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February 4, 2013
Sched Netweb site
  • US east coast ILA strike averted, dockers agree to tentative contract
  • HPH Trust 2012 profit up 16pc to US$293.95 million as revenue rises 28pc
  • Asia-Europe rates off 0.8pc to US$1,316/TEU, transpac suffers similar fate
  • Suez Canal increases tolls from May, 2pc for boxes, 5pc for bulkers
  • Vessels urged to steer clear of Macau-Hong Kong yacht race
  • China to hike rail rate US$0.0016 per tonne kilometre in first half
  • Rare slip: Xinjiang Pakistan trade declines 4.4pc to US$20.1 billion
  • Panama Canal trials JIT to cut dwell time before ships start transit
  • Canadian Pacific posts profit of US$14.95 million despite heavy expenses
  • US retail outlook subdued in 2013, bad news breeds cautionary spending
  • Shareholders told China Southern to increase capacity by 11pc this year
  • Eight companies mull bids for 35pc of Cargolux sold by Qatar Airways
  • Changi Airport cargo falls in 2012 but passenger traffic takes off

Exim Indiaweb site
FEBRUARY 1, 2013
  • Capt. M. M. Saggi takes charge as Director of Narottam Morarjee Institute of Shipping
  • Indian shipping industry unlikely to revive till 2015: India Ratings
  • LCL Logistix bags "Achievement in Continuous Improvement" award at supply chain event
  • Oil tanker market on course to recovery
  • Shell Marine Products opens up portfolio in India
  • Commerce Secretary inaugurates India s Trade Portal
  • India asks Bangladesh for supplier country status
  • Chettinad terminal s coal handling at 7 mt
  • China to take over Pakistan's Gwadar port operations
  • J. M. Baxi & Co. expeditiously discharges urea in bulk from vessel at Rozi
  • PSA s global throughput increases to 60.06 m TEUs in 2012
  • Tamil Nadu CM inaugurates Kattupalli port
  • Infra majors eye Railways port linkage projects
  • Forex reserves up $77.6 million
  • INR zooms to end at three-and-half month high of 53.19
  • Welspun Energy commissions 15 MW solar plant in Rajasthan
  • CaytransBBC strengthens Caribbean service

International Transport Journalweb site
FEBRUARY 1, 2013
  • JAL Cargo cuts fuel surcharge
    Japan Airlines (JAL) has applied to the Japanese Ministry of Land, Infrastructure, Transport and Tourism to revise down its international cargo fuel surcharge for flights departing...
  • Gulf Air to move forward route cancellations
    Bahrain's principal flag carrier, Gulf Air, is to start cancelling two routes earlier than previously planned. The Bahrain - Colombo (Sri Lanka) service will stop on 3 February 201...
  • Qatar Airways to serve last Australian destination with different aircraft type
    Qatar Airways, which planned to start using the Boeing 787 Dreamliner from today on its thrice times weekly Doha - Perth (Australia) service launched last July, will, instead, cont...
  • Daimler axing jobs
    Daimler is cutting the number of employees in its truck division by 2,100 worldwide. The main reductions will be in North America (1,300 redundancies) and in Germany (800 jobs). Ac...
  • SBB Cargo leases mainline locomotives to TX Logistik
    SBB Cargo and TX Logistik have signed an agreement enabling the latter company to hire up to twelve Re421 locomotives. TX Logistik wants to deploy the traction for its customers' d...
  • CSX plans new intermodal facility in Quebec
    The transport service provider CSX Corporation, based in Jacksonville FL (USA), plans to expand its intermodal presence in the greater Montreal region and Quebec (both Canada). The...
  • USA: freight theft still high
    In 2012, the total number of cargo thefts in the USA was almost as high as the record high in 2011, according to the new US cargo theft report by FreightWatch International. A tota...
  • K Line enhances Jabco services
    As from the end of February, the Japanese carrier K Line will upgrade its two-sling intra-Asia service (Jabco 1 and Jabco 2), thereby offering better transit times between Japan an...
  • Emirates names new vice-president cargo business and product development
    Emirates SkyCargo has selected Moaza Al Falahi to be its new vice-president cargo business and product development. She has been with Emirates since 2003, when she started a gradua...
  • New hands to guide Cargotec
    The Finnish goods flow optimiser Cargotec Oyi, parent company of MacGregor, Kalmar and Hiab, appointed Mika Vehviläinen as its new president and CEO as of 1 March 2013. Tapio ...
  • Agility Central Europe changing CFO
    The logistics service provider Agility recently chose Dirk Hochmann to be its new chief financial officer. He replaced Achim Schlüsener who left the company in December 2012. Hochm...
