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November 15, 2011
The Business Timesweb site
Shipping News
  • Rickmers in the black in Q3, raises payout
    Rickmers Maritime declared distribution per unit for the third quarter that was 5 per cent up y-o-y to 0.60 US cents from 0.57 US cents previously.
  • Educating travellers on Coral Triangle
    As the Singapore Cruise Center (SCC) turned 20 yesterday, it gave itself the best present it could give: a good cause.
  • Navios CEO predicts shipping bankruptcies
    Angeliki Frangou, who heads three shipping companies controlling more than 100 vessels, said bankruptcies within the industry will accelerate as lending dwindles, allowing her to purchase assets that plunged in value.
  • Bookings for Mideast VLCC crude hit record

Sched Netweb site
  • TSA ups rate to US$400/FEU from January as 'imperative and overdue'
  • Lianyungang volume up 26pc to 4.04 million TEU, beats last year's total
  • Last oil pumped from stricken Rena, box recovery expected to be lengthy
  • Feeder start-up Box Ships posts third quarter profit of US$5.1 million
  • Chongqing's nine-month international box volume totals 190,000 TEU
  • CMA CGM mulls slow steaming during slack season to cut fuel bills
  • Broadband Internet connection installed on MOL LNG carriers
  • Export slump delays opening of UP's grain-to-container transloading facility
  • South Carolina eco-agency relents, stops blocking Savannah's dredging
  • Maritime IT specialist Seago Line joins INTTRA's network
  • 49 aircraft leased under Tianjin Dongjiang Bonded Port Area's new deal
  • Maximus finds heavylift rivalry tough to take, looks to ACMI trade instead
  • Atlas Air Worldwide Holdings suffers 16pc quarterly profit decline

International Transport Journalweb site
NOVEMBER 14, 2011
  • TransContainer earnings grow in first nine months
    TransContainer's earnings increased by 28% in the first nine months of 2011, in comparison with the like-for-like period last year, reaching approximately RUB 20.9 billion. Revenue...
  • Maersk Line posts loss in Q3
    A.P. Moeller-Maersk said that its subsidiary Maersk Line, the world's biggest container line, will lose money this year, revising a previous forecast which spoke of a modest profit...
  • IRU publishes new general conditions for the carriage of goods
    The Goods Transport Council of the International Road Transport Union (IRU) has adopted revised IRU general conditions for the international carriage of goods and related outline a...
  • Rutges Cargo participating in Dutch fuel savings programme
    Rutges Cargo, a European truck operator and part of the Wallenborn Group, is to participate in the Truck of the Future demonstration programme, organised by the independent researc...
  • Boeing begins work on 1,000th B777
    Boeing workers last week began assembling the 1,000th B777, a 300ER that will be delivered to Dubai-based Emirates Airline in 2012. The US aircraft manufacturer reached the milesto...
  • Asda rolling back road miles with CMA CGM and Freightliner
    Freightliner Limited, the UK's leading intermodal railfreight provider, has signed a new contract with CMA CGM to transport containers for Asda to and from Northeast England. Freig...
  • Froschmeier takes over Kukla's Eastern Europe division
    Stephan Froschmeier has headed the Eastern Europe transport unit of the Munich-based freight forwarder Kukla since October. The forwarder and transport specialist is boosting the e...
  • Volga-Dnepr delivers relief cargo to earthquake victims in Turkey
    Volga-Dnepr Airlines joined the relief operation to help earthquake victims in Turkey with two flights from Sharjah (UAE) to Erzurum, delivering urgently-needed equipment on behalf...
  • Swissport wins contract at Narita airport
    Swissport International has begun offering cargo handling services at Tokyo Narita, Japan's most important international air hub, by securing its first cargo contract there with Vi...
  • Deutsche Post DHL posts strong results in Q3
    Deutsche Post DHL again increased its sales in Q3 and boosted profitability significantly. Group sales increased to EUR 13.12 billion. Adjusted for currency effects and consolidati...
  • Gulf Warehousing Company wins new contract
    The Gulf Warehousing Company has agreed to store chemicals used in the Pearl gas-to-liquids project (GTL) at its 16,000 sqm Ras Laffan warehouse in Qatar, according to a report in ...
  • FedEx Express expanding in Northern Ireland
    FedEx Express has officially opened a new operating base in and launched direct services to and from Northern Ireland. The new 20,000 sqft facility at the Kilroot business park in ...
  • PSA cars made in Spain now to be shipped to Livorno
    The Mercurio group has decided that all Citroen and Peugeot cars produced in Spain by the PSA Group and bound for Italy (50,000 units a year) will be shipped from Vigo to Livorno, ...

