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April 24, 2013
Sched Netweb site
  • Shanghai's first quarter trade value down 0.9pc - 'first decline to EU in years'
  • Sea trials to test Tianjin's multi-lane navigation channel in June
  • Wan Hai names 4,680-TEU Wan Hai 516, follows March's same-sized ship
  • Fujian-Taiwan cross strait first quarter volume up 7pc to 148,486 TEU
  • Qinzhou Free Trade Port sets up as wine import base for southwest China
  • Fujian Zhangzhou to spend US$420 million on building 'logistics city'
  • Oman's main port to switch official weekend to Friday and Saturday
  • Iranian ports at half capacity, but still make US$1.2 billion a year
  • Ardmore installs SkySails monitors across fleet to evaluate fuel burn
  • African Independent Coastal Services takes on Zim's Ghanaian cabotage
  • Rickmers-Linie heavylift ships 470-tonne ferry from Bangladesh to Denmark
  • New Zealand orders Cathay Pacific to pay US$3.6 million for price fixing
  • Emirates SkyCargo first to adopt e-AWB in support of paperless system
  • FedEx holds conference to discuss latest e-commerce trends in China
  • GACAG and Cargo 2000 groups at risk as big changes come to air freight

International Transport Journalweb site
  • Second office for Blue Water in Norway
  • Tiaca elects new chairman and vice-chairman
  • Slow world economy to further weaken container shipping
  • PD Ports wants to make logistics more logical
  • Safmarine recognised as community development pioneer
  • IAG orders A350s for the group's longhaul fleet
  • Globe Express Services names new VP and US compliance leader
  • DAF introduces Euro 6 XF low deck tractor
  • 50 candles for Fuso Canter truck
  • EC says "yes" to takeover of Invensys' railway signalling...
  • KiwiRail introduces new freight train
  • Tandem Global Logistics Network marches on in New Orleans
  • Cargolux arrives in Ouagadougou
  • Globe Air Cargo Switzerland - Agents of growth
  • New intermodal terminal for New Orleans
  • flydubai to operate direct flights to Tajikistan's capital

Marine Logweb site
APRIL 23, 2013
  • ABS turned in record performance in 2012
  • ARTCO to establish Towing Safety Management System
  • Japanese shipbuilding merger in works?
  • Fox News appearance by AMO's Bethel draws criticism
  • Vard gets LOI for LNG-fueled PSV
  • Band-Aids for ships?
  • Odfjell buys in time chartered chemical tanker
  • IMO panel looks at how to handle crime on board ship

World Wide Shipperweb site
APRIL 23, 2013
  • Port of Seattle talking exports with top clients across region
  • ATA truck tonnage index up during month of March
  • Port of Everett schedules marina/Jetty Island cleanup
  • Port of Vancouver, USA marks N SCHELDE maiden voyage
  • Port of Tacoma sees gains in March container volumes

Lloyd's Listweb site
APRIL 23, 2013
  • Standard's new hull facility will not cut out brokers
    Cover provided by Swiss Re and certain Lloyd's syndicates
  • Bunker bother
    As fuel prices soar, government must intervene to help cash-strapped shipowners
  • Pre-budget race for demolition tonnage slows
    Sentiment softens ahead of Pakistan and Bangladesh fiscal measures
  • Chemistry counts
    Navios rides to rescue HSH Nordbank but its last distress deals inspired few imitators
  • Attica fleet flies flag at half mast as Vettas is laid to rest
    Ferry firm launches scholarship in tribute to former chief executive and Bariba founder
  • Flag states urged to adopt abandonment insurance
    Specialist cover will be a game-changer and should be mandatory, says Seacurus
  • Gard reports $29m rise in gross written premiums
    Isacson hails 'a good result in difficult markets'
  • Rickmers Maritime reports 30% profit growth
    Singapore shipping trust forecasts 2015 rates rebound
  • Yang Ming unit seeks up to four supramax bulkers
    Taiwanese carrier will approach Japanese yards for newbuilding project
  • IMF's revised GDP forecast is 'significant' for box shipping
    Alphaliner says lower projections could shape global container demand
  • Body of proof
    One owner, at least, is waiting to see whether super-eco tankers meet shipyards' claims
  • Vale Malaysia is still classed as a valemax, DNV confirms
    Giant bulker's ban-busting China port call stirs up legal debate
  • Boxship orderbook hits new low
    But industry braces itself for a delivery bulge over the coming year
  • China Merchants Energy Shipping slips into the red
