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March 11, 2013
Sched Netweb site
  • MSC won't book backhaul Europe-Asia cargo, blames lack of capacity
  • Hutchison buys Asia Container Terminals from DP World, Singapore's PSA
  • New York dockers and employers reach deal, but 'tweaking' still remains
  • Shandong provincial seaport volume up 15pc to 1.78 million TEU in January
  • OOCL makes Laem Chabang-Yokohama KTX service changes from March 26
  • German chancellor Merkel urges rapid trade deal with Indonesia and EU
  • Chongqing Liangjiang New Area's 2012 trade value triples 2011's sum
  • China to lend US$1.7 billion for Sri Lankan port, airport and rail line
  • 13pc rail rate hike damages Xinjiang's competitive product strength
  • High growth Panama fuels canal expansion, but more funding needed
  • United February air cargo declines 15.7pc, passenger revenue rises 7.5pc
  • China Southern launches LA-Zhengzhou-Guangzhou all-cargo flights
  • ESC wins anti-terror rule delay till April 29 after air shipper fuss
  • Drewry: Air and ocean freight rates at opposite ends of the scale

Exim Indiaweb site
MARCH 8, 2013
  • Breakbulk China 2013 begins tomorrow
  • Dry bulk segment to see less new deliveries
  • Idle boxships up to 5.3 pc of global fleet above 500 TEUs
  • Govt may allow Major Ports to fix market-linked tariffs
  • JN Port s INR 2,000-cr., tax-free bond issue opens today
  • KPCHAA seeks local MP s support against proposal to make certain Customs Act violations non-bailable
  • Work commences on grid linking waterways, ports, roads
  • "We are exceptionally proud of the fast turnaround times and the congestion-free operations that we offer making the entire process hassle-free"
  • INR rallies on heavy fund inflow, ends 62 paise up at 54.29
  • CARGOTEC s Kalmar gets large port equipment order from Venezuela
  • SCS moves, positions heavy press frame
  • Steder Group Djibouti transports heavy power plant parts through Ethiopia

International Transport Journalweb site
MARCH 8, 2013
  • Gefco opens new national subsidiary in UAE
    The French transport and logistics company Gefco has opened a new logistics hub and a new subsidiary in Dubai (UAE) to strengthen its activities in the region. The facility will se...
  • DHL investing heavily in Indonesia
    DHL Supply Chain is investing EUR 40 million over the next few years to strengthen its position in Indonesia. The announcement was made at the launch of its latest 17,000 sqm wareh...
  • Euro-Leasing adds Pharmaliners to portfolio
    Euro-Leasing GmbH, a service provider owned by MAN Truck & Bus AG, is augmenting its rental fleet by new Pharmaliners. These special refrigerated trailers comply with the EU's ...
  • Safer territory roads for truck drivers in Australia
    The Australian federal and Northern Territory governments have teamed up with the transport industry to provide AUD 10.3 million (EUR 8.03 million) to improve road facilities for l...
  • Alstom and Kamkor to produce 10,000 points in Kazakhstan
    KazElectroPrivod, a joint venture, equally owned by Alstom and its Kazakh partner Kamkor, has signed a contract worth EUR 90 million with Kazakhstan Temir Zholy (KTZ), the Kazakhst...
  • Russian Railways Logistics starts vehicle delivery
    Russian Railways Logistics has started transporting GW Wingle 5 vehicles produced by the Great Wall Motor Company Limited (GWM) from China to Russia. The first 48 pickups were forw...
  • Transitional period for approval of known consignors amended
    On 5 March, the European Commission implemented (EU) No 185/2010. This order, which amends regulation (EU) No. 185/2010, prolongs the transitional period for known consignors until...
  • KLM set to commence biofuel-powered flights
    KLM Royal Dutch Airlines is starting biofuel-powered transatlantic B777 trial flights from JFK airport in New York to Schiphol Amsterdam airport. The Schiphol Group, the US carrier...
  • Imo takes step forward towards solution for GHG emissions
    The International Maritime Organization (IMO) held a workshop at its headquarters from 26 February to 1 March. At the event, attended by more than one hundred participants from Imo...
  • Buenaventura Container Terminal invests in cargo verification system
    The Buenaventura Container Terminal (TCBuen) in Colombia, part of Grup Maritim TCB, is investing about USD 3.5 million in new optical character recognition (OCR) systems for quay a...
  • Etihad Airways and Airberlin align maintenance operations in Chicago
    Etihad Airways has opened a line maintenance base at Chicago's O'Hare international airport (USA). The new facility is equipped with the latest technology and will perform all sche...
  • New CEO of DHL Freight Germany ending interim period
    DHL Freight has appointed Jeroen Eijsink as the new CEO of DHL Freight in Germany. On 1 March Eijsink assumed responsibility for the company's road and rail transport activities in...
  • DFDS Seaways names new director general for France
    The Danish group DFDS Seaways has selected Jean-Claude Charlo as its new director general for France and the Mediterranean. The move affects 750 employees and covers the Marseilles...
  • Milestone for Panama Canal expansion programme
    The Panama Canal Authority (ACP) has completed the dredging to deepen and widen the navigational channels along Culebra Cut. The work, which started in March 2008, is part of the e...

