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October 19, 2011
The Business Timesweb site
Shipping News
  • SingTel service lets ship crew call home
    SHIP crew members might have gone to sea, but they will not have to feel all out at sea as acutely as before now that SingTel has launched a broadband service catered to them.
  • LPG tanker rates hit new highs
    Record liquefied petroleum gas (LPG) shipments are eroding a glut of the tankers hauling the fuel, driving charter rates to the highest ever at a time when most other ships are losing money.
Strait Talk
  • Vital role still for seafarer centres
    A COUPLE of weeks ago, the Maritime and Port Authority of Singapore (MPA), the Singapore Maritime Officers' Union (SMOU) and the Singapore Organisation of Seamen (SOS) jointly distributed 600 hampers to ships that call here.
Motoring
  • German car firms drive east to tap lower wages
    For Porsche SE, 'Made in Germany' increasingly means a one-time Soviet military training base in the country's former communist east.

The Business Timesweb site
Shipping News
  • SingTel service lets ship crew call home
    SHIP crew members might have gone to sea, but they will not have to feel all out at sea as acutely as before now that SingTel has launched a broadband service catered to them.
  • LPG tanker rates hit new highs
    Record liquefied petroleum gas (LPG) shipments are eroding a glut of the tankers hauling the fuel, driving charter rates to the highest ever at a time when most other ships are losing money.
Strait Talk
  • Vital role still for seafarer centres
    A COUPLE of weeks ago, the Maritime and Port Authority of Singapore (MPA), the Singapore Maritime Officers' Union (SMOU) and the Singapore Organisation of Seamen (SOS) jointly distributed 600 hampers to ships that call here.
Motoring
  • German car firms drive east to tap lower wages
    For Porsche SE, 'Made in Germany' increasingly means a one-time Soviet military training base in the country's former communist east.

The Business Timesweb site
Shipping News
  • SingTel service lets ship crew call home
    SHIP crew members might have gone to sea, but they will not have to feel all out at sea as acutely as before now that SingTel has launched a broadband service catered to them.
  • LPG tanker rates hit new highs
    Record liquefied petroleum gas (LPG) shipments are eroding a glut of the tankers hauling the fuel, driving charter rates to the highest ever at a time when most other ships are losing money.
Strait Talk
  • Vital role still for seafarer centres
    A COUPLE of weeks ago, the Maritime and Port Authority of Singapore (MPA), the Singapore Maritime Officers' Union (SMOU) and the Singapore Organisation of Seamen (SOS) jointly distributed 600 hampers to ships that call here.
Motoring
  • German car firms drive east to tap lower wages
    For Porsche SE, 'Made in Germany' increasingly means a one-time Soviet military training base in the country's former communist east.

Sched Netweb site
  • Global containership deliveries to reach 1.28 million TEU by 2012
  • Idle box fleet rises to 156 ships in September against 128 last year
  • Francis Liu Hon-por succeeds Roger Tupper as Hong Kong harbour master
  • APL handles 229,300 FEU Aug 27-Sep 23, up 5pc year on year
  • Contrary to eco-scare, stricken box ship won't break up: Maritime NZ
  • Le Havre productivity up 20-30pc since privatisation, say officials
  • Anhui's Bengbu New Port phase 2 project to start construction
  • Jiangxi, Fujian to cooperate on building bulk commodity trade centre
  • JNPT expects to spend US$3.17 billion to dredge, widen Mumbai ship channel
  • Smaller vessels face bleak future as megaships make feeders bigger
  • DP World to continue focus on India's trade to and from Arab world
  • Norfolk Southern, CSX extend Virginia ports' access to south and west
  • Cathay enters debt market to raise US$84.6 million with bond issue
  • Korean Air cargo slump expected to hurt revenue into 2012
  • Kenyan shilling fall hits exports, puts air cargo at risk, and out of reach
  • Aviation Security Force: New Delhi to consider UN policing proposal

