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February 10, 2011
The Business Timesweb site
Shipping News
  • Prospects of higher cargo demand lift Baltic index
    The Baltic Exchange's main sea freight index, which tracks rates to ship dry commodities, rose for a second day on Tuesday, helped by firmer sentiment and expectation of higher cargo demand.
  • Rates to ship M-E crude to Asia hit year's high
    Rates to ship Middle East crude oil to Asia, the world's busiest route for supertankers, rose to this year's highest level as vessel owners moved to pass on higher fuel costs and meet stronger demand.
  • S Korea handles record box traffic in Jan
    Container volume handled at South Korea's seaports reached a record monthly high in January, fuelled by improving economic and business conditions, the Ministry of Land, Transport and Maritime Affairs in Seoul said yesterday.
  • Dry cargo ship owners shifting to spot markets

Sched Netweb site
  • China-US string drives Jones Act Matson profits up 70pc
  • Hamburg up 12.7pc to 7.9 million TEU, but still shy of 2008 highs
  • MSC quashes rumours about new service offerings
  • 94pc of MOL's Asia-Europe ships on time from April-Dec 2010
  • Xinjiang to spend US$45.8 billion for 13,633 kilometres of roads in 2011
  • Guangxi Autonomous Region trade value up 50pc in 2010
  • Eurogate volume up 5.2pc, but 11pc off 2008's record high
  • Rail-dependent German shippers face rising strike risk
  • Mumbai container volume up 31pc in 10 months to 61,848 TEU
  • Saudi ports up 2010 volume 19.9pc to 5.3 million TEU
  • United Arab Shipping Company opens offices in Warsaw, Gdynia
  • Carriers trade hit by EU sanctions on Ivory Coast
  • Hapag-Lloyd revises US Gulf, Mediterranean calls
  • Liberian-flagged fleet doubles in size in 10 years
  • United and Continental January revenues up 0.4pc
  • Volga-Dnepr signs up for anti-virus Kaspersky Lab software
  • 11,000 layoffs ahead as TNT suffers slowing growth

Exim Indiaweb site
  • Safmarine announces improved Far East-Indian Subcontinent coverage
  • Ship with 17 Indian crew hijacked to Somalia
  • WWPC holds successful conference in Mumbai
  • Dominican Republic invites Indian companies
  • India, Turkey set $5 bn trade target by 2012
  • Soyameal exports double in Jan.
  • Government announces 24x7 Customs clearance at 8 ports
  • Private cargo rail line launched in Karnataka
  • Egypt crisis has not impacted exporters, says Anand Sharma
  • Egypt turmoil may affect policy: RBI
  • Handicrafts exports up by 18 pc since April
  • Highlights of the report by the 'Task Force on Transaction Cost in Exports'
  • Indian economy to grow at 8.6 pc
  • Locke unhappy with India's trade barriers
  • No more sops for you FM tells exporters
  • Raise FDI cap in key sectors, Ficci tells Centre
  • A new cleansing process

International Transport Journalweb site
FEBRUARY 9, 2011
  • Russian Railways: 10,300 km of track repaired in 2010
    Russian Railways modernised a total of 10,300 km of track in 2010. During line repair work, the company installed new track switches on reinforced concrete crossing sleep...
  • European rail chiefs propose concrete measures for the railway's future
    The CEOs of the three major European rail associations recently met the European Commission's vice-president Siim Kallas, who is responsible for transport, in Brussels. Repres...
  • Russia lifts cross-border restrictions, signs Polish bilateral agreement
    Multilateral licenses facilitate international road freight transport as they enable hauliers to cross borders with just one permit, rather than having to apply for several bilater...

Marine Logweb site
FEBRUARY 9, 2011
  • SPI to deliver cutter head suction dredge for overseas mining operation
  • Rederi AB TransAtlantic takes delivery of ice strengthened AHTS
  • Ensco orders harsh-environment jack-ups at Keppel FELS
  • New B-1 visa for foreign maritime workers requiring TWIC
  • ILS adds new functionality to its marine marketplace
  • Somali pirates grab 319,247 dwt Lemos tanker
  • Captain Rich Habib takes helm at Titan Salvage
  • Noumea operator orders second Austal monohull passenger ferry

World Wide Shipperweb site
FEBRUARY 9, 2011
  • Ports of Seattle, Moses Lake eye economic development deal
  • Freight transportation index up during month of December
  • Public hearings cancelled for New Jersey pipeline project
  • JetBlue Airways adding Portland to Santiago flights
  • Crowley taps Rich Habib as Titan Salvage vice president

Lloyd's Listweb site
FEBRUARY 9, 2011
  • Owners hold off on deals as loss-making climate persists
    High bunker costs and low rates have caused Tanker Pacific, a Singapore based company that manages a fleet of 45 vessels, to hold back from agreeing to deals that lead to loss-making voyages until conditions improve, brokers say
  • Saudi Arabia to Japan VLCC rates treble as Asian oil traders pile in
    An influx of very large crude carrier chartering by Asian oil traders after the lunar holidays has rocketed up spot rates for VLCCs on the Saudi Arabia to Japan route to nearly treble the rate from the end of last week
  • Capesize rates buoy Baltic Dry
    The Baltic Dry Index rose by 28 points to 1,092 today with capesize time charter rates rising for the second day in a row after a seven-week fall
  • A shining light of the Enlightenment
    Bell Rock Lighthouse is a remarkable feat of civil engineering and also stands as an example of technology deployed for humanitarian purposes
  • More brokers move to Cleartrade OTC screen
    New Singapore-based central screen says 'steady progress' is being made
  • Is an appetite for quality enough to keep Japanese yards on the menu?
