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January 11, 2013
Sched Netweb site
  • Still top, Shanghai's 2012 box volume rises 2.5pc to 32.5 million TEU
  • Tianjin port sets box record, volume up 6.2pc to 12.3 million TEU in 2012
  • US east coast docker contract talks break off, but said to resume
  • First direct Chengdu-Lodz freight train arrives in Poland in 14 days
  • Cosco up 15pc to 10.5 million TEU in 2012, tops 3.4pc world box growth
  • Drewry's: Market share quest lives on - carriers won't cut capacity
  • 2012 marks ongoing box slump in volumes in Asia-Europe container trade
  • G6, New World, Grand members to start FE-US east coast loops from May
  • CMA CGM increases rate of Korea-Russia and China-Korea service calls
  • Evergreen's 35-strong newbuilding programme shifts up a gear

Exim Indiaweb site
JANUARY 10, 2013
  • Arshiya International laments speculation, misreporting in certain sections of media
  • LNG set to get a boost as bunkering fuel
  • MOL to install ballast water treatment system on VLCC
  • Moore Stephens says banks will take a firmer grip on shipping in 2013 while vessel values fall
  • Reduced orders push many Chinese shipyards to verge of closure
  • Shipping company fleet stranded with crew
  • Steep rise in coffee exports to South Korea
  • OIL plans to set up LNG terminal
  • Seminar on ports & port-led development today
  • Shenzhen implements clearance measures to make port more competitive
  • Rlys extends telescopic benefits to hub-spoke operations
  • Govt imposes safeguard duty on Chinese electrical insulators
  • INR recovers on fresh dollar selling

International Transport Journalweb site
JANUARY 10, 2013
  • DB Schenker Rail UK returns coal trains to Rossington
    DB Schenker Rail UK, Britain's largest rail freight operator, has re-introduced daily coal trains from a colliery at Rossington, near Doncaster. The services are in response to inc...
  • Russian Railways raised main operating income by 5.8% in 2012
    Provisional figures indicate that JSC Russian Railways raised its main operating income to RUB 1.363 trillion (EUR 34.343 billion) in 2012, 5.8% more than in 2011. Cargo loading is...
  • Saudi Airlines believes in Turkey
    Saudi Airlines Cargo has appointed Mete Erna as cargo manager for Turkey. Erna has been active in the aviation industry in Turkey, Singapore and India, where he was responsible for...
  • MAN and Sany ink agreement in construction machinery sector
    MAN Truck & Bus AG and Sany Heavy Industries have signed a master agreement on the delivery and sale of concrete pump chassis and other special-purpose vehicles in China. The t...
  • Matson acquires primary assets of Reef Shipping
    The USA-based company Matson has acquired four vessels and around 1,500 pieces of container equipment from Reef Shipping, headquartered in Auckland (New Zealand). Matson will conti...
  • PD Ports installs new terminal operating system at Teesport
    The UK port operator PD Ports has successfully installed a new terminal operating system, built by Navis, at Teesport. The implementation of the new system included areas of the po...
  • Rush Enterprises expands national network
    The subsidiaries of Rush Enterprises have acquired certain assets of the MVI Group, which operates commercial truck and bus dealerships in Ohio under the names of Miami Valley Inte...
  • Liscr appoints new president and managing executive officer for Japan
    The Liberian International Ship and Corporate Registry (Liscr), the US-based manager of the Liberian Registry, named Takeshi Okamoto as president and managing executive officer of ...
  • Six Chinese aircraft for Yemeni launch customer
    China-based AVIC Xi'an Aircraft International Corporation (XAIC) has inked an agreement with Yemen's ministry of transport for six MA series aircraft, including two MA600 frei...
  • Lufthansa Technik Switzerland closing down in Basel
    Lufthansa Technik Switzerland (LTSW) in Basel continues to undergo extensive restructuring. The company, which had 500 employees in 2008, already cut more than two thirds of them l...
  • Zufall Logistics Group and Sartorius to build logistics centre
    The technology corporation Sartorius and the German logistics group Zufall want to continue and step up their successful ten-year partnership. The two companies recently decided to...
  • IJS Global signs teaming agreement with Daedalus Aviation Group
    IJS Global has signed a teaming agreement with Daedalus Aviation Group (DAG), a Netherlands-headquartered, specialist one-stop-shop support provider for military aviation customers...
  • SDV takes over majority shareholding in Safcomar Overseas
    SDV, a France-based global logistics service provider and member of the Bolloré Group, has acquired the majority shareholding in Safcomar Overseas SA, a forwarding and logistics fi...
  • Maputo airport to prepare third phase of rehabilitation
    Mozambique's publicly owned airports company, ADM, has signed a French Development Agency (AFD)-funded USD 500,000 contract with the consultancy company DHV. The Dutch engineering ...
  • TFG Transfracht changes management
    TFG Transfracht, a German seaport-hinterland transport service provider, announced that Kerstin Corvers joined the management team and replaced Ralf-Günter Klo' as director of oper...

