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April 12, 2011
The Business Timesweb site
Shipping News
  • Carriers in for tough year despite high demand
    Rising fuel prices, tumbling freight rates, piracy and now radiation fears will make this year one of the most difficult in decades for the maritime industry, forcing some carriers out of business.
  • Japan ship allowed to enter HK
    A Japanese ship denied entry to a Chinese port over radiation concerns last month was allowed into a Hong Kong port yesterday, owner Mitsui OSK Lines said.
  • FPSO demand will double this decade
    Global demand for floating oil production and storage vessels is expected to more than double this decade as surging crude prices allow exploration to move deeper offshore, senior industry executives said yesterday.
  • Jakarta concession on cabotage law

Sched Netweb site
  • Fesco ships world's largest mobile crane from US to Shanghai this week
  • Evergreen, Zim, CSCL offer Far East north Europe loop from April 24
  • Qinhuangdao, Osaka, Busan short sea service opens
  • Hanjin, Cosco put bigger ships on FE-USEC Suez loop from April 24
  • China posts first quarterly trade deficit in seven years
  • Beibu Gulf ports look to more than 330 million-tonne capacity by 2015
  • Harbin railway container terminal to start construction in July
  • Hanjin long-term charters two 10,100-TEU newbuildings from Danaos
  • Smaller carriers to grow as giants rely on slower hub and spoke systems
  • 56 containers of clothing seized at Johanesburg's China Shopping Centre
  • Southampton to Midlands US$114.6 million rail route complete
  • UAL celebrates turning 85 with commemorative aircraft
  • Chennai police charge 4 air cargo workers with theft of 314 laptops
  • E-freight lightens paper burden from air cargo process

International Transport Journalweb site
APRIL 11, 2011
  • Air Canada cuts six North American routes
    Starting today (11 April) with Calgary (Canada)-London (Ontario), Air Canada is cancelling a number of domestic and trans-border routes that are unprofitable. Another intra-Canadia...
  • Virgin Atlantic turns into twin jet operator with the Airbus A330
    Virgin Atlantic Airways has, for the first time in its history, deployed a twin engine jet on its transatlantic routes. The aircraft in question is A330-300. The inaugural pas...
  • Man and Scania to collaborate in hybrid technology field
    The MAN group is considering setting up a collaboration with Scania in the field of hybrid technology. MAN's CEO Pachta-Reyhofen stated that "discussions on the matter...
  • Dachser takes delivery of 700th Pema trailer
    The German service provider Dachser recently took delivery of the 700th trailer from the fleet of the commercial vehicle rental company Pema. The vehicle is a dry freight...
  • Schenker Logistics: successful audit for overland transport products
    Schenker Logistics recently commissioned Bureau Veritas to audit its quality management system for European land transport. The system focuses on customer requirements and on the o...
  • Freight train travels 10,300 km from China to Duisburg
    A DB Schenker container train from Chongqing (China) recently arrived in Duisburg (Germany) after a 10,300 km trip that took less than 16 days. The train, which...
  • Air Cargo Systems introduces security solution to the air cargo community
    Air Cargo Systems, a software design and development company that focuses on developing solutions for the air cargo industry and that was founded in Dublin (Ireland) in...
  • Russia testing load-bearing ability of the BAM route
    Russian Railways' president Vladimir Yakunin has reported that a trial with freight train weighing about 6,000 t is taking place on the Baikal-Amur mainline rail route (BAM). The f...
  • Evergreen, Wan Hai, MOL and Seacon: new joint AEF service
    Evergreen Line, Wan Hai Lines (WHL), Mitsui O.S.K. Lines (MOL) and Seacon are launching a weekly joint service between Singapore/Malaysia and East Africa (AEF) in late April T...
  • Deutsche Bahn takes whisper brake a stage further
    Deutsche Bahn is speeding up the pan-European introduction of whisper brakes. The "Europe train", which has been travelling throughout Europe since December 2010, recentl...
  • General Motors awards supplier prize to DSV
    The US car manufacturer General Motors (GM) has awarded its logistics service provider DSV a prize. GM praised the outstanding performance and exemplary cooperation with a 'Supplie...
  • Dachser Food Logistics collaborating with ET Logistik in Poland
    The food logistics division of the Germany-based international logistics provider Dachser recently began to collaborate with ET Logistics Sp z.o.o in Poland. ET, founded in 1995 an...
  • Kuehne + Nagel opens new logistics hub for Airbus in France
    Kuehne + Nagel recently celebrated the official opening of its new aviation logistics hub in Montoir-de-Bretagne in Western France. The facility has been designed to handle the ent...
  • First freighter from Japan about to call in Bremerhaven
    The first containership which left Japan (Yokohama) after the nuclear reactor disaster in Fukushima will probably arrive in Bremerhaven on 16 April. A Bremen port authority spokesm...
  • Fesco carries heavy crane from USA to China
    Russia's Fesco Transportation Group is transporting a 1,850 t Lampson Model LTL-2600B mobile crawler crane from Kennewick, WA (USA) to China. The equipment is scheduled to arrive i...

