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April 22, 2011
The Business Timesweb site
Shipping News
  • Truck drivers on strike at Shanghai ports
    HUNDREDS of truck drivers staged a strike this week in major container ports in Shanghai, seeking higher freight rates to offset their rising fuel costs, companies and Chinese media said.
  • Somali pirates suspected to have hijacked S Korean container ship
    A SOUTH Korean container ship has been attacked by pirates in the Indian Ocean and is believed to have been hijacked, Seoul officials said yesterday.
  • More Russian tankers to ply Arctic route despite cost
    RUSSIA'S Sovcomflot will ship 3-4 cargoes of stable gas condensate from north-west Russia to Asia via the Arctic sea this year on behalf of Novatek, a senior Sovcomflot official said on Wednesday.
  • Four extra shipments from closing Kenai plant

Sched Netweb site
  • China Shipping doubles LA quay cranes to 16, adds 18 acres to terminal
  • Anti-piracy conference calls for another anti-piracy conference
  • NYK vessel pulls 27 men from life rafts as their fishing boat burns
  • Savannah boxes up 4.5pc in March, but ro-ro breaks record with 36pc hike
  • HK-LA spot rate up 6pc to US$897/TEU, but Shanghai-LA off 16pc at US$890/TEU
  • Kerry Logistics builds distribution centre for cross-strait cargo in Fuzhou
  • Qingdao port container throughput up 17.6pc in first quarter
  • Chongqing invests US$258 million in building beltway
  • Singapore's March exports increase 10pc year on year
  • Indian exports hit all-time high, surge 37.5pc to US$260 billion
  • New Orleans container throughput rises 22.8pc in first two months
  • Fuel costs plunge American Airlines into US$436 million quarterly loss
  • Russia's Volga-Dnepr flies 100 tonnes of oil equipment gear to Congo
  • Edmonton to add third runway, deploying sheer size to build transport hub
  • TIACA rolls out training programme for East Africa

International Transport Journalweb site
APRIL 21, 2011
  • Bulgarian tender for Sofia and Plovdiv airport concessions
    Bulgaria is seeking concessionaires on a 35-year base to build a cargo terminal at Plovdiv airport, while the investor in Sofia airport is set to restore operations at an airfield ...
  • Switzerland: Streck Transport rolls out new premium service
    Streck Transport AG, a Swiss service provider based in M'hlin, has launched Classic24, a new premium service for general cargo. The offer guarantees to collect goods in northw...
  • TNT Turkey boosts volumes in 2010
    TNT Ekspres T'rkiye registered about a 25% increase in volume in 2010. The company said that the upward trend continued in the first three months of the current year, as the volume...
  • BLS Cargo: currency losses impact earnings
    BLS Cargo, a private Swiss freight railway founded in 2001, has recovered from the economic crisis. The transport performance rose by 13% to 3362.3 million ntm last year. However, ...
  • Freightliner Heavy Haul lands new contract with Quinn glass
    Freightliner Heavy Haul recently ran its first train from the Sibelco UK Middleton Towers quarry to Quality Freight's facility at Ellesmere Port (both UK). Freightliner was tr...
  • Estonian Railways hauled more boxes than ever in Q1/2011
    Estonian Railways transported 8.046 million teu in Q1/2011, according to the balticnews, which quoted the rail operator Aripaev. This is 74% more than in the same period in...
  • A trip on Moscow-St Petersburg toll highway to cost over EUR 60
    The deputy director of the Russian highways authority Avtodor, Sergei Kelbach, has said that the charges to use the planned Moscow-St Petersburg motorway will be RUR 3.62 (EUR 0.09...
  • Boeing and Australia announce order for fifth C-17 Globemaster III
    The Commonwealth of Australia has signed an agreement with the US government to acquire a fifth Boeing C-17 Globemaster III airlifter. The purchase allows the Royal Australian...
  • Lufthansa Cargo adds Dhaka to timetable
    The German carrier Lufthansa Cargo is continuing to expand its network in South Asia and now offers clients flights to Bangladesh for the first time. As from yesterday (20 Apr...
  • Damco employs "fresh" manager for first time
    Damco Germany GmbH, one of the world's leading logistics service providers, recently appointed Heiko Lembcke as its reefer business development manager. It is a new position that D...
  • Ports in France hope to see strike ending
    The new collective agreement for employees of the French seaports has now been signed by the port workers' unions, the national port union UPF and the federation of stevedoring com...
  • New Italian company Master Projects & Logistics
    Master Projects & Logistics, established in late 2010, is a 50:50 partnership between Tarros SpA and Paolo Pellegrini and Gianni Lena, two maritime operators with decades of ex...
  • Inland port of Linz posts good business results
    The Upper Austrian inland port of Linz, a member of the Linz AG group, was able to boost its business last year. Linz AG's executive board director, Erich Haider said that the resu...
  • MOL and Hafnia agree to jointly operate new LR1 pool
    On 1 May, Straits Tankers Pte Ltd, a MOL and Hafnia Management strategic joint venture that has been established in Singapore, will be ready to market 25 coated LR1's, entered...
  • Gazeley leasing new logistics areas near Frankfurt
    The UK-based global property developer Gazeley has rented more space in the Magna Park Rhein-Main logistics park near Frankfurt/Main (Germany). A major logistics service provider i...
  • Fiege and LG Electronics step up collaboration in Czechia and Hungary
    The Fiege Group, based in Greven (Germany), and LG Electronics (LGE) are stepping up their collaboration in Czechia, Slovakia and Hungary. The recently signed agreement encompasses...
  • Panalpina strengthens its cold chain for healthcare customers
    Panalpina, a Basel (Switzerland)-based logistics and transport service provider, has become one of the world's biggest qualified Envirotainer providers (QEP) for active cooling sol...

