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March 6, 2013
Sched Netweb site
  • CSAV on track after solid quarterly results, but still ends in loss
  • Emirates Shipping hikes Asia-East Africa rate US$200/TEU from April
  • Kuehne + Nagel CEO to step down due to ill health, chairman to take helm
  • K+N profit falls to US$523 million on higher costs, EU anti-trust fine
  • Shanghai port ends yard transfer fee, but storage, reefer fees remain
  • Chongqing-Duisburg railway starts 16-day return with 42 TEU of auto parts
  • China imposes further anti-dumping duties on EU chemical of toluidine
  • Solid carrier reliability will help fill ships, say Drewry researchers
  • St Petersburg Ust-Luga terminal starts 24/7 operations from March 1
  • PEMA equipment forum held at TOC Asia in Hong Kong on March 12
  • LA Port and LA Waterfront Alliance talks to re-start Ports O'Call Village
  • Zhangjiagang Bonded Area first Yangtze River whole-car checkpoint port
  • Eastern Pan-Asia Railway section to forge links to Singapore, Bangkok
  • Mombasa appears to lead Dar es Salaam in getting containers inland
  • Cathay orders three 747-8s, options on five 777Fs, Air China orders 31
  • Cathay summer includes more HK-Toronto, LA, Bangkok and Mumbai flights
  • Dragonair increases flights to mainland to meet demand over summer
  • US sequester spending cuts could close Atlanta, Chicago runways in April

Exim Indiaweb site
MARCH 5, 2013
  • Bahri Abha makes maiden call at Mundra
  • Kairali Shipping Agencies recognised for excellence in shipping & logistics
  • Difficult to touch 8 m bales target: Cotton exporters
  • Tyre cos upset over hike in import duty on rubber
  • APEC facilitating enhanced port & shipping knowledge
  • Shipping Secretary meets federation leaders to address grievances
  • HALCON Nashik offers the dual benefits of low cost and congestion-free environment
  • Truck rentals up 2-3 pc on trunk routes

International Transport Journalweb site
MARCH 5, 2013
  • Alitalia stops serving Beijing
    Tomorrow (6 March), Alitalia is terminating its Rome - Beijing service. The route between the Italian and the Chinese capitals was operated four times weekly with A330-200 equipmen...
  • Industrial park first in Tennessee to receive CSX select site designation
    The North Etowah industrial park in McMinn County TN (USA) is the first recipient in the state to receive CSX select site designation. The US transport company's select site progr...
  • keys2drive delivers 150,000 driving lessons
    Australia's national learner driver programme, keys2drive, has reached a major milestone by delivering a total of 150,000 free driving lessons. keys2drive takes an innovative appro...
  • Charthire orders 20 greener Renault trucks
    The Nottingham (Tollerton/UK)-based firm Charthire has ordered 20 greener Renault trucks for over GBP 1.3 million (EUR 1.48 million) from East Midlands Renault truck dealer, ...
  • Preconstruction activities for Maldon to Dombarton rail link in Australia
    Teams of specialist engineers and environmental advisers have begun work on identifying and investigating the design, safety and conservation issues associated with the proposed Ma...
  • Ceva lands EUR 8 million contract
    The SCM and logistics specialist Ceva Logistics has won a competitive tender with Brantano, the UK's largest out-of-town shoe retailer, and the high street retailer Jones Bootmaker...
  • TNT Express opens new hub in Timisoara
    TNT Express has opened a new hub in Timisoara (Romania). TNT Romania said its new Timisoara centre has been built to provide operational and technological support specifically for ...
  • Successful start to the year for Fraport Cargo Services
    2013 has started successfully for Fraport Cargo Services GmbH (FCS). Two major long-term customers of the Frankfurt (Germany)-based cargo handling agent renewed their contracts on ...
  • Saudia Cargo becomes second largest airline to operate out of Dubai
    Saudi Airlines Cargo continues to reinforce its performance in the UAE market, thereby confirming its position as one of the leading cargo airlines operating out of Dubai and Sharj...
  • RWI/ISL container throughput index rose in January
    The container throughput index compiled by the Rheinisch-Westfälisches Institut fär Wirtschaftsforschung (RWI) and the Institute of Shipping Economics and Logistics (ISL) continued...
  • Giant cranes for London Gateway
    The UK's new deep sea port- London Gateway - has taken delivery of the largest cranes ever to arrive in the UK - they are so large that the London Eye could be rolled underneath th...
  • Kuehne + Nagel's CEO stepping down in June
    Reinhard Lange, CEO of the Kuehne + Nagel Group since 2009, will step down because of health reasons on 7 May 2013 (the date of the AGM). Until the termination of his contract on 3...
  • LH Cargo extends chairman/CEO's contract by three years
    The supervisory board of the German carrier Lufthansa Cargo AG has prolonged the contract of Karl Ulrich Garnadt. Garnadt, who has led the company since January 2011, has been reap...

