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November 30, 2011
The Business Timesweb site
Shipping News
  • MISC to sell 16 container vessels
    MISC Bhd, South-east Asia's largest shipping line by market value, intends to sell its 16 owned container vessels within about six months as it exits unprofitable cargo- box operations.
  • Chemical tankers to boost profits for firms
    Vessels hauling chemicals used to make everything from paint to plastics may earn the most in four years in 2012 as volumes exceed fleet capacity, boosting profit for tanker owners Stolt-Nielsen Ltd and Odfjell SE.
Strait Talk
  • Recognising bravery at sea
    LAST week, IMO secretary- general Efthimios Mitropoulos presented Seog Hae-gyun, master of the chemical tanker Samho Jewelry, the International Maritime Organization (IMO) Award for Exceptional Bravery at Sea 2011.
Shipping Times
  • Canadian Pacific Railway plans US$500m bond sale
    Canadian Pacific Railway Ltd, which has the highest operating expenses versus sales among large North American railroads, plans a US$500 million debt offering to support its underfunded pension plan.
  • Bombardier wins Indian rail contract
    Bombardier Inc's train unit received a contract to make railway equipment for India's Mumbai Railway Vikas Corp (MRVC). The project, funded equally by the World Bank and the government of India, is valued at about 11.2 billion Indian rupees (S$281 million).

The Business Timesweb site
Shipping News
  • MISC to sell 16 container vessels
    MISC Bhd, South-east Asia's largest shipping line by market value, intends to sell its 16 owned container vessels within about six months as it exits unprofitable cargo- box operations.
  • Chemical tankers to boost profits for firms
    Vessels hauling chemicals used to make everything from paint to plastics may earn the most in four years in 2012 as volumes exceed fleet capacity, boosting profit for tanker owners Stolt-Nielsen Ltd and Odfjell SE.
Strait Talk
  • Recognising bravery at sea
    LAST week, IMO secretary- general Efthimios Mitropoulos presented Seog Hae-gyun, master of the chemical tanker Samho Jewelry, the International Maritime Organization (IMO) Award for Exceptional Bravery at Sea 2011.
Shipping Times
  • Canadian Pacific Railway plans US$500m bond sale
    Canadian Pacific Railway Ltd, which has the highest operating expenses versus sales among large North American railroads, plans a US$500 million debt offering to support its underfunded pension plan.
  • Bombardier wins Indian rail contract
    Bombardier Inc's train unit received a contract to make railway equipment for India's Mumbai Railway Vikas Corp (MRVC). The project, funded equally by the World Bank and the government of India, is valued at about 11.2 billion Indian rupees (S$281 million).

The Business Timesweb site
Shipping News
  • MISC to sell 16 container vessels
    MISC Bhd, South-east Asia's largest shipping line by market value, intends to sell its 16 owned container vessels within about six months as it exits unprofitable cargo- box operations.
  • Chemical tankers to boost profits for firms
    Vessels hauling chemicals used to make everything from paint to plastics may earn the most in four years in 2012 as volumes exceed fleet capacity, boosting profit for tanker owners Stolt-Nielsen Ltd and Odfjell SE.
Strait Talk
  • Recognising bravery at sea
    LAST week, IMO secretary- general Efthimios Mitropoulos presented Seog Hae-gyun, master of the chemical tanker Samho Jewelry, the International Maritime Organization (IMO) Award for Exceptional Bravery at Sea 2011.
Shipping Times
  • Canadian Pacific Railway plans US$500m bond sale
    Canadian Pacific Railway Ltd, which has the highest operating expenses versus sales among large North American railroads, plans a US$500 million debt offering to support its underfunded pension plan.
  • Bombardier wins Indian rail contract
    Bombardier Inc's train unit received a contract to make railway equipment for India's Mumbai Railway Vikas Corp (MRVC). The project, funded equally by the World Bank and the government of India, is valued at about 11.2 billion Indian rupees (S$281 million).

