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April 11, 2013
Sched Netweb site
  • Hong Kong terminals down 20pc, dwell time 1-3 days, 120,000 TEU stuck
  • Hong Kong bypass - Guangxi commences new shipping service to Thailand
  • Zhejiang's Toumen port builds first terminal with 28.7-kilometre quay
  • Shanxi plans to build 2,500 kilometres railway track over three years
  • UPS appeals European Commission TNT merger ban, citing errors of fact
  • Long Beach Harbour Commission joins city in opposing rail yard project
  • Ribar's compliance era ends as more aggressive Panalpina CEO takes helm
  • China to launch new shipping service from Jilin province to Vladivostok
  • Political turmoil puts Bangladesh garment 16pc export surge at risk
  • UPS adds Western Europe to expedite ocean freight service network
  • Famous Pacific Shipping starts LCL service from India to Baltics
  • Singapore heads Aids to Navigation Fund Committee on regional waters
  • Hamburg Sud ups Gulf Coast-west coast South America US$100/TEU
  • SC Ports, eco-bureau extend air compliance scheme to cut emissions
  • Louisville trucker takes natural gas plunge to weigh costs, benefits
  • CaroTrans expands LCL offering from Shanghai to Atlanta and New York
  • Hactl first quarter HK air cargo tonnage up 1.57pc to 643,912 tonnes
  • DHL Express adds wide-bodied aircraft, increases Asia-US capacity
  • Dnata provides ramp handling for Virgin Atlantic Heathrow short-haul

Exim Indiaweb site
APRIL 10, 2013
  • Consolidation seen reducing global container shipping lines
  • Haldia-Farakka coal movement by barges postponed again
  • Maersk Group involved in research on finding alternative marine fuel
  • NYK launches tsunami alert system for vessels
  • Pak shipbreakers threaten closure
  • Rickmers-Linie to add another heavy-lift multipurpose vessel to fleet
  • Significant progress made, but a lot more needs to be done: Vasan
  • SPNM's summer networking event on April 12
  • Indo-Brazilian trade grew 10-fold in last decade
  • KPCT dedicated to the nation
  • Visakhapatnam Port breaks long-standing iron ore CLO loading record
  • INR rises further on increased dollar selling

International Transport Journalweb site
  • Gebrüder Weiss active in Switzerland
  • UPS to contest EC's decision to block TNT Express takeover
  • Quehenberger: logistics for new toll system in Belarus
  • Geis boosts turnover in business year 2012
  • dnata and Virgin Atlantic Airways expand partnership at...
  • Lagardère exits EADS
  • Air Namibia to reinstate Windhoek - Accra route
  • FPS opens new India-CIS/Baltics LCL route
  • Need for an Asian voice in shipping
  • Lull before the storm
  • New CEO of Xrail taking over in May
  • Brazil investing in railway infrastructure
  • Leading the market for heavy trucks in West Europe
  • Menlo Worldwide Logistics South Asia announces new HR...
  • Capacity boost for Gotthard road tunnel
  • US freightcar fleet business increased

Marine Logweb site
APRIL 10, 2013
  • Zentech makes VP appointment
  • World's largest pipelayer coming to U.S. Gulf
  • Marad seeks applications for Small Shipyard Grant awards
  • ILA members accept new Gulf and East coast ports contract
  • Gulf of Guinea piracy threat grows
  • Castrol questions shipboard lube oil analysis technique
  • Rolls-Royce and Drydocks World sign LNG fueled tug MOU

World Wide Shipperweb site
APRIL 10, 2013
  • With a little extra effort Port Angeles stack comes down
  • BTS transport services index posts gains during month of February
  • Port of Seattle online with RFID truck program
  • Portland Airport repair work to change flight patterns
  • Port of Olympia marina earns environmental honor

