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May 16, 2012
Sched Netweb site
  • Welding sparks MSC ship explosion aboard 4,651-TEU Idil off Puerto Rico
  • NYK joins RCL to offer Thailand-Vietnam-Pearl River Delta feeders
  • Regional Container Lines first quarter loss narrows to US$15.74 million
  • Korea's Daewoo yard starts to build Maersk's first 18,000-TEU ship
  • Erehot Sino-Mongolian quarterly cargo volume increases 27.3pc
  • Tauranga orders 2 super cranes, bringing quay crane count to 7
  • UBS forecasts brighter second quarter for Asian container shipping
  • Future bright, says Maersk, despite slowdown in Cambodian exports to Europe
  • Global Container Terminals eye raising PANYNJ to 1.7 million TEU a year
  • Marine underwriters UK P&I Club ends year with US$11 million surplus
  • Garuda to augment passenger bellyhold capacity with full freighters
  • DHL and unit LifeConEx win D2D cold chain solution award in Beijing
  • American Convair's cargo plane crash lands Guatemala City runway

Exim Indiaweb site
MAY 15, 2012
  • Arshiya International's net profit rises 43 per cent in FY 12
  • Daewoo begins constructing world's biggest box vessel
  • DAMCO India organises customer meet in Bengaluru
  • LNG freight rates scale 31 pc in a year: Drewry
  • No more seafood exports to China
  • APSEZ net up 20 per cent
  • Vizag Port berth executed ahead of schedule: Welspun
  • MMRDA shortlists 5 firms to build MTHL sea link
  • ' to continue falling in 2012: expert
  • Curb forex market speculation, Basu tells RBI
  • Deregulation of PCFC interest rate to hit MSME exporters: Fieo
  • FDI scales 34 pc to record $ 46.8 bn in 2011-12
  • Govt move to regulate cotton exports hailed
  • Indias share in global trade up despite growth in trade deficit: Scindia
  • Mobilise forex reserves to arrest rupee slide: PMEAC
  • Sugar exports freed
  • Mumbai to host Korean SME expo
  • WEF to establish office in India

International Transport Journalweb site
MAY 15, 2012
  • Georgian Airways to serve Paris
    Starting today (15 May), Georgian Airways is providing a twice-weekly service between Tbilisi and Paris CDG. Two Boeing B737-500 aircraft are to operate the link. Last autumn Airze...
  • Drukair to fly to economic powerhouses of South Asia
    Drukair Royal Bhutan Airlines is starting a new service linking its home base Paro with Mumbai (India) today (15 May 2012). Another new service to Singapore is due to take off from...
  • New name for KiwiRail's new North Island service
    KiwiRail's new North Island (New Zealand) train service, which will begin in the middle of this year, has been renamed the Northern Explorer. The new offer will encompass three wee...
  • IRU honours Abdelilah Hifdi for his life's work
    The International Road Transport Union (IRU) has awarded the distinguished IRU Order of Merit to Abdelilah Hifdi, secretary general of the Moroccan road haulage association AMTRI a...
  • CTS to obtain direct rail link
    Container Terminal Salzburg CTS, one of the most important cross-loading sites for intermodal transport in western Austria and southeast Bavaria (Germany), will finally obtain a di...
  • President of American Airlines resigns
    David Brooks, president of American Airlines Cargo, a subsidiary of AMR Corporation, has announced his retirement. He has served as American's president cargo for almost 16 years, ...
  • Less airfreight in Germany in Q1
    The German Federal Statistical Office (Destatis) reported that the country's volume of airfreight (including transhipments and air mail) in Q1/2012 amounted to about 1 million t, ...
  • CKYH alliance to restructure Asia-US east coast services
    The CKYH Alliance (Coscon, K Line, Yang Ming, and Hanjin Shipping) will restructure five of their current Asia-US east coast loops as of May 2012. The AWE-6 sling is scheduled to r...
  • Seventh Gottwald crane for Associated Terminals LLC in Louisiana
    Associated Terminals LLC in Louisiana/USA is expanding its fleet of equipment with a seventh Gottwald floating crane. A generation 5 model 8 crane variant will be starting commerci...
  • Krone establishes subsidiary in Netherlands
    The commercial vehicle manufacturer Krone is set to establish its own sales subsidiary in the Utrecht region (Netherlands) on 1 August. The company started to produce HGVs in Emsl...
  • BBL Transport and Loxx set up alliance
    The German transport service provider Loxx recently established an alliance with BBL Transport, based in Bussy Saint-Georges (Paris). The cooperation covers Loxx' traffic to France...
  • DHL builds new logistics centre at Brussels Airport
    DHL Global Forwarding, the air and ocean freight specialist within Deutsche Post-DHL Group is starting to build a new logistics centre on a 54,000 sqm plot of land at Brucargo (Br...
  • FedEx takeover of Tatex now definite
    The US-based integrator and CEP corporation FedEx is definitely set to take over the French express service provider Tatex (formerly known as Tat Express (see ITJ Daily on 19 April...
  • Azkar opens first office in Brazil
    The Spanish transport and logistics service provider Azkar is opening its first office in Brazil. The facility is located in the city of Santos, which has the busiest port in Latin...

