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March 5, 2013
Sched Netweb site
  • S&P upgrades CMA CGM credit in wake of refinancing, restructuring
  • Drewry: Carrier alliances to grow after over-tonnaged GA, NWA merge loops
  • Wan Hai names 4,680-TEU ship Wan Hai 515 at CSBC Kaohsiung shipyard
  • Taiwan's January exports increase 21.8pc on strong smartphone demand
  • Finns seize Russian military cargo for Syria for lack of export permits
  • London Gateway's first of 21 quay cranes arrive from Shanghai Zhenhua
  • Hamburg Sud levies Pacific-Med hike of US$150/TEU - $200/FEU from April
  • JAXPORT asks US Army Corps to complete 47-foot dredging study
  • European online shopping booms, but parcel express performance falls short
  • Toyota to move 5,000 cars a year from Savannah to Russia and Ukraine
  • US shippers tell regulator choice of railways would bring big savings
  • DHL Express to expand outlets in sub-Saharan Africa to focus on SMEs
  • MASkargo and Silk Way Airlines join to extend global freight reach
  • FedEx to deliver two pandas from Chengdu to Toronto, food from Memphis
  • Lunar New Year timing gives distorted positive to AAPA air cargo figures

Exim Indiaweb site
MARCH 4, 2013
  • Another eight PIL containerships will feature MacGregor electric cranes
  • Asia-Europe spot rates decline for fifth straight week
  • Babaji Shivram deftly handles another heavy lift project
  • Global container volume up 2.3 pc in January
  • MOL announces completion of 297,000-ton iron ore carrier
  • Subsequent to CAX cancellation, TS Lines joins CKA service
  • Talks with US East Coast dockers extended by a week
  • Three operators to merge box terminals at Xiamen port
  • WISTA India in the thick of things
  • Cross-border trade hit as violence grips Bangladesh
  • Mumbai to host engineering export promotion show in March
  • Ennore Port's Rs 1,000-crore, tax-free bond issue opens
  • JNPT recognised as port of the year for handling northern India containerised cargo
  • ACHAA's Silver Jubilee Year celebrations to conclude in style this week

International Transport Journalweb site
MARCH 4, 2013
  • Safety procedures at Les Eplatures airfield (Switzerland) comply with Icao guidelines
    Safety procedures at Les Eplatures airfield (Switzerland) are compliant with the standards of the international civil aviation organisation (Icao). Switzerland's Federal Office of ...
  • New US Airways cargo contract for ECS Group in France
    US Airways has appointed EFIS Air, a subsidiary of the ECS Group, as its cargo general sales agent (GSA) in France. The new contract extends the working relationship between the tw...
  • Swissport International reports 10% revenue growth in 2012
    Swissport International Ltd (Swissport), a provider of ground and cargo services to the aviation industry, reported total revenue of CHF 1.9 billion for 2012, a 10% increase compar...
  • Is the Bosphorus bridge to be closed completely for maintenance?
    Turkey's 40-year old Bogazici-Köpr'sü (or First Bosphorus Bridge) is in urgent need of renovation. Transport minister Binali Yildirim announced that maintenance work on the bridge ...
  • DB Schenker Rail to build new terminal
    DB Schenker Rail, Deutsche Bahn's freight haulage division, is set to build a new car terminal in Bremen. The facility will be in front of Daimler's plant. When finished, the 50,00...
  • World Courier orders UK's first Euro-6 new Volvo FH
    World Courier (UK) Ltd has placed an order for the first Euro-6 compliant Volvo truck in the UK. The vehicle, which is being supplied through Essex to Dorset-based Volvo dealer, MC...
  • South Caucasus Railway transports more freight in January
    In January 2013, the South Caucasus Railway cjsc transported just over 200,000 t of cargo, 4.8% more than foreseen for the first month of the year. In January, export goods carried...
  • Regional restructuring is first step for Kuehne + Nagel
    Kuehne + Nagel (K+N), the logistics giant based in Switzerland, is streamlining its organisation worldwide, as of 1 July. In Europe, K+N will merge its existing "Central Europ...
  • European Railway Award 2013 for AAE technical director
    The Community of European Railways (CER) and the Association of the European Railway Industries (UNIFE) presented the European Railway Award 2013 to Johannes Nicolin in Brussels. T...
  • Norbert Dentressangle opens new Spanish logistics centre
    The French transport and logistics service provider Norbert Dentressangle recently commenced operations at a new logistics platform located on a 22,000 sqm plot of land in Les Fran...
  • In Time Express Logistik: turnover shrank in 2012
    In Time Express Logistik, a German courier and express service provider based in Hanover, presented satisfactory results for financial year 2012, despite a slight decline in busine...
  • DB Schenker: distribution centre in Kunshan starts operations for Kone
    Operations recently started at DB Schenker's new 47,000 sqm distribution centre for customer Kone, a leading provider of complete elevator and escalator solutions. After thirteen m...
  • Ports work together on cleaner fuels for shipping
    The shipping industry is showing an increased interest in using liquefied natural gas (LNG) as a fuel for vessels. It is generally expected that by 2015 a number of progressive shi...
  • Konecranes' equipment for Indonesia's first automated container yard
    Indonesia's state-owned terminal operator PT Pelabuhan III (Persero) has awarded the Finnish crane manufacturer Konecranes an order for ten ship-to-shore cranes, 20 automated stac...
  • Logistics veteran to open software market in USA
    New Age Software & Solutions, a firm specialising in IT solutions for freight forwarding that was founded in Dubai in 2003, is entering the North American market. Veteran logis...

