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March 9, 2011
The Business Timesweb site
Shipping News
  • Maersk, Dubai to invest in Qingdao Port's expansion
    Denmark's AP Moeller-Maersk and other foreign investors will invest in Qingdao Port Group's US$4.6 billion expansion scheme in the next five years, a senior Chinese executive said on Monday.
  • NYK may cut sailing speed further to trim fuel costs
    Nippon Yusen KK, Asia's largest listed shipping line, may slow the speed of its container fleet by a further 10 per cent to pare fuel usage after bunker prices jumped to their highest in more than two years.
  • Aframax tanker rates ease, with Libya in focus
    Crude oil tanker earnings on the key Mediterranean route eased on Monday as vessel availability grew, compounded by violence in Libya leading to closure of oil ports.
Strait Talk
  • It's still all about trade cycles and political risk
    MY ATTENTION has been drawn to a recent blog by well-known shipping industry personality Clay Maitland. In a typically outspoken piece, the open register veteran - currently managing partner of the firm running the Marshall Islands register - warns of the risks facing the global shipping industry.

The Business Timesweb site
Shipping News
  • Maersk, Dubai to invest in Qingdao Port's expansion
    Denmark's AP Moeller-Maersk and other foreign investors will invest in Qingdao Port Group's US$4.6 billion expansion scheme in the next five years, a senior Chinese executive said on Monday.
  • NYK may cut sailing speed further to trim fuel costs
    Nippon Yusen KK, Asia's largest listed shipping line, may slow the speed of its container fleet by a further 10 per cent to pare fuel usage after bunker prices jumped to their highest in more than two years.
  • Aframax tanker rates ease, with Libya in focus
    Crude oil tanker earnings on the key Mediterranean route eased on Monday as vessel availability grew, compounded by violence in Libya leading to closure of oil ports.
Strait Talk
  • It's still all about trade cycles and political risk
    MY ATTENTION has been drawn to a recent blog by well-known shipping industry personality Clay Maitland. In a typically outspoken piece, the open register veteran - currently managing partner of the firm running the Marshall Islands register - warns of the risks facing the global shipping industry.

Sched Netweb site
  • OOCL to go mega after no M&A luck turned up in downturn
  • NOL volume down 18pc, but revenue per box increases 10pc
  • Suez Canal office staff strikes, but shipping unaffected
  • Evergreen to launch Bohai Sea-Indonesian service
  • Port Tracker expects US container traffic to rise 11pc in March
  • ICTSI profits increase 79pc to US$98.3 million in 2010
  • US, Turks catch pirates, save MOL-run Bahamas-flagged tanker
  • Area considered piracy hot spot is extended by the UK
  • Qinghai's overland freight volume up 13.6 pc in 2010
  • Jiangsu-Taiwan trade value in 2010 up 46.6pc
  • US maritime commissioners makes final rule on new NRAs
  • CEVA pre-tax profit up 25pc, debts reduced
  • GOP congressmen protest LaHood's truckers' hours of work restrictions
  • UK regional spending cuts do damage: Labour-led Commons committee
  • Cargojet profits halved to US$4.1 million, but sales rise
  • Wellard's first livestock air shipment from Oz to Inner Mongolia
  • DHL wins US$14.8 million KPMG contract to rescue Aero Inventory

Exim Indiaweb site
  • NSCSA signs new shipbuilding contracts for general cargo vessels
  • SCI to acquire 110 ships by 2020, says Vasan
  • Engg goods exports may go past $ 50 bn in 2010-11
  • US reduces anti-dumping duty on Indian shrimp to 1.69 pc
  • Govt body to fund port sector in the works
  • IFFCO lays foundation for barge jetty & inaugurates first water soluble fertiliser plant
  • MoS directs KoPT to defer tendering process for jetty
  • Port Pipavav closest to Vadodara; a natural choice for customers
  • Iron ore exporters hit hard by 2nd rail freight hike
  • Commerce Ministry favours rollback of MAT on SEZs
  • Forex reserves rise by $ 158 m
  • Govt urged to reconsider sugar exports under OGL scheme
  • US: Unemployment fell below 9 pc

