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January 17, 2013
Sched Netweb site
  • HK 2012 volume down 5pc to 23.1m TEU, Singapore up 5pc to 31.6m TEU
  • Modern Terminals seeks to raise US$1 billion in Medium Term Notes
  • China Shipping Prospersity Index still down, but rises 10 points: SISI
  • Alliances combine with Asia/USEC via Suez services from May 2013
  • Hapag-Lloyd adds second loop to Gdynia from Hamburg and Bremerhaven
  • Fangcheng port's throughput tops 100 million tonnes in 2012
  • Liaoning provincial expressway coverage exceeds 3,900 kilometres
  • Virginia Port posts 9.8pc volume increase to 2.1 million TEU in 2012
  • Yangtze cargo movement volume hit record 1.8 billion tonnes in 2012
  • American Trucking Associations has its day in US Supreme Court vs LA
  • JAL, ANA grounds Dreamliners after an another safety scare in Japan
  • Lufthansa Cargo cooperates with German humanitarian aid organisations
  • EU blamed for failure of UPS-TNT deal that now leaves giant DHL on top
  • Irish forwarder offers service to ship tourists' motorcycles to Ireland

Exim Indiaweb site
JANUARY 16, 2013
  • Customs has prohibited LCL cargo movement by road from Nhava Sheva to Mumbai, says trade
  • Evergreen christens its eighth new 8,452-TEU vessel
  • Grant Smith appointed Group Managing Director of Braemar Adjusting
  • Rickmers Shipmanagement achieves accredited GL ISO 50001 Certification for vessels & offices
  • Blueprint to cut petro product imports
  • Rice exports may dip 30 pc to 7 mt: CACP
  • Tea exporters see potential in Asean region
  • Coal vessel handled through barges at Kandla Port
  • Global slowdown impacts Suez Canal's Dec. revenue
  • US port strike a possibility, while Jan. containerised cargo imports projected to rise
  • Railways considering freight rate cut to boost volumes
  • University of Mumbai organising round table discussion on governance issues in transportation
  • Ajman Free Zone unveils smart warehouses

International Transport Journalweb site
JANUARY 16, 2013
  • Freight traffic restricted again on south side of the Simplon
    Building work in the Galleria Elicoidale tunnel near Varzo on the southern ramp of the Simplon revealed the need for some renovations that should be carried out as soon as possible...
  • Krone reports big jump in sales
    The Germany-based Krone Group generated a turnover of an almost record-breaking EUR 1.4 billion in its last business year. The company's commercial vehicle sector (Fahrzeugwerk Kro...
  • New York says no toll increase for commercial vehicles
    New York's Thruway Authority has given up a plan to raise truck tolls by 45% to reduce the deficit, after the commercial transport sector had protested vigorously against the schem...
  • Morningstar expands fleet
    The Canadian cargo airline, Morningstar Air Express, based at Edmonton international airport since spring 2012, has added an ATR-72 freighter to its fleet. The unit was formerly ow...
  • New blocktrain service launched in Russia
    A new blocktrain service is being launched by GCS/Ruscon, a logistics and intermodal operator that is part of Russia's GCS transport group. The train will run more than 1,100 km fr...
  • Traffic in Dunkirk almost unchanged
    Dunkirk, France's third largest port, handled 42.22 million t in 2012, a mere 0.6% less than in 2011. Container traffic, with a total of 260,000 teu, was 5% below the 2011 fig...
  • Cargo Care International gives NEO sales cover in Denmark, Sweden, Finland
    NEO Air Charter - a founder member of the Global Charter Alliance - has entered into a strategic partnership with Nordic-based GSSA Cargo Care International, in which the latter wi...
  • Shanghai International Port Group increases volumes by 2.5% 2012
    Shanghai International Port Group (China) only saw a moderate improvement in its annual profits and cargo throughput for 2012. Despite container volumes increasing by 2.5 % to 32.5...
  • TNT/UPS - Liege airport's position
    Liege airport (Belgium) has noted the decision of TNT and UPS to cancel the merger (see ITJ Daily of 15 January 2013), estimating that "the failure of this merger reshuffles t...
  • Several leadership changes at Terex Corporation
    The USA-based Terex Corporation has announced that Kevin Bradley, currently president, Terex Cranes, will become senior vice-president and CFO, thereby replacing Phil Widman, who i...
  • DHL inks long-term contract with Panasonic in Great Britain
    DHL Supply Chain has landed a long-term contract worth more than GBP 100 million (EUR 120 million) from Panasonic for the management of its storage and transport activities in Grea...
  • Rhenus Freight Logistics opens new branch office in France
    Rhenus Freight Logistics, a firm owned by the German logistics service provider Rhenus, has opened a new platform for transport and general cargo activities in Saint-Barthélemy-d'A...
  • SBB names new media spokesperson
    Switzerland's state railway SBB has named Franziska Frey as the company's new media spokesperson, based at its head office in Bern. Together with Christian Ginsig, she is responsib...
  • Emerging Markets Logistics Index 2013 now published
    The 2013 Agility Emerging Markets Logistics Index, a co-production of Transport Intelligence and Agility, has been published. The close examination of 45 emerging markets, amo...

