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October 3, 2012
Sched Netweb site
  • Guangzhou to spend US$2.02 billion on sea freight hub development project
  • Fujian's port capacity to hit 15 million TEU mostly from Taiwan trade
  • Chongqing's 2012 foreign trade volume up 11.3pc to 5.16 million tonnes
  • UN's International Maritime Organisation stalls on container weights
  • Logwin further expands in India to Ahmedabad from Mumbai and Pune
  • Breakbulk China 2013 to focus on developments, transport solutions
  • Airlines struggle to cope with global overcapacity midst Mideast boom
  • Alaska study sees only modest air cargo growth with changing conditions
  • CEVA honours suppliers at second global awards ceremony near Madrid
  • DHL opens Energy Centre in Houston exhibiting services to energy clients

Exim Indiaweb site
OCTOBER 2, 2012
  • Asia-Europe spot rates down last week
  • Bibby brings its heritage & expertise to shipmanagement sector
  • ITIC continues to reward loyalty with renewal credit payments to members
  • Lubmarine launches three new barges in Singapore
  • MOL launches vessel safety campaign
  • NCC receives new chemical tanker
  • Port of Rotterdam to build 3 lay-by berths for coastal box shipping
  • TSA announces contract rate increases for 2013-14
  • TT Club advocates mandatory verification of container weights
  • Sugar exports to continue despite 4.6 pc dip in output
  • Congestion charges to apply only after 30 days notice: US FMC to carriers
  • East coast ports asked to follow Gujarat model
  • GMB is Knowledge Partner for Gujarat Junction 2012
  • HBT issue simmers at KoPT
  • Export credit interest cap extended
  • Fitch revises Indias growth forecast to 6 pc
  • US Department of Justice, FTC sign important MoU with Ministry of Corporate Affairs & CCI

International Transport Journalweb site
OCTOBER 2, 2012
  • NordStar adjusts Far East operations
    As of today, Russian NordStar Airlines is adjusting its operations to the country's Far East. The carrier, which currently operates Khabarovsk - Vladivostok once a week and serves ...
  • Chep expands in Eastern Europe
    Chep, the pooling expert in the area of multiple-use containers and pallets, is cooperating with the Delamode Group. Delamode, the logistics and forwarding company represented in t...
  • Turkish adds Aden
    With yesterday's flight departing from Istanbul, Turkish Airlines started its service expansion to the Yemen. The Sanaa flights are being operated as three flights per week (four f...
  • Bruce Highway construction project in Australia completed
    After years of planning, extensive public consultations and the relocation of more than five million tonnes of earth - enough soil and rock to fill 2,000 Olympic swimming pools - ...
  • Mercator's technologies selected by THAI Cargo
    Thai Airways (THAI) executive vice-president of human resources & compliance, Niruj Maneepun, and head of Mercator, Patrick Naef, signed an agreement last week that will enable...
  • Port of Felixstowe celebrates new productivity record
    Felixstowe has set a new record for the number of container movements in a 12-hour shift with the recent call of the Maersk Sarnia. A total of 3431 exchanges was completed on this ...
  • Fredrik Dahllöf becomes division manager of Freja Sweden
    Freja Transport & Logistics has recruited Fredrik Dahllöf as division manager South Europe for its office in Helsingborg (Sweden). Fredrik will start working for Freja on 24 Oc...
  • Baton change at the head of Blue Water Shipping
    Kurt Skov, Blue Water Shipping's founder and managing director, is stepping down and appointing Kim Hedegaard Sørensen as the chief executive position. Shortly after the 40th anniv...
  • Eurotunnel and Alstom organise Prima II tests in Channel Tunnel
    Eurotunnel and Alstom have successfully realised tests on the new generation Prima II locomotives to check compatibility with Channel Tunnel systems and safety standards. For this ...
  • New freight charge in India
    Indian Railways has increased the service tax on goods transported by trains by up to 3.7%. The decision for levying service tax on freight and auxiliary services was taken last Su...
  • DSV acquires Swift Freight and expands in Africa and Middle East
    Swift Freight, headquartered in Dubai, is a strong regional freight forwarder with 36 offices in 15 countries in Africa, the Middle East and Asia. Swift Freight specialises in tran...
  • B&Q awards Wincanton multi-channel distribution contract
    British logistics service provider Wincanton has announced it has won a multi-channel distribution contract by retailer B&Q in the UK. Wincanton will manage B&Q's 1 million...

