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January 10, 2013
Sched Netweb site
  • Zim future uncertain: S&P frets and parental bailouts look doubtful
  • Global idle fleet stands at 5pc, 297 ships, totalling 809,000 TEU
  • Maersk Line takes long-term charter of two postpanamax 8,000-TEUers
  • China's road building results in 4.1 million kilometres built in 2012
  • Cosco Piraeus prospers while state-owned side of Greek port languishes
  • Dredging to deepen, extend Zuojiang River Vietnam-Guangdong channel
  • Xinjiang Uygur gains 7.5pc increase in fruit, vegetable export value
  • Textainer buys 24,000 TEU from its managed fleet, 5th in five months
  • NAFTA trade rises 7.9pc in October between US, Canada and Mexico
  • Dreamliner 787 plagued with fire, electrical problems and fuel leaks
  • Antiquated IT at Saudi Cargo Services blamed for Jeddah customs delays
  • BA, Iberia's fledgling IAC Cargo to start London-Chengdu service
  • Nigerian minister says national aviation undergoes profound change

Exim Indiaweb site
JANUARY 9, 2013
  • Decisions taken at the 14th Maritime States Development Council (MSDC) meeting in Mumbai on Jan. 7, 8
  • Private equity & hedge funds betting on distressed shipping industry
  • Safmarine wins three Hellmann Carrier
  • Chennai Port Trust implements VRC concession on trial basis from Jan. 1
  • Gangavaram port hits a century by handling 100th Capesize vessel
  • Port of Antwerp sees limited impact of recession in 2012
  • BGR Energy receives NTPC order notification
  • New state industrial policy to facilitate Integrated Industrial Areas in SEZs

International Transport Journalweb site
JANUARY 9, 2013
  • Scotland's railfreight network needs strategic upgrades
    Scotland's government needs to prioritise the strategic upgrade of its rail network to ensure that more freight can be shifted from trucks and onto trains, an industry body ha...
  • Globaltrans to acquire MMK-Trans
    Globaltrans Investment is holding exclusive negotiations for the potential acquisition of a 100% interest in OOO MMK-Trans (MMK-Trans), the captive railfreight transport operator o...
  • Astag says yes to federal council's wish for second tunnel on the Gotthard route
    The Swiss commercial vehicle association Astag welcomes the intention of the country's federal council to build a second tunnel on the Gotthard route before refurbishing the existi...
  • Net truck orders positive in North America
    Preliminary data from ACT Research shows that net orders for heavy-duty trucks (GVW classes 5-8) in North America in December were higher than the orders received in most of the o...
  • Generation change at Zufall Group
    Peter Müller-Kronberg has become the new managing partner of Zufall, a logistics group headquartered in Göttingen (Germany). The company has thus completed a change of generation a...
  • Hamburg's free port is history
    After being in place for 124 years, the free port status at the port of Hamburg (Germany) ceased to exist with effect from 1 January 2013. Being rated as external territory within ...
  • New chairman for German forwarding and logistics association
    Frank Huster became the new managing director of the German logistics and forwarding association (DSLV) at the beginning of the year. He took over the office from his predecessors ...
  • Deugro establishes new subsidiary in Switzerland
    Deugro, an international forwarding company founded in 1924, set up a new firm called Deugro Projekt (Schweiz) AG at the beginning of the current year. Based in Basel, Deugro Proje...
  • Gebrüder Weiss hauls helicopter by road to Georgia
    The Austrian forwarding and logistics company Gebrüder Weiss is currently shipping a helicopter by road through six different countries to Tiflis, the capital of Georgia, on behalf...
  • Launch of Ziegler Logistics in China and Hong Kong
    China-based Simba Logistics has become part of Ziegler China. In 2007 the Ziegler Group, a Brussels (Belgium)-based forwarder and logistics company, began to deepen its footprint i...
  • Work to begin on India's first private international airport
    Work on KGS Aranmula international airport is set to begin this week (week 2/2013). The Chennai-based KGS Group wants to start operations at the first privately owned and managed a...
  • myBVSP.de lands Kaba GmbH as solution partner for airfreight security
    myBVSP.de, the German internet service portal for known consignors and every entity that wants to become one, has agreed to collaborate with Kaba GmbH, a global provider of securit...
  • ULS A300F grounded for more than one week
    An Airbus A300F operated by ULS Airlines Cargo (Turkey) has had to remain at Ataturk airport in Istanbul since 1 January. The freighter made an official stopover en route from Ghan...