Marine Logweb site
APRIL 21, 2011
  • Huntington Ingalls hires former House Seapower panel staffer
  • Strategic Marine signs contract for two crewboats
  • STX Finland to overhaul Saipem pipelay semi

World Wide Shipperweb site
APRIL 21, 2011
  • Port of Seattle names winners of Sea-Tac environmental awards
  • Horizon Lines takes home Lowe's Platinum Carrier honor
  • Crowley continues string of Toyota quality awards
  • Maersk Line presented with FMC Chairman's Earth Day Award
  • American Railcar reopening Ohio Castings operation

Lloyd's Listweb site
APRIL 21, 2011
  • CMA CGM wraps up $945m bond sale
    Successful sale of bonds generates strong demand from investors
  • Grand ambitions
    Grand China Shipping has mapped out a long-term agenda which is not going to be derailed by short-term pressure on the bottom line
  • Business is business
    The basis on which DNV suffered a three-month suspension on its classification activities in Chinese shipyards seems risibly tenuous
  • Qatar Navigation operating revenues up 24%
    First quarter operating revenues reach $146m
  • Grand China eyes new loop as it begins box shipping foray
    Long Beach call marks aim to become world's top 20 container lines within four years
  • BP lawsuit seeks to spread blame for Deepwater Horizon spill
    Launches $80bn legal action against Transocean, Halliburton and blowout preventer designer
  • Eredene raises $49m from share placement
    Indian ports infrastructure investor raises '30m ($49.8m) in a new share placing
  • Japan output set for rebound in 2012
    New OECD report says extended downturn unlikely in wake of earthquake and tsunami
  • Somali pirates seize Italian bulk carrier
    The Rosalia D'Amato hijacked off 350 nm of Salalah with 22 seafarers onboard
  • Rail works will not hit Richards Bay exports
    Terminal says additional stockpile in place during partial closure
  • Hanjin boxship freed after navy action
    South Korean warship intervention leads to release of Hanjin Tianjin
  • Playing the system to stay afloat
    Banks are still supporting owners' efforts to reorganise finance and avoid the risk of default
  • Transpacific faces capacity headache
    Full of confidence from 2010, lines are now left with too many services as the supply curve looks like it will run well ahead of demand in 2011
  • Hutchison move could be good for business trusts
    Listing on the Singapore exchange using the business trust vehicle might see competition intensify
  • Happiness at work will not solve the issue of piracy
    How can young seafarers be 'happy' in their career when the constant threat of piracy is looming on the horizon ' and little is being done to stop it?
  • Indian Navy's action should be lauded
    The action of Indian Navy in tackling piracy has met unequivocal success and therefore should be lauded internationally
  • Rate warnings went unheard
    Shippers should have worried about rate instability when they dressed to kill liner conferences
  • New German shipowner targets small bulker sector
    Auerbach Schifffahrt has taken control of its first vessel, Maple Ingrid
  • Brittany Ferries eyes LNG-powered ships
    Working with STX Europe to develop designs for LNG and electric dual-fuel ferries
  • Contract breach warning as crew refuse to take ships near Fukushima
    It is still too early to judge the overall impact of the Japanese earthquake and tsunami on the shipping industry
  • Reconstruction boom fails to emerge in Japan
    Data shows the impact of earthquake on ship calls lasted only a couple of days ' but analysts say predicted upturn from rebuilding may not materialise
  • Turkey shines out as green recyling pioneer
    HMS Invincible deal reflects decades of rising standards
  • Golar wraps up $500m West Java contract
    Concludes negotiations for an 11-year time charter contract for FSRU off Indonesia
  • Navies need more muscle to take on pirate motherships
    BW Group boss calls for UN resolution to allow military to take pre-emptive action
  • Chances 'fairly high' for boycott says head of Indian seafarers'union
    A refusal to work in pirate infested waters could affect oil prices
  • First Ship Lease Trust dragged down by low spot rates for tankers
    Posts a net loss of $2m in the first quarter of 2011 as distribution per unit falls by 37%
  • Seacor profit trebles despite less Deepwater Horizon work
    Records profit of $11.2m on revenues of $472.3m for the first quarter

