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April 5, 2011
The Business Timesweb site
Shipping News
  • Luxury cruise line upbeat despite oil cost
    Crude oil prices may be rising, but that is not softening demand for luxury cruises in the Asia-Pacific, says Kenneth Watson, chief operating officer of Silversea Cruises. Mr Watson was in town yesterday as the company's newest ship, Silver Spirit, made her inaugural visit to Singapore as part of a 119-day world cruise, 'Spirit of Discovery'.
  • Tanker owners may seek Japan premium
    Some oiltanker owners are seeking additional fees for carrying cargoes to Japan, the world's third-largest crude consumer, according to Stena Bulk AB, which operates a fleet of more than 80 vessels.
  • Chinese stop ordering scrap steel from Japan
    Chinese buyers stopped new orders of scrap steel from Japan and blocked some existing cargoes because of concern over radiation from a crippled nuclear plant, researcher Umetal.com said.

Sched Netweb site
  • APL scans Japanese exports for radiation before loading
  • MOL plans to expand by focusing on trade in emerging markets
  • World's biggest shipping lines freely call at Tokyo Bay ports
  • Nigerian dock strike looms after labour talks stall
  • Deutsche Bahn Mobility Network profit up 25.3pc to US$1.49 billion
  • Singapore takes command of counter-piracy task force
  • Accent on goods, services, investment at Transpac trade talks
  • Logwin doubles storage space in Vietnam as fashion, footwear volume soars
  • Beijing tops world air freight, passenger volume in 2010: ACI
  • Cargolux back in black with US$59.9 million profit in 2010
  • Dallas Forth Worth airport sets record highs for air cargo
  • Russia's Volga-Dnepr flies 100 tonnes of oil equipment gear to Congo

Exim Indiaweb site
  • Ahlers plans further expansion in India
  • ASC proposes anti-terrorist measures against Somalian pirates
  • NYK Group adopts new logo
  • EPCES members participate in Panama trade fair
  • Ginger exports double, spices exports up
  • Iron ore exports slump by 18 pc in Feb.
  • JN Port handles highest-ever 4.27 million TEUs
  • VPT registers best-ever 68.04 million tonnes in 2010-11
  • Export target of $ 200 bn achieved in February itself
  • FDI norms relaxed
  • Sole proprietorship, partnership companies bore brunt of global meltdown, finds survey
  • Hijacking from a strategic vantage position
  • Russia makes immigration rules easier for skilled specialists

