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May 20, 2011
The Business Timesweb site
Shipping News
  • NOL makes 1st investment in China terminal
    NOL Group will gain its first toehold in the Chinese container terminal business through a joint venture (JV) to operate a two-berth container terminal at the port of Qingdao, it announced yesterday.
  • Cooperate to strengthen maritime security
    The Republic believes that an open, inclusive and flexible approach is necessary to meet multi-faceted maritime security challenges. And as such threats proliferate and evolve, the international community must also work closely together to innovate and find more practical solutions to combat maritime terrorism and piracy.

Sched Netweb site
  • NOL invests US$25.8 million with SITC to run 2-berth Qingdao terminal
  • Moody's says carrier credit good - rates, volumes to rise in 2011
  • OOCL confirms it is being investigated by EU and British trust busters
  • Warning shots fired from Maersk Alabama chase five pirates away
  • APMT quarterly profit up 22pc on back of 2pc container volume gain
  • India protests extension of piracy war zone into home waters
  • Singapore non-oil April exports fall 3.6pc as electronics dip
  • Cape Town's terminal's second berth now opens to mega ships
  • South Carolina ports handled 11.6pc more boxes from July-April
  • Montreal containership record boosts transatlantic market share
  • Swiss WorldCargo to add Beijing, Anchorage, Orlando, Beirut destinations
  • Air cargo clearance delays at Chennai blamed on manpower shortages
  • Alaska Airlines CEO defies all, predicts growth without merger
  • DHL starts air cargo service into Dubai World Central
  • Shanxi's Jinzhong city cargo volume increases 15.2pc in March

Exim Indiaweb site
  • Global shipping lines see India as major anchor for information processing and Asia's shipping business growth, say MOL top brass
  • OOCL confirms investigation by EU
  • Rickmers container vessel breaks all records as she sails into Baltic
  • Decision will disadvantage exports, feels corporate sector
  • Govt agencies invite export bids for wheat, rice to Bangladesh
  • Govt order to export sugar gets poor response
  • JNPT honoured for performance excellence
  • BGTA opposes move to raise third-party premia for trucks
  • Kailash Shipping expands Chennai warehouse

International Transport Journalweb site
MAY 19, 2011
  • Chilltainers and Hellmann launch joint venture
    Chilltainers Hellmann - a newly established 50:50 joint venture between Chilltainers Holdings and the German company Hellmann Worldwide Logistics, is expected to deliver an unprece...
  • US Army Corps gives green light to port of Charleston deepening plan
    The deepening of the US port of Charleston took a huge leap forward when the US Army Corps of Engineers recently released its work plan for the remainder of fiscal year 2011. The C...
  • Wabtec signs USD 21 million contract to provide ECP braking equipment to Rio Tinto
    Wabtec Corporation has signed a USD 21 million contract with Rio Tinto, a leading international mining company, to provide electronically controlled pneumatic (ECP) braking equipme...
  • Xrail alliance successfully strengthens wagonload services in Europe
    Xrail, a production alliance launched in February 2010 by seven European railfreight operators to bolster international wagonload services, is delivering positive results: Starting...
  • System Alliance Europe expanding again
    The European general cargo collaboration System Alliance Europe has a new partner in the shape of the Greek forwarding company Omega International Transport, which has sites in Ath...
  • Fewer deaths on Europe's roads
    The number of deaths on the roads in Europe fell by around a third between 2001 and 2009. The roads became safer for lorry and van drivers as well. Incidents involving these p...
  • DB Schenker Rail: on track for growth and a higher market share
    DB Schenker Rail, the rail freight business unit of Deutsche Bahn, reported 9% growth in Q1/2011, compared to the previous year. In terms of revenues DB Schenker Rail grew by 11% i...
  • Camair awards worldwide GSA contract to ECS Group
    Camair, the new national airline of the Republic of Cameroon, has signed a worldwide cargo general sales agency contract with ECS Group. Efis Air, the Paris-based subsidiary of ECS...
  • Volga-Dnepr Airlines approved to handle cargo at Russian airports
    The Federal Air Transport Agency of Russia's Ministry of Transport has awarded a certificate to Volga-Dnepr Airlines enabling it to perform its own cargo handling at Russian airpor...
  • Cargoitalia boosts efficiency with "iCargo"
    Cargoitalia - Italy's all-cargo flag carrier - has selected "iCargo" provided by IBS as its new IT framework. "iCargo replaces the legacy system inherited from the o...
  • GS1 Germany - new chairman of the supervisory board
    The supervisory board of GS1 Germany recently elected Otmar W. Debald, CEO of Procter & Gamble Germany, as its new chairman and selected Erich Harsch, CEO of dm-drogerie markt,...
  • Petrolesport offers discounts on delivery of Japanese cargo
    Petrolesport OJSC (part of the Global Ports Investments PLC group) recently announced a 50% discount on services required for delivering Japanese containers to the additional radia...
  • Buss Global Container Fund 1: successful sale of container fleet
    The Buss Global Container Fund 1 has sold its container fleet about eighteen months earlier than planned and will be successfully terminated. The fund's approximately 2,900 investo...
  • 20,000 concrete blocks to protect Dutch coast
    The port of Rotterdam has announced that the first 40 m of the new block dam that will protect Maasvlakte 2 from the onslaught of waves are now in place. Three weeks ago, a sp...
  • Weber Logistics expands in California
    The Seattle WA (USA)-based logistics company Weber Logistics has expanded in Stockton CA - the key hub location for Northern California. Weber's Stockton facility has added ...
  • Garland Group invests EUR 8 million in Portugal
    Garland Logistics, a subsidiary enterprise of the Garland Group, one of the most important groups in Portugal in the transportation and logistics sector, began construction work on...

