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February 8, 2013
Sched Netweb site
  • Emirates increases Far East, SE Asia-Mideast rate US$500/TEU March 15
  • Cosco chairman Wei under pressure to step down after 2nd big annual loss
  • MOL on time arrival performance on Asia to US trade lanes suffers setback
  • Cosco, KHI joint shipyard's 13,000-TEUer given trial run on lower Yangtze
  • ICTSI wins Honduras bid for 1.8 million TEU capacity container terminal
  • Shanxi highways now exceed 5,000 kilometres linking 90pc of province
  • Zim splits FE-India-Med-N Europe into 2 with slots with MSC, Maersk
  • MOL weekly feeder service Peru-Ecuador links with New World Alliance
  • CP Rail poaches 2nd top executive from CN, though US law suit settled
  • Korean Air back in black as 2012 profit up 3.7pc to US$235 million
  • JAL quarterly cargo up 4.8pc as profit falls 5.3pc on 2.2pc fewer sales
  • Tests start on airship to carry cargo to military bases, disaster zones

Exim Indiaweb site
FEBRUARY 7, 2013
  • CBEC & WCO bestow Certificate of Merit on Navkar Corp.
  • Shipping Secretary to grace international conference as Chief Guest
  • Antwerp Port organises business meet in Chennai
  • GDL acquires new CFS in Chennai; posts 9 pc revenue growth in Q3
  • INR remains firm on increased dollar selling
  • AEPC seeks flat 5 pc duty on cotton fabric varieties

International Transport Journalweb site
FEBRUARY 7, 2013
  • LOT cancelling this and next month's B787 inaugural services
    LOT Polish Airlines is cancelling its planned Boeing 787 operation for all of February and March 2013. The move impacts the B787 inaugural service to New York JFK (USA), scheduled ...
  • Wabash expands tank trailer portfolio and geographic footprint
    US-based Wabash National Corporation has agreed to acquire certain assets of the tank and trailer business of Beall Corporation, a Portland OR (USA)-based manufacturer of aluminiu...
  • Kombiverkehr launches more than 30 new trains
    Frankfurt (Germany)-based Kombiverkehr KG is adding an extra 32 train departures a week to its network to enable it to meet the sharp increase in demand for intermodal transport op...
  • Norfolk Southern invests in freight rail service, safety, and sustainability
    Norfolk Southern Corporation (NS), a US-based transport provider, plans to spend USD 2 billion on capital improvements to its rail transportation network this year. The largest exp...
  • Memphis: "Recat" increases capacity significantly
    Capacity at Memphis TN (USA) airport has increased significantly since the US Federal Aviation Authority (FAA) revised wake turbulence separation standards on 1 November 2012. The...
  • Volvo Trucks investing in China
    AB Volvo has signed an agreement with the Chinese vehicle manufacturer Dongfeng Motor Group Company Limited (DFG) to acquire 45% of DFG's new subsidiary, Dongfeng Commercial Vehicl...
  • G6 Alliance expands cooperation to transpacific trade
    The six member lines of the G6 Alliance are expanding their cooperation to the Asia-to-North America east coast trade. They will deploy more than 50 ships in the transpacific trade...
  • Aeroflot finally gets long awaited permission for B777-300ER commercial flights
    The Russian carrier Aeroflot has finally received permission to operate its new long-haul Boeing 777-300ER aircraft and has immediately put it into service. The company got t...
  • Ceva appoints new head of operations for China
    Ceva Logistics appointed Jaap Bruining as its new head of operations for China, effective 1 February 2013. Bruining will be located in Shanghai after eight years of operational exp...
  • UPS expands healthcare network in key locations across North America
    The US integrator UPS is significantly expanding its global healthcare distribution network in five key markets in North America. Locations to be enlarged include facilities in Bur...
  • Davies Turner and Ekol Logistics cooperate
    Some 45 years after identifying the potential of the Turkish market, the British forwarder Davies Turner is set to further expand its multimodal presence in the trade between the U...
  • DSV Air & Sea launches express and courier service
    DSV Air & Sea Ltd has launched its own courier and express service so that customers can use one company for all their logistics needs. Online pricing enquiries, booking, track...
  • Hertzog and Partner opens new branch office in Germany
    Hamburg-based Elmar Hertzog and Partner Management Consultants GmbH has opened a new branch office that is responsible for Hesse, Rhineland-Palatinate and the Saarland regions in G...

