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October 17, 2012
Sched Netweb site
  • China's September export value increases 9.9pc, setting monthly record
  • Los Angeles container volumes up 5.57pc in September, best in two years
  • Hong Kong down 2.4pc in September to 1.9 million TEU, Singapore up 8.2pc
  • Chongqing to cancel export inspection fee for the fourth quarter
  • Cochin calls for more supervision on using accident-prone pilot ladders
  • Virginia ports September up 11pc to 182,318 TEU - 8.3pc increase in 2012
  • Singapore's retail figures improve 0.9 per cent in August over July
  • UK ex-military, naval personnel to be re-deployed into civilian logistics
  • Cargotec installs SmartPort gate solutions at 2 Brazilian box terminals
  • TIACA members curse EU carbon tax, commiserate over slower global growth
  • CHAMP Cargosystems looks to Atlanta to gain Latin American foothold
  • DB Schenker Logistics opens new air freight hub at London Heathrow

Exim Indiaweb site
OCTOBER 16, 2012
  • Maersk Line extending absolute service reliability
  • MSC announces fixed-day, weekly service from Krishnapatnam
  • Cashew imports flood domestic markets
  • Cargo traffic at Major Ports up by 2.4 pc in Aug.
  • Essar Ports' Q2 net profit doubles to 80.5 cr.
  • Port of Halifax inks MoU with Panama Canal Authority
  • International air freight volume down in Aug.
  • Cut policy rates to trigger growth: Fieo
  • Free sugar export policy to continue: Thomas
  • Govt not to impose MEP for onion

International Transport Journalweb site
OCTOBER 16, 2012
  • Aeroflot ends Angola service
    Aeroflot is operating its last service to Angola today (16 October 2012), as the Russian airline is terminating its bi-weekly Moscow Sheremetyevo - Hurghada (Egypt) - Luanda opera...
  • New deputy secretary general for CCNR
    Katrin Moosbrugger will become deputy secretary general of the CCNR, as of 21 January 2013, thereby replacing Hans van der Werf. The CCNR is an international organisation that exer...
  • Second container terminal to be built in Damman's King Abdul Aziz port
    Three partners - Saudi Global Ports LLC (SGP), Saudi Arabia's public investment fund and PSA - have established a joint venture to construct a second container terminal in Damman. ...
  • Renault Trucks to completely replace range in June 2013
    Heinz-Jürgen Löw, the president of the French commercial vehicle manufacturer Renault Trucks, announced that his firm's long distance, construction and distribution ranges are to b...
  • Norbert Dentressangle chosen by Liberty Global
    The international cable company, Liberty Global Inc (LGI), has chosen the French service provider Norbert Dentressangle to manage its warehousing and distribution activities across...
  • DB Schenker Rail launches second weekly rail freight service between UK and Poland
    Germany-based DB Schenker Rail has strengthened trading links between the UK and Poland with the introduction of a second weekly rail freight service between the two countries. Thi...
  • Alstom presents first class KZ8A freight locomotive to Kazakh Railways
    Alstom Transport recently unveiled the first class KZ8A electric freight locomotive that is destined for Kazakh Railways in Belfort (France) where the KZ8A was designed and manufac...
  • Inchcape Shipping Services selects new chief commercial officer
    Inchcape Shipping Services, a maritime services provider, has chosen Nigel Pusey as its new chief commercial officer. In this newly created position Pusey will report directly to I...
  • Monthly volume growth at AAT
    Asia Airfreight Terminal Co Ltd (AAT) in Hong Kong (China) reported a tonnage throughput of 61,668 t in September 2012, 8% more compared to the same month last year. In the month u...
  • Canadian motor carriers ask for more rest stops, highway and bridge improvements
    Canadian carriers have provided the federal government a helpful guide to assist in prioritizing possible infrastructure investments in 2013. The list, submitted by provincial truc...

