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January 22, 2013
Sched Netweb site
  • OOCL holds double naming of twin 13,208-TEUers at Samsung island yards
  • CMA CGM fleet receives highest score on rule compliance and safety
  • After 2011 losses, CSCL is back in black after sale-leaseback of boxes
  • Nigerian Navy to crackdown on suspected oil theft and illegal bunkering
  • Modern Terminals establishes US$1 billion Medium Term Note Programme
  • New OECD-WTO trade calculation aims to dampen protectionist outcry
  • DHL wins US$160.5 million Panasonic UK warehousing delivery contract
  • Pacnet Optical Transport Network bandwidth to meet 'explosive' needs
  • 42 months in US jail for microwave amplifier exports without a licence
  • Air China adds Beijing-Houston, up flights to New York, SFX, Vancouver
  • New chairman takes helm as Grand Duchy buys out Qatar Cargolux stake
  • Hamilton cargo airport Canada's No 3 with US$12.7 million investment
  • AA Cargo signs accords with Global Logistics Network to bolster ties

Exim Indiaweb site
JANUARY 21, 2013
  • APL, Hapag-Lloyd in feeder service between Germany & Poland
  • Arrest of luxury cruise vessel (Indian flag) at Cochin Port - Can admiralty jurisdiction be invoked?
  • Braemar Adjusting opens new Dubai office
  • CMA CGM receives highest score on compliance & fleet safety
  • Cosco beats global container volume growth in 2012
  • G6, GA & NWA to offer more FE-US East Coast services from May
  • GAIL (I) eyes gas shipping
  • Geodis expanding further in India
  • Insurance brokers embrace iPandi, the UK Clubs underwriting app
  • ISSA regional meetings in Mumbai & Chennai next month
  • Los Angeles port box traffic up in 2012
  • Piracy at five-year low in 2012: IMB
  • Transpacific rate benchmark sees 14 pc surge last week
  • Chinese stainless steel attracts 20 pc safeguard duty
  • Antwerp port facilitating LNG bunkering
  • CAG report finds performance guarantee by Odisha non-major port developers inadequate
  • Staff strength down by 5 pc CAGR over last decade at Major Ports
  • Govt to build 6-lane Delhi-Ludhiana expressway
  • INR turns weak on fresh dollar demand
  • World Bank slashes global GDP outlook to 2.4 pc

International Transport Journalweb site
JANUARY 21, 2013
  • Three more Air Canada stations "RAP e2" certified
    The airports of Chicago O'Hare (USA), London Heathrow (Great Britain) and Vancouver (Canada) have become the latest stations to join the list of certified Envirotainer RAP e2 Air C...
  • SBB equips 1,700 more signals with speed monitoring systems
    Switzerland's national railway SBB is to invest another CHF 50 million in upgrading its existing train control systems and further enhancing the safety of the country's rail networ...
  • Moscow Domodedovo airport reports solid cargo growth through 2012
    Moscow Domodedovo airport handled a total of 196,984 t of airfreight in 2012, an increase of 4.3%, compared to 2011. The airport processed 19,719 t in December 2012, 6.5% more...
  • Hactl achieves second best annual throughput
    Hong Kong Air Cargo Terminals Limited (Hactl) - the major air cargo handler at the world's largest air cargo hub - has reported the second best year in the company's history. Q4/20...
  • Small dip in Danish border traffic
    Denmark saw a record number of inbound lorries crossing its borders in spring 2012, followed by a slight decrease in H2/2012. In Q4/2012 an average of 4,696 lorries per day crossed...
  • CP's new intermodal facility now serving customers
    Canadian Pacific, a transcontinental railway in Canada and the USA, has opened a new intermodal facility at Saskatchewan's global transportation hub (GTH) in Regina (Saskatchewan/C...
  • Daimler selects Meritor Wabco as brake chamber supplier
    Meritor Wabco, a leading provider of efficient air system solutions for the commercial vehicle industry, has been named the standard position steer axle service brake chamber suppl...
  • Railinc's board of directors strengthened by Redeker
    Railinc Corp has reported that Michael Redeker, vice-president and CIO of Canadian Pacific (CP), has been elected to Railinc's board of directors. Redeker joined CP in October 2012...
  • DHL Supply Chain awarded EU's AEO-F certificate
    DHL Supply Chain, Deutsche Post DHL's contract logistics specialist, has received the EU's authorised economic operator certificate (AEO-F). The EU certificate is rated as a seal o...
  • CFO of Zurich Airport wins award
    Daniel Schmucki, the chief financial officer of Airport Zürich AG, has won the CFO of the Year Award 2013. He received the CFO Forum Switzerland's award in the listed Swiss compani...
  • Talke lands logistics handling contract from Qapco
    Qapco, a Qatar-based plastics producer, has mandated the German logistics service provider Talke to manage finished product logistics at its new production plant in Mesaieed (Qatar...
  • Menlo Worldwide logistics facility earns green business certification
    Menlo Worldwide Logistics, the global logistics subsidiary of Con-way Inc, announced that its Livermore CA (USA) facility recently earned the green business certification from the ...
  • Russia's warehouse property market expanding
    The real estate consultancy firm Knight Frank St Petersburg, a subsidiary of the world's leading property consulting group Knight Frank, expects that demand for high-quality class ...

