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June 14, 2011
The Business Timesweb site
Shipping News
  • Bangladesh ship-breaking yards resume work with rules eased
    Bangladesh's vast ship-breaking yards are roaring back to business, after the easing of strict environmental regulations that brought the major industry to a halt for much of 2010.
  • Iran shipping line to fight sanctions in EU court
    Iran's state shipping line will challenge the latest round of sanctions at the European Union's highest court, saying there is no evidence showing that it has been involved in arms trafficking as EU and US officials say.
  • Lloyds Bank in talks to sell shipping loans
    Lloyds Banking Group plc, in which the UK government has a 41 per cent stake, is still in talks to sell its shipping loans.

Sched Netweb site
  • Shenzhen volume increases 3.4pc in first four months to 6.84 million TEU
  • Port of Guangzhou's box volume increases 13.6pc in April
  • Diana Containerships holds share sale to pay Maersk for ships and service debt
  • Chinese yards beat out Korea's, winning Seaspan 7-mega ship order
  • Youngest BIMCO president, 43, weighs in on eco-rules, high oil prices, piracy
  • MSC to hike rate US$200/TEU - $300/FEU on Euro-Med to US on July 7
  • High MOL green rating clinches loan from Development Bank of Japan
  • American Feeder Lines starts US-Canada east coast Boston-Halifax service
  • CSX, Norfolk Southern start upgrade of intermodal terminals in eastern US
  • Boeing forecasts 4pc annual growth in Mideast air cargo for 20 years
  • Dubai's Calogi adds National Air Cargo to its client list of 90 airlines
  • UPS doubles Central American and northern South American air cargo capacity

Exim Indiaweb site
  • Allcargo Laxmi makes maiden call at Mumbai Port
  • ESC opts out of Global Shippers Forum as it seeks NGO status
  • Old Dominion offers LCL service in Taichung, Keelung, Kaohsiung
  • Rail freight service linking Chongqing and Antwerp open for business
  • Ramesh Jaisingh calls for freight rate parity with forwarders
  • Rio to expand two box terminals ahead of major global sporting events
  • Zim splits Pacific leg ZCS service into two separate loops
  • Exporters looking at having piece of global sugar demand
  • Pradip Kumar Agrawal appointed CEO of Gateway Terminals India
  • Vasan to hold talks with unions on Major Port corporatisation
  • Agartala-Akhaura rail track alignment being finalised
  • CONCOR-SC celebrates Customer Day in style
  • Road construction target of 20-km-a-day unlikely before 2014: Govt
  • TNT Exp India-Europe service to deliver cargo in a day
  • Empty ISO containers repositioned to ICD-Khodiyar

Marine Logweb site
JUNE 13, 2011
  • Deployment changes will hit Carnival earnings
  • BIMCO elects its youngest President ever
  • Incat Crowther develops crewboat design for Brazilian market
  • Solstad returns to Gibdock for PSV conversion
  • Vroon Group subsidiary orders two wind farm service vessels

World Wide Shipperweb site
JUNE 13, 2011
  • Construction work completed on Tacoma overpass project
  • Tanker released by pirates following 75-days in captivity
  • Boeing celebrates opening of South Carolina Dreamliner site
  • Corps warns of hazards due to Columbia River flooding
  • Trucking group calling for withdrawal of hazmat proposal

