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February 15, 2011
The Business Timesweb site
Shipping News
  • Vale's M'sia hub to handle 30m tonnes iron ore a year
    Brazil's Vale will spend US$1.3 billion in the first phase of its transhipment project in Malaysia's Perak state that can handle 30 million tonnes of iron ore yearly to meet global demand, a Malaysian official said yesterday.
  • S'pore marine fuel sales hit new high
    Marine fuel sales in Singapore, the world's largest bunker port by volume, hit an all-time high of 3.64 million tonnes in January, up 4.3 per cent from a month ago, official data showed yesterday.
  • China may build a rail 'canal' in Colombia
    China is in talks to build a 'dry canal' linking Colombia's Atlantic and Pacific coasts by rail, Colombian President Juan Manuel Santos was quoted as saying on Sunday.
  • STX stock falls after missing cruise ship order
  • Freight rates for LNG seen falling on warm weather

Sched Netweb site
  • Web, phone blackout biggest logistics problem in Egypt: GAC
  • MSC charters old Maersk ships through Costamare
  • Tianjin port box volume to reach 20 million TEU by 2015
  • Chongqing 33.5pc over budget in roadway fixed asset spending
  • DP World's inland terminal 1,000 kilometres from Karachi
  • Iran admits moving 13 arms-laden boxes through Nigeria
  • Rival UK anti-piracy firms spark 'army-navy' tiff over market share
  • US import box volumes rise 17.64pc in January
  • TSA wants shippers to provide pre-departure air cargo data sooner
  • Forwarders cut from TSA screening scheme for not screening
  • Global Aviation opens sales office in Hong Kong

Exim Indiaweb site
  • Egypt port & shipping update
  • Gujarat Junction 2011 symposium at Gandhidham (Kandla) on March 5
  • MAERSK LINE & Hapag-Lloyd agree to slot swap on MGX, WestMed service
  • MANSA's international conference on Rotterdam Rules tomorrow
  • MSC adds Seattle call to California Express string
  • NSCSA subsidiary purchases two petrochemical tankers
  • NYK LINE included in Global 100 for fifth consecutive year
  • Zim launches Mexico-Tampa Express (MTX) service
  • Vietnam sends back Indian corn, soyameal
  • MoS plans funding body to aid port projects
  • Port Authority of Antwerp delegation concludes productive visit
  • DHL Global unveils India's 2nd free trade zone
  • Ban on non-Basmati rice, onion exports revoked partly
  • Engg exports to touch $ 120 bn by 2015
  • Gems & jewellery exports may surpass $ 30-bn mark
  • India could become world's food basket, says Scindia
  • Infra upgrading needed to boost exports: Khullar
  • Exports on bumpy ride again

International Transport Journalweb site
FEBRUARY 14, 2011
  • Union Pacific Railroad invests USD 4 million plus in track upgrades
    The US rail transport service provider Union Pacific Railroad announced that recent track improvements will allow it to increase train speeds in western Wisconsin communities,...
  • UK: Eddie Stobart orders 225 trailers
    The British transport service provider Eddie Stobart has added 225 new curtainsider trailers from Schmitz Cargobull. The new units will partially replace the company's Irlam fleet,...
  • IRU signs new agreement
    The International Road Transport Union (IRU) has signed a cooperation agreement with the Organisation of American States to improve competitiveness across its member states. The do...

