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December 19, 2011
The Business Timesweb site
Shipping News
  • Russian drilling rig sinks off Sakhalin, 49 missing
    An oil drilling rig with 67 crew on board capsized and sank off the Russian Far East island of Sakhalin yesterday when it ran into a storm while being towed, leaving 49 of the crew unaccounted for, the regional Emergencies Ministry said.

Sched Netweb site
  • MSC surpasses Maersk as top carrier serving US in first nine months
  • Los Angeles enjoys export boom, up 15pc to 195,877 TEU in November
  • November Long Beach import boxes decline 15.6pc, exports down 17.6pc
  • A fragile, buckling Rena weathers 6-metre swells, but holds together
  • New York suffers 3.7pc October import box decline, but exports up 1.7pc
  • Port of Hamburg opens new marketing representative office in Hong Kong
  • Shanxi's Taiyuan city enters into 8-party customs agreement
  • Hong Kong's U-Freight bullish on growth of wine logistics in China
  • Maersk imposes US$150/TEU, $350/FEU congestion charge on Dar es Salaam
  • Evergreen Line starts weekly Vietnam, Malaysia, Indonesia service
  • Mundra renews bid for Chennai terminal to rival DP World, PSA box shops
  • Pakistani box checks to enforce NATO supply ban cripples Afghan trade flow
  • FedEx quarterly net profit soars 76pc, on online shipping boom
  • Brazil okays LAN-TAM merger, would be biggest carrier in Latin America
  • Nigerian aviation officials receives report on 'fraudulent' radar project
  • AF-KLM and IAG laud Europe-Asia growth despite slow November

Exim Indiaweb site
  • SCI not in financial crisis: Vasan
  • Shipping confidence picks up despite eurozone fears
  • Shipping cos may get respite if cargo support scheme is introduced
  • Cochin Port proposes mechanised bagging plant for quicker cargo evacuation
  • Dhamra port formally inaugurated
  • It's Dr P. D. Vaghela now
  • Port of Le Havre doubles giant vessel calls on Asia-Europe trade
  • BCHAA completes second series of training programmes
  • ICD-Bawal to usher in new era in logistics management
  • Achieving $ 300 bn export target would be difficult, admits Scindia
  • Govt expects SED earnings on coal despatches to double
  • Over 90K MSMEs sick, Minister informs LS
  • RBI should go in for reversing tightening: Fieo
  • Ashok Leyland wins EEPC export award
  • BBC Chartering facilitates prestigious cosmic project
  • Multitrade Spain ships oil rig equipment to Singapore
  • Nepal hydro power project served by Trans Himalayan Express

