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November 18, 2011
The Business Timesweb site
Shipping News
  • Iron ore pushes Baltic Index to 2-week high
    The Baltic Exchange's main sea freight index, which tracks rates to ship dry commodities, rose to its highest in over two weeks on Wednesday, helped by iron ore cargo bookings to China.
  • HNA Group unit delays payments, citing downturn
    A second major Chinese shipping firm has halted payments to foreign ship owners because of the severe downturn in the freight market, further straining China's relationship within the global maritime community.
  • Zodiac likely buyer of 6 large ships from STX
    Zodiac Maritime Agencies, the shipping company founded by the late Israeli billionaire Sammy Ofer, is the likely buyer of six of the world's second-largest container vessels, according to data from Clarkson.

Sched Netweb site
  • LA import container volume increases 5.5pc to 368,842 TEU in October
  • Maersk cuts calls to Port Said, Valencia, Algeciras on Asia-Med services
  • Drewry's transpacific rate falls US$64 to $1,457/FEU in mid-November
  • Quarterly US boxed exports up 6.7pc, grain rises 37pc, poultry 32pc
  • Asia-West Africa rates to raise US$200 per TEU from December 15
  • Electronic submission of HK road freight data goes live and mandatory
  • Rotterdam still top EU box port as Hamburg re-takes 2nd place from Antwerp
  • Hong Kong's Crown Worldwide adds to gloomy 2012 forecasts
  • Jiangsu publishes its first provincial logistics industry index
  • Cathay holds topping out ceremony of Hong Kong's new air cargo terminal
  • Africa West Cargo launches flights Hong Kong to West Africa via Lome
  • Dreamliner 'game changer' to first boost Jetstar, says Qantas chief
  • Emirates SkyCargo's Ram Menen looks to flat performance in 2011
  • Singapore aviation charity run raises US$177,477, CAAS adds its own scheme
  • Cathay takes delivery of 1,000th Rolls Royce Trent 700 engine

International Transport Journalweb site
NOVEMBER 17, 2011
  • Korean Air delivers Beaujolais Nouveau to Korea and Japan
    Korean Air Cargo delivered 1,400 t of Beaujolais Nouveau to Korea and Japan in November, deploying 15 Boeing B747-400 full-freighters. The French new wine Beaujolais Nouveau is rel...
  • Ferry operator SeaFrance to be wound up
    A Parisian commercial court has ruled that ferry operator SeaFrance is to be wound up. None of the two takeover bids tabled is viable. The activities of the sole French shipping co...
  • Open skies between Taiwan and Japan
    Taiwan and Japan last week concluded an open-skies deal. This milestone in the two countries' relations, which do not have diplomatic ties, will be signed by non-government officia...
  • Transaero introduces Moscow-Vladivostok service
    The Russian carrier Transaero, which recently took delivery of its first Boeing B777-300 aircraft, is today starting a Moscow Domodedovo-Vladivostok service. Until 29 December, the...
  • Georgian railway project to proceed without EBRD loan
    Georgia's railway company is set to construct a new bypass, to re-route rail traffic away from the centre of Tbilisi, without financing from the European Bank for Reconstruction an...
  • Euro 5 vehicles can use Austrian motorway for another year
    Euro 5 vehicles' automatic exemption from a night driving ban on the Euro 5 vehicles can drive on the A12 motorway in Austria has been extended by one year. The new exemption will ...
  • AfDB loan to upgrade Ethiopian roads
    The African Development Bank (AfDB) has approved funding to upgrade a 112 km road in Ethiopia to an all-weather standard. The AfDB approved a USD 67 million loan for the Bedele-Met...
  • New grain crane for Dunkirk
    A 400 t grain gantry from Le Havre was lifted off the "Lone" with two 1,000 t cranes and placed on Dunkirk's Grande-Synthe quay recently, bringing the number of gantry cr...
  • J. Christopher Lytle new director of port of Long Beach
    The board of commissioners of the port of Long Beach unanimously named J. Christopher Lytle, the port's deputy executive director and chief operating officer, as its new executive ...
  • New railway line between Switzerland and France
    A ground-breaking ceremony for a CHF 1.6 billion rail link between Cornavin, Eaux Vives and Annemasse took place recently - one hundred years after a corresponding agreement was si...
  • Fiege expands cooperation with Bridgestone in Switzerland
    Bridgestone, the world's largest tyre manufacturer, and Fiege, a German logistics service provider, recently expanded the latter's logistics task for the former. Fiege first develo...
  • Ceva expands agreement with Tech Data
    SCM specialist Ceva Logistics has renewed a contract with the Tech Data Corporation, one of the world's largest wholesale distributors of technology products. Ceva, has worked with...
  • Heinz renews contract with Wincanton
    The logistics services provider Wincanton has extended warehousing and distribution contracts with food manufacturer H.J. Heinz until at least 2015. The contract means Wincanton wi...

