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July 26, 2012
Sched Netweb site
  • Costamare first half net profit increases 3.5pc to US$45.7 million
  • East African piracy slows, but West African pirates take up slack: IMB
  • US Senate committee backs ENFORCE Act crackdown on dumping and tax evasion
  • Zhaoqing port's volume expected to reach 39 million tonnes by 2015
  • Tianjin's Binhai New Area to speed up development of traffic infrastructure
  • South Africa's Transnet raises US$1 billion from 10-year bond sale
  • Ever Dynamic makes first call at Abu Dhabi's Khalifa Port before opening
  • IMO approves shift of shipping lanes on US west coast to save whales
  • CEVA offers customers mobile wireless app for online shipment tracking
  • Forwarder Davies Turner acquires 7,000-square metre cross dock warehouse
  • Delhi customs seizes US$6.3 million in Malaysia-bound ketamine party drug
  • Southwest Airlines Cargo offers asset tracking technology via website
  • Virgin Atlantic Cargo names Hermes as GSA for Cancun-Gatwick service

Exim Indiaweb site
JULY 25, 2012
  • Allcargo announces joining of key people to manage strategic functions
  • Containership scrapping surges to 200,000 TEUs in H1 2012
  • Intelligence agencies want better security checks at Alang yard
  • Maersk Line turns waste into value
  • Oil embargo pushes Iranian crude output, exports to record lows: Report
  • Ship Air adopts new name to underscore unique identity
  • Cheap steel imports from Korea, Japan flooding market
  • Kerala to take call on Vizhinjam re-tender soon
  • CHA staff strike continues at Air Cargo Complex
  • Concor net profit climbs 4 pc in Q1
  • Cabinet approves 21 pc import duty on power gear
  • Export policy for agri commodities may be reviewed soon
  • INR falls further
  • Maharashtra gets third NIMZ
  • Mumbai Customs lays foundation for office complex

Marine Logweb site
JULY 25, 2012
  • CBO: Navy underestimates long range shipbuilding costs
  • TY Offshore and FMT christen first in ten barge series
  • Technip to charter advanced OCV
  • Seadrill gets $4 billion ultra-deepwater unit commitment
  • Skandi Aker gets milestone well-intervention role
  • Inmarsat warned not to provide services to Iranian ships
  • Wärtsilä books ship design orders for Statoil PSVs

World Wide Shipperweb site
JULY 25, 2012
  • Port of Longview taps Kalhagen as new chief executive officer
  • Port of Vancouver, USA welcomes maiden voyage vessel
  • Evergreen Line christens new L-type container ship
  • Port of Seattle plans upgrades for north satellite at Sea-Tac Airport
  • ATA truck tonnage index up during month of June

Lloyd's Listweb site
JULY 25, 2012
  • Cuba service could point to shipping future
    Miami and Havana get first direct link in half a century
  • Mariel aims to become Caribbean box hub
    PSA project can benefit from Panama Canal expansion
  • LNG orders wobble in face of financial and chartering challenges
    EXCLUSIVE: Stena withdraws from double DSME order after IPO plans put on hold
  • Forced sales not the only alternative for banks
    Creative solutions on offer when loans default
  • Newer ships most at risk in KG crisis
    Hundreds are struggling, but thousands are not
  • London 2012 is a far cry from Beijing 2008
    What a difference four years can make - but can shipping learn a lesson from the Olympics?
  • Owners of Middle East VLCCs fight back
    Fresh cargoes instill new confidence in owners
  • Iranian maritime body hits back at UANI campaign
    AMBD says the argument against classification of Iranian vessels is based on misleading information
  • Crude tanker tonne-mile demand up
    Indian subcontinent and Far East boost measurement of shipping demand
  • Time for wishing and hoping is over
    Stop ordering and scrap now if there is to be a tanker recovery, warns report
  • German boxship is chartered by Maersk after MSC deal falls through
    Ilse Wulff fixed at similar rate as vessels over 5,000 teu still attract healthy interest
  • Reefer markets to rebound after record scrapping
    Seatrade chief predicts rates to return to $1 per cu ft per 30 days by next peak season
  • Blackstone secures Title XI decision
    Lawsuit withdrawn after US Maritime Administration pledges to end uncertainty over APT loan guarantee
  • Palmer finalises bulker deal with CSC Jinling
    Colourful Australian tycoon says he wants to enter the shipping world
  • Hamburg's HHLA lowers forecast as economy slows
    New liner schedules reduce throughput to 2011 levels
  • DVB severs relations with Moody's
    Ratings failed to reflect strong performance in international transport finance, says bank
  • SNCM plans $970m order for eight ro-ros
    STX France on shortlist for contract
  • Samudera improves profits in second quarter
    Currency swings and box sale add to rise as intra-Asia box trades show growth
  • IHC Merwede optimistic about Southeast Asia offshore prospects
    Dutch shipbuilder's offshore business supported by high oil prices
  • The dashed line
    Lack of co-ordination between government agencies in China could stoke South China Sea disputes
  • Containerised trade is good for the soul
    Welcome to the wonderful economic world of container lines
  • US Gulf opportunities bag $4bn deal for Seadrill
    Fredriksen drilling company takes advantage of strong demand
  • Swiber Holdings aims to raise $119m with notes offering
    Issuance will help fund offshore vessels specialist's recent expansion
  • Minoan clinches ro-pax charters with CIN
    Europa Palace and Olympia Palace leave for service in Italy under lengthy time charter
  • Free new support software for Singapore ship sale form available
    Asian Shipowners' Forum behind six-month offer
  • Iran shipyard launches long-awaited aframax
    Ship was part of a deal with Venezuela's PDVSA inked more than six years ago
  • Brunei Gas Carriers secures $83m Islamic financing
    State-controlled shipping line refinances LNG carrier Abadi
  • Costamare beats Wall Street estimates in second quarter
    Greece-based boxship owner arranges 100% financing for new $11.3m acquisition from KG liquidator

