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March 29, 2011
The Business Timesweb site
Shipping News
  • Limited access at Japan's quake-hit ports
    Seven small oil terminals and most of the shipping berths at Japan's north-eastern ports remain closed more than two weeks after a devastating earthquake, government and industry officials said.
  • Libyan rebels ready to export oil in a week
    Oil fields in rebel-held territory in Libya are producing between 100,000 and 130,000 barrels a day, and the opposition plans to begin exporting oil 'in less than a week', a rebel representative said on Sunday.

Sched Netweb site
  • Xiamen port refuses MOL Presence a berth over 'abnormal' radiation
  • Maersk hikes piracy surcharge 40pc to US$350/FEU in April
  • Security contractors market armed guard services to shipowners
  • Japanese ports re-open, Sendai airport only takes relief flights
  • Far East-Latin America service calls at Shenzhen's CCT
  • Hamburg Sud orders six 9,600-TEU ships from Hyundai Heavy
  • Drewry HK-LA weekly spot rate off 4.9pc March 14, down 6.3pc year on year
  • NYK offers free transport for aid to Japanese disaster victims
  • Fuzhou targets a throughput of 76 million tonnes this year
  • Bunker upticks US$3.50 to $610 per tonne in Rotterdam
  • Arrests widen Indian customs facilitation payment scandal
  • Japan's quake troubles stand to rattle intra-Asia trade
  • British forwarders welcome UK budget's fuel tax cut
  • US truck tonnage index slips 2.9pc in February
  • FedEx gives US$1 million and transport aid to quake-hit Japan
  • Airforwarders Association honour American Airlines Cargo president
  • Indiana's Terre Haute airport on hunt for business

Exim Indiaweb site
  • Cargotec joins forces with Navis
  • Cosco & Hanjin to launch Far East-USWC loop in May
  • EVERGREEN LINE launches weekly TMI service between Thailand, Malaysia & Indonesia
  • Grand Alliance announces direct Vietnam coverage on Asia-Europe service
  • InterManager President wants ship-based decision-making back in crew hands
  • MAERSK LINE plans shifting a quarter of its Hong Kong calls to Nansha
  • Piracy bid foiled near Lakshadweep, 16 nabbed
  • SCI to acquire 2 AHTSVs from Cochin Shipyard
  • Transpacific supply & demand to be in balance this year, say carriers
  • UK P&I Club focuses on Ballast Water Management Convention in its latest 'Legal Briefing'
  • Weekly, fast-transit N. Europe-West Africa loop from Zim, Hapag & MOL
  • Call for freight rate rationalisation & increased shipment speeds to remain competitive
  • IQPC conference suggests way ahead for enhanced port development
  • New Mangalore Port handles largest-ever LPG vessel
  • Shipping movements remain unaffected
  • Japanese credit flows may slow down due to post-earthquake rebuilding
  • Global trade recovery on uneven course, says ICC survey

International Transport Journalweb site
MARCH 28, 2011
  • Jade Cargo strengthening network in Southeast Asia and Europe
    Shenzhen (China)-based Jade Cargo, a joint venture of Shenzhen Airlines, Lufthansa Cargo and the German Development Bank (DEG), is opening up new markets and adding four new d...
  • GB Railfreight launches interhubGB
    GB Railfreight (GBRf) has launched interhubGB, a fully integrated road and rail freight distribution network linking London and southeast England with Manchester and the northwest....
  • Coastlink short sea conference, Hamburg, 19-20 April 2011
    Coastlink is holding a series of conferences under the title of "Challenges abound for shortsea container shipping" at the Hotel Atlantic Kempinski in Hamburg (Germany) o...
  • Iberia launches two new routes between Spain and USA
    Iberia is starting flights between Los Angeles CA (USA) and Madrid today (28 March). The carrier offers three non-stop flights per week from Los Angeles, with an additional Friday ...
  • Singapore sees less freight in February
    Singapore Changi Airport handled 128,048 t of cargo in February, a decline of 1.9% compared to a year ago, due to the Lunar New Year holidays, just like in Hong Kong (cf. ITJ Daily...
  • MAN continues to grow internationally
    The German vehicle manufacturer MAN reported an operating result of EUR 1.035 billion in 2010 and its return on sales rose from 4.2% in 2009 to 7.1% last year. The group's ord...
  • Duisport: cooperation with Brazilian government
    The German inland port operator Duisburger Hafen AG (Duisport) and the Brazilian ports ministry have signed an agreement in Berlin to support the government in drafting a logistics...
  • Austria: OeBB's new intermodal structure too costly for industry
    The Austrian state railway OeBB's effort to make its freight subsidiary Rail Cargo Austria (RCA) more profitable will have dramatic consequences for the Austrian economy,...
  • Spain investing EUR 51.3 billion in new railtracks
    Spain wants to build a new, 1,300 km rail link along its Mediterranean coast. The Mediterranean rail corridor will connect the country's seaports and its major industrial centres. ...
  • Iveco Stralis for PTM International
    The UK-based specialist haulier PTM International has taken delivery of its first Iveco Stralis tractor unit from Hendy Van & Truck. The high-specification Stralis 4'2 artic jo...
  • 2010 was favourable for Scania
    The Swedish Scania Group reported that its net sales in the vehicles and services segment increased by 26 % to SEK 78.168 million (EUR 62.074 million) in 2010. Revenue from sales o...
  • TX Logistik founders sell remaining shares to Trenitalia
    After almost twelve years of successful business activities, the TX Logistik founders Frank O. Blochmann, Burkhard Br'kling, Werner Nies, Kurt Pelster and Raimund St'er are selling...
