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April 22, 2013
Sched Netweb site
  • Minor dock union drops out, major union continues strike for 20pc hike
  • Evergreen Marine to add two new 8,452-TEU ships to Asia-Europe route
  • OECD data shows slow change in global trade and freight in 2012
  • USCG okays 9 ballast water treatments as alternate management systems
  • Fujian seaport quarterly container volume up 10.3pc 2.48 million TEU
  • Fujian Quangang builds Cross-Strait agricultural trading park facility
  • Singapore names APL's 10,700-TEU Yangshan Green Ship of the Year
  • China to put US$10 billion into Tanzania to build 20 million-TEU port
  • Most dredging for Maasvlakte 2 port completed on time and on budget
  • Volga-Dnepr opens repair shop in Sharjah, UAE's strictest emirate
  • IATA: Airline confidence in air cargo, passenger growth increases
  • Hong Kong airfield engineering regional conference to focus on trends

Exim Indiaweb site
APRIL 19, 2013
  • Allcargo Logistics partners with CII for coastal shipping conference
  • Goodrich Maritime organises trade get-together in Kolkata
  • Hanjin Shipping vessel makes maiden call at Mundra Port under AF1/IDEA service
  • NYK develops shipboard training software for its LNG vessels
  • World's first tunnel for large ships planned
  • Essar Ports attains new performance highs in FY13 & Q4
  • Kandla Port Users & Service Providers Association formed
  • Forex reserves rise by $ 1.4 bn to $ 295.25 bn
  • Govt announces several measures to boost exports
  • Govt cuts tariff value on gold & silver
  • INR up at 53.96
  • Project cargo training encourages thinking outside the box
  • Tecniproject handles shipping of dismantled ammonia plant from Chile to China

International Transport Journalweb site
  • German cargo carrier reports temporary interruption of...
  • Second of CMA CGM's new mega vessels enters into service
  • New president for Volvo Bus Corporation
  • Malaysia's Northport is planning big things
  • Norway Post buys 34% stake in Danish Danske Fragtmænd AS
  • Puma completes first part of Maasvlakte 2
  • Icao and Tiaca to strengthen cooperation
  • Southern Air completes financial restructuring
  • Big birthday for pallet industry veteran
  • Ian Davies takes up new position at Stena Line
  • Breakthrough for Scania trucks in Colombia
  • System Alliance ranks partners' quality
  • Germany's railway industry shunted off growth track
  • Norfolk Southern earns national award
  • Between shippers and carriers
  • The fascinating world of freight transport

Marine Logweb site
APRIL 19, 2013
  • Bella Desgagnés christened at Port of Sept-Îles
  • April 19, 2013Damen books big Bahamas contract

World Wide Shipperweb site
APRIL 19, 2013
  • Evergreen Line christens pair of new L-type vessels
  • US rail freight traffic posts gains during week
  • IMO produces new film supporting maritime women
  • FMC announces winners of 2013 Earth Day Awards
  • CSX Corporation releases first fiscal quarter numbers

