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February 8, 2011
The Business Timesweb site
Shipping News
  • South Korean shipyards undergo revamp
    South Korea's shipbuilding industry has been under massive restructuring since 2006 as global shipbuilders are undergoing one of the biggest structural changes in their history.
  • Indonesian minister ends delay in coal exports
    Indonesian Energy and Mineral Resources Minister Darwin Zahedy Saleh said that there should no longer be any 'disturbances' affecting coal exports as licensing problems that had caused shipping delays in recent weeks have been settled, local media reported yesterday.
  • Cyclone Yasi spares Aussie coal industry
    Australia's coal industry, still recovering from devastating floods in Queensland, was largely spared by Cyclone Yasi last week, with both mines and coal export ports that were shut due to the cyclone back online by yesterday.

Sched Netweb site
  • TSA forecasts steady transpacific growth in 2011
  • Striking dockers ambush truckers at Peru's Callao Port
  • Seamen keelhauled, one executed by pirates in retaliation
  • United Nations appoints advisor for anti-piracy solution
  • Fujian to complete merger of smaller ports this year
  • Chongqing box capacity reaches two million TEU in five years
  • Carriers mull congestion charges to pay for Mombasa delays
  • Panalpina to integrate new Perth acquisition
  • NATO container trucks torched, ambushed en route to Afghanistan
  • Panama Canal holds Orlando retail logistics meet February 20
  • Athens to hold annual Greek Shipping Forum February 22
  • December air cargo growth 6.7pc, passengers up 4.9pc
  • Jet from JFK almost hit two US Air Force cargo planes
  • Vietnam Airlines domination grounds domestic rivals

Exim Indiaweb site
  • Lines put out advisories on Egypt, Ivory Coast situation
  • Logistics market to cross $ 200-bn in revenues
  • MISC relaunches Philippines service, adds Haiphong call
  • New security tag on way for safe global trade
  • Package to help shipbuilding soon: Vasan
  • Safmarine offers new '225' service with direct calls in WAF & MED
  • Safmarine website goes mobile
  • Seasky Shipping growing leaps & bounds at Ahmedabad too

International Transport Journalweb site
FEBRUARY 7, 2011
  • Iata, Icao and OAG provide latest hazmat by air regulations online
    Airlines, freight forwarders and shippers can now gain faster access to the latest regulations and information for the carriage of dangerous goods by air with the launch of DG Onli...
  • BA/Iberia holding company IAG reports improved cargo figures
    The International Airlines Group, a new holding company established after the merger of British Airways and Iberia was completed in January, has published its first monthly traffic...
  • Boeing marks B767 milestone with rollout of 1,000th unit
    Boeing marked a proud moment in the company's history recently with the ceremonial rollout of its 1,000th B767. Hundreds of employees were joined by retired workers who worked on t...
  • DB Schenker environmental management certified by ISO in Oceania
    DB Schenker has achieved ISO 14001:2004 certification for its 14 logistics centres in Australia and New Zealand. In line with DB Schenker's global environment programme Schenker Au...
  • 12% more Czech toll defaulters last year
    The number of Czech truck drivers who failed to pay their tolls last year increased by 12% to more than 39,000 culprits. They paid CZK 31.8 million (approximately EUR 1.3 million) ...
  • Röhlig increases ebit and consolidated gross profit in 2010
    Röhlig, a Bremen-based German logistics service provider, has released its preliminary figures for fiscal 2010, which show that it increased its earnings before interest and taxes ...
  • Logwin now 100% owner of its Turkish branch
    The global logistics service provider Logwin, based in Grevenmacher (Luxembourg), has taken over all of the remaining shares in its Turkish branch. Logwin previously held 75% of th...
  • Azerbaijan-Turkey railway making good progress
    More than half of the work on the Baku-Tbilisi-Kars railway project (BTK) has been completed in Turkey. The BTK railway will be completed by the end of 2012. It is expected to carr...
  • Daimler Trucks pushing hybrid electric vehicles in North America
    Daimler Trucks North America (DTNA) has marked the production of its 1,000th hybrid electric vehicle. DTNA further demonstrated its leadership in hybrid technologies with an announ...
  • Stephen Flowers to head global forwarding for UPS
    UPS has named Stephen D. Flowers as the president of UPS Global Freight Forwarding. Flowers was previously the head of UPS's Americas region. In his new logistics role he will be i...
  • Fret SNCF passes quality and safety test with flying colours
    Fret SNCF, the freight arm of the French national railway SNCF, has once again undergone a quality and safety test by Afnor, a French product, service and management system certifi...
  • Maersk Line and K+N seal massive annual contract
    Kuehne + Nagel has put pen to a contract worth 597,000 teu to Maersk Line - enough to fill the "Emma Maersk" every week for the next nine months. The commitment from Kueh...
  • HHLA did well in 2010
    The German port handling company Hamburger Hafen und Logistik AG (HHLA) benefited from the economic recovery in 2010 and improved its container throughput by 19% to 5.8 million sta...
  • Containers transit Vostochny between Pusan and Poland
    The first transit containers from the South Korean port of Pusan bound for Poland were transhipped at the container terminal in the port of Vostochny recently. The shipments were d...
  • Moby Dik and the Chandler group team up
    Moby Dik, a Global Ports Group container terminal in Kronstadt, a Russian city located 30 km west of St Petersburg, is about to complete the dispatch to Smolensk of the first consi...

