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June 13, 2011
The Business Timesweb site
Shipping News
  • Baltic index falls to lowest in 2 weeks
    The Baltic Exchange's main sea freight index BADI, which tracks rates to ship dry commodities, fell to its lowest in over two weeks on Friday as growing vessel supply pressured earnings.

Sched Netweb site
  • Hong Kong's OOCL wins top award from US Agricultural Transport Coalition
  • Yangtze Estuary Deepwater Channel inspected and good to go
  • Japanese export ship orders up 9.4pc after 17 months of slowing growth
  • Pierpass truck access fee to LA-LB box docks to rise 20pc to US$60/TEU
  • Seaspan takes in 13,092-TEUer for Cosco service, first of eight
  • MOL-Hamburg Sud slow steams from South Africa to Singapore on back haul
  • Safmarine adds new track and trace iPhones for customers
  • OWL wins award from US Commerce Department for export excellence
  • China aviation to surge to be global leader, outlook forum told
  • Latin America Caribbean Air Transport Association says EU carbon tax illegal
  • Tianjin Airlines to open daily Hong Kong route July 15
  • FedEx Express expands time-definite, customs-cleared, D2D service

Exim Indiaweb site
  • Kenneth Glenn appointed APL President
  • MOL commences NCX direct service
  • We consider the Indian Subcontinent Region as core to our business growth' Tomas Dyrbye, CEO, Safmarine
  • Yudhishthir Khatau becomes BIMCO President
  • Exports up record 57 per cent in May
  • FM gives DEPB 3-month extension for one last time
  • Govt nod for export of 10 lakh more cotton bales
  • Govt raises export floor price of onion to $ 200 a tonne
  • Kandla Port set to install 2 mobile harbour cranes
  • ACTL (ICD-Faridabad) commences rail service to Pipavav
  • 60 SEZ projects given extra time to complete work
  • European Unions research & innovation road show in India from today
  • Road contracts worth Rs 70,000 cr to be awarded this fiscal

International Transport Journalweb site
JUNE 10, 2011
  • Kuwait Airways ramps up summer schedule
    Starting next week, Kuwait Airways, the national airline of Kuwait, is boosting its 2011 summer schedule by adding an additional AB340 flight on Saturdays on the London - Kuwait ro...
  • Russian Railways and ADIF agree to joint implementation of Twin Stations Programme
    Russian Railways and ADIF, Spain's Administration of Railway Infrastructure, have signed an agreement of intent to establish partnerships by twinning railway stations. Initially, t...
  • Qatar's ambitious rail plans 'should be fulfilled by 2020'
    The state of Qatar's total budget for rail development is estimated to be around USD 35 billion. The railway plans should be completed by 2020, two years before World Cup. Around 1...
  • Cargoline designates three road hauliers as partners of the year
    The general cargo alliance Cargoline has designated three German road hauliers as partners of the year. The firms are Schmidt-Gevelsberg in Schwelm, Bursped in Hamburg and Lebert i...
  • Trial scheme with modular road trains in Norway is expanded
    Norway has added 21 new stretches of highway that can be used by modular road trains. The trial scheme for longer and heavier vehicles with a length of up to 25.25 m and a total we...
  • Air France-KLM Cargo strengthens presence in Southeast Asia
    Air France-KLM Cargo and Martinair Cargo will have a new full freighter destination - Hanoi (Vietnam) - from 12 June. The flights are to be operated twice a week from Paris-CDG wit...
  • Axel Mattern new CEO of Port of Hamburg Marketing
    Axel Mattern has become chief executive officer of the Port of Hamburg Marketing Association. The decision to appoint him to the Port of Hamburg Marketing executive board was taken...
  • Volcanic ash hampers flight operations in Argentina
    The recent eruption of the Puyehue volcano in southern Chile is causing massive disruptions to air travel, particularly in Argentina. A large number of airlines have cancelled thei...
  • CMA CGM group changing brands within the West African Trade
    The OT Africa Line brand is gradually being phased out between 1 June and 30 June 2011, and being replaced by Delmas. The latter is, at the same time, reorganising its European age...
  • Zim introducing GRI
    Israel's ZIM will introduce a general rate increase (GRI) of USD 275/teu on 1 July. The GRI applies to westbound cargo from Asia and Indian sub-continent to Mediterranean, Black Se...
  • Demag Cranes and HHLA begin operations with battery-driven container transport vehicles
    The first fully-automated battery-powered Gottwald automated guided vehicles (battery AGVs) have been put into regular service at HHLA's Container Terminal Altenwerder (CTA) in Ham...
  • Raben acquires Wincanton's road network in Germany and business in Central and Eastern Europe
    Raben Group is acquiring Wincanton's German road network activities and businesses in Poland, Hungary, Czechia and Slovakia, subject to certain conditions. The acquisition is an im...
  • Agility and Schmidt Heilbronn extend collaboration
    Logistics service provider Agility has signed a memorandum of understanding with Schmidt Heilbronn, formalising a long-term collaboration with the European dry bulk chemicals logis...