Exim Indiaweb site
  • 'We have reached the end of our tether on piracy', ICS Chairman tells India Shipping Summit
  • CMA CGM, MSC & CSAV reshuffle service
  • Coastal shipping policy by December: Mohandas
  • Dry bulk vessel deliveries lag behind
  • Increased Suezmax tanker rents raise optimism
  • NYK adds CO2 e-calculator tool to Group websites
  • SCI takes delivery of newbuilding AHTSV
  • Softlink recognised as 'IT & Software Company of the Year' at MALA 2011
  • Training programme for CHAs held
  • Timber logs above 15 m not to be allowed into Kandla Port from 2012
  • CONCOR commences rail services to Karaikal Port
  • Exporters focusing on new markets to ensure $ 280 bn target
  • Pulses imports to bounce back in 2011: USDA
  • Rs. climbs to 2-wk high of 48.69
  • SIREA calls for easing non-Basmati rice exports
  • Capexil'the global trade facilitator

International Transport Journalweb site
OCTOBER 18, 2011
  • Hainan Airlines cancels Thailand-Sri Lanka service
    Haikou-based Chinese carrier Hainan Airlines has cancelled a planned new weekly Boeing B737-800 Beijing-Bangkok-Colombo service that was scheduled to begin today.
  • CMA CGM, MSC and CSAV reshuffle service
    The CMA CGM Group, MSC and CSAV are reshuffling their service linking Asia, Mexico, Central America and the west coast of South America. Previously operated by CMA CGM and CSAV, MS...
  • Indian highway development making progress
    India's national highway development programme envisages six lanes on 6,500 km, four lanes on 24,700 km and upgrades for 20,000 km of national highways, in addition to the developm...
  • PAL cargo operations back on track
    Philippine Airlines (PAL) has resumed cargo services on all its domestic, Asian regional and inter-continental flights operating out of Manila's NAIA terminal 2. PAL cargo operatio...
  • Group 7 opens new branch in Hanover
    The logistics services provider Group 7 has opened a new branch in Hanover, a key booking logistics location and airport. Group 7 has seven other German branches, namely in Munich,...
  • Iata urges partnership to drive aviation benefits in Southern Africa
    Iata has urged a new partnership between governments and the aviation industry, to maximise the social and economic benefits that a safe, secure, efficient and environmentally-resp...
  • Malcolm Rail launches new Teesport-Scotland service
    Malcolm Rail, a division of the Malcolm Group, one of the UK's leading logistics providers, has launched a new rail service between Teesport's container terminal and Malcolm Rail's...
  • Volvo Group top-selling manufacturer of 13-litre engines in USA
    13-litre engines have become the number one choice of US class 8 truck customers for the first time. According to a Volvo Trucks North America press release, Volvo Trucks' 13-litre...
  • FRA issues safety advice to US railway industry
    The US Federal Railroad Administration has issued safety advice to the railroad industry to help prevent injuries and fatalities to employees working between rail cars during switc...
  • Peter de Laet strengthens Wim Bosman Belgium sales team
    Logistics service provider Wim Bosman Belgium has appointed Peter De Laet as its commercial manager for Belgium. His main tasks will include setting up and coordinating the commerc...
  • Agility selected as core logistics provider for Henkel
    Agility, a leading global logistics services provider, has been awarded a five-year contract by Henkel China to be the exclusive logistics partner for its Dragon hub project. Proje...
  • E.R. Schiffahrt vessels named in South Korea
    The Hamburg-based shipping line E.R. Schiffahrt, founded in 1998, has named its first two giant 13,100 teu freighters in Ulsan (South Korea). They are 366 m long, 48.2 m wide and 1...

Marine Logweb site
OCTOBER 18, 2011
  • Louisiana to provide $214 million in incentives to preserve Avondale jobs
  • ADM orders post-Panamax bulkers with air-lubricated hulls
  • Atwood exercises drillship contract with Daewoo
  • Teekay firms up deal with Sevan
  • St. Johns Ship Building to build custom crane spud barge
  • Port operations generate 279,200 NY-NJ jobs

World Wide Shipperweb site
OCTOBER 18, 2011
  • Port of Seattle cruise season surpasses expectations
  • UK P&I Club announces rate increase for February
  • Parsons Brinckerhoff taps Bryan as Boston office principal consultant
  • Trucking association economist sees no clear picture for industry
  • Customs giving advanced notice of move to ACE processing system