Marine Logweb site
NOVEMBER 17, 2011
  • Sea Star Line enters guilty plea in price fixing case
  • Inland Salvage raises sunken coal barge
  • General Maritime files for Chapter 11 protection
  • HOS selects shipbuilders for massive newbuild program
  • Bahrain EDB and Rodriquez sign MOU
  • DNV to class world's largest heavy lift vessel
  • Wind farm installation vessel to have Voith Inline Thruster

World Wide Shipperweb site
NOVEMBER 17, 2011
  • BTS releases annual update of North American transport stats
  • Trucking association executive calls for further look at rule changes
  • K Line adding service covering West India
  • Coast Guard Vice Admiral relieves cutter captain of command
  • Panama Maritime Chamber opens doors to shipowners

Lloyd's Listweb site
NOVEMBER 17, 2011
  • Terrible results herald painful future
    The reporting season for the publicly listed shipping companies offers a catalogue of woe that can only mean more gloom is on the way
  • Wilh. Wilhelmsen boosted by emerging markets' demand for cars
    Analysts predict growth to continue into 2013
  • Japanese car carriers put their foot on the gas
    After the March earthquake and tsunami, industry has rebounded more quickly than anticipated
  • Bric economies lay foundation for growing car exports
    Within two decades there will be more cars in developing countries than in the OECD nations
  • General Maritime files for Chapter 11
    Oaktree pledges$175m for majority control and banks advance $100m DIP facility
  • Italy takes stock as Libyan oil returns
    Libya's main buyer turned to Saudi Arabia for its supply, but now Eni is back to aid production
  • Pacific supramax trade bottoms out
    Europe and Black Sea see rapid rate rise on lack of tonnage
  • Chinese consumers offer reefer trade a cherry on the cake
    A surge is expected in Chinese demand for fresh fruit as the growing middle classes become more affluent
  • Torm's MR product tanker earnings rise above rest of fleet
    Danish company still faces weak product tanker market as US imports fall
  • Prospectus gives insight into strategic thinking
    Hornbeck looking towards deep and ultra deepwater sectors
  • Hornbeck in super-sized $242m stock offering
    Strong demand boosts number of shares to 8m
  • Hornbeck announces detailed financing plans
    As well as equity raising, cost to be funded via cashflow from operations and cash on-hand
  • Indian iron ore exports to show 40% fall after ban
    Closed mines could reopen in January, but trade might never return to normal levels
  • EXCLUSIVE: IG Group reviews armed guards terms
    Private maritime security contractors are not buying enough public liability cover
  • EXCLUSIVE: Ship financing faces stormy 2012
    Banks have even more negative outlook than they did a year ago, reveals Petrofin survey
  • North blames claims for 5% premium rise
    Club follows IG group trend with increase
  • EXCLUSIVE: Charterer guarantees could reduce shipping risk
    Taking out cover at their cost may benefit medium-sized charterers as much as owners, claims Petrofin's Ted Petropoulos
  • US pipelines threaten VLCC trade
    Oil piped from midwest to US Gulf will ease reliance on Middle East but will hurt tankers
  • NCC lines up extra snow clearing equipment at St Petersburg terminal
    Boost to capacity includes a second steam generator and Hyundai front loader dump trucks
  • Full yards only obstacle to Golar's ordering spree
    With the belief that newbuilding prices will stagnate, Golar is poised for more LNG carrier orders
  • Shipping downturn claims two more US victims
    Dry bulk and ro-ro concerns suspend services
  • HSH Nordbank one of 10 German Landesbanks downgraded by Moody's
    Move due to banks, including Norddeutsche, being less likely to get government backing
  • Loving mining to death
    Indian politicians are hurting the very industry they are trying to protect
  • Navios claims 'solid' third-quarter despite difficult markets
    Drop in net income does not deflect owner from declaring healthy dividend
  • Panama Maritime Chamber seeks to become shipowner grouping
    Membership opened to all with Panama-flag vessels
  • Industry in favour of verifying container weight
    New regulation may be in place by 2013
  • GL oversees world's first internationally trading LNG fuelled ship
    Conversion of Tarbit Shipping's product tanker Bit Viking is fully certificated for worldwide trades