Lloyd's Listweb site
APRIL 10, 2013
  • Wilhelmshaven box terminal start-up costs dent Eurogate
    Group net profit for 2012 falls 30% year on year
  • Greens call on France to halt nuclear shipments to Japan
    Regional political tensions raise the risks of a casualty, says campaign group Robin des Bois
  • Minoan targets fuel consumption to further reduce losses
    Cretan operator remains deep in red but expects more improvement in 2013
  • Gutsy Chen eyes public listing for Rongsheng
    State-trained engineer has big plans for China's largest private yard
  • DNB's Chiang sees gradual market rise
    Singapore-based ship finance head says he 'cannot see the market going down further'
  • Anek promises action as losses increase
    Crete-based operator could withdraw vessels and cut back itineraries
  • Bill unlikely to cure Greek ferries' ills
    Reforms are no panacea for industry woes
  • Costa Crociere fined $1.3m after Concordia plea bargain
    Outcome of manslaughter indictments expected early next week
  • Genesis takes stake in ICTSI
    Emerging markets investor buys into Philippines-based ports giant
  • Conscience calls
    Shipping has a duty to nurse Somalia back to health
  • Three South Korean yards land Kepco deal
    Nine capesizes will support national carriers' $2bn coal-hauling contracts
  • Hong Kong court drives Grand China Shipping into liquidation
    Shagang Shipping wins bid to wind up GCL subsidiary
  • Charterers need more insight into West African piracy
    Solving the problem demands better understanding of specific threats
  • CMA CGM boosts Asia-Red Sea coverage with new weekly loop
    REX 3 service complements REX 2 offering to Jeddah, Sokhna and Aqaba
  • US ports post a hike in monthly volumes
    February figures rise 17.5% to 1.3m teu
  • Over protective
    The heavy presence of state-owned enterprises in shipping is distorting the market
  • Tyrrhenian service switches ports
    Israeli fruit and vegetables to head for Fos
  • STX O&S agrees joint management with creditors
    Korea Development Bank and seven other lenders begin stabilisation plan
  • ILA signs six-year master contract
    Strike threat lifts at last at US east and Gulf coast ports

Fairplayweb site
APRIL 10, 2013
  • Bourbon signs $1.5Bn leaseback deal
    OFFSHORE vessel operator Bourbon has reached agreement with China's ICBC Financial Leasing on a $1.5Bn leaseback arrangement for up to 51 supply vessels
  • US dock accord ratified
    DOCKERS voted to ratify a six-year contract with container liners and box terminals at ports on the US East and Gulf coasts
  • Europe stalls recovery
    WEAK economic development in Europe is holding back the global shipping market recovery, a senior analyst has told Fairplay
  • Guangdong group to issue $113M in notes
    CHINA'S government-owned Guangdong Provincial Navigation is to issue 700M yuan ($113M) in medium-term notes on 15 April, Beijing said
  • February box volumes fall to 12-month low
    CONTAINER throughput fell to a 12-month low in February, UK consultancy Container Trade Statistics said today in its monthly report
  • Captain quits stranded ship
    THE CAPTAIN has abandoned a South Korean bulker stranded at Chennai's outer anchorage since February 2010
  • COSCO Shipping's general cargo totals rise
    SHANGHAI-listed COSCO Shipping said it transported 451,000 tonnes of general cargo in March, up by 188,000 tonnes and 71.4% from March 2012
  • Nordic acquires stakes in 4 Clipper tankers
    NORDIC Tankers said today it has acquired a stake of about 46% in four S-type, stainless-steel chemical carriers
  • BIMCO: front/back box balance is improving
    BIMCO said today balance has improved between the box sector's front and backhauls since the shipping downturn began
  • Drybulk snarls easing
    CONGESTION in drybulk ports fell further as fewer ships waited to load iron ore and coal
  • KG restructuring hopes dashed
    GERMAN KG house Dr Peters has thrown in the towel on financial restructuring of six one-ship KG companies, instead filing for preliminary insolvency proceedings
  • Newcastle exports slump
    EXPORTS of coal from Port Waratah Coal Services dropped by 16% for the week ending 8 April, Newcastle's port said today
  • Odfjell-NCC pool axed
    ODFJELL Tankers and Dubai-based National Chemical Carriers are dissolving their 18-ship pool
  • VLCC demand stymied
    LOWER US crude imports and the tonnage overhang has caused VLCC demand has ground to a halt, BW Group CEO Andreas Sohmen-Pao has told a Singapore conference