  • Groupe Heppner definitely leaves downturn behind
    The Strasbourg-based family-owned French transport and logistics enterprise Groupe Heppner has now definitely left the economic downturn behind. In financial 2010 it improved its s...
  • JCL Logistics taking over Wincanton in the Netherlands
    JCL Logistics, based in Werndorf near Graz (Austria), is expanding in the Benelux region. To this end its Dutch branch JCL Logistics The Netherlands has signed a deal to acquire th...

Marine Logweb site
JUNE 10, 2011
  • Noka Shipping banned from U.S. waters for five years
  • Yangzijiang signs contracts with Seaspan worth a potential $2.5 billion
  • Floatel orders new generation accommodation semi at Keppel FELS
  • Höegh LNG firms up FRSU newbuilding contract

World Wide Shipperweb site
JUNE 10, 2011
  • Port of Tacoma FTZ nets DoC nod for reorganization
  • New escalators in line for Seattle-Tacoma Airport
  • Washington Ferries to recognize safety efforts of employees
  • Commerce Department data shows US exports broke records in April
  • US rail freight numbers increase during week

Lloyd's Listweb site
JUNE 10, 2011
  • Capesize rates hold ground as iron ore miners get busy
    Paper markets may be bottoming out and charterers are active at current levels
  • Saudi Arabia set to go it alone on oil output rises
    Oil production rises mean more employment for VLCCs but rates are unlikely to be affected over the long term
  • Suezmax earnings slump to 22-month low on tonnage glut
    Brokers expect further falls as tonnage list fails to shift
  • Record spot loadings from Middle East
    Spot loadings of oil on VLCCs out of the Middle East Gulf have topped the number of liftings recorded in the boom of 2008.
  • Heads up over emissions
    The shipping industry must stop burying its head in the sand and make a clear common industry statement about making progress on cutting greenhouse gases
  • What will fuel China's rise?
    Containership construction is beginning to shift from South Korea to Chinese yards, but price is not the only consideration
  • Bristol waits for economic tide to turn
    Plans to build a terminal capable of handling the world's largest boxships put on hold as port's owners look to challenge, London, Felixstowe and Southampton for a share of the UK's deepsea box traffic
  • From SS Great Britain to Maersk's Triple-E vessels
    Bristol's owners have invested $706m developing the 2,600-acre stite since privatisation in 1991
  • Former Maersk Line UK chief takes charge of Jersey harbours and airport
    Doug Bannister to maintain strategic hand in analyst BoxTradeIntelligence
  • China freight rates continue to fall
    Forwarders predict mounting losses
  • Sustainability - it's all a question of balance
    The drive towards a low-carbon industry must continue, because economic growth is only going to increase demand for energy
  • Bordeaux goes back to work
    Final resistance to port reform collapses
  • STW sub-committee did have input on lifeboat safety
    IMO sub-committee considered training implications of lifeboat release during comprehensive review of STCW Convention
  • The conservative: Wei urges restraint in recovery
    Cosco boss urges restraint in recovery
  • Mersey Ports tallies up the cost of moving nature reserve
    Master plan for green supply chain from Liverpool along the Manchester Ship Canal would place portcentric logistics park on Site of Special Scientific Interest
  • HHLA spins a wider web of hinterland terminals
    Rail connections create constantly moving 'conveyor belt' of trains to central and eastern Europe, with new terminal in Poland due to open this summer
  • Shipping's new aristocracy claim their place at the table
    The bosses of Seaspan and Cosco had reasons to look pleased at a launch ceremony and lunch at Pusan, but for their South Korean hosts there was much food for thought
  • The moderniser: Seaspan's Wang optimistic over vessel demand
    Competition will be good for owners who are strong enough to seize the opportunity
  • Diana Containerships prices public offering at $7.50 per share
    Greek owner will use proceeds as planned but haul is reduced after stock price drop
  • Hoegh listing could raise $174m
    IPO to fund order for industry's first newbuilding floating storage and regasification unit
  • Yangzijiang deal signals shift in boxship production to China
    Chinese shipyard seen as taking leadership with move into larger containerships
  • Boskalis to buy MNO Vervat
    Letter of intent signed on undisclosed terms
  • BIMCO shuns support for bunker levy
    Vancouver meeting proves lukewarm about supporting market-based mechanisms
  • NCC to buy out small shareholders
    Administrative move to reduce costs
  • PIL adds Vladivostok to north Asia round
    First call to Russian port on Tuesday
  • Bids roll in for Gothenburg terminal
    Skandia Container Terminal attracts major players
  • STX OSV to build two platform supply vessels for Island Offshore
    Delivery scheduled for 2013 in deal worth $138m

Fairplayweb site
JUNE 10, 2011
  • No bailout, Vinashin told
    VINASHIN will have to make good on all its debts, without a government bailout, Hanoi has reportedly decided
  • Get radical, BIMCO advises
    GREEN rules, and the technologies and procedures needed to meet them, are increasing cost challenges for shipping, BIMCO delegates heard in Canada
  • Return of blank cheques?
