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December 10, 2012
Sched Netweb site
  • Asia-Europe rates below US$1,000/TEU mark, slipping 2.8pc to $999
  • OOCL announces US$200/TEU rate increase on Asia-New Zealand services
  • Hanjin Shipping offers two new services between Japan and Thailand
  • Moscow agrees to fund access channel to Bronka near St Petersburg
  • 11,388-TEU CMA CGM Libra joins Asia-US trade
  • APL Logistics, VASCOR form auto logistics joint venture in India
  • GAC Maritime Security offers anti-grapple razor wire anti-pirate fence
  • DHL opens new hub in Miami to serve Latin America and the Caribbean
  • MSC takes delivery of 8,762-TEU Agadir
  • Nautical Institute publishes practical guide to ship security
  • Hactl named Air Cargo Terminal of the Year for sixth year running
  • Singapore and Scout Association establish Youth Aviation Advisory Board
  • Lufthansa remains optimistic with two freighter deliveries in 2013
  • Volga-Dnepr Technics opens maintenance post at Vnukovo Airport, Moscow
  • World's largest jetliner - Airbus A380 - flies new Dubai-Moscow route

Exim Indiaweb site
DECEMBER 7, 2012
  • Cargotec involved in designing green boxship
  • FFFAI's Golden Jubilee celebrations pack a punch
  • MLC pocket checklist & smartphone app launched by Lloyds Register & UK P&I Club
  • WISTA India launched with enthusiasm
  • EEPC seeks clarification on galvanised steel export duty at Kolkata Port
  • HBT issue headed for arbitration
  • Los Angeles, Long Beach port workers call off strike
  • Shanghai set to retain top box port position in 2012
  • Thai delegation apprised of JN Port's facilities & projects
  • VOC Port achieves new national record in hard wood timber handling
  • Cotton export registration cap at 7 m bales
  • Forex reserves drop to $ 294.509 bn
  • India's economic growth to pick pace in 2013: Goldman Sachs
  • INR sheds 22 paise to end week at 54.48
  • Aaras Project & Logistics Pakistan moves steam power generators
  • C.A.T.T. handles heavies in Tunisia
  • Heerema to take delivery of deepwater construction vessel

International Transport Journalweb site
DECEMBER 7, 2012
  • Korean Air now operating year round service to St Petersburg
    Starting tomorrow (8 December 2012), Korean Air is converting its so far seasonal service between Seoul Incheon and St Petersburg (Russia) to a year-round operation. Airbus A330-20...
  • Turkish Airlines to increase capacity to Kabul
    On Sunday (9 December), Turkish Airlines is boosting capacity on its service to Afghanistan. Two of the seven weekly flights between Istanbul and Kabul will be operated with Airbus...
  • China Shipping sells 20% of its containers to CLC Maritime Leasing
    China Shipping (CSCL) has sold 20% of its containers (139,941 teu) to the Hong Kong-based CLC Maritime Leasing Company for USD 221.27 million. The boxes, which are between four and...
  • Ram Truck launches new Ram Commercial Truck division
    USA-based Ram Truck is launching a new division to focus on commercial truck development, sales and support in a growing market. The new Ram Commercial organization offers a full l...
  • Siemens to acquire Invensys Rail
    The German company Siemens has entered into an agreement to acquire British Invensys Rail, the rail automation business of Invensys. With revenues of approximately GBP 800 mil...
  • Train drivers to receive tablet computers
    DB Schenker Rail's engine drivers will use modern mobile technology in the shape of tablet computers for their timetables, instructions, and regulations in future. From the end of ...
  • New LNG trucks for Wim Bosman
    Wim Bosman Transport BV, headquartered in the Netherlands, has put its first LNG truck into service. The firm has ordered five Mercedes-Benz Econic LNG trucks in all and they are d...
  • CEO of Raben Group named Entrepreneur of the Year in Poland
    The Raben Group's CEO - Ewald Raben - has won the Ernst & Young Entrepreneur of the Year Award. This year's edition was special as it took place in Poland for the tenth time. T...
  • Roscosmos awards Volga-Dnepr Airlines a license to carry "space" cargo
    The Russian carrier Volga-Dnepr Airlines has been awarded a license by the Russian Federal Space Agency (Roscosmos) to perform transport operations for rockets, spa...
  • Management change at Ahrenkiel
    Christian Suhr became the sole managing director of Ahrenkiel Shipmanagement (ASM) in Hamburg (Germany), on 1 December 2012. The previous managing director, Frank Westphal, who hel...
  • Maiden call of new Maersk/CMA CGM service at La Spezia Contship Terminal
    Maersk Line's vessel "Faust" made its maiden call at Italy's La Spezia Container Terminal (LSCT) on 4 December. It was the first call of the new weekly AE20 Maersk/CMA-CG...
  • Deutsche Post DHL puts mechanised delivery facility into service
    Deutsche Post DHL has officially phased in its first mechanized delivery site at the former main freight depot in Braunschweig (Germany). The event was attended by the landowner, A...
  • Audi plumps for logistics location Duisport
    The German inland port operator duisport is building the world's largest completely knocked down (CKD) export hub in the port of Duisburg for Audi, which has, in turn, mandated Sch...
  • Morrisons awards further two year contract to Norbert Dentressangle
    Following a competitive tender, Morrisons - the UK's fourth largest supermarket retailer - has renewed its contract with the French transport and logistics service provider Norbert...