International Transport Journalweb site
MARCH 8, 2011
  • Open Skies between Japan and Malaysia
    Japan and Malaysia have concluded a revised bilateral deal which sees full open-skies, including Tokyo, by summer 2013. Restrictions for flights to/from Tokyo Narita will be remove...
  • Saudi Airlines Cargo -launch customer for OAG Cargo's new Route Mapper product
    Saudi Airlines Cargo has signed a contract to become the launch customer for OAG Cargo's new Route Mapper product. The application will help the airline's cargo customers perform a...
  • Watco and Kinder Morgan to haul crude oil by rail
    Watco Companies and Kinder Morgan Energy Partners have announced an agreement whereby Kinder Morgan and Watco will construct and operate several rail transload facilities in key ma...
  • Gebrüder Weiss launches new Europe product GW pro.line
    The Austrian transport and logistics service provider Gebrüder Weiss launched a new product called GW pro.line which offers new services in the field of general cargo and groupage ...
  • Record-size container freighter calling regularly at Marseille
    The port of Marseille-Fos (France) recently welcomed the largest container freighter in its history last week when the "MSC La Spezia" berthed there. The ship, ...
  • ALK-Abell' now delivering temperature-sensitive medication with Trans-o-Flex aus
    ALK-Abell' Arzneimittel GmbH, located in Wedel (Germany), has decided to introduce active temperature control for the transportation of all of its pharmaceuticals. In the future, t...
  • Hellmann Worldwide Logistics: new branch office in Nieder-Olm
    The German logistics service provider Hellmann Worldwide Logistics recently moved to a newly-leased forwarding facility in Nieder-Olm (Germany). The company is now oblige...
  • FedEx Express launches new B777F aircraft at London Stansted
    FedEx Express, a subsidiary of the US-based FedEx Corporation, and the world's largest express transportation company, recently unveiled a new Boeing B777F aircraft at its Lon...
  • Karcag Real Akkus, Real Akkus Nakliyat and Emiroglu plump for Mercedes-Benz
    The Turkish company Karcag Nak Ltd has purchased 30 Mercedez-Benz Axor 1840LS Euro 5 tractors, thus boosting the number of Mercedes-Benz tractors to 280. Real Akkus Na...
  • UIRR: new EU railway packet has to promote fair competition
    The International Union of combined road-rail transport companies (UIRR) has issued a media release that calls for transparent and fair competition when the EU's first railway pack...
  • Uwe Borowy to lecture at Berlin University
    Uwe Borowy, managing partner of the Hamburg (Germany)-based personnel and company consultancy firm Personalunion, is to become a lecturer at the Berlin School of Economics and...
  • Ports expansion key to Qatar USD 100 billion economic investment
    International shipping and cargo experts are set to gather in Abu Dhabi (UAE) on 28-30 March for the World Ports and Trade Summit 2011, in recognition of the vital role of the...
  • Tallink Silja charter ships on Germany-Finland route
    Baltic SF VII Ltd and Baltic SF VIII Ltd, two subsidiaries of the AS Tallink Grupp, have concluded charter agreements with Stena Line for two high-speed ferries ' the "Superfast VI...

Marine Logweb site
MARCH 8, 2011
  • Brazilian owner set to build five PSV's at Eastern Shipbuilding
  • ACL gains membership in Louisiana Environmental Leadership Program

World Wide Shipperweb site
MARCH 8, 2011
  • Congressman gains funding for Coos Bay rail improvements
  • Alaska Airlines to begin Portland to Montana flights
  • OOCL bringing onboard new iPhone application
  • PMSA hits planned increase by San Francisco Bar Pilots
  • Green Alliance members adding new NE6 service

