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March 18, 2013
Sched Netweb site
  • Asia-Europe rates soar 42.4pc to new high in 2013 - $1,423/TEU
  • South African anti-corruption body probes Chinese locomotive deal
  • German authorities demand HS Code for all cargo at German ports
  • OOCL signs 40-year, US$1.2 billion Long Beach deal with ILWU support
  • Stifel shipping confidence index up 0.4 points to 52.5 in March
  • Late Lunar New Year causes Long Beach February box volume to soar 37pc
  • China Shipping unit buys 24pc of APMT Zeebrugge Terminals operation
  • Philippine January exports suffer first fall in 5 months as tech slips
  • Chinese commercial shipping forecasts greater use of Arctic routes
  • Singapore's NOL appoints leading senior counsel Alvin Yeo to board
  • Southeast Asia to Australia trade to consolidate from April 19
  • Tanjung Pelepas Port's new CEO to lead US$450 million expansion
  • China Post: Express GDP proportion to match developed world by 2020
  • Ports of LA and LB create working group on common pool for chassis
  • NYK stages fuel-saving seminars for shipowners and shipmanagers
  • Korean Air launches Seoul-Sri Lanka-Maldives thrice weekly flights
  • Oman Air increases cargo capacity with DHL Block Space Agreement
  • Air Transport Services will merge two airlines into one to cut costs

Exim Indiaweb site
MARCH 15, 2013
  • ACHAA makes it a memorable silver jubilee year
  • APCS e-Desk permits paperless exports
  • GAC International Moving opens office in Kolkata
  • MANSA delegation calls on MbPT Deputy Chairman
  • Navigators Logistics inaugurates new office in Mumbai
  • NSB Chairman meets the President
  • Ships reportedly declining unprofitable cargo to check rate plunge
  • Somali pirates release oil tanker after ransom payment
  • MMTC issues global tender for wheat exports
  • China investing further to boost infrastructure at Sri Lanka s Hambantota port
  • Mukesh Balani to take charge as KPT Traffic Manager today
  • North European ports mulling LNG bunkering
  • Paradip Port handles record traffic, coal rakes in a day
  • Railways introducing heavy haul goods trains
  • Forex reserves fall sharply to $ 290.35 bn
  • INR ends higher at 54.01 to a dollar
  • Planning Commission earmarks budgetary support for dedicated freight corridor projects
  • India Factoring goes worldwide
  • Mytrah Energy to install 300 MW wind farms in Andhra Pradesh by end-2014
  • Clipper Projects transports windmills to Musselroe Wind Park in Tasmania
  • PCN members jointly moving break-bulk shipment from Poland to Brazil

International Transport Journalweb site
MARCH 15, 2013
  • Germany gives go-ahead for equipping corridor A with ERTMS
    Germany's ministry of transport has taken a fundamental decision to equip the country's section (Emmerich-Basel) of the European freight corridor A (Rotterdam-Genoa) with the Europ...
  • Reconstruction of Sena railway in Mozambique now underway
    The USD 45 million reconstruction work on the Sena railway line in central Mozambique has started and should be completed within six months. The line runs from the port of Beira to...
  • Switzerland investing heavily in national highway maintenance and construction
    Switzerland's federal government is investing around CHF 2 billion in the country's national road network this year. Out of that sum CHF 660 million has been allotted to the constr...
  • Two Canadian trucking companies receive awards
    The Truckload Carriers Association (TCA) has honoured Brian Kurtz Trucking LTD, of Breslau (Ontario), and Bison Transport, based in Winnipeg (both Canada) with the National Fleet S...
  • Juan Carlos Garcia new general manager Swissport Cargo Spain
    Juan Carlos Garcia became the new general manager for Swissport Cargo Services in Spain today (15 March). He reports to Nils Pries Knudsen, senior vice-president Cargo Europe. Garc...
  • Belarus to implement hefty increase in road tolls
    Belarus is raising the rates for the use of its toll roads from 1Ju...
  • New rail link between Russia and Turkey
    Russia and Turkey are now officially linked by a regular train service between the Russian port of Kavkaz on the straits of Kerch, the sea passage between the Black Sea and the Sea...
  • Transco expanding management
    The Transco Group has chosen Isabella Kirschbaum to be its new commercial director. She has shouldered responsibility for the following sectors: finance, controlling, insurance, le...
  • British Aztek Logistics celebrates tenth anniversary
    Hertfordshire (UK)-based Aztek Logistics Ltd is set to mark its tenth year of trading in April 2013. The company, which is owned and managed by its founder, Stuart Charter, is base...
  • Management reshuffle at ITL Eisenbahngesellschaft mbH in Dresden
    Jérôme Méline will become the managing director of the railway company ITL Eisenbahngesellschaft mbH (ITL), a member of the Dresden (Germany)-based Captrain Deutschland group, on 1...
  • Rickmers-Linie establishes westbound round-the-world service
    The German shipping company Rickmers-Linie is launching a westbound round-the-world service, connecting areas of economic growth in Asia and South America and then sailing on ...
  • Aqaba Container Terminal's expansion programme making progress
    Aqaba Container Terminal (ACT) in Jordan has completed the first part of its berth expansion project's second phase. The quay length has been expanded to 200 m and two ship-to-shor...
  • Hapag-Lloyd upgrades South East Asia - Australia service
    The German shipping company Hapag-Lloyd is enhancing its South East Asia-Australia service (SAL) with effect from 17 April 2013. The newly enhanced SAL will be a joint product of t...
  • Logwin doubles storage capacity near Barcelona
    The Grevenmacher (Luxembourg)-based logistics services provider Logwin has expanded its storage capacity on the northeastern coast of Spain. Operations began at a new, around 5,000...