Marine Logweb site
OCTOBER 2, 2012
  • Turnaround whiz picked to chair Australian shipbuilder
  • Crowley awarded $16.5 million MSC charter for ATB
  • Austal USA launches JHSV 2
  • New warning to yachts on piracy dangers
  • Another $100.4 million for Virginia class sub program
  • VT Halter teams with DCNS for OPC program bid
  • Capt Alex Sweeney now VP project ops at Crowley solutions
  • Pacific Carriers takes 67% stake in Drydocks World SEA
  • STX OSV books order for cable layer

World Wide Shipperweb site
OCTOBER 2, 2012
  • Port of Everett Commission updates Mission Statement
  • Crowley names Capt. Alex Sweeney solutions group vice president
  • Inchcape Shipping Services promotes Francisco Villagran
  • Port of Vancouver, USA eyes full production of new rail entrance
  • DHS joins Canada Border Services in kickoff of new entry/exit pilot program

Lloyd's Listweb site
OCTOBER 2, 2012
  • Shipping finds different paths to financing
    Why yards and owners are looking for alternative sources of funding
  • Brokers predict a double-digit increase for shipowners
    Will any club be prepared to absorb reinsurance increases?
  • Spanish court rules on sue and labour costs
    Decision consistent with earlier UK case law will be welcomed by insurers
  • Textainer buys 81,000 teu of dry freight boxes
    Bermuda-based container leasing firm upgrades its fleet
  • Is Brussels-IMO love-in too good to be true?
    Kallas pledges pragmatic approach to end shipping emissions deadlock
  • Taking stock in Asia
    Slowdown creates high inventories that will take at least two months to clear
  • Grimaldi and NEL Lines to co-operate on ferry route
    Daily departures from Brindisi to Igoumenitsa to carry both passengers and ro-ro cargo
  • LR pulls Odfjell Terminals Rotterdam's ISO certification
    Move follows tank farm shutdown due to safety concerns
  • Baltic braced to defend indices
    Brussels probe takes aim at benchmarks
  • Moldova and Mongolia remove Iran-linked ships
    Open registers follow lead of Tuvalu, Tanzania and Sierra Leone
  • Brussels ditches regional CO2 reduction laws for shipping
    Exclusive: U-turn clears the way for a breakthrough global deal at IMO
  • Currency effects distort shipping capital gains, says Moore Stephens
    Accountant pushes for rule change
  • DP World eyes Latin America investments
    Dubai ports giant sets its sights on the world's fast-growing emerging markets
  • Blazing a trail
    A year after its launch, Daily Maersk has defied its critics
  • Danes back US proposal for curbing emissions
    Danish Shipowners' Association chief voices support for cutting pollution through operational and design measures rather than financial measures
  • A problem too far
    The Senkaku-Diaoyu islands dispute has the potential to widen into a setback for the shipping industry
  • Idled boxfleet set to grow as liners go for the GRI burn
    Supply will need to be cut promptly if the November 1 general rate increases are to stick
  • Intercargo attacks 'simplistic and inaccurate' Rightship green ranking
    Lobby group's chief condemns EVDI for applying the energy efficiency design index to existing vessels
  • Africa's maritime chiefs seek plan for sustained growth
    This week 130 delegates from 30 maritime administrations meet in Mombasa, Kenya, to push forward the ambitions of the African Maritime Transport Charter
  • Nordcapital quits KG business for now
    Sector claims its latest casualty as closed-end fund requirements loom
  • A brand reborn
    Restructured former icon Torm at last moves forward
  • Crew arrested after fatal ferry collision in Hong Kong
    Vessel on cruise to view fireworks sinks quickly as poor visibility hampers rescue operations
  • PMSCs urged to support contractors' mental health like the military does
    Fitzsimons case is evidence of what can go wrong, says trauma risk expert
  • Casualties: October 2 2012
    An exclusive snapshot of casualties in the last week
  • Cargotec to shed 245 jobs
    Reduction in 10,500 global workforce follows 25% fall in first half operating profit
  • Creditors take 90% stake in troubled Torm
    Deal sees $100m cash injection, long term loan deferral and share takeover
  • Atlantic Navigation lists in Singapore
    Middle East offshore services provider raises $8.9m on SGX's fast-growth board
  • Excel extends equity-raising commitment
    Dry bulk giant uses option to defer $24.3m instalment
  • New Zealand and Costamare reach $22.8m Rena settlement
    Government calls deal a 'good outcome'

