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October 23, 2012
Sched Netweb site
  • Shanghai and Ningbo experience September container volume recovery
  • WTO sides with United States, declares China's steel tariffs illegal
  • Containership deliveries increase in 2013 to beat 2008 record year
  • Evergreen names sixth 8,452-TEU ship in fleet replenishment scheme
  • Ships advised to take care as yacht races take place around Hong Kong
  • Gun-toting rioters bring chaos to Panama's Atlantic Sector canal zone
  • DB Schenker opens multi-campus logistics academy to train Chinese staff
  • Lloyd's Register formula to allow heavier boxes higher on deck welcomed
  • Forward Air quarterly profit off 4.6pc to US$12.3 million, sales up 5.7pc
  • Schiphol SmartGate facility nears completion - and ahead of schedule
  • Atlas Air, Polar Air, Teamsters reach flight dispatchers contract deal

Exim Indiaweb site
OCTOBER 22, 2012
  • Bahri, Saudi Aramco reach agreement on merger of Vela's fleet & operations with Bahri
  • DB Schenker Logistics expands innovative transport monitoring service
  • L&T Shipbuilding plans 2,500 cr. bond issue
  • Maersk Line cuts further capacity on Asia-Europe trade
  • CECA would help double India-Australia trade by 2015: Gillard
  • Exports to the US rise 11.3 pc despite slowdown
  • Iraq could become Indias strategic energy partner: IEA Chief Economist
  • Calcutta HC bans trade union activity at Haldia Dock Complex
  • CONCOR celebrates Customer Day to felicitate top performers in the North & North-Central regions
  • CONCOR, GMR launch air cargo bonded trucking service at ICD-Kanpur
  • South Central Railway's freight traffic up 9.7 pc
  • MACCIA's HRD systems & best practices seminar on Nov. 3

International Transport Journalweb site
OCTOBER 22, 2012
  • Canadian Trucking Alliance and CargoNet join forces to combat cargo theft in Canada
    The Canadian Trucking Alliance (CTA) and CargoNet, a leading source of supply chain security risk analysis, are working together to help motor carriers introduce an additional laye...
  • Union Pacific Railroad invests for Illinois infrastructure improvements
    The US-based transport service provider Union Pacific Railroad is enhancing the state of Illinois' transportation infrastructure by investing nearly USD 8 million in the railway l...
  • DB Schenker Rail starts fitting whisper brakes
    The German state railway, Deutsche Bahn (DB) has presented the first of 1,250 freight cars that are to be retrofitted with composite brake blocks, as requested by the country's fed...
  • Germany's light truck manufacturers successful in USA
    Germany's vehicle manufacturers have seen sales of light trucks grow markedly in the US market. The latest statistics from the German automotive industry association (VDA) show tha...
  • Hactl on good growth path
    A strong September 2012 result for Hong Kong Air Cargo Terminals Limited (Hactl) - the major air cargo handler at the world's largest air cargo hub - has seen the company pull ahea...
  • Gulf Air Cargo marks a major milestone with the launch of e-AWB
    Bahrain's national carrier Gulf Air has achieved another major milestone with the launch of the electronic air waybill (e-AWB), replacing the traditional paper air waybill that con...
  • Port of Antwerp experiences slight decline in freight volumes
    The port of Antwerp (Belgium) handled 138.9 million t of freight in the first nine months of the current year. This represents a drop of 2.2% compared with the same period last yea...
  • Jungheinrich chosen as Ceva's top supplier in Northern Europe
    At a ceremony held recently in Spain, Ceva Logistics, one of the world's leading supply chain management companies, named materials handling solutions specialist Jungheinrich as it...
  • BigMove: two members appointed to the executive board
    The executive board of the heavylift cooperation BigMove has been reinforced by two new members. One is Georg Tietz, managing director for engineering at Hegmann Transit GmbH, who ...
  • DB Schenker increases PVMI warehouse capacity in Mexico
    DB Schenker Logistics has opened a new state of the art logistics centre in Guadalajara (Mexico). The new 12,600 sqm warehouse, located in the Guadalajara technology industrial par...
  • New West African airline starts services
    Today (22 October 2012), the new airline Gambia Bird is commencing scheduled services across West Africa and into Europe. The national carrier is supported by the Germania Gro...
  • Militzer & Münch selects Kostas Sandalcidis as regional managing director
    Militzer & Münch (M & M), a global transport and logistics provider based in St Gallen (Switzerland), has appointed Kostas Sandalcidis as regional managing director for the...
  • Germany: River Elbe not to be deepened
    The German Federal Administrative Court (BVerwG) has declared that dredging on the River Elbe between Hamburg and Cuxhaven must stop for the time being, thereby supporting nature a...

