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October 26, 2012
Sched Netweb site
  • HSBC purchasing manager's index stabilises in October - recovery in sight
  • UN's tighter rules on garbage disposal at sea come into force January 1
  • Rioting continues in Panama's Caribbean city of Colon over land sale
  • UK shipping minister picks Felixstowe as first port to visit
  • MSC offers Oceania cargo via Panama Philadelphia-New York 'landbridge'
  • Port of Charleston posts 13.3pc quarterly volume hike to 400,492 TEU
  • LA port moves closer to having waterfront eco-marine research centre
  • Tanjung Pelepas named Asia-Pacific Green Terminal Operator of the Year
  • Abu Dhabi to expand its new Khalifa Port to 1.2 million TEU by 2014
  • Lufthansa in winter: Adds Tel Aviv, Istanbul, Cairo - subtracts Chongqing
  • Delta Air Lines makes strong comeback, overtaking its traditional rivals
  • UPS launches flight to Zhengzhou to follow new manufacturing inland
  • Singapore plans Centre of Excellence to enhance air traffic control

Exim Indiaweb site
OCTOBER 25, 2012
  • Action needed on places of refuge & casualty investigations: ICS
  • Freight forwarders warned against moving goods to Iran
  • Freight rates fall on Asia-US/Europe trade
  • Guangzhou plans massive investment in sea freight hub development project
  • HMM announces withdrawal of USEC-Asia reefer loop
  • Import container volume up at US ports in Sept.
  • Lloyd's Register announces breakthrough in containership capacity
  • Los Angeles port all set for final phase of harbour dredging
  • Persistence pays off for shipbroker in recovering charter party commission
  • Port of Liverpool & Manchester Ship Canal adjudged Port Authority of the Year
  • Tiger Logistics & Eagle Logistics join hands in exclusive tie-up for Sri Lanka market
  • Almond imports pegged at 80,000 t
  • Raju Roadways makes rapid progress in heavy lift/super ODC transport
  • Agriculture Ministry pitches for long-term farm ex-im policy
  • India & Iran working on import payment issue

International Transport Journalweb site
OCTOBER 25, 2012
  • FleetPride acquired by TPG
    FleetPride, the USA's largest retailer of heavy-duty truck and trailer parts, is to be acquired by TPG, a leading global private investment firm in the USA. The transaction is expe...
  • Turkish Airlines orders more B777s
    The US airframe manufacturer Boeing has confirmed that Turkish Airlines is committed to ordering 15 B777-300ER (extended range) aircraft. When finalized, the agreement will be wort...
  • Linfox tests steel transports for Tata in India
    Linfox, Australia's largest privately owned transport company with nearly 5,000vVehicles, is trialling a new intra-plant transport service at Tata Steel's steel plant in Jamshedpur...
  • Tiaca and Icao agree to enhance cooperation in the field of air cargo transportation
    The International Air Cargo Association (Tiaca) and the International Civil Aviation Organization (Icao) have agreed to an enhanced cooperation in the field of air cargo transporta...
  • New railway bridge over Rhine in Basel
    After a three-year construction period trains have started to use a new twin track concrete bridge that crosses the River Rhine in Basel (Switzerland). Four tracks will be availabl...
  • New full freighter customer for Brussels Airport
    Demavia NV, a firm that acts as GSA for Fly Congo, has announced that the carrier's freighter operation began departing direct from Brussels airport (Belgium) to Kinshasa, capital ...
  • Rail strike in France hits the operator's freight services
    A national rail strike began in France yesterday (24 October) and will last until 08.00 on 26 October. The strike by workers at the French state railway SNCF also puts a halt to al...
  • Switzerland's Rhine ports flourishing in Q3
    Port of Switzerland, the operator of Swiss inland ports on the River Rhine, reported a total throughput of 5.44 million t in the first nine months of the current year. This equates...
  • UPS sees earnings and turnover plummet in Q3/2012
    UPS, the world's largest parcel service provider, had to a book a special pension-restructuring charge of USD 559 million in Q3 this year. This sum punched a huge hole in US-based ...
  • Geodis STVA confirms its position of automotive operator at Tanger Med Port
    Geodis STVA Tanger Med (GSTM), the subsidiary of STVA and Geodis in Morocco, has been awarded a two-year contract to manage the multi-user terminal at the Moroccan port Tanger Med,...
  • C.H. Robinson Europe receives AEO certification
    C.H. Robinson Europe BV, one of Europe's leading freight forwarders, has been granted authorised economic operator (AEO) certification by the Dutch customs, which officially regard...
  • Trefzger leaving DB Schenker
    The German service provider Schenker has announced that Detlef Trefzger, its management board member responsible for contract logistics and supply chain management, is giving up hi...
  • Changes at SNCF: Lombard has become CEO of Geodis
    Marie-Christine Lombard has been named CEO of the French service provider SNCF Geodis, with effect from 24 October 2012. Lombard was previously chairman and CEO of TNT NV. Pierre B...
  • New board member for Lufthansa Cargo
    Lufthansa Cargo, the freight division of the German carrier Lufthansa, has announced that Martin Schmitt will become a member of its executive board on 1 January 2013. Schmitt, who...

