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September 26, 2011
The Business Timesweb site
Shipping News
  • Supertankers on Gulf route still bleeding
    Owners of supertankers able to haul two million barrels of oil lost money on the industry's benchmark Saudi Arabia-to-Japan route for a 20th session because of a glut of ships.

Sched Netweb site
  • Asia-Europe rates fall 4.9pc as Shanghai index plummets to US$754/TEU
  • Wan Hai, Interasia launch revised intra-Asia Japan-Singapore NS3 Service
  • MOL Logistics signs forwarding contract to expand its African network
  • Hapag-Lloyd delays US$160/TEU, $200/FEU Canada-Asia surcharge until Nov
  • Egyptian Red Sea port of Sokhna on strike after 3 moves per hour slowdown
  • US trade official warns industry that attacking yuan is counter-productive
  • Germany's HSH Norbank must slim shipping portfolio to receive bailout
  • Five major carriers share CINSnet data on cargo with potential risks
  • Canadian Pacific adds 91 locomotives to meet Asian export market
  • Indonesia's Papua province sees second air cargo plane crash in a month
  • FedEx trims profit expectations for 2011 as Asia volumes slow down
  • Atlas Air exercise termination rights on three Boeing 747-8Fs
  • AVIC: China's civil air transport to add 4,583 aircraft over 20 years
  • IATA blasts US air security tax as less than half will be spent on security

Exim Indiaweb site
  • ...keen to participate in PPP shipbuilding ventures
  • Charities want imposition of UN carbon tax on shipping
  • DBC Port Logistics Ltd'A familiar name, now with an enhanced service identity
  • Express Transport excels in heavy lift/project cargo movement
  • L&T set to join hands with Hindustan Shipyard
  • Mercator Lines renamed, to focus on other businesses
  • MSC to implement GRI on North Europe-Subcontinent trade
  • Two NYK LNG carriers recognised for reporting seawater temperatures
  • CWC to pump in 78 cr. for enhancing capacity
  • Apply for claims under DEPB, govt tells cotton, yarn exporters
  • closes in on 50 against dollar; biggest weekly fall in 15 years
  • Duty drawback rates announcedfor 4,000 items
  • FinMin makes e-filing of excise, service tax returns mandatory
  • Fresh stimulus package for exporters soon: Khullar
  • Govt may limit wheat exports to 5 lakh tonnes
  • India may become worlds third largest economy this year
  • New duty drawback rates on expected lines, barring few aberrations: Fieo
  • Onion prices to be monitored regularly: Thomas
  • Pawar wants govt to announce sugar export policy in October
  • MAERSK LINE & Rickmers-Linie (America) form US flag project cargo partnership
  • Magdenli Transport expertly air charters heavy lift cargo

