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June 5, 2013
Sched Netweb site
  • MOL raises rates on intra-Asia routes to Indonesia, Myanmar
  • Kerry Logistics partners with Meridian Shipping to form joint venture
  • Yang Ming extends lease at the Port of Los Angeles for nine more years up to 2030.
  • Shandong's trade with Africa soars 69.9pc in first four months
  • Dalian terminals handle 8.06 million TEU, up 382pc over in last 10 years ago
  • Tacoma aware of growth from oil, spends US$80m to build crude terminal
  • Jebel Ali Port wins best seaport in Middle East for the 19th time
  • Four bidders including HK's Hutchison shortlisted for Melbourne project
  • New NYK-TDG Maritime Academy in the Philippines takes in 180 seafarers
  • Container packing standards must be improved, says insurer TT Club
  • Giant crane to hoist world's biggest flag poll moving back to China
  • Air freight market stabilised in April after reversing in March
  • GAC comes to the aid of Hong Kong sailor with high speed mast delivery
  • Astral Aviation expands cargo service into East Africa
  • Singapore Airlines' cargo sinks deeper into red in fiscal year 2012-2013

Exim Indiaweb site
JUNE 4, 2013
  • Environment regulations a significant challenge for shipping, says new BIMCO President
  • Do Major Ports need to be freed from the control of TAMP?
  • GMB seeks more bidders for Gulf of Khambhat dredging project
  • Iron ore traffic at Paradip Port seen resurrecting
  • State Bank of Travancore revises interest rates for FCNR deposits

International Transport Journalweb site
  • Am neuen Kreuzungspunkt
  • Wim Bosman Netherlands changes agent for Turkey
  • Expeditors opens pharmaceuticals hub at Brussels airpor
  • Zim improves results in Q1/2013
  • New general cargo alliance in France
  • Rail Cargo Austria: one brand for ro-mos
  • Alstom and TMH creating first dual-voltage freight...
  • TFG Transfracht now offers last mile haulage for hazmat
  • Coscon increases capacity on Asia-ECSA trade
  • MSC completes sale of TIL
  • Isabelle Ryckbost to lead Espo secretariat
  • Amsterdam airport holds mini-conference at ACE
  • Turkish Cargo now in Karachi and Singapore
  • TAP Portugal increases Mozambique service

World Wide Shipperweb site
JUNE 4, 2013
  • Port of Coos Bay Oks deal for operation of rail line
  • Department of Commerce delivers Goods and Services export numbers
  • Corps schedules closure of Hiram M. Chittenden Locks
  • Over 80 Foss vessels earn Jones F. Devlin Awards
  • Zim expanding port coverage of Asia-Europe Express Service

Lloyd's Listweb site
JUNE 4, 2013
  • Oslo bonds head for a record 2013
    But although the money is there, it is not necessarily cheap, say Norway's bankers
  • Will al-Shabaab turn to piracy?
    Somalia analysts disagree over links between militants and groups that attack shipping
  • ClassNK challenges DNV and GL on their home turf
    Ueda targets Europe to increase class society's proportion of overseas clients to 50%
  • Big Oil biteback
    Tanker owners deserve better treatment from their wealthy customers
  • Stability in Somalia may not end piracy
    Stable environment is likely to fuel activity, security experts argue
  • Disciplinary matter
    Prospects look promising for July rate restoration
  • Grand China unit re-emerges from debt waiver with stock hike
    Company resumes Shanghai trading with pledge to charter four boxships
  • Nobu Su launches $100m claims against ArcelorMittal and Valin
    Taiwan owner accuses steel firms of breach of contract after forced sale of VLOC
  • Nor-Shipping: US resists pressure to ease its environmental rules
    Washington has written regulations on ballast water, NOx and SOx into national law
  • Keppel shipyard lands $800m contract to build rig in Caspian Sea
    Yard sees opportunities for more business from oil and gas-boom region
  • Service firms down tools at Tanjung Priok
    Stevedoring and forwarding firms protest against state-owned port operator
  • Maersk joins Danish project to boost older boxships' fuel performance
    Trials seek double-digit improvement to high-speed vessels' fuel consumption
  • Carriers' push for third-quarter recovery is likely to be short-lived
    General rate increases come too late in the summer to have an impact, says Alphaliner
  • Chevron bookings keep aframaxes buoyant
    Mexico to US Gulf earnings sustain just under $20,000 per day
  • Rina joins forces with Russian register
    Partnership trades expertise on yachts for ice-class know-how
  • Pay your charter bills on time, Intertanko tells oil majors
    Our members are financing the energy chain, says Stanzel
  • Nor-Shipping: Merged DNV GL seeks to set the class agenda
    Mega-society warns fellow IACS members that it will push its own issues
  • DNB predicts record 2013 for Oslo shipping bonds
    Scope exists for both krone and dollar issues, says Haaland

