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January 10, 2011
The Business Timesweb site
Shipping News
  • Deluge in Australia leaves key coal port idle
    Australia's key coal port of Gladstone said yesterday that devastating floods have left it so short of coal that a queue of ships waiting to load would likely be diverted elsewhere.
  • Baltic main freight index falls to 20-month low
    The Baltic Exchange's main sea freight index, which tracks rates to ship dry commodities, fell to its lowest in over 20 months as mounting supply weighed on capesizes.
  • Turkey may raise fees to cross the Bosphorus
    Turkey may introduce new fees on tankers carrying oil and other commodities through its straits to reduce traffic on the busy and environmentally sensitive waterways, Energy Minister Taner Yildiz said last Friday.

Sched Netweb site
  • Cosco expects quarterly profit to surge 205pc to US$315 million
  • Israeli port strike ends with 6pc wage increase
  • Hapag-Lloyd joins Hamburg Sud to add Jeddah to IOS or ELIP loop
  • Shandong yards built 41.6pc more ships at 110pc more value
  • Tribunal to rule on habeas corpus for ships in treasure hunting case
  • Port Qasim New Year berth occupancy at 90pc
  • DB Schenker runs Oslo-Narvik link through Sweden
  • Teamsters give YRC more time to restructure
  • Port of Montreal 2010 box volumes 10pc off record high
  • Singapore Changi Airport welcomes Hong Kong Airlines
  • Dragonair unveils aviation certificate scheme for young people
  • L-3 x-ray air cargo screening system passes TSA muster

Exim Indiaweb site
  • 3 more experts join WCA Family
  • Boxship fleet rises by 9.1 pc in 2010
  • Call to cut carbon emissions
  • GAC India contributes to success of India Economic Summit
  • Maersk Line upbeat on 2011, shrugs off fear of overcapacity
  • MSC announces RR on India-N. Europe, UK, Med. & Black Sea trades
  • Safmarine reprioritises MidEast & Subcontinent
  • Softlink's newly-launched Logi-Sys software gains traction in logistics industry
  • Zim ship foils pirate attack
  • Exports to US on upward swing
  • Handicrafts exports up by 48 pc
  • India, Netherlands aim at 1-bn euro farm trade in 10 years
  • Pakistan urged to reconsider ban on onion exports via land route
  • Tea exports dip by 26 pc in Nov.
  • G.J. Rao transferred to PPT as Chairman
  • Hooghly channel reopens after grounded ship moved away
  • JN Port posts 11 pc growth in 2010
  • Maritime Agenda 2010-20 to be released this week
  • Security at Kandla Port tightened by opening 2 more screening gates
  • Bigger role sought for India in World Bank
  • Direct tax collections up by 19.47 pc
  • Increased prices of luxury goods may keep inflation graph high
  • Ficci roundtable on infrastructure financing on Jan. 14

International Transport Journalweb site
JANUARY 7, 2011
  • Duisport reported good initial results for 2010
    Duisport, the operator of the German inland port of Duisburg, has reported successful initial results for 2010. Container throughput by ships, the railways and trucks grew by 25% t...
  • Pacer subsidiary OWL opens Heathrow airfreight office
    Ocean World Lines (OWL), a subsidiary of the US logistics service provider Pacer International, has opened a dedicated OWL Air UK office and warehouse near Heathrow airport, to sup...
  • Gefco Germany implementing EMCS
    The German national branch of the French company Gefco switched to the EMCS excise movement control system, an electronic processing scheme, on 1 January. This means that the logis...
  • Hellmann awarded pan-German AEO F certificate
    The customs authorities awarded all of the German logistics service provider Hellmann Worldwide Logistics' 20 locations in Germany an authorised economic operator F certificate (AE...
  • Australia developing infrastructure in NSW and Queensland
    Infrastructure Australia is strongly pushing the development of a trans-regional amalgamated infrastructure network (Train). Private investors, the New South Wales state government...
  • BT Signaling takes stake in RZD signalling subsidiary
    Russian Railways (RZD) and BT Signaling have agreed on BT Signaling's purchase of up to 50% minus 2 ordinary shares of United Electrical Engineering Plants (Elteza) from RZD. The a...