Marine Logweb site
MARCH 8, 2013
  • Ulstein Verft gets new MD
  • ConocoPhillips to go ahead with Chukchi Sea drilling
  • Navy adds $65 million mod to Kennedy contract
  • Flagship adds another maritime academy grad to its team

World Wide Shipperweb site
MARCH 8, 2013
  • Los Angeles Harbor Commission Oks SCIG environmental impact report
  • US rail freight traffic rolls to up/down week
  • Port of Seattle expanding Sea-Tac Airport music program
  • Boeing targets Miami as 787 training center
  • Port association schedules cruise seminar for April 24-26

Lloyd's Listweb site
MARCH 8, 2013
  • Waning German shipping should consolidate now, top banker warns
    Decline in number of Germany's ships and shipowners will probably continue for another 10 years, says KfW IPEX finance chief
  • Mixed teams raise vetting concerns
    ISO 28007 will not discriminate on the basis of nationality or wage
  • Mixed messages
    Employing low-paid, non-British security guards opens a fresh can of worms
  • New York-New Jersey bosses and dockers agree tentative six-year deal
    NYSA-ILA pact sets stage for crucial wagescale meeting in Tampa
  • Choosing our battles
    Exposés on sustainable fishing should focus on mistreated third-world crew
  • KGs may face class action, lawyers warn
    Liability will hinge on the wording of funds' prospectuses
  • Firms that rely on state bailouts are 'hopeless', says China Shipping's Li
    Government urged to support industry through scrapping incentives
  • Vafias positions StealthGas for US shale gas 'game changer'
    LPG carrier makes debut port call after coastguard restrictions eased
  • Shippers slam MSC freeze on Europe-Asia bookings
    Critics call the move a 'ruse to raise prices'
  • Sinotrans Shipping posts $10m second-half operating loss
    Dry bulk firm holds cash for newbuildings
  • Asia-Europe spot box rates fall as backhaul index rises
    Carriers will struggle to make next week's general rate increase stick
  • Kühne wants NOL to join merged Hapag-Lloyd and Hamburg Süd
    Biggest shareholder seeks IPO in any circumstances
  • BLT plan falls short of secured-creditor support
    Jakarta judge schedules final vote for March 14
  • Hong Kong loses out to Singapore in shipmanagement cluster race
    But Anglo-Eastern chief praises territory's cost and labour advantage
  • Obstacles lift for capesize vessels
    Blocks to supply from Colombia and Australia ease at last
  • LNG in China's future
    Domestic production will come but the country will need shipping for some time

