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December 6, 2012
Sched Netweb site
  • Asia-Australia carriers to adjust bunker surcharge from January 5
  • Cancelled G6 sailings due to weak demand over festive season
  • HMM sinks into the red and outlook fails to reassure under heavy debt burden
  • Xiamen Xiangyu Bonded Zone trade value up 27.6pc to US$4.47 billion
  • Largest Sino-Mongolian border checkpoint opens cargo-use road
  • LA-Long Beach strike continues, ships divert as talks reach stalemate
  • TSA looks to merge with WTSA to eventually replace it
  • FPS starts domestic Philippines ocean services from Manila, Cebu
  • Rickmers & Oaktree Capital Mgt. to invest in 16 green newbuildings
  • SDV opens first certified green warehouse in Singapore
  • Portek to operate 2 Papua New Guinea container terminals
  • No trans-shipment activity at Vallarpadam CT in Kochi after cabotage relaxed
  • Dragonair celebrates graduation of 24 students of its Aviation Certificate Programme
  • DHL Express refurbishes, expands Melbourne, distribution facilities
  • Air Charter Service beats the street by playing cargo niche markets

Exim Indiaweb site
DECEMBER 5, 2012
  • Beware of fake cargo-tracking websites: IMB
  • Excess capacity portends gloomy days ahead for shipbuilding: Drewry
  • GCC seafreight sector seen in challenging phase, advised to diversify risk
  • Lightweight composite containers showcased at intermodal event
  • NCC receives new chemical tanker
  • India probes chemical dumping by China
  • Krishnapatnam Port plans to handle RoRo traffic
  • Port officers' federations felicitate Milind Deora
  • Third China-Europe container rail line now operational
  • Cabinet allows more wheat, rice exports
  • Adani Group denies allegations

International Transport Journalweb site
DECEMBER 5, 2012
  • Emirates SkyCargo creates new French trade lane with Lyon launch
    Today (5 December) Dubai (UAE)-based Emirates SkyCargo has strengthened its operations in France with the launch of a five-weekly service to Lyon. The city is the third French gate...
  • Rickmers and Oaktree form partnership for investment in newbuildings
    Oaktree Capital Management LP and the major global carrier Rickmers Group are joining forces to invest in eight plus eight eco-designed new containerships. Oaktree Capital Manageme...
  • Townsville port access road in Australia opens to traffic
    After a four year construction phase, the new AUD 217 million (EUR 175 million) Townsville port access road in Queensland (Australia) has been opened to traffic and, from here on, ...
  • Rheinland Cargo Schweiz gets direct access to Switzerland's rail network
    Switzerland's Federal Office of Transport (FOT) has issued a rail network access permit to Rheinland Cargo Schweiz GmbH, a subsidiary of the German company Häfen und Güteverke...
  • DB Schenker Rail UK launches D2D service
    DB Schenker Rail UK now offers a new integrated transport service from the quayside direct to the warehouse. Called D2D, the company will handle the full movement of containers for...
  • First DAF LF distribution truck in Taiwan
    The first locally assembled DAF LF distribution truck came off the production line at Taiwan-based Formosa Automobile Sales Corporation (FASC). FASC, which is responsible for the m...
  • Stena Line Freight named Short Sea Shipping Company of the Year
    Stena Line Freight has been named Short Sea Shipping Company of the Year at the Irish Exporters Association's Export Industry Awards. These awards recognise the achievements of com...
  • Cargo aircraft crash in Congo
    An Ilyushin 76T cargo aircraft operating for a local airline called Aéro-Service, was destroyed on 30 November in an accident near the airport of Brazzaville, the capital of the Re...
  • IAG Cargo officially became subsidiary of International Airlines Group
    IAG Group which is formed by British Airways and Iberia, has launched IAG Cargo Ltd as a legal subsidiary. The new brand which represents a single, unified commercial entitiy for c...
  • New crane for Wiencont terminal 1
    WienCont, the operator of a trimodal container terminal in Vienna, is currently in the process of increasing capacities there by installing a third high-performance crane. It is sc...
  • Streck Transport AG now compliant with BRC standard
    Streck Transport AG, headquartered in Möhlin near Basel (Switzerland), was recently certified as compliant with the British Retail Consortium (BRC) standard. The logistics service ...
  • Norbert Dentressangle completes acquisition of Nova Natie business unit
    The French transport and logistics service provider Norbert Dentressangle (ND) has completed the acquisition of the ambient and temperature-controlled warehousing and general cargo...
  • Martin Bencher Group opens new office in Gothenburg
    The Martin Bencher Group, a professional shipping and forwarding service provider headquartered in Sweden, opened a new office in Gothenburg (Sweden) on 3 December. The Gothenburg ...

