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May 4, 2011
The Business Timesweb site
Shipping News
  • No penalties for late river wheat shipments: CME
    Shippers of soft red winter wheat will not be penalised for loading delays tied to current flooding and high water along the Mississippi and Ohio Rivers, CME Group said on Monday.
  • Water levels on the Rhine, Danube fall
    Water levels on the Rhine and Danube in Germany have fallen again after dry weather and ships cannot sail fully loaded on both rivers, traders said on Monday. In some southern areas of the Rhine, vessels are sailing less than 50 per cent full, one trader said.
  • China-made yachts mark rise of local luxury brands
    Caprice Lam took 90 minutes to close his first luxury-yacht sale, from the time the customer stepped aboard the 62-foot vessel on China's Hainan Island to the moment the bank wired the 35 per cent deposit.
Strait Talk
  • More than just a bunker hub
    SINGAPORE Maritime Week has come and gone, very successfully, and no doubt most minds are firmly fixed on day-to-day business once more.

The Business Timesweb site
Shipping News
  • No penalties for late river wheat shipments: CME
    Shippers of soft red winter wheat will not be penalised for loading delays tied to current flooding and high water along the Mississippi and Ohio Rivers, CME Group said on Monday.
  • Water levels on the Rhine, Danube fall
    Water levels on the Rhine and Danube in Germany have fallen again after dry weather and ships cannot sail fully loaded on both rivers, traders said on Monday. In some southern areas of the Rhine, vessels are sailing less than 50 per cent full, one trader said.
  • China-made yachts mark rise of local luxury brands
    Caprice Lam took 90 minutes to close his first luxury-yacht sale, from the time the customer stepped aboard the 62-foot vessel on China's Hainan Island to the moment the bank wired the 35 per cent deposit.
Strait Talk
  • More than just a bunker hub
    SINGAPORE Maritime Week has come and gone, very successfully, and no doubt most minds are firmly fixed on day-to-day business once more.

Sched Netweb site
  • Maersk to raise Asia-Europe rate US$250 per TEU from June 1
  • CMA CGM to raise Asia-north Europe rates US$225/TEU from June 1
  • China-to-Chennai loop with 1,700-TEU ships from Hanjin, CMA CGM, TSL, BTL
  • CTSA increases currency surcharge to 10pc from June 1
  • First 8,888-TEU ship of eight, OOCL Beijing, is named in Shanghai
  • Asia-Europe main ports' first quarter volumes increase, Mumbai sole decliner
  • SITC first quarter profit up 7pc as sales rise 24pc to US242.9 million
  • Lay-ups return to pre-crisis levels with only 0.9pc of box fleet idle
  • Samudera profit hits US$152,000, erasing last year's $1.4 million quarterly loss
  • China signs accords to nearly double trade with Indonesia by 2015
  • HAFFA re-elects chairman Paul Tsui, appoints executive council
  • Mumbai rival APMT Pipavav Q1 profit soars 46pc to US$1.3 million
  • South Africa's Transnet picks Konecranes for Johannesburg box depot
  • Norfolk Southern Q1 intermodal revenue up 18pc, profit rises 26pc
  • TIACA sees major trouble if US insists on 100pc screening deadline
  • FedEx Express builds regional air freight hub in Singapore
  • Construction work starts on new cargo facility at Edmonton airport

Exim Indiaweb site
  • SCI recognised for its shipping prowess at Dun & Bradstreet-Rolta Corporate Awards
  • Exporters eye big opportunity in Pak
  • MPSEZL to develop Australia's Abbot Point Coal Terminal
  • After Lucknow, Emirates SkyCargo sets sights on Jaipur, Coimbatore & Amritsar
  • Pvt. firms may get more investment options in rail sector
  • Ban on maize exports sought to rescue poultry sector
  • Core industries grow 5.9 pc in 2010-11
  • Curbs sought on used equipment imports to ensure quality
  • Forex reserves climb $ 1.79 bn to $ 310 bn
  • High output may push pulses imports lower by 14 pc
  • RBI hikes FII cap for infra cos NCDs, bonds
  • RBI raises short-term lending rate to 7.25 pc
  • Vegetable oil imports to dip to 3-year low
  • India, Mauritius to convene JWG on DTAA

International Transport Journalweb site
MAY 3, 2011
  • TAV Airports renovating two airports in Fyrom
    The Turkish TAV Airports Holding has completed the renovation of Ohrid airport in the Former Yugoslavian Republic of Macedonia (Fyrom). The group, which started managing both ...
  • IST Group plans to produce railcars mechanics in Russia
    The Russian-based investment conglomerate IST Group will establish a new venture in Tikhvin, a city near St Petersburg, to make freight cars using systems from a US su...
  • Master plan to develop operations at Cleveland airport
    The US state of Ohio has unveiled a USD 1.6 billion (EUR 1.1 billion) master plan to expand Cleveland Hopkins International Airport over the next 24 years. The construction of a ne...
  • Former Air France cargo executives indicted in conspiracy to fix rates and surcharges on air cargo shipments
    A Chicago IL (USA) grand jury returned an indictment against Marc Boudier, former executive vice-president of the cargo division of Air France, and Jean Charles Foucault, former vi...
  • Union Pacific Railroad investing nearly USD 29 million for track improvements to Its Missouri Line
    The US rail service provider Union Pacific Railroad will continue improving Missouri's transportation infrastructure with a nearly USD 29 million investment to enhance the rail lin...
  • Volvo: truck deliveries up to and including March 2011
    Volvo Trucks' global deliveries in Q1/2011 were 81% higher than in the corresponding period last year. Deliveries to Europe increased gradually during the first quarter of the curr...