  • Luka Koper acquires AEO certificate
    Luka Koper (Slovenia) has been granted an AEO certificate, thereby gaining the status of authorised economic operator status. AEO certification testifies to the fact that the port ...
  • E.R. Schiffahrt: "China" now sailing under the German flag
    The Hamburg (Germany)-based shipping and vessel management company E.R. Schiffahrt recently reflagged two more vessels. The German flag was raised on the 5,800 teu ship "MSC M...
  • French transport and logistics association TLF elects new president
    The French transport and logistics association TLF has elected Patrick Bouchez as its new president. He succeeds Philippe Grillot, who did not stand for re-election after recently ...
  • DB Schenker expanding in the Philippines
    DB Schenker recently expanded in the Philippines by inaugurating a new central facility in Manila. Three units that had previously been located in Metro Manila have been moved to t...
  • Caterpillar considering strategic options for 3PL business
    Caterpillar Inc recently announced it is examining a range of strategic options for its 3PL business, which is part of its wholly owned subsidiary, Caterpillar Logistics Servi...
  • Logwin remains Axel Springer's logistics partner
    The German publishing company Axel Springer Verlag has extended its cooperation in Germany with the Luxembourg-based logistics service provider Logwin by five years. The two compan...

Marine Logweb site
MARCH 28, 2011
  • Pirates hijack AMPTC tanker
  • Noble exercises option for two more jack-ups
  • Graig wins order to supervise newbuilding project for Chinese owner
  • ST Marine delivers first seismic vessel

World Wide Shipperweb site
MARCH 28, 2011
  • Pair of improvement projects completed at Port of Anacortes
  • Crowley adding St. Maarten call to service calling Caribbean ports
  • Speedy work shortens span of Mukilteo Terminal closure
  • Sea-Tac Airport road closures put on hold for time being
  • Lower Monumental locks reopen following repair work

Lloyd's Listweb site
MARCH 28, 2011
  • Fertiliser demand feeds rates growth
    One-year time charters exceed $20,000 per day
  • Latest yard death may hinder lifting of Bangladesh ban
    The death of a Bangladeshi demolition yard worker in mid-March has added an extra layer of uncertainty as to how much longer the official lifting of the country's ship recycling ban will be delayed
  • CMA CGM takes 30% hit on boxship duo
    Each vessel sold for net $116m compared with $155m in ER Schiffahrt sale last month
  • Capesizes buoyant but supramaxes make losses
    The Baltic Dry Index held steady at 1,585 points, with no change since last week, as average capesize time charter rates improved for the fifth consecutive trading day, balancing out losses on all reported supramax routes
  • OSG charters Target suezmax newbuildings
    Target Marine and Horizon Tankers clinch employment for four vessels
  • Intertanko urges Worldscale to include piracy premium
    Need formalise common standard to help tanker owners offset expense of transiting Indian Ocean
  • US ports step up radiation checks
    Ships transiting within 50 miles of Fukushima to undergo extra screening before entering US
  • Box giants face $13bn revenue fall in 2011
    Most lines to suffer losses if current freight rate trends continue
  • Tanker forced to drop Libya port call
    Breeze A, loaded with jet fuel for Gaddafi regime, turns back after flag state intervenes
  • Piraeus and Thessaloniki boost profits
    Greek ports post profits for 2010 after reducing personnel and other costs
  • Lifeboat release proposals to get further scrutiny
    Maritime Safety Committee to discuss Design and Equipment sub-committee recommendations in May
  • Bulker owners eye potential of boxships
    Paragon Shipping has switched an order for two kamsarmax bulkers to more lucrative boxships, but there are as yet few signs that this will herald an epidemic of contract conversions
  • Brussels unveils 40-year transport 'roadmap'
    Aims to cut bunker emissions by 40% and outlines road freight shift to water by 2050
  • Greeks capitalise on Germans' woes
  • Froude must be spinning in his grave
    The Energy Efficiency Design Index will impose a lower speed on larger ships and thus violate a fundamental tenet of ship design
  • First tier III engine set for Nissho Shipping
    Engine maker Man Diesel says it has the systems to meet 2016 NOx emission targets
  • Tests show promise of fuel cells as auxiliary power source
    Size and power limitations stumbling block for development
  • Norwegian NOx fund and dry SOx scrubber system win top awards
  • HCI posts $7m profit in 2010
    KG house returns to profit after debt-for-equity swap provided by its banks
  • Norden newbuildings sale cancelled
    Greek buyer not able to submit final approval for purchase of six handysizes
  • US car makers warned over Japan fallout
    Automotive part suppliers and car manufacturers face second quarter shortages
  • China sends back MOL ship on radiation fears
    Authorities around the region jittery as inspections of vessels increase
  • For richer, for poorer
    Making financial commitments to shipping has its ups and downs and investors need to recognise that reality
  • MIRG must stay
    The decision to scrap funding for the Maritime Incident Response Group does not add up
  • SIPG seeks $761m from bond sale
    Funds from corporate bond issue earmarked for working capital and debt repayment
  • Isle of Man register to train superintendents
    Programme to cover broad foundation on all aspects of maritime operations
  • The Week Ahead: Supramaxes brighten gloomy charter markets
    Tonnage availability tight in the Atlantic and Pacific basins, and rates are creeping up
  • Disruptions persist at Japan ports
    Only 30% of berths in tsunami-affected area operating

Fairplayweb site
MARCH 28, 2011
  • More Iranian ships targeted
    THE US Office of Foreign Assets Control has added four more Iranian vessels to its sanctions list and revised 10 vessel designations to reflect name changes
  • TSA tests freight index
    TRANSPACIFIC Stabilisation Agreement carriers will soon test a new freight index to provide another method of measuring rate trends, Fairplay has been told
  • Impact of failed Yemen warned
    SHIPPING and the oil trade will be badly affected if unrest turns Yemen into a failed state, an Abu Dhabi conference was told today
  • Japan boxes cleared in US
    US CUSTOMS has cleared the first box imports from Japan since damage to nuclear facilities from the earthquake and tsunami on 11 March led to radiation concerns
  • India arrests suspected pirates
    INDIA'S navy has thwarted an attempt by pirates to hijack a Maersk box ship, detaining 16 suspects in the process, Fairplay was told today
  • Malta blocks Libya fuel shipment
    MALTA'S government has reportedly stopped a Maltese-flagged chemical/products tanker from delivering fuel to the Gaddafi regime in Libya
  • Baltic cruise loop agreed
    SPAIN'S Happy Cruises, owned by Quail Travel, has signed a deal with Tallinn's port and airport, under which passengers would fly in and out of the Estonian capital for the start and completion of weeklong cruises
  • HCI swings to profits
    LEADING German KG house HCI Capital today announced profits of €5M ($7M) for 2010, from losses of '55.8M in 2009
  • Migrants swamp Italy's Lampedusa
    OFFICIALS on Lampedusa are reportedly trying to cope today with the arrival of nearly 2,000 African migrants in the past 24 hours
  • Libya rebels seal oil deal?
