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May 17, 2011
The Business Timesweb site
Shipping News
  • Main freight index to rebound in H2: poll
    THE main global freight index will rebound in the second half of this year to average 1,500 points, driven by a recovery in Australian coal exports and strong shipping demand, a Reuters poll showed yesterday.
  • Warning shots fired at M'sia aid ship to Gaza
    ISRAELI naval forces fired warning shots yesterday at a ship carrying aid to Gaza as it approached the shore, forcing it to withdraw to Egyptian waters, the vessel's Malaysian organiser told AFP.
  • Indian seamen may boycott Gulf of Aden
    INDIAN seafarers have threatened to refuse to sail to pirate-infested Gulf of Aden if foreign governments failed to stem surging violent attacks on seamen on high seas.
  • Global LNG supply tight from late 2011: Barclay's Capital

Sched Netweb site
  • Grand Alliance all-water US east coast service calls at Da Chan Bay
  • Maersk-Safmarine upgrades Far East-West Africa service offering
  • Guangdong cargo volume increases 5.5pc but growth rate slows 20pc
  • April LA box volume increased 3.7pc while Long Beach leapt 14.6pc
  • Hong Kong first quarter GDP increases 7.2pc, exports rise 16.8pc
  • US March exports hit record highs, up 4.6pc, imports rise $4.9pc
  • TS Lines launches intra-Asian Taiwan, Hong Kong Indonesian loop
  • Island province of Hainan experiences 10pc rise in first quarter cargo volume
  • Horizon sheds logistics arm to Pennsylvania's Logistics Plus
  • New Orleans to ban deepwater shipping if Mississippi floods rise over 18 feet
  • Hainan provincial quarterly imports rise, but exports fall
  • Costamare orders 5 already chartered box ships, finances 2 newbuildings
  • Port of Savannah to handle Volkswagen Chattanooga auto parts
  • Seaspan receives 4,500-TEU newbuilding to be chartered to 'K' Line
  • Israel sets Q1 volume at 601,000 TEU, but has no comparative figures
  • Hamburg's HHLA Q1 profit up 47pc to US$23.6 million, boxes up 32pc
  • OECD's International Transport Forum 2011 in Leipzig meets May 25-27
  • New Lufthansa Cargo CEO says high oil, rising demand to boost rates
  • Frankfurt Airport April tonnage up 12.8pc as quarterly profit rises 11pc
  • Cameroon Airlines awards EFIS Air French GSA contract

Exim Indiaweb site
  • India tells IMO not to extend piracy zone nearer to coast
  • Safmarine opens regional office in Chennai
  • Dip in soyameal exports likely this month
  • EUs new trade scheme to deny India sops
  • Guar gum exports may set a new record this year
  • India to pay for Iran oil in , other currencies
  • CFSs near JN Port free to take call on handling hazmat
  • JSW Jaigarh Ports salient features highlighted at trade meet
  • Nhava Sheva CFS blaze being investigated
  • Supreme Court verdict clears way for JNPTs fourth box terminal
  • FinMin reproaches Rlys for poor record in awarding PPP projects
  • Rlys successfully operates 90-box 'python' train
  • 1-yr extension likely for wheat products exports
  • Exports surge 34.4 per cent in April
  • FDI sinks to 4-year low at $ 27 bn
  • Growth may start tapering down from July, Fieo warns exporters
  • IIP growth slows in 2010-11
  • India, Australia begin CECA negotiations
  • Report shows GCC states shifting towards Asia's emerging markets