International Transport Journalweb site
SEPTEMBER 23, 2011
  • Africa West Cargo expanding regional services
    The Togolese full-freighter operator Africa West Cargo has expanded its fleet by leasing a second DC-9 freighter. The airline recently added Freetown (Sierra Leone) and Monrovia (L...
  • Ulan Bator Railways increases cargo volume
    Ulan Bator Railways (UBR) achieved operational improvements in cargo transport in 2010. Cargo flows stood at 16.8 million, up by 19% year-on-year and export freight, in particular ...
  • US to fund Vietnamese cargo hub feasibility study
    The US Trade and Development Agency (USTDA) signed a grant agreement with the Middle Airports Corporation (MAC) to help expand Chu Lai international airport, the largest airfield i...
  • Geodis rolls out first hybrid refrigerated trailer truck
    Geodis will begin making deliveries for Carrefour in Lille (France) using a hybrid refrigerated trailer truck. The 26 t unit, which complies with the Euro 5 standard, will begin de...
  • Chile's antitrust court approves LAM and TAM merger
    LAN Airlines, based in Santiago de Chile, and Brazil's TAM, announced that Chile's antitrust court has approved the merger between the two companies. This represents one more step ...
  • ICTSI buys more Greek ports
    International Container Terminal Services Inc from the Philippines (ICTSI) has acquired two more Greek ports. The amount of USD 500 million is being put aside for the ports of Pira...
  • Jens Opara appointed Röhlig Holding airfreight director
    Jens Opara has been appointed airfreight director at the international freight forwarder Röhlig in Bremen. In his new position, the 45-year-old German will be responsible for the d...
  • Rhenus builds further logistics warehouse in Rhineland-Palatine
    In the Sponsheim/Grolsheim commercial area in Rhineland-Palatine's Bingen the German logistics services provider Rhenus is building a second warehouse in the coming months. The new...
  • Ground-breaking ceremony for DHL logistics centre in Leipzig/Halle
    With the expansion of its logistics capacities at DHL's European airfreight hub in Leipzig/Halle, DHL Supply Chain, a world leader in the logistics industry that specialises in con...
  • Kuehne + Nagel expands services and network in China
    Kuehne + Nagel China has incorporated road logistics into its integrated range of services and is steadily expanding its office network. Responding to growing market demand for qua...
  • Standard & Poor's downgrades Hapag-Lloyd
    Standard & Poor's today downgraded Hapag-Lloyd to BB-. In the light of the difficult economic environment for the shipping industry, the outlook was adjusted from "stable" to ...
  • Northern Harbour handles more containers per arrival
    The arrival of Unifeeder's containership "Ceres" on 21 September marks the premiere of CMP's container activities at Malmö's recently-inaugurated northern harbour. The fa...
  • SBB Cargo International on target
    "SBB Cargo International, a new company that started trading at the beginning of the year, has got off to a strong start," according to CEO Michail Stahlhut at the openin...
  • Renault Magnum is 20 years old
    The Magnum by Renault Trucks is 20 years old. The lorry was first seen on European and international highways in 1991 and soon became the symbol of quality of life in a lorry for m...

Marine Logweb site
SEPTEMBER 23, 2011
  • Meyer Werft cuts first steel for Norwegian Breakaway
  • Bollinger Shipyards gets contract mod for four more Fast Response Cutters
  • California Maritime students receive Thomas B. Crowley Sr. Memorial scholarships
  • Wärtsilä two-stroke gas engine meets Tier III emission limits
  • UK P&I Club has concerns about ECDIS introduction

World Wide Shipperweb site
SEPTEMBER 23, 2011
  • Coast Guard teams monitoring vessel grounded in Columbia
  • US rail freight traffic delivers up/down month
  • Crowley presents scholarships to three maritime academy students
  • Port of Vancouver, USA welcomes maiden voyage vessel
  • Richard D. Steinke receives Connie Award

Lloyd's Listweb site
SEPTEMBER 23, 2011
  • Improved suezmax rates short-lived
    Brokers estimate only 10 owners will have benefited from upwards blip in earnings
  • Hanjin Shipping announces $400m in scramble to shore up finances for operations
    South Korea's largest boxline also sells stake in energy unit as stock collapses 12%
  • Container spot rates under pressure on key trades
    SCFI and WCI decline as peak season ends
  • LMA says IUMI does not speak for industry in support of armed guards
    Statement is at odds with that of the rest of the industry
  • Mozambique poised for coal boom
    Transforming Mozambique from a minor coal producer into a major international exporter is a huge task
  • Explanation required
    It should be easier for next of kin to win an explanation of why a family member has been killed in an accident on a ship
  • UK P&I Club compiles guidance booklet on ecdis
    Thousands of seafarers unprepared but risk of vessel detention very real, warns mutual
  • Industry confidence at lowest point since May 2008
    Global economy, excess tonnage and high cost of fuel cited by respondents to Moore Stephens quarterly survey
  • New hope for family as coroner rules on Courtenay Allan death
    Human intervention may have caused lift to malfunction
  • Norstar Shipping sells small tanker fleet
    Singapore-based company now focusing on shipmanagement
  • Preference for maritime projects in latest Marco Polo funding
    EU blasts poor response and poor quality of applications in previous rounds
  • Baltic LPG shipping rate hits $70 per tonne for first time in three years
    Rising trend suggests higher levels to come
  • Capesizes buoyant on solid demand
    Fall in iron ore price and China restocking could sustain cape rally in weeks ahead
  • Panamaxes and supramaxes set for boost from bumper Brazil soyabean crop
    Export volumes helped by weak harvest in US
  • Grindrod switches focus to hinterland links
    Southern Africa's infrastructure has failed to keep pace with growing global demand for commodities, says chief executive Olivier
  • Panama pilots affiliate with US dockers' union
    Move unites workers in different countries with 'critical link in supply chain', says ILWU
  • ADT justifies semi-automated terminal in Khalifa Port
    'It makes sense to become a direct mainline port' , says chief executive
  • Tightening up the supply chain
    Courses run by the General Stevedoring Council give cargo handling experts from all over the world a chance to exchange ideas and experiences
  • GC Rieber Shipping board rejects take-over offer from parent group
    Offer does not represent fair value for company
  • IM Skaugen offers bond repurchase/ exchange in bid to raise equity ratio
    Oslo-based tanker company aims to reduce liquidity risk by 2012
  • Golar said to be on the verge of a $120,000 per day LNG carrier charter
    Rate would set a fresh high for 2011
  • Testing times
    Individual container shipping chiefs will have to decide whether to stand firm to protect market share, or anchor tonnage in the hope that others will follow
  • Study calls for South Africa to plug skills gap
    Samsa report says country can play a greater role in training seafarers
  • Getting behind the hot air
    It is time to take gas seriously
  • DP World in peace talks to end Sokhna strike
    Red Sea port closed after $5m loss of revenue
  • DryShips gives date for $50m Ocean Rig stock dividend
    Much-anticipated partial spin-off 'a first step' in delivering value to shareholders from dry bulk owner's offshore gambit
  • Cosco Nantong wins $227m order
    Malaysia's Sapuracrest orders two heavy lifting vessels from Cosco Nantong

