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March 22, 2013
Sched Netweb site
  • DP World posts record gain, 2012 net profit up 10pc, sales rise 5pc
  • Shenzhen Yantian Port Holdings net profit down 3.8pc to US$66 million
  • Throughput of Israel's Zim at Da Chan Bay hits one million TEU mark
  • China's February textile, garment exports soar 69.7pc to US$16.48 billion
  • Evergreen, Cosco up capacity 8,000-9,000 TEU on east coast SA
  • Hanjin Shipping upgrades on FE-USWC PSX service to 10,000-TEU class
  • 35 nations depend on China for exports - up from 4 in 2011: Bloomberg
  • Carrier discipline ebbs as capacity is added and GRIs fail to stick
  • Qinzhou box volume in first two months rises 12.9pc to 75,000 TEU
  • Guangzhou-Jiangmen rail routes on Shenzhen-Maoming Railway get nod
  • Hebei ports volumes increase 22.8pc to 142,000 TEU in first two months
  • Singapore's MCC Transport extends intra-Asia (IA2) loop to Indonesia
  • ART Logistics trucks coal mining equipment from Europe-Mongolia
  • Logwin sees growth in Australia's high-end fashion, lifestyle sector
  • Ruscon adds 20 trucks to deliver parts to Hyundai in St Petersburg
  • Cargolux now offers flights from HK to Azerbaijan, Dallas, Luxembourg
  • Cargo Facts Asia symposium in HK to discuss regional aviation market
  • Dimerco Malaysia delighted to receive TAPA Class-A FSR Certification

Exim Indiaweb site
MARCH 21, 2013
  • ISS warns of Asian gypsy moth regulations for North American ports
  • Kolkata Port to commence transloading from new location
  • L. Radhakrishnan acknowledged as WPTS Personality of the Year in Abu Dhabi
  • MoS in favour of marine highway between Chennai & Ennore ports
  • S. Korean company shows interest in Cochin Port project
  • VCT conducts fire-rescue-evacuation mock drill
  • Tata Projects commences work on eastern rail freight corridor
  • INR turns strong on fresh dollar selling
  • Interest subvention extended to new sectors
  • NTPC to float 14,000-cr. tender for Jharkhand project
  • SIDBI signs MoU with Egypt for SME sector development
  • Entries open for ICE Awards 2013 on April 1

International Transport Journalweb site
MARCH 21, 2013
  • Lufthansa Cargo flies into the profit zone again
  • ATSG airline subsidiaries complete merger
  • DP World reports profit growth to USD 749 million
  • UPS becomes first global express delivery company to be...
  • Agility completes first delivery to Caspian Pipeline...
  • Go-Trans: all locations have A licence for China
  • CKYH Alliance to restructure Asia-US east coast loops
  • OOCL names second mega vessel in South Korea
  • Increasing number of transport services to Hamburg and...
  • Strong performance in general cargo sector

Marine Logweb site
MARCH 21, 2013
  • Trans Marine Propulsion Systems now U.S. agent for ABC
  • GAO reports on impacts of Jones Act on Puerto Rico trade
  • Coast Guard warns on fake fire extinguishers
  • Strategic to build patrol vessel for Ashmore Island
  • Bouchard exercises ATB option at VT Halter

World Wide Shipperweb site
MARCH 21, 2013
  • Nichols Brothers launches new tug for Harley Marine
  • New GAO study supports Jones Act service to Puerto Rico
  • IMO will aid in implemenation of anti-piracy plans for Africa
  • NAFTA partner trade climbs during 2012
  • Pollution reducing system set for test onboard container ship

