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December 14, 2012
Sched Netweb site
  • Cosco joins the pack, raises Asia-Europe reefer rates US$1,500/FEU
  • Shenzhen eases clearance inspections to make port more competitive
  • Troubled ICTPL Mumbai container terminal rescued, to open next October
  • Fujian November box volume sets a monthly high at one million TEU
  • Guangxi Tiandong-Debao Railway outbound cargo hit 2.8 million tonnes
  • Yunnan focuses on infrastructure to build links to bordering countries
  • Two coastal expressways in Guangxi to open by the end of the year
  • New Zealand's Napier Port posts 11pc more revenue on 8.5pc more boxes
  • FPS Italy sets up sophisticated box and bulk handling terminal in Genoa
  • CN, CP bosses slam federal rail legislation as unnecessary and risky
  • Anhui saves farmers US$208 million by exempting produce from road tolls
  • Global Container Terminals to use Cargotec's Kalmar SmartPort solution
  • Korean Air doubles weekly cargo flights, starts passenger service to Peru
  • FedEx launches near real-time tracking software with pre-set eco data
  • Korean Air wins Airbus A380 Top Operational Excellence award
  • China Southern's Xinjiang international transshipments near 1,100 tonnes
  • IATA blessed, ELITE aims to be unified voice for freight forwarders

Exim Indiaweb site
DECEMBER 13, 2012
  • An amalgamation of opinions, analysis & solutions makes for an invigorating event
  • Asia-US trade boosted by 11,388-TEU vessel
  • Idle boxship capacity up
  • IMO's Maritime Safety Committee adopts new rules
  • MOL wins 2012 Internet IR Commendation Award
  • MoS bars CIWTC from leasing, scrapping vessels
  • Ship supply grew faster in 2011
  • Ships urged to follow IMO guidelines on fuel consumption, weather conditions
  • SS Transland Sea & Air Freight Services completes two successful years
  • Edible nut imports on the rise
  • Goa to export ore fines at pit heads
  • Textile exports dip 8.6 pc during H1
  • Elaborate on steps to prevent mishaps around LNG terminal : Kerala HC
  • LA-Long Beach ports' box backlog to remain for some more time
  • Maccia conference to focus on port-led development in Maharashtra
  • Industrial output bounces back to 8.2 pc in Oct.

International Transport Journalweb site
DECEMBER 13, 2012
  • Qatar Airways flies Boeing Dreamliner to UK
    After taking delivery of the first of 60 Dreamliners (Boeing B787) in November, followed by the operation of commercial flights on intra-Gulf routes to familiarise operating crew, ...
  • Kombiverkehr amends service offer to/from Norway
    CargoNet AS, a partner company of the German intermodal service provider Kombiverkehr, has ceased operating the Trelleborg/Malmö to Alnabru (Oslo) rail link for economic reasons. S...
  • Freightliner runs first shortliner service
    The UK-based rail service provider Freightliner has commenced its ground-breaking shortliner services, shortly after receiving a new fleet of 40 ft twin platform shortliner wagons....
  • SriLankan Airlines increasing flights to Riyadh
    SriLankan Airlines is to introduce three more flights to Riyadh (Saudi Arabia), thereby increasing the total number of connections to five per week, effective from today (13 Decemb...
  • Chrysler begins production of Ram 2500 CNG pick-up truck in Mexico
    The first Ram 2500 compressed natural gas (CNG) pick-up trucks have begun rolling off the line at the Chrysler Group's Saltillo truck assembly plant in Mexico. The Ram 2500 CNG is ...
  • U.S. Xpress affiliate Arnold Transportation Services to merge with LinkAmerica Corp
    U.S. Xpress Enterprises, a leading provider of transportation services throughout North America, has reported that the Jacksonville FL (USA)- based company Arnold Transportation Se...
  • AA Cargo chooses regional sales manager Northern Europe
    American Airlines Cargo has chosen Andy Cornwell to be its regional cargo sales manager - Northern Europe. He is now responsible for the airline's sales and commercial activitie...
  • Prize for thesis on pharmaceutical logistics
    Susann Reichel from Grieshaber Logistics AG in Bad Säckingen (Germany) recently received the City of Loerrach prize for this year's best bachelor thesis at the Baden-Wuerttemberg C...
  • Asian shippers and European Shippers Council (ESC) meet in Jakarta
    The Indonesian National Shippers Council hosted a meeting that was attended by representatives from the European, Hong Kong, Korean and Macao Shippers Councils, as well as by the...
  • Volga-Dnepr Airlines transports 300 t of gold mining equipment to Kenya
    More than 300 t of gold mining equipment was recently flown to Kenya via three Antonov AN-124-100 freighter flights operated by the Russian carrier Volga-Dnepr Airlines. The f...
  • Official launch of ro-ro service between Iskenderun and Port Said
    A ro-ro transport service between the port of Iskenderun (southern Turkey) and Port Said on Egypt's Mediterranean coast, has been officially inaugurated in the presence of the Turk...
  • Dachser acquires Spanish transport and logistics firm Azkar
    Dachser, an international logistics service provider based in Germany, is acquiring the Spanish transport and logistics service provider Azkar, with effect from 15 January 2013. Th...
  • Doosan Infracore Construction Equipment EMEA and Fiege reaffirm partnership
    Doosan Infracore Construction Equipment EMEA, the regional division of the construction equipment business of Doosan Infracore, the flagship infrastructure support business of the ...