  • Norfolk Southern: railway operating revenues up 17 %
    The US rail service provider Norfolk Southern Corporation reported a Q1/2011 net income of USD 325 million, 26 % higher than USD 257 million for the same period in 2010. First-quar...
  • Natural gas motors for medium duty trucks
    The engineering and consulting service provider, MBtech, a subsidiary of Daimler, has developed a natural gas powered concept called "Compressed Natural Gas 4 Cylinder" (...
  • Scania's truck deliveries up by 71% in Q1
    Scania's truck deliveries rose to a total of 17,562 units during the first quarter of 2011, an increase of 71% compared to the first quarter of 2010. In Europe, deliveries jum...
  • "NYK Lodestar" linking Ho-Chi-Minh City and Hamburg
    The "NYK Lodestar" recently docked at the HHLA Container-Terminal Altenwerder (CTA) in Hamburg (Germany). The vessel's cargo included containers shipped directly from Vietnam for u...
  • "Stena Transporter" launched on Stena Line's Killingholme'Hook of Holland route
    The "Stena Transporter" has been officially launched on Stena Line's Killingholme ' Hook of Holland route, following a EUR 110 million investment to raise freight capacit...
  • Dockwise announces USD 34 million contract awards
    Dockwise Ltd has announced that its subsidiary Dockwise Shipping has landed six contracts worth more than USD 34 million for heavy marine transport services. Following th...
  • Steffes leaving Mitsui Rail Capital Europe
    Dirk Steffes, managing director and chief operating officer of Mitsui Rail Capital Europe (MRCE), a leading locomotive lessor, is leaving the company on 31 July to take up new prof...
  • Spliethoff Group: PWL new agent for Latin America
    The Latin America sector of the Spliethoff Group appointed Peter W. Lampke GmbH & Co KG (PWL) as its commercial representative and port agent with effect from 1 May. The appoin...
  • GLS Netherlands receives ISO environment certificate
    The parcel service provider GLS Netherlands was recently certified as compliant with the ISO 14001 environmental standard. The Dutch entity is the first national subsidiary of the ...
  • DB Schenker Logistics opens location in Kaluga
    ZAO Schenker, the Russian subsidiary of DB Schenker Logistics, opened a new business location in Kaluga a few days ago. Kaluga is a rapidly growing industrial region, particularly ...
  • DSV boosts Q1/2011 turnover
    The global transport and logistics service provider DSV A/S, headquartered in Br'ndby, near Copenhagen (Denmark), has published its figures for the first three months of business y...

Marine Logweb site
MAY 3, 2011
  • Statoil invites tenders for new category D offshore rigs
  • Cosco Dalian goes to Inocean AS for drillship design
  • OSD designs compact but powerful OSV's and tugs
  • Wärtsilä wins design and diesel electric contracts for Sartor newbuild
  • OSG reports more red ink, but sees signs of market turnaround

World Wide Shipperweb site
MAY 3, 2011
  • Port of Grays Harbor plans bond sale for expansion
  • Trade between NAFTA partners rises during month of February
  • NYK delivers relief supplies to quake affected areas in Japan
  • Disney vessel begins cruises from Port of Vancouver, BC
  • Port of Coos Bay re-opens overhauled Charleston Ice Dock

Lloyd's Listweb site
MAY 3, 2011
  • Electricity cuts in China to hit steel and iron ore production
    Fears raised that power supply restrictions will put pressure on key Chinese sectors
  • Panamax charter rates bounce back
    Average time charter rates make largest one-day gain since March 2010 to $12,490 per day
  • Handymax bulker sells for top price of $22m
    Taiwan's Galaxy Shipping is understood to have bought the handymax bulk carrier Paradise Island for $21.7m, paying the top price that the sellers were hoping for
  • Ace Tankers builds presence with $25m tanker buy
    Ace Tankers has bought the chemical tanker Golden Venus from Japan's Yamato Kisen Co, moving the relatively young Dutch tanker company a step closer to making good on its mission to become a major player in the chemical shipping market
  • Bangladesh yards plunged into fresh legal uncertainty
    Court order for breakers to restart business is now said to be only temporary
  • Spain threatens merchant ships in Gibraltar
    Warship tells vessels to leave Spanish waters
  • Croatia Shipping Registry joins IACS
    Class body looks forward to 'active participation and contribution'
  • ESPL in talks over transport of finished steel
    Direct calls from Hazira to Middle East and Europe likely 'within six months'
  • Diverse group that likes to keep a very low profile
  • Owners look to manage risk
    German owner Hartmann has turned to ship financing giant HSH Nordbank to understand and manage its risk professionally
  • Training is key to improving service levels
  • Public policy and the payment of ransoms
    Court reaffirms that ransom payments to pirates are not against English public policy and are therefore legal
  • South Korean regulator to monitor overseas performance
  • Direct taxation is the best way to Curb CO2 emissions
    Putting a price on carbon emissions is the simple answer to reducing ships' CO2 emissions
  • Sovereign funds eye Glencore listing
    The chance of a major Chinese sovereign investment in the Glencore IPO may signal a new zeal for the commodities trades
  • CSAV wins support from Zodiac Maritime
    Fixes series of 9,000 teu vessels to troubled line as falling freight rates and high fuel costs return Latin American shipping company to the red
  • LNG carrier rates head towards $100,000 per day
    Market turns 'red-hot' as demand grows
  • Odfjell terminals keep company in the black
    Chemical tanker business records break even as it ends run of losses
  • Globus to pay $31m for Gleamray panamax
    Six year-old bulker comes with two-year charter back and expands Nasdaq-listed owner's fleet to seven units
  • NCL first-quarter earnings up 37%
    Norwegian Epic pushes revenues up