  • VTG increases TMF stake to 100%
    VTG Aktiengesellschaft, a leading global wagon hire and rail logistics company based in Hamburg (Germany), has increased its stake in the French railway logistics enterprise TMF fr...
  • Wincanton opens new terminal in Germany
    Wincanton will open a new terminal at Ginsheim Gustavsburg (Germany) in September 2011. The new intermodal facility will enable Wincanton to retain its representation in the Mainz ...
  • Asiana Airlines places order for six A380s
    South Korea's Asiana Airlines has become a new customer for the A380, following the signature of a firm order for six of the aircraft. Delivery is scheduled to begin in 2014 and th...
  • SIA Cargo acquires stake in China Cargo Airlines
    Singapore Airlines Cargo has agreed to acquire 16% of the equity interest in China Cargo Airlines (CCA), subject to regulatory approval. China Cargo Airlines is a Shanghai-based co...
  • Eurocontrol welcomes new member Latvia
    Latvia became Eurocontrol's 39th member state on 1 January. Latvia joined the International Civil Aviation Organisation (Icao) in 1992, and the European Civil Aviation Conference (...
  • German logistics firm Robert Müller now has four 24plus hubs
    The Trebsen (near Leipzig) branch office of the German logistics enterprise Robert Müller, which is headquartered in Saarlouis, is joining the German general cargo alliance 24plus ...
  • Air Menzies International strengthens management team
    Air Menzies International (AMI), one of the world's largest trade-only airfreight wholesalers, has strengthened its management team with the appointment of Stephen Koller to the ne...
  • Toll Global Forwarding appoints new sales head in Germany
    Toll Global Forwarding, the international logistics and forwarding division of Australia's Toll Group, has strengthened its German operations by appointing Stefan Testi as its new ...
  • PD Ports registers another Teesport milestone
    PD Ports reached another milestone at its Teesport centre recently, handling 150,000 containers in one year at the terminal for the first time. Frans Calje, managing director of PD...

Marine Logweb site
JANUARY 7, 2011
  • Layoffs at BIW as DDG 1000 design work drops
  • Allure of the Seas adds solar panels
  • APL and ports see how seawater scrubber stacks up

Lloyd's Listweb site
JANUARY 7, 2011
  • Misery for suezmaxes as rates slump on festive lull
    Big falls on benchmark West Africa to US tanker route with owners' returns barely covering costs
  • Owners may withdraw capesizes as dire West Australia rates hit returns
    Rampant competition for cargoes and oversupply of tonnage drive spot market earnings to eight-month low
  • US Gulf vessel shortage boosts Pacific panamaxes
    The Pacific panamax market received an eleventh hour injection of support as a shortage of vessels in the US Gulf available to transport grain prompted owners to ballast from Asia
  • Number of dry bulk FFAs traded
    A severe drop in capesize FFA trading accounted for the largest portion of the fall, with just 76,289 lots traded over the last three months of 2010
  • Adani buys two bulkers
    India's Adani Shipping has bought two bulk carriers to transport coal as part of a major fleet expansion, but the names, sizes or who the current owners are is not known
  • Demand for naphtha boosts LR1 product tanker rates
    "We don't see [the LR1 market] going down any time soon as this is just covering the owner's expenses for running the ships, and bunker prices have been going up as well" Oslo-based broker
  • The Week Ahead
    New Year starts with a whimper, not a bang
  • Bleak start to 2011 for tanker owners
    Continued poor earnings offer little hope for improvement
  • Shift seen in China's trade flows
    Appetite for electronic products top iron imports
  • Low-risk ships likely to escape Paris MoU checks
    Many good quality vessels to go through 2011 without single inspection in Europe
  • Shanghai box index highlights trade rates divide
    China to North America rates strengthen but westbound rates from Asia to Europe still under pressure
  • Beirut bombing survivors fail to recover payment from Iran
    US Court of Appeals upholds earlier decision to disallow claims
  • Primorsk leads Russia's push to use e-shipping documents
    World Bank estimates that the management of paper documents wastes 7% of the total value of world trade
  • Shippers and forwarders back EU single railway plan
    Proposals could enter into force in 2013 but ESC and Clecat would also like to see increased rail freight competition
  • Subsidies will compromise private UK port investment
    The confidence of the private sector to invest depends on fair competition
  • An inversion of values that allows piracy to thrive
    Is it this moral relativism, or just feeble-mindedness that allows violent pirates to continue plying their trade while seafarers are left to rot in Somalia?