Marine Logweb site
JANUARY 16, 2013
  • Rep. Duncan Hunter to chair Coast Guard Subcommittee
  • Port of LA breaks ground for West Basin Railyard
  • Salazar stepping down as Secretary of the Interior
  • LNG fueled cruise ferry has Navis DP
  • Seaspan orders five 14,000 TEU containerships from HHI
  • Navies still needed to keep piracy levels down

World Wide Shipperweb site
JANUARY 16, 2013
  • TOTE Services announces change in company president
  • Port of Newport General Manager nets Oregon Marine Board honor
  • Crowley ATB crew resues man floating near Tampa bridge
  • Pile driving work continues on Port of Vancouver rail project
  • Drewry container rate report follows Hong Kong/LA benchmark

Lloyd's Listweb site
JANUARY 16, 2013
  • Boxing cleverer
    Confirmed order and low prices do not mean a return to the buying madness of the boom
  • State of independence
    Some of China's shipping bosses are uneasy about being linked to the cash-rich government
  • Greece slaps new tax on shipbrokers
    Sector stunned by move that could spell the end for some players
  • Odds still stacked in hijackers' favour, says former navy pirate hunter
    Northwood moves into commercial maritime sector
  • MSC boosts Le Havre feeder links
    Normandy terminal increases its connections to the UK, Ireland and France
  • Yang Ming lands record low charter rate for ultra-large newbuildings
    UPDATED: Carlyle joins Seaspan in five-boxship order from Hyundai Heavy Industries
  • Tanker conundrum as fixtures rise but earnings fall
    Overall spot activity for large crude tankers rose by 5% from 2011 to 2012
  • BIMCO pulls out of 100 Series rules for use of force
    Shipowner body questions whether armed guards are protected if cases come to trial
  • Fincantieri faces tough call in general offer to STX OSV shareholders
    Next hurdle may prove insurmountable in Italian firm's bid to take shipbuilder private
  • China Merchant Energy Shipping orders three VLCCs
    Further orders expected as China seeks to tie up oil supply chain
  • December brings box slump to LA
    But port posts 2% upturn in annual throughput
  • Scrap the aged
    China's government should respond to some creative thinking from Hosco's boss
  • Appeal in Neftegaz-67 collision case opens in Hong Kong
    Jailed master says he did not know he was breaking safety rules
  • Pirate attacks hit five-year low
    Improvement reflects 'huge reduction' in incidents off Somalia's coast
  • Yangzijiang aims for $419m from warrants issue
    Shipbuilder to replenish working capital
  • Why BP has bucked the trend to order new tankers
    Targeting Indian demand raises the oil major's 'green' credentials