Marine Logweb site
FEBRUARY 7, 2011
  • Chu, Salazar announce offshore wind initiatives
  • Ensco swoops on Pride International in offshore drilling merger
  • Dockwise picks Hyundai Heavy Industries as shipbuilder for T-0
  • Indian Navy seizes mother ship, captures 28 pirate suspects

World Wide Shipperweb site
FEBRUARY 7, 2011
  • Oregon land use board sends river plan back to Portland
  • NYK nets part share in Chinese car terminal
  • American Trucking Associations taps McNally as vice president
  • Waterways association reports Columbia lock projects going well
  • Boeing begins test flights for fifth 747-8 freighter

Lloyd's Listweb site
FEBRUARY 7, 2011
  • US equity firm linked to $208m deal for three suezmaxes
    Principal Maritime Management pays $69.5m each for tankers from NS Lemos and is reported to have bought a fourth suezmax
  • MR tanker values holding steady
    Values of medium range tankers have begun to steady, with a 2006-built tanker selling for $27m
  • Unigas orders six LPG vessels from STX Shipbuilding
    UNIGAS International, a Dutch-based consortium operating a pool of 29 liquefied petroleum gas carriers, has ordered six LPG carriers that also have the capacity to carry the petrochemical gas ethylene, from STX Shipbuilding in South Korea
  • CMA CGM nets over $100m from sale of 5,000 teu containership pair
    French container line CMA-CGM has reportedly sold two 5,000 teu containerships for $52.5m each to undisclosed Greek buyers with a three-year time charter back at $23,000 daily
  • Propane price falls knock LPG carrier demand
    New Saudi Arabian pricing arrests trading interest from Asia
  • BDI edges up as panamax rates rise
    The Baltic Dry index rose by two points to 1,045 today, reflecting an improvement in rates for panamax vessels that saw average time charter rates rise $374 to $11,160 per day
  • Islamic P&I Club denies IRISL cover
    Says it has never provided P&I covers to Iranian carrier after sanctions were introduced
  • Zim launches new Caribbean feeder service
    To deploy two 500 teu-700 teu vessels on Mexico-Florida route
  • Port state control failings add to statistical aberration
  • Hefty fall in ship casualties hides eastern Mediterranean black spot
    Exclusive analysis shows unprofitable shipping rates and more stringent port state control inspections are behind declines in ship casualties
  • What happened to the financial crisis?
    The fundamental causes of the current financial crises need to be understood in order to formulate the remedies for the next one
  • New technology raises questions over role of bridge teams
    Recommendations that shipping should learn from the aviation industry for bridge layout and navigator training
  • Test beds show how shipowners can benefit
    Electronic information between ship and shore can make life easier and safer
  • Small steps forward will keep e-navigation on course
    Industry warned that owners will ignore e-navigationsystems unless they can see clear operational and commercial benefits
  • Coustas elected new Helmepa chairman
    Danaos boss takes the place of Vassilis Konstantakopoulos who died last month
  • Louis Cruises says ditching Greek flag 'a matter of survival'
    Cruiseship owner unable to face such steep and unfair competition
  • Dry bulk faces more catastrophic bankruptcies
    Companies' balance sheets worse than they were during peak of 2008 crisis
  • Punctuality deteriorating on Asia-Europe trades
    Big carriers caught out by unusually bad weather and port disruptions, according to latest Drewry report
  • IMO urges speedy ratification of new ballast rules
    Only 25.3% of the world's gross tonnage have ratified Ballast Water Management Convention
  • Transpacific lines talk down overcapacity risk
    Owners insist additional ships will be well-utilised as annual contract negotiations loom
  • Hamburg forecasts 10% rise 2011 cargo handling
    Port's market share set to grow despite losing out to Rotterdam and Antwerp
  • Goldenport divulges Korea Line exposure
    Paris Dragnis-led company said two of its operating fleet of 22 ships were chartered to Korea Line
  • UK coastguard cuts to hit port state checks
    Unions fear cutbacks will have negative impact on ability to comply with global regulations
  • Spike in northern sea route registrations
    Owners look to North Sea passage to avoid Somali piracy and the possible spread of political upheaval in key trade lanes
  • Marseilles cargo-handling up despite crippling strikes
    Dry bulk and container traffic boost weak liquid bulk volumes as a result of a month-long strike at the oil and gas terminals
  • Kuehne + Nagel rejects freight derivatives
    Joins growing list of big names that have given the thumbs down to paper trades market

Fairplayweb site
FEBRUARY 7, 2011
  • SCI profits jump 41%
    HIGHER income from operations and lower employee costs have helped Shipping Corp of India post a 41% year-on-year rise in quarterly net profits
  • Suez closure impact weighed
    OIL PRICES could reach $120 a barrel if unrest in Egypt led to a halt to crude oil shipments through the Suez Canal, Bank of America Merrill Lynch has predicted
  • Timchenko said to seek Murmansk
    RUSSIAN businessman Gennady Timchenko is reportedly considering the purchase of ailing Murmansk port on the Barents Sea
  • Box volumes rise 18% at Philadelphia
    NEW CUSTOMERS helped boost box business by 18% year on year at the Port of Philadelphia in 2010, despite the sluggish economy
  • Israel hurries LNG plan
    ISRAEL'S government has reportedly indicated that the unrest in Egypt has prompted it to speed up plans to build an offshore platform for regasifying LNG
  • Moby Lines prepares to halt service
    ITALIAN ferry operator Moby Lines has warned that it is preparing to suspend its service between Corsica and the French port of Toulon
  • SNCM ferry strike enters second week
    FRENCH ferry operator SNCM told Fairplay today that its seafarers have begun their second week of strikes over plans to reduce sailings between Corsica and Nice
  • Hamburg handles more boxes in 2010
    HAMBURG's container throughput returned to growth last year, but the port was unable to regain market share from Benelux competitors Rotterdam and Antwerp
  • Analysts see mixed outlook for BDI
    ANALYSTS are sanguine about the short-term performance of the Baltic Dry Index, which finished last week only slightly lower
  • Products pick-up seen
    CHINESE charterers are returning to their desks after New Year celebrations, sparking hopes that more cargo will hit the products tanker market, according to Galbraith's
  • Patrick, unions talk again
    THE MARITIME Union of Australia has called off further strikes at Melbourne's Webb Dock and re-opened enterprise agreement negotiations with stevedore Patrick
  • Chemoil forecast hits shares
    SHARES in Singapore-listed bunker supplier Chemoil dropped today after it announced that it expects to report net losses for 4Q10 due to a write-off at one of its units
  • Fortescue backs two port strategy in West Oz
    FORTESCUE Metals Group has reportedly confirmed that it will push ahead as lead developer of a new Western Australian iron ore port at Anketell Point
  • Five charged over protest
    FIVE GREENPEACE activists have been charged after bolting themselves to a bulker anchored off New Zealand's Port Taranaki in a protest against farmers' use of palm kernel
  • VLCC owners hit by fuel costs
    BROKERS told Fairplay today that recent increases in VLCC spot rates on the Arabian Gulf-Asia route are not pleasing owners as they are the result of rising bunker prices.

