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April 17, 2012
Sched Netweb site
  • Long Beach March volume up 12pc to 461,600 TEU, sparking hopes of recovery
  • Kuehne + Nagel results beat market, but EU antitrust fine slashes profits
  • Grounded 3,860-TEU Taiwan boxship refloated without harm off Karachi
  • Abu Dhabi Terminals at Mina Zayed 2011 volume up 47pc to 767,713 TEU
  • Pirate ransoms inevitable, seizing booty risks more than it gains: lawyer
  • US Army Corps of Engineers backs beleaguered Savannah dredging scheme
  • CN makes deal with CSX, providing west coast imports Ohio Valley access
  • Mumbai's JN port boxes up 1.17pc, showing best performance in 5 years
  • Transnet to invest US$4.3 billion to up South African capacity in 7 years
  • British Columbia premier expects US$25 billion to go on infrastructure
  • American Feeder Lines wins US$500,279 financing from Nova Scotia
  • Cathay Pacific and Dragonair March cargo down 10.7pc to 144,140 tonnes
  • China Southern Airlines launches daily Guiyang to Bangkok service
  • Hactl implements US$31million COSAC-Plus cargo handling programme
  • FedEx's four 757Fs to boost northern European next-biz-day service
  • AirBridgeCargo Airlines gains IATA operational safety certification

Exim Indiaweb site
  • Emirates Shipping joins Korea East Asia Middle East service
  • ITIC says shipbrokers must protect commission entitlement
  • Koper port in new container service connecting Egypt & Adriatic Sea
  • Maersk Mc-Kinney Moller no more
  • MOL acquires Competence Management System (CMS) certification from DNV
  • MOL enhances Asia-Mexico, West Coast South America service
  • New rail service from Port of Le Havre
  • NSCSA unveils new brand identity-Bahri
  • NYK LINE upgrades ALEX (Asia Latin America Express) service
  • Despite EU turbulence, textile exports climb 11 pc
  • Exporters caught unawares by jump in Basmati prices
  • India urges Iran to lift ban on wheat imports
  • IPGA urges govt to allow re-export of pulses
  • Oilmeal exports slip a tad in March
  • US asks India to streamline norms for import of poultry, toys
  • Angré Port to be inaugurated on April 24
  • Forex reserves tumble $ 1.47 bn to $ 292.92 bn
  • RBI pegs $ reference rate at 51.05
  • SECR freight traffic surges 7 pc in FY12
  • Sensitive items imports jump 42.6 pc during April-Jan.
  • Set up fund to provide dollar loans to SMEs, Fieo tells RBI

International Transport Journalweb site
APRIL 16, 2012
  • Dusseldorf welcomes UAE service expansion
    Air Berlin, now a member of the One World Alliance, began daily flights between Dusseldorf (Germany) and Abu Dhabi (UAE) on 28 March 2012. The carrier uses an A330-200 with a cargo...
  • Finland's national railway reports drop in freight volumes
    VR Group, Finland's state railway, only hauled 34.8 million t of goods in 2011, 2.7% less than in the preceding year. The company was also forced to post of loss of EUR 10.8 millio...
  • US market: German manufacturers see strongest March since 2007
    German manufacturers noted that their sales of light trucks (SUV, CUV, vans and pick-ups) in North America grew faster than the US market in March 2012. Whilst sales overall jumped...
  • Denmark: police and transport industry start fight against crime
    The Danish police and the country's transport industry organisations recently had their first meeting in a new cooperation. The alliance's goal is to go on the offensive against cr...
  • Tarros restyling and upgrading Great Pendulum Service
    Tarros, a regional container carrier and multi-transport operator specialized in the Mediterranean region, recently completed the restyling and upgrading of its Great Pendulum Serv...
  • CMA CGM introducing peak season surcharge
    The French shipping company CMA CGM is introducing a peak season surcharge of USD 200/teu today (16 April). The rate hike applies to services between North Europe, the Red Sea and ...
  • Air China temporary reduces Dubai service
    From today (16 April 2012) until 1 July 2012, Air China is reducing its Beijing - Dubai service. The carrier is operating the link four times per week instead of five. The Monday s...
