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September 12, 2011
The Business Timesweb site
Shipping News
  • Libya to make its first oil export since March: sources
    Libya may export a crude-oil cargo this month for the first time since March from the country's west as the holder of Africa's biggest oil reserves rebuilds production after deposing ruler Muammar Gaddafi.
  • Spanish commandos rescue French hostage from pirates
    Troops from a Spanish warship stormed a pirate skiff in the Gulf of Aden and rescued a French hostage missing from her yacht but found no trace of her husband, the EU anti-piracy mission said.

Sched Netweb site
  • Record US$7 million ransom for release of 1,743-TEU MSC Panama by pirates
  • MCC Transport revises loops, dropping Jakarta call for one at Manila
  • Seattle, Tacoma ports re-open after arbitration ends ILWU wildcat strike
  • NYK joins Hong Kong and Australia in counter-pirate, terrorist drills
  • Chongqing port container throughput rises 62pc in first seven months
  • Taiwan trade start-up boosts Port of Anqing July cargo throughput 93pc
  • Pilot programme for US Customs rail and sea e-manifests commences
  • CEVA starts LCL Germany-US service with connections to 77 locations
  • SmartShipping IT conference to be held in Singapore October 17-18
  • Jakarta to re-consider industry pleas on air cargo screening reform
  • Boeing expects China to double its air travel market share by 2030
  • DHL Express expands fleet with three Southern Air-operated 777s
  • Cargo down at North Carolina's Raleigh Durham airport, but passengers up

Exim Indiaweb site
  • Cargo modularisation in India'a key challenge in project cargo movement
  • Essar Shipping to buy 12 vessels, 2 rigs
  • Industry stalwarts to address MALA 2011
  • MoS not keen to disinvest DCI due to 'low valuation'
  • Rickmers-Linie upgrades Indian service with addition of new vessels
  • SCI takes delivery of Supramax bulk carrier
  • The curious case of CHA not being a forwarder

International Transport Journalweb site
SEPTEMBER 9, 2011
  • USD 500 million loan to boost Indian Railways
    The Asian Development Bank (ADB) is extending loans of up to USD 500 million to help India improve rail services along some of its busiest freight and passenger transport routes. T...
  • New Traveston interchange under construction in Australia
    Another major milestone has been reached on the Cooroy and Curra road upgrade, with work now underway on the Traveston interchange, as part of the Gillard labour government's USD 2...
  • Air Madagascar gives it a go with a B777
    Air Madagascar unveiled a new long-haul aircraft last week. The Boeing B777-200ER leased from Portugal's Euro Atlantic Airways for one year is replacing the B767-300ER previously l...
  • New MAN TopUsed second-hand vehicle sales outlet in Dubai
    MAN TopUsed, the used-vehicles division of MAN Truck & Bus (MTB), will be opening a new sales outlet for high-quality used commercial vehicles in the Jebel Ali Free Zone in the...
  • Volga-Dnepr UK secures international approval
    Volga Dnepr UK, part of Volga-Dnepr Group, this week won international endorsement for its quality and environmental management processes from the International Organisation for St...
  • Additional freight space now available at Frankfurt airport
    The marketing of the additional freight space in CargoCity South at Frankfurt airport has begun. The coveted spaces are to be awarded in a three-stage process. Applicants as airfre...
  • Martine Bonny quits port of Dunkirk
    Martine Bonny, who has been the director of the French port of Dunkirk since 2008, has resigned from her post. Nicolas Sarkozy, the president of France, appointed her to the positi...
  • MOL transports desks and chairs
    Mitsui O.S.K. Lines (MOL) recently has been commended by Japanese ambassador to Burkina Faso Tsutomu Sugiura, and principal Yasuhiro Uto of the Sugiyama Jogakuen University Affilia...
  • New regular rail service to Siberia
    The container terminal Vostochnaya Stevedoring Company (a Global Ports Group enterprise) has launched a new container train service from Vostochny port bound for Western Siberia. T...
  • More ferry and ro-ro cargo, fewer liquid goods
    More than 12 million t (gross) of goods crossed the quays in Rostock in the first six months of 2011. 11.1 million of the 12 million t were transhipped at the sea port and 900,000 ...
  • Ceva broadens LCL range
    Ceva Logistics, a leading global supply chain management company, is expanding its less-than-container load (LCL) consolidation offer with a new service from Hamburg to New York. I...
  • Wincanton wins Océ as a new customer
    The high-tech business unit of the logistics service provider Wincanton and office technology manufacturer Océ have agreed to cooperate in the transport of print systems. The three...
  • Ceva to manage Lavazza supply chain in Iberia
    Logistics and SCM specialist Ceva Logistics has been awarded a contract by Lavazza, one of the most important coffee producers in the world, to manage the distribution of its produ...
  • Uti Worldwide reports strong Q2 revenues
    Long Beach CA-based forwarding company Uti Worldwide Inc reported strong revenue growth of USD 1.3 billion in the second quarter ending 31 July 2011, an increase of almost 13% over...

