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February 28, 2013
Sched Netweb site
  • G6 abandons slow steaming to speed up Asia-Europe round voyage transit
  • Container Throughput Index: Global box volume rises 2.3pc in January
  • China-Australia Express (CAX) scrapped as Hainan PO Shipping exits Oz
  • TS Lines slot hops on China-Australia run after Hainan PO exits Oz
  • Chinese scrap yards rival India's as retired box tonnage rates rise
  • Guangdong January container volume increases 17pc to 2.36 million TEU
  • Baotou to spend US$320 million on 800 kilometres of roads old and new
  • E-invoicing road ahead for carriers, shippers to cut costs: INTTRA report
  • Hampton Roads ports post 2.9pc increase to 158,766 TEU in January
  • St Petersburg boosts container volume in 2012 at 2.5 million TEU
  • Matson to acquire Reef Shipping assets to grow in South Pacific
  • CEVA appoints Thai manager to become chief of operations for China
  • WWPC pair to move heavy pressure vessels from Malaysia to Mississippi
  • American Trucking Associations posts highest January tonnage in 5 years
  • Hong Kong ground handler AAT moves 19pc more air freight in January
  • China's air cargo shifts from Shanghai to Chengdu, Chongqing, Zhengzhou
  • SDV joins Air Works India to manage MRO providers' supply chain needs
  • Beijing Capital International Airport gets whole-car import approval
  • Tight air cargo capacity situation to ease in Istanbul with GSA deal

Exim Indiaweb site
FEBRUARY 27, 2013
  • Bahri launches 26,000-DWT Bahri Abha at Mumbai Port
  • Hamburg Süd publishes Responsibility Report
  • Kerala High Court orders arrest of Indian-flagged vessel presently in Ghana
  • New container design promises more volume & higher payloads
  • UASC adds Hazira to its GEM1 service
  • Cotton exports may rise on low global supplies
  • Bansal proposes allocation of INR 3,800 cr. for port connectivity projects
  • Supreme Court relief for CHALR 1984 licencees
  • Growth likely at 6.1-6.7 pc in 2013-14: Economic Survey
  • INR shoots up enthused by favourable survey predictions

International Transport Journalweb site
FEBRUARY 27, 2013
  • More overtaking lanes for state of Victoria's western highway
    The company Cut and Fill Pty Ltd has been awarded a contract to install new overtaking lanes along the Western Highway in Victoria (Australia). Work is expected to begin later this...
  • Hapag-Lloyd to increase rates
    The German shipping company Hapag-Lloyd will increase the rates on its trade route from East Asia to Mexico and the west coasts of Central America and South America by USD 500/teu...
  • Federal Freight and Knorr-Bremse set up JV in Russia
    JSC Federal Freight, a major Russian rolling stock operator, and the German company Knorr-Bremse have set up a joint venture in Russia to produce equipment for rolling stock. The t...
  • Fewer jobs in US airlines
    US airlines had 582,401 full and part-time employees on their books in December 2012, or almost 5,000 less than in comparison with the like-for-like period in 2011. The official fi...
  • VTG to augment railcar fleet
    Hamburg (Germany)-based VTG Aktiengesellschaft, a European global wagon hire and rail logistics company, is planning to make more investments in its rolling stock fleet this year. ...
  • CP Group's cargo traffic rises in January
    The combined Cathay Pacific and Dragonair traffic figures for January 2013 show a significant year-on-year increase in cargo and mail tonnage. The two Hong Kong airlines carried 13...
  • Green Cargo nominates CEO successor
    Sweden's rail transport service provider Green Cargo AB will be managed by Jan Kilström as new CEO from May 2013. He replaces the interim CEO Mats Hanson, marketing director of Gre...
  • Growing lack of truck drivers may affect Canada's Economy
    In Canada, tens of thousands of truck drivers are approaching retirement age, but very few young people and immigrants are entering the industry. A new Conference Board of Canada r...
  • New press officer for HHLA
    The German service provider Hamburger Hafen und Logistik AG (HHLA) has appointed Karl Olaf Petters as its new press officer, with effect from 1 March. HHLA's communication departme...
  • Swiss Post to launch automated parcel terminals
    Switzerland's national postal operator Swiss Post is extending its parcel services with its first introduction of automated parcel terminals, under the brand My Post 24. The free M...
  • Post Nord reports decrease in 2012 profit
    The Scandinavian mail service provider Post Nord reported significant falls in its operating and net profit for the full year 2012. Although revenues only shrank by 1.4% year-on-ye...
  • Pantos Logistics and Ebay Korea announce global delivery service
    Pantos Logistics, a global logistics business operating 164 global networks, has opened ePantos, a new-concept global delivery service that will be jointly operated with Ebay Kore...

