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February 11, 2013
Sched Netweb site
  • Matson 2012 profit up 34pc to US$46 million as revenues rise 6.2pc
  • Gansu province to build three inter-provincial expressways this year
  • Fujian's transshipments surge nearly 60pc last year to 16.8 million tonnes
  • Jilin to build route network linking North Korea, Russia and Mongolia
  • Qingdao's Haier chooses Savannah to distribute 4,500 TEU a year
  • Rotterdam's NileDutch upgrades links to Abidjan with CMA CGM-Delmas
  • American truckers challenge LA clean trucks programme in Supreme Court
  • Europort 2013 seeks papers for presentation at November Rotterdam meeting
  • Kalmar wins Maasvlakte order for auto stacking cranes from ECT
  • Court orders Air Canada to operate major maintenance shops in Canada
  • 'Managing risk routine in cars, planes - lithium batteries no different'
  • Visakhapatnam air cargo scheme stuck by bureaucratic inter-agency tiff
  • Airports Council International ranks Domodedovo dynamic growth as high

Exim Indiaweb site
FEBRUARY 8, 2013
  • ACHAA organises fire safety programme as part of silver jubilee celebrations
  • G6 Alliance expands cooperation to transpacific trade
  • India is an important market for VOTG Tanktainer: Heike Clausen
  • Japan mulls changing law to deploy armed guards on ships
  • MOL, others join UNDP job creation programme to boost economy, combat piracy in Somalia
  • Oil tanker glut near 5-month high
  • Pak exports to India grow 66 pc in Apr.-Dec.
  • Andhra Pradesh delegation impressed by Gujarat's maritime success story
  • Govt allows coconut oil export through all Major Ports
  • Continental Warehousing Corporation celebrates seven successful years
  • Customs notifies Mangalore air cargo complex
  • Engineering exports to miss revised fiscal target
  • Forex reserves drop to $295.15 bn
  • INR ends week 32 paise lower against dollar
  • Companies combine to move heavy compressors from Holland to Saudi Arabia
  • Multitrade Spain & Intermax/China coordinate tram shipment
  • Shanghai training sees project forwarding through client s eyes

International Transport Journalweb site
FEBRUARY 8, 2013
  • New Stuart Highway parking lot completed in Australia's Northern Territory
    Truck drivers who regularly use the Stuart Highway in Australia's Northern Territory now have another safer place to pull over and take a break or catch up on their sleep following...
  • Airbus celebrates two new big orders
    Air Lease Corporation (ALC), the Los Angeles CA (USA)-based aircraft leasing company has just signed a contract with Europe's aircraft manufacturer Airbus for 25 A350 XWB family ai...
  • Cargolux pioneers B747-8 services in South America and China
    Over the first February weekend, the Luxembourg-based airline Cargolux added four new destinations to its B747-8 freighter network and, in the process, flew the first-ever B747-8 s...
  • Railcargo Austria (RCA): Industriewaggon becomes Rail Cargo Wagon
    Railcargo Austria's existing subsidiary Industriewaggon GmbH and the RCA asset management sector are to be integrated into a single entity called Rail Cargo Wagon. Bundling railcar...
  • UIS study on long and/or heavy trains now completed
    Rail freight operators are constantly seeking to increase productivity and freight volumes, and to make gains in terms of their relative production costs in order to offer a qualit...
  • World busiest airport suffers cargo decrease
    Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta international airport (USA), which was once again the world's busiest airport in terms of passenger traffic and aircraft operations in 2012, recorded an ...
  • Quintiq hires Jeffrey Vail as chief marketing officer
    Quintiq, a Pennsylvania (USA)-based firm specialising in supply chain planning and optimization software, has appointed Jeffrey Vail as its chief marketing officer (CMO). Vail prev...
  • Mercedes delivers 148 Axor and Actros tractors
    The Turkish transport and logistics companies Coban Trans, Anibal Uluslararasi Nakliyat, Mertcan Turizm Nakliyat, Sigva Trans, Ekin Denizcilik Turizm, Öz Asya Uluslararas...
  • MSC buys shares in terminal in Long Beach
    The Geneva (Switzerland)-based Mediterranean Shipping Company (MSC), the world's no 2 container carrier, has bought shares in Total Terminals International, the operator of pier T ...
  • MOL launches China-Middle East Express service
    The Japanese carrier MOL Liner Ltd (MOL) is starting a new weekly China - Middle East Express (CMX), departing Ningbo on 11 March 2013. MOL will offer an additional weekly service ...
  • DB Schenker Rail names new human resources manager
    DB Schenker Rail has chosen Dr Ursula Biernert as director of its human resources business field, effective 1 April. She will have a seat on the board of DB Schenker Rail AG, as we...
  • APL selects new executive for Europe business
    APL has selected Peter Jongepier as regional president of its business in Europe. Jongepier will be responsible for APL's commercial activities in Europe, including the former Sovi...
