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March 2, 2011
The Business Timesweb site
Shipping News
  • Tanker earnings spike on Libya turmoil
    Crude oil tanker earnings on the key Mediterranean route jumped to their highest in nearly three months as violence in Libya raised premiums on shipments.
  • Container shipping costs set to rise as early as April
    The cost to ship goods on container ships could begin to spike as early as April due to an expected shortage of boxes and limited inland transportation capacity, a senior industry executive said yesterday.
  • Baltic index inches up as Australia weather disruptions weigh on activity
    The Baltic Exchange's main sea freight index, which tracks rates to ship dry commodities, inched higher but activity remained weak due to weather related disruptions in Australia.
  • Pirates seize yacht with Danish family on board
Strait Talk
  • Who wins from bigger ships?
    FOR the benefit of anybody who has spent the last couple of weeks wandering the Himalayas with no contact to the outside world, AP Moller - Maersk's main container shipping company, Maersk Line, has ordered 10 giant, 18,000-TEU (twenty foot equivalent units) containerships.
Motoring
  • US February car sales may approach 18-month high
    US car sales in February may approach the fastest pace since the government's 'cash for clunkers' programme as rising consumer confidence spurs purchases.

The Business Timesweb site
Shipping News
  • Tanker earnings spike on Libya turmoil
    Crude oil tanker earnings on the key Mediterranean route jumped to their highest in nearly three months as violence in Libya raised premiums on shipments.
  • Container shipping costs set to rise as early as April
    The cost to ship goods on container ships could begin to spike as early as April due to an expected shortage of boxes and limited inland transportation capacity, a senior industry executive said yesterday.
  • Baltic index inches up as Australia weather disruptions weigh on activity
    The Baltic Exchange's main sea freight index, which tracks rates to ship dry commodities, inched higher but activity remained weak due to weather related disruptions in Australia.
  • Pirates seize yacht with Danish family on board
Strait Talk
  • Who wins from bigger ships?
    FOR the benefit of anybody who has spent the last couple of weeks wandering the Himalayas with no contact to the outside world, AP Moller - Maersk's main container shipping company, Maersk Line, has ordered 10 giant, 18,000-TEU (twenty foot equivalent units) containerships.
Motoring
  • US February car sales may approach 18-month high
    US car sales in February may approach the fastest pace since the government's 'cash for clunkers' programme as rising consumer confidence spurs purchases.

The Business Timesweb site
Shipping News
  • Tanker earnings spike on Libya turmoil
    Crude oil tanker earnings on the key Mediterranean route jumped to their highest in nearly three months as violence in Libya raised premiums on shipments.
  • Container shipping costs set to rise as early as April
    The cost to ship goods on container ships could begin to spike as early as April due to an expected shortage of boxes and limited inland transportation capacity, a senior industry executive said yesterday.
  • Baltic index inches up as Australia weather disruptions weigh on activity
    The Baltic Exchange's main sea freight index, which tracks rates to ship dry commodities, inched higher but activity remained weak due to weather related disruptions in Australia.
  • Pirates seize yacht with Danish family on board
Strait Talk
  • Who wins from bigger ships?
    FOR the benefit of anybody who has spent the last couple of weeks wandering the Himalayas with no contact to the outside world, AP Moller - Maersk's main container shipping company, Maersk Line, has ordered 10 giant, 18,000-TEU (twenty foot equivalent units) containerships.
Motoring
  • US February car sales may approach 18-month high
    US car sales in February may approach the fastest pace since the government's 'cash for clunkers' programme as rising consumer confidence spurs purchases.

Sched Netweb site
  • Shipping sector appeals to public for action against piracy
  • Cosco levies subcontinent-Mideast US$41/TEU piracy risk fee
  • OOCL, Yang Ming re-arrange China-Pakistan CPX into two loops
  • HPH share sale to market Hong Kong, PDR assets for US$13.2 billion
  • NYK starts regular calls at Benin, with SWAX service
  • Chongqing launches second trial intermodal service to Duisburg
  • CSCL makes mark in 2011 with first megaship to put to sea
  • MISC halts Far East-India-Mideast Halal Express 2
  • Kuehne + Nagel profit up 28.7pc to US$645 million in 2010
  • NOL endows scholarship in name of late chairman Lua Cheng Eng
  • CSCL's China-Philippines service replaces old CPT loop
  • UASC to shift US office from NJ to south east as union organises
  • Geodis back in black with US$48.24 million operating profit
  • Rotterdam's sandy seawalls to be bound by rugged marram grass
  • Air freight from Jamaica banned from entering US
  • Xinjiang plans to spent US$4.6 billion on civil aviation in 5 years
  • Air cargo study to focus on why JFK volumes are declining