Marine Logweb site
SEPTEMBER 9, 2011
  • SolarSailor and Australian shipbuilder to produce Unmanned Ocean Vessels
  • LISCR appoints Scott Bergeron CEO
  • Containership operator to pay $800,000 criminal penalty
  • Otto Marine books newbuilding orders for AHTS duo
  • Shipping associations call for UN armed guards to protect ships from pirates

World Wide Shipperweb site
SEPTEMBER 9, 2011
  • Port of Everett taps new procurement/contracts boss
  • Oregon governor to lead trade mission to Asia
  • Coast Guard starts Operation Make Way stressing Columbia/Willamette vessel safety
  • US rail freight traffic posts gains during week
  • New Suezmax tanker named STENA SUPERIOR in Korea

Lloyd's Listweb site
SEPTEMBER 9, 2011
  • The Week Ahead
    Another slow week for depressed tanker sector
  • African ports could benefit from private terminal operations
    Lack of private box terminal operators in East Africa and Southern Africa is 'startling'
  • Panalpina adds Intra-Asia trucking option for high-value shipments
    Transit time five times shorter than ocean freight and cost up to 50% lower than air
  • Bromma spreads its tentacles across the globe
    Crane manufacturer has doubled its orderbook in first seven months of this year
  • A lot to gain, much to lose
    If India fails to follow Brazil on production it faces a closing window of opportunity
  • Can India learn from Brazil's offshore bonanza?
    Tanker and offshore owner believes that India's only shot at energy security is to pursue deepwater exploration
  • Sweeping away the bureaucrats
    A modest proposal: break the Indian government's monopoly on oil and gas production
  • India set to break cabotage deadlock
    Exemptions will allow DP World to take Cochin facility to full capacity
  • Why is piracy a crime that dare not speak its name?
    When it comes to pirate attacks on ships and their crews, the media is largely silent and even owners are hushing them up
  • Shadow of over-ordering looms large over LNG
    In 2013 the 42 tankers ordered so far this year arrive but will the LNG sector be strong enough to cope
  • Suezmax chartering picks up in Atlantic but rates fail to ignite
    Excess tonnage weighs heavily on Atlantic market
  • Hamburg shipbrokers launch body to promote valuation standard
    LTAV aisms to provide an alternative to market-based appraisals of ship values
  • Knutsen sells two chemical tankers to Sinochem
    Norwegian owner sells pair for total $45m
  • Australia announces shipping reforms
    Second register and tax exemptions offered
  • US box imports stagnating
    Transpacific eastbound volumes expected to contract in third quarter
  • Capesize spot fixtures at two-year-high
    Chartering volumes hit 126 in August and look to be repeated again this month
  • Capesize market continues upward climb
    Prompt cargoes fixed at a premium as confidence grows that rally can be sustained into October
  • Co-operative security
    Shipping is vulnerable to terrorist attack and only concerted global action can safeguard it
  • Meyer Werft boss warns owners and banks of Asia threat
    Bernard Meyer says united action needed to avoid same fate as yards
  • FMC to scrap need for freight indices to be 'well-known'
    Move allows carriers flexibility and chance of certainty in volatile freight rate market
  • Otto Marine sells AHT for $24m, wins $77m orders
    Completion of a vessel sale and $77m in new orders from Go Marine a relief for beleaguered shipyard
  • Thenamaris lifts firm LNG orders to three
    Greek tanker company tipped for bigger LNG presence as firm Greek LNG orders this year reach at least 24
  • Dry bulk fundamentals remain risky
    Analysts' confidence in the health of the dry bulk market may be misplaced
  • Freight rates under pressure on container trades worldwide
    SCFI and Drewry indices show an early end to the peak season
  • Mordashov raises stake in Tui
    Strategic investment after share price collapse
  • Industry calls on UN to establish anti-piracy force
    Action needed to solve 'Wild West' situation in Indian Ocean
  • Bergeron promoted to head of LISCR
    Takes chief executive role from Yoram Cohen, who remains as chairman
  • Epidemic of shipping company failures remains unlikely
    Listed dry bulk sector is 'fine' and the ability to attract funding offsets tanker companies'rate woes

