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February 28, 2012
The Business Timesweb site
Shipping News
  • West African waters a new piracy hot spot
    The waters off West Africa's coast, the Gulf of Guinea, are a growing source of oil and have recently seen a spike in piracy for theft of its riches, a development seen to be fuelled partly by rising crude prices.
  • Maersk posts 43% drop in 2011 profit
    A.P. Moeller-Maersk A/S reported a 43 per cent drop in 2011 profit after falling freight rates pushed its container line, the world's largest, to a loss.

Sched Netweb site
  • Maersk 2011 profits total US$3.4 billion, but containers lose $600 million
  • Panama Canal expansion's most expensive jobs threaten to run over budget
  • Maersk's AMPT to limit volume if Mumbai's 44pc THC reduction enforced
  • Shipping Hong Kong conference covers broad range of issues this week
  • UK Club insurers offer maritime BowTie risk management scheme in Asia
  • New York backs off on strict ballast water rules, adopts federal standard
  • Port of Mombasa to auction 200 containers cargo owners refuse to collect
  • Singapore's Mocean Shipping to be rebranded MM Line from March 1
  • Swift pays US$4 million for misappropriation, but scores Moody's upgrade
  • DP World to focus on expanding Caucedo Port in the Dominican Republic
  • Toll Holdings posts lower net profit on 5pc increase in revenue
  • NCC's terminal to restart operations at Black Sea Port of Odessa-Illichivsk
  • US Customs proposes new rule on re-exports to ease tracking, compliance
  • January Asian air cargo volumes fall 13.7pc, but hope rises on US recovery
  • Air France to start twice-weekly freighter service to Atlanta March 27
  • Lufthansa's time:matters opens station at Scotland's Aberdeen airport

Exim Indiaweb site
  • CBEC chief launches biometric smart card for CHAs, ex-im trade
  • Colombo port container volume up 3 pc
  • Cosco, China Shipping working towards greater service integration
  • ESC wants global anti-trust block exemptions for lines scrapped
  • Introduction of ISO security container seal requirement delayed
  • Maersk rate hikes on FE-West Coast Latin America & Caribbean trades
  • OOCL, RCL, to commence Shanghai, Hong Kong, Vietnam, Bangkok loop from March 4
  • Safmarine welcomes first of three new WAFMAX vessels in 2012
  • SCI kicks off Worldwide Agents Meet 2012
  • Transparency in dealings between shipping agents, tax authorities stressed at MANSA's TDS seminar
  • Incentives for -denominated trade with Iran
  • ChPT adheres to Madras HC order by discontinuing coal, iron ore handling
  • Govt sets up inter-Ministerial panel to decide on port regulation
  • Labour stir to impact operations at Mumbai Port, JNP today
  • UK trade delegation comes calling at JN Port to explore business opportunities

International Transport Journalweb site
FEBRUARY 27, 2012
  • Norfolk Southern first in US to deploy clean renewable diesel
    Norfolk Southern, one of the largest US transporters of coal and industrial products, has penned a deal with Dynamic Fuels and Mansfield Oil, making it the first fleet user of ren...
  • Safmarine introducing new Wafmax vessels
    Shipping line Safmarine has taken delivery of the 4,500 teu "Safmarine Chilka", the first of three new Safmarine-branded Wafmax containerships to join A.P Moller-Maersk'...
  • Gijon container terminal investing in equipment
    The Gijón Container Terminal (TCG) is continuing to pursue its operational optimisation strategy and has thus added a shore crane to its equipment fleet, a Kalmar reach stacker wi...
  • Munich airport posts good results and posts a record
    Munich airport continues to rise in the rankings of Europe's most important air transport hubs, with airfreight at Bavaria's gateway to the world showing a 4% gain in 2011 and inc...
  • Russia and Bulgaria increase frequencies
    Russian and Bulgarian civil aviation authorities have agreed to double frequencies between the Bulgarian coastal towns of Burgas and Varna to Moscow. The designated carriers of ea...
  • Air Zimbabwe suspends services
    Air Zimbabwe is facing serious cash flow problems, failed to resume flights last week, and has now suspended all flights indefinitely. This was after workers vowed not to report f...
  • Kombiverkehr shifts 1 million truckloads from road to rail
    Frankfurt-based Kombiverkehr carried 4.2% more units last year than in 2010, hauling 972,600 truck consignments (or 1.95 million teu), an increase of 3,561 shipments over the prev...
  • RHA welcomes plans to charge foreign trucks in UK
    The UK Road Haulage Association (RHA) has welcomed the government's proposals to charge foreign trucks for using UK roads, which were published in a consultation by transport mini...
  • Hellmann introduces regular Ukraine-Poland groupage links
    Hellmann has established a weekly groupage service between Hellmann Worldwide Logistics in Poland and Hellmann East Europe in Ukraine. Freight can be consolidated in Nowy Tomysl, ...
  • Toll Group reports lower profits in H1
    The Toll Group, an Australian transport and logistics corporation, reported sales of AUD 4.4 billion (EUR 3.6 million) in the first six months of financial 2011/2012 (to 31 Decemb...
  • Expeditors International reports solid 2011 results
    The Seattle-based US forwarding and logistics service provider Expeditors International reported a 5% decline in fourth quarter 2011 revenues, due to the troubled airfreight indus...
  • IJS Global opens German branch office
    IJS Global, a major provider of global logistics services, has opened a new branch office in Leinfelden-Echterdingen, near Stuttgart (Germany). The region is considered one of the...
  • RZD president Vladimir Yakunin awarded Italian order of merit
    Vladimir Yakunin, the president of the Russian Railways, has been made a grand officer in the order of merit of the Italian republic. The award was presented to him on 21 February...
  • New Toll Collect managing director in Netherlands
    Toll Global Forwarding has appointed Marinus Uleman as managing director for the Netherlands. Uleman joined Toll's predecessor Baltrans in 2005, along with other colleagues from T...
  • Inchcape and Al Bakri in joint Saudi venture
    Maritime services provider Inchcape Shipping Services (ISS) is launching operations in Saudi Arabia. ISS has entered into a joint venture with the Al Bakri Group, which will be kn...

