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February 14, 2013
Sched Netweb site
  • Global Container Services deploys 2nd rail-mounted gantry near Moscow
  • Guizhou to build inter-provincial Yangtze-to-Pearl navigation channels
  • OOCL Lite application for shipment details available via Smartphones
  • Russia sets up state agency to govern Arctic Asia-Europe sea route
  • DHL looks to auto, electric mechanical exports in setting up Wuhu office
  • Software firm says shipping needs real time fuel, emissions monitors
  • Shandong Hi-Speed Group expects to join 2013 Fortune Global 500
  • Automotive exports, mostly trucks via Xinjiang surged 49pc in 2012
  • Nanning Airport January volume surges 45pc in pre-New Year rush
  • DB Schenker builds new logistics centre in Czech Republic
  • GAC starts building office and warehouse in Houston near airport

Exim Indiaweb site
FEBRUARY 13, 2013
  • Bahri registers jump in Q4 gross, whole year net profit
  • Container carrier reliability depends more on trade-specific data, not global performance: SeaIntel
  • Velji Dosabhai & Sons launches mobile website & one number communication channel
  • WCA Family Week exceeds all expectations
  • Agri seeds exports likely to double in 2-3 years
  • India s imports from US up 3.8 pc, exports rise 13 pc
  • Jan. exports up by 0.82 pc to $25.58 bn
  • US to probe subsidised shrimp imports from India
  • Massive transportation investment to position Gulf region's ports as leading trade power
  • RINA Group to verify inter-operability & safety of longest combined-traffic immersed tunnel in the world
  • Quick Take

International Transport Journalweb site
FEBRUARY 13, 2013
  • Dubai World Central cargo traffic vaults by 144%
    UAE-based Dubai Airports announced traffic statistics for Dubai World Central (DWC) showing that the airport handled 219,092 t of airfreight during its second full calendar year of...
  • More cargo volume and profit for Aer Lingus
    The Irish national carrier Aer Lingus has reported an increase in its 2012 operational and financial results. Cargo revenue, of which 80% is earned on long haul services, rose by 6...
  • Finance director to leave Swiss International Air Lines
    Marcel Klaus, the chief financial officer of Swiss International Air Lines, has decided to leave the company in July. Having started in the business at Crossair in Basel, he joined...
  • Autocontex adds to fleet
    Lübeck (Germany)-based Autocontex is boosting its fleet by 20 Krone trailers, taking the firm's overall number of vehicles to more than 500. The first trailers have already been de...
  • ATA renews call to remove crashes from carriers' records
    The American Trucking Associations (ATA) reiterated its call for the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration (FMCSA) to immediately establish a process to remove from motor car...
  • CN plans to modernize rail network
    Canadian National Railway Company (CN) plans to invest approximately CAD 1.9 billion (EUR 1.4 billion) in 2013 to maintain and upgrade its railway network, grow the business effici...
  • Russian Railways' network transports 9.4% more large containers
    In 2012, Russian Railways' network carried 2,970,600 teu of loaded and empty large containers, 9.4% more than in the previous year. The containers themselves conveyed 27.4 million ...
  • Dunfrost warehouse approved by Russian health authorities
    Dunfrost's 40,000 cbm negative-temperature warehouse, situated in the western port of Dunkirk (France), received official approval from Russia's health authorities on 23 January 20...
  • Ryder chooses new senior vice-president, supply chain solutions
    Ryder System appointed Thomas F. Pettit as senior vice-president and general manager of its supply chain solutions business segment. In this role Pettit is responsible for leading ...
  • Trans Force completes takeover of Velocity Express
    The Canadian transport and logistics firm Trans Force Inc has completed its acquisition of the US service provider Velocity Express. Trans Force acquired all the shares of Velocity...
  • ACI Cargo Inc is XL Projects' new member
    Miami FL-based ACI Cargo Inc is the latest member of XL Projects (XLP) in the USA. ACI Cargo is an international freight forwarder that is equipped to handle heavy cargo projects, ...

Marine Logweb site
FEBRUARY 13, 2013
  • Carnival ups compensation for Triumph passengers
  • Huntington Ingalls names chief compliance officer
  • Teekay's LNG burning two strokes promise big benefits
  • Red ink rising, Mercator Singapore will sell sole VLOC
  • Texas A&M cadets train on Rose Point navigational...

