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August 24, 2012
Sched Netweb site
  • Mass cargo diversion threat as US east coast longshore talks collapse
  • Zim increases Asia-Europe rates US$300 per TEU from September 10
  • Asia-Australia carriers to increase bunker surcharge September 22
  • Hong Kong and Guangdong to check mainland coastal feeders for safety
  • Charleston tops US container ports with July box volume up 16pc
  • DP World Southampton grows in strength double docking two 13,000 TEUers
  • Stifel Nicolaus confidence index slips, but logistics mood stays positive
  • Fujian provincial port cargo volume sets record as it rises 11.9pc in July
  • Caofeidian port area takes delivery of eight Shanghai ZHIC gantry cranes
  • Fujian-Taiwan direct shipping box volume up 10.1pc to 351,700 TEU
  • Chinese slowdown hurts Taiwan and Thailand exports, hits GDP forecast
  • Vancouver joins DP World to expand intermodal links to Detroit, US Midwest
  • Nanchang Railway Bureau rolls out new online cargo booking service
  • Yusen Logistics in Bangladesh and with new offices in Dhaka, Chittagong
  • MidAmerica comes up with new deal to keep airport alive against all odds
  • Chattanooga expands runway after first half's 240pc air cargo surge
  • Air transport industry to be hit by looming US defence cuts, AIA warns

Exim Indiaweb site
AUGUST 23, 2012
  • River-sea vessel rules could boost coastal shipping
  • India to embark on PTA route to boost trade ties with LAC
  • Indo-Israel FTA likely by Q2 2013
  • Indonesia, Thailand & Malaysia to reduce rubber exports
  • Revival of engg goods exports a challenging task: EEPC
  • ACHAA holds painting competition for children
  • Indev Group's CFS awarded Authorised Economic Operator status by CBEC
  • Land acquisition for Delhi-Mumbai industrial corridor in progress: Scindia
  • Brace for spike in pulses, edible oil import bill: Experts
  • Govt may lower 12th Plan growth rate to 8-8.5 pc
  • Implementing GST can validate India's zeal for reforms: PM
  • INR firms up further on persistent dollar selling

International Transport Journalweb site
AUGUST 23, 2012
  • Scania builds a new plant for trucks and buses in India
    Scania Commercial Vehicles India has laid the foundation stone for its new industrial plant in Narasapura, Bangalore. The factory, which is being built on a site of around 140,000 ...
  • IDS Logistik reorganises fleet
    The partners of IDS, Germany's largest general cargo alliance, placed an around EUR 10 million order for 883 high cube box and curtain-side trailers in July. The new units represen...
  • QR National awards contract for Australia's Wiggins Island rail project
    QR National has awarded the second major construction contract for the Wiggins Island rail project, one of Australia's largest rail infrastructure schemes. The AUD 56 million (EUR ...
  • VTG reports slight increase in turnover and new business
    The Hamburg (Germany)-based wagon hire and rail logistics company VTG Aktiengesellschaft reported that its H1/2012 revenue rose slightly to EUR 379.9 million, 1.6% more than the E...
  • Air Partner launches freight calculator app
    Air Partner has become the first aircraft charter broker to launch a freight industry piece fit application. The free multi-lingual (British and American English, French, German, I...
  • World's largest auto carrier makes maiden call in Bremerhaven
    The 265 m long "Salome", currently the world's largest car carrier, made its maiden call at the BLG Autoterminal in Bremerhaven (Germany) on 15 August. The vessel operates a liner ...
  • UK packaging company guilty of safety breaches
    A West London packaging company has been fined GBP 25,000 and GBP 6,630 costs for attempting to transport improperly packed dangerous goods on a cargo flight from Heathrow airport ...
  • Cargo accident at Chennai airport
    A van lost control and ploughed into a cargo loader at Chennai airport (India), leaving the driver and his co-passenger injured. According to sources, the vehicle suddenly veered o...
  • Port of Antwerp with new head of shipping management
    Rik Verhaegen was appointed head of shipping management at Antwerp Port Authority (Belgium) on 6 August. He began his maritime career in 1981 as an ocean-going ship's officer and l...
  • Leroy Merlin augments contract with Gefco Italy
    Leroy Merlin, one of the leading French DIY chains and a client of Gefco in Italy since 2007, has decided to step up its collaboration with the logistics service provider's Italian...
  • Damco and EBL create logistics hub in Panama
    A strategic partnership between logistics service provider Damco and Exclusive Brands Logistics (EBL) is generating new opportunities for optimising supply chains for fashion indus...
  • Menlo working for Neil Phillips Stained Glass
    Neil Phillips Stained Glass, a UK manufacturer and restorer of traditional style stained glass, is tapping into a new e-commerce sales medium, having joined the growing base of com...
  • Klug selected as interim port director of Tampa
    The Tampa Port Authority FL (USA) announced on 21 August that Charles Klug, the authority's deputy port director of administration and port counsel, was selected as interim port di...

