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July 3, 2012
Sched Netweb site
  • ICTSI's box terminal in Manila takes delivery of cranes for Berth 6
  • APL, 'K' Line, OOCL rated tops among American agricultural shippers
  • Long Beach mulls incentive schemes to attract big ships, boost intermodal
  • Hong Kong export value increases 5.2pc in May, import value up 4.6pc
  • APMT to open Singapore HQ to handle south east Asian region in September
  • Damco renews contract with online home retailer Shop Direct for two years
  • Maersk's yet-to-be-built 18,000-TEUers win UN climate change award
  • Hong Kong airport profit up 32pc to US$688 million on 15pc revenue rise
  • New Oman Air CEO plans to accelerate cargo operations by end of 2012
  • Belgium's ADB wins airfield lighting projects for three Omani airports

Exim Indiaweb site
JULY 2, 2012
  • CMA CGM commits to maintain BRAZEX service on South America East Coast-Caribbean trade
  • Drewry, WCI endorse index-linked contracts
  • Maersk, CMA CGM change westbound hub to Port Tangier on WestMed transatlantic service
  • MOL completes worlds first hybrid car carrier
  • MOL signs deals to build, charter 2 LNG carriers
  • MSC to increase rates on Asia-South America East Coast lane from July 15
  • Need to promote inland water transport, coastal shipping stressed
  • Panama Canal delays imposing higher tolls
  • Spot rates on Asia-Europe trade see sharp rise
  • Urmila Project Services skillfully handles 930-t reactor at Mumbai Port
  • APSEZ inks concession agreement to develop dry bulk terminal at Kandla Port
  • Govt clarifies SEZ norms only for sea-routed cargo at Vallarpadam ICTTv
  • Jayyannt Lapsiaa reappointed to MbPT Board
  • VCT celebrates 9th year with blood donation camp
  • Set our house in order first

International Transport Journalweb site
JULY 2, 2012
  • Turkish Airlines links Kyrgyzstan and Mongolia
    Turkish Airlines has increased its Istanbul-Bishkek services from seven to ten a week, as it has secured traffic rights for an extra three weekly flights, which continue to Ulaan B...
  • CMA CGM to maintain Brazex service
    The CMA CGM Group has announced that its cooperation with Maersk Line on the Brazil Express service (Brazex) in the South America east coast-Caribbean trade will terminate by Octob...
  • New direct DB Schenker wagon load links between Terneuzen and Rotterdam
    DB Schenker now offers direct wagon load links between Terneuzen and Rotterdam Kijfhoek, linking up with B Logistics' wagon load network for destinations in Belgium and France. The...
  • US truck driver turnover higher in Q1
    Driver turnover at truckload fleets rose again in the first quarter, according to a report published by the American Trucking Associations (ATA), following a small rise in the fou...
  • First freight aircraft stationed in Cochstedt
    Germany's Magdeburg/Cochstedt airport, the only international commercial hub in the Saxony-Anhalt region, is focusing more on freight and logistics. The first milestone to this end...
  • OOCL reshuffles management
    Michael Kwok was promoted to OOCL chief operating officer on 1 July. He succeeded Andy Tung, who became the company's CEO. Kwok's previous tasks as director of trades have been ta...
  • US transport ministry grant for Hunts Point terminal
    The US department of transportation has granted the Hunts Point agricultural produce market in the Bronx USD 10 million to make railfreight improvements. The project is one of 47 i...
  • Trade between Mexico and USA increasing
    Surface trade between Mexico and the United States increased by 11% last year and has almost doubled since 2002, according to a report published by Armstrong & Associates, a su...
  • EU approves restructuring aid for Air Malta
    The European Commission has concluded that a EUR 130 million restructuring grant for the state-owned airline Air Malta is in line with EU state aid rules. The Commission found that...
  • Augustin Quehenberger unifies activities under Quehenberger Logistics brand
    The Augustin Quehenberger group, based in Strasswalchen near Salzburg (Austria), has unified all of its activities under the Quehenberger Logistics brand umbrella. The Augustin Ne...
  • Rodi joins DSLV's steering committee
    Dr Hansjörg Rodi, chairman of the board of Schenker Deutschland AG, was elected to the steering committee of the the German forwarding and logistics federation DSLV at its recent ...

