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April 15, 2013
Sched Netweb site
  • OOCL to increase its Asia-Europe rate US$550/TEU starting May 15
  • Asia-Europe rates plunge 12.2pc to US$940/TEU, Asia-Med off 11pc
  • New York bosses sign ILA deal, employers to vote on master pact this week
  • Xiangtang-Putian Railway expected to start running in September
  • Xinjiang to spend US$2.7 billion on long-line railway construction
  • Second China-Kazakhstan railway moves 150,000 tonnes in first 100 days
  • Manzhouli, Nanjing Customs cut red tape for China-Euro rail shippers
  • Alashankou customs two-month cargo up 25.2pc to 4.9 million tonnes
  • Nikon Thailand outsources camera making to Laos after Thai wages rise
  • Shanghai Customs seizes 383 TEU of illegal solid waste from 28,340 TEU
  • Panama Canal chief tells Singapore: Expansion will boost world trade
  • US truckers: Expanded Panama Canal to divert less cargo than expected
  • Etihad Airways quarterly cargo up 17pc as revenues rise US$193 million
  • Lufthansa Cargo cuts capacity, sales fall 5.9pc as prospects improve
  • Oz forwarders question costs imposed by new Regulated Shipper Scheme

Exim Indiaweb site
APRIL 12, 2013
  • Bahri announces changes in NCC, Odfjell joint venture
  • Holding Directors liable for incidents onboard ships disturbing: INSA
  • MOL again listed on ESG/RI Index
  • India no longer in Canadian GPT regime from 2015
  • Birla Cellulosic brings in first import consignment to Adani Hazira Port
  • Centre approves second dock at Haldia
  • Chennai Port earns surplus despite global recession
  • KPT union to approach MoS to settle pending issues
  • PSA s CITPL achieves record vessel productivity of 115 moves per hour
  • Sri Balaji CFS crosses 1,000-TEU milestone in March 2013
  • Forex reserves increase $1.196 bn to $293.843 bn
  • Govt permits 8,587 t of raw sugar exports to US
  • INR ends week better at 54.53
  • Cory provides solution for weighty transport problem
  • U-Freight handles ultra-long load
  • V. Alexander moves compressor stations 3,500 km by road from Germany to Russia

International Transport Journalweb site
  • Progress for Nueces River rail yard project
  • TCB boosts activities at Puerto Quetzal
  • New standard for flexitanks
  • Kuehne + Nagel opens office in Myanmar
  • Toll UK begins work on new headquarters
  • Etihad Cargo broadens network east and west
  • Rudolph Logistik opens new logistics centre
  • International Logistics Forum has new chairman
  • New director of Asia Pacific channel sales
  • First train for Etihad Rail arrives at Mussafah port
  • China Southern's Dayong - Taipei service only starts today
  • First new DAF XF comes off production line
  • Road hauliers flag out fewer lorries in Denmark
  • How to upgrade the USA's northeast corridor

Marine Logweb site
APRIL 12, 2013
  • Leevac wins Tidewater PSV contract
  • Inland Salvage completes salvage of jack-up in GoM
  • Propeller Club to honor Rep. Elijah Cummings
  • Martens Marine takes delivery of AHTS
  • Donjon Shipbuilding to build two hopper barges
  • Arctech Helsinki to deliver second icebreaking supply vessel
  • Marcon brokers sale of veteran tug
  • MHI uses induction straightening on cruise newbuilds
  • Marshall Islands updates maritime legislation
  • Wärtsilä 34DF dual-fuel claims EPA certification first

World Wide Shipperweb site
APRIL 12, 2013
  • Soda ash terminal upgrades in works at Port of Portland
  • US rail freight traffic up/down during March
  • Marcon brokers sale of tug LESLIE FOSS
  • Grays Harbor Port Commission Oks Terminal 3 lease option
  • OOCL plans to end Atlantic Gulf Mexico run

