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October 7, 2011
The Business Timesweb site
Shipping News
  • RS Platou in talks to buy ship brokerage firm: CEO
    Norway's largest shipbroker, RS Platou, is in talks to buy an Asian or European-based brokerage firm to expand its dry bulk and container chartering operations, its chief executive told Reuters yesterday.
  • Move to put price on shipping emissions
    With nations facing gaping shortfalls meeting pledges on climate change, several governments and activist groups are pushing to put a price on shipping emissions to fund aid to poor countries.

Sched Netweb site
  • Evergreen splits old intra-Asia HBH loop into two distinct services
  • CSAV cuts 18pc of Far East-Middle East capacity to 4,862 TEU
  • Kerry Logistics commences construction of Singapore cargo hub
  • China says US risk trade war if bill passes insisting on yuan float
  • China's express revenue expected to hit US$12.5 billion in 2011
  • Dalian Port bond sale to raise US$150 million to pay debt, build war chest
  • Hefei city plans to invest US$625 million in shipping infrastructure
  • Chongqing to build eight new portcentric logistics parks in five years
  • MSC to raise US to Far East rates US$100/TEU from November 1
  • Charleston blocks dredging of Savannah because of 'harm' done to fish
  • US manufacturing Purchasing Managers Index up 1pc to 51.6 in September
  • US shippers lobby against proposed rules limiting truckers' hours
  • SBS Worldwide makes latest advance in book trade with Ingram tie-up
  • Cargotec invests US$47.55 million in technology, testing in Finland
  • Schiphol offers 7 China flights with China Southern Chongqing service
  • Brownsville, Texas air subsidy of US$1 million to build cargo facility
  • FedEx boosts time-definite freight services in Asia Pacific

Exim Indiaweb site
  • Dry bulk market projected to remain weak till 2013
  • Idle box fleet up
  • India Shipping Summit (October 10-12) aims at unleashing countrys shipping potential
  • NACFS seminar confers on key sectoral issues
  • Safmarine's corporate functions to merge with Maersk Line
  • Tanker players looking at consolidation: Report
  • Dealers want anti-dumping duty removed on Chinese, Thai tyres
  • Chennai firm bags PPP contract to develop Kerala's Ponnani port
  • Workers stage dharna outside KPT administration bldg
  • Transition based on rates prevailing before Oct. 2008: Gujral
  • Exim Clubs export-related awareness programme on Oct. 8

International Transport Journalweb site
OCTOBER 6, 2011
  • EU road freigth has not yet recovered from 2008/09 crisis
    According to the Road Freight Transport Vademecum of the EU Commission, the EU road freight market has not yet recovered to the levels before the economic crisis of 2008/2009. The ...
  • Groundbreaking ceremony for new air cargo terminal
    A week ago today, the groundbreaking ceremony was held for the new air cargo terminal (ACT) at Hanover airport. The ACT, built jointly with a subsidiary of the Dietz group from Ben...
  • Emirates SkyCargo transports its heaviest item ever
    Emirates SkyCargo came to the rescue of a ship being repaired when it transported a 36 t rudder part - the heaviest single item ever carried by the freight division of Emirates Air...
  • Royal Jordanian Cargo earns ISO 9001:2008 certification
    The International Organisation for Standardisation has awarded the RJ Cargo unit the ISO 9001:2008 Quality Management System certification for the provision of cargo sales and serv...
  • Kimmo Mäki new managing director of port of Helsinki
    Kimmo Mäki assumed his new post on 1 October 2011. His predecessor Heikki Nissinen left the role at the end of September by initially taking leave and then retiring on 1 April 2012...
  • Pennsylvania's Keystone Rail Corridor receives USD 40 million
    US transport secretary Ray LaHood has awarded a USD 40 million grant to the Pennsylvania Department of Transportation to eliminate delays in and out of Harrisburg on Amtrak's Keyst...
  • Russian Railways commemorates its 8th anniversary
    Since its inception eight years ago, the railway company has shipped over 11.5 billion t of freight. Over the same period, 3.1 billion t of freight have been exported. The share of...
  • Road loan helps Vietnam spur growth in remote provinces
    The Asian Development Bank (ADB) will support Vietnam with a loan of USD 80 million to upgrade roads in remote northern provinces. The road refurbishment project will improve abou...
  • Logistics promotion award goes to Bamberg
    Already for the second time, Bayernhafen asked students of all Bavarian universities about their thoughts on a central logistics topic. This year's question was: Eyjafjallajökull e...
  • Wilhelmshaven potential beneficiary of large container shipping
    The deep-water container terminal Jade Wester Post in Wilhelmshaven to open in summer 2012 may benefit from the continuing trend to build ever larger container vessels. In the perc...
  • VLCS to dominate new vessel deliveries
    According to Alphaliner figures, container carriers' answer to the challenges of sustainable shipping and cutting emissions is to build ever-larger ships. In 2000 the average size ...
  • Grieshaber Logistics in Germany AEO-certified
    The German logistics company Grieshaber Logistik, based in Weingarten (Baden-Württemberg), has recently obtained AEO (authorised economic operator) certification for all its sites....
  • Raben Ukraine opens new distribution centre in Dnipropetrovsk
    Raben Ukraine, a subsidiary of the Netherland's Raben Group, recently opened ad new distribution centre in Dnipropetrovsk. This new facility will allow providing customers in easte...
  • Ceva signs contract logistics deal in Switzerland with Samsung
    Logistics and SCM specialist Ceva Logistics has signed a one-year contract with Samsung in Switzerland. This deal marks the entry into the Swiss contract logistics market for the s...

