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April 19, 2011
The Business Timesweb site
Shipping News
  • Singamas may raise container prices by 11%
    Singamas Container Holdings Ltd, the second-biggest maker of shipping boxes, may increase prices 11 per cent this year after steel costs rose and the Japan tsunami exacerbated a global shortage of cargo boxes.
  • Fire knocks out power to cruise ship
    A generator fire knocked out power to the ship of a newly started Mexico-based cruise line, stranding the vessel off the southern Pacific coast and forcing the evacuation of 515 passengers on Saturday, Oaxaca state authorities said.
  • Pirates promise to release Indonesian hostages
    Somalian pirates promised yesterday that they would release all Indonesian hostages after they receive US$3 million in ransom, a pirate said in a phone interview with local Metro television.

Sched Netweb site
  • BIMCO president rages over pirates kidnapping and murder
  • Fifty countries participate in UAE counter-piracy conference
  • Long Beach port chief Richard Steinke steps down on September 30
  • New steel trading markets to boost logistics in Dongguan
  • Spot rates 15/4: Shanghai-LA, US$890/TEU - Shanghai-N Europe, $963/TEU
  • Singapore tests its readiness to deal with major chemical spill
  • APL: Volumes surge, but overcapacity threatens booming intra-Asia trade
  • Non-American forwarders protest FMC discrimination in easing rules
  • ANA sees 18th month of international cargo volume growth
  • Kuehne + Nagel opens Airbus base for its entire logistics chain
  • Lenders okay troubled Transmile's rescue rescheduling package

Exim Indiaweb site
  • Attacks off Somali coast drive piracy to record high, reports IMB
  • CKYH runs second Asia-Europe loop with ten 8,200-10,000-TEUers
  • Drewry report foresees losses for container lines in 2011
  • Evergreen, Zim, CSCL offer Far East-North Europe loop from April 24
  • GE Shipping sells 3 VLCCs under construction
  • Hanjin, Cosco put bigger ships on FE-USEC-Suez loop from April 24
  • Japanese to begin radiation checks on ships at ports near Tokyo
  • Jumbo Shipping makes light work of heavy lifts in Gujarat-Page 10
  • m.v. Fairplayer discharges three reactors at Vadinar
  • m.v. Stellaprima plays pivotal role
  • Panalpina opens Ahmedabad branch
  • Precision planning by Jumbo Shipping facilitates timely loading of 5 heavy lifts at Hazira
  • Qinhuangdao, Osaka, Busan short sea service opens
  • UASC joins big league with nine 13,000-TEUers
  • Zim revamps Pacific leg of ZCS service to focus on North-East Asia
  • Chairman highlights MPT's significant contribution to Goa's economy
  • Full rake load handled in just 10 minutes at VCT
  • Le Havre port takes major step in implementation of port reform
  • Port of Antwerp gets off to excellent start in first quarter
  • BCHAA's Terms of Payment training programme appreciated
  • Exim Clubs seminar on revised Cenvat credit this Friday

