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April 9, 2013
Sched Netweb site
  • Hutchison: Hong Kong docks 'returning to normal' as strike continues
  • CSAV to buy seven containerships from Samsung for US$570 million
  • Tianjin targets port container throughput of 13 million TEU in 2013
  • EPA issues tougher Vessel General Permits to take effect in December
  • MOL seafarer training moves from theory to practice on 6 working ships
  • Despite territorial disputes, South Korea, Japan, China begin FTA talks
  • Global Port Tracker: Don't expect European economies to recover in 2013
  • Tacoma up 47pc in February to 195,743 TEU, imports surge 62pc
  • Singapore Maritime Week opens with conferences, networking activities
  • Malaysian February exports fall to 3-year low, hit by Chinese New Year
  • Russia bans most Canadian, Mexican meat suppliers over feed additive
  • Krishnapatnam Port expects cargo and revenue to grow 40pc this year
  • Israel's Ashdod profit up tenfold due to absence of previous expense
  • Beirut transshipments boost volume 15.1pc to 173,288 TEU in 2012
  • Jordan's ACT completes phase 1 of US$140 million terminal expansion
  • Singapore-Zurich daily flights offered by Swiss WorldCargo May 12
  • DHL to develop US$50 million multi-user hub in Sagamihara, Tokyo
  • Missouri votes for rebates for forwarders moving exports out of state

Exim Indiaweb site
APRIL 8, 2013
  • Asia-Australia loops consolidated by partners
  • CaroTrans expands Shanghai to US LCL service network with direct Atlanta service & a second weekly service to New York
  • FreightOSTM announces new era of automation for global freight industry
  • Hanjin won't be building new container terminal in Jacksonville
  • MSC to sell 35 pc of terminal division to Global Infrastructure Partners
  • JN Port handles 4.26 m TEUs, 64.50 mt in 2012-13
  • KoPT traffic dips 7.8 pc in FY13
  • KPT handles a stupendous 93.63 mt in 2012-13
  • NMPT completes civil works on petro products berth
  • South Central Railway posts 8 pc growth in freight
  • Govt asks Customs to clear perishable farm products fast
  • St. Britto's College signs MoU with Bharathiar University

International Transport Journalweb site
  • Singapore enhances connectivity to Myanmar
  • SAS opens door to the US west coast for Scandinavia
  • FCS and Leisure Cargo become business partners
  • DHL invests in logistics hub outside Tokyo
  • Damco expands activities in Cambodia
  • Österreichische Post increases stake in M&BM Express in...
  • Romania's freight railway for sale
  • Maritime industry heads to Singapore
  • No agreement in Hong Kong
  • Change in management of the Volga-Dnepr Group
  • Maersk Line exceeds expectations
  • New highway security initiative in Mexico
  • Europe: only UK noting more truck registrations
  • Globaltrans and Metalloinvest sign new transport contract

Marine Logweb site
APRIL 8, 2013
  • Ingalls achieves DDG 1001 hangar milestone
  • Ensco goes back to Keppel FELS for another Bigfoot
  • Teekay Tankers orders LR2 product tankers at STX
  • Indonesia releases Skaugen vessel after six months detention
  • New ownership structure for Cecon's Davie newbuilds
  • Wärtsilä to supply design and equipment for four MPSVs
  • Topaz AHTS newbuilds have MAN L27/38 power

World Wide Shipperweb site
APRIL 8, 2013
  • Port of Vancouver, USA warns of possible rate hikes
  • US goods/services exports post gains during February
  • Portland Airport program feeds hungry Portlanders
  • Coos Bay Short Line wins rail association honor
  • General Motors taps Maersk as top supplier for 2013

