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October 21, 2011
The Business Timesweb site
Shipping News
  • Tanker returns hit seven-week high
    Returns for tankers hauling 2-million-barrel cargoes of crude oil on the industry's benchmark route reached a seven- week high this week as a glut of ships decreased.

Sched Netweb site
  • MSC add 13,050-TEU to Far East/North Europe Lion service
  • CMA CGM upgrades ASEA service between Asia, Kenya and Tanzania
  • Evergreen secures US$824 million financing to buy ten 8,800-TEU ships
  • Oil pumping resumes from stricken 3,300-TEU Rena off New Zealand
  • Rate of successful pirate attacks slackens, counter measures credited
  • ER Schiffahrt christens its first two 13,100-TEU ships in Korea
  • Kuehne + Nagel profit inches up 1pc, but CEO expects demanding Q4
  • Nigerian pirates free tanker, 20 crew, no word of ransom paid
  • GAC's port-on-demand service handles Russian training frigate
  • Cargotec wins LA port automation contract for 10 Kalmar yard stackers
  • China Eastern cancels 24 tardy Dreamliners, but Boeing stays upbeat
  • Net profit down, but Korean Air Q3 sales up 3.4pc to US$184.2 million
  • Air France-KLM fires CEO, chairman takes over as stock plunges 53pc
  • Guangzhou Airport Economic Zone volumes to hit 3.6 million tonnes by 2020

Exim Indiaweb site
  • Ahlers India inaugurates new Mumbai office
  • Rickmers-Linie puts Bilbao on list of regular calls
  • X-Press Feeders global brand unveiled
  • China's snags to help India make merry in global mkts
  • India, S. Africa sign contracts for purchase of raw materials
  • Essar Ports net profit soars to 41 cr.
  • Vasan consents to port workers demand on bonus

International Transport Journalweb site
OCTOBER 20, 2011
  • Jan Kromhout appointed partner by AKD
    The Dutch law firm AKD has appointed Jan Kromhout as a partner in its shipping and offshore team. Kromhout will work closely with shipping companies in drawing up transport contrac...
  • Team Lines adds second service to St Petersburg
    Team Lines is set to enhance its coverage of Russia by adding a new service to St Petersburg (RUS 2) on 6 November. It will call at the PLP terminal there. The link will connect Br...
  • CMA CGM and Emirates Shipping Line to upgrade ASEA service
    CMA CGM Group and the Emirates Shipping Line upgraded their ASEA service between Asia, Kenya and Tanzania on 12 October. The new weekly service deploys six 2,500 teu ships (four pr...
  • Icelandair Cargo appoints new GSA for Sweden and Finland
    North Air Logistics has been appointed as the GSA for Icelandair Cargo in Sweden and Finland with effect from 17 October.
  • Brunswick Rail receives first batch of new-generation railcars
    Brunswick Rail has received the first batch of new-generation railcars, which were purchased under contract from Promtraktor-Vagon (part of Tractor Plants Group, which in turn is p...
  • EBRD supporting private railfreight operator in Ukraine
    The European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD) is supporting private operations in Ukraine's railway sector through a USD 90 million senior loan to Interleaseinvest, a...
  • Boeing subsidiary to conduct US Army training in Europe
    Boeing announced that its subsidiary Tapestry Solutions, which forms the core of the logistics command and control subdivision of the defence and government services division of Bo...
  • FAA breaks ground on new tower at Cleveland airport
    US transport secretary Ray LaHood and Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) administrator Randy Babbitt broke ground on a new USD 69 million air traffic control tower and terminal ...
  • Freightliner donates GBP 1,000 to renal dialysis unit
    Freightliner employee Denise Rowland nominated the Renal Dialysis Unit for a GBP 1,000 Freightliner donation because of the treatment her son receives there. He is one of 76 patien...
  • Truck sector becoming increasingly green
    Kay Lindemann of the German Association of the Automotive Industry (VDA) stated that 'the commercial vehicle industry believes fuel consumption and CO2 emissions can be cut by 20% ...
  • Blue Road project started with first LNG station
    Gaz Métro and Robert Transport have jointly presented Canada's first liquefied natural gas-fuelled freight transport corridor. The companies are setting up fuelling stations along ...
  • African states to enhance aviation cooperation and security
    Representatives of 35 African states have agreed to work together and with the International Civil Aviation Organization (Icao) to improve aviation security. The states pledged in ...