Marine Logweb site
JANUARY 9, 2013
  • GAC Maritime Security adds to non-lethal defense options
  • Seastreak ferry remains docked as investigations start
  • Salazar launches assessment of Shell Arctic drilling program
  • Gladding-Hearn Shipbuilding wins pilot boat order
  • USCG and NTSB probe OSG tanker allision with Bay Bridge
  • Passengers injured as Seastreak ferry slams into NYC dock
  • Triyards turns in profit, adds SEU to order book

World Wide Shipperweb site
JANUARY 9, 2013
  • Jim Jorgensen to head Bellingham Port Commission
  • Boeing taps Troy Lahr as investor relations V.P.
  • Panama Canal Authority Oks bridge construction project
  • Drewry container forecast sees slight freight rate gains
  • Freight transportation index rises during month of November

Lloyd's Listweb site
JANUARY 9, 2013
  • Two for one
    V.Ships and Costamare tie-up signals new Greek management mores
  • Clever, not kind
    There is a logic lurking beneath recent dry bulk newbuilding orders
  • Lines' profits could reach $5bn in 2013
    But box carriers need to cut costs and manage capacity, Drewry warns
  • A game of high stakes
    Fantasy shipping players pick their winning dry bulk fleet at Yiannis' tavern
  • JP Morgan launches $3.1bn bid for Port of Virginia
    The race for the 48-year concession pits US bank and partner Maher against APMT
  • Kiel reports static annual throughput
    Growth rates slow, despite small rise in passenger numbers
  • Ferry crash injures up to 50 New York commuters
    Accident during rush hour as vessel hits its mooring on Manhattan's quayside
  • Most sectors face subdued prospects in 2013, warns DNB
    Outlook improves for dry bulk as shipping enters its sixth year of downturn
  • V.Ships and Costamare launch management venture
    Greek operator puts initial 22 ships in jointly run cell that seeks third-party customers
  • Insurance market tackles concerns over floating armouries
    Marsh amends cover for private maritime security firms to avoid policy breaches
  • New year starts with a whimper as VLGC rates stagnate
    But observers expect improved earnings and new investment in gas carriers
  • Small containership scrapping hits three-year high
    Demolition-to-delivery ratio rises, Lloyd's List Intelligence data shows
  • Aframaxes hit by Libya oil terminal shutdown
    Closure comes as a new blow to struggling cross-Mediterranean tanker trade
  • Finance shortfall will have a wide impact, Theochari warns
    Weak players will not be the only ones affected, says Norton Rose shipping boss
  • Finland quizzes Brussels about STX France funding
    Appeal comes after St Nazaire yard secures Royal Caribbean order at Turku's expense
  • Prestige captain vindicated at last
    Backing for Mangouras from expert witness in New York Federal Court case
  • IHI eyes equity investment in Estaleiro Atlantico Sul
    Japanese conglomerate eyes stake as troubled Brazil yard courts investors
  • Shanghai port posts moderate yearly growth
    Key hub sees modest gains in profits and box throughput
  • Tangshan Port expands coal berth to receive VLOCs
    Chinese bulk port invests in new capacity