Marine Logweb site
DECEMBER 5, 2012
  • GE Marine announces timeline for Tier 3 compliance
  • NASSCO lays keel of second MLP ship
  • House passes Coast Guard Authorization Act
  • Crowley makes senior leadership changes
  • John Deere announces Tier III engine line
  • MSC agrees new cruise passenger safety measures
  • School offers grad degree in admiralty and maritime law
  • Bath Iron Works gets $70 million Navy contract mod
  • Dredge shows big fuel savings after propeller and nozzle...
  • West Coast port strike ends

World Wide Shipperweb site
DECEMBER 5, 2012
  • Agreement ends strike at Port of Los Angeles
  • Seattle Port Commissioners Ok new Century Agenda
  • APL teaming with Hanjin in Japan/Thailand service
  • Firm celebrating start-up of Port of Grays Harbor facility
  • Evergreen joining X-Press in new Central America service

Lloyd's Listweb site
DECEMBER 5, 2012
  • Is Hamburg up the creek without a paddle?
    A setback over deepening the river Elbe has prompted concern for Germany's top port
  • Scorpio Tankers completes $131m follow-on issue
    Fresh cash could set stage for more fuel-efficient newbuildings
  • Skuld lures new head of Singapore office back from Swedish Club
    Singapore authorised new office opening at the start of this month
  • Long-term hopes ease pain of record low rates for VLGCs
    New cargoes' earnings and vessel utilisation set to rise
  • First LNG-powered boxship order is a catalyst for gas-fuelled shipping
    US-based Tote signs deal with General Dynamics Nassco
  • Teekay-Exmar joint venture positions itself for US LPG export boom
    Gas carrier partners seize opportunities for growth
  • Owners that restructure must be open and honest, say bankers
    It takes transparency and frankness to survive ship finance's big freeze, Beijing forum told
  • MISC sells 50% stake in FPS unit
    Proceeds from $306m deal help tanker giant to pare its debt
  • NOL and Hanjin launch Japan to Thailand route
    New intra-Asia service reflects still-robust regional growth
  • Analysis: Concerns remain after Los Angeles-Long Beach accord
    Wider waterfront mosaic offers little cheer
  • Cashing in on China
    New source of lending will not end western shipowners' woes
  • Idle boxship numbers stay steady at 6% of fleet
    Numbers could could rise in coming month as carriers rearrange vessel deployment
  • California fall-out
    The dispute at LA-Long Beach has come as a setback ending a decade of industrial harmony
  • LATEST UPDATE: LA dockers return to work
    Strike settlement follows eight-day stoppage
  • HSH Nordbank to close London office
    Move said to form part of bank's strategy

