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March 22, 2012
The Business Timesweb site
Shipping News
  • Little left to short with shipping stocks slump
    The shipping industry is offering fewer targets for investors betting on declining share prices after its 80 biggest listed companies lost US$99 billion of market value in four years, hedge-fund managers said.
  • India buyers ask Iran to bear oil insurance risk
    Indian oil buyers are asking Iran to bear the insurance risk for transporting its crude as tighter Western sanctions make it more difficult to buy Teheran's principal export, industry sources said yesterday.

Sched Netweb site
  • Cosco to levy US$500/TEU rate hike from Asia to South America April 15
  • MSC to increase freight rates US$300/TEU from Far East to New Zealand
  • Korea's Hanjin Shipping adds two more loops to transpacific coverage
  • Hanjin and Cosco jointly unveil Far East-Gulf of Mexico loop April 28
  • New Zealand court reinstates sacked dockers until legalities settled
  • Grand Alliance increases ship sizes calling at Charleston to 5,400 TEU
  • Guangzhou Railway Group signs cooperation agreement with three ports
  • Qingdao port targets rise from 370 million to 400 million tonnes in 2012
  • Port of Ngqura in South Africa to quadruple capacity to 2 million TEU
  • APM Terminals opens 700 metre-long berth at Savona-Vado container terminal
  • CEVA signs five-year deal to provide logistics to Forum Sport in Spain
  • DB Schenker Rail opens logistics base at Blanc Mesnil to access Paris
  • Hong Kong's ExCo approves in principle US$17 billion third runway project
  • Virgin Atlantic Cargo welcomes Hollywood's canine superstar 'Uggie'
  • CEVA opens multi-user warehouse near Ontario Airport near LA

Exim Indiaweb site
  • AMTOI's session on cross border transaction on March 26
  • Asia-Europe trade takes new boxship capacity
  • Baltics main sea freight index rises to two-month high
  • Dredging Corp set to boost capacity
  • ISSA encourages ship suppliers to go green
  • Leading policymakers to grace BHP 2012 conference
  • Not paying ransom would be massively detrimental to the industry: InterManager President
  • NYK in World's Most Ethical Companies list
  • Commissioning of Petronet's Puthuvypeen LNG terminal likely by Dec.
  • KoPT to invite EoIs for captive barge jetties
  • Pak dirty cargo terminal to be ready for operations by 2015
  • Last-mile connectivity projects bring respite to user industries
  • Govt to compile National Business Facilitation Grid
  • Merchandise exports could slow down, warns Survey

International Transport Journalweb site
MARCH 21, 2012
  • BNSF cut customers' CO2 emissions substantially in 2011
    The US transport service provider BNSF significantly reduced carbon dioxide emissions in 2011 by shipping freight by rail instead of moving goods entirely by road. In 2011, custome...
  • L.I.T. takes delivery of 50, 4 m high Kögel Mega P55s
    L.I.T. AG, a transport specialist based in Brake (Germany), has augmented its vehicle fleet by the addition of 50 new height-optimised Kögel Mega P55 trailers. This type of vehicle...
  • Cargobull presents innovative tarpaulin to speed up HGV loading/unloading
    The German vehicle manufacturer Schmitz Cargobull has presented an innovative truck tarpaulin that speeds up truck loading and unloading processes. The product, known as a Speed Cu...
  • OPDR upgrades services to Portugal and Spain
    The German short sea shipping company Oldenburg-Portugiesische Dampfschiffs-Rhederei (OPDR) revamped its Portugal, Canary Islands and Spanish mainland services on 7 March. Prior to...
  • Brussels airport changes cargo team
    Brussels airport has made a series of changes to strengthen its cargo business unit in order to cope with the increased work and projects at Brucargo. Piet Demunter, who started th...
  • Cathay Pacific suffered from high fuel prices and low cargo demand
    The Hong Kong-based airline Cathay Pacific announced that in 2011 the core business of the group was materially affected by instability and uncertainty in the world's major economi...
  • Azerbaijan's transport ministry announces USD 1.1 billion tender for new port
    Azerbaijan's ministry of transport is issuing a USD 1.1 billion tender for the construction of a new port, as the energy-rich former Soviet republic looks to become a major trade h...
  • GOL plans service to the USA
    The Brazilian airline GOL has submitted a route right request to the country's National Civil Aviation Agency (ANAC) to operate a São Paulo (Brazil) to Miami Fl service, its f...
  • Qatar Airways starts daily flights to Rwanda
    Served from today on (21 March), Kigali is the third destination launched by the Qatar Airways so far this year and its latest to the African continent. In February, the airline ...
  • InterRail subsidiary RailService acquires UralRail
    RailService Ltd, a Moscow-based subsidiary of the Swiss InterRail Group, has acquired the rolling stock owner UralRail, likewise located in Moscow. UralRail, which was founded in 1...
  • Ceva France gets new CEO
    The international logistics service provider Ceva has chosen Franck Chevret to manage its logistics and freight activities in France. He reports to the CEO of northern Europe, Leig...
  • An additional managing director for Polzug Intermodal
    The German intermodal service provider Polzug is getting an additional managing director in the shape of Peter Plewa. In his last position he was managing director of HHLA Intermod...
  • Geisseler Transport AG facing bankruptcy
    Geisseler Transport AG, headquartered in Pratteln near Basel (Switzerland), has had to report insolvency and is facing closure. The plan to turn the firm around has failed despite ...
  • BabyCare selects Menlo Worldwide China for distribution and warehouse management
    Menlo Worldwide Logistics (China), the global logistics subsidiary of the US company Con-way Inc, will handle the North China distribution and warehouse management for BabyCare Inc...
  • WCA family week conference sets new record
    The 2012 WCA family week conference set a new record when over 2,150 freight forwarders descended on the Centara Grand and Bangkok Convention Centre between 4 and 11 March. The