Fairplayweb site
APRIL 21, 2011
  • Viterra inks Montreal lease
    CANADIAN grain major Viterra has signed a deal to lease and operate the Montreal Port Authority's grain terminal, starting 1 July
  • Deepwater Horizon battle erupts into courts
    BP HAS filed a flurry of lawsuits in an attempt to offset its huge financial losses from the Deepwater Horizon rig disaster
  • Pirates seize Italian bulker
    PIRATES seized an Italian bulker with 21 crew members off Somalia today, according to EU NAVFOR
  • Russia, China squabble over oil pricing
    RUSSIA'S Transneft told Fairplay today trust has broken down between Russia and China over crude pricing
  • Libya dodges sanctions with oil transfers
    LIBYA'S regime is conducting ship-to-ship reloading at a Tunisian port to dodge sanctions, IHS World Markets Energy reported today
  • Subscriber notice
    THERE will be no news bulletins tomorrow or on 25 April because of the Easter holiday weekend
  • Brunswick ro-ro sector thrives in US
    GEORGIA'S Brunswick port said today it raised the number of vehicle and machinery units transported in ro-ros in March by 35% year on year
  • Truck drivers strike at Shanghai ports
    A STRIKE by hundreds of truck drivers has disrupted work at Shanghai port, IHS Global Insight reported today
  • Suez revenues finally rise
    REVENUES from the Suez Canal rose in March for the first time this year, IHS Global Insight reported today
  • Sandstorms stymie Kuwait
    VESSEL movements from Kuwait ' the world's fifth-largest crude exporter ' are reportedly suspended today because of severe sandstorms
  • Grain ban costs Novorossiysk
    RUSSIA'S only publicly listed port, Novorossiysk Commercial Seaport Co, has issued its year-end financial report showing a 6% fall in revenues to $635M
  • FSL posts $2M in losses
    SINGAPORE'S First Ship Lease Trust has posted $2M in net losses for 1Q2011, reversing $700,000 in net profits for the same period last year
  • La Havre box traffic falls by 14%
    TRAFFIC at France's leading box port Le Havre plummeted 14% in the first quarter from that part of 2010