Marine Logweb site
JULY 2, 2012
  • Saltchuk renames coastal tug and barge operations Foss Marine...
  • BAE Systems Norfolk Ship Repair gets $19.4 million contract mod...
  • Transcom awards contracts to U.S.-flag shipping operations
  • CMA CGM to sell Le Ponant cruise operation to private equity...
  • Sanko Steamship files for bankruptcy, names new President and...
  • Concordia Maritime takes delivery of Suezmax from Samsung Heavy...
  • Matson now separated from Alexander & Baldwin
  • NOL to sell Singapore headquarters building
  • Dockwise takes stake in Fairstar to 80.4%

World Wide Shipperweb site
JULY 2, 2012
  • Marine Resources Group changing to Foss Marine Holdings
  • Hybrid car carrier EMERALD ACE completed for Mitsui O.S.K. Lines
  • NOL Group announces plans to sell headquarters building
  • Alexander & Baldwin Holdings now listed as Matson, Inc.
  • Diana Shipping inks charter for dry bulk vessel DIONE

Lloyd's Listweb site
JULY 2, 2012
  • Competition, consolidation and the case of the missing Chinese
    OECD shipbuilding talks target same old problems and offer no new solutions
  • Japan happy with green-ship definition at OECD
    Revised definition will be offered to the next shipbuilding working party meeting in the autumn
  • If Beijing sneezes, France will catch a cold
    Maritime planning in Paris will stand or fall on the resilience of China's economy
  • VLGCs seek longer-term charters to lock in high earnings
    Owners fear a continued slide in the spot rate will drag down the period market
  • Naive to think PPPs are the answer to piracy, says DP World chief
    Partnerships between private enterprise and the state need to be supported by short term solutions such as armed guards
  • CMA CGM sells cruise arm La Compagnie du Ponant
    French container giant follows rivals in ditching non-core assets
  • Matson Navigation shares rise on first day of trading
    Hawaii-based Jones Act boxline split from listed parent Alexander & Baldwin
  • Angola LNG ships seek spot cargoes from Norway and Nigeria
    Two vessels will achieve high rates as tonnage availability is tight
  • Sanko bankruptcy could flood secondhand market with ships
    Collapse will slow short-term sales activity as creditors assess the market
  • Demolition rates stabilise below $400 per ldt
    Settled prices may boost confidence among breakers and cash buyers
  • Secondhand bulker becomes cheapest panamax afloat
    Sale price for vintage vessel with damaged engine hits record low
  • Safe Bulkers returns to JBIC for a loan
    Credit worth $34m will be split between export finance bank and Citigroup
  • Three KG funds file for bankruptcy
    German owners fear fresh casualties from Commerzbank ship finance exit
  • K Line to boost cash reserves as losses mount
    Yet another carrier risks dilution to investors, issuing equity in a down market
  • Japan nuclear restart worries LNG shipping
    Restart is small, but concerns exist in the LNG industry that more are to come
  • Kühne urges Hamburg Süd and Hapag-Lloyd to merge
    Fresh progress unlikely for long-mooted proposal as Oetker holds out
  • US puts the squeeze on Tanzania in Iran reflagging row
    Dar es Salaam faces sanctions threat as Washington blocks Tehran oil sales
  • US House passes legislation for ports security review
    Gaps Act heads for Senate consideration
  • Iran- are you exposed?
    Sanctions investigations over business links with Tehran have shipping in their sights
  • The west is still the best
    China's model of state-backed shipping can only last as long as the country's state-run boom
  • Box owners consider accreditation for reefer depots in wake of death blasts
    Exploding reefers scandal prompts new measures to ensure safety of refrigerant gas
  • Dockwise pays a high price to take 80.4% of Fairstar
    Heavylift firm takeover 'a good thing', says Adkins
  • NOL selling Singapore HQ in drive for cash
    Company says it aims to 'release capital for strategic investment'
  • Box trade threatened as Europe signals a further recession
    Latest industrial news from Germany 'suggests that we shall see exports declining in the coming six months'
  • Adani Ports to build dry bulk terminal at Kandla
    Deal is worth $216m and construction will take 24 months
  • Sanko files for receivership
    Japanese operator calls it a day after mounting pressure from counterparties
  • DB Schenker Rail to operate London Gateway freight trains
    New port plans to operate the UK's largest rail freight terminal
  • Brightoil Petroleum in $50m loan from China Development Bank
    Credit comes on the condition that Hong Kong-listed company's chief executive and major shareholder keeps controlling share
  • Excel breaches NYSE rules
    Dry bulk giant has three months to boost stock price after breach of $1 rule
  • FSL wins covenant reprieve from bankers
    Two covenants eased for 12 months as Singapore shipping trust to halt dividend payouts for that period