  • SkyCargo strengthens "cool chain premium service"
    SkyCargo, the freight division of Emirates, one of the world's fastest growing airlines, has strengthened its "cool chain premium service" with the appointment of an...
  • Boeing and Swiss announce commitment for six B777-300ERs
    Boeing, the Lufthansa Group and Swiss International Air Lines announced a commitment for six B777-300ER (extended range) airplanes yesterday (14 March). The airplanes, valued ...
  • Iata says good-bye to Doha and hello to Los Angeles
    The International Air Transport Association (Iata) concluded the seventh World Cargo Symposium (WCS) yesterday, 14 March, in Doha (Qatar) with a renewed commitment to improve air c...

Marine Logweb site
MARCH 15, 2013
  • Report cites problems with Arctic drilling operations
  • U.S. slaps Iran sanctions on Greek shipowner
  • Wärtsilä to set up Brazil manufacturing plant
  • Halliburton chooses Cape Town for stim vessel repair work
  • As Legend skips a port, Carnival reports on first quarter
  • Vantage christens its latest river cruise ship

World Wide Shipperweb site
MARCH 15, 2013
  • FMC reports compensation plans for CARNIVAL DREAM passengers
  • Rail association releases monthly traffic numbers
  • Inchcape Shipping Services warns of Gypsy Moth regulations
  • Port of Los Angeles sees gains in cargo volumes for February
  • Evergreen joining carriers to start new IDEA service

Lloyd's Listweb site
MARCH 15, 2013
  • The battle for Hampton Roads
    Will Port of Virginia be privatised or remain in public hands?
  • Agreeing terms
    Tanker owners need charterers to decide a common vetting standard
  • Lonely fight
    Emissions rules leave struggling owners between a rock and a hard place
  • UK property tax plans could hit shipping companies
    Foreign owners could be liable to capital gains tax, warns Moore Stephens
  • Anyone for fair transport?
    Unions take a lead from Fairtrade to promote ethical shipping
  • International Group demystifies US sanctions
    Guides seek to untangle a web of laws
  • Greek shipowner and Kish P&I face US sanctions
    Impire Shipping purchased and controlled eight vessels for NITC
  • Long Beach closes the gap on LA volumes
    CMA CGM and MSC cargo switch shifts the balance
  • Catalyst fines damage can be prevented
    Shipping must identify and employ the most effective tools
  • Hi-tech shippers switch from air to ocean
    Move attributed to 10-fold price difference between the two modes
  • Moving the right way
    Capesize rates remain low but China steel mill closures could bring better news
  • Evergreen, Simatech and Hanjin target east African growth
    Weekly service links Kenya and Tanzania with Middle East and Indian subcontinent
  • Japanese yards land five ship orders in February
    Newbuilding almost halted in the world's third-largest shipbuilding nation
  • Paranaguá gears up for bigger boxships
    Competition for containers is strong between the seven major ports in southern Brazil
  • Hellenic steers through 'challenging' market
    Dry bulk owner positions itself for upturn in 2014
  • Singapore tops the world in box volume during January-February
    Results likely to have been skewed by lunar new year holidays
  • Need for new funding drives owners to New York
    Asia-Pacific is now as important to shipping as Europe
  • Shipping bears the brunt of transport downturn
    Sector carries visible scars despite new signs of optimism
  • Fuel efficiency is shipping's top concern
    Norton Rose finds 69% of businesses want more cost-effective use of bunkers
  • A litmus test for transport
    Soaring costs have hit shipping harder than aviation and rail sectors

Fairplayweb site
MARCH 15, 2013
  • Reederei Buss assures on restructuring
    GERMAN container and multipurpose shipowner Reederei Buss today rejected reports that its restructuring might be in limbo
  • Tanker in contamination dispute ordered arrested
    COLOMBIA'S High Court has ordered the arrest of a Vietnam-flagged oil product tanker
  • Arison quizzed on safety
    SENATOR Jay Rockefeller has publicly posted a letter to Carnival Corp chairman Micky Arison seeking answers on cruise safety
  • More consolidation, layoffs grip Germany
    GERMANY'S consolidation juggernaut keeps rolling for ship managers, with some of Hamburg's biggest players forming a joint company
  • Box rates pick up
    RATE RISES by Far East/Europe box lines are hitting the market today, with stronger gains than expected on spot rates
  • VLCC gloom seen lingering in April
    THE VLCC tonnage glut and demand slip were today seen continuing the squeeze on shipowners next month
  • Ultrapetrol's losses widen
    NASDAQ-listed Ultrapetrol today reported steeper quarterly losses, driven by continued fallout from last year's South American drought
  • Refuge rules studied in Flaminia reaction
    AN EC PANEL is today to begin reviewing EU policy on provision of refuge for ships in distress
  • Wärtsilä plans facility for Brazilian offshore
    FINLAND'S Wärtsilä plans a factory in Brazil to meet the increasing offshore and other market demand
  • German thermal coal imports climb
    THERMAL coal imports into Germany climbed to a new high of 35M tonnes last year, according to VDKI, the association of German coal importers
  • Nam Cheong gains seen
    MALAYSIA'S largest OSV builder Nam Cheong is a "key beneficiary" of a recent pick-up in Malaysian offshore activity, UOB Kay Hian said today
  • PSL buys $16M bulker
    THAILAND'S Precious Shipping said today it has bought a 53,000dwt bulker for $16M
  • Yard financing to weather LNG falls
    INVESTOR financing for newbuildings is expected to withstand pressure from declining charter rates for LNG carriers, a shipbuilding analyst assured today
  • CSG raises 3.5Bn yuan
    CHINA Shipping Group said it has raised 3.5Bn ($557.3M) yuan by selling two tranches of short-term notes to repay bank loans and replenish working capital for its box-making and shipbuilding subsidiaries
  • Japan seeks even more LNG
    JAPAN is reportedly negotiating to import more LNG from Russia and secure new supplies from Mozambique, reported IHS World Markets Energy

The Journal of Commerceweb site
MARCH 15, 2013
  • Becky Goodrum, China Shipping Manager, Dies at 47
    Becky Goodrum, who headed China Shipping's eastbound trans-Pacific service product as national sales manager, imports, died March 11 in Erie, Colo., after a long battle with cancer. She was 47. Before joining China Shipping 13 years ago, Mrs. Goodrum held line management roles with DSR Senator, Inchcape and Mitsui O.S.K. Lines....
