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October 13, 2011
The Business Timesweb site
Shipping News
  • US$1m offered for best port plan
    A BIG prize - US$1 million - is being offered for the solution to a big-ship problem.
  • Jurong Port, MPA in $12m green port programme
    JURONG Port and the Maritime and Port Authority of Singapore (MPA) are coming up with a total of $12 million for a green port and productivity programme, which was launched yesterday.
  • Maersk sells LNG unit to Teekay, Marubeni
    Global maritime transport group Teekay LNG and Japanese trading company Marubeni Corp have agreed to buy Danish shipping group AP Moller-Maersk's liquefied natural gas (LNG) shipping unit.
  • Shipping lines delay Asia-US rate plan due to uncertainty
  • Steelmaker mulls giant ore carrier

Sched Netweb site
  • US tells WTO to stop China and India abusing subsidies to boost exports
  • Ships divert from strike-bound Durban, but workers said to be returning
  • Filipino master of Liberian-Costamare-MSC ship faces NZ negligence charges
  • Acer wins exclusive cargo rights on first Chongqing to Duisburg train
  • New logistics facility to be built in Jilin for Sino-North Korea trade
  • Governments ceding control of the Indian Ocean to pirates, says ICS chief
  • APM Terminals acquires container terminal at Gothenburg for 25 years
  • New US$7 billion Doha port area to cover 26.5 square kilometres
  • Horizon Lines increases dry and reefer cargo rates for US-Asia loop
  • Prince Rupert says natural factors - not subsidies - attract US cargo
  • Crew hides in panic room, West African pirates take cash and run
  • Houston sees terminal upgrade to dock mega ships ahead of Panama boom
  • Air China offers Beijing-Phuket flights from November 18
  • Qatar to launch twice weekly service to Atlanta cargo service in November
  • TIACA calls for greater liberalisation of global air cargo industry
  • Cranleigh Freight wins 3-year Virgin air cargo contract for Gatwick, Heathrow

Exim Indiaweb site
  • BEML forays into dredging by tying up with Dutch firm
  • CKB organises maiden training programme for customers
  • Industry calls for role models to drive reputation & standards
  • Liladhar Pasoo Forwarders is CHA of the Year
  • Mercator may buy more dredgers
  • Cash-crunch hit Rlys seeks 2,000 cr. from FinMin
  • Rlys take umbrage at CTOs bid to eat into piecemeal bulk traffic
  • Truck rentals surge 9-14 pc in H1
  • Govt to make dollar credit available to exporters soon
  • More funds, schemes sought for boosting cashew output
  • New Indo-Swiss taxation treaty comes into force
  • RBI offers 2 pc interest subsidy on export credit for exporters

International Transport Journalweb site
OCTOBER 12, 2011
  • Vossloh again adjusts profit forecast
    The Vossloh Group, a global player in selected rail infrastructure and rail technology markets, has again adjusted its sales and earnings expectations. Following a series of advers...
  • Germany and Switzerland agree simplified cross-border traffic
    Germany and Switzerland will in the future mutually recognise their licensing procedures for locomotives, tractor trains and passenger wagons. A corresponding treaty has recently b...
  • Cathay Pacific rolls out new Chengdu freighter service
    Hong Kong's Cathay Pacific Airways today launched a new scheduled twice-weekly freighter service to Chengdu, one of the fast-developing cargo markets in western China. The new serv...
  • Globe Air Cargo wins SAS Cargo contract in Germany
    Scandinavian Airlines Cargo has awarded an exclusive cargo general sales agency contract in Germany to Globe Air Cargo, part of the ECS Group, which already acts as SAS Cargo's GSA...
  • Swisslog wins major order in the US
    Swisslog has won a major order for an automated distribution centre from a cash-rich Fortune 200 retail company in the south of the US. Swisslog is a global provider of integrated ...
  • Kuehne + Nagel acquires Drude Logistik
    Kuehne + Nagel has signed an agreement to acquire the logistics company Carl Drude & Co, which is based in Hauneck/Bad Hersfeld (Germany). The takeover is part of K+N's expansi...
  • Hainan Airlines cancels Kolkata service two weeks after launch
    The Chinese carrier Hainan Airlines is already ending its two-weekly Shenzhen-Kolkata (India) route, which only lasted two weeks. It was launched on 27 September with a Boeing 737-...
  • Scania to cut production from November
    Scania, one of the world's leading manufacturers of trucks, will adjust its production rate at its units in Europe by 10-15% from November. The background is a fall in demand in va...
  • Hamburg Süd's "Santa Rosa" named in Buenos Aires
    The shipping line Hamburg Süd's containership "Santa Rosa" was recently named in Buenos Aires (Argentina). The "Santa Rosa" is the sixth new vessel in a series ...
  • Major investment needed in North Rhine-Westphalia waterways
    North Rhine-Westphalia is Germany's top inland navigation state. At 124 million t of goods, more than 50% of Germany's inland navigation total was shipped in NRW in 2010. 25% of go...
  • APM Terminals to manage Sweden's largest container terminal
    Executives from the port of Gothenburg and APM Terminals were on site recently for the concession signing ceremony for Sweden's Skandia Container Terminal. The decision reflects th...
  • Longer trailer trials in UK from January
    The UK's Department for Transport (DfT) is conducting a trial of up to 1,800 semi-trailers: up to 900 of a maximum length increase of 1 m (between 13.6 and 14.6 m), and up to 900 o...

