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April 20, 2011
The Business Timesweb site
Shipping News
  • China Shipping expands Los Angeles terminal
    China Shipping on Monday announced the completion of a major phase of its terminal expansion project at the Port of Los Angeles.
  • Jakarta says Somalia will help free hostages
    Somali Foreign Minister Abdullahi Omar Arsharq said that his government was committed to helping the Indonesian government release its citizens taken hostage by Somali pirates, according to a statement yesterday.
  • Ships trickle back to Japan's quake-hit ports
    Ships are starting to flow back to Japan's quake-damaged ports, the country's transport ministry said yesterday, despite the lingering nuclear crisis.
  • Chinese soya buyers cancel cargoes, defer shipment
Strait Talk
  • Going clean and green
    LAST week, the Maritime and Port Authority of Singapore (MPA) launched a comprehensive package to promote environment-friendly shipping.
Motoring
  • Sales double for Japanese bicycle retailer Asahi
    Tokyo residents haunted by the memory of how the March 11 earthquake shut the world's busiest subway system are returning to bicycle travel, doubling the sales of retailer Asahi Co in the area last month.
  • AIG to sell rail-car leasing unit valued at US$600m
    American International Group Inc, the insurer rescued by the U.S. government, agreed to sell a rail-car leasing unit to Perella Weinberg Partners LP, the two companies said on Monday in a joint statement.

The Business Timesweb site
Shipping News
  • China Shipping expands Los Angeles terminal
    China Shipping on Monday announced the completion of a major phase of its terminal expansion project at the Port of Los Angeles.
  • Jakarta says Somalia will help free hostages
    Somali Foreign Minister Abdullahi Omar Arsharq said that his government was committed to helping the Indonesian government release its citizens taken hostage by Somali pirates, according to a statement yesterday.
  • Ships trickle back to Japan's quake-hit ports
    Ships are starting to flow back to Japan's quake-damaged ports, the country's transport ministry said yesterday, despite the lingering nuclear crisis.
  • Chinese soya buyers cancel cargoes, defer shipment
Strait Talk
  • Going clean and green
    LAST week, the Maritime and Port Authority of Singapore (MPA) launched a comprehensive package to promote environment-friendly shipping.
Motoring
  • Sales double for Japanese bicycle retailer Asahi
    Tokyo residents haunted by the memory of how the March 11 earthquake shut the world's busiest subway system are returning to bicycle travel, doubling the sales of retailer Asahi Co in the area last month.
  • AIG to sell rail-car leasing unit valued at US$600m
    American International Group Inc, the insurer rescued by the U.S. government, agreed to sell a rail-car leasing unit to Perella Weinberg Partners LP, the two companies said on Monday in a joint statement.

The Business Timesweb site
Shipping News
  • China Shipping expands Los Angeles terminal
    China Shipping on Monday announced the completion of a major phase of its terminal expansion project at the Port of Los Angeles.
  • Jakarta says Somalia will help free hostages
    Somali Foreign Minister Abdullahi Omar Arsharq said that his government was committed to helping the Indonesian government release its citizens taken hostage by Somali pirates, according to a statement yesterday.
  • Ships trickle back to Japan's quake-hit ports
    Ships are starting to flow back to Japan's quake-damaged ports, the country's transport ministry said yesterday, despite the lingering nuclear crisis.
  • Chinese soya buyers cancel cargoes, defer shipment
Strait Talk
  • Going clean and green
    LAST week, the Maritime and Port Authority of Singapore (MPA) launched a comprehensive package to promote environment-friendly shipping.
Motoring
  • Sales double for Japanese bicycle retailer Asahi
    Tokyo residents haunted by the memory of how the March 11 earthquake shut the world's busiest subway system are returning to bicycle travel, doubling the sales of retailer Asahi Co in the area last month.
  • AIG to sell rail-car leasing unit valued at US$600m
    American International Group Inc, the insurer rescued by the U.S. government, agreed to sell a rail-car leasing unit to Perella Weinberg Partners LP, the two companies said on Monday in a joint statement.

Sched Netweb site
  • CMA CGM levies round-the-world many rate hikes in US$600/FEU range
  • Wan Hai joins Cosco-KTMC intra-Asia Shanghai-Port Klang CSE Service
  • Antwerp shakes off recession as volumes top 2008 record levels
  • BIMCO suggests layups to stem rate slide, but doubts it will happen
  • Kuehne + Nagel's first quarter profit up 17.6pc to US$171.4 million
  • Agility moves Asia Pacific headquarters from Hong Kong to Singapore
  • Pirates take ransom cash, but renege on deal to let all crew go
  • Singapore's Applied Materials, Institute of Microelectronic to set up packaging centre
  • Volga-Dnepr flies outsize medical van into Sendai as relief aid
  • Mumbai airport cargo volume grows 13pc over fiscal year
  • DHL recovers after quitting US domestic delivery, thanks to Dell and Amazon

Exim Indiaweb site
  • Seabird CFS-Mundra handles first LCL consolidation of export cargo
  • Coffee exports could tumble 20-30 pc in 2011-12
  • Exports grow 37.1 per cent to $ 245.9 bn in 2010-11
  • Fieo taking part in Hong Kong's India Sourcing Fair from April 20-23
  • Mundra Port consolidating its position as alternative box gateway
  • Test freight train travels 10,300 km from China to Germany in just 16 days
  • 12th Five-Year Plan growth targets may overlook ground reality
  • DGFT initiates strict measures for cotton yarn export registration
  • India gains entry into OECD pact on chemical safety data
  • Fresh bid to end stalemate in WTO trade talks this week
  • Globally networked Customs mooted to stop illicit fund movement through export invoicing route

