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October 12, 2011
The Business Timesweb site
Shipping News
  • Idle tankers seen hitting 2-decade high
    Owners of supertankers, losing money for a sixth consecutive quarter, will probably idle the most ships in more than two decades as they contend with a glut that has driven charter rates to the lowest in at least 14 years.
  • Baltic dry index rises for 4th session
    The Baltic Exchange's main sea freight index, which tracks rates to ship dry commodities, rose for a fourth session on Monday helped by expectation of firmer Chinese iron ore demand and buoyant grains exports from the US.
Strait Talk
  • Owners under pressure
    CURRENT tanker market rates are consistently below shipowners' operating costs. That, at least, is the view of tanker owners' group Intertanko.

The Business Timesweb site
Shipping News
  • Idle tankers seen hitting 2-decade high
    Owners of supertankers, losing money for a sixth consecutive quarter, will probably idle the most ships in more than two decades as they contend with a glut that has driven charter rates to the lowest in at least 14 years.
  • Baltic dry index rises for 4th session
    The Baltic Exchange's main sea freight index, which tracks rates to ship dry commodities, rose for a fourth session on Monday helped by expectation of firmer Chinese iron ore demand and buoyant grains exports from the US.
Strait Talk
  • Owners under pressure
    CURRENT tanker market rates are consistently below shipowners' operating costs. That, at least, is the view of tanker owners' group Intertanko.

Sched Netweb site
  • Grand Alliance to end JCX transpacific service from late October
  • Fuel oil from grounded Rena washes ashore, sparking high-level eco-anger
  • Short-lived Far East-Australia peak season loop comes to an end
  • Kanway Line launches Hong Kong-Vietnam service from mid-October
  • CSAV shareholders invest US$1.2 billion - mostly to buy 9 new ships
  • Belgium's bpost purchases Hong Kong's Citipost Asia
  • Costamare pays US$90 million on 2 ships chartered long term to MSC
  • Felixstowe adds services to Manchester through GB Railfreight link
  • Port Klang to build third box terminal to meet 9.6 million TEU demand
  • Westbound transpacific rate to rise in $200/TEU range from November
  • Cadiz box shop to build with European Investment Bank US$80.2 million loan
  • Shipping Corporation of India pulls back, says no to 'pricey' Cochin yard
  • Malcolm Rail sets up Teesport-Scotch express intermodal service
  • Dachser opens third Eurohub in central France costing US$13.6 million
  • Emirates SkyCargo starts B777F service to Hong Kong, Australasia
  • TIACA calls for industry-wide, multi-state fight against EU carbon credits
  • Oak Hill invests US$55 million in Southern Air cargo unit to upgrade fleet

Exim Indiaweb site
  • MSC a double winner at MALA 2011
  • SCI's fundamentals, including financials,remain strong, stress Mohandas, Hajara
  • US dredging firm sets foot in India
  • AMCT handles maiden vessel call of TS Lines' IMX service
  • Govt to award road contracts for 7,300 km in 2011: PM
  • IATA upgrades industry's profit forecast to $ 6.9 bn
  • Infra funding may fall 12 pc short of 11th Plan target: Montek
  • WTO advises India to simplify import permit, tariff regime