International Transport Journalweb site
MARCH 1, 2011
  • China Cargo Airlines resumes Shanghai-Nagoya services
    Shanghai-based China Cargo Airlines, a subsidiary of China Eastern Airlines, resumed its six weekly cargo services between its hub and Nagoya today. China Cargo Airlines originally...
  • US Airways reports strong 2010 cargo revenues
    US Airways, an Arizona-based carrier, has reported that its cargo revenues came to USD 149 million in 2010, an increase of USD 49 million (or 48%) over 2009. The figure was even hi...
  • Kenya Airways to acquire first full-freighter
    Flag carrier Kenya Airways has announced that it is boosting cargo capacity and further developing its cargo division. The airline is set to acquire a full-freighter for the first ...
  • CMA CGM reports excellent 2010 performance
    CMA CGM, the world's third-largest container shipping group, reported revenues of USD 14.3 billion in 2010, a 36% increase on 2009. The improvement was led by the combined impact o...
  • VTG expects positive developments
    The Hamburg-based German wagon hire and rail logistics company VTG improved its sales figure by 8% to EUR 629 million in 2010. Its ebitda grew by 3% to EUR 154 million. Its wagon l...
  • SNCF returns to profit zone
    The French national railway SNCF has reported good business in 2010. The group has returned to the profit zone, making EUR 697 million, but only thanks to EUR 466 million worth of ...
  • Tirsan delivers 200 trailers to Barsan Global Logistics
    The Turkish trailer manufacturer Tirsan has delivered 200 high-volume trailers with German MOT certificates to Barsan Global Logistics, a first for Turkey. The units include 170 cu...
  • Swiss commercial vehicle body expects truck-driver shortfall
    The Swiss commercial vehicle association Astag expects the truck-driver shortfall over the next ten years to be as high as 25,000, as demand from trade and industry rises, the auth...
  • Piracy not a local issue, but a global concern, says ESC
    The European Shippers' Council (ESC) considers the rising number of piracy incidents, especially in the Indian Ocean, to be of grave concern. The attacks appear almost unprecedente...
  • Fiata headquarter sessions, Zurich, 18-20 March
    The International Federation of Freight Forwarders Associations (Fiata) will be holding its headquarter sessions 2011 at the Swissotel in Zurich Oerlikon (Switzerland) from 18 to 2...
  • Swisslog wins major order from Dentressangle in Belgium
    The international intra-logistics service provider Swisslog, which is headquartered in Switzerland, has won a major order worth EUR 21 million in Belgium. The French transport and ...
  • Ekol Logistics opens new facility in Bursa
    The Turkish service provider Ekol Logistics has opened a new centre in Bursa, in western Turkey. The facility will have a 3,000 sqm warehouse, 450 sqm of office space, uncovered lo...
  • Geodis turns its back on losses and makes a profit
    The French transport and logistics corporation Geodis, based in Clichy near Paris, improved its sales figure by a massive 31% in 2010, raising it from EUR 5 to 6.6 billion. Cost cu...
  • Anthony Kish new director of St Lawrence development council
    The St Lawrence economic development council has appointed Anthony Kish as director for projects and governmental affairs. Kish, who joined the council as research coordinator in 2...
  • Cargill and SkySails to rig up largest kite-powered vessel
    Cargill, an international food, agricultural, financial and industrial services corporation, has signed an agreement with SkySails to use wind power technology, in order to help re...
  • Montreal Port Authority (MPA) and Canadian Pacific sign collaborative agreement
    The Montreal Port Authority (MPA) and the North American railfrieght service provider Canadian Pacific have signed a collaborative agreement on performance and productivity that fo...

