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December 13, 2012
Sched Netweb site
  • CKYH to cut extra seven Asia-north Europe/Med loops in Jan-Feb period
  • Hanjin links up with 'K' Line to expand network in Western Australia
  • China's November trade softens unexpectedly as global economy slackens
  • Shippers, ports, carriers call for more mainland-Taiwan ties services
  • Cosco Shipyard extends Intergraph shipbuilding design contract
  • Shanghai to build 4 con-ro ships with stowage design to minimise ballast
  • Cargosmart visibility software gives shippers heads up on cargo delays
  • Guangtong-Dali Trans-Asian Railway upgraded to handle 200-kph trains
  • Domestic couriers in China plan aggressive expansion into air cargo
  • December10 marked FedEx's busiest day in the company's history
  • Lambert-St Louis airport calls on China to revive 'Aerotropolis' scheme
  • DHL returns 120-year-old whisky to Antarctica from Scotland

Exim Indiaweb site
DECEMBER 12, 2012
  • ABG Shipyard bagsINR 485 cr. order from Ministry of Defence
  • APL Logistics & VASCOR form automotive logistics joint venture in India
  • Ashit Desai Memorial Seminar on Dec. 18; to deliberate on 25 years of Indian shipping
  • MOL acquires top rating for SMBC Environmental Assessment Loan
  • Safmarine-pioneered maritime education programme celebrates its first Master Mariner
  • STILT to conduct MANSA foundation course on shipping logistics
  • Exports fall further by 4.17 pc in Nov. to $22.3 bn
  • Fruit, vegetable exports up 24 pc in FY12
  • Tea exports plunge 20 pc in H1
  • KoPT demands 233 cr. as damages from HBT
  • Throughput at Major Ports down in April-Nov. year-on-year
  • TRAFFIC HANDLED AT MAJOR PORTS
  • Govt awarded only 11.5 pc of targeted road projects in FY13
  • Rail freight loading up marginally in Nov.
  • Railways records 19.23 pc growth during April-Nov.
  • Indias GDP at 7.2 pc by 2014 Goldman Sachs
  • INR edges up against dollar

International Transport Journalweb site
DECEMBER 12, 2012
  • Air France earlier to Algiers
    Today (12 December), Air France is starting a fifth daily service on the Paris CDG - Algiers (Algeria) route. The launch of the new operation had been initially planned for 31 Marc...
  • European aviation association lobby for gradual opening of ground handling services
    The Association of European Airlines (AEA), the European Regions Airline Association (ERA) and the International Air Carrier Association (IAC...
  • GE, KTZ and Transmashdiesel create a joint venture to produce diesel engines in Kazakhstan
    General Electric (GE) has signed an agreement with Transmashdiesel and JSC National Company Kazakhstan Temir Zholy's (KTZ) subsidiary JSC Remlokomotiv to create a joint venture com...
  • CP seeks expressions of interest for the DM&E west end
    Canadian Pacific, (CP), a transcontinental railway in Canada and the USA, intends to explore strategic options for its main line track from Tracy MN west to South Dakota, Nebraska ...
  • Rö-Trans AG enlarges fleet
    The Swiss transport provider Rö-Trans AG, based in B'tzberg/Bern, is taking delivery of ten new, 20 t MAN TGX tractors. The 18 year old firm specialises in domestic and internation...
  • UK report identifies clear opportunities for cutting carbon and lowering costs from road freight operations
    Switching from diesel to gas, reducing rolling resistance and aerodynamic drag and introducing more hybrid and electric vehicles - these factors have been identified as key opportu...
  • Australia fines Cathay Pacific and Singapore Airlines for price fixing
    Australia's Federal Court has ordered Cathay Pacific Airways Ltd (Hong Kong) and Singapore Airlines Cargo Pte Ltd to pay a total of AUD 23 million (EUR 18.5 million) in penalties f...
  • Priority Freight wins Automotive Supply Chain Award
    Priority Freight has won the Third Party Logistics Award at the inaugural Automotive Supply Chain Global Awards in Frankfurt (Germany). Nominated by manufacturers and their supplie...
  • New CFO at Waberer's International Inc in Hungary
    György Wáberer has appointed Erzsébet Antal as the new chief financial officer of Waberer's International Inc. Her primary mission is to further improve the efficiency and prepar...
