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February 24, 2012
The Business Timesweb site
Shipping News
  • 7.6% annual growth seen for Asia-Pac logistics markets
    Research firm Frost & Sullivan has forecast 7.6 per cent annual growth for 12 Asia-Pacific transportation and logistics (T&L) markets, reaching US$4.09 trillion in 2016.
  • 50% of dry-bulk carrier orders could be canned
    As many as 50 per cent of commodity carriers on order at yards worldwide may never be built after 56 per cent of new dry-bulk vessels didn't enter service in January as scheduled, according to Genco Shipping & Trading Ltd.
  • Bulk-ship operators get aggressive as costs dip
    Operators of ships that haul dry-bulk commodities are 'more aggressive' in reaching agreements with customers to employ vessels amid a glut of carriers, said ICAP Shipping International Ltd.

Sched Netweb site
  • Shanghai's January container volume declines 3pc to 2.6 million TEU
  • Maersk hikes: US$400/TEU, FE-west coast Latin America, $560/TEU to Caribbean
  • OOCL, RCL offer Shanghai, Hong Kong, Vietnam, Bangkok loop from March 4
  • Singapore's NOL suffers US$478 loss as revenues fall 2pc to $9.21 billion
  • Court backs TCC, authorising suit for failure to meet cargo commitments
  • Auckland dockers' two-week strikes divert cargo to rival Tauranga
  • Alashankou railway checkpoint January trade volume tops million tonnes
  • Tacoma container volume increases 2.3pc to 1.49 million TEU in 2011
  • Inner Mongolia to spend US$7.94 billion building 30 inter-provincial roads
  • Wuhan to optimise inland port function with more trade convenience
  • Expeditors 2011 profit rises 12pc to US$385.7 million, revenue up 3pc
  • Maersk's man in India blasts crippling cabotage laws, ruinous port fees
  • International Chamber of Shipping chief calls a halt for boxship building
  • Liquid chemical shipping line service aces tests between Taiwan and Ningbo
  • Asia Pacific transport, logistics to grow 7.6pc despite uncertainty: study
  • Wilson Roque launches logistics company from Brazilian Port of Itajai
  • Air China cargo volume slides 28.5pc to 73,300 tonnes in January
  • China Eastern Airlines cargo volume down 19pc to 97,200 tonnes in January
  • Singapore Airlines cuts 20 per cent capacity owing to softening demand

Exim Indiaweb site
  • Mega event backed by international & domestic trade organisations
  • Remembering Chotubhai
  • SPNM's networking event today
  • Uncertainty over freight rates takes futures market to new low
  • WWL Group enters 12th year of operations in India
  • NMPT box traffic registers new high
  • Port Pipavav records first full year of net profit
  • A 12-step guide to managing your money in 2012 - IV