  • Rise of the independent bunker industry
    Independent bunker industry came into existence in the 1970s following the oil majors' withdrawal from the direct supply of bunker fuel to shipping
  • Indian operators in bid to create logistics giant
    Main freight transport organisations set to merge into single entity
  • Chemoil retains its faith in online bunker trading
    OceanConnect internet auction site purchase could provide Chemoil a 50% increase in volume
  • Antwerp makes progress on docker flexibility
    New agreement reached in handling of coastal and shortsea shipping cargo
  • Le Havre box traffic hits 2.4m teu in 2010
    Port's container throughput hits 2.4m teu but overall traffic slides 5%
  • Security level at UK ports unchanged
    Threat level remains as precautions stepped up at airports and railways
  • Landmark solution?
    The escalation of piracy in the overall UN agenda is welcomed
  • Chinese wealth fund eyes Indonesia
    State Development & Investment Corporation mulls infrastructure development
  • Dr Peters tanker evades pirate attack
    Front Warrior escapes rocket-propelled grenade attack in Arabian Sea
  • PSA warns of uneven growth in 2011
    Singapore-based port group saw 14% growth in 2010 but says economic weaknesses persist
  • Bourbon splits top management roles
    Christian Lef'vre named chief executive as Jacques de Chateauvieux remains chairman
  • Australia's National Ports Strategy
    Australia's National Ports Strategy will focus on four key outcomes
  • Australia unveils ports master plan
    Blueprint outlines measures to ease congestion and meet rising cargo volumes

Fairplayweb site
JANUARY 7, 2011
  • US spill bill would tighten liability law
    A KEY US lawmaker this week proposed tighter oil spill liability legislation aimed at oil companies but also applying to owners, operators and charterers of ships.
  • Pirates fail off Oman
    TWO SHIPS have avoided capture off Oman by using razor wire and other anti-piracy measures, EU NAVFOR reported.
  • French port strike called over weekend
    LEADING French ports are expected to be hit by a two-day strike this weekend over a retirement dispute.
  • Worse drybulk imbalance is predicted
    DRYBULK'S tonnage imbalance will probably deteriorate considerably this year, BIMCO has predicted.
  • APL scrubs up
    APL HAS offered up box ship APL England as a laboratory to test a new seawater scrubber.
  • Pakistan car imports rise
    THE VALUE of car imports into Pakistan rose by 20% year on year over July-November last year, boosted by a rise in the popularity of knocked-down vehicles.
  • Samsung sees order stall
    SAMSUNG HI's CEO Noh In Sik has warned that new orders this year are likely to be fewer than those of 2010.
  • Sri Lanka/India ferry services returning
    INDIA and Sri Lanka today signed an accord that could lead to restoration of ferry services, suspended since the 1980s by war in the island nation.
  • Wake up, smell the onions
    INDIAN customs officers have finally cleared 200 tonnes of Pakistani onions for release at Jawarhalal Nehru Port Trust.
  • PSA warns on economy after volume rise
    SINGAPOREAN port operator PSA International has warned that global economic growth remains uncertain, even as he announced a rise in throughput across its terminals.
  • China seen as LNG's ace in the hole
    WITH ASIA at the heart of LNG demand, a sector analyst has told Fairplay that gas carrier companies can expect rosy prospects this year.
  • Hanjin storage deal: a VLCC silver lining?
    HANJIN Shipping told Fairplay today that one of its chartered VLCCs has won a 10-month floating storage contract.
  • S&P alternative launched
    DISPUTE resolution close to home is the goal of the Singapore Ship Sale Form, the law firm that helped draft the document told Fairplay.