Lloyd's Listweb site
JUNE 13, 2011
  • VLGC rates creep up but owners struggle for profits
    Two-week high for rates as charterers take on ships in Middle East Gulf
  • LR tankers find favour in quiet market
    Long-range two tankers have been at the top of the agenda over the past week with brokers reporting a number of varied transactions ranging from straightforward sales to refinancing deals, in an otherwise quiet tanker sale and purchase market
  • LNG order spree to avoid previous pitfalls
    The recent spate of LNG carrier newbuilding ordering is unlikely to drive the market rate down through an oversupply of vessels as happened during the last speculative ordering spree ten years ago
  • Bangladesh import tax rise to stifle scrap rates
    Brokers fear Bangladesh dip could spark falling rates across Indian subcontinent
  • Chinese snap up older Japanese bulkers at premium prices
    Chinese buyers have bought the Hitachi Shipbuilding-built panamax bulk carrier Blue Coral at a premium, as older Japanese-built bulk carriers dominated the headlines last week, pulling in buyers attracted by their quality
  • Stability the bride of prosperity
    The re-election of prime minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan's Justice and Development Party can only help Turkish shipping's aggressive players to build up their presence
  • Cost of sanctions
    The international isolation of Iran is spreading throughout the country's economic life, as OPM has just discovered
  • Arming yourself againstthe exposure to liability
    Use of armed guards on ships could lead to unforeseen litigation
  • Service reliability figures should be standard marketing information
    Carriers that embrace a customer-focused approach will be more successful in the long run
  • Under the hammer: Odense yard to be sold off
    Famous yard and its contents to be sold
  • Vsat satellite services increasing in popularity despite drawbacks
    Increased costs are a major hurdle, survey reveals, but improved connectivity and applications are overcoming doubts
  • New research adds doubt to benefit of LNG as ship fuel
    SOx and NOx advantages are clear but Swedish research says global warming reduction is being overstated
  • Container industry heavyweights join drive for electronic bills of lading
    Nigel Pusey and Andre Toet appointed as directors of ESS
  • Maersk call to arms gives fresh impetus
    IT companies welcome initiative on transparency
  • CSAV pulls out of east-west box trades
    Asiam service linking the Indian subcontinent, Southeast Asia, China and US west coast to be suspended as rates keep falling
  • Drewry forms alliance with tendering software provider
    Move comes as Trade Extensions seeks a partner able to help its clients build tenders that reflect that complexity of inter-continental supply chains
  • Depreciating dollar dashes hopes for Chinese cash
    Owners warned not to rely on China to pick up the slack from traditional lenders
  • Inexperience a danger in arctic, says insurer
    Remoteness pushes up cost of cover for polar voyages
  • Shipping escapes fallout from China's spat with Vietnam
    Territorial disputes are not so far impeding the flow of maritime trade through South China Sea
  • Norway's Solvang returns to Hyundai Heavy for 84,000 cu m LPG carrier
    Vessel is scheduled for delivery in third quarter of 2013
  • Ship capsizes at Algeciras berth
    Investigation under way as cause of casualty is still to be discovered
  • Keppel FELS wins $260m rig order from Floatel
    Third order for semi-submersible accommodation rig from Oslo-listed company
  • Ransom paid to free tanker Zirku said to be well below the reported $12m
    Confusion caused by uncritical acceptance of Somali pirates' talking-up of deals
  • FreeSeas chops its asking price on warrants
    Class-Z expiration date extended from June to August as new value of $1.80 compares with Nasdaq share price of $2.20
  • HSBC raises forecast for DP World
    Ports group's adviser sets higher share price target in trading update
  • Tanker trauma tails off but dry dramas remain
    Capesize rates are likely to stabilize this week with prompt tonnage in demand for late June and early July from Australian mining names
  • Singapore container throughput shows 4.3% rise for first five months
    Volumes in May are the best so far this year
  • OPM draws blank on Iran port contract payment
    Port consultancy says payment dispute with Iran's Tidewater has reached a dead end