  • Dutch Parliament Changes Course on UN's Container Weighing Requirements
    The Dutch parliament has called for work to stop on an international scheme to weigh each packed container before it is loaded on board a ship. The proposal was developed by the United Nations' International Maritime Organization and seeks to reduce the number of containers lost at sea. Until recently, the Netherlands...
  • Ridermakerz Selects Regal Logistics' California Distribution Center
    Ridermakerz, a children's toy company, has chosen Regal Logistics' new Garden Grove Distribution Center to import and distribute its toys to its Southern California store, starting this month. Containers with Ridermakerz' products will move through the ports of Long Beach and Los Angeles on their way to Regal's new facility. From...
  • Norbert Dentressangle's Perishables Service Thrives in Chile
    orbert Dentressangle reported that its freight forwarding division in Chile, which launched 18 months ago, handled 1,500 metric tons of blueberries and cherries from Chile to the U.S., China and Europe in December 2012, jumping almost 50 percent from December 2011, according to Fruitnet. The provider of perishable air freight management...
  • Graybar and Brocade to Host Nationwide Security Integrator Training
    ST. LOUIS - Graybar, a leading distributor of electrical, communications and data networking products and provider of related supply chain management and logistics services, today announced that it will host free IP training for security integrators in conjunction with Brocade. Training seminars will be available in seven cities nationwide. "These seminars...
  • Port of Seattle Honors Green Gateway Award Winners
    SEATTLE - The Port of Seattle presented its Green Gateway Partners Awards, which recognize the comprehensive environmental achievements of the port's cruise and containership operators. This year's award winners are APL Ltd., Maersk Line, Matson Navigation, COSCO Container Lines America's Inc., Royal Caribbean International, Celebrity Cruise Lines, Norwegian Cruise Line,...
  • Bentley Honored by Maryland State Senate
    BALTIMORE - Former U.S. Congresswoman and maritime authority Helen Delich Bentley was honored by the Maryland State Senate for her tireless efforts to promote Baltimore's port and "make government work for all" by helping the Port realize its economic development potential. Bentley, a past chairman of the Federal Maritime Commission, spoke...
  • St. Lawrence Seaway Tolls to Increase 3 Percent
    The St. Lawrence Seaway Management Corp. has modified its toll schedule for the 2013 navigation season, which includes a 3 percent toll increase, following a five-year freeze on rates. The schedule features a new business incentive program, which offers a 20 percent discount on cargo tolls for three seasons for any commodity,...
  • Soren Skou's Recipe for Rates
    The undercard is complete, the verbal jousting is done, and it's time to get on with the main event: the container shipping industry's contract negotiating season. For now, shippers and carriers will have to agree to disagree about how supply and demand in the trans-Pacific will play out on the rate...
  • SCFI Asia-Europe Rates Up, Result of March 15 GRI
    The Shanghai Containerized Freight Index was affected by a general rate increase from Asia to Europe on March 15, with rates on both European lanes jumping 42 percent per 20-foot container mark, according to data issued by the Shanghai Shipping Exchange. Carriers achieved 61 percent of the proposed $700 rate...
  • Cabrera Named Head of Jaxport Trade Development, Marketing
    Alberto Cabrera, Jaxport's new director and general manager of trade development and marketing.Florida's Jacksonville Port Authority has named Alberto Cabrera as its director and general manager of trade development and marketing. In his new position, Cabrera is responsible for the overall management of cargo sales activities and the development of strategic...
  • Japan Says It Wants to Join TPP Talks
    Japan has announced it will seek to join the Trans-Pacific Partnership, the BBC reports. The free trade agreement is currently being negotiated among 11 countries. It aims to foster closer ties and boost trade in goods and services between the member countries. However, there have been protests in Japan against the pact,...
  • ILA Contract: Reporter's Notebook
    Notes and comments after a year of covering the wild ride to an International Longshoremen's Association contract agreement ... - Shippers can exhale. After more than a year of worrying about an East and Gulf Coast strike, they can put their contingency plans back on the shelf. The final agreement by...
  • Terminals Bet on Biggest Bang (for Buck) Theory
    Container terminal operators worldwide agree that as vessels get larger, survival depends on terminals' ability to increase productivity and reduce costs through automation. Whether to implement automation, however, is a decision based on the annual container volume, the costs of land and labor from region to region, and the time...
  • Preparing for Disruption
    On Sunday, July 31, 2011, Tropical Storm Nok-Ten made landfall in northern Vietnam, and quickly entered northeastern Thailand. The flash flooding that would begin across Thailand's northern regions soon would spill onto the lower central provinces, fed by weeks of winter monsoon rains. Even after most factory production already had...
  • Chicago 20-Foot Container Availability Shrinks 50 Percent
    The number of 20- and 40-foot containers available for export in Chicago declined significantly in the week of March 13, according to the U.S. Department of Agriculture's weekly Ocean Shipping Container Availability Report. Carrier data used in the report indicates the availability of 612 20-foot containers this week, down more than...
  • Restaurant Shippers Drive Reefer Intermodal Growth
    A supply chain and logistics provider serving major U.S. fast food and sit-down chain restaurants said its customers could double the share of surface freight shipped via railroads to as much as 9 percent in the coming years. Armada Supply Chain Solutions said the roughly 15 restaurant chains it serves...
