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February 8, 2011
The Business Timesweb site
Shipping News
  • South Korean shipyards undergo revamp
    South Korea's shipbuilding industry has been under massive restructuring since 2006 as global shipbuilders are undergoing one of the biggest structural changes in their history.
  • Indonesian minister ends delay in coal exports
    Indonesian Energy and Mineral Resources Minister Darwin Zahedy Saleh said that there should no longer be any 'disturbances' affecting coal exports as licensing problems that had caused shipping delays in recent weeks have been settled, local media reported yesterday.
  • Cyclone Yasi spares Aussie coal industry
    Australia's coal industry, still recovering from devastating floods in Queensland, was largely spared by Cyclone Yasi last week, with both mines and coal export ports that were shut due to the cyclone back online by yesterday.

Sched Netweb site
  • TSA forecasts steady transpacific growth in 2011
  • Striking dockers ambush truckers at Peru's Callao Port
  • Seamen keelhauled, one executed by pirates in retaliation
  • United Nations appoints advisor for anti-piracy solution
  • Fujian to complete merger of smaller ports this year
  • Chongqing box capacity reaches two million TEU in five years
  • Carriers mull congestion charges to pay for Mombasa delays
  • Panalpina to integrate new Perth acquisition
  • NATO container trucks torched, ambushed en route to Afghanistan
  • Panama Canal holds Orlando retail logistics meet February 20
  • Athens to hold annual Greek Shipping Forum February 22
  • December air cargo growth 6.7pc, passengers up 4.9pc
  • Jet from JFK almost hit two US Air Force cargo planes
  • Vietnam Airlines domination grounds domestic rivals

Exim Indiaweb site
  • Lines put out advisories on Egypt, Ivory Coast situation
  • Logistics market to cross $ 200-bn in revenues
  • MISC relaunches Philippines service, adds Haiphong call
  • New security tag on way for safe global trade
  • Package to help shipbuilding soon: Vasan
  • Safmarine offers new '225' service with direct calls in WAF & MED
  • Safmarine website goes mobile
  • Seasky Shipping growing leaps & bounds at Ahmedabad too

International Transport Journalweb site
FEBRUARY 7, 2011
  • Iata, Icao and OAG provide latest hazmat by air regulations online
    Airlines, freight forwarders and shippers can now gain faster access to the latest regulations and information for the carriage of dangerous goods by air with the launch of DG Onli...
  • BA/Iberia holding company IAG reports improved cargo figures
    The International Airlines Group, a new holding company established after the merger of British Airways and Iberia was completed in January, has published its first monthly traffic...
  • Boeing marks B767 milestone with rollout of 1,000th unit
    Boeing marked a proud moment in the company's history recently with the ceremonial rollout of its 1,000th B767. Hundreds of employees were joined by retired workers who worked on t...
  • DB Schenker environmental management certified by ISO in Oceania
    DB Schenker has achieved ISO 14001:2004 certification for its 14 logistics centres in Australia and New Zealand. In line with DB Schenker's global environment programme Schenker Au...
  • 12% more Czech toll defaulters last year
    The number of Czech truck drivers who failed to pay their tolls last year increased by 12% to more than 39,000 culprits. They paid CZK 31.8 million (approximately EUR 1.3 million) ...
  • Röhlig increases ebit and consolidated gross profit in 2010
    Röhlig, a Bremen-based German logistics service provider, has released its preliminary figures for fiscal 2010, which show that it increased its earnings before interest and taxes ...
  • Logwin now 100% owner of its Turkish branch
    The global logistics service provider Logwin, based in Grevenmacher (Luxembourg), has taken over all of the remaining shares in its Turkish branch. Logwin previously held 75% of th...
  • Azerbaijan-Turkey railway making good progress
    More than half of the work on the Baku-Tbilisi-Kars railway project (BTK) has been completed in Turkey. The BTK railway will be completed by the end of 2012. It is expected to carr...
  • Daimler Trucks pushing hybrid electric vehicles in North America
    Daimler Trucks North America (DTNA) has marked the production of its 1,000th hybrid electric vehicle. DTNA further demonstrated its leadership in hybrid technologies with an announ...
  • Stephen Flowers to head global forwarding for UPS
    UPS has named Stephen D. Flowers as the president of UPS Global Freight Forwarding. Flowers was previously the head of UPS's Americas region. In his new logistics role he will be i...
  • Fret SNCF passes quality and safety test with flying colours
    Fret SNCF, the freight arm of the French national railway SNCF, has once again undergone a quality and safety test by Afnor, a French product, service and management system certifi...
  • Maersk Line and K+N seal massive annual contract
    Kuehne + Nagel has put pen to a contract worth 597,000 teu to Maersk Line - enough to fill the "Emma Maersk" every week for the next nine months. The commitment from Kueh...