Marine Logweb site
FEBRUARY 14, 2011
  • BOEMRE budget request may face rough ride
  • Pentagon budget request funds 11 ships in FY 2012
  • Christopher J. Wiernicki to become ABS CEO in April
  • DHS budget seeks to push ahead with Coast Guard recapitalization
  • Somali pirates hijack Iranian owned bulker
  • Rand Logistics acquires two Jones Act ATB self-unloaders
  • Seahawk Drilling to sell assets to Hercules Offshore in Chapter 11 sale

World Wide Shipperweb site
FEBRUARY 14, 2011
  • No appeal from City of Portland in River Plan/North Reach decision
  • Washington Governer taps O'Keefe as Puget Sound Partnership director
  • Last day to register for Maritime Commerce Club event
  • Port Tracker report predicts jump in import cargo volumes
  • Rand Logistics purchases two integrated tug/barge vessels

Lloyd's Listweb site
FEBRUARY 14, 2011
  • Fresh tanker sales reflect falls in secondhand prices
    Elderly tonnage loses as much as 20% in value over last three months
  • Supramax values plunge by a third as sales set lower benchmark
    The collapse of Korea Line Corp and a fall in bulk carrier charter rates drag prices downwards
  • Dry bulk values to fall 20% with recovery in mid-2012
    The price of bulk carriers is set to fall by 20% to levels last seen in the early 2000s, before the dry bulk boom
  • Withdrawal of relets to boost rates for gas carrier fleet
    Very large gas carrier relets have kept the spot market well supplied with available vessels, but brokers now expect a pick-up as these are withdrawn from the market
  • Round Hill buys Barbaro medium range tankers
    Round Hill Shipping has been linked to the purchase of two medium range combined chemical and oil tankers owned by Italy's Barbaro family for a total price of $59m-$60m
  • Korea Line sells new capesize in bareboat deal
    Financially troubled Korea Line Corp appears to be behind the sale of a three-month-old capesize vessel, which achieved a price of $62.6m
  • Colombia's Panama Canal rival dismissed as 'crazy'
    Engineers and investors say cost of transiting boxes through Atlantic-Pacific landbridge would be prohibitive
  • Nordic American slips into red
    Posts $809,000 loss for 2010 as higher operating costs eat into bottom line
  • Box lines make their case as renewal season sails into view
    Rate increases are being sought as shippers are told that demand is set to rise 7%-8% on transpacific trades despite overcapacity fears
  • TSA looks to tie up Pacific profits
    Member lines' message is loud and clear in the run up to contract negotiations
  • FMC steps up dispute resolution process
    Rapid response teams target contractual disputes in arbitration process that is much quicker than the traditional court system
  • Seatrade sees hope for reefership trade
    Specialised reeferships not about to disappear despite losing market share
  • Fredriksen to spin off Seadrill unit
    Plans to spin-off harsh environment drilling unit
  • US ballast fantasies
    The absence of federal ballast water treatment laws in the US has left a regulatory vacuum into which state lawmakers have entered
  • Terminal decline
    Projects to build container terminals in the UK should still go ahead even if their timelines are amended
  • P&I Clubs aim to boost underwriting profits
    Clubs "raising their game" in terms of greater financial discipline
  • Unions call for container safety laws
    Mandatory standards sought as new report identifies China as major weak spot
  • US beefs up ships discharge regime
    US coastguard to assist environmental agency in enforcing regulations
  • Danish warship captures pirate mothership
    Frees Yemeni vessel hijacked by Somali pirates and used as mothership
  • Rickmers Trust upbeat on growth prospects
    Recent orders for new boxships offer expansion opportunities for shipping trusts
  • Gulf Navigation to launch new VLCC venture
    Aims to net $310m over 10 years from new four-tanker subsidiary
  • Singapore bunker sales hit 3.6m tonnes in January
    Up 4% from December's volumes
  • Pirates seize Iranian-owned bulk carrier off Oman
    No word on condition of crew of 23, which includes 13 Iranians
  • Keppel FELS Brasil wins $299m order
    Delivery of two FPSO topside modules scheduled for fourth quarter of 2012
  • Varun Shipping posts $2.5m third quarter profit
    Reverses loss posted in the year ago period
  • Great Eastern scraps Greatship listing plans
    Company also reports 24% increase in third quarter profit
  • STX wins order for four bulk carriers
    Company confirms contract worth $160m but silent on details
  • Capesize rates edge up as owners hold back ships
    Owners staying out of the market until time charter rates claw to a point firmly above operating costs
  • Hanjin Heavy shuts Busan yard
    Move designed to break impasse with labour unions in dispute going back to 2009
  • The Week Ahead
    Big ships post rates gains ending 2011 falls

Fairplayweb site
