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July 6, 2011
The Business Timesweb site
Shipping News
  • VLCC owners will see H2 profits doubling: poll
    Owners of the largest oil tankers will see their earnings almost double in the second half of the year, from the first six months, on strong Chinese demand and rising Middle East exports, a Reuters poll showed.
  • Shipping contracts rise to 9-week high
    Capesize shipping contracts tied to the cost of transporting iron ore and coal rose to a nine-week high as traders speculate on a seasonal increase in cargo in the second half of the year.
Strait Talk
  • Downbeat mood in shipping
    IT SEEMS that the shipping industry is feeling less happy with itself than it has been for some time. The latest Shipping Confidence survey from shipping accountant and adviser Moore Stephens shows overall confidence levels in the shipping industry down for the fourth successive quarter in the three months ended May.
Shipping Times
  • Indian Railway to raise US$300m from bonds
    India's state railway is pushing ahead with a sale of dollar debt to meet surging demand for transport as the highest borrowing costs in a year cause a five-week drought in issuance.
  • Kabul eyes rail network to tap mining resources
    Afghanistan is building a vast rail network linking its borders to help attract investors to US$3 trillion worth of mining projects, including oil deals, that will drive economic growth, its Mines Minister Wahidullah Shahrani said on Monday.

The Business Timesweb site
Shipping News
  • VLCC owners will see H2 profits doubling: poll
    Owners of the largest oil tankers will see their earnings almost double in the second half of the year, from the first six months, on strong Chinese demand and rising Middle East exports, a Reuters poll showed.
  • Shipping contracts rise to 9-week high
    Capesize shipping contracts tied to the cost of transporting iron ore and coal rose to a nine-week high as traders speculate on a seasonal increase in cargo in the second half of the year.
Strait Talk
  • Downbeat mood in shipping
    IT SEEMS that the shipping industry is feeling less happy with itself than it has been for some time. The latest Shipping Confidence survey from shipping accountant and adviser Moore Stephens shows overall confidence levels in the shipping industry down for the fourth successive quarter in the three months ended May.
Shipping Times
  • Indian Railway to raise US$300m from bonds
    India's state railway is pushing ahead with a sale of dollar debt to meet surging demand for transport as the highest borrowing costs in a year cause a five-week drought in issuance.
  • Kabul eyes rail network to tap mining resources
    Afghanistan is building a vast rail network linking its borders to help attract investors to US$3 trillion worth of mining projects, including oil deals, that will drive economic growth, its Mines Minister Wahidullah Shahrani said on Monday.

The Business Timesweb site
Shipping News
  • VLCC owners will see H2 profits doubling: poll
    Owners of the largest oil tankers will see their earnings almost double in the second half of the year, from the first six months, on strong Chinese demand and rising Middle East exports, a Reuters poll showed.
  • Shipping contracts rise to 9-week high
    Capesize shipping contracts tied to the cost of transporting iron ore and coal rose to a nine-week high as traders speculate on a seasonal increase in cargo in the second half of the year.
Strait Talk
  • Downbeat mood in shipping
    IT SEEMS that the shipping industry is feeling less happy with itself than it has been for some time. The latest Shipping Confidence survey from shipping accountant and adviser Moore Stephens shows overall confidence levels in the shipping industry down for the fourth successive quarter in the three months ended May.
Shipping Times
  • Indian Railway to raise US$300m from bonds
    India's state railway is pushing ahead with a sale of dollar debt to meet surging demand for transport as the highest borrowing costs in a year cause a five-week drought in issuance.
  • Kabul eyes rail network to tap mining resources
    Afghanistan is building a vast rail network linking its borders to help attract investors to US$3 trillion worth of mining projects, including oil deals, that will drive economic growth, its Mines Minister Wahidullah Shahrani said on Monday.

