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September 30, 2011
The Business Timesweb site
Shipping News
  • Madcap English play cricket match in the sea
    With military precision, a flotilla of eccentric Englishmen took to the waves on Wednesday to contest one of the world's craziest sporting fixtures: a cricket match played in the sea.
  • 2012 forecast to be tough for bulk shipping
    U-Ming Marine Transport Corp, the Taiwanese operator of dry bulk ships, expects next year to be a 'difficult year' for the market because of the launch of more large ships and higher iron ore production in China.

Sched Netweb site
  • NYK, Evergreen, Hanjin launch weekly north Asia-India service October 29
  • China port volume up 12.6pc in first 8 months to 106.8 million TEU
  • Fujian port box volume grows 8.3pc to 6.1 million TEU in first 8 months
  • Guigang port posts 30pc increase in container volume in first 8 months
  • Chongqing-Lanzhou railway to be opened in 2014 to reach north west region
  • Indian navy saves Anglo Eastern ship - 9 pirates jailed join 120 others
  • ILWU president surrenders to court to face terminal trespass charges
  • BIFA urges member response to Whitehall's global warming 'scoping' paper
  • APL Logistics handles Caterpillar's Electro-Motive Diesel in India
  • CWT Globelink opens in Turkey with offices in Istanbul, Izmir and Bursa
  • Singapore manufactures increase 22pc in August because of bio-med output
  • TNT extends Chinese day-definite Singapore-focused trucking into SE Asia
  • Russia's TransContainer posts 610pc profit increase to US$43.7 million
  • Air China's cargo volume drops 1.6pc to 92,300 tonnes in August
  • China Southern launches Chongqing, Shanghai, Amsterdam cargo flights
  • Dubai airport August freight drops 7.9pc due to US-European uncertainty
  • Chennai airport workers charged with stealing DHL's Nokia mobile phones

Exim Indiaweb site
  • Maritime And Logistics Awards (MALA) 2011 today
  • Survey shows confidence low as economic uncertainty fuels overtonnaging fears
  • French textile companies to showcase expertise at TECHTEXTIL INDIA 2011 in Oct.
  • Govt to spend 3,141 cr. for upgrading Paradip Port
  • JNPT issues LoA to PSA-ABG consortium
  • KANDLA PORT TRUST
  • Kandla Port's revised berthing policy to be effective from October 4
  • MPSEZ's crane simulator centre inaugurated at Mundra
  • $ 500-m ADB loan sanctioned for Rlys
  • AAI seeks govt nod to raise Rs. 5,000 cr. through bonds
  • RBI allows infra cos to borrow in Chinese currency

International Transport Journalweb site
SEPTEMBER 29, 2011
  • Zambezi Airlines launches Lusaka-Kinshasa service
    Zambia's privately-owned Zambezi Airlines now serves the route between the southern African country's capital Lusaka and Kinshasa, the capital of the Democratic Republic of the Con...
  • Germany and Austria introduce joint electronic toll system
    Germany and Austria have rolled out Toll2Go, a joint, satellite-controlled electronic toll system which allows lorries of 12 t and more fitted with an on-board unit to pay tolls th...
  • Automated gate processes for port of Khalifa
    Abu Dhabi Terminals (ADT) and Dalosy Industrial Systems (DIS) recently signed a contract for the delivery of a gate control system for the port of Khalifa. The container terminal a...
  • SCSPA launches truck replacement programme
    The South Carolina State Ports Authority (SCSPA) has launched a voluntary programme to help truck owners replace older units with newer, cleaner rigs. The seaport truck air cleanup...
  • Opel Vivaro reaches production milestone
    The Vivaro has made history in the Opel van segment as the 500,000th unit of the instantly recognisable LCV rolled off the assembly line at the company's plant in Luton (England). ...
  • Direct seagoing cargo vessel loading crucial for growth in Russia
    According to Vladimir Yakunin, president of Russian Railways, the lack of investment in rail transport remains an urgent problem in Russia. The key means of solving this are to red...
  • FP Marine Risks moving London office
    FP Marine Risks is moving into a new office in London on 1 October, located at 6/F 55 Gracechurch Street, London EC3V 0EE, UK. The company's telephone, fax numbers and e-mail addre...
  • Boeing delivers UAE's fourth C-17 Globemaster
    Boeing will deliver a fourth C-17 Globemaster III to the United Arab Emirates Air Force and Air Defence from the company's C-17 final assembly facility in Long Beach. Boeing delive...
  • Swiss WorldCargo teams up with Iata
    Iata has launched a new initiative to develop key managers in its cargo team. The organisation will second staff to Swiss WorldCargo in a development programme to enhance Iata's ca...
  • Huge investment programme in port of Felixstowe
    The port of Felixstowe, the UK's largest container port, has opened a new deep water shipping terminal, consisting of two berths. This is the first stage of a GBP 1 billion investm...
  • Rieck Logistik expanding in China
    Rieck Henco International Transportation recently opened two new sites in Shenyang and Jinan (China). The Chinese subsidiary of Germany's Berlin-based Rieck Logistics Group has thu...
  • Mainfreight Air & Ocean opens airfreight office in Brussels
    Mainfreight is opening a new airfreight office at Brussels cargo airport, Brucargo. Located at the logistics heart of Europe, Mainfreight will offer its customers a wide range of s...
  • Menlo becomes responsible care partner for handling chemicals
    Menlo Worldwide Logistics, the global logistics subsidiary of Con-way, has announced that its Chemical group has been approved as a responsible care partner by the American Chemist...