  • CSAV posts first quarter loss of $186m
    Falling freight rates and high fuel costs return Latin American shipping company to the red
  • Let's get real over radiation
    Allowing irrational fears to cloud commercial decision making cannot be classed as sound judgement
  • Outside the box
    The container shipping market is sending confusing signals but over time, supply and demand will look more balanced
  • Forth Ports shareholders vote to accept $1.25bn takeover bid
    Victory for Arcus European Infrastructure Fund means UK's last listed ports company will exit London Stock Exchange
  • DVB Bank pre-tax profits soar in first quarter
    Increase in lending activity boosts results
  • SCI chairman calls for tougher response to piracy
    Supports Indian navy's 'no nonsense' approach
  • Rotterdam to extend radiation checks on Japan arrivals
    Ship monitoring to continue to May 15
  • OSG reveals 'disappointing' first quarter
    Reports $35m loss as revenues slump

Fairplayweb site
MAY 3, 2011
  • Vehicle trades buoy BLG
    GROWING volumes in handling of finished vehicles and containerised car parts could produce record turnover this year, BLG Logistics said today
  • Barcelona reports box boost
    BARCELONA'S box throughput jumped by 23% to 538,000teu in the first quarter, largely because of a rise in exports, the Barcelona Port Authority reported toda
  • Four held in Barcelona cruise search
    SPANISH police said today officers have arrested four passengers in the seizure of about 30 kilos of cocaine at a Barcelona cruise terminal
  • Drybulk scrapping rise seen in 2011
    THE GLUT of newbuildings will lead to greater scrapping of bulkers this year, with almost 30M tonnes expected to be sent for demolition, according to Arctic Securities
  • CGG-Eidesvik JV formed
    SEISMIC operator CGGVeritas has formed a venture with Norway's Eidesvik Offshore to manage 10 of its high-capacity 3D survey vessels
  • EDF green-lights Dunkirk LNG terminal
    FRENCH energy group EDF has ended uncertainty about its plans to build an LNG terminal at Dunkirk by revealing that the facility is to begin service in 2015
  • DVB has bumper quarter
    GERMAN shipping and transport bank DVB more than tripled its pre-tax profits to €52.8M ($78.3M) in Q1
  • Costs keep NCL in red
    NORWEGIAN Cruise Line, which is prepping for an IPO, suffered continued losses in its latest quarter as expenses soared
  • India/Sri Lanka cruises planned
    AMET SHIPPING India plans to route its cruise ship acquisition MV Amet Majesty to Sri Lanka
  • Indian breakers exploit Bangladesh limbo
    INDIAN breakers are bullishly snapping up tonnage while rival Bangladeshi scrappers reeled from learning that they need to return to court to stay in business
  • China plans Yangtze dredging
    CHINA is reportedly planning to spend 18Bn yuan ($2.8Bn) in 2011-15 to deepen part of the lower Yangtze River's navigation channel
  • Schiffsbank misses reversal
    DEUTSCHE Schiffsbank has seen its profits wiped out by loan loss provisions for the third year in a row
  • Iron import squeeze seen for China
    DRYBULK analyst Jeffrey Landsberg today told Fairplay electricity shortages might soon cause China to slash imports of iron ore
  • Courage's shares dive
    SINGAPORE-listed drybulk carrier Courage Marine's shares dived when trading opened today, after it said it would announce losses for 1Q2011
  • Tanker hits Fremantle bridge
    A BUNKER tanker hit a bridge at the West Australia's Fremantle today, halting the port's rail services

The Journal of Commerceweb site
MAY 3, 2011
  • Mitsubishi Builds US Factory for Giant Transformers
    A Japanese manufacturer of large-scale power transformers will build a new factory at a Memphis, Tenn., site that will use...
  • Idle Box Fleet Declines to Pre-Recession Levels
    The number of idle container ships is at a 30-month low, with only 71 ships recorded as unemployed, according to...
  • NAFTA Trade Jumped 11.8 Percent in February
    Surface transportation trade between the U.S. and Canada and Mexico was 11.8 percent higher in value in February than a...
  • Factory Orders Climb Fifth Straight Month
    U.S. factory orders rose for the fifth consecutive month in March, driven by a broad-based increase in orders and rising...
  • Atlas Air Profit Tumbles 69 Percent
    Atlas Air Worldwide Holdings saw its net profit fall more than two-thirds in the first quarter amid rising costs and...
  • Amazon to Build Eighth Distribution Center in China
    Amazon.com plans to build its eighth logistics center in China this year, Chinese officials said Tuesday. The company's newest...
  • US Container Imports Drop 2.5 Percent in March
    U.S. containerized imports fell 2.5 percent in March, the first year-to-year decline in 16 months, as a weak housing market...
  • Japanese Steel Exports Grew in March
    Japan's steel exports increased for the second consecutive month in March, topping February's total by 10.1 percent. The 4.09 million...
  • APL Revenue per Container Slips; Volume Grows
    APL's container shipping volume gained 12 percent year-over-year in the four weeks that ended April 8, but average revenue per...
  • Pirates Release Breakbulk Ship with Crew
    Somali pirates released the Sinar Kudus, an Indonesian-flag multipurpose vessel, and its 20 crew members on Sunday after 46 days...
  • Global Air Freight Grew 3.7 Percent in March
    International air freight traffic grew 3.7 percent in March over the same month a year ago despite a decline in...

Containerisation Internationalweb site
MAY 3, 2011
  • TCC to sue shippers
  • Pirates back on the attack
  • CSCL falls into the red for Q1
  • Horizon sees Q1 USD33 million loss, but CSX helps out
  • Del Monte strengthens its relationship with GT Nexus

TradeWindsweb site
MAY 3, 2011
  • CECO trims EEC stake
    Oslo-listed owner left with 20% slice of Eitzen Ethylene Carriers following $15m deal with Jacques de Chateauvieux investment firm.
