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February 10, 2012
The Business Timesweb site
Shipping News
  • S'pore a heavyweight in Asian superyatch sector
    SINGAPORE is one of the heavyweights in the Asian superyacht industry, commanding about US$45 million of what is estimated to be a US$345 million a year market.
  • Panamax rates surge on expected China demand
    Hire rates for Panamaxes, the biggest commodity carrying ships to navigate the Panama Canal, jumped the most in more than 21/2 years on speculation demand is strengthening in China.

Sched Netweb site
  • G6 carriers start to run six new Asia-Europe services in March
  • MSC to increase Europe to India rates US$200/TEU in March and April
  • Restoration Period! Asia-Europe westbound trades face steep rate increases
  • US$15 million fine for shipper that docked in Canada to evade Jones Act
  • Hamburg stevedore HHLA overtakes Antwerp and Rotterdam in box volumes
  • Bay of Biscay port turns to boxes, ro-ro after bulk volume disappoints
  • Hebei port throughput reaches 361 million tonnes in 2011
  • Shanxi province to build 1,000 kilometres of expressway in 2012
  • Sinotrans sees US$2.05 million in savings as China cuts warehouse tax 50pc
  • Singapore's CWT Globelink expands in Turkey with new off in Mersin
  • DP World's Aden terminal docks its biggest ship, an 8,441-TEUer
  • Kuehne + Nagel buys Oz cool chain forwarder after buying another in NZ
  • Transport Corporation of India sales up 5pc, profit up to US$95.9 million
  • Cronos installs new container refrigeration units from Daikin
  • Sri Lanka to hold port, air-sea freight, logistics forum March 8
  • Air France expected to lose US$133 million in sales due to pilot strike
  • NY air cargo firm faces highest ever TSA administrative fine - US$1 million
  • India air cargo sector needs state policy to benefit from sector growth

Exim Indiaweb site
  • Cabinet note on cabotage relaxation soon: Mohandas
  • Concordia mishap could be worst maritime insurance loss: experts
  • G6 Alliance brings forward Asia-Europe service launch
  • IIMS inducts new members, felicitates graduates
  • NSLAA successfully organises cricket tournament for fourth consecutive year
  • The changing face of the VLCC spot market
  • Decision on Welspun's lone Vizhinjam bid round the corner
  • Mumbai Port, Port of Antwerp to consider exchange of personnel
  • Airlines get go-ahead to import jet fuel
  • CWC(NS)L marks 6th anniversary of Nhava Sheva CFS by felicitations, gaiety
  • India may disburse 45 pc of payment for Iran oil in
  • SEZ exports climb 17 pc in April-Dec. 2011
  • A 12 step guide to managing your money in 2012 - III

International Transport Journalweb site
FEBRUARY 9, 2012
  • New investment to modernise Serbia's railways
    The European Bank for Reconstruction and development (EBRD) is continuing to support the modernisation of Serbia's transport infrastructure and promote further reform of the rail s...
  • Railway industry training centre opened near Calais
    Groupe Eurotunnel has opened the new Centre International de formation ferroviaire de la Côte d'Opale (CIFFCO1), at Coquelles in the Pas-de-Calais (France). CIFFCO is a Groupe Euro...
  • Rolling motorway on the Gotthard: decision due this year
    Switzerland's Federal Roads Office (Fedro) has taken a closer look at the opportunities for a truck on train service for part of the Gotthard route. The Gotthard tunnel is to be re...
  • Gefco and Chevrolet sign transport contract
    The French transport service provider Gefco and US car maker Chevrolet have signed a new contract. Under the latest arrangement, Gefco will provide finished vehicle logistics for o...
  • G6 Alliance to start activities in March - one month ahead of schedule
    Members of the new G6 Alliance have announced that their Asia-Europe container shipping cooperation will begin in the first week of March - one month ahead of schedule. The new All...
  • Latin American Terminals with new managing director
    Joe Nielsen has been named managing director of Latin American Terminals, based in Panama. In his last position he was the CFO for APM Terminals' activities in the Americas region....
  • Containerships calling at Pori
    Helsinki-based Containerships will add the Finnish port of Pori to its shortsea network, with effect from March. The new service will consist of a weekly sailing from Pori to Sode...
  • JAL and IAG take first step towards intended joint business between Japan and Europe
    Japan Airlines (JAL) has just submitted its application to the Japanese Ministry of Land, Infrastructure, Transport and Tourism (MLIT) seeking antitrust immunity to cooperate with ...
  • AF KLM Cargo sees difficult start to 2012
    Air France KLM Cargo recorded a sharp drop in traffic (-10.3%) to 801 million RTK in January. The decline is linked to the weak economy and the timing of the Chinese New Year. A 6...
  • Zufall Logistics Group expanding
    With effect from 1 March 2012, Friedrich Zufall GmbH & Co, a Night Star partner, is taking over the region around Dortmund and Hagen (both Germany) which was formerly served by...
  • Logwin operating web shop for Apollo-Optik
    Logwin, a global logistics service provider based in Grevenmacher (Luxembourg), recently began managing a web shop for its customer Apollo-Optik. Around 4,000 of the optician's emp...
  • Brazil privatising airports
    Brazil has taken on private companies to modernise the country's airports. The contract for Brazil's largest airport, Guarulhos in São Paulo, has been awarded to a group of firms a...