International Transport Journalweb site
FEBRUARY 23, 2012
  • Germany okays Bulgarian und Romanian cabotage services
    Germany's Federal Ministry of Transport, Building and Urban Development (BMVBS) mandated the country's federal office for goods transport (BAG) to examine the effect that Bulgarian...
  • Leading UK companies repeat order for 1,000 Scania trucks
    Two UK-based companies - Eddie Stobart and A. W. Jenkinson Forest Products - have signed a joint-procurement agreement with Scania in the UK for 1,000 trucks. Scheduled for deliver...
  • CN investing in its rail network
    Canadian National Railway Company (CN) plans to invest CAD 1.75 billion (EUR 1.34 billion) in 2012 to maintain and upgrade its railway network, support growth and productivity init...
  • Logico hauls multimodal containers for Stobart Rail
    Logico, a division of Freightliner Ltd, the UK's largest intermodal rail freight operator, hauled a special train from Freightliner's Garston Terminal to Freightliner's South Wales...
  • Drewry opens office in Shanghai
    Drewry, a leading independent advisory and analytical research organisation in the maritime sector, is opening a new office in Shanghai (China). (it)
  • Somon Air introduces service to Ukraine
    Today (23 February), Tajikistan's Somon Air is launching a once per week service on the Dushanbe (Tajikistan) - Kiev (Ukraine) route. Starting 25 March, the airline will add the ne...
  • Inchcape Shipping Services to open offices in Venezuela and Saudi Arabia
    Inchcape Shipping Services (ISS), a leading maritime services provider, is set to open its first office in Venezuela. The facility, which will be located in Puerto La Cruz, will me...
  • Transfennica starting Bilbao-Tilbury service
    Transfennica has decided to add a weekly direct call to Tilbury (UK) from Bilbao (Spain) within the Iberia schedule, due to increased demand in the market. As from 24 February, the...
  • Despite denial UPS wants to take over TNT Express
    The US corporation United Parcel Services (UPS) wants to take over its Dutch counterpart, TNT Express, Europe's second largest parcel service provider. UPS, one of the world's larg...
  • Unikom acquires new navigation services
    Thomas Gunn Navigation Services has been awarded a new contract by the shipping management company Unicom to equip an additional 43 vessels with its outfit management service. Thom...
  • Jet Aviation: new sales directors in Zurich and Dusseldorf
    Jet Aviation recently appointed Micha Miketta and Peter Davidse as the new maintenance, repair and operations (MRO) sales directors in Dusseldorf (Germany) and Zurich (Switzerland)...
  • Jet Aviation Basel adds tail and wing dock for BBJ and A320 series aircraft
    Jet Aviation Basel has added a tail and wing-docking platform to its wide-body hangar, enabling complete access to all areas of an aircraft tail on all four levels, as well as full...
  • Kwintet relies on DB Schenker Logistics in Sweden
    Kwintet AB, the European supplier of professional workwear, has chosen DB Schenker Logistics as its strategic logistics partner in Sweden. Kwintet consolidated its warehousing acti...
  • DPD opens new parcel terminal in Estonia
    The parcel delivery company DPD has opened a new logistics centre in Estonia, featuring state-of-the-art sorting equipment. The new EUR 2 million terminal in the Rae Industrial Par...
  • Airports across Tanzania to be upgraded with European funding
    The European Investment Bank (EIB), the European Union's lending institution, is to provide EUR 50 million in long-term funding over 20 years to Tanzania. Improvement of five airpo...

Marine Logweb site
FEBRUARY 23, 2012
  • New York relents on ballast water reg deadline
  • Prosecutor adds Costa Crociere execs and crew members to investigation
  • BMT Nigel Gee designed patrol boat set for Arabian Gulf duties
  • Seacor swoops on Superior Energy liftboat fleet

World Wide Shipperweb site
FEBRUARY 23, 2012
  • International Trade Administration sees gains in US merchandise exports
  • Journal of Commerce/PIERS finds US box exports increasing
  • Port Angeles port board reviews work plan for 2012
  • MOL reports containership involved in open seas collision
  • Jensen Maritime Consultants expanding service offering