Marine Logweb site
SEPTEMBER 29, 2011
  • STX Marine promotes Mike Carroll to VP Operations
  • Keppel Shipyard secures three more conversion contracts
  • Swiber Holdings order book soars past $1 billion mark
  • AOD to increase water depth capability of newbuild jack-ups
  • Great Lakes Shipyard drydocks historic tall ship
  • Polarcus X-Bow seismic vessel transits Northern Sea Route
  • Aker Philadelphia Shipyard and SeaRiver ink definitive Alaska tanker contract

World Wide Shipperweb site
SEPTEMBER 29, 2011
  • Today industry celebrates 34th World Maritime Day
  • WTSA member carriers eye rate level adjustments
  • DOT earmarks funds for Oregon rail upgrades
  • Port of Newport extends filing date for commission post
  • Carriers plan to begin new India/Asia service

Lloyd's Listweb site
SEPTEMBER 29, 2011
  • Overcapacity and poor freight rates hammer down secondhand values
    Third-quarter volumes at lowest in decade, though forced sales and auctions likely
  • Transpacific set for long and painful recovery
    The withdrawal of CLX service just a year after launch is symptomatic of a deeper malaise
  • Vela takes triangulating VLCC top spot
    Saudi Aramco subsidiary beats Euronav, Angelicoussis Group and Frontline
  • Exclusive: Opportunistic Greeks muscle in on VLCC triangulation
    Hope of greater profit sees their market share on Middle East-Atlantic-Asia routes increase
  • Strategies for some maritime industry growth
    A UK government that meant what it said about our industry's technology would put its full weight behind making a better educated workforce, with a better work ethic
  • Heavy weather
    Storms have a way of defining character. Mine is slovenly
  • Supramax rates near six-month high
    Strong Atlantic trades drive up global market
  • Floating liquefaction market poised for investment boost
    Expansion of FLNG projects expected amid onshore plant concerns
  • Petrobras buys another single-hull VLCC
    Tanker reportedly bought for $25m from Titan Petrochemicals
  • BG Group sells 50m tonnes of LNG to India
    Deal comes as nation diversifies energy mix
  • Fledgling FLNG sector will make its profits from LPG
    Potential of future earnings from 'valuable' gas by-products 'key' to impressing lenders
  • Ocean Tankers to pitch last-ditch rescue to banks
    I have agreement with key charterer, chief executive Michael Ioannides tells Lloyd's List as storm clouds darken over owner
  • Sovcomflot confirms part-privatisation is on hold
    Russian minister cites market uncertainties as reason for delay
  • Aker Philadelphia and SeaRiver ink $400m order for aframax tanker pair
    ExxonMobil order is its first since delivery of ill-fated Exxon Valdez
  • Green Reefers turns to sale and charter-back of ships to raise $12m
    Finance chief cites historically low summer season as operator struggles for survival
  • European banks' lending to shipping has dried up, says DnB NOR chief
    Activity 'stopped abruptly' in third quarter
  • Rotterdam LNG import terminal could become maritime redistribution hub
    GATE Terminal owners currently studying possible export function
  • Maersk still to decide on strategy for a low-sulphur future
    Weighing of options includes future action on emissions from Triple-E 18,000 teu vessels
  • Quentin Soanes elected Baltic Exchange vice chairman
    Braemar executive director will serve with immediate effect
  • APL: legislation leads, industry follows
    Change will have to be forced, even though green shipping makes commercial sense
  • Stay on the sunny side
    U-Ming president CK Ong freely admits that appalling rates will persist until 2014, but he also thinks that now is the time to be planning for market turnaround
  • Selling Sovcomflot
    It is not yet clear that capitalism has properly replaced communism in Russia
  • Rongsheng secures $5.5bn mega-loan from China Development Bank
    Credit facility brings commitments to around $20bn this year from China and international banks
  • TEN clinches tanker charters worth $140m
    Long term deals with profit sharing 'a positive sign', says chief executive Nikolas Tsakos
  • NYK, Evergreen and Hanjin in new China-India service
    Latest sign of capacity shifting by Asian lines highlights trade growth between two giants
  • Widdows to stay on as WSC chairman
    Two new board members elected
  • Nautilus International to start its four-year cycle of meet-ups
    Theme of conference in Rotterdam is 'protect and respect' with focus on criminal penalties
  • Singapore refinery fire could hit bunker supply
    Fire at Shell's Pulau Bukom refinery which produces fuel oil and gas oil leads to shutdown
  • Operating costs back in line with inflation
    Recent trend of rapid increases in vessel op costs has tailed off latest figures reveal

