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December 19, 2012
Sched Netweb site
  • HK falls 4.3pc in November to 1.9 million TEU, Singapore up 4.7pc
  • Qingdao now 7th biggest port as Shandong volume surpasses billion tonnes,
  • Vessels urged to beware of dolphin monitoring gear in Hong Kong Harbour
  • Georgia Ports Authority installs four Konecranes hybrid electric RTGs
  • E-commerce said to buy logistics companies to gain in-house capacity
  • Sino-Russian floating river ice road opens for freight traffic on border
  • Dachser to buy out Spanish partner Azkar to cover Iberian Peninsula
  • Canadian National strikes new noise abatement deal in ex-urban Chicago
  • BIMCO Shanghai Centre to open in February under Wei Zhuang
  • Hong Kong airport cargo up 9.3pc, record November high of 374,000 tonnes
  • Eco-tourism prompts Hanoi to pay for airfield lighting at Phu Quoc Airport
  • Since 2011, air cargo shrinks as passenger volumes, yields rise: IATA

Exim Indiaweb site
DECEMBER 18, 2012
  • DB Schenker focusing on last mile delivery in India
  • ICS sets out future for Arctic shipping
  • Next batch of IIFF-FIATA Diploma course to commence in Jan.
  • P&I negotiations seen to be difficult in 2013
  • UTI Capital invests 600 m in Pristine Logistics
  • Slowing traffic seen jeopardising Haldia Dock projects
  • RBI keeps key policy rates unchanged

International Transport Journalweb site
DECEMBER 18, 2012
  • First converted MD-82 freighter to join cargo airline
    The Alaskan (USA) company Everts Air Cargo, headquartered in Fairbanks but with its operational base in Anchorage, is the first customer to take delivery of an MD-82 converted to a...
  • New timber trailers for Swiss timber dealer
    Hiag Handel AG, a Swiss timber dealer, has purchased six new trailer bodies from GK Grünenfelder AG. Four of the bodies are two-axle models; the others are three axle-models and al...
  • Czech Airlines to resume long-haul flights next year
    After a three-year hiatus, Czech Airlines is again including its own long-haul flights in its schedule. On the basis of operative leasing, a wide-body Airbus A330 will join the air...
  • Volvo Group trucks in the US get 2014 greenhouse gas certification
    The USA's Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) and the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) have certified all the Volvo Group trucks in the USA, including the M...
  • C.H.Robinson's senior vice-president retires after 34 years
    The global logistics service provider C.H. Robinson Worldwide has reported that its senior vice-president (VP) Jim Butts is retiring on 31 December 2012. Butts, who has worked...
  • Konecranes delivers ten RTGs to Ports and Cargo Handling Services terminal in Lagos
    Konecranes has successfully delivered ten of its rubber tyred gantry (RTG) cranes to Ports and Cargo Handling Services (PCHS) Ltd in Lagos (Nigeria). PCHS, the port operations arm ...
  • Canada to strengthen railfreight services
    Canada's government has launched a Fair Rail Freight Service Act bill to give companies that ship goods by rail the right to a service agreement with railways. The bill will also c...
  • Russian Railways meets target figures
    Russian Railways met its target figures in November. The service provider's' freight turnover, including empty wagon runs of private and rented cars, rose by 1.4% and the average d...
  • Port of New Orleans reshuffles board of commissioners
    The Governor of the US state of Louisiana, Bobby Jindal, has appointed Michael W. Kearney to the port of New Orleans' board of commissioners. He will serve a five-year term of offi...
  • DB Schenker Logistics opens new logistics centre in UK
    Schenker Limited, the UK arm of the German global services provider DB Schenker Logistics, has formally opened its lnewest facility. Customers, board members, and employees celebra...
  • Bruno Blin to be president of Renault Trucks Commercial from 2013
    Renault Trucks has named Bruno Blin as the next president of Renault Trucks Commercial. He succeeds Heinz-Jürgen Löw, who has left the company. Blin, who will take up his duties on...
  • Sievert Handel Transporte inaugurates new branch office in Heilbronn
    The Lengerich (Germany)-based transport and logistics service provider Sievert Handel Transporte GmbH is continuing its expansion course by opening a new branch office in Heilbronn...