    LIBYAN rebels have reportedly announced that they've sealed a deal with Qatar to market crude from eastern Libyan fields
  • Yang Ming turns round
    TAIWAN'S box carrier Yang Ming Line has returned to the black with T$11.78Bn ($400M) in net profits for 2010
  • Long-haul box rates keep sliding
    FALLING demand and excess capacity are causing long-haul box rates to continue their slide today
  • Tianjin's profits rise
    TIANJIN Port Development in China said today its 2010 net profits were HK$1.3Bn ($166.6M), a 42.4% year-on-year increase
  • Canberra plans customs boost
    CANBERRA has introduced legislation to significantly strengthen border protection agencies' control over Australian exports
  • Ashika accused ignored danger, court told
    THE JURY in the Princess Ashika sinking trial has been told that allowing the unseaworthy ship to sail was indefensible

The Journal of Commerceweb site
MARCH 28, 2011
  • Canadian Pacific Aims $100 Million at N. Dakota
    Canadian Pacific Railway unveiled a plan to spend nearly $103 million in its North Dakota network this year and next,...
  • Diesel Resumes Climb with 2.5 Cent Jump
    After a record 15 weeks of price increases, diesel took a tenth of a cent drop a week ago but...
  • UPS Adds Next-Day China-Europe Services
    UPS launched four additional direct flights from Hong Kong to Europe, expanding its next-day delivery coverage for packages and heavy...
  • Wabtec Boosts Outlook as Freight Strengthens
    Rail equipment supplier Wabtec said a stronger U.S. freight railroad market is a big reason it expects first quarter earnings...
  • Indian Navy, Coast Guard Capture Pirate Mother Ship
    The Indian navy and coast guard captured 16 Somali pirates and rescued 16 hostages after a three-hour running battle in...
  • Crowley to Start Direct Loop to St. Maarten
    Crowley Maritime is adding a direct, fixed-day sailing from Port Everglades, Fla., to St. Maarten in the Caribbean that will...
  • Consumer Spending Edged Up 0.7 Percent
    Consumer spending in the U.S. rose 0.7 percent in February, the Commerce Department said, but the numbers were boosted by...
  • Ohio Rescinds Private Fleet Regulation
    Ohio is dropping a controversial rule that extended safety regulations designed for larger vehicles and for-hire truck fleets to thousands...
  • Maersk Introduces Ships Designed for West Africa
    Maersk Line is taking delivery of the first of a series of 22 container ships called Wafmax that are specifically...
  • Wal-Mart to Reopen 12 Stores Hit by Japan Quake
    Wal-Mart Stores will reopen 12 of its Seiyu stores in Japan that were affected by the earthquake, and is hoping...
  • Disaster Reaches the Supply Chain
    The earthquake and tsunami that killed thousands and devastated a swath of Japan is promising a deeper impact on the...
  • Charter Rates Rise Amid Falling Freight Rates
    Container ship charter rates are still rallying even as freight rates are falling as ocean carriers seek additional tonnage to...
  • Air France-KLM Cargo Expands on Four Continents
    Air France-KLM Cargo added new freight services linking its twin Amsterdam and Paris hubs with the U.S., Peru, Cambodia, China,...
  • JAL Exits Bankruptcy Protection
    Japan Airlines flew out of bankruptcy protection on Monday, about 14 months after going into it. "From this new...
  • The JOC Top 40 Container Lines
    The columns of red and black numbers in the rankings of the Top 40 Container Lines by volume reflect the...
  • Clear Tracks?
    Considering West Coast longshore-management relations appear to be operating in a sea of tranquility, judging from their recent Journal of...
  • Paying By the Line
    What could go wrong in paying for the shipment of a single ocean container? Plenty, according to Stuart...
  • A 10-Step Program
    Selecting a freight payment and audit firm is an important strategic decision that shouldn't be taken lightly. The payment vendor...
  • When Time is Money
    The freight payment and audit business flows smoothly most of the time. Technology and competition have rendered the float '...
  • Supply Chains Out of Time
    The horrific earthquake that almost completely shut down Japan. The less powerful but still destructive earthquake in New Zealand a...
  • UP Eases Grain Pain
    Union Pacific Railroad will soon start hauling a grain product about 2,000 miles in unit trains of hopper cars from...
  • Industrial Strength Recovery
    Less-than-truckload carriers are doing something they haven't done in a long time ' hiring. Some trucking companies still...
