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February 9, 2011
The Business Timesweb site
Shipping News
  • Asia tanker rates seen firming on China demand
    Rates for crude tankers on key Asian freight routes are expected to increase this week on strong Chinese demand and rising bunker prices, shipbrokers said yesterday.
  • Tanker rates soften amid slower business
    Clean petroleum tanker rates on top global export routes were steady to lower on Monday as slower business ate into earnings in the transatlantic market.
  • Port delays weigh on cargo shipments to Egypt
    Ongoing port delays and reduced banking services continue to weigh on cargo shipments to Egypt although the country does not face any grain shortages, trade and shipping sources said on Monday.
  • US agency opens inquiry into impact of slow steaming
  • Japan shipyards cry foul over Korean won
Strait Talk
  • Enclosed lifeboats doing more harm than good
    THE road to hell, they say, is paved with good intentions. Certainly, there were nothing but good intentions back in the mid-80s when delegates to the International Maritime Organization (IMO) decided to make enclosed lifeboats, and thus also on-load release hooks, mandatory.
Shipping Times
  • Japan rail firm to build world's fastest train
    Central Japan Railway Co, whose high-speed trains carried more passengers than the world's largest airline last year, is staking 5.1 trillion yen (S$79 billion) on building the world's fastest train.
  • Amtrak plans U$13.5b high-speed rail project
    Amtrak is proposing a US$13.5 billion project that will include building two commuter rail tunnels from New Jersey to New York by 2020, replacing a US$9.77 billion project that New Jersey governor Chris Christie killed.

The Business Timesweb site
Shipping News
  • Asia tanker rates seen firming on China demand
    Rates for crude tankers on key Asian freight routes are expected to increase this week on strong Chinese demand and rising bunker prices, shipbrokers said yesterday.
  • Tanker rates soften amid slower business
    Clean petroleum tanker rates on top global export routes were steady to lower on Monday as slower business ate into earnings in the transatlantic market.
  • Port delays weigh on cargo shipments to Egypt
    Ongoing port delays and reduced banking services continue to weigh on cargo shipments to Egypt although the country does not face any grain shortages, trade and shipping sources said on Monday.
  • US agency opens inquiry into impact of slow steaming
  • Japan shipyards cry foul over Korean won
Strait Talk
  • Enclosed lifeboats doing more harm than good
    THE road to hell, they say, is paved with good intentions. Certainly, there were nothing but good intentions back in the mid-80s when delegates to the International Maritime Organization (IMO) decided to make enclosed lifeboats, and thus also on-load release hooks, mandatory.
Shipping Times
  • Japan rail firm to build world's fastest train
    Central Japan Railway Co, whose high-speed trains carried more passengers than the world's largest airline last year, is staking 5.1 trillion yen (S$79 billion) on building the world's fastest train.
  • Amtrak plans U$13.5b high-speed rail project
    Amtrak is proposing a US$13.5 billion project that will include building two commuter rail tunnels from New Jersey to New York by 2020, replacing a US$9.77 billion project that New Jersey governor Chris Christie killed.

The Business Timesweb site
Shipping News
  • Asia tanker rates seen firming on China demand
    Rates for crude tankers on key Asian freight routes are expected to increase this week on strong Chinese demand and rising bunker prices, shipbrokers said yesterday.
  • Tanker rates soften amid slower business
    Clean petroleum tanker rates on top global export routes were steady to lower on Monday as slower business ate into earnings in the transatlantic market.
  • Port delays weigh on cargo shipments to Egypt
    Ongoing port delays and reduced banking services continue to weigh on cargo shipments to Egypt although the country does not face any grain shortages, trade and shipping sources said on Monday.
  • US agency opens inquiry into impact of slow steaming
  • Japan shipyards cry foul over Korean won
Strait Talk
  • Enclosed lifeboats doing more harm than good
    THE road to hell, they say, is paved with good intentions. Certainly, there were nothing but good intentions back in the mid-80s when delegates to the International Maritime Organization (IMO) decided to make enclosed lifeboats, and thus also on-load release hooks, mandatory.
Shipping Times
  • Japan rail firm to build world's fastest train
    Central Japan Railway Co, whose high-speed trains carried more passengers than the world's largest airline last year, is staking 5.1 trillion yen (S$79 billion) on building the world's fastest train.
  • Amtrak plans U$13.5b high-speed rail project
    Amtrak is proposing a US$13.5 billion project that will include building two commuter rail tunnels from New Jersey to New York by 2020, replacing a US$9.77 billion project that New Jersey governor Chris Christie killed.