  • Bremerhaven: better conditions for heavylift transports
    Bremen (Germany) has decided to extend the period for heavylift and out-of gauge transports in the city itself and in neighbouring Bremerhaven to include Sunday night. The move str...
  • Gebr'der Weiss takes over forwarding company Sprenger
    The Austrian transport and logistics company Gebr'der Weiss (GW) is strengthening its presence in Germany's Baden-W'rttemberg region by taking over the forwarding company Sprenger,...
  • Sinergy Cargo opens cargo terminal in Italy
    Sinergy Cargo - the Italian member of the FPS (Famous Pacific Shipping) network of independent forwarders and consolidators - has opened a multimodal container and bulk cargo handl...
  • Waberer's bundles activities in Hungary
    Waberer's Logistics Ltd - entirely owned by Waberer's International Zrt Inc - and Szemerey Transport Inc are unifying their complex logistics services and creating Hungary's larges...

Marine Logweb site
DECEMBER 12, 2012
  • Four Kings Pointers awarded Crowley Scholarships
  • Washed up tanker lifted from Staten Island street
  • Vigor Marine replaces bow of 80,000 bbl barge
  • Weeks Marine wins $26.25 million USACE contract
  • Keppel FELS books $420 million PEMEX order
  • Havyard PSV design picked by COSL

World Wide Shipperweb site
DECEMBER 12, 2012
  • Hanjin Shipping extending lease for use of Port of Seattle terminal
  • Freight transport numbers fall in DOT TSI report for October
  • Merchant Marine Academy cadets earn Thomas Crowley scholarships
  • Commerce Department report finds imports/exports down during October
  • Green Alliance members plan further service cuts

Lloyd's Listweb site
DECEMBER 12, 2012
  • Shipping faces new climate change measure uncertainty
    Doha decision to extend Kyoto Protocol poses new stumbling block for the IMO
  • Panama Canal must expand again, says former commissioner
    Arrival of 18,000 teu vessels will require an even larger waterway, says Alemán
  • Super pirates
    In a game where the toughest and cleverest survive, owners cannot let their guard down
  • Peel Ports completes refinancing deal for Liverpool2
    Second terminal will handle ultra-large box tonnage
  • Lull before the storm
    Debate about how to cut shipping CO2 emissions will heat up again next year
  • Driving force behind recycling standard says goodbye to the IMO
    Hong Kong International Convention on ship recycling is Mikelis' career landmark
  • STX confirms talks to sell Pan Ocean
    Sale aims to shore up conglomerate's troubled finances
  • HMD seals 10-tanker deal with Shell lessor
    Sinokor Merchant Marine to buy up to 20 medium range product carriers
  • Nato urged to explain 'soft' approaches by pirates
    Unclear terms confuse shipowners and could see more fishermen shot by accident, says security firm founder
  • UK broker cements tie-up with giant Dalian recycling unit
    IMO scrapping supremo Mikelis accepts post-retirement role
  • Tonnage tax is not a subsidy
    Regimes support a level playing field for shipowners
  • Demolition price rally falters
    Chinese steel prices fall as ships queue for scrapping in Bangladesh and India
  • CKYH to drop seven Asia-Europe voyages
    Cutback suggests pessimistic outlook for demand

Fairplayweb site
DECEMBER 12, 2012
  • IEA touts products trade
    CRUDE and products markets are now moving at "different speeds", with products taking a commanding lead, the IEA affirmed today
  • PetroChina buys BHP's stake in Browse
    PETROCHINA will buy BHP Billiton's stakes in the Browse LNG project in Australia, the Australian energy giant said today
  • JES breaks strike silence
    JIANGSU Eastern Shipyard today broke its silence over a strike, which it said grew out of a subcontracting pay dispute
  • Hurdles rise for Iran oil trade
    CRUDE exports from Iran have been halved over the past year, said the IEA, which warned today that new pressures will arise in the months ahead
  • EC approves OW's takeover of Bergen
    THE EC said today it has approved the takeover of Norwegian bulker and lubricants trader Bergen Bunker by Denmark's OW Bunker, part of the Wrist maritime service group
  • Fertiliser group acquiring Djakarta Lloyd
    TROUBLED Jakarta shipowner Djakarta Lloyd will be acquired by Indonesia's government-owned fertiliser group PIHC
  • Changhang Phoenix invests in logistics JV
    SHENZHEN-listed Changhang Phoenix, China's largest river drybulk carrier by capacity, said it has invested 3M yuan ($476,190) in a logistics venture in Wuhan, Hubei province
  • Nam Cheong retains 'buy'
