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February 20, 2012
The Business Timesweb site
Shipping News
  • Baltic index falls for third day in a row
    The Baltic Exchange's main sea freight index, which tracks rates to ship dry commodities, fell for a third day on Friday as weak cargo business on the capesize and panamax markets battered sentiment.
  • Tanker owner withdraws US loan guarantee bid
    Overseas Shipholding Group, an owner of tankers that have called at Iran's largest oil terminal over the past year, said it withdrew a bid for a US loan guarantee after receiving 'indications' it would be rejected.

Sched Netweb site
  • Asia-Europe rates contract 1.4pc to US$711/TEU ahead of coming hikes
  • OOCL to increase north Europe to Asia rates US$200/TEU from March 15
  • CMA CGM revamps Asia-west Mediterranean services from early April
  • Shanghai port trade value up 17.3pc in 2011, hitting record high
  • Vietnamese ports said to receive few vessels despite huge investments
  • Shangdong trade value through Rizhao surpasses US$20 billion in 2011
  • Ningbo's January container volume up 10pc, hits record high of 1.39 million TEU
  • Xinjiang rail freight volume increases 4.8pc in January with cotton leading
  • APM Terminals CEO sees vast opportunities for development in India
  • Durban Port to double box handling capacity in 7 years to 5 million TEU
  • Hanjin engine room explosion leads to 'general average' loss declaration
  • High cube gains greater industry favour as transport modes adapt
  • Port of Miami container volume up 7pc 906,607 TEU in 2011
  • Korean Air first cargo operation to fly both B747-8, 777 freighters
  • Swiss WorldCargo starts Beijing-Zurich service as trade grows 19pc
  • India's new national air cargo policy on the anvil

Exim Indiaweb site
  • Delta Conship honoured for service excellence
  • APM Terminals CEO Kim Fejfer sees opportunity in India
  • APSEZ awarded KPT's Tekra-Tuna dry bulk terminal
  • Regulations in PPP important, JNP Dy Chairman tells conference
  • SC quashes KoPT notification on Port limit extension
  • DoS issues orders for 9.15 lakh t sugar exports
  • Did sliding steer export growth?

International Transport Journalweb site
FEBRUARY 17, 2012
  • 2011 profit drop for Sweden's railway
    The Swedish rail service provider SJ generated net sales of SEK 8.038 billion (EUR 910 million) in 2011, SEK 0.6 billion (EUR 68 million) less than in 2010. The corporate profit in...
  • Incheon airport develops mobile logistics information service
    South Korea's Incheon airport has started "Smart AIRCIS", which enables people to process logistics work by linking their smartphones to the system. The system offers avi...
  • Keep truck roofs ice-free
    The German automobile club ADAC has appealed to forwarding companies to keep the roofs of their trucks free of ice. Sheets of ice that form on top of HGVs in wintery conditions can...
  • US Transport Ministry proposes new rule for establishing training standards for railroad employees
    US transportation secretary Ray LaHood recently announced a proposal to require railroads to train and qualify employees in safety-related positions on federal railroad safety laws...
  • Schuck Stockstadt: new 24plus partner for Aschaffenburg
    The general cargo alliance 24plus is strengthening its services in the Rhine-Main region (Germany) by the addition of a new partner - the 50th in the domestic market. The newcomer ...
  • Boeing and SIA Cargo launch GoldCare operations
    Boeing and Singapore Airlines Cargo, a wholly owned subsidiary of Singapore Airlines (SIA), have entered into a maintenance engineering and planning agreement that results in GoldC...
  • Air Cargo Group air charter agreement with ACS
    The Air Cargo Group (ACG), a neutral air freight wholesale specialist, has signed a strategic partnership agreement with UK-based Air Charter Service (ACS). ACG chairman Christos S...
  • Better conditions for railfreight transport in Switzerland
    Railfreight transport in Switzerland plays a very prominent role. Around 36% of all freight traffic in the country is carried by rail, making it more than twice as important as pas...
  • Hapag-Lloyd holds its own in 2011
    The German shipping company Hapag-Lloyd performed well according to provisional figures for business year 2011, despite an unexpectedly aggressive price war on the Far East trade l...
  • Bayswater again opts for Liebherr
    Bayswater Shipping & Forwarding has taken delivery of the second LHM 180 Liebherr mobile harbour crane. The company transports cargo between Singapore and Batam Island (Indone...
  • Port of Houston appoints interim executive director
    The US Port of Houston Authority recently appointed Leonard Waterworth as its interim executive director during a special meeting of the port commission. This body also approved a ...
  • UPS scoops up Kiala
    The US-based parcel service provider UPS recently took over the Belgian firm Kiala, headquartered in Brussels. Kiala provides practical delivery options for busy recipients who pur...
  • Norbert Dentressangle stores and distributes Tetley teas in UK
    Tata Global Beverages has awarded a three year contract to Norbert Dentressangle for the UK storage and distribution of Tetley teas. Employing more than 3,000 people worldwide, Tat...