International Transport Journalweb site
APRIL 19, 2011
  • Air France launching two new African destinations
    Starting today and tomorrow, Air France will fly twice weekly to Freetown, the capital of Sierra Leone and Monrovia, the capital of Liberia. These two new destinations will bring t...
  • FAA downgrades Barbados
    The US Department of Transportation's Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) announced that Barbados does not comply with the international safety standards set by the International...
  • CN improves service for grocery and consumer goods market with acquisition of 1,000-plus domestic containers
    The Canadian National Railway Company (CN) has acquired more than 1,000 new domestic containers to better serve manufacturers and distributors of grocery and consumer goods in dome...
  • Brazil: sale of light transporters booming
    According to the Brazilian Automobile Manufacturers Association Anfea more light transport vehicles were sold again in the country in March. Sales rose by 14.1%, compared to t...
  • Transinfo Expeditie buys six Talson trailers from Tirsan
    The Dutch company Transinfo Expeditie, which provides a comprehensive range of logistics services, has purchased six Talson mega garment trailers from the Turkish trailer manu...
  • IRU says EC energy tax plan will increase unemployment
    The European Commission's new proposal to revise the EU Directive on the taxation of energy products aims to ensure that the taxation of energy maintains the proper functioning of ...
  • AAR urges US Congress to continue safety programmes
    The Association of American Railroads (AAR) has called on the US Congress to continue supporting grade crossing safety programmes, tax credits that help short line railroads remain...
  • USA: freight shipments fell in February
    The amount of freight carried by the for-hire transportation industry declined by 1.5 % in February, compared to the previous month, after two consecutive monthly increases, accord...
  • First Tiaca course success in East Africa with support of senior freight forwarders
    Twenty-four senior freight forwarding executives in East Africa added their support to the roll-out of the International Air Cargo Association's (Tiaca)'s new training programme in...
  • K Line receives Port of Long Beach Green Flag Award for sixth consecutive year
    The Long Beach CA (USA) port authority presented its prestigious Green Flag award to the Japanese shipping company Kawasaki Kisen Kaisha Ltd (K Line) on 7 April. Ocean carrier...
  • HPH end negotiations on leasing Port of Galveston
    The world's largest terminal operator, Hong Kong'based Hutchison Port Holding (HPH), has pulled out of negotiations for leasing the Port of Galveston (USA), ending a proposal that ...
  • Dublin Port Company to prepare masterplan 2011 -2040
    Dublin Port Company recently announced the commencement of a wide-ranging, public consultation process to devise a masterplan for the long-term development of Dublin Port, Ireland'...
  • Panasonic selects DHL as logistics partner in Turkey
    Panasonic has chosen DHL as its logistics partner in Turkey. DHL Supply Chain, a DHL subsidiary, will manage all the activities from the Gebze technology logistics campus, a u...
  • Boeing signs new ten year extension contract with DB Schenker Logistics
    The US aircraft manufacturer Boeing has signed a new ten-year contract extension with DB Schenker to manage its 3PL parts distribution centre at London Heathrow airport. The contra...
  • Kuehne + Nagel boosts turnover and profit in Q1/2011
    Kuehne + Nagel (K + N), the Schindellegi (Switzerland)-based global logistics corporation, boosted its Q1/2011 turnover to CHF 4.82 billion, a handsome 16.4% more than the CHF 4.60...
  • OWL promotes three managers to key business development positions
    Ocean World Lines (OWL), the globally active NVOCC and a subsidiary of US-based Pacer International, has promoted three people with immediate effect. Lynn Ocasio has become the

Marine Logweb site
APRIL 19, 2011
  • Horizon Lines names Bill Hamlin as Senior VP Operations
  • Power barges installed in Venezuela
  • Dockwise T-0 to have W'rtsil' propulsion package

World Wide Shipperweb site
APRIL 19, 2011
  • Congressman secures funding for Coos Bay Rail Line upgrades
  • United Arab Emirates joins IMO antipiracy program
  • Horizon Lines taps Hamlin as operations senior VP
  • Container volumes rising at Port of Tacoma terminals
  • Evergreen joining Wan Hai Line for Taiwan/Madras Trunk Service

