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February 18, 2011
The Business Timesweb site
Shipping News
  • Freight rates seen rebounding 80% in H1
    Freight rates for the largest oil tankers are expected to rebound nearly 80 per cent in the first half of the year, from unprecedented lows in 2010, on rising oil demand, increased Opec supply and piracy concerns, a Reuters poll showed.

Sched Netweb site
  • MSC surpasses Maersk Line as world's top container carrier
  • Drewry box index slips as service contract talks begin
  • Widdows sees good times ahead as NOL returns to profit
  • Los Angeles January imports rise 14.3pc, exports up 12.6pc
  • CKYH to start 2nd Asia US east coast loop via Suez
  • MSC to deploy 18 new 8,800-9,000-TEU wide-beam ships by 2014
  • Cosco increases THC from Dubai's Jebel Ali US$215 per TEU
  • IRISL believed to be seized by pirates off Omani coast
  • HMS Cornwall catches pirates, destroys their gear, but lets them go
  • Safmarine cuts road service to Joburg depot as strike violent mounts
  • Maersk cancels Panama Canal transits fee
  • Pirate-war risk prompts MOL to levy insurance surcharge March 15
  • HK Maritime Industry Council careers this weekend
  • ICTSI begins operating Port of Portland's Marine Terminal 6
  • SharpEye radar said to detect pirate skiff through thick rain
  • Kuehne + Nagel to provide logistics to offshore Norwegian oil fields
  • TT Club, ICHCA, port gear makers unite on cargo handling safety
  • Hong Kong world's fastest-growing air market, China leads globally
  • IATA expects 2014 air cargo to rise 46pc to 38 million tonnes
  • FAA sees air cargo sales rising, travel doubling by 2031
  • Fledgling MidAmerica Boeing plant fears federal budget cuts

Exim Indiaweb site
  • Mercator Lines posts 163 pc jump in net profit
  • Safmarine's new Prime-2 service to provide faster connections from Chennai
  • SRS enters into strategic alliance with AICFWC
  • US mulling global 'trusted shipper' scheme
  • Vas Softwares launches web-based freight management application
  • China's move to raise output may impact iron ore prices
  • Paul Antony takes charge as CoPT Chairman
  • Ro-ro ship reaches Cochin Port
  • Rlys gives partial relief to pvt. box train operators
  • Import costs may go up
  • Industry bigwigs welcome agreement
  • Trade pact with Japan to boost textiles, pharma sectors

International Transport Journalweb site
FEBRUARY 17, 2011
  • UPS expands Boeing airplane health management to MD-11 fleet
    UPS, which uses Boeing's airplane health management coverage for its B747-400F fleet, is set to expand the scheme to include its MD-11 freighters. Boeing's airplane health manageme...
  • Dachser Switzerland awarded AEO certification
    Dachser Spedition Switzerland, a subsidiary of Dachser, a German logistics service provider with international activities, has been awarded an authorised economic operator certific...
  • Vietnam and Taiwan revise bilateral air service deal
    Taiwan and Vietnam have revised their bilateral air service agreement, allowing fifth freedom rights on up to five weekly cargo flights. In 2006, both sides concluded a bilateral c...
  • Moritz Mittelbach steps down from Rickmers Holding
    Dr Moritz Mittelbach stepped down at his own request as CFO and managing director of Rickmers Holding and of Pacific Holdings International on 31 January. Mittelbach was with the R...
  • Gebr'der Weiss establishes climate-neutral logistics hall in Austria
    The Austrian transport and logistics enterprise Gebr'der Weiss says it has set up the first ever climate-neutral logistics hall in W'rgl (Austria). Investing EUR 2 million in the b...
  • Let 410 cargo plane crashes in Congo
    Both crew members of a Let 410 cargo plane were killed in an accident that occurred recently at Mont Biega (Democratic Republic of the Congo). The airplane, operated by African Air...
  • Vögel Transporte expanding its fleet
    The Austrian enterprise Vögel Transporte is investing approximately EUR 2.5 million in its vehicle fleet. It will acquire 19 low-emissions Euro 5 trucks in March, bringing its tota...
  • Port of Long Beach begins major terminal modernisation scheme
    The port of Long Beach has approved a USD 123 million dredging and wharf building contract that officially launches the construction of the landmark Middle Harbor Redevelopment Pro...
  • Safmarine introduces third direct Europe-India link
    Safmarine Container Lines is introducing a third dedicated service between Europe and the Indian Subcontinent. The company's new Prime 2 service will feature a direct link between ...
  • Logistics manager Walter Maschke founds Maschke Management Consulting
    Walter Maschke recently founded the human resource consultancy Maschke Management Consulting. The Ratingen-based company specialises in services to the German and international tra...
  • Rhine blockage cleared - busy period ahead
    SVS, the Swiss association for shipping and the port industry, has reported that the site of the accident where a vessel capsized near the Loreley on the River Rhine in Germany has...
  • Eurofima remains cautious, net profits down
    Eurofima, the European company for the financing of railroad rolling stock, pursued its cautious lending approach in 2010. Moderate new railway equipment financing of CHF 1.8 billi...
  • Certified transport of draught beer in standard curtainsider semitrailers
    Schmitz Cargobull has presented a load-securing certificate for draught beer transport by curtainsider semitrailers with or without dropsides, offering a high degree of loading and...
  • CER, Unife and EIM's European Railway Award - correction
    On 11 February we reported in the ITJ Daily that the European Railway Award, presented in 2011 to the former Mayor of London Ken Livingstone for political achievements and to Knorr...