Marine Logweb site
JANUARY 10, 2013
  • Horizon Shipbuilding delivers second Canal Barge towboat
  • Voith Schneider Propellers ordered for Canadian lake ferry
  • LNG-fueled cruise ferry delivered by STX Turku shipyard
  • Steerprop propulsors ordered for Russian icebreakers
  • Seastreak ferry had undergone major conversion
  • Wärtsilä powered FPSO completes full load tests

World Wide Shipperweb site
JANUARY 10, 2013
  • The Greenbrier Companies reports first fiscal quarter 2013 numbers
  • Mi Joo Tour & Travel prohibited from operating in US
  • Crowley Maritime makes donation to upgrade Fort Caroline play area
  • Port of Vancouver, USA continues trail project work
  • Diana Shipping announces charter for dry bulk vessel POLYMNIA

Lloyd's Listweb site
JANUARY 10, 2013
  • Despite the threats, there's life in this old dog yet
    Reports of energy shipping's demise are greatly exaggerated
  • Ship finance cloud has a silver lining
    Less access to lending prevents owners placing new orders
  • NYK president silent on prospects for tankers and gas tonnage
    Two segments conspicuous by their absence from Kudo's new year speech
  • Opinion poll predicts tanker bankruptcies
    But optimists hold out for zero bankruptcies
  • Shippers face carrier crackdown over cargo safety breaches
    Fresh concern over leaking peroxide from tank containers
  • A topsy-turvy year
    Oil markets take comfort from last minute US fiscal agreement
  • UASC confirms 18,000 teu boxship interest
    Yards asked to tender as Middle East line seeks further fleet cost savings
  • Product tankers urged to charge more for West Africa piracy zone
    Segment targeted in more than a third of regional attacks last year
  • Shipping identified as an engine of growth and jobs for Greece
    Think-tank warns of consequences if looming tax changes for owners are mishandled
  • Yilport predicts balance in Turkish box port supply and demand
    Red tape slows pace of expansion, says Pierce
  • No respite for dry bulk despite record Chinese iron ore imports
    Volumes rising, but not fast enough to absorb surplus capesize capacity
  • Hong Kong cash injection sparks Korea Line bidding war
    Debtor in possession deal sets precedent for country's maritime bankruptcies
  • Box traffic retreats at Dunkirk
    But general cargoes rise with a 13% uptick in cross-Channel ro-ro traffic
  • Where the buck stops
    All roads point to the derelict actions of a shipowner, its class society and its flag state
  • Flying the flag
    A New York bulge-bracket bank seeks a major east coast port, and about time
  • Exmar loan deal flags growing role of government-owned banks
    US and Chinese export credit agencies could jointly back offshore construction contract
  • MOL to install first ballast water treatment system on VLCC
    Japanese shipping giant expects to install treatment systems on more ships soon
  • ILA walks out of New York-New Jersey contract talks
    Master contract negotiations will resume next week
  • Unifeeder integrates Feederlink into combined schedule
    Service shake-up aims to boost frequency and coverage between the UK and the continent
  • Lloyd's Open Form cases hit all-time low
    No respite in 2012 for slump in contracting
  • SKF buys Blohm+Voss Industries
    Takeover positions firm to offer asset-management services
  • Omega judge blocks transfer of non-Chapter 11 assets to Kassiotis
    HSH out of the US legal picture, but junior banks' claim survives
  • In search of optimism
    2013 will be a year of reckoning unless there is a significant improvement in the freight market

