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February 15, 2012
The Business Timesweb site
Shipping News
  • Port of Rotterdam eyeing green sector in expansion
    THE Port of Rotterdam, Europe's busiest, has long been associated with a bustling petrochemical industry - but it will be turning a page towards a greener economy.
  • Vet armed security personnel well
    THE debate on whether shipowners and operators should be able to employ armed security personnel on their vessels has been settled, in favour of the armed response.
  • S Korea Hyundai, STX win US$1.7b orders
    South Korea's major shipbuilders, STX and Hyundai, said yesterday they have won a combined US$1.7 billion orders to build mostly LNG carriers and oil tankers, defying global financial turmoil that has roiled the shipbuilding sector.
  • Container rates rebound 29%
Strait Talk
  • Daunting prospects for shipowners
    HENEVER shipping people start talking about the prospects for the rest of this year, the word 'difficult' and 'tough' usually pop up in the conversation. There have been a flurry of opinions and reports from shipping experts over the past few weeks.

The Business Timesweb site
Shipping News
  • Port of Rotterdam eyeing green sector in expansion
    THE Port of Rotterdam, Europe's busiest, has long been associated with a bustling petrochemical industry - but it will be turning a page towards a greener economy.
  • Vet armed security personnel well
    THE debate on whether shipowners and operators should be able to employ armed security personnel on their vessels has been settled, in favour of the armed response.
  • S Korea Hyundai, STX win US$1.7b orders
    South Korea's major shipbuilders, STX and Hyundai, said yesterday they have won a combined US$1.7 billion orders to build mostly LNG carriers and oil tankers, defying global financial turmoil that has roiled the shipbuilding sector.
  • Container rates rebound 29%
Strait Talk
  • Daunting prospects for shipowners
    HENEVER shipping people start talking about the prospects for the rest of this year, the word 'difficult' and 'tough' usually pop up in the conversation. There have been a flurry of opinions and reports from shipping experts over the past few weeks.

Sched Netweb site
  • Canada Transpacific Stablisation Agreement to up rates US$400/FEU mid-March
  • Cosco ups rates to Red Sea US$300/TEU, Persian Gulf $500/TEU from March
  • New ISO standard for high security container seals required on March 1
  • Uncertainty over freight rates brings futures market to record lows
  • Asia-Europe rose 3pc to 14 million TEU, Europe-Asia up 8pc to 6 million TEU
  • China's January imports fall 15.3pc as deepening eurozone debt crisis lingers
  • International Chamber of Shipping calls for state action to fight piracy
  • Diana charters two new 3,750-TEU ships back to the sellers
  • Rival Savannah and Charleston ports win dredging funds in President's Budget
  • Rotterdam sets itself up as king of containerised reefer trade worldwide
  • Reefer men meet at Cool Logistics Africa 2012 April 24-26 in Cape Town
  • Singapore's NOL unit APL to phase out its whole US chassis fleet by 2014
  • US Cass Freight trucking index rises 3.6pc - best January since 2008
  • Abu Dhabi readies for wider role in UAE's grand port and railway scheme
  • US Customs finds insect infestation in wood packaging at Detroit air cargo
  • Nigeria government expected to pay US$6 million to cargo airline for Lagos crash
  • Anchorage air cargo rises from downturn, but still 10pc off 2010 volumes

Exim Indiaweb site
  • deugro moves largest indigenously manufactured refinery packages for L&T to IOCL Paradip refinery
  • PDP Projects successfully executes loadout of Essar heavylifts at Mumbai Port
  • TWL to foray into shipbuilding biz
  • Exports of organic food products surges 33 pc
  • India eyes biz opportunity in Iran following sanctions
  • Pak may miss deadline for MFN status to India: Fahim
  • Andhra Pradesh likely to get third Major Port at Nakkapalli
  • CoPT to provide onshore power to berthed ships
  • Vasan inaugurates Gulf of Kachchh VTS