  • Crestron strengthens partnership with Kuehne + Nagel in Belgium
    Crestron, a provider of advanced control and automation systems, is expanding its contract with Kuehne + Nagel Belgium and bringing all its warehousing activities under one roof. T...

Marine Logweb site
DECEMBER 13, 2012
  • TK LNG gears up for U.S. exports with newbuild order
  • MST delivers on Netherlands order for RIBs
  • Craig Perciavalle takes helm at Austal USA
  • Atlântico Sul drillships to have Rolls-Royce engines,...
  • ACL picks Cat 280 engines for towboat repowers

World Wide Shipperweb site
DECEMBER 13, 2012
  • Columbia Grain lease extended for Port of Portland Terminal 5
  • Washington State Ferries eyes return to regular service levels
  • Port of Bellingham holiday event provides support for local charities
  • PNW grain handlers/ILWU locals call for more time to negotiate
  • Mariana Express Lines to begin Micronesia/West Coast US service

Lloyd's Listweb site
DECEMBER 13, 2012
  • Intertanko highlights wider concerns for tanker market
    Owners' association strives to tackle fundamental industry problems
  • India accounts for almost half of 2012 refinery growth
    Expanding industry continues to create demand for crude and product tankers
  • NYK inks three-year VLCC charter deal
    Japanese owner sees opportunity in Thai energy demand
  • The end is nigh
    Why embracing fear will help spearhead the right recovery
  • Reasons for tanker owners to be optimistic in 2013
    More Atlantic to Pacific business to lift spirits
  • It has been a bruising year for the tanker markets
    Bankruptcies and financial workouts characterised 2012
  • Cargo owners force more tankers through Suez
    Overcapacity leaves operators with little choice of route despite extra costs
  • Teekay LNG orders newbuildings at DSME to target US exports
    Fuel-efficient pair ideal to carry cargo through Panama Canal, says Evensen
  • All out
    It's the 1970s revisited as recession sparks stoppages from China to the US
  • Thessaloniki improves results as government eyes investors
    Northern Greek port has yet to fulfil potential, says minister
  • Codemaker
    The Hong Kong convention on ship recycling is as sound as the man who drove it
  • DP World denies plan to exit Mundra box terminal
    Press reports 'have no basis in fact' says managing director
  • Chinese shipbuilder blames strike on subcontractors
    Yard's explanation raises more questions than it answers
  • Maersk prepares for east coast US port strike
    Customers put on notice of congestion surcharges
  • Paragon secures partial deal with lenders
    Talks on waivers and rejigging payments continue with trio of banks
  • Seadrill launches IPO for North Atlantic Drilling
    Fredriksen firm hopes to capitalise on shortage of harsh-environment rigs
  • HSH Nordbank and Omega reach Chapter 11 settlement
    Approval will see German bank repossess eight tankers and pay Kassiotis $5.3m

Fairplayweb site
DECEMBER 13, 2012
  • Raid on pirates fails
    PIRATES were reported today to have won a skirmish against Puntland forces that might have been trying to free a ro-ro and its crew, who have been held since 29 March 2010
  • Prestige sabotage alleged
    A FORMER Spanish maritime inspector today accused the master and chief engineer of the tanker Prestige of sabotage to make it run aground off the Spanish coast
  • Southern Cross concludes deal for Ultrapetrol
    PRIVATE equity fund Southern Cross is now the controlling owner of NASDAQ-listed Ultrapetrol, after the closing of its $220M investment
  • Teekay targets US LNG exports
    NYSE-listed Teekay LNG today confirmed orders for LNG newbuildings, with deliveries timed for the debut of LNG exports from the US
  • Bulker newbuilding prices stabilising at last?
    DRYBULKER newbuilding prices have started to stabilise after their long fall, which could indicate that the freight market itself might be recovering, a shipping analyst said today
  • Vale, Zhanjiang to build iron ore logistics centre
    VALE HAS signed a deal with Zhanjiang's port in Guangdoing province to build an iron ore logistics centre
  • CSC Phoenix gives up bulkers to bank
    SHANGHAI-listed Chang Jiang Shipping Group Phoenix (CSC Phoenix) has said it is turning three 57,000dwt bulkers over to Pudong Development Bank in connection with loan provisions
  • Dredger crew sought
    SEARCHERS are today looking for four mariners missing since their dredger sank off China's Guangdong province
  • VLCC cargoes disappoint
    VLCC owners are bracing for a disappointing December, as charterers prepared for next week's stems offers for January, brokers said today
  • China's growth to boost global and domestic shipping
    CHINA'S shift towards an economy based on consumer demand could boost global shipping, China Shipping's president said today
  • Holiday blues arrive early in Capesize sector
    CAPESIZE owners are seeing their pre-Christmas rate rally dissolve, as daily earnings tumbled by almost a quarter to $7,624 per day
  • Atlantic LNG moving to Asia
    LNG CARGOES are being re-exported from the Atlantic basin to northeastern Asia as gas prices in the latter region firm amid winter
  • More Mexican deals seen for Keppel
    KEPPEL stands to win more rig orders from Petroleos Mexicanos or other Mexican drillers, sector analyst Lim Siew Khee of CIMB predicted today

The Journal of Commerceweb site
DECEMBER 13, 2012
  • Counterfeit Shipment Seizure Is Custom's Largest in Laredo
    Customs seized 7,800 counterfeit Audemars Piguet watches. The Import Specialist Enforcement Team at U.S. Customs and Border Protection's Laredo, Texas, port of entry recently seized an $83 million commercial shipment of 7,800 counterfeit watches that infringed on an Audemars Piguet trademark. The shipment of watches arrived via express consignment truck at the...