Fairplayweb site
JUNE 13, 2011
  • Layoffs spark Bilbao strike
    WORKERS walked out today at the La Naval yard in Bilbao in reaction to a move to lay off 40% of the workforce
  • LNG building boom extending
    SHIPPING analysts predicted today that the newbuilding surge in LNG carriers would continue, with LNG role in the global energy mix growing steadily
  • 5.5% box rate rise seen
    A BANK report has predicted a rise of 5.5% in box rates on average this year
  • IRISL to appeal EU sanctions
    IRISL reportedly plans to challenge sanctions against it before the EU's highest court
  • US Navy intercepts suspected weapons ship
    A US WARSHIP has reportedly intercepted a ship suspected of smuggling weapons to Myanmar from North Korea
  • Tallinn's cruise sector is booming
    CRUISE passenger arrivals in May rose 33% in Tallinn from that month of 2010
  • Three hurt in capsizing
    DENMARK'S salvor Svitzer is working today on a plan to refloat a box ship that capsized at Algeciras, injuring three seafarers
  • Saudi non-crude exports rise
    SAUDI Arabia's exports of petrochemicals reportedly rose 41% in April over that month of 2010, but such exports dropped on a month-on-month basis
  • Shell plans second FLNG project
    ROYAL Dutch Shell announced today that it is helping to develop a second floating LNG facility off Australia, less than month after it revealed plans for the world's first such facility
  • Phnom Penh's May total rises 34%
    THROUGHPUT at Cambodia's Phnom Penh Autonomous Port in May reportedly rose by 34% from totals recorded in May 2010
  • Bumi Armada plans IPO
    MALAYSIAN offshore and FPSO player Bumi Armada plans to raise at least 175.7M ringgit ($57M) in a relisting
  • Tug master killed in Oz capsizing
    A TUG MASTER has died after his vessel capsized in Gladstone in Queensland
  • OPDR, XCL merge services
    GERMAN shortsea carrier OPDR and Swiss feeder carrier X-Press Container Line have merged their box services linking northern Europe with northern Spain and Portugal
  • VLCC fixing exceeds high
    FIXING on the VLCC spot market high in April and May exceeded its three-year high, yet freight rates remain subdued on ample tonnage supply, shipbrokers said
  • Demolition derby speeds up
    SOUTH Asia's monsoons are dragging down breaking rates, but traders and brokers told Fairplay today owners are keen anyway to scrap their least profitable rustbuckets

