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June 28, 2011
The Business Timesweb site
Shipping News
  • Rise of freight forwarders in shipping boxes
    Freight forwarders led by Kuehne+Nagel International AG are prompting shipping firms including Maersk Line, the world's biggest, to rethink their strategies after grabbing a chunk of the seaborne container market.
  • Global Ports prices its London IPO at low end
    Russian group Global Ports priced its US$534 million London flotation at the low end of an indicated range, making it the second company in two days to get a listing away in tough European markets.
  • Shanghai port sees steady growth
    Shanghai port, the world's busiest for containers, expects volumes to rise about 10 per cent annually for the next five years as manufacturers open plants in western and inland China in search of lower-cost labour.

Sched Netweb site
  • Maersk docks its first 13,000-TEU ship at freshly dredged Antwerp
  • CARB uses US naval concerns to make expensive eco-fuel inescapable
  • Having won right to bid in court, APMT declines Indian CT deal as not worth it
  • Rotterdam eases nuclear checks on containers from Japan
  • China Container Lines expects 10pc rise in 2011, but 200pc from intra-Asia
  • US Homeland Security chief Napolitano doubts feasibility of 100pc box scanning
  • Jones Act carriers 'dumbfounded' by open invitation to all to ship US oil reserves
  • Market confusion: Bengal Tiger Line reminds all: 'we are not Tiger Lines'
  • Asia Pacific Airlines flew more passengers than cargo in May
  • US hits Iran Air for WMD proliferation because it serves defence ministry
  • Veteran air cargo companies losing ground to newbies over last decade

Exim Indiaweb site
  • American Feeder Lines starts US-Canada East Coast Boston-Halifax service
  • Carriers remove Asia-Europe capacity amid falling demand, spot rates
  • Comprehensive steps needed to improve coastal shipping: Capt. Mohan
  • Emirates Shipping Line joins FMX service
  • Fesco adds ship to make FCDL-North Loop a weekly China-Russia service
  • LE HAVRE PORT launches project to augment automotive handling
  • MOL expanding large-size containership fleet
  • NCC takes delivery of another chemical tanker
  • Ficci workshop on setting up business in UK on June 30
  • MPSEZ to emerge as largest port by 2013-14: Report
  • Thar Dry Port inducts senior professionals to handle key operations
  • Three new RMQCs arrive at JNPCT
  • Cathay Pacifics Chennai-Frankfurt freighter service launched
  • GST rollout in doubt next fiscal
  • Stakeholders' views sought on review of 'deemed export' policy
  • Building the right team, the right way

International Transport Journalweb site
JUNE 27, 2011
  • Change of generations at Agility Area Central Europe
    After 37 years at Agility Area Central Europe, Edgar von der Heydt, Managing Director Fairs & Events, retired on 31. May. He hands over the reins to Achim Rauser, who, for the ...
  • Fedex improved revenue and incomes in Q4 2010/11
    Integrator and CEP service provider Fedex has attributed the increase in its fourth quarter revenue and earnings to continued strong yield improvement in all transportation segment...
  • World Bank Money to develop roads in Rwanda
    The World Bank's Board of Executive Directors will invest in the next ten years USD 11 Million in Rwanda's Road. The project will help to improve the quality of Rwanda's paved road...
  • Latvian Railway: Volume of cargo increased considerably
    From January until May 2011 the volume of cargo transported by Latvian Railway increased 17,6% compared to the same period last year. The company transported a total of more than ...
  • BNSF and YSVR enhance operational coordination to serve growing rail demand for Montana customers
    BNSF Railway (BNSF) and Yellowstone Valley Railroad (YSVR), a 134-mile short line operated by Watco Transportation Services, announced that they will amend their lease agreement on...
  • CN's Alberta short-line rail acquisitions, upgrades total CAD 400 million
    Claude Mongeau, President of the Canadian National Railway Company (CN), said the company will have invested almost CAD 400 million (about EUR 285.6 million) to buy and rehabilitat...
  • CSA Czech Airlines cancels planned Prague-Baku service
    CSA Czech Airlines has cancelled the planned service to launch on the Prague - Baku route. This route was scheduled to start from 27 June (original launch date was 6 June but postp...
  • Paris is worth a trip for Airbus and Boeing
    Thanks to 600 orders for the new medium-range Airbus A320neo, 200 alone from Air Asia, the EADS subsidiary collected orders and letters of intent for a total of 730 aircrafts durin...
  • Centurion Cargo starts operation at Schiphol
    Centurion Group has launched this month a bi-weekly freighter service between Quito, Amsterdam-Schiphol, Miami and Mexico-City. The privately owned company founded in 2001 and base...
  • Dachser opens Eurohub in Bratislava
    With the Eurohub in Bratislava (Slovakia), the German logistics provider Dachser has opened a new corner pillar of its European land transport network. The central logistics hub fo...
  • Imperial shipping line group pools activities on the Danube
    The Imperial shipping line group pools its activities on the Danube and merges the two, so far independently operating companies, Multinaut Donaulogistik GmbH and Donaulogistik Gmb...