Sched Netweb site
  • World's idle fleet grows from 75,000 TEU to 95,000 TEU in just two weeks
  • Cosco regains its old No 4 spot with capacity 600,000 TEU plus
  • Korean intra-Asia container carrier YSC Line seeks bankruptcy protection
  • Maersk and Safmarine drop China from Far East-West Africa FEW3 service
  • Iranian container service appear little affected by harsh US sanctions
  • CMA CGM enters NZ-Asia trade to move meat and dairy products
  • Port of Le Havre's MSC terminal makes bid for US Customs certification
  • South Africa's Transnet port performance acceptable, but rail falls short
  • APL Logistics extends double-stack IndiaLinx train service to India
  • Milwaukee proposes creation of an air hub to stimulate growth
  • Enforce old lithium rules, don't impose new ones, industry tells Washington
  • India become next target as ECS Group increases global footprint

Exim Indiaweb site
  • FPS Group & Console Shipping Services join hands to enhance business
  • Tiger Logistics to implement Logi-Sys for optimal service delivery
  • Close to resolving Iran oil payment impasse: Official
  • Govt imposes anti-dumping duty on Chinese Pentaerythritol
  • GSP revival needed to boost India-US trade: Fieo
  • Infra upgradation to give air cargo business a fillip
  • Car sales growth slows to two-year low
  • Ministry to approach House Panel against MAT, DDT imposition on SEZs
  • No export limit on cotton & yarn waste: DGFT
  • Policy stability, credit cost reduction can boost exports: Fieo

International Transport Journalweb site
JULY 5, 2011
  • TAAG postpones Beijing service resumption planned for today
    TAAG Angola has postponed the planned service resumption on Luanda - Beijing service. The new resumption date is scheduled for 2 August. Boeing 777-200ER will operate this weekly f...
  • Jungheinrich announces upgraded reach truck model
    Jungheinrich, the German supplier of warehousing technology, has introduced a new version of its best selling ETM/ETV 214/216 reach truck. The new model offers increased mast lifti...
  • Eco Rail Innovation: cooperation contract signed
    With the signature of the cooperation contract, the partners of the initiative Eco Rail Innovation (ERI) have now established the binding general conditions of their mutual work. E...
  • UPS and Merck expand their distribution and logistics agreement
    UPS and Merck, known as MSD outside the United States and Canada, today announced that the companies have significantly broadened their existing distribution and logistics agreemen...
  • RDC Aviation: new Sales Director
    Philip Jones is the new Sales Director of RCD Aviation, an aviation software business in Nottingham. Having initially progressed in his career at British Midland Airways, he later ...
  • UPS: freight transport grows
    UPS Freight, the US fourth largest LTL carrier, announced a general rate increase averaging 6.9% covering non-contractual shipments in the United States, Canada and Mexico. The rat...
  • South African railway operator places largest ever signalling contract with Siemens
    The South African railway company, PRASA, has commissioned Siemens with the delivery of signaling equipment and the construction of the "Gauteng Nerve Center" (GNC) opera...
  • Winter flight schedule Frankfurt Airport: airport coordinator allocates nightly slots to airfreight-companies
    According to the official planning approval of the Hessian Federal State Government with reservations to the decision of the Federal Administrative Court, the airport coordinator o...
  • "K" Line to start power saving campaign in Tokyo
    Kawasaki Kisen Kaisha, Ltd. ("K" Line Group) will start a campaign to save electric power consumption in its head office in Tokyo that includes introduction of in-house summer time...
  • APM Terminals wins "Best Port Operator in Africa" at Transport Africa Awards 2011
    Johannesburg, South African based APM Terminals was named winner of the "Best Port Operator in Africa" award at the Transport Africa Awards ceremony held in Johannesburg, South Afr...
  • Rhenus Office Systems expands security archive in Hamburg
    Rhenus Office Systems GmbH has expanded their security archive of the Hamburg location. The archive of the expert for document logistics in a further building phase was extended by...

Marine Logweb site
JULY 5, 2011
  • Crowley acquires Puerto Rico Freight Systems
  • USCG responds to Virgin Islands ferry grounding
  • Statoil awards Cat D rig contracts to Songa
  • Maersk declares option for two more drillships
  • Marco Polo Marine to build five barges for Indonesian client
  • Damen Shipyards set to introduce ASD Tug 3212

World Wide Shipperweb site
JULY 5, 2011
  • Port of Kalama welcomes bulk vessel GUOYU 51
  • Crowley expanding in Puerto Rico with purchase of logistics company
  • Cargill to employ kite technology on bulk vessel AGHIA MARINA
  • Sea-Tac Airport earns honor for recycling/waste reduction
  • APL announces plans to build Joliet, Illinois container terminal

