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November 26, 2012
Sched Netweb site
  • Zim to hike westbound Asia-Europe rates US$600/TEU on December 15
  • Asia-Europe rate hikes wiped as spot rate falls 11.9pc to US$1,079/TEU
  • Hanoi praised for recapture of re-flagged, repainted pirated tanker
  • CSCL to sell 20pc of its boxes to CLC for cash, then will lease them back
  • China to increase exports to emerging markets, US, EU imports to rise
  • Kiel Canal northern lock shut November 26-30, smaller lock open
  • Alaskan tug and barge run aground, reefer boxes of frozen fish at risk
  • Guangdong's three port strategies for Asia Pacific, PRD and China
  • Henan province builds dry port as base for national logistics hub
  • Fuzhou, Xiamen customs cooperate to provide faster cargo clearance
  • UK P&I Club moves from 'stable' to 'positive in Standard & Poor's rating
  • Inchcape opens trouble-shooting North Africa cargo desk in Algeciras
  • UK forwarders welcome ministry consultation on heavy truck speed limits
  • DHL Express to increase average US rates 5.9pc from January 2
  • CAAS joins FAA, SESAR, MITRE, Airbus Prosky in air traffic plan
  • Virgin Atlantic Cargo to build on South African seasonal growth

Exim Indiaweb site
NOVEMBER 23, 2012
  • Freight rates to escalate from Dec.
  • MANSA welcomes B. S. Vasudev, Chief Commissioner of Customs (Zone 1)
  • UK Club's Loss Prevention team assesses tug & barge operations
  • H1 tobacco exports up 26 pc; may exceed record by fiscal-end
  • Hero mulls two-wheelers exports to Africa & Latin America
  • India seeks clear norms from Iran
  • S.S. Mishra takes charge as Chairman of PPT
  • Workshop for modernisation of Sassoon Dock fishing harbour held at MbPT office
  • Drop in truck rentals after festive season
  • Forex reserves drop by $ 32.7 m to $ 293.52 bn
  • Govt approves infrastructure development proposal
  • Govt lifts ban on exports of milk products
  • Infrastructure financing a must for speedy clearance of projects: Assocham
  • INR closes the week 35 paise lower at 55.52 against dollar
  • Big ports & small users
  • Denholm Global Logistics carries heavies from UK to Brazil & US
  • EEI moves massive power transformers
  • Hollemans expertise in demand for heavy transformer & purification vessel transportation

International Transport Journalweb site
NOVEMBER 23, 2012
  • VTG increases nine-month revenue and profit
    The Hamburg (Germany)-based based wagon hire and rail logistics company VTG Aktiengesellschaft reported positive business developments up to the end of Q3/2012. Revenue in VTG's ra...
  • Winkler expanding commercial vehicle parts centre in Switzerland
    The German commercial vehicle component specialist Winkler is enlarging its location in Egerkingen (canton Solothurn/Switzerland) and is building a new commercial vehicle component...
  • Georgia's Mason intermodal container transfer facility gets USD 6.5 million upgrade
    US-based Georgia Ports Authority has announced that its expanded Mason intermodal container transfer facility is now open for business. The improvements cut round-trip Norfolk Sout...
  • Ethiopian increasing flights to Abidjan to daily
    Ethiopian Airlines is set to increase frequencies on its Abidjan route from thrice weekly to daily, effective 25 November 2012. Traffic to and from Abidjan, the commercial capital ...
  • Port of Dunkirk opens TMV and DMT terminal extensions
    On 15 November 2012 Christine Cabau Woehrel, chair of Dunkerque Port's executive committee, and Philippe Bertonèche, chair of the French port's development board, opened the extens...
  • New CEO for Stena Line next year
    The Stena Group has appointed Carl-Johan Hagman, currently responsible for all shipping operations, as its new CEO. Hagman will replace the current CEO, Gunnar Blomdahl, who is ste...
  • Daimler Trucks and Kamaz intensify partnership
    Daimler's commercial vehicle division and the Russian truck manufacturer Kamaz have signed a contract covering the supply of engines and axles for the Russian company's trucks and ...
  • Strengthening of Swiss' position in Western Switzerland benefits cargo customers
    Swiss International Air Lines is planning to make extensive changes to its organisational and market-development activities in Geneva. The aim is to offer Geneva-based customers a ...
  • Latin American governments urged to develop air transport infrastructure
    The Latin American and Caribbean Air Transport Association (ALTA), Airports Council International (ACI), Airports Council International - Latin America and Caribbean (ACI-LAC), the...
  • Trans-o-Flex scoops up 100% of Austrian subsidiary
    The Trans-o-Flex Logistics Group, a specialised logistics and transport service provider for pharmaceutical and healthcare products, is taking over all the remaining shares in its ...
  • Rudolph Logistik reinforced by new business in Wolfsburg
    The German logistics group Rudolph Logistik is taking over the management of a warehouse for large goods receptacles that will be used to carry supplies for the Volkswagen plant in...
  • Davies Turner reinvests in UK freight hubs
    Davies Turner - the UK's leading independent freight forwarder - is completing a major reinvestment programme at its main regional hubs. This follows its freehold acquisition of th...
  • Board of Norbert Dentressangle reinforced by British and Spanish nationals
    The French service provider Norbert Dentressangle (ND) has appointed two new executive board members. The British citizen Malcolm Wilson becomes managing director of the group's lo...