The Journal of Commerceweb site
FEBRUARY 7, 2011
  • Grain Dominates U.S. Exports to Egypt, Analysis Shows
    The greatest threat to U.S. trade from the ongoing turmoil in Egypt comes from the impact on operations at the...
  • Pyne Outlines Plans for American Feeder Lines (Video)
    Percy R. Pyne IV, chairman and founding partner, American Feeder Lines, discusses plans for AFL's coastwise container service.
  • Diesel Surges 7.5 Cents to Top $3.50 in 10th Straight Increase
    In the 10th consecutive week of climbing prices, retail diesel jumped 7.5 cents last week to an average of $3.513...
  • President Renews Call for Infrastructure Investment
    President Obama on Monday carried forward themes of innovation, education and infrastructure construction to turn the U.S. from a consumer...
  • LA Port Police Nab Counterfeit iPhones
    Los Angeles Port Police Monday announced the results of a sting operation that netted more than $10 million in counterfeit...
  • Truckload Carriers Slow Capacity Decline
    Truck capacity at a group of five large truckload carriers appeared to stabilize at the end of 2010, after dropping...
  • India's SCI Profit Grew 40 Percent
    A significant turnaround in the liner segment coupled with tight cost controls helped state-owned Shipping Corporation of India boost net...
  • January Heavy Truck Orders Soar 320 Percent
    A preliminary report shows heavy truck orders rose 320 percent year-over-year in January, as motor carriers traded in aging pre-recession...
  • Hapag-Lloyd Getting Out of Chassis Business
    Hapag-Lloyd said Monday it will phase out of the business of providing chassis for merchant haulage at ports and at...
  • Maersk Scores No. 1 in Drewry On-Time Report
    Maersk, APL and Hyundai Merchant Marine scored best in on-time reliability among container lines in the fourth quarter, according to...
  • Dockwise Signs Hyundai for Giant Heavy-Lift Ship
    Dockwise signed a $240 million contract with Hyundai Heavy Industries to build the world's largest heavy-lift vessel. The Korean...
  • Indian Forces Foil Attack, Capture Pirates
    The Indian Navy and Coast Guard foiled yet another pirate attack and captured a group of Somali pirates Sunday morning...
  • Ramping Up Rates
    Truckload carriers are rolling out of a strong fourth quarter ready to raise rates. Whether shippers are ready to pay...
  • Better Cube, More Capacity
    As Con-way Truckload shifts capacity to external customers, the Con-way Freight less-than-truckload business is finding more capacity in its fleet...
  • Con-way Truckload's New Mix
    Con-way Truckload is striking a new balance with its big less-than-truckload sister company, Con-way Freight, repositioning capacity to capture freight....
  • Tall Plans for Short-Sea
    Percy Pyne IV is a New York real estate magnate accustomed to thinking big. In the 1990s, he began noodling...
  • Texas Draw
    It may be new information for some reading this column that Houston is the largest port in the U.S., and...
  • Size, Weight and Truck Pricing
    Q: As I'm sure you're aware, the National Classification Board has approved a change in the classification of clothing from...
  • One Bigger Warehouse
    ProLogis and AMB Property will combine their business, but what they really need is for the logistics market itself to...
  • Saade Back at the Helm
    Jacques Saade's return to the helm of French ocean carrier CMA CGM completes a Lazarus-like revival of a company tipped...
  • Jaxport's Terminal Velocity
    Hanjin Shipping's planned terminal at the Port of Jacksonville is several years from being completed but it's already busy with...
  • Changes for Chassis
    May 1 will mark a milestone for importers in the U.S.-Asia trade. Many of the 2011-2012 service contracts they sign...
  • Growth in the Slow Lane
    The slow-steaming of vessels on long trade routes may have helped shipping lines slash fuel costs and absorb excess capacity,...
  • Knowledge Is Power
    One could be excused for thinking the start of 2011 provides an opportunity to sit back and reflect upon another...
  • Getting Small-Minded on Exports
    The Export-Import Bank of the United States is accelerating its efforts to get small businesses in the export game, but...
  • FMCSA Targets the Paper Chase
    With three major truck safety initiatives under way, the Department of Transportation is pursuing an ambitious plan to reshape not...
  • Rail Bills Resurface
    Let the legislative games begin: Even before federal rail regulators start what is likely to be a long, hard slog...
  • No, Virginia ...
    One of the storied exchanges in American journalism took place in the New York Sun in September 1897 when eight-year-old...
  • Florida's PPP-erfect Score
    It's been five years since the Florida Department of Transportation first ventured into private financing for public infrastructure, and it...
  • Fast Tracks for Embattled Rail Plan
    If anyone thought President Obama would tuck his embattled intercity passenger rail program into a bureaucratic corner and see it...
  • Doubling Down on Infrastructure
    For everyone from truckers to railroads to port operators who wondered when Washington might finally decide to craft new long-term...
  • Time, Money
    The history of shipping, in whatever form of transportation you might mention, has been all about speeding things up. ...
  • Ryder Buys Total Logistics Control
    Ryder System has acquired Holland, Mich.-based Total Logistic Control, a subsidiary of national grocer SUPERVALU. TLC is a provider...
  • UPS Expands Health Care Network
    UPS is expanding its network of health care distribution by adding new facilities in Singapore; Venlo, Netherlands; Burlington, Canada; and...
  • Kuehne + Nagel Expands Perishables Network
    Kuehne + Nagel is expanding its South American perishables network by acquiring three companies that together handle about 75,000...
  • Air Cargo Container Company Opens European Depot
    Active CC Boxes has opened a depot Frankfurt, Germany, to handle its Kodiak™ reusable shipping containers, cutting repositioning costs for...
  • Florida Growers to Study China's Citrus Sector
    Concerned about looming completion, the Florida Citrus Commission has commissioned a three-year, $174,941 study to determine if China's growing citrus...
  • US Fruit Ripe for Marketing in China
    U.S. growers are in a good position to gain market share in China's fast-growing fresh fruit market, but will need...
  • Ensuring Food Safety
    Food importers will be looking more closely at their foreign suppliers ' a new food safety measure signed into law...
  • Recipe for Exports?
    Take droughts and floods, add an improving global economy and increasing numbers of middle-class consumers, then mix in several animal...