Marine Logweb site
APRIL 11, 2011
  • Marcon International brokers sale of Malaysian tugs to Central America
  • Chinese shipbuilder adds to order back log
  • BOEMRE looks to recruit two for newly created key leadership roles
  • Tidewater promotes three to VP positions
  • FLEX LNG moves ahead on Papua New Guinea FLNG project
  • Seadrill exercises drillship option at Samsung

World Wide Shipperweb site
APRIL 11, 2011
  • Port of Vancouver, USA celebrates maiden voyage call
  • Evergreen joining other lines for Far East/South America service
  • Port of Tacoma schedules annual breakfast event
  • Mitsui vessel clears hold for high radiation levels
  • RailAmerica announces plans to purchase three Alabama rail firms

Lloyd's Listweb site
APRIL 11, 2011
  • Falling rates prompt spot booking rush for VLGCs
    Eight ships fixed in a week as rate drops 4%
  • MOL sells 10-year-old VLCC for $51m
    Japanese line understood to have sold Yohteisan for about 25% less than similar secondhand ships
  • India and Pakistan buy up ships ahead of Bangladesh reopening
    Judicial and government officials in Bangladesh have signed the order that will enable Chittagong breakers to get back to business after an absence of nearly a year
  • First-quarter boxship sales hit a $1bn high
    The value of containerships sold in the first quarter of 2011 hit a three-year high of $1bn, as larger vessels with greater price tags attached changed ownership
  • Secondhand Japanese bulkers fetch premium over Chinese ships
    Japanese-built dry bulk carriers are still achieving premiums over Chinese constructed vessels despite a general trend of falling ship values
  • Beware false economies
    Shippers who enjoy paying next to nothing to have their containers moved should contemplate the consequences of a big name going bust
  • Singapore asked to withhold death penalty for pirates
    Somali pirates could be freed if Singapore does not remove threat of capital punishment
  • More ships fail to meet new low sulphur limits
    Non-compliance rate hits 46% at Dutch ports as new regulations come into force
  • Glencore gears up for London IPO
    Move will strengthen its financial base and drive consolidation in its main markets
  • Nordea Bank allowed to foreclose on arrested Korea Line tankers
    Court confirms US protection under Chapter 15 does not extend to Singaporean subsidiary
  • Lines return to Abidjan as European Union lifts ban
    Abidjan and San Pedro dropped from list of entities subject to the EU assets freeze
  • Noatum gains control of Bilbao terminal
    Buys 50% holding it did not own from Orey Group for $6.1m.
  • Prosecutor says claims against Stolberg substantiated
    Confirms suspicion of fraud against Beluga founder and former owner
  • Yangzijiang's March orders hit $214m
    Wins contracts for four bulk carriers and two boxships
  • Probe launched into Novorossiysk bunker spat
    IPPC accused of using market power to boost its share of port's bunkering business
  • BIMCO urges Nato to clarify Libya embargo
    Charterers and shipowners at risk due to uncertainty over what type of cargoes can be carried
  • German group offers war risk cover
    Launch offers German shipowners insurance cover against war risks in their home market
  • US shippers fail to see benefits of slow steaming
    Lines reluctant to pass on savings while shippers have seen increased shipping costs
  • Samsung Heavy unveils LNG carrier orders worth $1bn
    Confirms order for four units from Golar and two units from undisclosed shipowner
  • Flex LNG and InterOil seal FLNG deal
    Floating natural gas production units to be constructed at Samsung Heavy Industries
  • Refinancing deal secures Isle of Man services
    New ownership structure in place after group of banks refinance ferry operator
  • TransContainer volumes soar 23%
    Intermodal operator's volumes up as Russian import boxes surge
  • Baltic NOx plan takes inspiration from Norway
    Swedish scholar says scheme for whole region is needed, along same lines as Norwegian shipping fund model, to prevent destruction of the ecosystem
  • PPRISM to shed new light on EU ports
    Port users urged to take part in research that will establish a clearer picture of EU ports system
  • European modal switch schemes attract 2010 Marco Polo funding
    Projects will get share of the '57m ($81m) funds earmarked under the 2010 Marco Polo allocation
  • Schenker upbeat on China rail freight link
    Aims to establish regular freight rail link between China and Germany later in 2011 year
  • CKYH lines beef up Asia-US capacity
    To upgrade its AWE-5 service, repalcing current vessels with larger ones
  • Who would be a mouse on the capital markets?
    Compared to tankers and dry bulk, containers are the flavour of the month from the investor's point-of-view
  • Training is cheaper than accidents
    We all need to get to grips with technology ' and if owners provided proper training and preparation we might even succeed
  • Swedish emission measures make little impact
    The Helsinki Commission estimates that there are over 2,000 vessels in the Baltic Sea at any one time