Marine Logweb site
DECEMBER 18, 2012
  • Rolls-Royce to supply propeller for ice-breaking bulker
  • Navy said to seek new operator for Guam shipyard
  • Pacific Drilling extends drillship option at Samsung
  • Defense Authorization Act adds to Iran shipping sanctions
  • Crowley liner names Tony Otero VP Caribbean services
  • NSRP announces $12 million series of research projects
  • Coast Guard continues response to barge oil spill
  • TUI Cruises newbuilds to have KONE elevators and escalators

World Wide Shipperweb site
DECEMBER 18, 2012
  • Port/City of Bellingham complete waterfront district regulatory documents
  • ATA Truck Tonnage Index up during month of November
  • Brand returning to TITAN as commercial operations head
  • Port of Grays Harbor taps Thurman as business park development manager
  • Hapag-Lloyd/Hamburg Sud discuss merger possibilities

Lloyd's Listweb site
DECEMBER 18, 2012
  • Clubs reveal wide range of general rises for 2013 renewals
    Some have taken a creative approach to premiums, says PL Ferrari
  • Keep onboard maintenance records or count the cost, says insurer
    Badly maintained and fake lifting equipment jeopardises cover, London Club warns owners
  • Brazil gears up for ports growth
    Brasília's four-year drive seeks private investment to targets bottlenecks
  • Port investment to be spread across four regions
    Brazilian government could land $100bn revenue windfall from ports sector
  • Maersk pays retrofit costs for chartered-in boxships
    Liner giant takes the lead to fund fuel-efficiency technology on operated tonnage
  • Drill down to the detail
    Offshore specialists will see demand grow if they stay ahead of the value curve
  • Euro veritas
    Do class societies that combine consultancy and safety work present a conflict of interest?
  • Can a DNV and GL tie-up work?
    As the rumours refuse to go away, mooted deal raises more questions than it answers
  • Brazil backs port reforms with development bank finance
    Global operators welcome change despite analysts' doubts about level playing field
  • Baltic Sea aframax rates soar on demand for ice-class ships
    Earnings hit more than $22,000 per day
  • CNOOC unit may face $141m tax bill from Norway
    COSL Drilling Europe could be taxed for pre-takeover intra-group transactions
  • CSCL cements second series of box sales this quarter
    Carrier replenishes cash pile in a deal to stem full-year losses
  • UK maritime sector creates jobs despite recession
    Buoyant industry segments have bucked the economic downturn, study finds
  • The urge to merge
    Can Hapag-Lloyd and Hamburg Süd finally agree where previous talks have failed?
  • Europe's ports and feeder operators feel the pinch from void sailings
    Lean pickings over Christmas as carriers cut capacity
  • Yemen gas pipeline attack disrupts loadings at Balhaf
    Supply threat looms as LNG plant tackles seventh act of sabotage
  • Competition watchdog outlines issues in sale of ferries to Eurotunnel
    Interested parties face January 4 deadline
  • Hapag-Lloyd and Hamburg Süd confirm merger talks
    Due diligence to start on a move that could create the world's fourth-largest box operator
  • US Army engineers blast rocks to avert Mississippi River shutdown
    Measures only delay up to 20,000 job cuts and billions of dollars in losses, say critics
  • Channel dominates UK shortsea market
    Capacity growth limited for other Europe, Scandinavia and Baltic connections
  • Singapore government becomes Ezion's strategic shareholder
    Offshore player to sell 14.3m new ordinary shares to state vehicle EDB Investments
  • Third Chinese yard enters the FPSO race
    Cosco Corp wins its first order to build a floating production, storage and offloading vessel from scratch
  • Diana sticks to portfolio charter policy
    Dry bulk owner denies reports of new acquisition