  • South America Bears Fruit
    President Obama's plans to visit Brazil and Chile in March are bringing renewed media attention to the region, but South...
  • Technology or Service?
    As the global economy recovers from a two-year case of the trade flu, carriers and shippers alike are seeking more...
  • Slow Burn
    Fresh off its lengthy and secret study of container availability, the Federal Maritime Commission has a new investigative target in...

Containerisation Internationalweb site
FEBRUARY 7, 2011
  • CNY 4708: a time for negotiation
    Gung ho fat choy: A Happy [Chinese] New Year [CNY] to one sixth of the world's population. The Year of the Golden Rabbit began on February 3 - succeeding the Year of the Tiger, which had clawed, and then roared, its way through a spectacular turnaround in world trade, and not least a dollar-dripping return to profitability for the nigh-bankrupt liners of 2009.
  • TSA to 'stabilise' rates and 'rebuild' relationships
  • Schedule reliability worsens
  • Transiberian rail back in the spotlight
  • Maersk vessels get bigger?
  • Safmarine extends '225' link to Spain

TradeWindsweb site
FEBRUARY 7, 2011
  • Beluga drafts piracy charge
    German heavylift giant says "the time has come" for customers to share financial fallout fuelled by piracy plague.
  • Ensco acquires Pride
    Shares in US drillship owner surge 15% as UK contractor forges $7.3bn partnership paid with cash and stock.
  • Conoco calls Subsea 7
    Oslo-listed offshore outfit clinches $75m engineering, procurement and installation deal in the North Sea.
  • Transpetro's talent search
    Sergio Machado-led tanker titan looks to poach 342 officers from local competitors and academies as it prepares for expansion.
  • Sydney terminal receives backing
    New South Wales government approves controversial plan for cruiseship facility beyond Harbour Bridge.
  • Wind win for STX
    Korean builder bags order for wind turbine installation vessel from London-based Gaoh Offshore.
  • Dahlman downs dry five
    Dry-bulk downturn fuels balance sheet concerns as analyst cuts ratings on Genco, Eagle Bulk and Navios Holdings, among others.
  • Vitol signs for storage
    Trading giant takes Western Shipping's Ellie Lady for up to two months to park gasoil.
  • Charges hammer Bharati
    Indian shipbuilder sees third-quarter profit drop as increased sales wiped out by finance and interest costs.
  • Sickness hits Solstice
    US cruiseship arrives in Port Everglades with 120 ill passengers and crew.
  • Boxship crewman injured
    Doctor stitches up Turkish seafarer whose face was lacerated in grinder accident.
  • Tallink passenger lost
    Latvian man dies in plunge from Silja Festival en route to Riga.
  • Ship sinks in storm
    All 11 crew saved after Ukraine's Gregoriy Petrovskiy goes down at Poti in Georgia.
  • SCI makes more in third
    Sabyasachi Hajara-led Indian owner sees bulker sales dip but overall performance improve on liner rates.

American Shipperweb site
FEBRUARY 7, 2011
  • Obama reaches out to business
    Obama President Barack Obama travels across Lafayette Square today to address the U.S. Chamber of Commerce, the nation's top business lobbying group and a strong critic of many Obama administration policies. In recent weeks Obama has signaled a mor...
  • Handoush leaves Landstar as co-COO
    Jim Handoush resigned as co-chief operating officer of Landstar System Inc. on Feb. 1, the highway carrier said in a filing to the Securities and Exchange Commission. The Jacksonville, Fla., company said it has agreed to pay Handoush one year's sa...
  • Zim starts Tampa/Mexico/Kingston feeder
    Zim said Monday it has started a new service between Mexico, Jamaica and Florida. The MTX service will connect Zim's regional hub in Kingston to Tampa, Altamira and Veracruz. Rotation will be Kingston, Veracruz, Altamira, Tampa and Kingston. It wil...
  • IBIA names Fook Sing head of Asia region
    The International Bunker Industry Association has appointed Kwok Fook Sing as regional manager of its Asia branch in Singapore. Fook Sing, a 20-year maritime industry veteran, will be responsible for technical support to members, both regionally an...
  • IICL names Younger chairman
    The Institute of International Container Lessors has elected Peter Younger, chief executive officer and president of Cronos Ltd., to chairman for 2011. He succeeds Joseph Kwok of SeaCube Containers. Younger has served as Cronos' CEO since 2007 and...
  • Maersk doubles Manzanillo calls on WCSA/USEC
    Maersk Line said last week it is amending the service rotation of a loop connecting the West Coast of South America with the U.S. East Coast to include double calls in the Panamanian transshipments hubs of Manzanillo and Balboa. The new rotation o...
  • Unions agree to make concessions to Horizon
    Leaders of the two unions representing deck and engine room officers say they have agreed to make an offer of "contractual relief" to Horizon Lines. A memo to union members signed by Tim Brown and Mike Jewell, presidents of the Masters, Mates and ...
  • TSA: 2011 Demand, supply to be in line
    Transpacific Stabilization Agreement carriers said Friday they see containerized cargo demand in 2011 being 'roughly in line with new vessel capacity entering the Asia/U.S. trade lane over that period.' Downplaying worries by analysts that capacit...
  • Capacity to be 'needed and well-utilized'
  • 'Top 4: maintained'

The Scandinavian Shipping Gazetteweb site
FEBRUARY 7, 2011
  • Royal Arctic Line orders five at P+S Werft
    Greenland's Royal Arctic Line has ordered five newbuildings at P+S Werft in Germany for delivery in 2012. The largest vessel will have a capacity of 606 TEUs and will
  • First Chinese built tug to Svitzer Scandinavia
    The Chinese built tug Svitzer Tyr is now in operation in Scandinavia after a long delivery voyage from Qingdao. The tug is stationed in the G'teborg area. The Svitzer Tyr
  • Egypt exports down six per cent
    Egyptian exports fell six per cent in January due to the mass protests and following curfew, reports Reuters, quoting the Egypt trade minister Samiha Fawzi Ibrahim. The country exports amounted
  • IMO receives single largest payment from member state
    Liberia has paid IMO USD 4.52 million in an annual assessment contribution for 2011, this is the single largest payment the maritime organisation has received at one time from
  • Indian Navy captures 28 pirates
    The Indian Navy captured 28 pirates and freed 24 hostages on February 6, about 100 nautical miles off Kavaratti. The Naval Command deployed off Kavaratti received information regarding an attack

The Bunker Bulletinweb site
FEBRUARY 7, 2011
  • Fujairah bunker prices stable
    Some players in Fujairah are presently facing 'congested schedules'.