Marine Logweb site
NOVEMBER 23, 2012
  • NY Water Taxi to operate new ferry service
  • Designers select Bolidt for Breakaway
  • BMT Nigel Gee WSVs launched by three shipyards
  • Wärtsilä gensets and thrusters for Brazil drillships
  • Davie Shipyard acquisition completed

World Wide Shipperweb site
NOVEMBER 23, 2012
  • Rail numbers up/down for month of October
  • US sending trade team to Zambia/South Africa
  • FESCO releases numbers covering first nine months of 2012
  • NYK resumes operations at quake damaged coal port
  • Hanjin Shipping plans series of rate increases

Lloyd's Listweb site
NOVEMBER 23, 2012
  • The changing face of Japanese ship finance
    Banks start to favour Europeans over locals
  • Ships' scrap values will weaken as iron ore price falls
    A gap remains between revenues from S&P sales and scrapping, says Nomura
  • An independent eye-witness view of the MSC Flaminia casualty
    Passenger Johnny Rosen reveals what happened in the hours immediately after fire broke out on MSC Flaminia
  • Seafarers under suspicion
    When shore leave means unreasonable and impractical visa requirements
  • UK Chamber of Shipping inches open its doors to PMSCs
    Membership will demand 'fairly rigorous' vetting
  • Sydney Ports Corp posts 8% rise in group revenue
    But cost of servicing debt from a capital expenditure programme contributes to 28.6% fall in net profit
  • Will regulation make armed guards a permanent fixture on vessels?
    Industry debates the Pandora's box that is private maritime security
  • West Africa suezmax market remains flat
    Chartering activity quiet for the million- barrel tankers
  • Chinese exports boom will focus on emerging markets
    Despite slower growth, the emerging middle class will demand for imports
  • CSCL sells its boxes to raise cash
    Deal sees Hong Kong-based buyer lease the containers back to seller
  • Vietnam marine police foil tanker hijacking
    Pirates seized Malaysian vessel to sell its fuel oil
  • Onboard fire is crews' biggest enemy
    Cargo misdeclarations increase risk to lives when a blaze breaks out
  • Cargo fires
    The MSC Flaminia casualty has drawn attention yet again to the terrible risks that seafarers face when cargo is misdeclared
  • Japanese squeeze
    Shipowners are finding less support from traditional financiers
  • UK rejects claims it refused refuge for MSC Flaminia
    Head of MCA says places of shelter had been identified
  • China has stopped classing NITC tonnage
    Decision leaves Iranian vessels without class services from any IACS member
  • Capesize market ebbs but high spirits persist
    Most brokers believe the fourth quarter has a little more to give

Fairplayweb site
NOVEMBER 23, 2012
  • Box rate gains vanish
    AS BOX liners continue their rearguard battle on freight rates, it became clear today that nearly all gains from the 1 November Asia/Europe rise have been wiped out
  • Gazprom Belarus plan to undercut LNG sector
    GAZPROM has decided to spend $2Bn to improve its Belarus pipeline so it can undercut the price of shipborne LNG
  • Mermaid wins $792M in projects
    THORESEN Thai Agencies said its 57% owned subsidiary Mermaid Maritime has closed deals on three different schemes worth a total $792M
  • Luka Koper's 1-3Q profits rise 168%
    LUKA KOPER, the group that owns Koper, Slovenia's only port, today reported a 168% rise in net profits for the first nine months 2012
  • Open-ended soy strike starts in Argentina
    ARGENTINE workers reportedly walked out today at four soy-processing plants near Rosario's river port
  • Chinese buyers default on three coal cargoes
    CHINESE buyers have reportedly defaulted on three bulker cargoes of Australian thermal coal, IHS World Markets Energy reported today
  • LR2 rates hit all-time high
    LR2 tanker rates on the Ras Tanura-Chiba route have hit an all-time high on the Baltic Clean Tanker Index, which began assessing the route in 2010
  • China's vehicle exports rise 24%
    STRONG overseas sales for Chery, Geely and Lifan cars resulted in Chinese vehicle exports growing by 24.43% year on year in October
  • China's oil demand growth slows down
    CHINESE demand for oil and oil products in October suggests weaker demand growth than in recent years, DNB Bank said today
  • CS Haisheng chemical tankers sold for scrap
    SHANGHAI-listed CS Haisheng said through a subsidiary that it plans to scrap two chemical tankers for $2.1M
  • New shipyard to open in Manila
    PHILIPPINE-based Nautilus Shipyard Repair will build a new facility in Navotas City, Manila, to commence operations in June 2013
  • Capesize market remains static
    BROKERS reported a dull week for Capesizes, as slow iron ore and coal movements did nothing to absorb excess tonnage in the Pacific
  • Supramaxes gain on volume rise
    INCREASED movements of Indonesian minerals, as well as Indian iron ore cargoes to China, have buoyed the Supramax market this week