World Wide Shipperweb site
FEBRUARY 7, 2013
  • Port of Portland business delivers gains during 2012
  • Firm finds Quincy rail service leaves smaller carbon footprint
  • Drewry performance report finds reliability numbers on rise
  • Port of Bellingham joins team calling for support from legislature
  • Port of Vancouver sees progress on Alcoa site capping project

Lloyd's Listweb site
FEBRUARY 7, 2013
  • Maersk Tankers enters the West Africa danger zone
    BP charter of Maersk Katarina raises controversial issue of premiums for owners willing to risk piracy
  • Warmer times ahead for tanker workhorses
    Good news for aframaxes as Russia increases its exports this year
  • Who will swoop for BG Group?
    Shell and ExxonMobil have been named likely suitors
  • Crunch time looms for the KG market
    'Hysterical' lenders have not learned from their past mistakes
  • Japanese gas demand keeps LNG bubble bouncing
    Falling imports would deal a serious blow to tonne-mile demand
  • Hanjin Shipping ranked most reliable carrier
    Daily Maersk loses competitive advantage as South Korean line takes the top slot
  • Case dismissed
    Good news for Carnival as a Florida judge rejects a Costa Concordia family filing
  • Scorpio orders four handymaxes for $120m
    Feverish expansion sees attention turn to financing
  • Blowing bubbles
    Is a slump in Japanese imports about to scupper LNG tonne-mile demand?
  • New Braemar Adjusting chief to focus on 'burgeoning' markets
    Loss adjuster to open Dubai office in April
  • US shippers ask FMC to scrutinise plans for transpacific merger
    NITL demands due diligence on move to unite carrier groups
  • Jaya quarterly net profit surges fivefold to $6.5m
    Rise in offshore chartering combines with delivery and disposal of three vessels
  • Zombie shipping firms - a spotter's guide
    Follow the Lloyd's List Intelligence crib sheet to avoid surprise nasties
  • Varun slips back into the red
    Troubled Indian tanker operator reports a quarterly loss to end-December
  • HHI sees 2012 net profit dive 62.2%
    World's largest shipbuilder slips into the red in fourth quarter
  • MR product tankers lifted by transatlantic rate spike
    US refiner Valero charters vessel at new high of W192.5
  • HHLA posts weaker results despite box volume growth
    Hamburg port firm earned a premium on capital costs, says chairman
  • Hijacking, the debate
    Attacking, holding and robbing a vessel by any other name...
  • DNB increases shipping impairments
    Profits fall 7% in fourth quarter, Norwegian bank reveals
  • MOL to join APL's China-Middle East service
    Move follows G6 expansion into transpacific trades

Fairplayweb site
FEBRUARY 7, 2013
  • Scorpio newbuilding order frenzy continues
    NYSE-listed Scorpio Tankers today pulled the trigger on four more options, bringing its confirmed newbuilding slate to 20
  • HHI plunges into red
    HYUNDAI HI today posted losses of 348.1Bn won ($318.7M) for 4Q12, reversing profits of 71.3Bn won in 4Q11
  • SK decides not to pursue STX Pan Ocean
    STX CORP'S attempt to sell control of STX Pan Ocean became more confused today, when SK Holdings told Fairplay it no longer planned to bid
  • Varun crashes to losses
    MUMBAI'S Varun Shipping, which is undergoing deep restructuring, today crashed to quarterly net losses, from profits year on year
  • GES profits jump 119%
    BETTER earnings from tankers and a foreign exchange gain of 730M rupees ($14M) helped Great Eastern Shipping to report today a 119% jump in net profits
  • Thai growth predicted
    THAILAND'S Kasikorn Research Centre expects growth this year for the Thai maritime transport sector
  • Russian 'pig needs help'
    RUSSIA'S pork sector is squealing to the Kremlin for feed subsidies
  • South Pacific heats up
    MAERSK Line's withdrawal from the New Zealand/Tahiti trade has sparked a range of initiatives aimed at seizing its former market share
  • Shipping: hands off EU transport budget
    EUROPE'S shipowner and port bodies called on leaders of EU governments to shun transport cuts when two days of budget talks resume today
  • Beijing approves oil imports
    BEIJING was reported today to have approved a deal granting access to 10M tonnes of imported crude to government-owned ChemChina
  • Ningbo to spend 3Bn yuan on port schemes
    NINGBO plans to invest more than 3Bn yuan ($476.5M) to complete six 10,000-tonne-plus port berths in 2013
  • ASL's quarter profits jump 40%
    ASL MARINE Holdings of Singapore today posted a 40% year on year increase in net profits during its second financial quarter
  • Jaya's profits surge 186%
    JAYA HOLDINGS said today high revenues from its offshore segment increased its first-half profits by 186% year on year to $16.6M
  • Seadrill can buy back transferred shares
    SEADRILL said today it has financed an allocation of shares in Sevan Drilling by transferring them to a bank, with an option to buy them back in May
  • LR tanker investments may rise this year
    INTEREST is rising in LR product tankers this year, ICAP Shipping said today, following up the surge in MR product tanker newbuildings of 2011-12