    The imminent demise of Japanese shipbuilding may have been exaggerated, but a new strategy will have to offer some tasty long-term survival options
  • Pirates targeting tankers at Strait of Hormuz exit points
    Sector may be forced to avoid area after Irene SL hijack becomes eighth attack on vessel type in a four-week period
  • Shipping can learn from shore-based CO2 monitoring systems
    There are a number of proven technologies to choose from
  • Tax CO2 emissions, not bunker fuel
    Direct taxation of ship-based CO2 emissions is fairest option
  • Wikileaks report exposes US box scanning flaws
    False alarm at Manzanillo reveals holes in security procedures for containers entering the US via Mexican ports
  • Run on redemptions sank Clarkson's shipping hedge fund
  • The booze cruise that sets its sights on consumption
    As oil prices eat in to shortsea shipping's profits, attention has been turned to lowering fuel usage
  • Sovcomflot snaps up six Primorsk aframaxes
    Deal bolsters tanker giant's grip on shuttle trades to Sakhalin oil projects
  • Odfjell boss sees hope for chemical tanker rates
    Cargo owners now prepared to discuss freight rate rises, says Jan Hammer
  • Emissions trading plan is 'burden on shipping'
    London-based Greek shipping group say fuel levy is the more suitable option to cut carbon emission
  • Global Ship Lease gears up to raise $500m fresh capital
    Plans either follow-on share issues or via issue of debt securities
  • Tui still weighing up Hapag-Lloyd exit options
    No decision yet on whether it will be via an IPO or sale
  • Bangladeshi bank to fund aframax tanker buy
    First Security Islami Bank breaks new ground with $10m loan to Eastern Ocean Tankers
  • Higher costs and taxes eat into Marco Polo profit
    Posts 17% fall in profit to $3.1m for first quarter of its fiscal year
  • Imarest to beef up services from office sale cash
    Institute of Marine Engineering, Science and Technology to sell London headquarters building
  • Beluga's new ships to boost cargo turnover time
    Heavylift specialist reveals details of its P3-series vessels
  • China still on full throttle
    China's dominance in the shipping industry is now filtering into sectors that transport finished goods
  • Deathtrap lifeboats
    Now is the time to take some decisive action about the safety of lifeboat release systems
  • Clean Shipping Index launches commercial offering
    Index to score a ship's NOx and SOx emissions, as well as its waste water discharges and biofouling
  • Industry 'asleep' to unlimited liability
    International Registries managing partner Clay Maitland warns shipowners could face unprecedented financial burdens in future oil spills
  • Dry bulk bankruptcies 'unlikely'
    Follow-on equity issues will help companies stay afloat, Genco financial chief tells Hellenic-American and Norwegian-American Chambers of Commerce conference
  • Tough year ahead for ship finance
    Bankers now even more cautious on lending, panel tells Hellenic-American and Norwegian-American Chambers of Commerce conference
  • Singapore maritime sector warns of threat to recovery
    Singapore Shipping Association says rising cost of doing business could negate sector's recovery
  • Algoma Central orders three more bulkers from China
    Nantong Mingde Heavy Industries to deliver ships between 2013 and 2014.

Fairplayweb site
FEBRUARY 9, 2011
  • Suez sit-in raises Egypt worries
    AS STRIKES by opponents of Egypt's government multiplied today across the country, about 6,000 workers at five service companies owned by the Suez Canal Authority reportedly began a sit-in
  • Polish yard cuts jobs, switches focus
    POLAND'S Naval Shipyard reportedly announced today that it plans to cut 400 jobs and increase its focus on the commercial sector in an effort to improve its finances
  • Ship held over pollution
    GEORGIA'S border forces today reportedly arrested another vessel on suspicion of polluting near the Black Sea port of Poti
  • VLCC surplus shrinks
    THE SURPLUS of VLCCs competing for crude on the Middle East/Asia route has shrunk, according to figures published by the Baltic Exchange
  • Rolls-Royce pod plea denied
    ROLLS-ROYCE has lost its latest legal attempt to avert a huge payment to Carnival to compensate for Queen Mary 2's Mermaid pod problems
  • Caution urged on spill bills
    SHIPPING is "not out of the woods yet" as the US Congress reconsiders Deepwater Horizon legislation, SKULD North America president Charles Anderson has warned
  • Norway-Russia border agreed
    NORWAY'S parliament has ratified a treaty with Russia on the countries' maritime border, paving the way for a division of Arctic resources, IHS Global Insight reported today
  • Bugbee warns of dual collapse
    SCORPIO Tankers president Robert Bugbee fears that potentially severe corrections in the crude and drybulk markets could create collateral damage in the products sector
  • Iran: arms were meant for Gambia
    IRAN'S ambassador to Nigeria has acknowledged that an arms cache found in shipping containers at Lagos in October had been destined for Gambia, IHS Global Insight reported today
  • More SeaFrance woes?
