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October 10, 2011
The Business Timesweb site
Shipping News
  • US scraps deadline for screening of air cargo
    The US Transportation Security Administration told freight-shipping trade groups that it will no longer require all air cargo bound for the US to be screened by the end of the year.
  • Charged up suezmax tanker rates fan hopes for rally
    Rents for suezmax tankers rose to the highest level since March 28, stoking optimism that a broader rally may lift global fleet earnings above breakeven levels.

Sched Netweb site
  • CMA CGM dismisses Hong Kong rumour, no plans to buy or charter new ships
  • Panama Canal sees throughput rise 7pc to 322.1 million tons in F2011
  • East-west freight rates off 18 points since March, volatility grows
  • US retail sees 2.8pc more holiday sales after 5.8pc back-to-school boost
  • Horizon saved from bankruptcy with US$650 million refinancing deal
  • Hunan provincial cargo volume increases 12.8pc in first eight months
  • Canada denies subsidising shipping to divert US cargo through its ports
  • New Zealand enhances efforts to rescue stranded ship, reduce oil slick
  • APL tests supply chain security in anti-terror test with FBI
  • European forwarder volume rises from 46 to 53 on Danske Bank index
  • European Shippers Council urges action in advancing green shipping
  • Kuehne + Nagel opens distribution hub in Cartagena, Colombia
  • CEVA Logistics strikes deal with Miele white goods in South Africa
  • Pacific Basin Economic Council meets in Hawaii November 9 - 10
  • European court upholds EU right to tax carbon emissions beyond its airspace
  • Cathay Pacific launches western China freighter service to Chengdu
  • TIACA praises Transportation Security Administration for screening delay

Exim Indiaweb site
  • Italian co. hopes to deliver more vessels in India
  • No short-term plans to purchase, long-term charter-in vessels: CMA CGM
  • Pranesh Rathod is KPSAA President for 2011-12; other office-bearers too elected
  • SCI to pump in 3,700 cr. for acquiring 24 vessels
  • Teamglobal Logistics commences Hyderabad office
  • Chowgules Jaigad facility named Angre Port
  • CoPT to offer 30 pc discount in charges for feeder vessels calling ICTT
  • DP World takes home three honours at MALA 2011
  • JNPT participates in INMEX India 2011
  • One more terminal planned with Chinese help in Colombo
  • Export permits issued for 4.21 lakh t sugar so far
  • Govt may announce sops for labour-intensive export sectors soon
  • India asks Pak to keep timelines, negative list short
  • Industry demands hike in RBD palmolein import duty
  • May snap off free trade talks with India, warns EU
  • Meet to discuss investment opportunities in UAE industrial park
  • Nafed for lowering onion MEP to $ 350/t
  • Samsung intends making India export hub
  • Sharma optimistic of clinching FTA with EU this year
  • US likely to restore trade benefits to India soon
  • WTO reduces world trade growth forecast
  • Albacor Shipping USA moves heavy transformer through West Virginia
  • Crowleys dedicated project cargo management division launched
  • PCN reaches 100-member milestone