Fairplayweb site
DECEMBER 5, 2012
  • Seaspan outlines growth plan
    GERRY Wang-led box ship lessor Seaspan today announced another offering of preferred shares and provided an update on its newbuilding negotiations
  • Shell sees another doubling of LNG trade
    ROYAL Dutch Shell today predicted another doubling of LNG trading by 2025
  • First LNG transits Russia's Northern Route
    DYNAGAS LNG carrier Ob River was today discharging its cargo at Tobata's port in Japan, after making the first such fully loaded trial voyage eastwards through Russia's Northern Route on the Arctic Sea
  • Scorpio prices follow-on
    NYSE-listed Scorpio Tankers today priced a follow-on equity offering that will be used to repay revolving debt and fund growth
  • Toxic gas leak injures 18
    A CHEMICAL leak from a ship in Northern Ireland today reportedly hospitalised 18 people
  • Global Carriers suffers losses times 10
    MALAYSIA'S tanker operator Global Carriers said it has incurred losses in the third quarter ended on 30 September - 10 times those of 3Q11
  • PetroChina's products unit predicts surge
    PETROCHINA Dalian Shipping - the product tanker unit of China's largest oil conglomerate, PetroChina - said it expects cargoes to increase 21.7% year on year in 2013
  • Viking signs for more ships with Fincantieri
    RIVER specialist Viking Cruises has signed a deal for up to four more seagoing cruise ships from Italian builder Fincantieri
  • Owner fined for dumping at Great Barrier Reef
    A COURT in Australia court today fined the master and owner of the Hong Kong-flagged bulker Hope Star for illegal dumping garbage at the Great Barrier Reef, a world heritage site
  • LA and LB ports to reopen after accord
    STRIKING port workers are returning to work today at the ports of Los Angeles and Long Beach after a contract settlement was announced after both sides agreed to mediation last night
  • Exmar, Teekay form JV
    EXMAR, the Belgian LNG and LPG carrier owner, said today it has forged a gas joint venture with Canadian tanker owner Teekay
  • US coal export knock-on seen as aboration
    THE FALL in coal prices as a result of excess supply from the US likely to be an aboration, the IHS McCloskey Asia Pacific Coal Outlook conference heard today
  • VLCC speed rise to hit rates
    VLCC owners are stepping up sailing speeds as rates improve, amid a seasonal uptick in oil demand, but this is likely to prevent further increases in 2013, DNB Bank warned today
  • Koreans prefer big bulkers
    SOUTH Korea's power generation groups prefer coal imports to be shipped on Capesizes and post-Panamaxes, a conference was told today
  • BIMCO predicts Chinese iron ore imports jump
    BIMCO has forecast Chinese iron ore imports to grow at a rate of 7.5% in 2013, up from 6.4% in 2012

