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BRIEFS
May 2, 2013
Sched Netweb site
  • Transatlantic carriers struggle to make a profit as US imports fall
  • Hainan county spends US$48.5 million to build border trade centre
  • Shanghai Railway Bureau offers door-to-door service from Hefei to Ningbo
  • China's busiest railway cargo finds freight station no longer busy
  • Savannah to settle dredging lawsuit with local environmentalists
  • South Carolina ports chief brings Washington up to speed on shipping
  • Eimskip delays two 850-TEUers'delivery from China, and lowers price
  • Weekly DC-6 flights to make life affordable in Bering Sea village
  • Ethiopian Airlines signs deal to provide air-sea cargo with Djibouti
  • Norwegian budget carrier moves boldly into long-haul air freight

Exim Indiaweb site
MAY 1, 2013
  • Allcargo Logistics Shantha Martin receives International Women Leadership Forum award
  • Bahri takes delivery of new RoCon vessel
  • CWT acquires majority stake in Maiia
  • London P&I Club reports negative findings on enclosed space entry
  • Moore Stephens says shipping should explore leasing solutions
  • Successful business years for Ahlers India
  • Iranian crude imports to India fall 26.5 pc in 2012-13
  • Efforts on to end strike at Hongkong International Terminals
  • INR 3,000 cr. infused into Reliance Ports & Terminals
  • LA top US port in 2012
  • Mumbai Port Trust to contribute significant amount to Chief Minister's Drought Relief Fund
  • INR ends firm at 53.80

International Transport Journalweb site
  • Express Group wächst weiter - Fokus auf Third-Party Logistik
  • Mixed results for Marseilles Fos
  • Gerlach expands in UK
  • Change at Gebrüder Weiss in Shanghai
  • National Air Cargo Jumbo crash in Afghanistan
  • DSV nearly doubles net earnings in Q1/2013
  • Bruno Mandrin quits SNCF Geodis group
  • Militzer & Münch welcomes new board member
  • Beijing founds China Railway Corporation
  • Gustke Logistik receives quality award from 24plus
  • Faulty electrics cause most truck breakdowns
  • Hupac introduces new shuttle connection
  • Vietnam Airlines stops primate transport
  • Compagnie Tunisienne de Navigation (CTN) - Bereit für die...
  • Aeroflot increases capacity between Moscow and Krasnoyarsk
  • Carriers are losing the game
  • Stellar Q1 results for Agility
  • CSCL to order five triple-E container vessels
  • UPR to strengthen transport infrastructure in Kansas

Marine Logweb site
MAY 1, 2013
  • Buckley McAllister elected new Chairman of AWO
  • USCG awards Huntington Ingalls contract for NSC 6
  • Rand Logistics hires Bob Bezan for new VP position
  • Austal makes changes in Australia and Spain
  • NVDC rules on plan to build Amphibex vessels in U.S.
  • Hapag-Lloyd Cruises takes delivery of Europa 2

World Wide Shipperweb site
MAY 1, 2013
  • New Port of Portland commissioner confirmed by governor, state senate
  • Truck shipments lead way in trade between NAFTA partners
  • Port of Tacoma schedules annual breakfast program
  • 2013 cruise season begins at Port of Seattle terminals
  • Inchcape Shipping Services names Cahill bulk business veep

