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May 7, 2012
Sched Netweb site
  • Asia-Europe rate hikes take spot market up 13.2pc to US$1,934/TEU
  • Hapag-Lloyd ups India-Far East rates US$100/TEU, $500/TEU in May, June
  • EU antitrust fine turns Panalpina operating profit into US$43 million loss
  • Shipping lines can look to moderate rebound, says Evergreen vice chairman
  • OECD expects global freight volume to quadruple by 2050, led by 3rd world
  • CSAV recovery programme raises company revenue levels to US$1,797 per TEU
  • Freightliner invests to meet growing FEU market demands in Britain
  • Georgia's logistics focus shifts to inland Tbilisi away from Black Sea
  • Weiss Rohlig expands in Asia with start of project forwarding in Taiwan
  • Yusen net profit falls 30.2pc to US$31.2 million despite 92.2pc sales gain
  • Russia's Global Container Service adds 244 railcars to intermodal fleet
  • Air France-KLM posts US$783 million quarterly operating loss, down 82pc
  • United launches Boeing 777 daily service from Washington to Doha via Dubai
  • Yusen Logistics opens temperature controlled warehouse near Narita Airport

Exim Indiaweb site
  • 12.36 pc into the fiscal hole
  • G6 Alliance to maintain current 6-loop product structure for Asia-Europe service
  • SCI takes delivery of another Supramax bulk carrier
  • Govt frees export of sugar, abolishes onion floor price
  • IGC lowers world wheat output forecast to 676 mt
  • Lack of long-term export policy hitting India hard: Official
  • APM TERMINALS to tap wind energy at Aarhus port
  • Govt to award Chennai's mega box terminal project by July-end
  • MoS needs more financial powers to award PPP projects: Sinha
  • P. K. Sinha gets an overview of operations, issues at Chennai Port
  • Port capacity to be enhanced: Vasan
  • A. Vaasudeve Rao takes charge as CGM of CONCOR's North West Region
  • Amit Kumar Singh, outgoing CGM, given affectionate farewell
  • Applicability of service tax on freight (sea & air) in trans-boundary trade-A post-Budget scenario
  • Emirates SkyCargo wins awards for outstanding performance
  • Govt continuing to acquire land for dedicated rail freight corridor
  • Forex reserves gain $758.3 million
  • Indian cos pump in $ 2.76 bn overseas
  • Three giant evaporators moved simultaneously by Almajdouie
  • Wallenius Wilhelmsen Logistics offers new fixed port call in Australia

International Transport Journalweb site
MAY 4, 2012
  • Fagioli "lifts" ENI's refinery in Sannazzaro
    The Italian company Fagioli SpA has just successfully completed the transport, lifting, and positioning of 27 large structures for the new ENI Slurry Technology (EST) system at ENI...
  • Ruslan organises 15 AN-124 flights to Uganda
    Ruslan International has completed a programme of 15 flights using the giant AN-124 freighter aircraft, for the Japanese peace keeping contingent of the United Nations Mission in S...
  • A350 XWB aft fuselage delivered to final assembly line
    The European airframe manufacturer Airbus has delivered the aft fuselage for the A350 XWB static test airframe to the final assembly line in Toulouse (France). This final section o...
  • Stena Line invests further in Liverpool - Belfast service
    The ferry service provider Stena Line has confirmed its purchase of the "Stena Mersey" and "Stena Lagan", the two ro-pax vessels that it acquired when the compa...
  • Daimler Trucks notes more sales in Q1/2012
    The German manufacturer Daimler Trucks increased its Q1/2012 unit sales by 21% to 107,700 vehicles. Revenue in the first quarter of the current year rose by 18% to EUR 7.4 billion...
  • Scandlines appoints new CFO
    The maritime transport service provider Scandlines has reported that Per Madsen is to join its management as new chief financial officer (CFO) on 1 August this year. Madsen comes f...
  • Swisslog set to find new manager for warehouse division
    Daniel Fink is leaving Swisslog at his own request during Q3/2012 in order to start his own business. The manager, a member of the group executive committee, heads the company's wa...
  • Globaltrans acquires 100% of Metalloinvesttrans
    The Russian railfreight operator Globaltrans has acquired LLC Metalloinvesttrans (MIT), the rail transport arm of the Moscow-headquartered iron ore giant Metalloinvest, a leading g...
  • Transport ministers favour demand-related road charging
    At the International Transport Forum in Leipzig (Germany) the transport ministers of the Alpine countries (Switzerland, Germany, Austria, Italy, France and Slovenia among others) a...
  • Raben Group pooling firms in Czechia
    Czechia's logistics market experienced the successful completion of the service providers Raben Logistics Czech, Transkam-Logistik and Raben Trans European Czech (formerly known as...
  • Sephora extends its partnership with Kuehne + Nagel
    Sephora, the leading retail beauty chain and member of the luxury products group LVMH, has extended its logistics partnership with the logistics service provider Kuehne + Nagel for...
  • BNSF and Maersk launch Asia-North America intermodal service
    The US rail service provider BNSF Railway and the Denmark-based shipping giant Maersk Line are launching a day-definite sea-rail service from Asia to the USA that will hit its deli...
  • BDP appoints more managers in the UK
    BDP International, a US-based logistics and transportation firm, has strengthened its presence in the UK market with two staff appointments. Anthony Akerman and David Marshall have...

