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September 24, 2012
Sched Netweb site
  • Asia-Europe rate down 3.8pc to US$1,172/TEU, transpacific rate rises 0.6pc
  • Tiny Tuvalu strips Iranian ships of its flag to comply with UN, US sanctions
  • Xiamen to develop world shipping hub to boost ties with Taiwan port cities
  • Japanese exports to US surge 10pc while imports from US slip 0.1pc
  • OOCL Logistics to handle Bayer pharmaceuticals in and out of China
  • Sinotrans signs up Canada's Centreport to import grain, timber and beef
  • Tianjin Port North Zone to contain three 16-million TEU capacity box shops
  • New Zealand court clears Tauranga to dredge shipping channel to 15 metres
  • Kill piracy with kindness, not force, says insurers' intelligence chief
  • Tanzania installs radar and AIS system to counter pirate operations
  • China now second biggest US potato consumer as annual volume soars 57pc
  • Canadian National buys 2,200 freight cars and 1,300 containers in 2012
  • Japan's MOL issues Environmental and Social Report for 2012 in English
  • Changi Airport August cargo falls 4.4pc, but passenger numbers rise
  • EFIS Air flies 180 breeding cows to Mongolia from central France
  • EU mulls suspension of airline carbon emission tax to avoid trade war: BIFA
  • Lufthansa to invest millions in building new Frankfurt cargo centre

Exim Indiaweb site
SEPTEMBER 21, 2012
  • deugro Projects (India) & Boxco Logistics handle heaviest consignment from Mumbai Port
  • JBS Academy conducts training programme for Transworld CFS, Mundra
  • WISTA to be launched in India
  • Engineering exports drop 9.7 pc in Aug.
  • Indian cos to set up auto SEZ in Sri Lanka
  • Onion exports rise 23 pc to 7.9 lakh t
  • Essar Ports re-finances 405 cr. debt through IIFCL
  • GTI stir postponed
  • Port Pipavav commences wheat shipments for govt of India
  • Proposed US East & Gulf coasts port stir suspended for 90 days
  • AIMTC wants diesel price hike rolled back, other pending issues resolved
  • Forex reserves up $ 2.43 bn to $ 294.47 bn
  • INR ends week at new high
  • A new PPP story
  • 300-t plate bending machine transported from Switzerland to Russia
  • GPLNs technical seminar in South Africa
  • ICTSIs Poland terminal handles oversized wind farm components
  • Tacoma port handling more break-bulk

International Transport Journalweb site
SEPTEMBER 21, 2012
  • Fiat Professional introduces the New Doblò XL
    The Italian truck maker Fiat Professional has introduced the new Doblò XL, thereby strengthening its Dobl' Cargo range. The new vehicle model has three different sizes of euro 5 t...
  • SriLankan Cargo Centre on course for record-breaking year
    SriLankan Cargo has taken a firm step towards positioning Colombo's Bandaranaike international airport (BIA) as a regional hub for air freight, by handling the highest ever volumes...
  • Promising August cargo traffic at HKIA
    Hong Kong International Airport (HKIA) saw another busy month in August with its cargo volume growing by 3% to 328,000 t, as HKIA approaches the busier months before the end of the...
  • Ethiopian receives Africa's first Boeing B777 freighter
    On 19 September 2012, Ethiopian Airlines became the first carrier on the African continent to receive and operate a Boeing B777 freighter. The arrival of this aircraft enables Ethi...
  • New chairman and CEO for Egyptair
    Captain Roshdy Zakaria has been named chairman and CEO of Egyptair Airlines, replacing Hossam Kamal. Zakaria has been at Egyptair for 30 years and held many positions, including th...
  • Scandlines' owners may sell shares
    The owners of Scandlines Allianz Capital Partners and 3i are considering selling Scandlines. The shareholders hope to get up to EUR 1.4 billion. However they are looking for possib...
  • Hellmann testing LNG as fuel for HGVs
    The German service provider Hellmann Worldwide Logistics has worked with commercial vehicle makers Scania and Iveco, plus the German petrol station builder Bohlen & Doyen, to c...
  • Eurotunnel wins the 2012 Deutsche Bahn award
    Deutsche Bahn's "Best Supplier" prize recognizes the best overall performance of an infrastructure or rolling stock specialist. Now Eurotunnel has become the first French...
  • New combined shuttle train connects European and Asian continents
    CFL cargo and CFL Multimodal have officially launched a new combined train service between Bettembourg (Luxembourg) and Trieste (Italy). The project has been implemented in collabo...
  • New director of sales for DHL Express France comes back from Canada
    Jean-Marc Sager has been appointed director of sales and, as such, becomes a member of the board of DHL Express in France. He will head a department of 170 people. He was previousl...
  • Sale of Gefco to RZD now definite
    The French automobile corporation PSA Peugeot Citroën has officially confirmed that it is has commenced exclusive negotiations about the sale of its transport and logistics subsidi...
  • Kuehne + Nagel stepping up activities again at the port of Duisburg
    The Kuehne + Nagel Group, an international service provider based in Switzerland), has opened a new logistics centre in the inland port of Duisburg (Germany). With this new facilit...
  • General Transport: bending machine from Switzerland to Yekaterinburg (Russia)
    The Basel (Switzerland)-based forwarder General Transport AG, a member of the Worldwide Project Consortium WWPC, was recently awarded a contract to arrange the transportation and s...

