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February 21, 2012
The Business Timesweb site
Shipping News
  • Bumper harvests straining Australia storage capacity
    It is entirely possible to have too much of a good thing.
  • Market for container swaps still nascent
    The fledgling market in swap contracts to hedge exposure to volatile rates in the container freight market will take longer than expected to gain trading volumes as participants warm to the idea of using derivatives, brokers ACM/GFI said.
  • Maersk to retire 9% of Asia-Europe capacity
    Maersk Line, the world's largest container carrier, said it will cut 9 per cent of its shipping capacity on Asia to Europe, its largest trade route, in an effort to restore profitability.
  • Frontline's losses balloon to US$343.7m
  • Capesize charter costs seen to further decrease

Sched Netweb site
  • Cosco and China Shipping move towards greater service integration
  • US Commerce Department: Retail up 0.3pc in January, indicating recovery
  • Danaos' largest newbuilding - 13,100 TEU - wins instant charter deal
  • New restrictions on ballast water to be pressed on shipping industry
  • FMC EU conference report revives US talk of 'discussion agreement' ban
  • Kazakhstan border point of Alataw Pass freight volume up 4.2 pc in 2011
  • Hong Kong to experiment with cross-border private motoring into China
  • Lethal, legal risks cited at Shipping Hong Kong's Risk conference Feb 29
  • Dubai's DP World chairman tours company's new South American terminals
  • UN takes first steps to rid 'black carbon'- aka, soot- from world shipping
  • Shippers warned of carrier concentration designed to stave off disaster
  • ESC renews calls for government action to curb piracy attacks on shipping
  • Irish cheer banana trade's return to Cork, Maersk looks to India's future
  • Mitigating supply chain risks at TOC conference 2012 in Hong Kong
  • Airbus announces A330 passenger-to-freighter conversion programme
  • Qantas Freight pre-tax profit falls US$3 million to $38 million in 2nd half
  • Singapore's CAAS enhances aviation training courses for top executives

Exim Indiaweb site
  • ABG Shipyard's Q3 net sales up 14.65 pc
  • Allcargo Logistics registers all-round growth in Q4 & CY
  • Asia-Europe rates fall ahead of coming hikes
  • BIMCO sees tanker fleet growing 6 pc, rates keeping low
  • CMA CGM & IBM sign new five-year services agreement
  • CMA CGM announces reshuffling of its Asia-West Med services
  • Essar Shipping's Q3 PAT jumps 43 pc to ' 49 cr.
  • GE Shipping delivers second VLCC to buyers; subsidiary takes delivery of AHTSV
  • LD is no more
  • Maersk working towards biofuel development
  • MSC announces rate restorations on key trade lanes
  • Vale uses Logmarin to develop world's largest floating bulk terminal
  • Despite US pressure, India eager to strengthen trade ties with Iran
  • Enhance efficiency to global standards, boost private investment-MoS tells Major Ports
  • KPCHAA urges Shipping Minister to protect the interests of original leaseholders of Port land
  • Major Ports mulling moving harmful cargo away from urban areas
  • Steady growth in coffee & container traffic at New Mangalore Port
  • US import cargo volume projected to rise in first half of 2012
  • $300-bn export target achievable in 2011-12: DGFT
  • EPCES wants govt to restore MAT, DDT exemption for SEZs
  • Forex reserves slip by $ 369 m
  • The matrix of babudom
  • Heavy Logistics executes 100th operation in short time
  • Holleman Bulgarias complex multimodal boiler transportation through the tough European winter
  • Nurminen Logistics braves the elements, trucks to Siberia