Sched Netweb site
  • Shanghai foreign trade value increased 32.8pc in 2010
  • If Suez shuts, it's back to fast steaming round the Cape
  • CMA CGM maintains business-as-usual stance in Egypt
  • China's manufacturing output slows to five-month low
  • MSC adds Seattle call on California Express string
  • Vancouver expects an extra four million TEU by 2030
  • Panama expansion casts doubts on Portland expansion plans
  • Cargotec to buy US terminal IT provider Navis
  • Safmarine enhances 225 Service with West Africa, Med calls
  • APMT's Lagos Apapa terminal aims to upgrade efficiency
  • Containerised grain boosts New Orleans volume 31pc in 2010
  • Samsung rolls out system to fend off pirates
  • IBS Software reports year of air transport penetration
  • Weiss Rohlig Taiwan wins Comtrend east Europe trade
  • Leeward Islands Air Transport starts regional air cargo service

Exim Indiaweb site
  • A.P. Moller-Maersk has its focus on emerging markets
  • Cochin Shipyard's divestment plan deferred
  • INTTRA & Amital Data announce alliance to improve ocean supply chain efficiencies
  • SCI's Q3 net profit surges 40.7 pc 138 pc for the nine months
  • FTA workshops on the anvil
  • Lack of infra, labour hindering leather exports
  • Report on transaction cost released
  • Textile sector wants cotton export cap raised
  • Advantages of Thar Dry Port, regular rail service highlighted at trade meet
  • MPSEZ's Q3 net profit jumps 40 pc
  • Air traffic, freight load up in 2010
  • Rlys, DFCCIL to finalise eastern corridor, concession pact soon
  • Egypt disruptions could hit fertiliser output
  • GDP to grow at 8.6 pc
  • Iran crude payment impasse resolved
  • DIESL wins 'Customer & Brand Loyalty' award in logistics
  • New Secretary-General, Vice-Chairman for ICC

International Transport Journalweb site
FEBRUARY 8, 2011
  • Namibia airport upgrades
    The Namibia Airports Company (NAC) is undertaking substantial capital projects, including runway rehabilitation at Windhoek's Hosea Kutako international airport. The NAD 120 millio...
  • Panalpina opens Chongqing branch
    Panalpina is expanding into western China by opening an office in Chongqing, following the establishment of its Wuhan centralised services centre and its Chengdu office in the regi...
  • Iberia leads European Oneworld airlines to use Sita aircom services
    Iberia, British Airways, Finnair and Malev Hungarian Airlines, the European members of the Oneworld alliance, have selected Sita to provide voice and data services, including the V...
  • Magnit places major MAN truck order in Russia
    MAN Avtomobili Rossiya (MAR), a subsidiary of Germany's MAN Nutzfahrzeuge, has been awarded a major contract for 1,700 trucks from MAN's TGS range. A master agreement has been...
  • IMS Rail Switzerland takes over ICF rail container links
    The newly-founded company IMS Rail Switzerland and its 20-strong workforce, based in Basel, took over ICF West's former services to/from Rotterdam on 1 February. At the beginn...
  • SDV lands Singapore Airlines spare parts contract
    SDV, a global supply chain management leader with a network of 520 offices in 90 countries and ranked amongst the world's top 10 transport and logistics companies, has signed a sev...
  • Airbus cancels Flyington Freighters A330-200F order
    Airbus has cancelled Flyington Freighters' order for twelve A330-200Fs, following "non-payment of pre-delivery payments" by the enterprise. The Indian firm became the fir...
  • German firm S.A.T. Sea-Air Transport not acquired by Toll Group
    The D'sseldorf-based German company S.A.T. Sea-Air Transport has clarified that it is not affected by the Australian Toll Group's recently-published information concerning the acqu...
  • European freight exchange Trans growing strongly
    In December 2010 Trans, a European internet-based freight platform where users exchange information about available loads and vehicles, reported that it had more than doubled the n...
  • Militzer & Münch and ATC Group in exclusive partnership
    The St Gallen-based Swiss logistics service provider Militzer & Münch International Holding and Turkey's ATC Group entered into an exclusive partnership for road and railfreigh...
  • Liberia brings IMO contributions up to date
    The Republic of Liberia recently paid its annual assessment contribution for 2011 to the International Maritime Organization. Binyah C. Kesselly, the commissioner of the Liberian m...
  • Rhine accident underlines need for pan-European approach
    The accident of the chemical tanker barge "Waldhof" on the River Rhine near St Goarshausen (Germany) on 13 January seriously hampered traffic on the river for many weeks....
  • Safmarine enhances South to West Africa container service
    Safmarine has enhanced its fully-containerised service between South Africa and West Africa, called 225, by connecting West Africa via Dakar and Algeciras. The new weekly service, ...