Fairplayweb site
MARCH 8, 2013
  • Asian chemical demand still flat
    CHEMICAL demand in Asia has not picked up despite the resumption of business after Lunar New Year last month
  • China's exports surged in February
    CHINA'S exports surged 21.8% year-on-year to 875.1Bn yuan ($139.4Bn) in February, according to the customs data published today
  • Guangzhou Maritime Court cases surged
    CHINA's Guangzhou Maritime Court saw the number of new cases jump 79% year on year to 2,525 in 2012, it announced yesterday
  • DS Norden to order product tankers
    DS Norden, the listed Danish drybulk sand product tanker shipping company, says it plans to order three or four product tankers this year after the sale of three such vessels late last year
  • Uproar: Kiel canal closes for bigger vessels
    TRAFFIC through the Kiel Canal into the Baltic Sea is going to remain severely constrained for another two weeks following the closure of two locks in Brunsbüttel
  • CSSC-JNHI swung to losses
    SHANGHAI-listed CSSC-JNHI swung to losses of 76M yuan ($12M) in 2012 on decreased sales and money-losing orders
  • Sinotrans Shipping's profits tumbled
    HONG KONG-listed Sinotrans Shipping's profits fell 78.1% year on year to $20M in 2012, partly due to the addition of two dry bulk carriers to its fleet
  • BLT gets insufficient support from creditors
    BELEAGUERED chemical tanker operator PT Berlian Laju Tanker said today that only 57% of its secured creditors voted for its restructuring plan today
  • OSG jettisons five Diamond S charters
    BANKRTUPT OSG has rejected charters of five more product tankers owned by Wilbur Ross-financed Diamond S, according to newly filed court documents
  • Supramax market heats up in Pacific
    AN INFLUX of coal and iron ore cargoes is keeping Supramaxes busy in the Pacific realm as rates continue to rise for the third straight week
  • Cecon invites bondholders to subscribe for shares
    Cecon, the listed Norwegian offshore services vessel company, has invited its bondholders to participate in an offering of up to 17,886,089 new shares at a subscription price of par value
  • Chinese shipping to 'recover' in 2015
    CHINA'S vice transport minister Zuyuan Xu believes it will take another two or three years for the shipping market to consume the present capacity, Xu told Xinhua News on Wednesday
  • HPH to reap 'long-term' benefits
    HUTCHISON Port Holdings Trust's full acquisition of Asia Container Terminals spells "long-term" benefits for the group, said UOB Kay Hian today
  • Crude oil tanker tonne-miles to rise
    MORE crude oil could be moved from the Atlantic basin to feed growing demand in Asia, boosting tonne-miles for crude oil and products tankers, said UK broker ICAP Shipping in its February report