Lloyd's Listweb site
MARCH 21, 2013
  • Talking helps
    IG urges P&I clubs to launch outreach programme to tackle major casualties
  • A good vintage
    Scrapping LNG tonnage is not as simple as many observers might think
  • Oversupply on long-haul box trades could hit SITC
    Is SITC prepared to withstand a tonnage cascade into Asia's intra-regional trades?
  • Shell's 105 steps to greater efficiency
    Energy major gets down to forensic detail to improve LNG shipping operations
  • Ultra-large boxship deliveries slow down
    Just three 10,000 teu-plus boxships delivered in January and February, according to Braemar
  • Zim eyes 13,000 teu newbuildings after order cancellation
    Carrier in talks with banks on new five-year plan following 2012 loss of $433m
  • Over-ordering would stifle benefits of VLCC conversions
    VLCC owners must avoid pack mentality to let offshore sector mop up excess orders
  • Stena Line chairman takes the helm at UK Chamber of Shipping
    The industry cannot afford to be silent, says MacLeod
  • Greek ferry fleet faces drastic cut
    Too few takers for secondhand tonnage keep companies under pressure
  • CMA 2013: Ship finance still available, say lenders
    CMA delegates told there is cash available for 'good projects at good prices'
  • Gazprom forges ahead with new LNG export project
    Threatened gas giant seeks new strategies
  • New trade route primed for product tankers
    Canada plans refinery near port of Kitimat
  • Sandy wipes out 2012 US marine premiums
    Marine insurance statistics show 'concerning' loss levels
  • A convenient truth
    A solution to retrofit financing remains elusive
  • Goldenport agrees debt deal with lenders
    Loss-making Greek shipowner wins two-year cushion
  • P&I outreach programme to tackle rising salvage costs
    Local authority interference pushes up costs
  • Cosco International seeks expansion despite falling profit
    Shipping services arm of Cosco has large cash reserves to spare
  • Carriers plan second round of Asia-Europe box rate rises
    Coscon follows Hapag-Lloyd to announce an increase of $475 per teu from April 15
  • South Korea lenders give $720m to Nigeria LNG to finance six carriers
    Financing is part of $1.1bn in loans to support building at Samsung and HHI
  • CMA CGM Florida sails to Shanghai after collision
    Authorities scramble to clean up spillage after vessel sustains minor damage
  • CMA 2013: Shipping must learn to live with overcapacity
    When it comes to excess supply, the industry is no different to any other, says Lunde
  • CMA 2013: GL eco study finds 4,500 teu boxships deliver biggest savings
    But cost per container mile is still cheaper on ultra large tonnage

Fairplayweb site
MARCH 21, 2013
  • BG to supply LNG to Gujarat
    BG HAS formalised a long-term contract to supply up to 2.5M tonnes per year of LNG to India's Gujarat State Petroleum Corp, IHS World Markets Energy reported today
  • UK budget shifts seen as 'good news' for shipping
    BRITAIN'S budget delivered "good news for shipping on the capital gains front", accounting firm Moore Stephens said today
  • MyFerryLink costs Eurotunnel €13M
    CHANNEL tunnel operator Eurotunnel said today it tripled net profits to €34M ($43.88M) last year, but lost €13M on MyFerryLink operations
  • €24,000 SECA bill warned
    THE COST of taking an 800teu box ship from Rotterdam to Kristiansand and Oslo in southern Norway will increase by about €24,000 ($31,000) in 2015, a shipping lobbyist has calculated
  • Port agents rap Berlin policy
    GERMAN liner and port agents have lashed out at Berlin's transport department's delays in key maritime infrastructure projects
  • China's soybean imports to raise Panamaxes
    PANAMAX rates could be pushed up by a rise in China's soybean imports, the International Dry Bulk Summit 2013 has heard
  • China's iron ore stockpile hits 4-year low
    CHINESE iron ore stocks have sunk to a four-year low, with 65.2M tonnes of the steel ingredient stockpiled in Chinese ports
  • Mariner killed off Queensland
    A CREW member has been killed by an explosion on the Liberian-registered bulker Nireas while it was anchored off Gladstone, Queensland
  • Refineries schedule lifts VLCC rates
    VLCC rates are at their highest in a month, as charterers book ships to meet the end of refinery turnarounds in April
  • ECA bends bunker buying
    DIVERSIFYING a bunker purchase strategy to counter potential problems in supplying low-sulphur fuel will help owners manage risk, a fuel buyer has recommended
  • Schenker closing FF gap
    THE WORLD'S third-largest freight forwarder DB Schenker Logistics today issued FY12 results showing it is catching up with market leaders
  • DNB reassures on drybulk
    BULKER newbuilding orders have picked up in recent weeks, despite global oversupply of such ships, but DNB Bank said today there is no cause for concern just yet
  • Capital subscribes to RMT's rights units
    RICKMERS Maritime Trust said today its substantial unit holder Capital Group would subscribe to its rights issue of up to 424M new units
  • Zim's losses deepen
    ISRAEL'S Zim Integrated Shipping Services today reported losses of $239M for 4Q12
  • Mermaid eyes rights issue
    MERMAID Maritime today proposed a non-renounceable, non-underwritten rights issue of new ordinary shares worth $140.9M