Fairplayweb site
NOVEMBER 17, 2011
  • How the market forced GenMar's hand
    TODAY's Chapter 11 filing by General Maritime reveals a frantic but failed attempt to find a suitor, followed by an agreement with lenders that includes the threat of liquidation
  • Safety worries keep SeaFrance frozen
    CALAIS/Dover SeaFrance services remained today at a standstill after its court-appointed administrators cited continued safety concerns
  • Suez data spark warning
    EGYPT'S Suez Canal Authority has reported slowing revenue growth, reported IHS Global Insight, which warned today that the slump is likely to worsen
  • PST wins delisting approval
    THE SINGAPORE Stock Exchange today gave in-principle approval for the delisting of PST
  • US scrappers indicted
    OWNERS of a US breaking company have been indicted on charges of polluting a river in Virginia while scrapping a ship
  • Scrapping Handysize costs Courage $1.3M
    COURAGE Marine said today it will lose about $1.3M on the disposal of Handysize bulker MV Bravery
  • Ships laying Asian cable
    CABLE ships have started laying the 7,200km Asia Submarine Cable Express, IHS Global Insight reported today
  • Oz demand pushes Capesizes
    SPOT RATES for Capesize drybulkers are rising as activity picked up in Australia, analysts said today
  • Green Reefers cuts down its loses
    NORWAY'S Green Reefers has reduced its quarterly losses despite what it called the weakest market for a decade
  • US pipeline reversal to hit GoM tankers
    THE FLOW of a major US pipeline will be reversed, with potentially significant long-term implications for tankers serving Gulf of Mexico refineries, it was confirmed today
  • China-shipowner relations sour
    PAYMENT disputes between shipowners and Chinese companies are reportedly rising
  • Ship finance rescue? Don't count on it
    SHIPOWNERS have been warned against relying on Chinese export credit agencies for financing, a Shanghai forum heard today
  • North Vietnam port growing
    VIETNAM is turning Lach Huyen into one of its top five northern ports
  • Academies closure assailed
    WORKERS and students have attacked a Philippines agency that closed down three of its maritime academies