Marine Logweb site
FEBRUARY 18, 2012
  • Austal to build wind farm support vessel in Philippines

World Wide Shipperweb site
FEBRUARY 17, 2012
  • New rules streamline process for Foreign Trade Zone application
  • US rail freight traffic count up during month of January
  • Port of Olympia schedules sale of surplus property
  • Maersk Line plans cuts to Asia/Europe vessel capacity
  • Astoria Coast Guard Air Station receives upgraded rescue helicopter

Lloyd's Listweb site
FEBRUARY 17, 2012
  • CSAV completes $1.2bn recapitalisation
    $547m subscribed by Quiñenco which now owns 37.4% of CSAV
  • Maersk Line to withdraw 9% capacity from Asia-Europe route
    Rationalisation helped by vessel sharing deal with CMA CGM in west Med trades
  • Moore Stephens warns against tonnage tax shake up
    Shipping industry urged to join EU consultation
  • A tale of two ports
    Why London Gateway will inevitably target Felixstowe's customer base
  • Making the UK a hub for Europe?
    London Gateway and Felixstowe are not necessarily rivals
  • Let's hear it for the swotty kid
    Do not underestimate the importance of insurance
  • Let's give fracking a crack
    Better to make a buck from shale gas than to tilt at useless windmills
  • Six members join port equipment manufacturers' group
    Continued growth in PEMA match by wider range of research, recommendations and standards development, says president
  • Bromma grabs spreader orders at new terminals
    Swedish manufacturer predicts move towards tandem box lifts
  • Eukor tops 'most sustainable' league at Rotterdam
    South Korean car carrier had six ships in the Sustainable Top 25 last year as measured by the Environmental Ship Index
  • Frontline 'cautious' after fourth-quarter operating loss
    Tanker giant lowers its 2012 breakeven rates signalling that pressure has eased
  • Torm scrapes another short loan extension
    Three-week deferral of repayments
  • Enrica Lexie targeted by murder investigation
    Indian defence minister demands 'guilty must be punished'
  • Eitzen Chemical posts $80m loss after huge writedown
    Small profit in fourth quarter of 2011 wiped out by paper loss of $81.5m in fleet's book value
  • Chemical tanker market will recover in 2012
    Orderbook shrinks leaving space for rates rise
  • Nautilus warns against scapegoating Costa Concordia master
    Rush to blame detracts from investigation, union argues
  • Seacor profits hit by end of Deepwater Horizon clean-up
    Company says offshore marine business picking up in Gulf of Mexico
  • Bulk carrier fleet tops 9,000 vessels
    Newbuilding deliveries could push it over the 10,000 mark by year-end
  • Bank of Dalian named an SSFEC clearing bank
    Shanghai exchange targets customers in northeast China
  • Sweden plans new shipping strategy
    Country has struggled to halt exodus to rival flags
  • The sideways shuffle
    Capesize period fixtures more active as owners eye a lacklustre spot market
  • HMM legal campaign against Grand China reaches California
    Attachment order secured in Los Angeles
  • Tight little market
    The tough lending conditions of today should be regarded as the norm
  • Vale chief executive Murilo Ferreira talks 'game-changer strategy'
    Chinese ports understand advantages of VLOCs but CSA is 'not helping'
  • Belgian pilots return to work
    Strike ends at Antwerp and Zeebrugge
  • NOCC reduces new share placement
    Funds to pay for vessel acquisitions
  • CSAV tops shipper poll
    Loss-making carrier offers most flexible rates, say customers
  • Ticking timebomb
    Yesterday's killing of two fishermen off Kochi was an incident waiting to happen