Fairplayweb site
JULY 25, 2012
  • Seadrill unveils $4Bn, three-ship deal
    SEADRILL, the listed company in the centre of John Fredriksen's drilling operations, said today it has closed a $4Bn deal with a major oil company
  • TransAtlantic plans to lay off and reflag
    SWEDEN'S TransAtlantic said it plans to lay off 25 seafarers and reflag four ships to reduce its industrial shipping unit's losses
  • EC to investigate Malta's tonnage tax
    THE EC TODAY opened an inquiry into Malta's tonnage tax to investigate whether the scheme's benefits have been extended to unintended sectors
  • EC clears one Polish loan
    THE EC TODAY said that that €37.5M ($43.4M) lent by a Polish government agency to the shipbuilder Crist did not violate competition rules
  • APT Title XI decision expedited
    AFTER filing suit against the US government, APT has been promised that its loan-guarantee application will be decided by the end of next month
  • Costamare tops forecast
    NYSE-listed box ship lessor Costamare has added to its fleet through a KG insolvency acquisition and posted better results than expected
  • Nigerians fine Shell for spill
    NIGERIAN President Goodluck Jonathan has approved a $5Bn fine against Royal Dutch Shell and its local operator SNEPCO in a 2011 oil spill, IHS Global Insight reported today
  • Ultrapetrol shares gyrate
    NASDAQ-listed shares of mixed-fleet operator Ultrapetrol jumped 37% yesterday - just a day after they fell 21
  • Ottawa OKs Prince Rupert corridor funding
    CANADA'S government has awarded C$15M ($14.73M) to Prince Rupert's port to help fund a C$90M rail corridor to nearby Ridley Island
  • China's coal imports rise
    CHINA's imports of coking and steam coal were up year on year in June, but the month on month figures diverged
  • Swiber seeks to issue $119M in notes
    SINGAPORE'S Swiber Holdings said it plans to issue up to S$150M ($119M) in fixed-rate notes to pay debts
  • Drybulk congestion rises
    DRYBULK port congestion has worsened since the derailment on a feeder line to Australia's Hay Point and Dalrymple Bay
  • Japan's LNG imports outstrip crude cargoes
    JAPAN'S LNG imports are growing faster than its crude imports, which have slowed year on year in the past three months
  • MISC nears clean-out of its box ships
    MALAYSIAN carrier MISC has now sold or scrapped almost its entire box ship fleet since it exited the container business in November 2011
  • Singapore offers free form op
    THE ASIAN Shipowners' Forum and maritime software developer SD Software Developers are offering six months of free use of a programme to edit the Singapore Ship Sale Form

