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January 25, 2013
Sched Netweb site
  • Peak season surcharges arise ahead of February 9-15 Chinese New Year
  • Fair winds ahead, SISI expects Baltic Dry Index to rise 30pc in 2013
  • Singapore's PSA box volume up 5.2pc to 60.06 million TEU in 2012
  • Salvagers recover 1,007 of 1,368 boxes aboard Rena as NZ cleanup ends
  • Union labour costs, manning scales make major US ports uncompetitive
  • Fujian ports cargo volume expected to exceed 450 million tonnes in 2013
  • Seaport operations resume at Kuwaiti marine terminals after fog lifts
  • Forwarders, carriers find new markets in adverse economic conditions
  • Italy posts first trade surplus since 2002, magnified by import plunge
  • Barcelona port mulls appeal against US$133,266 fine for truck cartel
  • Cargotec faces US$34.6 million quarterly special restructuring costs
  • Battery fires delay Hainan Airlines' Beijing-New York Dreamliner flights
  • Ram Menen retires from Emirates SkyCargo after 40 years in air freight
  • Southern Air to move to Cincinnati base as part of bankruptcy rescue
  • Chennai airport cargo workers' strike ends on union federation orders

Exim Indiaweb site
JANUARY 24, 2013
  • IIFF-FIATA Diploma Course inaugurated
  • Indev Group forays into integrated logistics
  • Shipping meets space as DLR & GL expand their strategic cooperation agreement
  • Afcons Infra consortium bags ONGC contract
  • CCEA approves budgetary ceiling for PPP projects annuity payments
  • Govt imposes 2.5 pc import duty on crude edible oils
  • Govt may keep peak Customs duty unchanged at 10 pc
  • INR pares early gains, but ends higher than previous close
  • Moody s retains stable outlook for India
  • Quiet industrial activity pulls down road freight rates, truck sales in 2012
  • RBI gives forex market access to exporters
  • China s grain imports at record high

International Transport Journalweb site
JANUARY 24, 2013
  • Korean start-up carrier to operate first freighter aircraft
    Jeju Air will operate a B737-400(F) that is currently being prepared for the South Korean cargo start-up Air Incheon. It will be the first cargo aircraft operated by Jeju, which cu...
  • European debt crisis hits Germany's freight transport market
    Germany's Federal office for freight traffic (BAG) reported that, after two years of growth, transport demand in the German freight market weakened in H1/2012. The shrinkage is due...
  • Russian Railways Logistics delivers cargo to South Africa
    The Rostov-on-Don branch of Russian Railways Logistics recently organized the transportation of packed cargo that had to be forwarded to Port Elizabeth (South Africa) on behalf of ...
  • Mack launches overhaul programme for Legacy Engines
    The US-based commercial vehicle manufacturer Mack now offers a new engine overhaul scheme to better serve Mack E7 engine owners. The programme is an industry standout, offering ex...
  • Nord-Süd closes all branches in Germany
    The forwarding company Nord-Süd closed all its six locations in Germany at the beginning of the year, after the firm went into administration in autumn. The branch offices in Zabre...
  • UPS offers new express freight service
    The US integrator and parcel service provider UPS has launched a new solution in the express cargo segment called UPS worldwide express freight service. According to a recent compa...
  • New planning and environment director for port of Dunkirk
    The French port of Dunkirk named Yves Lalaut, a government public works divisional engineer, as its new planning and environment director on 1 December 2012. He replaced Stéphane R...
  • Delta Air Lines posts December quarter profit, but sees cargo revenue decline
    Atlanta GA (USA)-based Delta Air Lines reported a net income of USD 238 million for the December 2012 quarter. Results include the USD 100 million negative impact of super storm Sa...
  • Volga-Dnepr Airlines moves 100 t of mining equipment to Siberia
    A self-propelled Bauer BG28 drill used for mining was part of a 100 t shipment delivered by Russia-based Volga-Dnepr Airlines to Magadan (Russia). The AN-124-100 fr...
  • Executive changeover at Lug aircargo handling
    LUG aircargo handling, based in Frankfurt (Germany) named Nina Hampel as its manager Key Accounts, sales and business development on 1 January. Prior to that she had worked for Avi...