Fairplayweb site
DECEMBER 18, 2012
  • Hapag, Hamburg Süd discussing merger
    PRESSURE on box shipping margins and structural overcapacity might spark another mega-merger, as Hapag-Lloyd and Hamburg Süd of Germany confirmed merger talks today
  • China's new shipbuilding orders drop 44.8%
    CHINA'S new shipbuilding orders dropped 44.8% year on year from January to October, Beijing said
  • China deletes duty on metallurgical coke
    CHINA'S finance ministry has scrapped its 40% export duty on metallurgical coke
  • 50 migrants rescued
    GREEK authorities said today they are holding 129 people in connection with smuggling attempted during the past week
  • IEA: coal nearing oil as leading energy source
    COAL WAS seen by the IEA today as nearly overtaking oil as the world's top energy source by 2017
  • Fall in S&P values seen finally slowing
    VALUES of second-hand vessels are continuing to fall, but the decline has slowed in the past 10 months, a shipping analyst said today
  • Ezion gains $16M infusion
    EZION Holdings, the Singapore-listed offshore player, said 14.3M of its new ordinary shares have been subscribed to by Singapore's EDB Investment
  • STX to sell stake in Dalian yard
    SOUTH Korea's STX confirmed to Fairplay today the group plans to sell some of its shares in STX Offshore & Shipbuilding's Dalian yard

