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September 28, 2011
The Business Timesweb site
Shipping News
  • PE funds, bonds seen driving shipping finance
    Global shipping firms must look to private equity funds and corporate bond markets to obtain capital to expand their operations as traditional bank financing dries up in the West, industry executives said yesterday.
  • Increased iron ore supplies won't help shipowner losses
    Shipowners may face losses until 2015 even with mining companies poised to increase global iron ore supplies by almost as much as China imports in a year.
Strait Talk
  • Strange and difficult times
    OVER-ORDERING of ships of almost all types has trashed freight rates and put the future of a significant number of owners in jeopardy, as well as raising the spectre of a return to large-scale lay-ups. Paradoxically, it appears to have also stimulated more ordering.

The Business Timesweb site
Shipping News
  • PE funds, bonds seen driving shipping finance
    Global shipping firms must look to private equity funds and corporate bond markets to obtain capital to expand their operations as traditional bank financing dries up in the West, industry executives said yesterday.
  • Increased iron ore supplies won't help shipowner losses
    Shipowners may face losses until 2015 even with mining companies poised to increase global iron ore supplies by almost as much as China imports in a year.
Strait Talk
  • Strange and difficult times
    OVER-ORDERING of ships of almost all types has trashed freight rates and put the future of a significant number of owners in jeopardy, as well as raising the spectre of a return to large-scale lay-ups. Paradoxically, it appears to have also stimulated more ordering.

Sched Netweb site
  • Transpacific rates plummet as demand dries up, capacity remains high
  • CKYH/PIL/WHL to scrap 2 transpacific strings, overhaul Vietnam-US service
  • Evergreen to invest US$15.6 billion in logistics facilities in Chongqing
  • APL to put PCE transpacific service on ice over the winter season
  • Iran's HDS Lines drops four ports from Asia-Mediterranean service
  • CMA CGM intra-Asia arm Cheng Lie adds Korea, China, Thailand to service
  • Nanchang port upgrades container terminal capacity, adding 4 berths
  • Savannah adds 45pc more reefer as US and China start chicken tariff war
  • US poultry associations fault China's reasons for imposing chicken tariffs
  • DHL Express announces 4.5pc general rate increase from January
  • Union Pacific to spend US$300 million to extend Nebraska-Iowa line
  • China Post sets up e-business base for online trading in Chongqing
  • Japan's Sendai Airport reopens global services after March tsunami
  • Qantas faces strike on Australia's busiest mass movement weekend of year
  • Chongqing airport express package centre soon to open for business

Exim Indiaweb site
  • "K" Line India to commence management of bulk carrier operations in India trade
  • Admissions open for Annamalai Varsity's logistics, shipping courses
  • NSB for bringing all ports under Centre's control
  • Pentagon International Freight Solutions thrives on efficiency & reliability
  • Risk assessment of Iraq for regional maritime industry
  • Anti-dumping duty imposed on morpholine imports from China, US & EU
  • Phase 1 of JN Port's 4th box terminal to be operational in 3 years
  • Concor's Chennai-Krishnapatnam port train service flagged off
  • Draft to amend SEZ Act in the offing: Khullar
  • Weakening rupee set to boost windfalls for exporters
  • EEPC India holds workshop on 'EPCG Scheme & Project Import'

