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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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Federagenti, cruises cannot and must not become the target of an indiscriminate hate campaign
Rome
A "Pact for the Sea" proposed with solutions to tackle overtourism for which passenger ships are not to blame
New step forward for the construction of the underground freight transport system in Switzerland
New step forward for the construction of the underground freight transport system in Switzerland
Bern
Cargo sous terrain plans to build a 500-kilometer system by mid-century
Carnival posts record earnings for March-May period
Carnival posts record earnings for March-May period
Miami
The number of cruise passengers embarked also peaked this quarter
Federlogistica, it is reckless to activate railway construction sites without a concerted plan
Genoa
Falteri: Isolating the port of Genoa from the railway network for three weeks means putting the whole of Northern Italy in difficulty
Multipurpose terminals privatized in eight Saudi ports
Multipurpose terminals privatized in eight Saudi ports
Riyadh
Four will be operated by Saudi Global Ports and four by Red Sea Gateway Terminal
Public debate launched on the project for Pier VIII in the port of Trieste
Public debate launched on the project for Pier VIII in the port of Trieste
Trieste
A total investment of 315.8 million euros is expected
South Korea's HD Hyundai partners with US Edison Chouest Offshore to build containerships in US
South Korea's HD Hyundai partners with US Edison Chouest Offshore to build containerships in US
Seoul
The possibility of building other types of ships and constructing port cranes is foreseen
Rixi: with the Omnibus decree, Phase B of the new Genoa breakwater is guaranteed
Rome
Expenditure of 50 million euros authorised for 2026 and 92.8 million for 2027
Israel-Iran conflict prompts Maersk to suspend calls at Haifa port
Copenhagen
Those at the port of Ashdod will continue instead.
Northern European Nations Commitment to Counter Russian Shadow Fleet
Warsaw
If the vessels do not fly a valid flag in the Baltic Sea and the North Sea - they specify - we will take appropriate measures in compliance with international law.
Freight traffic in French ports stable in the first quarter of 2025
Freight traffic in French ports stable in the first quarter of 2025
The Defense
Containers and liquid bulk on the rise. Increase in unloading loads and decrease in loading loads
Cognolato (Assiterminal): Today more than ever we need a coherent port policy
Rome
All the critical issues highlighted in recent years still remain open - he highlighted.
Alessandro Pitto confirmed as president of Fedespedi
Milan
The Board of Directors, the Board of Arbiters and the Board of Auditors have been renewed
A protest action by Greek seafarers is heated, with the PENEN and PNO unions launching very serious accusations, including mutual ones
Piraeus
The strike, declared illegal by the courts, blocks some ships of the Attica group in the port of Patras
Saipem awarded contract for a phosphate mining project in Algeria that includes the upgrading of the port of Annaba
Milan
The construction of railway lines is also planned
Suez Canal celebrates return of large-capacity containership transits
Suez Canal celebrates return of large-capacity containership transits
Ismailia
Today it was crossed by the vessel "CMA CGM Osiris" which can carry 15,536 teu
IMO, ILO, ICS and ITF urge protection of seafarers' rights against unjust criminalisation
London
The "Guidelines on the Fair Treatment of Seafarers Detained in Relation to Alleged Offences" were adopted in April
Trump's new tariffs also hit container traffic at the Port of Long Beach
Long Beach
In the first five months of 2025, an increase of +17.2% was recorded
Transfer of the port of Carrara from the Ligurian to the Tuscan AdSP not without a discussion with the operators
Milan
Dario Perioli, FHP, Grendi and Tarros ask for it
Up to $768 billion in investments needed to adapt world ports to rising sea levels
New York
Port of Los Angeles Feels Impact of New Tariffs on Container Traffic
Los Angeles
A decrease of -4.8% was recorded in May
Assagenti proposes a task force to solve port, logistics and industrial problems
Genoa
A "problem solver" consultative body composed, in addition to the categories of the maritime cluster, of the manufacturing industries of the North-West quadrant
Cargo traffic at the port of Singapore fell by -4.6% in May
Singapore
New crane overturned for delivery in new Tuas port area
In the first quarter of 2025, freight traffic on the Swiss rail network fell by -6.4%
Neuchatel
Service performance at 2.35 billion tonne-km, down -8.2%
ANGOPI fears that new measures to ensure maritime continuity will penalise mooring services
ANGOPI fears that new measures to ensure maritime continuity will penalise mooring services
