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July 13, 2012
Sched Netweb site
  • US June box imports down 3.7pc from May, but up 4.4pc year on year: Zepol
  • Virginia port privatisation bids deadline gives APM T 'unfair advantage'
  • Asia Shipowners: Panama toll hikes menace shipping sector, canal users
  • Beihai port's half-year container throughput up 22.7pc to 40,739 TEU
  • Maersk joins APL in accepting credit cards for demurrage in US ports
  • Charleston expects harbour dredging to be 'fast-tracked' and under budget
  • Containership scrapping increases to 200,000 TEU in first half of 2012
  • Yibin port half-year container throughput rockets 521pc to 10,056 TEU
  • Humen port plans to launch direct shipping service to Japan
  • Hong Kong and Shenzhen to build international shipping centre
  • CMA CGM pulls out of Vietnam's Cai Mep terminal near Ho Chi Minh City
  • South Africa's Transnet revenue increases 21pc, but profit slips 1.5pc
  • SITC takes delivery of second vessel of twelve 1,100-TEU newbuildings
  • Baco Liner sells 28-year-old barge-multi-purpose containership for scrap
  • CAAC reports 106 foreign airlines offers 2,224 weekly flights to China
  • Yangtze River Express launches Chongqing-Singapore freighter service
  • Air Menzies launches online import rates service as shipment weigh rises
  • Singapore A*STAR aerospace programme signs UK composites manufacturer
  • Lufthansa Cargo steps up usage rate of lightweight containers to over 50pc
  • Most Afghan's air force fleet unfit to fly as NATO armies withdraw

Exim Indiaweb site
JULY 12, 2012
  • Asian shipbuilding industry's woes lift hopes of domestic shipping sector
  • Greatship's subsidiary takes delivery of ROVSV
  • India, Bangladesh ink pact to renew inland water trade
  • Development of seaports & infrastructure seen as key to Sri Lanka's future
  • Essar Ports' Paradip coal berth receives final environmental & forest approval
  • First BWNC meeting on July 23
  • Gujarat okays Nargol port
  • JNPT bags Golden Peacock Environment Management Award
  • Welspun scales down on 'grant' demand for Vizhinjam port
  • Cabinet to clear PPP monitoring system soon
  • FSSAI to ring in quality standards for imported food products soon
  • Imports to increase further through to 2016
  • Indirect tax collections up 13.8 pc
  • Textile sector hopes to attain revised export target by tapping new markets
  • Iran slashes quarterly crude prices to Asia

Marine Logweb site
JULY 12, 2012
  • Alaska investigation blames "maneuvering error" in...
  • Statoil awards Technip LOI for world's largest Spar hull
  • MAIB: Loss of control air pressure led to RO/RO slamming into...
  • Italian shipowner to pay $1.3 million in pollution case
  • OSD secures design contract for Platform Supply Vessel

World Wide Shipperweb site
JULY 12, 2012
  • Port of Everett set to begin Everett Shipyard site cleanup
  • Nearly 70 Crowley vessels receive Jones F. Devlin safety awards
  • Bubble system helps NYK lower CO2 emissions in test ships
  • USDA begins new program covering equipment availability
  • Braemar taps Nick Hubbard to head London Container Desk

