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August 31, 2012
Sched Netweb site
  • Cosco posts first half net loss of US$767 million, revenue rises 1.3pc
  • More calls at Shenzhen's Da Chan Bay as OOCL's Vietnam feeder joins throng
  • Biggest longshore union local votes to authorise US east coast strike
  • Piraeus shines as Cosco Pacific's star after history of violent unrest
  • DP World first half profit up 12pc to US$310 million, revenues rise 1.9pc
  • Chongqing's seven-month containerised trade cargo increases 30pc
  • Slow steaming, wayporting loses steam as rates come under new pressure
  • Anhui's Huaihe river port at Bengbu to build US$43.7 million box terminal
  • ILA wins support from other unions in stalled contract talks with employers
  • Heilongjiang trade value to Russia up 85pc to US$6.04 billion in first-half
  • Tauranga posts record 35pc container volume hike after Auckland strike
  • Port Tracker forecasts sluggish European volume in continuing euro crisis
  • Delhi allocates 274 acres to settle 27-year old Nehru Port project dispute
  • Mindanao quarterly box volume rise boosted by typhoon aid shipments
  • Air China's first half net profit drops 77pc on soaring fuel costs
  • Hactl wins ground handling contract from Hong Kong newcomer Air Astana
  • Las Vegas airport gets US$17.8 million grant to reconstruct two taxiways

Exim Indiaweb site
AUGUST 30, 2012
  • Allcargo focusing on enhancing hazmat handling awareness
  • DHL launches direct LCL services from India to Sweden, UK to India
  • Govt may tap Iranian insurers to part-cover crude tankers
  • Liberia welcomes MLC ratification, trains record number of inspectors
  • Survey points to contraction in Gulf oil tanker surplus
  • APM Terminals Inland Services, MIV Logistics ink agreement for CFS operations in Kochi
  • INR remains weak on increased dollar demand
  • Pakistani products exhibition begins at WTC today

International Transport Journalweb site
AUGUST 30, 2012
  • Delta cancels Detroit - Hong Kong link
    Atlanta GA (USA)-based Delta is serving the Detroit - Hong Kong route for the last time today (30 August). The last return flight of the service, operated five times weekly with Bo...
  • DAF XF105 wins Australian international design award 2012
    The DAF XF105 won the design award in the automotive and transport category at the Australian International Design Awards (AIDA) 2012 gala in Sydney. The jury praised DAF's top-of-...
  • Roadrunner Transportation System acquires R&M Transportation and Sortino Transportation
    USA-based Roadrunner Transportation Systems has acquired all the operating assets and business of R&M Transportation and all of the outstanding stock of Sortino Transportation,...
  • Feeder to the Brenner base tunnel finished
    The new, 40 km long double track railway line between Kundl and Baumkirchen near Innsbruck (Austria) has been completed. The EUR 2.33 billion project is a role model for the planne...
  • More containers in Gothenburg
    The Swedish port of Gothenburg handled a total of 458,000 teu in H1/2012, 2,000 more than in the corresponding period last year. The decision by the shipping company alliance ...
  • Four new cargo clients for troubled Hahn airport
    Hahn airport (Germany), which is believed to have financial troubles that could lead to bankruptcy in 2013, acquired no less than four new cargo clients last week. They are Yangtze...
  • Eurotunnel Le Shuttle transports nearly 75,000 cars in one week
    Le Shuttle, the car-carrying trains run by Groupe Eurotunnel through the Channel Tunnel between France and Great Britain, achieved a new record for traffic over recent weeks. In th...
  • New deputy CEO of Groupe Eurotunnel
    Groupe Eurotunnel, the operator of the Channel Tunnel between Britain and France, announced that Emmanuel Moulin took on the role of deputy chief executive officer responsible...
  • TAPO to specialize in MRO
    Tashkent Aviation Production Organisation (TAPO), Uzbekistan, which was declared bankrupt in 2010, is to focus on manufacturing parts and providing maintenance for Ilyushin Il-76s ...
  • Fiege opens fashion warehouse in China
    Fiege, the Greven (Germany)-based contract logistics specialist, is underlining its focus on the core markets of Europe and Asia, especially China by opening another warehouse fa...
  • H.J. Heinz and Ceva ink transformational ocean freight agreement
    H. J. Heinz Company and SCM/logistics service provider Ceva Logistics recently announced a groundbreaking five year ocean freight contract. In a strategy led by Heinz's global proc...
  • Kuehne + Nagel now Bayer's exclusive healthcare logistics provider in Chile
    Bayer Healthcare Chile has awarded Kuehne + Nagel (K + N) an exclusive contract to manage its national distribution centre, plus warehousing, laboratory testing, quality control an...