Lloyd's Listweb site
MARCH 8, 2011
  • Crude rates break $100,000 barrier
    Baltic Sea aframax route hits highest level since time charter earnings reported in May 2008
  • Soya cargoes push Atlantic panamaxes to two-month high
    Owners gain confidence as tonnage is absorbed
  • Korea Line tonnage threatens to reverse Pacific sentiment
    Korea Line-chartered tonnage re-entering the spot market may reverse the positive rates sentiment seen in the Pacific region over the last month,
  • Rising bunker prices push up cost of avoiding piracy risk zones
    High bunker prices will see post-panamax containerships face nearly a fourfold year-on-year rise in costs this year as they seek to avoid piracy attacks by sailing around the Cape of Good Hope instead of transiting the Suez Canal
  • Operator apathy a barrier to change
    Operator apathy is a key hurdle to the acceptance of liquefied natural gas as a ship fuel in the US
  • Seacor invests in dual-fuel research
    SEACOR Holdings is using a small corner of its vast empire as the laboratory where a prototype liquefied natural gas-powered ship might materialise
  • Why US shipowners shun cheap, clean LNG power
    Political apathy, confusion over the danger of explosions and the cost of new ships are blocking a change in fuel
  • Probe launched into Beluga finances
    Investigation begins into suspected falsifying of turnover figures
  • Gaddafi-linked tankers deployed to export Libyan oil
    Exclusive data shows GNMT tankers fill gap as shipowners shun calling country's oil terminals
  • The future of KG funds
    There is no sign of any rapid return of traditional KG finance in the container markets to its former heights
  • Antitrust anomaly
    It is difficult sometimes not to jump to the conclusion that antitrust legislation has actually been a massive conspiracy on the part of the legal profession to provide itself with endless work
  • Libya tanker rates set to crash
    Peak appeared to have reached and rates set to tumble with cargoes now in short supply
  • Polish seafarers launch lawsuit against Denmark government
    Action over legality of paying lower salaries to non-Danish European nationals on Danish national ships
  • Global Ship Lease slumps to $4m loss in 2010
    Hit by $17.1m impairment charge and a $15.3m loss on non-cash interest rate derivatives
  • Capital Product secures fresh Petrobras charter
    Rate higher than what its affiliate had been paying for the Axios over the last year
  • Hapag-Lloyd and RCL to launch new joint service
    Weekly service between Indian subcontinent and northeast Asia
  • Box ratio set to get worse if demand rises
    Box makers ability to respond to strong recovery key to preventing anticipated equipment shortages
  • Unifeeder bolsters Europe-UK link
    To add fourth service between Polish and UK east coast ports
  • Denmark to propose changes to crewing laws
    To propose legislation changes that will remove need to use European masters on Denmark-flagged ships
  • China Rongsheng new orders top $2bn
    Profits and revenues up 33% over 2009
  • Mainfreight makes $153m swoop for Wim Bosman
    New Zealand logistics operator to bolster European presence with buy
  • Iridium operating income hits $415m in 2010
    Up from $134m in previous year as subscribers rise
  • Singapore shelves export-import bank plan
    Move slammed by SSA who say bank will help boost booming rig building sector
  • Winds of change blow through P&I
    Brussels has called once again to examine the industry's practices as the clubs provide a mixed bag of results after this year's renewals period

Fairplayweb site
MARCH 8, 2011
  • Private equity taps Rickmers vet
    CONNECTICUT startup Soundview Maritime confirmed today that it has hired former Rickmers exec Dr. Moritz Mittelbach as strategic advisor for its ongoing acquisition programme
  • Hapag, RCL launch intra-Asia service
    GERMAN container line Hapag-Lloyd has teamed up with Thailand's Regional Container Lines in an effort to take advantage of the growing intra-Asia market
  • Chinese ship released in US
    CHINESE heavy-load carrier Zhen Hua 24 has been freed from a month-long arrest by the Virginia Port Authority after signing a security agreement with the port and APMT
  • Capesize rates rise again
    CAPESIZE rates today staged their biggest jump in almost a month, extending their rise since the beginning of the month to 65%
  • US LNG exports face opposition
    CHENIERE's plan to export LNG from Louisiana's Sabine Pass terminal is being fought by US consumer and business groups
  • NYK mulls further slowing
    JAPAN'S NYK Line has reportedly indicated that it is considering slowing its box ships by a further 10% because of rising bunker prices
  • Saudi oil exports boost VLCC demand
    A RISE in Saudi Arabian oil exports has tightened the VLCC supply-demand balance, according to brokers
  • Further US box growth seen
    US BOX imports are expected to increase by 11% year on year to 1.19M teu in March, a sign that the nation's recovery is gaining momentum, according to retailers
  • Canada LNG project moves forward
    A MAJOR contract has been awarded for the construction of the first LNG export plant on Canada's West Coast
  • More ore planned for Port Hedland
    ANOTHER Pilbara iron ore miner is set to increase shipments from Western Australia after securing medium-term capacity at Port Hedland's new common-user terminal
  • Buoyant rates lift drybulk market
    EXTENDED gains for drybulk freight rates and news of Bangladesh's resumption of recycling have lifted the market's mood, according to analysts
  • New orders boost Rongsheng
    SHIPBUILDER China Rongsheng announced today that its net profits rose by a third year on year in 2010 to 1.7Bn yuan ($152M)
  • MMM to be delisted
    THE MALAYSIAN bourse will delist insolvent Malaysian Merchant Marine on 17 March after the company failed to submit a regularisation plan
  • Jiangsu Eastern explains costs surge
    CHINESE shipbuilder Jiangsu Eastern today defended its 118% year-on-year rise in expenditure last year after being quizzed by the Singapore Exchange
  • Child dies after crew flees
    A CHILD has reportedly died after dozens of passengers on a workboat were left clinging to the hull of a capsized workboat off PNG while the crew fled in the only lifeboat

