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November 16, 2012
Sched Netweb site
  • Anti-austerity strikes disable ports in Spain, Portugal and Greece
  • Germanischer Lloyd urges new procedures to cope with distress at sea
  • Los Angeles container volumes up 0.82pc to 718,406 TEU in October
  • Extra slow steaming for Cosco and 'K' Line on transpacific loops
  • US October imports fall 6.8pc from September, off 4.8pc year on year
  • US east coast carriers declare 'force majeure' after Hurricane Sandy
  • APL takes delivery of fifth 10,700-TEUer - APL Paris - from Korea
  • Lanzhou to build the largest railway logistics centre in northwest China
  • Hebei exceeds budget allotment with US$2.6 billion spent on port projects
  • Regional Container Lines third quarter loss narrows to US$7.1 million
  • Agility quarterly net profit up 21pc to US$34.5 million, sales rise 10pc
  • Two men overboard, one dies despite speedy Singaporean rescue effort
  • MOL, Taihokozai develop lubricity additive to help low-sulphur fuels
  • Lithuania's Klaipeda port October box volume up 27.2pc to 35,504 TEU
  • Corpus Christi port sells US naval base to oil company as navy quits
  • Airbus now hopes for China aircraft deals after EU shelves carbon tax
  • Lufthansa Cargo signs India's top IT provider's for iCargo platform
  • Virgin Atlantic Cargo back with Cape Town flights seeking perishables
  • Air Transport Services Group lowers profit forecast by US$10 million
  • IATA launches Air Cargo Makes it Happen awareness campaign in Israel

Exim Indiaweb site
NOVEMBER 15, 2012
  • Asia-Europe spot rates fall after two weeks of increases
  • CKYH alliance reducing seven Asia-Med services
  • CMA CGM introduces world's largest containership on Asia-Europe trade
  • Piracy on owner's account, not charterer's: Court
  • $914 m Saudi ports development leads GCC maritime agenda
  • Another instalment paid for Chennai-Ennore road project; Pratibha Cauvery to be moved soon
  • HBT may have to shell out INR 1,000 cr. in damages to KoPT
  • JNPT holds interactive session with Port users during Vigilance Awareness Week
  • KoPT begins transhipment at Sandheads
  • 2012-13 GDP growth to dip below 6 pc: CII survey
  • Indonesias palm oil exports projected to touch 10-month high

International Transport Journalweb site
NOVEMBER 15, 2012
  • Agility reports increase in Q3 revenue and net profit
    The Kuwait-based logistics service provider Agility reported a net profit of KWD 9.75 million (EUR 27.2 million) in Q3/2012, a 12% increase compared to the net profit of KWD 8.05 m...
  • Asiana Airlines cancels long-standing Japan service but starts daily flights to Vladivostok
    Today (15 November) the South Korean carrier Asiana Airlines is ending its long-standing Pusan - Fukuoka (Japan) service. The route, which was launched in November 1991, was most r...
  • Jet Airways cancels Chennai - Brussels service
    From today (15 November), Indian Jet Airways no longer offers flights between Chennai and Brussels. The daily service between the southeast Indian port city and the Belgian capital...
  • Korean Air boosts Myanmar cargo capacity
    Today (15 November) Korean Air is replacing the aircraft used on its recently launched Seoul Incheon - Yangon (Myanmar) service. The four times per week service is now being operat...
  • Maersk in the black again
    The giant Danish carrier Maersk Line reported that its Q3/2012 profit was USD 498 million, compared to a loss of USD 289 million in the same quarter in 2011. Rates were higher this...
  • Santiago Garcia-Milà is Espo's new chairman
    The European Sea Ports Organisation (Espo) has elected Santiago Garcia-Milà, deputy director general of the Barcelona port authority (Spain), as its new chairman. He succeeds Victo...
  • Renault Trucks rolls out new app to teach economic driving in HGVs
    The French commercial vehicle maker Renault Trucks has launched a new Smartphone and tablet PC app called "Truck Fuel Eco Driving" to help drivers learn how to drive economically. ...
  • USA: new grant continues green locomotive effort
    The US-based transport provider Norfolk Southern Railroad and the state of Pennsylvania have received a USD 400,000 research and development grant from the Federal Railroad Adminis...
  • Geoff Partridge becomes managing director of Toll South Africa
    Toll Global Forwarding (TGF) has promoted Geoff Partridge to the post of managing director of its South African operation. He was previously operations director, and replaces Vince...
  • TCV Railway to open port of Valencia-Miranda de Ebro rail link
    The Spanish railfreight operator TCV Railway is launching a container transport service between the port of Valencia and Miranda de Ebro, in the province of Burgos (Spain), on 23 N...
  • Tenneco to supply EuroVI diesel aftertreatment systems to Scania
    Tenneco, a leading manufacturer of automotive technologies and products, based in Lake Forest IL (USA), is supplying the Scania Group with advanced diesel aftertreatment systems fo...
  • Kuehne + Nagel opens pharmaceuticals cross-docking warehouse in Mainz
    Kuehne + Nagel (K + N), a Switzerland-based global logistics service provider, is expanding its logistics activities for the pharmaceutical industry in Germany by opening a state-o...