  • CIS endorses tanker titans
    Equity analyst at US-based banking wing of UK shipbroker says tanker stocks are poised to pop.
  • Athenian mulls scrap sale
    Brokers say Greek bulker owner could walk away with $6.5m if panamax lands on the scrap heap.
  • Essar ports lift gloom
    Indian shipping and port firm blames falling charter rates for poor end to the year.
  • Transatlantic tumbles
    Swedish ro-ro and offshore vessel owner sees first quarter loss grow despite revenue rise.
  • GLBS pounces on panamax
    George Karageorgiou in the driver's seat as Greek owner jumps on acquisition trail with $31.4m bulker buy.
  • Mundra in Ozzie port raid
    Indian port operator shells out $2bn to secure Queensland coal terminal.
  • Odfjell falls short
    Oslo-listed shipowner lags consensus in the first quarter despite returning to profit.
  • Crewman crushed
    Seafarer taken to hospital in Norway after accident on Allseas Marine's Solitaire.
  • OSG stretches losing run
    Morten Arntzen-led owner spends an eighth successive quarter in the red.
  • CSAV drops deeper
    South American container line blames higher costs and lower rates for decline in first quarter performance.
  • Radiation on car carrier
    Chilean port workers protest after low level of radioactivity found on vehicles within Hyundai No 106.
  • Asian owners stretch lead
    Asia Pacific fleet growth outstripped that of the EU in 2010 despite lower level of newbuilding deliveries, Clarksons says.
  • Awilco readies LNG listing
    Anders Wilhelmsen-led owner plots $150m Oslo Axess float for its LNG unit only a couple of months after entering the sector.
  • Fairstar to move Ensco rig
    Dutch heavy-left outfit wins deal to carry jack-up from Malta to Singapore.

American Shipperweb site
MAY 3, 2011
  • Tompkins names Meyer VP fast moving goods
    Supply chain consulting firm Tompkins Associates has appointed Bruce Meyer to vice president of fast moving consumer goods. Meyer was director of North American customer demand management at Coty Inc., where he assisted the company for more than a ...
  • ALAN lends logistics hand to U.S. South
    The American Logistics Aid Network is working with various relief agencies to identify crucial needs and communicate them to supply chain industry members to assist with the recovery in the storm-ravaged U.S. South. "We want to ensure that we resp...
  • U.S. trade groups disappointed by Doha
    Eight large industry groups expressed disappointment by the failure of the World Trade Organization's Doha Development Agenda to meet its goal to promote global economic growth by expanding trade. "A trade round is about opening markets and settin...
  • U.S. supply chain security strategy nears completion
    The U.S. government hopes to finalize a strategy for securing international supply chains sometime this spring, Christa Brzozowski, director of cargo and transportation security policy at the Department of Homeland Security, said last month. The d...
  • Begeman sworn in at STB
    Ann D. Begeman was sworn in Monday to the U.S. Surface Transportation Board. Begeman has served as a senior aide on Capitol Hill for 21 years, playing a role in crafting major transportation legislation, including the ICC Termination Act, which cr...
  • Southern Air appoints Soaper COO
    Southern Air Holdings has named David Soaper as chief operating officer, effective May 15.Soaper was senior vice president for aircraft operations at Comair, a Delta Connection carrier. He held several other senior operations management positions d...
  • AirBridge Cargo expands network to U.S.
    AirBridge Cargo Airlines has begun service to its first location in North America with three flights per week to Chicago. Russia's largest scheduled cargo airline said it will operate the new route with a Boeing 747-400 from Moscow to Chicago's O'...
  • Southwest completes AirTran takeover
    Southwest Airlines said Monday it has finalized the acquisition of AirTran Holdings, the parent company of AirTran Airways.Both airlines will operate separately until Southwest receives a single operating certificate from the Federal Aviation Admi...
  • TCC pursues container shortfall penalties
    The magnitude of the container "fall down" issue for liner companies, where shippers do not live up to minimum quantity commitments, is being thrown into high relief in the wake of decision by The Containership Co. (TCC) to end its transpacific se...
  • $23 million from 83 shippers

The Bunker Bulletinweb site
MAY 3, 2011
  • Australian Navy to showcase hull treatment technology
    HST will provide the Navy with an initial fuel saving of up to 6% and reduce greenhouse gas emissions.
  • Disney Wonder arrives at Port Metro Vancouver
    The Disney Wonder will make 18 round trips to Alaska from Vancouver and will call at the ports of Tracy Arm, Juneau and Ketchikan.
  • Tight supply in major NWE ports
    Prices holding firm on some grades amid tight supplies in Rotterdam and Hamburg, but fall in southern Europe.
  • Fujairah flat while Suez, Durban rise
    Erratic prices and no clear trend across markets on Tuesday.
  • Flow of Middle East fuel oil cargoes to tighten
    Refinery turnarounds and regional demand from power plants will limit arbitrage volumes.
  • Maersk Line 'sharing the risk' as bunker prices rise
    CEO says group is recovering 80% of the cost of fuel price increases.
  • Cruise line 'absorbs' climb in bunker costs
    NCL points to 'pricing discipline' and economies of scale.
  • Bunker tanker cuts rail links after hitting a bridge
    Fully laden tanker pulled clear by tugs after striking Fremantle Railway Bridge.
  • Asian bunker prices mostly falling
    Prices for 380 cSt material slump in Busan.
  • The Credit Insurance Paradox
    We will almost certainly see more collapses, as a result of the industry's Darwinistic tendency to self-regulate.
  • IBME promotes bunker trader
    Promotion to senior bunker and lubricant trader effective May 1, 2011.
  • New trader joins Dan-Bunkering
    New trader to join the sales team in Copenhagen.
  • Paint manufacturer offers refund 'guarantee' on efficiency gains
    Jotun Marine to reimburse shipowner if product falls below 'guaranteed performance'.