The Journal of Commerceweb site
MARCH 8, 2011
  • Smith Electric Vehicles Raises $58 Million
    Electric truck maker Smith Electric Vehicles U.S. raised $58 million in a series of stock sales. The proceeds will help...
  • OPEC Countries Offset Libyan Shortages
    Oil prices eased slightly Tuesday, falling 56 cents to $104.88 per barrel on the New York Mercantile Exchange, as assurances...
  • Railcar Owners Take 12,457 Cars Out of Storage
    Railcar owners in the U.S., Canada and Mexico took 12,457 units out of storage in February, leaving the continent's idled...
  • GAO Calls for Improved Technology Security
    The Government Accountability Office is raising concerns about the security of goods with civilian and military applications through "deemed exports"...
  • ILWU Leader Pledges Productivity Gains in Portland
    Long Beach, Calif. ' The head of the longshore labor union in Portland, Ore., said Tuesday he will work in...
  • FMC Chairman Discusses Alternative Dispute Resolution (Video)
    FMC Chairman Richard A. Lidinsky Jr. discusses the agency's alternative dispute resolution program.
  • Indian Ports Volume Grew 1 Percent
    Cargo volume at major ports in India grew a mere 1.2 percent from April through February compared with a year...
  • Global Ship Lease Lost $4 Million in 2010
    Global Ship Lease, the NYSE-listed container shipowner, slumped to a net loss of $4 million in 2010 from a $42.2...
  • Maersk to Cut Emissions in New Zealand
    Maersk Line is extending its program to cut sulfur emissions on its services to New Zealand. The Danish carrier...
  • Hapag-Lloyd, RCL to Launch Joint Intra-Asia Loop
    Hapag-Lloyd and Regional Container Lines plan to launch a new weekly joint service from China and South Korea to Sri...
  • Carriers Face Renewed Container Shortage
    Ocean carriers face a shortage of containers in the coming months as production of boxes lags growing cargo capacity, according...
  • OOIL's Tung Says Carriers Need Freedom to Talk
    Container shipping lines and shippers would benefit if carriers could share information in ways barred by the European Union, the...
  • Trans-Pacific Exports Grow but Rates Fall
    Shipping lines that carry U.S. exports to Asia face the paradox of declining freight rates even as cargo volume remains...

Containerisation Internationalweb site
MARCH 8, 2011
  • A stable peak season in the transpacific?
  • HL and RCL join up for Far East/South Asia service
  • Zim makes peace with CSCL
  • Nigerian dockers on strike
  • TCC ends up in the red

TradeWindsweb site
MARCH 8, 2011
  • Prosecutors probe Beluga
    Niels Stolberg lands at the centre of fraud investigation surrounding German heavy-lift owner's balance sheet.
  • Canaccord taps Burk
    Ousted Oppenheimer & Co analyst sheds free agent status as Wall Street investment bank eyes shipping sector.
  • More for Marinakis tanker
    Capital Product Partners' vessel picks up a pay rise as it lands one-year contract with Petrobras.
  • Denmark arming ships
    Government to take a more "open approach" to security on vessels off Somalia as country unveils new four-year piracy plan.
  • Private-equity targets 20
    Rickmers veteran Moritz Mittelbach holds the helm as new containership alliance plots acquisitions with fuel from US firms.
  • Russian ship hits the beach
    Dvina crew unharmed, but salvage hampered by bad weather on Turkish coast near Karabiga.
  • Saker not Eagle's
    New York-listed owner distances itself from a supramax newbuilding sold to a Turkish owner.
  • Marco buys from chairman
    Singapore-listed offshore group lays down more than $12m to buy stake in a shipowning company controlled by boss Lee Wan Tang.
  • Axed box buys bash GSL
    Impairment over quashed ship purchase deal and derivatives loss send Ian Webber-led owner into red.
  • Van Oord digs down under
    Dutch dredger wins share of $262m deepening work for new Australian LNG port.
  • Party past its peak
    RBS says 2010 was as good as it will get for container shipping as it kicks off AP Moller coverage with a buy tag.
  • Master seized off Benin
    Failed attempt by pirates to steal cargo from Turkish tanker off West Africa leads to safe release of two crew.
  • Essar joins capesize crush
    Indian owner picks up close to $10m following the scrapping of its oldest bulker.
  • Samudera adds another
    Singapore owner snaps up second chartered-in containership in two months.
  • Back with a bang
    Former number one scrap nation welcomed back with open arms following lifting of ban.
  • Hapag teams with RCL
    German and Thai owners get together for service between China, Korea and Indian sub-continent.
  • Three held over coke
    Cruiseship crewmen nabbed in Cayman Islands with 2kg of cocaine worth $180,000.
  • Tung targets newbuilds
    OOIL boss says an order for 13,000-teu series is close after failing in takeover efforts.

