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March 13, 2013
Sched Netweb site
  • CKYH to reshuffle Asia-north Europe and Asia-Mediterranean trades
  • Wan Hai ups Asia-Mideast reefer rate US$500/TEU, China-Singapore up $50
  • UK study: Meeting EU eco-targets risks 2,000 maritime jobs, adds CO2
  • Poor cargo fit prompts APL to drop 53-foot containers on transpacific
  • US imports expected to rise 2.3pc in March despite 'customs slowdown'
  • Manila's ICTSI profit up 10pc to US$143.2 million as revenue rises 10pc
  • Guangdong special trade areas increases January volume by 650pc
  • Xiamen's January imports from Taiwan up 48.1pc to US$193 million
  • Minister of Commerce sets 8pc trade growth target for China in 2013
  • Cargotec wins big order from Venezuela's Puerto Cabello, La Guaira
  • K + N chief sees role for NOL if Hapag-Lloyd and Hamburg Sud merge
  • BNSF Los Angeles rail yard scheme wins harbour commission approval
  • Big diesel consumer BNSF tests natural gas as clean fuel for locomotives
  • French post office profits from parcels as e-commerce revenue grows
  • Pantos Logistics, eBay launch global delivery service - 'ePantos'
  • China's first logistics index shows sector making rapid progress
  • SAS near to selling its Scandinavian ground handling to Swissport
  • Domodedovo's temporary storage warehouse adopts e-Signature system
  • TIACA April 16 Dallas summit to focus on growth and profitability

Exim Indiaweb site
MARCH 12, 2013
  • Agility Logistics launches temperature-controlled pharma warehouse at Hind Terminals CFS, Nhava Sheva
  • Asia-Europe container traffic sees temporary rise in Jan.
  • Bangladesh to have Ship Recycling Law by June
  • Chinese scrap yards trying to compete, but India remains the primary market for ship breaking
  • DCI raising INR 500 cr. through tax-free bonds
  • MANSA team meets CONCOR s Western Region CGM
  • NYK installs energy-saving lights on car carriers
  • GLL looks for investors to develop Mundra LNG terminal
  • New Mangalore Port throughput up 13 pc
  • ONGC mulls setting up LNG terminal at New Mangalore Port
  • VOC Port taking steps to enhance capacity
  • LCL Logistix s Ocean Gate Container Terminals gets ISO 9001:2008 certification
  • Wagon manufacturers find acquisition target disappointing
  • IFFCO Kandla celebrates National Safety Day

International Transport Journalweb site
MARCH 12, 2013
  • IDS: transport industry increasingly impacted by infrastructure
    Partners of the German general cargo alliance IDS Logistik transported a total of 11.2 million shipments and around 3 million t of goods and generated sales of EUR 1.7 billion in 2...
  • CSX earns EPA 2013 climate leadership recognition
    The rail service provider CSX has won a US Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) 2013 climate leadership award in the goal achievement category. The award recognizes CSX's 8% volun...
  • Above average decrease for cargo traffic in Europe
    According to Eurocontrol, the European organisation for the safety of air navigation, the average number of flights per day in Europe was 26,100 last year, a decrease of 2.67% comp...
  • ABC adds third weekly service to Milan
    AirBridgeCargo Airlines (ABC), Russia's largest international cargo airline and a part of Volga-Dnepr Group, has increased its flights from Moscow to Milan (Italy) to three times a...
  • Swiss haulage firm adds Euro 6 truck to fleet
    Giezendanner Transport AG, headquartered in Rothrist (Switzerland), has received its first MAN Euro 6 truck. The Swiss family-owned haulage company is boosting its fleet by eleven ...
  • Greece: new cargo line inaugurated
    A new railway track between the Greek container terminal in Neo Ikonio, near the main port of Piraeus, to the Greek main logistics hub Thriasio Plain, was inaugurated last week, ac...
  • Hellmann takes over Kunze
    The German logistics company Hellmann Worldwide Logistics took over the freight forwarding company Kunze, all its subsidiaries in Bielefeld, Dresden and Karlsruhe (Karlsdorf), and ...
  • President of Compagnie Tunesienne de Transport also Member of Cabinet
    Jamel Gamra, the president of Compagnie Tunesienne de Transport (CTN), has become a minister of the new Tunisian government. From 8 March, he took charge of the country's ministry ...
  • Martin Bencher opening new office in Sydney
    Denmark-based Danish Martin Bencher Group is opening a new office in Sydney (Australia) on 1 April. Josefin Ahlgren, Martin Bencher's former quality manager, will manage the new lo...
  • Swiss WorldCargo launches Swiss °Celsius Passive
    Swiss WorldCargo, the airfreight division of Swiss International Air Lines, has launched Swiss °Celsius Passive, an enhanced solution for passive temperature-sensitive shipments. I...
  • DP World is UAE's terminal operator of the year
    DP World, UAE Region, has won the title "terminal operator company of the year in the UAE" at Frost & Sullivan's Annual Growth Excellence Awards. The award was presen...
  • Port of Rotterdam improves financial results
    The Port of Rotterdam Authority posted a net result of almost EUR 228 million in 2012, an increase of nearly 17% compared to 2011. The favourable result was due to rising lease in...
  • German transport minister defends Kiel Canal closure
    Germany's federal transport minister, Peter Ramsauer, has rejected the maritime shipping industry and logistics associations' complaints about the two-week closure of the Kiel Cana...

