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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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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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