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BRIEFS
April 8, 2013
Sched Netweb site
  • Court allows striking dockers to petition colleagues in terminal car parks
  • Asia-USWC spot rates up to US$2,302/FEU ahead of annual contract talks
  • Crippled 2,992-TEU OOCL Belgium repaired, back in transatlantic service
  • LA port dredges main channel to 13.7 metres, basins to 16.5 metres
  • BIFA says don't touch General Average, decries reform-minded review
  • Japan to build high-performance 1,000-TEU feeders for Korean service
  • Hong Kong Sea Transport Logistics Association 'BUD' meeting April 18
  • Fifth of ten 13,169 TEUers joins Hapag-Lloyd's Asia-Europe G6 trade
  • Expected Malaysian export slip to be followed by rebound: economists
  • US should strengthen ASEAN allies through trade: Singapore PM Lee
  • Hong Kong's U-Freight opens airport office in Fujian at Xiamen
  • Chinese New Year gives air freight pricing reprieve with rate hike
  • Oman Air suffers net loss on new plane purchases, but revenue up 21pc

Exim Indiaweb site
APRIL 7, 2013
  • BTL's Aamby Valley weekend sees invitees revel in golf & other activities
  • MOL to focus on cost-cutting & innovation to restore profitability: President Muto
  • NYK once again included in FTSE4Good Index
  • SCI joint venture Irano Hind Shipping Co. to be closed down
  • Gem & jewellery exports set to grow 10-12 pc in 2013-14
  • SEZ developers get more time for projects
  • CCEA approves project to boost box handling capacity at Visakhapatnam Port
  • Far East-India Express service commences Pipavav call
  • GMB's traffic increases 13 pc to 293 mt in FY 13
  • NM Port handles record traffic in 2012-13
  • Improve rail link through Petrapole: Customs
  • Forex reserves decline to $292.6 bn
  • Indo-Lanka diplomatic face-off could dent auto exports further
  • INR ends sharply weak against dollar at 54.81
  • KSH-MCCIA event sees engaging deliberation on Budget, infrastructure needs
  • MACCIAs 'target selling' seminar in Thane on April 23

International Transport Journalweb site
  • Cargo operations at new Doha airport on hold
  • Boeing opens new Everett delivery centre
  • Bank chief defends Boeing aid Delta seeking to block
  • FedEx Express extends reach of national service
  • Poste Italiane reports good results for 2012
  • New regional director for DB Schenker Logistics
  • Loxxess handling online logistics for Munich company
  • More capacity for commercial traffic in Canada
  • The "Bertha" arrives in Seattle
  • Liebherr provides cranes for Jubail
  • Port of Antwerp intensifies relations with Brazil
  • 24plus registers slight growth in 2012
  • 500,000 tonnes of paper a year
  • Plans to upgrade Tanzanian rail infrastructure

Marine Logweb site
APRIL 5, 2013
  • Vigor Industrial promotes Nichols, Fosheim
  • Derecktor to build Maritime Aquarium catamaran
  • Eastern Shipbuilding to build 194 ft fishing vessel
  • Itkin out at OSG

World Wide Shipperweb site
APRIL 5, 2013
  • Sea-Tac Airport earns Washington recycling honor
  • Schnitzer Steel releases second fiscal quarter numbers
  • Diana Shipping sets time charter for vessel MELIA
  • Vigor Industrial promotes two marketing team members
  • US rail freight traffic delivers positive week

Lloyd's Listweb site
APRIL 5, 2013
  • Sea mode outstrips air freight
    Results of some major freight forwarders reveal another subdued year in 2012, but sea freight volumes continued to increase
  • What's in the box for 2013?
    The A to Z of ocean carriers delivered a mixed bag of financial results in 2012, but it is time now to look at prospects for the rest of this year
  • Liquidity will be the key to survival
    But Standard & Poor's rates most big names 'adequate'
  • Tankers will bounce back first, S&P forecasts
    But spot rates will remain vulnerable
  • Moving mountains to shape the future
    Shell's forecast of a gas world benefits shipping
  • Hong Kong dockers win court approval to picket inside Hutchison terminal
    Union members entitled to strike and to peacefully picket at the workplace, Hong Kong High Court rules
  • Still no magic bullet
    Are armed guards the answer for West Africa?