Lloyd's Listweb site
JULY 5, 2011
  • Macondo oil spill fallout spreads far and wide
    A perceived shortfall in international regulation has led to a search for local solutions
  • Marine insurance set to soar after 'acts of God' increase
    Earthquake-hit Port of Lyttleton tells investors it failed to renew cover on time
  • Ship recycling rates hinge on Bangladesh court decision
    Potential for scrap prices to fall if Chittagong breakers cannot import vessels and market competition declines
  • Northern Europe aframax rates rally
    Brokers optimistic that Baltic Sea earnings could return to three-digit Worldscale rates
  • Capesizes enter depression zone in Clarksons pain index
    Most other dry bulk and tanker sectors in recession
  • Star Reefers scraps second reefership it brought out of lay up in March
    The Scottish Star is following the same fate as sistership Canterbury Star
  • Three vessels chartered out on short period contracts
    Itochu and Tesoro take tankers for one to six month periods
  • UK ports line up to develop offshore wind power
    World's biggest offshore windfarm market will see $21m capital expenditure between 2011 and 2015
  • Best management practices are not good enough
    The shipping industry deserves better guidance in repelling pirate attacks
  • Graig in forefront of China newbuilding push
    A respect for Chinese culture and working practices has paid off for family-owned firm
  • Thenamaris heads new Greek LNG charge
    At least four other potential Greek LNG debutantes are talking with yards as noted Greek tanker owner clinches pair of 160,000 cu m vessels
  • APM Terminals takes control at new Callao facility
    Peru's largest port set for large-scale investment after handover of Terminal Muelle Norte
  • CSAV Asia-Europe service victim of falling rates
    Drewry and Alphaliner reports show mounting losses on key trade lane
  • Concerns raised over Humber pilotage standards
    Unions claim that Humber Estuary is seen by ABP as a money making enterprise that 'has threatened the personal safety of pilots and the safety of navigation on the river'
  • OceanFreight lifts share price in one-for-20 stock split
    Dry bulk specialist becomes third Nasdaq-listed shipowner in a fortnight to resort to reverse stock treatment
  • Hoegh LNG lists in Oslo
    Gas transportation and storage division issues 45m shares
  • NCC buys time over newbuilding option
    Reaches deal with Hyundai Heavy to extend deadline for option of a second car carrier
  • Big problems on the Asia-Europe trades
    The introduction of massive 13,000 teu -plus vessels has had a hugely detrimental effect while so much existing tonnage continues to also operate
  • Owners urged to protect themselves from China tax deductions
    Law firm advises insistence on tighter charterparty forms
  • Enforcement or blind eye
    Port inspectors already have their work cut out and the host of environmental rules coming in will increase their workload
  • Marco Polo Marine wins $8m Indonesia barge deal
    Batam-based shipbuilder has plans for bigger vessels
  • Mammoet management team quits over 'cultural differences'
    Van Seumeren family sells its 25% shareholding to privately held Dutch conglomerate SHV
  • Maersk Drilling exercises options for two drillships in $1.3bn deal
    Samsung Heavy Industries to build vessels similar to a pair ordered in April
  • Abbot Point port expansion attracts strong interest
    Queensland says 30 companies have expressed interest in developing terminals
  • Aker wins $50m contract for drilling riser system from Daewoo
    New order brings total units sold to South Korean builder to six
  • Coscol details $1.5bn fleet expansion
    Updated blueprint for new ships could see a total of 40 new vessels added by 2015