Lloyd's Listweb site
JULY 12, 2012
  • It's all in the balance
    Tough times ahead for owners as ultra-large tonnage makes up half the boxship orderbook
  • OSG share price slips after Standard & Poor's downgrade
    NYSE-listed company not the only one to suffer on an abysmal morning for the tanker industry
  • Hapag-Lloyd's long history of takeovers and mergers
    Company's roots go back to 1847
  • Kühne launches fresh plea for merging Hapag-Lloyd and Hamburg Süd
    Logistics tycoon revives his idea of forming a German national carrier to compete more powerfully with the top-tier box lines
  • Eneco receives first spot cargo
    LNG shipping seeks to shed 'floating pipeline' role
  • Wind project is a sandwich tern short of a picnic
    Threat to seabirds scuppers planned turbine farm off Norfolk coast
  • Norway stoppage is worrying for UK's energy security
    Tankers and LNG carriers will be happy to take up the slack if pipeline volumes fall
  • Downturn fails to stem rise in average shipping salaries
    But pay for many seafarers and shore staff has been cut
  • Larger boxships command highest time charter rates
    MSC takes Isle Wulff for 'decent' $31,500 a day
  • Lines to blank Asia-Europe sailings
    Capacity reduced at what should be busiest time of the year
  • Campaigners object to Elbe River dredging project
    German high court to pass judgement within a month
  • Box hubs do battle for transhipment as new terminals enter the market
    Feeder and shortsea traffic saw 'landslide shifts' in share during 2009 year of crisis
  • Misuga Kaiun sells sole capesize
    Baosteel Education was chartered out to MOL
  • Geden delays Universal Maritime move until autumn
    Private equity an option for tanker firm spin-off, Tokgoz confirms
  • Supramax brokers say spot charter rates will decline in Atlantic
    Seasonal lull means South-Atlantic market has 'peaked'
  • Getting heavy
    Shippers must recognise that mandatory weighing of export containers saves lives
  • Venezuelan crude oil imports into Jamnagar see longhaul tanker boost
    Country accounts for over 40% of tonne-mile demand generated by shipments to Reliance Industries' Indian refinery
  • Expanding Asian refineries muscle out older western rivals
    Eastward shift boosts prospects for longhaul product tanker trades
  • Hamburg terminal operator fears northern European price war
    Competition among ports will remain very intense, says HHLA management board member
  • ICS welcomes new Paris MoU inspection regime
    Other port state control authorities must embrace the European approach
  • Sanko Steamship secures preliminary Chapter 15 injunction
    New York court order extends to timechartered ships
  • Extra costs from maritime emission trading schemes to play a 'minor role'
    IMO grapples with ways to reduce global CO2 emissions
  • Nick Hubbard to head up Braemar container desk
    Former Howe Robinson director appointed to key role
  • Ship agents support container weighing
    Fonasba backs global campaign that would require all box weights to be verified prior to shipment
  • Marine pilotage inquiry seeks industry submissions
    MPA opposes new bill to allow junior officers to navigate ports without pilots
  • DNB reveals low shipping writedowns
    But Norwegian bank stresses preference for blue chips
  • An inspector calls
    Paris Memorandum of Understanding delivers promising first-year results
  • DSME issues $434m bond sales
    South Korean shipbuilding giant denies that move is linked to Peninsula Star VLCC order
  • New dispatch hall for Port of LA
    Thousands of port workers to benefit from $15m investment
  • MHI and Imabari Shipbuilding sign deck machinery pact
    Move comes as shipbuilder targets non-core business

Fairplayweb site
JULY 12, 2012
  • Charleston hails chop in depth timetable
    FOUR YEARS and $5M will be shaved off plans to deepen Charleston's port to 15.2m (50ft) if project streamlining succeeds
  • US drought to hit exports
    EXTREME heat and drought conditions have prompted the US Department of Agriculture to cut forecasts for maize and soybean exports
  • First drop in 19 years seen for Korean yards
    YARDS in South Korea were reported today to be headed for their first drop in yearly overseas shipments in nearly two decades
  • Iran's fuel oil exports also cut nearly in half
    EXPORTS of fuel oil from Iran were nearly cut in half from May to June, Reuters reported today
  • A2Sea bags turbine deal
    DANISH jack-up vessel operator and marine engineering group A2Sea today revealed a major contract for Irish Sea turbine installation
  • IEA more upbeat than OPEC
    THE IEA today released a moderately more optimistic outlook for 2013 oil demand than the forecast by OPEC yesterday
  • Salvage begins in China's deadly sinking
    A SALVAGE operation began today at the scene of yesterday's Chinese bulker sinking, even though searchers continue to look for victims, the Zhenjiang Maritime Safety Administration said
  • COSCOL pledges dividend despite free fall
    COSCOL today told the Shanghai Stock Exchange it just managed to stay in the black over this year's first half
  • Mass-flow bunkering begun
    MAJOR oil company ExxonMobil has started using a mass-flow metre for bunkering
  • Fearnleys shuts Singapore crude desk
    NORWAY'S ship brokerage Fearnleys has stopped fixing crude tankers at its Singapore office, opting instead to centralise those activities at its Oslo headquarters
  • HHLA wants a 33% Altenwerder capacity rise
    HAMBURG's HHLA plans to lift annual handling capacity at its semi-automated Altenwerder box terminal by another 33% in coming years
  • Chinese iron fixtures hit 3-month high
    CAPESIZE rates are rebounding, with Chinese iron ore fixtures surging to a three-month high, US drybulk consultancy Commodore Research said
  • Bulker demolitions stay firm
    DESPITE lower scrap prices, bulker demolitions are continuing at a firm pace

