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February 12, 2013
Sched Netweb site
  • Harbin's first bonded warehouses saves time and money on Russian timber
  • Yunnan to spend US$1.59 billion on China-ASEAN bonded logistics port
  • Speedy Guangxi highway builders to reach 6,000 kilometres in 5 years
  • Tibet spent US$11.14 million on checkpoint infrastructure in 2012
  • China UnionPay cooperates with express industry to streamline payments
  • Maersk pushes EU reefer legislation and its foam insulator product
  • CMA Ships joins online platform TradeNet to assist in crew management
  • CN to spend US$1.9 billion in capital improvement to upgrade network
  • UK freight forwarder Davies Turner invests in greener logistics to Turkey
  • Cathay Pacific adds fifth daily flight to London Heathrow on June 27
  • Frankfurt Hahn's long-time chief quits debt-laden airport as cargo falls
  • United Airlines wins award for being open to employing homosexuals

Exim Indiaweb site
FEBRUARY 11, 2013
  • AADA hikes China-Australia rate from March 15
  • AMTOI hosts interactive session with local trade in coordination with Port of Antwerp
  • Contract negotiations increasingly using container price indices
  • Govt should fund IWT, suggests Parliamentary Committee
  • ISAA holds first-ever regional meeting in India
  • MOL announces launch of new China-Middle East Express (CMX) service
  • OOCL increases per reefer box rate on Far East-MidEast lane from March 15
  • P&I Club correspondents under pressure to take out indemnity insurance
  • ShipServ signs CMA Ships
  • UK forwarders welcome news of tentative US port labour agreement
  • WCA expands management team
  • Port of Antwerp holds annual reception, reaffirms commitment to India
  • Throughput at Major Ports drops by 3 pc in April-Dec.
  • Quick Take

International Transport Journalweb site
FEBRUARY 11, 2013
  • After good 2012, Finnair cargo volumes decrease in January
    The Scandinavian airline Finnair was able to turn the whole year 2012 into a profitable one for the group for the first time since 2007. The carrier's operational result was EUR 44...
  • HHLA fulfils expectations
    The German service provider Hamburger Hafen und Logistik AG (HHLA) generated provisional corporate revenues of around EUR 1.125 billion in business year 2012, compared to EUR 1.217...
  • New operator for Telford international railfreight park
    DB Schenker Rail has officially become the new operator of Telford international railfreight park and has integrated the terminal into its existing terminal network throughout the ...
  • US ban on Afghan carrier lifted
    The Afghan carrier Kam Air has commended the US Central Command for its decision to suspend its recent contracting ban on the airline (cf. ITJ Daily of 31 January 2013) after its t...
  • Ewals Cargo Care participating in Green Freight Europe programme
    The Dutch service provider Ewals Cargo Care has joined Green Freight Europe, a voluntary scheme to improve the environmental performance of road freight transport in Europe. Over a...
  • Securing air cargo supply chain
    Speaking at the Secure Freight Forum held at the offices of the International Air Transport Association (Iata) in Geneva (Switzerland), the trade body's director general and CEO, T...
  • UPS to rollout electric vehicle fleet in California
    The US integrator UPS is set to deploy 100 fully electric commercial vehicles for parcel delivery in California. These electric trucks will reduce the consumption of conventional m...
  • USA: hundreds of transport infrastructure projects now underway
    The Association of American Railroads (AAR) has announced that the USA's major freight railroads plan to invest an estimated USD 24.5 billion in 2013. The money will be used to bui...
  • Commercial vehicle registrations increased in UK
    Commercial vehicle registrations in the UK rose by 5.6% to 18,931 units in January 2013, according to the latest data of the Society of Motor Manufacturers and Traders. Van registr...
  • CCO of Maersk resigns
    Lucas Vos, the chief commercial officer of the Danish carrier Maersk Line, is to leave the group by 1 May 2013. Vos, who has been a member of the company's management board since 2...