Marine Logweb site
FEBRUARY 27, 2013
  • Shell pauses Alaska drilling program
  • Stevens Towing elects new president
  • Meyer Werft floats out Norwegian Breakaway
  • Wärtsilä opens new workshop in Brazil
  • Fiskerstrand to build two LNG-fueled fish feed vessels
  • Obama visits NNS to warn of sequester dangers
  • STX OSV directors to shareholders: Reject Fincantieri offer

World Wide Shipperweb site
FEBRUARY 27, 2013
  • ILWU, TEMCO agree to new 5-year labor agreement
  • Port Metro Vancouver adding Smart Fleet trucking scheme
  • Port of Port Angeles improves web site
  • Oregon governor praises house for vote approving bridge funding
  • Toyota using Port of Brunswick as crossover vehicle export terminal

Lloyd's Listweb site
FEBRUARY 27, 2013
  • Fuel costs create conflict of interest between LNG charterers and owners
    Total questions shipping firms' lack of incentive to boost their vessels' fuel-efficiency
  • Pirates free Armada Tuah crew
    Analysts questions release without ransom
  • Tindall Riley launches fixed-premium P&I product
    Carina opens new revenue stream by targeting smaller tonnage
  • Independent STX OSV directors urge rejection of Fincantieri offer
    Warning follows financial advisers' assessment that S$1.22 per share is 'not attractive'
  • Acquisitions strengthen Damco's annual results
    AP Moller-Maersk logistics arm moves closer to its customers
  • Awilco LNG seeks charterers for ice-class newbuildings
    Vessels near completion at Daewoo shipyard
  • New fears of KG bloodbath as Vega declares three funds insolvent
    But 40-strong fleet is safe, says finance manager
  • SinOceanic posts $20.3m loss
    Company seeks refinancing on three of its four-ship fleet
  • Private armed guards enter West Africa at their peril
    Myre Seadiver arrest in Nigeria highlights pitfalls facing security firms
  • Delays drive JES International into the red
    China-based shipbuilder says customers 'less keen to take delivery'
  • Profits decline at Samudera, but Indonesian coastal business to increase
    Singapore-listed intra-Asia specialist will look to grow Indonesian segment and explore new routes
  • Windfarms threaten North Sea shipping
    Accseas highlights risk from location and number of proposed turbines
  • Bankruptcy judge stymies BP's attempt to liquidate Alaska joint venture with OSG
    But has stage been set for sale of OSG's 37.5% stake ahead of April court hearing?

Fairplayweb site
FEBRUARY 27, 2013
  • Shell spends $4.4Bn in Repsol LNG deal
    SHELL bolstered its LNG export capacity in the Americas by acquiring equity stakes in Repsol's Peru and Trinidad & Tobago subsidiaries for $4.4Bn
  • US suit accuses union on the waterfront
    LABOUR corruption can be stopped quicker at New York's docks by exposing shady influences on particular business sectors, a former box executive has told Fairplay
  • STX OSV advised to reject Fincantieri
    STX OSV was today advised to reject Fincantieri's offer for its remaining shares, and STX OSV's independent directors concurred
  • Loss-making Bergen seeks yard unit buyer
    BERGEN, the Oslo-listed engineering group, said it expects to sell its majority stake in its shipbuilding unit during the next quarter
  • NTS to issue $449M in bonds
    CHINA'S New Times Shipbuilding plans to issue 2.8Bn yuan ($449M) in medium-term notes in 2013
  • Rem weighs bond issue
    REM OFFSHORE said today it considering issuance of an unsecured bond on the Norwegian krone market
  • Ex-Comanav boss to appeal
    COMANAV'S former chairman has filed an appeal against a five-year prison sentence in a Moroccan labour dispute
  • Impairment loss widens NOCC's losses
    NOCC, the Oslo-listed provider of vehicle carrier tonnage, said today its losses deepened in 2012 despite 4Q narrowing
  • Weaker cyclone bypasses key ore ports
    AUSTRALIA'S Port Hedland and Dampier were today spared the eye of Cyclone Rusty, which made landfall east of them as a downgraded Category 3 storm
  • SHAFFE assails rate rises
    SHAFFE has warned today that hefty reefer box freight rises will cause a slip in trade growth
  • China widens fishing boat insurance
    CHINESE fishing vessels of at least 1,000gt will be obliged to be insured against spills at the end of this week
  • BV's profits drop 10%
    BUREAU Veritas said today adjusted operating profits from its maritime business dropped 10% year on year in 2012 to €84.7M ($110.7M)
  • LPG prices slashed
    SAUDI ARAMCO has slashed LPG contract prices again, to, a six-month low, traders said today
  • LR1 rise shocks brokers
    RATES to ship naphtha on LR1 tankers have risen to a one-month high of Worldscale 116.25, or $10,996 per day, on the benchmark Ras Tanura/Chiba route
  • Awilco LNG 4Q12 profits fall but rise in FY
    AWILCO LNG today said net profits for 4Q12 fell to $6.6M, from $7.7M year on year