Marine Logweb site
FEBRUARY 8, 2011
  • Canadian prairie farmers get into ship owning
  • BOEMRE to prepare EIS for West and Central GOM lease sales
  • Praise for offshore wind initiative from Newport News ally
  • SS United States Conservancy to hold NYC fund raiser
  • Italian flag tanker is latest pirate hijacking victim

World Wide Shipperweb site
FEBRUARY 8, 2011
  • Lloyd's List numbers show decline in shipping casualties
  • Port of Seattle backs city's pact with WSDOT
  • Trucking association backs President's plan to rebuild
  • Port of Grays Harbor delivers record cargo numbers in 2010
  • MOL changing face of refrigerated cargo sales team

Lloyd's Listweb site
FEBRUARY 8, 2011
  • Rates soar on LNG carrier drought
    First time in five years spot vessels unavailable
  • Rates stuck as iron ore demand weakens
    Owners attempt to drive up rates by anchoring vessels and ballasting ships under slow steam
  • Aframax earnings stuck below operating costs
    Prospects for the global fleet of aframaxes remain uninspiring after a slow week, with time charter equivalent earnings staying well below operating costs on all major routes
  • Panamax paper lifts spot rates
    Panamax paper contracts traded for the second quarter in the forward freight agreements market have risen to their highest value in four weeks to over $18,000 per day
  • Chinese breakers step up competition for scrap tonnage
    At least three bulk carriers were reported sold for scrap in the past week as owners continued to face lower freight rates in the dry sector
  • Insurers keep watchful eye on Suez Canal cargo risk
    Insurers have some concerns as the political situation in Egypt continues to deteriorate
  • Tanker owners face making losses for next seven years
    New report says only suezmaxes will escape negative earnings as the sector remains 'an unattractive investment for short-term gains'
  • Suez strikes not affecting ship transits
    Workers employed Suez Canal Authority subsidiaries have gone on strike
  • Chris Gray takes helm at Noatum Ports
    Appointed chairman of newly renamed Dragados
  • DFDS Irish Sea routes sale under probe
    UK's Office of Fair Trading refers proposed acquisition for in-depth analysis
  • CMA CGM set to raise $800m from bond issue
    High-yield issue will help French container line return to firmer financial footing
  • Bodouroglou emerges as buyer of CMA CGM box pair
    Greek owner pays $53m per vessel for charter-back deal with French container line
  • Consumers will pay for Indian Ocean boycott
    Industry considers the economic effect of sending ships around the Cape of Good Hope in a bid to evade Somali pirates
  • Chinese demand for imported cars shifts up a gear
    China's rising middle class has brought about a global change in the movement of vessels owned by the big three players in the car carrier market
  • Volumes surging, but operating costs are rising faster
  • A sad game of exploitation on Bangladesh's beaches
    The NGO Platform on Shipbreaking stands by its commitment to seeing the Basel Convention enforced
  • IMO has adopted a co-ordinated approach to e-navigation
  • Court of Appeal confirms law on implied terms in sales of gasoil
  • Supreme Court overturns insurer's inherent vice claim
    Insurer forced to pay $10m to Global Process Systems over dispute over cargo loss overboard during voyage
  • Piracy fight needs greater military might
    Chamber of Shipping head Jan Kopernicki calls for stronger military and political backing
  • Bigger bulker fleet helps boost Knightsbridge profit
    Posts $38.5m profit for 2010, a 77% surge on 2009
  • Investors continue to shy away from KG funds
    Amounts raised by companies in 2010 remain at same levels as in 2009
  • Fresh safety concerns over lifeboat drills
    Fatal accident involving Wilh. Wilhelmsen car carrier puts safety issues related to lifeboats back in spotlight
  • Dublin port cargo volumes grow 6%
    Port predicts increased traffic in 2011 despite Ireland's economic woes
  • Keep up the inspections
    Any country contemplating relaxation of inspection regimes should think carefully about the wider consequences of its actions
  • War of words
    With the greatest respect, the transpacific carriers have a dreadful record of correctly calling the future
  • UK search and rescue privatisation move hits hurdle
    Government puts outsourcing on hold after "irregularities" in bidding process
  • Pirates hijack D'Amato tanker off Yemen
    Aframax Savina Caylyn seized with 22 crew onboard

