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November 4, 2011
The Business Timesweb site
Shipping News
  • Dry bulk carrier rate could hit bottom next week
    Freight rates for capesize dry bulk carriers on key Asian seaborne routes could hit a bottom over the next week on rising Chinese demand for relatively cheap iron ore.
  • Global shipping industry facing major downturn
    The global shipping industry is experiencing a downturn that is worse than that seen during the 2008 financial crisis, China's transportation minister said. Speaking at an industry conference on the Chinese island province of Hainan yesterday, Li Shenglin said there was no end in sight to the ongoing shipping downturn.
  • UK urged to include int'l shipping emissions in 2050 climate targets
    Britain should include international shipping emissions in its climate targets to 2050, in an effort to regulate the growing carbon footprint of the sector, a body which advises the government on climate action said yesterday.

Sched Netweb site
  • Transpac rates up 4.3pc to US$1,543/FEU after 22-month decline
  • Occupy Oakland shuts port, Maersk, APL pull boxes to stop reefers exploding
  • Qingdao volume up 9.5pc in 9 months, boxes up 10.6pc to 9.8 million TEU
  • US west coast containerised imports shrink 7pc, exports rise 1pc in Sept
  • Taiwan's big 3 plunge into loss on deteriorating market, rising costs
  • Commissioner objects to FMC order for full TSA- WTSA transcripts till May
  • Guangzhou's Nansha port area aims to become Asian logistics hub
  • Bunker, lube, wages expected to become highest ship operating costs
  • China to build railway logistics facility for grain in Heilongjiang
  • US electrical exports enjoy boom to China, Canada, Mexico, Korea
  • NYK enters Brazil's cabotage trade with 10pc buy-in of Maestra
  • Quake blamed as Japan's Yusen Logistics half-year profit declines 16.6pc
  • Russia's richest man buys SOE Freight One, owns 40pc of nation's railcars
  • Vietnam to match as Guangxi build expressways to Vietnamese border points
  • Cargotec inks MoU to start strategic cooperation with Rosmorport in Russia
  • China's air carriers growth hampered by mainland curfews, bottlenecks
  • TIACA says night-flight bans will add consumer costs and pollution
  • UK air cargo safety rules 'threaten British export competitiveness'

Exim Indiaweb site
  • HK shipping associations seek subsidies to adhere to emission standards
  • SCI takes delivery of Supramax bulk carrier
  • Slow iron ore demand takes Baltic dry index to three-week low
  • India, Asean tottering towards finalising services trade pact
  • Pak accords MFN status to India after 15 years
  • JN Port dredging expected to commence soon
  • Downgrade fear looms large over India
  • E&Y foresees India growing faster than China in 2013
  • RBI extends sops to exporters by a year
  • RBI rate hike will impact export competitiveness: Fieo

International Transport Journalweb site
NOVEMBER 3, 2011
  • CSX reports record operating income in Q3
    The CSX Corporation, a leading US transport company based in Jacksonville, FL, has made third quarter net earnings of USD 464 million compared to USD 414 million last year. This is...
  • Gefco offers new services to Central Asia
    Gefco recently opened a new route between Latvia and Central Asia that will be used to deliver new vehicles to Kazakhstan, Uzbekistan, Mongolia and Tajikistan. Vehicles are picked ...
  • Highway expansion project in eastern India
    India's cabinet committee on infrastructure has approved a project to expand the Birmitrapur-Barkote section of national highway 23 in Orissa to four and two lanes, with paved shou...
  • Stricter exhaust norms for trucks in London
    Exhaust norms for driving in London's low-emission zone (LEZ) are set to change in January 2012. Trucks will be expected fulfil the Euro 4 exhaust norm for particulate matter, and ...
  • Carsten Fuhlendorf new Hellmann CFO
    Carsten Fuhlendorf took over the management of the finance department as CFO of the global service provider Hellmann Worldwide Logistics group, based in Osnabrück, on 1 November. (...
  • OOCL figures for first nine months
    OOCL said that volumes handled in the third quarter (to 30 September) were 6.6% up on the same period last year. Revenues decreased by 8.3% to USD 1.441 billion. Volumes increased ...
  • Boeing delivers 300th B777-300ER
    Boeing's best-selling B777, the B777-300ER, passed its 300th delivery recently, when first-time customer Biman Bangladesh received a unit. The B777-300ER had 543 orders on 30 Septe...
  • Emirates SkyCargo hits 100% in use of e-AWB from Dubai
    Emirates SkyCargo, a leading player in the industry's move towards e-freight, has added further momentum to the drive by announcing that electronic air waybills (e-AWBs) are now be...
  • EU and Sri Lanka to boost mutual air transport
    The European Commission and Sri Lanka concluded an aviation deal in Colombo last week, which will provide a legal basis for the development of future aviation relations between Sri...
  • K Line adds Korea-Philippines-Indonesia container service
    Kawasaki Kisen Kaisha (K Line) has added a new weekly service from Korea to the Philippines and Indonesia as a slot operator. The port rotation of the Jaseco-K link is Xingang, Pye...
  • Evergreen Line adjusts intra-Asia services
    The Evergreen Line will realign its fleet deployment and launch new services this month, as a reaction to developments in intra-Asian waterborne trade. Two new loops will replace E...
  • DSV increases sales and profit in first nine months
    DSV, a transport and logistics services provider based in Brondby (Denmark), increased sales in the first nine months of the year, from EUR 4.23 to 4.4 billion. The operating resul...
  • Dimotrans to open new head office in 2012
    Groupe Dimotrans, a French forwarding and logistics company, is building a new head office in Pusignan near Lyon. The building with 51 docking stations will be opened in April 2012...
  • Norbert Dentressangle to deliver Bradnam coffins in Scotland
    Bradnam Joinery, an English coffin and casket specialist, has appointed Norbert Dentressangle to provide flexible and cost-effective transportation in Scotland. Bradnam coffins are...

