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May 6, 2013
Sched Netweb site
  • Maersk Line joins INTTRA network's multi-carrier e-commerce platform
  • Rotterdam's first quarter containers up 4pc, but empties dominate
  • CMA CGM receives 16,000-TEUer for Asia-Europe FAL 1 service
  • China's logistics industry fixed assets surge 173.7pc February-March
  • Chongqing's first quarter trade shipments up 7pc to 2.05 million tonnes
  • China's purchasing managers' April index slips from 50.9 to 50.6
  • More than 200 ports and shipping majors attend LA port conference
  • British defence agency publishes new set of Asian danger zone charts
  • California levies rate hike on harbour users as ports lose market share
  • Shippers on their own, Hamburg Sud ends chassis supply at Norfolk
  • Deadline looms for declaration of correct box weights, seminar told
  • Virginia hopes to cooperate with Port of Tianjin on trade and logistics
  • Volga-Dnepr flies 90 tons of oil gear from Singapore to Turkmenistan
  • ACMG: Freighter fleet to increase over 20 years despite recent contraction
  • Famous Pacific ships world's last airworthy Mosquito from NZ to US
  • China Southern offers first class air cargo for high-end shipments

Exim Indiaweb site
MAY 3, 2013
  • $ 6 bn spent to check Somali piracy in 2012
  • Express Global Logistics acknowledged as one of India's top 100 SME
  • FIF constituents meeting today to address issues concerning ocean transportation
  • International Labour Day celebrated with enthusiasm at Allcargo CFS, Mundra
  • Worldwide Project Consortium's membership conference in Prague this week
  • FCI wheat up for private export
  • Govt imposes anti-dumping duty on soda ash imported from Russia & Turkey
  • India to upgrade Iran's Chabahar port, says Khurshid
  • Port of Antwerp announces another significant step forward in its LNG policy
  • INR rebounds against dollar to close at 53.94
  • RBI cuts repo rate by 25 basis points to 7.25 pc
  • 'Momento Mori'
  • WCO introduces mobile version of anti-counterfeiting tool
  • FPS NZ thinks outside the box
  • Rickmers-Linie adds tenth vessel on Pearl String Service

International Transport Journalweb site
  • Industry veteran Lutz Ehrhardt turns 70
  • «24-Stunden Regel» für Ladung nach Japan
  • La Quinta Trade Gateway makes progress
  • DFDS confirms bidding for Scandlines
  • Greencarrier Freight Services acquires Trana Spedition
  • Transmec expanding in Romania
  • Italy's new minister of transport comes from an alien field
  • Air China temporarily reduces operations with North Korea
  • Rickmers-Linie adds tenth vessel to Pearl String service
  • Zufall reinforces management
  • Seville becomes centre of OPDR activities on Iberian...
  • New Northern and Eastern Europe director for Goodman
  • DB Systemtechnik now independent railway undertaking
  • Performance of road haulage sector shrinks slightly in...
  • Australia: safer trucks to save lives
  • Ethiopian signs agreement with Djibouti airport
  • LuxairCargo joins Cargo 2000

Marine Logweb site
MAY 3, 2013
  • Harvey Gulf in new $540 million fleet expansion
  • Crowley christens final ATB in $1 billion program
  • IHC Merwede launches Subsea 7 pipelayer
  • Seacor enters the LPG arena
  • Panama Canal shipyard back in operation
  • Goltens opens new Dubai Maritime City facility
  • Kongsberg to supply back deck system for Kleven newbuild
  • Sembcorp Marine reports increased profits

World Wide Shipperweb site
MAY 3, 2013
  • Port of Seattle sets meeting to discuss Sea-Tac Airport noise
  • US rail freight traffic sees high/low week
  • Panama Canal Authority in line for Asturias Award
  • Launch of articulated tug-barge marks end of Crowley build program
  • Mitsui joining new service calling Mozambique, Indian Ocean