The Journal of Commerceweb site
JUNE 13, 2011
  • Port Plans for Sydney, Nova Scotia
    James Wooder of Sydney Port Group describes plans for the development of a major container and breakbulk port at Sydney,...
  • As One Strike Expands, Another Looms in Canada
    Canada's 10-day series of rotating postal strikes mushroomed Monday to 10 cities in seven provinces as a potentially more damaging...
  • CSAV Volume Up, Average Revenue Down
    CSAV's volume of transported containers increased 6.8 percent in May over April, but the average revenue per container declined. ...
  • Nehru Port Volume Down 2 Percent
    Container throughput in India's Port of Jawaharlal Nehru (Nhava Sheva) fell nearly 2 percent year-over-year in the April-May period, the...
  • Court Hears ATA's Arguments in Clean Truck Case
    The U.S. Court of Appeals for the 9th Circuit heard oral arguments in the American Trucking Associations' challenge to the...
  • Maersk CEO Explains Details of Manifesto
    When Maersk Line CEO Eivind Kolding issued a manifesto to the container industry on June 7 calling for...
  • Japanese Firm Inks Westwood Purchase Deal
    Japan's Sumitomo Warehouse said today that its wholly owned subsidiary, J-WeSco, signed a contract to acquire a 100 percent stake...
  • CSAV Suspends Trans-Pacific Loop Service
    Chilean carrier CSAV said Monday it will suspend its Asiam service from India, Southeast Asia and China to the U.S....
  • Greek Dockworkers Plan 24-Hour Strike
    Greek dockworkers will join a 24-hour general strike June 15 to protest fresh austerity measures imposed by the Socialist government...
  • Hub Group Buys Drayage Company
    Intermodal services provider Hub Group acquired Domestic Transport, a Pacific, Wash.-based drayage company that delivers containers in the Pacific Northwest. "This...
  • Seaspan Adds 61st Ship
    Container ship owner-charterer Seaspan took delivery of the first of new eight containerships with capacities of 13,100 20-foot-equivalent units. ...
  • Export Surge Pushes Round-Trip Strategy on Pacific
    Container ship line APL says the fast-growing U.S. export volume on the Pacific is pushing carriers toward a greater "round-trip...
  • Can YRC Worldwide Be Saved?
    After acquiring the regional trucking operator USF for $1.37 billion in May 2005, YRC Worldwide Chairman, President and CEO William...
  • Horizon Extends Refinancing Deadline
    Horizon Lines is extending for another week its deadline to line up commitments for $350 million in secured senior notes,...
  • First-Class Postal Reform
    The U.S. Postal Service lost $2.2 billion in the second quarter of its current fiscal year. Much of the loss...
  • After a Pause, Rail Freight Picks Up
    Just when new monthly reports on U.S. employment, home values and factory demand confirmed the economic recovery sputtered toward a...
  • Europeans Buy Into US Trucking
    A little acquisition by a very big company sent a jolt through the U.S. trucking industry on June 1. Deutsche...
  • Shrinking 0l' Man River
    The threat level is rising along with the water along the Mississippi River, endangering two-thirds of U.S. grain exports and...
  • Cajun Country's Big Catch
    The Port of New Orleans and the terminal operator owned by Mediterranean Shipping Co. and Ceres Gulf plan to uncork...
  • Galveston's Return on Privatization
    When the deal to sell the Port of Galveston's facilities to an investor group of Hutchison Port Holdings and Carlyle...
  • Houston's Future Arrives Early
    The Port of Houston doesn't have to wait for the opening of the Panama Canal's larger locks in 2014 for...
  • Separation Anxiety
    We're nearly halfway through 2011, approaching what is traditionally the strongest time of the year for carriers. The post-holiday drowsiness...
  • Puerto Rico to scan Domestic Boxes
    Shippers and carriers are complaining about a Puerto Rico Ports Authority plan to require electronic imaging of every domestic container...
  • China's Distribution Revolution
    In less than 10 years, China will be crisscrossed by a national highway system 53,000 miles long that will cover...
  • A Brighter Horizon?
    Horizon Lines says it has found a way out of a financial crisis triggered by the company's guilty plea and...
  • Easing Into the Peak
    The peak-season surcharge carriers intended to impose in the eastbound Pacific beginning June 15 is a casualty of the soft...
  • Rolling Container Volume
    Just 1,401 20-foot equivalent units separate Maersk Line and Mediterranean Shipping at the top two spots in The Journal of...
  • Surcharges Fuel Suspicion
    Slow-steaming by container ship lines is thickening the fog of war between shippers and carriers over bunker fuel surcharges. ...
  • Revamping Product Safety
    House Republicans introduced a bill to reword the Consumer Protection Safety Improvement Act of 2007 with such changes as the...
  • A Bridge And A View
    With one of North America's most dramatic bridges as a backdrop, Michigan Gov. Rick Snyder launched a new push to...
  • Census Turns Back the Clock
    Proposed changes to export rules that would eliminate post-departure filing on all but a select number of agricultural shipments are...
  • Rate of Recovery
    Now that negotiations with the Teamsters union, lenders and others with a financial stake in the company are largely completed,...

Containerisation Internationalweb site
JUNE 13, 2011
  • Why higher oil prices represent a double-whammy for ocean carriers
    Oil makes the world go around: the black stuff and world economic growth are inextricably linked. Prior to the 2008 watershed Lehman Bros crash, a barrel of oil had peaked at USD147, but by the end of that year, prices had plunged to USD30 in the wake of a recessionary-induced global downturn in demand.
  • Small shippers suffering
  • Somali pirates collect second-largest pay-out
  • Maersk boxship capsizes at Algeciras
  • Gloomy data depresses stocks
  • OPDR and X-Press team up on new service