World Wide Shipperweb site
FEBRUARY 13, 2013
  • Port of Seattle sets roundtable to discuss industrial business growth
  • Freight transport index shows gains for December
  • Port of Everett announces 2013 Heroes Half Marathon
  • Alaska Airlines adding Portland to Fairbanks flights
  • The Secor Group buys Special Products Transfer

Lloyd's Listweb site
FEBRUARY 13, 2013
  • IACS membership drops to 11 if GL and DNV merger goes ahead
    Association chairman Tom Boardley says transfer of class abuse would be "nailed"
  • JadeWeserPort puts 400 on short-time working
    Wilhelmshaven terminal is attracting only two vessels a week
  • Danaos eyes return to acquisitions
    Boxship owner hints at renewal after writing down values of older vessels
  • Tankers owners saved by West Africa voyages to China
    Longhaul route bolsters earnings at a time of record lows on traditional voyages
  • Teutonic inefficiency
    A number of crucial German infrastructure projects are having difficulties
  • Shore jobs go at P&O
    Axe falls on catering and IT departments
  • Salvage industry must make way for new blood
    Former ISU chief Klaas Reinigert criticises industry for not being prepared to invest to keep pace with the accelerating size of vessels
  • IG increases Hydra's cut of group GXL reinsurance programme by 5%
    International Group of P&I Clubs says decision was based on price optimisation
  • China warms to the Arctic
    Beijing aims to secure access commercially while political drive remains low-key
  • Chinese wall at the IMO
    The developed nations blame the Brics - Brazil, Russia, India and China - for blocking CO2 talks
  • Boskalis close to finalising Dockwise buyout
    Dredging company says it now owns or has commitments from 92% of Dockwise shares as the heavylift operator reports strong year-end results
  • STX Offshore and Shipbuilding cancels two bulkers
    Newbuildings were ordered in 2008 by European owner
  • The intra-Asia boost
    Trades between China and Asean will grow in both directions
  • Hurtigruten hurting
    Norwegian operator hit by series of one-off financial setbacks in 2012
  • Maersk's AE-9 ships to join idled fleet
    Demand on Asia-north Europe route remains disappointing
  • Regional negotiations remain in spotlight as ILA releases details of coastwise wage deal
    Tentative draft shows union and employers in apparent harmony over wages and container royalties
  • OSG's road to today
    Group's tax issue has been referred to as a 'smoking gun'
  • Taxman serves $463m bill on Overseas Shipholding Group
    Chapter 11 case faces turmoil after "known unknown" in liability is quantified

Fairplayweb site
FEBRUARY 13, 2013
  • BIMCO sees fragile recovery boosting shipping
    A BIMCO report of shipping markets today predicted a fragile global economic recovery this year
  • Firm rates seen for turbine installation ships
    TIMECHARTER rates for wind turbine installation vessels will remain firm for at least two more years, a leading European shipbroker has predicted
  • Uljanik turns profits into losses
    CROATIA'S Uljanik shipyard said today it lost 59.54M kuna ($10.6M) in 2012, down from profits of 1.7M kuna a year earlier
  • STX O&S cancels orders for two bulkers
    STX Offshore & Shipbuilding told Fairplay today it is cancelling orders for two bulkers from an undisclosed European shipowner
  • Shell investing $1Bn in Kakinada FSRU?
    SHELL'S India subsidiary is prepared to invest $1Bn in a floating LNG storage & regasification unit, IHS World Markets Energy reported today
  • Ennore raising $472M
    INDIA'S government-run Ennore Port Ltd is seeking to raise 25Bn rupees ($472M) through tax-free bonds
  • German risks underwriter goes global
    GERMANY's special maritime risks underwriter Hansekuranz Kontor is seeking growth outside its core domestic market
  • Norway OKs armed guards
    NORWAY has allowed privately contracted armed guards on its vessels transiting the high-risk zone off Somalia
  • Dockwise bows out by reversing losses
    DOCKWISE, the Dutch heavy-lift group acquired by compatriot Boskalis, today issued strong results for its final year as an Oslo-listed company
  • Havila gets cold reception
    HAVILA Shipping said today investors took up less than half of the shares that it offered after a private placement
  • Sevan plans subsequent share offering
    OSLO-LISTED Sevan Drilling said today it will launch a 37.5M subsequent offering of shares, following on the 250M-share private placement concluded earlier this month
  • Otto warns 2012 losses
    SINGAPORE-listed offshore services provider Otto Marine has warned of losses for full-year 2012
  • Picture brightens for tanker owners
    BOTH OPEC and the EIA have lifted their predictions for 2013 crude demand growth, improving the outlook for tanker owners, a shipping analyst said today from Norway