Marine Logweb site
NOVEMBER 15, 2012
  • Crowley, MSC officers and crew receive AOTOS plaques
  • BAE Systems to acquire Marine Hydraulics International
  • Matson names VP government and community relations
  • UK Club DVD stresses the importance of risk reduction
  • Shipham Valves launches new range of wafer check valves

World Wide Shipperweb site
NOVEMBER 15, 2012
  • Port Metro Vancouver sees gains in 2012 cruise passenger numbers
  • Evergreen Line christens new L-type container ship
  • Railroad facts publication available from rail association
  • Port of Los Angeles releases cargo numbers for October
  • Crew of Crowley tug earns AOTOS heroism nod

Lloyd's Listweb site
NOVEMBER 15, 2012
  • US 'has only a seven-year supply of shale gas left', claims expert
    Revised projections deliver major blow to hopes for LNG shipping
  • Product tankers look likely to benefit from oil boom in US Gulf
    Fracking will see the country overtake rival producers Russia and Saudi Arabia
  • Q&A: Mitsui OSK Lines (Europe) LNG director Mike Rowley
    Q&A: Mitsui OSK Lines (Europe) LNG director Mike Rowley
  • Louis Dreyfus quits dry bulk operations at Kolkata port
    Stevedore blames crime and politics for decision to exit Kolkata
  • Criminals are still finding a haven in ports
    The ABG-LDA saga underlines the fact that crime is still very much with us
  • Shipowners call for compromise
    Indian National Shipowners' Association chief says best outcome would be a resumption of services
  • Built for idleness?
    The imbalance between VLCC supply and demand will not end any time soon
  • Landing a 10-year ship loan is 'like winning the lottery'
    Exclusive: Petropoulos unveils new Petrofin research that points to even tougher times ahead
  • OOCL faces criminal trial over Courtenay Allan death
    Exclusive: France charges Hong Kong carrier with director's involuntary manslaughter
  • Eco designs leave S&P market heavily overvalued
    Broker hits back at shipowner sceptics to defend fuel-saving benefits
  • Shipowners baffled by silence from Berlin
    VDR repeats its call for state support for ship finance
  • Aegean Marine Petroleum reports higher profit
    Improved results come despite 'challenging market' for fuels
  • New York retailers feel the fallout from Sandy
    Thousands of diverted containers stranded on quays of other east coast US ports
  • 'German tanker king' Salamon dies
    Ship financier took steps to ensure business continuity
  • US Gulf oil products boom drives tanker fixtures to new high
    Region generates 313 spot voyages so far this year, up from 261 in 2011
  • Like with like
    Deciding whether or not to order fuel-efficient tonnage is by no means straightforward
  • DFDS says demand continues to weaken in northern Europe
    Company focuses on tackling its costs
  • Courage Marine returns to profit in the third quarter
    Hong Kong and Singapore bulk operator succeeds in curtailing its costs
  • Nordic American hints at new and secondhand vessel purchases
    Company rewards its shareholders despite latest quarterly loss
  • Indian Ocean counterpiracy exercise aims to boost regional co-operation
    Exercise Cutlass Express also focused on narcotics and illegal fishing
  • Box volumes edge up in Singapore
    Improvement comes despite slowing trade between Asia and Europe
  • EU spending will modernise ports, and stimulate shortsea trades
    European shipping faces a 'modernisation challenge', says Kallas
  • Feeling insecure?
    Lloyd's List's security survey highlights uncertainty over deploying armed guards
  • US reports 5% drop in inbound box volumes for October
    Figures reveal downturn in imports from Asia and Europe
  • DryShips renegotiates its orderbook
    Expenses contribute to bigger than expected third-quarter loss
  • Ocean Rig is close to completing drillship syndicated loan
    Costs tip DryShips-linked driller into the red but revenue backlog nears $4.5bn
  • Safe Bulkers orders substitute cape for 10-year charter as profits rise
    Japanese newbuild replaces delayed Chinese order that may now be axed
  • GSL praises box line discipline
    Rate increases pushed through despite over-supply