    MALAYSIA'S OSV builder Nam Cheong has retained its 'buy' rating from DMG & Partners Research amid yard improvements and a newly delivered fuel-efficient MPSV
  • Indian breaking beaches set record
    CASH buyers said today 55 ships arrived in Alang for demolition in November, the highest level in 30 years for any month
  • OBO sale surprises
    GIVEN their highly profitable charters, Frontline's decision to sell two of its remaining three Suezmax OBO carriers surprised a key Norwegian shipping analyst
  • Americas oil production worries tanker owners
    RAPIDLY increasing oil production in the Americas is clouding the horizon for tanker owners, BIMCO warned today
  • MHI bags ship repair deals
    MITSUBISHI HI told Fairplay today it has agreed with fellow Japanese groups MOPAS and NCC to repair and convert two cruise ships
  • Congestion climbs 12.7% at bulker ports
    DELAYS in major coal and iron ore ports increased by 12.7% last week
  • CKYH Alliance extends cancellations
    THE CKYH Alliance, which has already blanked out seven Asia/Mediterranean sailings from this month through mid-January 2013, said today it will extend voyage cancellations to end-February

The Journal of Commerceweb site
DECEMBER 12, 2012
  • Solidarity
    In business, as in life, it's all about leverage. And as leverage goes, the maritime- and port-related labor movement appears to be holding many of the cards. The strategy employed by International Longshoremen's Association President Harold Daggett - starting at the JOC's TPM container shipping conference in March - served as...
  • Container Shortage Delays One Exporter's Shipments
    The perennial shortage of containers in the U.S. Midwest is beginning to hamper the export operations of precisely the kind of small companies that President Obama's National Export Initiative aims to encourage. The shortage, which is a familiar complaint by grain exporters in the Upper Midwest, is impacting shippers in...
  • Port of Milwaukee Expands Foreign Trade Zone
    Port of Milwaukee's expanded foreign trade zone. The Port of Milwaukee, the grantee of Foreign-Trade Zone 41, has been approved by the U.S. Department of Commerce Foreign-Trade Zone Board to serve a wider area of southeastern Wisconsin through an "alternative site framework." The decision allows the port to provide services to businesses...
  • Averitt Speeds LTL Service to Eastern Canada
    Cookeville, Tenn.-based transportation and logistics company Averitt Express has shortened its less-than-truckload service times to eastern Canada, including Toronto, Montreal, Ottawa and Quebec City. The improvements were made possible by operational adjustments within Averitt's network, the company said, as well as the network of Kingsway Transport, a fellow member of The Reliance...
  • US Pork, Beef Exports Jumped in October
    U.S. pork exports in October increased 9 percent to a record 218,132 metric tons (about 240,449 tons) valued at $607 million, according to statistics released by the U.S. Department of Agriculture and compiled by the U.S. Meat Export Federation. October's pork exports broke the previous record of 217,080 metric tons set...
  • Century Distribution Systems Receives Alliance Award From World Trade 100 and SMC3
    RICHMOND, Va. - Century Distribution Systems, Inc., along with Jo-Ann Fabric and Craft Stores® and Acuitive Solutions, are the proud recipients of the first 2012 Alliance Award, sponsored by World Trade 100 magazine and SMC3, in the international freight category. The award honors dynamic collaboration between shippers and their logistic...
  • CMA CGM Buys Stake in Long Beach's Pier J
    Container shipping line CMA CGM has purchased a stake in the Port of Long Beach's Pier J, a move that will bring an additional 2.6 million container units to the port and increase port revenue by about $70 million over the next five years. The investment makes CMA CGM a partner...
  • Dachser to Acquire Azkar
    German logistics provider Dachser will acquire Spanish logistics provider Azkar, effective Jan. 15, 2013. Dachser has held a 10 percent stake in its Iberian logistics partner since 2008. Following the acquisition, Azkar's current management team will continue to be led by Jose Antonio Orozco. For the time being, the company will...
  • Mica Says Gas Hike Optimists Are 'Smoking the Funny Weed'
    WASHINGTON, D.C. - Rep. John Mica, R-Fla., severely downplayed the prospects of a federal fuel tax hike, telling event attendees they're "smoking the funny weed" if they believe there is enough political will to boost highway funding via the pump. The pessimism from the outgoing House Transportation and Infrastructure Committee chairman...