Marine Logweb site
OCTOBER 16, 2012
  • Seabulk Tankers names Bud Hall VP Fleet Management
  • STEM honors for Huntington Ingalls shipbuilders
  • Wärtsilä UV based BWMS picked for Tidewater PSV newbuilds
  • Dockwise books contracts worth $56 million
  • Study aims to ease Australian path to LNG fueled ships
  • Steerprop propulsors chosen for dual fuel STQ ferry

World Wide Shipperweb site
OCTOBER 16, 2012
  • Port of Vancouver, USA making headway on trench project
  • Port Metro Vancouver taps Mann as Canada Place general manager
  • Port of Portland to boost long-term parking rates at PDX
  • Corps plans to fill breach at Grays Harbor south jetty
  • New stores set to open at Seattle-Tacoma Airport

Lloyd's Listweb site
OCTOBER 16, 2012
  • APMT slams Virginia rival as Carlyle Group exit leaves three-horse race
    VIT's 'natural benefits have held competitors at bay for decades'
  • Bigger boxships will strain back-office data processing
    Cloud computing could solve duplicated information and lack of common systems
  • Shipowners Club absorbs reinsurance cost in general increase
    Industry experts question whether other players will follow suit
  • Gap widens for dry bulk spot rates as prices flatline for smaller tonnage
    However capesize and panamax time charter rates continue to climb
  • OSG share in free fall
    Bad morning for tanker major
  • Afghan drugs battle holds a key to tackling piracy
    An 'optimal public order of the oceans' is very far away
  • Standard announces 7.5% increase in premiums
    General increase is a 'balancing act' to correct an underwriting deficit
  • Costamare prices offering at $14 per share
    Greek boxship owner eyes further vessel acquisitions with $98m fundraiser
  • French state lifeline for CMA CGM
    Yildirim Group also augments interest
  • A pledge too far
    Without credible endorsement, every firm a shipowner employs must be vetted
  • Coscol records 73% fall in third-quarter profit
    Multipurpose vessel unit beats expectations and may have bottomed out, says analyst
  • Sinopec to trade oil products from north Europe
    Buying Mercuria storage broadens Chinese state major's charter activity
  • Seadrill Partners announces details of $221m New York IPO
    Promised annual distribution might trail parent's 8.5% dividend, say analysts
  • Crewing firms hit back after Manila seafarer centre raids
    Government names and shames recruiters before making formal charges
  • Misplaced solidarity
    Shipbreaking is dirty and deadly and better standards will save Asian workers' lives
  • PMSC cost-cutting tactics could invalidate insurance
    In the event of an accident, shipowners may be left vulnerable
  • Greek port privatisation push may face new hurdle
    Brussels probe could bring further delays as Athens battles to raise cash
  • Scottish Loan Fund open to shipping deals
    Mezzanine finance made available to small and medium-sized enterprises
  • Kinko Maru sale set to indicate state of aframax sector
    Sale will reveal prospects for a tanker segment whose asset values have plummeted
  • Carlyle Group pulls out of race to run Virginia terminals
    Unexpected withdrawal of $2bn bid leaves three companies in the running
  • Cleartrade adds bunker fuel trades to derivatives platform
    Move gives charterers and shippers greater risk management over operational costs
  • Volumes at Long Beach and LA show contrasting trends
    Los Angeles has best month since August 2010 but Long Beach throughput drops

Fairplayweb site
OCTOBER 16, 2012
  • Conti completing bulk binge
    GERMAN KG house Conti Reederei is on track to complete its huge 27-ship newbuilding programme, launched before the 2008-9 global crisis
  • Auditor says Fairstar must to call new AGM
    FAIRSTAR Heavy Transport must schedule a new AGM because its auditor pointed out flaws in the way it handled a newbuilding contract in its accounts, according to Dockwise
  • Costamare raises $98M
    BOX SHIP lessor Costamare today priced an equity offering at $14 per share, an 8% discount on yesterday's closing price
  • Russian reefer food fight breaking out?
    CMA CGM is offering a new reefer box service to deliver citrus from Turkey and Egypt to Novorossiysk
  • Korean banks lend $334M for Vale VLOCs
    KOREA Development Bank has arranged a $334M loan agreement to help compatriot Polaris Shipping buy 10 VLOCs from Vale
  • China's commodity imports bounce back
    CHINESE commodity imports rebounded in September, as falling prices encouraged buying again
  • No peek at peak so far for Caribbean
    PEAK cargo season in the Caribbean has started out unexpectedly weak, according to outgoing Caribbean Shipping Association president Carlos Urriola
  • EPL 2Q profits rise 97%
    ESSAR Ports Ltd today said net profits rocketed 97% in its July-September quarter
  • Fleet identified for Russian LNG fuel scheme
    A FLEET that NCSC of Russia plans to convert to LNG bunker fuel has been revealed to be made up of tugs, small bunkering ships, pilot launches and fire and spill auxiliaries
  • Bulker deliveries keep pressure on rates
    MONTHLY deliveries of drybulkers have surpassed the 10M dwt level several times, according to BIMCO's latest report
  • Fortescue goes bullish again
    FORTESCUE Metals defied the bears today and reinstated its bullish expansion scheme
  • FIS offers live bunker pricing service
    FIS, A UK broker of freight and commodity derivatives, said it is offering a live bunker fuel pricing service
  • Puerto Rico shipping seen on comeback trail
    PUERTO Rican shipping is gradually recovering as its economy emerges from a long recession, Fairplay has been told
  • Korea car output wheezing
    SOUTH Korea's automobile production is recovering from strikes in August, but output and exports remain lower year on year
  • BLT tanker freed in Singapore
    A CHEMICAL tanker belonging to cash-strapped Indonesian chemical shipping specialist PT Berlian Laju Tanker has been freed from arrest in Singapore

The Journal of Commerce - Maritimeweb site
OCTOBER 16, 2012
  • Kickoff of PortMiami Deep Dredge Project's Contracting Phase
    The contracting phase of Miami-Dade County's "Deep Dredge" project to deepen PortMiami's channel to minus 50 feet was kicked off Oct. 15 with the solicitation of bids by the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers. Construction to deepen the channel is scheduled to begin in early 2013 and is slated to be...
  • FONASBA Names New President
    New FONASBA President Marygrace Collins The Federation of National Associations of Shipbrokers and Agents recently elected ship broker Marygrace Collins, vice president of the U.S.-based Bulkore Chartering, as president, succeeding Christakis Papavassiliou after his two-year term. Collins' goals in this role include working to get more companies to sign up to meet...