Marine Logweb site
FEBRUARY 27, 2012
  • Marty Erdossy to be NNS corporate director of customer relations
  • Private equity firm invests in TPG Mt. Vernon Marine
  • NASSCO gets $359.75 million contract mod for third MLP
  • Chinese shipyard delivers first RAmpage 4500 Class Offshore Support Tug
  • Freddie splashes out at Samsung
  • Costa Allegra adrift after generator fire
  • Austal reports loss-making half year
  • South African ship repairer completes work on Transocean drillship
  • With pain at the pump, AMP moves to head off Jones Act waivers
  • BMT Nigel Gee WSV will be first vessel with new Voith Linear Jet propulsors

World Wide Shipperweb site
FEBRUARY 27, 2012
  • Coast Guard keeping eye on car carrier with engine problems
  • Responsibilities changing at Federal Maritime Commission
  • Search begins for new president for California Maritime Academy
  • Port of Olympia taps Smith as new director of finance
  • Shipping lines work together to create new ANS service

Lloyd's Listweb site
FEBRUARY 27, 2012
  • More red ink forecast for Maersk Line as losses return in 2011
    Updated: Capacity cuts but no ship removals from Asia-Europe trades
  • Japanese-owned chemical tanker sells for just $19m
    Sale price is 27% lower than last similar deal
  • Cost increases nearly wipe out revenue gains for Samudera
    Sale of containers pushes net profits up
  • Stockpiled oil must deploy US vessels, says American Maritime Partnership
    Maritime lobby presses Congress to honour its Jones Act obligations
  • Sekimizu urges selection of CO2 market-based measure by 2013
    IMO secretary-general uses opening speech of this week's marine environment protection committee to call on its participants to intensify efforts to make progress i
  • Senate committee to probe cruiseship safety and environmental records
    Hearing follows Costa Concordia incident
  • Allied Maritime hit by new dry bulk charter dispute
    Chicago Rule B case brought by Nikator Navigation names ADM as garnishee
  • Shipping lawyer casts doubt on German owners' flag fundraiser
    VDR wants fee for every permit to flag out a ship to raise money to support training, but Hans Heinrich Nöll doubts that the scheme could be enforced
  • Hapag-Lloyd lands EEDI certification for entire fleet
    Company claims higher than average energy efficiency levels
  • Costa Allegra had fire safety deficiencies, records show
    UPDATED: Second incident likely to embarrass operator
  • The blame game
    Every line needs higher freight rates, but some flexibility on prices is also needed
  • Life is not cheap
    Conference proposal to bar ransom payments to pirates puts seafarers' lives in danger
  • Tug robbed in Strait of Malacca
    Third incident so far this year as anti-piracy watchdog warns of increase in attacks
  • Positive signals from increased US inventory
    Box carriers' supply-demand balance to improve by year-end 2013
  • Up to 60 vessels on sale for scrap
    Premium prices only for large or specialist tonnage
  • Tacoma sees box volumes up 4.1% in January
    US west coast port lifted by buoyant international trade
  • Maersk Tankers posts hefty loss as capacity glut cuts earnings
    Hopes pinned on new VLCC pool
  • Cosco Container Lines makes second Asia-Europe rates push
    Chinese line tells shippers that it plans to lift rates by $230 per teu on March 10, in addition to $300 rise taking on Thursday
  • Gearbulk to bring in exclusively Asian crews by 2013
    Move is part of a transition to hold down costs in a prolonged period of lower dry bulk freight rates
  • Port terminals and supply chains add to AP Moller-Maersk profits
    Profit for global terminals business surges 24% to $611m
  • Nam Cheong profits fall 20% despite new fourth-quarter orders
    Malaysia offshore specialist will expand business with Petronas
  • Swiber posts record revenues for 2011
    Strong Southeast Asian and South Asian demand boosts offshore specialist
  • China slams EU proposal to include shipping in emission trading scheme
    Pre-emptive remarks ahead of IMO debate on curbing shipping emissions
  • Seadrill orders two deepwater rigs from Samsung
    $1.2bn deal could signal further order soon
  • Asian box lines in US east coast- South America tie-up
    NYK Line, HMM, Hanjin and Evergreen launch service from March
  • Golar LNG places two new orders
    Orderbook stands at 13 vessels and FSRUs
  • Star Bulk settles dispute with Italian charterer
    Greek owner to write off $0.7m after receiving 'major portion' of claimed sum