Lloyd's Listweb site
FEBRUARY 23, 2012
  • Owners need assurances that new equipment will be reliable
    Shipowners need assurance that equipment will be reliable. Step forward, class societies and insurers
  • Ships can't fly
    Current plans for emissions trading systems look impossible to realise
  • Pressure grows on India to diversify oil supply
    Trouble ahead for country that relies on Iran for 10% of its needs
  • West African activity attracts ultra-deepwater drilling rigs
    Drilling rigs and support vessels finding work one year on from the start of Jubilee field production
  • Rig-sharing deals open up Norwegian waters
    Rig Management Norway creates co-operative arrangements to bridge the gap between asset owners' need for lengthy charters and the cost of increasing production in smaller fields
  • ExxonMobil sends single-hull tanker for recycling in China
    AIS data indicates vessel heading to a southern province
  • Landmark DryShips Chinese ore carrier loan chalked up to $5bn fund
    First major syndicated loan to Greek owner without western bank involvement
  • Distressed product tanker sales loom as banks brace to limit support
    Italian owner d'Amico warns against overordering in a sector on the cusp of recovery
  • Talking heads: what does the industry think about it?
    Lloyd's List canvasses ocean carrier and shipper representatives and the European Commission about the FMC study on abolition of conferences in Europe
  • FMC study fuels debate on whether Europe was right to ban conferences
    Congress unlikely to review Shipping Act this year unless capacity shortages return
  • StealthGas eyes more ships but bemoans valuation
    Improved quarter highlights solid LPG segment
  • Vessel value writedowns hurt Teekay Offshore Partners bottom line
    Cash distribution of $0.50 declared on fourth quarter
  • Pacific supramax rates recovery offset by Atlantic decline
    Period charter market anticipates rates recovery from April
  • Asset value threat for panamaxes
    Bids on seven-year-old ship fail to live up to market expectations
  • Teekay LNG Partners to raise dividend
    Evensen says $400m available for expansion
  • Offshore and LNG presence helps Teekay dodge tanker bloodbath
    Diversified structure a competitive advantage in financially constrained world, says Peter Evensen
  • Teekay Tankers to buy secondhand tonnage
    $360m budget for long-haul product tankers and mid-size aframaxes and suezmaxes
  • Durban tackles bottlenecks
    Technical glitches at South Africa box hub after launch of Navis Sparcs
  • Hutchison's Dar es Salaam unit hits back at regulator's criticism
    TICTS rounds on 'inaccurate and unsubstantiated allegations' about crane and ship productivity levels
  • Boskalis and Jan de Nul land Argentina dredging contract
    Partners sign five-year deal at Bahia Blanca
  • Secondhand vintage handy market suffers from lack of Chinese interest
    Tonnage offers 'low-risk investment', say sale and purchase brokers
  • Genco launches $50m follow-on offering
    Effort to lower interest bill after voluntary pre-payment in December secures covenant waivers
  • All talk?
    Somalia conference was short on solutions, for politics and for piracy
  • US box exports reach record 12m teu high in 2011
    Eurozone crisis hits fourth quarter volumes
  • Navios pays out despite dip in profits
    Solid time charter coverage and focus on efficiency guide the company into 2012
  • Oil and shipping industries fund Somalia job creation
    Community projects aim to lessen appeal of piracy
  • Sembcorp Marine quarterly profits drop on fewer high-value orders
    Singapore rig builder sees strong deepwater sector growth
  • Japan Club emphasises partial exposure to EU sanctions
    Insurer not liable for parts of claims reinsured under IG programmes
  • Diana boxship offshoot scores profit
    Upgrade work on Maersk trio was a drag on bottom line

Fairplayweb site
FEBRUARY 23, 2012
  • Navios profits fall
    NAVIOS Holdings confirmed a drop in quarterly profits today, although Chairman Angeliki Frangou underscored that the company is well-positioned to weather the storm
  • Scorpio logs impairment
    THE PARADE of shipping impairments continues, with Scorpio Tankers writing down the carrying value of its fleet due to "deteriorating market fundamentals and a decline in value for secondhand product tankers"
  • Sembcorp profits falls 13%
    SINGAPORE rig builder Sembcorp Marine said today 2011 profits dropped 13% year on year to S$752M ($598.36M)
  • Oz seeks top LNG spot
    AUSTRALIA will overtake Qatar as the world's largest LNG supplier within two decades, a conference in London heard today
  • Defaults cost Lauritzen $60M
    DEFAULTS by contract partners cost J Lauritzen $60M last year that, combined with weak shipping markets, dragged the group deep into red
  • APL resists temptation
    APL SAID today it means to resist temptation to lay off ships because of the Far East/Europe box lane's overcapacity
  • Genco's drybulkers seen as overvalued
    GENCO Shipping & Trading's nine Capesize drybulkers are overvalued in the current freight market, a shipping analyst said today
  • Impairments weigh DryShips
    VALUE declines on three bulkers pulled George Economou's DryShips into the red in the latest quarter
  • MISC loses $404.6M
    MALAYSIAN carrier MISC posted 1.2Bn ringgit ($404.6M) in net losses for its latest financial year, reversing 2.4Bn ringgits in profits a year earlier
  • Iran and China sign crude supply deal
    CHINA'S government-owned trading company Unipec has signed a deal for crude supplies from Iran's NIOC
  • Cosco Corp profits dive 44%
    COSCO Corp, the Singapore-listed shipbuilding and bulker operating arm of Chinese conglomerate COSCO, said today 2011 profits dived 44% year on year, to S$139.67M ($111.18M)
  • Green Reefers cuts losses
    NORWAY'S Green Reefers said today it cut its losses in both 4Q11 and full year 2011, mainly because the company was freed of the impairment losses that hurt it the previous year
  • Italy pledges guards inquiry aid
    ITALY today offered to co-operate in a police inquiry into allegations that armed Italian guards on a tanker shot dead two Indian fishermen
  • Vietnam cuts duties
    VIETNAM is abolishing its 4% import duties on gasoline and jet fuel, while also cutting diesel and kerosene levies from 5% to 3%
  • VLCC charterers hold back
    VLCC FIXING for March laycans has been quieter than for February, as charterers are holding back to force rates down

