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October 31, 2011
The Business Timesweb site
Shipping News
  • Baltic dry index falls 3.5% to 3-week low
    The Baltic Exchange's main sea freight index, which tracks rates to ship dry commodities, fell for a third day on Friday as sluggish demand for iron ore cargoes continued to weigh on sentiment.
  • Private guards not seen as long-term solution to piracy
    Privately armed merchant ships have a 100 per cent success rate against Somali pirates, experts say, but using guards is wrapped in red-tape and dogged by fears over sending hired guns to sea.

Sched Netweb site
  • China Cosco reports loss of US$325.8 million in third quarter
  • Cosco Pacific reports Q3 loss of 5.5pc
  • Asia-Europe rates fall 4.3 pc but Asia-US west coast rates buck trend
  • China 9-month rail cargo and passenger movement ahead of schedule
  • Cargotec Q3 operating profit soars 29pc to US$75.2 million
  • MOL's 3Q transpacific on-time improves
  • DP World global container throughput surges 10 per cent to 14.4 million TEU in 3Q
  • Singapore global chef tour showcased in ocean container, HK on Nov 11-12
  • Hactl September cargo down 7.8pc to 223,623 tonnes, Q3 down 5.8pc
  • Cargoitalia establishes new Ondemand division to cope with ACMI growth
  • China Eastern's September cargo volume up 4pc
  • Air China September cargo volume down 2.5 per cent

Exim Indiaweb site
  • Coastal Shipping Policy in December, Shipping Secretary tells ICCSA workshop
  • DB Schenker wins Freight Forwarder of the Year - International award at MALA 2011
  • Lloyds Register keen to enhance services in India
  • SCI's Golden Jubilee celebrations conclude in style
  • Goas iron ore exports set to fall due to govt curbs
  • India, Indonesia agree to resolve issues affecting trade
  • Spices exports down 23 pc in April-Aug.
  • Textile firms may be hit due to imports from Bangladesh
  • CONCOR flags off first train from Baroda to Mundra
  • CONCOR wins 'India Pride' award
  • 'soars to 11-month high at 48.76
  • Assocham projects 7L cr. losses due to poor logistics infra
  • Cabinet clears National Manufacturing Policy
  • India-EU FTA unlikely before 2012
  • Nepal PM keen on attracting Indian investors
  • Patel calls for tariff barriers to check power equipment imports
  • SMEs business confidence down in Q3: CII
  • German team to talk business in Chennai, Pune on Nov. 14, 17
  • Leading by being open & giving
  • Kübler moves two 135-tonne Kamag transporters

International Transport Journalweb site
OCTOBER 28, 2011
  • Swan Container Line calls at Hamburg again
    Swan Container Line is set to connect Hamburg with St Petersburg again. The 868 teu "Robert" will make the first departure on 11 November. The 1,008 teu "Baltic Swan...
  • Russian Railways agrees terms to develop hybrid locomotive
    Russian Railways has agreed the technical terms of reference during the development stage of the TEM9H SinaraHybrid, a shunting locomotive with a hybrid engine. The project to deve...
  • DB Schenker Logistics bundles rail-related FTL activities
    DB Schenker Logistics has bundled its rail-related full truck load activities in Germany under the roof of Transa Spedition. Schenker Deutschland has thus transferred the activitie...
  • Carrefour to test Renault electric power truck
    Carrefour is set to test the electric 16 t Renault Midlum truck in France. The vehicle is the largest electric-powered truck on the roads. During the one year tests it will supply ...
  • Scottish haulier buys Dennison trailers
    John Mitchell Haulage and Warehousing, one of Scotland's largest family-owned hauliers, has taken delivery of 52 Dennison sliding skeletal trailers. They are replacements for exist...
  • Cargo declines in port of St Petersburg
    The four stevedoring companies in the Sea Port of Saint Petersburg group handled 8.6 million t of cargo in the first nine months of 2011, 5% less than in the same period in 2010. T...
  • Carsten Schmidt new Gefco Deutschland overland head
    The German subsidiary of the French logistics company Gefco has appointed Carsten Schmidt as the head of its overland operations. In this role, Schmidt will be part of the executiv...
  • DB Schenker Logistics expanding in Ulm
    DB Schenker Logistics is further expanding its logistics capacities in Ulm (Germany), thus securing faster access to sale and procurement markets in the region, explained Schenker....
  • Additional business for Ceva with Chrysler Group
    The SCM specialist Ceva Logistics has extended its relationship with the Fiat Group by signing new contracts that include supply chain management for all Chrysler Group brands (Chr...
  • DSV posts higher earnings in Q3
    The global transport and logistics services provider DSV, headquartered in Brøndby (Denmark), posted a slight fall in group sales in the third quarter of this financial year, to EU...
  • Oman Air postpones new Zurich link
    Oman Air has postponed the launch of a Muscat-Zurich link to December. The original launch date was 30 October, but it has now been put back to 2 December.
  • WFS Paris CDG station awarded Iata Isago certificate
    Paris-Charles de Gaulle Airport has become the latest station served by Worldwide Flight Services (WFS) to be awarded a safety audit for ground operations certificate (Isago) by th...
  • Iberia launches Luanda service
    Iberia is launching a service between Madrid and Luanda today, making it the first airline with nonstop flights between Spain and Angola. The new link to Luanda is expected to enha...

