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October 12, 2012
Sched Netweb site
  • Panama volume rises 3.6pc as containerships eclipse bulkers and tankers
  • OECD: Global cargo weak till June - US, EU figures still below 2008 peak
  • Prince Rupert January-September box volume up 47pc to 421,641 TEU
  • Drewry says growth trends indicate reefer trade will continue to prosper
  • Maersk ends port calls to Iran as fears grow over damaging its US trade
  • Pirates seize salvage gear in Malacca Straits bound for NZ's Rena wreck
  • Third quarter not expected to augur well for global shipping in 2012
  • US Supreme court copyright case puts value of Chinese e-goods at risk
  • New 141 kilometre section of Trans-Asian Railway starts trial run
  • Maritime London builds ties with China at its Shanghai international forum
  • Wallenius Wilhelmsen Logistics acquires control of Abnormal Load Services
  • Bulgaria's Varna Technical University deploys ship simulator for training
  • AF Cargo chief Florence Parly said to take over top Paris airports job
  • US Congressional body wants Huawei, XTE action blocked as 'security threat'
  • Mystery persists over suspect UPS drug shipment on Mumbai-Shenzhen flight
  • AirBridgeCargo car carriage volumes in September break monthly record

Exim Indiaweb site
OCTOBER 11, 2012
  • SCI takes delivery of Suezmax crude oil tanker
  • India may import DAP, MoP only next year
  • Wheat export deal with Iran falls through once again
  • ...offers certificate ex-im training programme from Oct. 15
  • MACCIA delegation apprises Maharashtra CM on development of non-major ports in state
  • Last mile connectivity logjam at ports
  • Siddhi Vinayak Logistic launches unique Chalak Se Malak initiative
  • Duty drawback rate cuts to have limited impact: Auto industry
  • INR strengthens on fresh dollar selling
  • Gandhidham Chamber to hold Deepak Rao's ESP lecture-cum-demo on Oct. 17
  • World Bank sees slowing growth in East Asia & Pacific

International Transport Journalweb site
OCTOBER 11, 2012
  • Dutch Dredgers in Singapore assisted by Stedergroup
    The renowned Dutch dredging company, Stedergroup, the Dutch member of the Worldwide Project Consortium WWPC, has successfully transported large crane parts, weighing up to 85 t fro...
  • Fret SNCF continuing transport services for Evian and Volvic
    Fret SNCF, the cargo division of the French state railway, and the mineral water producers Evian and Volvic are signing a new contract. According to the terms of the latest pact Fr...
  • Toll Group investing AUD 140 million in Australia's road and rail infrastructure
    Toll Group, Australia's largest provider of transport and logistics services, is spending more than AUD 140 million (EUR 109 million) in transport infrastructure in Western Austral...
  • Renault Trucks delivers Spain's first 26 t hybrid refuse collection vehicle
    The Spanish company Urbaser, specialised in domestic waste collection and processing, has just received the country's very first 26 t hybrid truck fitted with a refuse collection b...
  • Turkey feeling the effect of dwindling traffic to and from Syria
    The Union of Chambers and Commodity Exchanges of Turkey (TOBB) reported that the number of Carnet TIRs that were issued in the first nine months of the current year fell by 1.97%, ...
  • Port of Barcelona to expand
    The port of Barcelona (Spain) has approved a public tender to build and operate the Bocana Nord marina. The new infrastructure will occupy a surface area of 2.5 ha, 5 ha of shelter...
  • LAN to increase daily flights to and from Montevideo
    The Chilean carrier LAN Airlines is increasing the number of daily flights between its home base Santiago and Montevideo (Uruguay) from 1 December 2012. LAN will then provide thre...
  • Contship Italia reorganising
    The president of Contship Italia SpA, Cecilia Eckelmann-Battistello, has announced that her shipping company is to get a new, simpler organization as of 1 January 2013. The two ...
  • New manager for Australian trucking association
    The Australian Trucking Association (ATA) NSW has welcomed Jodie Broadbent as its manager, after the announcement that the present manager, Jill Lewis, will be leaving the organisa...
  • Massive cargo loss at Liege airport
    Liege airport (Belgium) reported that its statistics for September 2012 confirm the decline in the global air cargo industry. The freight tonnage transported through the country's ...
  • Hactl scoops two awards for training excellence
    Hong Kong Air Cargo Terminals Limited (Hactl) has clinched two prestigious training and development awards in the Awards for Excellence in Training and Development 2012, organised ...