International Transport Journalweb site
APRIL 18, 2011
  • AELS recycles aircraft for EADS EFW
    Aircraft End-of-Life Solutions (AELS), a Dutch company that develops and executes end-of-life strategies for the aerospace industry, has announced a new project to disassemble and ...
  • AWT Group to forward goods via AWT Cechofracht a.s.a.s.
    All forwarding and logistic services of the AWT Group are going to be provided through AWT Cechofracht a.s.a.s. According to the AWT Group's strategic plan, one of the most valued ...
  • AFRAA calls on governments to support African airlines
    Growing competition and the uncontrolled granting of market access in Africa by some governments is putting untold pressure on local airlines, some of which are undercapitalized, p...
  • FedEx: plans for deep freeze recharge point in Delhi
    The US integrator FedEx plans to establish a deep freeze shipping recharge point in Delhi (India) for shipping temperature-sensitive products around the world. Deployment of the ne...
  • USA: work can begin on rebuilding Chadron railroads
    The city of Chadron and the Nebraska Northwest Railroad will soon begin rebuilding its tracks and rail yard thanks to an agreement with the US Department of Transportation (DOT) fo...
  • MAN Truck & Bus strengthening sales structure in Europe
    MAN and Pon Holdings have signed a contractual agreement dissolving the jointly-owned company they founded in 2007 to offer truck and bus sales and service. The agreement is subjec...
  • Southampton/UK: rail upgrade complete
    Bigger freight trains have started full operations between Southampton and the West Midlands (both UK), following the completion of a multi-million pound rail upgrade. The scheme a...
  • ELVIS pallet clearing system functions successfully
    The European cargo network E.L.V.I.S. AG recently launched a web-based pallet clearing system with 43 regions. Every month the regional partner BTK Befrachtungs- und Transport...
  • Greencarrier establishes strong UK foothold with acquisition of PTS
    The Sweden-based enterprise Greencarrier, which has in recent years expanded substantially within the Nordic countries and the Baltic states, has now established a permanent presen...
  • Port cities investigate how to make maximum use of renewable energy
    The use of renewable energy in all sorts of industrial processes is undoubtedly the challenge of the 21st century. Port cities too are confronted with this challenge, as the indust...
  • Shipowners call for action against piracy and for RIF register
    The French shipowners' association called for the state to take more vigorous action against piracy and said it was in favour of the second national registry - Registre Internation...
  • Dockwise selling its "Explorer" to optimize fleet
    Dockwise Ltd, a marine contractor that provides transport services to the offshore, onshore, and yachting industries, as well as installation services for extremely heavy offshore ...
  • Kenco Management Services: new senior director
    Kenco, a Chattanooga TN (USA)-based provider of logistics, transportation, real estate services and material handling equipment, has announced the executive promotion of Jason Ming...
  • Loxx swaps partner in Piedmont region
    The German logistics service provider Loxx changed its partner in the Piedmont region of Italy, with effect from 1 April. The move is designed to improve distribution performance a...
  • Fiata World Congress 2011 taking place in Cairo in October
    Fiata recently announced that the Fiata World Congress 2011 will take place in Cairo (Egypt). The new date of the congress will be from 16-21 October 2011. The congress venue is J ...
  • Cargo-Partner investing EUR 21.5 million in Slovakia
    The Austria-based global transport and logistics company Cargo-Partner is building a logistics centre in Dunajska Streda (Slovakia). The first phase - a 7,300 sqm warehouse - out o...

Marine Logweb site
APRIL 18, 2011
  • Propeller Club names executive VP
  • Continental Maritime awarded Navy contract
  • Pirates release ship but keep seven crew members hostage
  • Crowley adds new boxes to equipment fleet
  • Generator fire forces cruise ship evacuation
  • Keppel FELS wind turbine installation vessel finds work

World Wide Shipperweb site
APRIL 18, 2011
  • Corps completes initial cleanup of World War II munitions near Pier 91
  • General Dynamics NASSCO launches new T-AKE vessel
  • Port association schedules infrastructure investment seminar
  • Port of Vancouver, BC sees first cruise ship of 2011
  • Crowley Maritime adding 500 new containers to fleet