Marine Logweb site
SEPTEMBER 21, 2012
  • USCG exercises option with Bollinger for six more FRCs
  • Ulstein gets design package orders for 12 X-Bow PSVs
  • Tuvalu deregisters Iranian controlled ships

World Wide Shipperweb site
SEPTEMBER 21, 2012
  • Federal mediator reports contract talks extended 90 days
  • Port of Kalama welcomes vessel on maiden voyage
  • First Boeing 777 Freighter delivered to African customer
  • Pair of trade conferences headed to Portland hotel
  • US rail traffic numbers see up/down month of August

Lloyd's Listweb site
SEPTEMBER 21, 2012
  • Heavy Brazilian rainfall boosts ethanol exports
    Improved sugarcane harvest will lift south-to-north chemtanker loadings
  • Suezmaxes lose West Africa cargoes to VLCCs
    Charterers turn to larger spot-market tonnage as suezmax owners play 'hardball'
  • Shipping struggles for reasons to be cheerful
    Moore Stephens' business confidence survey reveals industry at a low ebb
  • Down in the dumps? You are not alone
    Surveys of non-shipping sectors point to shared mood
  • Capesize spot market seizes the moment
    As China stimulus boosts rates, will the party end before it starts?
  • Picking the winners
    Those who can manage ships are well positioned to land new business
  • Time-bomb defused
    Master contract extension brings compromise to US dock labour dispute
  • Why stevedores need soft skills
    Everyone will try a little harder for a boss they respect, and automation will not alter this
  • Essar Ports turns to government fund to refinance bulk terminal debt
    Deal with India Infrastructure Finance will reduce firm's interest rate
  • Maersk Tankers to sell small Broström tonnage
    Sale of 13 vessels confirmed as company bats away rumours it will sell the business
  • US investment house takes ICTSI stake
    Los Angeles-based Capital Group Companies buys 8.7% of expanding global terminals operator
  • Brittany Ferries cancels sailings
    Passenger and freight services between the UK, France and Spain fall victim to second day of wildcat strikes
  • UK port capacity and marine pilotage top Transcom agenda
    No inquiries planned for private security services, safety or seafarer fatigue
  • Ningbo opens shipping exchange
    China's second largest port craves greater industrial say
  • Exclusive: Index-linked contracts could prolong capesize woes
    Baltic Exchange fails to reflect owners' costs, MOL executive argues
  • Tuvalu deregisters all NITC tankers
    Iranian vessels expected to switch to domestic flag
  • Exclusive: Sanctions-squeezed Iran and Syria continue partnership
    Suezmax Amin sailing from Syria to the Middle East via Cape of Good Hope
  • K Line ends China travel ban
    Japanese shipping giant cites 'easing' situation in wake of violent protests over islands
  • Exclusive: Citibank sees attractive margins in ship finance
    Shipping credit price is now appropriate to risk, says US bank
  • Pacific Basin issues convertible bonds to back fleet expansion
    Hong Kong handysize player shops around for secondhand tonnage
  • CMHI takes control at Shenzhen Chiwan Wharf
    China's leading port operator aims to consolidate nearby berths
  • ILA and USMX agree 90-day contract extension as talks continue
    Strike threat lifted at US east and Gulf coast ports before November 6 presidential election