The Journal of Commerceweb site
MARCH 21, 2013
  • DP World Cochin Terminal Offers Deeper Draft
    India's Port of Cochin said it has increased the maximum draft of vessels calling at the Vallarpadam International Container Transshipment Terminal to 14 meters (about 46 feet) following harbor and channel dredging. The Vallarpadam terminal is a public-private partnership between DP World and Cochin Port Trust. "Turnaround of vessels of more than...
  • APL to Hike Rates From India to US, Canada
    Singapore-based ocean carrier APL plans to increase rates on all containers moving from India to Canada and the U.S., excluding Puerto Rico and the Virgin Islands, starting April 1. The planned hike on dry cargo will be $320 per 20-foot container and $400 per 40-foot container. Rates on refrigerated shipments will...
  • Transplace Mexico Achieves C-TPAT Certification
    DALLAS - Transplace, a leading provider of transportation management services and logistics technology, today announced that Transplace Mexico has received Custom-Trade Partnership Against Terrorism (C-TPAT) certification for supply chain security. C-TPAT is a voluntary program established by the U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) to build cooperative relationships that strengthen...
  • Yokohama Container Trade Drops 2.6 Percent
    The port of Yokohama saw its container trade with foreign countries decline 2.6 percent in 2012 from a year earlier to 2,731,231 twenty-foot-equivalent units, according to preliminary figures released by the Yokohama municipal government. In 2012, Yokohama, Japan's second-largest container port after Tokyo, exported 1,465,718 TEUs of containers, down 2.1 percent...
  • Waterways Council Presents 12th Annual Leadership Service Award to Sen. Dick Durbin
    U.S. Senator Dick Durbin (D-IL) (center) was presented Waterways Council, Inc.'s (WCI) 12th Annual Leadership Service Award for his strong and continued leadership on ports and inland waterways issues, most recently serving as a critical champion to help keep the Mississippi River open to shipping during the drought-inflicted low-water crisis...
  • Lessons Learned From Hurricane Sandy
    ANNAPOLIS, Md. - In October of 2012, the American Logistics Aid Network (ALAN) responded to the greatest domestic emergency since Hurricane Katrina: Superstorm Sandy. Bringing massive destruction to the Northeast, the storm impacted more than 100 million people and is expected to be among the 10 most expensive hurricanes in...
  • 170 Member Milestone Marks PCN's Growing Success
    Project Cargo Network (PCN) has announced that more than 170 heavy lift and project cargo specialists have now joined the global network. The milestone marks another step in PCN's evolution from a modest grouping of SME companies in August 2010 to one of the leading organisations in today's project cargo industry...
  • Erie's Logistics Plus Brings Sunshine to Southern California
    ERIE, Penn. - Erie may not be known for delivering sun this time of year, but Erie's own Logistics Plus is delivering solar power in a big way. The Mount Signal Solar Farm is the largest solar installation in the world, and Logistics Plus is providing the transportation for the...
  • CyberLogitec OPUS Stowage, Won Overseas Contracts
    SEOUL, South Korea - CyberLogitec, a maritime logistics IT company, announced that CyberLogitec (www.cyberlogitec.com) signed a contract with Sinotrans Container Lines of China and Interasia of Japan. In spite of downturn in the shipping industry, OPUS Stowage, stowage planning solution of CyberLogitec continues to win contracts with shipping companies from...
  • Three Appointed to Maritime New Zealand Authority Board
    Maxine Moana-TuwhangaiBelinda VernonRussell WatsonThree new board members have been appointed to the Maritime New Zealand Authority, including Maxine Moana-Tuwhangai, Belinda Vernon and Russell Watson. The new members are replacing Michael Ludbrook and Dave Morgan, whose terms ended in February, and Ken Gilligan, whose term ends on April 31. Moana-Tuwhangai has experience in...