Fairplayweb site
JULY 5, 2011
  • China, Ireland close $2.1Bn turbine deal
    CHINA'S Sinovel has closed a $2.1Bn deal to ship wind turbines to Mainstream Renewable Power of Ireland, IHS World Markets Energy reported today
  • Drewry sees collapse for box rates
    BOX RATES on east/west routes will drop by more than one-fifth during the rest 2011, even with volumes remaining strong, Drewry predicted today
  • TCC wins US shield
    A NEW YORK judge has approved Chapter 15 bankruptcy protection for TCC, new court filings showed
  • Strike hits Madagascar ports
    CUSTOMS workers at Madagascan ports are reportedly planning to expand their strike over illegal exports of rosewood from the island nation
  • APL expands to Joliet
    BOX CARRIER APL is expanding its intermodal capacity near Chicago to bolster its US transcontinental supply chain
  • Indian ports accessing foreign money
    INDIAN ports are increasingly seeking foreign credit through external commercial borrowings, Fairplay was told today
  • 57 held in migrant smuggling cases
    GREEK authorities are holding 57 people after migrant smuggling arrests
  • Bank advises holders of Portek shares
    SINGAPORE'S port operator Portek's independent financial adviser has advised its shareholders to accept ICTSI's takeover offer
  • Rongsheng mega-deal trend?
    THE LARGE orders placed at China's Rongsheng yard are not likely to be mimicked by other owners, Fairplay was told today
  • Trucker held in Dover smuggling case
    A DUTCH truck driver has reportedly been jailed on suspicion of trying to smuggle nearly £6M ($9.7M) in illegal drugs through Dover's port
  • Camillo Eitzen sells Eitzen Gas
    NORWAY'S Camillo Eitzen announced today that it has sold nine vessels and stakes in companies
  • Bangladesh breakers again face closure
    BREAKING yards will be shut down in Bangladeshi on 7 July unless the government extends the operations approval it issued in May
  • Navy chopper foils pirates
    SOUTH Korea's navy has intervened to protect an STX Pan Ocean bulker when it was attacked by pirates off Somalia
  • Panamaxes near bottom?
    BROKERS told Fairplay today that Panamax rates might soon be bottoming out, after being pushed down for the past month, with the arrival of cheaper but bigger Capesizes

The Journal of Commerceweb site
JULY 5, 2011
  • DHL Reported Dropping China Domestic Delivery
    DHL is dropping its attempt to build domestic express delivery services in China, according to a published report. ...
  • Econocaribe Provides EDI Track and Trace Online
    Econocaribe Consolidators is introducing a new function on its website that enables shippers to track and trace full containerload shipments...
  • USPS Freezes Bonuses, Retirement Contributions
    The U.S. Postal Service is suspending all executive and employee bonuses, and is withholding its contribution to the government retirement...
  • Diesel Price Slides Another 3.8 Cents
    The average price of diesel fuel fell for the eight time in the last nine weeks, sliding 3.8 cents a gallon...
  • Commerce Dept. Seeks Trade Mission Participants
    The Commerce Department is recruiting top-level executives to join a trade mission to Qatar and the United Arab Emirates between...
  • Air Cargo Prices Slip in May
    Air freight rates out of Asia slipped back 0.6 percent in May compared to the month before as carriers coped with...
  • Supply Chain Educator Donald Bowsersox, 79
    Donald J. Bowersox, one of the pioneers in the science and practice of logistics and supply chain management, died Monday...
  • US Factory Orders Grow 0.8 Percent
    Factory orders by U.S. businesses grew 0.8 percent in May, the Commerce Department said Tuesday in a report that suggests...
  • CMA CGM to Launch Asia-Fiji-New Zealand Loop
    CMA CGM will launch of a new service this month connecting Asia, the Fiji Islands and New Zealand effective July...
  • Analyst Says Large Ships Threaten Smaller Carriers
    Smaller vessel operators could be forced out of Asia-Europe container trade lanes as the deployment of ultra-large container ships puts...
  • Hyundai Hikes US-South America Rates
    Hyundai Merchant Marine will raise rates southbound container shipments from the U.S. to the East Coast of South America effective...
  • Crowley Acquires Puerto Rico Freight Services
    Crowley Maritime is bolstering its logistics capabilities in the Caribbean with the acquisition of Puerto Rico Freight Systems, a company...
  • Container Truck Drivers Strike at Indian Terminal
    A sudden strike by container truck drivers Sunday morning crippled cargo movements to and from the Vallarpadam International Container Transshipment...
  • US Airlines Challenge EU Cap-and-Trade Plan
    U.S. airlines launched a legal challenge Tuesday to European Union plans to charge foreign carriers American Airlines, United...
  • APM Rotterdam Introduces Barge Shuttle Service
    APM Terminals has introduced a barge shuttle service to its Rotterdam terminal to avoid worsening traffic jams caused by construction...
  • Wallenius Deploys Armed Guards Against Pirates
    Swedish shipowner Wallenius Wilhelmsen Lines is placing armed guards to protect its vessels from attack by Somalia-based pirates in the...
  • Drewry Forecasts 21 Percent Drop in East-West Rates
    Drewry Maritime Research is forecasting average east-west ocean freight rates will fall 20.8 percent this year from 2010 as the...
  • CSAV Suspends Asia-Mediterranean Service
    CSAV is suspending its service between Asia and the Mediterranean amid sharply declining rates on Asia-Europe trade lanes. ...
  • UASC Opens Shipping Agency in Pakistan
    United Arab Shipping Company opened its own shipping agency in Pakistan in a joint venture with its erstwhile third party...

