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October 10, 2012
Sched Netweb site
  • Daily Maersk promise extends to southeast Asia on six more routes
  • DP World to expand to third container terminal at flagship Jebel Ali
  • Evergreen subsidiary and Arkas offer new Genoa-to-Libya 10-day service
  • ProLogis to spend US$108.2 million on distribution centre in Chongqing
  • Heilongjiang extends cold chain logistics into farm sector to end spoilage
  • China's logistics value up 9.7pc in first 8 months, but costs rise 11.3pc
  • Turkey now the shooting star of Mediterranean container terminal capacity
  • Two northeast China railways linked to connect Tonghua and Guanshui
  • OOCL revamps Scan Baltic Express (SBX) network for winter season
  • Study shows costly hull fouling worst in the Caribbean, least in Alaska
  • Estonia's box terminal sees throughput rise 19pc in first nine months
  • IBM to help DB Schenker with critical supply chains in Asia Pacific
  • MidAmerican St Louis Airport forms air cargo partnership with Ningbo
  • Air cargo critical to export goals, Transport Sec LaHood tells TIACA
  • Delaware county approves eco-study on DC-area air cargo ramp

Exim Indiaweb site
OCTOBER 9, 2012
  • CMA CGM loop starts calling at Russia's ULCT
  • DB SCHENKER connects Russia through key European locations
  • DB Schenker inks deal with IBM for better management of Asia Pacific supply chains
  • G6 Alliance starts feeder shuttle between German ports & Gothenburg
  • GRT Shipmanagement looking at enhancing services
  • Hutchison commences Barcelona Europe South Terminal
  • Ideocean & Aethon's strategic alliance for Middle East market
  • ITC Vietnam going green with Kalmar E-One2 Zero Emission RTGs
  • Much more still needs to be done on Ballast Water Convention: ICS
  • OOCL to increase north Europe to Asia rates in Nov.
  • Projected increases in commodity prices to impact ship operational costs into 2013: Drewry
  • Sharjah-based group proposes to develop Kerala's Azhikkal port
  • INR edges up on fresh dollar selling
  • President calls on exporters to imbibe quality, professionalism & transparency

International Transport Journalweb site
OCTOBER 9, 2012
  • New business development manager for Priority Freight
    Priority Freight, a Dover (UK)-based provider of time critical freight services, has appointed Stuart Jones as its new business development manager. Jones was previously with Sover...
  • Chep expands with pooling service for automobile industry's intercontinental goods flows
    Chep, a provider of pallet, container and crate pooling services, has developed the IcoQube - a standardised reusable receptacle for automotive products. The stackable IcoQube, whi...
  • DAF wins Irish Truck of the Year Award 2012
    The DAF XF105 won the Irish Fleet Truck Award 2012 at the annual Export & Freight Transport and Logistics Awards in Belfast. The jury praised DAF's top-of-the-range model for i...
  • DB Schenker opens four new gateways to Russia
    The German service provider DB Schenker now sends its European land transport consignments to Russia via Berlin, Krakow, Riga and Helsinki. These four new gateways are closely link...
  • Non-commercial partnership UIRE and VDB Germany ink cooperation agreement
    Russia's non-commercial partnership Union of Industries of Railway Equipment (NP UIRE) and the German Railway Industry Association (VDB) have signed a collaboration agreement betwe...
  • Ibia appoints new chief executive
    The International Bunker Industry Association (Ibia) has appointed Captain Cliff Brand as its new chief executive. Taking up his new appointment on 24 October 2012, Brand will rep...
  • Norbert Dentressangle completes acquisition in Sri Lanka
    The French service provider Norbert Dentressangle (ND) completed the takeover of the freight forwarding operations of the Sri Lankan conglomerate John Keells Group on 1 October. Th...
  • 4PL Central Station opens Dy Star Europe warehouse in Biebesheim near Frankfurt
    Dy Star Colours Distribution GmbH, based in the Frankfurt-Höchst industrial park (Germany), recently held an event with customers and logistics service provider 4PL Central Station...
  • Brand new A330-200F joining Turkish Cargo's freighter fleet
    The TC-JDR tail registered aircraft, which is joining Turkish Cargo's inventory as of today (9 October), will be deployed in the carrier's winter schedule network. The new equipmen...
  • Finnair banking on fuel economy and lower CO2 output
    The Nordic airline Finnair has selected Nordisk Aviation Products to provide its wide-body aircraft with lightweight ULDs, w...
  • G6 Alliance starts feeder shuttle between German ports and Gothenburg
    The partners of the G6 Alliance will start a dedicated G6 feeder shuttle from German ports to Gothenburg (Sweden) on 18 November. The port rotation of the servic...