Marine Logweb site
DECEMBER 7, 2012
  • GE Marine wins orders for 16 engines
  • VT Halter Marine breaks ground for new ship repair facility
  • Wärtsilä to supply fifth LNG package to Harvey Gulf

World Wide Shipperweb site
DECEMBER 7, 2012
  • Port of Portland taps Koehl as new general counsel
  • Rail association reports weekly traffic numbers
  • New membership VP named for American Trucking Associations
  • Everett Port Commissioners Ok $53.6 million budget for 2013
  • Hanjin Sud adding Mexico/Central America runs

Lloyd's Listweb site
DECEMBER 7, 2012
  • OSG purges chartered-in vessels
    DHT ships among first to go as cancellations of 45 third-party ships are expected
  • Spanish tax lease deal could mean discounts for all comers
    European Commission has insisted on a level playing field
  • China rises as a power in the ship finance market
    The country increases its lending as other sources dry up
  • Shipping's LNG race
    MAN Diesel outguns Wärtsilä to land the first order for a low-speed dual-fuel engine
  • OSG seeks to protect aframax newbuildings
    Company says authorising payments to SPP in the best interests of all
  • US poised to leap ahead in LNG-fuelled
    General Dynamics Nassco lands pioneering order for gas-powered boxships
  • Demand for gas fuel is set to grow
    Commercial financing will be key to LNG fuel development
  • Another year older and deeper in debt
    Shipping will remember 2012 for the way excess borrowing met excess capacity
  • Drop the pilot?
    A UK Bill broadens the eligibility of a ship's officer for a Pilotage Exemption Certificate
  • UK Ministry of Defence oversees build of its 'military fit' tankers
    Deal highlights benefits of yards' moving into lucrative shipbuilding niches
  • Bigger Apple
    Follow the money and it leads to New York
  • Paper trades point to rally ahead for struggling suezmaxes
    But market fundamentals are capping significant recovery
  • Slow steaming to winter
    The year-end capesize rates rally is over
  • World's biggest boxship makes first European calls
    The 16,020 teu CMA CGM Marco Polo departs from Southampton on Monday
  • Brazil earmarks funds for port investment
    Government, state authorities and private sector will contribute to logistics upgrade
  • Ahead of the pack
    Rickmers' boxship deal heralds long-awaited shipping shakeout
  • PPL to build two jack-up rigs for Oro Negro
    Mexican energy company will take delivery at end 2013 and early 2014
  • Precious moves construction of two bulkers from India to China
    Thailand bulker owner turns away from ABG Shipyard again
  • Korea and China-built VLOCs have 'similar' fuel consumption, says Vale
    Brazil iron giant backs Rongsheng in fuel-efficiency row

