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March 1, 2012
The Business Timesweb site
Shipping News
  • Court okays General Maritime revamp
    General Maritime Corp, the second-largest US owner of oil tankers, won provisional court approval to reorganise even as a bankruptcy judge told creditors to prepare their evidence for an expected fight over final approval of a Chapter 11 plan.
  • Pirates rob crew, kidnap captain and chief engineer
    Armed pirates opened fire on a cargo ship in an attack off the Nigerian coast, kidnapping the captain and chief engineer and robbing the crew before escaping, a maritime watchdog said yesterday.
  • Officers of ship that hit NZ reef plead guilty
    The captain and the navigating officer of a cargo ship that ran aground on a New Zealand reef last year pleaded guilty yesterday to mishandling the vessel and altering ship documents.

Sched Netweb site
  • MSC to increase Asia-Europe eastbound rate US$400/TEU from April 1
  • Maersk North Asia CEO expects hard bargaining before higher rates stick
  • Once restricted to 6,500-TEU, Savannah Port docks 9,200-TEU MSC Roma
  • Hunan January freight declines overall, but road volume soars 18.2pc
  • Samudera 2011 profit grows 33.8pc to US$12.6 million
  • Bangladesh 2011 export growth reflects price increases on modest volumes
  • Dubai freight rates stagnation blamed on supply and demand balance
  • Cargojet's profits dive in fourth quarter
  • Delhi spots irregularities, tells Air India to stop sale of 6 freighters
  • Turkey restricts Israel's 'dangerous' air cargo because of Gaza blockade
  • Barloworld Logistics stands ready to meet China shippers goals in Africa
  • Baotou-Xi'an-Haikou flight service launched

Exim Indiaweb site
  • Gateway Group hosts trade party in Mumbai
  • ICS cautions against any move to ban ransom payments to pirates
  • Maersk Line cuts Asia-Europe trade capacity
  • Ron Widdows to take over from Jan Steffens as CEO of Rickmers Holding & Rickmers-Linie
  • Negative trade list with India to be made public soon: Pak
  • India slips to 4th spot on world economic confidence list
  • Values & role models

International Transport Journalweb site
FEBRUARY 29, 2012
  • IRU addresses increasing liabilities for road transport operators
    The recent 9th IRU Symposium of Lawyers on the «Evolution of contractual relations in road transport» highlighted the current enforcement pitfalls and proposed best practices to ad...
  • MSC to increase rates in Asia-USA/Canada trade
    The Geneva (Switzerland)-based carrier Mediterranean Shipping Company (MSC) is increasing its eastbound rates in the Asia-USA/Canada trade by USD 240/teu, USD 300/feu and USD ...
  • Man Latin America continues to top Brazilian market
    MAN Latin America is once again Brazil's market leader for trucks of 5 t and over. 2011 was the best year in the vehicle manufacturer's history. MAN Latin America sold a total of 7...
  • Transports Pedretti opens new branch office in France
    The French transport and logistics company Transports Pedretti recently commenced operations at a new branch office in Buchères, southwest of Troyes (France). The new distribution ...
  • Transaero enters Armenian market
    Starting today, 29 February, the Russian carrier Transaero is introducing a service to Armenia. The Moscow Domodedovo-Yerevan link will be operated four times a week initially, the...
  • Fesco about to complete consolidation of Vladivostok Commercial Sea Port (VMTP)
    The board of directors of the Russian company Fesco recently approved the possible acquisition of up to a 100% stake in ZAO Transportnaya Companiya. Once this transaction and sever...
  • GLS Netherlands now AEO certified
    GLS Netherlands was recently granted the AEO certificate "customs simplifications". The parcel, freight and logistics service provider has been accepted as an authorized economic o...
  • 30 locomotives for Kansas City Southern Railway
    US transportation secretary Ray LaHood announced a USD 54.6 million loan to Kansas City Southern Railway Company (KCSR) for the purchase of 30 new General Electric ES44AC locomotiv...
  • VTG continues on path of controlled growth in 2011
    Hamburg (Germany)-based VTG Aktiengesellschaft, one of Europe's leading wagon hire and rail logistics companies, reported that railfreight transport in Germany grew by 5.1% in 2011...
  • New office in Timor-Leste for ISS
    Maritime services provider Inchcape Shipping Services (ISS) has opened an office in Timor-Leste. The new office, which is located in Dili, will include marine and offshore agency, ...
  • Sogaris: new director for logistics properties
    The French company Sogaris has chosen Christophe Ripert as director of the group's logistics real estate. The newly created position pools the formerly independent real estate proj...
  • Azkar phases in new terminal in Jaén
    The Spanish transport and logistics company Azkar is expanding its service range on the Iberian peninsula. The firm recently phased in a distribution platform with a working area o...
  • Centurion Cargo appoints Globe Air Cargo in Germany to market maindeck capacity to Latin America
    Globe Air Cargo, part of the ECS Group, has won a general sales agency contract for Miami FL (USA)-based Centurion Cargo, a privately-owned company founded in 2001. Under the terms...
  • AAT Mobile available in android market too
    Hong Kong's Asia Airfreight Terminal Co Ltd (AAT) announced that its mobile application - AAT Mobile is now available for download in the android market. Airlines, cargo agents and...