Marine Logweb site
OCTOBER 9, 2012
  • Vulcan Materials christens new tugboat
  • Ingalls delivers DDG 1000's composite deckhouse
  • New CEO for TransAtlantic's Industrial Shipping Division
  • Waller LNG ATB gets ABS approval in principle
  • American Club issues stowaway warning

World Wide Shipperweb site
OCTOBER 9, 2012
  • Grain access project completed at Port of Vancouver, USA
  • Port Metro Vancouver hosts naming event for Greig Star ship
  • Crowley changing face of logistics group management team
  • Inspection finds no safety concerns for Sea-Tac Airport fueling operations
  • Port Tracker report predicts rise in box port cargo volumes

Lloyd's Listweb site
OCTOBER 9, 2012
  • 'Nothing in principle wrong' with global claims
    True, but global claims often mask bad claims
  • Claims for sudden loss of power are running to millions of dollars
    UK P&I Club makes detailed analysis of more than 700 claims
  • Charter market split over footing the bill for fuel-efficient tonnage
    Cargill and other cargo owners may be calling for more efficient ships, but who is going to pay? Because there is already a chartering markets tug of war taking place over bunkers
  • Going round in circles
    Shipping cycle phases: from P/E to PE in a New York minute
  • Hellenic seals short period deals for two of its three bulkers
    AIM-listed owner keeps 2013 mostly uncovered to avoid locking in tonnage at low rates
  • AP Moller-Maersk targets oil and terminals
    Ten-year plan for $50bn gross investment sees conglomerate shift beyond shipping
  • APMT plans acquisitions to meet its targets
    Terminals business will invest $800m-$1bn in three or four new projects annually
  • Will Maersk split its business into separate listings?
    Analysts see clues in what the shipping giant did not say
  • JadeWeserPort signs first regular feeder operator
    Seago Lines is a sister company of shareholder APM Terminals
  • Loss-making lines 'in no position to start a rates war'
    Ceva Logistics boss gives a forwarder's-eye view of the Asia-Europe box trades
  • Greens press Hamburg government over Hapag-Lloyd dividend
    Opposition claims shipping line will delay promised pay-out until late 2014
  • Tokyo Gas plans to expand its LNG fleet
    Shipowners see threat in Japan Inc drive to control gas supply chain
  • Speculatively ordered LNG ships will struggle for long-term contracts
    Greek owners left vulnerable as China, Korea and Japan turn to home-owned tonnage
  • Stay vigilant
    As Asian growth slows, the region's central banks should boost their supporting role
  • Chemoil to sell Jurong Island terminal for $285m
    Glencore-controlled bunker supplier shifts to 'asset-light business model'
  • Contship Italia restructures to ride out the downturn
    Firm adjusts to poor domestic prospects as box traffic slows
  • 'Major boxship loss' could wipe out insurance market overcapacity
    Cover for 18,000 teu vessel and lost cargo could reach $2.3bn
  • Africa's switch from charcoal stoves will lift LPG demand
    UN and World Bank push 70m people to turn to liquefied petroleum gas
  • China encourages private shipping firms to expand abroad
    Ministry of Transport issues guidance to support firms venturing overseas
  • Shipping economics just get worse
    Why is the industry so disconnected from its customer base?
  • AP Moller-Maersk unveils non-shipping focus at capital markets day
    Group targets less volatile markets in five-year plan for diversified growth
  • Cut and run
    Body count will rise as banks foreclose and sell or refinance firms at market levels
  • Brussels probes Cosco Pacific concession at Piraeus
    Investigation launched into Greek state aid for Chinese port management firm
  • Military protection 'put together at speed' is no solution to piracy
    Using the armed forces to protect commercial ships creates new problems, Confitarma chief tells conference
  • Private equity funding 'won't be mentioned' in two to three years
    Conference warned about short-term investors seeking high rates of return
  • P&I clubs wrong to turn their backs on war risks, says Standard Club chief
    Decision not to issue blue cards is a poor state of affairs, says Jeremy Grose
  • Geogas orders LPG carrier at STX O&S
    Swiss trader books 9,000 cu m tanker for $27m with option for one more