Marine Logweb site
MAY 15, 2012
  • San Francisco Bay Ferry to launch East Bay service
  • Smit Lamnalco plans expansion
  • EU Navfor carries out airstrike on pirate supplies on shore
  • Siemens to supply systems for Maersk Triple E containerships

World Wide Shipperweb site
MAY 15, 2012
  • Allegiant to offer flights from Bellingham to Hawaii
  • TSA Precheck program online at Portland Airport
  • World Trade Center Tacoma extends Globe Awards deadline
  • Olympia Port Board calling for Citizens Advisory Committee alternates
  • Hanjin Shipping to apply new peak season surcharge

Lloyd's Listweb site
MAY 15, 2012
  • London warned to raise its game on loss of hire cover
    Current policy wording leaves too much open to interpretation
  • China's coastal trades absorb newbuilding surplus
    Smaller bulk carriers ply domestic trade
  • LNG exports fall in April
    Maintenance closures reduce the number of cargoes shipped
  • Fairstar resists 'hostile' Dockwise takeover offer
    War of words after bid 'significantly undervalues' rival heavylift business
  • DVB Bank's first quarter profits slide
    Chief executive Wolfgang Driese declares he will stick to his aim of achieving a full-year result comparable to last year's
  • Mediterranean aframax market is poised for an upturn
    Ceyhan cargo demand boosts rates
  • Congestion at Indonesian ports as export tax looms
    Short-term rates boost masks long-term threat to shipowners
  • April is the second-strongest month for Singapore
    Year on year box volumes increase 6%
  • Strike out against pirates
    Attacks on gangs' shore-based operations must not be half-hearted
  • Landmark strike on pirate camp signals strategy shift
    Exclusive audio interview with EU Navfor Commander
  • Capital Product equity sale to underpin dividends
    Capital Maritime will contribute $26.5m
  • CMA CGM, Hanjin and CSCL join peak-season rates push
    Investor fears about softening rates are exaggerated, says Jefferies
  • Correction - Global Ship Lease
  • Norden boss on alert for cheap tonnage in poor market
    Despite $300m writedowns Danish shipowner is ready for fleet expansion
  • Japan thinks green
    The sun also rises for proposed incentives to build eco ships
  • Transatlantic's losses deepen
    Group sets itself September deadline to bring in cost savings
  • STX Pan Ocean doubles loss to $104m in first quarter
    Dry bulk division hit hardest as shortfall reaches $80m
  • Torm sells LR1 vessel for $5m loss
    Danish firm has sold four ships so far this year
  • HHLA revises its 2012 outlook
    Falling container revenues and rising costs fuel port operator's pessimism
  • Dockwise makes another bid for Fairstar
    Unconditional mandatory offer made at same price per Fairstar share that was rejected in April
  • DVB Bank sees first-quarter profits slump
    Ship finance specialist says new accounting rules dented its result
  • Industry must cut reliance on armed guards
    Vast outlay for security personnel provides no lasting benefit to a fleet
  • STX OSV profits drop 13% in first quarter
    But Singapore-listed offshore builder gets orders for seven more vessels from January
  • Jakarta's port to undergo $2.5bn expansion
    Project to build add three terminals and two petrochemical storage facilities begins in July
  • Globus eyes 2013 upturn as earnings dip
    Nasdaq-listed dry bulk owner chases payments from two charterers
  • Woodside charters Maran newbuild to boost Pluto LNG fleet
    Fourth ship to serve new project as Australia eyes export boom
  • Operators shortlisted to run Panama Colón Container Port
    Consortium behind $600m development is in exclusive talks with one terminal operator, while a second waits in the wings