Lloyd's Listweb site
APRIL 8, 2013
  • Somali piracy has not gone away, says Hinchliffe
    Pirates have changed tactics in Indian Ocean but they are still a threat to shipping, warns ICS secretary-general
  • Salvors seek better equipment and systems for Arctic shipping
    ISU calls on experts developing polar code to make towing brackets and oil recovery systems mandatory on all ships
  • Agreement on search and rescue is key
    Shipowners keen to look at either voluntary or mandatory reporting systems as ice melt allows activity outside Russia's exclusive economic zone
  • Russia warned over decision to drop NSR ice class requirements
    Drive to attract larger dry bulk shipments in the northern sea route sees Russia plan for transit of vessels with no ice class notation
  • Pondering the Polar Code
    A set of rules to help stipulate the shape of Arctic shipping is taking too long to be finalised
  • Historic moment for LNG as Umm Slal docks in Singapore
    Delivery by Qatari vessel set to spark new trade lane in region
  • MISC reported to have sold two VLCCs as tanker business slumps
    Malaysian owner hampered by low freight rates and overcapacity
  • Global commons, please
    The LR, Quinetiq and Strathclyde study offers a cautionary tale of a protectionist future
  • Potential for chaos as Europe ponders tighter supply chain security rules
    Container lines, shippers and forwarders are becoming increasingly alarmed about plans for a new European Union advance cargo information regime and the way it may be implemented
  • Box lines urge Europe to re-think cargo screening rules
    World Shipping Council spells out risks of over-complex freight data requirements
  • Crystal clear
    As Lloyd's Register produces its Global Marine Trends 2030, the growth in Asian prosperity is evident
  • German transport minister backs shipping
    Tax breaks and subsidies will continue, Ramsauer confirms
  • Ceva Logistics downgraded by S&P
    Despite a rise in revenue, Netherlands-based company missed scheduled interest payments
  • Global Marine Trends 2030: suezmaxes to suffer as VLCCs get an Asian boost
    Lloyd's Register report maps out the energy shipping sector's future
  • Los Angeles completes 10-year dredging project
    Port's main channel deepened to enable it to handle super-post panamax boxships
  • Global Marine Trends 2030: bigger boxships with Intra-Asian growth to dominate
    Lloyd's register report shows Intra-Asian transhipments will grow at a faster pace than Europe
  • Lloyd Fonds books $3m annual loss
    Extraordinary general meeting due on Wednesday
  • Global Marine Trends 2030: emerging nations to reap benefits of next shipbuilding boom
    South Korea seen as in danger of falling behind
  • Damco expands in Cambodia
    AP Moller-Maersk arm opens second container freight station warehouse
  • Jebel Ali now ready for multiple 18,000 teu boxships
    Dredging project will allow 10 Triple-E size vessels to berth simultaneously
  • Global Marine Trends 2030: setting three scenes
    Researchers look at potential shipping trends from 2010 to 2030
  • Global Marine Trends 2030: one-off incidents that could affect global trade
    Predictions warn of major disruptive forces that could have a profound impact on shipping
  • Global Marine Trends: China to own more than a third of world's merchant tonnage by 2030
    Lloyd's Register-led forecast for future marine trade paints positive outlook for maritime trade as economies grow
  • Global Marine Trends 2030: Asia to take lion's share
    By 2030, the region's economic dominance will be assured, but a protectionist future would greatly curb its potential for maritime trade growth

Fairplayweb site
APRIL 8, 2013
  • Chinese cargo boom seen multiplying through 2030
    SEABORNE trade from China is likely to increase markedly by 2030, a report published by three UK organisations predicted today, giving the country ever more importance in shipping
  • Paragon returns to NASDAQ
    MICHAEL Bodouroglou-led Paragon Shipping has confirmed that it will switch back from the New York Stock Exchange to NASDAQ later this month
  • 'Very poor return', but box profits return
    SLIM GAINS, but profits nonetheless, returned to the box sector in FY12, which sparked mild optimism from a London-based consultancy
  • PEMEX agrees to oil cargoes to China
    MEXICO has agreed to export 30,000 barrels per day of crude to China for two years beginning this month, IHS World Markets Energy reported today
  • HOSCO ship arrested in US
    AN ARREST warrant has been issued for the HOSCO-owned bulker Hebei Shijiazhuang in Norfolk, Virginia, over allegations of unpaid bunker bills
  • STX O&S confirms orders from Teekay and Norden
    STX OFFSHORE & Shipbuilding today confirmed that Teekay Tankers has ordered four 113,000dwt Aframax tankers
  • Singapore investment rises for LNG schemes
    TEMASEK Holdings, the investment vehicle of the Singapore government, has set up a company to tap growing LNG demand in the Asia Pacific
  • Fund mulls STX Pan Ocean acquisition
    A PRIVATE equity fund led by Korea Development Bank has taken the first steps towards acquiring a controlling stake in STX Pan Ocean, the country's biggest drybulk carrier
  • Indian Ocean route unveiled
    TAIWAN'S Evergreen Line said it plans to start a new Indian Ocean service with United Africa Feeder Line, beginning later this month
  • Profits rebound seen for Chinese box liners
    CHINA'S box carriers will return to profits in 2Q13, a survey by Shanghai International Shipping Institute has predicted
  • ASL contests claim over BLT asset
    SINGAPORE-listed ASL Marine Holdings said it will "vigorously challenge" a Batam court order restricting transfer of ownership or lease of a BLT asset