  • Post-Panamax Logistics
    From the bridge of a container ship passing through the Panama Canal, the signs of the canal authority's huge expansion...
  • Building on Growth in Southern Cal
    Industrial real estate activity is picking up in Southern California, and that's a good sign for the economy and for...
  • Hutchison Handles Record Deal
    Hong Kong's billionaire Li Ka Shing has achieved a number of records with his IPO of Hutchison Whampoa's Hutchison Port...
  • Carriers Reap What Exporters Sow
    The U.S. farm sector is on the cusp of an explosion in exports, and the liner shipping industry will be...
  • Hours on the Waterfront
    Maritime and intermodal industry officials are raising alarms that the proposed federal hours-of-service rules for domestic U.S. truck drivers could...
  • Rail Grant Revs Up Tar Heel State
    Weeks before North Carolina nailed down an implementing agreement with Norfolk Southern Railway to spend $461 million in passenger rail...
  • Banking on Infrastructure
    If Congress agrees an infrastructure bank should be part of an overall strategy to draw on private resources to build...
  • Recovery's Uneasy Wake
    At first glance, the figures don't appear to add up on the Asia-Europe container shipping trade lanes. Shipping volume...
  • Logistics At Heart
    Over the past several years, I have written numerous times about the transparency ' or opacity, depending on your point...
  • Radiation Screening Prepared
    Vessels and containers arriving at U.S. ports from Japan will face inspections by the U.S. Coast Guard and Customs and...

Containerisation Internationalweb site
MARCH 28, 2011
  • The ladies are not for turning - yet
    In 1988 the UK's then Prime Minister, Margaret Thatcher, when referring to her chancellor's futile attempts to influence the nation's ailing currency exchange rate, famously said: 'there is no way in which one can buck the market'
  • Top 10 carriers estimated to lose USD13.3 billion
  • DP World spells out its strategy
  • 'Unsustainable' spot rates continue weekly slide
  • Ivory Coast: Quattara rejects mediator
  • Cameron: offer Japan a free trade deal

TradeWindsweb site
MARCH 28, 2011
  • Attica logs loss
    Greek ferry owner posts second consecutive full-year loss on the heels of high fuel prices and reduced traffic.
  • Swissco pens trio
    Singapore-listed offshore owner's quest for a fleet of 70 ships continues with $22m order.
  • FBR predicts Eagle lift-off
    New York-listed bulker owner set to soar following KLC resolution and anticipated surge in supramax rates, analyst says.
  • HCI plots KG assault
    German issuing house on the fringe of forging new containership funds as it races to stitch scars from Beluga battle.
  • Bulkers top scrap heap
    Dry tonnage fetches top dollar in Alang as three tweendeckers hit the chopping block, brokers say.
  • Pirates capture aframax
    Arab Maritime Petroleum ship becomes the first merchant vessel hijacked in the Gulf of Aden for six months.
  • Polsteam scraps Penelope
    Polish Steamship Co offloads one of three molten-sulphur carriers in $3.5m demmo deal, sources say.
  • OSG takes Comninos pair
    New York-listed giant tipped to have chartered two new suezmaxes from Greek IPO hopeful, Horizon Tankers.
  • Greek trio held
    Meadway, Globus and Ulises vessels detained by Canadian port state inspectors during February.
  • Transpetro closes in
    Phase two of Brazil's billion-dollar newbuilding drive in final stage as Sergio Machado-led owner surveys product tanker bids.
  • Pirates board aframax
    Contact lost with Arab Maritime Petroleum vessel after armed gang clamber on board off Oman.
  • CSAV "safe"
    Bankruptcy not an option for Chilean line as it plans fundraising drive, VP says.
  • Clough calls time
    ACM Shipping co-founder Simon Clough departing London-listed broker after nearly three decades with the company.
  • Norden bulker sale off
    Greek SPAC-linked owner fails to win final board approval to buy Danish company's six handysize newbuildings.
  • Great Offshore sale on hold
    Bharati Shipyard-controlled owner waiting for market upturn to launch $200m share offer.
  • Eagle ship in second clash
    Supramax owned by New York-listed Eagle Bulk survives pirate attack for the second time in under a week.
  • Piracy risk area enlarged
    Employers and unions have reached a new deal over pay and an expansion of the IBF High Risk Area.

American Shipperweb site
MARCH 28, 2011
  • Members sought for U.S.-Brazil CEO Forum
    The U.S. Commerce Department has opened the recruitment period for U.S. companies to apply for membership to the U.S.-Brazil CEO Forum. Commerce Secretary Gary Locke co-chaired the sixth meeting of the U.S.-Brazil CEO Forum on March 12-13, where U...
  • Cat, Horizon 3PL spin-offs: more to come?
    Announcements in recent weeks that Caterpillar Inc. and Horizon Lines are looking to sell their respective logistics business could be part of a trend in merger and acquisition activity in the 3PL sector. "There has been a serious uptick in the am...
  • Buckley heads Southwest's cargo
    Southwest Airlines has promoted Matt Buckley to vice president of cargo and charters. Buckley started his career at Southwest in 1982 as a ramp agent in Midland, Texas. Most of his time with the carrier has been focused on cargo management. Southwe...
  • FedEx starts 777 freighter flights to Seoul
    FedEx Express has started a dedicated Boeing 777 freighter route connecting the company's hub in Memphis, Tenn., to South Korea with four nonstop flights a week. The company said since the new route combines faster service with larger cargo capaci...
  • Zim adds Thessaloniki to Black Sea/Med service
    Liner carrier Zim said Sunday it is amending the rotation of its Black Sea-Ukraine (BSU) service to incorporate calls at the Greek port of Thessaloniki. From the beginning of April, the rotation will be Ashdod, Haifa, Limassol, Odessa, Illychevsk, ...