Fairplayweb site
SEPTEMBER 23, 2011
  • Confidence hits record low
    SHIPPING sentiment has never been worse and rate pessimism has soared, according to a survey released today by Moore Stephens
  • Demand rises for Capesizes from Richards Bay
    CHINA has been importing more Capesize loads of steam coal from Richards Bay this week, IHS McCloskey told Fairplay today
  • Clean truck programme begins at Charleston
    A SHIPPING line-backed scheme at the Port of Charleston is offering $5,000 to container truckers towards the purchase of new clean fuel-burning vehicles
  • Rusal, Ust-Luga in terminal talks
    RUSSIA'S aluminium monopoly is in what industry sources call the final stage of a three-year negotiation to build a new aluminium and alumina terminal at Ust-Luga, Russia's newest Baltic port
  • Pacific raises Capesize rates
    SPOT RATES for Capesize drybulk carriers are extending recent gains, led by lively activity in the Pacific, shipping analysts said today
  • China's demand for steam coal surges
    China imported a record 10.14M tonnes of steam coal in August as electricity production surged to meet summer air-conditioning demand, according to new customs data
  • Trimming losses comes first for VLCC owners
    OWNERS with VLCCs in the Persian Gulf are cutting their losses rather than ballasting to loading ports in a hunt for better rates, brokers told Fairplay today
  • Technomar grabs OOCL ships
    GREEK owners have returned to the box S&P sector, with vessel values declining as fear grows of a renewed recession
  • Rough ride on Wall Street
    US-LISTED shipping shares fell hard today amid a broad market selloff driven by global recession fears