Marine Logweb site
MARCH 12, 2013
  • Washington State 144-car ferry newbuilds make progress
  • Kvichak Marine wins another pilot boat order
  • Havila sells vessel to Secunda Canada
  • Keppel says Naftogaz semi contract has fallen through
  • Great Lakes veteran completes winter work
  • Jotun launches new antifouling at Cruise Shipping Miami

World Wide Shipperweb site
MARCH 12, 2013
  • Study finds human error at fault in Washington ferry meltdown
  • Green Alliance changing service network makeup
  • Port of Port Angeles names coloring contest winners
  • Washington governor makes mark on keel of new 144-car ferry
  • Port of Olympia bringing back BoatSwap & Chowder Challenge

Lloyd's Listweb site
MARCH 12, 2013
  • Pilot launched for private maritime security company benchmark
    Two firms chosen for the PAS 28007 trials are named
  • Owners face financing black hole for green retrofits
    Banks could foreclose on loans for non-compliant vessels
  • Iumi urges Paris MoU to share its data
    New inspection regime yields important information for underwriters
  • Is a yuan-denominated FFA market necessary?
    Shanghai Clearing House pilot project makes a slow start
  • FIS moves its dry cargo derivatives team to Dubai
    Banaszkiewicz says broker wants to join the Middle East growth adventure
  • Clarksons predicts product and chem tanker recovery in 2014
    Broker predicts fleet growth of 2% against faster trade expansion
  • Demand for large boxships will grow despite overcapacity
    Intra-Asia ports must brace themselves for cascade effect as regional economies expand
  • Italy refuses to return Enrica Lexie marines to Delhi
    Halting of test case trial leaves private maritime security guard firms in limbo
  • Heavy load
    Cosco burdens its own investors by selling logistics arm to its parent
  • Boxlines axe nearly 150 transpacific and Asia-Europe voyages
    Container Insight Weekly shows cancellations trim capacity
  • US imports expected to rise in March despite customs setbacks
    Global Port Tracker forecasts 2.3% growth as federal spending-cuts bite
  • Jeremiads for Germany
    Fears grow over KG funds' lamentable prospects
  • Globe Tracker monitors supply chain data for boxes
    End-to-end tracking allows firms to share information about cargo flows
  • Zim adds second New York call to Mediterranean-US east coast loop
    Move boosts transit times to target eastbound reefer cargoes
  • World Bank agrees loan to port in Fujian
    Meizhou Bay will handle Q-Max gas carriers, valemaxes and ULCCs
  • Bahrain firm launches fund to buy LPG carriers
    Second Middle East player seeks to lure shipping capital to the region
  • Pirates free Esther C crew
    Carisbrooke confirms that three kidnapped seafarers are safe
  • Thoresen Thai raises $133m in rights offering
    Funds support renewal of dry bulk and offshore fleets
  • Brussels ends post-conference guidance for box lines
    European shippers applaud European Commission move

