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October 24, 2011
The Business Timesweb site
Shipping News
  • Bodies of six Indians working at Iran oil field found
    The bodies of six Indian divers working on an Iranian oil field in the Gulf were recovered yesterday from a diving chamber that became trapped underwater when its support ship sank, officials said.

Sched Netweb site
  • Cosco hikes Far East-Persian Gulf rate US$200/TEU, adds BAF
  • Asia-Europe spot rate to fall to US$677/TEU as transpac decline slows
  • HK Liner Shipping Association backs low-sulphur, but wants subsidies
  • MSC joins CSAV/CMA Asia-west coast South America service
  • OOCL has not cancelled its CCX, SCX, and SSX services as reported
  • Hong Kong signs salvage, search, rescue, surveying pact with Beijing
  • Royal Marines raid mothership, rescue 20 Pakistanis, capture 4 pirates
  • CSAV and HDS Lines account for 35pc of carrier-controlled layups
  • FMC fines NVOCCs US$477,500 for contravening law to get lower rates
  • Union Pacific third quarter profit increases 16pc despite bad weather
  • Canada to FMC: We're not subsidising cargo diversion from US ports
  • Wilhelmsen doubles life raft exchange revenues to Korean customers
  • British freight forwarders urged to support truckers' FairFuel campaign
  • China trims 11pc aviation growth prediction, now expects flat year
  • Lufthansa reschedules winter flights after Frankfurt night flight ban
  • Emirates SkyCargo upgrades fleet despite economic uncertainty

Exim Indiaweb site
  • Baltic index surges to 10-month high
  • Boxship deliveries on a high again this year & ahead
  • Inadequate newbuilding supervision can lead to costly claims
  • Managing the risk of container theft
  • UK P&I Club expresses concerns about ECDIS
  • India, Myanmar seek to double trade by 2015
  • India to remain major focus of DP World
  • New steel billet loading record set at Visakhapatnam Port
  • Port of Le Havre's ro-ro terminal boosts throughput & area
  • Singapore holds parleys to build box terminal in Andamans
  • Gateway Rail commences double stack container train operations from its Garhi Harsaru (NCR) rail terminal
  • Implementation hanging fire due to Centre-state miscommunication
  • CMIE revises FY12 GDP forecast to 7.9 pc
  • Customs, excise duty collections come a cropper in Sept.
  • Deora asks RBI to maintain status quo on interest rates
  • Fieo thanks Sharma for extra boost to exporters
  • FIMI not in favour of hiking iron ore export tax
  • Govt plans to upgrade cold storage capacity scheme
  • Rupee at new low of 50 against dollar
  • The removal of Green Canyon 6A platform

