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October 8, 2012
Sched Netweb site
  • Drewry: Ship costs down, but new marine regulations will squeeze margins
  • Chilean port strike, Valparaiso open, San Antonio shut, others at risk
  • Antitrust probe, excess tonnage, trouble with China mar NYK birthday
  • World Bank: Asian growth to slow, but domestic demand will spark rebound
  • Hapag-Lloyd receives 13,169-TEU New York Express, or is it 12,500 TEU?
  • DB Schenker opens links to Russia via Berlin, Krakow, Riga, Helsinki
  • Encompass offers guarantees for Asia/Australasia refrigerated exports
  • INTTRA enhances multi-carrier OceanSchedules solution with new upgrades
  • Atlanta airport to open 9,290-square metre air cargo terminal in 2014
  • Carriers: Animal air shipments profit steady as most air cargo lags
  • Boeing lowers its 20-year annual air cargo growth rate forecast by 0.7pc
  • United to start Chicago-Shannon flights, boosts Houston-London links

Exim Indiaweb site
OCTOBER 5, 2012
  • DCI net falls to INR 13 cr. Co. inducting new equipment
  • Moore Stephens calls for rethink on capital gains exchange rate distortions on ships
  • Shipping Ministry orders payment of pending PLR/bonus to port & dock workers
  • Sukhar Exim celebrates 10th anniversary
  • ...hikes duty drawback rates on eligible items
  • Bangladeshi exports to N-E hit by infra hurdles
  • Goa's iron ore exports to be hit by SC ruling
  • Govt to introduce new package to boost exports
  • Soyameal exports could touch 50 lakh t this fiscal
  • DP World sole bidder for JN Port's 330-m terminal project
  • GTI appeals to labour body not to disrupt operations
  • Mumbai Port reduces stevedoring charges for Bunder traffic
  • Port capacity should double in 5 yrs: Planning Commission
  • Forex reserves up by $837 million
  • INR ends week at 5-month high of 51.85
  • Moody's outlook on India remains stable
  • RBI should intervene to curtail high rupee volatility: Fieo President
  • KPKS Vice-President Ranabhai Visariya appointed Organising Secretary of Gujarat State INTUC
  • Geodis Wilson to handle transportation of lock gates for Panama Canal expansion
  • Stedergroup ships dutch dredgers from Holland to Singapore

International Transport Journalweb site
OCTOBER 5, 2012
  • World's fourth longest bridge gets traffic control technology
    Siemens will be the general contractor and is equipping the almost three-kilometer freeway bridge at the eastern end of the Sea of Marmara in Turkey with state-of-the-art traffic c...
  • Truckparking Rotterdam opened
    Truckparking at the port facility of Rotterdam has opened two new secure parking areas each with 85 parking spaces. With the new parking zones, Truckparking Rotterdam is in line wi...
  • Audi expands CO2-neutral transports with DB Schenker Rail
    DB Schenker Rail will make its transports of new Audi cars from Neckarsulm to the loading port of Emden in Lower Saxony carbon neutral. Already in August 2010 new Audi car transpor...
  • CN tests natural gas/diesel fuel powered locomotives
    Canadian National Railway Company (CN) is testing two mainline diesel-electric locomotives fuelled principally by natural gas in revenue service on the 300-mile run between Edmonto...
  • PAL to reduce Seoul service
    Starting next Sunday, 7 October 2012, Philippine Airlines (PAL) is reducing its service between its Manila hub and Seoul Incheon to two daily operations. Originally launched as a y...
  • Adelaide and Christchurch join forces
    A memorandum of understanding (MoU) has been signed to link one of the largest un-serviced city pairs in Australasia with the aim of benefiting business, freight and tourism of bot...
  • Weakness in Asia-Pacific air cargo continues
    Preliminary traffic figures for the month of August released by the Association of Asia Pacific Airlines (AAPA) showed continued weakness in airfreight markets, which remain depres...
  • LDA and DFDS in joint venture for their ferry business
    France's Louis Dreyfus (LDA) and Denmark's DFDS have entered into a joint venture for all their ferry lines in France, which recently starting operating. The Channel crossings of C...
  • IBIA appoints new CEO
    The International Bunker Industry Association (IBIA) has appointed Captain Cliff Brand as its new CEO. Taking up his new appointment on 24 October 2012, Brand will be replacing IBI...
  • Gian Carlo Alessi appointed head of cargo at trinational Euroairport
    Euroairport Basel Mulhouse Freiburg has announced the appointment of Gian Carlo Alessi as head of its cargo department. Alessi, who will be a member of the management, will assume ...
  • Swisslog CEO Remo Brunschwiler to leave the company
    Remo Brunschwiler, CEO of the Swisslog Group for warehouse, distribution and health-care solutions, will leave the company by the end of December. He will take up the post as CEO o...
  • Militzer & Münch brings valuable art to Kazakhstan
    Militzer & Münch, the international transport logistics services provider whose head office is in St Gallen (Switzerland), transported more than 400 works of art to the Kazakhs...
  • DPD invests in three new depots in UK
    Parcel service provider DPD has announced that it has invested GBP 4.3 million in three new depots in London, Southampton and Dundee (UK). The new depots, which collectively are ex...