Containerisation Internationalweb site
JULY 5, 2011
  • CSAV withdraws Mare Nostrum Service
  • Asia-N.Europe still dropping
  • Night pre-booking system planned for Cape Town
  • APM T introduces shuttle service between Rotterdam and Moerdijk
  • Mothballed boxship fleet grows

TradeWindsweb site
JULY 5, 2011
  • Megacore breaks up
    Omega Navigation and Glencore split Hyundai Mipo-built products tanker fleet as ties severed.
  • Oceanfreight splits again
    Nasdaq-listed Greek bulker and tanker owner chops number of shares by 95% to lift price above $1.
  • Belships out of Elkem
    Norwegian bulker owner offloads stake in ship charterer to its partner, metals group Elkem.
  • ISC in the money
    Diversified US owner borrows up to $45.9m from two banks to fund car carrier deals.
  • OSM Arena in limbo
    Korean bulker crew stuck in Chennai for 17 months after court cancels sale of vessel.
  • Tanzania's port double
    Government spending $520m on two new container terminals at congested Dar es Salaam.
  • Time to lay up
    Analyst Drewry says major "corrective surgery" needed to reduce boxship capacity and avoid freight-rate bloodbath.
  • NOCC wins more time
    Norwegian owner extends option for second car carrier at Hyundai to September, from June previously.
  • Tata NYK ship attacked
    UK warship and US jets fight off gunmen firing rockets at bulker off Oman.
  • Cobelfret awaits cash
    Belgian owner has not yet received $606,000 payment from China's Farenco in bulker dispute.
  • Piracy costing $12bn
    Shipping industry paid out huge sums in insurance, ransoms, security and re-routing in 2010, report claims.
  • Maersk spree extends
    AP Moller-Maersk returns to Samsung Heavy Industries for $1.3bn drillship double.
  • Samho crew goes home
    Dubai tanker exile ends for 24 Filipino and South Korean men after owner went into receivership.

American Shipperweb site
JULY 5, 2011
  • New rights issue
    CSAV raises $500 million Chilean container shipping company CSAV said last week 85 percent of a new rights issue had been subscribed and paid, producing a sum of $430 million. CSAV to pull Asia/Med loopLiner carrier CSAV said Monday it would suspen...
  • Carriers own fault?
  • CSAV raises $500 million
    Chilean container shipping company CSAV said last week 85 percent of a new rights issue had been subscribed and paid, producing a sum of $430 million. "The great interest of the shareholders in the first round in subscribing for the remaining shar...
  • CSAV to pull Asia/Med loop
    Liner carrier CSAV said Monday it would suspend a standalone service linking the Far East and Mediterranean due to "the unfavorable economic environment affecting the trade." Freight rates from Asia and Europe are reportedly well below sustainable ...
  • Sekimizu new IMO secretary general
    Koji Sekimizu of Japan was elected secretary-general of the International Maritime Organization last week. His four-year term will begin Jan. 1, 2012. Sekimizu, 58, is director of IMO's Maritime Safety Division. He studied marine engineering and na...
  • CMA CGM buys more 'eco' containers
    Liner carrier CMA CGM said Friday it has purchased 18,000 new "eco-containers," as it tries to transition to a fleet of more environmentally sensitive shipping equipment. The French line said it now has a fleet of 140,000 TEUs worth of such contai...
  • Drewry: Layups the only answer
    Widespread laying up of container vessels by liner carriers is the only way to redress floundering ocean freight rates on key east/west trades, according to London-based Drewry Shipping Consultants. In Drewry's latest quarterlyContainer Forecaster...
  • Eimskip doubles North American frequency
    The Icelandic shipping company said it will add a second ship on July 15 so that it can offer a second sailing per month between Iceland and United States and Canada. The 700-TEUSkogafosswill sail in a rotation of Reykjavik, Argentia, Boston, Arge...
  • OW Bunker opens in India
    OW Bunker, which handles more than 8 percent of the global bunker market, has opened an office in Mumbai, India. OW's core activity is the global sale of bunker both from its own inventories, where it operates more than 30 large and small tankers i...
  • Cargoitalia makes management appointments
    Italian all-cargo airline Cargoitalia has appointed Richard Mohler to the new position of manager of network planning and revenue management. He will be responsible for evaluating new routes, and setting revenue targets. Mohler has spent 16 years ...