  • HHLA did well in 2010
    The German port handling company Hamburger Hafen und Logistik AG (HHLA) benefited from the economic recovery in 2010 and improved its container throughput by 19% to 5.8 million sta...
  • Containers transit Vostochny between Pusan and Poland
    The first transit containers from the South Korean port of Pusan bound for Poland were transhipped at the container terminal in the port of Vostochny recently. The shipments were d...
  • Moby Dik and the Chandler group team up
    Moby Dik, a Global Ports Group container terminal in Kronstadt, a Russian city located 30 km west of St Petersburg, is about to complete the dispatch to Smolensk of the first consi...

Marine Logweb site
FEBRUARY 7, 2011
  • Chu, Salazar announce offshore wind initiatives
  • Ensco swoops on Pride International in offshore drilling merger
  • Dockwise picks Hyundai Heavy Industries as shipbuilder for T-0
  • Indian Navy seizes mother ship, captures 28 pirate suspects

World Wide Shipperweb site
FEBRUARY 7, 2011
  • Oregon land use board sends river plan back to Portland
  • NYK nets part share in Chinese car terminal
  • American Trucking Associations taps McNally as vice president
  • Waterways association reports Columbia lock projects going well
  • Boeing begins test flights for fifth 747-8 freighter

Lloyd's Listweb site
FEBRUARY 7, 2011
  • US equity firm linked to $208m deal for three suezmaxes
    Principal Maritime Management pays $69.5m each for tankers from NS Lemos and is reported to have bought a fourth suezmax
  • MR tanker values holding steady
    Values of medium range tankers have begun to steady, with a 2006-built tanker selling for $27m
  • Unigas orders six LPG vessels from STX Shipbuilding
    UNIGAS International, a Dutch-based consortium operating a pool of 29 liquefied petroleum gas carriers, has ordered six LPG carriers that also have the capacity to carry the petrochemical gas ethylene, from STX Shipbuilding in South Korea
  • CMA CGM nets over $100m from sale of 5,000 teu containership pair
    French container line CMA-CGM has reportedly sold two 5,000 teu containerships for $52.5m each to undisclosed Greek buyers with a three-year time charter back at $23,000 daily
  • Propane price falls knock LPG carrier demand
    New Saudi Arabian pricing arrests trading interest from Asia
  • BDI edges up as panamax rates rise
    The Baltic Dry index rose by two points to 1,045 today, reflecting an improvement in rates for panamax vessels that saw average time charter rates rise $374 to $11,160 per day
  • Islamic P&I Club denies IRISL cover
    Says it has never provided P&I covers to Iranian carrier after sanctions were introduced
  • Zim launches new Caribbean feeder service
    To deploy two 500 teu-700 teu vessels on Mexico-Florida route
  • Port state control failings add to statistical aberration
  • Hefty fall in ship casualties hides eastern Mediterranean black spot
    Exclusive analysis shows unprofitable shipping rates and more stringent port state control inspections are behind declines in ship casualties
  • What happened to the financial crisis?
    The fundamental causes of the current financial crises need to be understood in order to formulate the remedies for the next one
  • New technology raises questions over role of bridge teams
    Recommendations that shipping should learn from the aviation industry for bridge layout and navigator training
  • Test beds show how shipowners can benefit
    Electronic information between ship and shore can make life easier and safer
  • Small steps forward will keep e-navigation on course
    Industry warned that owners will ignore e-navigationsystems unless they can see clear operational and commercial benefits
  • Coustas elected new Helmepa chairman
    Danaos boss takes the place of Vassilis Konstantakopoulos who died last month
  • Louis Cruises says ditching Greek flag 'a matter of survival'
    Cruiseship owner unable to face such steep and unfair competition
  • Dry bulk faces more catastrophic bankruptcies
    Companies' balance sheets worse than they were during peak of 2008 crisis
  • Punctuality deteriorating on Asia-Europe trades
    Big carriers caught out by unusually bad weather and port disruptions, according to latest Drewry report
  • IMO urges speedy ratification of new ballast rules
    Only 25.3% of the world's gross tonnage have ratified Ballast Water Management Convention
  • Transpacific lines talk down overcapacity risk
    Owners insist additional ships will be well-utilised as annual contract negotiations loom
  • Hamburg forecasts 10% rise 2011 cargo handling
    Port's market share set to grow despite losing out to Rotterdam and Antwerp
  • Goldenport divulges Korea Line exposure
    Paris Dragnis-led company said two of its operating fleet of 22 ships were chartered to Korea Line
  • UK coastguard cuts to hit port state checks