Marine Logweb site
OCTOBER 22, 2012
  • Chouest forms subsea services JV with FMC Technologies
  • Wärtsilä offers highly efficient Aframax
  • OSG says it is considering a Chapter 11 filing
  • Gulf of Guinea piracy warning from IMB
  • ABB Shanghai delivers Azipods for wind turbine installers
  • Rolls-Royce to power SSC hovercraft

World Wide Shipperweb site
OCTOBER 22, 2012
  • WSF employees honored for fuel conservation scheme
  • Port of Woodland releases proposed budget for public review
  • California Maritime Academy cadet takes home Crowley memorial scholarship
  • Port of Grays Harbor seeking Satsop Business Park director
  • Suisun Bay recycling effort earns visit from transport secretary

Lloyd's Listweb site
OCTOBER 22, 2012
  • Industry calls for standards on fuel efficiency claims
    Backlash against claims by equipment makers and yards for so-called greener designs
  • Wärtsilä cuts jobs as it scales down fuel cell development
    But company reports third-quarter order intake that has nearly doubled year on year
  • Drinking, lethargy and sleepless nights: the hidden scars of piracy
    Shipowners leave survivors to tackle their mental health problems alone, claims damning report
  • Governments display 'great diversity' in handling of international liability conventions
    Guidelines to aid cohesion will be difficult to create, says CMI working group
  • Piracy before the days of best practice advice
    'If you resisted, you ended up with a bullet through your head,' says Plymouth University lecturer Jonathan Challacombe
  • OSG director's resignation said to be key to post-mortem
  • Dover privatisation heads for that game-changing moment
    DHB transfer debate will generate fresh thinking about UK trust ports
  • Salalah port chief warns over boxline capacity cuts
    Carriers scaling back Asia-Europe capacity miss out on growth into East Africa and India markets, says Ford
  • Elvictor eyes private share placement
    Fundraiser would be among the first by a crew manager
  • Cash flows
    Restructuring can be long, costly and painful, so cashflow is vitally important
  • More feeder capacity for Black Sea
    As citrus season looms, CMA CGM announces link for Turkey and Egypt to Russia
  • Updated: OSG mulls Chapter 11 move
    Financial statements for last three years unreliable, tanker major admits
  • Thirteen crew released from Orna
    Part-release is understood to be result of pirate infighting
  • Surge of business for India breakers
    Yards return to work after strike following fatal incident at Alang
  • Kinko Maru sells for price below estimates
    Sale points to continued downward long-term trajectory for the workhorses of the tanker industry
  • Seven jailed after first German piracy trial
    Sentences of six to seven years handed down for attack on boxship Taipan
  • More pirate attacks in Togo this year than last five combined, says IMB
    Piracy success rate high in Indonesia
  • DP World sells Vostochnaya stake
    Sale of 'legacy investment' raises $230m
  • VLGC owners seek refuge in early drydocking
    Vessels being taken out of the market as rates fall towards operating costs
  • HSH denies seeking further support
    But bank looks to ease pressure on risk-weighted assets
  • Nordic American unveils loan refinancing
    Company to make do with $430m as Hansson hails expansion prospects of 'preferred borrower' status
  • Keep calm and keep the cash flowing
    Torm restructuring may cost its chief executive dearly, but he knows he has done his best
  • STX O&S wins $672m drillship deal
    South Korean yard wins second offshore order since September
  • Hammond confirms cruiseship carer exemption
    Ferry operators must provide free travel for companions of disabled
  • Comment: Do it now
    Too many struggling shipping companies appear to prefer procrastination to undertaking a restructuring
  • Crédit Agricole to keep majority of Greek portfolio despite sale
    Alpha shipping book expected to rise to about $2.6bn with influx from Emporiki
  • OOCL enjoys better third quarter
    But profitability will likely weaken towards year-end after peak season, say analysts
  • Zodiac tops Maersk Line fuel efficiency charts
    Time charter partner's vessels beat carrier's own fleet
  • Rongsheng wins up to four deepwater tender barges
    China's largest private yard secures its second offshore order
  • Restructuring crunch yet to come, says Norton Rose partner
    Shortage of expertise and resources could emerge, Stonebridge argues