Lloyd's Listweb site
MAY 3, 2013
  • CSAV volumes and rates both rise
    Carrier's container rate index climbs to 1918.4 versus its benchmark figure of 2,000
  • Q&A: Shanghai Municipal People's Government
    World's largest container port faces up to shortcomings and challenges
  • Platform supply vessels are safe bet
    Good offshore prospects raises demand for PSVs
  • Shanghai admits shortcomings
    Officials admit port city must try harder to become a world-class maritime service hub
  • World Fleet Update: Back on the right track
    March saw a return to fleet growth as ocean carriers took delivery of many new ships. The first of Maersk Line's 18,000 teu Triple E-class series is due in June
  • Asia-Latin America trades absorb bigger boxships
    North-south trades hold key to industry's future
  • Varun aframax arrested in Singapore
    Heidmar tanker pool vessel Amba Bhargavi held since April 29
  • Cosco Corp profits fall 65%
    Downturn shrinks revenue flow from shipyards
  • Trade Statistics: Stuck in the slow lane
    MDS Transmodal's focus this month is on Asia's main trades, notably those to/ from North America and Europe which account for 12% of global box traffic
  • STX ponders pull-out from Europe
    Cash-strapped South Korea conglomerate could sell its overseas assets
  • Shipper Sentiment survey: Asia
    Ocean carriers' scores have shifted dramatically. Meanwhile, Asian shippers' concerns include voided sailings and capacity constraints
  • MOL and PIL collaborate between Asia and East Africa
    Weekly Indian Ocean Islands Express service to be launched
  • Freight Forecaster: Labour dispute resolution boosts Asia-USEC trades
    Containerisation International's research predicts load factors picking up from their low point of 75% in first quarter 2013 to 82% and 95% in the second and third quarter periods, respectively
  • Cancellations fail to halt rate slide
    Prices fall as low as $725 per teu on Asia-northern Europe trade
  • HHI returns to the black in first quarter
    South Korean shipbuilding giant tipped to win CSCL deal to build five 18,000 teu vessels
  • Seacor orders up to five gas carriers from Hyundai
    Newbuildings will join Dorian Hellas pool
  • Fleet Quarterly: The chasm widens
    Top carriers marginally increased their share of the fleet in first quarter 2013 and this is expected to continue throughout the rest of the year. Containerisation International reviews the latest numbers
  • Capesize crusaders
    DVB outlines a no-win scenario for market prospects
  • Charter Market: A corner has been turned
    Containerisation International notes that the long decline in charter rates was halted in first quarter 2013, but this does not mean an end to the industry's problems
  • Sentiment over ultra-large boxship orders is hitting rates, says Drewry
    Yet-to-be-delivered tonnage hinders efforts to balance supply and demand
  • Six HSH executives face trial for embezzlement
    Former chief executives Nonnenmacher and Berger in the dock in July
  • Cambie resigns as OOIL chief financial officer
    Tung named temporary replacement from June
  • ACL seeks replacement for damaged Atlantic Cartier
    Ship to be repaired after fire on car deck
  • Tsakos raises $50m in preferred stock issue
    Proceeds from non-dilutive issue believed to be earmarked for LNG construction
  • Box Leasing Rates: Bumping along the bottom
    The first quarter of 2013 saw lease rates slip again, but lessors expect a pick up later in the year. However, any recovery in per diem rates in 2013 will be modest. Containerisation International reports
  • Ceva completes recapitalisation
    Logistics firm raises investment cash and halves its net debt and annual interest costs
  • TMT challenges F Elephant arrest
    Bulk carrier faces sale at auction on Monday