    Unions fear cutbacks will have negative impact on ability to comply with global regulations
  • Spike in northern sea route registrations
    Owners look to North Sea passage to avoid Somali piracy and the possible spread of political upheaval in key trade lanes
  • Marseilles cargo-handling up despite crippling strikes
    Dry bulk and container traffic boost weak liquid bulk volumes as a result of a month-long strike at the oil and gas terminals
  • Kuehne + Nagel rejects freight derivatives
    Joins growing list of big names that have given the thumbs down to paper trades market

Fairplayweb site
FEBRUARY 7, 2011
  • SCI profits jump 41%
    HIGHER income from operations and lower employee costs have helped Shipping Corp of India post a 41% year-on-year rise in quarterly net profits
  • Suez closure impact weighed
    OIL PRICES could reach $120 a barrel if unrest in Egypt led to a halt to crude oil shipments through the Suez Canal, Bank of America Merrill Lynch has predicted
  • Timchenko said to seek Murmansk
    RUSSIAN businessman Gennady Timchenko is reportedly considering the purchase of ailing Murmansk port on the Barents Sea
  • Box volumes rise 18% at Philadelphia
    NEW CUSTOMERS helped boost box business by 18% year on year at the Port of Philadelphia in 2010, despite the sluggish economy
  • Israel hurries LNG plan
    ISRAEL'S government has reportedly indicated that the unrest in Egypt has prompted it to speed up plans to build an offshore platform for regasifying LNG
  • Moby Lines prepares to halt service
    ITALIAN ferry operator Moby Lines has warned that it is preparing to suspend its service between Corsica and the French port of Toulon
  • SNCM ferry strike enters second week
    FRENCH ferry operator SNCM told Fairplay today that its seafarers have begun their second week of strikes over plans to reduce sailings between Corsica and Nice
  • Hamburg handles more boxes in 2010
    HAMBURG's container throughput returned to growth last year, but the port was unable to regain market share from Benelux competitors Rotterdam and Antwerp
  • Analysts see mixed outlook for BDI
    ANALYSTS are sanguine about the short-term performance of the Baltic Dry Index, which finished last week only slightly lower
  • Products pick-up seen
    CHINESE charterers are returning to their desks after New Year celebrations, sparking hopes that more cargo will hit the products tanker market, according to Galbraith's
  • Patrick, unions talk again
    THE MARITIME Union of Australia has called off further strikes at Melbourne's Webb Dock and re-opened enterprise agreement negotiations with stevedore Patrick
  • Chemoil forecast hits shares
    SHARES in Singapore-listed bunker supplier Chemoil dropped today after it announced that it expects to report net losses for 4Q10 due to a write-off at one of its units
  • Fortescue backs two port strategy in West Oz
    FORTESCUE Metals Group has reportedly confirmed that it will push ahead as lead developer of a new Western Australian iron ore port at Anketell Point
  • Five charged over protest
    FIVE GREENPEACE activists have been charged after bolting themselves to a bulker anchored off New Zealand's Port Taranaki in a protest against farmers' use of palm kernel
  • VLCC owners hit by fuel costs
    BROKERS told Fairplay today that recent increases in VLCC spot rates on the Arabian Gulf-Asia route are not pleasing owners as they are the result of rising bunker prices.

The Journal of Commerceweb site
FEBRUARY 7, 2011
  • Grain Dominates U.S. Exports to Egypt, Analysis Shows
    The greatest threat to U.S. trade from the ongoing turmoil in Egypt comes from the impact on operations at the...
  • Pyne Outlines Plans for American Feeder Lines (Video)
    Percy R. Pyne IV, chairman and founding partner, American Feeder Lines, discusses plans for AFL's coastwise container service.
  • Diesel Surges 7.5 Cents to Top $3.50 in 10th Straight Increase
    In the 10th consecutive week of climbing prices, retail diesel jumped 7.5 cents last week to an average of $3.513...
  • President Renews Call for Infrastructure Investment
    President Obama on Monday carried forward themes of innovation, education and infrastructure construction to turn the U.S. from a consumer...
  • LA Port Police Nab Counterfeit iPhones
    Los Angeles Port Police Monday announced the results of a sting operation that netted more than $10 million in counterfeit...
  • Truckload Carriers Slow Capacity Decline
    Truck capacity at a group of five large truckload carriers appeared to stabilize at the end of 2010, after dropping...
  • India's SCI Profit Grew 40 Percent
    A significant turnaround in the liner segment coupled with tight cost controls helped state-owned Shipping Corporation of India boost net...
  • January Heavy Truck Orders Soar 320 Percent
    A preliminary report shows heavy truck orders rose 320 percent year-over-year in January, as motor carriers traded in aging pre-recession...