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Royal Caribbean closes second quarter with record net profit
Miami
The April-June period was very positive
Union Pacific and Norfolk Southern announced a merger agreement today.
Union Pacific and Norfolk Southern announced a merger agreement today.
Omaha/Atlanta
First coast-to-coast cargo rail network
Gurrieri resigns as Special Commissioner of the Eastern Adriatic Sea Port Authority
Trieste
The atypical reverse charge for the logistics sector will become applicable tomorrow
Milan
Ruggerone (Assologistica): one of the most strategic reforms we helped build is being implemented
Policy brief on cyber threats that pose risks to port infrastructure
Tallinn
It was developed by the NATO Cyber Defence Centre of Excellence
Interferry urges the EU Commission to harmonize its shipping decarbonization regulations with those of the IMO
Victoria
Failure to align - the association warned - will force shipping companies to pay twice for emissions.
In the second quarter of 2025, Chinese seaports handled 79.1 million containers (+6.1%)
Beijing
Total freight traffic was three billion tons (+3.3%), of which 1.3 billion tons were with foreign countries (+1.9%).
CK Hutchison announces plans to include a Chinese investor in the consortium to sell Hutchison Ports
Hong Kong
Without the participation of the COSCO shipping group, China would not authorize the sale
Sri Lanka's Supreme Court has awarded compensation of $1 billion over the X-Press Pearl accident.
Sri Lanka's Supreme Court has awarded compensation of $1 billion over the X-Press Pearl accident.
Columbus
The container ship caught fire and sank near the port of Colombo
The Greek government sends a tugboat to the Red Sea to assist ships that may be attacked by the Houthis.
The Greek government sends a tugboat to the Red Sea to assist ships that may be attacked by the Houthis.
Piraeus
The AHTS "Giant" is leaving
Saipem and Subsea7 have signed a binding merger agreement.
Saipem and Subsea7 have signed a binding merger agreement.
Milan/Luxembourg
The transaction is expected to close in the second half of 2026.
In the second quarter, the port of Valencia handled over 1.5 million containers (+4.0%)
In the first half of 2025, the amount of new orders to Chinese shipyards fell by -18.2%
Beijing
A decrease of -3.5% in new construction completed in the period was recorded
In the second quarter of 2025, freight traffic in the port of Trieste grew by +3.7%
Trieste
Bulk cargo increased. Miscellaneous cargo fell by 13.2%.
CMA CGM and TotalEnergies form joint venture for LNG bunkering in the Port of Rotterdam.
Marseille
Agreement to supply 360,000 tons of liquefied natural gas per year to the French group's ships
In the second quarter of 2025, freight traffic in Spanish ports decreased by -4.7%
Madrid
All the main product categories are decreasing except for conventional goods
Brookfield Asset Management to sell 49% of British port group PD Ports to Spain's Pontegadea
Middlesbrough
The English company has over 1,400 employees
In the quarter April-June, freight traffic in the port of Rotterdam decreased by -2.3%
In the quarter April-June, freight traffic in the port of Rotterdam decreased by -2.3%
Rotterdam
The port authority is alarmed by the state of crisis in the national industry.
The electrification of the docks in the ports of Livorno, Piombino and Portoferraio is proceeding according to plan.
Third dock for cruise traffic in the port of Catania
Catania
Pier 25's restyling completed
Another quarter of decline in freight traffic at the port of Algeciras
Algeciras
In the period April-June, containers amounted to 1.24 million TEUs (+1.0%)
A new tax applied to cruise passengers disembarking in national ports came into force today in Greece.
Athens
Belgian rail freight company Lineas receives €61 million government loan
Brussels
The measure was approved last night by the restricted council of ministers
ERTMS installation completed on 1,400 kilometers of Italian railway network
Rome
The project is financed with 2.5 billion euros from PNRR funds.
Wärtsilä's quarterly financial and commercial results are positive.
Helsinki
The Marine Electrical Systems division will be sold to the Italian company VINCI Energies.
In the port of Barcelona the number of cruise terminals will be reduced from seven to five
In the port of Barcelona the number of cruise terminals will be reduced from seven to five
Barcelona
The mayor: For the first time in history, a limit is placed on the growth of cruises in the city.
MSC and Moby have presented their commitments to meet the AGCM's requirements.
Rome
Shipping Agencies Services will sell its 49% stake in Moby, waiving the consideration in favor of the majority shareholder. Moby commits to completely repaying its debt to SAS.
Fincantieri confirms its interest in the development of American shipbuilding
Fincantieri confirms its interest in the development of American shipbuilding
Washington
Folgiero: Commitment to deliver next-generation capabilities in full alignment with U.S. strategic priorities
The Chamber of Deputies has approved the appointment of four presidents of Italian Port System Authorities.
Rome
The names proposed for the Port System Authorities of the Southern Adriatic, Central-Northern Tyrrhenian, Western Liguria, and Eastern Liguria have been approved. Voting on the Northern Tyrrhenian Authority has been postponed.
Information exchange between state administrations for the digitalization of the maritime sector begins
Rome
The first operational meeting at the Coast Guard General Command in Rome
The Clean Maritime Fuels Platform suggests measures to support the production and distribution of clean marine fuels
COSCO Shipping Ports sets new monthly and quarterly container traffic records
Hong Kong
In the period April-June, 29.4 million TEUs were handled (+4.5%)
Sharp increase in cases of seafarers abandoning their ships
London
2,286 crew members from 222 ships involved as of early 2025
Global freight traffic saw strong growth in the first quarter of this year in anticipation of new tariffs
Global freight traffic saw strong growth in the first quarter of this year in anticipation of new tariffs
Geneva
North America saw the strongest quarterly growth in imports
In the port of Antwerp-Bruges containers and rolling stock are increasing and other types of goods are decreasing
Antwerp
Traffic congestion continues at the airport, with the situation on the landside becoming critical
A study denounces the delay of European ports in equipping themselves with cold ironing facilities.