The Journal of Commerceweb site
NOVEMBER 23, 2012
  • Reefer Ships Lose Share to Box Carriers
    Conventional refrigerated ships continue to lose market share to container lines offering increased capacity for reefer boxes, according to a new analysis of the market by the Netherlands-based research and consulting firm Dynamar. Traditional reefer ships carried half of all seaborne shipments of refrigerated cargoes as recently as 2000. Their share...
  • SCFI This Week: Asia-Mediterranean Spot Rates Drop 8.2 Percent
    Spot rates in the major Asia-Europe and Asia-North American trade lanes further weakened this week, according to the SCFI index. The SCFI North Europe index tumbled nearly 12 percent to $1,079 per TEU from $1,225 last week. Since soaring more than 38 percent in two weeks in early November to $1,491...
  • Shapiro Names Starr CFO
    C. Walter Starr Logistics provider Samuel Shapiro & Co. has named C. Walter Starr the firm's new chief financial officer. "We are very excited to have Walter join our family,' said Margie Shapiro, president and CEO, in a written statement. "With his wealth of experience, we look forward to both his contributions and...
  • Roadrunner Expands in New England
    Roadrunner Transportation Systems is opening a new less-than-truckload outbound service center serving New England. The service center, which will open on Nov. 26, will provide outbound service from Connecticut, Maine, Massachusetts, New Hampshire, Rhode Island and Vermont. The opening is a continuation of the company's expansion that saw it open a service...
  • Kieserling Group, Compass Ocean Logistics to Merge
    Effective Jan. 1, 2013, Bremen-based Kieserling Group will merge with logistics service provider Compass Ocean Logistics. The new Compass Logistics International AG will have two headquarters, in Bremen and in Dubai, and 40 branches in 18 countries. The company will focus its future business activities in western Europe, North America, the...
  • India OKs Private Funding for Rail Infrastructure
    In a step that could help speed freight movements in the country, the Indian government has approved a proposal to allow private investment for the development of rail-related infrastructure projects. The policy reform, which came amid vigorous opposition from labor unions in state-owned Indian Railways, is expected to lower transportation costs...
  • Analysts: Rate Erosion Likely on Asia-Europe Lanes
    espite the slew of rate restoration plans and general rate increases announced by lines for December and January, excess capacity will continue to undermine efforts to boost revenues into 2013, according to leading analysts. Janet Lewis, head of industrial and transportation research in Asia at Macquarie Capital Securities, said November rate...

Containerisation Internationalweb site
NOVEMBER 23, 2012
  • Cocoa cargoes need handling with care
    'Cocoa is a fragile commodity,' according to Henry Alllard, chief executive officer of Bordeaux-based maritime insurer Filhet Allard; he told the ICCO World Cocoa ...
  • Irish maritime outlook remains challenging
    A Republic of Ireland industry body has made a downward revision to its port and shipping traffic volume forecasts for 2013, despite a 'relatively stable' 2012 ...
  • Asia - Europe rates under pressure again
    It was a fact acknowledged by CMA CGM's cfo, Michel Sirat during a third quarter interim results teleconference on Tuesday when he said that Q4 results would 'not ...
  • CSCL sells its boxes to raise cash
    The Hong Kong and Shanghai-listed China Shipping Container Lines [CSCL] has announced that it proposes to sell 20% of its shipping container fleet to a leasing ...
  • APL Logistics acquires US customs brokerage
    The global forwarding arm of Singapore's NOL Group, APL Logistics, has bought out the Los Angeles-based customs broker and trade compliance firm, Carmichael International ...
  • China's PMI confirms momentum
    The bellwether HSBC Chinese November purchasing managers' index [PMI] has risen above the watershed 50 level for the first time in over a year to reach 50.4 - a ...

