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September 19, 2011
The Business Timesweb site
Shipping News
  • Baltic index down for first time in a week
    The Baltic Exchange's main sea freight index, which tracks rates to ship dry commodities, fell for the first time in a week last Thursday as a rally seen in recent days ran out of steam due to weaker sentiment and slower cargo business.

Sched Netweb site
  • Asia-Europe rates below US$800/TEU as all major trade rates plummet
  • Glimmer in the gloom: US consumer confidence index rises from 55.7 to 57.8
  • Attempts to sell TUI stake in Hapag-Lloyd fail, IPO more than a year away
  • SITC, China's big private logistics firm, posts 10pc box volume increase
  • Judge finds ILWU dockers in contempt over blocking grain train near Tacoma
  • Horizon Lines achieves refinancing deal with US$25 million bridge loan
  • Chennai dockers stage wildcat strike after container truck kills worker
  • US containerised imports to suffer from flat August retail sales
  • Tianjin strikes deal to open Xian inland port and logistics base
  • South west China's first giant medical logistics centre built in Kunming
  • Guangxi recorded 24pc growth in half-year trade cargo volume
  • APL to impose US$400/FEU peak season surcharge on India to US-Canada boxes
  • MSC to tranship UK, north Europe boxes via Gioia Tauro to Oz, Indian Ocean
  • Hainan PO Shipping boosts intra-Asia CSV service
  • Fears of job losses, closures if Manila box terminal hikes get nod
  • India's trade deficit to increase if export growth slows: New Delhi
  • Qantas braces for air freight, baggage handler strike on Tuesday
  • US Federal Aviation Administration wins four-month reprieve as bill passes
  • SIA Cargo adds Singapore-Jakarta freighter service, ups frequencies
  • TIACA protests EU carbon emissions trading scheme as unfair tax levy
  • Missouri senators cool on China hub, withdraw air logistics tax breaks

Exim Indiaweb site
  • Ageing fleet blamed for DCI's dismal showing
  • NACFS seminar on opportunities & challenges for CFSs/ICDs on Sept. 22
  • Oversupply bane in dry bulk market
  • Port Tracker projects decline in North Europe container volumes in 2012
  • Coffee exports climb 15.9 pc in 9 months
  • India, UAE ink pact on workers' welfare
  • Five firms shortlisted for 200-cr. Cochin Port liquid terminal
  • Goa's ports record highest iron ore export volume in 2010-11
  • ITL sets record for highest coal discharge at VPT
  • JNPT conferred national award for implementing Hindi
  • Pipavav's ability to offer infra behind selection: Nikhil Gandhi
  • AAI's South cargo handling rises 21 pc
  • Thar Dry Port opens PPQS, clearance facility
  • Upgradation in rail infrastructure a must for Felixstowe: KPMG
  • Foreign borrowings at $12 bn in April-July on low interest rates
  • Govt envisages 50k cr. pvt. investment in highways
  • Govt may introduce new Cos Bill in winter session
  • Industry leaders spurn Companies Bill, term it overregulation
  • Industry peeved as RBI hikes rates yet again
  • SEZ developers get respite following Legal Dept's view on stake sale objections
  • State seeks to attract $ 500 bn investment by 2016
  • Sugar mills for extension of export permits
  • Urgent policy measures needed to put economy back on track: Fieo
  • US Commercial Consul visits Gandhidham Chamber
  • Magdenli, Turkey, handles heavy & outsized components for two windmill projects
  • Nurminen Logistics delivers tanks to Belarus

International Transport Journalweb site
SEPTEMBER 16, 2011
  • Number of cargo flights increases in Atlanta
    Despite a tough economy, Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta international airport continues to expand its air cargo reach and capacity. Weekly cargo flights increased by more than 40% from...
  • Sovkomflot postpones floatation
    The Russian state shipping company Sovkomflot is postponing its IPO at the London stock exchange planned for the autumn. According to Sovkomflot board chairman Sergey Naryshkin, th...
  • DKV launches new service for drivers in Spain
    DKV Euro Service, one of the leading service providers to the logistics and transport industry for 75 years, has been reclaiming the Spanish tax on fuel for registered customers an...
  • New Kombiverkehr timetable for Germany-Poland route
    Kombiverkehr has a new timetable for its Germany-Poland route, with three departures per week in each direction. The company will also serve the Poznan HUB terminal, which is new t...
  • Cargoitalia reviews sales posts
    Italy's all-cargo carrier Cargoitalia has appointed Molocon Logistics Consulting - a specialist aviation marketing consultancy based in Germany - to conduct a full review of its sy...
  • Sichuan Airlines starts flying to Ho Chi Minh City
    China's Sichuan Airlines yesterday launched its Nanning-Ho Chi Minh City (Vietnam) service. The twice-weekly flight was due to be launched on 23 June, but was postponed.
  • Production trebled, turnover doubled
    Schmitz Cargobull overcame the crisis in the trailer market in financial 2010/2011, exceeding its original forecast of 18,000 vehicles for the year by more than 100% and producing ...
  • Russian Railways increases revenues by 18%
    The Russian Railways holding's revenues in 2010 rose by 18% to RUB 1,334 billion (about EUR 32 billion). The relative increase in revenue was largely the result of the poor perform...
