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December 3, 2012
Sched Netweb site
DECEMBER 2, 2012
  • Asia-Europe rates off 4.7pc to US$1,028/TEU as transpac slide continues
  • LA-Long Beach strike sparks diversions as new arbitrator backs union
  • WTSA ups reefer rates US$1,500 per FEU from January on rising costs
  • Hong Kong General Chamber finds 61pc of respondents upbeat on 2013
  • Third China Europe box rail line opens, this one from Suzhou to Poland
  • Work started on building Hainan-to-mainland bridge within five years
  • China's logistics value rises 9.6pc, but efficiency found wanting
  • Shipbuilders face bleak future owing to capacity outstripping demand
  • DHL Global Forwarding on forward edge, opens first office in Libya
  • Gulf Cooperation Council faces shares challenges, must diversify risk
  • Hurricane Sandy slams cargo, recovery slower than passenger sector
  • Turkey's MNG Airlines signs AAT as ground handler in Hong Kong
  • Russia's Tatyana Arslanova leads ABC to outperform air freight pack
  • Indian road express company launches parallel domestic air services
  • Goodman builds 10th facility for Amazon in Europe with new warehouse

Exim Indiaweb site
NOVEMBER 30, 2012
  • CSCL deploying vessel on UASC's GEM 1 service
  • Oil companies issue recommendations on seafarers' work hour rules
  • SCI bags IPE CSR Corporate Governance award
  • Ship wrecks off coast seen as threat to other ships & environment
  • Thirteen ships under UK detention in Oct.
  • Cotton registered for export stands at 4.5 lakh bales: Sharma
  • Govt restores duty on SMP imports
  • Minister calls for providing export sops to capital goods sector
  • Govt approves KoPT's 1,700 cr. expansion plan
  • JNPT draws up new plans for 4th box terminal
  • TCE awarded consultancy for review/restructuring of 4th container terminal
  • Customs assures KPCHAA on implementation of Stamp Duty ruling
  • Forex reserves rise by $1.45 bn to $294.98 bn
  • Govt may raise excise duty & service tax
  • INR rallies by 126 paise, ends at 3-week high of 54.26
  • CIL wants clarity on imported coal demand before moving ahead on SCI JV
  • SACE to commence India operations
  • HANSA HEAVY LIFT facilitates successful transport & erection of ship loader from Germany to Chile
  • Jenkinson Logistics of Ireland moves oversized cargo to Africa & Middle East

International Transport Journalweb site
NOVEMBER 30, 2012
  • Egyptair to resume Cairo - Osaka service
    Starting tomorrow (1 December), Egyptair is resuming its service between Cairo and Osaka Kansai, and will now fly twice weekly with Airbus A340-200 equipment between the Egyptian c...
  • Philippine Airlines starts Toronto service
    Philippine Airlines is launching a service to Toronto (Canada) today (30 November). The Manila - Toronto - Vancouver - Manila route will be operated three times per week with Boein...
  • WFS wins BAWC handling contract at London Gatwick
    Worldwide Flight Services (WFS) has won the contract to provide cargo handling for British Airways World Cargo (BAWC) at London's Gatwick Airport. The new contract, effective 1 Dec...
  • DSV Road repositioning
    The German subsidiary of the Danish service provider DSV Road is introducing a new organisational structure at the beginning of 2013. Like DSV Road's other national affiliates, the...
  • RCL in the red
    Thailand-based Regional Container Lines (RCL) posted a net loss of THB 216 million in Q3/2012, versus a net gain of THB 804 million in the same quarter a year ago. Without accounti...
  • Willmotts DJB in UK expands fleet
    UK's general haulage, logistics and container operator, Willmotts DJB, based in Shepton Mallet (Somerset/UK), has added ten more new MAN TGX 26.440 6x2 tractor units to its fleet. ...
  • American Airlines Cargo's director cargo sales is international business woman of the year
    American Airlines Cargo (AA Cargo) has just announced that Carmen Taylor, its managing director cargo sales - Latin America, has been presented with the International Business Woma...
  • DB Schenker: common consignment note successfully tested on rail shipment between China and Germany
    The German logistics service provider DB Schenker has successfully tested the use of a common consignment note for railfreight shipments between China and Europe. The simplificatio...
  • Special rolling stock: system costs are 30-40% higher compared to the UCT standard
    The International Union of Combined Road and Rail Transport Companies (UIRR), the umbrella organisation for European intermodal transport operators, has undertaken a study to deter...
  • Chapman Freeborn establishes new representation in Buenos Aires
    Chapman Freeborn Airchartering has established a commercial representation in Buenos Aires (Argentina). The branch is located in the offices of its partner Air World Travel (AWT). ...
  • Ceva Logistics: turnover rises, profits drop in Q3
    The Netherlands-based service provider Ceva Logistics was able to boost its Q3/2012 turnover to EUR 1.844 billion, an increase of 5.1% compared to the EUR 1.755 billion generated i...
  • Swiss Logistics Awards 2012: and the winner is...
    The GS1 Schweiz Swiss Logistics Award 2012 was presented to Switzerland's giant retailer Migros and Cantaluppi & Hug AG for a transport planning project using so-called "ant" s...
  • DHL investing EUR 50 million in Thailand
    The German service provider DHL is set to build new facilities, expand its fleet of vehicles, invest in new technology and intensify staff training and development in Thailand over...

