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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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The liner shipping industry contributes substantially to the U.S. economy.
Washington
This is highlighted by an analysis carried out by S&P Global Market Intelligence on behalf of WSC and PMSA
Toll worsens from explosion in Iranian port of Shahid Rajaee
Tehran
It caused 46 deaths and injured over 1,200 people
Tender for concession of container terminal at Ukrainian port of Chornomorsk to be announced by mid-year
Kiev
The management will include the general cargo terminal
CEVA Logistics (CMA CGM group) will buy the Turkish Borusan Lojistik
Istanbul/Marseille
Wärtsilä's first quarter is positive
Helsinki
New orders value growth slows
ESPO: The EU Parliament's Budget Committee's request for more funding for transport, energy and infrastructure is welcome
Brussels
The importance of financing TEN-T networks to enable their adaptation for both military and civilian dual-use purposes was highlighted
Solidarity contribution for the families of port workers who are victims of accidents at work
Rome
It was established by the National Bilateral Port Authority
Bureau Veritas Marine & Offshore Division Reports Record Quarterly Revenue
Neuilly-sur-Seine
New historical peak also for the classified fleet
PSA reportedly considering selling its 20% stake in Hutchison Ports
Singapore
This is according to "Reuters", which had already floated this hypothesis at the end of 2022
Federagenti, Italy must give a sharp acceleration to the projects of ZES, free zones and Special Logistics Zones
Rome
Pessina: There is no space for reflections prey to bureaucracy
In the first quarter of this year, freight traffic in the port of Rotterdam decreased by -5.8%.
Rotterdam
Both disembarkation (-3.1%) and embarkation (-11.9%) loads are decreasing
Increase in container cargo is not enough for the port of Antwerp-Bruges to avoid a -4.0% decline in quarterly traffic
Antwerp
The decline in liquid bulk cargoes worsened (-19.1%)
The China Shipowners' Association considers the measures taken by the US against Chinese ships a typical example of unilateralism and protectionism
Beijing/Washington
The WSC reiterates that such measures could undermine American trade, harm U.S. manufacturers, and undermine efforts to strengthen the nation's maritime industry.
COSCO Expresses Strong Opposition to US Planned Taxes on Chinese Ships
Growing share of new entrants in European rail transport sector
Madrid
In 2023, rail freight transport performance decreased by -8%
New Chinese Ship Taxes That Will Only Raise Prices for Americans
Washington
The executive vice president of the US Chamber of Commerce denounced it
Tax amounts set for China-linked vessels arriving at US ports
Washington
Calculated on the basis of net capacity or container volume, they will be applied from October and will be progressively increased
International tender launched to award concession for new Casablanca port shipyard
Casablanca
It is the largest in Africa and has been unused since 2019
Federlogistica, the industry must stop approaching logistics only in terms of costs
Genoa
Falteri: a national control room composed of representatives of the logistics sector and industrial groups is necessary
ABB closes positive first quarter even if revenue growth is lower than expected
Zurich
Wierod: Our consolidated local-for-local approach protects us from the trade war
New global minimum wage deal for seafarers
Geneva
The level will rise to $690 from January 1, 2026 to reach $704 from 2027 and $715 from 2028.
Global trade in goods could fall by -1.5% this year
Geneva
WTO predicts. Okonjo-Iweala: Persistent uncertainty threatens to slow global growth, with serious negative consequences for the world
In 2023, around two-thirds of all goods moved in the EU were transported by sea.
Luxembourg
In the period 2013-2023, only the share of road transport increased, while that of other modes decreased.