Marine Logweb site
OCTOBER 12, 2011
  • LaHood reassigns Kings Point Superintendent to Defense U.
  • Officers charged following New Zealand containership grounding
  • Teekay-Marubeni JV buys Maersk LNG fleet
  • Great Lakes Shipyard starts construction of 69 ft work boat
  • Harvey Gulf order at Trinity includes option for third LNG fueled OSV
  • Maritime security trade association selects independent assessor

World Wide Shipperweb site
OCTOBER 12, 2011
  • Seattle Port Commissioners stand against Initiative 1125
  • WTSA member carriers finish freight rate assessment
  • Port Metro Vancouver volunteers work to improve Mission Possible
  • Agencies keeping track of stranded cargo vessel
  • Panama Canal announces excavation project completion

Lloyd's Listweb site
OCTOBER 12, 2011
  • Copenhagen's gentle cyclists are on the right road
    As the debate continues on slow steaming, the UK is allowing cars to emit more pollution by raising its speed limit
  • Ferry geese that lay golden eggs
    Why should an environmentally sustainable means of moving people and goods be targeted by green activists and regulators?
  • NewLead secures second TMT arbitration
    Michael Zolotas-controlled tanker and bulk operator wins round two in its battle to claw back cash from Nobu Su outfit
  • RBD Armatori sells capesize newbuilding at a loss
    Italian shipowner understood to have accepted $50m for bulker, well down on 2008 contract prices
  • IEA downgrades oil demand for 2012
    Drop due to slow global economic growth and lower consumption from developing nations
  • UK U-turn on armed guards lifts threat of shipowner prosecution
    Government position expected to clarify legality of using private security on board UK flagged vessels
  • EU urged to create combined military piracy task force for onboard defence
    MEPs also want Brussels to consider set-up of financial unit that tracks ransom payments
  • Middle East VLCC supply plummets as ships head to West Africa
    West Africa-Asia route provides slight earnings premium on benchmark Middle East route, but the latter could soon be on the rise
  • MSC continues to pressure panamax boxship charter prices
    Line reported to have taken two German-owned vessels for just $8,000 a day
  • Swiber nabs $102m offshore deal
    Southeast Asian companies boost revenues
  • China and Vietnam to co-operate on maritime disputes
    Move should ease development problems in the area
  • Albanese's regulatory reform divides opinion Down Under
    Transport minister faces brickbats and bouquets over plans to reform Australia's regulatory regime
  • 'It should have happened 20 years ago'
    A former master mariner who is also a senior associate at Norton Rose gives his judgement
  • Cruising to a SOx solution
    Cruise Lines International Association argues that a vessel could burn high-sulphur fuel in an ECA
  • Container industry still has legs
    'Keen competition' to run Gothenburg's Skandia terminal shows long-term faith in the container sector
  • Newbuildings keep arriving as VLCC values plunge
    Sunoco Refineries' recent decision to exit the refining business threatens further negative consequences
  • Bank lending figures signal funds drying up
    Syndicated lending for the three months to the end of September down by almost half from just over $20bn in the second quarter of this year
  • European banks feel the heat as crunch continues
    Biggest threat to the shipping industry is unwillingness of banks to guarantee trade deals
  • Nothing but the best
    A Cambridge University setting lent Lloyd's Maritime Academy summer schools an aura of film set glamour and impressive history
  • Teekay and Marubeni in $1.4bn swoop on Maersk LNG
    Maersk offloads gas carrier division
  • Thoresen Thai pares costs and eyes new vessel acquisitions
    New chief Ian Claxton has overhauled operations in move from Bangkok to Singapore
  • Rena breakup looms as authorities charge master and second officer
    Vessel suffers 'substantial structural failure' as containers continue to fall
  • Bahamas operators in the spotlight as Seaboard Marine exits Nassau
    Market pundits lukewarm towards sale talk
  • Clyde & Co and BLG to merge
    Combined maritime law firm and insurance specialist to centre attention on Asia
  • UK shipping regulation to be shrunk
    Maritime and Coastguard Agency chief's speech reveals maritime sector to face review in November