Marine Logweb site
OCTOBER 20, 2011
  • Fincantieri lays keel for 3,600 passenger Royal Princess
  • Rand Logistics buys U.S.-flag bulker and reflags it Canadian
  • Cecon still plans to ink final contract to complete newbuilds at Davie
  • GC Rieber subsea newbuild gets GoM contract
  • Horizon Lines loses NYSE listing
  • GulfMark Offshore reports third quarter results

World Wide Shipperweb site
OCTOBER 20, 2011
  • Port of Bellingham director making changes at senior staff level
  • Panama President takes part in filling of new canal access channel
  • Crowley Maritime taps Ken Black as product logistics/engineering boss
  • Ocean Research College Academy to open at new Port of Everett location
  • Horizon Lines common stock headed to new trading marketplace

Lloyd's Listweb site
OCTOBER 20, 2011
  • UK to have world's biggest offshore wind capacity by 2017
    Biggest market for rest of decade 'will be in northern European waters'
  • US offshore wind power plans pick up pace
    Applicability of Jones Act to vessels involved in construction remains key issue
  • Things can only get better for tanker sector
    Growing oil demand in emerging markets and slow steaming fail to absorb overcapacity
  • Capital charters three crude tankers to private Marinakis operation
    Capital Maritime will take one VLCC and two suezmaxes for up to three years under profit-sharing deals
  • The pain has only just begun
    Decade of cost management lies ahead, says Clarksons director Martin Stopford
  • China's middle class hungry for US foodstuffs
    Pork and fruit among products driving refrigerated trades
  • Rickmers' nightmare order reaches happy end
    Two-vessel 'on spec' deal made before financial crisis had threatened to deal serious blow to group
  • Rena casualty reopens the PR debate
    Is shipping its own worst enemy when it comes to marine disasters?
  • Europe to US oil products trade continues downward spiral
    Cargoes urgently needed to halt earnings rot
  • Knutsen sells aframax for scrap at knock-down price
    Demolition rate of $460 per ldt down from $540 seen for similar ships earlier this month
  • Consolidation poses big risks in box claims
    Industry would do well to follow principles of the late TT Club chief George Fawcett
  • The time to buy vessels will not be announced in these pages
    The time to buy vessels won't be announced in these pages
  • Rena took unusually easterly course into Tauranga
    Data comes after New Zealand environment minister suggests 'they were in a rush'
  • JSC box volumes up as St Petersburg switch kicks in
    Terminal operator's figures follow port's move from coal to containers
  • Asia-Europe box rates hold steady in week but eastbound routes see drop
    Drewry and Cleartrade index has Shanghai-Rotterdam falling just $17 per feu to $685
  • Insurers offer discounts for armed guards
    Kidnap and ransom insurers offer up to 35% saving for private security in high-risk areas
  • Cunard cruiseships to reflag in Bermuda
    Customer demand for marriage ceremonies on board fuels move
  • Security companies seek recruits
    Protection Vessels International looks to increase the number it employs by around a third
  • Fixture stipulates Gulf of Aden as no-go area
    Niovis vessel must avoid pirate-infested waters
  • Supramax period charter rates rise on back of US Gulf rally
    Brokers expect daily rates to exceed $20,000 per day
  • Good call
    Like it or not, the container industry needs to regain the confidence of investors
  • HFW and Ince alone among shipping law firms to enter Legal 500 tier one
    Lawyers singled out for praise
  • Yildirim 'very happy' with CMA CGM stake
    Investor confirms confidence in line and its chief executive
  • Ocean Tankers hit by further forced sale
    Arrested vessel put up for sale to cover unpaid crew wages
  • Dubai owner looks to lock-in earnings for three of its aframaxes
    Emirates Trading avoids weak spot market as vessels are chartered out on period contracts
  • Hamburg Süd sells six 3,700 teu vessels
    Small containerships facing fierce competition offloaded to Greek interests
  • Inspection underway on DFDS ferry
    Hafnia Seaways fire brought under control
  • Konecranes to cut fixed costs in Europe service business
    Finnish company sees signs of 'weakening demand'
  • Long Beach box traffic down as LA holds its ground
    Retailer caution leads to inbound volume fall
  • Slater slams 'insider' board culture
    First International Corp chairman attacks rewards for poor financial performance

Fairplayweb site
OCTOBER 20, 2011
  • Russians win terminal deal in Rotterdam
    A SOURCE at Summa Capital today told Fairplay the Russian port investor has been awarded a contract to build a new oil terminal at Rotterdam's port
  • Horizon appeals delisting
    RECENTLY restructured Horizon Lines is seeking to reverse the NYSE's delisting of its shares, which began trading over the counter today
  • CPP fixes three tankers
    CAPITAL Products Partners today announced long-term charters for three tankers it acquired in the Crude Carriers takeover, but the counterparty is CPP founder Evangelos Marinakis
  • Dublin port pot sniffed out
    IRISH customs officers today reportedly arrested two suspects after a sniffer dog detected cannabis worth about €1
  • 33% transhipment drop costs La Havre
    LE HAVRE'S port said its transhipment traffic plummeted 33% year on year during the first nine months of 2011
  • Barcelona exports rise 19%
    EXPORTS from Barcelona's port climbed 19% year on year in 2011's first nine months
  • Chartering surge to spark worse port snarls
    WORSE port snarls were predicted today by a drybulk consultancy, which based its alert on a chartering surge
  • Frontline, SFI to sell ships
    FRONTLINE Management and its affiliated company Ship Finance International said today they plan to sell two ships
  • Ship operating costs rise
    COSTS for operating ships increased by an average of 2.2% in 2010, reversing a fall of 2% in 2009, according to accounting firm Moore Stephens
  • Greek ports disrupted for fourth day
    DISRUPTION is today continuing at Greece's ports for a fourth day, with dockers staging a strike to highlight opposition to government austerity measures
  • Losses seen as inevitable for Asian box liners
    DEUTSCHE Bank said today losses for Asian liners are inevitable because of the weak peak season and overcapacity
  • Rena pumping resumed
    SALVORS today resumed pumping of oil off the grounded box ship Rena in New Zealand, as the weather calmed
  • Saga sells its last ships
    NORWAY'S Saga Tankers has exited the shipping business with the sale of its last two vessels, Saga Agnes and Saga Julie
  • Hot night in the sauna
    SIX PEOPLE on the North Sea ro-ro ferry Hafnia Seaways are recovering today from minor smoke inhalation after a fire
  • Keppel's profits rise 33%
    SINGAPORE'S Keppel said today the corporation's net profits for 3Q2011 were S$406

The Journal of Commerceweb site
OCTOBER 20, 2011
  • Senate Panel Sets Nov. 9 Vote on Transportation Bill
    The Senate Environment and Public Works Committee will hold a voting or "markup" session Nov. 9 on a proposed two-year...