Marine Logweb site
FEBRUARY 9, 2012
  • Austal to build 80 m vehicle-passenger cat for repeat customer
  • Cruise industry announces new passenger emergency drill policy
  • OSG suspends dividend payments
  • Harvey Gulf orders two more LNG OSVs from Trinity Offshore
  • Jensen-designed "super pumper" fireboat for San Francisco
  • Free Seas bulker reported hijacked by Somali pirates
  • SEACOR sells National Response Corporation to J.F. Lehman

World Wide Shipperweb site
FEBRUARY 9, 2012
  • Changes to management team in line at Port of Portland
  • Frontier Airlines to begin Bellingham to Denver flights
  • Horizon Lines container ship rescues three from drifting sailboat
  • TSA member carriers plan new round of rate moves
  • Carriers plan upgrade of Asia/Black Sea service

Lloyd's Listweb site
FEBRUARY 9, 2012
  • Will Evergreen prove its critics wrong?
    Taiwanese line has split from the pack by refusing to order ultra-large tonnage
  • Know your bank
    It's good practice in a tough market for credit to understand the pressures that lenders face
  • Build it and they will come
    Cuba plans 1m teu port at Mariel
  • LNG demand to test the limits of vessel supply
    The liquefied natural gas fleet stands at just over 370 active ships, but about 80% are dedicated to long-term charters
  • St Croix refinery closure opens doors for product tankers
    The loss of Caribbean facility means US will now need to source refined oil products across greater distances
  • Canada grants Kitimat a licence to export LNG to Asia
    National Energy Board green light opens up opportunities for vessels to ship liquefied natural gas across the Pacific from British Columbia
  • Sanmar steadies the ship for product tankers on the transatlantic trade
    Fall in rates looks set to halt as brokers forecast steady week ahead on the TC2
  • Pertamina splashes out on new VLGC
    Purchase price more than $6m above market levels for newbuildings
  • Glencore and Xstrata behemoth set to shape dry bulk charters
    $90bn merged company spans production, trading and tonnage
  • Zim denies 'fighting for life'claim
    Carrier rejects the claim that a cash injection has been withheld
  • TSA box lines to launch emergency rate rises
    Transpacific Stabilization Agreement members plan to each raise freight rates by $300 per feu starting from March on top of the $400 per feu introduced on January 1
  • Chinese ore demand boosts South Africa dry bulk exports
    Growth is concentrated at Saldanha Bay
  • Greek crisis drives youth to sea
    Number of cadet candidacies soar despite difficult times for shipping, says shipowners' leader
  • Argentina has billions of barrels of shale oil
    Global status quo to be rocked after nation's potential reserves are revised up from around 1bn barrels to 22.8bn
  • Buyer beware
    Private equity cannot save everybody
  • China imports 20% less crude from Middle East Gulf in January
    Asian giant turns to Libya, West Africa and South America
  • Supramax rates recovery begins in Asia
    Brokers uncertain bottom has been reached in the Atlantic
  • Car carriers well-placed to weather double-dip recession, says Drewry
    Small orderbook will stand sector in good stead
  • Japan to import more wheat
    Government plans to cut prices up to 10% will boost small bulk markets
  • Costa Concordia insurance cover could be void
    'Peculiar circumstances' of casualty raise prospect of denial of coverage and liability shifting
  • JF Lehman to buy Seacor oil-spill response firms
    Deepwater Horizon money-makers sell for $97m
  • Wilhelmshaven windfarm win is a blow to rival ports
    Mystery Chinese backer and Rhenus Midgard will handle offshore parts
  • Zim fights back
    Israeli reports that Zim was fighting for its life for the lack of a $100m cash injection from its parent Israel Corp would seem off the mark
  • Salvage expert slams 'ridiculous' bid deadlines to move Costa Concordia
    Complex process needs time, says Reinigert
  • Expansion lifts CSIC profits
    Shanghai-listed unit bought four parent company shipyards
  • Tokyo MOU inspections find problems with cargo hatch openings
    Three-month campaign detains 346 vessels
  • Vale's Subic Bay hub to open next week
    Move follows China ban on Valemax vessels
  • Bondholders challenge General Maritime Chapter 11 reorganisation
    Questions over April exit from bankruptcy as Georgiopoulos is called to testify
  • DNB halves dividend to boost capital reserves
    Move follows heavy provisions to shipping and corporate loans