Fairplayweb site
JANUARY 10, 2013
  • Key Russia-China oil talks are in the pipeline
    RUSSIA'S leading oil producer and exporter, Rosneft, and China National Petroleum plan to meet next week to discuss increasing crude shipments to China
  • Cyclone closes Oz ore ports
    IRON ORE ports at Cape Lambert and Dampier are closed today as Australia's northwest battens down with the approach of Cyclone Narelle
  • China's commodity imports hit record highs
    CHINA'S imports of crude oil and iron ore hit a record high in 2012, albeit at a modest year on year growth rate
  • Teekay Offshore plots kroner bond offering
    US-LISTED shipping companies continue to favour Oslo over New York for bonds, with Teekay Offshore signaling another offering today
  • SINOPEC can work on LNG terminal
    BEIJING has given SINOPEC the green light to start working on an LNG import terminal in Lianyungang's port in Jiangsu province, IHS World Markets Energy reported today
  • KL gains $85M in funding
    KOREA Line has received $85M in financing from Hong Kong's SC Lowy, the first debtor-in-possession deal of its kind agreed in South Korea
  • Sino-Japan Lines to be jointly operated
    SINO-Japan Lines will be jointly operated by two Chinese companies under a new deal
  • 'Healthy' offshore order stream predicted
    ASIAN offshore oil and gas players can expect "a healthy stream" of contracts to continue this year, particularly in the deepwater segment, Maybank Kim Eng predicted today
  • RSHI wins suit's first round
    RSHI'S Jiangsu subsidiary today won the first round in a $2.6M compensation suit filed by a Chinese fund management company
  • China's rail-sea box shipping rises 19.1%
    CHINA'S six key rail-sea lines have shipped 1.2M teu last year, a rise of 19.1%, from eastern to western China, according to the Shanghai Shipping Exchange
  • Delhi urged to revive shipbuilding subsidy
    INDIA'S shipping ministry has renewed its calls for Delhi to revive a 15% subsidy to local shipyards, which was scrapped in August 2007
  • Bank sees VLCC rates heading south
    VLCC RATES are likely to keep sliding in 1Q13, due to ample vessel supply and refinery maintenance in the US, the bank DnB NOR predicted today
  • Two chaebols weigh bids for STX Pan Ocean
    SAMSUNG and Hyundai, South Korea's two biggest conglomerates, were reported today to be weighing bids for STX Pan Ocean