Lloyd's Listweb site
APRIL 19, 2013
  • UK ports face 'challenge of peripherality'
    New strategies needed by those outside favoured southeast quadrant
  • Peripheral ports fight back
    Smaller players race to add capacity - but does that strategy make sense?
  • In conversation with maritime's leading personalities
    Dynasties of the Sea by Lori Ann LaRocco
  • Why recycling is not easy
    Bureaucrats and government departments frustrate practical people
  • Product tanker and LNG exposure boost TEN results
    Hints of a return to profit as VLCCs exit fleet and shuttle tankers join
  • Improvements on land biggest contributor to decline in piracy, says LMA
    Insurers are closely monitoring activity in the Gulf of Guinea
  • Nanjing Tanker faces trading halt after confirming 2012 loss
    Auditor questions whether state-owned tanker giant can continue operations
  • CMA CGM receives second 16,000 teu ship
    Alexander von Humbolt joins French Asia Line service
  • Container shipping - here to stay, but in what form?
    New technologies and social change will reshape the global liner trades
  • Testing the waters
    VLOC overcomes political obstacle to call at Chinese port
  • HCI clocks up 41st KG insolvency
    But issuing house predicts brighter medium-term prospects
  • Portek takes 80% stake in Baltic cargo handler
    Riga port operator handles more than 2.5m tonnes of cargoes per year
  • Asia-Europe trade faces fresh disruption
    Shippers should be braced for changed schedules and blanked sailings, says SeaIntel
  • Brokers pin their hopes on 2014 as capesize lull persists
    Rates static despite strong flow of fixtures
  • Convicted pirates fly home to serve out their sentences
    Somali government moves to harmonise counterpiracy message
  • West Africa heats up for suezmaxes
    Earnings rise $3,000 overnight
  • Reliance boss named world's 22nd richest billionaire
    Company's Jamnagar refinery reshapes product tanker trade
  • Shippers name their biggest challenges
    Reliability in delivering boxes to the final destination judged as still not good enough
  • Correction
    HSBC global head of transport, shipping, services and offshore Mark Long
  • HHI increases its order intake 84%
    South Korean industrial giant strengthens its shipbuilding and offshore books
  • SCCT targets tonnage cascade
    APM Terminals subsidiary targets local, regional and transhipment growth
  • Container industry faces a new normal for growth
    As western manufacturers stop outsourcing, box industry faces single-digit increases
  • Wider Panama Canal to save $40m from typical bunker bill
    Liner shipping conference told of 'ripple effects' for Asian box trades to US
  • Europe urged to heed external competition to defend cluster
    Policymakers 'tend to forget' shipping is the reason for maritime clusters, says Lyras
  • LNG fuel needs more time to be viable for box shipping
    Switch to alternative power source will take two or three decades, says Maersk
  • Vale Malaysia revises capacity to sidestep China's VLOC ban
    Sources say owner reported ship as 299,000 dwt as it entered Lianyungang

Fairplayweb site
APRIL 19, 2013
  • Tankers reportedly return to Assad's ports
    TANKER cargoes were reported today to be arriving again at Syria's government-held ports despite EU sanctions
  • TEN cuts its losses
    NYSE-listed Tsakos Energy Navigation today reported improved fourth-quarter results and voiced an upbeat view on long-term fundamentals
  • Nanjing Tanker's losses rise 64%
    SHANGHAI-listed Nanjing Tanker's shares will be suspended after it today posted FY12 losses - its third consecutive annual losses
  • Maersk mounts market share defence
    MAERSK Line has pledged to defend its market share "at any cost", even as some lines cut rates in reaction unexpectedly low box volumes since Chinese New Year
  • Triumph again delayed
    STORM damage has pushed back Carnival Triumph's service return until 13 June, Carnival Cruise Lines has confirmed
  • WLPGA urges improved LPG production
    THE World LP Gas Association is urging Chinese refineries to look into improving the production of LPG, calling it a versatile gas with many uses
  • Adani fined over green damages at Mundra
    ADANI Port & Special Economic Zone has been fined 2Bn rupees ($37M) in finding that it had damaged the coastal ecosystem at its Mundra facilities in Gujarat
  • HK shippers seek alternatives
    HONG KONG's shippers plan to shift use more traffic to ports in Guangdong province neighbouring the city in response to the four-week-long strike at HK's major box terminal
  • Keppel keeps 'buy'
    DBS Group Research maintained a 'buy' rating for Keppel shares despite a 56% fall in 1Q13 profits to S$331M ($268M)
  • LNG shipping restraint urged
    ALTHOUGH prospects for LNG demand appear bright, caution is needed before shipowners invest in newbuildings, shipbroker Banchero Costa warned
  • Eagle displaced as biggest KLC shareholder
    EAGLE Bulk Shipping is no longer troubled Korea Line Corp's biggest shareholder, South Korea's second-biggest drybulk shipping group said today
  • Triyards buying Oz base
    SINGAPORE-listed Triyards Holdings said today it will invest A$6.75M ($7M) for a logistics and supply base within the shipbuilding and maritime-related belt of Western Australia
  • Products tanker rates fall as naphtha trade slows
    LR TANKER rates are continuing to fall as naphtha trading activity slows
  • Asset sales keep CMB in profit
    ASSET sales kept Belgian bulker operator CMB in the black during the first quarter, but profits were nevertheless well down on the first three months of 2012
  • Dockwise shares trading ends
    TODAY will be the last trading day for shares of Dockwise, the Dutch project cargo and heavy-lift specialist listed in Oslo