  • Fresh blood for EMS Chartering
    EMS Chartering GmbH & Co. KG has taken on another six shipping agents. They include Latvian national Anna Bockareva, Patrick Brunjes, Andrea Ahrenholz and Liguo Wanga (from Chi...
  • Nippon Express takes over Franco Vago in Italy
    Nippon Express (Europe) GmbH signed a purchase agreement for all shares in the Italian forwarding and logistics firm Franco Vago SpA at the end of January. Florence-based Franco Va...
  • SDV adding Colombia to global network
    The French logistics service provider SDV is creating a subsidiary company in Colombia, thereby extending its current network in Argentina, Brazil, Chile, Mexico and Uruguay to ano...
  • Conqueror the latest member of Elite Association of Logistic Networks
    Conqueror Freight Network has joined the Elite Association of Logistic Networks (Elite) after passing the qualifying criteria for membership. Conqueror becomes the tenth network to...
  • WCA expands management team
    On 1 February, airfreight industry specialist Reha Erman joined the WCA Family as regional manager for the Americas, after spending the previous seven years as director of sales fo...

Marine Logweb site
FEBRUARY 11, 2013
  • Harvey Gulf gets $100 million charter for newbuild
  • Carnival Triumph gets some shipboard power back
  • Yale docs report first results from seafarer health study
  • Technip names newbuild medium construction vessel
  • OceanSaver offers BWT "future-proofing" deal
  • BIW awarded $6.8 million LCS-2 contract
  • Engine room fire disables Carnival Triumph

World Wide Shipperweb site
FEBRUARY 11, 2013
  • Port of Seattle announces finalists for commission post
  • Commerce Department finds US exports reach all-time high
  • Maritime Administration starts Port of Guam improvements
  • Work begins in Budd Inlet to remove toxic derelict pilings
  • Squalicum Harbor Boat Launch closed for pile driving/float work

Lloyd's Listweb site
FEBRUARY 11, 2013
  • Beyond the blame game
    The industry must look more deeply into casualties and stop criminalising seafarers
  • Rules for Use of Force article has error
    Sceg is not included in drafting team for ongoing development
  • Tomasos secures Chinese funding for tankers
    China Development Bank in bilateral finance for Guangzhou newbuild brace
  • Rightship EVDI backer welcomes IACS move on efficiency index
    Shipping can learn from energy efficiency financing models, says Carbon War Room
  • PSV to be given futuristic Rolls-Royce bridge system
    Platform supply vessel employs an innovative Rolls-Royce bridge design
  • Dim sum bonds set to attract maritime issuers again this year
    Following a lacklustre period of almost no interest, companies are eyeing the offshore yuan market again
  • LDA buys four handies for Roullier joint venture
    Vessels due for delivery this year and next
  • Greeks buy small tanker pair for $8m
    Price for combined chemical and oil vessels in line with market levels
  • Carisbrooke confirms hijacking
    Three crew kidnapped off Cameroon
  • Hijacking reignites debate over ransoms
    P&I clubs consider their involvement in paying pirates
  • Replacement found for damaged Emma Maersk
    Maersk Line shuffles ships around after engineroom flood
  • VLGC rate stagnation ends as charterers enter market
    Ships booked to take cargoes to Asia, where LPG prices have risen
  • P&O Ferries protests over Eurotunnel bid to run Calais and Boulogne
    Channel Tunnel operator's move could lead to 'substantial lessening of competition' in shortsea services between the UK and France
  • Impairment widens Nordic American loss
    Suezmax spot market specialist insists it is on solid footing as reported TCE rate posts decline
  • Maersk Line holds on to top performance spot in 2012
    SeaIntel's container carriers' schedule reliability report sees MSC as most improved line
  • Scrapping activity slows to a crawl
    Meanwhile prices in the Far East close in on the Indian subcontinent market
  • Five crew dead in lifeboat drill accident in Canary Islands - Updated
    Lifeboat falls 51 feet into sea after cable snaps during Thomson Majesty call in Santa Cruz de la Palma
  • Mercator Lines sells VLOC at $23m loss to pay debts
    Singapore dry bulk owner needs to pay compensation to other owners
  • The industry's lifeblood
    Pious talk from shipowners about the attractions of a career at sea means little unless the industry lives up to its obligations to seafarers
  • Can industry learn from lifeboat loss?
