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March 7, 2013
Sched Netweb site
  • OOIL 2012 profit up 63.3pc to US$296.4 million, revenue rises 7.4pc
  • Emirates joins APL, OOCL on China-India CIS in vessel sharing agreement
  • Cosco Shipping starts Zhangjiagang-Brazil automobile ro-ro service
  • 5.3pc of world's containership fleet of 500-TEU plus ships in lay-up
  • Global manufacturing still positive despite February slip: JPMorgan index
  • Russia to privatise big companies, Novorossiisk port to be sold first
  • Chinese capital first to deploy electric truck fleet in urban logistics
  • Konecranes wins US$130 million contract to supply Indonesian terminal
  • Brazilian container throughput slackens as economy lurches into 2013
  • Sequestration cuts will slow US Customs clearance and clog up ports
  • Chamber: India needs air cargo stations like maritime inland ports
  • Volga-Dnepr AN-124-100 freighter flies fuselage section within Russia
  • Saudia Cargo adds additional flights from Hong Kong, Frankfurt, Dhaka

Exim Indiaweb site
MARCH 6, 2013
  • CMA CGM finalises financial restructuring launched last year
  • MOL introduces onboard seafarer training programme
  • Oil tanker bookings plunge to 27-month low
  • Practical weather guide for mariners launched
  • Slight uptick seen in global freight rates this year
  • Global coffee exports up by 8.2 pc at 113 m bags in 2012
  • India s Q4 gold imports shoot up 41 pc to 261.9 tonnes despite duty hike
  • MACCIA s ex-im training programme from April 1
  • Antwerp Port Authority wins top employer certification
  • Ennore Port exceeds fiscal cargo target; to develop container terminal in 3 phases
  • Proposed Sagar Island port seen beneficial to KoPT
  • Anil K. Gupta, MD, CONCOR elevated as Chairman & Managing Director
  • Thrice-weekly China-Europe freight train service planned
  • MANSA President inaugurates annual cricket tournament

International Transport Journalweb site
MARCH 6, 2013
  • IDS Logistik introduces new clearing and transport optimisation system
    The general cargo alliance IDS Logistik has introduced an innovative clearing and transport optimisation system for euro pallets and lattice boxes. Every time a general cargo shipm...
  • Geodis Wilson to manage Delsey's global logistics operations
    Geodis Wilson, Geodis' freight management division, is signing a two year contract to manage global logistics operations for the international luggage manufacturer, Delsey. Geodis ...
  • EU grants to help transform rail freight transport
    The European Union is to co-finance four projects aimed at preparing the implementation of four railfreight corridors across Europe with EUR 5.7 million from the TEN-T programme. E...
  • Iata sees signs of stabilization as air cargo grows in January
    The International Air Transport Association (Iata) released global air freight demand statistics for January 2013 showing a stabilization of air freight markets on the back of enco...
  • Fairer deal for UK hauliers in HGV road user levy act
    The UK's HGV road user levy act has now become law, thereby paving the way for a fairer deal for the country's hauliers. The new charge is supported by UK businesses and will be in...
  • Thomas Miller names new CEO for Asia Pacific region
    Andrew Jones has been appointed CEO of Thomas Miller (Asia Pacific) Ltd with effect from April 2013. He will be responsible for providing services to all Thomas Miller's managed Cl...
  • US Airways applies for service between its US east coast hubs and Sao Paulo
    Last Monday (4 March), US Airways filed an application with the US Department of Transportation for the rights to operate a daily, year-round service between the airline's hubs in ...
  • Boeing and Cathay Pacific announce order for three B747-8Fs
    Boeing and Cathay Pacific Airways (CP) have announced an order for three B747-8 freighter airplanes. The order, valued at approximately USD 1 billion at list prices, also includes ...
  • Rail sector publishes high level vision of rail transport in 2050
    The railway is vital to the well-being of Europe's society and the strength of its economy. To maintain and develop this role in the future, the sector needs to meet enormous chall...
  • Change of guard at Bimco
    The Baltic and International Maritime Council (Bimco), a large international shipping association representing shipowners, has announced that its new secretary general/CEO and succ...
  • Port of Antwerp cooperates with Rosmorport
    The port of Antwerp (Belgium) wants to collaborate closely over the next five years with Rosmorport, the state-owned company that protects the interests of all Russian seaports. Po...
  • Alphaliner expects new container tonnage peak in 2013
    A recent report published by analyst Alphaliner suggests a capacity record of containerships to be delivered in 2013. This is despite the measures being taken by owners to defer th...
  • DSV Solutions names new regional director
    Harald Schefft, the managing director of DSV Solutions in Germany, became a member of the management group of DSV Solutions A/S on 1 March. As a regional director, he will be respo...
  • DHL strong in 2012
    Deutsche Post DHL reported that group revenues rose by 5.1% to EUR 55.5 billion in 2012. The service provider generated around 70% of its revenues outside Germany. The group posted...
