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November 22, 2012
Sched Netweb site
  • OOCL raises Asia-Europe US$550/TEU, ups Mideast rate US$650/TEU Dec 15
  • Emirates ups FE-India rate US$250/TEU, FE-Mideast by $300/TEU Dec 1
  • CMA CGM posts profit of US$371 million as revenue rises 9pc to $4.2 billion
  • Argentine ports shut down, roads blocked by 24-hour general strike
  • Jiangxi 10-month road freight volume up 13pc to 909.7 million tonnes
  • Expressway network in Gansu province increases length 1,435 kilometres
  • China's express sector shake out looms as e-commerce changes the game
  • Chennai mega container terminal project opens bids to Adani/Essar
  • Relaxing cabotage laws criticised by Indian coastal shipowners group
  • China's logistics info portal to be developed with online giant Alibaba
  • Malaysia Airlines retains freight unit MASkargo though future uncertain
  • FedEx Express recognised as one of the world's best places to work
  • Qatar's 787 showcases first inflight wi-fi, internet, mobile access

Exim Indiaweb site
NOVEMBER 21, 2012
  • Bahri wins Best Managed Company in the Middle East award in transport & shipping sector
  • Westwind Shipping wins "Freight Forwarder of the Year - Sea" award at Gujarat Junction 2012
  • CCT achieves record productivity on Maersk Line's vessel Jervis Bay
  • Davies Turner reinvests in UK freight hubs
  • Kolkata Port Trust to start re-tendering of ABG berths
  • Kuwait invests $ 1.2 bn in bid for Northern Gulf gateway
  • Railways revenue from freight traffic zooms
  • Govt issues 8 lakh eBRCs to exporters
  • Realisation period extension to provide relief to exporters: Fieo

International Transport Journalweb site
NOVEMBER 21, 2012
  • Pensylvania boots 24 freight rail projects
    The Pennsylviania State Transportation Commission has granted allmost USD 18.6 million to improve rail access, upgrade rail infrastructure and provide repairs. The US state, which ...
  • IRU Order of Merit for president of Azerbaijan association
    The International Road Transport Union IRU) has awarded its Order of Merit to the president of its member association, the Azerbaijan International Road Carriers Association (Abada...
  • Afriqiyah flying to Casablanca and Dusseldorf
    The Libyan carrier Afriqiyah Airways is commencing a thrice-weekly service between Tripoli and Casablanca (Morocco) today (21 November). Shortly after the launch of this new connec...
  • Gioia Tauro planning new intermodal terminal
    Gioia Tauro, Italy's largest container port, recently issued a tender to select a financial promoter to design, build and operate a new intermodal terminal project. Gioia Tauro is ...
  • Nuneaton north chord rail link in UK opened
    The Nuneaton north chord rail link is now open. As a key part of the British government's investment in the country's strategic railfreightnetwork, the Nuneaton north chord benefit...
  • Navistar's first international Prostar+ rolls off production line
    US truck manufacturer Navistar announced that the first International ProStar+ class 8 on-highway tractor equipped with the Cummins ISX15 and SCR-based Cummins Emission Solutions a...
  • Schmitz Cargobull AG forms joint venture with China's Dongfeng
    Schmitz Cargobull AG, Europe's largest trailer manufacturer, has signed a joint venture contract with Dongfeng Motor Group, one of the three giant truck makers in China. Under the ...
  • Qatar Aiways to hive off Cargolux shares
    Luxembourg-based Cargolux Airlines International has confirmed that Qatar Airways intends to dispose of its 35% shareholding in Cargolux. Notwithstanding these developments, t...
  • Singapore cargo traffic continued to suffer in October
    In October, airfreight movements at Singapore Changi Airport declined by 8% year-on-year to 150,000 t. For the January to October 2012 period, Changi Airport handled 1.50 million t...
  • Logistics and packing trade fair Pack & Move now open
    Pack & Move, the Swiss trade fair for integrated logistics solutions and packing technology, opened yesterday (20 November) in Messe CH's exhibition centre in Basel (Switzerlan...
  • Gebrüder Weiss holds ground-breaking ceremony for new headquarters
    Gebrüder Weiss, an Austria-based global transport and logistics service provider, is investing around EUR 28 million in a series of new buildings and renovations at its head office...
  • Fercam establishes subsidiary in Tunisia
    The Italian transport and logistics company Fercam, based in Ora near Bolzano, has established a new firm called Fercam Tunisie GmbH, based in the Tunisian port city Rades. It is F...
  • Reshuffle at Cargolux after Qatar Airways quit
    After the withdrawal of shareholder Qatar Airways from the Luxembourg-based cargo only airline Cargolux, the latter's chairman of the board of directors is to step down. Albert Wil...

