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September 7, 2011
The Business Timesweb site
Shipping News
  • One-year capesize rents double in 3 weeks
    Costs to hire capesize ships for a year almost doubled in three weeks and rents for single voyages climbed on Monday as Brazil exported the most iron ore, one of the vessels' main cargoes, in three years.
  • Vale in talks to sell planned fleet of giant bulk carriers
    Brazilian mining giant Vale is in talks with Chinese and other shipowners to sell or lease its planned fleet of giant bulk carriers, a Vale official told Reuters on Monday.
  • Older tankers worth more when scrapped
    Prices of supertankers aged more than 15 years have dropped to levels that make scrapping the vessels more attractive than selling them to new owners, a unit of HSBC Holdings plc said.
Strait Talk
  • Is bigger always better?
    IN shipping, history does seem to repeat itself. Of course, that is partly because it is, perhaps more than most, a highly cyclical industry. Also, it is striking that excessive capacity, due to over-ordering, is a persistent issue.

The Business Timesweb site
Shipping News
  • One-year capesize rents double in 3 weeks
    Costs to hire capesize ships for a year almost doubled in three weeks and rents for single voyages climbed on Monday as Brazil exported the most iron ore, one of the vessels' main cargoes, in three years.
  • Vale in talks to sell planned fleet of giant bulk carriers
    Brazilian mining giant Vale is in talks with Chinese and other shipowners to sell or lease its planned fleet of giant bulk carriers, a Vale official told Reuters on Monday.
  • Older tankers worth more when scrapped
    Prices of supertankers aged more than 15 years have dropped to levels that make scrapping the vessels more attractive than selling them to new owners, a unit of HSBC Holdings plc said.
Strait Talk
  • Is bigger always better?
    IN shipping, history does seem to repeat itself. Of course, that is partly because it is, perhaps more than most, a highly cyclical industry. Also, it is striking that excessive capacity, due to over-ordering, is a persistent issue.

Sched Netweb site
  • Shanghai's first half throughput increases 10.5pc to 15.3 million TEU
  • Idle ship numbers rise to more than 100 as peak season fails to take hold
  • China first half port growth up 13.2pc, but off 15pc-11pc quarter to quarter
  • Grand China Shipping drops second transpac loop as seasonal slack lingers
  • Fujian sea ports monthly throughput increases 12pc to 860,000 TEU
  • Hainan first half port volume increases 15pc to 56.3 million tonnes
  • CSAV posts first half loss of US$525 million, looks to partnership
  • India develops new vessel traffic management system, starting in Mumbai
  • MSC to rely more on transshipments on Europe, Indian Ocean, Australia loop
  • DHL vows shorter LCL transits from Bremen to east, south and west Africa
  • Netherlands deny shipowners' right to private armed guards, re-flagging mooted
  • Big freight forwarders taking market share from smaller firms
  • Business pleads with Indonesian authorities to reform air cargo screening
  • Romantically linked bush pilots' affair ends tragically in Alaskan crash
  • Russian crew blinded by laser, plane lands safely, 50 incidents in a year

Exim Indiaweb site
  • 'The rebranding will significantly add to the multi-location delivery strategy of Allcargo, making it more efficient and smoother'
  • Baltic index touches 9-month high
  • CAG reprimands govt for not supporting Indian shipping
  • India, Bangladesh close to concluding talks on Chittagong, Mongala ports use
  • JN Port enhances maximum permissible LOA
  • Census 2011: Punjab urban population up to 37.5 pc
  • CII feels time apt for sugar decontrol
  • World economic climate worsens, ICC/Ifo survey shows

