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January 18, 2012
The Business Timesweb site
Shipping News
  • It could be the worst maritime insurance loss
    Wrecked cruiseliner Costa Concordia could turn out to be the biggest insured loss in maritime history, analysts and industry experts say, with some suggesting insurers and mutual societies could end up shouldering US$1 billion in losses.
  • Dirty-tanker rates likely to surge as oil demand rises
    Rates for dirty tankers on key Asian freight routes are expected to surge over the next week on rising shipping demand to transport Middle East crude ahead of Chinese New Year holidays, ship brokers said yesterday.
  • Baltic index falls to lowest in nearly 3 years
    The Baltic Exchange's main sea freight index, which tracks rates to ship dry commodities, fell to its lowest in nearly three years as the market continued to struggle with surplus vessels and sluggish cargo demand.
  • Suezmaxes poised for worst year in decade
Strait Talk
  • Let's wait for the inquiry
    IT IS still unclear how many people died in last Friday evening's cruiseship disaster off Italy. At the time of writing, the figures seem to be six confirmed dead and 16 others still unaccounted for.
Shipping Times
  • China train bookings for holiday not just a click away
    Kevin Zhang enlisted four friends in Beijing to help with hours of mouse-clicking on Sunday night. Their task - booking his Chinese New Year train tickets.

The Business Timesweb site
Shipping News
  • It could be the worst maritime insurance loss
    Wrecked cruiseliner Costa Concordia could turn out to be the biggest insured loss in maritime history, analysts and industry experts say, with some suggesting insurers and mutual societies could end up shouldering US$1 billion in losses.
  • Dirty-tanker rates likely to surge as oil demand rises
    Rates for dirty tankers on key Asian freight routes are expected to surge over the next week on rising shipping demand to transport Middle East crude ahead of Chinese New Year holidays, ship brokers said yesterday.
  • Baltic index falls to lowest in nearly 3 years
    The Baltic Exchange's main sea freight index, which tracks rates to ship dry commodities, fell to its lowest in nearly three years as the market continued to struggle with surplus vessels and sluggish cargo demand.
  • Suezmaxes poised for worst year in decade
Strait Talk
  • Let's wait for the inquiry
    IT IS still unclear how many people died in last Friday evening's cruiseship disaster off Italy. At the time of writing, the figures seem to be six confirmed dead and 16 others still unaccounted for.
Shipping Times
  • China train bookings for holiday not just a click away
    Kevin Zhang enlisted four friends in Beijing to help with hours of mouse-clicking on Sunday night. Their task - booking his Chinese New Year train tickets.

The Business Timesweb site
Shipping News
  • It could be the worst maritime insurance loss
    Wrecked cruiseliner Costa Concordia could turn out to be the biggest insured loss in maritime history, analysts and industry experts say, with some suggesting insurers and mutual societies could end up shouldering US$1 billion in losses.
  • Dirty-tanker rates likely to surge as oil demand rises
    Rates for dirty tankers on key Asian freight routes are expected to surge over the next week on rising shipping demand to transport Middle East crude ahead of Chinese New Year holidays, ship brokers said yesterday.
  • Baltic index falls to lowest in nearly 3 years
    The Baltic Exchange's main sea freight index, which tracks rates to ship dry commodities, fell to its lowest in nearly three years as the market continued to struggle with surplus vessels and sluggish cargo demand.
  • Suezmaxes poised for worst year in decade
Strait Talk
  • Let's wait for the inquiry
    IT IS still unclear how many people died in last Friday evening's cruiseship disaster off Italy. At the time of writing, the figures seem to be six confirmed dead and 16 others still unaccounted for.
Shipping Times
  • China train bookings for holiday not just a click away
    Kevin Zhang enlisted four friends in Beijing to help with hours of mouse-clicking on Sunday night. Their task - booking his Chinese New Year train tickets.

