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February 6, 2013
Sched Netweb site
  • TSA announces US$400/FEU transpac general rate increase from April 1
  • Cosco to levy heaviest March 15 Asia-Europe rate hike of US$775/TEU
  • MSC to implement rate hike on Americas, Europe, Med, Baltic trades
  • Emma Maersk disabled by engine room flood, towed from Suez Canal
  • Guangdong to implement provincial electronic toll collection network
  • Kunshan checkpoint imported food volumes from Taiwan increase 102pc
  • Maersk cuts 25pc of carbon emissions eight years ahead of schedule
  • Box growth likely as non-OECD countries come to dominate oil demand
  • Mombasa box traffic up but pre-election fears prompt cargo migration
  • CN to build intermodal ramp to give better access to Chicagoland DCs
  • AAPA expects cargo growth in 2013 after volumes fell 3.4pc in 2012
  • Austria's Gebruder Weiss arranges Swiss cable cars to fly to Mexico
  • Moscow Domodedovo Airport adds 5 smart fire engines to fleet

Exim Indiaweb site
FEBRUARY 5, 2013
  • Bahri takes delivery of first RoCon vessel
  • Transindia Logistic Park - A case study for excellence in CFS facilities
  • Velji Dosabhai & Sons moves 1st export shipment from ICD-Dashrath to Hazira
  • KPKS submits memorandum to MoS Shipping
  • Milind Deora reviews Kandla Port performance, meets stakeholders on maiden visit
  • Truck rentals remain flat despite diesel price hike

International Transport Journalweb site
FEBRUARY 5, 2013
  • Dnata builds a British air cargo future
    Dnata, one of the world's leading air services providers, has taken a further step in its "dnata City" project, a purpose-built cargo logistics centre at the heart of Lon...
  • Test flight of China's first big freighter aircraft
    China seems to have conducted a successful test flight of the Yun-20 or Transport-20, its first domestically developed jumbo air freighter. Designed for long-distance air transpor...
  • Renault Trucks inaugurates new used vehicle centre in Lyon
    Renault Trucks inaugurated a new second-hand vehicle sales outlet in Saint-Priest on the outskirts of Lyon (France). With 5,000 sqm of floor space, including a workshop, this new c...
  • Eurabia-Schiffahrts-Agentur becomes German agent for Med Cross Lines
    The Hamburg (Germany)-based shipping agency Eurabia-Schiffahrts-Agentur GmbH began acting as agent for Med Cross Lines for traffic from Germany to Libya, with effect from 15 Janua...
  • Several executive changes for K Line
    The Japanese shipping company Kawasaki Kisen Kaisha Ltd (K Line) has decided to change some executive officers with effect from 1 April 2013. Executive officers Takashi Yamaguchi a...
  • Expanded capacity at the GCS MANP terminal in Moscow
    Global Container Services (GCS) has added a second rail-mounted gantry crane at its MANP terminal on the outskirts of Moscow. The new equipment has increased the number of train ar...
  • Air Hong Kong wet-leases another Airbus
    Air Hong Kong, a dedicated freighter airline jointly held by Cathay Pacific (60%) and DHL Worldwide Express (40%), has wet-leased an A300-600F from the Irish cargo operator Air Co...
  • Europe's fourth railway package: RFG is disappointed
    The UK's Rail Freight Group (RFG) said that the fourth railway package, recently issued by the European Commission, contains important changes to the legal framework for railway b...
  • Heavy vehicle crash rate down in Australia
    225 people died in 200 crashes involving heavy vehicles on Australian roads in financial year 2011-12, according to Bitre's latest quarterly bulletin for April-June 2012. This repo...
  • SBB appoints new chief press officer
    Switzerland's national railway SBB has selected Martin Stutz to be its new chief press officer. Stutz , a journalist who worked for various daily newspapers before playing leading ...
  • Dietrich-Honold celebrates logistics centre's topping out ceremony in Romania
    Joint venture Dietrich-Honold SRL recently held a topping out ceremony for its new logistics centre in Timisoara (Romania). The facility, which has taken a year to build, adds anot...
  • GLS Germany adjusts prices
    GLS Germany is raising prices by an average of 5.8% for dispatching its business customers' domestic and international parcels, with effect from 1 April 2013. The prices for privat...
  • Troubled times for UPS
    The US parcel service provider and integrator UPS posted a net loss of USD 1.7 billion in Q4/2012. In the same quarter in 2011, the company generated a profit of USD 725 million. O...

