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May 15, 2012
Sched Netweb site
  • Insurers: Ship managers victims of owners' bogus negligence claims
  • Mumbai risks congestion charges as cargo heads to Pipava and Mundra
  • Jiangsu's first quarter logistics value increases 12.4pc
  • Shandong rolls out tax breaks for provincial logistics industry
  • NYK to display Super Eco Ship 2030 model at Expo 2012 in Korea
  • Sarawak's Biport slips 14pc as palm oil beats boxes as money maker
  • Cargotec unveils new radio controls for Hiab's multilift skiploader
  • GAC Solutions sells remote-control hoses to swamp pirate skiffs
  • International freight forwarders meet June 15 in Hong Kong
  • TOC Europe to focus on global box shipping, supply chain challenges
  • IATA to stage second annual general meeting in Beijing June 10-12
  • IATA announces resignation of Michael Vorwerk from CNS and Cargo 2000
  • American Battle for Europe: FedEx takes over Taxtex, UPS deploys TNT
  • Despite air slump, Kintetsu World Express beats odds with record profit

Exim Indiaweb site
MAY 14, 2012
  • CKYH alliance revamping Far East-US East Coast services in May
  • Far East-Europe box trade being impacted by increasing capacity
  • Hanjin deploys mega containerships on NE6 East Asia-Europe service
  • MOL announces launch of new Asia-USEC service
  • MoS seeks tax incentives for shipbuilding, maritime sector as a whole
  • NYK installs next-generation energy-saving fluorescent 'E - COOL' lighting system on car carrier
  • Strong start for new ISS CESI operations in India
  • STX Pan Ocean's Far East-Middle East service
  • Thriving Eurasia holds huge potential for Indian investors: CII
  • Veg. oil imports surge 73 pc on low domestic availability
  • A whopping 26 Chinese ports today handle more than 100 million tonnes a year
  • IPL plan to be re-sent to FinMin for approval
  • Coal continues to top Railways' freight bill
  • Flagging ' gives rice the edge overseas
  • Govt to provide sops to slowdown-hit sectors: Sharma
  • The vampire squids of bureaucracy

International Transport Journalweb site
MAY 14, 2012
  • Corpus Christi replaces director of engineering services
    The port Corpus Christi TX (USA) is promoting David Krams to director of engineering services under the supervision of the deputy port director of engineering, finance and administ...
  • Volvo Trucks: strong growth in North America
    In the first two months of 2012, the heavy-duty Volvo truck market in Europe 29 (EU, Norway and Switzerland) reached 35,000 vehicles, down by 3% compared to 2011. During Q1/2012, t...
  • BLG appoints Katja Windt to advisory board
    The German service provider BLG Logistics appointed Professor Katja Windt, chair of global production logistics at the Jacobs University in Bremen, to its advisory board at the beg...
  • Eritrean Airlines started South Africa service
    Two weeks after resuming flights to Frankfurt (see ITJ Daily of 19 April 2012) East African Eritrean Airlines inaugurated a service to South Africa on 7 May 2012. The carrier oper...
  • Genesee & Wyoming signs rail line leasing agreement
    The US company Genesee & Wyoming Inc (GWI) has announced that its newly formed subsidiary, the Columbus & Chattahoochee Railroad Inc (CCR), has signed an agreement with Nor...
  • Tallink transports more cars but less freight in April
    The AS Tallink Grupp carried a total of 745,770 passengers in April 2012, 1.6 % more than in the same month a year ago. In addition to people, Tallink transported 84,233 passenger ...
  • Emergency transportation funding for Oregon, Alabama and South Carolina
    The US Department of Transportation has provided USD 20 million to help cover the costs of repairing roads and bridges damaged by natural disasters or catastrophic events. The mone...
  • DAA statement on Irish Government decision regarding airport re-organisation
    The Irish Government recently announced that it intends to position Shannon Airport within a new entity together with parts of Shannon Development while maintaining Cork Airport w...
  • Naviland Cargo with new deputy CEO
    Frank Bensaid was recently appointed deputy CEO of Naviland Cargo (SNCF Geodis). He is responsible for sales and marketing activities amongst others. Prior to this, he was director...
  • Fewer goods on Germany's inland waterways
    Germany's Federal Statistical Office (Destatis) reported that a total of 222 million t of goods were transported on the country's inland water ways in 2011. This equates to 3.3% le...
  • Hupac inks MoU for joint terminal strategy in north Italy
    The Swiss intermodal service provider Hupac, representatives of Cemat (an Italian intermodal operator) and the Italian state railway ferrovie dello stato signed a memorandum of und...
  • BLG Logistics: sales top the EUR 1 billion mark for first time
    Last year the Bremen (Germany)-based service provider BLG Logistics Group generated sales of over EUR 1 billion for the first time in its history. The exact amount was EUR 1.008 bi...
  • Norbert Dentressangle using the River Seine
    The French transport and logistics company Norbert Dentressangle is to use the River Seine (France) to transport goods to stores in Paris on behalf of leading convenience retailer,...
  • IAG Cargo grows in Q1
    IAG Cargo, the single business created following the merger of British Airways World Cargo and Iberia Cargo, recently reported its results from 1 January to 31 March this year. The...