Lloyd's Listweb site
OCTOBER 18, 2011
  • Aviation offers pointers but change must address seafarers' needs
    E-navigation end users must be consulted, say industry observers
  • Overcapacity hits Euronav results
    Weak demand drives tanker operator to $40m loss in third quarter
  • Atlantic panamaxes to follow dip in Pacific rates
    Charterers in no rush to fix ships, going into November
  • Aframaxes stay in North Sea as heat comes out of Mediterranean market
    Fewer ballasters heading south increases vessel supply and caps further rates gain
  • Intra-Asia trades fuel world growth engine
    China's share of growth may have peaked, but Southeast Asia is stepping in
  • Pirate attacks up by over a fifth
    More than 350 attacks so far this year, but actual hijacks down due to naval interdiction
  • E-navigation has a long way to go
    Questions raised over long-term suitability of Ecdis
  • Clubs lower calls ahead of Brussels conclusions
    Mounting speculation over European Commission P&I investigation sparks pre-emptive action
  • Q&A: the Clyde & Co and BLG merger
    Former BLG partner Tim Taylor and new colleague Nigel Chapman talks to Lloyd's List
  • Phoenix launch date questioned
    If delayed, the P&I facility may miss out on February renewal deadline
  • Dubai Drydocks World faces loan default action
    Writ lodged in London for repayment of $45.5m outstanding
  • Dry FFA volumes hit 23-month high
    Bulker rates rally boosts paper trading, but with prices sliding futures market may soften
  • 'Churn' may push P&I premiums up
    P&I clubs must redress balance or risk underwriting deficits
  • P&I clubs focus on rise in cargo crime
    TT Club research finds that in 68% of the cargo thefts involving its members, a sub-contractor played a role in the crime
  • Cruise operator wins $3.1m claim against insurance group
    All Leisure Holidays took on claims from passengers of a cruiseship it bought out of administration
  • Seafarer criminalisation rears its ugly head
    The Rena oil spill off New Zealand has highlighted where blame will be apportioned
  • Brokers welcome CMA CGM contract pricing plan
    Linking contracts to indices will bring stability to costs
  • Tsakos beats market rate in one-year product tanker deal
    Amount is some $1,750 per day above current level for MR vessels
  • Russian rail price hike could limit coal exports to Europe
    Regional dry bulk market would suffer as customers turn to Colombia or South Africa
  • Apologies to New Zealand
    The Rena disaster brings back memories of another unhappy incident by an overseas perpetrator
  • Disgruntled shareholders target DryShips-OceanFreight merger
    Normal service resumes in the US as class action lawsuit filed
  • Slowdown in boxship scrapping baffles brokers
    Owners are not reducing fleets while demolition rates remain high
  • South of England P&I hits back at winding-up order
    Club ceases trade until scheduled hearing
  • UK P&I Club is first to set increase at 3%
    The club expects a diverse range of increases from other clubs
  • Legal challenges
    Brussels will be watching as owner Erck Rickmers invites tramp carriers to consolidation talks
  • Maersk sidesteps 'tanker bloodbath'
    Maersk's desire to show leadership is no bad thing in such a horrendous tanker market
  • Aberdeen aided by West Africa export surge
    Volumes to region climb 21% in first nine months of 2011
  • Attica takes delivery of Blue Star Delos
    New ro-pax ferry for Blue Star Ferries service
  • Safe Bulkers sets sights on further fleet expansion
    Net income exceeds analysts' forecasts
  • Paragon sells handymax in renewal move
    Crystal Seas fetches $14m as it makes way for Paragon's incoming handysize newbuildings