International Transport Journalweb site
MAY 16, 2011
  • Oman Air launching second new service this month
    Oman Air, the national carrier of the Sultanate of Oman, will launch a thrice-weekly service between the country's capital Muscat and Zanzibar from today (16 May). It is the carrie...
  • Camair to launch second African destination outside domestic market
    The new Cameroon carrier Camair-Co, which started scheduled operations on 28 March 2011 (cf. ITJ Daily of 28 February 2011), with a Douala-Yaounde-Paris-CDG service, is progressive...
  • Coal India plans to build 350 km of new railway lines
    Coal India Ltd proposes to build three new rail links, with a total length of 350 km, to connect its coal fields in the interior. The construction cost for a new rail line, excludi...
  • Basel: name change for the world's oldest forwarders' association
    The association of Basel freight forwarding and logistics companies (Basler Speditions-Logistiker/(VBSL), which was founded in 1882, is adopting a new name. Attendees of ...
  • 24plus: network sales climb to EUR 420.6 million
    The general cargo alliance 24plus logistics ceased to feel the effects of the economic crisis in 2010, and succeeded in boosting the network revenue by 9.5% to EUR 420.6 ...
  • Kuehne + Nagel receives quality seal for rail forwarding
    IBS, the interest group of rail freight forwarders (IBS), has presented its IBS Q1 quality certificate to the giant forwarder Kuehne + Nagel, for its particularly efficient an...
  • Elvis rolls out first part load network system
    The truck-load alliance Elvis recently introduced a part load system with hub cross-loading at its location in Hombergin (Germany). The part load system is operated by the alliance...
  • Flash Europe opens branches in St Petersburg and Istanbul
    Flash Europe, a specialist for swift transport services, recently opened a new branch office in Turkey and one in Russia. The two new facilities are of strategic importance for Fla...
  • Kiel: cargo handling rises by more than 25%
    The port of Kiel (Germany) handled about 2.2 million t of cargo in the first four months of the current year, a 25% increase compared to the same period last year. The ferry lines ...
  • Hapag-Lloyd boosts revenues in Q1/2011
    The German shipping company Hapag-Lloyd managed to boost its Q1/2011 revenues to EUR 1.483 million, which is 16.5% higher than the first quarter of 2010. The main reason for this a...
  • Shipping Corporation of India orders 31 new vessels
    Shipping Corporation of India, the country's largest shipping company, recently inked an agreement for the purchase of two supramax bulk carriers with Chinese Grand Yard Investment...
  • Balnak Logistics names new marketing and sales manager.
    The Turkish service provider Balnak Logistics has appointed Gurur Eralp as its new marketing and sales manager. Eralp, who has worked for the company since 2006, graduated from Mar...
  • ANA Aviation to be UK and Ireland Cargo GSA for Gabon Airlines
    The London-based airline management provider ANA Aviation was selected to be the UK and Ireland cargo GSA for Gabon Airlines, effective 1 May 2011. The carrier operates t...
  • Dr Rausch elected to BVL board
    Members of the German Logistics Association (BVL) recently elected Dr Karl-Friedrich Rausch to the trade body's board at a recent assembly in Munich (Germany). Rausch has been head...
  • Alcaro Invest inks another settlement contract
    Alcaro Invest is investing again in the Berlin Süd Grossbeeren freight village after the company was able to fully let a 44,000 sqm logistics area within eighteen months. At the tr...

Marine Logweb site
MAY 16, 2011
  • Business as usual at Port of New Orleans
  • Maritime industry makes its voice heard on Capitol Hill
  • Rowan sells LeTourneau for $1.1 billion cash
  • Keppel FELS books $772 million jack-up order
  • Bureau Veritas sees new pressures for operational efficiency

World Wide Shipperweb site
MAY 16, 2011
  • Port of Olympia FTZ No. 216 set for reorganization program
  • Crowley Maritime earns new State Department designation
  • NOL Group reports first quarter numbers
  • Washington State Ferries honored for carpool/vanpool rideshare efforts
  • Hanjin Shipping receives new 10,000teu container ship