Marine Logweb site
FEBRUARY 17, 2011
  • Judge to Salazar: Speed up deepwater permits
  • Interim Gulf offshore well containment response system is ready
  • Marine insurers welcome new ICS position on arming ships
  • STX Finland to build fisheries research vessel for Namibia
  • Pennsylvania to pump $42 million into Aker Philadelphia Shipyard
  • Maersk Alabama pirate sentenced to 405 months in prison

World Wide Shipperweb site
FEBRUARY 17, 2011
  • FMC Commissioners vote to cut regulatory costs
  • Kansas governor joins U.S. Tanker Coalition
  • OOCL planning to add Atlantic Gulf of Mexico run
  • Bremerton Port Commission meetings headed back to administration offices
  • Pennsylvania teams with shipyard to build two new oil tankers

Lloyd's Listweb site
FEBRUARY 17, 2011
  • Fixture flurry boosts outlook for LR1 product tanker rates
    Brisk charter activity this week raises hopes of improvement in rates from levels of W112.9 or $1,658 per day
  • Supramaxes buoyed by tied-up ships
    Rates lifted as Korea Line bankruptcy filing keeps 90 vessels out of spot market
  • Angola to cut April crude exports by 15%
    Angola plans to reduce daily crude oil exports by 15% in April from a month earlier, based on a preliminary loading programme, reports Bloomberg
  • Wuhan Steel signs Canadian miners as BHP ups ore price
    A Chines steel company has signed joint ventures with two Canadian miners against a backdrop of record iron ore prices and tight supplies which saw Australian miner BHP Billiton raise February iron ore prices by 8% to a landed cost of $175 per tonne
  • South American cargoes keep Baltic index rising
    The Baltic Dry Index rose 21 points today to 1,292 as panamax rates maintained momentum
  • Wanted: bank seeks solvent suitor for loan proposition
    Lloyds Banking Group puts its shipping portfolio up for sale but fails to attract any buyers interested in the estimated $8bn-$12bn book
  • Lines leave lessors to take a punt in the great box gamble
    As box trades recover, leasing companies are confident they can overtake shipping lines to satisfy growing demand for containers
  • Triton sale could make sector more transparent
    Existing players in the container leasing sector have broadly welcomed the deal
  • South African gun crackdown threatens anti-piracy efforts
    Keeping security guards' weapons on ships raises risk of arrest in ports
  • Channel Tunnel boosts shortsea market share
    Sees 8% rise in passenger numbers in 2010
  • Rising oil demand to fuel offshore investment
    Growing fleet of offshore development and production vessels will be needed
  • Costamare 'in no hurry' to charter out ships
    Greek boxship owner hopes to cash in on rising rates in charter market
  • Johnson Stevens rebrands after ending IRISL ties
    Agency work will be handled by JSA Global in future
  • Aker Philadelphia secures $42m lifeline
    Yard would be able to begin constructing two tankers for which there are no buyers yet
  • Failed deal to cost Anek Lines $65m
    Ferry operator warns of huge hole in 2010 results
  • OW Bunker profits leap 50%
    Bunker company posts bumper profits for 2010 at $48m
  • Colombia dry canal plan 'no threat' to Panama
    Panama Canal officials say proposal to build 220km rail link not a competition issue
  • Lower rates push Seanergy to fourth quarter loss
    Dry bulk owner posts $2.6m net loss but cautiously upbeat over freight rates outlook
  • Tide turning for shipbuilders
    There needs to be concerted pressure across the board for shipbuilders to seriously investigate options for producing cheaper ships
  • Paying the price
    Shipowners will do well to keep an open ear on what bunker companies are saying as the best way to determine counterparty credit risk
  • LNG-fuelled ships 'cheapest option' for US emissions area
    DNV study reveals savings of up to $12m compared with use of scrubbers or low-sulphur fuel
  • Saga predicts fewer new VLCCs in 2011 than forecast
    Saga Tankers predicts 65 vessels will be delivered, 20% fewer than market estimates
  • STX Pan Ocean dragged down by poor fourth quarter
    Dry bulk operator will expand owned fleet to 151 from 84 by end of 2013
  • US court sentences Maersk Alabama pirate to 34 years' prison
    Court rejects defence pleas for minimum sentence
  • Keppel FELS wins $380m order from Transocean
    Contract is latest in slew of jackup rig orders for Keppel
  • Mitsubishi gets $500m order from Petroleum Geo-Services
    Contract worth $1bn if Petroleum Geo-Services orders two more vessels
  • SBM Offshore partners with Mitsubishi
    Partnership will aid SBM's expansion plans in Brazil