  • Chilean company buys into CSAV
    Chilean industrial and financial conglomerate Quinenco has acquired a 10 percent stake in compatriot liner carrier CSAV, the shipping line said last week. The stake, estimated at about $120 million, was purchased from Marinsa, CSAV's largest shareh...
  • Hyundai v. Hyundai: In-house fight for HMM
    Two rival South Korean conglomerates are continuing their battle for control of the container line Hyundai Merchant Marine, according to a report Friday byBloomberg.Hyundai Heavy Industries and the Hyundai Group are part of what the report called ...
  • Hapag-Lloyd plans to resume Nagoya calls
    Hapag-Lloyd said it plans to resume calls at Nagoya, Japan, Wednesday, but said its vessels will not return to Tokyo or Yokohama immediately. Eva Gjersvik, senior director group communication, said the company had only one ship in the country at th...
  • Modeled on ISA
  • Choumert new ESC chairman
    The European Shippers' Council has elected Denis Choumert, procurement and logistics director of Ciments Calcia, as chairman of the council. Choumert succeeds longtime chairman Dick van den Broek Humphreij. "Mr. Choumert, well known in the French ...

The Bunker Bulletinweb site
MARCH 28, 2011
  • Combustion catalyst claims to increase fuel efficiency
    It is scientifically proven to increase fuel efficiency from 8-13%, while also decreasing greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions between 10-20%.
  • Prices steady in Fujairah
    Deliveries available for supply up to and including April 11 in Cape Town.
  • Bunker market softens in Rotterdam
    Tight barge availability reported in Piraeus.
  • Liner operator says 'bankruptcy not an option'
    CSAV Vice President denies rumours that company could fail.
  • Maersk names first of new generation 'fuel efficient' ships
    4,500 TEU ships to use 30% less fuel per container carried.
  • Emulsion fuel to be produced on 'substantial scale'
    Low-cost bunker oil replacement moving 'rapidly through technical development and testing'.
  • 'Good time' to enter US coastal tank barge market
    Kirby to complete $600 million transaction for coastal tank barge operator K-Sea in June or July 2011.
  • New order for fuel saving 'optimum trim' technology
    Tanker operator hopes to cut VLCC fuel costs by up to $400,000 a year.
  • Tanker firms' margin 'squeezed' by rising bunker prices
    'Hidden' bunker costs 'stealth threat' to tanker owners' profitability, says Poten & Partners.
  • Week opens with softening in bunker prices
    Enquries 'mixed' at key Asian bunker hubs, according to local traders.
  • More help for Tristan da Cunha clean-up
    Second support vessel leaves South Africa as extent of bunker spill become clear.
  • Russian fuel storage terminal to be completed by end-2012
    Terminal will also be used for bunkering its icebreaking cargo vessels, says Norilsk Nickel.
  • IMO to resume talks on GHG emissions regulations
    GHG emissions regulations a 'contentious' issue, says shipping association.
  • Bunker earnings 'important way' to repay Chinese loans
    Earnings from Hambantota's bunker business will help repay debt to China, says minister.

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The liner shipping industry contributes substantially to the U.S. economy.
Washington
This is highlighted by an analysis carried out by S&P Global Market Intelligence on behalf of WSC and PMSA
Toll worsens from explosion in Iranian port of Shahid Rajaee
Tehran
It caused 46 deaths and injured over 1,200 people
Tender for concession of container terminal at Ukrainian port of Chornomorsk to be announced by mid-year
Kiev
The management will include the general cargo terminal
CEVA Logistics (CMA CGM group) will buy the Turkish Borusan Lojistik
Istanbul/Marseille
Wärtsilä's first quarter is positive
Helsinki
New orders value growth slows
ESPO: The EU Parliament's Budget Committee's request for more funding for transport, energy and infrastructure is welcome
Brussels
The importance of financing TEN-T networks to enable their adaptation for both military and civilian dual-use purposes was highlighted
Solidarity contribution for the families of port workers who are victims of accidents at work
Rome
It was established by the National Bilateral Port Authority
Bureau Veritas Marine & Offshore Division Reports Record Quarterly Revenue
Neuilly-sur-Seine
New historical peak also for the classified fleet
PSA reportedly considering selling its 20% stake in Hutchison Ports
Singapore
This is according to "Reuters", which had already floated this hypothesis at the end of 2022
Federagenti, Italy must give a sharp acceleration to the projects of ZES, free zones and Special Logistics Zones
Rome
Pessina: There is no space for reflections prey to bureaucracy
In the first quarter of this year, freight traffic in the port of Rotterdam decreased by -5.8%.
Rotterdam
Both disembarkation (-3.1%) and embarkation (-11.9%) loads are decreasing
Increase in container cargo is not enough for the port of Antwerp-Bruges to avoid a -4.0% decline in quarterly traffic
Antwerp
The decline in liquid bulk cargoes worsened (-19.1%)
The China Shipowners' Association considers the measures taken by the US against Chinese ships a typical example of unilateralism and protectionism
Beijing/Washington
The WSC reiterates that such measures could undermine American trade, harm U.S. manufacturers, and undermine efforts to strengthen the nation's maritime industry.