The Journal of Commerceweb site
FEBRUARY 13, 2013
  • Holland to Leave Seattle Port Commission
    The Port of Seattle Commission now has two spots to fill. Port Commissioner Rob Holland today submitted a letter of resignation to King County Council Chair Larry Gossett. Holland, who joined the commission in 2010 and has been an advocate for seaport competitiveness, will step down effective March 15. The port commission...
  • Surcharges Loom as Cochin Strike Continues
    Ocean carriers calling at Vallarpadam International Container Transshipment Terminal in India's Port of Cochin announced plans to implement a "trade surcharge" to compensate for loss of business in the wake of an indefinite strike by container trailer drivers. Unionized drivers walked off the job Feb. 4, calling for wage increases and...
  • Janel World Trade Narrows Loss
    Logistics company Janel World Trade reported a net loss of $201,286 in the first quarter of fiscal year 2013, ending Dec. 31, 2012, improving from a net loss of $246,912 in the same quarter in fiscal year 2012. Quarterly revenue was $21.9 million, falling $1.5 million or 6.4 percent from the...
  • CrowleyFresh Smells the Roses
    CrowleyFresh, a cold-chain warehouse and logistics service jointly offered by Crowley Maritime and its subsidiary Customized Brokers, recently stored 110 pallets of fresh Colombian roses from its customer Sushine Bouquet Company, in advance of Valentine's Day. The perishable cargo was stored in CrowleyFresh's 17,000-square-foot cold storage facility, and the flowers were...
  • Eimskip Plans Biweekly Maine Port Call
    Eimskip has signed a contract with Maine Port Authority to begin new container service operations out of the recently renovated International Marine Terminal in Portland, according to Maine Gov. Paul R. LePage. The service will call at Portland every 14 days, starting at the end of March. It replaces a call...
  • Donohue: Private Sector Wants to Pay for Infrastructure
    WASHINGTON, D.C. - The private sector is willing to pay higher user fees to fund transportation infrastructure and is ready to unleash a quarter of a trillion dollars in capital for public-private partnerships, U.S. Chamber of Commerce President and CEO Tom Donohue said on Wednesday. He reiterated his support for raising...
  • Thailand Relaxes Regulations on Bovine Imports
    Thailand has amended its import conditions related to bovine spongiform encephalopathy, commonly known as "mad cow disease," which will facilitate the exports of bovine products from the European Union. The European Commission had expressed concern for the previous measures, which were more restrictive than the international standards of the World...
  • Maersk Gives Five Older Vessels 'Nose Jobs'
    Maersk Line has given five of its vessels a "nose job," to retrofit their bulbous bows to improve fuel consumption. The Danish carrier said the change improves the performance of the vessels significantly, cutting fuel costs by about 8 percent in the current slow-steaming environment. The vessels were too expensive to use...
  • Canadian National Suspends Proposed Rail Line
    Canadian National Railway has suspended the feasibility study for the construction of its proposed rail line and terminal handling facility to serve the Quebec/Labrador iron ore range. "Current market realities" have resulted in anticipated delays with mine development projects in and around the Labrador Trough, CN said in its release. A...
  • India Seeks to Develop Rough Diamonds Trade
    India is looking to become an international trading hub for rough diamonds. Shri Anand Sharma, India's Union Minister for Commerce, Industry and Textiles, has released the report of a task group comprising both government and industry members that was constituted by Sharma under the chairmanship of Anup K. Pujari, India's Director...
  • Navistar Completes Sale of Ventures in India
    Mahindra & Mahindra, an Indian multinational automobile manufacturing corporation, and Navistar International, an Illinois-based truck manufacturer, have announced that Mahindra has completed its acquisition of the Navistar Group's stake in Mahindra Navistar Automotives and Mahindra Navistar Engines. Navistar announced in December 2012 its intention to exit the joint ventures as part...
  • 'Christmas' Docks Extortion Trial Scheduled
    A Sept. 9 trial date has been set for three ex-presidents of a large International Longshoremen's Association local and nine others charged with participating in a mob-run "Christmas tribute" racket on the New Jersey docks. U.S. District Judge Dennis M. Cavanaugh scheduled the trial after a hearing this week in Newark,...
  • AASHTO Applauds Obama's Infrastructure Message
    Bud Wright, executive director of American Association of State Highway and Transportation Officials, has applauded President Obama's reference to infrastructure investment in his State of the Union address. "AASHTO salutes President Obama for again calling for greater investment in America's infrastructure," Wright said in a written statement. "Now we need to...
  • Retailers, Manufacturers Comment on Obama's State of the Union Address
    The retail and manufacturing industries have remarked on President Obama's State of the Union address, commending his focus on job creation, while also offering a few suggestions. "We have repeatedly called on Congress and President Obama to make the economy and job creation their top priority, so we are very pleased...
  • US-EU Trade Negotiations Draw Praise
    Government officials, politicians and business and industry leaders have commended the U.S. and European Union's decision to pursue a trade agreement. A joint statement from President Obama, European Council President Van Rompuy and European Commission President Barros announcing the launch of negotiations for a Transatlantic Trade and Investment Partnership was released today....
  • How Do You Like It?
    Our often noisy and boisterous industry has seemed rather quiet during the past few weeks. As the East Coast maritime labor dispute edged closer to a settlement, the West Coast waterfront labor issues, although not fully settled, moved off the headlines, at least until the OCU voted on Feb. 6...
  • OCU Files NLRB Complaint Over 'Eavesdropping'
    The strange events surrounding contract negotiations between office clerical workers in Los Angeles-Long Beach and waterfront employers have become even more suspenseful with the union charging that one of the employers eavesdropped on conversations among its members. The Office Clerical Unit of International Longshore and Warehouse Union Local 63 filed a...
  • Annual Review & Outlook 2013: Tyler Search
    The closely watched unemployment rate will inch up again as layoffs at defense contractors create a ripple effect through small and medium-size companies. Small companies aren't the drivers of new jobs and improved economy. Large companies create the jobs, and the small and midsized firms feed off them. The unemployment...
  • Annual Review & Outlook 2013: Tompkins International
    A year ago, we predicted new distribution channels and emerging markets would continue to expand, along with greater supply chain flexibility, efficiency and alignment. These trends are clearly in place and continuing, as are concerns about demand volatility and supply chain risks. The two most important changes we projected for 2012...