    Country's fourth-largest tanker owner expects downward trend to continue
  • IMO tackles serious crimes on ships
    Guidelines cover how to secure evidence and what to do when crew go missing
  • Fall in bunker price offers owners some respite
    Fujairah fuel could dip below $600 per tonne
  • Box derivatives brokers wind down services
    ACM/GFI Group fails to generate enough interest to sustain a dedicated box desk
  • Marseilles-Fos reports first-quarter box growth
    But French port sees fall-off in ferry carryings and total cargo figures
  • Bank forces Torm to sell five MR tankers to Oaktree
    Vessels placed under Danish firm's commercial management
  • Eco-orders do not tempt TEN, says Tsakos
    Company stays on course for LNG and shuttle tanker spin-off

Fairplayweb site
APRIL 23, 2013
  • Slower GDP could threaten box sector
    LOWER global economic growth than expected this year could slash demand for containerised goods, a box trades analyst has warned
  • Boskalis starts compulsory Dockwise purchase
    BOSKALIS Holding, a wholly owned subsidiary of Royal Boskalis Westminster, has initiated a compulsory acquisition for all Dockwise shares it does not already hold, parent Royal Boskalis Westminster said today
  • Jefferies cuts tanker outlook
    TANKER earnings in 1Q13 were "even weaker than expected", said Jefferies analyst Doug Mavrinac, who pared his already bearish outlook on crude rates
  • Teekay Offshore raises $150M
    NYSE-listed Teekay Offshore today priced a preferred-units follow-on offering that could fund yet-to-be-determined acquisitions
  • BLG balances box unit losses
    GERMAN ports-to-logistics giant BLG Logistics recouped its box division's profits slide last year with gains in other units
  • TORM loses $5M in tanker sale to Oaktree
    TORM said today it has agreed to sell five MR product tankers to a company controlled by Oaktree Capital Management
  • Breakers race budget news
    BREAKERS in the Indian subcontinent are raising their bids for older ships, with budget announcements nearing in Bangladesh and Pakistan
  • 11 ships seized in China
    SHENZHEN-listed Changhang Phoenix's 11 vessels have been seized by a Chinese court
  • China's orders rise 71%
    CHINA has received 9.57M dwt in newbuilding orders in 1Q13, up by 71.1% year on year, according to CANSI
  • Detained CIC cruise ship is released
    CLASSIC International Cruise's former ship Princess Danae has arrived in Lisbon after being released from detention in Marseilles, the port told Fairplay today
  • Keppel sets up new unit
    KEPPEL Corp has set up Ocean Mineral Singapore to explore seabed minerals beneath the ocean's surface
  • VLGC rates rise slowly
    RATES for Middle East/Far East LPG cargoes are climbing, but the increase has been too slow to return the sector to profitability
  • GARD's surplus rises
    GARD, Norway's P&I club, has reported a strong rise in surplus after tax and in free reserves for its underwriting year
  • Havila's losses mount
    HAVILA Shipping, the Oslo-listed offshore services group, has reported a sharp deterioration in interim results in 1Q13
  • CMES sank into red in 1Q
    SHANGHAI-listed CMES, a government-owned bulker and tanker operator, sank into the red in 1Q13, reversing the profits of a year ago

The Journal of Commerceweb site
APRIL 23, 2013
  • Three Airlines Settle Price-Fixing Case With New Zealand
    MASkargo, Cathay Pacific and Thai Airways International have settled with the New Zealand Commerce Commission for fixing air cargo prices between February 2000 and February 2006, paying AU$9.6 million (about US$9.9 million) total in penalties, Perth Now reports. MASkargo, the air cargo unit of Malaysia Airlines, paid NZ$2.6 million (about US$2.2...
  • Supply Chain Interests Address Disaster Planning
    When Iceland's Eyjafjallajökull volcano erupted in April 2010, airline flights across the Atlantic were disrupted for days, and global supply chains for fruits, fresh flowers and other products were interrupted severely. When an earthquake, tsunami and nuclear meltdown hit northern Japan in a year later, automakers and electronics manufacturers in Asia...
  • Singapore Changi Airport's 1Q Cargo Volume Down
    Singapore Changi Airport reported air freight volume in March rose 2.5 percent year-over-year to 167,200 metric tons of cargo. From January to March, the airport handled 434,000 metric tons, declining 2.2 percent compared with the same months in the previous year....