The Journal of Commerceweb site
DECEMBER 5, 2012
  • Air and Expedited Motor Carriers Association Partners with 7LFreight
    The Air and Expedited Motor Carriers Association (AEMCA) is pleased to announce a partnership agreement with 7LFreight, bringing the latest technology to the AEMCA membership. "We are all about delivering the ultimate member experience with an emphasis on creating more opportunities for the freight community by providing the best and most...
  • Eco-Shopping Guide Scores UPS Tops in Shipping
    For the fourth consecutive year, UPS (NYSE: UPS) has earned the No. 1 ranking in the consumer shipping category of the Climate Counts Company Scorecard. UPS tied for second overall in this year's global list of 145 companies and is the only transportation and logistics provider to appear in the...
  • BlueGrace Logistics Ranks in Top 10 for Logistics and Transportation Companies, Listed as One of Inc. Magazine's Inaugural Hire Power Honorees
    TAMPA, Fla. - Tampa, FL-based BlueGrace Logistics (www.mybluegrace.com) is featured in the inaugural ranking of Inc. Magazine's 2012 Hire Power Awards. Inc.'s Hire Power Award Program recognizes private businesses that have generated the most jobs in the past three years. Despite a challenging economy, BlueGrace Logistics generated 95 jobs from 2008...
  • FedEx Customers Get Near-Real-Time Tracking and Increased Visibility for Their Shipments With SenseAware
    HONG KONG - FedEx Express (FedEx), a subsidiary of FedEx Corp. (NYSE: FDX) today announced the launch of its SenseAwareSM service in two countries in Asia Pacific. FedEx customers in Australia and Singapore can now better control their supply chain and stay connected to their most critical and time-sensitive shipments...
  • Agreement Clears Way for Intermodal Railyard at Former Charleston Naval Base
    The South Carolina Budget and Control Board has approved an agreement among the South Carolina Department of Commerce, its Division of Public Railways and the City of North Charleston to permit the building of an intermodal railyard on the former Charleston Naval Base to enhance rail access to the Port...
  • Average US LTL Yield Increase Drops to 3.5 Percent
    The average annualized increase in less-than-truckload yield among public carriers tracked by The Journal of Commerce dropped to 3.5 percent in the third quarter, a sign that falling tonnage restrained LTL truck rates in the second half of 2012. The data confirm that LTL rates, while still rising, are doing so...
  • CP's Remodeling Is Just the Beginning
    Canadian Pacific Railway's announcement this week of plans to trim its network and cut a quarter of its work force over the next four years is just the beginning of the changes coming down the tracks for the railroad. By simplifying the network, CP President and CEO E. Hunter Harrison is...
  • Crowley Announces Senior Management Changes
    Crowley's new senior management. Transportation and logistics company Crowley Maritime Corp. today appointed Frank Larkin to senior vice president and general manager of logistics, Steve Collar to senior vice president and general manager of Latin America services, and John Hourihan to senior vice president and general manager of Puerto Rico and...
  • Arnold Transportation, LinkAmerica to Merge
    Regional truckload carrier LinkAmerica is merging with Arnold Transportation, a division of U.S. Xpress Enterprises, increasing Arnold's capacity and reach. When the merger is complete in January, the combined company, which will operate under the Arnold name, will have more than 1,400 tractors and 5,000 trailers. "With this merger, Arnold Transportation Services...
  • Terminal Operators, Carriers Begin Clearing Strike-Related Backlogs
    Terminal operators and shipping lines in Los Angeles-Long Beach have begun the task of digging out from the eight-day strike by office clerical workers, but the task may not be as daunting as it was after previous work stoppages - at least not this week. The consensus among port and terminal...
  • US House OKs Coast Guard Bill
    The U.S. House of Representatives today approved HR 2838, HR 2838, the Coast Guard and Maritime Transportation Act of 2012. The bill authorizes $8.6 billion for 2013 and $8.3 billion for 2014 for Coast Guard activities, including the improvement of ships, aircraft and communication systems. It also is intended to reduce regulatory...
  • Chemical Manufacturer Royce Expands in Southeast
    Chemicals manufacturer Royce Associates will spend $1 million to build a 48,000-square-foot chemical production and distribution facility in Gaffney, S.C. Royce, which has five manufacturing sites in the U.S., said it will serve customers in the textile, paper, construction and plastic markets from the 14-acre site. The location will help the 83-year-old...
  • JF Hillebrand Taps Menlo to Provide Singapore Services for William Grant & Sons
    JF Hillebrand Singapore, a logistics provider for the beverage industry, has selected Menlo Worldwide Logistics, a subsidiary of Con-way, to provide logistics and customs brokerage services in Singapore for whiskey distiller William Grant & Sons. Menlo will provide warehousing and inventory management services for products distributed by William Grant & Sons...
  • China's Demand for Iron Ore to Increase 7.5 Percent in 2013, BIMCO Says
    China's demand for iron ore and coal imports for its steel-making industry is expected to increase in 2013, according to Peter Sand, chief shipping analyst at shipping association BIMCO. Chinese iron ore demand is expected to grow at a rate of 7.5 percent in 2013, up from 6.4 percent in 2012,...
  • APL Logistics, VASCOR in Joint Venture to Serve India's Automotive Sector
    Supply chain management company APL Logistics and automotive third-party logistics provider VASCOR have formed a joint venture to serve the automotive sector in India. The Delhi-based joint venture, called APL Logistics VASCOR Automotive, combines the companies' supply chain expertise and auto sector experience. They have appointed Umesh Bhanot as chief operating...
  • Ship Finance Bank Bearish on Industry Recovery
    Germany's HSH Nordbank, the world's biggest ship finance bank, said it doesn't expect a recovery in shipping markets to get under way until the end of 2013, even as it announced a sharply lower net loss. The state-owned bank slashed group net losses in the first nine months of the year...
  • ILA-USMX Labor Negotiations Timeline
    Negotiations between the International Longshoremen's Association and waterfront employers representated by United States Maritime Alliance have been tense from the start last spring. When the two sides agreed to extend the current contract by 90 days, some sense of stability returned to East and Gulf Coast ports. But with major...
  • New Zealand Port Names Kneebone Infrastructure Manager
    Port of Tauranga in New Zealand has appointed Dan Kneebone property and infrastructure manager, effective January 2013. Kneebone will be responsible for the company's property portfolio and infrastructure assets, as well as plant and equipment. He succeeds Tony Reynish, who is retiring after 25 years in the industry. Reynish will be available part...
  • Ekol Logistics Hauled 1.2 Million Tons Year-to-Date
    Ekol Logistics' fleet moved 1.2 million tons in 2012. Ekol Logistics' vehicle and trucking fleet has moved 1.2 million tons of load through its domestic and international projects in the year to date, the Turkey-based company reported today. The company aims to maintain its road freight transportation performance throughout the rest of...