Marine Logweb site
MARCH 1, 2011
  • Marcon brokers sale of Oceaneering DSV to Peru
  • New owner for Britain's A&P Group
  • Algoma Central buys out partner's stake in Seaway Marine Transport

World Wide Shipperweb site
MARCH 1, 2011
  • Trade between NAFTA partners climbs during month of December
  • NYK adding Cotonou call to South Africa/West Africa service
  • Coast Guard Cutter MIDGETT returning to Seattle homeport
  • New Mitsui vessel to test silicon-based anti-fouling paint
  • APL reports on time performance at 95 percent in Trans-Pacific Trade

Lloyd's Listweb site
MARCH 1, 2011
  • Europe rates at nine-month high as Libya crisis hits bunker prices
    Bad weather in northern hemisphere adds to charterers' woes
  • Panamax owners await rise in South American exports
    Rates remain lacklustre but owners anticipate seasonal second-quarter hike for grain to Asia
  • China snaps up vessels as Indian yards fill to capacity
  • Pacific Basin forecasts a year of handysize difficulties
    Pacific Basin has forecast a difficult year for the global handysize bulk carrier fleet, after its handysize business division posted a 17% rise in profit, to $145m
  • Moody's warns of dry spot market exposure
    Three key factors will determine the credit rating quality of dry bulk shipping companies this year, according to ratings agency, Moody's Investor Service
  • Aframax rates rocket as Libyan unrest continues
    Bullish brokers expect to see rates spike 1,600% for Libyan crude export cargoes
  • Sale rumours hit West LB shipping book
    Could join Lloyds Banking Group and the Bank of Ireland as potential sale candidates
  • Streamlining Brussels' research funding labyrinth
    Finding your way to the EU's multibillion-euro pot of research gold is about to get easier, so pay attention
  • Will Greek owners risk moral hazard in China?
    Chinese banks are said to be lending $10bn to the Greeks ' but there is no sign yet of the fund
  • How to find favour on Wall Street
    Lloyd's List reveals the top tips from shipping analysts on impressing investors and securing success when going public
  • Investor enthusiasm for shipping will rekindle in time
    Widespread confidence that there will be a number of fresh shipping listings in the US this year
  • Underwriters stuck between a rock and a hard place
    Hull insurers say they have not made an underwriting profit in the past 14 years
  • UK supreme court clarifies cargo role in inherent vice
    Ruling finds that where the wind and sea are instrumental in causing loss it will be almost impossible for insurers to deny liability
  • Shipowners urge London to cut light dues
    Industry lobby groups call on UK government to reduce tax by '0.06 per net registered tonne
  • Rotterdam employees return to work at Sohar port
    Port authority confirms operations at the port appear to be unaffected as protests subside
  • Kuehne + Nagel delays Tunisia deal
    Logistics giant positive over Middle East outlook despite ongoing crisis
  • Genmar and Almi dismiss suezmax deal tattle
    Owners differ over whether Genmar offered stock for five suezmaxes
  • Shiprecycling convention may unearth legal minefield
    Shipowners fear loss of vessel employment and revenue
  • Looming box shortage could lead to freight rate hikes
    APL president Eng Aik Meng warns of severe shortage and more pronounced seasonality
  • Excel remains optimistic in dry bulk outlook
    Owner 'well-positioned' to ride overcapacity storm, while Pacific Basin hopes woes will ebb when new fleet hits the water
  • Save our seafarers
    Lloyd's List urges everyone to back the Save our Seafarers anti-piracy campaign
  • Pacific Basin disappoints as group profit falls to $104m
    Group cites weak charter demand and Europe's slow export-led recovery for its poor performance
  • A confident approach to smooth succession
    Having worked alongside her father George for many years, Sabrina Chao is now in the driving seat at Wah Kwong
  • Kuehne + Nagel gears up to buy RH Freight
    Move will boosts logistics giant UK operations