    A range of possible failures raises the issue of a more holistic approach to lifeboat safety
  • Antwerp seals pact with Rosmorport
    Five-year collaboration is part of strategic development plan for Russian ports
  • Taking it onshore
    Support by several shipping giants for a drive to create jobs for younger people in Somalia is a laudable first step

Fairplayweb site
FEBRUARY 11, 2013
  • Grimaldi sees ro-ro edge over shortsea boxes
    ITALY'S Grimaldi is aiming to capture significant volumes of reefer perishables from box lines on intra-Med routes
  • US investigating coal export royalties
    ROYALTIES for exports are being audited over allegations that traders are bilking US taxpayers out of money paid in connection with coal mined on federal land
  • Many lifeboat risk factors highlighted
    A RANGE of factors could have caused failure of Thomson Majesty's lifeboat winch cable, a technical authority told Fairplay today
  • US docker deal buoys box forecast for 2013
    US BOX importers have raised their volume growth prediction because of the tentative labour accord reached earlier this month
  • Fire cripples cruise ship
    CARNIVAL Triumph remained adrift and waiting for a tow off Mexico today after an engine room fire knocked out its propulsion system
  • Seadrill-SapuraKencana rig deal completed
    SEADRILL has completed the merger of its rig tendering unit into SapuraKencana Petroleum, the Malaysian offshore services group
  • Bremerhaven sees recovery from reefer slip
    LIFTINGS of conventional fruit from Central America into Germany are expected to recover this year, as US multinational Chiquita juggles its delivery policies
  • Sugar refinery to be built at Hambantota
    INDIA'S Shree Renuka Sugars signed a deal today to build a $220M sugar refinery Hambantota's port in southern Sri Lanka
  • East/west box rates again drift lower
    BOX RATES on east/west trades are drifting lower for the second successive week
  • Damen takes Shipdock helm
    DUTCH shipbuilder and repairer Damen Shipyards has taken control of fellow Dutch ship repair group Shipdock
  • Loan to aid PNG's maps
    ASIAN Development Bank said it has agreed to lend Papua New Guinea's government $41.5M to pay for its a maritime safety scheme

The Journal of Commerceweb site
FEBRUARY 11, 2013
  • Cochin Trucker Strike Enters Second Week
    A strike by truck drivers at India's Port of Cochin has entered its second week, preventing the movement of containers in and out of Vallarpadam International Container Transshipment Terminal, operated by DP World. Unionized drivers walked off the job on Feb. 4, calling for wage increases and additional benefits. "Despite intense conciliatory...
  • Indian Railways' Revenue Rises 20 Percent
    Indian Railways reported its revenue from April 2012 to January 2013 was Rs. 101,223.95 crore (about US$18.8 billion), increasing 20 percent from $15.6 billion during the corresponding period from 2011 to 2012. Total goods earnings rose 25 percent year-over-year to $13.0 billion for April 2012 to January 2013, from $10.4 billion...
  • States Committed Nearly $120 Billion for Transportation in 2012
    State departments of transportation and local governments committed more than $117 billion in funding for highway, bridge, transit, port and other transportation-related construction projects in 2012, according to new analysis of the most recent U.S. Census Bureau data by the American Road & Transportation Builders Association. ARTBA's monthly report, "Value of...
  • US Challenges India's Domestic-Content Requirements for Solar Program
    The U.S. has requested World Trade Organization dispute settlement consultations with India's government regarding domestic-content requirements in India's national solar program, according to Ron Kirk, U.S. Trade Representative. India's program allegedly discriminates against U.S. solar equipment by requiring solar energy producers to use Indian-manufactured solar cells and modules and by offering...