  • US Import Process Fee Jumps 65 Percent
    Importers will be hit with a nearly 65 percent increase in merchandise processing fees through a provision embedded in the...
  • Faulty Bridge Study Highlights Needed Investment
    A report pointing to deficient bridges across the country, particularly in Pittsburgh, comes as many say the U.S. needed to...
  • Plan for Detroit-Windsor, Ont., Bridge Dealt Blow
    The plan for a new bridge between Detroit and Windsor, Ont., was dealt a severe blow Thursday after the Michigan...
  • CN Workers on Three US Units Ratify Contract
    About 430 employees at three U.S. subsidiaries of Canadian National Railway ratified a contract that will consolidate their Upper Midwest...
  • LaHood Defends Trucker Hours of Service Proposal
    Transportation Secretary Ray LaHood wants Sen. Kelly Ayotte, R-N.H. to drop legislation that would block a new truck driver hours...
  • Consultant Says Dock Safety Makes Fiscal Sense
    Marine terminal operators have to pay about $1,300 in weekly compensation to hurt workers, making dock safety promotion a smart...
  • Celadon Buys Dry Freight Assets From FFE
    Shortly after buying a stake in rival USA Truck, Celadon Group is purchasing the dry van assets of FFE Transportation,...
  • MSC to Launch North Europe-Ecuador Loop
    Mediterranean Shipping Co.'s new dedicated service between ports in Northern Europe and the west coast of South America will target...
  • Indian Navy Thwarts Pirate Attack on Tanker
    The Indian Navy thwarted an attempted pirate attack on an Indian-flag oil tanker in the Gulf of Aden, according to...
  • Forward Air Profit Soars 45 Percent
    Air freight trucker Forward Air says it is seeing demand "moderately better" than normal this fall after reporting a 45...
  • Emirates Shipping Hikes India Port Congestion Fee
    Middle East carrier Emirates Shipping Line increased its port congestion surcharges on ocean containers moving through India's Port of Chennai....
  • TPM Asia Takeaway
    My 2011 conference year just came to a close with the final sessions of the 5th Annual TPM Asia Conference...
  • Beyond the Factory View
    SHENZHEN, CHINA ' Zhou Gui Hui has a thriving business at the heart of one of the world's busiest industrial...
  • Railroads Show Their Mettle
    North America's freight railroads aren't burning up the tracks with surging peak-season traffic, but they're still posting moderate gains in...
  • OOCL's Third Quarter Volume Up, Revenue Down
    OOCL container volume rose 6.6 percent year-over-year in the third quarter ended Sept. 30, but the Hong Kong ocean carrier's...
  • Profit Nearly Doubles for Railcar Lessor GATX
    Railcar leasing giant GATX saw profit in its rail segment soar 93 percent in the third quarter to $63 million,...
  • Swift Transportation Reports $31 Million Profit
    Truckload giant Swift Transportation increased total revenue 13.9 percent to $863.8 million in the third quarter, reporting a $30.9 million...
  • Q&A: Transportation Attorney Discusses US Export Growth, FTA Outcomes
    Peter Friedman, counsel to Pacific Coast Council of Custom Brokers and Freight Forwarders Association, sits down with JOC Editor Bill...
  • Senator Moves to Block Trucker HOS Changes
    An amendment to the fiscal 2012 transportation appropriations bill introduced in the Senate would block proposed changes to truck driver...
  • Group Sues UP, BNSF on Rail Yard Emissions
    The National Resources Defense Council filed suit this week against the Union Pacific and BNSF railroads to require the companies...
  • UP Profit Jumps 16 Percent to $904 Million
    Third-quarter profit at Union Pacific, North America's largest railroad, rose 16 percent to $904 million despite slim volume growth in...
