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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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Genoa
Cruise and ferry passenger decline
ICS, Trump's proposed measures against Chinese ships risk having significant unwanted consequences, even for the US
Washington
Strong opposition to their introduction also expressed by the WSC
Intercargo, international measures for decarbonisation of shipping must be simple and clear
London
Gkonis: Must not compromise operational efficiency and smooth global transport of essential goods
Port of Barcelona invests 124 million to develop sustainable fuel traffic
Barcelona
Construction of three new moorings at Moll de l'Energia
In 2024, freight traffic in the port of Catania began to grow again. A decline in Augusta
In 2024, freight traffic in the port of Catania began to grow again. A decline in Augusta
Augusta
A total of 7.9 million and 23.0 million tons of cargo were handled
In 2024, the terminal operator HHLA recorded record revenues with a growth of +10.5%
Hamburg
Profit after taxes amounted to 56.4 million euros (+33.1%)
Launch of a public consultation for the updating of the PRPs of the ports of Genoa and Savona-Vado
Genoa
The involvement of territorial, economic and social communities is foreseen
ITU, ICAO and IMO highlight risks to maritime and air transport caused by attacks on satellite communications
Geneva/Montreal/London
London Government presents its strategy for decarbonising maritime transport
London
The measures for ports will be defined after a public consultation that will take place in the coming months
For security, military ships are not enough, merchant ships are also essential
London
TUI in talks with shipyards for two new cruise ships for Marella
Hanover
Slots available starting from the 2031 financial year
ANESCO, with the Port Employment Centers, accidents have decreased in the three main Spanish ports
Madrid
67% reduction in lost work days per year
Filt, Fit and Uilt, no to the transformation from "article 18" to "16" of the Livorno port company LTM
Leghorn
Unions ask port authority to block proliferation of new economic entities
Last year Fincantieri recorded record revenues and new orders
Last year Fincantieri recorded record revenues and new orders
Trieste
Folgiero: the first fruits of our strategy and industrial vision have been harvested
COSCO Shipping Holdings revenue increased by +44.8% in the fourth quarter of 2024
COSCO Shipping Holdings revenue increased by +44.8% in the fourth quarter of 2024
Shanghai
In the period, the container ships of the Chinese group's fleet transported 6.9 million TEUs (+13.1%). Containers on the Asia-Europe/Med routes fell
Porto Marghera, renewal of concession to Terminal Rinfuse Venezia
Venice
New 25-year contract. Investments of over 53 million euros expected
In the last quarter of 2024, container traffic alone increased in French ports
Paris
In the whole year, containers amounted to over 5.3 million TEU (+11.5%)
Carnival Sets New Low Season Quarter Records December-February
Carnival Sets New Low Season Quarter Records December-February
Miami
Positive outlook for the remainder of the 2025 financial year
Rail Losing Ground in Transalpine Freight Traffic Through Switzerland
Bern
In 2024, trains transported 25.7 million tons of cargo (-3.7%)
CK Hutchison's Port Division revenues grew by 10.8% last year
Hong Kong
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
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
Francesco Beltrano is the new general secretary of Uniport
Rome
He takes over from Paolo Ferrandino, who will continue to collaborate as a consultant
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
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
Decarbonisation of maritime transport will be faster in the EU and the US
DHL Acquires CRYOPDP
Bonn/Nashville
The company provides courier services for clinics and healthcare
SAILING LIST
Visual Sailing List
Departure ports
Arrival ports by:
- alphabetical order
- country
- geographical areas
Over a million to the port companies of Livorno and Piombino to acquire green vehicles
Leghorn
The ranking for admission to the PNRR-Next Gen Eu contributions has been published
COSCO Shipping Development Co.'s container sales increased by +204.1% in 2024
Shanghai
The related turnover increased by +124.0%
The call for funding for the purchase of electric vehicles in the ports of Genoa and Savona-Vado has been published
Genoa
Yang Ming Buys Three New 8,000 TEU Containerships
Keelung
They will be delivered between 2028 and 2029
Construction of a cruise ship for Regent Seven Seas Cruises begins in Marghera
Trieste
Fincantieri will deliver the unit in 2026
Federlogistica establishes operational offices in Spain and Brazil
Genoa
The aim is to go beyond theoretical cooperative relationships
Over a Ton of Cocaine Seized in the Port of Gioia Tauro
Reggio Calabria
If placed on the market it would have generated over 187 million euros
In 2024, the economic results of Interporto Padova reached record values
Padua
Revenues up +17%
Three ceremonies at the Saint-Nazaire shipyard for three new MSC Cruises ships
Geneva
New flagship "MSC World America" delivered
German railway company DB Cargo reduced losses in 2024
Berlin
Revenues down again. -9.0% drop in freight volumes
NovaAlgoma orders second 38,000 dwt cement carrier in China
Lugano
It will be taken over in 2027
Customs agreement between Italy and Brazil to facilitate trade
Brasilia
Mission of the Customs and Monopolies Agency in the South American nation
A team from La Spezia Container Terminal in Rotterdam to test advanced technologies
The Spice
ECT Hutchinson Ports Training Center Visited
The assembly of Genoese freight forwarders on Monday
Genoa
It will be held at the Palazzo della Borsa in Genoa
Assarmatori, in Italy the ferry segment cannot bear the burden of the EU ETS in a very fragile market situation
Brussels
Messina: Protecting shipping from the ideological excesses of the Green Deal
The website of the Port Authority Corps - Coast Guard has been renewed
Rome
It has become a single digital access point to documents and services
In 2024, inland waterway freight transport in Germany increased by +1.2%
Wiesbaden
The volume, at 173.8 million tonnes, is the second lowest since 1990.