  • UK government fails to meet anti-piracy promise
    Money is being wasted due to lack of cohesive strategy, says UNA former chairman
  • Liquidity, liquidity, liquidity
    Cash will be king in 2013
  • Girls allowed, mariners welcome
    UK Chamber's last two presidential nominations send an important message
  • Nordic Capital acquires Unifeeder
    Montagu Private Equity to sell Danish logistics company
  • Battle to reclaim oil cargo could mark legal first in West Africa
    Luck and intelligence located pirates' Anuket Emerald booty
  • Singapore to invest $800m in LNG
    Capital boost comes as republic is on the verge of changing global LNG trade dynamics
  • Idle box fleet reaches highest level for a year
    More than 4% of the total global fleet is now idle
  • Flat market holds a strong future
    Capesize rates remain below operating costs. Meanwhile, a handful of owners continue to order new ships
  • Asia to Europe volumes increase again
    Busiest February since CTS records began

Fairplayweb site
APRIL 5, 2013
  • VLCC cash burn seen extending for years
    MODERN VLCCs will continue operating at loss-making levels for years unless demand and scrapping accelerate, ICAP Shipping predicted
  • Unifeeder acquired
    NORDIC Capital Fund VIII has agreed to acquire Unifeeder, the Danish logistics and container shipping company, from Montagu Private Equity in the UK
  • PETRONAS ups ante for MISC buyout
    PETRONAS, Malaysia's gas and oil giant, today raised its offer to buy out the country's MISC LNG carrier group to $4Bn, according to a bourse filing
  • Delhi pledges insurance for Iranian crude
    DELHI has pledged to create an insurance pool of 20Bn rupees ($370M) to help two Indian refiners buy crude from Iran
  • Jones Act tanker rates surge
    SPOT RATES for US coastwise petroleum shipments are reaching new highs, which should prompt more Jones Act tanker and barge orders, Credit Suisse analyst Gregory Lewis said today
  • Tallink buys Viking ro-pax
    VIKING Line said today it has sold its ro-pax Isabella to Tallink Grupp subsidiary Hansalink for €30M ($38.54M)
  • Cecon bondholders take up all shares on offer
    CECON said today its bondholders have subscribed for all 17.87M new shares the Oslo-listed offshore services vessel owner offered
  • Scorpio extends order push
    UNRELENTING growth continues at Scorpio Tankers, which has committed $209M to another half-dozen newbuilding product tankers
  • Taiwanese liners most exposed to HK port strike
    TAIWAN's three biggest box carriers appear to be worst affected by strikes that today began their second week at HIT
  • AET selling VLCCs?
    AET IS reported to be in talks to sell two of its 2005-built VLCCs, brokers told Fairplay today
  • BDI slides more on holidays
    THE Baltic Dry Index has been sliding all week, with the tonnage build-up over the Easter weekend and tomb-sweeping holidays in China pressuring rates
  • UK delays decision on Eurotunnel ferry role
    THE UK has put off a decision on whether to approve Eurotunnel's involvement in the Dover Strait ferry trade

The Journal of Commerceweb site
APRIL 5, 2013
  • American Railcar Industries Opening Mississippi Facility
    American Railcar Industries is opening a railcar maintenance facility in Brookhaven, Miss., in Lincoln County, expanding its presence in southwest Mississippi, according to Mississippi's Gov. Phil Bryant, local officials and ARI officials, the Mississippi Development Authority reports. The new facility, which will complement the company's operations in Bude, Miss., represents a...
  • Damco Opens Second Container Freight Station in Cambodia
    Damco opens another warehouse in Cambodia.Damco has opened a second container freight station warehouse facility in Cambodia, following the launch of Damco CFS Warehouse 1 in August 2011. Both facilities offer a combined space of more than 16,000 square meters (about 172,223 square feet) with more than 40 loading bays. "There are...
  • New Zealand's Tauranga Opens Expanded Container Terminal
    he Port of Tauranga, New Zealand, has opened its expanded container terminal facilities. The capital expenditure program included a $30 million extension to wharf length at the Tauranga Container Terminal, increasing it by 170 meters (about 558 feet) or 28 percent; the installation and commissioning of a new Liebherr super-post-Panamax ship-to-shore twin-lift...