  • Why CMA CGM's New Investor Is Good for Shippers
    The French government's long-expected decision to invest in CMA CGM will give the French carrier access to much-needed capital funds at a time when it is trying to restructure more than $5 billion of debt with some 75 bank creditors. The $150 million capital infusion, which follows a...
  • Costamare Plans Another Stock Sale
    Greek container ship owner Costamare said proceeds from a planned share sale may be used to fund further vessel acquisitions. The NYSE-listed company plans to offer 7 million shares of its common stock; up to 700,000 shares will be acquired by the members of the controlling Konstantakopoulos family. Costamare also intends to...

Containerisation Internationalweb site
OCTOBER 16, 2012
  • China's exporters bounce back
    Fears of an abrupt slowdown in the Chinese economy may have been over-egged if the latest data from the world's second-largest economy is any guide, giving ocean ...
  • Heavy seas in southern Spain hamper boxship and cargo ship salvage
    The two ships that have been stuck fast since the end of September on an environmentally-sensitive beach close to Valencia are proving a real challenge for the ...
  • HMM to 'suspend' transpac reefer service
    According to US media reports South Korean carrier Hyundai Merchant Marine (HMM) has announced that it will cut its reefer service from the US East Coast to Asia ...
  • Etihad Rail signs up GSL
    Abu-Dhabi-based Eithad Rail, which is developing and will operate the UAE's national rail system, has announced that it has signed another memorandum of understanding ...
  • BAL to double capacity at its Abidjan terminal
    Bollore Africa Logistics [BAL] is in the midst of an expansion and cargo-handling equipment programme that will double the throughput capacity of its Vridi Container ...
  • US retail sales up in September
    American consumers helped boost the nation's economy last month by opening their purses and wallets and splashing out on a range of goods including the new iPhone: ...
  • 2015: Europe's major boxports only two-thirds utilised
    Europe's top five box ports face a dip in average container terminal utilisation to 66% by 2015, with Belgian hub Antwerp seen as most 'vulnerable' to price competition ...

TradeWindsweb site
OCTOBER 16, 2012
  • Nobu Su in fraud suit
    Vantage Drilling has accused Taiwanese shipping magnate Nobu Su of pushing the company to the brink of financial ruin in the years following its 2007 IPO.
  • OSG sinks to new low
    Shares of Overseas Shipholding Group hit a historic low Tuesday on in the wake of a plunge that sent ripples down Wall Street.
  • IMS slides in the third
    IM Skaugen issued a grim market forecast Tuesday on the heels of a quarter in which it handed in a balance sheet that was covered in red ink.
  • Concordia looted
    Scuba diving thieves have been looting the Costa Concordia cruiseship, it emerged in the same week that the first hearing into the disaster began.
  • Costamare pulls trigger
    Costamare will likely pursue both newbuildings and secondhand tonnage with cash from its latest Wall Street fundraiser, according to an analyst at Wells Fargo Securities.
  • Korean orders halved
    South Korean shipyards have seen newbuilding orders cut in half in the first nine months of 2012, the government says.
  • CMA CGM seals infusion
    France's CMA CGM has secured $250m worth of injections that have set the stage for a massive debt overhaul and an initial public offering (IPO).
  • Delta licences ditched
    The government of Goa, India, has cancelled casino permits for two of Delta Corp's offshore casino cruiseships.
  • Clipper takes newbuild
    Clipper has expanded its fleet with a potential two-year charter for a supramax newbuildings.
  • France seizes drugs
    French customers officers have seized 16kg of cocaine found on a Norwegian dry cargoship.
  • Fredriksen sheds cash cow
    John Fredriksen's Ship Finance International has sold off another of its ageing OBOs which had been a cash cow for the Norwegian owner.
  • Phoenix in Chelsea move
    Phoenix Petroleum of the Philippines has put the finishing touches to its acquisition of Chelsea Shipping after receiving all necessary approvals.
  • Robbers attack crewman
    A seafarer has been injured following the latest attack on a vessel at the Muara Berau anchorage off Indonesia.
  • Watching and waiting
    Taiwanese container line Evergreen will not add to its huge newbuilding programme until the Panama Canal is completed, according to vice chairman Bronson Hsieh.
  • USC plans new yard
    Russia's United Shipbuilding Corporation (USC) wants to have a new rig-building yard operational by 2020.
  • Not so Daily Maersk
    Maersk Line's latest round of capacity cuts has reduced the number of sailings on its flagship Daily Maersk programme, Alphaliner says.
  • Essar Ports doubles up
    Essar Ports has almost doubled its second quarter earnings off the back of higher volumes.
  • Ferry in trouble again
    AUL ship slides off repair slipway in Greenland five days after grounding.
  • Naftomar nets Sanko ship
    Greek owner Naftomar is tipped to have picked up a gas carrier from ailing Japanese owner Sanko.
  • Fujian eyes engine market
    China's Fujian Shipbuilding Industry Group and Jichai Power have teamed up to build ship engines.