Fairplayweb site
OCTOBER 12, 2011
  • Manila names Rena's captain
    MANILA today defied a New Zealand court's move to prevent a captain being named in his box ship's disastrous grounding
  • UK nears guards policy
    THE UK's new policy on armed guards in piracy zone is almost complete, with regulations to be issued soon, the British Foreign Office said today
  • Clyde & Co makes additions
    CLYDE & Co said today it will combine with fellow shipping law firm Barlow Lyde & Gilbert on 1 November
  • BLG, FESCO join forces
    GERMAN ports-to-logistics group BLG Logistics and Russia's FESCO are investing €10M ($13.8M) in a joint venture for intermodal transport of finished vehicles in Russia
  • Get 'holistic' to fight pirates
    EUROPE'S leading shipowner and seafarer representative bodies have urged the EU to take a "holistic" approach to addressing piracy
  • Safety violations found in Subic inquiry
    KEPPEL'S Subic Shipyard violated safety standards, leading to the deaths of six workers and injury to seven others last week, government investigators have determined
  • APM sells Maersk LNG
    TEEKAY and Marubeni have bought AP Møller-Maersk's LNG carrier business, the Copenhagen shipping giant said today
  • Will Caribbean 'feed' US?
    PROSPECTS for Caribbean terminals to serve as feeder hubs for US East Coast ports have been questioned by Norbridge partner James Brennan
  • Kremlin sets export penalty for grain
    THE KREMLIN has made good on an earlier threat to penalize grain exports if export tonnage threatens domestic supplies
  • Silver lining emerging for tankers
    BET ON emerging economies to shorten the journey to recovery, oil tanker owners were advised today
  • Singapore soft power urged
    SOFT POWER in the answer for Singapore maintaining its position as a shipping hub, the inaugural Singapore Maritime Institute forum was told today
  • Thais brace for port flood
    THAILAND'S national ports authority has reportedly warned national gateway port Laem Chabang to be prepared to handle extra cargo
  • Drybulk port snarls worsen
    SNARLS in major drybulk ports have worsened, with delays in major coal and iron ore ports increasing by 15% week on week
  • Singapore eyes box expansion
    SINGAPORE, the world's second-busiest box port, said today it must expand such facilities further to cope with the demand for ever-bigger container ships