International Transport Journalweb site
OCTOBER 7, 2011
  • Amsterdam-Schiphol adds further China freighter link
    Amsterdam-Schiphol has further strengthened its freighter links with China, following the launch of China Southern Airlines' twice weekly B777F services to Chongqing. The new fligh...
  • Finnair starts scheduled flights to Dubai
    Today Finnair is starting to operate scheduled flights between Helsinki and Dubai. The route will be flown three times per week in the winter season until 23 March 2012. It is oper...
  • Track building for Tanger-Rabat-Casablanca rail link
    Track building for the first high-speed railway in Africa has begun. In 2015 the new Tanger-Rabat-Casablanca route in Morocco is to travelled at 320 km/h for the first time. With t...
  • German logistics industry agrees to switch pallets
    Industry, trade and service providers agreed cooperative, transparent pallet processing in Germany under the umbrella of the services provider GS1 Germany. The sector now has a sta...
  • US truckload turnover rises to three-year high in Q2
    The turnover rate for over-the-road truck drivers in the US rose to 79% in the second quarter, marking the third quarter in a row of increased churn in the driver market. The turno...
  • More intermodal links to Baltic Sea ports
    Intermodal transport is beefing up links between the Rhine-Neckar area and Northern Germany and the German Baltic Sea ports. To this end, the existing shuttle train Karlsruhe - Ham...
  • Fiege extends board from its own ranks
    As of 1 January 2012, the Fiege Group will be expanding its board with the current division heads. In addition to the current board members Dr Hugo Fiege, Heinz Fiege, Dr Stefan Ku...
  • Ethiopian Airlines first African carrier to order Boeing's 777 freighter
    Boeing and Ethiopian Airlines have announced an order for four Boeing 777 freighters, making Ethiopian Airlines the first African carrier to order the twin-engine jet. The order is...
  • German sea transport up 6.4% in first half 2011
    In the first half of 2011 cargo throughput of sea transport in Germany rose 6.4% on the same period of the previous year. According to preliminary data of the German Statistical Of...
  • Buss and Imperial Reederei establish joint venture
    The Buss Group from Hamburg and Imperial Reederei Duisburg have established a joint venture to operate the plant port of Hüttenwerke Krupp-Mannesmann (HKM) in Duisburg-Huckingen. B...
  • HATLAPA extends its product portfolio for Offshore Support Vessels
    Hamburg-based manufacturer HATLAPA Marine Equipment has purchased a majority shareholding in Triplex, a Norwegian deck machinery company. HATLAPA's traditional product portfolio of...
  • Movianto operates new distribution centre in Bavaria
    For its long-standing business partner 3M Espe, Movianto, the German logistics company that specialises in pharmaceutical logistics and health care services, is assuming the exclus...
  • Groundbreaking ceremony for new Raben Goup logistics centre
    Holland's Raben Group is investing some EUR 18 million in the new development of a throughput and logistics facility with a total area of 48,000 sqm. During the symbolic groundbrea...
  • New Kuehne + Nagel distribution centre in Cartagena, Colombia
    In the presence of numerous customers and business partners, Colombia's transport minister, German Cardona and Karl Gernandt, chairman of Kuehne + Nagel International, inaugurated ...

Marine Logweb site
OCTOBER 7, 2011
  • Trinity Offshore selected to build Harvey Gulf LNG-fueled OSV's
  • Wärtsilä to power first U.S. flag LNG-fueled offshore vessels

World Wide Shipperweb site
OCTOBER 7, 2011
  • FMC looking into reasons for US-bound cargo making detour
  • Weekly rail freight count sees both sides of ledger
  • Customized Brokers taps Ryan as perishables logistics specialist
  • APL holds anti-terrorism drill at Seattle marine terminal
  • Change of command set for Everett Coast Guard unit