Fairplayweb site
DECEMBER 7, 2012
  • German owners face fresh tax nightmare
    HUGE insurance tax claims on vessel hire pools could prompt another spike in German shipping bankruptcies, VDR warned today
  • Swedish Club to raise P&I premiums by 7.5%
    SWEDISH Club, the Gothenburg-based P&I unit, said today it would increase its premiums by 7
  • Pistiolis sells down his stake in Top Ships
    NASDAQ-listed Top Ships disclosed today that founder Evangelos Pistiolis has sold a significant portion of his ownership stake - and that he's negotiating to sell more
  • Seaspan prices preferred shares
    GERRY Wang-led Seaspan has secured gross proceeds of at least $67.5M from its latest public offering of preferred shares
  • 'Blank cheque' Nautilus pulls trigger with Vega deal
    NASDAQ-listed 'blank cheque' company Nautilus Marine Acquisition today announced a deal to purchase the offshore services fleet of Assetplus from Vega Resource Group
  • Kremlin to pick listing venue for Sovcomflot
    SOVCOMFLOT, the Kremlin-owned tanker company, has indicated that it will let government ministers decide whether to sell its shares on the New York Stock Exchange next year
  • COSCOL plans to acquire a sister subsidiary
    SHANGHAI-listed COSCOL plans to acquire a log and asphalt shipping unit from parent China COSCO for 1.1Bn yuan ($174.6M) in cash
  • Danes to sell icebreakers
    DENMARK'S government has decided to sell its three icebreakers and to charter future icebreaking capacity on the commercial market
  • TORM to list new shares
    TORM, the Danish product tanker and drybulk shipping group, is to list 655.2M new shares on NASDAQ OMX Copenhagen as part of its recently agreed restructuring
  • China Merchants adds offshore yard
    HONG KONG'S China Merchants Group said it has acquired an offshore yard in Haimen, which will be its second offshore manufacturing base in China
  • Fewer bulkers were scrapped in November
    FEWER bulkers were demolished in November as freight rates improved
  • Skuld returns to Singapore
    SKULD, a Norwegian P&I club, has reopened an office in Singapore - three years after withdrawing from the city-state
  • Better finances seen for MISC
    MISC'S decision to sell its 50% stake in a semi-floating production system shows it is committed to restoring its financial profile, according to a ratings agency