Marine Logweb site
NOVEMBER 21, 2012
  • N.Y. City requests bids for new temporary ferry service
  • London Club warns on cargo hold pipework
  • ECDIS familiarization guidelines available
  • Incat launches LNG fueled high speed RO/RO
  • Metso to refurbish cruise ship's automation system
  • Bollinger delivers fourth FRC to Coast Guard

World Wide Shipperweb site
NOVEMBER 21, 2012
  • October box numbers rise at Port of Tacoma terminals
  • FMC collects civil penalties from NVOCC shipping act violations
  • Inchcape Shipping Services opens North Africa operations desk
  • Port of Vancouver, USA sees progress on access project
  • APL Logictics buys Carmichael International

Lloyd's Listweb site
NOVEMBER 21, 2012
  • Strike Club reports falling income from shipping
    Insurer increases cost of cover as austerity budgets bring threat of new unrest
  • Stena Line appoints new chief executive
    Gunnar Blomdahl makes way for Carl-Johan Hagman
  • Power generation
    Shipping firms must develop and inspire tomorrow's leaders
  • Capo heats up US dock talks as employers demand box royalty caps
    War of words resumes between USMX chief and Daggett despite federal mediation
  • UK Club must beef up its underwriting, says S&P
    But rating agency upgrades insurer's outlook from stable to positive
  • Awilco LNG awaits a winter warmer
    Norwegian energy shipper expects market to pick up after dipping this year
  • Europe's ports urge Brussels to defend infrastructure budget
    Budget cuts target spending on transport
  • Multipurpose shipping takes a battering
    Sector accounts for disproportionate number of insolvent KG Funds
  • VLCC spot market stays buoyant amid chartering buzz
    Ships removed from list as winter tanker activity picks up
  • ILA demands full wage-scale talks with USMX next month
    Daggett slams Capo's 'misleading rhetoric and scare tactics'
  • The end of the tanker downturn is nigh, says Tsakos
    Shipowner curbs red ink but trims dividend to save cash for LNG and shuttle tankers
  • Brokers predict more pain for tramp boxships
    A quarter of respondents to survey see no prospect for employment to improve
  • Panama Canal Authority meets owners to talk tolls
    Exclusive: Quijano woos ICS, after chamber slammed 'rushed' and 'excessive' new tariff
  • GasLog outperforms expectations and pledges to expand fleet
    Livanos-led owner eyes prospects for master limited partnership
  • Poetic justice
    Note to parties to the US dockers' contract talks; import cargoes always find ports
  • Lay up or die
    Tanker owners must now seriously consider cold lay-ups
  • Wyndham port to receive major upgrade
    Australia subsidiary of China's Shanghai ZhongFu develops regional sugar industry
  • Vantage-linked joint venture books drillship at STX O&S
    Sigma awaits delivery in November 2015 and retains four options
  • Victoria Labor party backs Bay West box port for Melbourne
    But ruling coalition tries to speed up progress for proposed Mornington Peninsula site
  • NOL unit acquires US logistics firm Carmichael
    APL Logistics seeks to offer more in-house logistics services in US
  • Shipowners urged to support campaign against Wal-Mart
    ITF asks maritime community to rally round retailers' workforce

Fairplayweb site
NOVEMBER 21, 2012
  • Spanish yards remain on payback hook
    SPAIN'S shipbuilders still face the threat of being told to pay back government aid that the EC believes they may have received illegally under a now-defunct tax scheme
  • Gillard focuses on shipping in islands dispute
    AUSTRALIAN Prime Minister Julia Gillard has added a shipping focus to the Beijing-Tokyo South China Sea island dispute at the Regional Comprehensive Economic Partnership talks
  • American Hull quits sector
    AMERICAN Hull Insurance Syndicate has decided to quit underwriting and run off its portfolio after 92 years
  • Awilco LNG, now in profit, predicts firming
    AWILCO LNG, which today said it had turned losses at this time last year into profits, predicted that a soft trend in the sector would give way to a firmer tone this winter
  • TEN halves its losses
    TSAKOS Energy Navigation today reported improved quarterly results, as the upside for its LNG carriers offset Suezmax softness
  • NOL acquires Carmichael
    NOL SAID today it has acquired the US customs brokerage and trade compliance group Carmichael
  • GasLog mulls financial partnership structure
    NYSE-listed LNG owner GasLog today reported progress on its newbuildings and potential interest in a strategy involving a 'master limited partnership'
  • Chinese yards still depend on imported gear
    CHINA'S yards still heavily depend on imported maritime equipment, including Diesel engines and radar navigation gear, to build new vessels, government statistics showed
  • Nigeria finally lifts Bonny Light force majeure
    ROYAL Dutch Shell said today it has lifted force majeure - imposed on 19 October - on Nigeria's Bonny Light crude cargoes
  • Putin prods Novatek
    PRESIDENT Vladimir Putin has urged independent Russian gas producer Novatek to speed plans for a gas field and LNG port on the Yamal Peninsula, above the Arctic Circle
  • Drybulk port snarls drop
    SNARLS in major drybulk ports dropped over the past week, with vessel queues at the major Newcastle terminal dropping to a 2012 low
  • Coal prices seen below $100/tonne until 2014
    COAL PRICES are expected to face downward pressure until 2014 despite producers' attempts to raise them by cutting output
  • VLCC rates top $30,000/day
    VLCC RATES on the benchmark Gulf/Far East route have hit $30,000 per day
  • MMHE's profits dive 90%
    MALAYSIA Marine & Heavy Engineering said today its 3Q profits plunged 90% year on year to 8.1M ringgit ($2.6M)
  • Two seafarers hurt in HK fire
    TWO CREW members have reportedly been seriously injured after a fire broke out on a North Korea-registered cargo vessel in Hong Kong Harbour