The Journal of Commerceweb site
APRIL 10, 2013
  • US 'Not Ready' for Traffic From Bigger Panama Canal
    WASHINGTON, D.C. - The debate over U.S. infrastructure funding surfaced at a Senate hearing on the expansion of the Panama Canal today, with speakers noting the broad impact the bigger canal would have on U.S. ports, shipping lines, railroads and truckers. The $5.25 billion widening and deepening of the canal will affect...
  • Australia's Food Export Value Highest in Decade
    Australia's food exports reached A$30.5 billion (about US$32.2 million) in the last financial year, which is the highest value in a decade, according to the Australian Food Statistics Report 2011-12. The value is an increase of more than 12 percent year-over-year, said Joe Ludwig, Australia's Minister for Agriculture, Fisheries and Forestry....
  • Port of Seattle Rolls Out RFID Clean Trucks Program
    The Port of Seattle and its container terminal operating tenants have launched a radio frequency identification tag program in support of the port's Clean Truck Initiative. The program rollout involved more than 2,000 truck gate moves a day with less than 2 percent of all port registered trucks reporting issues, and...
  • Union Pacific's New Service
    Union Pacific Railroad has introduced the first and only dedicated intermodal rail service between Port of Houston Authority's Barbours Cut Container Terminal, and Union Pacific's Dallas Intermodal Terminal facility, located 12 miles from downtown Dallas in the city limits of Wilmer, TX. The central location of this rail facility and...
  • FleetLocate Adds Trailer and Asset Tracking for Small and Medium-Sized Businesses with Local Fleets
    Spireon, the leading innovator of Mobile Resource Management (MRM) and Business Intelligence Solutions that connect companies to their mobile assets and workforces, has added the FL11Z, FL11Z-EQ, and FL700Z - new trailer and equipment tracking devices to its FleetLocate Local Fleet product line designed for small and medium sized businesses...
  • OOCL Orders Green Vehicles for Long Beach Container Terminal
    OOCL has ordered 72 battery-powered Terex Gottwald automated guided vehicles, as well as fleet management software and a battery-changing station for the AGVs from Terex Port Solutions. The automated container-handling equipment will be used in OOCL's Long Beach Container Terminal in California. The new terminal is currently being constructed by combining...
  • Hampton Roads Chassis Pool Updates Option 2 Program
    Hampton Roads Chassis Pool has started implementing an update to the Option 2 program that enables ocean carriers to stop providing chassis in the Port of Virginia. The technology used by HRCP, IAS ChassisManager, has undergone a product update that adds new features, simplified processes and new ocean carrier functionality. Updates...
  • Union Pacific Launches Houston-Dallas Intermodal Service
    Port of Houston's Barbours Cut Container Terminal.Union Pacific Railroad has introduced an intermodal service between Barbours Cut Container Terminal at the Port of Houston and Dallas. The Texas Shuttle service will be offered two days per week in each direction. The Class I railroad's Dallas Intermodal Terminal facility is located 12 miles from...
  • Port of Corpus Christi Approves TIGER Grant Terms for Railyard
    Port of Corpus Christi's commissioners have approved the grant agreement with the Maritime Administration, which outlines the terms and conditions for the use of the funds. In June 2012, the U.S. Department of Transportation awarded a $10 million Transportation Investment Generating Economic Recovery (TIGER) grant for the port's first phase of...
  • Stakeholders React to Obama's 2014 Budget
    The National Association of Manufacturers has expressed disappointment regarding President Obama's 2014 budget. "The president's budget is based in the misguided assumption that tax increases can solve our fiscal problems," said Dorothy Coleman, NAM's vice president of tax and domestic economic policy, in a written statement. "In fact, a $580 billion...
  • Obama's 2014 Budget Allocates $76.6 Billion for DOT
    President Obama's 2014 budget proposes a total of $76.6 billion in discretionary and mandatory funding for the Department of Transportation, which is an increase of 5.5 percent, or $4 billion, compared with the 2012 enacted level. The budget would: Allocate $40 billion for a planned five-year rail reauthorization proposal to upgrade the...
  • Canadian Shipowners Association Questions EPA Vessel Permit
    The Canadian Shipowners Association has expressed concern regarding a permit published by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, saying that it could threaten the commercial viability of its members' ships and have an impact on the operations of the industries they serve. The EPA's vessel general permit applies to the discharge of...
  • Cosco Belgium to Begin Maiden Voyage From Port of Hamburg
    The first of eight new 13,380-TEU Cosco container ships.Germany's Port of Hamburg will receive a call from the first of eight new 13,380-TEU COSCO container ships. The Cosco Belgium will be berthing in Hamburg at Container Terminal Tollerort on April 11. Operating under the Hong Kong flag, the vessel is 366 meters...
  • Tariff Filing Replacement Unpopular With NVOs, Survey Finds
    RANCHO MIRAGE, Calif. - Cargo consolidators worked tirelessly several years ago to free themselves from the requirement of filing tariffs with the Federal Maritime Commission, but only about 25 percent of non-vessel-operating common carriers today are making use of negotiated rate arrangements, which are meant to replace tariff filing. While recognizing...
  • Survey: Majority of Shippers Plan to Shift Modes in 2013
    Shippers say they commonly use collaboration and technology, along with shifting modes, to move freight through their corporate supply chains, according to a "Freight Transportation 2013" study by the National Shippers Strategic Transportation Council, which explored shippers' perspectives on emerging trends in U.S. freight transportation. Based on responses by transportation...
  • Accellos Names Asia-Pacific Sales Director
    Accellos has appointed David Dick as director of Asia-Pacific channel sales. Dick has more than 12 years of experience in sales, marketing, product management, business development and product services management for supply chain software technologies. Prior to joining Accellos, a Colorado-based supply chain execution software solutions provider, Dick was with Translogix...
  • Cost of Somali Piracy Dropped in 2012
    The cost of Somali piracy to the global economy in 2012 dropped 13 percent year-over-year to about $6 billion, as navies and private armed guards stepped up their presence to prevent attacks, according to One Earth Future Foundation, Bloomberg reports. Hijackings dropped 50 percent, and attempted attacks decreased more than 70...
  • Hapag-Lloyd to Hike North America-Australia Rates
    Hapag-Lloyd will increase rates on its trade from the west coast of Canada and the U.S. to Australia and New Zealand, starting June 1. The hike will be $200 per 20-foot container and $400 per 40-foot container. Hamburg Süd has also announced a June 1 increase on this trade lane....
  • Hamburg Süd to Raise North America-Australia Rates
    Hamburg Süd will hike rates for all cargo moving from the west coast of the U.S. and Canada to Australia and New Zealand, effective June 1. The container line said the increase will be $200 per 20-foot-equivalent unit. Hapag-Lloyd has also announced a June 1 increase on this trade lane....
  • Maersk Announces Rate Hikes for May
    Maersk Line will increase rates on some its trade routes in May: Starting May 1, from the Mediterranean to the Far East, the increase will be $150 per 20-foot, 40-foot, 45-foot high-cube dry container, starting May 1. From Syria to Far East, the hike will be $115 per 20-foot, 40-foot, 45-foot...