Marine Logweb site
OCTOBER 5, 2012
  • Newport News Shipbuiding crane makes largest lift yet
  • Corvus supplying battery system for fuel cell vessel
  • Damen-design Platform Supply Vessels under construction in...
  • Braemar promotes NASSCO LNG containment system
  • Austal acquires engineering service provider

World Wide Shipperweb site
OCTOBER 5, 2012
  • G6 Alliance partners eye Gothenburg feeder shuttle
  • US rail freight traffic tally delivers up/down week
  • FESCO plans to begin new Black Sea region service
  • Washington Governor talks trade during trade mission stop in India
  • TSA taps Douglas Hofsass as new assistant administrator

Lloyd's Listweb site
OCTOBER 5, 2012
  • Golden opportunities for capesize bulkers
    What was supposed to be a quiet holiday turned into a bumper week for owners
  • Greek-owned capacity reaches all-time high
    Owners focus on bigger and younger vessels, says Petrofin
  • Investigation launched into HK ferry collision
    Harbour remains a safe haven, says Marine Department
  • Brussels asks Greece to explain shipping tax system
    Inquiry launched as owners and government thrash out deal to boost state coffers
  • Unsecured creditors get court sanction to pursue rival Omega bids
    'Higher and better' offers sought for bankrupt firm ahead of rumoured Delos bid
  • BLT works to pull off a deal with its creditors
    Workout team calls meeting a day before crucial deadline to approve its proposals
  • Technical diplomacy
    The need to find a resolution on a non-shipping topic should not stall IMO's progress on CO2
  • The future of private maritime security - have your say
    Lloyd's List survey sets the agenda for a roundtable debate on piracy
  • Technology transfer hijacks MEPC debate on market-based measures
    Committee sidesteps CO2 emissions and ballast water problems
  • Piracy resurgence is possible with cashflow injection
    One ransom payment could ignite activity
  • Structured bonds offer extra way into capital markets
    Rating of an SPV can be better than its parent company's, according to Norton Rose
  • Oaktree book sale could prompt fresh cut-price disposals
    Other banks may follow Lloyds to ditch burdens on their portfolios
  • Sleeker, faster, quicker
    Efficiency in shipping is so doggedly pursued, so rarely achieved
  • UK port data highlights steady and long-term decline in exports
    Rotterdam cements its role as top gateway to Europe
  • Financial support alleviates shipyards' pain in Spain
    Interest subsidy offered until new tax lease scheme is agreed
  • Spanish shipbuilding industry finds a champion
    Support contrasts with that available elsewhere
  • Sensible seamanship
    Pilots are on and off ships all the time, giving them a wide-ranging view of ships' operating standards and the competence of their crews
  • Zouros eyes expansion in ports and offshore sectors
    Northern Greek group aims for more ASD tugs and investments in offshore support vessels
  • TMT continues to negotiate over Samho bulkers
    Yard receives only 30% of payment from Taiwanese owner
  • Odfjell secures $200m credit for US tank terminals growth
    Joint venture with equity investors aims to expand facilities at Houston and Charleston
  • Antwerp targets Asia-Europe containers
    Inland Belgian hub seeks wider customer base for location that 'cuts shipping costs'
  • New ships planned for Russia's Yamal LNG export project
    Arctic venture seeking final investment decision could generate 200 loads a year
  • Rotterdam port boss urges owners to cut capacity and improve logistics
    Shipping lines seeking discounts on harbour dues should find other ways to ride out the downturn, says Hans Smits
  • Prosafe returns to Sembcorp Marine for more rigs
    Oslo-listed rig operator to build at least one more semi-submersible accommodation rig that can host 450 workers