The Journal of Commerceweb site
FEBRUARY 23, 2012
  • Exporters Urge Congress to Renew Ex-Im Bank Charter
    Small exporters will be among the most to benefit from the charter renewal of the Export-Import Bank of the United...
  • Northeastern Truckload Carrier Shuts Down
    Northeastern truckload carrier Atkinson Freight Lines closed its doors after being battered by rising costs and competition from larger national...
  • US Steel Imports Jump 20.2 Percent
    U.S. steel imports in January jumped 20.2 percent from a year earlier amid a strengthening economy and rising demand from...
  • NY Softens Rule on Ships' Ballast
    The state of New York has backed away from plans to impose stringent ballast-water standards that industry officials said threatened...
  • European Shippers Say FMC Underestimated Rate Volatility
    The Federal Maritime Commission underestimated the magnitude of rate volatility in the Europe-Asia trade when it assessed the effects of...
  • MOL, Cosco Ships Collide Near Hong Kong
    An MOL containership collided with another containership owned by Cosco on Wednesday southeast of Hong Kong. The MOL Maneuver...
  • Diana Containerships Swings to $1.3 Million Profit
    Diana Containerships booked a profit of $1.3 million in the fourth quarter of 2011 against a year-earlier loss of $15,600,...
  • Asia-Europe Rates Rise on Maersk Capacity Cut
    Spot freight rates on the westbound Asia-Europe trade lane rose 3 percent this week from the week before after Maersk...

Containerisation Internationalweb site
FEBRUARY 23, 2012
  • Pipavav posts first net profit
    Rising cargo volumes, improved economies of scale and rising levels of operational efficiency combined to give APM Terminals Pipavav its first net profit. The port, ...
  • Asia/Europe now far more competitive than transpacific
    Recent analysis done by SeaIntel Maritime Analysis shows that competition between Asia and Europe is now much more intense than between Asia and North America. ...
  • ISS sets up in Saudi Arabia
    Attracted by the potential for economic growth and the country's growing role in international trade, the leading maritime services group, Inchcape Shipping Services, ...
  • Africa is hit hard by the pirates
    East and South African appear to be paying a high price for the rise in piracy incidents in the Indian Ocean. In addition to the direct costs involved in offering ...
  • All-in rates from Asia to Northern Europe still staying up
    Ocean carriers still appear determined to see all freight rates from Asia to Europe increased. The World Container Index's latest information out today reveals ...
  • MOL and COSCON boxships clash
    No injuries or oil spills were reported from a collision between the 2010-built 6,724TEU MOL Maneuver and the 4,221TEU ...
  • OOCL and RCL club together on China-ASEAN loop
    OOCL is boosting its service offering on the fast growing trade between north east and south east Asia by launching a new sling by joining forces with intra-Asia ...
  • Somalia summit: 'less talk more action'
    That is the hope of many of the senior representatives from 40 nations attending a conference on Somalia in London today to agree a road map for the 'world's worst ...
  • PANYNJ pips pre-recession numbers
    The Port of New York and New Jersey [PANYNJ] achieved 'record' throughput in 2011 - surpassing the previous record volume in 2007 before the start of the global ...
  • ESC sees red over FMC's analysis of banning conferences
    The European Shippers Council has queried a number of conclusions and observations made in the Federal Maritime Commission's recent study on the side effects in ...