Containerisation Internationalweb site
DECEMBER 5, 2012
  • New Japan-Thailand services
    Hanjin Shipping is introducing new services between Japan and Thailand starting on 23 December. The new JTE (Japan-Thailand Express) service will be jointly operated ...
  • New VBS books in at Southampton
    Hauliers are set to benefit from a new vehicle booking system (VBS) to be officially launched in the new year by DP World Southampton. A trial of VBS Premium with ...
  • Port of Seattle Commission approves new agenda
    US port's 25-year expansion programme is a 'blueprint for economic growth and environmental leadership'. The Port of Seattle Commission has approved an aggressive ...
  • US port strike ends
    Agreement has been reached to end the eight-day strike that crippled the largest port complex in the US, the Mayor of Los Angeles announced this morning. Mayor ...
  • Carriers eye January Asia-Europe rate hike amid capacity cuts
    With a majority of ocean liners poised to implement a GRI of up to US$600 per TEU from the middle of the month on Asia-Europe tradelanes, market analysts are forecasting ...

TradeWindsweb site
DECEMBER 5, 2012
  • NAT tanker detained
    The US Coast Guard (USCG) has accused the crew of a Nordic American Tankers suezmax of illegally discharging oily waste into the sea.
  • SSW targets four
    Seaspan is hoping to use cash from an upcoming fundraiser to acquire four containerships.
  • Scorpio plots eco strike
    Scorpio Tankers' latest share issue has laid the groundwork for another batch of eco newbuildings, its president says.
  • AIG behind sale
    An aframax tanker that used to trade with US operator Groton Pacific Carriers has been sold for scrap in a transaction worth over $8m.
  • Orders threaten VLGCs
    VLGCs may have escaped the worst of the shipping downturn but rates could be shaved next year when a bunch of newbuildings hit the water.
  • Crewman hurt in fall
    A Russian seafarer has been hospitalised after slipping on a wet deck in Germany.
  • Brokers in drag
    Ben Goggin and Will Sissons were unofficially awarded the prize of ICAP Shipping's best dressed men as brokers donned fancy dress and mixed with celebrities to raise millions for charity.
  • HSH cuts loss
    Germany's HSH Nordbank has reduced the red ink in the first nine months, but shipping loan-loss provisions continue to bite.
  • Scorpio scores more cash
    Scorpio Tankers has bagged over $130m from its latest trip to Wall Street as it looks to continue its expansion drive.
  • Heavy exposure
    Germany's 10 biggest banks have a massive EUR 98bn ($128bn) tied up in shipping loans, according to Moody's Investors Service.
  • DeepOcean extends pair
    DeepOcean has had a contract with Norway's Statoil extended for a third time.
  • Seaspan on cash hunt
    Seaspan is turning to shareholders to help fund its next newbuilding crusade.
  • IBA in at SembCorp
    The Islamic Bank of Asia took on almost SGD 2m ($1.64m) worth of shares in SembCorp Marine just days before a rig accident hit one of its yards.
  • Backed by a billion
    China's Export-Import Bank (Exim) is offering up CNY 7bn ($1.125bn) of new loans to boost the domestic shipbuilding industry.
  • Cargoship refloated
    Divers were due to inspect a Finnish cargoship after it grounded off Gothenburg, Sweden, on Tuesday.
  • Siem snaps up CSV deal
    Siem Offshore has snared a long-term contract for the first of its four subsea construction newbuildings.
  • "Catastrophic failure"
    A UK cargoship sank in 16 minutes after suffering a catastrophic hull failure, accident investigators have revealed.
  • Van Oord wins Jakarta job
    Van Oord has bagged a contract for work on Indonesia's largest container port.
  • ICAP's New Year hope
    Shipyard closures and an increase in demolition should be the two items on every VLCC owner's Christmas list, ICAP says.
  • Crewman critical
    A Filipino seafarer was said to be in a critical condition after an accident on a German LPG carrier off the US.
  • Speed killing balance
    VLCC owners should enjoy the winter warming of the spot market while it lasts, DNB says.
  • Statoil sticks with Eidesvik
    Eidesvik Offshore has won a contract extension with Statoil for its original LNG fuelled offshore support vessel.
  • Five more years
    Condor Ferries wins licence extension for UK-Channel Islands service.
  • Fornaes takes two
    Danish shipbreaker Fornaes has snapped up two veteran cargoships for scrapping.
  • Gas players team up
    Exmar and Teekay LNG Partners are to form a new joint venture company specializing in mid-size LPG carriers.
  • Turkish rescuers killed
    Four men have died during a desperate attempt to find the missing crew from the sunken Volgo-Balt 199 off Turkey.
  • Ob River reaches Japan
    A Dynagas-owned gas carrier has completed an historic voyage from Europe to Asia via the Arctic Ocean.
  • Green light for Indo IPO
    Marco Polo plans to list its affiliate Bina Buana Raya (BBR) in Jakarta have been approved by the Indonesian financial regulator.
  • APL teams with Hanjin
    APL and Hanjin Shipping are teaming up to launch a new joint Japan - Thailand liner service starting next month.