Marine Logweb site
MAY 19, 2011
  • Tidewater reports fourth quarter results
  • Senate bill that would have sped up offshore drilling is defeated
  • Farstad Shipping declares options for two PSV's
  • MAIB reports on Norman Arrow berthing incidents
  • Wärtsilä adds two new engines to low speed offerings

World Wide Shipperweb site
MAY 19, 2011
  • Port of Tacoma delivers container volume gains in April
  • Boeing announces order for five new 777 freighters
  • Corps seeking public's help in nabbing jetty gate vandals
  • Neptune Bulk Terminals upgrading BC coal facility
  • NOL Group investing in new Qingdao container terminal

Lloyd's Listweb site
MAY 19, 2011
  • Torm attributes $45m loss to poor LR2 freight rates
    Danish company, with many LR2 tankers on its books, said low earnings in that sector was 'not a good cocktail for us'
  • IEA urges oil producers to ramp up supply to lower prices
    Global economic recovery at threat as crude volumes remain tight
  • Transatlantic MR tanker rate slide continues with no sign of bottom
    Product tankers shipping European gasoline across the Atlantic to New York saw charter rates tumble 17% in a week , with a long list of vessels still available for employment offering little indication that a bottom has been found for the market
  • Stena linked to LNG carrier purchase
    Sweden's Stena Group is understood to have bought two liquefied natural gas carriers for a total of $240m
  • Transatlantic capesize spot rates rocket on Classic Maritime fixture
    Prices jump $3,700 overnight to $8,500 a day but brokers unsure this level can be sustained
  • Wreck removal bill has unseen costs for shipping
    A UK bill could see the cost of removing uninsured wrecks picked up by UK and other shipowners
  • Testing times for north Europe-West Africa trades
    Route's growth potential to be hit by increasing Chinese competition, political disruption and the risk of piracy
  • Vantage Drilling orders $590m deepsea drillship from Daewoo
    Latest deal reflects the way ordering boom is linked to financial engineering
  • Ordering boom boosts value of rig builders
    Prices for newbuild jack-ups and drillships edging closer to 2007 peaks
  • Gulf of Mexico loses deepwater appeal
    Offshore Brazil enters new phase as interest turns to Latin America
  • Saecs offers more capacity on seasonal loop
    Increased demand anticipated during South African fruit season
  • Drydocking hits Top Ships' bottom line
    Dry and wet operator posts $2.3m loss for first quarter after high-earning bulk carrier is sidelined
  • RS Platou aims to raise $63m capital
    Shipbroker could be first listed on Oslo Stock Exchange
  • Iran sanctions drive liner agency linked to IRISL into administration
    Purchase of majority of Johnson Stevens Agencies business makes Kestrel the UK's biggest independent agency
  • Newbuilding prices still falling, says Seaspan chief
    Despite rising costs, surplus capacity means owners can squeeze yards over price
  • Dry bulk market could recover by July, says MOL chief
    Company president Muto downplays impact of Vale's move to launch own fleet of giant iron ore carriers
  • Moody's signals that investors are right to be bullish about boxes
    Report says credit quality of rated container shipping companies should stabilise this year, but operators must continue to improve efficiency
  • Brussels targets the big guns
    This week's raids by EU competition officials seem to have been based on lines' fleet capacity
  • Sad ending for Johnson Stevens
    Independent liner agency enters into administration after 35 years in business
  • Torm storm in a Greek teacup
    As Danish media question chief executive's compensation deal, is the underlying issue more about who controls the company?
  • Shipping needs a new prescription for this cancer
    Piracy has spread much faster than was first envisaged. The industry and the UN must act now, with fresh strategies
  • Seanergy targets expansion
    Despite $1.5m net loss as time charter earnings fall, dry bulk operator predicts solid long-term outlook for market
  • 'Fortress-like' balance sheet at Navios as bulker pair changes hands
    In-house sale nets $120m cash and $10m in equity, bumping up liquidity to $290m
  • MOL has nothing to hide from EU regulators, says Koichi Muto
    Liner company's president defends collaboration between shipping companies in tough times
  • Odfjell Offshore postpones its listing
    Drilling company decides to wait until timing is right and stock market is stronger
  • Toxic waste dispute vessel to be scrapped
    Notorious bulk and oil carrier Probo Koala said to be heading to Chittagong shipbreakers
  • Minerva launches new proceedings against Grand China Logistics
    Owner has 'no alternative' but to chase alleged arrears on charter hire payments of around $2m