Lloyd's Listweb site
APRIL 18, 2011
  • Pertamina orders its first VLGC
    Offshoot of Indonesia's state energy group tenders for newbuilding in apparent move into ownership within sector
  • Panamax prices slide $3m as rates remain low
    Bulkers over 15 years of age appear to be suffering the most - with prices dropping by as much as $3.5m in just five weeks
  • Maersk Tankers pays $105m apiece for VLCC resales
    A price tag of $105m each has emerged as the value paid by Maersk Tankers for three very large crude carrier newbuildings previously under construction for India's Great Eastern Shipping
  • Pakistan steals limelight as Bangladesh stays cautious
    Bangladeshi breakers are back in business - but the reopening of Chittagong yards has, as yet, failed to have much impact on price and demand
  • Qatargas will send extra LNG supplies to aid Japan
    Qatargas has said it will supply more than 60 additional cargoes of liquefied natural gas to Japan
  • DryShips orders capesize pair at SWS for $108m
    Chinese yard to build vessels, due to be delivered in third and fourth quarters of 2012
  • Marinakis inks order with HHI for up to 10 boxships
    With options, series could prove largest yet in wave of Greek boxship investments
  • Smaller boxships dominate new orders
    Majority of deals pencilled for smaller vessels of around 1,800 teu
  • Shouldering box costs
    With lines engaged in their habitual cut-throat rates competition, it will be difficult to pass on increased equipment costs to the punters
  • Judging rates
    Ocean carriers and their US customers are in a quandary about how to price transpacific ocean transport services over the coming year
  • European Navigation orders two shuttle tankers
    Places $187m order for pair at STX for Petrobras project
  • Kuehne + Nagel sees further growth
    Revenues and profits rise as it continues to win market share in its key sea and air freight markets
  • DP World offloads P&O Trans Australia shares
    Sells remainder of its shares in company to Qube Logistics
  • John Nelson to take helm at Lloyd's
    Banking veteran to replace Lord Levene's in October
  • TBS secures six-month reprieve
    Agrees set of covenant modifications with lenders that will keep company in operations
  • US box exports to northeast Asia poised for upturn
    Outlook bullish on Japan demand and stronger yuan could see 13% growth in 2011
  • Glencore shipowning arm seeks to join Intertanko
    Move comes as global trading companies look to strengthen their influence in shipping
  • Siemens places second platform order at Nordic Yards
    Shipbuilder to start construction of offshore platform in May
  • Anti-piracy fund set to run out of cash
    Shipping industry called on to provide up to $20m to fight piracy onshore
  • Rickmers upbeat on medium-term box prospects
    First-quarter profit soars 72% to $9.3m
  • Scrubber use set to rise
    Shipowners to turn to scrubbing technology as sector faces dearth of low-sulphur fuel oil
  • Eurotunnel revenues rise 24%
    Higher volumes and GBRf integration lift first-quarter revenues to $256.2m
  • China snubs Norshipping
    Norwegian organisers blame Nobel peace prize award for China's withdrawal
  • Time charter coverage keeps DHT in the black
    Defies weak freight market and posts $4m net profit in first quarter of 2011
  • CMA CGM signs two-year rail deal with DB Schenker at Southampton
    Move to carry high cube boxes on conventional train wagons persuades French line to send more than 25,000 containers via UK port per year
  • Japanese quake shifts choice of export hubs
    Shimizu and Kobe seed rise in export container volumes to the US in the weeks following the disaster
  • Washington aims to revive US waterways as traffic jams worsen
    US freight tonnage, including exports, imports and domestic shipments, is expected to grow 73% by 2035 from 2008 levels
  • Clowns to the left of me, jokers to the right...
    Freight rate volatility can mean a shipper becomes a hero when they go down and equally it can lose him his job if they shoot up.
  • Time to make over crew accommodation
    Ship designers should put more thought into the location of seafarers' living quarters on board boxships to enable crew to enjoy a sea view
  • Countdown to leasing rule change
    Owners continue to protest the inclusion of time and voyage contracts on balance sheets, but could it protect investors from exposure to bankruptcies such as Korea Line?

Fairplayweb site
APRIL 18, 2011
  • Shipping groups warn of piracy escalation
    GLOBAL shipping bodies sounded the alarm today over the detention of tanker crew members in retaliation for India's jailing of pirate suspects
  • DryShips orders Cape pair
    NASDAQ-listed DryShips has resumed expansion with two orders of Capesize drybulkers, a new SEC filing revealed
  • DPW sells Oz logistics stake
    DUBAI Ports World announced its latest Australian sale today after Qube Logistics agreed to buy its 50% stake in port logistics company P&O Trans Australia for A$106M ($112M)
  • K+N gains market share
    LEADING ocean freight forwarder Kuehne + Nagel increased the volume of container shipments under its management by 14% year on year in the first quarter, it said today
  • Migrants rescued in Libya
    ALMOST a thousand migrants were evacuated from the Libyan port of Misurata today on the ro-pax ferry Ionian Spirit
  • Charleston dredging plan sparks threat
    US SENATOR Lindsay Graham has threatened to block federal judicial nominations unless dredging is allowed at Charleston's port
  • 748 evacuated off ship
    A CRUISE ship is reportedly to be towed to Huatulco for repairs after a fire off Mexico forced 748 people to be evacuated
  • TBS wins new waivers
    NASDAQ-listed TBS International today secured yet another reprieve from its lenders after its restructuring fell short
  • Breakers scrambling for tonnage edge
    BREAKERS in Pakistan and India are grabbing tonnage, amid oversupply in Bangladesh and low prices in China
  • Horizon ship arrested
    APM TERMINALS has arrested Horizon Line's Horizon Challenger after a crane accident in Texas, court filings confirmed
  • Tanzania offers offshore protection
    TANZANIA'S government has ordered its navy to escort offshore vessels searching for oil and gas off its coast, IHS Global Insight reported today
  • Antwerp shakes off recession blues
    ANTWERP said today cargo throughput increased 12.7% in the first quarter year on year, to 47.37M tonnes
  • Hutchison seeks Thai delay
    THAILAND'S transport ministry is seeking cabinet approval to allow Hutchison Port Holdings to delay its completion of three terminals at Laem Chabang, Fairplay has been told
  • Box carriers bleeding
    BROKERS in Shanghai told Fairplay today that box carriers are already in the red and undercutting each other for cargo on Asia/Europe routes
  • VLCCs lose wiggle room
    VLCC owners are at charterers' mercy this week because softening bunker prices mean there's little room for manoeuvring