Fairplayweb site
JANUARY 16, 2013
  • Results fall on reefer rate rises far short
    REEFER box rates have been pushing up, but by not even half as much as major container lines sought in their January increases, sector agents told Fairplay today
  • Georgiopoulos rebuts claim
    PETER Georgiopoulos and other GenMar executives have moved to dismiss a class action filed by disgruntled former shareholders
  • EU extends key tariff to Taiwan, Thailand
    THE EU was reported today to have extended to Taiwan and Thailand a tariff on a construction material transported by ship from China
  • Mombasa ivory smuggling ring smashed
    KENYAN officials were reported today to have seized 638 chunks of ivory - worth about $1M - that smugglers were trying to ship from Mombasa's port
  • Bullwinkel sees Lower Saxony port growth
    GERMANY'S Lower Saxony state said today it expects solid growth in cargo handling and terminal investments to continue this year
  • Omar Nokta quits Dahlman Rose again
    OMAR Nokta, the high-profile shipping analyst of Dahlman Rose, has resigned, with Sam Margolin taking over that desk today
  • Kremlin OKs auction of control at Vanino
    RUSSIA'S government has approved results of its December auction of the Kremlin's 77% shareholding in the port company of Vanino
  • Bill collector gains stake in FreeSeas
    STRUGGLING Greek drybulk owner FreeSeas is handing over 8-10% of its ownership to settle past-due vendor accounts
  • STX explains legal issues
    STX PAN Ocean told Fairplay today it has already been compensated for damage to one of its VLOCs, so that matter is not linked with a legal process involving its parent company
  • HK to require low-sulphur fuel at berth
    HONG KONG confirmed today it plans to require oceangoing vessels to use low-sulphur Diesel while at berth in its waters in 2013
  • Quanzhou bonuses sweeten shipping rewards
    SHIPPING enterprises in Quanzhou can receive 1M yuan ($160,000) from the local government for opening a new international shipping line
  • Registered CCS ships rise 15%
    CHINA Classification Society said it has 2,883 oceangoing ships registered as of end-2012, aggregating 57.68M gt, making a 15% increase year on year
  • Braemar waves goodbye to MSC Rena revenues
    BRAEMAR Shipping services said today its revenues from work on the New Zealand box ship wreck MSC Rena is fading faster than expected
  • Climb of won hurting Hanjin
    HANJIN Shipping's profits are being eroded by the rising won, even though box shipping's prospects have improved in the past year, according to KDB Daewoo Securities
  • HHI's new orders fall 23%
    HYUNDAI HI of South Korea told Fairplay today its new orders fell 23% year on year in 2012 to $19