International Transport Journalweb site
FEBRUARY 14, 2012
  • Norbert Dentressangle takes delivery of first euro VI truck
    The French logistics and transport service provider Norbert Dentressangle has taken delivery of the very first road tractor to meet the euro VI standards, two years before the new ...
  • Kapsch to implement digital train radio system for Irish Rail GSM
    The Irish railway operator Iarnród Éireann - Irish Rail (IÉ) recently awarded the implementation of a digital train radio system for the DART (Dublin Area Rapid Transit) region to ...
  • Safmarine names second new owned MPV
    The "Safmarine Sahara" - Safmarine's second newly-built, owned multi-purpose vessel (MPV) - was officially named on 10 February in Savannah GA (USA). The vessel, built at...
  • Iata urges policy-makers to use aviation as a strategic asset
    The International Air Transport Association (Iata) urged policy-makers to use aviation as a strategic asset. "Policies that support aviation's competitiveness deliver wide-ran...
  • World Airways helps Tampa Cargo deliver fresh flowers for Valentine's Day
    World Airways is supporting the heavy Valentine's Day demand for fresh roses from Latin America by providing a Boeing B747 freighter to Tampa Cargo just in time for the celebration...
  • Australia's Kempsey bypass: Crescent Head Road overpass open
    The newly built Crescent Head Road overpass in New South Wales (Australia) has opened to traffic. It represents another milestone in the delivery of the new, fully-federally funded...
  • New marketing and communication manager at Schiphol Cargo
    Schiphol Cargo, the cargo unit of Amsterdam Airport Schiphol, has appointed Berend-Jan Rietveld as marketing and communication manager. Rietveld has spent twelve years in marketing...
  • US port of Vancouver celebrating 100th centenary
    The port of Vancouver, located on the Pacific coast in Washington (USA), will be celebrating its 100th birthday with a new website, amongst other things (www.portvanusa.com/centenn...
  • India: new railfreight corridor likely to open in 2014
    A 66-km stretch of Indian Railways' ambitious dedicated freight corridor project may be opened to traffic as early as 2014, according to several Indian newspapers. The new track, w...
  • Saudi Airlines Cargo introduces economic solution for non-critical shipments
    Saudi Airlines Cargo is to launch "BellyFlex", a low-end belly product with longer transit times at hubs for attractive rates. Based on the belly capacity of the aircraft...
  • Prologis leases 41,500 sqm in Munich to MAN Group
    Prologis Inc, a leading global owner, operator and developer of logistics properties, has agreed to lease around 41,500 sqm of space in the Prologis Park Munich-Neufahrn to the MAN...
  • Dachser building massive new branch office in the Netherlands
    One of the largest Dachser branch offices in Europe is currently being built in Zevenaar (Netherlands). The new, EUR 22 million complex is due to go into service in summer. In the ...
  • BAE Systems selects Kuehne + Nagel for Miami hub
    BAE Systems Regional Aircraft intends to open a support and services hub by placing a quantity of BAe 146/Avro RJ and Jetstream 41 consumable and rotable spares into an existing Mi...

Marine Logweb site
FEBRUARY 14, 2012
  • More Costa Concordia passengers join law suit filed in Miami
  • AAPA has kisses and hisses for FY 2013 Budget proposal
  • Braemar to market new LNG containment system developed by GD NASSCO
  • TUI moves ahead with plans to sell remaining Hapag-Lloyd stake
  • Korean shipbuilders win big LNG vessel orders

World Wide Shipperweb site
FEBRUARY 14, 2012
  • Demolition project continues at Port of Bellingham location
  • West returning to Port of Tacoma as chief human resources officer
  • Crowley taps Roger King as corporate safety director
  • Sound Wood Products Inc. moving to Port of Chehalis
  • President nominates pair for Federal Maritime Commission posts