  • Panama Canal and port of Corpus Christi sign agreement
    The Panama Canal Authority recently joined the port of Corpus Christi in celebrating the port's 85th anniversary and signed a memorandum of understanding to cooperate on promoting ...
  • Marco Sorgetti new Fiata director general
    Marco Sorgetti is to become the new director general of the world freight forwarders' association Fiata on 1 January 2012. At the Fiata World Congress (16-21 October) in Cairo, Sor...
  • Swissport appoints new management team for Brussels
    Swissport International, one of the world's leading providers of ground services to the aviation sector, has appointed a new management team to run ground handling operations at Br...
  • ShipServ wins new German client as Nordic Hamburg signs up to TradeNet
    ShipServ, a leading marine and offshore e-marketplace, has won a further endorsement from the German shipping community with the signing of Nordic Hamburg Shipmanagement to its Tra...
  • UPS expands airfreight hub for USD 200 million
    Exactly 25 years after starting operations at Cologne Bonn Airport, UPS has announced plans to significantly expand the European air hub. The expansion project, which is to be comp...
  • New direct LCL service form Shanghai to Poland
    Kuehne + Nagel Poland recently opened a new, weekly import LCL service between Shanghai (China) and Wroclaw (Poland) in order to develop a fast and frequent relation between southe...
  • Agility obtains GDP certification for pharmaceutical firms
    Agility, a leading global logistics provider, has obtained the Good Distribution Practice (GDP) certification for its pharmaceutical competence center (PCC) in Switzerland. The cer...
  • HHLA donation to port museum in action
    Port handling and historic lorries are on the agenda of the Hamburg port museum on 17/18 September, when anyone interested in the port can experience a former traction engine of HH...

Marine Logweb site
SEPTEMBER 16, 2011
  • Salazar names Bromwich and Beaudreau to lead new offshore bureaus
  • New York offshore wind collaborative files lease application with BOEMRE
  • Uljanik Shipyard delivers dredge to Jan De Nul
  • Fairplay now largest towage provider in Polish ports
  • Hyundai Heavy says it is not planning shipyard in Nigeria
  • Imtech acquires Canada's Groupe Techsol Marine

World Wide Shipperweb site
SEPTEMBER 16, 2011
  • Oregon governor inks MOU with Korean trade association
  • US rail freight shipments slow down during week
  • Best Buy names APL top carrier for year
  • IMO working group offers guidance on security against Somali pirates
  • Hanjin Shipping inks deal to transport KOSPO coal

Lloyd's Listweb site
SEPTEMBER 16, 2011
  • Rand Logistics prices follow-on issue
    Great Lakes operator could raise up to $18m to aid acquisition of two bulkers
  • South Africa ports regulator quashes tariff rumours
    Any research into tariff methodology has to include all partes in the maritime industry and not just NPA, says Riad Khan
  • Maersk's daily dose of revolution
    Will the prospect of reliable supply chain scheduling and money back guarantees force other box carriers to follow suit?
  • Careful about what you carry
    Onboard fires and explosions are on the rise; have crew become too distanced from their cargo?
  • Tough decisions ahead for suezmax owners
    Hold for higher rates or fix now before slump
  • Petrobras locks in four suezmaxes for three years
    Brazilian oil major charters tonnage at market levels of around $21,000 per day
  • Capesize charge losing momentum
    Rates still firm but march higher has stopped for now amid strong selling pressure in FFA market
  • Why it was assumed that Ofer Group owned TPM?
    US has removed sanctions against the Israeli firm it imposed for the actions of its manager
  • Stena Line set to cut jobs, warns Nautilus International
    Dumfries and Galloway MP pledges to 'fight' any job losses
  • IM Skaugen wins battle to get last Wintergas vessel
    Chinese trading company accused of fraud after withholding vessel and tax rebates
  • Floating LNG production builds momentum
    Flex LNG, Shell and GDF Suez are among the players driving this young sector forward
  • Exporters turned importers drive new LNG demand
    New importers boost LNG demand growth, supporting businesses such as Flex LNG
  • IMO asks coastal states to "facilitate" armed guards
    Responsibility stays with flag state
  • Cargo hubs could be among 'rising stars' of Greek revival
    New McKinsey study says action needs to be taken if ports are to live up to potential
  • Arrested tanker pair sold in Singapore
    Epoxy-coated handysize tankers fetch close to $20m each
  • Dockwise to use Dutch forces for Indian Ocean transit
    Mighty Servant 3 at risk of attack from pirates
  • Lürssen bids for Blohm+Voss yards
    B+V parent ThyssenKrupp has 'considerable doubts' about deal but says it will assess offer
  • Hopes increase of delay to low-sulphur enforcement
    Finland, Estonia and Sweden raising questions on impact of 0.1% SOx emission limit
  • RS Platou wants to go public next year
    Two earlier IPOs were cancelled due to horrid stock market conditions
  • Fairplay buys WUZ Gdynia
    Deal makes Hamburg-based operator the biggest provider of Polish ports' towage services
  • Yangshan port bonded storage to increase fourfold in 2012
    Move in Shanghai free trade zone will boost copper and aluminium futures trading
  • Africa fever
    Even Maersk is joining in the feeding frenzy for African trades
  • Holding on to your SOx