Fairplayweb site
SEPTEMBER 29, 2011
  • Carriers and shippers must talk more
    SHIPPERS and carriers must co-operate more closely if they are to run cost-effective supply chains, says the head of the Global Shippers' Forum
  • Seafarer assistance plan explained
    DETAILS of the Maritime Piracy Humanitarian Response Programme (MPHRP) were revealed in London today
  • Refinery blaze hits Singapore shipments
    PRODUCTS shipments from Singapore could be disrupted after a fire at Shell's refinery at Pulau Bukom on 28 September
  • Shipyards threaten dry bulk recovery
    ANY hope of recovery in the drybulk sector could be severely damaged by Chinese greenfield shipbuilders seeking to win business, delegates at Marine Money Asia week have been warned
  • Vale Brasil docks at Sohar
    VALE Brasil, the world's largest iron ore carrier, has discharged its first shipment at the new dedicated jetty at Sohar, Oman
  • Exxon confirms US orders
    EXXONMOBIL today confirmed orders for two Jones Act Aframax crude tankers at Aker Philadelphia for an aggregate price of $400M
  • Help for piracy victims launched
    A PROGRAMME to help seafarers and their families cope with the trauma caused by abuse at the hands of pirates has been launched in London
  • Pirates release Greek bulker
    THE Greek Handymax bulker Eagle has been released by Somali pirates following the payment of a ransom
  • Piracy attacks predicted to rise
    SOMALI piracy will worsen this decade, a maritime security expert has claimed
  • Crisis talks begin at Sevan
    THE senior management of Sevan Marine is locked in crisis talks with its key stakeholders to iron out the company's prolonged financial problems, the company said in a statement today
  • Indian coal volumes to soar
    INDIA'S ports are expected to quadruple coal handling capacity over the next decade, K Mohandas, secretary of shipping at the Indian shipping ministry told IHS McCloskey's Indian Coal Markets conference in New Delhi yesterday

The Journal of Commerceweb site
SEPTEMBER 29, 2011
  • Divided We Stand
    Living in Virginia, the biggest sports news I read often revolves around the Atlantic Coast Conference. Although rumors of conference...
  • Asia Trucking Finds Another Gear
    Intra-Asia transport traditionally has been a game played out by sea and air. Now third-party logistics providers are working hard...
  • Preparing for the Panama Canal
    Operating a world-class supply chain requires the ability to respond quickly to transformative events, both sudden and expected. This ability...
  • Intermodal Traffic Powers to All-Time Weekly High
    Rail intermodal volume at North America's major railroads reached the highest weekly level on record, after a 2.8 percent gain...
  • Truckload Carriers Taking Accessorial Charges to Shippers
    More than two-thirds of truckload carriers plan more use of accessorial charges, adding income from shipping fees to higher rates,...
  • Hanjin Adding Asia-India Service
    Korean container line Hanjin Shipping will launch an Asia-Pacific to West India direct service in late October. The...

Containerisation Internationalweb site
SEPTEMBER 29, 2011
  • British TV news anchor to present CI Awards
  • MSC to get better big ship connection in Bremerhaven
  • Piracy, politics and productivity challenge Middle East supply chains
  • Court overturns LA ports owner-operator ban
  • RSGT - one million TEU landmark broken

TradeWindsweb site
SEPTEMBER 29, 2011
  • SeaBird forced to spar
    US judge rubber stamps ship arrest warrant as overdue yard bill adds to Oslo-listed offshore owner's fiscal woes.
  • Keppel secures conversions
    Lion City yard syndicate prepares to overhaul LNG carrier and two tankers after racking up $109m worth of deals.
  • AOD axes option
    Oslo-listed drilling contractor poised to plough another $15m into newbuildings as market volatility stifles expansion plan.
  • Lazard bets on rate revival
    Lazard Capital Markets analyst goes to bat for US-listed bulker owner Baltic Trading as BDI gains traction.
  • Wallenius grabs loan
    Swedish owner opens a cheque from two Japanese banks to pay for car carrier at Mitsubishi.
  • ETA sells more vessels
    Troubled Dubai-based operator is ridding itself of over-aged handysize bulk carriers.
  • Tonga reaches out
    Jaws South Pacific Shipping launches cargo run to Auckland, New Zealand, with veteran vessel.
  • Hanjin adds loop
    Korean container line teams with Evergreen and NYK for run to India.
  • SCF sale back to 2013?
    Russia's deputy transport minister Viktor Olersky says partial privatisation of tanker owner now unlikely next year.
  • Maersk sees size gap
    Container line says 18,000-teu ships will not become the industry standard like its last generation of giants.
  • Fitch wary over SCF
    Ratings agency places negative watch on tanker owner's foreign currency issuer default rating.
  • Pirates in double hit
    Two chemical tankers evade hijack in the southern Red Sea after outmanoeuvring attackers, sources say.
  • Tulshyan sells VLCC
    Singapore owner of Titan Ocean has sold one of its single-hull VLCCs to Petrobras for conversion.

