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April 17, 2013
Sched Netweb site
  • Hong Kong falls 8.5pc in March to 1.9 million TEU, Singapore off 0.2pc
  • Striking dockers want 12pc hike, stevedoring contractors offer 7pc
  • Los Angeles March box volume hit by Chinese New Year, declines 22.6pc
  • China Customs probes, but denies fakery - export anomaly can be explained
  • Transport Intelligence claims to see light in China's murky trade figures
  • Evergreen ups capacity on FE-South America service, adds to rotation
  • Wan Hai joins PIL, EMC and Coscon to relaunch Asia-WCSA service
  • Owners face hard times as ship values plunge in flood of overcapacity
  • Kuehne + Nagel profit increases 97pc to US$144 million, sales up 5pc
  • New Orleans 2012 box volume down 2.9pc as breakbulk throughput rises
  • China's Logistics Prosperity Index rises after three-month decline
  • Maersk adds capacity, tightens focus on India, Europe-east coast US routes
  • Singapore Customs refreshes strategy to cope with changes up to 2015
  • V Alexander ships compressors stations from Hamburg to Izhevsk
  • MOL re-listed on ESG/RI Index for high social responsibility rating
  • GAC opens new offshore logistics supply base in Caspian Sea region
  • Korean Air and Myanmar Airways enter into code-sharing agreement
  • FedEx joins Indian printer to open retail 'copy, print and ship shops'
  • Dulles Airport cargo down 11.5pc in 2012, but expansion still on schedule

Exim Indiaweb site
APRIL 16, 2013
  • Bahri's January-March net profit increases 98 pc compared to prior quarter
  • CMA CGM s FEMEX service adds weekly Southampton call
  • Container trade in Europe seen stagnant this year
  • MoS seeks sops to rejuvenate domestic shipbuilding
  • Petronet to have 26 pc stake in LNG shipping venture
  • Rickmers-Linie carries first ferry made in Bangladesh for Denmark
  • VLCC glut curbing returns for owners: OPEC
  • Kandla trade considering forming Port users' association
  • Major Ports see lowest cargo handling in 4 yrs
  • NM Port handles largest parcel of coal
  • Single vendor pharmacy inaugurated for Kandla Port-run hospitals
  • Strike-hit HIT getting back to normal
  • Art of facing an interview

International Transport Journalweb site
  • Shipowners urge industry to lay up vessels
  • Far East-Europe spot rates spiral reaches lowest level in...
  • Five-year high for exports in Long Beach
  • Rail organisations opposed to cross-border use of LHVs
  • Van der Vlist terminal Moerdijk receives AEO accreditation
  • PT GAC Samudera Logistics celebrates in Indonesia
  • Raben Group opens logistics centre in Sosnowiec
  • Hermes Fulfilment: management duo complete again
  • Veteran trailer manufacturer celebrates 80th birthday
  • Australian Logistics Council: railfreight must not be...
  • Volga-Dnepr passes EU emission trading scheme with flying...
  • WIN and Champ form partnership for e-freight
  • Big truck order for MAN in UK
  • ITD Company of the Year is from Northern Jutland

Marine Logweb site
APRIL 16, 2013
  • Aker Arctic to design new icebreaker for Finnish Government
  • BIW gets $12.6 million LCS design services award
  • Braemar opens ship broking operation in Houston
  • MOL completes VLCC BWTS retrofit at Keppel
  • Polarcus names Duncan Eley COO
  • USCG lists BWTS gaining AMS approval

World Wide Shipperweb site
APRIL 16, 2013
  • Astoria Port Commission seeking new budget committee members
  • MarAd accepting applications for Small Shipyard Grant Program
  • NYK car carrier rescues stranded team of rowers
  • Washington governor shows support for transportation improvement projects
  • AAPA representative testifies before House transport committee