  • ILA-USMX: Down to the Wire?
    Harold Daggett isn't saying so, but the International Longshoremen's Association president seems to have opened the door for a second ILA contract extension. That's how I interpret the latest twist in eight months of negotiations of a Maine-to-Texas dockworker contract between the ILA and United States Maritime Alliance. A small group of...
  • With LinkAmerica, Arnold Plans to Build Density, Draw Drivers
    The most important benefit Arnold Transportation may gain from its merger with LinkAmerica isn't additional trucks or drivers but density. The tractor-trailers LinkAmerica brings to Arnold largely will haul freight in the same lanes, doubling down on freight density and making the truckload carrier more efficient. "What LinkAmerica provides is volume,"...
  • Competition, Canadian-Style
    Intermodal shippers tapping the two major Canadian railroads can look forward to better service - and likely more competitive pricing on lanes in which the carriers compete - in 2013. Two major forces are changing the intermodal networks of archrivals Canadian Pacific and Canadian National railways. Larger container ships are spurring...
  • Canada Tackles Its Driver Shortage
    Wondering where to find a trucking industry task force that's trying to tackle the so-called driver shortage? Look north. The Canadian Trucking Alliance formed a "blue ribbon task force" in 2011 to investigate the root causes of driver hiring and retention problems north of the border and come up with...
  • Containerization & Intermodal Institute Grants Scholarship to 11 Students at 2012 Connie Event
    NEWARK, N.J. - The Containerization & Intermodal Institute continued its industry education mission by presenting scholarships at the annual Connie luncheon here to college students and maritime academy cadets pursuing their degrees that will lead to careers in the international trade and transportation industry. The event honored Alberto Alemán Zubieta,...
  • ICAP Forward Curve Freight Rates
    The ICAP forward curve tracks containerized freight rates of swap agreements as settled against the SCFI-Shanghai Containerized Freight Index produced by the Shanghai Shipping Exchange. Derivatives Bid/Ask pricing in U.S. dollars as of Dec. 11 between Shanghai and the following four trade lanes. Data Included: 12/11/2012 U.S. WEST COAST...
  • 3PL Saddle Creek Logistics Hires Business Director
    Amy Barnes, Saddle Creek's new director of business development. Lakeland-Fla.-based third-party logistics provider Saddle Creek Logistics Services today named Amy Barnes as director of business development. Barnes will oversee the development of new customer relationships and help generate organic growth with existing accounts. She will be based in Winston-Salem, N.C. She has 16...
  • C.H. Robinson Announces SVP Jim Butts' Retirement
    Third-party logistics company C.H. Robinson Worldwide today announced that Senior Vice President Jim Butts will retire on Dec. 31, after 34 years with the company. Butts joined the company in 1978, and has been senior vice president since December 2007 and a member of the executive team since April 2002. His...
  • Maersk, MSC Narrow the Gap
    In ranking the ocean carriers serving the U.S. trade, perhaps Yogi Berra said it best: "It's déjà vu, all over again." Through the first nine months of 2012, Mediterranean Shipping Co. took the lead in U.S. exports and total trade. Standing in its way from sweeping the top spot in imports...
  • US Senate Sends Coast Guard Bill to Obama
    The U.S. Senate today approved H.R. 2838, the Coast Guard and Maritime Transportation Act of 2012, clearing the House-passed bill for the president's signature. "This bill provides the Coast Guard with the resources to continue to improve the ships, aircraft and communications systems they need to do their jobs," said House...
  • Capacity Glut Clouds Outlook for Carriers
    It's not going to look a lot like Christmas for ocean container lines this year, next year and even beyond that. Although many have managed to staunch the bleeding of red ink that decimated their bottom lines earlier this year, the outlook for their financial recovery appears increasingly dubious in 2013....
  • Domestic Intermodal Rates Inch Up
    U.S. domestic intermodal rates showed little volatility this week and continued to settle at post-peak-season levels, according to rail pricing provided by logistics provider IDS. An average of 25 major U.S. intermodal lanes stood at $2,352 per all-in, door-to-door, 53-foot container, less than 1 percent higher than the $2,331 average rate...
  • Peel Ports Secures Funds for New Liverpool Terminal
    Peel Ports has completed a 1.6 billion pounds ($2.6 billion) refinancing to fund its expansion plans, which include a 300 million pounds ($480 million) post-Panamax container terminal in the Port of Liverpool. The U.K.'s second-largest port operator raised the funds from several banks and pension funds and insurance companies in the...
  • Crowley and Jensen Maritime Honored With Two Significant Boat Awards at International Workboat Show
    NEW ORLEANS - Together Crowley Maritime Corp. and subsidiary Jensen Maritime, the company's Seattle-based naval architecture and marine engineering firm, were honored with two of the top 10 Significant Boat awards during the seventh-annual International Workboat Show recently held in New Orleans. The first award was for the design of two...

Containerisation Internationalweb site
DECEMBER 13, 2012
  • 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 ...
  • Lull before the storm
    The heated debates over how shipping's CO2 emissions could be curtailed in future may have died down in recent months, but that does not mean the problem has gone ...
  • Panama Canal will need expanding again
    The Panama Canal will need at least one additional expansion, according to Alberto Aleman Zubieta, immediate past commissioner of the Panama Canal Authority (PCA). ...
  • Customs throw their toys out of the pram
    Customs officers at the port of Rotterdam have stepped up inspections of shipments containing Asian-origin toys as Christmas approaches. Europe's biggest maritime ...