  • APL Abandons 53-Foot Ocean Containers
    APL no longer offers vessel space for 53-foot ocean containers in its trans-Pacific services. It has struggled to find sufficient enough U.S. export cargo for them, while revenue on the eastbound leg has not been sufficient to cover the costs of repositioning empties back to Asia. The carrier introduced an ocean-capable,...
  • New Chassis Models Emerge
    Container lines' rapid exit from intermodal chassis ownership is spawning several equipment supply models that emphasize flexibility and a larger role for lessors and truckers. The percentage of U.S. chassis owned by container lines fell from 51 percent in 2009 to 32 percent last year and is expected to fall to...
  • ILA Contract Creates Shifts for NY-NJ
    The Port of New York and New Jersey's unique "continuous operation" system will be replaced by work shifts similar to those of other U.S. ports under the new International Longshoremen's Association local contract. The contract negotiated by the ILA and the New York Shipping Association calls for regular work gangs and...

Containerisation Internationalweb site
MARCH 15, 2013
  • Bollore looks to 'unlock' Africa
    French conglomerate Bollore has unveiled plans to expand its logistics footprint in Africa.It said it would expand rapidly in Nigeria, South Africa, Algeria and ...
  • Hi-tech shippers switching from air to ocean
    Cargo that has traditionally utilised air freight is increasingly switching to sea freight as shippers look to capitalise on lower transport costs and the trend ...
  • Singapore tops the world in box volume during January-February
    SINGAPORE has temporarily taken the crown of the world's busiest port from Shanghai, having handled slightly more containers during the first two months of this ...
  • LA reports double-digit box growth for February
    US WEST coast box hub the Port of Los Angeles saw February container volumes grow 17% to 615,000 teu over the like month of 2012.For the first two months of 2013, ...
  • New service to capitalise on growth in east Africa
    Hanjin, Evergreen and Simatech will launch a new service linking Kenya and Tanzania to the Middle East and Indian subcontinent to capitalise on growth in the two ...
  • CMA CGM creates Long Beach volume surge
  • Sanctions data launched in Lloyds List Intelligence
    SANCTIONS data issued by the US, the EU and the British financial regulator are now included in the risk channels of Lloyd's List Intelligence from this week and ...

TradeWindsweb site
MARCH 15, 2013
  • Huge savings in system
    Over $1bn worth of cost cuts can still be found in the Maersk Line system, its CEO says.
  • Prosafe pockets cash
    Prosafe has raised $130m through a private placement to fund new acquisitions.
  • CSG sells a billion
    State shipowner China Shipping Group (CSG) has raised CNY 1bn ($161m) through a short-term debt sale.
  • CSCL buys into Zeebrugge
    China Shipping Terminal Development has established a foothold in Europe after agreeing to buy a stake in the Belgian container terminal of Zeebrugge from APM Terminals.
  • Casualty costs Carnival
    Carnival Corp has returned to the black in the first quarter but it has pulled down its full-year profit guidance following a fire onboard one of its vessels last month.
  • No buys for LSC
    Latvian Shipping Company (LSC) can't afford to take advantage of low prices to add tankers to its fleet.
  • 'No magic solution'
    Shipowners and operators remain in pursuit of fresh finance from non-traditional sources but limited success means a funding gap still exists caused by shrinkage in the bank debt market, according to an new industry survey.
  • Shipping 2013 sneak peek
    On Monday night shipping's brightest stars will gather at Connecticut's only five-star hotel to celebrate the first day of the Shipping 2013 conference and exhibition over dinner and drinks.
  • Vroon wins wind deal
    Vroon's MPI Offshore has won a charter in Germany for a wind farm installation ship.
  • Karadeniz gets tough
    Turkish power ship owner Karadeniz has started arbitration proceedings over a pair of vessels seized by Pakistan.
  • From first ship to sanctions
    Dimitris Cambis has moved from first-time shipowner to the US sanctions hit list in just six months.
  • Shell's silver bullet
    TradeWinds digests the digits making the headlines this week.
  • Near miss in NZ
    Tugs managed to prevent a PIL boxship slamming into the side at Tauranga, New Zealand, after the containership lost power.
  • Seago goes to Russia
    AP Moller-Maersk-owned Seago Line is launching a new Russian run.
  • Cambis fights his corner
    A Greek shipowner hit by US sanctions for allegedly carrying Iranian crude on a fleet of VLCCs says the murky situation has nothing to do with oil.
  • A decade of delays
    Maintenance works at Germany's Kiel Canal could lead to bottlenecks until 2024, shipping companies fear.
  • Demolition disappointment
    Great Lakes Dredge and Dock has described its fourth quarter and full year results as a disappointment despite seeing a 30% hike in revenue.
  • Japanese orders plunge
    Japanese shipyards saw February orders drop 58% as overseas owners stayed away.
  • Bound for Brazil
    Finnish ship engine maker Wartsila is setting up shop in Brazil.
  • Vinalines ship held
    Sri Lanka has ordered the detention of a tanker owned by troubled Vinalines of Vietnam in a row over a contaminated cargo.
  • Greek feels Iranian heat
    A probe into possible Iranian oil shipments has led US authorities to freeze assets of Greek shipping executive Dimitris Cambis.
  • DS quits yard game
    Korea's DS Steel is closing its shipbuilding division which has racked up an overall loss since it was founded in 2008.
  • Into Africa
    Container lines Evergreen, Hanjin Shipping and Simatech are aiming to cash in on rising GDP in East Africa.
  • Looming disaster?
    We take a look at what was said in the market over the past week.
  • Hellenic hammered
    Weak freight rates and fewer ships have combined to push Hellenic Carriers to a $21m loss for 2012.