Sched Netweb site
  • Despite growing overcapacity numbers of lay-ups appears to slow
  • Container shipping to remain in negative territory for a while yet: Alphaliner
  • Standard armed guards contract nears, to stress need for more insurance
  • Hunchun's cargo volume of trade up 33.5pc in first nine months
  • Changsha Jinxia Economic Development Zone attracts five investment projects
  • Konecranes sells reachstackers, empty handlers, forklifts to Cai Mep CT
  • Construction work starts on second gigantic lock on Antwerp's left bank
  • Logistics market mergers will lead to innovation, stronger companies
  • Qantas posts earnings before tax despite industrial action
  • Taiwan's Eva Airways gains AEO operator certification
  • Swiss WorldCargo to switch to lightweight containers
  • New Lao Airlines offers Singapore-Vientiane service

Exim Indiaweb site
  • CSAV says seeking strategic partner, not buyer, for container business
  • Freightwings & Travels selects Softlink's Logi-Sys
  • SAL upgrading key vessel to enhance performance
  • UN, IMO urge better naval coordination to fight Somali piracy
  • Mumbai offshore terminal by December 2012: Roy
  • 38th ACAAI convention comes together to Conquer the Skies

International Transport Journalweb site
NOVEMBER 29, 2011
  • Uzbekistani client orders Implant Sciences explosives detectors
    The Implant Sciences Corporation, a Wilmington-based US high-tech supplier of security systems and sensors, has announced sales of its QS-H150 Quantum Sniffer handheld explosives t...
  • GLS Belgium attains environment certification
    GLS Belgium, a Belgian firm belonging to the pan-European parcels, express and logistics services provider General Logistics Systems (GLS), has obtained ISO 14001 certification for...
  • Chinese firm to upgrade Guyanese airport
    The China Harbor Engineering Company (CHEC) has secured a USD 138 million design and construction contract from the government of Guyana to expand a terminal and to lengthen a runw...
  • Chinese ports handle 7 billion t in ten months
    Chinese ports handled 7.54 billion t in the first ten months of 2011, according to the national transport ministry, representing an increase of almost 14%. The volume was split bet...
  • DHL Express signs Saudi Arabian deal with Nokia
    DHL Express has signed a three-year deal with the telecommunications giant Nokia Siemens Networks, to establish a nationwide distribution system in Saudi Arabia. The agreement will...
  • BIH railway lines to be electrified
    Railway lines are being electrified in the region of the industrial city of Tuzla in northeastern Bosnia-Herzegovina, an agreement having recently been signed between the rail comp...
  • K+N introduces direct services between Baltic states and Poland
    K+N has launched direct line hauls options between its hubs in Tallinn (Estonia), Riga (Latvia), Vilnius (Lithuania) and Poznan (Poland), in order to develop fast and frequent grou...
  • UGL and GE Transportation introduce loco in Australia
    UGL Limited and GE Transportation have introduced a new PowerHaul locomotive, the PH37ACmai, at the largest rail exhibition in the southern hemisphere, AusRail Plus 2011 in Brisban...
  • MAN Truck & Bus steps up commitment in India
    MAN Truck & Bus has agreed with its partner Force Motors to take over MAN Force Trucks, their Indian joint venture. The JV was founded in 2006 and produces heavy MAN trucks for...
  • CSAV considers selling container business
    The Valparaiso-based Chilean shipping line Compania Sud Americana de Vapores (CSAV) has reported a net loss of USD 343 million for the third quarter of the current financial year. ...
  • Aramex launches joint venture with Sinoair
    Aramex, a global logistics solutions provider, has formally launched a joint venture with Sinotrans Air Transportation Development Co (Sinoair), as part of the former's ongoing str...
  • Zurich airport expansion remains on the cards
    A referendum in the Swiss canton of Zurich has resulted in the third thumbs-up in favour of Zurich Kloten airport in four years, with the voters clearly rejecting an initiative and...
  • Marco Messner named first Austrian young forwarder of the year
    Marco Messner, who works for the Salzburg-based international freight forwarder Spedition Lagermax, has been named as the first-ever young freight forwarder of the year in Austria....

World Wide Shipperweb site
NOVEMBER 29, 2011
  • Port of Coos Bay CEO announces plans to leave post
  • Horizon Lines reaches settlement with Puerto Rico lawsuit opt outs
  • Coast Guard/National Guard units earn achievement awards
  • Port of Grays Harbor sees rise in automobile handling business
  • Trade between NAFTA partners up during month of September