Lloyd's Listweb site
  • Korea Line continues to offload tanker fleet with VLCC sales
    Troubled Asian company adds deal to other tanker sales concluded in the last two months
  • Pakistan breakers buy third VLCC
    Chittagong yard takes Titan VLCC as Indian and Bangladeshi demand remains sluggish
  • Aframax activity picks up
    Four contracts reported around the $16,000 per day mark
  • LPG price volatility sees VLGC charter rates slide to 12-week low
    Charter rates for very large gas carriers have slumped to a 12-week low on a reluctance to trade and charter vessels amid volatile prices for liquefied petroleum gas
  • China pays premium for older dry bulk tonnage
    Secondhand able to consider secondhand sales over demolition
  • Eagle Bulk starts selling supramaxes
    Dry bulk owner with large exposure to troubled Korea Line offloads tonnage
  • Newlead pays out $25m for former Korea Line-linked handysize
    Eight-year-old Newlead Prosperity was under bareboat hire purchase deal with Capital Maritime
  • Dividend decision disappoints GSL investors
    Loan-to-value ratio drops below 75%, thus reducing interest margin paid on borrowings from 3.5% to 3%
  • First Deep Sea Metro drillship named at Hyundai
    Former Athens Olympics boss Gianna Angelopoulos does the honours for BG-chartered vessel
  • APM Terminals wins legal battle to bid for Indian port development
    Two years of wrangling ends in Supreme Court victory for joint venture
  • Operational efficiency critical, says Bureau Veritas
    Class society argues for a definition of efficiency that is eco-friendly ' and safe
  • Details emerge of Hapag-Lloyd's $925m newbuilds loan
    Bookrunners say banks keen to join syndicate financing 13,200 teu boxships
  • Moody's upbeat on container shipping companies' credit quality
    But rating agency urges disciplined investment approach in 'fragile' recovery
  • Teekay Offshore gears up for $750m in follow-on equity raising
    Proceeds to fund assets and reduce parent debt
  • The iceships cometh
    Advocates of the northern sea route such as Norwegian shipowner Felix Tschudi are setting the stage for future investment
  • Rongsheng share price tumbles as analysts take a downbeat view
    Barclays Capital note says market expectations are irreconcilable with the collapse in bulk newbuild ordering
  • Reluctant harmony
    Complying with EU rules on seafarers' pay will almost certainly cost the UK jobs
  • Pirates routed by naval forces
    Danes free 16 Iranian hostages and kill 4 pirates
  • Logistics arm lifts NOL first-quarter results
    Neptune Orient Lines posts $10m loss but supply chain business APL sees 24% rise in revenues
  • Old yard ways are dying
    Go back ten years and Croatia was fighting off the competition. But no more. The bureaucrats from the European Commission have put paid to that
  • Port Hedland iron ore shipments to China fall 11.5% in April
    But total iron ore shipments to China up 5.6% on a year-on-year basis
  • Singapore container throughput rises 3% in first four months
    April bunker sales down 5.1% on same month last year
  • Keppel FELS wins $772m order for four jack-ups
    Standard Drilling deal supersedes earlier option arrangements
  • Satellite providers report strong growth in first quarter
    Inmarsat and Iridium see shipowners move from voice communications to data services
  • Inmarsat's Global Xpress comes under fire
    Shipowners should learn more about competitor services, says satcomms provider
  • Capital and Crude get engaged
    Motivation aplenty can be found for the proposed merger of the two Evangelos Marinakis-headed tanker companies
  • Is it time for more tanker owners to tie the knot?
    After a fallow period for M&A activity, the sector could be poised to enter a fertile period for deals
  • Energy efficiency design index is rational, safe and effective
    Formula may not apply to all ships, but will deal with the most energy-intensive first

