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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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Geneva
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Rome
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Naples
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Schindellegi
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Rome
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Bucharest
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Six international shipping associations present a guide to planning safe navigation
London
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Hanover/Trieste
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Brussels
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Beijing/Hong Kong
Panama Ports Company operates the Balboa and Cristobal ports
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Singapore
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Temporary Port Labor Supply Company in Cagliari Extended for Another 18 Months
Cagliari
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Beijing
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Genoa
Cruise and ferry passenger decline
ICS, Trump's proposed measures against Chinese ships risk having significant unwanted consequences, even for the US
Washington
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Intercargo, international measures for decarbonisation of shipping must be simple and clear
London
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Port of Barcelona invests 124 million to develop sustainable fuel traffic
Barcelona
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Augusta
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Hamburg
Profit after taxes amounted to 56.4 million euros (+33.1%)
Launch of a public consultation for the updating of the PRPs of the ports of Genoa and Savona-Vado
Genoa
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ITU, ICAO and IMO highlight risks to maritime and air transport caused by attacks on satellite communications
Geneva/Montreal/London
London Government presents its strategy for decarbonising maritime transport
London
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London
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Hanover
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Madrid
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Filt, Fit and Uilt, no to the transformation from "article 18" to "16" of the Livorno port company LTM
Leghorn
Unions ask port authority to block proliferation of new economic entities
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Trieste
Folgiero: the first fruits of our strategy and industrial vision have been harvested
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Shanghai
In the period, the container ships of the Chinese group's fleet transported 6.9 million TEUs (+13.1%). Containers on the Asia-Europe/Med routes fell
Porto Marghera, renewal of concession to Terminal Rinfuse Venezia
Venice
New 25-year contract. Investments of over 53 million euros expected
In the last quarter of 2024, container traffic alone increased in French ports
Paris
In the whole year, containers amounted to over 5.3 million TEU (+11.5%)
Carnival Sets New Low Season Quarter Records December-February
Carnival Sets New Low Season Quarter Records December-February
Miami
Positive outlook for the remainder of the 2025 financial year
Rail Losing Ground in Transalpine Freight Traffic Through Switzerland
Bern
In 2024, trains transported 25.7 million tons of cargo (-3.7%)
CK Hutchison's Port Division revenues grew by 10.8% last year
Hong Kong
In 2024, Ferrovie dello Stato Italiane recorded a net loss of -208 million euros
Rome
Revenues up by +11.7%. The group's freight transported increased thanks to the acquisition of Exploris
Port of Genoa, Ente Bacini requests new spaces and renewal of the concession
Genoa
Conference to celebrate the centenary of the company
The public meeting of the Italian Port Terminal Operators Association will be held in Rome on June 19th
Genoa
VARD to build offshore dive vessel for Dong Fang Offshore
Alesund/Trieste
The contract is worth 113.5 million euros
Next week Italian ports will participate in Seatrade Cruise Global
Rome
Initiative brand: "CruiseItaly - One Country, Many Destinations"
MSC Group Cruise Terminal Officially Inaugurated in the Port of Barcelona
Barcelona
In 2027 it will be equipped with a cold ironing plant
Marcegaglia and Nova Marine Carriers form NovaMar Logistic joint venture
Lugano/Gazoldo of the Ippoliti
A general cargo ship will transport raw materials to the steel group's plants
Liebherr achieves record annual sales in the maritime and port crane segment
Bulls
Strong demand for offshore and container handling equipment
The annual conference "Programming, Operation and Management of Transport Networks" in Genoa
Genoa
It is dedicated to the transport and mobility sector
Last year, 656 ships underwent repair work in Greece
Piraeus
Increase of five units compared to 2023
Port of La Spezia, cruise ship docking simulations completed at Garibaldi West pier
The Spice
Assagenti conference on the future of the profession of maritime agent and broker
Genoa
It will be held tomorrow in Genoa
Francesco Beltrano is the new general secretary of Uniport
Rome
He takes over from Paolo Ferrandino, who will continue to collaborate as a consultant
Stena Line presents a project for a ro-ro vessel capable of reducing energy consumption by at least 20%
Gothenburg
Introduced most of the innovative technologies currently available
Saipem awarded new contracts in Middle East and Guyana
Milan
The total value of the orders is approximately 720 million dollars.