Fairplayweb site
FEBRUARY 17, 2011
  • Finns flinch over lost deal
    WHEN RCCL signed a ship deal with Germany's Meyer Werft for its Project Sunshine class, the despondency in Finland was palpable
  • US grants tariff break
    REGULATORS in the US have voted to exempt common carriers that do not operate ships from filing rate tariffs, in a move the FMC said will save such NVOCCs up to $200,000 per year
  • BDI rises on Panamaxes
    THE BULLISH impact of rising Panamax rates prevailed over softening Capesize rates today to push up the BDI
  • Aker Philly reveals rescue
    EMBATTLED Jones Act shipyard Aker Philadelphia announced today that it is close to sealing financial support from the state of Pennsylvania to fund two tanker newbuildings
  • Galveston seals box deal
    GALVESTON port officials are pursuing a partnership with Hutchison Port Holdings and Carlyle to try revitalising the Texas port's dormant box business
  • Seanergy breaches covenant
    NASDAQ-listed Seanergy today disclosed unexpected quarterly losses and negotiations with Citibank over a new covenant breach
  • Nothing slow about steaming savings
    TESTING has shown that slow steaming offers significant cost savings for VLCC operators, Oslo's Saga Tankers said today
  • 'Risks still remain' in box market
    RISING demand has done little to protect box shipping from oversupply, BIMCO analyst Peter Sand has warned
  • Rolls-Royce wins China seismic deal
    ROLLS-Royce has won a £20M ($32M) order from SINOPEC, a Chinese energy conglomerate, to design and equip a seismic research vessel
  • Oil spills from ship at Dalian
    FOUR OIL recovery vessels have reportedly been deployed at the Chinese port of Dalian after a spill from a general cargo ship
  • NOL profits fail to ignite shares
    SHARES of Singapore's NOL were generally flat when trading opened today, even though the company unveiled $461M in profits yesterday
  • STX Pan Ocean profits nearly $100M
    SOUTH Korea's biggest drybulk carrier STX Pan Ocean unveiled net profits today of 109Bn won ($97.5M) for FY2010
  • Two Vinashin-tied officials arrested
    TROUBLES continue to mount for Vinashin, Vietnam's government-run shipbuilding group, which effectively defaulted on an overseas loan repayment last year
  • Asian demand lifts NZ ports
    TWO NEW Zealand ports have attributed throughput and profit rises to Asia's hunger for raw materials
  • Keppel shares surge on two-rig order
    SHARES of Singapore's Keppel rose today on the world's biggest rig builder's announcement of a new two-rig contract worth $380M.