Fairplayweb site
OCTOBER 2, 2012
  • Bankrupt B+H to liquidate
    OBO owner B+H Ocean Carriers, which filed for Chapter 11 protection in May, has revealed plans for an orderly sell-off of its remaining vessels
  • Textainer hikes box ownership
    CONTAINER leasing company Textainer today confirmed its second major en bloc acquisition in the past three weeks
  • TORM restructuring signed
    TORM, the Danish product tanker and drybulk group, today signed a restructuring plan with lenders and owners of ships it timecharters
  • Day of the shipping zombies
    A SEVEN-point settlement that TORM today signed with its creditors has created another "living dead" shipping company, an analyst commented
  • EU nations urged to seek fuel exemptions
    EUROPE'S leading shipowners' body said today it is banking on EU countries to intervene with the IMO on fuel sulphur limits
  • Stronger rupee boosts Indian breakers
    THE RUPEE'S further gains against the dollar are encouraging ship recycling in India, as yards offered $5 per ldt more than the previous week
  • Excel gains breathing room
    EXCEL Maritime has won three more months to sell equity under its debt restructuring, the NYSE-listed drybulk company has confirmed
  • IMO alters energy plan timing
    SHIPS will no longer need to implement a ship energy efficiency management plan following a decision today at the IMO
  • Cargotec to lay off 245
    CARGOTEC, the Finnish maker of port handling equipment, said today it will seek 245 layoffs to improve profitability
  • Culls urged on Asia/Europe container routes
    THE ODDS are very small that a rate rise in the headhaul Far East/Europe box trade will succeed next month unless carriers axe more services, a leading analyst has warned
  • IMO chief urges state action on low-sulphur fuels
    GOVERNMENTS should pressure the oil and refinery industries to ensure supplies of low-sulphur fuel, according to IMO secretary-general Koji Sekimizu
  • Seesaw seen for crude tanker utilisation
    CRUDE tanker utilisation is expected to drop from 87% this year to 84% in 2013, before recovering in 2014-15, DNB Bank has predicted
  • Box price war 'now a reality'
    THE FORTUNES of box shipping took a turn a turn for worse in September, said a senior shipping analyst, who warned that a price war has become a reality
  • Two Chinese yards excluded from VLCC binge
    SINGAPORE-listed Chinese yards Yangzijiang Shipbuilding and Cosco Corp (Singapore) are expected to be odd ones out in Beijing's newbuilding binge, Credit Suisse has warned
  • Asian holidays hit box ship chartering
    A SERIES of Far East holidays this week and normal slowing at this time of year has hit box ship chartering