Fairplayweb site
MARCH 1, 2011
  • Moody's predicts decade of volatility
    CREDIT rating agency Moody's warned today that the drybulk sector's lack of discipline portends rate volatility through 2020
  • UK's A&P Group sold
    BRITISH ship repair, conversion and fabrication company A&P Group has been sold to a new consortium, the company announced today
  • KL granted US shield
    A NEW York judge has issued a temporary restraining order to protect Korea Line from escalating attempts to attach its vessels in US ports
  • Slovenian port gains
    SLOVENIA'S only port operator Luka Koper increased throughput last year by 17% from 2009 figures and box traffic by 40%
  • Excel seeks charter cover
    DRYBULK major Excel Maritime has met profit expectations as it continues to seek more timecharter employment
  • 'Fuss' factor seen in piracy
    PIRATES are "well-informed businessmen" who are likely to target even more box ships, a UK conference heard today
  • BV doubles order intake
    CLASSIFICATION society Bureau Veritas announced today that the volume of its intake of newbuilding orders doubled year on year in 2010
  • Libyan port reopened
    LIBYA'S Marsa el Brega oil port has been reopened, IHS Global Markets Energy reported today, but the sector faces huge challenges however its political turmoil concludes
  • BDI rose 20% last month
    THE BDI rose by 20% in February, with brokers expecting increased ship demand from Australia to push the index even higher as March unfolds
  • Pacific Basin profits fall
    A WEAK drybulk market saw Hong Kong carrier Pacific Basin's profits drop 5.45% year on year to $104.3M in 2010
  • Latvian losses deepen
    LATVIAN Shipping, the listed Riga product tanker company, has reported 2010 losses bigger than its revenues on impairments, which together accounted for almost half of its revenues last year
  • NYK chases markets in West Africa
    JAPAN'S NYK Line told Fairplay today it is tapping emerging West Africa with a new container service connecting China and Singapore to the region
  • Golar seeking to expand
    GOLAR LNG, the gas carrier group in John Fredriksen's business empire, said today it is seeking expansion even though its final quarter and full-year results weakened from a year earlier
  • Jiangsu Eastern builds profits
    CHINESE shipbuilder Jiangsu Eastern announced today that it made net profits of 67.5M yuan ($10.3M) in 2010, reversing losses of 104.3M yuan in 2009
  • Vale looks to fill China iron ore gap
    BRAZILIAN mining giant Vale is eyeing increased iron ore exports to China now that India is cutting its exports of the commodity

The Journal of Commerceweb site
MARCH 1, 2011
  • Dentressangle Earnings Rise 32 Percent
    French trucking, logistics and forwarding company Norbert Dentressangle reported higher profit and revenue for 2010 and said it expects its...
  • Truckload Index Shows Tightening Capacity
    Truckload capacity slackened slightly in the last two weeks of February but remains significantly tighter than in recent months, according...
  • West Coast Container Volume Surges 13 Percent
    U.S. West Coast ports started 2011 off with a bang, with total container volume in January up 13 percent over...
  • Energy Department Yields on U.S.-Flag Preference
    A standoff ended Tuesday between the departments of Transportation and Energy over the use of U.S.-flag vessels to transport goods...
  • Capacity-Cargo Ratio to Narrow in 2011
    Container ship lines are poised to break a years-long pattern of vessel capacity expanding faster than cargo volume but only...
  • STB's Nottingham Resigns as of March 18
    The Surface Transportation Board's current sole Republican member, Vice Chairman Charles D. Nottingham, said he will resign effective March 18...
  • CMA CGM Beefs Up Trans-Pacific VSAs
    CMA CGM thinks the supply of vessel capacity on the trans-Pacific this year needs to be expanded to meet growing...
  • APM to Build, Run $1 Billion Costa Rica Terminal
    APM Terminals March 1 announced a $1 billion investment in a container port in Costa Rica. The company, a...
  • NAFTA Trade Rose 13.8 Percent in December
    Trade using surface transportation between the U.S. and Canada and Mexico posted a year-to-year gain of 13.8 percent to $66.5...
  • Factory Orders Outpace Inventories, ISM Reports
    U.S. manufacturing expanded in February at the fastest pace since 2004, and new orders outpaced inventories, suggesting freight shipments may...
  • Amazon Adding Fifth German Logistics Center
    Amazon.com will build a 1 million-square-foot logistics center in Rheinberg, Germany, in the western part of the country, scaling up...
  • DOJ Confirms Parcel Antitrust Probe
    The Justice Department is investigating possible anticompetitive behavior in the time-sensitive parcel market, a department spokeswoman confirmed today. Although...
  • Maersk to Enhance Trans-Pacific Services, Add Ports
    Maersk Line plans to enhance its trans-Pacific service network at the end of May by expanding port coverage to the...
  • Econocaribe Joins INTTRA
    Econocaribe Consolidators, a Miami-based non-vessel-owning common carrier, is joining INTTRA, the e-commerce platform established by 30 shipping lines for cargo...
  • Kuehne + Nagel Boosts 2010 Profit 28.7 Percent
    Kuehne+Nagel reported 2010 net profit grew 28.7 percent from the previous year on sharply higher ocean and air freight volumes...
  • Trucking Rates Do Not Reflect Total Costs, GAO Says
    Trucking passes on to customers substantially less of the total cost of transportation than competing modes, and that distorts competition,...
  • US Steel Imports Jump 9.4 percent Month-to-Month
    U.S. steel imports increased month-to-month 9.4 percent in January from December, according to preliminary government data. "Imports from the...
  • NYK Logistics Names New COO
    NYK Logistics (Americas) announced Monday that Michael Noone is joining the company as chief operations officer on March 1. ...
  • Fuel Costs Squeeze Ocean Carrier Margins
    Ocean container carriers are losing money on key trade lanes, including the Asia-Europe route, as margins come under increasing pressure...

