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January 21, 2013
Sched Netweb site
  • Stifel Nicolaus confidence index upticks as logistics mood improves
  • East coast dock strike threat bolsters 14pc transpac rate to US$2,524/FEU
  • Global containership capacity grew 6pc to 16.3 million in 2012
  • OOCL's 8,888-TEU named OOCL Miami at Changxing shipyard island
  • Chongqing's mountain vegetables exports to HK gains rapid clearance
  • Wuhan to set up series of product price indices as a market maker
  • MSC starts three new feeder Dublin-Greenock services from Le Havre
  • Dascher buys major Spanish forwarder to gain wider market access
  • USTR to enter into trade talks with 20 nations of export of services
  • Sino-Russia border checkpoint Heihe's Russian auto exports surge 169pc
  • Chongqing, Guangdong to work on dry ports to ease north-south flow
  • Chinese express sector to triple in the next 10 years, says postal chief
  • Hong Kong's Asia Airfreight Terminal sets cargo record, up 3pc in 2012
  • Korean Air to grow global network by ordering larger aircraft
  • Moscow's Domodedovo Airport 2012 air cargo rises 4.3pc in 2012
  • United starts building widebody maintenance hangar at Newark Liberty

Exim Indiaweb site
JANUARY 18, 2013
  • Allcargo Logistics appointed exclusive representative of HANSA HEAVY LIFT in India
  • Bahri sells general cargo vessel in accordance with fleet replacement programme
  • Bibby Ship Management relocates Indian, Far East operations
  • Global economic slump hurts seafood exports
  • Seminar focuses on role of port sector as growth engine of Gujarat
  • Uncertainty prevails over iron ore, coal berths at Paradip Port
  • Bring diesel & petrol under GST to check price hikes: AIMTC
  • First direct freight train arrives in Poland from China in 14 days!
  • Canada seeks comprehensive economic pact with India
  • Forex reserves rise by $ 1.26 bn to $ 296.25 bn
  • Govt allows uninterrupted export of processed foods
  • Govt approves tariff value revision on imported edible oils
  • India stalls trade pact with Mauritius
  • INR breaches 54 level against dollar, ends at 2-1/2 month high of 53.70
  • Change the rules & we can change the outcome
  • MACCIA s ex-im training programme from Feb. 4
  • Airland Projects transports rail cars from China to Sierra Leone
  • DB Schenker shows expertise in moving large luxury yacht to boat show
  • Heavy compressor packages jointly shipped from Holland to Saudi Arabia
  • Project cargo cranes contracted for Rendsburg Port

International Transport Journalweb site
JANUARY 18, 2013
  • Turkey issuing fewer Carnet TIRs
    The number of Carnet TIRs that were issued in Turkey in December 2012 plunged by 19.64% compared to the same month in 2011. The number of transit permits dropped by 3.35%. The over...
  • Zurich airport with slight cargo increase in 2012
    Zurich airport handled 35'849 t of freight in December 2012. This is 0.1% less than in the same month in 2011. The Swiss airport's freight volume for the whole of 2012 amounted to ...
  • Kazakhstan upgrades section of road from Europe to China
    The European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD) is providing USD 196.5 million to Kazakhstan for the reconstruction and upgrading of a 62 km section of the road connect...
  • More countries ground "Dreamliner"
    After the two Japanese operators ANA and JAL decided to ground their B787s for inspections, (see yesterday's ITJ Daily), the aviation authorities in the USA, India and Chile have n...
  • EBRD pledges more resources to support Ukrainian Railways
    The European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD) is loaning up to USD 62.5 million to the State Administration for Railway Transport of Ukraine (UZ) to finance the purch...
  • Swiss AAE and Dutch ERS Railways to operate quieter freight trains
    The Swiss AAE Group is the first European freight railcar leasing company to retrofit existing freight cars with new brake blocks to make freight trains quieter. The LL brake block...
  • Moduslink to welcome new president and CEO by end of January
    Moduslink Global Solutions has announced that John J. Boucher will become its president and CEO on 28 January 2013. He joins the US-based company from Symbotic LLC, a global provid...
  • Less traffic in Frankfurt, but optimism is returning
    Fraport AG, the operator of the Frankfurt airport (Germany), handled about 2.1 million t of air cargo in 2012, 6.7% less than in 2011. In December 2012, Frankfurt airport registere...
  • APL launches Germany-Poland feeder service
    APL, a unit of Singapore-based Neptune Orient Lines (NOL), is introducing a new dedicated and direct feeder service under the name of PEX, which will run once per week between Germ...
  • Dachser takes over Transunion in Spain
    Dachser, an international logistics service provider based in Germany, is set to expand it air and sea logistics business field that is comprised of 15 locations in five countries....
  • Agility named preferred logistics provider at ExCeL
    The logistics service provider Agility has been named "preferred logistics provider" at the ExCeL London International Exhibition and Convention Center. As part of the contract, Ag...
  • Merger of Waberer's Logistics and Szemerey Transport approved
    Hungary's competition authority has approved the Waberer's Logistics Ltd and Szemerey Transport Inc merger through the exchange of shares and stocks that took place at the end of 2...
  • Peter Schiffmann joins Alfons Köster & Co. GmbH
    Peter Schiffmann joined the Hamburg-based German company Alfons Köster & Co. GmbH Global Freight Logistics last November. He has now taken on responsibility for all overseas im...
  • IAG Cargo names new regional commercial managers
    IAG Cargo, the business that evolved from the merger of British Airways World Cargo and Iberia Cargo, has appointed of two new regional commercial managers to drive growth in the s...