FEBRUARY 14, 2011
  • Aegean fights fraud claims
    NYSE-listed Aegean Marine Petroleum Network issued a stern rebuke today against class-action suits alleging securities fraud
  • Pool partners spar in court
    OVERSEAS Shipholding Group has secured an emergency order against Korea Line, one of its partners in the Clean Products International Pool, in a dispute involving the tanker Blue Emerald
  • Mississippi delays warned
    DRAUGHT restrictions on the lower Mississippi River might be tightened, which could severely hamper shipping, Fairplay was told today
  • Seafarer holds on for dear life
    A SEAFARER has been rescued after he was found hanging on to the anchor chain of an LPG tanker off the UK, according to the Maritime & Coastguard Agency
  • Rhine reopens after barge incident
    AUTHORITIES have reportedly reopened the Rhine to southbound shipping without restrictions, a month after an acid-transporting barge capsized near St Goarshausen
  • Gulf Navigation VLCC plans reported
    DUBAI'S only publicly traded tanker owner reportedly plans to set up a unit in Saudi Arabia to operate a doubled VLCC fleet
  • Russian millers await export boost
    RUSSIAN flour millers are waiting to see if the end of an embargo on flour exports will lead to surge in shipments out of the country
  • Bulker split off Sochi
    STORM waves split a bulker in two while it was anchored off Russia's Black Sea port of Sochi, with two from its crew of 12 reported missing today
  • NAT suffers huge earnings miss
    NORDIC American Tankers today revealed fourth-quarter losses that were drastically higher than predicted by Wall Street analysts
  • Finnish tonnage tax action urged
    HELSINKI was urged today to enact a new tonnage tax law quickly, lest the Finnish flag suffer
  • China foreign trade soars
    CHINA'S foreign trade surged nearly 44% in January from the totals of that month of 2010, IHS Global Insight reported today
  • Two rescued after collision
    TWO MEN have been rescued after they were knocked overboard in a collision between a box ship and trawler off the UK
  • Boskalis and unions brawl over Gorgon
    THE HOLING of a utility vessel working on Chevron's A$43Bn ($43.12Bn) Gorgon gas project in Western Australia has further stressed relations between unions and contractors
  • Rickmers swings to losses
    SINGAPORE-listed Rickmers Maritime Trust unveiled net losses of $28.55M for 2010 today, reversing $40.7M in profits recoreded the year before
  • Product tankers squeezed
    PRODUCT tanker owners playing the western spot market are being squeezed from all angles this week, Fearnley analysts said today

The Journal of Commerceweb site
FEBRUARY 14, 2011
  • Diesel Price Climbs For 11th Straight Week
    The price of diesel across the United States climbed an average of 2.1 cents last week to $3.534 per gallon...
  • DOT Budget Jumps 66 Percent
    The Department of Transportation's budget would increase 66 percent to $128 billion under the president's proposed 2012 budget, compared with...
  • Obama Would Cut Army Corps Budget $1 Billion
    The Army Corps of Engineers will have nearly $1 billion cut from 2010 expenditures for civil works, and what money...
  • DHS Budget Increases 0.7 Percent
    The president's 2012 budget proposes a modest increase for the Department of Homeland Security, up 0.7 percent to $43.2 billion. ...
  • Administration Wants $2 Billion in TIGER Grants
    The budget plan President Obama sent to Congress would sharply expand the Department of Transportation's discretionary grants program, which covers...
  • Atlas Air Sales Rise 26 Percent in 2010
    Fourth quarter and full year profit soared at Atlas Air Worldwide Holdings, fueled by strong air freight demand and tight...
  • Rickmers Maritime Profit Surges 31 Percent
    Container ship owner-charterer Rickmers Maritime reported a 31 percent increase in fourth quarter net profit and said it reduced its...
  • Survey Reveals Strong Support for Infrastructure Deal
    A strong majority of Americans want better roads and bridges, but they want someone else to pay for them, according...
  • Obama Seeks Six-Year, $556 Billion Transport Plan
    President Obama is asking Congress for a six-year surface transportation spending plan that would spend $556 billion, including a $50...
  • NY Delays Ballast-Water Rules
    New York state officials agreed to a 20-month delay of stringent rules governing discharge of ballast water from ships entering...
  • China Proposes Colombia Rail Link to Rival Panama Canal
    China is in negotiations over the construction of a rail link across Colombia to rival the Panama Canal. The...
  • Racing to Dig Deeper
    When Charleston, S.C., Mayor Joe Riley got a few precious moments in front of President Obama at a U.S. Conference...
  • Trucking Dashboard
    Freight shipping demand showed resilience in the fourth quarter, as consumers opened their wallets wider and manufacturing activity picked up,...