  • Annual Review & Outlook 2013: World Customs Organization
    Governments around the world are taking action to improve the external environment of their trading community by, for example, improving existing infrastructure, creating a better general business environment and enhancing the efficiency and effectiveness of their national economic, institutional, regulatory and competition policies. High-performing customs services, well equipped to meet the...
  • Annual Review & Outlook 2013: Waterways Council
    The inland waterways industry looks ahead to 2013 with optimism. The inland system's locks and dams are aging rapidly, and this critically important infrastructure requires capitalization. Momentum for positive change is moving forward in Congress. We await action on a Water Resources Development Act in the Senate that could offer a...
  • Annual Review & Outlook 2013: U.S. Coast Guard
    For more than 222 years, we have been America's lifesavers. We protect people on the sea, protect against threats delivered by sea, and protect the sea itself. We're proud of our unique service and the thousands of lives we save. But we are more than a response organization. We also save...
  • U.S. Lines to Hike Rates on Westbound Trade From Canada
    U.S. Lines will hike rates on its Columbus service loading in Vancouver, British Columbia, to all destinations, effective March 1. The increase will be $160 per 20-foot container and $200 per 40-foot and 40-foot high-cube container. The rate hike will apply to dry containers only. It will not be applicable for refrigerated,...
  • Zim Restructures Asia-Med-Europe Services
    Zim Integrated Shipping Services will restructure its network this month to enhance the carrier's Asia to east Mediterranean and Black Sea service. The Asia Med Europe Service route will be as follows: Xiamen, China; Shanghai; Shenzhen, China; Port Kelang, Malaysia; Nhava Sheva, India; Mundra, India; Alexandria, Egypt; Ashdod, Israel; Haifa, Israel;...
  • Annual Review & Outlook 2013: Transplace
    We must fight the regulatory war on business. Now that the election is behind us, we know there will be no voluntary slowdown in the regulatory war on business. The supply chain industries are no exception, and we need to pursue multiple strategies to prevent unwarranted economic damage to our...
  • US Cargo Thefts Near Record Set in 2011
    A new report from logistics security services provider FreightWatch International shows the total number of cargo thefts in the United States last year was close to the record set in 2011 - and the number of stolen meat shipments continued to climb. Shippers beware: FreightWatch predicts meat, poultry and seafood will be popular...
  • US Trade Deficit Dropped to $540.4 Billion in 2012
    The U.S. Census Bureau and the U.S. Bureau of Economic Analysis, through the Department of Commerce, reported that for the full year of 2012, exports of $2.2 trillion and imports of $2.7 trillion resulted in a goods and services deficit of $540.4 billion, which is $19.5 billion less than the...
  • Seattle Port Commission Names Finalists for Open Spot
    The Port of Seattle commission has announced the finalists for the commission vacancy. The six candidates are expected to attend two moderated forums on Feb. 26 and Feb. 27, with a final selection expected by early March. The finalists include Stephanie Brown, executive director of Washington ABC; Courtney Gregoire, attorney for the...
  • EU, US Fully Implement Mutual Recognition of C-TPAT, AEO
    U.S. Customs and Border Protection and the European Union recently implemented a mutual recognition decision between Customs' Customs-Trade Partnership Against Terrorism program and the EU's Authorized Economic Operator program, which provides reciprocal benefits to C-TPAT members when exporting to EU member states. These benefits, which include lower risk score and fewer...
  • USDA Seeks Comment on Dairy Import Licensing
    he U.S. Department of Agriculture's Foreign Agricultural Service is seeking comments on the Dairy Tariff-Rate Import Quota Licensing Program. Import licensing is one of the tools the USDA uses to administer the tariff rate quota system for U.S. imports of dairy products. For dairy products subject to tariff rate quotas, an...