  • Intermodal Cartage Announces Promotions, New Hires
    Intermodal Cartage Group, part of IMC Companies, has promoted two current team members to new roles and named two new hires at its Nashville, Tenn., office: Nick Payne has been promoted to regional vice president. Prior to this position, he held various roles in the intermodal industry, most recently as regional...
  • Port of Seattle Joins Environmental Initiative Green Marine
    The Port of Seattle has joined Green Marine, a voluntary environmental program for the maritime industry in North America. The port is the first U.S. West Coast port to join the environmental initiative. The program addresses nine environmental issues, including air emissions; community impact, such as noise, dust and light; and environmental...
  • US Senate to Study Impact of Panama Canal Expansion
    U.S. Senate Committee on Commerce, Science and Transportation will hold a hearing on April 10 at 2:30 p.m. EDT titled "Expanding the Panama Canal: What Does It Mean for American Freight and Infrastructure?" The hearing will explore how the Panama Canal expansion will change the movement of freight into and throughout...
  • QuestaWeb, AduanaSoft Join Forces for US-Mexico Trade
    U.S.-based QuestaWeb, a Web-based trade management provider, and Mexico-based AduanaSoft, an automated solutions provider for Mexican customs clearance, have entered into an alliance partnership and have subsequently integrated their software to offer a solution for U.S. companies manufacturing in Mexico's maquiladora industry. U.S. firms seeking to leverage the market advantages arising...
  • Vitran Names Deluce Interim President, CEO
    Vitran's board of directors has appointed Bill Deluce, current board member, as interim president and CEO, effective immediately. The appointment follows the resignation of Rick Gaetz as president, CEO and a director of the North American transportation firm. In the new position, Deluce will work with Vitran's management team and board of...
  • Orbcomm Acquires MobileNet, GlobalTrak
    Orbcomm has completed its acquisition of "substantially all of the assets" of MobileNet and the GlobalTrak division of System Planning. "The completion of the GlobalTrak and MobileNet acquisitions is a significant step forward in building our diverse portfolio of end-to-end solutions and enables Orbcomm to execute our long-term vision of expanding...
  • Canada, UAE Advance Agenda to Strengthen Bilateral Ties
    The goals set for Canada and the United Arab Emirates' strategic agenda have been accomplished and will be formalized next month, according to John Baird, Canada's Foreign Affairs Minister, and Sheikh Abdullah bin Zayed Al Nahyan, Foreign Minister of the UAE. More than a year ago, the two nations planned an...
  • WCI: Trans-Atlantic Rate Increase Flops
    World Container Index rates between New York and Rotterdam Full-size image Trans-Atlantic carriers failed to achieve a general rate increase set for April 1 between Northern Europe and the U.S. East Coast. Carriers such as CMA CGM, Hapag Lloyd, APL and Maersk Line announced rate hikes of between $200 and $300 on...
  • CMA CGM to Hike Europe-Asia Rates in May
    CMA CGM will increase rates on its trade from North Europe to the Far East, starting May 1. The container line said the hike will be $125 per 20-foot equivalent unit....
  • IAG Cargo Volume Fell Nearly 8 Percent in March
    International Airlines Group, the merged British Airways-Iberia carrier, reported cargo traffic of 499 million metric-ton-kilometers in March, down 7.9 percent from 542 million metric-ton-kilometers of cargo in March 2012. From January to March, IAG handled 1,364 million metric-ton-kilometers of cargo, down 8 percent compared with 1,482 million metric-ton-kilometers in the first...
  • EPA Voids Import Approval for 74,000 Recreational Vehicles
    The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency has withdrawn approval of the import and sale of up to 74,000 gas-powered on- and off-road motorcycles and all-terrain vehicles from China on the grounds that it may have received incomplete or falsified certification information. EPA said it issued the vehicle certificates from 2006 to 2012...
  • Unifeeder Sale Could Hasten Short-Sea Consolidation
    The acquisition of Unifeeder by Nordic Capital announced today is likely to hasten consolidation of the North Sea and Baltic markets. The Swedish-based private equity fund said it views Unifeeder, Europe's biggest short-sea carrier, as "an attractive platform for further and accelerated organic and acquisitive growth" in the pan-European shipping market. "There...