Lloyd's Listweb site
APRIL 19, 2011
  • Falling US oil demand hits VLCC shipments
    VLCC fixtures to US Gulf halved in 2011, partly due to rise in production of LNG and LPG in Qatar
  • Panamax rates braced for operating cost levels
    Pacific round voyage route could fall as low as $6,000 per day by end of April on lack of cargoes
  • Aframax spot charters boosted as Easter break looms
    A short working week ahead of Easter weekend across many European countries has seen a rush of charterers in the aframax tanker spot market, which has allowed owners to boost rates
  • LNG output rise to blame
    The boost in liquefied natural gas production from the Middle East has reduced demand for very large crude carriers
  • Youth and size do not always pay in the chartering market
    Large modern kamsarmax vessels are earning less money in the panamax bulk carrier spot market than older, smaller ships
  • Owners warned of 'new normal' for survival
    Owners in the dry bulk market must adjust to the "new normal" to survive, according to BIMCO's chief shipping analyst Peter Sand
  • On course for a showdown
    The plea by MSC boss Gianluigi Aponte for urgent action on piracy must be taken seriously
  • Margins to the fore
    Shareholders would probably much prefer box lines focus on the bottom line than market share
  • Belfast Harbour readies $132m investment
    Belfast Harbour will invest '92m ($131.7m) in capital projects over the next three years
  • DNV latest business to admit to snub by China
    Class society was not allowed to carry out certification services in China for three months
  • Beluga fails in bid to free detained vessel
    Beluga Houston still detained at French port of Lorient
  • Voltri Terminal strike ends
    Normal working resumes after after extensive disruption at the Genoa port facility
  • Poti to get $100m APM Terminals boost
    To operate Black Sea port in joint venture with Ras Al Khaimah Investment Authority
  • Greek ship finance sees off national economic malaise
    Shipowners still have access to funds and will be able to borrow even in the event of sovereign debt
  • Green tech raises the bar on sea trials
    Advent of IMO's energy efficiency design index likely to lead to more rigorous testing procedures before vessels enter service
  • GL gets up to speed on implementation of index
    GL already putting EEDI verification into practice
  • Class societies' dual role in spotlight
    Should class, with its conflict of interest, be repsonsible for EEDI verification?
  • Seafarer's late night call that revealed human cost of piracy
    Groundbreaking study explores the psychological damage done to kidnapped crew
  • Post-piracy care for seafarers
    The clinical study has already produced some interim documents to guide companies about what to do to help crew
  • OOCL and Wan Hai top box line profit margin league
    Mid-size outfits outshine industry heavyweights in terms of cost and capacity discipline
  • New tanker pool targets spot market
    MOL and Hafnia to operatenew pool in global LR1 panamax clean products trades
  • UAE joins IMO action plan on piracy
    Signs up to the International Maritime Organization's Djibouti framework
  • Nato anti-piracy chief cautions over use of greater force
    More robust response will lead to higher casualties among hostages
  • OOCL revenue up 17.2% but Asia-Europe still a concern
    Volumes on Asia-Europe grew 8.3% yet revenue nudged up by only 0.2%
  • RCCL inks 29 cruiseship maintenance deal
    Largest ever single after-sales deal for Wärtsilä
  • China Shipping completes LA terminal expansion
    Unveils completion of $48m expansion of its West Basin Container Terminal
  • Dunkirk in push to build LNG terminal
    EdF epected to shortly confirm delayed plans
  • MSC boss calls for urgent action against piracy
    Warns of widescale rerouting of ships and damage to global supply chains if immediate steps not taken
  • Pacific Basin gears up for handymax buys
    Dry bulk operator eyes secondhand tonnage, newbuildings and long-term charter options

Fairplayweb site
APRIL 19, 2011
  • Wärtsilä, RCCL close deal
    RCCL AND Wärtsilä have signed a five-year maintenance support agreement
  • Novorossiysk defended
    A TROIKA Bank analyst said today that rating agency Standard & Poor's was wrong to grade down Novorossiysk Commercial Seaport
  • Box imports mixed at LA, Long Beach
    IMPORTS into Los Angeles increased 10% year on year in March, while nearby Long Beach posted a 8% fall in imports over the same period
  • Greeks find 54 migrants
    GREEK port security officers at the Igoumenitsa ferry terminal have uncovered 34 migrants hiding in the cargo of an Italy-bound truck
  • Marseilles blames strikes for box drop
    FRANCE'S port of Marseilles has blamed traffic diversions by customers for a 17% fall in its container traffic during the first quarter
  • Tanker bull holds firm
    JEFFERIES analyst Doug Mavrinac has rebuffed market negativity by sticking to his prediction for a crude tanker rebound in a new research note today
  • Fuel spills as tankers collide
    ZHUHAI maritime authorities said two oil tankers have collided off the Macau Special Administrative Region, spilling about 2,000 litres of light diesel fuel, IHS Global Insight reported today
  • MOL, Hafnia to run pool
    JAPAN'S MOL and Danish products tanker operator Hafnia Management said today they will be jointly running Straits Tankers, a LR1 pool
  • Capesize owners struggle
    BROKERS in Singapore today told Fairplay Capesize owners in West Australia and Brazil are struggling with mixed fortunes this week
  • Seadrill buys back shares
    SEADRILL has announced that it has bought back 400,000 of its common stocks through market purchases at an average price of 181.15 kroner ($31.7) per share
  • Hansen warns of box price war
    RICKMERS Maritime Trust's CEO today told Fairplay box liners need to learn from the 2009 shipping crisis and reject price wars
  • Barge robbed off Singapore
    THE MASTER and crew of a tug were not aware that robbers had boarded a barge it was towing until Singapore's coastguards alerted them, ReCAAP ISC reported today
  • Crash causes new PT Berlian Laju delay
    INDONESIAN chemical tanker player PT Berlian Laju has again been forced to delay issuing its 2010 results
  • OOCL unveils gains
    HONG Kong's OOCL said today it had up 12.6% higher liftings year-on-year for 1Q2011