Marine Logweb site
OCTOBER 11, 2012
  • GD gets $8 million contract mod for LCS 2
  • Fired Costa Concordia captain asks court to reinstate him
  • EU NAVFOR seizes suspect pirate skiff
  • Siem orders wind farm installation support vessel
  • International Shipholding buys Jones Act bulker operator
  • Wärtsilä BWMS gains IMO Basic Approval
  • Aker's Ocean Yield subsidiary acquires Lewek Connector
  • Highlight reel showcases new marine training videos

World Wide Shipperweb site
OCTOBER 11, 2012
  • International Trade Administration releases goods and services trade report
  • Port Angeles Port Commission receives 2012 Work Plan update
  • Port of Camas-Washougal showcases works of local artist
  • American Trucking Associations names Card as new chairman
  • Palau International Ship Registry welcomes first vessel registrations

Lloyd's Listweb site
OCTOBER 11, 2012
  • Qatar still driving LNG trade
    Exclusive Lloyd's List Intelligence analysis reveals why Qatar LNG slowdown has implications for importers and for shipowners
  • Gastech conference hosts heated debate about LNG pricing
    Crazy arbitrage opportunities will continue while industry discusses pricing
  • Pirates ahoy!
    Lloyd's List's PMSC survey hopes to clarify a still-murky industry
  • Qatar stays leader of the pack
    Despite North Field expansion ban, questions remain over rival nations' new ventures
  • Crunch time for Qatar
    Although Europe seeks new LNG sources, Doha will continue to shape the market
  • Future gas fleet will face consolidation
    As numbers of ships increase, ownership will be concentrated in fewer hands
  • Reporting through a single window
    Brussels directive seeks to clarify and simplify the spider's web of logistics intelligence
  • EPCSA member Soget wins contract to create the world's largest port community system
    Initial deployment in Jakarta will expand to a total of 111 Indonesian ports
  • Golar moves fast to seize Canadian LNG shipments
    Fredriksen gas company will provide two newbuildings for new export project
  • Greece faces dilemma over shipping taxes
    Industry needs a sustainable framework to survive and flourish on home soil
  • International Shipholding to acquire US United Ocean Services
    Purchase from parent designed to bolster ISH presence in Jones Act bulk transport
  • Lloyd's Register announces container stack weight breakthrough
    New formula will require ship operators to review their deck-lashing practices
  • PMSCs in Somali territorial waters violate UN arms embargo
    There are roughly 7,000 weapons in circulation
  • Aquasition launches IPO roadshow in New York
    Greek-back 'spac' plans to raise $50m and to trade units on Nasdaq Capital Market
  • Contship Italia plans major expansion
    'Firm project' being examined in Europe will be made clear by year-end, says president
  • Bollinger wins retrofit work on Hornbeck OSV sextet
    Announcement fills in missing detail from firm's announcement five weeks ago
  • GNV marine chief to become IUMI secretary-general
    Outgoing chief hopes top insurers will start to place more importance on the union
  • Deiulemar Shipping goes bust
    Court declares company bankrupt with €500m debts
  • TMT fails to take delivery of more than 10 bulkers at Hyundai yards
    Financial woes leave Taiwanese shipowner unable to make payments
  • STX O&S cancels tanker order
    South Korean yard drops $98.9m deal for two MR tankers after buyer fails to make payment
  • Maher mounts legal challenge over New York port authority fees
    Newark filing claims new charges are not levied on 'a fair and equitable basis'
  • Israel opens tenders for two box terminals
    New breakwaters, quays, dredging and reclamation planned at Haifa and Ashdod
  • African states mull shipping bank plan
    Industry can boost development and employment, conference told
  • Fitch stays negative on First Ship Lease despite Torm deal
    Rating agency admits FSL has adequate cash but cities difficult shipping environment
  • Diana snaps up second post-panamax newbuilding
    Analyst expects Greek owner to continue expansion with large ships
  • ISU is not seeking an additional source of income
    Salvors' proposal should clarify responsibility between property and liability insurers
  • Oldendorff books five bulkers at CSC Jinling
    German dry bulk player to expand self-owned fleet
  • Daily Maersk adds six box routes
    Guarantee will cover loadings from Indonesia and Thailand from late November

Fairplayweb site
OCTOBER 11, 2012
  • IFT: $100,000 in back pay won in India
    DOCKER and seafarer unions in India have signed wage accords that call for payment of $100,000 in back wages
  • Golar signs BC export option
    JOHN Fredriksen-chaired Golar LNG has signed an option agreement that could employ two newbuildings in the nascent Canadian LNG export trade
  • Bankrupt Deuilemar Shipping hopes to trade
    ITALIAN bulker operator Deiulemar Shipping has been declared bankrupt, but its fleet could continue trading, its lawyer, Astolfo di Amato, told Fairplay today
  • Kaliningrad volumes fall by nearly 16%
    KALININGRAD port's volume fell nearly 16% year on year in the nine months to 30 September
  • NITC VLCC pops up in Singapore
    AN NITC VLCC has been in Singapore for the past 11 days
  • Aker unit pays $315M for offshore ship
    OCEAN Yield, part of Norway's offshore engineering group Aker, has bought a 2011-built offshore construction vessel from AMC Connector
  • Malaysian palm oil stocks reach record
    MALAYSIA'S big post-Aidilfitri harvest and slower exports to China have driven up the country's palm oil inventory to a record 2.48M tonnes
  • Shell increasing low-sulphur sales after tests
    SHELL's bunker trading arm said today it will increase sales of low-sulphur fuel oil in Singapore after a pilot scheme showed positive results
  • Few Capesizes delivered in August
    JUST EIGHT Capesize bulkers were delivered in August, compared with the monthly average is 21 deliveries