The Journal of Commerceweb site
OCTOBER 12, 2011
  • LA-LB Called Upon to Cover Alameda Shorfall
    With cargo volumes moving through the Alameda Corridor in Southern California still recovering from the 2008-09 recession, the ports of...
  • Log, Lumber Exports to China Expected to Double
    The value of Canadian and U.S. log and lumber shipments to China in 2011 will double to $2.6 billion from...
  • Horizon Plans Westbound Pacific Rate Increase
    Horizon Lines said it will raise rates on its U.S. shipments to China on Nov. 1 to match announced increases...
  • Jobs Council Pushes I-Bank, Transport Spending
    The CEOs in President Obama's advisory jobs council are pushing for big federal investments in transportation networks and energy systems,...
  • Port of LA Container Imports Flat in September
    Containerized imports at the Port of Los Angeles were flat in September, indicating that peak shipping season this year will...
  • Indian Government Says SCI Not in Financial Crisis
    India's Shipping Ministry denied that state-owned Shipping Corporation of India is in the midst of a financial crisis, requiring the...
  • Mica Says Infrastructure Bank "Dead on Arrival"
    Transportation and Infrastructure Committee Chairman John Mica said "a national infrastructure bank is dead on arrival in the House," after...
  • Celadon Buys $4.7 Million Stake in USA Truck
    Celadon Group purchased a 6.3 percent stake in rival truckload carrier USA Truck for $4.7 million, raising the prospect of...
  • CSX Touts Headway on Gateway Corridor Work
    CSX Transportation said it has completed nearly a third of federally aided track clearance projects so that doublestack container trains...
  • Trans-Pacific Spot Rates Hit 21-Month Low
    Spot rates for container shipments from Hong Kong to Los Angeles fell below $1,500 per 40-foot-equivalent unit for the first...
  • TPM Long Beach Set For March 5-6, 2012 (Video)
    Peter Tirschwell, V.P. of strategy for UBM Global Trade, the parent company of JOC, announces the dates for the 12th...
  • Panama Finishes Next-to-Last Phase of Pacific Locks
    The Panama Canal Authority completed the third phase of digging the excavation for the new locks on the Pacific side...
  • Dependable Companies Switches on Solar Power
    The Dependable Companies is turning to a dependable source of energy to power its headquarters ' the sun. ...
  • OOCL's Yao Says Low Rates Won't Save Carriers
    Container ship lines face renewed losses because they have reverted to their habit of emphasizing "price, price, price instead of...
  • A.P. Moller-Maersk Sells LNG Fleet For $1.4 Billion
    A.P. Moller-Maersk is selling its liquefied natural gas fleet to a joint venture between Teekay and Marubeni Corp for $1.4...
  • Lufthansa Cargo Traffic Slumps 5.1 Percent
    Lufthansa Cargo carried 5.1 percent less freight in September than a year ago, in contrast to a significantly smaller decline...
  • Night Flight Ban to Disrupt Lufthansa Cargo Flights
    Lufthansa Cargo's freighter services are facing serious disruption and sizable financial losses after a court banned night flights at its...
  • India's Exports Surge 36.3 Percent
    India's exports surged 36.3 percent year-over-year to $24.8 billion in September, according to latest provisional figures released by the Commerce...
  • BNSF Says Panama Canal Won't Hurt West Coast Ports
    BNSF Railway intermodal executive Fred Malesa does not believe West Coast ports will lose much market share in the Asian...
  • Ocean Carriers Consider New Capacity Cutbacks
    Struggling with sliding rates amid plentiful capacity on major world trade lanes, several container line executives say they are starting...
  • Shippers Provide Carriers With Rolling Forecasts
    Several large shippers say they are now providing rolling forecasts of their demand outlook to improve coordination with ocean carriers...
  • Obama Jobs Plan Falls Short in Senate
    President Obama's big push for Congress to pass a jobs plan laden with new transportation funding fell well short Tuesday...
  • Senate OKs Sanctions Against Chinese Currency
    The Senate voted 63-35 Tuesday evening to give the Treasury Department and U.S. companies more leeway to target foreign currencies...
  • Pacific Carriers Reconfirm Export Rate Hikes
    Carriers in the westbound Pacific trades reconfirmed their intention to implement export rate increases generally of $100 to $200 per...

Containerisation Internationalweb site
OCTOBER 12, 2011
  • Rena: 'significant structural failing'
  • Grand Alliance to adjust its transpacific loops
  • Gothenburg justifies privatisation
  • UK & US navy rescues hijacked bulker
  • In-house collision halts two CMA CGM ships

TradeWindsweb site
OCTOBER 12, 2011
  • Street toasts Teekay deal
    Wall Street attempts to fill in the blanks following Teekay Corp daughter's $1.4bn raid on Maersk's LNG fleet.
  • Costamare's question mark
    Analyst worries environmental impact of Rena grounding will trump lost earnings at Costamare.
  • There will be blood
    Rate rebound may fuel rosier sentiment in the third quarter but analyst still expects red ink to flow as bulker values retreat.
  • Ocean Rig bags drill job
    George Economou praises rising rates as DryShips drilling spin-off secures $96m deal.
  • BP charter victory overturned
    London appeal court rules that Saudi shipowner entitled to demurrage for delays to VLCC.
  • Tankers hurt Gotland
    Lower rates for Swedish owner's products carriers bring down profit in eight months to 31 August.
  • NewLead trumps TMT again
    Nasdaq-listed owner secures second arbitration victory over Nobu Su's TMT Bulk.
  • Date set for US-Asia rates
    Lines have agreed on transpacific rates to "avoid confusion in the marketplace".
  • Time short for Albedo crew
    Families fear for seafarers on hijacked Malaysian boxship as deadline for payment of ransom looms.
  • PST delist a step closer
    Singapore-listed shipping trust readies itself to leave exchange and go private.
  • Norilsk goes it alone
    Russian owner gets multipurpose through Northern Sea Route without help from icebreaker.
  • Spooked lines delay targets
    Christmas might be coming but US-Asia trade routes mired in uncertainty as rate setting delayed.
  • Partial ownership works
    Indian steel chief Capt Rahul Bhargava sees a healthy upside in owning assets despite pessimism about immediate prospects for the dry cargo market.

