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November 30, 2012
Sched Netweb site
  • Shenzhen volume increases 3pc to 19.21 million TEU in first 10 months
  • CEVA posts 'disappointing' US$90 million profit, box trade suffers
  • 'Outsourcing' sparks spreading wildcat LA-Long Beach dock strike
  • Hong Kong's October export trade value falls 2.8pc, leading to deficit
  • International Maritime Bureau warns of fake cargo-tracking websites
  • Unifeeder to call twice a week at UST-Luga terminal near St Petersburg
  • Zhejiang's port container capacity expected to top 18 million TEU by 2015
  • Marshall Islands now rated as having world's third biggest fleet
  • US Treasury: China not manipulating, but yuan is still undervalued
  • UPS-TNT deal stalled by European Commission's lack of clarity
  • Central China's metropolis Wuhan aims to be nation's major logistics hub
  • Biggest cold storage warehouse opens in Tibet to ISO22000 standard
  • Central Asia specialist ART Logistics sets up Hong Kong headquarters
  • Chongqing's international air cargo rising 150pc a year for three years
  • UK okays plan for US$160 million Manchester world logistics hub
  • Dragonair expands 2013 intake for its aviation certificate programme
  • Carmen Taylor, AA Cargo sales chief named business woman of the year

Exim Indiaweb site
NOVEMBER 29, 2012
  • FFFAIs Golden Jubilee Celebrations on Dec. 2
  • GAC Protective Solutions calls for multi-layered, non-lethal approach to sea defence
  • Global box throughput to see lower growth of 4 pc this year: Report
  • Maritime companies & personalities awarded at glittering ceremony in Dubai
  • On-time performance of container carriers up to 84 pc in Oct.: SeaIntel Maritime Analysis
  • JNPT Chairman stresses on infrastructure augmentation & boosting coastal shipping at trade interaction
  • Fieos digital marketing awareness programme for exporters on Dec. 10
  • Uttam Galva to infuse 380 cr. in Lloyds Steel

International Transport Journalweb site
NOVEMBER 29, 2012
  • Vladivostok increases container throughput
    Russia's Vladivostok Commercial Sea Port (including Vladivostok Container Terminal) reported a consolidated container throughput of 338,769 teu in the first nine months of the cur...
  • Russian Railways puts new rail car transporter into service
    Russian Railways, together with its subsidiary JSC FPC, now offers a new service for the carriage of private cars in specially designed rail car transporters. To fulfil the new off...
  • Professional drivers want good resting areas
    Like elsewhere, Denmark is faced with an increasing numbers of lorry and goods thefts. Last year 151 lorries were reported stolen and most of them were never found. A new report sh...
  • Geodis Wilson receives Innovation Process Award 2012
    The French freight management company Geodis Wilson has been granted the Innovation Process Award at the Global Freight Awards 2012 in London. To the delight of the company's chief...
  • Etihad Rail Signs MoU with Sharjah Cement Factory
    Etihad Rail - the master developer and operator of the UAE's national railway network - has signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) with Sharjah Cement Factory, a venture of Sha...
  • Nalcacilar reinforces fleet with Renault trucks
    The Turkish haulage company Nalcacilar International Transport has added 20 Renault Premium 460 18T trucks to its fleet, bringing the total number of vehicles to 67. The new units ...
  • Leipzig-Halle's logistics region acts as role model for Moscow
    Passenger and freight volumes are steadily raising at Moscow's three airports Domodedovo, Sheremetyevo and Vnukovo. Given this situation, the former military airport Yermolino in K...
  • Dubai International tops 2 million t in October
    Dubai international airport (UAE) handled 202,619 t of cargo in October, an increase of 2.4% over the 197,841 t recorded during the same period in 2011. The year to date freight vo...
  • Obama signs bill to back EU ETS reticent US airlines
    The US president Barack Obama signed the European Union Emissions Trading Scheme Prohibition Act of 2011 this week. The act requires the US secretary of transportation to prohibit ...
  • Port of Corpus Christi appoints new managing director
    The commissioners of the port of Corpus Christi TX (USA) appointed Frank Brogan, former deputy port director - engineering, finance and administration services, to managing directo...
  • DB Schenker Logistics creating 700 new jobs in Leipzig logistics centre
    Germany-based DB Schenker Logistics has been commissioned by car maker BMW to more than double its capacity in the new logistics centre in Leipzig. For well over a year now, the lo...
  • Seko Logistics expands into East Africa
    Seko Logistics, a global provider of supply chain solutions, including transportation, logistics and technology solutions, has opened two new offices in Uganda and Ethiopia. This l...
  • Kuehne + Nagel providing services for handball champion's league
    EHF Marketing GmbH, the marketing arm of the European Handball Federation has signed a new partnership with one of the world's leading logistics companies, Kuehne + Nagel. The agre...