Marine Logweb site
FEBRUARY 5, 2013
  • Detyens awarded $8.45 million for T-AKE 5 drydocking
  • Smit awarded contract for grounded minesweeper
  • Crowley and Titan wrap up Hurricane Sandy response efforts
  • HII sees energy infrastructure as market for Avondale
  • WSF partners with DNV to explore LNG fueling
  • Study shows green advantages of Lakes-Seaway shipping
  • Senator Rob Portman cosponsors Harbor Maintenance Act
  • Barge Master platform completes offshore testing
  • Yangzijiang Shipbuilding completes two acquisitions

World Wide Shipperweb site
FEBRUARY 5, 2013
  • TSA member carriers eye general rate increase
  • Water leak shuts down Maersk Line's largest box ship
  • ISS Palumbo expanding with new London office
  • G6 Alliance members to boost Asia/North America partnership
  • AAPA taps Hahn, Poe as 'Port Persons of the Year'

Lloyd's Listweb site
FEBRUARY 5, 2013
  • Absent Costa Concordia investigation report is 'simply unacceptable', says ICS
    Obligation for flag states to publish casualty reports to be pushed
  • ICS concerned over EU ship recycling plans
    Chamber says European Parliament has 'ulterior motive' to create work for ship recycling facilities in Europe
  • ICS voices support for international emissions MRV system
    Concerns remain over US and EU positions
  • Stalled Costa Concordia probe frustrates IUMI
    The industry needs to learn lessons from the casualty now, says Wikborg
  • Restocking lifts Greek box imports
    Asia-Europe volumes strengthen in December
  • Hyperion expands into Asia with FP Group stake
    Hyperion takes majority stake in Hong Kong insurer FP Marine
  • Risk managers are unprepared for once-in-a-career challenges
    Standard Club to issue guidance on meeting extreme circumstances
  • Sailing into murky waters
    Undercutting and torrents of new tonnage plague China's coastal dry bulk trades
  • Greece moves to end seafarers' strike
    Government reaches for mobilisation card as strike heads for second week
  • Shipping associations at odds over PMSCs
    Why did the UK Chamber have a change of heart about letting private maritime security companies become associate members?
  • Rebel China Cosco shareholders call on Wei to go
    Critics need 10% of stakeholders to back their demand for a meeting
  • BIMCO opens its door to armed guards
    But the UK Chamber of Shipping has considered and rejected a similar move
  • Rush to book aframaxes boosts Mediterranean rates
    Spike relieves owners as they struggle to cover operating costs
  • Zim's Asia-Europe AME service to turn around at Turkey
    Revamped loop will drop north European calls
  • G6 expands alliance to transpacific
    Lines will share capacity across 50 ships on Asia-east coast North America routes
  • TSA recommends April rate hikes
    Transpacific boxlines seek to boost their earnings after Chinese new year
  • UK government to co-ordinate maritime policies
    Hammond promises joined-up approach to shipping
  • Arbitrage boosts BG Group's prospects
    Supply chain control enhances gas firm's flexibility
  • What price Suez?
    Shipowners are urging the canal authority to rethink May toll hike
  • Cowen plots Dahlman Rose acquisition
    Renowned New York shipping specialist to change hands
  • China Merchants Energy Shipping buys three more VLCCs
    Shopping spree continues for state carrier that plans to order 10 vessels in three years
  • Emma Maersk may be out of service for months
    ABS will advise whether to repair stricken boxship in Egypt or to tow it to drydock
  • Ocean Rig receives commitments for $1.35bn in new rig finance
    DNB and Nordea lead syndicate to bankroll three newbuild drillships from Samsung
  • Precious sees profits dive 80%
    Earnings for 2012 eroded by operating costs as fleet grows
  • UK shipping needs EU certainty
    Doubts over Britain's future in Europe are the last thing UK shipping needs