Marine Logweb site
NOVEMBER 30, 2012
  • Labor dispute sees ships divert from West Coast ports
  • GulfMark Offshore plans to raise $150 million
  • Jensen Maritime adds to New Orleans staff

World Wide Shipperweb site
NOVEMBER 30, 2012
  • Port of Camas-Washougal named top port by WPPA
  • US rail freight totals have up/down week
  • Crowley Maritime presents Thomas Crowley scholarship
  • WTSA member carriers eye reefer cargo rate increases
  • Pair of executives join ShipNet management team

Lloyd's Listweb site
NOVEMBER 30, 2012
  • More foreign owners forced to register for UK VAT
    Rules for threshold changed at EU behest
  • Ships start to divert as LA-LB terminals remain closed
    Port boss warns of lost business if stoppage continues
  • Chemtankers to outperform crude, says Eitzen
    But the sector is still clearly in the wars
  • Boskalis will emerge as a heavyweight in heavylift
    Dockwise and Smit takeovers signal consolidation in niche segment
  • Heavylift sector likely to see more mergers
    Fragmented segment has been insulated from wider industry's woes
  • Life on another planet
    Beyond the green rhetoric, engineers and ship handlers operate in the real world
  • Rongsheng 'confident' of $1bn offshore contract haul in 2013
    EXCLUSIVE: Yard also targets FPSOs but sets no timeline for first order
  • D'Amico to order two product tankers
    Italian owner is raising $83m to fund newbuilding programme
  • Box lines to suspend Asia-Europe sailings after Christmas
    US strike adds to fleet adjustment challenges
  • APM Terminals investigates Crumlin's phone tapping claims
    ITF alleges phones of members involved in LA and Long Beach strike action were bugged
  • Trouble lies ahead unless existing LNG export plants raise their output
    EXCLUSIVE: Höegh slams inefficient gas supply chain, from cargo production to shipping
  • Star Bulk takes a big hit on vessel values
    Greece-based owner suspends dividend while it sorts out covenant issues
  • Nordic Shipholding streamlines to avoid bankruptcy
    Denmark-based firm has sold its chemtanker fleet to concentrate on restructuring
  • Thoresen Shipping posts $25m loss for 2012 fiscal year
    Thai dry bulk player made $4.3m profit excluding one-time writeoffs
  • OFT clears Feederlink sale to Unifeeder
    Deal officially takes effect in mid-December
  • HSH Nordbank defends tactics in show-cause response
    Omega Navigation Enterprises acted with a 'lack of good faith', says senior lender
  • No coming in from the cold
    The oil industry is unlikely to make it easier for tanker owners to idle tonnage
  • Local issue, global impact
    California's port dispute has wider implications
  • Höegh LNG posts 53% hike in profits
    Time charter for carrier boosts company's performance
  • Too much tonnage
    Steady market boosts capesize owners but the long-term view is clouded by overcapacity
  • Lloyd Fonds predicts 'challenging' 2013 for KG funds
    Tax assessments blamed for $2.5m loss
  • Scorpio Tankers charters in two LR1 product tankers
    Fresh fleet expansion underlines company's faith in market improvement