  • Foye Tapped as Head of NY-NJ Port Authority
    Patrick Foye, New York's deputy secretary for economic development, was selected by New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo to head the...
  • Lufthansa Drops Some China Freighters, Overhauls Services
    Lufthansa Cargo is canceling up to three weekly freighter flights from to China, re-routing other services through Cologne and re-scheduling...
  • ILWU Members Ratify Grain Contract
    International Longshore and Warehouse Union locals in the Pacific Northwest voted to ratify a grain-handlers contract agreement that was tentatively...
  • Horizon Stock Moves to Over-the-Counter
    Horizon Lines' common stock started trading on the over-the-counter market this week under the ticker symbol HRZL following its trading...
  • Europe Air Freight Falls 1.5 Percent
    Cargo traffic for European airlines fell 1.5 percent in to its lowest point in six months in August as the...

Containerisation Internationalweb site
OCTOBER 20, 2011
  • APL scoops two awards from CI
  • Bilbao box boost
  • Russian rail still growing
  • Seago's and MSC's short-sea services get together in the Mediterranean
  • Terminal operators oppose WSC's container weighing proposal

TradeWindsweb site
OCTOBER 20, 2011
  • CMB likes handy market
    Compagnie Maritime Belge says handysize bulker sector is becoming increasingly important as profit soars at Bocimar.
  • Havila profit crashes
    Ink runs red for the Njal Saevik-led Norwegian offshore operator as it posts third quarter loss.
  • No easy ride for pirates
    EU Navfor moves to silence criticism that naval forces are too lenient when they catch pirates prepared to strike.
  • Profit surge from Keppel
    Choo Chiau Beng-led offshore operator harvests a bumper third quarter result as orderbook remains buoyant.
  • Sinkor snares VLCC
    Korean owner reportedly buys 2001-built K Line tanker for $32m.
  • CPP fixes tanker trio
    Evangelos Marinakis-backed owner charters VLCC and two suezmaxes for up to three years to sponsor CMTC.
  • Hurtigruten reshuffles
    Norwegian shipowner redeploys vessel from Australia to Norway to make room for repairs.
  • Rieber fixes newbuilding
    Norwegian owner sending subsea ship Polar Queen to the Gulf of Mexico for two years.
  • Mothership captured
    Four Somali pirates passed to Italian authorities by UK navy on suspicion of involvement in Montecristo raid.
  • New broom at EMS
    Ship supply outfit hires new chief executive after meetings with shareholders and bondholders.
  • Counting cost of success
    Martin Stopford points to ten years of belt-tightening as the price exacted by the great shipping boom.
  • All eyes on Marco Polo
    Blank Rome hopes for favourable outcome in battle between Antonio Zacchello-led tanker clan and creditors over legal venue.
  • AMA endorses Chapter 11
    Paul Leand sees insolvency on the horizon for struggling owners as capital crisis stifles 'traditional' route to reorganisation.

American Shipper - Ocean newsweb site
  • Maersk dropping calls on ICON loop
  • Maersk/MISC convert SE Asia-Oceania loop to butterfly
  • Widened Panama Canal no big deal?
    While ports on the U.S. East Coast race to accommodate the expected growth in volumes from 2014 when the widened Panama Canal is set to open, it may not change trade flows all that much. Bigger ships are already moving via Suez.
  • MSC adjusts Asia-US bunker fee levels
  • Rickmers-Linie to add regular Bilbao calls
  • Rena resumes fuel removal
  • Intra-Asia not quite decoupled
    China's hold on intra-Asia trade has reached equilibrium, says consultant Mathijs Slangen, of Seabury Group. The trade hasn't yet decoupled from the global economy, but is moving that way.

The Bunker Bulletinweb site
OCTOBER 20, 2011
  • Shore power taxes slashed by Swedish government
    Swedish government has stated that tax on shoreside power will be reduced by 98%.
  • Fujairah prices fall
    Good demand for products.
  • Environmental organisations 'most credible' to the public
    Opinion poll in Norway shows almost half respondents don't trust any of the participants in 'the great climate war'.
  • Rotterdam and Hamburg bunker prices soften
    Quiet in Hamburg.
  • Major new oil terminal to be built in Rotterdam
    Plans agreed with Port of Rotterdam to construct 'open hub terminal' supplied with oil from the Baltic.
  • Iran sells low-density, low-water fuel oil cargo
    Product will help 'blend down' off-spec material in Singapore market.
  • Fuel oil stocks climbing
    Arbitrage arrivals gathering pace.
  • Shipping must 'come to grips' with high fuel costs
    The next ten years will be 'a cost decade not a revenue decade,' says Clarksons research director.
  • Bunker prices largely down at key hubs
    Supplies of bunker fuel mixed at key Asian ports on Thursday.
  • Japanese firm confirms order for 'green' vessels
    Bulk carriers able to reduce CO2 emissions by up to 25%, says Mitsubishi Heavy Industries.
  • South China's fuel oil volumes stable on-week
    Inventories up by 20% or 310,000 mt on-year.