APM Terminals Granted Port of New York - New Jersey Concession Renewal
New York
Contract for a period of 33 years. Investments of 500 million dollars are expected
Experimentation of crane automation has begun at the Interporto Padova terminal
Padua
The interport company awarded the "Industria Felix 2025 Award"
Container traffic in the port of Algeciras fell by -17.0% in February
Algeciras
Both import-export volumes and transhipment are decreasing
New cruise company Crescent Seas has been founded in Miami
Miami
The fleet, initially consisting of one ship from Regent Seven Seas Cruises, will grow to five units within the next five years
In 2024, the volume of vehicles transported by Wallenius Wilhelmsen's fleet decreased by -9.7%
Oslo
Traffic down on almost all global routes
Agreement between Assoporti and Assologistica and the Florida trade, transport and port authorities
Rome
It was signed today
In April a mission in Albania of The International Propeller Clubs - Italy
Genoa
It will take place on the 9th and 10th in Tirana and Durres
COSCO Shipping Ports revenues rose to a record $1.5 billion in 2024 (+3.3%)
Hong Kong
In the fourth quarter alone, a decrease of -3.0%
SO.RI.MA. (FHP group) granted a concession of an area of 125 thousand square meters in the port of Chioggia
Venice
Investments of 11.5 million euros expected over 25 years
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 public meeting of the Italian Port Terminal Operators Association will be held in Rome on June 19th
Genoa
The annual conference "Programming, Operation and Management of Transport Networks" in Genoa
Genoa
It is dedicated to the transport and mobility sector
››› Meetings File
PRESS REVIEW
Damen Mangalia Unionists Protest Friday Against Possible Closure
(The Romania Journal)
Govt. to woo top ten shipping liners in world for Colombo port expansion
(Daily Mirror)
››› Press Review File
FORUM of Shipping
and Logistics
Relazione del presidente Nicola Zaccheo
Roma, 18 settembre 2024
››› File
Contship Italia’s intermodal network has been extended to the Gulf Terminal in La Spezia
Melzo
Connections with the inland terminals of Milan, Modena and Padua
Container traffic in the port of Valencia grew by +15.2% last month
Valencia
The overall volume of goods handled increased by +6.8%
The Northern Tyrrhenian Sea Port Authority obtains gender equality certification
Leghorn
It is the first Italian port authority to obtain this recognition
Container traffic growth weakens at ports of Los Angeles and Long Beach
Los Angeles/Long Beach
Last month, increases of +2.6% and +13.4% respectively were recorded
Assarmatori, the Italian government's position on the impact of the EU ETS on shipping and ports is good
Rome
Messina: fully understood the risks and distortions of European climate regulation
PSA Italy's Genoa port terminals awarded anti-corruption certification
Genoa
The UNI EN ISO 37001 standard defines the requirements for an effective anti-corruption management system
Assiterminal presents three projects for the sustainable transition of the Italian port sector
Rome
Work completed on docks 33 and 34 of the port of Civitavecchia
Civitavecchia
50,000 square meters of yards prepared
The completion and doubling of the Pontremolese is the dream-nightmare of the La Spezia port community
The Spice
Fontana: Money is not found when enormous resources are channeled into railway lines of dubious utility
Hanwha acquires 9.9% stake in shipbuilding company Austal
Sydney
Investment worth approximately 116 million US dollars
The European fleet is growing but competing fleets are growing at a faster rate
Brussels
Raptis (European Shipowners): investing ETS revenues in clean shipping technologies and fuels
Trasportounito has confirmed the national halt to the transport of goods
Rome
Proclaimed for the duration of five days from March 31st to April 4th
Container traffic in Hong Kong port increased by +9.1% in February
Hong Kong
However, for the second time in the last 25 years, cargo volume was below one million TEU.
Cargo traffic in Greek ports stable in Q3 2024
Piraeus
The increase in volumes transported on domestic routes has offset the decline in traffic with foreign countries
At the Vado Ligure container terminal a 21,000 teu container ship fully loaded
I go to Liguria
The 400-meter-long Cosco Shipping Nebula has landed
UIR proposes a permanent table for the development of intermodality
Verona
The main task is to build a project financing program.
Restructuring plan approved for Spanish company Armas Trasmediterránea
Las Palmas de Gran Canaria
Creditors' appeal rejected
The decline in cargo traffic at the port of Singapore worsened in February
Singapore
Containerized cargoes amounted to 27.4 million tons (-3.6%)
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