  • The Central Association Forwarding & Logistics (Zentralverband Spedition & Logistik) wants to obtain permission for road trains in Austria
    Forgoing an increased admissible total weight of 60 tons, the Austrian Central Association Forwarding & Logistics (ZV) wants to obtain permission for road trains in Austria. It...
  • DHL puts new hub in Morocco into operation
    DHL Express opened a new gateway of 6,800 sqm at Mohammed V International Airport in Casablanca (Morocco). The investments for the new location amounted to EUR 5.5 million. The fac...
  • CAPSA beats its own record for teu movement
    In March, CAPSA (Compañía Auxiliar del Puerto de Tenerife), which is part of Grup TCB, Spanish shipping operator of port terminals, has beaten its record of container moved with a...
  • Philippines launch logistics facility in Portland, Oregon
    The Philippines and the State of Oregon in the Unites States further strengthened economic ties with the Philippines' recent launch of a logistics facility in the port city of Port...

Marine Logweb site
JUNE 27, 2011
  • MOL orders two 8,600 TEU boxships in expansion

World Wide Shipperweb site
JUNE 27, 2011
  • Port of Tacoma sees gains in May container numbers
  • Condor Airlines begins flights to Seattle-Tacoma Airport
  • Coast Guard cutter MELON returns to Seattle homeport
  • Corps requiring EIS for pair of construction projects
  • Horizon Lines inks deal for amended credit facility

Lloyd's Listweb site
JUNE 27, 2011
  • VLGC rates hit five-week high on rise in exports from major gas producers
    But additional volumes should have pushed rates up by even more, brokers say
  • Chinese scrap rates move closer to falling Indian subcontinent levels
    Dry vessels are fetching well below $500 per ldt from buyers in India, Bangladesh and Pakistan, while rates in China remain steady at $450
  • Panamax containerships under pressure from larger vessels
    US roads and railways also threaten sector
  • Sale of Astrale points to further declines in panamax values
    Greece's TOP Ships has sold the panamax bulk carrier Astrale for a price below market benchmarks, signalling further decline in panamax asset values amid weak market fundamentals in the sector
  • American Club sees rise in Asian owners to 34% of entered tonnage
    P&I club reports 2010 as 'very good year'
  • Maersk expects to limit Triple-E fleet to 20 vessels
    Danish giant exercises first option for 10 more 18,000 teu boxships from DSME, but second tranche put in doubt
  • Customs strike threatens UK ports and terminals
    Shipping lines urge customers to submit customs declarations early to avoid cargo backlogs
  • Nordic American promises dividend payouts will continue
    Tanker company attacks rivals as having 'too much debt and too many ships'
  • NYK trials first selective catalytic reduction system on low speed engine
    Japan line proves capabilities of SCR on large bulk carrier
  • Black carbon from shipping is focus of tighter emissions curbs
    Bad for human health and a contributor to melting ice caps, fine dust that retains heat is now the subject of regular IMO discussions
  • Demands for guidelines on ballast compliance testing increase
    As the ballast water convention nears full ratification, port state control needs clear guidance on enforcement
  • Falling freight rates create issues for shippers, too
    Carriers' best guarantee of steady capacity utilisation is customer satisfaction yielding long-term loyalty
  • We must not be blinded by money
    Corporate excess is being confused with free competition
  • Cruise control freaks are wasting Greek potential
    The first Posidonia Sea Tourism Forum was a gilded chance for Greece's government to glean how to exploit the country's natural advantages in maritime tourism. Mainly, though, it offered a sweeping indictment of how Greece has mishandled the sector
  • A tale of two fleets
    The successful Greek oceangoing shipping industry is efficient, competitive and has flourished free from government intervention, a stark contrast with shipping within Greece
  • Liverpool should pay back cruise terminal's $33m subsidy, says ABP
    Basic fairness means ban on turnarounds should remain in place unless public funds are returned, claims rival
  • Horizon Lines lenders amend credit facility
    Move allows carrier to press ahead with its recently announced recapitalisation package
  • Wallem Group replaces veteran manging director Grool
    Shipmanager offers no reason for shake-up as Wallem Shipagencies chief Simon Doughty takes the helm
  • NSCSA seals $219m financing for phasing out older ships
    Saudi Arabian line signs Shariah-compliant deals with two banks to help pay for newbuildings from Hyundai Mipo
  • Grand Alliance and New World Alliance lose out on Asia-Europe loops
    Grand Alliance and New World Alliance members need to order more 13,000 teu ships to compete with rivals
  • Pacific and Indian Ocean face growing risks of conflict
    Nationalism, the need for resources and greater maritime patrolling have stepped up pressures, says think tank
  • Follow whose leader?