Lloyd's Listweb site
APRIL 12, 2013
  • Sovcomflot's annual profits slashed by a third
    But state-owned Russian giant weathers the tanker downturn to remain in the black
  • Action man
    J. Christopher Lytle was appointed executive director of the Port of Long Beach a little more than a year ago - and what a year it has been
  • Calculating the cost of piracy
    Economists offer a range of estimates but agree that the bill is too high
  • Pragmatism, please
    As forests are torn up it falls to politicians, not shipping, to shape the palm oil debate
  • Getting real
    A Hijacking shows how fact-based fiction can reshape public perceptions of piracy
  • Invitation to A Hijacking
    A new film gives Somali piracy the Scandinoir treatment
  • Banks stick by thrifty, combative Greeks
    'Relationship of the needy' is actually effective, says Petropoulos
  • Box lines delay Asia-Europe rate rises
    Carriers lose their nerve as the spot market weakens
  • East Asia box ports to post 5% growth in throughput
    Region has seen 42% rise in the five years to 2011 despite the 2009 recession
  • Nobu Su versus the banks
    Taiwanese shipping tycoon is particularly unhappy with RBS
  • Marubeni-SK Shipping joint venture to book two gas carriers
    New venture will transport LNG from US and Australia to South Korea, Nikkei reports
  • Taiwan-based lenders press TMT to sell tonnage
    Main creditors lose patience after Nobu Su-led owner delays or misses payments
  • Port Botany and Port Kembla leases granted for $5.3bn
    New South Wales state government awards 99-year concession to NSW Ports Consortium
  • Supply and demand gap to widen
    Danish Ship Finance expects supply growth to exceed distance-adjusted demand growth by four percentage points
  • Chemical tanker fleet could shrink next year
    Capacity cut will boost owners' earnings
  • The US Vessel General Permit's scope
    Criteria may differ from state to state
  • US updates scrubber wash-water limitations
    Revised rules require systems to be monitored continuously
  • US issues final rules for vessel discharges
    New Vessel General Permit will include ballast water limitations
  • Changing growth model will hit China tonne-mile demand
    Dansk Skibskredit predicts switch to internal market

Fairplayweb site
APRIL 12, 2013
  • Woodside scuttles $45Bn onshore LNG hub
    WOODSIDE Petroleum today said it is dropping a proposed $45Bn scheme to build an onshore LNG processing hub for the Browse basin
  • Ports assail budget cuts
    US PORT officials are concerned that President Barack Obama's 2014 budget does not go far enough to pay for deepening and maintaining port and harbour draughts. Ports assail Obama budget proposal
  • TEPCO slashes crude cargoes
    TEPCO of Japan expects to slash its crude import cargoes by one-third and increase purchases of electricity from its coal-fired power plants by up to 54%, IHS World Markets Energy reported today
  • Ridgebury gains funding for tanker acquisitions
    NEW YORK-based private equity fund Riverstone Holdings has invested $200M in Connecticut's Ridgebury Tankers, which will use the money to buy vessels
  • Evergreen, CMA CGM plan Red Sea service
    TAIWAN'S Evergreen Line and partner CMA CGM of France plan next month to start a new South Red Sea Service linking Southeast Asia, the Indian subcontinent and the Red Sea
  • China's steel demand weakens even more
    CHINESE steel demand is continuing to weaken, with stockpiles today 22% higher year on year
  • Singapore piles on green ship incentives
    SINGAPORE-flagged ships that implement green measures can expect even more tax and fee breaks, transport minister Lui Tuck Yew said today
  • Korea vehicle exports fall 16%
    SOUTH Korea said its vehicle exports fell 16% year on year to 258,067 units in March
  • Jebel Ali seen as mega-hub
    DUBAI Ports World has told Fairplay the group sees its flagship Jebel Ali terminal as a Middle East mega-hub for Asian box traffic
  • STX O&S's creditor banks agree on rescue
    STX OFFSHORE & Shipbuilding's creditor banks have agreed to a joint restructuring effort
  • Hartmann offers service to West Africa
    COMPETITION in the Europe/West Africa conventional cargo trade is increasing, with Germany's Hartmann now throwing its hat in the ring
  • Ezra's profits rise 50%
    SINGAPORE-listed offshore player Ezra Holdings said today profits for its second quarter ended in February rose 50% year on year to $33M
  • Capesizes pick up
    CAPESIZE rates improved slightly this week as Australian miners returned to the market after the Easter and Chinese holidays over the past fortnight
  • TORM delisting on NASDAQ voted
    TORM'S stockholders have approved its board's proposal to delist on NASDAQ

