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September 25, 2012
Sched Netweb site
  • STX Dalian yard wins US$330 million order for four CIMC 9,200-TEUers
  • Port of LA approves funding to complete US$7.5 million harbour dredging
  • WTO cuts global trade forecast, sees 2.5pc growth in 2012 - 4.5pc in 2013
  • NATO commander says big gains made against Somali pirates this summer
  • OOCL hikes Med-Asia/Australia rates, UASC hits Iran with US$500/TEU boost
  • FMC tells carriers: Congestion charges only apply after 30 days notice
  • Portuguese rapid-fire dock strikes out to quell EU demands for competition
  • NYK buys control of Russia's ROLF Group's logistics unit in joint venture
  • Port of Halifax signs standard promotional MOU with Panama Canal Authority
  • Breakbulk China 2013 exposition to be held March 12-15 at Intex Shanghai
  • Road pricing strategy needed, say UK forwarders as toll hikes loom
  • Senate votes to shield US airlines from EU carbon tax, Obama to mull bill
  • AA cargo looks to emerging markets, cool chains as Chapter 11 terms loom
  • Singapore's Tiger Airways makes Sri Lanka's Tiruchi Airport a cargo star
  • Flydubai Cargo goes global with services from Dubai to Bucharest and Skopje
  • Lufthansa Cargo opens its second annual Air Cargo Innovation Challenge

Exim Indiaweb site
SEPTEMBER 24, 2012
  • Asia-Europe freight rates contract further
  • Half of BBC Chartering's new heavy lift fleet now in service
  • Intermodal sea-rail corridor to Europe will benefit Chongqing: Expert
  • JBS Academy inks MoU with Gujarat government for skill updation in ports & logistics
  • Kenya to ban road movement of boxes weighing more than 28 t
  • MPHRP launches pre-departure piracy awareness training programme for Indian seafarers
  • NYK & ROLF Group to launch JV in Russia
  • Piracy off West African coast sees spike this year
  • Sailings reduced during Chinas Golden Week holiday
  • Shipping confidence falls to four-year low
  • SITC commences service connecting China, Vietnam, Thailand & Indonesia
  • GTI seeks legal recourse

International Transport Journalweb site
SEPTEMBER 24, 2012
  • DXB's cargo facilities to undergo major expansion programme
    Dubai International's cargo facilities are set to undergo a major modernisation and expansion programme that will see cargo capacities increased to 3.1 million t by 2018. Over the...
  • American Trucking Association criticises new speed limit in Texas
    The American Trucking Associations (ATA), the largest US trade association for the trucking industry, has urged the Texas Transportation Commission to reverse its decision to allow...
  • New Renault Premium Mini-Midlift for Clugston's fuel delivery service
    UK-based Clugston Distribution Services has taken delivery of five new Renault Premium 460.23 mini-midlift tractor units, with an additional three trucks on order through Renault T...
  • Negative impacts on BLS Cargo and Lötschberg car train
    The private Swiss freight railway BLS Cargo reported that the strong Swiss franc and several interruptions to services have resulted in a drop in freight traffic volumes and fewer ...
  • Rail Freight Group awarded freight projects in UK
    The UK's Rail Freight Group (RFG) has announced the winners of its annual RFG Awards for 2012. The winner of the Rail Freight Project of the Year is Lafarge Cement UK for its part...
  • Schiphol Cargo appoints strategist
    Schiphol Cargo at Amsterdam airport has appointed Hendriena Ritsema as director of strategic development. She succeeds Harry Tomesen, who has retired after 30 years with the airpor...
  • 180 breeding cows from France to Mongolia
    Châteauroux-Déols airport in France took on the image of a farmyard when 180 breeding cows arrived at the airport to catch a flight to Mongolia with a little help from Efis Air, pa...
  • MyCargo Airlines arrives at Liege Airport
    Following the signing of a memorandum of understanding that makes the Belgian airport of Liège the European airport of choice for MyCargo Airlines' European cargo charter operation...
  • GAC India to handle Chennai operations for Sarjak Container Lines
    GAC India has entered into an agency agreement with Mumbai-based Sarjak Container Lines to handle its operations requirements in Chennai. The development comes twelve months after...
  • FedEx reports positive first quarter
    In the first quarter or the current financial year 2012/2013, the US CEP service provider and integrator FedEx improved it sales on the corresponding prior year quarter by 3%, fro...
  • Wim Bosman Group opens branch in Kiev
    Wim Bosman Ukraine has officially launched its new operations in Kiev. The branch opening is part of the group's Eastern European strategy. Earlier this year, Wim Bosman opened bra...
  • DHL develops logistics facility in Sydney
    DHL Global Forwarding has started to build its new AUD 45.8 million (EUR 36.8 million) logistics facility in Sydney (Australia). The investment will combine DHL Global Forwarding's...