  • Ultrapetrol losses treble
    Ultrapetrol has seen its full-year results deteriorate on the back of higher costs and vessel write-downs.
  • MPA in safety warning
    Singapore authorities have called on shipowners to maintain safe navigation within the port following a spate of collisions.
  • Sorensen joins Holcim
    Maersk Tankers' chief executive officer Hanne Sorensen is set to join the board the Swiss cement giant Holcim.
  • Duo trim Clarkson
    Shipbroker Clarkson has been downgraded by several investment banks in the wake of its recent full-year results.

American Shipperweb site
MARCH 15, 2013
  • Forever 21 under labor investigation
  • FMC allows G6 agreement in Asia-U.S. East Coast
    Commissioner William P. Doyle said the G6 Alliance will deploy more than 50 ships in the transpacific trade, with three strings through the Panama Canal and three through the Suez Canal, and is scheduled to begin operations in May.
  • SSA to run container-barge terminal in Stockton
    The marine terminal operator will manage a dedicated facility created for the barge service that will haul export and import containers to and from the Port of Oakland, 75 miles away on the San Joaquin River.
  • Maersk vows to match capacity to demand
    Soren Skou, Maersk Line CEO, said if there's insufficient demand by shippers for transport when its 18,000-TEU ships enter service later this year between Asia and Europe, the company will trim capacity.
  • Teamsters reviewing YRC's freight network changes
    The motor carrier sent the union a proposed set of network changes to optimize line-haul density, reduce shipment handling and improve service. YRC would like the improvements to start in May.
  • Japan intends to join TPP talks
  • L.A./Long Beach cargo gets boost from Chinese New Year
  • Kinder Morgan suspends offer for Wilmington, Del. terminal
  • China Shipping invests in APMT Zeebrugge
  • Miami, Chicago top airports for investment
  • New India, Persian Gulf and East Africa service starts
  • Israeli airline gains Environtainer status
  • ModusLink moves Netherlands facility
  • Worldwide Express offers upgraded technology
  • Cleveland port names Krantz chairman
  • Bargteil receives prestigious NCBFAA award
  • Inchcape warns of Asian gypsy moth regulations
  • Toy company moves to new L.A. facility
  • U.S. seeks WTO settlement on Indonesia's ag import rules
  • Marantis named acting U.S. trade representative

The Bunker Bulletinweb site
MARCH 15, 2013
  • Weekly global bunker market update
    A weekly price round up of bunkering hubs from around the globe.
  • LSFO price surges in Houston to close out week
    WTI crude gained for sixth time in seven days as the dollar weakened and inventories fell at a major storage hub.
  • Dynamic boosts risk management capacity
    Belle Shafer previously worked for the Hess Corporation.
  • South Carolina marina adds ValvTect marine fuel
    New products are targeted at East Coast cruisers and boaters travelling along the Intracoastal Waterway.
  • Finnish solutions provider launches fuel-savings applications
    One monitors speed profiles while the other monitors fuel consumption related to engine power needed.
  • LNG GOT project still ongoing
    Gothenburg's original LNG bunkering project behind schedule but remains in the running for terminal.
  • Ultrapetrol modifying vessels to run on different fuel
    Intends to modify its line diesel-powered pushboats to run on heavy fuel oil.
  • Demand strengthening in Fujairah
    Cape Town prices not moving on lack of product.
  • IFO product tight in Hamburg
    But prices rising in major European ports.
  • Carnival achieves bunker savings
    World's largest cruise line has returned to profit in the first quarter.
  • US targets Greek owner's assets over Iran allegations
    Dimitris Cambis denies any wrongdoing.
  • Itochu to quit Helios terminal
    Helios move may signal switch in focus to low sulphur product.
  • New marine purchase manager for Dan Bunkering
    Chan has already worked for a physical supplier.
  • New generation of 'eco-ships' to dominate the market
    Early adopters of fuel efficient tonnage will derive 'maximum fuel-savings benefits'.
  • Asian bunker prices end week firm
    Traders in Hong Kong saw above-average demand.
  • Wartsila to maintain LNG dual-fuel cruise ferry
    The agreement is for five years.
  • Momentum for LNG bunkering 'building', says editor
    Europe praised for going ahead with LNG infrastructure plans.
  • Decline in global sulphur emissions expected
    Partly due to change of sulphur content in marine fuels.
  • Russian shipyard building bunker tanker
    The vessel has been designed to accept and discharge oil products from shore and vessel facilities.
  • Horizon cuts bunker surcharges
    Competitors on Hawaian shipping routes reduce fuel surcharge.
  • Japan bonded bunker sales up 6.1% in January
    But year-on-year bonded bunker sales hardly moved.
  • Socar plans 'venture' into bunker trading at Fujairah
    As part of arrangements to expand its presence in the Middle East and Africa region by Q3 2012.