  • DHL enhances chemical shipping offer
    DHL Global Forwarding, the air and ocean freight specialist within Deutsche Post DHL, is introducing a new product for shipping non-hazardous liquid bulk commodities. Particularly ...
  • DB Schenker Logistics serving automotive supplier AGC in Serbia
    DB Schenker Logistics has opened a new warehouse in Kragujevac (Serbia) that is dedicated to providing logistics services for suppliers of a nearby Fiat car plant. The first custom...
  • Medcenter Container Terminal Gioia Tauro continues to perform well
    Medcenter container terminal (MCT), the Contship Italia Group's transshipment hub in Gioia Tauro (Italy) gave a sterling performance when three ultra-large container carriers berth...

Marine Logweb site
JANUARY 24, 2013
  • Liberty Maritime files suit against MARAD
  • Spurs Marine has new ownership
  • GE to upgrade RFA ships' IPMS
  • Atlantic Offshore plans to order newbuild ERRV
  • Vroon orders subsea support vessel in China

World Wide Shipperweb site
JANUARY 24, 2013
  • Panama Canal Authority gives expansion project update
  • New offshore shuttle tanker chartered for Brazil oil transport
  • Charleston merchants to host annual Dungeness crab feed
  • Union Pacific earmarks funds for Oregon rail line upgrades
  • Boeing taps Elena Alexandrova as Russia communications boss

Lloyd's Listweb site
JANUARY 24, 2013
  • A gravitational shift
    The centre of gravity of world crude oil trades is shifting from the Atlantic basin to Asia
  • BP goes its own way in a 'world dominated by oil'
    The supply and demand factors underpinning BP's newbuilding order
  • Samco finance chief looks at the prospects for tankers
    Better days to come in the VLCC market
  • BP offers bright forecast for European LNG imports
    European shale gas a damp squib
  • Pacific International Lines orders eight boxships
    Carrier returns to Dalian for fourth time in two years
  • Washington flexes its muscles in Blackstone Title XI battle
    Government lawyers want American Petroleum Tankers complaint dismissed
  • Chapter 11 is paradigm shift, says GenMar's Pribor
    Restructuring felt like waiting for surgery, he tells Marine Money conference
  • Tough year forecast for tankers but prospects are better for bulkers
    Perspectives vary by sector, Marine Money conference hears
  • Hapag-Lloyd targets hefty Asia-Europe rate hike
    German line leads the way with $750 per teu March increase
  • Venezuela becomes a riskier prospect for oil and gas investment
    Uncertainty over Chavez succession could see shipments to US fall further as backers shy away
  • Will 2013 be LNG shipping's lost year?
    Market is still overshadowed by last year's problems, says Drewry Maritime Research
  • Panamax boxship capacity rises 50% on intra-Asia trades
    Feeder capacity stays steady while ultra-large vessels squeeze out post-panamaxes
  • Cold front, warm rewards
    Owners enjoy ice-class rates spike due to Baltic freeze
  • Out with old habits to survive
    Some companies are losing money through inefficiency
  • Tyne plans $284m expansion to cash in on renewable energy
    Developing wood pellet imports could bring an extra two panamaxes per week
  • Small boxships bear the brunt of lay-ups
    Analysts expect number of idled container ships to rise after Chinese new year
  • KNOT to lease shuttle tanker to Repsol affiliate in 10-year deal
    Repsol Sinopec Brasil will deploy vessel in deepsea oilfields
  • Frangou sees 'new optimism' riding for dry bulk prospects
    Navios Partners posts big jump in profits for 2012
  • Seaspan boxship orders profitable despite price cut, says Yangzijiang
    China yard seals the deal at a 10% discount
  • High noon in Jakarta
    A vote on a restructuring plan for Berlian Laju Tanker must happen before March 18
  • Big freeze sees Baltic Sea aframax earnings rise $10,000 overnight
    Owners earn $24,000 per day as cold snap hits Europe
  • Choose your Chinese yard with caution, warns Ackermann
    Specialist tonnage demands the right builder for the job, says Evergas boss
  • STX Pan Ocean to change Singapore status
    Regulatory conflicts lead bulker player to follow Seoul primary listing rules
  • North P&I Club updates loss prevention guide
    Move follows post-collision claims of 'anarchy' in the Channel and North Sea