The Journal of Commerceweb site
MARCH 8, 2013
  • Is BNSF Rail Transfer Facility Green Enough to Go?
    The Los Angeles Harbor Commission certified the final environmental impact report for BNSF's proposed Southern California International Gateway, a rail transfer facility that could be one of the most significant intermodal rail projects of the past 25 years. However, the SCIG must still be approved by the Los Angeles City Council,...
  • Pirates Release Chemical Tanker, Crew
    Seventeen Indian sailors, held captive by Somali pirates for more than a year, were freed Friday following intense diplomatic negotiations. The Indian men were among 22 crew members aboard the Panama-flag MT Royal Grace, a chemical tanker captured by pirates March 2, 2012, off the coast of Oman. "The vessel is presently...
  • Port Logistics Group, Tagsys RFID Team Up
    Port Logistics Group and Tagsys RFID have partnered to provide radio-frequency identification solutions for Port Logistics Group customers at their U.S. gateway facilities. The gateway logistics provider and inventory management company will team up on the development and deployment of Tagsys RFID solutions, integrated with Port Logistics Group proprietary EventTracker WMS,...
  • Sequestration Puts LA-Long Beach on Crash Course
    LONG BEACH, Calif. - The decision by U.S. Customs and Border Protection to cease overtime work for its personnel while Washington attempts to solve the sequestration issue will be a burden for all ports, but it could be disastrous for the ports of Los Angeles and Long Beach. That's because the...
  • Sequestration Blues
    The negative impacts of sequestration on the international trade community are looming for California's public ports, and what happens here will ripple through the national economy in a matter of weeks unless Congress takes quick action. California's ports and its goods movement system support hundreds of thousands of jobs, and result...
  • Venezuelan Port Operator Orders Equipment
    Bolivariana de Puertos, Venezuela's government-owned port operator, has ordered a large amount of port equipment from Cargotec's Kalmar. The parties have agreed not to disclose the exact value of the order. The order, which is scheduled for delivery starting in May 2013, includes 30 Kalmar reachstackers, four empty container handlers, eight heavy...
  • US Customs Seizes 1,500 Fake 'Hermés' Handbags
    If genuine, the seized handbags had an estimated manufacturer's suggested retail price of $14.1 million.U.S. Customs and Border Protection officers and import specialists assigned to the Los Angeles-Long Beach seaport complex have seized 1,500 high-fashion leather handbags bearing counterfeit "Hermés" trademarks. The merchandise arrived from China in two shipments. If the...
  • More April Rate Hikes for Maersk
    Maersk Line has announced several rate increases that will all take effect on April 1. The ocean carrier will increase rates on its trade from the Indian subcontinent to North Europe by $250 per 20-foot dry container and $400 per 40-foot, 40-foot high-cube and 45-foot dry container. On its Southeast Asia to...
  • Textainer Promotes Chong, Sowry
    Textainer Group Holdings has named Alvin Chong vice president and head of the resale division, succeeding Stefan Mackula. Textainer also promoted Anthony C. Sowry to senior vice president of operations and acquisitions. Chong previously served as Textainer's director of resale for the Asia-Pacific region. He joined the intermodal container lessor in...
  • Wallenborn Transport, VIP Truck Team Up in Germany
    Luxembourg-based overland transportation company Wallenborn Transport has joined forces with VIP Truck, a provider of air-cargo road feeder services in Germany. The new company, VIP Wallenborn, offers distribution services for airlines and forwarders in Germany, including scheduled connections between 15 German airports, scheduled international trucking services from Frankfurt Airport and Munich...
  • AMR's February Cargo Traffic Down 10.2 Percent
    AMR Corporation, parent of American Airlines, reported a 10.2 percent decline in system cargo ton miles for the month of February, to 126,053, down from 140,388 in the same month in 2012. Volume also decreased for the year-to-date, down 9.8 percent year-over-year to 249,067 ton miles, compared with 276,054 ton miles...
  • US-Iraq Trade, Investment Pact Likely to Take Effect This Year
    The bilateral U.S.-Iraq Trade and Investment Framework Agreement, first negotiated in 2005, is likely to enter into force later this year, providing a bilateral forum to foster greater trade and investment between the two countries. The announcement by the U.S. and Iraq follows the Iraq Council of Representatives' recent ratification of...
  • US Customs Confiscates 122 Pounds of Narcotic Khat
    U.S. Customs and Border Protection officers have seized more than 122 pounds of khat at the Indianapolis FedEx facility. Hidden among computer parts, the large cache of khat was detected by Customs officers and intercepted. They discovered the shipment during a routine inspection of international air freight arriving from Britain. Upon...
  • Hapag-Lloyd to Hike Europe-Asia Rates
    Hapag-Lloyd will increase rates for all cargoes and container types on its trade from North Europe and the Mediterranean to East Asia, the Indian subcontinent and the Middle East, starting April 1. The hike will be $100 per 20-foot-equivalent unit....
  • US Jobs Report Bodes Well for Freight Growth
    The U.S. freight-related transportation industry and warehouse sector gained 3,100 jobs in February from January, but the most promising signs for increased freight transport came from sizable growth in the construction and manufacturing industries. "Job gains and interest rates at historical lows are helping a gradual recovery in the housing market,...
  • SCFI Rates to Europe Drop Below $1,000
    The Shanghai Containerized Freight Index continued its decline in the week of March 8 across all trade lanes, with European lanes dropping below the $1,000 per 20-foot container mark, according to data issued by the Shanghai Shipping Exchange. Shanghai Containerized Freight IndexCompositeSource: Shanghai Shipping Exchange For a larger version of the chart,...
  • Lock Repairs in Germany to Impact Hapag-Lloyd's Baltic Services
    The large locks at the western end of the canal in Brunsbuettel, Germany, have to be repaired and will be out of service for about two to three weeks, authorities have said in a German-language announcement by the German Waterways Authorities. As a result, vessels with a length of more than 125...
  • US Customs Seizes Counterfeit Headphones, Unsafe ATVs
    In a partnership between U.S. Customs, EPA and the CTAC, "Beats by Dr. Dre" headphones were seized as counterfeit products in Los Angeles.U.S. Customs and Border Protection at the Los Angeles-Long Beach seaport have seized a shipment containing 445 counterfeit "Beats by Dr. Dre" headphones and 28 all-terrain vehicles that...