  • Truck Demand Remains Strong in 2011
    C.H. Robinson Worldwide, the nation's largest truck freight broker, says the domestic shipping market's momentum from 2010 is extending into...
  • Has LTL Turned a Corner?
    The less-than-truckload industry is shrinking its way toward profitability as carriers struggle to emerge from three years of decline. ...
  • Peak Contracting Season
    'Tis the season. No, not that season, the container shipping service contract season! By now, carriers either have made an...
  • Fearing the Slow Lane
    A year after the trans-Pacific slack season turned into anything but that, harbor truckers in Southern California are bracing for...
  • China's Economic Fallout
    Trouble is brewing in the trans-Pacific trade in the form of Chinese inflation, especially in the main southern manufacturing centers,...
  • Retail Sales Buoy Carrier Hopes
    American consumers are coming out of hibernation just in time for spring contract negotiations between trans-Pacific carriers and shippers. ...
  • A Transportation Fix
    I am well aware that Washington and the American public have been focused on recovering from the deep recession. As...
  • ACE's Winning Hand?
    A year ago, Customs and Border Protection promised to take a new route to completing the Automated Commercial Environment. Gone...
  • Security Casts a Wider Net
    Janet Napolitano is taking her message about global supply chain security on the road ' and across the oceans. The...
  • DOT Stacks Up for Intermodal
    Even before regulators consider bringing various "exempt" rail shippers under federal processes that allow them to file rate and service...
  • Shippers, Rails Square Off Over Exemptions
    What do a crushed stone supplier in Texas, automobile producers across the U.S. and the Washington state potato industry have...
  • A Little Help From GSP
    Two U.S. companies long embroiled in a fight with the Argentine government over its refusal to honor arbitral awards under...
  • The M&A Outlook
    The last five years produced a high, low and then a rebound in merger and acquisition activity in the transportation...
  • Southern Roots
    They are both good ol' boys from the Southeast who returned to native ground after years afield to take on...

Containerisation Internationalweb site
FEBRUARY 14, 2011
  • Who would want to be a modern-day seafarer?
    Going to sea was already much less glamorous post 9/11, with the ramping up of port-restrictive security measures; but now it seems a young seafarer must also be prepared to run the gauntlet of rocket grenade-toting Somali pirates in some of the world's busiest tradelanes - and in addition the blood-curdling prospect of months of inhuman incarceration and barbaric torture
  • US share of global box trade declining
  • Hapag-Lloyd to resurrect AES
  • Textainer taps into the trade boom
  • IRISL bulker pirated
  • China pips Japan, sets sights on US

TradeWindsweb site
FEBRUARY 14, 2011
  • Demolition destiny
    Tankers, bulkers and an FPSO chopped in Alang while a battleship gets carved in Turkey as brokers digest $32m worth of market chatter.
  • Aegean fires back
    New York-listed bunker giant races to fight rising tide of investors who have joined a class action suit against the group and boss Peter G, among others.
  • TBS issues warning
    Bulker blues forces US-listed owner to examine asset values as it prepares for possibility of $195m impairment charge.
  • Boxships with benefits
    Are super-containerships helping your sex life, or is that just pants?
  • HERO taps Seahawk
    US offshore owner coughs up cash and shares to seize drilling rigs from bankrupt contractor Seahawk Drilling.
  • As good as it gets for P&I
    Rating agency says outlook is stable providing shipowner pressure for lower rates is restrained.
  • OSG scraps tanker
    New York-listed tanker titan poised to pocket $5.5m as US-flag unit hits the chopping block.
  • AHL remnants up for sale
    Parts of two tankers left unfinished by bankrupt US owner will be auctioned this week.
  • Island gets the hump
    Broken-down Korea Line products carrier in trouble after entering Caribbean whale sanctuary.
  • Golden eye
    Keep an eye on Hermann Billung-led Golden Ocean if you want to bag a bargain bulker, analyst says.
  • Drugs found in box
    Backpack could have been placed on Greek-managed Ital Lunare in Panama, US customs agency says.
  • Bulkers face 20% fall
    Asset values will plunge by one fifth as scrapping surge fails to prevent rate crash, Arctic Securities says.
  • Seafarer clings to chain
    Man overboard from LPG carrier found hanging on for dear life off the UK.
