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March 7, 2011
The Business Timesweb site
Shipping News
  • Ship insurers put Libya on high-risk list
    London's marine insurance market has added Libya to a list of areas deemed high risk as violence escalated in Africa's third-largest oil producer, a senior market official said on Friday.
  • Denmark meeting paves way for pirate prisons
    An international anti-piracy meeting in Denmark last week hammered out a judicial framework for how to handle captured pirates, paving the way for the building of special pirate prisons, the organiser said.

Sched Netweb site
  • US retailers enjoy sales boom in February - up 4.2pc
  • TUI sells Hapag-Lloyd stake to Albert Ballin for US$439 million
  • Norwegian shipowner demands quick execution of pirates at sea
  • Port of Rizhao's January box throughput up 33.9pc to 101,000 TEU
  • Maersk offers fruit exporters Andes-USEC service
  • Anhui's express delivery volume growth ranks 6th in China
  • DHL starts 15-day South Korea-Mexico LCL service
  • IATA: Soaring fuel costs will cut 2011 airline profits nearly 50pc
  • THAI to convert old passenger aircraft into freighters
  • Costs rise, profits shrink as 100pc air cargo screening looms

Exim Indiaweb site
  • DHL India CEO lauds proposals in Union Budget 2011-12
  • Gangi Reddy Shipping achieves record MoP discharge at Vizag Port
  • Kerala High Court delivers landmark judgment on Admiralty arrest & framing of Admiralty Rules
  • MFC Transport all set to make its mark overseas
  • MOL holds 2011 safety conference in Mumbai
  • Tiger's day out in Aamby Valley
  • UASC opens sub-agency in Rajkot
  • WCA hosts 1,700 independent forwarders in Vietnam
  • Jan. veg. oil imports decline by 17 pc
  • Rubber imports hit by soaring prices
  • Spices exports climb to Rs 5,485 cr.
  • Gangavaram port unloads 65,349 tonnes of coal in a day
  • VCT handles highest volume of boxes in feeder vessel
  • Corporate mergers, acquisitions clearance in 30 days
  • Customs focused on facilitation, says Chief Commissioner at Fieo meet
  • Egypt crisis will affect fertiliser input imports
  • Exporters call for lifting ban on premium rice
  • FM lauded for 3,100 cr. allocation to TUFS
  • Govt grants 5K-cr. refinancing boost to MSMEs
  • Imports of foodgrains, milk products rise by 10.8 pc

International Transport Journalweb site
MARCH 4, 2011
  • Iata tables recommendations for Japan's aviation policy
    In an address to the Foreign Correspondents' Club of Japan, Giovanni Bisignani, the International Air Transport Association (Iata)'s director general and CEO, recently urged Japan ...
  • Cargoitalia: first Italian carrier to submit ENS messages
    Cargoitalia is the first airline in Italy to submit the new electronic entry summary declaration (ENS) message - part of the new EU Customs import control system (ICS) regime that ...
  • Nooteboom Trailers steps up production
    Nooteboom Trailers, a company that develops and produces semi-trailers and drawbar trailers for out-of-gauge road transport services, sees a recovery in its special market. Since t...
  • AirAsia X orders more A330s
    AirAsia X, the long-haul low fare affiliate of the Malaysia-based AirAsia Group, has placed a firm order with Airbus for three A330-200s. Scheduled for delivery from 2014, the airc...
  • Germany: results for railfreight traffic 2010
    A total of 355.7 million t of freight were transported on Germany's railway network in 2010, according to the Federal Statistical Office (Destatis). After a 15.9% collapse in volum...
  • MAN: winner of the Image Award 2011
    Germany's truck hauliers and intra-company transport operators have elected the best brands on the commercial vehicle market. The category of trucks over 3.5 t saw a confirmation o...
  • Global merchant shipping fleet continues to grow
    The largest fully-cellular containership fleet grew by 9.5% in 2010. A study compiled by the Bremen (Germany)-based Institute of Shipping Economics and Logistics (ISL) revealed tha...
  • Canada: railcar loadings grow
    The Canadian railway industry carried 23.2 million t of freight in December 2010, a 7.5% gain from December 2009. The upsurge was the result of increased loadings by the industry's...
  • MSC to deploy larger ships in northern Europe-US Gulf service
    The Mediterranean Shipping Company (MSC), a leading global shipping line based in Geneva (Switzerland) is planning to deploy two 8,000 teu containerships in its northe...
  • New straddle carrier from Konecranes
    Konecranes, an industry-leading group of lifting businesses, has launched a Boxrunner straddle carrier offers a unique container handling performance to two distinct container hand...
  • Coastlink short sea conference, Hamburg, 19-20 April 2011
    Coastlink is holding a series of conferences under the title of "Challenges abound for shortsea container shipping" at the Hotel Atlantic Kempinski in Hamburg (Germany) o...
  • Geis collaborating with Horoz Lojistik in Turkey
    The Geis Group, an international logistics service provider headquartered in Germany, began a close collaboration with the Turkish logistics service provider Horoz Loj...
  • Samsung re-appoints P&O Ferrymasters
    Samsung has re-appointed P&O Ferrymasters to deliver washing machines and refrigerators from its factory in Poland to prime markets including France, Spain and the UK. The supp...