Containerisation Internationalweb site
FEBRUARY 13, 2013
  • Sokhna back to work
    A labour dispute that shuttered the Egyptian Red Sea port of Sokhna last week, forcing many ocean carriers to divert their ships, has been resolved with the hitherto ...
  • Hedging the solution to freight rate volatility?
    Following the lull in the market this week with the Chinese New Year holiday, attention will swiftly turn to debate over planned general rate increases (GRIs) in ...
  • ICC survey looks on the bright side
    The Paris-headquartered International Chamber of Commerce [ICC] says that its global survey of economic experts suggests that the world's economy is 'showing signs ...
  • DCT Gdansk gears up
    Poland's DCT Gdansk says that it processed a 'record breaking' number of containers at its facility in January reaching 106,000 teu.In keeping with this expansion ...
  • Maersk's AE-9 ships to join idled fleet?
    Maersk Line has suspended its Asia - north Europe AE-9 loop less than two months after reactivating the service as load factors for carriers continue to disappoint. ...
  • Chinese china seeks out new tea rooms
    The Year of the Snake could have a poisonous bite for some Chinese manufacturers hobbled by a growth in protectionism in their traditional markets.In the past year ...
  • Strong performance forecast for intra-Asia box trades
    Growth will return to the Asia-Europe trades this year, Clarkson Research Services predicts, but at a very modest rate compared with other markets.Westbound volumes ...