  • Kuehne+Nagel: more volume, less profit
    In 2012, the Kuehne + Nagel Group reported higher volumes in all business units. Seafreight grew by 8.8% in terms of turnover and by 6.1% in teu transported, but earnings before in...

Marine Logweb site
MARCH 6, 2013
  • Damen Rotterdam completes Becker Twisted Fin retrofits
  • CONRAIL President & COO to keynote Intermodal Conference
  • Martin Midstream buys six LPG barges and two push boats
  • BAE Systems Mobile lays keel for second dump scow
  • Headhunter systems installed in MWCC capture vessels
  • Horizon Lines moves northeast ops to Philadelphia
  • Ulstein delivers third PSV to its Blue Ship subsidiary
  • VLCC design cuts ballast water weight by 65 percent

World Wide Shipperweb site
MARCH 6, 2013
  • Corps sets closure schedule for Hiram M. Chittenden Locks
  • ACP signals completion of Culebra Cut dredging work
  • BNSF eyes LNG fuel for locomotive test program
  • Orient Overseas Limited sees profits grow during 2012
  • Horizon Lines plans to move northeast terminal operations

Lloyd's Listweb site
MARCH 6, 2013
  • Delos says Omega sale is final
    Ladin bemused by Chapter 11 firm's bid to reopen auction
  • Seaspan reports solid earnings
    World's leading boxship lessor secures Chinese bank loan to refinance its fleet
  • Grand China keeps up with Iron Pasha payments 'with delays'
    White Rosebay Shipping to bring amicus brief in Blue Whale appeal
  • Samsung Heavy Industries cancels $24bn LNG vessels
    Deal for floating liquefaction units is scrapped after problems with 'European owner'
  • OOCL says partnership brings more benefits than merger
    Box line would like to see greater co-operation and deployment of shared capacity among alliance members
  • Panalpina hit by soaring costs
    Ocean freight is bright spot in gloomy trading environment
  • Lauritzen Tankers joins Diamond S in OSG charter rejections
    Bankrupt tanker company allowed extension to August 2 to table reorganisation plan
  • Venezuela's future rests on oil prices, not politics
    Maritime growth demands port investment, says Gray Page
  • Pimp my ship
    Performance enhancement is more than a fad - and smart shipowners know it
  • Shrewd asset plays
    The question exercising owners is whether now is the time to re-order or rebuild
  • Blast on chemical tanker leaves crew member missing
    Nordic Tankers reports cargo tanks intact on 11,260 dwt Harbour Krystal
  • New West Africa attack points to pirates' growing use of motherships
    Master and chief engineer of Armada Tuah 22 reported kidnapped after hijacking
  • Kassiotis companies move to scupper Delos sale
    Long-running Chapter 11 case enters new phase of uncertainty
  • OOCL more than doubles its annual profit
    Liftings and revenue are both up, but fuel costs are kept flat
  • Teichert backs Lloyd Fonds extraordinary meeting decision
    Leading KG house hits 'rough water', says managing director
  • James Fisher buys diving equipment supplier
    Marine services player targets fast-growing niche markets
  • Norden looks afresh for dry bulk newbuildings
    Signs of recovery prompt Danish owner to hunt eco-ships
  • Pearl GTL expansion will open new cargo opportunities
    Shell's desert plant will boost Qatar's diesel exports
  • 'Near-sourcing' is the new Pacific trades buzzword
    Chinese labour costs push production to more competitive locations
  • Oil demand buoys Bourbon results
    French shipowner reports near 90% increase in annual profits

Fairplayweb site
MARCH 6, 2013
  • Bourbon plans $2.5Bn in fleet leasebacks
    BOURBON today unveiled a $2.5Bn leaseback plan calling for the sale of up to 85 owned supply ships, which it would then use on 10-year bareboat charters
  • About that suitcase crammed with cash...
