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July 20, 2011
The Business Timesweb site
Shipping News
  • Shippers steam as sailing slows: survey
    IN THE cheering for slow steaming, what with savings on fuel for the liners and the lower emissions for the planet, it appears that the shippers' howls of protests might have been drowned out.
  • Record profit for mines as shipping slumps on glut
    The largest glut of ships in history means the cheapest freight rates relative to iron ore prices in at least a decade, helping Rio Tinto Group and BHP Billiton Ltd to generate record profit.
Strait Talk
  • Shipping sector charts course to reduce global warming
    LAST week, the International Maritime Organization (IMO) took a major step forward in its response to the perceived need to cut greenhouse gas, and specifically carbon dioxide (CO2), emissions from ships. In doing so, it has probably managed to keep control of the implementation of cuts that will eventually be demanded by whatever results from the UN negotiations on tackling global warming which continue in Durban at the end of this year.

The Business Timesweb site
Shipping News
  • Shippers steam as sailing slows: survey
    IN THE cheering for slow steaming, what with savings on fuel for the liners and the lower emissions for the planet, it appears that the shippers' howls of protests might have been drowned out.
  • Record profit for mines as shipping slumps on glut
    The largest glut of ships in history means the cheapest freight rates relative to iron ore prices in at least a decade, helping Rio Tinto Group and BHP Billiton Ltd to generate record profit.
Strait Talk
  • Shipping sector charts course to reduce global warming
    LAST week, the International Maritime Organization (IMO) took a major step forward in its response to the perceived need to cut greenhouse gas, and specifically carbon dioxide (CO2), emissions from ships. In doing so, it has probably managed to keep control of the implementation of cuts that will eventually be demanded by whatever results from the UN negotiations on tackling global warming which continue in Durban at the end of this year.

Sched Netweb site
  • Evergreen, Cosco, CSCL, Yang Ming enter into new slot swap deals
  • Grand China bundles SPX and TPX loops into California butterfly service
  • Drewry to launch comprehensive Asia-Europe freight rate index in September
  • Zepol says US June imports fall 7.4pc with China shipments slowing most
  • Africa, India and Latin America become port investor hotspots
  • Paragon container spin-off Box Ships buys 5,060-TEUer for US$55 million
  • Kerry buys Shanghai Wisdom Group and Shanghai Huicheng Logistics NVOCCs
  • Singapore GDP up 0.5pc in second quarter, down from 9.3pc growth in Q2
  • Chamber's carbon levy 'grossly unfair', says British Shippers' Council
  • Truck strike at south India's Port of Cochin ends with DP World deal
  • Maersk's new Black Sea reefer service to court Ecuadorian banana shippers
  • UK forwarders will lose trade to foreigners for not having UK customs AEO
  • Changi air freight increases 3.3pc to 908,700 tonnes in first half
  • Qantas warns of harassing tactics from pilots union from Friday
  • Laid-off United Airlines pilots offered new jobs at Continental

Exim Indiaweb site
  • IMO agrees on measures to cut CO2 emissions
  • Liner industry consolidation gathering pace
  • Survey shows VLCC profits doubling in second half
  • Import of sensitive items up last fiscal
  • CONCOR, Karaikal Port ink MoU to set up port side container terminal
  • KPT clarifies on most recent vessel grounding in channel
  • Sharma to unveil Land Customs Station in Mizoram
  • US market awaits Indian aeronautical products
  • $14-bn garment export target set for fiscal
  • Govt issues permits for export of 1.56 lakh t sugar
  • India second largest beneficiary of WTO's trade aid
  • Services exports touch $11.83 billion in May 2011
  • Rationalising corrupt practices

Marine Logweb site
JULY 19, 2011
  • Skipperliner delivers vehicle/passenger ferry
  • Wärtsilä signs two-stroke licensing agreement with China's Guangzhou Marine Diesel
  • Bureau Veritas cuts time needed for CAP report
  • VT Halter Marine complete 10-unit ATB contract
  • OSD to design seismic support vessel for Bourbon
  • Glosten to commercialize PelaStar offshore wind turbine platform
  • Deterding named GM of Donjon Shipbuilding and Repair
  • Chesapeake Shipbuilding launches sternwheeler ahead of schedule

