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December 22, 2011
The Business Timesweb site
Shipping News
  • DNB, Nordea seen profiting among shipping banks
    DNB ASA and Nordea Bank AB, the largest providers of ship financing, may benefit as competitors face capital shortages from Europe's sovereign debt crisis.

Sched Netweb site
  • Grand and New World unite in nine-loop Asia-Europe service in April
  • Xinfeng terminal at Guangzhou port to suspend cargo handling from January
  • Moody's downgrades outlook for Hapag-Lloyd to 'negative' from 'stable'
  • Drewry: Asia-Europe mega ships with no where to go drive down rates
  • OECD agency: Global freight volumes confirm stagnation, near-term decline
  • Vietnam's Cai Mep handles 13,830-TEUer ahead of CMA capacity upscaling
  • Swire Shipping offers multipurpose shipping to Gladstone, Queensland
  • Mundra International Container Terminal excels docking bigger box ships
  • Piers analyst lowers expectations as US economic growth slows
  • Anchorage welcomes first super freighter: Cathay Pacific's 747-8
  • Filipino pilot school targets burgeoning low-cost carrier market
  • Canada's Air Partner: Oil & gas, emerging markets best bet in 2012

Exim Indiaweb site
  • Box shipping in demand, but idle fleet matching new tonnage: BIMCO
  • CMA CGM & OOCL partnership on New Zealand to Far East trade
  • Kerala High Court orders arrest of Hong Kong-flagged vessel!
  • MSC RRI on India-East Africa trade
  • NYK receives highest rating on SMBCs environmental assessment loan
  • India plans CEPA with Russian Customs Union
  • JNP, Chennai Port to be hubs capable of handling large boxships: Vasan
  • Karnataka to develop ports on PPP basis
  • DFCCIL to use longer trains for more load, better margins
  • IATA warns of harder times for airlines
  • Mumbai Trans Harbour Link project may be stalled again
  • Govt proposes further cut in onion MEP
  • Indias first NIMZ to come up in Vidarbha
  • More Indian investment sought in Turkey
  • RBI should restore interest on EEFC account: Fieo
  • Weak forces MFs-FIIs to scout for export-driven stocks
  • AIAI's 'Gateway to Turkey' meet today

Marine Logweb site
DECEMBER 21, 2011
  • DeepOcean Group charters multipurpose offshore construction vessel
  • Jensen Maritime completes design for three more Moran tugoats
  • Santa brings newbuilding orders to STX Europe

World Wide Shipperweb site
DECEMBER 21, 2011
  • All Nippon Airways to begin Dreamliner calls at Sea-Tac Airport
  • IMO measures gaining ground on piracy numbers during year
  • Port of Kennewick selects 2011 Friend of the Port
  • ATA truck tonnage index up during month of November
  • Jensen designing vessels for Caribbean TugZ

Lloyd's Listweb site
DECEMBER 21, 2011
  • Patriot missiles found on China-bound boxship
    Thor Liberty detained in Finland
  • China grabs Middle Eastern VLCC cargoes before Christmas break
    High fixing levels keep rates steady
  • G6 challenge to force more collaboration in Asia
    Cosco and CSCL are candidates for tie-ups, while Yang Ming and Evergreen are left with stark choices
  • Time to walk the plank?
    Only scrapping can end tanker woes, amid new pressure on rates and asset values
  • Italian tanker released
    Savina Caylyn crew free after 11 months in captivity
  • Antwerp and Rotterdam to study oil and chemicals pipeline link
    Europe's top two maritime gateways sign declaration of intent
  • A history of unholy alliances
    After 130 years of shifting shipping alliances, the Gang of Six is really nothing new
  • Anastassiadis takes top job at Louis Cruises
    Previously worked for Coca-Cola and P&G
  • Antwerp increases port dues
    Two-year freeze on levies is scrapped only two days after rival Hamburg raises tariff
  • G6 Alliance set to weaken Baltic Sea boxship charter market
    Feeder vessels of under 1,000 teu likely to see opportunities fall as lines sail direct
  • Shipping cybersecurity 'non-existent'
    EU urges IMO to tackle fragmented approach
  • JP Morgan Global Maritime Investment Fund backs Harren
    Shipping firms turn to private equity funding
  • Violence in Kazakhstan threatens oil exports
    Concerns surround country's 1.5m barrels per day oil export industry
  • Asia slowdown to slash US exports
    Stronger dollar and Euro debt crisis don't help
  • Flagging up a threat
    Outright discrimination against a flag for purely political or protectionist reasons carries serious implications for the shipping industry
  • Port Botany reports trade boost
    November brings upturn after stagnant year
  • ISCO becomes permanent observer at IMO
    Including oil-spill experts will 'fill a gap'
  • Free the Alabama 2
    Why a judge's order to release Gaurav Prem's master and chief engineer should stand
  • Mediators broker new talks in Australia pay dispute
    Pay and conditions row has seen strikes and lock-outs
  • New Seychelles court will pave the way with piracy law
    Problem of ransoms will need to be dealt with by the business community
  • Seychelles piracy court and prison must expand to meet demand
    Purpose-built prison already two-thirds full
  • Maybulk lands $50m loan
    Credit from HSBC will be for capital expenditure
  • Mercosur bars Falklands flagged ships
    Diplomatic row mostly affects fishing vessels but reflects festering resentment over UK's control of the islands
  • Japan sees fall in overseas ship orders
    Dry-bulk demand shows year-on-year decline
  • First Ship Lease completes $483m refinancing
    Singapore trust restructures debt but still faces risk with creditworthiness of lessees
  • TBS International surrenders newbuilding sextet to bank
    Company staves off insolvency by handing RBS an entire series of specially-designed tweendeckers
  • Rena master and second officer accused of altering ship records
    Obstruction claimed after vessel hit a reef off New Zealand's North Island
  • Standard & Poor's downgrades K Line
    Ratings agency says carrier's long-term outlook will improve