    THE RECENT IPO filing of Nautilus Marine Acquisition might point to a re-emergence of the 'blank cheque' start-up mode
  • Scrapping of US ship queried
    ENVIRONMENTAL group Basel Action Network has accused US regulators of illegally approving the scrapping of a US-flagged vessel at Chittagong, Bangladesh
  • Maintenance courses funded
    THE LLOYD'S Register Educational Trust Fund has awarded £1M ($1.6M) to a Dutch university to provide programmes in maintenance engineering, Fairplay was told today
  • Petronas plans regasification terminal for Johor
    MALAYSIA'S Petronas plans to build an LNG regasification terminal in Johor state, IHS World Markets Energy reported today
  • Diana spin-off prices offer
    NASDAQ-listed Diana Containerships today priced its follow-on offering to fund fleet growth and repay debt
  • South Australia boosts shipments of grain
    SOUTH Australian grain shipments doubled year on year in the three months to April, according to Canadian grain major Viterra
  • Higher coal rates to KOSPO offered
    BROKERS told Fairplay today that steam coal traders are bidding to offer Panamaxes to KOSPO at higher rates than last done
  • Bright spot emerges for Supramaxes
    INDIA-bound cargoes out of Richards Bay are a bright spot in a lacklustre Supramax market, brokers told Fairplay today
  • Russia mulls grain duties
    THE KREMLIN is reportedly considering introducing export duties to ease pressure on domestic grain prices after Russia restarts exports next month
  • Capesize rates fall again
    SPOT FREIGHT rates for Capesize bulkers have extended their losses, despite active trading, analysts said today
  • Hoegh LNG prices IPO
    HOEGH LNG Holdings said today it plans to raise 810-945M kroner ($150-175M) in an Oslo IPO to fund its expansion
  • Derivatives point to box pick-up
    TRADE on the container derivatives market is suggesting optimism among carriers that Asia/Europe rates will improve from next month
  • MR tanker rates drop
    BROKERS have told Fairplay that excess tonnage has resulted in falling freight rates for Asia-bound clean products

The Journal of Commerceweb site
JUNE 10, 2011
  • Lufthansa Cargo Growth Retreats
    Lufthansa Cargo traffic growth slowed to a "normal" 4.4 percent in May compared with a year earlier from double-digit increases...
  • Missouri River Flooding Shuts Rail Facilities
    The flooding Missouri River is cutting off rail lines, yards and shippers for several major North American carriers, and the...
  • Truckload Capacity Tightening, Shippers Say
    Shippers expect truckload capacity to keep tightening over the next year, but believe the less-than-truckload market will be more stable,...
  • YRC Gaining More Shippers, Survey Finds
    A recent survey of shippers had some good news for YRC Worldwide: Only 6 percent of those surveyed plan to...
  • Key Commodity Volume Strengthens at Short Lines
    Shipment volume for small railroads grew 10 percent in the week ending June 4 from the same week last year,...
  • Greek Ship Operator Barred From U.S.
    Noka Shipping, a Greek ship management company, agreed to pay $900,000 in fines and was barred from operating in the...
  • U.S. Pacific Export Rates Plunging, Executive Says
    Rates for containerized ocean shipping exports from the United States to Asia are sliding this spring as a sharp upturn...
  • Air Freight Rate Index Reaches Six-Month High
    International air freight rates out of Asia edged up to the highest point in six months in April, according to...
  • Diana Containerships Sets $168 Million Stock Offering
    Diana Containerships on Friday set the price of its public offering of 14.25 million shares of its common stock at...
  • Ryder Secures $900 Million Credit Agreement
    Ryder System is banking on expansion. The $5.1 billion truck lessor closed on a $900 million revolving credit facility with...
  • Air France-KLM Cargo Slips
    Air France-KLM cargo traffic slipped 1.4 percent in May from a year earlier as higher volume in the Americas couldn't...
  • GSC Logistics Acquires Best Way Trucking
    GSC Logistics, an Oakland, Calif.-based transportation provider and 3PL, expanded into the Pacific Northwest by acquiring Best Way Trucking, a...
  • Hong Kong Box Volume Flat in First Quarter
    The Port of Hong Kong, getting off to a slow start in 2011, saw ocean container volume grow a scant...
  • Sizing Up Shortages
    Will there be a container shortage this year? Until last year's slot capacity shortage hit the trans-Pacific market, mass shortages...
  • Terms of Reference
    Q: I have a contract with a motor carrier that incorporates "by reference" the National Motor Freight Classification. A question...
  • Strategy for Capacity
    A growing array of economy-watchers is looking toward freight rail transportation as a leading indicator of U.S. economic activity '...
  • Shippers, Truckers Slam Driver Fatigue Studies
    The National Industrial Transportation League is urging the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration not to change the truck driver hours-of-service...