Fairplayweb site
FEBRUARY 8, 2011
  • Chamber chief warns UK
    BRITAIN'S austerity moves might harm seafarer training, the UK Chamber of Shipping's chief has warned.1140004.timg
  • Mundra profits jump 40%
    MUNDRA Port & Special Economic Zone today reported a 40% jump in net profits for the October-December quarter.649365.timg
  • CMB to sell Hessenatie
    BELGIUM'S CMB has agreed to sell its warehousing subsidiary Hessenatie Logistics to Belgian logistics operator Groep H Essers.571405.timg
  • Vostochny box route added
    VOSTOCHNY Stevedoring said today it is receiving its first containers from Shanghai on a new service operated by Sakhalin Shipping.507313.timg
  • UK/Africa cable ready for final link
    CABLE ships have landed the West Africa Cable System seafloor link in Swakopmund, Namibia, IHS Global Insight reported today.1137712.timg
  • RR signs gas-propulsion deal
    ROLLS-Royce has signed a £20M ($32M) contract to supply engines and propulsion equipment for four gas-fuelled ferries to be built for the Norwegian operator Torghatten.699342.timg
  • Hundreds saved from fire
    MORE THAN 200 people have reportedly been rescued after a ferry caught fire today in Indonesia.595533.timg
  • Dip in profits at Bharati
    INDIA'S Bharati Shipyard announced today that it recorded a 30% year-on-year fall in net profits for the October-December quarter.649572.timg
  • Box scarcity warned
    A CARGO surge might result in a shortage of containers this summer, the Transpacific Stabilisation Agreement has warned.648700.timg
  • Capesize owners face fall in coal demand
    BROKERS told Fairplay today many Capesize owners are bracing for loss-making fixtures as demand for coal imports drops.

The Journal of Commerceweb site
FEBRUARY 8, 2011
  • DHL Executive Discusses Logistics for Life Sciences, Health Care (Video)
    DHL's Angelos Orfanos discusses life sciences and healthcare supply chains.
  • Cochin Dockworkers' Strike Enters Seventh Day
    India's Port of Cochin was at a standstill for the seventh consecutive day on Tuesday as port terminal authorities and...
  • Intermodal Grows 14.7 Percent on International Containers
    U.S. intermodal volume grew 14.7 percent in 2010 in a strong recovery from the steep downturn the year before that...
  • Canadian Longshoremen, Employers Resume Talks
    Contract negotiations resumed this week in Vancouver between the International Longshore and Warehouse Union Canada and the British Columbia Maritime...
  • FMC Slow Steaming Inquiry Gets Under Way
    The Federal Maritime Commission's inquiry into the effects of slow steaming on the maritime marketplace is officially under way. The...
  • Toll Relocates HQ, Opens Branch Offices
    Toll Global Forwarding Americas relocated their corporate headquarters to Springfield Gardens, N.Y. and opened branch offices in Philadelphia and Atlanta....
  • LaHood Touts $53 Billion High-Speed Rail Plan
    Secretary of Transportation Ray LaHood and Vice President Joe Biden Tuesday morning announced the Obama administration's plan to continue construction...
  • JFK Freight Growth Slows in November
    Freight tonnage at New York's John F. Kennedy International Airport grew 12.2 percent in November over the same month a...
  • Global Ship Lease to Sell $500 Million in Stock
    Global Ship Lease filed a shelf registration statement with the Securities and Exchange Commission for the sale of up to...
  • Hamburg Container Volume Grew 12.7 Percent in 2010
    The port of Hamburg increased container traffic almost 13 percent in 2010 from the previous year, driven by booming German...
  • Kintetsu World Express Net Profit Doubles
    Kintetsu World Express, Japan's second-largest international forwarder, said its net profit surged 103.4 percent in the nine months ending Dec....
  • Mumbai Container Volume Surges 31 Percent
    Container throughput at India's Port of Mumbai surged 31 percent year-over-year in the April-January period, the port authority said Tuesday....