Marine Logweb site
NOVEMBER 29, 2012
  • Hyundai Heavy develops new LNG tank design
  • Petrobras pulls out of negotiations for five Ocean Rig units
  • Sembcorp Marine gets seventh Brazil drillship order
  • Damen to build rescue ship to support RAN sub fleet
  • WSS makes sales appointment
  • Maersk Line, Limited wins environmental awards
  • NAPA supplies loading computers for 55 Bourbon OSVs
  • Jaya Holdings delivers advanced AHTS to Atlantic Towing

World Wide Shipperweb site
NOVEMBER 29, 2012
  • Matson Navigation plans Hawaii service rate increases
  • Schnitzer Steel releases first fiscal quarter numbers
  • International Maritime Organization honors past secretary-general
  • Retail group asks President to help with LA labor woes
  • Jensen Maritime taps Gulkus as New Orleans senior administrator

Lloyd's Listweb site
NOVEMBER 29, 2012
  • LA and Long Beach container traffic grinds to a halt as strike spreads
    UPDATED: No end in sight to stand-off between employers and clerical workers
  • Forget peak oil, it is all about peak capability
    Global oil and gas projects create up to 30% less production than promised
  • All change in the energy industry
    It's the age of the unthinkable, says Statoil
  • A window into Plumbe's world
    Shipbroking's big personality locks into Lloyd's List
  • Take note for a cheap and easy way to measure ship emissions
    The mandatory bunker delivery note could have a role in curbing CO2
  • Four methods to calculate a vessel's CO2 footprint
    Brussels and the IMO make the first moves towards a market-based measure
  • Big boys muscle in on the aframax trades
    Torrid times for the sector as suezmax tonnage encroaches on its trades
  • Rising LNG carrier prices to hit $220m next year
    South Korean yards to benefit most, says JP Morgan
  • Shipping faces 'critical' economic outlook, says NordLB
    But German bank pledges industry will remain core business
  • BG poised to split newbuildings between Greek pair
    Maran and GasLog expected to share five new ships for charter to UK group
  • Costa Concordia investigation update recommends changes to Solas
    Lessons learned focus on navigation, safety management and stability
  • Operations halt in Los Angeles as strike spreads
    Dispute closes seven of LA's eight terminals and three in Long Beach
  • Oil companies urged to go easy on idled tankers
    Owners struggle to meet oil companies' stringent requirements
  • Loss-making Frontline rules out tanker lay-ups
    EXCLUSIVE: Market spikes offer incentive to keep trading
  • Box lines aim for Pacific cost cuts
    TSA members seek to cover entire round trip through enlarged discussion agreement
  • Jakarta sunset
    Can BLT rise from restructuring or will it crash and burn in a blaze of inglory?
  • Seanergy reduces its losses as restructuring continues
    New chief executive sees brighter outlook in dry bulk
  • Port disruption could boost paperless operations
    Clerical workers' dispute at LA-Long Beach could have an unintended outcome
  • Corruption and criminal networks drive West African hijacking wave
    Thefts of refined fuel cargoes could spread to Ghana and Cameroon, says Bergen
  • Independent Tankers loses $1.4m
    Frontline subsidiary wants more long-term charters after being hit by weak spot market
  • Frontline slides to $49m loss
    Tanker giant scraps third-quarter dividend