The Journal of Commerceweb site
DECEMBER 7, 2012
  • Court Hears Teamsters Case Against Mexican Trucks in US
    The U.S. Department of Transportation's pilot program to open the border to Mexican trucks must be shut down because it is "dangerous and illegal," the Teamsters union argued in the U.S. Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit Court this week. The three-year pilot program was set up to demonstrate the...
  • Brazil Seeks $26 Billion to Modernize Ports
    Brazil's government has launched a $26 billion public-private drive to modernize crowded ports, which have been eroding the country's competitive edge as a major commodities exporter, according to a Reuters report. President Dilma Rousseff said she is counting on private investment to supplement government funds. The investment will improve crowded highways, decaying...
  • ILA, USMX to Face Off Again
    The International Longshoremen's Association and United States Maritime Alliance will meet on Monday to resume contract negotiations amid growing concern about a Maine-to-Texas dock strike to start in 2013. The ILA's 200-member wage scale committee will gather in Delray Beach, Fla., for the first time since August, when negotiations broke off...
  • Shippers Pin Hopes on Passage of Tariff Bill
    U.S. shippers could get some holiday cheer if Congress passes legislation by the end of the year that would suspend tariffs on materials and products not available domestically. Congress is expected to consider by the end of the year the Miscellaneous Tariff Bill, which had already gone through the Obama administration's...
  • Florida East Coast Railway Acquires New 53-Foot Containers
    Florida East Coast Railway's new 53-foot containers. Regional freight rail system Florida East Coast Railway has acquired 200 new 53-foot containers to expand its domestic business and replace older trailers. "This acquisition will help accelerate the conversion of FECR trailers to containers in order to provide double-stack transportation service between Jacksonville and...
  • Norbert Dentressangle Expands in Belgium
    European spply chain management company Norbert Dentressangle has acquired part of the warehousing and general cargo forwarding activities of Belgium-based maritime logistics company Nova Natie. The acquired activities operate a total of 130,000 square meters (about 1.4 million square feet) of warehousing space. The acquisition allows Norbert Dentressangle to expand its logistics...
  • US Asks WTO to Examine Argentina's Import Rules
    The U.S. has asked the World Trade Organization to establish a dispute settlement panel to examine Argentina's import restrictions on all U.S. goods, according to United States Trade Representative Ron Kirk. Argentina's restrictions include the use of discretionary import licensing requirements that unfairly limit U.S. exports. The country also requires importers...
  • SCFI Shows Slowing Pace of Decline in Rates
    Head-haul rates from Shanghai to major markets continued to drop this week but at a slower rate of decline, according to the new index numbers of the Shanghai Container Freight Index released on Friday. Rates from Shanghai to North Europe slipped 2.8 percent to $999 per 20-foot-equivalent container, or TEU. That...
  • Lynden International Names Two to Miami, LA Posts
    Freight forwarding and logistics company Lynden International recently named Sergio Lotero as business development manager for Latin America, and Roark Beckstead as business development director in Los Angeles. Based in Miami, Lotero will develop the Central America and Colombia markets for the company and market Lynden's ocean service into Puerto Rico....
  • Air France-KLM Freight Slumps Again
    Air France-KLM ceded more air cargo market share to its European rivals in November as freight traffic declined 5.4 percent from the same month in 2011 as the Franco-Dutch carrier reduced freighter flights further. The carrier trimmed capacity by 5.2 percent from November 2011, squeezing the load factor by 0.2 percentage...
  • Trucking Employment Rose 3.6 Percent in November
    Seasonally adjusted trucking employment increased 3.6 percent year-over-year in November, according to data released by the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics. From October, for-hire trucking employment grew about 0.18 percent, following a 0.35 percent sequential monthly increase in that month, the BLS data show. That increase sent The Journal of Commerce For-Hire...
  • Bulk Goods Shift to Boxes in Africa-Asia Trade
    Low backhaul container freight rates from Africa to Asia are prompting the containerization of some minor bulk cargoes, according to Ivan Thuynsma, the recently appointed global head of Damco's mining vertical. He said using containers for commodities makes sense because of the imbalance in the container trade between Africa and Asia...
  • Clean Energy Fuels Completes First Stage of LNG Network
    Clean Energy Fuels has finished the first stage of America's Natural Gas Highway, a network of LNG truck fueling stations to support long-haul, heavy-duty goods movement along major interstate corridors throughout the U.S. Many of these stations are located at existing Pilot-Flying J truck stops. Major highway segments now completed include,...
  • LA Streamlines Permitting Process for Port Projects
    A new Los Angeles ordinance amending the city's building code will streamline the permitting process for future Port of Los Angeles construction projects, as part of its five-year, $1.2 billion capital improvement plan to provide superior cargo terminals, rail and warehouse infrastructure to retain global business. "This collaboration between the Harbor...
  • ILA District Donates $250,000 to Hurricane Sandy Fund
    The South Atlantic and Gulf Coast District of the International Longshoremen's Association have donated $250,000 to ILA's Hurricane Sandy Fund. Clyde Fitzgerald, president of the district, which includes port areas from North Carolina to Miami, as well as the entire Gulf Coast, made the donation to ILA President Harold J. Daggett. Fitzgerald...
  • OOCL, Cosco Plan January Rate Hikes
    Orient Overseas Container Line will put a general rate increase into effect on Jan. 15 on its services from Asia to New Zealand and Cosco Container Lines is adding a peak-season surcharge on its westbound Asia-Europe services, effective Jan. 10. OOCL's proposed increase is $200 per 20-foot-equivalent unit and Cosco's is...

Containerisation Internationalweb site
DECEMBER 7, 2012
  • APL and Vascor target Indian automotive sector
    Singapore-based APL Logistics and US 3PL Vascor have formed a joint-venture operator to target the rising supply chain demands of India's automotive sector.Delhi-based ...
  • Badagry project gets under way
    The Hague-based APM Terminals (APM T) is set to sign a concession agreement early next year for Nigeria's latest boxport, planned for 2016 opening to accommodate ...
  • Horizon revamps Puerto Rico service
    Horizon Lines is adjusting its Puerto Rico service schedule to better align its deployed capacity with market demand and to improve cargo availability times in ...
  • New services from Hamburg Sud
    From January 2013, Hamburg Sd will be offering two new services from the Mexican port of Manzanillo to the west coast of Central America and a direct liner service ...
  • Strike port offers to waive fees
    Port officials at the US port of Long Beach have confirmed that user of the three terminals closed by the recent strike will have some cargo fees waived to provide ...
  • Death toll mounts in North Sea tragedy
    Five seafarers have been confirmed dead and a further six are still missing following the collision between a car carrier and a feeder boxship in the North Sea ...