  • Just in time for Christmas
    It is often said that charity begins at home, but in the case of one of the UK's NHS Foundation Trusts, home has been transported in containers thousands of miles ...

TradeWindsweb site
DECEMBER 13, 2012
  • Omega accepts defeat
    Omega Navigation Enterprises (Omega) is about to relinquish its fleet of products tankers after striking a deal that will mark the final chapter of a bankruptcy battle that erupted in Texas over a year ago.
  • Petrobras goes clean
    Brazilian energy giant Petrobras appears to have put pen to paper on its third product carrier fixture in less than three days.
  • PRGN takes flight
    Shares of Paragon Shipping surged in midday trading Thursday after striking a series of debt deals with four of its lenders.
  • Mangrove takes root
    Hedge fund Mangrove Partners has emerged as a major shareholder in DHT Holdings.
  • Dry Docks out of Polarcus
    Drydocks World is selling its entire stake in Oslo-listed offshore outfit Polarcus.
  • CMA CGM moves in
    French container line CMA CGM is moving in at the port of Long Beach in California.
  • ICG caps Feederlink sale
    Irish Continental Group has completed the sale of its containerline Feederlink to Unifeeder of Denmark.
  • Moody's backs Stena
    Ratings agency Moody's Investors Service has lifted its assessment of Swedish owner Stena following its debt refinancing.
  • DSME bags TGP double
    Teekay LNG Partners has chalked up a potential five-ship order at Daewoo Shipbuilding & Marine Engineering.
  • Pirates killed in raid
    Three Somali pirates have been killed after Puntland forces tried to rescue crew from the cargoship Iceberg 1 near the town of Ga'raad.
  • Mermaid wins Ichthys deal
    Australian offshore vessel owner Mermaid Marine has won a half share in a $20m contract.
  • Crewman jailed for stabbing
    A Royal Caribbean cruiseship worker has been jailed for attacking a supervisor with a knife off the US.
  • E.R. stalwart quits
    E.R. Schiffahrt has promoted two young guns to its top management to replace the departing Norbert Aschmann.
  • MHI wins cruise contracts
    Mitsubishi Heavy Industries has homed in on the burgeoning Asian cruiseship industry with the addition of two repair and conversion contracts.
  • Citi builds Tallink stake
    Citigroup has increased its stake in Baltic ro-ro group Tallink in a EUR 116.55m ($152m) deal, valuing the company at EUR 740m.
  • Supply ship spill probed
    The US Coast Guard (USCG) is investigating a diesel fuel spill of at least 600 gallons from a supply ship in Puerto Rico.
  • Newton's law of dry-bulk
    Crashing returns in the Atlantic have been blamed for the reality check delivered to the capesize market yesterday.
  • DP not pulling out
    DP World has dismissed suggestions that it plans to pull out of a containership terminal at India's Mundra Port over a dispute with majority shareholder, Adani.
  • Caddell off the street
    A veteran tanker that was forced on to a New York road by Hurricane Sandy has finally been shifted.
  • Bug bites P&O
    Over 300 passengers on a P&O Cruises ship have been struck down by the norovirus vomiting bug, reports say.
  • Brit bags Flex shares
    UK investment house Praxient Capital has hiked its holding in Flex LNG.
  • Singapore proving costly
    Thome boss Olav Eek Thorstensen says Singapore has become too expensive for the company to continue growing its business.
  • Beaumont refloated
    Tug pulls UK cargoship off rocks in Spain; tank damage reported.
  • FEH wins charter deal
    Hong Kong-listed Far East Horizon (FEH) has signed a chartering deal with Chinese energy group Sinochem until at least 2014.
  • P&O ties up tanker
    P&O Maritime in Australia has won a 10-year charter for its new condensate tanker in Papua New Guinea.
  • Mariana plans US route
    Mariana Express Lines (MEL) is set to launch a new service between the US West Coast and Micronesia.
  • GrainCorp spurns ADM
    GrainCorp has rejected an improved takeover offer from Archer Daniels Midland (ADM), the company said Thursday.
  • Paragon lands waivers
    But success of debt overhaul hinges on talks with HSH, Commerzbank and Nordea, filings show.
  • Charleston grounding
    A German-owned general cargo vessel has been refloated after going aground in a port in the southern United States.

American Shipperweb site
DECEMBER 13, 2012
  • Delta CEO: Four airlines for U.S. in 2013
    Next year, the U.S. airline industry will achieve a "rational industry construct" with four major airlines competing in the domestic and international air space, Richard Anderson, chief executive officer of Delta, said.
  • Grain terminals, union review options
    A federal mediator said after contract talks on Tuesday and Wednesday the Pacific Northwest Grain Handlers and ILWU Locals 4, 8, 19 and 23 "have agreed they require additional time to review their options."
  • ILA, USMX to discuss container royalties next week
    Three days of negotiations between the International Longshoremen's Association and their employers ended on Wednesday without a labor agreement to replace the one that expires on Dec. 29.
  • Mariana Express Lines starts U.S. West Coast service
  • Trade Tech speeds rate quote engine for NVOs
  • FMC approves NRAs for foreign NVOs
    FMC Chairman Richard Lidinsky noted that foreign NVOs have wanted to be able to offer Negotiated Rate Arrangements since the commission approved allowing domestic NVOs to offer them.
  • Canada considers modifying FAST program
    Canada is evaluating simpler eligibility requirements for highway carriers to participate in the Free and Secure Trade program to expedite the movement of cargo across the northern border for trusted shippers.