International Transport Journalweb site
FEBRUARY 20, 2012
  • East European LGV: Réseau Ferré de France and Alstom sign contract
    Réseau Ferré de France (RFF) has awarded the signalling work for phase 2 of the East European LGV (high-speed rail line) to a consortium comprised of Alstom Transport, the leading ...
  • BCT houses container scanner in Polish port
    A state-of-the-art scanner for container screening was recently installed at the Baltic Container Terminal (BCT) in Gdynia (Poland). BCT is operated by Philippines-based Internatio...
  • Gerlach AG granted AEO status
    Gerlach AG has become one of the first customs agents in Switzerland to be granted the status of authorized economic operators. At the beginning of February, the Swiss Federal Cust...
  • Australia: Pacific Highway Glenugie upgrade completed
    The final stage of the Pacific Highway Glenugie upgrade in NSW Australia has been officially opened to traffic, marking the completion of the USD 60 million project. The federal in...
  • A new "home" for Homtrans
    Homtrans Service GmbH & Co, an international forwarding company and IDS partner for Mecklenburg-Vorpommern (Germany), has moved. The company, a member of the Rieck Logistik gro...
  • Mercator unveils innovative cargo revenue management solution
    In partnership with USA-based Revenue Technology Services (RTS), Mercator (the commercial arm of Emirates Group IT) has developed a fully integrated cargo revenue management soluti...
  • LH Cargo Charter joins CEE network
    Cargo Equipment Experts Ltd (CEE), a Spain-based global network for cargo equipment, has welcomed Lufthansa Cargo Charter Gmbh as CEE member in the supporting industry carrier cate...
  • Airbus Military signs contract with Indonesia for nine C295 aircraft
    Airbus Military has signed a firm contract with PT Dirgantara Indonesia (PT DI) to supply nine C295 military transport aircraft for delivery to the Indonesian Ministry of Defence. ...
  • Switzerland: a call to change modal shift target to 1 million truck trips
    Astag, Switzerland's commercial vehicle association, recently presented its "Modal shift strategy 2030". The scheme's key points call for a legal adjustment of the country's aim to...
  • Menlo Worldwide Logistics announces key promotions in South Asia
    Menlo Worldwide Logistics, the global logistics subsidiary of Con-way Inc, has promoted Thomas Koh and Chuan Peng Low within the company's South Asia organization. The two have bee...
  • Drewry publishes car carrier report
    Drewry Maritime Research has just published a new report on car carriers. It analysed a market that suffered less during the recession than most other sectors, but noted that the f...
  • Car maker PSA set to sell some Gefco shares
    The French car corporation PSA (maker of Peugeot and Citroen brands) recently presented relatively poor figures for 2011. For example, the company made an H1/2011 profit of EUR 405...

Marine Logweb site
FEBRUARY 20, 2012
  • Mitsui unit to pay $90 million to settle Deepwater Horizon spill liability
  • BMT Nigel Gee wins Wind Farm Support Vessel design contract
  • Indian court remands Italian Marines in custody following shooting incident
  • Washington State Ferries faces investment challenges

World Wide Shipperweb site
FEBRUARY 20, 2012
  • Anacortes Port Commission votes to oppose new barrel fee
  • Washington governor pleased with state's gains in export numbers
  • Port Metro Vancouver testing new GPS system for truckers
  • Port of Seattle announces Green Gateway Award winners
  • Port of Vancouver, USA schedules Centennial tours