The Journal of Commerceweb site
APRIL 19, 2011
  • Hub 1Q Profit Rises 21 Percent to $10.5 Million
    Intermodal service provider Hub Group reported a $10.5 million profit for the first quarter, up 21 percent from a year...
  • Panama Free Trade Pact Ready for Congress
    U.S. Trade Representative Ron Kirk said the free-trade agreement between the U.S. and Panama is ready to be considered by...
  • NY-NJ Terminals to Close on Friday
    All marine terminals in the Port of New York and New Jersey will be closed Friday, April 22 because of...
  • Obama Won't Sacrifice Infrastructure for Deficit
    President Obama drew a line against slashing transportation upgrade programs to cut the federal budget deficit, less than two weeks...
  • Three Carriers to Start Taiwan-India Loop
    Evergreen Line, Wan Hai Line and Interasia Lines will launch a new weekly Taiwan-Madras Trunk service starting April 29 from...
  • India's Exports Surge 37.5 Percent to All-Time High
    India's exports reached an all-time high in fiscal 2010-11 ending March 31, surging about 37.5 percent year-over-year, the Commerce Ministry...
  • ILWU Canada Reaches Tentative Deal with BC Employers
    Negotiators for the British Columbia Maritime Employers Association and the International Longshore and Warehouse Union Canada reached a tentative collective...
  • Shipments of GPS-equipped Phones Nearly Double
    Advances in communication and navigation technologies are spurring a rapid increase in global shipments of GPS-enabled phones, Berg Insight reports. ...
  • Truckload Capacity Index Drops 10.7 Percent
    A key measure of truck capacity and demand dropped 10.7 percent last week, indicating some easing of over-the-road capacity constraints...
  • Flooding Closes Tracks in Northern Plains
    Spring floods across the northern Great Plains are closing some tracks for major railroads and short lines, delaying some shipments...
  • Horizon Lines Appoints Hamlin SVP Operations
    Horizon Lines, trying to rebuild after taking a major hit to its finances and management, named William A. Hamlin to...
  • OOCL First-Quarter Revenue Jumps 17.2 percent
    OOCL's total revenue increased 17.2 percent to $1.329 billion in the first quarter from $1.134 billion in the same quarter...
  • Canadian Freight Market Heats Up
    Rising freight demand is spilling across borders, sending spot market truck freight volume in Canada up 35 percent year-over-year in...
  • Container Carriers Earned Record Profits in 2010
    Ocean container carriers earned an estimated $14 billion in 2010, the most profitable year in the industry's history, almost cancelling...
  • Cargolux Talking With Potential Investors
    Cargolux is in talks about the sale of a stake to a strategic investor amid reports Qatar Airways wants to...
  • Japan Bullet Train to Reopen Fully
    The East Japan Railway plans to fully resume services on the Tohoku Shinkansen bullet train line by April 30. ...
  • Japanese Automakers to Monitor Radiation
    Japanese automakers will measure the radiation levels of their vehicles in a bid to dispel concerns about safety. The Japan...
  • China Shipping Expands LA Terminal
    China Shipping Container Line on Monday completed the first phase of an expansion project at its Los Angeles terminal, demonstrating...
  • Perella Weinberg Buys AIG Railcar Lease Unit
    Perella Weinberg Partners is buying the railcar leasing unit of insurance giant American International Group. The two companies did not...
  • Piracy Costs Shipping Industry Billions
    Maritime piracy costs the global shipping industry anywhere from $3.5 billion to upwards of $8 billion a year, according to...
  • Senate Bill Would Defer 100 Percent Scanning
    The battle over 100 percent scanning of U.S.-bound ocean containers is taking another sharp turn in a partisan skirmish over...

Containerisation Internationalweb site
APRIL 19, 2011
  • Piracy has to be tackled on land
  • DP World gets out of POTA
  • APM T takes control of Poti
  • DP World sees 'community care' as answer to piracy
  • OOCL's Q1 revenue up on back of volume climb

TradeWindsweb site
APRIL 19, 2011
  • Crew plucked from rig
    Windfarm survey proves troublesome as high tide threatens Belgian drilling rig and crew in the North Sea.
  • NSCSA flatlines in the first
    Middle Eastern tanker owner watches profit plummet 54% while Saudi Arabia slashes crude output on weak demand.
  • Euronav sets the stage
    Listed tanker owner opens 2011 earnings season with grim outlook despite first-quarter win.
  • Iino offloads tanker
    Brokers finger MT Maritime Management in $21m chemical tanker transaction with Japanese giant.
  • Wells cuts Crude Carriers
    Shares of Evangelos Marinakis-led tanker owner stung by downgrade as analyst issues warning about cash and credit facility.
  • Concordia sites newbuilds
    Hans Noren says Stena-controlled owner has projects ongoing which may lead to fresh products tanker orders.
  • Neptune offloads Trident
    Australian offshore company sells OSV for $14m but books a $7.5m loss.
  • Freeseas sells oldie?
    Ion Varouxakis-led owner thought to have cashed in on 1984-built vessel.
  • Wartsila inks two deals
    Finnish marine solutions provider signs contracts with Royal Caribbean and Dockwise.
  • Samsung in Pipavav punt?
    Seoul-listed shipbuilding giant tipped to take a slice of quoted Indian yard.
  • DESSC in technical switch
    John Fredriksen-controlled Deep Sea Supply will stop using third-party technical managers this year.
  • Seadrill's $13m buy-back
    Fredriksen-owned company completes the purchase of 400,000 units.
  • Genco shares on the rack
    Downgrade from Citi sparks sell-off of New York-listed bulker owner's stock.
  • MOL and Hafnia take a dip
    Japanese giant teams up with Danish outfit led by former Torm execs to form a new tanker pool.
  • SHI boosts drillship tally
    South Korean yard reveals newbuilding contract worth $607m from a company in Oceania.
  • Long Beach suffers dip
    US west coast port reports its first year-on-year decline in volumes after 15 consecutive months of growth.
  • Aegean in Panama move
    Nikolas Tavlarios-led bunker player wins exclusive concession to operate onshore facilities.