Marine Logweb site
MARCH 4, 2011
  • Noble exercises option for further HHI drillship
  • Tidewater pays $6.3 million to settle Nigeria case
  • American Feeder Lines to start first service
  • Salazar has a Pinocchio moment
  • Cecon in talks with potential Davie Shipyards buyer
  • Beng Kuang Marine books launch barge contract

World Wide Shipperweb site
MARCH 4, 2011
  • Standard & Poor's gives AA- rating to Portland Airport revenue bonds
  • Columbia River Crossing project gaining favor in Washington, DC
  • Rail freight traffic numbers continue to rise during week
  • Port of Seattle taps Tanga as top police officer for 2011
  • Trucking association president backs surface transportation authorization extension

Lloyd's Listweb site
MARCH 4, 2011
  • Triple-E class will alter port and line dynamics
    Arrival of 18,000 teu ships set to create a 'cascade effect' and tighter and more demanding contracts
  • US marine highways fail to capture lion's share of box shipments
    Coastal and river navigation is perceived as being too slow to attract shippers that utilise trucks
  • Freight grant award brings ships back to Kirkcaldy
    Grant will see 250,000 lorry miles removed from Scotland's roads
  • Danger money demands could cost industry $120m
    Employers considering union proposals to extend double pay zone further into Indian Ocean
  • How to identify suspect passengers
    Criminal gangs are believed to be placing drug couriers on board and are attempting to corrupt crew to ease their passage
  • Drugs threat on cruiseships soars
    Cruise lines need to raise their game to protect themselves against professional gangs that are using cruiseships to traffic illegal drugs in large quantities
  • Time to try private piracy protection
    A Convoy Escort Programme, comprising a fleet of small vessels, designed to interdict pirates and protect merchant ships, could be trialled to help rid the Gulf of Aden of pirates
  • Oldendorff fails in bid to repossess bunkers on Korea Line capesize
    Chapter 15 stay against creditor actions remains in force
  • Softening rates dent 2011 growth prospects
    Prevailing cost pressures on US consumers continue to dent transpacific trade prospects
  • Putting a price on risk
    The industry has a moral duty to recognise the perils facing seafarers ' and the best way to do that is hard cash
  • Impairment charges hit FreeSeas ahead of fleet renewal
    Greece-based company posts $17m net loss in the fourth quarter of 2010
  • High risk agreement extended to cover whole Indian Ocean
    Seafarer's union denies move will prove costly for shipowners as it encourages use of better security measures
  • Big Society vote
    The transfer of Dover to the ownership of the local people is Big Society actually working
  • Grand Alliance ups Asia-Europe capacity
    Resumes weekly frequency of Loop D service
  • Evercore poaches Jonathan Chappell
    JP Morgan veteran to head Evercore's new shipping equity research division
  • APMT cranes to undergo retrofit
    Move to convert more than 400 diesel-powered RTGs will cut CO2 emissions
  • Lange fund orders two boxships
    Opportunity KG fund places order for two 3,800 teu ships from Shanghai Shipyard
  • Newlead and FreeSeas confirm Korea Line exposures
    Marinakis group says has no exposure to KLC collapse
  • Drug crimes linked to cruiseships rocket 52%
    Professional gangs now see cruise vessels as alternative vehicles for smuggling their drugs
  • Dover residents demand referendum over trust port privatisation plans
    Threat to David Cameron's Big Society plans if voters choose 'people's port' option
  • Goldenport recharters Korea Line-linked ship
    Secures new employment for Eleni D, one of two supramaxes previously chartered to Korea Line
  • Tankers face higher costs for Libya calls
    Shipowners may be slapped with surcharges as insurers declare region war zone
  • First dollar-per-day suezmax contract traded
    Breakthrough move could further limit the use of Wordscale in wet derivatives trading
  • Rotterdam and Nangang ink service deal
    Agreement includes port planning, operational procedures and traffic management
  • Antwerp hit by nationwide strikes
    Port set to resume normal operations today but says cost of strike action is $1.4m per hour
  • Eurotunnel regains truck shuttle market share
    Channel Tunnel operator sees net loss of €57m in 2010
  • Fourth Korea Line ship seized in US
    Latest action on Blue Jasper comes as Nordea emerges as mortgagee on product tanker pair