Fairplayweb site
FEBRUARY 27, 2012
  • Indian shares dive
    INDIAN shipping shares dived today as crude prices rose to a 10-month high, exceeding $125 per barrel
  • Finns finally get tonnage tax
    THE FINNISH Shipowners Association today hailed the country's new tonnage tax, which was unanimously approved on 24 February by the parliament
  • Maersk rate rise 'does not seem sustainable'
    EFFORTS by Maersk Line, the principal box unit of AP M'ller-Maersk, to increase freight rates on core Asia-Europe trade might not be sustainable, a shipping analyst said today
  • Breakers continue their cherry picking
    THE FLOW of ships being sold for recycling is steadily continuing, despite flat scrap prices
  • Blackstone bets on LNG
    CHENIERE Energy today confirmed a $2Bn investment by Blackstone that paves the way for large-scale LNG exports from the US
  • Seized ship arms presented at Indian court
    WEAPONS recovered from Italian crude carrier Enrica Lexie were produced today before a court in Kerala, India
  • Box ship S&P surges
    BOX SHIPS have grabbed top S&P billing for the first time this year
  • Wilmar unveils fifth buy
    SINGAPORE-listed palm oil grower and commodity trader Wilmar International has continued to shop for chemical tankers
  • Handysize bargains grabbed
    S&P DEALS are rising for Handysize bulkers, brokers said
  • VLCC taken for up to five years
    SOUTH Korea's Sinokor Merchant Marine has booked a VLCC for up to five years, said Greek broker Golden Destiny
  • First Resources has bumper year
    INDONESIAN palm oil grower First Resources has reported another bumper year, with a good harvest and higher crude palm oil prices
  • African oil heads to China
    RECOVERING Libyan crude production could create stronger tonne-mile demand for crude exports to China, a broker has predicted
  • Steeper tanker S&P fall seen
    BROKERS said today potential buyers of all tanker types are entering the market in hope of further falls in asset values
  • East box rates spring surprise
    FAR EAST/Europe box rates are bucking their falling trend, in what appears to be a certain success in planned general rate increases
  • Bumi Armada profits
    MALAYSIAN FPSO specialist Bumi Armada today announced 359.7M ringgit ($118.86M) in net profits for 2011, up 2.5% year on year