International Transport Journalweb site
SEPTEMBER 27, 2011
  • Six lanes for Indian highway in Rajasthan and Gujarat
    The Indian cabinet committee on infrastructure has approved a project to develop six lanes on the Kishangarh-Udaipur-Ahmedabad section of the national highway in Rajasthan and Guja...
  • 4,500th Evolution series locomotive delivered
    GE Transportation, a leading US maker of rail and transportation products, announced that its 4,500th Evolution series locomotive has entered service. The Evolution series represen...
  • TransContainer increases business volume
    For the first half of 2011, TransContainer's IAS-based earnings increased by 39% on the same period of 2010 and came in at RUB 13.8 billion (about EUR 318 million). The positive tr...
  • Leyland Trucks celebrates 100,000th DAF LF
    Leyland Trucks, one of Britain's leading manufacturers, recently celebrated the production of its 100,000th DAF LF truck. The vehicle range is a premium lightweight truck ser...
  • Saudi Airlines Cargo to establish Europe-USA connection
    Saudi Airlines Cargo, the leading cargo carrier of Saudi Arabia, is expanding its main deck capacity to the USA out of Europe. The airline offers three B747 freighter flights per w...
  • Indonesia safety and infrastructure challenges
    Addressing issues in Indonesia was a priority for Tony Tyler during his first visit to Asia as the International Air Transport Association's (Iata) DG and CEO last week. While in J...
  • Boeing delivers first Dreamliner
    After yesterday's delivery celebrations at Boeing's Everett production site, launch customer All Nippon Airways (ANA) will proceed to the fly-away of the first commercial B787 Drea...
  • Ore carrier "Frontier Lodestar" delivered
    The "Frontier Lodestar", a new 180,000 dwt ore carrier built by Koyo Dockyard (Mihara city, Hiroshima prefecture), a member of the Imabari Shipbuilding Group, was deliver...
  • Building freeze for Weser deepening?
    The Lower Saxon and Bremen state branches of the Bund für Umwelt und Naturschutz Deutschland, a German association for the protection of the environment, have filed a lawsuit in a ...
  • Globe Express Services adds industry veterans in LA, Pacific
    Globe Express Services, a top 20 global logistics provider in the transpacific trade, is expanding its sales and operations team for the US Pacific region. Based in Globe's Torranc...
  • Duvenbeck expands in Hungary
    Duvenbeck, a logistics and transport group located in Bocholt (Germany), has established a logistics centre in Hungary's Kecskemét in the direct neighbourhood of a planned Daimler ...
  • Norway Post acquires Swedish logistics provider Intertranspedia
    Norway Post has strengthened its presence in neighbouring Sweden with the acquisition of a logistics business that will boost its cross-border transport between the Nordic countrie...
  • Ceva Logistics renews contract with Isuzu in Thailand
    Logistics and SCM specialist Ceva Logistics has renewed its partnership with Tri Petch Isuzu Sales for a further three years. Ceva's specialist vehicle logistics team will continue...
  • Container exports hit record high in Barcelona
    Between the months of January and August the port of Barcelona handled 1.4 million teu, a 13% increase on the same period of the previous year. The container exports rise is especi...

Marine Logweb site
SEPTEMBER 27, 2011
  • Rand Logistics raises $16.1 million, signs vessel acquisition agreements
  • Bourbon Front heads for North Sea
  • TUI Cruises orders 2,500 passenger cruise ship from STX Finland
  • First VLCC order for ultra long stroke MAN Diesel & Turbo G-type
  • Navy orders two more Arleigh Burke destroyers

World Wide Shipperweb site
SEPTEMBER 27, 2011
  • Port of Vancouver, USA extends Northwest Packing lease
  • August sees declines for ATA truck tonnage index
  • ATA names Rickey Oliver top truck driver for 2011
  • Trade between NAFTA partners jumps during month of July
  • NYK takes delivery of new ore carrying vessel