Marine Logweb site
MARCH 21, 2012
  • Vantage Drilling to add DSME newbuild drillship to fleet
  • CLIA seeks greater transparency on casualty reporting
  • Hapag-Lloyd reports $38 million loss for 2011
  • Hercules Offshore to acquire jack-up from Diamond Offshore
  • CARB has funds to guarantee loans for vessel emission reduction

World Wide Shipperweb site
MARCH 21, 2012
  • Federal Railroad Administrator visits Port of Vancouver rail project
  • Coast Guard Port Captains make multiple bar closures
  • NYK continues string of ethical company honors
  • Suit filed against Port of Anacortes over public access to Seafarers' park
  • Mitsui training center holds first graduation event

Lloyd's Listweb site
MARCH 21, 2012
  • Nordic iron ore output on the rise
    Exports via Baltic ports and Narvik likely to grow
  • How to spend it
    Smart money is on product tankers and offshore
  • Apply energy-saving changes now
    Reducing built-in engine power is not the only way to get the right EEDI value
  • Are ships idle or simply resting?
    Shipping must clamp down on layup elasticity
  • Green grants for SMEs
    Haven Gateway low carbon project aims to take freight off the road and on to rail
  • Cold reality returns to VLCC market
    Earnings dip below $30,000 per day after higher vessel speeds result in tonnage build-up
  • Ports of Auckland re-enters talks with union
    Court decision forces further negotiation
  • Exclusive: Delta International ponders Allied Maritime legal action
    Greek owner a target for $20m in legal claims
  • Report slams Australian cabotage changes
    Proposals will increase costs by 16%, study claims
  • Gas glut good for the US economy
    LNG shipping to stay tight for 18 months
  • CMA 2012: USCG chief slams 'paper tiger' ISM Code
    Costa Concordia case exposed serious shortcomings
  • Insurers fear US will force link between piracy and terrorism
    Certain governments believe that banning ransom payments would end Somali piracy
  • Safe Bulkers share offering raises $37m
    Proceeds pumped into new tonnage, capital expenditure and debt
  • Index signals global trade growth
    Seasonally adjusted box handling rises 4%
  • Chinese coal imports triple as Australia returns to form
    Rising imports into China seen from Mongolia and North Korea
  • Japan and 10 EU states exempt from US sanctions against Tehran
    Breathing space for countries that reduce their oil imports from Iran
  • Liberian iron ore mine exports 1m tonnes of ore
    Beginning of African iron ore renaissance
  • Spring equinox for boxships
    Brokers hail 'breath of fresh air' as market indices rise
  • Hapag-Lloyd posts $38m net loss
    Box lines' price war is over, says Behrendt
  • China puts its foot on the gas
    Australia provided largest volumes in February, signalling its rise among the ranks of suppliers
  • Yang Ming delays five boxships
    Taiwan carrier ordered 4,500 teu vessels for delivery this year
  • China slashes imports of Iranian oil by 45%
    Pressure mounts to source alternative oil supplies
  • Dry bulk tonne-mile demand to suffer
    Chinese iron ore imports to grow, but import distances shorten
  • Greek seafarers end strike
    Ferries moving as government grapples with pension costs
  • China hints at intervention for ailing industry
    China debates ways and means to rescue cash-strapped carriers
  • Oh, please
    The industry trade groups have been vocal in criticising governments on piracy, but do politicians listen?
  • German ports record 16% annual box growth
    Figure 200,000 teu shy of 2008 record
  • Vantage buys drillship from Nobu Su
    Vessel to drill for Petrobras in Gulf of Mexico
  • Tyne reports 66% surge in cargo volumes
    Cars, containers and wood pellet bulk cargo all hit record levels in 2011
  • APM Terminals planning for 22,000 teu boxships
    Ultra-large vessels are already in service and even larger vessels will follow, says APMT chief