Marine Logweb site
SEPTEMBER 24, 2012
  • Navy hopes to turn seawater into jet fuel
  • Tognum transforms former SKL Motor into MTU Reman
  • Navy commissions third LCS in Galveston ceremony
  • Seadrill orders seventh drillship, takes option for eighth
  • CIMC orders 9,300 TEU box ships for charter to CMA CGM

World Wide Shipperweb site
SEPTEMBER 24, 2012
  • Agencies open comment period on Cherry Point terminal EIS
  • Port association chairman speaks before Senate committee
  • UTi Worldwide names two to new executive positions
  • Port of Seattle nets federal funds for Sea-Tac Airport master plan
  • OOCL plans to expand Intra-Europe service menu

Lloyd's Listweb site
SEPTEMBER 24, 2012
  • LPG carrier owners pin their hopes on future US-Asia trade
    VLGC rates will increase as demand grows on benchmark route
  • DP World signs construction contract for third terminal at Jebel Ali
    Deadline set for 2014 launch date

Fairplayweb site
SEPTEMBER 24, 2012
  • Jammed breaking yards skip new buys
    ALMOST no ships were sold for recycling last week, as many yards already had full capacity
  • Maersk might sell 13 tankers
    MAERSK Tankers told Fairplay it is discussing the sale of 13 of Broström's smallest product tankers
  • PEMEX stabilises production
    PEMEX has halted its production slide and is spurring more long-haul tanker business, according to Poten & Partners
  • Caribbean box market consolidates
    KING OCEAN has confirmed the acquisition of competitor Bernuth Lines, underscoring the drive for economies of scale in the Caribbean box sector
  • Ship shares weathering 'a bifurcation'
    INVESTORS in the US are remaining enthusiastic about shipping shares, even though outlooks vary markedly across maritime sectors, a shipping analyst said
  • Grain exports assured from Russia
    MOSCOW plans grain exports, the Russian Grain Union told Fairplay today, despite a Kremlin statement last week hinting a possible embargo
  • Höegh LNG weighs bond
    NORWAY'S Höegh LNG Holdings said it is weighing whether to issue a senior unsecured bond in the Oslo bond market
  • Finnish dockers return
    FINNISH dock workers returned to work this morning after closing down the country's ports all weekend
  • Docker safety code urged after Oz death
    THE DEATH of an Australian docker on a Chinese-registered bulker sparked renewed union calls today for a national safety code
  • Modern bulkers quit S&P market
    OWNERS of modern bulkers, especially Panamaxes, are withdrawing them from S&P because potential buyers are forcing prices down
  • NITC tankers discharge crude in Malaysia
    THREE of NITC's VLCCs have apparently discharged crude in floating storage units docked off Malaysia
  • VLCC rates firm on laycans
    VLCC owners are today hailing improved earnings amid higher activity for October laycans
  • Brittany Ferries knot loosens
    BRITTANY Ferries services in the Channel, which strikes halted last week, reportedly could soon restart following weekend talks