Lloyd's Listweb site
APRIL 16, 2013
  • K Line eyes Indian coastal shipping
    Iron ore exemption ushers Japanese giant into protected market
  • Settling the bill
    Have Somali pirates cost global trade $6bn or $18bn?
  • Chinese port takes in 400,000 dwt valemax
    Beijing's VLOC ban in question as Vale Malaysia calls at Lianyungang
  • Greece holds steady in a shifting world
    New survey shows fleet carrying capacity little changed since onset of markets crisis
  • Greek flag weakens grip
    Just 23% of country's ships fly the sky blue and white
  • SHI seals $568m CSAV boxships deal
    South Korean shipbuilder finalises order for seven 9,300 teu boxships
  • Policy banks lead funding drive for Marubeni-SK Shipping LNG project
    Joint venture borrows more than newbuilding costs from South Korea banks
  • Sale and purchase ruling leaves buyers liable for unpaid deposits
    An accrued right under a contract is lost only if there are clear words to the contrary
  • Tax lease scheme will boost Spanish yards
    Madrid seeks to boost home-grown shipbuilding and save much-needed jobs
  • Greeks launch capesize spree
    Big bulker interest boosts first-quarter orders, says Golden Destiny
  • Maersk risks fine for low throughput at JadeWeserPort
    Carrier falls short on 700,000 teu annual commitment
  • Carriers warned to remove capacity or face losses
    Fall in Asia-Europe rates blamed on failure to match tonnage supply with weak demand
  • Record earnings in Baltic Sea drive owners back to shipyards
    Recent spike sees Lundqvist order aframax
  • Exam week in Manila
    Emsa inspectors are reviewing Marina's maritime training standards shake-up
  • Biting back
    Shipping acts fast to oppose Brussels' planned regional ship recycling fund
  • Evergreen, Cosco and Zim treble Asia-South America service capacity
    Partners will upgrade the fleet from 3,000 teu to 8,500 teu vessels
  • Long Beach closes the gap with Los Angeles
    Monthly volume at top US box port dives 23%

Fairplayweb site
APRIL 16, 2013
  • Ballast systems accepted
    NINE SYSTEMS for treating ballast water have been accepted in the US to enable shipowners to comply with new regulations
  • New Rome-Delhi fight erupts on guards
    ROME is protesting Delhi's decision to assign its anti-terrorism agency to investigate the killing of two Indian fishermen by armed Italian ship guards
  • Forwarders predict shipping growth
    OCEAN freight forwarders in Europe today predicted steady growth in seaborne exports and imports over the coming two months
  • Far East/Europe box rates hit new low
    SPOT RATES in the Far East/Europe box trade have dropped to their lowest level since February last year, according to a French liner analyst
  • STX progresses on Dalian yard sale
    STX OFFSHORE & Shipbuilding said today it is moving ahead with talks to sell its yard in Dalian, as part of its parent chaebol's restructuring
  • Greeks hold 144 in migrant smuggling cases
    GREEK authorities are holding 144 people in connection with the past week's migrant-smuggling cases
  • Nokta replaces Boyden at GHS
    VETERAN analyst Omar Nokta has taken over shipping analysis at Global Hunter Securities, supplanting Natasha Boyden, the company confirmed today
  • Shipping strike grips Greece
    CREWS on Greek ferries, cabotage vessels, cargo ships and tugs are holding a 24-hour strike today
  • COSCOL loses $7.28M
    SHANGHAI-listed COSCOL has unveiled year on year net losses of 45.07M yuan ($7.28M) in 1Q13
  • LDA and CGG set up JV
    LOUIS Dreyfus Armateurs and the geophysical services group CGG, both of France, have set up a 50:50 venture to manage high-capacity 3D seismic survey vessels
  • Fortescue boosts trading in yuan
    AUSTRALIA'S Fortescue Metals has ramped up transactions in yuan with China after the countries struck a landmark accord last week in Beijing
  • China Exim Bank providing ship financing
    CHINA Exim Bank is to provide 1.4Bn yuan ($226M) in credit facilities and 1Bn yuan in loans to private shipping enterprises in China
  • Ships sinks off South Korea
    A GENERAL cargo ship has sunk off South Korea, but its crew was recovered safely, China's Xinhua news reported
  • East Asia/WCSA service set
    COSCON said today that Evergreen, PIL and Wan Hai would join it in starting a new weekly box service from Kaohsiung and other East Asian ports to the West Coast of South America