Postal shipments of goods from Hong Kong to the US suspended
Hong Kong
Hongkong Post faces exorbitant and unreasonable tariffs due to unjustified and intimidating actions of the United States
Confitarma highlights the need for the decarbonisation strategy not to penalise shipping compared to other modes
Rome
Zanetti: also ensure that the implementation process takes into account the operational needs of the industry
Intercargo and Intertanko raise concerns over shipping decarbonisation deal
London
The complexity of the measure adopted by the IMO and the unusual procedure from which non-governmental organizations were excluded were highlighted
Pirate attacks on ships to spike in first quarter of 2025
Pirate attacks on ships to spike in first quarter of 2025
London
Sharp increase in incidents in the Singapore Straits
Interferry welcomes IMO agreement on decarbonisation of shipping, but finds strategy too complex
Victoria/Piraeus
Greek Shipowners' Association disappointed by failure to recognise essential role of transition fuels such as LNG
International Labour Organization Recognizes Seafarers as Key Workers
London
ITF and ICS: a historic moment
CMA CGM to acquire 35% of Egypt's October Dry Port
Cairo
The company operates a dry port in the industrial and logistics zone near Cairo
MSC Group's TiL to Take Full Control of Hutchison Ports Terminals
New York
Bloomberg reports this, specifying that the Panamanian terminals would be jointly managed with BlackRock
Draft regulation on decarbonisation of shipping approved by MEPC includes mandatory fuel standard and pricing of greenhouse gas emissions
London/Washington/Brussels
The establishment of a Fund to collect resources deriving from the pricing of emissions is foreseen
Task force of five associations for the relaunch of Italian rail cargo
Rome
Initiative by Agens, Assoferr, Assologistica, Fercargo and Fermerci
MIT indicates Matteo Paroli as new president of the ports of Genoa and Savona-Vado
Rome/La Spezia
The La Spezia port community also requests a name for the Eastern Liguria Port Authority
Le Aziende informano
Il retrofit ibrido-elettrico di ABB guida i traghetti dei laghi italiani verso un futuro più sostenibile
Confitarma underlines the importance of the shipping decarbonisation strategy being defined at IMO
Rome
The Italian Confederation specifies that it shares some of the USA's concerns
WSC Reiterates Trump's Measures for National Maritime Industry Are Bad for U.S. Economy
Washington
Kramek: Ready to support the administration with constructive proposals
Fincantieri and Accenture establish joint venture Fincantieri Ingenium
Trieste/Milan
The aim is to drive the digital transformation of the ship product and port logistics
Meyer Werft has delivered the new luxury cruise ship Asuka III to NYK Cruises
Papenburg/Emden
It has a capacity of 744 passengers and 470 crew members
As Trump formalizes measures to revitalize America's maritime industry, the nation's ports face a dramatic decline in traffic
Washington/Geneva
Okonjo-Iweala (WTO): With the escalation of trade tensions between the US and China, the exchange of goods between the two economies could decrease up to 80%
CK Hutchison denies allegations of breach of concession contract for Panamanian ports of Cristóbal and Balboa
Panama
Panama Ports Company emphasizes that it has complied with all legal obligations and contractual commitments
US Does Not Participate in IMO Negotiations on Shipping Decarbonization, Threatens Reciprocal Measures
London
Expressed opposition to any attempt to impose economic measures on ships based on greenhouse gas emissions or fuel choice
T&E urges MEPC to agree clear and ambitious measures to decarbonise shipping
Brussels
It is necessary - the association underlines - to set binding objectives
Meyer Yachts will build an ultra-luxury residential mega yacht for Ulyssia Residences
Miami
The ship will be 320 meters long and will be built at the Papenburg shipyard
Neapolitan Grimaldi Group wins $1.3 billion order for nine ro-pax ships
Neapolitan Grimaldi Group wins $1.3 billion order for nine ro-pax ships
