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BRIEFS
May 8, 2012
Sched Netweb site
  • Carriers mull new round of rate increases in May as capacity grows
  • SITC International quarterly profit falls 46pc while revenues rise 19pc
  • Pirates seize petrol-laden 75,678 dwt BW Rhine while at anchor off Togo
  • Singapore's manufacturing production declines 3.4pc in March
  • Chongqing's first quarter bonded logistics trade cargo value surges 314pc
  • Biggest Sino-Russia checkpoint's quarterly cargo volume up 16.6pc
  • Talks end truckers' strike at Port Klang's at off-dock container depots
  • Old TNT Express, now called Ceva Logistics, files for US$400 million IPO
  • London's SBS Worldwide appoints US Midwest regain operations chief
  • Beauty chain Sephora extends partnership with Kuehne + Nagel in Italy
  • Changes in OTS senior leadership team with appointments of new co-CEOs
  • Private rocket freighter to take food to international space station
  • Russia's AirBridgeCargo delivers food to NATO forces in Afghanistan
  • EU carbon tax insistence leads to Airbus boycott that benefits Boeing

Exim Indiaweb site
MAY 7, 2012
  • Allcargo Logistics honours staff on 'Sanman Divas'
  • Asia-Europe spot rates up 13.2 pc
  • Box carriers remarkably resilient despite operating losses: Survey
  • China's freight growth slowdown projected to continue
  • Dr Lieb concentrates management focus at DB SCHENKER
  • Evergreen Line recognised as top Liner Owner/Operator at Seatrade Asia Awards
  • GE Shipping's Q4 net skyrockets
  • HAMBURG SUD's changes to Executive Board
  • Moore Stephens welcomes change of heart on UK tonnage tax trap
  • Govt has second thoughts on setting up 2 shipyards
  • Govt lost 70,877 cr. due to export sops: CAG
  • International Labour Day celebrated at Allcargo CFS, Mundra
  • Railways to invest 4,362 cr. in Chhattisgarh corridors
  • Rlys may slash short distance cement freight rates
  • Truck rentals on trunk routes decline in April
  • Cotton deficit fears loom over yarn industry
  • Dairies clamour for allowing SMP exports
  • FDI inflow hits all-time high $50 bn
  • Free export of sugar will help reduce trade gap: Fieo
  • Sugar exports regain sweetness as flagging offsets price fall

International Transport Journalweb site
MAY 7, 2012
  • India reducing carbon emissions from running trains
    Indian Railways has introduced a clean diesel project to reduce carbon emissions from diesel locomotives and to bring them in line with the international emission standards. As par...
  • Rickmers-Linie calling at Myanmar
    The German shipping company Rickmers-Linie is once again able to offer calls at Myanmar (Burma) after the lifting of trade sanctions. The country's main port, Yangon, will be serve...
  • New motorway for freight transport in New Zealand
    The New Zealand Transport Agency (NZTA) has announced the preferred route to build a new motorway between Puhoi and Warkworth, just north of Auckland. The new route will form part ...
  • OTS appoints co-CEOs in Los Angeles and Hong Kong
    The board of OTS Logistics, a global logistics provider acquired by ManCapital LLP in January 2012, has announced changes to its senior leadership team. Charlie Brennan, CEO, will ...
  • Etihad Rail unveils locomotive livery and branding
    The locomotives of Etihad Rail, the master developer and operator of the UAE's national railway network, will be finished in a durable light grey paint scheme, relieved...
  • New guide for European road haulage
    The UK's Freight Transport Association (FTA) has published a new European Road Transport Guide especially for UK's road transport operators visiting countries in the EU and beyond....
  • Air and Ocean Freight in new hands at DB Schenker Logistics
    The German service provider Schenker AG has announced that Dr Thomas C. Lieb, its chairman of the board of management, redefined his activities with effect from 1 May. Until then h...
  • AFL suspends North American feeder service on east coast
    AFL American Feeder Lines, a company that was established by König & Cie of Hamburg (Germany), has ended its feeder service on the North American east coast. The intention was ...
  • Swissport starts cargo handling services in Copenhagen
    Ground service provider Swissport International is to start offering cargo handling services in Denmark from July after coming to an agreement with several airlines, including laun...
  • Saudi Airlines Cargo Company expands N'Djamena freighter flights
    Saudi Airlines Cargo Co has announced that it is increasing its freighter services to N'Djamena (Chad) via Jeddah to twice weekly. The airline, which began operating flights to N'D...
  • Cargo volumes at Dubai World Central up sharply in Q1
    Cargo volumes at the UAE airport Dubai World Central (DWC) surged in the first three months of 2012, according to the quarterly traffic report issued by Dubai Airports last we...
  • Dachser expanding in Czechia
    The German logistics service provider Dachser is expanding its existing premises in Kladno, near Prague, by adding a new cross-docking hall for industrial goods and zero degrees-pl...
  • ITX Cargo obtains AEO-F status
    The Italian forwarding company ITX Cargo Srl, based in Milan, has reported that it was recently granted the authorised economic operator (type F) status. This certification ensures...
  • Kerry Logistics acquires Trustspeed Medicine Logistics in Taiwan
    Kerry Logistics has acquired Trustspeed Medicine Logistics (TML) in Taiwan through its member company Kerry TJ Logistics, which specialises in pharmaceutical logistics and distribu...
  • New COO for Hansa Heavy Lift
    Hansa Heavy Lift, a heavylift shipping company based in Germany, has chosen Joerg Roehl to be its chief commercial officer, responsible for global sales, strategic business develop...
  • MOL proposes changes to board of directors and executive officers
    The Japanese shipping company Mitsui O.S.K. Lines Ltd has decided on the following changes to its board of directors, executive officers, and their responsibilities. These changes ...
  • K Line proposes changes to board of directors
    At a board meeting on 27 April, the Japanese shipping company Kawasaki Kisen Kaisha Ltd (K Line) decided to make the following changes: ...

