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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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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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