Marine Logweb site
OCTOBER 6, 2011
  • Ensco orders ultra-premium jack-up rig at Keppel FELS
  • Panama Canal awards Spanish shipbuilder contract for 14 tugs
  • Marad approves Title XI guarantee for Crowley subsidiary
  • STX OSV wins PSV order from Troms Offshore Supply
  • Horizon Lines completes refinancing of capital structure
  • FMC to probe role of HMT in diverting U.S. cargo to Canada and Mexico

World Wide Shipperweb site
OCTOBER 6, 2011
  • South runway now reopened at Portland International Airport
  • Bellingham Port Commission Oks lease with Leap Frog
  • Panama Canal Authority places order for 14 new tugs
  • New Washington State ferry set for testing in Puget Sound
  • AAPA names Delaware senator U.S. Port Person of the Year

Lloyd's Listweb site
OCTOBER 6, 2011
  • Cairn heads for the Med, while eyeing Cyprus and Lebanon
    Exploration company gains 100% interest in five blocks in Gulf of Valencia
  • Further funding to come from selling stakes
    'Farm-outs' integral part of Cairn's financing strategy
  • Calais gears up to assert its position
    DP World has finally announced an opening date for the London Gateway, but the port of Calais is completing a $530m expansion plan. It will be an interesting struggle
  • Fears of LNG carnage unfounded
    The fleet needs to grow to meet the increase from new countries
  • Aframax Mediterranean rates soar as Turkish Straits delays worsen
    Owners reap rewards as congestion in the straits could lead to further rate rises
  • Shipping requires two to tango
    Only a return to industrial shipping with contracted employment can prevent the extremes of the recent past and the present from bankrupting shipowners
  • Suggesting EEDI be scrapped is missing the mark
    ICS is broadly satisfied with the index adopted in July for those ship types that will be responsible for the majority of the industry's future CO2 emissions
  • Canadian and Mexican ports in the frame as FMC launches inquiry
    Dredging tax faces scrutiny as commission examines prices and competition
  • Japanese fuel oil imports almost triple after quake
    Power plants burn crude and fuel oil to replace nuclear capacity
  • NYK locks in VLCC for three years
    Period rates for VLCCs decline but more attractive than dire spot market
  • Recovery in trade to bring resurgence in first-world crews
    Nautilus general secretary says owners have realised there are no new sources of low-cost labour
  • Shell charters aframax Seaservice for one year at $12,000 daily rate
    Price indicates further falls in market level for one-year aframax charters
  • Former BLG duo jump ship to Norton Rose
    Law firm takes on two marine partners in a bid to grow high-end claims arm
  • New cargo product plugs gap at smaller end
    Marine follows SME retail lead by taking smaller risks online
  • Top northern ports face drop in box volumes through to 2012
    Forecasts projects this year's growth will be halved
  • US Gulf drives supramax rates to six-month high
    Pacific trades are slow as Chinese celebrate holidays
  • DP World reveals the thinking behind London Gateway
    Details given of the $2.3bn project's financing and market rationale
  • Stolt Nielsen expects tanker markets to remain subdued
    Profits rise in third quarter but outlook still poor
  • Start installing now
    It is important that owners visibly endorse the ballast water convention by embracing its requirements
  • V.Ships to list in next three to five years
    London or New York are preferred locations
  • Horizon Lines completes recapitalisation
    Jones Act container shipping major has compiled $653m in new and recycled cash
  • Marco Polo Chapter 11 decision delayed
    Closing arguments set for October 21
  • BIMCO urges owners to shun EEDI waiver
    Vessels without an EEDI value would be 'compromised'
  • Brittany Ferries drops Poole-Cherbourg ro-pax service
    Daily freight-only services continue but company considers its options on passenger vessels
  • Svitzer appointed as Rena salvor
    Costamare-owned, MSC-operated vessel stuck on reef is emitting light oil slick
  • Dalian Port in race for overseas funding
    Chinese port to issue offshore yuan and US-dollar bonds amid drop in government spend
  • Canada slams FMC 'cargo diversion' inquiry
    US claims of subsidies rejected
  • FMC tables proposal for index-linked service agreements
    Some 50 service contracts linked to various freight rate indices have been filed with the FMC to date