Marine Logweb site
MARCH 4, 2013
  • Navy awards funding for FY 2013 littoral combat ships
  • $12.3 million more for LCS 4
  • Marine Hydraulics awarded $6.9 million for Cole SRA
  • Resolve and FDNY sign marine fire response agreement
  • Great Lakes Shipyard completes winter work on ATB
  • Crowley named honorary USMMA alumnus
  • Sinopacific to build AHTS quartet for Russian owner
  • Somerville announces retirement as ABS Chairman
  • New Braemar Houston venture will advise on LNG fueling
  • Mabus outlines Navy response to sequestration

Lloyd's Listweb site
MARCH 4, 2013
  • North Pole transits open to shipping within 30 years
    UCLA study highlights rapid decline of year-round Arctic ice cover
  • Maersk unveils customer charter
    Danish line sets specific response times and accuracy targets
  • Maersk snubs Panama Canal with shift to Suez
    Rerouting Asia-US east coast service will save money and absorb bigger tonnage, says Skou
  • Bangladesh strike and Pakistan tax leave field clear for Indian breakers
    A volatile week sees Alang dominate subcontinent's demolition deals
  • Wake-up call
    The Panama Canal is not the only way to serve the US eastern seaboard from China
  • UK coastguards detain cruiseship after failed lifeboat drill
    Discovery remains in Portland until it revises safety management
  • ABS chairman steps down after 20 years
    Succession strategy sees Wiernicki waiting in the wings
  • Cosco expects to reverse its losses this year
    But president Ma Zehua does not say how the group will turn the tide of red ink
  • Shipping needs multi-skilled, multilingual talent, says educator
    Shanghai Maritime University backs China's drive to be a world-class seafaring nation
  • Southampton dredging programme approved
    Work will enable port to handle Maersk Line's 18,000 teu Triple-E containerships
  • If China is recovery's launchpad, inflation is the rocket
    Broker says shipping uptick requires an end to political austerity measures
  • Box ports benefit from export surge in Asia
    Production lines on full throttle ahead of new year holidays
  • Asian owners slam Suez toll hike
    Canal authority should rescind 5% increase from May, says Shipowners' Forum
  • Regional anti-piracy centre opens in Seychelles
    Intelligence drive targets leaders and financiers, says UK minister
  • Coscon announces bunker surcharges
    Surcharge applies from April as Asia-Europe rates drop fast
  • Lange steps down from Kuehne+Nagel
    Group chief executive switches to consultancy role on health grounds
  • Mikelis joins GMS
    Former IMO ship recycling guru supports cash buyer's green business drive
  • SinoPacific wins Femco order
    Russian owner signs up for four anchor handling tugs built to China yard's design
  • Clia absorbs regional cruise and ferry bodies
    ACE chief will lead UK and Ireland operations
  • Kuehne+Nagel shake-up follows a year of hard knocks
    Volume growth offsets falling profit margins, rising costs and Brussels fine
  • CSAV posts fourth-quarter operating profit
    But restructuring costs spell continued losses for Chile-based carrier
  • Steimler and Nixon join NYK board
    Europeans join Japanese management committee
  • Our own worst enemies
    Shipping companies need protecting from themselves, says Widdows
  • Jinhui Shipping annual profits slide 42%
    Dry bulk market is an uphill battle, says Hong Kong-based operator