  • Drewry sees possible litigation over Brazil port reforms
  • Carriers slow joint WCNA-Central America loop
  • Port of L.A. loses CMA CGM to Long Beach
  • UPS announces LTL guaranteed service
  • Canada, Israel to cooperate in customs arena
  • Portland gets NextGen technology in 2013
  • Dachser buys Spanish logistics company
  • Container lessor SeaCo names new CEO
  • FMC reviews 15 OTI license applications
  • Perciavalle named Austal USA president

The Bunker Bulletinweb site
DECEMBER 13, 2012
  • New waste heat recovery system for auxiliary engines
    Alfa Laval says it is a market first and 'the natural next step' in fuel efficiency gains.
  • Prices show little movement in Fujairah
    South African bunkers firm with distillates making big gains in Cape Town.
  • Prices firm in Mediterranean ports
    But stay soft in northern ports
  • Starfuels' expansion triggers collapse of rival
    Oil derivatives player 'ends Singapore-based brokering operations'.
  • LNG bunkering carries strong business case, survey finds
    But economics and infrastructure seen as the biggest challenges.
  • Bunker technology company will 'move to protect its rights'
    Nautical Control Solutions wins Canadian patent.
  • Port's clean-air incentive scheme 'illegal'
    'The law doesn't make exceptions for good intentions,' auditor tells Port of Seattle.
  • Ballast-free designs could give massive fuel savings
    Estimates range from 6% to 25% potential overall fuel savings by eliminating ballast.
  • Fuel oil stocks fall by 10.6%
    Singapore stocks have fallen for the first time in six weeks.
  • Puerto Rico spill under investigation
    The minor spill happened during refuelling.
  • Bunker prices lack direction
    Singapore prices firm but other markets were stable to soft.
  • OW Bergen tie-up given go-ahead
    European Commission can see no competition issues from merger.
  • Singapore bunker sales drop to nine-month low
    Shipowners picking up smaller quantity of bunkers, traders say.
  • Sinopec Zhoushan expands bonded ops in China
    Commences supply of bonded bunkers to another port in Zhejiang province.
  • Chinese yard delivers first 'green' box ship
    Delivery demonstrates a 'breakthrough' of the shipbuilder's manufacturing capability, it says.
  • Hoegh Autoliners joins campaign for cleaner shipping
    'Switching to low-sulphur fuel is costly but the environmental campaign has made it easier for shipping lines to change.'

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The liner shipping industry contributes substantially to the U.S. economy.
Washington
This is highlighted by an analysis carried out by S&P Global Market Intelligence on behalf of WSC and PMSA
Toll worsens from explosion in Iranian port of Shahid Rajaee
Tehran
It caused 46 deaths and injured over 1,200 people
Tender for concession of container terminal at Ukrainian port of Chornomorsk to be announced by mid-year
Kiev
The management will include the general cargo terminal
CEVA Logistics (CMA CGM group) will buy the Turkish Borusan Lojistik
Istanbul/Marseille
Wärtsilä's first quarter is positive
Helsinki
New orders value growth slows
ESPO: The EU Parliament's Budget Committee's request for more funding for transport, energy and infrastructure is welcome
Brussels
The importance of financing TEN-T networks to enable their adaptation for both military and civilian dual-use purposes was highlighted
Solidarity contribution for the families of port workers who are victims of accidents at work
Rome
It was established by the National Bilateral Port Authority
Bureau Veritas Marine & Offshore Division Reports Record Quarterly Revenue
Neuilly-sur-Seine
New historical peak also for the classified fleet
PSA reportedly considering selling its 20% stake in Hutchison Ports
Singapore
This is according to "Reuters", which had already floated this hypothesis at the end of 2022
Federagenti, Italy must give a sharp acceleration to the projects of ZES, free zones and Special Logistics Zones
Rome
Pessina: There is no space for reflections prey to bureaucracy
In the first quarter of this year, freight traffic in the port of Rotterdam decreased by -5.8%.
Rotterdam
Both disembarkation (-3.1%) and embarkation (-11.9%) loads are decreasing
Increase in container cargo is not enough for the port of Antwerp-Bruges to avoid a -4.0% decline in quarterly traffic
Antwerp
The decline in liquid bulk cargoes worsened (-19.1%)
The China Shipowners' Association considers the measures taken by the US against Chinese ships a typical example of unilateralism and protectionism
Beijing/Washington
The WSC reiterates that such measures could undermine American trade, harm U.S. manufacturers, and undermine efforts to strengthen the nation's maritime industry.
COSCO Expresses Strong Opposition to US Planned Taxes on Chinese Ships
Growing share of new entrants in European rail transport sector
Madrid
In 2023, rail freight transport performance decreased by -8%
New Chinese Ship Taxes That Will Only Raise Prices for Americans
Washington
The executive vice president of the US Chamber of Commerce denounced it
Tax amounts set for China-linked vessels arriving at US ports
Washington
Calculated on the basis of net capacity or container volume, they will be applied from October and will be progressively increased
International tender launched to award concession for new Casablanca port shipyard
Casablanca
It is the largest in Africa and has been unused since 2019
Federlogistica, the industry must stop approaching logistics only in terms of costs
Genoa
Falteri: a national control room composed of representatives of the logistics sector and industrial groups is necessary
ABB closes positive first quarter even if revenue growth is lower than expected
Zurich
Wierod: Our consolidated local-for-local approach protects us from the trade war
New global minimum wage deal for seafarers
Geneva
The level will rise to $690 from January 1, 2026 to reach $704 from 2027 and $715 from 2028.
