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October 25, 2011
The Business Timesweb site
Shipping News
  • HNA boasts 40b yuan warchest for foreign deals
    HNA Group, the Chinese investor in aviation, shipping and hotels, said it has access to as much as 40 billion yuan (S$8 billion) of credit lines to support acquisitions in Europe and the United States.
  • Baltic index slips, ship supply weighs
    The capesize market should remain supported by healthy iron ore and coal exports to China, even as the Baltic Exchange's main sea freight index, which tracks rates to ship dry commodities, turned negative at the end of last week.
  • China may double bunker suppliers
    China, with the world's busiest port at Shanghai, may double the number of local companies allowed to sell tax-exempt marine fuel as demand from ships increases.
  • Shabaab-Somali pirate links growing: UN

Sched Netweb site
  • Basel Convention eco-activists say HK Convention insufficient on scrapping
  • Ben Line Agencies opens its 100th office in Asia
  • Marine Department: Ferry involved in collision at Cheung Chau strayed off course
  • New liner services to boost Hamburg-Russia box traffic
  • OOCL has not cancelled its CCX, SCX, and SSX services as reported
  • CN joins Agri-Food to export Canada's containerised specialty grains
  • Freight Co Ltd offers emergency flood recovery logistics services
  • CSX quarterly profit up 12pc to US$464 million, revenue per unit up 10pc
  • Vladivostok Air flies to Singapore via Hong Kong twice weekly
  • Liuzhou Airport cargo volume up 32pc on January to September last year
  • St Louis-Lambert airport vows to fight for China hub, despite tax defeat

Exim Indiaweb site
  • Asia-Europe spot rates fall; transpacific decline slows
  • BBC Chartering sets sail
  • CMA CGM Group upgrades ASEA service between Asia, Kenya & Tanzania
  • Container shipping could face long period of oversupply
  • DHL India berths largest self-propelled barge at Paradip Port
  • ICS says flag states must enforce rules
  • K. Mohandas to grace AMTOI Day on November 2
  • Rickmers-Linie selected for delivery of Airbus fuselage sections to France
  • Strong Chinese appetite for ore to push up dry bulk rates
  • Tanker rates at seven-week high
  • Handicrafts exports surge 22 pc in Aug.
  • APM Terminals Mumbai stresses on caring for people as part of Safety Day
  • Nisha Roadways adjudged 'Container Transport Operator of the Year (Road)' at MALA 2011
  • Adopt cluster approach to get edge in exports: Exim Bank

International Transport Journalweb site
OCTOBER 24, 2011
  • Huge rail market growth expected in Middle East
    The Middle Eastern rail market volume stands at EUR 1.6 billion, and is set to increase by an average of 13% per year to reach EUR 3 billion by 2015, according to a study entitled ...
  • Czech Airlines awards Aero Cargo GSA contract for Germany
    Czech Airlines has extended its cargo GSA relationship with the ECS Group by appointing Aero Cargo as its new partner in Germany. The airline previously awarded cargo GSA contracts...
  • Australian north coast rail upgrade proceeding apace
    The elimination of sharp bends in the interstate rail network between Newcastle and Queensland (Australia) is progressing on schedule, with a section between Rappville and Leeville...
  • Loxx to cooperate with Demas in Turkey
    The German transport company Loxx now cooperates with the Istanbul-based logistics service provider Demas International Lojistik Hizmetleri ve Tic. As part of the cooperation, Loxx...
  • UK P&I Club announces 3% overall increase for 2012
    The premium rating of all UK P&I Club members will be increased by 3% on 20 February 2012. This was agreed by the UK Club's directors at a recent meeting in Athens. The decisio...
  • Charleston breakbulk volume surges with USD 23 million investment
    With a USD 23 million improvement project at its Columbus Street Terminal completed, the South Carolina Ports Authority (SCPA) is enjoying a surge in non-containerised cargo at the...
  • ALE appoints Alberto Pittaluga as country manager of new Iraq office
    ALE, a large and heavy load specialist headquartered in Staffordshire (UK), has opened a new office in Basra (Iraq), its first base in that country. Basra was chosen due to its str...
  • Fesco and BLG Logistics to cooperate in Russia
    The BLG Logistics Group and the Fesco Transportation Group have announced the creation of a joint venture to develop integrated logistics solutions for the automotive industry in R...
  • Aircastle provides two aircraft to support Southern Air's fleet renewal
    Aircastle Limited, a global company that acquires, leases and sells high-utility commercial jet aircraft to airlines throughout the world, and Southern Air Holdings have entered in...
  • Wüst building new logistics centre in Germany
    The excavators moved in at Wüst Logistik's headquarters in Weissenburg (Germany) recently, planning to complete the first stage of a new logistics centre by March 2012. The centre ...
  • ALC urges push for Australian transport regulation reform
    The Australian government's second so-called seamless economy agenda must focus on reforms that abolish inconsistent regulations and red tape between states, all of which adds cons...
  • 1 million flights for air traffic management system
    With the words "you're identified", the air traffic controller confirmed the initial call of the Lufthansa pilot of flight DLH729 from Shanghai Pudong to Frankfurt, and t...