The Journal of Commerceweb site
FEBRUARY 27, 2012
  • SC Gov. Haley Vetoes Bill to Deny Savannah Dredging
    South Carolina Gov. Nikki Haley on Monday vetoed a bill both state houses passed unanimously in an attempt to overturn...
  • Diesel Prices Top $4 Mark to Nearly 10-Month High
    Diesel prices across the U.S. topped $4 a gallon in the week ending Feb. 27, jumping 9.1 cents to a...
  • Seattle's Linda Styrk on Port Trucking and Cargo Diversion (Video)
    Seattle Seaport chief Linda Styrk says the port's moves to clean up harbor trucking are moving at a good pace,...
  • DOT's LaHood Urges 'Bold' Action on Transport Plan
    Transportation Secretary Ray LaHood on Monday urged state transportation officials to "be bold, don't be afraid" as they meet with...
  • Four Carriers to Launch Joint US-Brazil Loop
    Four ocean carriers are teaming up to jointly launch a new service between ports the U.S. East Coast and Brazil...
  • US Economists Expect 2.4 Percent Growth in 2012
    Forecasters surveyed by the National Association of Business Economics show growing optimism about the U.S. economy's direction this year but...
  • Electronic Container Booking Growth Outpaces Industry
    Electronic container cargo booking in 2011 outpaced overall industry volume growth by nearly four-fold, according to figures released Monday by...
  • Hong Kong Airlines to Continue Transporting Dolphins
    Hong Kong Airlines is refusing to stop transporting live dolphins captured in Japan despite public uproar over its involvement. ...
  • China Aims to Build World's Largest Cargo Airport
    China plans to build the world's largest cargo airport near Beijing in a $4.8 billion project due for completion in...
  • APM Terminals Profit Falls 18 Percent on Volume Gain
    APM Terminals profit declined 18 percent in 2011 to $649 million from $793 million a year ago, but the container...
  • CMA CGM Trims Asia-US East Coast Services
    CMA CGM will trim its network of all-water services between the Far East and the U.S. Gulf and East Coast...
  • Maersk Lost $602 Million Last Year, Forecasts 2012 Loss
    Maersk Line will remain in the red this year after slumping to a $602 million loss in 2011 from a...
  • Cleaning Up at the Dock
    Drewry Shipping Consultants estimates the international shipping industry contributes about 3.3 percent of the world's carbon dioxide emissions, part of...
  • State Competition for DCs Heats Up
    After years of turning their backs on distribution centers as grey hulks full of low-paying jobs, more states and cities...
  • Brokering Logistics Growth
    Chicago, the hub around which so many of the nation's transportation assets spin, is home to two non-asset transport operators...
  • CSAV's New Lease on Life
    After three years of boom and bust, Chile's CSAV hopes a new business model and $1.2 billion in fresh capital...
  • Happy Days at Hapag-Lloyd
    A decade ago, Hapag-Lloyd operated in the rarefied air along with the world's most profitable global ocean carriers. Now, after...
  • Rewards of Risk
    You've heard the wisecracks and jokes: "How can you tell your life-partner is a consultant? He/she celebrates an anniversary by...
  • How Independent Are Owner-Operators?
    Despite the widespread treatment of drivers as independent contractors and written agreements making clear drivers are not employees, an increasing...
  • Atkinson's Changed World
    Joseph B. Atkinson knew trouble was coming when Schneider National leaped into the regional truckload business in 2008. "My competition...
  • Trucking Takes Two Routes
    Trucking in 2012 is an increasingly divided industry, not along lines such as truckload or less-than-truckload or dry van or...
  • Research, Interrupted
    One of the smallest victims of Capitol Hill's battle over transportation funding may be the one most missed by industry...
  • Riding the Free Trade Wave
    Three long-awaited free trade agreements passed Congress last year, and the U.S. is negotiating the Trans-Pacific Partnership. What next? Several...
  • Customs' Wish List
    Senior managers at Customs and Border Protection have had several recent meetings in the Los Angeles area, explaining agency priorities...

Containerisation Internationalweb site
FEBRUARY 27, 2012
  • MISC counts the cost of liner exit
    Malaysian shipping group MISC Berhad posted a thumping pre-tax loss of MYR1.222 billion (USD410 million) for its full financial year, nine month abbreviated period ...
  • Airfreight acquisition flying high for Damco
    Damco, the stand-alone freight forwarding arm of Danish conglomerate, A P Moller-Maersk, increased its net profit contribution by almost 50% in 2011, versus the ...
  • Small shippers still left out in cold
    SeaIntel's latest research shows that small shippers are still being left to fend for themselves by ocean carriers. Working under the identity provided by a number ...
  • Lamu Port construction to start this week
    The Kenyan Government is planning to hold a ground breaking ceremony at Lamu on March 2, 2012. It will signal the start of the construction work at the new port, ...
  • CMA CGM reshuffles Asia-USEC loops
    CMA CGM has announced that it is reshuffling its services covering Asia-US East Coast - with the main changes being the rationalisation of a round-the-world-service ...
  • NZ's Tauranga achieves record half-year results
    The New Zealand, North Island Port of Tauranga has announced a record performance for its half year 2011/12 fiscal year which ended on December 31, 2011. Moreover, ...
  • Containerisation International seeks shippers to join Asia sentiment panel
  • Maersk hikes Suez Canal Fee by 60%
    Maersk Line is the first to announce an increase in Suez Canal Fee (SCF) in preparation for the Suez Canal Authority's 3% increase on March 1, 2012. Northbound ...
  • Safmarine takes control of first WAFMAX ship
    Grant Daly, ceo of Safmarine, has said that the delivery of the 4,500TEU ship, Safmarine Chilka [pictured], into the carrier's fleet represents a 'strong commitment ...
  • Maersk's liner services suffer even more in Q4 11
    The A P Moller-Maersk's liner services offered by Maersk Line, Safmarine, MCC and Seago Line saw collective profitability continue to sink badly in the final quarter ...
  • Growth markets drive APM T
    Emerging markets contributed to the bulk of APM Terminals' (APM T) operating profits this year, with about 76% of the terminal manager's earnings before interest, ...