The Journal of Commerceweb site
APRIL 19, 2013
  • JOC-ECRI Industrial Price Index Edges Down
    JOC-ECRI Industrial Price Index, week of April 19,2013 Full-size image A closely watched indicator of inflation posted a week-to-week decline but remained ahead of its one-year average for the 20th consecutive week. The Journal of Commerce-Economic Cycle Research Institute index registered 126.9319 for the week ended April 19, down from 128.1737 last week. During...
  • Rennovation Work Begins on Stafford, UK, Rail Line
    Work has started on the first phase of a £250 million (about US$380.8 million) program to improve performance and capacity on the Stafford, U.K., section of Europe's West Coast Main Line. Leading the works is the Staffordshire Alliance, a partnership of Atkins, Laing O'Rourke, Network Rail and VolkerRail, working as part...
  • Container Traffic Declines at Port of Koper, Slovenia
    The Port of Koper, Slovenia, reported container throughput in the first three months of 2013 totaling 146,903 20-foot-equivalent units, a decline of 3.4 percent compared with 152,072 TEUs in the same period in 2012. Container volume from January to March was 1.40 million tons, up from 1.34 million tons in the year-ago...
  • ASF Intermodal Opens Drayage Facility in Virginia
    ASF Intermodal has opened an intermodal drayage facility in Chesapeake, Va., to provide drayage service in and out of the port and rail facilities in the Norfolk area and to serve the Southeast. The new facility joins terminals in Mobile, Ala.; Atlanta; Charleston, S.C.; Memphis, Tenn.; Savannah, Ga.; and Houston....
  • Evergreen Christens New 8,452-TEU Vessel
    Ever Liven, the 10th in a series of 8,452 20-foot-equivalent unit L-type container ships to be operated by Evergreen Line, has been christened at the Samsung Heavy Industries shipyard in South Korea. The container carrier is also unveiling Ever Logic, the 11th vessel in the series. The vessels were ordered from...
  • Report Ranks Top 5 Marine Freight Companies
    The marine freight transportation industry's revenue is expected to reach $411.6 billion by 2017, according to Luctinel's "Top 5 Global Marine Freight Transportation Service Companies: Performance, Strategies and Competitive Analysis" report. The management consulting and market research firm found the Top 5 companies in the market were A.P. Moller-Maersk, Nippon Yusen...
  • Remember the USS Akron
    Eighty years ago this month, an accident now all but forgotten changed aviation and naval history. The USS Akron, a U.S. Navy airship, crashed into the Atlantic Ocean off the coast of New Jersey April 4, 1933, killing 73 of 76 sailors, officers and guests on board, including Rear Adm. William...
  • Consultant: E-Commerce Customers to Demand Excellence
    As customer expectations for improved service and rapid fulfillment of orders in the e-commerce space increase, retailers of all sizes must achieve excellence in their supply chains, according to a logistics expert. "Customers' expectations continue to escalate," said James Tompkins, an industry consultant who has written more than 30 books on...
  • Tacoma's First Quarter Container Volume Soars
    The Port of Tacoma's container volume in the first three months of 2013 rose 37 percent year-over-year to 469,233 20-foot-equivalent units. Demand for industrial machinery, furniture, auto parts and electronics pushed full import container volumes up nearly 52 percent to 172,421 TEUs, while gains in agricultural and wood products contributed to...
  • Ports America Promotes Smith to VP Post
    Ports America has promoted Chris Smith to the role of vice president, where he will be responsible for break bulk, bulk and military operations on the U.S. East, Gulf and West Coasts of the terminal operator's business unit Ports America Stevedoring. Smith will report to Tom Perdue, the business unit's president. Smith...
  • Port of Philadelphia Welcomes Horizon Lines
    Gov. Corbett welcomes Horizon Lines to Port of Philadelphia.Horizon Lines has relocated its U.S. Northeast port of call from Elizabeth, N.J., to the Packer Avenue Marine Terminal at the Port of Philadelphia. Under the terms of the agreement between Horizon and Packer, reached with the assistant of Pennsylvania's Gov. Tom Corbett...
  • CenterPoint Properties Trust to Establish DC Near LA
    CenterPoint Properties Trust to convert the facility for distribution.CenterPoint Properties Trust has acquired a single-story, 123,199-square-foot industrial building in Rancho Dominguez, Calif., an unincorporated section of Los Angeles, from Big Tree Big Sleep. The seller uses the facility to manufacture futons, and under the terms of the transaction will continue to...
  • NY-NJ Port: Six Busy Years Ahead
    The last piece of a complex labor puzzle has clicked into place at the Port of New York and New Jersey. Now things really will get interesting. Wednesday's contract agreement between the International Longshoremen's Association and the Metropolitan Marine Maintenance Contractors Association followed ratification of a coastwide master contract and a...
  • SCFI: Trans-Pacific Rates Down for 2nd Straight Week
    Shanghai Containerized Freight Index, U.S. East Coast, week of April 19, 2013 Full-size image Shanghai Containerized Freight Index spot rates for U.S.-bound trade lanes declined again in the week of April 19, although they remain more stable than the Asia-Europe rates. The spot rate to the U.S. East Coast dropped 2.5 percent or...
  • SCFI: Shanghai-North Europe Rate Lowest in More Than Year
    Shanghai Containerized Freight Index, North Europe, week of April 19, 2013 Full-size image The Shanghai Containerized Freight Index spot rate for Shanghai to northern European ports fell to $875 in the week of April 19, the lowest since February 2012. This followed an unsuccessful April 15 general rate increase of $500 per...
  • Oakland Reports Decline in Containers for March
    The Port of Oakland's containerized throughput dropped 5.4 percent year-over-year in March, reaching 186,617 20-foot-equivalent units, including both laden and empty containers. Fullly laden containerized imports in March totaled 53,532 TEUs, down 14.8 percent year-over-year, with exports totaling 87,965 TEUs, down 4 percent. Meanwhile, empty import containers totaled 29,311 TEUs, up...
  • Halifax's 1Q Container Traffic Tops 112,000 TEUs
    The Port of Halifax, Nova Scotia, reported container traffic for the first quarter of 2013 totaled 112,670 20-foot-equivalent units, jumping 26.3 percent from 89,214 TEUs in the first quarter of 2012. Containerized import volume was 54,457 TEUs, up 30.4 percent year-over-year, and export traffic totaled 58,213 TEUs, up 22.7 percent. Total cargo volume...
  • MOL to Launch Finland Express Service
    Port rotation of MOL's new Finland Express Service.Container carrier Mitsui O.S.K. Lines will launch its Finland Express Service on April 29, to expand service in the Baltic region. The port rotation will be: Bremerhaven and Hamburg, Germany; Ust-Luga and St. Petersburg, Russia; Kotka and Rauma, Finland; Gävle, Sweden; and back to Bremerhaven....