  • DB Schenker investing EUR 41 million in new logistics centre in Singapore
    DB Schenker Logistics is to construct a new integrated logistics centre in Singapore. The facility, which will be located in Tampines Logispark near Changi international airport, w...
  • Vanguard moves 130 t transformer 2,300 km into Africa
    An emergency replacement transformer was recently transported 2,300 km from Johannesburg (South Africa) to the Cahora Bassa power station (NW Mozambique) after one of its main tran...
  • Haier America awards US distribution agreement to Kenco
    USA-based distribution, transportation, and supply chain service provider Kenco has been awarded the USA distribution contract for Haier America, a division of the multinational Ha...

Marine Logweb site
FEBRUARY 8, 2013
  • West Coast ports could face new strike threat
  • Damen acquires Dutch ship repairer Shipdock
  • Offshore lease sale seen as barometer of industry interest
  • Sembcorp Marine unit wins North Sea topsides contract
  • Maersk tests ballast water treatment in a box
  • Damen Shiprepair Brest wins another LNG tanker contract

World Wide Shipperweb site
FEBRUARY 8, 2013
  • Matson releases numbers for fourth quarter/full year
  • APL promotes Peter Jongepier to regional president for Europe
  • Maersk Line executive announces plans to leave post
  • Mitsui joining program to create jobs in Somalia
  • US rail freight traffic count continues to show mixed results

Lloyd's Listweb site
FEBRUARY 8, 2013
  • Greece faces banking shake-up
    Mergers, acquisitions and nationalisation threat reshape financial institutions
  • Crédit Agricole hangs on to $1.4bn Emporiki shipping loans
    But has the French bank kept the best or the worst of the book?
  • 100 Series Rules for the Use of Force expected by summer
    Writers work to dispel industry 'myths and misconceptions'
  • RUF justice
    Can the 100 Series Rules can live up to their promise?
  • Calling Capt Wei
    Heeding calls for accountability could help Cosco on the path to recovery
  • Gross miscalculation
    A few thoughtful people have pointed to the 1969 Tonnage Measurement Convention as a contributor to death and destruction
  • Irish leasing regime offers alternative to tonnage tax
    Section 110 companies do not require a physical presence
  • Twitter SOS saves Cosco Wallem crew
    Seafarers stranded for 10 days outside Qingdao after bulker did not obtain port clearance
  • OOCL declares Asia-Europe rate hike
    Rise of $700 per teu scheduled for March 15
  • Shipping firms back UN drive to rebuild Somalia
    Industry giants invest in shore-based jobs and capacity to curb piracy at sea
  • Vos quits Maersk Line
    Chief commercial officer leaves Copenhagen for native Netherlands
  • Frontline expects loss from sale of vintage tonnage
    Fredriksen tanker firm takes short-term pain for long-term gain
  • MOL bets on Singapore for bulker business profits
    But losses from allocation risks could dent the firm's credit rating
  • GasLog orders two LNG carriers for 10-year BG charters
    Owner fixes the tonnage over an eight-year hybrid deal
  • Seafarer killed as security team shooting foils pirate attack
    Landmark incident after hijackers board tanker Pyxis Delta in Lagos anchorage
  • Great Eastern doubles its quarterly profits
    Currency gains and lower interest bill boost results
  • Guam boosts Matson results
    Jones Act carrier's core Hawaii trade takes a hit from construction slump
  • Capesizes crawl into Year of the Snake
    But order flurry in China and South Korea hints at positive post-2014 demand
  • Technomar books two post-panamaxes at Hanjin Subic Bay
    Move signals more Greek backing for boxships
  • Greek shipping still number one, says Veniamis
    Shipowners nod to industry's role as economic powerhouse and 'silent helper'

Fairplayweb site
FEBRUARY 8, 2013
  • EC refuses to extend deadline on sulphur limit
    THE EC has told France it will not authorise any EU country to seek an extension of the 2015 deadline for introducing a 0.1% fuel sulphur limit
  • Yemen accuses Iran of weapons shipment
    YEMEN has reportedly accused Iran of smuggling weapons by ship in hope of aiding Yemeni insurgents
  • Pakistan investigating Karachi Port Trust
    PAKISTAN has begun an investigation into the government-owned Karachi Port Trust, IHS Global Insight reported today
  • DSME wins $1.6Bn deal for fixed platform
    DAEWOO Shipbuilding & Marine Engineering confirmed to Fairplay today it has clinched an order worth about $1.6Bn for a fixed offshore platform
  • 90% of KG fund raising is wiped out
    SHIPPING funding from German retail private investors continued to plummet last year, with volumes less than one-tenth of their levels in the market's heyday
  • Strife stymies Colombia's coal exports
    STRIKES and environmental issues have halted coal operations that account for two-thirds of Colombia's export capacity
  • Dong-A enters MR sector
    HYUNDAI Mipo Shipyard has been awarded a contract by compatriot vessel owners to build up to four MR tankers
  • DCI dredges up 71% drop in profits