The Journal of Commerceweb site
SEPTEMBER 23, 2011
  • YRC Worldwide Cuts Two Executives
    YRC Worldwide's new CEO James L. Welch eliminated two executive positions at the trucking giant as he reorganizes its management...
  • Channel Extension Readies Corpus Christi Terminal
    A $41 million project to better connect the site of Port of Corpus Christi's long-delayed cargo terminal to the main...
  • American Superconductor to Increase Shipments
    Power technology company American Superconductor will increase shipments of wind turbine controls under a series of contracts valued at nearly...
  • Major Coal Shipper Helps Develop Illinois Mine
    Coal producer Alliance Resource Partners's up to $525 million investment in a Southern Illinois mine being will generate shipments of...
  • Mica Hunts for New Transportation Revenue
    House Transportation and Infrastructure Committee Chairman John Mica told industry groups he is looking for more revenue to boost his...
  • Senate Action Bring FTAs Closer to Passage
    The Senate's passage of a bill late Thursday to renew two trade programs brings three long-stalled trade agreements closer to...
  • Panalpina Adds Three Inter-Asia LCL Services
    Panalipina launched three weekly less-than-containerload ocean services from Vietnam, Cambodia and the Philippines to Singapore, as the Swiss forwarder strengthens...
  • Deutsche Post Wins Belgian State Aid Battle
    Germany's Deutsche Post DHL won a long-running legal battle to block Belgium from giving $406 million in aid to its...
  • Star Reefers Says Charterer Won't Pay Damages
    Star Reefers said a leading Russian fruit importer that chartered its vessels has ignored a U.K. court order to pay...
  • Shipping Shifts Its Share
    It's as if David had laid down his slingshot and Goliath his spear and started working together. Non-vessel-operating...
  • Home Depot Expands Supply Chain Gains, Tabs Fidelitone
    Home Depot, reaping new benefits from its massive, multi-year supply chain overhaul, will use Fidelitone for parts and distribution services...
  • No Trucks? No Problem
    The Transportation Intermediaries Association estimates that by the most recent quarter, total shipments handled by brokers and 3PLs increased 11...
  • Capacity Squeeze?
    It's hard to imagine in looking at the reports of slack demand and plentiful capacity on the trans-Pacific over the...
  • Two-Track Economy
    Fasten your seatbelts, as that non-vessel operator Bette Davis famously said, it's going to be a bumpy ride. ...
  • Hanjin Plans $405 Million Stock Issue
    Hanjin Shipping said on Friday it plans to raise $405 million through a November stock issue, in what will be...
  • Shipper-3PL Liability: Paid in Full?
    Q: My company ordered a truck ' four, actually ' from a third party. The third party provided bills...
  • Teamsters Target Seattle Port Chief
    The Teamsters union and its environmental allies are turning up the heat dramatically in their campaign to redraw port trucking...

Containerisation Internationalweb site
SEPTEMBER 25, 2011
  • Egypt's Sokhna shut
  • New trade row between China and US
  • Charleston port launches own clean truck scheme
  • CMA CGM extends its Cagema service to New York
  • Carriers slash transpac service in winter rationalisation plan

TradeWindsweb site
SEPTEMBER 23, 2011
  • Boxship sails to Brazil
    Brazilian buyer cuts $11m check as German owner sells its smallest containership, brokers say.
  • Vale sways spot market
    Brazilian miner's move into shipownership has helped slice the proportion of spot fixtures in the Atlantic, shipbroker says.
  • Rouble rush for yards
    Russia will pour more than $4bn into ship orders at domestic yards between 2012 and 2014.
  • Native group nears LNG deal
    Settlements with two Kitimat projects could pave way for Canada's first LNG exports.
  • Putin's arctic vision
    Russian prime minister says Northern Sea Route will soon rival Suez Canal for Asian voyages.
  • Brazilian boost for dry
    Record soybean exports from Brazil could signal a strong run for South Atlantic market, ICAP says.
  • Four hurt in blaze
    Another crewman reported missing from Trada Maritime FSO hit by fire off Indonesia.
  • HSH: no capital crunch
    German shipping bank dismisses stress-test report and denies it needs more cash.

American Shipperweb site
SEPTEMBER 23, 2011
  • Airport plans
    New York airport capacity study moves forwardThe Port Authority of New York and New Jersey Board of Commissioners has hired Landrum & Brown Inc. of Cincinnati to perform an airport system capacity planning study. Indianapolis airport to build solar...
  • Trade package vote moves to House
  • Clock is ticking
  • FMC chairman proposes Canadian cargo study
    Federal Maritime Commission Chairman Richard A. Lidinsky Jr. said he will propose a study of Canadian cargo diversion, following a request by two U.S. senators from Washington State. Lidinsky Key elements of this issue include basic legal questions...
  • Falling volumes temper FedEx earnings growth
    FedEx Corp. shares fell 11 percent Thursday to a two-year low after the express delivery and logistics giant revised downward its full-year earnings guidance in the face of slowing economic growth and high fuel prices. The Memphis, Tenn., package ...
  • New York airport capacity study moves forward
    The Port Authority of New York and New Jersey Board of Commissioners has hired Landrum & Brown Inc. of Cincinnati to perform an airport system capacity planning study. The project is to identify and evaluate options for dealing with forecasted futu...
  • Indianapolis airport to build solar farm
    The Indianapolis Airport Authority has picked ET Energy Solutions to develop a solar farm on Indianapolis International Airport property. The company is a joint venture between three locally based firms that bid on the project: Johnson-Melloh Solu...
  • Senate approves GSP bill
    The U.S. Senate Thursday voted 70-27 to renew the Generalized System of Preferences and Trade Adjustment Assistance programs that had expired within the past year. The trade package now heads to the House for final approval and opens the door for ...
  • Business groups oppose China currency bill
    A coalition of 51 trade associations in a letter to Senate leaders Wednesday opposed efforts to advance a bill pressuring China to speed up appreciation of its currency, which critics say makes the dollar more expensive by comparison and hurts U.S...
  • U.S., Kazakhstan press open trade
    As part of Kazakhstan's negotiations this week to join the World Trade Organization, the United States entered a WTO bilateral market access agreement with the Central Asian country. The agreement signed on Wednesday will allow U.S. service provid...