  • OOCL Unveils 13,208-TEU Vessel
    (L-R) C. C. Tung, chairman of Orient Overseas (International) Limited; Mrs. Sachiko Sano, sponsor of OOCL Berlin and director of Yamasa; Makiko Sano, guest of honor and executive director of Yamasa; and Captain Lee Kin Hung of the OOCL Berlin.At a naming ceremony at the Samsung Heavy Industries shipyard on...
  • Shipowners: Overcapacity to Be Absorbed by Late 2014
    NEW YORK - Despite a "bad" 2012, ocean container lines managed to get freight rates up enough to generate positive cash flows that are bringing them close to break-even. But even when they do start earning a profit again, they are unlikely to order many new ships. That was the...
  • CenterPoint Building Ace Hardware Facility in Texas
    CenterPoint Properties has started construction on a new Ace Hardware build-to-suit for lease, located in Wilmer, Texas. The 450,000-square-foot facility will be situated on 31.3 acres within the 59.9-acre Sunridge Business Park. It is scheduled to be completed in February 2014 and is the second development that the industrial real estate...
  • Performance Team Names Townsend as CIO
    Performance Team has hired Jim Townsend as its chief information officer. He will be responsible for building on the third-party logistics provider's current organizational strength while leading the information technology strategy for the company. Townsend is a veteran in IT and information systems strategy, change management, process improvement, project management, technological innovation...
  • Japanese Exports to US Rose 5.7 Percent in February
    Japan's exports to the United States rose for the second straight month in February on a year-on-year basis, increasing 5.7 percent to $10.60 billion, according to preliminary figures released by the Finance Ministry on Thursday. The February growth in U.S.-bound shipments was led by organic compounds, auto parts and motors, which...
  • US Intermodal Volumes Rise for 10 Straight Weeks
    U.S. intermodal rail volumes have risen for the 10th straight week over the same period in 2012, and Mexico saw its first year-over-year drop in intermodal volume since the week of January 5, according to the Association of American Railroads. In the week ending March 16, combined North American carload volume,...
  • Jaxport, Hanjin Shipping Call Off Terminal Development
    Following the announcement that the CKYH Alliance will call weekly at the Port of Jacksonville, Fla., beginning in mid-April, Jacksonville Port Authority and Hanjin Shipping (a member of the Alliance) have decided to suspend their terminal development contract to focus on growing volume on the new service. "After a diligent, coordinated...
  • WCI: Steep Drop in Trans-Atlantic Eastbound Rates
    Trans-Atlantic eastbound rates dropped sharply for a third week while westbound rates remained the same again in the week of March 21, according to the latest release of the World Container Index. World Container Index Rates Between New York and RotterdamSource: World Container Index For a larger version of the chart, click...
  • Monroe Logistics Center in Ohio Gets Ball as Tenant
    Building B at the Monroe Logistics Center.Ball Metal Beverage Container has signed an industrial lease for a 163,000-square-foot space in the Monroe Logistics Center in Ohio with landlord Industrial Developments International. The landlord was represented by Si Pitstick and Josh Young of Cincinnati Commercial, a Cushman & Wakefield Alliance firm, and...
  • Index Reflects Worsening Conditions for Shippers
    FTR Associates' Shippers Conditions Index for January fell an additional two points from December 2012 to a reading of negative 7.1, reflecting deteriorating conditions for shippers in early 2013. The SCI is forecast to continue a downward trend as the year progresses, reaching negative double-digit levels by the end of the...