International Transport Journalweb site
OCTOBER 21, 2011
  • Rwandair to expand international service
    The Central African carrier Rwandair is expanding its operations by adding services from its Kigali hub to Dubai (UAE) Brazzaville (Congo) and Libreville (Gabon). On the Kigali-Bra...
  • Eurotunnel to install new radio communication system
    Eurotunnel has launched a project to install a state-of-the-art radio communication system in the Channel Tunnel, which will provide full interoperability with the entire European ...
  • Volvo Trucks to deliver 1,000 units to Iraq
    Volvo Truck Corporation has re-established its presence in Iraq by signing an importer contract with the Iraqi automotive distribution company Zam Zam Spring General Trading. A let...
  • CSX makes national gateway progress
    CSX Transportation, a leading US intermodal transport company based in Jacksonville FL, has completed or is still working on one third of the clearance projects included in the nat...
  • Continued growth for VW light commercial vehicles
    Volkswagen's sold 390'000 commercial vehicles between January and September in the light vehicles sector, which represents growth of 25% on the prior year period. In Western Europe...
  • Cargolux bridges continents
    This month marks the launch of two Cargolux RTW services. The first started on Wednesday and is one of the airline's longest routes, with a total of 75 block hours and ten sectors,...
  • Third runway opening at Frankfurt airport
    The third runway of Europe's biggest Central European freight airport is due to be opened this afternoon, when a jet with German chancellor Angela Merkel on board lands. In the mea...
  • Inland waterway volumes down slightly in Germany
    Goods transport on inland waterways in Germany dipped by 1.1% in the first half of 2011, according to preliminary information from the German statistical office. 110.2 million t of...
  • "Blue Star Delos" delivered to Attica
    The Attica Group's board of directors has announced the delivery of the newly-built ro-pax vessel "Blue Star Delos", which was built by Daewoo Shipbuilding and Marine Eng...
  • GLN welcomes its 400th member
    The 9th annual Global Logistics Network conference took place in Bangkok (Thailand) from 9-12 October. The 309 delegates from 208 companies from 75 countries held more than 9,600 p...
  • Ford signs new spare parts logistics deal with DHL
    Ford has signed a new agreement with DHL Supply Chain for the handling of spare parts in the Nordic region and the Baltic states. The agreement covers about 23,000 different spare ...
  • MOL wins supplier award from Cabot Microelectronics
    Mitsui O.S.K. Lines (MOL) has been awarded a silver logistics supplier award by the Cabot Microelectronics Corporation for outstanding service. Cabot Microelectronics meets its mos...
  • Toll Global Forwarding appoints new marketing director
    Toll Global Forwarding has appointed Gerd-Wolfgang Kux as the new regional marketing and sales director for its EME region, with effect from 1 January 2012. Kux, who will be based ...
  • Individual added value through specialised networks
    The significance of specialised networks was the focus of Rhenus' press conference on the opening day of the 28th German Logistics Congress in Berlin. A focused network offers cust...

Marine Logweb site
OCTOBER 21, 2011
  • BOEM approves first offshore exploration plan since Deepwater Horizon incident
  • BP chief says agreement with Andarko resolves "a significant uncertainty"
  • COSCO Dalian completes VLCC to FPSO conversion job
  • Celebrity Silhouette has GEA Westfalia Separator technology on board
  • Austal to acquire Philippines shipyard

World Wide Shipperweb site
OCTOBER 21, 2011
  • Trio of northwest airports earn environmental achievement honor
  • Bill Graves nets new contract as trucking association president
  • Oregon State University to continue as NOAA partner
  • Friends of Rocky Prairie drops gravel mining permit appeal
  • U.S. rail freight traffic posts gains during September

Lloyd's Listweb site
OCTOBER 21, 2011
  • Crews refuse to sail through Indian Ocean
    Swedish line 'took risks with seafarers' lives', claims one officer who left ship before sailing
  • Four months in the hands of Somali pirates
    Renuar master Calixto Caniete relives horror of hijacking ordeal
  • Calls for transparency over use of armed protection
    States urged to develop standards to prevent escalation in violence
  • Exclusive: Shipping turns a blind eye to human cost of piracy
    Psychological scars are being left untreated as industry focuses on costs instead of welfare
  • Capesize rally pushes up third-quarter earnings for CMB's Bocimar fleet
    Analysts re-evaluate fourth quarter earnings upwards for larger bulk carriers
  • Perishable cargo business: it's all about boxes
    Container lines have the reefer plugs but not the equipment, says Dynamar
  • Suezmax Black Sea market rally set to end over the next week
    Increase in number of available tankers for mid-November loadings to pressure rates
  • Reefer box costs hold back lines
    Leasing more attractive due to boxes' higher prices and shorter lifespan
  • Trans-Burma-China pipeline could be good for tanker demand
    New route to central China refineries likely to be in addition to expanding east and south coast crude import areas
  • Salalah seeks to expand on its hub status
    Port targets containers and hub destination cargo as key growth areas
  • Infrastructure fund gets $500m boost
    Breakwater will lead to more cargo space
  • A third of pirates die in action
    Pirate success rate is dropping due to lack of experience
  • US launches fresh effort to reform competition laws
    Draft proposals to be published before Christmas
  • Capesize market to hold for now but charterers sense an advantage
    Rates boom aided by Chinese mills seeking cheap iron ore undermined by steel price fall
  • German owners told to be realistic about ship values
    Private equity adviser says sale deals cannot match those under KG funds
  • Pistiolis bolsters TOP with cash infusion
    Tanker and dry bulk company's 80% owner says time will shortly be ripe to rebuild fleet
  • The way of an unforgiving world
    As the Rena's crew waits in hiding, the outrage directed at them from some quarters is sad but inevitable
  • Piracy response programme is welcome
    Mission to Seafarers already provides post traumatic care to freed hostages and families
  • Market volatility plays havoc with vessel valuations
    Changes in charter assumptions cause wide variances
  • Dutch dilemma
    The Dutch government is offering support for armed guards ' at a price
  • The piano on the staircase
    Dealing with cost pressures will prevent owners seeing their businesses crashing down
  • Insurers' models won't work in China
    The industry has been warned that smaller yards are still lagging behind European expectations
  • Seacor profit declines as Deepwater Horizon clean-up income peters out
    Profits fall back to $3.8m after extraordinary third quarter in 2010
  • Star Reefers hit by 'one of most challenging years on record'
    Carrier sees net losses widen and operating revenues fall as clients turn to spot market
  • Arrested bulker released in Connecticut
    Refueller Link Enterprises and Belarussian Shipping Company settle dispute over outstanding bunker bill
  • Fourth Ocean Tankers vessels sold
    Increased concerns over Cypriot tanker owner
  • Five die in diving support vessel capsize
    Accident happens off Iranian port of Bushir
  • First Ship Trust pulls in refinancing
    Commitments by banks for $437m buoy up FST as it reports stable third quarter
  • Keppel sees 33% profit jump in third quarter
    World's largest rig builder says outlook still strong for new orders, especially from Brazil