Fairplayweb site
NOVEMBER 29, 2012
  • US ports seek dredging priority
    US PORTS are urging the new leader of the House panel overseeing shipping to give priority to dredging
  • Frontline sounds tanker rate alert
    FRONTLINE has warned of serious problems for the entire tanker industry, not just individual companies, if freight markets remain weak
  • Tax fear spurs early dividends
    NYSE-listed Ship Finance International today announced a special dividend of $0.39 per share, joining a growing queue of companies that are accelerating payouts due to US tax-change fears
  • NOCC sees US driving vehicle carrier market
    NORWEGIAN Car Carriers reported losses for its third quarter and predicted that the US market would be the key driver of its sector's freight market next year, when Europe is likely to remain mired in economic downturn
  • German mini-bulker collective winds up
    A GERMAN co-operative of mini-bulker owners said today they have decided to wind down operations, a fortnight after the surrender of a sister co-operative for feeder box ships
  • China offers own indexes
    CHINA has launched its own variants on the Baltic Exchange's drybulk and crude indexes
  • Seanergy's woes worsen
    VICTOR Restis-controlled Seanergy today reported significant quarterly losses, more impairments and ongoing breaches of its debt facilities
  • Jinhui's profits drop 47%
    HONG KONG-based Jinhui Shipping today reported a 47% year on year drop in net profits to $12M for 3Q12
  • Shipping risks sap Nord profits
    GERMANY's state bank Nord LB, one of the country's biggest shipping lenders, saw its profits crushed by heightened default risks in shipping this year
  • Höegh LNG seals $250M funding for FSRU plan
    FOUR BANKS have closed a deal with Norway's Höegh LNG Holdings to create a $250M corporate facility for financing an FSRU
  • Rig order strength seen stretching into 2013
    INCREASING ultra-deepwater oil exploration and the need to replace ageing rigs will continue to drive short-term rig orders, Keppel predicted today
  • SCF's 3Q losses total $8.6M
    SOVCOMFLOT, the Kremlin-owned tanker giant, has reported worse results across the board in the third quarter
  • Unifeeder's takeover of Feederlink approved
    EUROPEAN feeder and shortsea box carrier Unifeeder's acquisition of UK feeder specialist Feederlink has been approved by the Office of Fair Trading in London
  • Tracking seen speeding movement of containers
    TRACKING devices would speed the movement of containers off stacking yards and cut dwell times, an Amsterdam conference has been told
  • Chinese iron ore imports to remain steady
    CHINESE iron ore imports will remain high even if the tax on domestic iron ore production is reduced, US drybulk consultancy Commodore Research predicted today