International Transport Journalweb site
OCTOBER 11, 2011
  • Adidas lays foundation for world's biggest distribution centre
    Adidas recently laid the foundations for the group's biggest distribution centre in the presence of invited guests in the Niedersachsenpark. It is to be opened in the first half of...
  • Sieber Group integrates subsidiaries fully
    The two subsidiaries of the Swiss transport and logistics group, Sieber Transport - Haldemann & Co and Francey Transports - were given new company names and a fresh image in Oc...
  • Trenitalia back to profit
    The Italian national rail operator FS managed to grow its profits by 165% in the first six months of 2011. The company says that with a net profit of EUR 90 million, the company is...
  • B-triple truck to be allowed on South Australia's major highways?
    Giant triple-trailer trucks will soon be allowed on South Australia's major highways in a plan that is being championed by the National Transport Commission. The commission will th...
  • Johan Wall resigns as CEO of Bisnode
    Johan Wall leaves his position as CEO of Bisnode. Fredrik 'kerman, business area director and CFO of Bisnode, has been appointed to serve as acting CEO until a replacement has been...
  • UK freight forwarders urged to support Fairfuel UK campaign petition
    The British International Freight Association (BIFA) has called on its members to support the FairFuelUK campaign. According to calculations by the Road Haulage Association (RHA), ...
  • Russian Railways to develop container shipping on international routes
    Russian Railways' board has approved an integrated development concept for the container business of its holding company. The impetus to develop this concept stems from the fact th...
  • DHL shortens transit times for LCL shipments
    DHL Global Forwarding, the Deutsche Post DHL Group's specialist for air and seafreight, has established three new direct connections between Germany and the African continent. Tran...
  • Imports and exports fall in Q2 at port of Turku
    Cargo transports through the port of Turku totalled 1.9 million t at the end of August, down 3.7% on the same period in 2010. International cargo transports accounted for 1.7 milli...
  • Horizon Lines saved from bankruptcy
    Horizon Lines has conclude a complex financial restructuring programme worth USD 650 million, which has protected the company from going bankrupt. Stephen Fraser, Horizon CEO, said...
  • Avient and Liege airport strengthen their commitment
    In a highly visible display of the continuing relationship between all cargo carriers, Avient and Liege airport, Belgium, from where the African cargo specialist operates its Europ...
  • Ethiopian Airlines temporarily adjusts Far East service
    From today until 27 November, Ethiopian Airlines is adjusting its service to China and Thailand. The airline during this period will be servicing Addis Ababa - Guangzhou non-stop s...
  • Arik Air orders two Boeing 747-8 Intercontinentals
    Boeing and Nigeria's Arik Air last Friday announced a deal for two 747-8 Intercontinental airplanes. The order is valued at USD 635 million at list prices and was previously attrib...

Marine Logweb site
OCTOBER 11, 2011
  • Explosives-laden barge refloated after grounding in Rosario Strait
  • Massport takes delivery of new fireboat
  • ASL Shipyard books orders for five vessels
  • Inland Salvage completes lightering and salvage of sunken hopper barge

World Wide Shipperweb site
OCTOBER 11, 2011
  • Grounded dry-cargo barge refloated in Rosario Strait
  • 2011 Connie Award going to past Sea-Land Services president
  • Crowley Maritime executive joins Puerto Rican Sports Hall of Fame
  • Hamburg Sud christens new 7,100 TEU container ship
  • Boeing opens Beijing office to serve China's aviation industry

Lloyd's Listweb site
OCTOBER 11, 2011
  • Optimistic forecasts ring true
    DVB's spring projections of a healthier VLGC shipping market were on the mark
  • Maersk Tankers spreads LPG fleet risk
    Handysizes add flexibility amid long-term uncertainty in VLGC market
  • LPG trade patterns undergo changes
    New liquefied petroleum gas supply and demand picture alters carrier trades
  • Maersk Tankers warns of oversupply dampening VLGC rate rises
    Very large gas carriers need to earn today's high rate for 25 years to see long-term benefits
  • Q&A: Richard Turner, RSA
    RSA's global head of marine discusses its global restructure, his new role at IUMI and the issue of piracy
  • Mandatory measures to weigh cargo by 2013
    But questions remain over implementation
  • Not if, but when
    Industry divided over the best point at which to weigh containers
  • Opinion: weighing up the impact
    In the worst case, overweight containers could cause extreme rolling, resulting in damage to other cargo, structural damage to the ship, injury to crew and even capsize and loss of the vessel
  • Cruise industry leads search for sulphur loophole
    Different definitions of IMO equivalence could lead to patchwork of rules
  • Seaboard Marine to close Bahamas subsidiary
    US liner firm will quit Nassau with loss of 29 jobs
  • Scientists have a duty to guard against bias
    As R&D budgets are cut, objective studies are vital if we are to deal with causes of pollution
  • Buying into contrarian investing is for the brave
    Stake my retirement prosperity on the vacillations of the Baltic Dry Index? Not blooming likely
  • Piracy threat eats away at tanker daily earnings
    Owners divert vessels to longer, more expensive route
  • Suezmax rates soar in Mediterranean
    Delays in Turkish Straits reduce availability, sending earnings up $20,000 in a day
  • Greek owner wins asset injunction against Grand China Logistics
    Court order follows three missed hire instalments on capesize bulker charter
  • Where will pirates go next?
    This resilient business model has led to avenues of expansion before, and is poised to do so again
  • Calls for UN naval task force to combat piracy
    Lack of co-ordination from individual states makes Indian Ocean soft target for pirates
  • UK and US forces free Montecristo
    Italian bulker released and crew secured
  • Far East refineries boost volume of oil shipped from Opec members
    Western refineries take less from Opec
  • Taking responsibility
    What is missing from the struggle against piracy is political commitment from governments
  • Sovcomflot chairman steps down
    Chief of staff Sergei Naryshkin replaced in line with new government bar on senior ministers
  • BW Group refinancing would strengthen funding options
    Singapore-based tanker and offshore owner builds resilience amid grim earnings outlook
  • APM Terminals wins Port of Gothenburg concession
    Contract to operate box terminal will bring investment in three super post-panamax cranes
  • Historical perspective
    The Rena grounding threatens to be a major incident in New Zealand's maritime history, but is a long way from being the worst
  • Container sector will need $57bn to pay for ordered ships
    Alphaliner warns that capital commitments will place an extra strain on balance sheets already beset by losses
  • Opec cuts world oil demand growth forecast
    Global economic uncertainty and drop in China and India consumption are factors
  • New Zealand dubs Rena spill 'worst maritime disaster'
    Amount of leaked oil is higher than original estimates as weather worsens and crew evacuated
  • ICS chairman says industry 'at end of our tether' on piracy
    Spyros Polemis calls on Indian Navy to focus its efforts on inhibiting mothership activities
  • Legal experts urge Brussels to redraft Rotterdam Rules
    Bid to bring uniformity to sea carriage law has fallen flat