    UK, Swedish and Finnish governments start to listen to industry concerns on low sulphur fuel use
  • Japan buys more LNG from Chevron's Wheatstone project in Australia
    Kyushu Electric inks deal for 700,000 tonnes per year
  • Bulk carriers to benefit from higher thermal coal imports into China
    Move to boost demand for panamaxes and supramaxes
  • Peak season surcharge boost lost on transpacific
    Freight rates down three-quarters since mid-August to $1,633 per feu
  • Ta-Tong Marine sells oldest supramax for $22.3m
    Price is level with for similar vessel sold in May, implying steady asset values
  • Lloyd's Register looks offshore for international expansion
    New chairman Thomas Thune Andersen seeks transnational role for class society
  • Fitch notes Hutchison Whampoa's stable cash flow
    Long-term foreign currency issuer default rating affirmed at A-
  • Hong Kong box traffic up 3.2% in August
    World's third largest port lags growth rate of Shanghai and Singapore

Fairplayweb site
SEPTEMBER 16, 2011
  • UK cuts would save $0.5M
    THE MCA told Fairplay today that disbanding the Maritime Incident Response Group would save the UK government £340,000 ($535,000) per year
  • Venezuela, China sign iron ore loans
    VENEZUELA'S government has signed three co-operation agreements with China worth $522M to boost iron ore production in Bolivar State, IHS Global Insight reported today
  • Indonesian copper strike snarls Amamapare's port
    PORT workers and pilot captains at the Indonesian port of Amamapare have reportedly begun a month-long strike that threatens millions of tonnes of copper cargoes
  • Bridgestone guilty of price fixing
    JAPAN'S marine hose maker Bridgestone said today it had been ordered to pay $28M as part of a guilty plea bargain in a US price fixing case
  • OOCL renews UK intermodal deal
    HONG KONG's shipping line Orient Overseas Container Line and UK intermodal operator Freightliner have renewed their 10-year agreement
  • UN rebuked over piracy
    THE Asian Shipowners' Forum slammed the UN today for failing to suppress Somali pirates
  • Slash of UK safety response group attacked
    THE UK government's move to cut off funding for the Maritime Incident Response Group was attacked today by a marine safety expert
  • Moody's grades down NYK and MOL
    MOODY'S graded down its outlook today on Japanese shipping giants NYK and MOL, from stable to negative
  • ITF urges charter ban approach to combat piracy
    NO SHIP from any flag state refusing military security coverage should be chartered, the ITF's chief has told a piracy conference
  • Indonesian coal cargoes boost Supramaxes
    DEMAND for Indonesian coal exports pushed Supramax rates up and led brokers to claim the Baltic Exchange's average rates are underrated
  • Ore stockpiles push down Capesize rates
    CAPESIZE rates dropped for the first time in seven trading days, as high iron ore stockpiles in China reduced spot demand
  • VLCC spot rates scrape bottom
    VLCC SPOT rates on the benchmark Persian Gulf/Japan route hit a record low yesterday when Samco Amazon was reportedly fixed at Worldscale 42, with earnings of $1,000 per day

The Journal of Commerceweb site
SEPTEMBER 16, 2011
  • YRC Worldwide Stock Plummets 77 Percent
    YRC Worldwide's stock plunged 77 percent Friday to 7 cents a share ' its lowest price ever ' after shareholders...
  • Norquist Says Transportation Dollars Go to Cronies
    Politicians promising to spend tax money for roads and bridges will use the dollars to line the pockets of their...
  • Gartner Forecasts Decline in Chip Shipments
    The Gartner research group lowered its forecast for semiconductor shipments in 2011, saying sales of the chips that are the...
  • Terminal Truck Maker Expands Distribution Network
    Terminal truck manufacturer Capacity of Texas is expanding its own distribution capacity, adding 13 new dealers in the U.S., the...
  • Tropical Shipping Sets Peak Surcharge
    Tropical Shipping said Friday it will implement a planned peak surcharge on container shipments from the U.S. and Canada to...
  • YRC Shareholders Approve Restructuring
    YRC Worldwide shareholders overwhelmingly approved the last step in the trucking giant's financial restructuring plan Friday, voting in favor of...
  • Consumer Sentiment Rises, Still at Recession Levels
    U.S. consumer sentiment edged up early this month but remains at recession levels, according to the monthly Reuters/University of Michigan...
  • BNSF's Rose Calls For Major Infrastructure Spending
    Striking a cord of urgency, BNSF Railway Chairman and CEO Matthew Rose called for a coordinated and massive investment in...
  • UPS Invests $200 Million at Cologne/Bonn Hub
    UPS's $200 million investment at Cologne/Bonn Airport will upgrade and expand its European hub's handling ability by nearly three-quarters. ...
  • SIA Cargo Begins Indonesia-Singapore Service
    Singapore Airlines added a weekly 747-400 freighter service between Singapore and Indonesia, as the carrier targets the latter's exports of...
  • Maersk Drives Growth at China's Guangzhou
    The Port of Guangzhou's cargo traffic in the first seven months of the year rose 16 percent year-over-year, as the...
  • Maersk Restructures Asia-Mediterranean Service
    Maersk Line is restructuring its Asia-Mediterranean service network, effective mid-September, enhancing port coverage and reducing transit times on the route....
  • Panama Pilots Affiliate With ILWU
    The 250-member Panama Canal Pilots Union will affiliate with the International Longshore and Warehouse Union, extending the reach of the...