  • ACL to Stop Providing Chassis in 5 Cities
    From Feb. 1, 2013, cargo carrier ACL will no longer supply intermodal chassis for merchant haulage moves in Norfolk, Va.; Charleston, S.C.; Savannah, Ga.; Atlanta; and Memphis, Tenn. The company will continue to provide chassis when performing carrier haulage in Chicago; Detroit; Indianapolis; St. Paul, Minn.; Council Bluff, Iowa; Cincinnati; Cleveland;...
  • NY Port Sets Informational Session for Companies Hit by Sandy
    The Port Authority of New York and New Jersey will host an information session for port partners who suffered business losses from Hurricane Sandy to meet with representatives from the Small Business Administration and Federal Emergency Management Agency. The meeting will be held Dec. 18, at 10 a.m., at the New...
  • World's Largest Container Ship Calls at Hamburg
    CMA CGM Marco Polo. Mega-ship CMA CGM Marco Polo, with a capacity of 16,020 20-foot-equivalent units, made its first call to a continental European port on its maiden voyage at the Port of Hamburg today, and is being handled at the HHLA Container Terminal Burchardkai. The Marco Polo is 396 meters (about...
  • ILA, USMX to Meet on Royalties
    International Longshoremen's Association President Harold Daggett said a meeting with management negotiators next week on the issue of container royalties will determine whether the ILA carries through on its threat of a year-end strike. At the end of three days of meetings with United States Maritime Alliance in Delray Beach, Fla.,...
  • OOCL to Implement Surcharge in Event of ILA Strike
    Orient Overseas Container Line today announced that it will implement a "Port Congestion Surcharge" in the event of an International Longshoremen's Association strike, to prepare for the possibility that ports on the East and Gulf Coast will be shut down on Dec. 29. In the event of a strike, for all...
  • Index Shows Improvement in Conditions for Truckers
    Nashville, Ind.-based transportation forecaster FTR Associates' Trucking Conditions Index started to rise significantly in September as expected, recording a 65 percent increase from August to 9.6, before declining to 7.9 in October. The Trucking Conditions Index is a compilation of factors affecting trucking companies, with any reading above zero indicating a...
  • ILA-USMX Labor Negotiations Timeline
    Negotiations between the International Longshoremen's Association and waterfront employers representated by United States Maritime Alliance have been tense from the start last spring. When the two sides agreed to extend the current contract by 90 days, some sense of stability returned to East and Gulf Coast ports. But with major...
  • DOD's TWIC Decision to Raise Carrier Costs
    The Defense Department's decision to drop the TWIC card as a trusted key to its online transportation systems doesn't throw up roadblocks that would stop TWIC-carrying truckers, but it will raise costs for some companies that employ them. The Transportation Worker Identification Credential, or TWIC card, considered secure enough to give...
  • Albro Elected Interim Seattle Port Commission President
    Tom Albro. The Port of Seattle Commission has elected Commissioner Tom Albro to serve as president until the commission holds its annual election of officers on Jan. 8, 2013, in accordance with the commission's bylaws. The port said the action ensures that leadership of the port commission is in place and the...
  • Cosco Container Lines Announces Rate Changes
    Cosco Container Lines has announced several rate changes coming in January. Cosco will increase rates for reefer shipments on the Asia-North Europe and Mediterranean trades by $1,200 per 20-foot-equivalent unit and $1,500 per 40-foot-equivalent unit, effective Jan. 1, 2013. The carrier will raise rates for all shipments in the Far East to Gulf & Red...
  • Entercoms Names Smith Chief Commercial Officer
    Dallas-based supply chain management company Entercoms has named Michael Smith as chief commercial officer. Smith will be responsible for commercial strategy and developing in marketing, sales, product development and customer service. He brings more than two decades of experience to the company after serving in leadership roles with Foxconn and Motorola, Entercoms...

Containerisation Internationalweb site
DECEMBER 12, 2012
  • Shanghai leads the way with big boxship calls
    Shanghai handles more containerships with a nominal capacity of more than 10,000 TEU than any other port in the world, with 18 weekly calls.New analysis from Alphaliner ...
  • Transpac rates on hold
    After falling for the past two months Drewry's Hong Kong - Los Angeles Container Rate Benchmark index has flat-lined this week in the aftermath of the ending of ...
  • Voice of the Elite is raised
    The Elite Association of Logistic Networks, which launched yesterday, has set itself targets of becoming 'a powerful and unified voice to ensure the interests of ...