Fairplayweb site
DECEMBER 21, 2011
  • Missiles and nitro smuggled
    FINNISH police said today that a UK-flagged general cargo vessel detained in Kotka had been smuggling missiles and 150 tonnes of explosive material
  • US security money shunned
    US PORTS have spent less than one-fourth of the money budgeted in a federal terror protection scheme, an oversight report has shown
  • SeaFrance union attacked for spurning talks
    FRENCH transport minister Thierry Mariani today attacked SeaFrance's majority CFDT union for refusing even to discuss an offer for the group from Denmark's DFDS and Louis Dreyfus Armateurs
  • Charleston cuts off Jasper plan
    SOUTH Carolina port officials have voted to cut funds for the Jasper Ocean Terminal after three years of wrangling with Georgia officials
  • Mercosur ports bar ships flying Falklands flag
    SOUTH America's Mercosur trading bloc has closed its ports to ships flagged in the Falkland Islands
  • BW forms LNG terminal JV
    BW GAS and InterEnergy Holdings have agreed to form a venture to build a LNG terminal in San Pedro de Macoris on the southeastern coast of the Dominican Republic
  • French might break grounded ship on beach
    BREST authorities have said general cargo ship TK Bremen will probably have to be demolished on the southern Brittany beach where it is grounded
  • VLCC spot rates edge up
    VLCC SPOT rates on key trades to East Asia edged higher today, shipping analysts said
  • India iron ore export cargoes plummet
    INDIA'S iron ore exports plunged in the first 11 months this year as Delhi increased curbs on export cargoes
  • Puntland drives pirates out of Bandarbeyla
    BANDARBEYLA, in the Karkaar region of Somalia's semi-autonomous state of Puntland, is reportedly free of pirates, according to senior state officials
  • Panamax recovery skids
    PANAMAX bulker rates are falling again, after their much-hailed respite in the middle of last week, brokers told Fairplay today
  • US Iran sanctions grow
    WASHINGTON has sanctioned 10 maritime-based companies for acting as fronts for Iran's shipping line IRISL
  • Containers put on 'ice'
    AUSTRALIAN police said today a substance used to make methylamphetamine has been found smuggled in shipping containers
  • Fewer wait yet snarls grow
    DRYBULK port snarls are worsening this week in China, even though fewer ships are waiting to berth

The Journal of Commerceweb site
DECEMBER 21, 2011
  • Oakland Rejects Crackdown on Occupy Port Protests
    Oakland city officials have rejected a call for city leaders to use strong tactics to prevent Occupy protestors from shutting...
  • Cargo Pilots Dodge New Fatigue Rule
    The Federal Aviation Administration exempted cargo pilots from the tougher limitations it placed on work rules for airline pilots on...
  • Panalpina Opens Logistics Facility in North China
    Panalpina said its recently opened 32,800-square-foot logistics facility in North China will become the Swiss logistics group's hub in the...
  • Customs Looks to Allow Exporters Into C-TPAT
    Customs and Border Protection may allow exporters to join a voluntary supply chain security program, and Japan, Colombia and Costa...
  • Truck Tonnage Rose 6 Percent in November
    Trucks handled more freight November, as manufacturing output and a restocking of retail inventories helped increase for-hire truck tonnage 0.3...
  • Hapag-Lloyd to Start Calling at Baltimore
    Hapag-Lloyd will start calling at the Port of Baltimore in February as the first U.S. port of call on its...
  • Antwerp Hikes Harbor Dues by 2 Percent
    Antwerp will raise harbor dues by 2 percent in 2012, the first increase in three years, as Europe's largest port...
  • Snowstorm Delays Shipments to Great Plains, Heads North
    The deadly snowstorm headed toward the Great Lakes threatens to delay further shipments after the freak weather paralyzed truck traffic...
  • Airlines Lose EU Carbon Emission Trade Challenge
    Europe's highest court on Wednesday upheld the European Union's right to make international airlines pay for carbon emissions on flights...