The Journal of Commerceweb site
JANUARY 16, 2013
  • Fitch Affirms Port of Seattle, WA's $312MM LTGOs at 'AAA'
    SAN FRANCISCO - Fitch Ratings takes the following rating action on the Port of Seattle (the port), WA's limited tax general obligation (LTGO) bonds: --$312 million LTGOs affirmed at 'AAA'. The Rating Outlook is Stable. SECURITY The LTGO bonds are secured by the port's full faith, credit and resources supported by a covenant to...
  • Graybar and M360 Sponsor Energy Summit
    ST. LOUIS - Graybar, a leading distributor of electrical and communications products and provider of related supply chain management and logistics services, has announced its sponsorship, along with M360, of an Energy Summit on Thursday, January 17. Graybar and M360 have invited Ameren Missouri to discuss cash incentives that are...
  • AMR Posts Fourth Quarter Profit, But Loss for Year
    AMR Corp., the parent company of American Airlines, today reported profit in the fourth quarter of 2012 was $262 million, reversing a net loss of $1.1 billion in the fourth quarter of 2011. Quarterly cargo revenue was $170 million, sliding 0.6 percent from 2011's $171 million. The company reported a 1.2...
  • LA Port Breaks Ground on Rail Yard Project
    The Port of Los Angeles broke ground Wednesday on the West Basin Rail Yard project that will serve as a staging yard for railcars and free up land for construction of an on-dock intermodal transfer yard at the TraPac terminal. The $137.7 million project will be constructed with funding provided by...
  • UASC Revises France Terminal-Handling Charges
    United Arab Shipping Co. has revised its France origin terminal-handling charges on U.S. imports, effective Feb. 15. The charges are now 190 euros (about US$253) per 20-foot, 40-foot, 40-foot high-cube, 40-foot flat rack (in gauge) and 40-foot open top (in gauge) container, and about $478 for out-of-gauge cargo....
  • U.S. Lines Announces Australasia Bunker Surcharge
    U.S. Lines will implement a bunker surcharge for northbound dry and refrigerated cargo from Australia and New Zealand to the U.S. East Coast, eastern Canada and the Caribbean, effective Feb. 15. The charge will be $983 per 20-foot container. The reefer consumption surcharge will remain at 15 percent of the bunker adjustment...
  • Haifa Port's Container Traffic Hits Record High
    Israel's Haifa Port reported its container traffic in 2012 was 1.38 million 20-foot-equivalent units, an 11.5 percent increase compared with 2011 and a record high for the port. The previous record was set in 2010 with 1.26 million TEUs. "Dramatic growth" has been noted in the rate of unloading containers recently, the...
  • Asian Air Cargo Situation Unclear Ahead of Holiday
    As ocean shipping volumes and rates rise on trades out of Asia in anticipation of the traditional factory shutdown on February 10, whether air cargo operators will also benefit from a usual boost as the deadline approaches remains unclear. Air cargo demand from Chinese airports and Hong Kong has increased this...
  • CaroTrans Launches San Francisco-Japan Service
    CaroTrans has added a new weekly less-than-containerload export service from San Francisco to Japan. Transit time from San Francisco to Tokyo is 12 days; to Yokohama is 13 days; and to Osaka, Nagoya and Kobe is 17 days. There is no transshipment via Busan, South Korea, or additional handling via Los Angeles. The...
  • Maersk Line to Call at Krishnapatnam Terminal
    Maersk Line is adding a direct call at India's Krishnapatnam Port Container Terminal to its Chennai Express Service (CHX), a weekly intra-Asia loop linking India and the Far East. The new port call, starting Jan. 29, brings the number of container services at the east coast hub to three. Singapore-based Bengal...
  • Novoroslesexport Adds Cranes to Increase Efficiency
    Novoroslesexport, a subsidiary of Russia-based Novorossiysk Commercial Sea Port Group, has received two new Liebherr LHM 550 cranes, with lifting capacities of 104 metric tons (about 115 tons) apiece. The cranes are expected to be commissioned in February. The new equipment helps fulfill one of the priorities in NCSP's Development Strategy to 2020...
  • Carriers, Shipowners Push Hong Kong to Regulate Emissions
    In his 2013 policy address, Hong Kong's Chief Executive CY Leung announced that the government will consider introducing new legislation to require marine vessels to switch to low-sulfur diesel in Hong Kong port and to step up efforts with Guangdong Provincial Government to extend fuel switching to Pearl River Delta...
  • HSH Nordbank to Offer Container Forward Freight Agreements
    Citing rising demand for freight derivatives for means of hedging against the volatility of rates, HSH Nordbank has announced plans to offer container freight forward agreements in the market. Dirk Reiche, head of products, noted that there were large swings in Asia-Europe spot rates over the past year and said that...
  • Piracy Falls to Five-Year Low
    Pirates attacked 297 ships in 2012, a five-year low and a 32 percent decrease compared with 2011's 439 ship attacks, according to a global piracy report by the International Chamber of Commerce's International Maritime Bureau. The report showed that worldwide figures were brought down by a "huge" reduction in Somali piracy,...
  • Seaspan Orders Five 14,000-TEU Container Ships
    Hong Kong-based container ship lessor Seaspan has signed contracts for the construction of five 14,000-TEU container ships at Hyundai Heavy Industries. The vessels are scheduled for delivery in 2015. Seaspan signed 10-year, fixed-rate time charters for the vessels with Yang Ming Marine Transport. After the initial 10-year charter periods, Yang Ming may...
  • BNSF Signs Agreement With OSHA to Resolve Whistle-Blower Complaints
    The U.S. Department of Labor's Occupational Safety and Health Administration has signed an agreement with Fort Worth, Texas-based BNSF Railway announcing BNSF's voluntary revision of several personnel policies. OSHA alleged that BNSF's employee practices violated the whistle-blower provisions of the Federal Railroad Safety Act and discouraged workers from reporting on-the-job injuries....
  • Trade Tech System Authorized to Satisfy Japan's Advance Filing Rules
    Trade Tech, which supplies cloud-based solutions for the logistics industry, announced that its electronic filing solution has been authorized by Nippon Automated Cargo and Port Consolidated System, the Japanese government's trade and customs clearance service, for Japan's Advance Filing Rules that will go into effect in March 2014. Since the rules...
  • US to Seek Deal on Services Trade
    U.S. Trade Representative Ron Kirk has notified Congress that the Obama administration plans to enter into negotiations for a new trade agreement on international trade in services. The negotiations will begin in Geneva with a group of 20 trading partners that represent nearly two-thirds of global trade in services, with the...
  • TOTE Services' President Aguirre to Retire
    Jorge Aguirre, president of ship management company TOTE Services, a division of Princeton, N.J.-based TOTE, will retire on Jan. 31, the company announced. Aguirre joined TOTE Services in 1980 as a port captain at its Philadelphia headquarters. He served as manager of operations, then senior vice president and in 2001 was...
  • Manufacturers Salute Walmart's Plan to Buy More US Goods
    The Alliance for American Manufacturing has applauded Walmart's announcement that Walmart and Sam's Club plan to buy an additional $50 billion in U.S.-made products over the next 10 years. Although Scott Paul, AAM's president, called the move a "game changer" and hopes other retailers will follow suit, he also said in...