Fairplayweb site
OCTOBER 18, 2011
  • Coast Guard might be out $200M on spill
    THE US Coast Guard might not be able to recover more than $200M it spent responding to the Deepwater Horizon disaster
  • Lawsuit targets takeover of OceanFreight
    A CLASS-action petition by shareholders is seeking to block or rescind the takeover of OceanFreight by George Economou's DryShips
  • Mozambique wants Japan port repair funds
    DANILO Nala, director of Mozambique's Special Economic Zones Office, said today it would ask Japan for up to $300M for repairs at cyclone-damaged Nacala's port
  • Teekay prices Sevan swoop
    TEEKAY today revealed that it will invest $803-$823M in its acquisition of distressed Sevan Marine assets
  • VLCC owners 'bleeding cash every day'
    CREDIT Suisse analyst Gregory Lewis today predicted that the usual fourth-quarter tanker rally will this year leave VLCC owners in the cold
  • Iron ore spread widens
    DAHMAN Rose analyst Omar Nokta said today the different between Chinese domestic iron-ore spot pricing and pricing for imported ore is the widest since 2008 - but appears unsustainable
  • Tallink's Q4 profits rise 28%
    TALLINK, the Estonian ferry operator, said today its unaudited Q4 and full figures for its accounting year to 31 August showed strong growth in nearly all segments
  • Pirate ransom rise warned
    PIRATE ransoms are rising, even though hijacking numbers are dropping, a London conference was warned today
  • Ship attacked off Nigeria
    EXXON Mobil said today pirates attacked a ship supplying an oil platform off Nigeria
  • Yangzijiang's assurances fail to sway DMG
    SHARES in Chinese shipbuilder Yangzijiang have been graded down by Singapore's securities firm DMG & Partners
  • 'Marginal tick-up' seen for bulker prices
    A FIRM tone is continuing for drybulk spot freight rates, which could indicate the fall in secondhand ship prices is ending, shipping analysts said
  • SeaFrance strikers resume
    FRENCH seafarers today resumed a strike aboard the car ferry SeaFrance Berlioz
  • Stockpiles squeeze Cape rates
    CAPESIZE rates have fallen across the board, with high iron ore stockpiles in China taking their toll
  • Pirate frustration rising
    SOMALI pirate attacks rose in the first nine months of 2011 year on year, the IMB said today
  • Japan car carriers hit again
    A NATURAL disaster has again hit Japanese vehicle shipments, as vehicle companies have suspended production at plants in flood-stricken Thailand

The Journal of Commerceweb site
OCTOBER 18, 2011
  • Industry Expert Says Carriers Won't Fix Chassis Prices
    An ocean carrier group seeking expanded antitrust immunity for its chassis pools isn't trying to fix the rates truckers pay...
  • CSX Profit Rises 12 Percent on Slight Traffic Gain
    CSX Transportation saw its profit rise 12 percent to $464 million in the third quarter, as revenue increased 11 percent...
  • Shippers Face Major Losses From Rena Disaster
    Shippers without specific safeguards in bills of lading who lose cargo from the stranded container ship Rena off the coast...
  • New York Ro-Ro, Breakbulk Terminal to Reopen
    New York City is rebuilding a Brooklyn marine terminal that will handle roll-on, roll-off and breakbulk cargo when it opens...
  • Charleston Container Traffic Up 17.6 Percent
    The Port of Charleston's container traffic in September increased 8.9 percent from August and was up 17.6 percent year-over-year. ...
  • Port Tracker Scales Back Import Forecasts
    The Global Port Tracker retail industry shipping report on Monday issued a sharply reduced projection for containerized imports this fall,...
  • NY-NJ Port Called 'Most Expensive'
    High costs and sub-par productivity threaten continued growth at the Port of New York and New Jersey, industry leaders warned...
  • Emirates Shipping Joins India-China Service
    Emirates Shipping Line will expand its intra-Asia network by buying slots on a new weekly service between India and China...
  • Kenya Airways Adding China Freighter
    Kenya Airways, tapping into growing trade between Africa and China to build its burgeoning cargo network, is launching 747-400 freighter...
  • Job Growth Flattens at Top US Railroads
    U.S. job growth nearly came to a halt at the seven largest freight railroads from mid-August to mid-September, a period...
  • Grain Industry Pushes Barley Exports to Japan
    U.S. agriculture industry officials are stepping up efforts to restore barley exports to Japan after a steep and rapid downturn...
  • Economy, Hours of Service Top Trucker Concerns
    The unsteady state of the economy and proposed changes to truck driver hours of service rules top a list of...
  • Ten Forwarders Pay FMC $477,500 in Penalties
    Ten non-vessel-operating common carriers paid a total of $477,500 in penalties to settle cases brought against them by the Federal...
  • Ship Deliveries in 2011 Top 1 Million TEUs Capacity
    Ocean carriers and charter ship owners have taken delivery of 154 ships with a combined capacity of more than 1...
  • Piracy Hits All-Time High, But Hijacks Decline
    Pirate attacks reached an all-time high this year but fewer ships are being hijacked due to tougher policing by international...
  • Japan Food Exports to US Grow 4.4 Percent
    Japan's exports of agricultural, fishery and forestry products to the United States grew for the fourth consecutive month in August...
  • Manila Adding Eight Gantry Cranes
    Manila International Container Terminal will take delivery of eight gantries in time for the start-up of a new berth at...
  • Port Planner Says Panama Canal Effect Uncertain
    Port planner John Vickerman sees the expanded Panama Canal's effect on U.S. trade shaking out in either of two ways....