  • Low-density fuel oil cargo commands 'record' price-premium
    'Unbelievable' numbers show 'just how short' the market is on low density product.
  • Prices fall in Rotterdam
    Little market activity in Gibraltar despite some prices dropping double digits.
  • IMO continues work on rules for gas-fuelled ships
    Developing code of safety will support IMO's 'ongoing endeavours' to reduce harmful emissions from shipping, says Mitropoulos.
  • IBIA strengthens its presence in Singapore
    Kwok Fook Sing will give members technical support and help develop IBIA's training courses.
  • Fujairah bunker prices soar above Singapore
    Bunkerworld data shows $25 pmt differential for 380 cSt product.
  • Rosneft bunker sales surge year-on-year
    Russian reports say oil major sold 2 million mt of bunker fuel in 2009.
  • Prices firm up on week start
    Tight supplies in Singapore see players using 180 cSt material as cutter stock.
  • Oakland port gets $5 million for shore power startup
    Grant 'big help' in getting project started but much more funding needed, says port projects administrator.
  • Bominflot expands physical presence in South America
    Bunker deliveries in Callao, Peru, started last month.
  • Pertamina eyes cruise sector to boost bunker sales
    Pertamina expects sales of 15,000-30,000 mt of bunkers to cruise ships this year.
  • Major shareholder ups shares in Aegean
    Investment firm increases stake in Aegean to 7.3%
  • South Korea's February bunker supplies expected to dip
    SK Energy to cut bunker output in February.
  • Rolls-Royce scores $27 million LNG engines contract
    sVessels to have 'unrivaled' environmental performance with 40% reduction in CO2 emissions.

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In the second quarter, container traffic in the port of Genoa fell by -2.8% while in Savona-Vado it grew by +76.3%
Genoa
In the Ligurian capital, the transhipment share decreased, while the Savona port benefited.
Fincantieri records strong growth in half-year financial performance and new orders
Rome
In the first six months of 2025, orders totaled 14.7 billion euros (+93.5%)
In the second quarter, naval traffic through the Suez Canal decreased by -6.2%
In the second quarter, naval traffic through the Suez Canal decreased by -6.2%
Cairo
1,248 tankers (-2.7%) and 1,826 other types of vessels (-8.5%) passed through
CMA CGM's net profit fell by 140% in the second quarter.
Marseille
Revenues stable. The French shipping group is interested in acquiring Hutchison Ports' terminals.
Royal Caribbean closes second quarter with record net profit
Miami
The April-June period was very positive
Union Pacific and Norfolk Southern announced a merger agreement today.
Union Pacific and Norfolk Southern announced a merger agreement today.
Omaha/Atlanta
First coast-to-coast cargo rail network
Gurrieri resigns as Special Commissioner of the Eastern Adriatic Sea Port Authority
Trieste
The atypical reverse charge for the logistics sector will become applicable tomorrow
Milan
Ruggerone (Assologistica): one of the most strategic reforms we helped build is being implemented
Policy brief on cyber threats that pose risks to port infrastructure
Tallinn
It was developed by the NATO Cyber Defence Centre of Excellence
Interferry urges the EU Commission to harmonize its shipping decarbonization regulations with those of the IMO
Victoria
Failure to align - the association warned - will force shipping companies to pay twice for emissions.
In the second quarter of 2025, Chinese seaports handled 79.1 million containers (+6.1%)
Beijing
Total freight traffic was three billion tons (+3.3%), of which 1.3 billion tons were with foreign countries (+1.9%).
CK Hutchison announces plans to include a Chinese investor in the consortium to sell Hutchison Ports
Hong Kong
Without the participation of the COSCO shipping group, China would not authorize the sale
Sri Lanka's Supreme Court has awarded compensation of $1 billion over the X-Press Pearl accident.
Sri Lanka's Supreme Court has awarded compensation of $1 billion over the X-Press Pearl accident.
Columbus
The container ship caught fire and sank near the port of Colombo
The Greek government sends a tugboat to the Red Sea to assist ships that may be attacked by the Houthis.
The Greek government sends a tugboat to the Red Sea to assist ships that may be attacked by the Houthis.
Piraeus
The AHTS "Giant" is leaving
Saipem and Subsea7 have signed a binding merger agreement.
Saipem and Subsea7 have signed a binding merger agreement.
Milan/Luxembourg
The transaction is expected to close in the second half of 2026.
In the second quarter, the port of Valencia handled over 1.5 million containers (+4.0%)
In the first half of 2025, the amount of new orders to Chinese shipyards fell by -18.2%
Beijing
A decrease of -3.5% in new construction completed in the period was recorded
In the second quarter of 2025, freight traffic in the port of Trieste grew by +3.7%
Trieste
Bulk cargo increased. Miscellaneous cargo fell by 13.2%.
CMA CGM and TotalEnergies form joint venture for LNG bunkering in the Port of Rotterdam.
Marseille
Agreement to supply 360,000 tons of liquefied natural gas per year to the French group's ships
In the second quarter of 2025, freight traffic in Spanish ports decreased by -4.7%
Madrid
All the main product categories are decreasing except for conventional goods
Brookfield Asset Management to sell 49% of British port group PD Ports to Spain's Pontegadea
Middlesbrough
The English company has over 1,400 employees
In the quarter April-June, freight traffic in the port of Rotterdam decreased by -2.3%
In the quarter April-June, freight traffic in the port of Rotterdam decreased by -2.3%
Rotterdam
The port authority is alarmed by the state of crisis in the national industry.
The electrification of the docks in the ports of Livorno, Piombino and Portoferraio is proceeding according to plan.
Third dock for cruise traffic in the port of Catania
Catania
Pier 25's restyling completed
Another quarter of decline in freight traffic at the port of Algeciras
Algeciras
In the period April-June, containers amounted to 1.24 million TEUs (+1.0%)
A new tax applied to cruise passengers disembarking in national ports came into force today in Greece.