The Journal of Commerceweb site
APRIL 18, 2011
  • NVO Rate Arrangements Begin
    April 18 is the first day on which shippers may enter into binding agreements for transporting their cargo under rates...
  • DOT Stimulus Obligations Hit $45.5 Billion
    Date: 0418 Keywords: infrastructure, economy, regulation, Washington, states DOT Stimulus Obligations Hit $45.5 Billion Some passenger rail grants from 2009 economic package still...
  • Pirates Release Ship, Hold Crew
    Somali pirates released the MV Asphalt Venture, a Panama-flag oil tanker, after almost seven months of captivity but later reneged...
  • Diesel Climbs 2.7 Cents to $4.105 per Gallon
    Diesel prices climbed 2.7 cents last week to a national retail average of $4.105 per gallon, according to the U.S....
  • Truck Driver Pay Rising
    Truck driver pay is heading up, with a 2.2 percent increase in February from January and a 4.6 percent increase...
  • DOT Grants $6.8 Million to Pa. Short Lines
    A group of small railroads in central Pennsylvania is receiving $6.8 million in federal grants for infrastructure upgrades to help...
  • CaroTrans Opens Office in Chile
    Ocean freight forwarder CaroTrans opened an office in Santiago, Chile, to support expansion in South America. The company...
  • CMA CGM Hikes Rates Across Network
    CMA CGM announced a range of rate increases and surcharges across its global liner network aimed at restoring revenue. ...
  • Rickmers Net Income Soars 72 Percent
    Rickmers Maritime Trust reported first quarter net income increased 72 percent from a year ago to $9.3 million, driven mainly...
  • DOT Approves $418 Million Loan for Texas Turnpike
    In one of its largest loans in months for infrastructure projects, the Department of Transportation OKd $418.4 million in long-term,...
  • APM Terminals Buys Control of Black Sea Port
    APM Terminals moved into the fast expanding Black Sea container market with the acquisition of a majority stake in Georgia's...
  • Choptank Transport Expands in Southeast
    Choptank Transport, an asset-based third-party logistics company in Preston, Md., opened a regional office in Atlanta, expanding its footprint in...
  • London Heathrow Cargo Workers to Vote on Strike
    Heathrow airport cargo workers are voting Monday on strike action in a dispute over the use of agency staff and...
  • Big, Bigger, Biggest
    To get a sense of the scale of the world's largest commercial container ships, it may help to stand in...
  • DP World Sells Remaining Australian Logistics Stake
    DP World is selling its remaining stake in container services company P&O Trans-Australia to co-shareholder Qube Logistics for $111 million. ...
  • Kuehne + Nagel Profit Jumps 18 Percent
    Kuehne + Nagel boosted first quarter net income almost 18 percent from a year ago as it gained market share...
  • Japan Utility Unveils Nuclear Crisis Control Plan
    Tokyo Electric Power Co., Japan's biggest electric utility, released a two-stage description of its plan for bringing the ongoing crisis...
  • Vive la Diff'rence
    It's early April and I'm writing this column as I wait for my flight home to Portland, Ore., after three...
  • Shifting Lanes
    The list of Top 50 Trucking Companies is a tale of three stories: parcel, truckload and less-than-truckload. The two parcel...
  • UShip Opens to Brokers
    Online marketplace uShip, which is doing for shipping what eBay did for sales, is moving deeper into the world of...
  • Railroads Track Strong 1st Quarter
    Expect North America's freight railroads to have plenty of good things to say about rail market trends when they report...
  • Pricing Toward Panama
    While ports on the North America's Pacific Coast are trying to bolster their positions in anticipation of the competitive changes...
  • West Coast's Found Capacity
    While East and Gulf coast ports deepen their harbors and expand container terminals to prepare for the mega-ships expected to...
  • A Chemical Reaction
    Transplace's purchase of SCO Logistics is aimed at bringing revenue, expanded services, new customers and new talent to the Dallas-based...
  • Carrier Profits in Reverse
    Shipping industry observers are raising alarms that the strong turnaround in container line profitability over the past year may be...
  • Corruption in Purchasing
    The Foreign Corrupt Practices Act imposes criminal and civil liability when companies make corrupt payments to foreign officials for the...
  • Budget Cuts Cloud Funding
    The late-night budget deal between President Obama and House Speaker John Boehner did not at first appear to make a...
  • Bersin's Bid to Build Unity
    The marriage of security and trade facilitation has been Alan Bersin's goal since he became commissioner of Customs and Border...
  • Bordering on Change
    U.S. Customs and Border Protection may have enhanced security with a slew of programs since 2001, but even the head...
  • Railroads Look Longer
    North America's trains are getting longer every year. That trend, which takes advantage of an engineering shift to improve railroad...
  • Who Wants Mega-Trucks?
    When mega-ships disgorge containers at U.S. ports, will mega-trucks haul them away? Trucking and shipping interests say heavier and perhaps...
  • The Logistics Industry's Role in Global Commerce
    Logistics and Advertising I read with great interest Barry Horowitz's March 28 column, "Logistics at Heart." As managing partner...