The Journal of Commerceweb site
JULY 25, 2012
  • STB Plans to Ensure Captive Shippers Can Challenge Rates
    The Surface Transportation Board wants to change rules to ensure all captive shippers have a "meaningful way" to challenge railroad...
  • Long Beach Commissioners Approve Contract to Replace Aging Bridge
    The Long Beach Board of Harbor Commissioners approved a $649.5 million contract with a joint-venture team to design and build...
  • Steel Imports Dipped 4.2 Percent in June
    U.S. steel imports declined 4.2 percent in June, the first year-over-year decline in 2012, as demand softened and buyers slowed...
  • Container Volumes Rise at Port of Tacoma
    June was a strong month at the Port of Tacoma, with container volumes increasing almost 10 percent compared to June...
  • Bill Would Restore US-Flag Cargo Preference Cuts
    A bipartisan House bill introduced on Wednesday would restore the share of federal food aid required to be transported by...
  • Evergreen Takes Delivery of First L-Type Container Ship
    Evergreen Line took delivery of its first L-type container ship, the Ever Lambent, which has a capacity of 8,452 20-foot-equivalent...
  • Higher Transport Costs Hamper C.H. Robinson
    C.H. Robinson Worldwide was stuck between a truck and a hard place in the second quarter, with net trucking revenue...
  • RailAmerica Profit Up 28.7 Percent on Volume Gain
    RailAmerica, a short-line and regional holding company subject to an acquisition by Genesee & Wyoming, saw its profit jump 28.7...
  • FMC Votes 3-2 for Report Critical of Canada
    The Federal Maritime Commission voted 3-2 to adopt a report said to be critical of Canadian actions to encourage diversion...
  • Truck Tonnage Rose 1.2 Percent in June
    The U.S. economy is slowing, but more freight hit the highways in June, as truck tonnage increased 1.2 percent from...
  • ATA Opens Court Battle Over Driver Work Rules
    The latest truck driver hours of service rule is not only arbitrary and capricious, but unwarranted, the American Trucking Associations...
  • CP Blames Strike, Management Costs for 20 Percent Profit Drop
    Canadian Pacific Railway blamed a nine-day strike and costs accrued from a management shakeup for a nearly 20 percent drop...
  • CN Profit Up 17.3 Percent on Intermodal Growth, CP Strike
    A 13 percent jump in intermodal volume and a nine-day strike at its main rival drove Canadian National Railway's profit...
  • Barcelona's Container Volume Dropped 20 Percent in First Half of 2012
    The volume of containers handled by the Port of Barcelona declined by 20 percent in the first six months of...
  • MSC to Raise Rates from US to Australia, New Zealand
    Mediterranean Shipping Co. notified its customers that it will implement a general rate increase on all cargo moving from the...
  • Liner Discipline Holding, But New Capacity Threat Looms
    The maintenance of capacity discipline is enabling container lines to enforce most of the rate hikes introduced since March, claims...
  • Japanese Exports to US Surge 15.1 Percent
    Japan's exports to the United States rose for the eighth consecutive month in June on a year-on-year basis, jumping 15.1...
  • Maersk to Upgrade Rumba Service
    Maersk Line is upgrading the port rotation of its Rumba Service between South America, the Mediterranean, the Middle East and...

Containerisation Internationalweb site
JULY 25, 2012
  • Misdeclared and misdirected
    Once again dramatic pictures of a fire-stricken containership remind us of the single flaw in Malcom McLean's concept that has revolutionised world trade in the ...
  • APM T committed to 'competitive fairness' in Virginia deal
    The Hague-based APM Terminals (APM T) has made several revisions to its proposal to the Virginia Port Authority (VPA) to take over the operations of cargo-handling ...
  • TCB Buen's capacity to hit 600,000TEU
    Barcelona-based Grup TCB is to invest over USD80 million and in the process almost double the container-handling capacity of its terminal in Buenaventura, Colombia.The ...
  • 'Significant losses' in Beijing floods
    Last weekend's floods in Beijing - caused by the heaviest rainfall in more than 60-years - are thought to have resulted in 'significant losses' much worse than ...
  • Moody's maintains its credit rating on CMHI
    Moody's Investors Service has maintained its Baa2 issuer rating and Baa2 rating of USD senior notes at the Hong Kong-listed China Merchants Holdings International ...
  • IMF: eurozone crisis a 'key risk' to China
    According to the International Monetary Fund [IMF] the escalating malaise in the single currency states of the European Union, which looks likely to result in a ...
  • TMEA targets 15% time saving in East Africa border transits
    Nairobi-based Trade Mark East Africa (TMEA), a donor-funded organisation set up to help East African Community (EAC) member states unlock their wealth through economic/social ...
  • MSC Flaminia: three days to final destination
    At a towed speed of 5 knots, and in good weather, the 10 degree-listing still-smouldering MSC Flaminia could take more than 60 hours to reach ...
  • Mina Qaboos sees box count rise
    The number of containers handled at the Omani port of Mina Qaboos rose in the first six months of 2012 and this despite the government's plans to shift cargo-handling ...