  • Seeds of Growth
    Bob Sinner's family has been growing wheat in North Dakota's Red River Valley for five generations, first, for the ever-expanding...
  • Panalpina To Lease Two 747-8 Freighters
    Panalpina will lease two 747-8 freighters from U.S.-based Atlas Air to meet increasing demand for capacity in the healthcare, high-tech,...
  • Judge Finds ILWU in Contempt
    A federal court judge in Tacoma Thursday found the International Longshore and Warehouse Union in contempt of court for vandalizing...
  • Dredging in the Doldrums
    Much of what it will take for the Port of Jacksonville to realize its goal of becoming a top East...
  • Deutsche Post Invests $1 Billion in Parcel Service
    Deutsche Post DHL will invest $1 billion in its domestic German parcel delivery service to keep pace with surging online...
  • YRC Worldwide Says Directors Took Pay Cut
    Trucking giant YRC Worldwide disputed claims that members of its new board of directors will be paid more than members...
  • Senate Passes FAA, Highway Extension
    The Senate late Thursday avoided a shutdown of the Federal Aviation Administration on Friday by passing a "clean" bill to...

Containerisation Internationalweb site
SEPTEMBER 16, 2011
  • Sale of Hapag-Lloyd falls through
  • Shippers bare their soul over 'Daily Maersk'
  • WCI's index for transpac backhaul 'could lead to more bulk conversions to containers'
  • LA/LB imports plunge for August
  • Antwerp plans for more expansion

TradeWindsweb site
SEPTEMBER 16, 2011
  • Taxman hits Alang
    Indian authorities have seized a panamax bulker at the Alang shipbreaking complex over allegations of customs fraud.
  • Croat yard wins $18m deal
    Crane ship to be converted into a pipelaying vessel in Croatian yard of Viktor Lenac.
  • China opens up
    Ministry of transport says overseas shipowners will now be allowed to set up service companies directly.
  • Sekwang pair sold off
    Seized chemical tankers snapped up by Indonesian buyer following Singapore arrest, brokers say.
  • Begonia goes to HK buyer
    Capesize bulker finally leaves Korea Line Corp subject to court's rubber stamp, brokers say.
  • Cut-throat killer for yards
    Shipyard casualties are inevitable despite utilisation sitting at highest point for a decade, L&S says.
  • Jaisu rating cut
    Indian tanker and dredger owner's debt downgraded after it loses contract with port of Cochin.
  • Oriana return delayed
    P&O says three cruises cancelled as vessel refit taking longer than expected.
  • BOC downs Chinese duo
    European Economic fears and concerns letters of credit will be shunned see CSCL and Cosco labelled a sell.
  • Nordlys back from brink
    Salvor Smit confident capsize threat is over after it further reduces list on Hurtigruten ferry.

American Shipperweb site
SEPTEMBER 16, 2011
  • European Transportation
    European cities promote inland waterwayPoliticians from European cities Brussels, Berlin, Budapest, Paris and Vienna plan to sign a charter on Friday to "step up the dialogue with the inland ports authorities and take the necessary decisions in vie...
  • Washington Notebook
  • 'conveyor belt-like'
  • OOCL, Freightliner renew U.K. intermodal deal
    OOCL and Freightliner said Thursday they have renewed a 10-year strategic partnership to provide OOCL customers with U.K. intermodal services. Under the new contract, OOCL has committed to increase capacity by 50 percent, with daily wagons being l...
  • Laker cargo up nearly 4% in August
    U.S.-flag Great Lakes freighters carried 10.4 million tons of dry bulk cargo in August, 3.7 percent more than in August 2010. Iron ore volume was 4.8 million tons, up 8 percent; limestone was 2.9 million tons, up almost 21 percent; and coal was 2.2...
  • ESC: Maersk thinks like customers
    The European Shippers' Council welcomed Maersk Line's announcement earlier this week of adaily time-definite service between Asia and northern Europe , as well as a scale of penalties applying to shippers in case of a container "no-show" and to th...
  • Changes on APL Central, South America loop
    Liner carrier APL has expanded the rotation and changed the name of a service connecting Central America and the West Coast of South America, according to American Shipper affiliate ComPair Data. The line's service formerly known as PX2 has changed...
  • Nordana reintroduces Libya calls
    Nordana said it will reintroduce regular service into Libya. The carrier said it operated the only regular direct roll-on/roll-off service from the U.S. Gulf and East coasts into Libya until unrest forced the temporary suspension of services in Feb...
  • UPS plans to expand Europe Air hub
    UPS said it will spend about $200 million to expand its hub at the Cologne-Bonn Airport in Germany. The project, to be completed by the end of 2013, would equip the existing facility with new technology and expand the existing building. Package so...
  • Alternative aviation fuels sought
    The U.S. Federal Aviation Administration and Australia's Department of Resources, Energy and Tourism have reached a memorandum of understanding to continue research and development of clean, sustainable alternative aviation fuels. "Air travel is g...

The Bunker Bulletinweb site
SEPTEMBER 18, 2011
  • Bunker prices firm as week ends
    Crude futures settled at its lowest this week.
  • World Fuel Services CEO stock trading plan announced
    Stebbins may sell a maximum of 150,000 shares, which represents approximately 20% of his holdings.