The Journal of Commerceweb site
OCTOBER 2, 2012
  • Logistics Executives Expect Revenue Gain
    North American logistics companies expect to increase revenue 10 percent in the coming year as they target specific industries with...
  • Werner Enterprises Opens Detroit-Area Terminal
    Transportation and logistics provider Werner Enterprises on Oct. 2 announced the opening of a new terminal in Brownstown Charter Township,...
  • EVP, COO Mike Franczak Leaves Canadian Pacific
    Canadian Pacific Railway on Oct. 1 announced that Mike Franczak, executive vice president and COO, has resigned. Franczak...
  • Retailers Expect Solid Growth This Holiday Season
    Retail sales in November and December should increase 4.1 percent to $586.1 billion, which is higher than the 10-year average...
  • American Firm Tapped to Modernize Iraq's Maqal Port
    North America Western Asia Holdings on Oct. 2 announced that it has entered a 10-year agreement with Iraq's Ministry of...
  • Rena Wreck Compensation May Exceed $22.9 Million
    Daina Shipping Company, a subsidiary of Greece-based Costamare, reached a financial settlement with New Zealand's government today regarding the container...
  • Genesee & Wyoming Completes Purchase of RailAmerica
    Short-line and regional railroad operator Genesee & Wyoming Inc. announced yesterday that it has completed the acquisition of RailAmerica, Inc....
  • APL Logistics Expands Operations in Bangladesh
    APL Logistics has expanded its operations in Bangladesh to meet growing demand from the apparel sector. The company has...
  • Singapore Port Planning for Capacity of 50 Million TEUs
    The port of Singapore's container facilities will benefit from an investment of S$3.5 billion (US$2.85 billion) over the next decade...
  • Osaka's Container Trade Dips 3.5 Percent
    The number of foreign trade containers handled by the Port of Osaka in western Japan fell 3.5 percent in the...
  • C.H. Robinson Adds Chemical Division
    Logistics company C.H. Robinson Worldwide, Inc. yesterday announced its new ChemSolutions division, which will provide services to chemical manufacturing and...
  • Congress Passes Military Commercial Drivers License Act
    The U.S. Congress has passed S. 3624, the Military Commercial Drivers License Act of 2012, a bill that allows uniformed...
  • British Columbia to Invest in Transportation Infrastructure
    British Columbia Premier Christy Clark on Sept. 28 detailed plans to invest more than $200 million in capital projects across...
  • Survey: U.S. High-Tech Executives Optimistic About 2014 Export Goals
    U.S. high-tech executives' confidence in the future of the nation's exports has grown significantly over the past two years, due...
  • Updated Railyards Opened at Port of Amsterdam
    The Port of Amsterdam and the Netherlands' ProRail have modernized two freight railyards, in compliance with European requirements. Aziehavenweg...

Containerisation Internationalweb site
OCTOBER 2, 2012
  • Rena owner to pay USD32m in clean-up costs
  • US - Mexico NAFTA trade booming
    Surface trade between the US and its NAFTA partners, Canada and Mexico, rose by 4.6% in July compared to the same month of 2011 to USD75.7 billion. Nevertheless, ...
  • Hoyer's IBCs being fitted with RFID technology
    Hamburg-based Hoyer is fitting transponders to its pool of intermediate bulk containers (IBCs), which currently number about 20,000 units, and installing a radio ...
  • Idled boxfleet set to grow as liners go for the GRI burn
    With an almost across the board general rate increase [GRI] of USD500 per TEU announced by ocean carriers plying the over capacity-plagued Far East to Europe tradelane ...
  • Nigerian ports' box traffic up 19% in H1 12
    Containers handled at Nigerian ports rose by 19.4% in H1 12 with 770,996TEU handled. While empties staged the strongest rate of growth, up more than 25% to 332,917TEU, ...
  • 'Rosier' transpac outlook - but bleaker Asia/Europe outlook
    Weekly spot rates from Shanghai to the US West Coast (USWC) have climbed slightly week-on-week following the announcement that the Transpacific Stabilisation Agreement ...
  • Long Beach welcomes largest boxship ever seen in US
    The arrival at the weekend of the largest containership ever to call in the US marks a new stage for the transpacific trades as lines transfer vessels from struggling ...
  • ADT cargo switch ahead of schedule
    Martijn van de Linde, ceo of Abu Dhabi Terminals (ADT), which operates the cargo-handling facilities at the new Khalifa port, has announced that the switch of containers ...
  • ICC pushes to salvage Doha Round
    The International Chamber of Commerce [ICC] says that resolving the current trade deadlock 'is a priority for global business' opining that 'trade and investment ...