Marine Logweb site
NOVEMBER 14, 2011
  • RADM James A. Watson to succeed Michael R. Bromwich at BSEE
  • Conrad Industries signs new contracts
  • NASSCO christens USNS Medgar Evers
  • STX OSV reports growth in revenues and profit
  • ICS produces briefing document for climate change negotiators
  • First car carrier with all-electric RO/RO access enters service

World Wide Shipperweb site
NOVEMBER 14, 2011
  • TSA member carriers set to begin rate increase
  • Port association backing transportation legislation
  • Off-duty Coast Guardsman saves girl from drowning in Columbia
  • IMO study predicts greenhouse gas reductions
  • Naming ceremony held for two new LNG vessels

Lloyd's Listweb site
NOVEMBER 14, 2011
  • Lloyd's talks tough on e-endorsements
    Richard Ward raises threat of mandating use if take-up is slow
  • Skuld provides a model for would-be Lloyd's entrants
    Companies stand a better chance with an existing book of business that they can transfer in
  • Lloyd's chief wants Solvency II a year ahead of delayed start date
    Richard Ward says insurance market must 'not take foot off the gas'
  • Flurry of dry bulk orders as newbuilding prices continue falling
    Chinese yards win 2013 and 2014 contracts, including a newcastlemax order
  • Marfin Investment links with Abu Dhabi Mar for acquisitions
    Deal brings together pair with strong interest in maritime investments
  • Somalia: we're winning the battles but losing the war
    More must be made of EU Navfor
  • Shipping's Great Leap Forward
    China's talk of 'actively guiding' tonnage reduction is reminder of its market power
  • Price drop in smaller dry bulk classes slows
    After capesize values level off, panamaxes are also seen selling at stabilising values
  • Rush is on for ballast water compliance technology
    Tools sought to help port state control check vessels are adhering to the letter of the ballast water convention
  • Environmental rules poised to force early scrapping of tonnage
    Additional expense of green upgrades means owners of certain tonnage could well retire ships needing such costly work
  • Iridium hits record revenue as it gears up for launch of new service
    Satellite communications business raises its expectations for subscribers and operational earnings
  • Rotterdam commissions study on eurozone crisis threat to containers
    McKinsey analysing how economic uncertainty could hit the Le Havre to Hamburg range of northwestern European ports
  • China could help VLCC overcapacity by purchasing all 15-year-old vessels
    Poten & Partners suggests Asian country buys ageing tankers rather than ordering newbuilds
  • Tanker asset values continue tumble
    Two-year-old suezmax and one aframax reported sold in quiet secondhand market
  • P&O Ferries threatens to fight any SeaFrance rescue bid with state aid
    French Dover-Calais ferry operator awaits Wednesday court decision on sale or liquidation
  • Newlead locks in new kamsarmax for 16 years
    Renegotiation with charterer is being described as consensual
  • Falling containership values place Global Ship Lease in danger of loan default
    Company confident of thrashing out a pact with lenders by November 30
  • ICS to brief UN climate change conference
    Will stress that shipping is committed to reducing emissions
  • HCI Capital reports $11m loss in first nine months
    Fresh cost-cutting programme launched
  • LRIT data exchange up and running at European safety agency
    Emsa takes control of ship position information at Portugal base
  • Reduced fuel consumption could save $50bn by 2020
    Study finds benefits to owners of implementation of IMO plans
  • US crew using system to extend claims
    Shipowners need to protect themselves from never-ending claims
  • Farstad posts $62.7m third-quarter profit
    Improvement over same period last year comes despite low rates and poor fleet utilisation
  • Egyptian port closed by protests
    Congestion impacts on over 40 vessels
  • Gulf ports urged to boost capacity
    Governments also need to cut red tape, says Kuwait Financial Centre study
  • Armed and necessary
    All signs are that the slow start of post-monsoon pirate attacks is due to onboard armed guards
  • Hamburg reports strong growth
    Box volumes up 15% year on year in third quarter
  • Courage snatches up supramax for $26.6m
    Hong Kong and Singapore-listed carrier buys from new Chinese yard for early 2012 delivery