  • Cleaner alternative
    US economic pressures undermine coalition moves to curb LNG exports
  • South Korea box volumes rise on higher transhipments
    Increased throughput at Busan boosts nation's total volume
  • Costamare buys post-panamax as earnings beat expectations
    Charter to PIL will bring attractive returns, says owner

Fairplayweb site
JANUARY 24, 2013
  • NCL wraps up IPO
    NORWEGIAN Cruise Line today confirmed that underwriters fully exercised their options for extra shares, bringing total IPO net proceeds to $477
  • Commerzbank in no rush to sell
    COMMERZBANK is taking a measured approach to winding down its shipping portfolio, the Marine Money conference in London was told today
  • Dry demand opportunities loom
    CHINA and India could become even more reliant on raw material imports, ICAP research MD James Leake told today's Marine Money conference in London
  • ISL sees global box rise
    GLOBAL box traffic returned to growth at the end of 2012 after weaker autumn figures, the RWI/ISL container handling index indicated today
  • China iron ore stockpile hits two-year low
    CHINA'S iron ore stockpile is at its lowest since November 2010, with steel production continuing to recover on the back of stimulus projects
  • Liberty sues MarAd
    FOREIGN shipowners are unlawfully benefiting from a government programme set up to support US shipping interests, a US-flag carrier has alleged
  • Pribor to lead shipping unit of Jefferies
    JEFFREY Pribor will resign from GenMar and take the helm of the shipping investment banking division of Jefferies, Fairplay confirmed today
  • ESPO assails EC's LNG bunker network
    ESPO today criticised EC plans to develop LNG refuelling stations at all 139 sea and inland ports in its core TEN-T transport network
  • Chinese leasing dispute reported settled
    GRAND China Logistics has reportedly settled a dispute with a Chinese shipowner over leasing contracts
  • Low shipping asset values seen luring banks
    LOWER asset values caused by the shipping sector's slip are making it more attractive for banks to enter maritime financing, a shipping conference heard today in London
  • China arbitration amount rises 138%
    THE CHINA Maritime Arbitration Commission said the amount disputed in its cases in 2012 rocketed to 1.4Bn yuan ($225M), from 587M yuan ($94M) a year earlier
  • Keppel profits rise 28%
    KEPPEL said today profits for full-year 2012 rose 28% year on year
  • Fortescue boss buoyant on iron ore surge
    FORTESCUE today posted a 32% increase in iron ore cargoes out of Australia's Pilbara for its December quarter
  • Supply hinders LNG bull run
    A SCARCITY of LNG supply in December 2012 resulted in freight rates being slightly lower than in the same month in 2011, according to an analyst
  • Han emerges as preferred KLC buyer
    SOUTH Korean private equity firm Han & Co has emerged as the preferred bidder for Korea Line

The Journal of Commerceweb site
JANUARY 24, 2013
  • OHL Enhances Security Operations With Descartes' Cloud-Based Air Cargo Advance Screening Solution
    WATERLOO, Ontario - Descartes Systems Group (Nasdaq:DSGX) (TSX:DSG), the global leader in uniting logistics-intensive businesses in commerce, announced that OHL, a leading global 3PL and freight forwarder, is enhancing its security operations with Descartes' cloud-based Air Cargo Advance Screening (ACAS) solution. "We've been successfully using Descartes' Automated Commercial Environment (ACE)...
  • Choice Logistics Executive Doug Magnan to Chair Field Service Medical in San Diego
    NEW YORK - Choice Logistics, the leading provider of critical inventory logistics solutions, announced today that Doug Magnan, Vice President of Operations, will serve as a chairperson of the Field Service Medical conference. The event, which takes place February 19-21, 2013 at the Ranch Bernardo Inn in San Diego, California,...
  • J.B. Hunt's Profit Jumped Nearly 21 Percent in 2012
    Arkansas-based trucking and transportation company J.B. Hunt Transport Services reported its profit in the fourth quarter of 2012 was $84.0 million, rising 15.7 percent from $72.6 million in the fourth quarter of 2011. Quarterly revenue was $1.3 billion, compared with $1.2 billion in the same quarter the previous year. Intermodal revenue in...