Lloyd's Listweb site
SEPTEMBER 27, 2011
  • Shape up or ship out
    How cabotage regulations are changing the Indonesian maritime sector, but is it realistic?
  • Rousing start to Houston insurance seminar
    Sterling speeches from US contingent, but London participants were less keen to make a stand
  • Government's duty to protect seafarers
    Dutch report into piracy finds too many legal issues arising from hiring of private guards
  • When will investors see an opportunity?
    Getting fresh money from anywhere looks tough right now but that could change
  • Interest in gas picks up steam in North America
    Traditionally lower prices on the Henry Hub coupled with the introduction of emission rules in the next 10 years make LNG power attractive
  • Wallenius wants $600 differential between LNG and diesel oil
    Lower price for gas would be required to cover higher equipment costs, cut in cargo space and reduction in operational range
  • LNG powered shipping is catching on
    A two-part look at the growing interest in using natural gas as a marine fuel
  • Marco Polo withdraws contempt of court charge against Credit Agricole
    Lender agrees to pay debtors daily rate for privilege of keeping tanker under arrest
  • Boxship fleet growth slows as economy clouds outlook
    RS Platou Markets says August fleet statistics show growth at a 14-month low of 8.4%
  • Atlantic-Asia panamax bulk carrier rates hit three-month high
    Round voyage rates in overtonnaged Pacific market remain at four-week low
  • Traders baffled as price of low-sulphur fuel nosedives
    High/low-sulphur spread down to 2009 levels
  • Falling bunker prices fail to lift VLCC earnings
    Daily returns on Middle East to Asia route remain in negative territory despite $30 per tonne fall in fuel costs over the week
  • Cross-Mediteranean aframax earnings still poor despite fixture surge
    Overcapacity caps any possibility of improved rates
  • Non-operating boxship owners best stocks to invest in, says RS Platou
    Asset play and secured income from chartering contracts makes Greek companies a particularly attractive option
  • Brussels still a few elements short of a full toolbox, says new Ecsa chief
    Exclusive interview with new European shipowners association president Juan Riva
  • Banks are 'prolonging the bad times' by propping up weak owners
    Tanker pool chief says secondhand prices kept too high and healthy operators disadvantaged
  • Marine insurance 'volatile sector' with Solvency II
    Swiss Re says industry will be forced to carry a higher amount of capital
  • Lines have no success in hiking Asia-Europe rates
    Research group subtracts bunker surcharges and finds actual conditions worse than 2009
  • FSL confident on refinancing
    Shipping trust expects to confirm refinancing in October along with third-quarter results
  • Bumi Armada may tap bond market
    Malaysian offshore player says FPSO earnings would ensure a good rating
  • Former MCA chief condemns UK government's Coastguard rethink
    Latest communications technology could save costs while bringing service up to date, says Stephen Bligh
  • Maersk readies fall-back plan B, and C
    Kolding still looking for the 'iPad' of box shipping, but immediate concerns could see tonnage reduction
  • Australian confidence wobbles on LNG project start dates
    Getting gas projects onstream an enormous task, says country's resource manager
  • Cadiz box terminal project secures $81m loan
    European Investment Bank cash will fund first phase of construction
  • STX Finland wins Tui order
    Turku shipyard to build new German cruise vessel
  • Swedish officers' unions merge
    Alliance comes as number of Sweden's officers on board the country's remaining flagged vessels has fallen
  • London's lost business
    If shipowners are not attracted to London for a listing, who knows what other business could be lost
  • Less stick, more carrot
    It is a good sign that the EU is showing some flexibility toward struggling owners over low-sulphur fuels
  • IEA backtracks on 'golden age of gas' forecast
    Beyond 2015 market faces 'great uncertainty' due to project delays and rising gas prices
  • Baltic ports to get $34m of EU funding towards 'hub and spokes' project
    Network of hubs with system of feeder ports to support door-to-door growth in region

Fairplayweb site
SEPTEMBER 27, 2011
  • Crunch time for Horizon
    HORIZON Lines has until the end of this week to complete an exchange offer for its convertible bonds, a timetable that could hinge on SEC approval
  • Tanker scrappings on the rise
    THE number of ships sold for scrap rose sharply, to 19 in the week to 23 September, from a weekly average of 12 or 13 during the previous month, according to Athens-based shipbroker WeberSeas
  • ECSA: low-sulphur deadline impossible
    EUROPEAN shipowners today said that the IMO's 2015 deadline for applying a 0.1% sulphur limit in Europe's emission control areas "cannot be met"
  • Chavez nationalises Conferry
    VENEZUELAN President Hugo Chavez yesterday ordered the nationalisation of ferry operator Conferry, his latest takeover in the maritime sector
  • Typhoon brings death in Manila
    EIGHT people were killed in the Philippines yesterday as Typhoon Nesat battered the island of Luzon, leaving thousands of ferry passengers stranded in ports, ships grounded and fishermen missing
  • China's growth underpins intra-Asia
    LEADING economists said today that the Asian growth story will continue even as the region battles inflation
  • Brand-new VLCCS are idle
    BW Maritime is idling new VLCCs despite facing heavy loan repayments on vessels ordered during the market high in 2006 - testament to dismal market conditions
  • Gard's first-half profits drop
    NORWEGIAN P&I club Gard has reported a sharp fall in profit for 1HFY11 due to higher claims and a volatile situation on the investment markets
  • DVB Bank highlights offshore sector
    DVB BANK anticipates investing more in the offshore support sector over the next year, a senior executive has revealed to Fairplay
  • Beluga Family arrested in Bremen
    GERMAN ship financier Bremer Landesbank has arrested former project carrier Beluga Chartering's 12,782dwt multipurpose vessel Beluga Family in the port of Bremen, the local district court said yesterday
  • K Line bulks up Indian presence
    K LINE has launched post-fixture bulk carrier operations from India, as part of its strategy to be closer to Indian customers, the company told Fairplay today
  • Chevron confims Wheatsone LNG project
    FIRST shipments from Chevron's Wheatstone LNG project off Western Australia are expected to start in 2016 after the company today gave the scheme final approval