American Shipperweb site
APRIL 19, 2011
  • White House advances U.S.-Panama FTA
    The White House on Monday sent a letter to the Senate Finance and House Ways and Means committee leaders that the administration is ready for the next step of the U.S.-Panama Trade Promotion Agreement. "Panama has now fulfilled its commitments" to...
  • Senate bill would supersede scan-all mandate
    A bill introduced last week in the Senate to reauthorize the SAFE Port of 2006 would reverse a congressional mandate to scan all ocean containers by July 2012 if certain conditions are met. Lawmakers included the scan-all provision in the 9/11 Imp...
  • U.S. extends funding to China aviation cooperation
    The U.S. Trade and Development Agency said it will continue to support the U.S.-China Aviation Program and has committed an additional $875,871 to the seventh phase of the initiative. The program is operated between USTDA, Federal Aviation Administ...
  • Obsolete containership departs Beaumont site
    The combination container vesselOhiowill depart the U.S. Maritime Administration's Beaumont, Texas, reserve fleet on Tuesday.The vessel was recently sold for recycling to ESCO Marine, and its departure will reduce the number of "non-retention" vess...
  • Crowley adds containers
    Crowley Maritime Corp.'s liner services group will add 500 new containers to its equipment fleet to better serve the growing needs of shippers in Puerto Rico, the Caribbean and Central America. Once received, the company's equipment fleet will i...
  • New cargo ship to join Military Sealift Command
    TheUSNS William McLean,the newest ship in the U.S. Navy's Lewis and Clark-class of dry cargo/ammunition ships, was launched at the General Dynamics NASSCO shipyard in San Diego during a naming ceremony on Saturday.McLeanis the 12th of a projected ...
  • Hapag-Lloyd, OOCL transatlantic peak-loader
    German container line Hapag-Lloyd said last week it will offer what it calls "an extra loader voyage" in May on its SLCS2 service between Northern Europe and Montreal. The service is run in conjunction with OOCL, one of Hapag-Lloyd's partners in t...
  • CMA CGM to raise transpacific rates
    CMA CGM said Monday it will seek to raise rates on a host of trades, including the eastbound transpacific, beginning May 1. The rate increases are: ' From Asia and the Indian Subcontinent to the west coast of North America, $400 per dry 40-foot co...
  • 2010 liner profits nearly wipe out 2009 losses
    The world's top 25 container lines pocketed nearly $14 billion in profits in 2010, according to estimates from the maritime consultancyAlphaliner.The estimates include earnings from the six lines among the top 25 that don't publicly report their pr...
  • Negotiated rate agreement ruling

The Bunker Bulletinweb site
APRIL 19, 2011
  • Key Mediterranean conference ready to focus on opportunities
    Upcoming Athens conference explores how the bunker market is responding to regulatory and other challenges, and debates whether the Mediterranean should be an ECA.
  • Bunker markets down in the Middle East
    In Cape Town, deliveries available for supply up to and including May 3.
  • Rotterdam and Hamburg bunker prices fall
    Hamburg quiet with only a couple of enquiries.
  • New tanker will 'expand' bunker supplier's logistics chain
    5,000 dwt vessel to supply bunkers in St. Petersburg and regional ports.
  • New TWI figures available
    Viswa Lab's latest fuel quality benchmarking suggests over $200 pmt difference in value.
  • US naval vessels to be given 'Bunkers Easy Acquisition Card'
    Defense Department wants to make bunker buying simpler.
  • Maintenance agreement to focus on 'fuel economy'
    W'rtsil' says agreement with Royal Caribbean is the largest such deal it has with a marine customer.
  • Bunker prices dip in key ports
    Demand generally 'average', say traders.
  • Bunkerworld hosts reception during SMW
    Over 120 leading marine fuel industry players attended the reception.
  • MRPL sells second 380 cSt parcel at lower premiums
    Lower premiums attributed to higher Western arbitrage inflows, traders say.
  • WTSA lists guidelines on shipping contract negotiations
    Checklist recommends clearly defining bunker fuel surcharges throughout contract period.
  • Cargo delays squeezing Hong Kong bunker supplies
    ExxonMobil, Chevron and Sinopec cargoes now expected next week, traders say.