    BOURBON today broke its silence over the arrest of its tax manager at Marseilles airport in December 2012 with $250,000 in cash hidden in his suitcase
  • How Seaspan, Carlyle will split newbuildings
    NYSE-listed Seaspan has outlined how its newbuildings will be split with Grand China Intermodal, its joint venture with private-equity giant Carlyle
  • Tallink profits rise 49%
    TALLINK, the Estonian ferry group, has reported net profits of €56.3M ($73.4M) for 2012, a year on year increase of 49%
  • Latvian pares losses
    LATVIAN Shipping said losses for 2012 were down by 26% from those of FY11
  • Beijing urged to raise tanker market share
    BEIJING should mandate that 70-80% of its crude imports be transported by Chinese tankers, China Shipping's chairman Shaode Li said
  • Lanka port profits spike
    PROFITS rocketed 600% for the Sri Lanka Ports Authority in full-year 2012
  • POSH Terasea formed
    EZION Holdings has entered into a joint venture with PACC Offshore Services Holdings to operate ocean towing vessels
  • Cruise cancelled after fjord grounding
    NORWAY'S Hurtigruten said today it is cancelling a planned cruise and flying home passengers after a casualty
  • Itochu, Vitol discuss Gulf Coast LPG terminal
    ITOCHU and energy trader Vitol are discussing a plan to develop of an LPG export terminal on the US Gulf Coast
  • US ECA crackdown begins
    MARKING a potential turning point, a vessel has been detained for violating the US Emission Control Area, government records confirm
  • Drybulk congestion at 2013 high on bad weather
    AUSTRALIAN storms have increased congestion at drybulk ports to the highest levels of this year
  • OOIL's profits rise 62.6%
    OOIL said today its net profits grew 62.6% year on year in 2012, to $296M
  • Panalpina slides to losses
    GLOBAL freight forwarding and logistics group Panalpina had losses of 70.2M Swiss francs ($74.6M) last year, despite positive developments in ocean freight
  • LNG uncertainty to linger
    LNG SHIPPING has more shipping capacity arriving in 2H13, but a partial revival of nuclear power in Japan and little new liquefaction capacity is likely to maintain the sector's current uncertainties, IHS CERA has predicted

The Journal of Commerceweb site
MARCH 6, 2013
  • Seaspan Ends 2012 in the Black After Big 4Q Profit Growth
    Seaspan reported profit in the fourth quarter of 2012 was $58.98 million, rising $34.47 million, or 150.8 percent, from $23.52 million in the fourth quarter of 2011. For the full year of 2012, profit was $121.3 million, jumping $204.71 million, or 245.4 percent, from a net loss of $83.40 million in...
  • PTA Holdings Truck Repair Facility Opens in Iowa
    PTA Holdings, through its subsidiary Nortford, today announced that operations at its equipment service facility in Fredericksburg, Iowa, have begun. The facility, which operates under the name "Hwy 18 Truck Repair," consists of service bays, office, retail and parking space for semi-trailers. It is now providing the company repair and reconditioning...
  • From TPM: Global Diets to Fuel US Reefer Growth
    LONG BEACH, Calif. - The volatile U.S. refrigerated freight trade will make a comeback in 2013 after declining in 2012, "a modest comeback but still a comeback," Journal of Commerce Economist Mario O. Moreno told the 13th annual TPM Conference. Refrigerated U.S. imports will grow 5 percent in 2013 and...
  • BNSF to Test LNG Locomotives in Pilot Program
    BNSF Railway will begin testing a small number of locomotives using liquefied natural gas as an alternative fuel later this year, said Matthew K. Rose, BNSF chairman and CEO, at the CERAWeek conference today. "While there are daunting technical and regulatory challenges still to be faced, this pilot project is an...
  • US Rep. Sires Introduces MOVE Freight Act
    U.S. Rep. Albio Sires, D-N.J., has introduced the Multimodal Opportunities via Enhanced Freight Act of 2013, also known as the MOVE Freight Act, which is designed to ensure all transportation modes and system connections necessary to moving freight receive proper attention in freight planning. The bill, H.R. 974, which expands upon...
  • Drewry Trans-Pacific Benchmark Rate Weakens
    Trans-Pacific eastbound spot container rates fell 5.7 percent in the week ending March 6, the second consecutive week of significant declines. Spot eastbound trans-Pacific rates from Hong Kong to Los Angeles dropped to $2,296 per 40-foot container, down $140 from last week, according to the Wednesday release of the Drewry...
  • Panama Canal Completes Culebra Cut Dredging in Expansion
    Panama Canal reaches another milestone in its expansion project.The Panama Canal Authority has completed the dredging to deepen and widen the navigational channels along Culebra Cut as part of its expansion program. A total of 3.2 million cubic meters were removed during the deepening of Culebra Cut, which is the narrowest...
  • From TPM: Intermodal 'Matchmaking' Draws Interest
    LONG BEACH, Calif. - Increased matching of inbound containers with export shipments and more use of ISO containers domestically could cut in half the amount the industry spends on empty truck and rail moves, a NYK Line executive said Tuesday. Shippers, carriers and logistics providers spend roughly $660 million annually to...
  • From TPM: In Reefer Trade, Carriers, Shippers Face Cold Facts
    LONG BEACH, Calif. - Maersk Line is having mixed results in its attempt to raise reefer container rates by $1,500, with actual price gains varying by commodity and lane, according to at least one ocean shipping analyst. But there is little doubt about the overall direction of refrigerated freight pricing. "In...
  • Quintiq Names Rhodes VP, General Counsel, Secretary
    Quintiq has appointed Kim Rhodes as its vice president, general counsel and secretary. In her role with the supply chain software company, Rhodes is responsible for all legal affairs for Quintiq globally. She will be based out of the company's headquarters in Radnor, Pa. Rhodes previously served as senior vice president of...
  • OOCL's Profit Soars Despite 'Challenging' Year
    OOCL reported profit in 2012 was $297 million, jumping 63 percent from $182 million in 2011. Yearly revenue was $6.5 billion, up 7 percent from $6.0 billion in the previous year. Revenue per TEU rose 2.9 percent to $1,131. The container line's liifting increased 3.7 percent to 5.2 million 20-foot-equivalent units. Operating...