Fairplayweb site
MARCH 4, 2013
  • CSAV completes restructuring
    CSAV has confirmed the end of its operational restructuring, while posting a loss for its latest quarter
  • CSCL may raise freight rates in March or April
    SHANGHAI-LISTED China Shipping Container Lines (CSCL) plans to raise freight rates in March and April, depending on cargo volume, the company stated last week
  • Bocimar adds more Handysizes at Samjin
    SOUTH Korean shipbuilder Samjin Shipbuilding Industries has confirmed to Fairplay that Belgian bulker specialist Bocimar has exercised options for another four 36,000dwt Handysize bulkers
  • 'K' Line offloads Capesize
    'K' LINE told Fairplay that it is in negotiations to sell its 1996-built Capesize Cape Awoba
  • RCL widens losses
    THAILAND'S RCL said today it incurred heavier losses in the full year 2012 due to continued overcapacity in container shipping
  • Maersk sells VLCC for conversion
    MAERSK has sold its 2000-built VLCC Maersk Eli, reportedly for FPSO conversion
  • Call to scrap Suez Canal toll hike
    THE ASIAN Shipowners Forum today called for the scrapping of Suez Canal toll hikes which will be imposed in May 2013
  • Maybulk posts 41% drop in 2012 profits
    MALAYSIAN Bulk Carriers posted a 41% drop in profits for full-year 2012 to 66.5M ringgit ($21.4M) due to continuing weakness in the drybulk and tanker markets
  • Shipbreaking prices fall in major markets
    PRICES of ships sold for demolition in major shipbreaking countries fell last week, said major cash buyer Global Marketing Systems
  • Vitol: Crude tankers 'severely challenged'
    OIL TRADER Vitol said the crude tanker market can expect another challenging year as more newbuildings join the global fleet