The Journal of Commerceweb site
SEPTEMBER 27, 2011
  • Truck Tonnage Index Points to Higher Demand
    The month-to-month decline in for-hire truck tonnage slowed in August, and tonnage levels rose more strongly from a year ago...
  • US Container Imports Fell 1.5 Percent in August
    U.S. containerized imports last month fell 1.5 percent from a year earlier, dragged down by lower shipments of home goods,...
  • Report Says BNSF Terminal Will Reduce Truck Traffic
    BNSF Railway's proposed $500 million near-dock intermodal terminal in Los Angeles-Long Beach will take up up to 1.5 million trucks...
  • Lawmakers Seek End to Trucking HOS Rewrite
    Republican leaders of the House Transportation and Infrastructure Committee, in a sharply worded letter to President Obama, are asking the...
  • NAFTA Trade Grows 18.1 Percent in July
    The value of cross-border surface trade between the U.S., Canada and Mexico rose 18.1 percent year-over-year in July, the Transportation...
  • Report Says 2010 Road Congestion Cost $101 Billion
    Urban road congestion made U.S. drivers buy 1.9 billion gallons of extra fuel last year and pay an extra $101...
  • Customs to Launch Simplified Cargo Entry Project
    Customs and Border Protection officials said Monday it will launch a "simplified entry" pilot project, the first step in a...
  • Flatbed Rates to Rise 6 Percent, Says Stifel Nicolaus
    Flatbed trucking rates are on track to rise 6 percent this year after rising 6 percent on average last year,...
  • Indian Navy Foil Attacks, Captures Pirates
    The Indian Navy captured pirates attempting to seize two foreign-flag cargo vessels in the Gulf of Aden, Navy officials said...
  • Trailer Shipments Up 14 Percent in August From July
    Shipments of commercial trailers reached heights in August not seen since 2007, but cancelled orders rose too, and the order...
  • Antwerp to Speed Up Animal Product Inspection
    The Port of Antwerp said on Tuesday it will speed up imports of products made from animals by centralizing their...
  • Plan For $1.5 Billion Indian Terminal Back on Track
    Plans to build a $1.5 billion container terminal at the Port of Jawaharlal Nehru (Nhava Sheva) got back on track...
  • Kimberly-Clark Settles Horizon Lines Claims
    Horizon Lines, moving to complete a $655 million refinancing this week, said Kimberly-Clark had agreed to drop antitrust claims resulting...
  • Alphaliner Expects Trans-Pacific Loss of $300 Million
    Ocean container carriers will lose more than $300 million on trans-Pacific services in 2011 due to falling freight rates and...

Containerisation Internationalweb site
SEPTEMBER 27, 2011
  • US West Coast group seeks elimination of 'land border loophole'
  • Obama: euro crisis 'scaring the world'
  • Sinotrans invests in new Wuhu terminal
  • Eimskip orders new boxships
  • Maersk fuel switch in Singapore towards zero SOx goal

TradeWindsweb site
SEPTEMBER 27, 2011
  • Otto sale hits snag
    Lee Kok Wah forced to make tough decision as mystery buyer struggles to seal $90m anchor-handler transaction.
  • ESEA steals the spotlight
    Aristides Pittas-led bulker and boxship owner reinforces appetite for acquisitions in $400m prospectus.
  • Fairstar hauls in HERO deal
    Oslo-listed heavylift contractor ready to round up jack-up drilling rig but final destination is up in the air.
  • USCG collars six
    Port inspectors haul in Transgas tanker and NYK boxship as US Coast Guard sheds light on latest detentions.
  • Aggressive lay-ups await
    RS Platou Markets says mass dropping of boxship anchors the only choice for owners after peak season flop.
  • Tonnage tax under fire
    Danish politicians want to increase shipowners' tax bills from a paltry 1% of profits.
  • Lauritzen shuns cape link
    President Ejner Bonderup says there is no truth in talk Danish owner has bought second-hand capesize.
  • Sembcorp warrants a call
    Investment bank to issue 80m warrants based on Sembcorp Marine stock price.
  • Rousse in order talks
    New owners of Bulgarian yard aiming to restore links to Russia and countries outside Europe.
  • Nordlys will return
    Damage to fire-hit Hurtigruten ferry less severe than originally feared.
  • Tug towed off Scotland
    Lifeboat called into action off Dunscansby Head to bring drifting vessel into port of Wick.
  • TUI ties knot with STX
    German cruise line places newbuilding order with Jari Anttila-led Finnish ship yard.
  • Glencore chops fleet
    Less-than-inspiring market could lead commodity trader to reduce its tanker fleet.
  • Dongfang sells shares
    Single investor snaps up 2.45% of Chen Tongkao's Chinese shipbuilder as it issues new stock.