    IMO members are divided over electing a charismatic secretary-general or a more collegiate type
  • Golden Ocean to liquidate 10% stake in Knightsbridge
    Sell-out scuppers merger rumours
  • Moody's poised to downgrade MISC
    Review to include shipping group's strategy to cut losses in liner, chemical and petroleum segments and stability of earnings and cash flows
  • Hoegh to scale down IPO
    Weak market conditions force Norwegian owner to drop expectations to between $124m and $150m
  • NOL revenue per box down 8% in May
    Little sign of a comeback, with rise in volumes offset by weaker rates in the Asia-Europe trade lane
  • RCL refinances all of its debt with $85m DnB NOR loan
    Loss-making intra-Asia box carrier signs six-year agreement with Norwegian bank
  • Box lines outlook good but not great, says Goldman
    Freight rates are weaker than expected but cost pressure is abating and bunker prices falling, says bank
  • Capesize rally contrasts with other dry markets
    Rally to over $8 per tonne expected for voyages between Australia's west coast and China
  • Somalia pardons six ransom couriers
    Foreigners free but government confiscates $3.6m brought into the country illegally

Fairplayweb site
JUNE 27, 2011
  • Maersk exercises Triple-E box ship options
    MAERSK said today it has exercised options to build 10 more 18,000teu ships, four months after ordering 10 similar Triple-E ships from DSME
  • US cargo rule change suggested
    US MARITIME laws should be changed to allow faster access to government cargo for shipowners choosing the country's flag, according to the US Government Accountability Office
  • LNG fixture tops $100,000/day
    THE FIRST fixture of an LNG carrier at a rate above $100,000/day shows the strength of the market, according to Arctic Securities shipping analyst Erik Nikolai Stavseth
  • California extends clean-fuel zone
    VESSELS bound for southern California ports can no longer take a detour around the state's 24-mile (39km) low-sulphur fuel zone to cut costs
  • NAT reassures investors
    SPOT PLAYER Nordic American Tankers told shareholders today that its dividend-centric model remains intact, despite the extended rate slump
  • Havila plans share placement
    NORWEGIAN offshore vessel operator Havila Shipping today announced plans for a private placement of shares, plus an issue of shares to its biggest shareholder
  • Knightsbridge shares on the block
    DRYBULK carrier Golden Ocean Group is selling its stake in fellow John Fredriksen company Knightsbridge Tankers
  • Saigon secures port funds
    SAIGON Port has reportedly secured two trillion dong ($97M) in funding for the new Sai Gon-Hiep Phuoc port
  • Greece plans flag incentives
    THE GREEK government is preparing legislation aimed at boosting the country's ship registry, but has indicated that the plan won't involve tax cuts for shipping
  • Höegh LNG offering shrinks
    HöEGH LNG has reduced the size of its IPO and set the price of the offering at the bottom of the range, citing adverse market conditions
  • Reefer owners still scrapping
    REEFER owners are continuing to scrap their older vessels, despite the impact of the South Asian monsoon, Fairplay has been told
  • Jordan seen taking Russian grain
    RUSSIAN grain flows to the Middle East are likely to switch from Egypt to Jordan, the Russian Grain Union told Fairplay today
  • Aframax owners reverse rates
    AFRAMAX owners' resistance to ballasting to the Middle East has reversed the soft market, brokers have told Fairplay
  • India port congestion affects coal imports
    BROKERS told Fairplay today that congestion is worsening at ports on India's east coast, which is less affected by the country's monsoon season than the west coast
  • NOL secures loans worth $1.14Bn
    SINGAPORE'S NOL said today it has secured $1.14Bn in loans for the 12 box ships that it ordered for $1.54Bn on 15 June

The Journal of Commerceweb site
JUNE 27, 2011
  • US Import Growth Slowed to 5.9 percent in May
    U.S. containerized imports rose 5.9 percent to 1.5 million 20-foot-equivalent units in May from a year earlier, despite weakness in...
  • Lumber Demand Rose 18 Percent in 2010
    Global demand for softwood number jumped 18 percent last year after plunging to a 50-year low in 2009, and lumber...
  • Truck Tonnage Index Drops 2.3 Percent in May
    The decline in truck tonnage accelerated in May, as the seasonally adjusted for-hire truck tonnage index dropped 2.3 percent after...
  • Small Railroads Rev Up Intermodal, Bulk Loadings
    Small railroads at mid-June posted their highest load volumes of 2011 for intermodal containers or trailers, stone aggregate used in...
  • Truck, Bus Safety Fines Rise 23 Percent
    Federal truck safety penalties against motor carriers jumped 23 percent in 2010, according to data from the Federal Motor Carrier...
  • Canada Post Employees Return to Work
    Canada Post ended its 12-day lockout this weekend, sending thousands of Canadian postal service mail sorters back to work Monday...
  • Savannah Box Volume up 10.1 Percent
    Container volume at the port of Savannah climbed by 10.1 percent in May from the same month last year, as...
  • Consumer Spending Flat in May
    Consumer spending was flat last month and dropped 0.1 percent in inflation-adjusted dollars, the Commerce Department said in a report...
  • Somalia Pardons Six Jailed Foreigners
    Somalia pardoned six foreigners jailed for illegally bringing $3.6 million into the country to pay ransom for two ships seized...
  • NTSB Investigates Fatal Truck-Train Crash
    It may take federal investigators more than a year to determine why a truck driver smashed into an Amtrak train...
  • From Restocking to Destocking?
    Inventory restocking seems to be on summer vacation. Softer-than-expected demand this spring seemed to bring the memories of the economic...
  • Maersk Orders 10 Additional Mega-Ships
    Maersk Line signed a contract Monday for another 10 18,000 20-foot equivalent units containerships for the Asia-Europe trade, just four...