  • Hall swaps to Seacor
    Teekay veteran Robert Hall has jumped ship to Seacor to head up its US flag tanker operations.
  • Mermaid wins Ranger gig
    Mermaid Marine Australia has been awarded a contract to support an FPSO off the coast of Western Australia.
  • Nisshin sells again
    Nisshin Shipping of Japan has offloaded another MR tanker, its fifth in recent months.
  • HMM chasing $200m
    Hyundai Merchant Marine has turned to shareholders for almost $200m.
  • Crew held over drugs
    Two crew members from a Royal Caribbean cruiseship have been arrested on suspicion of smuggling cocaine.
  • Dockwise adds $56m
    Dutch heavy-lift specialist Dockwise has announced new deals worth $56m.
  • Crew stranded in UAE
    The crew of a Vietnamese cargoship is unable to leave the port of Jebel Ali in the UAE because of unpaid port dues.
  • Pemex deal safe
    Mexico's incoming president Enrique Pena Nieto has pledged to go ahead with a flotel order for state-owned oil company Pemex in Spain.
  • Rio retains ore target
    Rio Tinto, the world's second largest iron ore producer, says it plans to maintain its 2012 production guidance at 250mt.
  • Mercuria in Sinopec tie-up
    Mercuria has sold half of its terminals business to a subsidiary of China's Sinopec in a deal reported to be worth EUR130m ($168m).
  • FONASBA appoints Collins
    The Federation of National Associations of Shipbrokers and Agents (FONASBA) has named Marygrace Collins as its new president.

American Shipperweb site
OCTOBER 16, 2012
  • NEWSFLASH: French government invests in CMA CGM
    CMA CGM said Tuesday the French Government's sovereign wealth fund, Fonds Stratégique d'Investissement (FSI), has agreed to subscribe into $150 million in bonds which are convertible into a 6 percent stake in CMA CGM.
  • RILA's Jackson heads compliance
  • HID Global's RFID helps Argentine winery
  • Scoular's NVO plugs into Descartes
  • Accel-KKR makes equity investment in Accellos
  • Carlyle drops out of Virginia port contest
    State officials, including the Virginia Port Authority (VPA), are still considering offers from APM Terminals and RREEF, the real estate arm of Deutsche Bank, to take operational control of the state's marine terminals.
  • COSCO/China Shipping team up on domestic service
    The service will link northeast China with Fujian in southeast China and Shantou in south China's Guangdong province. "This move is just the start of an intensive cooperation in domestic container shipping." China Shipping said.
  • Thorne promoted to deputy director at Mobile port
  • LA up, Long Beach down in September
  • COSCO raising TP, Asia-Europe rates
  • Commerce starts supply chain advisory
    The Advisory Committee on Supply Chain Competitiveness will highlight the role that freight infrastructure and advise on policies to boost exports of American-made products.
  • DHL plans contract logistics investment in India
    The investment includes building 5 million square feet of warehousing space in Mumbai, Gurgaon, Delhi, Bengaluru, Nagpur, Chennai, Kolkata and Ahmedabad, as well as upgrades to DHL's transport fleet in the country.
  • Port Canaveral deepening report submitted
  • Washington Notebook: LaHood speaks highways, his future to TIACA
    The Obama administration hopes to complete development of a national freight policy early next year when Congress is expected to begin debating a long-term surface transportation plan that authorizes how money is spent and sets federal policies.
  • Panalpina hard hit by decline in air freight
  • Cathay's air cargo volume rises in September
  • CHEP to handle Cargolux's ULDs through 2017
  • Alemán Zubieta to recieve Connie Award
  • U.S., Israel seal telecom export agreement

The Bunker Bulletinweb site
OCTOBER 16, 2012
  • Bank uses EEDI to evaluate energy efficiency of shipping portfolio
    Bank confirmed that using the EEDI methodology, the energy efficiency of 88% of the ships in the IPEX portfolio could be evaluated.
  • IFO prices firm in Fujairah
    But bunker prices in African ports were dropping.
  • Prices lack direction in Rotterdam
    While Mediterranean ports displayed a softening trend.
  • DFDS testing new NOx emission reduction equipment
    Company 'again contributes to developing new environmental technologies' after 'success' with scrubber testing.
  • Coal berth bunker pipeline operational
    Pipeline at Port Kembla has been serviced.
  • Australia to get LNG bunkering study
    DNV to lead the fully comprehensive study.
  • KPI Bridge Oil appoints Director of Risk Management products
    'This appointment is a natural development for us following the robust growth experienced across our seven offices.'
  • Fujairah needs 'transparent price discovery mechanism'
    'We don't feel that the existing benchmarks reflect at all really what's happening in our market,' says DME chief executive.
  • Denmark 'prepared and ready to support' US GHG proposal
    Danish Shipowners' Association disappointed that MEPC debate on proposals to reduce CO2 emissions from existing ships was delayed.
  • New trading screen launch at SIBCON
    Trading will be based on three key bunker fuel contracts says FIS.
  • Asian aviation market 'offers opportunities' for Chemoil
    CEO says company is also looking for growth in 'niche' bunker markets.