The Journal of Commerceweb site
DECEMBER 18, 2012
  • Truck Tonnage Rose 3.7 Percent in November
    The American Trucking Associations today reported that its seasonally adjusted For-Hire Truck Tonnage Index increased 3.7 percent in November, following October's 3.7 percent drop. It was the first monthly gain since July. As a result, the index was 118.0 in November, versus 113.8 in October. Compared with November 2011, the index...
  • TSA Carriers Pin Hopes on January Rate Hikes
    Shipping lines in the eastbound Pacific announced large rate increases of $600 to $800 per 40-foot container in a desperate attempt to avoid a repeat of the money-losing service contracts they negotiated in 2012 with beneficial cargo owners. "This is a make or break period for trans-Pacific carriers," said Brian Conrad,...
  • ILA Talks at a Standstill Over Royalties
    Failure of the International Longshoremen's Association and United States Maritime Alliance to extend their contract negotiations raises the likelihood of a Maine-to-Texas dock strike at year-end. "I think we'll be on strike," ILA President Harold Daggett said after federally mediated negotiations broke off amid disagreements over carrier-paid container royalties that provide...
  • Russia's WTO Membership Doesn't Solve All Problems
    The floodgates have opened for U.S. investment in Russia. U.S. companies are moving quickly to carry out investment plans they made in anticipation of Russia's joining the World Trade Organization, but they are still finding it a challenging market. Although Russia joined the WTO in August, the last significant barrier to...
  • Sandy and Newtown: A New Perspective on Shipping's Woes
    It's been a year of mixed fortunes for the transportation and logistics industries. For ocean carriers, the year began bad before turning reasonably good in the third quarter, yielding optimism about the fourth. But with the "mini-strike" in Los Angeles-Long Beach and an ILA strike looming in less than two...
  • Tampa Port Board Approves Anderson as Director, CEO
    A. Paul Anderson, Tampa Port Authority's new port director and chief executive. The Tampa Port Authority's board of commissioners today voted unanimously to hire A. Paul Anderson as the authority's new port director and chief executive. Anderson succeeds Richard Wainio, who had served in the position since March 2005. Anderson was most recently...
  • Transportation Workers Welcome Hurricane Sandy Relief Bill
    Edward Wytkind, president of the Transportation Trades Department, AFL-CIO, today urged the U.S. Senate to pass the pending Hurricane Disaster Relief Appropriations Act to help regions affected by Hurricane Sandy recover and fortify infrastructure to minimize future risks. "Transit systems, rail lines, airports, air traffic control equipment, highways and seaports all...
  • Hong Kong Exports Down, Imports Up in October
    Hong Kong's Census and Statistics Department today reported that the volume of goods exports dropped 4.7 percent in October, although the volume of goods imports rose 1.4 percent from October 2011. The prices of exports of goods in October were up 2.2 percent year-over-year, and the prices of imports of goods...
  • Senior Editor Bill Cassidy Explains the JOC Truckload Capacity Index
    The quarterly JOC Truckload Capacity Index helps measure change in the availability of tractor-trailers at a group of large truckload carriers with more than $10 billion in combined revenue. In this JOC Trucking Update, Senior Editor Bill Cassidy describes how the index is put together and what it tells us...
  • Unisource Logistics Solutions Earns SmartWay Transport Partner Designation
    NORCROSS, Ga. - Unisource Logistics Solutions - a division of Unisource Worldwide, Inc. - announced today it has joined the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) SmartWay Transport Partnership. Unisource also earned the SmartWay Transport Partner logo, Logistics category, a mark of excellence for companies demonstrating superior environmental performance for freight...
  • India, ASEAN Trade to Reach $100 Billion by 2015
    At the second India-ASEAN Business Fair in New Delhi, Anand Sharma, Union Minister for Commerce, Industry & Textiles, expressed confidence that trade between India and the Association of Southeast Nations countries will reach $100 billion by 2015. "We would like to benefit from ASEAN experience in key sectors of economy, such...
  • C.R. England Names Company Drivers of the Month for November
    SALT LAKE CITY - C.R. England, a Salt Lake City-based global transportation provider, has recognized James Hamilton, Thomas Wendt and Luke Arris as Company Drivers of the Month for November 2012. They were selected for this honor from among more than 7,500 drivers nationwide in C.R. England's fleet. "It's an honor...
  • Serious Infrastructure Investment Revolutionlizing Customized Freight Delivery, Storage, and Inventory Management
    MORRISVILLE, N.C. - North Carolina's reliable logistics partner for customized freight delivery, storage and inventory management, Extreme Express Logistics, has successfully completed a significant upgrade to its technology infrastructure to enhance its ability to provide critical and expedited delivery, reverse logistics, warehousing and order fulfillment. As part of the upgrade,...
  • Hong Kong, Korea Customs Agree to Expand Partnership
    Hong Kong, Korea commissioners agree on closer cooperation. At the 30th Customs Cooperation Conference in Seoul, Korea, today, Clement Cheung, commissioner of Hong Kong Customs, and Joo Yung-sup, commissioner of the Korea Customs Service, agreed on closer cooperation between the two administrations in the future. "With the longstanding cooperation between the two...
  • LB Terminal Investment Gives CMA CGM Home in US
    LONG BEACH-The Dec. 12 announcement that CMA CGM is taking an equity stake in the Pier J terminal at the Port of Long Beach is a significant development for the world's third-largest container line as well as for the port. CMA CGM, with headquarters in Marseille, France, finally has a home...
  • Dennis Brand to Rejoin TITAN Salvage as Director of Global Commercial Operations
    Dennis Brand, TITAN Salvage's new director of global commercial operations. POMPANO BEACH, Fla. - Captain Dennis Brand will rejoin TITAN Salvage, Crowley Maritime Corporation's Pompano, Fla.-based, marine salvage and wreck removal company, as director of global commercial operations, reporting to company Managing Director Rich Habib on January 2, 2013. As a member...
  • Strike Looms As ILA-USMX Talks Break Off
    Contract negotiations between the International Longshoremen's Association and United States Maritime Alliance broke off today, raising the likelihood of a Maine-to-Texas dock strike at year-end. "I think we'll be on strike," ILA President Harold Daggett said. He spoke after the union and USMX, meeting with a federal mediator, failed to reach...
  • ILA-USMX Labor Negotiations Timeline
    Negotiations between the International Longshoremen's Association and waterfront employers representated by United States Maritime Alliance have been tense from the start last spring. When the two sides agreed to extend the current contract by 90 days, some sense of stability returned to East and Gulf Coast ports. But with major...
  • India Establishes Board to Craft Air Cargo Policies
    India's Ministry of Civil Aviation has established the Air Cargo Logistic Promotion Board, an inter-ministerial group, to lay down a policy framework to govern air cargo operations in the country. The board's establishment was recommended by the Ministry of Civil Aviation's working group on the air cargo and express service industry. India's...
  • Maersk to Implement Surcharge in Event of ILA Strike
    Maersk Line recently announced that it will implement a congestion surcharge in the event of an International Longshoremen's Association strike at East and Gulf coast ports, which would begin Dec. 29, when their contract is set to expire. If there is a strike, effective Dec. 29, 2012, the container shipping company...