  • Nordic Capital to Buy Unifeeder
    Nordic Capital has agreed to buy Unifeeder, Europe's largest short-sea container line, from the U.K.'s Montagu Private Equity for an undisclosed price. Aarhus, Denmark-based Unifeeder transported more than 2 million containers with a fleet of 37 chartered ships between more than 40 ports in northern Europe, the U.K., the western Mediterranean...

TradeWindsweb site
APRIL 5, 2013
  • Bird flu threatens bulk
    An outbreak of the avian flu in China could have an impact on the dry-bulk sector, according to analysts at ICAP Shipping.
  • Hosco bulker arrested
    US Marshals have been ordered to arrest a bulker controlled by Hebei Ocean Shipping Co of China.
  • Rio run for Diana ship
    Diana Shipping will be banking smaller cheques from another of its ships after securing a period charter for a panamax today.
  • Yujin sells bunker vessel
    London-listed tanker owner Yujin International has sold one of its bunker tankers.
  • Scorpio's next stop
    Scorpio Tankers has been tipped for an eighth trip to the capital markets before putting pen to paper on its next round of newbuildings.
  • Norden springs buy-back
    Norden has pulled the trigger on a $30m share buy-back.
  • Farewell Montagu
    Nordic Capital has swooped for control of Unifeeder which had been placed on the sale block by private equity parent Montagu.
  • A dynasty defended
    We take a look at what was said in the market over the past week.
  • Nobu reveals paper pain
    Nobu Su's TMT lost over $1bn on FFAs in the aftermath of the financial crisis, the shipowner admits today.
  • Petronas raises MISC bid
    Petronas has tabled an improved offer for Malaysian shipowner MISC following resistance by minority shareholders.
  • Viking Line sells oldie
    Finnish ferry outfit Viking Line is selling an ageing roro to a compatriot owner to help pay for its new LNG-powered cruiseship.
  • Paying Peter
    TradeWinds digests the digits making the headlines this week.
  • Precious adds a third
    Precious Shipping has continued on the acquisition trail after ordering another cement carrier newbuilding in China.
  • Sapura plans placement
    SapuraKencana is aiming to raise some MYR1.6bn ($450m) to help fund its acquisition of Seadrill's tender rig business.
  • Shell to sell Geelong
    Shell says it is looking to sell its Geelong Refinery in Australia as it looks to concentrate on large scale sites.
  • DSA opts for diplomat
    The Danish Shipowners' Association (DSA) has named a current diplomat as its new director general.
  • Helix signs up BP
    BP has agreed to charter Helix Energy's Q5000 well intervention semisubmersible vessel for up to five years.

American Shipperweb site
APRIL 5, 2013
  • Mass. governor, legislature at odds over transportation
    The House proposal, which will be up for a vote Monday, April 8, hopes to pay for transportation programs, such as road and bridge repairs, by increasing the gasoline tax by three cents per gallon, among other measures.
  • Injunction extended against Hong Kong strikers
    Hong Kong's High Court has extended an injunction first obtained April 1 on striking dockworkers, barring them from entering container terminals in Kwai Chung where the port's container terminal is located.
  • Poor roads a big cost for Nevada
  • S&P says ship operators face refinancing, default risks
    "Given that market conditions are extremely fragile, we believe that, to keep the industry in the black, leading container operators will have to maintain stringent capacity management and pricing discipline," the rating agency said.
  • Port of L.A. reaches 53-foot depth
    The Corps of Engineers completed the 10-year, $370 million deepening of the port's main navigation channel and turning basins, enabling it to receive a new generation of super-size vessels now being deployed.
  • Damco opens second Cambodian facility
  • CII, Swiss forwarder supply French Polynesia
  • CSAV building new ships, repaying AFLAC loan at discount
  • EU retail trade flat in February

The Bunker Bulletinweb site
APRIL 5, 2013
  • Weekly global market update
    A weekly price round up of bunkering hubs from around the globe.
  • Bunker prices in the Americas end week lower
    Demand was slow across the Americas, players told Bunkerworld.