Marine Logweb site
OCTOBER 28, 2011
  • BAE Systems Mobile shipyard launches Jones Act tanker
  • MaK propulsion engines chosen for Ostensjo OSV building in Spain
  • Sembcorp Marine wins $300 million FSO conversion contract
  • 125th anniversary of Statue of Liberty
  • MHI gets orders for two next-generation Moss type LNG carriers

World Wide Shipperweb site
OCTOBER 28, 2011
  • Port of Bellingham issues draft strategic budget for 2012
  • US rail freight traffic count edges up during week
  • Coast Guard nabs semi-submersible carrying drugs in Western Caribbean
  • Coast Guard keeping watch over disabled container ship
  • K Line celebrates launch of new Kamsarmax bulk vessel

Lloyd's Listweb site
OCTOBER 28, 2011
  • CSCL lines up $1.1bn box order
    Chinese box giant confirms newbuilding deal that could total 12 10,000 teu vessels
  • Industry heavyweights in sustainable shipping drive
    Leading owners and shippers launch initiative to challenge slow pace of change
  • Financial support would allow green technology to blossom
    State should step in if private sector fails to finance environmentally sound shipping
  • Black Sea suezmax market set for further falls
    Brokers say price correction needs to occur between overvalued Mediterranean voyages and West Africa
  • CSR is simply good business
    Shipping interests are starting to take idea of corporate ethics seriously
  • The crisis of capitalism
    When we prosecute some poor captain for putting a ship ashore, while awarding generous severance payments and a vast pension pot to some reptile who has wrecked an entire company or even a nation, you have to wonder about priorities, and the meaning of justice
  • Shipowners must show they care about captured crews
    Given that crewing is a huge cost, some owners are already tempted to turn a blind eye to their responsibilities
  • HHI sales remain strong as drillships continue to be popular with owners
    Some $10bn of orders placed so far in 2011 as offshore, container and gas contracts rise
  • Ecopetrol takes VLCC for one year from MISC at $20,000 per day
    Colombian oil company pays slightly above broker estimates for 12-month charter deals
  • Asia-US west coast rates rise
    SCFI reports rates pick up on transpacific trips but declines on all other major routes
  • UK government's ports policy statement welcomed
    Economic significance of ports and the contribution which ports can make to the UK economic recovery is recognised, says major ports group
  • US warned of port investment shortfall
    Federal funding slow to match port investment in preparation for the Panama Canal expansion
  • Global law enforcement turns attention to Somali money launderers
    Up to 40% of ransom payments could be used to fuel neighbouring countries' housing booms
  • High utilisation rates boost CAI
    Box lessor forecasts increased demand
  • Capesize rally faltering
    Rates begin dropping as cargo demand from China's steel mills falls
  • IOPC elects new director
    Former director Willem Oosterveen decides against a second term after long-term sick leave
  • European freight forwarding survey points to fall in throughputs
    Danske Bank index signals that expectations have dropped
  • MOL orders two LNG tankers for 20-year contract with Osaka Gas
    Vessels will be first to use continuous cover over Moss-design tanks
  • Significant investment needed in South American ports
    New study predicts problems in handling 13,000 teu vessels efficiently
  • Aldo Grimaldi given standing ovation for contribution to Italian shipping
    Owner wins Cristoforo Colombo prize at the third Lloyd's List Italian Shipping Awards
  • Costamare backs strength of major box carriers
    No likelihood of collapses or mergers among the big charterers, says Greek charter owner
  • EU and Australia launch anti-piracy forum
    Meeting of Commonwealth heads of state is platform for countries to make stronger commitments
  • North P&I look to ASP for new chairman
    Pratap Shirke takes over top role
  • Proposed ban on US damages lawsuits sparks outrage
    Cruise lines to be main beneficiaries if non-US citizen crew unable to sue for injury
  • Maersk shuns call for ship recycling in South Asia
    Switch in policy will take time and clear evidence of improvement in the work conducted in the yards
  • Greek owners warn US of trade 'havoc' in piracy fall-out
    Two sides agree reaction has been inadequate, claims owners' body

