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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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Augusta
A total of 7.9 million and 23.0 million tons of cargo were handled
In 2024, the terminal operator HHLA recorded record revenues with a growth of +10.5%
Hamburg
Profit after taxes amounted to 56.4 million euros (+33.1%)
Launch of a public consultation for the updating of the PRPs of the ports of Genoa and Savona-Vado
Genoa
The involvement of territorial, economic and social communities is foreseen
ITU, ICAO and IMO highlight risks to maritime and air transport caused by attacks on satellite communications
Geneva/Montreal/London
London Government presents its strategy for decarbonising maritime transport
London
The measures for ports will be defined after a public consultation that will take place in the coming months
For security, military ships are not enough, merchant ships are also essential
London
TUI in talks with shipyards for two new cruise ships for Marella
Hanover
Slots available starting from the 2031 financial year
ANESCO, with the Port Employment Centers, accidents have decreased in the three main Spanish ports
Madrid
67% reduction in lost work days per year
Filt, Fit and Uilt, no to the transformation from "article 18" to "16" of the Livorno port company LTM
Leghorn
Unions ask port authority to block proliferation of new economic entities
Last year Fincantieri recorded record revenues and new orders
Last year Fincantieri recorded record revenues and new orders
Trieste
Folgiero: the first fruits of our strategy and industrial vision have been harvested
COSCO Shipping Holdings revenue increased by +44.8% in the fourth quarter of 2024
COSCO Shipping Holdings revenue increased by +44.8% in the fourth quarter of 2024
Shanghai
In the period, the container ships of the Chinese group's fleet transported 6.9 million TEUs (+13.1%). Containers on the Asia-Europe/Med routes fell
Porto Marghera, renewal of concession to Terminal Rinfuse Venezia
Venice
New 25-year contract. Investments of over 53 million euros expected
In the last quarter of 2024, container traffic alone increased in French ports
Paris
In the whole year, containers amounted to over 5.3 million TEU (+11.5%)
Carnival Sets New Low Season Quarter Records December-February
Carnival Sets New Low Season Quarter Records December-February
Miami
Positive outlook for the remainder of the 2025 financial year
Rail Losing Ground in Transalpine Freight Traffic Through Switzerland
Bern
In 2024, trains transported 25.7 million tons of cargo (-3.7%)
CK Hutchison's Port Division revenues grew by 10.8% last year
Hong Kong
In 2024, Ferrovie dello Stato Italiane recorded a net loss of -208 million euros
Rome
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
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
Francesco Beltrano is the new general secretary of Uniport
Rome
He takes over from Paolo Ferrandino, who will continue to collaborate as a consultant
Stena Line presents a project for a ro-ro vessel capable of reducing energy consumption by at least 20%
Gothenburg
Introduced most of the innovative technologies currently available
Saipem awarded new contracts in Middle East and Guyana
Milan
The total value of the orders is approximately 720 million dollars.
Conference in Genoa for the centenary of Ente Bacini
Genoa
The company was established on 19 February 1925
Interporto Bologna Board of Directors Renewed
Bentivoglio
Stefano Caliandro Appointed President. Loss of 1.7 million euros in 2024
NYK invests 76 billion yen in NYK Energy Ocean Corporation
Tokyo
The newco has taken over the activities of ENEOS Ocean
Decarbonisation of maritime transport will be faster in the EU and the US
DHL Acquires CRYOPDP
Bonn/Nashville
The company provides courier services for clinics and healthcare
SAILING LIST
Visual Sailing List
Departure ports
Arrival ports by:
- alphabetical order
- country
- geographical areas
Over a million to the port companies of Livorno and Piombino to acquire green vehicles
Leghorn
The ranking for admission to the PNRR-Next Gen Eu contributions has been published
COSCO Shipping Development Co.'s container sales increased by +204.1% in 2024
Shanghai
The related turnover increased by +124.0%
The call for funding for the purchase of electric vehicles in the ports of Genoa and Savona-Vado has been published
Genoa
Yang Ming Buys Three New 8,000 TEU Containerships
Keelung
They will be delivered between 2028 and 2029
Construction of a cruise ship for Regent Seven Seas Cruises begins in Marghera
Trieste
Fincantieri will deliver the unit in 2026
Federlogistica establishes operational offices in Spain and Brazil
Genoa
The aim is to go beyond theoretical cooperative relationships
Over a Ton of Cocaine Seized in the Port of Gioia Tauro
Reggio Calabria
If placed on the market it would have generated over 187 million euros
In 2024, the economic results of Interporto Padova reached record values
Padua
Revenues up +17%
Three ceremonies at the Saint-Nazaire shipyard for three new MSC Cruises ships
Geneva
New flagship "MSC World America" delivered
German railway company DB Cargo reduced losses in 2024
Berlin
Revenues down again. -9.0% drop in freight volumes
NovaAlgoma orders second 38,000 dwt cement carrier in China
Lugano
It will be taken over in 2027
Customs agreement between Italy and Brazil to facilitate trade
Brasilia
Mission of the Customs and Monopolies Agency in the South American nation
A team from La Spezia Container Terminal in Rotterdam to test advanced technologies
The Spice
ECT Hutchinson Ports Training Center Visited
The assembly of Genoese freight forwarders on Monday
Genoa
It will be held at the Palazzo della Borsa in Genoa
Assarmatori, in Italy the ferry segment cannot bear the burden of the EU ETS in a very fragile market situation
Brussels
Messina: Protecting shipping from the ideological excesses of the Green Deal
The website of the Port Authority Corps - Coast Guard has been renewed
Rome
It has become a single digital access point to documents and services
In 2024, inland waterway freight transport in Germany increased by +1.2%
Wiesbaden
The volume, at 173.8 million tonnes, is the second lowest since 1990.
