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April 14, 2011
The Business Timesweb site
Shipping News
  • Shipping body laments drop in bank credit
    THE banking crisis has altered shipping finance, making less credit available to buy vessels which in turn hinders fleet renewal and dampens world trade, said the chairman of the International Chamber of Shipping, Spyros Polemis, at yesterday's Sea Asia ship financing conference.
  • A new breed of shipowners
    HERALD the rise of dry-side industrial players becoming the new breed of shipowners, said Standard Chartered Bank's head of shipping financing, Nigel Anton, at yesterday's ship financing talk during the three-day Sea Asia conference.
  • Singapore ports to get $20m shot in the arm
    SINGAPORE'S ports are going to get a $20 million boost over the next five years through the Port Technology Research and Development Programme.
  • Lines stressed over high bunker costs

Sched Netweb site
  • Wan Hai back in black with US$190 million net profit
  • Maersk to increase east coast US to Asia rates US$100/FEU
  • Horizon says it's received customer support in its troubles
  • Fuel costs were fatal to The Containership Company: Lars Jensen
  • Ningbo's imports soar 50pc in January and February
  • Hanjin Shipping receives two 8,600-TEU ships
  • China Hunan's freight volume up 12.4 pc in first two months
  • Alataw Pass freight volume ranks first in western China
  • Asian box ports urged to increase capacity to meet growing demand
  • Cold Train expects to boost rail freight volumes 300pc in 2011
  • DHL to build three US$84 million Sydney distribution centres
  • America's top 50 trucking companies 2010 revenues up 9.4pc
  • EU polls aviation sector on how to amend regulations
  • Zacks Investment Research rates FedEx top and UPS 5th in sales per share
  • Aerospace exec urges wider support for Korea Free Trade Agreement

International Transport Journalweb site
APRIL 13, 2011
  • Western European airlines heading to the Southern hemisphere
    Air France is launching a thrice weekly Paris CDG ' Cape Town (South Africa) service on 3 November. The route will be operated with Boeing B777-200ER aircraft offering a belly capa...
  • China Cargo chooses BFS
    China Cargo Airlines has appointed Bangkok Flight Services (BFS), a joint venture between the cargo handling organisation Worldwide Flight Services and Bangkok Airways, as its carg...
  • Sendai airport re-opening today
    Japan's Ministry of Land, Infrastructure, Transport and Tourism has announced that Sendai airport will reopen to commercial traffic today (13 April). After Sendai goes back into se...
  • Germany's railway engineering sector saw sales grow in 2010
    Railway engineering companies in Germany set a new record last year with a turnover of EUR 10.9 billion. This represents a 4.8% increase compared to 2009. The railway industry's sa...
  • Bombardier receiving more orders
    Bombardier Transportation, a global leader in rail technology, reported its overall financial results for the fourth quarter and the year ended 31 January 2011. Bombardier Transpor...
  • GB Railfreight runs first interhubGB service
    GB Railfreight (GBRf), a UK-based freight haulier, successfully ran its first interhubGB service recently. The service left Barking at 23.20 and arrived at Manchester Trafford Park...
  • Massive opposition to gigaliner in Germany
    Forsa, an opinion research institute, has compiled a new, representative survey showing that more than three quarters of all German citizens (77%) are opposed to the use of gigalin...
  • Volvo Trucks selling heavy hybrid lorries
    As part of the Volvo Group's focus on hybrid vehicles, Volvo Trucks is now commencing sales of heavy hybrid trucks, under the name Volvo FE Hybrid, to customers in selected Europea...
  • Foundation stone laid for new Volkswagen engine plant in Mexico
    The foundation stone for a new Volkswagen engine plant in Silao in the central Mexican state of Guanajuato was laid in the presence of the governor, Juan Manuel Oliva Ramin'z, and ...
  • Global Ports Terminals: turnover exceeds pre-crisis level
    Global Ports, a group of leading operators of container terminals in the northwest and Far East of Russia, reported that its container turnover grew to 341,222 teu in Q1/2011. This...
  • Port of Long Beach: Richard Steinke steps down
    The port of Long Beach CA (USA) has reported that its executive director, Richard Steinke, is leaving on 30 September after serving the USA's second largest port for fourteen years...
  • Hansa Heavy Lift continues to serve heavylift sector
    Hansa Heavy Lift GmbH (formerly Beluga) is to continue operating in the steel, project and heavylift market. Ten P-class heavylift vessels and five super heavylift F-class units ar...
  • MOL: the Fuji Maru cruise ship calling at ports in Iwate Prefecture
    The Japanese shipping company Mitsui O.S.K. Lines (MOL) recently announced that its ocean cruise ship - the "Fuji Maru" has started calling at the ports of Ofunato, Kamai...
  • EIB supports investments in port of Koper
    The European Investment Bank (EIB) is providing a EUR 35 million loan for modernising the Slovenian port of Koper's infrastructure. The move is designed to expand the capacity...
  • DHL Supply Chain expands in Australia
    DHL Supply Chain Australia has started building three distribution centres in Sydney's western suburbs. The distribution centres, which will cost around AUD 80 million (USD 84...
  • Dachser opens office at Dresden airport
    The international logistics provider Dachser wants to continue growing in its home country Germany. In line with this aim, the company's division Dachser Air & Sea Logistics ha...
  • Fiege Group inaugurates new logistics centre in Rome
    The German logistics provider Fiege, based in Greven, recently inaugurated a new logistics terminal in the industrial town of Colle Ferro in the province of Rome (Italy). The new s...
  • Correction: THY flying to Basra from 11 May
    In yesterday's new item entitled "Turkish Cargo launches freight services to Iraq" , we erroneously reported that the airline began flights to Basra (Iraq) yesterday (11 ...