  • Floods not affecting bunkering operations, so far
    Port congestion at Bangkok due to ships waiting for cargoes from North, says source.
  • Shortage of IFO avails persist in Hong Kong
    Replenishment cargoes 'snapped up' by the market to meet both term and prompt orders, players say.
  • Key priority is 'de-bunkering', says Costamare
    Owner of the grounded vessel Rena says its obligations will be 'met in full'.

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FROM THE HOME PAGE
The liner shipping industry contributes substantially to the U.S. economy.
Washington
This is highlighted by an analysis carried out by S&P Global Market Intelligence on behalf of WSC and PMSA
Toll worsens from explosion in Iranian port of Shahid Rajaee
Tehran
It caused 46 deaths and injured over 1,200 people
Tender for concession of container terminal at Ukrainian port of Chornomorsk to be announced by mid-year
Kiev
The management will include the general cargo terminal
CEVA Logistics (CMA CGM group) will buy the Turkish Borusan Lojistik
Istanbul/Marseille
Wärtsilä's first quarter is positive
Helsinki
New orders value growth slows
ESPO: The EU Parliament's Budget Committee's request for more funding for transport, energy and infrastructure is welcome
Brussels
The importance of financing TEN-T networks to enable their adaptation for both military and civilian dual-use purposes was highlighted
Solidarity contribution for the families of port workers who are victims of accidents at work
Rome
It was established by the National Bilateral Port Authority
Bureau Veritas Marine & Offshore Division Reports Record Quarterly Revenue
Neuilly-sur-Seine
New historical peak also for the classified fleet
PSA reportedly considering selling its 20% stake in Hutchison Ports
Singapore
This is according to "Reuters", which had already floated this hypothesis at the end of 2022
Federagenti, Italy must give a sharp acceleration to the projects of ZES, free zones and Special Logistics Zones
Rome
Pessina: There is no space for reflections prey to bureaucracy
In the first quarter of this year, freight traffic in the port of Rotterdam decreased by -5.8%.
Rotterdam
Both disembarkation (-3.1%) and embarkation (-11.9%) loads are decreasing
Increase in container cargo is not enough for the port of Antwerp-Bruges to avoid a -4.0% decline in quarterly traffic
Antwerp
The decline in liquid bulk cargoes worsened (-19.1%)
The China Shipowners' Association considers the measures taken by the US against Chinese ships a typical example of unilateralism and protectionism
Beijing/Washington
The WSC reiterates that such measures could undermine American trade, harm U.S. manufacturers, and undermine efforts to strengthen the nation's maritime industry.
COSCO Expresses Strong Opposition to US Planned Taxes on Chinese Ships
Growing share of new entrants in European rail transport sector
Madrid
In 2023, rail freight transport performance decreased by -8%
New Chinese Ship Taxes That Will Only Raise Prices for Americans
Washington
The executive vice president of the US Chamber of Commerce denounced it
Tax amounts set for China-linked vessels arriving at US ports
Washington
Calculated on the basis of net capacity or container volume, they will be applied from October and will be progressively increased
International tender launched to award concession for new Casablanca port shipyard
Casablanca
It is the largest in Africa and has been unused since 2019
Federlogistica, the industry must stop approaching logistics only in terms of costs
Genoa
Falteri: a national control room composed of representatives of the logistics sector and industrial groups is necessary
ABB closes positive first quarter even if revenue growth is lower than expected
Zurich
Wierod: Our consolidated local-for-local approach protects us from the trade war
New global minimum wage deal for seafarers
Geneva
The level will rise to $690 from January 1, 2026 to reach $704 from 2027 and $715 from 2028.
Global trade in goods could fall by -1.5% this year
Geneva
WTO predicts. Okonjo-Iweala: Persistent uncertainty threatens to slow global growth, with serious negative consequences for the world
In 2023, around two-thirds of all goods moved in the EU were transported by sea.
Luxembourg
In the period 2013-2023, only the share of road transport increased, while that of other modes decreased.