Marine Logweb site
JANUARY 21, 2013
  • Viking Supply plans new organizational structure
  • Cruise ferry is first ship to gain new BV notation
  • Island Offshore PSVs get five-year contracts
  • Wärtsilä books CMAL ferry engine order
  • DNV and KOGAS in LNG bunkering project

World Wide Shipperweb site
JANUARY 21, 2013
  • Port of Grays Harbor schedules public meeting to discuss projects
  • BNSF to spend over $4 billion on 2013 capital commitment program
  • Crowley aids UAF students with four scholarship grants
  • Corps contractor begins dredging Snohomish River navigation channel
  • Port Metro Vancouver seeking applications for board of directors

Lloyd's Listweb site
JANUARY 21, 2013
  • Security at sea: changing risk horizons
  • Ill wind at In Amenas
  • UN anti-piracy effort wins UK funding
  • Third time lucky for emissions measure
  • Electronic systems are vulnerable to sabotage and disruption
  • Ontario Teachers' Pension Plan buys SeaCube
  • DNB retains cautious lending criteria
  • Toney and Slater take charge at WatchStander
  • Trafigura buys product tankers
  • Guangzhou Shipyard International warns of 2012 profit plunge
  • Sohar to double annual box capacity by year-end
  • Rescue at risk
  • Guangzhou Shipyard International warns of 2012 profit plunge
  • LPG player Evergas launches four-vessel ordering spree
  • Vessel hijacked for cargo theft off Ivory Coast
  • Dry bulk nears 'turning point'
  • Creditors 'should replace OSG board'
  • Poor bulker demand drives slump in Japan ship exports
  • Zolotas takes the chair at NewLead after Fistes moves on
  • Step forward Hong Kong
  • Clarksons warns of 'over-inflated' Indian demolition market
  • It's your decisions not the economy, stupid
  • HHI pessimistic over newbuilding demand
  • IMEC remembers Sherwood