TradeWindsweb site
NOVEMBER 23, 2012
  • Seanergy bulker held
    A Seanergy Maritime bulker was detained in the UK after inspectors flagged up 26 separate issues with the ship.
  • Busted for booze
    A drunk captain led to a Wessels Reederei vessel running into trouble in the UK, the Maritime & Coastguard Agency says.
  • Lorenzo at a loss
    Philippines feeder line Lorenzo Shipping has fallen to a loss in the third quarter.
  • ZM swallows Davie
    ZM Industries has completed a takeover swoop for Canada's Davie Shipyard amid expectation new orders are just around the corner.
  • CSCL facing loss
    Hong Kong-listed China Shipping Container Lines (CSCL) is likely to book a loss in the fourth quarter, according to Credit Suisse.
  • 2Go posts a profit
    Philippines ro-ro operator 2Go Group has returned to profit in the third quarter, but saw losses grow over the first nine months.
  • Shell MR swoop close
    Shell is tipped to put the finishing touches to its "Project Silver" scheme in the next couple of weeks.
  • First falters again
    Taiwanese bulker owner First Steamship has posted weaker nine-month profit as revenue fell.
  • Sealink seals $37m package
    Malaysian offshore outfit Sealink International has racked up a bunch of contracts worth a total of MYR 113m ($37m).
  • Glenn comes clean
    Malaysia's Glenn Defense Marine has admitted one of its vessels dumped waster water off the Philippines.
  • Korea winning eco war
    South Korea's shipyards are trouncing Chinese rivals when it comes to fuel efficiency performance, a leading analyst has shown.
  • Eitzen closes on debt deal
    Eitzen Chemical's financial restructuring has been given the green light by lenders.
  • OW charters Schulte tanker
    Denmark's OW Bunker has chartered a Schulte tanker for operations in the US Gulf.
  • Moving markets
    TradeWinds digests the digits making the headlines this week.
  • Haisheng ditches oldies
    China Shipping Haisheng has offloaded two chemical tankers for scrap.
  • GOS buys another
    India's Global Offshore Services has snapped up a 2010-built anchor handling tug supply vessel from an Egyptian owner.
  • Vietnam swings the axe
    Vietnam is slashing its newbuilding budget in the shipping slump.
  • Sheep ship under fire
    A Dutch-owned ro-ro has been criticised for leaving port in the UK in a storm with sheep on board - and then having to return to port.
  • Tanker taken off Vietnam
    A small Malaysian registered chemical tanker has been hijacked and then abandoned off the coast of Vietnam.
  • A closed shop
    We take a look at what was said in the market over the past week.
  • "Crawling with beetles"
    A Columbia Shipmanagement cargoship was found to be infested with bugs during an inspection in New Zealand.
  • Mermaid wins Saudi gig
    Mermaid Maritime has won a large contract in the Middle East providing offshore services to Saudi Aramco.
  • Dry bulk rates trimmed
    Morgan Stanley has taken the axe to its dry cargo rate forecasts for the next two years on weaker demand assumptions.
  • S&P passes 2011 total
    Ships sold in the secondhand market so far this year have already surpassed the levels seen in the whole of 2011, latest figures show.
  • Austal plans rights issue
    Austal has unveiled a deeply discounted, highly dilutive AUD85m ($88m) rights issue to recapitalise its business.

The Bunker Bulletinweb site
NOVEMBER 23, 2012
  • US markets quiet on Black Friday
    Markets were slow due to the US Thanksgiving and Black Friday holiday, a supplier told Bunkerworld.
  • Maersk 'not giving up on shipping.'
    Maersk will invest $6-$8 billion in the shipping sector over the next five year period.
  • Bunker prices sluggish in Fujairah
    Little movement seen apart from Suez, where prices softened.
  • Week ends with lacklustre market
    Loading problems at Rotterdam leave market subdued.
  • Eitzen gains approval for financial restructuring
    Banks have committed to a total of $30 million in a new working capital facility to secure liquidity for the company.
  • Istanbul: Supplier exit is temporary suspension
    Rida Petrol 'has temporarily suspended operations' and should be back with expanded product offering.
  • New study spots efficiency gap on big ore carriers
    Same ship type fosters useful comparison on fuel consumption with surprising results.
  • Tanker 'hijacked for its MGO cargo'
    Vietnamese police retake the vessel, but only after opening fire.
  • NYK 'activiely looking at LNG' as a bunker fuel
    Managing director of LNG division says it could also play a role in supplying LNG as bunker product.
  • Lab-on-a-ship team narrows focus with 'Catguard'
    Real-time monitoring helps ships avoid engine damage, aims to offer in-line sulphur monitoring next.
  • Prices lack direction in Asia
    In Singapore, 380 cSt crept up by a dollar but distillates lost $6.50.
  • 'True value' fuel differentials narrow sharply
    Less variation in TWI quality scores between 'best' and 'worst' fuels sees estimated value spread at about a third compared to January.

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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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