  • FedEx opens first forwarding office in Thailand
    FedEx Trade Networks has opened its first office in Thailand, in the capital Bangkok, and added the country to its international ocean shipping service. The new facility will allow...
  • Asstra transports trams to St Petersburg
    The global transport and logistics service provider Asstra has made a contribution towards modernising local transport in St Petersburg by conveying a number of heavylift and out-o...
  • Automotive: new CEO for Adam Opel AG
    General Motors' Opel unit has named Karl-Thomas Neumann as new CEO. Neumann, who previously worked as head of Volkswagen China and for the supplier Continental, will take up his ne...
  • ABX Logistics Worldwide NV/SA settles US class action lawsuit
    ABX Logistics Worldwide NV/SA has entered into an agreement to settle a US class action lawsuit alleging anti-competitive practices in connection with certain surcharges for freigh...

Marine Logweb site
FEBRUARY 1, 2013
  • Car carriers to have electric drive RO/RO equipment
  • Ray Isemann joins Jensen Maritime
  • ST Marine to build new Singapore Navy patrol vessels
  • FMT extends towboat construction at Eastern Shipbuilding

World Wide Shipperweb site
FEBRUARY 1, 2013
  • Port of Olympia sets meeting to discuss marine fueling station
  • Ray Isemann joining Jensen as senior sales account executive
  • Evergreen training center nets ClassNK certification
  • Port of Tacoma taps Tom Bellerud for box terminal business development
  • US rail freight traffic numbers come in on both sides of ledger

Lloyd's Listweb site
FEBRUARY 1, 2013
  • What price a new boxship?
    Yards and brokers disagree over whether the market has turned
  • Islamic finance is not just for Muslims
    Industry expects a western shipowner to secure the first sukuk loan soon
  • Scorpio orders four more fuel-efficient MR tankers
    Latest $130m spree follows bumper share issue
  • Eastern promise
    Baltic Exchange moves highlight shift to Asia for dry bulk's centre of gravity
  • Not so slick
    Double hulls have improved safety but the industry can do more to prevent oil spills
  • Encourage the others
    The intolerance of a shipping accident is limitless, while genuine understanding is in short supply
  • Navios Partners raises $64m in snap offering
    Frangou-led owner to swoop for more bulkers
  • Valero books time charter to avoid product tanker spot market spike
    Transatlantic rates climb
  • OSG seeks to return four more chartered-in ships
    Company obligated to weed out loss-making deals, says Arntzen
  • Pakistan hands Gwadar to Chinese operator
    Move overrules US objections to Asian superpower expanding its regional presence
  • Restricting US LNG exports 'violates trade rules'
    Curbs breach WTO terms and weaken country's credibility, says think-tank
  • HPH Trust posts higher fourth-quarter profit
    But port giant's first full-year results miss prospectus targets
  • MSC buys stake in Long Beach terminal
    Box line move follows CMA CGM investment
  • Capital Product upbeat about OSG charter hire
    Greece-based owner expects tanker openings to catch products upswing
  • China Merchants Energy Shipping orders up to five VLCCs
    Contract placed with DSIC could herald new shopping spree
  • Asia continues to lead shift in dry bulk broking trends
    Baltic Exchange moves capesize rates reporting forward
  • Petronas aims to delist MISC
    Move would give oil giant greater leeway in guiding investment strategy
  • Capesizes quiet ahead of lunar holiday
    Courage Marine re-enters near-bottom market despite uninspiring outlook
  • STX Dalian workers demand overdue wages for Chinese new year trip home
    Global shipping industrial woes add to home-grown social unrest
  • Yang Ming establishes Australia joint venture
    Deal with ISS seeks to improve Taiwan container line's operations
  • Alles ist nicht in Ordnung
    InsO, Germany's 'answer to Chapter 11', is burdensome and bureaucratic
  • Waigaoqiao wins orders for up to eight capesize bulk carriers
    Shipyard secures 11 capesize bulker orders plus seven options since late 2012
  • Court agrees to hear Blue Whale appeal
    Is registering a US office after the fact grounds to unlock Rule B attachment?