TradeWindsweb site
APRIL 10, 2013
  • Seadrill ups the ante
    Norwegian rig operator Seadrill has secured a 66.23% stake in Asia Offshore Drilling (AOD).
  • Syndications slide in Q1
    Nordea Markets unseated DNB as the shipping and offshore industry's leading lender in the first quarter, according to data released by Dealogic.
  • Enrollment on the rise
    Chartworld, OptiNordic Shipping of the UK, Expedo Shipping of Monaco and STX Pan Ocean have committed tonnage to Heidmar's fleet of crude and products tankers.
  • Shih Wei profit cut
    Bulker group Shih Wei Navigation endured a tougher 2012 as earnings and revenue shrank.
  • Backing Pavilion
    Temasek's decision to plough $800m into the LNG trade has received a warm welcome from shipping analysts.
  • Crews hold out for hike
    Ferry crews working for Scotland's Orkney Ferries are sticking to work-to-rule action as they press for a wage rise.
  • Diana downed again
    Diana Shipping has been downgraded by a second analyst in as many weeks.
  • Maridive bags Qatar work
    Maridive & Oil Services of Egypt has bagged a $24m contract subsea work in Qatar.
  • Petronet eyes bigger slice
    Indian importer Petronet LNG plans to move further into shipowning by taking a 26% stake in its next newbuilding.
  • SCI eyes dredgers
    Shipping Corporation of India (SCI) is aiming to break into the dredging market.
  • Siem pens MRSV deal
    Siem Offshore has secured more work for an MRSV with Nigeria's Marine Platforms.
  • Meldgaard quits Herning
    The boss of Denmark's Herning Shipping has resigned to head back to Canada with his family.
  • Kate's first christening
    Kate Middleton is to get some early naming practice ahead of the birth of the royal baby this summer.
  • Vard to net $500m?
    Vard is on the verge of adding orders worth over $500m in the next few weeks, analysts say.
  • Crew out of action
    A suspected viral infection among a Scottish ferry crew has put paid to CalMac sailing from Oban.
  • Mipo turns it round
    Hyundai Mipo Dockyard of Korea has started to grow its orderbook as competitors have declined, according to Shinyoung Securities.
  • Crew flee "sinking" bulker
    The captain and crew of an arrested bulker have abandoned the vessel in Chennai, India, saying it is unstable and could sink at any moment.
  • Clipper clearout to go on
    Clipper Group is to continue offloading chemical carriers after confirming the sale of another four vessels.
  • Red Sea route launch
    France's CMA CGM is starting a new Asia to Red Sea loop next month.
  • Drunk master fined
    A drunk Russian master has been fined in the US, but was already in custody when his bulker broke its moorings and grounded.
  • Banks in at STX
    Korea's STX Offshore & Shipbuilding has agreed a joint management deal with its creditor banks as it seeks to restructure.
  • Yards bag Kepco capes
    Three Korean shipbuilders have been selected to construct nine capesizes for charter to Korea Electric Power Corp (Kepco).
  • Indonesian potential
    Indonesia's upstream sector is mature, but still holds huge potential, according to research organization Wood Mackenzie.
  • Cargill profits down 42%
    Cargill, the world's largest agricultural trader, has reported a 42% year-on-year decline in third quarter net profits.
  • KNOT ties up $160m
    KNOT Offshore Partners (KNOT) has sealed its IPO by selling 7.45m units at the top end of the price range of $21.
  • Total extends Scirocco
    Pacific Drilling has secured another year's employment for one of its drillships, the company confirmed Tuesday.