  • Probos sailing into history?
    Future of uniquely flexible ship type that proved a technical headache appears to be drawing to a close.
  • Rand adds tug/barge duo
    US Great Lakes owner snaps up Jones Act vessels from KKIS for cash and shares.
  • Rickmers recovering
    Singapore-listed trust sees fourth quarter bottom line buoyed by write-back on previously troublesome ship.
  • Ro-ro, trawler clash
    Finland's Birka Exporter suffers minor damage in collision with Dutch boat off the Netherlands.
  • NATS pays on loss
    New York-listed tanker owner still handing out dividend despite growing deficit in fourth quarter.
  • It's a lockout at Hanjin
    Seoul-listed shipbuilder may stop taking orders after long-running labour dispute forces yard closures.
  • Seadrill plots spin-off
    John Fredriksen-led driller turns to a familiar script with plans for harsh environment IPO.

American Shipperweb site
FEBRUARY 14, 2011
  • Obama plugs export changes in Chamber speech
    The U.S. government's investment priorities need to be in innovation, education and infrastructure building so that the economy has the foundation for long-term growth, President Obama told the U.S. Chamber of Commerce last week. The government can...
  • U.S. pursues WTO disputes with China
    The United States on Friday asked the World Trade Organization to establish dispute settlement panels in two cases against China. One case addresses China's imposition of antidumping duties and countervailing duties on imports of grain-oriented fl...
  • U.S.-flag lakers move 3.4 million tons in January
    The Lake Carriers' Association reported U.S.-flag Great Lakes freighters carried 3.4 million tons of dry-bulk cargo in January, a 46 percent increaser over a year ago. The January float was also 18 percent better than the month's five-year average....
  • China rail minister removed in corruption probe
    China's Minister of Railways has been ousted in an investigation into government corruption, according to international media reports. Liu Zhijun has been suspended and put under investigation for "severe disciplinary violations" stemming from a co...
  • AgTC's Friedmann, carrier execs at conference
    AgTC''s Friedmann, carrier execs at conference AgTC''s Friedmann, carrier execs at conference Containerisation International'sannual Global Liner Shipping conference April 4-6 in London will discuss the issue of U.S. antitrust deregulation in the li...
  • Hapag-Lloyd restarts AES, adds Hamburg call
    Liner carrier Hapag-Lloyd said Friday it is restarting a transatlantic service linking New York with Hamburg and Antwerp. The German lineshelved its AES service(at that time a pure New York/Antwerp shuttle) in December due to slowing demand. The s...
  • Coast Guard chief wants 'proficient' members
    Coast Guard Commandant Adm. Bob Papp, delivering his first "State of the Coast Guard Address" on Thursday, said his service is "ready to meet mission demands, but facing real challenges." "We've had too many accidents lately -- we've had too many ...
  • Exports looking up
    U.S. exports increase 1.8% to $163 billion in December The Commerce Department's December 2010 U.S. International Trade in Goods and Services report, released Friday, showed that U.S. exports in December increased 1.8 percent from November to $163 ...
  • USTR Kirk 'deeply concerned'
  • Innovation, education, infrastructure building

The Scandinavian Shipping Gazetteweb site
FEBRUARY 14, 2011
  • TTS delivers to Viking Line ferry
    TTS Marine AB in Gothenburg has signed a contract with STX Finland worth EUR 5.7 million for delivery and installation of roro equipment. The equipment will be installed on
  • Royal Caribbean orders from Germany
    Royal Caribbean Cruises orders its "Project Sunshine"-vessels from Meyer Werft in Germany. According to the letter of intent the first 158,000 GT cruise vessel will be delivered in the
  • Esbern Snare destroys pirate vessel in Somalia
    On Friday last week the Danish warship Esbern Snare intercepted a fishing vessel, suspected of being a mothership used by pirates. It turned out that the information was correct. Equipment
  • Bulk carrier hijacked off Oman
    The Maltese bulk carrier Sinin, 52,466 DWT, has been hijacked off 350 nautical miles East of Masirah, Oman, under a sailing from Fujairah, United Arab Emirates, to Singapore, EU Navfor

The Bunker Bulletinweb site
FEBRUARY 14, 2011
  • Big price spreads seen in Fujairah, Suez
    Still no quotes for Durban as avails remain tight.