Global trade in goods could fall by -1.5% this year
Geneva
WTO predicts. Okonjo-Iweala: Persistent uncertainty threatens to slow global growth, with serious negative consequences for the world
In 2023, around two-thirds of all goods moved in the EU were transported by sea.
Luxembourg
In the period 2013-2023, only the share of road transport increased, while that of other modes decreased.
Postal shipments of goods from Hong Kong to the US suspended
Hong Kong
Hongkong Post faces exorbitant and unreasonable tariffs due to unjustified and intimidating actions of the United States
Confitarma highlights the need for the decarbonisation strategy not to penalise shipping compared to other modes
Rome
Zanetti: also ensure that the implementation process takes into account the operational needs of the industry
Intercargo and Intertanko raise concerns over shipping decarbonisation deal
London
The complexity of the measure adopted by the IMO and the unusual procedure from which non-governmental organizations were excluded were highlighted
Pirate attacks on ships to spike in first quarter of 2025
Pirate attacks on ships to spike in first quarter of 2025
London
Sharp increase in incidents in the Singapore Straits
Interferry welcomes IMO agreement on decarbonisation of shipping, but finds strategy too complex
Victoria/Piraeus
Greek Shipowners' Association disappointed by failure to recognise essential role of transition fuels such as LNG
International Labour Organization Recognizes Seafarers as Key Workers
London
ITF and ICS: a historic moment
CMA CGM to acquire 35% of Egypt's October Dry Port
Cairo
The company operates a dry port in the industrial and logistics zone near Cairo
MSC Group's TiL to Take Full Control of Hutchison Ports Terminals
New York
Bloomberg reports this, specifying that the Panamanian terminals would be jointly managed with BlackRock
Draft regulation on decarbonisation of shipping approved by MEPC includes mandatory fuel standard and pricing of greenhouse gas emissions
London/Washington/Brussels
The establishment of a Fund to collect resources deriving from the pricing of emissions is foreseen
Task force of five associations for the relaunch of Italian rail cargo
Rome
Initiative by Agens, Assoferr, Assologistica, Fercargo and Fermerci
MIT indicates Matteo Paroli as new president of the ports of Genoa and Savona-Vado
Rome/La Spezia
The La Spezia port community also requests a name for the Eastern Liguria Port Authority
Le Aziende informano
Il retrofit ibrido-elettrico di ABB guida i traghetti dei laghi italiani verso un futuro più sostenibile
Confitarma underlines the importance of the shipping decarbonisation strategy being defined at IMO
Rome
The Italian Confederation specifies that it shares some of the USA's concerns
WSC Reiterates Trump's Measures for National Maritime Industry Are Bad for U.S. Economy
Washington
Kramek: Ready to support the administration with constructive proposals
Fincantieri and Accenture establish joint venture Fincantieri Ingenium
Trieste/Milan
The aim is to drive the digital transformation of the ship product and port logistics
Meyer Werft has delivered the new luxury cruise ship Asuka III to NYK Cruises
Papenburg/Emden
It has a capacity of 744 passengers and 470 crew members
As Trump formalizes measures to revitalize America's maritime industry, the nation's ports face a dramatic decline in traffic
Washington/Geneva
Okonjo-Iweala (WTO): With the escalation of trade tensions between the US and China, the exchange of goods between the two economies could decrease up to 80%
CK Hutchison denies allegations of breach of concession contract for Panamanian ports of Cristóbal and Balboa
Panama
Panama Ports Company emphasizes that it has complied with all legal obligations and contractual commitments
US Does Not Participate in IMO Negotiations on Shipping Decarbonization, Threatens Reciprocal Measures
London
Expressed opposition to any attempt to impose economic measures on ships based on greenhouse gas emissions or fuel choice
T&E urges MEPC to agree clear and ambitious measures to decarbonise shipping
Brussels
It is necessary - the association underlines - to set binding objectives
Meyer Yachts will build an ultra-luxury residential mega yacht for Ulyssia Residences
Miami
The ship will be 320 meters long and will be built at the Papenburg shipyard
Neapolitan Grimaldi Group wins $1.3 billion order for nine ro-pax ships
Neapolitan Grimaldi Group wins $1.3 billion order for nine ro-pax ships
Helsinki/Naples
Order at China Merchants Jinling Shipyard (Weihai)
Viking orders two cruise ships from Fincantieri with option for two additional units
Los Angeles/Trieste
The two ships under construction in Ancona for the American brand will be the first in the world to be powered by hydrogen stored on board
Antonio Ranieri is the new maritime director of Liguria
Genoa
He takes over from Admiral Piero Pellizzari who was discharged from the service upon reaching the age limit
In the first quarter of 2025, China's CIMC recorded a 12.7% increase in container sales
Hong Kong
Revenues grew by +11.0%
Last year, the revenues of the Chinese group CMPort increased by +3.1%
Hong Kong
In the first three months of 2025, port terminals handled 36.4 million containers (+5.6%)
The financial statements of the AdSP of Western Liguria and the Central-Northern Tyrrhenian Sea have been approved
Genoa/Civitavecchia
Konecranes revenues increased by +7.7% in the first three months of 2025
Helsinki
343 million euros of new orders for port vehicles (+37.5%)
Kuehne+Nagel posts first quarter of growth
Schindellegi
The logistics group's net sales amounted to 6.33 billion Swiss francs (+14.9%)
Application by TDT (Grimaldi group) for the construction and management of 50% of the Terminal Darsena Europa in Livorno
Leghorn
The company has requested an extension of the duration of the current concession
In 2024, 58 million invested in the modernization of the ports of Livorno, Piombino and the island of Elba
Leghorn
The final budget and the annual report of the AdSP have been approved
EIB advice to strengthen climate resilience of the ports of Volos, Alexandroupolis and Patras
Luxembourg