Fairplayweb site
SEPTEMBER 21, 2012
  • Fredriksen plots new IPO
    A preliminary prospectus was filed today for the initial public offering of Seadrill Partners LLC, the latest public entrant backed by shipping tycoon John Fredriksen
  • Japan's shipyard orders climb 128%
    JAPAN'S shipbuilders said orders surged 128% year on year in August
  • Brittany Ferries suspends all sailings
    CHANNEL ferry operator Brittany Ferries said this afternoon it has halted all its sailings in reaction to strikes by its seafarers
  • Seoul lifts suspension on Iranian crude
    SOUTH Korea is set to receive its first post-sanctions Iranian crude imports later this month
  • Oz approves $277M in offshore projects
    AUSTRALIA has given the project cargo sector a boost by granting seven new offshore exploration permits this month, worth $277M
  • Handy tanker rates gaining in Asia
    FREIGHT rates to carry refined oil products on Handysize tankers in Asia Pacific have been up all week in line with refinery outages and closures in Japan and Australia
  • W African LPG cargo might to Asia
    LPG TRADERS told Fairplay today a West African LPG cargo might be diverted from Europe to Asia, with East/West price spread making such sales more attractive
  • Cap seen on further Capesize rate gains
    BROKERS told Fairplay they expect charterers to resist further gains in Capesize bulker rates, especially on the Western Australia/China iron ore route
  • Otto S&P to yield $16.8M
    SINGAPORE-listed offshore player Otto Marine said today it would gain $16.8M from the sale of a work maintenance vessel
  • CMA CGM turns to turtle transport
    CMA CGM said today it plans to branch out into turtle transport
  • Box ship owners jilted
    HIRE RATES for chartering box ships have failed to pick up after the summer lull despite an increase in fixing
  • Pacific Basin to raise $124M from bonds
    HONG KONG-listed Pacific Basin said today it will issue new convertible bonds to raise $123.8M for vessel acquisitions
  • Profit squeeze warned for vehicle carriers
    DNB BANK has cautioned that profits for vehicle carrier operators might be squeezed until 2015, with demand outstripping supply
  • Brittany Ferries stalemate sparks new strike
    CHANNEL operator Brittany Ferries was hit today by a new strike as the stalemate continues over proposed benefits cuts
  • NZ box giants technically bury the hatchet
    AUCKLAND and Tauranga raised eyebrows today by unveiling a collaboration scheme for New Zealand's first and only shipping portal