  • ABC awarded IOSA certification
    AirBridgeCargo Airlines (ABC), Russia's biggest cargo carrier, has successfully completed an audit to be listed in the Iata Operational Safety Audit (IOSA) regis...
  • BLS Cargo hauled more goods in 2011
    The Swiss freight railway BLS Cargo reported that its earnings before interest and tax came to CHF 4.2 million in 2011, CHF 1.8 million more than the previous year. The company's t...
  • New name for Zurich's forwarding association
    Zurich's forwarding association (Zürcher Spediteur-Vereinigung/ZSV) recently held its 89th annual general meeting, which was well attended by around 100 members and guests. During ...
  • Kandia Dulce Romania trusts in DB Schenker Logistics
    Kandia Dulce, one of Romania's leading confectionary companies, has awarded the German service provider DB Schenker a contract to manage its warehousing and transportation activiti...
  • Nobert Dentressangle launches new service
    Norbert Dentressangle Overseas - the fast-growing freight forwarding division of the French service provider Norbert Dentressangle - has launched 'Red Sky Connect', a managed, end-...
  • IJS Global appoints head of ocean freight for EMEA
    IJS Global has further expanded the senior management team of its ocean freight division by appointing Matthew Deer as head of ocean freight EMEA and senior vice-president. He repo...
  • New UK manager of sales for SBS Worldwide
    SBS Worldwide has named Richard Perriman as UK general manager of sales. He has been in the industry for 25 years, working for a variety of freight forwarders. Most recently Perrim...

Marine Logweb site
APRIL 16, 2012
  • Kvichak delivers RB-M C to Seattle Police Department
  • Bourbon AHTS is first vessel drydocked by Damen Shiprepair...
  • ACL buys eight SeaRiver tank barges
  • Teekay Corporation to sell most of its tankers to Teekay...
  • P&O Maritime research vessel carries out survey for Irish...
  • Vancouver Shipyards calls in STX to help it gear up for NSPS...
  • Mærsk Mc-Kinney Møller dies at 98
  • Polar research ship has Raytheon Anschütz IBS
  • ASL Marine adds five vessels to its order book

World Wide Shipperweb site
APRIL 16, 2012
  • Port of Kalama to fill port commission vacancy
  • Port of Bellingham schedules airport planning public meetings
  • 13th District Coast Guard officer selected as top enlisted person
  • Port of Newport seeking Director of Finance applicants
  • Wallenius Wilhelmsen Logistics making environmental headway

Lloyd's Listweb site
APRIL 16, 2012
  • Italian judgment looks set to be an antitrust milestone
    Fines imposed on cartel for fixing agency fees could be seen as authorities' opening salvo in a purge of anti-competitive practices
  • Brussels supports first non-ECA LNG supply project
    Ten-T funding for seven maritime projects has been revealed
  • TT-Line plans scrubber trials
    Ferry operator plans 2013 retrofit
  • Ferry operators trial cold ironing power systems
    New standards and EU funding see lines trial shore-based power
  • Shipowners ill-prepared for UK Bribery Act
    Firms that fall short could be forced out of the market
  • LPG carrier owners charge premium for Iran spot market loadings
    Iranian fixtures help keep Middle East-Asia spot market stable
  • Pipeline repair boosts Mediterranean aframax rates
    Turkish oil exports recover as Ceyhan pipeline reopens
  • Shipping remembers Maersk Mc-Kinney Moller
    Friends, family and colleagues pay tribute to a modest man with a creative streak
  • Maersk Mc-Kinney Moller dies
    Legendary shipowner leaves extraordinary legacy
  • Indonesian mining tax is bad news for bulk shipping
    Punitive export duties could be introduced within a few months
  • New low price benchmark set for Chinese-built capesize bulker resales
    Cancelled orders resold by Jinhai Heavy Industries to European buyers for $36.5m
  • MISC sells biggest boxships
    Full exit from container shipping underway
  • German cargoship diverted amid claims of Syria arms run
    Ukraine-chartered vessel to be searched after reported breach of arms embargo
  • Vos Logistics posts 5% rise in net turnover
    Domestic and international cargo volumes both up in the first nine months of 2011
  • Sharp fall in lending to shipowners
    Dealogic reports 68% drop in first quarter
  • TT Club writes more business
    But profits fall by 90% due to difficult claims environment
  • Ningbo Marine sells bulker for $3.6m in scrap deal
    Shanghai-listed owner legally obliged to scrap 1978-built handysize