Postal shipments of goods from Hong Kong to the US suspended
Hong Kong
Hongkong Post faces exorbitant and unreasonable tariffs due to unjustified and intimidating actions of the United States
Confitarma highlights the need for the decarbonisation strategy not to penalise shipping compared to other modes
Rome
Zanetti: also ensure that the implementation process takes into account the operational needs of the industry
Intercargo and Intertanko raise concerns over shipping decarbonisation deal
London
The complexity of the measure adopted by the IMO and the unusual procedure from which non-governmental organizations were excluded were highlighted
Pirate attacks on ships to spike in first quarter of 2025
Pirate attacks on ships to spike in first quarter of 2025
London
Sharp increase in incidents in the Singapore Straits
Interferry welcomes IMO agreement on decarbonisation of shipping, but finds strategy too complex
Victoria/Piraeus
Greek Shipowners' Association disappointed by failure to recognise essential role of transition fuels such as LNG
International Labour Organization Recognizes Seafarers as Key Workers
London
ITF and ICS: a historic moment
CMA CGM to acquire 35% of Egypt's October Dry Port
Cairo
The company operates a dry port in the industrial and logistics zone near Cairo
MSC Group's TiL to Take Full Control of Hutchison Ports Terminals
New York
Bloomberg reports this, specifying that the Panamanian terminals would be jointly managed with BlackRock
Draft regulation on decarbonisation of shipping approved by MEPC includes mandatory fuel standard and pricing of greenhouse gas emissions
London/Washington/Brussels
The establishment of a Fund to collect resources deriving from the pricing of emissions is foreseen
Task force of five associations for the relaunch of Italian rail cargo
Rome
Initiative by Agens, Assoferr, Assologistica, Fercargo and Fermerci
MIT indicates Matteo Paroli as new president of the ports of Genoa and Savona-Vado
Rome/La Spezia
The La Spezia port community also requests a name for the Eastern Liguria Port Authority
Le Aziende informano
Il retrofit ibrido-elettrico di ABB guida i traghetti dei laghi italiani verso un futuro più sostenibile
Confitarma underlines the importance of the shipping decarbonisation strategy being defined at IMO
Rome
The Italian Confederation specifies that it shares some of the USA's concerns
WSC Reiterates Trump's Measures for National Maritime Industry Are Bad for U.S. Economy
Washington
Kramek: Ready to support the administration with constructive proposals
Fincantieri and Accenture establish joint venture Fincantieri Ingenium
Trieste/Milan
The aim is to drive the digital transformation of the ship product and port logistics
Meyer Werft has delivered the new luxury cruise ship Asuka III to NYK Cruises
Papenburg/Emden
It has a capacity of 744 passengers and 470 crew members
As Trump formalizes measures to revitalize America's maritime industry, the nation's ports face a dramatic decline in traffic
Washington/Geneva
Okonjo-Iweala (WTO): With the escalation of trade tensions between the US and China, the exchange of goods between the two economies could decrease up to 80%
CK Hutchison denies allegations of breach of concession contract for Panamanian ports of Cristóbal and Balboa
Panama
Panama Ports Company emphasizes that it has complied with all legal obligations and contractual commitments
US Does Not Participate in IMO Negotiations on Shipping Decarbonization, Threatens Reciprocal Measures
London
Expressed opposition to any attempt to impose economic measures on ships based on greenhouse gas emissions or fuel choice
T&E urges MEPC to agree clear and ambitious measures to decarbonise shipping
Brussels
It is necessary - the association underlines - to set binding objectives
Meyer Yachts will build an ultra-luxury residential mega yacht for Ulyssia Residences
Miami
The ship will be 320 meters long and will be built at the Papenburg shipyard
Neapolitan Grimaldi Group wins $1.3 billion order for nine ro-pax ships
Neapolitan Grimaldi Group wins $1.3 billion order for nine ro-pax ships
Helsinki/Naples
Order at China Merchants Jinling Shipyard (Weihai)
Viking orders two cruise ships from Fincantieri with option for two additional units
Los Angeles/Trieste
The two ships under construction in Ancona for the American brand will be the first in the world to be powered by hydrogen stored on board
Antonio Ranieri is the new maritime director of Liguria
Genoa
He takes over from Admiral Piero Pellizzari who was discharged from the service upon reaching the age limit
In the first quarter of 2025, China's CIMC recorded a 12.7% increase in container sales
Hong Kong
Revenues grew by +11.0%
Last year, the revenues of the Chinese group CMPort increased by +3.1%
Hong Kong
In the first three months of 2025, port terminals handled 36.4 million containers (+5.6%)
The financial statements of the AdSP of Western Liguria and the Central-Northern Tyrrhenian Sea have been approved
Genoa/Civitavecchia
Konecranes revenues increased by +7.7% in the first three months of 2025
Helsinki
343 million euros of new orders for port vehicles (+37.5%)
Kuehne+Nagel posts first quarter of growth
Schindellegi
The logistics group's net sales amounted to 6.33 billion Swiss francs (+14.9%)
Application by TDT (Grimaldi group) for the construction and management of 50% of the Terminal Darsena Europa in Livorno
Leghorn
The company has requested an extension of the duration of the current concession
In 2024, 58 million invested in the modernization of the ports of Livorno, Piombino and the island of Elba
Leghorn
The final budget and the annual report of the AdSP have been approved
EIB advice to strengthen climate resilience of the ports of Volos, Alexandroupolis and Patras
Luxembourg
It will assist port authorities in identifying and managing climate risks
In the first quarter the port of Valencia handled 1.3 million containers (+3.4%)
Valencia
Transhipment traffic decline