Fairplayweb site
MAY 16, 2011
  • Israeli warning shots turn ship back
    ISRAELI sailors reportedly fired warning shots at a commercial ship approaching the Gaza Strip today
  • Capesize rates weigh on BDI
    THE BALTIC Dry Index fell today to its lowest level in more than two weeks as the surplus of Capesize vessels continued to rise
  • FESCO reverses losses
    FESCO'S audited accounts show the group swung to profits in 2010, but its fleet arm struggled
  • Savannah improving intermodal ties
    CONTAINER drayage to and from Savannah will be improved with a $140M highway extension to improve intermodal truck access
  • Ships leave US 'ghost fleet'
    COASTAL tanker Sagamore is one of two ageing vessels scheduled to be towed today from the Maritime Administration's California 'ghost fleet' at Suisun Bay to a Texas recycling yard
  • MSC cruise interrupted
    MSC OPERA, on the first of 13 cruises scheduled from Southampton, was towed today to Nynäshamn, south of the Swedish capital Stockholm
  • LNG brokers seeking deals for longer periods
    BROKERS see rising demand this week for medium-term LNG deals, with Asian buyers trying to avoid exposure to bullish oil prices via longer-term deals
  • Quake and floods boost product tankers
    JAPAN'S quake crisis in March and today's continued Mississippi flooding are boosting product tanker trades, brokers said
  • Once more into the beach
    A FIFTH VLCC has been sold for demolition already this year, said Erik Nikolai Stavseth, shipping analyst at Arctic Securities in Oslo
  • Asian shipping stocks fall
    SHIPPING stocks were mostly down in Asia today as markets were hit by concerns over the European debt crisis and lower oil prices
  • Ports praise US bills
    TRANSPORT funding measures introduced in the US Senate would drastically increase the amount of money available for port expansions
  • Oz terminal plan advances
    SOUTH Australia's government has approved plans by a Flinders Ports-led consortium to conduct an environmental impact study into a proposal to develop an iron ore export facility in Port Bonython
  • Fertilizer swap screen assessed
    FAA BROKERS and commodities traders in Singapore were quick today to assess the Cleartrade Exchange's distribution of a new screen for fertilizer swaps
  • Asia/Europe box capacity trim mulled
    CONTAINER carriers could cut Asia/Europe capacity because freight rates are declining under the influx of bigger ships
  • Monsoon soaks breakers
    SOUTH Asian shipbreakers are cutting rates today as the monsoon season rains down the market

The Journal of Commerceweb site
MAY 16, 2011
  • Diesel Price Slides Another 4.3 Cents
    Average diesel prices across the U.S. fell for the second week in a row in the past week, sliding 4.3...
  • Crowley Warehouse Wins High-Security Designation
    The State Department designated Crowley Maritime Corp.'s Miami logistics warehouse as a Consolidated Receiving Point facility, allowing the company to...
  • Container Supplies to Remain Tight, WSC Says
    Shippers and carriers can expect container supplies to remain tight this year as the industry tries to catch up from...
  • New Orleans Port Open as Dredging Intensifies
    The Army Corps of Engineers stepped up efforts this weekend to clear sediment the Mississippi River's high water is pushing...
  • Steel Exports Up 5 Percent
    Steel exports rose 5 percent to 3.14 million tons in the first quarter as March volume rebounded from weak February...
  • Supreme Court Rejects BNSF Appeal in Rate Case
    The U.S. Supreme Court rejected BNSF Railway's attempt to overturn a 2009 regulatory case decision that the railroad charged unreasonable...
  • Obama Pushes Transport Agenda
    President Obama gave a strong push to a transportation infrastructure program that builds on the 2009 stimulus program to repair...
  • Georgia Governor Backs Savannah Port Highway Plan
    Georgia Gov. Nathan Deal on Monday endorsed construction of an estimated $140 million highway that would link the Port of...
  • Is Shipping Hedging on Derivatives?
    If conversation were currency, freight rate derivatives would be trading on a rich exchange. But when a small U.S. freight...
  • Exports Fuel Savannah Cargo Growth
    The Port of Savannah posted its second highest monthly volume ever in April when it handled 260,035 20-foot equivalent units,...
  • DFDS Returns to Profit on Baltic Gains
    DFDS, Europe's largest short sea shipping company, returned to profit in 2010 on strong cargo growth on its core Baltic...
  • Fesco Reverses Loss, Posts $456 Million Profit
    Fesco, owner of Russia's largest ocean container carrier, swung to a $456 million net profit in 2010 from a year-earlier...
  • Cosco Sets War-Risk Surcharge in Libya
    Cosco Container Lines announced a war-risk surcharge on all shipments from the Far East and the Indian subcontinent to ports...
  • Japan Report Claims Unfair Trade Practices
    A new Japanese government report is charging the country suffers from unfair practices by its trading partners, including 38 policies...
  • Widdows' Role
    Of the major east-west container lines, none has a larger share of its fleet ' 44 percent ' deployed in...
  • Derailing the Economy
    Any widespread shutdown of train systems in the aftermath of an attack ' even for a few days ' would...
  • Trains in the Line Of Fire
    In the days after the May 1 raid that killed Osama bin Laden, news that al Qaeda, the terrorist group...
  • LTL Pricing in Higher Gear
    Less-than-truckload carriers spent the better part of last year stuck behind truckload operators, struggling to raise rates. They gained ground...
  • Who to Pay?
    Q: For a domestic shipment moving under a uniform bill of lading, it's been my understanding that a carrier can...
  • Amber Waves of Rain
    Alan Kemper, president of the American Soybean Association, was speaking because he had some unplanned idle time on his farm...
  • Weaving Competition for China
    Rising competition for China's apparel and footwear manufacturers is showing up in U.S. containerized imports. China remains the dominant...
  • Steinke Turns the Page
    Richard Steinke is a humble man. As the executive director of the Port of Long Beach, he has shepherded the...
  • Pacific Northwest Ports Building on Exports
    Moffatt & Nichol economist Walter Kemmsies calls exports the "unspoken hero" of the U.S. economic recovery, and they may well...
  • Agents of Risk
    File this under the header, "What can happen when you tick an agency off." Laura Stevens is a former...
  • Customs Packages Air Cargo Screening
    Customs and Border Protection is bringing its risk management experience to bear on the problem of identifying potential terrorist threats...
  • Transport Bill's Blind Curve
    Washington policymakers could be weeks away from discussing what a long-term surface transportation bill might look like, but they're already...
  • SSE Defends Methods, Transparency
    The Shanghai Shipping Exchange says "general derogatory remarks" about the exchange and Shanghai Containerized Freight Index suggest the operation is...