TradeWindsweb site
JUNE 13, 2011
  • PB in FSO debut
    Italian shipowner on the brink of converting Thenamaris products tanker following $25m deal.
  • Bloomberg's bet
    Mayor of New York backs plan to expand BillyBey-operated ferry service along the East River.
  • Pirates spring Suez
    Hijackers release Red Sea Navigation vessel and crew after scoring ransom payment, sources claim.
  • CSAV runs for cover
    Chilean operator forced to find work for Diana Containerships vessel as turbulence rocks transpacific market.
  • Jumbo's demo diet
    Dutch heavy-lift owner sends vessel to beaches of Bangladesh for breaking, sources say.
  • Hong Kong under fire
    Scientists and environmentalists accuse government of going slow on emissions regulation moves.
  • TEN scraps aframax
    Greek tanker owner dodges dry-docking bullet following $11m demolition deal, brokers say.
  • Carnival cuts again
    Cruise giant admits under-estimating impact of Middle East turmoil, Japan 'quake and oil price on second-half results.
  • CPLP seals bulker switch
    Evangelos Marinakis-controlled shipowner completes dropdown of capesize vessel Agamemnon for $98.5m.
  • Box diagnosis unclear
    Wan Hai VP Davis Kao says still too early to determine how convalescent container industry will fare next year.
  • Yujin finds its niche
    London-listed owner carves out small 2010 profit in tough Asia Pacific chemical tanker sector.
  • North Korean ship stopped
    Belize flag merchant ship suspected of carrying missiles to Myanmar is turned back by US destroyer.
  • Dirty docking defended
    Steam cargo pumps mean no need to plug in and avoids explosion risk says Intertanko in LA terminal row.
  • Pirates defy 30-ft waves
    Greek and Indian bulkers attacked in Arabian Sea despite giant monsoon season waves.

American Shipperweb site
JUNE 13, 2011
  • Fake designer duds blocked at SoCal ports
    Authorities at the Port of Los Angeles-Long Beach complex have confiscated $14.3 million worth of knockoff designer clothing in three separate shipments from China during the past three months, U.S. Customs and Border Protection announced Thursday....
  • Logwin opens Dongguan office
    Logistics company Logwin said Monday it has opened a new office in the Pearl River Delta as it expands its presence in China. The company has opened an office in Dongguan, one of China's key manufacturing cities, to complement existing offices in G...
  • Old Dominion moves to larger San Jose center
    Old Dominion Freight Line said Friday it has moved to a new and expanded location in San Jose, Calif., to accommodate growing volume in the area. "Within the last three-and-a-half years, the San Jose Service Center has experienced explosive growth,...
  • Hub subsidiary adds to drayage network
    Comtrak Logistics, an intermodal shuttle and truckload carrier, has acquired key parts of Domestic Transport Inc., a Pacific, Wash.-based company that also executes short hauls of intermodal containers between ports, railheads and customer docks, p...
  • Grand China Shipping adds Pusan call
    Grand China Shipping said its Super Pacific Express (SPX) service will begin regular calls in Pusan this week. The company said one of its ships called Pusan on June 2, but that Pusan would become a part of the regular SPX rotation on June 17. The ...
  • SeaIntel: Tough times for small shippers
    A new report from maritime analyst SeaIntel has found it's tough for new, small shippers to get freight rate quotes from liner carriers and large forwarders.In the latest edition of the company'sSeaIntel Sunday Spotlight,SeaIntel describes an inve...
  • Brother, can you spare a rate quote?

The Bunker Bulletinweb site
JUNE 13, 2011
  • Markets largely softer on quiet day
    Some ports showing significant losses while others see little movement in bunker prices.
  • Bunker costs to hit second-half results
    Carnival Corp. says it underestimated the impact of higher fuel prices and itinerary changes.
  • Prices climb in South African ports
    Fujairah opens week with slightly lower prices.
  • Tolson leaves Chemoil
    Vice President of Sales and Marketing had been with the company 25 years.
  • EU states could help ship operators retrofit 'scrubbers'
    EC official looking for ways to make ECA compliance less daunting.
  • Oil boom placed around capsized containership
    Vessel 'lurched to one side' during loading operations in Algeciras.
  • Week starts with bunker prices largely down
    Demand for bunker fuel mixed at major Asian ports.
  • Singapore bunker sales rebound to four-month high
    2.87 million mt of 380 cSt bunker fuel sold in May, the highest in four months.
  • Chemoil to complete Fujairah storage facility by Q3 2011
    Large project 'on target', says CEO of Chemoil.
  • Bunker trader joins Tokyo-based bunkering firm
    Sunny Tang from China with four years of experience in bunker trading firm.
  • Shipping group calls for mandatory switch to low sulphur fuel
    Hong Kong Shipowners frustrated by the lack government action.

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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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