Marine Logweb site
OCTOBER 24, 2011
  • Harris Pye completes $4.3 million of work on West Pegasus
  • LCS 3 completes builder's trials
  • Bridge team chatted about Cat Women as HSV sliced through fishing vessel
  • Marine interior specialist adds to backlog
  • Arctia to convert multi-function icebreakers to meet US EPA Arctic regs

World Wide Shipperweb site
OCTOBER 24, 2011
  • Port of Bellingham seeks comment on Airport Master Plan development
  • Two new members selected for Vancouver Fraser port board
  • DHS taps BSI Group for port cargo screening aid
  • Port of Seattle coping with Alaskan Way Viaduct closures
  • Letter of Interest period extended for Newport Port Commission post

Lloyd's Listweb site
OCTOBER 24, 2011
  • Brussels blocks SNCF plan to give ailing SeaFrance $139m funding
    Competition competitor says aid 'incompatible' with European rules
  • Heidmar pools sign up four new ships
    One VLCC and three aframaxes boost total fleet to 126
  • K Line sells two aframax tankers
    Deals in addition to VLCC sale, as Japanese owner shrinks fleet
  • VLGC market rally takes a breather
    Fixtures fail as caution clouds global LPG sector, leaving owners willing to discount rates
  • Kiel Canal a step closer to new locks
    Meeting raises prospects of Federal funding
  • ABN Amro to double shipping book
    Bank's transport chief Gust Biesbroeck says bottom of industry cycle good time to get in
  • Cash-rich Greek owners taking advantage of falling VLCC values
    At only a third of newbuilding prices, 10-year-old vessel values offer investment opportunity
  • Fesco adds Tacoma to Vladivostok service
    Fortnightly departure linking US Pacific Northwest to Russian Far East will offer 14-day transit time
  • Frontline continues to offload tankers
    Two more suezmax vessels reported up for sale in the secondhand market
  • Galileo finally leaves launch pad
    EU's answer to US GPS lifts off
  • Wärtsilä readies business for green rush
    Environmental services and gas engines key products for the future says new boss
  • India's oil destiny is linked to the Commonwealth
    India has the means but not the ways to tap its deepwater hydrocarbon reserves. There is an institution that could fill the gap
  • Asia takes premium pickings
    Gauging the size of the global marine market is hard, but it is clear Asia is on the rise and London is even more important than previously thought
  • Samudera's gross profit falls 85%
    Bunker prices and increased container charter hire rates push cost of services to nearly $109m
  • Demolition market in the doldrums
    Scrap rates fall below $500 per ldt with continued mismatch between breaker and cash buyer price ideas
  • Frangou fingers European problems as threat for bulk
    Navios Maritime Partners will be 'unaffected' by credit squeeze facing owners
  • Creditors release arrested Seaarland aframax
    RBS and Credit Agricole must now work with company on Chapter 11 restructuring plan
  • Short-period capesize charters hit $21,000 a day
    Spot market sentiment improves despite pessimism over China iron ore demand
  • Lloyd Fonds poised to get $21m injection from AMA Capital Partners
    Cash boost would allow the KG house to participate in part-consolidation
  • Scorpio Tankers charters in LR2 product tanker
  • UK releases national ports policy
    Long term port capacity demand to remain unaffected by global economic crisis
  • Northern Europe ports 'most efficient'
    Box ports have four times the throughput of southern rivals
  • STX Group confirms assets sales
    Owners of STX Pan Ocean and STX OSV will raise funds by stake sales in unnamed overseas assets by early 2012
  • Dr Peters KG fund files for insolvency
    Banks call in loan on fund that far exceeds market value of ships
  • EU ban on conferences fails to win a following
    Europe finds itself isolated, with no sign of a wider reform of maritime competition law
  • Trailer Bridge chief executive departs
    Latest development precedes crucial bond maturity in November
  • Noatum to stamp its name on former Dragados terminals
    Port operator wants to 'consolidate' its leadership in Spanish market
  • Like the Somme
    The mortality rate for Somali pirates suggests that they are formidable because they are desperate
  • Human cost of piracy
    The ordeal of Calixto Caniete, master of the Remuar, is a reminder of the urgency of dealing with the pirate scourge
  • Costs hit SITC profits as intra-Asia volumes increase
    Nine-month earnings show high growth in expenses balanced by one-time gains