Marine Logweb site
NOVEMBER 3, 2011
  • Interocean American Shipping gets SBX-1 contract
  • Donjon-SMIT names Raymond Lord president
  • Scottish yard to build two hybrid Ropax ferries
  • Helsinki shipyard starts production of second icebreaking supply vessel
  • COSCO (Zhoushan) Shipyard books order for two bulkers

World Wide Shipperweb site
NOVEMBER 3, 2011
  • Greenbrier breaks revenue record during fiscal fourth quarter
  • Tacoma financial incentives program aims to take older trucks out of service
  • Mileage rewards scheme online at Portland International Airport
  • APL taking new measures to ensure safety of reefer boxes
  • Cathay Pacific Airways receives new Boeing freighter

Lloyd's Listweb site
NOVEMBER 3, 2011
  • Bulk deliveries in 2011 to hit record 95m dwt
    Newbuilding volumes counterbalanced by scrapping, but weak rates set to persist
  • Rotterdam warns of stalling growth
    Port predicts slowdown in fourth quarter after sub-2% cargo rise in first nine months
  • Top boxship fleets lose up to 24% of value in 2011
    Latest service from VesselsValue.com shows true impact of overcapacity on ships' worth
  • OceanFreight shareholder fails to win restraining order against DryShips takeover
    New York judge says petition unlikely to succeed on its merits
  • Transatlantic MR tankers see earnings slide as arbitrage closes
    Owners said to be 'despondent' as returns drop closer to operating costs
  • Offshore exploration likely to rise 18% next year
    Investment bank polls companies drilling wells in fields of at least 100m barrels
  • Deepwater basins attract exploration
    North Sea, Greenland and Falklands on the list of up and coming prospects
  • US Gulf springs back to life after moratorium
    Recent deals also point to buoyant West Africa and Guiana among the core basins
  • Red Sea deathtraps
    The latest ferry disaster shows lessons still have to be learned
  • 1,200 rescued after Red Sea ferry fire
    One dead in accident off Aqaba on board vessel carrying migrant workers
  • Slow economic activity puts lay-up on agenda
    A number of variables must be considered before a vessel is committed to being taken out of service
  • Product tanker captured off Nigeria
    Unknown number of crew being held
  • When headlines run away
    Misinformation crops up easily in covering shipwrecks
  • Supramax 'bloodbath' in the Pacific
    Rates drop 30% in a fortnight on Indonesia-India coal lane as oversupply hits market
  • FreeSeas debt payback gains momentum from handymax sale
    Cantor drops coverage as Greek bulker owner sees first-half figures hit by vessel impairment losses
  • Genmar in the balance after another quarter of losses
    Company cancels conference call and fails to reveal cash balance
  • Owners risk violating German flag act
    Obtaining permission to flag out can affect validity of charter parties, liability and property insurance, loan securities and could breach EU competition and labour rules
  • Cut in MAIB probes raises union fears
    Agency says reduction is due to reclassification but Nautilus voices safety concerns
  • Falling down
    Maritime safety is too important to be compromised by short-term penny pinching
  • Owners of bulker Arion SB fined $750,000 over oil pollution
    Oregon judge finds call at Portland included a failure to maintain proper records of oil residue disposals and doctoring records of onboard waste-oil incinerator
  • Operating under US flag is too expensive, say carriers
    US Maritime Administration survey finds its nation's flag 2.7 times more costly than a foreign equivalent
  • Panalpina trims outlook
    No growth for airfreight and little for ocean freight
  • Rising costs cut into Cosco Corp profits
    Yard also hit by low dry bulk charter rates for owned fleet
  • Attica's $33.6m capital boost wins shareholder go-ahead
    Ferry owner will use funds for working capital against backdrop of industry losses
  • Marco Polo wins US Chapter 11 bragging rights
    Retainer paid by owner to lawyer after deciding to declare US bankruptcy is held to be enough to establish jurisdiction
  • Newcomer is the biggest draw at bankruptcy party
    Law firm with no previous exposure to shipping snares the first two Chapter 11 immigrants to arrive on US shores this year
  • Payment made Seaarland offshoots eligible for protection
    Retainer paid a week before Chapter 11 filing established 'property in the US'
  • Sembcorp profits slip but outlook remains strong
    Singapore yard says future looks 'intact' for offshore sector, especially deepwater
  • Stolt-Nielsen secures new $600m credit line
    Sum will be added to $300m bond issue to fund capital investment
  • Sovcomflot's bribery case saga takes another twist
    Tankers giant wins right to appeal against case being heard under English law instead of Russian