Sched Netweb site
  • HK 2011 volume up 3pc to 24.4m TEU, Singapore up 5.3pc to 29.9m TEU
  • CSAV shareholders to inject US$347 million as carrier's ranking sinks
  • MSC renews with Freightliner through Hutchison's Port of Felixstowe
  • Nigerian general strike ends after government vows 30pc cut in fuel price
  • Queen Beatrix of the Netherlands tours Dubai's Jebel Ali container port
  • ECU Line opens in Dalian, Wuhan, Nanjing, Hangzhou - China offices at 13
  • Yemeni government reportedly impatient with DP World over Aden terminal
  • Moore Stephens: Industry mood buoyant as it faces difficult year ahead
  • Cathay cargo volume declines 11.9pc to 142,122 tonnes in December
  • Korean appeals court rules in favour of fining 16 air cargo carriers
  • Air Canada refuses to fly monkeys to labs after outcry over China exports

Exim Indiaweb site
  • Alliances seen unlikely to end container lines problems on Asia-Europe routes
  • Shippers urged to use forwarders with strong carrier relationships
  • Ignoring US pressure, India mulling options to trade with Iran
  • Adani group plans $ 1-bn deepwater port in Andhra
  • Kochi Customs streamlines transhipment process
  • Port of Liverpool offers significant benefits for Indian trade: Stephen Carr
  • Thermal coal imports rise four-fold thru Paradip Port
  • Vizag Port sets new MoP discharge record
  • India's largest Chief Supply Chain Officer congregation on Feb. 2, 3
  • International air cargo bodies join outcry against EUs aviation carbon tax scheme

International Transport Journalweb site
JANUARY 17, 2012
  • Schneider National focuses on intermodal driver training
    Schneider National, a provider of truckload, intermodal and logistics services in North America, will unveil a focused new approach to training its intermodal truck drivers in 2012...
  • Challenges ahead for the shipping industry
    The two shipping consultants firms Drewry and Moore Stephens agree that a difficult time lies ahead for the shipping industry. According to Drewry the presently increasing rates wi...
  • Arkas purchases 1,400 environment-friendly containers
    The Turkish Arkas Shipping and Transport group of companies has acquired around 1,400 environment-friendly 40-ft reefer containers. They are equipped with Carrier Transicold Prime ...
  • Georg Hötte new president of German inland waterway association
    The board of the German inland waterway association (Bundesverband der Deutschen Binnenschiffahrt BDB) has unanimously elected Georg Hötte as the association's new president. Hötte...
  • International Forwarding expands into the French Market
    The UK company International Forwarding has always been a major player in the French market to and from London and the Midlands (both UK), and its strength and expertise has result...
  • Momentum builds for global aviation security strategy
    Fourteen Asia/Pacific States meeting in Kuala Lumpur (Malaysia), last week, adopted a comprehensive strategy to systematically improve passenger and cargo security throughout the...
  • UK: FTA and Highways Agency on road to working closer together
    A Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) was signed in London (UK) by the chief executives of the Freight Transport Association (FTA) and the Highways Agency to bring better road infras...
  • Réseau Ferré de France selects Bouygues for PPP high speed infrastructure project
    Railway infrastructure manager Réseau Ferré de France (RFF) has selected Bouygues for the public-private partnership (PPP) to realize a high speed infrastructure project. This EUR ...
  • IAG Cargo takes delivery of final two B747-8Fs
    IAG Cargo, through its brand British Airways World Cargo, has taken delivery of its final two Boeing 747-8 freighters. The equipment recently arrived at Hong Kong airport from t...
  • Afraa launches joint fuel purchase project
    The African Airlines Association (Afraa) launched a joint fuel purchase programme for nine of its member airlines last week, following the conclusion of evaluation of tender bids ...
  • Imperial Logistics buys Snyman Transport
    South Africa-based Imperial Logistics has acquired international, cross border transporter IJ Snyman Transport. The acquisition of Snyman Transport, which operates in Angola, Democ...
  • FedEx expands airport facility in Hong Kong
    US-based FedEx Express (FedEx), a subsidiary of FedEx Corp. and one of the world's largest express transportation companies, expanded its Hong Kong airport facility to enable great...
  • UPS adding six new locations in Atlantic Canada
    The US express service provider UPS will be adding six new locations in Atlantic Canada, with cities in each of the four Atlantic provinces. UPS announced in November a network exp...