Ischia
Power: it is necessary to remove them from a perverse mechanism
Dutch HES International to operate bulk terminal in Marseille-Fos port
Marseille
The concession contract will have a minimum duration of 30 years
Ibiza government opposes Trasmed's overnight stay on board ferry program
Ibiza/Valencia
It is considered a "clandestine hotel", while the company defines it as a cruise service
Bruno Pisano appointed extraordinary commissioner of the AdSP of the Eastern Ligurian Sea
Rome
He will take up his post next Monday
Federlogistica proposes a comparison between operators on the congestion fee while waiting for a solution from the government
Genoa
In the first five months of 2025, container traffic in the port of Gioia Tauro grew by +10.3%
Joy Taurus
1,813,071 TEUs were handled
Trasportounito, truck waiting times in ports must be paid
Genoa
Tagnochetti: The Port Fee aims to redistribute the costs of all disruptions more equitably
Commissioners of the AdSPs of the Northern Tyrrhenian, Ionian and Western Liguria appointed
Rome/Genoa
Trade unions concerned about the future of Genoa Port Terminal workers
Political instability and green transition are the main problems that shipping faces
London
This is highlighted in the "ICS Maritime Barometer Report 2024-2025"
The new container terminal of the port of Termini Imerese presented
Palermo
Transfer of traffic handled by Portitalia to the port of Palermo
GCMD survey confirms shipping's commitment to decarbonisation
Singapore
Ports concerned about lack of certainty about demand from shipping companies
The EU Commission has re-identified Port Said East and Tanger Med as neighbouring container transhipment ports
Brussels
Road haulage extends congestion fee application to Livorno port
Livorno/Rome/Milan/Genoa
Fedespedi, they do not solve the problems, but have the only effect of increasing costs
The new Border Control Post has been inaugurated in the port of Livorno
Leghorn
The structure cost 15 million euros
In April, ship transits through the Suez Canal decreased by -7.7%
In April, ship transits through the Suez Canal decreased by -7.7%
Cairo
In the first four months of 2025, the decline in maritime traffic was -14.9%
Port of Genoa, green light for extension of concession to Spinelli until September 30
Genoa
Ok also to the extension to the Campostano group
The National Maritime Fund has started the recognition of scholarships
Genoa
They are granted for basic training and security familiarization courses.
RFI and MIT sign the update to the program contract for approximately 2.1 billion
Rome
Around 500 million euros expected for the management of the railway network
San Giorgio del Porto delivers a vessel for the bunkering of liquefied natural gas
Genoa
It was built for Genova Trasporti Marittimi
Pisano (AdSP Liguria Orientale): the ports of La Spezia and Carrara have integrated almost perfectly
La Spezia/Bari
Extraordinary Commissioner of the Southern Adriatic Sea Port Authority appointed
Raffaele Latrofa appointed president of the AdSP of the Central-Northern Tyrrhenian Sea
Rome
He is the deputy mayor of Pisa
India's Mazagon Dock Shipbuilders Acquires Control of Sri Lanka's Colombo Dockyard
Mumbai
Investment of approximately 53 million dollars
The Commissioner of the Western Ligurian Sea Port Authority has been granted the powers and prerogatives of the Management Committee
Genoa
The measure pending the restoration of the ordinary top management bodies
The Three-Year Operational Plan 2025-2027 of the Central Adriatic Port Authority has been approved
Ancona
Favorable opinion of the Sea Resource Partnership Body
The public meeting of the International Containers Studies Center will be held in Genoa on July 2nd
Genoa
It will deal with the physical transformations of the container and the digitalization of processes
Andrea Ormesani is the new president of Assosped Venezia
Venice
The board of directors has been renewed. Paolo Salvaro remains general secretary
Witte (ISU): In 2024, the ship salvage sector stabilized from the low of two years ago
London
Finnish Elomatic to Install Tunnel Thrusters on 11 Carnival Cruise Ships
Turku
The works will begin next autumn and will end in 2028
The Assarmatori assembly will be held in Rome on July 1st
Rome
"Mediterranean against the current" the theme of the meeting
Fincantieri has delivered the new cruise ship Viking Vesta to the American Viking
Trieste/Los Angeles
It was built in the Ancona shipyard
The Genoa Coast Guard has placed the container ship PL Germany under administrative detention
Genoa
Italian Navy orders two new Multipurpose Combat Ships from Fincantieri
Trieste
The order to the shipbuilding company is worth 700 million euros
MSC Group to manage cruise services in the ports of Bari and Brindisi
Bari
Ten-year concession with possibility of extension
German Kombiverkehr Returns to Profit in 2024
Frankfurt am Main
The level of revenues remained unchanged at 434.6 million euros.