Marine Logweb site
APRIL 13, 2011
  • House panel holds hearing on Coast Guard acquisition problems
  • Damen introduces Twin Axe wind farm support vessel
  • Deltamarin gets first order for new bulker design
  • Total Lubmarine develops cylinder oil to future proof ships against ECA woess

World Wide Shipperweb site
APRIL 13, 2011
  • Past Fritz Companies agent Larry O'Neil dies in Spokane
  • Groundbreaking ceremony set for Port Angeles Composite Campus
  • Marcon brokers sale of three ocean-going tugs
  • World's largest ro/ro vessel calls Port of Tacoma's Terminal 7
  • Giant mobile crane heading from Port of Everett to Shanghai

Lloyd's Listweb site
APRIL 13, 2011
  • Rio Tinto ore production down 20%
    Australian weather hits iron ore and coal volumes in first quarter but recovery on way
  • Box owners feel squeeze as TCC relets hit market
    Rumours that three of the no-frills operator's vessels have found new employment with MSC
  • VLCC rates on Middle East Gulf to Japan route dive 44% in two weeks
  • Opec spot fixtures up 40% in March
    Spot fixtures involving Organisation of Petroleum Exporting Countries members rose by 4.33m barrels per day, or 40%, in March compared with February
  • Maersk to boost fleet with 10 more 18,000 teu giants
    Nils Andersen confirms line is preparing to exercise option worth $1.9bn for 10 more Triple-E class vessels
  • Box lines in a spot of bother
    If box lines slide back in to the red, it will not be for lack of cargo but that dangerous craving for market share
  • London calling
    It is something of an anomaly that London has so few shipping companies listed on its stock exchange
  • Omega wins one month extension in loan talks
    Senior $242.7m credit facility with HSH Nordbank now to reach maturity on May 10
  • BG Freight Line service links Teesport and Antwerp
    Launches third weekly service between Teesport and mainland Europe
  • Navios in rates deal with Korea Line
    Charter contracts to be temporarily suspended after which they will resume on ammended terms
  • LA-Long Beach truck delay perception misplaced
    Queues could be shorter if container deliveries and collections were better spread out
  • Box sector heading for shortest business cycle
    Lines may return to losses again after 2010 bumper profits as freight rates collapse
  • Somali pirates free Thoresen cargoship
    Thor Nexus had been hijacked since Christmas Day 2010
  • Stanships to scrap elderly bulkers after second magic pipe conviction
    Three bulkers to go as it preapres to pay $1m fine
  • Hurtigruten secures $940m deal with Oslo government
    Agreement will ensure ferry operator can continue operating the daily Bergen-Kirkenes route
  • Hamburg Süd returns to profit as volumes rebound
    Line sees total container volumes of 2.9m teu in 2010 while liner shipping turnover hits $5.7bn
  • Latest transpacific upheaval gives Long Beach the edge
    Grand China Shipping picks port for its new China-US service as TCC exits trade
  • UK Ship register nears 18m gt
    Some 22 ships joined the register in the first quarter of 2011
  • Lloyds shipping loans sale rumours dismissed
    Sources say rumours bank close to finalising sale is without substance
  • Stena clears Irish Sea regulatory hurdle
    Irish competition authority clears gives go ahead to Stena Line
  • Louis Dreyfus Armateurs cableship wins jet crash recovery contract
    Ile de Sein awarded contract to recover flight recorders and wreckage from an airliner that crashed in the South Atlantic in June 2009
  • UK court backs FFA insolvency payouts
    If insolvency triggers early termination of a forward freight agreement, the party in the money must be paid
  • Arrested vessel can still be covered by war risk insurance
    A loss is not necessarily excluded from war risks cover simply because it results from acts taken by a foreign court
  • South African hard line over guns adds to piracy frustration
    Effects of piracy problems off Somalia and out into the Indian Ocean causing additional concern for P&I Clubs
  • Are we facing a piracy arms race?
    Shipowners have the difficult task of ensuring that they employ a reputable security company with experienced, well-trained personnel
  • Telling tales creates confusion about LNG
    Environmental groups, do you really want to go against natural gas and stick with oil?
  • Indian Navy's muscular approach could drive pirates to Malacca
    Game of cat and mouse has seen the smarter pirates head to waters that are less patrolled
  • Southeast Asia re-emerges as piracy hot spot
    Southeast Asian piracy has resurfaced as a major threat to shipping
  • CMA CGM to resume Ivory Coast port calls
    First vessel due to arrive in Abidjan on Monday
  • Seafarer seeks $1.2m in damages
    Brings lawsuit against Archer Daniels Midland and American River Transportation

