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May 10, 2011
The Business Timesweb site
Shipping News
  • Maersk expects counter-piracy costs to double
    AP Moeller- Maersk A/S, owner of the world's largest container line, predicts its costs for avoiding pirates off the coast of Somalia will double this year after attacks rose to a record in the first quarter.
  • Baltic dry index rises for sixth session on China demand
    The Baltic Exchange's main sea freight index, which tracks rates to ship dry commodities, rose on Friday with fresh Chinese coal buying boosting sentiment.
  • OOIL orders 4 ships from Samsung
    Orient Overseas (International) Ltd (OOIL) said yesterday that it has ordered four new container ships from Korean shipbuilder Samsung Heavy Industries for a total of US$544 million.
  • LNG shipments in April highest this year

Sched Netweb site
  • CSCL, UASC to swap 500 slots weekly on two Asia-Europe services
  • PIL adds Australia, New Zealand to China transpacific loop
  • Hapag-Lloyd to end long-run NWX to make north west transpac loop
  • Pirates foiled in attack on 3,428-TEU Evergreen boxship off India
  • Quake-grounded 'K' Line bulker refloated and towed after cargo discharge
  • Panalpina first quarter profit up 14pc to US$424 million
  • Textainer first quarter profit up 39pc to US$45.5 million on 31pc more sales
  • St Petersburg NCC first quarter volume up 4.7pc to 369,376 TEU
  • Cathay, other defendants, to contest 'NZ market' definition in Auckland court
  • Air China Singapore to form marketing alliance with ICBC
  • Rising costs cut Atlas Air Worldwide's US$10.5 million first quarter profit

Exim Indiaweb site
  • CMA CGM launches Shaka Express service between Asia, Indian Ocean Islands & South Africa
  • DB Schenker Logistics creates 600 new jobs in Leipzig to handle BMW order
  • Drewry & Cleartrade launch container rate index
  • EMIRATES SHIPPING LINE announces new agency
  • Maersk's Seago Line to focus on intra-Europe trades
  • The Rotterdam Rules explained further
  • Kandla Port to boost capacity to 125 mtpa in 3 years
  • MPSEZ net rises 41 pc last fiscal, whopping 74 pc in Q4
  • Notice for nationwide dock strike withdrawn
  • Forex reserves jump $ 3.8 bn to touch $ 313.5 bn
  • Karnataka asks SC for more time to restart ore exports

International Transport Journalweb site
MAY 9, 2011
  • CMA CGM to launch a new service
    The French shipping group CMA CGM launched the Shaka Express, a new weekly service linking Asia, Indian Ocean Islands and South Africa, on 8 May. The sailing, which deploys six 4.5...
  • Europorte orders twelve Euro 4000 locomotives from Vossloh Espa'a
    The rolling stock manufacturer Vossloh Espa'a has closed a deal with the operator Europorte which will result in an order for twelve Euro 4000 locomotives that will be used to tran...
  • Alaska Railroad reports stronger-than-anticipated revenues for 2010
    The Alaska Railroad Corporation (ARRC) has reported stronger-than-anticipated revenues for 2010, with USD 13.4 million net income on total revenues of USD 167.1 million. One key to...
  • Union Pacific Railroad investing nearly USD 4 million for track improvements
    The US-based rail service provider Union Pacific Railroad will continue improving the state of Wyoming's transportation infrastructure with a nearly USD 4 million investment to enh...
  • 440 HP Volvo FH - most popular truck in Brazil
    The 440 HP Volvo FH 6x2 is the best-selling heavy commercial vehicle in Brazil. Volvo do Brasil sold approximately 6,500 vehicles of this type last year, 66% more than in 2009, and...
  • Georgia building longest runway in the Caucasus region
    The airport with the longest runway in the entire Caucasus region is currently being built near the Black Sea port of Poti. This fact was pointed out by the Georgian p...
  • USA and Saudi Arabia initial open skies agreement
    The USA and the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia initialled an open skies agreement on 18 April. The pact, which will be applied on the basis of comity and reciprocity pending its entry int...
  • Uruguay and UAE attain open skies
    Dinacia, the directorate general of Civil Aviation of Uruguay, and the United Arab Emirates have signed an open skies air services agreement. Under the agreement, any number of des...
  • A8 Innkreis motorway road works - help available for foreign truck drivers
    From tomorrow (10 May) hold-ups may occur on the A8 Innkreis motorway in Upper Austria due to major road works. Foreign truck drivers will be able to obtain A8 traffic news...
  • New Zealand: Fonterra invests in tanker fleet upgrade
    New Zealand-based Fonterra has announced it will spend USD 27 million to make its 480-strong tanker fleet safer, greener and easier to handle. The biggest change will be the purcha...
  • New lobbyist for Kombiverkehr
    Wolfgang Hahn, a former department head at the German ministry of transport, is to represent the interests of the intermodal service provider Kombiverkehr, based in Frankfurt. Hahn...
  • PIL enhances service to Australia and New Zealand
    Pacific International Lines (PIL) is expanding its China Transpacific Service string to include ports in Australia and New Zealand on the westbound leg. The weekly service will dep...