Containerisation Internationalweb site
MARCH 1, 2011
  • Hapag-Lloyd joins the box 'dollar' billionaires
  • ESC warns on economic consequences of 'unacceptable' piracy
  • K+N makes 'profitable inroads'
  • Dynamar report tracks carriers' 'ups and downs'
  • FMD outbreak alarms South Africa's meat exporters

TradeWindsweb site
MARCH 1, 2011
  • Lakhani looks for price spike
    Scrap values will jump should Bangladesh re-join the demolition market, says Dubai Trading boss.
  • Scrap prices set to sizzle
    Leading cash buyer expects demolition prices to remain around the $500 per ldt mark.
  • Oceaneering sells DSV
    US offshore owner parts ways with ageing dive-support vessel as $17m replacement hits the water.
  • US probes piracy links
    Race to tie Somali pirates to al Qaeda terrorist cells gains traction as US Senator speaks out against Quest killings.
  • PSV seized off Ghana
    US-flagged supply ship held in Ghana as authorities launch probe into 'questionable' disposal of drilling mud.
  • Anek heads to Libya again
    Greek owner sending Lissos ferry to take 1,000 Vietnamese workers home.
  • Columbus takes leave early
    Hapag-Lloyd will return cruiseship to owner Conti a year ahead of schedule after fixing replacement.
  • Trico tosses four
    Embattled US offshore owner's race for redemption continues as four ships prepare for auction.
  • Flex in Samsung reprieve
    Norwegian given another few months to sort out finances for FLNG quartet as impairment brings large loss.
  • Ezra bags Statoil millions
    Singapore owner's new subsea venture wins $41m deal in North Sea.
  • 'Put yachts on ships'
    Danish ministry warns boaters not to sail through pirate-infested waters after abduction of children and four adults.
  • A&P sells shipyards
    Peel Group and Cammell Laird investors make move for UK shiprepair and conversion specialist's three bases.

American Shipperweb site
MARCH 1, 2011
  • Bowles joins Norfolk Southern board
    Former Clinton administration official Erskine Bowles has been elected to the board of Norfolk Southern Corp. Bowles was President Bill Clinton's chief of staff from 1996 to 1998, and deputy chief of staff for two years prior. He ran for the Senate...
  • Trans Global names Hung director
    Hong Kong-based Trans Global Logistics has named Raphael Hung managing director of air freight and regional director of South Asia. Hung was managing director at Sunlink Logistics. From 1998 through 2008, he worked in various air freight roles with...
  • NYK to call Cotonou on Asia/Africa service
    NYK Line said Tuesday it will start regular calls at Cotonou, Benin, on its South Africa and West Africa Express (SWAX) service from March 9. The new SWAX rotation will be Shanghai, Ningbo, Shekou, Singapore, Durban, Lome, Tema, Lagos, Cotonou, Dur...
  • TCC to add second transpacific string in April
    The Containership Co. will start a new service connecting South China and the U.S. West Coast beginning in April, the carrier''s Chief Operating Officer Franck Kayser confirmed to American Shipper Tuesday. The new service was reported Monday by the...
  • MSC to use 8,000-TEU ships on transatlantic
    Mediterranean Shipping Co.'s infusion of massive containerships has the liner carrier cascading 8,000-TEU vessels into the transatlantic trade, according to a report Monday by maritime news serviceAlphaliner.The report said MSC will in April rotat...
  • MarAd chief asks insurers to aid piracy fight
    U.S. Maritime Administrator David T. Matsuda called on the insurance industry Monday to offer a standard insurance rate reduction to shipping companies that use "best management practices" aimed at making their ships less vulnerable to attacks by ...
  • Cargill to install parasail on bulk vessel
    Cargill, one of the largest providers of bulk agricultural commodities and services, said Monday that one of its oceangoing vessels will be the largest of its kind outfitted with a kite for wind propulsion. The giant agri-marketer has signed an agr...
  • Kuehne + Nagel acquires U.K. trucker, forwarder
    Kuehne + Nagel Group reported improved profit and sales for 2010 and announced an acquisition Tuesday. The Swiss company said it has entered into an agreement to acquire the shares of the U.K. trucking and logistics firm Rennies Investment Ltd. (R...
  • APL vessels 95% on time in transpacific
    Liner carrier APL said it achieved a 95 percent on-time rate for the five transpacific service in which it exclusively operates vessels. The Singapore-based line said its ships missed their arrival window 12 times out of 237 ports calls to the U.S...
  • Pirates "stronger, more violent, richer every day"