    SEAFRANCE declined today to confirm or deny French news reports that it has failed to find an investor ready to bring it fresh funding
  • Hapag revenues rocket
    HAPAG-Lloyd recorded a 34% rise in turnover to €1.5Bn ($2.05Bn) in the fourth quarter as it shifted focus to the trans-Pacific trade, shareholder TUI reported today
  • Bourbon sees demand fueling offshore
    FRENCH offshore service vessel operator Bourbon has forecast a gradual recovery in the offshore market this year after demand rose for its ships in 2010's final quarter
  • LNG freight rates jump
    ACUTE vessel shortages are pushing up freight rates for LNG, with brokers telling Fairplay that just four tankers are available today for spot cargoes
  • East Asian LNG imports rise 17.5%
    LNG IMPORTS to East Asia jumped 17.5% in 2010, a sector report said today, while the average price paid for the cargoes in the region rose 11%
  • Keppel boss enlarges stake
    KEPPEL Offshore & Marine CEO Tong Chong Heong has exercised options to buy 100,000 shares at S$6.16 ($4.84) each.

The Journal of Commerceweb site
FEBRUARY 9, 2011
  • BIMCO Demands Safety in Arabian Sea
    Amid almost daily pirate attacks, The Baltic and International Maritime Council warned Indian officials its members would find other routes...
  • Nadler Introduces Clean Ports Bill in House
    Rep. Jerrold Nadler, D-N.Y., Wednesday introduced legislation to reduce truck pollution at container ports -- and to make it easier...
  • Senator Moves to Reduce Rail PTC Mandate
    What is being billed as a "common sense" bill to reduce regulatory burdens would remove a congressionally-imposed December 2015 deadline...
  • USPS Posts $329 Million Quarterly Loss
    The U.S. Postal Service lost $329 million in its last quarter and expects to run out of cash by the...
  • Freight Index Rose 1.5 Percent in December
    The Transportation Department's Freight Transportation Services Index, which measures shipment volume in ton-miles, rose 1.5 percent in December from its...
  • Corporate Coalition Calls for Energy Incentives
    An advocacy group for energy security is calling for a national transportation policy that emphasizes market-based incentives to reduce energy...
  • Spot Freight, Truck Rates Rise in January
    Spot market truckload freight volume shot up 62 percent year-over-year in January, according to the TransCore North American Freight Index,...
  • Trucking Growth Barely Slows, PCI Shows
    Record-breaking winter storms across much of the country may have chilled trucking activity in January, but they didn't freeze the...
  • Safmarine Buys Slots for Far East-India Service
    Safmarine is introducing a direct service it calls FMX between the Far East and main ports in West India and...
  • Maersk, Hapag-Lloyd to Share Med-US Services
    Maersk Line and Hapag-Lloyd entered a slot swap agreement for services from the Mediterranean to the U.S. East Coast and...
  • Hapag-Lloyd Swings to $133 Million Operating Profit
    Hapag-Lloyd swung to an operating profit of $133 million in the final quarter of 2010 from a year-earlier loss of...
  • Gulfport Container Volume Climbs 4.8 percent
    Container volume at Mississippi's Port of Gulfport grew 4.8 percent in 2010, but the 208,486 20-foot equivalent units remained behind...
  • Roadrunner Runs Up Revenue, Profit in 2010
    New business from acquisitions and market share gains pumped up revenue and earnings at hybrid trucker Roadrunner Transportation Services last...
  • Rail Exec Sees Florida Gaining From Panama Canal
    The widening of the Panama Canal in 2014 could establish South Florida as a gateway for Asia cargo moving to...

Containerisation Internationalweb site
FEBRUARY 9, 2011
  • 300,000 tonne VLCC pirated
  • Tanger Med throughput surges
  • Maersk: Egypt improved substantially
  • US Intermodal traffic ends 2010 on a high
  • Safmarine adds to its FE/India services

TradeWindsweb site
FEBRUARY 9, 2011
  • Fairstar changes course
    "Harsh lessons" lead Oslo-listed heavylift owner to abandon spot market after falling short in the fourth.
  • DCI goes Dutch
    Dredging Corp of India prepares to splash cash on an order at IHC Merwede of the Netherlands.
  • Greek disputes navy claims
    Irene SL manager says VLCC had correctly reported position to authorities before hijacking off Oman.
  • TUI cuts cruise loss
    German group grateful to joint venture with RCCL for better result in three months to 31 December.
  • Fredriksen no to Hapag
    Norwegian magnate has no plans to invest in German container line when it lists this year, Tor Olav Troim says.
  • Wreck is a barrel of fun
    Finnish team looking to tap the secrets of beer pulled from 19th century Baltic wreck.
  • Maersk teams with Hapag
    Danish and German owners swap slots to boost Mediterranean to US services.