Fairplayweb site
OCTOBER 28, 2011
  • NW Europe intermodal price rises sought
    PRICES for intermodal box moves among major ports in northwestern Europe are bound to increase sharply, according to German block train operators
  • Beware stealth asbestos
    NEWBUILDINGS are likely to contain asbestos even if they are certified as free of the deadly material, a London conference has heard
  • Precious unveils shock drop in profits
    THAILAND's No 2 drybulk carrier Precious Shipping said today that 3Q2011 net profits dropped 8.3% year on year to 199.78M baht ($6.5M)
  • Disputes increasing as earnings drop
    QUARRELS among shipowners, charterers and suppliers are increasing as earnings slump, according to German defence club Schutzverein Deutscher Rehder
  • Russia mulls joining Europe's shipping lobby
    A SHIPPING lobbying group's new boss has said Russia plans to join the European Network of Maritime Clusters
  • Athens to seek a wider shipping economic role
    GREECE'S shipping tsar has revealed that Athens will soon present the parliament with legislation meant to increase shipping's contribution to the Greek economy
  • Tonnage tilt aids Exmar
    EXMAR, the listed Belgian gas carrier operator, enjoyed a strong recovery in 3Q11, as freight rates firmed while the tonnage balance tilted toward owners
  • Pacific Basin voices optimism on demand
    HONG KONG'S drybulk carrier Pacific Basin said today it expects demand for Handysizes will hold up, even as China's economy cools
  • MHI wins LNG JV newbuildings
    JAPAN'S leading carrier MOL and Osaka Gas International Transport today agreed to joint ownership of two LNG carriers to be built by Mitsubishi HI
  • October fright for Capesizes
    CAPESIZE rates have plunged across the board in the biggest fall since 19 September
  • KL staff spared the axe
    LAYOFFS will be excluded from Korea Line's rehabilitation, Fairplay was told today
  • Floods hit Supramaxes
    SUPRAMAX rates in the Pacific have been battered by the floods in Thailand and slowing Chinese iron ore demand, brokers told Fairplay today