Marine Logweb site
MAY 14, 2012
  • Paris MOU to focus on passenger ship safety
  • Marcon brokers sale of OSV
  • Rolls-Royce to supply safety critical deck equipment for...
  • Alianca delivers second PX 106 to Brazil's CBO
  • Katharina Stanzel named INTERTANKO Managing Director

World Wide Shipperweb site
MAY 14, 2012
  • MOL announces plans to begin Port of Seattle calls
  • Coast Guard teams keeping tabs on sunken fishing vessel in Penn Cove
  • University of Alaska Fairbanks students receive Thomas B. Crowley scholarships
  • Portland among airports receiving flights to Ronald Reagan
  • Tacoma meeting to discuss new IMO emissions rules

Lloyd's Listweb site
MAY 14, 2012
  • NOL faces an uphill battle
    Questions loom over Singapore line's third-quarter performance
  • Can box lines learn from past mistakes?
    More capacity, lower utilisation and good old-fashioned greed put solidarity to the test
  • OECD talks to focus on defining credit support for green ships
    Japan proposes an easing of the financial burden of ordering ships that carry a substantial premium due to their technologies
  • Zodiac looks to winds of change with new project
    Totempower tests turbine use on capesize bulker to trial new energy source
  • China coastal trade absorbs domestic newbuilding boom
    EXCLUSIVE: Majority of owned and flagged small bulk carriers employed in domestic coal trade
  • Capital Product Partners tackles $150m debt with share issue
    Company says deal with group of investors allows it to grow
  • Quiet man of shipping
    Hapag-Lloyds's Ulrich Kranich is among the best in the business, say colleagues
  • VLGCs buoyed by growth in Opec natural gas liquid output
    Vessels earn more than $1m per month
  • Concern grows over Guardcon insurance requirements
    Clause 12 is the 'elephant in the room', says Askins
  • 'Chaos' descends on demolition market
    Rates fall despite a surge in scrapping capesize bulkers
  • China announces stimulus package
    State reduces banks' capital requirements
  • STX Europe sees new challenges to cruise and ferry orderbook
    Several potential cruise or ferry newbuilding projects, but ordering remains constrained by limitations of funding and overcapacity
  • Chemical tanker owners face bankruptcy, claims report
    Drewry forecasts decline in rates
  • MR ordering spree continues
    Rumours of 10 newbuilding contracts circulate on the sale and purchase market
  • Torm gets more time
    Struggling shipowner wins reprieve from paying debt instalments while restructuring plan is prepared
  • Complacency is not an option
    The conditions that allowed piracy to flourish have not changed, despite the fall in hijackings
  • Bulker prices continue to drop
    Sanko withdraws capesize from the market after vessel arrest
  • Jean-Louis Cambon dies
    Leading campaigner on behalf of shippers succumbs to long illness aged 59
  • Speak out to combat piracy, urges IMB
    Attacks are under-reported in West Africa, bureau claims
  • Global Ship Lease pays down debts
    Repays $11.8m of debt despite fall in revenue and rise in days lost to drydockings
  • HCI reports small first-quarter profit
    Improved result follows cost-cutting drive
  • Easy, markets
    Last week's sell-off of Asian box line stocks was an overreaction
  • Costs eat into Swiber's first quarter growth
    Revenue grows by 30% as orderbook reaches $1.2bn
  • Stanzel appointed Intertanko managing director
    Tanker owners' lobby unveils five-year strategic plan
  • Nam Cheong doubles first-quarter profits
    New line of offshore supply vessels boosts earnings
  • Singapore bunker sales rise 3.5% in April
    Growing demand tracks gradual fall of prices
  • RCL faces intra-Asia doldrums
    Thai line hit by sagging demand as CIMB rethinks outlook for regional box sector