Athens
Belgian rail freight company Lineas receives €61 million government loan
Brussels
The measure was approved last night by the restricted council of ministers
ERTMS installation completed on 1,400 kilometers of Italian railway network
Rome
The project is financed with 2.5 billion euros from PNRR funds.
Wärtsilä's quarterly financial and commercial results are positive.
Helsinki
The Marine Electrical Systems division will be sold to the Italian company VINCI Energies.
In the port of Barcelona the number of cruise terminals will be reduced from seven to five
In the port of Barcelona the number of cruise terminals will be reduced from seven to five
Barcelona
The mayor: For the first time in history, a limit is placed on the growth of cruises in the city.
MSC and Moby have presented their commitments to meet the AGCM's requirements.
Rome
Shipping Agencies Services will sell its 49% stake in Moby, waiving the consideration in favor of the majority shareholder. Moby commits to completely repaying its debt to SAS.
Fincantieri confirms its interest in the development of American shipbuilding
Fincantieri confirms its interest in the development of American shipbuilding
Washington
Folgiero: Commitment to deliver next-generation capabilities in full alignment with U.S. strategic priorities
The Chamber of Deputies has approved the appointment of four presidents of Italian Port System Authorities.
Rome
The names proposed for the Port System Authorities of the Southern Adriatic, Central-Northern Tyrrhenian, Western Liguria, and Eastern Liguria have been approved. Voting on the Northern Tyrrhenian Authority has been postponed.
Information exchange between state administrations for the digitalization of the maritime sector begins
Rome
The first operational meeting at the Coast Guard General Command in Rome
The Clean Maritime Fuels Platform suggests measures to support the production and distribution of clean marine fuels
COSCO Shipping Ports sets new monthly and quarterly container traffic records
Hong Kong
In the period April-June, 29.4 million TEUs were handled (+4.5%)
Sharp increase in cases of seafarers abandoning their ships
London
2,286 crew members from 222 ships involved as of early 2025
Global freight traffic saw strong growth in the first quarter of this year in anticipation of new tariffs
Global freight traffic saw strong growth in the first quarter of this year in anticipation of new tariffs
Geneva
North America saw the strongest quarterly growth in imports
In the port of Antwerp-Bruges containers and rolling stock are increasing and other types of goods are decreasing
Antwerp
Traffic congestion continues at the airport, with the situation on the landside becoming critical
A study denounces the delay of European ports in equipping themselves with cold ironing facilities.
Brussels/Pozzallo
The tender to electrify the docks of the port of Pozzallo has begun.
T&E proposes to include more non-EU transhipment ports to avoid carbon leakage
Brussels
The association calls on the EU Commission to reduce the current threshold of 65% of transhipment traffic
Federlogistica urges the immediate establishment of a control room on tariffs
Genoa
The aim is also to eliminate extra costs caused by bureaucracy.
Containerized cargo handled through the port of Singapore fell by 2.9% in the second quarter.
Singapore
Last May, ship transits through the Suez Canal decreased by -6.8%
Last May, ship transits through the Suez Canal decreased by -6.8%
Cairo
The negative trend continued in June and early July
Terminal operators are not at all satisfied with a policy that seems to have no interest in ports
Rome
Cognolato: It is essential to close the ongoing trials on several fronts.
The largest ship ever to dock at Cagliari's Porto Canale at the MITO terminal.
Milan
The container ship "MSC Venice" with a capacity of 16,652 TEU arrived yesterday
On 5 and 6 November in Lisbon a summit called by the ILA against automation in the maritime and port sector
On 5 and 6 November in Lisbon a summit called by the ILA against automation in the maritime and port sector
North Bergen/Metzingen
South Korean HD Hyundai, together with German NEURA Robotics, will develop and test welding robots in shipyards
The toll of the horrific attack on the bulk carrier Eternity C in the Red Sea is still uncertain.
Mandaluyong/London/Brussels
Joint statement by ICS, BIMCO, European Shipowners, Intercargo and Intertanko
In the first half of 2025, bulk cargo increased and general cargo decreased in the port of Marseille-Fos
Marseille
Cruise passengers increase by +5%
The Senate has approved the framework law on interports
Rome
UIR, gives the Italian interport system a modern, orderly and coherent regulatory framework
Carlo De Ruvo was elected president of Confetra
Rome
Among the challenges, the uncontrolled expansion of large logistics groups and their concentration
Number of pirate attacks on ships still high in the second quarter of 2025
Number of pirate attacks on ships still high in the second quarter of 2025
Kuala Lumpur
The number of acts of violence against crews is decreasing
Telemar and TNL Group merger agreement
Telemar and TNL Group merger agreement
Oslo/Athens/Paris
One of the top three operators in the OT/IoT services market for the maritime and superyacht sectors will be created
Attacks on ships in the Red Sea still cause deaths among seafarers
Portsmouth
Liberian-flagged bulk carrier " Eternity C" targeted
Canadian shipbuilding company Davie acquires second shipyard in Finland
Helsinki/Pori
It will buy the Enersense Offshore shipyard
Amendment on Port Labor Supply Agencies Approved
Rome
Immediate transformation into Agencies authorised to provide temporary port work
Salvini appoints a manager of a private shipping company from Campania as president of the regional AdSP
Rome
This is Eliseo Cuccaro, CEO of Alilauro
Extend the application of the 0.1% sulphur limit in marine fuels globally
Extend the application of the 0.1% sulphur limit in marine fuels globally
Berlin
This is proposed by an analysis by the International Council on Clean Transportation
IMO and EU condemn renewed attacks on ships in the Red Sea
London/Brussels
Dominguez: New violation of international law and freedom of navigation
In the second quarter of this year, Finnlines' revenues decreased by -5.0%.
Helsinki
Net profit of 26.1 million euros (+7.7%)
Container traffic in the Port of New York remained stable in the April-June quarter.
New York
An increase of +4.9% was recorded in the first half of 2025
The Chamber of Deputies approves the appointment of the presidents of five Port System Authorities.
Rome
They are Davide Gariglio, Francesco Rizzo, Eliseo Cuccaro, Francesco Benevolo and Giovanni Gugliotti
Latrofa appointed extraordinary commissioner of the Port Authority of the Central-Northern Tyrrhenian Sea
Rome
Ministerial decree signed
The PNRR tender for interports has been reopened.