The Journal of Commerceweb site
APRIL 12, 2013
  • NSW Ports Consortium Leases Two Australian Ports
    Australia's New South Wales government has leased Port Botany and Port Kembla, following a six-month bidding process, according to Mike Baird, treasurer of New South Wales and member of the New South Wales Parliament. The 99-year lease of the state-owned assets of the ports has been awarded to the NSW Ports...
  • YRC Worldwide to Lock Out IAM Mechanics
    YRC Worldwide is facing off against a union representing a small group of employees, demanding those workers take the same wage and benefit cuts already accepted by thousands of Teamsters and nonunion co-workers. The $4.9 billion less-than-truckload operator said it will end a contract extension April 15 that covers about 200...
  • Hyundai Merchant Marine Offers Reefer Monitoring Service
    Hyundai Merchant Marine has launched a refrigerated on-board temperature monitoring service, which allows its customers to check a reefer container's temperature and thusly ensure the stability and safety of the its inner cargo. The service is provided to customers with a surcharge of $100 per unit and is available for the...
  • SCFI: Asia-Europe Lanes Give Back March GRI Gains
    Shanghai Containerized Freight Index, North Europe, week of April 12, 2013 Full-size image The Shanghai Containerized Freight Index has fallen below the $1,000 per 20-foot container mark in European lanes in the week prior to another proposed, but possibly delayed, general rate increase set for April 15 for carriers such as Hapag-Lloyd, Maersk...
  • 4PL Transportation Insight Joins Warehouse Group
    Transportation Insight has accepted an invitation to join the International Warehouse Logistics Association. Transportation Insight is the first fourth-party logistics provider to become part of the warehouse association. ILWA members voted in March to amend the organization's bylaws to create a 4PL membership. The alliance will help Transportation Insight source potential warehouse...
  • Grup TCB to Operate Guatemala Container Terminal
    Rendering of the new Puerto Quetzal Container Terminal in Guatemala.Grup TCB will operate the new TCQ terminal at Puerto Quetzal in Guatemala for the next 25 years with an option to renew the contract. In order to improve service levels and productivity of container operations in the area, the maritime freight...
  • SCFI: Trans-Pacific Rates Down After Two-Week Surge
    Shanghai Containerized Freight Index, U.S. West Coast, week of April 12, 2013 Full-size image The Shanghai Containerized Freight Index dropped this week after two weeks of increases in trans-Pacific lanes as a result of the April 1 general rate increase. The Transpacific Stabilization Agreement and some of its member carriers, including OOCL, MSC and CMA CGM,...
  • NYSA Ratifies ILA's New York Local Contract
    New York Shipping Association members ratified a new International Longshoremen's Association labor contract that NYSA officials said clears the way to make the Port of New York and New Jersey more competitive. The NYSA-ILA agreement is one of numerous contracts supplementing the coastwide master contract negotiated by the union and United...
  • Hactl Air Cargo Volume Drops
    Hactl Air Cargo Volume Full-size image The first three months of 2013 show a 1.1 percent year-over-year increase in imports and a 3.6 percent decrease in exports handled by Hong Kong Air Cargo Terminals Ltd. In March 2013, Hactl handled 56.6 million kg of air cargo imports, 1.6 percent less than March 2012,...
  • FedEx Trade Networks Expands Latin America Services
    FedEx Trade Networks has expanded its presence and service capabilities in the Latin America region through a series of operational developments. Over the last several months, the company has executed an expansion plan, including opening new offices, establishing alliances with regional service providers and launching new freight forwarding service options. The freight...
  • NASSTRAC: More Shippers Collaborate to Cut Costs
    Shippers are working together to control rising transportation costs much more than is widely realized, a survey of more than 100 companies shows. More than half the companies surveyed, 54.9 percent, told NASSTRAC they collaborate with other shippers as well as carriers to control transportation costs. NASSTRAC's first annual shipper survey found...
  • Importers Advised to Be Prepared for Customs Audit
    RANCHO MIRAGE, Calif. - Because Customs and Border Protection performs hundreds of regulatory audits each year, and the agency provides only two or three weeks advance notice of the audit, importers must always have their house in order if they want to pass what can be an excruciating exercise. An industry...
  • DHL Express to Enhance Asia Network
    By the end of April, DHL Express will add wide-body aircraft to its global aviation network and adjust its intra-Asia connections, enhancing connections particularly between the Americas and Asia. "A new direct connection from DHL's Americas hub to Japan, as well as links between Japan and the broader Asia-Pacific region, will...
  • New York Port Truckers Complain of TWIC Delays
    Trucking companies at the Port of New York and New Jersey say slow renewals of federal Transportation Worker Identification Credentials threaten to shut their drivers out of port terminals. Several trucking officials complained about TWIC renewal delays during a forum sponsored by the New Jersey Motor Truck Association, an affiliate of...
  • Q&A: Do Container Rate Hikes Add Up?
    Q: Can you help me sort out the confusion that seems to be coming out in news reports about projections for the trans-Pacific trade? We have a lot of cargo moving in this trade, in both directions, and we're trying to get a handle on what's going to happen. Carrier executives...
  • Finnair Cargo Launches New York-Brussels Freighter Service
    Finnair Cargo has launched a freighter flight service from New York to Brussels. The air freight carrier has partnered with H. Essers to provide road feeder service with truck connections to central European destinations. Road feeder service partners to and from Finnair Cargo's Helsinki, Finland, hub will continue normally....
  • Maersk Adds Busan, South Korea, to Asia-Europe Service
    Maersk adds Busan, South Korea, to AE10 service.Maersk Line has added Busan, South Korea, to its Asia-Europe, AE10, service schedule. The first vessel calling Busan terminal on the westbound rotation will be Ebba Maersk with an estimated time of arrival on April 29. Busan Port expects rising volume in conjunction with increasing...