Helsinki/Naples
Order at China Merchants Jinling Shipyard (Weihai)
Viking orders two cruise ships from Fincantieri with option for two additional units
Los Angeles/Trieste
The two ships under construction in Ancona for the American brand will be the first in the world to be powered by hydrogen stored on board
Antonio Ranieri is the new maritime director of Liguria
Genoa
He takes over from Admiral Piero Pellizzari who was discharged from the service upon reaching the age limit
In the first quarter of 2025, China's CIMC recorded a 12.7% increase in container sales
Hong Kong
Revenues grew by +11.0%
Last year, the revenues of the Chinese group CMPort increased by +3.1%
Hong Kong
In the first three months of 2025, port terminals handled 36.4 million containers (+5.6%)
The financial statements of the AdSP of Western Liguria and the Central-Northern Tyrrhenian Sea have been approved
Genoa/Civitavecchia
Konecranes revenues increased by +7.7% in the first three months of 2025
Helsinki
343 million euros of new orders for port vehicles (+37.5%)
Kuehne+Nagel posts first quarter of growth
Schindellegi
The logistics group's net sales amounted to 6.33 billion Swiss francs (+14.9%)
Application by TDT (Grimaldi group) for the construction and management of 50% of the Terminal Darsena Europa in Livorno
Leghorn
The company has requested an extension of the duration of the current concession
In 2024, 58 million invested in the modernization of the ports of Livorno, Piombino and the island of Elba
Leghorn
The final budget and the annual report of the AdSP have been approved
EIB advice to strengthen climate resilience of the ports of Volos, Alexandroupolis and Patras
Luxembourg
It will assist port authorities in identifying and managing climate risks
In the first quarter the port of Valencia handled 1.3 million containers (+3.4%)
Valencia
Transhipment traffic decline
The Management Committee of the Central Tyrrhenian Sea Port Authority has unanimously approved the 2024 financial statement
Naples
SOS LOGistica will acquire the qualification of Third Sector Entity
Milan
The association currently has 74 members
In the first three months of 2025, freight traffic in the ports of Barcelona and Algeciras decreased
Barcelona/Algeciras
Hupac transfers intermodal service with Padua to Novara
Noise
Until now the other terminal was the one in Busto Arsizio
PSA SECH has operated the first 400-meter train at Parco Ferroviario Rugna
Genoa
Capacity up to 20 pairs of trains per day
The 2024 financial statement of the Eastern Liguria Port Authority was unanimously approved
The Spice
The war clearance preparatory to the expansion of the Ravano Terminal in La Spezia is nearing completion
The Spice
The AdSP has invested over 600 thousand euros in it
Francesco Rizzo appointed president of the AdSP of the Strait
Rome
He has repeatedly denounced the uselessness of the construction of the bridge over the Strait
US aircraft attack Yemeni port of Ras Isa
Tampa/Beirut
38 dead and over a hundred injured
In 2025 Stazioni Marittime predicts an increase in ferry and cruise traffic in the port of Genoa
MIT Mobility Report Highlights Rising Demand for Both Passengers and Freight
Rome
In the first quarter, cargo traffic in Russian ports decreased by -5.6%
St. Petersburg
Both dry goods (-5.3%) and liquid bulk (-5.8%) are decreasing
Andrea Giachero confirmed as president of Spediporto
Genoa
The board of directors of the association of Genoese freight forwarders has also been renewed for the three-year period 2025-2028
Study for monitoring vehicular traffic in the ports of Venice and Chioggia
Milan
Order awarded to Circle and Arelogik
In Italy, the rail freight transport sector is in deep trouble
Geneva
Fermerci calls for making traffic incentives structural and increasing and for refinancing the incentive for the purchase of locomotives and wagons
Global Maritime Forum report on optimising ship calls to reduce emissions
Copenhagen
Virtual arrival and just-in-time arrival approaches proposed
In the first quarter of this year, container traffic in the port of Gioia Tauro grew by +15.5%