International Transport Journalweb site
SEPTEMBER 6, 2011
  • Works on Khasan-Rakin rail line progress
    A Russian railway infrastructure project is dedicated to the reconstruction of the 54 km Khasan-Rajin railway line, construction of a container terminal at Rajin port and the subse...
  • US Airways commended for disaster relief effort
    The American Red Cross recently commended US Airways for its support of the Red Cross's disaster response work, by naming the airline a 2011 disaster responder. Red Cross disaster ...
  • US investing in major rail upgrades
    The US government is investing nearly USD 745 million in construction along the Northeast Corridor (NEC), to upgrade some of the most heavily-used sections. The NEC will receive US...
  • ABC carries Canadian pigs to Russia
    AirBridgeCargo Airlines (ABC), Russia's largest scheduled cargo airline, has successfully completed its latest shipment of live animals, with the transport of 1,150 pigs from Winni...
  • Emirates SkyCargo takes delivery of third B777F
    Emirates SkyCargo, Emirates' freight division, has taken delivery of its third Boeing B777 freighter, which joins the airline's expanding fleet of B777s. It will be deployed to Bra...
  • VTL's CO2 consignment tables ready for use
    The German general cargo network VTL Vernetzte-Transport-Logistik GmbH has completed its consignment table in two variants on the basis of the certified values of the VTL Network c...
  • Star Alliance Services CEO nominated to head Austrian Airlines
    Jaan Albrecht, CEO of Star Alliance Services, has been put forward by the executive board of Deutsche Lufthansa to become chairman of the board and CEO of Austrian Airlines from 1 ...
  • André Redl new car head at Schunk
    André Redl assumed the Germany-wide management of Oskar Schunk AG's car unit in Munich on 1 September. For many years, Redl was the head of the motor traffic division at Aon Jauch ...
  • BBC Chartering welcomes first of 14 new vessels
    BBC Chartering recently took delivery of a new heavylift vessel, the "BBC Amber", built at the Jiangzhou shipyard (China). This 14,360 dwt heavylifter sits at the top of ...
  • EBU welcomes EU Commission white paper
    Inland shipping plays an important role in European goods transport, as was recently emphasised by the European Barge Union (EBU), which said that "inland shipping offers huge...
  • Metal One subsidiary Siecop finds home in the port of Duisburg
    Metal One, a global steel trader that is a subsidiary of the Mitsubishi Corporation and the Sojitz Corporation, is taking over a 22,000 sqm site at the foot of the Oberbürgermeiste...
  • Porath establishes site in Poland
    Porath Customs Agents, the Hamburg-based customs agency, has been present in Poland with a new branch since the beginning of September. The company Porath Customs Agents, which is ...
  • Raben Group: Wincanton deal gets green light
    As the Dutch transport and logistics company Raben Group recently announced, its takeover of the German road network and business activities of the British logistics company Wincan...
  • Spedag East Africa und Interfreight merge in East Africa
    Spedag East Africa is joining forces with Interfreight East Africa and becoming one of the biggest logistics providers in the region, as part of the M+R Spedag Group, a global forw...

Marine Logweb site
SEPTEMBER 6, 2011
  • DOF Subsea takes delivery of DSV Skandi Singapore
  • Corvus lithium battery meets Lloyd's Register certification
  • Rolls-Royce to design and equip Simek PSV newbuild
  • GL classified fleet now exceeds 100 million GT
  • USCG takes delivery of third National Security Cutter

World Wide Shipperweb site
SEPTEMBER 6, 2011
  • Port of Seattle marks 100 years of operations
  • Asiana has begun all cargo service from Portland
  • Jazz festival set for Bellwether on the Bay
  • FMC wants TSA, WTSA to provide meeting transcripts
  • Change of command for Everett-based Coast Guard cutter

Lloyd's Listweb site
SEPTEMBER 6, 2011
  • Marco Polo eyes secondary listing in Taiwan
    Secondary listing in Taiwan is being sought as valuation drops below book value
  • Singapore OSV yards miss out on exploration spending bonanza
    Persistence of offshore support vessel oversupply is holding back share prices despite apparent investor optimism over oil related sectors
  • The charter climbdown and what it means
    Cosco quickly reversed its policy of not paying high-priced charters. Will the company change internally?
  • Assessing damages for early redelivery
    English High Court in recent Wren case says actual losses suffered should be the guide
  • Australia to privatise Port Botany
    Government tenders 99-year lease on facility
  • DHT Holdings files $300m shelf registration
    Tanker operatator plans to add to funds raised through follow-on offer
  • Shipping must take lead role over climate change
    Whether or not we believe in global warming, can we really take the risk of doing nothing?
  • Chinese whispers: mammoth VLCC order rumour spooks tanker market
    Talk of up to 80 vessels to be ordered by national oil companies 'would kill' sector
  • Aframax spot markets remain flat
    Brokers hopeful of boost to North Sea and Baltic Sea volumes over the coming weeks
  • Coast Guard Foundation job led to Omega chairman's departure
    Senior shipbroker says move has nothing to do with situation at company
  • Russian Register casts out Greek agent as 'fake' papers probe widens
    Greece hands RS one-month suspension and voices concern about total 43 vessels
  • Skuld profits despite high claims
    Survives volatile financial markets to take underwriting surplus to $13m
  • LNG rates supported by yards at full capacity
    Major Asian yards unable to take more LNG carrier orders until 2014
  • Overcapacity crisis to last 18 months, says Lunde
    China and South Korea set to continue putting ships into market leading to further price falls
  • Weekly capesize FFA volumes reach 21-month high on August rates surge
    Doubling of physical charter rates last month boosts liquidity in paper market
  • Odfjell takes stake in Antwerp terminal
    First asset deal since terminal plan announced
  • Libyan oil exports will take more than a year to recover
    State-owned oil company says damaged infrastructure will take a long time to repair
  • CMA CGM tops performance league
    French line posted the highest operating margin in first half of 2011
  • Dangerous temptation
    With poor earnings likely to continue for another year at least, liquidity problems can only get worse and ordering newbuilds must be resisted
  • Greenland trade increases
    Royal Arctic Line says freight is up while Denmark looks to improve infrastructure
  • HSH Nordbank launches fresh gambit to force Omega to sell off tankers
    Bank asks judge to lift the automatic stay against creditor actions that went into force when Chapter 11 filing was made
  • Scrap steel price provider moves to daily service
    The Steel Index steps up publication of Turkish scrap prices as ship demolition grows
  • Rejoice at your peril
    Excitement over the Baltic Dry Index's 2011 high this week may end in tears
  • PIL launches direct China to Bangladesh service
    Service from Shanghai and Ningbo will cut transit time by six days
  • Chevron hooks up to British LNG terminal
    Deal with Qatar Petroleum and ExxonMobil joint venture creates fresh opportunities to use South Hook
  • Reefer Express cut short
    Extra loop withdrawn early after poor season for South Africa's fruit exporters
  • Awilco LNG listed on Oslo Axess exchange
    Norwegian owner raises $50m from sale of stake in gasship division

