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February 25, 2011
The Business Timesweb site
Shipping News
  • Faster UPS service to come to Singapore
    UPS is expanding one of its freight services to 10 more Asian ports, including Singapore, it announced yesterday.
  • Crude tanker rates fall for 6th day
    Earnings from shipping Middle East crude oil to Asia, the world's busiest route for supertankers, fell for a sixth day after demand was met to haul February cargoes.

Sched Netweb site
  • Drewry box index slips again as contract talks get underway
  • APM Terminals profit up 60pc as Yantian sales offset global loss
  • CMA CGM suspends cargo bookings to Libya
  • China expects its 2011 trade to increase 21pc to US$3.6 trillion
  • Europe's container growth to be moderate: Global Port Tracker
  • Two 13,100-TEU ships for Rickmers to join Maersk fleet
  • SeaIntel expects transpac demand to rise 15-20pc in 2011
  • Cocoa and rubber ablaze at Amsterdam Westport
  • US consumer confidence hits three-year high in February
  • New Zealand quake paralyses Lyttleton Port at Christchurch
  • Hamburg Sud christens newest 7,100-TEU box ship
  • Georgia accuses South Carolina saboteurs of aborting Jasper Terminal
  • Toll Holdings half-year profit up 53pc to US$165 million
  • Flynt group rebrands to Barloworld Logistics in HK, China
  • Panalpina to take over Norway's Grieg Logistics
  • Jilin to build US$486.3 million agricultural logistics park
  • Cathay lauds HK budget for commitment to global transport
  • FAA investigates Denver airport after runway breaches
  • Forwarders can now sue airlines after statute of limitation deadline

Exim Indiaweb site
  • LNG demand has vessel & freight rates zooming ahead
  • Wishlist of an Indian shipping co. to the Finance Minister
  • EU order defining ayurvedic products a trade barrier, says industry
  • Biplav Kumar assumes charge as Deputy Chairman of MPT
  • JNPT Chairman addresses naval architects
  • MPSEZ enters 1-million-TEU Club
  • Ro-ro service trial run carried out at Vallarpadam ICTT
  • Rlys allows mining firms to fund last-mile links
  • Vikas Anand takes charge as COO of DHL (India)
  • Exports will surely touch $ 500 bn by 2014-15: Fieo
  • Govt seeks to double exports to $ 450 bn by 2013-14
  • Leather sector urged to take advantage of Central programme

International Transport Journalweb site
FEBRUARY 23, 2011
  • Rotterdam port expansion entering sandy stage
    Maasvlakte 2, the port of Rotterdam's expansion scheme, is steadily taking on more shape. Some 190 million cbm of sand have now been sprayed onto the site. The new land will be sho...
  • Managerial changes at Imperial Reederei on 1 July
    The Imperial Reederei group is set to reshuffle its management on 1 July. The inland shipping service provider has named a successor for Karl-Heinz Bellmer, who is stepping down fr...
  • K Line announces new Asia-east coast of South America service
    The Japanese shipping company Kawasaki Kisen Kaisha Ltd (K Line) is launching ECSA, a new bi-weekly service from Asia to the east coast of South America that will be operated...
  • Augustin Quehenberger Group overshoots 2010 sales target
    The Austrian logistics service provider Augustin Quehenberger Group reported a turnover of EUR 371.8 million in 2010, thus overshooting its projected target of EUR 360 million by a...
  • GAC extends global agency network to Bahamas
    GAC's global shipping network has been further strengthened with the signing of an alliance agreement with Bahamian agency Elnet Maritime Co. Ltd. Under the terms of the pact, a co...
  • Damco: new office in port of Le Havre
    AP Moller-Maersk's logistics unit Damco has opened a new office at the port of Le Havre (France), a development that gives it a good chance of competing against other freight forwa...
  • Two more container leviathans from Rickmers for Maersk
    Two more 13,100 teu containerships have been built for the German Rickmers Group in Ulsan (Korea). The "Leo Rickmers" and the "Scorpio Rickmers" will be charter...