    DREDGING Corp of India said today profits for its October-December quarter fell 71% from its July-September levels
  • MSC, Zim team up on North Europe/Med
    MSC AND Israel's Zim are adding fresh route capacity in the Eastern Med/North Europe trade
  • FESCO reefers surge
    REEFER volumes rose 32.5% in 2012 for FESCO
  • China steel profits melt by 98%
    CHINA'S 80 medium-to-large steel mills reported their profits crashed 98.2% year on year in 2012, Beijing said today
  • Cautious optimism for Hanjin Shipping
    HANJIN Shipping could return to profitability in 2013 if capacity discipline and rate rises continue, analysts predicted today
  • Hanjin HI confirms forklift death at Subic
    A SHIPYARD worker has been killed when struck by a forklift, Hanjin HI & Construction Philippines told Fairplay today
  • China foreign trades spike 26.7% in January
    CHINA'S foreign trades in January jumped 26.7% year on year, Beijing said today
  • Record container ship deliveries predicted for '13
    BOX SHIP deliveries are expected to top a record 1.8M teu this year

The Journal of Commerceweb site
FEBRUARY 8, 2013
  • Express Rail Intermodal Service From Port of Quincy Generates Smaller Carbon Footprint, McKinstry Finds
    SEATTLE - Seattle-based energy and facility services firm McKinstry has released a carbon analysis study that confirms that the unique (Cold Train) refrigerated express intermodal service to/from the Port of Quincy Intermodal Terminal produces a smaller carbon footprint than shipping by long-haul truck to/from Quincy, Wash. The report validates a...
  • Brunswick Rail Debut Eurobond Offering Recognised as a Euromoney 2012 Deal of the Year
    MOSCOW - Brunswick Rail, Russia's leading private freight railcar operating lessor, is pleased to announce that its debut Eurobond issue has been named a 2012 Deal of the Year for Central and Eastern Europe by Euromoney Magazine. The company priced its debut US$600 million 5-year Eurobond with an annual coupon rate...
  • Graybar Named One of America's Top Workplaces
    ST. LOUIS - Graybar, a leading distributor of electrical, communications and data networking products and provider of related supply chain management and logistics services, today announced that it has been named one of America's Top Workplaces by WorkplaceDynamics. Graybar ranked No. 119 nationwide among 872 organizations of 1000 or more...
  • TITAN Salvage Appoints New Vice President of Business Strategy and Process
    POMPANO BEACH, Fla. - TITAN Salvage, Crowley Maritime Corporation's marine salvage and wreck removal company based out of Pompano Beach, Fla., has named Michael G. Johnson its new vice president of business strategy and process. Johnson will report to TITAN's Managing Director Rich Habib, and will be domiciled in the...
  • USDA's Agricultural Outlook Forum to Include Exporting Tactics
    The United States Department of Agriculture has announced that the theme of its Agricultural Outlook Forum on Feb. 21 and 22 will be managing risk in today's markets. The forum will feature several international trade sessions highlighting strategies, challenges and prospects for growth for U.S. agricultural exporters. Examples of sessions include "Prospects...
  • Shipping Industry Provides $1 Million for United Nations' Somalia Initiative
    "K" Line, Shell, BP, Maersk, Stena, NYK and MOL are jointly collaborating with the United Nations Development Programme to support capacity-building projects and job creation in Somalia. The industry partners will provide $1 million to the UNDP, which will oversee the distribution of the funds in 2013 and 2014. They also intend...
  • Hapag-Lloyd to Resume Benin Calls on Africa Service
    Hapag-Lloyd is revising its South/West Africa Service's port rotation to resume weekly calls to Cotonou, Benin, starting on westbound MED voyage 1302W, departing from Asia by March 9. The port rotation will be as follows: Shanghai; Ningbo, China; Xiamen, China; Shekou, China; Singapore; Port Klang, Malaysia; Durban, South Africa; Lome, Togo; Tema,...
  • Ports of LA, Long Beach Worry About Diversions
    The ports of Los Angeles and Long Beach were open for business Friday despite the rejection of a tentative contract agreement by office clerical workers. However, what the next step will be involving the Office Clerical Unit of International Longshore and Warehouse Union Local 63 and waterfront employers is uncertain at...
  • 2013 to Be 'Bridge Year' for US Rail Industry
    Kansas City Southern Railway CEO David Starling sees 2013 as "bridge year" in that the railroad will haul more loads but the major surge will come in 2014. That's when Audi, Honda, Mazda and Nissan will open up plants in Mexico, bringing more business onto the carrier's cross-border network, he told...
  • At YRC, the Profit Is in the Details
    Close attention to detail such as shipment mix and safety costs helped deliver a $24.1 million annual operating profit for YRC Worldwide, the trucking operator's first full-year operating profit since 2006. The $4.9 billion less-than-truckload holding company still suffered a $136.5 million net loss for 2012, but that was much reduced...