Fairplayweb site
FEBRUARY 17, 2012
  • Maersk's Asia/Europe capacity cut back
    MAERSK, the world's biggest box line, said today it is shuffling services to cut capacity, reduce costs and ramp up Far East/Europe rates
  • TORM get new extension
    TORM said today lenders have extended a deferral of repayments on its $1.8Bn debt
  • Iranian oil to Europe in March cut in half
    MARCH tanker shipments of oil to Europe from Iran will be about half of the 2011 total of 700,000 barrels per day, IHS Global Insight reported today
  • Drybulk disputes escalate
    GLOBUS Maritime has revealed a charter dispute with Greece's Allied Maritime, underscoring heightened owner-charterer friction in 2012
  • US judges award HMM attachment orders
    HYUNDAI Merchant Marine has secured legal approval for attaching Grand China assets in Alabama and California, court documents reveal
  • Tankers seen escaping production surge
    DESPITE the oil supply disruptions caused by Iran sanctions, production surged in 4Q2011, but analysts told Fairplay today this is not likely to hit tanker rates
  • Sept-Iles to add capacity
    CANADA'S government plans to contribute C$55M ($55.27M) to a project to expand the iron ore export capacity at Sept-Iles
  • Venezuela shipping fuel to Syria
    PDVSA IS reportedly offloading a cargo of diesel this week in Bania, Syria, in defiance of Western sanctions against the Assad government
  • Paragon reveals huge write-down
    NYSE-listed Paragon Shipping today disclosed a $271.6M impairment on its fleet value and admitted that it has breached covenants
  • Thai vehicle exports expected to recover
    REGIONAL securities firm UOB Kay Hian expects Thai vehicle exports to recover from their 20.4% y/y fall in January, caused by flooding
  • SDS fined for pollution
    ITALIAN shipping company SDS Navigation has been fined close to €1M ($1.32M) because one of its ships polluted the Mediterranean
  • Keppel sees healthy enquiry for rigs
    SINGAPORE'S Keppel is still getting lots of inquiries for rigs in line with continued growth in offshore exploration, according to analyst Jason Saw of DMG & Partners Securities
  • VINALINES springs surprise
    VINALINES has posted profits of 62.15Bn dong ($3M) for 2011, up 13% y/y
  • Shell takes LR2 tanker for premium
    BROKERS told Fairplay today that Shell has booked an LR2 tanker for $300,000 for a cross-Persian Gulf trip, a rare occurrence in the oversupplied market
  • Two-tier market opens for Supramaxes
    BROKERS told Fairplay today a two-tier market has opened up in the in the Asia-Pacific Supramax sector