  • O.W. Bunker's Swiss trading arm 'starts operations next month'
    Reports say unit may take storage space in ARA.
  • Gulf Petrochem to build terminal in Gujarat
    'Entry into India is very significant for the Gulf Petrochem group,' says MD.
  • Analysts predict tougher environment for Maersk
    Bank warns of higher bunker costs and lower freight rates.
  • Mixed price movements at major ports
    Demand below average at key Asian ports on Monday.
  • Chemoil appoints new VP of Human Resources
    Latest appointment will 'facilitate' new business development and other strategic initiatives, says CEO Tom Reilly.
  • Singapore January bunker sales hit 'all-time high'
    Orders 'brought forward' into January after 'relatively low' December demand.
  • Third law firm files complaint against Aegean
    Denver-based Dyer & Berens LLP files class action suit on behalf of Aegean's investors.
  • Lukoil subsidiary lifts fuel oil cargo from Latvian terminal
    Latvian minister had warned that the state could nationalize and sell the cargo.
  • New ferry optimises fuel performance with CR engine technology
    System designed to operate with ISO 8217 specification bunker fuels, says MAN Diesel & Turbo.
  • WFS shareholders buy, sell shares in the company
    Institutional shareholders declare their stakes in the company.

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Second edition of the European Maritime Transport Environmental Report published
Lisbon/Copenhagen
The new report indicates that promising progress has been made in several areas
WSC, MEPC must provide clear measures to decarbonise shipping this week
Washington
Wood-Thomas: It is not possible that these decisions can be postponed to guidelines developed in two years
ZIM to charter ten new 11,500 TEU dual-fuel LNG containerships
Haifa
The Chinese shipyard Zhoushan Changhong Shipyard will deliver them between 2027 and 2028
COSCO expects to post quarterly net profit growth of +72.1%
Hong Kong
Operating profit expected for January-March period of 16.57 billion yuan (+66.1%)
Rixi tells Rixi to hurry up and finally launch the port governance reform
Genoa
The vice minister presented a motion to the League congress that places the need for this reform at the centre
NCLH to charter two cruise ships to Cordelia Cruises and two more to Crescent Seas
Miami
The agreements include options to purchase the naval units
Carnival orders two new cruise ships from Fincantieri for AIDA Cruises brand
Miami/Trieste
Equipped with approximately 2,100 cabins, they will be delivered at the beginning of 2030 and at the end of 2031.
The number of ship transits through the Suez Canal has never been so low in recent decades
The number of ship transits through the Suez Canal has never been so low in recent decades
Ismailia
In February, traffic was 864 vessels, down -22.9%
Terminal Intermodale Venezia, concession contract renewed
Terminal Intermodale Venezia, concession contract renewed
Venice
The duration of the agreement is 25 years. Investments of over 100 million euros are expected
Ahead of the election, Australia is arguing over who will oust China's Landbridge from the Port of Darwin
US tariffs will cause a four percentage point reduction in the expected volume of world trade
Geneva
The World Trade Organization believes so
84% of new constructions ordered by the Italian navy will be built in China
Rome
Analysis by the Confitarma Study Center on the possible impacts of US duties on the national shipping industry
GNV ships will call at Algerian ports for the first time
Genoa
In summer, the weekly connections Sète-Algiers and Sète-Bejaia will be activated
Boluda Towage and Marsa Maroc to operate towage services in the new port of Nador West Med
Valencia
Denton (ICC): Trump's tariffs pose a crucial challenge to rules-based trade governance
Denton (ICC): Trump's tariffs pose a crucial challenge to rules-based trade governance
Paris
Rather, he stressed, multilateral solutions are needed to resolve the long-standing inefficiencies and inequalities in the global trading system.