World Wide Shipperweb site
JULY 19, 2011
  • Matson plans rebranding of trio of logistics units
  • Maersk Line posts warning of Adobe Acrobat X problems
  • Command change ceremony set for Coast Guard cutter
  • Report finds Coast Guard lacking on Civil Rights Directorate staffing
  • FMC setting new rules for cruise line customers

Lloyd's Listweb site
JULY 19, 2011
  • Typhoon hits Japanese ports and refineries
    Osaka Bay and Kobe closed, Nagoya and Yokkaichi thought to have followed suit
  • Euronav puts faith in offshore after being stung by poor tanker market
    Belgian owner posts $9m loss in tanker division in first half but $4m profit in offshore
  • Panamax period charter rates fall to two-and-a-half year low
    Greek companies take out ships for short and long-term contracts in $11,000 per day range
  • Astra Oil charters two aframaxes at five times spot market rate
    Vessels taken for four months and six months respectively
  • China must further boost tanker fleet to meet expanding refining capacity
    Though country's orderbook includes 106 ships, only 15 are for delivery this year
  • Chinese dry bulk carrier capacity has doubled since 2006
    In the first half of this year 62 of the 451 bulkers entering service went to Chinese owners, lifting the nation's fleet to double the size seen in 2006
  • VLCC market starts to feel the pinch from growing China fleet
    Almost 40% of VLCC shipments on the key Middle East to China trade lane are now carried on vessels beneficially owned by companies registered in China
  • Ship recycling is coming of age
    Demolition yards and cash buyers have expressed intentions to improve working practices
  • Murdoch syndrome drives backers from shipping
    Shareholders will eventually rebel against domineering leaders and opaque disclosure practices
  • Grand China Logistics parent tipped to acquire GE SeaCo
    HNA move would further strengthen Chinese control over box supply
  • Advance on duty of care
    The Hague appeal court overturns a ruling on stevedore liability for vessel damage
  • Time for market to re-evaluate FPSO risk
    Claims emanating from new technologies are causing concern among underwriters
  • Business interruption cover creeps into marine policies
    Insurers' largesse could come back to bite the industry in the wake of Japan's earthquake
  • German yards and owners welcome IMO's mandatory efficiency standards
    Shipowners' body welcomes level playing field while shipbuilders hope for a retrofitting bonanza
  • Canadian pension fund back in the race to land V.Ships
    Source claims private equity interests' failure to reach agreement has opened the door to Ontario Municipal Employees Retirement Scheme
  • Star Bulk nets $28m for capes from first follow-on
    Part of offering will go to help pay for two capesize bulkers due to join the fleet before end-August
  • Grimaldi's new ro-ro freight service hits problems in Tunisia
    One ship in six-day wait for berth
  • Strikes and equipment failures clog up Indian box terminals
    Frustration now being felt by carriers and forwarders is likely to be further compounded by strikes in south Indian ports
  • Torm adds cargoes to dry bulk contract with China Nickel Resources
    Further 51 cargoes added to existing 124-cargo deal which runs until 2015
  • Industry be damned
    The European Commission' proposals on cutting SOx emissions stick hard and fast to one nearly impossible deadline and another difficult one
  • Costamare raises dividend as fleet income mounts
    Analysts welcome moves to buy MSC vessel and tie up 23-year-old pair for six years at $20,000 per day
  • Transnet faces fines for failing to follow environmental procedures
    Government operator's redevelopment of Durban container terminal allegedly illegal
  • Japan's top man at the MEPC is bullish on greenhouse gas rules
    Delegation leader Shinichiro Otsubo says Tokyo is 'generally satisfied' with agreement
  • Lomé to have 1.5m teu a year capacity terminal following ADB loan approval
    Togolese port already serves as transhipment hub for West Africa cargo
  • Japanese yards win 15 export orders
    June deals bring year to date total to 120 vessels amounting to 5m gt, says ship exporters' body
  • Precious Shipping loan facility is cut by $50m
    Thai Exim bank pulls out of loan syndicate
  • Fesco first half reflects 'steady recovery' in Russian economy
    Box volumes up 46% as rail containers, freight forwarding and intermodal services all surge
  • MCA has listened to cuts concerns
    Coastguard stations keep 24-hour operations, but emergency towing vessel coverage to go