Fairplayweb site
NOVEMBER 30, 2012
  • Smuggled Felixstowe fakes found in boxes
    SMUGGLERS are trying Christmas early, the UK Border Force warned today
  • China-made Japanese car output drops 48.9%
    JAPAN'S automakers suffered an even steeper drop in output levels at their facilities in China during October than in September, IHS Automotive reported today
  • Force majeure orders lifted in Nigeria
    SHELL and Total have both lifted force majeure orders affecting ship cargoes from Nigeria, IHS World Markets Energy reported today
  • CIMC moves shares to HK
    CIMC's Shenzhen-listed shares were suspended today, after its application for moving its listing to Hong Kong was approved
  • Japan Marine yard union delayed again
    A DEAL to combine Japan's IHI Marine United with Universal Shipbuilding has hit another roadblock and been pushed back to January
  • Höegh LNG sees continued strong FSRU sector
    OSLO-listed Höegh LNG today unveiled narrowed losses and said its core FSRU business remains strong because customers prefer companies with proven track records
  • Reederei Buss joins chartering alliance
    GERMAN box ship chartering alliance Contchart has been boosted by the addition of Reederei Buss
  • PNG ferry robbed at sea
    POLICE in Papua New Guinea are calling for witnesses to come forward after an armed gang robbed a ferry carrying up to 200 passengers
  • Dockwise labels Boskalis bid as too low
    HEAVY-LIFT shipping specialist Dockwise has given partial approval to the takeover proposed by fellow Dutch maritime services group Boskalis
  • Ships wait for Xiamen auction
    THREE cargo ships went up for public auction in Xiamen maritime court yesterday, following the sale of three others two weeks ago
  • TTA loses $134M in FY
    THORESEN Thai Agencies said today it ran up losses of 4.6Bn baht ($134M) for the full year ended September 2012
  • Penguin sets up FSIV unit
    SINGAPORE shipbuilder Penguin International today said it has set up a wholly owned subsidiary, POS Victory
  • LPG price drops but uptick lags
    LPG DEMAND in northeastern Asia is unlikely to rise despite SAUDI ARAMCO cutting December contract prices, market sources told Fairplay today
  • Japan keeps choking off crude flow from Iran
    IRANIAN crude being imported to Japan is continuing to dwindle, according to statistics from Japan's Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry
  • Supramax rates hit high in Asian markets
    RATES to ship Indonesian minerals on round voyages to China and India have hit five-figure sums, levels which have not been seen since May a