Guerrieri appointed extraordinary commissioner of the Northern Tyrrhenian Sea Port Authority
Leghorn
The mandate granted by MIT has no expiration date
APM Terminals buys the Panama Canal Railway Company
The Hague
The company operates the railway line parallel and adjacent to the Panama Canal
Piloda plans a hub for ship repair, refitting and demolition in the port of Brindisi
Naples
Expression of interest for the reconversion and reindustrialization of the former coal power plant area
Kuehne+Nagel to handle spare parts logistics for Changan electric cars in the European market
Schindellegi
Agreement with the Chinese car manufacturer
A.P. Møller Holding submits offer to acquire entire share capital of towing company Svitzer
AP Møller Holding submits offer to acquire entire share capital of towing company Svitzer
Copenhagen
The Mærsk family investment company already owns 47.0% of the company
Public interest declared for MSC, Neri and Lorenzini's project for a new container terminal in Livorno
Leghorn
Slight annual growth in freight traffic in Italian ports driven by containers
Slight annual growth in freight traffic in Italian ports driven by containers
Rome
In the container segment, the strong increase in transhipments offset the decline in imports and exports
Turkey's Desan Shipyard in talks to take over Mangalia shipyard
Bucharest
The Tuzla plant is much smaller than the Romanian one
Six international shipping associations present a guide to planning safe navigation
London
TUI awards Fincantieri contract for two new cruise ships for Marella Cruises
Hanover/Trieste
Deliveries are scheduled for 2030 and 2032
ESPO urges EU and Member States to allocate funds to decarbonise ships and ports
Brussels
Earmarking Innovation Fund proceeds to stimulate demand for clean marine fuels
China Antitrust Launches Investigation into Hutchison Ports' Panama Terminal Sale
Beijing/Hong Kong
Panama Ports Company operates the Balboa and Cristobal ports
PSA posts annual revenue growth, but profits fall
Singapore
Sharp increase in operating costs across the board
Temporary Port Labor Supply Company in Cagliari Extended for Another 18 Months
Cagliari
In 2024, cargo traffic in Chinese seaports grew by +3.5%
Beijing
Increase of +6.9% in traffic with foreign countries. In the first two months of 2025, 1.75 billion tons were moved (+1.6%)
Chinese container maker CIMC posts bumper 2024
Hong Kong
Almost 3.6 million containers sold (+372%). Record revenues
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AAL Shipping sceglie il sistema di consulenza marina di ABB per ottimizzare la flotta Super B-Class
In February, freight traffic in the port of Genoa fell by -4.4% and in Savona-Vado it increased by +24.5%
Genoa
Cruise and ferry passenger decline
ICS, Trump's proposed measures against Chinese ships risk having significant unwanted consequences, even for the US
Washington
Strong opposition to their introduction also expressed by the WSC
Intercargo, international measures for decarbonisation of shipping must be simple and clear
London
Gkonis: Must not compromise operational efficiency and smooth global transport of essential goods
Port of Barcelona invests 124 million to develop sustainable fuel traffic
Barcelona
Construction of three new moorings at Moll de l'Energia
In 2024, freight traffic in the port of Catania began to grow again. A decline in Augusta
In 2024, freight traffic in the port of Catania began to grow again. A decline in Augusta
Augusta
A total of 7.9 million and 23.0 million tons of cargo were handled
In 2024, the terminal operator HHLA recorded record revenues with a growth of +10.5%
Hamburg
Profit after taxes amounted to 56.4 million euros (+33.1%)
Launch of a public consultation for the updating of the PRPs of the ports of Genoa and Savona-Vado
Genoa
The involvement of territorial, economic and social communities is foreseen
ITU, ICAO and IMO highlight risks to maritime and air transport caused by attacks on satellite communications
Geneva/Montreal/London
Call on UN States to Protect These Critical Systems
London Government presents its strategy for decarbonising maritime transport
London
The measures for ports will be defined after a public consultation that will take place in the coming months
For security, military ships are not enough, merchant ships are also essential
London
TUI in talks with shipyards for two new cruise ships for Marella
Hanover
Slots available starting from the 2031 financial year
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
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
Francesco Beltrano is the new general secretary of Uniport
Rome
He takes over from Paolo Ferrandino, who will continue to collaborate as a consultant
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
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
Decarbonisation of maritime transport will be faster in the EU and the US