Fairplayweb site
NOVEMBER 15, 2012
  • Aegean turns losses into profits
    BUNKER supplier Aegean Marine Petroleum Network posted net profits of $8.7M in 3Q12 amid challenging market conditions
  • Subsea 7 wins $800M contract
    SUBSEA 7 said today it has won a subsea, umbilical, riser and flowline contract valued at about $800M from Total E&P Norge
  • Courage Marine trims losses by 26%
    SINGAPORE-listed Courage Marine said it cut losses by 26% in this year's first nine months despite continued drybulk market weakness
  • STX Pan Ocean loses for 8th straight quarter
    STX PAN Ocean lost $88.6M in its 3Q12, widening its deficit from $37.4M losses a year earlier
  • India's HMEL halts Iranian crude cargoes
    INDIA'S HPCL-Mittal Energy said it will halt cargoes of oil from Iran, IHS World Markets Energy reported today
  • China-Japan souring is causing grief for NYK
    NYK LINE said today some units are being affected by the souring of Sino-Japanese relations since mid-September
  • STX Europe's profits fall
    WEAKNESS in its cruise and ferry business is hitting STX Europe, the Oslo-based yard unit of South Korea's STX conglomerate
  • Premuda unveils losses, fears for full year
    ITALY'S tanker and bulker operator Premuda said today it is "reasonable" to predict full-year losses after it lost €7.76M ($9.88M) in the first nine months of the year
  • DFDS eyes acquisition
    DENMARK'S listed ferry and logistics group DFDS said today it plans to make an acquisition to expand into new markets
  • Greener fuels urged
    ZEHUA Ma, president of China COSCO Holdings, today urged suppliers to provide shipping groups with fuels of higher quality, efficiency and fuel economy
  • Goldenport scraps box ship
    GOLDENPORT Holdings has sold one box ship for scrap and laid up two others
  • Otto turns losses into profits
    SINGAPORE-listed offshore services provider Otto Marine today posted 3Q12 profits of $4.7M, turning around losses of $16.8M year on year