Deltamarin to design the six new ro-pax vessels ordered by Grimaldi for the Mediterranean routes
Turku
SAILING LIST
Visual Sailing List
Departure ports
Arrival ports by:
- alphabetical order
- country
- geographical areas
The practice of subcontracting in European logistics is creating a parallel labour market where rights are not enforced
Brussels
"Sorry, We Subcontracted You" Report Presented
Tomorrow Grendi will launch the group's fourth ship on routes to and from Sardinia
Milan
"Grendi Star", with a load capacity of 2,800 linear meters, will connect Marina di Carrara and Cagliari
FREMM frigates operational support contract signed between Orizzonte Sistemi Navali and OCCAR
Taranto
The agreement has a total value of approximately 764 million euros
Call to reform the entire driver training system in the transport sector
Rome
Seven proposals presented
In the port of Gioia Tauro, the Guardia di Finanza soldiers seized 228 kilos of cocaine
Reggio Calabria
Two dockers arrested
Port of Livorno, new observatory to find solutions to the problem of port congestion
Leghorn
Marilli: We will seek solutions to reach the possible revocation of the port fee
Lockton PL Ferrari closed the last fiscal year with gross revenues of 34 million dollars
Genoa
Insurance premium volume rose to 350 million
Polish Trans Polonia Group acquires Dutch Nijman/Zeetank Holding
Tczew
It specializes in the transportation and logistics of liquid and gaseous products
d'Amico Tankers Sells Two 2011-Built Tankers for $36.2 Million
Luxembourg
They will be delivered to buyers by the end of July and on December 21st.
The Italian Merchant Marine Academy plans 13 new free courses
Genoa
Over 300 positions available
A delegation of Wista Italy visits the ports of Catania and Augusta
Catania/August
The association is made up of women who hold positions of responsibility in the maritime, logistics and trade sectors.
In the first five months of 2025, the port of Algeciras handled 1.9 million containers (-6.3%)
Algeciras
Empty containers decreased by -5.5% and full ones by -6.4%
Reway Group enters the port railway infrastructure maintenance sector
Licciana Nardi
Two contracts awarded by the AdSP of the Eastern Ligurian Sea
Delcomar and Ensamar take over maritime services with the smaller Sardinian islands
Cagliari
The tender for the six-year concession of the connections has been awarded
Port of Trieste, the newly appointed Gurrieri torpedoes the newly appointed Torbianelli
Trieste
Russo (Pd): it's a squalid power game
Singapore's SeaLead expands its maritime shipping offering to connect Turkey and Italy
Singapore
Route connected to services transiting the Suez Canal
The US Container Security Initiative program has been extended to Morocco
Rabat
Amrani: Let's consolidate Tanger Med's role as a safe and world-class maritime hub
Very positive first quarter for Greek Euroseas
Athens
Pittas: the positive momentum continued in the second quarter
Assonat and SACE present a plan for Italian tourist ports
Rome
Kuehne+Nagel has opened a new branch in Naples
Milan
The aim is to support the operational growth of the group in Southern Italy
RINA has acquired the entire capital of Finnish Foreship
Helsinki
The Helsinki-based company specializes in consulting in the field of marine and mechanical engineering.
Container traffic down at Barcelona and Valencia ports in May
Barcelona/Valencia
Resumption of containers in transit at the Catalan port
Annual cargo traffic in Greek ports stable in 2024
Piraeus
Domestic volumes are growing, while foreign trade is decreasing
Perplexity of freight forwarders, customs agents and maritime agents of La Spezia at the transfer of the port of Carrara to the Tuscan AdSP
The Spice
Timidly, they "hope for consideration for the progress made so far"
Francesco Mastro appointed extraordinary commissioner of the Southern Adriatic Sea Port Authority
Rome
He will take up office on June 30th.
John Denholm to be new president of the International Chamber of Shipping
Athens
He will take over from Emanuele Grimaldi in a year
Extraordinary commissioners of the two Ligurian Port System Authorities have been installed
Genoa/La Spezia
Matteo Paroli and Bruno Pisano at the helm of the institutions
Container traffic at Hong Kong port drops sharply in May
Hong Kong
1.05 million TEUs were handled (-12.7%)
Assogasliquidi-Federchimica shows the way to accelerate the decarbonization of road and maritime transport
Rome
Amadei: Our sector is ready and the time has come for courageous industrial choices
Eagle S tanker command blamed for cutting submarine cables in Gulf of Finland
Advantages
The accident was caused by the ship's anchor
Online platform to report critical issues that put transport workers at risk
Genoa
It was prepared by Fit Cisl Liguria
GNV to create a direct summer connection between Civitavecchia and Tunis
Genoa
It will run alongside the historic route via Palermo
The unification of Grimaldi's concessions in the port of Barcelona has been completed
Madrid/Barcelona
The contract expires on September 20, 2035.