Fairplayweb site
NOVEMBER 3, 2011
  • DryShips seals OceanFreight deal
    GEORGE Economou's DryShips today completed its takeover of OceanFreight and a shareholder suit challenging the deal has been thrown out
  • Stolt-Nielsen unveils $600M deal for refinancing
    STOLT-Nielsen said today it has obtained commitments for a $600M senior secured revolving credit facility
  • TransAtlantic reports $37M in losses
    SWEDEN'S TransAtlantic has blamed international economic crises for its "unsatisfactory" turn to $140M in quarterly losses
  • Teekay LNG's follow-on offering priced
    NYSE-listed Teekay LNG has succeeded in pricing a large follow-on offering, marking the first equity sale by a US-traded shipping company since July
  • SCF wins UK approval for partial appeal
    SOVCOMFLOT has won UK court approval to appeal part of a British ruling against the Russian tanker grou
  • 'Tricking' sparks late Halloween US fine
    A BULKER'S owner and operating company have been fined $750,000 after pleading guilty to US oil pollution violations
  • Algoma triples earnings
    CANADIAN shipping corporation Algoma has reported tripled net earnings for the first nine months of 2011, following a recent fleet expansion
  • Arrested VLCC reported sold
    ONE OF TWO arrested VLCC sisters has reportedly been sold in Singapore
  • FreeSeas renegotiates debt
    NASDAQ-listed FreeSeas today finally told its investors how much it lost in the second quarter - more than four months after that period ended
  • EC sends Madrid back to the drawing board
    SPAIN'S yards are pledging to keep trying to fashion a new tax-lease scheme to finance ships, after the EC rejected Madrid's proposal yesterday
  • Slow return predicted for breakbulk to Libya
    GENERAL cargo shipments into war-torn Libya are only slowly resuming, the Africa Breakbulk conference is being told today in Bremen
  • Correction continues for Capesize iron ore
    THE CAPESIZE market continues quiet this week amid lower Chinese iron ore demand and rising Atlantic availability, Brokers told Fairplay today
  • Growth in bulker fleet seen
    ARCTIC Securities has revised up its forecast for growth in the drybulk carrier fleet
  • MISC steps up piracy fight
    MALAYSIA'S flagship carrier MISC said today it has converted a second box ship into a naval auxiliary vessel to address Somali piracy
  • Wilson reverses to losses
    WILSON today reported 3Q11 net losses but noted that spot rates in Europe's shortsea drybulk market have been recovering since the end of the quarter