The Journal of Commerceweb site
JULY 12, 2012
  • CSA 'Oppressive, Punitive,' Trucker Tells Congress
    A House hearing Wednesday on the federal CSA trucking safety initiative morphed into a debate over electronic onboard recorders, the...
  • Manufacturing Index Shows Growth Slowed in Second Quarter
    A key manufacturing index suggests U.S. manufacturing growth in the second quarter slowed, the latest sign that the major economic...
  • German Regulators Approve Stena Freight Ferry Deal
    German competition regulators approved the acquisition by Sweden's Stena Line of five Baltic Sea freight routes from German rival Scandlines,...
  • St. Lawrence Seaway Volume Ticks Up 1.3 Percent
    Strong iron ore and coal shipments for the steel and construction industries were key in driving traffic on the St....
  • Report: Northwest Export Coal Boom Could Raise Intermodal Rates
    Bold plans to boost coal export to Asia through Northwest ports will likely slow intermodal and grain shipments, resulting in...
  • DHL Express Opens North Asia Hub
    DHL Express opened its largest hub in Asia today (July 12), the latest step in the logistics major's massive roll-out...
  • Russia's Globaltrans Aims to Raise $450 Million in Share Sale
    Russian private rail freight operator Globaltrans is aiming to raise around $450 million from a share sale to fund potential...
  • APL to Raise India-US Freight Rates
    Singapore-based container carrier APL will seek a general rate increase on trades from India to the U.S., starting Aug. 5....
  • USDA Releases Container Availability Report
    The U.S. Department of Agriculture on Wednesday released the first Ocean Shipping Container Availability Report designed to alert exporters about...

Containerisation Internationalweb site
JULY 12, 2012
  • Hapag-Lloyd warns of Japanese reefer problems
    Hapag-Lloyd is urging importers and exporters of reefer cargo through the ports of Osaka and Kobe in Japan to be extra vigilant and to adjust their existing cold ...
  • TSA members to ask for more
    Despite the recent decline in eastbound transpacific spot rates, and mixed economic data on the health of the US economy, the 15 box line members of the Transpacific ...
  • Durban's future port will break new ground
    The new port at Durban will be largely funded by the private sector and will be offered under a 20-30 year concession according to Transnet group ceo Brain Molefe. ...
  • OSCAR should help US 'agri' shippers
    US exporters of agricultural products to Asia should benefit from the joint initiative of the US Department of Agriculture (USDA) and the Westbound Transpacific ...
  • South Korea cuts interest rates to boost exports
    China is not the only economy that is seeing a backlash from the eurozone crisis; the South Korean central bank today unexpectedly cut its key interest rate to ...
  • More German efficiency from HHLA
    HHLA's highly automated Container Terminal Altenwerder (CTA) plans to introduce a working practice that will significantly reduce the time required to load and ...
  • Open Ocean aims to keep pirates at bay
    Yesterday saw the launch of a new service that aims to provide all of the necessary intelligence and advice needed to keep shipowners'/operators' fleets secure, ...
  • Dammam still congested
    There are signs that congestion in the port of Dammam, Saudi Arabia, is getting worse with Hapag-Lloyd among carriers imposing new surcharges. Effective from July ...

TradeWindsweb site
JULY 12, 2012
  • Lembergs escapes UK trial
    The English courts do not have jurisdiction over Latvian businessman politician Aivars Lembergs accused of involvement in a massive shipping fraud.
  • Clarksons loses a knight
    Royally connected shipbroker Sir Carron Greig has died at the age of 87.
  • How risky is Mombasa?
    Can fear of a pirate attack justify a shipowner refusing a charterers order to send a ship to a port even if it is not on the list of excluded high risk areas declared by war risks insurers.
  • Viking seals cruise deal
    Viking Ocean Cruises' boss Torstein Hagen has finalised an order for two 47,000-gt cruiseships at Italy's Fincantieri and may return with further contracts.
  • Cruise captains coin it
    A shortage of skills means that salaries in shipping continue to rise despite various high-profile companies facing serious difficulties, a new report says.
  • Bottiglieri agrees plea bargain
    The Italian owner of a bulk carrier accused by the US authorities of the illegal dumping of oily waste has agreed a plea bargain that will cost $1.3m.
  • Latvian holds cash pile
    Riga tanker owner Latvian Shipping is halting its 2011 dividend to cover previous losses.
  • HHI joins bond blitz
    Hyundai Heavy Industries is following compatriot Daewoo Shipbuilding & Marine Engineering into the bond market.
  • Nelly nearing IPO
    Indonesian tug owner Pelayaran Nelly Dwi Putri is plotting a domestic IPO.
  • DNB losses "low"
    Norwegian lender DNB has revealed its second-quarter shipping losses were "low."
  • S&P slices OSG again
    Standard & Poor's has sliced Overseas Shipholding Group's credit rating for the second time this year.
  • EOC still red
    EOC's bottom line continues to be weighed down by one of its two FPSOs lying idle.
  • Alaed under way again
    The controversial Russian cargoship Alaed, linked to a Syrian arms cargo, has left the port of Murmansk.
  • Fairstar plans fundraiser
    Fairstar is plotting a $335m private placement to cut debt and help pay for a newbuilding.
  • P+S rescue cleared
    The European Union (EU) has okayed a German state loan guarantee worth EUR 152.4m ($186.8m) for cash-strapped shipbuilding P+S Werften.
  • Two killed in sinking
    Two people have been killed and seven more are missing after their cargoship capsized in the Yangtze river in China.
  • Cruise CEO quits
    Celebrity Cruises boss Dan Hanrahan has handed in his notice.
  • Clyde & Co in Libyan move
    International trade and transport law firm Clyde & Co is opening a new office in the Libyan capital of Tripoli.
  • Wartsila gasses up tugs
    Wartsila is to supply duel-fuel engines to two environmentally sustainable offshore tugs being built for state-owned China National Offshore Oil Corp. (CNOOC) subsidiary CNOOC Energy Technology & Services Limited (CETS).
  • Atwood wins work
    US offshore drilling contractor Atwood Oceanics has secured lucrative contracts for two off its offshore drilling rigs.
  • Stena Line gets green light
    German competition authority Bundeskartellamt has approved a deal in which Stena Line will buy five Baltic ferry routes and two ships from Scandlines Deutschland GmbH