The Journal of Commerceweb site
MARCH 4, 2013
  • Global Merchandise Trade Shows 'Moderate Growth'
    Merchandise trade showed "moderate growth" in the major economies during the fourth quarter of 2012, according to the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development's International Trade Statistics report. Compared with the third quarter of 2012, the value of merchandise exports and imports for the G7 (U.S., U.K., France, Germany, Italy, Canada...
  • DB Schenker, Envirotainer Expand Reefer Services
    DB Schenker Logistics, together with air freight container provider Envirotainer, has expanded its range of temperature-controlled air freight services to Zurich and Basel, Switzerland; Indianapolis; Tokyo and Osaka, Japan; and Sydney and Melbourne, Australia. Services are geared specifically to customers in the pharmaceutical and chemical industries and increasingly to the market...
  • Kuehne + Nagel's CEO Lange to Step Down
    Kuehne + Nagel International's board of directors has announced that Reinhard Lange, CEO of the Kuehne + Nagel Group since 2009, will step down because of health reasons, effective May 7, 2013. Until the termination of his contract on Dec. 31, 2013, Lange will continue to support the group in a...
  • Maersk to Boost Rates on Several Routes on April 1
    Maersk Line will increase rates on several trade routes, effective April 1. The ocean carrier will increase rates for dry containers in its trade between North Europe and the U.S.: From the U.S. to North Europe, and from North Europe to the U.S. East and Gulf Coast, the hike will be $200...
  • Despite Volume Growth, Kuehne + Nagel Earnings Decline
    Kuehne + Nagel's operating profit declined 5.8 percent 2012 from the previous year as slimmer margins, rising costs and an antitrust fine outweighed the impact of increased ocean, air and land transport volumes. The Swiss global logistics group earned 921 million Swiss francs ($976 million) before interest, tax, depreciation and amortization,...
  • Barcelona's Container Traffic Falls 12 Percent
    Spain's Port of Barcelona reported total container traffic in January was 126,835 20-foot-equivalent units, including 10,480 domestic TEUs and 116,356 foreign TEUs, a decline of 12 percent year-over-year. Unloaded traffic in January fell 6.5 percent year-over-year from 74,044 TEUs in 2012 to 69,201 TEUs in 2013. Loaded traffic slumped 17.7 percent...
  • China's Production Shifts Remodel Shipping
    Striking new statistics on the origin of Chinese exports reveal how the focus of Chinese manufacturing is gradually shifting away from the costly south and toward the north and west. The analysis by New York-based global investment banking and research firm Seabury shows year-over-year changes in production by province, adding a...
  • Cosco Announces March, April Rate Increases
    Cosco Container Lines will increase rates for all refrigerated shipments in its trade from the Far East to the Red Sea and Persian Gulf by $500 per unit, effective March 15. The shipping company will also hike rates for all shipments in its trade from the Far East to South Africa,...
  • From TPM: Maersk's Skou Optimistic on 2013
    LONG BEACH, Calif. - Container ship lines can improve on last year's results if they continue to trim costs and control capacity, Maersk Line CEO Soren Skou said in the keynote speech to the JOC's 13th annual TPM Conference. Skou said global vessel capacity is expected to rise 10 to 11...
  • APL Hikes Some Asia Rates
    APL has announced several rate increases and bunker surcharges that will go into effect in March and April. The ocean carrier will increase rates on its trade from Mexico to Asia, Australia, the Middle East and West Asia, effective March 6. The hike will be $750 per 40-foot and 40-foot high-cube...
  • Cheng Lie Navigation to Launch China-Cambodia-Thailand Service
    Cheng Lie Navigation will launch the RBC2 service, a direct service from central China to Cambodia and Thailand. The RBC2 service will start from Bangkok on March 8, operating with the following rotation: Ningbo, China; Shanghai; Sihanoukville, Cambodia; Bangkok; Laem Chabang, Thailand; and back to Ningbo. The CMA CGM Group's intra-Asia specialist...
  • Containerships Opens Office in Ukraine
    Containerships' new office in Kiev, Ukraine.Containerships has opened a new office in Kiev, Ukraine. To serve the Ukrainian market, the shipping company is offering a weekly container service from Teesport, England, and Rotterdam, the Netherlands, via the ports of Klaipeda, Lithuania, and Riga, Latvia. From Klaipeda and Riga, deliveries to final...
  • CMA CGM Sets April Rate Hikes in Europe Trade
    CMA CGM will increase rates on its trade from North Europe, Scandinavia and the Mediterranean to Australia, starting April 1. The hike will be $250 per 20-foot container and $500 per 40-foot container for dry cargo. The French ocean carrier will also hike rates in its trade from North Europe to the...
  • CMA CGM Offers Intermodal Reefer Hubs in Europe
    CMA CGM's intermodal and logistics service centers in Hamburg, Germany, and Antwerp, Belgium, have developed new dedicated refrigerated hubs in North Europe. The hubs include Venlo in the Netherlands; Duisburg, Germersheim, Ludwigshafen/Mannheim, Stuttgart, Köln, Frankfurt-Mainz and Weil in Germany; Strasbourg in France; and Basel in Switzerland. These hubs offer pre-trip inspections, repairs,...
  • Throughput Grows 6 Percent at Port of Mumbai
    India's Port of Mumbai boosted throughput by 6 percent year-over-year in the first 11 months of fiscal 2012-13, the port authority said in a statement Monday. Total tonnage from April 2012 to February 2013 reached 53 million tons, up from 50.2 million tons in the same period in fiscal 2011-12. Inbound...
  • From TPM: Maersk Unveils Customer Goals
    LONG BEACH, Calif. - Maersk Line announced eight customer service targets that CEO Soren Skou said reflect customers' needs for improvements in basic tasks ranging from accurate documentation to answering phone calls promptly. Discussions with more than 1,000 customers showed they want better execution of fundamentals, not invention of "the iPad...
  • France Ratifies Maritime Labour Convention, 2006
    France has ratified the Maritime Labour Convention, 2006, making it the 35th International Labour Office member state and the 13th European Union member state to ratify the convention, which sets out decent working and living conditions for seafarers, while creating conditions of fair competition for shipowners. France has ratified nearly all...
  • London Gateway Gets First Giant Gantry Cranes
    The London Gateway container terminal has received the first three of 24 giant gantry cranes from China as it prepares to handle its first container ship in the final quarter of 2013. The 2,000-ton cranes, the first in the U.K. to be able to lift four containers at once, arrived at...