Lloyd's Listweb site
FEBRUARY 14, 2012
  • Tui reaches agreement to sell Hapag-Lloyd stake
    Tui to reduce its interest in Hapag-Lloyd from just over 38% to around 22% by the end of June
  • Huge oversupply keeps aframax markets stagnant
    Mediterranean winds and Baltic ice are unable to move charter rates
  • Never apologise and never explain
    The case of QBE v Dymoke highlights the dark side of demutualisation
  • Hilmar Reksten: crook, genius or both?
    However colourful some of today's shipowners may seem, they are not a patch on the stoker's son who died $158m in debt
  • Textainer reports 39% surge in revenues
    Company added 448,000 teu to its container fleet last year
  • Grimaldi and Minoan take the fight to Anek
    Move likely to inflame bad relations with old rival's boss Ioannis Vardinoyannis and test Greek competition principles
  • Fredriksen enters MR market with $35m per vessel
    STX confirms
  • Tilbury eyes Northern Expansion programme
    Tilbury and London Gateway will complement each other, says Forth Ports
  • Project Next promises 1,100 new Tilbury jobs
    Logistics project will deliver new growth on the Thames
  • Owners look to cash in on competitive ship prices
    Countercyclical ordering works only when the few stand alone and exposed
  • Q&A: the American P&I Club's John Poulson
    Mr Poulson has rejoined the club as vice-president, principal surveyor and head of the survey and technical department
  • International Group receives a stable outlook from S&P
    Ratings agency raises concern over pressure on capital
  • British Marine: the phoenix from the ashes
    Firm says it is largely unaffected by Lodestar turmoil
  • Panamax period charters stall
    Contract volumes in January and February are at half last year's levels
  • Matson profits drop a third as transpacific trades weaken
    Hawaii volumes starting to recover
  • Monthly Brazilian iron ore exports halved in January
    Iron ore exports fall almost 50% from December to just 18.2m tonnes
  • Indonesia to ban export of minerals in 2014
    Exports could increase in the run-up to implementation of new law
  • Zim secures $100m from Israel Corp
    Cash injection from parent company as line reaffirms plans to split in two
  • CSAV posts $1.3bn loss for 2011
    But fourth-quarter shortfall much smaller as restructuring efforts take effect
  • Standstill at Sokhna as dockers strike
    Cruiseships divert to Port Tawfiq
  • Golar LNG confirms fleet expansion
    Golar now has total of nine vessels and a pair of FSRUs on order and is eyeing more
  • Congestion at Antwerp after pilots join strike
    Protest over government plans to raise the national age of retirement to 65
  • Bottiglieri Challenger stranded in Mobile after magic pipe trouble
    Eight crew members detained as new drama unfolds in Alabama
  • Dockwise posts full-year loss after yacht transport disposal
    Company says fourth quarter 'successful' despite falling into red
  • European Commission seeks views on state aid rules
    Deadline of May 14 for stakeholders' replies on whether to revise EU guidelines
  • Spiralling labour costs see SCI post $15m net loss
    State-owned player blames raised bunker charges and port fees
  • Blowing its own trumpet
    International Group of P&I clubs publishes first annual review
  • India must invest $20bn in ports
    APM Terminals' Fejfer says infrastructure lags behind economic growth
  • Gas still needs care
    While Golar and others build up their fleets, ship managers need to be building up their own orderbooks by ensuring competent engineers, cargo officers and crew are available
  • TCC wins legal round against former customers
    Judge rejects shippers' bid to transfer case to FMC

Fairplayweb site
FEBRUARY 14, 2012
  • Would Iran just slow down Hormuz ships?
    IRAN MIGHT combat Europe's trade sanctions simply by slowing ships down in the Strait of Hormuz, according to a Standard & Poor's report
  • STX OSV's profits rocket
    NORWEGIAN offshore support vessel builder STX OSV posted 50% higher net profits today when it revealed 2011 results
  • Strikers shut Belgian ports
    BELGIAN ports were shut down today by striking tug and traffic operators
  • Judge sides with TCC
    IN A RULING that could have broader implications, a bankruptcy judge has ruled that the Federal Maritime Commission does not have exclusive jurisdiction over US container service contract disputes
  • NCL curbs losses
    NCL CUT losses significantly in 2011's fourth quarter, primarily by reducing its costs
  • Sihanoukville revenues rise 33%
    CARGO revenues at Sihanoukville Autonomous Deep Sea Port increased by one-third January from levels of the same month last year, the port told Fairplay
  • US ports want separate security funding
    US PORT advocates are disappointed that President Obama's budget proposal continues to lump money for port security with domestic emergency response funds
  • Drybulk demolitions seen staying high
    DRYBULK demolition sales should remain at a historically high level but drop slightly from last year, BIMCO senior analyst Peter Sand predicted today
  • EC opens aid consultation
    THE EC has opened a public consultation on EU guidelines on government aid to the maritime sector
  • Argentine transport union to boycott UK ships
    ARGENTINA'S transport workers' union has decided to boycott ships flying the British flag because of the Falkland Islands dispute, IHS Global Insight reported today
  • Star Reefers plummets
    STAR REEFERS said today significant impairment losses combined with a depressed freight market to cause deep quarterly losses
  • Breaking prices plunging
    HEAVY tonnage buying has finally taken its toll on the ship recycling market, with scrap prices plummeting by up to $20 per ldt
  • 11 pirates arrested in Puntland
    POLICE from Somalia's semi-autonomous region of Puntland have reportedly arrested 11 suspected pirates during operations in Nugaal region
  • Canada's trade focus shifts away from US
    CANADA'S exports, long dominated by truck and rail movement into the US, are shifting to overseas markets and ocean carriers, a study has shown
  • Hijacked bulker reaches Somali coast
    GREEK-owned bulker Free Goddess, which was hijacked by Somali pirates in the Arabian Sea, has reportedly arrived in the vicinity of Garacad, in the Mudug region of Somalia