Fairplayweb site
MARCH 12, 2013
  • $100M in fuel cargoes reach Syria
    SYRIA was reported today to have received more than $100M in fuel cargoes already this year
  • COSCO selling logistics unit
    SHANGHAI and Hong Kong-listed China COSCO said it plans to sell full control of COSCO Logistics to parent COSCO Group
  • Greeks hold 235 in people smuggling cases
    GREEK officials are holding 235 people in migrant smuggling attempts from the past week
  • Wan Hai sees rate rises from Asia
    TAIWAN'S Wan Hai Lines said today it would seek higher rates on dry cargoes originated from Asian countries as of 15 March
  • AOD issues 20M shares
    ASIA Offshore Drilling said today it has issued 20M new shares to raise $100M for newbuildings
  • Box volume rises y/y
    GLOBAL containerised trade in January rose by 156,124teu year on year, Container Trade Statistics said today
  • Box ships weather KG financing downturn
    CONTAINER shipping has managed to replace German KG financing with traditional and new funding sources for continued fleet growth, according to an analyst's report
  • DFDS weighs bond issue
    DFDS, the Copenhagen-listed ferry and logistics group, said today it might issue a senior unsecured bond on Oslo's market with five year maturity
  • Gazprom cuts its gas export pricing
    GAZPROM is cutting its export pricing for natural gas shipments to Europe to revive weakening demand
  • Gothenburg/Killingholme loop for ro-ros closed
    NORTH Sea RoRo said today it has halted shipping operations
  • Marshall Islands approves leasing law
    THE PARLIAMENT of the Marshall Islands has passed a law giving greater collateral protection to financing charters
  • Shin Yang turns to losses
    MALAYSIAN shipowner and builder Shin Yang Shipping posted losses of 12.8M ringgit ($4.1M) in its second quarter, ended 31 December 2012
  • VLCCs rates tick up
    VLCC RATES made marginal gains last night as chartering activity stayed firm amid growing resistance from owners
  • Korean vehicle exports fall
    SOUTH Korean vehicle exports dropped 21.9% year on year in February, when production fell 19.8%
  • Indonesia coal exports rise
    INDONESIAN coal exports climbed 11.8% year on year in January to reach 24.1M tonnes