The Journal of Commerceweb site
FEBRUARY 27, 2013
  • Drop in China's PMI Causes Concern
    China's manufacturing growth and new orders both fell sharply in February. HSBC's flash purchasing managers' index (PMI) dropped from 52.3 in January to 50.4 this month, taking most analysts by surprise. The new orders sub-index fell to 50.9 from 53.1 in January, and new export orders to 49.8 from 53.7. Commenting, a...
  • Saudi Airlines Cargo Adds Freighter Capacity
    Saudi Airlines Cargo will add additional flights to selected routes in its existing freighter schedule, effective from March and April. The new schedule will include one additional weekly B747 freighter from Dhaka, Bangladesh, to Frankfurt, Germany, bringing the total number of freighter flights to four from Dhaka. It will also include...
  • MIQ Logistics Names Carr President and CEO
    John Carr's role as president at MIQ Logistics is expanded to include CEO responsibilities.MIQ Logistics has expanded John Carr's role in the company, naming him president and CEO, effective immediately. He will retain his current position as chairman of the board of directors. Carr joined the Kansas-based supply chain management company...
  • Transportation Infrastructure Bill Introduced
    Sens. John Davison "Jay" Rockefeller, D-W.Va., and Frank R. Lautenberg, D-N.J., have introduced legislation that they say would leverage federal investment to rebuild and expand transportation infrastructure. The American Infrastructure Investment Fund Act of 2013 would establish a $5 billion fund to provide incentives for private, state and regional investments in...
  • DHL Supply Chain to Invest $52.5 Million in Indonesia
    DHL Supply Chain has announced it will invest €40 million (about US$52.5 million) in Indonesia over the next few years. The announcement was made at the launch of the logistics company's 17,000 square meter warehouse in Cimanggis in the Jakarta area of Indonesia. It has enough docks to accommodate 176 containers...
  • Asia-Pacific Air Cargo Demand Rose 4.3 Percent in January
    The Association of Asia Pacific Airlines reported preliminary traffic figures in January showed demand for air cargo strengthened in advance of the Chinese New Year holiday period, which fell in February this year, versus January last year. Asia-Pacific international air cargo demand, measured in freight metric ton kilometers, recorded a 4.3...
  • Drewry Trans-Pacific Benchmark Experiences Largest Drop of 2013
    Trans-Pacific eastbound spot rates dropped 3.9 percent in the week ending Feb. 27, which was its largest week over week drop so far in 2013. Spot eastbound trans-Pacific rates from Hong Kong to Los Angeles dropped to $2,436 per 40-foot container, down $100 from last week, according to the Wednesday...
  • Transporeon Group Asia Pacific Names Business Development Director
    Han Hee Ting, Transporeon Group Asia Pacific's new business development director.Transporeon Group Asia Pacific has appointed Han Hee Ting as its business development director. He will be part of the senior management team based in Singapore to further strengthen the e-logistics company's presence in the region. Han has more than 20 years...
  • United Grain Locks Out ILWU Grain Handlers
    United Grain Corp. on Wednesday locked out the International Longshore and Warehouse Union from its export terminal in Vancouver, Wash., charging that a member of the Labor Relations Committee at ILWU Local 4 attempted to sabotage equipment at the facility. The incident comes at the same time that another terminal operator,...
  • Pacific International Lines Fined for Criminal Oil Pollution
    Pacific International Lines has been sentenced in U.S. federal court under the terms of a plea agreement that requires the Singapore-based container shipping company to pay $2.2 million in criminal penalties, according to the U.S. Department of Justice. Pacific International Lines previously pleaded guilty to three felony charges that it made...
  • ILA, USMX Extend Deadline for Local Talks
    The International Longshoremen's Association and employers have set a new March 8 deadline for negotiation of local contracts that supplement a coastwide master agreement covering dockworkers at East and Gulf Coast ports. When the ILA and United States Maritime Alliance reached tentative agreement earlier this month on a Maine-to-Texas coastwide contract,...
  • Top U.S. Trading Partners in 2012
    In goods, in billions of U.S. dollarsThe U.S. goods trade in 2012 reached $3.8 trillion, 59.5 percent in imports. While the top 10 partners held 64.2 percent share of the trade, the top 5 trade partners held 52.8 percent. Rank Country Total Market Share Total U.S. Trade U.S. Exports U.S....
  • Going Global: Building a Sustainable Logistics Model in the Age of Globalization
    Be Prepared for TPM You can accelerate your speed to market in the global economy and achieve a competitive advantage. Find out how-and prepare to get more ideas at the Trans-Pacific Maritime Conference March 3-6-by downloading this white paper. Globalization puts forward opportunities to companies of any size who can effectively provide...
  • U.S. Intermodal Container Traffic
    Monthly year-over-year percent change in domestic and international containers moving through U.S. intermodal networks.December domestic container traffic increased 5.4 percent year-over-year yet tumbled 12.1 percent sequentially. December international container traffic fell 7.7 percent year-over-year and dropped 5.5 percent sequentially. Domestic container traffic surged 12.2 percent year-over-year in calendar 2012...
  • U.S. Trade
    In billions of U.S. dollarsAgricultural Goods*In calendar 2012, U.S. agricultural exports were up 3.6 percent, imports advanced 4.1 percent, with overall agricultural trade ahead 3.8 percent year-over-year. The December 2012 agricultural trade dropped 6.1 percent sequentially while advancing 5.7 percent year-over-year.Roll Over Data Points for Exact FiguresData Included: 12/2012 The chart...
  • Customs' Insect Find in Texas Is a Nation First
    Pronotacantha armata, which measures about seven to eight millimeters in size.U.S. Customs and Border Protection agricultural specialists at the Laredo, Texas, port of entry have intercepted a pest not previously encountered by Customs. The interception occurred at the import lot at World Trade Bridge. The specialists examined a commercial shipment of...
  • U.S. Intermodal Shipments
    Monthly year-over-year percent change in intermodal shipments of 20-foot, 40-foot and 53-foot units in the United States.December 53-foot traffic tumbled 12.1 percent sequentially, 40-footers dropped 5.9 percent and 20-footers were off 5 percent. Year-over-year December 53-foot traffic advanced 5.8 percent, while 40-footers dropped 6.7 percent and 20-footers tumbled 10.4 percent....
  • U.S. IMC Intermodal Yield
    Average revenue per intermodal load by intermodal marketing companies by month and monthly year-over-year percent change. The average IMC intermodal yield in December was $2,669 per load, $97 or 3.8 percent above November and $26 or 1 percent above December 2011. The average calendar 2012 IMC intermodal yield...