DHL Acquires CRYOPDP
Bonn/Nashville
The company provides courier services for clinics and healthcare
SAILING LIST
Visual Sailing List
Departure ports
Arrival ports by:
- alphabetical order
- country
- geographical areas
Over a million to the port companies of Livorno and Piombino to acquire green vehicles
Leghorn
The ranking for admission to the PNRR-Next Gen Eu contributions has been published
COSCO Shipping Development Co.'s container sales increased by +204.1% in 2024
Shanghai
The related turnover increased by +124.0%
The call for funding for the purchase of electric vehicles in the ports of Genoa and Savona-Vado has been published
Genoa
Yang Ming Buys Three New 8,000 TEU Containerships
Keelung
They will be delivered between 2028 and 2029
Construction of a cruise ship for Regent Seven Seas Cruises begins in Marghera
Trieste
Fincantieri will deliver the unit in 2026
Federlogistica establishes operational offices in Spain and Brazil
Genoa
The aim is to go beyond theoretical cooperative relationships
Over a Ton of Cocaine Seized in the Port of Gioia Tauro
Reggio Calabria
If placed on the market it would have generated over 187 million euros
In 2024, the economic results of Interporto Padova reached record values
Padua
Revenues up +17%
Three ceremonies at the Saint-Nazaire shipyard for three new MSC Cruises ships
Geneva
New flagship "MSC World America" delivered
German railway company DB Cargo reduced losses in 2024
Berlin
Revenues down again. -9.0% drop in freight volumes
NovaAlgoma orders second 38,000 dwt cement carrier in China
Lugano
It will be taken over in 2027
Customs agreement between Italy and Brazil to facilitate trade
Brasilia
Mission of the Customs and Monopolies Agency in the South American nation
A team from La Spezia Container Terminal in Rotterdam to test advanced technologies
The Spice
ECT Hutchinson Ports Training Center Visited
The assembly of Genoese freight forwarders on Monday
Genoa
It will be held at the Palazzo della Borsa in Genoa
Assarmatori, in Italy the ferry segment cannot bear the burden of the EU ETS in a very fragile market situation
Brussels
Messina: Protecting shipping from the ideological excesses of the Green Deal
The website of the Port Authority Corps - Coast Guard has been renewed
Rome
It has become a single digital access point to documents and services
In 2024, inland waterway freight transport in Germany increased by +1.2%
Wiesbaden
The volume, at 173.8 million tonnes, is the second lowest since 1990.
APM Terminals Granted Port of New York - New Jersey Concession Renewal
New York
Contract for a period of 33 years. Investments of 500 million dollars are expected
Experimentation of crane automation has begun at the Interporto Padova terminal
Padua
The interport company awarded the "Industria Felix 2025 Award"
Container traffic in the port of Algeciras fell by -17.0% in February
Algeciras
Both import-export volumes and transhipment are decreasing
New cruise company Crescent Seas has been founded in Miami
Miami
The fleet, initially consisting of one ship from Regent Seven Seas Cruises, will grow to five units within the next five years
In 2024, the volume of vehicles transported by Wallenius Wilhelmsen's fleet decreased by -9.7%
Oslo
Traffic down on almost all global routes
Agreement between Assoporti and Assologistica and the Florida trade, transport and port authorities
Rome
It was signed today
In April a mission in Albania of The International Propeller Clubs - Italy
Genoa
It will take place on the 9th and 10th in Tirana and Durres
COSCO Shipping Ports revenues rose to a record $1.5 billion in 2024 (+3.3%)
Hong Kong
In the fourth quarter alone, a decrease of -3.0%
SO.RI.MA. (FHP group) granted a concession of an area of 125 thousand square meters in the port of Chioggia
Venice
Investments of 11.5 million euros expected over 25 years
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
Damen Mangalia Unionists Protest Friday Against Possible Closure
(The Romania Journal)
Govt. to woo top ten shipping liners in world for Colombo port expansion
(Daily Mirror)
››› Press Review File
FORUM of Shipping
and Logistics
Relazione del presidente Nicola Zaccheo
Roma, 18 settembre 2024
››› File
Contship Italia’s intermodal network has been extended to the Gulf Terminal in La Spezia
Melzo
Connections with the inland terminals of Milan, Modena and Padua
Container traffic in the port of Valencia grew by +15.2% last month
Valencia
The overall volume of goods handled increased by +6.8%
The Northern Tyrrhenian Sea Port Authority obtains gender equality certification
Leghorn
It is the first Italian port authority to obtain this recognition
Container traffic growth weakens at ports of Los Angeles and Long Beach
Los Angeles/Long Beach
Last month, increases of +2.6% and +13.4% respectively were recorded
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