Fairplayweb site
SEPTEMBER 6, 2011
  • BVI liquidator files for Chapter 15
    THE BRITISH Virgin Islands liquidator of Farenco Shipping, an Asian charterer, has filed for Chapter 15 status in New York, as this year's surge in bankruptcy filings continues
  • Libya oil hurdles warned
    CRUDE production in Libya - and thus tanker shipments - could take until the end of 2012 to reach pre-conflict levels, the new chairman of Libya's National Oil has warned, IHS World Markets Energy reported today
  • CMA CGM rebuts default news prediction
    CMA CGM has issued an angry challenge to a report that the French box liner has a "9 in 10 chance" of defaulting on the terms of recently issued bonds
  • UK overboard ferry passenger rescued
    A WOMAN was released from a UK hospital this morning after reportedly being rescued following a fall from a ferry
  • Greece plans emergency inspections
    GREECE is to carry out emergency ship inspections following revelations that the Russian Maritime Register of Shipping (RS) issued false certificates to Greek passenger ships, according to Athens
  • Yangzijiang buys stake in Chinese micro-lender
    SINGAPORE-listed Chinese shipbuilder Yangzijiang said it has acquired a 31.5% stake in Wuxi Runyuan Technology Microfinance
  • Oz discipline drives down Capesize rates
    BROKERS told Fairplay today that Australian miners are staying away from Capesize chartering, in an attempt to bring rates down
  • Baltic responds to EU's Syria oil ban
    AS EU sanctions are lifted on Libya, new ones have been imposed on Syria
  • RSHI reveals H1 growth
    ONE OF China's largest shipbuilders, Hong Kong-listed China Rongsheng HI, has unveiled huge growth in profits over the first six months of this year
  • Building sale seen helping RCL
    THAILAND'S intra-Asia box carrier RCL is expected to cut its full-year losses as a result of selling its Singapore building, a securities firm indicated today