The Bunker Bulletinweb site
JULY 5, 2011
  • Fujairah prices fall
    Durban market generally soft.
  • Rotterdam market softens
    Healthy demand in Piraeus.
  • Study predicts sharp increase in future Arctic shipping emissions
    Compared to 'the business as usual case' there will be a reduction in global fuel consumption due to a shorter transit.
  • Container sector in 'dire need' of correction
    Failure to run their business profitably is fault of 'the carriers themselves,' says Drewry.
  • Pirate 'bunker hub' off Yemen
    Island base has been used 'for months, if not longer'.
  • Environmentalists call for speed limit
    Move would 'save fuel and cut emissions.'
  • IBIA regional manager retires
    Chong Kam Wah was 'one of the architects' of IBIA's Asian expansion.
  • Asian bunker prices on downtrend
    Sluggish demand at key Asian bunkering hubs on Tuesday.
  • The rise to peak oil
    If peak oil is around the corner, we had better do more than agree on pollution thresholds or put in place silly carbon tax and cap and trade schemes.
  • Bahrain LNG terminal could create new marine fuels market
    Bahrain's first LNG terminal to start operations by end of 2014.
  • Manager exits Sri Lanka-based bunker supplier
    Channa Abeyagunewardena of Lanka Maritime Services leaves post.
  • Green ship first to run on liquid biofuel
    Liquid biofuel to be sourced from raw fish material.
  • Sinopec Zhoushan expands regional coverage from Yantai port
    Company able to cover Penglai, Longkou, Laizhou and Weihai from Yantai port.

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Mulino proposes the Panamanian state's entry into the consortium interested in acquiring Panama Ports Company.
Panama
Supreme Court verdict on concession contract pending
Container shipping company ONE's quarterly results worsen
Container shipping company ONE's quarterly results worsen
Singapore
In the April-June period, revenues decreased by -4% and net profit dropped by -89%.
Accidents to dock workers occur equally frequently on board ships as on land.
Norwegian Cruise Line Holdings reports record performance for the April-June quarter
Norwegian Cruise Line Holdings reports record performance for the April-June quarter
Miami
Bookings reached an unprecedented level
Paolo Piacenza has been appointed extraordinary commissioner of the Port Authority of the Southern Tyrrhenian and Ionian Seas.
Rome/Genoa/Gioia Tauro
DB Cargo records declines in turnover and rail freight volumes
Berlin
In the first six months of this year, shipments totaled 82.9 million tons (-10.8%)
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%)
Valencia
Containers arriving and departing are increasing. Transhipment is declining.
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
Wista Italy denounces the exclusion of women from the nominations of port authority presidents.
Milan
Musso: The glass ceiling that prevents women from accessing leadership roles remains.
In the second quarter, maritime traffic in the Bosphorus Strait decreased by -6.0%
Ankara
18.1% decline in ships over 200 metres in length
Fifty kilos of cocaine seized at the port of Civitavecchia
Rome
They were hidden inside a reefer container arriving from Ecuador
Trump has eliminated tariff exemptions for low-cost goods for all nations.
Washington
Goods with a value of less than $800 will also be subject to the tax.
Viking Mira was launched at Fincantieri's Ancona shipyard
Trieste
The multi-role frigate "Emilio Bianchi" was delivered to the Muggiano shipyard
The Port Authority of the Central-Northern Adriatic Sea has obtained EMAS registration
Ravenna
Certifies commitment to environmental management and sustainability
MSC Cruises reduces emissions with the support of an energy transition plan
Geneva
The 2024 Sustainability Report has been presented
DSV reports strong growth in financial and operating results thanks to the acquisition of Schenker
Hedehusene
Quarterly record in air and ocean shipment volumes
In 2024, the Fratelli Cosulich group's revenues increased by +12.8%
Genoa
Operating result down by -31.7%
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
SAILING LIST
Visual Sailing List
Departure ports
Arrival ports by:
- alphabetical order
- country
- geographical areas
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
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
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
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.
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
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
Matteo Gasparato appointed president of the Northern Adriatic Sea Port Authority
Rome
He was appointed extraordinary commissioner of the same port authority
Concession agreement signed that assigns management of the port of Tartous to DP World
Damascus
It has a lifespan of 30 years
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.
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.
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