  • COSCON joins the reefer hike alliance
    China's state-owned ocean carrier COSCON has followed the lead of Maersk Line, MSC, CMA CGM and others by announcing a reefer USD1,500 per 40ft general rate increase ...
  • Liners firing more blanks
    Another Far East - Europe ocean carrier alliance has announced voyage cancellations on the over capacity-plagued tradelane in an endeavour to squeeze supply and ...
  • Worse things still happening at sea
  • Ultra-large boxships test ports' capabilities
    Ports in Europe and Asia are being put to the test as the first of a new generation of containerships enters service, but initial feedback is positive with no problems ...

TradeWindsweb site
DECEMBER 12, 2012
  • Intermarine enlists hired gun
    US heavylift specialist Intermarine has enlisted a consultant to help spearhead the expansion of a liner service in West Africa.
  • Naughty or nice?
    Most shipowners would be delighted to find coal in their stocking this holiday season but cargoes can be more elusive than Santa Claus in today's market so if you want to impress the tycoon on your gift list without breaking the bank it might take a little creativity.
  • Legatum grabs Scorpio chunk
    Dubai's Legatum has emerged as one of Scorpio Tankers' largest shareholders.
  • Hallin goes bomb busting
    Hallin Marine is on the hunt for unexploded bombs at a site which will host a wind turbine.
  • JES admits cash constraints
    JES International Holdings has confessed to struggling with its cash flow following a strike by workers at its yard in Jingjiang City, China.
  • MR prices spike
    MR tanker prices have climbed by one tenth in just a couple of weeks on the back of stronger earnings, according to data from Clarksons.
  • Ilmarinen claim drags on
    A legal dispute over dividends between Finnlines and a pension fund has been given fresh legs by a supreme court ruling.
  • Mexican double for Keppel
    Keppel Corp has won a contract to build two drilling rigs worth $420m for Mexican oil and gas company Pemex.
  • Cape crash comes early
    Capesize rates crashed by one quarter today as hope of a final hurrah in 2012 seemingly disappeared.
  • Pacifica takes a hit
    A Costa cruiseship has been dented in a dock collision during a gale in Marseille, France.
  • English wins the vote
    Ship snapper, Phil English, has topped a poll of readers to become TradeWinds' Maritime Photographer of the Year.
  • Topaz takes 10
    UAE shipbuilder Topaz Marine Engineering has announced a deal to deliver 10 crew/pilot boats to Kuwait Oil Co (KOC).
  • Big John back in NYC
    John Fredriksen's Seadrill is looking to complete a second US-listing for one of its spin-offs in just three months.
  • SITC extends charter
    SITC Shipping has extended a period deal for a small containership at a higher rate.
  • CSL bulker spills fuel
    A CSL Group bulker has suffered damage and spilled fuel after hitting a dock at Toledo in Ohio.
  • SembCorp gets room to grow
    SembCorp Marine has secured the next phase of expansion at a new shipyard being developed in the west of Singapore.
  • JJ Sietas takeover fails
    The takeover of insolvent German shipbuilder JJ Sietas has fallen through over the lack of a second jack-up vessel order.
  • Glimmer of hope
    Relatives of the missing crew from the sunken cargoship Amurskaya have called for a search of an uninhabited Russian island after lifejackets were found there.
  • OCBC cool on YZJ
    OCBC Research has refused to get carried away with Yangzijiang Shipbuilding's breakthrough into the offshore arena.
  • DNB takes shine to STNG
    Investors only have one choice when betting on product tanker recovery, bank says.
  • MPP on the rocks
    A UK multipurpose (MPP) has run aground on rocks en route to Aviles to Spain.
  • COSL orders PSV quartet
    Norway's Havyard is hopeful of more Chinese business after clinching an order for four platform supply ships (PSVs) from China Oilfield Services Limited (COSL).
  • Two top earners gone
    Frontline's departure from the dry-bulk market after the cutting of two charter contracts with Cosco will see the John Fredriksen-led company wave farewell to its two highest earning assets, a leading analyst notes.
  • McQuilling heads south
    McQuilling Services has continued its expansion drive by spreading its wings in South America.
  • Pupuk to buy DL
    State-owned fertiliser producer Pupuk Indonesia Holding Company (PIHC) is to take over shipowner Djakarta Lloyd (DL).