  • Exporters Name OOCL Top Carrier
    Orient Overseas Container Line took first place in the annual ocean carrier performance survey taken among members of the Agriculture...

Containerisation Internationalweb site
JUNE 10, 2011
  • 'On-going deterioration of revenues' prompts CMA CGM RR
  • Oil prices head north promising more grief for ocean carriers
  • Seaspan order spurs Yangzijiang stock
  • Africa in the ascendancy
  • Delmas adds Abidjan southbound

TradeWindsweb site
JUNE 10, 2011
  • LA tanker terminal row
    Very Loud Californian Community fuming at proposed use of "unplugged" tankers at new terminal in Los Angeles.
  • Japan hauls in 19
    Shanghai Ocean Shipping containership among deficient vessels held during May.
  • Brokers poached?
    To lose one broker may be regarded as a misfortune. To lose four looks like carelessness.
  • Diana prices at $7.50
    Simeon Palios-led containership owner raising $170m to pay off debt, payments on boxship trio and buy another pair.
  • EU river drought fears
    German shippers and Austrian government dismiss stories of traffic on Rhine and Danube sinking as exaggerated and media hype.
  • Samba losing out in Brazil?
    Working life in Rio, why Norwegians should lose no time in getting their embarcation cards and qualifications for being a shipbroker in Australia.
  • Vasilios N on the block
    Proceeds from the sale of Greek vessel will fund repatriation of crew that fled war-ravaged Libya guided by the stars.
  • New hull damage found
    Canada's New Brunswick government delays return of Grand Manan V after grounding.
  • Wreck row
    Philippines mayor in court to prevent removal of grounded Nam Yang 8 as part of damages claim.
  • Nuclear boost for LNG
    Plan to shut down Japan's nuclear reactors by next April great news for shipowners and share prices, says Arctic Securities.

American Shipperweb site
JUNE 10, 2011
  • FedEx vet Texeira joins CMA CGM
    The French liner carrier CMA CGM said it has hired former FedEx veteran Philly Texeira as vice president of marketing and commercial global accounts. Texeira spent 20 years with FedEx in a variety of roles, most recently as vice president of sales ...
  • U.S. exports up 1.3% in April
    U.S. exports of goods and services in April increased 1.3 percent over the previous month to a record $175.6 billion, the Commerce Department reported Thursday. Monthly export values for U.S. industrial supplies ($43.4 billion) and capital goods (...
  • Hirschhorn promotes new export control lists
    Streamlining the State Department's Munitions List, part of the Obama Administration's major effort to overhaul the nation's outdated export control regime, will make life easier for U.S. companies that sell items that are not inherently military,...
  • Zim to raise westbound transatlantic rates
    Liner carrier Zim said Thursday it is raising westbound transatlantic rates July 1. The increase is $200 per 20-foot container and $300 per 40-foot container, and applies to all European origins and all destinations in the United States, Canada and...
  • Seaspan places order with China yard
    China's Yangzijiang Shipbuilding (Holdings) Ltd. said Thursday it has entered into contracts with Seaspan to build seven 10,000-TEU containerships for $700 million. Seaspan, the world's largest publicly traded lessor of containerships, also has an...
  • Tacoma to reorganize FTZ
    The Washington state Port of Tacoma has received approval to reorganize its Foreign Trade Zone No. 86 under the U.S. Commerce Department's new Alternative Site Framework (ASF) program. "Obtaining the ASF designation makes our FTZ a more effective ...
  • Washington Notebook

The Bunker Bulletinweb site
JUNE 10, 2011
  • Americas pricing displays mixed trend
    'In addition to the Saudi news, most economic indicators have been looking terrible,' says Chief Economist.
  • RINA publishes new LNG notation
    Designed to provide 'a level of integrity, from the point of view of safety and reliability.'
  • Wärtsilä awarded contract for Low Loss Concept system
    Estimating fuel consumption and advising on the optimal means of operating the vessel will 'save fuel and the environment.'
  • Rotterdam quiet as buyers push for lower levels
    Further price gains on Friday keeping buyers at bay.
  • Week ends with firm trend intact
    Strong crude close on Thursday pushing prices higher even as oil futures showed signs of easing on Friday.
  • Market expects more 'on-spec' material in July
    Premiums weaken for low-density 380 cSt product.
  • Use of IFO will 'grow' says consultant
    'Pressure from prices and environmental regulations will dominate bunker sector for years to come,' conference told.
  • Doctors call for action on cruise ship emissions
    Say cruise ships should use low sulphur fuel in US port of Charleston.
  • Fujairah storage terminal looking for clients
    Emarat faciltity will have bunker blending unit.
  • Week ends with bunker prices up at most Asian ports
    Slow demand in Hong Kong.
  • BIMCO's new president focuses on shipping's energy challenges
    Shipping must 'live with fossil fuel and all its attendant challenges', says Yudhishthir Khatau.
  • Argos Terminals to get financial boost for expansion
    Terminal storage capacity to grow from 650,000 cubic metres to 1.5 million cubic metres.