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Brussels
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Assarmatori asks for support for Italian seafarers employed on short-haul routes and for the renewal of ferry fleets
Rome
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Rome
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Cargo traffic in China's seaports grew by +3.7% last month
Beijing
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Washington
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Washington
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Brussels
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Brussels
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Civitavecchia
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Japanese shipbuilding company Imabari Shipbuilding acquires control of fellow Japanese JMU
Imabari/Tokyo
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Geneva
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Terminal Investments Limited of the MSC Group acquires 50% of the capital of Barcelona Europe South Terminal
Barcelona
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Rome
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In five and a half years, 1,244 tons of drugs have been seized in EU ports
In five and a half years, 1,244 tons of drugs have been seized in EU ports
Lisbon
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The International Convention on Ship Recycling will enter into force tomorrow
Copenhagen
BIMCO urges EU to include Indian shipyards in EU list of ship recycling facilities
Assologistica presents the "Cruscotto" project to ensure transparency and legality in the logistics sector
Milan
Ruggerone: it is an infrastructure of trust between clients and operators
Federagenti, cruises cannot and must not become the target of an indiscriminate hate campaign
Federagenti, cruises cannot and must not become the target of an indiscriminate hate campaign
Rome
A "Pact for the Sea" proposed with solutions to tackle overtourism for which passenger ships are not to blame
New step forward for the construction of the underground freight transport system in Switzerland
New step forward for the construction of the underground freight transport system in Switzerland
Bern
Cargo sous terrain plans to build a 500-kilometer system by mid-century
Carnival posts record earnings for March-May period
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Miami
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Federlogistica, it is reckless to activate railway construction sites without a concerted plan
Genoa
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Multipurpose terminals privatized in eight Saudi ports
Multipurpose terminals privatized in eight Saudi ports
Riyadh
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Public debate launched on the project for Pier VIII in the port of Trieste
Public debate launched on the project for Pier VIII in the port of Trieste
Trieste
A total investment of 315.8 million euros is expected
South Korea's HD Hyundai partners with US Edison Chouest Offshore to build containerships in US
South Korea's HD Hyundai partners with US Edison Chouest Offshore to build containerships in US
Seoul
The possibility of building other types of ships and constructing port cranes is foreseen
Rixi: with the Omnibus decree, Phase B of the new Genoa breakwater is guaranteed
Rome
Expenditure of 50 million euros authorised for 2026 and 92.8 million for 2027
Israel-Iran conflict prompts Maersk to suspend calls at Haifa port
Copenhagen
Those at the port of Ashdod will continue instead.
Northern European Nations Commitment to Counter Russian Shadow Fleet
Warsaw
If the vessels do not fly a valid flag in the Baltic Sea and the North Sea - they specify - we will take appropriate measures in compliance with international law.
Freight traffic in French ports stable in the first quarter of 2025
Freight traffic in French ports stable in the first quarter of 2025
The Defense
Containers and liquid bulk on the rise. Increase in unloading loads and decrease in loading loads
Cognolato (Assiterminal): Today more than ever we need a coherent port policy
Rome
All the critical issues highlighted in recent years still remain open - he highlighted.
Alessandro Pitto confirmed as president of Fedespedi
Milan
The Board of Directors, the Board of Arbiters and the Board of Auditors have been renewed
A protest action by Greek seafarers is heated, with the PENEN and PNO unions launching very serious accusations, including mutual ones
Piraeus
The strike, declared illegal by the courts, blocks some ships of the Attica group in the port of Patras
Saipem awarded contract for a phosphate mining project in Algeria that includes the upgrading of the port of Annaba
Milan
The construction of railway lines is also planned
Suez Canal celebrates return of large-capacity containership transits
Suez Canal celebrates return of large-capacity containership transits
Ismailia
Today it was crossed by the vessel "CMA CGM Osiris" which can carry 15,536 teu
IMO, ILO, ICS and ITF urge protection of seafarers' rights against unjust criminalisation
London
The "Guidelines on the Fair Treatment of Seafarers Detained in Relation to Alleged Offences" were adopted in April
Trump's new tariffs also hit container traffic at the Port of Long Beach
Long Beach
In the first five months of 2025, an increase of +17.2% was recorded
Transfer of the port of Carrara from the Ligurian to the Tuscan AdSP not without a discussion with the operators
Milan
Dario Perioli, FHP, Grendi and Tarros ask for it
Up to $768 billion in investments needed to adapt world ports to rising sea levels
New York
Port of Los Angeles Feels Impact of New Tariffs on Container Traffic
Los Angeles
A decrease of -4.8% was recorded in May
Assagenti proposes a task force to solve port, logistics and industrial problems
Genoa
A "problem solver" consultative body composed, in addition to the categories of the maritime cluster, of the manufacturing industries of the North-West quadrant
Cargo traffic at the port of Singapore fell by -4.6% in May
Singapore
New crane overturned for delivery in new Tuas port area
In the first quarter of 2025, freight traffic on the Swiss rail network fell by -6.4%
Neuchatel
Service performance at 2.35 billion tonne-km, down -8.2%
ANGOPI fears that new measures to ensure maritime continuity will penalise mooring services
ANGOPI fears that new measures to ensure maritime continuity will penalise mooring services
Ischia
Power: it is necessary to remove them from a perverse mechanism
Dutch HES International to operate bulk terminal in Marseille-Fos port
Marseille
The concession contract will have a minimum duration of 30 years
Ibiza government opposes Trasmed's overnight stay on board ferry program
Ibiza/Valencia
It is considered a "clandestine hotel", while the company defines it as a cruise service