Fairplayweb site
JULY 19, 2011
  • Louisiana touts $6.5Bn terminal
    LOUISIANA's governor today revealed the scope of the Sabine Pass project, one of four terminals seeking to export US shale gas as LNG
  • Star Bulk stock plunges
    SHARES of NASDAQ-listed Star Bulk dropped 17% in overnight trading after the disclosure of its follow-on offering
  • Yangzijiang calms investors
    CHINESE shipbuilder Yangzijiang's stock rose today after it sought to calm investor concerns
  • NASDAQ halts ONE trading
    OMEGA Navigation Enterprises is no longer being traded on NASDAQ as of today, share records confirm
  • Rail revived to Colombo
    CONTAINER transport by rail to Colombo's port has been revived for the first time in four decades
  • Bulker escapes pirates
    INDIA'S navy has helped a Greek bulker evade pirates in the Gulf of Aden
  • Throughput rises 24% at Tallin's Muuga
    MUUGA CT, which operates the box terminal at Tallin's Muuga Harbour in Estonia, said throughput increased 24% from January to June, compared with the first half of 2010
  • Output powers VLGC rates
    HIGHER Saudi Arabian crude output has boosted rates for the biggest carriers to a two-year high of $56 per tonne, brokers told Fairplay today
  • China Nickel-TORM contract expanded
    DANISH products tanker specialist TORM's drybulk business was boosted today when Chinese steel producer China Nickel Resources Holdings expanded an existing contract
  • FSL loses security deposit
    SINGAPORE'S FSL Trust has won a case relating to the arrest of a products tanker, but will lose almost $2.4M over the arrest of another
  • Bunkers give VLCC owners ammunition
    BROKERS told Fairplay today VLCC owners are resisting pressure to fix August voyages at the low rates of this month
  • HNA said to seek GE SeaCo
    CHINESE aviation group HNA, parent of Grand China Logistics, is vying with private equity group Kelso to buy box leasing outfit GE SeaCo, container sector sources told Fairplay today
  • Essar Ports adds capacity
    OPERATIONS have begun at the expanded Vadinar terminal operated by Essar Ports in India
  • Queensland recovery lags
    QUEENSLAND coal shipments fell again in June, year on year, as producers continued to struggle with flood recovery, IHS McCloskey reported today
  • Supramax coal rate slide reversed
    DEMAND for prompt tonnage has reversed sliding rates for Supramaxes ballasting from southern China to load Indonesian coal for discharge in India, brokers told Fairplay today