Containerisation Internationalweb site
FEBRUARY 27, 2013
  • Markets react against Italian election deadlock
    Stock markets around the world were thrown into fresh chaos yesterday as the Italian election fiasco threatened to plunge the eurozone into a new bout of uncertainty.Spain's ...
  • Profits decline at Samudera, but Indonesian coastal business to increase
  • CKYH NE4 resumption threat to rates
    Reports that the CKYH alliance [Coscon, K Line, Yang Ming and Hanjin Shipping] will reactivate its mothballed NE4 Asia - north Europe loop in May could prove the ...
  • Acquisition trail leads to a strong year for Damco
    AP Moller-Maersk logistics arm Damco reported a 19% year-on-year increase in net revenue last year - thanks in part to the integration of China-based forwarder ...
  • Maersk fires unit cost silver bullet to leave rivals for dead
    The container arm of AP Moller-Maersk has already shown most of its peers a clean pair of heels at the top of the profitability stakes successfully negotiating ...
  • Rickmers Maritime sees net profits slip in 2012
    Containership owner Rickmers Maritime suffered a double-digit decrease in net profits in 2012 and it does not expect increases in time charter rates or vessel values ...
  • Port of Hamburg benefits from Russia joining the WTO
    The Port of Hamburg benefitted from an increase in its Russian container traffic in 2012 following the country's decision to join the World Trade Organisation.Figures ...