Lloyd's Listweb site
OCTOBER 7, 2011
  • Dry market to hold steady as tanker rise tails off
    Capesize and panamax rates to hold, while supramaxes will rise
  • Eurotunnel welcomes EU Channel Tunnel probe
    Investigation to look into UK and France's non-compliance with European Union legislation
  • DBIS wins Peel Ports deal to upgrade agri-bulk systems
    Software provider to revamp programs at UK's biggest import facility
  • Capesize rates to stay steady through October
    Rates bounce back following China's holidays, but not to previous levels
  • Wider eyes on the sea
    While the UK Coastguard's visual lookout stations are being stood down, the National Coastwatch Institution is looking to grow under a new chairman
  • Hamburg brokers did not cook the books
    Market and discounted cash flow valuations are not per se right or wrong, they are two different perspectives for judging an investment
  • Banks close in on Dr Peters ship funds
    Nordea threatens to force sale of two product tankers, as others 'face restructuring'
  • The Joneses are no different from us
    Absence of a 'league table' and identity of the 'haves' are the only variations
  • Intertanko leans towards greenhouse gas compensation fund for shipping
    Industry lobby group might now accept market-bases measures, with caveats
  • Sami appoints National Security Inspectorate to vet armed guards
    Association says the insurance industry will get on board within a year
  • CMA CGM puts plans to re-enter newbuilding market on hold
    French box giant quashes rumours that it is poised to order 9,000 teu ships
  • Atlantic suezmax earnings hit five-month high
    Chartering boost in West Africa pushes up daily returns
  • Maritime UK puts $5.6bn price tag on low-sulphur rules
    Crunch time approaching, according to Chamber of Shipping
  • Atlantic Wind sale indicative of ailing sector
    Reefer newbuilding book stands at zero as charter rate slide is set to continue
  • Wärtsilä will supply engines for first US-flagged LNG-powered platform supply vessels
    Contract sees delivery in 2013 and includes options for follow-on orders
  • Death by protectionism
    The inquiry into Canadian and Mexican ports should focus on US harbour maintenance fee
  • Rena hull may be cracking
    Authorities say grounded containership could break in two if weather turns
  • Small dry bulk ships are top performers in distressed market
    Strong grain trade and slow fleet growth propping up charter rates
  • Greek owner claims German ships are breaking tonnage tax rules
    SeaTask chief says 'numerous' ships are flying foreign flag while profiting from tax breaks
  • VLCC earnings forecast slashed by 40%
    Earnings projections for all tanker sizes downgraded by Dahlman Rose & Co
  • Dry bulk rates set to drop before 2012
    Current rally is only a 'short-term squeeze'
  • Intertanko members 'deeply concerned' by market conditions
    Low charter rates said to be combining with operational costs to make an unsustainable situation
  • Five dead in Keppel Subic accident
    Stern ramp collapses on scaffolding at Philippines yard
  • James Fisher plans to expand defence business
    Group eyes Asia as UK defence market is shrinking and becoming too bureaucratic
  • Ratings really matter
    Anything that makes access to the capital markets more expensive is surely unwelcome
  • Closure of Danish Maritime Safety Administration 'will not hit standards'
    New government to transfer responsibilities such as piloting from MoD to other ministries
  • Greenland's riches remain elusive
    The 2011 project cost set to reach $600m, as Cairn extends drilling season

Fairplayweb site
OCTOBER 7, 2011
  • Delhi puts brakes on SCI
    DELHI has directed government-run SCI to go slow on expanding its fleet
  • LB harbour access deepened
    VLCCS today can steam directly to berth at Long Beach rather than first lightering offshore
  • Cruise refit awarded
    FINCANTIERI said today its Palermo yard has won a contract to refit the cruise ship Bleu de France
  • Liability shift urged on toxic perils
    SHIPOWNERS, not breakers, should be responsible for end-of-life inventories of hazardous materials on ships, an EU-tied workshop has been told
  • Thessaloniki welcomes partial privatisation
    GREECE'S second-largest port Thessaloniki has reportedly said it would welcome privatisation - for all but conventional cargo
  • NZ transport tsar says spill to hit shore
    NEW ZEALAND'S transport minister Steven Joyce has told reporters "we should expect oil to come ashore" from a box ship stranded on a reef off Tauranga
  • Collision mariner sought
    A MARINER was still listed as missing today after a collision between a general cargo ship and a fishing vessel off northern Spain
  • Oz union mulls more strikes
    MARITIME Union of Australia told Fairplay today it is considering further labour action in conjunction with more strikes by Patrick Stevedores workers
  • Japan's fuel oil imports rise 57%
    JAPAN imported 3.7M more barrels of fuel oil in 1H2011, a 57% increase year on year, according to a new report