  • Illinois Soybean Growers Talk Strategy With Asian Carriers
    Several Illinois Soybean Association directors and staff recently traveled to Asia to promote the state's transportation system and discuss ways to improve shipping the state's soybeans to customers worldwide. The group included Ron Kindred, ISA Marketing Committee chairman and soybean farmer from Atlanta, Ill.; Bill Wykes, ISA chairman and farmer from...
  • FTR Trucking Index Reflects Positive Environment
    FTR Associates' Trucking Conditions Index for December, published in its February 2013 Trucking Update, was a favorable reading of 8.38, although it declined from November's reading of 9.7. By mid-2013, the TCI is expected to rise significantly because of market tightness from expected regulatory changes and steady freight growth, the Nashville,...
  • 8.5 Percent Surge in February Imports Forecast
    Global Port Tracker projects an 8.5 percent surge in containerized imports this month over February 2012 despite uncertainties surrounding labor negotiations on both the East and West coasts and a decline in fourth quarter 2012 gross domestic product. The publication of the National Retail Federation and Ben Hackett Associates is also...
  • ATA Again Asks FMCSA to Revise Crash Accountability Criteria
    The American Trucking Associations has repeated its call for the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration to establish a process to remove crashes from motor carriers' records when it was evident that the carrier was not to blame. Currently, carriers' scores in FMCSA's safety monitoring system - Compliance, Safety, Accountability - are...
  • Ex-Im Bank Signs $500 Million Initiative With India Bank
    Fred P. Hochberg, chairman and president of the Export-Import Bank of the United States, recently signed a $500 million memorandum of understanding with ICICI Bank, India's largest private sector bank, pledging cooperation on financing projects beneficial to both India and the U.S., while he was on a business development mission...
  • USDA Authorizes Certain Fruit Imports From the Philippines
    The U.S. Department of Agriculture has authorized imports of fresh litchi, longan and rambutan fruit, as well as bananas, from the Philippines into the U.S. Designated phytosanitary measures must be applied to the imported fruit to prevent the introduction or dissemination of plant pests or noxious weeds, USDA said. Bananas will also...
  • STB Proposes Changes to Railroad Costing System
    The U.S. Surface Transportation Board, part of the U.S. Department of Transportation, has recommended changes to its Uniform Railroad Costing System. The board is proposing to change the way URCS calculates certain system-average unit costs to better reflect railroad operations. The proposal will automatically reflect economies of scale relative to shipment-size...
  • SCFI Shows Decline in Rates Before Chinese Holiday
    Rates on east-west trade lanes drifted lower in the Friday release of the Shanghai Containerized Freight Index ahead of a one-week lapse of the index because of the Chinese New Year holiday. "The trend seen over the past of few weeks has continued with steady but fairly low declines across all...
  • WCA Family of Logistic Networks Hires Erman
    Reha Erman, WCA Family of Logistic Networks' new regional manager for the Americas. WCA Family of Logistic Networks has hired Reha Erman as regional manager for the Americas. Prior to joining the freight forwarding group, Erman was the director of sales for The International Air Cargo Association....

Containerisation Internationalweb site
FEBRUARY 8, 2013
  • OOCL weighs in with a $700 Asia - Europe hike
    Hong Kong's OOCL is the latest ocean carrier to pitch for a mid-March general rate increase on the Asia - Europe westbound tradelane, asking for an extra $700 per ...
  • Maersk Line's Vos quits
    In a surprise to most in the container liner industry the charismatic chief commercial officer of Maersk Line has resigned his Copenhagen post and is to return ...
  • Kalmar inks order for 11 cranes at ECT
    Finnish cargo handling manufacturer, Kalmar, part of the Cargotec group, has signed a deal to supply 11 automatic stacking cranes to Hutchison Port Holdings' ECT ...
  • Bigger and better, greener and leaner
    The UK's Peel Ports has invested in a substantially larger shuttle vessel for its Manchester Ship Canal container service after a marked increase in demand ...
  • Matson thankful for Guam
    Honolulu-headquartered container line Matson reported net income of $15.6 million in the final three months of last year, compared to just $1.6 million in the fourth ...
  • End of the line for Daily Maersk?
    Drewry's latest quarterly report on ocean carrier reliability shows that there was a rise in its schedule integrity index in east-west trades in the final three ...

TradeWindsweb site
FEBRUARY 8, 2013
  • Stevedore seeks cover
    A Texas stevedore has sued steelmaker ArcelorMittal over damage to a bulker in Houston.
  • Capesize headed for Turkish fix
    A K-Line-controlled capesize bulker is poised to depart for a Turkish repairyard after touching bottom off Spain.
  • PB buys again
    Pacific Basin Shipping has taken its 2013 spending past $70m after picking up a resale once owned by Sanko, brokers say.
  • Greek cape for SwissMarine
    SwissMarine has taken an Angelicoussis capesize on a potential one-year contract, brokers say.
  • Two more years
    India Ratings has weighed in with more maritime pessimism by saying shipping is unlikely to recover before 2015.