Fairplayweb site
MAY 14, 2012
  • HCI returns to black
    GERMAN KG issuing house HCI Capital racked up net profits of €1.8M ($2.31M) in the first quarter after a '1.7M deficit in the same period last year
  • Cruise yields seen recovering
    UBS ANALYST Robin Farley predicted today cruise yields will recover in 2013, but warned that no relief is in sight for the newbuilding sector
  • CPP sale to ease debt
    CAPITAL Product Partners confirmed today it will sell preferred equity to ease its debt payment schedule
  • Oz study sees assured supply of gas
    AUSTRALIA's identified gas resources are extensive enough to last for almost two centuries at current production rates, a report said today
  • Seadrill sees $600,000/d
    SEADRILL today predicted its charter rate for deepwater drilling units is likely to exceed $600,000 per day in coming months on the back of strong demand
  • Salvors assess ship after mystery blast
    DIVERS are today assessing whether a stranded box ship can be repaired at sea, the US Coast Guard told Fairplay
  • Jiangsu Eastern profits dive 54.6%
    SINGAPORE-listed Chinese shipbuilder Jiangsu Eastern said today 1Q12 profits dove 54.6% year on year to 14.4M yuan ($2.2M)
  • Stanzel to lead INTERTANKO
    KATHARINA Stanzel has been promoted to managing director of INTERTANKO
  • Seafloor cable operating
    WACS, a 14,500km fibre-optic seafloor link built by cable ships, has begun operating from South Africa to the UK, IHS Global Insight reported today
  • China move seen as drybulk boon
    CHINA has cut the reserve ratio requirement of banks for a third time since December, which should boost the drybulk sector, a shipping analyst said
  • Iran P&I feels nibbles
    ASIAN tanker operators were reported today to have approached Kish P&I Club of Iran for insurance coverage, in another reaction to Western sanctions against Tehran
  • Acid trips up Oz port
    SYDNEY'S Port Botany was badly disrupted today after a leak of nitric acid from a container forced half the port to be closed
  • Adani profits grow 20%
    ADANI Ports & Special Economic Zone said consolidated net profits were 11.02Bn rupees ($220M) in 2011-12, up 20% from the previous financial year
  • Muuga total rises 47%
    MUUGA Container Terminal in Estonia said today throughput in April was 47% above the same period of 2011
  • Thailand's RCL cuts losses
    THAILAND'S intra-Asia carrier RCL said today it lost 494M baht ($15.8M) in 1Q12, from losses of 714M baht in 1Q11