Fairplayweb site
MAY 3, 2013
  • BLG to buy Lloyd Werft shareholding
    GERMANY'S Bremen state said today it is selling a 13.16% shareholding in Bremerhaven's Lloyd Werft to port group BLG Logistic
  • Sabine LNG construction runs ahead of schedule
    CONSTRUCTION is ahead of schedule on the first two trains of the Sabine Pass LNG export project, Cheniere Energy confirmed today
  • Capesize slump seen extending to 2015
    ASSET values and earnings in the capesize bulk carrier sector are "expected to continue trending lower until at least 2014", German transport financier DVB Bank said today
  • Rickmers-Linie adds 10th ship to round-the-world service
    PROJECT shipping line Rickmers-Linie is increasing capacity in east/west trades with the addition of a 10th vessel to its eastbound round-the-world service
  • COSCO (Dalian) Shipyard's conversion contract effective
    COSCO (Dalian) Shipyard said today its contract is effective with Japan's Modec to convert the VLCC Alga into an FPSO
  • SMM sees 'intense' competition
    SEMBCORP Marine said today competition across diverse business segments such as rig building and ship repairs is "intense", knocking the yard's margins
  • Greencarrier buys Trana
    SWEDEN'S Greencarrier Freight Service has acquired all shares in Trana Spedition, a compatriot haulage company
  • France to contest SNCM aid repayment
    PARIS plans to contest the EC's order to reclaim €220M ($289M) in government aid to Mediterranean ferry company SNCM
  • HK company looks to overturn arbitration ruling
    HONG KONG-listed China Ocean Shipbuilding Industry said today it will seek to reverse an arbitration ruling ordering a $39M refund by its subsidiary to a shipowner in a shipbuilding contract dispute
  • GDF Suez to operate China's first FSRU
    FRENCH utility company GDF Suez has signed a deal to charter in Hoegh LNG's GDF Suez Cape Ann LNG carrier
  • TEN raises $50M
    TSAKOS Energy Navigation has become the latest public shipping company to raise money by selling perpetual preferred shares, an increasingly popular strategy
  • Charterers shun STX Pan Ocean bulkers
    STX PAN Ocean's woes have made charterers turn their backs on fixing any ships linked to South Korea's biggest bulker owner
  • Hyundai HI profits plunge
    HYUNDAI HI said today net profits for 1Q13 were 318.4Bn won ($288.5M), down 36% year on year
  • Asciano axes costs, jobs
    AUSTRALIA'S ports and rail operator Asciano said it plans to slash jobs and spending, as a downturn in volumes bites
  • Hanjin's liquidity risks linger
    HANJIN Shipping still faces liquidity risks, despite issuing bonds with warrants worth 300Bn won ($272