The Journal of Commerceweb site
FEBRUARY 7, 2013
  • WCI Index Shows Jump in Pacific Westbound Rates
    Trans-Pacific westbound rates shot up this week; backhaul Europe-Asia rates also climbed but by a lesser amount, according to the Thursday release of the weekly World Container Index. Trans-Pacific westbound rates were up 9.4 percent this week to $921 per 40-foot container and are up 5.4 percent since the beginning of...
  • Nippon Express (Europe) to Acquire Franco Vago
    Nippon Express (Europe), a subsidiary of Tokyo-based logistics business Nippon Express, has signed a share purchase agreement to acquire all shares of Franco Vago, a Florence, Italy-based apparel-related logistics company. Nippon Express acquired Franco Vago to augment its own apparel logistics operations in certain markets, particularly in emerging countries in Asia...
  • Working With, Not Against, China
    There's a lot of negative rhetoric being spouted about China around the world these days. Frustrated European policymakers, for example, complain because Beijing has been unwilling to jump in and bail out the debt-laden European Union without some assurances. In Washington, lawmakers in Congress are concerned the Chinese are deliberately holding...
  • Annual Review & Outlook 2013: North Atlantic Alliance Association
    The high tide of containerized U.S. exports in ocean shipping will continue to ebb in 2013. Overcapacity is returning to levels of the last decade, when ocean freight rates plummeted to record lows. The economic weakness in Europe and the U.S., coupled with a slowdown in China's manufacturing, create a...
  • Annual Review & Outlook 2013: National Ports and Waterways Initiative, University of New Orleans
    Coastal shipping refers to container and trailer services routed along the U.S. Atlantic, Gulf and Pacific coasts. All attempts to provide such services have failed. The most recent failed effort, despite a generous grant, was SeaBridge, between Port Manatee, Fla., and Brownsville, Texas. In contrast to the United States, coastal...
  • Annual Review & Outlook 2013: Montreal Port Authority
    The state of the global economy will likely continue to preoccupy decision-makers during 2013, especially as the maritime sector continues to struggle with financial and capacity issues. Of particular concern for East Coast ports is the enduring debt crisis affecting the eurozone, set against a backdrop of modest gains expected...
  • Parties Scramble in Wake of Mixed OCU Vote
    Three of the more than a dozen bargaining units representing office clerical workers in Los Angeles-Long Beach sent employers and union leaders scrambling Thursday by rejecting a tentative contract agreement that was reached in December. The Office Clerical Unit of International Longshore and Warehouse Union Local 63 and waterfront employers were...
  • Dubai World Central's Air Cargo Volume Soars
    Dubai Airports, which owns and manages Dubai International Airport and Dubai World Central International Airport, today reported Dubai World Central handled 219,092 metric tons of air freight in 2012, a jump of 144 percent from 2011, the airport's first full year of operations. Dubai World Central's average monthly air cargo volume in...
  • Annual Review & Outlook 2013: MOL (America)
    One of the underestimated developments we saw in 2012 was further slow-steaming. Transit times of three to four days longer prevailed in 2010 and 2011. Eventually, many customers embraced this reality. In 2013, the trend will likely continue if a few key facts remain in place: Shippers' debt ratio is low. Interest...
  • Annual Review & Outlook 2013: Metro Group Maritime
    Collaboration will be the theme for the container steamship lines this year. Container ship owners and management are making comments such as, "Four or five years ago, we would have never considered such things (as collaborations), but now we must." The lines are looking more and more to the outside...
  • Catapult International Opens Office in Hong Kong