Lloyd's Listweb site
NOVEMBER 29, 2011
  • International Chamber in fresh drive to get support for IMO at Durban
    Preventing climate change 'a political challenge as much as a technical one'
  • How to assess accumulation
    Modern risk management requires a deeper understanding of interrelationships than in the past
  • First-half losses for ACM
    London shipbroker sees revenues weaken
  • No turkey for shipping stocks
    A week is a long time in politics and two weeks is an eternity in shipping, with the recent pain for US listed shipping companies looks set to continue
  • Governments move to regulate armed guards
    Licensing system expected by next year
  • 'Payable in 30 days' does not mean six months' interest-free credit
    Can't pay, won't pay? They'll see you in court.
  • Mild weather and aframax glut dampen hopes of December rates rise
    Extra cargoes becoming available in European spot markets are absorbed easily
  • Tankers bound for Syria amid further outcry against violent crackdowns
    Vessel tracking shows latest tankers sailing to Syrian ports
  • Secondhand aframax values fall to eight-year low
    Five-year-old vessels sell at 2003 prices as daily earnings stay below operating costs
  • EXCLUSIVE: No legal action against Fred. Olsen over faked hours records
    MCA decides to use safety code provisions instead
  • South Korea on course for record steel production
    Exports to emerging markets boost shipping prospects
  • Canada plans crude exports from its oilsands
    Moves to export 5m barrels per day by 2035
  • IMO to consider guidelines to combat crime on ships
    Aim is better co-ordination with investigating authorities
  • South of England's demise leaves members struggling to find cover
    Pull-out causes problems for insurance market
  • Moody's downgrades Ship Finance International
    SFI caught up in concerns over Frontline's plans to restructure
  • Dole axes reefer service
    New blow for specialist carriers
  • EXCLUSIVE: UK to announce armed guards policy shortly
    Department for Transport rejects Labour charge of dragging its heels
  • Claims guidelines are not being used
    There is nothing to stop the market using the guidelines apart from underwriters themselves, says IMCC
  • P&I clubs' 5% general increase harmony is highly unusual
    Insurers' decisions may look equal, but some are more equal than others
  • Case of the shrinking valemax bulk carriers
    Vale has remarketed its super-sized ships as slightly smaller. How are we to decode this?
  • RMT confirms Wightlink strike ballot
    Union alleges activist unfairly dismissed
  • Under pressure
    Shipowners face a decade of environmental rules that will press them to spend what little money they have
  • Baltic Ports back shipowners in fight against low-sulphur rules
    Implementation timetable criticised
  • SeaFrance mediation bid unsuccessful
    Union fails to agree resumption of service with administrator
  • MISC to sell its 16 containerships in six months
    Plan to exit liner business will include early return or subleasing of chartered-in vessels
  • China to consolidate its shipyards
    Ten largest players to control 70% of the nation's shipbuilding under ministry plan
  • Höegh vehicle carrier joins UK October detentions list
    Five vessels held by port state control last month
  • HNA offers cold comfort to creditors
    Companies in pay dispute with Grand China Logistics urge its parent company to speak out
  • Finnlines wins appeal over 2008 dividend payout
    Pension company fails in court bid to force bigger payment

Fairplayweb site
NOVEMBER 29, 2011
  • Cruise yields still lags
    CARNIVAL and Royal Caribbean have yet to regain their pre-crisis performance, and Europe will play a key role in their recovery pace, UBS analyst Robin Farley said today
  • Crowded breaking beaches predicted
    VESSELS aggregating 55M gt worldwide will be sent to breaking beaches in the next two years, a study reported today
  • Horizon settles PR claims
    HORIZON Lines confirmed today that it has settled all 'hold-out' civil claims related to its price-fixing in the Puerto Rico box trade from May 2002 to April 2008
  • Uni-Tankers buying IBEX
    DANISH shipowner Erria today said it had sold its Turkish tanker company and its nine ships to another Danish shipping group, Uni-Tankers
  • 252 held in migrant smuggling
    AUTHORITIES are holding 252 people involved in migrant smuggling on commercial vessels over the past week in the eastern Mediterranean
  • Sachana yard ordered shut
    GUJARAT Maritime Board has been ordered to close immediately its three-decade-old Sachana shipbreaking yard
  • NewLead tanker arrested
    A PRODUCT tanker owned by US-listed NewLead Holdings remains under arrest in Maryland waters today following a dispute over unpaid wages
  • Drybulk weakness hurts TTA
    TTA TODAY blamed a downturn in drybulk shipping for the sharp drop in net profits for the financial year
  • Beijing approves floating LNG import facility
    BEIJING has approved CNOOC's plan to build China's first floating LNG receiving and storage facility off the northern city of Tianjin, IHS World Markets Energy reported today
  • Slovenian port's profits triple
    SLOVENIA'S Luka Koper today revealed profits to September that were three times greater than during last year's period, but the company still fell short of expectations
  • China builders aim high
    CHINA'S industry boss assured a Shanghai forum today that its shipbuilding sector seeks high-tech leadership as much as market share
  • Impairment losses put ACM in the red
    TANKER and drybulk broker ACM Shipping today reported a $11M drop in half-yearly profits
  • France to oppose EC's sulphur curbs
    FRANCE gave notice today that it plans to oppose the EC's planned curbs on sulphur emissions
  • Man charged over Port Botany drug cache
    A MAN has been charged after 216kg of drugs was discovered at Sydney's Port Botany, police said today
  • FESCO secures loan
    FESCO has secured a $100M loan from the European Bank for Reconstruction & Development