TradeWindsweb site
JULY 25, 2012
  • Hapag unleashes boxship
  • Charterers cling to crown
  • US diffuses Blackstone suit
  • Citi boosts duo
    Citi has placed a buy tag on two of Asia's largest container lines.
  • HHI running behind
    South Korea's Hyundai Heavy Industries (HHI) has seen new orders drop 52% in the first half of 2012.
  • Cammell cull?
    Up to 230 jobs may be axed as contracts end at UK shiprepairer Cammell Laird.
  • Offshore sales spike
    Falling asset prices and tightening bank financing may be keeping a lid on sale and purchase activity in the mainstream shipping world - but in offshore activity is on the rise.
  • China going hungry
    Up to 90% of China's shipyards have not won a newbuilding order this year.
  • Maersk Line calls a halt
    Denmark's Maersk Line is suspending a Thai feeder service due to market weakness.
  • Seadrill strikes record
    Offshore driller's shares hit new high-water market after 'amazing' contract win.
  • SNCM eyes ro-pax splash
    France's SNCM is lining up an order for eight new ro-pax ships.
  • Nasco chops bulker
    Nasco has weighed in another of its 1980s built bulkers.
  • Deutschland squeezes in
    A Peter Deilman cruiseship has arrived for the London Olympics - with only inches to spare.
  • Tycoon versus magnet
    Salvors on Christmas Island are using a giant magnet to hoover up all traces of a wrecked cargoship.
  • UOB hikes box sector
    Hope long-term profitability is now in sight has led UOB Kay Hian to upgrade its view on the container shipping sector.
  • Crewman dies in fall
    A seafarer has died after plunging from a ladder on a Zodiac Maritime capesize in Durban, South Africa.
  • DVB cans Moody's
    DVB Bank has cut ties with Moody's amid complaints other ratings heavyweights had a far healthier view of the German lender.
  • Dae San saved
    A leaking North Korean cargoship has been safely brought into Oman by tugs.
  • Hat-trick for Big John
    John Fredriksen's Seadrill has bagged a lucrative charter pact for three of its vessels.
  • Palmer orders bulk quartet
    Australian mining tycoon Clive Palmer has clinched an order for four bulkers in China.
  • Fire under control
    Salvor Smit has brought the blaze on board MSC Flaminia under control, but has still not been able to check containers on board.
  • Finally!
    Celebrations were in full swing at Iranian shipbuilder Iran Marine Industries Co (IMICO) on Tuesday as the first of three aframax tankers it is building for Venezuela's PDVSA was floated out of its building dock.
  • Transnet oversubscribed
    Transnet, South Africa's state-owned port & rail operator has raised $1 billion through a 10-year bond issue in the United States.
  • Brunei Gas Carriers refinances Abadi
    Brunei Gas Carriers has lined up an $83 million refinancing package for its 135,000-cbm LNG carrier Abadi (built 2002) with Bank Islam Brunei Darussalam Berhad.
  • Costamare beats Street

American Shipperweb site
JULY 25, 2012
  • Paragon packs on the upgrades
  • HighJump adds Dynamics support to EDI
  • Non-truck growth helps boost C.H. Robinson revenue
  • CaroTrans starts Seattle-Japan LCL service
    The NVO and ocean freight consolidator CaroTrans has started a new direct LCL service from Seattle to Tokyo, partnered by Japanese NVO Seino Logix, with a 13-day transit to Tokyo, 14 days to Yokohama and no transhipment via Busan.
  • Faltering textile trades dampening global economy
  • CMA's ANZEX loop adds Maersk
    Maersk Line is joining the recently launched seven-ship Asia-New Zealand ANZEX loop provided jointly by CMA CGM (five ships) and OOCL (two-ships), marketing space between all the ANZEX ports served in China, Korea and New Zealand.
  • Norfolk Southern reports lower earnings
  • Maersk alters FEW3, CMA CGM joins
  • Clarification: Port of Miami channel deepening
  • DGX opens Port Kelang facility
  • Maersk bans Berbera, terminates Male

The Bunker Bulletinweb site
JULY 25, 2012
  • Fujairah sees softer market
    Suez remains out of fuel while bunker prices in South African ports start to climb.
  • Prices lack direction in North West European ports
    Outlook uncertain in most European ports as demand waned.
  • Ferry operator might choose gas
    SNCM could go down the LNG bunker route as it gets ready to place a substantial order for new ships.
  • Wartsila's LNG design powers ahead
    Wartsila order features energy-saving systems for platform support vessels.
  • Mid-week IFO prices largely down at Asian bunker hubs
    Demand for bunker fuels below average at key Asian ports on Wednesday.
  • WFS sues third party over alleged off-spec bunkers
    Files complaint against Westport Petroleum in relation to a case pursued by Malaysian shipping firm MISC.
  • Bunker surcharges boost Samudera's bottom line
    Higher box liftings and gains from asset sales also helped lift profits.
  • Marine insurer notes non-enforcement of ECA in Canada
    Canadian authorities have 'no means of enforcing' low sulphur fuel use for the time being, says Gard.
  • First LNG cruise/ferry engine order confirmed
    Emissions from LNG-based engines already within limits of IMO Tier III standards.
  • Northern Sea Route expecting sales growth
    Lukoil-Bunker expects more vessels to use the Northern Sea Route this year.
  • Cardiff firm takes delivery of fuel-efficient bulker
    The 35,000 dwt vessel built with frequency-controlled seawater cooling pumps which reduce power consumption by 70%.

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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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