The Journal of Commerceweb site
JULY 19, 2011
  • Feds Want to Ease Military Export Licensing
    The U.S. Commerce Department is proposing to make it easier for companies to export military parts with low or no...
  • Grubb & Ellis' Feester Foresees Changing Distribution Center Strategies
    Peter Tirschwell, senior vice president of strategy for UBM Global Trade (parent company of The Journal of Commerce), sits down...
  • Jones Long LaSalle's Carver on Inland Port Concept
    Peter Tirschwell, vice president of strategy for UBM Global Trade (parent company of The Journal of Commerce), speaks with John...
  • Ports Group to Help US Export Initiative
    The American Association of Port Authorities will work with the Department of Commerce to help small and medium-sized businesses export...
  • Dukakis: Invest in Future by Spending on Infrastructure
    Former Massachusetts governor and presidential canidate Michael Dukakis said to invest in the future spending on infrastructure is key '...
  • APL Adds Surcharge at Congested India Port
    APL will apply an emergency congestion surcharge on imports containers at India's Port of Nhava Sheva (Jawaharlal Nehru), and other...
  • Toy Shippers Partner With Laufer Group
    The Toy Shippers Association partnered with Laufer Group International, integrating the company as its official non-vessel operating common carrier. ...
  • Judge Tosses Long Beach Clean-Trucks Settlement
    A federal judge threw a new twist into the battle over clean-trucks programs at Southern California ports, ruling the Port...
  • YRC to Raise Rates 6.9 Percent
    YRC Inc., the long-haul subsidiary of YRC Worldwide is hiking its rates 6.9 percent, matching rate hikes announced by many...
  • FedEx Adds Ocean Forwarding Services
    FedEx Trade Networks, the forwarding arm of FedEx, is trying to expand its reach into ocean shipping with a new...
  • Fesco Boosts Traffic 46 Percent First Half 2011
    Fesco boosted container traffic 46 percent in the first half of the year compared to the same period a year...
  • FMCSA Shutting Down More Unsafe Bus Operators
    The U.S. Department of Transportation is making it harder for unsafe bus and truck operators to stay in business and...
  • Spike in Transport Performance Highlights Need
    An annual performance measure of the U.S. transportation system jumped to its highest level ever during the severe recession, highlighting...
  • More Volatility Forecast for Box Shipping
    Container shipping supply and demand will remain "highly volatile" for the next three or four years before possibly settling into...
  • Multimodal Kansas Site Attracts Wind Turbine Plant
    New Millennium Wind Energy will develop its first plant to manufacture building-scale wind turbines north of Witchita, Kan., citing...
  • BAA Ordered to Sell Stansted
    U.K. airport operator BAA must start selling London Stansted airport, the country's second largest cargo hub, and one of its...
  • Economist Expects Pickup This Quarter
    The second quarter's slow growth was disappointing, but the U.S. economy will pick up in the third quarter and growth...
  • MSC Strikes New Sale-Charter Deal
    Costamare is paying Mediterranean Shipping $55 million for a 5,000 20-foot equivalent units container vessel the Greek container shipowner will...
  • Diesel Prices Rise for Second Consecutive Week
    Diesel prices across the United States increased 2.4 cents a gallon in the week ending July 18, rising for the...
  • Long Beach Mayor Expects Port Funds Transfer
    Long Beach Mayor Bob Foster expects a proposed transfer of $16.9 million of harbor revenue to the city's tidelands operating...
  • Con-way Freight to Raise Rates 6.9 Percent
    Con-way Freight will hike its tariff rates 6.9 percent Aug. 1, matching general rate increases announced this month by UPS...

Containerisation Internationalweb site
JULY 19, 2011
  • Bigger and slower ships made obligatory
  • Lull before the lay-up rush
  • APM Terminals Apapa takes on scanning process
  • Dublin improves rail service
  • Kerry's double China investment spans NVOCC and 3PL

TradeWindsweb site
JULY 19, 2011
  • HHL hunts new CEO
    Oaktree Capital-backed heavy-lift operator looking to replace architect of Beluga Shipping overhaul.
  • Matson's makeover
    US liner operator wheels out 'rebranding' in a fight to secure footing in logistics arena.
  • EURN eyes offshore empire
    Belgian tanker owner races to 'exploit' offshore boom with new department devoted to floating storage and processing projects.
  • Excel in pirate drama
    Indian Navy claims to have disrupted an attack on an Excel Maritime panamax in the Gulf of Aden.
  • Euronav delays newbuilds
    Belgian tanker owner tosses suezmaxes on ice in response to dire market and $24m Q2 loss.
  • No garbage at sea
    Tougher control over getting rid of garbage welcomed by environmentalists.
  • SBLK slips in Times Square
    Shares of Nasdaq-listed bulker owner plunge 16% after pricing follow-on fundraiser.
  • Wellington in PGS splash
    US asset manager takes a near $15m chunk of stock in Oslo-listed Petroleum Geo-Services.
  • Palermo protest
    Fincantieri workers climb on top of crane in Sicily to demand government help to save their shipyard.
  • Golar gunning for four
    John Fredriksen-owned LNG firm expected to turn in higher profit next year amid regasification project awards, Lazard says.
  • Bart departs
    Decision to run down loan book hastens departure of Lloyds Bank ship finance head Bart Veldhuizen.
  • Cargill takes panamax
    New York-listed Diana Shipping secures fresh term work for one of its bulkers at a greatly reduced rate.
  • Tax temptation
    Taiwanese register could be boosted by influx of ships as country introduces tonnage tax.
  • FPSO damage costs Maersk
    Danish owner will lose 5.3m barrels of oil and DKK 350m in profit as Gryphon A unit is repaired.
  • New low for SFI stock
    New York-listed shipowner sees its shares strike the lowest note in a year.
  • Lines delay again
    MSC, Maersk and CMA CGM will not now launch a third Asia to US string until next year.
  • Socatra eyes two tankers
    French owner will declare options at Hyundai Mipo after investment group Tikehau pumps in cash.

