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December 6, 2011
The Business Timesweb site
Shipping News
  • China group lobbying to block Brazilian Valemaxes
    Brazilian miner Vale's plan to build mega carriers to ship iron ore will diminish China's bargaining power for the raw material as seaborne supply is dominated by global miners, an official with the China Shipowners' Association (CSA) said.
  • Korea shipbuilding stocks seen surging on oil prices
    South Korean shipbuilding stocks may jump as much as 80 per cent in four months as they catch up with gains in oil prices, according to Mirae Asset Securities Co, an affiliate of the nation's second- largest money manager.
  • Container rates may climb following alliance: Macquarie
    Container-shipping rates may rise on routes to northern Europe from Asia following a vessel-sharing alliance between the industry's second- and third-largest companies, said Macquarie Capital (Europe) Ltd.
  • Tighter sanctions over nuclear programme choke Iran's trade

Sched Netweb site
  • China's top science experts reject global warming and carbon scares
  • NOL unveils two 10,000-TEU giants to join APL's Asia-Europe trade
  • Hutchison starts to build Brisbane container terminal on 99-year lease
  • Alexander & Baldwin splits: Matson does shipping, A&B, land and agri-biz
  • Pirates release Singapore ship and 21 crew, but keep 4 Korean hostages
  • Humen phase II terminal offers 'cheaper' deal from Dongguan to Kaohsiung
  • Guangxi ASEAN trade value increases 63.8pc in first 10 months
  • South coastal Fujian province enjoys 52pc boost in transshipments
  • Hainan plans to cut spoilage with more reefer capacity near vegetable farms
  • MISC decision to exit container shipping applauded as 'wise move'
  • New York-New Jersey expect 4pc container volume hike in full-year 2011
  • New British study: Changes in global pharma offer big 3PLs opportunities
  • Italy's Bonfiglioli picks Kuehne + Nagel to manage warehouse in Chennai
  • Manila's ICTSI Subic Bay unit partners with a Clark Field logistics firm
  • DP World doubles its new Dakar terminal to 600,000 TEU a year
  • Hamburg Sud and Seago combine services to serve eastern Mediterranean
  • Eco lobby petitions to block Miami dredging, says wildlife endangered
  • Hupac, Intercontainer Scandinavia offer Italy-Sweden intermodal service
  • China Southern flies 557 tonnes of laptops from Chongqing in 2 months
  • Korean Air starts cargo flights to Lima via LA, Miami and Seoul
  • China Southern runs thrice weekly flights to Istanbul from Urumqi

International Transport Journalweb site
DECEMBER 5, 2011
  • Egyptair increases links to South Sudan
    Egyptair has added a third weekly service to its connection between Cairo and Juba, the capital of South Sudan.
  • Network Rail increases UK investment
    Network Rail's investment activities, aimed at renewing the railway network and increasing capacity, have increased, with more than GBP 300 million (EUR 350 million) invested in th...
  • ADB loan to Indonesia to upgrade it roads
    The Asian Development Bank has approved a USD 180 million loan for a regional roads development project, which will improve 470 km of roads in northern Kalimantan and southern Jav...
  • Norfolk Southern system delivers savings for ethanol shippers
    Norfolk Southern, one of the top transport companies in the US, is supporting ethanol shippers with a new virtual inventory management and delivery system that can cut in half the...
  • Truck registrations up in EU
    New commercial vehicle registrations were up by 8% in the EU in October, amounting to 162,901 units, in line with similar results in France (+8%) and Germany (+7%). According to E...
  • ANA Cargo increases services to Okinawa and Taipei
    As of today, 5 December, Japanese ANA Cargo is increasing the frequency of its services from Tokyo Narita to Okinawa (from 6 to 12 a week) and Taipei Taoyuan (from 6 to 9 a week). ...
  • Turkish Airlines boosts Benghazi options
    Turkish Airlines has added services between Istanbul Atatürk airport and Benghazi (Libya), bringing frequencies up from seven to ten a week, with the new flights operating in the ...
  • Third quarter results for CMA CGM
    CMA CGM's volumes rose by 10% year-on-year to 2.6 million teu in the third quarter of 2011. Over the first nine months of the year, volumes carried were up by 9.4%, totalling 7.4 ...
  • Flemming Frost new CEO Europe for Damco
    Damco, an independent freight forwarding and supply chain management solutions subsidiary of the A.P. Moller-Maersk Group, has appointed Flemming Frost as CEO for Europe. He will r...
  • Oliver Rupps named trans-o-flex managing director
    Oliver Rupps joined the trans-o-flex logistics group as spokesman of the board of directors on 1 December. He succeeded Wolfgang Weber, who will leave the company at the end of th...
  • MOL complies with Maritime Labour Convention
    Mitsui O.S.K. Lines (MOL) has announced that its group manning company in the Philippines, Magsaysay MOL Marine, has earned certification from Nippon Kaiji Kyokai (ClassNK) for co...
  • Ceva Logistics expands LCL activities
    The SCM specialist Ceva Logistics has reported continued growth in its less-than-container load services. Driven by a focus on improving services and building on the success of it...
  • Woodland moves condensers from Italy to Ireland
    Woodland Global has completed the shipment of three condenser units, working for the Italian manufacturer Luve and its client, Core Air Conditioning of Ireland. The units, weighin...
  • Shipco Transport opens Dublin office
    Shipco Transport has opened an office in Dublin (Ireland), offering the forwarding industry a full range of LCL and FCL services. With this new Dublin centre Shipco will provide a...