  • Crude plummets as US economic growth questioned
    WTI crude headed for biggest weekly drop in six months as US employers hired less than half the number of workers forecast in March.
  • Prices lack direction in Fujairah while soft in Africa
    Suez prices soft.
  • Prices sliding in European markets
    Piraeus MGO prices down by $24.50 pmt.
  • Japanese bunker avails expected to tighten
    Refinery turnarounds hitting fuel oil output.
  • Company claims 'breakthrough' for its power generator
    Technology could be 'attractive' for naval architects.
  • State aid for sulphur compliance not forthcoming
    Few signs that EU governments are supporting shipowner in efforts to find alternatives to MGO.
  • Disrupting bunkering was 'unforgivable sabotage'
    Japan reports 'record low catch' after anti-whaling group blocked ship-to-ship fuel transfer.
  • 1989-built vessel sold following dual-fuel ferry's arrival
    Viking Line says sale is part of 'long-term strategy'.
  • Week ends with IFO prices largely down at major ports
    Bunker deliveries at Busan and Tokyo Bay subject to weather conditions.
  • Protocol developed for analysing bunkers
    Aim is to help engineers develop more efficient engines.
  • Ferries to start slow steaming in New Zealand
    Sailing time for the Kaitaki and Arahura will be increased.
  • South China fuel oil imports down 38% in March
    About 120,000 mt of fuel oil imported to region in March.
  • Stolt Tankers incurs losses in Q1
    Weaker performance due in part to falling bunker surcharge, says company.
  • IOE starts physical supply operations at Colombo
    Working with Sri Lanka state firms CPSTL and CPC.

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FROM THE HOME PAGE
CMA CGM closed the first quarter of 2025 with a net profit of 1.12 billion dollars (+42.8%)
Marseille
Revenues up +12.1%
ECSA and SEA Europe explain how to ensure and increase the competitiveness of the EU maritime industry
Szczecin/Brussels
In the first three months of 2025, freight traffic in the ports of Genoa and Savona-Vado grew by +1.4%
In the first three months of 2025, freight traffic in the ports of Genoa and Savona-Vado grew by +1.4%
Genoa
In the container sector, a sharp increase in transhipments (+107.3%) and a slight decrease in import-export (-0.7%)
The ports of Bremen and Hamburg close the first quarter with a +3% growth in traffic
The ports of Bremen and Hamburg close the first quarter with a +3% growth in traffic
Bremen/Hamburg
Terminal operator HHLA posts record quarterly revenue
In the first quarter of 2025, cargo traffic in the port of Koper grew by +9.9%
Coper
Containerized cargo volumes continue to grow
Paul Pathy elected BIMCO President
Copenhagen
He is the president and CEO of the Canadian Fednav
The project to resection the western dock of the port of Gioia Tauro is about to start
Joy Taurus
It is not subject to the VIA procedure
HMM closed the first quarter with a net profit growth of +52.5%
HMM closed the first quarter with a net profit growth of +52.5%
Seoul
The South Korean company's fleet transported 930,629 containers (+4.2%)
In the first quarter, Hapag-Lloyd's revenues increased by +18.6% and net profit by +49.6%.
In the first quarter, Hapag-Lloyd's revenues increased by +18.6% and net profit by +49.6%.