International Transport Journalweb site
APRIL 4, 2011
    CMA CGM: Saadé is sole ruler again
    Philippe Soulié, the general manager of CMA CGM left the shipping company on 31 March. At the end of 2009, the creditor banks insisted that Soulié quit the company that was founded...
  • Dockwise now preferred transport provider for Seadrill
    Dockwise, a company that is incorporated in Bermuda and which employs more than 1,200 people on and offshore, has entered into a master service agreement with Seadrill Management t...
  • Canso welcomes two new Asia/Pacific region members
    The Civil Air Navigation Services Organisation (Canso), an association of air traffic control service providers and a representative of the interests of air navigation service prov...
  • Ceva opens dedicated healthcare centre in Leipzig
    Transport and SCM specialist Ceva Logistics has opened a new logistics centre in Leipzig (Germany). The distribution centre will exclusively serve the US company Medtronic, a leadi...
  • Schenker Germany investing in new Berlin facility
    Schenker Germany recently held the ground-breaking ceremony for another modern handling facility in the Grossbeeren freight village in greater Berlin. DB Schenker is expanding its ...
  • Wim Bosman Central Eastern Europe now HACCP certified
    Wim Bosman Central Eastern Europe, a part of the Dutch Wim Bosman Group, is now certified for HACCP (hazard analysis and critical control points) temperature-controlled transport s...
  • Maximus Air Cargo converting Airbus planes into freighters
    Abu Dhabi-based Maximus Air Cargo, the UAE's largest dedicated cargo aircraft operator, flew over an Airbus A300-600 to the Elbe Flugzeugwerke's conversion site in Dresden (Germany...
  • Air France returns to Phnom Penh after 37 years
    Air France has returned to Phnom Penh (Cambodia) after a 37-year absence, landing at the capital city's international airport again last Thursday. The carrier offers three schedule...
  • Western railway line reopened in Australia
    The western railway line in Queensland (Australia) has reopened, three months earlier than planned, with the first coal train passing through Toowoomba recently. The Western line e...
  • Siemens sets up new UK rail centre
    The mobility division of Siemens has established a new railway centre in the United Kingdom, the first of its kind worldwide, and called it the rail innovation centre of competence...
  • New railway wagon factory to be set up in India
    The Indian ministry of railways has proposed the establishment of a new railway wagon factory near Brahmapur in the Ganjam district of the eastern state of Odisha (formerly Orissa)...
  • Volvo Trucks starts selling heavy hybrid trucks
    Volvo Trucks has commenced heavy hybrid truck sales under the name Volvo FE Hybrid to customers in selected European markets, as part of the Volvo Group's focus on hybrid vehicles....
  • Northern Commercials helps Clipper Group in the UK with New Look
    Northern Commercials, an Iveco truck and van dealer based in Brighouse and Manchester (England), recently supplied the Clipper Group with 16 new vehicles for the latter's nationwid...
  • BDB does not see equal treatment for canals and railways
    The German inland shipping organisation (Bundesverband der Deutschen Binnenschiffahrt BDB) has criticised the German transport ministry's freight transport and logistics action pla...
  • APL to scan Japanese exports before loading
    The global shipping line APL will begin radiation scanning of containerised Japanese exports delivered to its marine terminals for transport on APL vessels. The decision makes APL ...

Marine Logweb site
APRIL 4, 2011
  • EU Navfor to release two pirate suspects
  • LR and ABS release jointly developed CRS software
  • Ambassadors to sell Windstar Cruises in court supervised process
  • Prospector Offshore exercises options for two more jack-ups

World Wide Shipperweb site
APRIL 4, 2011
  • FMC Chairman warns shippers to take care regarding situation in Japan
  • Public meeting to discuss Sea-Tac Airport Noise Study
  • Maersk Line names new WAFMAX vessel
  • APL to begin scanning boxes containing Japanese exports
  • Grand Alliance joins other carriers for expanded Trans-Pacific coverage