Fairplayweb site
FEBRUARY 5, 2013
  • COSCO investor uprising might be brewing
    AN INVESTOR revolt might be brewing among COSCO investors
  • MOL to shed 50 bulkers and 20 tankers
    MITSUI OSK Lines said today that it will remove 70 ships from its fleet by 2014
  • G6 expands to Trans-Pacific
    A YEAR after the G6 Alliance was formed for the Asia/Europe box trade, the six member lines have agreed to expand its reach to the Asia/East Coast North America trade
  • Greek union leaders extend port strike
    UNION leaders of Greek seafarers today narrowly approved extending the strike tying up Greece's ports until the morning of 8 February
  • Engine room leak stymies Emma Maersk in Egypt
    DAMAGE to a stern thruster caused an engine room water leak might put Goliath box ship Emma Maersk out of service for months, AP Møller-Maersk said today
  • Xiamen plans injections
    SHENZHEN-listed Xiamen Port Development today said it plans fresh cash investments of a total 262M yuan ($42M) for three subsidiaries
  • Bank grant to aid Yangtze shipping centre
    CHONGQING said Asian Development Bank plans to grant $0
  • LNG export facility approved for Kitimat
    A THIRD LNG export facility on Canada's West Coast has been approved by Canada's National Energy Board
  • Yard earnings drop in Japan
    JAPANESE yards that have posted lower earnings results for the nine months ended December 2012
  • Gulf's first permanent tide monitoring station
    Unique System FZE, in conjunction with the geodesy and hydrographic survey section of Dubai Municipality, has built the Gulf region's first permanent tide station at Al Mamzaar
  • Precious profits fell 80%
    PRECIOUS Shipping ended 2012 with an 80% plunge in year on year profits
  • Toxic toll seen in scrapping
    EUROPE'S shipowners sent a record 365 ships containing toxic materials for breaking in South Asia last year, the Shipbreaking Platform group said
  • Spot box ship rates rise at last
    CHARTER box ships are producing some broader gains in the spot market for the first time in four months
  • Mini-bulkers fall off cliff
    OWNERS of mini-bulkers and coasters in Europe are struggling to cover costs again after a steep drop in vessel earnings
  • TSA links rate rise with Chinese New Year
    TRANS-PACIFIC box lines are seeking higher rates in hope of fending off rate erosion after Chinese New Year