  • Corvus Energy joins Aquarius project
    Company stated that conservative estimates suggest that the system will reduce operational costs by up to 20%.
  • Middle East markets see prices climb
    In Durban, deliveries were available for supply up to and including September 30.
  • RBS in new loan to Marco Polo Seatrade
    'Financing is being provided on a fully consensual basis,' says shipowner.
  • European bunker markets firm
    Hamburg busy as buyers fearing more price rises.
  • The story of the Revolution Container Company
    A satirical look at how necessity drove ships to become bigger, stronger, safer and super.
  • Ship arrested over unpaid fuel bills
    Reports say bunker supplier is pursuing $599,000 claim.
  • External: Global Vision Bunkers B.V.
  • Report reopens attacks on Gibraltar's bunker sector
    Observers say crticisms are 'routine'.
  • Finland calls for ECA delay
    'We are talking about flexibility in the execution schedule,' says Environment Minister.
  • Asian bunker prices surging as week closes
    Demand mixed and avails generally ample on Friday.
  • Saudi Aramco sells second 180 cSt cargo at record high premiums
    Tight supplies of on-specification cargoes expected to ease next month.
  • China's fuel oil imports to weaken in September
    Weak demand from bunker players due to ample stockpiles.
  • Chemoil enters agreement to sell US-based JV firm for $21 million
    Offering 50% of IPC USA to Itochu Corporation in conditional stock purchase agreement.
  • Vietnam's Petrolimex now offering ISO 8217:2005 bunkers
    Company using Optima 7000 DV ICP-OES spectrometer system to ensure ISO 8217:2005 bunker specification.

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FROM THE HOME PAGE
The liner shipping industry contributes substantially to the U.S. economy.
Washington
This is highlighted by an analysis carried out by S&P Global Market Intelligence on behalf of WSC and PMSA
Toll worsens from explosion in Iranian port of Shahid Rajaee
Tehran
It caused 46 deaths and injured over 1,200 people
Tender for concession of container terminal at Ukrainian port of Chornomorsk to be announced by mid-year
Kiev
The management will include the general cargo terminal
CEVA Logistics (CMA CGM group) will buy the Turkish Borusan Lojistik
Istanbul/Marseille
Wärtsilä's first quarter is positive
Helsinki
New orders value growth slows
ESPO: The EU Parliament's Budget Committee's request for more funding for transport, energy and infrastructure is welcome
Brussels
The importance of financing TEN-T networks to enable their adaptation for both military and civilian dual-use purposes was highlighted
Solidarity contribution for the families of port workers who are victims of accidents at work
Rome
It was established by the National Bilateral Port Authority
Bureau Veritas Marine & Offshore Division Reports Record Quarterly Revenue
Neuilly-sur-Seine
New historical peak also for the classified fleet
PSA reportedly considering selling its 20% stake in Hutchison Ports
Singapore
This is according to "Reuters", which had already floated this hypothesis at the end of 2022
Federagenti, Italy must give a sharp acceleration to the projects of ZES, free zones and Special Logistics Zones
Rome
Pessina: There is no space for reflections prey to bureaucracy
In the first quarter of this year, freight traffic in the port of Rotterdam decreased by -5.8%.
Rotterdam
Both disembarkation (-3.1%) and embarkation (-11.9%) loads are decreasing
Increase in container cargo is not enough for the port of Antwerp-Bruges to avoid a -4.0% decline in quarterly traffic
Antwerp
The decline in liquid bulk cargoes worsened (-19.1%)
The China Shipowners' Association considers the measures taken by the US against Chinese ships a typical example of unilateralism and protectionism
Beijing/Washington
The WSC reiterates that such measures could undermine American trade, harm U.S. manufacturers, and undermine efforts to strengthen the nation's maritime industry.
COSCO Expresses Strong Opposition to US Planned Taxes on Chinese Ships
Growing share of new entrants in European rail transport sector
Madrid
In 2023, rail freight transport performance decreased by -8%
New Chinese Ship Taxes That Will Only Raise Prices for Americans
Washington
The executive vice president of the US Chamber of Commerce denounced it
Tax amounts set for China-linked vessels arriving at US ports
Washington
Calculated on the basis of net capacity or container volume, they will be applied from October and will be progressively increased
International tender launched to award concession for new Casablanca port shipyard
Casablanca
It is the largest in Africa and has been unused since 2019
Federlogistica, the industry must stop approaching logistics only in terms of costs
Genoa
Falteri: a national control room composed of representatives of the logistics sector and industrial groups is necessary
ABB closes positive first quarter even if revenue growth is lower than expected
Zurich
Wierod: Our consolidated local-for-local approach protects us from the trade war
New global minimum wage deal for seafarers
Geneva
The level will rise to $690 from January 1, 2026 to reach $704 from 2027 and $715 from 2028.
Global trade in goods could fall by -1.5% this year
Geneva
WTO predicts. Okonjo-Iweala: Persistent uncertainty threatens to slow global growth, with serious negative consequences for the world
In 2023, around two-thirds of all goods moved in the EU were transported by sea.
Luxembourg
In the period 2013-2023, only the share of road transport increased, while that of other modes decreased.