International Transport Journalweb site
DECEMBER 16, 2011
  • Rieck managing director Horst Stiegler leaving
    Horst Stiegler, managing director of the Rieck Holding and of Rieck Projekt Kontrakt Logistik (RPKL) in Berlin, will be retiring at the end of the year. Stiegler, with Rieck since...
  • Dusseldorf airport welcomes Etihad
    Etihad Airways is launching operations between Abu Dhabi and Dusseldorf (Germany) with an Airbus A330-300, beginning with a four-times weekly service which will increase to daily ...
  • Turkish Airlines increases services to Kabul
    Turkish Airlines is increasing its services to Afghanistan, operating its Istanbul-Kabul service five times a week (up from thrice-weekly), with new flights on Wednesdays and Satu...
  • New e-cargo online portal for RCA customers
    Rail Cargo Austria (RCA) is providing its customers with a new electronic service that contains clear and comprehensive information on freight shipments and wagon loads. In additi...
  • Rail expands environmental lead
    In the decade from 2000 to 2010, CO2 emissions from rail cargo dropped by 25% per km. This is shown by the latest figures from the environment and traffic database of the Heidelbe...
  • Expressway construction ongoing in India
    The Indian government has approved construction of 1,000 km of expressways under phase six of a national highway development project (NHDP). Stretches between Vadodara and Mumbai ...
  • Saudi Airlines Cargo earns ISO 9001:2008 certificate
    Saudi Airlines Cargo, which operates twelve full-freighters and sells the belly-capacity on 125 passenger aircraft, has earned a ISO 9001:2008 quality management system certificat...
  • Logwin expanding in China
    The Grevenmacher-based international logistics service provider Logwin is expanding its network in China, opening a new office in Chengdu, a western Chinese metropolis, on 1 Decemb...
  • Gebrüder Weiss adds Czech branch office
    The Austrian forwarding and logistics enterprise Gebrüder Weiss is improving its offering in the Czech market, opening a new office with a cross-docking facility in Jenec, near Pra...
  • Sebastian Jürgens quits HHLA board
    Hamburger Hafen und Logistik AG (HHLA) and Dr Sebastian Jürgens have amicably agreed to end their cooperation per 31 December, on account of incompatible views on the strategic or...
  • Ceva Logistics appoints Martin Thaysen as MD for China
    Ceva Logistics' appointment of Martin Thaysen as MD for China will take effect on 1 February 2012. Thaysen, currently the chief commercial officer of Damco, will be in charge of t...
  • Turkey issues more carnet TIRs in 2011
    The trade and TIR section of the Union of Chambers and Commodity Exchanges of Turkey (Türkiye Odalar ve Borsalar Birligi TOBB) has said that the number of carnet TIRs issued in th...
  • Swedish authorities approve APMT's Gothenburg deal
    The competition authority of Sweden has approved APM Terminals' filing for the Skandia Container Terminal in Gothenburg (Sweden). Project teams from APMT and the port of Gothenbur...
  • Cooperation between Duisport and Abu Dhabi Ports Company
    The Abu Dhabi Ports Company (APDC) has signed a memorandum of understanding with Duisport. The signing was attended by German president Christian Wulff, Mohamed Juma Al-Shamisi, v...
  • Multitrade Spain carries oil rig equipment from Spain to Singapore
    Multitrade Spain, a member of the Cargo Equipment Experts network (CEE), recently arranged the transportation of a levelling tool, measuring 8.8 x 4 x 3.9 m and weighing 73 t with...
  • Michael Kühne may buy more Hapag-Lloyd shares
    The advisory board of TUI AG decided at a recent meeting to exercise its share option and offer them to partners in the Albert Ballin consortium. It was reported that Michael Kühne...
  • CMA CGM and OOCL partners in New Zealand-Far East trade
    CMA CGM will enter into partnership from December with OOCL on its ANZEX service in the New Zealand-Far East trade route. ANZEX will discontinue northbound calls at Port Kelang an...

Marine Logweb site
DECEMBER 16, 2011
  • Cheniere plans second Texas LNG export terminal
  • World Wide Supply orders four Damen platform supply vessels
  • NSRP funding for five more shipbuilding cost reduction projects
  • Frontline restructuring moves ahead
  • ASRY marks anniversary with investment

World Wide Shipperweb site
DECEMBER 16, 2011
  • Former Bellingham Port Commissioner receives WPPA industry service honor
  • Rail freight traffic numbers post gains during week
  • Merchant Marine academy vessel to be handed over to Texas A&M
  • Port of Ridgefield business park in line for Fish and Wildlife headquarters
  • Third round of TIGER grants announced by Dept. of Transporation