  • Hapag-Lloyd Getting Out of Chassis Business
    Hapag-Lloyd said Monday it will phase out of the business of providing chassis for merchant haulage at ports and at...
  • Maersk Scores No. 1 in Drewry On-Time Report
    Maersk, APL and Hyundai Merchant Marine scored best in on-time reliability among container lines in the fourth quarter, according to...
  • Dockwise Signs Hyundai for Giant Heavy-Lift Ship
    Dockwise signed a $240 million contract with Hyundai Heavy Industries to build the world's largest heavy-lift vessel. The Korean...
  • Indian Forces Foil Attack, Capture Pirates
    The Indian Navy and Coast Guard foiled yet another pirate attack and captured a group of Somali pirates Sunday morning...
  • Ramping Up Rates
    Truckload carriers are rolling out of a strong fourth quarter ready to raise rates. Whether shippers are ready to pay...
  • Better Cube, More Capacity
    As Con-way Truckload shifts capacity to external customers, the Con-way Freight less-than-truckload business is finding more capacity in its fleet...
  • Con-way Truckload's New Mix
    Con-way Truckload is striking a new balance with its big less-than-truckload sister company, Con-way Freight, repositioning capacity to capture freight....
  • Tall Plans for Short-Sea
    Percy Pyne IV is a New York real estate magnate accustomed to thinking big. In the 1990s, he began noodling...
  • Texas Draw
    It may be new information for some reading this column that Houston is the largest port in the U.S., and...
  • Size, Weight and Truck Pricing
    Q: As I'm sure you're aware, the National Classification Board has approved a change in the classification of clothing from...
  • One Bigger Warehouse
    ProLogis and AMB Property will combine their business, but what they really need is for the logistics market itself to...
  • Saade Back at the Helm
    Jacques Saade's return to the helm of French ocean carrier CMA CGM completes a Lazarus-like revival of a company tipped...
  • Jaxport's Terminal Velocity
    Hanjin Shipping's planned terminal at the Port of Jacksonville is several years from being completed but it's already busy with...
  • Changes for Chassis
    May 1 will mark a milestone for importers in the U.S.-Asia trade. Many of the 2011-2012 service contracts they sign...
  • Growth in the Slow Lane
    The slow-steaming of vessels on long trade routes may have helped shipping lines slash fuel costs and absorb excess capacity,...
  • Knowledge Is Power
    One could be excused for thinking the start of 2011 provides an opportunity to sit back and reflect upon another...
  • Getting Small-Minded on Exports
    The Export-Import Bank of the United States is accelerating its efforts to get small businesses in the export game, but...
  • FMCSA Targets the Paper Chase
    With three major truck safety initiatives under way, the Department of Transportation is pursuing an ambitious plan to reshape not...
  • Rail Bills Resurface
    Let the legislative games begin: Even before federal rail regulators start what is likely to be a long, hard slog...
  • No, Virginia ...
    One of the storied exchanges in American journalism took place in the New York Sun in September 1897 when eight-year-old...
  • Florida's PPP-erfect Score
    It's been five years since the Florida Department of Transportation first ventured into private financing for public infrastructure, and it...
  • Fast Tracks for Embattled Rail Plan
    If anyone thought President Obama would tuck his embattled intercity passenger rail program into a bureaucratic corner and see it...
  • Doubling Down on Infrastructure
    For everyone from truckers to railroads to port operators who wondered when Washington might finally decide to craft new long-term...
  • Time, Money
    The history of shipping, in whatever form of transportation you might mention, has been all about speeding things up. ...
  • Ryder Buys Total Logistics Control
    Ryder System has acquired Holland, Mich.-based Total Logistic Control, a subsidiary of national grocer SUPERVALU. TLC is a provider...
  • UPS Expands Health Care Network
    UPS is expanding its network of health care distribution by adding new facilities in Singapore; Venlo, Netherlands; Burlington, Canada; and...
  • Kuehne + Nagel Expands Perishables Network
    Kuehne + Nagel is expanding its South American perishables network by acquiring three companies that together handle about 75,000...
  • Air Cargo Container Company Opens European Depot
    Active CC Boxes has opened a depot Frankfurt, Germany, to handle its Kodiak™ reusable shipping containers, cutting repositioning costs for...
  • Florida Growers to Study China's Citrus Sector
    Concerned about looming completion, the Florida Citrus Commission has commissioned a three-year, $174,941 study to determine if China's growing citrus...
  • US Fruit Ripe for Marketing in China
    U.S. growers are in a good position to gain market share in China's fast-growing fresh fruit market, but will need...
  • Ensuring Food Safety
    Food importers will be looking more closely at their foreign suppliers ' a new food safety measure signed into law...
  • Recipe for Exports?
    Take droughts and floods, add an improving global economy and increasing numbers of middle-class consumers, then mix in several animal...