Marine Logweb site
DECEMBER 5, 2011
  • BAE Systems to drydock Navy frigate
  • Elliott Bay Design Group employees buy firm from ACL
  • Icebreaker Polar Sea need not be mothballed says Vigor COO
  • "Winter rush" keeps Lloyd Werft busy
  • Port of Stockton selects manager for M-580 Marine Highway project
  • Hong Kong shipyard delivers RAnger 4600 fireboat
  • Ingalls Shipbuilding gets $46 million APC for DDG1002

World Wide Shipperweb site
DECEMBER 5, 2011
  • MarAd schedules public meeting to discuss RRF manager contracts
  • Cargill releases plans to cut workforce by 1.5 percent
  • Maersk Line recognized as top shipping line for 2011
  • Crowley announces launch of new Ocean Class tugboat
  • NYK scholarships continue support of maritime education in China

Lloyd's Listweb site
DECEMBER 5, 2011
  • Dover-Dunkirk jobs to go at DFDS
    Ten officers and 21 others face redundancy
  • Low-sulphur rules will put ships at risk
    DNV urges shipowners to prepare now for 2015 low-sulphur switch
  • R&I downgrades K Line to BBB rating
    Negative outlook due to overcapacity
  • MSC declares surcharge on Asia to North Europe routes
    Extra $225 per teu to be charged from Jaunary 1
  • Torm agrees deal to defer debt repayment
    Plans $300m rights issue to support restructuring
  • Double-hulled VLCC rumoured to be sold for scrap
    Atlantic Liberty due to be beached in Pakistan
  • Commerzbank heading for government ownership
    Berlin is likely to seek full control if ailing bank asks for more cash
  • SeaFrance ferry to be scrapped in India
    Vessel is beached after survival talks fail
  • Blohm+Voss lined up for sale
    Owner ThyssenKrupp declines to comment on reports that Star Capital is the buyer
  • Mexico's state oil firm buys five small tankers
    Pemex purchase follows $204m order for six newbuildings
  • Chemical tanker market rates spike
    Further rate rises expected as Asian garment-makers need chemicals to produce polyester
  • Citadels divide industry but save lives
    Creating a layered defence system requires industry to take a joined-up approach
  • Zim adds vessel to West Africa-Mediterranean service
    Upgrades frequency and transit times
  • European Union set for second two-year extension of Operation Atalanta
    EU Navfor expects a decision in early 2012
  • Oil trade growth declines
    October showed a return to solid numbers
  • Iron ore trade returns to double-digit growth
    Indian decline could be boon to capesize owners
  • Edible bulk is biggest loser in China
    Soya trade was predicted to boom but instead floundered
  • Chinese slowdown? Not so fast
    The much-ballyhooed Chinese economic cooling has yet to materialise
  • The price of everything and the value of nothing
    Are the values reported in today's shipping company balance sheets continue to be appropriate?
  • South Korea charters VLGC newbuilding for ten years
    E1 Corp's long-term booking signals faith in LPG shipping market
  • LR1 tanker auctioned for less than demolition value
    $5.2m deal highlights sluggish sales for older product carriers
  • Freight forwarders expect volumes to fall
    Danske Bank's European Freight Forwarding Index for November showed a decline for both current and expected volumes
  • Box lines urged to consolidate to survive
    Demand set to deteriorate into second-quarter 2012
  • Polemis, Economou and Mamidakis take key trophies at Greek Shipping Awards
    Laskaridis and Minerva Marine among companies honoured as 2011 prize night sees private owners edge public outfits
  • Keeping up with sanctions
    The complexity of business relationships can make compliance less than straightforward
  • Pricing power
    MSC-CMA CGM alliance cut costs but it may take mergers to lift freight rates
  • Albedo 'close to release' after 13 months
    Ransom payment of $4m expected for boxship
  • Valemax has leak in ballast tank
    Workers pumping water from Vale Beijing at Bazilian port