  • NOL Signs Contracts for 12 New Ships
    Neptune Orient Lines confirmed Monday contracts with two Korean shipyeards to build 12 container vessels, including 10 of its largest...
  • NOL Volume Up, Average Revenue Slips
    Container volume at APL rose 7 percent in the four weeks ending June 3 over the same period last year,...
  • Japan Expands Pacific Rim Trade Security Network
    Japan and Singapore will recognize their respective trade security and facilitation programs, commonly called Authorized Economic Operator programs, under a...
  • PierPass Delays Fee Increase
    Marine terminal operators at the Los Angeles and Long Beach ports are delaying a $10 per-container TEU increase in the...
  • Betting on Brokerage
    Bradley S. Jacobs is buying into transportation in a big way. The founder of two multibillion-dollar enterprises, Jacobs and his...
  • Rethinking LTL Pricing
    No one, it seems, is happy with less-than-truckload pricing. Shippers aren't pleased with rising LTL rates. Truckers aren't satisfied...
  • Cross-Strait Trade No Longer Dire
    On a bright spring day in Taipei, groups of camera-toting foreign tourists are standing atop the long row of steps...
  • Shorting China
    One group watching international economy drivers says it already sees worrying signs in China's economy. Coface, a large credit...
  • Manufacturing a Supply Chain Upheaval
    When a major U.S. manufacturer sent the 4,000 workers at its Chinese factory home for the Lunar New Year holiday...
  • Gulfport Rises
    When Hurricane Katrina barreled into Gulfport in August 2005, the 24-foot surge all but destroyed the Mississippi port's container and...
  • How Green Is Your Carrier?
    When Maersk Line CEO Eivind Kolding this month issued his provocative call for radical changes in the way the global...
  • Building An Agenda
    A couple of months ago, I wrote about the planning process we engage in to establish the agenda for conference...
  • Clean Trucks Shift Gears
    The Los Angeles-Long Beach clean-trucks programs are nearing the end of their first phase, and despite many controversies, the initiatives...
  • C-TPAT Looks Within
    Two months after the September 11 attacks, Customs and Border Protection struck a bargain with the trade community: Companies would...
  • Waiting on Rail Regulators
    There have been plenty of words, warnings and venting as freight shippers and railroads vie to win over rail regulators...
  • June Thaw Hits Trans-Pacific
    After steady growth earlier in the year, container shipping demand from Asia to the United States tailed off in June,...
  • Retailers' Balancing Act
    In any economy, inventory management must strike a balance between costs and cutting into sales. Keep stockpiles too large,...
  • Claims Setoff: Law vs. Practice
    Q: Is it acceptable for a shipper to set off claims against freight charges owed prior to finalization of the...

Containerisation Internationalweb site
JUNE 27, 2011
  • Lost in interpretation?
    It seemed that the US Secretary of Homeland Security, Janet Napolitano, was talking good sense in Rotterdam last week when asked by the Dutch media about the status of the implementation of US legislation for the 100% scanning at foreign ports of all US-bound containers.
  • APL to grant shippers slow-steaming BAF discounts
  • China to bail-out eurozone
  • NOL charters ULCS newbuilds to MOL
  • APL: US box shortage will be 'less severe' with launch of its own 53 ft assets
  • Maersk exercises 10 x 18,000TEU option with Daewoo

TradeWindsweb site
JUNE 27, 2011
  • Fresh blueprint frames SCF future
    Russian tanker titan sets privitisation clock while six-year investment strategy sheds light on emerging markets and fleet focus.
  • AET converts aframax tanker duo
    Malaysian tanker owner converts Japanese newbuildings into modular capture vessels following MWCC contract.
  • George E eyeing LNG assault?
    Equity analyst 'would not be surprised' to see Economou's DryShips dip into LNG sector with cash from Ocean Rig float.
  • NATS trumpets dividend promise
    Nordic American Tanker Shipping boss Herbjorn Hansson blast debt-laden competition during discussion of dividends and expansion.
  • Yard bidders want more time
    Davie and Seaway Marine urge extension of deadline to bid for Canada's massive $35bn programme of orders.
  • Tailwind boss signs with Safe Bulkers
    New York-based private equity player secures board seat at US-listed bulker owner.
  • Horizon Lines on road to recovery
    US liner operator secures breathing room as it hammers out financial restructuring.
  • Mermaid extends placement again
    Thoresen Thai-owned offshore company extends private placement of drilling arm shares and lowers expectations.
  • Hoegh LNG scales back IPO
    Market conditions chop Sveinung Stohle-led LNG carrier owner's Oslo share sale as it prices at bottom of range.
  • Hub Trader hits scrap heap
    Singapore-based liner operator sends containership to chopping block in Alang.
  • APL cutting fuel surcharge
    Slow-steaming succeeds in lowering costs for Singapore container line in Pacific.
  • NOCC cuts investor numbers
    Nearly 400 shareholders take up Norwegian Car Carriers buy-back offer.
  • Seatel reveals marine hotel
    Svitzer UK makes move into offshore floating accommodation sector with Sanderson Maritime.
  • MOL pens boxship double
    Japanese shipowner orders two new containerships at Mitsubishi Heavy Industries.