  • Aviation Drives John Menzies Profit
    John Menzies, the U.K. aviation services and distribution company, posted a 4 percent increase in profit in 2012 as a strong performance by its cargo handling unit outweighed restructuring costs. Underlying pretax profit grew to '58.4 million ($87.3 million) from '56.4 million ($84.6 million) in 2011 as revenue shrank by £17...
  • US Intermodal Rates Show Mixed Shifts for Week
    U.S. intermodal rates showed ups and downs across the four lanes during the week of March 4, according to weekly data on all-inclusive 53-foot door-to-door spot pricing quoted by railroads and provided by the 3PL IDS. East-west lanes and west-east lanes had rate increases, while rates on north-south and south-north...
  • 3Gtms Merges With Transite Technology
    Mitch Weseley, 3Gtms's CEO.3Gtms, a developer of transportation software products, has merged with Transite Technology, a developer of transportation management systems. Retaining the 3Gtms name, the unified company will operate under the direction of Mitch Weseley, 3Gtms CEO. The merged company will expand on Transite's existing software solutions, focusing on mid-market shippers,...
  • Panalpina Reports Red Ink for 2012
    Panalpina plunged to a loss of 70.2 million Swiss francs ($74.4 million) in 2012 from a 127.4 million franc ($135 million) profit in 2011 as the global logistics and freight forwarding group took a triple hit from a softening air freight market, weak European imports and antitrust fines. The Swiss company's...
  • Emirates Shipping to Raise Asia-Africa Rates
    Emirates Shipping Line will hike rates on its East Africa trade lanes, effective April 1. From the Far East and Southeast Asia to East Africa, the increase will be $200 per 20-foot-equivalent unit....
  • Caribbean Carrier Group Sets Congestion Surcharge
    The member carriers of the Caribbean Shipowners Association will implement a port congestion surcharge for all full container load shipments moving between the continental U.S. and St. John's, Antigua, starting March 31. The surcharge will be $100 per 20-foot container, $200 per 40-foot container and $225 per container greater than 40...
  • CMA CGM to Hike Europe-South America Rates
    CMA CGM will increase rates in its trade from North Europe to South America's west coast, starting April 1. The hike will be $300 per 20-foot-equivalent unit. It applies to all shipments excluding refrigerated cargo....
  • From TPM: Devine: Automation to Improve Productivity, Not to Cut Jobs
    LONG BEACH, Calif. - The primary reasons for automating U.S. container terminals are to improve vessel and gate productivity and enhance safety, not to reduce longshore jobs, according to an East Coast marine terminal operator. Shipping lines are determined to enter ever larger vessels into the U.S. trades as they seek...

Containerisation Internationalweb site
MARCH 6, 2013
  • OOIL posts 7.4% rise in revenues
  • Containership deliveries to reach record levels in 2013
    Containership deliveries will reach record levels this year despite efforts by owners to defer receiving tonnage, according to analyst Alphaliner.Figures published ...
  • Transpac spot rate decline puts negotiators on back foot
    Maersk Line CEO Soren Skou used his keynote speech at the Long Beach-hosted TPM this week to amongst other things talk up the prospects for higher rates from Asia ...
  • Seaspan reports solid earnings and new loan facility from Chinese bank
    Seaspan Corporation has reported normalised net earnings edged down 9.5% to $32m in the fourth quarter of 2012 and a slightly lower vessel utilisation rate of 98.5% ...
  • Box volumes rise on Asia to Europe trade for first time in almost a year
    THE Asia to Europe trade experienced a year-on-year increase in container volumes in January for the first time in almost a year.The latest data from Container ...
  • Panalpina hit by soaring costs
    OCEAN freight was one bright spot in an 'unsatisfactory' set of 2012 full year results for Switzerland-based logistics operator Panalpina, which reported a group ...
  • RCL suffers at the hands of over capacity
    Thai-headquartered intra-Asia feeder and domestic carrier Regional Container Lines [RCL] saw its trading result deteriorate further in 2012, posting a THB 1,927 ...

TradeWindsweb site
MARCH 6, 2013
  • DRYS posts deep deficit
    Shares of George Economou's DryShips plunged in late trading Wednesday after turning in a fourth-quarter loss that fell short of Wall Street forecasts.
  • LNG put to the test
    Demand for LNG-powered engines is on the rise in the maritime sector and the craze is starting to gain momentum in other industries that are looking to secure new sources of affordable fuel.
  • Dominoes anyone?
    The US Coast Guard (USCG) has teamed up with private contractors in an attempt to locate and recover containers that fell off a barge controlled by TransAtlantic Lines (TAL) Monday afternoon.
  • STNG expansion drive continues
    Scorpio Tankers has added a tenth medium-range products tanker to its fleet of chartered tonnage.
  • Bourbon's $2.5bn sale
    Bourbon plans to raise $2.5bn from the sale-and-charterback of around one-third of its fleet.
