inaugurated in Miami
Miami
It can accommodate three large ships at the same time
In February, traffic in the port of Ravenna increased by +2.1%
Ravenna
Bulk cargo increases, miscellaneous cargo declines
In 2024, Ferrovie dello Stato Italiane recorded a net loss of -208 million euros
Rome
Revenues up by +11.7%. The group's freight transported increased thanks to the acquisition of Exploris
Port of Genoa, Ente Bacini requests new spaces and renewal of the concession
Genoa
Conference to celebrate the centenary of the company
The public meeting of the Italian Port Terminal Operators Association will be held in Rome on June 19th
Genoa
VARD to build offshore dive vessel for Dong Fang Offshore
Alesund/Trieste
The contract is worth 113.5 million euros
PORTS
Italian Ports:
Ancona Genoa Ravenna
Augusta Gioia Tauro Salerno
Bari La Spezia Savona
Brindisi Leghorn Taranto
Cagliari Naples Trapani
Carrara Palermo Trieste
Civitavecchia Piombino Venice
Italian Interports: list World Ports: map
DATABASE
ShipownersShipbuilding and Shiprepairing Yards
ForwardersShip Suppliers
Shipping AgentsTruckers
MEETINGS
The conference "New sustainable marine fuels - Decarbonize Shipping" will be held in Genoa on Monday
Genoa
It will take place at the headquarters of the Port Authority of Genoa
"Artificial Intelligence Comes to Port" Conference in Rome on Friday
Rome
It is promoted by the National Union of Port Enterprises
››› Meetings File
PRESS REVIEW
Proposed 30% increase for port tariffs to be in phases, says Loke
(Free Malaysia Today)
Damen Mangalia Unionists Protest Friday Against Possible Closure
(The Romania Journal)
››› Press Review File
FORUM of Shipping
and Logistics
Relazione del presidente Nicola Zaccheo
Roma, 18 settembre 2024
››› File
Next week Italian ports will participate in Seatrade Cruise Global
Rome
Initiative brand: "CruiseItaly - One Country, Many Destinations"
MSC Group Cruise Terminal Officially Inaugurated in the Port of Barcelona
Barcelona
In 2027 it will be equipped with a cold ironing plant
Marcegaglia and Nova Marine Carriers form NovaMar Logistic joint venture
Lugano/Gazoldo of the Ippoliti
A general cargo ship will transport raw materials to the steel group's plants
Liebherr achieves record annual sales in the maritime and port crane segment
Bulls
Strong demand for offshore and container handling equipment
The annual conference "Programming, Operation and Management of Transport Networks" in Genoa
Genoa
It is dedicated to the transport and mobility sector
Last year, 656 ships underwent repair work in Greece
Piraeus
Increase of five units compared to 2023
Port of La Spezia, cruise ship docking simulations completed at Garibaldi West pier
The Spice
Assagenti conference on the future of the profession of maritime agent and broker
Genoa
It will be held tomorrow in Genoa
Stena Line presents a project for a ro-ro vessel capable of reducing energy consumption by at least 20%
Gothenburg
Introduced most of the innovative technologies currently available
Francesco Beltrano is the new general secretary of Uniport
Rome
He takes over from Paolo Ferrandino, who will continue to collaborate as a consultant
Saipem awarded new contracts in Middle East and Guyana
Milan
The total value of the orders is approximately 720 million dollars.
Conference in Genoa for the centenary of Ente Bacini
Genoa
The company was established on 19 February 1925
Interporto Bologna Board of Directors Renewed
Bentivoglio
Stefano Caliandro Appointed President. Loss of 1.7 million euros in 2024
NYK invests 76 billion yen in NYK Energy Ocean Corporation
Tokyo
The newco has taken over the activities of ENEOS Ocean
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