Fairplayweb site
MARCH 21, 2012
  • US eases oil import penalties
    ELEVEN countries have been exempted for 180 days from penalties imposed by the US as a result of reducing their oil imports from Iran
  • HHI wins OSC LNG carrier
    OMAN Shipping Co has announced that it has placed a new order at South Korean shipbuilder Hyundai HI for an LNG carrier
  • DHT pays 'steep price'
    SHARES of NYSE-listed tanker owner DHT plunged 26% yesterday following its announcement of a highly discounted equity sale
  • Scrubber equation uncertain
    AN owner's decision on whether to install an emissions scrubber is inherently complicated by unknown variables, explained Interntanko deputy MD Katharina Stanzel
  • Drybulk demand growth seen to accelerate 2013
    Tonne-mile demand in drybulk shipping should accelerate markedly next year, lifted by strong iron ore exports from Brazil and Australia, which should also lead to a better fleet utilisation rate of the fleet in 2013, a shipping analyst says
  • Supply-demand fundamentals halt VLCC rally
    THE week-long rise in VLCC rates retreated yesterday as charterers resisted owners' demand for higher rates
  • Oz drybulk congestion rises
    BAD weather has reversed the easing snarls in Australian drybulk ports
  • Drybulk 'eco design effect' looms
    IF next-generation, fuel-efficient bulkers meet promised specifications, a new wave of orders could ensue despite overcapacity
  • Maersk halts Far East bookings
    Maersk Line informed its European export customers yesterday that it will not accept further bookings to the Far East for now
  • APM prepares for 22,000teu ships
    A senior APM Terminals executive has called on terminal operators to start getting themselves ready to accommodate 22,000teu container carriers
  • Skaugen plans $60M bonds issue
    I.M. Skaugen, the listed Norwegian LPG carrier and lighterage tanker operator, says it is planning a bond issue of at least NK350M ($60M), five weeks after it raised NK400M on the Oslo market
  • Ust Luga gains 6% box discount
    UST LUGA'S brand-new container terminal won a government handout this week in its bid to attract container volumes away from St Petersburg port
  • BLT renegotiating charter rates
    EMBATTLED Indonesian chemical shipping specialist PT Berlian Laju Tanker is renegotiating charter rates for its existing chartered-in tonnage, Fairplay has learnt
  • LNG challenges persist in SE Asia
    DEMAND for liquefied natural gas as fuel may be growing in southeast Asia, but the sub-region still faces production and storage challenges, an industry roundtable in Singapore heard
  • More box ships on Asia-EC South America
    THE Asia-EC South America route has seen substantial box ship deployment over the past two years, said Braemar Seascope