Postal shipments of goods from Hong Kong to the US suspended
Hong Kong
Hongkong Post faces exorbitant and unreasonable tariffs due to unjustified and intimidating actions of the United States
Confitarma highlights the need for the decarbonisation strategy not to penalise shipping compared to other modes
Rome
Zanetti: also ensure that the implementation process takes into account the operational needs of the industry
Intercargo and Intertanko raise concerns over shipping decarbonisation deal
London
The complexity of the measure adopted by the IMO and the unusual procedure from which non-governmental organizations were excluded were highlighted
Pirate attacks on ships to spike in first quarter of 2025
Pirate attacks on ships to spike in first quarter of 2025
London
Sharp increase in incidents in the Singapore Straits
Interferry welcomes IMO agreement on decarbonisation of shipping, but finds strategy too complex
Victoria/Piraeus
Greek Shipowners' Association disappointed by failure to recognise essential role of transition fuels such as LNG
International Labour Organization Recognizes Seafarers as Key Workers
London
ITF and ICS: a historic moment
CMA CGM to acquire 35% of Egypt's October Dry Port
Cairo
The company operates a dry port in the industrial and logistics zone near Cairo
MSC Group's TiL to Take Full Control of Hutchison Ports Terminals
New York
Bloomberg reports this, specifying that the Panamanian terminals would be jointly managed with BlackRock
Draft regulation on decarbonisation of shipping approved by MEPC includes mandatory fuel standard and pricing of greenhouse gas emissions
London/Washington/Brussels
The establishment of a Fund to collect resources deriving from the pricing of emissions is foreseen
Task force of five associations for the relaunch of Italian rail cargo
Rome
Initiative by Agens, Assoferr, Assologistica, Fercargo and Fermerci
MIT indicates Matteo Paroli as new president of the ports of Genoa and Savona-Vado
Rome/La Spezia
The La Spezia port community also requests a name for the Eastern Liguria Port Authority
Le Aziende informano
Il retrofit ibrido-elettrico di ABB guida i traghetti dei laghi italiani verso un futuro più sostenibile
Confitarma underlines the importance of the shipping decarbonisation strategy being defined at IMO
Rome
The Italian Confederation specifies that it shares some of the USA's concerns
WSC Reiterates Trump's Measures for National Maritime Industry Are Bad for U.S. Economy
Washington
Kramek: Ready to support the administration with constructive proposals
Fincantieri and Accenture establish joint venture Fincantieri Ingenium
Trieste/Milan
The aim is to drive the digital transformation of the ship product and port logistics
Meyer Werft has delivered the new luxury cruise ship Asuka III to NYK Cruises
Papenburg/Emden
It has a capacity of 744 passengers and 470 crew members
As Trump formalizes measures to revitalize America's maritime industry, the nation's ports face a dramatic decline in traffic
Washington/Geneva
Okonjo-Iweala (WTO): With the escalation of trade tensions between the US and China, the exchange of goods between the two economies could decrease up to 80%
CK Hutchison denies allegations of breach of concession contract for Panamanian ports of Cristóbal and Balboa
Panama
Panama Ports Company emphasizes that it has complied with all legal obligations and contractual commitments
US Does Not Participate in IMO Negotiations on Shipping Decarbonization, Threatens Reciprocal Measures
London
Expressed opposition to any attempt to impose economic measures on ships based on greenhouse gas emissions or fuel choice
T&E urges MEPC to agree clear and ambitious measures to decarbonise shipping
Brussels
It is necessary - the association underlines - to set binding objectives
Meyer Yachts will build an ultra-luxury residential mega yacht for Ulyssia Residences
Miami
The ship will be 320 meters long and will be built at the Papenburg shipyard
Neapolitan Grimaldi Group wins $1.3 billion order for nine ro-pax ships
Neapolitan Grimaldi Group wins $1.3 billion order for nine ro-pax ships
Helsinki/Naples
Order at China Merchants Jinling Shipyard (Weihai)
Viking orders two cruise ships from Fincantieri with option for two additional units
Los Angeles/Trieste
The two ships under construction in Ancona for the American brand will be the first in the world to be powered by hydrogen stored on board
Antonio Ranieri is the new maritime director of Liguria
Genoa
He takes over from Admiral Piero Pellizzari who was discharged from the service upon reaching the age limit
In the first quarter of 2025, China's CIMC recorded a 12.7% increase in container sales
Hong Kong
Revenues grew by +11.0%
Last year, the revenues of the Chinese group CMPort increased by +3.1%
Hong Kong
In the first three months of 2025, port terminals handled 36.4 million containers (+5.6%)
The financial statements of the AdSP of Western Liguria and the Central-Northern Tyrrhenian Sea have been approved
Genoa/Civitavecchia
Konecranes revenues increased by +7.7% in the first three months of 2025
Helsinki
343 million euros of new orders for port vehicles (+37.5%)
Kuehne+Nagel posts first quarter of growth
Schindellegi
The logistics group's net sales amounted to 6.33 billion Swiss francs (+14.9%)
Application by TDT (Grimaldi group) for the construction and management of 50% of the Terminal Darsena Europa in Livorno
Leghorn
The company has requested an extension of the duration of the current concession
In 2024, 58 million invested in the modernization of the ports of Livorno, Piombino and the island of Elba
Leghorn
The final budget and the annual report of the AdSP have been approved
EIB advice to strengthen climate resilience of the ports of Volos, Alexandroupolis and Patras
Luxembourg
It will assist port authorities in identifying and managing climate risks
In the first quarter the port of Valencia handled 1.3 million containers (+3.4%)
Valencia
Transhipment traffic decline