Marine Logweb site
FEBRUARY 24, 2011
  • Port of LA plugs in three cruise lines to shoreside power
  • Chuck Raymond steps down as Horizon Lines cops plea in price fixing case

World Wide Shipperweb site
FEBRUARY 24, 2011
  • Port of Portland Compass honor presented to Greenbrier executive
  • Navios Maritime Holdings earns Panama Excellence award
  • Cargill delivers millions to United Way charities
  • ATA truck tonnage index climbs during month of January
  • Coast Guard posthumously awards Meritorious Public Service medal

Lloyd's Listweb site
FEBRUARY 24, 2011
  • China offers to double Greek finance pledge to $10bn
    Beijing confirms its banks are willing to expand existing $5bn facility 'as long as there is demand from owners'
  • Middle East unrest throws spotlight on risk for tankers
    With political turmoil in Egypt and neighbouring countries, shipowners need to remain vigilant
  • MR product tanker rates double in one week
    Medium range product tankers on the transatlantic trade have seen rates double in a week, after an influx of fresh cargoes bound for West Africa slashed the number of vessels waiting for employment, providing a much-needed injection of confidence for owners struggling in the volatile market
  • China to be top Asian gas market
    China's gas market is one of the fastest growing in the world, according to the International Energy Agency
  • Australia set to drive growing LNG supplies
    The majority of China's growing LNG imports are shipped under long-term contracts from LNG exporters in Australia, Malaysia, Indonesia and Qatar
  • China puts its foot on the gas
    Nation's hunger for energy does not look like abating but huge reserves of shale gas in its interior may derail rising LNG import demand
  • Updated: Latest ship movement from Lloyd's List Intelligence's APEX service
    All Libyan ports shut but there are reports of some crude ports partially working
  • Grand China faces charter claim
    Greek shipowner launches arbitration proceedings against group
  • Chinese finance a worry for shipping
    Prospect of more tonnage flooding bulker and tanker sectors would drive rates down to rock bottom
  • BDI flattens as inquiries dwindle
    Baltic Dry Index falls 11 points to 1,242 today
  • Stuck in a jam
    UK's farcical attempts at evacuating Britons from Libya demonstrates that countries need a government-run marine emergency service
  • Teekay Offshore Partners full year profit shrinks
    Full-year net profit down to $78.9m from $135.63m
  • Derivatives boost Teekay LNG Partners' bottom line
    Company returns a net profit of $92.9m for full year 2010
  • Teekay Tankers eyes vessel buys
    Says 50% of its vessel operating days would rake in an average time charter equivalent rate of $24,500 a day
  • 'No clearance' for Libya evacuees to board Greek tanker
    Minerva vessel was set to pick up stranded Greek nationals after a request for help from the country's authorities
  • Teekay boss predicts more gloom for spot tanker market
    Glut of vessel deliveries will hit demand
  • Yildirim boss reveals CMA CGM investment was a 'good fit'
    Groundbreaking $500m deal is part of group's long-term strategy of private equity investment in the maritime sector
  • Libya rescue dash offers fillip for cash-strapped Greek ferry lines
    Vessels stand to earn a minimum of $344,370 per day on charter, although some are known to be on higher rates
  • Bleak outlook for dry bulk and tanker sectors
    Fundamentals in both markets look like "a classic shipping recession" says Clarkson Research Services head
  • Coustas warns over demise of KG financing
    Boxship owners will need to find up to $2bn per year in equity finance
  • Precious plans $450m bulker spree
    To buy about 20 secondhand handymax and supramax vessels
  • Shipping still attractive to private equity funds
    But investors want discounts on asset values, finance executives tell Marine Money forum
  • Grindrod reinstates order for two product tankers
    Shipping and logistics group to take delivery of ships after settlement reached over contractual dispute
  • Naval forces should not be so quick to release pirates
    How can countries such as Denmark satisfy itself about the identity of pirates from a country that has no government
  • Southampton set to boost box handling capacity
    Construction of '80m berth to add up to 750,000 teu of handling capacity at the port
  • Warning for container sector as GDP hit by general slowdown
    Growth in OECD countries in 2010 increased by 2.9% compared with 2009, which saw a fall of 3.5% from 2008
  • NSF steps into ship finance breach
    Recent Genmar deal confirms US-based fund as a leading source of alternative capital, stepping in to offer shipowners support since 2008
  • Injecting a bit of zest into coastal shipping industry
    As UK shipping minister Mike Penning declares his passion for the coastal trades, Lloyd's List suggests a few areas in need of his urgent attention