Fairplayweb site
MARCH 4, 2011
  • Norway mulls allowing armed guards
    NORWAY'S government has announced that it will establish a parliamentary hearing to consider revoking its ban on the use of armed guards on Norwegian-flagged ships
  • NY-NJ box imports surge
    CONTAINER imports jumped 17.4% year on year in December at Port of New York & New Jersey
  • Sales of cars shipped to Japan again jump
    SALES OF vehicles shipped to Japan on car carriers jumped in February by 41.2% year-on-year, IHS Global Insight reported today
  • Top analyst jumps ship
    RESPECTED shipping analyst Jonathan Chappell is leaving JP Morgan to take a research position at investment bank Evercore Partners, Fairplay confirmed today
  • Capesize drybulk rates jump 8.1%
    STRONGER vessel demand sent Capesize drybulk rates soaring 8.1% today, Baltic Exchange figures showed
  • Libyan cash found on ship
    BOXES containing Libyan currency worth £100M ($139.68M) have been impounded from a ship at Harwich, the UK government said today
  • Glencore's profits jump
    GLENCORE International, the major Swiss charterer of drybulk tonnage, today reported a strong rise in revenues and net profits
  • Insurance could reflect Libyan dangers
    OWNERS with ships calling at Libya ' yesterday designated as a high-risk area ' might face higher insurance payments, Fairplay was told today
  • COSCO role affirmed in Greek logistics
    COSCO remains eager to participate in the tendering process that will create Greece's first-ever logistics park, the Greek shipping minister reportedly affirmed today
  • Beluga's bubble bursts
    GERMAN shipowner and project carrier Beluga is heading for a major restructuring after US investor Oaktree took over control of the group this week
  • China CSSC plans to raise 4Bn yuan
    CHINESE yard China CSSC said today it plans to raise 4Bn yuan ($608.9M) from selling 60M shares
  • CMA CGM 'optimistic' on intra-Asia
    FRENCH carrier CMA CGM told Fairplay today is upbeat on intra-Asia shipping, despite stiff competition and rising costs
  • Vote planned on Dover
    A DOVER town meeting has voted to hold a local referendum on the Dover People's Port plan for a community bid to buy the UK ferry port
  • Ferry strike threatens Corsican supplies
    CORSICA Transport Office director Francis Pian has told Fairplay that the island could run out of essential products if the SNCM ferry strike continues
  • Shippers attack box haulage proposals
    US SHIPPERS have warned regulators that proposed changes to box haulier driving hours in LA-LB would dramatically increase supply chain costs

The Journal of Commerceweb site
MARCH 4, 2011
  • States Eye DOT Process to Split Florida Rail Grant
  • MSC Hikes Trans-Atlantic Rates
  • C-TPAT Growing 7.5 Percent per Year
  • Senate Approves Transportation Extension; President Signs Bill
  • Fla. Governor Sends Dredging Money to Port of Miami
  • DOT Will Send Fla. Rail Money to Other States
  • APM Converts Cranes to Cut Costs, Pollution
  • ATSG Profit Grows Despite DHL Loss
  • Trucking Leads Transport Hiring in February
  • Customs Shifts Top-Level Executives
  • Retailers Warn of Higher Trucking Costs
  • Valuing Relationships
  • When Rebrokering Goes Bust
  • Slowing Down
  • Overcapacity? Effectively Not, Widdows Says
  • Normally Uncertain
  • Port of Felixstowe Awarded OHSAS, ISO Certificates