Hamburg
The company's fleet transported 3.3 million containers (+8.8%)
Evergreen, Yang Ming and WHL's quarterly earnings growth eases
Keelung/Taipei
The second company recorded a decline in profits
In the first three months of 2025, cruise traffic at GPH terminals increased by +30%
Istanbul
In the period, 1,568 ships (+53%) called at them
In the first quarter of 2025, ship traffic in the Suez Canal decreased by -17.1%
In the first quarter of 2025, ship traffic in the Suez Canal decreased by -17.1%
Cairo
Growth of +16.4% in the value of transit rights paid by ships
This morning the ceremony of laying the first stone of the Darsena Europa in the port of Livorno
This morning the ceremony of laying the first stone of the Darsena Europa in the port of Livorno
Leghorn
Five years of work and an investment of 550 million euros are expected
Russia to invest $6 billion over the next six years to develop shipbuilding
Fly
Over 1,600 Civilian Ships Planned to Be Built by 2036
US, China agree to suspend tariffs for 90 days, cut by 115 percentage points
Beijing/Washington
They will drop to 30% and 10% respectively from the current 145% and 125%
In the first quarter, cargo traffic in Tunisian ports decreased by -2.6%
In the first three months of 2025, freight traffic in the port of Ravenna increased by +8.9%
Ravenna
Increase in dry bulk, containerized and conventional cargo
The port of Ancona closed the first quarter with a traffic of 2.1 million tons of goods (+4%)
Ancona
At the Ortona airport a decrease of -9% was recorded and at the Vasto airport a growth of +14%
In the first quarter, Costamare's revenues decreased by -6.1%
Monk
Costamare Bulkers Spin-Off Completed
The western dock of the port of Gioia Tauro has become operational
Joy Taurus
Container ship "MSC Bridge" docks
Maersk Group posts positive quarterly financial results
Maersk Group posts positive quarterly financial results
Copenhagen
Container volumes transported by the fleet remain stable. Traffic growth of +8.4% in port terminals
European Commission approves Italy's request to reintroduce the International Registry
Brussels
It will be in force until the end of 2033
In the port of Trieste, bulk cargo decreases and miscellaneous goods increase
Trieste
In the first quarter, a decrease of -4.3% was recorded. In Monfalcone, traffic increased by +54.9%
In the first quarter, goods handled by the port of Venice increased by +4.3%
Venice
Solid bulk and containerized cargoes on the rise. Liquid bulk drops by -6.1%
GNV orders four more ro-pax vessels from Guangzhou Shipyard International
Genoa
Deliveries of the 71,300 GRT units will begin in early 2028
The agreement between the Region and the extraordinary commissioner gives the go-ahead to the construction of the Darsena Europa in the port of Livorno
Florence
Giani: work can finally start
Filt, Fit and Uilt support Ciane's activity in Genoa and Savona, which would be put in danger by Petromar's competition
Genoa
Hupac will focus on combined transport on the North-South axis, focusing on high-volume connections
Zurich
DFDS Quarterly Revenues Up 7.5% With Ekol Acquisition
Copenhagen
The volumes of goods transported by the fleet are stable. Passengers drop by -27.5%
At the end of 2025, RAlpin will suspend the rolling highway rail service between Fribourg and Novara
Olten
The company denounces the numerous and unexpected restrictions on the railway network
Terminal operator ICTSI closes a record first quarter
Manila
Historic peak in financial results and container freight volumes handled
Premuda, management buy-out operation on the entire share capital of the company
Genoa
It was implemented with the strategic and financial support of Pillarstone
In the first quarter of this year, ship transits through the Panama Canal increased by +35.9%
In the first quarter of this year, ship transits through the Panama Canal increased by +35.9%
Panama
Ships carried 60.0 million tons of cargo (+40.1%)
In the first quarter of 2025, maritime traffic in the Bosphorus Strait decreased by -7.5%
In the first quarter of 2025, maritime traffic in the Bosphorus Strait decreased by -7.5%
Ankara
A total of 9,351 ships passed through
Tender for the expansion and technological modernization of Gate IV of the Port of Trieste
Trieste
It is related to the technical and economic feasibility design of the project
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
Le Aziende informano
Il retrofit ibrido-elettrico di ABB guida i traghetti dei laghi italiani verso un futuro più sostenibile
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
New orders value growth slows
CEVA Logistics (CMA CGM group) will buy the Turkish Borusan Lojistik
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
DP World to operate multipurpose terminal at Syrian port of Tartous
Damascus
An investment of 800 million dollars is planned
Mercitalia Logistics - Logtainer Agreement
Rome
The aim is to develop intermodal maritime transport services in Italy and Europe.
Port of Long Beach Sets New Container Traffic Record for April
Long Beach/Hong Kong
Hong Kong port handled 1.2 million containers (+6.0%)
RINA closes 2024 with revenues once again at a record level
Genoa
In the first quarter, turnover increased by +12% and new orders by +16%
The fourth edition of the national conference "Interporti al centro" will be held on May 23rd
Rome
Organized by UIR, it is scheduled at the Interporto Rivers in Venice
In the UK, express delivery company Evri and DHL's e-commerce division merge
London
Another 20 tractors coming for Contship Group's Hannibal
The Spice
They will be taken into delivery between the end of this year and the first months of 2026.
