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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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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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