Fairplayweb site
APRIL 13, 2011
  • DryShips prices junk bonds
    GEORGE Economou-led DryShips today confirmed that subsidiary Ocean Rig has priced $500M in bonds to fund newbuildings
  • Qatar tells Libya oil role
    QATAR has confirmed its involvement in marketing a shipment of 1M barrels of crude transported from a rebel-held Libyan port last week, IHS World Markets Energy reported today
  • Top Ships debt noose tightens again
    TOP SHIPS does not expect to generate enough cash to cover this year's debt repayments and has not secured waivers from most lenders, a new SEC filing has revealed
  • Deltamarin wins Handymax design contract
    FINNISH naval architecture company Deltamarin has signed an agreement to design four Handymax bulkers being built for France's Louis Dreyfus Armateurs
  • Atlantic bright spot seen
    A RISE in arbitrage trade in oil products across the Atlantic has brightened that sector's prospects for product tankers, even while tanker owners are having a tougher time in the Far East
  • More charterers buying ships
    THE TREND of commodity owners and traders becoming shipowners is likely to persist as ship prices fall, a Singapore conference was told today
  • LDA hired for plane salvage
    FRANCE'S Louis Dreyfus Armateurs and partner Alcatel-Lucent have been hired to retrieve the debris of the Air France aircraft that crashed on 1 June 2009
  • US import forecasts cut
    THE EIA has cut its outlook for US imports of crude, oil products and LNG, and raised its forecast for crude pricing
  • Migrant row imperils energy scheme
    ITALY could scuttle a scheme to build an underwater energy connector to Malta because of their dispute over migrants, IHS Global Insight reported today
  • EC funds Spain/UK ferry scheme
    THE EC said today it is granting up to '5.57M ($9M) to Brittany Ferries for a shortsea scheme linking Portsmouth with Bilbao and Santander in northern Spain
  • A steppe forward for grain?
    RUSSIAN grain traders today welcomed an announcement that Ukraine wants to set up a sales pool with Russia and Kazakhstan
  • 15 held after Algeciras hash found
    SPANISH police said today officers have arrested 15 people in the seizure of 841 kilos of hashish at Algeciras
  • Hurtigruten signs subsidy deal
    NORWEGIAN ferry company Hurtigruten has signed an eight-year, 5.1Bn kroner ($940M) contract with the transport ministry for continuation of its Bergen/Kirkenes service
  • Port worker rescued from container
    A CHITTAGONG port worker is recovering in Singapore after reportedly being trapped in a container for nine days with a colleague who died
  • Brazil's ports surge
    RECORD shipping volumes and cargo backlogs are reportedly enticing investors are into Brazil's ports at prices three times more dear than in the broader market