The Journal of Commerceweb site
NOVEMBER 30, 2012
  • Port Everglades Reports Third Consecutive Year of Cargo Growth
    The Port Everglades handled 5.9 million tons of cargo in fiscal year 2012, which ended Sept. 30, a 3 percent increase from fiscal year 2011 and the third consecutive year of growth in cargo, according to a preliminary report form the South Florida seaport. Port Everglades moved 923,600 20-foot-equivalent units, a...
  • UK Customs Clarifies Policy on Authorized Economic Operators
    HM Revenue and Customs, the UK government's regulatory department, recently clarified its policy on authorized economic operators for imports and exports taking place after the introduction of the European Union's new Union Customs Code in 2015, according to an alert from international tax service company Grant Thornton. Importers and exports using...
  • US Transportation Construction Infrastructure Market Projected to Increase 3 Percent in 2013
    The U.S. transportation construction infrastructure market is expected to increase 3 percent from $126.5 billion to $130.3 billion in 2013, according to the American Road and Transportation Builders Association's annual forecast released today. Growth is expected in highway and street pavements, private work for driveways and parking lots, airport terminal and...
  • Seafarers' Trust Announces Plans for Coming Year
    LONDON - The ITF Seafarers' Trust today announced its plans for the coming year, including a review of its operations, the provision of £1 million in grants, and ongoing provision for seafarers suffering from piracy. The following new grant was agreed by the trustees of the Seafarers' Trust, the charity arm...
  • Kuehne + Nagel Appoints Trefzger to Management Board
    Logistics provider Kuehne + Nagel International AG's board of directors today appointed Detlef Trefzger as the newest member of the management board, effective March 1, 2013. Trefzger will take over global responsibility for the business unit Contract Logistics. He succeeds Dirk Reich, who stepped down today and will be available to...
  • California Air Resources Board Verifies First Diesel Particulate Filter with Safety Device Manufactured by Boshart Engineering, Inc.
    ONTARIO, Calif. - On September 10, 2012, the California Air Resources Board (CARB) announced that Boshart Engineering, Inc. had achieved verification of the BE Econix Diesel Particulate Filter (DPF) active metal system with the industry's first safety device for a DPF. This verification has allowed Boshart to immediately market and...
  • Hactl Wins DHL-SCMP Hong Kong Business Award, Enterprise Award
    HONG KONG - Hong Kong Air Cargo Terminals Limited, the major air cargo handler at the world's largest air cargo hub - has been honoured with the Enterprise Award in this year's DHL / SCMP Hong Kong Business Awards. The 2012 awards were presented at a glittering ceremony held at...
  • Troy Container Line Expands, Relocates Import Office
    Troy Container Line has expanded and relocated its Charlotte, N.C.-based import office to another part of the city to provide extra space for staff. Troy opened its first Charlotte office in 2008. The company said it has since experienced steady growth in the region under the direction of Christopher Hellow, COO...
  • Anderson Named International Business Leader of the Year
    Jacksonville, Fla. - The JAXUSA Partnership, Northeast Florida's regional economic development initiative, today named JAXPORT CEO Paul Anderson the 2012 Individual International Business Leader of the Year. JAXUSA recognized Anderson for leading JAXPORT's growth, building a solid foundation for the future and helping to increase Jacksonville's profile in the international business...
  • ABF Global Supply Chain Services Expands to Europe, Turkey
    Fort Smith, Ark.-based freight transportation company ABF Global Supply Chain Services is now serving Europe and Turkey with ocean transport, including full containerload and less-than-containerload solutions, continuing its expansion strategy abroad. The Arkansas Best Corp. subsidiary now operates with offices in Turkey, Germany, France, Italy, Spain, Belgium, Poland, the Republic of...
  • Teamsters Eye Wage Hike in ABF Talks
    The Teamsters union is considering a two-year contract with a $1 per hour wage hike in each year as the starting point for contract talks with ABF Freight System. The union's initial bargaining points were distributed at a meeting with officers from freight locals in Kansas City and obtained by The...
  • Isabella Shipping Launches Texas-Colombia Service
    Isabella Shipping has begun its Tex-Col Express service, which offers U.S. Gulf exporters direct service between Port Freeport in Texas and Cartagena, Colombia. The fixed-day route departs from Freeport on Thursdays and arrives in Cartagena on Mondays. The full rotation also includes Turbo, Colombia, and Puerto Moin, Costa Rica. The service is...
  • Ships Diverting From LA, Long Beach
    Eight vessels have been diverted from Los Angeles-Long Beach since the office clerical workers strike began on Tuesday. According to information provided by the Marine Exchange of Los Angeles-Long Beach Harbor, two ships were diverted to Ensenada, Mexico, three to Oakland, two to Manzanillo, Panama, and one to Manzanillo, Mexico, as...
  • Descartes Signs Service Provider Agreement for Japan Customs' Cargo E-Filing
    Waterloo, Ontario-based logistics solutions provider Descartes Systems Group has signed an agreement with Nippon Automated Cargo and Port Consolidated System to file customs documents electronically with Japan Customs according to its newly enacted Advanced Filing Rules. A bill to amend part of Japan's Customs Tariff Law was passed in March, requiring vessel operators...
  • Samskip, DSM Develop Lightweight Container
    Logistics provider Samskip Multimodal and scientific firm Royal DSM N.V. have developed a new lightweight container, called DSM HighQ'. The companies have been developing the container, which is intended to be 20 percent lighter than its steel counterparts, since 2009. The weight reduction is achieved from composite panels that replace the commonly...
  • Ports of Los Angeles, Long Beach Already Losing Work From Strikes
    The clerical workers' strike at 10 terminals at the ports of Los Angeles and Long Beach has already resulted in lost work for Southern California supply chain employees, as shipping companies have started diverting cargo calls to other ports, the Los Angeles Times reported. One container ship laden with goods to...
  • WTSA Lines Plan $1,500 Reefer Increase
    Container shipping lines in the Westbound Transpacific Stabilization Agreement have individually announced general rate increases on refrigerated cargo moving from the U.S. to Asia. The increases are $1,500 per 40-foot container, with proportionate increases for other equipment sizes. The carriers' actions follow Maersk Line's announcement in September that it was increasing...
  • Talks Resume as LA-Long Beach Strike Enters 4th Day
    LONG BEACH - Negotiations between International Longshore and Warehouse Union office clerical workers and employers resumed late Thursday, but the strike that has shut down cargo-handling operations at 10 of the 14 container terminals in Los Angeles-Long Beach continued Friday. The strike at the APM Terminal in Los Angeles has entered...
  • US Personal Income Edges Up, Expenditures Dip
    Personal income in the United States increased $400 million, or less than 0.1 percent, in October from September, and disposable personal income rose $800 million month-to-month, or less than 0.1 percent, in October, according to the U.S. Department of Commerce's Bureau of Economic Analysis. Personal consumption expenditures fell $20.2 billion,...