The Journal of Commerceweb site
OCTOBER 7, 2011
  • Trucking Employment Up Slightly in September
    Employment in for-hire trucking rose only two tenths of a percent in September from August, as the U.S. unemployment rate remained...
  • Owners Pull 11,087 Idled Railcars Out of Storage
    North American railcar owners pulled 11,087 more units out of sidings and other storage areas in September, for the largest...
  • TransCore Finds Truck Revenue, Rates Up 10 Percent
    For-hire truckload carriers increased their revenue 10 percent in the first half of the year compared to the same period...
  • Manufacturing Jobs to Shift from China to US, Report Says
    A big shift of manufacturing from China to the U.S. and other parts of North America will create up to...
  • Freight Rate, Surcharge Updates for Week of Oct. 3-7
    Hapag-Lloyd will apply a general rate increase on cargo shipped from the U.S. to the Indian Subcontinent, starting...
  • Con-Way Freight Names Clark Executive VP
    New Con-way Freight President W. Gregory Lehmkuhl chose Thomas W. Clark, a 26-year Con-way veteran, as his executive vice president...
  • Air Freight Rate Index Levels Off
    The Drewry Air Freight Price Index for international rates out of Asia fell 10.1 percent in August compared to last...
  • Hume's Reaction to Canadian Rail Report, Reregulation Claims (Video)
    Forrest C. Hume, an attorney with Forrest C. Hume Law Corp., shares his thoughts regarding Transport Canada's report on rail...
  • Toyota Tells Japanese Suppliers to Slash Costs
    Toyota is telling its parts suppliers in Japan to cut prices or face being replaced by overseas competitors as the...
  • TNT Express Downgrades Revenue Outlook
    TNT Express issued a profit warning this week because of weak demand on Asia-Europe routes, the continued losses in the...
  • Crafting Relationships
    Michaels Stores had a somewhat different experience in the chaotic first half of 2010 than that of many other large...
  • Trade Sense
    Last week was supposed to be the time when adults got back in the room, as far as U.S. trade...
  • Yes, They Have Bananas
    Port Hueneme, a small port 60 miles northwest of Los Angeles, is scheduled for some changes in its top executives,...
  • Banana Warfare
    Bananas are the world's most traded fruit. The Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations estimates world exports of...
  • Fresh Approach to Marketing
    Consumers in every part of the globe must be following the old adage "an apple a day keeps the doctor...
  • CMA CGM Denies Reports of Large Vessel Order
    CMA CGM denied reports Friday it is close to signing a $2 billion order for 20 large container ships from...
  • Ethiopian Airlines Orders Boeing 777 Freighters
    Ethiopian Airlines became the first African customer for the 777 freighter, placing an order for four of Boeing's twin-engine, widebody...

Containerisation Internationalweb site
OCTOBER 7, 2011
  • Is radical change around the corner?
    These are desperate times for the liner shipping community. Freight rates are continuing to fall on most trade lanes, the peak season was a wash-out and it is too late for any recovery of note to take place. Meanwhile, there is again talk of protectionist measures being put in place by several governments and to cap it all there are still many large vessels to be delivered. About 70% of the 4.9 million TEU backlog comprise post-panamax tonnage
  • Santos to breach three million TEU mark this year
  • CMA CGM denies order
  • Rescue effort for Rena moves into full swing
  • Horizon finalises its recapitalisation plan
  • Chennai congestion is to ease

TradeWindsweb site
OCTOBER 7, 2011
  • Wells examines Rena impact
    Wells Fargo analyst says grounding of Costamare-controlled containership could cost owner $1.3m in lost revenue.
  • MLL wades into wind
    Danish shipping syndicate's US liner wing forges alliance as it races to cash in on growing demand for offshore wind.
  • Cyprus tied to cape buy
    Brokers finger Andreas Hadjiyiannis-led owner as the buyer behind $18.5m raid on Asian cape.
  • DRYS: 'timing is everything'
    Pankaj Khanna says tanker IPO is on the backburner but US-listed owner is open to selling Ocean Rig if the price is right.
  • QM2 suffers fire
    Blaze extinguished in engine room of Cunard flagship off Canadian coast.
  • SDRL keeps ticker spinning
    John Fredriksen-led driller secures $550m loan hours after revealing two newbuilding contracts.
  • More woe for VL values
    A new VLCC from a Korean or Japanese yard is now worth less than $90m, expert says.
  • Crewman feared dead
    Australian police say it is unlikely Filipino who fell from German bulker will be found alive.
  • Wightlink warns
    UK ferry operator says staff will go if it is forced to cut sailings.
  • Polembros pounces on VL
    Greek owner swoops for Japanese-controlled VLCC as second hand values experience further pain.
  • Shipowners need big cars
    George Economou declines to declare victory, the dangers of bottom fishing and the shipping chief who declines to become a newspaper seller.
  • Moody's downs UK banks
    The two top British ship-lending banks are caught up in a ratings slap-down.
  • If the price is right...
    Shares of George Economou-led owner soar as Street reacts to Cosco resolution and potential sale of Ocean Rig stake.