The Journal of Commerceweb site
FEBRUARY 17, 2012
  • Port of NY-NJ Hit Record Container Traffic in 2011
    Container volume at the Port of New York and New Jersey in 2011 rose nearly 4 percent year-over-year, breaking the...
  • Box Ships Posts $5.6 Million Profit
    Container ship owner-charterer Box Ships reported fourth quarter net income of $5.6 million, bringing the Athens-based company's profit to $13...
  • TNT Rejects UPS $6.4 Billion Takeover Bid
    TNT Express rejected an unsolicited takeover offer of roughly $6.4 billion from UPS, but the Dutch delivery firm said discussions...
  • Caterpillar to Build Plant Near Savannah, Charleston
    Caterpillar plans to build a manufacturing plant in Northeast Georgia - equally close to the ports of Savannah and Charleston...
  • OOCL Boosts Rates From Europe to Asia $200
    OOCL on Friday said it will raise freight rates on containers moving on the eastbound backhaul leg from North Europe...
  • Swift to Pay Port of Los Angeles $4 Million
    Swift Transportation, the nation's largest truckload carrier, will pay $4 million to the Port of Los Angeles to settle a...
  • Maersk Launches Direct Australia-Indonesia Service
    Maersk Line's new direct service between Indonesia and Australia is a major coup for the port of Tanjung Priok, which...
  • Freight Rate, Surcharge Update for Week of Feb. 13-17
    Hapag-Lloyd imposed a general rate increase on the Indian subcontinent-Europe trade lanes, starting March 1. The planned increase will...
  • Adjusting the Learning Curve
    Employers across the U.S. are struggling with a paradox: Despite high unemployment, they're having a tough time hiring the right...
  • Educating 'Generation Logistics'
    The so-called Millennial Generation, with its native fluency in digital technology and natural aptitude for multitasking, could have been made...
  • New Thinking on Intermodal
    By now it is a well-established trend in North American transportation that freight is moving from the roads to the...
  • Phantom Revenue
    There's been a lot of handwringing in Washington over the seeming end of the happy era of nonpartisanship in transportation...
  • Dispatching a Dispute
    Q: We're a brokerage, and I have a couple of questions concerning our relationships with motor carriers. First, can...
  • Maersk Cuts Asia-Europe Capacity 9 Percent
    Maersk Line said it is cutting vessel capacity on the Asia-Europe route 9 percent in a bid to boost flagging...

Containerisation Internationalweb site
FEBRUARY 17, 2012
  • Bromma's box boom
    Sweden-based Bromma has posted one of its best years ever with deliveries up 110% in 2011 and the orderbook 130% higher than at the end of 2010.In a press briefing ...
  • Maersk and CMA CGM get closer in Asia/Med trade
    Maersk Line and CMA CGM have agreed to work even more closely in the tradelane between Asia and the Mediterranean. They already operate two services jointly in ...
  • CSAV finally splits in two
    CSAV has completed its refinancing plan announced last year, including the raising of USD1,100 million from existing shareholders via a rights issue and additional ...
  • 'One of the poorest periods ever'
    That is how management at Oslo-based Star Reefers described 2011. In an official statement accompanying the specialised reefer shipping company's annual results, ...
  • Iran oil threat spikes Brent
    A barrel of Brent crude climbed above USD120 a barrel yesterday - its highest price for eight months - on unconfirmed reports that Iran would pre-empt the European ...
  • Contrastive fortunes for San Pedro Bay ports
    The US bellwether ports of Los Angeles and Long Beach reported differing trading in January, with the former posting growth but the latter posting a decline in ...
  • Antwerp pilots return to work
    Four days of industrial action by Belgium harbour pilots at the port of Antwerp ended this morning allowing the resumption of traffic that had stymied about 60 ...
  • ICC: 'slight brightening' in world economic climate
    That is the conclusion of the latest World Economic Survey from the Paris-headquartered International Chamber of Commerce [ICC], compiled in co-operation ...
  • While...Zim Line and MSC also get closer
    MSC has agreed to charter slots to Zim Line on its two services between the East Coast of North America and the East Coast of South America from the end of March. ...