Containerisation Internationalweb site
MARCH 4, 2013
  • Kuehne+Nagel shake-up follows a year of hard knocks
    Global logistics group Kuehne + Nagel has seen its full-year 2012 results hit by declining profit margins, cost increases and an anti-trust fine ...
  • Solverminds inks deal with Gothong Southern
    Chennai-headquartered container shipping specialist software solution company Solverminds' Malaysian subsidiary SVM Solutions & Technologies has signed ...
  • European exporters to Asia beware
    OOCL is one of many carriers to announce a spring rate hike on the backhaul north Europe to Asia trade lane; but will the liners also revisit the strategy of 2012 ...
  • CSAV reports Q4 operating profit
    Chilean container shipping line Compania Sud Americana de Vapores continued its successful turnaround in the fourth quarter of last year, posting an operating income ...
  • Southampton dredging programme approved
    The Port of Southampton has received approval for an extensive dredging programme that will enable it to handle the next generation of container vessels.The work ...
  • Maersk snubs Panama Canal with shift to Suez
    Maersk Line has dealt a serious blow to the Panama Canal by shifting its Asia-US east coast service to a Suez Canal routing in a move that will absorb tonnage and ...

TradeWindsweb site
MARCH 4, 2013
  • Lay-ups offer relief
    Maersk Tankers has moved forward with a plan to place a pair of VLCCs in lay-up but its peers are unlikely to follow suit, according to a researcher at Charles Weber.
  • Hold the applause
    The terms of a time charter extension between Diana Containerships of Greece and AP Moller-Maersk has been met by a lukewarm reception on Wall Street.
  • Cargill keeps options open
    More acquisitions may be on the horizon for Cargill after inking a letter of intent to construct a series of capesize bulkers at China's Shanghai Waigaoqiao Shipbuilding (SWS).
  • Ready to rumble
    OW Bunker has moved a step closer to cementing its position as a leader in US Gulf after chartering a second supply vessel to support an expansion campaign that began less than a year ago.
  • GLNG plots spin-off
    Golar LNG Limited is on the fringe of launching a spin-off that will focus on the pursuit of floating LNG (FLNG) projects.
  • Batista 'humbled'
    Eike Batista's quest to be the richest man in the world has officially been derailed, according to Forbes.
  • DCIX lands extension
    Diana Containerships has secured a time charter extension for a panamax fixed to AP Moller-Maersk of Denmark at a lower rate.
  • Boa slashes orders
    Boa Offshore has chopped a newbuilding order in half following a lengthy fight to finance the vessels.
  • Minoan yard unearthed
    Greek scientists have dug up an ancient shipyard on Crete, which is believed to be the first big vessel construction site of the ancient Minoan civilisation.
  • Uljanik wins quartet
    Croatia's Uljanik Shipyard has won a tender to build four new ro-ros for domestic owner Jadrolinija.
  • Moment of impact
    Dramatic footage from a nearby vessel has shown how a small cargoship was forced aside by a big Turkish bulker off Singapore.
  • STX PO downs SGX rank
    STX Pan Ocean is downgrading its stock listing in Singapore.
  • Cutting the bull
    Analyst Macquarie has downplayed the recovery in Maersk Line profits, predicting a drop in vessel utilisation until 2015.
  • RaetsMarine sold to Amlin
    One of the top players in the fixed premium protection and indemnity market is changing hands for up to $65m.
  • DSF pushes up profit
    Danish Ship Finance (DSF) has posted better earnings for 2012, but loan impairments rose.
  • Ezion to see LNG spark
    A plan to revive a mothballed marine supply base in Australia is likely to provide a further shot in the arm for Ezion Holdings, analysts say.
  • Stopford's buyers' guide
    Clarksons research supremo and dairy farmer Martin Stopford has offered a guiding hand for red-blooded shipowners looking to nail the timing of their trough investments.
  • Bulker death probed
    The crew of a Belgian bulker has been questioned in Canada after a colleague died at sea.
  • Greeks pen capes
    Newly-formed shipbuilding heavyweight Japan Marine United is said to have secured orders for four capesize bulkers.
  • K-sure eyes Yamal action
    Korea Trade Insurance Corporation (K-sure) is in talks to provide funding for Russia's big new Yamal LNG project.
  • MISC gains on resistance
    Shares in Malaysian shipowner MISC edged up today as minority shareholders continue to hold out for a better takeover offer from Petronas.
  • Better finish for CSAV
    Chile's CSAV has spent another year in the red despite carding positive numbers for the second half of 2012.
  • Shipping boss killed
    Russian police have launched a murder inquiry after the head of bunker shipping company ECOtek was shot dead.
  • Cosco confident
    China's Cosco group should make a return to profit this year, according to deputy chief Ma Zehua.
  • Wisby adds another six
    Sweden's Wisby Tankers has returned to Croatia's 3 Maj shipyard for six more newbuildings.
  • Vopak ends year lower
    Dutch terminals group Vopak has suffered an 18% decline in full-year net profits to EUR 321.5m ($420m).
  • Traf seals new funds
    Commodity trader Trafigura has lined up fresh financial firepower after securing $4.2bn in new financing involving fifty banks.
  • "Severely challenged"
    Vitol, the world's largest oil trader, has given a grim assessment of current prospects for the crude tanker sector.