American Shipperweb site
OCTOBER 7, 2011
  • Washington Notebook
  • October Feature
  • Keep working
  • Lines add calls to Americas service
    A trio of liner carriers operating a service between the west coast of South America and the U.S. East Coast will tweak the loop's rotation to include new calls at Buenaventura and Balboa. The Americas service, operated by CSAV, Hamburg Süd, and CC...
  • Evergreen adjusts intra-Asia service
    Evergreen Line said this week it is splitting an intra-Asia service between China and Indonesia into two unlinked feeder loops. The carrier's former HBI service will now become two feeders - one linking Hong Kong with mainland China and another lin...
  • Maersk enters U.S. offshore wind market
    Maersk Line, Limited (MLL), the U.S.-flag vessel arm of A.P. Moller-Maersk, has established a working relationship with Apex Offshore Wind to support the development, financing and construction of utility-scale offshore wind energy facilities in N...
  • Stolt-Nielsen: Chemical tanker market slides 'sideways'
    Stolt-Nielsen said it had profit of $22.2 million in the third quarter ending Aug. 31, compared to a profit of $26.6 million in the same 2010 period. Profits were lower even though operating revenue rose to $529.8 million in the third quarter, comp...
  • Horizon Lines completes refinancing
    Horizon Lines has completed a $652.8 million comprehensive refinancing that will give it adequate liquidity to fund continuing operations and the ability to achieve substantial additional debt reduction. "We now have a new capital structure that eli...
  • Beaver leads U.S. salvage group
    The American Salvage Association has elected Tim Beaver, chief executive officer of Global Diving & Salvage, Inc., to president. Beaver succeeds Mauricio Garrido, who served as president from 2009-2011.Paul Hankins at Donjon-SMIT was elected vice p...
  • Ex-Im Bank's first Tajikistan transaction
    The U.S. Export-Import Bank is supporting its first transaction in the Central Asian nation of Tajikistan, which includes the purchase of Boeing 737-900ER plane by Somon Air, an airline based in Dushanbe. This is Boeing's first sale to Somon Air a...

The Bunker Bulletinweb site
OCTOBER 7, 2011
  • Bunker prices head higher
    Crude futures experienced its biggest weekly gain in over 7 months.
  • Canadian Authorities detain Greek tugboat
    Line broke leaving the carrier stranded and posing a risk to the environment.
  • Middle Eastern bunker prices firm
    Deliveries were available for supply up to and including October 21 in Cape Town.
  • LNG tankers in 'multi million dollar dual-fuel retrofit'
    Qatar to make 'substantial savings' by enabling tankers to switch from conventional fuel to LNG.
  • MGO prices gain double-digits in Rotterdam and Hamburg
    Congestion at a couple of loading racks was still an issue in Rotterdam.
  • Moody's upgrades shipping line after refinancing
    Horizon rating changed from 'Probability of Default' to 'Limited Default'.
  • Tanker industry sustainability under threat
    INTERTANKO's Council expresses 'deep concern' about current market conditions.
  • Market Based Measures to cut ship emissions 'not justified at this time'
    INTERTANKO supports mandatory technical and operational efficiency measures, but says industry 'is already incentivised by high fuel prices' to reduce fuel use.
  • Orders for LNG engines as fears over ULSD avails grow
    'We are witnessing a transformation of the marine industry as it charts a course towards a new era for natural gas,' says Warstila.
  • Maxcom expands West African coverage
    Announces supply of MGO at Port Gentil and Libreville.
  • UK maritime sector warning on annual £3.6 billion ECA cost
    'These regulations will create considerable financial, logistical, societal and even environmental impacts,' says Maritime UK submission.
  • Asian bunker prices firming as week ends
    Supplies of IFOs tight in Singapore and Hong Kong.
  • Stolt Tankers posts profitable third quarter
    Rates firmed 'in response to higher bunker prices and other operational costs.'
  • Japan's fuel oil imports up following quake
    On higher demand from domestic power sector even as sales of bonded bunkers to ships fell.
  • Singapore bunker premiums at eight-month high
    Premiums expected to remain high until next week due to lack of cutter stocks.
  • K-Line placed on credit watch
    K-Line expected to take longer to restore its financial soundness, says S&P.
  • NuStar to pump millions into refinery upgrades
    Refinery to produce ultra low sulphur diesel as its key product, says NuStar.
  • Response underway to contain bunker spill from grounded ship
    'Relatively small' oil spill has potential to be New Zealand's 'most significant maritime pollution disaster in decades'

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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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