TradeWindsweb site
FEBRUARY 27, 2012
  • CMB sells Clarksons stake
    Compagnie Maritime Belge ends investor relationship with top shipbroking group.
  • Nam Cheong awaits boom
    Malaysian shipbuilder expects flood of orders as it records a 15% rise in final quarter earnings.
  • Bank defends Genmar bailout
    Genmar rescue blueprint branded a significant achievement and the only option in Nordea counter attack.
  • Casino ship finally sold
    Three crew set for back-wages pay-out after abandoned Niobe Corinthian auctioned in Bermuda.
  • Dongfang's door spins again
    Finance director follows operations chief out of ailing AIM-quoted shipbuilder.
  • Fire on Carnival's oldest ship
    Costa Allegra loses power after blaze on more than forty years old vessel.
  • Adani wins Kandla build
    Indian group to invest INR 12bn in new bulker terminal in Gujarat state.
  • Bigger Bumi banks more
    Hassan Basma-led offshore outfit sees earnings rise thanks to expansion.
  • Seanergy extends handy deal
    Greek owner secures another two years' work for bulker with ArcelorMittal's Mur Shipping.
  • BLT admits defaults
    Indonesian owner misses payments on bonds and loans as talks with financial advisor continue.
  • Swiber sitting pretty
    Singapore-listed owner banks record revenue and ups earnings in 2011.

American Shipper - Ocean newsweb site
FEBRUARY 27, 2012
  • C-TPAT budget-saving plans
  • Kyriba launches supply chain finance platform
  • Roadrunner takes over Capital Transportation
  • Maersk Line suffers $483 million loss
  • CMA CGM turns RTW service into all-water loop
  • COSCO raising Asia-Red Sea rates
  • FMC settles with eight firms
  • OOCL increasing transatlantic rates
  • Two Panalpina execs from K+N
  • South Africa partners in supply chain management

The Bunker Bulletinweb site
FEBRUARY 27, 2012
  • Cruise operator implements trim optimisation technology
    'When you're talking about an annual consumption rate of around 70,000 tonnes, the figures will soon add up,' says cruise operator.
  • Bill extending Californian bunker tax break passed
    SB 1243 would continue to exempt bunker fuel bought in California but consumed outside of Californian waters from full state sales/use tax.
  • MEPC 63: Lukewarm reception for Efficiency Incentive Scheme
    Proposal aimed at overcoming typical objections to MBMs draws sceptical remarks during IMO presentation.
  • European bunker markets lack direction
    Public holiday in Piraeus.
  • Prices show little movement in Middle East hub
    Strong winds disrupt Fujairah weekend deliveries.
  • Maersk Line reports Q4 loss
    Fleet will continue to sail at a loss in 2012.
  • Istanbul LSFO supply suspended
    Supplier suggests owners are not buying LSFO due to economic crisis and lack of port state control.
  • High bunker prices choking demand
    Rising fuel costs have pushed many ship operators into loss, 'forcing' them to keep bunker purchases to a minimum.
  • Bunker leaks 'quite normal' says Namibian official
    'Vessels have freedom of passage, and we can't patrol every vessel that passes-by.'
  • Asian markets firming as week opens
    Demand generally sluggish in Asian ports.
  • Study: PM and emissions lower on different fuel, under high loads
    PM, emissions and other parameters lower on Jatropha biodiesel and diglyme, against MGO.
  • Sinopec resumes bunkering in Shanghai after 'bad weather'
    Deliveries in Yangshan and Shanghai resumed from February 23 and 24 respectively.
  • Spanish shipper orders 'robust' engine for newbuilding
    Fuel efficient MAN L27/38 engine 'smokeless' while idling.
  • Isle of Man Ship Registry releases fuel changeover procedures
    'Highly unlikely' that mixing 3.50% and 1.00% sulphur fuels will produce ECA compliant material.
  • Maersk Line hikes Asia-Europe rates
    Amid a backdrop of tonnage oversupply and high bunker costs.

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