Rome
Resources available amounting to 2.2 million euros
Port of Livorno: Workers are the priority in the LTM crisis
Livorno
UPS's quarterly earnings performance declines
Atlanta
Net income in the April-June quarter was $1.28 billion (-8.9%)
Approval for the 2025 budget variation of the Southern Tyrrhenian and Ionian Sea Port Authority.
Gioia Tauro
500 thousand euros for the 49% share held by the Port Agency company
FHP Group acquires the remaining 10% stake in Lotras
Milan/Foggia
The integration between Lotras and CFI Intermodal will begin to create FHP Intermodal.
OITAF scientific document on good practices in the logistics and transport of fresh fruit and vegetables
Milan
The Northern Tyrrhenian Sea Port Authority has joined the PLIKA
Livorno
Platform dedicated to training, innovation and knowledge sharing in the logistics and port sectors
Matteo Paroli's nomination as president of the Western Ligurian Sea Port Authority has been signed.
Rome
He has a degree in law and a specialization in administrative law.
Container throughput increases in Haropa Port, while bulk cargo decreases.
Le Havre
In the first half of this year, containers were 1.51 million TEUs (+4%)
Bureau Veritas reports a 9.8% quarterly increase in revenues in the Marine & Offshore segment
Courbevoie
Kalmar and Konecranes increase new orders in the April-June quarter
Helsinki
The turnover of the two Finnish companies is slightly increasing
Container traffic in the port of Barcelona fell by 12.2% in the second quarter.
Barcelona
Assiterminal threatens a new wave of appeals against regulations it believes are damaging to port operations
Genoa
2M Logistics signs an agreement with Salerno-based Gallozzi
Barendrecht
The Dutch company will represent GF Logistics, a subsidiary of the Italian group, in the Benelux region.
Swiss company Kuehne+Nagel's quarterly profits fell
Schindellegi
In the period April-June of this year, net turnover grew by +1.7%
Yang Ming orders three 8,000 TEU container ships from Nihon Shipyard and Imabari Shipbuilding
Keelung/Imabari
Contract valued at $351.3-394.5 million
Italia Nostra reiterates its strong concerns about the construction of the Fiumicino-Isola Sacra port.
Rome
European maritime cities, destinations for cruise tourism - the association highlights - denounce the phenomenon of over-tourism in the cruise sector
Egypt's first automotive terminal has come into operation at Port Said East.
East Port Said
It can accommodate two car carriers at the same time
SAILING LIST
Visual Sailing List
Departure ports
Arrival ports by:
- alphabetical order
- country
- geographical areas
Tepsa has acquired a liquid bulk terminal in the port of Rotterdam.
Singapore/Rotterdam
It was sold by Global Energy Storage Holdings
The Spinelli Group has approved its 2024 sustainability report.
Genoa
Of the company's 616 direct employees, 49% are under the age of 50.
In the second quarter of this year, cargo traffic in Turkish ports grew by +1.6%
Ankara
Cargoes to and from Italy amounted to 12.7 million tons (+10.1%)
Extension of the Simplified Logistics Zone for Genoa Ports and Dry Ports to the Savona, Vado Ligure, and Bergeggi areas.
Genoa
Approval from the ZLS Steering Committee
Isotta Fraschini Motori has inaugurated a new production line for hydrogen fuel cell systems in Bari.
Trieste
They will be used for naval and land solutions
The Grande Shanghai , the Grimaldi Group's first ammonia-ready car carrier, has been christened.
Naples
It has a load capacity of 9,000 CEUs.
The Port of Genoa, FILT, and UILT have declared a five-day strike at the Bettolo Terminal.
Genoa
Fit Cisl Liguria expressed solidarity with the workers
The tender for the dredging of the commercial dock basin at the port of Ancona has been published.
Ancona
The removal of approximately 730 thousand cubic meters of sediment is planned
Tender for the restoration and enhancement of docks 32 and 33 in the Deep Sea Zone of the port of Savona
Genoa
An investment of over 6.7 million euros is expected
There are 1,100 workers in Palermo directly employed in the seaside tourism sector
Palermo
This year, cruise traffic is expected to grow by 9.4% in the port of the Sicilian capital.
Six-month growth of +9% in freight on the St. Petersburg-India/China maritime route
Fly
FESCO operates six vessels in the service
Port of Trieste: Special Commissioner Gurrieri under investigation for money laundering
Trieste
I am certain - he declared - that I can demonstrate that I acted legally, in full transparency.
Vard signs new contract for the construction of two CSOVs
Trieste
The vessels will be used to support operations in the offshore wind sector
UIR welcomes the publication of the tender for the digitalization of the logistics chain.
Rome
Di Caterina (ALIS): a concrete tool that enhances the needs of businesses and strengthens the logistics system
GNV celebrated its first ten years of activity on the Italy-Albania route
Durres
During the period, the company's ships carried over 1.25 million passengers
A shipment of over 1.2 tons of marijuana was seized at the port of Gioia Tauro.
Reggio Calabria/Catanzaro
Members of a criminal organization that imported drugs from South America through European ports and airports have been arrested.
Yang Ming orders Hanwha Ocean to build seven 15,000 TEU dual-fuel containerships
Keelung
They will be delivered between 2028 and 2029
Walden to sell healthcare logistics business to Yusen Logistics
Paris
Exclusive negotiations announced
Solinas (Sardinian Action Party) is not at all satisfied with the state of Sardinian ports
Cagliari
The immediate establishment of a special commission is urged
ANSI welcomes the introduction of the information dashboard for managing private procurement contracts in logistics.
Rome
D'Angelo: it will allow the country to take another step forward
Russo (Confcommercio): excluding road transport from the PNRR funding was shortsighted.
Rome
First bulletin from the Freight Insights Observatory produced by the National Center for Sustainable Mobility
ABB Group posts sharp growth in quarterly financial and business performance
Zurich
In the period April-June the value of new orders grew by +16.0%
Informal consultations have begun on the preliminary proposal for the new Ancona Port Master Plan.