Marine Logweb site
MARCH 5, 2013
  • Nova Scotia to make new effort to find ferry operator
  • Wilner to present on labor at intermodal conference
  • STX OSV takes a new name: Vard
  • Seadrill exercises options for two more jack-ups
  • Shell moves to boost U.S. availability of LNG fuel

World Wide Shipperweb site
MARCH 5, 2013
  • ILWU Local 4 hits Mitsui with unfair labor practice charge
  • Port of Bremerton opens updated public boat launch
  • Cathay Pacific Airways orders three Boeing 747-8 freighters
  • Courtney Gregoire joining Port of Seattle Commission
  • Diana Shipping charters Capesize dry bulk vessel

Lloyd's Listweb site
MARCH 5, 2013
  • Box volumes rise on Asia to Europe trade for first time in almost a year
    Eastern Mediterranean and Black Sea trade is strongest performer with 6.8% jump
  • Kassiotis companies seek to nullify Delos sale
    New twist in Omega Chapter 11 case
  • Price of supply chain management
    Vale's rising fourth-quarter costs reflect move to control ore transport to China
  • Lloyd Fonds calls extraordinary meeting after equity plunge
    Value now less than half of share capital, KG house confirms
  • Distinguishing between interruptions and exceptions
    Tribunal decision clarifies the terms
  • Pressure mounts on US to lift gas restrictions
    The Department of Energy is being pressed hard to allow LNG to be exported to nations other than free trade partners
  • Get to grips with China's legal systems and sue in the country's courts
    Targeting counterparty assets at home offers a good chance of success, says Clyde & Co
  • Catalyst fines drive increased claims for engine damage
    Commercial pressures and demand for low-sulphur fuel add up to $1m headache
  • US law firms merge
    Houck Andersen joins Chartwell to boost eastern seaboard coverage
  • Cat fines: What is to be done?
    A shipowner's guide to avoiding costly engine-damage claims
  • Federal spending cuts will delay box inspections, warns US customs
    Industry waits and watches as sequestration takes effect
  • British ports will handle 1m cruise passengers this year
    Numbers rose 10% in 2012, despite Costa Concordia concerns
  • DHL reports double-digit earnings growth
    But 'challenging' 2012 sees cost-conscious customers switch from air freight to ocean
  • STX OSV renamed Vard as Fincantieri eyes remaining shares
    Rebranding highlights shipbuilder's Norwegian roots
  • BIMCO names UK chamber chief as its next secretary-general
    Frew takes the helm as Skaanild bows out by October
  • Goodbye STX OSV, hello Vard
    Fincantieri-owned offshore vessel builder rocks a brand new name
  • New Hong Kong cruise terminal to boost sulphur emissions
    Study by think-tank seeks to open dialogue with cruiseship industry
  • Shell invests in North American LNG bunker fuel corridors
    Small-scale liquefaction units planned for Great Lakes and Gulf Coast regions
  • Panama spat
    Suez Canal toll hikes make alternative route to US east coast a little less competitive
  • Emma Maersk docks at Palermo for repairs
    Army of technical experts will assess Maersk's flooded flagship
  • Maersk sacrifices market share to make reefer rate rise stick
    Danish line resists shipper backlash after imposing $1,500 per feu increase
  • Boxship sizes have not hit a limit
    Cargo handling infrastructure, not ship design, will restrict size says naval architect
  • Transpacific carriers discuss round-trip economies
    Approval from the US regulator will clear the way for April 14 merger
  • Yang Ming adds own boxship to shared loop
    Taiwan player steps up from slot purchaser to tonnage provider on North America-Caribbean-South America service