Fairplayweb site
APRIL 11, 2011
  • FPSO demand seen doubling
    WITH FPSOs the only valid option for the growing number of deepwater oil fields, Stig Hoffmeyer said today he sees growth ahead for the sector
  • Quake survivors can use MOL cruise ship
    MOL'S CRUISE ship Fuji Maru stopped today at Ofunato's Nonoda wharf, the first of three Japanese ports where survivors of last month's giant earthquake can use its facilities
  • Railcar company sold
    A RUSSIAN railcar transport company has been sold to Universal Cargo Logistics of Amsterdam
  • Russia raises its crude output in March
    RUSSIAN crude production reached 10.14M barrels in March, according to the latest official release
  • Ince forms a legal alliance in Singapore
    INCE & Co has become the first English maritime law firm to forge a formal law alliance with a Singapore law firm
  • Once-barred ship allowed to dock
    MOL PRESENCE, which was turned away from Xiamen because port officials feared it had high radiation levels, has been allowed to call at Hong Kong
  • Palm oil spike warned
    BROKERS expect better business for chemical tankers this month because Indonesia is about to cut taxes on palm oil exports
  • Breaker battle starts
    JUST AS its Bangladeshi rivals finally received legal endorsement to reopen for business, India's shipbreakers are snapping up tonnage before the South Asian monsoons
  • IPO aims to raise $150M
    PT BERLIAN Laju, Asia's biggest operator of chemical tankers, has launched an IPO for its subsidiary PT Buana Listya Tama

The Journal of Commerceweb site
APRIL 11, 2011
  • Biggest Trucking Companies Get Bigger
    The select group of trucking companies with more than a billion dollars in annual revenue expanded last year, as three...
  • Railcar Owners Draw 22,667 More From Idle Fleet
    Railcar owners across the U.S., Canada and Mexico took 22,667 cars of various types out of storage during March, shrinking...
  • DOT Stimulus Payouts Top $27 Billion
    The Department of Transportation is still sending checks to states under the 2009 stimulus package, with reimbursements for completed work...
  • CN Increases Container Fleet
    CN acquired more than 1,000 new containers, which the railroad expects to use to serve manufacturers and distributors of grocery...
  • Diesel Rockets Past $4 Mark
    Diesel prices soared 10.2 cents last week to a national average of $4.078 per gallon, according to the U.S. Energy...
  • US Container Imports to Grow 9 Percent in April
    Containerized imports at U.S. ports in April are projected to increase 9 percent over April 2010, which would mark the...
  • Top Trucking Companies Expand 9.4 Percent in 2010
    Top Trucking Companies Expand 9.4 Percent in 2010 Study shows 50 largest U.S. for-hire carriers increased revenue to $85.4 billion William B....
  • Ship Finance International Orders Four Ships
    Ship Finance International placed a $230 million order for four vessels with a capacity of 4,800 20-foot equivalent units each,...
  • DOT Obligates $300 Million in State Rail Grants
    The Department of Transportation got a flurry of rail grants locked in just under the wire last week, obligating over...
  • FMCSA Releases Mexican Trucking Plan
    The Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration released plans Friday for a new pilot trucking project with Mexico "to test and...
  • Washington State Locks in $145 Million Rail Grant
    Washington state and federal officials reached agreement to formally obligate another $145 million to that state's passenger rail program. The...
  • Qatar Airways Orders Three Freighters
    Qatar Airways will add three 777 freighters to its fleet, the carrier announced Monday, speeding up the expansion of all-cargo...
  • Moody's Upgrades DP World
    Moody's upgraded the credit rating of DP World a notch to investment grade. The ratings agency April 11...
  • CKYH to Enhance All-water Loop, Add Ports
    The CKYH alliance among Cosco, "K" Line, Yang Ming and Hanjin Shipping is restructuring and upgrading its all-water services from...
  • BA, Iberia Cargo Units to Run as One
    International Airlines Group, formed by the merger of British Airways and Iberia, announced it will run the carriers' cargo operations...
  • Waiting at the Gate
    Two years after container ship lines began moving away from their 55-year-old practice of supplying U.S. customers with intermodal chassis,...
  • France Launches Tender for Seine Nord Canal
    France launched the final tender for a company to build and operate a canal that will link Paris to Europe's...
  • Japan to Conduct Radiation Checks on Ships
    Japan is set to start radiation checks on ships and containers leaving three main international ports in and near Tokyo...
  • Toyota Slows North American Production
    Toyota said its North American vehicle plants will operate on a reduced schedule during the next several weeks to conserve...
  • Claim Denial: A Case of Bad Timing
    Q: Would you be kind enough to give me your thoughts on the following issue? 1. Shipper files a...
  • Diversionary Tactics
    Is Canada using unfair advantage to lure U.S.-bound containers through its ports? The issue soon may be getting new attention...
  • Trucking's Capacity Squeeze
    From the manufacturing floor, the trucking business has rarely looked better. Orders for new Class 8 trucks are streaming into...
  • Hub Group Buys Capacity
    Intermodal marketing giant Hub Group demonstrated its faith in the economic recovery last week with the $83 million acquisition of...
  • Yusen Logistics Comes to America
    On the theory that the whole is greater than the sum of two parts, NYK Group is creating a global...
  • Southern Draw
    Virginia is dangling its 50-foot-deep harbor as a fisherman dangles a lure. While Georgia and South Carolina squabble over...
  • Pressure Points for the Peak
    After three volatile years, operators serving the transportation supply chain in the trans-Pacific are gearing up for a solid, though...
  • Economic Baby Steps
    The global economy is still on a growth trajectory despite a pair of surprise blows that could nick trade volumes...
  • Making Market Adjustments
    In the world of container shipping contracts, 18 months can seem like an eternity. But Michelin has started signing such...
  • Trans-Pacific Turmoil
    Because I write only once a month, I have the benefit of time to prepare and review my writing, and...
  • LaHood's 'Roadmap to the Future'
    Using inland and coastal waterways to haul more cargo-laden containers and trailers would add "abundant and cost-effective new freight capacity,"...
  • Bidders Line Up for DOT Grants
    Department of Transportation officials will quickly sort through a pile of applications as they prepare to redistribute $2.43 billion in...
  • Letters - April 11th 2011 Edition
    Extinguishing Mexican Cargo Crime It's true that cargo security is a concern in Mexico, but Kansas City Southern believes...