The Journal of Commerceweb site
NOVEMBER 15, 2012
  • More Labor Woes for Port of Portland
    Contract talks between the Port of Portland and security guards at its container terminal that began this summer will reenter mediation on Nov. 16, but a breakdown in talks could cripple the container yard, as well as two other terminals at the port, The Oregonian reported. Bill Wyatt, the port's executive...
  • Truckers Taking to Mobile Technology
    When it comes to technology, truckers are going mobile, with 70 percent of drivers surveyed by uShip.com saying they use mobile phones for business. The number of truckers using apps jumped to 43 percent, a 16 percent increase from last year's annual mobile usage survey, according to uShip.com. More than half of...
  • Norway Post Selects credit360 to Streamline Sustainability Data Management
    CAMBRIDGE, UK/CHICAGO - credit360 will be used within Norway Post to drive environmental performance improvement throughout their expanding and increasingly complex operational structure. The system will help the organisation meet ambitious performance targets like a CO2 reduction target of 30% of 2008 levels by 2015. In addition, credit360 will be used...
  • Groups Come Together to Combat Human Trafficking in Colorado
    COMMERCE CITY, Colo.- The Colorado Motor Carriers Association, Colorado Truckstop Conference, and local elected and law enforcement officials launched an educational and awareness campaign today focused on combatting the human trafficking of underage children who are being forced to engage in prostitution. The kick off for the program was held...
  • Ryder's Natural Gas Trucks Top Six Million Miles
    Ryder System's fleet of 250 natural gas vehicles has surpassed a milestone of six million miles. Since 2011, when the natural gas truck program began, the vehicles have replaced about 923,000 gallons of diesel fuel with domestically produced natural gas and reduced emissions by more than 2,300 metric tons of carbon...
  • Canadian Pacific Railway, Signal Workers Reach Tentative Deal
    Canadian Pacific and the International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers, System Council 11, today reached a tentative five-year labor agreement covering about 450 employees who maintain and install railway signals and communications systems across Canada. Details of the preliminary contract are being withheld pending ratification by IBEW membership. Separately, the United Steel Workers,...
  • ICAP Forward Curve Freight Rates
    The ICAP forward curve tracks containerized freight rates of swap agreements as settled against the SCFI-Shanghai Containerized Freight Index produced by the Shanghai Shipping Exchange.Derivatives Bid/Ask pricing in U.S. dollars as of Nov. 13 between Shanghai and the following four trade lanes. Data Included: 11/13/2012 U.S. WEST COAST...
  • Cass Freight Index
    Cass index data is derived from actual freight invoices paid on behalf of 350 clients, which totaled over US$20 billion in 2011 and include a wide diversity of shippers, commodities and company size.Cass Freight ExpendituresThe Cass October expenditures index surged 8.4 percent year-over-year and rose 1.6 percent from September in...
  • Cass Linehaul Indices - Truck & Intermodal
    A timely indicator of market fluctuations in per-mile truckload pricing isolating the linehaul component of full truckload costs from other components (fuel and accessorials), providing a reflection of trends in baseline truckload prices. Cass Truckload Linehaul IndexThe October Cass truckload linehaul index was a record index-to-date 109.8, inching ahead 0.3...
  • Diesel Fuels Sandy Recovery in Northeast
    The fuel crisis in the Northeast is easing, though rationing continues in some areas and some fueling stations are still without power, and without working pumps. However, the damage Hurricane Sandy delivered to the region's fuel supply chain will take more time to repair, according to a report...
  • Matson Names Park VP of Government, Community Relations
    Ku'uhaku Park, Matson's new vice president of government and community relations. Honolulu-based Matson today named Ku'uhaku Park vice president of government and community relations. He will be responsible for directing the shipping carrier's government relations and community service activities in Hawaii, including the promotion and development of the Matson Foundation. Park was...
  • Railroads Face Little Regulatory Threat From Congress, Obama
    With the Nov. 6 election doing little to change the power structure at the nation's capital, the major U.S. freight railroads are unlikely to face major regulation risks in the coming year. Any attempts to change the rail regulatory framework aren't expected to go far in Congress, as a divided body...
  • Why an Obama Win Yields Hope for Infrastructure
    At first glance, the Nov. 6 election barely changed anything in the nation's capital. Voters gave President Obama four more years in the White House, kept Republicans in control of the House and Democrats dominant in the Senate. Although few faces have changed, however, the tone on Capitol Hill has. With...
  • JOC-ECRI Industrial Price Index
    The JOC-ECRI Industrial Price Index was developed by the Economic Cycle Research Institute (ECRI) and is a leading indicator of inflation based on a broad assortment of raw materials used in industrial production. The IPI growth rate compares the latest week's index with the IPI's average over the past year.In...
  • Logistics Providers Optimistic About 2013 Economy
    Eighty percent of logistics providers and freight forwarders reported slight business expansion in the last two years, and more than 75 percent expect that growth to continue into 2013, according to a study by logistics researcher Transport Intelligence and logistics software developer Kewill that surveyed 484 international businesses. Logistics providers in...
  • Spread of Globalization Is Slowing, BDP Survey Finds
    The relentless spread of globalization may be coming to an end as slow growth in the West allied to faster economic development in other regions encourages more near-sourcing and shorter supply chains, according to a new survey by leading logistics company BDP International. Arnie Bornstein, BDP's executive director of marketing and...
  • Virginia Cargo Volume Grew 1.5 Percent in October
    The Port of Virginia handled 175,330 20-foot-equivalent units in October, an increase of 1.5 percent from the 182,318 TEUs handled in September, and also up 1.5 percent year-over-year, the Virginia Port Authority announced today. October was the ninth consecutive month of growth, said Rodney W. Oliver, VPA's interim executive director. Volume...