Lloyd's Listweb site
DECEMBER 16, 2011
  • Long Beach sees 17.6% decline
    Container trade volumes drop to 460,000 teu after CUT transfers to LA
  • EXCLUSIVE: ABN Amro sees opportunities for European banks in Asia
    But DNB chief reveals one client in five in technical default
  • Reports of $200,000 daily intra-Asia charter rock LNG market
    If confirmed, the deal marks a hike in prices
  • Rule B still alive and well in the US
    While the ruling may no longer be used for practical purposes, it is still kicking around with other important new rulings
  • Competing jurisdictions
    States are keen to promote themselves, but an array of factors need to be considered
  • Are ship arrests the last port of call?
    Claimants criticised for being too hasty, but alternatives are also limited
  • Top 100 2011 correction
    Early version of supplement contained incorrect K Line entry
  • Record Middle East spot cargoes fail to ignite VLCC charter rates
    Fixtures for December loadings total 140
  • The seafarer's secretary-general
    As the IMO bids farewell to Efthimios Mitropoulos, he will long be remembered for his exemplary leadership
  • Asia-Mediterranean box freight rates take biggest hit on weekly SCFI
    Gap between Mediterranean and European routes from Asia is closing
  • SinOceanic refinances vessel with China Exim Bank help
    $29.5m loan facility will be used for ship on charter to Yang Ming
  • IG reinsurance contract set to renew at same rate
    Record has been good for past four years, after horror of 2006-2007
  • China's Shagang Group 'owes $4.8m' to Diana Shipping
    Steel-producing giant becomes latest Chinese name in the frame for charter-hire delays
  • The future isn't what it used to be
    Forecasters have been predicting a gloomy outlook for the industry
  • Clipper sells stake in DFDS
    Reports suggest move is bid to strengthen company's bulk and multipurpose sectors
  • ECT lodges $1.2bn Maasvlakte 2 damages claim
    Hong Kong port firm challenges Rotterdam Port Authority amid fears of cargo exodus
  • Owners withdraw capesizes from demolition market
    Boom in charter rates has seen some companies step back to make quick cash
  • Greencarrier in Nordic expansion moves
    Logistics firm plans Finland and Poland push
  • OPEC to maintain current output
    Fears that oil cartel would cut production prove unfounded
  • Where is the money?
    HNA inks another deal, but its business approach remains a mystery
  • Loges heads for HSH Nordbank
    New leader for ship financing team to join by July 2012
  • Capesize rates to ease ahead of the holidays
    While rally may be ending, brokers still wonder at the resilience of cape rates
  • Vopak adds €50m to pension pot
    Voluntary contribution to employee fund will not affect group operating profit
  • Shipping confidence creeps up
    Moore Stephens report reveals faint glimmers of optimism
  • IG antitrust review faces delays as Brussels appoints new team
    New-year decision looks unlikely despite a two-year investigation
  • Frontline rescue bid off target
    Bank negotiations mean tanker company's financial reconstruction might not happen by year-end

Fairplayweb site
DECEMBER 16, 2011
  • Diana warns on charter
    CONCERN about counterparty risk is rising after today's revelation by Diana Shipping that a Chinese charterer of the Capesize Houston has halted payments
  • GenMar seeks Chapter 11 shield
    GENERAL Maritime's Chapter 11 plans have been largely approved by a bankruptcy judge in a crucial New York hearing
  • Kirby tops off buying spree
    NYSE-listed Kirby Corp has completed its acquisition spree for this year by acquiring the coastwise product carrier fleet of Seaboats for $42
  • US funds box schemes
    US BOX markets will benefit from expansions funded by a new round of economic stimulus grants announced by the Obama administration
  • Shipping seen gaining some transparency
    SHIPPING is gradually becoming more transparent in using accounting standards, a leading auditor company told Fairplay today
  • SITC unveils leaseback
    CHINA'S intra-Asia liner SITC has sold and leased back a box ship in a deal with a related company, joining other liners that have liquidated tonnage to strengthen balance sheets
  • China's hungry mills spark high
    CHINA'S iron ore imports hit an 11-month high in November, as a 31% drop in spot prices the previous month prompted steel producers to snap up more cargoes
  • Cross-gulf MRs firm
    THE FAST-moving pace of trades across the Persian Gulf is dictating that MR tanker owners cannot go to their holiday parties just yet, brokers told Fairplay today
  • Intra-Asia chemical rates firm
    BROKERS told Fairplay today intra-Asia chemical rates have firmed, with producers rushing to clear out year-end stocks
  • PST wins delisting approval
    THE SINGAPORE Stock Exchange today gave in-principle approval for the delisting of PST
  • Losses projected for RCL
    SINGAPORE securities company PhillipCapital has projected red ink for Thai intra-Asia liner RCL in 2011-12