  • South America Bears Fruit
    President Obama's plans to visit Brazil and Chile in March are bringing renewed media attention to the region, but South...
  • Technology or Service?
    As the global economy recovers from a two-year case of the trade flu, carriers and shippers alike are seeking more...
  • Slow Burn
    Fresh off its lengthy and secret study of container availability, the Federal Maritime Commission has a new investigative target in...

Containerisation Internationalweb site
FEBRUARY 7, 2011
  • CNY 4708: a time for negotiation
    Gung ho fat choy: A Happy [Chinese] New Year [CNY] to one sixth of the world's population. The Year of the Golden Rabbit began on February 3 - succeeding the Year of the Tiger, which had clawed, and then roared, its way through a spectacular turnaround in world trade, and not least a dollar-dripping return to profitability for the nigh-bankrupt liners of 2009.
  • TSA to 'stabilise' rates and 'rebuild' relationships
  • Schedule reliability worsens
  • Transiberian rail back in the spotlight
  • Maersk vessels get bigger?
  • Safmarine extends '225' link to Spain

TradeWindsweb site
FEBRUARY 7, 2011
  • Beluga drafts piracy charge
    German heavylift giant says "the time has come" for customers to share financial fallout fuelled by piracy plague.
  • Ensco acquires Pride
    Shares in US drillship owner surge 15% as UK contractor forges $7.3bn partnership paid with cash and stock.
  • Conoco calls Subsea 7
    Oslo-listed offshore outfit clinches $75m engineering, procurement and installation deal in the North Sea.
  • Transpetro's talent search
    Sergio Machado-led tanker titan looks to poach 342 officers from local competitors and academies as it prepares for expansion.
  • Sydney terminal receives backing
    New South Wales government approves controversial plan for cruiseship facility beyond Harbour Bridge.
  • Wind win for STX
    Korean builder bags order for wind turbine installation vessel from London-based Gaoh Offshore.
  • Dahlman downs dry five
    Dry-bulk downturn fuels balance sheet concerns as analyst cuts ratings on Genco, Eagle Bulk and Navios Holdings, among others.
  • Vitol signs for storage
    Trading giant takes Western Shipping's Ellie Lady for up to two months to park gasoil.
  • Charges hammer Bharati
    Indian shipbuilder sees third-quarter profit drop as increased sales wiped out by finance and interest costs.
  • Sickness hits Solstice
    US cruiseship arrives in Port Everglades with 120 ill passengers and crew.
  • Boxship crewman injured
    Doctor stitches up Turkish seafarer whose face was lacerated in grinder accident.
  • Tallink passenger lost
    Latvian man dies in plunge from Silja Festival en route to Riga.
  • Ship sinks in storm
    All 11 crew saved after Ukraine's Gregoriy Petrovskiy goes down at Poti in Georgia.
  • SCI makes more in third
    Sabyasachi Hajara-led Indian owner sees bulker sales dip but overall performance improve on liner rates.

American Shipperweb site
FEBRUARY 7, 2011
  • Obama reaches out to business
    Obama President Barack Obama travels across Lafayette Square today to address the U.S. Chamber of Commerce, the nation's top business lobbying group and a strong critic of many Obama administration policies. In recent weeks Obama has signaled a mor...
  • Handoush leaves Landstar as co-COO
    Jim Handoush resigned as co-chief operating officer of Landstar System Inc. on Feb. 1, the highway carrier said in a filing to the Securities and Exchange Commission. The Jacksonville, Fla., company said it has agreed to pay Handoush one year's sa...
  • Zim starts Tampa/Mexico/Kingston feeder
    Zim said Monday it has started a new service between Mexico, Jamaica and Florida. The MTX service will connect Zim's regional hub in Kingston to Tampa, Altamira and Veracruz. Rotation will be Kingston, Veracruz, Altamira, Tampa and Kingston. It wil...
  • IBIA names Fook Sing head of Asia region
    The International Bunker Industry Association has appointed Kwok Fook Sing as regional manager of its Asia branch in Singapore. Fook Sing, a 20-year maritime industry veteran, will be responsible for technical support to members, both regionally an...
  • IICL names Younger chairman
    The Institute of International Container Lessors has elected Peter Younger, chief executive officer and president of Cronos Ltd., to chairman for 2011. He succeeds Joseph Kwok of SeaCube Containers. Younger has served as Cronos' CEO since 2007 and...
  • Maersk doubles Manzanillo calls on WCSA/USEC
    Maersk Line said last week it is amending the service rotation of a loop connecting the West Coast of South America with the U.S. East Coast to include double calls in the Panamanian transshipments hubs of Manzanillo and Balboa. The new rotation o...