  • SCI books AHTS brace
    Shipping Corp of India pens a couple more offshore newbuildings at Cochin.
  • Georgia holds cargoship
    Authorities in Poti fine master of Naruksovo over alleged pollution incident.
  • MSC ship damaged
    Container vessel involved in collision with fishing boat off the Netherlands.
  • Costs cut Marco Polo
    Singapore-listed shipbuilder and offshore operator sees first quarter bottom line dip.
  • Lemos VLCC hijacked
    Pirates land huge catch as London-based Greek owner's mammoth tanker Irene SL hijacked off Oman.
  • Hapag IPO this year
    Shareholder TUI's boss Michael Frenzel still sees favourable "time window" for offering of German container line.
  • Four dead in sinking
    Seven more crew missing off South Korea after collision between Russian cargoship and mystery second vessel.
  • Frank in aframax splurge
    Sergey Frank-led Russian tanker giant Sovcomflot snaps up shuttle tanker sextet from compatriot Prisco.

American Shipperweb site
FEBRUARY 9, 2011
  • Western Canadian wheat farmers buy ships
    The farmer-owned Canadian Wheat Board on Tuesday said it will purchase two new vessels to move wheat across the Great Lakes. The vessels, which will be ready for service in 2013, are part of a larger purchase by shipping companies Algoma Central Co...
  • U.S. intermodal volume reaches record in Q4
    Total U.S. intermodal volume rose 14.7 percent in 2010, though growth slowed in the fourth quarter, according to the latest statistics released by the Intermodal Association of North America (IANA). Volume in 2010 reached 13.3 million units, while...
  • Matson gets boost from second China string
    Matson Line saw revenue and operating profit climb in 2010 as it added a second string of ships between China and the United States. Matson''s parent company, Alexander & Baldwin, in reporting its 2010 results said the carrier had revenue of $1 bi...
  • Global Ship Lease seeks to raise capital
    Global Ship Lease plans to raise up to $500 million to expand its fleet, debt repayment, working capital or general corporate purposes, it said in a prospectus filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission. Formed in 2007, Global has a fleet of...
  • Safmarine joins new Simatech India/China loop
    Liner carrier Safmarine said Wednesday it is joining a new Simatech service between China and India as a slot buyer. The FMX service starts Feb. 17 with a rotation of Xingang, Qingdao, Shanghai, Ningbo, Hong Kong, Singapore, Tanjung Pelepas, Port K...
  • Transpacific boosts Hapag-Lloyd results
    TUI AG, part owner of container liner carrier Hapag-Lloyd, said the German container carrier had sales of about 1.5 billion euros ($2 billion) in the three month period ending Dec. 31, a 34 percent increase over same period the prior year. "This wa...
  • U.S. import boxes surge nearly 18% in January
    U.S. import container volume rose 17.6 percent in January compared to the same month in 2010, according to statistics released by trade intelligence company Zepol Corp. Zepol noted that after a four-month slide month-to-month, January showed a sig...
  • Shoring up U.S. trade
    TAA, Andean trade preference extension urged The National Foreign Trade Council and the American Apparel and Footwear Association this week urged Congress to pass legislation extending two key trade-related programs -- the Trade Adjustment Assistan...
  • Shipping by the numbers
    U.S. import boxes surge nearly 18% in JanuaryU.S. import container volume rose 17.6 percent in January compared to the same month in 2010, according to statistics released by trade intelligence company Zepol Corp. U.S. intermodal volume reaches rec...
  • Stand to continue losing market share

The Scandinavian Shipping Gazetteweb site
FEBRUARY 9, 2011
  • Italian tanker hijacked in the Indian Ocean
    The Italian-owned tanker Savina Caylyn, 104.255 DWT, has been hijacked some 670 nautical miles East of the Socotra Island in the Indian Ocean, EU Navfor reports. The ship
  • APL in scrubber test
    One of APL's container carriers will be equipped with a seawater scrubber, an air pollution-reduction device. It will be used when the ship is calling ports in the Southern

The Bunker Bulletinweb site
FEBRUARY 9, 2011
  • Fujairah prices rise
    Avails tight in the Middle East hub.
  • Rotterdam market firms
    'Very good' demand in Hamburg.
  • IMO sub-committee stalls further actions on fuel quality controls
    BLG decides not to continue work on proposals to introduce stricter regulatory controls on bunker supply or extending MARPOL Annex VI specifications beyond sulphur.
  • More fuel oil cargoes command 'double-digit premiums'
    No end in sight to supply tightness say traders.
  • MOL listed among '100 most sustainable companies'
    MOL is 'highest ranking' shipping line in the latest list.
  • Rising bunker prices could hamper recovery
    Norwegian product-tanker operator says rates 'still unsustainable'.
  • Bunker prices generally firm at major ports
    Demand largely average at key Asian ports on Wednesday.
  • Russian bunker association calls for scrapping of bunker duty
    In response to recently imposed duty on 'bunkers-only calls' at all Russian ports.
  • Waste heat recovery system to cut marine fuel usage by 5-10%
    Man Diesel agrees to integrate waste heat recovery system on its diesel engine.