Marine Logweb site
OCTOBER 25, 2012
  • Newport News gets $142.7 million contract mod
  • BOEM releases final details of Western Gulf lease sale
  • Harley Marine Services orders four barges from Conrad
  • New Rolls-Royce design team focuses on naval ships
  • Damen sells first hybrid tug to Dutch owner
  • NOL Group has a profitable third quarter
  • Wärtsilä to power two Russian icebreakers
  • Pirate dhow burns after Dutch warship comes under fire
  • Kirby reports third quarter results

World Wide Shipperweb site
OCTOBER 25, 2012
  • NOL Group announces third quarter earnings gains
  • Schnitzer Steel delivers fourth fiscal quarter numbers
  • Port association teams with road/transport builders group
  • Inchcape warns of disruptions due to flooding in Argentina
  • Crowley Maritime christens pair of new Ocean Class tugs

Lloyd's Listweb site
OCTOBER 25, 2012
  • US set to smash coal export record
    Drybulkers buoyed by rising thermal coal trade
  • Thailand helps boost Southeast Asian regional LNG trade
    PTT is poised to secure a deal to receive 2m tonnes per year from Qatar
  • The oil major and the thieves
    Latest episode highlights mess of Nigeria's oil export industry
  • Grimaldi recipe may not be to the taste of Greek rivals
    Emanuele Grimaldi sets out his proposal for staunching the losses of the leading Italy-Greece ferry operators. Is it an offer too good to refuse?
  • US sanctions bite Iran
    As country loses at least $100m a day, its top three customers - China, India and Japan - remain loyal
  • NOL hits first profit since late 2010
    Third-quarter results show liner firm is back in the black to the tune of $50m
  • Nobu Su threatened with contempt application
    NewLead goes after controversial Taiwanese tycoon personally in fallout from charter dispute
  • Royal Caribbean close to Oasis-class newbuilding order
    Richard Fain hails 'compelling financial results' of ship type as company announces bumper quarterly results
  • D'Amico poised to order further product tanker newbuildings
    Exclusive: Italian owner believes the time is right as asset values move closer to the bottom
  • Subsidies to continue for German owners
    Government decision after year-long row will pave way for better training on vessels under home flag, says VDR
  • Kirby profits survive drought and hurricane
    Diesel engines show surprising drop but company boosts annual profits guidance
  • Omega Navigation Chapter 11 case rumbles on
    Junior lenders' super-priority claim sparks new round of litigation as reorganisation plan remains stalled
  • Cosco Pacific posts $98m net profit
    Third-quarter revenue up 14% year on year
  • Filipinos can work as armed guards as well as crew, Countering Piracy told
    Savings of $20,000 per transit are possible, says Gulf of Aden Group Transit chief
  • PMSCs criticise navies for not sharing information on piracy
    Nato argues that private maritime security companies are underreporting
  • Buying into Cosco
    The too-big-to-fail shipping company issues bonds just as Standard & Poor's deems its liquidity 'less than adequate'
  • Notable rise for box throughputs in September
    RWI/ISL index shows global increase to 113.4 from 110.9 in August
  • ABP seeks $200m loans from EIB for port expansion
    Southampton and Hull to benefit if EU-owned bank agrees to fund projects
  • To the point
    Owners are responsible for the safety of the crew, as well as the ship and its cargo
  • Container lessor TAL posts 11.8% rise in revenues
    Chief 'generally' expects strong market conditions to continue this year and into 2013
  • Cargotec sees 28% fall in operating profit in third quarter
    Supplier undergoes restructuring as orders for equipment fall 11%
  • China Cosco to issue $2bn offshore bond despite S&P rating
    Standard & Poor's labels company as 'highly leveraged'
  • Cockroft to retire from ITF
    General secretary to step down next May
  • Tankers order is madness
    With no sign of growth in the market, Blackstone's proposal should not be encouraged
  • Paragon to boost share price with reverse split
    Dry bulk owner plans to go ahead with one-for-10 split on November 5
  • HSH appoints new chief executive
    Chief financial officer von Oesterreich replaces Lerbinger after resignation
  • CSD offers second batch of $400m bond sale
    Taking 58 newbuilding deliveries lifts capital expenditures
  • Subsea operation buoys Ezra Holdings
    Net profit for 2012 financial year rises 62% to $65m
  • Samsung and Amec form joint venture on offshore design
    New company focuses on front-end engineering and offshore detail