Fairplayweb site
DECEMBER 5, 2011
  • VLOC leak halts loading
    CARGO loading stopped today for the VLOC Vale Beijing after a ballast tank leak was discovered at Brazil's Ponta da Madeira Maritime Terminal
  • Putin pledges yard $4.4Bn
    PRIME Minister Vladimir Putin has promised Kremlin funding of up to 135Bn rubles ($4.4Bn) for the St Petersburg yard Baltiisky Zavod
  • Chinese breakers buck price trend
    CHINESE breakers are bucking trends by offering prices close to those of their South Asian rivals, as some box ships arrive for demolitions
  • VLCC discounts continue
    PRICES of secondhand VLCCs have further deteriorated, now just above scrap value, brokers said today
  • Firming Capesizes courting $30,000/day
    RISING activity is driving spot freight rates for Capesize drybulkers higher, causing shipping analyst and broker sources to predict rates today breaking $30,000 per day
  • Pemex scoops up MR tankers
    MEXICAN oil company Pemex has swooped in on five medium-range products tankers, brokers said today
  • Ferry grounding strands 600
    MORE THAN 600 passengers are stranded today after last night's evacuation from ATS Consolidated-operated Superferry 1
  • Ship sinks near Quanzhou
    SEARCHERS are looking today for two crew members missing since a box shop sank yesterday, the Fujian Maritime Safety Administration said
  • Dorval Kaiun seeks bankruptcy protection
    JAPAN'S chemical tanker operator Dorval Kaiun has filed for bankruptcy protection