The Journal of Commerceweb site
MAY 14, 2012
  • Diesel Prices Fall Nearly Below $4 Mark
    Diesel prices across the U.S. dropped nearly below the $4 per gallon mark, dropping roughly half a cents in the...
  • US Takes Poultry Export Complaint Against India to WTO
    U.S. poultry shippers came a step closer to possibly breaking Indian restrictions on their exports after Ambassador Ron Kirk requested...
  • MSC Vessel Under Repair After Onboard Explosion
    A Mediterranean Shipping Co. vessel appears to be undergoing repairs after an onboard explosion rocked the 900-foot container ship roughly...
  • Revenue, Income Slip at Global Ship Lease
    Global Ship Lease's first quarter net income fell to $8 million from $10.8 million a year ago as the NYSE-listed...
  • US Poultry Exports Set Records
    U.S. poultry exports in the first quarter set records for quantity and value, according to the U.S. Foreign Agricultural Service....
  • Virginia to Be First Inbound Stop in New Asia Service
    The Port of Virginia will gain a "first-in" vessel call in June when MOL will begin making weekly calls at...
  • FTR Forecasts Higher Truck Rates
    Shippers can expect more upward pressure on truck pricing through the fall as available capacity tightens, according to research firm...
  • CBP Official: Security Partnerships Help Protect International Supply Chains
    The United States has formed a number of security partnerships with other nations since the terrorist attacks of Sept. 11,...
  • Three Asian Powers to Launch FTA Talks
    China, Japan and South Korea have formally agreed to launch negotiations on a trilateral free trade agreement (FTA) by the...
  • Japan Airlines Posts $2.3 Billion Net Profit
    Japan Airlines Corp. (JAL) said on Monday that it posted a net profit of $2.33 billion on a consolidated basis...
  • Pirates Seize Oil Tanker
    Pirates hijacked a Liberian-flag oil tanker with 26 men on board in the Arabian Sea off the coast of Oman...
  • Truckload Rate Hikes Slowed in April, Cass Says
    Truckload rates decelerated in April, rising 6.9 percent year-over-year, compared with a 7.4 percent increase in March, according to Cass...
  • Faceoff at CP to Shape Intermodal Market
    A Memphis native who got his start as a carman-oiler in 1963 found himself four decades later running Canadian National...
  • On Damaged Goods: Salvage a Claim, Not the Wreckage
    Q: Your reply to the question about the carrier's right to pick up damaged goods in the March 19, 2012,...
  • FedEx Customs Critical Adds Value With Technology
    Just about any shipper using FedEx Custom Critical's White Glove service wants premium security, visibility and monitoring services in addition...
  • Expedited Carriers See Rapid Growth, Built on Speed
    In a business built on rapid, time-definite delivery of critical pharmaceuticals and high-value electronics parts, one might ask: Why would...
  • Truckload Priority: Better Jobs, Higher Pay
    What's the biggest priority for truckload carriers this year? "Drivers, drivers, drivers," said John Conley, president of the National Tank...
  • Truckload Carriers Braving Higher Costs By Raising Rates
    Truckers aren't typically shy or coy, and truckload carrier executives at the NASSTRAC 2012 Logistics Conference weren't afraid to let...
  • Container Industry at a Crossroads: Reflections of Time and Tide
    A story in a non-maritime-related publication caught my eye the other day: April 26 marked the 56th anniversary of the...
  • S. California Ports Advance Programs to Cut Emissions
    Shipping lines that call at U.S. ports will have to comply with much stricter fuel requirements over the next several...
  • NVOs Are Holding Their Gains in Market Share
    After non-vessel-operating common carriers enjoyed a growth spurt during container shipping's 2009-10 bust and recovery, some wondered whether they could...
  • 3PLs Finding Success in the RFP Process
    We talked with Unyson Logistics' Art Nourot, vice president of procurement, and Mick Noce, senior vice president of engineered solutions,...
  • Rising Transportation Costs Pressure 3PL Margins
    When trucking companies are stung by rising costs, third-party logistics providers share their pain, very quickly. Rising transportation costs are...
  • Customs Plods On With Trade Enhancement Programs
    The October 2010 discovery of bomb-making materials from Yemen in express air cargo shipments bound for the U.S. served as...

Containerisation Internationalweb site
MAY 14, 2012
  • RCL's pain spills over to Q1
    The substantial Q4 2011 losses racked up by Thai-based container shipping line, Regional Container Lines [RCL] continued into the first three months of ...
  • Shippers plea for fairer EU rail competition
    Independent railway companies and users of rail services have appealed to the European Parliament (EP) to reject a counter proposal from the EU's Council of Transport ...
  • Gulftainer executive elected to AFFFAL
    Ibrahim Serhan, the representative for the Sharjah (UAE)-based Gulftainer Group in the Arab Federation for Freight Forwarders and Logistics (AFFFAL), has been elected ...
  • Kerry sets up joint venture with Mosskito Logistics
    Hong Kong-based Kerry Logistics has taken further steps to expand its presence in the faster growing perishable products sector by linking up with Australia-headquartered ...
  • Hanjin's losses spiral for Q1
    South Korean shipping line Hanjin has seen losses in its container sector worsen for the first quarter of this year versus Q1 11 due to high bunker costs and 'delayed ...
  • Salalah in 'Outward Bound Oman' project
    Salalah Port Services Company SAOG (SLPS), in which APM Terminals has a 30% shareholding and the responsibility for managing Oman's largest port, Salalah, has announced ...
  • Michelin's Jean-Louis Cambon dies
    Jean-Louis Cambon, head of Michelin's Ocean Management Committee and outspoken chairman of the European Shippers Council's Maritime Transport Council, died of cancer ...
  • MSC ship in 'welding accident' explosion
    The 4,651TEU MSC Idil is awaiting the report from a commercial salvage team after it suffered an explosion last Friday, approximately 60 nautical miles ...