The Journal of Commerceweb site
MAY 3, 2013
  • Building Completions Nearly Triple in US Industrial Real Estate Markets
    U.S. industrial real estate saw continued growth in the first quarter of 2013, according to data and analysis provided by commercial real estate services firm Jones Lang LaSalle. The U.S. markets the firm tracks experienced mid-to-low vacancy rates and healthy rental numbers, said Craig Meyer, president of JLL Industrial, Americas. Total...
  • Rickmers-Linie Adds 10th Ship to Pearl String Service
    Rickmers Savannah is the 10th vessel in the round-the-world Pearl String Service.Rickmers-Linie has added a 10th vessel on its eastbound round-the-world Pearl String Service, which connects Europe, Asia and North America, as part of its continuing investment program. The carrier has taken the Rickmers Savannah, a 30,000-deadweight-ton vessel, on long-term charter....
  • Norfolk Southern Resumes Operations in Midwest Flood Areas
    As conditions along the Mississippi, Illinois, Missouri and Wabash rivers have improved, following flooding in the Midwest, Norfolk Southern has recommenced operations on some of the impacted routes. Trains will be metered over the area as track conditions allow and will be returned to normal schedules over the weekend, the Class...
  • Rederi AB TransAtlantic Names Bergendahl CFO
    Tomas Bergendahl, Rederi AB TransAtlantic's new CFO.Rederi AB TransAtlantic has appointed Tomas Bergendahl as CFO, succeeding the interim CFO, Erik Hansen. Hansen was appointed to the interim role at the Swedish shipping company in January 2013. Bergendahl is currently the senior vice president and CFO of GKN Aerospace Engine Systems, formerly Volvo...
  • ISM Manufacturing Index Slips to 2013 Low
    The PMI Composite Index registered 50.7 percent for April 2013, according to the Institute for Supply Management. Fourteen of the 18 manufacturing industries saw growth in April. ISM Manufacturing: PMI Composite Index through April 2013 Full-size image This is the lowest index level of 2013 so far, but still indicates expansion as it...
  • Kansas City Southern Promotes Selby to VP Position
    Kansas City Southern has named Darin P. Selby its new vice president of energy markets and short line partner relations. In this role, he is responsible for the coal business unit, relationships with short lines and developing business in the emerging energy markets. Selby has 20 years of transportation experience. He was...
  • JOC-ECRI Industrial Price Index Hits 2013 Low
    JOC-ECRI Industrial Price Index, week of May 3, 2013 Full-size image A closely watched indicator of inflation posted its lowest index of 2013 but remained ahead of its one-year average for the 22nd consecutive week. This was the third straight week-to-week decline. The Journal of Commerce-Economic Cycle Research Institute index registered 125.97 for...
  • Kim Joins AIT Worldwide as Business Development Director
    Myung Kim, AIT Worldwide Logistics' new business development director.AIT Worldwide Logistics has hired Myung Kim as business development director. Based at the transportation and supply chain provider's Los Angeles facility, Kim will manage direct sales efforts in southern California. He will also be responsible for strengthening the company's customer base by...
  • Class 8 Truck Orders in April Top 23,000 Units
    North America's Class 8 truck net orders in April totaled 23,026 units, rising 6 percent from the previous month and increasing 37 percent from April 2012, according to FTR Associates' preliminary data. Orders for Class 8 trucks have now been above 20,000 for five consecutive months. "Orders continue to remain at a...
  • CEVA Logistics Posts a Loss of Nearly $900 Million
    CEVA Logistics reported a loss of €681 million (about US$892.6 million) in 2012, growing from a loss of $283.1 million in 2011. Loss before income tax was $876.7 million in 2012, versus $250.3 million in the previous year. However, yearly revenue was $9.5 billion, rising 4.8 percent year-over-year from $9.0 billion. Earnings...
  • United Grain, ILWU File Complaints With NLRB
    A total of six charges have been filed with the National Labor Relations Board by union dockworkers and United Grain Corp. at Washington's Port of Vancouver, The Columbian reports. Four of the charges were filed against United Grain by the International Longshore and Warehouse Union on March 4, 18 and 21...
  • Baker Park Opening Celebration Planned for May 4
    Mayor Bob Foster, the Office of Councilmember James Johnson, and the Departments of Parks, Recreation and Marine, and Public Works, invite the public to attend an opening event for the Baker Park on Saturday, May 4, at 11 am. The new 1.25-acre park is located at 625 Baker Street at...
  • SCFI: Trans-Pacific Rates Drop Despite May 1 GRI
    Shanghai Containerized Freight Index spot rates for U.S.-bound trade lanes continued to decline in the week of May 3, showing no achievement of a May 1 $800-per-FEU general rate increase to the West Coast proposed by Cosco, U.S. Lines and MOL. This was the fourth straight week of declines in Asia-U.S. lanes. "Although not all...
  • Cosco to Raise Asia-South America Rates in Mid-May
    Cosco Container Lines will boost rates for all shipments, including refrigerated cargo, on its trade from the Far East to South America's west coast, starting May 15. The hike will be $500 per 20-foot container and $1,000 per 40-foot and 40-foot high-cube container, the carrier said....
  • Yang Ming Takes Delivery of 8,626-TEU Ship 'Unicorn'
    The YM Unicorn was unveiled at CSBC Kaohsiung Shipyard in China.Yang Ming has received delivery of the YM Unicorn, an 8,626 20-foot-equivalent unit container vessel built by CSBC Taiwan. The ship was unveiled at a ceremony at CSBC Kaohsiung Shipyard in China, presided over by Frank Lu, chairman of Yang Ming...
  • SCFI: Asia-Europe GRIs See Further Pushback
    The Shanghai Containerized Freight Index in Europe lanes continued to decline this week despite general rate increase attempts. The next GRIs in this trade lane are set for mid-May. Hapag-Lloyd, Cosco and UASC have proposed increases of between $500 and $600 per TEU. "The plan to postpone the previous April increase until...
  • DSV Road Introduces European Groupage Service
    DSV Road, the trucking division of DSV, has introduced DSV Daily Pallet, a new service offering daily pickup and departure with delivery of palletized groupage shipments between 35 kilograms (about 77 pounds) and 7,716 pounds to and from anywhere in Europe. DSV Daily Pallet will operate across the existing pan-European network...
  • MOL to Take Space in PIL's Mozambique Service
    Mitsui O.S.K. Lines will be taking space on Pacific International Lines' Mozambique Express Service. MOL will swap slots on the new Indian Ocean Islands service announced this week to get space on this weekly service, which PIL will operate with seven ships. The port rotation is as follows: Singapore; Maputo, Beira and Nacala, Mozambique; and returning...