Marine Logweb site
MAY 7, 2012
  • Gamesa and NNS pull plug on Virginia offshore wind turbine...
  • Second Marinette Marine built LCS completes acceptance...
  • Drillship will allow Chevron to use new deepwater drilling...
  • GE Marine offers hybrid electric systems based on LM gas...
  • Newport News Shipbuilding breaks ground for new Apprentice...
  • Raytheon Anschütz bridge system first to be type approved to new...
  • Kawasaki Heavy Industries takes stake in Brazilian shipyard

World Wide Shipperweb site
MAY 7, 2012
  • Olympia Port Commission to meet throughout county
  • Iowa Pacific Holdings selects Rail Logistics to manage reefer fleet
  • CSX Corporation honored for hiring military servicemen
  • Department of Transportation funding repairs in three states
  • ATA asks congress to hold firm on retaining electronic logging devices

Lloyd's Listweb site
MAY 7, 2012
  • Eagle Bulk and Trident identified in pirate shooting video
    Footage raises questions over the need for an investigation
  • HMM posts heavy operating loss in first quarter
    South Korean carrier plagued by lower box shipments and higher bunker costs
  • Argentina looks to import LNG spot cargoes after Repsol cancels volumes
    Shipping market to tighten, leading to higher freight rates
  • Chittagong scrap rates stay strong ahead of expected dampners
    Budget and monsoon set to reduce interest in Bangladeshi breakers
  • Nordic American maintains dividend in loss-making quarter
    No compromise on safe vessel operations, insists suezmax spot market specialist
  • DSME wins semi-submersible deal
    South Korean shipbuilding giant fetches $1.1bn deal with Songa Offshore
  • Serco awarded Scottish ferries contract
    Seafarer union to seek urgent job talks
  • BW Gas fixes VLGC at fresh high in rising market
    Rise in rates to ship LPG set to stabilise
  • European banks shrink shipping portfolio by 3.5%
    Petrofin expects eventual ship finance recovery as survey notes slight global increase in loans
  • Zim loses investment grade status
    Company argues S&P ignoring business plan
  • Seadrill books semi-submersible rig at Hyundai Samho
    Total costs lower than $650m, says Fredriksen affiliate
  • Pipeline dents Iranian position
    Alternative to Strait of Hormuz sends message to Iran
  • Watch west Africa
  • SICT's first-quarter profit almost halves
    Intra-Asia player saw volumes and rates up, but remains plagued by expensive bunker costs
  • Pirates release BW Rhine, but steal gasoline onboard
    All 24 crew members safe, says shipowner

Fairplayweb site
MAY 7, 2012
  • NAT losses widen
    NYSE-listed Nordic American Tankers reported higher than expected losses today and revealed a new deal with ExxonMobil for its Orion Pool.