  • Call for changes to SOLAS to suppress piracy at sea
    The prominent UK and US maritime lawyer and maritime author Dr John A.C. Cartner is calling on the International Maritime Organization (IMO) to enact changes to the Safety at Life ...
  • Dachser investing in southern Germany
    The global logistics service provider Dachser is reinforcing its presence in the Heilbronn-Franken region (Germany) by building a new 51,500 sqm branch office in Öhringen. The EUR ...
  • FedEx Trade Networks opens new office in Le Havre
    FedEx Trade Networks, the forwarding subsidiary of the US CEP and logistics corporation FedEx Corp, recently phased in a new branch office in the port city of Le Havre (France).
  • DHL wants to open four oil and energy centres across Africa
    The logistics service provider DHL, part of the Deutsche Post DHL, plans to launch four oil and energy centres of excellence across Africa over the next twelve months. The centres ...
  • The ITJ team and "Heidi J" awaiting you in Munich
    The ITJ and its editorial and sales staff would like to accord you a warm welcome to the transport logistic trade fair, the world's largest exhibition for transport and logistics w...

Marine Logweb site
MAY 9, 2011
  • Grand Princess back in service after shedding Skywalkers
  • Norwegian bank looks for "ownership solution" for two seismic vessels
  • Braemar swoops on BMTMOS

World Wide Shipperweb site
MAY 9, 2011
  • Port of Olympia looking for Citizens Advisory Committee member
  • Port of Long Beach director to receive West Coast Connie Award
  • Corps of Engineers releases Columbia/Snake lockage schedule
  • Piracy battle high on agenda of IMO safety committee meeting
  • Braemar Shipping buying BMT Marine and Offshore Surveys

Lloyd's Listweb site
MAY 9, 2011
  • VLGC rates below $50 as crude drops
    Middle East-to-Asia LPG routes hit by Asian national holidays and lower crude prices
  • Ten seals long-term charters for suezmax pair
    Tanker owner Tsakos Energy Navigationhas clinched 11- and 12-year charters for its two forthcoming suezmax newbuildings from Sungdong Shipbuilding & Marine Engineering
  • Product tankers keep auction houses busy
    Japan's Eagle Maritime has sold the long range one product tanker Eagle Hope for $38m at auction, marking the latest in a line of product tankers to go under the auctioneer's hammer in recent weeks
  • Spate of supramax purchases as freight rates improve
    China's Wah Kwong Shipping Agency Co is thought to have sold the supramax dry bulk carrier Shanghai Venture for $26m to Norway's Spar Shipping
  • Bangladesh breakers gain two-month extension
    Shipyards in Chittagong now have until July to stock up on vessels
  • General Maritime out of the woods
    Tanker operator completes refinancing, allowing Oaktree 'bailout' to go ahead
  • Boskalis secures $125m Nigeria contracts
    Land reclamation linked to Prodeco International's development work on new terminals at Onne
  • TEN seals long-term charters for suezmax pair
    Deal fixed at $23,000 daily plus profit-sharing arrangements
  • Training camps signal pirates' ability to adapt to challenges
    Gangs' tactics are evolving in the face of countermeasures by shipowners and navies
  • P&O Ferries accuses SeaFrance of benefiting from state backing
    British ferry operator lodges complaint with European Commission over rival's ability to undercut prices
  • An ounce of prevention
    In a recent case, a judge broke precedent by considering a shipbuilding dispute under mainstream English construction law
  • Vale in name protest against China load ruling
    Brazilian mining giant dubs VLOC fleet Valemaxes
  • Great Eastern revenues and profits both fall
    Company blames muted demand, unwinding of floating storage and supply of new vessels
  • Vale's VLOCs have 'killed' capesize market
    Commodities giant's shipping strategy has depressed global capesize freight rates until 2014, claim dry bulk shipowners
  • Braemar shipbroking profits up on increased revenues
    Reports 'robust' results for financial year
  • Waving goodbye
    The UK Revenue's tinkering with tonnage tax could drive shipowners to desert the flag
  • Newlead retreats from bond offering plan
    Nasdaq-listed owner says alternative financing will be sought but newbuildings unaffected
  • Build versus bombast
    It is laudable that the port authority of New York has the foresight to keep investing in the future trade on which it will rely
  • Mundra cargo volumes rise 30%
    Company on track to become India's top privately-owned port, says chairman
  • ClassNK builds cloud-based archive
    Japanese class society has teamed up with IBM to develop world's first archive centre for new IMO goal-based standards
  • Nordic American makes investment case despite $7m loss
    Strong balance sheet an advantage for suezmax spot market specialist
  • Call for new military force to provide onboard guards
    London Greek body urges governments to take more robust action to quell 'unacceptable' situation
  • Sembcorp Marine sees brighter outlook for offshore
    Jurong yard makes headway on cost controls and scores modest profit gain
  • Latvian tanker arrested after suspected pollution incident
    French spotter plane observes 4km trail of oil emanating from Kaltene of the coast of Brittany
  • Australia-China capesize rates squeezed by excess tonnage
    Earnings restricted in a narrow band as owners see gloomy outlook on overcapacity
  • Teekay orders $636m FPSO at Samsung Heavy
    Contract win is latest in a flurry of deals for offshore vessels
  • Inmarsat sees flat maritime revenues
    Record increase in FleetBroadband terminal activations offset by migration to its own cheaper services.