  • Norfolk Southern's Profit Rises 10 Percent
    Norfolk Southern today reported first quarter profit of $450 million, up 10 percent from $410 million in the first quarter of 2012. Net income in the first quarter included a gain from the sale of land to the Michigan Department of Transportation, which increased profit by $60 million. Quarterly railway operating revenue was...
  • Teamsters Approve YRC Freight Terminal Cuts, Network Changes
    The Teamsters union on Tuesday approved YRC Freight's plan to close 29 terminals and change how freight flows through the carrier's 266 remaining terminals. The network changes will reduce freight handling and improve lane density and is designed to drive profitability at the less-than-truckload carrier. The change of operations, projected to cost...
  • Maersk Line Enhances West Mediterranean Service
    Maersk Line has announced several upcoming service changes. The container carrier will enhance its trade from the West Mediterranean to North America with the addition of port calls at Charleston, S.C., and Miami on the U.S. East Coast, and La Spezia, Italy. The last round trip voyage for the current WestMed service...
  • Maersk Line to Modify India-US Loops
    Maersk Line is upgrading its MECL1 and MECL2 services, which connect the Middle East, the Indian subcontinent and the U.S. East Coast. The changes include new port calls at Algeciras and Savannah on the MECL1. In addition, the MECL2 is discontinuing its existing call at Norfolk, to be replaced with Miami. The...
  • UPS Plans LNG Vehicle Purchases, Refueling Stations
    A UPS LNG vehicle being fueled.UPS has plans to purchase about 700 liquefied natural gas vehicles and build four refueling stations by the end of 2014. "LNG will be a viable alternative transportation fuel for UPS in the next decade as a bridge between traditional fossil fuels and emerging renewable alternative...
  • Hapag-Lloyd to Hike Latin America Rates in May
    Hapag-Lloyd will hike rates for all cargoes on its trade from Mexico to Colombia, Costa Rica, El Salvador, Guatemala, Honduras, Nicaragua, Panama, Dominican Republic and Venezuela, starting May 22. The increase will be $150 per 20-foot container and $300 per 40-foot container, the container carrier said....
  • Port Jersey Logistics Completes Warehouse Expansion
    Port Jersey Logistics' facility expansion.Port Jersey Logistics has completed a 50,000 square foot expansion of its warehouse facility in Dayton, N.J. The added Dayton facility space will house several value-added services for the supply chain company's customers, including product packaging and kitting, labeling, banding, bar coding, shipper display assembly and reverse...
  • CMA CGM Announces Asia-West Africa Rate Hike
    CMA CGM will increase rates for dry shipments on its trade from Asia to West Africa, beginning May 1. The hike will be $250 per 20-foot-equivalent unit, the container carrier said....
  • U.S. Lines to Raise Asia-North America Rates
    U.S. Lines will increase rates for shipments from Asia to North America, effective May 21: To the U.S. West Coast and Canada's west coast ports, the hike will be $320 per 20-foot standard container, open top and flat rack; $400 per 40-foot standard container, open top and flat rack; $450 per 40-foot...
  • Index Shows Increasingly Difficult Conditions for Shippers
    FTR Associates' Shippers Conditions Index for February fell more than two points month-over-month to a reading of negative 9.5, following a similar decline in January, reflecting increasingly difficult conditions for shippers as 2013 progresses. The index is forecast to be "choppy" over the next few months, with further deterioration occurring in...
  • Top 40 Container Lines: Who's Up and Who's Down on US Imports?
    Regardless of the trade route, the container shipping industry revolves around a pretty basic concept: What comes in usually goes out. Sure, some countries cope with significant trade imbalances, but for the carriers calling at the world's ports, the goal is to be in sync, to pick up containers from the...
  • As May 1 Nears, Pacific Carriers Fight for Higher Rates
    As container lines in the eastbound trans-Pacific make their annual sprint to the May 1 finish line to sign service contracts with their customers, victory is within reach. The question is who will declare it and how will it be measured? For carriers, victory will be declared only if they're able...
  • Genesee & Wyoming Rail Traffic on the Rise
    Genesee & Wyoming traffic Full-size image Genesee & Wyoming Inc., a major owner of short line and regional railroads in North America with significant operations in Australia as well, showed growth in its March 2013 and first quarter numbers. Its 2013 numbers, when compared to 2012, show extremely large increases due to...