Fairplayweb site
OCTOBER 11, 2011
  • Now Rena's fuel oil is spilling
    AS RENA, the grounded box ship, gushed oil into the pristine Bay of Plenty today, environment minister Nick Smith called the casualty "the most significant maritime environmental disaster in New Zealand's history"
  • Slack owners who abet pirates targeted
    LANGUAGE has been added to a bill that would require the White House to publicise the names of shipowners who ignore best practices against piracy
  • Blast forces new Nigerian force majeure
    ANOTHER pipeline explosion has forced Shell's Nigerian subsidiary to invoke a new force majeure on oil tanker cargoes, IHS World Markets Energy reported today
  • Voyage tests Kazakhstan-Iran crude swaps
    CRUDE is being transported today from Kazakhstan's port of Aqtau to Iran's Caspian port of Nekah, to test resumption of oil swaps, IHS World Markets Energy reported today
  • APM wins terminal concession in Gothenberg
    APM TERMINALS said today it has signed a concession to manage Gothenberg's Skandia Container Terminal for 25 years
  • Strikers disrupt Kuwait tanker traffic
    CUSTOMS workers striking over pay in Kuwait are reportedly blocking tanker exports
  • $246M Korea-Brazil pulp deal agreed
    SOUTH Korea's STX Pan Ocean said today it has entered the wood pulp sector with a $246M charter with Brazil's Fibria Celulose
  • Jamaica reveals expansion cost for port
    KINGSTON Container Terminal is planning $780M in private and public investments, according to Port Authority of Jamaica chairman Noel Hylton
  • Cocaine sniffed in Suape
    POLICE have reportedly seized more than half a tonne of cocaine in containers at the Brazilian port of Suape
  • Italy said to pledge military ship guards
    ITALY has reportedly pledged to post military forces on its merchant vessels to oppose pirates
  • Polemis highlights India piracy toll
    INDIA'S seafarers are paying a high price for the failure to curb piracy, ICS chairman Spyros Polemis has warned
  • Malaysia seeks to tighten tax loophole
    MALAYSIA'S 2012 budget has proposed cutting income tax exemptions for domestic-flagged ships from 100% to 70% of statutory income
  • Oz approval could lead to port expansions
    AUSTRALIA'S $30Bn Olympic Dam mine project has received environmental approval, increasing prospects for two port expansions
  • Taiwan to bar single-hull tankers
    TAIWAN has warned that foreign-flag, single-hulled tankers would be barred from its ports within a year
  • China yard blowback warned on VLCCs
    CHINA'S efforts to encourage its owners to build ships at domestic yards could hurt VLCC market prospects, a London broker has warned