  • DVB blows eco view
    Bulker owners hoping to secure a premium for new eco vessels will find themselves disappointed, for now at least, a leading bank says.
  • LSC lowers loss
    Lithuanian Shipping Company (LSC) has cut its 2012 losses, but costs remain higher than revenue.
  • Exxon's output boost
    Tanker owners may be in the doldrums due to oversupply of tonnage but they can at least look forward to carrying more cargo in the next few years, if figures announced today by ExxonMobil are anything to go by.
  • Fractured, not broken
    Shipowners have again been warned against complacency amid the decline in attacks by pirates off Somalia.
  • Pratibha bosses held
    Two directors of Indian owner Pratibha Shipping have been arrested as part of the investigation into the fatal grounding of the Pratibha Cauvery.
  • Flex LNG unperturbed
    Flex LNG has brushed off a formal cancelation by Samsung Heavy Industries for a huge order of LNG FPSOs.
  • Bourbon profit better
    French offshore heavyweight Bourbon has turned in strong results for 2012.
  • Six ships grounded
    A seafarer was reported missing as a storm forced at least six vessels aground in Panama.
  • ESL finds new chief
    ESL Shipping of Finland has found its new boss at heavy-lift compatriot Meriaura.
  • Fisher takes tanker hit
    UK owner James Fisher has written down the value of its tanker fleet ahead of potential vessel sales.
  • Samsung writes off Flex
    Samsung Heavy Industries appears to have formally called time on a Flex LNG order for four floating LNG production units.
  • Westgarth goes offshore
    Tanker heavyweight Graham Westgarth has added another line to his impressive CV after becoming a director of offshore owner Seagull.
  • Gati stake sale likely
    Indian boxship owner Gati is likely to bring in a new investor to cut debt.
  • Norden re-aims the gun
    Norden is close to penning four new product tankers and is also actively looking to expand its core dry-cargo fleet, its CEO says.
  • OOCL sees profit jump
    Hong Kong shipping group OOIL has seen 2012 profit jump as liftings and revenue increased.
  • Seadrill completes bond run
    Seadrill has successfully completed a raid on the Norwegian bond market.
  • Champagne quarter
    Norden raced past forecasts in the fourth quarter but has delivered a sobering forecast for the year ahead.
  • Orders slow further
    The number of newbuilding contracts booked in January and February has fallen 18% year-on-year.
  • Ice work
    Cargoships should be able to sail straight over the North Pole by 2050, scientists believe.
  • James Fisher buys Divex
    James Fisher and Sons has continued its expansion drive with the acquisition of another company in the offshore sector.
  • Hanjin eyes six
    Hanjin Heavy of Korea is in talks for six more boxship and bulker newbuildings.
  • Seaspan profits soar
    Seaspan has seen its fourth quarter net profits jump 150% from a year ago to almost $59m, the company said late Tuesday.
  • Stena in Asia ferry move
    Stena Group is poised to launch its first ferry operation in Asia with a service between South Korea and Russia.
  • 70 VLCCs too many
    Maersk Tankers chief executive Hanne Sorensen says one-in-ten VLCCs needs to be removed from the fleet to restore rates.
  • Frew to lead BIMCO
    Angus Frew has been named as the new secretary general and chief executive of shipowner's body BIMCO.
  • Cruise ship runs aground
    A Hurtigruten cruise ship has run aground in a remote Norwegian fjord north of the Arctic Circle but has managed to refloat unaided.

American Shipperweb site
MARCH 6, 2013
  • Delay in EU's known consignor rule
    Status can be achieved by training employees about security in the supply chain and by enhancing other security practices. Firms that don't submit to the new guidelines will see their shipments undergo increased screening.
  • DHS selects new COAC members
  • MSC to stop Europe-to-Asia bookings
    The liner carrier said the move will "allow the cargo booked in time to receive the best attention... especially in view of the well-known and widely announced limited availability of space and equipment during the incoming weeks."
  • OOCL profit rises in 2012 despite tough 4Q
    Hong Kong-based Orient Overseas International, Ltd. (OOIL), the parent company of liner carrier OOCL, on Wednesday said its 2012 operating profits rose 86.9 percent year-on-year in 2012 to $343.2 million.
  • ILWU files unfair labor practice charge
    The union said United Grain "took the extreme measure of locking out its entire bargaining unit even though by its own statements it had identified and terminated the employee allegedly responsible for the property damage."
  • Panalpina's 2012 saved by ocean, logistics
  • Despite challenges, DHL has robust 2012
  • Barge loses containers off Florida coast
  • Great Lakes shipping season begins
  • FedEx increases sustainability commitment
  • NS ends railcar classification in Roanoke
  • NS disputes $1.2 million OSHA ruling
    The Occupational Safety and Health Administration has ordered Norfolk Southern Railway Co. to pay $1.2 million to three workers for wrongfully terminating them for reporting workplace injuries, a violation of whistleblower rules.