Marine Logweb site
AUGUST 23, 2012
  • Transcom contract extensions for U.S.-flag ship operators
  • Kastner to lead HII effort to find options for Avondale
  • MAN launches new high speed marine engine line
  • Time to censor comedy routines on cruise ships?
  • Damen completes dredge for China in under three weeks
  • Queen of the Mississippi to be christened in Nashville
  • EC gives green light for LNG fuel supply JV
  • Gibdock completes work on semi-sub

World Wide Shipperweb site
AUGUST 23, 2012
  • Port of Grays Harbor celebration highlights 100,000 vehicle exports
  • Evergreen Line christens new L-type container ship
  • Port of Vancouver USA eyes construction of multi-use pathway
  • Cruise business booming through Port of Astoria
  • General Dynamics NASSCO nets modified Navy contract

Lloyd's Listweb site
AUGUST 23, 2012
  • Scandlines ponders rescue options for stricken P+S
    Bankrupt German builder pleads with customers to help
  • Owners withdraw ships as supramax rates slump
    Tonnage idled as new business is refused in Africa and India
  • A newbuilding is a zero-yield investment
    No profit for first three years on the water, say DNB equity analysts
  • Broström to switch HQ to Denmark
    Maersk unit relocates from Sweden
  • Trident wins Sami certification
    US private security firm criticised for excessive force gets industry recognition
  • MSC Flaminia to be towed to Jade-Weser-Port
    Decision sparks protests from Wilhelmshaven politicians and green campaigners
  • Pipeline attack threatens Yemen's LNG exports
    Gas terminal shuts after sabotage blamed on terror groups
  • Survival of the fittest?
    Is winning about well-honed strategy or does dumb luck come into it? Reader, you decide
  • Navios reports 'solid' second quarter
    Higher revenues from South America logistics arm offset fall in dry-bulk earnings
  • The song remains the same
    Tough times and labour unrest are a grim reminder of the 1970s
  • Strike threat rises as negotiators walk out of US docker wage talks
    Automation a sticking point in USMX and ILA discussions over east and Gulf coast contract
  • Daggett's double speak
    ILA accepts automation in Virginia yet opposes it at other ports
  • Shih Wei picks up handysize bulker in resale
    Taiwanese shipowner pays $25m for 32,000 dwt vessel
  • Carlyle Group and Deutsche Bank arm bid to run Virginia port operations
    Updated: Investment groups go head to head with APM Terminals
  • Sinoceanic takes a hit as loans eat into profit
    Major shareholder HNA seeking cheaper Chinese financing
  • Rena case adjourned to October
    Lawyers for Maritime New Zealand and Diana Shipping need more time to prepare
  • Paragon ekes out second-quarter profit
    Box Ships stake aids bottom line as bulk revenues suffer
  • Germany gives MSC Flaminia refuge
    Struggle to secure stricken vessel highlights states' rights and responsibilities
  • Higher prices and state contracts lift Hurtigruten's first-half results
    But cruise-ferry firm sees 'challenges' in Europe's economic woes
  • Golar LNG shuns longer charters as spot market strengthens
    While tightened tonnage supply sees charter rates rise, preference is moving towards rapid increases in spot trades
  • Sinotrans Shipping eyes newbuilding orders
    Sinotrans & CSC group's Hong Kong-listed unit looks for opportunities to order supramax and handysize bulk carriers
  • Consolidation beckons for LNG shipping, says Livanos
    GasLog boss sees advantages for established players in growing market