Fairplayweb site
SEPTEMBER 9, 2011
  • More storms threaten gulf
    TROPICAL storm Nate could become a hurricane by tomorrow, threatening to increase the number of Gulf of Mexico rigs still shut in from Tropical Storm Lee
  • Payment slip-up costs JFC
    A SLIP-UP in payment has led a UK court to rule that Russia's leading banana importer owes Star Reefers damages, legal costs and contract money
  • US cruise plan said to fall short
    CRUISE passengers would still be largely unprotected against carrier bankruptcies under a proposal meant to address that scenario, a US regulator has warned
  • Russian grain exporters aiming high
    RUSSIAN'S grain export target has been set at record 23.5M tonnes in the season ending on 30 June 2012
  • $510M STX Pan Ocean loan signed
    STX PAN Ocean of South Korea today reportedly signed a deal to receive a $510M loan from Export-Import Bank of Korea and eight overseas lenders
  • Australia proposes zero-rate tonnage tax
    SHIPOWNERS registering vessels under the Australian flag would pay zero tax under proposals outlined by transport minister Anthony Albanese today
  • Ramadan wind-up revives Supramax sector
    BROKERS told Fairplay today the Supramax market in Southeast Asia is being rejuvenated by post-Ramadan fixing
  • Putin urged to save yard from hostile takeover
    BALTIC Shipyard in St Petersburg has pleaded with Russian Prime Minister Vladimir Putin to throw it a lifeline before it goes bust and susceptible to a hostile takeover
  • Steady prices predicted for newbuilding VLCCs
    NORWAY'S shipbroker Lorentzen & Stemoco has predicted that pricier raw materials will keep VLCC newbuilding prices steady
  • Rising product prices push up gas rates
    FREIGHT rates neared year-to-date highs of $67 per tonne again after VLGC chartering picked up considerably this week, a Singapore-based broker told Fairplay
  • Doldrums hit product tankers
    BROKERS told Fairplay today the east-of-Suez products tanker market has been quiet, with many players attending a Singapore conference
  • Capesize period rates lag
    BROKERS told Fairplay today Capesize period rates continue to lag average timecharter rates

The Journal of Commerceweb site
SEPTEMBER 9, 2011
  • MAG Buys Half Stake of Asian Cargo Charterer
    Mercury Air Group said its purchase of 50 percent stake in Trans Asia Charters for an undisclosed sum will allow...
  • German Ship Carrier Fined for Spilling Oil
    A federal judge in San Juan, Puerto Rico, on Thursday fined a German ship operator $800,000 for spilling oil and...
  • FMC Proposes Easing Contract Negotiation Rules
    Shippers and carriers will have greater latitude in negotiating index-based service contracts if the Federal Maritime Commission approves regulation allowing...
  • Dahlman Rose Analyst Forecasts Growth in Transport Modes (Video)
    Jason. H. Seidl, research analyst at Dahlman Rose & Co., predicts growth in rail, trucking and logistics after the firm's...
  • Northeast Floods Disrupt Freight Rail
    Tropical Storm Lee has spread flooding up the mid-Atlantic region and into the Northeast, disrupting freight rail operations in several...
  • Sears Names UPS Official to Lead Supply Chain
    Raj Penkar, a longtime executive at UPS Supply Chain Solutions, will join Sears Holdings as senior vice president and president...
  • Shipping Groups Call for UN Anti-Pirate Force
    Four international shipping associations, representing most of the world's maritime industry, called for the creation of a United Nation armed...
  • Port Capacity Hampers Indonesian Trade
    A shortage of port capacity is preventing lines from offering mainline U.S. and Europe services to Indonesia, one of Asia's...
  • APL Logistics Chief Says Asset-Based Model Key
    Asset-based logistics models will outperform pure third-party-logistics operations in fast-growing emerging markets in the coming years, said APL Logistics's president....
  • Obama Proposes $5 Billion for Transport Grants, Loans
    President Obama's proposal to direct $50 billion in new federal funding to transportation projects includes $5 billion to be shared...
  • Hong Kong Container Traffic Up 7 Percent
    The Port of Hong Kong's container traffic rose 7 percent in the second quarter to 6 million 20-foot equivalent container...
  • Wholesale Inventories Rise, Sales Flat
    Wholesale business inventories rose for a 19th consecutive month in July while sales were flat, the Commerce Department said, increasing...
  • Lufthansa Cargo Traffic Dips 3.5 Percent
    Lufthansa Cargo carried 3.6 percent less freight in August than a year ago, confirming the downturn in the global market...
  • Delegates: Hong Kong Is Growing Logistics Center
    Hong Kong is no longer the largest port serving China, but the city's importance as a logistics center has grown,...
  • Judge to ILWU: Don't Impede Terminal Operations
    A U.S. District Court judge in Tacoma on Thursday enjoined International Longshore and Warehouse Union picketers from engaging in violence...
  • APL to Increase Far East-India Cargo Rates
    Singapore-based container carrier APL will apply a general rate increase on cargo shipped from the Far East (excluding Japan) to India. ...
  • India Container Volume Rises 4 Percent
    Container throughput at major ports in India increased 4.4 percent year-over-year in the April-August period, the Indian Ports Association said Friday. ...
  • Hong Kong's Changes
    As decades go, the last one wasn't terribly kind to the Port of Hong Kong. Cheaper and more accessible marine...
  • The Dark Side of Show Business
    Q: My company, a 3PL provider, arranged for less-than-truckload service for a customer. This customer prints materials for trade shows...
  • Short of Time
    When Mediterranean Shipping Co. chartered the 7-year-old HS Humboldt in August, the deal sent shockwaves through the ocean container industry...
  • Forecasting Change
    We all should have projected that forecasting would be at the forefront of the debates over the future of business...
  • Ports of Seattle, Tacoma Reopen After Protest
    Cargo handling at the ports of Seattle and Tacoma resumed today following an arbitrator's back-to-work order to members of the...
  • Obama Seeks $50 Billion for Transportation Projects
    The jobs plan President Obama is sending Congress will include a $50 billion spending request for new investments in "highways,...
  • Air Freight Rate Index Hits Five-Month Low
    The Drewry Air Freight Price Index for rates out of Asia fell 9.3 percent in July from the month before...