Fairplayweb site
OCTOBER 21, 2011
  • Pistiolis dilutes fellow investors
    NASDAQ-listed Top Ships today announced a massively dilutive share sale to CEO Evangelos Pistiolis and a decision to halt quarterly financial disclosures
  • WFP-chartered ship targeted by ITF
    A RUSSIAN crew has raised the alarm about conditions and pay violations on a Panama-flagged bulker chartered by the UN World Food Programme
  • FSL's 3Q profits fall 76.6%
    FIRST Ship Lease Trust said today its priority is to refinance its outstanding loan balance of $483.08M, as it posted 76.6% lower profits for 3Q2011, year on year
  • Oil traders plead guilty
    OIL TRADERS Clyde Meltzer and Bernard Langley have pleaded guilty to a multimillion-dollar kickback scheme involving US imports of Venezuelan tanker shipments
  • Dunkirk's throughput rises
    LIQUID bulks and liquid fuels both increased 50% at Dunkirk in the first nine months of 2011, year on year
  • Camillo Eitzen to sell ships
    CAMILLO Eitzen said today it has agreed to sell its nine fully owned, non-ethylene semi-refer vessels
  • 'Aspirin' won't stop pirates
    PUNTLAND'S president has criticised the payment of ransoms to Somali pirates
  • Losses widen to $14.1M for Star Reefers
    STAR Reefers said today a range of negative factors resulted in net losses of $14.1M in 3Q11
  • Mundra schemes frozen
    MUNDRA port projects have been frozen by a court decision, which sparked a 1-2% value drop today for shares in parent company Adani Enterprises on the Bombay Stock Exchange
  • Shell and partners plan Kitimat LNG terminal
    ROYAL Dutch Shell and three partners plan a major LNG terminal in northwest British Columbia
  • US railyard emissions targeted
    PORT cargo handling equipment in Los Angeles and idling trains emit tonnes of toxic pollution per year, according to a lawsuit filed against two of the biggest US railroads
  • Capesize rates spark up
    CAPESIZE rates ended higher this week, thanks to cheaper iron ore and rising port congestion
  • Greek ports stay shut
    GREEK passenger ports will remain shut until 23 October, as Greek seafarers have decided to carry on striking
  • Rena salvors hit milestone
    SALVORS on the stranded box ship Rena achieved a milestone today after finally pumping fuel oil off the casualty for 24 hours straight
  • Newbuilding charter tied to BCI
    BROKERS told Fairplay today Oldendorff has taken a Capesize newbuilding for three years, at a rate tied to yesterday's Baltic Capesize Index