Fairplayweb site
OCTOBER 24, 2011
  • High Oz dollar moves shipbuilder to Philippines
    AUSTRALIAN shipbuilder Austal said it plans to expand into Asia and possibly Europe
  • Frangou resets fee terms
    ANGELIKI Frangou's Navios Partners today announced profits in line with expectations and a new management deal that promises higher fees to parent Navios Holdings
  • Trailer Bridge boss quits
    BOX-BARGE operator Trailer Bridge has confirmed the resignation of CEO Ivy Barton Suter as the company's bond maturity deadline nears
  • 'Pouncing on' stray tankers
    JAPAN'S No 3 carrier 'K' Line has sold a 2001-built VLCC and a 2002-built Aframax tanker, brokers told Fairplay today
  • NYK losses more than double
    NYK LINE has become Japan's third major carrier, after MOL and 'K' Line, to predict worse losses for 2QFY2011
  • Oz ports returning to costly waiting game
    THE WAIT to dock at Australia's Newcastle port will increase to 54 ships by the end of next month, IHS McCloskey predicted today
  • VLCC demand immune to 40% distance cut?
    TANKER voyage distances are likely to be cut by 40% when the Trans Myanmar-China pipeline is ready in June 2013, but growing Chinese crude imports would ensure long-term demand for VLCCs
  • 90% tanker EPS fall warned
    NORWAY'S First Securities has predicted a sharp fall in 3Q11 results for listed tanker companies
  • MPS defeats lender challenge
    MARCO Polo Seatrade of the Netherlands and three related companies have won jurisdictional challenges in their Chapter 11 case, paving the way for more international owners to file for US relief
  • Wärtsilä using loan for R&D
    FINNISH engine maker Wärtsilä said today it plans to use a €150M ($207.8M) loan from European Investment Bank for R&D
  • Workers escape harm in Polish blast
    AN INQUIRY into an explosion is under way today at the western Polish port of Swinoujcie
  • SITC profits slide 12.9%
    HIGHER costs have pushed down the profits of China's intra-Asia box specialist SITC by 12
  • PIL hits target for PST
    PIL HAS acquired hit its target on the number of shares in Pacific Shipping Trust it need to proceed with its plan to delist and privatise the trust
  • China's ore appetite plummets
    FAR FEWER ships are being chartered to haul iron ore to China, where stockpiles of the steelmaking ingredient exceed 90M tonnes
  • Holiday package: even more box pressure
    LONG-HAUL box rates are continuing their slide, with economic woes and skewed supply-demand fundamentals failing to provide enough confidence to bolster the sector