Fairplayweb site
MAY 9, 2011
  • Cars, boxes fuel German port surge
    GERMANY has reported strong year-on-year Q1 throughput growth at most of its North Sea ports
  • Southeast Asia solution seen for LNG glut
    SOUTHEAST Asia could absorb the current LNG supply overhang as the region seeks to exploit a flexible export market, an Amsterdam conference has heard
  • KG equity shortage warned
    GERMAN shipowners continue to suffer from a lack of equity for new investments, a study showed today
  • FMC still mulling over slow steaming
    LOWRY Crook, chief of staff at the Federal Maritime Commission, told Fairplay today the panel remains months away from issuing slow-steaming guidance
  • NewLead scuttles bond plan
    NASDAQ-listed NewLead Holdings has backed out of its plan to raise $120M in the Norwegian bond market
  • Black Sea drug surge seen
    EUROPOL has warned that proximity to the Black Sea has been a key factor in southeastern Europe becoming the fastest-growing hub for drug trafficking to the EU
  • Braemar acquires BMT
    BRAEMAR Shipping Services, which announced a profits rise for the last fiscal year, told Fairplay today that it expects a key acquisition to broaden its business range
  • SpareBank buys seismic vessels
    ARTEMIS Shipping, a subsidiary of Norway's SpareBank 1 SR-Bank, today said it has bought two seismic vessels from troubled Bergen Oilfield Services
  • Liberia, EU tighten timber export rules
    LIBERIA and the EU are expected today to sign an accord aimed at ending export shipments of illegally sourced wood, IHS Global Insight reported
  • Fred Olsen Production reduces losses
    NORWAY'S Fred Olsen Production today reported net losses of $765,000 for the first quarter, but the results marked an improvement from losses of $2.93M a year earlier
  • EU tests customs programme
    A PILOT programme has begun to test procedures aimed at reducing red tape for ships moving between EU countries, the European Maritime Safety Agency has announced
  • Saudi shipments rise
    SAUDI Arabia shipped 4.7Bn riyals ($1.3 billion) of petrochemicals in March, from 3.6Bn riyals in that month of last year, according to its department of statistics
  • Spanish yard to repay Viking Line
    VIKING Line said today Spain's Astillero de Sevilla yard has been ordered by a UK court to repay €44

The Journal of Commerceweb site
MAY 9, 2011
  • Bulk Railcar Traffic Dropped in April
    April loadings of bulk commodities and other cargoes aboard large freight cars declined in April for major U.S. railroads, which...
  • Idled Railcars Reach Two-Year Low
    North American railcars owners reduced their number of idled or stored units by 7,421 in April to 276,228, the lowest...
  • Consumer Debt Grows $6 Billion in March
    Consumers are gradually becoming more willing to borrow and banks more willing to lend, the Federal Reserve Bank of New...
  • Key Pollution Levels Decline at Port of Los Angeles
    Data from four air-quality monitoring stations in and around the Port of Los Angeles show concentrations of elemental carbon, a...
  • Long Beach's Steinke Tapped for Connie Award
    The Containerization and Intermodal Institute will give its latest Connie Award for accomplishments in the shipping industry to Richard D. Steinke,...
  • DOT Seeks to Extend HOS Comment Period
    The Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration wants to extend the deadline for its truck driver hours-of-service rule as it seeks...
  • Drewry Air Price Index Hits Five-Month High
    The Drewry Air Freight Price Index pushed back up to its highest level in five months in March despite slipping...
  • DOT Distributes $2 Billion In Rail Grants
    Transportation Secretary Ray LaHood, unveiling a shift in strategy for allocating federal rail spending, sent $2 billion on Monday to...
  • Drewry: Vessel Call Reliability Down to 51 Percent
    Container service reliability declined for the second quarter in a row during the first quarter of 2011, according to Drewry...
  • Air China Cargo Adds Chengdu Stop
    Air China Cargo is adding Chengdu to its Asia-Europe freighter service as the carrier looks to raise the Western China...
  • FedEx Express Building Singapore Regional Hub
    FedEx Express is building a Southeast Asia hub operation in Singapore that will become the carrier's second-largest facility in Asia...
  • Air France-KLM Cargo Increases 11 Percent
    Cargo traffic at Air France-KLM grew 11 percent in April and capacity jumped 15.6 percent from last year, when fallout from...
  • What Price Stability?
    The main goal for many U.S. importers entering negotiations this spring with carriers in eastbound trans-Pacific lanes was to prevent...
  • BNSF Profit Up 20 Percent in First Quarter
    BNSF Railway posted a $607 million profit for the first quarter, up 20 percent from the same period in 2010...
  • Chinese Ship Rescued After Pirate Attack
    The Indian Navy and Coast Guard Thursday rescued a Chinese merchant ship that had been attacked by Somali pirates in...