Containerisation Internationalweb site
MARCH 4, 2011
  • Suez Canal tariffs frozen
  • PSA posts strong fiscal results for 2010
  • APL hits on-time record of 95%
  • Tui prepares for Hapag-Lloyd exit
  • Efficiency will drive Dar es Salaam's future traffic

TradeWindsweb site
MARCH 4, 2011
  • FOE in floating fix
    Fred Olsen Energy keeps Borgsten Dolphin busy with $43.5m drilling contract.
  • FreeSeas tightens timeline
    Handy trio held for the hopper as Nasdaq-listed bulker owner waits for seller's market.
  • TDW settles suit
    Curtain falls on Nigerian ethics probe as New York-listed offshore owner pays $6.3m settlement.
  • Libyan cash cargo seized
    German ship returns over $160m in Libyan currency to UK after sanctions kybosh delivery plans.
  • Noble indulges at HHI
    New York-listed offshore contractor coughs up another $615m to build drillship in Korea.
  • Maersk ship cleared
    Danish multipurpose released in Angola after cargo of bullets probed.
  • FreeSeas shifts line-up
    Ion Varouxakis ready to shed handy bulkers as Nasdaq-listed owner falls short in the fourth.
  • Dragnis: 'Stop ordering'
    Goldenport director John Dragnis not planning any newbuildings but used bulker and box buys possible.
  • ESL bags supramax loan
    Finnish owner returns to Pohjola Bank to finance second new ship at Hyundai Mipo.
  • Dragnis seeks KLC fix
    Goldenport's John Dragnis reveals one affected supramax has over two years charter left with another "not in arrears".
  • Stolberg out of Beluga
    US fund Oaktree puts its man in charge as German heavy-lift owner's boss steps aside ahead of restructuring.
  • Cover for Libya excluded
    Port city fighting leads to London war risks underwriters removing country from annual cover.
  • Solstad to pocket $44m
    Options with four-year Petrobras supply ship charter could yet add to Norwegian owner's payday.
  • Chandris ship repels attack
    Armed security on Greek aframax beats off pirate assault in Arabian Sea as E R Schiffahrt boxship also escapes.
  • New5 in Numb3rs
    Glencore rings up a massive profit as Maersk Tankers, Frontline and Korea Line Corp count the dollars that have slipped away.
  • Hoegh ship refloated
    Hoegh Seoul pulled free off Bremerhaven by four tugs after grounding on Friday morning.
  • Evercore's dream team
    Analyst Jonathan Chappell abandons JP Morgan to join Mark Friedman, George Ackert and Hugh Baker at US advisory and restructuring firm.

American Shipperweb site
MARCH 4, 2011
  • Rockefeller: DOT report shows need for rail bill
    U.S. Senate Commerce Committee Chairman John D. "Jay" Rockefeller IV said a newstudy by the Transportation Department's Inspector General "provides important new evidence that big railroads are using their growing market power to squeeze concessions...
  • Cheers and jeers for Mexico truck pact
    The United States and Mexico have "found a clear path to resolving the dispute over trucking between our two countries," President Obama said Thursday at a joint press conference with Mexican President Felipe Calderon. "I look forward to consultin...
  • Decision 'evens playing field' for forwarders
    A recent Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals decision over an air cargo shipment "has evened the playing field for air freight forwarders when it comes to third party indemnity claims," says Peter D. Clark, a partner at Clark, Atcheson & Reisert. Clark...
  • Payne new president of NYK (North America)
    NYK Group (Americas) said this week it has named Bill Payne as president of NYK Line (North America) effective April 1. Payne has been the company's executive vice president and chief operating office the past two years, having joined NYK in 1989. ...
  • UASC leaves Maersk Europe/India loop
    Liner carrier United Arab Shipping Co. has left a Maersk Line service between Europe and the Indian Subcontinent, according to American Shipper affiliate ComPair Data. The ME1 service has a rotation of Felixstowe, Zeebrugge, Bremerhaven, Rotterdam,...
  • COSCO adds Asia/Europe emergency bunker fee
    COSCO Container Lines said this week it will begin assessing an emergency bunker surcharge on the Far East/Europe trade beginning March 15. The fee, $150 per TEU, applies to shipments in both directions and includes reefer cargo....
  • MSC changes Asia/Europe loops' eastbound legs
    Mediterranean Shipping Co. is realigning its network of four Asia/Europe services, the line said in a customer notice Thursday. The changes affect the eastbound rotations of MSC's standalone Silk, Lion, Dragon and Tiger services, with the revision...
  • Ports news
    PSA nets $1.3 billion in 2010Singapore-based global terminal operator PSA International said Friday it made $1.3 billion in operating profits in 2010, a 19.2 percent increase from 2009. India to raise $1 billion for portsIndia's shipping ministry i...
  • Baldwin demotion
  • Cross-border compromise