  • VPA Chief Explains Reorganization Plan
    When the Virginia Port Authority board meets on March 26, it will decide whether to pursue two current private bids to operate its terminals or to proceed with the plan to restructure the VPA and its terminal operating subsidiary, Virginia International Terminals. The VPA is still tweaking its reorganization plan but...
  • Rate Hikes Unlikely to Outlast Pre-New Year Cargo Surge
    The next two weeks will be the most frantic period of 2013 for China loadings to Europe and the U.S., with carrier utilization already running at "well above" 90 percent, said Henry Schmidl, director of ocean freight for Hong Kong and South China at Schenker International. "We will probably see full...
  • India OKs $82 Million for DP World Terminal at Jawaharlal Nehru Port
    The Indian Finance Ministry has approved a proposal by DP World to invest 4.4 billion rupees (about $82 million) in a new container terminal project at Jawaharlal Nehru Port (Nhava Sheva). The project, on a 17-year concession, will extend the port's container berth by 1,082 feet and provide a 42-acre container...
  • GATX's Profit Jumped 24 Percent in 2012
    Railcar lessor GATX today reported income in the fourth quarter of 2012 of $29.7 million, down 6 percent from $31.6 million in the fourth quarter of 2011. Profit for the full year of 2012 was $137.3 million, jumping 24 percent from $110.8 million in 2011. Profit in the company's North American segment...
  • Liberty Maritime Sues Marad Over MSP
    Liberty Maritime Corp. sued the Maritime Administration, accusing the agency of awarding slots in the Maritime Security Program to companies whose ships don't qualify for MSP's U.S.-flag subsidies. Liberty and its affiliated companies, based in Lake Success, N.Y., filed the lawsuit in U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of New...
  • Defining a Trucking 'Renaissance'
    Senior Editor Bill Cassidy and R.W. Baird transportation analyst Benjamin J. Hartford discuss whether trucking may be headed for its own "renaissance" in pricing and profitability in 2013....
  • Port of Everett CFO Clements to Retire
    Port of Everett in Washington has announced that Karen Clements, the port's CFO, will retire in September. Clements, who holds the No. 3 management position at the port, has led the port to 15 consecutive years of clean audits during her tenure. The CFO is responsible for the port's capital and...
  • Japan Posts Record Annual Trade Deficit
    Japan posted a record annual trade deficit of $77.4 billion in 2012 due largely to a slump in exports, especially to China and the European Union, according to preliminary figures released by the Finance Ministry on Thursday. But bucking the overall trend, shipments to the United States rose at a robust...
  • Norfolk Southern Names Hall Intermodal VP
    Jerry W. Hall, Norfolk Southern's new vice president of intermodal operations. Class I railroad Norfolk Southern has named Jerry W. Hall as vice president of intermodal operations. Hall succeeds Robert E. Huffman, who is retiring on Feb. 1. Huffman has worked in the railroad industry for 40 years and joined Norfolk Southern...
  • Journal of Commerce to Launch New JOC Inland Distribution Conference in Kansas City, Missouri
    NEWARK, N.J. - The Journal of Commerce (JOC) announced that its new event, the JOC Inland Distribution Conference, will take place in Kansas City, MO in September 2013. The JOC Inland Distribution Conference is the successor to the JOC Inland Ports Logistics Conference which took place in Chicago, IL in...
  • Heartland Express's Profit Dropped 12 Percent in 2012
    Trucking company Heartland Express reported its profit in the fourth quarter of 2012 was $14.3 million, dropping 16.5 percent from $17.1 million in the fourth quarter of 2011. For the full year of 2012, income was $61.5 million, falling 12.0 percent from $69.9 million in 2011. Quarterly revenue increased 3.8 percent year-over-year from...
  • Long Beach Says It'll Find Room for Chassis
    Long Beach Executive Port Director Chris Lytle assured truckers that the Southern California ports will find enough storage space in the harbor area for chassis now that ocean carriers are exiting the chassis business. "Big plots of land are not available, but some things can be moved around. We can make...
  • Is Trucking Primed for Pricing 'Renaissance'?
    ATLANTA - Move over railroads. The trucking industry may be rolling toward a "pricing renaissance" of its own, as rising operating costs and tight capacity push truck rates higher. Although annualized rate increases slowed in 2012, steady economic growth and industrial production, especially in the second half of 2013, could speed...