Fairplayweb site
FEBRUARY 9, 2012
  • PNG ships seized in sinking
    PROTESTERS in Papua New Guinea's Buka have seized three Rabaul Shipping vessels to press demands for compensation for those killed in the sinking of its ferry Rabaul Queen, IHS Global Insight reported today
  • TSA seeks new rate jump
    THE TSA said today it is seeking a second rate increase in six months in the Asia/US box trades
  • SEACOR sells its spill response units
    SEACOR Holdings has agreed to sell three of its spill response companies to private equity firm JF Lehman for $97M
  • Platou sees darkness before shipping's dawn
    SHIPPING markets should start to turn for the better late in 2012, a Platou Markets report said - but they will deteriorate further before turning round
  • Maersk Tankers halts calls at Iran's ports
    MAERSK Tankers, the unit of Danish shipping giant AP M'ller-Maersk, has terminated new business with Iran, a spokesman for the parent group confirmed to Fairplay today
  • Grand China woes persist
    GERMANY's Oldendorff Carriers is the latest plaintiff to pursue a US claim against embattled Grand China, court documents revealed
  • RasGas, KOGAS sign 2M t/y deal
    QATAR'S Ras Laffan Liquefied Natural Gas has reportedly signed a deal to supply 2M tonnes of gas per year to KOGAS
  • Wind blamed for casualties
    A COSCO bulker reportedly collided with a tanker in howling winds early today in the wintry Black Sea, 10 miles off Novorossiysk
  • Write-offs hit Rio profits
    MINING giant Rio Tinto today reported a plunge in annual net profits after it was hit by a whopping impairment charge tied to its aluminium business
  • 85% VLOC surge warned
    DELIVERIES of very large ore carriers are likely to surge 85% year on year in 2012, an analysis has predicted
  • Alliances pressure Maersk
    MAERSK'S plans for box sector consolidation have been largely frustrated by the organisation of major liners into alliances, a key shipping analyst said today
  • Danube shipping frozen
    FOUR BALKAN countries has suspended Danube River shipping, as ice continued today to make Europe's prime commercial waterway impossible to traverse
  • 35% tanker slippage seen
    TANKER slippage could hit 35% this year, with brokerage McQuilling & Partners forecasting that 228 tankers would be delivered this year
  • CSD's shares dive
    HONG KONG-listed shares of China Shipping Development closed today 3.11% lower at HK$6.23 ($0.80), after securities firm UOB Kay Hian urged investors to dump the stock
  • Skaugen weighs new $63M bond issue
    IM SKAUGEN, the listed Oslo LNG and lighterage tanker operator, said today it is considering issuance of at least 300M kroner ($63M) worth of in three-year bonds