Marine Logweb site
JANUARY 17, 2012
  • LEEVAC companies consolidate under LEEVAC Shipyards LLC umbrella
  • Dick Bollinger passes away
  • Trailer Bridge unveils plan to exit Chapter 11
  • IHC Offshore Systems in "hush hush" deal
  • Divers retrieve five more bodies from Costa Concordia
  • Hercules liftboat engulfed in fire on adjacent rig

World Wide Shipperweb site
JANUARY 17, 2012
  • Jensen designed workboat delivered to Port of Milwaukee
  • Port Metro Vancouver seeking waterfront committee applications
  • Womens' transportation association taps Denver for annual conference
  • Pacific Northwest universities in line for DOT grant funds
  • More union members ratify new contracts with railroads

Lloyd's Listweb site
JANUARY 17, 2012
  • CSAV lands $347m capital injection
    Quienenco and Maritimia de Inversiones back troubled container carrier
  • Kiel turnover sets fresh record
    Growth supported mainly by ferries
  • EU opens way for member states to have own accident investigation units
    Directive requires nations to play role in improving maritime safety and better preventing pollution
  • China steams into VLCC spot market ahead of holidays
    Earnings rise $8,000 since last week
  • Caribbean aframax rates spike on winds and port delays
    Cross-Mediterranean rates continue inexorable march towards zero earnings.
  • India plans $1bn LNG import facility
    New terminal to receive liquefied natural gas from fledgling US export industry
  • Saudi Arabia to double refining capacity
    Kingdom accelerates investment in China
  • Rio Tinto and Fortescue produce record amounts of iron ore
    Increased volumes provide employment for growing fleet of capesize bulk carriers
  • EXCLUSIVE: Earlier Carnival vessel power failure prompts Costa Concordia comparison
    Carnival Splendor, left drifting without power off Mexico in 2010, was built to a modification of the Concordia design
  • Chinese economy averts 'hard landing' with 9% GDP growth
    News could see monetary policy ease, boosting dry bulk
  • Sky-high Costa Concordia costs prompt cruise cover re-think
    Cruiseships face hefty rise in premium and may struggle to find P&I cover
  • BDI slips below 1,000 points for the first time since January 2009
    Capesize crash sees Pacific round voyages at a sixth of their price a month ago
  • Audio recordings hear coastguard order captain back on ship
    Heated exchange after Costa Concordia master Francesco Schettino leaves his watch
  • Timeline - Vale Beijing
    Five troubled months since South Korea launch
  • What caused Vale Beijing to crack?
    Vale's $8bn investment waits for inquiry to pin down the cause
  • Looking for lessons
    The industry must engage itself with the Costa Concordia investigation and ensure that there is an informed debate led by experts and genuine analysis
  • Skuld wins specialist business from Great Lakes
    Diversification pays off for P&I club
  • Q&A: Peter Dobbs, head of asset protection at Catlin
    The evolving K&R market
  • Experts play down fears that Costa Concordia will slip into deeper water
    Sensors register slight movement but vessel remains wedged on rocks
  • When will the courts act to restrain ship sales?
    Recent case serves as a reminder that a court will not readily intervene in the arbitral process unless the sale is imminent and the vessel is unusually unique
  • Intra-Asia box trade growth could level off
    Several lines have focused on intra-Asia trades to counter decline in other markets
  • Seacor becomes main stakeholder in Trailer Bridge
    Conglomerate pledges to return Jones Act company to profit after Chapter 11 shakeup
  • Contship to sell Medcentre Container Terminal stake
    Terminal Investment Ltd to buy 50% of CSM Italia-Gate, the company controlling 66.7% of MCT
  • SMIT to start removing stricken cruiseship's fuel
    Company needs approval to start hot-tapping
  • UASC to extend jointly-run Asia-Europe service into Middle East
    Move comes despite an expected weakening in container trade demand
  • Costa Concordia: what next?
    The Costa Concordia casualty will set the agenda for 2012 and beyond