In the first five months of 2025, cargo traffic in Russian ports fell by -4.9%
St. Petersburg
A decrease of approximately -12% was recorded in May
Raben Logistics Group Creates Subsidiary in Türkiye
Milan
It will have 20 employees and a 2,000 square meter cross-dock warehouse
Alberto Dellepiane confirmed as president of Assorimorchiatori
Rome
The composition of the entire association leadership remains unchanged
Agreement between Fincantieri and Indonesian PMM to develop solutions to face new unconventional underwater challenges
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 Assarmatori assembly will be held in Rome on July 1st
Rome
"Mediterranean against the current" the theme of the meeting
The public meeting of the International Containers Studies Center will be held in Genoa on July 2nd
Genoa
››› Meetings File
PRESS REVIEW
US has its eye on Greek ports
(Kathimerini)
Proposed 30% increase for port tariffs to be in phases, says Loke
(Free Malaysia Today)
››› Press Review File
FORUM of Shipping
and Logistics
Intervento del presidente Tomaso Cognolato
Roma, 19 giugno 2025
››› File
Structural adaptation works on dock 23 of the port of Ancona awarded
Ancona
Intervention worth over 11.8 million euros
Conference on the role of LNG and bioLNG for the decarbonisation of transport and industry
Rome
The Federchimica-Assogasliquidi event will take place on Monday in Rome
Dutch Bolidt increases presence in cruise ship sector with acquisition of American Boteka
Hendrik Ido Ambacht
Contship Italia has acquired the Genoese customs services company STS
Melzo
The Ligurian company was founded in 1985
Francesco Benevolo has been appointed extraordinary commissioner of the AdSP of the Central-Northern Adriatic Sea
Rome
He is the operations director of RAM - Logistics, Infrastructure and Transport
Montaresi resigns as commissioner of the Eastern Ligurian Port Authority
The Spice
In the eight months of administration - he underlines - we have not lost even a second
Gurrieri has been appointed extraordinary commissioner of the AdSP of the Eastern Adriatic Sea
Trieste
Pending the completion of the formal process for the designation of the president
The commissioners of the AdSP of Western Liguria have handed over their mandate to Minister Salvini
Genoa
The decision is part of the process of designation and nomination of the new leaders
Confetra criticizes the provisions of the decree-law Infrastructure for road transport
Rome
The Confederation urges the blocking of the process of appointing the presidents of the port authorities
Taiwanese Evergreen, Yang Ming and WHL saw revenue decline in May
Keelung/Taipei
The decline is accentuated for the two main companies
South Korea's KSOE wins order to build eight 15,900 TEU containerships
Seongnam
The unit value of each vessel is approximately $221 million.
First port terminal for car traffic of Greek Neptune Lines
Piraeus
It will be inaugurated next year in the French port of Port-La Nouvelle
The assembly of the association of Genoese maritime agents and brokers will be held on June 16th
Genoa
Round Table on Genoa, the hub of the North West and the Mediterranean
BN di Navigazione Board of Directors Renewed
Genoa
BluNavy aims to reach one million passengers by 2025
Viking Line designs world's largest all-electric ro-pax vessel
Viking Line designs world's largest all-electric ro-pax vessel
Åland
Record Monthly Container Traffic at Turkish Ports
Ankara
In May, almost 1.4 million TEUs were handled (+17.6%)
Sergio Landolfi has been elected president of the Customs Association of the Port of La Spezia
The Spice
The board of directors has been renewed
The ferry industry elite will attend the Interferry conference in Salerno in October
Victoria
Event titled "Connections"
Uniport launches an initiative to support ALS research
Rome
Fundraising for the NeMO Clinical Center Serena Foundation Onlus
The Propeller Club of Genoa has analyzed risks and opportunities of using AI in the maritime and insurance sectors
Genoa
The importance of training in the use of technology was highlighted
Chantiers de l'Atlantique delivers luxury cruising yacht Luminara to The Ritz-Carlton Yacht Collection
Saint Nazaire
The ship will debut in Alaska
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