Fairplayweb site
OCTOBER 25, 2012
  • Wenzhou LNG plan approved
    CHINA'S National Energy Administration has approved an LNG project with 1.6M m³ of yearly capacity
  • Poti dockers strike again
    DOCKERS reportedly staged their second strike in three weeks today at Poti, Georgia's Black Sea port
  • NOL reverses losses into profits of $50M
    NOL TODAY said it made $50M for 3Q12, reversing $91M in losses in the same period last year
  • Floods hinder Argentina
    SEVERE floods in Argentina are today hindering its agribusiness supply chain
  • Tuning urged for shipping's financial products
    CURRENT financial products fail to meet the strapped shipping sector's needs and need fine tuning, Shouguo Zhang, vice chairman of the China Shipowners Association, told Fairplay
  • Ex-COSCO Guangzhou official convicted
    JINPEI Hu, the former general accountant of the COSCO Guangzhou Shipyard, has been sentenced to five and half years in prison and fined 400,000 yuan ($64,000) on a Chinese bribery conviction
  • Royal Carib confirms talks for Oasis ship
    ROYAL Caribbean today raised its earnings guidance and confirmed that it is in final talks for a third Oasis-class newbuilding
  • East Asia raises purchases of spot LNG
    EAST Asian utilities' spot LNG purchases have risen by more than 15% year on year as uncertainty lingers over restoring nuclear power generation in Japan, the Gas Asia conference heard today
  • It's merely a FLNG for oil and gas majors
    ONLY MAJOR oil and gas groups with huge balance sheets are capable of addressing the financing challenges of floating LNG schemes, Gas Asia delegates heard today
  • Ezra's profits climb 62%
    SINGAPORE-listed offshore player Ezra Holdings said today its profits for the year ended 31 August rose by 62% from the same period a year ago
  • Samsung seeks to add offshore muscle
    SOUTH Korea's Samsung HI told Fairplay today it plans to strengthen its position in the fast-growing offshore sector with the signing of a joint venture
  • Nordea books lower 3Q12 shipping loss provisions
    NORDEA said today its provisions from loans to the shipping sector decreased slightly in 3Q12 from the previous quarter
  • Singapore/Oz rate hits high
    RATES to ship clean products from Singapore to Australia have hit a 2012 high, with tonnage being fixed away because of refinery closures in Australia
  • Nam Cheong issues notes
    MALAYSIA'S offshore support vessel builder Nam Cheong said today it has issued S$110M ($90M) in fixed-rate notes
  • VLGC rates near bottom
    VLGC RATES are likely to bottom out soon after a poor October sent them down by 30%, according to Oslo shipbroker Fearnleys