Fairplayweb site
JANUARY 17, 2012
  • Nigeria port crisis ends
    NIGERIA'S port-threatening union crisis is over, IHS World Markets Energy reported today
  • Trailer Bridge reveals Seacor restructuring role
    NYSE-listed Seacor will become the largest shareholder in the reorganised Trailer Bridge under a Chapter 11 exit plan announced today
  • Proposal to bar nuclear cargo assailed
    SHIPPING in Bremen/Bremerhaven - Germany's second-biggest port - today threatened legal action against a proposed nuclear cargo ban
  • Phnom Penh rises 31%
    Shipments through PPAP in Cambodia increased 31% year-on-year in 2011
  • Newcastle ups port charges
    SHIPOWNERS will have to pay more for using PWCS and NCIG coal terminals in Australia from 27 February
  • Ust-Luga stands out
    RUSSIAN port throughput reached 535.4M tonnes in 2011, which included growth of nearly 20% in box traffic
  • COSCO Shipping's profits fall nearly 55%
    COSCO'S special general cargo subsidiary COSCO Shipping today said net profits for 2011 fell 54.8% from the previous year
  • Chinese oil import growth slows
    CHINESE customs data has revealed it imported 161.2M barrels - or 5.2M barrels per day - of crude in December 2011, a year-on-year increase of 251,000 barrels/day, or 5%
  • Box sector thinks small
    HANDYSIZE box ships have been dominating chartering markets, as these vessels are most suitable for the flourishing intra-Asia trade
  • Skaugen shifting focus
    IM SKAUGEN disclosed losses today and said it has completed its 10-year LPG fleet renewal programme
  • Ship sinks during first test
    CHINA'S Maritime Safety Administration has said a brand-new offshore vessel sank this weekend on its first test voyage
  • Rio Tinto, FMG post higher iron ore output
    AUSTRALIAN mining companies Rio Tinto and FMG today announced increased iron ore production figures for 2011
  • Concordia death toll rises
    ITALY'S coastguards today updated the toll of known deaths in the Costa Concordia disaster to seven known killed and 28 people missing