  • 2012 Container Volume Slipped 1.7 Percent at Hamburg
    Hamburg's container traffic slipped 1.7 percent in 2012 from 2011 on sharply lower Asian imports, but Germany's largest port expects cargo to grow again this year on rising European demand and stronger trade flows in its key overseas markets. At 8.9 million 20-foot-equivalent units, Hamburg's throughput was sufficient for the port...
  • US Customs' Aguilar to Retire in Late March
    Customs and Border Protection head David Aguilar will step down at the end of March, ending a 31-year career in which he served as deputy commissioner and then acting commissioner of the agency. Department of Homeland Security Secretary Janet Napolitano didn't name his successor in her announcement of Aguilar's retirement. The...
  • UPS Expands LCL Service Worldwide
    UPS expanded its direct less-than-containerload offering to more than 300 additional ocean lanes in Asia, Europe, the Middle East, Africa and South America in 2012. The company added 139 Asia outbound lanes; 91 Europe, Middle East and Africa outbound lanes; 42 intra-Asia lanes; 36 intra-EMEA lanes; 33 North American outbound lanes;...
  • Barkerding Appointed to Port of New Orleans' Board
    Louisiana's Gov. Bobby Jindal has appointed Robert "Rusty" Barkerding Jr. as the newest member of the Port of New Orleans' board of commissioners. Barkerding will serve a five-year term, succeeding Valerie S. Cahill. Bakerding joins the board with 47 years of experience in the maritime industry. He is president and CEO of...
  • Milwaukee's Total Cargo Declines, But Overseas Tonnage Grows
    The Port of Milwaukee reported a decline in total cargo tonnage in 2012 because of winter weather that led to smaller volumes of salt and coal arriving at the port. However, the port saw an increase of 34.5 percent in the amount of cargo traveling to and from foreign ports in...

Containerisation Internationalweb site
FEBRUARY 11, 2013
  • 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 ...
  • China Cosco responds to shareholder rebellion against Wei
    China Cosco Holdings has said any measures conducive to the company's operation can be exercised after thorough consideration, after some minority shareholders ...
  • Bunker prices creep up again
    More bad news for ocean carriers: bunker prices are heading north again. Indeed, Rotterdam-sourced IFO 380 was up $4.50 per tonne in today's trading taking the ...
  • Maersk hold on to top performance spot in 2012
    According to SeaIntel's container carriers' schedule reliability report covering the whole of 2012, Maersk Line was the top performer, but Mediterranean Shipping ...
  • FESCO containers up 14.1%
    Russia's Far Eastern Shipping Company [FESCO] saw its sea container transportation grow by a year-on-year 14.1% in 2012 to 342,700 teu while its intermodal freight ...
  • China pips the US in trade
    As the Year of the Snake arrives in China, new data suggests that the nation has overtaken the US as the world's top trader.Official figures from the two countries ...

TradeWindsweb site
FEBRUARY 11, 2013
  • Crude charters trickle in
    The Lunar New Year holiday in the Far East has taken a toll on the spot market but the celebration hasn't derailed at least one leading charterer's appetite for tonnage.
  • Otto issues warning
    Otto Marine has warned investors that it expects to turn in a full-year loss following a series of familiar setbacks.
  • Rumours resurface
    Navigazione Montanari of Italy is back in the spotlight this week amid reports that it is moving forward with the sale of two aframax tankers.
  • ISC readies fundraiser
    International Shipholding Corp of the US is getting ready to reactive idle tonnage with funds from a share sale.
  • Target strikes again
    Target Marine looks to have found period work for a second bulker in under a week.
  • NPCC ties up funding
    National Petroleum Construction Company (NPCC) of Abu Dhabi has tied up a $100m financing package to fund a multi-purpose jack-up vessel.
  • WIS worsens
    Shiprepairer Western India Shipyard (WIS) has fallen to a loss in the first nine months of its financial year.