  • Little movement in Asian bunker markets
    Supplies 'fine' at major Asian ports.
  • Japanese yards confirm 'next generation' vessel order
    Pure car and truck carriers can cut fuel consumption by 'over 30%', say MHI and Imabari.
  • Wrist firm expands presence in Asia
    Appoints key account manager for the Philippines.
  • South China fuel oil imports to fall sharply in October
    Region expected to import 130,000 mt of fuel oil in October.
  • Mercuria, Sinopec ink new bulk storage JV
    Agreement includes the sale of 50% equity interest in Vesta Terminals to the Chinese firm.
  • tEC provides grant for French LNG bunkering project
    Grant provided to fund 'technical and design studies' for project at Dunkirk port.
  • Cleartrade launches bunker fuel swap contracts
    New swap contracts allow bunker traders and users to execute swaps of as little as one metric tonne of fuel oil.

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FROM THE HOME PAGE
The liner shipping industry contributes substantially to the U.S. economy.
Washington
This is highlighted by an analysis carried out by S&P Global Market Intelligence on behalf of WSC and PMSA
Toll worsens from explosion in Iranian port of Shahid Rajaee
Tehran
It caused 46 deaths and injured over 1,200 people
Tender for concession of container terminal at Ukrainian port of Chornomorsk to be announced by mid-year
Kiev
The management will include the general cargo terminal
CEVA Logistics (CMA CGM group) will buy the Turkish Borusan Lojistik
Istanbul/Marseille
Wärtsilä's first quarter is positive
Helsinki
New orders value growth slows
ESPO: The EU Parliament's Budget Committee's request for more funding for transport, energy and infrastructure is welcome
Brussels
The importance of financing TEN-T networks to enable their adaptation for both military and civilian dual-use purposes was highlighted
Solidarity contribution for the families of port workers who are victims of accidents at work
Rome
It was established by the National Bilateral Port Authority
Bureau Veritas Marine & Offshore Division Reports Record Quarterly Revenue
Neuilly-sur-Seine
New historical peak also for the classified fleet
PSA reportedly considering selling its 20% stake in Hutchison Ports
Singapore
This is according to "Reuters", which had already floated this hypothesis at the end of 2022
Federagenti, Italy must give a sharp acceleration to the projects of ZES, free zones and Special Logistics Zones
Rome
Pessina: There is no space for reflections prey to bureaucracy
In the first quarter of this year, freight traffic in the port of Rotterdam decreased by -5.8%.
Rotterdam
Both disembarkation (-3.1%) and embarkation (-11.9%) loads are decreasing
Increase in container cargo is not enough for the port of Antwerp-Bruges to avoid a -4.0% decline in quarterly traffic
Antwerp
The decline in liquid bulk cargoes worsened (-19.1%)
The China Shipowners' Association considers the measures taken by the US against Chinese ships a typical example of unilateralism and protectionism
Beijing/Washington
The WSC reiterates that such measures could undermine American trade, harm U.S. manufacturers, and undermine efforts to strengthen the nation's maritime industry.
COSCO Expresses Strong Opposition to US Planned Taxes on Chinese Ships
Growing share of new entrants in European rail transport sector
Madrid
In 2023, rail freight transport performance decreased by -8%
New Chinese Ship Taxes That Will Only Raise Prices for Americans
Washington
The executive vice president of the US Chamber of Commerce denounced it
Tax amounts set for China-linked vessels arriving at US ports
Washington
Calculated on the basis of net capacity or container volume, they will be applied from October and will be progressively increased
International tender launched to award concession for new Casablanca port shipyard
Casablanca
It is the largest in Africa and has been unused since 2019
Federlogistica, the industry must stop approaching logistics only in terms of costs
Genoa
Falteri: a national control room composed of representatives of the logistics sector and industrial groups is necessary
ABB closes positive first quarter even if revenue growth is lower than expected
Zurich
Wierod: Our consolidated local-for-local approach protects us from the trade war
New global minimum wage deal for seafarers
Geneva
The level will rise to $690 from January 1, 2026 to reach $704 from 2027 and $715 from 2028.
Global trade in goods could fall by -1.5% this year
Geneva
WTO predicts. Okonjo-Iweala: Persistent uncertainty threatens to slow global growth, with serious negative consequences for the world
In 2023, around two-thirds of all goods moved in the EU were transported by sea.
Luxembourg
In the period 2013-2023, only the share of road transport increased, while that of other modes decreased.