  • Hong Kong bunker ops 'normal' despite tropical storm
    Typhoon reported 410 kilometres southeast of the port.
  • Singapore fuel oil stocks slightly up
    Slower demand from marine fuel market.

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FROM THE HOME PAGE
The liner shipping industry contributes substantially to the U.S. economy.
Washington
This is highlighted by an analysis carried out by S&P Global Market Intelligence on behalf of WSC and PMSA
Toll worsens from explosion in Iranian port of Shahid Rajaee
Tehran
It caused 46 deaths and injured over 1,200 people
Tender for concession of container terminal at Ukrainian port of Chornomorsk to be announced by mid-year
Kiev
The management will include the general cargo terminal
CEVA Logistics (CMA CGM group) will buy the Turkish Borusan Lojistik
Istanbul/Marseille
Wärtsilä's first quarter is positive
Helsinki
New orders value growth slows
ESPO: The EU Parliament's Budget Committee's request for more funding for transport, energy and infrastructure is welcome
Brussels
The importance of financing TEN-T networks to enable their adaptation for both military and civilian dual-use purposes was highlighted
Solidarity contribution for the families of port workers who are victims of accidents at work
Rome
It was established by the National Bilateral Port Authority
Bureau Veritas Marine & Offshore Division Reports Record Quarterly Revenue
Neuilly-sur-Seine
New historical peak also for the classified fleet
PSA reportedly considering selling its 20% stake in Hutchison Ports
Singapore
This is according to "Reuters", which had already floated this hypothesis at the end of 2022
Federagenti, Italy must give a sharp acceleration to the projects of ZES, free zones and Special Logistics Zones
Rome
Pessina: There is no space for reflections prey to bureaucracy
In the first quarter of this year, freight traffic in the port of Rotterdam decreased by -5.8%.
Rotterdam
Both disembarkation (-3.1%) and embarkation (-11.9%) loads are decreasing
Increase in container cargo is not enough for the port of Antwerp-Bruges to avoid a -4.0% decline in quarterly traffic
Antwerp
The decline in liquid bulk cargoes worsened (-19.1%)
The China Shipowners' Association considers the measures taken by the US against Chinese ships a typical example of unilateralism and protectionism
Beijing/Washington
The WSC reiterates that such measures could undermine American trade, harm U.S. manufacturers, and undermine efforts to strengthen the nation's maritime industry.
COSCO Expresses Strong Opposition to US Planned Taxes on Chinese Ships
Growing share of new entrants in European rail transport sector
Madrid
In 2023, rail freight transport performance decreased by -8%
New Chinese Ship Taxes That Will Only Raise Prices for Americans
Washington
The executive vice president of the US Chamber of Commerce denounced it
Tax amounts set for China-linked vessels arriving at US ports
Washington
Calculated on the basis of net capacity or container volume, they will be applied from October and will be progressively increased
International tender launched to award concession for new Casablanca port shipyard
Casablanca
It is the largest in Africa and has been unused since 2019
Federlogistica, the industry must stop approaching logistics only in terms of costs
Genoa
Falteri: a national control room composed of representatives of the logistics sector and industrial groups is necessary
ABB closes positive first quarter even if revenue growth is lower than expected
Zurich
Wierod: Our consolidated local-for-local approach protects us from the trade war
New global minimum wage deal for seafarers
Geneva
The level will rise to $690 from January 1, 2026 to reach $704 from 2027 and $715 from 2028.
Global trade in goods could fall by -1.5% this year
Geneva
WTO predicts. Okonjo-Iweala: Persistent uncertainty threatens to slow global growth, with serious negative consequences for the world
In 2023, around two-thirds of all goods moved in the EU were transported by sea.
Luxembourg
In the period 2013-2023, only the share of road transport increased, while that of other modes decreased.