  • Sinopec Zhoushan in 'trial takeover' of SinoBunker ops at various ports
    Sinopec Zhoushan to 'takeover' sales and purchase of bonded bunkers in Zhanjiang, Dalian, Hainan and Shenzhen.
  • ExxonMobil sells high-density fuel oil parcel at 16-month high
    Strike price higher due to the general supply tightness in the Gulf market, traders say.
  • Philippines 'may face' bunker supply squeeze in 2011
    Two refiners sign contracts to supply government-owned domestic power plants.
  • Discovering 'hidden' energy saving opportunities
    System measures and displays actual power consumption using data that manufacturers are 'generally unwilling to disclose.

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FROM THE HOME PAGE
The liner shipping industry contributes substantially to the U.S. economy.
Washington
This is highlighted by an analysis carried out by S&P Global Market Intelligence on behalf of WSC and PMSA
Toll worsens from explosion in Iranian port of Shahid Rajaee
Tehran
It caused 46 deaths and injured over 1,200 people
Tender for concession of container terminal at Ukrainian port of Chornomorsk to be announced by mid-year
Kiev
The management will include the general cargo terminal
CEVA Logistics (CMA CGM group) will buy the Turkish Borusan Lojistik
Istanbul/Marseille
Wärtsilä's first quarter is positive
Helsinki
New orders value growth slows
ESPO: The EU Parliament's Budget Committee's request for more funding for transport, energy and infrastructure is welcome
Brussels
The importance of financing TEN-T networks to enable their adaptation for both military and civilian dual-use purposes was highlighted
Solidarity contribution for the families of port workers who are victims of accidents at work
Rome
It was established by the National Bilateral Port Authority
Bureau Veritas Marine & Offshore Division Reports Record Quarterly Revenue
Neuilly-sur-Seine
New historical peak also for the classified fleet
PSA reportedly considering selling its 20% stake in Hutchison Ports
Singapore
This is according to "Reuters", which had already floated this hypothesis at the end of 2022
Federagenti, Italy must give a sharp acceleration to the projects of ZES, free zones and Special Logistics Zones
Rome
Pessina: There is no space for reflections prey to bureaucracy
In the first quarter of this year, freight traffic in the port of Rotterdam decreased by -5.8%.
Rotterdam
Both disembarkation (-3.1%) and embarkation (-11.9%) loads are decreasing
Increase in container cargo is not enough for the port of Antwerp-Bruges to avoid a -4.0% decline in quarterly traffic
Antwerp
The decline in liquid bulk cargoes worsened (-19.1%)
The China Shipowners' Association considers the measures taken by the US against Chinese ships a typical example of unilateralism and protectionism
Beijing/Washington
The WSC reiterates that such measures could undermine American trade, harm U.S. manufacturers, and undermine efforts to strengthen the nation's maritime industry.
COSCO Expresses Strong Opposition to US Planned Taxes on Chinese Ships
Growing share of new entrants in European rail transport sector
Madrid
In 2023, rail freight transport performance decreased by -8%
New Chinese Ship Taxes That Will Only Raise Prices for Americans
Washington
The executive vice president of the US Chamber of Commerce denounced it
Tax amounts set for China-linked vessels arriving at US ports
Washington
Calculated on the basis of net capacity or container volume, they will be applied from October and will be progressively increased
International tender launched to award concession for new Casablanca port shipyard
Casablanca
It is the largest in Africa and has been unused since 2019
Federlogistica, the industry must stop approaching logistics only in terms of costs
Genoa
Falteri: a national control room composed of representatives of the logistics sector and industrial groups is necessary
ABB closes positive first quarter even if revenue growth is lower than expected
Zurich
Wierod: Our consolidated local-for-local approach protects us from the trade war
New global minimum wage deal for seafarers
Geneva
The level will rise to $690 from January 1, 2026 to reach $704 from 2027 and $715 from 2028.
Global trade in goods could fall by -1.5% this year
Geneva
WTO predicts. Okonjo-Iweala: Persistent uncertainty threatens to slow global growth, with serious negative consequences for the world
In 2023, around two-thirds of all goods moved in the EU were transported by sea.
Luxembourg
In the period 2013-2023, only the share of road transport increased, while that of other modes decreased.