The Journal of Commerceweb site
FEBRUARY 17, 2011
  • Carrier Says Hours Plan Would Boost Driver Pay
    Schneider National would need to increase driver pay by about $3,000 per year "to keep commercial drivers whole from a...
  • FreightCar Cuts 4Q Loss to $3.5 Million
    FreightCar America narrowed its fourth-quarter net loss to $3.5 million from a $5.5 million loss in the 2009 period and...
  • Waterways Council Lobbies for Capital Spending Plan
    Ten months after the Army Corps of Engineers Inland Waterways Users Board adopted a strategic plan for infrastructure construction, river...
  • Ray Greer to Head BNSF Logistics
    Burlington Northern Santa Fe named Raymond B. Greer the first president of its subsidiary BNSF Logistics, effective Feb. 15. ...
  • DOT Eyes Infrastructure Bank to Fund Dredging
    Dredging of U.S. container ports, and other marine projects that aid the intermodal network, might be eligible for some funding...
  • Colombia Truckers Drop Roadblocks
    Truckers in Colombia will stop blocking roads in Bogota but will maintain their strike against a government plan to deregulate...
  • Manufacturing Exports Rose 20 Percent in 2010
    U.S. manufacturing exports rose 20 percent last year, with the top 10 markets accounting for more than two-thirds of the...
  • LA-LB Imports Grew 13 Percent in January
    Combined containerized imports through the ports of Los Angeles and Long Beach grew 13 percent in January over the same...
  • Retailers Forecast 4 Percent Sales Growth in 2011
    The National Retail Federation projected retail sales, excluding autos, gas stations and restaurants, will rise 4 percent this year in...
  • House T&I Committee Approves Aviation Bill
    Congress is taking steps to complete legislation that gives operating authority to the Federal Aviation Administration, after 18 attempts to...
  • DOT Seeks Way to Salvage Fla. Rail Project
    Despite the Feb. 16 decision by Florida Gov. Rick Scott to decline $2.4 billion in federal grants and halt a...
  • ATA Claims Study Undermines HOS Proposal
    The safety benefits of proposed changes to truck driver hours of service rules have been "wildly overstated," the American Trucking...
  • Truckers to Speak Out on HOS Proposal
    Truckers will have a last chance to make their case against proposed changes to truck driver hours of service rules...
  • Costamare Boosts Earnings 57 Percent
    Costamare boosted fourth quarter 2010 earnings 56.5 percent from a year ago and said it is eyeing further ship acquisitions...
  • Maersk Launches India-Europe Service
    Maersk Line will launch service between southeast India and Sri Lanka and northern Europe in early March to tap into...
  • Mitsui Divests Container Terminal Assets in China
    Japanese investor Mitsui divested its entire stake in two container terminal operators in China. Mitsui owned a 1 percent...
  • FMC Streamlines Filing Procedures
    The Federal Maritime Commission is taking the first steps toward making it easier for the public to conduct business there....

Containerisation Internationalweb site
FEBRUARY 17, 2011
  • Middle East protests continue
  • Fuel supplies and cargo deliveries hit by SA truckers strike
  • ICC: economic climate positive, but protectionism looms
  • Japan, India ink free-trade deal

TradeWindsweb site
FEBRUARY 17, 2011
  • Horizon in Wal-Mart win
    CEO of US container operator likely breathing sigh of relief as US retail giant drops antitrust claim.
  • MarAd looks local
    Keystone Shipping, Interocean American and Ocean Dutchess sink their teeth into $77m US crewing and maintenance contract.
  • Conoco takes K-Line twins
    Japanese owned offshore firm secures two-year deal for AHTS brace.
  • Seaspan targets ten
    Gerry Wang-led shipowner on the fringe of tapping war chest to order up to ten new boxships.
  • CH saves face
    Singapore-listed owner on the brink of offloading anchor-handler after inking bareboat pact just weeks after a similar deal collapsed.
  • Uljanik drives up earnings
    Tankers and bulkers made lots more money for Croatian owner in 2010.
  • GTB seals boxship shocker
    Jan Haakon Pettersen-led shipping syndicate taps Chinese lender for firepower to launch $310m raid on German containership pair.
  • Safety violations blamed
    Azerbaijan says unsafe working practices caused fatal fire on Caspian Shipping vessel.
  • Clarkson in offshore drive
    World's largest shipbroker values support vessels publicly for the first time as new offshore products are launched.
  • Dry dive dents Seanergy
    Dale Ploughman-led Greek bulker owner reports miniscule profit as dry-bulk woe hits larger fleet.
  • Yard signs for cash
    Aker Philadelphia sells assets to state to fund speculative building of two new tankers.
  • Hornbeck: weakness ahead
    US-listed offshore owner braced for "substantial uncertainty" in Gulf of Mexico as moratorium mashes profit.
  • OW sets record pace
    Danish tanker and fuel company had best ever year in 2010 as profit soared.
  • Grain gripe put to bed
    Argentinean ports strike solved by 70% pay rise hours before deadline.
  • Costamare edges ahead
    Constantinos Constantakopoulos-led containership owner beats Wall Street bets by two cents in the fourth quarter.