Ancona
Eleven meetings scheduled for July
Program agreement for preparatory and functional interventions for the construction of the bridge over the Strait of Messina
Rome
It was signed today in Rome
Project to develop an ecological station for the treatment of wastewater from ships
Naples
Initiative of the Neapolitan Group of the Cenere and Iello Landing
Assiterminal urges against bringing sediment from the Bagnoli dredging project into the port of Naples.
Genoa
Cognolato and Ferrari: It is essential to safeguard the full functionality of the commercial port's activities.
Container traffic at the Port of Long Beach fell 3.4% in the second quarter.
Long Beach
A decline of -16.4% was recorded in June
Paolo Pessina has been appointed vice president of Conftrasporto-Confcommercio.
Rome
He is president of the national federation of maritime agents and brokers
Container traffic in the port of Hong Kong decreased by -8.2% in the second quarter
Hong Kong
A decrease of -13.7% was recorded in June
Cuneo-based logistics company Nord Ovest is seeing growing financial results.
Wedge
Construction work on a new depot in Mondovì will be completed in early 2026.
Container traffic at the Port of Los Angeles grows driven by fears of new tariffs
Los Angeles
June saw the highest volume ever recorded for this month
The Management Committee of the Sardinia Sea Port Authority has adopted the DPSS
Cagliari
Green light for the concession to MITO and the appeal against the rejection of Olbia's dredging project.
Three events in Genoa for three new Explora Journeys cruise ships.
Genoa
A technical launch, a coin laying and the cutting of the first sheet metal were carried out at the Fincantieri shipyard
Grimaldi sells 5% of Terminal Darsena Toscana to Livorno Port Company
Naples/Livorno
Option to purchase an additional 5% of the share capital
Concession agreement signed that assigns management of the port of Tartous to DP World
Damascus
It has a lifespan of 30 years
Matteo Gasparato appointed president of the Northern Adriatic Sea Port Authority
Rome
He was appointed extraordinary commissioner of the same port authority
Meeting in Rome between the heads of ESPO and Assoporti
Rome
Among the topics addressed, the competitiveness of European ports in the current global context
Chinese airline OOCL reports quarterly decline in scheduled service revenues
Hong Kong
Cargo transported by the company's ships is increasing
Collaboration between the Ukrainian Sea Ports Authority and the Western Ligurian Sea Port Authority
Rome
Agreement with an initial duration of five years
Survey in Germany on the prospects of companies in the maritime, port and shipbuilding sectors
Hamburg
Shipowners are more concerned. Positive prospects for ports and shipyards.
Port of Augusta: Work begins on a third bridge connecting the island to the mainland.
Augusta
Work worth over 20 million euros
Vard signs contract with InkFish for new research vessel
Trieste
The deal is worth more than 200 million euros.
1.1 billion euros will be invested in the port of Hamburg to strengthen the container sector
Hamburg
Improving accessibility and port infrastructure in the Waltershofer Hafen area
Meyer Turku delivered the new Star of the Seas cruise ship to Royal Caribbean
Turku
It has a gross tonnage of 250,800 tons
ESPO calls for increased funding for ports under the next EU Multiannual Financial Framework
Brussels
The CEF programme funds have proven to be far from sufficient
Fincantieri delivers the new Oceania Allura cruise ship to Oceania Cruises.
Miami/Trieste
Two additional Sonata-class ships have been converted into orders.
PORTS
Italian Ports:
Ancona Genoa Ravenna
Augusta Gioia Tauro Salerno
Bari La Spezia Savona
Brindisi Leghorn Taranto
Cagliari Naples Trapani
Carrara Palermo Trieste
Civitavecchia Piombino Venice
Italian Interports: list World Ports: map
DATABASE
ShipownersShipbuilding and Shiprepairing Yards
ForwardersShip Suppliers
Shipping AgentsTruckers
MEETINGS
Confindustria event on the sea economy in Rome on July 15th
Rome
The public meeting of the International Containers Studies Center will be held in Genoa on July 2nd
Genoa
››› Meetings File
PRESS REVIEW
Why Malta is objecting to a new price cap on Russian oil
(timesofmalta.com)
US has its eye on Greek ports
(Kathimerini)
››› Press Review File
FORUM of Shipping
and Logistics
Intervento del presidente Tomaso Cognolato
Roma, 19 giugno 2025
››› File
Uniport: Bringing debris from Bagnoli to the port of Naples would postpone long-awaited dredging.
Rome
Legora de Feo: It's necessary to find alternative solutions.
Taiwanese companies Evergreen, Yang Ming and WHL saw sharp declines in quarterly revenues.
Keelung/Taipei
In the period April-June it fell by -18.7%, -26.5% and -8.6% respectively
The establishment of the Information Dashboard for the management of private procurement contracts in logistics has been approved.
In May, freight traffic in the port of Ravenna grew by +1.4%
Ravenna
Bulk cargo is on the rise. Miscellaneous cargo is on the decline.
EU approves joint purchase of port equipment by terminal operators
Brussels
Joint definition of minimum technical specifications of equipment is also permitted
Serbian energy group EPS will import coal through the Montenegrin port of Bar
Bar
Currently imports from Indonesia pass through the port of Constanta
Fincantieri Foundation and Luiss University launch a project to strengthen the safety of underwater infrastructure.
Trieste
Among the objectives, contribute to the definition of a specific regulatory framework
Freewheeling: The government's U-turn on anti-mafia controls in the road haulage sector is a welcome development.
Modena
Franchini: If the government has realized it made a mistake, that's good news.
Agostinelli (AdSP Tirreno Meridionale e Ionio): the amendment that allows for the early transformation of the Gioia Tauro Port Agency is extremely important.
Confindustria's event on the maritime economy will take place in Rome on July 15th.
Rome
The confederation's strategic document on the sector will be presented
Kerala seeks $1.1 billion from MSC in damages over MSC Elsa 3 sinking
Thiruvananthapuram
Temporary detention of the vessel "MSC Akuteta II" granted
Trasportounito requests the cancellation of the renewal procedure of the Central Committee of the Register of Hauliers
Rome
New seizure of a load of cocaine in the port of Gioia Tauro
Reggio Calabria
16 bags containing 417 kilos of drugs were found in a container
MOL and Kinetics to build world's first floating data center
Tokyo
It will be installed on a vessel of 9,731 gross tonnage
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