Fairplayweb site
NOVEMBER 14, 2011
  • IMO: new CO2 regs will deliver
    An IMO study released today predicted "significant" savings from incoming mandatory design and operation regulations, assuming ship operators can overcome the inherent challenges
  • STX OSV profits rocket
    OFFSHORE shipbuilding specialist STX OSV of Norway said today it has raised net profits for 3Q11 by 144% year on year
  • Scorpio hopeful on winter
    NYSE-listed Scorpio Tankers reported larger losses than expected today but voiced optimism that market conditions are improving for its next three months
  • France to appeal EC's ruling on SeaFrance
    PARIS said today France plans to appeal the EC's rejection last month of a €259.5M ($353.3M) restructuring proposal for SeaFrance
  • CMA CGM deal with HCI rumoured
    RUMOURS abound that listed German shipping trust HCI Hammonia is about to acquire two 5,500teu box ships from CMA CGM
  • RMT posts $11M profits 3Q2011
    SINGAPORE'S Rickmers Maritime Trust today returned to profitability with net earnings of $11M in 3Q2011, reversing a $54.6M loss in 3Q2010. RMT posts $11M in 3Q2011 profits
  • STX Pan Ocean reveals losses of $35M
    SOUTH Korea's top drybulk carrier STX Pan Ocean plunged today into the red, reporting $35M in net losses for 3Q2011
  • Oltmann acquires 'bargain' ships
    GERMAN KG house Oltmann said today it has secured bargain buys of three multipurpose and container newbuildings for its private investors
  • Losses force HCI slashes
    GERMAN KG house HCI Capital said today it will cut one-fifth of its workforce and slash costs by $13M per year, after posting heavy losses
  • GSL concedes covenant risk
    GLOBAL Ship Lease, which charters box ships to CMA CGM, disclosed today that it will soon require a covenant waiver because of slumping asset values
  • Libya reported nearing 800,000b/d
    LIBYA's oil production is expected to increase to 800,000 barrels per day within the next few weeks, a London conference heard today
  • Ferry passengers freed
    TURKEY said commando teams have stormed a hijacked ferry near Istanbul, freeing all 24 passengers and crew, who had been held hostage for 12 hours
  • Bunker costs threaten VLCC revival
    VLCC SPOT rates are continuing this week to rise, but analysts are warning that growing bunker costs could smother the trend
  • Berlin reverses shipping cuts
    GERMAN parliamentarians have voted to repeal much-criticised spending cuts on labour cost subsidies for German-flag ships
  • TSA plans box rate boost
    TSA TODAY announced plans to set higher rates from next year, after several members posted significant third-quarter losses