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Rome
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In five and a half years, 1,244 tons of drugs have been seized in EU ports
Lisbon
The largest quantities pass through ports in Belgium, Spain, Holland, Italy and Germany
The International Convention on Ship Recycling will enter into force tomorrow
Copenhagen
BIMCO urges EU to include Indian shipyards in EU list of ship recycling facilities
Assologistica presents the "Cruscotto" project to ensure transparency and legality in the logistics sector
Milan
Ruggerone: it is an infrastructure of trust between clients and operators
Federagenti, cruises cannot and must not become the target of an indiscriminate hate campaign
Federagenti, cruises cannot and must not become the target of an indiscriminate hate campaign
Rome
A "Pact for the Sea" proposed with solutions to tackle overtourism for which passenger ships are not to blame
New step forward for the construction of the underground freight transport system in Switzerland
New step forward for the construction of the underground freight transport system in Switzerland
Bern
Cargo sous terrain plans to build a 500-kilometer system by mid-century
Carnival posts record earnings for March-May period
Carnival posts record earnings for March-May period
Miami
The number of cruise passengers embarked also peaked this quarter
Federlogistica, it is reckless to activate railway construction sites without a concerted plan
Genoa
Falteri: Isolating the port of Genoa from the railway network for three weeks means putting the whole of Northern Italy in difficulty
Multipurpose terminals privatized in eight Saudi ports
Multipurpose terminals privatized in eight Saudi ports
Riyadh
Four will be operated by Saudi Global Ports and four by Red Sea Gateway Terminal
Public debate launched on the project for Pier VIII in the port of Trieste
Public debate launched on the project for Pier VIII in the port of Trieste
Trieste
A total investment of 315.8 million euros is expected
South Korea's HD Hyundai partners with US Edison Chouest Offshore to build containerships in US
South Korea's HD Hyundai partners with US Edison Chouest Offshore to build containerships in US
Seoul
The possibility of building other types of ships and constructing port cranes is foreseen
Rixi: with the Omnibus decree, Phase B of the new Genoa breakwater is guaranteed
Rome
Expenditure of 50 million euros authorised for 2026 and 92.8 million for 2027
Israel-Iran conflict prompts Maersk to suspend calls at Haifa port
Copenhagen
Those at the port of Ashdod will continue instead.
Northern European Nations Commitment to Counter Russian Shadow Fleet
Warsaw
If the vessels do not fly a valid flag in the Baltic Sea and the North Sea - they specify - we will take appropriate measures in compliance with international law.
Freight traffic in French ports stable in the first quarter of 2025
Freight traffic in French ports stable in the first quarter of 2025
The Defense
Containers and liquid bulk on the rise. Increase in unloading loads and decrease in loading loads
Cognolato (Assiterminal): Today more than ever we need a coherent port policy
Rome
All the critical issues highlighted in recent years still remain open - he highlighted.
Alessandro Pitto confirmed as president of Fedespedi
Milan
The Board of Directors, the Board of Arbiters and the Board of Auditors have been renewed
A protest action by Greek seafarers is heated, with the PENEN and PNO unions launching very serious accusations, including mutual ones
Piraeus
The strike, declared illegal by the courts, blocks some ships of the Attica group in the port of Patras
Saipem awarded contract for a phosphate mining project in Algeria that includes the upgrading of the port of Annaba
Milan
The construction of railway lines is also planned
Suez Canal celebrates return of large-capacity containership transits
Suez Canal celebrates return of large-capacity containership transits
Ismailia
Today it was crossed by the vessel "CMA CGM Osiris" which can carry 15,536 teu
IMO, ILO, ICS and ITF urge protection of seafarers' rights against unjust criminalisation
London
The "Guidelines on the Fair Treatment of Seafarers Detained in Relation to Alleged Offences" were adopted in April
Trump's new tariffs also hit container traffic at the Port of Long Beach
Long Beach
In the first five months of 2025, an increase of +17.2% was recorded
Transfer of the port of Carrara from the Ligurian to the Tuscan AdSP not without a discussion with the operators
Milan
Dario Perioli, FHP, Grendi and Tarros ask for it
Up to $768 billion in investments needed to adapt world ports to rising sea levels
New York
Port of Los Angeles Feels Impact of New Tariffs on Container Traffic
Los Angeles
A decrease of -4.8% was recorded in May
Assagenti proposes a task force to solve port, logistics and industrial problems
Genoa
A "problem solver" consultative body composed, in addition to the categories of the maritime cluster, of the manufacturing industries of the North-West quadrant
Cargo traffic at the port of Singapore fell by -4.6% in May
Singapore
New crane overturned for delivery in new Tuas port area
In the first quarter of 2025, freight traffic on the Swiss rail network fell by -6.4%
Neuchatel
Service performance at 2.35 billion tonne-km, down -8.2%
ANGOPI fears that new measures to ensure maritime continuity will penalise mooring services
ANGOPI fears that new measures to ensure maritime continuity will penalise mooring services
Ischia
Power: it is necessary to remove them from a perverse mechanism
Dutch HES International to operate bulk terminal in Marseille-Fos port
Marseille
The concession contract will have a minimum duration of 30 years
Ibiza government opposes Trasmed's overnight stay on board ferry program
Ibiza/Valencia
It is considered a "clandestine hotel", while the company defines it as a cruise service
Bruno Pisano appointed extraordinary commissioner of the AdSP of the Eastern Ligurian Sea
Rome
He will take up his post next Monday
Federlogistica proposes a comparison between operators on the congestion fee while waiting for a solution from the government
Genoa
In the first five months of 2025, container traffic in the port of Gioia Tauro grew by +10.3%
Joy Taurus
1,813,071 TEUs were handled
Trasportounito, truck waiting times in ports must be paid
Genoa
Tagnochetti: The Port Fee aims to redistribute the costs of all disruptions more equitably
Commissioners of the AdSPs of the Northern Tyrrhenian, Ionian and Western Liguria appointed
Rome/Genoa
Trade unions concerned about the future of Genoa Port Terminal workers
Political instability and green transition are the main problems that shipping faces
London
This is highlighted in the "ICS Maritime Barometer Report 2024-2025"
The new container terminal of the port of Termini Imerese presented
Palermo
Transfer of traffic handled by Portitalia to the port of Palermo
GCMD survey confirms shipping's commitment to decarbonisation
Singapore
Ports concerned about lack of certainty about demand from shipping companies
The EU Commission has re-identified Port Said East and Tanger Med as neighbouring container transhipment ports
Brussels
Road haulage extends congestion fee application to Livorno port
Livorno/Rome/Milan/Genoa
Fedespedi, they do not solve the problems, but have the only effect of increasing costs
The new Border Control Post has been inaugurated in the port of Livorno
Leghorn
The structure cost 15 million euros
The transfer of 80% of Louis-Dreyfus Armateurs' capital to InfraVia has been implemented
Suresnes/Paris
The Louis-Dreyfus family retains the remaining 20%
Port of Genoa, green light for extension of concession to Spinelli until September 30
Genoa
Ok also to the extension to the Campostano group
The National Maritime Fund has started the recognition of scholarships
Genoa
They are granted for basic training and security familiarization courses.