Fairplayweb site
JUNE 4, 2013
  • Chemicals blamed for $4.8M Colombo blaze
    HAZARDOUS chemicals falsely declared as general cargo were the cause of a fire that destroyed a Colombo warehouse, a port inquiry has determined
  • Farstad sale-leaseback deal completed
    FARSTAD Shipping, the Oslo-listed offshore services shipowner, said today it has completed a sale and leaseback newbuilding deal with Ocean Yield
  • 'Slightly negative' results seen for FESCO
    FESCO'S pre-tax earnings fell 4% to $48.4M in 1Q13, despite a rise in revenues of nearly 5% to $275M
  • Worker killed at India yard
    AUTHORITIES are today investing the incident involving a mechanical fitter who fainted and died while cleaning the tank of the dredger Omkara Prem, docked at Western India Shipyard
  • Tallink places notes
    TALLINK Grupp, the Estonia-listed cruise ferry company, said today it has placed 900M kroner ($155M) worth of senior unsecured five-year notes on the Oslo market
  • EPP expanding export docks
    PIPELINE company Energy Products Partners is developing two Texas export facilities on the Gulf of Mexico to exploit a rise of demand for refined products
  • NorShipping honours TOTE's dual-fuel box ship
    TOTE's 3100 dual-fuel box ship has won the 2013 NorShipping Next Generation Award
  • Tankers challenge MISC
    SOFT DEMAND for oil and chemical tankers was seen today posing further challenges for Malaysia's MISC, even as its 1Q13 core profits exceeded expectations
  • BW becomes VLGC leader
    BW GAS's acquisition of Maersk Tankers' VLGCs will make it the world's biggest VLGC operator
  • Russians, RINA close deal
    RINA Services of Italy and the Russian Maritime Register of Shipping today unveiled a co-operation deal on ice-class ships and yachts
  • Hubline sinks to losses
    MALAYSIA'S shipowner Hubline Berhad said today it lost 31M ringgit ($10M) in its quarter ended 31 March, as four of its older vessels were scrapped
  • VLGC rate surge expected
    BROKERS are today expecting an upturn in VLGC rates, as vessel availability falls in the Persian Gulf because owners are opting to ballast to the Gulf of Mexico to seek better rates
  • Layups seen if box rise fails
    BOX LINERS will be forced to lay up significantly more vessels if the general rate increase sought in July is widely rejected, a senior shipping analyst has warned
  • Strike hits Jakarta shipping
    WORKERS have walked out at Jakarta's Tanjung Priok box terminal, accusing government-owned operator PT Pelindo II of exploiting a monopoly
  • Developing nations gaining shipping influence
    SHIPPING'S focus is increasingly moving toward developing economies, Norwegian Shipowners' Association president Trond Kleivdal said in opening the 24th Nor-Shipping exhibition