The Journal of Commerceweb site
FEBRUARY 5, 2013
  • South Korean Exports Disappoint Despite Strong Year-Over-Year Growth
    South Korea saw exports surge by 11.8 percent year-on-year in January following a 5.7 contraction in December, but seasonal factors distorted what was really a disappointing month, according to one analyst. Economist Young Sun Kwon said South Korea's export figures for last month were misleading due to Chinese New Year, which...
  • Truck Strike Disrupts Container Traffic at India's Cochin Terminal
    A strike over working conditions has paralyzed cargo movements to and from Vallarpadam International Container Transshipment Terminal, a DP World facility in India's southeastern port of Cochin. Unionized truck drivers began their strike Monday, claiming truck owner-operator groups had reneged on an agreement to improve wages and allow additional benefits. "Container trucking...
  • UPS Deploys 100 Electric Trucks in California
    California's Gov. Jerry Brown in one of UPS's fully electric trucks. UPS has deployed 100 fully electric commercial vehicles that will be delivering packages in California. The vehicles will help implement Gov. Jerry Brown's executive order to achieve widespread deployment of zero emission vehicles throughout the state. UPS's electric trucks, which were manufactured...
  • CEVA Logistics Names Bruining Head of China Operations
    Supply chain company CEVA Logistics has appointed Jaap Bruining as its new head of operations for China. He will be located in Shanghai. Jaap has eight years of operational experience within CEVA in the Netherlands and Thailand. His career with CEVA began as global LEAN director before he became vice president...
  • IAG Cargo Volume Fell 7.7 Percent in January
    London-based International Airlines Group, the merged British Airways-Iberia carrier, reported cargo traffic of 431 million-metric-ton kilometers in January, falling 7.7 percent from 467 million-metric-ton kilometers of cargo in January 2012. Iberia handled 83 million-metric-ton kilometers of cargo in January, plummeting 17.0 percent from the previous year. In the same month, British...
  • Hapag-Lloyd to Launch New Asia Services
    German ocean carrier Hapag-Lloyd has announced that it will offer two new services, the North China India Service and the Central China India Service, starting in March. The NCI Service will commence on March 4, with its first sailing from Xingang, China. The rotation will be as follows: Xingang; Qingdao, China;...
  • Canadian National Outlines 2013 Spending Plan
    Canadian National Railway today announced a 2013 plan to invest about C$1.9 billion (about US$1.9 billion) to upgrade and maintain its railway network and enhance and expand the business. The company will invest in infrastructure, acquire new locomotives and equipment and improve information technology systems, said Claude Mongeau, CN's president and...
  • AAPA to Honor US Reps. Hahn and Poe
    U.S. Representatives Janice Hahn, D-Calif., and Ted Poe, R-Texas, will receive the American Association of Port Authorities' "Port Persons of the Year" award during the association's annual spring conference on March 19 in Washington, D.C. The AAPA selected Reps. Hahn and Poe to receive the award based on their "strong commitment...
  • Emma Maersk Could Be Out of Service for Months
    Maersk Line's Emma Maersk, which took on water while transiting the Suez Canal on Friday, Feb. 1, faces a lengthy period out of service. Initial inspections by divers show that the water ingress was caused by damage to one of the stern thrusters, the company said. Several propeller blades have broken...
  • Crowley Opens Cold Storage Facility in Miami
    Crowley's Miami warehouse. Crowley Maritime and Customized Brokers, the company's Miami-based customs brokerage company, have opened a new cold storage warehouse facility in Miami. Crowley Fresh, a joint offering from Crowley and Customized Brokers, offers 400,000 cubic feet of refrigerated space and is open to handle perishables from Latin and South America,...
  • Survey: 'Positive Signs' for Truck, Trailer Purchases
    Source: CK Commercial Vehicle Research. CK Commercial Vehicle Research's first quarter of 2013 Fleet Sentiment Report, which surveyed 64 U.S. fleet operators, showed "positive signs" for medium and heavy duty commercial truck and trailer purchases. The FSR Buying Index, which captures overall planned buying activity for the next three months, has risen...
  • Class 8 Truck Orders Show 'Some Strength'
    Nashville, Ind.-based transportation forecaster FTR Associates has released preliminary data showing Class 8 truck net orders in January at 22,235, which is 7 percent higher than in December 2012, but down 11 percent year-over-year. Orders for Class 8 vehicles have been above the 20,000 mark for the past four months, showing "some...
  • ILA-USMX Agreement: How Did We Get Here?
    At the end of last week, the International Longshoremen's Association and United States Maritime Alliance tentatively agreed on a six-year master contract, averting a threatened Maine-to-Texas strike following the current contract's expiration at midnight Feb. 6. Talks now must move forward at East and Gulf Coast ports on local agreements that...
  • Housing, Manufacturing Boost Truckload Spot Market
    A strong start for the spot truckload freight market bodes well for increased truck volumes in 2013, as the housing market and industrial freight heat up, according to load-matching service DAT. "We are seeing some pretty significant year-over-year growth levels in freight volumes," David Schrader, DAT senior vice president of operations,...
  • MSC to Hike North America-Europe Rates
    Ocean container carrier Mediterranean Shipping Co. will increase rates on its trade route from Canada, the U.S. and Mexico to North Europe and west Mediterranean, including Israel, effective March 15. From Canada, the U.S. and Mexico to the United Kingdom and west Mediterranean, the rate hike will be $150 per 20-foot...
  • Port of Koper's Container Volume Falls 3.3 Percent
    Luka Koper, the operator of the Port of Koper in Slovenia, reported container throughput at the port in 2012 was 5.29 million metric tons, down 0.8 percent compared with 5.33 million metric tons in 2011. Annual container throughput in 20-foot-equivalent units was 570,744, falling 3.3 percent from 589,314 TEUs in the...
  • CMA CGM Marco Polo Completes First Voyage
    Onboard CMA CGM Marco Polo. CMA CGM recently announced that the CMA CGM Marco Polo arrived in Ningbo, China, on Jan. 24, completing its first turnaround. The ocean carrier took delivery of the world's largest container ship on Nov. 5. The vessel made its first call to a continental European port on...
  • Canadian National, Canadian Pacific Settle Litigation
    Canadian National Railway has settled litigation with Canadian Pacific Railway and its former CEO, Hunter Harrison, regarding CP's hiring of Keith Creel, former CN executive vice president and chief operating officer, as president and chief operating officer. The litigation went before the federal court in Chicago. As part of the settlement,...
  • Q&A: The Wrong Road to Getting Paid
    Q: We're a motor carrier and have been having trouble with a shipper in recent months. Our problem is that this shipper is chronically behind in paying our freight bills. It pays a little here, a little there, but always late and often short. Right now, it owes us more than...