Postal shipments of goods from Hong Kong to the US suspended
Hong Kong
Hongkong Post faces exorbitant and unreasonable tariffs due to unjustified and intimidating actions of the United States
Confitarma highlights the need for the decarbonisation strategy not to penalise shipping compared to other modes
Rome
Zanetti: also ensure that the implementation process takes into account the operational needs of the industry
Intercargo and Intertanko raise concerns over shipping decarbonisation deal
London
The complexity of the measure adopted by the IMO and the unusual procedure from which non-governmental organizations were excluded were highlighted
Pirate attacks on ships to spike in first quarter of 2025
Pirate attacks on ships to spike in first quarter of 2025
London
Sharp increase in incidents in the Singapore Straits
Interferry welcomes IMO agreement on decarbonisation of shipping, but finds strategy too complex
Victoria/Piraeus
Greek Shipowners' Association disappointed by failure to recognise essential role of transition fuels such as LNG
International Labour Organization Recognizes Seafarers as Key Workers
London
ITF and ICS: a historic moment
CMA CGM to acquire 35% of Egypt's October Dry Port
Cairo
The company operates a dry port in the industrial and logistics zone near Cairo
MSC Group's TiL to Take Full Control of Hutchison Ports Terminals
New York
Bloomberg reports this, specifying that the Panamanian terminals would be jointly managed with BlackRock
Draft regulation on decarbonisation of shipping approved by MEPC includes mandatory fuel standard and pricing of greenhouse gas emissions
London/Washington/Brussels
The establishment of a Fund to collect resources deriving from the pricing of emissions is foreseen
Task force of five associations for the relaunch of Italian rail cargo
Rome
Initiative by Agens, Assoferr, Assologistica, Fercargo and Fermerci
MIT indicates Matteo Paroli as new president of the ports of Genoa and Savona-Vado
Rome/La Spezia
The La Spezia port community also requests a name for the Eastern Liguria Port Authority
Le Aziende informano
Il retrofit ibrido-elettrico di ABB guida i traghetti dei laghi italiani verso un futuro più sostenibile
Confitarma underlines the importance of the shipping decarbonisation strategy being defined at IMO
Rome
The Italian Confederation specifies that it shares some of the USA's concerns
WSC Reiterates Trump's Measures for National Maritime Industry Are Bad for U.S. Economy
Washington
Kramek: Ready to support the administration with constructive proposals
Fincantieri and Accenture establish joint venture Fincantieri Ingenium
Trieste/Milan
The aim is to drive the digital transformation of the ship product and port logistics
Meyer Werft has delivered the new luxury cruise ship Asuka III to NYK Cruises
Papenburg/Emden
It has a capacity of 744 passengers and 470 crew members
As Trump formalizes measures to revitalize America's maritime industry, the nation's ports face a dramatic decline in traffic
Washington/Geneva
Okonjo-Iweala (WTO): With the escalation of trade tensions between the US and China, the exchange of goods between the two economies could decrease up to 80%
CK Hutchison denies allegations of breach of concession contract for Panamanian ports of Cristóbal and Balboa
Panama
Panama Ports Company emphasizes that it has complied with all legal obligations and contractual commitments
US Does Not Participate in IMO Negotiations on Shipping Decarbonization, Threatens Reciprocal Measures
London
Expressed opposition to any attempt to impose economic measures on ships based on greenhouse gas emissions or fuel choice
T&E urges MEPC to agree clear and ambitious measures to decarbonise shipping
Brussels
It is necessary - the association underlines - to set binding objectives
Meyer Yachts will build an ultra-luxury residential mega yacht for Ulyssia Residences
Miami
The ship will be 320 meters long and will be built at the Papenburg shipyard
Neapolitan Grimaldi Group wins $1.3 billion order for nine ro-pax ships
Neapolitan Grimaldi Group wins $1.3 billion order for nine ro-pax ships
Helsinki/Naples
Order at China Merchants Jinling Shipyard (Weihai)
Viking orders two cruise ships from Fincantieri with option for two additional units
Los Angeles/Trieste
The two ships under construction in Ancona for the American brand will be the first in the world to be powered by hydrogen stored on board
Antonio Ranieri is the new maritime director of Liguria
Genoa
He takes over from Admiral Piero Pellizzari who was discharged from the service upon reaching the age limit
In the first quarter of 2025, China's CIMC recorded a 12.7% increase in container sales
Hong Kong
Revenues grew by +11.0%
Last year, the revenues of the Chinese group CMPort increased by +3.1%
Hong Kong
In the first three months of 2025, port terminals handled 36.4 million containers (+5.6%)
The financial statements of the AdSP of Western Liguria and the Central-Northern Tyrrhenian Sea have been approved
Genoa/Civitavecchia
Konecranes revenues increased by +7.7% in the first three months of 2025
Helsinki
343 million euros of new orders for port vehicles (+37.5%)
Kuehne+Nagel posts first quarter of growth
Schindellegi
The logistics group's net sales amounted to 6.33 billion Swiss francs (+14.9%)
Application by TDT (Grimaldi group) for the construction and management of 50% of the Terminal Darsena Europa in Livorno
Leghorn
The company has requested an extension of the duration of the current concession
In 2024, 58 million invested in the modernization of the ports of Livorno, Piombino and the island of Elba
Leghorn
The final budget and the annual report of the AdSP have been approved
EIB advice to strengthen climate resilience of the ports of Volos, Alexandroupolis and Patras
Luxembourg
It will assist port authorities in identifying and managing climate risks
In the first quarter the port of Valencia handled 1.3 million containers (+3.4%)
Valencia
Transhipment traffic decline