  • Flooding, Barge Crashes Hold Up US Inland Shipping
    Significant River Flood Outlook (Source: National Weather Service).Barge shipping on the Illinois River and north of St. Louis on the Mississippi River remains at a standstill today as flooding has forced about a dozen river locks to close following torrential rains last week, The Gazette reports. The National Weather Service expects...
  • New Jersey-LA Intermodal Rate Skyrockets
    U.S. East-West spot rates, week of April 22, 2013 Full-size image U.S. intermodal rates experienced a 1.2 percent or $24 overall increase in the week of April 22 to $2,052 despite lackluster results in three of the four regional indexes, according to data on all-inclusive 53-foot door-to-door spot pricing quoted by railroads and provided...
  • US DOT Allocates $474 Million for 2013 TIGER Grants
    The U.S. Department of Transportation has been authorized to award $474 million for the fifth round of the Transportation Investment Generating Economic Recovery, or TIGER Discretionary Grants, in accordance with the Full-Year Continuing Appropriations Act, 2013, for investments in road, rail, transit and port projects that promise to achieve national...
  • UTi Worldwide Names Paulson to Board of Directors
    UTi Worldwide has increased the size of its board from seven to nine members and has appointed Josh Paulson to the board for a term that expires in 2015. A second director with operational experience will be appointed at the conclusion of the logistics company's ongoing search process, with a completion...

TradeWindsweb site
APRIL 23, 2013
  • Heidmar goes long
    Two long-range-one (LR1) product tankers controlled by the Schulte Group of Germany have enrolled in a pool managed by Heidmar.
  • HLNG defies downturn
    Hoegh LNG has secured a time charter contract for one of its oldest LNG carriers.
  • EXM offshoot under fire
    Excel Maritime Carriers' shipmanagement subsidiary has emerged as the target of a lawsuit that stems from a bunker dispute with Chimbusco Europe.
  • TransAtlantic deteriorates
    Sweden's Rederi AB TransAtlantic's (RABT) is seeking shareholder approval for a fundraiser to plug a gaping hole in its finances.
  • Wrist records profit rise
    Danish tanker and bunker group Wrist has pushed up 2012 profit as revenue rose.
  • Vard wins Mokster deal
    Vard Holdings has signed a pre-contract with Simon Mokster Shipping for a platform supply vessel (PSV) newbuilding.
  • Teekay MLP chases cash
    Teekay Offshore has targeted more than expected from its latest fundraising drive.
  • Concordia cool on products
    Concordia Maritime is not getting carried away with improvements in the product tanker market despite the sector enjoying its best quarter in half a decade.
  • Stealth funds buying spree
    Nasdaq-listed Stealthgas is selling 8m shares to help pay for five vessels joining the fleet this year and in 2014.
  • Odfjell back in action
    Odjfell has bought a tanker from Saito Shipping with five years to run on its charter of the ship.
  • Shipping weighs on Nord LB
    Norddeutsche Landesbank (Nord LB) has seen full year earnings curbed by its exposure to the troubled shipping sector but managed to beat its own expectations.
  • NYK forecast flies
    Japanese giant NYK has jacked up its full-year profit forecast thanks to a strong showing from its stock portfolio.
  • Creditors move on Phoenix
    Chinese banks are heading to court to freeze the assets of troubled state-owned bulker owner CSC Phoenix.
  • Cat to bite Wilhelmsen?
    Caterpillar's curtailed sales forecast has spread fear Wilh Wilhelmsen will post disappointing earnings in the first quarter.
  • Perdana inks double
    Perdana Petroleum's Petra Offshore is ordering two more accommodation ships at Nam Cheong.
  • Tanker King heads aristocrats
    Frontline 2012 is already paying off for John Fredriksen with returns on his flagship shipping project helping to propel him to sixth place in the latest Sunday Times rich list.
  • Seven for Coastal
    Norway's Vega Offshore is among the owners who have signed up for seven new vessels at Malaysia's Coastal Contracts shipyard group.
  • KDM grows again
    Ukraine's KDM Shipping has posted better revenue and cargo volumes in the first quarter after expanding its fleet.
  • Pemex eyes Barreras
    Mexican state oil company Pemex is planning to bid for Spanish shipyard Hijos de J Barreras.