The Journal of Commerceweb site
APRIL 16, 2013
  • House Criticizes Obama's Food Aid Overhaul
    WASHINGTON - House Democrats and Republicans on Tuesday criticized President Obama's proposal to dramatically reduce how much U.S. agriculture cargo can be shipped by the Merchant Marine, suggesting the fight over how food aid is given to developing countries is just beginning. Rep. Duncan Hunter, R-Calif., said the proposal to cut...
  • ATA, Port of LA Clash at Supreme Court
    WASHINGTON, D.C. - The Port of Los Angeles defended its drayage concession program in the U.S. Supreme Court today, while the American Trucking Associations, backed by the federal government, said the concession program is illegal and should be scrapped faster than a smoke-belching 1990s-model truck. Do the program's requirements amount to...
  • House Wants to Pick WRDA Projects But Not Sure How
    WASHINGTON - House Republicans want a larger role in determining which port and inland waterway projects go forward, but it's not clear how they will regain their authority with an earmark ban in place. Like the Senate, the House Transportation and Infrastructure Committee aims to speed up the completion of feasibility...
  • China Shipping Opens Office in South Africa
    China Shipping Container Lines has opened an office in Johannesburg, South Africa, according to a Chinese language press release. This investment in Africa emphasizes the company's ambition for development in Africa and provides opportunities of trading and logistics between the two regions, the carrier said....
  • CSX's First Quarter Profit Rose 2 Percent
    CSX today reported first quarter net income of $459 million, up 2 percent from $449 million in the same period last year. Quarterly revenue totaled nearly $3.0 billion, basically flat compared with 2012, as gains in merchandise, intermodal and other revenue offset declines in the Class I railroad's coal business. These revenues,...
  • India Escalates Plans for Highway Projects
    C.P. Joshi, India's union minister of road transport and highways, has reviewed the plan for award and completion of road works during the current 2013-2014 fiscal year, which identifies steps for restoring the pace of award of road projects in the coming year and includes scheme-wise targets for each month. The...
  • AAPA Offers Advice for Water Resources Legislation
    Adolph Ojard, Duluth Seaway Port Authority's executive director and chairman of American Association of Port Authorities' U.S. delegation, today testified for the AAPA before the U.S. House Transportation and Infrastructure Committee's Water Resources and Environment Subcommittee in a hearing titled "Foundation for a New Water Resources Development Act." Ojard laid out...
  • Design Accord Sets Stage for Novorossiysk Port Project
    The Federal Enterprise Rosmorport and companies of NCSP Group operating at the Port of Novorossiysk in Russia have signed a deal to cooperate on design and engineering works under the Novorossiysk Commercial Sea Port Modernisation Programme. "This new agreement facilitates development of the port's marine infrastructure, including projects documentation for dredging...
  • NY-NJ Truckers Wary of RFID Tags
    Harbor truckers plan to meet with port and terminal officials next week to iron out questions about plans to require radio-frequency identification tags on trucks entering New York-New Jersey marine terminals. The Port Authority of New York and New Jersey and Sustainable Terminal Services, a consortium of terminal operators, agreed last...
  • New House Panel to Focus on Improving US Freight Transportation
    Rep. Bill Shuster, R-Pa., chairman of the House Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure Chairman, and Nick Rahall, II, D-W.Va., ranking member of the committee, today announced the members of a special panel that will focus on improving freight transportation in the United States. Rep. John J. Duncan Jr., R-Tenn., will chair...
  • Top 40 Container Lines: Who's Up and Who's Down on US Exports?
    Beyond the biggest carriers - the Maersk Lines, MSCs, CMA CGMs, APLs and Evergreens - that dominate the U.S. containerized ocean trades are some of the biggest movers. The Journal of Commerce Top 40 Container Carriers, after all, isn't just about the Top 10. It goes much deeper, to the...
  • LA-Long Beach First Quarter TEU Volumes Strong
    Container volumes in the Los Angeles-Long Beach port complex declined in March compared to March 2012, as expected, because of an 18 percent drop in imports following the Chinese New Year celebrations in Asia. However, the nation's largest port complex had a strong first quarter, with total container volumes, including loaded...
  • Ship Lines to Introduce, Expand South American Services
    Starting May 4, Cosco Container Lines, Evergreen Line, PIL and Wan Hai Line will launch a new weekly service linking Asia and the west coast of South America, called Asia-South America Service, WSA2. The service will cover the following ports: Kaohsiung; Shekou; Hong Kong; Ningbo; Shanghai; Manzanillo; Lazaro Cardenas; Puerto Quetzal;...
  • Hapag-Lloyd to Boost East Asia-Red Sea Rates
    Hapag-Lloyd will increase rates for all cargoes and container types from East Asia to the Red Sea, starting May 15. The hike will be $300 per 20-foot-equivalent unit. Also effective May 15, the carrier will revise its U.S. import and export inland tariff....
  • USDA, FAA Extend Aviation Biofuel Deal
    The U.S. Department of Agriculture has extended for five years its agreement to work with the Federal Aviation Administration and other partners to help develop a viable biofuel for the aviation industry. Tom Vilsack, agriculture secretary, signed the agreement with Ray LaHood, transportation secretary, at the Advanced Biofuels Summit at Gaylord...
  • U.S. Lines Postpones Trans-Pacific Rate Hike
    U.S. Lines will postpone the previously announced rate increase for its westbound trans-Pacific trade, originally planned to take effect on April 21, until May 1. The rescheduling applies to cargo originating from the U.S. East Coast, excluding Gulf Coast ports, or moving via East Coast ports and inland points intermodal, to...
  • Kuehne + Nagel Opens Logistics Facility in Alabama
    Kuehne + Nagel has opened a new facility in Mobile, Ala., to expand its footprint in the Southeast. The new office will focus on offering logistics solutions to companies from the aerospace industry, as well as from the oil and gas and marine sectors. It is located near major interstates with...
  • Labor Department to Reinstate Maritime Safety Panel
    Seth D. Harris, acting secretary of labor of the U.S. Department of Labor, will re-establish the charter of the Maritime Advisory Committee for Occupational Safety and Health. The Labor Department established MACOSH in 1995 to advise the secretary of labor, through the assistant secretary of labor for occupational safety and health,...
  • Carriers Delay Increases as Far East-Europe Spot Rates Plunge
    Ocean carriers are delaying planned freight rate increases from the Far East to Europe after spot rates plunged to a 14-month low amid a widening supply-demand gap driven by increasing numbers of new extra large container ships entering the world's biggest liner trade. Spot rates to ship a 20-foot container...