The Journal of Commerceweb site
SEPTEMBER 21, 2012
  • Drought Spells Delay in Shift to Meat
    The drought in the U.S. Midwest will stall or at least slow the long-term trend toward higher protein diets in...
  • NYCT Truckers to Get Relief from Bridge Toll Increases
    The Port Authority of New York and New Jersey, working with N.Y. Gov. Andrew Cuomo, reached agreement with the New...
  • Shipping Rate, Surcharge Update for Week of Sept. 17-21
    OOCL will increase freight rates on services from South East Asia, India and the Middle East to Australia next...
  • Study: Export Growth, Near-Sourcing Could Create 5 Million US Jobs
    U.S. export growth and the shift of production back to the U.S. could create up to 5 million jobs and...
  • Commentary: Forwarding FedEx Growth
    Amid a FedEx earnings call last week that was a virtual catalog of how shippers are weathering tough times by...
  • Commentary: Rates and Ratings: A Leg to Stand On?
    Q: I don't believe I've seen this one asked before. I work for a post-audit company, and one of our...
  • Commentary: Into the Homestretch
    The nights are cooler and the days are shorter. The long Labor Day weekend is behind us and the kids...
  • Commentary: NY Port Authority's Tolls Taking Their Toll
    The Port of New York and New Jersey, the third-largest U.S. container port and a contender for the top slot...
  • WTO Downgrades Global Trade Forecast for This Year, 2013
    The World Trade Organization on Friday downgraded its trade growth forecast for 2012 by 32 percent and by 19.6 percent...
  • Eurogate Inaugurates Germany's First Deep-Water Container Port
    The official inauguration today of Germany's first deep-water container terminal, in the Port of Wilhelmshaven, sets the stage for a...
  • NYK Acquires Controlling Stake in Russia's Rolf Logistics
    Japanese shipowner NYK Line has acquired a 51 percent controlling stake in the logistics operations of Russia's Rolf Group,...
  • MNX to Expand in Singapore
    MNX will expand its Singapore operation, which will be bolstered to take on a regional hub role. The office...
  • Massport Names Glynn New CEO
    The Massachusetts Port Authority named Thomas Glynn to serve as CEO and executive director, overseeing Boston's Logan International Airport, the...
  • Strike Threatens India's Nehru Port
    Jawaharlal Nehru Port (Nhava Sheva), India's top container handler, is bracing for yet another disruption to shipping as unionized dockworkers...

TradeWindsweb site
SEPTEMBER 21, 2012
  • Big John at it again
    John Fredriksen's Seadrill Partners is moving forward with a plan to pursue a public listing on the New York Stock Exchange.
  • Cape crusader?
    Sinokor Merchant Marine of South Korea has been linked to another acquisition involving a capesize bulker and a leading Asian shipping clan.
  • Marshall plan
    Two Japanese shipyards have won deals to build cargoships for the Marshall Islands government.
  • Maersk back as a buy
    Expectation of a recovery in the container shipping market has contributed to DNB Markets placing a buy tag on AP Moller-Maersk.
  • Coastal on a roll
    Malaysian offshore support vessel builder Coastal Contracts has continued its hot streak with a fresh order for three ships.
  • AHTS rates jump
    The tight supply of anchor-handling (AHTS) vessels in Norway has sent daily rates to a six-month high on Friday.
  • Arctic heads to Crist
    Norway's Arctic Shipping has ordered a new fish-feed carrier from Poland's Crist shipyard.
  • Myth becoming reality
    China Shipping is plotting a potential 20-strong VLCC order as part of the state's plans to create a major Chinese tanker pool, a leading executive says.
  • Brazil: 250 ships needed
    Brazil will need another 250 offshore vessels by 2020, the vice president of private equity fund P2 said.
  • Essar trims debt cost
    India's Essar Ports has taken advantage of a government backed scheme that will see it shell out less in interest payments.
  • China staying open
    China will keep opening up its markets to foreign shipowners, according to vice-minister of transport Xu Zuyuan.
  • 'Play along' with Big John
    Fleet expansion at historically low prices and expectation some existing newbuildings will be cancelled have helped Frontline 2012 win a buy rating from Danske Markets.
  • Bulker bashes Santos
    A Japanese bulker has damaged loading gear at the Brazilian port of Santos after breaking free of its moorings.
  • NOL set for comeback
    Neptune Orient Lines has been tipped to stage a comeback on the back of a global economic recovery.
  • Pappas pushing comeback
    TradeWinds digests the digits making the headlines this week.
  • Count yourselves lucky
    We take a look at what was said in the market over the past week.
  • Brittany hit by strikes
    A number of cross-Channel sailings have been lost as Brittany Ferries crew stage a strike.
  • CTN faces spill fine
    Tunisian ferry operator CTN is facing a EUR 1m ($1.3m) fine for an alleged oil leak in the Mediterranean.
  • Courage re-signs Maxmart
    Courage Marine has agreed a new year-long brokerage agreement with Taiwan's Maxmart Shipping & Trading.
  • Global offloads tanker
    Global Carriers has sold a small six-year-old products tanker at a bargain price in the face of deteriorating market conditions.