Joy Taurus
Construction of the "Dockworker’s House" has begun
GNV has taken delivery of the second of four new ro-pax vessels in China
Genoa
"GNV Orion" will be able to accommodate 1,700 passengers and transport up to 3,080 linear metres of cargo
After ten quarters of decline, container traffic in the port of Hong Kong returns to growth
Hong Kong
In the first three months of this year 3.39 million TEUs were handled (+2.1%)
Fincantieri acquires stake in WSense
Rome
The ninth FREMM unit "Spartaco Schergat" delivered to the Italian Navy
The new edition of the Practical Manual of Maritime Traffic has been presented
Genoa
Written by Assagenti, it turns fifty
Container traffic at the ports of Long Beach and Los Angeles increased by 26.6% and 5.2% in the first quarter
Long Beach/Los Angeles
Trump's tariffs impact imminent
In the first three months of 2025, the port of Singapore handled 10.5 million containers (+5.8%)
Singapore
In weight, containerized traffic recorded a decrease of -1.4%
Regulations signed for LNG bunkering at Fincantieri shipyard in Genoa
Genoa
Define the methods of transferring fuel from ship to ship
Historic shipbuilding brands Uljanik and 3.Maj on the verge of extinction
Zagreb
The State confirms its intention to sell the shipbuilding activities at the two sites of Pula and Rijeka
Cambiaso Risso has completed the acquisition of the French Somecassur
Genoa
The transalpine company specializes in the insurance of super and mega yachts
New weekly train service between the port of Gioia Tauro and Verona
Joy Taurus/Verona
Operated by Medlog for the transport of refrigerated goods
EBRD looking for strategic partner for development of Moldovan river port of Giurgiulesti
London
International competition launched
SAILING LIST
Visual Sailing List
Departure ports
Arrival ports by:
- alphabetical order
- country
- geographical areas
Turkish ports set new first-quarter cargo traffic record
Ankara
Historic peak of cargo imported from abroad
In the first quarter of 2025, freight traffic in the port of Taranto grew by +37.6%
Taranto
Increase of 854 thousand tons of solid bulk and 265 thousand tons of conventional goods
DEME buys Havfram, a company that installs offshore wind farms
Second Right/Washington
Transaction worth approximately 900 million euros
Rail transport of convoys for Rome Metro started from Reggio Calabria
Rome
Contract awarded by Hitachi Rail to Mercitalia Rail
In 2024, the volumes handled by Magli Intermodal Service decreased by -2%
Rezzato
Turnover stable
Yang Ming records first decline in turnover in March after 14 months of growth
Keelung/Taipei
Evergreen and WHL revenue growth continues
The European Commission has approved the acquisition of Germany's Schenker by Denmark's DSV
Brussels
The impact on competition in the markets in which the two companies operate is considered limited
Fincantieri - Kayo Agreement to Promote the Development of the Shipbuilding and Naval Industry in Albania
Trieste
Possible creation of a hub for shipbuilding and refitting in the region
Recent slight reduction in logistics costs for new factory vehicles
Brussels
Montaresi (AdSP Liguria Orientale) awarded with the "Port Oscar"
Miami
The event has reached its eighteenth edition
In the first three months of 2025, containers carried by OOCL vessels increased by +9.3%
Hong Kong
Revenues up +16.8%
The AdSP of the Southern Tyrrhenian and Ionian Seas wins in appeal against Zen Yacht
Joy Taurus
Company ordered to pay back rent
A large shipment of cocaine was seized in the port of Livorno
Leghorn
Two tons of drugs identified by Customs and Financial Police personnel
Navantia renews agreement with American cruise group Royal Caribbean
Miami
To date, the Cadiz shipyard has carried out maintenance, repair and refurbishment work on 45 of the group's ships.
Record cruise traffic expected in Italian ports this year
Miami
Cemar believes that growth will not stop even in 2026
HII-HHI Agreement to Accelerate US and South Korean Naval Production
National Harbor
The aim is to strengthen the naval industrial base of the two nations.