Fairplayweb site
OCTOBER 9, 2012
  • US box import surge seen
    US BOX imports will probably stage a late surge, partly in reaction to the threatened October docker strike being called off, a shipper forecast predicted today
  • Maersk's box ships skip Iran
    DENMARK'S APM, which halted tanker calls in Iran in February, today said its Maersk Line box ships would also boycott the country
  • Two terminals dominate US LNG imports
    THE US LNG import trade has dwindled to contract cargoes from Trinidad to Boston's Everett and Georgia's Elba Island, new government data confirmed
  • Wärtsilä's China plans frozen
    AN ENGINE venture has reportedly been stymied for Finnish manufacturer Wärtsilä and China's Jingsu CuiXing Marine Offshore Engineering
  • Top plans third split
    EVANGELOS Pistiolis-led Top Ships confirmed today it plans yet another reverse stock split, as its shares once again flirt with the $1 minimum
  • IMF warns on global economy
    THE IMF cut its global GDP and trade growth estimates today and issued a stern warning on recessionary risk
  • Specialised reefer groups seen frozen out
    SEABORNE trade in refrigerated products will grow in the next four years, but box lines will mainly benefit, not specialised reefer operators, a leading consultancy has predicted
  • Box exports drop 8.3% y/y from Asia in August
    BOX EXPORTS from Asia fell by 0.8% in August, and by 8.3% year on year, the UK consultancy Container Trade Statistics said today
  • OSM car carriers auctioned
    THREE arrested vehicle carriers belonging to South Korean car carrier player OSM Shipping have been auctioned in Singapore after the company failed to repay its debt
  • Breaking diverts to India
    INDIAN breakers are continuing to bask in improving fortunes, as weakening prices in Bangladesh persuaded many cash buyers to divert tonnage to India
  • APM stresses wide reach
    DENMARK'S APM, widely perceived mainly as a shipping conglomerate, pointed out today to investors and analysts it relies on its terminal, oil and gas operations to be central drivers of growth
  • Pirates beget 'floating armouries'
    NIGERIAN pirates are expanding their scope westward, which is becoming a major concern for insurers, according to a lawyer who focuses on piracy
  • Japan seen being pushed back to coal
    HIGH LNG prices might steer Japan back to coal, shipping analysts have cautioned
  • HPH Trust gets 'buy' from Maybank
    MAYBANK has given a 'buy' rating for its initiating coverage of HPH Trust, highlighting the company's "far too attractive" distribution yield
  • VLCC rates near year low
    BROKERS said today the benchmark Ras Tanura/Chiba VLCC rate is failing to improve even though China has resumed work after its weeklong National Day holiday

The Journal of Commerce - Maritimeweb site
OCTOBER 9, 2012
  • Port Tracker Reaffirms Import Forecast
    Imports at 10 top U.S. container gateways are expected to increase nearly 10 percent in October as merchants wrap up their pre-holiday shipping season, the National Retail Federation and Hackett Associates said in their monthly Global Port Tracker report. Containerized imports through the ports are expected to total 1.45 million 20-foot-equivalent...

Containerisation Internationalweb site
OCTOBER 9, 2012
  • Toyota suffers from island spat fall-out
    Anti-Japanese sentiment in China over the sovereignty of a group of uninhabited islands in the East China Sea has forced car maker Toyota to consider drastically ...
  • OOCL in winter schedule swap
    The Baltic feeder services of ocean carrier OOCL [Scan Baltic Express SBX] will be adjusted for the winter period in order the liner says, to offer 'an overall ...
  • Contship's new organisation
    Cecilia Eckelmann-Battistello, president of Contship Italia, the terminal operating, logistics and intermodal rail group, has announced that a new and simplified ...
  • Insurer overcapacity could be consumed by one major boxship loss
    The marine insurance market may be experiencing overcapacity in terms of current risks but future exposures could more than swallow up any capital available in ...
  • Navis upgrades TOS solution
    Navis, which is a specialist in developing terminal operating systems (TOS), has announced a further upgrade to its highly successful SPARCS N4 solution. According ...
  • World Bank forecasts stuttering growth in Asia
    The Washington DC-headquartered World Bank has published its latest review on the global economic situation, and it is predicting growth to slow by a full percentage ...
  • Satawu and RFEA to meet for talks today
    Despite the intense acrimony that has built up over the past two weeks between the South African Transport and Allied Workers' Union (Satawu) and the employers ...