TradeWindsweb site
OCTOBER 2, 2012
  • CMA CGM lines up injection
    CMA CGM appears to be closing on the finalisation of a billion-dollar debt restructuring after striking a tentative deal to accept an infusion from France's sovereign wealth fund.
  • Trafigura's taste test
    Shipping circles are ripe with talk that Trafigura is keeping an eye out for opportunities to pounce on assets in and outside the sale-and-purchase market.
  • OSG jumps on FSO deal
    A juicy charter contract may give Overseas Shipholding Group (OSG) a leg up during negotiations with banks over an upcoming liquidity gap, according to an analyst at Wells Fargo Securities.
  • EXM out of the woods?
    Shares of Excel Maritime Carriers gained traction Tuesday morning on the back of news that its lenders agreed to extend the deadline of an at-the-market (ATM) stock offering.
  • Police make ferry arrests
    Police in Hong Kong have arrested six crew over a collision between two ferries on Monday night that left 37 people dead.
  • Golden in cape coup?
    Golden Union of Greece looks to have picked up a capesize resale at a knock-down price.
  • CCB commits
    China Construction Bank (CCB) has pledged to keep on supporting the shipping industry, despite dire markets.
  • SFI eyes car carriers
    Ship Finance International is on the brink of breaking into the car-carrier market with purchases backed by cash from its latest Wall Street fundraiser.
  • GasLog to join bond run?
    Peter Livanos' GasLog could join the flock of owners turning to the bond market for cash.
  • Moldova bows to pressure
    Moldova has agreed to stop accepting Iranian ships on to its register after US pressure.
  • Alpha cape tied up
    Oldendorff has chartered a Greek capesize bulker as period rates pushed to five figures for the first time in three months.
  • Clash toll to rise
    The death toll from the sinking of the Indonesian ferry Bahuga Jaya last week could reach 50, search and rescue teams believe.
  • Big three make gains
    Shares in Japanese shipping giants have rallied despite reporting bad news over the past week.
  • Hammer sees tanker hit
    A brutal clash between falling oil demand and supply growth in the third quarter suggests the tanker market's road to recovery is getting longer, RS Platou Markets says.
  • New Times selling four
    Greek owners are in talks to buy cancelled bulkers at China's New Times Shipyard.
  • Drydocks and PCL pen JV
    Drydocks World and Pacific Carriers of Singapore have put the finishing touches to their joint venture announced earlier this year.
  • Banks are 'strong owners'
    Jacob Meldgaard has welcomed a group of banks as the majority shareholders in Torm.
  • Better summer for ICG
    Ferry operator Irish Continental Group (ICG) has enjoyed a stronger summer as operating profit edged up.
  • STX OSV scores again
    STX OSV has fleshed out its orderbook with a near $80m contract for a cable layer.
  • Excel wins lifeline
    Excel Maritime Carriers has been given more time to carry out an equity fundraiser under its restructuring agreement.
  • Class action kicked out
    A US judge has dismissed a $75m class action arising from the Costa Concordia tragedy, ruling that the claims should be heard in Italy.
  • Torm shoots up
    Torm shares took flight this morning after a restructuring agreement saw the company's immediate future secured.
  • Brittany Ferries strike ends
    Brittany Ferries ships will resume English Channel crossings on Tuesday after crew unions ended their rolling strike.
  • Torm saved
    Torm has ended three years of financial uncertainty after striking a deal with banks and charter partners which will keep the company afloat.
  • One killed in fire
    A crewman has died and two others were injured as fire ripped through a general cargoship off Vietnam.
  • Daewoo sails past target
    Korea's Daewoo Shipbuilding & Marine Engineering (DSME) has hit its order mark for 2012.
  • Euronav in new FSO deal
    Maersk Oil has agreed to charter Euronav's 442,000-dwt FSO Africa (built 2002) for the next five years, it was confirmed Tuesday.
  • SNC inks MR double
    Romania's Santierul Naval Constanta (SNC) has clinched a new tanker order from a compatriot owner.
  • Vopak ties-up Coryton
    Vopak has completed the acquisition of the former Coryton refinery in the UK and now plans to convert it into an oil products terminal.
  • Atlantic Nav joins SGX
    Atlantic Navigation has become the latest offshore vessel operator to list on the Singapore Stock Exchange (SGX).
  • Azipods for icebreaker
    ABB has won a $35m deal to supply the propulsion plant for a new icebreaker vessel on order at the Baltic Shipyard.
  • Costamare seal Rena deal
    Costamare and the New Zealand government have reached a financial settlement in respect of the grounding of the Rena.
  • 36 die off Hong Kong
    A collision between two passenger ferries in Hong Kong has left at least 36 people dead.