Fairplayweb site
OCTOBER 5, 2012
  • ITF to target India, Sri Lanka
    THE ITF said today it would target ships calling at major Indian and Sri Lankan ports for inspection next week
  • A year later, Rena salvage continues
    SALVORS have started hacking back steel from the bow section of the box ship Rena, whose grounding caused New Zealand's worst spill one year ago today
  • Chinese tanker orders surge 256% m/m
    CHINESE orders of big ships dominated newbuilding contracts in September, with tanker orders alone surging 256% month on month, according to Greek broker Golden Destiny
  • Two LNG export plans advance in US
    TWO MAJOR LNG export projects, in Texas and Alaska, have reported progress as the push toward foreign sales accelerates
  • HHLA buys out intermodal partner at Polzug
    HAMBURG box terminal HHLA operator made the next move today in restructuring its intermodal division by assuming full control of container block train operator Polzug
  • Iranian VLCC transports crude to S Korea
    IRANIAN VLCC Brawny is headed to South Korea with a crude cargo, according to IHS Fairplay data
  • Baltic grain stems lift Europe's shortsea bulkers
    VESSEL earnings in the European shortsea bulk trades continued to recover this week, as the Baltic grain loading season remained in full swing
  • Eitzen debt accord agreed
    EITZEN Chemical, Norway's listed chemical carrier group, said today it has reached a restructuring agreement in principle
  • MISC to realise $2.3Bn from asset sale
    MISC WILL receive more than $2.3Bn from selling its stake in a semi-floating production system and its subsidiary, which owns the semi-FPS
  • DPW becomes only JNPT terminal bidder
    DUBAI Ports World has emerged as the lone bidder for the 330m minor box terminal at JNPT
  • Technical co-operation seen at MEPC meeting
    BRAZIL said that during today's final session of the IMO's Marine Environment Protection Committee, substantial progress had been made in talks about technology sharing and knowledge exchanges
  • Subsea 7 wins $100M Oz deal
    SUBSEA 7, the seabed-to-surface engineering group listed in Oslo, said it has won a $100M contract from Apache Australia for the Julimar Development Project off Western Australia
  • Banks grant Odfjell $200M in credit
    ODFJELL Holding (US), a subsidiary of OTLG, has secured a $200M, five-year secured credit facility from US banks, the Bergen-based parent of the Odfjell group said
  • KG funds hive off Capes
    GERMAN KG house Commerz Real is selling two Capesize bulkers to avoid losses for the ships' KG investors
  • Great Lakes port woes worsen
    SHIPS ENTERING most US ports are having carry well below capacity cargoes because of low water levels in the Great Lakes following a winter and summer of below-average rain fall, according to a US maritime group

The Journal of Commerce - Maritimeweb site
OCTOBER 5, 2012
  • New Chassis Solution at Port of Virginia
    Joe Ruddy had a big problem. One by one over the last few years, many of the 30 shipping lines serving the Port of Virginia were announcing plans to pull out of the business of providing chassis to haul their customers' containers. How would the port's Hampton Roads Chassis Pool...
  • Freight-Related Transport, Warehousing Sectors Add 4,300 Jobs
    The U.S. freight-related transportation industry and the warehouse sector added about 4,300 jobs in September from August, helping to push down national unemployment under 8 percent for the first time since 2009. Employment in the sectors handling freight in September was up about 49,000 jobs from the same period in 2011,...