Fairplayweb site
MAY 15, 2012
  • Somerville, Fain honoured
    AMERICAN Bureau of Shipping chairman Robert Somerville was given a lifetime achievement award, marking 42 years with the classification society, during last night's Seatrade Awards Dinner in London
  • Losses drag down DVB
    GERMAN shipping and transport lender DVB Bank said pre-tax earnings dropped 58% year on year to €22M ($28.27M) in the first quarter, mainly because of trading losses
  • Two Globus cases add to arbitration trend
    NASDAQ-listed Globus Maritime has confirmed two arbitration cases, which add to a market-wide increase in counterparty disputes
  • People smugglers busy
    GREEK authorities said they are holding 94 people in connections with people smuggling over the past week
  • Whopper impairment charge whacks Norden
    DS NORDEN has booked hefty impairment losses on its ships and newbuildings
  • Swiber profits slightly rise
    SINGAPORE'S Swiber Holdings said today its net profits grew by 6% to $12.5M during the first quarter of 2012
  • Farstad's profits leap
    FARSTAD Shipping, the listed Norwegian offshore group, has reported an increase in both net profits and revenues in 1Q12
  • Torm exits JV at loss
    TORM has closed a deal to sell its 50% stake in the joint venture Ugland & Torm Shipowning, whose main asset is a 2007-built Torm Ugland, a long-range 1 tanker
  • Courage cuts losses
    BULKER owner Courage Marine, listed in Singapore and Hong Kong, said today it incurred $1.16M in 1Q12 losses, down from $3.18M in 1Q11 losses
  • Dockwise raises Fairstar tempo again
    DOCKWISE, the Dutch heavy-lift specialist listed in Oslo, has launched an unconditional mandatory offer for all the issued and outstanding shares of Fairstar Heavy Transport
  • Breaking prices crash
    PRICES in major ship recycling nations are plunging, as heavy buying took its toll
  • Box ship S&P rebounds
    S&P activity is rising among feeder and sub-Panamax box ships, after being dormant for some time
  • Maersk tankers scooped up
    EN BLOC deals are accounting for many secondhand tanker sales, brokers said today
  • Premium paid for LPG loading in Iran
    A CHARTERER has paid $85 per tonne for MOL-operated VLGC Ayame to load Iranian LPG for discharge in Asia, brokers told Fairplay
  • STX Europe profits fall
    STX EUROPE, the Norwegian unit in South Korea's STX Business Group, has reported a year-on-year fall in first-quarter net profits on lower operating earnings