The Management Committee of the Central Tyrrhenian Sea Port Authority has unanimously approved the 2024 financial statement
Naples
SOS LOGistica will acquire the qualification of Third Sector Entity
Milan
The association currently has 74 members
In the first three months of 2025, freight traffic in the ports of Barcelona and Algeciras decreased
Barcelona/Algeciras
Hupac transfers intermodal service with Padua to Novara
Noise
Until now the other terminal was the one in Busto Arsizio
PSA SECH has operated the first 400-meter train at Parco Ferroviario Rugna
Genoa
Capacity up to 20 pairs of trains per day
The 2024 financial statement of the Eastern Liguria Port Authority was unanimously approved
The Spice
The war clearance preparatory to the expansion of the Ravano Terminal in La Spezia is nearing completion
The Spice
The AdSP has invested over 600 thousand euros in it
Francesco Rizzo appointed president of the AdSP of the Strait
Rome
He has repeatedly denounced the uselessness of the construction of the bridge over the Strait
US aircraft attack Yemeni port of Ras Isa
Tampa/Beirut
38 dead and over a hundred injured
In 2025 Stazioni Marittime predicts an increase in ferry and cruise traffic in the port of Genoa
MIT Mobility Report Highlights Rising Demand for Both Passengers and Freight
Rome
In the first quarter, cargo traffic in Russian ports decreased by -5.6%
St. Petersburg
Both dry goods (-5.3%) and liquid bulk (-5.8%) are decreasing
Andrea Giachero confirmed as president of Spediporto
Genoa
The board of directors of the association of Genoese freight forwarders has also been renewed for the three-year period 2025-2028
Study for monitoring vehicular traffic in the ports of Venice and Chioggia
Milan
Order awarded to Circle and Arelogik
In Italy, the rail freight transport sector is in deep trouble
Geneva
Fermerci calls for making traffic incentives structural and increasing and for refinancing the incentive for the purchase of locomotives and wagons
Global Maritime Forum report on optimising ship calls to reduce emissions
Copenhagen
Virtual arrival and just-in-time arrival approaches proposed
In the first quarter of this year, container traffic in the port of Gioia Tauro grew by +15.5%
Joy Taurus
Construction of the "Dockworker’s House" has begun
GNV has taken delivery of the second of four new ro-pax vessels in China
Genoa
"GNV Orion" will be able to accommodate 1,700 passengers and transport up to 3,080 linear metres of cargo
After ten quarters of decline, container traffic in the port of Hong Kong returns to growth
Hong Kong
In the first three months of this year 3.39 million TEUs were handled (+2.1%)
Fincantieri acquires stake in WSense
Rome
The ninth FREMM unit "Spartaco Schergat" delivered to the Italian Navy
The new edition of the Practical Manual of Maritime Traffic has been presented
Genoa
Written by Assagenti, it turns fifty
Container traffic at the ports of Long Beach and Los Angeles increased by 26.6% and 5.2% in the first quarter
Long Beach/Los Angeles
Trump's tariffs impact imminent
In the first three months of 2025, the port of Singapore handled 10.5 million containers (+5.8%)
Singapore
In weight, containerized traffic recorded a decrease of -1.4%
Regulations signed for LNG bunkering at Fincantieri shipyard in Genoa
Genoa
Define the methods of transferring fuel from ship to ship
Historic shipbuilding brands Uljanik and 3.Maj on the verge of extinction
Zagreb
The State confirms its intention to sell the shipbuilding activities at the two sites of Pula and Rijeka
Cambiaso Risso has completed the acquisition of the French Somecassur
Genoa
The transalpine company specializes in the insurance of super and mega yachts
New weekly train service between the port of Gioia Tauro and Verona
Joy Taurus/Verona
Operated by Medlog for the transport of refrigerated goods
EBRD looking for strategic partner for development of Moldovan river port of Giurgiulesti
London
International competition launched
SAILING LIST
Visual Sailing List
Departure ports
Arrival ports by:
- alphabetical order
- country
- geographical areas
Turkish ports set new first-quarter cargo traffic record
Ankara
Historic peak of cargo imported from abroad
In the first quarter of 2025, freight traffic in the port of Taranto grew by +37.6%
Taranto
Increase of 854 thousand tons of solid bulk and 265 thousand tons of conventional goods
DEME buys Havfram, a company that installs offshore wind farms
Second Right/Washington
Transaction worth approximately 900 million euros
Rail transport of convoys for Rome Metro started from Reggio Calabria
Rome
Contract awarded by Hitachi Rail to Mercitalia Rail
In 2024, the volumes handled by Magli Intermodal Service decreased by -2%
Rezzato
Turnover stable
Yang Ming records first decline in turnover in March after 14 months of growth
Keelung/Taipei
Evergreen and WHL revenue growth continues
The European Commission has approved the acquisition of Germany's Schenker by Denmark's DSV
Brussels
The impact on competition in the markets in which the two companies operate is considered limited
Fincantieri - Kayo Agreement to Promote the Development of the Shipbuilding and Naval Industry in Albania
Trieste
Possible creation of a hub for shipbuilding and refitting in the region
Recent slight reduction in logistics costs for new factory vehicles
Brussels
Montaresi (AdSP Liguria Orientale) awarded with the "Port Oscar"
Miami
The event has reached its eighteenth edition
In the first three months of 2025, containers carried by OOCL vessels increased by +9.3%
Hong Kong
Revenues up +16.8%
The AdSP of the Southern Tyrrhenian and Ionian Seas wins in appeal against Zen Yacht
Joy Taurus
Company ordered to pay back rent
A large shipment of cocaine was seized in the port of Livorno
Leghorn
Two tons of drugs identified by Customs and Financial Police personnel
Navantia renews agreement with American cruise group Royal Caribbean
Miami
To date, the Cadiz shipyard has carried out maintenance, repair and refurbishment work on 45 of the group's ships.