Fairplayweb site
FEBRUARY 24, 2011
  • EU NAVFOR seeks more ships
    THE Indian Ocean would need 83 destroyers instead of just 6 to respond to piracy effectively, Major General Buster Howes, operations commander of EU Navfor told Fairplay today
  • Navy ship guards closer?
    A RAND Corp senior policy analyst has told Fairplay that the killing of two US hostages by pirates this week might lead to military guards at sea
  • Teekay expands loans unit
    NYSE-listed Teekay Corp today revealed its third investment in ship mortgages, further expanding its exposure to the VLCC sector
  • LNG rate climb seen on uprisings
    NORTH Africa's political upheavals could cause a gas supply cut that would push up LNG carrier rates, Arctic Securities warned today
  • Libyan chaos forces oil rethink
    EUROPEAN importers are likely to start shipping oil from the US Gulf and West Africa if political turmoil continues to limit exports from Libya, analysts said today
  • Repsol pledges free choice on agents
    ENERGY giant Repsol today said it has imposed no curbs at the Spanish terminals it manages on which shipping agent a shipowner may pick
  • Transpetro expects exoneration
    TRANSPETRO, Latin America's largest shipping company, said it expects to be cleared by a Brazilian tribunal of overpayment allegations
  • Teekay adjusted losses widen
    TANKER giant Teekay Corp today reported higher losses than anticipated after its Suezmax and Aframax rates fell
  • Strike slows Bilbao boxes
    A ROAD haulier strike has caused severe box delays at Bilbao, a Spanish operator told Fairplay today
  • Genco earnings fall short
    NYSE-listed bulk player Genco has reported lower profits than expected and faces significant spot market exposure in 2011
  • Baltic thickest in 24 years
    VERY COLD Baltic weather has left the most sea surface icebound since 1987, according to a report by the Finnish broadcasting company YLE
  • Wilson's earnings rise
    RISING freight volumes and rates have helped Norway's Wilson record a rise in fourth-quarter profits to 32.7M kroner ($5.8M), from 26.5M kroner a year earlier
  • Sembcorp shares drop on financial results
    SHARES of Singapore's Sembcorp Marine dropped today even though the world's second-biggest rig builder declared profits last night
  • Baltic Trading predicts clear sailing
    BALTIC Trading, the spot-market drybulk offshoot of Genco Shipping & Trading, said today it has no need to tap equity markets after amendments to its credit facility
  • Bulgaria exits port deal
    BULGARIA has cancelled a ¥37Bn ($451M) loan from a Japanese bank that was to pay for building box terminals at the Black Sea ports of Bourgas and Varna.

The Journal of Commerceweb site
FEBRUARY 24, 2011
  • Con-way Freight Helps Capture Alleged Terrorist
    Alert truck terminal managers in Texas helped federal authorities identify a suspected terrorist who allegedly planned to attack multiple U.S....
  • Horizon Lines to Sell Logistics Unit
    Horizon Lines said it is in discussions to sell its logistics unit and expects to report lower fourth quarter results...
  • Horizon Pleads Guilty, to Pay $45 Million
    Horizon Lines agreed to plead guilty and will pay $45 million in fines for antitrust violations in the Puerto Rico...
  • NYK Boosts Trans-Atlantic Rates
    NYK Line plans to increase its trans-Atlantic freight rates on cargo moving in both directions as of April 1. ...
  • US Judge Fines Greek Company $2.4 Million for Pollution
    A federal judge in Baltimore on Wednesday fined a Greek ship management company $2.4 million and imposed two years probation...
  • Echo Global Logistics Sales Rise 64 Percent
    New customers and higher shipping volume pushed total revenue to $426.4 million at Echo Global Logistics in 2010, a 64.3...
  • Coast Guard to Change Ship Rebuilding Rule
    The Coast Guard is proposing changes in regulations to clarify the requirements for rebuilding Jones Act ships at U.S. shipyards. ...
  • Green Reefers Loss Widens
    Norway's Green Reefers, a refrigerated cargo ship operator, reported fourth quarter 2010 pre-tax losses widened to $24 million from $18.7...
  • MSC Hikes India-Europe Rates
    Mediterranean Shipping Company announced a general rate increase on the westbound trades from India to Europe and the Mediterranean, the...
  • UK Approves Southampton Port Expansion
    The UK port of Southampton received government approval for a $130 million project that will enable it to handle the...
  • Seaspan Seeks 10 New 10,000-TEU Ships
    Container shipowner Seaspan said it is negotiating to order up to 10 new ships that would carry up to 10,000...
  • Durable Goods Orders Fall But for Aircraft
    The Commerce Department said a 27 percent spike in commercial aircraft sales pushed total durable-goods orders up 2.7 percent in...
  • UASC Plans HQ Move as ILA Organizes
    United Arab Shipping Co. plans to move its U.S. headquarters and 80-plus jobs from New Jersey to the South Atlantic...