TradeWindsweb site
APRIL 12, 2013
  • CDC tests 'unsatisfactory'
    Ships owned by the two largest cruise owners have received more 'unsatisfactory' grades from Center for Disease Control (CDC) sanitation inspectors so far this year than in the last five previous calendar years combined.
  • SCF eyes on year-end prize
    Sovcomflot expects to wait until late 2013 or early 2014 for "gradual stabilisation" of freight rates, boss Sergey Frank said.
  • Pirate gets 11 years
    A juvenile Somali pirate has been jailed for 11 years in Japan for attacking an MOL tanker.
  • Torm scoops supramax
    Torm has taken its first dip this year into the dry-cargo period market.
  • Sungdong swapping debt
    Creditors of Korea's Sungdong Shipbuilding & Marine Engineering are planning a debt to equity swap worth KRW 136bn ($119m).
  • French connection
    Galbraith's has wasted no time in starting to fill the hole left in its tanker desk by the exit of three brokers to rival SSY.
  • Fafnir ties up newbuild
    Iceland's Fafnir Offshore has landed a six-year charter for its new PSV a month after ordering it.
  • Golar's regas risk
    Golar LNG's plan to fit regasification kit to four newbuildings has raised eyebrows among analysts.
  • Chinese counsel
    We take a look at what was said in the market over the past week.
  • TMM falls to loss
    Mexican tanker owner Grupo TMM has racked up a loss for 2012 after the previous year's big foreign exchange gains were not repeated.
  • Ezra bumps up profit
    Lionel Lee's Ezra Holdings has wrapped up a batch of new contracts worth $120m on the same day that it announced a 50% hike in earnings.
  • STX leads Friday fall
    STX Offshore & Shipbuilding today saw its share price drop to the lowest level since its IPO a decade ago.
  • Maersk getting FIT
    AP Moller-Maersk is to slim down this year by selling off assets worth $1.5bn, its CEO says.
  • Cash boost for Titan
    Embattled Titan Petrochemicals has received another cash injection from two new investors.
  • Losing start for Coscol
    Shanghai-listed Cosco Shipping (Coscol) has slipping to a loss for the first quarter of 2013.
  • Phoenix admits freeze fear
    Chinese bulker owner CSC Phoenix has said its assets could be frozen or seized by its creditor banks.
  • Iran fuel exports rise
    Iran's fuel oil exports jumped 12.5% in the first quarter despite US and European sanctions linked to its nuclear programme.
  • Skansi replaces Vestland
    Skansi Offshore of the Faroe Islands has signed up for a platform supply vessel at Havyard originally ordered by Vestland Offshore.
  • STX departing Dalian
    TradeWinds digests the digits making the headlines this week.
  • NIB comes up with cash
    Estonia's port of Tallinn has secured a EUR 25m ($32.7m) loan to finance its icebreaker purchase from Finland.
  • Diana duo charged
    Two engineers from a Diana Shipping bulker are facing trial for oil dumping in the US.
  • Help for STX suppliers
    The Korean city of Changwon is stumping up emergency cash to support sub-contractors of troubled yard group STX Offshore & Shipbuilding.
  • SCF exposed in Cyprus
    Russia state tanker owner Sovcomflot has revealed it has $25.8m frozen in its current account with Cyprus' troubled Laiki Bank.
  • Fund buys into ICTSI
    International Container Terminal Services Inc (ICTSI) has a new large shareholder in the shape of a UK-based investment firm.
  • IEA trims crude demand
    The International Energy Agency (IEA) has trimmed its estimates for global growth in crude oil demand this year.
  • SGX sets swaps high
    The Singapore Exchange (SGX) iron ore swap contract touched a new monthly record volume last month, new figures show.
  • Swiber refinances debt
    Offshore contractor Swiber Holdings has raised SGD160m ($128m) from a four-year bond issue.
  • Ridgebury gets backing
    Energy-focused private equity firm Riverstone has agreed to invest up to $200m in Ridgebury Tankers.