Fairplayweb site
AUGUST 23, 2012
  • US group fined for IRISL ties
    GRAND Resources USA was slapped with a $402,000 fine for using IRISL, the US Treasury Department asserted
  • Cruise lines brace for Isaac
    WITH Tropical Storm Isaac predicted to strengthen, several cruise lines are weighing plans to alter routes
  • India's steel usage grows
    CHINESE growth is slowing, but growing Indian steel consumption offers hope for coking coal and iron ore shipments
  • PDVSA, Reliance make an oil supply deal
    VENEZUELA'S oil major PDVSA has announced an agreement to supply India's Reliance, implying a positive tonne-mile effect for crude tankers
  • No laughing matter, this cruise settlement
    A RETIRED Irish construction worker has reportedly won a settlement from Carnival Cruises after complaining about 'Paddy' jokes told on the company's ships by comedians
  • Navios Holdings falls short
    ANGELIKI Frangou-led Navios Holdings today announced lower profits than expected, but confirmed a strengthened balance sheet and lower costs
  • EC approves LNG fuel JV
    THE EC has approved a venture planned by Germany's Marquard & Bahls and Linde groups to supply LNG for bunkering in northern Europe's SECA
  • Oil storage terminal JV in Malaysia scrapped
    CHINA Aviation Oil said today it has aborted plans for a Malaysian oil storage terminal venture
  • China's imports of steam coal rise 41%
    CHINA imported 13.86M tonnes of steam coal in July this year, 41% up on July last year
  • HK Sinotrans unit's profits drop 64%
    HONG KONG-listed Sinotrans Shipping said today profits for the first six months of this year were $20M, a 64% drop from the same period of 2011
  • China and India slash crude cargoes from Iran
    CHINA and India have slashed their intake of Iranian crude to comply with US and EU sanctions
  • BHP sparks mining scare
    BHP BILLITON'S move to shelve $50Bn in Australian mining and port expansion projects sparked renewed debate today on whether Asia's boom times are over
  • Golar LNG's profits boom
    GOLAR LNG of Norway has increased quarter-to-quarter profits by a factor of seven times
  • Nam Cheong sells three ships for $44M
    MALAYSIA'S offshore support vessel builder Nam Cheong said it has sold two AHTS vessels and one PSV for $43.81M
  • Fortescue's profits rise 53%
    AUSTRALIAN miner Fortescue Metals posted profits of $1.56Bn for its full financial year, up 53% year on year

Containerisation Internationalweb site
AUGUST 23, 2012
  • ATA: US economy 'lost steam but not stalled'
    The American Trucking Associations' [ATA] for-hire truck tonnage index - a widely used barometer of the financial health of the US economy - was unchanged in July ...
  • Russia gears up for expansion
    Russian ports clearly see a bright future ahead, either because of the country finally joining the WTO this month, or the Government's pledge to distribute income ...
  • AgTC boss hails FMC index proposal as 'creating level playing field'
    The executive director of the US Agriculture Transportation Coalition (AgTC) Peter Friedmann has welcomed consideration of a US agri export freight rate ...
  • CMA CGM to increase transatlantic rates
    CMA CGM has announced that it intends to target freight rate increases from Northern Europe to the East Coast of North America on October 1, 2012. According ...
  • Strike threat as USEC ILA talks break down
    Labour contract negotiations on the US East Coast have crumbled after the United States Maritime Alliance (USMX) slammed the International Longsgoremen Association ...
  • MSC Flaminia: Wilhelmshaven confirmed
    After more than five weeks of negotiations the fire-ravaged boxship MSC Flaminia has finally been granted a port of refuge at the newly-constructed German deep ...
  • Asciano posts higher fiscal year results
    Asciano, which owns Patrick Stevedores and is one of the biggest operators of container terminals in Australia, has posted a good set of results for its fiscal ...
  • Regional variations will colour future container-handling activity
    In its latest annual report; Global Container Terminal Operators Annual Review & Forecast 2011, Drewry Maritime Research has concluded that there will be ...