  • Oldie joins wind rush
    Another ageing offshore support vessel has exited the North Sea market for a new career in the wind energy business.
  • Battle back to blank
    Dry-cargo newbuilding prices need to rise by up to 20% for yards to stop burning cash on the contracts, DNB Markets says.
  • Diana pens panamax deal
    Diana Shipping has locked a panamax bulker into a contract running for almost two years.
  • Mermaid extends barge
    Mermaid Maritime has secured a contract extension for an accommodation barge in Indonesia.
  • Three crew kidnapped
    Three seafarers have been taken hostage from a Carisbrooke Shipping cargoship off West Africa.
  • "Like watching Titanic"
    The former chief engineer of the Queen of the North has told a Canadian hearing that watching the vessel sink beneath the waves was like a scene from the film Titanic.
  • Seeking lots of pain
    We take a look at what was said in the market over the past week.
  • Ro-paxes for Hainan
    China's Hainan Strait Shipping has returned to Guangzhou Shipyard International (GSI) for two more ro-paxes.
  • Livanos adds six at SHI
    Peter Livanos' GasLog has returned to Samsung Heavy Industries with a newbuilding order potentially stretching to six vessels.
  • Kuribayashi back to black
    Kuribayashi Steamship has returned to the black in the nine-months to 31 December.
  • HSH wins auction cash
    Canadian mining company Cameco will not see a penny from the sale of a German cargoship involved in a costly uranium spill in 2011.
  • Deutsche cuts Hyundai
    A poor fourth quarter performance and questions about its ability to deliver on an ambitious order target have seen Deutsche Securities cut its rating on Hyundai Heavy Industries.
  • QGOG ices offering
    QGOG Constellation (QGOG) has been forced to put its planned Initial Public Offering (IPO) on ice because of market conditions.
  • RAL narrows it down
    German shipyards look likely to land a five-ship order from Greenland's Royal Arctic Line (RAL).
  • Germans blame 'Villy'
    TradeWinds digests the digits making the headlines this week.
  • Hyundai Mipo falls to loss
    Hyundai Mipo Dockyard has followed its compatriot Hyundai Heavy Industries in reporting a fourth quarter loss.
  • Rand earnings halved
    Great Lakes bulker owner Rand Logistics has seen profit halved as operating costs increased in the first nine months.
  • Toei turns a profit
    Japan's Toei Reefer Line has pulled away from the previous year's losses in the first nine months.
  • Blida crew triumph
    The crew of an Algerian bulker held off Somalia for nearly a year are to keep some of the proceeds of the vessel's auction.
  • Dong-A inks duo
    Hyundai Mipo Dockyard of Korea has added another couple of products carriers to its orderbook.
  • Maersk backs BWTS
    AP Moller - Maersk looks to have given its backing to a ballast water treatment system (BWTS) devised by compatriot DESMI.
  • Matson profits jump
    Matson, the Honolulu-based liner company, has booked a near ten-fold increase in fourth quarter profits.
  • Seatankers fixes first
    Seatankers, John Fredriksen's private shipowning arm, has fixed the first of its PSV newbuildings ordered in China.
  • Gladstone back in action
    Gladstone Ports Corp says it's two coal exporting terminals are now both back in full operation in the wake of Tropical Cyclone Oswald.
  • Crowley's christening
    What does Nina Glende Johnsen have in common with a 43,800-dwt product carrier named Florida?

American Shipperweb site
FEBRUARY 8, 2013
  • Vos leaving Maersk Line
    The chief commercial officer of Maersk Line, Lucas Vos, will leave the company at the end of April. He will also vacate his position as a member of Maersk's Liner Management Board on the same date.
  • AAR: Railroads to spend $24.5 billion in 2013
  • Maersk, CMA CGM speed giant Asia-NA pendulum
  • U.S. Customs cancels TSN conference
    No reason was given by the agency for cancelling the Feb. 26-28 meeting in Baltimore, and there was no mention of alternative dates in the future, but a spokeswoman said CBP had difficulty securing a venue.
  • West Coast longshore clerks reject 16 contracts
    The harbor employers said in a statement "the ports of Los Angeles and Long Beach continue to operate normally." The rejection by union members, however, raises questions about the settlement that ended a strike that shut down the ports of Los Angeles and Long Beach last fall.
  • Hamburg Süd raising West Coast-North Europe rates
  • ATA: Truck crash measurement unfair
    The American Trucking Associations is trying to get crashes that the truck driver didn't cause or couldn't have prevented erased from the FMCSA's Compliance, Safety and Accountability monitoring system.
  • TQL offers freight monitoring app
  • New maritime caucus formed on Capitol Hill
    The Congressional Maritime Caucus' statement of purpose, included in a registration letter to a House administrative committee, says the group will be a "devoted ally to all components of the maritime industry."