  • Singapore box numbers climb 10%
    SINGAPORE handled 28.4M teu in 2010, up 10% from 2009, according to transport minister Raymond Lim.

The Journal of Commerceweb site
JANUARY 7, 2011
  • Package Ignites at DC Postal Facility
  • Freight Index Falls to Seven-Month Low
  • Nichols Named UPS Airlines President
  • Hoffa Attacks DOT Cross-border Trucking Proposal
  • FMC to Review Slow-Steaming
  • Port of Portland to Build DC for Subaru
  • Lawmaker Tries Again on Harbor Maintenance Spending
  • Maryland Investigates Incendiary Devices
  • Transport Industries Add Jobs in December
  • Le Havre Container Throughput Rebounds 5 Percent
  • Railcar Firm Greenbrier Trims Loss, Cites Improved Market
  • Mexican Trucking Proposal Stirs Strong Reactions
  • APL, LA-Long Beach Ports to Cut Ship Emissions
  • Rotterdam 2010 Box Throughput Jumps 14.1 Percent
  • Four Groups Join ATA in Clean Trucks Appeal

Containerisation Internationalweb site
JANUARY 7, 2011
  • Are the liners in danger of 'Chasing a deer without noticing the mountains'?
    A self-explanatory Japanese saying that ocean carriers would do well to heed as 2011 begins against a backcloth of economic uncertainty, and a widening gap between supply and demand; a potentially ruinous mix for the liners that was not overlooked by Japan's shipping group trio of NYK, MOL and K Line in their traditional and always honest New Year speeches.
  • Freight rates from Asia to Europe still falling
  • Israeli port strike over
  • Global box fleet up 9.1% in 2010
  • Resolution to US/Mexico trucking dispute in sight
  • Safmarine subjected to web scam

TradeWindsweb site
JANUARY 7, 2011
  • Chiquita chows down
    Panamanian affiliate of New York-listed banana merchant plucks vessel from Texas-based tug owner.
  • Heidmar hunts charterer
    US pool giant's Sigma Tankers wing sends lawyers after Swiss energy trader over demurrage dispute.
  • Seabourn packs its bags
    Micky Arison-led cruise giant picks new president as Seabourn prepares to share office space with Holland America.
  • Elcano banks cape cash
    Diversified Spanish owner earns top dollar for 1989-built capsize bulker, brokers say.
  • Floods drown cape rates
    Australian flooding to blame for a 'catastrophic downdraft' in capesize rates this week, Clarksons Securities says.
  • Conrad lands orders
    US shipbuilder lives to fight another day as backlog breaks $92m on the heels of fresh deals.
  • Petrobras hunts floaters
    Brazilian oil and gas giant unveils piping hot tender for twin floating, production, storage and offloading vessels.
  • Lone welder electrocuted
    No warning for crewman as water rushed on to deck of Hong Kong bulker off China.
  • Gangs eye cruise ships
    UK authorities warn drug gangs are increasingly using cruise vessels and crew to carry cocaine into Europe.
  • Sunday service for CalMac
    Scottish operator risks Christian wrath as it mulls another Sabbath run to the mainland.
  • Statoil takes in two more
    Norwegian energy firm hires PSVs from Bourbon Offshore and OH Meling as mood improves in term market.
  • Crew removed from stalled ro-ro
    Philippine coast guards help rescue seafarers stuck on ferry that suffered engine trouble in heavy seas.
  • D'Amico fills Stena pool
    Italian owner adds two more vessels to the Stena Sonangol suezmax tanker pool.
  • Bank backs Brightoil push
    China Development Bank teams up with Hong Kong-listed owner in five-year agreement to support its expansion drive.
  • Four killed by Busan blaze
    Chinese captain among those lost after fire rips through a vessel at South Korean port.
  • Pirate 'aggression' to rise
    Increased fears for crew safety as use of pirate motherships negates citadels and security teams.