  • Unions agree to make concessions to Horizon
    Leaders of the two unions representing deck and engine room officers say they have agreed to make an offer of "contractual relief" to Horizon Lines. A memo to union members signed by Tim Brown and Mike Jewell, presidents of the Masters, Mates and ...
  • TSA: 2011 Demand, supply to be in line
    Transpacific Stabilization Agreement carriers said Friday they see containerized cargo demand in 2011 being 'roughly in line with new vessel capacity entering the Asia/U.S. trade lane over that period.' Downplaying worries by analysts that capacit...
  • Capacity to be 'needed and well-utilized'
  • 'Top 4: maintained'

The Scandinavian Shipping Gazetteweb site
FEBRUARY 7, 2011
  • Royal Arctic Line orders five at P+S Werft
    Greenland's Royal Arctic Line has ordered five newbuildings at P+S Werft in Germany for delivery in 2012. The largest vessel will have a capacity of 606 TEUs and will
  • First Chinese built tug to Svitzer Scandinavia
    The Chinese built tug Svitzer Tyr is now in operation in Scandinavia after a long delivery voyage from Qingdao. The tug is stationed in the G'teborg area. The Svitzer Tyr
  • Egypt exports down six per cent
    Egyptian exports fell six per cent in January due to the mass protests and following curfew, reports Reuters, quoting the Egypt trade minister Samiha Fawzi Ibrahim. The country exports amounted
  • IMO receives single largest payment from member state
    Liberia has paid IMO USD 4.52 million in an annual assessment contribution for 2011, this is the single largest payment the maritime organisation has received at one time from
  • Indian Navy captures 28 pirates
    The Indian Navy captured 28 pirates and freed 24 hostages on February 6, about 100 nautical miles off Kavaratti. The Naval Command deployed off Kavaratti received information regarding an attack

The Bunker Bulletinweb site
FEBRUARY 7, 2011
  • Fujairah bunker prices stable
    Some players in Fujairah are presently facing 'congested schedules'.
  • Low-density fuel oil cargo commands 'record' price-premium
    'Unbelievable' numbers show 'just how short' the market is on low density product.
  • Prices fall in Rotterdam
    Little market activity in Gibraltar despite some prices dropping double digits.
  • IMO continues work on rules for gas-fuelled ships
    Developing code of safety will support IMO's 'ongoing endeavours' to reduce harmful emissions from shipping, says Mitropoulos.
  • IBIA strengthens its presence in Singapore
    Kwok Fook Sing will give members technical support and help develop IBIA's training courses.
  • Fujairah bunker prices soar above Singapore
    Bunkerworld data shows $25 pmt differential for 380 cSt product.
  • Rosneft bunker sales surge year-on-year
    Russian reports say oil major sold 2 million mt of bunker fuel in 2009.
  • Prices firm up on week start
    Tight supplies in Singapore see players using 180 cSt material as cutter stock.
  • Oakland port gets $5 million for shore power startup
    Grant 'big help' in getting project started but much more funding needed, says port projects administrator.
  • Bominflot expands physical presence in South America
    Bunker deliveries in Callao, Peru, started last month.
  • Pertamina eyes cruise sector to boost bunker sales
    Pertamina expects sales of 15,000-30,000 mt of bunkers to cruise ships this year.
  • Major shareholder ups shares in Aegean
    Investment firm increases stake in Aegean to 7.3%
  • South Korea's February bunker supplies expected to dip
    SK Energy to cut bunker output in February.
  • Rolls-Royce scores $27 million LNG engines contract
    sVessels to have 'unrivaled' environmental performance with 40% reduction in CO2 emissions.