  • IATA calls for security harmonization
  • Matson benefits from increased Guam volumes
  • International Shipholding reports higher 4Q profit
  • Case of the black coral imports
  • YRC turns first profit in 6 years
  • Old Dominion operating profit rises 21% in 2012
  • Chapman Freeborn takes 747-400 from Atlas

The Bunker Bulletinweb site
FEBRUARY 8, 2013
  • Week ends with firmer prices
    Demand was average on the US Gulf, according to local players.
  • Weekly global bunker market update
    A weekly price round up of bunkering hubs from around the globe.
  • WFS to host earnings call with management team
    Call is scheduled for Thursday, February 21 at 17:00 (Eastern Time).
  • Maersk Line Chief Commercial Officer resigns
    Company confirmed that a successor has not been decided yet, but 'the process has been initiated'.
  • San Diego port commissioners to review shore power project
    Project would allow vessels to 'plug in' and use electrical power from San Diego Gas & Electric, rather than run off diesel engines while at berth.
  • Tight avails in Fujairah
    Suez prices continues to soften.
  • Prices ended week on firm note
    But 380 cSt prices don't move in Gibraltar.
  • Four ships detained for illegal fuel transfers
    One of the transfers involved marine fuel.
  • Orion hires trader
    Company controls fleet of nine bunker barges.
  • No extension for 2015 sulphur deadline
    But shipowners will still pursue their case.
  • Tanker operator sceptical about 'eco-ships'
    'We have seen nothing revolutionary so far,' says CEO of Marinvest.
  • Pirate attacks: 'Targeting MGO cargoes is lucrative business'
    'It's now very dangerous for slow vessels with low freeboards to pass through piracy areas.'
  • Markets firming in Asian hubs
    Supplies in Busan were tight.
  • More bunker suppliers making arrests
    Three arrests made in Singapore in seven days.
  • Argentinian bunker prices begin to slide
    Surplus bunkers and no demand cause prices to drop.
  • Police patrols hit by rising prices
    Indonesian marine police feeling impact of high bunker prices.
  • Maersk modifies 5 vessels
    Modification 'will reduce fuel costs by approximately 8%'.

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ICS, Trump's proposed measures against Chinese ships risk having significant unwanted consequences, even for the US
Washington
Strong opposition to their introduction also expressed by the WSC
Intercargo, international measures for decarbonisation of shipping must be simple and clear
London
Gkonis: Must not compromise operational efficiency and smooth global transport of essential goods
Port of Barcelona invests 124 million to develop sustainable fuel traffic
Barcelona
Construction of three new moorings at Moll de l'Energia
In 2024, freight traffic in the port of Catania began to grow again. A decline in Augusta
In 2024, freight traffic in the port of Catania began to grow again. A decline in Augusta
Augusta
A total of 7.9 million and 23.0 million tons of cargo were handled
In 2024, the terminal operator HHLA recorded record revenues with a growth of +10.5%
Hamburg
Profit after taxes amounted to 56.4 million euros (+33.1%)
Launch of a public consultation for the updating of the PRPs of the ports of Genoa and Savona-Vado
Genoa
The involvement of territorial, economic and social communities is foreseen
ITU, ICAO and IMO highlight risks to maritime and air transport caused by attacks on satellite communications
Geneva/Montreal/London
London Government presents its strategy for decarbonising maritime transport
London
The measures for ports will be defined after a public consultation that will take place in the coming months
For security, military ships are not enough, merchant ships are also essential
London
TUI in talks with shipyards for two new cruise ships for Marella
Hanover
Slots available starting from the 2031 financial year
ANESCO, with the Port Employment Centers, accidents have decreased in the three main Spanish ports
Madrid
67% reduction in lost work days per year
Filt, Fit and Uilt, no to the transformation from "article 18" to "16" of the Livorno port company LTM
Leghorn
Unions ask port authority to block proliferation of new economic entities
Last year Fincantieri recorded record revenues and new orders
Last year Fincantieri recorded record revenues and new orders
Trieste
Folgiero: the first fruits of our strategy and industrial vision have been harvested
COSCO Shipping Holdings revenue increased by +44.8% in the fourth quarter of 2024
COSCO Shipping Holdings revenue increased by +44.8% in the fourth quarter of 2024
Shanghai
In the period, the container ships of the Chinese group's fleet transported 6.9 million TEUs (+13.1%). Containers on the Asia-Europe/Med routes fell
Porto Marghera, renewal of concession to Terminal Rinfuse Venezia
Venice
New 25-year contract. Investments of over 53 million euros expected
In the last quarter of 2024, container traffic alone increased in French ports
Paris
In the whole year, containers amounted to over 5.3 million TEU (+11.5%)
Carnival Sets New Low Season Quarter Records December-February
Carnival Sets New Low Season Quarter Records December-February
Miami