The Journal of Commerceweb site
APRIL 13, 2011
  • Mica Blasts FAA Staffing Decision
    U.S. Rep. John L. Mica, R-Fla., Chairman of the House Transportation and Infrastructure Committee, blasted the Federal Aviation Administration's response...
  • LAX Freight Falls 5.7 Percent
    Freight traffic at Los Angeles International Airport fell 5.7 percent in February in a new signal that the strong rebound...
  • Trucking Group Urges DOT to Drop Hours Proposal
    New data showing a lower rate of truck-involved accident deaths indicate more restrictive hours of service rules for truck drivers...
  • Pirates Release Beluga Nomination
    Somali pirates released the Beluga Nomination after almost three months of captivity, according to European news sources. Beluga Chartering said...
  • FAA Adds Controllers at 27 Airports
    The Federal Aviation Administration is placing an additional midnight shift air traffic controller at 27 control towers, effective immediately, in...
  • Government Freight Index Fell 1.5 Percent in February
    Freight shipping declined about 1.5 percent month-to-month in February, the U.S. Department of Transportation's Bureau of Transportation Statistics reports. ...
  • Houston Truck Fair Focuses on Drayage Loan Program
    The Port of Houston on Saturday will co-sponsor a truck fair to inform harbor drayage companies about an incentive program...
  • Transport Auction Site Opens to Brokers
    Online transportation marketplace uShip is opening its doors to freight brokers, allowing brokers to offer loads to truckers on the...
  • Maersk to Switch to Low-Sulfur Fuel in Singapore
    Maersk Line ships will switch to using low-sulfur fuel while in the Port of Singapore to reduce carbon and sulfur...
  • ABF Freight Makes Appeal, Awaits Decision
    A panel of appellate court judges will decide the fate of an unprecedented legal battle between two major trucking companies...
  • Maersk Likely to Order 10 More 18,000-TEU Ships
    Maersk Line is likely to exercise its option to order another 10 huge container ships in June, its chief executive...
  • Drewry Forecasts Ocean Carrier Losses This Year
    Drewry Shipping Consultants is forecasting that many ocean carriers will struggle to break even this year because of plunging rates...
  • DB Schenker to Launch Europe-China Rail Service
    DB Schenker is planning to launch scheduled container rail services between Germany and inland China later this year aimed at...
  • Hamburg Sud Returns to Profit
    Hamburg-Sud, Germany's second largest ocean carrier and 13th in the world, returned to profit in 2010 from its first ever...
  • Maersk Hikes Piracy Risk Surcharges
    Maersk Line announced an increase in its piracy risk surcharges imposed earlier on containers moving between the Indian subcontinent, the...
  • ANA International Cargo Rises 11 Percent
    Japan's All Nippon Airways said its international cargo volume rose for the 18th consecutive month in February on a year-on-year...
  • Sendai Airport Reopens for Commercial Flights
    Sendai Airport reopened for commercial flights Wednesday as a Japan Airlines flight touched down with about 120 passengers from Haneda...

Containerisation Internationalweb site
APRIL 13, 2011
  • Box consolidation: the big debate
  • Transpac spot rates forecast to rise after months of declines
  • UASC takes delivery of first A13 class containership
  • Ships fail to meet environmental standard
  • South Africa attends BRIC summit

TradeWindsweb site
APRIL 13, 2011
  • Box Ships in price warning
    IPO spinoff says it may need to tap loan from parent Paragon Shipping if investors balk at its intended target price.
  • Star ends Oldendorff spat
    Spyros Caparalos-led bulker owner ends two-year charter fight sparked by insolvency of ICI.
  • Container profits warning
    Consultant says last year's profits will be wiped out unless action is taken to arrest rates slide.
  • Stanships banned from US
    Paul Sa-controlled shipping conglomerate barred from doing business in US following magic pipe guilty plea.
  • Short lived profitability
    Unexpected rise in cargo volume boosts Hamburg Sud but rough weather lies ahead.
  • Rem newbuilding fixed
    Age Remoy-led owner snared potential $28m charter for PSV on order at Kleven Verft.
  • Gibraltar mops up oil
    Small amount of fuel leaked in Med after bunkering operation to refuel Lebanese reefer.
  • Beluga ship released
    Gang sets free Beluga Nomination to end a dramatic three-month saga, the shipowner confirms.
  • CLNG in for duo
    China LNG shipping likely to complete deals for two carriers.
  • ABS sets new record
    US class society grows fleet another 8% in 2010 to reach 173m gt.
  • Diver dies off Scotland
    Man working with Subsea 7 support ship in North Sea suffers suspected heart attack.
  • Platou boost for Genmar
    RS Platou Markets says tanker owner will live to see a recovery in asset values but flags covenants fears.
  • Seafarer saved by girlfriend
    Vera Rambow crewman spared jail after partner pays breach of trust fine during inspection in Germany.
  • Genmar swells offer pot
    Peter Georgiopoulos-led tanker owner takes follow-on offer haul to nearly $50m after underwriters step up.
  • Sun Sea crewman released
    Canada fights immigration board's decision to free seafarer from ship that brought 492 Tamil migrants into the country.