  • Maritime law firm merges with larger outfit
  • Twinkie bakers qualify for trade-related benefits
  • SeaIntel opens Hong Kong office
  • U.S. backs $1.1 billion finance for planes to Indonesia
  • U.S. loan helps export wind turbines to Honduras
  • Egypt's QIZ exporters receive U.S. duty-free treatment
  • U.S., Mexico finalize new tomato trade agreement
  • Executive moves

The Bunker Bulletinweb site
MARCH 6, 2013
  • Mid-week prices show gains in Fujairah
    No avails in Suez, say reports.
  • Prices close the day firm in Europe
    Tight avails reported in Rotterdam.
  • BP in joint venture to supply in Brazilian 'super port'
    Oil major has formed 50/50 partnership with Brazilian conglomerate.
  • Dry bulk sector to remain under pressure
    Excess capacity is likely to dog the dry bulk sector 'for the rest of the year'.
  • Bulker detained in US on ECA rule breaking charge
    Case could be sign that 'softly, softly' approach is coming to an end.
  • Shipping industry 'to remain focused' on fuel efficiency
    But larger container ships could mean more delays in the supply chain.
  • Asian bunker prices post gains at key ports
    There were no issues with bunker supplies at major Asian ports on Wednesday.
  • More orders for LNG-fuelled ships expected
    Expansion on cards if infrastructure develops.
  • Pacific Basin targeting fuel-efficient secondhand vessels
    They can generate cost savings of some $360,000 a year, says Chief Executive.
  • PCG still identifying source of Philippine oil spill
    PCG still waiting for other results to confirm if spill came from MV Harita Bauxite.
  • Seaspan returns to black
    Firm 'satisfied' with operational and financial results, says CEO.
  • US producer upbeat on marine biofuels market
    Biofuels business to remain 'very encouraging' due to commitment from US Navy, says CEO.
  • New player to offer bunker fuel in Singapore
    Initially company will supply bunkers to 'one liner shipping company'.
  • German firm receives fuel efficient inland tanker
    Vessel able to produce less particle emissions while reducing fuel consumption by 15%.

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In February, freight traffic in the port of Genoa fell by -4.4% and in Savona-Vado it increased by +24.5%
Genoa
Cruise and ferry passenger decline
ICS, Trump's proposed measures against Chinese ships risk having significant unwanted consequences, even for the US
Washington
Strong opposition to their introduction also expressed by the WSC
Intercargo, international measures for decarbonisation of shipping must be simple and clear
London
Gkonis: Must not compromise operational efficiency and smooth global transport of essential goods
Port of Barcelona invests 124 million to develop sustainable fuel traffic
Barcelona
Construction of three new moorings at Moll de l'Energia
In 2024, freight traffic in the port of Catania began to grow again. A decline in Augusta
In 2024, freight traffic in the port of Catania began to grow again. A decline in Augusta
Augusta
A total of 7.9 million and 23.0 million tons of cargo were handled
In 2024, the terminal operator HHLA recorded record revenues with a growth of +10.5%
Hamburg
Profit after taxes amounted to 56.4 million euros (+33.1%)
Launch of a public consultation for the updating of the PRPs of the ports of Genoa and Savona-Vado
Genoa
The involvement of territorial, economic and social communities is foreseen
ITU, ICAO and IMO highlight risks to maritime and air transport caused by attacks on satellite communications
Geneva/Montreal/London
London Government presents its strategy for decarbonising maritime transport
London
The measures for ports will be defined after a public consultation that will take place in the coming months
For security, military ships are not enough, merchant ships are also essential
London
TUI in talks with shipyards for two new cruise ships for Marella
Hanover
Slots available starting from the 2031 financial year
ANESCO, with the Port Employment Centers, accidents have decreased in the three main Spanish ports
Madrid
67% reduction in lost work days per year
Filt, Fit and Uilt, no to the transformation from "article 18" to "16" of the Livorno port company LTM
Leghorn
Unions ask port authority to block proliferation of new economic entities
Last year Fincantieri recorded record revenues and new orders
Last year Fincantieri recorded record revenues and new orders
Trieste
Folgiero: the first fruits of our strategy and industrial vision have been harvested
COSCO Shipping Holdings revenue increased by +44.8% in the fourth quarter of 2024
COSCO Shipping Holdings revenue increased by +44.8% in the fourth quarter of 2024
Shanghai
In the period, the container ships of the Chinese group's fleet transported 6.9 million TEUs (+13.1%). Containers on the Asia-Europe/Med routes fell
Porto Marghera, renewal of concession to Terminal Rinfuse Venezia
Venice
New 25-year contract. Investments of over 53 million euros expected
In the last quarter of 2024, container traffic alone increased in French ports
Paris
In the whole year, containers amounted to over 5.3 million TEU (+11.5%)
Carnival Sets New Low Season Quarter Records December-February
Carnival Sets New Low Season Quarter Records December-February