Lloyd's Listweb site
FEBRUARY 20, 2012
  • It's good to talk
    Why private maritime security firms need to engage with, not avoid, public relations
  • The luck of the gods
    Greeks rush in where mortals fear to tread
  • What price piracy insurance?
    Industry questions report's claims that prevention costs are disproportionately high
  • Insurers and shipowners invited to shape Somalia debate
    Penning meets experts before London Somalia Conference
  • Vessels in Arctic waters need to install crisis gear, says lobby
    Ships need equipment to avoid emergencies says Maritime Passive Safety Association
  • Owner says yes to scrubber system
    Spliethoff order shows that owners are taking the technology seriously at last
  • ITF campaigns to combat dockers' HIV stigma
    Employment rights should be protected
  • Lack of green spend hits manufacturers
    Owners' reluctance to invest in all but the most essential services continues to dent technology firms
  • VLGCs in Atlantic command $17,000 per day premium
    Asian customers opt for Atlantic rather than Middle Eastern cargoes as concern over supply continues
  • ACM turns down RS Platou offer
    London shipbroker will look to work together with Norwegian group's local team though
  • Price gap narrows between Asian and Atlantic bunkers
    Rotterdam and Houston fuel costs rise faster than Fujairah and Singapore this year
  • Japanese sell-offs drive secondhand dry bulker bonanza
    Brokers report a flood of vessels seeking offers
  • Brussels defends conference ban after neutral FMC study
    Europe will continue to spread the message that its repeal was the right decision
  • Deutsche Schiffsbank to run down 'non-strategic' customers
    Germany's second-largest ship financier to scale back its exposure
  • Italy demands right to try Enrica Lexie suspects
    Two members of vessel protection detachment remanded on murder charges
  • China's credit easing could boost dry bulk rates
    Central Bank releases $64bn to stimulate construction
  • Turbulent shipping markets mean a tough year ahead for P&I clubs
    Nine IG clubs announce 5% general increase
  • Supply outweighs demand in Indian subcontinent scrap markets
    Abundant vintage tonnage holds demolition rates down
  • ABP starts work on Grimsby terminal
    Lock free access to boost car carrier handling capacity
  • Forced sales to flood small boxship market as banks lose patience
    Aruba court orders auction of two feederships
  • European refineries face new closures
    New refineries in Asia and the Middle East replace ageing western capacity
  • DP World chairman checks progress at Embraport
    Top-level management tour of South America includes visits to Brazil, Peru, Argentina and Suriname
  • Penning demands global drive to tackle piracy
    UK shipping minister to chair talks at IMO ahead of London Conference on Somalia
  • Civilised offensive
    Xi Jinping showed how to get the message across during a port visit to Los Angeles
  • Maersk shows the way
    As lines aim to in effect double spot rates in the Asia-Europe trades, more ships are likely to be removed from service in the coming weeks
  • Moscow holds 'preliminary' talks over terminal operator for Taman
    Russia seeks European know-how for new Black Sea maritime complex
  • Beware the lure of cheap orders, warns Polemis
    ICS slams scramble for market share by 'obsessive' shipbuilding nations
  • Eight dead after bulk carrier sinks off China's Fujian province
    One seafarer survived, two still missing
  • MOEX settles Deepwater Horizon civil suit for $90m
    Settlement presses BP to seek a compromise
  • OSG abandons $241.8m Title XI loan guarantee application
    Tanker major says unexpected hit to liquidity will not affect its financial position

Fairplayweb site
FEBRUARY 20, 2012
  • Box rates keep softening
    BOX RATES are continuing to fall as the post-Lunar New Year lull drags on because carriers remained slow to cut capacity
  • 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
  • Iran halts crude early
    IRAN'S oil ministry has halted crude supplies to French and UK companies early to retaliate for sanctions against Tehran, IHS World Markets Energy reported today
  • Arms alarm Comorans
    MYSTERY surrounds 10 pirate suspects arrested by the Comoran Coast Guard
  • Bulker buyers see bargains
    BULKER buyers are looking today for bargain-basement tonnage, even as the BDI is slowly recovering after falling to a 25-year low this month
  • Kozmino exports to slow
    DESPITE strong output growth in East Siberian crude, future production is at risk due to a lack of new investment in the region
  • Japan imports record LNG cargoes
    IMPORTS OF LNG to Japan hit a record high in January and are expected to exceed 2011 figures over the course of this year, a shipping analyst has predicted
  • Sovcomflot seeks approval for SMNG takeover
    SOVCOMFLOT CEO Sergei Frank has written to Russian Prime Minister Vladimir Putin to seek approval of the tanker company's takeover of a government-owned offshore company
  • MR tankers reported sold en bloc
    BROKERS told Fairplay today that seven tankers had been sold to US investment funds in two en-bloc deals last week
  • NOCC raises $21M
    NORWEGIAN Car Carriers said it has raised NK120M (about $21M) through a private placement of shares after reducing the amount it wanted to raise late last week
  • Green VLCC demand rising
    AN INCREASE in orders for fuel-efficient VLCCs was predicted today as bunker prices have continued to gain amid a weak freight market
  • Oz to review reef development
    QUEENSLAND'S government has joined with Australia's federal government and the Great Barrier Reef Marine Park in a major assessment of pressures on the reef from development
  • How Vale could unlock China
    DRYBULK analyst Jeffrey Landsberg today said that Vale could improve its relationship with Beijing by joining China's iron ore trading platform