The Journal of Commerce - Maritimeweb site
OCTOBER 11, 2012
  • EPA Awards $30 Million for Clean Diesel Projects
    The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency is awarding $30 million in grants to reduce emissions from existing diesel engines via emission control and idle reduction technologies, cleaner fuels, engine upgrades or replacements and vehicle or equipment replacements. The EPA's Diesel Emission Reduction Program will specifically replace or repower older diesel engines on...

Containerisation Internationalweb site
OCTOBER 11, 2012
  • Liners must change commercial management principles
  • Lloyd's Register announces container stack weight breakthrough
    Lloyd's Register has developed a revolutionary new formula that will allow heavier containers to be stacked higher on deck - enabling ships to carry more cargo ...
  • EUNAVFOR keeps lid on Somali piracy
    An EU navy warship last night stopped and apprehended a skiff in the Indian Ocean with seven suspected pirates onboard - the vessel had been sighted earlier carrying ...
  • ANL adds to its SE Asia-Australia offerings
    ANL, which is owned by the CMA CGM group, has joined the ASA consortium in the trade linking South East Asia and Australia and in so doing added another weekly ...
  • Spain's debts near junk status
    The debt crisis in Spain is deepening with credit rating agency Standard & Poor's last night downgrading the Iberian nation's sovereign debt to one notch ...
  • CMA CGM starts East Med-Russia citrus express service
    Marseille-based CMA CGM is expanding its container reefer shipping operations by starting a new service between Turkey, Egypt and Russia. Sailings will commence ...

TradeWindsweb site
OCTOBER 11, 2012
  • Nigeria remains risky
    Attacks against maritime assets are not on the rise in Nigeria despite mainstream media reports to the contrary, according to Bergen Risk Solutions.
  • More room to grow at ISC
    International Shipholding Corporation has more financial capacity to grow its fleet but boss Niels Johnsen described his hunt for more acquisitions with caution.
  • Reed Smith storms Singapore
    Reed Smith is shoring up its footing in Asia with the opening of a new office in Singapore.
  • ISC expands Stateside
    International Shipholding Corporation (ISC) has beefed up its presence in the US with the acquisition of United Ocean Services (UOS).
  • Thermal coal heats panas
    A spike in thermal coal fixtures into China is helping to drag panamax rates away from historic lows.
  • Palau makes flag debut
    A new shipping register formed by the tiny Micronesian island nation of Palau has signed up its first two ships.
  • NOCC charters oldie
    Norwegian Car Carriers has bagged its second time charter at a higher rate in little over a fortnight.
  • Dredger for Jan De Nul
    Jan De Nul has ordered a new dredger at Dutch shipyard Ravestein.
  • We're watching you
    Seven Somali pirates have been busted by an EU warship off the coast of Socotra.
  • IUMI returns to roots
    The International Union of Marine Insurance (IUMI) is returning to Germany the country where it was founded nearly 140 years ago.
  • Aker unit buys again
    Lars Solbakken's Ocean Yield has agreed to buy an offshore construction and pipelay vessel for $315m.
  • Fitch still negative on FSL
    An apparent end to financial trauma at Torm has failed to spur Fitch's view of First Ship Lease Trust - which is now both a client of and shareholder in the Danish owner.
  • Erria wins Rushan cash
    Danish shipping company Erria has won a legal battle to recover cash after it cancelled tankers ordered at a Chinese shipyard.
  • Siem's $300m spend
    Siem Offshore's newbuilding blitz has set the Oslo-listed owner back to the tune of around $300m, observers say.
  • J Lauritzen turns to Oslo
    J Lauritzen has raised NOK 500m ($87m) from a trip to the Norwegian bond market.
  • Schettino sues Costa
    The captain of the wrecked cruiseship Costa Concordia is suing owner Costa Cruises for wrongful dismissal.
  • Diana's bargain buy
    Diana Shipping's fifth dip into the sale and purchase market this year has seen the Simeon Palios-led company pick up a bargain.
  • Oldendorff signs for five
    Germany's Oldendorff Carriers has continued its newbuilding splurge with a deal for five bulkers in China.
  • Golar fixes first newbuilds
    John Fredriksen's Golar LNG has penned a preliminary deal which could tie up the first two ships in its vast LNG newbuilding orderbook.
  • Inchcape recruit Pusey
    Inchcape Shipping Services has appointed Nigel Pusey to the newly created position of chief commercial officer.
  • Gemini crew safe
    Four South Korean seafarers held hostage by Somali pirates for more than 17 months have made contact to say they are safe.
  • SBM in FPSO bond first
    SBM Offshore has raised $500m from a US private placement bond to fund an FPSO destined for Brazil.
  • Bollinger to stretch
    Bollinger Shipyards has won a deal to extend six Hornbeck Offshore Services vessels.
  • Sekwang order junked
    Korea's STX Offshore & Shipbuilding has finally made official the cancellation of two tanker contracts more than a year after compatriot Sekwang Shipping ceased trading.
  • Procopiou confirms buys
    George Procopiou has emerged as the buyer of five dry bulk resales at from China's New Times Shipbuilding.
  • Nordea new boy likes SFL
    Nordea Markets new head of shipping research has upgraded the bank's rating on Ship Finance International (SFL).
  • Vitol gets funding boost
    Vitol has secured a twelve month extension to its $5.2bn three-year revolving credit facility, the Swiss oil trader has confirmed.
  • Pirates steal Rena kit
    Thieves have stolen valuable equipment from a barge that was bound for the Rena salvage operation in New Zealand.