Postal shipments of goods from Hong Kong to the US suspended
Hong Kong
Hongkong Post faces exorbitant and unreasonable tariffs due to unjustified and intimidating actions of the United States
Confitarma highlights the need for the decarbonisation strategy not to penalise shipping compared to other modes
Rome
Zanetti: also ensure that the implementation process takes into account the operational needs of the industry
Intercargo and Intertanko raise concerns over shipping decarbonisation deal
London
The complexity of the measure adopted by the IMO and the unusual procedure from which non-governmental organizations were excluded were highlighted
Pirate attacks on ships to spike in first quarter of 2025
Pirate attacks on ships to spike in first quarter of 2025
London
Sharp increase in incidents in the Singapore Straits
Interferry welcomes IMO agreement on decarbonisation of shipping, but finds strategy too complex
Victoria/Piraeus
Greek Shipowners' Association disappointed by failure to recognise essential role of transition fuels such as LNG
International Labour Organization Recognizes Seafarers as Key Workers
London
ITF and ICS: a historic moment
CMA CGM to acquire 35% of Egypt's October Dry Port
Cairo
The company operates a dry port in the industrial and logistics zone near Cairo
MSC Group's TiL to Take Full Control of Hutchison Ports Terminals
New York
Bloomberg reports this, specifying that the Panamanian terminals would be jointly managed with BlackRock
Draft regulation on decarbonisation of shipping approved by MEPC includes mandatory fuel standard and pricing of greenhouse gas emissions
London/Washington/Brussels
The establishment of a Fund to collect resources deriving from the pricing of emissions is foreseen
Task force of five associations for the relaunch of Italian rail cargo
Rome
Initiative by Agens, Assoferr, Assologistica, Fercargo and Fermerci
MIT indicates Matteo Paroli as new president of the ports of Genoa and Savona-Vado
Rome/La Spezia
The La Spezia port community also requests a name for the Eastern Liguria Port Authority
Le Aziende informano
Il retrofit ibrido-elettrico di ABB guida i traghetti dei laghi italiani verso un futuro più sostenibile
Confitarma underlines the importance of the shipping decarbonisation strategy being defined at IMO
Rome
The Italian Confederation specifies that it shares some of the USA's concerns
WSC Reiterates Trump's Measures for National Maritime Industry Are Bad for U.S. Economy
Washington
Kramek: Ready to support the administration with constructive proposals
Fincantieri and Accenture establish joint venture Fincantieri Ingenium
Trieste/Milan
The aim is to drive the digital transformation of the ship product and port logistics
Meyer Werft has delivered the new luxury cruise ship Asuka III to NYK Cruises
Papenburg/Emden
It has a capacity of 744 passengers and 470 crew members
As Trump formalizes measures to revitalize America's maritime industry, the nation's ports face a dramatic decline in traffic
Washington/Geneva
Okonjo-Iweala (WTO): With the escalation of trade tensions between the US and China, the exchange of goods between the two economies could decrease up to 80%
CK Hutchison denies allegations of breach of concession contract for Panamanian ports of Cristóbal and Balboa
Panama
Panama Ports Company emphasizes that it has complied with all legal obligations and contractual commitments
US Does Not Participate in IMO Negotiations on Shipping Decarbonization, Threatens Reciprocal Measures
London
Expressed opposition to any attempt to impose economic measures on ships based on greenhouse gas emissions or fuel choice
T&E urges MEPC to agree clear and ambitious measures to decarbonise shipping
Brussels
It is necessary - the association underlines - to set binding objectives
Meyer Yachts will build an ultra-luxury residential mega yacht for Ulyssia Residences
Miami
The ship will be 320 meters long and will be built at the Papenburg shipyard
Neapolitan Grimaldi Group wins $1.3 billion order for nine ro-pax ships
Neapolitan Grimaldi Group wins $1.3 billion order for nine ro-pax ships
Helsinki/Naples
Order at China Merchants Jinling Shipyard (Weihai)
Viking orders two cruise ships from Fincantieri with option for two additional units
Los Angeles/Trieste
The two ships under construction in Ancona for the American brand will be the first in the world to be powered by hydrogen stored on board
Antonio Ranieri is the new maritime director of Liguria
Genoa
He takes over from Admiral Piero Pellizzari who was discharged from the service upon reaching the age limit
In the first quarter of 2025, China's CIMC recorded a 12.7% increase in container sales
Hong Kong
Revenues grew by +11.0%
Last year, the revenues of the Chinese group CMPort increased by +3.1%
Hong Kong
In the first three months of 2025, port terminals handled 36.4 million containers (+5.6%)
The financial statements of the AdSP of Western Liguria and the Central-Northern Tyrrhenian Sea have been approved
Genoa/Civitavecchia
Konecranes revenues increased by +7.7% in the first three months of 2025
Helsinki
343 million euros of new orders for port vehicles (+37.5%)
Kuehne+Nagel posts first quarter of growth
Schindellegi
The logistics group's net sales amounted to 6.33 billion Swiss francs (+14.9%)
Application by TDT (Grimaldi group) for the construction and management of 50% of the Terminal Darsena Europa in Livorno
Leghorn
The company has requested an extension of the duration of the current concession
In 2024, 58 million invested in the modernization of the ports of Livorno, Piombino and the island of Elba
Leghorn
The final budget and the annual report of the AdSP have been approved
EIB advice to strengthen climate resilience of the ports of Volos, Alexandroupolis and Patras
Luxembourg
It will assist port authorities in identifying and managing climate risks
In the first quarter the port of Valencia handled 1.3 million containers (+3.4%)
Valencia
Transhipment traffic decline