The Journal of Commerceweb site
OCTOBER 11, 2011
  • Diesel Falls to Under $4 a Gallon Nationwide
    Diesel prices across the United States fell 2.8 cents in the ending Oct. 10, dropping down to under $4 per...
  • Southern Air Gets $55 Million to Expand Fleet
    Oak Hill Capital Partners injected $55 million into Southern Air Holdings so the air cargo carrier can expand its fleet...
  • Containerized Exports Rose 5.4 Percent in August
    U.S. containerized exports rose 5.4 percent in August, aided by a weak dollar and rising demand in key markets, and...
  • Kuehne + Nagel Opens Colombian Facility
    Kuehne + Nagel's new 32,808-square-foot logistics and distribution center at Colombia's Port of Cartagena positions the Swiss forwarder for growing...
  • Rising Driver Turnover Rate Threatens Shippers
    Shippers need to do more to help trucking companies reduce rising driver turnover rates and help keep transportation costs in...
  • Merchant Marine Academy Superintendent Leaves
    Rear Adm. Philip H. Greene Jr., superintendent of the U.S. Merchant Marine Academy at Kings Point, N.Y., has stepped down...
  • Schneider Speeds Intermodal Trade with Canada
    Truckload giant Schneider National is leveraging its intermodal capabilities and relationship with Canadian National to speed freight between the U.S....
  • Obama Infrastructure, Jobs Plan Heads to Senate
    The Senate is expected on Tuesday evening to reject President Obama's $447 billion jobs plan, with $50 billion in transportation...
  • Horowitz Gives Closing Remarks on Canada Maritime Conference (Video)
    Barry Horowitz, principal of CMS Consulting Services and a member of the planning committe for the Canana Maritime Conference, wraps...
  • Obama Fast-Tracks Six Major DOT Projects
    President Obama designated six large transportation construction projects for fast-track permitting and environmental reviews to get them into their building...
  • Japan Airlines Cargo Traffic Drops 54 Percent
    Struggling Japan Airlines said that its international cargo volume dropped for the 15th successive month in August on a year-over-year...
  • Study Says US Trade to Grow 62.3 Percent by 2025
    U.S. trade volume is expected to rise 62.3 percent in the next 15 years but the U.S. share of global...
  • Kuehne + Nagel Acquires German Logistics Firm
    Kuehne + Nagel entered into an agreement to acquire Carl Drude, a logistics provider in the center of Germany, for...
  • APM Wins Swedish Terminal Concession
    APM Terminals won a 25-year concession to operate the container terminal at the port of Gothenburg, Sweden's biggest container gateway....
  • CSAV Restructures India-Europe Service
    Chilean container carrier CSAV is reorganizing its IMEX 1 Service connecting India, the Middle East and Europe, starting this month....
  • Grand Alliance to Suspend Trans-Pacific String
    The Grand Alliance will suspend its Japan-China Express service to the U.S. West Coast for the slack winter season beginning...
  • Alphaliner Says $57 Billion of Container Ships Booked to 2015
    Ocean carriers and charter shipowners have placed orders worth $57 billion for new container vessels over the next four years,...

Containerisation Internationalweb site
OCTOBER 11, 2011
  • 'Boring shipping': does it pose a clear and present danger?
    The PR machines were cranked-up to maximum when the Daily Maersk was launched recently. 'We just made shipping boring,' enthused the senior executives of the Copenhagen-headquartered liner
  • Gothenburg goes to APM T
  • Stricken boxship: New Zealand's 'worst maritime disaster'
  • Schedule reliability improved in September
  • New Doha port construction starts

TradeWindsweb site
OCTOBER 11, 2011
  • Fitch endorses SCF IPO
    Ratings agents say public fundraiser is key to success as they unshackle Russian tanker giant from 'negative' watch list.
  • Seaboard plots Bahamas exit
    Lights out for US operator's Nassau office as declining volumes and heavy competition stifle success of sailings.
  • Aker seeks solution
    Delays tied to Petrobras construction project may cost Oslo-listed offshore contractor as much as $88m.
  • Turkish traffic
    Analysts examine impact of Turkish Strait delays on tankers as suezmax and aframax spot rates soar.
  • ASL rakes in orders
    Singapore-listed offshore owner's Lion City shipyard reels in $208m worth of new contracts.
  • Italy turns to guards
    Defence ministry strikes deal with owners to put security personnel on Indian Ocean vessels, following Montecristo attack.
  • Lay-up bets placed
    Over 30 VLCCs will be tied up due to rubbish rates, survey of brokers and analysts says.
  • Cape bull run 'temporary'
    Capesize rates likely to head south despite fourth quarter demand, says analyst.
  • Costamare lifts payout
    Constantinos Constantakopoulos-led containership owner beefs up dividend as investors prepare to cash in on expansion.
  • Close, but no cigar for pirates
    British and US forces smoke out pirates who boarded bulker Montecristo off the coast of Somalia.
  • Klebanov chairs SCF
    Northern Russian envoy brought in to replace Dmitry Medvedev's chief of staff Sergey Naryshkin on tanker owner's board.
  • Rena list increases
    New Zealand authorities say Costamare boxship now tilted at 15 degrees on Astrolabe reef.
  • Rena "haemorrhaging oil"
    New Zealand's environment minister says grounded Costamare vessel now leaking at five times the rate of previous oil losses.