  • Bumi Armada IPO details leaked
    Malaysian shipowner aims to raise nearly $1bn from public offering in Kuala Lumpur.
  • Dredger horror accident probed
    Details emerge of incident on Van Oord ship in New Zealand that nearly ripped off crewman's foot.
  • Marinakis denies match-fixing
    Greek club Olympiakos says allegedly "suspicious" matches date from before shipowner took over in 2010.
  • Maersk Line stopping at 20
    Danish owner signs for 10 more $190m Triple-E giants at Daewoo, but says it does not intend to declare second option for another 10.
  • Havila eyes private share placement
    Njal Saevik-led offshore owner aims to raise nearly $80m from placement of shares to fund vessel purchases.
  • MOL boxship suffers fire
    APL Chiwan to be towed to Hong Kong after engine blaze off coast of China.
  • Fishing vessel sunk in clash
    Two fishermen saved after incident involving German cargoship Frank W off Denmark.
  • Rongsheng nets $1.7bn loan
    Hong Kong-listed shipbuilder secures cash from China CITIC Bank to revamp facilities.
  • Cargoship beached in Venice
    Turkish vessel ran aground after hitting part of a floodgate construction site.
  • Miclyn bags barge double
    Australian owner buys another two units for work on the Barrow Island LNG project in the north-west.
  • Mavrinac: 'IEA news not all bad'
    Release of oil from reserves may have hammered some tanker stocks but there are positives to the development, Jefferies says.
  • Crew rescued in sinking
    US Coast Guard picks up four men in Bering Sea after tug goes down in heavy swell.
  • NSCSA bags $220m for newbuilds
    Saudi Arabian owner nets cash for Hyundai Mipo newbuildings allowing it to take options on two ships.
  • NOL snatches huge newbuild loan
    Singapore-listed owner nets over $1bn to pay for its latest newbuilding splurge.
  • Two bulkers to be torched
    Tanjin Hebei Shipping and Pioneer Marine the latest owners to cash in ageing ships in a difficult market.
  • Prison pardon for ransom six
    Somalia agrees to release a group jailed earlier this month after being busted with ransom cash at a Mogadishu airport.
  • Cecon strikes Indian alliance
    Restructuring Norwegian owner teams up with Great Offshore for subsea project work.
  • Barclays backs boxship boys
    Bank pinpoints a window to buy shares in Asian container lines amid hope earnings will improve in the second half of 2011.

American Shipperweb site
JUNE 27, 2011
  • Chicago flyover splits passenger, freight rail
    The U.S. Transportation Department on Friday said its Illinois state counterpart can start spending $126 million for Chicago's so-called Englewood Flyover project that was awarded last year. The project, which will get under way later this summer,...
  • Grain shippers seek flood-damaged waterways fix
    A group of grain shipper associations has asked the congressional appropriations committees to include additional resources to dredge and repair inland waterways damaged by historic floods. "Agricultural producers, processors and exporters rely on...
  • Defense contractors join Shipbuilders Council
    The Shipbuilders Council of America (SCA) said Huntington Ingalls Industries' Newport News Shipbuilding, Ingalls Shipbuilding Divisions and General Dynamics' Bath Iron Works have joined as members. (General Dynamics NASSCO is a member of the SCA.) ...
  • Horizon secures covenant relief
    Horizon Lines said Friday it has reached an agreement with its bank group to amend its credit facility. The nation's largest operator of Jones Act containerships said the "amendment relaxes compliance under the credit facility's financial covenan...
  • American Feeder allies with labor, shipyards
    American Feeder Lines said it is part of an "emerging labor and industry coalition that also includes the Metal Trades Department of the AFL-CIO, the Seafarers International Union, the International Longshoreman's Association, and the Marine Engine...
  • Flip-flop on Jones Act waiver flap?
    The U.S. Energy Department has apparently reversed itself and will not offer a blanket exemption to the Jones Act for ships carrying oil from the Strategic Petroleum Reserve (SPR). The government set off a furor on June 23 when it announced on the ...
  • New World lines order big for Asia/Europe
    Two members of the New World Alliance mapped out sizable fleet expansions on Monday, including a decision to share in the operation of 10 new 14,000-TEU ships to be delivered in the next three years. NOL, the Singapore-based parent company of cont...
  • Maersk orders 10 more 18,000-TEU ships
    Maersk Line said Monday it has decided to order an additional 10 Triple-E vessels, each able to carry 18,000 TEUs.The company exercised its option with Korea's Daewoo Shipbuilding & Marine Engineering Co. Ltd. to build the ships, which it said are...
  • Doubling up on "Triple-E" vessels
  • Letter to the Editor

The Bunker Bulletinweb site
JUNE 27, 2011
  • Middle East prices mixed
    Deliveries in Durban available for supply between July 1-7.
  • Omanoil adds three bunker barges to fleet
    The barges will be supplying 380 centistokes (cSt) intermediate fuel oil (IFO380).
  • Asian fuel market 'tight' through to August
    Traders say market sentiment is firming.
  • Bunker prices continue downward movement
    General strike in Greece on June 28-29.