  • Greeks spent $9bn on ships last year
    Newbuild orders halved but secondhand activity increased

Fairplayweb site
FEBRUARY 1, 2013
  • Ex-Beluga boss to be charged with fraud
    BREMEN said today it is charging the founder of bankrupt Beluga, Niels Stolberg, with 16 counts of fraud
  • Navios Partners follow-on priced
    ANGELIKI Frangou's Navios Partners today priced a follow-on offering as shipping's access to US investors continues its rebound
  • KEPCO picks builders for 9-ship contract
    KOREA Electric Power has awarded its tender for nine Capesize bulkers to two Asian consortia
  • Exmar roars back
    ANTWERP gas carrier operator Exmar said today it strongly returned to profit last year
  • Yangzijiang's abandoned box ships spark talks
    CHINESE builder Yangzijiang is discussing with a German customer a possible cancellation of a nearly completed series of 2,550teu box ships, sector sources told Fairplay today
  • Logistics giant warns on freight volatility
    SHIPPERS must brace themselves for more erratic ups and downs in ocean freight rates this year, global forwarding group Bolloré Logistics/SDV has warned today
  • Box rates slip outside of reefer sector
    AVERAGE box rates softened again this week despite general rate increases approaching for most routes
  • Suspect charged in UK drug smuggling case
    A DUTCH man has reportedly been charged after cocaine and amphetamines valued at up to £13.4M ($21.2M) were seized at Harwich's port
  • China Exim seen imperiling shipping asset values
    A MOVE by the Chinese export credit group China Exim to fill the newbuilding finance gap left by commercial lenders threatens asset values, a shipping analyst has warned
  • Shanghai shipping insurance sector gains
    SHANGHAI'S income direct-written hull insurance deals totalled 2.26M yuan ($364M) in 2012, a regulatory panel for the sector said
  • PETRONAS offers to buy out MISC
    MALAYSIA'S national oil and gas company PETRONAS is offering to buy out its shipping subsidiary MISC for $2.8Bn
  • Siem lent $35M
    SIEM SHIPPING, the London group previously known as Star Reefers, said today it has been lent $35M by a principal shareholder
  • Japan's 2012 vehicle output rises 18%
    JAPAN's vehicle production rose 18.4% year on year to 9,942,711 units in 2012, marking a recovery from the earthquake/tsunami in 2011
  • Seadrill orders two rigs
    SEADRILL has ordered two jack-up rigs and warned that relocating its head office to London is cost it more than expected
  • Daiichi Chuo losses widen to $221.9M
    JAPANESE bulker operator Daiichi Chuo Kisen Kaisha widened losses to 20.2Bn yen ($221.87M) for the last nine months of 2012

The Journal of Commerceweb site
FEBRUARY 1, 2013
  • Mitsui O.S.K. Lines Predicts FY Loss of $2 Billion
    Mitsui O.S.K. Lines, the parent company of the Japanese ocean carrier MOL, reported a net loss of $678.1 million in the third quarter of 2012, ending Dec. 31. Quarterly revenue was $12.9 billion. For the full fiscal year of 2012, ending March 31, 2013, the company predicts a net loss of...
  • Alianca Receives Delivery of New 3,800-TEU Ship
    Sebastio Caboto vessel, the first of four to be delivered to Alianca. Ocean container carrier Alianca has received delivery of the first of four identical vessels to be deployed in its Brazilian coastal service. Sebastio Caboto, with a capacity of 3,800 20-foot-equivalent units and 500 plugs for refrigerated containers, is scheduled to...
  • Delmas Alters Brazil Port Itinerary
    Delmas' SAMWAF route with new Itajai, Brazil call. France-based Delmas Shipping, a containerized freight and roll-on, roll-off shipping company, has added a call at Itajai, Brazil, on its South American SAMWAF line, replacing the call at Sao Francisco do Sul, Brazil, in order to meet increased demand for refrigerated shipping services. Vessels...
  • Yusen Logistics' Net Profit Sinks 54.5 Percent
    Major Japanese international freight forwarder Yusen Logistics Co. said that its group net profit plunged 54.5 percent in the first nine months of fiscal 2012, which started on April 1, 2012, from a year earlier to $16.24 million. The company saw its group operating revenue rise 7.0 percent in the April-December...
  • Expansion of Newell Rubbermaid Facility Completed
    Newell Rubbermaid's new facility at Southern California Logistics Centre. Stirling Capital Investments has completed construction of a 76,800-square-foot facility expansion at the Southern California Logistics Centre, a 2,500-acre industrial and commercial complex in Victorville, Calif., that is part of Global Access Victorville. The construction enhancements were made to accommodate the increased nationwide...
  • UASC to Hike US-Middle East Rates
    Ocean carrier United Arab Shipping Co. will implement a general rate increase on all U.S. export cargo to the Middle East and Mediterranean, effective March 1. It will apply to all tariff ocean freight rates and service contracts. The rate hike will be $150 per 20-foot container and $200 per 40-foot...