The Journal of Commerceweb site
JUNE 4, 2013
  • Japan's Imports Jumped in April
    Japan's imports and exports through April 2013; year-over-year change Full-size image Japan's import volume saw month-to-month and year-over-year increases in April 2013, according to Japan's Ministry of Finance. Import growth has been consistent for the past 6 months. Japanese imports were valued at 6.659 trillion yen (about US$67.1 billion) in April 2013, up...
  • Groundbreaking Ceremony Held for CSX Intermodal Terminal in Quebec
    A new intermodal terminal in Perron Industrial Park in Salaberry-de-Valleyfield, Quebec, is moving forward, following a groundbreaking ceremony. The ceremony was attended by representatives from CSX and its transportation and intermodal terminal subsidiaries, as well as officials from the City of Salaberry-de-Valleyfield and the province of Quebec. Construction on the $107 million...
  • CaroTrans, Multifreight Consolidator System Team Up
    CaroTrans, a non-vessel-operating common carrier, has partnered with Multifreight Consolidator System, an NVOCC in the Philippines market, to offer less-than-containerload and full containerload import and export cargo services between North America and the Philippines. A direct, weekly service to Manila, the Philippines, departed from Long Beach, Calif., on May 24, with...
  • Teamsters Appeal US Court Ruling on Mexican Trucks
    The International Brotherhood of Teamsters has requested a rehearing on its challenge to the Department of Transportation's cross-border trucking program between the U.S. and Mexico. Last month, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit upheld the legality of the pilot program to open U.S. borders to Mexican trucks. The...
  • Canadian Guidelines Issued for Development Near Railway Operations
    The Railway Association of Canada and the Federation of Canadian Municipalities have unveiled land use guidelines and a website intended to promote best practices and awareness about the issues associated with developments near railway operations. The document, called Guidelines for New Development in Proximity to Railway Operations, was launched as part...
  • Port of Los Angeles to Develop Energy Management Program
    The Port of Los Angeles will develop an energy management action plan to improve and assess energy efficiency at the container port. The E-MAP, the Los Angeles Department of Water and Power, marine terminal operators and other stakeholders will help the port identify, develop and implement various programs to improve energy...
  • Coots Joins Dunavant Trans Gulf as Marketing, Business Development Director
    Bethany Coots, Dunavant Trans Gulf's new director of marketing and business development.Dunavant Trans Gulf has hired Bethany Coots as director of marketing and business development. Coots will be based at Dunavant Trans Gulf's La Porte, Texas, office. She is the second major hire in the last 30 days, following Jim Lange,...
  • JOC Lists ACX Pacific Northwest as Top Hay Exporter
    For the third straight year, ACX Pacific Northwest has been listed as the No. 1 exporter of alfalfa and grass hay in The Journal of Commerce's Top 100 U.S. Exporters list. ACX exported 52,400 20-foot-equivalent units in 2012, representing almost 700,000 tons of long fiber forage, which excludes sales by ACX...
  • Tompkins International Names McKnight President
    Tompkins International announces changes to its senior management.Tompkins International has promoted Denny McKnight, former executive vice president of supply chain consulting services, as its president. McKnight will be responsible for executive management of the logistics company's daily operations. He will be succeeded by Dale Harmelink, former partner in charge of operations,...
  • Central Ohio's FTZ Handled Record Volume in 2012
    The Columbus Region in Ohio reported a 138 percent year-over-year increase in the amount of goods admitted to Central Ohio's Foreign Trade Zone No. 138 in 2012, according to the Columbus Regional Airport Authority, the grantee of FTZ No. 138. Furthermore, the volume of goods admitted into the zone last year...
  • Wanted: Crystal Ball to Foretell July 1 GRIs
    The outlook for the success of the freight rate increases the major ocean carriers have announced for July 1 on many global trade lanes is decidedly mixed. With the overcapacity of vessel space still hanging over all trades, will these new attempts to get rates up fare any better than...
  • 3Gtms and Tompkins International Partner to Provide Transportation Management Systems Solutions to Strengthen Supply Chain Management
    SHELTON, Conn., and RALEIGH, N.C. - 3Gtms, a developer of a best-of-breed suite of transportation management systems (TMS) products, and Tompkins International, a globally recognized leader in supply chain consulting and services, are partnering to deliver TMS solutions that meet the expanding needs of mid-market companies today. "It's clearly important...
  • Behrens-Sørensen Named to NOL Group's Board
    NOL Group has appointed Tom Behrens-Sørensen to its board of directors. Behrens-Sørensen will join the board on July 1 and serve as a member of the executive resource and compensation committee and the enterprise risk management committee. He is a shipping veteran with more than three decades of international experience. His career...
  • US Senate Bill Would Beef Up Customs Operations
    Sens. Max Baucus, D-Mont., and Orrin Hatch, R-Utah, Senate finance committee chairman and ranking member, respectively, have introduced a bill to strengthen trade facilitation and enforcement efforts of the U.S. Customs and Border Protection and Immigration and Customs Enforcement. The Trade Facilitation and Trade Enforcement Reauthorization Act of 2013 reauthorizes Customs...
  • Canada's Biggest Ro-Ro Ship Launched in Germany
    The Oceanex Connaigra's launch from the Shipbuilding Hall at Flensburger Shipyard.The Oceanex Connaigra, the largest Canadian-flag roll-on, roll-off ship, was launched in Flensburg, Germany. Representatives from Oceanex were in attendance for the naming ceremony and launch of its newly constructed 210-meter-long (about 689 foot) vessel. Following the launch, the ship was hauled...
  • SinOceanic in Sale/Charter-Back Deal for Container Ship
    SinOceanic Shipping ASA signed a $154.4 million sale and charter-back deal for a 13,100-TEU container ship as part of a refinancing of one of the Oslo-based company's subsidiaries. The subsidiary, SinO1, is selling the MSC Vega to Grand Indus Shipping and will charter back the vessel for 15 years. The charter...
  • Nordic moves a cold 20 million pounds of cargo
    Savannah, Ga. - June 4, 2013 - After just over a month in operation, Nordic Cold Storage has moved tens of millions of pounds of refrigerated cargo through the Georgia Ports Authority's Garden City Terminal. Nordic welcomed state officials and the media to a tour Tuesday of its state-of-the-art storage and blast...
  • Ryder Named a Food Logistics Top Green Provider
    MIAMI--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Ryder System, Inc. (NYSE: R), a leader in supply chain, warehousing, and transportation management solutions, today announced it has been named one of 2013's "Top Green Providers" by Food Logistics. The "Top Green Providers" list focuses on sustainability in the global food supply chain with profiles of companies who are exceeding industry...