The Journal of Commerceweb site
SEPTEMBER 6, 2011
  • Landstar Says Freight Demand Still Strong
    Weakening economic conditions haven't slowed trucking giant Landstar System, which says it gained truckload freight and raised rates in July...
  • Boxer Files Highway Trust Fund Extension
    Sen. Barbara Boxer, D-Calif., filed legislation extending Highway Trust Fund programs until the end of the year, heeding President Obama's...
  • Postmaster General Pleads to Senate for Relief
    U.S. Postmaster General Patrick Donahoe asked a Senate committee Tuesday for relief as the ailing agency faces a looming $5.5...
  • Class 8 Truck Sales Jump in August
    Class 8 truck sales rebounded in August, despite dire predictions for the U.S. economy, according to preliminary figures from two...
  • Saddle Creek Names DelBovo Transport President
    Saddle Creek promoted Mike DelBovo, a 14-year company veteran, to the new position of president of transportation at the...
  • JOC Economist Cuts US Import Forecast
    Weakening economic conditions led Journal of Commerce Economist Mario O. Moreno to lower his forecast for U.S. import growth to...
  • CMA CGM To Call on India's Port of Cochin
    CMA CGM added a direct call at the Vallarpadam International Container Transshipment Terminal, a DP World facility in India's Port...
  • McDonalds to Add 700 Stores in China by 2013
    McDonalds' plan to add more than 700 restaurants in China by 2013 signals the growing market for cold chain logistics...
  • Consultant Forecasts Better 2012 for Ship Lines
    Container shipping will wrestle with excess capacity through 2011 but vessel supply and demand should come into better balance in...
  • Chamber Offers Trade, Transport Jobs Plan
    The U.S. Chamber of Commerce sent President Obama and Congress a detailed list of job-creation measures it supports, with a...
  • Japanese Prime Minister Vows Early TPP Decision
    New Japanese Prime Minister Yoshihiko Noda vowed to make a decision "as soon as possible" on whether to join the...
  • Freight Index Inched Up in August
    The Cass Freight Index for U.S. shipments grew 4.4 percent in August over the same month a year ago, the...
  • Air France-KLM Cuts Capacity
    Air France-KLM is launching a new round of cost cuts, including a hiring freeze and deeper capacity reductions, as the...
  • FMCSA Approves NY-NJ Drayage Stickers
    The Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration upheld the use of stickers to identify trucks complying with a drayage registry established...
  • Teamsters Sue to Stop US-Mexico Truck Program
    The Teamsters union filed a lawsuit last week in an attempt to block the Obama administration's plans for a cross-border...
  • Container Industry Pioneering Inventor Dies at 92
    Keith W. Tantlinger, the innovative engineer whose inventions turned Malcom McLean's vision for container shipping into reality, died at his...
  • Air Cargo Market Losing Share To Ocean Carriers
    Air cargo is losing market share to container shipping as high air rates and falling ocean freight rates widen the...
  • Obama: Jobs Plan Will Include Road Projects
    President Obama said the jobs plan he unveils Thursday will include proposals to put unemployed construction workers busy with...
  • CMA CGM Faces Falling Bond Prices
    Container ship operator CMA CGM, hit by sharply declining bond prices and falling freight rates, faces a 90 percent chance...
  • CEVA Begins NY-Hamburg LCL Service
    CEVA Logistics said the expansion of its less-than-containerload offerings to include service from Hamburg to New York is the first...
  • 10 Years Later
    Around 9 a.m. Eastern time on Sept. 11, 2001, U.S. Coast Guard Commandant Adm. James M. Loy was meeting with...

Containerisation Internationalweb site
SEPTEMBER 6, 2011
  • Vietnam vicissitudes
  • 375 mariners still held by Somali pirates
  • Transpac PSS value plummets as carriers 'undercut' each other
  • IMF calls for ending of austerity measures
  • China to loan TAZARA USD40 million

TradeWindsweb site
SEPTEMBER 6, 2011
  • Owner faces cash crisis
    US shipowner says sale of vessels tied to United Offshore fleet may be on the horizon as it fights for fiscal health.
  • Carlyle plots $100m IPO
    Private equity powerhouse fails to detail its appetite for shipping investments in filings tied to public fundraiser.
  • DHT stacks the shelf
    New York-listed tanker owner sets the stage to raise up to $300m in pursuit of vessel acquisitions and strategic alliances.
  • HSH ups ante on Omega
    New move by German ship financier against George Kassiotis-led tanker owner to relieve it of bankruptcy protecton.
  • Slow start for Awilco LNG
    Anders Wilhelmsen-backed owner sees limited interest in shares on its first day following promotion to the Oslo Axess.
  • Pipavav bags cash
    Indian shipbuilder says it has sold convertible warrants to new investors worth INR 819m.
  • FBR plots NAT's next move
    FBR Capital Markets says more suezmax acquisitions will follow Herbjorn Hansson-led tanker owner's $24m S&P assault.
  • UDSC misses loan
    State-owned Ukrainian tanker and cargoship player scraps refinancing tender after only two offers come in.
  • Pirates free boxship
    Ultrapetrol-managed containership said to have been released following payment of $7m ransom.
  • Maersk Oil taps Technip
    French subsea syndicate scores work for consecution-support vessels under $56m contract with Maersk Oil UK.
  • Woman saved after fall
    Passenger rescued from North Sea after plunging from DFDS ro-pax off Newcastle.
  • Greece impounds ships
    Shipping minister Michalis Chrysohoidis orders detention of vessels thought to have fake certificates from Russian Maritime Register.
  • Boxship refloated
    New Samskip vessel freed by tug after grounding on Irish sandbank.
  • Cosco dispute a turn-off
    Threat of ship arrests may be leading charterers to shy away from Chinese owner's vessels, Macquarie says.
  • Ferry abandoned
    Korean passengers jump from blazing vessel off Yeosu, but no serious injuries.
  • DVB lays downturn bare
    Recovery will not kick in before the end of 2012 with loan restructuring and fire-sales likely in the interim, says Dagfinn Lunde.
  • Polar peril
    Norwegian research ship crew find polar bear sniffing around its waste containers off Spitsbergen.