Containerisation Internationalweb site
APRIL 18, 2011
  • A risk business that hinders the growth of globalisation
    We are told that nothing is certain but death and taxes, but notwithstanding Benjamin Franklin's 18th Century perceptive wisdom, a shipper with regular business between Shanghai and Felixstowe is entitled to some comfort of reasonable certainty on ocean freight charges six-months forward; rather than the two-month deal that has become the new normal
  • French dockers make peace at last
  • UAE conference on piracy kicks off
  • Asia to USEC lords it over USWC route according to latest rate index
  • DP World needs to be innovative
  • BRICS call for more influence

TradeWindsweb site
APRIL 18, 2011
  • D'Amato sheds two
    Italian owner prepares to toss $50m into financial restructuring pot after offloading a bulker and a products tanker, brokers claim.
  • Horizon owns up
    New York-listed liner group watches stock plummet 10% after warning investors about APM Terminals allision.
  • CMA CGM eyes Ivory Coast
    French liner giant sends boxship trio to embattled West African nation as cocoa producers race to export tasty cash crop.
  • Cantor plots DHT's course
    Equity analyst says New York-listed tanker owner has the ammunition to support further ship acquisitions and expansion.
  • Horizon ship in US seizure
    Legal tabs mount as allision sparks battle between cash-strapped liner operator and Maersk terminal wing.
  • Gazprom taps Songa rig
    Russian energy giant coughs up $46m to take semi-submersible drilling rig from Arne Blystad's Songa Offshore.
  • DryShips books two capes
    George Economou-led owner pens its first dry-cargo newbuildings in over a year with $108m deal in China.
  • TBS dodges default
    Joseph Royce leads US-listed owner to big win at the bargaining table but rocky rates remain a threat to covenant compliance.
  • Ransom breached
    Industry bodies raise the alarm after pirates hold on to Indian crew despite freeing their ship following ransom payment.
  • Pac Basin pins Japan boost
    Hong Kong-listed owner reveals one of its vessels escaped tsunami in Onahama as it tips rebuilding work to spur demand in second half.
  • Rickmers looking up
    Singapore-listed trust says containership market will bounce back in the latter part of this year.
  • DHT falls short of Street
    Svein Moxnes Harfjeld-led tanker owner can't match market expectations despite return to the black in the first quarter.
  • DP World bags sale cash
    Emirates port giant collects over $110m after selling more Australian assets.
  • Elka books shuttle tankers
    Greek owner books up to four newbuildings in South Korea against long-term contracts with Petrobras.
  • SCI snaps up bulker brace
    Indian giant mops up two supramax resales from China's Grand Yard Investments.
  • Marinakis pens boxships
    Greek owner Evangelos Marinakis pens up to eight containerships at HHI in deal sure to spark IPO chat.