American Shipperweb site
APRIL 10, 2013
  • Dockworker strike continues in Hong Kong
    According to Hong Kong news reports, mediation talks between striking dockworkers and the contractors who employ them have "broken off without any immediate progress," as the strike at HKIT continues into its 14th day.
  • DHL increases Asian capacity
    DHL is planning to enhance its services in Asia, introducing additional widebody plane capacity for routes between Asia and the Americas and adjusting its intra-Asian network. The changes take effect later this month.
  • Obama's proposed 2014 budget targets transportation upgrades
    The president's budget proposal reserves $50 billion for upfront infrastructure projects, creates a program aimed at increasing private investment in infrastructure, and sets money aside to re-tool the nation's air-traffic control system.
  • Big COSCO ship calls Hamburg this week
  • Washington Notebook: DOT readies for TIGER V funding
  • Transportation impacts of JDA eight
    The release aims to unify supply chain planning, optimization and business analytics functions for deployment in the cloud, building on the announcement last summer by JDA CEO Hamish Brewer.
  • ILA members approve new 6-year contract
    Along with the master contract, local agreements at most ports along the Atlantic and Gulf coasts also were ratified by ILA members, including one with the NYSA. Negotiations are continuing in Baltimore, Philadelphia and Hampton Roads.
  • Steel firm to build plant, dock at Port of Corpus Christi
  • FMC reviews 15 OTI license applications
  • Adrian Steel invests in Kansas City
  • Corpus Christi moves forward on rail yard construction
  • Shipco opens offices in Pakistan
  • LATAM cargo tonnage inches up in March
  • Hellmann adds LCL ocean offering
  • Gunning appointed to TNT board
  • Toll on the move in the UK