Marine Logweb site
JANUARY 18, 2013
  • Norwegian Cruise Line launches IPO
  • ATB in for winter work at Great Lakes Shipyard
  • Miclyn Express Offshore expands fleet
  • JonRie introduces new winch line
  • BMT Nigel Gee designs fast crew boat for Penguin Shipyard

World Wide Shipperweb site
JANUARY 18, 2013
  • APL adding new service covering Germany/Poland
  • US rail freight traffic count heads down during week
  • Bureau of Transportation Statistics updates web-based transport guide
  • Dachser announces purchase of Spanish logistics company
  • OOCL marks launch of new 13,208TEU vessels

Lloyd's Listweb site
JANUARY 18, 2013
  • What OOCL can teach its rivals
  • Debt capital markets expand owners' funding options
  • Private placement possibilities
  • Virginia decides
  • Inbuilt resilience
  • Clock is ticking on tanker company bankruptcies
  • Nasdaq nudges Nautilus over shareholder numbers
  • OSG moves to protect top brass from class action litigation
  • Capesizes to hold steady
  • Maersk emission mission
  • Sabrina Chao takes the helm at Wah Kwong
  • CSCL goes back to black after containers sale and leaseback
  • US port talks press on
  • Hong Kong chief executive pledges to enhance maritime services
  • Norwegian Cruise Line IPO prices above range
  • Iranian ship flees Sri Lanka detention
  • Cosco Pacific raises capital for terminal expansion

Fairplayweb site
JANUARY 18, 2013
  • NCL raises $447M
    CRUISE operator NCL has priced its IPO at $19per share after receiving strong investor support
  • German export freight index discussed
    GERMANY'S VHSS is discussing whether to introduce a freight index for European exports
  • Panama expansion delay confirmed
    JORGE Luis Quijano, the Panama Canal Authority's administrator, has reportedly confirmed that the waterway's expansion will open late
  • Ezion holds 'buy' rating
    UOB KAY Hian analysts today maintained 'buy' ratings for Ezion Holdings after it won a deal for a $116.8M lift-boat charter
  • Wuhan newbuilding seized
    WUHAN judges have ordered a new 6,250dwt chemical and products tanker to be seized at a small Chinese yard - whose boss is reportedly hiding from creditors
  • VLCC charterers prevail
    VLCC charterers are keeping the upper hand, as the tonnage overhang dampened hope that the Chinese New Year would lift rates
  • Naphtha arbitrage gains
    HIGHER naphtha prices in Asia than in Europe have created arbitrage opportunities for LR2 tankers in the Mediterranean
  • Capesizes rebound on Australian storm recovery
    CAPESIZE fixing gained pace late this week as Australian miners resumed chartering ships, having stayed away since Cyclone Narelle forced Cape Lambert and Dampier to shut over 10-11 January
  • Japan's orders drop 14%
    ORDERS at Japanese yards fell 14% year on year in 2012, according to the Japan Ship Exporters' Association