Containerisation Internationalweb site
OCTOBER 18, 2011
  • Good News strictly rationed
    Whichever way you look at the moment there seems to be an avalanche of doom and gloom waiting to descend. Shipping is as usual on the global front line and enduring a daily shellacking of disappointment and bad news; so slivers of light seeping through cracks in that long black tunnel of depression are indeed a most welcome event
  • Rena 'a vessel dying'
  • Piracy: shipping gaining the upper hand
  • Transpac rates slump below USD1,500 - and forecast to drop further
  • 19% y-o-y drop in APL revenue
  • US 'cease fire' in trade war with China

TradeWindsweb site
OCTOBER 18, 2011
  • Trinity bags barge boost
    Mississippi shipyard returns to the tank barge business as inland operator orders a fresh batch of four with more to follow.
  • Euronav bleeds red ink
    All eyes turn to Antwerp as tanker owner crashes to third-quarter loss amid market turbulence.
  • Atwood drills US Gulf
    Semisubmersible drilling rig prepares to soar with juicy deal as Lion City yard closes in on delivery.
  • Iron ore threat to cape fun
    Capesize resurgence could be challenged by changing dynamics in the iron ore market, analyst says.
  • Atwood commits
    New York-listed offshore syndicate splashes $600m to build second drillship at South Korean shipyard.
  • MSC joins in
    Swiss container line brings eight ships into service with CMA CGM and CSAV for Pacific loop.
  • Euroseas flaunts 'flexibility'
    Aristides Pittas says handymax fixture will give Nasdaq-listed bulker owner the flexibility it needs to pursue expansion.
  • Teekay spree tops $1bn
    Peter Evensen-led owner lays out $850m on Sevan rescue deal just days after sealing Maersk LNG swoop.
  • Cargoship grounds in UK
    Coast guard works to refloat German vessel stuck on breakwater at Portland harbour.
  • Golden Ocean goes long
    John Fredriksen-led owner finds one-year contract for kamsarmax cut loose by Korea Line, brokers say.
  • DryShips swoop 'unfair'
    OceanFreight shareholder takes up the fight with class action lawsuit against takeover by George Economou's DryShips.
  • Polarcus standing alone
    Seismic survey player's boss Rolf Ronningen says it is not looking for partners as it aims for top three position worldwide.
  • First VLOC resale
    VLOC contracted at Ariake has been abandoned by Korea Line and sold as a resale, the first ship of such size to change hands.
  • Giles Pritchard-Gordon dies
    British shipowner, shipbroker and horse-breeder has died of cancer.
  • Silk sub inks charters
    Jasa Merin to bank $17.75m from triple charter deal with Petronas Carigali.