The Journal of Commerceweb site
JANUARY 10, 2013
  • Chamber's Donohue: Jobs, Energy, Debt Top 2013 Agenda
    The U.S. is not headed toward a new recession this year, but tax increases will hit small businesses hard, dampening growth and limiting job creation in the first half of 2013, U.S. Chamber of Commerce President and CEO Thomas J. Donohue said today. "While our economy may be growing, it is...
  • Ultra Group of Companies Selects Apptricity Jetstream Smartfleet & Asset Tracking
    DALLAS - Apptricity, provider of the Jetstream suite of supply chain, e-procurement and financial productivity solutions, announced today that the Ultra Group of Companies has selected Apptricity to automate asset tracking and boost efficiency in its service fleet. Ultra, a diverse organization that covers a wide spectrum of industries, from...
  • Rough Road to ILA Contract
    Since bargaining kicked off nearly a year ago, it's been clear that the road to a new International Longshoremen's Association contract would run through New York-New Jersey. That road has been rocky, as we saw Wednesday when ILA President Harold Daggett and other union officials walked out soon after the start...
  • K & J Trucking Chooses Blue Tree Systems
    ROANOKE, Va. - Blue Tree Systems Inc., a provider of reefer monitoring, trailer tracking, and in-cab fleet management solutions, today announced that K & J Trucking, Inc. has selected its R:COM Fleet Management solution. The refrigerated truckload carrier is using the Blue Tree System's trailer tracking and temperature management features...
  • Costco, Teamsters Reach Tentative Agreement
    The Teamsters union reached a tentative three-year agreement with wholesale retail giant Costco that includes wage increases for almost 15,000 workers. The agreement calls for wage increases in each year of the contract, as well as strengthened grievance procedures and seniority language, the union said. The Teamsters union represents warehouse workers at...
  • GATI-KWE President, Chitra Shinde Awarded 'Lady Transport Personality of the Year Award'
    YDERABAD, India - January 10, 2013 -Express Distribution and Supply Chain Solutions provider, Gati-Kintetsu Express Pvt Ltd, President Ms. Chitra Shinde has been awarded the 'Lady Transport Personality of the Year-2012' at the Mahindra Transport Excellence Awards, held at New Delhi. Ms. Shinde also won the award of 'Lady Transporter...
  • C.H. Robinson Project Logistics Join Project Cargo Network
    CALGARY, Alberta - C.H. Robinson Project Logistics (formerly Transera International Logistics) have been approved as PCN Member representing Canada. C.H. Robinson has a large network of offices handling general cargo. However, the Canada offices that have joined PCN are part of a smaller subsidiary focused on project cargo and heavy...
  • Port of New Orleans Operations Unaffected by Low Mississippi River Conditions in the Midwest
    NEW ORLEANS - Low water levels in the upper reaches of the Mississippi River are not affecting operations within the Port of New Orleans, as the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers has maintained the Congressionally-authorized 45-foot deep channel on the Lower Mississippi River from Baton Rouge, La., to the mouth...
  • Kalmar RT Center Manufactures the 500th RT240 in Cibolo, TX
    SAN ANTONIO, Texas - Kalmar created the RT240 Rough Terrain Reach Stacker in 1999 to meet specific requirements for the U.S. Army. The U.S. Army decided to containerize their supplies and needed equipment that could work in areas where infrastructure had been destroyed or was non-existent. The answer to that...
  • Crowley Donation and Volunteer Efforts to Improve Arlington YMCA's Fort Caroline Field
    JACKSONVILLE, Fla. - Children attending YMCA summer camps and playing on sports teams in the Arlington area will soon benefit from Fort Caroline field enhancements following a recent donation from Jacksonville-based Crowley Maritime Corp. A check will be presented by Crowley's David Holden, director, human resources, to the YMCA during...
  • Yusen Logistics (Taiwan) Ltd. Qualifies as an AEO
    TAIPEI, Taiwan - Yusen Logistics (Taiwan) Ltd. (President: Kiyoshi Sogawa; hereinafter "YL-TW") was certified by the Directorate-General of Customs, Ministry of Finance of the Republic of China as an Authorized Economic Operator under the AEO system as of November 30, 2012. The ceremony at which the certificate was issued was held...
  • Heritage Foundation Ranks Hong Kong Freest Global Economy
    The Heritage Foundation, a Washington, D.C.-based research and advocacy institute, today ranked Hong Kong as the freest economy in the world for the 19th consecutive year. According to the 2013 Index of Economic Freedom, which ranks 177 global economies, Hong Kong scores 89.3 (on a scale from 0 to 100), well...
  • Etihad Cargo to Launch Abu Dhabi-Guangzhou Service
    Etihad Cargo, the cargo division of Etihad Airways, will launch a new weekly freight operation from Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates, to Guangzhou, China, effective Jan. 17. The new cargo service will operate every Thursday using an Airbus A330-200F freighter, with a capacity of 68 metric tons. "China is a strategically important...
  • Teamsters, ABF Resume Talks After Contentious Start
    The Teamsters union and ABF Freight System are back at the bargaining table. Negotiations on a new multiyear contract resumed Jan. 8 and will continue through next week, the union said in a notice published on its Web site. Those talks got off to a contentious start Dec. 19 when the...
  • China's Exports Bounce Back, But Outlook Weak
    Chinese exports ended 2012 surprisingly strongly, but economists expect the rebound to be short-lived. Year-over-year growth of 14 percent in December took export expansion for the year to 7.9 percent - down on the government target of 10 percent, but much higher than many analysts expected after growth over the first...
  • Singapore's Container Traffic Rose 5.7 Percent in 2012
    The Port of Singapore reported its container throughput in 2012 was a record 31.6 million 20-foot-equivalent units, increasing 5.7 percent from 29.9 million TEUs in 2011. Total cargo tonnage handled in 2012 also reached a record high, rising 1.2 percent to 537.6 million metric tons from 531.2 million metric tons the year before. The...
  • ANA, JAL International Cargo Volumes Up in November
    Japan's All Nippon Airways Co. said that its international cargo volume grew for the 10th consecutive month in November on a year-on-year basis, surging 14.2 percent to 51,992 tons. ANA's domestic cargo volume also rose for the second month in a row in November on a year-on-year basis, increasing 5.8 percent...
  • Mumbai Port's Throughput Up 9 Percent
    Throughput at India's Port of Mumbai grew 9 percent in the first three quarters of fiscal 2012-13, the port authority said in a statement on Thursday. Total tonnage from April through December was estimated at 44 million tons, compared with 40.2 million tons a year earlier. Despite a turnaround in overall cargo...
  • Cathay's New Hong Kong Terminal to Open in February
    Cathay Pacific Cargo Terminal at Hong Kong International Airport. Cathay Pacific Services, a subsidiary of Cathay Pacific Airways that operates the new Cathay Pacific Cargo Terminal at Hong Kong International Airport, will open the new terminal on Feb. 21. To ensure a smooth transition, the company will move cargo operations to the...
  • China Logistics Group Optimistic for 2013
    Freight forwarder and logistics management company China Logistics Group sees positive indications for its logistics operations in China in 2013. Although there is still an overcapacity issue in the overseas shipping industry, the amount of container tonnage moving through major Chinese ports is rising and forecast to rise further in 2013,...