Positive outlook for the remainder of the 2025 financial year
Rail Losing Ground in Transalpine Freight Traffic Through Switzerland
Bern
In 2024, trains transported 25.7 million tons of cargo (-3.7%)
CK Hutchison's Port Division revenues grew by 10.8% last year
Hong Kong
In 2024, Ferrovie dello Stato Italiane recorded a net loss of -208 million euros
Rome
Revenues up by +11.7%. The group's freight transported increased thanks to the acquisition of Exploris
Port of Genoa, Ente Bacini requests new spaces and renewal of the concession
Genoa
Conference to celebrate the centenary of the company
The public meeting of the Italian Port Terminal Operators Association will be held in Rome on June 19th
Genoa
VARD to build offshore dive vessel for Dong Fang Offshore
Alesund/Trieste
The contract is worth 113.5 million euros
Next week Italian ports will participate in Seatrade Cruise Global
Rome
Initiative brand: "CruiseItaly - One Country, Many Destinations"
MSC Group Cruise Terminal Officially Inaugurated in the Port of Barcelona
Barcelona
In 2027 it will be equipped with a cold ironing plant
Marcegaglia and Nova Marine Carriers form NovaMar Logistic joint venture
Lugano/Gazoldo of the Ippoliti
A general cargo ship will transport raw materials to the steel group's plants
Liebherr achieves record annual sales in the maritime and port crane segment
Bulls
Strong demand for offshore and container handling equipment
The annual conference "Programming, Operation and Management of Transport Networks" in Genoa
Genoa
It is dedicated to the transport and mobility sector
Last year, 656 ships underwent repair work in Greece
Piraeus
Increase of five units compared to 2023
Port of La Spezia, cruise ship docking simulations completed at Garibaldi West pier
The Spice
Assagenti conference on the future of the profession of maritime agent and broker
Genoa
It will be held tomorrow in Genoa
Francesco Beltrano is the new general secretary of Uniport
Rome
He takes over from Paolo Ferrandino, who will continue to collaborate as a consultant
Stena Line presents a project for a ro-ro vessel capable of reducing energy consumption by at least 20%
Gothenburg
Introduced most of the innovative technologies currently available
Saipem awarded new contracts in Middle East and Guyana
Milan
The total value of the orders is approximately 720 million dollars.
Conference in Genoa for the centenary of Ente Bacini
Genoa
The company was established on 19 February 1925
Interporto Bologna Board of Directors Renewed
Bentivoglio
Stefano Caliandro Appointed President. Loss of 1.7 million euros in 2024
NYK invests 76 billion yen in NYK Energy Ocean Corporation
Tokyo
The newco has taken over the activities of ENEOS Ocean
Decarbonisation of maritime transport will be faster in the EU and the US
DHL Acquires CRYOPDP
Bonn/Nashville
The company provides courier services for clinics and healthcare
SAILING LIST
Visual Sailing List
Departure ports
Arrival ports by:
- alphabetical order
- country
- geographical areas
Over a million to the port companies of Livorno and Piombino to acquire green vehicles
Leghorn
The ranking for admission to the PNRR-Next Gen Eu contributions has been published
COSCO Shipping Development Co.'s container sales increased by +204.1% in 2024
Shanghai
The related turnover increased by +124.0%
The call for funding for the purchase of electric vehicles in the ports of Genoa and Savona-Vado has been published
Genoa
Yang Ming Buys Three New 8,000 TEU Containerships
Keelung
They will be delivered between 2028 and 2029
Construction of a cruise ship for Regent Seven Seas Cruises begins in Marghera
Trieste
Fincantieri will deliver the unit in 2026
Federlogistica establishes operational offices in Spain and Brazil
Genoa
The aim is to go beyond theoretical cooperative relationships
Over a Ton of Cocaine Seized in the Port of Gioia Tauro
Reggio Calabria
If placed on the market it would have generated over 187 million euros
In 2024, the economic results of Interporto Padova reached record values
Padua
Revenues up +17%
Three ceremonies at the Saint-Nazaire shipyard for three new MSC Cruises ships
Geneva
New flagship "MSC World America" delivered
German railway company DB Cargo reduced losses in 2024
Berlin
Revenues down again. -9.0% drop in freight volumes
NovaAlgoma orders second 38,000 dwt cement carrier in China
Lugano
It will be taken over in 2027
Customs agreement between Italy and Brazil to facilitate trade
Brasilia
Mission of the Customs and Monopolies Agency in the South American nation
A team from La Spezia Container Terminal in Rotterdam to test advanced technologies
The Spice
ECT Hutchinson Ports Training Center Visited
The assembly of Genoese freight forwarders on Monday
Genoa
It will be held at the Palazzo della Borsa in Genoa
Assarmatori, in Italy the ferry segment cannot bear the burden of the EU ETS in a very fragile market situation
Brussels
Messina: Protecting shipping from the ideological excesses of the Green Deal
The website of the Port Authority Corps - Coast Guard has been renewed
Rome
It has become a single digital access point to documents and services
In 2024, inland waterway freight transport in Germany increased by +1.2%
Wiesbaden
The volume, at 173.8 million tonnes, is the second lowest since 1990.