  • Maersk Mc-Kinney Moller
    Death of Maersk Mc-Kinney Moller leaves group facing a new era
  • Too tight to mention
    Norwegian bond market goes where others fear to tread
  • Chinese and Bangladeshi interest boosts scrap prices
    Surge in activity prompts Indian breakers to raise prices too
  • Brussels fine weakens K+N results
    First-quarter results 'unsatisfactory' despite volume growth
  • Evergreen confirms 13,800 teu order
    Taiwanese line secures ships at bargain price
  • China and Germany sign MoU to build onshore power systems for vessels
    Countries agree to develop exhibition project in Shanghai and Hamburg
  • When Maersk Mc-Kinney Moller called in on Lloyd's List
    Said a personal thank you for his Lifetime Achievement award
  • Rasmussen and Andersen pay tribute to Mc-Kinney Moller
    Passion and vision an inspiration to workforce
  • Liverpool tug crews to strike next week
    Svitzer faces four-day walkout
  • Shanghai box throughput growth slows in first quarter
    Port performance in line with forecasts as Chinese growth slows
  • Abu Dhabi's Mina Zayed port sees 47% rise to 768,000 teu
    Container volumes have more than tripled since 2006 but chief executive says most exciting years are still to come
  • UASC fixes $150m loan facility from Burgan Bank
    Shipowner plans service expansion in key trades
  • Tighter maritime security pays off in Asia
    Fewer incidents in Malaysia, South China Sea and Straits of Malacca in first quarter

Fairplayweb site
APRIL 16, 2012
  • MPP vessel in sanctions row
    A GERMAN multipurpose vessel has been pulled from a voyage to Syria by its owner/manager in the Eastern Mediterranean due to fears over a sanction breach
  • Grounded ship refloated in Karachi
    TAIWANESE container ship YM North loaded with 1,740 containers which ran aground near Karachi Port was re-floated on Saturday
  • Canada boosts Churchill prospects
    CANADA'S government has created a C$25M ($25M) fund to support the diversification of shipping through the Port of Churchill
  • One dead, four hurt in breaking blast
    A MASSIVE blast killed one worker and critically injured four others at India's Sachana Ship Breaking yard on Friday
  • Indian companies put $300M abroad
    India's Mercator, Varun Shipping and ABG Shipyard decided to invest about $300M abroad in March, data released over the weekend by India's banking regulator, the Reserve Bank of India (RBI), has revealed
  • Freight hikes hit K+N earnings
    Freight forwarder Kuehne + Nagel today reported a considerable drop in first-quarter earnings due to soaring freight rates
  • New antitrust suit filed
    A major new antitrust action has been filed by 37 shippers related to alleged price-fixing in the US-Puerto Rico box trade in 2002-2008
  • Long Beach imports jump
    MARCH container imports to California's Port of Long Beach increased 18.3% year-on-year to 226,150teu, spurred by a post-Chinese New Year volume surge
  • Seadrill to expand Seabras for listing
    SEADRILL, the listed company in the centre of John Fredriksen's offshore business, plans to expand the operations of its Brazilian unit Seabras before listing the company
  • US scrappers plead guilty
    OWNERS of a US ship-breaking company have pled guilty to environmental crimes stemming from their scrapping business in Virginia
  • Bangladesh, China rule breaking game
    BREAKERS in Bangladesh and China upped their offers last week as both countries had an avid appetite for tonnage
  • Discounts prompt bulker purchases
    FALLING asset prices are spurring investments in the secondhand bulker market, despite the Catholic and Orthodox Easter holidays last week
  • Torm and banks agree temporary standstill
    DS Torm, the trubled Danish product tanker and dry bulk shipping group, and its bank group have extended the deferral of instalments and covenant standstill until 30 April 2012
  • Bulker scrapping up; fleet growth also up
    THE rate at which dry bulk carriers have been scrapped so far this year has been brisk, but analysts have mixed views about the future
  • Asciano, MUA agree to formal talks
    AN END to the battle between port operator Asciano and the Maritime Union of Australia appears close, after both parties agreed to a formal resolution process starting today

The Journal of Commerceweb site
APRIL 16, 2012
  • Puerto Rico Shippers Sue Sea Star, Crowley
    More than three dozen customers of Sea Star Line and Crowley Liner services have filed a triple-damage antitrust lawsuit against...