Containerisation Internationalweb site
JANUARY 16, 2013
  • More teenagers need recycling
    2013 will be a record year for boxship deliveries: an estimated 1.9m teu of extra cellular capacity will be launched into largely flat-lining markets - including ...
  • Menlo opens number seven in Singapore
    San Francisco-headquartered Menlo Worldwide Logistics has opened a new $50 million warehouse and distribution centre in Boon Lay, Singapore; its seventh facility ...
  • MSC raises loans for Klaipeda project
    Mediterranean Shipping Company (MSC), the privately owned, Geneva-headquartered marine transport group, has negotiated 32.5 million in loan agreements with the ...
  • MSC tops the boxship recycling league
    The Mediterranean Shipping Company is certainly leaving its liner archrival Maersk Line standing in one sector: ship recycling.According to an Alphaliner report ...
  • HHI signs ultra-large boxship deal with Seaspan for $120m apiece
  • Pirate attacks hit five-year low
    Maritime piracy reached a five-year low in 2012, thanks to a 'huge reduction' in Somali piracy, but east and West Africa remain the worst-hit areas for such attacks.According ...
  • More bad eurozone data, but is the worst over?
    Figures released by the European Union's Eurostat office reveal that factory output in the eurozone declined by 0.3% in November - the third consecutive monthly ...

TradeWindsweb site
JANUARY 16, 2013
  • Workouts weigh on dry bulk
    Drawn-out restructurings of dry-bulk companies are likely to present a roadblock for even the healthier companies in the sector in 2013, a US-based analyst told clients today.
  • Ray of hope in OWS case
    A federal judge in Washington DC has delivered a ray of hope to ships' officers caught in the net of US prosecutions for oily discharge violations
  • Brightoil in breach
    Brightoil Petroleum has braced investors for a second half loss and revealed that it has breached a bank loan covenant.
  • CSIC on the rise
    China Shipbuilding Industry Corp (CSIC) has posted growth in earnings and revenue for 2012.
  • Greeks take tax hit
    Greek owners have agreed to pay a tonnage tax on vessels operating under foreign flags in a move that will keep most overseas earnings untouched.
  • Platou boosts Capital
    Capital Product Partners' creative dealing in the sale and purchase market following OSG's failure has won it an upgrade from RS Platou Markets.
  • Pool poised to pop?
    General Maritime (Genmar) has been hit with a flood of calls from owners and operators that are exploring enrolment in a fledgling tanker pool backed by Unipec.
  • Bibby builds subsea fleet
    Bibby Offshore has expanded its subsea fleet with the addition of what it described as its biggest vessel charter to date.
  • ITF urges crew help
    The ITF has called for help for the traumatised crew held for nearly three years on the UAE-owned Iceberg 1 by Somali pirates.
  • Piracy at five-year low
    Piracy is at its lowest level for five years, according to the International Maritime Bureau (IMB).
  • Lightering ship sinks
    Fourteen crew have been rescued after a lightering vessel sank off Bangladesh.
  • Yard subsidies revived?
    India's shipping ministry is trying to revive a subsidy scheme for shipyards nearly six years after it was scrapped.
  • Dahlman baton passes
    Chat concerning Omar Nokta's departure from Dahlman Rose was apparently confirmed today as the bank's maritime research coverage transferred to long-term colleague Sam Margolin.
  • Jensen steps back
    Frank Jensen appears to be taking something of a back seat at the Clipper Group following a reshuffle of its top brass today.
  • Coastal fined over spill
    Canadian owner Coastal Shipping has pleaded guilty to failing to inform authorities of an oil spill from a tanker in 2009.
  • Bank cuts Ezra rating
    OCBC has cut its rating on Ezra Holdings following a disappointing first quarter performance and a recent rise in its share price.
  • YZJ seeks cash injection
    Shares in Yangzijiang Shipbuilding (YZJ) took a dive today after the Chinese shipbuilder announced a fundraiser to help ride out the shipping downturn.
  • US Fab wins barge
    The US Fab shipyard in Oregon has a won a deal to build a deck barge for Harley Marine Services.
  • FREE settles in shares
    Freeseas will hand over a potential 10% of its stock to settle a legal dispute with Hanover Holdings.
  • Stuck with the roaches
    Eight Central American men have appealed for help in returning home from a cockroach-infested tug stuck in Canada.
  • Hanjin shares hammered
    Hanjin Heavy Industries took a beating today as investors reacted to news of a $170m equity issue.
  • German trio launch trust
    German shipowners Gerd Wessels, Stefan Jungerhans and Torsten Westphal are looking for investors for a new shipping trust focused on boxships and mini-bulkers.
  • Olympic signs with Reef
    Olympic Shipping has penned a long term contract for a subsea construction vessel under construction at Kleven Verft.
  • Rena revenue fading
    Braemar Shipping Services has seen income from the salvage of a Costamare containership tail off more quickly than expected.
  • Tecnomar snaps up NCA
    Italian state shipbuilder Nuovi Cantieri Apuania (NCA) has been bought by superyacht builder Admiral Tecnomar.
  • Samsung plots new yard?
    Analysts are unconvinced whether reports that Samsung Heavy Industries will build a new yard in South-east Asia will be borne out.
  • Maersk's Daily drain
    Maersk Line's Daily Maersk concept is still short of turning a profit, the company has admitted.
  • Ezion adds to backlog
    Ezion Holdings has won a further liftboat charter contract this time from a South East Asian state-linked corporation.
  • MSC top scrapper
    Mediterranean Shipping Company (MSC) was behind almost 25% of the containerships sent for scrap in 2012.
  • HHI seals Seaspan order
    Seaspan has ordered up to ten 14,000-teu containerships at Hyundai Heavy Industries in a deal potentially worth $1.2bn.
  • Volume growth to slow
    Container imports at major US ports are expected to see only modest growth in the first month of 2013 a trade body has predicted.