The Journal of Commerceweb site
JANUARY 18, 2013
  • Indian Court Rejects Italy's Appeal in Ship Guard Trial
    Italy suffered a setback in its efforts to have the Indian Supreme Court strike down the prosecution of two Italian ship guards charged with the killing of Indian fishermen off the Kerala coast last February. Dismissing an appeal by Rome to quash the trial, the nation's highest court on Friday ordered...
  • Coal Export Terminal Projects in Limbo in Australia
    Market intelligence provider Industrial Info Resources is currently tracking 13 active coal export terminal projects in Queensland, Australia, worth more than $33.1 million, and has reported that if all of these projects are approved and built over the next decade, an excess of 500 million metric tons would be added...
  • Construction Begins on Port Everglades' Intermodal Facility
    Groundbreaking for the new intermodal container transfer facility. Florida's Governor Rick Scott broke ground this week on Port Everglades' intermodal container transfer facility. Florida East Coast Railway's new 42.5-acre near-dock facility is intended to support the transfer of containerized cargo through the port to and from the FEC main line by mid-2014. The facility...
  • Hong Kong's Imports, Exports Rose in November
    Hong Kong's Census and Statistics Department reported the volume of exports of goods in November 2012 increased by 10.2 percent, and the volume of imports of goods rose by 7.6 percent, compared with the same month in 2011. In the first 11 months of 2012, the volume of goods exports fell...
  • CMA CGM Cuts Far East-North Europe Sailings
    CMA CGM has reduced some of its services into and out of China, in anticipation of reduced production during the Chinese Lunar New Year. On the Far East to North Europe trade, the container shipper has cancelled sailings on FAL 1, FAL 2, FAL 3, FAL 7 and FAL 10 during...
  • Asia Airfreight Terminal's Throughput Rises 11 Percent
    Asia Airfreight Terminal, an air cargo terminal based at the Hong Kong International Airport, reported tonnage throughput of 68,252 metric tons for December 2012, an increase of 11 percent from December 2011. Export cargo volume in December totaled 46,675 metric tons, rising 13 percent year-over-year, and import volume was 20,622 metric...
  • US Intermodal Traffic Rises 10.4 Percent
    In the week ending Jan. 12, U.S. intermodal volume rose 10.4 percent year-over-year to 252,896 trailers and containers, according to the Association of American Railroads. It was the first weekly increase in 2013. Intermodal plunged 14 percent year-over-year in the last week of 2012, and dropped 8 percent in the first...
  • US Customs, ICE Seized 22,848 Shipments of Counterfeit and Pirated Goods in 2012
    U.S. Customs and Border Protection and U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement's Homeland Security Investigations seized 22,848 shipments of counterfeit and pirated goods in fiscal year 2012, as well as 697 websites involved in trafficking those goods, according to the Intellectual Property Rights Fiscal Year 2012 Seizure Statistics Report. The seized shipments...
  • Study Highlights Port of Mobile's Value to State Economy
    In fiscal year 2011, the cargo and vessel activity at the Port of Mobile contributed an estimated $22.3 billion in economic value to the state of Alabama, according to an economic impact study prepared by John C. Martin Associates, a maritime industry economic consulting firm. Of that value, $18.7 billion is...
  • Sanchez Talks Exports, Free Trade
    Under Secretary Francisco Sanchez says the National Export Initiative is on track to double U.S. exports by 2014, with a goal of creating billions of dollars in new exports and thousands of new jobs. New free trade agreements with Colombia, South Korea and Panama, which took effect in 2012, will...
  • SynchroNet Intermodal Services Names Chappell Sales Director
    Logistics provider SynchroNet Intermodal Services has hired Derrel E. Chappell as director of sales for North American domestic services. In this role, Chappell is responsible for developing and securing business from intermodal marketing company freight customers and other third-party U.S.-based freight customers. He will also focus on the marketing and sales...
  • Cargolux Elects Helminger Chairman
    Luxembourg-based Cargolux Airlines International's board of directors has elected Paul Helminger as its chairman. Alphonse Berns, Paul Mousel and Patrick Nickels were also appointed as directors to the board. Luxembourg's government re-acquired a 35 percent stake in the airline from Qatar Airways on Dec. 31, 2012....
  • Naviera Master Line to Launch Service via Port Manatee
    Aerial view of Port Manatee. Courtesy Manatee County Port Authority. Naviera Master Line de Venezuela, a division of Miami-based Master Line Shipping Company, has selected Port Manatee in Florida for a new container and breakbulk service to Caribbean, Central and South American locations. The service is scheduled to begin with a sailing...
  • ABF Global Supply Chain Services Expands to South America
    ABF Global Supply Chain Services, a subsidiary of Arkansas Best, has added Brazil, Chile, Argentina, Colombia, Peru and Uruguay to its ocean transport network, offering a single contact for full containerload and less-than-containerload services. The company already has an established presence in Europe, China, India and Southeast Asia, Carlos Martinez-Tomatis, ABF...
  • CSX Appoints Glassman VP of Operations Finance
    Jacksonville, Fla.-based rail and intermodal company CSX has appointed Andrew Glassman as vice president of operations finance. Glassman has served as assistant vice president of intermodal marketing since 2010. He joined CSX in 2004 as assistant vice president of financial planning and analysis. Before joining CSX, Glassman served as senior director of...