American Shipperweb site
OCTOBER 18, 2011
  • Canadian minister defends port investments
    Suggestions that the Canadian government is improperly subsidizing expansion of western Canadian ports and related freight infrastructure are unfounded and will harm two-way trade if a U.S. investigation into the matter results in sanctions of som...
  • Salvage work suspended on New Zealand wreck
    Efforts to offload additional bunker fuel from the wrecked containershipRenawere suspended Tuesday evening because of bad weather. Andrew Berry, salvage unit manager for Maritime New Zealand said "we're in a critical place during the next 24 hours ...
  • More vessels dodge pirates
    The International Maritime Bureau, a maritime industry piracy watchdog, said while piracy attacks by Somali pirates remain high, increased naval presence in the East African region and anti-piracy measures put in place by shipowners and their crews...
  • Alphaliner: 1.28 million ship TEU added in 2011
    The information service Alphaliner says in its mostrecent newsletterthat containership deliveries will total 1.28 million TEU this year. It said as of mid October 154 ships with 1 million TEU capacity had been delivered. Alphaliner said "non-delive...
  • APL's volumes up, but rates weaker
    APL said it moved 229,300 FEUs (40-foot equivalent units) in the four-week period ending Sept. 23, 5 percent more than in the same 2010 period. But the Singapore-based liner company said average revenue per FEU was $2,501 for the four-week period,...
  • MSC to assess Novorossiysk bunker fee
    Mediterranean Shipping Co. said Monday it will begin assessing an emergency bunker surcharge on shipments to and from the Black Sea port of Novorossiysk. The surcharge $100 per TEU on imports and $50 per TEU on exports, is effective from Nov. 1. M...
  • MSC joins CSAV/CMA Asia-WCSA loop
    CSAV and CMA CGM have merged a service connecting Asia and the west coast of South America with a Mediterranean Shipping Co. service, according to CMA CGM and research fromAmerican Shipperaffiliate ComPair Data. The move effectively means MSC has w...
  • Heartland Express founder Gerdin dead at 70
    Russell Gerdin, founder, and former chairman and chief executive officer of motor carrier Heartland Express, died Friday evening, the company announced. Heartland Express is one of the most profitable trucking companies in the industry and has a re...
  • Study: Great Lakes-Seaway boasts North American jobs
    The Great Lakes-St. Lawrence Seaway navigation system supports more than 225,000 jobs and generates billions of dollars in income and revenues annually in both the United States and Canada, according to a study released today.The study, "The Econom...
  • Parson Brinckerhoff signs on Bryan
    Parsons Brinckerhoff, a global infrastructure consulting firm, has appointed Joseph Bryan as a principal consultant in its Boston office. Bryan, a 30-year industry veteran, will lead the firm's freight and logistics service area in the Americas, fo...

The Bunker Bulletinweb site
OCTOBER 18, 2011
  • Price movements mixed in the Middle East
    In Cape Town, deliveries were available for supply up to and including November 1.
  • 'Punitive' fuel oil tax unlikely to cut exports
    ARA fuel oil inventories remain at 18-month high.
  • Prices fall in many European ports
    Rotterdam players say avails are healthy.
  • Flow of 'high-viscosity, high-density' cargoes to continue
    Singapore players prepared for arrival of more 'off-spec' product.
  • Ferry operator sees profits surge despite rising bunker costs
    Fuel bill climbs by 22% but sales at 'all time high'.
  • Bunkering blocked as Greek strikes continue
    Ferries could get 'special permission' for product to be lifted from refineries, says Piraeus bunker player.
  • Biofuel trials to use laser-based emissions monitoring system
    'System will collect comprehensive emissions and particulate matter (PM) data,' says W R Systems Ltd
  • Bunker prices fall at key Asian hubs
    Supplies of bunkers mixed at major Asian ports on Tuesday.
  • Charterers more concerned with cost than environmental issues
    'Better leadership' needed at top management, says spokesman at Seaspan Ship Management.
  • Colombo struggles with 'very limited' IFO avails
    LIOC and Lanka Maritime encountering delays in import of replenishment cargoes.
  • 'Great initiatives' to cut fuel consumption
    Nuclear fuelled ships 'not available in immediate future,' says associate director of BMT Asia Pacific.
  • Essar expands presence in UK with refinery acquisition
    Sells HSFO 380 cSt bunker fuel, 1.5% LSFO 380 cSt grade and MGO ex-pipe from the newly acquired Stanlow refinery.
  • Fresh oil leaks from stranded vessel
    Salvors seal fuel tanks before evacuating the vessel due to poor weather conditions Monday evening.

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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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