The Journal of Commerceweb site
NOVEMBER 21, 2012
  • Coal Shippers Could Face Higher Rates if STB Changes Rules
    Coal shippers could see their rates increase if the Surface Transportation Board grants the major U.S. railroads' request to consider indirect competition, specifically from the natural gas industry, when the agency determines whether it has oversight on coal rate cases. The Association of American Railroads this week petitioned the STB to...
  • NY-NJ Terminals to Open Friday
    All container terminals in the Port of New York and New Jersey will be open Friday following the Thanksgiving Day holiday, as the port continues to clear a backlog of cargo following Hurricane Sandy. Maher Terminals will be open for truck processing Saturday. Port Newark Container Terminal will continue to offer...
  • Trans-Pacific Spot Rates Slip 1 Percent
    Trans-Pacific spot rates from Hong Kong to Los Angeles fell 1 percent from last week in their seventh consecutive weekly decline, according to Drewry Shipping Consultants' rate benchmark. This week's benchmark registered $2,192 per 40-foot container, down from $2,228 the previous week and $2,711 in early October. The index hit its...
  • ILA-USMX: Time for Shippers to Worry (Again)
    Happy holidays? Not for shippers. Last summer they sweated the possibility of a peak-season strike by the International Longshoremen's Association. Now they're facing the real threat of an ILA work stoppage at year-end. Eight months after opening negotiations, the ILA and United States Maritime Alliance remain far apart on a...
  • CMA CGM Set to Ink Debt Deal in January
    CMA CGM is on the verge of a hard-fought agreement with its banks to restructure $4.6 billion of loans, ending months of uncertainty over the future of the world's third-largest ocean carrier. Michel Sirat, chief financial officer of the French container line, said a "deal in principle" has been struck with...
  • Japanese Exports to US Rise 3.1 percent
    TOKYO -- Japan's exports to the U.S. rose for the 12th consecutive month in October on a year-over-year basis, increasing 3.1 percent to $11.2 billion, according to preliminary figures released by the Finance Ministry. The pace of growth in exports to the U.S. quickened from 0.9 percent in September. Leading the...
  • Asian Shippers Press for Regulatory Reform
    More maritime regulatory reform is needed in Asia to protect shippers from collusion by lines, the Asian Shippers' Council says. Repeating its previous declarations that container carriers act as a "cartel," an ASC statement issued after its 8th annual meeting this month said reform had gained added urgency because carriers were...
  • Emirates SkyCargo Expands Thai Services
    Emirates SkyCargo launched a new service to Phuket, Thailand, expanding the carrier's weekly capacity to the country to more than 640 tons. Phuket is the second Thai destination to be connected to the freight division of Emirates' global network, which now totals 126 destinations. The daily Phuket service utilizes an Airbus 340-300...
  • Cargo Volume Dives at Singapore's Changi Airport
    Cargo volume through Singapore Changi Airport nose-dived in October, extending a disappointing year for the world's 11th-largest cargo airport by tonnage. Volumes in the month fell 8 percent year-over-year, to 150,000 metric tons. They were also down from September's 153,700 tons. Changi handled 1.5 million tons of cargo in the first...
  • Oakland Dockworkers Return to Work
    International Longshore and Warehouse Union dockworkers returned to work late Tuesday after Oakland Mayor Jean Quan brokered a deal between the port authority and the Service Employees International Union. The SEIU, which has been negotiating a new contract for port maintenance workers for more than a year, picketed Oakland's marine terminals...
  • APL Logistics' Buying Binge Extends Global Reach
    APL Logistics is moving aggressively to expand its global capabilities with the acquisition of Carmichael International Service, a Los Angeles-based customs broker and freight forwarder that will fill out the largely missing U.S. brokerage component of its logistics portfolio. Tuesday's announcement of the Carmichael deal comes hard on the heels of...
  • APL Logistics Acquires Carmichael International
    APL Logistics, the supply chain management unit of Singapore's NOL Group, has acquired Carmichael International Service, a Los Angeles-based customs broker and trade compliance company. Terms of the deal were not announced. Founded in 1961, Carmichael is one of the largest independent customs brokerage, trade compliance and consulting specialists in the U.S. ...