Record cruise traffic expected in Italian ports this year
Miami
Cemar believes that growth will not stop even in 2026
HII-HHI Agreement to Accelerate US and South Korean Naval Production
National Harbor
The aim is to strengthen the naval industrial base of the two nations.
Panama Ports Company Accused of Violating Terms of Concession Agreement
Panama
Panama's Auditor General announced the filing of criminal charges
Colombo West International Terminal has become operational
Ahmedabad
It has a traffic capacity of 3.2 million TEUs
The conference "New sustainable marine fuels - Decarbonize Shipping" will be held in Genoa on Monday
Genoa
The new multifunctional border control structure PCF - PED/PDI Point completed in the port of Gioia Tauro
Joy Taurus
"Artificial Intelligence Comes to Port" Conference in Rome on Friday
Rome
It is promoted by the National Union of Port Enterprises
MSC Group's new cruise terminal inaugurated in Miami
Miami
It can accommodate three large ships at the same time
In February, traffic in the port of Ravenna increased by +2.1%
Ravenna
Bulk cargo increases, miscellaneous cargo declines
In 2024, Ferrovie dello Stato Italiane recorded a net loss of -208 million euros
Rome
Revenues up by +11.7%. The group's freight transported increased thanks to the acquisition of Exploris
Port of Genoa, Ente Bacini requests new spaces and renewal of the concession
Genoa
Conference to celebrate the centenary of the company
The public meeting of the Italian Port Terminal Operators Association will be held in Rome on June 19th
Genoa
VARD to build offshore dive vessel for Dong Fang Offshore
Alesund/Trieste
The contract is worth 113.5 million euros
PORTS
Italian Ports:
Ancona Genoa Ravenna
Augusta Gioia Tauro Salerno
Bari La Spezia Savona
Brindisi Leghorn Taranto
Cagliari Naples Trapani
Carrara Palermo Trieste
Civitavecchia Piombino Venice
Italian Interports: list World Ports: map
DATABASE
ShipownersShipbuilding and Shiprepairing Yards
ForwardersShip Suppliers
Shipping AgentsTruckers
MEETINGS
The conference "New sustainable marine fuels - Decarbonize Shipping" will be held in Genoa on Monday
Genoa
It will take place at the headquarters of the Port Authority of Genoa
"Artificial Intelligence Comes to Port" Conference in Rome on Friday
Rome
It is promoted by the National Union of Port Enterprises
››› Meetings File
PRESS REVIEW
Proposed 30% increase for port tariffs to be in phases, says Loke
(Free Malaysia Today)
Damen Mangalia Unionists Protest Friday Against Possible Closure
(The Romania Journal)
››› Press Review File
FORUM of Shipping
and Logistics
Relazione del presidente Nicola Zaccheo
Roma, 18 settembre 2024
››› File
Next week Italian ports will participate in Seatrade Cruise Global
Rome
Initiative brand: "CruiseItaly - One Country, Many Destinations"
MSC Group Cruise Terminal Officially Inaugurated in the Port of Barcelona
Barcelona
In 2027 it will be equipped with a cold ironing plant
Marcegaglia and Nova Marine Carriers form NovaMar Logistic joint venture
Lugano/Gazoldo of the Ippoliti
A general cargo ship will transport raw materials to the steel group's plants
Liebherr achieves record annual sales in the maritime and port crane segment
Bulls
Strong demand for offshore and container handling equipment
The annual conference "Programming, Operation and Management of Transport Networks" in Genoa
Genoa
It is dedicated to the transport and mobility sector
Last year, 656 ships underwent repair work in Greece
Piraeus
Increase of five units compared to 2023
Port of La Spezia, cruise ship docking simulations completed at Garibaldi West pier
The Spice
Assagenti conference on the future of the profession of maritime agent and broker
Genoa
It will be held tomorrow in Genoa
Stena Line presents a project for a ro-ro vessel capable of reducing energy consumption by at least 20%
Gothenburg
Introduced most of the innovative technologies currently available
Francesco Beltrano is the new general secretary of Uniport
Rome
He takes over from Paolo Ferrandino, who will continue to collaborate as a consultant
Saipem awarded new contracts in Middle East and Guyana
Milan
The total value of the orders is approximately 720 million dollars.
Conference in Genoa for the centenary of Ente Bacini
Genoa
The company was established on 19 February 1925
Interporto Bologna Board of Directors Renewed
Bentivoglio
Stefano Caliandro Appointed President. Loss of 1.7 million euros in 2024
NYK invests 76 billion yen in NYK Energy Ocean Corporation
Tokyo
The newco has taken over the activities of ENEOS Ocean
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