Marine Logweb site
AUGUST 30, 2012
  • Crowley takes delivery of Aker Philly product tanker
  • TY Offshore shipyards "doing fine" after Isaac
  • Acceptance trials "clean sweep" by JHSV 1
  • Sarens to transport new Panama Canal lock gates
  • OT&BE releases more details of ATB dredge
  • Brest repair yard books first LNG job since Damen...
  • Siem Offshore to order newbuild dual fuel PSV
  • Jurong Aracruz chosen for Tupi FPSO module work
  • Tier 3 MTU workboat engines available next year

World Wide Shipperweb site
AUGUST 30, 2012
  • Washington Labor & Industries hits BP refinery with six violations
  • Alaska Institute of Technology student earns Crowley Memorial Scholarship
  • Portland Airport selects mobile app for travelers
  • Schnitzer Steel offers outlook for fourth fiscal quarter of 2012
  • Alaska Airlines marks startup of new Portland to DC flights

Lloyd's Listweb site
AUGUST 30, 2012
  • LPG offers a safe haven for StealthGas
    Vafias sees value in having options in today's shipping business
  • Experts hail a golden age for LPG
    Market niche boasts modest orderbook and solid demand
  • Beijing makes the case for gas carriers
    China will drive future LNG growth - but what tonnage will it need to support this?
  • Unifeeder acquires Feederlink
    Forms feeder and shortsea operator in Northern Europe
  • Drilling into the risks in Brazil's offshore industry
    Projects are expensive in a country where Petrobras runs the show
  • VLCCs shipping Middle East crude to US Gulf face bleak future
    Rising US crude production spells trouble for the largest tankers
  • LNG shipping to benefit from Europe's nuclear woes
    Liquefied natural gas could meet the energy shortfall if more European reactors go offline
  • Weak coastal trade hits first-half results for Chinese lines
    International trade not to blame for state giants' dismal performance, say analysts
  • Subic Bay and Oman dominate valemax fleet activity
    Brazilian iron ore major has managed vessel employment without access to Chinese ports
  • German marine firms hold crisis talks with government
    Owners seek short-term state support to survive ship finance downturn
  • Supramax spot markets find floor
    With ships idling in both the Atlantic and Pacific rates stopped falling this week
  • New York-New Jersey strike vote inches US deeper into east coast docks dispute
    ILA says ballot is not binding but reflects members' hardening mood
  • P&I alerts owners to dangers using oxy-acetylene equipment
    Port State Control plans concentrated fire safety inspections
  • China Cosco reports deeper first-half losses
    Firm performs worse than expected, bucking box rivals' trend
  • Baltic Exchange tanker TCE earnings: representative or real?
    Debate follows two months' reported negative rates for benchmark VLCC spot-market route
  • Equity analysts demand more accurate earnings benchmark
    Baltic Exchange tanker indices 'misrepresent the market'
  • Indices gauge state of market
    Tanker earnings were introduced to boost FFA liquidity, not shipping stocks
  • Chinese steel mill expects further drop in demand this year
    Baosteel issues most bearish outlook yet for global iron-ore prospects
  • Discipline is critical as container shipping earnings peak
    Lines will struggle to resist rate-cutting if ship utilisation levels slip, says Nomura
  • Cosco at a loss
    Poor half-year results leave China shipping giant with some explaining to do
  • APM Terminals arm signs Indian container freight station deal
    MIV Logistics agrees 10-year contract for management of new facility near Vallarpadam terminal
  • Doing the right thing
    The Prestige casualty and lessons learnt from it should be long remembered
  • CSCL returns to black in second quarter
    First-half loss more than doubles year on year, weighed down by giant first-quarter loss
  • Jinhui profits drop 58% in second quarter
    Hong Kong dry bulk operator takes $11m provision on capesize losses
  • Extra sailings lift Eimskip
    Shipping line reports higher revenue and earnings as new route between northern Norway and North America builds volume
  • CMHI invests in Lomé box terminal developer
    China's top port operator takes 50% stake in Togo's Thesar Maritime
  • Spain loses appeal in $1bn Prestige lawsuit against ABS
    Landmark ruling in New York has huge implications for classification industry
  • Ambassadors press EU for global climate-change solution
    Brussels faces growing pressure over planned curbs on shipping CO2 levels
  • NordLB blames shipping exposure for profit slump
    German bank quadruples credit risk provision
  • Hutchison brings down the curtain on ACT
    Amsterdam facility's owner blames lack of demand for deepsea box terminal of this size