  • CMES starts with loss
    VLCC owner China Merchants Energy Shipping (CMES) has plunged to a first quarter loss as revenue fell.
  • Lloyds seeks loan sale
    Lloyds Banking Group is looking to shed a further £400m ($610m) from its shipping catalogue, it is claimed.
  • Slower start for Havila
    Havila Shipping has seen its first quarter numbers dragged down by reduced revenue and higher depreciation.
  • Samjin signs with KR
    Korea's Samjin Shipbuilding Industries has pledged to use the Korean Register of Shipping (KR) as its primary class society.
  • IHB big on bonds
    Bulgarian shipyard group sells $19m of convertible notes to boost finances.
  • $1.7bn for Korean owners
    The Korean government has decided to establish a huge new shipping fund to stop owners having to sell off ships.
  • Port set to ship crude
    The US Port of Vancouver could soon be used to ship crude to refiners on the west coast under a plan by Tesoro.
  • Noble gets bonds away
    Noble Group has successfully priced a Thai Baht denominated three year bond issue, according to reports.
  • FSL slashes OMNI rates
    First Ship lease Trust (FSL Trust) has been forced to take a 45% cut in charter rates on a pair of handymax bulkers.
  • BP extends Constructor
    BP has agreed to extend the charter of an Island Offshore well intervention vessel for two more years.
  • Oaktree seals MR raid
    Oaktree Capital has emerged victorious in a race to acquire five medium-range (MR) products tankers from Torm of Denmark.

American Shipperweb site
APRIL 23, 2013
  • Dockworkers urged to return to bargaining table
    Hong Kong's Labor Secretary, Matthew Cheung, met with striking dock workers on Monday and urged them to return to the negotiating table. The workers are employed by subcontractors at Hong Kong International Terminal (HIT).
  • Kuryla named new head at Jaxport
  • Logistics issues hamper Asia-Pacific e-commerce growth
    A key issue outlined by the Ti report is the limited access international logistics providers are permitted in domestic markets, if any at all. For example, UPS and FedEx were only granted limited licences to operate in China.
  • UPS increases natural gas fleet
    UPS CEO Scott Davis said LNG is a viable alternative-fuel solution for the company over the next decade. However, UPS officials have their eyes on other fuels and technologies that aren't quite ready for commercial rollouts, he said.
  • Evans, Osigna appointed to TIACA leadership posts
  • Delta sees largest quarter profits in a decade
  • Swift has solid first quarter
  • Old Dominion opens Birmingham drayage center
  • IMF nudges down global economic forecast
  • Inbound Cargo: Region by Region
  • Unions, shipowners say some governments not investigating casualties
    "The lack of investigation and accident reports hinders the development of appropriate measures by IMO to address the cause of serious incidents in which seafarers may have lost their lives." said ITF Acting General Secretary Stephen Cotton.
  • Washington Notebook: U.S.-Canada bridge in Detroit gets State Dept. approval
  • Executive moves

The Bunker Bulletinweb site
APRIL 23, 2013
  • Prices move down in Rotterdam
    Strong demand seen in Hamburg.
  • Little movement in Fujairah
    But MGO prices edge up in South Africa.
  • Gibraltar: Commercial activity unfazed by new bunkering regulations
    Port says 17 commercial transfers since January change.
  • Cutter stock shortage to ease
    'We are starting to see some sellers of blendstock in the market,' says Singapore-based trader.
  • Chinese shipping company faces asset freeze
    First move by creditor banks against struggling CSC Phoenix company.
  • Rosneft starts up lube production
    Under Castrol brand and aiming at domestic and international markets.
  • Wrist Group sees sales and earning rise
    'Our conservative approach to controlled expansion has provided us with sustained growth,' says CEO.
  • Asia bunker prices still softening
    Only exception was MGO in Singapore which rose by $3 pmt.
  • Scrubbers to be installed on two cruise ships
    'This proves the technical acceptance of our scrubbing system,' claims Alfa Laval.
  • Brightoil secures $30 million loan agreement
    Three-year agreement requires Sit Kwong Lam to remain controlling shareholder.
  • India's shipping sector incurs 'avoidable losses'
    'Lack of professional handling of fuel consumption issues.'
  • Washington ferry to undergo hybrid conversion
    The super class ferry Hyak will undergo a $22 million conversion.
  • Promotion at International Bunkering
    Ajay Menon becomes senior bunker/lubricant trader.