Containerisation Internationalweb site
FEBRUARY 5, 2013
  • G6 Alliance to extend network to transpacific trades
  • Freight rates to remain volatile
    Shipping consultant Drewry says freight rates will remain volatile in 2013 as carriers act to control supply-demand imbalances and market fundamentals remain weak.Against ...
  • Emma Maersk may be out of service for months
    The stricken containership Emma Maersk could be out of service for more than three months.Sources have told Lloyd's List that the vessel could stay in Egypt for ...
  • Zim's AME to turn in Med as it improves Med-Europe service
    Israeli ocean carrier, Zim Lines is to turn its Asia - Europe AME service around at the Turkish port of Mersin, deploying 8 x 3,400 teu vessels on the revamped ...
  • ICS hits out at Suez Canal hike
    The International Chamber of Shipping [ICS] has criticised the Suez Canal Authority [SCA] for announcing a May 1, 3-5% increase in canal tolls in 'the worst shipping ...
  • Stern thrusters banned after flood in Emma Maersk's engine room

TradeWindsweb site
FEBRUARY 5, 2013
  • ADM soars in the fourth
    A series of investments that have given Archer Daniels Midland (ADM) greater control of the supply chain are starting to pay off, according to COO Juan Luciano.
  • Eagle Bulk passes baton
    Eagle Bulk Shipping was forced to deploy its public relations unit Tuesday in an attempt to ease concerns surrounding the departure of its senior chartering manager.
  • Age over reason?
    A VLCC controlled by Angeliki Frangou's Navios Maritime Acquisition Corp has been pulled out of the Tankers International pool.
  • HPH poised to pop
    Hutchison Port Holdings Trust is poised for a reversal of fortune, according to an analyst.
  • Chartering chief takes flight
    Eagle Bulk Shipping appears to be in the market for a new senior chartering manager following the abrupt resignation of Matt Gros.
  • Daewoo heads to Peru
    Daewoo Shipbuilding & Marine Engineering is lining up a deal to modernise the largest shipyard in Peru, Servicios Industriales de la Marina (SIMA).
  • Dry recovery charted
    Dry cargo fundamentals could improve from the second half of this year setting the scene for higher earnings, RS Platou Markets suggests.
  • Transworld buys bulk
    Dubai's Transworld Group is expanding its bulker fleet after buying boxships last year.
  • Jebsen vet joins OSM
    Ole Stene has joined OSM Ship Management as head of its Asia business.
  • Phoenix lifted by tankers
    The acquisition of Chelsea Shipping has boosted annual profit at Philippines oil group Phoenix Petroleum.
  • Crewman burned
    A seafarer has been airlifted from a bulker in Australia after apparently coming into contact with hot oil.
  • Jaya set for take off
    A recent management reshuffle as well as a new focus on chartering is likely to provide a shot in the arm to Jaya Holdings, according to one analyst.
  • Hanjin worker killed
    A worker has died at Hanjin Heavy Industries and Construction Corp after being struck by a forklift, local reports say.
  • Multiple failings
    Greek operator Allseas Marine has upgraded its safety practices after a crewman fell to his death from a boxship in Australia.
  • Platou cuts Maersk
    RS Platou Markets has cut its rating on AP Moller-Maersk amid expectations of a flat container market this year.
  • YZJ tightens grip
    China's Yangzijiang Shipbuilding (YZJ) has built its stake in a new yard in Taixing City to build VLCCs and large boxships.
  • G6 confirms expansion
    The G6 Alliance of liner giants has confirmed plans to branch out into the Asia-to-North America trade.
  • Scorpio to strike again
    Scorpio Tankers' recent growth spurt is not over, analysts say.
  • Vinashin eyes debt deal
    Vietnamese yard group Vinashin is proposing a debt swap to ease its interest burden.
  • Namura expects more
    Namura Shipbuilding has doubled its earnings forecast for the current financial year.
  • MOL sparks price fear
    Mitsui OSK Lines' call to shed 50 bulkers has caused a flutter of concern about asset prices.
  • Emma out for months
    A Maersk Line containership that suffered a flooded engine room in the Suez Canal on Friday could be out of action for months.
  • Xinhai orders double
    China's Xinhai Oil Co has contracted two bunker tankers at the domestic Chongqing Chuangdong yard.
  • MES profits slide 33%
    Mitsui Engineering & Shipbuilding (MES) has seen nine month profits slide by almost one third, the company disclosed Tuesday.
  • China prices dip
    Owners were picking up new tankers for a little less money at Chinese yards in January.
  • Haitong adds five
    China's Jiangsu Haitong Offshore Engineering has booked a new order for five 15,000-dwt bulkers.
  • CHO results head higher
    CH Offshore has seen second quarter net profits jump by over 31% as the company was able to boost revenue and cut costs.
  • CISA backs Valemaxes
    China's steel association has reportedly said it would support Vale's new generation of VLOCs calling at domestic ports.
  • ABS in Hamburg switch
    ABS is relocating its northern European regional marine operations office from London to Hamburg, the company has confirmed.
  • ICS slams Suez rises
    The International Chamber of Shipping (ICS) has publicly criticised plans by the Suez Canal Authority (SCA) to increase its tolls.
  • Pangea LNG lands DOE nod
    Pangea LNG has secured permission from the US Department of Energy (DOE) to export its namesake commodity to 18 different countries.