American Shipperweb site
JANUARY 7, 2011
  • Jensen Maritime names Sperling, Parrot VPs
  • Cross-border truck focus on safety, efficiency
  • Dunavant buys Trans Gulf Transportation
  • DHS, WCO focus on IED precursor chemicals
  • NAFTA trade up 14.9% in October
  • Ports America executive joins Long Beach port

The Bunker Bulletinweb site
JANUARY 7, 2011
  • Large scale production of biofuel
    European Union to fund investment in new algae-based plant.
  • Week ends with lower prices
    Crude settled at a three week low after a US report showed fewer jobs were added into the economy.
  • Harley Marine once again recognised for environmental efforts
    HMS was the only maritime recipient to receive the award.
  • Fujairah prices in decline
    Avails in Durban 'still tight'.
  • Rotterdam bunker prices fall
    High stocks of low sulphur fuel oil (LSFO) in Rotterdam but little demand.
  • Fuel oil arbitrage volumes to Asia expected to rise
    Bunker demand to 'slow down' as Chinese New Year approaches.
  • Fuel savings 'more than cover' hull cleaning costs
    Study for the US Navy warns of 'increased fuel consumption' due to frictional drag.
  • Grounded vessel to be de-bunkered
    Dry cargo ship was driven aground in the Black Sea.
  • General dip in bunker prices as week ends
    Mixed demand at key Asian bunkering hubs, traders say.
  • Singapore Ship Sale Form sorts out bunkers, lubes payment
    Provides clarification on payments of bunkers and lubricants on board the vessel on sale, says academics from local university.
  • Bulent Secen rejoins Oiltrade Marine
    Secen originally left the company four years ago.
  • Shell halts ops at Puget refinery
    Puget Sound refinery produces 90,000 gallons of bunker fuel per day, says oil major.
  • Brightoil secures $4 billion for future acquisitions
    China Development Bank given 'priority' to provide funding to the company for five years.
  • Russia imposes duty on 'bunkers-only' calls
    Latest regulation may cut bunker sales volumes at Russian ports this year, traders say.
  • Sinopec Zhoushan expands to more Chinese ports
    Ready to start deliveries at Nanjing; Yantai operations will start later this month.

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FROM THE HOME PAGE
Royal Caribbean closes second quarter with record net profit
Miami
The April-June period was very positive
Union Pacific and Norfolk Southern announced a merger agreement today.
Union Pacific and Norfolk Southern announced a merger agreement today.
Omaha/Atlanta
First coast-to-coast cargo rail network
Gurrieri resigns as Special Commissioner of the Eastern Adriatic Sea Port Authority
Trieste
The atypical reverse charge for the logistics sector will become applicable tomorrow
Milan
Ruggerone (Assologistica): one of the most strategic reforms we helped build is being implemented
Policy brief on cyber threats that pose risks to port infrastructure
Tallinn
It was developed by the NATO Cyber Defence Centre of Excellence
Interferry urges the EU Commission to harmonize its shipping decarbonization regulations with those of the IMO
Victoria
Failure to align - the association warned - will force shipping companies to pay twice for emissions.
In the second quarter of 2025, Chinese seaports handled 79.1 million containers (+6.1%)
Beijing
Total freight traffic was three billion tons (+3.3%), of which 1.3 billion tons were with foreign countries (+1.9%).
CK Hutchison announces plans to include a Chinese investor in the consortium to sell Hutchison Ports
Hong Kong
Without the participation of the COSCO shipping group, China would not authorize the sale
Sri Lanka's Supreme Court has awarded compensation of $1 billion over the X-Press Pearl accident.
Sri Lanka's Supreme Court has awarded compensation of $1 billion over the X-Press Pearl accident.
Columbus
The container ship caught fire and sank near the port of Colombo
The Greek government sends a tugboat to the Red Sea to assist ships that may be attacked by the Houthis.
The Greek government sends a tugboat to the Red Sea to assist ships that may be attacked by the Houthis.
Piraeus
The AHTS "Giant" is leaving
Saipem and Subsea7 have signed a binding merger agreement.
Saipem and Subsea7 have signed a binding merger agreement.
Milan/Luxembourg
The transaction is expected to close in the second half of 2026.