  • Tallink profit up
    Lower fuel consumption and bunker bills aid bottom line.
  • UK port's oil terminal upgrading to be complete by 2014
    Upgrading is funded by Falmouth Petroleum.
  • Liner shipping firm renews bunker surcharge
    New rates active from May 1.
  • Nordana kicks off fleet renewal programme
    Places first order for 'next generation' RoRo vessel.
  • Port of Halifax invests in operational efficiency
    Investments to help reduce levels of emissions and vessel fuel usage at port.

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Terminal Intermodale Venezia, concession contract renewed
Venice
The duration of the agreement is 25 years. Investments of over 100 million euros are expected
Ahead of the election, Australia is arguing over who will oust China's Landbridge from the Port of Darwin
Darwin/Strathpine
Assurances to this effect were given by both Prime Minister Albanese and opposition leader Dutton.
US tariffs will cause a four percentage point reduction in the expected volume of world trade
Geneva
The World Trade Organization believes so
84% of new constructions ordered by the Italian navy will be built in China
Rome
Analysis by the Confitarma Study Center on the possible impacts of US duties on the national shipping industry
GNV ships will call at Algerian ports for the first time
Genoa
In summer, the weekly connections Sète-Algiers and Sète-Bejaia will be activated
Boluda Towage and Marsa Maroc to operate towage services in the new port of Nador West Med
Valencia
Denton (ICC): Trump's tariffs pose a crucial challenge to rules-based trade governance
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Paris
Rather, he stressed, multilateral solutions are needed to resolve the long-standing inefficiencies and inequalities in the global trading system.
Guerrieri appointed extraordinary commissioner of the Northern Tyrrhenian Sea Port Authority
Leghorn
The mandate granted by MIT has no expiration date
APM Terminals buys the Panama Canal Railway Company
The Hague
The company operates the railway line parallel and adjacent to the Panama Canal
Piloda plans a hub for ship repair, refitting and demolition in the port of Brindisi
Naples
Expression of interest for the reconversion and reindustrialization of the former coal power plant area
Kuehne+Nagel to handle spare parts logistics for Changan electric cars in the European market
Schindellegi
Agreement with the Chinese car manufacturer
A.P. Møller Holding submits offer to acquire entire share capital of towing company Svitzer
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Copenhagen
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Public interest declared for MSC, Neri and Lorenzini's project for a new container terminal in Livorno
Slight annual growth in freight traffic in Italian ports driven by containers
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Rome
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Turkey's Desan Shipyard in talks to take over Mangalia shipyard
Bucharest
The Tuzla plant is much smaller than the Romanian one
Six international shipping associations present a guide to planning safe navigation
London
TUI awards Fincantieri contract for two new cruise ships for Marella Cruises
Hanover/Trieste
Deliveries are scheduled for 2030 and 2032
ESPO urges EU and Member States to allocate funds to decarbonise ships and ports
Brussels
Earmarking Innovation Fund proceeds to stimulate demand for clean marine fuels
China Antitrust Launches Investigation into Hutchison Ports' Panama Terminal Sale
Beijing/Hong Kong
Panama Ports Company operates the Balboa and Cristobal ports
PSA posts annual revenue growth, but profits fall
Singapore
Sharp increase in operating costs across the board
Temporary Port Labor Supply Company in Cagliari Extended for Another 18 Months
Cagliari
In 2024, cargo traffic in Chinese seaports grew by +3.5%
Beijing
Increase of +6.9% in traffic with foreign countries. In the first two months of 2025, 1.75 billion tons were moved (+1.6%)
Chinese container maker CIMC posts bumper 2024
Hong Kong
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Genoa
Cruise and ferry passenger decline
ICS, Trump's proposed measures against Chinese ships risk having significant unwanted consequences, even for the US
Washington
Strong opposition to their introduction also expressed by the WSC
Intercargo, international measures for decarbonisation of shipping must be simple and clear
London
Gkonis: Must not compromise operational efficiency and smooth global transport of essential goods
Port of Barcelona invests 124 million to develop sustainable fuel traffic
Barcelona
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Augusta
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In 2024, the terminal operator HHLA recorded record revenues with a growth of +10.5%
Hamburg
Profit after taxes amounted to 56.4 million euros (+33.1%)
Launch of a public consultation for the updating of the PRPs of the ports of Genoa and Savona-Vado
Genoa
The involvement of territorial, economic and social communities is foreseen
ITU, ICAO and IMO highlight risks to maritime and air transport caused by attacks on satellite communications