American Shipperweb site
JULY 19, 2011
  • World Container Index
  • FedEx Launches ocean choices portfolio
    FedEx said its FedEx Trade Networks freight forwarder arm will begin offering three distinct ocean forwarding products including a new priority product for full-containerload and less-than-containerload shipments from three select ports in China. ...
  • New containerships to set record in 2013
    New containerships with a record 1.73 million TEUs of capacity will be delivered in 2013, mostly larger ships, said information service Alphaliner in its latest weekly newsletter,excerpted here . That number could grow as some shipyards still have ...
  • MSC: Indonesia inbound congestion worsens
    Liner carrier Mediterranean Shipping Co. said surging cargo demand in Indonesia is causing congestion in the nation's ports. In a note late last week, the line said it has begun assessing a $100-per-TEU congestion surcharge for inbound cargo to the...
  • Drewry freight index to start in September
    Drewry Shipping Consultants and Cleartrade Exchange plan to start their Europe-based container freight rate index in September, the companies said this week. Drewry and Cleartradein early May announced plansfor such an exchange, covering 11 trade ...
  • Zim drops Israel/Africa service
    Zim has suspended a service connecting Israel with South Africa and east Africa. The line's EAS service, originally run with two vessels, had a rotation of Durban, Dar es Salaam, Mombasa, Djibouti, Port Said, Haifa, Djibouti, Mombasa and Durban. Zi...
  • CMA CGM, Hapag-Lloyd add Genoa to Australia loop
    CMA CGM and Hapag-Lloyd will switch Italian port calls in September on a Europe/Australia service they jointly operate. The lines will add a call at Genoa and drop a call at La Spezia on the service -- called Nemo by CMA CGM and EAX by Hapag-Lloyd....
  • Dole to take slots on Maersk's Expreso service
    Dole to take slots on Maersk's Expreso service Dole to take slots on Maersk's Expreso serviceWith its ship theVliet Tradergoing into dry dock for an extended period of time, Dole said it will charter space from Maerk's Expreso service to continue...
  • Carriers drop Qingdao call due to fog
    A Zim-operated Asia/Black Sea service on which the Grand Alliance and China Shipping take slots will drop a call in Qingdao later this month due to fog and congestion at the Chinese port. Alliance member Hapag-Lloyd announced the dropped call late ...
  • Total Transportation to buy hydrogen trucks
    Logistics company Total Transportation Services Inc. plans to purchase 100 hydrogen-powered trucks. Vision Industries Corp. said it has received a letter of intent fromRancho Dominguez, Calif.-based TTSI to purchase the hydrogen fuel cell-electric ...

The Bunker Bulletinweb site
JULY 19, 2011
  • Fujairah market steady
    Quiet day in Suez market.
  • TWI 'value spread' holding near $200 pmt
    Viswa Lab's fuel value benchmarking system calculates large differences between 'best' and 'worst' quality fuels.
  • Prices down in most key ports
    'Very busy day in Gibraltar', player tells Bunkerworld.
  • IMO details MEPC 62 achievements
    Environment meeting 'completes packed agenda'.
  • IMO to develop further guidelines regarding sulphur limit compliance
    Varying port state control practices create need for ship fuel tank sampling guidelines as many do not test the MARPOL sample.
  • Continuing strikes halt bunker operations in Cape Town
    Rise in demand for products in Durban.
  • No clear direction for bunker prices at major ports
    Bunker deliveries at Korean and Japanese ports affected by bad weather.
  • Typhoon affects bunker operations in Korea, Japan
    Typhoon Ma-On to move within 120 km from Osaka on Wednesday.
  • Volga Shipping orders 50 dual fuel engines
    'Single largest order for Wärtsilä 20 marine engines' in Russia, says director at Wärtsilä Ship Power.
  • Bunker arrest cases get mixed results
    Court proceedings in Japan and China concerning FSL Trust vessels previously arrested over unpaid bunker claims yield different results.

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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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