Containerisation Internationalweb site
FEBRUARY 24, 2011
  • Lyttelton hopeful of early resumption
  • Transpac rates plunge amid warnings of major contract reductions
  • Libya cargo operations halted
  • Rickmers takes delivery of more Maersk charters
  • Behemoth tester for Felixstowe

TradeWindsweb site
FEBRUARY 24, 2011
  • Globus returns to profit
    George Karageorgiou applauds ticker's migration to Times Square as Greek bulker owner sheds red in the fourth.
  • Horizon shares hammered
    New York-listed liner outfit's stock price tumbles 10% following DoJ shake down, executive shake up and revised earnings forecast.
  • Horizon's double whammy
    CEO Chuck Raymond packs his bags for retirement as US liner operator agrees to shell out $45m to squash price fixing probe.
  • Firms takeover Triton
    Pritzker clan sells controlling stake in US container lessor Triton to New York finance duo.
  • Fire Island splash
    New York ferry operator anticipates sizzling summer with order placed at Gladding-Hearn.
  • CMA CGM freezes calls
    World's third-largest container line cancels calls in Libya but continues to accept bookings amid clashes.
  • Trouble tonic
    Unrest in Libya and Algeria could provide a further spark for LNG spot market, Arctic says.
  • Helix hit by loss
    Owen Kratz talks up prospects in US Gulf as New York-listed subsea firm falls flat in the fourth.
  • Teekay steps on the gas
    Headline result moves up but New York listed gas carrier operator sees share price slip in the other direction.
  • Bigger a better bet for Dof
    Oslo-listed offshore owner tips improved 2011 performance as 10 newbuildings wait in the wings.
  • Trai Thien hunts cash
    US arm of Southeast Asian mini-bulker operator races to squash competition as it hunts for cash to fund six newbuildings.
  • Libyan danger money
    KG Jebsen accepts more than double market rate to take an aframax into crisis-hit country.
  • KLC a KG headache
    But veteran Tobias Konig asks Germans to choose internal solution over Wall Street to preserve system.
  • Teekay Corp lags Street
    Bjorn Moller-led shipowner sees adjusted bottom line fall further into the red than forecast in Q4.
  • Flopec extends TEN twins
    New York-listed tanker owner secures two more years of work for panamax brace amid hope flexible rates can spur its stock price.