In the second quarter, the port of Valencia handled over 1.5 million containers (+4.0%)
In the first half of 2025, the amount of new orders to Chinese shipyards fell by -18.2%
Beijing
A decrease of -3.5% in new construction completed in the period was recorded
In the second quarter of 2025, freight traffic in the port of Trieste grew by +3.7%
Trieste
Bulk cargo increased. Miscellaneous cargo fell by 13.2%.
CMA CGM and TotalEnergies form joint venture for LNG bunkering in the Port of Rotterdam.
Marseille
Agreement to supply 360,000 tons of liquefied natural gas per year to the French group's ships
In the second quarter of 2025, freight traffic in Spanish ports decreased by -4.7%
Madrid
All the main product categories are decreasing except for conventional goods
Brookfield Asset Management to sell 49% of British port group PD Ports to Spain's Pontegadea
Middlesbrough
The English company has over 1,400 employees
In the quarter April-June, freight traffic in the port of Rotterdam decreased by -2.3%
In the quarter April-June, freight traffic in the port of Rotterdam decreased by -2.3%
Rotterdam
The port authority is alarmed by the state of crisis in the national industry.
The electrification of the docks in the ports of Livorno, Piombino and Portoferraio is proceeding according to plan.
Third dock for cruise traffic in the port of Catania
Catania
Pier 25's restyling completed
Another quarter of decline in freight traffic at the port of Algeciras
Algeciras
In the period April-June, containers amounted to 1.24 million TEUs (+1.0%)
A new tax applied to cruise passengers disembarking in national ports came into force today in Greece.
Athens
Belgian rail freight company Lineas receives €61 million government loan
Brussels
The measure was approved last night by the restricted council of ministers
ERTMS installation completed on 1,400 kilometers of Italian railway network
Rome
The project is financed with 2.5 billion euros from PNRR funds.
Wärtsilä's quarterly financial and commercial results are positive.
Helsinki
The Marine Electrical Systems division will be sold to the Italian company VINCI Energies.
In the port of Barcelona the number of cruise terminals will be reduced from seven to five
In the port of Barcelona the number of cruise terminals will be reduced from seven to five
Barcelona
The mayor: For the first time in history, a limit is placed on the growth of cruises in the city.
MSC and Moby have presented their commitments to meet the AGCM's requirements.
Rome
Shipping Agencies Services will sell its 49% stake in Moby, waiving the consideration in favor of the majority shareholder. Moby commits to completely repaying its debt to SAS.
Fincantieri confirms its interest in the development of American shipbuilding
Fincantieri confirms its interest in the development of American shipbuilding
Washington
Folgiero: Commitment to deliver next-generation capabilities in full alignment with U.S. strategic priorities
The Chamber of Deputies has approved the appointment of four presidents of Italian Port System Authorities.
Rome
The names proposed for the Port System Authorities of the Southern Adriatic, Central-Northern Tyrrhenian, Western Liguria, and Eastern Liguria have been approved. Voting on the Northern Tyrrhenian Authority has been postponed.
Information exchange between state administrations for the digitalization of the maritime sector begins
Rome
The first operational meeting at the Coast Guard General Command in Rome
The Clean Maritime Fuels Platform suggests measures to support the production and distribution of clean marine fuels
COSCO Shipping Ports sets new monthly and quarterly container traffic records
Hong Kong
In the period April-June, 29.4 million TEUs were handled (+4.5%)
Sharp increase in cases of seafarers abandoning their ships
London
2,286 crew members from 222 ships involved as of early 2025
Global freight traffic saw strong growth in the first quarter of this year in anticipation of new tariffs
Global freight traffic saw strong growth in the first quarter of this year in anticipation of new tariffs
Geneva
North America saw the strongest quarterly growth in imports
In the port of Antwerp-Bruges containers and rolling stock are increasing and other types of goods are decreasing
Antwerp
Traffic congestion continues at the airport, with the situation on the landside becoming critical
A study denounces the delay of European ports in equipping themselves with cold ironing facilities.
Brussels/Pozzallo
The tender to electrify the docks of the port of Pozzallo has begun.