  • Cruise line will have 'unsurpassed capability' for fuel savings
    Norwegian Cruise Line (NCL) signs five-year agreement with Finland-based Eniram Ltd.
  • Maersk exercises option for 10 more giant, fuel efficient carriers
    'Triple-E ships with their record capacity and energy efficiency will give us competitive advantage,' says Maersk.
  • Bunker player launches 'app' for marine fuel market
    O.W Bunker calls 'app' tool for ship owners and operators.
  • Bunker markets soft as week begins
    WTI showing losses in early trading.
  • Oiltanking Partners increase shares for IPO
    Company to put up 10 million common shares for offering at undisclosed price.
  • Athens-based shipowner orders fuel efficient engines
    G-type engines able to reduce fuel consumption and CO2 emissions by up to 7%.
  • LNG bunkering in Singapore 'sure' to happen
    SLNG Corporation is working on the concept, says Norwegian Embassy.
  • Lukoil joins oil spill response drill
    Bunker barges Arktika and Baltic Seagull takes part in training.

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Container traffic at the Port of Los Angeles grew by 19.3% last year
Los Angeles
In the fourth quarter alone the increase was +21.5%
HMM signs agreement with JNPA to collaborate on development of new Indian port at Vadhvan
Seoul
The port will have a container traffic capacity of 23.2 million TEUs
EU customs reform must make trade and business easier
Brussels
23 organizations underline this in a joint statement
Launch in Ancona of the luxury cruise ship Four Seasons I
Trieste
Fincantieri to deliver the unit to Four Seasons Yachts at the end of 2025
Launch event in Brussels of the European Maritime Skills Forum
Brussels
In 2024, the port of Tanger Med handled a record traffic of 10.2 million containers
Anjara
New peaks also in other business segments
South Korea's KSOE wins order to build 12 18,000 TEU containerships
Seoul
HD Hyundai Heavy Industries' turnover increased by +21.1% in 2024
Fire breaks out on the Rospo Mare B oil platform off the coast of Vasto
Rome
There were no injuries or traces of pollution in the sea
Galaxy Leader Sailors Freed
London
Today the 25 crew members left Yemen on board a plane
Contract with Russian company that managed Syrian port of Tartous terminated
Damascus
The agreement included investments of 500 million dollars
Brussels OKs DP World-Arcese Automotive Joint Venture
Brussels
Initially, the activity will be carried out in France and Poland
Royal Caribbean orders sixth Edge-class cruise ship at Chantiers de l'Atlantique
Miami/Saint Nazaire
It will be taken over in 2028
Louis E. Sola is the new chairman of the Federal Maritime Commission
In 2024, ship transits through the Suez Canal decreased by -50%
Ismailia
The total was about 13,200 units compared to over 26,400 in 2023
Uiltrasporti urges to restore measures to support rail freight transport
Rome
Definitive cancellation of the 65 million fund from the Budget Law
The Trump unknown also weighs on the Panama Canal
Washington
While the tycoon dreams of taking it over with weapons in hand, a bill proposes to start negotiations with the Panamanian government
FSG bankruptcy trustees announce interest from multiple investors in shipbuilding group
Rendsburg/Flensburg
These are German companies operating in the same sector
Port of Long Beach closes 2024 with new annual, half-year and quarterly container traffic records
Long Beach
Total freight traffic also reached a new historical peak during the year.
The Biden administration's latest move is to accuse China of seeking dominance in the maritime, logistics and shipbuilding sectors
Washington/Beijing
Harsh reaction from Beijing's Ministry of Commerce and the China Shipyards Association
The AdSP of the Central Tyrrhenian Sea confirms the commitments made towards its employees
Naples
The organization hopes "that a climate of relaxation can be restored"
Uniport, exemption from compulsory insurance for vehicles used in port terminals is a good thing
Rome
Hanoi government authorizes initial investment for new port planned by MSC and VMC
Hanoi
Vietnam Port Development Plan to 2030 Approved
Filt, Fit and Uilt announce a resumption of the strike of the workers of the AdSP of the Central Tyrrhenian Sea
Naples
New protest action scheduled to start on February 3rd
Annual container traffic at PSA port terminals exceeds 100 million TEU for the first time
Singapore
Record in both Singapore and overseas terminals
Confitarma calls for the urgent reinstatement of the rule on simplified recruitment of seafarers
Rome
Sisto: Simplification has proven to be an important step forward for the sector
Sharp drop of -17.1% in freight traffic in the port of Taranto in 2024
Taranto
In the last quarter alone the decline was -3.0%
Container traffic in Hong Kong port decreased by -4.9% in 2024
Hong Kong
In the fourth quarter alone, 3.5 million TEUs were handled (-2.7%)
New NATO mission to strengthen protection of undersea infrastructure in the Baltic Sea
Mons
The use of a small fleet of naval drones is also planned
In 2024, the port terminals of China's CMPort handled a record container traffic
Hong Kong
The total was 146.3 million TEU (+6.4%)
Yang Ming also renews service between Western Mediterranean and US East Coast
Keelung
In Italy stopovers in Salerno, La Spezia, Genoa and Vado Ligure
Twelve associations call for agreeing on measures to improve rail capacity management in the EU
Brussels
Genoa Port Terminal, green light for provisional concession until next June 30
Genoa
The Management Committee of the Western Ligurian Sea Port Authority has unanimously decided this
In 2024, passenger traffic managed in Genoa by Stazioni Marittime decreased by -4.4%
Genoa
Ferries stable and cruises down -9.8%. Cruise activity expected to increase in 2025
CMA CGM to remove Livorno calls from Amerigo service, replacing them with calls at Salerno
Marseille
New configuration in line with that of the Ocean Alliance partners
From April, Ocean Alliance ships will call at seven Italian ports, four of which will be visited only by COSCO/OOCL
Shanghai/Hong Kong/Taipei/Marseille
Salerno will enter and Livorno will exit the new configuration of the containerized maritime services network
Leonidsport (Louis-Dreyfus family) submits offer to acquire 21% of Thessaloniki Port Authority
Athens
The expected investment is up to approximately 57 million euros
MSC presents a new request for the management of cruise traffic in Ancona which includes the construction of a maritime station
Ancona
The duration of the proposed concession is 35 years.