Containerisation Internationalweb site
SEPTEMBER 9, 2011
  • US 'victory' in Chinese tyre tariff case
  • MSC to change Europe/Australia service
  • EC throws down gauntlet again on port competition
  • Moody's maintains DP World's credit rating
  • FMC eases path for index-linked contracts

TradeWindsweb site
SEPTEMBER 9, 2011
  • Port remembers 9/11
    Port of NY/ NJ responds to tragedy with heightened security but terrorism and tears continue to rock the foundation of global commerce.
  • Go snacks on Otto twins
    Two-day shopping spree tops $100m as Australian owner returns to Lee Kok Wah's Otto Marine with elevated order.
  • Knutsen sheds a couple
    Norwegian owner tipped to have cashed in a pair of chemical tankers in $45m deal.
  • Profit a 'remote possibility'
    Fading freight rates mean container lines will struggle to reverse first half red ink, analysts say.
  • Vinashin exec arrested
    Vietnam prosecuting former director of yard group in Italian ro-pax purchase probe.
  • Ship hits gas platform
    Probe begins after Acergy Discovery comes into contact with Deep Panuke off Canada.
  • Capesize reality check
    Owners struggle to distinguish between fact and fiction as 'Matrix-feeling' emerges, analysts say.
  • Knights for Round Table
    International shipping associations have joined in calling for UN peacekeepers to fight piracy.
  • Boxship stash found
    Brazilian police discover marijuana inside metal box attached to hull of CMA CGM Qingdao in Itajai.
  • Big John in Statoil score
    John Fredriksen's Seadrill secures near $800m contract with Norwegian energy powerhouse.
  • Libyan crude on offer
    New government prepares 80,000-tonne shipment from port of Mellitah next week.
  • Freedom confirmed
    EU Navfor says MSC Panama is underway to a safe port as 10 month pirate ordeal comes to an end.
  • Charities urge fuel levy
    Oxfam leads the call for $25-per-ton surcharge on bunkers to help fight global warming.
  • Vale's VLOC fallback plan
    Brazilian mining giant may not need to cosy up with Beijing's big guns after all, while KLC's luck goes from bad to worse.
  • Giant leap for Aussie coal
    Major infrastructure contract for Gladstone will ramp up coking coal exports to the Far East.
  • Aussie tax break
    Operators down under could pay zero tax as government looks to aid domestic industry.
  • Trans-Atlantic catastrophe
    London shipbroker Braemar Seascope records a fall in earnings from "merely appalling."
  • STX PO finds finance
    Korean bulker owner clinches $510m loan to build 16 of 20 new ships for Brazilian contract.
  • USCG fines German owner
    Uniteam Marine Shipping handed $800,000 fine for dumping oil in the ocean near Puerto Rico.