  • OOCL Increases Asia-Europe Rates
    Orient Overseas Container Line is raising rates on Asia-Europe trade lanes as part of what it calls a new "rate...
  • CEVA Profit Jumps 36 Percent
    CEVA Logistics reported its profit expansion accelerated in the first quarter, with the $102 million earnings growing 36.5 percent year-over-year...
  • Dairy Producers: End Trucking Dispute
    The International Dairy Foods Association supports the Obama administration's proposed cross-border trucking agreement between the United States and Mexico. ...
  • OWL Helps US Apple Growers Export Fruit to India
    Ocean World Lines, a subsidiary of Pacer International, says it has a new program to help U.S. apple growers increase...
  • Chiquita Adds PrimeLINE Reefer Units
    Within the last year, Cincinnati-based Chiquita added 4,700 PrimeLINE units equipped with the QUEST power-saving mode to the 1,250 previously...
  • Maersk Raises Fees, Cites Reefer Shortage
    Maersk Line in April imposed general rate increases and reefer charges on several trades in reaction to what it says...
  • UASC Targets Reefer Market With New Ships
    United Arab Shipping received its first 13,500-TEU vessel, part of an order of nine so-called A13 vessels from South Korean...
  • Cold Chain Group Signs Energy Partnership
    The Global Cold Chain Alliance has signed a service partnership agreement with Cascade Energy. Energy usage is among the...
  • Air Cargo Carriers Voice Screening Concerns
    Neel Shah, head of International Air Cargo Association's security committee, is raising warnings about the impending 100 percent screening deadline...
  • USDA Cautioned on Importer Definition
    The National Customs Brokers and Forwarders Association of America is cautioning the U.S. Food and Drug Administration to use care...
  • Delivering Savings
    Drug and health care companies are being told that how you distribute products can be a billion-dollar decision. Distributors...
  • Cold Train Is Red Hot
    Amid much hoopla and celebration last April, a handful of 53-foot refrigerated containers left the Port of Quincy, Wash., on...
  • In a Disaster, Relief Is on the Way
    When disasters such as the earthquake and tsunami in Japan strike, there is an immediate need for food, medicine and...
  • In a Search for Food, Japan Turns to US
    In the first two months of 2011, Japanese consumers markedly increased their purchases of U.S. foods, spending 81 percent more...
  • Wanted: Truckers
    When intermodal giant Hub Group acquired Exel Transportation this spring, its top executive said Exel's refrigerated intermodal business was what...
  • Lucrative Food Stores
    The $6 billion refrigerated warehouse industry in the U.S. is expected to grow an average of 2.8 percent annually until...
  • California's new Gold Rush
    In the heady export days of 2007, more than a million metric tons of bagged rice was exported through Northern...
  • Reefer Renaissance
    These days, companies involved in the cold chain are the cool kids on the playground ' everybody wants to be...
  • Looking Forward
    Most everyone in trade and transportation has a connection to the World Trade Center, if only because it's named after...
  • Bulking Up - and Down
    China's demand for bulk commodities has determined the fundamental trend of the dry bulk shipping market. It's therefore necessary to...
  • Economy, With a Plan
    The latest International Monetary Fund forecasts predict China's economy may surpass that of the United States in real terms by...
  • Shanghai's Next Step
    Among the many major developments at the Port of Shanghai since the site became the world's largest container port last...
  • Avoiding Trouble In a C-TPAT validation
    Members of the Customs-Trade Partnership Against Terrorism beware: Validation or revalidation requirements have changed significantly since you were initially...
  • Trinity's Supplier Business Rebounds
    Trinity Industries is getting a needed boost from improving rail business, but the improvement in the transport equipment manufacturer's financial...
  • NS, CN Bullish on 2011 Prospects
    Charles W. Moorman, chairman, president and CEO of eastern-U.S. carrier Norfolk Southern Railway, was already looking ahead when he reported...
  • Yes, Virginia, There Is A Freight Strategy
    Virginia is moving ahead with an intermodal freight strategy even as the federal government in large part is still talking...
  • Yield Signs Brighten
    Slow growth, or even declining revenue, isn't necessarily a bad thing ' if it comes with higher earnings. Transportation companies...
  • YRC Almost Fully Diluted
    YRC Worldwide may have cleared perhaps the largest obstacle to its survival by securing an accord on a restructuring plan...
  • A Bridge Too Far?
    Rep. John Mica, R-Fla., chairman of the House Transportation and Infrastructure Committee, asks transportation interests to "stick with me" on...
  • Carriers' Financial Squeeze
    Japan's three largest ocean carriers expect lower profits this year because of higher fuel prices, uncertain bulk and car carrier...
  • Horizon Lines Timeline
    2003 ' Horizon Lines formed as separate company when CSX sells its subsidiary to The Carlyle Group. September...
  • Challenges Seen on Horizon
    Embattled Horizon Lines says it is facing a "challenging" year for its operations even after dodging a debt default and...
  • Double-Stacked on Paper
    It's a strange anomaly that in this environmentally conscious, time-is-critical age when most trade processing is handled by computer, vessel...