The Journal of Commerceweb site
MAY 15, 2012
  • NYK Ends Free Chassis in Pacific Northwest
    NYK Line (North America) said it would quit providing chassis to customers in the Tacoma-Seattle-Portland market, effective July 1. ...
  • Long Beach Begins Construction of Middle Harbor Project
    The Port of Long Beach launched construction of its $1.2 billion Middle Harbor project, which the port and Orient Overseas...
  • Macy's Stores to Dispatch Online Orders
    Macy's has joined the ranks of retailers that are filling online orders with inventories from stores as well as warehouses....
  • New Malaysia Airlines Freighter Service Takes Off
    The cargo division of Malaysia Airlines has launched a new intra-Asia freighter service. MASkargo's twice-a-week A330-200 freighter schedule links...
  • Dockwise Makes Mandatory Offer for Rival Fairstar
    Dockwise, the Dutch heavy-lift operator, made an unconditional mandatory takeover offer for its Norwegian rival Fairstar. The 9.30 Norwegian...
  • Alphaliner: Asia-Europe Peak-Season Surcharges in Danger
    Ocean carriers' bid to levy peak-season surcharges in Asia-Europe trades in June risk unraveling amid increasing signs of rate cutting,...
  • Chicago to Open $200 Million Air Cargo Hub Next Year
    Chicago Mayor Rahm Emanuel on Monday said the city plans to open a $200 million hub next year, as the...
  • EU Naval Forces Hit Somali Pirate Base
    European Union naval forces said they conducted their first air strikes on a land base used by Somali pirates. ...
  • DB Schenker Logistics Plans Shanghai DC
    DB Schenker Logistics will open a new logistics center near Shanghai later this year. Dedicated to engineering giant KONE,...
  • Kerry Looks to Inland China
    Kerry Logistics is further expanding its logistics footprint in the interior provinces of China as OEM customers move inland in...
  • Hanjin Plans Asia-Europe Peak-Season Surcharge
    Hanjin Shipping has joined its liner competitors in announcing a peak-season surcharge on westbound Asia-Europe shipments starting June 1. ...
  • India Container Volume Down 2.4 Percent
    Container traffic through India's major ports fell 2.4 percent year-over-year in April, the first month of fiscal 2012-13, according to...

Containerisation Internationalweb site
MAY 15, 2012
  • Comtiem praises Purfresh's technology
    Comercializadora Tierra Mexicana (Comtiem), which is a major exporter of limes from Mexico to Europe, including the UK, has found that its use of Purfresh technology ...
  • CAI to issue bonds for expansion
    San Francisco-based CAI International is to raise up to USD100 million through a bond issue to help fuel its expansion programme. Depending on market conditions, ...
  • MOL boosts PNW coverage
    Japanese carrier MOL is beefing up its presence in the Pacific North West (PNW) by adding calls at the ports of Seattle and Vancouver to its PSX transpacific sling. ...
  • EU NAVFOR launches strike on Somali pirate land base
    European Union naval forces this morning conducted their first raid on Somali pirate land-based strongholds since the EU anti-piracy mandate was extended in March ...
  • Salalah set to improve connectivity
    Salalah's connectivity to its main markets in the Middle East, Indian Subcontinent and East Africa looks set to improve through the expansion of Oman Container ...
  • MOL chief: loyalty earns priority
    That was the message coming from MOL's UK managing director, Adrian Jones, at the recent Birmingham-hosted Multimodal Exhibition. He said that developing two-way ...
  • Greek crisis: stocks take a big hit
    European stock markets have started the day on a subdued note after the heavy falls sustained yesterday on fears that a Greek exit from the euro could fatally damage ...
  • Carriers also go for more cash from Europe to Asia
    Ocean carriers appear determined to increase freight rates from Europe back to Asia, as well as in the reverse direction, despite lacklustre eastbound cargo growth ...

TradeWindsweb site
MAY 15, 2012
  • Allied lunges for lifeline
    Dimitris Marinis-backed operator says cash infusion will be the key to avoiding insolvency and restoring tarnished reputation.
  • NWS reduces losses
    Russian cargoship owner sees first quarter deficit shrink 31% despite revenue fall.
  • Mermaid bags rig extension
    Singapore-listed offshore owner seals $16m deal as it strips back losses.
  • WesternGeco sheds OSV
    Schlumberger's seismic division sells vintage offshore-support vessel in a transaction backed by mystery buyers.
  • Farstad better in the first
    Norwegian offshore owner puts up improved quarterly figures despite sales losses.
  • Masters blamed for sinking
    Pilot also found at fault after Truong Hai Star went down following clash with Thai bulker.
  • Fesco profit soars
    Russian liner company boosted by one-off gains despite weaker operating result as costs rise.
  • Platou boost for Golar
    Falling share price draws an upgrade from analysts at Norwegian finance house.
  • Courage up on sales
    Disposals help Hsu Chih Chien-led bulker owner to curb first quarter loss.
  • Tokyo Kisen result weakens
    Japanese tug owner hurt by lower revenue in year to 31 March, but current 12 months looking better.
  • Navy hits first pirate camp
    Groundbreaking raid on Somali coast base marks a new era in the fight against pirates.