Containerisation Internationalweb site
NOVEMBER 30, 2012
  • Shippers facing a blank 2013
    There is another tool in the ocean carriers' locker that is being used with increasing frequency on the over capacity-plagued Asia to Europe tradelane: a blank ...
  • OFT nods through Feederlink sale to Unifeeder
    The UK's Office of Fair Trading [OFT] has approved Danish short sea feeder company Unifeeder's acquisition of rival Feederlink from its parent the Irish Continental ...
  • Amazon tops Apple in battle for supply chain excellence
    Amazon is more widely admired than Apple for supply chain excellence, according to research published this week by SCM World, the leading global community of supply ...
  • LCT Tilbury orders Kalmar van carriers
    The UK Forth Ports-owned London Container Terminal at Tilbury in the River Thames has placed an order with Finland's Cargotec for 14 Kalmar straddle carriers as ...
  • CEVA down on container logistics
    Hoofddorp [the Netherlands] - based CEVA supply chain management company has blamed its disappointing third quarter performance on a continued weakness in its container ...
  • India's growth slows
    The 1.2 billion populated Indian nation saw its GDP slow to 5.3% [down from 5.5%] in the July to September period, prompting calls for the government to take further ...
  • LA and Long Beach container traffic grinds to a halt as strike spreads
    Industrial action has brought container operations to a virtual standstill in the ports of Los Angeles and Long Beach as protests spread to more sites, with 12 ...

TradeWindsweb site
NOVEMBER 30, 2012
  • Spotlight on STNG
    Two leading European shipping clans have emerged as the owners of the mysterious pair of products carriers that were chartered to Emanuele Lauro's Scorpio Tankers just days ago.
  • Nordic on the brink
    Danish product tanker owner Nordic Shipholding is racing to cut costs in a bid to stave off insolvency in anticipation of an annual deficit that could top $20m.
  • HUBLine chops loss
    Massive cost cutting has helped Malaysia's HUBLine slash its third quarter loss.
  • China dims S&P interest
    Chinese interest in second hand tonnage has dropped by two thirds in the past three years, Clarksons says.
  • Confusion before smash
    Engine trouble and a misunderstanding between the bridge and engine room caused a BC Ferries ship to ram a dock last year, a Canadian report has found.
  • The future is Fuzhou?
    We take a look at what was said in the market in the past week.
  • Ostensjo selling MSV
    Norwegian owner Ostensjo Rederi is asking would-be buyers of a 1991-built multifunction support vessel (MSV) to pay around $22m.
  • Alpha bags Samco VL
    Alpha Tankers & Freighters of Greece is said to have bought a VLCC from Samco Shipping.
  • GulfMark hunts $150m
    GulfMark Offshore is looking to borrow another $150m to fund its fleet expansion.
  • Triple breakdown
    Kenyan commuters were well and truly stuck in Mombasa on Wednesday when three ferries stalled at the same time.
  • Daiichi plots recovery
    Share issue set to ease Daiichi's cash flow problems as talks to cut contracts and rates open.
  • New VLs for $80m
    VLCC newbuilding values could be up to $10m below prices quoted by brokers, according to Frontline CEO Jens Martin Jensen.
  • HHI and IHC do battle
    Hyundai Heavy Industries and IHC Merwede of the Netherlands are going head to head over a high value contract from Subsea 7.
  • Feederlink sale passes
    The sale of the Feederlink container line by Dubin's Irish Continental Group (ICG) has been cleared in the UK.
  • EOC in swap deal
    EOC has announced the partial sale of a floating production and storage unit (FPSO) which it recently tied up on a three-year period deal.
  • Consolidator shrinking happily
    As John Fredriksen's Frontline 2012 blazes an acquisition trail its predecessor is likely to benefit from significant fleet reduction, analysts say.
  • Trans Agila refloated
    The damaged multipurpose vessel Trans Agila is under tow off Sweden after being refloated.
  • Majors in action
    TradeWinds digests the digits making the headlines this week.
  • TTA slumps to red
    Thoresen Thai Agencies has been dragged into the red by a series of impairments and write-offs, mainly on its coal trading arm, UMS.
  • Basic orders eight
    Singaporean newcomer Basic Offshore has signed for up to eight new platform supply vessels (PSVs) in China.
  • Pratibha crew stranded
    Problems are piling up for India's Pratibha Shipping with the news that one of its tankers has been stuck off Bahrain for more than two months due to unpaid bills.
  • Greek bulker grounds
    A Greek bulker has gone aground in the St Lawrence River in Canada.
  • Write-down hurts Latvian
    Latvian Shipping Company (LSC) has seen net losses grow in the first nine months as it wrote down the value of its tanker fleet.
  • "Tomorrow we kill"
    Somali pirates have threatened to shoot the crew of a hijacked Dubai chemical tanker if ransom cash is not handed over.
  • LSC reduces red
    Lithuanian Shipping Co (LSC) has cut its loss in the first nine months as revenue grows.
  • ASL to convert FSO
    ASL Marine has won a SGD13.5m ($11m) contract to carry out the conversion of an aframax tanker into an FSO.
  • Hoegh numbers improve
    Hoegh LNG has seen a marked improvement in its third quarter financial performance compared to twelve months ago.
  • DSME profits down 73%
    Daewoo Shipbuilding & Marine Engineering has seen third quarter profits slump 73% from a year ago to KRW64bn ($59m).
  • Damen wins Oz order
    Damen Shipyards has secured a newbuilding order to build a submarine rescue vessel for use by the Australian navy.
  • PBR cans ORIG charters
    Petrobras has cancelled charters for five deepwater drilling rigs from a consortium including George Economou's Ocean Rig.