The Journal of Commerceweb site
NOVEMBER 29, 2011
  • Shippers Urge Congress to Block Railroad Strike
    Shipper groups are pressing Congress to step in to avert a potential nationwide strike next week, with one warning the disruption of...
  • NAFTA Surface Trade Up 13.8 Percent in September
    The value of trade using surface transportation between the U.S. and Canada and Mexico rose 13.8 percent in September from...
  • CSAV Loses $340.3 Million, Denies Sales Plan
    CSAV posted a net loss of $340.3 million in the third quarter, reversing a $151.8 million profit a year earlier,...
  • Retail Sales Boom Feeds Restocking Hopes
    Retail sales grew at a double-digit pace over the Thanksgiving Day weekend, launching the holiday sales season with raised hopes...
  • Former SC Johnson Transport Director Sentenced in Fraud Case
    A federal judge sentenced the former transportation director for SC Johnson to eight years in jail this month for his...
  • Horizon Settles Shippers' Antitrust Claims
    Horizon Lines has agreed to pay $13.75 million to settle claims by all remaining significant shippers who opted out of...
  • Three Carriers Hike Asia-Europe-Mediterranean Rates
    Three major container carriers are imposing peakseason surcharges on westbound shipments from Asia to Europe and the Mediterranean, effective in...
  • Greece Set to OK Armed Guards to Fight Piracy
    Greece is preparing legislation to allow its merchant ships to hire armed guards to combat pirate attacks. The draft...
  • Fesco Gets $135 Million to Upgrade Russian Port
    Fesco, owner of Russia's largest ocean carrier, has secured a $135 million loan from the European Bank for Reconstruction and...
  • American Airlines Files for Bankruptcy Protection
    The parent of American Airlines, the nation's third-largest airline, filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection on Tuesday and began an...
  • Le Havre to Open Container Terminal in Early 2012
    Le Havre will open a $215 million container terminal in early 2012 that will allow France's biggest box port to...

Containerisation Internationalweb site
NOVEMBER 29, 2011
  • A week is a long time in politics, and container liner shipping: 30 weeks is an eternity
    In April 2011, Alphaliner wrote: 'Container shipping lines' operating margins recovered strongly in 2010...industry-wide aggregate operating profits reached an ...
  • Emirates raises congestion surcharge for Mombasa and Dar
    Emirates Shipping Line intends to apply a USD250 congestion surcharge on all booking and imports taken for Mombasa and Dar es Salaam on its AFA and GIA services. ...
  • Shuttlewise links Krefeld with Mortara
    A rail container shuttle service between the German Ruhr area of Krefeld, and Mortara, near Milan in northern Italy, is scheduled to start on January 9 and already ...
  • Kuehne + Nagel adopts IAS Dispatch for North American inland ops
  • Freight forwarders call for exemption from tariff publication for non-US NVOCCs
    The National Customs Brokers and Forwarders Association of America (NCBFAA) is calling for non-US NVOCCs to also be allowed exemption from rate tariff publication ...
  • Markets rally despite OECD warning
    Notwithstanding the prediction from the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development that Europe will slide into a double-dip recession next year, investors ...
  • CSAV denies acquisition rumour
    Following recent press reports regarding the possible sale of CSAV - the latest of which involves Hapag-Lloyd - the Chile-based company issued the following ...
  • COP-17: last chance for Kyoto Protocol
    The second day of the 17th Conference of the Parties [COP-17] United Nations climate change summit in Durban got underway today with little sign of movement from ...
  • Somali pirates scoop USD6 million for bulk carrier
    Pirates operating from the lawless state of Somalia have released an Italian-owned 74,500 tonnes bulk carrier, and its six Italian and 15 Filipino crew, held hostage ...
  • OECD: Europe heading for double-dip recession
    The Paris-based Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development [OECD] has warned that the eurozone and other EU nations, such as the UK - which sells 50% ...