Lloyd's Listweb site
MAY 1, 2013
  • Cyprus promises shipping undersecretary 'within weeks'
    New ministerial post part of higher profile for the industry after island's crisis
  • Danaos moves for first secondhand boxship acquisition
    Owner already has a $27.5m agreed kitty for renewal purposes
  • Cexim's ambition faces an uphill march
    Pledge to help quality shipowners ride out the current crisis raises eyebrows
  • Cexim buys stake in leasing firm to lure foreign owners
    China ship finance giant moves to boost the country's shipyards
  • Burma-China pipeline will cut VLCC demand
    Alternative outlet presents a further blow to a struggling tanker market
  • New threat to product tankers if third Caribbean refinery is closed
    Route already looks vulnerable to market slide
  • Under pressure
    If spot rates continue to weaken, container lines could once again find themselves under pressure from customers to renegotiate annual contract terms
  • Leopard crew freed after 28-month ordeal
    Somali pirates release six hostages for 'considerable millions'
  • Anger at Gothenburg tariff hike
    AMP Terminals' move could force carriers to switch ports, say shippers and freight forwarders
  • StealthGas raises $115m from shares offering
    Vafias family to chip in $5.8m as firm targets five LPG carriers
  • Unsure of Shell
    Energy giant positions itself to wrest control of Browse LNG from Woodside
  • MacAndrews launches rail service
    Shortsea specialist runs reefer trains through Spain
  • CSAV approves capital increase to finance boxship order
    Chilean carrier will buy seven Samsung-built wide-beam boxships
  • Capacity adjustments not enough to lift rates
    Service withdrawals and void sailings will not offset new tonnage, says Alphaliner
  • Kidnapping highlights piracy threat to commercial shipping
    West African attacks expand from thefts of oil and gas to seizures of seafarers
  • Gulf of Guinea kidnappings not linked to terrorism, say intelligence firms
    A perceived link could restrict insurers' ability to cover ransom payments

Fairplayweb site
MAY 1, 2013
  • Top cuts its losses
    EVANGELOS Pistiolis-led Top Ships today reported much smaller losses for 2012, despite logging less than half the voyage revenues of the year before due to weaker rates
  • CSAV plans share sale
    CHILEAN liner CSAV has announced a plan to sell $500M in equity to fund newbuildings and repay debt.