  • Diesel Prices Fall for Second Time in Three Weeks
    Diesel prices across the U.S. fell for the second time in three weeks, slipping 2.1 cents in the week ending...
  • US-Colombia FTA Set to Take Effect Next Month
    U.S. exporters and importers will be able to better tap the growing Colombian economy starting May 15 when the free...
  • UASC Completes $150 Million Financing Deal
    United Arab Shipping Co. has concluded a $150 million financing deal that includes a seven-year senior term loan facility with...
  • High-Tech Product Launches Lift Cathay Pacific
    The launch of electronic products by manufacturers such as Samsung and Apple gave a significant boost to air freight exports...
  • Emirates SkyCargo Boosts Dubai-Australia Capacity
    Emirates SkyCargo has doubled freighter capacity on its service between Dubai and Australia. The Boeing 777 freighter service will...
  • LA-LB Container Volumes Climb
    Container volumes at the ports of Los Angeles and Long Beach bounced back strongly in March following a weak February....
  • Frankfurt Airport Cargo Declines 11 Percent
    Frankfurt airport handled 11 percent less freight in March than a year ago as a night flight ban aggravated the...
  • Intermodal Volume Inches Up 1.1 Percent
    U.S. intermodal rail shipments in the week ending April 7 rose 1.1 percent year-over-year and fell. 4.7 percent from the...
  • TT Club Income Hit by Record Catastrophic Claims
    The TT Club, a mutual insurer of transport and logistics risk, reported a 90.6 percent drop in net income on...
  • House Likely to Vote Tuesday on Transport Bill Extension
    The House is expected to vote Tuesday on another 90-day funding extension for surface transportation programs, giving Democratic members the...
  • Kuehne + Nagel's Profit Slumped in First Quarter
    Kuehne+Nagel's first quarter profit slumped to $73.5 million from $167.5 million a year ago as the Swiss global logistics group...
  • Maersk Mc-Kinney Moller Dies at 98
    Maersk Mc-Kinney Moller, the legendary Danish shipowner who helped build Maersk Line into the world's biggest ocean container carrier, died...
  • Ocean Carriers Ready Further Rate Hikes
    Ocean carriers are preparing a fresh round of rate hikes on the Asia-Europe trade, taking advantage of stronger-than-expected cargo growth...
  • Indian Authority Slashes Rates at PSA Chennai Terminal
    India's Tariff Authority for Major Ports ordered a 12.23 percent reduction in tariffs levied by Chennai International Terminals, a PSA...
  • Abu Dhabi Terminals Volume Rose 47 Percent in 2011
    Abu Dhabi Terminals saw volume rise 47 percent year-over-year in 2011, reaching 767,713 20-foot equivalent units. ADT currently operates...
  • ANA, JAL International Cargo Volumes Soar
    Japan's All Nippon Airways Co. (ANA) said that its international cargo volume soared 24.5 percent in February from the same...
  • Evergreen Orders 10 Mega-Ships
    Evergreen Line said it will charter 10 ships with capacities of 13,800 20-foot equivalent units. The Taiwanese...
  • Growing World Demand Sparks the End of Cheap Oil
    All it took was the March 25 shutdown of a single North Sea oil platform to boost Brent crude oil...
  • ILA Talks Off to Quiet Start
    After a mighty bluster in the run-up to negotiations for a new contract at East and Gulf Coast ports, the...
  • Class 8 Heavy Truck Orders Decline
    Are trucking companies losing confidence in the recovery and slowing plans to upgrade or expand capacity? There are signs carriers...