Lloyd's Listweb site
APRIL 4, 2011
  • Euronav VLCC tanker pair sold for low-$60m each
    Two very large crude carriers built in 2001 and owned by Belgian shipowner Euronav are being negotiated for sale at prices in the low $60m region to buyers in Asia
  • Exmar secures premium for VLGC
    Flopec takes gas carrier on one-year charter at 9% over average rate
  • Ship Finance OBO carrier sold to China for $1m above scrap value
    Ship Finance International has sold an ore bulk oil carrier for over $12.7m, achieving a $1m premium above the vessel's potential scrap value
  • MT Marine Management joins Icon Capital in secondhand tanker spree
    MT Maritime Management joining Icon Capital Corp in investing in tanker tonnage over the last month
  • Legal issues thwart sale of Korea Line tanker duo
    Legal problems have scuppered the sale of two Korea Line -controlled medium range tankers to Russian's largest shipowner, Sovcomflot
  • Bangladesh breakers still in limbo
    Yards are still buying vessels but High Court has yet to signal when breaking can restart
  • Middle East unrest drives bunker prices t0 31-month high
    Fujairah 380cst prices pushing towards $665 per tonne while Rotterdam heading to $630 per tonne
  • Maritime arbitration sees 20% drop
    London Maritime Arbitrators' Association witnessed 20% fall off in cases registered in 2010
  • The devil is in the detail
    The Mombasa piracy information-sharing centre represents a hopeful sign that the spirit of the Djibouti Code of Conduct is alive and well
  • Fuelling concern
    It is escalating fuel costs followed by sharply increasing baf levels that is underpinning any recovery in the Shanghai Containerised Freight Index rate
  • Paragon unveils Box Ships listing plan
    Targets $184m from its container vessel operation spin off
  • NOL hit by sliding freight rates
    Line's average freight rate down 1% as Asia-Europe rates weaken but carryings up 12%
  • Lines dispel box shortage fears
    Carriers ensure earlier situation that led to concerns had been resolved
  • K Line snaps up remaining stake in SAL
    K Line to take over all employees as well as management of German heavylift company
  • CMA CGM's Sartini calls for global box forum
    Container shipping needs to find way of avoiding capacity imbalances
  • Dynacom tanker set to load Libyan oil
    Lloyd's List Intelligence data shows the Equator due to call at terminal in rebel-held Tobruk tomorrow
  • Rail track upgrade boosts Southampton box handling
    Upgrade allows high cube containers to be carried on conventional freight wagons
  • MCC Transport to launch new service
    Weekly service will connect Taiwan with Vietnam and Singapore
  • Fincantieri in talks to buy Davie Yards
    Struggling Canadian yard in exclusive talks with Fincantieri and DRS Technologies Canada
  • Suez Canal operations resume after Zim boxship refloated
    Vessel ran aground on Sunday after engine failure
  • Ambassadors files for bankruptcy
    Aim is to orchestrate a court-supervised sale process
  • Innovation in maritime engineering needs industry unity
    The European maritime engineering and manufacturing community is a valuable asset that deserves careful nurture
  • European marine engineers and yards must forge closer ties
    Business need to collaborate and focus on key developing markets to remain competitive
  • The return of charterer default insurance
    Bespoke product is making a comeback following a two-year hiatus but insurers are unlikely to consider risky counterparties now
  • Cover used in niche situations, say lenders
    Banks lending into the shipping industry do not insist on clients having charterer default cover but there are situations when it would be preferred
  • Charterer default insurance at a glance
    Charter default insurance is a niche insurance product which covers counterparty risk on the part of the charterer
  • Somali pirates set to step up attacks
    Nato chief warns piracy activity may rise as weather off Somali coast improves
  • Jim Stewart takes helm at Maritime UK
    British Ports Association chairman takes over Jan Kopernicki

Fairplayweb site
APRIL 4, 2011
  • Frontline parts with past
    FRONTLINE has agreed with Ship Finance International to terminate their long-term charter party for the OBO carrier Front Leader
  • Windstar owner seeks Chapter 11 shield
    SHAREHOLDERS and bondholders of Windstar Cruises owner Ambassadors International will be wiped out in a Chapter 11 bankruptcy filing
  • APM plans Callao injection
    AP MØLLER Maersk's APM Terminals plans to invest $1.1Bn to develop the Muelle Norte pier at Peru's Callao port
  • Ras al Khaimah expanding
    THE UAE government of Ras al Khaimah reportedly plans to spend 1.4Bn dirhams ($381M) to develop new ports
  • Box derivative index spurned
    FRENCH box line CMA CGM and vehicle automotive Michelin today rejected using container freight derivatives based on the Shanghai Containerized Freight Index
  • Bangladesh scrapping delay boosts rivals
    INDIAN, Pakistani and Chinese scrapyards are muscling in on good tonnage as their Bangladeshi rivals continue to face obstruction from the country's courts
  • China halts scrap orders from Japan
    CHINESE buyers have halted new orders for Japanese scrap steel and refused some existing shipments because of radiation fears, a sector analysis group reported today
  • Capesize rates seen retreating on Brazil
    CAPESIZE rates are expected to retreat this week because of scarce Brazilian iron ore cargoes, Arctic Securities predicted today
  • IHC sees more growth
    IHC MERWEDE, the Dutch dredger and mining vessel builder and designer, said today it expects its 2011 turnover to rise at least 5% and profits to increase after a strong 2010
  • Coal surge eludes Japan
    A PREDICTED supply surge of post-quake thermal coal to Japan has failed to materialise, sector players told Fairplay today
  • Ashika guilty sentenced
    THE FORMER managing director of the Shipping Corp of Polynesia has been jailed for five years for manslaughter over the 2009 sinking of the unseaworthy ferry Princess Ashika
  • 'K' Line buys all of SAL
    'K' LINE said today its European subsidiary has acquired all of the German heavy-lift shipping group SAL