Postal shipments of goods from Hong Kong to the US suspended
Hong Kong
Hongkong Post faces exorbitant and unreasonable tariffs due to unjustified and intimidating actions of the United States
Confitarma highlights the need for the decarbonisation strategy not to penalise shipping compared to other modes
Rome
Zanetti: also ensure that the implementation process takes into account the operational needs of the industry
Intercargo and Intertanko raise concerns over shipping decarbonisation deal
London
The complexity of the measure adopted by the IMO and the unusual procedure from which non-governmental organizations were excluded were highlighted
Pirate attacks on ships to spike in first quarter of 2025
Pirate attacks on ships to spike in first quarter of 2025
London
Sharp increase in incidents in the Singapore Straits
Interferry welcomes IMO agreement on decarbonisation of shipping, but finds strategy too complex
Victoria/Piraeus
Greek Shipowners' Association disappointed by failure to recognise essential role of transition fuels such as LNG
International Labour Organization Recognizes Seafarers as Key Workers
London
ITF and ICS: a historic moment
CMA CGM to acquire 35% of Egypt's October Dry Port
Cairo
The company operates a dry port in the industrial and logistics zone near Cairo
MSC Group's TiL to Take Full Control of Hutchison Ports Terminals
New York
Bloomberg reports this, specifying that the Panamanian terminals would be jointly managed with BlackRock
Draft regulation on decarbonisation of shipping approved by MEPC includes mandatory fuel standard and pricing of greenhouse gas emissions
London/Washington/Brussels
The establishment of a Fund to collect resources deriving from the pricing of emissions is foreseen
Task force of five associations for the relaunch of Italian rail cargo
Rome
Initiative by Agens, Assoferr, Assologistica, Fercargo and Fermerci
MIT indicates Matteo Paroli as new president of the ports of Genoa and Savona-Vado
Rome/La Spezia
The La Spezia port community also requests a name for the Eastern Liguria Port Authority
Le Aziende informano
Il retrofit ibrido-elettrico di ABB guida i traghetti dei laghi italiani verso un futuro più sostenibile
Confitarma underlines the importance of the shipping decarbonisation strategy being defined at IMO
Rome
The Italian Confederation specifies that it shares some of the USA's concerns
WSC Reiterates Trump's Measures for National Maritime Industry Are Bad for U.S. Economy
Washington
Kramek: Ready to support the administration with constructive proposals
Fincantieri and Accenture establish joint venture Fincantieri Ingenium
Trieste/Milan
The aim is to drive the digital transformation of the ship product and port logistics
Meyer Werft has delivered the new luxury cruise ship Asuka III to NYK Cruises
Papenburg/Emden
It has a capacity of 744 passengers and 470 crew members
As Trump formalizes measures to revitalize America's maritime industry, the nation's ports face a dramatic decline in traffic
Washington/Geneva
Okonjo-Iweala (WTO): With the escalation of trade tensions between the US and China, the exchange of goods between the two economies could decrease up to 80%
CK Hutchison denies allegations of breach of concession contract for Panamanian ports of Cristóbal and Balboa
Panama
Panama Ports Company emphasizes that it has complied with all legal obligations and contractual commitments
US Does Not Participate in IMO Negotiations on Shipping Decarbonization, Threatens Reciprocal Measures
London
Expressed opposition to any attempt to impose economic measures on ships based on greenhouse gas emissions or fuel choice
T&E urges MEPC to agree clear and ambitious measures to decarbonise shipping
Brussels
It is necessary - the association underlines - to set binding objectives
Meyer Yachts will build an ultra-luxury residential mega yacht for Ulyssia Residences
Miami
The ship will be 320 meters long and will be built at the Papenburg shipyard
Neapolitan Grimaldi Group wins $1.3 billion order for nine ro-pax ships
Neapolitan Grimaldi Group wins $1.3 billion order for nine ro-pax ships
Helsinki/Naples
Order at China Merchants Jinling Shipyard (Weihai)
Viking orders two cruise ships from Fincantieri with option for two additional units
Los Angeles/Trieste
The two ships under construction in Ancona for the American brand will be the first in the world to be powered by hydrogen stored on board
Antonio Ranieri is the new maritime director of Liguria
Genoa
He takes over from Admiral Piero Pellizzari who was discharged from the service upon reaching the age limit
In the first quarter of 2025, China's CIMC recorded a 12.7% increase in container sales
Hong Kong
Revenues grew by +11.0%
Last year, the revenues of the Chinese group CMPort increased by +3.1%
Hong Kong
In the first three months of 2025, port terminals handled 36.4 million containers (+5.6%)
The financial statements of the AdSP of Western Liguria and the Central-Northern Tyrrhenian Sea have been approved
Genoa/Civitavecchia
Konecranes revenues increased by +7.7% in the first three months of 2025
Helsinki
343 million euros of new orders for port vehicles (+37.5%)
Kuehne+Nagel posts first quarter of growth
Schindellegi
The logistics group's net sales amounted to 6.33 billion Swiss francs (+14.9%)
Application by TDT (Grimaldi group) for the construction and management of 50% of the Terminal Darsena Europa in Livorno
Leghorn
The company has requested an extension of the duration of the current concession
In 2024, 58 million invested in the modernization of the ports of Livorno, Piombino and the island of Elba
Leghorn
The final budget and the annual report of the AdSP have been approved
EIB advice to strengthen climate resilience of the ports of Volos, Alexandroupolis and Patras
Luxembourg
It will assist port authorities in identifying and managing climate risks
In the first quarter the port of Valencia handled 1.3 million containers (+3.4%)
Valencia
Transhipment traffic decline