  • YRC Freight Streamlines Operations
    YRC Freight streamlined its nationwide network last week, implementing changes to reduce freight handling and focus the $3.2 billion less-than-truckload...
  • FMCSA Cracks Down on Fraudulent Brokers
    When the gavel finally came down on convicted scam artist Kulwant Singh Gill on March 28, it came down hard....
  • Potholes Scar Road to US Highway Bill
    The curtain is nearly drawn on Congress passing a surface transportation bill this year, but a positive House performance could...
  • Senators Want Mexico to Drop Poultry Probe
    A bipartisan group of 16 senators, led by Tom Carper, D-Del., and Saxby Chambliss, R-Ga., have sent a letter to...
  • Holt Completes Rooftop Solar Power Plant
    Gloucester Marine Terminal in New Jersey is one of the nation's largest dockside refrigerated warehouse facilities. Now it is also...
  • Purfresh Expands Latin America Staff
    Purfresh Inc., which provides ocean transportation and supply chain management technologies that optimize the quality and safety of fresh produce,...
  • New Pharma Service for TNT Express
    TNT Express has started a service it says will simplify and secure the international movements of pharmaceutical products such as...
  • Growing Cold Train Gets Drayage Partner
    Rail Logistics-Cold Train and Interstate Distributor forged a partnership in which Cold Train will use a dedicated fleet of trucks...
  • Kuehne + Nagel Starts Pharmaceutical Service
    Swiss freight forwarder Kuehne + Nagel has introduced a new product for the pharmaceutical and health care industry. KN...
  • Klinge Unveils Blast Freezer Box
    Refrigerated equipment manufacturer Klinge has introduced a lower-cost version of its blast freezer container, which quickly freezes cargo to minus-76...
  • Refrigerated Warehouses See Growth in Profits
    The outlook for growth in profits improved for North American public refrigerated warehouse companies in the second half of 2011...
  • Savannah Expands Reefer Capacity
    The Georgia Ports Authority added 20 refrigerated container racks at the Port of Savannah's Garden City Terminal. Each...
  • Wilmington, Del., Sets Cargo Records
    The Port of Wilmington, Del., handled 5,084,478 tons of cargo last year, up 26 percent from 2010, and achieved the...
  • Family Dollar to Expand Reefer Product Line
    Family Dollar Stores plans to add about 1,000 items to its stores this year, including more frozen breakfast, lunch and...
  • Target Set to Break Ground on Food Distribution Center
    Target Corp. is ready to begin construction of a $103 million refrigerated distribution center in central Ohio that will employ...
  • Trade Blocks Often Protectionist in Nature
    Bilateral negotiations to end agricultural trade disputes failed with 46 nations, the European Union, the Gulf Cooperation Council and the...
  • Agriculture Trade a 'Risky Business'
    Analysts and economists at the U.S. Department of Agriculture are full of good news about sales prospects for U.S. farm...
  • US Food Safety Regulations Come at a Price
    First came the Facebook posts that got shared and reshared. Within a few days, "pink slime" was a trending topic...
  • Reefer Truck Shortages Boost Rates
    There will be more Florida oranges coming out of the groves and onto refrigerated trucks this year - good news...
  • US Agricultural Foods Whet Chinese Appetites
    China's consumers spent $962.8 billion in grocery stores last year, pushing the country to the world's top spot in grocery...
  • Food Exporters Note PierPass Flaws
    Refrigerated shipments are expected to grow along with the world's middle class, but a representative for U.S. food exporters warns...
  • US Exporters Hope for Bigger Piece of Korea's Market
    A month after the U.S.-South Korea free trade agreement took effect, U.S. pork producers, cattle ranchers and fresh fruit and...
  • In Mexico's Trade Complaint: Parts Ain't Parts
    Take 30 seconds to relive part of the 1980s when fast food chain Wendy's spent millions of dollars...
  • On Container Shipping: Where's the Logic?
    Just when it looked as if ocean carriers were nearing a recovery of some sort, with rate increases taking hold...
  • US Auto Production Revving Up Exports
    Saratoga Honda's parking lot is full of new cars, a sharp contrast to last summer, when the auto dealer's supply...