TradeWindsweb site
DECEMBER 7, 2012
  • SI in jeopardy
    A leading suezmax pool is on the fringe of losing two tankers controlled by bankrupt co-founder Overseas Shipholding Group.
  • OSG begins handbacks
    Overseas Shipholding Group (OSG) has begun the expected process of rejecting charters with its 111-vessel fleet, telling a bankruptcy court it intends to deliver two suezmaxes to public owner DHT Maritime and three smaller tankers to their owners.
  • Nautilus outlines raid
    A blank-cheque company led by the former heads of Star Bulk Carriers is moving forward with the acquisition of Norway's Vega Offshore.
  • Merchants makes yard move
    China Merchants Group is buying the Jiangsu Haixin Heavy Industries shipyard in Nantong.
  • Wilson Sons delays again
    Brazil's Wilson Sons has had to extend again the deadline to complete the takeover of compatriot offshore port services company Briclog.
  • Coscol snaps up sister
    Heavy-lift specialist Cosco Shipping Co (Coscol) has bought sister company Guangzhou Ocean Shipping, adding more than 100 ships to its fleet.
  • Goldenport confirms sale
    Goldenport Holdings is on the lookout for new tonnage after confirming the sale of a 1992-built bulk carrier.
  • Sanctions squeeze NITC
    NITC is finding operations increasingly tough in the face of international sanctions on Iranian oil, Bloomberg says.
  • Exmar spreads the net
    Exmar has tapped three new banks in tying up financing for what it claims is the world's first floating liquefaction unit.
  • Bulker hull cracked
    A capesize bulker owned by bankrupt Deiulemar Shipping of Italy has docked in Canada with a hull crack.
  • Citi cuts Pac Basin
    Citi has placed a sell tag on Pacific Basin Shipping following a sharp rise in the owner's stock over the past three months.
  • Swedish Club opts for 7.5%
    The Swedish Club is to up the cost of protection and indemnity cover with a general increase of 7.5% at the February renewal.
  • Deilmann sells out
    German cruiseship owner Peter Deilmann has raised EUR 60m ($77.62m) to boost its finances.
  • Genmar's Chinese coup
    TradeWinds digests the digits making the headlines this week.
  • KDM adds quartet
    Ukraine's KDM Shipping has added another four cargoships to its orderbook in China.
  • Icebreakers on block
    Denmark's government is to sell three unwanted icebreakers to the highest bidder.
  • Vantage ties up drillship
    Vantage Drilling says it is close to securing a charter for its drillship newbuilding Tungsten Explorer.
  • LNG goes tax-free
    Germany has exempted LNG from tax if used as fuel for ships.
  • Ferry goes aground
    Passengers and crew were reported to be safe after an Indonesian ferry ran aground.
  • Going Gaga
    We take a look at what was said in the market over the past week.
  • PPL bags rig pair
    SembCorp Marine PPL Shipyard has won a newbuilding order for two jack-up drilling rigs worth $434m in total.
  • Seanergy sells another
    Seanergy Maritime Holdings has sold another bulker - the eighth ship to be sold this year by the US-listed Greek shipowner.
  • Halter eyes growth
    VT Halter Marine has begun a major expansion of its Port of Pascagoula shipyard breaking ground on a new ship repair facility.
  • China exports lower
    Australia's Port Hedland shipped 8% less iron ore to the People's Republic last month.
  • Jackson enters PSV arena
    Jackson Offshore Operators is storming the platform-supply vessel market after penning a pair of orders at BAE Systems of the US.