The Journal of Commerceweb site
MARCH 12, 2013
  • Italy Refuses to Return Vessel Guards Accused of Killing Indian Fishermen
    The Italian foreign ministry on Tuesday said it will not send back two ship guards charged with the killing of Indian fishermen off the Kerala coast in February 2012, dealing a severe blow to the trial process initiated by the Indian Supreme Court. Following an appeal by Rome, the Supreme Court...
  • ANA, JAL International Cargo Volumes Up in January
    Japan's All Nippon Airways Co. said that its international cargo volume grew for the 12th consecutive month in January on a year-on-year basis, soaring 22.6 percent to 44,687 tons. ANA's domestic cargo volume also rose for the fourth month in a row in January on a year-on-year basis, increasing 7.5 percent...
  • Tacoma Shut Down After Longshore Fatality
    Cargo-handling at the Port of Tacoma ceased Tuesday afternoon as longshoremen mourned the loss of a crane mechanic. Scott Mason, president of International Longshore and Warehouse Union Local 23, said the 46-year-old mechanic was performing routine maintenance work "when something went wrong." The mechanic had been a member of ILWU Local...
  • Nehru Port Aims to Raise $370 Million in Bond Sale
    The Port of Jawaharlal Nehru (Nhava Sheva), India's largest container handler, plans to raise up to Rs. 2,000 crore (approximately $370 million) by selling tax-free bonds to help pay for capacity expansion projects. "The net proceeds will be primarily used for dredging works to deepen and widen the Mumbai harbour channel...
  • DB Schenker Relocates Terminal in Poland
    DB Schenker Logistics has opened a new cross-docking terminal in Pruszcz Gdanski in the greater Gdansk area in Poland. The new facility links Gdansk, Gdynia and Sopot in Poland. The terminal includes a storage area of 4,500 square meters (about 14,764 feet) and an office of 2,789 square feet. The previous terminal...
  • Profit Soars at Oman's Port of Salalah
    Oman's Port of Salalah reported profit in 2012 of 7.1 million rials (about US$18.4 million), a jump of 200 percent compared with 2011's $6.2 million. Annual revenue was $149.4 million, increasing 15 percent from $129.4 million in 2011. The container terminal at the port handled 3.6 million 20-foot-equivalent units in 2012, rising...
  • Hanjin Logistics Expands in Vietnam, India
    Hanjin Logistics has opened new offices in Ho Chi Minh City and Hanoi in Vietnam and Mumbai, India, to expand its third-party logistics network. Hanjin Logistics Vietnam launched in 2008 as a business unit of Hanjin Shipping, and Hanjin Logistics India launched in January 2013....
  • Wan Hai Lines to Raise Rates on Asia Cargo
    Wan Hai Lines will increase rates for all cargoes originating from Asia, starting March 8, Taipei Times reports. For cargo originating in China, Hong Kong, South Korea and Southeast Asian countries and bound for other Asian destinations, the increase will be $50 per 20-foot-equivalent unit and $100 per 40-foot-equivalent unit or...
  • USTR Seeks Proposals on Customs Duties Under Colombia Pact
    The Office of the U.S. Trade Representative is seeking proposals on whether the U.S. and Colombia should accelerate the elimination of customs duties set out in their respective tariff schedules under the U.S.-Colombia Trade Promotion Agreement Implementation Act, and whether they should make further changes to the agreement's rules of...
  • US Expands Duty-Free Zones Under Israel Trade Pact
    The U.S. Trade Representative has modified the designation of Al Minya, Alexandria, Beni Suief, Central Delta, Greater Cairo and Suez Canal zones in Egypt under the U.S.-Israel Free Trade Area Implementation Act to allow all facilities in these zones to potentially export goods duty-free to the U.S. The modification would also...
  • Globe Express Services Names Huber North American President
    Globe Express Services has appointed Oliver Huber as president of its North America business, effective March 18. Huber, who currently resides in Charlotte, N.C., where the logistics company's headquarters is located, will assume responsibility for the U.S. and Canada operations, reporting to Michael C. Hughes, GES president and CEO. For the past...
  • China Cosco Plans Sale of Logistics Subsidiary to Cosco Group
    China Cosco Holdings has preliminarily proposed to sell 100 percent of its directly owned subsidiary Cosco Logistics to its controlling shareholder China Ocean Shipping (Group) Co. The board of directors has approved beginning related processes, but details of the proposed transaction are still in negotiation. China Cosco Holdings expects that if the...
  • Warm Weather Boosts US Highway Construction
    The real value of highway construction in January rose 4.3 percent compared with the same month in 2012, according to the latest analysis of U.S. Census Bureau data by the American Road & Transportation Builders Association. "With warmer than average temperatures across the country, many contractors were able to get more...
  • YRC Freight Notifies Union of Proposed Changes
    RC Freight has mailed a proposal for a new set of network changes to Teamsters union leadership. This is the second round of network changes proposed by the less-than-truckload carrier to reduce shipment handling and damage, improve lane density and speed up service. The first round took effect last year. "By realigning...
  • Saudia Cargo, Fast Forward Cargo Team Up for West Africa Service
    Saudi Airlines Cargo has renewed its contract with Fast Forward Cargo and will team up with them to increase air cargo frequencies to West Africa from Dubai World Center in the United Arab Emirates. The partnership will operate the equivalent of 175 combined B747 flights between the UAE and West Africa,...
  • Indian Railways' Freight Traffic Rises 4 Percent
    Indian Railways reported its revenue-earning freight traffic from April 2012 to February 2013 was 911.53 million metric tons, increasing 35.93 million metric tons, or 4.1 percent, from the same period in the previous year. In February, revenue-earning freight traffic carried by the Indian state-owned enterprise was 83.60 million metric tons, down 0.16...
  • Southern California Logistics Centre Adds Tenant
    Southern California Aviation and Vivant Solar sign leases at Southern California Logistics Centre.Stirling Capital Investments has secured two new leases at the Southern California Logistics Centre, a 2,500-acre industrial and commercial complex in Victorville, Calif. Southern California Aviation, a long-term tenant, signed a one-year expansion into additional facilities of 10,161 square...
  • China's Share of US Import Market Slips
    China, while still the undisputed leader in supplying apparel, footwear and furniture to the U.S., is seeing its market dominance diminish because of annual double-digit wage increases in those industries. Meanwhile, low-wage countries in Southeast Asia and Latin America are steadily increasing their share of U.S. apparel, footwear and furniture imports,...
  • Global Steel Demand Weakened in January
    U.S. steel exports in January reached 1.077 million tons, rising 11.2 percent from December 2012, according to U.S. government data. "Exports increased in January compared to December on the strength of exports to our (North American Free Trade Agreement) partners in January, while exports to all other regions declined on a...