  • The Shift to a Cleaner, Cheaper Fuel Is a Slow One
    Booming natural gas production isn't just giving the truck industry extra loads to haul. Low natural gas prices are providing...

Containerisation Internationalweb site
APRIL 16, 2012
  • K+N takes knock in Q1 12
    Despite further cargo growth, Kuehne + Nagel suffered a reduction in profitability in Q1 12 due to lower margins in forwarding and its fine of CHF65 (USD70.2) million ...
  • Savannah port move closer to harbour deepening
    The US East Coast Port of Savannah is a step closer to realise its ambition to deepen its harbour as after 15 years of study. The United States Army Corps of Engineers ...
  • Transpac rate hikes off the agenda?
    In its weekly US logistics market review, Wall Street's Wolfe Trahan, has provided more evidence that the rebound in ocean freight rates on the Asia to USWC tradelane ...
  • Yusen expands ISO coverage in Europe
    Yusen Logistics can now boast 12 countries and 35 individual facilities as compliant under its ISO 14001 quality control certification as it strives to improve ...
  • Maersk Mc-Kinney Moller: R.I.P
    Denmark's greatest businessman - the driving force and figurehead of a global transport and energy business employing 108,000 people across 135 countries - Maersk ...
  • Northport orders more equipment from Cargotec
    Northport (Malaysia), which operates one of the main container-handling complexes in Port Klang, and Cargotec, a leading supplier of container-handling equipment, ...
  • China boosts yuan
    The chief of the International Monetary Fund [IMF] Christine Lagarde, has welcomed the People's Bank of China's decision to allow its currency to move up or down ...
  • Mina Zayed powers ahead
    Mina Zayed, Abu Dhabi, posted a massive 47% jump in its box throughput in 2011, with a total of 767,713 TEU handled. The rise in traffic volumes was attributable ...

TradeWindsweb site
APRIL 16, 2012
  • Heavy claims hit TT Club
    Liner shipping mutual manages to hold on to profitability despite natural disasters, port damage and containership casualties.
  • Drunk master jailed
    Russian captain found asleep at helm of Danica Hav banned from vessels for a year by Danish court.
  • NSCSA brushes off downturn
    Saudi tanker owner defies the gloom to post huge first quarter profit.
  • Tanker raided off Singapore
    Robbers board Vietnam's Great Fish, threaten crew and steal cash before escaping.
  • Seadrill IPO delayed again
    Fredriksen drilling company focuses on new structure for Brazilian spin-off ahead of listing.
  • 'Demanding but inspiring'
    AP Moller CEO and chairman add their voices to those lining up to honour Maersk Mc-Kinney Moller.
  • Tributes flood in for legend
    Current and former employees remember Maersk Mc-Kinney Moller the businessman and the gentleman.
  • Farstad sheds two more
    Oslo-listed owner accelerates disposal of 1980s-built tonnage.
  • Sell-offs back on agenda?
    Renewed speculation over Danske Bank disposal after death of Maersk Mc-Kinney Moller.
  • Bumi confirms Caspian deal
    Hassan Basma-led outfit seals $200m pipelaying contract with Russian giant Lukoil.
  • Mc-Kinney Moller dies
    Grand old man of Danish shipping passes away three months short of 99th birthday.
  • ASL Marine seals big win
    Singapore-listed shipbuilder inks deal for five offshore support vessels.
  • "Arms ship" diverted
    German government to check Bockstiegel vessel accused of carrying Iranian weapons to Syria.
  • Sungdong cuts deficit
    Korean shipbuilder hopeful of new orders as big annual loss is reduced in 2011.
  • CGGVeritas wins Angola job
    Paris-based seismic outfit nets five-year deal to gather data off Africa's largest oil producer.
  • DSME to win Q2 duel
    Deutsche Bank backs Daewoo to win the most orders among Korea's big three in the second quarter.

American Shipperweb site
APRIL 16, 2012
  • Argentine logistics park receives overseas financing
  • AIR expands risk planning to supply chain
  • Liner icon M'ller passes away
  • Restructuring leaves Horizon more financially secure
  • Antitrust fine hits K+N's bottom line
  • CMA CGM raising European export rates
  • UASC in $150 million financing deal
  • Cathay's cargo down 10% in March
  • J.B. Hunt reports record 1Q profit
  • CORRECTION: Asia exports up 15.6% in February

The Bunker Bulletinweb site
APRIL 16, 2012
  • Prices go downward across the board
    Low sulphur avails tight in Rotterdam.