American Shipperweb site
JANUARY 16, 2013
  • ILA, USMX continue negotiations
    Shippers are watching the talks nervously after ILA negotiators walked out of a negotiating session to discuss work practices in the Port of New York and New Jersey with the New York Shipping Association on Jan. 9.
  • Supreme Court to hear LA port trucking rule
    The nation's top court will review the constitutionality of an environmental regulation imposed by the Port of Los Angeles after a challenge brought by the American Trucking Associations was struck down in a district court in 2010.
  • Engineers: U.S. infrastructure investment needed
  • Pet food maker signs up with Transplace for TMS
  • Panama Canal to handle up to 14,100-TEU ships
  • USTR to discuss wide-ranging services agreement
  • Trade Tech authorized for Japan advanced filing
  • FMC reviews 6 OTI license applications
  • Virginia International Terminals CEO Dorto retiring
    "I've been here for 34 years and it is time," Joseph Dorto said. "You always hear, 'leave on a high note' and we just completed the second best year in our history, so I think this is the right time."
  • BlueWater Reporting: Liner capacity squeezed in 4Q 2012
  • TNT faced with few options after failed merger
    TNT Express has been plagued by managerial and operational issues, and with the latest blow coming in the form of a dead merger with UPS, the company will continue to lose market share, analysts say.
  • American reports record 2012
  • CaroTrans starts SF-Japan LCL service
  • Seaspan orders 14,000-TEU ships
  • Executive moves

The Bunker Bulletinweb site
JANUARY 16, 2013
  • Brightoil issues fresh profit warning
    Company may have 'breached financial covenants'.
  • Cold weather cuts fuel oil exports
    Freezing temperatures could mean 10% fall in export volumes.
  • Prices softening in Fujairah
    Little movement in Suez market.
  • Mid-week prices head down in Rotterdam
    Hamburg prices 'very quiet'.
  • Five containerships ordered from Korean yard
    Vessels will be built 'using Seaspan's fuel efficient SAVER design.'
  • Strong winds close Novorossiysk to bunkering
    Adverse weather conditions expected to last until Thursday.
  • Amsterdam supplier deploys new barge
    Golden Arrow's new addition to service capital and northern ports.
  • 'No recovery until the middle of 2014' for dry bulk
    Sector is struggling with overcapacity and high bunker costs.
  • Bunker prices weaken in Asia
    IFO 380 prices soften in key Asian ports.
  • HK legislation to enforce fuel switch 'under consideration'
    Public policy think tank Civic Exchange calls proposal 'a major policy breakthrough in ship emissions control'.
  • PSO seeking 1.23 million mt of fuel oil
    PSO is seeking up to 650,000 mt of HSFO and up to 180,000 mt of LSFO.
  • Promotion for Maersk fuel trader
    Rosenkrans is now European Trading Desk Lead at Maersk's fuel sourcing arm.
  • Cial Port seeking investors for integrated port
    Port project to focus on coal, bulk goods and bunker fuel.
  • South China refinery fuel oil output to drop
    Most of the supply drop stems from minor refiners, as output declines by 26% month-on-month.

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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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