The Journal of Commerce - Maritimeweb site
OCTOBER 25, 2012
  • Bahri and Saudi Aramco Reach Agreement on the Merger of Vela's Fleet and Operations with Bahri
    RIYADH - The National Shipping Company of Saudi Arabia ("Bahri") announces today that it has reached an agreement with, the Saudi Arabian Oil Company ("Saudi Aramco"), and Vela International Marine Limited ("Vela"), a wholly owned subsidiary of Saudi Aramco, on the terms and conditions of the merger of the fleets...
  • ILA-USMX Labor Negotiations Timeline
    Negotiations between the International Longshoremen's Association and waterfront employers representated by United States Maritime Alliance have been tense from the start last spring. When the two sides agreed to extend the current contract by 90 days, some sense of stability returned to East and Gulf Coast ports. But with major...
  • World Container Index Reading Slips for Fifth Week
    The World Container Index comprehensive reading for Oct. 25 - $1,980 per 40-foot laden container ' was down for the fifth consecutive week, declining 1.0 percent or $20.85 from the week before, the World Container Index reported. The WCI spot rate from Rotterdam to New York was flat for the third...
  • Lack of Freight Policy Could Incite Diversions, Cordero Says
    LOS ANGELES - The central message of a study by the Federal Maritime Commission on the impact of the harbor maintenance fee on cargo routing might well be that the lack of a national freight policy, rather than the burden of the tax itself, is compromising the competitiveness of U.S....
  • Drewry Container Rate Benchmark
    The Hong Kong-Los Angeles benchmark is based on Drewry Shipping Consultants' research and derived from NVOCCs. The rate is in dollars and based on a full 40-foot containerload, excluding terminal-handling charges in Hong Kong.The Oct. 22 average spot market rate from Hong Kong to Los Angeles dipped 1.6 percent or...
  • ICAP Forward Curve Freight Rates
    The ICAP forward curve tracks containerized freight rates of swap agreements as settled against the SCFI-Shanghai Containerized Freight Index produced by the Shanghai Shipping Exchange.Derivatives Bid/Ask pricing in U.S. dollars as of Oct. 23 between Shanghai and the following four trade lanes. Data Included: 10/23/2012 U.S. WEST COAST...

Containerisation Internationalweb site
OCTOBER 25, 2012
  • NOL hits first profit since late 2010
    The Singapore-based NOL Group, which owns the liner shipping and logistics company, APL, has returned to profitability, posting its first quarterly surplus since ...
  • ESC's Wiesehahn-Vrijman says service is not good enough
    Marco Wiesehahn-Vrijman, a member of the European Shippers' Council (ESC) Maritime Transport Council, has criticised most aspects of today's liner companies' services.Addressing ...
  • World's only nuclear-powered containership bound for scrap
    The world's only nuclear-powered containership, the Murmansk-based Sevmorput, is set for its last voyage: to the scrapyard.The vessel, which has been lying idle ...
  • US Shippers Association adopts GT Nexus cloud
    E-platform provider GT Nexus has announced that the US Shippers Association (USSA) has rolled-out its cloud supply chain platform to centralise and automate global ...
  • Index-linked service contracts grow
    The use of index linked service contracts, hedging and derivative tools in the liner shipping industry is accelerating according to Michael Blach, vice president ...
  • MJC2 scoops CI Innovation IT award
    UK, Berkshire software house MJC2 was the winner of Containerisation International's Innovation IT of the Year accolade at last week's Northumberland ...
  • Signs of recovery in China's PMI
    The influential HSBC purchase managers' index [PMI] for October reached 49.1 in October - up from the previous month's 47.9 - suggesting that the world's ...
  • Zim adds Ashdod to USEC
    Israeli ocean carrier Zim Lines is to add the port of Ashdod to its US east coast ZCA Service from next month in a move designed to improve its coverage of the ...