The Journal of Commerceweb site
APRIL 4, 2011
  • Omani Fund Buys Hapag-Lloyd Stake
    Onyx Investments, an Omani government-owned sovereign wealth fund, took a 15 percent stake in Hapag-Lloyd, an official at the parent...
  • Diesel Nears $4 per Gallon
    Diesel prices last week climbed 4.4 cents to an average of $3.976 per gallon, the highest level in two and...
  • Paragon to Launch IPO for Subsidiary Box Ships
    Paragon Shipping unveiled plans to raise almost $200 million through an initial public offering of shares in its recently established...
  • Dachser Boosts Revenue 19 Percent
    Dachser, the German global logistics services provider, increased 2010 revenue 19 percent, or $858 million, from the previous year to...
  • Hub Group Buys Exel Transportation
    Intermodal transportation giant Hub Group acquired Exel Transportation Services, a $717 million third-party logistics company, from Deutsche Post subsidiary Exel. ...
  • European Group Launches Standard Shipping Contract
    The United Kingdom's Freight Transport Association unveiled a standard maritime contract on Monday the shipper-focused group believes can bring more...
  • Deutsche Bahn Revenue, Profit Surged in 2010
    Germany's Deutsche Bahn, Europe's biggest rail operator, posted double digit revenue and earnings growth in 2010 as its freight and...
  • Business Confidence Sinks in Japan
    Pessimism has grown among Japanese firms over future business conditions in the wake of the devastating earthquake and tsunami that...
  • "K" Line to Acquire All of Heavy-lift Carrier SAL
    "K" Line, which already owns 50 percent of German heavy-lift carrier SAL Group, reached agreement to acquire the remaining 50...
  • Can John Mica Build a New Road?
    Standing before a group of shippers last week, Rep. John Mica didn't even wait for the first question to finish...
  • APL Volume Rises 12 Percent on Lower Rates
    APL's container volume increased 12 percent in the four-week period from Feb 12 to March 11 compared to the same...
  • Pacer Names Gardner to Lead International Units
    Pacer International named Daniel L. Gardner leader of its international business units, which include Ocean World Lines, Pacer's global door-to-door...
  • Conference Presses Japanese Government on Radiation
    Japanese and foreign shipping firms urged the Japanese government to take further action to minimize the effects on their business...
  • Intermodal Pricing Packs a Punch
    The intermodal market is heating up so much that rate increases could be the strongest in a decade. That's...
  • Cat Eyes Logistics Split, Sale
    Caterpillar, the $42 billion equipment manufacturing giant, aims to cash in on an increasingly strong recovery in third-party logistics by...
  • US'Europe's Energizer Trade
    The trans-Atlantic shipping business is the epitome of a mature market. But for shippers selling goods across the Atlantic and...
  • LTL's Capacity Squeeze
    For shippers, the search for truck capacity is like playing dominos. When capacity contracts at one point in the supply...
  • Infrastructure's Taxing Dilemma
    In an increasingly adversarial political environment, it's refreshing to see AFL-CIO President Richard Trumka and U.S. Chamber of Commerce President...
  • Default on the Horizon
    Horizon Lines expects to default on its debt covenants this year, a development the company's accountant says raises "substantial doubt"...
  • Baltimore Ready for Channel Switching
    The Port of Baltimore will get a leg up on many East Coast competitors next year when the new berth...
  • Pursuing Rate Stability
    When the 2008-09 global economic and trade recession sent ocean shipping freight rates for U.S. imports of Asian goods spiraling,...
  • The President's Trade Agenda
    On March 1, U.S. Trade Representative Ron Kirk delivered President Obama's 2011 Trade Policy Agenda and 2010 Annual Report to...
  • Facilitating Trade Across the Pacific
    When leaders of the 21 nations in the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation meet in Honolulu this fall, the U.S. hopes they...
  • Title XI's Final Chapter?
    Just when a new crop of entrepreneurs is looking for ships to operate in U.S. domestic maritime service, one of...
  • Opting Into Data
    The issue of data ownership is an obstacle to broader acceptance of cloud-based collaborative TMS models. Paradoxically, it...
  • Greening Up
    Hours-of-service restrictions and CSA 2010 aren't the only issues motor carriers are dealing with. Trucking companies and 3PLs will ramp...
  • Trucking Through the Cloud
    Transportation management software delivered under the software-as-a-service umbrella is evolving as next-generation hybrids and cloud computing delivery models enter the...
  • Tea and Transportation
    As chairman of the House Transportation and Infrastructure Committee, Rep. John Mica sees no future in battling with the Tea...
  • Friends in Transport
    Once colleagues in Congress, Rep. John Mica and Transportation Secretary Ray LaHood have the sort of genial rapport that contrasts...