Conference in Genoa for the centenary of Ente Bacini
Genoa
The company was established on 19 February 1925
Interporto Bologna Board of Directors Renewed
Bentivoglio
Stefano Caliandro Appointed President. Loss of 1.7 million euros in 2024
NYK invests 76 billion yen in NYK Energy Ocean Corporation
Tokyo
The newco has taken over the activities of ENEOS Ocean
Decarbonisation of maritime transport will be faster in the EU and the US
DHL Acquires CRYOPDP
Bonn/Nashville
The company provides courier services for clinics and healthcare
SAILING LIST
Visual Sailing List
Departure ports
Arrival ports by:
- alphabetical order
- country
- geographical areas
Over a million to the port companies of Livorno and Piombino to acquire green vehicles
Leghorn
The ranking for admission to the PNRR-Next Gen Eu contributions has been published
COSCO Shipping Development Co.'s container sales increased by +204.1% in 2024
Shanghai
The related turnover increased by +124.0%
The call for funding for the purchase of electric vehicles in the ports of Genoa and Savona-Vado has been published
Genoa
Yang Ming Buys Three New 8,000 TEU Containerships
Keelung
They will be delivered between 2028 and 2029
Construction of a cruise ship for Regent Seven Seas Cruises begins in Marghera
Trieste
Fincantieri will deliver the unit in 2026
Federlogistica establishes operational offices in Spain and Brazil
Genoa
The aim is to go beyond theoretical cooperative relationships
Over a Ton of Cocaine Seized in the Port of Gioia Tauro
Reggio Calabria
If placed on the market it would have generated over 187 million euros
In 2024, the economic results of Interporto Padova reached record values
Padua
Revenues up +17%
Three ceremonies at the Saint-Nazaire shipyard for three new MSC Cruises ships
Geneva
New flagship "MSC World America" delivered
German railway company DB Cargo reduced losses in 2024
Berlin
Revenues down again. -9.0% drop in freight volumes
NovaAlgoma orders second 38,000 dwt cement carrier in China
Lugano
It will be taken over in 2027
Customs agreement between Italy and Brazil to facilitate trade
Brasilia
Mission of the Customs and Monopolies Agency in the South American nation
A team from La Spezia Container Terminal in Rotterdam to test advanced technologies
The Spice
ECT Hutchinson Ports Training Center Visited
The assembly of Genoese freight forwarders on Monday
Genoa
It will be held at the Palazzo della Borsa in Genoa
Assarmatori, in Italy the ferry segment cannot bear the burden of the EU ETS in a very fragile market situation
Brussels
Messina: Protecting shipping from the ideological excesses of the Green Deal
The website of the Port Authority Corps - Coast Guard has been renewed
Rome
It has become a single digital access point to documents and services
In 2024, inland waterway freight transport in Germany increased by +1.2%
Wiesbaden
The volume, at 173.8 million tonnes, is the second lowest since 1990.