Fairplayweb site
AUGUST 30, 2012
  • DSME's profits drop 56%
    DAEWOO Shipbuilding & Marine Engineering said 2Q12 profits were 96Bn won ($85M), down 39% year on year
  • West African piracy sparks fall for 'urgency'
    BRITAIN needs to develop the same sense of "urgency" toward fighting piracy off West Africa as off Somalia, Maritime UK has urged
  • DPW's profits flatline
    DUBAI Ports World has reported stable net profits for this year's first-half, on slightly higher revenues
  • 95 feared lost off Java
    SEARCHERS are reportedly looking today for up to 95 people missing since a people-smuggling vessel sank 75km southwest of Java
  • Shipping seen locked out of low interest rates
    SHIPPING groups are largely missing out on today's low interest rates for bank financing, Jinhui Shipping & Transportation said today, while unveiling a steep fall in 2Q12 net profits
  • Amsterdam Container Terminal being closed
    HPH TOLD Fairplay today it has decided to close Amsterdam Container Terminal as of 1 January
  • Caution urged on Chávez
    VENEZUELAN President Hugo Chávez has promised to increase oil production if re-elected in about six weeks
  • CSCL doubles losses
    CHINA Shipping Container Lines today said losses for the first six months increased by 103% year on year
  • Box sector faces 2013 glut
    BOX LINERS could be seriously oversupplied in 2013, as ultra-large ships ordered in 2011 begin to be delivered, shipping analyst Janet Lewis said
  • Trans-Atlantic tankers spared
    PRODUCT tanker owners in the trans-Atlantic sector have been largely spared blowback from the Venezuela refinery fire and Hurricane Isaac, an Oslo shipbroker has found
  • September LPG prices jump 23%
    SAUDI ARAMCO has raised LPG contract prices again, pushing up their year-on-year rise to 23%
  • Capesize rates drop again
    AUSTRALIAN mining groups are still fixing Capesizes for discharge in China, brokers told Fairplay today, but overwhelming vessel supply has enabled them to push down rates again
  • China's imports 22% more cars
    CHINA imported 93,100 passenger vehicles in July, an increase of 22% year on year

The Journal of Commerceweb site
AUGUST 30, 2012
  • Air China Profit Falls 77 Percent
    Air China Ltd. said its profit fell 76.7 percent in the first half of 2012 to RMB945 million ($149 million),...
  • Study: Vehicle Emission Rules to Cut Highway Funding by $72 Billion
    Tighter federal fuel emission standards for cars and light-duty trucks will cut nearly $72 billion from the Highway Trust Fund...
  • Yusen Logistics Begins Malaysia-US LCL Service
    Yusen Logistics is launching a less-than-containerload service from Malaysia to the United States, in conjunction with TASCO, an NYK Group...
  • Maersk, G6 Alliance to Suspend Services During Chinese Holiday
    The G6 Alliance and Maersk will suspend a number of Asia-Europe services during China's national Golden week holidays in October,...
  • OCU, Employers Say They'll Work to Avoid Strike
    In what is probably the most significant development to emerge from more than two years of negotiation between office clerical...
  • China to Curtail Negative Freight Rates
    Liner companies that serve trade lanes to and from China, and that includes most of them, may have to pause...
  • NIT League Urges LaHood to Seek ILA-USMX Talks
    The National Industrial Transportation urged Transportation Secretary Ray LaHood to encourage the International Longshoremen's Association and United States Maritime Alliance...
  • Amsterdam 'White Elephant' Box Terminal to Close
    Amsterdam Container Terminals, is to close, capping a doomed decade-long bid to shake off its White Elephant image and attract...
  • PIERS Reports 9.7 Percent Growth in Containerized Imports
    U.S. containerized imports jumped 9.7 percent to 1,562,235 20-foot-equivalent units in July, led by increases in auto parts and furniture,...
  • Soft Demand Hits Chinese Textile Exports
    Weak demand is stunting growth in China's textile exports, the Global Times reports. GT said a spokesman for...
  • Romney's Freight Policy Solidifies, But Questions Remain
    Shippers and transportation providers looking to understand how presumed Republican presidential candidate Mitt Romney would handle the nation's ailing freight...
  • Gulf Ports May Reopen Friday
    The Gulf ports of New Orleans, Mobile and Gulfport remained closed Thursday morning in the wake of Hurricane Isaac as...
  • Cosco Reports First Half Loss
    China Cosco Holdings posted an operating loss of 3.7 billion yuan ($579 million) for the year's first six months. Revenue...
  • RILA Makes Plea for ILA-USMX Talks to Resume
    The Retail Industry Leaders Association urged the International Longshoremen's Association and the its management counterpart to resume negotiations in order...
  • Global Air Cargo Recovery Stalls
    The fragile recovery in the air cargo market stalled in July, with traffic declining 3.3 percent from a year ago...
  • CEVA Logistics Signs Five-Year Deal With H.J. Heinz
    One of the world's largest ocean shippers has broken with tradition and signed an exclusive five-year deal with a single logistics...