Containerisation Internationalweb site
APRIL 4, 2011
  • When is a safe port not a safe port?
    The nuclear aftermath of the March 11 Japanese earthquake looks set to be the cause of considerably more upset to the global supply chain than the massive 9 magnitude quake itself; but some of the disruption - stimulated by man's biggest fear, the fear of the unknown - is arguably an unnecessary overreaction
  • CMA CGM's Sartini calls for new approach to break 'vicious cycle'
  • Customer loyalty not price should be 'primary concern': CI conference told
  • Ivory Coast: Abidjan awaits 'rapid offensive'
  • Global Liner Shipping Conference underway in London
  • NYK launches its medium-term plan and new logo

TradeWindsweb site
APRIL 4, 2011
  • Rebels attempt oil exports
    Eastern Libyan port controlled by political rebels prepares to export oil onboard tanker tied to Greece's Dynacom.
  • Torm targets Brazil
    Jesper Bo Hansen says new outpost is vital for victory as Danish owner hunts bulker and tanker contracts in South America.
  • Otto returns to sales floor
    Lee Kok Wah-led owner and shipbuilder offloads third offshore vessel in less than a week after sealing $31.5m deal.
  • EMS finance chief quits
    Camillo Eitzen's Snorre Krogstad steps up as Knut Abrahamsen heads for the door.
  • Ambassadors in Chapter 11
    US private-equity powerhouse plots raid on luxury cruiseships controlled by insolvent parent of Windstar Cruises.
  • Pac Basin stacks it higher
    Klaus Nyborg-led bulker owner adds $80m to its cash pile following disposal of Green Dragon shares.
  • Paragon unveils IPO
    Greek shipping company announces $200m listing of container unit on NYSE.
  • Greek bulker flees attack
    Sea Globe Management vessel dodges pirate hit off Mombasa but the gang are not so lucky when a warship comes knocking.
  • Frontline ditches OBO
    Fredriksen-controlled company says goodbye to Front Leader in early scrapping of charter deal with spin-off SFI.
  • Ferry brings out Libyan injured
    Turkey's Ankara car ferry turns into hospital ship as it takes casualties out of Misrata.
  • Coastal open to merger
    Malaysian offshore owner and yard group in early talks with potential investors.
  • Fugro takes Dof PSV
    Helge Mogster-controlled company nets two year deal which also employees a newbuilding in Brazil.
  • Greek bulker refloated
    Tugs pull grounded Vasco ship free off Turkey after reported engine failure.
  • Pioneer presses FFA claims
    Liquidators of Chinese freight futures player make progress in long running dispute with Nobu Su's TMT Asia.
  • George plots bond bonus
    DryShips' drilling spin-off plots $500m issue to help pay for drillship newbuildings.