APM Terminals Granted Port of New York - New Jersey Concession Renewal
New York
Contract for a period of 33 years. Investments of 500 million dollars are expected
Experimentation of crane automation has begun at the Interporto Padova terminal
Padua
The interport company awarded the "Industria Felix 2025 Award"
Container traffic in the port of Algeciras fell by -17.0% in February
Algeciras
Both import-export volumes and transhipment are decreasing
New cruise company Crescent Seas has been founded in Miami
Miami
The fleet, initially consisting of one ship from Regent Seven Seas Cruises, will grow to five units within the next five years
In 2024, the volume of vehicles transported by Wallenius Wilhelmsen's fleet decreased by -9.7%
Oslo
Traffic down on almost all global routes
Agreement between Assoporti and Assologistica and the Florida trade, transport and port authorities
Rome
It was signed today
In April a mission in Albania of The International Propeller Clubs - Italy
Genoa
It will take place on the 9th and 10th in Tirana and Durres
COSCO Shipping Ports revenues rose to a record $1.5 billion in 2024 (+3.3%)
Hong Kong
In the fourth quarter alone, a decrease of -3.0%
SO.RI.MA. (FHP group) granted a concession of an area of 125 thousand square meters in the port of Chioggia
Venice
Investments of 11.5 million euros expected over 25 years
PORTS
Italian Ports:
Ancona Genoa Ravenna
Augusta Gioia Tauro Salerno
Bari La Spezia Savona
Brindisi Leghorn Taranto
Cagliari Naples Trapani
Carrara Palermo Trieste
Civitavecchia Piombino Venice
Italian Interports: list World Ports: map
DATABASE
ShipownersShipbuilding and Shiprepairing Yards
ForwardersShip Suppliers
Shipping AgentsTruckers
MEETINGS
The public meeting of the Italian Port Terminal Operators Association will be held in Rome on June 19th
Genoa
The annual conference "Programming, Operation and Management of Transport Networks" in Genoa
Genoa
It is dedicated to the transport and mobility sector
››› Meetings File
PRESS REVIEW
Damen Mangalia Unionists Protest Friday Against Possible Closure
(The Romania Journal)
Govt. to woo top ten shipping liners in world for Colombo port expansion
(Daily Mirror)
››› Press Review File
FORUM of Shipping
and Logistics
Relazione del presidente Nicola Zaccheo
Roma, 18 settembre 2024
››› File
Contship Italia’s intermodal network has been extended to the Gulf Terminal in La Spezia
Melzo
Connections with the inland terminals of Milan, Modena and Padua
Container traffic in the port of Valencia grew by +15.2% last month
Valencia
The overall volume of goods handled increased by +6.8%
The Northern Tyrrhenian Sea Port Authority obtains gender equality certification
Leghorn
It is the first Italian port authority to obtain this recognition
Container traffic growth weakens at ports of Los Angeles and Long Beach
Los Angeles/Long Beach
Last month, increases of +2.6% and +13.4% respectively were recorded
Assarmatori, the Italian government's position on the impact of the EU ETS on shipping and ports is good
Rome
Messina: fully understood the risks and distortions of European climate regulation
PSA Italy's Genoa port terminals awarded anti-corruption certification
Genoa
The UNI EN ISO 37001 standard defines the requirements for an effective anti-corruption management system
Assiterminal presents three projects for the sustainable transition of the Italian port sector
Rome
Work completed on docks 33 and 34 of the port of Civitavecchia
Civitavecchia
50,000 square meters of yards prepared
The completion and doubling of the Pontremolese is the dream-nightmare of the La Spezia port community
The Spice
Fontana: Money is not found when enormous resources are channeled into railway lines of dubious utility
Hanwha acquires 9.9% stake in shipbuilding company Austal
Sydney
Investment worth approximately 116 million US dollars
The European fleet is growing but competing fleets are growing at a faster rate
Brussels
Raptis (European Shipowners): investing ETS revenues in clean shipping technologies and fuels
Trasportounito has confirmed the national halt to the transport of goods
Rome
Proclaimed for the duration of five days from March 31st to April 4th
Container traffic in Hong Kong port increased by +9.1% in February
Hong Kong
However, for the second time in the last 25 years, cargo volume was below one million TEU.
Cargo traffic in Greek ports stable in Q3 2024
Piraeus
The increase in volumes transported on domestic routes has offset the decline in traffic with foreign countries
At the Vado Ligure container terminal a 21,000 teu container ship fully loaded
I go to Liguria
The 400-meter-long Cosco Shipping Nebula has landed
UIR proposes a permanent table for the development of intermodality
Verona
The main task is to build a project financing program.
Restructuring plan approved for Spanish company Armas Trasmediterránea
Las Palmas de Gran Canaria
Creditors' appeal rejected
The decline in cargo traffic at the port of Singapore worsened in February
Singapore
Containerized cargoes amounted to 27.4 million tons (-3.6%)
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