The Journal of Commerceweb site
OCTOBER 21, 2011
  • Intel Forecasts Lean Supplier Inventories
    Semiconductor giant Intel, projecting caution across the technology sector despite its own record sales in the third quarter, says it...
  • Obama Signs Three Trade Pacts
    Exporters are urging the Obama administration to break down more trade barriers after the president signed free trade pacts with...
  • Freight Rate, Surcharge Updates for Week of Oct. 17-21
    German container carrier Hapag-Lloyd will apply a general rate increase on cargo shipped from East Asia (excluding Japan)...
  • Senate Democrats Line Up Infrastructure for Next Jobs Vote
    Democrats in the Senate plan to schedule a vote soon on President Obama's proposals for major new infrastructure spending, as...
  • NY-NJ Port Authority Confirms Foye as New Chief
    The Port Authority of New York and New Jersey confirmed Patrick J. Foye as its new executive director at its...
  • Trucking Group Renews Pact With Graves
    The American Trucking Associations announced a new three-year agreement with Bill Graves, the former Kansas governor who has been president...
  • US Corn Exporters Double Up on China Sales
    China may double its corn imports from the U.S. this season, adding to a burgeoning year for American exporters and...
  • NY-NJ Reports Imports Flat in August
    The Port Authority of New York and New Jersey reported its busiest month for container imports so far in 2011...
  • Container Terminal Negotiations Get Trickier
    Terminal container operators negotiating with a port authority for new facilities should expect talks to be lengthy, possibly contentious, and...
  • California Steaming
    California's container ports are working overtime to convince cargo interests that Los Angeles, Long Beach and Oakland should be their...
  • The Disconnect
    Anyone looking for signs from the retail world of greater strength in shipping demand has been looking in the wrong...
  • Capacity Outlook: Grim
    The outlook for container carriers as described by Alphaliner's Hua Joo Tan at this month's Journal of Commerce TPM Asia...
  • Carrier's 'Act of God' Defense Is All Wet
    Q: We're a trucking company with a big problem. One of our terminals is in upstate New England, near...
  • Senate Approves Bryson as Commerce Secretary
    The Senate voted 74-26 Thursday to confirm John Bryson to become President Obama's next Commerce secretary. Although Obama named...
  • KCS Profit Doubles to $99.8 Million on Record Freight
    Record third quarter freight traffic and record revenue pushed Kansas City Southern's profit up 99 percent from a year earlier...
  • Thai Floods Disrupt Auto, Hard-Disk Supply Chains
    Monsoon floods in Thailand are disrupting the supply chains of multinational companies including Apple, Ford Motor, General Motors, Nissan Motor,...
  • Daimler Revs Up Production at Oregon Truck Plant
    Daimler Trucks North America will create 350 jobs and a second shift at its Portland, Ore., truck plant as it...
  • Diesel Prices Rise at Fastest Pace in 28 Weeks
    Diesel prices across the United States rose 8 cents in the week ending Oct. 17, increasing at the fastest pace...

Containerisation Internationalweb site
OCTOBER 21, 2011
  • Rena: oil salvage race against time
  • CMA CGM and ESL join up in Asia-East Africa trade
  • MSC follows Maersk into Ecuadorian/Europe banana trade
  • US exports to enjoy boost after FTAs with South Korea/Latin America
  • Thailand floods threaten Bangkok as MOL lends a hand