TradeWindsweb site
AUGUST 23, 2012
  • The naughty professor
    The family of a man killed in an Aurora, Colorado movie theatre last month is urging the US Merchant Marine Academy at Kings Point not to dismiss a professor who made a joke about the attack in class.
  • Money to burn
    Paragon Shipping's chief executive is confident the Greek bulker owner has what it takes to ride out the market downturn.
  • Flaminia lands in court
    A company with cargo tied to the stricken German containership MSC Flaminia has filed a lawsuit against the vessel and its owners in the Southern District of New York.
  • Navios stalls in the second
    Navios Holdings takes a hit but still manages to turn in a modest quarterly gain.
  • GSI profit plunges
    Guangzhou Shipyard International is the latest Chinese shipbuilder to report a sharp decline in first half profitability.
  • Coastal crackdown
    Hong Kong and Chinese authorities are to target small coastal boxships in a September safety drive.
  • GMLP follows parent
    Golar LNG Partners has followed parent Golar LNG's example and ramped up its second quarter dividend payment.
  • Rongsheng cuts engine deal
    Shipbuilder China Rongsheng Heavy Industries has scrapped a deal to buy vessel engine maker Anhui Quanchai Engine.
  • Flaminia heads home
    Owners of the badly fire damaged containership MSC Flaminia have finally found a port prepared to accept the ship.
  • Golar divi cheered
    Golar LNG has won applause for its surprise dividend hike in a second quarter which saw its other numbers measure up with expectations.
  • Maybulk profit tumbles
    Malaysian Bulk Carriers is in the hunt for new tonnage and long term charters despite the downturn in the dry bulk arena.
  • Heisco heads downward
    Kuwait Heavy Engineering Industries & Shipbuilding (Heisco) has endured a weaker first half as profit fell.
  • Box Ships boosts Paragon
    Paragon Shipping booked a small profit for the second quarter with the aid of its separately-listed containership venture, Box Ships.
  • Jireh cut up
    Salvage teams have begun removing the grounded cargoship Jireh bit by bit off Puerto Rico.
  • CSDC delays deliveries
    China Shipping Development Co is renegotiating the delivery schedule of its entire order book after plunging into the red in the first half.
  • Oceanteam back in black
    Oceanteam Shipping is primed to profit from the growing demand for harsh and deepwater pipe and reel-lay vessels from next year onwards.
  • Tianjin kills cape
    Chinese owner Tianjin Ocean has weighed in one of its two capesize bulkers.
  • Grandweld adds duo
    Dubai's Grandweld Shipyards has won another crewboat order from domestic owner Global Marine Operation.
  • Gas hope for yards
    US shale gas demand could require over 250 LNG vessels costing over $50bn, Barclays Capital says.
  • 2Go goes backwards
    2Go Group, the merged ro-ro operation of Aboitiz and Nenaco, has swung to a second quarter loss.
  • Domestic bliss
    Improvements in the Norwegian coastal trade boosted second quarter profit at Hurtigruten.
  • ENVC offers in
    Portugal's struggling shipyard Estaleiros Navais de Viana do Castelo (ENVC) has received six bids as its sales process hots up.
  • Siem hit by strong dollar
    Siem Offshore has slumped to a loss of $17.6m as the stronger US dollar wreaked havoc with other currencies.
  • Interest hurts SinOceanic
    Oslo-listed SinOceanic Shipping is hunting cheaper financing for its boxships as loan costs widened first-half losses.
  • Stolt lines up bond raid
    Stolt-Nielsen is plotting a return to the Norwegian bond market to raise up to NOK 1bn ($175m).
  • Golar profit soars
    Golar LNG's earnings have jumped in the first half as rates for LNG carriers rose.