TradeWindsweb site
APRIL 19, 2013
  • Excel shares plummet
    Troubled Excel Maritime Carriers' shares have lost more than $31m in shareholder value today, leading the New York Stock Exchange to contact the owner about the high trading volumes.
  • Wilson Sons opens yard
    New facility doubles owner's tug and OSV building capacity in Brazilian city of Guaruja.
  • TEN slashes losses
    Tanker owner posts better-than-expected results and sees optimistic signs in tanker market.
  • SCI gets a kicking
    Shipping Corp of India (SCI) has been criticised by the government for a fruitless investment of INR 1.42bn ($26.27m) in a chemical tanker joint venture.
  • Cyprus fear spurs S&P
    Fear a Cyprus-style raid on savings could be duplicated by Greek banks is tempting Hellenic owners into the second hand market, a leading broker says.
  • Excel cape sold
    Japan's Excel Maritime has cut its exposure to the battered dry-cargo market after selling off one of its two capesize bulkers, brokers believe.
  • Even worse for Phoenix
    Struggling Chinese bulker owner CSC Phoenix has announced its 2012 loss was even bigger than first thought.
  • Puerto Rico progress
    Excelerate Energy is claiming a significant step forward with its Puerto Rico FLNG project.
  • Tranvast to order MPPs
    Chinese owner Tranvast Holding is tapping the domestic finance market as it seeks to order two vessels.
  • New plan for an old name
    TradeWinds digests the digits making the headlines this week.
  • Where's Villy?
    Analysts and investors were scratching their heads this week after learning that Excel Maritime Carriers of Greece was setting up shop in White Plains, New York.
  • Ferry expensive
    Washington politicians are reeling after the price of a new car ferry came in at twice the original estimate.
  • ENVC sale scrapped
    Portugal has ended the privatisation of struggling shipbuilder Viana do Castelo (ENVC) after it came under the scrutiny of the EU over aid.
  • A small slip?
    We take a look at what was said in the market over the past week.
  • Yards heading for lows
    Some of Korea's large shipbuilders could post record-low first quarter operating profit, according to a Korean analyst.
  • SinOceanic in debt deal
    Norway's SinOceanic Shipping is close to resolving its finance issues by converting loans to equity.
  • Ship tunnel dream moves closer
    Norway is edging nearer to building the world's first proper ship tunnel.
  • Moving day sale
    Paragon Shipping has put an extra two million shares on the table as part of its switch from the New York Stock Exchange to the Nasdaq.
  • Multraship orders duo
    Dutch salvor Multraship is heading to the domestic Damen shipyard group for two new tugs.
  • Drugs ship raided
    Italian police have seized 20 tons of drugs after raiding an Egyptian cargoship.
  • Stealth looking strong
    Jefferies has kicked off coverage of StealthGas with a buy rating on the Harry Vafias-led company.
  • Oshima's optional extras
    Taiwan's U-Ming has taken its kamsarmax newbuilding tally to four vessels at Oshima Shipbuilding in Japan.
  • TOP set for dropdown
    Teekay Corp has offered to sell a 50% stake in an FPSO to its MLP spin-off Teekay Offshore Partners.
  • KSS goes for VLGC
    KSS Line of Korea has said it will spend KRW 80.6bn ($72m) on another new VLGC.
  • North in stowage alert
    The North P&I Club has warned about break-bulk cargo storage problems particularly on ships departing China.
  • Portek in Latvia move
    Portek International has acquired an 80% stake in Latvian port operator Rigas Universalais Terminals SIA (RUT).
  • Noble ties up two
    Noble Corp has secured three-year charters for two deepwater drillships it has under construction at Hyundai Heavy Industries.