The Journal of Commerceweb site
NOVEMBER 29, 2012
  • LA-Long Beach Employers Put Ball in Union's Court
    The lead negotiator for employers in the ports of Los Angeles-Long Beach said shipping and terminal executives are prepared to resume contract negotiations immediately with striking office clerical workers. In a letter Thursday afternoon to John Fageaux, president of International Longshore and Warehouse Union Local 63, attorney Stephen Berry said employers...
  • Barnhart Opens New Branch Offices
    Memphis-based heavy lift and heavy transportation company Barnhart Crane & Rigging recently opened three new branch offices in Charleston, S.C.; Owensboro, Ky., and Richland, Wash., continuing its strategy to build a national network. The Charleston and Owensboro branches will focus on heavy transportation, rigging and lifting services for regional nuclear and...
  • Study Shows Growth in Port Freeport's Economic Impact
    Port Freeport generated $17.9 billion of economic activity in Texas in 2011, surging 76 percent from $10.2 billion in 2008, according to a report from port consultant John C. Martin Associates. During the same three-year span, jobs related to the port grew 21 percent to 66,689; associated personal income jumped 35 percent...
  • Norfolk Southern Completes $18 Million Upgrade of Export Coal Facility
    Class I railroad Norfolk Southern has completed a major upgrade to its Lamberts Point export coal transload facility, commonly known as Pier 6, in Norfolk, Va., which transfers coal hauled by train from Appalachian coal fields to ships bound for international markets. The $18 million investment, completed during a 90-day period...
  • David Oxner, Executive Director of the Nova Scotia Gateway Secretariat, Discusses Halifax's Strategy for Attracting Logistics Business
    The Nova Scotia Gateway Secretariat works to develop trade and transportation through the Canadian province. David Oxner, the secretariat's executive director, discussed those efforts in a Journal of Commerce interview in Halifax....
  • Federal Highway Administration Selects Rayman to Head Freight Office
    The Federal Highway Administration today selected Caitlin Hughes Rayman, Maryland Department of Transportation's Assistant Secretary for Transportation Policy and Freight, to be the director of the FHA's Office of Freight Management and Operations, succeeding Tony Furst. As an active member of the Coalition for America's Gateways and Trade Corridors while at...
  • Dubai International Airport Sees Growth
    Dubai International Airport saw volume increase last month as it continued to buck bearish air freight markets. Dubai handled 202,619 metric tons of cargo in October, up 2.4 percent compared to a year earlier and also higher than the 193,261 metric tons of throughput recorded in September. In the first 10 months...
  • S&P Switches CMA CGM Credit Outlook to Positive From Negative
    Standard & Poors changed its credit watch for CMA CGM to positive from negative saying the French ocean carrier's liquidity has "rebounded" in recent months due to its improved operating performance. The ratings agency, which maintained CMA CGM's CCC+ long-term corporate credit rating, said it expects the carrier's liquidity to improve...
  • Supply Chain Council to Host Conference on Cutting Logistics Costs
    The Council of Supply Chain Management Professionals, an education organization for the logistics sector, will hold its annual Europe Conference at the Amsterdam Airport Schiphol from May 15 to May 17, 2013. The conference will offer educational sessions and networking opportunities to global supply chain executives. The theme of the event will...
  • USDA to Lead Trade Mission to Russia
    The U.S. Department of Agriculture announced that Michael Scuse, undersecretary for farm and foreign agricultural services, will lead a mission to promote U.S. agricultural exports in Russia from Dec. 3 to Dec. 7. Representatives from Idaho, Missouri, North Dakota, Oklahoma and Kansas, plus 23 U.S. companies, will attend. The goal is to...
  • OOCL to Boost Asia-to-Europe Rates
    Hong Kong-based container carrier OOCL will implement a general rate increase and a peak-season surcharge on westbound trade from Asia to Europe on Dec. 15. Rates will increase $550 per 20-foot-equivalent unit for shipments moving from the Far East (including Japan), the Indian subcontinent and the Middle East to North Europe,...
  • 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 Nov. 27 between Shanghai and the following four trade lanes. Data Included: 11/27/2012 U.S. WEST COAST...
  • OCU Strike Threatens Gridlock in LA-Long Beach
    Striking office clerical workers continued to cripple the ports of Los Angeles and Long Beach Thursday as 10 container terminals remained shut down. A crisis has not yet developed at the nation's largest port complex, but if the terminals remain closed through the weekend, some cargo interests and industry executives are...
  • Dockworkers Await Response From PNW Grain Handlers
    A midnight Wednesday deadline for action by grain handlers and longshoremen in the Pacific Northwest came and went with no action taken. Employers, represented by the Pacific Northwest Grain Handlers Association, and the International Longshore and Warehouse Union, on Thursday were each reviewing contract proposals designed to head off an employer...
  • Descartes Systems Group's Income Up 15 Percent in Quarter
    Supply chain management company Descartes Systems Group today reported that income in the third quarter of fiscal year 2013, ending Oct. 31, was $3.1 million, surging 15 percent from $2.7 million in the third quarter last year and 24 percent from $2.5 million in the second quarter. Quarterly revenue was $32.7...
  • JOC-ECRI Industrial Price Index
    The JOC-ECRI Industrial Price Index was developed by the Economic Cycle Research Institute (ECRI) and is a leading indicator of inflation based on a broad assortment of raw materials used in industrial production. The IPI growth rate compares the latest week's index with the IPI's average over the past year.In...
  • Transportation Insight Acquires CPA International
    Third-party logistics provider Transportation Insight today acquired CPA International, a Connecticut-based logistics company. CPA will operate as a new division of the Hickory, N.C.-based company, and Bill Titone, CPA's head executive, will serve as president of the division. CPA's legacy clients will have access to Transportation Insight's offerings. The acquisition will expand...

Containerisation Internationalweb site
NOVEMBER 29, 2012
  • Schenker expands BMW service
    DB Schenker Logistics has been commissioned by BMW to more than double its capacity in the new logistics centre in Leipzig, Germany.For more than a year, the logistics ...
  • Dead cat bounce for boxship charters?
    Activity in the containership charter market has quietened again after a fairly active period a week ago. 'We have seen 23 fixtures in the last seven days; that ...
  • Zim negotiates to reduce newbuilding prices
    Zim Line is holding talks with shipyards to further delay delivery of the very large containerships it has ordered and to renegotiate the price.It placed a nine-strong ...
  • CMA CGM gets a positive nod from S&P
    French ocean carrier CMA CGM has not been a particular advocate of the credit ratings agencies in the past, but after the latest credit report on it from Standard ...
  • LA/LB clerical dispute could escalate to other USWC ports
    A strike by clerical workers at the APM T terminal in the Port of Los Angeles has spread to seven of the eight other terminals at LA and even stymied three of the ...
  • Germany in the firing line over trade surplus
    Germany has displaced China as the chief currency villain in the eyes of the US Treasury which in its latest report is damming in its criticism of the largest European ...