The Journal of Commerceweb site
APRIL 21, 2011
  • USA Truck Loses $2.7 Million Despite Revenue Growth
    Truckload carrier USA Truck lost $2.7 million in the first quarter despite a 17.4 percent surge in overall revenue to...
  • GATX Profit Rises 6.4 Percent on Rail Demand
    Railcar lessor GATX sees a tightening market for freight cars, as utilization rises in its equipment fleet and lease renewal...
  • Charleston Containers Grew 5.7 Percent in March
    The container volume handled by the Port of Charleston increased 5.7 percent in March from a year earlier even though...
  • Short Line Railroads See 9 Percent Traffic Gain
    North America's small and regional railroads are enjoying a surge in traffic so far in 2011, with overall volume up...
  • Rotterdam Screening Ships from Japan for Radiation
    The Port of Rotterdam Authority detected no radiation above prescribed standards on five vessels that left Japan after March 14...
  • Chinese Truckers Protest High Fuel Costs, Private Fees
    Chinese truck drivers are striking this week in Shanghai due to rising fuel costs and increased fees charged by private...
  • USPS Starts Regional Parcel Service
    The U.S. Postal Service, looking for more package business from online retailers, is launching a regional parcel delivery service with...
  • TUI Sets May Deadline for Hapag-Lloyd Bids
    TUI, co-owner of Hapag-Lloyd, asked Chinese group HNA and Oman's Onyx Investments to make binding bids for a stake in...
  • KCS 1Q Profit Leaps 91 Percent to $63 Million
    Kansas City Southern, the smallest of the North American Class I railroads, posted a $63 million profit in the first...
  • Eurogate Profit Surged 30 Percent in 2010
    Eurogate, Europe's largest container terminal operator, increased 2010 net income 28.9 percent from a year ago to $89.3 million, as...
  • Canadian Pacific Profit Falls 67 Percent to $36 Million
    Canadian Pacific Railway saw its first quarter earnings plunge 67 percent from a year earlier to nearly $36 million (U.S....
  • Hanjin Boxship Escapes Pirate Attacks
    A South Korean naval ship Thursday rescued a Hanjin Shipping container ship that had been attacked by pirates in the...
  • Cosco, Hanjin Add Prince Rupert Services
    Canada's West Coast port of Prince Rupert will add two new weekly trans-Pacific services in May, one by China Ocean...
  • Heavy Truck Orders Jump 20 Percent
    The backlog in Class 8 truck orders reached levels in March not seen since 2006, as net orders jumped almost...

Containerisation Internationalweb site
APRIL 21, 2011
  • Belgium ports down but still up
  • Yusen and NYK Logistics join forces
  • US Toyota prepares for more production cuts
  • CSAV average rate decline stemmed
  • Italian bulker pirated; Hanjin boxship rescued

TradeWindsweb site
APRIL 21, 2011
  • CMB sings bulker blues
    Bocimar parent "does not expect a fundamental rebound" in the cape market as bulkers battle break even rates.
  • DNV backs anti-piracy DVD
    Norwegian class giant helps US security firm gain traction in race to combat piracy.
  • Teekay's two cents
    Peter Evensen spreads the wealth as Teekay daughter boosts first-quarter distribution by 5%.
  • Qatar Nav's profit slumps
    Company says drop in first quarter figure is misleading because of the takeover of compatriot Q-Ship last year.
  • Hanjin ship safe
    Boxship escapes hijacking in the Indian Ocean after crew hide in citadel, reports say.
  • Superyacht brokerage cut
    Appeal court cuts commission payable to Nicholas Edmiston over $350m sale of Boris Berezovsky newbuilding.
  • New5 in Numb3rs
    Cheng-Vanderperre joint-venture is out of ships while Sammy Ofer is shuffling his newbuilding orderbook.
  • Going gangbusters
    A puzzler from the demolition market, shipbuilding after the flood and an arid dispute over bunkers.
  • Braemar recovery warning
    London-listed broker says bulker owners will have to wait another six months before post-tsunami rebuilding pumps up demand.
  • Seacor's profit soars
    New York-listed company reports healthy gains despite Deepwater Horizon effect wearing thin.
  • ACM Shipping on target
    Johnny Plumbe-led broking house says its full-year results will line up with expectations despite slack tanker market.
  • Italian bulker snatched
    Perseveranza Spa Di Navigazion ship hijacked in the Arabian Sea, Naples-based owner confirms.
  • Keppel cut to hold at RBS
    British investment bank says shares in the world's largest oil rig builder have "limited upside".
  • Steel usage set to grow
    World Steel Association is forecasting 5.9% and 6% increases in global steel consumption in 2011 and 2012.
  • Hanjin boxship attacked
    Somali pirates have targeted a South Korean containership in an early morning attack in Indian Ocean.
  • K Line PCC given all clear
    Japanese-owned ship given the green light to unload cargo at Port of Antwerp after radiation sweep.