Containerisation Internationalweb site
MARCH 12, 2013
  • US imports expected to increase in March despite sequestration
    CONTAINER imports at US ports in March are expected to post year-on-year growth despite warnings of delays of up to five days at ports because of sequestration.The ...
  • Nearly 150 voyages blanked on transpac and Asia - Europe
  • China Cosco Holdings to sell logistics arm to sidestep stock suspension
  • Brussels ends post-conference guidance for box lines
    SHIPPERS have welcomed the European Commission's decision last month to end regulatory guidelines for container lines that have been in place since 2008, when ocean ...
  • Zim to add second New York call to ZCA
    Israeli shipping line Zim will add a second call in New York to its Mediterranean-US east coast ZCA service to complement the existing westbound call.Zim said the ...
  • GSL puts faith in CMA CGM
    New York-listed containership charter owner, Global Ship Lease, which retains French ocean carrier, CMA CGM as a significant stake holder, has agreed with its lenders ...

TradeWindsweb site
MARCH 12, 2013
  • Frontline comes clean
    Frontline has emerged as the latest target of a US Securities and Exchange Commission campaign aimed at alerting investors about issuers that have conducted business with Iran and other nations subject to US sanctions.
  • Klaipeda gets upgrade funds
    Nordic Investment Bank has agreed to lend EUR 44m ($57.3m) towards the revamp of Lithuania's Klaipeda Port.
  • DFDS seals bond deal
    Danish ro-ro owner DFDS has completed a bond issue worth NOK 700m ($122.5m) in Oslo.
  • Surf's up for Scorpio
    Pareto Securities has initiated coverage of Scorpio Tankers with a buy rating amid the expectation a growing eco fleet and an improving market will see its profit increase in the years ahead.
  • ICTSI pushes up profit
    International Container Terminal Services Inc (ICTSI) of the Philippines has posted a 10% rise in 2012 earnings.
  • Crewman hurt on ferry
    A seafarer has suffered a broken leg as heavy seas prevented an Irish Ferries vessel from docking in France.
  • Gulf Island reverses gain
    US shipbuilder Gulf Island Fabrication declared a dividend Tuesday after turning in a fourth-quarter loss.
  • CCM keen on Stealth
    A possible nine-figure expansion arsenal coupled with a leading position in an improving market has seen StealthGas win a favourable rating from Clarksons Capital Markets.
  • Statoil books a dozen
    The North Sea platform supply vessel (PSV) market was said to be "on fire" on Tuesday as more Statoil term bookings were revealed.
  • Two thirds to Dubai
    Two thirds of the dry-cargo FFA desk at John Banaszkiewicz's FIS will decamp from London to Dubai as part of a plan to get closer to its core physical markets.
  • DCI eyes newbuilds
    Dredging Corporation of India (DCI) wants to boost profitability by ordering bigger dredgers.
  • Algoma earnings cut
    Canada's Algoma Central Corporation has turned in a lower profit for 2012 as revenue shrank.
  • Torm's fortune teller?
    DNB has delivered a bleak view of what life could hold for Torm investors now it is under bank control.
  • AOD raises $100m
    John Fredriksen's Seadrill has invested in a $100m share issue by Asia Offshore Drilling.
  • Ferry sunk by waves?
    A Philippines ro-ro ferry has sunk after being hit by the wake from a passing cargoship, its captain claimed.
  • Better selling bulk?
    China Cosco's efforts to sell its logistics division to fight back into the black have met with a negative reaction in the market.
  • Lexie guards "won't return"
    Protests have begun in India as two marines charged with shooting dead two fishermen from a tanker look set to stay in Italy.
  • Keppel losses Ukraine deal
    Keppel Corp has lost out on a lucrative contract to build a pair of semi-submersible drilling rigs.
  • TTA hunts tonnage
    Thai bulker owner Thoresen Thai Agencies (TTA) is pursuing ship acquisitions after selling out its share issue.
  • STX PO bids open
    STX Group has taken a step forward with the sale of its controlling interest in loss-making STX Pan Ocean.
  • SBM settles up
    SBM Offshore has reached a financial settlement with Talisman Energy over its troubled YME platform.
  • FIS shifts dry to Dubai
    John Banaszkiewicz's FIS is shifting its dry-cargo FFA trading desk from London to Dubai as part of its expansion plan in the Emirate.
  • Havila sheds RRV
    Havila Shipping has freed up cash with the sale of one of its oldest vessels.
  • Western vies for vessels
    Lithuania's Western Shipyard is bidding to build environmentally friendly ships for Kazakhstan.
  • DFDS mulls bonds
    Danish group DFDS is eyeing a bond issue in the hot Norwegian market.
  • Korea coughs up cash
    The Korean government is backing the building of 70 new coastal cargoships.
  • Gibson avoids the worst
    Gibson Shipbrokers looks to have escaped 2012 largely unscathed from the woes affecting large parts of the shipping industry.
  • Esther C trio freed
    Three officers kidnapped from a general cargo vessel off Nigeria last month have been freed, the ship's owners have confirmed.
  • More time for Box Ships
    Box Ships has secured more breathing space to repay an outstanding loan from major shareholder Paragon Shipping.
  • Japan's No 1 supplier
    Australia has emerged as the largest supplier of LNG to Japan - the world's largest user new research shows.