American Shipperweb site
SEPTEMBER 21, 2012
  • NY/NJ port authority extends terminal lease, starts new truck ID system
  • LA approves funding to complete channel dredging
    The Los Angeles Harbor Commission on Thursday approved $7.5 million for the final phase of the Port of Los Angeles' main channel deepening project to take the navigational channels and basins to a 53-foot depth.
  • Colombia ambassador details infrastructure plans
    Colombian President Santos' "objective is to leapfrog our competitiveness by increasing investment in highways, railways, ports and airports to three percent of GDP, from historically low levels of only 1 percent," the ambassador said.
  • ILA, USMX agree to 90-day contract extension
    The International Longshoremen's Association and U.S. Maritime Alliance have agreed to extend their collective bargaining agreement, which was due to expire at the end of this month by 90 days, until Dec. 29.
  • Analysis: Downplaying China's wage increase impact
    "If you're talking about China as a factory to the world, wage increases are a factor," said Ted Dean, chairman of Beijing-based AmCham China. "But if you're an American company looking at the second biggest economy in the world, it's not."
  • NZ ports launch container management portal
    The site will provide companies doing business with Tauranga and Auckland terminal operators a series of tools for container management and data from a single, comprehensive source around containerized cargo.
  • New German deepwater port opens
  • Massport names Glynn new CEO
  • NY/NJ port authority eyes Atlantic City Airport
  • CLX Logistics acquires LHC
  • Commentary: Waste materials get their own load board
  • Con-way Truckload's Schmidt retires

The Bunker Bulletinweb site
SEPTEMBER 21, 2012
  • Bunker prices end week higher in the Americas
    Demand was busy on the US Gulf, according to a local trader.
  • Risler closed for holiday
    Risler will be closed on Monday, September 24.
  • Crude oil making strong gains on Friday
    November futures on NYMEX rose as much as 1.2% in early trading
  • Market in Fujairah closes week on firm note
    Bunker prices in South Africa take a tumble.
  • Market firm after four consective days of losses across Europe
    Mediterranean price up but lagging behind northern Europe.
  • New port will be able to handle 'super size' container ships
    Latest development in global moves to accommodate larger, more fuel-efficient box carriers.
  • Strike threatens Piraeus port
    Prompt bunker supplies likely to be affected but not scheduled deliveries.
  • 'New awareness' of problems posed by low-sulphur plans
    "There is more political understanding that there is a problem coming up," says ICS.
  • Efficiency requires investment, says class
    CO2 emissions from shipping could rise significantly unless companies invest.
  • Week ends with prices largely up
    Supplies of bunker fuels were fine at key Asian ports on Friday.
  • 'Keen interest' in fuel-efficient new-build
    'Eco-container ship' due for delivery this month.
  • China fuel oil stocks marginally down
    Figure at approximately 3.08 million mt in the week ended Friday.
  • Port strike on hold
    Current contract remains in place 'til end of year.
  • Russian bunker association wants help on 'problem of 2015'
    Russian prime minister sent appeal by industry players.
  • Nigeria starts port levy for environment protection
    Levy is applicable to all vessels calling at Nigerian ports.
  • Russian firms to study LNG bunkering in North and Baltic Seas
    Study could be expanded to Black and Mediterranean Seas and the Pacific Ocean.
  • Dan-Bunkering adds trader to Monaco branch
    Firm appointed Jacopo Pigliapochi as bunker trader in August.

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