TradeWindsweb site
FEBRUARY 23, 2012
  • Cantor condemns Title XI bid
    Ray LaHood and Marad loan programme under fire as Congress questions Overseas Shipholding Group's dealings with Iran.
  • Get tomorrow's news today
    Be the first to read the latest shipping industry news with TradeWinds new Apple and Android apps.
  • ISC mints PCTC transaction
    Niels Johnsen says expansion may be on the menu as US-listed owner frees up cash in $59m sale-and-leaseback deal.
  • Teekay Offshore cuts Q4 loss
    New York-listed FPSO and shuttle tanker owner chops deficit and looks forward to expanding fleet.
  • Distressed deals will open up
    D'Amico CEO Marco Fiori says 2012 will be a "fertile ground" for mergers and acquisitions.
  • Genco shares plunge again
    Peter Georgiopoulos led dry cargo company to raise $53m to boost finances.
  • Aegean tops forecasts
    Greek bunker titan beats Wall Street bets in the fourth as focus turns to niche regions like the Mediterranean, analyst notes.
  • Stealth primed for expansion
    Harry Vafias-led LPG specialist readies expansion drive following fourth-quarter win and freshly minted sale of Gas Kalogeros.
  • Ocean Rig profit down a third
    Revenue show strong growth but income heads in the same direction as drill bits.
  • TNK eyes acquisition trail
    New York-quoted owner poised to pounce on aframax and suezmax tankers despite fourth-quarter loss.
  • Havyard books Vestland pair
    Norwegian owner inks a platform supply vessel at Per Saevik's shipyard with an option for another.
  • Evensen hungry for more
    Teekay LNG chief says Maersk swoop has not satisfied its appetite for tonnage in booming business.
  • Navios takes a Q4 income hit
    But Angeliki Frangou led bulk carrier operator maintains an unchanged dividend.
  • Teekay Corp doubles loss
    New York-listed tanker owner hurt by falling rates in 2011, but is redelivering loss-making vessels as it seeks to rein in costs.
  • ACM in Middle East merger
    Mark Jewell-headed wing joins forces with ICON Chartering to boost Dubai venture.
  • Big guns in anti-piracy push
    AP Moller, Shell and BP to inject cash into community projects to help curb Somali threat.

American Shipper - Ocean newsweb site
FEBRUARY 23, 2012
  • U.S. offers Website for small exporters
  • Kenya Airways gets cargo plane
  • Data2Logistics expands in Europe
  • SEKO picks GT Nexus to automate logistics
  • Con-way finds iPads to be sales boon
  • Cambon: Carriers engaged in 'value destruction'
  • Tacoma's box traffic up 8.8%
  • Shippers respond to FMC report on EC shipping rules
  • Maersk raising rates from Asia to Americas
  • MOL, COSCO vessels collide

The Bunker Bulletinweb site
FEBRUARY 23, 2012
  • Wincanton to distribute Chevron Marine lubricants
    UK supply chain solutions provider signs three-year deal with Chevron division.
  • Big price gains across Europe
    Very good bunker demand in Piraeus.
  • Ship energy efficiency has been 'going backwards'
    Analysis of large tankers and bulk carriers concludes 'the development of EEDI in these ships has moved in the wrong direction'.
  • Prices firm across Middle Eastern and African ports
    Not a very busy market in Durban, player reports.
  • Market abuzz with rumours of Vitol, Grindrod deal
    Some say sale of stake in Grindrod's marine fuel subsidiaries to Vitol is 'a done deal'.
  • DSME seals $709 million naval fuel tanker deal
    37,000-tonne tankers able to 'simultaneously' refuel several naval warships, says UK Royal Navy.
  • IFO prices down in Singapore, up at other Asian ports
    Demand mixed at major Asian bunkering hubs on Thursday.
  • Singapore fuel oil stocks at 40-week high
    High influx of fuel oil cargoes expected to continue in March.
  • Panama to invest $65 million in multi-storage oil facility
    Melons Oil Terminal Inc. to construct two million barrel capacity oil storage facility.
  • Vitol's trading volumes up 14.5% in 2011
    Trading volumes up despite 'challenging' environment, says company President and Chief Executive.
  • Aegean shares rise to seven-month high
    Aegean's Q4 profit, revenues trump analysts' estimates.
  • Bulker firm settles unpaid bunker bills
    Globus pays for outstanding bunker payments owed by charterer to secure release of arrested vessel.
  • NOL targets $500 million costs reduction
    'Significant part' of the number is aimed at reducing fuel consumption, says President of its box unit, APL.
  • US refinery completes shutdown
    Hovensa completes shutdown of 350,000 bpd refinery in St. Croix, US Virgin Islands.
  • Americas markets flat for third straight day
    Oil fell from the highest close in nine months on the New York Mercantile Exchange.

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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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