TradeWindsweb site
OCTOBER 25, 2012
  • Exmar holds out
    Exmar is still looking to order at least four more midsize LPG carriers even though it didn't exercise options at Hyundai Mipo Dockyard in the third quarter.
  • Golar game changer
    Golar LNG Ltd may be one of the first US-listed LNG carrier owners to enter the floating liquefaction (FLNG) arena, according to Wells Fargo Securities.
  • Euronav to sell again
    Euronav will continue to offload assets despite boosting its coffers with a VLCC sale yesterday, DNB says.
  • Vernicos refloats bulker
    A Wilson mini-bulker is getting ready to set sail for a shipyard in the Piraeus to undergo an inspection after grounding in the Aegean over the weekend.
  • Belships steady in Q3
    Belships is managing to keep its head above water in the faltering shipping market.
  • Leaner Limarko loses
    Lithuanian reefer owner Limarko has seen its loss grow in the first nine months as it trimmed its fleet.
  • Marco wants more
    Marco Fiori is prepared to lay down more of d'Amico International Shipping's cash on eco newbuidings despite two trips to Hyundai Mipo this year.
  • DFDS shuffles pack
    Danish owner DFDS has chartered in a laid-up SeaFrance ro-pax to boost its English Channel competitiveness.
  • Dof's Boot
    Dof Subsea has won a contract to survey the wreckage of an infamous German World War II submarine.
  • Kirby edges ahead
    US tank-barge owner Kirby Corp has inched up third quarter profit despite a revenue drop.
  • DIS begins overhaul
    d'Amico International Shipping has initiated a clear-out of its older ships with the profitable sale of an MR tanker.
  • Siem bounces back
    Siem Offshore has roared back into the black in the second quarter.
  • NOL snaps streak
    Neptune Orient Lines has snapped a two-year losing streak to return to profit in the third quarter.
  • Tallin takes icebreaker
    Estonia's Port of Tallink has snapped up an icebreaker for EUR 50m ($65m).
  • Third tricky for Vale
    Brazilian mining heavyweight Vale has turned in its worst quarterly performance in three years.
  • Two escape sinking tug
    Two crew have escaped a sinking tug at a construction site in New Hampshire.
  • Ezra grows subsea
    Ezra Holdings has added to its growing backlog of subsea construction contracts.
  • HHI saved by stake sale
    Net profit at Korea's Hyundai Heavy Industries (HHI) has grown following the disposal of a stake in a sister company.
  • Hutchison hurt in third
    Li Ka-Shing's Hutchison Port Holdings Trust has turned in a disappointing set of third quarter numbers.
  • Box boost for Cosco Pac
    A turnaround in its container manufacturing division has revived the fortunes of Cosco Pacific in the third quarter.
  • Vopak banks a billion
    Dutch tank terminals giant Vopak has sold $1bn of new notes to refinance other borrowings.
  • Mothership blasted
    The Dutch navy has destroyed a pirate mothership after coming under fire off the coast of Somalia.
  • More for Milaha
    Milaha has continued to book improved earnings in 2012 with its third quarter bottom line up by close to one fifth.
  • WW's dividend debacle
    Wilh Wilhelmsen ASA has been forced to temporarily slice its dividend by three quarters only a week after suggesting the bumper payday for shareholders.
  • DNB writes off $51m
    DNB, the Norwegian shipping and energy bank, has seen provisions for bad shipping loans jump substantially compared to a year ago.
  • V Ships tightens up
    V Ships Leisure USA is increasing its oversight of independent pilots following the grounding of the Yorktown in August.
  • Business as usual
    OSG is still fulfilling its charter commitments on four tankers owned by DHT Holdings, its chief executive has told investors.
  • Samsung targets US
    Korea's Samsung Heavy Industries is teaming up with AMEC of the UK to target offshore work in the US.
  • CSSC breaks the ice
    China State Shipbuilding Corporation (CSSC) has been chosen to design what is hoped will be the country's first domestically-built icebreaker.
  • Steering error to blame
    A collision between a LPG carrier and a ro-ro ferry off Indonesia last month may have been due to a steering error by the latter.
  • Paragon set for split
    Paragon Shipping is to carry out a reverse stock split after receiving approval from its board of directors.
  • ITF's Cockroft to retire
    David Cockroft is set to retire as the general secretary of the International Transport Workers' Federation (ITF) next year.
  • Ezra profits surge
    Ezra Holdings has reported a 63% increase in full-year profits thanks to the first full year of operation of its subsea unit.
  • German box boys tie up
    MPC Munchmeyer Petersen Steamship (MPC Steamship) and Thien & Heyenga are to market their containership fleets together.
  • DHT drops on OSG woes
    DHT Holdings saw its shares end the day 15% lower on Wednesday as investors took stock of its exposure to troubled OSG.
  • The walking dead
    'Walking dead' is a phrase that could be used to describe many cash-strapped shipowners in a depressed market but Overseas Shipholding Group (OSG) is not one them, a pair of leading bankruptcy attorneys said Wednesday.