The Management Committee of the Central Tyrrhenian Sea Port Authority has unanimously approved the 2024 financial statement
Naples
SOS LOGistica will acquire the qualification of Third Sector Entity
Milan
The association currently has 74 members
In the first three months of 2025, freight traffic in the ports of Barcelona and Algeciras decreased
Barcelona/Algeciras
Hupac transfers intermodal service with Padua to Novara
Noise
Until now the other terminal was the one in Busto Arsizio
PSA SECH has operated the first 400-meter train at Parco Ferroviario Rugna
Genoa
Capacity up to 20 pairs of trains per day
The 2024 financial statement of the Eastern Liguria Port Authority was unanimously approved
The Spice
The war clearance preparatory to the expansion of the Ravano Terminal in La Spezia is nearing completion
The Spice
The AdSP has invested over 600 thousand euros in it
Francesco Rizzo appointed president of the AdSP of the Strait
Rome
He has repeatedly denounced the uselessness of the construction of the bridge over the Strait
US aircraft attack Yemeni port of Ras Isa
Tampa/Beirut
38 dead and over a hundred injured
In 2025 Stazioni Marittime predicts an increase in ferry and cruise traffic in the port of Genoa
MIT Mobility Report Highlights Rising Demand for Both Passengers and Freight
Rome
In the first quarter, cargo traffic in Russian ports decreased by -5.6%
St. Petersburg
Both dry goods (-5.3%) and liquid bulk (-5.8%) are decreasing
Andrea Giachero confirmed as president of Spediporto
Genoa
The board of directors of the association of Genoese freight forwarders has also been renewed for the three-year period 2025-2028
Study for monitoring vehicular traffic in the ports of Venice and Chioggia
Milan
Order awarded to Circle and Arelogik
In Italy, the rail freight transport sector is in deep trouble
Geneva
Fermerci calls for making traffic incentives structural and increasing and for refinancing the incentive for the purchase of locomotives and wagons
Global Maritime Forum report on optimising ship calls to reduce emissions
Copenhagen
Virtual arrival and just-in-time arrival approaches proposed
In the first quarter of this year, container traffic in the port of Gioia Tauro grew by +15.5%
Joy Taurus
Construction of the "Dockworker’s House" has begun
GNV has taken delivery of the second of four new ro-pax vessels in China
Genoa
"GNV Orion" will be able to accommodate 1,700 passengers and transport up to 3,080 linear metres of cargo
After ten quarters of decline, container traffic in the port of Hong Kong returns to growth
Hong Kong
In the first three months of this year 3.39 million TEUs were handled (+2.1%)
Fincantieri acquires stake in WSense
Rome
The ninth FREMM unit "Spartaco Schergat" delivered to the Italian Navy
The new edition of the Practical Manual of Maritime Traffic has been presented
Genoa
Written by Assagenti, it turns fifty
Container traffic at the ports of Long Beach and Los Angeles increased by 26.6% and 5.2% in the first quarter
Long Beach/Los Angeles
Trump's tariffs impact imminent
In the first three months of 2025, the port of Singapore handled 10.5 million containers (+5.8%)
Singapore
In weight, containerized traffic recorded a decrease of -1.4%
Regulations signed for LNG bunkering at Fincantieri shipyard in Genoa
Genoa
Define the methods of transferring fuel from ship to ship
Historic shipbuilding brands Uljanik and 3.Maj on the verge of extinction
Zagreb
The State confirms its intention to sell the shipbuilding activities at the two sites of Pula and Rijeka
Cambiaso Risso has completed the acquisition of the French Somecassur
Genoa
The transalpine company specializes in the insurance of super and mega yachts
New weekly train service between the port of Gioia Tauro and Verona
Joy Taurus/Verona
Operated by Medlog for the transport of refrigerated goods
EBRD looking for strategic partner for development of Moldovan river port of Giurgiulesti
London
International competition launched
SAILING LIST
Visual Sailing List
Departure ports
Arrival ports by:
- alphabetical order
- country
- geographical areas
Turkish ports set new first-quarter cargo traffic record
Ankara
Historic peak of cargo imported from abroad
In the first quarter of 2025, freight traffic in the port of Taranto grew by +37.6%
Taranto
Increase of 854 thousand tons of solid bulk and 265 thousand tons of conventional goods
DEME buys Havfram, a company that installs offshore wind farms
Second Right/Washington
Transaction worth approximately 900 million euros
Rail transport of convoys for Rome Metro started from Reggio Calabria
Rome
Contract awarded by Hitachi Rail to Mercitalia Rail
In 2024, the volumes handled by Magli Intermodal Service decreased by -2%
Rezzato
Turnover stable
Yang Ming records first decline in turnover in March after 14 months of growth
Keelung/Taipei
Evergreen and WHL revenue growth continues
The European Commission has approved the acquisition of Germany's Schenker by Denmark's DSV
Brussels
The impact on competition in the markets in which the two companies operate is considered limited
Fincantieri - Kayo Agreement to Promote the Development of the Shipbuilding and Naval Industry in Albania
Trieste
Possible creation of a hub for shipbuilding and refitting in the region
Recent slight reduction in logistics costs for new factory vehicles
Brussels
Montaresi (AdSP Liguria Orientale) awarded with the "Port Oscar"
Miami
The event has reached its eighteenth edition
In the first three months of 2025, containers carried by OOCL vessels increased by +9.3%
Hong Kong
Revenues up +16.8%
The AdSP of the Southern Tyrrhenian and Ionian Seas wins in appeal against Zen Yacht
Joy Taurus
Company ordered to pay back rent
A large shipment of cocaine was seized in the port of Livorno
Leghorn
Two tons of drugs identified by Customs and Financial Police personnel
Navantia renews agreement with American cruise group Royal Caribbean
Miami
To date, the Cadiz shipyard has carried out maintenance, repair and refurbishment work on 45 of the group's ships.