COSCO Expresses Strong Opposition to US Planned Taxes on Chinese Ships
Growing share of new entrants in European rail transport sector
Madrid
In 2023, rail freight transport performance decreased by -8%
New Chinese Ship Taxes That Will Only Raise Prices for Americans
Washington
The executive vice president of the US Chamber of Commerce denounced it
Tax amounts set for China-linked vessels arriving at US ports
Washington
Calculated on the basis of net capacity or container volume, they will be applied from October and will be progressively increased
International tender launched to award concession for new Casablanca port shipyard
Casablanca
It is the largest in Africa and has been unused since 2019
Federlogistica, the industry must stop approaching logistics only in terms of costs
Genoa
Falteri: a national control room composed of representatives of the logistics sector and industrial groups is necessary
ABB closes positive first quarter even if revenue growth is lower than expected
Zurich
Wierod: Our consolidated local-for-local approach protects us from the trade war
New global minimum wage deal for seafarers
Geneva
The level will rise to $690 from January 1, 2026 to reach $704 from 2027 and $715 from 2028.
Global trade in goods could fall by -1.5% this year
Geneva
WTO predicts. Okonjo-Iweala: Persistent uncertainty threatens to slow global growth, with serious negative consequences for the world
In 2023, around two-thirds of all goods moved in the EU were transported by sea.
Luxembourg
In the period 2013-2023, only the share of road transport increased, while that of other modes decreased.
Postal shipments of goods from Hong Kong to the US suspended
Hong Kong
Hongkong Post faces exorbitant and unreasonable tariffs due to unjustified and intimidating actions of the United States
Confitarma highlights the need for the decarbonisation strategy not to penalise shipping compared to other modes
Rome
Zanetti: also ensure that the implementation process takes into account the operational needs of the industry
Intercargo and Intertanko raise concerns over shipping decarbonisation deal
London
The complexity of the measure adopted by the IMO and the unusual procedure from which non-governmental organizations were excluded were highlighted
Pirate attacks on ships to spike in first quarter of 2025
Pirate attacks on ships to spike in first quarter of 2025
London
Sharp increase in incidents in the Singapore Straits
Interferry welcomes IMO agreement on decarbonisation of shipping, but finds strategy too complex
Victoria/Piraeus
Greek Shipowners' Association disappointed by failure to recognise essential role of transition fuels such as LNG
International Labour Organization Recognizes Seafarers as Key Workers
London
ITF and ICS: a historic moment
CMA CGM to acquire 35% of Egypt's October Dry Port
Cairo
The company operates a dry port in the industrial and logistics zone near Cairo
MSC Group's TiL to Take Full Control of Hutchison Ports Terminals
New York
Bloomberg reports this, specifying that the Panamanian terminals would be jointly managed with BlackRock
Draft regulation on decarbonisation of shipping approved by MEPC includes mandatory fuel standard and pricing of greenhouse gas emissions
London/Washington/Brussels
The establishment of a Fund to collect resources deriving from the pricing of emissions is foreseen
Task force of five associations for the relaunch of Italian rail cargo
Rome
Initiative by Agens, Assoferr, Assologistica, Fercargo and Fermerci
MIT indicates Matteo Paroli as new president of the ports of Genoa and Savona-Vado
Rome/La Spezia
The La Spezia port community also requests a name for the Eastern Liguria Port Authority
Le Aziende informano
Il retrofit ibrido-elettrico di ABB guida i traghetti dei laghi italiani verso un futuro più sostenibile
Confitarma underlines the importance of the shipping decarbonisation strategy being defined at IMO
Rome
The Italian Confederation specifies that it shares some of the USA's concerns
WSC Reiterates Trump's Measures for National Maritime Industry Are Bad for U.S. Economy
Washington
Kramek: Ready to support the administration with constructive proposals
Fincantieri and Accenture establish joint venture Fincantieri Ingenium
Trieste/Milan
The aim is to drive the digital transformation of the ship product and port logistics
Meyer Werft has delivered the new luxury cruise ship Asuka III to NYK Cruises
Papenburg/Emden
It has a capacity of 744 passengers and 470 crew members
As Trump formalizes measures to revitalize America's maritime industry, the nation's ports face a dramatic decline in traffic
Washington/Geneva
Okonjo-Iweala (WTO): With the escalation of trade tensions between the US and China, the exchange of goods between the two economies could decrease up to 80%
CK Hutchison denies allegations of breach of concession contract for Panamanian ports of Cristóbal and Balboa
Panama
Panama Ports Company emphasizes that it has complied with all legal obligations and contractual commitments
US Does Not Participate in IMO Negotiations on Shipping Decarbonization, Threatens Reciprocal Measures
London
Expressed opposition to any attempt to impose economic measures on ships based on greenhouse gas emissions or fuel choice
T&E urges MEPC to agree clear and ambitious measures to decarbonise shipping
Brussels
It is necessary - the association underlines - to set binding objectives
Meyer Yachts will build an ultra-luxury residential mega yacht for Ulyssia Residences
Miami
The ship will be 320 meters long and will be built at the Papenburg shipyard
Neapolitan Grimaldi Group wins $1.3 billion order for nine ro-pax ships
Neapolitan Grimaldi Group wins $1.3 billion order for nine ro-pax ships
Helsinki/Naples
Order at China Merchants Jinling Shipyard (Weihai)
Viking orders two cruise ships from Fincantieri with option for two additional units
Los Angeles/Trieste
The two ships under construction in Ancona for the American brand will be the first in the world to be powered by hydrogen stored on board
Antonio Ranieri is the new maritime director of Liguria
Genoa
He takes over from Admiral Piero Pellizzari who was discharged from the service upon reaching the age limit
In the first quarter of 2025, China's CIMC recorded a 12.7% increase in container sales
Hong Kong
Revenues grew by +11.0%
Last year, the revenues of the Chinese group CMPort increased by +3.1%
Hong Kong
In the first three months of 2025, port terminals handled 36.4 million containers (+5.6%)
The financial statements of the AdSP of Western Liguria and the Central-Northern Tyrrhenian Sea have been approved
Genoa/Civitavecchia
Konecranes revenues increased by +7.7% in the first three months of 2025
Helsinki
343 million euros of new orders for port vehicles (+37.5%)
Kuehne+Nagel posts first quarter of growth