American Shipperweb site
APRIL 4, 2011
  • EOBRs 'step backward' for truck safety
    The Owner-Operator Independent Drivers Association (OOIDA) criticized proposed legislation to mandate electronic onboard recorders for interstate commercial motor carriers as just another way of putting small truckers out of business. The bill was ...
  • Detsche Bahn 2010 revenue up 17%
    German railroad and logistics company Deutsche Bahn last week reported a strong recovery in 2010 with adjusted earnings before interest and taxes (EBIT) of 1.9 billion euros ($2.7 billion), 10.7 percent more than the same 2009 figure. Revenue was 3...
  • EC in Deutsche Bahn competition probe
    The European Commission said last week its officials and counterparts from the German competition authority undertook unannounced inspections at the premises of Deutsche Bahn AG and some of its subsidiaries. "The commission has reason to believe th...
  • MCC introduces Taiwan service
    Maersk affiliate MCC Transport said it is introducing a Taiwan Service (TW1) providing new direct transit between ports in Malaysia, Singapore, Vietnam and Taiwan. The new TW1 service runs on a 14-days rotation covering the ports of Tanjung Pelepas...
  • MSC raises transatlantic rates
    Mediterranean Shipping Co. said it is raising eastbound rates from North America to Europe and the Mediterranean, effective May 1. From the United States, Canada and Mexico to North and West Europe, including the United Kingdom, as well as the West...
  • "K" Line to expand in heavy lift shipping
    "K" Line said Monday that it will acquire the remaining 50 percent of heavy lift transport company SAL Group in June, and it intends to "develop heavy lifter business as a core business of 'K' Line with the established trade name of SAL." "K" Line ...
  • New Zealand security program, C-TPAT reach parity
    U.S. and New Zealand officials have agreed to expand cooperation between their respective trusted shipper security programs and initiate other steps to enhance trade and security. Customs and Border Protection stated on its Web site that two weeks ...
  • Strategic View April 2011
  • Tier 2 status
    New Zealand security program, C-TPAT reach parityU.S. and New Zealand officials have agreed to expand cooperation between their respective trusted shipper security programs and initiate other steps to enhance trade and security. CBP names ACE Trade...
  • 'May have breached EU antitrust'
    EC in Deutsche Bahn competition probeThe European Commission said last week its officials and counterparts from the German competition authority undertook unannounced inspections at the premises of Deutsche Bahn AG and some of its subsidiaries. Det...

The Bunker Bulletinweb site
APRIL 4, 2011
  • Fujairah market firms
    Barge schedules reported as tight.
  • Shorelines 'thick with oil'
    More support vessels arrive as Tristan da Cunha.
  • Bunker prices post double-digit gains in European ports
    Tight avails on all products in Hamburg, says supplier.
  • WFS completes latest acquisition
    CEO says deal will strengthen company's platform in the aviation sector.
  • Shell sells downstream assets in Chile
    Quinenco will become 'delivery service provider' for marine products.
  • Gibraltar bunkering proposals 'unacceptable' says bird protection society
    'An accidental spillage, however minor, will affect the wellbeing of the natural environment,' say ornithologists.
  • Asian bunker prices continue upward swing
    Demand for bunkers generally low at key Asian ports on Monday.
  • O.W. Bunker strengthens its worldwide trading team
    Two new appointments in Denmark.
  • Indian refiner sells 380 cSt cargo at 'steady' premium
    Appetite for Indian cargoes 'drop' because of delays at the country's ports, traders say.
  • 'Much work' needed to make LNG a viable option
    LNG bunkering should be 'as close to traditional bunkering as possible', says O.W. Bunker.
  • Sinopec Zhoushan sells record volumes in March
    Shipowners buy more in mid-March due to concerns that bunker prices may rise further, says company source.
  • Petrobras completes first offshore bunkering operation
    Expects 'sustainable growth' in bunker sales following commencement of operations.

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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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