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