American Shipperweb site
FEBRUARY 24, 2011
  • Pritzker Group acquires PECO Pallet
    PECO Pallet Inc. said it has been acquired by The Pritzker Group, a private investment firm owned and controlled by J.B. Pritzker and Tony Pritzker. The Yonkers, N.Y.-based pallet-rental company said the deal provides it with "substantial equity ca...
  • Trade groups back Bersin confirmation
    A group of 11 trade associations on Wednesday wrote Senate Finance Committee leaders urging a favorable recommendation to confirm Customs and Border Protection Commissioner Alan Bersin, whose future as head of the agency remains in limbo. Presiden...
  • Trucking executive calls for improved port access
    Dick Coyle, president of Devine Intermodal in West Sacramento, Calif., stressed a need for increased investment in ports to the House Transportation and Infrastructure Committee. "We have terminals up and down the Central Valley of California and o...
  • CSX opens Ohio terminal
    CSX said it has opened its Northwest Ohio Terminal, acornerstone of the double-stack National Corridorfreight rail corridor between East Coast seaports and the Midwest. Located near North Baltimore, Ohio, the new facility employs more than 200 ful...
  • U.S. truck tonnage jumps 3.8%
    Freight volumes for U.S. trucking companies surged 3.8 percent in January from December, according to the monthly tonnage index published by the American Trucking Associations. The seasonally adjusted survey of ATA members' business activity also ...
  • CSX can challenge Alabama fuel tax
    A U.S. Supreme Court ruling Tuesday clears the way for CSX Corp. to challenge Alabama''s fuel tax. Alabama imposes sales and use taxes on railroads when they purchase or consume diesel fuel, but exempts their main competitors -- interstate trucker...
  • CSAV president to step down
    Jaime Claro Valdes has resigned as president and director of Chilean container shipping company CSAV, according to a brief letter sent to the Chile''s securities commission and posted on the company''s Web site. Valdes took the company helm in Nov...
  • Maersk order caps big ship brigade
    China Shipping in January unveiled the biggest containership to hit the seas in 2011, the 13,296-TEUCSCL Star,disrupting a five-year trend of the biggest containerships in operation being delivered to the fleets of Europe's Big 3 container lines -...
  • Supreme Court ruling
    CSX can challenge Alabama fuel tax A U.S. Tuesday clears the way for CSX Corp. to challenge Alabama''s fuel tax. Alabama imposes sales and use taxes on railroads when they purchase or consume diesel fuel, but exempts their main competitors -- inte...
  • ComPair Data analysis

The Scandinavian Shipping Gazetteweb site
FEBRUARY 24, 2011
  • Europe's longest ice road reduces demand for ferry transportation
    After the opening of the 25.5 km long official ice road between the Estonian mainland and Hiiumaa ' it is said that it is the longest of its kind in
  • Spar Shipping sells Ven service
    Spar Shipping, Copenhagen, has sold its service from Copenhagen to the Isle of Ven in Oresund to Ventrafiken AB. The sale includes the passenger vessel Jeppe (flying the Swedish flag
  • Nordic LNG charters LNG carrier
    Nordic LNG has signed a contract with the Dutch shipping company Anthony Veder covering the transportation of LNG from the production plant at Risavika, Norway. The plant has an estimated

The Bunker Bulletinweb site
FEBRUARY 24, 2011
  • Fujairah market firms
    Fuel oil avails still reported to be limited in Durban.
  • Libyan protest rocks crude market
    Political protests have spread to Libya and Bahrain causing uncertainty in the crude market.
  • Bunker prices soar in key ports
    Many bunker suppliers unable to give price indications due to market volatility.
  • Bunker barge returns to service on the Thames
    Cockett Marine Oil boosts Thames operation with vessel coming from sister company in Rotterdam.
  • 'Make or break' time for IMO on GHG deal
    Head of climate and environment at Maersk says IMO could be sidelined by UNFCCC if July meeting fails to approve efficiency measures.
  • New delay on IMO regulations for gas-fuelled ships
    Target date for completing work on safety code for ships using LNG as fuel pushed back, leaving little time before stringent 2015 ECA requirements take effect.
  • Promotion at Dan-Bunkering
    Accountant Michael Jacobsen has been promoted to Business Controller.
  • Bunker prices react to surging crude oil
    Market responding to the tension in Middle East, says bunker trading manager at Gemoil.
  • Taiwanese port faces 'tight' 380 cSt supplies
    Supplier temporarily suspends offering the grade to the spot market.
  • Singapore launches initiative to encourage marine employment
    $2.3 million programme to train crew for bunker tankers and local passenger vessels.
  • Mass flow meter provider to host bunker seminar
    Seminar hopes to address ship owners' unanswered questions about the coriolis technology and its certified bunker system.
  • Sri Lankan state oil company to re-enter bunkering business
    Ministry of Petroleum Industries ordered CPC to commence bunkering operations at the 'earliest possible instance.'

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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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