American Shipperweb site
OCTOBER 11, 2011
  • Low price strategy
  • Grand Alliance to drop two TP loops for winter
    The Grand Alliance carriers are set to drop two transpacific services at the end of October, according to a note from liner member Hapag-Lloyd last week. The alliance is the last to shave away capacity on the transpacific, with a number of carriers...
  • ICS: seafarers on piracy 'firing line'
    The chairman of the International Chamber of Shipping has made another call for stronger action against pirates. "The world community cannot tolerate the abuse and the killing of seafarers," ICS Chairman Spyros M. Polemis told seafarers and mariti...
  • UPS offers paperless customs for air cargo
    UPS said Monday it will offer its air freight customers the same capability now enjoyed by small package shippers to electronically clear customs in more than 90 countries. The UPS Paperless Invoice product is free of charge and integrates order p...
  • Barge removed near LaPlace, LA
    Inland Salvage said it recently completed the removal of about 1,000 tons of structural scrap steel from a sunken hopper barge. The 195-foot barge, which was also removed by Inland Salvage, had been obstructing a loading dock on the Mississippi Riv...
  • OECD: Indicators point to economic slowdown
    The Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD) said Monday that composite leading indicators (CLIs) for August, designed to anticipate turning points in economic activity relative to trends, continue to point to a slowdown in econ...
  • Wal-Mart: Shipping industry should price like us
    The vice president of inbound transportation for Wal-Mart said the container shipping industry should adopt his company's consistent low-price concept in order to reduce price and demand volatility. Speaking Tuesday in Shenzhen at the TPM Asia co...
  • Kuehne + Nagel to acquire Drude Logistik
    Kuehne + Nagel has entered an agreement to acquire Carl Drude, located in Hauneck/Bad Hersfeld, Germany. The Swiss logistics company noted the firm is located is in central Germany and said the purchase is in line with its strategy to further expa...
  • APM manages Gothenburg terminal
    APM Terminals has been awarded a concession to manage the Skandia Container Terminal in Gothenburg, Sweden for the next 25 years. APM will invest more than $115 million in the first five years of operation to make the port more competitive as a fre...

The Bunker Bulletinweb site
OCTOBER 11, 2011
  • Andatee share price surges
    Bunker company's share price rises 37% in single day.
  • Fujairah bunker market firms
    Price movements mixed in Suez.
  • Taiwan to forbid entry of single-hull oil tankers
    Ban on foreign vessels to be enforced from the start of 2013, not applied to domestic single-hull vessels.
  • Rotterdam and Hamburg prices rise
    In Piraeus, workers at the Hellenic Refinery begins indefinite strike.
  • Durban market set to remain tight
    Fire at Engen refinery and shutdown scheduled just as SAPREF plant is due to reopen.
  • NZ bunker tanker diverted from refuelling cruise ships
    Ports of Auckland 'working closely with its customers' too provide alternative bunker arrangements.
  • US Navy helping biofuel companies through 'valley of death'
    Navy officials say they are backing transition from research and development to product deployment.
  • Tough new laws on bunker spills
    Charterers will become liable and corporations could face fines of up to $3.3 million.
  • Bunker prices firming at key ports
    Supplies of bunker material tight in Singapore and Hong Kong on Tuesday.
  • African Shippers reject bunker levy
    Union of African Shippers Council believes bunker levy conceived by ship owners 'to pass the buck' to shippers.
  • Lower bunker costs fail to lift mood in VLCC market
    Tonnage oversupply 'remains a burden' to VLCC market, says BRS.
  • Fuel-saving technology company eyes marine market
    CEO of tech firm says it is optimising and refining its technology for use on bunkers.
  • Container liners to lose 'significant money' in 2012
    Leading carriers' intent on protecting their market share hurting the industry, says Drewry.
  • VTTI constructing storage facility in Algeciras
    Signs agreement to build bunker storage facility at municipality of Los Barrios.
  • Cargo delays tighten IFO avails in Hong Kong
    Replenishment cargoes from ExxonMobil, Sinopec and Chevron delayed to mid-month.
  • Grounded vessel leaking 'significant' amount of fresh oil
    Oil transfer to the bunker barge Awanuia suspended due to poor weather conditions.

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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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