Marine Logweb site
FEBRUARY 29, 2012
  • Damen delivers its first tug to be Argentinian owned
  • GEA Westfalia BWT meets IMO requirements
  • DNV to carry out operations through three separate companies
  • Royal Caribbean to build second 4,100 passenger cruise ship at Meyer Werft
  • Coast Guard detains bulker master who failed breathalyzer test

World Wide Shipperweb site
FEBRUARY 29, 2012
  • CG apprehends ship captain suspected of being intoxicated
  • Seattle Port Commissioners give 'outstanding' rating to CEO
  • Washington agencies schedule annual regional contracting forum
  • New Navy tug loaded at Port of Tacoma terminal
  • Trucking group files brief backing electronic logging gear

Lloyd's Listweb site
FEBRUARY 29, 2012
  • The private security firms behind Somalia's pirate armies
    Gulf governments fund two new counter-piracy police forces set to operate inside Somalia
  • Shipping sidelined at Somalia conference
    Moves to ban ransoms put lives at risk in debate that sidelined seafarers
  • Indian sovereign guarantee in face of Iranian sanctions will shake P&I system
    Industry fears that China will follow suit
  • Iranian crude exports to India in January surge
    Import volumes two-thirds higher than average monthly levels in 2011
  • Mine expansion could secure new ore volumes for Canada's Port Cartier
    ArcelorMittal mulls plan to raise Mary River output to 50m tonnes a year
  • Devil in the detail
    Analysts' small print tables of financial ratios are excruciatingly dull stuff, but the chart on page 29 of Nomura's report Banks' Shipping Problems comes as something of a surprise
  • Agents of change
    Smart shipowners see maritime service providers as a secret weapon
  • Shipping debt to equity ratios top 1,000%
    Loss given default yardstick also high, says Nomura analysis
  • Flood of offers for ExxonMobil cargo as Middle East VLCC glut persists
    High bunker costs shave $1,000 per day off earnings on benchmark route to Asia
  • Q&A: Clyde & Co shipping partner John Keough
    The appeal of varied and complex US cases
  • Brightoil eyes expansion into LNG
    Company's new gas projects spur LNG interest and desire to be a 'leading global energy conglomerate'
  • OSG ponders vessel sales to raise cash
    'Multiple options' include asset sell-off, says Artzen
  • Jason waits on creditors' solution
    Stripped down Eitzen Group remains on verge of insolvency
  • Inchcape Shipping swings axe to clear away layers of bureaucracy
    Parent company prepared to back acquisitions after postponing sale plans
  • Baltic Exchange to report Asian supramax rates at 1300 local time
    Midday publishing in Singapore reflects shift of chartering activity to the Pacific region
  • Rising post-panamax boxship charter rates bring new hope to markets
    A handful of fixtures at healthier prices boost owner and broker morale
  • Royal Caribbean exercises €700m Sunshine-class option at Meyer Werft
    New generation cruiseship to be delivered in spring 2015
  • HMD wins $250m four-tanker order
    Kuwait to receive vessels by end-August 2014
  • Nigerian pirates take hostages from vessel for first time
    One crew member missing as violent attack on reefer Breiz Klipper is region's seventh incident in two months
  • South Korea's big three yards to see growth in orders this year
    Analyst expects recovery due to demand for LNG carriers, offshore vessels and drillships
  • Stricken Costa Allegra will dock in Mahé tomorrow
    Costa Cruises flies team to Seychelles to meet passengers in port
  • Vopak profit rises on 'geographical imbalances' in oil supply
    Demand for chemicals storage and handling in 2011 was encouraging, says company
  • NOCC knocked back by low charter rates
    Delivery of newbuilding and two secondhand vessels expected in year
  • Dublin Port launches $403m masterplan
    30-year expansion blueprint will double throughput to 60m tonnes
  • Japan P&I Club announces 10% unbudgeted supplementary call
    Group holds fire on proposed $103m subordinated loan
  • General Maritime Chapter 11 reorganisation plan back on track
    But bondholders given another opportunity to object to Oaktree rescue 'on any and all grounds' prior to April confirmation
  • Rena master and second officer face jail terms
    Sentencing due in May over boxship grounding and oil spill