Fairplayweb site
OCTOBER 6, 2011
  • Stolt still sees recovery ahead
    THE CHEMICAL carrying sector is likely to recover in 2013, Stolt-Nielsen reiterated today, while reporting a slight fall in 3Q11 net profits year on year
  • Italy excludes register from austerity cuts
    ITALY'S transport minister Altero Matteoli has pledged to exclude its ship register from austerity measures
  • MSC hopes to extend Colombo terminal deal
    MSC PLANS to extend its terminal agreement with the Sri Lanka Ports Authority for two more years
  • 12 hurt in Thames casualty
    A DOZEN people were hurt in a River Thames ferry accident, Port of London Authority spokesman Martin Garside told Fairplay today
  • Tanker owners warned about the 'L' word
    IDLING tanker tonnage might not be viable for owners, even with the crude market in the doldrums, owners have been warned
  • CSAV approves $1.2Bn capital increase
    CSAV'S shareholders have approved another capital increase, this time for $1.2Bn
  • VLGC rates rise to high
    THE VLGC bull run has continued, with the Baltic Exchange recording average freight rates of $73.656 per tonne, a $0.90 rise from 4 October, brokers told Fairplay today
  • Class told to innovate
    NOBORO Ueda, boss at Class NK, has warned classification societies that innovation is the way to secure the sector's future
  • Gladstone fish ban scuttled
    QUEENSLAND'S government today lifted a Gladstone fishing ban introduced over concern that dredging was harming human health
  • Suezmax rates firming
    SPOT RATES for Suezmax tankers are rising on the back of strong business in West Africa, but Mediterranean/Black Sea routes are also doing well, analyst and broker sources said today
  • EC opens Tirrenia aid inquiry
    THE EC HAS opened an in-depth inquiry into public aid received by five companies belonging to Italy's former public sector group Tirrenia
  • BIMCO urges single S&P form
    BIMCO's deputy secretary-general Soren Larsen told Fairplay today it is concerned with sale forms that Asian countries have produced or are producing
  • Richards Bay stocks rise to record high
    RICHARDS Bay Coal Terminal received 1.3M tonnes more than it shipped in September, resulting in port stocks soaring to an all-time high 5M tonnes, according to IHS McCloskey
  • Brodotrogir yard aid granted
    CROATIA'S competition agency AZTN has approved 2.8Bn kuna ($495.3M) in government aid for Brodotrogir shipyard's restructuring
  • Snarls ease at iron ore ports
    CONGESTION in major drybulk ports decreased in the past week by 5