Containerisation Internationalweb site
JANUARY 10, 2013
  • 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 ...
  • UASC confirms 18,000 teu boxship interest
    United Arab Shipping Co has confirmed its interest in ships of up to 18,000 teu because of the huge cost advantages that vessels of that capacity can produce.The ...
  • Unifeeder integrates Feederlink into combined schedule
    Danish short-sea feeder company Unifeeder has announced a revised schedule for services ex/to UK ports following the acquisition of Dutch-based Feederlink at the ...
  • Local spat casts shadow over USEC labour talks
    With master labour contract negotiations set to resume next week between the International Longshoremen's Association [ILA] and the US east coast and Gulf Coast ...
  • JP Morgan launches USD3.1bn bid for Port of Virginia
    JP Morgan is putting together a USD3.1bn bid for the Port of Virginia in a move that could pitch the US investment bank into the premier league of terminal owners ...
  • Lines' profits could reach USD5bn in 2013
    Global container lines should end 2013 comfortably in profit after a collective return to the black last year, as long as they are able to keep ship supply under ...

TradeWindsweb site
JANUARY 10, 2013
  • Bunge's bulker buffet
    Bunge caught the dry-bulk market's attention Thursday after fixing a pair of panamax newbuildings under construction in China.
  • Debt market offers hope
    The debt markets are poised to become an increasingly important source of capital for shipowners in the year ahead, according to Watson, Farley & Williams (WFW).
  • Eager for expansion
    Asset prices across many of shipping's most notable segments have plummeted to historic lows but there are some areas of the industry where levels are expected to climb in the months to come.
  • DVB: we need partners
    The need for collaboration between shipping's leading lenders is great than ever, according to the chief executive of DVB Bank.
  • Boskalis gets thumbs up
    Shareholders have approved plans by Royal Boskalis Westminster to issue new shares to help pay for the takeover of Dockwise.
  • Amsterdam hits record
    The port of Amsterdam has posted its best-ever cargo-handling figure as volumes grew 3% in 2012.
  • Diana ties up newbuild
    Diana Shipping has chartered out a post-panamax newbuilding to Augustea Bunge Maritime.
  • Bond pot spills over
    Helge Mogster's Dof Subsea has completed a successful visit to the Oslo bond market collecting $50m more than it hope for.
  • NOCC pockets more
    Norwegian Car Carriers (NOCC) has entered into a time charter contract for a majority owned car carrier.
  • Cargoship stranded off Japan
    A Cambodian-flagged cargoship has anchored safely in Japanese waters after losing power.
  • Clipper sells again
    Denmark's Clipper group has offloaded another two tankers in a busy start to 2013.
  • Clarksons goes Dutch
    Clarksons has added another string to its sale and purchase bow with the opening of a new office in Amsterdam.
  • Rem scores charter
    Rem Offshore has entered into a long term contract for a subsea construction newbuilding.
  • Rongsheng wins tussle
    Rongsheng Heavy Industries has come up trumps in its legal tussle with a Chinese investor following its cancelled takeover of an engine marker.
  • Samsung raises its sights
    Korean shipbuilder Samsung Heavy Industries is aiming for a big jump in new orders in 2013.
  • Age cap for ONGC
    India's ONGC has responded to criticism of its tendering policy by saying it will not charter offshore ships older than 27 years.
  • MISC expands oil storage
    A joint venture between MISC shipping company and oil trading giant Vitol are set to expand storage capacity at their Malaysian terminal.
  • Docker killed on MPP
    A Canadian stevedore has died after being crushed by a bale of pulp being loaded on to a Wagenborg ship.
  • Two banks show stakes
    Two more banks have been uncovered as major shareholders in reshaped Danish shipowner Torm.
  • TOO joins Oslo flock
    Teekay Offshore is the latest branch of the Canadian owner to go shopping in Oslo for bond cash.
  • Subsea 7's Mexican first
    Oslo-listed Subsea 7 has won a debut contract for its Mexican joint venture.
  • Ekol charters ro-ro trio
    Ekol Logistics of Turkey has chartered three Colbelfret ro-ro vessels for a new run to Italy.
  • CMES earnings slashed
    China Merchants Energy Shipping (CMES) has posted a big fall in 2012 profit despite a slight revenue rise.
  • Shipping to the rescue?
    A Greek think-tank has said domestic shipowners can help lead the country to economic recovery - as long as they're not taxed on overseas earnings.