Containerisation Internationalweb site
NOVEMBER 21, 2012
  • Maersk not too proud to take lead on lay-ups
    Quoting the Alphaliner report from last week which identified the Copenhagen mega-liner as having the most boxships in lay-up mode, Maersk Line's head of scheduling ...
  • Argentina paralysed by general strike
    Ports, airports, trains and roads were shuttered yesterday in Argentina as the South American nation suffered in the second big anti-government strike in two weeks.The ...
  • EU: like bulls in a china shop
    How else can you describe the Commission's immediate nigh 60% tariff hike on the dockside price of Chinese crockery? It is bad news for importers involved in the ...
  • Sandy stymies US truckers
    Trucking activity, the barometer of the US economy, declined by a month-on-month 3.8% in October, according to the American Trucking Association's [ATA] For-Hire ...
  • Rotterdam's box capacity will spark only 'limited' price war
  • PSA's Chennai box terminal hits one million
    Chennai International Terminals Pvt Ltd [CITPL] recently processed its one millionth container since its 2009 commissioning and with the acquisition of seven super ...
  • CMA CGM posts USD371m profit for third quarter

TradeWindsweb site
NOVEMBER 21, 2012
  • High-yield heaven
    A leading bond analyst is urging investors not to give up on DryShips on the back of a briefing in which George Economou said the owner won't offload shares of its drilling offshoot to bankroll unfinanced newbuildings.
  • Solvang fighting back
    Norwegian gas carrier owner Solvang has continued its recovery thanks to buoyant LPG exports from the Middle East.
  • Fesco revs up new line
    Russian owner Fesco is teaming up with Japan's LIB Corp to export used cars to Vladivostok.
  • Tallink talks tennis
    Estonian ro-ro group Tallink has renewed sponsorship deals for the nation's favourite tennis players.
  • Rongsheng banks on offshore
    China Rongsheng Heavy Industries is hoping offshore orders can account for half of its portfolio within the next five years.
  • TEN trims dividend
    Tsakos Energy Navigation has chopped its dividend by two thirds following continued losses in the third quarter.
  • FOE bins semi-sub
    Fred Olsen Energy has canned an option for a second $700m semi-submersible drilling rig at Hyundai Heavy Industries.
  • SVL eyes new tankers
    Ukraine shipbuilder Kherson is hopeful of landing more tanker orders from Russia's SVL group.
  • Bumi better off
    Bumi Armada has seen an uptick in its third quarter earnings as activity rose across all business segments.
  • Livanos eyes spin-off
    Peter Livanos is mulling a move from John Fredriksen's box of tricks as he looks to push fleet expansion at GasLog.
  • Veteran cape sold
    Hong Kong's Winning Shipping has paid $7m for a 1990-built capesize.
  • Keppel closes in
    Keppel looks to have lined up an order for another pair of semi-submersible drilling rigs.
  • Sincere earnings dip
    Taiwan's Sincere Navigation has posted a slide in net earnings in the first nine months as revenue declined.
  • Diana questions eco
    Diana Shipping has waded into the debate of eco ships, questioning the merits of ordering vessels based on their performance.
  • Term tempters for owners
    Supply ship owners will be keen to grab two long-term charters on offer in the North Sea from early next year.
  • Tankerska eyes Uljanik
    Croatian owner Tankerska Plovidba is to take part in domestic shipbuilder Uljanik's big share sale.
  • A 'necessary evil'
    A brutal order drought has seen almost half of the world's shipyards close since the collapse of Lehman Brothers, Diana Shipping highlights.
  • SinOceanic gets discount
    SinOceanic has negotiated a discount on a loan for one of three containership resales purchased from Germany's ER Schiffahrt.
  • HMM swings to profit
    Korea's Hyundai Merchant Marine (HMM) has returned to the black in the third quarter as revenue rose.
  • Damen in for Bijela
    Dutch shipbuilding group Damen is considering a move for Montenegro's Bijela shipyard.
  • Aegean to buyback
    Aegean Marine Petroleum has given the green light to buy back up to one million shares during the next year.
  • Bharati plunges to loss
    India's Bharati Shipyard has fallen into the red for the second quarter as revenue more than halved.
  • Wenchong wins dredger
    A China State Shipbuilding Corporation (CSSC) subsidiary has signed a deal to build a new cutter suction dredger.
  • Awilco LNG back in black
    Awilco LNG has returned to profit in the third quarter thanks largely to a reduction in its voyage expenses.
  • Lamnalco ups orderbook
    Smit Lamnalco has returned to the newbuilding market after renewing a marine services contract with Shell in Gabon, Africa.
  • STX in bumper rig deal
    Sigma Drilling has ordered up to five deepwater drillships at STX Offshore & Shipbuilding in a deal potentially worth almost $3.5bn.
  • DeepOcean extends DSV
    DeepOcean has secured another 18 months of employment for one of its dive support vessels (DSVs), the company has confirmed.
  • Vantage orders drillship
    A Vantage Drilling-led joint venture has ordered a deepwater drillship at STX Offshore & Shipbuilding.