RFI and MIT sign the update to the program contract for approximately 2.1 billion
Rome
Around 500 million euros expected for the management of the railway network
San Giorgio del Porto delivers a vessel for the bunkering of liquefied natural gas
Genoa
It was built for Genova Trasporti Marittimi
Pisano (AdSP Liguria Orientale): the ports of La Spezia and Carrara have integrated almost perfectly
La Spezia/Bari
Extraordinary Commissioner of the Southern Adriatic Sea Port Authority appointed
Raffaele Latrofa appointed president of the AdSP of the Central-Northern Tyrrhenian Sea
Rome
He is the deputy mayor of Pisa
India's Mazagon Dock Shipbuilders Acquires Control of Sri Lanka's Colombo Dockyard
Mumbai
Investment of approximately 53 million dollars
The Commissioner of the Western Ligurian Sea Port Authority has been granted the powers and prerogatives of the Management Committee
Genoa
The measure pending the restoration of the ordinary top management bodies
The Three-Year Operational Plan 2025-2027 of the Central Adriatic Port Authority has been approved
Ancona
Favorable opinion of the Sea Resource Partnership Body
The public meeting of the International Containers Studies Center will be held in Genoa on July 2nd
Genoa
It will deal with the physical transformations of the container and the digitalization of processes
Andrea Ormesani is the new president of Assosped Venezia
Venice
The board of directors has been renewed. Paolo Salvaro remains general secretary
Witte (ISU): In 2024, the ship salvage sector stabilized from the low of two years ago
London
Finnish Elomatic to Install Tunnel Thrusters on 11 Carnival Cruise Ships
Turku
The works will begin next autumn and will end in 2028
The Assarmatori assembly will be held in Rome on July 1st
Rome
"Mediterranean against the current" the theme of the meeting
Fincantieri has delivered the new cruise ship Viking Vesta to the American Viking
Trieste/Los Angeles
It was built in the Ancona shipyard
The Genoa Coast Guard has placed the container ship PL Germany under administrative detention
Genoa
Italian Navy orders two new Multipurpose Combat Ships from Fincantieri
Trieste
The order to the shipbuilding company is worth 700 million euros
MSC Group to manage cruise services in the ports of Bari and Brindisi
Bari
Ten-year concession with possibility of extension
German Kombiverkehr Returns to Profit in 2024
Frankfurt am Main
The level of revenues remained unchanged at 434.6 million euros.
Deltamarin to design the six new ro-pax vessels ordered by Grimaldi for the Mediterranean routes
Turku
SAILING LIST
Visual Sailing List
Departure ports
Arrival ports by:
- alphabetical order
- country
- geographical areas
The practice of subcontracting in European logistics is creating a parallel labour market where rights are not enforced
Brussels
"Sorry, We Subcontracted You" Report Presented
Tomorrow Grendi will launch the group's fourth ship on routes to and from Sardinia
Milan
"Grendi Star", with a load capacity of 2,800 linear meters, will connect Marina di Carrara and Cagliari
FREMM frigates operational support contract signed between Orizzonte Sistemi Navali and OCCAR
Taranto
The agreement has a total value of approximately 764 million euros
Call to reform the entire driver training system in the transport sector
Rome
Seven proposals presented
In the port of Gioia Tauro, the Guardia di Finanza soldiers seized 228 kilos of cocaine
Reggio Calabria
Two dockers arrested
Port of Livorno, new observatory to find solutions to the problem of port congestion
Leghorn
Marilli: We will seek solutions to reach the possible revocation of the port fee
Lockton PL Ferrari closed the last fiscal year with gross revenues of 34 million dollars
Genoa
Insurance premium volume rose to 350 million
Polish Trans Polonia Group acquires Dutch Nijman/Zeetank Holding
Tczew
It specializes in the transportation and logistics of liquid and gaseous products
d'Amico Tankers Sells Two 2011-Built Tankers for $36.2 Million
Luxembourg
They will be delivered to buyers by the end of July and on December 21st.
The Italian Merchant Marine Academy plans 13 new free courses
Genoa
Over 300 positions available
A delegation of Wista Italy visits the ports of Catania and Augusta
Catania/August
The association is made up of women who hold positions of responsibility in the maritime, logistics and trade sectors.
In the first five months of 2025, the port of Algeciras handled 1.9 million containers (-6.3%)
Algeciras
Empty containers decreased by -5.5% and full ones by -6.4%
Reway Group enters the port railway infrastructure maintenance sector
Licciana Nardi
Two contracts awarded by the AdSP of the Eastern Ligurian Sea
Delcomar and Ensamar take over maritime services with the smaller Sardinian islands
Cagliari
The tender for the six-year concession of the connections has been awarded
Port of Trieste, the newly appointed Gurrieri torpedoes the newly appointed Torbianelli
Trieste
Russo (Pd): it's a squalid power game
Singapore's SeaLead expands its maritime shipping offering to connect Turkey and Italy
Singapore
Route connected to services transiting the Suez Canal
The US Container Security Initiative program has been extended to Morocco
Rabat
Amrani: Let's consolidate Tanger Med's role as a safe and world-class maritime hub
Very positive first quarter for Greek Euroseas
Athens
Pittas: the positive momentum continued in the second quarter
Assonat and SACE present a plan for Italian tourist ports
Rome
Kuehne+Nagel has opened a new branch in Naples
Milan
The aim is to support the operational growth of the group in Southern Italy
RINA has acquired the entire capital of Finnish Foreship
Helsinki
The Helsinki-based company specializes in consulting in the field of marine and mechanical engineering.