American Shipperweb site
OCTOBER 12, 2011
  • Standing tall
  • Newsome's view
  • Productive discussions
  • Westbound transpacific rate hike announced
    The 10 container shipping companies that are members of the Westbound Transpacific Stabilization Agreement (WTSA) said they intend to implement guidelines calling for an increase in freight rates for U.S.-to-Asia cargo, effective Nov. 1. WTSA said...
  • Maersk pockets $1.4 billion from LNG fleet sale
    The A.P. Moller-Maersk Group said Wednesday it has agreed to sell its liquefied natural gas business to Teekay LNG Operating LLC and Marubeni Corp. for $1.4 billion. Maersk has indicated throughout the summer that it planned to dispose of its eigh...
  • New Zealand boxship casualty worsens
    Government officials in New Zealand said a containership that ran aground last Wednesday on Astrolabe Reef near Tauranga Harbor is leaking more oil, losing containers, and has developed a crack. Maritime New Zealand said the vesselRena , which is ...
  • FMC meets with Shanghai Shipping Exchange officials
    The Federal Maritime Commission on Tuesday began meetings with officials from the Shanghai Shipping Exchange in an effort to address U.S. shipper and non-vessel-operating common carrier concerns about the purpose and management of certain sensitiv...
  • Alphaliner: Containership order book at $57 billion
    Container shipping companies have ordered ships with about 2.4 million TEUs of capacity for $27 billion since September 2008, compared to 2.1 million TEUs of capacity for $30 billion before the financial crisis, said shipping research firm Alphalin...
  • Maersk tops SeaIntel's schedule index
    Maersk Line, Hamburg Süd, and MOL in September retained their positions as the three lines with the highest on-time performance in the liner industry, according to the latest figures from maritime analyst SeaIntel. Maersk's on-time performance ros...
  • MSC-CSAV India/Europe service changes
    An India-Europe loop jointly operated by Mediterranean Shipping Co. and CSAV has undergone a rotation change from this week, CSAV said in an advisory.The service, called IPAK by MSC and IMEX by CSAV, will drop calls in Bremerhaven and add calls in...

The Bunker Bulletinweb site
OCTOBER 12, 2011
  • Sustainable Shipping Conference sold out
    Experts gather in Vancouver to hear the latest on key maritime issues and discuss ways to overcome the challenges together.
  • Bunker prices rise in Fujairah
    In Cape Town, deliveries were available for supply up to and including October 26.
  • Gazpromneft Marine Bunker sets ambitious target
    Supplier plans to be selling 7 million mt of bunker product by 2020.
  • Strong gains in North European bunker prices
    Strike called off by Hellenic refinery workers in Greece.
  • Another officer faces charges over NZ bunker spill
    Court grants Master 'anonymity' over fears for his safety.
  • Oil price fundamentals have 'strengthened'
    'Inflation, solved debt crisis and economic growth will support oil prices as we enter 2012,' says Global Risk Management.
  • Prosecutors call for $1.75 million fines for bunker spill
    Shipping companies should also make a 'public apology' and give funds to environmental body, court told.
  • Fitch revises Sovcomflot's outlook to 'negative'
    'Overcapacity, low freight rates and high bunker costs' adding pressure to Sovcomflot's financial metrics, says Fitch Ratings.
  • Mid-week bunker prices jump at major ports
    Avails of bunker fuel mixed at key Asian ports on Wednesday.
  • Bunker tanker resumes ops in Australian port
    Dry docking of bunker tanker Zemira 'proceeded as planned,' says Shell Marine.
  • Containers fall off stricken vessel in New Zealand
    Master of Rena charged and arrested by Maritime New Zealand.
  • Shipping firm sees 'strong' revenue growth in second half
    Fuel cost recovery programme helped Interbulk's margins recover in second half.

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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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