American Shipperweb site
DECEMBER 7, 2012
  • NEWSFLASH: Hurricane Sandy aftermath adds new urgency to ILA talks
    A wide group of U.S. companies are urging the International Longshoremen's Association (ILA) and its employers to "make every attempt possible at reaching agreement on a new contract" when they begin meeting once again next week.
  • ICAO moves forward on air navigation
  • Air cargo to grow 3% annually, IATA says
    Last year, global cargo volumes finished at 29.6 million tons. Sri Lanka, Vietnam, Brazil, India and Egypt are predicted to be the fastest-growing cargo markets.
  • EU looking 'closely' at UPS-TNT deal
    "It still remains to be seen whether appropriate solutions will ultimately address our concerns for express-parcel deliveries in Europe," said Joaquin Almunia, EU commissioner responsible for competition, in a speech.
  • Arnold Transportation takes over LinkAmerica
  • New World carriers tweak 3 TP rotations
  • Human error suspected in Baltic Ace sinking
  • Brazilian president calls for $26 billion in port investment
  • UPS, U.S. Postal Service link up
  • Apple to produce some Macs in U.S.
    A small, but significant, number of companies have moved some production back to the United States or to Mexico, the Caribbean or Central America because of concerns with long supply chains.
  • Renault to use GT Nexus for spare parts visibility
  • RedPrairie/JDA merger cleared by German anti-cartel office
  • FedEx predicts record shipments Monday
  • UTi reports lower 3Q profit
  • WTO asked to review Argentina's import restrictions
    These restrictions include the broad use of "non-transparent and discretionary import licensing requirements that have the effect of unfairly restricting U.S. exports," the Office of the U.S. Trade Representative said.
  • Seattle outlines goals for increased sea, air traffic
  • Senate passes Russia PNTR legislation
  • 4 charged with illegal exports to China, Iran
  • COSCO in shipyard deal, report of acquisition
  • Busan Port Authority, PSA sign cooperative agreement

The Bunker Bulletinweb site
DECEMBER 7, 2012
  • Americas prices show volatility to close out week
    Oil capped the first weekly loss since early November.
  • Weekly global market update
    A weekly price round up of bunkering hubs from around the world.
  • IFO prices in Fujairah end week on soft note
    Across most ports, prices were softer with Suez the exception.
  • Prices fall on the back of crude
    Close to a two-dollar loss on yesterday's WTI dragged down fuel oil prices.
  • Cockett Marine Oil opens US office
    Palm Beach office will be company's 14th location.
  • Another LNG propulsion system on order for PSV
    'The platform supply vessels will be the cleanest burning vessels operating in the Gulf of Mexico.'
  • VLOC efficiency claims challenged
    Efficiency gain of Korean-built over Chinese-built ore carriers questioned.
  • European fuel oil markets could start to tighten from 2013
    Refiners likely to process higher volumes of sweet crude.
  • EU ECA: Costlier distillates will scupper uneconomic trade routes
    Analyst says peripheral trade routes will come under pressure after 2015.
  • Prices falling in Asia as week closes
    Reports from Singapore and Tokyo Bay speak of weak demand.
  • New concerns over 'eco-ships'
    ICS warns against move towards state subsisdies for 'green shipbuilding'.
  • Economics renders bigger LNG shipping role problematic
    Co-operation essential to make LNG bunkering in Europe a reality.
  • Germany to make LNG tax free
    Ships using fuel don't have to pay tax on it.
  • Barge standed on reef off West Australian coast
    Barge ran aground with 300 litres of diesel fuel and 1,000 litres of hydraulic fluid onboard.
  • Government of Bahamas 'played down' severity of bunker spill
    'There is oil as far as the eye can see and its blanketing ships headed inbound,' says salvage contractor.
  • Eniram expands partner base
    Partnerships focused on extending Eniram's fuel saving technology and real-time analytic solutions.
  • New marine diesel engines EPA and IMO emission compliant
    Engines will meet EPA Tier 3 and Tier 4i, as well as IMO Tier III emission compliance without the need for exhaust gas after-treatment.
  • LNG carrier completes maiden voyage along northern sea route
    Route cuts maritime trip from northern Europe to northeastern Asia by up to 40% in comparison with traditional routes.

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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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