Containerisation Internationalweb site
MARCH 8, 2013
  • Kuhne wants NOL to join merged Hapag-Lloyd and Hamburg Sud
  • ND establishes footprint in Vietnam
    The freight forwarding division of Norbert Dentressangle (ND) has established a representative office in Vietnam as part of its continued global expansion.A subsidiary ...
  • Shippers rage at Europe - Asia booking stop
    Still sore from the eastbound container block of a year ago, that caused untold damage to the supply chain, European shippers are railing against the decision this ...
  • Asia - Europe spot rates down again, but backhaul gains
    Container spot rates from Shanghai to Rotterdam fell by a further 4.9% this week, according to Drewry's World Container Index, however on the backhaul the index ...
  • NY&NJ dockers agree deal
    Just ahead of the March 8 extended deadline, 4,500 dock workers at the port of New York & New Jersey reached a tentative deal late Thursday night on local ...
  • China's export surge
    February saw Chinese exports jump by 21.8%, compared to the same month of 2012, against analysts' predictions of a 15% rise. Strong demand from the US and South ...

TradeWindsweb site
MARCH 8, 2013
  • Pac Basin wins chase
    Pacific Basin Shipping looks to have continued its spending spree with the addition of a Triton Navigation supramax.
  • NSRR admits defeat
    Start-up operator North Sea RoRo (NSRR) has given up on its England to Sweden run, but vowed to continue on in some form.
  • New space for Gagarin
    A statue of Russian astronaut Yuri Gagarin has found a new home in Greenwich thanks to the support of SCF Sovcomflot.
  • MISC bid backed
    Petronas' efforts to takeover MISC have won the support of financial advisors.
  • BLT must try again
    Struggling Indonesian tanker owner Berlian Laju Tanker (BLT) has failed to win approval from creditors for its restructuring plan.
  • Ulstein bags new boss
    Kristian Saetre has been drafted in to lead Norwegian shipbuilder, Ulstein Verft.
  • Mols spares investors
    Danish ferry group Mols-Linien has enough cash to avoid asking shareholders for extra funds.
  • STNG gone, for now?
    Scorpio Tankers could finally lift off the gas on the expansion front having put its dry-powder to work, a leading analyst says.
  • Vitol happy with LSC
    Trading giant Vitol says Latvian Shipping Company (LSC) has made significant progress in tough shipping markets.
  • Everything must go
    We take a look at what was said in the market over the past week.
  • Everything must go
    Owners can't afford to dawdle while John Fredriksen is snapping up all the best yard slots.
  • Bulker bites dust
    Jinhui Shipping & Transportation has cancelled a supramax newbuilding booked way back in 2007.
  • Cammell eyes offshore
    UK shipyard Cammell Laird is planning a move into new sectors after 2012 profit edged up.
  • Kuhne: IPO still on
    Hapag-Lloyd shareholder Klaus-Michael Kuhne insists the company will carry out an IPO following its planned merger with Hamburg Sud.
  • Clarksons cuts three
    TradeWinds digests the digits making the headlines this week.
  • Fesco's bonus boost
    Directors of Russia's Far East Shipping Company (Fesco) are about to bank four years of bonuses.
  • Greeks snap up Norqueen
    Finnish group Bore has sold a veteran ro-ro into Greece after its charter expired.
  • P&A adds tug
    Damen Shipyards Group has won an order for a new type of tug from Germany's Petersen & Alpers (P&A).
  • Three AHTS crew seized
    Three more seafarers have been kidnapped off Nigeria in another raid on a Bumi Armada offshore ship.
  • Thenamaris seals funds
    The Export-Import Bank of Korea (Kexim) has backed Thenamaris' LNG newbuilding orderbook with a $200m loan.
  • GC Rieber fixes newbuild
    GC Rieber Shipping has secured a potential ten-year charter for a newbuilding construction support vessel (CSV) on order in Norway.
  • Keppel in BWTS first
    Keppel has won a landmark deal to retrofit a ballast water treatment system (BWTS) aboard a Mitsui OSK Lines VLCC.
  • Sinotrans suffers in 2012
    Sinotrans Shipping will be glad to see the back of 2012 after the company reported a near 80% drop in full-year profits.
  • DeepOcean seals funds
    DeepOcean Group has strengthened its balance sheet after securing a new EUR125m ($164m) credit facility.