TradeWindsweb site
FEBRUARY 27, 2013
  • Torm cuts forecast
    Torm has revised its 2012 earnings forecast in anticipation of disposals that are due to conclude later this year.
  • Maybulk doubles down
    Malaysian Bulk Carriers appears to have placed an order for another supramax bulker in a move that underscores its appetite for fresh tonnage.
  • Oil spill rocks US Gulf
    Authorities in Louisiana are racing to contain an oil spill caused by an allision between a crewboat and an inactive wellhead in the US Gulf.
  • Brightoil bets on West
    Brightoil Petroleum of Hong Kong has pledged to reactive a trading desk in Houston in a bid to expand its presence in the West.
  • GasLog nears new loan
    GasLog is close to refinancing a loan linked to one of its trading LNG carriers, an executive says.
  • Solvang turns it round
    Norway's Solvang Shipping has made it back into profit in 2012 as revenue increased.
  • Second guessing Scorpio
    With Scorpio Tankers now sitting pretty with its newbuilding funded all but sorted, shipping's top analysts are placing their bets on how many more ships the company will order.
  • Ice nice for Germans
    German wind farm engineering group SeaRenergy is keen on buying three unwanted Danish icebreakers.
  • Second chance for HSH
    Germany's HSH Nordbank deserves a second chance, according to the financial minister of one of its biggest state shareholders.
  • Provision batters Bergen
    Losses at its shipbuilding division have pushed Bergen Group to a huge fourth quarter deficit.
  • Maersk bond sales likely
    AP Moller-Maersk is set for more fundraising in bond markets this year.
  • GasLog lags Street
    Peter Livanos-backed GasLog has carded a weaker than expected fourth quarter performance.
  • Solstad profit surges
    Norway's Solstad Offshore has recovered from a loss in 2011 to post a profit last year.
  • Grindrod earnings soar
    South African tanker and bulker owner Grindrod has posted a much improved 2012 profit despite falling revenue.
  • Deep Sea in the black
    Deep Sea Supply sounded an optimistic note for its new $850m Brazilian venture after reporting a return to profit in the fourth quarter.
  • Fincantieri rebuffed
    Fincantieri's efforts to complete a full takeover of STX OSV have hit a snag after the Singapore-listed shipbuilder advised its shareholders to reject the offer.
  • Stowaway's daring escape
    A Libyan teenager who stowed away on a Safmarine ship has been deported from South Africa after being caught leaving the vessel on a life raft.
  • Rem eyes new sale
    Norwegian owner Rem Offshore is planning another raid on the domestic bond market.
  • Finance pain endures
    Norwegian boxship owner SinOceanic Shipping is still being hammered by the cost of debt taken on to pay for its new vessels.
  • NOCC beats bets
    Norwegian Car Carriers has put in a stronger than expected fourth quarter showing.
  • Golden doubles up
    Golden Stena Weco has confirmed the acquisition of its second tanker.
  • Subsea 7 scores again
    Oslo-listed Subsea 7 has clinched another pipe-laying deal in the North Sea.
  • Awilco down to one
    Awilco LNG has been left with just one of its LNG carriers in full employment as it marks its first year as a listed company.
  • Buss ship listing
    A German cargoship suffered an apparent cargo shift off Australia on Tuesday, leaving it listing heavily.
  • Fiskerstrand wins duo
    Egil Ulvan Rederi has inked a deal for two new fish-feed carriers in Norway.
  • Eimskip sells smallest
    Iceland's Eimskip has sold its smallest freight vessel.
  • Swiber builds backlog
    Swiber Holdings, the Singapore-based offshore contractor, has secured fresh contracts worth over $150m, it said Wednesday.
  • Delaying tactics hit JES
    Delaying tactics by shipowners reluctant to take delivery of newbuildings has put a dent into the results of JES International.
  • Rickmers extends boxship
    Rickmers Maritime has secured six months of employment for a containership that was due to come off charter in March.
  • Samudera profits slump
    Samudera Shipping was unable to turn things around in the fourth quarter and has seen full-year profits plummet.
  • First Northland cargo sails
    Northland Resources has seen its first cargo of high-quality iron ore concentrate exported from Norway on Monday.