TradeWindsweb site
FEBRUARY 13, 2013
  • Triumph impact rising
    Carnival Corp has forecast a higher-than-expected earnings impact from the engine room fire that hobbled a cruiseship in the Caribbean.
  • Wells warms to Navios tankers
    Wells Fargo has boosted its rating on Navios Maritime Acquisition's shares after the tanker owner posted better-than-expected profits.
  • GC Rieber turns to Kleven
    GC Rieber Shipping has chosen Kleven Verft for a seismic newbuild backed by a long-term charter from Dolphin Group.
  • IRS clobbers OSG
    Bankrupt Overseas Shipholding Group owes a massive $463m in US taxes, it emerged today.
  • Wartsila's research boost
    Finnish group Wartsila has sealed a EUR 50m ($67.18m) loan to further develop eco engines.
  • Glencore goes Greek
    Glencore has picked up a couple of Greek-owned panamax bulkers on short period deals.
  • ABG profit cut
    India's ABG Shipyard has posted a fall in nine-month profit as revenue was reduced.
  • Mercator takes a dive
    Mercator Lines (Singapore) is in talks to terminate a third long-term charter contract early as part of its ongoing bid to save cash and cut debt.
  • Rebate raises Solvtrans
    A tax gain has boosted the fourth quarter earnings of Norwegian wellboat owner Solvtrans.
  • Anker pins rebound
    A recovery in the global economy should set the scene for a rebound in key shipping sectors in 2014 and 2015, Peter Anker says.
  • UK owner calls halt
    The fleet of UK owner Independent Shipping has stopped trading "for the time being" due to cash problems at its parent.
  • Ssssurely not!
    Workers on a Maersk Drilling unit in Angola were recently stunned to see a large snake had managed to slither its way onboard.
  • Mipo pain to last
    Hyundai Mipo Dockyard could be in for more losses in the first six months of this year as newbuilding prices continue to fall.
  • Alam wins more from Petronas
    Malaysia's Alam Maritim Resources has won charter contracts with Petronas for two more offshore support vessels.
  • Cattle ships planned
    The Indonesian government is planning to order new livestock carriers to meet growing beef demand.
  • FOP slices loss
    Fred Olsen Production has sliced its fourth quarter red ink to finish 2012 in the black.
  • Zim in new debt talks
    Israeli container line Zim has brought in a financial consultant to work out a new debt plan with banks.
  • Dockwise backs bid
    Royal Boskalis Westminster's takeover of Dockwise moved a step closer today after the heavylift company gave its full backing to the move.
  • Havila goes again
    Havila Shipping has sold only 46% of new shares it offered to investors, but will bank NOK 10.46m ($1.9m).
  • S&P unmoved by union
    Standard & Poor's has offered its support to Petronas' pending takeover of MISC suggesting it will not place any financial pressure on either party.
  • Final struggle for HRG
    Impairments and bad debt hurt Hurtigruten in the final quarter of 2012 with three months of red ink tipping the company to a full-year loss.
  • P&O swings jobs axe
    UK operator P&O Ferries has made more than 40 staff redundant at its head office.
  • HHI "takes care of loss"
    Hyundai Heavy Industries (HHI) of Korea has been tipped to benefit from improving shipbuilding conditions in 2013, after posting a shock loss in the fourth quarter.
  • APL eyes fuel savings
    APL, the liner arm of Neptune Orient Lines (NOL), is looking to fuel additives in a bid to keep its bunker bill under control.
  • STX cancels bulkers
    STX Offshore & Shipbuilding of Korea has torn up a five-year-old agreement to build two bulkers.
  • Textainer heads higher
    Textainer has reported a second consecutive quarter of 10% growth in profits on the back of an expanded container fleet.
  • Triumph Alabama bound
    A Carnival cruise ship disabled by an engine room fire over the weekend is now being towed to the US rather than Mexico.
  • DoJ takes aim at ATP
    The US government has confirmed reports that a civil suit has been filed against an offshore exploration and production contractor accused of unlawfully discharging oily waste and chemical dispersants into the sea.