The Management Committee of the Central Tyrrhenian Sea Port Authority has unanimously approved the 2024 financial statement
Naples
SOS LOGistica will acquire the qualification of Third Sector Entity
Milan
The association currently has 74 members
In the first three months of 2025, freight traffic in the ports of Barcelona and Algeciras decreased
Barcelona/Algeciras
Hupac transfers intermodal service with Padua to Novara
Noise
Until now the other terminal was the one in Busto Arsizio
PSA SECH has operated the first 400-meter train at Parco Ferroviario Rugna
Genoa
Capacity up to 20 pairs of trains per day
The 2024 financial statement of the Eastern Liguria Port Authority was unanimously approved
The Spice
The war clearance preparatory to the expansion of the Ravano Terminal in La Spezia is nearing completion
The Spice
The AdSP has invested over 600 thousand euros in it
Francesco Rizzo appointed president of the AdSP of the Strait
Rome
He has repeatedly denounced the uselessness of the construction of the bridge over the Strait
US aircraft attack Yemeni port of Ras Isa
Tampa/Beirut
38 dead and over a hundred injured
In 2025 Stazioni Marittime predicts an increase in ferry and cruise traffic in the port of Genoa
MIT Mobility Report Highlights Rising Demand for Both Passengers and Freight
Rome
In the first quarter, cargo traffic in Russian ports decreased by -5.6%
St. Petersburg
Both dry goods (-5.3%) and liquid bulk (-5.8%) are decreasing
Andrea Giachero confirmed as president of Spediporto
Genoa
The board of directors of the association of Genoese freight forwarders has also been renewed for the three-year period 2025-2028
Study for monitoring vehicular traffic in the ports of Venice and Chioggia
Milan
Order awarded to Circle and Arelogik
In Italy, the rail freight transport sector is in deep trouble
Geneva
Fermerci calls for making traffic incentives structural and increasing and for refinancing the incentive for the purchase of locomotives and wagons
Global Maritime Forum report on optimising ship calls to reduce emissions
Copenhagen
Virtual arrival and just-in-time arrival approaches proposed
In the first quarter of this year, container traffic in the port of Gioia Tauro grew by +15.5%
Joy Taurus
Construction of the "Dockworker’s House" has begun
GNV has taken delivery of the second of four new ro-pax vessels in China
Genoa
"GNV Orion" will be able to accommodate 1,700 passengers and transport up to 3,080 linear metres of cargo
After ten quarters of decline, container traffic in the port of Hong Kong returns to growth
Hong Kong
In the first three months of this year 3.39 million TEUs were handled (+2.1%)
Fincantieri acquires stake in WSense
Rome
The ninth FREMM unit "Spartaco Schergat" delivered to the Italian Navy
The new edition of the Practical Manual of Maritime Traffic has been presented
Genoa
Written by Assagenti, it turns fifty
Container traffic at the ports of Long Beach and Los Angeles increased by 26.6% and 5.2% in the first quarter
Long Beach/Los Angeles
Trump's tariffs impact imminent
In the first three months of 2025, the port of Singapore handled 10.5 million containers (+5.8%)
Singapore
In weight, containerized traffic recorded a decrease of -1.4%
Regulations signed for LNG bunkering at Fincantieri shipyard in Genoa
Genoa
Define the methods of transferring fuel from ship to ship
Historic shipbuilding brands Uljanik and 3.Maj on the verge of extinction
Zagreb
The State confirms its intention to sell the shipbuilding activities at the two sites of Pula and Rijeka
Cambiaso Risso has completed the acquisition of the French Somecassur
Genoa
The transalpine company specializes in the insurance of super and mega yachts
New weekly train service between the port of Gioia Tauro and Verona
Joy Taurus/Verona
Operated by Medlog for the transport of refrigerated goods
EBRD looking for strategic partner for development of Moldovan river port of Giurgiulesti
London
International competition launched
SAILING LIST
Visual Sailing List
Departure ports
Arrival ports by:
- alphabetical order
- country
- geographical areas
Turkish ports set new first-quarter cargo traffic record
Ankara
Historic peak of cargo imported from abroad
In the first quarter of 2025, freight traffic in the port of Taranto grew by +37.6%
Taranto
Increase of 854 thousand tons of solid bulk and 265 thousand tons of conventional goods
DEME buys Havfram, a company that installs offshore wind farms
Second Right/Washington
Transaction worth approximately 900 million euros
Rail transport of convoys for Rome Metro started from Reggio Calabria
Rome
Contract awarded by Hitachi Rail to Mercitalia Rail
In 2024, the volumes handled by Magli Intermodal Service decreased by -2%
Rezzato
Turnover stable
Yang Ming records first decline in turnover in March after 14 months of growth
Keelung/Taipei
Evergreen and WHL revenue growth continues
The European Commission has approved the acquisition of Germany's Schenker by Denmark's DSV
Brussels
The impact on competition in the markets in which the two companies operate is considered limited
Fincantieri - Kayo Agreement to Promote the Development of the Shipbuilding and Naval Industry in Albania
Trieste
Possible creation of a hub for shipbuilding and refitting in the region
Recent slight reduction in logistics costs for new factory vehicles
Brussels
Montaresi (AdSP Liguria Orientale) awarded with the "Port Oscar"
Miami
The event has reached its eighteenth edition
In the first three months of 2025, containers carried by OOCL vessels increased by +9.3%
Hong Kong
Revenues up +16.8%
The AdSP of the Southern Tyrrhenian and Ionian Seas wins in appeal against Zen Yacht
Joy Taurus
Company ordered to pay back rent
A large shipment of cocaine was seized in the port of Livorno
Leghorn
Two tons of drugs identified by Customs and Financial Police personnel
Navantia renews agreement with American cruise group Royal Caribbean
Miami
To date, the Cadiz shipyard has carried out maintenance, repair and refurbishment work on 45 of the group's ships.