Fairplayweb site
MARCH 5, 2013
  • STX OSV renamed VARD
    NORWEGIAN offshore vessel builder STX OSV will be renamed VARD after the sale of its majority stake to Italian shipbuilder Fincantieri
  • Shangdong log throughput up 334%
    NORTH CHINA'S Penglai port in Shangdong province has witnessed a 334% rise in log throughput during the first two months of 2013, against the same period in 2012, the port announced today
  • Chongqing invests in water transport
    CHINA'S southwest inland port city Chongqing will invest RMB3.2Bn for water transport in 2013, its Port and Shipping Administration Bureau announced last week
  • Nanjing Tanker raises RMB200M by leaseback
    CHINA'S Nanjing Yangyang Chemical Transport & Trade (Yangyang), a sole subsidiary of Nanjing Tanker, will lease back four chemical carriers after selling them for RMB200M ($32M), the company announced last week
  • Shell unveils LNG bunkering push
    TWO new North American LNG bunkering projects were announced today by Shell as momentum for this marine fuel option continues to build
  • Modernisation of Kapelsskär port to go ahead
    Sweden's Land & Environmental Court of Appeal has rejected an application to appeal against a lower court's ruling in favour of the modernisation of Kapelsskär's port and water operations
  • Asian ports' throughput to add 7%
    ASIAN ports will post more than 7% growth in throughput in 2013, due to a new round of economic stimulus aimed at domestic demand, Shanghai International Shipping Institute (SISI) predicted
  • DHL boosts freight profits
    DHL Global Forwarding narrowed the gap in profitability with market leader Kuehne+Nagel last year
  • Shipbuilding capacity down a third
    ABOUT ONE third of the world's shipbuilding capacity has been removed from the market since a peak in 2008, a Norwegian investment bank said
  • Subsea 7 wins $380M contract
    Subsea 7, the London-based seabed to surface engineering services group, says it has won an order worth $380M from Statoil, the Norwegian state owned oil company
  • Container rates to bring short-lived help
    A SIGNIFICANT increase in container freight rates that many lines will introduce on 15 March is likely to provide short-lived help, a senior shipping analyst said
  • Seadrill contemplates bond issue
    Seadrill, the listed company in the centre of John Fredriksen's drilling rig and ship operations, says it is contemplating an issue of senior unsecured bonds in the Norwegian bond market
  • Cargill signals Capesize intent
    CARGILL, the Geneva-based commodity trader, is on the verge of becoming a ship owner again
  • NS United Kaiun Kaisha cancels another TC
    JAPANESE ship operator NS United Kaiun Kaisha has cancelled another time charter
  • Oz coal port up for grabs?
    A new report has recommended the privatisation of Australia's Queensland ports, including Gladstone, one of the world's top five coal export ports