Fairplayweb site
JANUARY 21, 2013
  • HHI wins $1.1Bn Statoil offshore deal
    Hyundai HI said today it has clinched an offshore project from Statoil worth $1.1Bn
  • Crew rescues yachtsman
    A CRUISE ship's crew has reportedly rescued a French yachtsman who had been drifting on a life raft for three days
  • Lanka drilling advanced
    CAIRN India said it has brought forward its offshore exploration drilling programme in Sri Lanka's Mannar Basin, where it has struck gas
  • Crew suspended in fracas
    FERRY operator DFDS told Fairplay today it is investigating drink-related violence at a French repair yard
  • COSCO Pacific plans January notes offering
    COSCO Pacific Shipping said it plans to offer institutional investors notes on or about 21 January through a subsidiary
  • CSCL predicting $82.5M in 2012 profits
    HONG KONG and Shanghai-listed CSCL has predicted net profits of about 520M yuan ($82.5M) for 2012
  • SW China seeks to access the sea by 2020
    CHINA'S Guizhou provincial government said it seeks to build a navigation waterway to the estuaries of the Pearl and Yangtze rivers by 2020
  • Dachser acquiring Transunion
    GERMAN freight forwarder Dachser said it is taking over Spanish forwarding group Transunion SA for an undisclosed sum
  • S&P places Trafigura in product sector
    TRAFIGURA was reported today to have agreed to buy three MR product tankers, its first purchase in that sector
  • ESPO fights early juggling of port rules
    THE EC should hold off on fresh legislation on improving port efficiency and transparency, ESPO has urged
  • NZ docker killed
    A DOCKER has been killed in a Wellington port accident
  • SCA to bring box cargoes under one tender
    THE SWEDISH logistics unit SCA Transforest said it has decided to concentrate all its containerised shipments into a single tender
  • 'Strong' year seen for Asian O&M players
    DBS RESEARCH has predicted that 2013 "could be another strong year" for Asian offshore and marine companies, with investments driven by high oil prices
  • Indonesian coal exports to India hit record high
    INDONESIAN thermal coal exports to India hit an all-time high in November, IHS McCloskey reported
  • VLCCs top tanker resales
    VLCCs dominated the tanker resale market last week, after the previous week saw a series of products tankers changing hands