Containerisation Internationalweb site
APRIL 11, 2011
  • Boom, bust; boom, bust: there must be a better way!
    A week is a long time in politics and shipping: but a year is an eternity; just ask the newly-troubled liner companies who are struggling to come to terms with another big dip in their fortunes as 2011 gallops away through an open stable door into financially pot-holed future pastures.
  • Fuel costs also blamed for TCC's demise
  • Mombasa in staffing crisis
  • DB Schenker also boosts Southampton's rail services
  • CGA pushes Maputo corridor
  • CKYH boosts all-water services

TradeWindsweb site
APRIL 11, 2011
  • NewLead sinks to loss
    Greek bulker and tanker owner falls short in the fourth as fleet expansion fuels a surge in expenses.
  • Bogazzi tipped as buyer
    Brokers unmask Italian owner as mystery buyer backing $32m assault on Atlantska Plovidba handymaxes.
  • AMSC CEO steps down
    Greg Matecki abandons top post after holding dual roles at Oslo-listed product tanker owner for little more than a year.
  • Greeks chop trio in India
    Bangladeshi scrap ban has ended but brokers and buyers are still waiting for the big boom as owners cut ships in Alang.
  • Stolt continues buy-back
    SNL looks to splash out $47m repurchasing common stock.
  • Hugo: let's boss pirates
    Norden chairman says stronger naval mandate needed to prevent "simple criminals" from threatening ships.
  • Greek tied to MOL VLCC
    Japanese giant collects $52m from tanker sale as Altomare splashes cash to replace recently scrapped single-skinner, brokers claim.
  • MOL's mercy mission
    Japanese owner sending cruiseship to offer earthquake victims food, showers and rest.
  • Pirates net record haul
    NS Lemos paid a huge $13.5m to free the VLCC Irene SL from pirate hands, gang member boasts.
  • Coastal scoops tug deal
    Malaysian shipowner and shipyard group lands order for eleven vessels.
  • Srab losses grow
    Swedish tanker owner posts bigger annual loss as revenue drops and operating expenses soar.
  • Seadrill continues spree
    Oslo and US-listed driller takes Samsung option to push spending by John Fredriksen's listed companies past $1.6bn today.
  • Frontline in share bonanza
    Top executives at John Fredriksen's company rake in share options worth nearly $500,000.
  • Samudera crew's SOS
    Indonesia pledges to keep working to free Sinar Kudus from Somali pirates as master says some colleagues are increasingly weak.
  • Wan Hai back in black
    Taiwanese container line boosted by higher revenues last year after loss-making 2009.