American Shipperweb site
NOVEMBER 30, 2012
  • Pacific Northwest Grain terminals extend contract deadline
  • Shippers ask Obama to help end LA/LB port strike
  • S&P says CMA CGM liquidity rebounding
  • Shipco offers air consolidation to Chile
  • DP World's London Gateway launches awareness offensive
  • TNT and UPS propose concessions to aid merger
    UPS and TNT have submitted potential concessions to the European Commission to aid progress on their proposed merger, with a focus on selling assets and granting air access to outside companies to ease competition concerns
  • ICAO unveils online air operator database
  • Airbus adds more capacity to 330s
  • Miami Chamber honors Sandler for service to trade community
  • Rayman named highway administration's freight management director
  • October air freight hits snag, IATA says
    Demand for air cargo drops in October, ending a mini-recovery in September, with IATA chief suggesting airlines attempts to manage capacity not enough to offset weak airfreight demand on a global basis
  • BIS seeks to make CCL 'clearer'
    BIS releases revisions to the Commerce Control List, completing a two-year process aimed at making items on the list clearer for exporters, with comments to the revisions due back at the end of January
  • Heavy-lift trucker Barnhart expands network

The Bunker Bulletinweb site
NOVEMBER 30, 2012
  • Bunker prices end week mixed
    Demand was light on the US Gulf and 1% LSFO was tight, according to a local player.
  • Golar signs long term contract for LNG vessel
    The Golar Maria was delivered on November 28 and will remain on charter until the end of 2017.
  • MARAD awards $1.5 million to projects that reduce marine emissions
    'By encouraging projects that involve more fuel-efficient ships, we can help businesses save money and protect the environment at the same time.'
  • VLCC deployment 'will help cut Chinese bunker prices'
    Brightoil says its bunker volumes in China 'should expand significantly' in the next year.
  • Bunker supplier: The lesson of the ECA challenge
    'There is only so much room for manoeuvre. It is important that all factions of the shipping supply chain work together.'
  • Prices lack direction in Fujairah
    While bunker values were falling in South African ports.
  • Rotterdam IFO380 prices remain unchanged for second day
    Sharp gains seen in Piraeus.
  • BP hires tanker in storage move
    Contango market and burgeoning stocks sharpen search for storage capacity.
  • Gazprom plans new bunker tanker for Novorossiysk
    3,000 dwt vessel should be in operation early next year.
  • Hambantota: Bunker operations can finally begin
    Port engineer says bunkering facilities are ready and that tank farm is in action.
  • LA strike: talks resumed Thursday evening
    Dispute has provoked calls for federal invovlvement.
  • Jamaica wants 'successful and competitive bunkering hub'
    Singapore university engaged to carry out a bunkering study.
  • LNG bunker tanker ready to start sea trials
    Vessel will be delivering LNG in Stockholm harbour: Refuelling will take '15 to 20 minutes.'
  • Prices uncertain in Singapore at end of week
    But Tokyo Bay prices firm making slight gains.
  • China starts spot trading in fuel oil
    Move described as being of 'great significance' to fuel oil industry.
  • TSA to set Pacific trade rates in both directions
    While simplified bunker surchange starts from January 1.
  • Port director urges end to labour dispute
    'In today's shipping environment, we can't afford to lose cargo our competitive advantage.'

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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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