American Shipperweb site
APRIL 19, 2013
  • Maersk: Purpose of 'Triple Es' is to make money, not cut rates
    While the new containerships will result in a big infusion of capacity in the Asia-Europe trade, "we will put them in over a prolonged period and we will take out a number of vessels in other categories," Maersk CEO Nils Andersen said.
  • Ships relying on guards, not speed to fight pirates
    A report released this month estimates the cost of Somalia Piracy was around $5.7 billion-$6.1 billion in 2012, despite notable gains achieved by private armed security guards and aggressive naval activity.
  • Southwest starts using AirTran network for cargo
    According to officials, connecting the Southwest and AirTran cargo networks means that customers in Atlanta will now see 90 new cargo flights. New services will be offered in other major Southwest markets as well.
  • Air Cargo Germany suspends operations
  • CMA CGM receives second 16,000-TEU ship
  • Gov. Corbett welcomes Horizon service to Philadelphia
  • MOL's 1Q intermodal goal hurt by January factors
  • DSV unveils groupage offering
  • Vietnam Airlines stops transporting research monkeys
  • IKEA uses solar to energize Md. DC
  • Walmart to boost clean energy 600% by 2020
  • Ex-Im Bank, Citibank renew supply chain guarantee
  • ICAO, TIACA to collaborate on air cargo issues
  • U.S. Customs opens 3 more CEEs
    The centers include Chicago for base metals; Buffalo, N.Y., for industrial and manufacturing materials; and Laredo, Texas, for machinery, giving those industries smoother customs processing of imports and uniform enforcement.
  • John Deere tractors roll to Chad
  • Virgin founder promotes air freight logistics education
  • Feds give $8.9 million to fix damaged roads
  • Executive moves