Fairplayweb site
JANUARY 9, 2013
  • Nigeria to prosecute 15 Russian seafarers
    NIGERIA was reported today to have decided to prosecute 15 Russian seafarers detained since October in an arms smuggling dispute
  • Finland urges EC inquiry of STX France
    FINNISH ministers have lobbed a grenade at Brussels questioning the legality of a French finance package that deprived STX Finland of the Oasis 3 cruise ship order, IHS Global Insight reported today
  • Korean consortia formed for KEPCO bid
    SOUTH Korea's biggest shipping companies have organised themselves into consortia to bid to build nine Capesize bulkers
  • NewLead scores metal coup
    RECENTLY restructured NewLead announced an unusual new capital infusion today - in the form of industrial metal, not cash
  • Deltamarin bought for $31M
    CHINA'S government-owned Aviation Industry Corp, owned by China International Beijing, has acquired 79.57% of shares in Finnish ship design Deltamarin
  • SSC to spend $12M
    SSC HAS proposed acquiring four "complementary" businesses for a total S$15M ($12M) from MYP Ltd
  • SDV gains Swiss foothold
    FRENCH logistics company SDV, the freight-forwarding affiliate of Bolloré, has gained a foothold in the powerful Swiss freight market
  • MPM Indonesian edge seen
    MARCO Polo Marine of Singapore was seen today defying shipping downtrends with steady growth in operations and on its bottom line
  • Chinese yard owner sentenced over deposits
    A PRIVATE Chinese shipyard owner has been sentenced to seven years in jail for illegal fundraising
  • CMES profits fall 47% despite subsidies
    SHANGHAI-listed CMES reported a 47.1% year on year drop in full-year net profits in 2012, but government subsidies enabled the group to dodge an even steeper slump
  • IMO aims to halve sea deaths
    IMO CHIEF Koji Sekimizu has pledged to halve the number of seafarer deaths by 2015 and eradicate piracy
  • India OKs port bonds
    INDIA'S finance ministry has given final approval to three government-controlled groups to raise a total 35Bn rupees ($636M) through tax-free bonds
  • OPDR launches Iberian sales network
    GERMAN shortsea box line OPDR is boosting its sales and marketing network by introducing its own Iberian Peninsula sales network
  • Imabari might scale back
    IMABARI Shipbuilding might cut back on operations, as it expects a dwindling orderbook from this year
  • JX Nippon cuts back on crude imports from Iran
    JX NIPPON Oil & Energy, Japan's largest refiner, has reportedly reduced its contracted imports of Iranian crude this year by more than 10% from 2012 volumes