TradeWindsweb site
NOVEMBER 29, 2012
  • Tug titan expands
    A joint venture between two of Greece's top tug and salvage contractors has returned to the sale-and-purchase market in search of fresh tonnage.
  • Golar seals fixture
    John Fredriksen's Golar LNG (Golar) has clinched a five-year contract for one of its LNG carriers.
  • GC Tankers exits TI
    Tankers International (TI) has lost another member but the pool's roster remains intact despite the bankruptcy of its largest member, Overseas Shipholding Group (OSG).
  • Last chance to enter
    The deadline for entering the TradeWinds' Maritime Photographer of the Year competition is noon GMT this Friday so if you want to take part it is your last chance to participate.
  • First VL bites the dust
    John Fredriksen's Frontline 2012 has killed off the first of its VLCC newbuildings at Jinhai Heavy Industries.
  • Scorpio takes two
    Scorpio Tankers has chartered in a pair of long-range one product carriers in a move that appears to illustrate its faith in a market uptick.
  • Suezmaxes running late
    John Fredriksen's Frontline will take in two suezmax newbuildings later than previously expected but the ships are set to squeeze into the water before contractual cancellation dates.
  • Big John's Xmas gift
    John Fredriksen's Ship Finance International has gift wrapped a double dividend for its shareholders which will hit their bank accounts just after Christmas.
  • Korean cape scrapped
    South Korean shipowner Chang Myung continues to clear out older capesize bulkers.
  • EMGS wins Malaysia gig
    Electromagnetic Geoservices (EMGS) has won a $7m contract Shell to offshore Malaysia.
  • Nice work
    Workers at Irving's Halifax shipyard in Canada have bagged a 24% pay rise over five years.
  • Nord LB loan losses soar
    German lender Norddeutsche Landesbank (Nord LB) has seen margins squeezed in the first nine months by growing shipping loan-loss provisions.
  • Kirby swoop wins support
    Kirby Corp's latest takeover swoop is proving a hit on Wall Street.
  • Atlantic seal Shell deal
    Atlantic Offshore has bagged another emergency response and rescue vessel (ERRV) contract in the Norwegian North Sea.
  • Seanergy in breach
    Greek bulker owner Seanergy Maritime Holdings Corp said on Thursday it was in breach of certain financial covenants as a result of "prolonged negative market conditions."
  • Barge hits reef
    A laden barge has grounded in bad weather on a reef off Western Australia.
  • Covered for four years
    Shipyards are already full with more than enough vessels to meet the needs of most markets over the next four years, Drewry says.
  • Blair's maritime misery
    London lawyer Sarosh Zaiwalla has revealed he sacked former UK prime minister Tony Blair after a single maritime case when the future Labour party leader was merely a trainee barrister in the 1970s.
  • Maria problem solved
    John Fredriksen's Golar LNG is close to tying up a period charter for one of its spot-trading vessels.
  • Attica cuts loss
    Greek ferry operator Attica Holdings has reduced its losses in the first nine months, but talks with banks over debt restructuring continue.
  • CMA CGM gets a lift
    Standard & Poors is looking at CMA CGM in a more positive light after the French company said it was closing in on a debt restructuring package.
  • Hunt on for NITC tanker
    The Greek coast guard is searching for an Iranian tanker turned away by a bunker supplier over doubts as to the origins of its cargo.
  • Fiori on growth trail
    Marco Fiori is traversing continents and time zones as d'Amico International Shipping looks to see through its first share offering in over five years as a public company.
  • MPP holed in grounding
    A German multipurpose (MPP) has been holed on the bottom of its hull after grounding off Sweden.
  • ITC trims deficit
    Frontline-controlled Independent Tanker Corp has again seen its quarterly numbers improved by two VLCCs plying the spot market.
  • Nobody is immune
    Financial strife which brought down Genmar and OSG could spread across the entire tanker industry, John Fredriksen's Frontline says.
  • Damen back in China
    Damen Shipyards of the Netherlands has contracted another four ships at its Chinese partner yard.
  • Cuba eyes fleet rebirth
    Cuba is plotting a return to the fleet strength of the 1980s with new ship orders.
  • LSC wants tonnage tax
    Latvian Shipping Company (LSC) chairman Simon Blaydes has called for a tonnage tax to lure foreign owners to the country.
  • Hoegh LNG seals funds
    Hoegh LNG has secured a $250m senior secured credit facility to go towards the financing of an FSRU for Lithuania.
  • Jinhui profits halved
    Jinhui Shipping has seen its profits sliced in half by the weak dry bulk freight environment, latest figures show.
  • McQuilling in Atlas tie-up
    McQuilling Partners is teaming up with Asian private investment house Atlas Holdings Hong Kong the US broker has confirmed.
  • Li Ka-shing walks away
    Li Ka-shing's Hutchison Ports has withdrawn an application to build a new $480m container terminal in the UK.
  • SembCorp makes it seven
    SembCorp Marine has won its seventh drillship newbuilding order from Sete Brasil in a deal worth $806.4m.
  • CAI shares slide
    CAI International shares fell over 11% as investors reacted to a planned share sale by the company and three key investors.