The Journal of Commerceweb site
JANUARY 21, 2013
  • Chennai Offers Tariff Concessions to Woo Carriers
    India's Chennai Port Authority has announced a new one-year concessional scheme for vessel-related charges levied on mainline calls. Port officials said the revised scheme, which replaces concessional rates announced in January 2010, would remain in force until Dec. 31, 2013. "As the previous scheme was advantageous only to a few mainline container...
  • Vietnam Logistics Provider Joins the Secure Shipper Exchange Compliant Partner Network
    TORRANCE, Calif. - The Secure Shipper Exchange announces the addition of its newest member to its network of supply chain service providers and its first member from Vietnam -- Vantage Logistics Corp. of Ho Chi Minh City. Vantage Logistics Corp. is a full-service company providing international air and ocean logistics...
  • 2013 Promising for US Meat Exports
    Although the U.S. drought and sluggish economic conditions overseas will impact the volume of beef, pork and lamb exports this year, the value of red meat exports could reach new highs, according to the U.S. Meat Export Federation. "The industry is focusing on 2013 as a year of great opportunities to...
  • Menlo Worldwide Logistics Facility Earns Green Business Certification
    SAN FRANCISCO and LIVERMORE, Calif. - Menlo Worldwide Logistics, the global logistics subsidiary of Con-way Inc. (NYSE: CNW), today announced that its Livermore, Calif., facility recently earned the Green Business Certification from the California Green Business Program. Certification requires a facility to meet program-defined performance levels in the areas of waste...
  • Crowley Awards $10,000 in Scholarships to Exemplary UAF Students
    (L-R) Stumpf, Beans, Jones, Hobby. FAIRBANKS, Alaska - Four University of Alaska Fairbanks (UAF) students began spring classes this week with their semester financially covered thanks in part to $10,000 in Thomas B. Crowley Sr. Memorial Scholarship grants. UAF students Rodney Hobby, Lucas Stumpf, Maggie Ann Beans and Amber Jones, who...
  • CMA CGM Receives the Highest Score on Compliance and Safety of Its Fleet
    MARSEILLE, France - In January 2013, the Group-owned CMA CGM fleet was rewarded by state ports (Port State Control), the highest score for its fleet in recognition of the fleet's compliance with international regulations regarding safety at sea, technical/regulatory compliance and pollution prevention. For this ranking, port national authorities verify the...
  • Zonar Announces Its Inaugural Fleet Management Conference - THE ZONE 2013
    SAN ANTONIO, Texas - Zonar, a leading provider of fleet telematics, remote diagnostics and mobile onboard computing is holding its inaugural annual conference on May 14-16, 2013 at the Grand Hyatt Riverwalk in San Antonio, TX. THE ZONE 2013 is lined up to be one of the most exciting fleet...
  • Abe Garver Tapped to Head Global E-Commerce Advisory for the Leading M&A Firm in the Supply Chain Sector
    Abe Garver, BG Strategic Advisors' new managing director of global e-commerce advisory. PALM BEACH, Fla. - BG Strategic Advisors, the leading M&A firm for the supply chain sector and advisor on premium sell side deals, announced that Abe Garver has been named Managing Director of Global E-Commerce Advisory. In addition to being...
  • ARI Named Among FORTUNE's '100 Best Places to Work For'
    MOUNT LAUREL, N.J. - ARI(R), a leading global fleet services provider specializing in complex car and truck fleets, has been named to FORTUNE's 2013 "100 Best Places to Work For" list. Now in its 16th year, the annual list recognizes companies that seek to foster employee engagement and develop a...
  • Norfolk Southern Opens Pennsylvania Intermodal Facility
    Class I railroad Norfolk Southern today opened a new $97 million intermodal terminal in South Central Pennsylvania, advancing the company's Crescent Corridor series of project, which is a multi-state infrastructure initiative connecting the Southeast and Northeast. The Franklin County Regional Intermodal Facility is located on 200 acres south of Greencastle. The facility...
  • Conrad Blucher Institute Develops Mobile App to Increase Navigational Safety Along Nation's Second-Largest Port
    The depths of the Houston-Galveston ship channel.CORPUS CHRISTI, Texas - Researchers have designed and are implementing a new mobile application to provide ship captains and pilots with real-time predictions of ocean water levels and currents along the Houston Ship Channel, which services the second-largest port in the United States,...
  • Michelin Announces $73 Million Investment at Waterville, Nova Scotia Plant
    WATERVILLE Nova Scotia - Michelin North America reinforced its commitment to the province of Nova Scotia today by announcing a $73 million(CDN) project investment at its Waterville truck tire plant. Michelin anticipates the investment will create approximately 50 new jobs in the Annapolis Valley. "Today's announcement shows once again that...
  • Why Slow-Steaming Makes No Waves
    The will to act collectively isn't something container lines are known for - just look at the rates and scarcity of profits. Yet in 2012, and indeed for the past five years, the carriers have remained in lockstep when it comes to one key area of their operations: slow-steaming their...
  • Florida East Coast Railway Hires Chinnici as Engineering, Purchasing SVP
    Freight rail system Florida East Coast Railway today appointed Francis J. Chinnici as senior vice president of engineering and purchasing. Chinnici succeeds Robert B. Stevens, vice president and chief engineering officer, who is retiring. Stevens worked for 38 years in the rail industry, with the last six years at FEC, according...
  • Annual Review & Outlook 2013: China Shipping (North America) Holding
    As you know, each year has different challenges, but our mature industry is still attempting to define itself in our 21st century. Two main considerations are capacity and deployment of vessels. Vessel capacity on a macro basis will be dictated by world GDP as well as world container growth. Although there's...
  • Annual Review & Outlook 2013: China Ocean Shipping Company Americas; Cosco Container Lines Americas
    2012 was a year that saw carriers start to show some discipline as far as freight rates, despite supply and demand not being totally in our favor. The spot market between Asia and the U.S. saw quite a few rate increases, and while there has recently been some backsliding because...
  • Jaguar Launches New Website and Brings Social Media Connectivity to Customers
    VALLEY STREAM, N.Y. - Jaguar Freight, the industry leader in the design and operation of bespoke transportation and supply chain strategies, announces today the launch of the company's new website and social media services. The new site and services, which incorporate a refreshed brand, are the result of listening to...
  • Annual Review & Outlook 2013: Ceres Terminals
    The state of some of the economies around the globe is a major challenge facing the maritime industry this year. The U.S. economy has been on a declining growth curve for the last several years. After emerging from the trauma of 2008-2009, the economy's pace of growth has slowed year over...
  • American Airlines Debuts New, Modern Look
    FORT WORTH, Texas - It's a new year and a fresh new look for American Airlines as the company today unveils a new logo and exterior for its planes, including the already delivered Flagship Boeing 777-300ER aircraft set to fly on Jan. 31. In addition, American plans to continue taking...
  • Annual Review & Outlook 2013: Bryant's Maritime Consulting
    The maritime profession is ever changing, and never so rapidly as now. Electronic devices have a half-life of two years. They are continually being improved and replaced, generally by more complicated devices. Regulatory groups, including, but not limited to the IMO, flag states, port states, and classification societies, are regularly implementing...