The Scandinavian Shipping Gazetteweb site
MARCH 1, 2011
  • First deep water permit after Deepwater Horizon
    The first permit for oil exploration since the Deepwater Horizon disaster last spring has been awarded to Noble Energy. The Obama administration introduced a moratorium on deep water-drilling last
  • Japanese vessel released
    The Panama-flagged cargo vessel Izumi has been released after being held by pirates for several months, EU Navfor reports. The vessel was hijacked in the Somali basin on October
  • No change of name for Bornholm HSC
    The new HSC ferry for Bornholmer F'rgen A/S will not have its name changed. A public vote on Bornholm ended with a majority for the planned name Leonora Christina
  • Seven Danes captured by Somali pirates
    Seven Danish citizens have been taken hostage by pirates in the Indian Ocean, close to the African continent. A family of five (two adults with three children) on a round

The Bunker Bulletinweb site
MARCH 1, 2011
  • Fujairah prices fall
    In Durban deliveries available for supply up to and including March 15.
  • KPI appoints key account manager in London office
    Rasmussen has more than 20 years experience in the shipping industry.
  • Rotterdam and Hamburg markets soften
    Loading congestion is being reported in Rotterdam.
  • Monaco office hopes to 'recruit more traders'
    Dan-Bunkering says Monaco operation is 'fulfilling all expectations'.
  • Danish industry partnership to evaluate ECA solutions
    Objective is to assess practical and financial aspects of 'the three most realistic alternatives'.
  • Hambantota prices will be 'competitive'
    Rates will be low enough to attract new business, says SLPA.
  • MOL looks for fuel savings from new hull coating
    New formula anti-fouling paint 'to cut bunker consumption by 6%'.
  • IFO prices down at major ports
    General low demand for bunkers at key Asian ports on Tuesday.
  • Asian bunker fuel deficit to remain 'extremely large' in 2011
    Demand for bunker fuel to rise by another 5% this year amid falling regional supplies of HSFO, says ESAI.
  • Box shipping demand-supply 'more balanced' than thought
    Delays in ship deliveries, slow steaming and shortage of equipment keeping tonnage overcapacity in check.
  • Vietnamese supplier targets increase in bunker sales volumes
    Adopts use of material safety data sheet and SS600 bunker receipt for deliveries to improve operating standards.
  • Colombo's bunker storage capacity 'to triple'
    SLPA to up bunker storage capacity in Colombo to 95,000 mt.
  • NYK places order for fuel saving LNG carrier
    LNG carrier to use Ultra Steam Turbine plant for higher fuel efficiency.
  • Korea Line gets temporary US court protection
    Order restrains creditors such as WFS and Cosmoship from pursuing Korea Line's assets in the US.