American Shipperweb site
AUGUST 23, 2012
  • CKYH slows Asia-Med MD2
  • Hill aides visit Baltimore to learn about ports
    "This port tour gave our policymakers' staffs valuable exposure to the size and scope of port operations, and enhanced their understanding of the challenges facing our nation's ports," said Rep. Janice Hahn, co-chair of the Congressional PORTS Caucus.
  • Fujitsu starts service around logistics KPIs
  • CMA CGM joins transatlantic rate increase chase
    The line said Thursday it will increase rates by $300 per 20-foot container and $400 per 40-foot container from Northern Europe and the Mediterranean to the U.S. East Coast. It will also hike rates from Northern Europe to Canada and Mexico.
  • Flaminia finds a home
    The 6,732-TEU MSC Flaminia, hit by an explosion while en route from Charleston to Bremerhaven, is being towed toward British territorial waters before eventually heading to Wilhelmshaven in northern Germany.
  • TruckingOffice launches Getloaded-branded services
  • Port of New Orleans not disrupted by low river
  • DHL ramps up for e-commerce
  • GAC Laredo facility to support oil/gas industry
  • 'Stakes are high' as ILA contract talks break down
  • ABS to partner with ESRG
  • Conflict mineral rules to test retailers
    The SEC voted 3-2 on Wednesday to approve implementing regulations which require publically traded companies to determine whether their products contain "conflict" minerals from the Democratic Republic of the Congo.
  • UP tests emissions-control technology

The Bunker Bulletinweb site
AUGUST 23, 2012
  • LNG marine fuel JV gets clearance
    EC clearance of JV approved under simplified merger review procedure.
  • Iranian fuel oil 'bound for Singapore'
    VLCC carrying two million barrels of product has left Singapore.
  • Bunker prices show strong gains in Rotterdam
    European markets firming.
  • Bunker prices firm in Fujairah
    South African prices stable.
  • More departures from Noble
    Speculation about long-term strategy continues.
  • Chinese LNG project going ahead
    Fortune oil says sites for the first LNG ship refuelling stations on the Yangtze have been identified.
  • Fuel oil stocks down as arbitrage voumes fall
    Singapore's onshore fuel oil stocks at seven-month low.
  • Emulsion fuel specialist sees share price soar
    New deal gives Quadrise 'access to one of the world's largest downstream and fuel oil markets'.
  • Bunker prices firming in Asian ports
    Supplies of bunker fuels 'tight' in Singapore.
  • CSDC falls into the red
    Amid continued weakness in freight rates and a 18.4% increase in fuel costs.
  • Chinese bunker supplier sees profit fall by 84%
    Not able to pass higher costs of raw materials to customers, says Nasdaq-listed firm.
  • 'Positive arbitrage' helps boost Rotterdam fuel oil throughput
    Imports from Russia and exports to Singapore helped raise volumes, says port authority.
  • Odfjell losses widen
    Rising bunker prices expect to offset benefits of firmer market in Q3.
  • Chinese player exits Malaysian oil storage project
    Exit will not have any material impact on China Aviation Oil's business, it says.
  • BLT secures extension to debt moratorium
    Court grant extension following support from majority of its creditors.