The Journal of Commerceweb site
DECEMBER 16, 2011
  • Analysts Say No Asia-Europe Rate Recovery in Sight
    Analysts don't expect Asia-Europe rates to recover in the coming weeks because there is no surge of volume and reduction...
  • US Intermodal Volume Grows 3 Percent
    Intermodal volume for U.S. railroads grew 3 percent year-over-year in the first full week of December, helped by container shipments...
  • Canadian Pacific Names Two Board Members
    Canadian Pacific named veteran railroad executives Tony L. Ingram and Edmond L. Harris to its board of directors, adding substantial...
  • Oakland Officials Urge Crackdown on Occupy Protests
    Oakland City Council members are urging city leaders to prevent protesters from shutting down the Port of Oakland again, but...
  • Maersk Sets Congestion Fee at Tanzania Port
    Maersk Line is imposing port congestion surcharges on all inbound containers handled at Dar es Salaam, Tanzania. The proposed...
  • Ocean Shipping Industry Outlook Improves, Survey Says
    The ocean shipping industry's confidence grew in the quarter ended Nov. 30 despite concerns about vessel overcapacity and the slowing...
  • Lufthansa Cargo Mulls Reducing China Operations
    Lufthansa Cargo is considering a reduction of operations in China, which accounts for a fifth of the company's sales, as...
  • Calm Before the Export Storm
    U.S. exporters are looking forward to a good year in 2012, but they also are somewhat disappointed. If the global...
  • Growing in Spurts
    Few industries face the unique market forces that can affect the flow of trade as agriculture does. Markets can be...
  • A Survival Plan
    Two Japanese semiconductor makers, Elpida Memory and Renesas Electronics, were created through mergers of divisions spun off by other Japanese...
  • Occupied Ports
    Anyone working for U.S. ports, or even generally associated with moving goods in and out of the United States, owes...
  • Paying Double When a Broker Doesn't
    Q: Our Canadian division in Ontario shipped five machines to its customer pickup account in California. The shipment was freight...
  • Asian Auto Production Fuels 3PL Boom, DHL Says
    Asian demand for new cars and increased sourcing of parts from China are fueling a third-party logistics boom in the...
  • Long Beach Container Imports Fall 15.6 Percent
    The Port of Long Beach reported double-digit declines in cargo volume in November, largely because of the loss of a...

Containerisation Internationalweb site
DECEMBER 16, 2011
  • Rena: two more boxes lost in storm
  • Maersk Line to improve transit times from Asia to Northern Europe
    Maersk Line has announced the following improvement in transit times from Asia to Northern Europe:Shanghai - Zeebrugge: 26 days - ...
  • GE SeaCo takeover completed
    Today sees the takeover of GE SeaCo and its various subsidiaries by the China-based HNA group finalised. The company is now in the process of being renamed Seaco ...
  • US agri shippers capitalise on Colombia/Panama FTAs
    US agricultural exporters are capitalising on the recent Free Trade Agreements (FTA) struck between the US and Panama and Colombia after a US Grains Council delegation ...
  • US/Canada launch border action plan to facilitate trade
    Shippers and carriers will be able to trade more efficiently between Canada and the US after a Beyond-the-Border action plan was launched by the two governments ...
  • More US/China 'sabre rattling' trade wars
    China has imposed a 22% duty on the import of US manufactured large cars and SUVs, alleging 'dumping and improper federal subsidies' in the latest round of the ...
  • China's PMI still in contracting mode
    The bellwether HSBC China Purchasing Managers Index [PMI] edged up in December to 49.0 - from the previous month's 47.7 - but still remained in negative territory ...
  • IMF: spectre of 1930s-style depression
    That was the warning given by the head of the International Monetary Fund [IMF], Christine Lagarde, yesterday after it emerged that other EU countries, in addition ...