American Shipperweb site
SEPTEMBER 27, 2011
  • Victory for port truckers
  • Wallenius Wilhelmsen adds ship
    Wallenius Wilhelmsen Logistics (WWL) has added the new ship,Parsifal , to its fleet.A sister ship toTonsberg , delivered in March, the 265-meter-long ship has a cargo volume of 138,000 cubic meters. Six fixed and three moveable decks mean the entir...
  • U.S. treasury secretary visits UPS hub
    Geithner U.S. Treasury Secretary Tim Geithner visited UPS's WorldPort hub in Louisville, Ky., as part of the Obama administration's campaign to generate public support for its $447 billion American Jobs Act. "One of the most important parts of the p...
  • ATS, WFS handle China Cargo in St. Louis
    Airport Terminal Services (ATS), in partnership with Worldwide Flight Services (WFS), has won the ground and cargo warehouse handling contract for China Cargo Airlines' launch of direct cargo services between St. Louis International Airport and Sha...
  • Northeastern taps Flynn for homeland security institute
    Flynn Renowned homeland security expert Stephen Flynn is giving up the presidency of the Center for National Policy in Washington to be the founding co-director of the George J. Kostas Research Institute for Homeland Security at Northeastern Univer...
  • APL Logistics helps EMD in India
    APL Logistics said it has opened a 50,000-square-foot production and warehousing facility for Electro-Motive Diesel Inc., a global manufacturer of locomotives, in Gurgaon, India. The logistics arm of ocean carrier APL is extending its existing relat...
  • ILWU president charged after protest
    The International Longshore and Warehouse Union said its president, Robert McEllrath, on Monday surrendered to law enforcement officials in Kelso, Wash. He faces charges resulting from a Sept. 6 port protest.The union said McEllrath was specificall...
  • N.C. maritime study input sought
    North Carolina has scheduled two public meetings this week and next as part of its effort to develop a maritime strategy for the state. The study was initiated this spring by Gov. Bev Perdue's LogisticsTask Force, and is designed to "take a fresh lo...
  • 9th Circuit: LA port can't ban owner-operators
    9th Circuit: LA port can't ban owner-operators 9th Circuit: LA port can't ban owner-operators The 9th Court of Appeals ruled Monday that the Port of Los Angeles can't bar truck owner-operators from the port. The port's 2008 clean truck program re...
  • Savannah boosts reefer capacity
    The Georgia Ports Authority said on Monday its board approved a $4.75 million project that will expand the Port of Savannah's capacity to store refrigerated containers by 45 percent to 1,536 containers.New reefer racks will be added to the Garden ...

The Bunker Bulletinweb site
SEPTEMBER 27, 2011
  • Coast Guard to participate in joint oil spill exercise
    Exercise is set to take place on Wednesday, at 12pm
  • Markets diverge as crude swings up
    Big price spreads and variable trends in major regional ports.
  • Shipping industry 'exaggerating' ECA costs
    Green member of the European Parliament says sulphur rules will 'stimulate innovation.'
  • Emulsion fuel to undergo sea trials
    A.P. Moller-Maersk signs new contract with Quadrise.
  • Tanker operator expects fleet to shrink
    ST Shipping expects to give back ships unless it sees deals that 'make sense'.
  • Managing counterparty risk has become 'critical'
    'Don't sell stuff to people who aren't going to pay you,' says leading marine credit analyst.
  • General hike in Asian bunker prices
    Generally 'average' demand at key Asian bunker ports on Tuesday.
  • Slow steaming a 'positive factor' for containership market
    Due to high prices of bunker fuel, says chairman and CEO of Euroseas.
  • Typhoon forces suspension of bunker operations
    Bunker deliveries halted in Manila.
  • Bunker demand 'slack' across Indian ports
    'Uncompetitive' prices keep demand low at Indian ports.
  • Tonnage overcapacity 'disastrous' for VLCC owners
    Slow steaming may help earnings if 'enough' owners stick to the practice, says shipbroker Gibson.
  • Suspected bunker spill in Houston
    Houston Ship Channel was closed for 'few hours', says US Coast Guard.
  • High fuel costs prompt Indian shipping firms to diversify
    Indian shipping firms eyeing shipbuilding, offshore and dredging businesses.
  • Brightoil secures CNY 1 billion loan
    Loan will partly fund the working capital of its marine bunkering business

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FROM THE HOME PAGE
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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