The Management Committee of the Central Tyrrhenian Sea Port Authority has unanimously approved the 2024 financial statement
Naples
SOS LOGistica will acquire the qualification of Third Sector Entity
Milan
The association currently has 74 members
In the first three months of 2025, freight traffic in the ports of Barcelona and Algeciras decreased
Barcelona/Algeciras
Hupac transfers intermodal service with Padua to Novara
Noise
Until now the other terminal was the one in Busto Arsizio
PSA SECH has operated the first 400-meter train at Parco Ferroviario Rugna
Genoa
Capacity up to 20 pairs of trains per day
The 2024 financial statement of the Eastern Liguria Port Authority was unanimously approved
The Spice
The war clearance preparatory to the expansion of the Ravano Terminal in La Spezia is nearing completion
The Spice
The AdSP has invested over 600 thousand euros in it
Francesco Rizzo appointed president of the AdSP of the Strait
Rome
He has repeatedly denounced the uselessness of the construction of the bridge over the Strait
US aircraft attack Yemeni port of Ras Isa
Tampa/Beirut
38 dead and over a hundred injured
In 2025 Stazioni Marittime predicts an increase in ferry and cruise traffic in the port of Genoa
MIT Mobility Report Highlights Rising Demand for Both Passengers and Freight
Rome
In the first quarter, cargo traffic in Russian ports decreased by -5.6%
St. Petersburg
Both dry goods (-5.3%) and liquid bulk (-5.8%) are decreasing
Andrea Giachero confirmed as president of Spediporto
Genoa
The board of directors of the association of Genoese freight forwarders has also been renewed for the three-year period 2025-2028
Study for monitoring vehicular traffic in the ports of Venice and Chioggia
Milan
Order awarded to Circle and Arelogik
In Italy, the rail freight transport sector is in deep trouble
Geneva
Fermerci calls for making traffic incentives structural and increasing and for refinancing the incentive for the purchase of locomotives and wagons
Global Maritime Forum report on optimising ship calls to reduce emissions
Copenhagen
Virtual arrival and just-in-time arrival approaches proposed
In the first quarter of this year, container traffic in the port of Gioia Tauro grew by +15.5%
Joy Taurus
Construction of the "Dockworker’s House" has begun
GNV has taken delivery of the second of four new ro-pax vessels in China
Genoa
"GNV Orion" will be able to accommodate 1,700 passengers and transport up to 3,080 linear metres of cargo
After ten quarters of decline, container traffic in the port of Hong Kong returns to growth
Hong Kong
In the first three months of this year 3.39 million TEUs were handled (+2.1%)
Fincantieri acquires stake in WSense
Rome
The ninth FREMM unit "Spartaco Schergat" delivered to the Italian Navy
The new edition of the Practical Manual of Maritime Traffic has been presented
Genoa
Written by Assagenti, it turns fifty
Container traffic at the ports of Long Beach and Los Angeles increased by 26.6% and 5.2% in the first quarter
Long Beach/Los Angeles
Trump's tariffs impact imminent
In the first three months of 2025, the port of Singapore handled 10.5 million containers (+5.8%)
Singapore
In weight, containerized traffic recorded a decrease of -1.4%
Regulations signed for LNG bunkering at Fincantieri shipyard in Genoa
Genoa
Define the methods of transferring fuel from ship to ship
Historic shipbuilding brands Uljanik and 3.Maj on the verge of extinction
Zagreb
The State confirms its intention to sell the shipbuilding activities at the two sites of Pula and Rijeka
Cambiaso Risso has completed the acquisition of the French Somecassur
Genoa
The transalpine company specializes in the insurance of super and mega yachts
New weekly train service between the port of Gioia Tauro and Verona
Joy Taurus/Verona
Operated by Medlog for the transport of refrigerated goods
EBRD looking for strategic partner for development of Moldovan river port of Giurgiulesti
London
International competition launched
SAILING LIST
Visual Sailing List
Departure ports
Arrival ports by:
- alphabetical order
- country
- geographical areas
Turkish ports set new first-quarter cargo traffic record
Ankara
Historic peak of cargo imported from abroad
In the first quarter of 2025, freight traffic in the port of Taranto grew by +37.6%
Taranto
Increase of 854 thousand tons of solid bulk and 265 thousand tons of conventional goods
DEME buys Havfram, a company that installs offshore wind farms
Second Right/Washington
Transaction worth approximately 900 million euros
Rail transport of convoys for Rome Metro started from Reggio Calabria
Rome
Contract awarded by Hitachi Rail to Mercitalia Rail
In 2024, the volumes handled by Magli Intermodal Service decreased by -2%
Rezzato
Turnover stable
Yang Ming records first decline in turnover in March after 14 months of growth
Keelung/Taipei
Evergreen and WHL revenue growth continues
The European Commission has approved the acquisition of Germany's Schenker by Denmark's DSV
Brussels
The impact on competition in the markets in which the two companies operate is considered limited
Fincantieri - Kayo Agreement to Promote the Development of the Shipbuilding and Naval Industry in Albania
Trieste
Possible creation of a hub for shipbuilding and refitting in the region
Recent slight reduction in logistics costs for new factory vehicles
Brussels
Montaresi (AdSP Liguria Orientale) awarded with the "Port Oscar"
Miami
The event has reached its eighteenth edition
In the first three months of 2025, containers carried by OOCL vessels increased by +9.3%
Hong Kong
Revenues up +16.8%
The AdSP of the Southern Tyrrhenian and Ionian Seas wins in appeal against Zen Yacht
Joy Taurus
Company ordered to pay back rent
A large shipment of cocaine was seized in the port of Livorno
Leghorn
Two tons of drugs identified by Customs and Financial Police personnel
Navantia renews agreement with American cruise group Royal Caribbean
Miami
To date, the Cadiz shipyard has carried out maintenance, repair and refurbishment work on 45 of the group's ships.