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In 2024, cargo traffic in Chinese seaports grew by +3.5%
Beijing
Increase of +6.9% in traffic with foreign countries. In the first two months of 2025, 1.75 billion tons were moved (+1.6%)
Chinese container maker CIMC posts bumper 2024
Hong Kong
Almost 3.6 million containers sold (+372%). Record revenues
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In February, freight traffic in the port of Genoa fell by -4.4% and in Savona-Vado it increased by +24.5%
Genoa
Cruise and ferry passenger decline
ICS, Trump's proposed measures against Chinese ships risk having significant unwanted consequences, even for the US
Washington
Strong opposition to their introduction also expressed by the WSC
Intercargo, international measures for decarbonisation of shipping must be simple and clear
London
Gkonis: Must not compromise operational efficiency and smooth global transport of essential goods
Port of Barcelona invests 124 million to develop sustainable fuel traffic
Barcelona
Construction of three new moorings at Moll de l'Energia
In 2024, freight traffic in the port of Catania began to grow again. A decline in Augusta
In 2024, freight traffic in the port of Catania began to grow again. A decline in Augusta
Augusta
A total of 7.9 million and 23.0 million tons of cargo were handled
In 2024, the terminal operator HHLA recorded record revenues with a growth of +10.5%
Hamburg
Profit after taxes amounted to 56.4 million euros (+33.1%)
Launch of a public consultation for the updating of the PRPs of the ports of Genoa and Savona-Vado
Genoa
The involvement of territorial, economic and social communities is foreseen
ITU, ICAO and IMO highlight risks to maritime and air transport caused by attacks on satellite communications
Geneva/Montreal/London
London Government presents its strategy for decarbonising maritime transport
London
The measures for ports will be defined after a public consultation that will take place in the coming months
For security, military ships are not enough, merchant ships are also essential
London
TUI in talks with shipyards for two new cruise ships for Marella
Hanover
Slots available starting from the 2031 financial year
ANESCO, with the Port Employment Centers, accidents have decreased in the three main Spanish ports
Madrid
67% reduction in lost work days per year
Filt, Fit and Uilt, no to the transformation from "article 18" to "16" of the Livorno port company LTM
Leghorn
Unions ask port authority to block proliferation of new economic entities
Last year Fincantieri recorded record revenues and new orders
Last year Fincantieri recorded record revenues and new orders
Trieste
Folgiero: the first fruits of our strategy and industrial vision have been harvested
COSCO Shipping Holdings revenue increased by +44.8% in the fourth quarter of 2024
COSCO Shipping Holdings revenue increased by +44.8% in the fourth quarter of 2024
Shanghai
In the period, the container ships of the Chinese group's fleet transported 6.9 million TEUs (+13.1%). Containers on the Asia-Europe/Med routes fell
Porto Marghera, renewal of concession to Terminal Rinfuse Venezia
Venice
New 25-year contract. Investments of over 53 million euros expected
In the last quarter of 2024, container traffic alone increased in French ports
Paris
In the whole year, containers amounted to over 5.3 million TEU (+11.5%)
Carnival Sets New Low Season Quarter Records December-February
Carnival Sets New Low Season Quarter Records December-February
Miami
Positive outlook for the remainder of the 2025 financial year
Rail Losing Ground in Transalpine Freight Traffic Through Switzerland
Bern
In 2024, trains transported 25.7 million tons of cargo (-3.7%)
CK Hutchison's Port Division revenues grew by 10.8% last year
Hong Kong
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
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
Francesco Beltrano is the new general secretary of Uniport
Rome
He takes over from Paolo Ferrandino, who will continue to collaborate as a consultant
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
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
Decarbonisation of maritime transport will be faster in the EU and the US
DHL Acquires CRYOPDP
Bonn/Nashville
The company provides courier services for clinics and healthcare
SAILING LIST
Visual Sailing List
Departure ports
Arrival ports by:
- alphabetical order
- country
- geographical areas
Over a million to the port companies of Livorno and Piombino to acquire green vehicles
Leghorn
The ranking for admission to the PNRR-Next Gen Eu contributions has been published
COSCO Shipping Development Co.'s container sales increased by +204.1% in 2024
Shanghai
The related turnover increased by +124.0%
The call for funding for the purchase of electric vehicles in the ports of Genoa and Savona-Vado has been published
Genoa
Yang Ming Buys Three New 8,000 TEU Containerships
Keelung
They will be delivered between 2028 and 2029
Construction of a cruise ship for Regent Seven Seas Cruises begins in Marghera
Trieste
Fincantieri will deliver the unit in 2026
Federlogistica establishes operational offices in Spain and Brazil
Genoa
The aim is to go beyond theoretical cooperative relationships
Over a Ton of Cocaine Seized in the Port of Gioia Tauro
Reggio Calabria
If placed on the market it would have generated over 187 million euros
In 2024, the economic results of Interporto Padova reached record values
Padua
Revenues up +17%
Three ceremonies at the Saint-Nazaire shipyard for three new MSC Cruises ships
Geneva
New flagship "MSC World America" delivered
German railway company DB Cargo reduced losses in 2024
Berlin
Revenues down again. -9.0% drop in freight volumes
NovaAlgoma orders second 38,000 dwt cement carrier in China
Lugano
It will be taken over in 2027
Customs agreement between Italy and Brazil to facilitate trade
Brasilia
Mission of the Customs and Monopolies Agency in the South American nation
A team from La Spezia Container Terminal in Rotterdam to test advanced technologies
The Spice
ECT Hutchinson Ports Training Center Visited
The assembly of Genoese freight forwarders on Monday
Genoa
It will be held at the Palazzo della Borsa in Genoa
Assarmatori, in Italy the ferry segment cannot bear the burden of the EU ETS in a very fragile market situation
Brussels
Messina: Protecting shipping from the ideological excesses of the Green Deal
The website of the Port Authority Corps - Coast Guard has been renewed
Rome
It has become a single digital access point to documents and services
In 2024, inland waterway freight transport in Germany increased by +1.2%
Wiesbaden
The volume, at 173.8 million tonnes, is the second lowest since 1990.