  • STB's Nudge to Regulate
    If the Surface Transportation Board is inclined to impose new competition and shipper access rules on U.S. railroads, the Obama...
  • Truck Pricing Steps Up
    When it comes to rates, there's an ocean of difference between global shipping lines and North American domestic carriers. ...

Containerisation Internationalweb site
MAY 9, 2011
  • 'Our word our bond'
    That is the motto of the Institute of Chartered Shipbrokers (ICS) which marks its centenary this year with a Gala Dinner at the National Maritime Museum, Greenwich, London, later in May. It is a standard that has served its 3,500 membership from 24 international branches well; but it is a moral discipline that is often seen lacking in the liner shipping industry
  • Tropical posts Q1 loss on back of volumes dip
  • US/China talks begin
  • Mombasa's second box terminal on schedule
  • Bunker price volatility a headache for carriers
  • Gulftainer heads into Brazil

TradeWindsweb site
MAY 9, 2011
  • Diana targets box duo
    Diana Containerships plots $172m stock offering after entering talks to buy a pair of 3,500-teu boxships.
  • AOD hit by force majeure
    Asia Offshore Drilling added to growing list of owners threatened by delivery delays at Keppel FELS in Singapore.
  • Sembcorp emerges ahead
    Singapore-listed shipbuilding group hopes profit will follow increased E&P spending fuelled by firming pump price.
  • Farstad fixes five
    Oslo-listed offshore owner nets five contracts worth nearly $76m in Australia and the North Sea.
  • Genmar wraps up rescue
    Shares of General Maritime Corp inch ahead as Wall Street weighs impact of restructured loan and $200m equity injection.
  • Marsh mellow on slump
    London-listed shipbroker can improve earnings despite the fact tanker and bulk recovery is some way off, says CEO Alan Marsh.
  • NATS pays despite loss
    Herbjorn Hansson-led tanker owner adds five cents to first quarter dividend and sets stage for growth despite three-month deficit.
  • Strong start for STX OSV
    Singapore-listed shipbuilder sees its bottom line climb by over a quarter in the first three months of 2011.
  • Top to tap investors
    Evangelos Pistiolis-led shipowner sets up $115m equity issue in its first post-crash fundraiser.
  • Yang Ming edges up
    Investments keep Taiwanese container line ahead in first quarter, but operating costs jump.
  • Guards save Syrian bulker
    Samin Shipping vessel survives attack from pirates in the Arabian Sea thanks to on board security team.
  • Sterling work from JF
    Shipping tycoon more than doubles his fortune to secure place among the top 10 richest people in the UK, Sunday Times says.
  • TEN goes long again
    Greek owner confirms 11 and 12-year charters of suezmax newbuildings to Asian major.
  • Immigrants arrive in style
    Chinese nationals held in New York after travelling as guests on luxurious Queen Mary 2.
  • Rickmers ship diverts
    Container vessel heads to Bermuda after chief engineer suffers eye injury.
  • Bank takes BOS duo
    SpareBank's Artemis Shipping buys seismic vessels due to Bergen owner's stretched financial situation.
  • Namura more positive
    Japanese yard hikes annual profit forecast, but remains well behind last year's gain.
  • Braemar in distressed buy
    London-listed broker pays nearly $4m for BMT Marine in a deal which puts it on the surveying and engineering map.
  • Braemar results 'robust'
    Alan Marsh-led shipbroker boosts its dividend for an eighth successive year as profit sneaks up.

American Shipperweb site
MAY 9, 2011
  • Clay directs Weber's Inland Empire West
    Weber Logistics, a Santa Fe Springs, Calif.-based third-party logistics firm, has hired Robert Clay as director of its Inland Empire West operations. In this position, Clay will be responsible for Weber's Inland Empire facilities, which comprises t...
  • Air China Cargo begins business
    Air China Cargo, a joint venture between Hong Kong's Cathay Pacific and Air China Ltd. based in Shanghai, commenced operation on Friday. The company said it will soon have a fleet of 12 747-400 freighters. Air China has a 51 percent interest in the...
  • Japan sets guidelines for radiation measurements
    The American Bureau of Shipping said Japan has set guidelines for radiation measurements and what it is calling "attestations" for export containers and ships in Japanese ports. The guidelines are available on the Web site of Japan's Ministry of L...
  • Maersk launches intra-Europe line
    Maersk Line's intra-Europe specialist carrier is to begin operations this month, according to a report last week by maritime consultancyAlphaliner.Maersk and sister line Safmarine are rolling their intra-Europe services under a new brand, called Se...
  • Report: Overcapacity chokes China coastal shipping
    China's state media reports its coastal and inland shipping companies are suffering losses due to overcapacity and high fuel prices. A report on thePeople's DailyWeb site from the wire serviceXinhuaquoted Xu Zuyuan as saying 30 percent of China'...
  • Textainer reports fleet utilization tops 98%
    Container-leasing company Textainer said it had first quarter net profit of $42.8 million compared to $27.1 million in the same 2010 period. Revenue was $91.2 million for the quarter compared to $69.6 million in the same 2010 period. Textainer sai...