American Shipperweb site
APRIL 11, 2011
  • Japanese automakers adjust to disruption
    Toyota said Friday it is scaling back production and suspending operations for five days in North America beginning this week due to shortages of parts from Japan, which is in the throes of recovering from last month's massive earthquake, tsunami a...
  • Bersin: Customs reforms to include brokers
    Discussions are underway within U.S. Customs and Border Protection about how to simplify the entry process for foreign-made goods, expedite release for trusted shippers and possibly allow quarterly payments of duties and fees, Commissioner Alan Ber...
  • RailAmerica to buy three Alabama short lines
    RailAmerica Inc. said Monday it has signed an agreement to acquire the assets of three short line freight railroads in the state of Alabama for $12.7 million. The three railroads -- the Three Notch Railroad, Wiregrass Central Railroad, and the Cone...
  • Two new board members for NOL
    The NOL Group has appointed two new members to its board directors, the company said Monday. NOL is the Singapore-based parent company of liner carrier APL and APL Logistics. The new additions to the company's board are Low Check Kian, chairman, A...
  • BIMCO, Videotel Marine offer e-learning
    BIMCO and Videotel Marine International have joined forces to produce and launch a new BIMCO eLearning Diploma Program (BeDP). Videotel has developed a Learning Management System comprising of a highly focused, Web-based, e-learning package to del...
  • Maersk Line Ltd. operates prepositioning ships
    Maersk Line Ltd. has been awarded a contract for the operation and maintenance of two ships in the U.S. Navy Military Sealift Command's Maritime Prepositioning Force. The U.S.-flag operation of A.P. Moller - Maersk will provide personnel and marine...
  • CYKH amends Asia/U.S. East Coast network
    CKYH Alliance carriers said Monday they are amending their service network between the Far East and U.S. East Coast at the end of April. Three of the alliance's five services in the trade are affected, most notably the AWE-5 service, which will sa...
  • Ship Finance to build 4 containerships
    Ship Finance International Ltd. said Monday it has agreed to build four 4,800-TEU new containerships at a state-owned shipyard in China with scheduled delivery in 2013. The aggregate construction cost will be about $230 million, with a majority of ...
  • Pirates release tanker, take cargo ship
    The European Union' Naval Force Somalia - Operation Atalanta (Eunavfor) said pirates released a very large crude carrier last week, but captured another cargo ship off the coast of Oman. The VLCCIrene SLwas released from pirate control on April 7...
  • Simplifying the entry process

The Bunker Bulletinweb site
APRIL 11, 2011
  • Fujairah market firms
    In Cape Town deliveries available up to and including April 25.
  • IBC: Shipowners face 'major risk' in choosing solutions
    Fear of investing in the 'wrong solution' to meet upcoming emission regulations and responding to growing environmental demands.
  • Clean Shipping Index adopted by Swedish port
    "It is a great step forward,' says Index project leader.
  • Rotterdam and Hamburg fuel oil prices stable
    Product avails tight due to continuing strikes in Piraeus.
  • Order-books show owners want 'fuel efficient fleets'
    South Korean yards say orders are up 70% year-on-year.
  • Rotterdam's 'most advanced bunker tanker' undergoing sea-trials
    13,500 mt capacity Vorstenbosch expected to come on station next month.
  • CYE Petrol launching bunkering service outside Turkey
    Ready to offer low sulphur MGO on the Danube river near the Black Sea.
  • Double-digit hikes in Asian MGO prices
    Mixed demand at key Asian bunker hubs on Monday, local traders say.
  • India's Mumbai bunker spill cost country $16 million
    Claiming $8 million from each side's P&I club, says chairman of India's National Shipping Board.
  • Bunker station starts ops at Australian port
    Port Jackson starts supply of MGO to commercial and recreational vessels.
  • Glencore to announce $10 billion dual IPO
    Set to announce the launch of the Hong Kong and London IPO on Thursday, reports say.
  • Chinese bunker supplier to expand in Qingdao
    Huifeng 'to buy more refuelling ships' to expand bunkering business in Qingdao, sources say.
  • Rotterdam energy firm establishes bio-LNG bunkering facility
    Ready to start first bio-LNG bunkering operation by September 2011.

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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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