The Journal of Commerceweb site
SEPTEMBER 24, 2012
  • US Diesel Prices Fall for First Time in 12 Weeks
    The average cost of diesel in the U.S. fell for the first time in 12 weeks, dropping 4.9 cents in...
  • APL Executive Cleared in Dubai
    An APL executive stuck in Dubai for months awaiting trial on gun-smuggling charges said he has been acquitted on all...
  • Port Manatee Gets Federal Funding for New Locomotives
    Florida's Port Manatee is getting a federal grant of about $2.5 million toward two new locomotives for the port. ...
  • Vision, Balqon to Partner on Zero-Emissions Fuel Cell Terminal Tractor
    Vision Industries and Balqon have entered into a joint development agreement to build a zero-emissions hydrogen fuel cell/electric hybrid terminal...
  • Smith Electric Vehicles Cancels $76 Million IPO
    Smith Electric Vehicles withdrew a $76 million initial public offering and said it will turn to private investors for cash needed...
  • Chinese Container Maker Orders Four Ships
    China International Marine Container, the world's largest container manufacturer, is venturing into the ship-owning business after finalizing a $330 million...
  • SC Ports Authority's Newsome Discusses Plans for Inland Intermodal Port (Video)
    James Newsome, president and CEO of the South Carolina Ports Authority, discusses an inland intermodal port the agency is developing...
  • TNT Express Boss Steps Down Ahead of UPS Takeover
    The chief executive of TNT Express, Marie-Christine Lombard, is stepping down by the end of the month to pursue a...
  • Crocodile Escapes Container on Qantas Flight
    Australian airline Qantas has admitted that a crocodile was found roaming the cargo hold of one its planes last week....
  • Nehru Port Dockworkers Postpone Strike
    Labor federations representing dockworkers at the APM Terminals facility in India's Port of Jawaharlal Nehru (Nhava Sheva) have postponed an...
  • OOCL Launches Germany-Russia Service
    OOCL has launched a new intra-Europe service linking Germany and Russia. The Hong Kong-based carrier said the Scan Baltic...
  • Logwin Expands in India
    Logwin has opened a new office in India to meet rising demand for textile forwarding export services and increasing imports...
  • DP World Signs Contract for Third Jebel Ali Container Terminal
    DP World signed a contract Sunday for the construction of a third container terminal at its flagship Jebel Ali box...
  • Modest Peak Season Under Way
    This fall has brought something absent in 2011: a peak season for containerized import shipments of holiday goods. But...
  • Forwarders Spreading Their Wings - to Online Sales
    Online retail isn't a sector readily associated with freight forwarders. With their retail infrastructures and network, postal services and integrated...
  • Smith Electric Seeks Investors
    Smith Electric Vehicles is looking for a $76 million jolt to keep its electric truck business alive and growing. The...
  • Truckload Carriers Tackling Driver Turnover
    Trucking hit a troubling milestone in the second quarter when the average annualized driver turnover rate at larger truckload carriers...
  • Dredging Energizes Corpus Christi
    Timing is everything. The Port of Corpus Christi, its development long pinned on oil and container imports connected to the...
  • Gulf Ports Seeding Growth in Africa
    Most U.S. Gulf ports focus largely on trade with Asia, Europe and South America, but a late bloomer is emerging...
  • LA, Long Beach to Help Shape Chassis Policy
    The ports of Long Beach and Los Angeles want to bring owners and users of chassis together to develop an...
  • Ceres Develops Online Tool to Measure Footprint
    Shippers and other freight transportation interests looking to assess their environmental impact have a new electronic tool to filter their...
  • Measuring Sustainability Becomes the Norm
    Just how widely accepted has the business case for supply chain sustainability become? So much that as the practice matures,...
  • Study Touts State Infrastructure Banks
    Most Americans got their first exposure to infrastructure banks earlier this month when President Bill Clinton praised Chicago's new multibillion-dollar...
  • Freight Policy Council Off the Starting Block
    It's finally happening. After years of fits and starts, the Department of Transportation is moving forward in creating a national...
  • An Intermodal Peak Season? It's Complicated
    The timing and health of shipping peak season is as murky on the rails as it is on the water....