Fairplayweb site
MAY 19, 2011
  • Frangou builds her 'fortress'
    NAVIOS Holdings boss Angeliki Frangou today highlighted her company's fortified liquidity, even as a potentially "prolonged downturn" lies ahead
  • 'K' Line battles tax man
    'K' LINE told Fairplay today it is challenging the Osaka Regional Taxation Bureau's findings that the liner failed to declare 6.4Bn yen ($78.2M) in income
  • Weak products market torments Torm
    A WEAK product tanker market dragged DS Torm, the listed Danish product tanker and drybulk carrier operator, into the red in 1Q11
  • Passengers safe in grounding
    INVESTIGATIONS are under way in Canada into how a ferry ran aground, forcing about 100 passengers to be evacuated by sea
  • Top keeps sinking
    TOP SHIPS today disclosed losses in its latest quarter, as its debt load continues to loom large
  • Three sought in collision
    THE US Coast Guard is searching today for three crew members of a commercial fishing vessel after its collision with a box ship in the Gulf of Mexico
  • Iraq: Kuwait port plan encroaches
    IRAQ HAS challenged Kuwait's decision to build a port where Baghdad said it would encroach on Iraq's territorial waters, IHS Global Insight reported today
  • Long disruption seen for Libya trade
    EVEN IF peace breaks out soon, seaborne trade with Libya might not be rebuilt until next year, an Antwerp conference was told today
  • Wars disrupt heavy-lift
    SOCIAL unrest and civil war in North Africa is likely to depress local project cargo flows, carrier and forwarder conference delegates were warned today
  • Court knocks Coast Guard's legal move
    SAFEGUARDS were overlooked by the US Coast Guard when it tried to pre-empt Massachusetts laws aimed at preventing oil spills, an appellate court has ruled
  • Where offshore gets crowded out
    ONSHORE demand for heavy transport "could crowd out offshore energy projects", Philip Adkins, CEO of Fairstar Heavy Transport, warned a Shanghai conference today
  • Belgium warned on customs
    THE EC has told Belgium to extend customs' opening hours at its major ports and cut or end charges for certain customs operations
  • DPW completes reverse stock split
    DUBAI Ports World said today it has completed its share consolidation as it prepares for its London listing in the coming weeks
  • VLCC owners squeezed
    ASIAN VLCC rates have dropped from last week as charterers try to squeeze lower rates out of owners, brokers told Fairplay today
  • China power shortages hit iron ore
    PRICES for Chinese iron ore imports are falling, with electricity supply problems hampering its China's steel industry, according to shipping analysts