APM Terminals Granted Port of New York - New Jersey Concession Renewal
New York
Contract for a period of 33 years. Investments of 500 million dollars are expected
Experimentation of crane automation has begun at the Interporto Padova terminal
Padua
The interport company awarded the "Industria Felix 2025 Award"
Container traffic in the port of Algeciras fell by -17.0% in February
Algeciras
Both import-export volumes and transhipment are decreasing
New cruise company Crescent Seas has been founded in Miami
Miami
The fleet, initially consisting of one ship from Regent Seven Seas Cruises, will grow to five units within the next five years
In 2024, the volume of vehicles transported by Wallenius Wilhelmsen's fleet decreased by -9.7%
Oslo
Traffic down on almost all global routes
Agreement between Assoporti and Assologistica and the Florida trade, transport and port authorities
Rome
It was signed today
In April a mission in Albania of The International Propeller Clubs - Italy
Genoa
It will take place on the 9th and 10th in Tirana and Durres
COSCO Shipping Ports revenues rose to a record $1.5 billion in 2024 (+3.3%)
Hong Kong
In the fourth quarter alone, a decrease of -3.0%
SO.RI.MA. (FHP group) granted a concession of an area of 125 thousand square meters in the port of Chioggia
Venice
Investments of 11.5 million euros expected over 25 years
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 public meeting of the Italian Port Terminal Operators Association will be held in Rome on June 19th
Genoa
The annual conference "Programming, Operation and Management of Transport Networks" in Genoa
Genoa
It is dedicated to the transport and mobility sector
››› Meetings File
PRESS REVIEW
Damen Mangalia Unionists Protest Friday Against Possible Closure
(The Romania Journal)
Govt. to woo top ten shipping liners in world for Colombo port expansion
(Daily Mirror)
››› Press Review File
FORUM of Shipping
and Logistics
Relazione del presidente Nicola Zaccheo
Roma, 18 settembre 2024
››› File
Contship Italia’s intermodal network has been extended to the Gulf Terminal in La Spezia
Melzo
Connections with the inland terminals of Milan, Modena and Padua
Container traffic in the port of Valencia grew by +15.2% last month
Valencia
The overall volume of goods handled increased by +6.8%
The Northern Tyrrhenian Sea Port Authority obtains gender equality certification
Leghorn
It is the first Italian port authority to obtain this recognition
Container traffic growth weakens at ports of Los Angeles and Long Beach
Los Angeles/Long Beach
Last month, increases of +2.6% and +13.4% respectively were recorded
Assarmatori, the Italian government's position on the impact of the EU ETS on shipping and ports is good
Rome
Messina: fully understood the risks and distortions of European climate regulation
PSA Italy's Genoa port terminals awarded anti-corruption certification
Genoa
The UNI EN ISO 37001 standard defines the requirements for an effective anti-corruption management system
Assiterminal presents three projects for the sustainable transition of the Italian port sector
Rome
Work completed on docks 33 and 34 of the port of Civitavecchia
Civitavecchia
50,000 square meters of yards prepared
The completion and doubling of the Pontremolese is the dream-nightmare of the La Spezia port community
The Spice
Fontana: Money is not found when enormous resources are channeled into railway lines of dubious utility
Hanwha acquires 9.9% stake in shipbuilding company Austal
Sydney
Investment worth approximately 116 million US dollars
The European fleet is growing but competing fleets are growing at a faster rate
Brussels
Raptis (European Shipowners): investing ETS revenues in clean shipping technologies and fuels
Trasportounito has confirmed the national halt to the transport of goods
Rome
Proclaimed for the duration of five days from March 31st to April 4th
Container traffic in Hong Kong port increased by +9.1% in February
Hong Kong
However, for the second time in the last 25 years, cargo volume was below one million TEU.
Cargo traffic in Greek ports stable in Q3 2024
Piraeus
The increase in volumes transported on domestic routes has offset the decline in traffic with foreign countries
At the Vado Ligure container terminal a 21,000 teu container ship fully loaded
I go to Liguria
The 400-meter-long Cosco Shipping Nebula has landed
UIR proposes a permanent table for the development of intermodality
Verona
The main task is to build a project financing program.
Restructuring plan approved for Spanish company Armas Trasmediterránea
Las Palmas de Gran Canaria
Creditors' appeal rejected
The decline in cargo traffic at the port of Singapore worsened in February
Singapore
Containerized cargoes amounted to 27.4 million tons (-3.6%)
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