The Journal of Commerceweb site
JANUARY 17, 2012
  • St. Lawrence Seaway Traffic Rose 2.5 Percent Last Year
    Tonnage shipped on the St. Lawrence Seaway in 2011 rose 2.5 percent year-over-year, reflecting a general improvement in the economy,...
  • Timeline of Container Ship Rena Wreckage (Photo Slideshow)
    Rena, a container ship owned by Costamare, has been grounded on a reef in the Bay of Plenty off the...
  • Port of LA Exports Grew 9.2 Percent in December
    Containerized exports increased 9.2 percent in December at the Port of Los Angeles, capping off the second straight year of...
  • MSC Hikes US to Far East Rates
    Mediterranean Shipping will raise rates from the United States to the Far East, effective March 1, as the container line...
  • JOC's Szakonyi Tours Port of Colon, Free Trade Zone (Video)
    On the second day of a two-day tour of Panama, JOC Editor Mark Szakonyi rides the Panama Canal Railway to...
  • US Steel Exports Near Pre-Recession Levels
    U.S. steel exports were up 10.6 percent through the first 11 months of last year and approached pre-recession levels, government...
  • Maersk Sells Gilbert Company to Logistics Firm's Founders
    GPR Logistics said it acquired the East Coast facilities and operations of the Gilbert Company from Maersk Inc. the U.S....
  • Former YRC Worldwide CFO Joins Menlo
    Sheila Taylor, the former chief financial officer who helped troubled trucking giant YRC Worldwide steer clear of bankruptcy, joined Menlo...
  • Trailer Bridge Unveils Plan to Exit Chapter 11
    Trailer Bridge said its majority bondholders have agreed on a restructuring plan that could allow the U.S.-Puerto Rico carrier to...
  • Carriers Expand Asia-Europe Service to Middle East Routes
    CMA CGM, China Shipping Container Line and United Arab Shipping Co. are extending their jointly operated Asia-North Europe service to...
  • Alphaliner Expects Far East Rate Rally to Fizzle
    The strong rally in ocean freight rates out of the Far East since the beginning of the year will likely...
  • Schneider, CSX Sign Multiyear Intermodal Pact
    Trucking giant Schneider National and CSX Transportation signed a multiyear contract expanding their intermodal partnership in the Eastern U.S. ...
  • Panama Canal Expansion Stalls After Labor Walkout
    Construction of the third set of locks at the Panama Canal ground to a halt Monday when thousands of workers...
  • Japan Airlines Taps Ex-Pilot Ueki as President
    Struggling Japan Airlines Corp. announced changes in its top leadership on Tuesday, including the promotion of senior managing executive officer...
  • Somali Pirates Release Chemical Tanker, Indian Crew
    Somali pirates released the Fairchem Bogey, a Marshall Islands-flag chemical tanker, and its all-Indian crew on Jan. 14 after five...
  • Royal Bank of Scotland Sells Aircraft Leasing Unit
    The Royal Bank of Scotland is selling its aircraft leasing business to Sumitomo Mitsui Financial Group, Japan's second largest bank,...
  • Contship Sells Stake in Italian Terminal to MSC Affiliate
    Contship Italia is selling a 50 percent stake in the company that controls the troubled Gioia Tauro container transshipment terminal...

Containerisation Internationalweb site
JANUARY 17, 2012
  • Oil: is the wolf finally at the door?
    The fragile western economies are figuratively speaking over a barrel: the future price of black gold could be the catalyst to a raft of deep ...
  • CSCL, CMA CGM and UASC get closer together
    CSCL, CMA CGM and UASC have agreed to deepen their vessel sharing agreement in the AEX7/FAL2/AEC8 service between Asia and Northern Europe through the deployment ...
  • Contship Italia sells third of Gioia Tauro
    Contship Italia has sold 50% of its 66.7% stake in Medcenter Container Terminal (MCT) to Terminal Investment Limited (TIL), a company closely related to MSC. This ...
  • Demolition declines in 2011
    In 2011 74,508TEU of containership capacity was scrapped. This was down on the 83,000TEU broken up during 2010 and well short of the more than 300,000TEU removed ...
  • CMHI's new Colombo terminal the 'beginning of many more' Sri Lanka investments
    China Merchants Holdings International (CMHI) recently started building its new Colombo container terminal in Sri Lanka - with the Hong Kong-headquartered terminal ...
  • Safmarine confident on the Middle East region
    Safmarine expects another strong year when it comes to cargo growth in its Middle East trades but with freight rates likely to come under some pressure.While Stephen ...
  • 'Insider' hijacked ship released by pirates
    A chemical tanker that was pirated last August while at anchor within the Salalah, Oman, port limits - and having just disembarked its armed security unit - has ...
  • Kenyan Government shuffles Mombasa management
    The Government of Kenya has taken decisive action by announcing a series of management changes at the port of Mombasa, which is run by the state-controlled Kenya ...
  • China's growth slows
    The effect of monetary tightening and a weakening of demand from Europe and the US has slowed growth in the world's second-biggest economy, China. In the final ...
  • PoA: 'strike action highly irresponsible'
    That was the reaction today from Ports of Auckland [PoA] ceo, Tony Gibson after receiving a sixth strike notice of a 24-hour stoppage from 07:00 Tuesday, January ...