TradeWindsweb site
MAY 14, 2012
  • Arbitration avalanche
    Globus Maritime's first-quarter financials overshadowed by $2.5m in unsettled claims against Transgrain and Allied Maritime.
  • Titan nears tipping point
    Cash-strapped owner in dire straits as it sheds ageing product tankers while Grand China drama continues unresolved.
  • Cockett's coup
    Overseas expansion looks increasingly likely as Connecticut-based bunker veteran storms Grindrod oil unit's top ranks.
  • Analysts line Capital catwalk
    Terms of nine-digit fundraising exercise met by mixed reviews on Wall Street but most agree payout preservation is positive.
  • STX Europe profit trimmed
    Weak cruise and ferry business cuts shipbuilders earnings.
  • Princess sued after deaths
    Surviving fisherman files suit against owner in Florida, alleging Star Princess failed to help his boat off Panama.
  • Jam-packed
    KS Maritime continues to clean house while scrap heaps overflow on the heels of demolition avalanche.
  • Cement carrier hard aground
    Coast guard says Jebsen cargoship stuck off Morko in Sweden with a breached hull.
  • GSL off to steady start
    New York-quoted containership owner sees hope on the horizon following profitable quarter and freight rate increase.
  • Bergen bags repeat deal
    Terje Arnesen-led firm could pocket up to $17m from another deal with Semco Maritime.
  • STX OSV earnings shaved
    But the Singapore-listed shipbuilder says the signs point to renewed demand for high spec tonnage.
  • Sanko sells AHTS pair
    Malaysian offshore owner raids Japanese owner for twin anchor handlers.

American Shipperweb site
MAY 14, 2012
  • AIT announces management buyout
    AIT Worldwide Logistics' co-founders Dan Lisowski and Steve Leturno have sold majority ownership of the company in a management buyout to the newly created board of directors headed by Vaughn Moore, president and CEO.
  • SeaIntel: Weekly Asia-Europe capacity swings significant
    The analysis finds capacity could vary by more than 20,000 TEUs per week across the next 12 weeks. "This is the equivalent to the rapid phase-in/phase-out of two super-post-Panamax strings."
  • SC Line's ro/ro service starts at Port Everglades
    SC Line has begun a new service catering to shippers of new and used vehicles, boats and heavy equipment from Port Everglades, Fla., to Colombia, Panama and the Dominican Republic.
  • Daewoo starts building 'Triple E' ship
    The 18,000 TEU "Triple E" containerships will measure 400 meters in length and 59 meters in width. It will be 16 percent larger and carry 2,500 more containers than Maersk's largest ships today, the Emma Maersk series.
  • Asia-Europe peak season fee for MSC
  • Kuk named Indiana's Burns Harbor director
  • WTO asked to settle U.S., India ag dispute
  • Schenker expands in Namibia
  • Acuitive adds spot quote portal
  • Influential shipper Cambon dies
  • ABS offers mobile suite

The Bunker Bulletinweb site
MAY 14, 2012
  • Shanghai to measure PM2.5 emissions
    As the port continues to thrive, the US consulate look to increase transparency on air-quality data.
  • Steve Leonard joins Cockett Marine Oil
    Leonard has previously worked for WFS and Aegean.
  • Aramco Trading hopes to triple volumes 'soon'
    'First priority will be to balance supply and demand - selling excess naphtha and fuel oil and buying in gasoline and gas oil,' says source.
  • IFO prices still falling in Fujairah
    Little change in Suez market.
  • Market soft in Rotterdam
    Player warns of barge congestion and tight avails for the rest of the week.
  • INTERTANKO reiterates stand on fuel quality
    ECA compliance through use of cleaner fuels may be 'attractive' compared with 'significant cost' of equipping ships with scrubbers.
  • US legislators strike blow against biofuel ambitions
    'It simply doesn't make sense to be spending extra dollars when we're trying to cut costs,' congressman tells Armed Services Committee.
  • New Managing Director for INTERTANKO
    Katharina Stanzel taking over from Joe Angelo in July, association's Council finalising five year strategic plan.
  • Singapore bunker sales climb for second month in a row
    April bunker sales strengthen as prices weaken.
  • Bunker prices in Asian ports resume their slide
    Players report good avails.
  • Official says Iran still hoping for 50% of regional bunker market
    Iran's central bank and oil ministry should support the private sector in developing the bunker sector.
  • Quarterly profit of Knightsbridge Tankers slightly down
    Firm noted a 8.6% increase in cost of bunkers at Fujairah during Q1 2012 compared to previous quarter.
  • Supplier 'not suggesting' vessels must carry different BN marine lubes
    Vessels should use cylinder oil based on predominant operating conditions, says Castrol Marine.
  • Titan 2011 losses widen by 35%
    Its bunkering business records revenues of $60 million from a single customer.

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