The Journal of Commerceweb site
JANUARY 9, 2013
  • LaHood Not On Obama's Returning Cabinet List
    Department of Transportation Secretary Ray LaHood wasn't on the list of Cabinet officials that a White House official said would hang around for President Obama's second term, suggesting someone else will fill the spot held by the Illinois Republican, according to reports. LaHood hinted late last year that he'd be up...
  • Port of Bellingham Board Elects Jorgensen President
    The board of commissioners of Washington's Port of Bellingham has elected Jim Jorgensen to be president of the board for 2013. The commissioners also voted for Michael McAuley to serve as vice president and Scott Walker to serve as secretary. Jorgensen, who represents District 3, began serving on the commission in 2004....
  • Coy Named to VPA Board of Commissioners
    Virginia Governor Bob McDonnell this week appointed Craig P. Coy to the Virginia Port Authority board of commissioners. Coy is replacing Michael J. Quillen, who had served on the VPA board for more than nine years. His term will expire on June 30, 2017. Previously, Coy served as the CEO of Massport,...
  • Stanley Furniture Company Named Shipper of the Year by the Port of Virginia
    HIGH POINT, N.C. - Stanley Furniture Company, a leading designer and manufacturer of quality, stylish wood furniture, announced today that its Stanley Furniture brand has received the Port of Virginia's Shipper of the Year award, which recognizes a company that has gone above and beyond the course of normal business...
  • LA-LB Terminal Operators Look to Help Truckers Avoid Trouble
    Terminal operators in Los Angeles-Long Beach hope to improve truck turn times by distributing to harbor trucking companies a fact sheet on how to reduce the number of "trouble tickets" their drivers receive in the harbor. Also, terminal operators represented by PierPass Inc. are releasing a video on YouTube in which...
  • New York Susquehanna & Western to Build Multimodal Rail Terminal
    The New York Susquehanna & Western Railroad Corporation has received contract approval for more than $900,000 from the New York State Department of Transportation to construct a multimodal rail terminal in Cortland, according to the Central New York Regional Economic Development Council. The Cortland Transload Terminal Improvement project will construct a...
  • Kintetsu World Express Sets Up Mexican Subsidiary
    Major Japanese international freight forwarder Kintetsu World Express Inc. said that it has established a subsidiary in Mexico to cope with anticipated growth in demand for transportation services there. Kintetsu World Express Mexico, S.A. de C.V. is based in Mexico City and has sales offices in the cities of Guadalajara and...
  • MOL Announces New Terminals for LA, Oakland Calls
    MOL's APX service. MOL's CNY service. Japanese carrier Mitsui O.S.K. Lines has announced changes to its APX service, which runs between North America and Europe, and CNY service, which travels between Asia and the U.S. East Coast and West Coast and Panama. All vessels will now call the Global Gateway South Container Terminal...
  • Upstate New York Short Line to Improve Infrastructure for Ore Trains
    The Massena Terminal Railroad Company in St. Lawrence County, N.Y., has signed a contract for the main line track and bridge rehabilitation project, after receiving $1.6 million from the New York State Department of Transportation, according to the North Country Regional Economic Development Council. The project will include rail improvements along...
  • India to Lift Tariff Regulation at Major Ports
    In a dramatic policy change that could spur private investment in the country's port sector, the Indian government has approved a proposal to allow port-terminal operators the freedom to fix their service rates. "The government has decided to free all future projects from port regulator Tariff Authority for Major Ports. We...
  • Maersk Keeps Congestion Surcharges Waiting in the Wings
    Maersk Line postponed the effective date of its proposed congestion surcharge at West Coast ports until Feb. 14. The surcharge, which is tied to contract talks between the International Longshoremen's Association and waterfront employers on the East and Gulf coasts, had originally been scheduled to take effect on Dec. 29. Given...
  • Menlo Worldwide Opens Singapore Warehouse
    San Mateo, Calif.-based Menlo Worldwide Logistics, a subsidiary of Con-way, today opened a new warehousing and retail distribution management center in Singapore. The 37,000 square meter (about 398,265 square foot) center increases the company's footprint in the Southeast Asian country to seven facilities totaling about 2.1 million square feet. It represents...
  • Drewry Trans-Pacific Container Rates Flat for Fourth Week
    Trans-Pacific eastbound spot rates were flat for the fourth straight week at $2,213 per 40-foot container or FEU, according to the Wednesday release of the Drewry Hong Kong-Los Angeles container rate benchmark. Following a four-month, 23 percent drop in the index since it hit a 2012 high of $2,880 in early...
  • Transplace Promotes McGuigan
    Transportation management and logistics technology company Transplace has promoted Frank McGuigan to executive vice president of operations. McGuigan joined Transplace via its April 2011 acquisition of SCO Logistics, where he was president and CEO. He was most recently senior vice president of contract logistics for Transplace. He has more than 20 years...
  • Longoria to Head Houston Port Commission
    Houston Mayor Annise Parker, Port Commission Chairman Janiece Longoria and Harris County Judge Ed Emmett. A joint session of the Harris County Commissioners Court and the Houston City Council has appointed has appointed Janiece M. Longoria chairman of the port commission of the Port of Houston Authority. She will also serve as the...
  • Drewry Sees Carrier Profitability Hinging on Capacity
    Container lines could earn nearly $5 billion this year, but only if demand meets projections and carriers continue to trim costs and restrain capacity growth, Drewry Maritime Research said in its latest Container Forecaster report. Carrier profits in 2012 are estimated at $1.5 billion for 2012, mainly because of strong second...
  • ILA Walks Out of NY-NJ Talks
    UPDATED 4:15 EDT, JAN. 9 NEWARK, N.J. - The International Longshoremen's Association broke off talks on a local contract covering work rules and staffing at the Port of New York and New Jersey, clouding prospects for a deal before the ILA's Feb. 6 contract expiration. The breakdown in talks between the ILA...
  • Construction Begins on Port of Long Beach Bridge
    Rendering of replacement for Gerald Desmond Bridge. Courtesy of the Port of Long Beach. Federal, state and local officials recently celebrated the start of construction on a $1 billion, four-year project to replace the Gerald Desmond Bridge at the Port of Long Beach in California. The new cable-stayed bridge will raise the...
  • Port Logistics Acquires Pacific Distribution Services
    Houston-based Port Logistics Group has acquired Pacific Distribution Services, a regional warehousing and transportation provider serving the ports of Seattle and Tacoma. The acquisition adds 600,000 square feet of warehouse space in two facilities in Sumner, Wash., as well as several new national retail clients to the company's U.S. gateway logistics...
  • FFFAI Golden Jubilee Event on 2nd December 2012
    The Federation Of Freight Forwarders Associations In India (FFFAI) celebrated Golden Jubilee on 2nd December 2012. During an elegant function held at Trident Hotel, BKC in Mumbai, Mr. Shantanu Bhadkamkar, Chairman, FFFAI welcoming the guests and invitees shared the vision for the future. In his welcome address said "Golden Jubilee is...