Panama Ports Company Accused of Violating Terms of Concession Agreement
Panama
Panama's Auditor General announced the filing of criminal charges
Colombo West International Terminal has become operational
Ahmedabad
It has a traffic capacity of 3.2 million TEUs
The conference "New sustainable marine fuels - Decarbonize Shipping" will be held in Genoa on Monday
Genoa
The new multifunctional border control structure PCF - PED/PDI Point completed in the port of Gioia Tauro
Joy Taurus
"Artificial Intelligence Comes to Port" Conference in Rome on Friday
Rome
It is promoted by the National Union of Port Enterprises
MSC Group's new cruise terminal inaugurated in Miami
Miami
It can accommodate three large ships at the same time
In February, traffic in the port of Ravenna increased by +2.1%
Ravenna
Bulk cargo increases, miscellaneous cargo declines
In 2024, Ferrovie dello Stato Italiane recorded a net loss of -208 million euros
Rome
Revenues up by +11.7%. The group's freight transported increased thanks to the acquisition of Exploris
Port of Genoa, Ente Bacini requests new spaces and renewal of the concession
Genoa
Conference to celebrate the centenary of the company
The public meeting of the Italian Port Terminal Operators Association will be held in Rome on June 19th
Genoa
VARD to build offshore dive vessel for Dong Fang Offshore
Alesund/Trieste
The contract is worth 113.5 million euros
PORTS
Italian Ports:
Ancona Genoa Ravenna
Augusta Gioia Tauro Salerno
Bari La Spezia Savona
Brindisi Leghorn Taranto
Cagliari Naples Trapani
Carrara Palermo Trieste
Civitavecchia Piombino Venice
Italian Interports: list World Ports: map
DATABASE
ShipownersShipbuilding and Shiprepairing Yards
ForwardersShip Suppliers
Shipping AgentsTruckers
MEETINGS
The conference "New sustainable marine fuels - Decarbonize Shipping" will be held in Genoa on Monday
Genoa
It will take place at the headquarters of the Port Authority of Genoa
"Artificial Intelligence Comes to Port" Conference in Rome on Friday
Rome
It is promoted by the National Union of Port Enterprises
››› Meetings File
PRESS REVIEW
Proposed 30% increase for port tariffs to be in phases, says Loke
(Free Malaysia Today)
Damen Mangalia Unionists Protest Friday Against Possible Closure
(The Romania Journal)
››› Press Review File
FORUM of Shipping
and Logistics
Relazione del presidente Nicola Zaccheo
Roma, 18 settembre 2024
››› File
Next week Italian ports will participate in Seatrade Cruise Global
Rome
Initiative brand: "CruiseItaly - One Country, Many Destinations"
MSC Group Cruise Terminal Officially Inaugurated in the Port of Barcelona
Barcelona
In 2027 it will be equipped with a cold ironing plant
Marcegaglia and Nova Marine Carriers form NovaMar Logistic joint venture
Lugano/Gazoldo of the Ippoliti
A general cargo ship will transport raw materials to the steel group's plants
Liebherr achieves record annual sales in the maritime and port crane segment
Bulls
Strong demand for offshore and container handling equipment
The annual conference "Programming, Operation and Management of Transport Networks" in Genoa
Genoa
It is dedicated to the transport and mobility sector
Last year, 656 ships underwent repair work in Greece
Piraeus
Increase of five units compared to 2023
Port of La Spezia, cruise ship docking simulations completed at Garibaldi West pier
The Spice
Assagenti conference on the future of the profession of maritime agent and broker
Genoa
It will be held tomorrow in Genoa
Stena Line presents a project for a ro-ro vessel capable of reducing energy consumption by at least 20%
Gothenburg
Introduced most of the innovative technologies currently available
Francesco Beltrano is the new general secretary of Uniport
Rome
He takes over from Paolo Ferrandino, who will continue to collaborate as a consultant
Saipem awarded new contracts in Middle East and Guyana
Milan
The total value of the orders is approximately 720 million dollars.
Conference in Genoa for the centenary of Ente Bacini
Genoa
The company was established on 19 February 1925
Interporto Bologna Board of Directors Renewed
Bentivoglio
Stefano Caliandro Appointed President. Loss of 1.7 million euros in 2024
NYK invests 76 billion yen in NYK Energy Ocean Corporation
Tokyo
The newco has taken over the activities of ENEOS Ocean
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