The Journal of Commerceweb site
DECEMBER 5, 2011
  • Diesel Prices Fall as Oil Hits Two-Week High
    Diesel prices across the United States fell 3.3 cents in the week ending Dec. 5, falling for the second week...
  • Cardinal Health Named Top Healthcare Supply Chain
    Cardinal Health finished at the top of the Gartner 2011 Healthcare Supply Chain released Monday, gaining from the strong relations...
  • Stockton-Oakland Barge Service to Ship Containers
    A new container-on-barge service between the ports of Stockton and Oakland, Calif., will give shippers the opportunity to save money...
  • Heavy Truck Orders Drop 27 Percent
    Net orders for Class 8 heavy trucks dropped in November after several months of steady increase, according to two trucking...
  • USPS Wants to End Next-Day First-Class Delivery
    The U.S. Postal Service, showing unprecedented boldness in an attempt to reverse deep losses, plans to stop next-day delivery of...
  • Container Lines Need to 'Cold' Idle Ships, Analyst Says
    Ocean carriers need to start fully decommissioning vessels if they want to succeed in pushing through rate hikes in the...
  • Con-way's Nightingale Moves to Software Provider
    Technology provider ModusLink Global Solutions named Tom Nightingale, most recently chief marketing officer at Con-way, president for sales and marketing....
  • YRC Worldwide Stock Jumps to $13 Per Share
    YRC Worldwide's stock price jumped above $13 a share Monday morning, opening at $13.34 per share after climbing from $9.25...
  • FedEx Ground to Raise Rates 4.9 Percent
    FedEx Ground will raise rates for its U.S. package and home delivery services an effective 4.9 percent Jan. 2, matching...
  • Indonesian Port Wants to Quintuple Box Storage Fees
    The landlord of Indonesia's largest port said it will quintuple container storage later this week to help reduce congestion. ...
  • Port of Oakland Fights Occupy Shutdown Attempt
    Moving aggressively to block any efforts to shut down the port next week, the Port of Oakland is launching a...
  • DP World Plans Major Jebel Ali Port Expansion
    DP World plans to invest $850 million over the next three years to boost the capacity of its flagship container...
  • Panalpina Begins Two Direct LCL Asia-Poland Services
    Panalpina launched two direct less-than-container load services between Taiwan and South Korea and Poland, as part of the Swiss logistics...
  • NOL Denies Bidding on Hapag-Lloyd
    Singapore's Neptune Orient Lines on Monday denied reports it is making a fresh bid for rival German ocean carrier Hapag-Lloyd....
  • Can the Jones Act be Protected?
    U.S. domestic ocean shipping has never seen a year like 2011. Two carriers pleaded guilty to price-fixing. One dodged debt...
  • Cracking Down on Corruption
    The Foreign Corrupt Practices Act, long the domain of corporate counsels and senior executives, is getting more attention in exporters'...
  • TSA's Heavy Baggage
    In a scathing report issued in late November, House Republicans damned the Transportation Security Administration for becoming an ineffective, wasteful...
  • Splitting the Differences
    Members of Congress haven't looked this close to agreement on the goals for a transportation spending plan in years, but...
  • On Time, All the Time
    Achieving 100 percent on-time delivery performance is a team effort among transportation carriers, shippers and consignees. Parcel carriers such as...
  • TAPA's Global Challenge
    It's not easy to secure a truck, and it's even more difficult to come up with global trucking security requirements....
  • TAPA to Certify Truck Security
    A new security standard and certification program for trucking could help motor carriers and shippers close one of the biggest...
  • Hoffa's Next Five Years
    When UPS executives sit down to negotiate a new five-year contract with the Teamsters union next year, they'll face a...
  • Be Like Steve
    Steve Jobs' untimely death, as well as the just-released best-seller biography of this genius, has triggered intense national focus on...
  • Mobile on the Move
    Jimmy Lyons has everything in place for strong growth in containerized exports, except for the containers themselves. "We need more...

Containerisation Internationalweb site
DECEMBER 5, 2011
  • They've got an awful lot of whisky in Brazil
    So goes the 1960s Sinatra song, albeit about coffee; these days Brazil has an abundance of whisky imported from the UK, from where exports soared ...
  • Delmas sets up dedicated reefer department
    CMA CGM subsidiary and African liner company specialist, Delmas, has followed several ocean carriers in setting up a dedicated reefer shipping department. The move ...
  • Matson to become separate entity
    US Jones Act carrier and logistics business Matson is to be spun off as a separate company its parent firm Alexander & Baldwin (A&B) said at the ...
  • Shipping no longer up front and personal
    SeaIntel's latest Sunday Spotlight claims that process management is now the dominant force in shipping. Out of 1,400 phone calls made to 30 carriers and 30 forwarders, ...
  • SCA to raise transit charges
    The Suez Canal Authority is ending its three-year toll freeze and will implement across the board transit fee increases for all tonnage using the waterway from ...
  • Auckland strike set to end, for now
    Rolling 24-hour strikes and a company lock-out have crippled Auckland's two container terminals, disrupting six ships and diverting just-in-time Christmas goods ...
  • Canada in growth spurt
    With its near neighbour recording only a sluggish 2% GDP expansion in the same period, and Europe sliding back into recession, Canada has beaten analysts' expectations ...
  • India in 'u-turn' on global supermarkets
    In an apparent volte-face at the weekend, the Indian government said that plans to open up its 1.2 billion consumer markets to global supermarkets - which faced ...
  • Hupac starts service between Sweden and Italy
    Hupac Intermodal and Intercontainer Scandinavia AB intend to start a rail service between Sweden and Italy on December 12, 2011. Destinations served in Sweden will ...