The Journal of Commerceweb site
NOVEMBER 14, 2011
  • FMC Clears Tariff Files to Prevent Fraud
    The Federal Maritime Administration's cleaning of its ocean carrier tariff files may help prevent shippers from being scammed by an...
  • ILA, NYSA to Give Hiring Preference to Veterans
    The International Longshoremen's Association and the New York Shipping Association said they will give hiring preference to Iraq and Afghanistan...
  • Containerized Exports Rose 6.7 Percent in Third Quarter
    U.S. containerized exports rose 6.7 percent in the third quarter, the eighth straight quarter of expansion, led by rising demand...
  • Covenant Loses $11.1 Million, Freight Revenue Falls
    Covenant Transportation lost $11.1 million in the third quarter compared to a $1.9 million profit in the same period year...
  • David Noe, APL Vice President of Sales, Dead at 50
    David Noe, APL's long-serving vice president of sales, marketing and customer support in the Americas, died last week in Houston...
  • Cathay Pacific Says Holiday Cargo Peak 'Unlikely'
    Cargo transported by Hong Kong-based Cathay Pacific and sister carrier Dragonair fell for the seventh straight month in October, and...
  • Hamburg Regains Spot as No. 2 European Box Port
    The port of Hamburg wrested back second place in Europe's container league from Antwerp, with a 15.3 percent surge in...
  • Analyst Says Eurozone Volatility Pulls Down China Exports
    The Eurozone's lurch from crisis to crisis is the prime reason for the soft Chinese export growth piling downward rates...
  • Five Carriers to Suspend Asia-Latin America Loop
    Five carriers that operate three joint services between Asia, Mexico and the West Coast of South America plan to suspend...
  • Japanese Economy Regains Growth in Third Quarter
    The Japanese economy grew 1.5 percent in the July-September quarter from the preceding quarter, or at an annualized pace of...
  • Carriers Consider Lifting Indian Port Congestion Fees
    Ocean carriers serving India's Port of Chennai said they will consider lifting their bottleneck surcharges if restrictions on cargo movements...
  • Box Ships Books $5.1 Million Profit
    Box Ships booked a profit of $5.1 million in the first full quarter since the Greek container ship owner's initial...
  • Hamburg's HHLA Expands Profit, Warns of Overcapacity
    HHLA managed to grow revenue and container traffic in a challenging third quarter, but Hamburg's biggest stevedore warned of an...
  • Rickmers Swings to a $11.1 Million Profit
    Rickmers Maritime Trust swung to an $11.1 million profit in the third quarter from a $54.6 million loss a year...
  • Trans-Pacific Carriers Seek Post-Holiday Rate Hike
    Trying again to stop the erosion of rates that has hit major east-west trade lanes this year, shipping lines in...
  • When Capacity Turns
    If there is, as ocean carriers say, too little demand for freight space and too much capacity on the water,...
  • LTL Pricing Heads Up
    Less-than-truckload pricing is rising, financial results from the largest LTL carriers show, as tightening truck capacity and rising costs trump...
  • Measuring LTL Capacity
    How tight is LTL capacity? That depends on the carrier and its territory. "Capacity (at YRC) is not tight,...
  • Driving Back to Basics
    Four months after James Welch rejoined YRC Worldwide as CEO, the scope of his plans for the ailing trucking giant...
  • Polarizing Perspectives
    Perspectives, I've learned, are very much based on where you sit, so I was more than interested in what two...
  • Preventing the Next Big Bang
    Maritime industry employers are working with longshore unions around the country to prevent potentially deadly refrigerated containers from Vietnam from...
  • IMF Pushes Exports
    Egypt is hardly alone in its struggle to find a path to political transition and make reforms that are economically...
  • Port Horizons Brighten
    In Egypt, the disruptions of the Arab Spring didn't just disrupt traffic in the congested streets of its ancient cities....
  • Cloudy Forecasts
    Short- and medium-term economic forecasts for all of the major countries in the Mideast have been revised downward months after...
  • After the Spring
    Nine months after angry crowds brought down the administration of long-time dictator Hosni Mubarak, political and economic uncertainty hang heavily...
  • Ripe for Inspection Fees
    Any broker, importer or other U.S. business that agreed eight years ago to be the agent of a foreign food...
  • Financing Limits Transport Plans
    For transportation interests who believe the U.S. needs a long-term infrastructure strategy, prospects for funding are dimming. How will a...
  • Capacity for Contracts
    If container lines really start parking ships in significant numbers, it may have more to do with 2012 than with...
  • Load Factors Tumble
    The effect of the capacity glut on most U.S. trade lanes is clearly visible in the decline in load factors...

Containerisation Internationalweb site
NOVEMBER 14, 2011
  • RCL still losing in tough Asian market
    Thai-based Asia-centric carrier, Regional Container Lines (RCL) incurred an operating loss of THB483 (USD15.7) million in the third quarter of the year, albeit ...
  • K Line boosts South Korea/India coverage
    Tokyo-headquartered K Line is beefing up its South Korea/India coverage with the introduction of a new Kwangyang/Kaohsiung - West India Express (FIX) service ...
  • TSA to raise rates on troubled transpac
    Members of the Transpacific Stabilisation Agreement (TSA) are to raise their freight rates in an emergency rate restoration in order to halt the slide of plummeting ...
  • India's boxports ahead by 4%
    Seemingly bucking the consumer austerity-induced slowdown in global demand, India's 13 major ports increased container throughput in the six-months ending October ...
  • Frankfurt terminal changes name
    Frankfurt Intermodal Terminal (FIT) has changed its name to Contargo Industriepark Frankfurt-Hochst. As made clear in Contargo's press statement, 'the ...
  • Salvors readying for removal of Rena boxes
  • DB Schenker starts rail service between UK and Poland
    DB Schenker has commenced a weekly block train service between Poland and the UK. The first train departed from Wroclaw on Tuesday evening November 8 and arrived ...