Containerisation Internationalweb site
NOVEMBER 15, 2012
  • New York retailers feel the Sandy pinch
    Manhattan household name stores are fretting in the aftermath of superstorm Sandy ahead of the Thanksgiving holiday next week and the crucial shopping ...
  • Eurozone back in recession
    The 17-nation eurozone has officially plunged back into recession after the EU's statistics office, Eurostat, confirmed that the collective GDP of the single currency ...
  • Los Angeles reports small monthly hike in container throughput
    Port of Los Angeles' container volumes edged ahead just 0.8% in October on the corresponding month in 2011 to 718,400 TEU, although the US west coast box hub's ...
  • Hamburg's Chinese boxes plunge
    There is yet further evidence of the European slowdown and the impact on the blue-chip Asia - Europe tradelane. Chinese container traffic processed ...
  • GSL praises box line discipline
  • HMM doing better
    Like its larger compatriot Hanjin, South Korea's Hyundai Merchant Marine swung into an operating profit in the third quarter of the year, also benefiting from a ...

TradeWindsweb site
NOVEMBER 15, 2012
  • Safe Bulkers in nosedive
    Shares in Greece's Safe Bulkers plummeted Thursday after the owner revealed a surprise dividend cut.
  • DryShips sticking with ORIG
    DryShips boss George Economou ruled out selling shares its Ocean Rig drilling spin off as a solution to paying for unfinanced dry-bulk newbuildings.
  • Lange lauds eco ships
    Ultrabulk has nailed its colours to the eco ship mast after swapping a charter for a delayed kamsarmax for a more efficient vessel at a Japanese yard yesterday.
  • STX Europe profit shrinks
    STX Europe continues to rely on its shareholding in STX OSV to keep its earnings up.
  • Mercator moves up
    Indian owner Mercator has increased its profit in the first half as revenue improved.
  • NAT faces red run
    Nordic American Tankers will fail to escape the red for the foreseeable future, a leading analyst warns.
  • Nobbled in North Sea
    Danish ro-ro giant DFDS has seen profit eroded by weaker northern European markets so far this year.
  • DryShips takes a beating
    George Economou's DryShips was on the rack on the Nasdaq today after a huge earnings miss and a warning over loan repayments.
  • SDLP makes top tier
    Wells Fargo has taken a shine to John Fredriksen's latest venture Seadrill Partners amid the promise of a strong dividend growth.
  • VLCC rates spike
    VLCCs are leading a rally in the tanker spot market with rates on the flagship Arabian Gulf to Far East route more than doubling in the space of a week.
  • Courage back in black
    Courage Marine doesn't expect to see any major upturn in its fortunes before 2014 at the earliest.
  • Safe's cape saviour
    Safe Bulkers has booked a capesize newbuilding in a move which saves a 10-year charter from landing in the shredder.
  • The dangers of drink
    A UK accident report has shown a drunken cargoship master turned straight toward a Stena ferry when a port officer alerted him to the dangers of a collision.
  • NAT in active hunt
    Nordic American Tankers is looking to expand its fleet in a tanker market which has many owners struggling.
  • Bergen in breach
    Bergen Group has confirmed it has breached certain loan covenants after delivering its third quarter results.
  • Hansson's health check
    With the ink still wet on Overseas Shipholding Group's Chapter 11 papers Nordic American Tankers was keen to paint a strong picture of its own financial health as it reported a third quarter loss today.
  • Clipper's pool purpose
    Denmark's Clipper Projects is driving consolidation in the multipurpose sector (MPP) by forming a new pool.
  • Ultrapetrol sees spike
    Shares in Ultrapetrol ingnited yesterday after the company reported a huge cash injection from a private equity firm.
  • North Sea needs a trim
    Norway's Farstad Shipping says offshore vessels need to head away from the North Sea if rates are to improve.
  • Dragnis takes scrap cash
    Goldenport Holdings has logged a profit from the scrapping of a container vessel it bought last year.
  • Aegean lags Street
    Aegean Marine Petroleum has returned to the black in the third quarter but analysts had hoped for more from the Peter Georgiopoulos-linked company.
  • Man dies in bulker fall
    A Singapore ship chandler has been killed after falling from a Japanese bulker.
  • Subsea 7 in big win
    Oslo-listed owner will bank $800m from Total for North Sea gas field work.
  • ABG boss quits
    The managing director of India's ABG Shipyard has resigned due to ill health, the company said.
  • Safe snaps-up bulker
    Safe Bulkers has raided the secondhand market and picked up a modern Japanese panamax bulker for a firm price.
  • GPRT boxship in lay-up
    Goldenport Holdings has failed to find employment for a recently acquired containership, a regulatory disclosure shows.
  • GrainCorp rejects ADM
    GrainCorp has rejected a $3bn takeover bid by commodities giant Archer Daniels Midland (ADM) it confirmed Thursday.
  • Rigs Angola bound
    Ocean Rig UDW has confirmed three-year charters for two of its drilling units including one of its newbuildings.
  • Eyes on heating oil
    The US Northeast's motor gasoline (mogas) shortages after Hurricane Sandy are subsiding but Poten & Partners says products tanker owners may get further help from distillate demands.
  • Dryships losses top $50m
    George Economou's Dryships has booked a third quarter loss of just over $51m in results published late Wednesday.
  • SLNG eyes expansion
    Singapore LNG (SLNG) is to build a fourth LNG storage facility that will increase the terminal's current planned capacity by 50%.