  • CKYH cuts back again
    The CKYH boxship alliance is cutting further voyages to Europe to cope with a winter dip in demand.
  • Malaysia nabs robbers
    Malaysian authorities have detained eight suspected robbers after an attempted hijacking off the Malaysian coast.
  • Lurssen in pole position
    German shipyard group Lurssen has reportedly submitted the best bid for insolvent shipbuilder P+S Werften's Wolgast plant.
  • STX Pan Ocean in play
    STX Corporation is in talks about a possible sale of its stake in South Korean shipowner STX Pan Ocean.
  • US volumes defy strike
    US import cargo volume at the major container ports is expected to increase almost 4% this month despite the recent strike.
  • Dalian halts rig work
    Dalian Shipbuilding Industry Offshore has stopped work on four jack-up rigs in the wake of the recent rig accident in Singapore.

American Shipperweb site
DECEMBER 12, 2012
  • Sandy recovery to impact truck capacity
    The influx of trucking assets to meet demand will exacerbate a tight market and lead to a national shortage of trucks, especially for flatbed, dry van and refuse haulers, warned Noël Perry, senior consultant for FTR Associates.
  • Cargo pilot union objects to FAA rule
    According to a Transportation Department docket published today in the Federal Register, cargo-only operations aren't required to abide by the new flight, duty and rest requirements for pilots, but may choose to opt in if desired.
  • Barge groups say water release still needed
  • DHL expands sea-air offering
  • Australia hits Cathay, Sinagpore with price-fixing fines
  • 80% e-freight penetration by 2015, group says
    "The industry is now comprehensively united in our objectives and timelines for e-freight and e-AWB. This sends a huge message to all industry participants," said Bill Gottlieb, past president of FIATA and a GACAG member.
  • Keeping U.S. export reform on task in 2013
  • U.S. exports down 3.6% in October
  • CKYH Alliance cancels additional Asia-Europe sailings
  • UP taps Texas talent with new Austin IT hub
    The center, which will support 40 programmers and engineers, will serve as a software engineering and research and development hub for the railroad's technology group.
  • Largest containership calls Hamburg
  • Piontek named president of TMS provider 3PLogic
  • Catapult releases rate bid mapping tool for carriers
  • December container imports to increase 3.9%
  • Virginia port container volumes increase
  • U.S. duties on Chinese solar panel imports take hold
  • Entercoms names Smith chief commercial officer
  • Fednav 'green' ship calls Cleveland
  • Jaxport gets anti-pollution grant
  • Ryder sets up mobile app for fleet management tool

The Bunker Bulletinweb site
DECEMBER 12, 2012
  • Mid-week prices firm in Fujairah
    Market also firm in Suez.
  • Prices firm in Rotterdam, soft elsewhere in Europe
    Good demand reported in Hamburg and Gibraltar.
  • Bunker player runner up in photography competition
    Capt Yunlong (Joe) Zhou is regional credit manager with Bomin Bunker Oil.
  • Owners concerned about BWMS fuel consumption
    Ballast water treatment will typically be required during peak cargo operations.
  • Africa nations eye cabotage regime
    Move endorsed by African Union.
  • Bulker punctures bunker tank
    Reports say the vessel's stern collided with a pier.
  • 'Growing trend' to tighten emissions at ports
    Company providing cold-ironing systems has won 'substantial multiple orders'.
  • Russia cargo volume up by 6%
    Liquid cargo up nearly 4% over the period.
  • Prices generally firm in bunker markets
    Demand mostly weak across key Asian ports.
  • Pirates 'stealing from bunker tanker'
    'We believe robbers were hoping to get away with some valuables and to steal oil from the ship,' says Malaysian Maritime Enforcement Agency.
  • Salvor prepares to remove bunkers from sunken ship
    Baltic Ace had over 500 mt of bunkers onboard when it sank off the Dutch coast last week, reports say.
  • Japanese yard starts construction of 'eco' LNG carrier
    New generation carrier consumes 25% less fuel compared to conventional ships.
  • Antwerp completes first LNG bunkering
    Event represents 'a further significant step towards more environment-friendly shipping' at port, says local port authority.