The Journal of Commerceweb site
MARCH 5, 2013
  • Imports Recover in Japan's Disaster-Hit Areas
    Japan's Miyagi and Fukushima prefectures, which bore the brunt of the catastrophic earthquake and tsunami on March 11, 2011, have seen their imports from foreign countries recover to the levels that existed before the twin natural disasters. In 2012, the value of Miyagi's imports surged 192.8 percent from a year earlier...
  • Hamberger: US Railroads to Invest $24.5 Billion in 2013
    Edward R. Hamberger, president and CEO of the Association of American Railroads, today told the House Transportation and Infrastructure Committee's subcommittee on railroads, pipelines and hazardous materials that the nation's freight railroads plan to spend a record $24.5 billion in private funding on the network in 2013. The railroads will invest...
  • Lebanon Joins Endangered Species Trade Pact
    Lebanon has joined the Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species of Wild Fauna and Flora. The Mediterranean country is the 178th party to join CITES. The convention will enter into force for Lebanon on May 26, 2013. Lebanon is home to more than 100 CITES-listed species, such as the common jackal,...
  • Forward Air Acquires Total Quality
    Forward Air has acquired Total Quality, a Michigan-based provider of security and temperature-controlled services to the pharmaceutical and life science industries. The purchase price was $66 million, plus an earn-out of up to $5 million based on TQI's performance in 2013 and 2014. TQI's revenue in 2012 was $54.8 million. TQI was...
  • Love's Travel Stops to Expand Fast-Fill CNG in Texas
    Love's Travel Stops is in the process of adding fast-fill compressed natural gas fueling capability to service Class 8 trucks at eight of its travel stops on highways between Dallas, Houston and San Antonio. These locations are expected to be operational by the fourth quarter of 2013. This is the first...
  • Mexican Tomato Growers Reach US Trade Deal
    A group of Mexican tomato growers and the U.S. Department of Commerce have signed a new agreement that will govern the import of fresh Mexican-grown tomatoes into the U.S. The deal extends a suspension agreement that has, since 1996, provided the framework by which the Mexican growers exported their tomatoes to...
  • Justice Asks American, US Airways for More Merger Info
    AMR Corp., parent company of American Airlines and US Airways, has received a request for additional information from the U.S. Department of Justice regarding the proposed merger of the two airlines. A DOJ Second Request is a standard part of the regulatory process, AMR said in a written statement. It extends...
  • Koniag Unit Leases Olympia Port Terminal Space
    Washington's Port of Olympia has leased two acres of its marine terminal to a subsidiary of Koniag of Kodiak for shipments to Alaska, according to Jim Amador, the marine terminal director. The port will receive, store and load the cargo on behalf of the tenant, and then a barge will deliver...
  • AAR Rejects Mandatory Switching Proposal
    The Association of American Railroads has rejected the National Industrial Transportation League's proposal on mandatory switching, saying that it would harm all rail network users. "The National Industrial Transportation League's proposal will trigger serious service failures on today's nationwide rail system and wipe out the efficiencies U.S. businesses have come to...
  • US Dairy Industry Wary of Trans-Pacific Partnership
    Eleven national organizations representing dairy farmers and dairy industry workers have sent a letter to eight members of Congress urging them not to approve the Trans-Pacific Partnership trade deal without considering the impact on dairy farms and workers. The letter states that the pending trade deal could have "tremendous impact" on...
  • Norbert Dentressangle Forwarding Unit Opens Vietnam Office
    Norbert Dentressangle's freight forwarding division has established a new office in Vietnam. The office in Hanoi, a subsidiary of the logistics and transportation company's Chinese freight forwarding business, will initially focus on the provision of services between Vietnam and China....
  • Etihad Rail Secures $1.28 Billion Loan for Railway Project
    Etihad Rail has secured a $1.28 billion loan for Stage One of its railway project, which comprises the route from Shah and Habshan to Ruwais in the United Arab Emirates. The five-year loan will be financed on a club deal basis by National Bank of Abu Dhabi PSJC, Bank of Tokyo-Mitsubishi...
  • Bengal Tiger Line Launches India-Sri Lanka Feeder Run
    Bengal Tiger Line has started a container feeder service between Marg Karaikal Port in India and Colombo, Sri Lanka. Initially, the service will have a fortnightly call, every other Friday, and will later become a weekly service as volume stabilizes. It caters to the agro-industrial heartland of central Tamil Nadu, Karaikal...
  • California Drayage Firm Fined for Labor Violations
    Julie A. Su, California labor commissioner, has won a California Superior Court trial, with the court ruling that Port of Long Beach truck drivers working for Seacon Logix were employees and not independent contractors. "In this case, drivers had signed agreements labeling them as independent contractors, but the court saw the...
  • Emirates Shipping, APL, OOCL to Partner in Asia Service
    Emirates Shipping Line will enter into a partnership with APL and OOCL in their CIX service and will be a vessel-sharing partner in the intra-Asia service. The carrier will be branding the new service as the China India Express Service, restructuring its Hypergalex service. The port rotation will be: Xingang, Dalian and...
  • Video From TPM: Maersk's Skou Discusses Triple Es, Outlook
    Maersk Line, the world's largest ocean carrier, will deploy the first five of its so-called Triple E vessels this year, CEO Soren Skou told some 2,000 attendees of The Journal of Commerce's TPM Conference. The ships, capable of carrying 18,000 20-foot-equivalent units, will be the largest vessels in the history of...
  • US Convicts Five Somalis of Navy Ship Attack
    Five Somalis have been convicted by a U.S. federal jury of engaging in piracy and committing other offenses regarding the attack on the USS Ashland. According to court records and evidence at trial, the five men attacked the Navy ship on April 10, 2010. Neil M. MacBride, U.S. attorney for the Eastern...
  • Shell to Expand Inland Maritime LNG Network
    Shell Oil plans to build out its natural gas infrastructure, creating two "transport corridors" to serve marine operators and industrial customers using liquefied natural gas fuel. The Great Lakes and Gulf Coast LNG transport corridors will be based on small-scale liquefication units that will help supply natural gas fuel for businesses...
  • South Carolina Inland Port Project Advances
    A new inland port in Greer, S.C., planned by the South Carolina Port Authority, is moving forward, following a recent groundbreaking ceremony with more than 250 port users, stakeholders, community leaders and elected officials in attendance. Opening this September, the South Carolina Inland Port will extend the reach of SCSPA's marine...