  • Trial Continues for Sea Star's Former CEO
    The antitrust conspiracy trial of former Sea Star Lines CEO Frank Peake, accused of involvement in price-fixing by carriers between the U.S. mainland and Puerto Rico, is nearing the end of its second week. Peake was indicted in November 2011. His trial began in San Juan on Jan. 14, following jury...
  • Seattle's Full Court Press
    It's not easy being an urban port. Case in point is Seattle's naturally deep-water port located to the south of that city's downtown. For years, developers have coveted the waterfront property that serves as one of the nation's largest container port operations. Instead of a working waterfront, they envision boutique...
  • Marten Transport Reports Record Fourth Quarter, Yearly Profit
    Mondovi, Wis.-based temperature-controlled truckload carrier Marten Transport this week reported the highest net income for any quarter and year in the company's history. Profit in the fourth quarter was $7.72 million, inching up 0.7 percent from the previous record of $7.66 million in the fourth quarter of 2011. For the full year...

Containerisation Internationalweb site
JANUARY 24, 2013
  • MOL to test ballast water treatment 'in a box'
    ClassNK has given Mitsui OSK Lines the nod of approval for the installation of a packaged ballast water treatment system that can fit in a vessel's cargo hold in ...
  • South Korean box volumes rise on higher transhipments
    Container throughput at South Korean ports rose 4.1% on-year to 22.5m teu in 2012, hitting a record high for a second year on the back of higher transhipment volumes, ...
  • China's manufacturing growth quickening
    According to the HSBC's Purchasing Managers Index [PMI] China's manufacturing activity in January grew at its fastest pace in two years.The preliminary data records ...
  • Davos: Insufficient transport infrastructure stymieing global growth
    The great and the good are assembled at the Annual World Economic Forum [WEF] in Davos, Switzerland this week to debate the 2013 theme 'Resilient Dynamism'. Away ...
  • COLREGS reminder published
    The North P&I Club has produced a new loss prevention guide for watchkeepers on how to avoid collisions at sea. The publication follows critical industry ...
  • Seaspan signs $360m boxship order
    Seaspan has signed its second newbuilding contract of the year, placing a $360m order for four 10,000 teu ships just days after finalising a $600m deal.The New ...

TradeWindsweb site
JANUARY 24, 2013
  • Bugbee's top tip
    If you have ever wondered how Greek tycoons time their shipping investments you should stop scratching your head and fetch a piece of paper.
  • Gone in 30 days
    Ukrainian owner Ukrrichflot's boss Valentyn Hrytsentko has been "relieved" of his post after less than a month.
  • NewLead eyes expansion
    NewLead Holdings may have shifted gears in a bid to break into the commodities business but it hasn't forgotten its roots.
  • NNA ties up Bellatrix
    Navios Maritime Acquisition Corporation (NNA) has secured a three-year charter deal for its latest product carrier newbuilding.
  • Pribor shares secrets
    Filing Chapter 11 papers feels like a cross between childbirth and deciding to cut off your own arm, according to Jeff Pribor.
  • Oceanstar bags stellar rate
    Oceanstar of Greece is said to have fixed a newbuilding at well above the current market rate.
  • Navios Partners soars
    Angeliki Frangou optimistic for wider recovery after big jump in 2012 profit.
  • Atlantic orders again
    Norway's Atlantic Offshore has ordered a new emergency response and rescue vessel (ERRV) backed by a contract with Shell.
  • Curra cools China fear
    A Chinese mega-order for VLCCs is unlikely to reach the scale touted and is actually a positive for the market right now, ACM Shipping says.
  • Stena fire under control
    A blaze on a Stena Line ro-pax has been brought under control in the Baltic.
  • CSIC tops a billion
    China Shipbuilding Industry Co (CSIC) has revealed it has won newbuilding orders worth more than $1bn over the last year.
  • Flex LNG ups ante
    Flex LNG is threatening arbitration proceedings against Samsung Heavy Industries (SHI) after failing to settle a long-running dispute with the Korean giant.
  • Costs keep Keppel back
    Singapore shipyard group Keppel Corp's earnings have fallen for 2012 as expenses rose.
  • Zhang cedes control
    Zhang Zhi Rong, the owner of Rongsheng Heavy Industries, has relinquished his controlling interest in the Chinese shipbuilder.