Container traffic down at Barcelona and Valencia ports in May
Barcelona/Valencia
Resumption of containers in transit at the Catalan port
Annual cargo traffic in Greek ports stable in 2024
Piraeus
Domestic volumes are growing, while foreign trade is decreasing
Perplexity of freight forwarders, customs agents and maritime agents of La Spezia at the transfer of the port of Carrara to the Tuscan AdSP
The Spice
Timidly, they "hope for consideration for the progress made so far"
Francesco Mastro appointed extraordinary commissioner of the Southern Adriatic Sea Port Authority
Rome
He will take up office on June 30th.
John Denholm to be new president of the International Chamber of Shipping
Athens
He will take over from Emanuele Grimaldi in a year
Extraordinary commissioners of the two Ligurian Port System Authorities have been installed
Genoa/La Spezia
Matteo Paroli and Bruno Pisano at the helm of the institutions
Container traffic at Hong Kong port drops sharply in May
Hong Kong
1.05 million TEUs were handled (-12.7%)
Assogasliquidi-Federchimica shows the way to accelerate the decarbonization of road and maritime transport
Rome
Amadei: Our sector is ready and the time has come for courageous industrial choices
Eagle S tanker command blamed for cutting submarine cables in Gulf of Finland
Advantages
The accident was caused by the ship's anchor
Online platform to report critical issues that put transport workers at risk
Genoa
It was prepared by Fit Cisl Liguria
GNV to create a direct summer connection between Civitavecchia and Tunis
Genoa
It will run alongside the historic route via Palermo
The unification of Grimaldi's concessions in the port of Barcelona has been completed
Madrid/Barcelona
The contract expires on September 20, 2035.
In the first five months of 2025, cargo traffic in Russian ports fell by -4.9%
St. Petersburg
A decrease of approximately -12% was recorded in May
Raben Logistics Group Creates Subsidiary in Türkiye
Milan
It will have 20 employees and a 2,000 square meter cross-dock warehouse
Alberto Dellepiane confirmed as president of Assorimorchiatori
Rome
The composition of the entire association leadership remains unchanged
Agreement between Fincantieri and Indonesian PMM to develop solutions to face new unconventional underwater challenges
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 Assarmatori assembly will be held in Rome on July 1st
Rome
"Mediterranean against the current" the theme of the meeting
The public meeting of the International Containers Studies Center will be held in Genoa on July 2nd
Genoa
››› Meetings File
PRESS REVIEW
US has its eye on Greek ports
(Kathimerini)
Proposed 30% increase for port tariffs to be in phases, says Loke
(Free Malaysia Today)
››› Press Review File
FORUM of Shipping
and Logistics
Intervento del presidente Tomaso Cognolato
Roma, 19 giugno 2025
››› File
Structural adaptation works on dock 23 of the port of Ancona awarded
Ancona
Intervention worth over 11.8 million euros
Conference on the role of LNG and bioLNG for the decarbonisation of transport and industry
Rome
The Federchimica-Assogasliquidi event will take place on Monday in Rome
Dutch Bolidt increases presence in cruise ship sector with acquisition of American Boteka
Hendrik Ido Ambacht
Contship Italia has acquired the Genoese customs services company STS
Melzo
The Ligurian company was founded in 1985
Francesco Benevolo has been appointed extraordinary commissioner of the AdSP of the Central-Northern Adriatic Sea
Rome
He is the operations director of RAM - Logistics, Infrastructure and Transport
Montaresi resigns as commissioner of the Eastern Ligurian Port Authority
The Spice
In the eight months of administration - he underlines - we have not lost even a second
Gurrieri has been appointed extraordinary commissioner of the AdSP of the Eastern Adriatic Sea
Trieste
Pending the completion of the formal process for the designation of the president
The commissioners of the AdSP of Western Liguria have handed over their mandate to Minister Salvini
Genoa
The decision is part of the process of designation and nomination of the new leaders
Confetra criticizes the provisions of the decree-law Infrastructure for road transport
Rome
The Confederation urges the blocking of the process of appointing the presidents of the port authorities
Taiwanese Evergreen, Yang Ming and WHL saw revenue decline in May
Keelung/Taipei
The decline is accentuated for the two main companies
South Korea's KSOE wins order to build eight 15,900 TEU containerships
Seongnam
The unit value of each vessel is approximately $221 million.
First port terminal for car traffic of Greek Neptune Lines
Piraeus
It will be inaugurated next year in the French port of Port-La Nouvelle
The assembly of the association of Genoese maritime agents and brokers will be held on June 16th
Genoa
Round Table on Genoa, the hub of the North West and the Mediterranean
BN di Navigazione Board of Directors Renewed
Genoa
BluNavy aims to reach one million passengers by 2025
Viking Line designs world's largest all-electric ro-pax vessel
Viking Line designs world's largest all-electric ro-pax vessel
Åland
Record Monthly Container Traffic at Turkish Ports
Ankara
In May, almost 1.4 million TEUs were handled (+17.6%)
Sergio Landolfi has been elected president of the Customs Association of the Port of La Spezia
The Spice
The board of directors has been renewed
The ferry industry elite will attend the Interferry conference in Salerno in October
Victoria
Event titled "Connections"
Uniport launches an initiative to support ALS research
Rome
Fundraising for the NeMO Clinical Center Serena Foundation Onlus
The Propeller Club of Genoa has analyzed risks and opportunities of using AI in the maritime and insurance sectors
Genoa
The importance of training in the use of technology was highlighted
Chantiers de l'Atlantique delivers luxury cruising yacht Luminara to The Ritz-Carlton Yacht Collection
Saint Nazaire
The ship will debut in Alaska
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