Containerisation Internationalweb site
FEBRUARY 8, 2011
  • Hamburg back on track
  • Italian tanker pirated
  • Train strike expected in Germany
  • Hapag-Lloyd joins peers in withdrawing US chassis
  • Idled boxship fleet depleted

TradeWindsweb site
FEBRUARY 8, 2011
  • Blu Navy scraps Primrose
    Italian operator may need a date for St Valentine's Day dance after scrapping elderly passenger carrier, brokers say.
  • Tidewater on the fence
    Critics question viability of Brazilian yards as US offshore giant grapples with 'substantial delay' tied to workboat order.
  • Harpain bags Brazil hire
    German gas owner poised to rake in $6m from charter forged with Brazilian plastics player, brokers say.
  • Phoenix swoops in
    US operator emerges from the ashes to sink talons into Greek bulker tied to Lomar Shipping, brokers claim.
  • Bulker still hanging around
    Vessel abandoned by previous owner remains a problem for port of Chennai in India four years on.
  • One dead after fall
    Seafarer dies in UK hospital after accident which injured three others, Wilh Wilhelmsen confirms.
  • VLCCF empty handed
    Upon reporting weaker Q4 profit, John Fredriksen-led owner says hunt for tonnage has so far been fruitless.
  • Tanker forced aground
    Sea Mermid lodged 100 metres from Sharjah beach after gales hit region.
  • CMRE bags Maersk trio
    AP Moller-Maersk unmasked as the seller of three container vessels to newly listed Greek owner.
  • Second Pacifica ship grounds
    New Zealand operator defends safety record after two vessels go aground in a week.
  • Ferry breached by smash
    Hull of Norway's Basto I opened after it hit quay at Moss in storm.
  • BlackRock ups OSG stake
    Hedge fund buys up more shares in New York-listed tanker owner to boast near $90m wegde.
  • Ashika trial postponed
    Tongan ferry manslaughter hearing scrapped after juror found to have criminal conviction.
  • Naikai Zosen on the up
    Japanese shipbuilder raises nine-month profit despite declining revenues.
  • 225 saved from ferry inferno
    All passengers rescued after Indonesian ferry KMP Silvia rocked by blast off Jakarta.
  • Four crew injured after fall
    Filipino crewmen in hospital after falling from a Wallenius Wilhelmsen car carrier at UK port.
  • D'Amato tanker hijacked
    Pirates seize Fratelli D'Amato aframax Savina Caylyn after sustained grenade assault in Indian Ocean.