American Shipperweb site
OCTOBER 11, 2012
  • FMC reviews 19 OTI license applications
  • International Shipholding to buy United Ocean Services
    Founded in 1959, UOS provides marine transportation services for dry bulk and break-bulk commodities in the United States. It operates the largest U.S.-flag Jones Act dry bulk fleet today (131,000 deadweight tons).
  • Maersk further slows Mideast-South Africa loop
    Just over one month after slowing to a seven-week rotation, ocean carrier Maersk Line has added an eighth vessel to its weekly Middle East-to-South Africa MESA service, further increasing roundtrip voyage time from 49 days to 56 days.
  • German lines slow joint Med-WCNA loop
  • G6 tweaks rotations on two Asia-Europe services
    The amendments made by the liner carriers include deleting a call at Port of Kelang on their EUM/MED service to the Mediterranean and adding a call at Le Havre on their Loop 4 service to Northern Europe.
  • Maersk speeds up WAF7
  • Shipowner group opposes change to salvage rules
  • Ex-Im Bank supports B737 exports to Dubai
  • SynchroNet syncs with Matson Logistics
    Through their new multi-year agreement, both companies will supply and sub-lease containers to and from each other. Matson will also provide rail line-haul services, primarily on the CSX and BNSF railroads, to SynchroNet.
  • U.S., China solar energy trade battle flares

The Bunker Bulletinweb site
OCTOBER 11, 2012
  • EPA awards $30 million in grants towards clean diesel projects
    Diesel Emission Reduction Program is designed to replace, retrofit or repower older diesel-powered engines including marine vessels.
  • Prices continue to rise in Fujairah
    Bunker prices at South African ports showed strong gains.
  • Market firm in Rotterdam
    Prices maintain upward momentum across European ports.
  • DNV: LNG to beat scrubber uptake prior to 2020
    Global LNG bunker demand could reach 4-7 million tonnes by 2020 if prices remain competitive, Gastech Conference hears.
  • New supplier aims at monthly sales of 10,000 mt
    Cambodian offshore bunker market could reach 60,000 mt a month.
  • Panama tank farm nears completion
    Capacity up to two million barrels of oil.
  • O.W. Bunker: Collaboration best in challenging market
    Fuel quality is the supplier's responsibility.
  • Refinery sees 70% rise in marine fuel output
    Russia's largest refiner produced 2.3 million mt of bunker material in first nine months of 2012.
  • US takes soft line on ECA enforcement
    Shipping getting time to adapt to new regime.
  • Fuel oil stocks climbing
    Ample supply putting downward pressure on prices.
  • Pollution from ships 'getting worse'
    Hong Kong study shows ship-generated pollution up by around 9%.
  • Bunker prices trending upwards at major ports
    Supplies of bunker fuels were fine at key Asian ports on Thursday.
  • Shell supplying LSFO in Singapore
    Initial LSFO barge deliveries have been 'most successful'.
  • Deiulimar goes out of business
    Company assets will be sold at auction.
  • Box shipping firms 'must change course'
    The industry harming its own economics by following 'misguided practices', says consulting firm.
  • USTC appoints new directors
    New directors tasked to make Bunker Holding into the 'world's leading' bunker company.
  • Firms collaborate to develop 'game-changing technology'
    Software to be initially developed for Wilh. Wilhelmsen and Wallenius Marine's fleet.
  • Singapore accredited bunker suppliers' list shrinks
    With the departure of two Singapore-based companies from the physical bunker market.

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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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