American Shipperweb site
SEPTEMBER 6, 2011
  • 10th-largest carrier
  • SeaIntel questions new TSA Index
    Maritime consultant SeaIntel has questioned the validity of arate index published last weekfor the first time by the Transpacific Stabilization Agreement as the index doesn't include bunker surcharges. Excluding the bunker surcharge makes its virt...
  • Lines struggle with overcapacity, liquidity
    A leading ship finance executive has claimed overcapacity will plague the container, dry bulk and tanker market through 2012. "The problem in most markets segments definitely is the significant oversupply of ships, which is basically due to the fac...
  • CSAV seeks strategic partner amid cash injection
    Liner carrier CSAV said Friday its board of directors has agreed to inject $1.2 billion into the company amid plans to split CSAV's liner shipping business from a subsidiary unit that focuses on marine services and find a "strategic partner for th...
  • CMA CGM presses for rate hikes again
    Liner carrier CMA CGM has released a new set of rate increases and peak season surcharges it intends to collect on a number of trades through September. The increases are: ' $150 per TEU from the Far East, India and the Middle East to West Africa,...
  • CTSA sets new bunker fees
    Member lines of the Canada Transpacific Stabilization Agreement on Friday set new bunker surcharge levels for the start of October. For East Coast ports, the new bunker fee will be $847 per 20-foot container and $1,059 per 40-foot container. For We...
  • PIL to add Bangladesh/China link
    PIL is to launch a service to directly connect Bangladesh with China, according to a news report from the South Asian nation over the weekend. American Shipper affiliate ComPair Data shows no current services linking the Bangladeshi ports of Chitta...
  • Lacey Act ensnares Gibson Guitar Corp.
    Companies engaged in international trade often feel they are adhering to customs rules if their intentions are good, but a recent case involving Gibson Guitars underscores the importance of having strong internal controls over compliance activitie...
  • BIS rules reflect country name changes
    The U.S. Commerce Department's Bureau of Industry and Security has revised the Export Administration Regulations to reflect recent country name changes. The Netherlands Antilles, for example, dissolved on Oct. 10, 2010. BIS has removed the Netherl...
  • U.S. aid arrives in North Korea
    U.S. aid group Samaritan's Purse this weekend managed the airlift of much-needed goods to North Korea to help victims of catastrophic flooding. Damage reportedly has been extensive in farm regions, with 148,000 acres of land washed away or inundat...

The Bunker Bulletinweb site
SEPTEMBER 6, 2011
  • Fujairah prices soften
    Earliest delivery in Fujairah from September 8.
  • Industry sees need for review of flash point limit
    Off-specs seen increasing for low sulphur distillate fuels, but link with IMO conventions makes change politically difficult.
  • Sulphur limits will drive up costs, says state-shipping company
    'We will have to spend more than $217,000 per ship,' says SCI.
  • Rotterdam and Hamburg prices fall
    Prices volatile in Piraeus.
  • Fuel oil exports to 'return normal'
    Iran to give 'full allocations' to all its term buyers.
  • First Suezmax completes Northern Sea Route transit
    Voyage marks new record sailing time and 'the first time ever a ship of this size' has transported a full consignment of cargo along the route.
  • Bunker prices fail to dent profits
    Weakness of US dollar helps cushion impact of fuel costs.
  • Tanker will be powered by LNG boil-off
    'This makes not only ecological, but also economic sense,' says financial backer.
  • New trader for Dan-Bunkering's Monaco office
    New recruit has experience as a bunker trader with Atlantic Energy in Paris.
  • Asian bunker prices generally down
    Enquiries mixed at main Asian bunkering hubs on Tuesday, say traders.
  • Limited IFO supplies at Far East Russian ports
    Remaining IFO volumes for term orders only, says local traders.
  • WikiLeaks: Interruptions to Singapore bunker industry could impact global shipping
    Singapore and Malacca Straits 'vulnerable' to terrorist attacks, says leaked cable.
  • South Korean bunker volumes slightly down
    Local traders expect supplies to be 'sufficient'.
  • Minister urges bunker players to 'stay ahead' of competition
    Singapore water and environment minister says focus is on energy efficiency.

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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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