Containerisation Internationalweb site
DECEMBER 21, 2011
  • Hapag-Lloyd puts 'brave face' on Moody's latest credit ratings
    The latest ratings published by Moody's Investors Service paint a mixed picture for Germany's largest liner shipping company, Hapag-Lloyd. While on the positive ...
  • MSC and CMA CGM to work together between ECNA and WCSA
    In a further sign of the growing levels of collaboration between MSC and CMA CGM, the latter carrier is to buy slots on the former company's east coast of North ...
  • Rena officers on further charges
  • Panalpina expands footprint in China
    Swiss-headquartered freight forwarder Panalpina has opened a new logistics centre in Tianjin to act as a hub for north China - and the company said that it marks ...
  • New Years' Day marks end of LA CTP
    The Port of Los Angeles (LA) has reached the final chapter of its Clean Truck Program (CTP) - as of January 1, 2012 the last of the older local drayage trucks will ...
  • Japan's exports fall again
    Japanese exports fell by 4.5% in November - versus the same month of 2010 - to 5.2 trillion yen (USD66.8 billion) as a combination of a strong currency and the ...
  • Bunker supplier warns on new Turkish sulphur regulations
    Aalborg, Denmark-based, OW Bunker, one of the world's largest independent marine fuel suppliers, has flagged up the technical challenges surrounding Turkey's January ...
  • Sohar set to shine from new APL service
    The port of Sohar in northern Oman expects to see significant benefits from the decision of APL to route its newly-launched pendulum service connecting ports in ...
  • Fate 'uncertain' for 200 Somali-held mariners
    Despite the significant reduction in the latter part of the year of successful hijacks of merchant ships in the Gulf of Aden and Indian Ocean - the result of a ...

TradeWindsweb site
DECEMBER 21, 2011
  • US unravels IRISL web
    Treasury calls out CEO of SCI venture as US dissects Iranian carriers's increasingly complex network of foreign fronts.
  • Finland probes missile cargo
    Customs joins forces with police to investigate weapons found onboard Shanghai-bound cargoship.
  • Pirates free D'Amato tanker
    Fratelli D'Amato crew assumes command as Somali hijackers spring Savina Caylyn after 11-month ordeal.
  • RBS snatches TBS sextet
    Fight to stay afloat proves costly as RBS prepares to repossess ailing operator's newest tweendeckers.
  • Viking in second raid
    Torstein Hagen-led owner turns to STX France for its latest batch of newbuildings.
  • Cargill takes German cape
    Oskar Wehr newbuilding grabs one-year starter deal which will begin in January.
  • Courage scraps panamax
    Hsu Chih Chien-led bulker owner continues turnover of older tonnage.
  • Daewoo pens offshore deal
    Mystery European owner boosts South Korean yard's 2011 tally with a $630m rig order.
  • Nam Cheong to build barge
    Latest win for Malaysian offshore vessel builder means 2011 orders are up 50% on last year.
  • U-Sea opens early present
    Danish firm secures a seven-year COA which will employ a couple of supramaxes.
  • Consolidation no solution
    Citi says G6 alliance is a necessary survival tactic which won't seed a rate recovery.

The Bunker Bulletinweb site
DECEMBER 21, 2011
  • Crude inventory slides the most in a decade
    Crude inventories fell by 10.6 million barrels last week.
  • First shipping company to gain energy management certificate
    Helping to optimise efficiency, reduce fuel consumption, reduce the company's environmental footprint and provide a cost saving for the vessels owners.
  • Confusion over Namibian bunker row
    Challenge to claims that off-shore bunker licenses are 'illegitimate'.
  • European bunker markets continue to firm
    Bunker prices climbing as crude oil prices rise.
  • Fujairah prices still firming
    Crude oil prices firming in early trades.
  • Strike could hit bunker operations
    Antwerp faces disruption as public sector workers call strike for Thursday.
  • Svitzer looks for fuel efficiency
    Towing vessel operator says newbuilds will be 'state-of-the-art' in terms of fuel consumption.
  • Continuing dissension over EU Sulphur Directive
    Ministers call for a more detailed impact study.
  • Bunker prices jump in Asian port hubs
    Supplies remained tight at most Asian ports on Wednesday.
  • Rena officers face new charges
    The officers alleged to 'pervert the course of justice' by altering documents after the grounding.
  • Tight bunker supplies in Busan to ease only in February
    Lack of supplies during the winter months a 'seasonal trend'.
  • Higher revenues, fuel derivatives gains keep cruise operator in black
    Carnival Corporation expects fuel costs to increase in the first quarter of 2012.
  • Supply tightness persists at Far East Russian ports
    Players unable to offer most bunker products until the end of the year.

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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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