The Journal of Commerceweb site
FEBRUARY 9, 2012
  • Negotiations Stall During WTO Development Round
    Negotiations have stalled in The World Trade Organization's Doha Development Round, the latest round of trade negotiations, and the National...
  • Intermodal Rail Shipments Rise 16.8 Percent
    Intermodal freight shipments moved by U.S. railroads jumped 16.8 percent year-over-year in the week ending Feb. 4, as steady freight...
  • Analyst Doubts Rapid Impact of Asia-Europe Rate Increases
    Vessel layups and new shipping alliances will help push up container shipping freight rates in coming months but many operators...
  • Eastbound Trans-Pacific Carriers Seek $800 in Rate Increases
    Trying to maintain pricing momentum in the trans-Pacific, shipping lines that carry U.S. imports from Asia announced two proposed rate...
  • USPS Loses $3.3 Billion in First Quarter
    The U.S. Postal Service fell deeper into a financial hole in its fiscal first quarter, losing $3.3 billion forecasting "large...
  • Lufthansa Cargo to End Diverted Flights to Cologne
    Lufthansa Cargo said it will stop diverting freighters to Cologne Airport to avoid a night flight ban at its Frankfurt...
  • OHL to Pay $1 Million Cargo Security Violation Fine
    A Tennessee air forwarder agreed to pay a $1 million fine to settle charges of violating air cargo security regulations...
  • MIQ Logistics Expands LCL, Consolidation Services
    MIQ Logistics is expanding its less-than-containerload consolidation service, offering weekly LCL service from Istanbul, Turkey, to New York. The...
  • Baltimore Container, Auto Volumes Set Records
    The Port of Baltimore handled a record-number of containers and automobiles in 2011, as both cargos surpassed levels set before...
  • Maersk to Launch Middle East-West Mediterranean Service
    Maersk Line will launch a container service between the Middle East and West Mediterranean, starting at the end of this...
  • Lufthansa Cargo Tonnage Slumps 11.4 Percent
    Lufthansa Cargo's freight traffic tumbled 11.4 percent in January from a year ago amid a weakening global economy that threatens...
  • Roadrunner Profit Soars Eight-Fold in 2011
    Roadrunner Transportation Services increased its net profit 77 percent in the fourth quarter to $6.9 million as revenue jumped 43.6...
  • MSC's Golden Gate Service Adds Savannah Call
    Mediterranean Shipping Company is adding Savannah to its weekly Golden Gate Service between the East Coast and Asia via the...
  • Car Carriers Rebound on Auto Industry Recovery
    The rise in the global auto trade is lifting the car carrier industry out of the global recession with far...
  • Kerry Expands Thailand Port Operations
    Hong Kong-based Kerry Logistics, in the midst of a broad expansion of its Asia network, says it expects to complete...
  • Asia-Europe Spot Rate Index Inches Upward
    An index of spot freight rates for Asia-to-Europe container shipments inched up 0.1 percent this week, showing new strength in...
  • LA-LB Aim to Combat Slow Turn Times at Ports
    The executive directors of the nation's two largest container ports intend to address one of their most vexing and embarrassing...

Containerisation Internationalweb site
FEBRUARY 9, 2012
  • Keller named president of Sea Star
    Industry veteran Peter Keller is the new president of US/Puerto Rico ocean services company Sea Star Line.Having worked closely with the group as a consultant and ...
  • SAMEL and Bahrain Logistic Zone sign MoU
    SAMEL, which is a logistics group that specialises in the distribution of bulk chemical materials such as polyethylene, polypropylene, catalysts and additives ...
  • African nations agree new pact to fight Somalian piracy
    The governments of Tanzania, Mozambique and South Africa have signed a new multilateral pact that is designed to reinforce maritime security in the Indian Ocean ...
  • Maersk devolves more authority to coalface
    Maersk wants regional offices to have more authority when deciding how best to address public/press enquiries. Speaking after the unveiling of a new corporate movie ...
  • ICS demands progress in piracy fight from UK-hosted Somalia conference
    The International Chamber of Shipping [ICS] has welcomed the prospect of further advances in the fight against piracy offered by the London-hosted Somalia international ...
  • IAS to launch new business intelligence software
    California, Oakland-headquartered web-based intermodal applications provider, International Asset Systems (IAS), is already planning on developing and adding new ...
  • Carriers ramp up global GRIs
    With attention diverted to the Asia - Europe tradelane's massive hikes slated for March 1, ocean carriers are busy revaluating other services for freight rate increase ...
  • European freeze 'to last until end of Feb', as Hamburg tugs add ice surcharge
    The worst February cold spell to hit Europe in almost 30-years could last until the end of the month say leading meteorologists - spiking fuel prices and restricting ...
  • Bunker price nearing USD700
    Rotterdam-sourced IFO 380 closed just shy of USD700 per tonne yesterday, after rising by USD25 since Monday, prompting ocean carriers to implement or introduce ...
  • Med ports report lacklustre growth
    As in northern Europe, Western Mediterranean gateway ports struggled with cargo growth last year, reflecting the region's major sovereign debt problems. Spain's ...