American Shipperweb site
MARCH 8, 2013
  • House budget measure bites highway programs
    The continuing resolution legislation, introduced Wednesday, includes $586 million less for highway infrastructure and safety programs and $118 million less for transit programs than was authorized last summer in MAP-21.
  • Senators try again to raise minimum duty-free level
    The Low Value Shipment Regulatory Modernization Act of 2013 (S. 489), sponsored by Sens. John Thune, R-S.D., and Ron Wyden, D-Ore., is strongly supported by the express delivery and e-commerce industries.
  • BNSF chief concerned about effect of service switching
    "It is something that on the face of it sounds so logical, but, quite frankly, behind all this is a property rights question," said Matthew Rose, the Class I railroad's chairman and chief executive officer, at the TPM conference.
  • European, African shippers collaborate
  • CKYH provides details in Asia-Europe strings
  • Analyst: Air freight boost to follow economic recovery
    In past economic recoveries, air freight has been a driver toward prosperity, but according to Brandon Fried, executive director of the Airforwarders Association, this business activity is likely to be a follower this time around.
  • Breakthrough: ILA, NYSA reach tentative agreement
    Jim McNamara, an ILA spokesman, said the agreement with employers represented by the New York Shipping Association (NYSA) is "subject to some tweaking," but will be presented to local union officials next week.
  • LA Harbor Commission approves new railyard
  • NTSB to hold meetings on 787 fire
  • Forward Air buys Total Quality for $66 million
  • CBP, EPA stop unsafe shipments in LA
  • Goulet named American's integration officer
  • Martin Bencher expands in Australia

The Bunker Bulletinweb site
MARCH 8, 2013
  • Bunker prices end week mostly down
    Demand was poor across the Americas, players confirmed.
  • Weekly global bunker market update
    A weekly price round up of bunkering hubs from around the globe.
  • PDVSA closed for holiday
    PDVSA will reopen on March 11.
  • Little price movement in Fujairah
    Cape Town avails remain tight.
  • Crude pulls prices down at week's end
    But Mediterranean ports see prices firm.
  • Aegean 'laser focused' on selling older vessels
    Tanker used as floating storage off Fujairah to be sold.
  • BLT still struggling to win support for restructuring plan
    Shipping firm needs more backing from secured creditors.
  • Teekay mulling LNG bunker tanker designs
    Company leaning towards use of IMO type C LNG tanks.
  • Fuel testing agency continues to grow
    Guardian Marine Testing to take on more staff.
  • Belgian port expects 'breakthrough' in LNG bunkering
    Zeebrugge wants to be 'a front runner' in supplying LNG as a bunker fuel.
  • Tolson: Credit key to beating the competition
    'Credit cannot be done on the back of an envelope anymore.'
  • Asian bunker prices stay soft
    Weak demand in Tokyo and Busan.
  • Waterjets claimed to improve fuel efficiency
    Waterjets allowed a decade old vessel to improve performance without changing other equipment, says MJP.
  • Anti-whaling group running out of bunkers
    Vessels from Sea Shepherd will reach Melbourne port in two weeks time.
  • Bid to supply LNG carriers with fuel monitoring system
    WiFi Wireless bids to supply British Gas.
  • LNG bunkering designs get 'approval in principle' from GL
    Class society says regulatory framework key to future development.
  • Lukoil profits rise on higher oil prices
    Revenue gained to $139.2 billion.
  • STX Finland delivers multi-fuel deck cargo vessel
    The MS Meri can run on LNG, biodiesel and low sulphur marine diesel.
  • Sinotrans posts lower profits on 'subdued' market
    Firm spent $31.9 million on bunkers in 2012, compared to $22.31 million in 2011.

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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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