American Shipperweb site
APRIL 21, 2011
  • Union Pacific Q1 profit up 24%
    Union Pacific Corp. said Tuesday it had first quarter net profit of $639 million, 24 percent more than in the first quarter of 2010. Operating revenue was $4.5 billion, 13 percent more than in the first quarter 2010. The railroad saw volume growth...
  • ANS feeds Atlas' exports to South America
    Airline Network Services and Atlas Air have joined to launch export air shipments from the U.S. West Coast to South American markets. Tubbesing Atlas Air operates the world''s largest Boeing 747 freighter fleet. General service agent ANS, based in ...
  • Yang Ming alters intra-Asia loop
    A Yang Ming-led intra-Asia service connecting China and Indonesia has undergone some changes, according to research by American Shipper affiliate ComPair Data. The line's PAS service, which it previously operated with STX Pan Ocean, has a revised r...
  • Maersk to raise eastbound transatlantic rates
    Maersk Line said this week it will raise rates from the United States, including Guam, Puerto Rico and the U.S. Virgin Islands, to northern Europe effective May 15. The increase is $125 20-foot container and $250 per 40-foot, 40-foot high cube, or ...
  • Hainan-TS Lines add 2nd transpacific loop
    A new transpacific service offered by Hainan PO Shipping and TS Lines has begun operating, according to American Shipper affiliate ComPair Data. The two lines' TP1 service, with a rotation of Ningbo, Shanghai, Long Beach, Oakland and Ningbo, will o...
  • Pirates attack Hanjin containership
    Hanjin Shipping said one of its container vessels was attacked by pirates near the Gulf of Aden early Thursday morning. The 6,500-TEUHanjin Tianjinwas heading eastbound to Singapore from Europe when the attack occurred. TheTianjinis deployed on the...
  • Big changes on Maersk AE7 loop
    A Maersk Line service between Asia and Europe is undergoing significant rotation and capacity adjustments, according to research by American Shipper affiliate ComPair Data. Maersk has dropped two ships from its AE7 loop -- taking it from 12 to 10 ...
  • Answering the 40,000-member question
  • Fewer, smaller, faster ships
    Big changes on Maersk AE7 loop A Maersk Line service between Asia and Europe is undergoing significant rotation and capacity adjustments, according to research by American Shipper affiliate ComPair Data. Maersk has dropped two ships from its AE7 lo...
  • Railroads' results mixed
    Union Pacific Q1 profit up 24%Union Pacific Corp. said Tuesday it had first quarter net profit of $639 million, 24 percent more than in the first quarter of 2010. Canadian Pacific 1st quarter profit dropsCanadian Pacific Railway reported first quar...

The Bunker Bulletinweb site
APRIL 21, 2011
  • Fujairah bunker prices up
    Wide spread in prices.
  • Fuel oil stocks at highest level for over six months
    Arbitrage arrivals at six-year high.
  • Bunker markets firm in Rotterdam and Hamburg
    Limited avails in Piraeus.
  • Biofuels needed in fight to reduce shipping's emissions
    IEA report says biomass derived fuels could be key technology to reducing CO2.
  • Bunker supplier reaches settlement with Turkish shipping company
    O.W. Bunker had filed a case with US court.
  • Distillates leading growth in Rotterdam Q1 bunker sales
    Overall sales only slightly up year-on-year, but growth in distillate sales continues.
  • Change in regulations will help cruise ships save fuel
    Gibraltar's Deputy Chief Minister says ships will be encouraged to remain at berth.
  • Bunker prices at major ports rise before Good Friday
    High demand for bunkers at Busan, says local source.
  • Shanghai bunker avails tight till month-end
    Surge in demand due to 'very competitive prices' at the port, say traders.
  • LNG bunkers not 'only' option for green shipping
    More can be done with current vessel designs for environmentally friendly shipping, says Maersk exec.
  • Rosneft loads fuel oil at new Russian terminal
    Loads approximately 93,000 mt of fuel oil to Aframax tanker Primorsky Prospect.
  • Yujin renews charters for bunker tankers
    Manages to 'minimise' reductions in charter rates, it says.

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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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