TradeWindsweb site
MAY 3, 2013
  • SBLK sitting pretty
    Star Bulk Carriers should have enough ammunition to acquire up to six supramaxes when it wraps up a rights offering, according to an analyst at Arctic Securities.
  • Moody's downs Navios
    Moody's Investors Service on Friday took a red pen to its outlook on the corporate family rating (CFR) of Navios Maritime Holdings (Navios) in response to ongoing concerns about the future of the dry-bulk market.
  • Claren swoops on NNA stock
    Claren Road Asset Management has bought into Navios Maritime Acquisition just a few days after the owner pulled off a landmark distressed deal.
  • Mercator adding MR
    India's Mercator has agreed to add another MR tanker to its fleet.
  • Danske's history lesson
    A spate of capesize contracts this year carry a worrying similarity to a poorly timed order run over three decades ago, Danske Bank says.
  • Siem cashes in
    An ongoing scarcity of anchor-handlers in the North Sea spot market has led to Statoil paying a whopping NOK 1.7m ($292,000) per day for a vessel on Friday.
  • DFDS eyes Scandlines
    Denmark's DFDS is going up against private equity funds in the battle to buy Baltic ro-ro operator Scandlines.
  • Diana scraps a second
    Diana Containerships has sold its second vessel for demolition in under a month.
  • Sale boost for d'Amico
    Milan quoted d'Amico International Shipping has taken another step in its fleet rejuvenation programme with the sale of a handysided products carrier for $12.25.
  • Jinhui braces for fall
    A battered bulk market has led Jinhui Shipping & Transportation to fire a first quarter profit warning.
  • NorthLink's image problem
    Scottish ferry operator Serco NorthLink's new logo has come under fire for an alleged resemblance to Nazi imagery.
  • Flying Scorpio's kite
    We take a look at what was said in the market over the past week.
  • HHI profit squeezed
    Hyundai Heavy Industries has seen its first quarter profit sliced by more than a third as lower margins squeezed its bottom line.
  • Mipo starts off weaker
    Korea's Hyundai Mipo Dockyard has turned in an operating loss for the first quarter - and net earnings were also cut.
  • TMT tries to block sale
    Nobu Su's TMT is making a last ditch attempt to prevent the auction sale of an ore carrier detained by Chinese authorities for almost a year.
  • Tougher for Cosco Corp
    Shipyard group Cosco Corp (Singapore) is expecting a more difficult 2013 after first quarter profit dropped.
  • Island renews old ties
    Norway's Island Offshore has laid down close to $70m for a newbuilding at Vard Holdings.
  • Barreras bosses stay
    Spanish shipbuilder Hijos de J Barreras will retain its top management after being bought by Mexican oil group Pemex.
  • Eco titans to team up
    TradeWinds digests the digits making the headlines this week.
  • Key calls it quits
    Danish bulker operator Key Maritime Rederi has filed for bankruptcy in Copenhagen.
  • Early offer rejected
    Somali pirates agreed to accept a ransom of $3m to free six crew from Danish cargoship Leopard only two months into what would turn into a 28-month ordeal.
  • KOTC sells MR sisters
    Kuwait's KOTC has reportedly offloaded four veteran MR sisters into Nigeria.
  • Chamarel cut in two
    A French cable-layer has been cut in half as it awaits removal from a Namibian beach.
  • Cartier fire under control
    Fire crews have extinguished the blaze which broke out in the hold of an ACL con-ro in Hamburg.
  • STX yards to go?
    Troubled STX Offshore & Shipbuilding could sell its overseas yards as it battles to secure its future.
  • Atlantic's profits surge
    Atlantic Navigation, which only listed in Singapore late last year, has reported a 75% jump in first quarter profits.
  • MSC scraps boxship trio
    Mediterranean Shipping Co (MSC) has reportedly sold three smaller containerships for demolition.
  • Varun tanker arrested
    India's Varun Shipping has had one of its aframax crude tankers arrested in Singapore court documents show.
  • Seacor books five VLGCs
    Seacor Holdings has ordered up to five VLGCs at Hyundai Heavy Industries in a potential $360m newbuilding deal.