    Kansas City, Kan.-based logistics software provider Catapult International has opened an office in Hong Kong to better serve clients in Asia. Vince Fung, a 20-year veteran in the ocean shipping industry, will serve as managing director of the new office. The company also plans to open an office in Hamburg, Germany, in...
  • 'K' Line (India) Begins Triple-Decker Motorcycle Truck Service
    "K" Line (India)'s new triple-decker motorcycle carrier. "K" Line (India), "K" Line's subsidiary in India, has launched a transportation service with a triple-decker motorcycle carrier from the distribution center of a motorcycle manufacturer in the Delhi area to its domestic depot. The company began trial operations with the three-level motorbike truck in...
  • Consolidators International Promotes Pazsternak
    U.S.-based Consolidators International has promoted Les Pazsternak as senior vice president for the Southeast. The freight forwarder also hired Brad Reybourne as development manager for the Southeast at CII's Atlanta facility. Pazsternak, based in Chicago, will continue his vice president duties for the company's Southwest and Midwest regions. He is a...
  • Port of San Diego Board Takes Up Shore Power Project
    Moored vessel at Port of San Diego. Following a 30-day public review period, California's Port of San Diego will release its final Mitigated Negative Declaration for the Port Capital Improvement Project, an environmental document relating to the proposed shore power project at the Tenth Avenue Marine Terminal, on Feb. 12 at...
  • A-1 Express Launches Long-Distance Freight Services
    Atlanta-based courier service company A-1 Express has launched long-distance freight services across the U.S. The company said the service can deliver freight without restrictions on size or weight. Long-distance freight services include commercial freight and residential freight deliveries....
  • US Reps. Richmond, Grimm Form Maritime Caucus
    U.S. Reps. Cedric Richmond, D-La., and Michael G. Grimm, R-N.Y., have established the Congressional Maritime Caucus, which will work to raise awareness among members of Congress on maritime-related topics. "I am confident that this caucus will be a voice for the entire maritime industry, one that stresses how critical this industry...
  • North American Intermodal Container Volume Sets Record High
    Intermodal container volume reached a record high in 2012 with 13.1 million moves, surpassing the previous year by 5.9 percent and the former high in 2007 by 9.8 percent, according to the Intermodal Association of North America's Intermodal Market Trends & Statistics report. For the third consecutive year, domestic containers were...
  • IBEW Workers Ratify Canadian National Contract
    Members of the International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers System Council 11 at Canadian National Railway have ratified a four-year labor collective agreement that provides improvements in wages and benefits for about 700 CN signal and communications employees. The agreement is retroactive to Jan. 1, 2013. It was negotiated before the former contract...
  • Barloworld's Dedicated Logistics Unit Merges with Manline
    Johannesburg-based Barloworld Logistics' Dedicated Transport Services division has concluded its merger with the Manline group, a logistics provider in Southern Africa. The merged business, called Barloworld Transport Solutions, has become a 50.1 percent-held subsidiary of Barloworld Logistics. The transaction involved the disposal of DTS together with a cash contribution, in exchange...
  • Belgium's Damen Shipyards Delivers Freighter
    Damen Shipyards Bergum's Combi Freighter 3850 for Hartel and Hudig & Veder. Damen Shipyards Bergum, a subsidiary of Damen Shipyards Group, has delivered the Hoogvliet, a Damen Combi Freighter 3850, to Hartel Shipping and Hudig & Veder. The carrier for oversize cargo was launched at Cruise Terminal Rotterdam in the Netherlands. The vessel...