The Journal of Commerceweb site
NOVEMBER 3, 2011
  • USDA's Sanchez on Options for US Companies in China's Cold Chain (Video)
    Jorge Sanchez, head of the agricultural trade office in Guangzhou for the USDA's Foreign Agriculture Service, speaks at the TPM Asia...
  • Senate Rejects Obama Transport Plan
    The Senate narrowly rejected a $60 billion transportation spending bill proposed by President Obama on Thursday, as many Republicans said...
  • STB Says Only UP Posted Adequate Revenue in 2010
    The U.S. agency that regulates economic issues between railroads and shippers says Union Pacific Railroad was the only major carrier...
  • Expeditors Overcomes Market for Record Profit
    Expeditors International of Washington improved net profit 11 percent in the third quarter to $106.6 million despite a 4 percent...
  • Operations Resume at Oakland as Protest Eases
    Cargo-handling operations at the Port of Oakland returned to normal Thursday morning following a night of disruptions from the Occupy...
  • Rotterdam Sees Traffic Rise, Expects Slow Year-End
    Rotterdam container traffic in the first three quarters of 2011 grew 7.7 percent year-over-year, but Europe's biggest port warned growth...
  • Full Speed Ahead for Railroads
    Intermodal rail traffic is maintaining good momentum this autumn even as the international shipping business moving containers on the water...
  • Battling to Stand Still
    Backers of two competing transportation plans are jockeying for support by selling their initiatives as job creators and taking shots...
  • Greenbrier Profit Rises 64 Percent on Record Sales
    Propelled by surging rail equipment demand, railcar and barge maker Greenbrier Companies saw profit jump 64 percent to $12.6 million...
  • Higher Pricing Boosts Roadrunner Profit 38.2 Percent
    Acquisitions, rate hikes and a surge in freight pushed revenue up 38.2 percent to $226.2 million in the third quarter...
  • Savannah Container Traffic Jumps 11.1 Percent
    Container throughput in September at the Port of Savannah jumped 13.5 percent sequentially from August and by 11.1 percent year-over-year....
  • Ray LaHood Wakes Up, Finally!
    Last month, while speaking at the Washington Post Fixing America's Foundation: Rebuilding Transportation Infrastructure conference, Transportation Secretary Ray LaHood cemented...
  • Amsterdam Schiphol Cargo Volume Falls 6 Percent
    Amsterdam Schiphol airport handled 6 percent less cargo in September than a year earlier, but Europe's third largest freight hub...
  • Maersk's Barfod Discusses No-Show Clause, Reefer Slow-Steaming Challenges (Video)
    Thue Barfod, refrigerated container business development manager at Maersk Line Hong Kong, discusses Maersk's new no-show clause with Stephanie Nall...
  • Currency Pulls Panalpina Profit Down 7 Percent
    Panalpina reported lower third quarter profit as a strong Swiss franc offset record ocean container volume and strong air freight...
  • Fines Against ILWU for EGT Protest Top $300,000
    The International Longshore and Warehouse Union was fined $65,000 for blocking access to a controversial grain terminal in Longview, Wash....

Containerisation Internationalweb site
NOVEMBER 3, 2011
  • New twist in eurozone crisis as Greek PM 'resigns'
    Finding himself in between a 'rock and a hard place' - having announced a referendum on the eurozone rescue plans for his country, but being told by EU leaders ...
  • Russia's rail freight arm privatised; but still Russian
    The transport division of Russia's state railway group RZD has been sold to Universal Cargo Logistics Holding (UCL), owned by Russian tycoon Vladimir Lissin. The ...
  • Climate change committee: include shipping in UK's emissions target
    The Committee on Climate Change (CCC) said in a report today that shipping should be included in the UK's climate change budgets, which under the Climate Change ...
  • New Yangtze terminal given go-ahead
    A proposal for a new terminal to be constructed in Wuhu, on the Yangtze River, has been given the green light after China's Ministry of Transport (MOT) approved ...
  • Weak transpac and Asia-Europe trade impacts OOCL's Q3
    OOCL is the latest carrier to see its Q3 financial results negatively affected by the weak volumes and plunging freight rates in the major east-west trades: its ...
  • Oakland shuttered by 'Occupy' protesters
    'Occupy Wall Street' movement demonstrators forced the closure of the US west coast port of Oakland last night with officials advising that maritime operations ...
  • Greek tanker falls to Somali pirates
    Although as yet unconfirmed by EUNAV FOR, the NATO Shipping Centre has advised that an 11,600 dwt Greek chemical tanker was pirated on Monday while sailing within ...