  • Cosco Sets Bunker, Currency Surcharges
    Cosco Container Lines today announced an emergency bunker surcharge adjustment for both eastbound and westbound shipments in Far East to Northwest Europe and Mediterranean trade, effective March 1, until further notice. The new surcharges are $146 per 20-foot-equivalent between the Far East and Northwest Europe and $133 per TEU between...
  • Pakistan OKs PSA International's Exit From Gwadar Port
    The Pakistan government has cleared a proposal to transfer management and operation of Gwadar Port from Singapore's PSA International to China Overseas Port Holdings Ltd. The transfer was approved by Pakistan's cabinet council on Thursday, according to local media reports. "Both companies have settled their deal," said Pakistan Information Minister Qamar Zaman...
  • China PMI Reveals Fragile Recovery
    China's official purchasing managers' index subsided last month as signs of a full economic bounce-back proved illusory. The PMI dropped to 50.4 in January, down from the 50.6 recorded in the two previous months. However, the sub-index for new orders improved marginally to 50 points in January after contractions of 48.8 and...
  • Yang Ming Opens Branch in Australia
    Taiwan-based ocean shipping company Yang Ming Marine Transport today set up Yang Ming (Australia) with Inchcape Shipping Services to expand its market in Australia. Yang Ming currently provides two weekly sailings between ports in Asia and Australia. The China-Korea-Australia route includes calls at Busan, South Korea; Shanghai; Ningbo, China; Shekou, China;...
  • WTO Establishes Panels for Argentina Disputes
    The World Trade Organization's Dispute Settlement Body has established a single panel to investigate complaints by the European Union, the U.S. and Japan concerning Argentina's measures on imported goods, which allegedly violate WTO regulations, including trade and licensing agreements. Argentina said that it had repealed automatic import licenses, as well as non-automatic...
  • Ray LaHood's Freight Legacy
    Outgoing Transportation Secretary Ray LaHood's imprint on U.S. transportation goes far beyond cutting down on driving while texting and heralding high-speed rail. Arguably, the former Republican congressman's advancements in freight policy will last longer and have a larger impact on the national economy than the so-called sexier hallmarks of his...
  • Florida to Spend $8.3 Billion on Infrastructure Projects
    Gov. Rick Scott's Florida Families First Budget for fiscal year 2014 fully funds the Florida Department of Transportation's Work Program $8.3 billion investments in port, highway, bridge and other transportation infrastructure improvements. The budget includes $3.6 billion for the construction of highway projects; $765 million for maintenance and operation; $401 million...
  • Old Dominion Moves to Bigger Ohio Facility
    Old Dominion Freight Line today moved its service center in Toledo, Ohio, to an expanded 48-door facility with more yard space and a larger dock. "With the relocation to this expanded facility, Old Dominion is better poised for growth in northern Ohio and southeast Michigan," said Mike Leskovec, manager of the...
  • Carrier Investments at Long Beach Signal Importance of Terminal Operations
    The announcement that Mediterranean Shipping Co. will invest in the Total Terminals International facility at the Port of Long Beach comes barely one month after the port announced that CMA CGM is taking an equity stake in the Pacific Container Terminal that is operated by SSA Marine. "Two of the top...
  • Tacoma Hires Bellerud to Lead Container Business
    Tom Bellerud, Port of Tacoma's new director of container terminal business development. Port of Tacoma, Wash., has hired Tom Bellerud to lead container terminal business development. He succeeds Brendan Dugan, who left in 2012. In his new role, Bellerud is responsible for the profitability and growth of the port's international and domestic container...
  • MSC Buys Stake in Port of Long Beach's Pier T
    Mediterranean Shipping Company has increased its investment at the Port of Long Beach in California, according to J. Christopher Lytle, the port's executive director, in his "State of the Port" announcement. MSC has purchased a stake in the leasehold for the marine terminal operations at Pier T. The ocean cargo line...

Containerisation Internationalweb site
FEBRUARY 1, 2013
  • Fourth Railway Package: good in parts
    The UK Rail Freight Group has broadly welcomed the 4th Railway Package, issued by the European Commission this week. But it believed the framework ...
  • Brussels drops feeder antitrust probe
    The European Commission has closed antitrust investigations into two schemes designed to stabilise conditions in the container and bulk feeder trades after members ...
  • Greek strike stymies transport
    A 48-hour strike by doctors, port workers and public sector workers in Athens against deeply unpopular austerity measures severely disrupted transport and shipping ...
  • MOL forecasts $2 billion loss
    Japanese shipping group Mitsui OSK Lines [MOL] projects that its full-year 2012 [to March 31 2013] net loss will be much worse than its previous outlook hitting ...