Record cruise traffic expected in Italian ports this year
Miami
Cemar believes that growth will not stop even in 2026
HII-HHI Agreement to Accelerate US and South Korean Naval Production
National Harbor
The aim is to strengthen the naval industrial base of the two nations.
Panama Ports Company Accused of Violating Terms of Concession Agreement
Panama
Panama's Auditor General announced the filing of criminal charges
Colombo West International Terminal has become operational
Ahmedabad
It has a traffic capacity of 3.2 million TEUs
The conference "New sustainable marine fuels - Decarbonize Shipping" will be held in Genoa on Monday
Genoa
The new multifunctional border control structure PCF - PED/PDI Point completed in the port of Gioia Tauro
Joy Taurus
"Artificial Intelligence Comes to Port" Conference in Rome on Friday
Rome
It is promoted by the National Union of Port Enterprises
MSC Group's new cruise terminal inaugurated in Miami
Miami
It can accommodate three large ships at the same time
In February, traffic in the port of Ravenna increased by +2.1%
Ravenna
Bulk cargo increases, miscellaneous cargo declines
In 2024, Ferrovie dello Stato Italiane recorded a net loss of -208 million euros
Rome
Revenues up by +11.7%. The group's freight transported increased thanks to the acquisition of Exploris
Port of Genoa, Ente Bacini requests new spaces and renewal of the concession
Genoa
Conference to celebrate the centenary of the company
The public meeting of the Italian Port Terminal Operators Association will be held in Rome on June 19th
Genoa
VARD to build offshore dive vessel for Dong Fang Offshore
Alesund/Trieste
The contract is worth 113.5 million euros
PORTS
Italian Ports:
Ancona Genoa Ravenna
Augusta Gioia Tauro Salerno
Bari La Spezia Savona
Brindisi Leghorn Taranto
Cagliari Naples Trapani
Carrara Palermo Trieste
Civitavecchia Piombino Venice
Italian Interports: list World Ports: map
DATABASE
ShipownersShipbuilding and Shiprepairing Yards
ForwardersShip Suppliers
Shipping AgentsTruckers
MEETINGS
The conference "New sustainable marine fuels - Decarbonize Shipping" will be held in Genoa on Monday
Genoa
It will take place at the headquarters of the Port Authority of Genoa
"Artificial Intelligence Comes to Port" Conference in Rome on Friday
Rome
It is promoted by the National Union of Port Enterprises
››› Meetings File
PRESS REVIEW
Proposed 30% increase for port tariffs to be in phases, says Loke
(Free Malaysia Today)
Damen Mangalia Unionists Protest Friday Against Possible Closure
(The Romania Journal)
››› Press Review File
FORUM of Shipping
and Logistics
Relazione del presidente Nicola Zaccheo
Roma, 18 settembre 2024
››› File
Next week Italian ports will participate in Seatrade Cruise Global
Rome
Initiative brand: "CruiseItaly - One Country, Many Destinations"
MSC Group Cruise Terminal Officially Inaugurated in the Port of Barcelona
Barcelona
In 2027 it will be equipped with a cold ironing plant
Marcegaglia and Nova Marine Carriers form NovaMar Logistic joint venture
Lugano/Gazoldo of the Ippoliti
A general cargo ship will transport raw materials to the steel group's plants
Liebherr achieves record annual sales in the maritime and port crane segment
Bulls
Strong demand for offshore and container handling equipment
The annual conference "Programming, Operation and Management of Transport Networks" in Genoa
Genoa
It is dedicated to the transport and mobility sector
Last year, 656 ships underwent repair work in Greece
Piraeus
Increase of five units compared to 2023
Port of La Spezia, cruise ship docking simulations completed at Garibaldi West pier
The Spice
Assagenti conference on the future of the profession of maritime agent and broker
Genoa
It will be held tomorrow in Genoa
Stena Line presents a project for a ro-ro vessel capable of reducing energy consumption by at least 20%
Gothenburg
Introduced most of the innovative technologies currently available
Francesco Beltrano is the new general secretary of Uniport
Rome
He takes over from Paolo Ferrandino, who will continue to collaborate as a consultant
Saipem awarded new contracts in Middle East and Guyana
Milan
The total value of the orders is approximately 720 million dollars.
Conference in Genoa for the centenary of Ente Bacini
Genoa
The company was established on 19 February 1925
Interporto Bologna Board of Directors Renewed
Bentivoglio
Stefano Caliandro Appointed President. Loss of 1.7 million euros in 2024
NYK invests 76 billion yen in NYK Energy Ocean Corporation
Tokyo
The newco has taken over the activities of ENEOS Ocean
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