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Mediterranean Emission Control Area for Sulphur Oxides Comes Into Force Tomorrow
Brussels
Vessels will have to use fuel with a maximum sulphur content of 0.1%.
Norwegian Cruise Line Holdings Reports Quarterly Net Loss of -$40.3 Million
Norwegian Cruise Line Holdings Reports Quarterly Net Loss of -$40.3 Million
Miami
In the first three months of this year, revenues fell by -2.9%
DSV Completes Acquisition of Schenker
Hedehouse
In the first three months of this year, the Danish logistics group's operating result increased by +17.5%
Hapag-Lloyd expects to close the first quarter with very positive performance
Hamburg
ONE closed fiscal year 2024 with net income of $4.2 billion (+336%)
ONE closed fiscal year 2024 with net income of $4.2 billion (+336%)
Singapore
In the period the container fleet transported 3.1 million TEU (+2.3%)
In the first quarter, the revenues of the Chinese shipping group COSCO grew by +20.1%
In the first quarter, the revenues of the Chinese shipping group COSCO grew by +20.1%
Shanghai
The fleet transported 6.5 million containers (+7.5%)
In the last quarter of 2024, Eurokai port terminals handled over 3.2 million containers (+9.4%)
Hamburg
In Germany, traffic was 1.9 million TEU (+14.0%) and in Italy 443 thousand TEU (+7.9%)
OOIL orders 14 new 18,500 teu containerships
Hong Kong
Dalian, Nantong shipyards win $3.1 billion contract
Orient Overseas (International) Limited (OOIL), the subsidiary of the Chinese shipping group COSCO Shipping Holdings that operates containerized maritime transport services with ...
Chinese ports set new cargo throughput record for January-March quarter
Chinese ports set new cargo throughput record for January-March quarter
Beijing
In the period, seaports handled 73.1 million containers (+8.3%)
Passenger terminal completed at Rizzo dock in Messina port
Messina
Work begins on remodeling the seabed of the port of Reggio Calabria
UPS closed the first quarter with a net profit of 1.2 billion dollars (+6.6%)
Atlanta
Revenues down slightly following sale of Coyote Logistics
Second Large Cruise Ship Built in China Launched
Shanghai
It will join the Adora Cruises fleet at the end of 2026
Uiltrasporti underlines the need to keep Italian ports under public control
Rome
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
Wärtsilä's first quarter is positive
Helsinki
CEVA Logistics (CMA CGM group) will buy the Turkish Borusan Lojistik
Istanbul/Marseille
Transaction valued at $440 million
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
Shanghai
They distort fair competition - the Shanghai group denounces - and hinder the normal functioning of shipping
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
Purchase of area for new cruise terminal in Marghera completed
Venice
It is expected to become operational in the 2028 cruise season.
CMA CGM Completes Acquisition of Air Belgium
Marseille/Mont-Saint-Guibert
Mazaudier: Strengthen our air capacity with immediate effect
In 2024, 94.4 million tonnes of goods were transported on the Austrian rail network (+2.2%)
Vienna
31.8% of the total volume was achieved on routes longer than 300 kilometres
In the first three months of 2025, freight traffic in Albanian ports decreased by -1.8%
Tirana
Passengers also decreasing (-1.6%)
The final budget and the annual report 2024 of the AdSP of Sardinia have been approved
Cagliari
Pilot project for the unified issuing of port access permits for haulers
Interporto Padova's 2024 financial statements unanimously approved
Padua
Revenues up +7.3%
Redevelopment works underway at the agri-food hub of the port of Livorno
Leghorn
Works worth six million euros
Bluferries is ready to put the new ro-pax Athena into service in the Strait of Messina
Messina
It can carry up to 22 trucks or 125 cars and 393 people
Approved the financial statement for the financial year 2024 of the AdSP of the Ionian Sea
Taranto
424.8 million port works completed in the last decade
Kalmar reports lower quarterly revenue, higher new orders
Helsinki
In the first three months of 2025, net profit was 34.1 million euros (+2%)
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
In the first quarter the port of Valencia handled 1.3 million containers (+3.4%)
Valencia
Transhipment traffic decline
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
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
SAILING LIST
Visual Sailing List
Departure ports
Arrival ports by:
- alphabetical order
- country
- geographical areas
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
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
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
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
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