Brussels/Pozzallo
The tender to electrify the docks of the port of Pozzallo has begun.
T&E proposes to include more non-EU transhipment ports to avoid carbon leakage
Brussels
The association calls on the EU Commission to reduce the current threshold of 65% of transhipment traffic
Federlogistica urges the immediate establishment of a control room on tariffs
Genoa
The aim is also to eliminate extra costs caused by bureaucracy.
Containerized cargo handled through the port of Singapore fell by 2.9% in the second quarter.
Singapore
Last May, ship transits through the Suez Canal decreased by -6.8%
Last May, ship transits through the Suez Canal decreased by -6.8%
Cairo
The negative trend continued in June and early July
Terminal operators are not at all satisfied with a policy that seems to have no interest in ports
Rome
Cognolato: It is essential to close the ongoing trials on several fronts.
The largest ship ever to dock at Cagliari's Porto Canale at the MITO terminal.
Milan
The container ship "MSC Venice" with a capacity of 16,652 TEU arrived yesterday
On 5 and 6 November in Lisbon a summit called by the ILA against automation in the maritime and port sector
On 5 and 6 November in Lisbon a summit called by the ILA against automation in the maritime and port sector
North Bergen/Metzingen
South Korean HD Hyundai, together with German NEURA Robotics, will develop and test welding robots in shipyards
The toll of the horrific attack on the bulk carrier Eternity C in the Red Sea is still uncertain.
Mandaluyong/London/Brussels
Joint statement by ICS, BIMCO, European Shipowners, Intercargo and Intertanko
In the first half of 2025, bulk cargo increased and general cargo decreased in the port of Marseille-Fos
Marseille
Cruise passengers increase by +5%
The Senate has approved the framework law on interports
Rome
UIR, gives the Italian interport system a modern, orderly and coherent regulatory framework
Carlo De Ruvo was elected president of Confetra
Rome
Among the challenges, the uncontrolled expansion of large logistics groups and their concentration
Number of pirate attacks on ships still high in the second quarter of 2025
Number of pirate attacks on ships still high in the second quarter of 2025
Kuala Lumpur
The number of acts of violence against crews is decreasing
Telemar and TNL Group merger agreement
Telemar and TNL Group merger agreement
Oslo/Athens/Paris
One of the top three operators in the OT/IoT services market for the maritime and superyacht sectors will be created
Attacks on ships in the Red Sea still cause deaths among seafarers
Portsmouth
Liberian-flagged bulk carrier " Eternity C" targeted
Canadian shipbuilding company Davie acquires second shipyard in Finland
Helsinki/Pori
It will buy the Enersense Offshore shipyard
Amendment on Port Labor Supply Agencies Approved
Rome
Immediate transformation into Agencies authorised to provide temporary port work
Salvini appoints a manager of a private shipping company from Campania as president of the regional AdSP
Rome
This is Eliseo Cuccaro, CEO of Alilauro
Extend the application of the 0.1% sulphur limit in marine fuels globally
Extend the application of the 0.1% sulphur limit in marine fuels globally
Berlin
This is proposed by an analysis by the International Council on Clean Transportation
IMO and EU condemn renewed attacks on ships in the Red Sea
London/Brussels
Dominguez: New violation of international law and freedom of navigation
In the first half of 2025, container traffic in the port of Gioia Tauro grew by +10.5%
Joy Taurus
2,186,211 TEUs were handled
A bulk carrier was attacked in the Red Sea
Portsmouth
The crew abandoned the ship which began to take on water
German government allocates 400 million euros to support energy transition in maritime-port sector
Over 78 million euros to the ports of Augusta and Taranto for offshore wind
Rome
Funds distributed over three years starting from 2025
The PNRR tender for interports has been reopened.
Rome
Resources available amounting to 2.2 million euros
Port of Livorno: Workers are the priority in the LTM crisis
Livorno
UPS's quarterly earnings performance declines
Atlanta
Net income in the April-June quarter was $1.28 billion (-8.9%)
Approval for the 2025 budget variation of the Southern Tyrrhenian and Ionian Sea Port Authority.
Gioia Tauro
500 thousand euros for the 49% share held by the Port Agency company
FHP Group acquires the remaining 10% stake in Lotras
Milan/Foggia
The integration between Lotras and CFI Intermodal will begin to create FHP Intermodal.
OITAF scientific document on good practices in the logistics and transport of fresh fruit and vegetables
Milan
The Northern Tyrrhenian Sea Port Authority has joined the PLIKA
Livorno
Platform dedicated to training, innovation and knowledge sharing in the logistics and port sectors
Matteo Paroli's nomination as president of the Western Ligurian Sea Port Authority has been signed.
Rome
He has a degree in law and a specialization in administrative law.
Container throughput increases in Haropa Port, while bulk cargo decreases.
Le Havre
In the first half of this year, containers were 1.51 million TEUs (+4%)
Bureau Veritas reports a 9.8% quarterly increase in revenues in the Marine & Offshore segment
Courbevoie
Kalmar and Konecranes increase new orders in the April-June quarter
Helsinki
The turnover of the two Finnish companies is slightly increasing
Container traffic in the port of Barcelona fell by 12.2% in the second quarter.
Barcelona
Assiterminal threatens a new wave of appeals against regulations it believes are damaging to port operations
Genoa
2M Logistics signs an agreement with Salerno-based Gallozzi
Barendrecht
The Dutch company will represent GF Logistics, a subsidiary of the Italian group, in the Benelux region.