Miami
Positive outlook for the remainder of the 2025 financial year
Rail Losing Ground in Transalpine Freight Traffic Through Switzerland
Bern
In 2024, trains transported 25.7 million tons of cargo (-3.7%)
CK Hutchison's Port Division revenues grew by 10.8% last year
Hong Kong
In 2024, Ferrovie dello Stato Italiane recorded a net loss of -208 million euros
Rome
Revenues up by +11.7%. The group's freight transported increased thanks to the acquisition of Exploris
Port of Genoa, Ente Bacini requests new spaces and renewal of the concession
Genoa
Conference to celebrate the centenary of the company
The public meeting of the Italian Port Terminal Operators Association will be held in Rome on June 19th
Genoa
VARD to build offshore dive vessel for Dong Fang Offshore
Alesund/Trieste
The contract is worth 113.5 million euros
Next week Italian ports will participate in Seatrade Cruise Global
Rome
Initiative brand: "CruiseItaly - One Country, Many Destinations"
MSC Group Cruise Terminal Officially Inaugurated in the Port of Barcelona
Barcelona
In 2027 it will be equipped with a cold ironing plant
Marcegaglia and Nova Marine Carriers form NovaMar Logistic joint venture
Lugano/Gazoldo of the Ippoliti
A general cargo ship will transport raw materials to the steel group's plants
Liebherr achieves record annual sales in the maritime and port crane segment
Bulls
Strong demand for offshore and container handling equipment
The annual conference "Programming, Operation and Management of Transport Networks" in Genoa
Genoa
It is dedicated to the transport and mobility sector
Last year, 656 ships underwent repair work in Greece
Piraeus
Increase of five units compared to 2023
Port of La Spezia, cruise ship docking simulations completed at Garibaldi West pier
The Spice
Assagenti conference on the future of the profession of maritime agent and broker
Genoa
It will be held tomorrow in Genoa
Francesco Beltrano is the new general secretary of Uniport
Rome
He takes over from Paolo Ferrandino, who will continue to collaborate as a consultant
Stena Line presents a project for a ro-ro vessel capable of reducing energy consumption by at least 20%
Gothenburg
Introduced most of the innovative technologies currently available
Saipem awarded new contracts in Middle East and Guyana
Milan
The total value of the orders is approximately 720 million dollars.
Conference in Genoa for the centenary of Ente Bacini
Genoa
The company was established on 19 February 1925
Interporto Bologna Board of Directors Renewed
Bentivoglio
Stefano Caliandro Appointed President. Loss of 1.7 million euros in 2024
NYK invests 76 billion yen in NYK Energy Ocean Corporation
Tokyo
The newco has taken over the activities of ENEOS Ocean
Decarbonisation of maritime transport will be faster in the EU and the US
DHL Acquires CRYOPDP
Bonn/Nashville
The company provides courier services for clinics and healthcare
SAILING LIST
Visual Sailing List
Departure ports
Arrival ports by:
- alphabetical order
- country
- geographical areas
Over a million to the port companies of Livorno and Piombino to acquire green vehicles
Leghorn
The ranking for admission to the PNRR-Next Gen Eu contributions has been published
COSCO Shipping Development Co.'s container sales increased by +204.1% in 2024
Shanghai
The related turnover increased by +124.0%
The call for funding for the purchase of electric vehicles in the ports of Genoa and Savona-Vado has been published
Genoa
Yang Ming Buys Three New 8,000 TEU Containerships
Keelung
They will be delivered between 2028 and 2029
Construction of a cruise ship for Regent Seven Seas Cruises begins in Marghera
Trieste
Fincantieri will deliver the unit in 2026
Federlogistica establishes operational offices in Spain and Brazil
Genoa
The aim is to go beyond theoretical cooperative relationships
Over a Ton of Cocaine Seized in the Port of Gioia Tauro
Reggio Calabria
If placed on the market it would have generated over 187 million euros
In 2024, the economic results of Interporto Padova reached record values
Padua
Revenues up +17%
Three ceremonies at the Saint-Nazaire shipyard for three new MSC Cruises ships
Geneva
New flagship "MSC World America" delivered
German railway company DB Cargo reduced losses in 2024
Berlin
Revenues down again. -9.0% drop in freight volumes
NovaAlgoma orders second 38,000 dwt cement carrier in China
Lugano
It will be taken over in 2027
Customs agreement between Italy and Brazil to facilitate trade
Brasilia
Mission of the Customs and Monopolies Agency in the South American nation
A team from La Spezia Container Terminal in Rotterdam to test advanced technologies
The Spice
ECT Hutchinson Ports Training Center Visited
The assembly of Genoese freight forwarders on Monday
Genoa
It will be held at the Palazzo della Borsa in Genoa
Assarmatori, in Italy the ferry segment cannot bear the burden of the EU ETS in a very fragile market situation
Brussels
Messina: Protecting shipping from the ideological excesses of the Green Deal
The website of the Port Authority Corps - Coast Guard has been renewed
Rome
It has become a single digital access point to documents and services
In 2024, inland waterway freight transport in Germany increased by +1.2%
Wiesbaden
The volume, at 173.8 million tonnes, is the second lowest since 1990.