The Bunker Bulletinweb site
SEPTEMBER 23, 2011
  • Bunker prices plunge as week ends
    Crude futures drop at its lowest since May.
  • Port of Rotterdam joins LNG bunker fuel project
    A baseline report is set to be released next month outlining the regulatory issues regarding LNG bunkering.
  • North American ECA promises great change for shipping
    Meeting discusses guide on fuel change-over and US Coast Guards' banning of non-compliant vessels.
  • NuStar's bunkering segment experiencing 'best year ever'
    NuStar VP pointed out that company's expansion of its bunker marketing business has been 'a consistently profitable business.'
  • Furjairah prices soft
    Deliveries were available for supply up to and including October 7 in Cape Town.
  • Confidence levels 'sink' across shipping industry
    Moore Stephens survey finds bunker costs are 'the big worry'.
  • Markets falling in European ports
    Rotterdam prices at their lowest level in a month.
  • Wartsila gas engine tests deemed a success
    Test is important part of the company's strategy to lower emissions, increase efficiency and develop its low-speed engine portfolio.
  • Seattle wins Business Magazine's Green 50 award
    Recognition for believing that forthright stewardship of our resources is good business.
  • Export tax will 'drive up' bunker prices
    Russian fuel oil production set to fall by 500,000 barrels per day.
  • Shipowners turn to rudder conversion
    Becker Marine Systems says new rudder solutions increase maneuverability and help reduce fuel consumption.
  • 'Not enough blendstock to go round'
    Low-density, low-water fuel oil cargo commands 'seven-month' high premium.
  • US authorities call meeting to discuss 'scrubbers'
    Coast Guard and EPA want to evaluate exhaust gas cleaning systems to see if they comply with ECA regulations.
  • Bunker prices falling as week closes
    Demand at key Asian bunker hubs mostly average.
  • Petronas offers low viscosity cargo
    Asia faces shortage of low density blendstocks amid heavy inflows of high viscosity cargoes.
  • Dan-Bunkering welcomes new bunker trader
    New trader to help company's focus on 'Middle Eastern and South Asian markets.'
  • South China fuel oil volumes take slight fall
    Volume at approximately 1.97 million mt in the week ended September 21.
  • DNV's Triality VLCC project wins award
    Company representative 'pleased and honoured' to accept Lloyd's List Global Award.
  • Oversupply, high fuel costs to hit Saudi tanker's margins
    Oversupply, weak demand and high bunker costs have 'left shipping players around the world in awkward situation.'

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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
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
Task force of five associations for the relaunch of Italian rail cargo
Rome
Initiative by Agens, Assoferr, Assologistica, Fercargo and Fermerci
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
Le Aziende informano
Il retrofit ibrido-elettrico di ABB guida i traghetti dei laghi italiani verso un futuro più sostenibile
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
Federlogistica, the possible collapse of road transport is a risk for the country
Genoa/Modena
Ruote Libere reports that the government only needs to allocate a little money to avoid having to deal with the real problems of road hauliers
Second edition of the European Maritime Transport Environmental Report published
Lisbon/Copenhagen
The new report indicates that promising progress has been made in several areas
WSC, MEPC must provide clear measures to decarbonise shipping this week
Washington
Wood-Thomas: It is not possible that these decisions can be postponed to guidelines developed in two years
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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