Containerisation Internationalweb site
OCTOBER 5, 2012
  • Damco hires new CFO
    A track record of result orientation; a leader and a strategic processor; those are the qualities that the newly-hired global chief financial officer, Pernille ...
  • Fargo gets carrier praise
    Leading UK specialist software firm, Fargo Systems, has joined with international port operator DP World to develop an export booking interface for the CNS (Community ...
  • G6 Alliance to start Gothenburg feeder link
    The partners of the G6 Alliance have announced that during the winter season when their Loop 3 Asia-Europe service string will be suspended as part of the group's ...
  • Crowley acquires new logistics firm
    Jacksonville-headquartered Crowley Maritime Corporation has recently acquired the Houston-based, freight forwarding, export packing and logistics company, Jarvis ...
  • Maersk feeder still aground
  • Safmarine imposes Dammam surcharge
    The congestion difficulties in Dammam and in getting cargo into/out of the Saudi Arabian capital, Riyadh, are continuing with Safmarine among carriers announcing ...
  • APM T's Callao project takes shape
    APM Terminals (APM T) has commenced construction on its new container terminal in Callao, with work now underway on demolishing the city's old Patio Guadalupe railway ...

TradeWindsweb site
OCTOBER 5, 2012
  • Pancoast abandons charter
    A dispute over the early termination of a charter contract has led to the arrest of bunkers on board a handysize bulker in New Orleans.
  • Sinokor strikes again?
    While the downturn has forced some shipowners to sit on the sidelines of the sale-and-purchase arena others are taking advantage of declining asset prices and picking up tonnage at a record pace.
  • NGM dives into pool
    NGM Energy of Greece has entered its lone crude carrier into Heidmar's aframax tanker pool.
  • BLT given more time
    Berlian Laju Tanker (BLT) is confident that creditors will back a long term restructuring plan after a Singapore court agreed to extend a protection order by two months.
  • Double jeopardy
    A Norwegian ferry has bashed into a dock for the second time in eight days.
  • MISC sale raises $1.7bn
    MISC has sold a half share in an oil and gas producing unit that will enable it to tone down debt and keep its shipping division afloat.
  • UANI turns on China
    US pressure group United Against Nuclear Iran (UANI) has turned its fire on the China Classification Society (CCS).
  • Humpuss faces debt action
    Indonesia's Humpuss Intermoda Transportasi (HIT) is facing legal action by a creditor to stop it paying off other debts.
  • Going for a drive
    TradeWinds digests the digits making the headlines this week.
  • Crew safe after fire
    A fire on a Chinese cargoship has been brought under control off Japan.
  • MSC honours pledge
    Rena charterer MSC has made good on its promise to help out New Zealand businesses hit by the boxship's grounding last October.
  • Eitzen Chem get a breather
    Eitzen Chemical has taken another step on the road to safety after sealing a restructuring package with creditors.
  • Heater blamed for blast
    The botched assembly of a heater caused a fireball that seriously injured three CSDC tanker crew in Australia, an accident probe has found.
  • Odfjell secures $200m
    Terminals group Odfjell Holding has bagged a new $200m loan to expand in the US.
  • Making your mind up
    We take a look at what was said in the market over the past week.
  • IRISL cash frozen
    Iranian owner IRISL is facing a money headache as the country's central bank, the CBI, effectively froze $50m of cash deposits.
  • Subsea 7 SURFs again
    Oslo-listed owner Subsea 7 has won another installation contract worth $100m.
  • I hit the sheriff
    An Algoma bulker has been involved in a collision with a sheriff's vessel and a pier in Ohio.
  • Yard workers protest
    Greek shipyard workers have broken into defence ministry property in a protest over wage arrears.
  • Atwood ties up newbuild
    Atwood Oceanics has secured a one-year charter for a jack-up drilling rig now under construction in Singapore.
  • Clear out at Lamprell
    Lamprell has removed its top three senior executives as it looks to restore investor conference in the troubled rig builder.
  • Oz China cargoes slide
    Iron ore shipments to China from Australia's Port Hedland, a bellwether for Chinese industrial activity, fell 9% last month.
  • SFI shifts into high gear
    Ship Finance International has raised nearly $90m from a follow-on equity offering backed by Morgan Stanley.