Fairplayweb site
FEBRUARY 29, 2012
  • PEMEX exports stabilise
    MEXICAN oil giant PEMEX has reported only a small drop in exports for 2011, as volumes stabilised after previous years' sharp declines
  • Pirates take two hostages
    A PIRATE attack on a reefer ship anchored off Nigeria spurred a maritime security alert from GAC today
  • Seadrill's quarter profits deflated
    LOSSES on the financial derivatives markets cut deep into the net profits of Seadrill in 2011's final quarter
  • Drybulk port snarls ease
    DRYBULK port congestion is continuing to ease, with vessel queues dropping in Australian and Brazilian harbours
  • US nabs drunken master
    A BULKER captain has been detained in Oregon after US government officials determined that he was intoxicated
  • Pakistan nears open access with India
    PAKISTAN took the bold step today of increasing the number of goods tradable with India - much of it by sea ' by more than 6,000 items
  • Nhava Sheva terminal rates cut 44%
    INDIA'S Tariff Authority for Major Ports has cut rates by 44% at the third box terminal at Nhava Sheva
  • Caspian fire kills mariner
    A BLAZE that broke out on a tanker as it set off into the Caspian Sea killed one seafarer and injured three, Russian regional rescue services said today
  • Asian Panamax rates rise
    PANAMAX bulker rates have risen in Asia, with the grain season in EC South America attracting ballasters from the Pacific
  • US seen as future major coal exporter
    THE US could emerge as a major coal supplier amid changing supply and demand patterns, a coal conference heard today
  • Golar LNG raises $250M
    GOLAR LNG said today it has raised $250M in five-year convertible bonds
  • Asia, GoM chem rates diverge
    CHEMICAL rates are moving in opposite directions in the Gulf of Mexico and Asia
  • Höegh's losses deepen
    NORWAY'S Höegh LNG today reported deeper losses for both the final quarter and full-year 2011
  • Reef dredge plan defended
    AUSTRALIA's Great Barrier Reef Marine Park Authority told IHS Fairplay that a plan to charge a fee to dispose of dredging material would not raise how much of it is dumped in the refuge
  • Maybulk's profits dive 61%
    MAYBULK'S 2011 net profits dived 61% year on year to 91.3M ringgit ($30.4M)