Schindellegi
The logistics group's net sales amounted to 6.33 billion Swiss francs (+14.9%)
Application by TDT (Grimaldi group) for the construction and management of 50% of the Terminal Darsena Europa in Livorno
Leghorn
The company has requested an extension of the duration of the current concession
In 2024, 58 million invested in the modernization of the ports of Livorno, Piombino and the island of Elba
Leghorn
The final budget and the annual report of the AdSP have been approved
EIB advice to strengthen climate resilience of the ports of Volos, Alexandroupolis and Patras
Luxembourg
It will assist port authorities in identifying and managing climate risks
In the first quarter the port of Valencia handled 1.3 million containers (+3.4%)
Valencia
Transhipment traffic decline
The Management Committee of the Central Tyrrhenian Sea Port Authority has unanimously approved the 2024 financial statement
Naples
SOS LOGistica will acquire the qualification of Third Sector Entity
Milan
The association currently has 74 members
In the first three months of 2025, freight traffic in the ports of Barcelona and Algeciras decreased
Barcelona/Algeciras
Hupac transfers intermodal service with Padua to Novara
Noise
Until now the other terminal was the one in Busto Arsizio
PSA SECH has operated the first 400-meter train at Parco Ferroviario Rugna
Genoa
Capacity up to 20 pairs of trains per day
The 2024 financial statement of the Eastern Liguria Port Authority was unanimously approved
The Spice
The war clearance preparatory to the expansion of the Ravano Terminal in La Spezia is nearing completion
The Spice
The AdSP has invested over 600 thousand euros in it
Francesco Rizzo appointed president of the AdSP of the Strait
Rome
He has repeatedly denounced the uselessness of the construction of the bridge over the Strait
US aircraft attack Yemeni port of Ras Isa
Tampa/Beirut
38 dead and over a hundred injured
In 2025 Stazioni Marittime predicts an increase in ferry and cruise traffic in the port of Genoa
MIT Mobility Report Highlights Rising Demand for Both Passengers and Freight
Rome
In the first quarter, cargo traffic in Russian ports decreased by -5.6%
St. Petersburg
Both dry goods (-5.3%) and liquid bulk (-5.8%) are decreasing
Andrea Giachero confirmed as president of Spediporto
Genoa
The board of directors of the association of Genoese freight forwarders has also been renewed for the three-year period 2025-2028
Study for monitoring vehicular traffic in the ports of Venice and Chioggia
Milan
Order awarded to Circle and Arelogik
In Italy, the rail freight transport sector is in deep trouble
Geneva
Fermerci calls for making traffic incentives structural and increasing and for refinancing the incentive for the purchase of locomotives and wagons
Global Maritime Forum report on optimising ship calls to reduce emissions
Copenhagen
Virtual arrival and just-in-time arrival approaches proposed
In the first quarter of this year, container traffic in the port of Gioia Tauro grew by +15.5%
Joy Taurus
Construction of the "Dockworker’s House" has begun
GNV has taken delivery of the second of four new ro-pax vessels in China
Genoa
"GNV Orion" will be able to accommodate 1,700 passengers and transport up to 3,080 linear metres of cargo
After ten quarters of decline, container traffic in the port of Hong Kong returns to growth
Hong Kong
In the first three months of this year 3.39 million TEUs were handled (+2.1%)
Fincantieri acquires stake in WSense
Rome
The ninth FREMM unit "Spartaco Schergat" delivered to the Italian Navy
The new edition of the Practical Manual of Maritime Traffic has been presented
Genoa
Written by Assagenti, it turns fifty
Container traffic at the ports of Long Beach and Los Angeles increased by 26.6% and 5.2% in the first quarter
Long Beach/Los Angeles
Trump's tariffs impact imminent
In the first three months of 2025, the port of Singapore handled 10.5 million containers (+5.8%)
Singapore
In weight, containerized traffic recorded a decrease of -1.4%
Regulations signed for LNG bunkering at Fincantieri shipyard in Genoa
Genoa
Define the methods of transferring fuel from ship to ship
Historic shipbuilding brands Uljanik and 3.Maj on the verge of extinction
Zagreb
The State confirms its intention to sell the shipbuilding activities at the two sites of Pula and Rijeka
Cambiaso Risso has completed the acquisition of the French Somecassur
Genoa
The transalpine company specializes in the insurance of super and mega yachts
New weekly train service between the port of Gioia Tauro and Verona
Joy Taurus/Verona
Operated by Medlog for the transport of refrigerated goods
EBRD looking for strategic partner for development of Moldovan river port of Giurgiulesti
London
International competition launched
SAILING LIST
Visual Sailing List
Departure ports
Arrival ports by:
- alphabetical order
- country
- geographical areas
Turkish ports set new first-quarter cargo traffic record
Ankara
Historic peak of cargo imported from abroad
In the first quarter of 2025, freight traffic in the port of Taranto grew by +37.6%
Taranto
Increase of 854 thousand tons of solid bulk and 265 thousand tons of conventional goods
DEME buys Havfram, a company that installs offshore wind farms
Second Right/Washington
Transaction worth approximately 900 million euros
Rail transport of convoys for Rome Metro started from Reggio Calabria
Rome
Contract awarded by Hitachi Rail to Mercitalia Rail
In 2024, the volumes handled by Magli Intermodal Service decreased by -2%
Rezzato
Turnover stable
Yang Ming records first decline in turnover in March after 14 months of growth
Keelung/Taipei
Evergreen and WHL revenue growth continues
The European Commission has approved the acquisition of Germany's Schenker by Denmark's DSV
Brussels
The impact on competition in the markets in which the two companies operate is considered limited
Fincantieri - Kayo Agreement to Promote the Development of the Shipbuilding and Naval Industry in Albania
Trieste
Possible creation of a hub for shipbuilding and refitting in the region
Recent slight reduction in logistics costs for new factory vehicles
Brussels
Montaresi (AdSP Liguria Orientale) awarded with the "Port Oscar"
Miami
The event has reached its eighteenth edition
In the first three months of 2025, containers carried by OOCL vessels increased by +9.3%
Hong Kong
Revenues up +16.8%
The AdSP of the Southern Tyrrhenian and Ionian Seas wins in appeal against Zen Yacht
Joy Taurus
Company ordered to pay back rent
A large shipment of cocaine was seized in the port of Livorno
Leghorn
Two tons of drugs identified by Customs and Financial Police personnel
Navantia renews agreement with American cruise group Royal Caribbean
Miami
To date, the Cadiz shipyard has carried out maintenance, repair and refurbishment work on 45 of the group's ships.