The Management Committee of the Central Tyrrhenian Sea Port Authority has unanimously approved the 2024 financial statement
Naples
SOS LOGistica will acquire the qualification of Third Sector Entity
Milan
The association currently has 74 members
In the first three months of 2025, freight traffic in the ports of Barcelona and Algeciras decreased
Barcelona/Algeciras
Hupac transfers intermodal service with Padua to Novara
Noise
Until now the other terminal was the one in Busto Arsizio
PSA SECH has operated the first 400-meter train at Parco Ferroviario Rugna
Genoa
Capacity up to 20 pairs of trains per day
The 2024 financial statement of the Eastern Liguria Port Authority was unanimously approved
The Spice
The war clearance preparatory to the expansion of the Ravano Terminal in La Spezia is nearing completion
The Spice
The AdSP has invested over 600 thousand euros in it
Francesco Rizzo appointed president of the AdSP of the Strait
Rome
He has repeatedly denounced the uselessness of the construction of the bridge over the Strait
US aircraft attack Yemeni port of Ras Isa
Tampa/Beirut
38 dead and over a hundred injured
In 2025 Stazioni Marittime predicts an increase in ferry and cruise traffic in the port of Genoa
MIT Mobility Report Highlights Rising Demand for Both Passengers and Freight
Rome
In the first quarter, cargo traffic in Russian ports decreased by -5.6%
St. Petersburg
Both dry goods (-5.3%) and liquid bulk (-5.8%) are decreasing
Andrea Giachero confirmed as president of Spediporto
Genoa
The board of directors of the association of Genoese freight forwarders has also been renewed for the three-year period 2025-2028
Study for monitoring vehicular traffic in the ports of Venice and Chioggia
Milan
Order awarded to Circle and Arelogik
In Italy, the rail freight transport sector is in deep trouble
Geneva
Fermerci calls for making traffic incentives structural and increasing and for refinancing the incentive for the purchase of locomotives and wagons
Global Maritime Forum report on optimising ship calls to reduce emissions
Copenhagen
Virtual arrival and just-in-time arrival approaches proposed
In the first quarter of this year, container traffic in the port of Gioia Tauro grew by +15.5%
Joy Taurus
Construction of the "Dockworker’s House" has begun
GNV has taken delivery of the second of four new ro-pax vessels in China
Genoa
"GNV Orion" will be able to accommodate 1,700 passengers and transport up to 3,080 linear metres of cargo
After ten quarters of decline, container traffic in the port of Hong Kong returns to growth
Hong Kong
In the first three months of this year 3.39 million TEUs were handled (+2.1%)
Fincantieri acquires stake in WSense
Rome
The ninth FREMM unit "Spartaco Schergat" delivered to the Italian Navy
The new edition of the Practical Manual of Maritime Traffic has been presented
Genoa
Written by Assagenti, it turns fifty
Container traffic at the ports of Long Beach and Los Angeles increased by 26.6% and 5.2% in the first quarter
Long Beach/Los Angeles
Trump's tariffs impact imminent
In the first three months of 2025, the port of Singapore handled 10.5 million containers (+5.8%)
Singapore
In weight, containerized traffic recorded a decrease of -1.4%
Regulations signed for LNG bunkering at Fincantieri shipyard in Genoa
Genoa
Define the methods of transferring fuel from ship to ship
Historic shipbuilding brands Uljanik and 3.Maj on the verge of extinction
Zagreb
The State confirms its intention to sell the shipbuilding activities at the two sites of Pula and Rijeka
Cambiaso Risso has completed the acquisition of the French Somecassur
Genoa
The transalpine company specializes in the insurance of super and mega yachts
New weekly train service between the port of Gioia Tauro and Verona
Joy Taurus/Verona
Operated by Medlog for the transport of refrigerated goods
EBRD looking for strategic partner for development of Moldovan river port of Giurgiulesti
London
International competition launched
SAILING LIST
Visual Sailing List
Departure ports
Arrival ports by:
- alphabetical order
- country
- geographical areas
Turkish ports set new first-quarter cargo traffic record
Ankara
Historic peak of cargo imported from abroad
In the first quarter of 2025, freight traffic in the port of Taranto grew by +37.6%
Taranto
Increase of 854 thousand tons of solid bulk and 265 thousand tons of conventional goods
DEME buys Havfram, a company that installs offshore wind farms
Second Right/Washington
Transaction worth approximately 900 million euros
Rail transport of convoys for Rome Metro started from Reggio Calabria
Rome
Contract awarded by Hitachi Rail to Mercitalia Rail
In 2024, the volumes handled by Magli Intermodal Service decreased by -2%
Rezzato
Turnover stable
Yang Ming records first decline in turnover in March after 14 months of growth
Keelung/Taipei
Evergreen and WHL revenue growth continues
The European Commission has approved the acquisition of Germany's Schenker by Denmark's DSV
Brussels
The impact on competition in the markets in which the two companies operate is considered limited
Fincantieri - Kayo Agreement to Promote the Development of the Shipbuilding and Naval Industry in Albania
Trieste
Possible creation of a hub for shipbuilding and refitting in the region
Recent slight reduction in logistics costs for new factory vehicles
Brussels
Montaresi (AdSP Liguria Orientale) awarded with the "Port Oscar"
Miami
The event has reached its eighteenth edition
In the first three months of 2025, containers carried by OOCL vessels increased by +9.3%
Hong Kong
Revenues up +16.8%
The AdSP of the Southern Tyrrhenian and Ionian Seas wins in appeal against Zen Yacht
Joy Taurus
Company ordered to pay back rent
A large shipment of cocaine was seized in the port of Livorno
Leghorn
Two tons of drugs identified by Customs and Financial Police personnel
Navantia renews agreement with American cruise group Royal Caribbean
Miami
To date, the Cadiz shipyard has carried out maintenance, repair and refurbishment work on 45 of the group's ships.