Marine Logweb site
MAY 4, 2012
  • Gulf Craft builds two Incat Crowther crew boats
  • Caddell orders newbuild floating dry dock at Senesco Marine
  • Nordic Yards finds niche in offshore wind farm transformer...
  • Austal lays keel for third JHSV
  • Coast Guard to get proposal for eco friendly alternative to...

World Wide Shipperweb site
MAY 4, 2012
  • Holland America Line vessel kicks-off Port of Seattle cruise year
  • Wallenius Wilhelmsen Logistics set to begin first calls to Adelaide
  • College internship program benefits student/Port of Coos Bay
  • Weekly rail freight traffic sees both sides of ledger
  • Old Dominion Freight Line taps Young to lead IT efforts

Lloyd's Listweb site
MAY 4, 2012
  • Convoy Escort Programme secures funding but still faces criticism
    Insurance-led facility has a lead investor but cannot shake the private army label
  • Tankers to benefit as pipeline is built to bypass Strait of Hormuz
    Crude pumped to Fujairah will fill one VLCC a day
  • Hapag-Lloyd leads new Asia-Europe rates push
    Move aims to raise prices by a further $400 from June
  • IOPC Funds prepare for Alfa 1 oil spill fall-out
    Product tanker's insurance unlikely to cover expected 'substantial' claims
  • Scandlines ferry Urd damaged in collision
    Ship has listed but did not touch ground after casualty in German port of Travemünde
  • Brussels seeks views on marine transport antitrust guidelines
    Commission wants industry-specific rules to lapse
  • Sri Lanka Port Authority to raise $1bn to pay off yen loans
    Separate offerings planned for July and before year-end
  • Great Eastern profits fall 32% for fiscal year
    Operator increased revenue days, but was hit by lower rates
  • Salalah to expand general cargo capacity
    Omani hub will anchor local volumes and target liquid bulk
  • Panalpina reports a loss despite record maritime box volumes
    Antitrust fines relating to air cargo cartels push logistics giant into the red
  • Dry bulk rates slump drives Excel into the red
    Deal with lenders will help owner to weather market strife
  • General Maritime's Chapter 11 reorganisation plan approved
    Peter Georgiopoulos tanker company begins life again with $783m debt
  • HHI posts 63% first-quarter profit decline
    South Korean giant lands fewer high-value orders but hopes pace will pick up
  • Courage Marine sells capesize for scrap for $8.8m
    Cape Warrior deal builds cash for acquisitions
  • Australian tycoon to launch four-bulker fleet
    Palmer to build vessels at CSC Jinling to service Queensland nickel refinery

Fairplayweb site
MAY 4, 2012
  • Bergen's profit warning knocks shares
    BERGEN, the listed Norwegian shipbuilding group, issued a profit warning today, sending shares steeply down
  • Subscriber notice
    THERE will be no news bulletins on 7 May because of the holiday weekend in the UK and Singapore
  • Luka Rijeka triples profits
    CROATIA'S port operator Luka Rijeka said its net profits for 1Q 2012 more than tripled year on year
  • US judge confirms GenMar restructuring
    A NEW YORK bankruptcy judge has confirmed General Maritime's reorganisation, paving the way for emergence this month from Chapter 11 legal status
  • China shipping thrives with Iran sanctions
    CHINESE shipping groups were reported today to be greatly profiting from transporting Iranian crude with little competition because of sanctions
  • GE Shipping's profits jump 364%
    SHETHS-owned GE Shipping said today consolidated quarterly net profits rose 364% during January-March
  • EC: trash shipping guidelines
    THE EC today said shipping no longer needs the antitrust guidelines drawn up to prepare for scuttling the line conference system in the EU in October 2008
  • Salalah to double capacity
    OMAN SAID today it plans to invest 55M rials ($143M) in a scheme that would more than double Salalah's cargo capacity
  • Capesizes crawl toward holidays
    BROKERS said the Capesize bulker chartering is crawling toward Japan's Golden Week vacation and global Labour Day holidays
  • 3Q profits for box carriers?
    HIGH SLOT utilisation on the Asia/Europe box lane could translate into profits during the usual third-quarter peak, CIMB Securities predicted today
  • Acquisitions, not dividends, seen for Diana
    DIANA Shipping, the Athens drybulk company listed in New York, is likely to attend to acquisitions before resuming dividends, a shipping analyst said today
  • Supramax rates keep falling
    SUPRAMAX rates in Asia are still falling, with Indonesia's nickel ore export ban starting on 6 May
  • Petrobras boosts MRs and LR1s
    BROKERS told Fairplay today that Petrobras's term contracts would boost demand for MR and LR1 product tankers
  • Beijing gives fleet numbers
    CHINA'S bulker fleet is continuing to grow rapidly, according to a report published today by the transport ministry
  • US seen stalling convention against piracy
    WASHINGTON is "turning a blind eye to the Somalis because they are looked upon as tactical allies against Al Qaeda", according to Clay Maitland, managing partner of International Registries Inc