The Journal of Commerceweb site
APRIL 8, 2013
  • LCL Logistix Launches India-Europe Service
    LCL Logistix has launched a new less-than-containerload groupage service from India to the Baltics and the Commonwealth of Independent States. The service operates from LCL Logistix's container freight station in India's Nhava Sheva container port, using weekly sailings to Klaipeda, Lithuania's Baltic port. On arrival, containers are transferred to the capital,...
  • Kansas City Southern Partners With Mexican Steel Industry
    Kansas City Southern has partnered with CANACERO, the national chamber of the iron and steel industry in Mexico, to prepare for the growth of the Mexican steel industry and develop strategies for dealing with international markets. "The growth of near shoring has created new automotive and appliance factories in Mexico," said...
  • Days Long Ship Delays Reported at Hong Kong's HIT
    Strikes by dockworkers for better pay and conditions at the Port of Hong Kong have now entered their 13th day with little sign of resolution. Shipment delays to and from Hong Kong are ongoing as productivity at facilities run by Hongkong International Terminals - a subsidiary of global port giant Hutchison...
  • Google, LinkedIn and Adobe to Focus on Revenue Generation at TMSA Conference
    PRINCETON JUNCTION, N.J. - The Transportation Marketing and Sales Association (TMSA), a leading resource for professional development, networking, business intelligence and best practices for professionals in the transportation and logistics industry, will hold its Annual Conference June 9-11, 2013 at the Sawgrass Marriott Resort and Spa, in Ponte Vedra Beach,...
  • Security Industry Association and ASIS International to Sign MOU
    SILVER SPRING, Md. - Senior leadership of ASIS International (ASIS) and the Security Industry Association (SIA) will formally announce the signing of a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) at the Sands Convention Center in Las Vegas, Nev. on Thursday, April 11, 2013 at ISC West. The objective of the MOU is to...
  • Teletrac Embraces FMCSA's Final Rule With a Fully Compliant Hours of Service Solution
    GARDEN GROVE, Calif. - Teletrac Inc., a 25-year veteran award-winning GPS fleet tracking and telematics software provider, is happy to announce that its long-running hours of service (HOS) software solution will be fully compliant with the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration's (FMCSA) final rule beginning July 2013. Teletrac's all-inclusive solution will...
  • Nichols Named Director of MoDOT
    Dave Nichols, MoDOT's new director.The Missouri Highways and Transportation Commission has named Dave Nichols director of the Missouri Department of Transportation. Nichols has served as interim MoDOT director since March 21. He assumed the interim director position after the resignation of Kevin Keith, who left MoDOT for a medical leave of...
  • Caribbean Shipowners Association Postpones April Rate Hike
    Member carriers of the Caribbean Shipowners Association have postponed the rate increase scheduled for April 28 to June 16. The increase is applicable to all contract and tariff rates, northbound and southbound, between the U.S. and all CSA Caribbean Basin service destinations. The hike will be $75 per 20-foot container and $150...
  • US Gains Parity With Mexico in Near-Sourcing Shifts
    The U.S. has become equally attractive as Mexico to shippers looking to near-shore production, or shift manufacturing closer to the American consumption market, according to a global consulting firm. Thirty-seven percent of the roughly 140 manufacturers surveyed this year named Mexico and the U.S. as the most attractive near-soucing location, followed...
  • Rotterdam Bunker Prices Show Slight Shifts
    Bunker Fuel Prices - Rotterdam Full-size image Spot rates for high sulfur bunker fuel in Rotterdam rose 0.1 percent or 80 cents in the week of April 5, while low sulfur spot rates inched down 0.04 percent or 23 cents, according to daily Bunkervision price data via international marine fuel oil broker LQM...
  • U.S. Imports From Southeast Asia Jump
    U.S. trans-Pacific containerized imports Full-size image U.S. trans-Pacific containerized imports from Southeast Asia jumped by 6.7 percent in January 2013 to 150,879 20-foot equivalent containers from 141,426 in January 2012, according to preliminary data from PIERS, a JOC sister company. Overall U.S. trans-Pacific imports, including those from Northeast Asia, Southeast Asia, and the...
  • No Talks in Sight as Hong Kong Port Strike Continues
    A strike at the Kwai Tsing Container Terminal in the Port of Hong Kong has entered a 12th day, with no negotiations planned to resolve the dispute, BBC reports. Dockworkers and crane operators are requesting a pay increase of nearly 20 percent to keep up with inflation over the past decade....
  • DP World Completes Dredging Project at Jebel Ali
    DP World has completed its dredging project at Jebel Ali port, which deepened the draft, allowing the port to handle bigger ships. The dredging added to the expansion work currently under way at the United Arab Emirates port, which will add 1 million 20-foot-equivalent units of new capacity to Container Terminal...
  • North American Containerized Exports Fall
    Containerized exports from North America to overseas markets fell almost 8 percent month-to-month to 1,122,700 20-foot-equivalent units in January 2013, according to data from Container Trades Statistics, Ltd. Export volume was also down 4 percent from January 2012. All overseas markets showed both month-to-month and year-over year drops in January,...
  • Oakland Port Official to Join Trade Mission to China
    Deborah Ale Flint, Port of Oakland's acting executive director, will join the California state trade mission to China, which will be led by California's Gov. Edmund G. Brown Jr. and coordinated by the Bay Area Council, of which the port is a member. Ale Flint will join the mission in Beijing...