American Shipperweb site
JULY 12, 2012
  • Virginia gives more time for alternative port bids
  • New USDA report details container availability
    The report will detail the availability of 20-, 40-, and 40-foot high cube "dry" containers at 18 locations around the country, as well as 20- and 40-foot refrigerated containers for both the current week and project availability for the next two weeks.
  • Commentary: Saving your wallet from the cloud
  • PMA wants to standardize produce EDI
  • Corps delivers good news on Charleston deepening
    Agency officials reiterated the project's feasibility study is now projected to be finalized in less than four years instead of five to eight years, which would allow work to be completed by the end of the decade.
  • CMA CGM joins Maersk in new Asia/Africa loop
    The French line will provide two of 10 vessels on the service, with Maersk providing the other eight on a loop that will essentially replace Maersk's existing FEW3 service. The vessels will be in the range of 4,000- to 4,500-TEUs.
  • Railroad industry targets veterans for job openings
    The U.S. railroad industry will hire more than 5,000 military veterans this year, the Association of American Railroads announced Tuesday, furthering a White House effort to help discharged soldiers, sailors and airmen find jobs in the private sector.
  • U.S. container imports rise 4.4% in June
  • GPS now accepted on AirNet fleet
  • CKYH cuts 4 Asia-Europe sailings over next month
  • Port Everglades recruits Long Beach official
  • U.S./Oceania service switching to Charleston call
  • GeoMetrix Rail enhances tracking
  • DHL opens Shanghai express hub
  • CORRECTION: Import drop helps U.S. trade deficit

The Bunker Bulletinweb site
JULY 12, 2012
  • Rolls-Royce unveils energy efficient OSV design
    New design expected to decrease fuel use by as much as 40% in comparison to similar sized vessels.
  • Middle East market reports small price gains
    Small but steady growth in LS IFO demand in Fujairah.
  • Tight avails in Rotterdam
    Prices show little movement in European markets.
  • Sharp fall in fuel oil exports from Iran
    Cargo volumes down by almost 50%.
  • Gunvor moves ahead with plans for Belgium refinery
    Credit facility will be used to buy crude oil and feedstock.
  • Fuel oil stocks falling in Singapore
    Inventories decline by 12% in week ending July 11.
  • Player to start fuel oil trading in Singapore: Reports
    Freepoint Commodities has hired Shee See Kue from J.P. Morgan Chase.
  • Asian bunker markets generally firm
    Supplies of bunker fuels fine at major ports in Asia on Thursday.
  • Titan faces winding-up threat
    Investor Warburg Pincus seeks to recoup about $50 million through the liquidation of the Hong Kong-listed firm.
  • Singapore sees first bunker delivery using mass flow meter
    Bunker delivery by mass flow meter-equipped tanker 'significant milestone' for the local bunkering industry, says MPA.
  • 'Too much' at stake for box shipping lines in 2012
    Transpacific box shipping lines to implement further rate increase in efforts to restore revenues.
  • Sinopec Zhoushan expands bunkering operations to Huizhou
    Bunker supplies will be delivered by tankers from nearby Guangzhou.
  • Supplier resolving issues with 'off-spec' product
    Bunker supplies at Hong Kong remain 'relatively unaffected', says local trader.
  • Cargoship runs aground, leaks bunkers
    About 2,000 litres of bunkers have leaked after the Long Shan hit rocks on Korea's Jeju island, according to the coast guard.

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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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