  • Lessons learned

The Bunker Bulletinweb site
MAY 9, 2011
  • Fujairah prices rise
    In Durban and Cape Town deliveries available up to and including May 23.
  • US Navy official sets out rules for biofuel production
    The Navy won't use fuel that has been made at the expense of food crops.
  • Rotterdam market firms, mixed elsewhere
    Products reported to be 'very tight' in Rotterdam.
  • Abatement and energy efficiency present opportunities for owners
    Industry consultant predicts 'rapid increase' in use of scrubbers, while energy efficiency measures impact overall marine fuel demand.
  • Refinery should be designed to meet bunker specs
    Backers of new Fujairah refinery should 'be aware' that fuel oil specification is 'heading towards a low sulphur level'.
  • 'Noxious smells' trigger new attack on bunker plans
    Gibraltar could face future of 'more pollution not less' says environmental group.
  • Nominees announced for 'clean' and 'next generation' ship awards
    Four ships up for environmental award at Nor-Shipping 2011, while 'Next Generation Ship Award' nominees feature efficiency gains and LNG fuel systems.
  • Week opens with rebound in bunker prices
    Demand mixed at key Asian bunkering hubs on Monday.
  • Australia issues update on application of the Bunkers Convention
    Includes updated information on the application of Bunkers Convention to oil tankers.
  • Transbunker subsidary secures VAT refund
    Use of VAT refund guarantee to encourage exports, says VTB Bank.
  • Hull paint manufacturer developing 'transparent' monitoring tool
    Jotun Marine working with DNV on a benchmarking tool for measuring hull efficiency.
  • Lubes firm offers green solutions for ships
    There are two areas where one can 'be really green, not just painted green,' said Tiger Oil Marine CEO.

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A novembre il traffico delle merci nei porti marittimi cinesi è aumentato del +3,2%
Pechino
Le merci con l'estero hanno registrato un rialzo del +6,1%. I container sono cresciuti del +4,9%
Accordo TIL (gruppo MSC) - JNPA per la realizzazione del porto di Vadhvan
Uran
Il nuovo scalo è situato sulla costa occidentale dell'India
Shanghai è il primo porto mondiale a movimentare oltre 50 milioni di container in un anno
Shanghai
SIPG evidenzia il forte incremento di produttività realizzato introducendo una spinta automazione nell'area di Yangshan
Oggi entrano in vigore otto emendamenti alla Convenzione internazionale del Lavoro Marittimo
Ginevra
Yang Ming acquisirà sino a 13 nuove portacontainer da 8.000-15.000 teu
Keelung
Sostituiranno navi da 5.500-6.500 teu dell'età di oltre vent'anni
Carnival registra performance record per il trimestre settembre-novembre
Miami
Nel periodo i ricavi sono aumentati del +10,0%
Uniport apprezza che la riforma portuale avvenga attraverso una legge delega e confida (!) nella volontà del governo di aprire un confronto con gli operatori
Roma
Søren Toft (MSC) è il nuovo presidente del World Shipping Council
Washington
Vice presidente è Randy Chen della Wan Hai Lines
Presentato lo “SHIPS for America Act”, disegno di legge bipartisan per rafforzare l'industria statunitense dello shipping
Washington
Tra le proposte, trasportare sino al 10% delle importazioni dalla Cina su navi di bandiera statunitense, con equipaggio americano e costruite negli USA
Istituita a Gioia Tauro l'impresa portuale per la fornitura di lavoro temporaneo
Gioia Tauro
Ai 50 lavoratori attualmente iscritti nelle liste dell'Agenzia portuale se ne aggiungeranno altri 70
Navantia firma l'accordo per acquisire tutti e quattro i cantieri navali della Harland & Wolff
Londra/Madrid
Impegno alla salvaguardia dei mille posti di lavoro, garantendo la tutela dei diritti e delle condizioni di lavoro
Nel terzo trimestre il traffico delle merci nei porti francesi è diminuito del -7,3%
Parigi
Robusta crescita dei container (+14,0%). Calo delle altre tipologie di carichi
Thomas Kazakos sarà il prossimo segretario generale dell'International Chamber of Shipping
Londra
Subentrerà a giugno a Guy Platten
A tre anni dalla cerimonia inaugurale vengono avviati i lavori di costruzione del nuovo porto senegalese di Ndayane
Dubai
Investimento di 1,2 miliardi di dollari
Fatal accident in the port of Genoa
Genoa
A 52-year-old Culmv worker dies and a colleague is injured. A 24-hour strike has been called
In the second quarter of this year, cargo traffic in Greek ports increased by +1.4%
Container Traffic Growth at Ports of Los Angeles and Long Beach in November
Los Angeles/Long Beach
Increases of +15.9% and +20.9% respectively were recorded
Lineas and Hupac collaborate on intermodal connections between Belgium and Italy
Brussels
The Belgian company will provide rail traction, while the Swiss one will take care of intermodal services
Report highlights progress made in reducing emissions in Tuscan ports
Leghorn
Emissions produced by maritime traffic account for 88.1% of the total