American Shipperweb site
OCTOBER 5, 2012
  • Citrus growers feel squeezed by Maersk
    The Citrus Growers Association of South Africa's CEO said the plan by Maersk and sister company Safmarine to raise reefer rates $1,500 per 40-foot container is "overzealous" and "flawed."
  • Produce groups step up supply chain safety
  • Great Lakes levels heighten dredging crisis
    The water levels on the Great Lakes have begun their seasonal decline, so the impacts of the dredging crisis will become even more pronounced in the fourth quarter, warned the Great Lakes Maritime Task Force.
  • Shippers call for greener ships
  • VPA given authority to decide port privatization
  • Report says Connecticut ports have niche opportunities
    The Connecticut Deep Water Port Strategy Study, prepared by Moffatt & Nichol, said "despite its rich maritime history, the Connecticut ports and related maritime industries have not fared well in recent decades."
  • Commentary: Apple's logistics lessons from maps
    Apple has moved away from its Google Maps partnership and launched its own Apple Maps, which has been such a problem that Apple's CEO Tim Cook apologized, and has recommended users try services from its competitors instead.
  • UK Club warns rising ship engine breakdowns
  • ALK's rail routing service adds 20 carriers
  • MOL reinstates NKX service
  • Over 4,100 Internet pharmacies shuttered
  • G6 Alliance's feeder between German ports, Gothenburg

The Bunker Bulletinweb site
OCTOBER 5, 2012
  • Global bunker prices fall across week
    Bunker markets track crude declines to end week down overall.
  • North American prices rally to close out week
    Futures completed longest run of weekly decreases since June after Energy Department reported that US crude output rose to 6.52 million barrels a day last week, the most since December 1996.
  • New UK headquarters for Ocean Intelligence
    'The office move is about creating business opportunities.'
  • Ross's eco doubts not shared
    'Undecided' billionaire out on a limb on eco-tonnage debate.
  • Prices end the week up in Fujairah
    Bunker prices closes the week firm in Fujairah on Friday.
  • Bunker prices firm in Rotterdam
    Strong gains were seen in fuel oil and distillates.
  • SA port strike edges closer
    Call made for secondary action at country's ports.
  • Sales of 500 cSt material climbing in Asian hubs
    Sources say Hong Kong September sales of high viscosity IFO have doubled year-on-year.
  • Pirates take gasoil from seized tanker
    IMB says fuel was transferred to a waiting bunker tanker.
  • Dan-Bunkering makes Singapore appointment
    New trader started this month.
  • Singapore broker nets Korean contract
    Hyundai Merchant Marine's broking and bunkering business goes to Singaporean firm.
  • MPA asks players to nominate 'outstanding bunker player'
    Singapore authorities looking for 'commitment to quality standards and quantity assurances.'
  • Bunker prices end week firm
    Supplies of marine fuels were fine at major ports in Asia on Friday.
  • US ferry owner enjoys 30% fuel savings with new vessel
    Vessel performing 'up to our expectations', says president and owner of Rhode Island Fast Ferry.
  • No clear IMO response to fuel sampling practice
    MEPC 64 unable to agree on guidelines for PSC procedures when obtaining samples for sulphur compliance testing.
  • Danish bunker firm to launch Cambodian ops
    Set to leverage its knowledge and technology know-how to develop Cambodia's offshore bunker business.
  • Bunker firm expands reach to Hong Kong
    Expansion 'natural move' for IBS, says managing director.
  • Deal 'most compelling option' for Titan
    Enhanced subscription deal 'defining moment' for Titan, says executive director.
  • 'Comprehensive' study on hull fouling and fuel savings
    Study compares types of hull cleaning methods for cruise vessels and their resulting fuel savings, says Eniram.

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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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