TradeWindsweb site
SEPTEMBER 24, 2012
  • Drillship for hire
    Northern Offshore is seeking employment for its lone drillship following the abrupt adjournment of a contract with Vietgazprom, a joint venture between Petrovietnam and Gazprom (VGP).
  • Collateral damage
    A leading ratings agency applauded BW Group's performance in the first half Monday despite a deficit and declining asset values.
  • King Ocean's coup
    A leading US containership operator has purchased more than a dozen Caribbean shipping routes from one of its rivals.
  • SAM bulker held
    A handysize bulk carrier which only hit the water last year was the only vessel to be newly detained in the UK during August.
  • What spurred capes?
    Chartering activity on the China ore routes hit a six month high last week, Commodore Research says.
  • Hoegh LNG nets NOK 750m
    Hoegh LNG has successfully completed a fundraiser on the Oslo Stock Exchange.
  • Pirate drama
    A new Danish film is making waves by dramatising a Somali vessel hijacking with echoes of a real-life case.
  • Profit sharing parade
    Tsakos Energy Navigation is squeezing another three years out of a fixture tied to one of its suezmax tankers and a South American oil conglomerate.
  • Nasco slices another
    Nanjing Ocean Shipping (Nasco) has continued its clearout of 1980s built bulk carriers.
  • Brittany services halted
    French operator Brittany Ferries' ships remained stuck in ports on Monday due to strike action by crew.
  • Seadrill has SHI set fair
    Samsung Heavy Industries is on track to hit its full-year order target after securing a contract with Seadrill, Deutsche Bank says.
  • Two more VLs sold
    Two more 1990s-built VLCCs have been sold as the mini-S&P boom in the sector keeps on rolling.
  • JES takes bulker slice
    Chinese shipbuilder JES International appears to have taken a 30% slice in single shipowning company Great Dragon International.
  • DP pushes ahead
    DP World has reached a milestone on its way to expanding its Dubai container terminal which will allow it to receive the next generation of giant containerships.
  • Ravi's divine forecast
    Divine intervention from China and India could create the largest boom in shipping history come 2016, according to Ravi Mehrotra.
  • Champion in leak case
    Canada has launched legal proceedings against Champion Tankers of Bergen over an alleged case of oil dumping in July 2010.
  • Canada probes murder
    Canadian police are treating the death of a crewman on board a cargoship as murder.
  • Courage sheds again
    Courage Marine has continued the relentless pace of its fleet renewal with yet another sale.
  • Moldova under pressure
    US pressure group United Against Nuclear Iran (UANI) has called on Moldova to stop re-flagging Iranian vessels as other flags delist them.
  • Pirates raid tanker
    Armed robbers boarded a chemical tanker off Malaysia on Saturday, stealing cash, laptops and mobile phones before escaping.
  • Fugro exits seismic arena
    Fugro has exited the seismic sector after offloading assets in a deal tipping the scales at $1.5bn.
  • Teekay aframax aground
    A Teekay tanker has run aground off Estonia, but there has been no report of pollution.
  • Hoegh LNG seeks funds
    Hoegh LNG is the latest company to announce plans to tap the Norwegian bond market.
  • Seadrill back at Samsung
    Seadrill has returned to Samsung Heavy Industries to order up to two ultra-deepwater (UDW) drillships in a deal worth up to $1.2bn.
  • APL man held in Dubai
    An APL executive is being held in Dubai pending a trial over a gun cargo.
  • Demo takes a breather
    Ship scrapping looks to have taken a breather with a noticeable slowing of new candidates being put into the market.
  • 13 missing in sinking
    A trawler has sunk off Japan after a collision with a Tamai Steamship bulker, leaving 13 men missing.
  • Dalian wins drillships
    Dalian Shipbuilding Industry Co (DSIC) has clinched a deal for up to four drillships from Norway.
  • Hellespont sells suezmax
    Hellespont Group has reportedly sold one of its suezmax tankers that was on charter to troubled Japanese shipowner Sanko.
  • Tsakos files $300m shelf
    Tsakos Energy Navigation is looking to raise fresh funds according to a financial disclosure to US regulatory authorities.
  • CIMC orders boxships
    China International Marine Container (CIMC) is set to become a shipowner after agreeing to order four containerships.
  • Bosses buy SIOFF stock
    The top brass at Siem Offshore have put their hands in their pockets to buy up stock in the subsea vessel operator.
  • New ship runs aground
    Staff at Huelin Renouf Shipping have been left with red faces after their new general cargo vessel ran aground on its maiden voyage.