American Shipperweb site
JANUARY 10, 2013
  • PierPass launches effort to cure gate mix ups
    Marine terminal operators at the ports of Los Angeles and Long Beach this year hope to develop some simple solutions to reduce delays at their gates caused by truckers due to miscommunication.
  • Analysis: BNSF to emerge as major project cargo player
    Albacor, which primarily deals with project cargo on the surface-transport side of the equation, will give BNSF an entre into Europe and Russia, while EP-Team will strengthen the company's express air freight activity.
  • Jaxport joins CRT to address truck emissions
    A group of shippers, known as the Coalition for Responsible Transportation, is partnering with the Port of Jacksonville in a voluntary initiative to reduce air pollution caused by shuttle trucks serving the Florida port and their warehouses.
  • Yusen granted China forwarding certification
  • Crime analytics firm, insurance broker take on cargo theft
  • Drewry forecasting higher freight rates
  • ILA-USMX contract talks continue next week, despite NY/NJ breakdown
    ILA spokesman Jim McNamara said a meeting next week on master contract issues for 14 container ports on the East Coast and Gulf Coast "is still on" and local negotiations are continuing in other ports.
  • Diesel to average $3.87 in 2013
    The average price of diesel will fall to $3.87 per gallon this year, a price drop of 10 cents compared to the average cost of diesel fuel in 2012, according to the U.S. Energy Information Administration.
  • Liner reliability dips slightly in November
  • U.S. freight up in November
  • Executive moves
  • Hicks named CFO at Kewill

The Bunker Bulletinweb site
JANUARY 10, 2013
  • High powered dual-fuel engines pass load tests
    Dual-fuel engines capable of running on treated well gas or treated crude, as well as MDO, which means virtually no MDO will need to be shipped to vessel.
  • Dual-fuel cruise ferry to enter service
    Use of LNG will enable the ferry to sail without restrictions in ECAs.
  • Big rises seen across European ports
    Prices make double digit gains in north-west Europe.
  • Bunker prices climb in Fujairah
    But mixed outlook in South Africa.
  • Bank lending to shipping declines
    Lack of ship finance puts credit role of bunker companies in focus.
  • Figures confirm a fall in Singapore's annual bunker sales
    Fall comes despite new records in container throughput and vessel arrival tonnage.
  • Onshore fuel oil stocks falling
    Traders say decline reflects move away from shore-based storage.
  • Polish LNG terminal gets cash boost
    Swinoujscie projects secures investment from European Commission.
  • Port expansion could reduce shipping-related carbon emissions
    EBRD backing moves to turn Baltic port into major transshipment hub.
  • Singapore bunker supplier faces liquidation
    The firm owes TH KMG Singapore around $17.2 million.
  • Bunker prices move higher
    Higher prices in line with stronger oil values.
  • Chimbusco, Beijing Petroleum Exchange in strategic agreement
    Its oil depot will be used as the designated delivery depot for fuel oil contracts traded under the exchange.
  • What happened to the Buyer?
    I am amazed how much an Owner is spending on anything that can/will improve the performance of his vessel while forgetting the most important person.
  • Stevedoring firm sets up bunker unit in Singapore
    TNS Bunkers will focus on trading in bunker fuels and marine lubricants.
  • UASC in talks to build mega box ships
    Japanese shipping firm K-Line also seeking to build ultra-large vessels, reports say.
  • Brightoil takes delivery of fourth VLCC
    Brightoil Grace has been delivered.

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