  • Carriers gamble on new GRIs
    COSCON has joined Hapag-Lloyd in announcing a mid-March general rate increase on the Asia - Europe westbound trade; in this case the GRI is $775 per teu compared ...
  • NYK and K Line raise profit outlook

TradeWindsweb site
FEBRUARY 1, 2013
  • Pak packs up
    Michael Pak's career with Clarkson Capital Markets appears to be drawing to a close.
  • OSX to pocket $250m
    Eike Batista's OSX has launched the second stage of its potential $1bn fundraiser.
  • Navios casts net
    Navios Maritime Partners of Greece could have as much as $130m in dry powder when it completes its latest follow-on equity offering, according to Justin Yagerman.
  • NCL in fresh fundraiser
    Newly listed Norwegian Cruise Line (NCL) is plotting a $300m fundraiser from a bond sale.
  • Spanish yards cry foul
    Basque shipyards' association Adimde has called on the European Union to investigate Dutch rivals' leasing system for new vessel orders.
  • Scorpio scores six more
    Scorpio Tankers is splashing out on up to six more MR product carrier newbuildings just two days after swelling its war chest by $230m.
  • Pirates get 10 years
    Two Somali men have been jailed for 10 years in Japan for an attack on an MOL aframax in 2011.
  • Mipo tipped for record
    Hyundai Mipo Dockyard of Korea could win new orders worth $4bn this year, its best ever annual return.
  • Capes come in earlier
    Bulker market watchers will now be getting their daily capesize fix two hours earlier as the Baltic Exchange shifts its assessments forward to reflect Asian activity.
  • Shipping like shopping
    We take a look at what was said in the market over the past week.
  • Pallas stretches Thun deal
    Swedish owner Pallas Shipping has stretched the time charter on one of its three vessels for a sixth year.
  • Fjord Line's bond boost
    Norway's Fjord Line has sold NOK 300m ($55m) of bonds to help fund newbuildings.
  • London's number 1
    TradeWinds digests the digits making the headlines this week.
  • Orlova gets a tow
    The drifting cruiseship Lyubov Orlova has finally been taken under tow again off Canada.
  • Euronav stretching debt
    Belgian tanker owner Euronav is asking investors to extend debt repayments by swapping bonds.
  • Greece hit by strike
    The Greek seafarers' union has brought shipping to a halt in many of the country's ports with a 48-hour strike.
  • Maersk's China hope
    AP Moller-Maersk chief Nils Andersen believes Chinese imports offer the biggest growth potential for container lines in the current slump.
  • Siem seals upgrade funds
    Siem Shipping has secured financing from its parent company to fund major alterations to four of its vessels.
  • Grindrod feeling better
    South African tanker and bulker owner Grindrod is expecting to post a much better profit for the year just ended.
  • Nanjing under threat
    Chinese owner Nanjing Tanker faces suspension and a possible delisting from the Shanghai stock exchange as losses continue.
  • Airbus ro-ro aground
    A ro-ro vessel used to ship wings for A380 aircraft from the UK to France has run aground on a sandbank off Liverpool.
  • Sanoyas breaks its duck
    Japan's Sanoyas Holdings has booked an eco-bulker - its first new bit of business since last April.
  • Big John back at Dalian
    John Fredriksen's Seadrill has returned to China for another pair of jack-up drilling rig newbuildings.
  • Sasebo inks bulk trio
    Japan's Sasebo Heavy Industries has revealed three new bulker orders.
  • Seadrill expenses up
    Seadrill, the John Fredriksen drilling company, has warned it faces higher costs and downtime in the next few quarters.
  • COSL plans big spend
    China Oilfield Services Ltd (COSL) has unveiled plans to build two jack-ups and one semi-sub drilling rig this year.
  • Navios MLP seeks funds
    Navios Maritime Partners has embarked on a fresh round of fund raising with a planned share issue.
  • Suez to lift rates
    The Suez Canal Authority (SCA) is set to raise transit fees for shipping by between 2% and 5% from 1 May, it said Thursday.
  • Gladstone Port re-opens
    Gladstone Port has re-opened following the recent severe flooding, but is reported to only have one-and-a-half weeks' of coal stockpiled.

American Shipperweb site
FEBRUARY 1, 2013
  • Removed barriers boost U.S. ag trade by $4 billion
    During past year, USDA has eliminated barriers, opened markets, secured the release of U.S. shipments held in foreign ports, and ensured the safe movement of agricultural products consistent with international standards.