Containerisation Internationalweb site
MARCH 21, 2013
  • Container weighing proposals suffer Dutch setback
    THE Dutch Government has reversed its support for the mandatory weighing of containers in another setback for proposals set for discussion at the International ...
  • Shipping must learn to live with overcapacity
    THE shipping industry may have to learn to live with oversupply, according to the head of one of the biggest maritime banks. Asked whether the industry would recover ...
  • Dachser eyes five billion turnover
    Despite revenue growth slowing to 3.7%, Dachser has set initial a new target for 2013 following the acquisitions of Spanish logistics providers Azkar and Transunion ...
  • New round of Asia to Europe rate increases
    Carriers are preparing for a second round of rate increases on the westbound Asia-Europe trade following the 'surprising' jump in prices they achieved last week.Today, ...
  • GL eco study finds 4,500 teu boxships deliver biggest savings
    CONTAINER lines and owners may be ordering more larger than smaller vessels, but Germanischer Lloyd's research into the fuel and cost savings of fully optimised ...
  • Zim racks-up $433m loss after ship cancellations
    Israeli ocean carrier Zim posted an accounting loss of $433m for 2012 after taking a $133m hit on the cancellation of five 12,600 teu ships ordered from Samsung ...

TradeWindsweb site
MARCH 21, 2013
  • ECAs adding to box woes?
    Euroseas boss Aristides Pittas has claimed that export credit agencies' preference for newbuildings is exacerbating supply problems in the containership sector.
  • Zim's new opportunity
    Culling a series of boxships at Samsung Heavy Industries has opened the door for Zim to order cheaper and more efficient newbuildings, its CEO says.
  • German owners in clear
    German politicians have killed off a potentially disastrous plan to impose a back-dated tax on shipping pools.
  • SCF foiled in appeal
    A UK court has turned down a bid by Sovcomflot to have bribery claims against ex-chief Dmitry Skarga and shipowner Yuri Nikitin recast under English law.
  • Headache cured
    Uncertainty surrounding the direction of both the containership and dry-cargo markets over the next two years led Goldenport Holdings to thrash out a loan holiday with its lender, its CEO says.
  • Evergreen chief fined
    Evergreen president Wang Chung-jinn has been penalised after one of the owner's ships entered China without a permit.
  • Farstad ties up ten
    Farstad Shipping has wrapped up a batch of charter contracts worth $38.5m.
  • Swedish Club in profit
    A surplus of $9.1m was rung up by the Swedish Club through 2012 following a loss of almost equal magnitude the previous year.
  • Norden powers up
    Norden has revealed a new multi-year contract with Enviva to transport biomass across the Atlantic.
  • Car speeds off ferry
    A passenger has died after their speeding car broke through a gate on a Canadian ferry and ended up in the sea.
  • ST doubles barge tally
    ST Engineering has been given the green light to build a second articulated tug barge by a US customer.
  • Cops gatecrash CMA
    The Connecticut Maritime Association's (CMA's) Shipping 2013 conference at the Stamford Hilton took an unusual turn early Thursday morning after police responded to reports of a disturbance in the hotel's cocktail lounge.
  • Vafias fights detention
    Harry Vafias has revealed plans to fight a detention notice against one of its vessels in the UK.
  • JES lines up quartet
    Singapore-listed JES International Holdings has won a deal for new accommodation ships worth up to $588m.
  • Jasa books AHTS trio
    Malaysian offshore shipowner Jasa Merin is splashing out on three new anchor handling tug supply vessels at a compatriot shipyard.
  • Capital backs Rickmers
    US investor Capital Group has pledged to buy into Rickmers Maritime Trust's (RMT) equity sale to maintain its holding.
  • No-steaming
    Has Norden hit upon a cunning new way of saving fuel and money in these straitened times?
  • Fisherman's firsts
    Icelandic businessman Steingrimur Erlingsson has turned to Havyard to order what is the island's first platform supply vessel.
  • Strategic wins newbuild
    Australian yard Strategic Marine is to build a patrol vessel for operation by Gardline Australia.
  • China no threat
    Korean and Singaporean rigbuilders should not be overly concerned by the threat posed by Chinese yards despite recent breakthroughs, an analyst has said.
  • No new order boom
    DNB Markets has moved to calm growing fears among investors surrounding a surge in dry-cargo newbuilding activity at the start of 2013.
  • Zim sub-zero
    Zim remained rooted in the red in 2012 as a poor market and the cancellation of five giant newbuildings stained its balance sheet.
  • Two more for Ultrabulk
    Denmark's Ultrabulk Shipping has added to its Japanese orderbook with orders for two new supramax bulkers.
  • Dung backs yards
    Vietnamese prime minister Nguyen Tan Dung has vowed to support the country's shipyards "at any cost."
  • Detained ship for sale
    A Maldivian ship detained in India since last July is to be sold off.
  • Goldenport buys boxship
    Goldenport Holdings has confirmed that it is the buyer of a fifteen-year-old feeder containership for $6m.
  • Kazakhs want ships
    Kazakhstan is planning to buy bulkers and ferries to expand its fleet.
  • CNCo orders at Ouhua
    China Navigation Company (CNCo) has returned to China for a second series of multipurpose vessel newbuildings.
  • BG in India gas deal
    BG Group is to provide LNG to India under a twenty-year deal starting in 2015, the gas giant has confirmed.
  • OOCL Belgium damaged
    An OOCL containership has sustained damage to its propeller and will dry-dock in Germany to carry out repairs.
  • Noble buys miner stake
    Noble Group has acquired a minority stake in an Australian-listed company that has a major stake in an Indonesian coal mine.
  • NAT buys suezmax
    Nordic American Tankers has acquired a suezmax tanker newbuild for $55m in a deal that increases its fleet to twenty-one ships.