Containerisation Internationalweb site
MAY 16, 2011
  • Best in class for APMM's hitherto prodigal child
    There is something rather annoying about the top boy at school - always having the right answers in class; breezing through his exams, and often, still having the time to excel on the sports field
  • CSAV: numbers up but average rate down
  • More details on Seago revealed
  • US import growth to stall
  • MSC Carouge smashes Montreal container record
  • Hanjin Shipping joins the Q1 red-figured carrier club

TradeWindsweb site
MAY 16, 2011
  • Blackrock cuts Cosco stake
    US Hedge fund sells off shares worth over $400,000 in Hong Kong-listed shipping giant.
  • Capital sells to NewLead?
    Evangelos Marinakis-led Capital Ship Management appears to be the seller of handysize bulker to Nasdaq-listed rival.
  • GSL sees steady start 2011
    New York-listed shipowner says dry-docking cost it a better first quarter of 2011.
  • Bonython boost
    Flinders Ports gets go-ahead for environmental study of new $700m iron ore export terminal in Australia.
  • Mermaid sinks to loss
    Singapore-listed offshore contractor posts a first quarter deficit despite higher sales.
  • Meiji makes a loss
    Japanese tanker and bulker owner hit by higher costs in year to 31 March, but plots return to profit.
  • Ro-ro ships go red
    National owner Montenegro Lines falls to loss in 2010 as revenues decline.
  • Hoegh bound for Oslo Bors
    Norwegian owner's gasship spin-off tips shares to begin trading in the capital by mid June.
  • Cruiseship saves Cubans
    World's largest cruiseship comes to the rescue of nine Cubans adrift at sea.
  • DHT taps another VLCC
    Svein Moxnes Harfjeld-headed tanker owner has added a sixth VL to its expanding fleet.
  • Srab losses widen
    Swedish tanker owner suffers again in the first quarter as revenues decline in tough markets.
  • Pirates raise their game
    An RPG is fired at a Maersk LPG tanker as pirates target three ships during weekend frenzy.
  • Hapag bags huge loan
    German owner seals deal with banking syndicate for $925m to fund 10 mega-boxships on order in Korea.
  • Kuribayashi slumps to loss
    Japanese ro-ro owner's falls well short of its own full year target.
  • Japan holds 20
    Boxship SITC Passion among slew of general cargoships that failed port state inspections in April.
  • Wan Hai in bond bid
    Taiwanese owner comes up with $100m fundraiser to cut debt and buy ships.
  • Opera in Baltic breakdown
    MSC Cruises vessel with 1,800 people onboard has been towed to port near Stockholm after losing power.