American Shipperweb site
FEBRUARY 13, 2013
  • NEWSFLASH: ICAO action bars plane lithium batteries
    The International Civil Aviation Organization has passed an interim amendment barring lithium ion aircraft batteries as cargo on passenger planes.
  • Longshore clerks re-file eavesdropping complaint
    Members of the ILWU's Local 63, Office Clerical Unit, have re-filed a complaint against APM Terminals in Los Angeles for alleged eavesdropping. A similar complaint made last year by the union was dismissed in December.
  • Repowering ships could revitalize Great Lakes fleet
    A new report by the Maritime Administration says U.S.-flag ships on the Great Lakes could be modernized with the installation of diesel or dual-fuel engines that can also use liquefied natural gas.
  • Transport a topic within broad U.S.-EU tech talks
  • Greatwide Logistics, Cardinal complete merger
    The contract carry and delivery division will feature 5,000 drivers operating from 125 locations. The new company will focus on the transportation of bulk food, grocery, metals, building products and retail items.
  • Shipping lanes visible from space, says NASA
  • Air traffic management in limelight
  • Ex-Im Bank loan supports Boeing 777 sale to Russia
  • Vitran sells supply chain operation
  • FMC reviews 15 OTI license applications
  • U.S. steel exports fall in December
  • World Bank endorses Jamaica logistics hub plan
    "It is important to emphasize that the hub is not just about the port, it involves many moving parts and will significantly enhance Jamaica's potential for growth," said Giorgio Valentini, World Bank's representative to the country.
  • Obama highlights transportation, trade in State of the Union
  • Eimskip switching U.S. call from Norfolk to Portland, Maine
  • Weber, Aspen link up
  • Air France adds pharma feature
  • HMM releases mobile app
  • DHL starts LCL service to Poland, Brazil
  • Executive moves

The Bunker Bulletinweb site
FEBRUARY 13, 2013
  • Teekay orders two new LNG carriers
    Engines will automatically switch between burning LNG and fuel oil when power is reduced to a 15% load, making port-to-port operation on LNG possible.
  • Carnival Corp opts for automated fuel management system
    Automated fuel switching system can save fuel by optimising fuel changeover time when transiting in or out of ECAs.
  • Tight avails in Fujairah and Suez
    Tight avails also present in Suez bunker market.
  • Prices lack direction in North west Europe
    Market shifts down a gear.
  • US emissions averaging proposal splits opinions at IMO meeting
    Sub-committee says MEPC must decide if 'equivalent methods' can be applied to a group of ships.
  • Tesoro's annual profits up
    Company optimistic about West Coast fuel logistics business.
  • Rubis: Revenue up last year
    Notice released ahead of company's annual report.
  • Aegean attracts new business
    Company's Falmouth operations boost port's trade.
  • Wartsila secures R&D financing
    Key areas for R&D include engine technology, emissions abatement and energy efficiency products.
  • Dredging works coming up in Singapore port
    Two projects scheduled around Shell Bukom refinery.
  • Asian bunker prices continue strengthening
    Singapore's benchmark 380 cSt bunker fuel rose $8.00 to $666 pmt.
  • MGO flash point trend still reassuring
    DNVPS put out five 'Bunker Alerts' for flash point across the world in 2012.
  • International Bunkering hires two more traders
    Andreas Johansen and Maureen Leong have joined the company in Dubai and Singapore respectively.
  • OW takes CSC Phoenix to court
    OW is seeking claims for unpaid bunkers.
  • Wilhelmsen upgraded on projected bunker savings
    Analyst predicts company's fleet will be able to continue to save bunkers by slow steaming.
  • Shipowner anger at high bunker price
    Shipowners in Bangladesh want government to drop prices.
  • Japan inks oil-supply pact with Saudi Arabia
    The pact will come in force during 'special' circumstances such as terrorist attacks, Middle East unrest or an oil price spike.
  • OPEC: Global demand to rise
    Demand stronger than previous estimates.

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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
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
Task force of five associations for the relaunch of Italian rail cargo
Rome
Initiative by Agens, Assoferr, Assologistica, Fercargo and Fermerci
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
Le Aziende informano
Il retrofit ibrido-elettrico di ABB guida i traghetti dei laghi italiani verso un futuro più sostenibile
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
Federlogistica, the possible collapse of road transport is a risk for the country
Genoa/Modena
Ruote Libere reports that the government only needs to allocate a little money to avoid having to deal with the real problems of road hauliers
Second edition of the European Maritime Transport Environmental Report published
Lisbon/Copenhagen
The new report indicates that promising progress has been made in several areas
WSC, MEPC must provide clear measures to decarbonise shipping this week
Washington
Wood-Thomas: It is not possible that these decisions can be postponed to guidelines developed in two years
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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