American Shipperweb site
SEPTEMBER 9, 2011
  • Washington Notebook
  • Roads to jobs
  • FMC addresses index-linked contracts
    The U.S. Federal Maritime Commission on Thursday voted unanimously to initiate a rulemaking to give more leeway for ocean carriers and shippers to use service contracts with rates linked to freight rate indexes.To date, the FMC said it has receive...
  • China-Bangladesh market heating up
    Liner carriers will this month offer two direct links between Bangladesh and China, when MCC Transport and PIL start services between Chittagong and Chinese ports.American Shipperreported Tuesday thatSingapore-based PILplans to offer a service wit...
  • Bergerson named Liberian registry CEO
    Scott Bergeron was appointed chief executive officer of the Liberian International Ship & Corporate Registry (LISCR), the U.S.-based manager of the Liberian Registry.He joined LISCR in 2000 as chief operating officer. Before that, he worked for sh...
  • DHL outsources B767 flying to Atlas
    Atlas Air said Thursday it will fly and maintain five Boeing 767 wide-body freighters owned by express carrier DHL Express in its North American network starting in 2012. The company is an all-cargo airline that operates its own planes under contr...
  • Obama seeks $50 billion for transport infrastructure
    President Obama unveiled a $447 billion plan last night to quickly inject money into the economy and create incentives for companies to hire workers, including $50 million to jumpstart surface transportation projects. There is $105 billion total f...
  • U.S. July exports up 3.6%
    The U.S. Commerce Department reported Thursday that the country's exports in goods and services for July were up 3.6 percent from June to $178 billion.The value of exports in July, as well as the individual export values for goods and services, wa...
  • Execs named to U.S.-Brazil CEO Forum
    The White House on Thursday announced the U.S. private-sector participants for the 2011-2013 sessions of the U.S.-Brazil CEO Forum.The forum includes up to 24 chief executive officers from the United States and Brazil and meets twice a year to pro...
  • USDA fills ag trade advisory committees
    The U.S. Department of Agriculture and the Office of the U.S. Trade Representative on Thursday announced the appointment of 148 private-sector members to the Agricultural Policy Advisory Committee (APAC) and six Agricultural Technical Advisory Com...

The Bunker Bulletinweb site
SEPTEMBER 9, 2011
  • Americas market succumbs to price falls
    Oil dropped the most in a week as the euro tumbled against the dollar on concern that Greece's deteriorating debt crisis will lead to a default.
  • Biofuel research project given go-ahead
    The four and half year research programme will aim to find out whether countries such as the UK can grow algae on a large-scale and cost-effectively.
  • NCS and Honeywell unite to bolster fuel management system
    'We are expanding our installations into more blue water fleets, which includes offshore support vessels,' says CEO.
  • Fujairah market soften
    Suez market stable.
  • Rotterdam prices fall
    Fog delays Gibraltar operations.
  • IBIA invites nominations for election to its Board
    Closing date for nominations is next month.
  • Unmanned vessel to be powered by wind and sun
    Renewable energy company says vessel will be a 'game changer'.
  • Environmental regulations will drive LNG demand
    LNG bunker volumes could hit 65 million mt by 2030.
  • Bunker demand driving China's fuel oil imports
    Domestic demand set to grow as fishing fleets put to sea.
  • Bunker prices falling as week ends
    Demand for bunkers sluggish at key Asian ports.
  • Adoption of mass flow meters to 'accelerate'
    Industry wants 'transparency, traceability and efficiency in bunkering operations', says measurement service provider.
  • Bunker supplier opens new office in Germany
    IBT Bunkering & Trading opens branch office in Rostock, Germany.
  • Managing counterparty risk 'particularly critical' now
    'Not much room for complacency,' says Ocean Intelligence Director during the Bunker Asia forum.
  • DNVPS forecasts global increase in cat fines level
    'Tremendous challenge' to control quality of low sulphur fuel once the North American ECA comes into force.
  • Brightoil, CNPC subsidiaries ink $157 million upstream contracts
    Targeting first gas production within six months from the start of construction, says group chairman.
  • Singapore authority responds to alleged bunker 'theft'
    'Inappropriate' to comment about case, says MPA in official statement.

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FROM THE HOME PAGE
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
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
Task force of five associations for the relaunch of Italian rail cargo
Rome
Initiative by Agens, Assoferr, Assologistica, Fercargo and Fermerci
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
Le Aziende informano
Il retrofit ibrido-elettrico di ABB guida i traghetti dei laghi italiani verso un futuro più sostenibile
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
Federlogistica, the possible collapse of road transport is a risk for the country
Genoa/Modena
Ruote Libere reports that the government only needs to allocate a little money to avoid having to deal with the real problems of road hauliers
Second edition of the European Maritime Transport Environmental Report published
Lisbon/Copenhagen
The new report indicates that promising progress has been made in several areas
WSC, MEPC must provide clear measures to decarbonise shipping this week
Washington
Wood-Thomas: It is not possible that these decisions can be postponed to guidelines developed in two years
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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