American Shipperweb site
NOVEMBER 15, 2012
  • OSG files for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection
    "Over the past two weeks, OSG has continued to fix vessels with our clients. We will use the Chapter 11 process to definitively resolve our financial issues," said Morten Arntzen, OSG's president and CEO.
  • Forwarders, 3PLs expect growth in 2013
    In a survey by Transportation Intelligence and Kewill, 80 percent of respondents reported slight business expansion over the past two years, with more than 75 percent expecting this growth to continue next year.
  • LA loaded volume down 3% in October
  • EU will approve UPS-TNT deal, analyst predicts
    UPS will probably have to shed a couple of TNT pieces, "but ultimately I think it will get done," said Ben Gordon, founder and managing director of BG Strategic Advisors, at the NIT League and IANA conference.
  • UNCLOS passage would boost U.S. credibility
    It's particularly important off the coast of Alaska where the OCS is twice the size of California and "some of the richest resources in the world are there -literally trillions of dollars," said a U.S. Coast Guard official.
  • U.S. import volume down nearly 5% in October
    The threat of a port strike along the U.S. East and Gulf coast ports from Oct. 1 may have induced some importers to move volume up earlier in the year to avoid potential disruptions.
  • Dachser adds to South Africa operation
  • FCPA guidance released
  • Former importers of polluting motorcycles settle

The Bunker Bulletinweb site
NOVEMBER 15, 2012
  • Clarification of article on Iranian fuel oil being sold through UAE entity
    FAL Oil says it 'categorically denies' allegations contained in the article.
  • Prices firm in Fujairah but soften in Durban
    A mixed picture was seen in most bunker hubs.
  • Bunker prices climb in Europe
    Average demand in Hamburg with some congestion seen at Gibraltar.
  • Russia's fuel oil output 'not about to fall'
    Refiner says upgrades can't be rushed: 'There are physical limitations that can't be overcome.'
  • Risk management course for bunker players
    Two-day course in Singapore in January.
  • Fuel oil stocks climbing in Singapore
    December arbitrage arrivals expected to be around 5 mt.
  • UK study to assess chances of modal shift
    Aim is to find out if tougher sulphur rules will push cargo onto roads.
  • Slow-steaming sees Rotterdam lose out to Piraeus
    IT firm makes Greek port its regional hub
  • Baxus Marine to be wound up
    Company's attempt to secure court protection fails to materialise.
  • Bunker prices mostly higher
    Demand average in key Asian ports on Thursday.
  • China fuel oil stocks lower
    Inventories generally lower as teapot refiners drawdown stocks at Shandong province.
  • Odfjell sees further losses
    Results affected by a weak chemical tanker market and restructuring at its Rotterdam terminal.
  • OSG files for Chapter 11
    Plans to use the Chapter 11 process to 'significantly reduce' its $2.67 billion debt.
  • Aegean shares rising
    Earnings per share for Q3 beats consensus estimates.

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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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