American Shipperweb site
APRIL 13, 2011
  • Graham demands money for Charleston
    U.S. Sen. Lindsey Graham, R-S.C., is demanding funds be provided in the current fiscal year to study deepening the Port of Charleston. "It's imperative we have a 2011 study completed by the (U.S. Army Corps of Engineers) regarding the deepening t...
  • GT Nexus inks Medline deal
    Oakland, Calif.-based trade software company GT Nexus has won a contract from Medline Industries Inc. to provide the medical products company with an enhanced global logistics management platform. Medline, the nation's largest privately held manu...
  • MCC adds Yantian call on intra-Asia loop
    MCC Transport, the intra-Asia specialist carrier of the A.P. Moller - Maersk Group, is adding a second call at Yantian to its IA6 service that calls multiple regions in Asia. From April 14, the rotation will change to Singapore, Da Nang, Haiphong, ...
  • Ship owner banned from U.S.
    Four corporations involved in owning and operating a fleet of bulk carriers regularly visiting New Orleans pleaded guilty Tuesday to pollution-related offenses, agreed to pay a $1 million penalty and are banned from doing business in the United Sta...
  • Hamburg Süd revenue up 45% in "pleasing" '10
    The German container line Hamburg Süd said its 2010 volume grew 23 percent to 2.9 million TEUs, on revenue that rose 45 percent to 3.9 billion euros ($5.6 billion). The privately held line did not disclose profit figures, but said it had a "pleasi...
  • Drewry: Some carriers will lose money in '11
    Some container shipping lines may struggle to break even in 2011 after netting huge profits in 2010, according to the latest edition ofDrewry Shipping Consultants' Container Forecaster.The dire projections come as lines have largely ignored the le...
  • NYK waits on vessel innovation
    NYK Group President Yasumi Kudo made a pledge in early 2010 to reduce his company's asset load, specifically saying the company wouldthin its owned containership fleet and rely more on chartered vessels . Since then, the company has followed the p...
  • Lines ignore lessons learned?

The Bunker Bulletinweb site
APRIL 13, 2011
  • Gasoline stockpiles plunge
    Inventories of motor fuel plunged the most in 12 years.
  • Fujairah bunker market falls
    In Cape Town, deliveries were available for supply up to and including April 27.
  • Refining industry warning on low sulphur fuel supply
    Cashflows for investments required to produce more distillates at a low ebb, no industry cohesion driving decisions, IBC is told.
  • Bunker prices tumble
    Congestion reported in Piraeus.
  • Gibraltar bunker spill 'under control'
    Anti-pollution vessels and equipment deployed to contain oil spilled during a bunkering operation.
  • 'Bad cocktail' leads to oil price forecast revision
    Hedging firm expecting 'a period with higher than usual prices' and says low sulphur products are driving some of it.
  • Maersk switching to low sulphur fuel in Singapore
    Switch will benefit the island state, says group CEO Nils Smedegaard Andersen.
  • Slow steaming poses 'challenges' for lube technology
    Slow steaming and emissions control measures call for a 'new generation of marine lubes,' says Total Lubmarine.
  • Bunker prices on downtrend in Asia
    Demand 'mixed' at Asia's key bunkering ports on Wednesday, traders say.
  • Grounded tanker threatens to break up
    'Urgent need' to drain bunker fuel as the vessel's hull is deteriorating.
  • Maritime, oil firms pledge for green shipping in Singapore
    Pledge to support and promote clean and green shipping in Singapore.
  • Singapore commits S$100 million towards green shipping
    MPA unveils Green Ship, Green Port and Green Technology programmes.
  • Sentek wins Singapore Bunker Award 2011
    Second time an independent local supplier wins the Bunker Award at Singapore's IMA.

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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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