The Bunker Bulletinweb site
APRIL 10, 2013
  • Fuel efficient ships 'driving out older tonnage'
    But recovery in the shipping industry is 'out of the question', at least for this year.
  • Market stable in Fujairah
    Prices rising in Suez with major gains on MGO.
  • Prices show small movements in Rotterdam
    Tight avails reported in Piraeus.
  • Commodities trader sees profits fall
    Cargill has hundreds of ships on charter at any one time.
  • US dockers agree new contract
    Deal makes way for six-year agreement on working conditions.
  • 'Quality product' from Iran impacts fuel oil markets
    Iranian fuel oil exports have been increasing despite Western sanctions.
  • Panama Canal could offer LNG bunkering
    Canal Authority is studying ways to exploit an expected growth in traffic.
  • On-board lube testing: Castrol has concerns
    Lube manufacturer says concerns over corrosion have led it to question scavenge drain oil analysis techniques.
  • Bunker prices in Asian hubs show little movement
    Prices in Singapore stable.
  • LNG no-go for Badger
    Old coal-fired steamship will not be converted to run on LNG after all.
  • ABS expands operations in Singapore
    Helps develop LNG bunkering at the republic, while launching the Singapore Innovation and Research Center.
  • Lukoil-Bulgaria offering more HFO grades in Varna, Burgas
    Container carriers and some modern tankers are demanding the products, it says.
  • 2013 to be challenging year, says Vroon
    Decline result of low charter rates and high bunker costs.
  • Total to launch 'next generation' lubricant by 2015
    New lubricant will offer 'flexibility, and simplicity', says Technical Director.
  • Owner of derelict barge sentenced for bunker spill
    Total of $22 million spent on cleaning up spill and salvaging Davy Crockett.
  • World's second hybrid ferry to be launched in May
    MV Lochinvar's engines supplied by Wartsila.
  • Wilhelmsen to expand operations in South East Asia
    To provide services, including fuel treatment, to non-OSV markets in region.
  • Philippine Coast Guard removing fuel from grounded vessel
    Move eliminates risk of fuel spilling during removal operations, says spokesman.
  • Shell: LNG quality increasingly important
    LNG quality varies and much of the world's supply would not be suitable for current engines.

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Terminal Intermodale Venezia, concession contract renewed
Venice
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Ahead of the election, Australia is arguing over who will oust China's Landbridge from the Port of Darwin
Darwin/Strathpine
Assurances to this effect were given by both Prime Minister Albanese and opposition leader Dutton.
US tariffs will cause a four percentage point reduction in the expected volume of world trade
Geneva
The World Trade Organization believes so
84% of new constructions ordered by the Italian navy will be built in China
Rome
Analysis by the Confitarma Study Center on the possible impacts of US duties on the national shipping industry
GNV ships will call at Algerian ports for the first time
Genoa
In summer, the weekly connections Sète-Algiers and Sète-Bejaia will be activated
Boluda Towage and Marsa Maroc to operate towage services in the new port of Nador West Med
Valencia
Denton (ICC): Trump's tariffs pose a crucial challenge to rules-based trade governance
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Paris
Rather, he stressed, multilateral solutions are needed to resolve the long-standing inefficiencies and inequalities in the global trading system.
Guerrieri appointed extraordinary commissioner of the Northern Tyrrhenian Sea Port Authority
Leghorn
The mandate granted by MIT has no expiration date
APM Terminals buys the Panama Canal Railway Company
The Hague
The company operates the railway line parallel and adjacent to the Panama Canal
Piloda plans a hub for ship repair, refitting and demolition in the port of Brindisi
Naples
Expression of interest for the reconversion and reindustrialization of the former coal power plant area
Kuehne+Nagel to handle spare parts logistics for Changan electric cars in the European market
Schindellegi
Agreement with the Chinese car manufacturer
A.P. Møller Holding submits offer to acquire entire share capital of towing company Svitzer
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Copenhagen
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Slight annual growth in freight traffic in Italian ports driven by containers
Rome
In the container segment, the strong increase in transhipments offset the decline in imports and exports
Turkey's Desan Shipyard in talks to take over Mangalia shipyard
Bucharest
The Tuzla plant is much smaller than the Romanian one
Six international shipping associations present a guide to planning safe navigation
London
TUI awards Fincantieri contract for two new cruise ships for Marella Cruises
Hanover/Trieste
Deliveries are scheduled for 2030 and 2032
ESPO urges EU and Member States to allocate funds to decarbonise ships and ports
Brussels
Earmarking Innovation Fund proceeds to stimulate demand for clean marine fuels
China Antitrust Launches Investigation into Hutchison Ports' Panama Terminal Sale
Beijing/Hong Kong
Panama Ports Company operates the Balboa and Cristobal ports
PSA posts annual revenue growth, but profits fall
Singapore
Sharp increase in operating costs across the board
Temporary Port Labor Supply Company in Cagliari Extended for Another 18 Months
Cagliari
In 2024, cargo traffic in Chinese seaports grew by +3.5%
Beijing
Increase of +6.9% in traffic with foreign countries. In the first two months of 2025, 1.75 billion tons were moved (+1.6%)
Chinese container maker CIMC posts bumper 2024
Hong Kong
Almost 3.6 million containers sold (+372%). Record revenues
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Genoa
Cruise and ferry passenger decline
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
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Augusta
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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
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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
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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
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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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