It will assist port authorities in identifying and managing climate risks
In the first quarter the port of Valencia handled 1.3 million containers (+3.4%)
Valencia
Transhipment traffic decline
The Management Committee of the Central Tyrrhenian Sea Port Authority has unanimously approved the 2024 financial statement
Naples
SOS LOGistica will acquire the qualification of Third Sector Entity
Milan
The association currently has 74 members
In the first three months of 2025, freight traffic in the ports of Barcelona and Algeciras decreased
Barcelona/Algeciras
Hupac transfers intermodal service with Padua to Novara
Noise
Until now the other terminal was the one in Busto Arsizio
PSA SECH has operated the first 400-meter train at Parco Ferroviario Rugna
Genoa
Capacity up to 20 pairs of trains per day
The 2024 financial statement of the Eastern Liguria Port Authority was unanimously approved
The Spice
The war clearance preparatory to the expansion of the Ravano Terminal in La Spezia is nearing completion
The Spice
The AdSP has invested over 600 thousand euros in it
Francesco Rizzo appointed president of the AdSP of the Strait
Rome
He has repeatedly denounced the uselessness of the construction of the bridge over the Strait
US aircraft attack Yemeni port of Ras Isa
Tampa/Beirut
38 dead and over a hundred injured
In 2025 Stazioni Marittime predicts an increase in ferry and cruise traffic in the port of Genoa
MIT Mobility Report Highlights Rising Demand for Both Passengers and Freight
Rome
In the first quarter, cargo traffic in Russian ports decreased by -5.6%
St. Petersburg
Both dry goods (-5.3%) and liquid bulk (-5.8%) are decreasing
Andrea Giachero confirmed as president of Spediporto
Genoa
The board of directors of the association of Genoese freight forwarders has also been renewed for the three-year period 2025-2028
Study for monitoring vehicular traffic in the ports of Venice and Chioggia
Milan
Order awarded to Circle and Arelogik
In Italy, the rail freight transport sector is in deep trouble
Geneva
Fermerci calls for making traffic incentives structural and increasing and for refinancing the incentive for the purchase of locomotives and wagons
Global Maritime Forum report on optimising ship calls to reduce emissions
Copenhagen
Virtual arrival and just-in-time arrival approaches proposed
In the first quarter of this year, container traffic in the port of Gioia Tauro grew by +15.5%
Joy Taurus
Construction of the "Dockworker’s House" has begun
GNV has taken delivery of the second of four new ro-pax vessels in China
Genoa
"GNV Orion" will be able to accommodate 1,700 passengers and transport up to 3,080 linear metres of cargo
After ten quarters of decline, container traffic in the port of Hong Kong returns to growth
Hong Kong
In the first three months of this year 3.39 million TEUs were handled (+2.1%)
Fincantieri acquires stake in WSense
Rome
The ninth FREMM unit "Spartaco Schergat" delivered to the Italian Navy
The new edition of the Practical Manual of Maritime Traffic has been presented
Genoa
Written by Assagenti, it turns fifty
Container traffic at the ports of Long Beach and Los Angeles increased by 26.6% and 5.2% in the first quarter
Long Beach/Los Angeles
Trump's tariffs impact imminent
In the first three months of 2025, the port of Singapore handled 10.5 million containers (+5.8%)
Singapore
In weight, containerized traffic recorded a decrease of -1.4%
Regulations signed for LNG bunkering at Fincantieri shipyard in Genoa
Genoa
Define the methods of transferring fuel from ship to ship
Historic shipbuilding brands Uljanik and 3.Maj on the verge of extinction
Zagreb
The State confirms its intention to sell the shipbuilding activities at the two sites of Pula and Rijeka
Cambiaso Risso has completed the acquisition of the French Somecassur
Genoa
The transalpine company specializes in the insurance of super and mega yachts
New weekly train service between the port of Gioia Tauro and Verona
Joy Taurus/Verona
Operated by Medlog for the transport of refrigerated goods
EBRD looking for strategic partner for development of Moldovan river port of Giurgiulesti
London
International competition launched
SAILING LIST
Visual Sailing List
Departure ports
Arrival ports by:
- alphabetical order
- country
- geographical areas
Turkish ports set new first-quarter cargo traffic record
Ankara
Historic peak of cargo imported from abroad
In the first quarter of 2025, freight traffic in the port of Taranto grew by +37.6%
Taranto
Increase of 854 thousand tons of solid bulk and 265 thousand tons of conventional goods
DEME buys Havfram, a company that installs offshore wind farms
Second Right/Washington
Transaction worth approximately 900 million euros
Rail transport of convoys for Rome Metro started from Reggio Calabria
Rome
Contract awarded by Hitachi Rail to Mercitalia Rail
In 2024, the volumes handled by Magli Intermodal Service decreased by -2%
Rezzato
Turnover stable
Yang Ming records first decline in turnover in March after 14 months of growth
Keelung/Taipei
Evergreen and WHL revenue growth continues
The European Commission has approved the acquisition of Germany's Schenker by Denmark's DSV
Brussels
The impact on competition in the markets in which the two companies operate is considered limited
Fincantieri - Kayo Agreement to Promote the Development of the Shipbuilding and Naval Industry in Albania
Trieste
Possible creation of a hub for shipbuilding and refitting in the region
Recent slight reduction in logistics costs for new factory vehicles
Brussels
Montaresi (AdSP Liguria Orientale) awarded with the "Port Oscar"
Miami
The event has reached its eighteenth edition
In the first three months of 2025, containers carried by OOCL vessels increased by +9.3%
Hong Kong
Revenues up +16.8%
The AdSP of the Southern Tyrrhenian and Ionian Seas wins in appeal against Zen Yacht
Joy Taurus
Company ordered to pay back rent
A large shipment of cocaine was seized in the port of Livorno
Leghorn
Two tons of drugs identified by Customs and Financial Police personnel
Navantia renews agreement with American cruise group Royal Caribbean
Miami
To date, the Cadiz shipyard has carried out maintenance, repair and refurbishment work on 45 of the group's ships.