American Shipperweb site
MARCH 12, 2013
  • NEWSFLASH: ILA delegates approve, in principle, master contract
    Wage scale delegates for the International Longshoremen's Association on Tuesday approved, in principle, the proposed aspects of master contract for its dockworkers on the U.S. East and Gulf coasts.
  • Tyler lays out air cargo priorities at IATA conference
    Tony Tyler, IATA's head, told an industry gathering the only way to move air freight forward is to modernize processes, secure the supply chain, follow dangerous goods regulations and commit to environmental sustainability.
  • Air Transport Services Group merger complete
    ATI, which is based in Little Rock, Ark., has a fleet of 13 aircraft, consisting mostly of freighters and three combi planes. The company previously announced that it has no plans to purchase planes in 2013.
  • Korean registry adds app
  • Cass: Line-haul rates increase
  • COSCO sells logistics unit to sister company
  • U.S., Taiwan TIFA talks back on track
    "The resumption of TIFA talks between Taiwan and the United States represents a new stage in our economic relationship that will more fully open the lines of communication on trade and investment," said a U.S. trade official.
  • MIQ sets up in Laredo
  • Institute expands CPSM eligibility
  • Washington Notebook: Federal update, fake handbags
  • DHL builds up UAE operations
  • European shippers hail end to special treatment for shipping
    The European Shippers's Council said it welcomes a decision by the European Commission to end guidelines that gave the liner shipping industry special treatment under European antitrust law.
  • Melton builds new home base
  • Mass. technology firm wins Chile contract
  • Executive moves

The Bunker Bulletinweb site
MARCH 12, 2013
  • EU starts discussions on clean power for transport
    Topics include fuelling stations for gas-powered ships at EU ports.
  • European MGO shortage expected in 2015
    Problems related to transition to LSFO in European ECAs may prove to have been a 'storm in a teacup' compared to what lies ahead.
  • Confusing signals from Fujairah market
    Avails remained tight in the UAE bunkering hub.
  • Prices lack direction in Europe
    Congestion reported at Gibraltar.
  • More container lines could switch to Suez Canal
    Analyst says other lines could follow Maersk's example and start routing vessels away from the Panama Canal.
  • Venezuelan election could impact Asian fuel market
    China could see a cut in Venezuelan exports.
  • STX Pan Ocean stake to go via public tender
    Bids in by end of the month.
  • Bunker prices still sliding at most Asian ports
    Only Singapore saw prices firming.
  • FIS sets up shop in Dubai
    Bunker and dry bulk futures broker says move puts company closer to Asian market.
  • Vopak to study possibility of new Long Beach terminal
    Firm given approval to go ahead with the study by the Long Beach Board of Harbor Commissioners.
  • Cloud-based bunker fuel procurement system launched
    'More efficient procurement management methods will become absolutely vital.'
  • Bangladeshi yard to deliver naval bunker tanker
    The 270-foot long bunker tanker will be able to carry 2,400 mt of fuel, according to officials.
  • Kerala mulls LNG as primary marine fuel
    Authorities considering a pilot project.
  • Belgian port completes cold ironing study
    Cold ironing system a 'heavy financial investment,' says Zeebrugge port authority.
  • Singapore-based firm appoints new bunker trader
    Sophie Kim has started her new role at I&C International.

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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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