TradeWindsweb site
APRIL 8, 2013
  • MISC backs bid
    Malaysian shipowner MISC has urged shareholders to accept an improved takeover offer for the company even though it believes it "not fair".
  • Paragon makes stock switch
    Greece's Paragon Shipping is switching its listing from the New York Stock Exchange to save money.
  • Doun Kisen sells duo
    Japan's Doun Kisen is tipped to have offloaded two bulkers, including a capesize, in deals worth almost $40m.
  • Teekay in no rush
    New York-listed Teekay Tankers has 18 months to declare all its 12 optional LR2 tankers at STX in Korea.
  • Farstad joins the party
    Farstad has clinched a new long-term charter contract with Petrobras that will see one of its platform supply vessels leave the overcrowded North Sea.
  • Norgas Cathinka freed
    The IM Skaugen gas carrier involved in a fatal collision with an Indonesian ferry last year has finally been freed.
  • Sniff at a recovery
    Martin Stopford has compared shipping investors with drug addicts and alcoholics amid a warning industry dynamics could tempt owners to relapse into old habits.
  • Dutch ship sinks trawler
    A French trawler has sunk after being in a collision with a Dutch cargoship.
  • Strong growth ahead
    A new study into future trends in shipping has predicted strong growth in the sector up to 2030.
  • Rickmers Linie sees double
    Rickmers-Linie has chartered in a second multipurpose heavylift vessel for its Europe to India line.
  • Lloyd Fonds red again
    Impairment charges kept Lloyd Fonds in the red during 2012.
  • KDB to sell DSME stake?
    Korea Development Bank (KDB) could opt to sell its holding in shipyard Daewoo Shipbuilding & Marine Engineering (DSME), according to local business media reports.
  • Songa scoops tanker duo
    Croatian shipyard Brodotrogir says it has signed a deal with Arne Blystad's Songa Shipping to build two chemical carriers.
  • 25 capes in waiting
    Newbuilding orders in the first quarter of 2013 have come in 40% ahead of what depressed markets demand with at least 25 new capesizes believed imminent, RS Platou Markets says.
  • Jefferies sounds cape alarm
    Jefferies has warned owners about an upturn in capesize newbuilding activity as fresh contracts have outflanked deliveries so far this year.
  • Ferry probe extended
    The UK's investigation into Eurotunnel's ownership of former SeaFrance ferries has been extended.
  • Captain apologetic
    China Cosco bigwig Wei Jiafu has said sorry to shareholders and pledged the company will turn its fortunes around after two years in the red.
  • Norwegians score in Brazil
    Dof has joined two other major Norwegian owners in penning a long-term charter with Petrobras as part of the Brazilian oil giant's delayed platform supply vessel tender.
  • Bids in for Scandlines
    Three offers have been lodged for private equity-owned Baltic ferry operator Scandlines.
  • Duo depart ALG
    All Leisure Group is losing two top executives as part of move to cut out over $2m in costs.
  • Three die on cargoship
    Three Syrian crew have died of asphyxiation on a cargoship off Oman.
  • Capital's latest signing
    US financial heavyweight Oaktree Capital has taken a major chunk of Capital Product Partners following a private placement.
  • BWO stretches two
    BW Offshore (BWO) has agreed contract extensions for two of its floating production storage and offloading units off Nigeria.
  • Idan Ofer on the move?
    Speculation is mounting in Israel that shipping billionaire Idan Ofer is planning to move to London.
  • KDB spurs STX PO
    STX Pan Ocean was on the rise this morning after it emerged Korea Development Bank has begun looking into a takeover of the loss-making owner.
  • STX seals Teekay deal
    Korean shipyard STX Offshore & Shipbuilding has confirmed the first four of Teekay Tankers' potential 16-ship order spree.
  • Wartsila wins Bumi quartet
    Finnish group Wartsila will design and power four new multipurpose platform support vessels (MPSVs) for Malaysia's Bumi Armada.
  • VTTI backs Cyprus
    VTTI has reaffirmed its support and commitment to Cyprus where it is establishing a major oil storage terminal.
  • Laliotis tanker targeted
    A Laliotis-controlled MR products tanker has reportedly been attacked by robbers off the coast of Nigeria.
  • Petrobras extends trio
    Petrobras has agreed to extend the charters on a series of three PSVs owned by Norwegian shipowners.
  • Temasek targets LNG
    Temasek Holdings, Singapore's sovereign wealth fund, has established a new investment unit that will focus on LNG.
  • Evergreen in reshuffle
    Taiwanese liner giant Evergreen says it is looking to improve its service in the Eastern Mediterranean area.
  • Miclyn builds backlog
    Miclyn Express Offshore has tied up two of its offshore support vessels on two-year charters in Thailand.