  • KNOT in new Repsol link
    Knutsen NYK Offshore Tankers (KNOT) has penned a 10-year charter contract for a newbuilding under construction at Cosco Zhousan in China.
  • BLRT in divi row
    Estonian shipyard group BLRT is facing a shareholder revolt over its decision to not pay dividends.
  • Ferry's "box of lies"
    The crew of Canadian ferry Queen of the North cast doubt on its electronic chart system before the vessel's fatal crash in 2006.
  • Moby merger rejected
    Shareholders of the privatised Tirrenia CIN have put the brakes on a potential merger with Vincenzo Onorato's Moby Lines.
  • Ezion downgraded
    Ezion Holdings, a darling of the Singapore stock market, has been downgraded in the wake of a run up in its stock price.
  • LNG prospects dim
    LNG freight rates strengthened in December as winter demand kicked in, but have yet to reach the levels of a year ago.
  • Port Hedland re-opens
    Australia's Port Hedland resumed operations on Wednesday after briefly closing due to a tropical storm.
  • BWTS in a box
    Mitsubishi Heavy Industries has developed a ballast water treatment system (BWTS) that fits in a large container.
  • Steel output flat in 2012
    Global steel production inched up only 1.2% last year to 1.55bnt latest trade figures show. However, this was still a new record.
  • Costamare expands fleet
    Costamare has acquired a 6,000-teu containership in a deal worth $22.2m and has already secured short term charter for it.

American Shipperweb site
JANUARY 24, 2013
  • CHAMP looks to tap forwarder market
  • Analysis: Air cargo activity ramps up internationally
    Barring any macroeconomic collapses - the debt-ceiling negotiations have the potential to wreck even the most conservative predictions - volumes and yields will continue to increase toward the end of the year.
  • Liberty files suit against MarAd over MSP program
  • CN's operating profit grew 12% in 2012
    Calendar-year revenues increased 10 percent to more than C$9.9 billion, with all business units registering gains, led by petroleum and chemicals at 15 percent to C$1.6 billion. Intermodal revenue grew 11 percent to C$2billion.
  • Trucking tonnage ends 2012 on high note
    "As paychecks shrink for all households due to higher taxes, I'm expecting a weak first quarter (2013) for tonnage and the broader economy," the ATA's chief economist, Bob Costello, warned in a statement.
  • Seaspan orders ships for MOL
    Seaspan has signed contracts for the construction of four 10,000-TEU class vessels that will be chartered to the Japanese liner carrier. The ships, to be built in China, are scheduled for delivery in 2014.
  • Hapag-Lloyd raising Mexico export reefer rates
  • New Pacific islands line emerges
  • time:matters expands in China
  • BX Solutions adds trucking service
  • MOL's metrics suffer in December
  • AAR nabs African airlift contract

The Bunker Bulletinweb site
JANUARY 24, 2013
  • Crude trades higher as gasoline inventories decline
    Refineries operated at their lowest levels since March 2012.
  • Market steady in Fujairah
    Prices in South Africa were soft.
  • Price outlook variable in major European ports
    Bunker prices make small gains in Rotterdam.
  • Greece: Seafarer strike call
    Action to be 'warning' over changes in labour practices.
  • Low sulphur demand steady despite fuel switch scheme
    Players say Hong Kong's voluntary progamme has not triggered an increase in demand.
  • Dan-Bunkering adds staff in Shanghai
    New team member brings experience of logistics and bunkering.
  • Singapore fuel oil stocks near five-month low
    Demand from South Korea up by 18%.
  • Asian bunker prices show signs of strengthening
    Prices in Tokyo Bay, however, went down.
  • 'Eco' feeder vessel uses less fuel
    'Fuel-efficient feeder ships will be in demand against fuel-guzzling alternatives.'
  • Bunker player to operate Danish tank farm
    Monjasa's CEO says port of Skagen is 'extremely well positioned'.
  • Mitsubishi, Mitsui jointly develop ballast water treatment system
    The new technology can be completed at pier and does not require cutting of the ship's side shell.
  • Finland's low sulphur fuel initiative has EU backing
    Amendments bring scheme into line with EU's state aid rules.
  • Outlook on LNG sector uncertain, says analyst
    Low shipping rates and rising LNG prices will hamper recovery.