TradeWindsweb site
NOVEMBER 29, 2011
  • Shippers Urge Congress to Block Railroad Strike
    Shipper groups are pressing Congress to step in to avert a potential nationwide strike next week, with one warning the disruption of...
  • NAFTA Surface Trade Up 13.8 Percent in September
    The value of trade using surface transportation between the U.S. and Canada and Mexico rose 13.8 percent in September from...
  • CSAV Loses $340.3 Million, Denies Sales Plan
    CSAV posted a net loss of $340.3 million in the third quarter, reversing a $151.8 million profit a year earlier,...
  • Retail Sales Boom Feeds Restocking Hopes
    Retail sales grew at a double-digit pace over the Thanksgiving Day weekend, launching the holiday sales season with raised hopes...
  • Former SC Johnson Transport Director Sentenced in Fraud Case
    A federal judge sentenced the former transportation director for SC Johnson to eight years in jail this month for his...
  • Horizon Settles Shippers' Antitrust Claims
    Horizon Lines has agreed to pay $13.75 million to settle claims by all remaining significant shippers who opted out of...
  • Three Carriers Hike Asia-Europe-Mediterranean Rates
    Three major container carriers are imposing peakseason surcharges on westbound shipments from Asia to Europe and the Mediterranean, effective in...
  • Greece Set to OK Armed Guards to Fight Piracy
    Greece is preparing legislation to allow its merchant ships to hire armed guards to combat pirate attacks. The draft...
  • Fesco Gets $135 Million to Upgrade Russian Port
    Fesco, owner of Russia's largest ocean carrier, has secured a $135 million loan from the European Bank for Reconstruction and...
  • American Airlines Files for Bankruptcy Protection
    The parent of American Airlines, the nation's third-largest airline, filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection on Tuesday and began an...
  • Le Havre to Open Container Terminal in Early 2012
    Le Havre will open a $215 million container terminal in early 2012 that will allow France's biggest box port to...

American Shipper - Ocean newsweb site
NOVEMBER 29, 2011
  • Horizon reaches $13.75 million settlement
    Horizon Lines announced Tuesday it had reached a $13.75 million settlement with the remainining shippers who opted out of a class action settlement it and other liner companies to Puerto Rico had entered into in 2009.
  • Maersk to suspend India-Europe loop
    Maersk Line said it will suspend its ICON service between the Indian Subcontinent and Europe from early February, and will link the region to Europe via Colombo calls by the AE7 and AE1, two of its existing Asia-Europe "daily" loops.
  • MISC Berhad quits container liner business
  • Maersk's $150 million IT deal with HP, outsources staff
  • COSCO raises Asia-Europe, ECSA rates

The Bunker Bulletinweb site
NOVEMBER 29, 2011
  • Iranian bunker supplies meet IMO sulphur spec
    NIOC's 280 cSt product said to average 3.0% sulphur content.
  • IFO prices climb in Fujairah
    Suez shows little movement.
  • European markets firming
    Piraeus players report strong demand.
  • New bunker barge for Baltic terminal
    Vessel has been built at Turkish yard.
  • BPO repeats call for delay of ECA sulphur limit
    Baltic Ports Organization says timetable is 'unrealistic' and will put region's ports at a competitive disadvantage.
  • Shipping industry 'could probably support' a bunker levy
    But details would have to be agreed at the IMO, says International Chamber of Shipping.
  • Samsung orders propulsion technology for LNG-fuelled newbuilds
    Norway's STADT to provide electric propulsion technology for LNG-electric propulsion system in newbuilds.
  • Double-digit hikes in Hong Kong, Busan IFO prices
    Demand for bunkers mixed across key Asian hubs on Tuesday.
  • Ultra low sulphur gasoil futures to dominate by 2015
    Set to replace ICE's 0.1% sulphur gasoil futures contract as the key European oil products benchmark.
  • Technical challenge for Bit Viking fuel conversion 'immense'
    'Special attention' given to bunkering process of vessel, says Germanischer Lloyd.
  • Caterpillar launches multi-fuel marine engine
    Caterpillar's MaK M 46 DF engine able to use LNG, MDO or HFO as bunker fuel.
  • Bonded bunker demand in China to double by 2015
    Sinopec plans to occupy two-thirds of China's domestic bunker fuel market by 2013.
  • South Korean refiners to boost bunker volumes in December
    But traders warn supplies could still be 'a bit tight'.
  • Andatee CEO buyout proposal under investigations
    US law firms to investigate if the buyout offer is 'unfair' and 'inadequate'.

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FROM THE HOME PAGE
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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