TradeWindsweb site
NOVEMBER 3, 2011
  • Port protest ends in tears
    Port of Oakland back online as police use tear gas to end violent Occupy Wall Street rally.
  • DryShips seals merger
    George Economou's bulker empire expands as shareholders approve $239m takeover of OceanFreight.
  • Even worse than 2008
    China's transport minister believes current shipping downturn to be worse than 2008.
  • Gulf Nav loss grows
    Dubai tanker owner posts bigger deficit in weak third quarter markets.
  • Algoma on the up
    Toronto-listed bulker and tanker owner turns in improved third-quarter result as revenues rise.
  • Greek tanker hijacked
    Gunmen seize Ancora Investment Trust ship off Nigeria, and supply ship also taken.
  • Cantor drops FreeSeas
    Greek bulker owner dealt another blow as analyst Natasha Boyden discontinues research coverage.
  • Silence threatens GMR
    Cancelled conference call fuels uncertainty as cash-strapped tanker owner's stock plummets 15% in early trading.
  • Pirates release Blida
    Algerian-owned bulker freed after ten months of captivity off Somalia following reported payment of $2m ransom.
  • Stolt swaps old for new
    Chemical tanker owner and storage operator bundles up existing credit lines into one.
  • SCF wins appeal approval
    Sovcomflot has been told it can contest earlier court ruling over bribery of former employee in its $800m corruption claim.
  • Freeseas sale cuts debt
    Nasdaq-listed owner re-jigs loan with Credit Suisse after disposal of Free Lady.
  • Passenger dies
    Man leaps to his death after blaze broke out on Pella in Red Sea off coast of Jordan.
  • Caspianmaxes coming
    New Baku shipyard to turn out six tankers a year to carry Kazakh crude, including two vessels of up to 70,000 dwt.

American Shipper - Ocean newsweb site
NOVEMBER 3, 2011
  • New fuel tested by Marad, Navy
    A fuel that is partially made by algae has been tested as part of a joint effort by the Departments of Defense and Transportation. Culture mixed with ultra low-sulphur diesel.
  • Vessel valuation service adds boxships
    The online ship valuation service VesselsValue has added containerships to its vessel categories. It now values containerships from feedermax (500 TEUs) up to ultra-large container vessel (18,000 TEU) size.

The Bunker Bulletinweb site
NOVEMBER 3, 2011
  • Conference focuses on emissions control and LNG fuel alternatives
    Vote was taken to determine IBIA's position on whether the organisation should lobby IMO to postpone the 0.1% cap in 2015.
  • Fujairah prices fall
    Supplies were tight for prompt dates.
  • EPA approves engine replacement grant
    The boat's old engines are from 1953 and 1960, decades before emission standards went into effect.
  • Rotterdam market softens
    High volume of enquiries in Hamburg.
  • Guilty pleas and $750,000 fine following US oil spill
    Owners and operators of a Cyprus-based ship have been convicted of environmental crimes following a spill in the Port of Portland.
  • Russian crude output up after new export duty regime
    New tax system designed to increase country's crude oil export at the cost of fuel oil.
  • Ship emission reduction measures 'must be global'
    Chamber of Shipping warns UK-specific ship emission reductions would be distorting, but agrees shipping should not be excluded from carbon targets.
  • Bunker prices falling in key Asian ports
    Prices lower despite slight increase in WTI crude futures.
  • Call for support on switch to cleaner fuels in Hong Kong
    Added cost to shipping firms for switching to low sulphur fuels pegged at $2-3 million per annum.
  • UK's shipping emissions 'should be included' in climate targets
    Committee on Climate Change review says UK's international shipping emission will be 'material', but admits calculations are uncertain.
  • Salvage efforts resume on Rena as weather improves
    Teams to re-establish on-board systems for fuel removal, says MNZ.
  • South China fuel oil imports down 33% in October
    Ample stocks of fuel oil at South China-based terminals.

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FROM THE HOME PAGE
In the second quarter, container traffic in the port of Genoa fell by -2.8% while in Savona-Vado it grew by +76.3%
Genoa
In the Ligurian capital, the transhipment share decreased, while the Savona port benefited.
Fincantieri records strong growth in half-year financial performance and new orders
Rome
In the first six months of 2025, orders totaled 14.7 billion euros (+93.5%)
In the second quarter, naval traffic through the Suez Canal decreased by -6.2%
In the second quarter, naval traffic through the Suez Canal decreased by -6.2%
Cairo
1,248 tankers (-2.7%) and 1,826 other types of vessels (-8.5%) passed through
CMA CGM's net profit fell by 140% in the second quarter.
Marseille
Revenues stable. The French shipping group is interested in acquiring Hutchison Ports' terminals.
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 second quarter of this year, Finnlines' revenues decreased by -5.0%.
Helsinki
Net profit of 26.1 million euros (+7.7%)
Container traffic in the Port of New York remained stable in the April-June quarter.
New York
An increase of +4.9% was recorded in the first half of 2025
The Chamber of Deputies approves the appointment of the presidents of five Port System Authorities.
Rome
They are Davide Gariglio, Francesco Rizzo, Eliseo Cuccaro, Francesco Benevolo and Giovanni Gugliotti
Latrofa appointed extraordinary commissioner of the Port Authority of the Central-Northern Tyrrhenian Sea
Rome
Ministerial decree signed
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
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