American Shipperweb site
SEPTEMBER 24, 2012
  • Agility picks new Asia-Pacific, Europe CEOs
    Third party logistics services provider Agility has appointed Chris Price to CEO of its Asia Pacific operations, and Mike Bible to CEO of the European operation. Bible replaces Beat Simon who decided to depart the company.
  • Commentary: RFID expands with new users, uses
  • Far East to Boston: To have and to hold
    Michael A. Leone, port director at the Massachusetts Port Authority, who will retire at the end of this week, said one of his goals when he took his current job in 1998 was to attract a service between the Far East and Boston for New England shippers.
  • Long Beach channels funds to on-dock rail project
    The Long Beach Board of Harbor Commissioners last week awarded a $36.8 million construction contract for its "Green Port Gateway," a railroad project designed to enhance the South California port's capacity for on-dock rail.
  • Jones heads Virgin's cargo sales
  • Landmark adds management
  • New animal handling facility at JFK airport
  • Logwin opens Ahmedabad office
  • TNT Express CEO abruptly resigns
  • LSPs must provide innovation when outsourcing distribution
  • APL exec held in Dubai over alleged smuggled guns
    APL veteran executive Steve Dolan is reportedly being held by Dubai authorities over an alleged shipment of smuggled weapons last fall, an allegation he denied to his hometown newspaper over the weekend.
  • EPA seeks data verification for SmartWay

The Bunker Bulletinweb site
SEPTEMBER 24, 2012
  • Japan: No plans for an ECA
    "We can use existing measures," says Japanese official.
  • Greek shipping company seeks court protection
    Main creditors have supported the move.
  • Bunker prices mainly soft in Fujairah
    Prices fail to set clear pattern across region.
  • Rotterdam market closes Monday on soft note
    But a mixed picture prevailed across Mediterranean.
  • Fuel leaked into harbour for 'five-and-a-half hours'
    Canadian navy investigators say watch personnel 'were not where they were supposed to be'.
  • Chinese fuel oil demand set to fall
    Asian fuel oil markets 'to soften' on back of slow-down in Chinese demand.
  • DP World signs for third terminal
    Facility should be operational by 2014.
  • WFS defends use of overseas subsidiaries
    US taxpayer alliance raises concerns.
  • Pirates in second strike off Singapore
    Attack linked to incident last week.
  • Weak demand but prices firm
    Supplies of bunker fuel were fine across key Asian ports on Monday.
  • Australia Bunkering adds trader to team
    Kiyia Hon joins the firm from Chemoil Singapore.
  • Lithium-polymer batteries to power tugs for gas project
    Batteries are 'world's most power and energy dense' units, says Corvus Energy.
  • Alaskan shipping firm 'already' meets ECA requirements
    Firm using bunkers with sulphur 'cleaned up', says spokesperson.
  • MOL remains 'committed' to environmental strategy
    Despite tough operating environment marked by high bunker prices and overcapacity in the industry.
  • Russian firm secures PSV and military bunkering contracts
    To supply bunker fuels to projects under Russian shipyard Sevmash.
  • Bank calls bottom on NOL shares
    Company 'on-track' with its $500 million cost saving programme, says Maybank Kim Eng.

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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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