The Journal of Commerceweb site
NOVEMBER 17, 2011
  • SeaFreight Opens Port Everglades Terminal
    SeaFreight Agencies opened its new 25-acre container terminal at Port Everglades, and the Caribbean carrier plans to boost its volume...
  • Long Beach Container Traffic Plunges 20 Percent
    Container volume at the Port of Long Beach plunged 20.5 percent in October, reflecting the loss of services by several...
  • Intermodal Container, Carload Traffic Rises
    Intermodal container traffic increased 2.6 percent week-to-week and 6.9 percent year-over-year in the week ending Nov. 12, according to the...
  • ATA Takes Driver Hours Battle to Budget Office
    The American Trucking Associations is taking its battle against proposed changes to truck driver work hours to the federal Office...
  • NOL's Ron Widdows on 'Destructive Behavior' Among Ocean Carriers (Video)
    Ron Widdows, senior advisor to Neptune Orient Lines, says container lines will have to reduce capacity to sustain freight rates...
  • Boehner, Mica Promise Quick Transport Action
    House Republican leaders, pledging a transportation plan of unspecified scale and unstated length, said Thursday tapping into expanded domestic energy...
  • Green Reefers Loss Widens as Rates Plummet
    Norway's Green Reefers saw its operating loss widen to $5.7 million in the third quarter from $1.7 million a year...
  • Four Unions Reach Agreement with Rails
    Major U.S. railroads have new tentative agreements with four of the 11 unions needed to avert a potential nationwide strike...
  • Small Potatoes? No Way
    About 10 days after returning from last month's TPM Asia Conference in Shenzhen, I turned around and headed back to...
  • A 'New Boy' Looks at Shipping
    Investor Wilbur Ross says the industry is fragmented, leveraged, volatile and ripe for consolidation Wilbur Ross became a billionaire...
  • Importing Made Simple
    It may be in its early stages, but simplifying Customs' maze of import regulations is on the way. The agency...
  • NJ Terminal Worker Pleads Guilty to Bribery
    A maintenance worker at Maher Terminals in Port Elizabeth, N.J., admitted his role in soliciting and accepting bribes to award...
  • Haney Truck Line Names Logistics Veteran CEO
    Veteran trucking executive Jack Gross is the new CEO of Haney Truck Line, a regional truckload and specialized carrier in...
  • Tony Hatch Discusses Intermodal Peak Season Forecast (Video)
    Anthony Hatch, transportation analyst with ABH Consulting, discusses his forecast for intermodal in the upcoming peak season and also gives...
  • BNSF Profit Rises 8.5 Percent Despite Traffic Decline
    BNSF Railway's profit rose 8.5 percent year-over-year to $766 million in the second quarter, as the railroad's revenue rose 13...
  • Houston Steel Tonnage Soars, Container Traffic Flat
    Steel shipments in October through the Port of Houston rose 49 percent year-over-year and are up 60 percent year to...
  • Box Rate Volatility Raises Supply Chain Costs
    Ocean freight rate volatility is ratcheting up global supply chain costs even when rates head downward, said a DHL Global...
  • Hoffa Leading Gegare, Pope in Teamsters Vote
    With ballots still being counted, James P. Hoffa opened a broad lead over opponents Fred Gegare and Sandy Pope Wednesday...

Containerisation Internationalweb site
NOVEMBER 17, 2011
  • No room for JNP to grow
    Jawaharlal Nehru Port (JNP), which is the principal container gateway in India, is capped-out and cannot handle much more cargo.Statistics published for the first ...
  • LaHood supports GPA in quest to deepen Savannah Harbour
    The Georgia Ports Authority (GPA) took an encouraging step forward in its Savannah Harbour Expansion Project after US Secretary of Transportation Ray LaHood visited ...
  • SCI in the red
    India's national carrier, Shipping Corporation of India (SCI), has joined other ocean carriers in reporting losses for its latest fiscal period.In its H1 11/12 ...
  • Trailer Bridge files for bankruptcy
    US Jones Act carrier Trailer Bridge has filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection - a move which it says will result in a 'revitalised company with a ...
  • Disappearing boxes to be a thing of the past
  • Container removal underway on Rena
  • Germanischer Lloyd claims EC close to recommending LNG
    The European Commission appears close to recommending that liquefied natural gas (LNG) be used by shipowners as an alternative fuel whilst operating in EU coastal ...
  • Heads up for next year's Global Liner Conference
    Containerisation International's 14th Annual Global Liner conference next year will be held in London on April 17 and 18. Readers are asked to diarise the dates ...
  • JFC ordered to reveal its global assets
    The litigation between Star Reefers and Kalistad, the vessel chartering arm of Russia's largest fruit importer JFC Group, has reached another level with a UK court ...