The Journal of Commerceweb site
MAY 7, 2012
  • Steady Year-Over-Year Growth in Imports Forecast
    Imports at the nation's top container ports will be flat this month compared to May 2011, but imports will then...
  • Panama Approves New Colon Container Terminal
    Panama will get a fourth container terminal, a new one in Colon at the Atlantic entrance to the canal, under...
  • Jury Indicts 11 in $75 Million Warehouse Theft
    A federal grand jury in Miami indicted 11 men for sale and distribution of $100 million in stolen freight, including...
  • Naatz Leaves YRC's Holland for Kansas City Southern
    Michael J. Naatz resigned as president of less-than-truckload carrier Holland, a regional subsidiary of YRC Worldwide, and joined railroad Kansas...
  • UPS Expands Air Freight Reach to Nicaragua, Honduras
    UPS is expanding its premium air freight service into Nicaragua and Honduras, as the parcel giant taps the growing economies...
  • Trucking Industry Slow to Adopt LNG, Survey Says
    The trucking industry is reluctant to add natural gas-powered vehicles to its fleets despite the lowcost and abundant supply of...
  • Hyundai Merchant Marine Posts $177 Million Loss
    South Korea's Hyundai Merchant Marine said higher fuel costs and lower container volumes widened its first quarter operating loss to...
  • India Releases Italian Flag Oil Tanker
    Indian authorities released the Italian-flag merchant ship Enrica Lexie after an 80-day detention off the Kerala coast, easing a standoff...
  • Maersk CEO Andersen Returns to Work
    The chief executive of A.P. Moller-Maersk, Nils Smedegaard Andersen, returned to work on Monday after recovering from heart...
  • Carriers Cautiously Optimistic on Eastbound Pacific Recovery
    What a difference four months can make. When 2012 dawned, a sense of doom prevailed in the containing shipping industry....
  • China Cracking Down on Corruption
    Lead the people by laws and regulate them by penalties, and the people will try to keep out of jail,...
  • Re Salvaging Damaged Goods: Watch Out for Lawsuit
    Q: As an attorney, I have to take issue with the advice in your April 5 online column ("Salvaging a...
  • Railroads Profit by Marrying Capacity and Demand
    Much of the reason the North American railroad industry continually leads other freight modes in profitability is its ability to...
  • In Mapping Strategy, UPS Freight Watches the Sea
    Jack Holmes, president of one of the largest trucking companies operating on U.S. highways, keeps an eye on the sea,...
  • Marine Highway Suffers a Blowout
    The failure late last month of American Feeder Lines and its 9-month-old service in the U.S. Northeast marks the latest...
  • China's Manufacturing Industry Looks Inward
    China weathered the global financial crisis of 2008-09 better than most countries, but the downturn still had a profound effect...
  • The Hill Ramping Up Dredging Efforts
    The push by U.S. ports for more federal dredging dollars is finally beginning to make waves in Congress. ...
  • FMC Revisits Rules Governing NVOs
    Federal Maritime Commission Chairman Richard Lidinsky Jr. says the FMC is at a "key moment" in its regulation of non-vessel-operating...
  • On Container Shipping: The Evolution Continues
    Recent comments by Rep. Allen West, R-Fla., are being compared to the rants of Sen. Joe McCarthy. President Truman's Secretary...
  • Prince Rupert Leads the Way in N. America Port Growth
    Prince Rupert, British Columbia, was the fastest-growing container port in North America in 2011, ramping up its export strategy and...
  • Logistics Challenges Force Shippers to Think Outside the Box
    Shippers normally opt for the expense of air service only when they need to expedite high-value cargo such as computer...

Containerisation Internationalweb site
MAY 7, 2012
  • TC Buen to expand its Buenaventura terminal
    TC Buen, which operates the Buenaventura Container Terminal in Colombia, is to commence its second phase expansion programme much earlier than expected. The project ...
  • Maersk ceo back at his desk
    The chief executive officer of Danish shipping and oil group, AP Moller-Maersk, Nils Smedegaard Andersen, returned to work today [Monday] after corrective heart ...
  • Kerry acquires pharma logistics company
    Hong Kong-headquartered Kerry Logistics has acquired Trustspeed Medicine Logistics - a Taiwanese pharmaceutical logistics and distribution services company.Kerry ...
  • More big ships that need to be filled
  • Let the port productivity battle commence
    According to APM Terminals' head of project implementation, Soren Sjostrand Jakobsen, productivity at terminals will be the new 'battleground' and the winners will ...
  • OECD says freight volumes to rise four-fold by 2050
    The International Transport Forum (ITF), which is a research and think tank unit of the Paris-based Organisation for Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD), ...
  • Border controls block intra-Africa trade
    The African Development Bank (AfDB)claims that border controls in Africa are curtailing inter-continental trade as duplicated procedures by customs authorities, ...
  • Hapag blazes the GRI trail
    Once again Germany's Hapag-Lloyd is leading the way on the rate restoration path asking for a further USD400 per TEU on the Asia [excluding Japan] to north Europe ...