Containerisation Internationalweb site
MARCH 5, 2013
  • Federal cuts will delay US box inspections, warns CBP
  • DHL reports double-digit earnings growth
  • Lange steps down from Kuehne+Nagel
    KUEHNE+NAGEL Group chief executive Reinhard Lange is stepping down for health reasons after four years in the top job and 40 years with the company.Mr Lange will ...
  • Transpac carriers to discuss round-trip economies
    CONTAINER lines operating in the transpacific trades will have the opportunity to discuss round-trip economics for the first time when the two existing carrier ...
  • Boxship size limit not yet reached
  • Maersk unveils customer charter
    MAERSK Line has unveiled a customer charter that sets out specific targets for a range of services from invoice accuracy to the speed of answering phone calls.The ...

TradeWindsweb site
MARCH 5, 2013
  • In it to win it
    JP Morgan appears to have silenced critics who questioned its commitment to the shipping sector.
  • Stage set for ECA crackdown
    The US Coast Guard (USCG) has accused a bulker operated by Toyo Kaiun of Japan of violating strict regulations designed to reduce air pollution at sea.
  • Eimskip earnings dip
    Icelandic containership company Eimskip has posted a small decline in 2012 profit as costs rose.
  • Bank bright on Costamare
    JP Morgan has initiated coverage of Costamare with a bright view on the New York-listed boxship owner.
  • Diana takes cape cut
    Diana Shipping has taken a massive pay cut to charter out one of its capesize vessels.
  • "Innocent bribes?"
    Russian tanker owner Sovcomflot has begun its appeal in London against a judgement that former boss Dmitry Skarga did not act dishonestly in accepting holidays and a credit card from businessman Yuri Nikitin.
  • Norden's tanker tonic
    Norden's investment efforts in the tanker market could pay off amid further pain in the dry-cargo sector in 2013, a leading analyst says.
  • STX OSV rebranded Vard
    STX OSV is being given a new look following Fincantieri's purchase of a majority stake in the company.
  • Platou sounds price hope
    Modern bulk carriers could soon see their prices on the rise, RS Platou believes.
  • Shell in LNG drive
    Shell has announced plans for two liquefaction units in the US which it hopes will aid the development of LNG as a marine fuel in the region.
  • Kuok forms tug team
    Robert Kuok-controlled PACC Offshore Services Holdings (Posh) has teamed up with an Ezion Holdings-led venture to form a new ocean towage service.
  • Glencore eyes more
    Glencore has seen its annual profit drop by a quarter as lower commodity prices took a toll.
  • Subsea 7 at it again
    Norway's Subsea 7 has bagged a huge pipelay contract with compatriot oil and gas company Statoil.
  • China offers dry hope
    Fresh development projects in China have offered hope for a recovery in the dry-cargo market, Arctic Securities says.
  • Two more for Seadrill
    John Fredriksen's Seadrill has confirmed its second pair of jack-up drilling rigs at a Chinese shipyard in little over a month.
  • C Whale arrested
    A VLCC tanker which is part of Nobu Su's TMT fleet has reportedly been arrested in Singapore.
  • Demo down on 2012
    Demolition levels for the first two months of 2013 are 20% behind those seen a year ago latest figures show.
  • Yard numbers shrink
    Yard capacity has shrunk by a third in the past five years but it is still not enough to balance fleet supply and demand, says RS Platou.