American Shipperweb site
MARCH 8, 2011
  • Taibo heads Antares' corporate development
    Antares Shipmanagement S.A. has appointed Henry Taibo to executive vice president for corporate development, located in New York. Taibo will also oversee capital raising, joint ventures, managing and developing banking/capital markets relationships...
  • Heavy lift hover-barge ready for construction
    Hovertrans Solutions Pte. Ltd., a designer and manufacturer of hover-barges for heavy lift transport in shallow waters, will build a 50-ton payload hover-barge for charter in the third quarter. Hovertrans, a subsidiary of ST Marine, said the hover-...
  • Hapag-Lloyd, RCL to combine on Far East/India
    Evergreen Line said Monday it has started a weekly service between northern China and Indonesia. The HBI service operates with four vessels (three 1,700-TEU and one 2,000-TEU) with a rotation of Xingang, Dalian, Qingdao, Hong Kong, Shekou, Jakarta,...
  • MSC to raise U.S. export bunker fees
    Mediterranean Shipping Co. is raising its bunker surcharge on U.S. export shipments to the West Coast of South America and Central America, the line said Friday. The charges, effective April 4, will be $390 per TEU from all U.S. ports to all West C...
  • Box crunch likely to resurface
    Shippers could again face a shortage of containers this year as demand for Asian goods ramps up faster than Chinese container manufacturers can increase supply, according to a note from maritime news serviceAlphaliner.The ratio of box inventory-to-...
  • TUI sells 11% in Hapag-Lloyd to Berlin consortium
    TUI, the European tourism giant and partial owner of container line Hapag-Lloyd, said Monday it will sell an 11.3 percent stake in the line to its other significant shareholder. TUI, which has been seeking to divest itself of Hapag-Lloyd for more ...
  • Evergreen starts China/Indonesia service
    Evergreen Line said Monday it has started a weekly service between northern China and Indonesia. The HBI service operates with four vessels (three 1,700-TEU and one 2,000-TEU) with a rotation of Xingang, Dalian, Qingdao, Hong Kong, Shekou, Jakarta,...
  • DHS not spared from fiscal debate
    Homeland Secretary Janet Napolitano and Senate Democrats warned last week that Republican attempts to rollback agency budgets from requested levels this year will impact security and set the table for lower funding in fiscal year 2012. The House r...
  • Trans-Pacific Maritime Conference
  • Interview with CEO John Pattullo

The Scandinavian Shipping Gazetteweb site
MARCH 8, 2011
  • Prosafe secures Talisman deal
    The Norwegian offshore company Prosafe has signed a letter of intent with British Talisman Energy for the accommodation and support rig Regalia. The rig will be operating at the Auk

The Bunker Bulletinweb site
MARCH 8, 2011
  • North American ECA welcomed by European bunker players
    Predict already substantial LSFO sales will jump in 2012 and expect to benefit from well-established supply sources.
  • Fujairah bunker prices fall
    In Durban, deliveries available up to and including March 22.
  • Derelict barge leaking fuel
    US contractors say they have already run up costs of $5.3 million in work to safely dismantle the WW2 vintage vessel.
  • HSFO prices soften in Rotterdam and Hamburg
    Bad weather halts bunkering in Gibraltar.
  • UK Ministry of Defence awards multimillion dollar bunker contract
    Esso Petroleum Company to supply low-sulphur IFO at army-run port.
  • Maersk low-sulphur fuel switch will apply across New Zealand
    'All nine ports of call in New Zealand and their respective coastal societies will benefit,' says shipping line.
  • Fujairah storage project ahead of schedule
    Vopak says unfinished capacity already 'fully leased'.
  • NYK Line slowing vessels by 10% to cut fuel costs
    Company may cut sailing speeds by up to a further two knots, says company's head of investor relations.
  • US Navy renews efforts towards 'shift to biofuels'
    US Navy to use algae-based biofuel blend on some of its larger vessels by 2016.
  • Bunker prices down in Asian ports
    Mixed demand in key Asian bunker ports on Tuesday, traders say.
  • Indian supplier sees sales up 92% at Mumbai, JNPT ports
    Global Fuels & Lubricants sold about 25,000 mt of bunkers at Mumbai and JNPT in February.
  • US supplier welcomes sales and marketing manager
    Fernanda Silva joins Harbour-Plaza Consolidated.
  • Wärtsilä unveils upgraded, more fuel efficient engine
    Upgraded RT-flex68-D engine has 'highly competitive fuel consumption, says director at Wärtsilä.
  • South Korean March bunker volumes slightly up
    SK Energy ups bunker output this month, while other refiners keep output at last month's levels.

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FROM THE HOME PAGE
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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