Containerisation Internationalweb site
FEBRUARY 7, 2013
  • NITL calls on FMC to put TSA-WTSA merger under microscope
    The US 'voice of the shipper' National Industrial Transportation League [NITL] has urged the Federal Maritime Commission [FMC] to 'closely examine the ramifications ...
  • HHLA posts weaker results despite box volume growth
  • Port of London 2012 trade down 10%, but Gateway beckons
    Trade through the terminals and cargo handling facilities on the River Thames fell by 10% to 43.7 million tonnes during 2012, the Port of London Authority (PLA) ...
  • MOL to join APL's China-Middle East service
  • New Mombasa Dry Port opened by APM Terminals
    APM Terminals (APMT) has opened a new 7.3ha inland container freight station (CFS) 4km from Kenya's primary port of Mombasa. The new facility ...
  • Sokhna in trouble again
    After the disruption of seperate industrial unrest in February and October of last year the Egyptian Red Sea port of Sokhna seems to have more labour problems to ...

TradeWindsweb site
FEBRUARY 7, 2013
  • GLDD lands dredge job
    Great Lakes Dredge & Dock has secured a contract that calls for the deepening of the Arthur Kill channel in the Ports of New York and New Jersey.
  • TBS seals scrap pact
    TBS International of the US has finally parted ways with an ageing tweendecker that was sold for scrap late last year.
  • Peraticos in the crosshairs
    Pegasus Shipping collapsed during the junk bond crisis nearly 10 years ago but some of its creditors are still entrenched in fierce legal battles with former patriarch Nico Peraticos.
  • Record MR fixtures for US
    US oil products exports have risen sharply since September with medium-range tanker fixtures from the Gulf Coast reaching a record high in January, fuelling spot rate rises in the Atlantic.
  • Mississippi melee
    Teekay is gearing up for a legal battle linked to a smash that rocked the Mississippi River nearly a year ago.
  • Glencore gig for Greek
    Target Marine has picked up a fresh period contract for one of its panamax bulkers.
  • ISC up on vessel sale
    International Shipholding Corp (ISC) has posted big rise in fourth quarter earnings thanks to the sale of a vessel.
  • Great Eastern stronger
    Lower costs and rising revenue have spurred India's Great Eastern Shipping to a bigger third quarter profit.
  • Final OBO departs
    John Fredriksen is waving farewell to the last of his capesize combination carriers.
  • GC Rieber sells oldie
    GC Rieber Shipping has agreed to sell an ageing 2D seismic survey vessel.
  • Scorpio not done yet
    Three newbuilding orders during a hectic start to 2013 have yet to use up half of the cash Scorpio Tankers has in its arsenal, sources say.
  • STNG chalks up four more
    Scorpio Tankers has opened its chequebook for the second time in a week to take up newbuildings in South Korea.
  • Massive misunderstanding?
    A report from Indonesia last month that the country was planning to order 2,500 small ships in China certainly made the world of shipping sit up and take notice.
  • Pyxis: Guards saved ship
    Greek manager Pyxis Maritime has revealed that the hijacking attempt on the Pyxis Delta in Nigeria that killed one crewman was foiled by armed guards.
  • Eyssautier sets new course
    French marine insurance broker, Groupe Eyssautier, is setting course for expansion following a management buyout that sees the company regain its independence.
  • Havyard builds China tally
    Norway's Havyard has bagged another order from a Chinese shipowner for one of its offshore support vessel designs.
  • Vinashin Ocean to fold
    Vietnamese prime minister Nguyen Tan Dung has approved a restructuring plan for national owner Vinalines, including the bankruptcy of its Vinashin Ocean Shipping (Vinashinlines) subsidiary.
  • MOL joins APL
    Japan's MOL is teaming up with APL for a new China to Middle East containership service.
  • Wrinkles not concealed
    We all know it's not polite to ask a lady her real age.
  • Jaya earnings rocket
    Jaya Holdings has reported a huge rise in final quarter earnings thanks to more vessel sales.
  • Subsea 7 ties up two
    Oslo-listed Subsea 7 has clinched more pipe-lay work with a deal in Nigeria.
  • Buys tricky for Knightsbridge
    Knightsbridge Tankers' faces a challenge to boost its capesize fleet given limited growth opportunities available to the company, analysts say.
  • HSH asks for more
    German shipping lender HSH Nordbank needs another EUR 3bn ($4bn) in loan guarantees to "ensure adequate capital resources" in the downturn.
  • Sembcorp bags topsides deal
    Sembcorp Marine has secured its first major contract of the New Year.
  • B+H smokes OBO
    B+H Equimar has sent one of its OBOs to the scrap heap.
  • Tamai turns red
    Japanese bulker owner Tamai Steamship has slumped to a loss in the first nine months of its financial year.
  • Hyundai Heavy falls to red
    Hyundai Heavy Industries has fallen to a surprise loss in the fourth quarter of the year.
  • DNB writes down more
    Trouble in key shipping markets led the industry's largest lender to book its chunkiest writedown of the year in the final quarter of 2012.
  • Stena Line hails record
    Sweden's Stena Line has posted record passenger and car volumes in the North Sea for 2012.
  • Charged in 10 minutes
    Norwegian shipyard Fjellstrand is developing what is claimed to be the world's first battery-powered electric ferry.
  • Frontline orders double
    John Fredriksen's Frontline 2012 has added two more 115,000-dwt tankers to its series of newbuildings at Guangzhou Shipyard International (GSI) in China.
  • Mercator sells VLOC
    Mercator Lines (Singapore) has been forced to sell its only VLOC to help pay-off debts on two terminated charters.
  • Hanjin turns it around
    Korean shipbuilder Hanjin Heavy Industries & Construction has returned to profit in 2012, despite a fall in revenue.
  • Bulker pile up in Oz
    Gladstone Port has seen the number of ships waiting to load cargo swell amid weather related disruptions to coal supplies.
  • Diamond upgrades duo
    Diamond Offshore Drilling is to upgrade two of its semi-submersible rigs to take advantage of higher-spec work.
  • HOS adds to orderbook
    Hornbeck Offshore has ordered another four offshore support vessel newbuildings in a move which increases its tally to 24 ships.
  • Jindal back at Lamprell
    India's Jindal Group has returned to Lamprell to order a second jack-up drilling rig newbuilding.