American Shipperweb site
MARCH 5, 2013
  • Maersk's chief Skou outlines 'customer charter'
  • AutoInfo sold; law firm investigates deal
  • ESC not content with railway ruling
  • Supply Chain Solutions expands in Midwest
  • ShipCarsNow, SmartAuction partner
  • Analyst: Air cargo won't bounce back in 2013
    "Unfortunately, no one - ACMG included - is predicting a near-term return to steady growth of 6 percent per year, a rate which was commonplace before 2000," Robert Dahl, managing director of ACMG, said.
  • Global Trade Management Landscape: Strategies Beyond Compliance
    GTM is about more than just compliance - it's about integrating the financial, regulatory, and transportation components of a supply chain through enhanced processes and the best people.
  • BIMCO picks Frew for secretary general
    The trade association, which represents many of the world's shipowners, has picked Angus R. Frew to succeed retiring Torben C. Skaanild as secretary general and chief executive officer later this year.
  • U.S. Customs informs trade about sequester fallout
    U.S. Customs is using plans for how to resume business in the wake of a natural or man-made disaster as a guideline for dealing with the forced budget cuts that went into effect March 1, the agency said in a memo.
  • Washington Notebook: Does continuing resolution endanger highway funding?
  • TMS providers merge to target mid-market users
  • Maryland governor: Tax hike for transportation plan
    Maryland Gov. Martin O'Malley has proposed a new 2 percent sales tax on gasoline as part of a proposed transportation plan aimed at generating $3.4 billion for highway and transit projects over the next five years.
  • Emirates joins OOCL-APL China/India service
  • Sri Lanka forwarders get e-air cargo services
  • CMA CGM raising Europe-to-South America rates
  • CBP, APHIS come up short on ag inspection fees
  • ABS chairman Somerville to retire
  • Justice seeks more information on American/US Airways merger
  • Commerce finds China subsidizes plywood exports

The Bunker Bulletinweb site
MARCH 5, 2013
  • Rise in engine damage linked to low sulphur bunker fuel
    Worrying trend seems to confirm link between engine damage and more use of low sulphur fuel.
  • Prices on a firm trend in Fujairah
    Markets firming, in single digits.
  • Prices move independently across Europe
    Bunkering back at Gibraltar but vessels still queueing.
  • Eileen Speer returns to Bunkers International as Senior Trader
    Experienced trader will focus on growing business globally.
  • IBIA Chief Executive resigns
    Cliff Brand will have held post for six months.
  • World Bank backs plan to turn Jamaica into 'global supply hub'
    Caribbean nation could rank alongside Singapore, Dubai and Rotterdam.
  • Monaco-based player changes name
    NSG Overseas Ltd now called Argos Oil Trading Ltd.
  • New head for BIMCO
    UK shipping grandee to take the helm in October.
  • 'Regret' over delay in opening way for larger, fuel efficient ships
    New Zealand minister 'disappointed' that it took nearly four years to make a decision.
  • Shell to support LNG bunkering in North America
    Company says the facilities will support new LNG transport corridors in Gulf Coast and Great Lakes.
  • Asian bunker prices marches up
    Prices of 380 cSt product strengthened in all key Asian ports.
  • Bunker firm probed by Malta's Economic Crimes Unit
    Report: Police launch a money laundering investigation into Island Bunker Oils.
  • VLCC arrested in Singapore
    Vessel belongs to Nobu Su's TMT fleet.
  • Law firm notes development in approach to ship arrests
    The Singapore Court of Appeal recognised the need to achieve this balance to prevent instances of abuse.
  • Limarko sinks deeper into red
    High cost of bunkers part of negative result.
  • Golar posts stronger profits for 2012
    Revenue also up over the period.
  • Quadrise posts wider loss for 2012
    Company still upbeat on financial health going forward.
  • Hambantota to start 'proper bunkering' ops in June
    Storage facility at Hambatota will feature eight tanks to store bunkers, say reports.

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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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