TradeWindsweb site
MAY 7, 2012
  • Investors eye seismic exit
    Oslo-listed offshore syndicate launches offer to reel in remaining shares of 3D affiliate Armada Seismic.
  • Pool party
    Details remain scarce as Nordic American and Frontline-backed suezmax venture pen Atlantic Basin pact with US oil giant.
  • Excel sets sights on ATM
    Dry downturn and at-the-market stock offerings may threaten US-listed bulker owner's share price, Wells Fargo warns.
  • Street scans GLNG tea leaves
    Now is the time to grab shares of Golar as sale of FSRU to Times Square-quoted compatriot may be imminent, analyst says.
  • Swire plans offshore splash
    Hong Kong-listed offshore vessel owner to splurge $1.4 bn on new tonnage over the next two years.
  • Chinese owners double up
    Sinochem and Nanjing Tankers charging big premiums for chemical tanker trips from Iran as sanctions bite.
  • Drydocks asks for delay
    Dubai shipbuilder wants debt restructuring hearing halted due to hitch with creditors in Singapore.
  • Bumi off to Mexico
    Hassan Basma-led offshore outfit inks $65m workboat charter deal.
  • NAT slashes deficit
    Herbjorn Hansson-led tanker owner pays out for the 59th consecutive quarter despite loss.
  • Meiji making more again
    Japanese tanker and bulker owner expects better earnings in year ended 31 March.
  • Belships bashed in Q1
    Norwegian owner's loss widens as $4m is knocked off fleet value, but it is still looking to add tonnage.
  • Dock sends Marco soaring
    Singapore-listed shipbuilder sees revenue spiral after ramping up capacity.

American Shipperweb site
MAY 7, 2012
  • Lawmakers: Hands off 'Buy American' policies
  • Civil War ship removal in Savannah channel
  • European Shippers Council gets new chief
  • U.S. spotlights China's new solar trade supports
  • Damco takes aims at South Asia pharma
  • Long Beach finds contractor for bridge project
  • NWA adds calls on TP loop
  • Maersk withdraws Europe-WCSA loop
  • APL receives largest, most advanced ship
  • Expeditors sees more air cargo but less tonnage

The Bunker Bulletinweb site
MAY 7, 2012
  • On-board tools undergo integration
    Technology has features designed to help ship captains and fleet managers reduce fuel costs and curb carbon dioxide emissions.
  • Canada oil spill reponse questioned
    Canada marine oil spill response comes under spotlight as resource development projects move forward.
  • Fujairah prices at lowest for four months
    South African markets see sharp price falls.
  • Bunker prices falling by double digits in European ports
    Piraeus sees a fall of $36.50 pmt for 380 cSt material.
  • Superstructure design will 'cut bunker consumption by 2%'
    Japanese shipyard says 'Aero-Citadel' will also provide refuge for seafarers during a pirate attack.
  • Bunker spill exercise in Middle East port
    Sohar drill imagines rupture in bunker hose.
  • New ships failing to meet fuel-efficiency needs
    'The fact there is surplus tonnage is not the issue,' says industry veteran.
  • SITC profit down 20% on higher operating costs
    Increased costs, including bunker and vessel charter costs, eat into Q1 earnings.
  • Bunker prices continue to slide in Asian ports
    WTI crude oil falls below $100 per barrel.
  • Chemoil confirms CFO resignation
    Mats Berglund ceases to be CFO and Chief Operating Officer of Chemoil as of May 7, 2012.
  • Alfa Laval unveils 'game-changing' waste fuel recovery system
    Technology may reduce fuel bills by up to 2% and almost eliminate waste oils that can be costly to dispose of.
  • Chinese state-owned trader to import Iranian fuel oil
    Khorfakkan to load 80,000 mt of fuel oil from Bandar Mahshahr on May 15.
  • Testing of scrubber systems 'takes time'
    Leading shipowners Maersk and APL talk about their 'game plan' ahead of stricter ECA sulphur limit in 2015.
  • Titan reduces stake in oil storage operator
    Receives notice that Warburg Pincus's subsidiary will exercise its subscription rights for China StorageCo.
  • Sinopec expands Chinese bonded bunkering operations
    Player is supplying at ports in China's Bohai Bay.

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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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