  • DNB lifts Wilhelmsen
    DNB Markets has upgraded Wilh Wilhelmsen ASA after revising its view of the car carrier market.
  • Chang Myung sells again
    Korea's Chang Myung is thought to have sold its last 1980s-built bulker.
  • Shooting for stock
    John Fredriksen has tightened his grip on Archer Energy following the offshore company's $250m private placement.
  • Turkish delight for Polarcus
    Seismic shipowner Polarcus has completed the sale of one of its advanced vessels to state-owned Turkish Petroleum Corp (TPAO).
  • India's coastal boost
    India is to back its coastal shipping industry with a new cargo subsidy, plus discounted port fees and loans.
  • Lawless broke the law
    Actress Lucy Lawless has been fined in New Zealand for boarding a drillship in an environmental protest.
  • NAT red again
    Nordic American Tankers slipped to a deeper than expected reversal in the final three months of 2012.
  • Snake could prove tricky
    China traditionally sees the year of the snake as a good omen but those in shipping may not be so keen to cheer its arrival.
  • Atlantic takes Blue sistership
    Atlantic Offshore has penned another management agreement with Ulstein's shipowning vehicle, Blue Ship Invest.
  • GNV fills the gap
    French operator SNCM has chartered an Italian ro-pax to fill the gap left by its holed Napoleon Bonaparte.
  • VLs lowest this century
    Falling Asian demand and an abundance of vessels have taken VLCC rates down to the lowest level this century, analysts say.
  • Crank killed seafarer
    A Romanian crewman was killed on a Maersk boxship by a metal handle that came loose during a bunkering operation in the UAE.
  • MISC bid "too cheap"
    Petronas' takeover of MISC has hit resistance from two minority shareholders.
  • Five hurt in clash
    Five people have been injured in a collision between a ferry and a cargoship off Istanbul.
  • Kyoei back in profit
    Japan's Kyoei Tanker has revealed a positive result in its first nine months, but the fourth quarter is looking negative.
  • Harkand thinks big
    A new company backed by private equity heavyweight Oaktree Capital Management is aiming to make a splash in the burgeoning subsea services sector.
  • Greek buys again
    AM Nomikos is being linked with its second panamax bulker buy in as many weeks.
  • GasLog gets mixed review
    GasLog's double newbuilding swoop at Samsung Heavy Industries against long-term contracts with BG has received a mixed reaction in the market.
  • Third bulker for Kuok
    Robert Kuok-controlled Pacific Carrier Lines (PCL) has bought another K Line supramax, according to brokers.
  • Uljanik's binding bid
    Croatia's Uljanik Shipyard has made a final offer to take over the loss-making 3 Maj yard.
  • Fancy a free ferry?
    An Alaskan borough wants to give away its unused ice-breaking ferry Susitna for nothing.
  • Fire disables Triumph
    Carnival Cruise Lines says an engine room fire has disabled one of its cruise ships about 150 miles off Mexico.
  • Damen buys Shipdock
    Damen Shipyards Group has continued its yard acquisition spree, this time hoovering up compatriot facility Shipdock.
  • Vos to exit Maersk
    Lucas Vos, a key figure in Maersk Line's extensive budget cut plans last year, is to leave the Danish liner giant.
  • Lifeboat fall claims five
    Five seafarers have been killed and another three injured after a lifeboat drill on the cruise ship Thomson Majesty ended in tragedy.

American Shipperweb site
FEBRUARY 11, 2013
  • Cargo carriers prepare for Valentine's Day
  • Illinois men charged in UPS fraud case
  • Panama Canal tries 'just-in-time' transits
    The service allows booked vessels to arrive much closer to their scheduled transit times, instead of arriving earlier and having to remain for several hours at anchor before actually beginning their transits.
  • Commentary: Lines struggle to cut capacity in Asia-Europe
  • ILA to meet in March to consider tentative master contract
    The union said its Wage Scale Committee, a group of about 200 delegates, will meet in Tampa, Fla., on March 12-14. The committee is the group that decides whether or not to recommend to union members to approve the union's master contract with employers.