APM Terminals Granted Port of New York - New Jersey Concession Renewal
New York
Contract for a period of 33 years. Investments of 500 million dollars are expected
Experimentation of crane automation has begun at the Interporto Padova terminal
Padua
The interport company awarded the "Industria Felix 2025 Award"
Container traffic in the port of Algeciras fell by -17.0% in February
Algeciras
Both import-export volumes and transhipment are decreasing
New cruise company Crescent Seas has been founded in Miami
Miami
The fleet, initially consisting of one ship from Regent Seven Seas Cruises, will grow to five units within the next five years
In 2024, the volume of vehicles transported by Wallenius Wilhelmsen's fleet decreased by -9.7%
Oslo
Traffic down on almost all global routes
Agreement between Assoporti and Assologistica and the Florida trade, transport and port authorities
Rome
It was signed today
In April a mission in Albania of The International Propeller Clubs - Italy
Genoa
It will take place on the 9th and 10th in Tirana and Durres
COSCO Shipping Ports revenues rose to a record $1.5 billion in 2024 (+3.3%)
Hong Kong
In the fourth quarter alone, a decrease of -3.0%
SO.RI.MA. (FHP group) granted a concession of an area of 125 thousand square meters in the port of Chioggia
Venice
Investments of 11.5 million euros expected over 25 years
PORTS
Italian Ports:
Ancona Genoa Ravenna
Augusta Gioia Tauro Salerno
Bari La Spezia Savona
Brindisi Leghorn Taranto
Cagliari Naples Trapani
Carrara Palermo Trieste
Civitavecchia Piombino Venice
Italian Interports: list World Ports: map
DATABASE
ShipownersShipbuilding and Shiprepairing Yards
ForwardersShip Suppliers
Shipping AgentsTruckers
MEETINGS
The public meeting of the Italian Port Terminal Operators Association will be held in Rome on June 19th
Genoa
The annual conference "Programming, Operation and Management of Transport Networks" in Genoa
Genoa
It is dedicated to the transport and mobility sector
››› Meetings File
PRESS REVIEW
Damen Mangalia Unionists Protest Friday Against Possible Closure
(The Romania Journal)
Govt. to woo top ten shipping liners in world for Colombo port expansion
(Daily Mirror)
››› Press Review File
FORUM of Shipping
and Logistics
Relazione del presidente Nicola Zaccheo
Roma, 18 settembre 2024
››› File
Contship Italia’s intermodal network has been extended to the Gulf Terminal in La Spezia
Melzo
Connections with the inland terminals of Milan, Modena and Padua
Container traffic in the port of Valencia grew by +15.2% last month
Valencia
The overall volume of goods handled increased by +6.8%
The Northern Tyrrhenian Sea Port Authority obtains gender equality certification
Leghorn
It is the first Italian port authority to obtain this recognition
Container traffic growth weakens at ports of Los Angeles and Long Beach
Los Angeles/Long Beach
Last month, increases of +2.6% and +13.4% respectively were recorded
Assarmatori, the Italian government's position on the impact of the EU ETS on shipping and ports is good
Rome
Messina: fully understood the risks and distortions of European climate regulation
PSA Italy's Genoa port terminals awarded anti-corruption certification
Genoa
The UNI EN ISO 37001 standard defines the requirements for an effective anti-corruption management system
Assiterminal presents three projects for the sustainable transition of the Italian port sector
Rome
Work completed on docks 33 and 34 of the port of Civitavecchia
Civitavecchia
50,000 square meters of yards prepared
The completion and doubling of the Pontremolese is the dream-nightmare of the La Spezia port community
The Spice
Fontana: Money is not found when enormous resources are channeled into railway lines of dubious utility
Hanwha acquires 9.9% stake in shipbuilding company Austal
Sydney
Investment worth approximately 116 million US dollars
The European fleet is growing but competing fleets are growing at a faster rate
Brussels
Raptis (European Shipowners): investing ETS revenues in clean shipping technologies and fuels
Trasportounito has confirmed the national halt to the transport of goods
Rome
Proclaimed for the duration of five days from March 31st to April 4th
Container traffic in Hong Kong port increased by +9.1% in February
Hong Kong
However, for the second time in the last 25 years, cargo volume was below one million TEU.
Cargo traffic in Greek ports stable in Q3 2024
Piraeus
The increase in volumes transported on domestic routes has offset the decline in traffic with foreign countries
At the Vado Ligure container terminal a 21,000 teu container ship fully loaded
I go to Liguria
The 400-meter-long Cosco Shipping Nebula has landed
UIR proposes a permanent table for the development of intermodality
Verona
The main task is to build a project financing program.
Restructuring plan approved for Spanish company Armas Trasmediterránea
Las Palmas de Gran Canaria
Creditors' appeal rejected
The decline in cargo traffic at the port of Singapore worsened in February
Singapore
Containerized cargoes amounted to 27.4 million tons (-3.6%)
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