American Shipperweb site
OCTOBER 2, 2012
  • ILWU head sentenced to 1 day in jail, fined $500
    Robert McEllrath, president of the International Longshore and Warehouse Union, was fined $500 and sentenced to serve one day in jail and given an 89-day suspended sentence after a three-day trial in Longview, Wash., last week.
  • Panjiva unveils global sourcing search
    The company's Global Search indexes information from the Web and presents shipment information - from raw materials to a variety of final goods - in an easy-to-use manner that will seem familiar to anyone that's used a popular search engine.
  • European competition authorities review UPS-TNT deal
    Joaquín Almunia, vice president of the European Commission responsible for competition policy, said during a speech in Nicosia, Cyprus, there is a "need to keep an eye on deals that would increase concentration in already concentrated markets."
  • APL Logistics opens Bangladesh quality centers
    The two centers, in the capital city of Dhaka and at Bangladesh's biggest port Chittagong, are in close proximity to Bangladesh's garment manufacturers. They also offer other value-added services, such as pick-and-pack, labeling and scanning.
  • Holm-Andersen leads Data2Logistics' professional services
  • Green Fleet expands cloud to WMS
  • Washington Notebook: Optimism exists despite 2Q GDP downgrade
  • MSC amends TP bunker fees
  • CHEP Aerospace manages AirAsia X's ULDs
  • Menlo elevates business development manager
  • U.S. says Chinese stainless steel sinks dumped
  • Ex-Im Bank supports satellite export to Vietnam
  • Brand given IBIA helm
  • MOL lowers expectations for first half
  • LM Wind Power boosts Brazilian port

The Bunker Bulletinweb site
OCTOBER 2, 2012
  • Filopoulos joins FT Maritime Services
    Company says he will contribute to growth.
  • Prices stable in Fujairah
    Low demand keeps prices steady.
  • Prices lack direction in major European ports
    Little movement seen as prices edge up or down.
  • Cargill efficiency move criticised by shipowners
    Charterer's intention to vet ships for efficiency called 'simplistic'.
  • Cost of low sulphur regulation 'should be borne by society'
    Head of IMO calls on governments to take steps to ensure availability of fuel and alternative technology.
  • Offshore oil transfer added to Nigerian levy
    Tax includes 'processing,storing or transferring oil'.
  • New bunker trader for Topoil
    Andersson steps up to trading role in company.
  • High sulpur/low sulphur spread likely to remain 'wide'
    North American ECA is driving demand for LS product.
  • Reality check on low sulphur fuel availability study
    Insufficient support for ICS proposal at MEPC 64 after US says preliminary study would be counterproductive.
  • Tax concession will attract bunkering 'entrepreneurs'
    India's Kerala state extends scope of 'tax break'.
  • Trust lacking in fuel efficiency claims
    Efficiency should be independently assessed to build trust, says coatings manufacturer.
  • Bunker prices lack direction in Asian markets
    Demand mostly below average across key Asian ports.
  • GB Oils extends UK business
    MoD ships to be bunkered by UK company.
  • New bunker supply firm in Pakistan
    Shaukat Marine Services to expand its bunker tanker fleet with newbuilds.
  • Torm inks restructuring agreement
    Relief that an out-of-court agreement has been secured after months of negotiations.
  • MOL anticipates wider losses on rising bunkers
    Revises down its earnings forecast for first half 2012.
  • Singapore's new port to cater to cleaner fuelled-ships
    Consolidating container activities into one location will provide for greater efficiency and economies of scale, says Minister.

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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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