The Journal of Commerceweb site
FEBRUARY 20, 2012
  • ICS Chairman Polemis Calls For Shipbuilding Moratorium
    A moratorium on newbuilding orders and an end to the battle for market share between shipbuilders are needed to combat...
  • Saudi Airlines, DHL Launch Dubai-Europe Freighter Service
    Saudi Airlines Cargo and DHL Global Forwarding will launch a new thrice-weekly direct freighter service between Dubai and Europe in...
  • Chinese New Year Hits Hong Kong Air Cargo Volumes
    Cargo volume slumped more than 20 percent at Hong Kong International Airport in January from December and by 17.5 percent...
  • United Arab Shipping Hikes US East Coast-Asia Rates
    Middle East carrier United Arab Shipping imposed a two-phase general rate increase on trades from Asia to the U.S. East...
  • Italian Vessel Guards Accused of Killing Indian Fishermen
    Indian authorities on Sunday arrested two armed security guards aboard an Italian merchant ship who are accused of killing two...
  • Japan's Trade Deficit Balloons to Record High
    Japan suffered a deficit of $18.5 billion in its trade with the rest of the world in January, up 207.7...
  • The Tides of March
    Then the world's largest ocean carrier launched its Daily Maersk service last fall, it set in motion a series of...
  • Carriers Give Incentives to Drive
    The battle to recruit and, just as important, keep truck drivers is getting fiercer among truckload carriers as freight demand...
  • Facilitating Trade
    When project logistics company Agility released its Emerging Markets Logistics Index 2012, 10 of the top-ranked countries hailed from the...
  • Uncommon Growth for Forwarders
    For many years, non-vessel-operating common carriers were considered a stepchild of the maritime industry, but that ship turned around in...
  • East Coast Ports See Growth in Containers
    East Coast container trade volume rose 5.5 percent in the first 10 months of 2011 compared to the same period...
  • Advancing Technology - With Job Guarantees?
    Shippers and carriers view this year's East and Gulf Coast longshore labor negotiations with a sense of trepidation and an...
  • Ports Working on the Railroad
    Ports along the Eastern Seaboard are putting money where their hopes are, investing in projects for better landside access by...
  • Bigger Ships, Faster Growth Through the 'Other' Canal
    A funny thing happened on the way to the 2014 completion of the new Panama Canal locks. The volume of...
  • The Big Bang That Wasn't
    The Federal Maritime Commission, in perhaps the most extensive study in its 50-year history, concluded the European Union's 2008 repeal...
  • Paved Over Intentions
    President Obama's recent call to nearly double infrastructure investment over the next six years highlights two conflicting forces in transportation...

Containerisation Internationalweb site
FEBRUARY 20, 2012
  • Durban closes in on three million TEU
    In 2011, South Africa's largest port Durban handled 2.7 million TEU, a 7.3% rise on the 2.5 million TEU processed the previous year. This was more than double the ...
  • China's leader-in-waiting tours LA box terminal
    Concluding his week-long PR charm offensive visit to the US on Saturday, the heir apparent to the Chinese presidency, Vice-President, Xi Jinping, visited the China ...
  • La Spezia grows traffic by just 1.7%
    Northern Italy's La Spezia's container traffic increased by only 1.7% last year, up to 1,307,274TEU. The port remains capacity restrained, so was unable to benefit ...
  • TAL also registers strong 2011
    Purchase (NY)-headquartered TAL International is the second lessor to post very strong results for its 2011 fiscal year which ended December 31, 2011. Moreover, ...
  • Hoyer puts fizz into beer transport
    The Hamburg-based Hoyer Group, which specialises in tank and container tank supply chain management services, has upgraded the range of services available to brewers. ...
  • Iran bans oil sales to France and the UK
    In retaliation to the European Union July 1 embargo on the import of Iranian oil, Tehran announced yesterday that it was imposing an immediate curtailment on 'exporting ...
  • Colombo Port transhipment growth slows
    Total container throughput at the Sri Lanka hub port of Colombo increased by 3% last year - versus 2010 - to 4,262,887 TEU but could not match the phenomenal 19.4% ...
  • Maersk cull underscores GRIs
    Maersk Line's shock announcement on Friday that it was to 'remove 9% of its vessel capacity' on the Asia - Europe tradelane - whether it was juggling with figures ...
  • FMC's Euro antitrust study: no negative impact on US trades