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Genoa
The involvement of territorial, economic and social communities is foreseen
ITU, ICAO and IMO highlight risks to maritime and air transport caused by attacks on satellite communications
Geneva/Montreal/London
London Government presents its strategy for decarbonising maritime transport
London
The measures for ports will be defined after a public consultation that will take place in the coming months
For security, military ships are not enough, merchant ships are also essential
London
TUI in talks with shipyards for two new cruise ships for Marella
Hanover
Slots available starting from the 2031 financial year
ANESCO, with the Port Employment Centers, accidents have decreased in the three main Spanish ports
Madrid
67% reduction in lost work days per year
Filt, Fit and Uilt, no to the transformation from "article 18" to "16" of the Livorno port company LTM
Leghorn
Unions ask port authority to block proliferation of new economic entities
Last year Fincantieri recorded record revenues and new orders
Last year Fincantieri recorded record revenues and new orders
Trieste
Folgiero: the first fruits of our strategy and industrial vision have been harvested
COSCO Shipping Holdings revenue increased by +44.8% in the fourth quarter of 2024
COSCO Shipping Holdings revenue increased by +44.8% in the fourth quarter of 2024
Shanghai
In the period, the container ships of the Chinese group's fleet transported 6.9 million TEUs (+13.1%). Containers on the Asia-Europe/Med routes fell
Porto Marghera, renewal of concession to Terminal Rinfuse Venezia
Venice
New 25-year contract. Investments of over 53 million euros expected
In the last quarter of 2024, container traffic alone increased in French ports
Paris
In the whole year, containers amounted to over 5.3 million TEU (+11.5%)
Carnival Sets New Low Season Quarter Records December-February
Carnival Sets New Low Season Quarter Records December-February
Miami
Positive outlook for the remainder of the 2025 financial year
Rail Losing Ground in Transalpine Freight Traffic Through Switzerland
Bern
In 2024, trains transported 25.7 million tons of cargo (-3.7%)
CK Hutchison's Port Division revenues grew by 10.8% last year
Hong Kong
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
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
Francesco Beltrano is the new general secretary of Uniport
Rome
He takes over from Paolo Ferrandino, who will continue to collaborate as a consultant
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
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
Decarbonisation of maritime transport will be faster in the EU and the US
DHL Acquires CRYOPDP
Bonn/Nashville
The company provides courier services for clinics and healthcare
SAILING LIST
Visual Sailing List
Departure ports
Arrival ports by:
- alphabetical order
- country
- geographical areas
Over a million to the port companies of Livorno and Piombino to acquire green vehicles
Leghorn
The ranking for admission to the PNRR-Next Gen Eu contributions has been published
COSCO Shipping Development Co.'s container sales increased by +204.1% in 2024
Shanghai
The related turnover increased by +124.0%
The call for funding for the purchase of electric vehicles in the ports of Genoa and Savona-Vado has been published
Genoa
Yang Ming Buys Three New 8,000 TEU Containerships
Keelung
They will be delivered between 2028 and 2029
Construction of a cruise ship for Regent Seven Seas Cruises begins in Marghera
Trieste
Fincantieri will deliver the unit in 2026
Federlogistica establishes operational offices in Spain and Brazil
Genoa
The aim is to go beyond theoretical cooperative relationships
Over a Ton of Cocaine Seized in the Port of Gioia Tauro
Reggio Calabria
If placed on the market it would have generated over 187 million euros
In 2024, the economic results of Interporto Padova reached record values
Padua
Revenues up +17%
Three ceremonies at the Saint-Nazaire shipyard for three new MSC Cruises ships
Geneva
New flagship "MSC World America" delivered
German railway company DB Cargo reduced losses in 2024
Berlin
Revenues down again. -9.0% drop in freight volumes
NovaAlgoma orders second 38,000 dwt cement carrier in China
Lugano
It will be taken over in 2027
Customs agreement between Italy and Brazil to facilitate trade
Brasilia
Mission of the Customs and Monopolies Agency in the South American nation
A team from La Spezia Container Terminal in Rotterdam to test advanced technologies
The Spice
ECT Hutchinson Ports Training Center Visited
The assembly of Genoese freight forwarders on Monday
Genoa
It will be held at the Palazzo della Borsa in Genoa
Assarmatori, in Italy the ferry segment cannot bear the burden of the EU ETS in a very fragile market situation
Brussels
Messina: Protecting shipping from the ideological excesses of the Green Deal
The website of the Port Authority Corps - Coast Guard has been renewed
Rome
It has become a single digital access point to documents and services
In 2024, inland waterway freight transport in Germany increased by +1.2%
Wiesbaden
The volume, at 173.8 million tonnes, is the second lowest since 1990.