The Journal of Commerceweb site
OCTOBER 24, 2011
  • Mica Wants Long-Term FAA Bill by End of 2011
    House Transportation and Infrastructure Committee Chairman John Mica said he will take "every measure that's needed" to pass a four-year...
  • Diesel Prices Rise for Second Straight Week
    Diesel prices across the United States rose 2.4 cents in the week ending Oct. 24, increasing for the second straight...
  • Port of Seattle Imports Plunge 22.6 Percent
    Containerized imports into the Port of Seattle plunged 22.6 percent in September over the same month a year ago as...
  • Marten Transport Profit Rises 15.5 Percent
    Refrigerated trucker Marten Transport increased its net profit 15.5 percent to $6.3 million in the third quarter on higher operating...
  • FedEx Increases Holiday Hiring 18 Percent
    FedEx, showing strong confidence in U.S. consumers and e-commerce, says it will hire 20,000 seasonal workers to handle holiday deliveries...
  • Container Corp. of India Profit Down 16 Percent
    Container Corp. of India's profit in the second quarter fell 16 percent to $35 million, as the state-owned rail operator's...
  • Landstar System Profit Leaps 38.5 Percent
    Truckload giant Landstar System increased net profit 38.5 percent to $30.2 million on a 9.8 percent increase in revenue to...
  • Bob Evans Sells Midwest DC to Millard Refrigerated
    Bob Evans Farms is serving up a portion of its distribution network, selling its Springfield, Ohio, BEF Foods distribution center...
  • USA Truck Loses $4.3 Million, Rejects Celadon Talks
    Truckload carrier USA Truck rejected merger talks with larger rival Celadon Group despite falling back into the red with a...
  • US Distilled Grain Exports Will Rebound, Report Says
    U.S. exports of distilled grains with solubles should grow about 2.5 percent this season after declining 11 percent year-over-year in...
  • CN to Assist Grain Exporter with Supply Chain
    Agri-Food Central Ltd. has become the latest shipper to sign an agreement with Canadian National Railway whereby the two will...
  • Seeking Space, Creating Capacity
    "Share and share alike" is a maxim shippers find hard to follow, especially if it means sharing zealously guarded supply...
  • INTTRA Cargo Bookings Hit Record
    INTTRA, the e-commerce cargo-booking portal, said its electronic bookings reached a record high in the past two months. The...
  • Star Reefers Loss Widens to $14.1 Million
    Star Reefers' loss in the third quarter widened to $14.1 million from $3.7 million a year earlier as the Norwegian...
  • Japanese Exports Rise 2.4 Percent in September
    Japan's exports in September grew 2.4 percent year-over-year, increasing for the second straight month after five months of declines following...
  • Hong Kong Freight Tumbles 6.1 Percent
    Air freight moving through Hong Kong fell 6.1 percent year-over-year in September, the seventh straight monthly decline and a lackluster...
  • Trailer Bridge Replaces CEO
    Williiam G. Gotimer Jr. and Mark Tanner have been named co-CEOs of Trailer Bridge, replacing Ivy Barton Suter, who resigned...
  • Heading Down the Wrong Track?
    For months, year-over-year gains in rail freight traffic have countered gloom-and-doom warnings about the U.S. economy heading back into recession....
  • Drivers Dominate Trucking Worries
    What's keeping trucking executives awake at night as 2012 approaches? If it's not the threat of a double-dip recession, it's...
  • All Tracks Lead to Virginia
    The two Class 1 railroads serving the ports of Virginia are playing musical chairs. When the music stops, the big...
  • Not So Fast Track
    The Obama administration is moving quickly, by government standards, to reform the regulations that delay outbound shipments or add unnecessary...
  • US Takes a Latin Leap
    Latin America was the United States' fastest-growing partner among the major trading regions during the last decade, according to the...
  • Brazil Leads the Way
    Latin America's economies are as varied as the countries' political and economic foundations. "Every country is moving at a different...
  • Kickin' It Up a Notch
    For decades, economists have been telling the international trade and transportation industries that Latin America is the region of the...
  • The Cost of Inaction
    We're about a year away from the 2012 presidential election, and it's obvious to all that partisanship again is getting...
  • US-Canada's Taxing Debate
    One country's container tax is another country's trade barrier. A coalition of six major U.S. West Coast ports and two...
  • Rocky Road to Transport Deals
    Ray LaHood has had enough. President Obama's Republican transportation secretary, frustrated by lack of congressional progress to fix the nation's...
  • When the ASCE Talks, Congress Listens
    The American Society of Civil Engineers likely never intended to be the Cassandra of U.S. infrastructure decline, but Washington hears...
  • Big Ships, Bigger Decisions
    With the global shipping industry facing overcapacity, a decision over deployment is hardly an idle question for carriers ...
  • Matching Shippers, Mixing Modes
    Third-party logistics providers are by nature intermediaries linking shippers with carriers of all types. Now they're linking shippers with shippers....