Containerisation Internationalweb site
DECEMBER 18, 2012
  • Liners in late fight back
    A mid-December general rate increase of USD600 per TEU on the troubled Asia to Europe tradelane appears to be sticking and was reflected in last Friday's Shanghai ...
  • Lines face boxship shortages
    Container lines could face a shortage of small and medium-sized ships in the years ahead that will hinder trade development in some parts of the world, unless ordering ...
  • Hapag-Lloyd and Hamburg Sud in merger talks
    Germany's two premier ocean carriers are in merger talks to create the fourth largest container line in the world.The executive boards of ...
  • Scrooge Christmas for ports and feeders
    European ports and feeder operators are beginning to feel the pinch from a raft of voided sailings by liners operating on the over capacity-plagued Asia to Europe ...
  • Hanjin to raise Asia-Europe rates from mid-January
    Hanjin Shipping, South Korea's largest container shipping line, is to increase its Asia-Europe rates by USD350 per TEU from January 13 in its latest rate restoration ...
  • US box imports hit a fresh low
    Hurricane Sandy and west coast port strikes led to US containerised imports falling by 12.8% from October to November this year, marking a new monthly inbound volume ...

TradeWindsweb site
DECEMBER 18, 2012
  • Will merger move the needle?
    News that two of the biggest names in the containership trade are discussing a potential merger has caught the attention of industry observers across the globe.
  • Bocimar's bankroll
    Compagnie Maritime Belge (CMB) was breathing a little easier Tuesday after securing a $300m credit facility backed by DNB Bank and Nordea Bank Norge.
  • Wilmar pens double?
    Wilmar has been tipped as the buyer of a pair of product tanker newbuildings at Hyundai Vinashin.
  • Rook crewman rescued
    An injured seafarer has been airlifted from a Greek bulker by the Canadian coast guard.
  • JR in rescue deal
    JR Shipping Group has secured a refinancing package with HSH Nordbank which gives the owner some breathing space in a difficult market.
  • Why is Teekay named Teekay?
    Shipping 'litmus' test helps market insiders separate the wheat from the chaff.
  • Research ship released
    A Russian research ship held in India for two years was heading home on Tuesday.
  • Goldenport sheds again
    Goldenport Holdings has scrapped a containership that it recently put into lay-up.
  • Boyden's Stealth buy
    Global Hunter Securities has launched coverage of Harry Vafias' StealthGas with a buy tag on the company.
  • Cosco orders falling short
    Cosco Corp (Singapore) is coming up short of full year expectations despite its latest deal to build an FPSO.
  • Atlantska cut to sell
    Austria's Erste Group Research is predicting another year of struggle in 2013 for Croatian bulker owner Atlantska Plovidba.
  • DVB spies LNG dip
    Increasing newbuilding deliveries will take a toll on the LNG market during the next couple of years, DVB says.
  • Bumi seals Indian finance
    A Bumi Armada-led joint venture has secured a key financing package for a floating production storage and offloading (FPSO) unit contracted to an Indian customer.
  • INSA in cash plea
    India's shipowners are pressing the government to sanction tax-free bonds to fund fleet renewal.
  • Atlantic strengthens
    Norway's Atlantic Offshore has raised between NOK 80m ($14.28m) and NOK 100m from a share sale.
  • Hapag-Sud?
    German container lines Hapag-Lloyd and Hamburg Sud are considering a merger, they announced this morning.
  • HHI workers kidnapped
    Gunmen have kidnapped six Hyundai Heavy Industries (HHI) workers in Nigeria.
  • Chowgule eyes newbuilds
    India's Chowgule group is ready to expand its bulker fleet with newbuildings.
  • KLC up for grabs
    Korea Line Corp is on the hunt for a new owner almost two years after it filed for bankruptcy, reports say.
  • TGS takes newbuilding
    Norway's TGS has signed up a Dolphin Geophysical seismic survey newbuilding for European work.
  • Cargoship abandoned
    A North Korean cargoship has been abandoned by its crew after losing power off Chongjin.
  • Lurssen buys P+S yard
    German shipbuilding group Lurssen is taking over the insolvent Peene-Werft yard owned by P+S Werften.
  • Singapore backs Ezion
    An offshoot of the Singapore government has become the latest investor in high-flying Ezion Holdings.
  • Sevan behind Cosco order
    Sevan Marine has emerged as the party behind the FPSO newbuilding ordered at Cosco Shipyard on Monday.
  • Rickmers orders duo
    Rickmers-Linie has returned to China to order two 20,000-dwt multi-purpose vessel newbuildings.
  • Brand back at Titan
    Captain Dennis Brand is set to return to Titan Salvage as its new director of global commercial operations.