Containerisation Internationalweb site
JANUARY 21, 2013
  • 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 ...
  • Dachser buys Transunion
    Global logistics provider Dachser has acquired Spanish air and sea freight forwarder Transunion, subject to approval by antitrust authorities. The move is part ...
  • MSC Rena salvage ending for Braemar
    London-headquartered Braemar Shipping Services [BSS] expects that its salvage work on the MSC Rena casualty in New Zealand's Bay of Plenty will be stood down in ...
  • EU ramps-up subsidy war on China
    The European Union has ruled that China is providing illegal subsides to its steel manufacturers; thus many household appliances and white goods imported from China ...
  • CaroTrans expands network
    NVOCC CaroTrans is expanding its global service network with the addition of a direct, weekly LCL service from San Francisco to Japan.The operator claims the service, ...
  • China GDP boost
    There is increased confidence that the world's second-biggest economy is back on growth track after the release of data showing that China's GDP expanded by 7.9% ...

TradeWindsweb site
JANUARY 21, 2013
  • MOL sells at a premium
    Mitsui OSK Lines (OSK) has offloaded one of its 13 methanol tankers, it is claimed.
  • Seaprobe sinks
    Two US Coast Guard air crews rescued 12 men from lifeboats after their research ship capsized.
  • India to try guards
    The two Italian marines accused of murdering fishermen they mistook for pirates will stand trial in India.
  • Viking in Danish move
    Viking Supply Ships is to consolidate operations at its Danish headquarters in a move aimed at streamlining business and boosting profit.
  • Jaccar adds quartet
    France's Jaccar Holdings has added to its orderbook in China with another four gas carriers.
  • Brila tanker taken
    Pirates seized a Nigerian tanker off the Ivory Coast last week, it has emerged.
  • Izumo officer held
    The Chinese second officer of the Wisdom Marine cargoship Izumo was arrested in India following an alleged collision with a fishing boat.
  • Double trouble for FSL
    First Ship Lease Trust has braced investors for a further cut in revenue as two more owners look to redraw charter deals.
  • Island ties up two
    Island Offshore has inked long-term contracts for a pair of platform supply vessels.
  • Anchor-handler sinks
    A Singapore-owned anchor-handler has sunk off Burma, but all 43 crew were rescued.
  • Deliveries dipping
    Newbuilding deliveries will come down by 15% this year, according to Clarksons' new research chief.
  • Six saved in grounding
    Six seafarers have been rescued from a Turkish cargoship that ran aground in a storm off Portugal.
  • One dead after capsize
    One seafarer has been killed after his cargoship capsized in the Turkish port of Cayeli.
  • GSI warns on profit
    Guangzhou Shipyard International (GSI) has braced investors for a huge fall in full year earnings.
  • PIL fined in US
    Singapore box line PIL has agreed to plead guilty to pollution charges in the US.
  • Nissan scraps Spirit
    Nissan Motor Car Carrier of Japan has thrown one of its ships on the scrap heap in China.
  • NAT will do nicely
    Herbjorn Hansson's Burma Shipping has taken a significant slice of Nordic American Tankers following the sale of a shipmanagement business to the New York-listed owner.
  • Bahri confirms scrap
    The National Shipping Company of Saudi Arabia (Bahri) has confirmed the scrappng of a ro-ro/general cargoship.
  • Tender deal takes time
    Seadrill has wound the clock back on the sale of its tender rig business to SapuraKencana Petroleum.
  • Subsea 7 signs with Shell
    Oslo-listed Subsea 7 has won a $135m pipe-laying deal from Shell.
  • Samjin adds double
    Korea's Samjin Shipbuilding has won a deal to build two products tankers, with an option for two more.
  • Four more for Nordana
    Denmark's Nordana has signed up for four more multipurpose heavy-lifts in China.
  • Baltic Ace salvage halted
    Svitzer has put salvage work on a sunken car carrier off the Dutch coast on hold due to poor operating conditions.
  • NCL leaps on debut
    Norwegian Cruise Lines (NCL) shares jumped over 30% on their first day of trading on the US stock market last week.
  • Sabrina takes the helm
    Sabrina Chao has been formally appointed as chairman of Wah Kwong Maritime Transport Holdings.
  • German cape refloated
    A German-owned capesize bulker has been refloated after going aground on the St Lawrence River, near Quebec, Canada.
  • Hyundai in winning start
    Hyundai Heavy Industries continues to see a strong start to 2013 with its second $1bn plus order in as many weeks.