Swiss company Kuehne+Nagel's quarterly profits fell
Schindellegi
In the period April-June of this year, net turnover grew by +1.7%
Yang Ming orders three 8,000 TEU container ships from Nihon Shipyard and Imabari Shipbuilding
Keelung/Imabari
Contract valued at $351.3-394.5 million
Italia Nostra reiterates its strong concerns about the construction of the Fiumicino-Isola Sacra port.
Rome
European maritime cities, destinations for cruise tourism - the association highlights - denounce the phenomenon of over-tourism in the cruise sector
Egypt's first automotive terminal has come into operation at Port Said East.
East Port Said
It can accommodate two car carriers at the same time
SAILING LIST
Visual Sailing List
Departure ports
Arrival ports by:
- alphabetical order
- country
- geographical areas
Tepsa has acquired a liquid bulk terminal in the port of Rotterdam.
Singapore/Rotterdam
It was sold by Global Energy Storage Holdings
The Spinelli Group has approved its 2024 sustainability report.
Genoa
Of the company's 616 direct employees, 49% are under the age of 50.
In the second quarter of this year, cargo traffic in Turkish ports grew by +1.6%
Ankara
Cargoes to and from Italy amounted to 12.7 million tons (+10.1%)
Extension of the Simplified Logistics Zone for Genoa Ports and Dry Ports to the Savona, Vado Ligure, and Bergeggi areas.
Genoa
Approval from the ZLS Steering Committee
Isotta Fraschini Motori has inaugurated a new production line for hydrogen fuel cell systems in Bari.
Trieste
They will be used for naval and land solutions
The Grande Shanghai , the Grimaldi Group's first ammonia-ready car carrier, has been christened.
Naples
It has a load capacity of 9,000 CEUs.
The Port of Genoa, FILT, and UILT have declared a five-day strike at the Bettolo Terminal.
Genoa
Fit Cisl Liguria expressed solidarity with the workers
The tender for the dredging of the commercial dock basin at the port of Ancona has been published.
Ancona
The removal of approximately 730 thousand cubic meters of sediment is planned
Tender for the restoration and enhancement of docks 32 and 33 in the Deep Sea Zone of the port of Savona
Genoa
An investment of over 6.7 million euros is expected
There are 1,100 workers in Palermo directly employed in the seaside tourism sector
Palermo
This year, cruise traffic is expected to grow by 9.4% in the port of the Sicilian capital.
Six-month growth of +9% in freight on the St. Petersburg-India/China maritime route
Fly
FESCO operates six vessels in the service
Port of Trieste: Special Commissioner Gurrieri under investigation for money laundering
Trieste
I am certain - he declared - that I can demonstrate that I acted legally, in full transparency.
Vard signs new contract for the construction of two CSOVs
Trieste
The vessels will be used to support operations in the offshore wind sector
UIR welcomes the publication of the tender for the digitalization of the logistics chain.
Rome
Di Caterina (ALIS): a concrete tool that enhances the needs of businesses and strengthens the logistics system
GNV celebrated its first ten years of activity on the Italy-Albania route
Durres
During the period, the company's ships carried over 1.25 million passengers
A shipment of over 1.2 tons of marijuana was seized at the port of Gioia Tauro.
Reggio Calabria/Catanzaro
Members of a criminal organization that imported drugs from South America through European ports and airports have been arrested.
Yang Ming orders Hanwha Ocean to build seven 15,000 TEU dual-fuel containerships
Keelung
They will be delivered between 2028 and 2029
Walden to sell healthcare logistics business to Yusen Logistics
Paris
Exclusive negotiations announced
Solinas (Sardinian Action Party) is not at all satisfied with the state of Sardinian ports
Cagliari
The immediate establishment of a special commission is urged
ANSI welcomes the introduction of the information dashboard for managing private procurement contracts in logistics.
Rome
D'Angelo: it will allow the country to take another step forward
Russo (Confcommercio): excluding road transport from the PNRR funding was shortsighted.
Rome
First bulletin from the Freight Insights Observatory produced by the National Center for Sustainable Mobility
ABB Group posts sharp growth in quarterly financial and business performance
Zurich
In the period April-June the value of new orders grew by +16.0%
Informal consultations have begun on the preliminary proposal for the new Ancona Port Master Plan.
Ancona
Eleven meetings scheduled for July
Program agreement for preparatory and functional interventions for the construction of the bridge over the Strait of Messina
Rome
It was signed today in Rome
Project to develop an ecological station for the treatment of wastewater from ships
Naples
Initiative of the Neapolitan Group of the Cenere and Iello Landing
Assiterminal urges against bringing sediment from the Bagnoli dredging project into the port of Naples.
Genoa
Cognolato and Ferrari: It is essential to safeguard the full functionality of the commercial port's activities.
Container traffic at the Port of Long Beach fell 3.4% in the second quarter.
Long Beach
A decline of -16.4% was recorded in June
Paolo Pessina has been appointed vice president of Conftrasporto-Confcommercio.
Rome
He is president of the national federation of maritime agents and brokers
Container traffic in the port of Hong Kong decreased by -8.2% in the second quarter
Hong Kong
A decrease of -13.7% was recorded in June
Cuneo-based logistics company Nord Ovest is seeing growing financial results.
Wedge
Construction work on a new depot in Mondovì will be completed in early 2026.
Container traffic at the Port of Los Angeles grows driven by fears of new tariffs
Los Angeles
June saw the highest volume ever recorded for this month
The Management Committee of the Sardinia Sea Port Authority has adopted the DPSS
Cagliari
Green light for the concession to MITO and the appeal against the rejection of Olbia's dredging project.
Three events in Genoa for three new Explora Journeys cruise ships.