American Shipperweb site
OCTOBER 25, 2012
  • Purpose-built profession
  • Get cultured in compliance
    There are several reasons why executives throw caution to the wind and ignore compliance regulations. To name a few we have ignorance, greed, and intentional disregard...
  • On MAP 21 - What's different this time?
    During the past 20 years, the concept of a national freight network in the United States has been the subject of much discussion and debate...
  • The big squeeze
  • Why would anyone invest?
  • New Year's party? Hardly
  • LaHood praises air cargo
  • Cargo doldrums
    Airlines say cargo business is weak and the latest figures from the International Air Transport Association validate their bearish state of mind.
  • Airlines face pilot shortage
  • C.H. Robinson's big score
    Logistics services firm C.H. Robinson paid a premium to win a bidding war in late September for Chicago-based freight forwarder Phoenix International.
  • Print-it-yourself production
  • A transportation policy please
  • Not so sweet
    In the past few years, the United States has consumed around 11 million tons of sugar annually, or roughly 70 pounds per person.
  • Outside intermodal herd
  • MIT replicates logistics center in Malaysia
  • Book Review: Logistics clusters
  • SCM curriculum makeover

The Bunker Bulletinweb site
OCTOBER 25, 2012
  • Reefer owner's losses grow
    Company blames high bunker prices and strong dollar.
  • Prices fall for fourth day in Fujairah
    Softer pricer seen in most ports across the region.
  • Bunker prices stable in Rotterdam
    European markets see prices move within narrow margins.
  • Cruise line results 'better than forecast'
    'Focus on costs' helped drive profits.
  • NOL returns to profit
    But fuel costs and weak global economy mean 'it is a deep hole we have to climb out of.'
  • German port to get LNG bunker terminal
    Move follows feasibility study by port authorities.
  • Fuel oil stocks up 14% week-on-week
    Singapore stocks at 16-week high.
  • Gazprom in project to develop LNG bunker market
    'LNG is a solution for the transport sector, in particular for shipping,' says project partner.
  • Bunker prices largely up at major ports
    Supplies of bunker fuels fine at key Asian ports on Thursday.
  • Distillates 'may not be the best alternative'
    Kirsi Tikka of ABS talks to Bunkerworld and Sustainable Shipping about future fuel and technology choices for shipping.
  • Vopak secures $1 billion in private placement programme
    Proceeds to 'repay outstanding debt and for other general corporate purposes', says firm.
  • Chimbusco bunker sales to Cosco shipyard double
    Chimbusco also supplying 'ultra-low sulphur fuel' to vessels being built at the shipyard, it says.
  • Despatch of Titan offer document delayed
    Titan and investor Guangdong Zhenrong require 'additional time' to compile document.
  • Russia holds seminar on ship energy efficiency
    Russian shipowners briefed on EEDI and SEEMP.
  • ExxonMobil seeks to expand use of flow meters
    Feedback from customers has been 'positive'.

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FROM THE HOME PAGE
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
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
Task force of five associations for the relaunch of Italian rail cargo
Rome
Initiative by Agens, Assoferr, Assologistica, Fercargo and Fermerci
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
Le Aziende informano
Il retrofit ibrido-elettrico di ABB guida i traghetti dei laghi italiani verso un futuro più sostenibile
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
Federlogistica, the possible collapse of road transport is a risk for the country
Genoa/Modena
Ruote Libere reports that the government only needs to allocate a little money to avoid having to deal with the real problems of road hauliers
Second edition of the European Maritime Transport Environmental Report published
Lisbon/Copenhagen
The new report indicates that promising progress has been made in several areas
WSC, MEPC must provide clear measures to decarbonise shipping this week
Washington
Wood-Thomas: It is not possible that these decisions can be postponed to guidelines developed in two years
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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