The Journal of Commerceweb site
MAY 1, 2013
  • Broad Growth in Industrial Real Estate
    ustained nationwide growth in the construction and absorption of warehouse space indicates that the recovery in the industrial real estate market is here to stay. In fact, the boom can no longer be described as the industry recovering from the 2008-09 economic recession. Rather, declining vacancy rates and steady expansion of...
  • Roadrunner's Truckload Revenue Rises Nearly 50 Percent
    Roadrunner Transportation Systems reported net income available to common stockholders in the first quarter of 2013 was $10.6 million, increasing 33.4 percent from $7.9 million in the first quarter of 2012. Meanwhile, operating income for Roadrunner, No. 15 on JOC's list of the Top 25 Less-Than-Truckload Carriers, was a record $19.1...
  • Con-way Profit Skids
    Con-way, the Ann Arbor, Mich.-based trucking operator and logistics provider, on Monday reported first quarter net income of $14 million, down from $25.6 million a year earlier. Operating income declined to $31.6 million from $55.7 million a year earlier as revenue was essentially flat at $1.34 billion vs. $1.37 billion in...
  • Horizon Posts Loss, Improved EBITDA
    Jones Act domestic carrier Horizon Lines reported a first quarter net loss but a 25.7 percent increase in adjusted earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation and amortization from continuing operations. Horizon's net loss narrowed to $20.1 million from $26.8 million a year earlier, as operating revenue declined to $244.5 million from $263.4...
  • Bahri Receives Second of Six New Ships
    Bahri Hofuf, a new general cargo vessel of 26,000 deadweight tons.Bahri, formerly known as the National Shipping Company of Saudi Arabia, has received delivery of the Bahri Hofuf, a new general cargo vessel of 26,000 deadweight tons, in South Korea. It is the second vessel delivered in a series of six ordered...
  • D.J. Powers Opens Branch in Virginia
    D.J. Powers Co. has opened a new branch office in Norfolk, Va., in line with its expansion strategy. "We are delighted to open the Norfolk office and continue to move forward with our strategic multi-phase plan to expand globally," said Rhett Willis, president and CEO, in a written statement. "Norfolk has...
  • Hong Kong Dockworkers Take Part in May Day Protest
    Striking dockworkers were among thousands who rallied in Hong Kong on May 1 against poor wages and working conditions. Organizers pegged the crowd at about 5,000 people, but police estimated just 3,700, South China Morning Post reports. The dockworkers were "treated like VIPs," the news organization said. "So what we are demanding today,...
  • NITL Convenes 2013 National Policy Meetings
    The National Industrial Transportation League is taking its acclaimed spring policy program outside Washington, D.C., to the greater Chicago area on May 23-24 to convene the nation's leading decision-makers from industry and government to explore the key challenges confronting the freight transportation industry. Structured around the NITL's major standing modal committees,...
  • Suez Canal Tolls Increase
    Toll increases for ships transiting the Suez Canal took effect today. Container ships got off relatively easy, with increases of about 2 percent, Middle East Monitor reports. Oil tankers and other bulk vessels incurred the greatest hikes, at around 5 percent. In the first quarter of 2013, 1,479 container ships passed through...
  • Kenco Appoints New VP Operations
    Logistics provider Kenco named Todd A. Johnson to the position of senior vice president of operations with Kenco Logistic Services. In addition to his operations responsibilities, Johnson will focus on account management, business development and strategic planning in his new role. Johnson has 29 years of experience in the supply chain industry,...
  • Working Together at NASSTRAC
    If attendance at industry events is an economic indicator, we're doing better in early 2013 than you might think. Approximately 600 people attended the NASSTRAC Shippers Conference and Transportation Expo in Orlando this week, a gain of more than 100 attendees from 2011. The number of exhibitors - motor carriers,...
  • Profit Slides at Hutchison Port Holdings Trust
    Hutchison Port Holdings Trust reported its first quarter 2013 profit fell to HK$642.0 million (approximately US$82.7 million), down 6.5 percent from HK$686.7 million in the same period a year ago. Revenue and other income rose slightly year-over-year, up 1.1 percent to HK$2,866.5 million. Operating expenses climbed 3.8 percent, to HK$2,027.0 million. First quarter...
  • Container Volume Grows at Port of Rotterdam
    Container throughput at the Port of Rotterdam rose 4 percent year-over-year in the first quarter of 2013 to 2.8 million 20-foot-equivalent units. Total container tonnage fell slightly, however, to 30 million metric tons, as the port handled substantially more empties than loaded containers. The port expects that condition to persist because...
  • UPS Sees Strong Growth on Expedited European LCL Service
    UPS is experiencing "significant" growth in its expedited less-than-containerload service since it was launched in March from four northern European ports to delivery destinations in the U.S. The new service, which UPS calls Preferred LCL, is drawing the biggest interest from U.S. importers of German-made industrial automotive products, which includes auto...
  • ILA Maintenance-Repair Workers Ratify Metro Contract
    International Longshoremen's Association employees of equipment maintenance and repair contractors in the Port of New York and New Jersey voted overwhelmingly to ratify a six-year labor contract. ILA members approved the contract by a margin of 542-17 Tuesday. The new contract between ILA Locals 1804-1 and 1814 and the Metropolitan Marine Maintenance...
  • Genesee & Wyoming's Profit, Revenue Mount
    Genesee & Wyoming Inc. reported profit in the first quarter of 2013 of $82.7 million, up from $22.2 million in the first quarter of 2012. The company's net income for the quarter was boosted by the retroactive short-line tax credit for 2012 and a net gain on the sale of assets, partly offset...
  • Tactical Logistics Solutions Leases Facility in California
    Tactical Logistics Solutions shares the building with Complete Logistics Control.Tactical Logistics Solutions has leased 192,000 square feet of industrial space in Ontario from landlord Riverside Bluffs Realty, an affiliate of Sares Regis-J.P. Morgan. The signing marks New Jersey-based Tactical Logistics Solutions' expansion into the Inland Empire marketplace. The company specializes in...
  • Profit, Revenue Soars at Agility
    Agility's first quarter profit soared 46 percent as the Kuwait-based logistics and infrastructure company overcame a sluggish global economy to expand its customer base in emerging markets. Net income grew to 10.1 million dinars ($35.6 million) from 6.9 million dinars ($24.3 million) in the first three months of 2012, as revenue...
  • Drewry's Trans-Pacific Benchmark Flat Ahead of GRIs
    Drewry's Hong Kong-Los Angeles Container Rate Benchmark was flat this week, leading up to May 1 general rate increases, following three weeks of declines in the trade lane. Drewry Container Rate Benchmark, May 1, 2013 Full-size image During the prior three weeks, the benchmark dropped 15.2 percent or $379. Trans-Pacific carriers Cosco, U.S. Lines and MOL plan to...