The Journal of Commerceweb site
JULY 2, 2012
  • Saia Buys $12 Million Truck Brokerage Firm
    Saia, a multi-regional less-than-truckload carrier, purchased Robart Companies, a truck freight broker and logistics services provider based in Duluth, Ga....
  • Container Volumes Grow at West Coast Ports
    Container volumes at West Coast ports increased 7 percent in May compared to May 2011, with imports up 8 percent...
  • Iran Threatens to Disrupt Strait of Hormuz Traffic
    Shippers and transportation providers could see their fuel prices spike if Iran makes good on a plan to block oil...
  • UPS Freight to Hike Tariff Rates 5.9 Percent
    UPS Freight will raise its less-than-truckload tariff pricing 5.9 percent on average July 16, joining other LTL carriers with general...
  • NYK Plans to Boost Logistics Operations
    NYK President Yasumi Kudo said the company plans to double sales from logistics operations in future as global vessel overcapacity...
  • Report: US Soybean Exports to Help Drive Trade Up 95 Percent
    U.S. exports of soybeans, coal and petroleum will drive the nation's trade to expand 95 percent by 2026, as global...
  • Manufacturing Index Contracts in June
    A widely followed gauge of U.S. manufacturing unexpectedly contracted in June for the first time in almost three years amid...
  • Gotthard Tunnel Reopens After One-Month Closure
    The Gotthard tunnel has re-opened almost a month after a landslide forced the closure of the main north-south route for...
  • FedEx Speeds Up Fleet Upgrade, Buys 19 B-767s
    FedEx plans to buy 19 Boeing 767-300 aircraft, as the parcel giant speeds up its fleet upgrades to offset volatile...
  • Dockwise Adds to Stake in Fairstar
    Dockwise, the Dutch heavy-lift operator, said it now controls 80.4 percent of the outstanding shares of takeover target Fairstar Heavy...
  • Emory Economist Sees Slow Growth, Not Recession
    The U.S. may be stuck in a period of slow growth, but its economy is not in imminent danger of...
  • DHS Awards $97 Million in Port Security Grants
    The Department of Homeland Security announced more than $97 million in port security grants for the 2012 fiscal year. ...
  • Matson Begins Trading As Independent Company
    Matson Inc. stock began trading on the New York Stock Exchange Monday after the ocean carrier and logistics company's separation...
  • Global Air Cargo Dips 2.2 Percent
    International air cargo traffic dipped 2.2 percent in May from a year ago and contracted 0.4 percent from April in...
  • Europe's Import-Export Outlook Dims
    Europe's recession will slow growth in containerized imports and exports through the continent's northern ports to about one-third the rate...
  • Schenker to Operate Freight Trains From New UK Box Port
    The London Gateway deep-sea container port and distribution hub will offer rail service across the U.K. on the day it...
  • NOL to Sell Singapore Headquarters
    NOL plans to sell its Singapore headquarters building as part of an ongoing cost-reduction and restructuring program that is producing...
  • Hapag-Lloyd to Hike Rates on East Asia Services
    Hapag-Lloyd said it will impose a general rate increase on all kinds of container equipment shipped from East Asia (excluding...
  • Container Rate Indexing Grows at a Snail's Pace
    Are long-term freight contracts reset periodically to reflect variations in spot rate indices the answer to rate volatility? A small,...
  • Commentary: Be Wary of Salvage Deal
    Q: We're a manufacturer of high-end kitchen appliances and face what I think is a very unusual situation regarding a...
  • Better Planning Evens Out Air Cargo's Peaks, Valleys
    Team Worldwide is struggling with visibility this summer. "For the first time in many years, we are somewhat at a...
  • FedEx Freight Tweaks LTL Network
    With its first annual profit since 2008 in the bank, FedEx Freight is moving to tighten its less-than-truckload network. The...
  • LTL Carrier Holland to Hire 450 Drivers
    Higher manufacturing output in the Midwest is translating to more trucking jobs. Less-than-truckload carrier Holland plans to hire 450...
  • Trucking Capacity Reaches 'Tenuous' Equilibrium
    For more than two years, shippers have braced for a hard crunch in truck capacity, a blow that seemed inevitable...
  • Chassis Changes Prompt Fears of Congestion on the Docks
    As ports prepare for a modest spike in cargo volumes during the peak shipping season, ocean carriers, marine terminals, railroads...
  • Air Cargo Shippers Look to the Sea
    You'd be hard pressed to find stronger evidence of the shift of freight transportation from air to sea than when...
  • Commentary: Summer of Discontent
    Just when you thought it was safe to get back in the water, the theme music from "Jaws" ramps up...
  • IMO Pressed to Require Weighing of Containers
    Container ship lines say it's not unusual for their cargoes' actual weights to be 3 to 7 percent higher than...
  • Several Rate Indices Available
    Shippers and carriers use several spot rate indices to benchmark their contracts. The Shanghai Shipping Exchange launched the first container...