Record cruise traffic expected in Italian ports this year
Miami
Cemar believes that growth will not stop even in 2026
HII-HHI Agreement to Accelerate US and South Korean Naval Production
National Harbor
The aim is to strengthen the naval industrial base of the two nations.
Panama Ports Company Accused of Violating Terms of Concession Agreement
Panama
Panama's Auditor General announced the filing of criminal charges
Colombo West International Terminal has become operational
Ahmedabad
It has a traffic capacity of 3.2 million TEUs
The conference "New sustainable marine fuels - Decarbonize Shipping" will be held in Genoa on Monday
Genoa
The new multifunctional border control structure PCF - PED/PDI Point completed in the port of Gioia Tauro
Joy Taurus
"Artificial Intelligence Comes to Port" Conference in Rome on Friday
Rome
It is promoted by the National Union of Port Enterprises
MSC Group's new cruise terminal inaugurated in Miami
Miami
It can accommodate three large ships at the same time
In February, traffic in the port of Ravenna increased by +2.1%
Ravenna
Bulk cargo increases, miscellaneous cargo declines
In 2024, Ferrovie dello Stato Italiane recorded a net loss of -208 million euros
Rome
Revenues up by +11.7%. The group's freight transported increased thanks to the acquisition of Exploris
Port of Genoa, Ente Bacini requests new spaces and renewal of the concession
Genoa
Conference to celebrate the centenary of the company
The public meeting of the Italian Port Terminal Operators Association will be held in Rome on June 19th
Genoa
VARD to build offshore dive vessel for Dong Fang Offshore
Alesund/Trieste
The contract is worth 113.5 million euros
PORTS
Italian Ports:
Ancona Genoa Ravenna
Augusta Gioia Tauro Salerno
Bari La Spezia Savona
Brindisi Leghorn Taranto
Cagliari Naples Trapani
Carrara Palermo Trieste
Civitavecchia Piombino Venice
Italian Interports: list World Ports: map
DATABASE
ShipownersShipbuilding and Shiprepairing Yards
ForwardersShip Suppliers
Shipping AgentsTruckers
MEETINGS
The conference "New sustainable marine fuels - Decarbonize Shipping" will be held in Genoa on Monday
Genoa
It will take place at the headquarters of the Port Authority of Genoa
"Artificial Intelligence Comes to Port" Conference in Rome on Friday
Rome
It is promoted by the National Union of Port Enterprises
››› Meetings File
PRESS REVIEW
Proposed 30% increase for port tariffs to be in phases, says Loke
(Free Malaysia Today)
Damen Mangalia Unionists Protest Friday Against Possible Closure
(The Romania Journal)
››› Press Review File
FORUM of Shipping
and Logistics
Relazione del presidente Nicola Zaccheo
Roma, 18 settembre 2024
››› File
Next week Italian ports will participate in Seatrade Cruise Global
Rome
Initiative brand: "CruiseItaly - One Country, Many Destinations"
MSC Group Cruise Terminal Officially Inaugurated in the Port of Barcelona
Barcelona
In 2027 it will be equipped with a cold ironing plant
Marcegaglia and Nova Marine Carriers form NovaMar Logistic joint venture
Lugano/Gazoldo of the Ippoliti
A general cargo ship will transport raw materials to the steel group's plants
Liebherr achieves record annual sales in the maritime and port crane segment
Bulls
Strong demand for offshore and container handling equipment
The annual conference "Programming, Operation and Management of Transport Networks" in Genoa
Genoa
It is dedicated to the transport and mobility sector
Last year, 656 ships underwent repair work in Greece
Piraeus
Increase of five units compared to 2023
Port of La Spezia, cruise ship docking simulations completed at Garibaldi West pier
The Spice
Assagenti conference on the future of the profession of maritime agent and broker
Genoa
It will be held tomorrow in Genoa
Stena Line presents a project for a ro-ro vessel capable of reducing energy consumption by at least 20%
Gothenburg
Introduced most of the innovative technologies currently available
Francesco Beltrano is the new general secretary of Uniport
Rome
He takes over from Paolo Ferrandino, who will continue to collaborate as a consultant
Saipem awarded new contracts in Middle East and Guyana
Milan
The total value of the orders is approximately 720 million dollars.
Conference in Genoa for the centenary of Ente Bacini
Genoa
The company was established on 19 February 1925
Interporto Bologna Board of Directors Renewed
Bentivoglio
Stefano Caliandro Appointed President. Loss of 1.7 million euros in 2024
NYK invests 76 billion yen in NYK Energy Ocean Corporation
Tokyo
The newco has taken over the activities of ENEOS Ocean
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