TradeWindsweb site
OCTOBER 21, 2011
  • Petronas fixes four
    Kuala Lumpur-listed offshore owners win big as Malaysian oil and gas giant takes on more local tonnage.
  • Mail ship says goodbye
    RMS St Helena drops UK port call as it aims to improve links to remote South Atlantic islands.
  • Indian port mulls bond sale
    Rumours of bond issue for Indian port could be first sector sale for five years.
  • Pistiolis pumps in cash
    Top Ships chief buys 11m shares for $5m, taking holding well beyond 50% as stock drops as much as 32%.
  • CECO banks sale cash
    Norwegian group reveals $12m pay-day from offloading Eitzen Gas to Pareto-led consortium.
  • Essar gets listing go ahead
    Indian shipowner gets the nod to follow in the footsteps of Essar Ports.
  • Making money the easy way
    The similarity between Ferrari owners and pirates, why remuneration of up to $14m is perfectly reasonable and a bureaucrat against bureaucracy.
  • SeaFrance faces D-Day
    French government has until Monday to convince EU to allow state aid for struggling owner.
  • Boskalis nabs LA contract
    Dutch dredging outfit lands contract in Latin America worth EUR 125m.
  • Shipowners without ships?
    With fleet sell-offs, huge losses and delistings, today's New5 in Numb3rs is pretty grim.
  • Austal eyes Cebu
    Australian shipbuilder says it will buy a shipyard in the Philippines before the end of this year.
  • Kyoei set to tank
    Japanese tanker owner increases annual net loss forecast in dire markets.
  • Wartsila bags research cash
    Finnish ship engine maker borrows EUR 150m from European Investment Bank for product development.
  • Star Reefers not so bright
    Reefer operator slips deeper into the mire with poor profit performance.
  • Seacor still down
    Diversified US owner still feeling the Deepwater impact more than a year later.

American Shipper - Ocean newsweb site
OCTOBER 21, 2011
  • Rand Logistics acquires bulker
  • COSCO raises Far East/Middle East rates
  • OOCL's Q3 revenues down on weaker rates
  • 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.
  • 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.
  • Maersk/MISC convert SE Asia-Oceania loop to butterfly
  • MSC adjusts Asia-US bunker fee levels
  • Rickmers-Linie to add regular Bilbao calls
  • Rena resumes fuel removal

The Bunker Bulletinweb site
OCTOBER 21, 2011
  • Aegean shares rally by 9% in single day
    Shares of marine fuel supplier in New York closed 9.4% higher.
  • Conservationist says Rena accident highlights NZ coastal vulnerability
    'I won't rest until we take measures to make things safer for Northland. A tanker load of oil would make the horrific Rena episode look like a black puddle.'
  • Bunker prices uncertain in the Americas
    Crude futures climbed for the first time in three days.
  • Wärtsilä secures 150 million euro loan
    Company to focus on developing engines that are more efficient, more reliable, and with lower lifecycle costs and improved environmental performance
  • RN-Bunker takes delivery of tanker to assist in bunker operations
    Vessel will undertake bunkering operations in the Kola Bay.
  • Regulations 'an obstacle' to efficient ship design
    For cradle to grave solutions, we really should start with conception, says president of Robert Allan Ltd.
  • Bunker prices rise in Fujairah
    Avails continue to be a problem in Durban.
  • Rotterdam prices stable
    Delays also reported at several loading installations.
  • SkySails in new cooperation
    BBC Chartering to cooperate with SkySails on wind propulsion after acquiring BBC SkySails.
  • BP settles lawsuit against former staff
    Four of the six who left BP and joined Brightoil had filed counter claims.
  • VLCCs claw back break-even rates
    But analyst predicts several owners will still be 'bleeding cash' in Q4.
  • Bunker operations resume in Greek ports
    'There is a huge queue of barges waiting to load,' player tells Bunkerworld.
  • New role for Business Development Manager at Maersk
    Jesper Rosenkrans now at Maersk Oil Trading's fuel trading desk.
  • Week ends with bunker prices largely up
    Supplies of bunker fuel mixed at key Asian ports on Friday.
  • BP charters 'world's biggest' bunker tanker for Fujairah market
    22,000 dwt Splendor chartered by BP to conduct bunkering, says source at Hong Lam Marine.
  • IFO supplies dry up in Colombo
    Replenishment cargoes of 380 cSt bunker fuel to arrive in Colombo from October 22-26.
  • Germany shipping firm launches 'EcoCalc'
    Calculates SO2, NOx and PM10, in addition to CO2 emissions, says Hapag-Lloyd.
  • Fuel pumping ops from Rena resumes
    Salvage team makes 'slow but steady' progress, says MNZ.

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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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