TradeWindsweb site
DECEMBER 16, 2011
  • Street assesses DSX dispute
    Rate revision may be the best way for Diana to preserve lucrative cape contract with Chinese charterer, analyst says.
  • HSH drafts Loges
    German banking giant plunders UniCredit's talent pool in a bid to beef up shipping desk.
  • FRO nears next phase
    John Fredriksen-backed tanker titan makes progress on road to recovery as Frontline 2012 banks $285m in private fundraiser.
  • Diana fights Shagang default
    US-listed bulker owner cries foul as shipping arm of China's largest private steel mill misses charter payments.
  • Bank bleak on key markets
    Tankers, dry-bulk and container shipping not looking good for 2012, DNB's Serck-Hanssen says.
  • DNB not over exposed
    Bank's shipping boss says most of its clients have not been caught swimming naked by the crash in rates.
  • Erria lowers borrowings
    Tanker company's capital increases after Danske Bank and Danish government swap debt for shares.
  • Rem inks charter trio
    Age Remoy-led offshore owner pens three long-term deals worth $600m.
  • Svealand goes aground
    Minor water ingress reported after Norwegian cargoship's progress halted near Teistholmen.
  • Clipper exits DFDS
    Danish ro-ro owner's third-largest shareholder offloads 9.2% holding worth $86m.
  • Vopak pays it forward
    Cash-rich Dutch tank terminals player ploughs extra EUR 50m into country's pension fund.
  • LNG fuels Greek spending
    Its banks may be in the gutter but Greek owners were not shy in 2011 when it came to signing chunky newbuilding cheques.
  • Grounded cargoship spills oil
    Turkish vessel runs aground off France in storm, forming 1km-long slick heading for Brittany's beaches.
  • Coastal tops up orderbook
    Malaysian shipowner and shipyard group lands order for seven vessels including deals from Tidewater.

American Shipper - Ocean newsweb site
DECEMBER 16, 2011
  • Maersk Daily expands in Europe
    The pending dissolution of Maersk Line's joint big-ship Asia-Europe service with partner CMA CGM has led Maersk to include three new ports in Northern Europe to its Daily Maersk product.
  • Seabury: U.S. container trade more balanced
    Containerized cargo exports from the U.S. will continue to grow more quickly in the next four years than imports, bringing the nation's trade more into balance, said Mathijs Slangen, maritime advisor for the investment banking firm Seabury Group.

The Bunker Bulletinweb site
DECEMBER 16, 2011
  • Bunker prices mixed as week ends
    Futures lowered on European economic growth concerns.
  • COP17: Proposal to tax shipping not dead in the water
    Andre Stochniol tells Sustainable Shipping that the issue may have been delayed in Durban, but the opportunity is not lost.
  • Kirby Corporation grows offshore tank barge fleet
    Fleet consisting of three 80,000 barrel tank barge units provides additional flexibility.
  • 'No immediate fix' to Gulf of Guinea piracy problem
    Anti-piracy measures have helped but not yet enticing bunker suppliers back to previous STS 'hub' off Benin.
  • Cargo ship leaking fuel off the coast of France
    The TK Bremen is believed to have been carrying around 220 tonnes of fuel.
  • Quiet end to the week in Rotterdam
    Gibraltar 'quite active' as buyers take advantage of recent price falls.
  • Fujairah market softer
    Prices mostly lower across ports in Middle East and Africa.
  • Observers puzzled by Hamworthy Krystallon scrubber statements
    Question how a vessel without a main engine scrubber can be 'future proof' if it were to sail in an ECA.
  • Still uncertainty around North American ECA enforcement
    Regulators have yet to give clear signals on whether ships must use distillates when LSFO is not available.
  • CLIA continues work on equivalent ECA solution
    'Encouraged' after recent meetings with regulators in the US and Canada.
  • Asian IFO prices generally down as week ends
    Average demand at major Asian bunkering ports on Friday.
  • South China's fuel imports to increase 13% in December
    Growth attributed to the expanding bonded bunker business in Fujian province.
  • BP opens bunker storage facility in Brisbane
    Bunker fuel terminal features total storage capacity of 30,000 mt, a dedicated barge wharf and a double-hulled bunker tanker.
  • Troubled Genmar authorised to pay bunker suppliers
    US bankruptcy judge gives final order, capped payment to 'critical and foreign vendors' at $22 million.
  • Lanka IOC 'in talks' to supply bonded bunkers in Trincomalee
    Approval from the local port authority will enable more competitive bunker prices at the port.
  • Brisk demand, cargo delays tighten Colombo IFO avails
    Two major local suppliers have 'sold out' their current stocks, players say.

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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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