Geneva/Montreal/London
London Government presents its strategy for decarbonising maritime transport
London
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London
TUI in talks with shipyards for two new cruise ships for Marella
Hanover
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ANESCO, with the Port Employment Centers, accidents have decreased in the three main Spanish ports
Madrid
67% reduction in lost work days per year
Filt, Fit and Uilt, no to the transformation from "article 18" to "16" of the Livorno port company LTM
Leghorn
Unions ask port authority to block proliferation of new economic entities
Last year Fincantieri recorded record revenues and new orders
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Trieste
Folgiero: the first fruits of our strategy and industrial vision have been harvested
COSCO Shipping Holdings revenue increased by +44.8% in the fourth quarter of 2024
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Shanghai
In the period, the container ships of the Chinese group's fleet transported 6.9 million TEUs (+13.1%). Containers on the Asia-Europe/Med routes fell
Porto Marghera, renewal of concession to Terminal Rinfuse Venezia
Venice
New 25-year contract. Investments of over 53 million euros expected
In the last quarter of 2024, container traffic alone increased in French ports
Paris
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Carnival Sets New Low Season Quarter Records December-February
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Miami
Positive outlook for the remainder of the 2025 financial year
Rail Losing Ground in Transalpine Freight Traffic Through Switzerland
Bern
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CK Hutchison's Port Division revenues grew by 10.8% last year
Hong Kong
In 2024, Ferrovie dello Stato Italiane recorded a net loss of -208 million euros
Rome
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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
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Rome
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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
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Piraeus
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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
Francesco Beltrano is the new general secretary of Uniport
Rome
He takes over from Paolo Ferrandino, who will continue to collaborate as a consultant
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
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
Decarbonisation of maritime transport will be faster in the EU and the US
DHL Acquires CRYOPDP
Bonn/Nashville
The company provides courier services for clinics and healthcare
SAILING LIST
Visual Sailing List
Departure ports
Arrival ports by:
- alphabetical order
- country
- geographical areas
Over a million to the port companies of Livorno and Piombino to acquire green vehicles
Leghorn
The ranking for admission to the PNRR-Next Gen Eu contributions has been published
COSCO Shipping Development Co.'s container sales increased by +204.1% in 2024
Shanghai
The related turnover increased by +124.0%
The call for funding for the purchase of electric vehicles in the ports of Genoa and Savona-Vado has been published
Genoa
Yang Ming Buys Three New 8,000 TEU Containerships
Keelung
They will be delivered between 2028 and 2029
Construction of a cruise ship for Regent Seven Seas Cruises begins in Marghera
Trieste
Fincantieri will deliver the unit in 2026
Federlogistica establishes operational offices in Spain and Brazil
Genoa
The aim is to go beyond theoretical cooperative relationships
Over a Ton of Cocaine Seized in the Port of Gioia Tauro
Reggio Calabria
If placed on the market it would have generated over 187 million euros
In 2024, the economic results of Interporto Padova reached record values
Padua
Revenues up +17%
Three ceremonies at the Saint-Nazaire shipyard for three new MSC Cruises ships
Geneva
New flagship "MSC World America" delivered
German railway company DB Cargo reduced losses in 2024
Berlin
Revenues down again. -9.0% drop in freight volumes
NovaAlgoma orders second 38,000 dwt cement carrier in China
Lugano
It will be taken over in 2027
Customs agreement between Italy and Brazil to facilitate trade
Brasilia
Mission of the Customs and Monopolies Agency in the South American nation
A team from La Spezia Container Terminal in Rotterdam to test advanced technologies
The Spice
ECT Hutchinson Ports Training Center Visited
The assembly of Genoese freight forwarders on Monday
Genoa
It will be held at the Palazzo della Borsa in Genoa
Assarmatori, in Italy the ferry segment cannot bear the burden of the EU ETS in a very fragile market situation
Brussels
Messina: Protecting shipping from the ideological excesses of the Green Deal
The website of the Port Authority Corps - Coast Guard has been renewed
Rome
It has become a single digital access point to documents and services
In 2024, inland waterway freight transport in Germany increased by +1.2%
Wiesbaden
The volume, at 173.8 million tonnes, is the second lowest since 1990.