TradeWindsweb site
APRIL 16, 2013
  • APL torches four
    APL is looking to sell five of its oldest containerships for scrap after pulling the plug on a US-flag service that links North America to the Lion Republic via the Middle East.
  • Market reacts to Rodgers' rant
    A rare outburst from Euronav chief executive Paddy Rodgers appears to have ignited a spirited war of words in the tanker market.
  • Russian roulette
    Euronav carded a first-quarter loss Tuesday but the tanker owner's deficit was not as deep as many forecasters had feared.
  • Carisbrooke comes clean
    Carisbrooke Shipping of the UK has confirmed reports that one of its multipurpose bulkers was detained in the US after port inspectors uncovered a non-operational oily water separator.
  • Swing joy for big three
    A positive currency swing will provide Japan's big three with a $500m boost in their battle for profit, Barclays predicts.
  • Limarko asks for cash
    Directors at Lithuanian reefer owner Limarko Shipping want to cover losses with help from shareholders.
  • Vroon inks BP contract
    Vroon Offshore Services has secured a long-term contract with BP for platform supply and emergency response and rescue (ERRV) services in the UK North Sea.
  • Where there's smoke...
    Great Lakes Dredge & Dock (GLDD) has terminated an order for what has been billed as the largest hopper dredge in the US.
  • GHS gets its man
    Analyst Omar Nokta's decision to leave New York's Dahlman Rose was the result of a nine-year courtship finally hitting the market on the part of his new employer at Global Hunter Securities (GHS).
  • Pemex orders trio
    Mexican shipyard Servicios Portuarios (Serport) has clinched an order for three barges from state oil company Pemex.
  • Yard wins fraud case
    A Chinese court has backed a domestic shipyard in its row with Spliethoff and Wartsila over second-hand engines for newbuildings.
  • Germans call for lay-ups
    A group of German shipowners has called for collective action to boost rates by laying up vessels.
  • Global Hunter captures Nokta
    Global Hunter Securities has confirmed the high-profile signature of veteran equity analyst Omar Nokta.
  • Carnival to pay up
    Carnival Corp is to compensate the US government for the cost of help in dealing with two ship fires.
  • Evergreen in Latam push
    Evergreen Line has announced plans to boost its services to the West Coast of Latin America a day after it revealed it would do the same on the eastern side.
  • TradeWinds first again
    TradeWinds has become the first international shipping news service to launch a Chinese language website.
  • Greek ferries grounded
    Greece's ferries were stuck in ports on Tuesday as a 24-hour crew strike began.
  • Cape sums still short
    Record first quarter iron ore production from Rio Tinto and an encouraging note on its Western Australia expansion plans can't mask the huge oversupply facing the capesize sector.
  • SCF sale in doubt
    The long-delayed privatisation of Sovcomflot could be postponed until at least 2014.
  • Arena to be torched
    A bulker stuck in India for three years is likely to be scrapped soon.
  • Rina spreading its wings
    Italian classification society Rina will continue to diversify as its marine business contributes less to income.
  • SHI seals CSAV swoop
    Samsung Heavy Industries has reafirmed a large boxship order by Compania Sud Americana de Vapores (CSAV) after the Chilean liner outfit secured financing.
  • Red curtain to open
    Euronav is expected to kick off first quarter results season with a loss when its numbers are released to the market this afternoon.
  • Schettino "a scapegoat"
    Costa Concordia captain Francesco Schettino was back in court on Tuesday in Italy as his lawyer sought to avoid a manslaughter trial.
  • OSG running in red
    OSG has continued to burn cash since it entered Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection in November.
  • Braemar's US tanker move
    Braemar Seascope has hired five experienced tanker brokers to launch a new large crude and products tanker division in Houston.
  • Murmansk cuts loss
    Russia's Murmansk Shipping Company (MSCo) has reduced its deficit in 2012 as it faces a government sell-off.
  • K Line goes coastal
    Japan's K Line is to step up iron ore shipments within Indian waters after its first coastal spot deal.
  • STX revival "likely"
    STX Offshore & Shipbuilding is very likely to come through its current restructuring, particularly after handing back the keys to its yard in Dalian, China.
  • Nordana orders in Italy
    Danish shipowner Nordana has gone to Italy to contract replacement ro-ro tonnage, the company has confirmed.
  • MPA backs scrubbers
    Singapore is putting its money where its mouth is in a bid to encourage the wider use of SOx scrubber technology.
  • China Shipping boosted
    China Shipping has received a much needed boost after two of its affiliate companies were upgraded by Barclays.
  • HMM does nose job
    Hyundai Merchant Marine has recently completed a 'nose job' on one of its containerships at a shipyard in China.