TradeWindsweb site
MAY 1, 2013
  • Genco debt reclassified
    Genco Shipping & Trading revealed that it has reclassified $1.4bn in long-term debt due potential covenant breaches, as the shipowner reported a 44.8% jump in first-quarter losses.
  • Excel extends
    Ailing bulker owner says negotiations with lenders, investors and strategic partners are ongoing.
  • NewLead sounds alarm
    NewLead Holdings emerged as one of the 'worst performers' on the TradeWinds Shipping Index Wednesday after warning investors that it expects to post a deep annual deficit.
  • Nam Cheong awaits wave
    Malaysian offshore vessel builder Nam Cheong has been tipped to cash in on an anticipated chartering wave.
  • LPG rates pushing up
    Higher activity in the LPG market has pushed up earnings for VLGCs by more than a tenth during the past 24 hours.
  • Top remains red
    Top Ships remained rooted in the red in 2012 as impairments on vessel values took a toll.
  • Two bodies found
    Two corpses of crewmen from the sunken North Korean cargoship Tae Gak Bong have washed up in Japan.
  • Making a million
    Anchor-handler rates have hit NOK 1m ($175,000) per day as the supply of prompt vessels ran out entirely in the North Sea.
  • Bank to back STX Group
    Korean Development Bank (KDB) is likely to launch a comprehensive restructuring of troubled shipping conglomerate STX Group, its chief executive said today.
  • Orderbook cheers NOCC
    Norwegian Car Carriers is expecting the charter market to dodge poor economic news and continue to improve as newbuilding deliveries drop to the lowest level in a decade.
  • ESL starts positively
    Finnish bulker owner ESL Shipping has returned to profit in the first quarter.
  • Stealth strikes it rich
    StealthGas has walked away with $115m from its fundraising visit to Times Square.
  • CSAV lines up $500m
    Compania Sud Americana de Vapores (CSAV) shareholders have given the green light to a huge fundraiser to pay for the company's fleet expansion.
  • Ocean Breeze free again
    A battered Philippines bulker has been refloated from a Chilean beach after eight months.
  • More cash for Titan
    Restructuring FPSO and yard group Titan Petrochemicals has secured another cash injection - this time from its chairman.
  • Arpeni exits capes
    Arpeni Pratama of Indonesian has packed its only capesize bulker off to the scrap yard.
  • Milaha eyes expansion
    Qatari shipowner Milaha is lining up new additions to its fleet but is coy on the details.
  • Greeks get taste for capes
    Hellenic capesize ordering at highest level since 2008, broker says.
  • Write-down clobbers NS
    Japanese bulker owner NS United has posted a much bigger annual loss after writing down the value of its fleet.
  • Tanker sinks off Myanmar
    Seventeen crew have been rescued after their tanker sank off Myanmar following a collision with a car carrier.
  • Seaspan's loan hope
    Seaspan is confident of securing funds to support its recent spending after netting a credit facility to pay for the first two 14,000-teu vessels it has ordered in league with Yang Ming.
  • KDM eyes second issue
    Ukraine's KDM Shipping is selling more shares as it continues its fleet expansion.
  • STX funding fixed
    The Finnish government has agreed to hand over EUR 31m ($40.81m) to ensure the completion of two cruiseships being built at STX Finland.
  • Algoma wins yard fight
    Canada's Algoma Central Corporation has won its $35.4m dispute over cancelled tankers in China.
  • Long Beach eyes ore
    Long Beach, best known as a container port, is looking to tap iron ore as a promising new export cargo.
  • Steel output growth soft
    Growth in global steel production continues to remain weak with last month seeing little or no increase.
  • Reshuffle at V Group
    OMERS Private Equity has carried out a management shake-up at majority-controlled ship manager V Group.
  • Taxi assault broker jailed
    A Norwegian shipping executive has been jailed in Singapore for assaulting a taxi driver in a dispute over a SGD4 ($3.20) surcharge.
  • C Whale crew paid
    Cargo interests are said to have played a part in the crew of a TMT OBO under arrest in Singapore getting paid.