The Journal of Commerceweb site
OCTOBER 28, 2011
  • Economist Says China Currency Key to U.S. Manufacturing
    The key to boosting U.S. manufacturing exports is to stop China from manipulating its currency, not striking free trade agreements,...
  • Electrolux's Jensen On the 'Lack of Peak Season,' Shipper-Carrier Relations (Video)
    Bjorn Vang Jensen, vice president of Global Logistics for Electrolux, Singapore, gives his assessment on what he says was a...
  • Former ILA Checker Pleads Guilty to Loan-Sharking
    A reputed New Jersey mobster and an International Longshoremen's Association checker pleaded guilty to state charges involving waterfront loan sharking...
  • Rena Cargo Owners Begin Filing Claims
    Cargo owners have begun lodging claims against Mediterranean Shipping Co., the charterer of the grounded Rena in New Zealand. ...
  • Jefferies' Leung on Shipping Prospects for 2012 (Video)
    Man Leung, senior vice president, Transport Analysis for Jefferies, Hong Kong, dicusses his thoughts on this year's peak season, gives...
  • TSA's Conrad Asseses the Peak Season, Capacity Directions (Video)
    Brian Conrad, executive administrator for the Transpacific Stabilization Agreement, USA, discusses his thoughts on how the 2011 peak season went,...
  • Saia Profit Soared in Third Quarter
    Multiregional less-than-truckload carrier Saia nearly doubled its net profit year-over-year in the third quarter as revenue rose 14 percent to...
  • Toy Imports Drop 9 Percent in September
    Containerized imports of toys fell 9 percent in September, their eighth straight month of year-over-year decline, and are unlikely to...
  • LA Confident on Clean-Trucks Program at Supreme Court
    The Port of Los Angeles will enforce all concession requirements in its clean-truck program upheld in a recent ruling by...
  • ABF Freight Builds Profit as Tonnage Declines
    Arkansas Best swung to a $12.3 million net profit in the third quarter from a loss a year ago despite...
  • YRC Worldwide to Stay on Nasdaq Exchange
    Struggling trucking giant YRC Worldwide may stay on the Nasdaq stock exchange despite the low value of its stock, a...
  • RailAmerica Profit Up 13.7 Percent, Carloads Down
    RailAmerica, operator of 43 small railroads in the U.S. and Canada, saw profit in the third quarter rise 13.7 percent...
  • Rail Signs Pointing Higher
    The railroad industry expects to keep hauling more freight in the months ahead, but the profits should remain strong whether...
  • Deep-Six the HMT
    The Federal Maritime Commission voted this month to investigate how important the Harbor Maintenance Tax is in prompting shippers to...
  • Pricing Under Water
    In case you were stuck at an airport and missed the latest travel news, most major U.S. airlines raised their...
  • Averaging Out Loss
    Q: Can you explain something called "general averaging" as it applies to marine carriers' liability for cargo loss and damage?...
  • Japan Recovery Pushes ANA Cargo Surge
    All Nippon Airways reported a 72.1 percent gain in group net profit in the first half of its 2011 fiscal...
  • Marseilles Container Traffic Falls 6 Percent
    Container traffic at Marseilles, France's largest port, fell 6 percent year-over-year in the first nine months of 2011, largely because...

Containerisation Internationalweb site
OCTOBER 28, 2011
  • China COSCO issues profit warning as it falls into red for Q3 11
  • Unifeeder declares St Petersburg winter surcharge
  • Sea Consortium signs ship deal
  • Carriers in Brazil/Europe trade boosted by food fair shipper contracts
  • Lord joins WWL

TradeWindsweb site
OCTOBER 28, 2011
  • Injured docker targets Maersk
    Docker drags Danish liner dynasty and Greek operator Danaos into court over crushed hand.
  • Westshore drafts broker
    Former Pareto stockbroker enlists with offshore intelligence powerhouse as a shipbroker.
  • Otto rings profit alarm
    Lee Kok Wah-led shipyard and offshore syndicate readies Lion City for third-quarter loss.
  • USCG busts four
    Intersee bulker tops US Coast Guard's latest port detention report following bayou bust.
  • CSCL in giant order
    Hong Kong-listed owner pens potential $1.1bn contract which could stretch to a dozen ships.
  • Two killed in smash
    Two other seafarers missing after clash between US boxship and general cargo vessel off Taiwan.
  • Surprise loss for Evergreen
    Taiwanese container line is the latest to clock up a loss in Q3 and this time it was not expected.
  • Moller's Nigeria expansion
    AP Moller-Maersk is almost certain to expand its Lagos port operation.
  • Sanko sheds another couple
    Japanese owner tipped to have offloaded MR tanker pair as cash generation drive continues.
  • Earnings miss hurts PGS
    Oslo-listed offshore owner sees shares slam into reverse after disappointing third quarter figures.
  • Boxship crewman dies
    Lifeboat crew unable to save Filipino who fell ill on German vessel Laura Schulte off UK.
  • Bird attacks manager
    Indian man suffers eye injuries after troublesome kingfisher invades ferry's dining room.
  • A generous Greek with a gift
    Looking after shareholders, a shipowner's explanation challenged and cultivating a new chemical carrier venture.
  • Daiichi bulker woes
    Japanese bulk carrier owner blames overtonnaging in all sectors for losses.
  • Research ship towed
    Norwegian frigate gets a line to Johan Hjort after it lost power off Askvoll.
  • USCG monitors boxship
    Horizon Tacoma partially disabled after losing propulsion en route to Anchorage, Alaska.
  • Sembcorp slots another
    Singapore-listed shipyard wraps up VLCC conversion deal with ExxonMobil unit.