American Shipperweb site
APRIL 16, 2013
  • Candidates line up for top job at Jaxport
    Jerry A. Bridges, former head of the Virginia Port Authority, and Bernard Groseclose, who resigned as CEO of the South Carolina Ports Authority in 2009, lead the list of eight candidates for the top job at the Jacksonville Port Authority.
  • House to create intermodal panel
    Bill Shuster, the U.S. House Transportation and Infrastructure Committee chairman, has formed a special panel of six committee members to create a national infrastructure strategy across all freight transport modes.
  • Washington Notebook: CBP inspectors look for illegal Land Rover shipments
  • FDA's 2014 budget request aims to boost food safety
    The agency said industry user fees would fund 94 percent of the proposed budget increase, including new fees to support the Food Safety Modernization Act (FSMA) and strengthen the FDA's ability to oversee imported food.
  • USDA, FAA re-up biofuel agreement
  • Drewry says transpacific carriers in 'self-destruct mode'
    "Efforts to increase eastbound freight rates by ocean carriers operating between Asia and West Coast North America (WCNA) remain ineffectual with new services planned rather than laying up unwanted vessel capacity," the firm said.
  • APL taking 4 ships out of U.S.-flag service
  • Little cloud uptake yet, according to Australian CIOs
  • Mohawk Global acquires OEC Freight Chicago
  • Total Customs signs on with Descartes
  • PhillyFreightFinder mapping app launched
  • Shipco starts Korea joint venture
  • IAG to offer more capacity on Seattle-London route
  • OnTrac expands
  • Polar Air adds flights
  • Jones takes top job at CNS

The Bunker Bulletinweb site
APRIL 16, 2013
  • Gas technology report issued by Lloyd's Register
    LNG bunkering guidance one of the key subjects addressed in company's latest Gas Technology Report.
  • IFO prices soft while MGO firm in Fujairah
    180 cSt at Cape Town lost $9 per mt.
  • Barge congestion in Rotterdam
    Prices soft on weaker crude values.
  • Kochi port to get bunker barge
    Move should see bunkering services in the port improve.
  • Rosneft in deal to sell 720,000 mt of straight-run fuel oil
    BP is expected to take delivery of two to three cargoes of around 30,000-40,000 mt each month.
  • Global Bunkering moves office
    Telephone and email addresses remain the same.
  • Big fines for polluting in Turkish waters
    Annual tariff increased for ships found polluting with oil or other discharges.
  • Slide in oil prices 'unlikely to continue'
    Vitol chief executive says markets have 'done what they are going to do.'
  • Distinct fuel quality differences seen in European ECAs
    FOBAS finds 'significant' variances in levels of abrasive cat fines in fuels from the Baltic, English Channel and North Sea.
  • Shipowner reconfigures hull to save fuel at slow speeds
    Hyundai Merchant Marine says new bow will cut bunker consumption by 3%.
  • Asia bunker prices slide further
    Supplies in Singapore remain tight due to 'terminal constraints'.
  • Energy efficiency better than bunker levy, says minister
    Comments in line with GSF core policy on maritime emissions which favours energy efficiency measures over a levy.
  • LNG uptake will be 'quicker for land-based transport'
    'Difficult' to retrofit vessels to use LNG as bunker fuel, says Partner at Boston Consulting Group.
  • Maersk Oil charters fuel efficient PSV
    PSV boasts higher cargo capacity and lower fuel consumption, claims Bourbon Offshore.
  • DNV to provide 'LNG ready' service
    Service will comprise 'class approved designs' which will ready vessels for retrofitting of LNG technology.

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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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