The Journal of Commerceweb site
OCTOBER 6, 2011
  • President Names Emergency Rail Review Board
    President Obama, moving to prevent a potential strike against major U.S. railroads, named a five-person presidential emergency board on Thursday...
  • Port of LA Won't Appeal Truck Case
    The Port of Los Angeles said Thursday it will not appeal an appeals court ruling striking down the port's regulatory...
  • Cosco Chairman Wei to Keynote TPM
    Wei Jiafu, chairman of Cosco Group, the world's fourth-largest container line by capacity and the largest carrier based in China,...
  • FedEx Freight Expands in Montana
    FedEx Freight expanded its service center in Butte, Mont., to a 65-door facility to make it a less-than-truckload hub in...
  • Rail Intermodal Extends Record Volume Run
    With a mild 0.6 percent gain in the latest week, major North American railroads again set a new all-time high...
  • NS Readies Virginia-North Carolina Stack Service
    Norfolk Southern Railway is launching in mid-October a new double-stack rail service that will connect Virginia's ports to central North...
  • Bulk Rail Traffic Sets New 2011 Highs
    A broad-based pickup in bulk railcar shipments pushed freight carloads up 2.2 percent at major North American railroads in the...
  • EPA Taps Kraft, Lowe's, Pepsico for Green Awards
    The federal Smartway program recognized teams at Ikea, Kraft Foods, Pepsico, Lowe's and J.B. Hunt for making achievements in environmentally...
  • Melford Terminal's Mann Validates Building Nova Scotia's Second Port (Video)
    Richie Mann, VP of Marketing for the Melford International Terminal, discusses upcoming plans for the terminal, currently being built in...
  • Panama Canal Orders 14 Tugboats
    The Panama Canal Authority ordered 14 new tugboats in anticipation of more vessel traffic when the canal completes its third...
  • Whose Waterways Revenue Stream?
    Rick Calhoun sees the inland waterways infrastructure crisis from the perspective of both shipper and carrier. He is president of...
  • Disparate Hours
    Federal regulators are due to issue a final rule on changes in truck driver hours at the end of this...
  • Untangling Supply Chain Knots
    "If it was easy, everyone would be doing it," the logistics director for a large U.S. health care products importer...
  • UPS Raises Retail Stakes
    UPS last month introduced "My Choice" to help residential consignees gain control over the inbound delivery of their increasing number...
  • Teamster General Election Begins
    An election that could determine the course of the Teamsters union and the tenor of its relations with employers begins...
  • Maersk Hikes US-Far East Rates
    Maersk Line plans to increase freight rates on westbound cargo from the U.S. to the Far East, starting Nov. 15....
  • Maerks Changes India-South Africa Rotation
    Maersk Line changed the port rotation of its MESA Service connecting the Middle East, he Indian Subcontinent and South Africa....
  • Maersk Denies it Aims to Rule Asia-Europe Trade
    Maersk Line on Thursday denied reports that it is using its market size and economies of scale to drive weaker...
  • Boehner, Cantor Attack Trucking HOS Rewrite
    The Republican-controlled House is speeding toward a conflict with the Department of Transportation that could scuttle changes to trucker hours...
  • NRF Forecasts 2.8 Percent Rise in Holiday Sales
    The National Retail Federation forecasts a 2.8 percent increase in holiday sales, and said retail prospects for the season "can...
  • Container Ship Charter Rates Plummet
    Container ship charter rates are in free fall as ocean carriers cut back on hired tonnage amid plunging freight rates,...
  • EU Rejects Airline Carbon Scheme Challenge
    A European Union scheme compelling all airlines to pay for carbon emissions on flights to and from the 27-nation bloc...
  • British Airways, Iberia Cargo Traffic Up 1.6 Percent
    International Airlines Group, the owner of the merged British Airways-Iberia carrier, boosted cargo traffic in September by 1.6 percent year-over-year...
  • Horizon Completes $652.8 Million Refinancing
    Horizon Lines completed a complicated $652.8 million refinancing that saves the largest U.S. domestic ocean carrier from bankruptcy and will...
  • Canadian Pacific CEO Talks Peak Season Outlook, Commodity Demands (Video)
    Canadian Pacific Railway President and CEO Fred Green, the keynote speaker at this year's Canada Maritime Conference, gives his outlook...
  • Canada Defends Trade Policies Against FMC Inquiry
    The Canadian government said it will "vigorously defend" its trade policies and infrastructure investments against any of the findings of...

Containerisation Internationalweb site
OCTOBER 6, 2011
  • Ocean carriers still in trouble in Q3 11
  • MSC to buy space on Trident/OC1
  • Grimaldi phases new ship into N Europe/West Africa trade
  • Yucatan phases in new cranes
  • MSC ship on the rocks in New Zealand

TradeWindsweb site
OCTOBER 6, 2011
  • Long-haul lull
    Sterne Agee equity analyst says tanker market saturation is a problem for VLCC segment but weak US demand is the real issue.
  • Silver lining in Sunoco shocker
    MJLF's new research recruit says more than 44 product tankers would be needed to plug gap created by US refinery closures.
  • Owners face a close shave
    Nikolas Tsakos could be in for a hairy couple of years while Teekay chief backs cleansing effect of company failures.
  • Trai Thien cash hunt continues
    US arm of Southeast Asian mini-bulker operator posts quarterly gain but fight to fund newbuilds persists.
  • Tsakos sounds safety alarm
    Poor tanker market could lead to a rise in casualties as owners cut corners, says Nikolas Tsakos.
  • Barfleur trial ends
    Brittany Ferries is laying up ro-pax after a seven-month cross-Channel test came to an end.
  • Golar seals debut deal
    Golar LNG Partners turns to John Fredriksen-backed parent for $222m loan as US-listed offshoot inks first FSRU acquisition.
  • Capesize bulker rate rise
    A tight tonnage position in the western hemisphere has underpinned freight rate increases.
  • Dahlman down on FRO
    US bank also cuts OSG to "sell" as it predicts 15 more months of pain for tankers.
  • DFDS in the clear
    Danish ro-ro group wins Estonian competition clearance for buying BSL service to Sweden.
  • CECON gains subsea contract
    Arendal-based offshore installation company has won a welcome West African contract.
  • Svitzer tackles Rena
    Danish salvor to refloat Greek boxship stuck off New Zealand, as small amount of oil leaks from pipes.