Containerisation Internationalweb site
JANUARY 9, 2013
  • P&O and Transfennica to co-operate
    P&O Ferries and Transfennica are to co-operate on a 'landbridge' solution for unaccompanied trailers, containers and trucks between Spain and the UK. The ...
  • Maritime casualties blamed on human error
    There were 106 total ship losses in the 12 months to November 25, 2012 including the cruise ship Costa Concordia - the largest loss of the year at 114,137 gross ...
  • Shanghai port posts moderate yearly growth
    Shanghai International Port Group has posted moderate improvements in both throughput and net profits from a year earlier, according to an unaudited 2012 earnings ...
  • Liners angst as North-South eurozone divide widens
    Terrifying jobless statistics for the troubled southern states of the eurozone will result in worsening cargo prospects for the Asia to Mediterranean tradelane ...
  • Portek hit a million boxes at BMT
    Singapore-headquartered Portek is celebrating handling a million teu [pictured] since the inception of its Bejaia Mediterranean Terminal [BMT] Algeria, six ...
  • Coscon handles record annual shipments
    COSCO Container Lines, China's largest liner operator, posted record shipments last year, mainly due to continued fleet expansion.According to China's state-owned ...

TradeWindsweb site
JANUARY 9, 2013
  • Case dismissed
    BP appears to have abandoned a complaint against Heidmar and other companies connected to Greek shipping tycoon George Economou.
  • 'Rinse and repeat'
    Muted containerized trade growth will likely continue during the first half of 2013, according to an analyst at Wells Fargo Securities.
  • MJLF builds dream team
    Brian Kim has left Samsung Heavy Industries to join a leading US tanker brokerage led by industry veteran Bob Flynn.
  • Lending cut by a third
    Shipping and offshore lending fell by a third in 2012 with the usual suspects leading the way in the standings, according to Dealogic.
  • NTSB joins OSG crash probe
    The National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB) has joined the investigation of an allision between an Overseas Shipholding Group panamax and the San Francisco-Oakland Bay Bridge.
  • WIS in New Year joy
    Western India Shipyard has kicked off the New Year with shiprepair contracts for five vessels.
  • Ruby out of action
    Saga's veteran cruiseship Saga Ruby is facing a delay of up to 10 days before it can start its latest cruise.
  • Titans team up
    Costamare has teamed up with market leader V.Ships to form a shipmanagement venture focused on the Greek market.
  • Esvagt wins Maersk deal
    Danish owner Esvagt has secured a long-term charter for its new anchor-handler (AHTS) with Maersk Oil.
  • NewLead attracts investor
    NewLead Holdings has received a huge investment from a mystery counterparty.
  • Worker hurt in fall
    A worker has been taken to hospital after plunging into the empty cargo hold of a bulker in Canada.
  • Cyclone blow for capes
    Pending arrival of Australia's first cyclone of the season is dragging down capesize paper rates.
  • Remoy's five-year plan
    Norway's Remoy Shipping has extended the charters of a couple of seismic survey ships for another five years.
  • Forced five could hurt
    Torm is facing a loss of $69m on the forced sale of five vessels, its chairman says.
  • Four Augusta crew freed
    Nigerian pirates have freed four seafarers seized from a supply ship last month.
  • Triyards wins $60m deal
    Triyards has announced a $60m newbuilding contract as it revealed a weakened set of first quarter numbers.
  • SinOceanic strengthens
    Norway's SinOceanic Shipping has strengthened three vessel-owning subsidiaries by further subordinating loans from its main Chinese shareholder.
  • No red flag at GasLog
    One of Wall Street's most respected analysts has applauded a changing of the guard at GasLog which has seen Peter Livanos step down as CEO and two former Teekay men take on top jobs.
  • Mermaid bags BHP deal
    Mermaid Marine Australia (MMA) has penned a AUD 50m ($52.5m) contract for one of its newbuildings with BHP Billiton.
  • Subsea 7 consolidates
    Oslo-listed Subsea 7 is merging its wind farm installation operations into the heavy-lift joint venture Seaway Heavy Lifting (SHL).
  • Crew deaths reported
    The bodies of two officers from two separate Russian vessels have been brought ashore in Port Kavkaz.
  • JP Morgan shifts NNA
    JP Morgan has shifted gears on Navios Maritime Acquisition given the makeup of its charter catalogue.
  • Dof Subsea on bond run
    Dof Subsea is looking to harvest almost $180m from its latest trip to the bond market.
  • New ro-ro team
    Dutch operator Transfennica is teaming up with P&O Ferries of the UK for Spanish business.
  • Clipper offloads tanker duo
    Denmark's Clipper group has disposed of two late-1990s built tankers.
  • Ferry smashes terminal
    Major damage has been caused to a ferry berth in Bergen, Norway, after a Hurtigruten ship slammed into the quayside.