The Bunker Bulletinweb site
APRIL 19, 2013
  • Weekly global market update
    A weekly price round up of bunkering hubs from around the globe.
  • Bunker prices end the week on firm note
    Demand was soft on the US Gulf, players told Bunkerworld.
  • IMarEST launches LNG Ship Fuel Technology Conference
    Event will explore challenges, development and potential of LNG as a fuel for merchant shipping.
  • Neptune Lines opts for Promas propulsion system
    Promas described as an integrated propeller and rudder system that increases efficiency and manoeuvrability.
  • Waste heat recovery system selected for UASC fleet
    Aalborg XS-TC7A economiser optimises use of waste heat from auxiliary engine exhaust gases during voyage and port stays.
  • Avails continue to be tight in Fujairah
    Prices moving up in Suez.
  • Prices rise across Europe
    Avails tight in Rotterdam.
  • Bunker savings possible from Panama Canal
    Major carrier could see savings of $40 million a year.
  • Tanker association targets late payers
    INTERTANKO also complains of 'imbalances in bunker-purchasing contracts'.
  • Scrubbing technology support from UK Shipping Minister
    Wants to 'bring shipping and abatement industry together' and encourage 'pragmatic approach' to enforcement.
  • NOL questioned on newbuilds
    Shareholder questions whether newbuilds are not compounding problems relating to overcapacity.
  • LNG bunkers: 'Not for thirty years'
    Fuel tank size the main problem, says Maersk executive.
  • Coscon issues emergency bunker adjustment
    Rates will be applicable to all shipments from Far East to South America East Coast.
  • Bunker prices in Asia firming
    Reports of terminal congestion in Singapore.
  • Dan-Bunkering welcomes new marketing executive
    Barbara Huong has 'several years of experience' from bunker business, says firm.
  • Electric ferry to start operations by year-end
    Ferry will be able 'to save up to 180,750 litres of fuel consumption over its lifetime.'
  • DNV: 'No doubt' that newbuilds can be more fuel efficient
    But CEO concedes there may have been exaggeration as to what 'ecoships' can do.
  • US Navy equips ship with bunker-saving systems
    Systems were 'specifically designed to improve automation' on the vessel, it says.
  • Yujin International planning to delist from London AIM
    Firm expects to delist from AIM on May 17.
  • New record for bunker stem in India
    2,800 mt delivered to MV Transporter at outer port limit, OW Bunker confirms to Bunkerworld.
  • DNV: LNG bunkering facilities coming sooner than expected
    Infrastructure can be built 'much faster' than LNG fuelled vessels, DNV CEO tells Bunkerworld.

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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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