American Shipperweb site
APRIL 8, 2013
  • Cass: Freight shipments, expenditures up in March
    Freight volume jumped significantly in March, both year-over-year and from February, continuing a trend of strong growth in the first half of the year, though Cass warned of recent historically softening in the second half
  • Progress coming on International Services Agreement
    Trade advocates encouraged by discussion between 47 nations over long-needed international services pact, which will center on market access and rules for cross-border data flow in the digital age
  • Hong Kong dockworker strike continues into 11th day
    Strike at Hutchison container terminal in Hong Kong continues as government steps in to try to resolve problems between 500 dockworkers and employers, with service providers suggesting strike is affecting cargo operations
  • Detector dogs to help U.S. FSW search for smuggled wildlife
    U.S. wildlife agency to use detector dogs to sniff out goods from threatened animals, like elephant ivory and rhino horn, at key port of entry, extending the program from its traditional uses, like preventing bombs and drugs
  • Action apparel retailer Fox to use Menlo in Europe
  • Carriers plan rate hike from U.S. to Australia, New Zealand
  • Chinese flu no threat to trade
  • FAA delays tower closure date
  • Drewry: 2013 carrier profits rest on cost cutting, price discipline
  • Hapag-Lloyd to launch Med-U.S. East Coast string
  • BCO fleets shouldn't be hampered by HOS changes
  • Supply chain growth drives real estate investment
  • Boeing finishes final battery test
  • U.S. exports reach $186 billion in February
  • Chinese shipper guilty of illegal rhino horn imports

The Bunker Bulletinweb site
APRIL 8, 2013
  • Dynamic Oil Trading hires three new bunker traders
    All three traders took up their roles with Dynamic Oil Trading on April 8.
  • Strong demand in Fujairah bunker hub
    Players report tight avails.
  • Crude supports Rotterdam market
    Mediterranean ports see most prices soften.
  • Shipping markets can expect long term growth
    The rise of emerging countries and new consumer classes will transform the sector by 2030.
  • Bunker sales in Singapore not expected to fall further
    SSA executive expects bunker sales to remain stable.
  • WFS files for ship arrest over 'unpaid' bunker bill
    Fuel was delivered to Chinese bulk carrier.
  • EU allays ports' ECA concerns
    Funds available to support innovative projects.
  • Slow steaming hits bunker demand in Americas
    Market sources point to role of efficiency measures in weakening demand.
  • South Korea's largest oil storage terminal starts operations
    $500 million facility took two years to build and has a total capacity of 1.3 million cubic metres.
  • Asian bunker markets lack direction
    The price of 380 cSt material fell in Hong Kong and Tokyo.
  • DNVPS establishes new R&D laboratory
    Singapore laboratory with focus on R&D will 'delve deeper into fuel related issues onboard ships'.
  • Arrested bunker tankers up for sale in Singapore
    The vessels will be sold by the Singapore Supreme Court on April 17 via a sealed-bid auction.
  • Yujin Shipping sells bunker tanker
    Part of proceeds will help repay an existing bank loan.
  • New LNG firm set up in Singapore
    Firm to focus on trading and exploration, storage, processing and shipping of LNG.
  • SK Energy to supply 500 cSt product
    SK Energy will focus on supplying vessels plying between the US West Coast, China and South Korea.
  • Baltic Sea may be first to adopt LNG bunkering
    Norwegian government to 'conduct research in the sphere of LNG fuels and introduce corresponding technologies'.
  • Bunker spill detected along Sao Paulo coast
    Beaches affected but clean up operation underway.

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FROM THE HOME PAGE
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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