In 2024, the growth of general cargo in the port of La Spezia more than offset the decline in bulk cargo
The Spice
In the port of Marina di Carrara the annual traffic decreased by -0.4%
Proposal by 47 governments, the EU Commission and ICS for the creation of an IMO fund for the decarbonisation of shipping
London
It could come into force in early 2027
Rolls-Royce wins record contract for Royal Navy submarine fleet
London
Eight-year, £9bn contract
Transported, the DURC in road transport is used to avoid paying for services
Rome
The rules - the association denounces - are openly violated by the clients
Kombiverkehr restores rail link between Lübeck port and Verona
Frankfurt am Main
Schedule two departures per week in both directions
AD Ports signs deal to build logistics park at Alexandria Port
Cairo
The business will be developed with the Holding Company for Maritime and Land Transport
The Panama Canal is and will continue to be Panamanian
Davos
This was underlined by the president of the Central American nation, José Raúl Mulino
Autamarocchi acquires control of Dissegna Logistics
Trieste
The Rossano Veneto company operates in the intermodal transport sector
Rubboli (Assologistica): Italian ports need more efficient and coordinated governance
Milan
Port of Ravenna, incentives for the purchase of "green" port vehicles
Ravenna
Maximum ceiling of 300,000 euros for each beneficiary
20% of Omani Asyad Shipping Company's capital up for sale
Muscat
Listing on Muscat Stock Exchange expected
Order to Circle for the management of data relating to rail and intermodal traffic of a port
Milan
ANSFISA adopts guidelines for the assessment and risk management of the rail transport of dangerous goods
Rome
Over 217 kilos of cocaine seized in the port of Livorno
Leghorn
They were hidden in a container containing wood from South America
Merlo leaves the presidency of Federlogistica to Davide Falteri
Rome
Logistics - he underlined - is one of the drivers of the national economic system
Germany is studying a network of floating terminals for the import of clean hydrogen
Berlin
Memorandum of understanding signed by SEFE and Höegh Evi
The executive design service for the reclamation of the Molo Italia seabed in La Spezia has been awarded
The Spice
Fratelli Cosulich orders fourth methanol-ready unit
Genoa
It will be built by Taizhou Maple Leaf Shipbuilding
In Spain, a logistics network for rail transport of biofuel to ports is being studied
Madrid
Agreement between Adif and the Exolum Group
MSC Interested in Starting Shipbuilding and Repair Business in India
Gurgaon
Comparison with the naval engineering company Swan Defence And Heavy Industries
Luka Koper has ordered four new rubber-tyred gantry cranes from Konecranes
Coper
They will be the first vehicles powered exclusively by electricity at the Slovenian airport
LNG and bio-LNG bunkering vessel arriving at the port of Genoa
Genoa
It will be able to provide both "ship-to-ship" and "ship-to-truck" services
Last year, cargo traffic in Russian ports decreased by -2.3%
St. Petersburg
The largest volume of cargo, exports, fell by -1.9%
Höegh Autoliners secures two multi-year contracts for car transport
Oslo
Agreements with two car manufacturers with which it has been collaborating for years
SAILING LIST
Visual Sailing List
Departure ports
Arrival ports by:
- alphabetical order
- country
- geographical areas
Malta sees record cruise traffic in 2024
Florian
357 ships docked for a total of over 940 thousand passengers
Cavotec to provide electrification systems and technologies for Italian ports
Lugano
Three orders worth a total of seven million euros acquired
Pirate attacks on ships decreased by -3% last year
London
In the last quarter, an increase of +76% was recorded
COSCO Shipping Ports Sets New Annual and Quarterly Container Traffic Records
Hong Kong
In the whole of 2024, 111.9 million TEUs were handled (+5.7%)
Alberto Maestrini (VARD) elected President of SEA Europe
Brussels
The association represents the European shipbuilding industry
Molo Brin areas in Olbia handed over to Quay Royal
Construction of a marina for mega yachts is planned
Port of Singapore Sets New Container and Non-Oil Bulk Records in 2024
Singapore
The Asian port handled a total of 622.7 million tonnes of goods (+5.2%)
The Italian Maritime Academy Technologies has acquired a new technical headquarters
Castel Volturno
Includes a 37-meter, 100-ton command bridge with 1:1 scale operating environments
A huge load of 110 kilograms of cocaine seized in the port of Gioia Tauro
Reggio Calabria
If placed on the market, it could have earned criminal organizations 20 million euros
Unifeeder triples its market share of intra-Mediterranean container services
Dubai
Fincantieri Completes Acquisition of Leonardo's Underwater UAS Business
Trieste
The 287 million euro fixed component of the purchase price was paid today
Wallenius Wilhelmsen to operate ro-ro terminal at Port of Gothenburg
Oslo/Gothenburg
12-year concession contract
The Bulgarian Shipowners' Association has joined the European Community Shipowners' Associations
Brussels
BSA is the twenty-second member of the European Shipowners' Association
Strike by Central Tyrrhenian Sea Port Authority staff suspended
Naples
The meeting between the unions and the general secretary of the port authority was a success
Mercitalia Rail begins rail transport from Reggio Calabria of trains for the Milan Metro
Reggio Calabria
They are approximately 106 metres long and weigh over 180 tonnes.