Containerisation Internationalweb site
JULY 2, 2012
  • DB Schenker Rail commits to London Gateway
    DB Schenker Rail has agreed to provide at least four block trains a day in and out of London Gateway container terminal when its first deep-water berth opens in ...
  • MSC restricts North Europe/Asia bookings
    MSC intends to restrict bookings on its Silk, Lion, Condor and Swan services from Northern Europe to the Middle East and Far East until week beginning July 9. The ...
  • AfDB to help fund Togo-Burkina Faso highway corridor
    The African Development Bank (AfDB) is to provide funding of USD175.66 million for the upgrade of 303km of highway connecting the port city of Lome in Togo and ...
  • ERC signs contracts to boost its rail network
    Ethiopian Railways Corporation (ERC) has signed construction contracts with Turkey-based Yapi Merkezi and China Communications Construction Company (CCCC) to build ...
  • Idled boxships down to 2.37% of world fleet
  • K Line projects Q1 and H1 net losses on back of plunging security prices
    Japanese carrier K Line has forecast losses for its first quarter and first half of its fiscal year and a downgraded fiscal year net profit on the back of losses ...
  • Madsen joins ICTSI
    Hans-Ole Madsen, formerly vice president for business development in Africa, the Middle East and South Asia for APM Terminals (APM T) has joined Manila-based International ...
  • NOL selling HQ to raise cash
    Singapore's NOL Group intends to sell its 26-storey Alexandra Road headquarters to 'release capital for strategic investment' and shore-up its loss-making shipping ...
  • MSC adds Jacksonville to US/C America string
    MSC has revamped its liner service linking the south eastern part of the US with Central America by including direct calls at Jacksonville. The weekly service calls ...