  • Surface trade from U.S. rises in November
  • Japanese carriers report mixed 3Q results
  • ANA to lose 1.4 billion yen over 787 issues
    The Japanese carrier operated 17 planes before an exploding battery forced it to ground its fleet. In January, this led to 459 domestic and overseas flight cancellations.
  • World Economic Forum wades into Jones Act debate
    "Though justified for decades as national security measures, many cabotage regulations... are motivated largely by protectionist concerns for local industries and employment," the organization said.
  • Defense renews freight payment contract with U.S. Bank
  • MSC buys stake in Port of Long Beach's Pier T
    The world's second largest container carrier has decided to purchase a stake in the leasehold for the marine terminal operations at Pier T, the largest container terminal in the SoCal port.
  • Lytle stresses Long Beach's capacity advantage in annual address
  • Air cargo demand ends 2012 on sour note
  • Transport workers lose 14,000 jobs in January
  • Egypt protests affect ports
  • ILA contract talks continue
    "I think there is still a lot of skepticism and concern out there, rightfully so," said Curtis Foltz, executive director of the Georgia Ports Authority, during an interview with American Shipper. "But every day they are at the table, I'm more optimistic."
  • CaroTrans to use Freightgate rate quote module
  • COSCO raising Asia-Europe rates
  • DHL offers LCL barge transport from German port
  • DB Schenker takes over U.K. rail terminal
  • Executive moves

The Bunker Bulletinweb site
FEBRUARY 1, 2013
  • Bunker prices end week higher in the Americas
    Demand was heavy on the US Gulf, according to a local trader.
  • Weekly global bunker market update
    A weekly price round up of bunkering hubs from around the globe.
  • Washington State Ferries and DNV to conduct LNG workshop
    The LNG workshop will take place from February 13 to 15.
  • Vessels grounded after ro-ro sinks in Philippines
    PPA borrowed an oil boom from a nearby fuelling station to manage any potential oil spill.
  • ABS launches Operational and Environmental Performance Department
    Team will tackle critical industry issues of operational performance, energy efficiency and environmental compliance.
  • Brunsbuttel aims to be first mover in LNG bunker market
    Port's location offers opportunities for LNG bunkering.
  • Scorpio places another order for newbuilds
    Orders are continuation of newbuilding programme for fuel-efficient vessels.
  • Prices show gains in Fujairah
    Prices fall in Suez.
  • Prices stick to upward trend
    But price outlook mixed in Mediterranean.
  • 'Methane slip' blots LNG's green credentials
    Environmentalist says reducing speed more effective against climate change.
  • Slow growth and high bunker costs are the new 'norm'
    Analysts say container sector needs strategies to cope with 'the worst of times'.
  • P&I clubs alert members to change in Iranian sanctions
    'It would seem that ships stemming bunkers that contain a blend of Iranian origin crude oil will not be caught by the prohibitions.'
  • Exmar posts profit for 2012
    Outlook encouraging for 2013, says company.
  • Bio-LNG: EUR400 per tonne possible
    Costs fall when bio-LNG comes from landfills, says Dutch firm.
  • MOL posts losses for first nine months of 2012
    Only one of the big three Japanese shipowners not to report a return to profit.
  • Asian bunker prices end week on firm note
    Asian players report no problems with avails.
  • K Line posts profits for first nine months of 2012
    But 'high fuel oil prices' and currency movements make shipping sector 'generally unstable'.
  • Yachts in Italy searched for bunkering violations
    Officials questioned captains on fuel tax-related issues, including charter contracts, oil record books and bunkering agreements.
  • Indian shipping firms face another tough year
    Market 'unlikely to stabilise until 2015'.
  • Bunker spill clean-up at Novorossiysk
    Spill occured during refuelling of asphalt and bitumen tanker Hercules.