American Shipperweb site
FEBRUARY 7, 2013
  • NEWSFLASH: ILWU Local 63 OCU clerks reject some contracts
    Members of the International Longshore and Warehouse Union's Local 63 Office Clerical Unit rejected some of the proposed contracts that were reached with employers last December during ratification voting on Wednesday night.
  • Stockton takes over stalled marine highway project
    In December 2011, the Port of Stockton hired Salt Lake City-based Savage Cos. to operate the barge service. Officials planned to begin scheduled service during the first quarter of 2012.
  • U.S. truck orders up in January
  • Drewry finds carrier performance improved
    "While carriers deserve some plaudits for their improving reliability, a worrying trend for cancelled or blank voyages is emerging as carriers attempt to redress weak supply and demand fundamentals," said Simon Heaney of Drewry.
  • MOL's new China- Mideast express service
  • 'K' Line starts triple-deck motorcycle hauls in India
  • Horizon arranges to buy 3 Alaska ships
  • Con-way's 2012 profits up despite lower 4Q
  • 2012 intermodal container volume at all-time high
  • Tropical expects better earnings in 2013
  • Transport mergers and acquisitions on the rise
  • Air cargo volumes down in Atlanta
  • DB Schenker builds Singapore warehouse
  • STB approves trucker chassis pool
    The board said NACPC's 10 current members account for a very small percentage of the estimated 7,000 motor carriers that provide intermodal transportation of marine chassis in the country.
  • ROAR expands to West Coast
  • Executive moves
  • Industry groups want GSP renewal
    The program is set to expire at the end of July and American companies would face $2 million per day in new taxes if Congress fails to renew GSP by Aug. 1, according to the Coalition for GSP.
  • FMC reviews 11 OTI license applications
  • Counterfeit toy importers indicted in New York
  • U.S. takes solar dispute with India to WTO

The Bunker Bulletinweb site
FEBRUARY 7, 2013
  • IMO still struggling with response to black carbon
    No agreement yet on definition or measurement methods; debate continues on justification for regulation.
  • Prices uncertain in Fujairah
    Mixed outlook in place in most bunkering hubs.
  • Prices follow crude
    Rising crude values are driving up bunker prices.
  • Norwegian engineering firm in LNG bunkering study
    Study to determine size of possible LNG bunkering station.
  • Weather disrupts bunkering at Malta
    Weather conditions expected to worsen.
  • New name on MPA's list of Accedited Suppliers
    Pacific Bunkering Services brings to 72 the number of players listed on the MPA website.
  • Gothenberg: LNG terminal has industry support
    Gothenberg 'natural hub' in national infrastructure solution.
  • Fuel oil stocks fall
    Increased outflows to China.
  • LNG: EU outlines bunkering policy
    Commission supports 'initial stages' of LNG bunkering infrastructure.
  • High tolls could drive vessels away from Suez Canal
    Slow steaming has already made routing ships round the Cape of Good Hope 'relatively less expensive'.
  • Asian bunker prices strengthen further
    Singapore's price of benchmark 380 cSt bunker fuel rose $3 to average at $654.50 pmt.
  • Sanctions fraud 'probe' centres on UAE company
    Fujairah serves as route to market for Iranian oil, says UANI.
  • Singapore vessel arrests on the rise
    Vessel arrests jumped 36% year-on-year.
  • Subsidy on MDO prices for India's fishermen
    India's Petroleum Minister says fishermen should not be taxed as bulk buyers.
  • MAN Diesel receives orders for VLCC engines
    The orders were from Greece-based Almi Tankers.

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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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