Bruno Pisano appointed extraordinary commissioner of the AdSP of the Eastern Ligurian Sea
Rome
He will take up his post next Monday
Federlogistica proposes a comparison between operators on the congestion fee while waiting for a solution from the government
Genoa
In the first five months of 2025, container traffic in the port of Gioia Tauro grew by +10.3%
Joy Taurus
1,813,071 TEUs were handled
Trasportounito, truck waiting times in ports must be paid
Genoa
Tagnochetti: The Port Fee aims to redistribute the costs of all disruptions more equitably
Commissioners of the AdSPs of the Northern Tyrrhenian, Ionian and Western Liguria appointed
Rome/Genoa
Trade unions concerned about the future of Genoa Port Terminal workers
Political instability and green transition are the main problems that shipping faces
London
This is highlighted in the "ICS Maritime Barometer Report 2024-2025"
The new container terminal of the port of Termini Imerese presented
Palermo
Transfer of traffic handled by Portitalia to the port of Palermo
GCMD survey confirms shipping's commitment to decarbonisation
Singapore
Ports concerned about lack of certainty about demand from shipping companies
The EU Commission has re-identified Port Said East and Tanger Med as neighbouring container transhipment ports
Brussels
Road haulage extends congestion fee application to Livorno port
Livorno/Rome/Milan/Genoa
Fedespedi, they do not solve the problems, but have the only effect of increasing costs
The new Border Control Post has been inaugurated in the port of Livorno
Leghorn
The structure cost 15 million euros
The transfer of 80% of Louis-Dreyfus Armateurs' capital to InfraVia has been implemented
Suresnes/Paris
The Louis-Dreyfus family retains the remaining 20%
Port of Genoa, green light for extension of concession to Spinelli until September 30
Genoa
Ok also to the extension to the Campostano group
The National Maritime Fund has started the recognition of scholarships
Genoa
They are granted for basic training and security familiarization courses.
RFI and MIT sign the update to the program contract for approximately 2.1 billion
Rome
Around 500 million euros expected for the management of the railway network
San Giorgio del Porto delivers a vessel for the bunkering of liquefied natural gas
Genoa
It was built for Genova Trasporti Marittimi
Pisano (AdSP Liguria Orientale): the ports of La Spezia and Carrara have integrated almost perfectly
La Spezia/Bari
Extraordinary Commissioner of the Southern Adriatic Sea Port Authority appointed
Raffaele Latrofa appointed president of the AdSP of the Central-Northern Tyrrhenian Sea
Rome
He is the deputy mayor of Pisa
India's Mazagon Dock Shipbuilders Acquires Control of Sri Lanka's Colombo Dockyard
Mumbai
Investment of approximately 53 million dollars
The Commissioner of the Western Ligurian Sea Port Authority has been granted the powers and prerogatives of the Management Committee
Genoa
The measure pending the restoration of the ordinary top management bodies
The Three-Year Operational Plan 2025-2027 of the Central Adriatic Port Authority has been approved
Ancona
Favorable opinion of the Sea Resource Partnership Body
The public meeting of the International Containers Studies Center will be held in Genoa on July 2nd
Genoa
It will deal with the physical transformations of the container and the digitalization of processes
Andrea Ormesani is the new president of Assosped Venezia
Venice
The board of directors has been renewed. Paolo Salvaro remains general secretary
Witte (ISU): In 2024, the ship salvage sector stabilized from the low of two years ago
London
Finnish Elomatic to Install Tunnel Thrusters on 11 Carnival Cruise Ships
Turku
The works will begin next autumn and will end in 2028
The Assarmatori assembly will be held in Rome on July 1st
Rome
"Mediterranean against the current" the theme of the meeting
Fincantieri has delivered the new cruise ship Viking Vesta to the American Viking
Trieste/Los Angeles
It was built in the Ancona shipyard
The Genoa Coast Guard has placed the container ship PL Germany under administrative detention
Genoa
Italian Navy orders two new Multipurpose Combat Ships from Fincantieri
Trieste
The order to the shipbuilding company is worth 700 million euros
MSC Group to manage cruise services in the ports of Bari and Brindisi
Bari
Ten-year concession with possibility of extension
German Kombiverkehr Returns to Profit in 2024
Frankfurt am Main
The level of revenues remained unchanged at 434.6 million euros.
Deltamarin to design the six new ro-pax vessels ordered by Grimaldi for the Mediterranean routes
Turku
SAILING LIST
Visual Sailing List
Departure ports
Arrival ports by:
- alphabetical order
- country
- geographical areas
The practice of subcontracting in European logistics is creating a parallel labour market where rights are not enforced
Brussels
"Sorry, We Subcontracted You" Report Presented
Tomorrow Grendi will launch the group's fourth ship on routes to and from Sardinia
Milan
"Grendi Star", with a load capacity of 2,800 linear meters, will connect Marina di Carrara and Cagliari
FREMM frigates operational support contract signed between Orizzonte Sistemi Navali and OCCAR
Taranto
The agreement has a total value of approximately 764 million euros
Call to reform the entire driver training system in the transport sector
Rome
Seven proposals presented
In the port of Gioia Tauro, the Guardia di Finanza soldiers seized 228 kilos of cocaine
Reggio Calabria
Two dockers arrested
Port of Livorno, new observatory to find solutions to the problem of port congestion
Leghorn
Marilli: We will seek solutions to reach the possible revocation of the port fee
Lockton PL Ferrari closed the last fiscal year with gross revenues of 34 million dollars
Genoa
Insurance premium volume rose to 350 million
Polish Trans Polonia Group acquires Dutch Nijman/Zeetank Holding
Tczew
It specializes in the transportation and logistics of liquid and gaseous products
d'Amico Tankers Sells Two 2011-Built Tankers for $36.2 Million
Luxembourg
They will be delivered to buyers by the end of July and on December 21st.
The Italian Merchant Marine Academy plans 13 new free courses
Genoa
Over 300 positions available
A delegation of Wista Italy visits the ports of Catania and Augusta
Catania/August
The association is made up of women who hold positions of responsibility in the maritime, logistics and trade sectors.
In the first five months of 2025, the port of Algeciras handled 1.9 million containers (-6.3%)
Algeciras
Empty containers decreased by -5.5% and full ones by -6.4%
Reway Group enters the port railway infrastructure maintenance sector
Licciana Nardi
Two contracts awarded by the AdSP of the Eastern Ligurian Sea
Delcomar and Ensamar take over maritime services with the smaller Sardinian islands
Cagliari
The tender for the six-year concession of the connections has been awarded