In April, the port of Singapore handled over 3.6 million containers (+7.1%)
Singapore
In terms of weight, containerized traffic decreased by -2.5%
Assagenti suggests the priorities that will have to be addressed by the next president of the port of Genoa
Genoa
Danaos Corporation's Quarterly Revenues Steady
Athens
Net profit down -23.5%
Cargo traffic in Montenegro ports stable in first quarter
Podgorica
Growth of +73.9% in volumes to and from Italy
Prysmian inaugurates the new cable-laying vessel Prysmian Monna Lisa
Milan
Finnish plant producing high-voltage submarine cables expanded
Second container terminal inaugurated at Cameroonian port of Kribi
Yaounde
It has a quay of 715 linear meters and a seabed depth of -16 meters
Eurogate Intermodal has bought the Deisser trucking company
Hamburg/Stuttgart
The Stuttgart-based company specializes in the container segment
Discount announced on transit fee for large container ships in Suez Canal
Ismailia
15% reduction for ships of at least 130,000 SCNT tons
The Simplified Logistics Zone of the Port and hinterland of La Spezia is ready to be made operational
Genoa/La Spezia
Regional councilor Piana made this known
Port of Genoa, the TAR for Lazio has annulled the Ignazio Messina-Terminal San Giorgio merger
Rome
Grimaldi Euromed's appeal accepted
Fincantieri closes first quarter with record new orders
Trieste
Strong growth in revenue and EBITDA
Stop, other Regions should follow Abruzzo's example by introducing the regional ferrobonus
Rome
The laying of the first pillar of the logistics park under construction in Tortona was celebrated
Tortona
The project is scheduled for completion in May 2026.
The Customs Free Zone enclosed in Genoa as an opportunity to mitigate the impact of duties
Genoa
Spediporto highlights it
Taiwan's Evergreen and Yang Ming saw revenue decline in April
Keelung/Taipei
Compatriot Wan Hai Lines' turnover grows
In the first three months of 2025, RCL containerships transported 658,000 TEU (+8.9%)
Bangkok
Revenues up +37.6%
The preparation process for the Port Regulatory Plan of Ancona has begun
Ancona
Preliminary verification of the Strategic Environmental Assessment has begun
d'Amico International Shipping reports quarterly revenue and earnings decline
Luxembourg
Balestra di Mottola: We do not expect any impact on us from any port tariffs applied in the US for ships built in China
Towards the final approval of the nomination of Francesco Benevolo as president of the port of Ravenna
Rome
The MIT has forwarded the proposal to the Transport Commission of the Chamber
The decline in vehicle volumes transported by the Wallenius Wilhelmsen fleet continues
Lysaker
The first three months of 2025 were closed with revenues of 1.3 billion dollars (+3.4%)
Shipping agents, customs agents and freight forwarders of La Spezia applaud Pisano's appointment
The Spice
For the presidency of the AdSP - they rejoice - "one of us" has been chosen
MIT appoints Bruno Pisano as president of the AdSP of the Eastern Ligurian Sea
Rome
DHL Buys IDS Fulfillment
Westerville/Indianapolis
Strengthening the e-commerce segment
V.Ships created V.Yachts to provide its services to large yachts
London
It will be based in Monaco
Mercitalia Rail transports scrap iron from Pomezia to steel mills in Northern Italy
Milan
Finnlines revenues increased by +2.3% in the first quarter
Helsinki
The volumes transported by the fleet are increasing, with the exception of cars
NYK to build third car terminal at Barcelona port
Barcelona
Work begins on the electrification of the MSC Crociere terminal
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The Verdane investment fund sells Danelec to the GTT group
Paris
Danish company develops technologies for digitalization of maritime transport
Israeli forces attacked the port of Hodeyda
Jerusalem
IDF, measures taken to limit damage to ships
Vard signs new contract with Dong Fang Offshore for OSCV vessel
Trieste
It will be delivered in the first quarter of 2028
Collaboration protocol between the Federation of the Sea and WSense
Rome
Among the aims, to promote intelligent and sustainable management of marine resources
A conference on maritime engineering works and climate change in Rome on Wednesday
Rome
It will be held at the Auditorium Fondazione MAXXI
The 2024 general financial statement of the Eastern Adriatic Sea Port Authority has been approved
Trieste
It records a general administrative surplus of almost 283 million euros
Accelleron Industries Announces Further Investments in Italy
Baden
The aim is to strengthen technological leadership in fuel injection systems for the decarbonisation of the maritime sector.