American Shipperweb site
FEBRUARY 8, 2011
  • Locke calls for India trade liberalization
    India needs to lower high tariffs and other administrative barriers to trade if economic cooperation with the United States is going to reach its full potential, U.S. Commerce Secretary Gary Locke said in New Delhi Monday. Locke, who is leading a ...
  • U.S., Canada to align border security, regulations
    The United States and Canada have agreed to study the idea of treating their common border as a permeable membrane that smoothes the way for legitimate commerce, and apply common security techniques to their outward-facing maritime and air borders...
  • NS provides switching at Port of Indiana
    The Port of Indiana-Burns Harbor in Lake Michigan has added onsite, dedicated rail-switching service provided by Norfolk Southern. 'This partnership creates several opportunities for our customers to grow business, including implementing unit train...
  • CBP parks Land Border Carrier Initiative Program
    U.S. Customs and Border Protection said in aTuesdayFederal Registernoticethat it will officially end its Land Border Carrier Initiative Program (LBCIP), effective March 10. LBCIP was established as a voluntary industry partnership program through ...
  • UPS boosts Israel, Slovakia air freight presence
    UPS has expanded its Express Freight service into Israel and Slovakia to serve expanding high-tech, industrial and automotive industries in those countries.The air freight service offers one- to three-business day door-to-door service, including c...
  • MOL makes reefer cargo appointments
    MOL (America) said Monday it has made four appointments in support of its refrigerated cargo services. Mark McQueen has been named regional manager, reefer sales, Atlantic region; Larry Flading, regional manager, reefer sales, central region; and ...
  • Hapag-Lloyd to phase out chassis
    Hapag-Lloyd has become the latest carrier to announce plans to reduce its involvement in the container chassis business. The German carrier said it would gradually implement a revised chassis program throughout the United States in 2011 and no lon...
  • China/India cargo forecast to grow 20% in 2011
    Cargo trade between China and India could grow 20 percent this year, according to South China-based Maersk Line executive Soren Karas.The figure was reported in aBloombergreport Monday on growing trade between the world's two most populous nations...
  • Reaching India's full potential
    Locke calls for India trade liberalization India needs to lower high tariffs and other administrative barriers to trade if economic cooperation with the United States is going to reach its full potential, U.S. Commerce Secretary Gary Locke said in ...
  • An 'intermestic' market

The Scandinavian Shipping Gazetteweb site
FEBRUARY 8, 2011
  • Suez Canal shutdown ' heavy blow to the shipping industry
    A potential Suez Canal shutdown, caused by the civil unrest in Egypt, would have a severe impact on the container shipping industry, according to the shipping analysis company Alphaliner. A
  • Another ferry contract for Hvide Sande
    The Danish yard Hvide Sande Skibs- & Bådebyggeri has signed a contract for the construction of another domestic double-ended ferry. The new ferry will be delivered in the summer of

The Bunker Bulletinweb site
FEBRUARY 8, 2011
  • O.W. Bunker strengthens operations in West Africa
    Two new build vessels will be installed with mass flow meters to enable 'quick and accurate measuring' during bunkering operations.
  • Norway and INTERTANKO propose sweeping changes to fuel controls
    Paper submitted to IMO calls for 'a new approach to the control of bunkers' to prevent supply of fuels that endanger safety, health and environment.
  • Middle East prices movements mixed
    Avails tight in Fujairah and Durban.
  • Rotterdam and Hamburg markets soften
    Bunkerworld data showed a spread of more than $10 between high and low prices for some fuel grades.
  • Bunker prices push-up tanker rates
    IFO prices in Fujairah hub have risen almost $100 since the start of the year.
  • FAL Energy out of the Fujairah spot market
    Supplier expects to be out of the spot market for the rest of the month.
  • Italy-based trader now supplying in Augusta
    Alpha Trading supplying 380 cSt material and MGO.
  • Bunker prices mixed at major ports
    Demand largely below average at key Asian ports.
  • Bunker supplies ease in Karachi
    Local refiners resume supplies of bunker fuels last week, according to local suppliers.
  • US Defense agency on bunker hunt
    Seeking to acquire bunkers for vessels operated by Department of Defense and federal civilian agencies.
  • 'No major improvement' in dry bulk market until 2014-2015
    Dry bulk shipping firms risk breaching multiple covenants due to falling ship values and weak contract cover.
  • FebHong Kong bunker avails 'remain tight'
    No replenishment cargoes have arrived at the port since start of February, according to traders.
  • FebEMSA launches tender for oil spill recovery vessels
    Vessels to operate at five locations in European waters.
  • Dan-Bunkering starts ops in Monaco
    New office to strengthen Dan-Bunkering's position in the global bunker market, company says.
  • FebAmericas prices remain stable
    The front-month WTI contract for March closed up $0.04 to $87.52 per barrel.

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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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