Port of Trieste, the newly appointed Gurrieri torpedoes the newly appointed Torbianelli
Trieste
Russo (Pd): it's a squalid power game
Singapore's SeaLead expands its maritime shipping offering to connect Turkey and Italy
Singapore
Route connected to services transiting the Suez Canal
The US Container Security Initiative program has been extended to Morocco
Rabat
Amrani: Let's consolidate Tanger Med's role as a safe and world-class maritime hub
Very positive first quarter for Greek Euroseas
Athens
Pittas: the positive momentum continued in the second quarter
Assonat and SACE present a plan for Italian tourist ports
Rome
Kuehne+Nagel has opened a new branch in Naples
Milan
The aim is to support the operational growth of the group in Southern Italy
RINA has acquired the entire capital of Finnish Foreship
Helsinki
The Helsinki-based company specializes in consulting in the field of marine and mechanical engineering.
Container traffic down at Barcelona and Valencia ports in May
Barcelona/Valencia
Resumption of containers in transit at the Catalan port
Annual cargo traffic in Greek ports stable in 2024
Piraeus
Domestic volumes are growing, while foreign trade is decreasing
Perplexity of freight forwarders, customs agents and maritime agents of La Spezia at the transfer of the port of Carrara to the Tuscan AdSP
The Spice
Timidly, they "hope for consideration for the progress made so far"
Francesco Mastro appointed extraordinary commissioner of the Southern Adriatic Sea Port Authority
Rome
He will take up office on June 30th.
John Denholm to be new president of the International Chamber of Shipping
Athens
He will take over from Emanuele Grimaldi in a year
Extraordinary commissioners of the two Ligurian Port System Authorities have been installed
Genoa/La Spezia
Matteo Paroli and Bruno Pisano at the helm of the institutions
Container traffic at Hong Kong port drops sharply in May
Hong Kong
1.05 million TEUs were handled (-12.7%)
Assogasliquidi-Federchimica shows the way to accelerate the decarbonization of road and maritime transport
Rome
Amadei: Our sector is ready and the time has come for courageous industrial choices
Eagle S tanker command blamed for cutting submarine cables in Gulf of Finland
Advantages
The accident was caused by the ship's anchor
Online platform to report critical issues that put transport workers at risk
Genoa
It was prepared by Fit Cisl Liguria
GNV to create a direct summer connection between Civitavecchia and Tunis
Genoa
It will run alongside the historic route via Palermo
The unification of Grimaldi's concessions in the port of Barcelona has been completed
Madrid/Barcelona
The contract expires on September 20, 2035.
In the first five months of 2025, cargo traffic in Russian ports fell by -4.9%
St. Petersburg
A decrease of approximately -12% was recorded in May
Raben Logistics Group Creates Subsidiary in Türkiye
Milan
It will have 20 employees and a 2,000 square meter cross-dock warehouse
Alberto Dellepiane confirmed as president of Assorimorchiatori
Rome
The composition of the entire association leadership remains unchanged
Agreement between Fincantieri and Indonesian PMM to develop solutions to face new unconventional underwater challenges
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 Assarmatori assembly will be held in Rome on July 1st
Rome
"Mediterranean against the current" the theme of the meeting
The public meeting of the International Containers Studies Center will be held in Genoa on July 2nd
Genoa
››› Meetings File
PRESS REVIEW
US has its eye on Greek ports
(Kathimerini)
Proposed 30% increase for port tariffs to be in phases, says Loke
(Free Malaysia Today)
››› Press Review File
FORUM of Shipping
and Logistics
Intervento del presidente Tomaso Cognolato
Roma, 19 giugno 2025
››› File
Structural adaptation works on dock 23 of the port of Ancona awarded
Ancona
Intervention worth over 11.8 million euros
Conference on the role of LNG and bioLNG for the decarbonisation of transport and industry
Rome
The Federchimica-Assogasliquidi event will take place on Monday in Rome
Dutch Bolidt increases presence in cruise ship sector with acquisition of American Boteka
Hendrik Ido Ambacht
Contship Italia has acquired the Genoese customs services company STS
Melzo
The Ligurian company was founded in 1985
Francesco Benevolo has been appointed extraordinary commissioner of the AdSP of the Central-Northern Adriatic Sea
Rome
He is the operations director of RAM - Logistics, Infrastructure and Transport
Montaresi resigns as commissioner of the Eastern Ligurian Port Authority
The Spice
In the eight months of administration - he underlines - we have not lost even a second
Gurrieri has been appointed extraordinary commissioner of the AdSP of the Eastern Adriatic Sea
Trieste
Pending the completion of the formal process for the designation of the president
The commissioners of the AdSP of Western Liguria have handed over their mandate to Minister Salvini
Genoa
The decision is part of the process of designation and nomination of the new leaders
Confetra criticizes the provisions of the decree-law Infrastructure for road transport
Rome
The Confederation urges the blocking of the process of appointing the presidents of the port authorities
Taiwanese Evergreen, Yang Ming and WHL saw revenue decline in May
Keelung/Taipei
The decline is accentuated for the two main companies
South Korea's KSOE wins order to build eight 15,900 TEU containerships
Seongnam
The unit value of each vessel is approximately $221 million.
First port terminal for car traffic of Greek Neptune Lines
Piraeus
It will be inaugurated next year in the French port of Port-La Nouvelle
The assembly of the association of Genoese maritime agents and brokers will be held on June 16th
Genoa
Round Table on Genoa, the hub of the North West and the Mediterranean
BN di Navigazione Board of Directors Renewed
Genoa
BluNavy aims to reach one million passengers by 2025
Viking Line designs world's largest all-electric ro-pax vessel
Viking Line designs world's largest all-electric ro-pax vessel
Åland
Record Monthly Container Traffic at Turkish Ports
Ankara
In May, almost 1.4 million TEUs were handled (+17.6%)
Sergio Landolfi has been elected president of the Customs Association of the Port of La Spezia
The Spice
The board of directors has been renewed
The ferry industry elite will attend the Interferry conference in Salerno in October
Victoria
Event titled "Connections"
Uniport launches an initiative to support ALS research
Rome
Fundraising for the NeMO Clinical Center Serena Foundation Onlus
The Propeller Club of Genoa has analyzed risks and opportunities of using AI in the maritime and insurance sectors
Genoa
The importance of training in the use of technology was highlighted
Chantiers de l'Atlantique delivers luxury cruising yacht Luminara to The Ritz-Carlton Yacht Collection
Saint Nazaire
The ship will debut in Alaska
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