APM Terminals Granted Port of New York - New Jersey Concession Renewal
New York
Contract for a period of 33 years. Investments of 500 million dollars are expected
Experimentation of crane automation has begun at the Interporto Padova terminal
Padua
The interport company awarded the "Industria Felix 2025 Award"
Container traffic in the port of Algeciras fell by -17.0% in February
Algeciras
Both import-export volumes and transhipment are decreasing
New cruise company Crescent Seas has been founded in Miami
Miami
The fleet, initially consisting of one ship from Regent Seven Seas Cruises, will grow to five units within the next five years
In 2024, the volume of vehicles transported by Wallenius Wilhelmsen's fleet decreased by -9.7%
Oslo
Traffic down on almost all global routes
Agreement between Assoporti and Assologistica and the Florida trade, transport and port authorities
Rome
It was signed today
In April a mission in Albania of The International Propeller Clubs - Italy
Genoa
It will take place on the 9th and 10th in Tirana and Durres
COSCO Shipping Ports revenues rose to a record $1.5 billion in 2024 (+3.3%)
Hong Kong
In the fourth quarter alone, a decrease of -3.0%
SO.RI.MA. (FHP group) granted a concession of an area of 125 thousand square meters in the port of Chioggia
Venice
Investments of 11.5 million euros expected over 25 years
PORTS
Italian Ports:
Ancona Genoa Ravenna
Augusta Gioia Tauro Salerno
Bari La Spezia Savona
Brindisi Leghorn Taranto
Cagliari Naples Trapani
Carrara Palermo Trieste
Civitavecchia Piombino Venice
Italian Interports: list World Ports: map
DATABASE
ShipownersShipbuilding and Shiprepairing Yards
ForwardersShip Suppliers
Shipping AgentsTruckers
MEETINGS
The public meeting of the Italian Port Terminal Operators Association will be held in Rome on June 19th
Genoa
The annual conference "Programming, Operation and Management of Transport Networks" in Genoa
Genoa
It is dedicated to the transport and mobility sector
››› Meetings File
PRESS REVIEW
Damen Mangalia Unionists Protest Friday Against Possible Closure
(The Romania Journal)
Govt. to woo top ten shipping liners in world for Colombo port expansion
(Daily Mirror)
››› Press Review File
FORUM of Shipping
and Logistics
Relazione del presidente Nicola Zaccheo
Roma, 18 settembre 2024
››› File
Contship Italia’s intermodal network has been extended to the Gulf Terminal in La Spezia
Melzo
Connections with the inland terminals of Milan, Modena and Padua
Container traffic in the port of Valencia grew by +15.2% last month
Valencia
The overall volume of goods handled increased by +6.8%
The Northern Tyrrhenian Sea Port Authority obtains gender equality certification
Leghorn
It is the first Italian port authority to obtain this recognition
Container traffic growth weakens at ports of Los Angeles and Long Beach
Los Angeles/Long Beach
Last month, increases of +2.6% and +13.4% respectively were recorded
Assarmatori, the Italian government's position on the impact of the EU ETS on shipping and ports is good
Rome
Messina: fully understood the risks and distortions of European climate regulation
PSA Italy's Genoa port terminals awarded anti-corruption certification
Genoa
The UNI EN ISO 37001 standard defines the requirements for an effective anti-corruption management system
Assiterminal presents three projects for the sustainable transition of the Italian port sector
Rome
Work completed on docks 33 and 34 of the port of Civitavecchia
Civitavecchia
50,000 square meters of yards prepared
The completion and doubling of the Pontremolese is the dream-nightmare of the La Spezia port community
The Spice
Fontana: Money is not found when enormous resources are channeled into railway lines of dubious utility
Hanwha acquires 9.9% stake in shipbuilding company Austal
Sydney
Investment worth approximately 116 million US dollars
The European fleet is growing but competing fleets are growing at a faster rate
Brussels
Raptis (European Shipowners): investing ETS revenues in clean shipping technologies and fuels
Trasportounito has confirmed the national halt to the transport of goods
Rome
Proclaimed for the duration of five days from March 31st to April 4th
Container traffic in Hong Kong port increased by +9.1% in February
Hong Kong
However, for the second time in the last 25 years, cargo volume was below one million TEU.
Cargo traffic in Greek ports stable in Q3 2024
Piraeus
The increase in volumes transported on domestic routes has offset the decline in traffic with foreign countries
At the Vado Ligure container terminal a 21,000 teu container ship fully loaded
I go to Liguria
The 400-meter-long Cosco Shipping Nebula has landed
UIR proposes a permanent table for the development of intermodality
Verona
The main task is to build a project financing program.
Restructuring plan approved for Spanish company Armas Trasmediterránea
Las Palmas de Gran Canaria
Creditors' appeal rejected
The decline in cargo traffic at the port of Singapore worsened in February
Singapore
Containerized cargoes amounted to 27.4 million tons (-3.6%)
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