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Rome
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Washington
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Brussels
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Brussels
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Geneva
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Imabari/Tokyo
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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
The establishment of the Information Dashboard for the management of private procurement contracts in logistics has been approved.
In May, freight traffic in the port of Ravenna grew by +1.4%
Ravenna
Bulk cargo is on the rise. Miscellaneous cargo is on the decline.
EU approves joint purchase of port equipment by terminal operators
Brussels
Joint definition of minimum technical specifications of equipment is also permitted
Serbian energy group EPS will import coal through the Montenegrin port of Bar
Bar
Currently imports from Indonesia pass through the port of Constanta
Fincantieri Foundation and Luiss University launch a project to strengthen the safety of underwater infrastructure.
Trieste
Among the objectives, contribute to the definition of a specific regulatory framework
Freewheeling: The government's U-turn on anti-mafia controls in the road haulage sector is a welcome development.
Modena
Franchini: If the government has realized it made a mistake, that's good news.
Agostinelli (AdSP Tirreno Meridionale e Ionio): the amendment that allows for the early transformation of the Gioia Tauro Port Agency is extremely important.
Confindustria's event on the maritime economy will take place in Rome on July 15th.
Rome
The confederation's strategic document on the sector will be presented
Kerala seeks $1.1 billion from MSC in damages over MSC Elsa 3 sinking
Thiruvananthapuram
Temporary detention of the vessel "MSC Akuteta II" granted
Trasportounito requests the cancellation of the renewal procedure of the Central Committee of the Register of Hauliers
Rome
New seizure of a load of cocaine in the port of Gioia Tauro
Reggio Calabria
16 bags containing 417 kilos of drugs were found in a container
MOL and Kinetics to build world's first floating data center
Tokyo
It will be installed on a vessel of 9,731 gross tonnage
Rijeka Gateway Terminal to become operational in early September
Copenhagen
The first ship at the second container terminal of the Croatian port is expected on September 12
Falteri (Federlogistica) urges to focus on the development of a "polycentric" logistics
Genoa
The Simplified Logistics Zone should be the cornerstone of the strategy
Tsuneishi Shipbuilding Co. acquired Mitsui E&S Shipbuilding Co.
Hiroshima/Tokyo
It was renamed Tsuneishi Solutions Tokyobay Co.
Pessina (Federagenti): Northern European logistics system is struggling. Let's take advantage of it!
Rome
Unexpected opportunity - he underlines - for the Mediterranean ports and Italian ones in particular
MSC Cruises Joins Carnival and Royal Caribbean in Capitalizing on Grand Bahama Shipyard
Miami
Negotiations underway since the end of 2024 have been successfully concluded
At The International Propeller Clubs the Dorso Award for the Mediterranean area
Naples
In recognition of the primary role played by logistics operators in Mediterranean traffic
ABB Signs Service Agreement with Royal Caribbean Cruise Line
Zurich
It has a duration of 15 years and covers 33 ships in the fleet.
P&O Maritime Logistics (DP World Group) to acquire 51% of NovaAlgoma Cement Carriers
Lugano
Nova Marine Holding and Algoma Central Corporation will retain 49%
Stable freight traffic in the ports of Genoa and Savona-Vado Ligure in May
Genoa
A decrease of -2.4% was recorded in the Ligurian capital's airport; a rise of +7.2% was recorded in the Savona airport
Consilium Safety Group Expands Presence in Türkiye and Maritime Market
Gothenburg
Ares Marine acquired
The first InnoWay freight railcars have left the Bagnoli della Rosandra plant
Fincantieri has opened a new Innovation Antenna in South Korea
Seoul
It is located in the heart of Seoul's technology district.
The commissioners of various AdSPs also assume the powers attributed to the Management Committees
Rome
Provisions for the port authorities of the Ionian Sea, the Central-Northern Adriatic Sea, the Eastern Ligurian Sea and the Northern Tyrrhenian Sea
Ferrara-based INCICO acquires Italiana Sistemi and focuses on transport engineering
Ferrara/Naples
It specializes in infrastructure and plant engineering in the railway and road sectors
SAILING LIST
Visual Sailing List
Departure ports
Arrival ports by:
- alphabetical order
- country
- geographical areas
Hupac announces expansion of Duisburg-Singen shuttle with connections to Italy
Noise
Daily departures will be made
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
Witte (ISU): In 2024, the ship salvage sector stabilized from the low of two years ago
London
Andrea Ormesani is the new president of Assosped Venezia
Venice
Board of Directors Renewed. Paolo Salvaro Remains General Secretary
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
MSC Group to manage cruise services in the ports of Bari and Brindisi
Bari
Ten-year concession with possibility of extension
Italian Navy orders two new Multipurpose Combat Ships from Fincantieri
Trieste
The order to the shipbuilding company is worth 700 million euros
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
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
In the port of Gioia Tauro, the Guardia di Finanza soldiers seized 228 kilos of cocaine
Reggio Calabria
Two dockers arrested
Call to reform the entire driver training system in the transport sector
Rome
Seven proposals presented
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.
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
Confindustria event on the sea economy in Rome on July 15th
Rome
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
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
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.
Kuehne+Nagel has opened a new branch in Naples
Milan
The aim is to support the operational growth of the group in Southern Italy
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
Assogasliquidi-Federchimica shows the way to accelerate the decarbonization of road and maritime transport
Rome
Container traffic at Hong Kong port drops sharply in May
Hong Kong
1.05 million TEUs were handled (-12.7%)
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.
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