American Shipperweb site
MARCH 4, 2013
  • To hit export target, SBA should work on goals
  • K+N CEO to depart amid weak earnings
    Kuehne + Nagel International AG has accepted the resignation of CEO Reinhard Lange for health reasons, effective May 7. The company's net profit for 2012 fell 18.6 percent from 2011 to 493 million Swiss francs ($522.6 million).
  • MSC stake in Long Beach could affect Oakland TEUs
  • CSAV in the black for second half of 2012
    The Chilean liner carrier said Monday it made an operating profit of $8.4 million in the fourth quarter of 2012, a huge improvement on the $158.1 million the line lost in the same quarter in 2011.
  • February cargo numbers down at Delta
  • Norbert Dentressangle opens Vietnam office
  • Global air cargo stabilizing
    IATA reported North American airlines experienced a 0.6-percent uptick in demand on a 1 percent capacity decline. A demand growth in Europe of 1.2 percent was wiped out by a 2.4-percent increase in capacity.
  • German air freight declined in 2012
  • Ryder restarts dedicated truck business
  • Cargill processes first e-bill of lading
    The agribusiness used the electronic process to underlie a shipment of grain from Houston to Veracruz, Mexico. The transfer of documents took 19 minutes, the company said in a statement to Reuters.
  • NIT League says rail reform could save shippers $900 million

The Bunker Bulletinweb site
MARCH 4, 2013
  • Oryx Energies announces new appointment
    Evrard will lead oil trading activities and planned expansion of speciality services, which include a specialised bunkering service.
  • Bunker prices open the week mixed in Fujairah
    Prices soft in South Africa.
  • Congestion likely in Rotterdam
    Bunker prices slide across Europe.
  • Further bunkering growth anticipated at Sohar
    Provision of pipeline deliveries under consideration in connection with upcoming establishment of bunker fuel storage.
  • Braemar eyes emerging LNG bunker market
    Firm's consultancy arm to put its LNG knowledge to market.
  • Emulsion fuel developer 'on cusp' of entering bunker market
    'There is some way to go, but Quadrise is cautiously confident.'
  • Maersk canal switch to cut costs
    Asia-US service to go via Suez Canal.
  • Global bunker fleet: Problems remain
    IBIA chairman says there are still places where investment in modern tonnage is needed.
  • KPI Bridge Oil appoints senior trader
    Araki Takanobu will be KPI's new senior trader for the Singapore office.
  • Shipping director killed
    Victim headed Russian river company transporting oil products.
  • Asian bunker prices start week soft
    In Singapore, prices of benchmark 380 cSt bunker fuel fell $6.50 from Friday's level.
  • Major shareholder of Titan reiterates commitment to 'restructure'
    Investor and Titan are 'proactively considering alternative funding and restructuring proposals'.
  • Ports form working group for LNG-fuelled vessels
    The group will develop 'guidelines on safe procedures for LNG bunkering operations'.
  • Shipping firms support change in Bangladeshi bunkering policy
    Demand made for private bunker suppliers at Bangladeshi ports.
  • Investment bank maintains 'buy' rating of Aegean
    Aegean's balance sheet 'underestimated', says Dahlman Rose.
  • China fuel oil imports continue falling in February
    Year-on-year imports dropped by about 14%.

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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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