American Shipperweb site
APRIL 18, 2011
  • SAFE Port update introduced in Senate
    New legislation submitted in the U.S. Senate on Thursday would reauthorize for five years several maritime security programs that are key components of U.S. Customs and Border Protection's layered strategy of using risk segmentation to focus limit...
  • OWL makes promotions
    Ocean World Lines, a Lake Success, N.Y.-based non-vessel-operating common carrier and subsidiary of Pacer International, has announced three new business development positions, effective immediately. Lynn Ocasio, formerly export manager, has become...
  • JAL temporarily reduces capacity
    Japan Airlines said it is reducing the frequency of flights on 11 routes in Asia and downsizing aircraft sizes on three other routes in response to a drop in travel demand associated with last month's massive earthquake and tsunami disasters. Japan...
  • ANL starts China/Papua New Guinea service
    ANL, a subsidiary of French liner carrier CMA CGM, has started a service connecting China, Australia and the Papua New Guinea. The NAPX service has a rotation of Hong Kong, Shanghai, Rabaul, Lae, Port Moresby, Brisbane, Port Moresby, Lae, Mandang, ...
  • Wan Hai joins COSCO-KTMC intra-Asia loop
    Liner carrier Wan Hai has joined an intra-Asia loop operated by COSCO Container Lines and KTMC as an operator, according to American Shipper affiliate ComPair Data. The CSE service has a rotation of Shanghai, Dalian, Xingang, Qingdao, Ningbo, Manil...
  • Grand China plans rapid transpacific growth
    Grand China Shipping, the latest shipping company to enter the transpacific trade, has plans to expand rapidly over the next 18 months. The containershipRed Strengthdeparted Shanghai last week and is scheduled to arrive on April 26 at Total Termina...
  • Senate approves Cordero, Dye to FMC
    The U.S. Senate Thursday confirmed President Obama's nominations of Rebecca F. Dye and Mario Cordero as Federal Maritime Commissioners. They will be sworn in within the next several weeks. It's the first time the FMC has had all five commissioner...
  • Maritime security programs

The Bunker Bulletinweb site
APRIL 18, 2011
  • Fujairah market firms
    Some suppliers reported insufficient products and barges for prompt dates.
  • Rotterdam bunker market firms
    LS products were tight in ARA region, according to reports.
  • 'Chicken and egg' conundrum for LNG bunkers development
    Owners wary of investing in new fuel systems due to lack of infrastructure while supply-side wants to see evidence of demand.
  • New trader for Global Vision
    Jessie Ng joins Singapore team 'fresh from another international bunker trading house.'
  • Credit will become 'key issue' as bunker costs rise
    IBIA Chief Executive warns that buyers may find credit increasingly difficult to find.
  • Week opens with mixed bunker prices
    Demand 'mixed' at Asia's main bunkering ports on Monday, traders say.
  • Bunker file 'crash' further delays Berlian Laju 2010 result
    Re-inputting 'all 2010 transactions' relating to bunker consumption; plans to release results within eight weeks.
  • Player calls for 'pressure' to improve bunker sector
    Nigerian bunker player says government is giving 'little or no attention' to the marine fuel sector.
  • Dry bulk shipping industry needs 'game changer'
    Poorly built vessels spend more on bunkers than better quality vessels, says Pacific Basin CEO.
  • Bominflot welcomes new bunker trader
    Larry Fu Kim Po 'brings new perspective in bunker sales', says Bominflot Group.
  • Oil spill from collision between tankers 'under control'
    One of the tankers has leaked an estimated 2,000 litres of light diesel oil.
  • Bunker delivery delays at Taiwanese port 'easing'
    Only four out of five bunker barges in operation due to manpower shortage, says company source.

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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
The measures for ports will be defined after a public consultation that will take place in the coming months
For security, military ships are not enough, merchant ships are also essential
London
TUI in talks with shipyards for two new cruise ships for Marella
Hanover
Slots available starting from the 2031 financial year
ANESCO, with the Port Employment Centers, accidents have decreased in the three main Spanish ports
Madrid
67% reduction in lost work days per year
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
Last year Fincantieri recorded record revenues and new orders
Last year Fincantieri recorded record revenues and new orders
Trieste
Folgiero: the first fruits of our strategy and industrial vision have been harvested
COSCO Shipping Holdings revenue increased by +44.8% in the fourth quarter of 2024
COSCO Shipping Holdings revenue increased by +44.8% in the fourth quarter of 2024
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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