  • Prices falling in Fujirah and Suez
    Average bunker demand in Fujairah.
  • Maersk Mc-Kinney Moller dies aged 98
    Speculation that A.P. Moller-Maersk Group could be split.
  • Combined SOx and NOx emission removal 'up and running'
    Removing SOx and PM by dry scrubbing and then reducing NOx by SCR 'is an ideal combination,' says EGCSA.
  • US port predicts 'new market for biofuels by 2015'
    Cruise ships will be 'leading the conversion to biofuel-based energy.'
  • Russian fuel oil tax set to fall
    May export duties could be $8 pmt below the April figure.
  • WWL 'on track' with 30% CO2 reduction target
    Maintains it global low-sulphur fuel policy and says environmental performance is 'a key success factor' for the future.
  • Week opens with lower bunker prices
    Traders mixed about demand levels across most of the key Asian ports on Monday.
  • Chinese port in LNG supply deal
    Player says joint venture will boost prospects for LNG being supplied to ships as fuel.
  • New Indian port plans competitive bunkering service
    Developer of port between Mumbai and Goa in talks with public sector oil firm to offer Fujairah price levels.
  • Shipyard diversifies with bunker tanker order
    Shanghai Waigaoqiao Shipbuilding building bunker tankers to 'fill up its berth slots'.
  • Norden CEO reiterates company's focus on climate
    Emphasis on fuel efficiency 'essential' for its long-term business, says Carsten Mortensen.
  • Hong Kong bunker sales up 7% in March
    Deals completed generally small on high bunker prices, local players say.
  • Torm gets further reprieve
    Secures further extension to defer debt installments and covenant standstill as it works on its financial restructuring.
  • Bunker tanker owner mulls cancelling newbuilds contract
    Following 'significant' delivery delays from the Chinese shipyard, says Yujin.

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Passenger terminal completed at Rizzo dock in Messina port
Messina
Work begins on remodeling the seabed of the port of Reggio Calabria
UPS closed the first quarter with a net profit of 1.2 billion dollars (+6.6%)
Atlanta
Revenues down slightly following sale of Coyote Logistics
Second Large Cruise Ship Built in China Launched
Shanghai
It will join the Adora Cruises fleet at the end of 2026
Uiltrasporti underlines the need to keep Italian ports under public control
Rome
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
Wärtsilä's first quarter is positive
Helsinki
CEVA Logistics (CMA CGM group) will buy the Turkish Borusan Lojistik
Istanbul/Marseille
Transaction valued at $440 million
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
Shanghai
They distort fair competition - the Shanghai group denounces - and hinder the normal functioning of shipping
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
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
T&E urges MEPC to agree clear and ambitious measures to decarbonise shipping
Brussels
It is necessary - the association underlines - to set binding objectives
The final budget and the annual report 2024 of the AdSP of Sardinia have been approved
Cagliari
Pilot project for the unified issuing of port access permits for haulers
Interporto Padova's 2024 financial statements unanimously approved
Padua
Revenues up +7.3%
Redevelopment works underway at the agri-food hub of the port of Livorno
Leghorn
Works worth six million euros
Bluferries is ready to put the new ro-pax Athena into service in the Strait of Messina
Messina
It can carry up to 22 trucks or 125 cars and 393 people
Approved the financial statement for the financial year 2024 of the AdSP of the Ionian Sea
Taranto
424.8 million port works completed in the last decade
Kalmar reports lower quarterly revenue, higher new orders
Helsinki
In the first three months of 2025, net profit was 34.1 million euros (+2%)
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
In the first quarter the port of Valencia handled 1.3 million containers (+3.4%)
Valencia
Transhipment traffic decline
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
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
SAILING LIST
Visual Sailing List
Departure ports
Arrival ports by:
- alphabetical order
- country
- geographical areas
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
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
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
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
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