The Journal of Commerceweb site
MAY 4, 2012
  • Oman Awards Contract to Double Salalah Capacity
    The Omani Ministry of Transport and Communications has awarded a $143 million contract for the construction of a new general...
  • Freight Transport Employment Expanded in April
    The transportation and warehousing industries appear to have added jobs between March and April, while public transportation job losses shrank...
  • EU, US Pact to Cut Costs for Trusted Shippers
    The decision by the U.S. and the European Union to recognize each other's trusted shippers is expected to save those...
  • Profit Plummets for Asia Pacific Air Freight Carriers
    Declining cargo revenue and rising fuel prices devastated the profits of Asia's leading airlines last year, according to the Association...
  • US Shippers Overspent 13 Percent in 2011, Study Says
    U.S. shippers on average spent roughly 13 percent more on ground and air cargo transportation last year than they needed...
  • Rising Labor Costs, Land Prices Challenge China's Competitiveness
    The manufacturing numbers tell the story of why China's economy is undergoing a fundamental restructuring. Average wages increased more than...
  • Transloading Benefits Driving Growth
    After watching in recent years as the number of intact containers moving to and from the Port of Tacoma by...
  • Antitrust Fines Push Panalpina to Loss for Quarter
    Panalpina swung to a loss of $64.5 million in the first quarter ended March 30 from a profit of $38.2...
  • Macquarie Forecasts Upturn in China's Exports
    After a slack start to the year, China's containerized exports will begin to pick up this quarter, helping lift average...
  • On Freight Transportation: Rising Costs, Shifting Modes
    The strength of the economic recovery, at least in terms of U.S. domestic freight, was clear at last week's NASSTRAC...
  • Hapag-Lloyd Plans New India Rate Increases
    Hapag-Lloyd will impose a general rate increase on all cargo from the Indian subcontinent to Southeast and Northeast Asia. ...

Containerisation Internationalweb site
MAY 4, 2012
  • Panalpina to appeal against EC fine
    Panalpina has decided to appeal against its recent fine of CHF59 (USD65) million for anti-trust behaviour from the European Commission. Ceo Monika Ribar remarked: ...
  • TCP takes control of new cranes
    Terminal de Conteineres de Paranagua (TCP), in Brazil has taken delivery of two new super-post-panamax ship-to-shore gantry cranes from Ireland-based Liebherr Container ...
  • CTS confirms ocean carriers' fears in Asia/Europe tradelane
    The latest statistics just published by Container Trades Statistics (CTS) covering the month of March confirm that trade from Asia to Europe remains lacklustre. ...
  • Maitland calls for 'joined-up' effort to combat pirates
    Never one to hold back, Clay Maitland, managing partner of International Registries, which administers the Marshall Islands flag, has attacked governments and international ...
  • Mixed picture for transatlantic Q1
    Transatlantic volumes for the first quarter of this year jumped year-on-year from Europe to North America - but the story was different on the return leg as liftings ...
  • Rena salvage costs soaring
  • China Merchant's chief outlines plans for Sri Lanka
    China Merchants Holdings International (CMHI) is aiming to operate the 'best container terminal in the south Asian region'. This was the message given by its managing ...
  • ESC confirms new Secretary General
    Mrs Paola Lancellotti has been confirmed as the new Secretary General of the European Shippers' Council (ESC). She replaces Nicolette van der Jagt, who succeeded ...
  • TT Club: use your mouse to insure your cargo
    London-headquartered, transport insurers the TT Club has seen its cargo insurance division expand significantly since its inception two and a half years ago, according ...