Fairplayweb site
OCTOBER 22, 2012
  • MSC sues Bernuth Lines
    MSC HAS sued Florida's Bernuth Lines, seeking $4.2M related to the 2010 sinking of the box ship Angeln
  • Tanker outlooks slashed
    TANKER rate forecasts were cut today by two leading shipping analysts, for both the second half of this year and 2013
  • Australia sentences smuggler in deadly grounding
    A SMUGGLER of migrants was sentenced today in Australia to 14 years in prison, IHS Global Insight reported
  • TAS profits rise 108%
    MALAYSIAN shipbuilder TAS Offshore today reported a 108% rise in third quarter profits
  • German judge sentences 10 pirates for 2010 attack
    A GERMAN judge has sentenced 10 Somali pirates to serve up to seven years in prison for a box ship's 2010 hijacking
  • IEA: oil supply disruption would hit Asia first
    ASIA'S growing oil demand means it will be the first to be hit by any Mideast supply disruptions, the IEA warned today
  • Strong winter market seen for LNG sector
    A FORECAST rise in LNG imports to Japan near Christmas remains likely to trigger a good winter market for LNG carriers, a shipping analyst predicted
  • NAT sets up credit facility
    NORDIC American Tankers said today it has agreed with banks to set up a $430M credit facility
  • Silence reigns on kidnappings off Nigeria
    OMINOUS silence has stretched into a second week since the kidnapping of seven seafarers off Bonny Island in Nigerian waters
  • Piracy drops in Asia
    PIRACY and armed robberies both dropped in Asian waters during the third quarter of this year, the ReCAAP Information Sharing Centre said
  • IMB confirms piracy drop
    THE DRAMATIC fall in Somali piracy so far this year has been confirmed in the IMB's third quarterly results
  • Seadrill might acquire Songa Eclipse rig
    SEADRILL said today it is looking to acquire the ultra-deepwater semisubmersible rig Songa Eclipse from Songa Offshore
  • Box rates continue fall
    CONTAINER freight rates are continuing to drop even as carriers try to make stick more general rate increases, from 1 November

The Journal of Commerce - Maritimeweb site
OCTOBER 22, 2012
  • Savannah Maritime Community Promotes Logistics Careers
    Freightliner Trucks Sales Executive David "Fish" Mihuta recently spoke to the Propeller Club of Savannah about the continuation of the Maritime Logistics Education Taskforce, a collaboration of resources designed to attract area high school students to careers in the logistics and maritime industry, Savannah Morning News reported. The program was developed...
  • Japanese Exports Plunge 10.3 Percent
    A territorial dispute between China and Japan may further hurt trade between the world's second and third largest economies this fall as new trade figures from Japan reveal that exports fell 10.3 percent year-over-year in September, the fastest contraction since the March 2011 earthquake and tsunami that devastated parts of...
  • Pirates Release Vessel But Not Entire Crew
    Somali pirates released the Orna, a Panama-flag bulk carrier, after almost two years of captivity, but later reneged on their agreement to free the entire 19-member crew. Reports said ship operator Sirago Ship Management could not secure release of six sailors, including five Syrians and one Sri Lankan, following a tussle between two...