American Shipperweb site
DECEMBER 5, 2012
  • Commentary: Anybody home in the White House?
    Many American shippers are disturbed that the administration, if not President Obama himself, failed to issue even a statement about the importance of ending the now-concluded strike in the Southern California ports.
  • U.S. sets deadline for COOL livestock revisions
  • TOTE, Inc. orders LNG-powered ships for Puerto Rico trade
    The parent company of Sea Star Line and Totem Ocean Trailer Express said Tuesday that it will build two new 3,100-TEU containerships for the Puerto Rico trade that will be powered by liquefied natural gas.
  • Single European Sky hits snag
  • Kalitta's 747-200 fleet runs counter to industry strategy
    The planes are suitable for the short, high-cycle intra-Middle East flights that Kalitta does for the military, contractors and the U.S. government, Bryan Perraud of Kalitta's global sales agent Wallace Air Cargo Group explained.
  • DHL expands in U.S., Germany
    The global integrated carrier has opened a $21 million, 140,000-square-foot expansion to its hub at Miami International Airport, and recently launched its first mechanized delivery site in Bonn, Germany.
  • Transplace buys Canadian truck broker
  • CMA CGM hiking rates on Asia-Latin America routes
  • R+L Carriers adds expedited services
  • APL, Hanjin partner on new intra-Asia loop
  • Total Service Logistics triples facility space
  • Transatlantic trade policy bodies merge
  • LA/Long Beach strike ends; Longshoremen return to work today
    The Los Angeles/Long Beach Harbor Employers Association, which represents 14 employers covering 10 terminals in the two ports, said at 11 p.m. Pacific Standard Time that they had reached an agreement on a new contract to replace one that had expired on June 30, 2010 ,with the International Longshore and Warehouse Union Local 63 Office Clerical Unit (OCU).
  • Texas development generates $1 billion in taxes
  • Chinese nuclear firm pleads guilty to U.S. export violations
  • U.S. backs petrochemical equipment exports to India
  • Senate may act on Russia PNTR bill
  • Clarification: CBP's agreement with Japan Customs

The Bunker Bulletinweb site
DECEMBER 5, 2012
  • Owner raises capital for possible 'eco' orders
    Interest in eco ships is putting pressure on prices.
  • Little price movement in Fujairah
    Prices lacked direction in Suez.
  • Mid-week prices soften in Europe
    Good activity in Gibraltar bunker market.
  • Questions asked after container ship bunker leak
    Oil spill clean-up specialist says vessel should not have been sent out to sea.
  • BDN may play key role in global CO2 calculations
    Information paper submitted to IMO discusses benefits and drawbacks of monitoring approaches.
  • US port strike ends
    Bill for port dispute put at $8 billion.
  • Legislators move to block ECA 'emissions averaging' proposal
    'Averaging would erode the emissions reductions that communities and businesses in California are counting on,' say elected officials.
  • Arbitrage volumes put bunker market under pressure
    Western fuel oil shipments to East Asia are expected to be 10% up month-on-month.
  • Bunker prices lack direction mid-week
    Demand mixed across key Asian ports.
  • US firm to build world's first LNG-fuelled box ships
    TOTE set to take delivery of the first LNG-powered box ship in 2015.
  • Box carriers to 'slip to red' in Q4
    Margins being eroded after earnings peaked in Q3.
  • Ships urged to minimise risk from fuel changeovers
    'Significant' number of ships found to switch to low sulphur fuel at times which could increase risk of engine or generator failures.
  • Lawsuits against Chinese supplier dismissed
    As CEO withdraws offer for company takeover.

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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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