Assologistica, the application of the Reverse Charge for VAT purposes in the logistics sector is good
Milan
The association expressed appreciation for the government's intention to seek EU authorization
An EU Commission study analyses the environmental challenges faced by European ports
Brussels
Particular attention to supporting initiatives for the sustainability of small and medium-sized ports
Busan Port Set to End 2024 with Record Container Traffic of 24.3 Million TEU (+5.0%)
HMM to return to transatlantic routes
Seoul
New Northern Europe-West Coast USA service. Also inaugurated is an India-Northern Europe line
CMA CGM to use the port of Santa Cruz de Tenerife as a transhipment hub
Santa Cruz de Tenerife
Agreement with Terminal de Contenedores de Tenerife
Port of La Spezia, cruise ships will be able to operate at Molo Garibaldi despite the works
The Spice
EUNAVFOR Atalanta naval mission mandate extended until 28 February 2027
Brussels
Synergies with the Aspides maritime operation will be strengthened
A consortium led by CMA CGM will operate the container terminal at the river port of Lyon
CLECAT calls for new transport emissions regulation not to include entire life cycle of vehicles
Brussels
The IRU is instead in favour of the "well-to-wheel" approach
UNCTAD: Mediterranean ports' connection to global containerized shipping network declines
Geneva
General decrease in connections in Italian ports with the exception of La Spezia and Trieste
CMA CGM and AD Ports inaugurate container terminal at Khalifa Port
Abu Dhabi
The first phase has a traffic capacity of 1.8 million TEUs
Castor Maritime Acquires Control of MPC Capital
Limassol/Hamburg
Investment worth 182.8 million euros
The first cabin of the cold ironing system is ready at Molo Garibaldi in the port of La Spezia
The Spice
La statunitense FTV Capital presenta un'offerta per acquisire la Windward
Londra
L'azienda londinese sviluppa soluzioni tecnologiche per lo shipping
L'americana Halliburton compra la norvegese Optime Subsea
Notodden
L'azienda europea sviluppa tecnologie per le operazioni subacquee
Grimaldi ha preso in consegna la ro-ro multipurpose Great Cotonou
Napoli
Il prossimo mese sarà immessa in un nuovo servizio del gruppo tra Cina e Nigeria
Federagenti ha nominato 24 “ambasciatori”
Roma
Sono protagonisti da oltre 60 anni nella professione di agente marittimo
Porti della Spezia e Marina di Carrara, stanziati oltre cinque milioni per la transizione green
La Spezia
Fondi per l'acquisto di mezzi elettrici o a idrogeno
A novembre il traffico delle merci nei porti di Genova e Savona-Vado è cresciuto del +4,3%
Genova
Nei primi undici mesi del 2024 registrato un aumento del +1,1%
Nei primi 11 mesi del 2024 il traffico nel porto di Trieste è cresciuto del +6,4% grazie agli oli minerali
Trieste
Nello scalo portuale di Monfalcone registrata una flessione del -8,2%
Sequestrati nel porto di Genova oltre due quintali e mezzo di cocaina
Genova
La droga era all'interno di un contenitore frigo proveniente dall'Ecuador
Manca (Regione Sardegna): disattese le promesse di stanziamento di risorse per l'agenzia Kalport
Cagliari
Chiesto un incontro urgente alla ministra del Lavoro
Rincari degli importi degli diritti portuali nei porti di Bari e Brindisi
Bari
Leone: ci siamo impegnati per adottare misure che non impattassero su traffico e utenza
Sequestrato un ingente quantitativo di cocaina nel porto di Olbia
Sassari
Scoperti 39 chili di stupefacenti occultati in un minivan
Da gennaio Hupac intensificherà i collegamenti intermodali fra Belgio e Italia
Chiasso
Aumenterà anche la frequenza del treno shuttle fra Busto Arsizio e Padova
Porto di Ancona, rilascio della concessione provvisoria allo stabilimento della Fincantieri
Ancona
La nuova concessione avrà una durata di 40 anni
SAILING LIST
Visual Sailing List
Departure ports
Arrival ports by:
- alphabetical order
- country
- geographical areas
A novembre il traffico delle merci nel porto di Barcellona è calato del -3,7%
Barcellona
In crescita la movimentazione di container (+6,3%), ma non il peso dei carichi containerizzati (-6,9%)
Saipem si è aggiudicata un nuovo contratto offshore da Shell in Nigeria
Milano
Per l'azienda italiana ha un valore di circa 900 milioni di dollari
Rixi illustra per sommi capi la riforma portuale
Roma
Creazione di una società a controllo pubblico per gestire gli investimenti e rappresentare il sistema portuale italiano
Accordo tra RFI e RSE per lo studio di un sistema di trasporto merci a levitazione magnetica
Milano
Sicurezza marittima, firmato al MIT un accordo per semplificare le procedure di verifica
Roma
Attività ispettive e di certificazione potranno essere svolte da organismi appositamente accreditati
Nei primi undici mesi del 2024 il traffico delle merci nei porti russi è diminuito del -2,0%
San Pietroburgo
In calo sia le merci secche (-2,1%) che le rinfuse liquide (-2,0%)
Log In acquires 19,600 square meters of space at Interporto Toscano Amerigo Vespucci
Kansas City
It is the fourth acquisition in Italy of the Theoreim group company