The Scandinavian Shipping Gazetteweb site
MARCH 4, 2011
  • Broström initiates new tanker cooperation
    Maersk Tankers-owned Broström has initiated a new tanker cooperation with the Swedish owners Erik Thun AB, Rederi AB Gotland and Wisby Tankers AB to strengthen its 5,000'10,000 DWT
  • Danish controlled vessel fires upon pirates
    The Danish controlled vessel Brattingsborg was yesterday attacked by pirates in the Indian Ocean, but managed to escape as the pirates was met by counter fire from armed guards hired
  • Ems River released
    The German-owned bulk carrier Ems River that was hijacked some 175 nautical miles north east of Salalah, Oman, on December 27, last year has been released, EU Navfor reports
  • Former Danish ferry Spektrum now in Oslo
    The former Danish car ferry Broen (with the artist name Spektrum) has arrived at its first visit ever to Oslo and will stay for several months in the Norwegian capital

The Bunker Bulletinweb site
MARCH 4, 2011
  • Prices head higher as week ends
    Crude futures reach two year highs on reports of violence near Libya's oil facilities.
  • Middle East IFO prices hold steady
    Prices firming in Cape Town.
  • Record numbers at IBIA Dinner
    IBIA says the event can grow still larger.
  • Bunker markets in Southern Europe show signs of softening
    Demand for products increases in Gibraltar and Piraeus.
  • Market abuzz with rumours after Beluga announces restructuring
    Bunker market players fearing bad debts; spokeswoman says company is not bankrupt.
  • Off-spec samples increase in Mediterranean and Black Sea region
    But Lintec Testing Services says 'majority of issues lie with aspects of quality that can be dealt with on board.'
  • Glencore profits soar by 40%
    Results from its energy sector, however, are down.
  • Tanker operator buys share in bio-fuel company
    Stolt-Nielsen says it is its 'duty' and in its 'interest' to develop alternative sources of energy.
  • MGO prices in Busan, HK breach $1,000 mark
    IFO prices, meanwhile, fall at most key ports.
  • Bominflot welcomes two new traders in Brazil
    Gabriel Pacheco and Tiago Falc'o join the company's trading team in Rio de Janeiro.
  • Bunker surveyor expands global operations
    Global Marine Inspections opens offices in Singapore, Algeciras and Durban.
  • US technology firm tackles marine diesel engine emissions
    'Unique' environmental equipment' to be tested, says EnerTeck Corporation.
  • WFS, Cosmoship ordered to release Korea Line's bunkers
    Meanwhile, German shipowner Oldendorff seeks to take possession of bunkers it purchased on board a Korea Line vessel.
  • South China weekly fuel oil stocks increase
    Volumes estimated to be between 1.78 to 1.80 million mt in the week ending March 2, 2011.
  • Analysts maintain Aegean's 'hold' ratings
    Unclear whether improved margins in 'low-competition areas' will offset reductions in volume, says Dahlman Rose.
  • Japan to see 'sluggish' bunker demand in March
    High bunker prices discourage buying at Japanese ports, say traders.
  • Sinopec to become China's No.1 bonded bunker oil supplier?
    The supplier's sales target 'close' to that of Chimbusco.

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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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