American Shipperweb site
FEBRUARY 17, 2011
  • Alaska Railroad names Leary chairman
    The Alaska Railroad Corp. board on Wednesday elected Linda Leary to chairman. Leary Alaska Gov. Sean Parnell appointed Leary to the railroad's board in October 2009. She replaces outgoing chairman John Binkley, who held the post for 13 years. Leary...
  • Con-way Freight hires yield management specialist
    Less-than-truckload carrier Con-way Freight said it has named John Burton vice president of yield management. He will be responsible for pricing, yield and contract management, and market analysis. Burton was vice president of transportation for AC...
  • ICF out of business
    ICF Intercontainer-Interfrigo SA, which entered into liquidation late last year, is officially out of business, according to a statement released Thursday. Joan Dubaere of Racine & Vergels in Brussels, the ICF shareholder-appointed liquidator, anno...
  • DOT awards $77 million in NDRF contracts
    U.S. Transportation Department on Wednesday announced contracts totaling $77 million for three U.S. maritime firms to operate 10 National Defense Reserve Fleet ships through July 27, 2015. "This money will help make sure these important Defense Re...
  • Pasha to build 2nd ro/ro for Hawaii trade
    Honolulu-based Pasha Hawaii has signed a contract with VT Halter Marine in Pascagoula, Miss., to build a second U.S.-flag roll-on/roll-off vessel for operations in the U.S. West Coast/Hawaii trade. The ship's base price is $144 million and is estim...
  • President's budget proposal fully funds MSP
    President Obama's fiscal year 2012 budget proposal, which was released this week, calls for full funding of the Maritime Security Program at the authorized level of $186 million for 60 U.S.-flag militarily useful vessels. Obama The funding consists...
  • A new sheriff in town sort of
    Liner carrier Mediterranean Shipping Co. has overtaken Maersk Line as the world's biggest single line as measured by fleet capacity, according to a report Wednesday by Containerisation International. The report said MSC, a privately owned line base...
  • Improving truck trailer aerodynamics
    South Carolina-based company BMI Corp., in partnership with the U.S. Energy Department's Oak Ridge National Laboratory, has developed a technology that improves the aerodynamics of long-haul truck trailers and could potentially save the industry mi...
  • Export control reforms
  • Trade facilitation

The Scandinavian Shipping Gazetteweb site
FEBRUARY 17, 2011
  • Difficult ice conditions off St. Petersburg
    The ice conditions in the easternmost part of Gulf of Finland have turned out to be so difficult that the Russian icebreakers are not capable of assisting all vessels. On
  • Strong krona brings positive net effect on Viking Line
    During the last fiscal year, which exceptionally included 14 months from November 1, 2009 to December 31, 2010, the sales of Viking Line Abp totalled EUR 569.9 million. During

The Bunker Bulletinweb site
FEBRUARY 17, 2011
  • Fuel tanks compromised on grounded vessel
    Severe weather conditions hamper response efforts.
  • Fujairah bunker market mixed
    Avails reported to be tight for prompt deliveries.
  • IFO prices stable in Rotterdam and Hamburg
    Bunker market quiet in Hamburg.
  • EU urged to rally support for IMO vote on GHG regulation
    Call for countries to ratify MARPOL Annex VI to participate in 'crucial vote' on mandatory measures at MEPC 62 as it will be 'tight'.
  • Termoil welcomes new trader
    Sotiris Delidimitriou has years of bunker industry experience.
  • Experienced trader joins KPI Bridge Oil
    Nick Fuca appointed as bunker broker and trader in company's New York office.
  • Record year for O.W. Bunker
    Reports 50% increase in pre-tax profits for 2010 and 15% increase in volume.
  • General fall in IFO bunker prices at major ports
    Supplies of bunker fuel at key Asian ports mixed on Thursday.
  • Vopak completes sale of stake in Caribbean terminal
    Plans to transfer operatorship of BORCO to Buckeye 'immediately'.
  • Study backs fuel saving benefits of hull coating technology
    International Paint's hull coatings reduce fuel consumption, study shows.
  • Iran's bunker sales lower than projected
    Current figures put annual sales estimates below target.
  • Another US law firm to investigate Aegean
    San Diego-based Robbins Umeda to investigate whether 'false and misleading statements' were made by key personnels from Aegean.
  • Gulf Fuel appoints sales director
    New sales director to head the company's trade department and support the board in implementing growth strategy.
  • Singapore bunker barge operator relocates to new office
    Business 'back to normal' on Wednesday, says director of Hong Lam.

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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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