American Shipperweb site
MAY 3, 2013
  • ILA maintenance locals approve new contract
    Members voted in favor of a new six-year contract by a vote of 632-18, according to Dennis A. Daggett, president of Local 1804-1 and the chief negotiator for the maintenance locals. The ratification vote was held on April 30.
  • WWL bids for Melbourne auto dock
  • Pittsburgh port building wireless network
  • Rickmers adds 10th ship to eastbound Pearl String
  • 16,000-TEU CMA CGM ship enters service
  • Cass: Freight shipments, expenditures fall in April
  • Truckers: Ontario market still volatile
  • Business groups push Senate to act on WRDA
  • Hong Kong port strike drags on
    In the latest development, the Union of Hong Kong Dockers (UHKD) said that employees of Comcheung Ltd. at another of Hong Kong's terminals have joined the strike, according to reports from local media. About 530 workers are now on strike.
  • YRC sees first positive operating income in 6 years
    "These results are due to a rational pricing environment for both YRC Freight and the Regional segment, and the productivity improvements along with the customer mix management effort at YRC Freight specifically," YRC's James Welch said.
  • Con-way has disappointing 1Q
  • Cambie leaves CFO post at OOIL
  • Electronic shippers seek 'repairable' claim
    Recyclers in the United States and Europe are concerned about these proposed exemptions because their investments in businesses to dismantle or shred e-waste and transform it into commodities will be undermined.

The Bunker Bulletinweb site
MAY 3, 2013
  • Weekly global market update
    A weekly price round up of bunkering hubs from around the globe.
  • North American bunker prices rally to close out week
    Prices rise despite suggestions of below average demand for IFO product.
  • CIMAC guides operators through distillate pitfalls
    Identifies problems associated with fuel switching and operation of main engines on low sulphur distillates, and offers handling advice.
  • Ferry operator 'evaluating' LNG conversion bids
    Plan is to have WSF Issaquah-class ferries run on LNG.
  • Tight avails in Fujairah
    Good demand in Middle East hub.
  • Fuel oil arbitrage volumes set to fall in June
    Asia-based traders say markets are already showing signs of firming.
  • Markets strengthen on rising crude
    Piraeus quiet on public holiday.
  • Sale of Vinalines' ships slow going
    Three out of 23 sold so far.
  • MAN Diesel recommends high BN lubricant for super-slow steaming
    IBC 34 shown draft of new guidelines for cylinder lubrication choice for MAN B&W low speed engines.
  • Market wants 'bigger, more fuel efficient ships'
    Rickmers could be close to placing new orders.
  • Bank pushing for judicial sale of TMT ships
    Bulk carrier to come under auctioneer's hammer on Monday.
  • Singapore arrest for Indian-owned ship
    Failure to pay crew's wages sparked move.
  • Asian prices end week on firmer note
    Good demand seen in Hong Kong.
  • Fuel-saving vessels to service windfarm project
    Cwind says this is its 'largest vessel contract' win to date.
  • Endofa's business a 'copy and paste' from us, says Monjasa CEO
    Monjasa's management finds the way former employees have set up business with focus on same areas hard to accept.
  • Dan-Bunkering relocates bunker trader to Dubai
    Pooja Sangani relocated from Middelfart to Dubai.
  • 16,000 TEU newbuild begins its first rotation
    CMA CGM Jules Verne is equipped with 'all the latest environmental technologies'.
  • Navios Acquisition returns to black
    Firm has bought 'eco' tonnage.
  • Nakilat finds favour with LNG as bunker fuel
    Feasibility study prompted by cost of bunkers.
  • Seacor orders VLGCs with 'improved performance'
    Vessels will have new hull design and use MAN B&W G-type engines, says firm.

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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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