TradeWindsweb site
FEBRUARY 17, 2012
  • Torm secures extension
    Banks bless cash-strapped Danish owner's request to postopone expiration of financial waivers by two weeks.
  • Hope on the horizon
    Deutsche Bank says Maersk's capacity cut may lift rates on key trade lane but redeployment remains a concern.
  • Crash closes Mississippi
    US Coast Guard springs into action as tug and barge collision leads to oil spill near New Orleans.
  • SFI trims dividend
    John Fredriksen-backed owner ready to exploit declining asset prices as reduced payout preserves healthy cash reserves.
  • Topaz talks turkey
    Newbuildings, second hand buys, listings and takeovers on the agenda at offshore firm, Donaldson says.
  • Oceanteam extends CSV
    Oslo-listed shipowner gets two more years for construction vessel Down Under.
  • Lone offender held in HK
    Port state checks end in detention for Taiwanese cargoship lacking an engineer.
  • Krasnoye thinking bigger
    Russian yard in talks over new cargoships that would double output in 2013.
  • Keppel offloads Floatel stake
    Singapore-listed giant divests a large chunk of the company it took over late last year.
  • ITF urges Comarit action
    Union says Moroccan ferry owner's seafarers facing supply shortages on four ships laid-up in Spain.
  • SCF gets seismic bonus
    Russian state transferring shares of survey ship owner SMNG to Russian tanker group.
  • Maersk drops lay-up stance
    World's largest containership owner changes its tune as it reveals sweeping cuts to its Asia Europe capacity.

American Shipper - Ocean newsweb site
FEBRUARY 17, 2012
  • Performance Team transloads in Charleston
  • Zumiez takes e-commerce to Kansas
  • California shipper pleads guilty to illegal exports
  • Analyst: $13.1 billion for smart transport
  • FMC reviews 15 OTI license applications
  • Grant helps LTL carrier buy natural gas trucks
  • FMC report could revive regulation debate
  • STB to examine Buffett's BNSF buy
  • OD puts solar panels on warehouse
  • TNT rejects acquisition bid from UPS

The Bunker Bulletinweb site
FEBRUARY 17, 2012
  • Americas pricing closes out week on a high
    Oil rose for a third day heading for the biggest weekly gain this year.
  • MEPC 63 sets sights on details of mandatory GHG measures
    Committee will consider study that finds while the SEEMP will have medium term impacts, the EEDI will have significant impact on the long term
  • IBIA to announce changes to board
    Results will be declared at IBIA's AGM on February 20.
  • BLT reacts to report of unpaid bunkers
    CEO Jack Noonan tells Bunkerworld the Partawati has been cleared to sail as the company looks to rectify the situation 'as expediently as possible.'
  • US Navy's push for alternative fuel comes under fire
    Heated debate over the use of money at a time of constricting budgets and the need to reduce our dependence on foreign fuel.
  • IMO gets stuck on environmental aspects of Polar Code
    After lengthy debate, sub-committee decides to put Environmental Chapter 'in the fridge' for a year.
  • European bunker prices stay within narrow range
    Avails of prompt product 'tight' in Rotterdam.
  • Fujairah prices firming
    Bunkerworld data showed that prices in Middle Eastern hubs were firming on Friday.
  • Maersk makes further cuts to Asia-Europe capacity
    More slow-steaming, more lay-ups and redelivery of time charter tonnage all being considered.
  • 'US move to LNG as a marine fuel has begun'
    Wartsila to power two LNG fuelled offshore vessels in Gulf of Mexico.
  • Tax proposals threaten bunker sector
    Russian suppliers warn they could see sales fall by 25%.
  • Bunker prices firming in Asia as week closes
    Mixed demand in key Asian bunker ports, traders say.
  • MAN SE sees operating profits up 43%
    Company expects 'muted economic growth' to affect performance in 2012.
  • Bunker trading firm welcomes new staff
    Global Vision Bunkers appoints Lionel Isaacs to coordinate operations and market marine fuels and lubricants.
  • Middle East fuel exports to East Asia falling in March
    Refinery turnarounds hitting Saudi Arabian output.
  • UAE launches oil spill response vessel
    Meanwhile, efforts to salvage sunken tanker continue.
  • EMSA details its oil spill response network
    Vessels consisted of bunker tankers, oil tankers, dredgers and a supply ship.
  • Dry bulker owner to seek damages for contract breach
    Dispute over failure to replenish bunkers.
  • Singapore firm expands bunker trading ops to Europe, US
    I&C International hires European Area Manager and opens office in Genova, Italy.
  • Singapore monthly bunker overview
    Crude price rallies, differential decreases and dip in bunker sales volumes define bunker hub over past four weeks.

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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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