APM Terminals Granted Port of New York - New Jersey Concession Renewal
New York
Contract for a period of 33 years. Investments of 500 million dollars are expected
Experimentation of crane automation has begun at the Interporto Padova terminal
Padua
The interport company awarded the "Industria Felix 2025 Award"
Container traffic in the port of Algeciras fell by -17.0% in February
Algeciras
Both import-export volumes and transhipment are decreasing
New cruise company Crescent Seas has been founded in Miami
Miami
The fleet, initially consisting of one ship from Regent Seven Seas Cruises, will grow to five units within the next five years
In 2024, the volume of vehicles transported by Wallenius Wilhelmsen's fleet decreased by -9.7%
Oslo
Traffic down on almost all global routes
Agreement between Assoporti and Assologistica and the Florida trade, transport and port authorities
Rome
It was signed today
In April a mission in Albania of The International Propeller Clubs - Italy
Genoa
It will take place on the 9th and 10th in Tirana and Durres
COSCO Shipping Ports revenues rose to a record $1.5 billion in 2024 (+3.3%)
Hong Kong
In the fourth quarter alone, a decrease of -3.0%
SO.RI.MA. (FHP group) granted a concession of an area of 125 thousand square meters in the port of Chioggia
Venice
Investments of 11.5 million euros expected over 25 years
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 public meeting of the Italian Port Terminal Operators Association will be held in Rome on June 19th
Genoa
The annual conference "Programming, Operation and Management of Transport Networks" in Genoa
Genoa
It is dedicated to the transport and mobility sector
››› Meetings File
PRESS REVIEW
Damen Mangalia Unionists Protest Friday Against Possible Closure
(The Romania Journal)
Govt. to woo top ten shipping liners in world for Colombo port expansion
(Daily Mirror)
››› Press Review File
FORUM of Shipping
and Logistics
Relazione del presidente Nicola Zaccheo
Roma, 18 settembre 2024
››› File
Contship Italia’s intermodal network has been extended to the Gulf Terminal in La Spezia
Melzo
Connections with the inland terminals of Milan, Modena and Padua
Container traffic in the port of Valencia grew by +15.2% last month
Valencia
The overall volume of goods handled increased by +6.8%
The Northern Tyrrhenian Sea Port Authority obtains gender equality certification
Leghorn
It is the first Italian port authority to obtain this recognition
Container traffic growth weakens at ports of Los Angeles and Long Beach
Los Angeles/Long Beach
Last month, increases of +2.6% and +13.4% respectively were recorded
Assarmatori, the Italian government's position on the impact of the EU ETS on shipping and ports is good
Rome
Messina: fully understood the risks and distortions of European climate regulation
PSA Italy's Genoa port terminals awarded anti-corruption certification
Genoa
The UNI EN ISO 37001 standard defines the requirements for an effective anti-corruption management system
Assiterminal presents three projects for the sustainable transition of the Italian port sector
Rome
Work completed on docks 33 and 34 of the port of Civitavecchia
Civitavecchia
50,000 square meters of yards prepared
The completion and doubling of the Pontremolese is the dream-nightmare of the La Spezia port community
The Spice
Fontana: Money is not found when enormous resources are channeled into railway lines of dubious utility
Hanwha acquires 9.9% stake in shipbuilding company Austal
Sydney
Investment worth approximately 116 million US dollars
The European fleet is growing but competing fleets are growing at a faster rate
Brussels
Raptis (European Shipowners): investing ETS revenues in clean shipping technologies and fuels
Trasportounito has confirmed the national halt to the transport of goods
Rome
Proclaimed for the duration of five days from March 31st to April 4th
Container traffic in Hong Kong port increased by +9.1% in February
Hong Kong
However, for the second time in the last 25 years, cargo volume was below one million TEU.
Cargo traffic in Greek ports stable in Q3 2024
Piraeus
The increase in volumes transported on domestic routes has offset the decline in traffic with foreign countries
At the Vado Ligure container terminal a 21,000 teu container ship fully loaded
I go to Liguria
The 400-meter-long Cosco Shipping Nebula has landed
UIR proposes a permanent table for the development of intermodality
Verona
The main task is to build a project financing program.
Restructuring plan approved for Spanish company Armas Trasmediterránea
Las Palmas de Gran Canaria
Creditors' appeal rejected
The decline in cargo traffic at the port of Singapore worsened in February
Singapore
Containerized cargoes amounted to 27.4 million tons (-3.6%)
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