APM Terminals Granted Port of New York - New Jersey Concession Renewal
New York
Contract for a period of 33 years. Investments of 500 million dollars are expected
Experimentation of crane automation has begun at the Interporto Padova terminal
Padua
The interport company awarded the "Industria Felix 2025 Award"
Container traffic in the port of Algeciras fell by -17.0% in February
Algeciras
Both import-export volumes and transhipment are decreasing
New cruise company Crescent Seas has been founded in Miami
Miami
The fleet, initially consisting of one ship from Regent Seven Seas Cruises, will grow to five units within the next five years
In 2024, the volume of vehicles transported by Wallenius Wilhelmsen's fleet decreased by -9.7%
Oslo
Traffic down on almost all global routes
Agreement between Assoporti and Assologistica and the Florida trade, transport and port authorities
Rome
It was signed today
In April a mission in Albania of The International Propeller Clubs - Italy
Genoa
It will take place on the 9th and 10th in Tirana and Durres
COSCO Shipping Ports revenues rose to a record $1.5 billion in 2024 (+3.3%)
Hong Kong
In the fourth quarter alone, a decrease of -3.0%
SO.RI.MA. (FHP group) granted a concession of an area of 125 thousand square meters in the port of Chioggia
Venice
Investments of 11.5 million euros expected over 25 years
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 public meeting of the Italian Port Terminal Operators Association will be held in Rome on June 19th
Genoa
The annual conference "Programming, Operation and Management of Transport Networks" in Genoa
Genoa
It is dedicated to the transport and mobility sector
››› Meetings File
PRESS REVIEW
Damen Mangalia Unionists Protest Friday Against Possible Closure
(The Romania Journal)
Govt. to woo top ten shipping liners in world for Colombo port expansion
(Daily Mirror)
››› Press Review File
FORUM of Shipping
and Logistics
Relazione del presidente Nicola Zaccheo
Roma, 18 settembre 2024
››› File
Contship Italia’s intermodal network has been extended to the Gulf Terminal in La Spezia
Melzo
Connections with the inland terminals of Milan, Modena and Padua
Container traffic in the port of Valencia grew by +15.2% last month
Valencia
The overall volume of goods handled increased by +6.8%
The Northern Tyrrhenian Sea Port Authority obtains gender equality certification
Leghorn
It is the first Italian port authority to obtain this recognition
Container traffic growth weakens at ports of Los Angeles and Long Beach
Los Angeles/Long Beach
Last month, increases of +2.6% and +13.4% respectively were recorded
Assarmatori, the Italian government's position on the impact of the EU ETS on shipping and ports is good
Rome
Messina: fully understood the risks and distortions of European climate regulation
PSA Italy's Genoa port terminals awarded anti-corruption certification
Genoa
The UNI EN ISO 37001 standard defines the requirements for an effective anti-corruption management system
Assiterminal presents three projects for the sustainable transition of the Italian port sector
Rome
Work completed on docks 33 and 34 of the port of Civitavecchia
Civitavecchia
50,000 square meters of yards prepared
The completion and doubling of the Pontremolese is the dream-nightmare of the La Spezia port community
The Spice
Fontana: Money is not found when enormous resources are channeled into railway lines of dubious utility
Hanwha acquires 9.9% stake in shipbuilding company Austal
Sydney
Investment worth approximately 116 million US dollars
The European fleet is growing but competing fleets are growing at a faster rate
Brussels
Raptis (European Shipowners): investing ETS revenues in clean shipping technologies and fuels
Trasportounito has confirmed the national halt to the transport of goods
Rome
Proclaimed for the duration of five days from March 31st to April 4th
Container traffic in Hong Kong port increased by +9.1% in February
Hong Kong
However, for the second time in the last 25 years, cargo volume was below one million TEU.
Cargo traffic in Greek ports stable in Q3 2024
Piraeus
The increase in volumes transported on domestic routes has offset the decline in traffic with foreign countries
At the Vado Ligure container terminal a 21,000 teu container ship fully loaded
I go to Liguria
The 400-meter-long Cosco Shipping Nebula has landed
UIR proposes a permanent table for the development of intermodality
Verona
The main task is to build a project financing program.
Restructuring plan approved for Spanish company Armas Trasmediterránea
Las Palmas de Gran Canaria
Creditors' appeal rejected
The decline in cargo traffic at the port of Singapore worsened in February
Singapore
Containerized cargoes amounted to 27.4 million tons (-3.6%)
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