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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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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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