The Journal of Commerceweb site
MARCH 21, 2012
  • D.A. Landis Pleads Guilty to Driver Log Fraud
    The owner of a Pennsylvania trucking company who pushed drivers to violate hours of service limits could spend years in...
  • APM Terminals Says Ports Must Prepare for Giant Ships
    APM Terminals said ports must start to draw up plans now to handle the future generation of giant container ships...
  • Senate Democrats Blast House GOP Transport Extension
    Democratic Senate leaders, along with Department of Transportation Secretary Ray LaHood, urged House Republicans to adopt their two-year transport bill...
  • Lufthansa Cargo Doubles Detroit Flights, Adds China Services
    Lufthansa Cargo is adding three new destinations in China and ramping up its recently launched freighter service to Detroit in...
  • Kemmsies Discusses Economic Case for Infrastructure (Video)
    Moffatt & Nichol Chief Economist Walter Kemmsies discusses the need for U.S. transportation infrastructure investment. He spoke at the annual...
  • NAFTA Trade Value Hit Record High in 2011
    The value of surface transportation trade between the United States and its North American Free Trade Agreement partners Canada and...
  • XPO Logistics Raises $137 Million in Stock Offering
    XPO Logistics raised $136.7 million through a public stock offering, exceeding its initial expectations as it secured funds for acquisitions...
  • Jaguar Land Rover to Make Cars with Chery in China
    Jaguar Land Rover, a unit of India's Tata Motors, is forming a joint venture with Chery Automobile of China to...
  • NYSA's Curto Responds to Waterfront Commission Report
    Inefficient work and pay practices criticized by the Waterfront Commission should be addressed "at the bargaining table - not publicly...
  • Hapag-Lloyd Posts $38.3 Million Net Loss
    Hapag-Lloyd swung to a net loss of $38.3 million in 2011 from a $565 million profit in 2010. But...
  • Waterfront Commission Blasts NY-NJ Port Job Practices
    Hiring and work practices at the Port of New York and New Jersey breed inefficiency, favor "a privileged few," and...
  • Trans-Pacific Spot Rates Stay Steady
    Spot rates on the trans-Pacific trade stayed flat week-over-week this week after a 13.6 percent jump last week that followed...
  • Hanjin, Cosco to Start Far East to Houston Loop
    Hanjin Shipping and Cosco Container Lines plan to launch a new service between the Far East, Panama and Houston at...

Containerisation Internationalweb site
MARCH 21, 2012
  • Second batch of gantry cranes received at TERCAT
    The Hutchison Port Holdings Group, Terminal Catalunya [TERCAT], Muelle Prat Terminal, Barcelona took delivery of the second batch of four super post-panamax quay ...
  • US food shippers group slams carrier customer service
    Bob Weiss, independent administrator of the Food Shippers Association of North America (FSANA) has hit out at the 'decline' in ocean carriers' customer service ...
  • Asia-Europe tradelane soaks up surplus tonnage
    According to the shipbroker Braemar Seascope, the Asia-Europe tradelane soaked up a massive 56% of the 2.6 million TEU of new boxship capacity delivered over the ...
  • BIFA's budget hopes
    When the UK Chancellor, George Osborne stands up in the House of Commons this afternoon to deliver his Budget speech the British International Freight Association ...
  • COSCON and Hanjin launch all-water service
    Members of CKYH Alliance - COSCON and Hanjin Shipping - have announced that they will be launching a new service in the Far East -Gulf of Mexico trade effective ...
  • Ban on ransom payments a mistake: InterManager president
    The proposal from the recent London conference on Somalia to make the payment of ransoms to pirates holding merchant ships illegal would be 'massively detrimental ...
  • Rena: salvage work continues
  • Oakland welcomes the biggest
    Moving up the California coastline and with two pilots guiding it onto its mooring at the International Container Terminal, the 12,560 TEU MSC Fabiola makes its ...