American Shipperweb site
MAY 16, 2011
  • Swiss WorldCargo adds four destinations
    Swiss WorldCargo said last week it is adding four destinations to its network in June. The new destinations from Zurich are Beijing, Anchorage, Orlando and Beirut, and operated in partnership with Edelweiss Air. The airline also said it would reins...
  • Singapore adds Kensai link for electronic cargo
    Singapore Airlines Cargo said Friday it is adding a twice-weekly freighter service from Singapore to Kensai, Japan, via Hong Kong from May to October. The service is intended to complement belly-hold capacity on daily passenger services between Sin...
  • Panalpina adds Hunstville/Hong Kong air link
    Global forwarding and logistics group Panalpina has added a direct cargo service from Huntsville, Ala., to Hong Kong to be operated by Atlas Air. The new weekly flight is intended to complement two other existing services Atlas operates on behalf ...
  • Trailer Bridge reports loss, works on refinance
    Trailer Bridge, which operates a container liner service between the U.S. mainland and Puerto Rico, reported a first quarter net loss of $10.4 million compared to a loss of $300,000 in the same 2010 period. The company had revenue of $24.8 million...
  • MSC adds Asia to Latin America fuel charge
    Liner carrier Mediterranean Shipping Co. said last week it will assess a "fuel additional surcharge" on shipments from Asia to Panama, Cartagena, Venezuela, the East Coast of Central America, and the Caribbean due to "ever-increasing fuel costs." T...
  • House readies backup plan for FAA bill
    Leaders of the House Transportation and Infrastructure Committee dropped new legislation on Friday to provide a temporary extension of Federal Aviation Administration funding and programs in case Congress does not quickly complete work on a long-t...
  • FMC reforms aimed at household goods shipments
    The U.S. Federal Maritime Commission on Wednesday unanimously approved a series of recommendations to prevent unfair, unlawful or deceptive practices in the shipping of household goods or personal property. The FMC set up the investigation because...
  • Targeting rogue Web sites

The Bunker Bulletinweb site
MAY 16, 2011
  • Russian energy giant wants to join leading global suppliers
    Gazpromneft says its bunker volumes were up 17% in 2010.
  • Fujairah prices fall
    Product avails limited in Middle East hub.
  • Rotterdam market softens
    Lack of 2010 spec IFO 380 cSt.
  • US Navy in talks to set up biofuel supply points
    Discussions opened with Singapore, Australia and India.
  • Politician highlights benefits of Pacific Coast marine highway
    Would 'eliminate 60,000 metric tonnes of CO2' annually, saving 68% of GHG emissions compared to road transport.
  • Gibraltar's bunker sector faces new attack
    Spanish members of European Parliament claim Gibraltar's bunker sector poses increased risk of spills.
  • Latest TWI figures maintain large value spreads
    Over $200 value difference between 'best' and 'worst' fuel.
  • Bureau Veritas wants to 'open the way' for gas and nuclear-powered ships
    Efficiency 'means more than optimising a ship to burn less fuel'.
  • VT Group welcomes new Commercial Manager
    His background includes bunker trading and operations management.
  • Floods to have 'negative impact' for US-based barge operator
    Kirby Corporation predicts its Q2 results will be affected by Mississippi floods.
  • IFO prices falling as week starts
    Traders see generally 'slow' demand in key Asian bunker hubs on Monday.
  • Bunker supplier receives safety accreditation
    Cockett Marine Oil gets oil spill response accreditation from UKSpill.
  • HK-based supplier to expand its storage capacity
    Chimbusco Pan Nation plans to lease more storage from local ExxonMobil facility from June to July onwards.
  • Dutch project develops ACES for shipping
    ACES system can reduce vessel fuel consumption between 10 to 20%.
  • Court order to impact bunkering in Chennai
    Industry players expect court decision to be challenged.

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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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