American Shipperweb site
JANUARY 9, 2013
  • NEWSFLASH: ILA walks out of NY/NJ contract talks
    The breakdown reportedly centered on work rules changes proposed by the New York Shippers' Association that were unpalatable for the dockworkers' union, after the two sides opened discussions Wednesday.
  • ILA-USMX contract talks resume this week
    Gene Seroka, president of the Americas for APL Ltd., said he's encouraged by the presence of the FMCS during the talks, singling out efforts to bring the union and employers together by FMCS Director George H. Cohen.
  • Finnair adds hub, U.S. freighter flights
    With a goal of increasing freight revenue by 10 percent in 2013, the Finnish carrier will open a new cargo hub in Brussels in March, initiating new weekly MD-11 services connecting the facility with New York, Chicago and Helsinki.
  • SDV buys majority stake in Swiss 3PL
    "Safcomar (renamed SDV Suisse) has expanded in a number of fast-growing sectors such as pharmaceuticals, bio plasma, perfumes, fragrances and luxury goods," said Hugo Roppel, the newly appointed CEO of SDV's Swiss operation.
  • IATA: Global air freight improving
  • ATA makes progress on safety goals
  • American-US Airways announcement could come shortly
    "Even with the recent reports of the CEO of AMR stating a deal is weeks away, we believe there could be an announcement forthcoming shortly," said industry analyst Dahlman, Rose & Co.
  • U.S. Lakers report 8.2% coal decrease in 2012
  • Report details possible Hapag-Lloyd, Hamburg Süd merger
  • Unifeeder's improved transit times from U.K. ports
  • Menlo Worldwide opens Singapore facility
  • Chiquita using Hamburg Süd vessels
  • Coast Guard: Tanker warned before striking SF Bay Bridge
  • Rickmers opens in Singapore
  • FMC reviews 5 OTI license applications

The Bunker Bulletinweb site
JANUARY 9, 2013
  • Inatech hires new European Head of Sales
    Responsible for European sales of BunkerTECH Bunkering Solution - a tool developed to help bunker fuel suppliers and traders minimise risk.
  • MGO prices soften in Fujairah
    But prices firm in South African ports.
  • Prices continue firming in Rotterdam
    Strong demand seen in Hamburg.
  • OW lands Brazilian contract
    Will supply marine lubricants across country.
  • New Managing Director for French bunker broker
    Environmental regulations mean 'plenty of changes'.
  • Alfa Laval wins order for scrubbing system
    'Order is worth approximately $9 million.'
  • Asean International eyes East African opportunity
    Offshore oil exploration has boosted interest in region.
  • Bunker prices in Asia continue climb mid-week
    Slightly lower demand in Busan due to price increases across all fuel grades, say traders.
  • North American ECA experience gives clues to future challenges
    Introduction of low sulphur regulations causing unpredictable fuel quality, says FOBAS.
  • Spanish firm to invest $78 million in expansion projects
    CLH Group says investment is necessary to strengthen its competitiveness and maintain its leadership within the industry.
  • Norden 'may return to profit' in 2013
    Company 'will be able to generate cash flow and pay dividends even in a very weak market.'
  • 'Great start to year' for NOL shares
    Its shares rose 7% in the first week of January on top of a 5% gain in December.
  • Sinopec completes acquisition of stake in Fujairah terminal
    Terminal will have the capability to store bunkers when completed at the end of 2014.
  • 2012 - the year of efficiency discussion
    2013 promises to continue the focus on monitoring and therefore on efficiency.

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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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