American Shipper - Ocean newsweb site
OCTOBER 28, 2011
  • K-Sea purchase boosts Kirby results
  • COSCO loses $330 million in Q3
  • International Shipholding Q3 profits, military contracts
  • China Shipping loss deepens in Q3
  • OOCL puts more big ships on Intra-Asia
    OOCL is increasing the vessel size it operates on its KTX 2 loop, linking Japan with South China and Thailand, from 2,742 TEUs to 4,562 TEUs. Its Japan to Singapore KTX 1 loop already has 4,500-TEU ships.
  • Big China Shipping order for 10,000-TEU vessels
  • Magnets? Sirens? Second ship aground near Tauranga
    A second container ship has run aground near the port of Tauranga where authorities are struggling to salvage the wrecked Rena. The 660-TEU Schelde Trader hit rocks after it lost power leaving Tauranga.
  • Rena clean-up costs mount
    Costamare says its containership Rena is a total constructive loss. The incident will have a financial impact on the company but says it has insurance for pollution, salvage, clean up response, hull and machinery and third party claims.
  • NYK enters Brazilian cabotage trade

The Bunker Bulletinweb site
OCTOBER 28, 2011
  • Bunker prices uncertain in the Americas
    Crude futures lowered as Japanese factory production dropped in September.
  • Bunker tanker shortlisted for Dutch award
    The vessel incorporates a range of fuel efficiency and emission-minimisation technologies.
  • 'First movers' integral in LNG bunkering future
    Study says LNG has potential to become solution for many ships in North European ECAs when fuel sulphur content is restricted to 0.10%.
  • Ganas joins Noble Group
    Move follows the departure of previous colleagues to the same company earlier this year.
  • Fujairah market firms
    180 cSt product limited in Cape Town.
  • Bunker markets firm across Europe
    Wide range of prices in the Rotterdam spot market.
  • German port to start LNG bunker supplies
    Gasnor says it is 'an important step' towards providing LNG in the region.
  • Cruise company sees Q3 profits climb
    But looses on fuel option portfolio mean 2011 outlook has been downgraded.
  • High bunker prices mean 'bigger ships'
    'The way oil prices are going you have to operate the biggest possible ships,' says container line chief executive.
  • 'State of the art' bunker terminal to open next year
    UK facility forms part of Cockett Marine Oil's 'ambitious plans.'
  • Week ends with firm bunker prices
    Supplies of bunker fuels mixed at key Asian ports on Friday.
  • Vopak launches 620,000 m3 storage terminal at Amsterdam port
    Terminal will have capacity increase to 1.2 million m3 in Q3 2012.
  • Japanese firms order LNG fuelled gas carriers
    Each carrier capable of carrying 75,000 mt of LNG.
  • Dam being built around Rena's submerged fuel tank
    Submerged starboard tank contains 320 mt of oil.
  • Hong Kong shipping groups welcome possibility of ECA
    HKLSA and HKSOA 'pleased' to see Hong Kong government intending to 'inject much needed impetus.'

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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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