Containerisation Internationalweb site
OCTOBER 24, 2011
  • TT Club advises on equipment theft
  • Transpac rates down again amid gloomy forecasts for Q4 11
  • Canadian Pacific and partner converting flatbed freight to intermodal
  • Plenty to beef about down Paraguay way
  • Triple E class series scoop CI Award

TradeWindsweb site
OCTOBER 24, 2011
  • Hansa hops into Heidmar pool
    Connecticut-based tanker operator beefs up aframax stable with a pair of new additions from Hamburg.
  • WFP intervenes
    Wage and welfare claims stall future dealings between United Nations World Fuel Programme and Russian bulker.
  • Courage snatches resale
    Hsu Chih-Chien-led bulker owner ready to renew fleet as it prepares to pay $26.6m for supramax newbuilding.
  • Prosafe fills floater
    Oslo-listed accommodation specialist poised to pocket $34m from deal with Aussie energy giant.
  • Long search over
    Rederi AB Transatlantic appoints Volvo's Helene Mellquist as new finance chief, ending year-long recruitment drive.
  • Trailer trips
    Shares of US-listed liner outfit take a hit as bond deadline nears and chief executive heads for the door.
  • Cantor downs tanker tips
    More bad news for crude tanker owners as bank takes red pen to its spot rate forecasts for Q4 and 2012.
  • Log ship blocked
    Greenpeace activists halt what they claim is illegal export of timber from Papua New Guinea on Chinese bulker.
  • Scopio bags tanker charter
    Tanker operator beefs up fleet with the addition of a chartered in aframax.
  • Euro wobbles worry Frangou
    Navios Partners chief fears European debt crisis could upset improved dry-cargo market as owner matches Street in Q3.
  • Axe falls on Samudera profit
    Regional liner's bottom line knocked back a third as cost pressures increase.
  • Crewman found dead
    Young Scottish cadet's body discovered in front of laptop in cabin of Ever Sigma in Kong Kong.
  • 70 injured in ferry smash
    Three passengers seriously hurt as New World First Ferry vessel hits mooring pillar in Hong Kong.
  • Guards save Seaworld tanker
    Armed security team fends off attack on Greek tanker in the Somali Basin, TradeWinds is told.
  • Cosco port interest hots up
    Visit by top Chinese official to Athens peps up talk around sale of Piraeus stake.

American Shipperweb site
OCTOBER 24, 2011
  • Bridge of flowers
  • Century's new NVO
  • Geodis-ography
  • Smart guys do dumb things too
  • Air freight lumbers toward year end
  • Big ships and hubs
  • The decade in finances
  • Riskier than it seemed
  • Where we stand
  • Embracing 'big data'

The Bunker Bulletinweb site
OCTOBER 24, 2011
  • Fujairah prices rise
    Earliest delivery dates from November 4-5.
  • Rotterdam and Hamburg bunker prices mixed
    Tights avails reported in Rotterdam.
  • Israeli court imposes country's 'highest ever fine' for oil spill
    Mediterranean Shipping Company fined $280,000 for Haifa bunker spill.
  • Icebreakers to be modified to cut emissions
    Engines will be be able to use Ultra Low Sulphur Diesel.
  • Russian supplier reports year-on-year growth
    Gazpromneft Marine Bunker says sales up by 37%.
  • Bunker player announces recruitment drive
    New traders wanted for its European offices.
  • Bunker prices firming as week begins
    Bunker avails mixed across key Asian ports on Monday.
  • Higher operating costs trim SITC profits
    Increases in bunker and charter costs.
  • Fishing vessels 'harassed' as they approach port to bunker
    Spanish operators say Argentine Navy is threatening them with fines.
  • Technology firm puts spotlight on PM and black carbon emissions
    Says its emissions sensor can measure PM and help operators evaluate ECA compliance and BC mitigation strategies.
  • Chinese government plans expansion of bonded bunker operations
    Ministry of Commerce formulating plan after receiving applications, says Sinopec spokesman.
  • Saudi Aramco sells low viscosity parcel at firm premiums
    Refiner fetches strong premiums due to heavy arrivals of high viscosity, high density cargoes amid low blendstocks.
  • Salvage ops on stricken vessel make 'good progress'
    Around 337 mt of oil had been pumped out of Rena as of Sunday afternoon.
  • Sinopec commences ops at new oil storage facility
    Jiangyin-based facility will store 30,000 mt of 380 cSt and 7,000 mt of MGO.

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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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