TradeWindsweb site
NOVEMBER 17, 2011
  • Inside Genmar's 'top fifty'
    Bondholders, banks, bunker suppliers and a shipyard top list of bankrupt tanker owner's unsecured creditors.
  • Golar Partners profit slips
    LNG and FSRU operator, created with a New York IPO earlier this year, reports drop in third quarter bottom line.
  • Navios picks up resale
    Angeliki Frangou-led owner buys a new panamax at a South Korean yard as it reports better than expected Q3 numbers.
  • Golar LNG figures up
    Golar LNG announces much improved figures and showed a significant increase over expectations.
  • Diana does deal for less
    Greek owner charters out panamax to Morgan Stanley for $12,250 per day, against $21,000 under previous contract.
  • Bankruptcy not on radar
    Jacob Meldgaard says revised plan shows Danish owner has no thoughts of following US owner into Chapter 11 protection.
  • Dongfang still down
    Chinese operator of two shipyards expect increased losses in the second half.
  • Yang Ming falls short
    Taiwanese container line raises $215m from bond sale, but was $17m shy of its target.
  • Genmar finally files
    Tanker titan seeks bankruptcy protection after long struggle with its finances.
  • SBM Offshore unmoved
    FPSO owner sticks with the story it should breakeven this year after dodging global wobbles.
  • HOS splits 16-ship order
    US owner spending at least $720m on offshore support ships at Halter Marine and Eastern Shipbuilding.
  • Courage cashes in Bravery
    Singapore and Hong Kong-listed owner scraps its third bulker in as many months.
  • Torm tanks in third
    Danish owner sees red ink run deeper than expected in a "particularly challenging" three months.
  • Torm plots fresh overhaul
    Copenhagen-listed owner cans $100m rights issue as it plots $300m fundraiser to underpin longer-term survival plan.

American Shipper - Ocean newsweb site
NOVEMBER 17, 2011
  • APL joins up transpac/Asia-Middle East loops
  • TT Club survey on container weighing

The Bunker Bulletinweb site
NOVEMBER 17, 2011
  • Maersk Oil executive makes move to O.W. Bunker
    Christensen has made the move from Maersk Oil Trading where he was head of its Fuel Trading Operation.
  • Fujairah prices mixed
    Enquiries were strong in Fujairah.
  • Bunker prices fall in Rotterdam and Hamburg
    Very busy in Hamburg.
  • EC official grilled on GHG policy for shipping
    Stresses that ETS is just one option under review, wants shipping industry to be involved in the process.
  • Ecospec to deliver closed loop scrubber system
    Great Lakes ship will be third to install system from company behind 'three in one' scrubber, which now also offers simpler versions tackling mainly SOx or NOx.
  • Calls for wider emission restriction areas in Europe
    MEP proposal for 0.1% sulphur limit to apply to 'all territorial waters' of EU member states up to 12 nautical miles from their coasts.
  • Asian IFO prices weakening
    Slack demand at key Asian bunker ports on Thursday.
  • NYK reduces bunker use to cut cost
    Plans to reduce costs by about $312 million for the fiscal year ending March 31, 2012, it says.
  • Aegean shares downgraded
    The company is 'in a position in which financial difficulties could develop in the future', says ratings firm.
  • Volatile bunker prices 'adds to uncertainty', says OOCL executive
    Demand for clean fuels to 'push bunker price up in the future', says Managing Director of OOCL's Hong Kong branch.
  • Trailer Bridge files for Chapter 11
    The move is the 'quickest and most efficient way' to restructure its balance sheet, the company says.
  • Sinopec Zhoushan starts bunker ops in Fuzhou
    Deploys one bunker barge to support its bunker operations at the port.

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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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