Containerisation Internationalweb site
OCTOBER 22, 2012
  • Industry must learn from casualties like the MSC Flaminia
    The shipping industry urgently needs mandatory provisions for countries to provide a place of refuge for ships that need assistance, and timely and obligatory reporting ...
  • UK to emerge from recession?
    That is the prediction from analysts who expect that Thursday's released data will show a 0.6% rise in the UK's GDP for the third quarter - thanks mainly to the ...
  • Felixstowe: London Gateway not a 'game-changer'
    The war of words between the UK's biggest container port of Felixstowe, and the soon to be new-kid-on-the-block DP World USD1.5 billion London Gateway, is heating ...
  • Warring pirates holdback released seafarers
  • Islands spat hits Japan's exports to China
    The territorial dispute between China and Japan over a group of uninhabited islands in the East China Sea has hit the latter's exports to the former - shipments ...
  • CI honours a shipping legend

TradeWindsweb site
OCTOBER 22, 2012
  • S&P slashes OSG
    A leading ratings agency has downgraded Overseas Shipholding Group's debt grade in response to a filing in which the tanker owner warned investors about the possibility of bankruptcy.
  • Bondholders fear the worst
    Some of Overseas Shipholding Group's bondholders are actively courting legal counsel in case the cash-strapped US tanker owner were to seek Chapter 11 relief in court, market sources said Monday.
  • OSG crash continues
    Shares of Overseas Shipholding Group continued to plummet in midday trading Monday on the back of a securities filing in which the tanker owner admitted that it may pursue Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection from creditors.
  • Drybulk buffet
    If you're one of the many bulker owners trading tonnage in the spot market while waiting for rates to justify period work you may be in luck.
  • Clear as mud
    Swiss boxship giant MSC has won compensation in the US after it ended up shipping boxes partially full of mud to India.
  • Jefferies trims spot bets
    Jefferies has dimmed its crude tanker spot forecasts with limited demand and continued fleet growth hurting the market.
  • Bourbon crew safe
    Crew kidnapped from a Bourbon anchor-handler in Nigeria last week are safe and well, according to Russian diplomats.
  • OSG filing possible
    A Chapter 11 bankruptcy filing could be on the way for tanker titan Overseas Shipholding Group, the owner admitted this afternoon.
  • Shin Yang confirms loss
    Shin Yang Shipping of Malaysia has confirmed that one of its bulkers sank off Korea last week resulting in the deaths of five seafarers.
  • Boxship beats cable rap
    An Indian court has turned down a claim against a former NYK boxship accused of damaging an undersea cable en route to a breakers' yard.
  • Nakilat slumps
    Qatar Gas Transport Co (Nakilat) has experienced a sudden dive in earnings.
  • Euronav to sell?
    Euronav could sell off some of its ships in a bid to avoid turning to shareholders for cash, a leading analyst says.
  • Clarksons clocks spike
    A spike in interest for high-end drilling units has boosted the value of the offshore newbuilding orderbook, Clarksons says.
  • Offshore buoys Rongsheng
    Shares in Rongsheng Heavy Industries soared on Monday on optimism that the company has made a breakthrough in its bid to become a force in the thriving offshore sector.
  • Wuhu wins PSVs
    Wuhu Xinlian Shipbuilding of China has won a breakthrough order for its first ever supply ships.
  • NAT nabs new loan
    Nordic American Tankers has wrapped up a new loan with a trio of Scandinavian banks.
  • Reefer burns off Japan
    Japan's coast guard has rescued all 64 Chinese crew from a burning reefer off Okinawa.
  • Single hit off Somalia
    Pirate attacks on ships off Somalia tumbled in the third quarter with only a solitary incident recorded.
  • U-Ming takes resale
    Taiwan's U-Ming has emerged as the buyer in Glocal's latest bulker resale deal.
  • Big John buys from Blystad
    John Fredriksen's Seadrill has turned to Arne Blystad's Songa Offshore for its latest purchase.
  • Taipan ten jailed
    Ten Somali pirates have been handed jail terms of up to seven years in Germany.
  • DP World sells out
    DP World has agreed to sell its 25% stake in the management company that runs the Far Eastern port of Vostochny.
  • Peene deadline set
    An end-of-October deadline has been set for indicative offers in Germany's insolvent Peene shipyard.
  • OOIL to top bets
    OOIL is tipped to pass profit forecasts this year on the back of a strong third quarter showing.
  • Alang back in action
    India has shrugged off recent events at Alang to once again dominate the ship recycling market over the past week.
  • Dredger sinks
    Four crew have been rescued after a Danish dredger sank in the Kattegat.
  • Three breakers killed
    Three shipbreakers have been killed by a falling tank at Gadani in Pakistan.
  • STX does drillship deal
    Korea's STX Offshore & Shipbuilding has clinched a new drillship order worth $700m.
  • ADM bids for GrainCorp
    Commodities giant Archer Daniels Midland (ADM) has launched a $3bn takeover bid for Australia's GrainCorp.
  • Bahri seals Vela tie-up
    National Shipping Company of Saudi Arabia (Bahri) and Vela are to merge in a deal that creates the world's fourth largest VLCC owner.
  • Vale back at Chengxi
    Vale is to convert a second VLOC into a self-unloading transshipment vessel for use in the Philippines.
  • Orna reportedly released
    A United Arab Emirates owned bulker which had one of its crewmen murdered by pirates is finally free.
  • Seadrill spin-off sparkles
    Seadrill Partners, John Fredriksen's latest MLP spin-off, posted a strong start on its first day of trading in New York.