American Shipperweb site
APRIL 12, 2013
  • U.S. import container volume down in March, up in 1Q
  • Canadian shipowners concerned about EPA permit
    The Canadian Shipowners Association are worried the new vessel general permit published by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency could threaten the commercial viability of its members' operations in the Great Lakes.
  • UP starts Dallas-Houston intermodal shuttle
    The Union Pacific railroad has introduced a twice-weekly dedicated intermodal rail service between the Port of Houston's Barbours Cut Container Terminal, and its Dallas Intermodal Terminal facility.
  • Drewry: Managing liner capacity gets more difficult
    "With over 40 ships of at least 10,000 TEUs due for delivery in 2013, carriers will find it increasingly difficult to manage capacity without upsetting the fragile supply-demand balance," the London-based consultancy warned.
  • Earnings up at J.B. Hunt
  • Evergreen, CMA-CGM start new Red Sea service
  • AA Cargo unveils new routes
  • Analyst: Indonesian logistics to grow 14.5% in 2013
  • CEO of C.R. England dies
    Wayne A. Cederholm II, chief executive officer of C.R. England who helped grow the carrier from an $18 million firm to a $1.5 billion organization, died Tuesday from complications of a bone marrow transplant.
  • IATA restructures regional operations
  • Cargolux adds freighter activity

The Bunker Bulletinweb site
APRIL 12, 2013
  • Weekly global market update
    A weekly price round up of bunkering hubs from around the globe.
  • Bunker prices end week softer
    Demand was soft across the Americas, according to local players.
  • Dual fuel engine obtains EPA certification
    Certification will enable Wartsila to enter American market with marine engine technology that offers the option of using either diesel or gas as fuel.
  • Canadian government increases focus on shore power and air quality
    The federal government will provide up to 50% of the eligible costs - up to a maximum contribution of $5 million per project.
  • Rotterdam welcomes LNG fuelled barges
    'This not just a first for Shell in the Netherlands, but also for the inland shipping industry.'
  • Week closes on softer note across Fujairah and Africa
    But market in Suez takes a firmer path.
  • Double digit drop seen at the end of week
    MGO down by over $20 pmt in Rotterdam.
  • Shipping company's Cyprus-held funds at risk
    Sovcomflot details its exposure in the debt crisis.
  • US: Engineers in dock on oil dumping charges
    Bilge waste and sludge dumped directly into the sea.
  • Environmental concerns 'driving' salvage operations
    'Ships are getting bigger and environmental concerns are growing,' says salvor involved in Costa Concordia operation.
  • Shipping line expects bunker prices to fall
    Yang Ming chairman says crude oil markets will soften under the impact of increased Russian production and LNG.
  • New research pinpoints optimal VLCC speed
    Study looks at total cost picture to determine most economic speed.
  • Bunker prices falling in Asia
    Supplies in Busan were reported to still be very tight.
  • DVB Bank exec: Ecoships still worth investment
    Some of best projects today are for ecoships, says MD of DVB Bank.
  • Chemical spill drill conducted in Singapore
    Exercise replicated scenario of chemical tanker being hit by a bunker barge.
  • Small changes can result in big reductions in bunker costs
    Over half the energy generated by bunker fuel is wasted, says CEO of marine engineering consultancy firm.
  • FOBAS: 0.50% global sulphur cap 'likely' by 2020
    There is a 'rather compelling argument' that IMO would make the suggestion, he says.
  • China unlikely to board LNG bunker bandwagon in short term
    No rapid adoption of LNG as marine fuel from China, says China LNG Shipping executive.
  • Singapore port expands green shipping initiative
    Makes further developments in Green Ship Programme, Green Port Programme and Green Technology Programme.
  • Bunker supplies tight in Tokyo Bay
    Refineries Kyokuto Petroleum Industries and Idemitsu Kosan were undergoing turnarounds, said traders.

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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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