Record cruise traffic expected in Italian ports this year
Miami
Cemar believes that growth will not stop even in 2026
HII-HHI Agreement to Accelerate US and South Korean Naval Production
National Harbor
The aim is to strengthen the naval industrial base of the two nations.
Panama Ports Company Accused of Violating Terms of Concession Agreement
Panama
Panama's Auditor General announced the filing of criminal charges
Colombo West International Terminal has become operational
Ahmedabad
It has a traffic capacity of 3.2 million TEUs
The conference "New sustainable marine fuels - Decarbonize Shipping" will be held in Genoa on Monday
Genoa
The new multifunctional border control structure PCF - PED/PDI Point completed in the port of Gioia Tauro
Joy Taurus
"Artificial Intelligence Comes to Port" Conference in Rome on Friday
Rome
It is promoted by the National Union of Port Enterprises
MSC Group's new cruise terminal inaugurated in Miami
Miami
It can accommodate three large ships at the same time
In February, traffic in the port of Ravenna increased by +2.1%
Ravenna
Bulk cargo increases, miscellaneous cargo declines
In 2024, Ferrovie dello Stato Italiane recorded a net loss of -208 million euros
Rome
Revenues up by +11.7%. The group's freight transported increased thanks to the acquisition of Exploris
Port of Genoa, Ente Bacini requests new spaces and renewal of the concession
Genoa
Conference to celebrate the centenary of the company
The public meeting of the Italian Port Terminal Operators Association will be held in Rome on June 19th
Genoa
VARD to build offshore dive vessel for Dong Fang Offshore
Alesund/Trieste
The contract is worth 113.5 million euros
PORTS
Italian Ports:
Ancona Genoa Ravenna
Augusta Gioia Tauro Salerno
Bari La Spezia Savona
Brindisi Leghorn Taranto
Cagliari Naples Trapani
Carrara Palermo Trieste
Civitavecchia Piombino Venice
Italian Interports: list World Ports: map
DATABASE
ShipownersShipbuilding and Shiprepairing Yards
ForwardersShip Suppliers
Shipping AgentsTruckers
MEETINGS
The conference "New sustainable marine fuels - Decarbonize Shipping" will be held in Genoa on Monday
Genoa
It will take place at the headquarters of the Port Authority of Genoa
"Artificial Intelligence Comes to Port" Conference in Rome on Friday
Rome
It is promoted by the National Union of Port Enterprises
››› Meetings File
PRESS REVIEW
Proposed 30% increase for port tariffs to be in phases, says Loke
(Free Malaysia Today)
Damen Mangalia Unionists Protest Friday Against Possible Closure
(The Romania Journal)
››› Press Review File
FORUM of Shipping
and Logistics
Relazione del presidente Nicola Zaccheo
Roma, 18 settembre 2024
››› File
Next week Italian ports will participate in Seatrade Cruise Global
Rome
Initiative brand: "CruiseItaly - One Country, Many Destinations"
MSC Group Cruise Terminal Officially Inaugurated in the Port of Barcelona
Barcelona
In 2027 it will be equipped with a cold ironing plant
Marcegaglia and Nova Marine Carriers form NovaMar Logistic joint venture
Lugano/Gazoldo of the Ippoliti
A general cargo ship will transport raw materials to the steel group's plants
Liebherr achieves record annual sales in the maritime and port crane segment
Bulls
Strong demand for offshore and container handling equipment
The annual conference "Programming, Operation and Management of Transport Networks" in Genoa
Genoa
It is dedicated to the transport and mobility sector
Last year, 656 ships underwent repair work in Greece
Piraeus
Increase of five units compared to 2023
Port of La Spezia, cruise ship docking simulations completed at Garibaldi West pier
The Spice
Assagenti conference on the future of the profession of maritime agent and broker
Genoa
It will be held tomorrow in Genoa
Stena Line presents a project for a ro-ro vessel capable of reducing energy consumption by at least 20%
Gothenburg
Introduced most of the innovative technologies currently available
Francesco Beltrano is the new general secretary of Uniport
Rome
He takes over from Paolo Ferrandino, who will continue to collaborate as a consultant
Saipem awarded new contracts in Middle East and Guyana
Milan
The total value of the orders is approximately 720 million dollars.
Conference in Genoa for the centenary of Ente Bacini
Genoa
The company was established on 19 February 1925
Interporto Bologna Board of Directors Renewed
Bentivoglio
Stefano Caliandro Appointed President. Loss of 1.7 million euros in 2024
NYK invests 76 billion yen in NYK Energy Ocean Corporation
Tokyo
The newco has taken over the activities of ENEOS Ocean
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