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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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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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