TradeWindsweb site
JULY 2, 2012
  • Stena in intra-Asia push
    Stena Weco teams with palm oil titan Golden Agri-Resources with 10 to 15 ship fleet planned.
  • Matsui out at Sanko
    New boss Hisashi Asafuji to oversee restructuring, as Japanese owner says sorry.
  • CMA CGM sells cruiseships
    Bridgepoint fund snaps up luxury four-vessel fleet from French container line.
  • Diana ship takes a cut
    New panamax period charter agreed at less than half the previous hire rate.
  • Seanergy re-fixes lower
    Greek owner takes $18,000 per day cut as it re-charters handysize.
  • Owner fined for discharge
    Japan's CSL to pay $500,000 after covering up oil dumping from bulker in US.
  • Sanko seeks court safety
    Japanese owner succumbs to a lack of creditor support and files for court protection.
  • Hapag "needs merger"
    Shareholder Klaus-Michael Kuhne says Hamburg Sud would be "ideal" partner.

American Shipperweb site
JULY 2, 2012
  • Congress passes surface transport bill
    The legislation's passage comes after Republican and Democratic negotiators used creative accounting within the federal budget to shore up a projected gap of several billion dollars in the Highway Trust Fund.
  • USDA puts clarity into plant import process
  • Cargotec snaps up Asciano
  • Fargo adds road to container freight IT
  • FedEx orders 19 more jets from Boeing
    The order comes on top of an early FedEx annoumcement to buy 27 new B767s for delivery between fiscal 2014 and 2018. It also plans to purchase another 24 B777s to add to the 19 long-range B777 planes it operates today.
  • Mistrial declared in ILWU president's Longview trial
  • NOL selling Singapore headquarters building
    About 500 people work in the NOL building, with the company saying a decision to relocate them or keep them in the existing building as a tenant will wait until a buyer is identified. NOL has retained the commercial real estate firm Jones Lang LaSalle.
  • Matson starts trading as separate public company
  • Harrison to lead Canadian Pacific
    Canadian Pacific Railway named Hunter Harrison president, chief executive officer, and a member of its board of directors. Until Dec. 31, 2009, he had served as head of competing railroad Canadian National.
  • DB Schenker, DP World in London Gateway rail deal
  • APMT vet Madsen joins ICTSI
  • CMA CGM to sell small cruise ship division

The Bunker Bulletinweb site
JULY 2, 2012
  • Sharp gains in European bunker markets
    'Double-digit' gains in many ports.
  • Marine cylinder lubes: 'Conventional wisdom has changed'
    Total Lubmarine reopens lube debate with warning of 'potential dangers'.
  • Prices firm in Fujairah
    Prices edge up in Fujairah but regional outlook mixed.
  • Lower bunker bills help K-Line's bottom line
    Cheaper bunkers help shipowner make a return to full-year profit
  • NOL to sell Singapore base
    Box operator preparing to sell its Singaporean HQ in bid to raise funds for strategic investments
  • Sanko files for bankruptcy
    Japan's fourth largest shipping firm has debts of $1.95 billion.
  • Bunker prices firming in key Asian ports on Monday
    No problems with avails.
  • Independent non-executive directors change at Titan
    Maria Tam Wai Chu retires as independent non-executive director of Titan.
  • Brightoil secures $50 million loan from Chinese bank
    Chairman and Executive Director Dr Sit Kwong Lam must remain as majority shareholder of Brightoil as part of loan agreement.
  • Singapore-based bunkering firm boosts legal team
    Gilbert Liu, a qualified Advocate & Solicitor in Singapore, joins United Bunkering & Trading.
  • Sinopec Zhoushan bunker volumes up in May
    Sinopec Zhoushan sold 280,000 mt in May, says company source.
  • Tropical storm leaves Hong Kong, bunkering resumes
    Weather 'mainly fine and hot with one or two isolated showers', says Hong Kong Observatory on Monday.

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