American Shipperweb site
MAY 15, 2012
  • CLARIFICATION: Deceased Cambon began career at CMA
  • eBizNET, SPS partner on supply chain
  • Ex-Im Bank to boost U.S. aircraft exports
    The bank announced Monday that U.S. business aircraft and helicopters manufacturers will benefit from a new process to assess credit risks and expedite foreign-buyer financing.
  • EU forces hit Somali pirates ashore
    The attack followed a March 23 decision by the Council of the European Union to allow the EU Naval Force to take disruption action against known pirate supplies on shore.
  • K+N gets medical manufacturing license in Japan
  • Pronto, Leadtec link in Australian, New Zealand
  • Amware buys e-commerce fulfillment company
  • New MOL service nets Virginia first-in call
    "This is, to say the least, both exciting and important for Virginia. A first-in is of great benefit to our large import customers because they'll be getting their goods to their shelves quicker," said Jerry Bridges, VPA executive director.
  • Long Beach celebrates Middle Harbor project
  • Hanjin joins Asia-Europe increase brigade
  • Schenker joint venture in Oman starts
  • Washington Notebook: Calling on Hercules to rescue transport
    This week Associate Editor Eric Kulisch explains how a newly formed caucus wants President Obama to get serious on ports; a Hercules may be needed to get a substantive transport bill passed; and properly spelling LaGrange.
  • MSC ship suffers explosion off Puerto Rico
    The Coast Guard is monitoring salvage efforts on the containership MSC Idil after an explosion that occurred onboard Friday. The ship was about 60 miles north of Puerto Rico, in transit to Barcelona.

The Bunker Bulletinweb site
MAY 15, 2012
  • Renewable diesel made from fish waste
    Batch of waste fish fat complies with the strict sustainability requirements of the EU's Renewable Energy Directive.
  • Plans for 14 bunker storage tanks to go ahead
    Busan Marine & Oil Company will create space for 200,000 mt of bunker product.
  • Fujairah prices climb
    Middle East hub firms after nearly two weeks of losses.
  • Bunker prices firming in northern Europe
    But Mediterranean markets still softening.
  • Sampling challenge to detect toxic gas in bunker fuel
    Standard method for obtaining samples used to test delivered fuel quality not suitable for determining H2S content in bunker fuel.
  • Iran fuel oil 'as ubiquitous as salt in seawater'
    Sanctions will be a 'major headache' for ships wanting to bunker in Singapore.
  • 'Global industry needs global environmental standards'
    President of Wilhelmsen Maritime Services says local regulations would make life 'very difficult' for international ship owners.
  • Indian shipowners want sulphur cap exemption
    'They feel that imposing the same norms on them is harsh,' says Indian government official.
  • Bunker prices firming in key Asian ports
    Avail tight in Hong Kong.
  • Box vessel receives SEEMP certificate
    A 'Preliminary Energy Efficiency Certificate' has also been issued to the vessel's ship manager.
  • DFDS: Scrubber has increased operating costs
    DFDS official also cites reliability issues with system installed on its vessel.
  • Bulker firm sues charterer for not replenishing bunkers
    Globus Maritime seeks $1.7 million in damages from Allied Maritime for breach of contract.
  • Hong Kong bunker sales up 6.7% in April
    Sales volumes of bunker fuels at the port could rise as much as 5% in May on declining bunker prices, traders say.
  • Torm secures further extension
    Final documentation of long-term financing plan has commenced, says CFO.
  • Recovery 'fragile and unstable' amid volatile oil prices
    CSAV reports lower Q1 losses, notes that freight rates have not reached breakeven levels in the current quarter.
  • Chemoil Q1 profit 'on target'
    Reports a 62% dip in quarterly net profit due to lower margin achieved during the quarter.

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FROM THE HOME PAGE
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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