Containerisation Internationalweb site
AUGUST 30, 2012
  • NAFTA trade up 6.6%
    Surface trade between the US, and its NAFTA partners, Canada and Mexico, climbed by 6.6% in June compared to the same month of 2011, albeit that it was down by ...
  • Khalifa port to open at the weekend
    The new port of Khalifa in Abu Dhabi will open on Saturday September 1 and cargo and services will gradually be transferred to the new 2.5 million TEU and 12 million ...
  • OPCSA adds new equipment
    Operaciones Portuarias Canarias, S.A. (OPCSA), which operates the leading cargo-handling facility in the port of Las Palmas, Gran Canaria, has expanded and modernised ...
  • ICG sees profit decline
    Ireland's Irish Continental Group [ICG] saw its operating profit sink by 21.5% at the H1 stage, versus the same period of 2011, to EUR5.1 (USD6.4) million as its ...
  • China's big two liners see H1 losses widen
    Both China COSCO and China Shipping Container Line (CSCL) have seen their net losses spiral for the first half of the year on the back of the economic crisis, a ...
  • G6 also cancels Asia-Europe sailings
    G6 Alliance members OOCL, Hapag-Lloyd, NYK, MOL, APL and HMM have joined the growing list of ocean carriers cancelling sailings from Asia to Europe during China's ...
  • Unifeeder grabs Feederlink
    Dublin-headquartered Irish Continental Group [ICG] has entered into an agreement to sell its short-sea container shipping subsidiary, Rotterdam-based Feederlink ...
  • MSC goes to Stockholm
    MSC will start calling directly at Stockholm from the beginning of October instead of serving it from nearby Sodertalje. Commenting on the change, Mattias Hellstrom, ...

TradeWindsweb site
AUGUST 30, 2012
  • Seawolf dodges bullet
    Heidmar co-owner George Economou has no immediate plans of pulling tonnage out of the US operator's fledgling VLCC pool, according to Marc La Monte.
  • Changing of the guard
    Heidmar has asked the head of its Blue Fin Tankers suezmax pool to lead its UK offshoot following the departure of 12-year veteran John Edmondson.
  • How low can FRO go?
    A leading Wall Street analyst upgraded shares of Frontline Thursday on the heels of a second quarter earnings miss and sharp decline in share price.
  • How low can FRO go?
    Wells Fargo upgrades shares of Frontline on the back of Wednesday's dip.
  • Hammonia loss grows
    German boxship owner hurt by rising costs in the first half.
  • Energy Centurion freed
    The Restis-controlled tanker Energy Centurion has been released by pirates off West Africa.
  • NOCC sends PCC packing
    Norwegian Car Carriers' fleet renewal campaign continued with the sale of a wholly owned vessel built in 1988.
  • Sealink trimmed in Q2
    Malaysian shipbuilder and charterer Sealink International has seen its earnings clipped due to a fall in vessel sales and lower profit margins.
  • Deutschland damage
    The German men's Olympic hockey team faces a $600,000 repair bill after over-enthusiastic celebrations on a Peter Deilman cruiseship.
  • Jensen's price call
    Jens Martin Jensen believes VLCC newbuilding prices have further to fall and is predicting a tough few months for tanker owners returning from holiday.
  • Otto builds backlog
    Otto Marine has secured a lucrative long term charter contract in Western Australia for one of its offshore support vessels.
  • ABS in the clear
    US class society ABS looks to have finally won its war over the Prestige sinking, as a New York court ruled it could not be held liable for the incident off Spain in 2002.
  • BWO hit by Papa
    BW Offshore has suffered in the second quarter due to a delayed FPSO conversion in China.
  • Isaac strikes Stolt
    Hurricane Isaac has left Stolt-Nielsen's Southern Louisiana terminal sitting under seven feet of water.
  • Wooly jumpers rescued
    A Norwegian ferry was diverted from its voyage to help save sheep that had jumped into the sea as their transport boat took on water.
  • DB cuts Daewoo
    A third successive quarterly earnings miss for Daewoo Shipbuilding & Marine Engineering has seen Deutsche Bank cut its rating on the shipbuilder.
  • Binh pleads his case
    Jailed ex-Vinashin chairman Pham Thanh Binh has denied deliberately flouting state laws in an appeal against his sentence.
  • ITC profits from spot rise
    Frontline-controlled Independent Tankers Corp has been boosted in the second quarter thanks to two VLCCs operating in an improved spot market.
  • What's the plan, Cosco?
    China Cosco Holding's huge first half loss has raised questions about how the giant owner will ride out the storm.
  • Jutha buys MPP
    Thailand's Jutha Maritime has continued its fleet expansion with a deal to buy a modern Thome-managed multipurpose cargoship.
  • Jinhui profit sliced
    Jinhui Shipping & Transportation has seen its second quarter profit sliced in half by a beleaguered bulker market.
  • ICG launches buyback
    Ferry owner Irish Continental Group (ICG) is returning up to EUR 115.5m ($145m) to shareholders in a buyback offer, buoyed by a "robust" result in the first half.
  • ICG sells Feederlink
    Denmark's Unifeeder has snapped up Irish containership operation Feederlink to build its shortsea presence.
  • Nisshin books double
    Japan's Nisshin Shipping has inked contracts for two new kamsarmaxes in China.
  • Siem wins LNG PSV deal
    Siem Offshore has secured a long-term charter for a dual-fuelled large PSV from French oil major Total.
  • Seadrill CEO in the money
    Seadrill chief executive Alf C Thorkildsen is richer to the tune of $11m today after exercising a number of share options.
  • Surveyor gets 21 months
    Man learns fate after being found guilty of false statements to USCG about ship safety.
  • DSME Q2 profits slump
    Daewoo Shipbuilding & Marine Engineering has seen second quarter profits slump by 33% compared to a year ago.