TradeWindsweb site
MAY 4, 2012
  • Okean logs loss
    Ukrainian shipbuilder posts bigger 2011 deficit as revenue is chopped in half.
  • Bergen hit by holdup
    Terje Arnesen-led shipbuilder warns delays to three hulls will mean a first quarter pay cut.
  • Seadrill signs Chevron again
    John Fredriksen controlled rigowner nets a repeat charter deal with the US oil major in Thailand.
  • U-Ming starts more slowly
    Taiwanese bulker owner's first quarter profit cut as costs rose above revenue.
  • SITC curbed by costs
    Hong Kong-listed boxship owner reports lower first quarter numbers despite higher volumes.
  • Great Eastern sells again
    Veteran MR Jag Pradip leaving Indian owner's fleet, following two disposals at the end of 2011.
  • Accidental pirates
    Somali men's UAE laywer claims they were forced by Iranian employer to hijack Adnoc bulker in 2011.
  • Excel deficit deepens
    Gabriel Panayotides-led bulker owner's earnings slump along with charter rates.
  • Dock sues Aboitiz Jebsen
    Texas businessman wants damages from manager of cargoship King Yukon involved in 2010 collision
  • A week for the record books
    Capesize newbuildings are flooding in at an unprecedented pace but scrap sales are also chasing a new benchmark.
  • Palmer plots bulker spree
    Australian mining billionaire follows up plan to build Titanic II with potential order for four dry cargo ships.
  • Legionella scare on ro-ro
    Water tanks cleaned after potentially fatal bacteria found on Regina Baltica in UK.
  • Ro-pax sinks after smash
    Scandlines' Urd holed in hit by TT-Line ferry while berthed at Lubeck-Travemunde.

American Shipperweb site
MAY 4, 2012
  • Google delves into big data analytics
  • Chapman Freeborn adds courier shipment tracking
  • Lumber shipper 'begging' for capacity
  • Ralph: Economic bright spots exist
  • AGL: No 'for sale' sign on Tropical Shipping
  • Schneider to swap one-third of fleet in 2012
  • GA, Zim decouple all-water loops
  • Hapag-Lloyd announces rate increase
  • 'K' Line, Wan Hai launch new loop
  • WWL strengthens Australia service

The Bunker Bulletinweb site
MAY 4, 2012
  • Bunker prices lower across the Americas
    'Prices have fallen hard in the last couple of days.'
  • Compensation funds prepare for oil spill fall-out
    Shipowner understood to be covered for claims up to $2.6 million, with the funds stating that this was unlikely to cover the cost of the incident.
  • Aegean stock upgraded
    Company's strengths can be seen in multiple areas, including 'its robust revenue growth, good cash flow from operations and increase in net income'.
  • New surveillance vessel uses half the fuel
    Tough on the bad guy, but kind to the ecology.
  • 'Slow steaming is here to stay,' says consulting firm MD
    At $750 per metric tonne, the rising cost of ship bunker fuel means that fuel now accounts for 55% of the cost of a voyage from Asia to the US, says consultant.
  • Manufacturer stresses need for scrubber installations ahead of 2015
    Company suggests that retrofitting of scrubbers should be carried out immediately.
  • Canada committed to shorepower
    Programme will boost the competitiveness of Canadian ports, says Minister of Transport.
  • Fujairah bunker prices weaken
    Suez sees IFO prices firm.
  • European markets soft as week ends
    Bunker prices see double-digit falls.
  • Chinese bunker supplier goes to the market for cash
    Chimbusco says money will be used to repay bank loans and replenish working capital
  • 'Mechanical failure' blamed for bunker spill
    Between two and four metric tonnes of marine fuel leak into New Zealand's Timaru harbour.
  • Iran sanctions: Ship operators 'vetting' bunkers suppliers
    'We're doing everything we can to avoid buying something we wouldn't want to buy,' says Maersk fuel oil trader.
  • Ships must use pilots in Singapore bunker anchorages
    'Several near miss incidents and contacts have occurred,' says MPA.
  • Manila-based shipping firm profits down 78% in 2011
    Higher freight revenues offset by rising operational costs including expenses for bunkers, says Lorenzo Shipping.
  • Bunker prices continue fall in key Asian ports
    Supplies of bunker fuels 'fine'.
  • Fuel oil trading firm may scale back Singapore operations
    Westport Petroleum's fuel oil traders in Singapore and Los Angeles have quit, reports say.
  • Lanka IOC appoints new Managing Director
    Subodh Dakwale has worked for more than 28 years in Indian Oil Corporation Ltd.
  • DHT posts higher Q1 profit
    Net cash fell due to increased working capital, mainly related to bunker costs.
  • Chinese tanker orders 'restricted' to specialised vessels
    Orders restricted to niche requirements such as bunker tankers, says a Clarksons report.
  • Additional fees on ships for cold ironing use 'unacceptable'
    Ships using shore based power supply should not be charged an amount exceeding the onboard production costs, says BIMCO.
  • Italian dry bulk shipping firm declared bankrupt
    Deiulemar Compagnia di Navigazione has total debt of $1.1 billion.
  • Maritime spill deepens opposition to oil tankers
    Concerns over 'a failure to respond appropriately' to oil spill in the Great Bear Rainforest.

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FROM THE HOME PAGE
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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