American Shipperweb site
NOVEMBER 29, 2012
  • USDA leads trade mission to Russia
  • U.S. major exporter of remanufactured goods, ITC says
  • DHL releases global 'connectedness' index
  • Forwarders could benefit from LA/LB shutdown
    "If there are disruptions in freight moving through the West Coast ports over the next month, that could lead shippers to increase air freight usage to get goods to market," wrote Dave Ross of Stifel Nicolaus Transportation & Logistics Research.
  • Longshore strike spreads in LA/Long Beach
  • Descartes continues on profitable path
  • CBP turns triple play for trade facilitation
    U.S. companies that have been certified as operating secure supply chains could soon achieve faster processing of their international cargo by taking advantage of three new measures unveiled this week by CBP.
  • NTSB issues cargo fire-safety recommendations
    Requiring active fire suppression systems, improving early detection of fires and developing better fire-resistant cargo containers are three recommendations the federal agency has issued to reduce in-flight cargo fires.
  • ICAO readies high-level environmental group
    "This group has been established to provide senior-level policy decisions on issues relating to the full range of activities ICAO is pursuing in its efforts to mitigate aviation's impact on the environment," an organization spokesman said.
  • Canada seeks volunteers for air cargo pilot
  • NEWSFLASH: Retailers ask White House to help restart LA/LB port talks
    The National Retail Federation has urged President Obama "to use all means necessary" to restart stalled contract negotiations between management and striking union workers at the Ports of Los Angeles and Long Beach.
  • Matson announces Hawaii rate hike
  • Hellmann names Birnbaum VP ocean development
  • Swissport reorganizes upper management
  • BIS proposed rule revises export controls for some electronics
  • Trade group: Diplomacy over sanctions dealing with Iran
  • NationaLease appoints Spence VP
  • New House T&I committee chairman lines up staff
  • Study supports U.S. food aid 'monetization'
  • NEWSFLASH: ILWU strike spreads to terminals throughout LA/LB
    A strike by longshoremen in the ports of Los Angeles and Long Beach has now spread to about 10 terminals in the ports.

The Bunker Bulletinweb site
NOVEMBER 29, 2012
  • Brightoil predicts China will 'open door' to private companies
    'Bunkering is very difficult because the shipping sector is losing money,' says Group chairman.
  • Prices continue softening in Fujairah
    But are firm in Suez.
  • Prices lack direction in Rotterdam
    While Hamburg and Gibraltar saw prices soften.
  • Stena unveils alternative ECA solution
    Wants to convert all its ECA ferries to run on methanol following pilot project.
  • 'Trust' key to making the deal, says trader
    'Trustworthy relationships foundation of validating counterparty risk'.
  • Vopak: Fujairah terminal 'not handling Iranian oil'
    'We would like to make it very clear that we don't store any product with certificate of origin Iran,' says tank storage provider.
  • MARPOL revision needed to clarify sulphur enforcement
    Shipowners need a scalable penalty for non-compliance that would be fair and more equitable, says Chemoil VP.
  • Denmark's pollution control vessels 'nearly useless'
    Captain who resigned due to poor safety says Denmark is not equipped to combat a major oil spill.
  • Stoppages at US West Coast ports
    Los Angeles and Long Beach grind to a halt as dockers refuse to cross picket lines.
  • Frontline trims quarterly losses
    But says that only 'substantial scrapping' can buoy the market.
  • Fuel oil stocks climb for fourth week in a row
    Imports from the West were high.
  • Zim posts best quarterly results since 2010
    Cautious about future results despite profitable quarter helped by recovery in market conditions.
  • Singapore market softens
    Prices weaken in Asian hubs.
  • New sanctions would focus on shipping
    Measures would focus on foreign banks acting in the shipping and ports sectors.
  • Man Diesel reporting steady interest in its G-type engines
    'Together with an optimised engine design, this reduces fuel consumption and reduces CO2 emissions.'
  • New LNG-fuelled container ship concept unveiled
    The STREAM 4200 LNG is designed for global operations.

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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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