Containerisation Internationalweb site
JANUARY 18, 2013
  • G6 conservative view leaves Asia - Europe loop mothballed
    In contrast to liner rival Maersk Line - which has reactivated its Asia - Europe AE-9 loop on the back of a bullish cargo prediction - the members of the G6 Alliance ...
  • CSCL goes back to black after containers sale and leaseback
  • US port talks press on
    Mediation talks to avert a US east coast container port shutdown from early February have 'made progress' and should bring both sides back to the negotiating table.An ...
  • OOCL and NYK receive and christen ULCS double
    The first pair of OOCL's 13,208 teu ultra large container ships of an order of 10 from Samsung Heavy Industries [SHI] were christened at the South Korean shipyard ...
  • CMA CGM blanks CNY week
    French liner CMA CGM has announced the cancellation of six Asia - Europe westbound voyages during the Chinese new year holiday period which commences on ...
  • Hong Kong's annual box volumes fall for the first time since 2009
    Hong Kong's container throughput contracted for the first time since 2009 last year, making the port one of the worst-performing major transport hubs.According ...

TradeWindsweb site
JANUARY 18, 2013
  • HSH hits 'critical stage'
    HSH Nordbank (HSH) faces an uphill battle on the road to redemption and may need more aid to shore up its balance sheet, a leading ratings agency said Friday.
  • Economou: it wasn't me
    DryShips has torched reports suggesting affiliates of its chief executive are behind the recent acquisition of two suezmax newbuilding contracts.
  • Judgement day draws near
    Euronav could run out of cash by the third quarter of 2013 if the tanker market downturn continues, according to analysts at DNB Markets.
  • New yard for Caspian
    Turkmenistan is planning to build a new shipyard on the Caspian Sea coast.
  • Hoegh has enough
    Hoegh Autoliners' latest newbuilding swoop at Xiamen Shipbuilding should meet the company's needs over the next few years, its CEO says.
  • Storm hits tanker loading
    Freak weather could keep Novorossiysk Port shut and delay the loading of tankers until Monday.
  • Vestra adds one
    Ukraine's Kherson Shipyard has unveiled a dry cargoship order from domestic operator Vesta.
  • CMA CGM tinkers
    CMA CGM had made some adjustments to its Asian schedule ahead of an anticipated slump in demand over the Chinese New Year.
  • More Vinalines arrests
    Vietnamese police have held three more former executives of the state-owned Vinalines group over "abuse of power."
  • Hat-trick for Hoegh
    Hoegh Autoliners has booked a trio of car carrier newbuildings at its favourite Chinese shipyard with options for more on the table.
  • Wuchang grabs nine
    China's Wuchang Shipbuilding Industry has signed up to build nine patrol ships for the government.
  • NAT loses a leg
    Nordic American Tankers' dividend cut has been met with more scepticism on Wall Street.
  • Hubei Jiangyan wound up
    The assets of Chinese shipyard Hubei Jiangyan Shipbuilding will be sold off after the yard was closed down by a district court.
  • Crew going home
    Eight crew stuck on a detained, bug-infested tug in Canada will be flying home soon.
  • Cosco Pac pushes paper
    Cosco Pacific has firmed up plans for a fundraiser to expand its terminal and container leasing businesses.
  • NCL banks $447m
    Norwegian Cruise Line (NCL) has beaten its own cash target in its US IPO by selling shares above its marketed price range.
  • SHI set for NAT pair
    TradeWinds digests the digits making the headlines this week.
  • DESSC scores more in Brazil
    Deep Sea Supply's shift to Brazil is gaining momentum with the announcement that two more anchor handling tug supply vessels are being mobilised to its favoured market.
  • CSCL eyes turnaround
    China Shipping Container Lines (CSCL) says it expects to return to profit in 2012 in what is another positive sign for the liner sector.
  • Yard gap to widen
    The gap between the major Korean shipbuilders and their smaller rivals has been tipped to widen.
  • A tiresome business
    We take a look at what was said in the market over the past week.
  • SCA seeks boxships
    Swedish paper producer SCA Transforest is looking to charter containerships in a deal worth $108m per year.
  • MEO books AHTS double
    Uniwise Offshore, a tie-up between Unithai Group and Miclyn Express Offshore, have ordered two anchor handler newbuildings.
  • Shanghai growth slows
    Shanghai has retained its title as the world's busiest container port, but its long term growth rate has slowed significantly.