Record cruise traffic expected in Italian ports this year
Miami
Cemar believes that growth will not stop even in 2026
HII-HHI Agreement to Accelerate US and South Korean Naval Production
National Harbor
The aim is to strengthen the naval industrial base of the two nations.
Panama Ports Company Accused of Violating Terms of Concession Agreement
Panama
Panama's Auditor General announced the filing of criminal charges
Colombo West International Terminal has become operational
Ahmedabad
It has a traffic capacity of 3.2 million TEUs
The conference "New sustainable marine fuels - Decarbonize Shipping" will be held in Genoa on Monday
Genoa
The new multifunctional border control structure PCF - PED/PDI Point completed in the port of Gioia Tauro
Joy Taurus
"Artificial Intelligence Comes to Port" Conference in Rome on Friday
Rome
It is promoted by the National Union of Port Enterprises
MSC Group's new cruise terminal inaugurated in Miami
Miami
It can accommodate three large ships at the same time
In February, traffic in the port of Ravenna increased by +2.1%
Ravenna
Bulk cargo increases, miscellaneous cargo declines
In 2024, Ferrovie dello Stato Italiane recorded a net loss of -208 million euros
Rome
Revenues up by +11.7%. The group's freight transported increased thanks to the acquisition of Exploris
Port of Genoa, Ente Bacini requests new spaces and renewal of the concession
Genoa
Conference to celebrate the centenary of the company
The public meeting of the Italian Port Terminal Operators Association will be held in Rome on June 19th
Genoa
VARD to build offshore dive vessel for Dong Fang Offshore
Alesund/Trieste
The contract is worth 113.5 million euros
PORTS
Italian Ports:
Ancona Genoa Ravenna
Augusta Gioia Tauro Salerno
Bari La Spezia Savona
Brindisi Leghorn Taranto
Cagliari Naples Trapani
Carrara Palermo Trieste
Civitavecchia Piombino Venice
Italian Interports: list World Ports: map
DATABASE
ShipownersShipbuilding and Shiprepairing Yards
ForwardersShip Suppliers
Shipping AgentsTruckers
MEETINGS
The conference "New sustainable marine fuels - Decarbonize Shipping" will be held in Genoa on Monday
Genoa
It will take place at the headquarters of the Port Authority of Genoa
"Artificial Intelligence Comes to Port" Conference in Rome on Friday
Rome
It is promoted by the National Union of Port Enterprises
››› Meetings File
PRESS REVIEW
Proposed 30% increase for port tariffs to be in phases, says Loke
(Free Malaysia Today)
Damen Mangalia Unionists Protest Friday Against Possible Closure
(The Romania Journal)
››› Press Review File
FORUM of Shipping
and Logistics
Relazione del presidente Nicola Zaccheo
Roma, 18 settembre 2024
››› File
Next week Italian ports will participate in Seatrade Cruise Global
Rome
Initiative brand: "CruiseItaly - One Country, Many Destinations"
MSC Group Cruise Terminal Officially Inaugurated in the Port of Barcelona
Barcelona
In 2027 it will be equipped with a cold ironing plant
Marcegaglia and Nova Marine Carriers form NovaMar Logistic joint venture
Lugano/Gazoldo of the Ippoliti
A general cargo ship will transport raw materials to the steel group's plants
Liebherr achieves record annual sales in the maritime and port crane segment
Bulls
Strong demand for offshore and container handling equipment
The annual conference "Programming, Operation and Management of Transport Networks" in Genoa
Genoa
It is dedicated to the transport and mobility sector
Last year, 656 ships underwent repair work in Greece
Piraeus
Increase of five units compared to 2023
Port of La Spezia, cruise ship docking simulations completed at Garibaldi West pier
The Spice
Assagenti conference on the future of the profession of maritime agent and broker
Genoa
It will be held tomorrow in Genoa
Stena Line presents a project for a ro-ro vessel capable of reducing energy consumption by at least 20%
Gothenburg
Introduced most of the innovative technologies currently available
Francesco Beltrano is the new general secretary of Uniport
Rome
He takes over from Paolo Ferrandino, who will continue to collaborate as a consultant
Saipem awarded new contracts in Middle East and Guyana
Milan
The total value of the orders is approximately 720 million dollars.
Conference in Genoa for the centenary of Ente Bacini
Genoa
The company was established on 19 February 1925
Interporto Bologna Board of Directors Renewed
Bentivoglio
Stefano Caliandro Appointed President. Loss of 1.7 million euros in 2024
NYK invests 76 billion yen in NYK Energy Ocean Corporation
Tokyo
The newco has taken over the activities of ENEOS Ocean
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