TradeWindsweb site
JANUARY 17, 2012
  • GasLog lines up IPO
    Peter Livanos grabs the helm as Athens and Monaco-based LNG owner plots $350m assault on the capital markets.
  • S&P downs OSG
    Shares of US-listed tanker owner continue to climb despite ratings downgrade as spot rates surge ahead of Chinese New Year.
  • NSCSA soars in the fourth
    LPG investments help National Shipping Company of Saudi Arabia offset tanker market turmoil as profit jumps 105%.
  • Axed order rattles Euronav
    Belgian tanker titan slides to staggering full-year loss as it takes the torch to Samsung newbuilding contract in the fourth.
  • OSG facing UK fight
    Newcastle staff kick back in the face of New York-listed owner's redundancy plans.
  • Seacor backs TRBR bailout
    Seacor Holdings and US financier pledge cash and strategic support to bankrupt liner group in exchange for majority stake.
  • DeepOcean bags Brazil deal
    Norwegian owner chalks up a $60m long-term services contract with Petrobras.
  • Tanks blamed for blast
    Inadequate decontamination after discharge may have caused fatal explosion on Edirne off Albania.
  • STX takes Greek newbuilding
    South Korean owner hires new supramax from Soloi for up to three and a half years, brokers say.
  • PRGN sounds charter alarm
    Deiulemar begs Michael Bodouroglou-led bulker owner for rate relief as renegotiation request threatens lucrative contract.
  • "Do you want to go home?"
    Italian prosecutors release tape of port official ordering captain back on board stricken Costa Concordia.

The Bunker Bulletinweb site
JANUARY 17, 2012
  • Prices firm across northern Europe
    Player reports tight avails for LS product in Hamburg.
  • Fujairah 380 cSt prices unchanged
    Sharp drops in Suez.
  • Costa Concordia: De-bunkering could start 'within a day'
    Insurers may face 'most costly marine loss on record'
  • Industry poll predicts few issues with new global sulphur limit
    Most respondents expecting no problems with 3.50% maximum limit from the start of 2012, or very soon.
  • Dutch bunker supplier awarded AEO certificate
    Golden Arrow Bunkering will be subject to fewer 'administrative rules'.
  • North European hub port in LNG feasibility study
    Flemish port authorities 'optimistic about the potential for safe and efficient LNG bunker operations.'
  • Singapore squeezed by Chinese and Mideast demand
    'Bullish pricing interests' to hold sway, say fuel oil traders.
  • Weak demand growth 'growing threat' to market recovery
    No ready market to fully absorb tonnage made redundant by larger ships, says Alphaliner.
  • Brightoil sees 'remarkable growth' in bunkering business
    Operations in Singapore generated 75% of group's total revenue in financial year 2011.
  • Asian bunker prices rise
    Demand average across key Asian bunker ports on Tuesday.
  • Liquid leaking from stricken cruise ship
    It is not clear if the liquid was fuel, says Italy's environment minister.
  • ISS to help owners comply with China pollution law
    Maritime services provider will help ease 'administrative burden'.
  • Philippine oil firm acquires bunker supplier
    Acquisition will establish its operations inside the Subic Bay Freeport Zone.
  • South China monthly fuel oil stocks to increase in January
    Import volume in January to average around 200,000 mt, 18% more than previous month.
  • Tight supplies across South Korea's western ports
    Local refiners halt offers to the spot market.
  • Global Vision Bunkers promotes staff, hires manager
    Eileen Speer joins Global Vision office in UK as group business development manager.
  • WFS targets TPC Korea vessel in the US
    In efforts to secure outstanding bunker payments of over half a million dollar from the South Korean shipowner.
  • Dan-Bunkering welcomes new staff
    New office assistant in Dan-Bunkering's Copenhagen office.

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