American Shipperweb site
FEBRUARY 5, 2013
  • UPS adds to healthcare portfolio
  • U.S. proposes end to antidumping duties on Mexican tomatoes
  • Air cargo goes to the sharks
  • New ship energy efficiency tool released
  • ABS relocates N. Europe operations to Hamburg
  • Texas A&M: Congestion costs truckers $27 billion
    The total amount of wasted fuel due to congestion in 2011 remained unchanged from 2010 at 2.9 billion gallons. Carbon dioxide emissions attributed to traffic congestion reached 56 billion pounds in 2011.
  • FedEx introduces dry ice alternative
  • Cargolux adds 3 474-8 destinations
  • G6 will enter Asia-U.S. East Coast service in May
    The discussion agreement will deploy more than 50 ships in the trade that will call at 30 ports in Asia, the North American east coast, Central America, the Caribbean, Indian Subcontinent, Mediterranean and the Middle East.
  • TSA recommends 5th rate hike since July
    The across-the-board general rate increase (GRI) applies to all dry and refrigerated cargo and will be in the amount of $400 per 40-foot container (FEU) to the U.S. West Coast and $600 per FEU to all other destinations.
  • Old Dominion opens in Santa Maria, Flagstaff
  • Study: Great Lakes/Seaway marine transportation greenest
  • OOCL Lite enables secure mobile shipment details monitoring
  • U-Freight gets artistic
  • Descartes extends messaging service to air cargo customers
  • FFE starts guaranteed service
  • Ieri 5 febbraio 2013, 8.00.15
  • Executive moves
  • Crowley's new cold storage in Miami
  • Accellos adds labor functions for 3PL enterprise system

The Bunker Bulletinweb site
FEBRUARY 5, 2013
  • Workshop focuses on hull and propeller performance standard
    Participants agreed to explore how a tiered approach could reflect different levels of accuracy and increase the general applicability of the standard.
  • Bomin Hamburg hires new bunker trader
    Prior to joining Bomin, Nina Russmann gained operational experience by working at Bebeka.
  • Addax brand is repositioned
    Addax and Oryx Group will now be called AOG.
  • Prices show losses in Fujairah
    Direction uncertain in most markets.
  • Russian oil giant sees bunker volumes climb
    Revenue from bunker sales up by 35%.
  • IFO prices soften in major European ports
    But creep upwards in Hamburg.
  • Seafarers ordered back to work
    Greek ferry sector facing sixth day of action.
  • Russia facing problems bunkering new warships
    French designed vessels need '50 types of fuel, many of which were not produced in Russia.'
  • GAC opens in Bergen
    Move shows 'commitment to expand geographical reach'.
  • Olivia Leblond moves to Copemer
    She will be co-Managing Director alongside Jerome Berault.
  • LNG 'could cut costs' says ferry operator
    'LNG has the potential to significantly reduce emissions and the cost of fuel.'
  • US East Coast bunker player lands government contract
    For bunker services in Atlantic region.
  • New man joins Dan-Bunkering
    New trader has background in sport and business.
  • Brightoil seeks to reassure markets
    Group has secured 'all necessary formal waiver letters regarding the breaches of financial covenant.'
  • IFO prices softening
    Prices for IFO fell, while some ports recorded rise in prices for distillates.
  • CPIB officials board two vessels
    The two vessels were the Sakura Princess and Front Splendour.
  • Charter rates for VLCC firming
    'Enquiry in the Middle East Gulf market has been steady this week,' says broker.

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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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