American Shipperweb site
AUGUST 30, 2012
  • Seattle port chief questioned over Expeditors role
  • Damage assessment underway after Hurricane Isaac
    New Orleans port officials said they hope to resume normal operations by the weekend. The port only received some minor wind damage, and there are nine general cargo ships awaiting entry to its marine terminals.
  • FMC reviews 18 OTI license applications
  • More red ink for China's carriers
    China's two major container lines - COSCO Container Lines and China Shipping - lost a combined $387 million in the first half of 2011, with both carriers performing worse this year than last during the period.
  • NIT League to LaHood: Help restart longshore talks
    The largest organization in the country representing shippers is seeking the assistance of U.S. Transportation Secretary Ray LaHood to get contract talks restarted between dockworkers on the East and Gulf coasts and their employers.
  • HP endorses new SEC rule on conflict minerals
    The provision of the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act is not widely favored by industry because of the perceived difficulty of tracking minerals through opaque supply chains.
  • G6 carriers to skip Golden Week sailings
  • MSC raising westbound transatlantic rates
  • Priority buys Heathrow-based AWLI
  • Geodis Wilson establishes Hamburg base
  • Leaman Logistics becomes CLX
  • SynchroNet expands street-turn service
  • Management calls on ILA to meet, discuss work rules
  • Ranjard heads Marseilles Fos' development

The Bunker Bulletinweb site
AUGUST 30, 2012
  • Current bunker prices 'still too high'
    'Fuel costs will definitely still be an issue,' as container lines struggle for profits.
  • Market firm in Rotterdam
    Good demand in Piraeus and Gibraltar.
  • Bunker prices climbing in Fujairah
    Some suppliers in Middle East hub 'fully committed' until the begining of September.
  • Fuel oil stocks climbing
    More arbitrage cargoes from India.
  • Singapore traders expect delays in fuel oil shipments
    Market 'could tighten' in second-half of September.
  • PSV newbuilds to get fuel efficient propulsion system
    GE Energy Management's propulsion system minimises wasted propulsion force and reduces fuel use.
  • Prices climb in Singapore and other major ports
    Bunker avails fine at key Asian ports on Thursday.
  • CSCL doubles losses in H1
    Operating costs increased partly due to a 25% increase in cost of bunkers.
  • New bunker trader joins Dan-Bunkering
    Oscar Obregon will be based in its Copenhagen office.
  • Box manufacturer 'benefits' from slow steaming
    Slow steaming 'helps balance' demand and replacement rates of containers, says Singamas.
  • Chinese shipping firms establish Singapore bunker venture
    Centralised purchasing of bunkers will help the companies 'control and reduce' their fuel costs.
  • Titan hits back at GCL
    Files countersuit against the transportation group for 'specific performance' on yard sale agreement.
  • Sinopec Zhoushan sees bunker sales fall
    'The Chinese market is bad,' says a company source.

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