American Shipperweb site
SEPTEMBER 29, 2011
  • October Web Only
  • For trusted traders
  • Ocean rates below or near 2009 levels
    Analysis of spot rates on the two key east-west trades shows that carriers will have to shelve capacity in the coming months, according to the maritime analyst SeaIntel. After deducting the effect of rising bunker fees, SeaIntel found rates on the ...
  • WSC keeps Widdows chairman
    WiddowsRon Widdows, the group president and chief executive officer of Neptune Orient Lines, will remain chairman of the World Shipping Council (WSC) through September 2012, even after he retires as head of NOL at the end of this year.WSC, the chie...
  • Maersk adds Qingdao to Asia-Europe loop
    Maersk Line has added a call at Qingdao to one of its core Asia-Europe services. The call has been added to its AE7 service, which now has a rotation of Qingdao, Ningbo, Shangai, Yantian, Tanjung Pelepas, Tangiers, Felixstowe, Bremerhaven, Rotterda...
  • APL shortens intra-Asia loop
    APL has omitted two major Chinese ports from an intra-Asia service linking China and the Philippines, according toAmerican Shipperaffiliate ComPair Data. The line has shortened the rotation of its NPX service to Hong Kong, Chiwan, Kaohsiung, Manila...
  • Japanese forwarders pay $46.8 million for antitrust violations
    The U.S. Justice Department said six Japanese freight forwarders have agreed to plead guilty and pay criminal fines totaling $46.8 million for their roles in a conspiracy to fix certain fees involving air cargo shipments from Japan to the United S...
  • UPS: New container targets pharmaceuticals
    UPS said Wednesday it will offer an air freight container for healthcare products, such as pharmaceuticals, vaccines and biologics, with temperature-sensitive requirements. The PharmaPort 360 container, which will be manufactured by Cool Container...
  • STB to look at BNSF purchase
    The Surface Transportation Board said Wednesday it has initiated a public proceeding to examine the regulatory effects of the price Berkshire Hathaway paid when it acquired BNSF Railway last year. In May, the Western Coal Traffic League petitioned...
  • CBP makes headway on simplified entry
    U.S. Customs and industry representatives on Monday outlined how a simplified process for filing import declarations would look and said a trial program will start soon to demonstrate how fewer documentation requirements could benefit the governme...

The Bunker Bulletinweb site
SEPTEMBER 29, 2011
  • Markets hold firm after crude dip
    Fujairah edges up despite Wednesday's retreat in crude oil futures.
  • Markets little changed as crude see-saws
    Rotterdam gains tempered on expectations of improved supply.
  • Exhaust gas scrubbers show 'great long-term promise'
    Scrubbing technology 'will greatly contribute to better air quality', says Port of Los Angeles offical.
  • Fuel oil stocks climbing
    October arbitrage volumes at seven-month high.
  • Refinery fire: Impact still 'unpredictable'
    Shell declines to comment on Singapore shutdown.
  • ECA deadline 'can't be met'
    'You need a period of leniency and transition,' says shipowners' association.
  • Bunker prices generally down in Asia
    Mixed demand, ample supplies at major Asian bunker ports.
  • Chinese shipbuilder launches 'Super Green' vessel
    8,500 dwt vessel can cut fuel consumption by up to 30%, says Yangzijiang Shipbuilding.
  • Experienced bunker trader joins Dan-Bunkering in Monaco
    Trader spent six years with BP prior to joining Dan-Bunkering.
  • Addax to begin Hamburg bunker ops in October
    Opens new office at the German town in a bid to 'diversify' outside of Africa.
  • Fire at Shell refinery off Singapore 'contained'
    Shell to conduct 'full investigation'.
  • Hong Kong halts bunker operations
    Tropical cyclone signal number 8 hoisted in Hong Kong.
  • High bunker costs hit bunker tanker owner
    London-listed Yujin swings to loss in H1 2011 but said its bunker tankers continue to 'perform well'.

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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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