American Shipperweb site
OCTOBER 6, 2011
  • Downward spiral?
  • Canadians irked by cargo diversion inquiry
    The U.S. Federal Maritime Commission voted unanimously on Wednesday to start a notice of inquiry into disparities that may be causing U.S.-bound cargo to be pushed to Canadian and Mexican ports. The FMC's decision to begin the inquiry drew sharp r...
  • FMC makes index-linked contracts easier
    The U.S. Federal Maritime Commission on Wednesday voted unanimously to issue a proposed rule aimed at making it easier for ocean carriers and shippers to use service contracts with rates linked to freight rate indexes. Under the commission's curre...
  • CMA CGM raises rates, peak season fees
    The liner carrier CMA CGM said Wednesday it plans to raise rates and assess peak season surcharges on a handful of trades this month. The rate increases, which went into effect Oct. 1, are: From Northern Europe to the Persian Gulf and Red Sea, $1...
  • Matson lowers bunker fee
    Jones Act carrier Matson Navigation Co. said Wednesday it will lower its bunker surcharge by 2 percent on sailings from Oct. 9. The Hawaii surcharge will be reduced from 42.5 percent to 40.5 percent, while the Guam surcharge will be reduced from 44...
  • TNT's Q3 performance declines
    TNT Express said Thursday it expects muted growth for its Europe, Middle East and Africa (EMEA) business and "continuing negative performance" in the Americas. In its third quarter business update, TNT said trading was "relatively resilient" in it...
  • K+N opens Cartagena hub
    Swiss freight forwarder Kuehne + Nagel has opened a new distribution center in Cartagena. The new facility has 10,000 square meters of warehouse space and 11,000 pallet positions at the Contecar complex at Cartagena, a key transshipment in northern...
  • Customs replicates TSN for internal ACE users
    U.S. Customs and Border Protection has created an internal version of the Trade Support Network to better pulse frontline employees about what functions they expect from the Automated Commercial Environment, Cindy Allen, director of the ACE Busine...
  • House committee advances FTAs
    The U.S. House Ways and Means Committee on Wednesday advanced implementing legislation for free trade agreements with Colombia, South Korea and Panama. "For too long, America has sat on the sidelines, losing ground to foreign competitors in nations...
  • U.S. trade mission to Qatar, UAE
    Commerce Department's Undersecretary for International Trade Francisco Sánchez will lead a U.S. trade delegation to Qatar and the United Arab Emirates on Oct. 30-Nov. 3 to promote U.S. goods, services, and technologies in the multi-modal transporta...

The Bunker Bulletinweb site
OCTOBER 6, 2011
  • Challenge of sustainability leading to 'ever-larger ships'
    Drive towards larger containerships is gathering pace, says Alphaliner.
  • Fujairah bunker market firms
    "Prompt cargoes are just not there," said a fuel oil trader.
  • Sunken oil tanker to undergo tests
    Remotely operated vehicle will test for the presence of oil inside the cargo and fuel oil tanks.
  • North European bunker markets firm
    But Rotterdam prices were weakening later in the day.
  • KPI Bridge Oil appoints trader for Valparaiso office
    Appointment will 'strengthen service during period of increased activity and expansion.'
  • Fuel oil stocks close to eight-month low
    Middle distillates inventories fall in wake of Shell refinery fire.
  • BIMCO to help members assess EEDI implications
    Will make an EEDI calculator available soon, advises members against using waivers when ordering new ships.
  • Canadian port considers 'cold ironing'
    Study to assess feasibility of supplying shore-side power at Victoria's deep water terminal.
  • Bunker prices generally rising in Asia
    Slack demand in key Asian hubs.
  • Sinopec to start bunkering in Qingdao
    Sinopec to lease two to three vessels to support bunkering ops in Qingdao.
  • Asian fuel oil price discount widens
    Premium of 180 cSt to 380 cSt narrows to $7.25 pmt, says oil broker.
  • South Korean bunker supplies 'stable' in October
    Local refiners to produce around 680,000 mt of bunker fuels in October.
  • Grounded box ship leaking oil off New Zealand
    Two kilometres oil slick spotted near the vessel on Thursday morning.

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FROM THE HOME PAGE
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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