TradeWindsweb site
MARCH 21, 2012
  • Reardon replies to million-dollar puzzler
    ConocoPhillips insider says crude market may have bottomed but timing of tanker upturn remains to be seen.
  • Maitland issues battle cry
    Outspoken industry veteran says Marad shake-up and commitment to Kings Point cadets is key to the revitalisation of US flag.
  • Efficiency debate plagues Ploughman
    Seanergy chief says fuel efficiency drive during market downturn poses threat to ships, seafarers and owners.
  • D'Amico adds to MR fleet
    Italian owner says it has snapped up High Prosperity at bargain price after chartering it in for six years.
  • Raoust calls time on size wars
    VLOC white elephants, question marks about Maersk's triple-e ships and the Costa Concordia tragedy all indicate a scale threshold has been reached, BRS boss says.
  • Lorentzen intrigued by LNG
    Seacor CEO says scorching sector looks promising but investments in dry supply chain may be more compelling.
  • STX OSV 'no longer cheap'
    Analyst warns investors in SGX-listed yard to tread carefully as European finance issues remain.
  • CNCo inks handysize quartet
    Swire group company heads to China's Chengxi Shipyard for 39,500-dwt series of "eco" bulkers.
  • ICAP endorses LR2 playbook
    Top researcher says product tanker market needs to turn the page in order to cash in on burgeoning long-haul trade.
  • Creditors fear Chapter 11 chaos
    Seward & Kissel says some ailing owners are using bankruptcy as a "sword and shield" when restructuring talks sour.
  • Genmar wins more time
    Tanker owner has been given an extra couple of months to firm up details of its escape from Chapter 11 bankruptcy.
  • Hapag-Lloyd back in the red
    German container line hails "excellent" result compared to rivals, despite 34% jump in fuel costs pushing it to loss in 2011.
  • Stolt Valor fire contained
    Stolt-Nielsen tanker under tow off Qatar following blast, but declared CTL.
  • Cash crunch clogs pipeline
    Belt-tightening at European banks proves problematic for owners, cash buyers and recycling markets alike, GMS says.
  • Oivind Lorentzen uncensored
    Oivind Lorentzen dishes about dynasty, downturns and the next generation as TradeWinds tours his Connecticut estate.
  • Morgan Stanley's LNG storybook
    Fotis Giannakoulis bullish on LNG market as tonnage shortage and Sabine Pass pave the way for profits and expansion.

American Shipper - Ocean newsweb site
MARCH 21, 2012
  • COSCO/Hanjin start new Asia-US Gulf service
  • Argentine truckers strike as soy harvest begins
  • Cook handicaps election at AAPA function
  • U.S. finds China subsidizes solar panel exports
  • Asia-Europe absorbs over half of 2010-2011 deliveries
  • Bryson leads trade mission to India
  • Red Hook deploys Tideworks
  • Virgin resumes London-Mumbia cargo service
  • 3PL Global adds DC in SoCal

The Bunker Bulletinweb site
MARCH 21, 2012
  • Container sector seeing 'a clear upward trend'
    'Price war' coming to an end, says CEO of Hapag-Lloyd.
  • New study offers different perspective on ECA challenges
    Exclusive study finds that the situation is 'a game of poker', as shipowners, fuel providers and technology companies adopt the wait and see approach.
  • Multi-million dollar fuel-saving technology obsolete due to slow steaming
    Emma Maersk class vessels operating significantly below design speeds unable to benefit from waste heat recovery systems.
  • North European markets lack direction
    Strike in Piraeus ends.
  • Bunker prices firming in Middle East and South Africa
    Good demand in Fujairah.
  • Russian Navy ignores bunker spill costs
    Embassy official says spill caused 'no harm to the environment of Ireland.'
  • Study predicts adverse MBM impacts on India
    Increase in bunker prices could hurt trade and economic growth and lead to unfair burden on Indian consumers.
  • 'Oil belt' seen in the water near grounded ship
    Chinese authorities say no new leaks detected.
  • First phase of Fujairah terminal project 'on track'
    September remains completion date, says Gulf Petrochem Group CEO.
  • Bunker prices lack direction in Asia
    Traders divided over levels of demand.
  • Multi-party collaboration needed to seize LNG opportunities
    Increasing demand for LNG to drive offshore marine growth throughout Asia, says industry experts.
  • South China fuel oil imports down 4% in March
    Bonded bunker suppliers scheduled to receive fuel oil imports in the second half of March.
  • Bunker suppliers urged to act 'promptly' in enforcing claims
    Bunker suppliers among those that are in 'potentially better position' to recover monies owed to them in an event of a winding up, says lawyer.
  • Use of scrubbers 'the answer' to shipping's future
    Scrubbers offers 'potential long term economic advantages' to shipowners, if they can be proved to work effectively.
  • Aegean renames Verbeke Bunkering
    New corporate identity to reflect position as a 'leading physical supplier' in North-West Europe.

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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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