  • Deutsche Bank: China's fuel oil demand may weaken in 2013
    But crude and gasoil consumption is set to rise this year.
  • Seaspan orders four container ships
    Seaspan Corporation has inked contracts for the building of four 10,000 TEU containerships.

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European Commission meeting to define the strategy for the development of EU ports and maritime industry
Brussels
Call for papers by July 28th
Assarmatori asks for support for Italian seafarers employed on short-haul routes and for the renewal of ferry fleets
Assarmatori asks for support for Italian seafarers employed on short-haul routes and for the renewal of ferry fleets
Rome
Messina: State Aid regime needs to be redesigned for European shipyards
In the first four months of 2025, maritime container traffic between Asia and Europe grew by +4.8%
Tokyo
-6.4% drop in shipments to Asian ports. +9.0% increase in unloading volumes in Europe
The impact on Italy of a possible closure of the maritime route through the Strait of Hormuz would be significant
Rome
The merchant fleet for energy products controlled by the Italian shipping industry interested in these traffics amounts to approximately 80 units.
Cargo traffic in China's seaports grew by +3.7% last month
Cargo traffic in China's seaports grew by +3.7% last month
Beijing
Containers amounted to 26.7 million TEU (+6.1%)
In 2024, 576 containers were lost at sea out of over 250 million transported by ships
Washington
About 200 have fallen from container ships in the Cape of Good Hope region
FMC questions deal exempting World Shipping Council companies from US antitrust rules
Washington
Meanwhile, Sola, appointed by Trump on January 20 to the presidency of the federal agency, is leaving his post today.
The European maritime-port sector nitpicks the reform of the Community customs rules
Brussels
Note from CLECAT, ECASBA, European Shipowners, ESPO, Feport and WSC
EU Council agrees on reform of the Union Customs Code
Brussels
CLECAT is concerned about the persistence of the concept of "Single Liable Person" in the text
In the first three months of 2025, freight traffic in the port of Civitavecchia grew by +2.4%
Civitavecchia
Increase of +9.9% in Gaeta and decrease of -17.1% in Fiumicino
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Accelleron consolida le partnership con Somas e Geislinger per sostenere l'efficienza e la sostenibilità del settore marittimo
Japanese shipbuilding company Imabari Shipbuilding acquires control of fellow Japanese JMU
Imabari/Tokyo
Ownership share increased from 30% to 60%
WTO: New tariffs have given a boost to trade that is unlikely to last
Geneva
Recovery driven by importers who brought forward purchases in view of expected tariff increases
Terminal Investments Limited of the MSC Group acquires 50% of the capital of Barcelona Europe South Terminal
Barcelona
The transaction was authorized by the Port Authority of Barcelona
There are no implementing decrees for the SalvaMare law and Italian citizens are paying for the management of fished waste that is not carried out
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
In five and a half years, 1,244 tons of drugs have been seized in EU ports
Lisbon
The largest quantities pass through ports in Belgium, Spain, Holland, Italy and Germany
The International Convention on Ship Recycling will enter into force tomorrow
Copenhagen
BIMCO urges EU to include Indian shipyards in EU list of ship recycling facilities
Assologistica presents the "Cruscotto" project to ensure transparency and legality in the logistics sector
Milan
Ruggerone: it is an infrastructure of trust between clients and operators
Federagenti, cruises cannot and must not become the target of an indiscriminate hate campaign
Federagenti, cruises cannot and must not become the target of an indiscriminate hate campaign
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
New step forward for the construction of the underground freight transport system in Switzerland
Bern
Cargo sous terrain plans to build a 500-kilometer system by mid-century
Carnival posts record earnings for March-May period
Carnival posts record earnings for March-May period
Miami
The number of cruise passengers embarked also peaked this quarter
Federlogistica, it is reckless to activate railway construction sites without a concerted plan
Genoa
Falteri: Isolating the port of Genoa from the railway network for three weeks means putting the whole of Northern Italy in difficulty
Multipurpose terminals privatized in eight Saudi ports
Multipurpose terminals privatized in eight Saudi ports
Riyadh
Four will be operated by Saudi Global Ports and four by Red Sea Gateway Terminal
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
South Korea's HD Hyundai partners with US Edison Chouest Offshore to build containerships in US
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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