Record cruise traffic expected in Italian ports this year
Miami
Cemar believes that growth will not stop even in 2026
HII-HHI Agreement to Accelerate US and South Korean Naval Production
National Harbor
The aim is to strengthen the naval industrial base of the two nations.
Panama Ports Company Accused of Violating Terms of Concession Agreement
Panama
Panama's Auditor General announced the filing of criminal charges
Colombo West International Terminal has become operational
Ahmedabad
It has a traffic capacity of 3.2 million TEUs
The conference "New sustainable marine fuels - Decarbonize Shipping" will be held in Genoa on Monday
Genoa
The new multifunctional border control structure PCF - PED/PDI Point completed in the port of Gioia Tauro
Joy Taurus
"Artificial Intelligence Comes to Port" Conference in Rome on Friday
Rome
It is promoted by the National Union of Port Enterprises
MSC Group's new cruise terminal inaugurated in Miami
Miami
It can accommodate three large ships at the same time
In February, traffic in the port of Ravenna increased by +2.1%
Ravenna
Bulk cargo increases, miscellaneous cargo declines
In 2024, Ferrovie dello Stato Italiane recorded a net loss of -208 million euros
Rome
Revenues up by +11.7%. The group's freight transported increased thanks to the acquisition of Exploris
Port of Genoa, Ente Bacini requests new spaces and renewal of the concession
Genoa
Conference to celebrate the centenary of the company
The public meeting of the Italian Port Terminal Operators Association will be held in Rome on June 19th
Genoa
VARD to build offshore dive vessel for Dong Fang Offshore
Alesund/Trieste
The contract is worth 113.5 million euros
PORTS
Italian Ports:
Ancona Genoa Ravenna
Augusta Gioia Tauro Salerno
Bari La Spezia Savona
Brindisi Leghorn Taranto
Cagliari Naples Trapani
Carrara Palermo Trieste
Civitavecchia Piombino Venice
Italian Interports: list World Ports: map
DATABASE
ShipownersShipbuilding and Shiprepairing Yards
ForwardersShip Suppliers
Shipping AgentsTruckers
MEETINGS
The conference "New sustainable marine fuels - Decarbonize Shipping" will be held in Genoa on Monday
Genoa
It will take place at the headquarters of the Port Authority of Genoa
"Artificial Intelligence Comes to Port" Conference in Rome on Friday
Rome
It is promoted by the National Union of Port Enterprises
››› Meetings File
PRESS REVIEW
Proposed 30% increase for port tariffs to be in phases, says Loke
(Free Malaysia Today)
Damen Mangalia Unionists Protest Friday Against Possible Closure
(The Romania Journal)
››› Press Review File
FORUM of Shipping
and Logistics
Relazione del presidente Nicola Zaccheo
Roma, 18 settembre 2024
››› File
Next week Italian ports will participate in Seatrade Cruise Global
Rome
Initiative brand: "CruiseItaly - One Country, Many Destinations"
MSC Group Cruise Terminal Officially Inaugurated in the Port of Barcelona
Barcelona
In 2027 it will be equipped with a cold ironing plant
Marcegaglia and Nova Marine Carriers form NovaMar Logistic joint venture
Lugano/Gazoldo of the Ippoliti
A general cargo ship will transport raw materials to the steel group's plants
Liebherr achieves record annual sales in the maritime and port crane segment
Bulls
Strong demand for offshore and container handling equipment
The annual conference "Programming, Operation and Management of Transport Networks" in Genoa
Genoa
It is dedicated to the transport and mobility sector
Last year, 656 ships underwent repair work in Greece
Piraeus
Increase of five units compared to 2023
Port of La Spezia, cruise ship docking simulations completed at Garibaldi West pier
The Spice
Assagenti conference on the future of the profession of maritime agent and broker
Genoa
It will be held tomorrow in Genoa
Stena Line presents a project for a ro-ro vessel capable of reducing energy consumption by at least 20%
Gothenburg
Introduced most of the innovative technologies currently available
Francesco Beltrano is the new general secretary of Uniport
Rome
He takes over from Paolo Ferrandino, who will continue to collaborate as a consultant
Saipem awarded new contracts in Middle East and Guyana
Milan
The total value of the orders is approximately 720 million dollars.
Conference in Genoa for the centenary of Ente Bacini
Genoa
The company was established on 19 February 1925
Interporto Bologna Board of Directors Renewed
Bentivoglio
Stefano Caliandro Appointed President. Loss of 1.7 million euros in 2024
NYK invests 76 billion yen in NYK Energy Ocean Corporation
Tokyo
The newco has taken over the activities of ENEOS Ocean
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