TradeWindsweb site
NOVEMBER 14, 2011
  • Ultrapetrol sheds the red
    Felipe Menendez-led owner reverses third-quarter loss as revenue surge helps resurrect bottom line.
  • Marfin eyes investments
    Andreas Vgenopoulos-led firm poised to pounce on "opportunities" in the Mediterranean following pact with yard group.
  • NewLead pens rate revision
    Newest addition to Michael Zolotas-led owner's dry arsenal secures extended 16-year fix in exchange for reduced rate.
  • Petrobras picks Deep Sea duo
    Brazilian behemoth poised to splash $100m on a pair of Oslo-listed offshore owner's anchor-handlers.
  • DVB to beat the gloom
    German bank says its results will meet the mark this year despite shipping and banking woe.
  • Rickmers unveils new CFO
    German giant's finance boss says new sources of cash will be essential for owner to remain active amid market turbulence.
  • ICG fails to impress
    Earning power weaker in what is key business quarter for Irish ferry operator.
  • Star wins another round
    Oslo-listed owner takes another step in pursuit of $16.5m damages payment from Russian charter.
  • Esco back in black
    Tschudi-owned multipurpose operator reveals small 2010 profit, after winning compensation for charter termination.
  • Genmar battles shot clock
    Jewel of Georgiopoulos empire secures key waiver extension as Moelis & Co and Randee Day join fight to stay afloat.
  • GSL spills less red ink
    A tough market and higher costs bear down on Ian Webber-led shipowner's bottom line.
  • Citi sounds dry cargo alarm
    Shipping boss Michael Parker sees two or three years of pain for the bulk market.
  • Double sting for Scorpio
    Emanuele Lauro-led owner sees red in a quarter hindered by seasonal weakness and macro-economic troubles.

American Shipper - Ocean newsweb site
NOVEMBER 14, 2011
  • PO Shipping adds new TP loop
  • Unions blast MarAd, Matsuda
    Four U.S. maritime unions say the Maritime Administration and its leader David Matsuda should be "ashamed of itself" for issuing a report comparing U.S. and foreign-flag ship operating costs without seeking their input.
  • MSC starts matchback system in Belgium
    Mediterranean Shipping Co.'s Belgian branch has set up a new system to encourage inland matchbacks of its containers allowing importers, exporters and truckers to round-trip into Antwerp.
  • TSA seeks interim $400 per FEU min.
  • Five lines rationalize Asia/Mexico-WCSA capacity
    Waiting for confirmation from Hamburg Sud that these are the services are involved
  • CKYH pull East Coast via Suez loop
  • Lines suspend Asia-Americas round-world loop

The Bunker Bulletinweb site
NOVEMBER 14, 2011
  • IFO prices firm in Fujairah
    Deliveries in Cape Town available for supply between November 17-28 November.
  • Svitzer develops ECOtug
    New type of harbour tug that consumes less fuels, spills less oil and is more maneuverable than other tugs will be delivered in December.
  • Prices mixed in Rotterdam
    Buyers left wonder what is supporting the market, player tells Bunkerworld.
  • CMF product 'within 3.50% sulphur limit'
    Supplier complying with 2012 sulphur cap.
  • IMO mandatory GHG measures to cut billions from fuel bills
    Study of EEDI and SEEMP effect predicts 13% CO2 reduction by 2020 and 39% by 2050 compared with BAU scenario, but still with net growth.
  • Decline in bunker volumes continues
    Japanese bunker sales 18% down year-on-year.
  • Drive for fuel-efficient, less polluting engines boosts shipyards
    US shipyard says government incentives have been 'a shot in the arm.'
  • Bunker prices generally firming in Asia
    Demand mixed at major Asian bunker hubs on Monday, traders say.
  • TSA members to raise rates to halt losses
    Says correction is both 'imperative and overdue'.
  • Singapore's October bunker sales down
    Fall in sales volumes in line with slow global trade, say players.
  • Maersk orders second generation exhaust gas system
    Exhaust gas system compatible with different types of bunker fuels, says MAN Diesel.
  • BIMCO adds new bunker clauses for time charter parties
    New clauses to address importance of bunker issues and minimise risk of bunker disputes, says BIMCO.
  • Salvors to remove last of bunkers from grounded box ship
    Work will continue for 'some time' to ensure all accessible oil is removed from Rena, says Maritime New Zealand.

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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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