Prysmian wins two EPCI contracts from French RTE, potentially worth €700 million
Milan
The laying of approximately 640 kilometers of land and underwater cables is planned
Testing of an autonomous port tractor in the port of Wilhelmshaven
Wilhelmshaven
It will be launched next year by Eurogate, MAFI, ICT Group and Embotech
Intesa Fincantieri - Sparkle for the protection and surveillance of submarine cables
Trieste
The two companies will analyze the requirements to improve the security of the infrastructure
Barcelona terminal operator BEST has ordered two new super post-Panamax quay cranes
Barcelona/The Hague
APM Terminals announces completion of work to increase capacity at MedPort Tangier terminal
Wärstilä sells Automation, Navigation and Control System to Swedish investment company Solix
Helsinki
In 2023 ANCS recorded revenues of 200 million euros
Cisl, speed up the choice of the president of the Port System Authority of the Eastern Ligurian Sea
The Spice
Necessary to implement works and investments
Works awarded for the expansion of the container terminal in the port of Koper
Coper
The works will be completed by the end of 2027
Container traffic in the port of Hong Kong fell by -4.2% last month
Hong Kong
In the first eleven months of 2024 the decline was -5.0%
Two Russian oil tankers crash near Kerch Strait
Fly
One of the 27 sailors of the two crews died
Monthly Container Traffic Declines at Port of Singapore
Singapore
Over 3.3 million TEUs were handled in November (-0.4%)
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
A conference on the implications of geopolitical crises for ports and maritime transport in Venice on Thursday
Conference for the 30th anniversary of WISTA Italy
Genoa
It will be held tomorrow at Palazzo San Giorgio in Genoa
››› Meetings File
PRESS REVIEW
Iran signs over $1.8b investment contracts with private sector for ports development
(Tehran Times)
North Korean tankers transport over one million barrels of oil from Russia
(NK News)
››› Press Review File
FORUM of Shipping
and Logistics
Relazione del presidente Nicola Zaccheo
Roma, 18 settembre 2024
››› File
Contship Italia dedicates a locomotive to the memory of Cecilia Eckelmann Battistello
Melzo
The special livery commemorates his life and career
EBRD loan for the enhancement of multipurpose terminals at the ports of Casablanca and Jorf Lasfar
London
Funds up to 65 million euros
Zero Emission Port Alliance Report on Future Port Electricity Demand
The Hague
The importance of strengthening port electrical infrastructures was highlighted
Paolo Potestà confirmed as president of ANGOPI
Rome
Vice Presidents are Giovanni D'Angelo, Marco Gorin, Ettore Rosalba, Mario Ciampaglia and Alessandro Serra
Criminal proceedings filed against the heads of the AdSP of the Southern Tyrrhenian and Ionian Seas
Joy Taurus
The absolute groundlessness of the crime report was recognized
In the July-September quarter, revenues of TUI's cruise division grew by +8.9%
Hanover
In the entire financial year 2024, the increase in turnover was +28.1%
MSC orders ten new 24,000 TEU containerships from Hengli Heavy Industry
Dalian
Contract worth over 2.3 billion dollars
RINA to conduct pre-FEED study for carbon capture and storage project in Malaysia
Genoa
Assigned by PETRONAS CCS Solutions
European Network of Maritime Clusters Board of Directors Renewed
Rome
Maire confirmed as president. Vice-presidents are Nathalie Mercier-Perrin, Javier Garat Pérez and Biagio Mazzotta
New step for the establishment of the port company ex art. 17 in the port of Gioia Tauro
Joy Taurus
Local Advisory Committee Meeting
PSA Italy chiuderà il 2024 con una crescita del +3% del traffico dei container nei porti di Genova e Venezia
Genova
A novembre è proseguito il trend congiunturale negativo dei ricavi di Evergreen, Yang Ming e WHL
Taipei
InRail has expanded its operating area to include French territory
Genoa
The company has become fully operational on the Mediterranean Corridor
A conference on the implications of geopolitical crises for ports and maritime transport in Venice on Thursday
Venice
Moderate growth in the value of global trade in goods continues
Moderate growth in the value of global trade in goods continues
Geneva
The increase for the whole of 2024 should be around +2.7%
47% of German maritime imports of green hydrogen will be able to pass through the port of Hamburg
Hamburg
The airport will be able to cover 10-18% of total national demand by 2045
Methanol delivery from land to a ship was performed for the first time in China
Beijing
79.5 tons of fuel loaded in 2.5 hours
MSC Air Cargo Pilots Sign Contract
Rome
Uiltrasporti gives particular weight to the fixed part of wages
Importance of cold ironing highlighted for emission reduction in Marseille-Fos port
Marseille
The effect deriving from the new SECA zone is also significant
In November, freight traffic in the port of Ravenna increased by +21.5%
Ravenna
Cruise passengers down by -46.8%
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