TradeWindsweb site
DECEMBER 5, 2011
  • Torm banks on breather
    Lenders amend restrictive timeline in a bid to aid ailing Danish owner during fight to secure financial footing.
  • Share cheer for Seadrill chief
    Alf Thorkildsen is over $6m better off after completing tasty options trade.
  • Tug team closer
    CSAV and Royal Boskalis Westminster on the verge of setting up leading US tug owner.
  • Zim enhances African run
    Israeli containership giant prepares to add another vessel to service backed by Cosco.
  • First double-hull VL scrapped
    MOL is the first to take the plunge and send a double-hulled VLCC for the chop.
  • Daewoo sale split
    South Korean government looking to sell Kamco's 19% holding in yard separately from Korea Development Bank's 31% slice.
  • Hoegh scraps one
    Norwegian car carrier owner sells 28-year-old vessel to Grieg Green for recycling in China.
  • ING in Frontline raid
    Investor takes up major shareholding in tanker owner as restructuring battle continues.
  • Clarksons tackles VLOC case
    Clarksons Capital Markets pinpoints the day Vale's Chinese waiting game will come to an end.
  • Murmansk plunges to loss
    Russian tanker and bulker owner posts nine-month deficit after costly third quarter.
  • SapuraCrest earnings up
    Malaysian offshore operator records higher profit despite falling revenue.
  • Dorval goes into receivership
    Japanese chemical tanker owner seeks court protection from creditors after amassing debts of $192m.
  • STX PO VLOC damaged
    Water being pumped from South Korean owner's giant bulker at a Brazilian port.

American Shipper - Ocean newsweb site
DECEMBER 5, 2011
  • NOL denies Hapag talks
    NOL, the Singapore-based parent of liner carrier APL, said Monday in a filing with the Singapore Stock Exchange that it is not making a renewed bid for a stake in German competitor Hapag-Lloyd.
  • Hackett: MSC-CMA alliance good for the industry
    But the alliance could reflect some desperation from the two lines, he suggests. "CMA CGM is obviously in some financial difficulties, trying to cut $400 million in costs and selling some ships... while MSC must be impacted by the situation as well."
  • Alexander & Baldwin spins off Matson
  • MSC-CMA CGM form alliance
  • MSC joins Oceania-California PSW loop
  • Panalpina starts Asia-Poland LCL
  • TBS International reaches deal with lenders
  • Maersk/GA carriers swap space on TP loops
  • MSC to assess Asia-Europe peak season fee

The Bunker Bulletinweb site
DECEMBER 5, 2011
  • Two grades show strong gains in Suez
    Egyptian port sees MGO prices up by $48.50 pmt.
  • Plans call for LNG terminal to have bunkering facility
    'Stricter environmental controls will mean more LNG bunkering,' says port owner.
  • European bunker market firming
    Piraeus 'very busy'.
  • Fuel efficiency 'key to lowering emissions'
    GL's head of environmental research says shipping must 'have its eye' on 'zero emissions'.
  • Drive for fuel efficiency will trigger orders for newbuilds
    Orders 'delayed, not cancelled,' says analyst.
  • Siemens launches improved fuel saving propulsion system
    Energy savings of up to 23% when compared to gas or dual fuel operations, says Siemens.
  • IFO prices soften in Singapore
    Supplies mixed at key Asian ports on Monday.
  • South Africa may push for bunker tax rebate
    Suggests a bunker tax rebate for developing countries.
  • Experienced trader joins Singapore-based Noble Resources
    Mabel Loh has over 10 years of experience as a bunker trader in Singapore.
  • Bunker tax a model for other sectors to follow
    Tax 'effectively and efficiently thought out,' says Director of Deloitte.
  • Japanese firm developing solar, wind powered USV
    Use of renewable technologies will extend operating range of the AquariusUSV.
  • Busan bunker deliveries 'back to normal'
    Bunker terminals open on Monday, allowing local players to load.

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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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