The Journal of Commerceweb site
FEBRUARY 29, 2012
  • Jones Act Carriers on Alert to Tap US Oil Reserve
    Jones Act carriers say they are ready to haul oil from the Strategic Petroleum Reserve if President Obama decides to...
  • Hyundai Hikes North America-Latin America Rates
    Hyundai Merchant Marine plans a general rate increase effective April 15 for shipments from the U.S. and Canada to Argentina,...
  • Grounded Jade Cargo Gains Restructuring Aid
    Jade Cargo this week came a step closer to taking to the air again after its owners agreed to work...
  • De Well to Sell Ocean Capacity via JOC Exchange
    Logistics provider De Well Group plans to market and sell ocean container capacity available through the JOC Exchange, an online...
  • Truckload Capacity Drops 1.1 Percent, Survey Shows
    Capacity at a group of six large truckload carriers slipped 0.7 percent in the fourth quarter from the previous quarter...
  • Global Air Cargo Traffic Stabilized in January, IATA Says
    International air cargo traffic has stabilized after a year-long slump despite an 8.1 decline in January volume, which was caused...
  • Damco Profit Jumped 29 Percent in 2011
    Damco, the logistics and forwarding unit of A.P. Moller-Maersk, posted a 29 percent increase in profit last year as revenue...
  • British Airways, Iberia Boost Cargo Revenue 8.6 Percent
    International Airlines Group's freight revenue in 2011 grew 8.6 percent from a year ago to $1.6 billion, as the Anglo-Spanish...
  • US Economy Grew 3 Percent in Fourth Quarter
    The U.S. economy expanded at a 3 percent annual rate in the last quarter of 2011, topping the previous estimate...
  • Hong Kong Airlines Stops Dolphin Transport
    Hong Kong Airlines has bowed to pressure from customers and animal welfare groups to stop transporting live dolphins. ...
  • MSC Joins Maersk to Push Second Asia-Europe Rate Hike
    Mediterranean Shipping became the second carrier after Maersk Line to announce a second rate hike this year of $400 per...
  • Heated ILA Negotiations Could Push Cargo to West Coast
    West Coast ports could see a diversion of cargo from East and Gulf Coast ports this year if contract talks...
  • Eastbound Trans-Pacific Spot Rates Slip 1.8 Percent
    Average eastbound trans-Pacific spot rates fell 1.8 percent this week, as slack seasonal demand further undermined the rate increase that...

Containerisation Internationalweb site
FEBRUARY 29, 2012
  • Star Cool makes CA 'more affordable'
    At least that is what Anders Holm, an executive in Maersk Container Industry's sales and marketing department, claims. He was referring to the company's decision ...
  • WTSA launches new rate increases
    Shipping lines in the Westbound Transpacific Stabilization Agreement (WTSA) have announced a round of dry cargo rate increases, which they said was part of their ...
  • Ocean carriers thrown crumbs of hope
    Philippe Hoehlinger's latest macro-economic report on the container shipping industry reveals that global cargo growth in 2012 will be less than last year, but ...
  • Vancouver's 2011 volumes boosted by exports
    Canada's Port Metro Vancouver has seen its container volumes grow year-on-year for 2011 - boosted by exports aimed at the Asia Pacific.Overall laden volumes climbed ...
  • APM T continues to refocus its inland services division
    APM Terminals (APM T) will continue to reshape its inland services in the interest of improving the customer experience and raising margins, according to Km Fejfer, ...
  • ATA 'not surprised' by truck tonnage decline
    A month-on-month fall of 4% on freight tonnage carried by truck in the US in January has 'not surprised' the American Truck Association's chief economist, Bob Costello, ...
  • Grindrod earnings weaken in 2011
    Grindrod, the Durban (South Africa)-based shipping, freight services and trading group, saw net profit ease by 11.4% to ZAR845.1(USD112) million in its 2011 fiscal ...
  • Rena officers plead guilty, face long jail term
    The master and the second officer of the MSC-operated boxship Rena, pleaded guilty in the Tauranga District Court today to 10 out of the 11 charges laid against ...
  • MSC follows Maersk with April 1, Asia - Europe GRI
    Arguably the biggest threat to Maersk Line's recently declared new move 'towards profitability ahead of further market share gain' strategy, Geneva-headquartered ...