The Journal of Commerceweb site
FEBRUARY 14, 2012
  • Galveston Appoints Mierzwa Port Director
    The Port of Galveston named Capt. Michael J Mierzwa as its new port director, effective Feb. 16. Mierzwa, who...
  • TUI May Float Remaining Hapag-Lloyd Stake
    German travel company TUI said it may try again to float its stake in Hapag-Lloyd as part of its bid...
  • Red Arrow CEO Participates in Afghan Trade Mission (Podcast)
    In this podcast, Red Arrow Logistics CEO Liz Lasater is interviewed from Kabul, Afghanistan, where she is traveling as part of...
  • Zim Gets $100 Million 'Security Net'
    Israel Corp, parent of Zim Integrated Shipping Services, said Tuesday it would provide the struggling carrier with $50 million as...
  • Retail Sales Rose 0.3 Percent in January
    Retail sales rose less than expected in January largely because of discounting in the auto sector. The Commerce Department...
  • ATA Takes Anti-Fatigue Driver Work Rule to Court
    The American Trucking Associations will file a petition challenging new final truck driver work rules in federal court, the trucking...
  • Houston Appoints Waterworth Interim Port Director
    The Port of Houston Authority appointed Leonard D. Waterworth as the interim executive director of the port authority. Waterworth...
  • ANA, JAL Cargo Traffic Rose in December
    Japan's All Nippon Airways Co. saw international cargo volume rise for the first time in three months in December...
  • FedEx Upgrades Asia-Middle East Service
    FedEx Express is expanding its freighter service between Asia and the Middle East through India, speeding up shipment transit times...
  • Frankfurt Air Cargo Traffic Plunges 16.8 Percent
    Frankfurt airport handled 16.8 percent less freight in January than a year ago as uncertainty over the global economy and...
  • Pantos Logistics Opens Thailand Distribution Center
    Pantos Logistics recently opened a 32,808-square-foot logistics center near the port of Laem Cabang, Thailand, as the third-party logistics provider...
  • Cathay Pacific Cargo Traffic Falls 17.6 Percent
    Cargo transported by Cathay Pacific and sister carrier Dragonair in January plunged 17.6 percent year-over-year and 26 percent from December....
  • Matson Profit Tumbles 55 Percent
    Matson Navigation's fourth quarter operating profit fell 55 percent to $13 million as slumping trans-Pacific rates offset improved volume to...

Containerisation Internationalweb site
FEBRUARY 14, 2012
  • Shipping demands a piracy game-changer
    'He who would go to sea for pleasure, would go to hell for a pastime': an 19th Century English proverb attributed to a scurvy-afflicted press-ganged seafarer of ...
  • US Budget boosts port dredging and landside transport infrastructure
    The US President's fiscal year 2013 budget has increased funding for ports' deep draught maintenance and boosted investment in landside infrastructure programmes. ...
  • EU lists more Iranian businesses
    The European Union (EU) has added further companies and individuals to its 'restrictive measures against Iran' list that was first drawn up in 2010 and is targeted ...
  • Zim gets confirmation of extra funding
    Israel Corporation has confirmed today that it has paid the first half of its USD100 million loan to financially troubled Zim Line, and that the second half will ...
  • German ports on a high
    Hamburg and Bremerhaven achieved impressive container traffic growth last year compared to the Benelux rivals. Hamburg's traffic grew by 14.2%, up to nine million ...
  • Asia/Europe rates still holding up
    Freight rate levels quoted for spot cargo from Shanghai to Europe held up again for the sixth week running last week. According to the Shanghai Shipping Exchange, ...
  • Obama re-nominates FMC's Lidinsky
    Washington DC-based Federal Maritime Commission (FMC)'s Chairman Richard Lidinsky has been re-nominated by President Barack Obama to remain in the post until June ...
  • Fatalities in latest West African ship attack
    A captain and chief engineer of a cargo ship, believed to be a bulk carrier, have lost their lives as a result of an attack on the vessel off of the coast of Nigeria ...
  • Diageo targets emerging markets
    The Guinness, Smirnoff vodka and Johnnie Walker whisky drinks group, Diageo, boosted its marketing spend by 10% in the last six months in targeting the expanding ...
  • US trade deficit with China hits record high
    America's trading deficit with China, soared to a record high of USD296 billion last year, piling more pressure on the world's second-biggest economy to revalue ...
  • Mexico's ports post box record in 2011
    Last year saw ports in Mexico achieve a record performance when it came to container handling activity with 35 million tonnes of cargo processed. This was up 18% ...