  • US Airways-American merger coming soon
    The ownership of the combined company, which would generate $38 billion in revenues, is to include a 72 percent stake for creditors of American's parent company. US Airways shareholders would take the remaining 28 percent.
  • Aguilar to retire as interim CBP chief
    David V. Aguilar is taking retirement and will step down as the head of U.S. Customs and Border Protection, the Department of Homeland Security announced late Friday. His retirement takes effect at the end of March.
  • IAG pledges to minimize strike disruptions
  • NIT League continues push for rail reform
    The U.S. shippers' group said its proposal, submitted in 2011 to increase rail competition, "represents one of the best efforts to achieve rail regulatory reform since the passage of the Staggers Act over 30 years ago."
  • FMC to consider NVO NRAs at meeting
  • FedEx to test hydrogen tractors at airports
  • UPS increases LCL offerings
  • Study finds shippers happy with their TMS
  • U.S. 2012 exports hit record $2.2 trillion
  • Executive moves

The Bunker Bulletinweb site
FEBRUARY 11, 2013
  • New arrangement for Cockett in ARA region
    Former management of ABC forms new service company providing barge management for the group.
  • MGO prices stay flat in Fujairah while tight avails continue
    Markets were firming in South African ports.
  • Sovcomflot predicts increasing use of LNG as ships' fuel
    Sovcomflot executive highlights LNG's advantages as bunker fuel.
  • Weak demand in Hamburg
    But Rotterdam market firms.
  • Shell looking at mini-LNG plants for Russia
    System used to fuel mines and ships in North America.
  • OW Bunker welcomes new trading manager in UK office
    John Tsogas left Aegean Marine Petroleum late last year.
  • Oil storage at Fujairah to rise this year
    But pace of construction slowing, say market sources.
  • Polish LNG terminal bunker option 'attracting interest'
    LNG bunkering still under consideration at terminal due to open next year.
  • LNG takes priority in initial IGF Code
    Developing IMO regulation to include all alternative low-flashpoint fuels could hold up adoption of LNG fuel solutions.
  • Strike looms over US West Coast ports
    The ILA clerks union didn't ratify its contract with its employers.
  • LNG as bunker fuel reaching 'bottleneck breakthrough'
    Sources say there is growing interest but more needs to be done to improve LNG's takeup rate as bunker fuel.
  • UK Chamber of Shipping supports ECA route exemptions
    The organisation says implementing route and time specific exemptions would help protect the shipping industry.
  • Winter storm to delay bunker deliveries at US ports
    A 'weather-permitting' clause was added to bunker fuel oil suppliers' deals.

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WSC, MEPC must provide clear measures to decarbonise shipping this week
Washington
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ZIM to charter ten new 11,500 TEU dual-fuel LNG containerships
Haifa
The Chinese shipyard Zhoushan Changhong Shipyard will deliver them between 2027 and 2028
COSCO expects to post quarterly net profit growth of +72.1%
Hong Kong
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Rixi tells Rixi to hurry up and finally launch the port governance reform
Genoa
The vice minister presented a motion to the League congress that places the need for this reform at the centre
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Miami
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Miami/Trieste
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Ismailia
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Venice
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Geneva
The World Trade Organization believes so
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Rome
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Genoa
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Valencia
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Paris
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Leghorn
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APM Terminals buys the Panama Canal Railway Company
The Hague
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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
AP Møller Holding submits offer to acquire entire share capital of towing company Svitzer
Copenhagen
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Public interest declared for MSC, Neri and Lorenzini's project for a new container terminal in Livorno
Leghorn
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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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In February, freight traffic in the port of Genoa fell by -4.4% and in Savona-Vado it increased by +24.5%
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
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
Call on UN States to Protect These Critical Systems
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
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
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 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
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
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