American Shipperweb site
MARCH 21, 2013
  • NEWSFLASH: Hanjin calls off Jaxport terminal, but port gains 6 carriers
    The Port of Jacksonville said Hanjin Shipping has decided not to go ahead with plans to build a new container terminal at Dames Point on the St. Johns River.
  • Puerto Rico's representative seeks to relax Jones Act for bulk ships
  • Zim results improve in 2012
    In an interview with American Shipper, Zim CEO Rafi Danieli said the creditors had gained trust in Zim due to its cost-cutting endeavors. He also said they looked favorably upon the decision to cancel the five-ship order.
  • Savannah Port project moves forward, waits for federal funding
    "We're in the first federal budget cycle since the project has been approved, and we're eagerly anticipating and waiting the release of the president's budget," Curtis Foltz, GPA's head, said during the Georgia Logistics Summit.
  • ALAN offers post-Superstorm Sandy analysis
  • CenterPoint builds Texas DC for ACE Hardware
  • FedEx to cut Asian capacity
    Due to lackluster numbers for its fiscal third quarter, magnified by air freight overcapacity and a modal shift away from air cargo, FedEx Express will lower capacity on its Asian routes starting April 1.
  • White House readies for European trade talks
    The economic relationship between the United States and European Union is already the world's largest, accounting for one third of total goods and services trade and nearly half of global economic output.
  • EU lawmakers wary of proposed flight rest rules
  • U.S., Brazil make progress to strengthen trade
  • COSCO sets rate hike for cargo moving from Asia to Europe
  • DHL develops in-the-container stacking offering
  • Ryder beats veteran employment goal
  • Miller leads UPS in Europe

The Bunker Bulletinweb site
MARCH 21, 2013
  • Prices display mixed picture in Fujairah
    Public holiday in South African ports keeps market quiet.
  • Market imbalance in Rotterdam
    While Hamburg saw 'few, good enquiries'.
  • Zim cuts losses and cancels newbuilds
    CEO says orders were placed at a time when ships were some 25% less fuel efficient.
  • Shipping costs up by 10% in 2015 ECA
    A Norwegian lobbyist has worked out the extra cost of a Rotterdam/Norway round trip.
  • Sekimizu: Cost burden of low sulphur fuel should be shared
    'If society wants clean air, it should help shipping to source the right type of fuel.'
  • MBM disscusions 'dormant'
    Market-based measures discussions 'not going anywhere in the near-term.'
  • 'Switch off' and save money
    Shipping company takes novel approach to fuel efficiency.
  • Singapore fuel oil stocks set to climb in April
    IE reports small week-on-week decline.
  • Research: 'Eco' panamax delivers best fuel efficiencies
    But is outclassed on savings by the biggest ships.
  • Asian bunker prices lack direction
    Supplies were either 'extremely tight' or sold out in Tokyo Bay.
  • Seven Vinashinlines ships go on sale
    Vessels currently either being held over bunker debts or docked dormant in overseas ports.
  • Tanker owners incurred $5.5 billion in losses since 2009
    INTERTANKO managing director said many of its members are 'in really dire straits'.
  • Details of pioneering dry scrubber system revealed
    Similar to technology used in shore-based power stations, says spokesman.
  • Cyprus banking crisis threatens bunker and shipping firms
    Players with deposits in Cyprus 'might have to scramble' for new ways of financing their working capital, warns Ocean Intelligence MD.
  • Polish yard lauches LNG-powered ferry
    The ro-pax ferry will be able to carry 550 passengers and 165 cars.
  • Hong Kong firm to restart bunker fuel sales
    Bunker contract sealed with China Shipbuilding Industrial Complete Equipment and Logistics.
  • MC Energy sets milestone in Japanese bunker industry
    Mitsubishi Corporation subsidiary becomes first bonded bunker supplier in country to own bunker tanker.
  • Bunker demand in South Korea expected to rise in April
    Increased supply could push prices down, say local traders.

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