PSA Venice - Vecon achieves gender equality certification
Genoa
It is the first Italian container terminal to obtain the certification
Maria Teresa Di Matteo, head of the Department for Transport and Navigation, has passed away
Rome/Gioia Tauro
Mattioli: it was an important point of reference for the entire Italian maritime cluster
Green logistics, the Northern Tyrrhenian Sea Port Authority extends the deadline for the tender
Leghorn
It awards non-repayable grants up to a maximum amount of 300,000 euros
Medcenter Container Terminal orders 20 new hybrid struddle carriers from Kalmar
Helsinki
They will be delivered within the first quarter of 2026
The intermodal service connecting the Italian terminal of Melzo with the Dutch one of Moerdijk has started
Melzo
Three weekly circulations operated, which will increase to four from April
COSCO expects to close 2024 with +95% growth in net profit
Shanghai
EBIT expected at 69.9 billion yuan (+90.7%)
Catania-based F.lli Di Martino has acquired 160 new loading units produced by Piedmont-based SICOM
Cherasco
This year the Cherasco company celebrates 50 years since its foundation
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 annual assembly of Federlogistica will be held in Rome on January 21st
Rome
The theme is: "Intelligent Logistics. If Artificial Intelligence Breaks Into the World of Logistics"
A conference on the implications of geopolitical crises for ports and maritime transport in Venice on Thursday
Venice
It is organized by Ca' Foscari University and the AdSP of the Northern Adriatic
››› Meetings File
PRESS REVIEW
Kuwait approves Chinese company for port operations
(AGBI - Arabian Gulf Business Insight)
Iran signs over $1.8b investment contracts with private sector for ports development
(Tehran Times)
››› Press Review File
FORUM of Shipping
and Logistics
Relazione del presidente Nicola Zaccheo
Roma, 18 settembre 2024
››› File
Uiltrasporti Campania accuses the heads of the AdSP of the Central Tyrrhenian Sea of having assumed a provocative and totally closed attitude
Naples
Attempt - the union denounces - to downplay the real reasons for the strike
Medlog signs partnership agreement to build dry port and logistics area in Egypt
Cairo
The affected area is approximately 102 hectares
In the last quarter of 2024, OOCL revenues grew by +55.0%
Hong Kong
Containers transported by the fleet increased by +6.1%
Filt Cgil urges to throw away the Antitrust Authority's proposal on port work
Rome
D'Alessio: the AGCM has not at all analyzed the real dangers for the integrity of the principle of competition
Strong annual revenue growth for Evergreen, Yang Ming and WHL companies
Taipei/Keelung
Revenue growth also accentuated in the fourth quarter of 2024 alone
Industrial reconversion works to begin soon at the "ex Yard Belleli" site in the port of Taranto
Taranto
The intervention has a value of 135.3 million euros
The Northern Tyrrhenian Sea is the first AdSP to equip itself with the Anti-Violence Strategic Plan
Leghorn
The aim is to prevent discriminatory and violent phenomena within the institution.
Greek Navarino Acquires Dutch Castor Marine
London
Both companies develop information technology and communication solutions for the maritime sector
The annual assembly of Federlogistica will be held in Rome on January 21st
Rome
The theme is: "Intelligent Logistics. If Artificial Intelligence Breaks Into the World of Logistics"
Trade mission in Vietnam by Spediporto, AdSP and Municipality of Genoa
Genoa
Meetings scheduled in Ho Chi Minh City and Danang
In 2024 Interporto Padova recorded a record intermodal traffic of almost 412 thousand TEU (+6.5%)
Padua
Tender for the development of cruise activities in the Greek ports of Katakolon, Patras and Kavala
Athens
The issuing of concessions with a minimum duration of 30 years is foreseen
Commander Emanuele Bergamini is the new president of USCLAC
Genoa
Gianni Badino was elected president of the USCLAC-UNCDiM-SMACD unitary union
The electrification of four moorings in the ports of Bari and Brindisi has begun
Bari
Contract worth over 28 million euros
Circle has been awarded the tender for the digitalisation services of the Eastern Adriatic Port Authority
Milan
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