TradeWindsweb site
JUNE 4, 2013
  • Heidmar hits trifecta
    Two crude carriers and a long-range-one (LR1) products tanker have enrolled in pools operated by Heidmar.
  • Soanes quits Braemar
    Veteran S&P broker and well known face of UK-stocklisted Braemar Seascope (BS) Quentin Soanes is widely rumoured to have resigned along with his two sons to set up a rival outfit with other former brokers from the London shop.
  • Doing it our way
    It's a case of new name, same strategy at DNB following the promotion of Kristin Holth to head its shipping business, she tells TradeWinds WebTV.
  • Summer spike
    Farstad Shipping is looking for the present high in the spot market to drive earnings over the next two to three months.
  • Qingdao lines up IPO
    China's Qingdao Port Group has revived long held ambitions for an initial public offering.
  • Offshore needs innovation
    The next generation of offshore vessel orders will demand both new technical and commercial thinking, but will also push shipowners to be more innovative and versatile in their approach.
  • Power of three
    A lack of bank deals coupled with interest from traditional owners and new investors is helping to force up asset prices, according to Lorentzen & Stemoco.
  • Victory for Seven Viking
    A vessel operated by Subsea 7 and Eidesvik has picked up the Ship of the Year award at Nor-Shipping in Oslo.
  • Supply ship rates soar
    A shortage of PSVs in the North Sea has seen daily earnings rise 43% on Tuesday.
  • Moody's backs BW buy
    Moody's Investors Service has given cautious approval to BW Group's acquisition of 10 VLGCs from Maersk.
  • Japan double confirmed
    Japan's K Line and domestic oil firm Inpex have put pen to paper on a pair of LNG newbuildings at compatriot yards.
  • Crustaceans curtail cruise
    A Celebrity Cruises ship has been barred from the Galapagos Islands because it had 12kg of frozen lobster tails on board.
  • Creditors force rethink
    Woori Bank is said to be reconsidering plans to offload a stake in troubled STX Corp.
  • Passive aggression
    Banks thinking about moving on assets which are under water in today's depressed market should avoid being too aggressive, DVB says.
  • Man lost from VLOC
    A search has been launched for a crewman who fell overboard from a China Shipping VLOC off Vietnam.
  • JES finance chief quits
    Singapore-listed shipbuilder JES International Holdings is looking for a new financial chief following the departure of Liu Weiyun.
  • Azeris pick Keppel
    Singapore's Keppel Offshore & Marine has won a rig building contract in Azerbaijan.
  • Phoenix charters scrapped
    Owners of four bulkers on charter to struggling Chinese owner CSC Phoenix have scrapped the deals due to unpaid hire fees.
  • Dof does it again
    Norway's Dof group has won more work in the southern hemisphere for two of its offshore ships.
  • Class societies link up
    RINA and the Russian Maritime Register of Shipping (RS) have agreed to co-operate on specific projects which may lead to closer ties.
  • Brodosplit axes 3,000
    More than 3,000 workers at Croatia's Brodosplit shipyard are being made redundant.
  • Ferry breaks free
    A Norwegian ferry has lodged on an embankment after breaking its moorings.
  • Yard worker dies
    A worker has died of suffocation inside a dredger at Western India Shipyard (WIS).
  • Kang vows to succeed
    STX group chairman Kang Duk-Soo has pledged to stabilise operations as it restructures.
  • Seajacks targets Asia
    Seajacks has opened a representative office in Japan with a view to targeting the offshore wind market in Japan and Asia.
  • Sevan offloads duo
    Sevan Marine has agreed to sell two unfinished cylindrical hulls to a new company run by deputy chairman Arne Smedal.
  • HUBLine scraps feeder
    HUBLine, the Malaysian intra-Asian liner operator, has reportedly sent an elderly containership for demolition.