American Shipperweb site
FEBRUARY 27, 2013
  • NEWSFLASH: ILA, USMX extend local negotiations deadline a week
    The U.S. Maritime Alliance (USMX) and International Longshoremen's Association (ILA) said they have agreed to extend the March 1 deadline for completion of local negotiations to March 8.
  • Expeditors ends year with a whimper
  • Crude, not charters, cause gas spike, say U.S. shipowners
  • Maersk raising transatlantic rates on April 1
  • Senators propose $5 billion fund for transport investments
    The fund would essentially act as an infrastructure bank, an idea that has been previously proposed by President Obama and other lawmakers. But the term "infrastructure bank" does not appear in the proposed bill.
  • Missouri debates forwarder tax credit
    If passed, forwarders could receive a credit of 40 cents per kilogram for cargo placed on outbound flights from a Missouri airport, starting July 1. The incentive is capped at $7.5 million annually through June 30, 2021.
  • 29 U.S. states set 2012 export records
    Total merchandise exports from all 50 states helped contribute to the record-setting value of goods and services exports in 2012, which reached $2.2 trillion.
  • Evergreen hiking U.S.-to-Med rates
  • FMC reviews 26 OTI license applications
  • SAP releases TM update early
  • Nestlé uses wind at water bottling plant
  • CMA CGM PEX 3 service to call Charleston
  • APM Terminals says cranes are running faster
  • Aljex releases rail intermodal management tool
  • Rickmers' ship trust sees 2012 profits decline
  • Barber named UPS International president
  • United Grain locks out ILWU after alleged sabotage
    The Pacific Northwest grain terminal operator said its decision was based on evidence that shows two significant attempts to sabotage export equipment were carried out by a member of ILWU Local 4.
  • DHL invests in Indonesia
  • Turn IT up!
    Today's non-vessel-operating common carrier faces a tricky task: how to avoid being a jack of all trades but master of none. Any successful NVO - whether large or small, neutral or not - will have a book of business that varies widely in its basic characteristics. Those differences include its customers' volumes, lanes, origins, consolidation needs, and not least, its technological requirements.
  • IAG adds more China capacity

The Bunker Bulletinweb site
FEBRUARY 27, 2013
  • Vilma Oil granted ISO certification
    Vilma Oil granted ISO certifications for management standard and environment management standard.
  • Strong winds distrupt bunkering operations at Falmouth
    'For several days up to three ships at a time used the anchorages for taking on fuel oil and stores.'
  • Prices continue softening across Europe
    Congestion reported at Gibraltar.
  • MGO prices flat in Fujairah while avails remain tight
    Mixed outlook on prices across markets.
  • Cockett launches V-Marine Fuels
    Physical supply division to 'strengthen its positions in the Rotterdam and UK and English Channel markets.'
  • Launch of the Fujairah Oil Terminal 'is a major breakthrough'
    Gulf Petrochem's Fujairah Terminal 'caters to the rapidly growing demand for storage capacity.'
  • Shell-Repsol LNG deal confirmed
    Nearly $7 billion worth of assets changing hands.
  • Ship that bunkered in Gibraltar 'should have been inspected'
    New maritime dispute between Gibraltar and Spain.
  • Software saves fuel, says RINA
    Software requires crew to be trained but will deliver payback.
  • Bangladesh market could open to new players
    Country's ports need 'sound bunker supply chain'.
  • Bunker prices in Asia on downward trend
    Demand in Singapore was above average on Wednesday.
  • DNVPS issues bunker alert for New York
    Higher than expected density levels in low sulphur HFO found at New York and nearby ports, says DNVPS.
  • Samudera reports reduced profit for 2012
    Singapore-listed shipowner says bunkers will push up costs.
  • APL: Reducing fuel consumption 'absolutely critical'
    Bunkers 'a very significant cost item' for APL, says President of firm.
  • Italian ship maker builds profit in 2012
    Company's profit rose 67% during the year.
  • Japanese bunker output to fall in March
    Drop in supply due to Chiba-based refinery turnaround of Kyokuto Petroleum Industries.
  • Tidal modelling can save on fuel
    Singapore and Malacca Straits have 'complex tides' which affect passage time and fuel consumption.
  • Panama's bunker sales up in 2012
    Total of 5,153 ships received bunker fuel at Panama in 2012, up from 4,810 in 2011.

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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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