Genoa
A technical launch, a coin laying and the cutting of the first sheet metal were carried out at the Fincantieri shipyard
Grimaldi sells 5% of Terminal Darsena Toscana to Livorno Port Company
Naples/Livorno
Option to purchase an additional 5% of the share capital
Concession agreement signed that assigns management of the port of Tartous to DP World
Damascus
It has a lifespan of 30 years
Matteo Gasparato appointed president of the Northern Adriatic Sea Port Authority
Rome
He was appointed extraordinary commissioner of the same port authority
Meeting in Rome between the heads of ESPO and Assoporti
Rome
Among the topics addressed, the competitiveness of European ports in the current global context
Chinese airline OOCL reports quarterly decline in scheduled service revenues
Hong Kong
Cargo transported by the company's ships is increasing
Collaboration between the Ukrainian Sea Ports Authority and the Western Ligurian Sea Port Authority
Rome
Agreement with an initial duration of five years
Survey in Germany on the prospects of companies in the maritime, port and shipbuilding sectors
Hamburg
Shipowners are more concerned. Positive prospects for ports and shipyards.
Port of Augusta: Work begins on a third bridge connecting the island to the mainland.
Augusta
Work worth over 20 million euros
Vard signs contract with InkFish for new research vessel
Trieste
The deal is worth more than 200 million euros.
1.1 billion euros will be invested in the port of Hamburg to strengthen the container sector
Hamburg
Improving accessibility and port infrastructure in the Waltershofer Hafen area
Meyer Turku delivered the new Star of the Seas cruise ship to Royal Caribbean
Turku
It has a gross tonnage of 250,800 tons
ESPO calls for increased funding for ports under the next EU Multiannual Financial Framework
Brussels
The CEF programme funds have proven to be far from sufficient
Fincantieri delivers the new Oceania Allura cruise ship to Oceania Cruises.
Miami/Trieste
Two additional Sonata-class ships have been converted into orders.
PORTS
Italian Ports:
Ancona Genoa Ravenna
Augusta Gioia Tauro Salerno
Bari La Spezia Savona
Brindisi Leghorn Taranto
Cagliari Naples Trapani
Carrara Palermo Trieste
Civitavecchia Piombino Venice
Italian Interports: list World Ports: map
DATABASE
ShipownersShipbuilding and Shiprepairing Yards
ForwardersShip Suppliers
Shipping AgentsTruckers
MEETINGS
Confindustria event on the sea economy in Rome on July 15th
Rome
The public meeting of the International Containers Studies Center will be held in Genoa on July 2nd
Genoa
››› Meetings File
PRESS REVIEW
Why Malta is objecting to a new price cap on Russian oil
(timesofmalta.com)
US has its eye on Greek ports
(Kathimerini)
››› Press Review File
FORUM of Shipping
and Logistics
Intervento del presidente Tomaso Cognolato
Roma, 19 giugno 2025
››› File
Uniport: Bringing debris from Bagnoli to the port of Naples would postpone long-awaited dredging.
Rome
Legora de Feo: It's necessary to find alternative solutions.
Taiwanese companies Evergreen, Yang Ming and WHL saw sharp declines in quarterly revenues.
Keelung/Taipei
In the period April-June it fell by -18.7%, -26.5% and -8.6% respectively
The establishment of the Information Dashboard for the management of private procurement contracts in logistics has been approved.
In May, freight traffic in the port of Ravenna grew by +1.4%
Ravenna
Bulk cargo is on the rise. Miscellaneous cargo is on the decline.
EU approves joint purchase of port equipment by terminal operators
Brussels
Joint definition of minimum technical specifications of equipment is also permitted
Serbian energy group EPS will import coal through the Montenegrin port of Bar
Bar
Currently imports from Indonesia pass through the port of Constanta
Fincantieri Foundation and Luiss University launch a project to strengthen the safety of underwater infrastructure.
Trieste
Among the objectives, contribute to the definition of a specific regulatory framework
Freewheeling: The government's U-turn on anti-mafia controls in the road haulage sector is a welcome development.
Modena
Franchini: If the government has realized it made a mistake, that's good news.
Agostinelli (AdSP Tirreno Meridionale e Ionio): the amendment that allows for the early transformation of the Gioia Tauro Port Agency is extremely important.
Confindustria's event on the maritime economy will take place in Rome on July 15th.
Rome
The confederation's strategic document on the sector will be presented
Kerala seeks $1.1 billion from MSC in damages over MSC Elsa 3 sinking
Thiruvananthapuram
Temporary detention of the vessel "MSC Akuteta II" granted
Trasportounito requests the cancellation of the renewal procedure of the Central Committee of the Register of Hauliers
Rome
New seizure of a load of cocaine in the port of Gioia Tauro
Reggio Calabria
16 bags containing 417 kilos of drugs were found in a container
MOL and Kinetics to build world's first floating data center
Tokyo
It will be installed on a vessel of 9,731 gross tonnage
Rijeka Gateway Terminal to become operational in early September
Copenhagen
The first ship at the second container terminal of the Croatian port is expected on September 12
Falteri (Federlogistica) urges us to focus on the development of "polycentric" logistics
Genoa
The Simplified Logistics Zone should be the cornerstone of the strategy
Tsuneishi Shipbuilding Co. acquired Mitsui E&S Shipbuilding Co.
Hiroshima/Tokyo
It was renamed Tsuneishi Solutions Tokyobay Co.
Pessina (Federagenti): Northern European logistics system is struggling. Let's take advantage of it!
Rome
Unexpected opportunity - he underlines - for the Mediterranean ports and Italian ones in particular
MSC Cruises Joins Carnival and Royal Caribbean in Capitalizing on Grand Bahama Shipyard
Miami
Negotiations underway since the end of 2024 have been successfully concluded
At The International Propeller Clubs the Dorso Award for the Mediterranean area
Naples
In recognition of the primary role played by logistics operators in Mediterranean traffic
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