TradeWindsweb site
OCTOBER 9, 2012
  • Cargill's bulker blitz
    Cargill has fleshed out its period fleet with charters for three vessels in the past four trading days.
  • Golden cull awaits
    Golden Ocean has been tipped to cut its newbuilding orderbook in half in a move which will free up almost $100m.
  • Corinthian's cold charter
    ISP cruiseship wins new deal with Polar Latitudes for winter voyages.
  • GLDD scores a double
    Great Lakes Dredge and Dock has bagged a pair of contracts weighing in at over $30m.
  • Saved off Somalia
    Anti-piracy forces have come to the rescue of a seafarer injured on a Hafnia Tankers vessel off the Somali coast.
  • Rederi Gotland stronger
    Sweden's Rederi AB Gotland has boosted profit so far in 2012 as revenue rose.
  • Oh buoy
    An Isle of Wight ferry has smashed up a buoy off the UK after losing power.
  • Orfeas released
    The Greek tanker Orfeas , hijacked off Abidjan over the weekend, has been released without harm to the crew.
  • Mellquist in at RABT
    Helene Mellquist has been promoted to the top job at Rederi AB TransAtlantic's Industrial Shipping division.
  • Platt tips greater profit
    Tidewater is set to see profit improve this year as the offshore market pulls away from the trough, its CEO says.
  • Hurtigruten loses case
    The European Free Trade Association (EFTA) has backed a ruling that Hurtigruten received illegal state aid.
  • Keppel O&M reshuffles
    Michael Chia has been unveiled as the new managing director (marine) of Keppel Offshore & Marine.
  • KFS crew serve notice
    Kenya Ferry Services (KFS) workers have issued a strike notice that could paralyse the Likoni channel and Mombasa.
  • Isaac blow for earnings
    Fallout from Hurricane Isaac has led Credit Suisse to dim its third quarter profit forecasts for leading US offshore owners.
  • Dockers win deal
    Chilean port workers have ended their terminals strike after agreeing a new deal on pensions.
  • Nisshin sheds second MR
    Nisshin Shipping of Japan looks to have sold its second medium-range (MR) tanker this month as prices in the sector continue to feel the squeeze.
  • S&P sweeter on MISC
    Standard & Poors has raised its outlook on Malaysian owner MISC after the company announced plans to raise $1.7bn from the sale of a stake in an oil and gas unit on Friday.
  • Sentinel adds two more
    Singapore owner Sentinel Marine has returned to China for another two supply ship newbuildings.
  • Wilson delays Briclog buy
    Brazil's Wilson Sons has stretched the deadline to complete the purchase of compatriot offshore port services company Briclog.
  • Aban ties up rig
    India's Aban Offshore has seen its share jump after it won a new rig contract in Malaysia.
  • Daiichi plan pending
    Daiichi Chuo Kisen Kaisha is plotting further sales and newbuilding cancellations as it attempts to keep the lights on.
  • Double deal for Hellenic
    Hellenic Carriers has found short period contracts for two of its bulkers.
  • Chemoil offloads storage
    Chemoil is selling its oil storage facility in Singapore as part of a move towards a more asset-light strategy.
  • Vinashin revenue plunges
    State-run Vietnamese shipbuilder Vinashin has seen revenues plunge in the first three quarters of 2012.
  • Flaminia crewman dies
    A Filipino crewman injured three months ago in the MSC Flaminia fire has died in Portugal.
  • Geogas adds another
    Switzerland-based Geogas has ordered a new LPG carrier at STX Offshore & Shipbuilding in Korea.
  • Chartworld sells cape
    Chartworld looks to be down to just one capesize bulker after selling an eighteen-year-old unit for scrap.
  • SFI eyes bond market
    Ship Finance International looks set to tap investors for more funds less than a week after issuing new shares.
  • Candies gets 5 year fix
    Oceaneering International has entered into a five-year charter for a subsea support vessel from compatriot Otto Candies LLC.
  • Port Klang prang
    A German feeder containership and a Japanese panamax bulker have collided off the Malaysia's Port Klang.