The Journal of Commerceweb site
MAY 19, 2011
  • Trucking Software Firm Expands into Logistics
    For-hire trucking software provider TMW Systems acquired Appian Logistics Software, extending its reach into the private fleet and logistics markets....
  • Trucker Pitt Ohio to Upgrade Fleet
    Regional less-than-truckload carrier Pitt Ohio will purchase 125 tractors and 100 trailers this year, as the company benefits from a...
  • Japan's Economy Sinks Into Recession
    The Japanese economy shrank 0.9 percent in real terms in the first quarter from the preceding quarter, or at an...
  • Intermodal Traffic Up 6.3 Percent
    Intermodal traffic on U.S. railroads last week rose 6.3 percent from a year ago while carload shipments increased 1.6 percent,...
  • Carriers to Launch China, S. Africa, S. America Loops
    CSAV, CMA CGM and China Shipping are teaming up to launch a new weekly service with two slings between the...
  • Safmarine Restarts South African Reefer Loop
    Safmarine is bringing back its seasonal SAECS Reefer Express service, first launched three years ago to provide extra capacity during...
  • Box Ships Adds Two Vessels to Initial Fleet
    Box Ships, a New York Stock Exchange-listed container ship owner based in Greece, said Thursday it took delivery of two...
  • Air France-KLM Cargo Climbs Back Into Black
    Air France-KLM's cargo unit returned to profitability a year ahead of target, booking $98.7 million in earnings in the year...
  • Costs May Offset Box Lines' Growth, Report Says
    Container shipping volume will grow at double digits through 2012 but rising fuel, vessel charter and shipbuilding costs may weaken...
  • Boston Gets First Box Service from Asia via Suez
    The Port of Boston will start handling its first calls by a container service from Asia that transits the Suez...
  • Manufacturing Group Sees 'Moderate' Economic Growth
    Recovery in factory production is outpacing overall U.S. economic growth that may be slowed by rising oil prices and government...
  • NOL Invests in First Chinese Box Terminal
    The Singapore-based parent of APL, the world's seventh-largest container line, is investing $25.8 million in a joint venture to operate...
  • Japan Airlines Posts Record Operating Profit
    Struggling Japan Airlines posted a record operating profit of $2.33 billion in the 2010 fiscal year ending March 31 compared...
  • Hamburg Container Volume Surges 18.2 Percent
    Hamburg boosted first quarter container traffic 18.2 percent from a year ago, regaining market share from its slower growing rivals...

Containerisation Internationalweb site
MAY 19, 2011
  • More carriers raided by the EC
  • Marshall Island steers clear of private navies
  • ICG: fuel cost 'greatest threat'
  • Hamburg back in the driving seat
  • NOL invests in new Qingdao terminal

TradeWindsweb site
MAY 19, 2011
  • GSL holds the cash
    Global Ship Lease is not giving punters their dividend back.
  • Farstad back for two more
    Karl-Johan Bakken-led offshore owner takes two of its three PSV newbuilding options at STX OSV.
  • Top Ships at a loss
    Evangelos Pistiolis-led owner hit by drydocking and weak tanker rates as it plots stock split.
  • Strike hits Finnlines
    Finnish ro-ro owner widens first quarter loss as disruption and higher fuel prices take their toll.
  • Seanergy expects waiver
    Greek bulker owner wins one loan amendment and expects cash balance rule to be eased by Marfin.
  • More rig joy for Dryships
    George Economou-led company gets extension for semi submersible in the Falklands.
  • Tidewater takes a tumble
    Dean Taylor-led owner sees its fourth quarter bottom line plummet.
  • Farstad sells ageing PSV
    Oslo-listed owner sheds the Far Sleipner after it clocks off with Petrobras.
  • Navios beats the street
    Angeliki Frangou-led company's $38m loss doesn't tell the full story.
  • Dry strife hurts U-Sea
    Strangled freight rates and an escalating fuel bill to blame for Danish owner's first quarter red ink.
  • Investors back Buana
    Berlian Laju Tanker unit's $117m IPO over-subscribed nearly 17 times.
  • Rocky quarter for Farstad
    Norwegian offshore owner follows its peers in producing lower than expected first quarter numbers.
  • Solvtrans in solid start
    Oslo-listed fish carrier and well boat owner boosts bottom line during the first three months of the year.
  • Captain's Polar plea
    Master of abandoned cruiseship Polar Star threatens to take crew off vessel in Spain unless they get paid.