TradeWindsweb site
FEBRUARY 20, 2012
  • Platou bid for ACM rebuffed
    Peter Anker offer inadequate but broking rivals hope to salvage co-operation deal from failed takeover offer.
  • Drunk captain held
    Danish navy officers find Russian asleep at helm after vessel spotted zigzagging in Baltic Sea.
  • Dongfang clears the clouds
    AIM-listed yard says reports of owner's run away and production shutdowns are wide of the mark.
  • DL breathes again
    Indonesian state owner tries to get off criticial list with new charter of Japanese bulker.
  • Classic paid to take a cape
    Swiss Marine's decision to pay charterer $10,000 to fix a capesize is a decent deal, Peter Weernink says.
  • Farstad inks quartet
    Norwegian offshore vessel owner finds work for two PSVs and two anchor handlers.
  • Court clears aframax discharge
    Trafigura says London court to retain proceeds from disputed Sudanese oil cargo while claims to ownership are settled.
  • PGS dips in the fourth
    Oslo-listed seismic outfit sees weaker final period despite racking up record multiclient late sales.
  • Sneaky seven for Yangzijiang
    Singapore-listed yard quietly books contracts for mixed bulker septet worth over $200m.
  • Guards charged with murder
    Two Italian military personnel from Dolphin Tanker vessel arrested over shooting of fishermen off India.
  • OSG abandons Title XI claim
    Troubled tanker owner has withdrawn its bid for state-backed funding after feds give plan the thumbs down.
  • Tanker foursome on the block
    Overseas Maritime Carriers is said to be disposing of a series of four modern chemical tankers.

American Shipper - Ocean newsweb site
FEBRUARY 20, 2012
  • TNT stock bumps after acquisition bid from UPS
  • Faster runway exits promised for Newark
  • IAG cargo app goes live
  • Ports help Georgia land new Caterpillar plant
  • Inspectors stop bee threat at U.S. port
  • Money tightens for 2012 port security grants
  • Third port for Georgia?
  • NY shipper sentenced for illegal exports
  • SAP launches consumer app
  • NY/NJ port authority puts toll violators on notice

The Bunker Bulletinweb site
FEBRUARY 20, 2012
  • Prices lack direction in Rotterdam, Hamburg
    Piraeus bunker market 'so-so', a player told Bunkerworld.
  • Prices slightly firm in the Middle East
    Prompt deliveries tight in Fujairah.
  • A snapshot of 2011
    Overview of 2011 test helps determine which quality concerns may be hindering the supply of ISO 8217:2010 of compliant fuels.
  • Petromedia launches Bunkerworld iPhone App
    'Subscribers can have instant access to the latest news stories and prices, straight to their handset.'
  • Bunker prices mostly down in Asia
    Demand mixed across key Asian bunkering hubs on Monday.
  • Paper outlines methodology to predict marine engine performance
    Model can predict fuel oil consumption and NO(sub)x emissions with 95% confidence interval.
  • High bunker costs 'big worry' for shipping firms
    Shipping Corp of India's chairman expects recovery in shipping by mid-2013.
  • Tanker operator losses widen in Q4
    Even as bunker prices remained 'relatively stable' during the quarter.
  • Eco tankers could make 'significant difference' on owners' profitability
    Soaring bunker prices adds pressure on costs, highlighting advantages of fuel efficient ships, says shipbroker.
  • Long term biofuel demand could 'radically alter' fuel market
    Biofuel demand to increase from $82.7 billion in 2011 to $185.3 billion by 2021, says Pike Research.
  • Gas engine technology marks 'new era' for shipping industry
    MAN Diesel commemorates 100-year anniversary of the M/S Selandia - the first ocean-going ship which used diesel instead of coal.
  • Sri Lankan supplier to upgrade Trincomalee storage facility
    Various steps for upgrading works are 'under way,' with the first phase to complete in two-three years, says LIOC Managing Director.

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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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