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Washington
Strong opposition to their introduction also expressed by the WSC
Intercargo, international measures for decarbonisation of shipping must be simple and clear
London
Gkonis: Must not compromise operational efficiency and smooth global transport of essential goods
Port of Barcelona invests 124 million to develop sustainable fuel traffic
Barcelona
Construction of three new moorings at Moll de l'Energia
In 2024, freight traffic in the port of Catania began to grow again. A decline in Augusta
In 2024, freight traffic in the port of Catania began to grow again. A decline in Augusta
Augusta
A total of 7.9 million and 23.0 million tons of cargo were handled
In 2024, the terminal operator HHLA recorded record revenues with a growth of +10.5%
Hamburg
Profit after taxes amounted to 56.4 million euros (+33.1%)
Launch of a public consultation for the updating of the PRPs of the ports of Genoa and Savona-Vado
Genoa
The involvement of territorial, economic and social communities is foreseen
ITU, ICAO and IMO highlight risks to maritime and air transport caused by attacks on satellite communications
Geneva/Montreal/London
London Government presents its strategy for decarbonising maritime transport
London
The measures for ports will be defined after a public consultation that will take place in the coming months
For security, military ships are not enough, merchant ships are also essential
London
TUI in talks with shipyards for two new cruise ships for Marella
Hanover
Slots available starting from the 2031 financial year
ANESCO, with the Port Employment Centers, accidents have decreased in the three main Spanish ports
Madrid
67% reduction in lost work days per year
Filt, Fit and Uilt, no to the transformation from "article 18" to "16" of the Livorno port company LTM
Leghorn
Unions ask port authority to block proliferation of new economic entities
Last year Fincantieri recorded record revenues and new orders
Last year Fincantieri recorded record revenues and new orders
Trieste
Folgiero: the first fruits of our strategy and industrial vision have been harvested
COSCO Shipping Holdings revenue increased by +44.8% in the fourth quarter of 2024
COSCO Shipping Holdings revenue increased by +44.8% in the fourth quarter of 2024
Shanghai
In the period, the container ships of the Chinese group's fleet transported 6.9 million TEUs (+13.1%). Containers on the Asia-Europe/Med routes fell
Porto Marghera, renewal of concession to Terminal Rinfuse Venezia
Venice
New 25-year contract. Investments of over 53 million euros expected
In the last quarter of 2024, container traffic alone increased in French ports
Paris
In the whole year, containers amounted to over 5.3 million TEU (+11.5%)
Carnival Sets New Low Season Quarter Records December-February
Carnival Sets New Low Season Quarter Records December-February
Miami
Positive outlook for the remainder of the 2025 financial year
Rail Losing Ground in Transalpine Freight Traffic Through Switzerland
Bern
In 2024, trains transported 25.7 million tons of cargo (-3.7%)
CK Hutchison's Port Division revenues grew by 10.8% last year
Hong Kong
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
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
Francesco Beltrano is the new general secretary of Uniport
Rome
He takes over from Paolo Ferrandino, who will continue to collaborate as a consultant
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
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
Decarbonisation of maritime transport will be faster in the EU and the US
DHL Acquires CRYOPDP
Bonn/Nashville
The company provides courier services for clinics and healthcare
SAILING LIST
Visual Sailing List
Departure ports
Arrival ports by:
- alphabetical order
- country
- geographical areas
Over a million to the port companies of Livorno and Piombino to acquire green vehicles
Leghorn
The ranking for admission to the PNRR-Next Gen Eu contributions has been published
COSCO Shipping Development Co.'s container sales increased by +204.1% in 2024
Shanghai
The related turnover increased by +124.0%
The call for funding for the purchase of electric vehicles in the ports of Genoa and Savona-Vado has been published
Genoa
Yang Ming Buys Three New 8,000 TEU Containerships
Keelung
They will be delivered between 2028 and 2029
Construction of a cruise ship for Regent Seven Seas Cruises begins in Marghera
Trieste
Fincantieri will deliver the unit in 2026
Federlogistica establishes operational offices in Spain and Brazil
Genoa
The aim is to go beyond theoretical cooperative relationships
Over a Ton of Cocaine Seized in the Port of Gioia Tauro
Reggio Calabria
If placed on the market it would have generated over 187 million euros
In 2024, the economic results of Interporto Padova reached record values
Padua
Revenues up +17%
Three ceremonies at the Saint-Nazaire shipyard for three new MSC Cruises ships
Geneva
New flagship "MSC World America" delivered
German railway company DB Cargo reduced losses in 2024
Berlin
Revenues down again. -9.0% drop in freight volumes
NovaAlgoma orders second 38,000 dwt cement carrier in China
Lugano
It will be taken over in 2027
Customs agreement between Italy and Brazil to facilitate trade
Brasilia
Mission of the Customs and Monopolies Agency in the South American nation
A team from La Spezia Container Terminal in Rotterdam to test advanced technologies
The Spice
ECT Hutchinson Ports Training Center Visited
The assembly of Genoese freight forwarders on Monday
Genoa
It will be held at the Palazzo della Borsa in Genoa
Assarmatori, in Italy the ferry segment cannot bear the burden of the EU ETS in a very fragile market situation
Brussels
Messina: Protecting shipping from the ideological excesses of the Green Deal
The website of the Port Authority Corps - Coast Guard has been renewed
Rome
It has become a single digital access point to documents and services
In 2024, inland waterway freight transport in Germany increased by +1.2%
Wiesbaden
The volume, at 173.8 million tonnes, is the second lowest since 1990.