APM Terminals Granted Port of New York - New Jersey Concession Renewal
New York
Contract for a period of 33 years. Investments of 500 million dollars are expected
Experimentation of crane automation has begun at the Interporto Padova terminal
Padua
The interport company awarded the "Industria Felix 2025 Award"
Container traffic in the port of Algeciras fell by -17.0% in February
Algeciras
Both import-export volumes and transhipment are decreasing
New cruise company Crescent Seas has been founded in Miami
Miami
The fleet, initially consisting of one ship from Regent Seven Seas Cruises, will grow to five units within the next five years
In 2024, the volume of vehicles transported by Wallenius Wilhelmsen's fleet decreased by -9.7%
Oslo
Traffic down on almost all global routes
Agreement between Assoporti and Assologistica and the Florida trade, transport and port authorities
Rome
It was signed today
In April a mission in Albania of The International Propeller Clubs - Italy
Genoa
It will take place on the 9th and 10th in Tirana and Durres
COSCO Shipping Ports revenues rose to a record $1.5 billion in 2024 (+3.3%)
Hong Kong
In the fourth quarter alone, a decrease of -3.0%
SO.RI.MA. (FHP group) granted a concession of an area of 125 thousand square meters in the port of Chioggia
Venice
Investments of 11.5 million euros expected over 25 years
PORTS
Italian Ports:
Ancona Genoa Ravenna
Augusta Gioia Tauro Salerno
Bari La Spezia Savona
Brindisi Leghorn Taranto
Cagliari Naples Trapani
Carrara Palermo Trieste
Civitavecchia Piombino Venice
Italian Interports: list World Ports: map
DATABASE
ShipownersShipbuilding and Shiprepairing Yards
ForwardersShip Suppliers
Shipping AgentsTruckers
MEETINGS
The public meeting of the Italian Port Terminal Operators Association will be held in Rome on June 19th
Genoa
The annual conference "Programming, Operation and Management of Transport Networks" in Genoa
Genoa
It is dedicated to the transport and mobility sector
››› Meetings File
PRESS REVIEW
Damen Mangalia Unionists Protest Friday Against Possible Closure
(The Romania Journal)
Govt. to woo top ten shipping liners in world for Colombo port expansion
(Daily Mirror)
››› Press Review File
FORUM of Shipping
and Logistics
Relazione del presidente Nicola Zaccheo
Roma, 18 settembre 2024
››› File
Contship Italia’s intermodal network has been extended to the Gulf Terminal in La Spezia
Melzo
Connections with the inland terminals of Milan, Modena and Padua
Container traffic in the port of Valencia grew by +15.2% last month
Valencia
The overall volume of goods handled increased by +6.8%
The Northern Tyrrhenian Sea Port Authority obtains gender equality certification
Leghorn
It is the first Italian port authority to obtain this recognition
Container traffic growth weakens at ports of Los Angeles and Long Beach
Los Angeles/Long Beach
Last month, increases of +2.6% and +13.4% respectively were recorded
Assarmatori, the Italian government's position on the impact of the EU ETS on shipping and ports is good
Rome
Messina: fully understood the risks and distortions of European climate regulation
PSA Italy's Genoa port terminals awarded anti-corruption certification
Genoa
The UNI EN ISO 37001 standard defines the requirements for an effective anti-corruption management system
Assiterminal presents three projects for the sustainable transition of the Italian port sector
Rome
Work completed on docks 33 and 34 of the port of Civitavecchia
Civitavecchia
50,000 square meters of yards prepared
The completion and doubling of the Pontremolese is the dream-nightmare of the La Spezia port community
The Spice
Fontana: Money is not found when enormous resources are channeled into railway lines of dubious utility
Hanwha acquires 9.9% stake in shipbuilding company Austal
Sydney
Investment worth approximately 116 million US dollars
The European fleet is growing but competing fleets are growing at a faster rate
Brussels
Raptis (European Shipowners): investing ETS revenues in clean shipping technologies and fuels
Trasportounito has confirmed the national halt to the transport of goods
Rome
Proclaimed for the duration of five days from March 31st to April 4th
Container traffic in Hong Kong port increased by +9.1% in February
Hong Kong
However, for the second time in the last 25 years, cargo volume was below one million TEU.
Cargo traffic in Greek ports stable in Q3 2024
Piraeus
The increase in volumes transported on domestic routes has offset the decline in traffic with foreign countries
At the Vado Ligure container terminal a 21,000 teu container ship fully loaded
I go to Liguria
The 400-meter-long Cosco Shipping Nebula has landed
UIR proposes a permanent table for the development of intermodality
Verona
The main task is to build a project financing program.
Restructuring plan approved for Spanish company Armas Trasmediterránea
Las Palmas de Gran Canaria
Creditors' appeal rejected
The decline in cargo traffic at the port of Singapore worsened in February
Singapore
Containerized cargoes amounted to 27.4 million tons (-3.6%)
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