American Shipperweb site
MAY 19, 2011
  • WTO Appellate Body confirms Airbus subsidies
    The World Trade Organization Appellate Body on Wednesday confirmed that decades of subsidies provided by certain European Union member states to Airbus, totaling $18 billion, are inconsistent with WTO rules. Specifically, the appellate body affirm...
  • UASC adds Dubai call to India/Europe service
    The liner carrier UASC this month began calling at Jebel Ali in Dubai on its AEC1 service between the Indian Subcontinent and Northern Europe. The AEC1 has a revised rotation of Nhava Sheva, Pipavav, Jeddah, Port Said, Antwerp, Thamesport, Hamburg,...
  • MSC to increase Asia/South Africa rates
    Mediterranean Shipping Co. said Wednesday it will raise rates on shipments using the line's Cheetah service between the Far East and South Africa. The increase, effective June 15, is $250 per TEU. The Cheetah loop, American Shipper affiliate ComPai...
  • Maersk raises Asia/West Africa rates
    Maersk Line said this week it will raise rates from Asia to West Africa. The increase, $150 per TEU, is effective June 15, and applies to destinations in Angola, Benin, Burkina Faso, Cameroon, Cape Verde Island, Central African Republic, Chad, Cong...
  • Maersk, CTSA plan Canada/Asia rate hikes
    Maersk Line said this week it will assess a peak season surcharge on shipments from Asia to Canada. The surcharges, effective from June 15 through Nov. 30, are $320 per 20-foot container, $400 per 40-foot container, $450 per 40-foot high-cube conta...
  • U.S. Navy kills four Somali pirates
    Four Somali pirates attacking a German-owned super tanker were killed Tuesday by a U.S. Navy helicopter, the Navy said. TheArtemis Glorywas en route from Juuaymah Terminal in Saudi Arabia to China when it was attacked by pirates in the Gulf of Oman...
  • U.S. International Trade Commission
    ITC finds IPR violations still rampant in China A study found that although many U.S. companies have experienced broad success in China, intellectual property rights infringement still runs rampant in the country, undermining their competitiveness...
  • Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation
    Trade groups urge reduced green goods tariffs A coalition of four trade groups have written to Asia-Pacific trade ministers urging them to use the meeting this week in Montana to reduce tariffs on environmental goods. APEC, World Bank tackle food ...
  • Deeper channel, inland connections
  • Carrier rate hikes
    Maersk, CTSA plan Canada/Asia rate hikesMaersk Line said this week it will assess a peak season surcharge on shipments from Asia to Canada. Maersk raises Asia/West Africa ratesMaersk Line said this week it will raise rates from Asia to West Africa....

The Bunker Bulletinweb site
MAY 19, 2011
  • Fujairah prices see small movements
    Not much volume or demand in Suez.
  • Rotterdam and Hamburg markets firm
    Workers at Greece's biggest refiner begin four-day strike.
  • High bunker prices help drive demand for ship-scrapping
    Low freight rates and overcapacity make demolition attractive.
  • FAME 'will cause lots of off-specs'
    Biodiesel blends expected to get into marine fuel supply chain and breach ISO 8217 marine fuel specification.
  • Owners of leading independent ARA suppliers in merger talks
    If negotiations succeed, 'this autumn will see the creation of the largest independent player on the north-west European market.'
  • Fuel oil stocks climb, but dip expected soon
    Arbitrage volumes to fall as market tightens in ARA.
  • Supplier 'fully loaded with product'
    Aegean prepared for Greek refinery strike.
  • Asian bunker prices lack direction
    Demand mixed at Asian bunker hubs on Thursday.
  • DNV shares technology outlook for 2020
    Releases Technology Outlook 2020 report for shipping, fossil energy, renewable & nuclear energy, and power systems sectors.
  • Shell commences bunkering in Dubai
    Deploys high-capacity, 8,000 mt barge, the first to use mass flow meters in Middle East.
  • Bunker fuel demand 'slowly' picking up in Tokyo Bay
    Traders uncertain when demand will be back to normal.
  • South China week-on-week fuel oil volumes down
    Fuel oil imports between 1.80 mt to 1.82 mt.
  • RCL losses widen 109% 'partly contributed' by bunker costs
    Regional Container Lines reports net Q1 loss.

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FROM THE HOME PAGE
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
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
Task force of five associations for the relaunch of Italian rail cargo
Rome
Initiative by Agens, Assoferr, Assologistica, Fercargo and Fermerci
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
Le Aziende informano
Il retrofit ibrido-elettrico di ABB guida i traghetti dei laghi italiani verso un futuro più sostenibile
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
Federlogistica, the possible collapse of road transport is a risk for the country
Genoa/Modena
Ruote Libere reports that the government only needs to allocate a little money to avoid having to deal with the real problems of road hauliers
Second edition of the European Maritime Transport Environmental Report published
Lisbon/Copenhagen
The new report indicates that promising progress has been made in several areas
WSC, MEPC must provide clear measures to decarbonise shipping this week
Washington
Wood-Thomas: It is not possible that these decisions can be postponed to guidelines developed in two years
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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