American Shipperweb site
DECEMBER 18, 2012
  • NEWSFLASH: ILA, USMX break off talks
    The East and Gulf coast dockworkers' union says it's still willing to keep talking with management to secure a contract, but warned "unless we hear back from them we will be on strike on Dec. 29."
  • Grain Terminals reject ILWU offer
    Several grain terminals in the Pacific Northwest trying to negotiate a new contract with workers said Monday evening that they were rejecting the most recent offer from the International Longshore and Warehouse Union.
  • J.P. Morgan teams with Maher on Virginia port bid
    The Maher-J.P. Morgan team is going up against APM Terminals, which started the privatization process last spring by making a offer valued at $3.1 billion to $3.9 billion to take over port operations for 48 years.
  • Divergent November fortunes at SoCal ports
    Container traffic at the Southern California ports of Los Angeles and Long Beach collectively fell 1.7 percent in November, due in part to a strike at 10 of 14 terminals in the two ports during the last week of the month.
  • Holiday express shipping breaks records
  • Analysts bullish on domestic air industry
    Dahlman Rose & Co. has switched its outlook on the domestic airline industry from cautious to bullish, citing higher passenger revenues, possible lower fuel prices and a stability gleaned from domestic airline consolidation.
  • MSC announces Far East-U.S./Canada rate hike
  • Allen takes top spot at ARI Fleet UK
  • NationaLease offers fuel-efficiency tips
  • U.S. steel exports up in October
  • U.S. screening regime going smoothly, Hactl says
  • Descartes pushes Cargo-XML adoption in air cargo industry
  • CargoSmart integrates with Japan's advanced filing regs
  • Data2Logistics moves into new Florida headquarters
  • German liners Hapag-Lloyd, Hamburg Süd discuss merger
    The leading German container shipping companies Hapag-Lloyd and Hamburg Süd said this morning that they are discussing a possible merger.
  • Washington Notebook: U.S., Canada issue progress report on cross-border efficiency

The Bunker Bulletinweb site
DECEMBER 18, 2012
  • Prices flat in Fujairah
    But South African ports see firmer values in the market.
  • Prices steady in Rotterdam
    While shortages supported prices in Piraeus.
  • Bomin hires two traders
    Both bunker traders will work from Bomin's headquarters.
  • Gunvor buys second Petroplus refinery
    Move recognises 'value of Ingolstadt assets'.
  • Tallinn expecting growth on fuel oil cargoes' return
    Port estimates 20% growth for next year.
  • Slow-steaming widespread in liner trades, poll finds
    Faster speeds have become history.
  • Bunker prices mostly lower
    IFO prices in Tokyo Bay, however, continue to hold up.
  • Creditors file Chapter 11 petition against BLT
    Chapter 11 action 'unfortunate and untimely distraction' for the company which is in the midst of restructuring.
  • Dan-Bunkering builds up American base
    More hires in the pipeline, company says.
  • US Coast Guard responds to oil spill in eastern waterway
    Spill came from a barge that belongs to Boston Marine Transport.
  • Titan mulls next court move
    Chinese intermediary court rejects request to transfer legal proceedings to a higher court.
  • Andatee breaches listing rules
    Its stock price and the market value of its publicly held shares were below listing's requirements.
  • WFS inks $137 million acquisition
    Acquisition will expand its existing payment processing business, it says.

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