TradeWindsweb site
FEBRUARY 29, 2012
  • Do you trade with Iran?
    Holland & Knight attorney untangles complex web of US sanctions as shipping takes centre stage in Washington.
  • Courage under fire
    Singapore-listed shipowner sings bulker market blues as fourth quarter revenue falls 53%.
  • Tarot trumps top minds
    Shipping's brightest no match for one young broker and his fortune teller.
  • Viking Supply to raid Oslo
    TransAtlantic's offshore arm seeks up to NOK 750m as it joins Norwegian bond fray.
  • Latvian cuts back losses
    Riga-based owner sees hope for products tankers as it slashes annual deficit.
  • Polarcus sees turnaround
    Fleet expansion helps Rolf Ronningen-led seismic owner to cut fourth quarter deficit.
  • RCCL doubles down
    US cruiseship giant poised to splash EUR 700m on second Sunshine-class unit in Germany.
  • SinOceanic fails to finance
    Hyundai boxship delivery delayed as Norwegian owner's Chinese backer comes up short on loan cash.
  • HUBLine profit chopped
    Dennis Ling-led Malaysian boxship and bulker owner hurt by falling coal volumes in 2011.
  • DESSC pens two more
    African double takes the Oslo-listed firm's tally of long-term fixtures this year to nine.
  • Zafiro returns to Nigeria
    Monaco-based subsea owner's diving support vessel to take up new job for an old client.
  • Uggla takes Svitzer reins
    Maersk Mc-Kinney Moller's grandson appointed CEO of Danish group's towage and salvage arm.
  • GOS inks Brazil charter
    Bombay-listed owner nets another term deal in South America for an offshore support vessel.
  • Troublesome pair hurt NOCC
    Oslo-listed owner blames lay-up of short-sea vessel and poor earnings from its sister for fall in fourth quarter income.
  • Costly year for RCL
    Asian container line struggled with higher operating expenses in 2011 as profit turned to loss.
  • Global Carriers slashes loss
    Malaysian tanker owner enjoyed higher revenue in 2011 as utilisation increased.

American Shipper - Ocean newsweb site
FEBRUARY 29, 2012
  • Maersk, CMA long TP3/TP9/Columbus loop slows
  • WTSA seeks to raise rates, collect bunker
  • APMT fights rate cut in Nhava Sheva
  • Evergreen joins South America service
  • Obama creates trade enforcement unit
  • BIS blocks shipper's lubricating oil exports
  • ChemLogix appoints international sales manager
  • Grains Council puts exports information on Web
  • XPO's Charlotte branch to bring 200 jobs
  • IES picks up Columbia Logistics for its eCellerate platform

The Bunker Bulletinweb site
FEBRUARY 29, 2012
  • Spurring action for biodiesel
    Renewable Energy Group releases an-easy-to-use platform to contact state or federal elected officials.
  • Crude falls on high inventory supplies
    Crude inventories at five-month high.
  • Momentum building for Bahamas CO2 reduction proposal
    MEPC 63 considers raft of very different MBM proposals but only one deemed ready for inclusion in impact assessment.
  • Khalifa Port to open this year
    Port to develop bunkering facilities.
  • IFO prices falling in Fujairah
    Prices lack direction in South Africa.
  • Prices soften in European bunker markets
    Rotterdam players report good avails.
  • Polar Code: IMO 'just needs more time'
    Spokesperson denies claims that non-polar states and industry lobby groups are behind the latest delay.
  • Singapore sales 'dip' as differentials narrow
    Players report fewer vessels making 'bunker only calls.'
  • Bunker prices falling in Asia
    Mixed demand at Asian bunkering hubs on Wednesday.
  • OSG plunges deeper into the red in 2011
    Losses in international crude segment due to fleet overcapacity and higher bunker prices.
  • Cosco clinches contracts for seven 'fuel efficient' newbuilds
    Cosco estimates to gain around $190 million from the newbuilding contracts.
  • Rena officers plead guilty to multiple charges
    Ship master pleads guilty to all six charges laid against him, second officer pleads guilty to four offenses.
  • Chinese shipyard delivers new fuel efficient Ultra-max bulker
    Sinopacific's Crown 63 capable of reducing fuel consumption by 13%.
  • Shipping industry 'totally opposed' to inclusion in ETS
    Shippers already adopting EDDI and SEEMP to limit emissions, says ICS.
  • Fuel removal from Costa Concordia resumes
    Crane barge Meloria and bunker tanker Magic Duba repositioned alongside Costa Concordia

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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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