UAE's AD Ports continues to invest in Egypt
Cairo/Abu Dhabi
Usufruct contract to develop and manage a logistics and industrial park near the port of Port Said
The 2024 final budget of the Central Adriatic Sea Port System Authority has been approved
Ancona
Green light from the Management Committee
RFI, tender awarded for maintenance and telecommunications enhancement works
Rome
Program worth approximately 180 million euros
Contract signed assigning CMA CGM the management of the container terminal at the port of Latakia
Damascus
Investments of 230 million euros expected in the first four years
Rizzo appointed extraordinary commissioner of the Strait Port System Authority
Messina
DHL Group revenues increased by +2.8% in the first three months of 2025
Bonn
Net profit of 830 million euros (+3.9%)
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 the first three months of 2025, freight traffic in Albanian ports decreased by -1.8%
Tirana
Passengers also decreasing (-1.6%)
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
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%
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 fourth edition of the national conference "Interporti al centro" will be held on May 23rd
Rome
Organized by UIR, it is scheduled at the Interporto Rivers in Venice
A conference on maritime engineering works and climate change in Rome on Wednesday
Rome
It will be held at the Auditorium Fondazione MAXXI
››› 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
Last year, the revenues of the Chinese group CMPort increased by +3.1%
Hong Kong
In the first three months of 2025, port terminals handled 36.4 million containers (+5.6%)
The financial statements of the AdSP of Western Liguria and the Central-Northern Tyrrhenian Sea have been approved
Genoa/Civitavecchia
Konecranes revenues increased by +7.7% in the first three months of 2025
Helsinki
343 million euros of new orders for port vehicles (+37.5%)
Kuehne+Nagel posts first quarter of growth
Schindellegi
The logistics group's net sales amounted to 6.33 billion Swiss francs (+14.9%)
Application by TDT (Grimaldi group) for the construction and management of 50% of the Terminal Darsena Europa in Livorno
Leghorn
The company has requested an extension of the duration of the current concession
In 2024, 58 million invested in the modernization of the ports of Livorno, Piombino and the island of Elba
Leghorn
The final budget and the annual report of the AdSP have been approved
EIB advice to strengthen climate resilience of the ports of Volos, Alexandroupolis and Patras
Luxembourg
It will assist port authorities in identifying and managing climate risks
In the first quarter the port of Valencia handled 1.3 million containers (+3.4%)
Valencia
Transhipment traffic decline
The Management Committee of the Central Tyrrhenian Sea Port Authority has unanimously approved the 2024 financial statement
Naples
SOS LOGistica will acquire the qualification of Third Sector Entity
Milan
The association currently has 74 members
In the first three months of 2025, freight traffic in the ports of Barcelona and Algeciras decreased
Barcelona/Algeciras
Hupac transfers intermodal service with Padua to Novara
Noise
Until now the other terminal was the one in Busto Arsizio
PSA SECH has operated the first 400-meter train at Parco Ferroviario Rugna
Genoa
Capacity up to 20 pairs of trains per day
The 2024 financial statement of the Eastern Liguria Port Authority was unanimously approved
The Spice
The war clearance preparatory to the expansion of the Ravano Terminal in La Spezia is nearing completion
The Spice
The AdSP has invested over 600 thousand euros in it
Francesco Rizzo appointed president of the AdSP of the Strait
Rome
He has repeatedly denounced the uselessness of the construction of the bridge over the Strait
US aircraft attack Yemeni port of Ras Isa
Tampa/Beirut
38 dead and over a hundred injured
In 2025 Stazioni Marittime predicts an increase in ferry and cruise traffic in the port of Genoa
MIT Mobility Report Highlights Rising Demand for Both Passengers and Freight
Rome
In the first quarter, cargo traffic in Russian ports decreased by -5.6%
St. Petersburg
Both dry goods (-5.3%) and liquid bulk (-5.8%) are decreasing
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