American Shipperweb site
NOVEMBER 21, 2012
  • ILA, USMX trade barbs, but will meet Dec. 10
    James A. Capo, chairman and CEO of USMX, issued a statement saying "ILA leaders view bargaining as a one-way street that leads only in their direction," while ILA president Harold Daggett retorted "USMX has continually played one port against the other but that strategy will not succeed."
  • Iranian national charged with illegal U.S. exports
  • Counterfeit winter hats seized in Atlanta
  • Thailand joins Proliferation Security Initiative
  • Port Manatee handles corn imports
    The Tampa Bay port this week discharged more than 52,000 tons of Brazilian-produced corn from the ship King Fraser. The corn is being imported to offset drought-stricken U.S. production shortfalls and will be used for animal feed.
  • APL acquires customs broker Carmichael
    "Customers want the global player, they've gone more to strategic partnerships. So we felt the timing was right. Carmichael saw this too - they just didn't have other services to offer," said APL Logistics Vice President Tony Zasimovich.
  • Talks with LA/LB clerks break down, disruption 'likely'
    The harbor employers said Tuesday "the OCU has reversed course and once again called an end to negotiations in a move signaling that further OCU-initiated disruption in the L.A./Long Beach ports is likely."
  • SEIU workers disrupt Port of Oakland
    About 150 employees demonstrated at various sites around the port and a half-dozen ships were not worked Tuesday. The port has been negotiating a new contract with SEIU Local 1021, which expired in July 2011.
  • State steps into Portland port guard contract talks
  • European plastic pallet providers merge
  • ABS helps Stevens Institute build new lab
  • Shapiro names Starr CFO
  • C.H. Robinson upgrades TMS system
  • SAP releases TM update

The Bunker Bulletinweb site
NOVEMBER 21, 2012
  • Bunker prices show losses in Fujiarah
    But steady market seen in Suez.
  • Prices follow soft trend in Europe
    In Hamburg, bunker fuel lost $8 while distillates fell by $6.
  • Asian fuel oil market remains 'depressed'
    Bunker differential at eight-month low.
  • US West Coast ports facing industrial action
    Some disruption to operations seen at Oakland.
  • 'Eco' savings exaggerated, says shipowner
    Timing and price more important than theoretical savings.
  • LNG fast ferry to start sea-trials in January
    Ferry will be first LNG powered vessel built under the IMO's High-Speed Craft (HSC) code.
  • Container cap sticking point in US port negotiations
    Both sides appear unwilling to give ground.
  • Japan: Monthly bunker sales climb
    Sales of bond bunker fuel exceeded 338,000 kilo litres in September.
  • Glencore/Xstrata merger goes ahead
    Merged company will have $80 billion capitalisation.
  • Report says Brightoil's head of global trading has resigned
    If confirmed, Quek Chin Thean, will be the most senior executive to have left since June.
  • Bunker prices weaken mid-week
    Prices mostly lower across key Asian ports on Wednesday.
  • Singapore-listed firm posts lower Q3 earnings
    Penguin posts lower revenues despite higher contribution from its bunkering activities.
  • Aegean resumes share buyback plan
    Set to buy back up to one million of its shares 'from time to time'.
  • Efficient vessels help prop up CMA CGM's bottom line
    Generated cost savings of over $550 million for the first nine months of the year.
  • WFS declares quarterly dividend
    Set to pay out cash dividend to shareholders at the start of the new year.

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