APM Terminals Granted Port of New York - New Jersey Concession Renewal
New York
Contract for a period of 33 years. Investments of 500 million dollars are expected
Experimentation of crane automation has begun at the Interporto Padova terminal
Padua
The interport company awarded the "Industria Felix 2025 Award"
Container traffic in the port of Algeciras fell by -17.0% in February
Algeciras
Both import-export volumes and transhipment are decreasing
New cruise company Crescent Seas has been founded in Miami
Miami
The fleet, initially consisting of one ship from Regent Seven Seas Cruises, will grow to five units within the next five years
In 2024, the volume of vehicles transported by Wallenius Wilhelmsen's fleet decreased by -9.7%
Oslo
Traffic down on almost all global routes
Agreement between Assoporti and Assologistica and the Florida trade, transport and port authorities
Rome
It was signed today
In April a mission in Albania of The International Propeller Clubs - Italy
Genoa
It will take place on the 9th and 10th in Tirana and Durres
COSCO Shipping Ports revenues rose to a record $1.5 billion in 2024 (+3.3%)
Hong Kong
In the fourth quarter alone, a decrease of -3.0%
SO.RI.MA. (FHP group) granted a concession of an area of 125 thousand square meters in the port of Chioggia
Venice
Investments of 11.5 million euros expected over 25 years
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 public meeting of the Italian Port Terminal Operators Association will be held in Rome on June 19th
Genoa
The annual conference "Programming, Operation and Management of Transport Networks" in Genoa
Genoa
It is dedicated to the transport and mobility sector
››› Meetings File
PRESS REVIEW
Damen Mangalia Unionists Protest Friday Against Possible Closure
(The Romania Journal)
Govt. to woo top ten shipping liners in world for Colombo port expansion
(Daily Mirror)
››› Press Review File
FORUM of Shipping
and Logistics
Relazione del presidente Nicola Zaccheo
Roma, 18 settembre 2024
››› File
Contship Italia’s intermodal network has been extended to the Gulf Terminal in La Spezia
Melzo
Connections with the inland terminals of Milan, Modena and Padua
Container traffic in the port of Valencia grew by +15.2% last month
Valencia
The overall volume of goods handled increased by +6.8%
The Northern Tyrrhenian Sea Port Authority obtains gender equality certification
Leghorn
It is the first Italian port authority to obtain this recognition
Container traffic growth weakens at ports of Los Angeles and Long Beach
Los Angeles/Long Beach
Last month, increases of +2.6% and +13.4% respectively were recorded
Assarmatori, the Italian government's position on the impact of the EU ETS on shipping and ports is good
Rome
Messina: fully understood the risks and distortions of European climate regulation
PSA Italy's Genoa port terminals awarded anti-corruption certification
Genoa
The UNI EN ISO 37001 standard defines the requirements for an effective anti-corruption management system
Assiterminal presents three projects for the sustainable transition of the Italian port sector
Rome
Work completed on docks 33 and 34 of the port of Civitavecchia
Civitavecchia
50,000 square meters of yards prepared
The completion and doubling of the Pontremolese is the dream-nightmare of the La Spezia port community
The Spice
Fontana: Money is not found when enormous resources are channeled into railway lines of dubious utility
Hanwha acquires 9.9% stake in shipbuilding company Austal
Sydney
Investment worth approximately 116 million US dollars
The European fleet is growing but competing fleets are growing at a faster rate
Brussels
Raptis (European Shipowners): investing ETS revenues in clean shipping technologies and fuels
Trasportounito has confirmed the national halt to the transport of goods
Rome
Proclaimed for the duration of five days from March 31st to April 4th
Container traffic in Hong Kong port increased by +9.1% in February
Hong Kong
However, for the second time in the last 25 years, cargo volume was below one million TEU.
Cargo traffic in Greek ports stable in Q3 2024
Piraeus
The increase in volumes transported on domestic routes has offset the decline in traffic with foreign countries
At the Vado Ligure container terminal a 21,000 teu container ship fully loaded
I go to Liguria
The 400-meter-long Cosco Shipping Nebula has landed
UIR proposes a permanent table for the development of intermodality
Verona
The main task is to build a project financing program.
Restructuring plan approved for Spanish company Armas Trasmediterránea
Las Palmas de Gran Canaria
Creditors' appeal rejected
The decline in cargo traffic at the port of Singapore worsened in February
Singapore
Containerized cargoes amounted to 27.4 million tons (-3.6%)
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