American Shipperweb site
JUNE 4, 2013
  • Washington Notebook: DOT selects experts for Freight Advisory Committee
  • New tankers could be run on LNG
    Four, 50,000 DWT Jones Act product tankers being built by General Dynamic's NASSCO shipyard in San Diego for American Petroleum Tankers will be "LNG-conversion-ready". Construction of the first tanker is scheduled to begin in 2014.
  • Maersk announces rate hikes
  • CaroTrans enters Philippines partnership
  • Expeditors poised for strong second half
    Customers have said they will start shipping more during the second half of the year, and analysts think Expeditors International will pick up on some of the business that left their company when they were getting undercut on pricing.
  • CSX breaks ground on Quebec terminal
    The $107 million, 89-acre terminal, which is expected to open in 2015, will connect the Montreal area and greater Quebec with CSX's U.S. rail network. The Quebec Ministry of Transportation provided $6 million for the project.
  • Sanitary supply firm signs with Descartes for route planning
  • New ship design aimed at intra-Asian trade
    Germanishcher Lloyd has designed a ship called "C-Dragon" that has design layout features considered to have an effect on container movement times. The ship is designed to have capacity of 3,736 TEU.
  • FMC publishes OTI reform rule notice
  • Cargolux launches Atlanta-Munich route
  • Report highlights UP's sustainable practices
  • Executive moves

The Bunker Bulletinweb site
JUNE 4, 2013
  • Dan-Bunkering hires new bunker trader
    Soren Emil Dam has been employed as a bunker trader in the company's head office in Middelfart.
  • Middle East hub sees prices rise
    Good demand in Fujairah.
  • Prices climbing with distillates making biggest gains
    But Hamburg presents a more mixed price picture.
  • Tanjung Bin terminal gets second phase investment
    JV partner MISC expects terminal to become substantial part of its business.
  • Shipyard reports new order for fuel saving LNG carrier
    Weight reduction and hull line improvement help cut fuel consumption.
  • ICS: Switch to LSFO a 'very serious concern'
    'Expensive environmental regulations were conceived in a different world,' says chairman Masamichi Morooka.
  • IFO prices gain in Asian trade
    Except in Hong Kong.
  • Avails of LSFO set to increase
    Hyundai Oilbank has confirmed that it will be supplying low sulphur product in South Korean hub port.
  • Vitol to market physical supply operations under one name
    Move will 'enable clients to benefit from a single point of contact.'
  • High water keeps inland shipping off rivers
    Levels falling on Rhine but rising on Danube.
  • 'Voyage optimisation tool' upgraded
    'Voyage optimisation' is a low investment approach to high bunker costs.
  • Oceanex reports progress on energy-efficient newbuild
    Oceanex Connaigra will use 30% less fuel than comparable size ships, says firm.
  • Port of Long Beach gives Green Flag/Green Ship awards
    Port awards 20 firms for employing environmentally friendly practices.
  • New dual-fuel marine engine to enter market in 2014
    The M34DF will be capable of running on LNG, says Caterpillar Marine Power Systems.
  • US to start 'fly-over' monitoring for ECA compliance
    Trials will start over the upper Chesapeake Bay area.
  • Coscon issues bunker adjustment factor
    BAF covers trade from Far East and Indian sub-continent to Europe and the Mediterranean.

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