TradeWindsweb site
FEBRUARY 9, 2012
  • SHIP sheds African Zebra
    Dale Ploughman in the driver's seat as US-listed bulker owner parts ways with ageing handymax at a loss of $2.4m.
  • Ivar Lundh targets expansion
    Swedish shipbroker celebrates centennial by spinning off management wing in a bid to cash in on chemical tanker upswing.
  • Chandris torches tanker
    Diversified Greek shipowner poised to make $8m as 1995-built vessel sails to beaches of Alang.
  • Grand China feuds ignite
    Norden and Oldendorff join fight to claw back cash from embattled Asian operator as judge orders asset freeze.
  • Hijack sends FREE spinning
    Nasdaq-listed owner sees market value drop by close to one tenth after one of its handies is snatched by Somali pirates.
  • Business the Maersk way
    Eighteen months off his centenary Maersk Mc-Kinney Moller speaks of the philosophy behind success as a shipowner and entrepreneur.
  • Maersk cuts ship spending
    AP Moller reveals more modest spending plans for its tanker and boxship arms as it battles cash burn.
  • EMGS pulls in record profit
    Oslo-listed seismic owner roars back from big deficit last year to card a personal best.
  • Toei sees rates thaw
    Japanese reefer owner expecting profitable fourth quarter despite nine-month losses widening.
  • Freeseas bulker hijacked
    Nasdaq-listed owner sees one of its ships fall into pirate hands.
  • Bad timing on deliveries
    January saw the highest number of new VLCCs enter the market since 1975.

American Shipper - Ocean newsweb site
FEBRUARY 9, 2012
  • TSA lines seek 'meaningful recovery' in spring rates
  • Ex-forwarder pleads guilty to illegal export
  • Companies assessed U.S. antiboycott fines
  • Grand Alliance slows Asia-Europe loop
  • Owens Corning seeks carriers with LNG trucks
  • SAP HANA now for small, mid-sized firms
  • Pantos Logistics opens DC in Thailand
  • Drewry upbeat about ro/ro business
  • Rep. Issa questions LA port's stimulus spend
  • Army Corps boosts spending on harbor deepening

The Bunker Bulletinweb site
FEBRUARY 9, 2012
  • EUKOR recognised for sustainable shipping
    Initiative replaces the European sulphur limit of 0.1% with the international limit of 0.5%.
  • Missing the point
    Resistance to developing IMO guidelines for fuel oil sampling procedures may not be doing the industry any favours.
  • New marine fuel specifications will hit 'older refineries'
    'Complying with marine emissions requirements will boost demand for middle distillates at the expense of fuel oil,' says analysts.
  • Prices mainly firm in North European ports
    Icy conditions in Hamburg continue to make barge operations difficult.
  • Prices firm in Middle East hub
    180 cSt grade is subject to availability in Suez.
  • Chinese shipping company to promote gas as bunker fuel
    China National Petroleum Corporation will help speed up gas supply stations.
  • Grant for Baltic LNG project
    Initial phase of project aimed at establishing LNG supply infrastructure receives EU funding.
  • Fuel oil stocks fall
    But February arbitrage volumes still on course to be record high.
  • Navy looks to wind power to cut bunker consumption
    Towing kites could be in use in a few years' time.
  • Glencore may de-list Chemoil
    Industry observers say there may be an intention to de-list the company following this week's share acquisition.
  • Price of IFOs continue firming at major Asian ports
    Good avails in key Asian ports on Thursday.
  • Russia's largest refinery sees 5% increase in output
    Output in 2011 includes 1.6 million mt of bunker fuel, according to operator Gazprom Neft.
  • Exhaust monitoring firm joins SEAaT
    SEAaT 'keen to encourage and support' environmental technology companies, says Secretary General.

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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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