American Shipperweb site
OCTOBER 9, 2012
  • NEWSFLASH: Pattullo to step down as CEVA CEO
    John Pattullo will retire as chief executive officer of CEVA Logistics, effective Oct. 12, the company announced Tuesday.
  • INTTRA enhances platform integration, booking process
  • U.S. bribery charges for CBP officer, associates
  • House Committee chides Chinese telecom giants
    The committee report released Monday said Huawei's "assertions denying support by the Chinese government are not credible." Huawei and ZTE were dinged in the report for disregarding intellectual property rights.
  • Trucker buys OOCL chassis, eyes national co-op
    Memphis, Tenn.-based IMC Cos. has acquired more than 1,500 container chassis from OOCL (USA) and is speaking with other trucking companies about creating a pool to buy chassis from other ocean carriers.
  • Saathoff leaves Freeport for Houston Port Authority
    She recently withdrew her name for consideration as the permanent port director and resigned her post to take advantage of the opportunity in Houston, Bill Terry, chairman of the Port Freeport commission, said.
  • Washington Notebook: Asia-Pacific slow growth expected, World Bank says
  • Drewry sees continued reefer trade growth
    The research firm forecasts continued growth in perishable reefer cargo for 2012, and said "beyond that, population growth levels and GDP levels will see trade increase at an average rate of over 4 percent a year to 2016."
  • Bollore plans to double Abidjan capacity by 2015
  • Maersk planning oil, terminals expansion
  • J.B. Hunt brings PeopleNet on board
  • Crowley shuffles logistics management
  • Next Generation, Data Masons team up
  • Dascher opens Vietnam office
  • ITC investigates U.S. olive oil competitiveness
  • DB Schenker opens air hub at Heathrow
  • Ex-Im Bank holds finance seminars in Vietnam

The Bunker Bulletinweb site
OCTOBER 9, 2012
  • Bunker prices continue falling in Fujairah
    Fuel oil avails were good in most markets.
  • MGO prices show gains across Europe
    But fuel oil stays on downward path.
  • IMO to update GHG estimate
    Figures from the 2009 GHG study are out of date as they fail to take global economic downturn into account.
  • Bunker sector wins new concessions
    More developments in India to promote Kochi as a bunker hub.
  • Recovery next year, in India
    SCI chairman believes Indian shipping market will bounce back next year.
  • Attempt to block ECA enforcement branded 'callous'
    'Without ECA rule, pollution from ships burning dirty fuels will continue to cause severe health problems,' say US environmentalists.
  • French port hit by strikes
    Protest fuelled by fears of job losses.
  • Stolt-Nielson tanker division posts loss
    'Overall market conditions remained soft,' says group CEO.
  • South African strike threat fades
    But biggest union remains on strike.
  • Saudi minister soothes oil markets
    Oil state will continue to work on moderating prices.
  • Mixed outlook at key ports
    Supplies of bunker fuels were fine at key Asian ports on Tuesday.
  • Philippine authorities suspend shipping firm's operations
    Ferry lost power while trying to switch between different bunker fuels.
  • Chemoil sells Singapore terminal to Oiltanking for $285 million
    Structural changes in the marine fuels market favour asset-light business model, says Chemoil.
  • LNG as marine fuel 'all about collaboration'
    'There has to be a group of stakeholders who want it to happen,' says Lloyd's Register analyst.
  • Dual-fuel engines with electric propulsion 'more efficient'
    Solution able to increase cargo capacity by 3 to 5% due to optimised engine layout, says GE.
  • BP adds low sulphur to Singapore operation
    Move meets ECA need for low sulphur material, says company.
  • Brightoil makes 'advances' in upstream business
    Plans to 'actively explore' business projects to enhance its leading position in the industry.

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FROM THE HOME PAGE
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
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
Task force of five associations for the relaunch of Italian rail cargo
Rome
Initiative by Agens, Assoferr, Assologistica, Fercargo and Fermerci
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
Le Aziende informano
Il retrofit ibrido-elettrico di ABB guida i traghetti dei laghi italiani verso un futuro più sostenibile
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
Federlogistica, the possible collapse of road transport is a risk for the country
Genoa/Modena
Ruote Libere reports that the government only needs to allocate a little money to avoid having to deal with the real problems of road hauliers
Second edition of the European Maritime Transport Environmental Report published
Lisbon/Copenhagen
The new report indicates that promising progress has been made in several areas
WSC, MEPC must provide clear measures to decarbonise shipping this week
Washington
Wood-Thomas: It is not possible that these decisions can be postponed to guidelines developed in two years
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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