TradeWindsweb site
FEBRUARY 14, 2012
  • Cosco buying DRYS?
    Market pundits puzzled by Wall Street rally as rumors and mainstream media mentions trump grim freight forecasts.
  • TUI pulls the trigger
    IPO on the horizon for Hapag-Lloyd as German travel group strikes EUR 700m deal to sell shares to Albert Ballin.
  • Star loses sparkle
    Oslo-listed operator sees more pain on the horizon as container lines muscle in on reefer business despite dire rates.
  • GLDD cashes in on LNG
    Great Lakes Dredge & Dock inks $180m dredging contract as Chevron readies LNG facility off Australia.
  • ABG profit dips
    Indian shipbuilder sees nine-month earnings reduced by rising expenses.
  • Investors braced for bonuses
    Rerun of fourth quarter bonanza for founders will prove a drag for Jinhui shares, analyst says.
  • CSAV eyes recovery
    Chilean liner giant sees the light at the end of the tunnel despite $1.25bn full year loss.
  • B+V wins FPSO job
    German repair yard to upgrade EnQuest's new acquisition ready for more North Sea work.
  • Allianz ups Scorpio interest
    Investor enters the big-league of tanker owner's shareholders for the first time.
  • Japan to help Alang
    K Line and MOL to use government funds to improve safety at Alang-Sosiya shipbreaking yards.
  • Economou bags $120m loan
    Greek owner reportedly strikes deal with China Development Bank to finance VLOCs being built in Shanghai.
  • Still nuts for newbuilds
    John Fredriksen's Golar close to penning more new vessels hot on the heels of HHI swoop.

American Shipper - Ocean newsweb site
FEBRUARY 14, 2012
  • DHS tightens belt under Obama budget
  • Hoyer expands in Russia, Ukraine
  • Obama nominates union staffer to FMC
  • TUI looks to Hapag-Lloyd divestment this week
  • APMT chief urges India to expand ports
  • CSAV Norasia's ABS folds into MSC's Tiger
  • ESC bemoans 'shocking' piracy levels
  • Flash Europe buys British logistics firm
  • Maersk slows AE9, adds Rotterdam
  • Budget increase sought for DOT, Army Corps

The Bunker Bulletinweb site
FEBRUARY 14, 2012
  • Braemer to market LNG tank system
    Approval in principle for the system has been obtained from both the American Bureau of Shipping and Lloyd's Register.
  • NGOs call for Arctic HFO ban, speed limits
    Arguments for regulating speed and fuel use presented by Professor James Corbett to IMO sub-committee.
  • Prices falling in Rotterdam
    'Soft' market in Piraeus.
  • SkySails cuts it work force
    Market conditions mean shipowners are 'reluctant to invest in innovative technology.'
  • Prices mixed in Fujairah
    Good avails in Durban.
  • Chemoil reports 'decisive turnaround'
    2011 generates profits of $67.7 million after the losses of 2010.
  • Call for transparent standard for measuring hull and propeller performance
    Deterioration in hull and propeller performance is now estimated to result in a 15 to 20% loss in vessel efficiency.
  • Japan's bunker sales continue to decline
    Annual volumes show 29% fall over a five-year period.
  • Order placed for 'fuel-efficient' dry bulk carriers
    U-Ming says Chinese yard has offered 'very competitive' prices.
  • Indian shiping firm posts 26% drop in quarterly profits
    Steady fleet growth and high bunker costs will 'suppress' any improvement in earnings, says GE Shipping.
  • Bunker prices falling across major Asian hubs
    Demand average in major Asian bunkering hubs on Tuesday.
  • Ship management software offers 'fuel efficient' voyage planning
    Software features include port forecasts and slow steaming calculator.
  • Bunkers 'main component' of CSAV's costs
    Reports over $1 billion loss for full year 2011 partly due to 'significant increase' in bunker prices.
  • Russian authorities boost bunker quality checks
    Quality checks may cause 'delays' in bunkering operations, traders say.
  • Buckeye acquires Chevron's marine terminal in New York
    Plans to transform terminal to multi-product storage, blending, and throughput facility.
  • Off-spec bunker claims rising in the Netherlands
    Dutch authorities yet to release 'clear guidelines' as to when an off-spec bunker fuel is considered as 'waste.'
  • Unregulated fuel metres producing 'worrisome inaccuracies'
    Marine fuel metre in Alaska 'found to be giving away' fuel in favour of buyers by 4.7%, says NCWM.
  • Taxation 'biggest hurdle' for India's bunker industry
    Indian supplier suggests a joint committee to address bunker sector's concerns.

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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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