Record cruise traffic expected in Italian ports this year
Miami
Cemar believes that growth will not stop even in 2026
HII-HHI Agreement to Accelerate US and South Korean Naval Production
National Harbor
The aim is to strengthen the naval industrial base of the two nations.
Panama Ports Company Accused of Violating Terms of Concession Agreement
Panama
Panama's Auditor General announced the filing of criminal charges
Colombo West International Terminal has become operational
Ahmedabad
It has a traffic capacity of 3.2 million TEUs
The conference "New sustainable marine fuels - Decarbonize Shipping" will be held in Genoa on Monday
Genoa
The new multifunctional border control structure PCF - PED/PDI Point completed in the port of Gioia Tauro
Joy Taurus
"Artificial Intelligence Comes to Port" Conference in Rome on Friday
Rome
It is promoted by the National Union of Port Enterprises
MSC Group's new cruise terminal inaugurated in Miami
Miami
It can accommodate three large ships at the same time
In February, traffic in the port of Ravenna increased by +2.1%
Ravenna
Bulk cargo increases, miscellaneous cargo declines
In 2024, Ferrovie dello Stato Italiane recorded a net loss of -208 million euros
Rome
Revenues up by +11.7%. The group's freight transported increased thanks to the acquisition of Exploris
Port of Genoa, Ente Bacini requests new spaces and renewal of the concession
Genoa
Conference to celebrate the centenary of the company
The public meeting of the Italian Port Terminal Operators Association will be held in Rome on June 19th
Genoa
VARD to build offshore dive vessel for Dong Fang Offshore
Alesund/Trieste
The contract is worth 113.5 million euros
PORTS
Italian Ports:
Ancona Genoa Ravenna
Augusta Gioia Tauro Salerno
Bari La Spezia Savona
Brindisi Leghorn Taranto
Cagliari Naples Trapani
Carrara Palermo Trieste
Civitavecchia Piombino Venice
Italian Interports: list World Ports: map
DATABASE
ShipownersShipbuilding and Shiprepairing Yards
ForwardersShip Suppliers
Shipping AgentsTruckers
MEETINGS
The conference "New sustainable marine fuels - Decarbonize Shipping" will be held in Genoa on Monday
Genoa
It will take place at the headquarters of the Port Authority of Genoa
"Artificial Intelligence Comes to Port" Conference in Rome on Friday
Rome
It is promoted by the National Union of Port Enterprises
››› Meetings File
PRESS REVIEW
Proposed 30% increase for port tariffs to be in phases, says Loke
(Free Malaysia Today)
Damen Mangalia Unionists Protest Friday Against Possible Closure
(The Romania Journal)
››› Press Review File
FORUM of Shipping
and Logistics
Relazione del presidente Nicola Zaccheo
Roma, 18 settembre 2024
››› File
Next week Italian ports will participate in Seatrade Cruise Global
Rome
Initiative brand: "CruiseItaly - One Country, Many Destinations"
MSC Group Cruise Terminal Officially Inaugurated in the Port of Barcelona
Barcelona
In 2027 it will be equipped with a cold ironing plant
Marcegaglia and Nova Marine Carriers form NovaMar Logistic joint venture
Lugano/Gazoldo of the Ippoliti
A general cargo ship will transport raw materials to the steel group's plants
Liebherr achieves record annual sales in the maritime and port crane segment
Bulls
Strong demand for offshore and container handling equipment
The annual conference "Programming, Operation and Management of Transport Networks" in Genoa
Genoa
It is dedicated to the transport and mobility sector
Last year, 656 ships underwent repair work in Greece
Piraeus
Increase of five units compared to 2023
Port of La Spezia, cruise ship docking simulations completed at Garibaldi West pier
The Spice
Assagenti conference on the future of the profession of maritime agent and broker
Genoa
It will be held tomorrow in Genoa
Stena Line presents a project for a ro-ro vessel capable of reducing energy consumption by at least 20%
Gothenburg
Introduced most of the innovative technologies currently available
Francesco Beltrano is the new general secretary of Uniport
Rome
He takes over from Paolo Ferrandino, who will continue to collaborate as a consultant
Saipem awarded new contracts in Middle East and Guyana
Milan
The total value of the orders is approximately 720 million dollars.
Conference in Genoa for the centenary of Ente Bacini
Genoa
The company was established on 19 February 1925
Interporto Bologna Board of Directors Renewed
Bentivoglio
Stefano Caliandro Appointed President. Loss of 1.7 million euros in 2024
NYK invests 76 billion yen in NYK Energy Ocean Corporation
Tokyo
The newco has taken over the activities of ENEOS Ocean
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