American Shipperweb site
MAY 1, 2013
  • CSAV shareholders approve share sale to raise $500 million
    The Chilean liner shipping company said shareholders meeting in Valparaiso this week approved a plan to increase capital by $500 million that will be used to purchase seven 9,300-TEU ships and prepay a loan from AFLAC.
  • Iron ore exports moving via Long Beach
    SA Recycling, a long-time exporter of scrap metal through the port, is working with CML Metals Corp. to send iron ore from mines in Utah, California, Arizona and Nevada to Asian steel makers.
  • Hong Kong dock talks expected to resume Thursday
  • Alphaliner sees 'rate war' in Asia-Europe liner trade
  • ABF hit with $13 million loss in 1Q
  • Raytheon cited for lax ITAR compliance
  • NCBFAA protests Customs plan for disciplining brokers
    The association has come out against a U.S. Customs proposal to improve due process procedures for suspending a broker's entry-filer code, saying that going after the code is a back-door way to take away a broker's license and is unconstitutional.
  • Forwarders support foreign NVOs using NRAs
    The Washington-based NCBFAA wants exemptions pertaining to non-vessel-operating common carrier negotiated rate arrangements (NRAs) extended to foreign-based, unlicensed NVOs as well as U.S.-licensed companies.
  • Agility sees boost in 1Q revenue
  • INTTRA, Maersk extend strategic partnership
  • ITS to release ACE analytics tools
  • Cross to lead Maher Terminals
  • Advancing 'small package' outcome at Bali trade gathering
  • DGX starts L.A.-Guayaquil service
  • Volga-Dnepr transports large gas materials
  • Cargo activity up at Amsterdam airport
  • K+N to expand Belgian facility
  • Executive moves

The Bunker Bulletinweb site
MAY 1, 2013
  • Prices soft across Europe
    380 cSt in Gibraltar down by $10 a tonne.
  • Prices fall in Fujairah
    Prices sluggish in South African ports.
  • New mindset required in challenging market, says WFS chief
    Scale of challenges 'tremendous' but opportunity 'broad'.
  • MAN Diesel: Scrubbing technology is mature
    'Everything that was problematic has been fixed,' IBC 34 is told.
  • Slow steaming could hurt profitability, shippers warn
    What's good for shipping is bad for shippers.
  • Shell 'will make LNG available' where needed
    In discussions with potential LNG fuel users and says 'we need to look at STS delivery' and 'de-risk' the price.
  • Crew of bunker arrest tanker receive overdue wages
    Shipping company owed crew members $300,000.
  • Bunker prices soften in Tokyo Bay
    Offices were closed in Singapore, Hong Kong and Busan.
  • 'Decoding' the Polar Code
    The highly contentious issues of increased black carbon emissions and the potentially disastrous effects of an HFO spill in the Arctic seem to be difficult pills to swallow.
  • Gulfmark Offshore back in profit in first quarter
    But earnings were partially offset by 'higher than estimated' fuel expenses in Southeast Asia and the North Sea.
  • Bahri receives fuel-saving ro/con vessel
    Four similar vessels to be delivered between 2013 and the first half of 2014.
  • Rapid growth at Monjasa despite 'careful credit policy'
    Turnover grew by more than 20% in 2012 but 'could have almost doubled' if the company had been less conservative.
  • Nautic Africa, DAFF team up on bunkering
    Government dept chooses shipyard over navy for bunkering 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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