American Shipperweb site
JANUARY 21, 2013
  • BNSF's capital spend to hit record $4.1 billion
    Of this amount, about $2.3 billion will be spent on upgrades of network assets, such as tracks, ties and signals, and another $1 billion on locomotives, freight cars and other equipment acquisitions, the Fort Worth-based railroad said.
  • Hapag-Lloyd postpones NA export rate hike
  • Nordana building additional ships
  • Qantas Freight incorporates new acquisition
  • ITC says turbine tower imports injure U.S. makers
  • PIL to pay $2.2 million in U.S. penalties
    The penalty grows out of alleged discharges of contaminated bilge waters and failure to keep an accurate oil record book on its ship Southern Lily 2 when it was operating within navigable waters of American Samoa in 2011.
  • Walmart launches 'Buy America' initiative
  • China Shipping expects 2012 profit
  • Group sells Stansted airport
  • Ontario Teachers' pension fund dips back into container world
    The pension fund paid $467 million for a 100-percent stake in SeaCube. It's the second major splash the pension fund, one of Canada's largest, has made in the container shipping industry.
  • Company plans LNG export facility in Lake Charles
  • Phillips 66 makes logistics deal for Bakken crude
    The fuel producer signed a five-year contract with Global Partners to use its rail transloading, logistics and transportation system to deliver crude oil from the Bakken region to its refinery in Elizabeth, N.J.
  • APM Terminals will use RFID to prevent yard accidents
  • Antwerp sees little change in 2012 box volumes
  • U.S. supports satellite export to Spain
  • Global Logistics Network expands
  • Executive moves

The Bunker Bulletinweb site
JANUARY 21, 2013
  • AET takes delivery of VLCC
    The Eagle Vancouver is one of the first newbuilds to comply with the IMO's Ballast Water Management Convention.
  • Fujairah bunker prices open the week firm
    Prices climbing across all grades in Suez.
  • South Korea to study LNG bunkering
    Feasibility study 'one of the largest and most comprehensive'.
  • Prices head upward in major European ports
    Congestion reported at Rotterdam and Gibraltar.
  • Shipping urged to use biofuels
    DNV analysts identify shipping's two best options for meeting CO2 reduction target.
  • Canada only 'anticipates' 2013 date for ECA enforcement
    Availability of low sulphur fuel a 'key issue'.
  • ARA fuel oil stocks fall week-on-week
    But stocks still 1 million barrels higher than four weeks ago.
  • GAC nets global accolade
    Bunker company among few to be awarded ISO 9001:2008 certificate.
  • Hong Kong low sulphur laws could be in place in 2014
    But setting up cold ironing facilities at the port's Kai Tak cruise terminal could take longer.
  • Wartsila engines for Scottish ferry
    Engines to have 'lowest emissions and fuel consumption'.
  • Bunker prices rising in Asia
    Bunker prices strengthen in the ports of Singapore, Hong Kong and Busan.
  • Bunkering suspended in East China
    Bad weather forces suspension of operations in East China ports.
  • South Korean refiner bunker sales rise
    S-Oil's bonded bunker fuel sales jumped 20,000 mt a month after using storage tanks at Onsan.
  • Chinese bonded bunker sales volumes up
    Sales volumes rose 2.9% to 1.01 million mt in December last year.
  • 1,000 gallon oil spill reported in Bahamas
    Spill occurred near oil and gas storage facility in Freeport Harbor on Grand Bahama island.

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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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