American Shipperweb site
JANUARY 18, 2013
  • Pennsylvania man sentenced for illegal exports
    Timothy Gormley told Commerce Department investigators he was "too busy" to obtain the necessary export licenses, and claimed he was overwhelmed at work. "That was his only excuse," the department said.
  • Fed sees uncertainty throughout the country
  • Dachser keeps rolling with Spanish 3PL acquisition
    The Transunion acquisition fits in with Dachser's Global 2.0 strategy, which has the end goal of expansion to 49 countries and 220 offices by 2017. This will be met via a mix of mergers, joint ventures and organic expansion.
  • Port Everglades breaks ground on new rail terminal
    Florida East Coast Railway CEO Jim Hertwig said the terminal will allow his railroad "to efficiently and effectively deliver superior transportation service between South Florida and the southeastern United States."
  • Annual Operation Deep Freeze underway
  • U.S. finds Vietnamese hangers subsidized
  • Naviera Master Line to start Port Manatee service
    Naviera Master Line said the fortnightly service, starting March 8, will carry container and breakbulk cargoes between Port Manatee, Fla., and destinations in Colombia, Panama, Venezuela and Trinidad.
  • OOCL takes delivery of first 2 megaships
  • Maersk slows WAF1
  • ILA talking again about New York issues
    Three days of bargaining on a new contract by the union and its employers wound up on Thursday, with the U.S. Federal Mediation and Conciliation Service Director George H. Cohen saying the two sides had "made progress" in their effort to negotiate a master contract.
  • Texas institute develops navigation app for Houston channel
  • Maersk slows Asia-W. Africa loop again
  • CargoWise ties up distribution deal in Eastern Europe
  • Tampa Cargo gets first Airbus freighter
  • ICAT releases new forwarder software system
  • ABF expands to South America
  • TT Club highlights dangers at marine terminals
  • Schiphol sees air cargo growth, but not from U.S.

The Bunker Bulletinweb site
JANUARY 18, 2013
  • Bunker prices in Americas mostly firm as week ends
    Demand was quiet on the US Gulf, according to a local trader.
  • Weekly global market update
    A weekly price round up of bunkering hubs from around the world.
  • Coast Guard to host LNG forum in Seattle
    Coast Guard and industry representatives will discuss current and forthcoming technologies specific to the use of LNG as fuel.
  • Post-merger management shake up at Bomin
    Bunkering player adds managing director.
  • Brightoil share values dip
    Shares fall 11% after latest profit warning.
  • Fujairah prices stay firm
    South African bunker prices soft at week's end.
  • Security expert: Fuel oil cargoes target in West Africa
    Phenomenon very different to Somali-instigated attacks.
  • Tight avails in Rotterdam
    With congestion seen at loading installations.
  • Iranian product 'can be used for bunkering'
    EU clarifies exemptions to its ban on the purchase or transport of Iranian oil.
  • Hope in US port strike talks
    Talks continue ahead of February 6 deadline.
  • Deployment of LNG bunkering vessel delayed
    In the meantime, LNG-fuelled ferry to be supplied by truck.
  • Operator places more orders for fuel efficient tankers
    Vessels could generate fuel savings of between $3,000 and $5,000 a day.
  • Asian bunker prices end week higher
    Bunker prices up in Singapore and Hong Kong.
  • Oil trader leaves BP Singapore
    Move said to have no impact on BP Singapore's bunker fuel business.
  • Hyundai to increase domestic bunker sales
    380 cSt HSFO will be purchased from Singapore.
  • Asia might have its first ECA soon
    News of a possible Pearl River Delta ECA was well-received.
  • Chevron's Hawaiian refinery under pressure
    Energy expert says company's Campbell Industrial Park refinery is likely to close within a few years.

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FROM THE HOME PAGE
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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