American Shipperweb site
OCTOBER 22, 2012
  • OOCL's 3Q revenue up 10.9% over same 2011 period
    Revenues in the first nine months of this year were $4.47 billion, 7 percent more than in the first nine months of 2011. Volumes for the same period was 3.9 million TEUs, 5.1 percent more than in the first nine months of last year.
  • Fraud scandal prompts shake up at Port of Oakland
    James Kwon, the maritime director at the center of the travel reimbursement-scandal at the Port of Oakland, was ordered to return from overseas business travel and immediately placed on paid administrative leave Friday.
  • K+N starts Belgium e-commerce system for LEGO
  • Colombia FDI surges in 2012
  • Hyundai to assess inland haulage fee in Korea
  • EU notifies UPS, TNT of antitrust concerns
  • U.S. intervenes in lawsuit against stevedore
    The U.S. Justice Department has intervened in a lawsuit that claims the Houston-based stevedore, Jacintoport International LLC, a division of Seaboard Corp., overcharged for loading food aid cargo.
  • MOL's intermodal on-time percentage lags
  • U.S. investigates Chinese plywood imports
    The U.S. Commerce Department has initiated antidumping and countervailing duty investigations of hardwood and decorative plywood imports from China.

The Bunker Bulletinweb site
OCTOBER 22, 2012
  • Signs of Chinese initiatives on emissions
    Plans to test out MBMs for shipping at home could dovetail with global schemes under consideration at the IMO.
  • Bunker prices down in Fujairah
    Good avails in Suez.
  • 'Soft' start to the week in European hubs
    Player reports quiet afternoon in Hamburg.
  • Eco ship concept extends to navies
    Fuel efficiency a focus commercial and naval shipping.
  • Report supports FAL's claim against UAE utility company
    Consultancy says counter claim 'unsupported by evidence'.
  • Low-cost emulsion fuel could help pay for 'scrubbers'
    Quadrise says stricter controls on shipping's emissions should give it a 'competitive advantage'.
  • Fuel-efficient tanker design from Wartsila includes built-in scrubber
    'The realities of the shipping industry call for higher fuel efficiency, lower operating costs, and better environmental performance,' says company vice-president.
  • LPG carrier held in Fujairah over bunker arrears
    The fully-laden vessel has been detained since mid-September.
  • Petromedia congratulates Sibcon 2012 prize draw winners
    Edwin Phua and Ahmed Omar Eissa won subscriptions to Bunkerworld.
  • Week starts with falling bunker prices
    Supplies of marine fuels were fine at key Asian ports on Monday.
  • IRISL facing bankruptcy, says managing director
    Interview with Turkish newspaper reveals company's precarious economic position.
  • Singapore: Industry will not be forced to use flow meters
    Instead, industry players urged take up the system.
  • Bunker tanker owner launches fifth 'green' vessel
    MT Demure will be the second bunker tanker in Singapore to be fitted with the approved mass flowmeter system, it says.
  • IBIA: ISO 8217:2010 less popular in Asia
    97.8% of bunker deliveries at Singapore still ISO 8217:2005 spec, says IBIA chairman.
  • Fuel changeovers 'exacerbated' vessel engine failures
    Shortage of fuel supply to generating engines accounted for 16% of reported blackouts, says UK P&I Club.

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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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