T&E proposes to include more non-EU transhipment ports to avoid carbon leakage
Brussels
The association calls on the EU Commission to reduce the current threshold of 65% of transhipment traffic
Federlogistica urges the immediate establishment of a control room on tariffs
Genoa
The aim is also to eliminate extra costs caused by bureaucracy.
Containerized cargo handled through the port of Singapore fell by 2.9% in the second quarter.
Singapore
Last May, ship transits through the Suez Canal decreased by -6.8%
Last May, ship transits through the Suez Canal decreased by -6.8%
Cairo
The negative trend continued in June and early July
Terminal operators are not at all satisfied with a policy that seems to have no interest in ports
Rome
Cognolato: It is essential to close the ongoing trials on several fronts.
The largest ship ever to dock at Cagliari's Porto Canale at the MITO terminal.
Milan
The container ship "MSC Venice" with a capacity of 16,652 TEU arrived yesterday
On 5 and 6 November in Lisbon a summit called by the ILA against automation in the maritime and port sector
On 5 and 6 November in Lisbon a summit called by the ILA against automation in the maritime and port sector
North Bergen/Metzingen
South Korean HD Hyundai, together with German NEURA Robotics, will develop and test welding robots in shipyards
The toll of the horrific attack on the bulk carrier Eternity C in the Red Sea is still uncertain.
Mandaluyong/London/Brussels
Joint statement by ICS, BIMCO, European Shipowners, Intercargo and Intertanko
In the first half of 2025, bulk cargo increased and general cargo decreased in the port of Marseille-Fos
Marseille
Cruise passengers increase by +5%
The Senate has approved the framework law on interports
Rome
UIR, gives the Italian interport system a modern, orderly and coherent regulatory framework
Carlo De Ruvo was elected president of Confetra
Rome
Among the challenges, the uncontrolled expansion of large logistics groups and their concentration
Number of pirate attacks on ships still high in the second quarter of 2025
Number of pirate attacks on ships still high in the second quarter of 2025
Kuala Lumpur
The number of acts of violence against crews is decreasing
Telemar and TNL Group merger agreement
Telemar and TNL Group merger agreement
Oslo/Athens/Paris
One of the top three operators in the OT/IoT services market for the maritime and superyacht sectors will be created
Attacks on ships in the Red Sea still cause deaths among seafarers
Portsmouth
Liberian-flagged bulk carrier " Eternity C" targeted
Canadian shipbuilding company Davie acquires second shipyard in Finland
Helsinki/Pori
It will buy the Enersense Offshore shipyard
Amendment on Port Labor Supply Agencies Approved
Rome
Immediate transformation into Agencies authorised to provide temporary port work
Salvini appoints a manager of a private shipping company from Campania as president of the regional AdSP
Rome
This is Eliseo Cuccaro, CEO of Alilauro
Extend the application of the 0.1% sulphur limit in marine fuels globally
Extend the application of the 0.1% sulphur limit in marine fuels globally
Berlin
This is proposed by an analysis by the International Council on Clean Transportation
IMO and EU condemn renewed attacks on ships in the Red Sea
London/Brussels
Dominguez: New violation of international law and freedom of navigation
In the first half of 2025, container traffic in the port of Gioia Tauro grew by +10.5%
Joy Taurus
2,186,211 TEUs were handled
A bulk carrier was attacked in the Red Sea
Portsmouth
The crew abandoned the ship which began to take on water
German government allocates 400 million euros to support energy transition in maritime-port sector
Over 78 million euros to the ports of Augusta and Taranto for offshore wind
Rome
Funds distributed over three years starting from 2025
The PNRR tender for interports has been reopened.
Rome
Resources available amounting to 2.2 million euros
Port of Livorno: Workers are the priority in the LTM crisis
Livorno
UPS's quarterly earnings performance declines
Atlanta
Net income in the April-June quarter was $1.28 billion (-8.9%)
Approval for the 2025 budget variation of the Southern Tyrrhenian and Ionian Sea Port Authority.
Gioia Tauro
500 thousand euros for the 49% share held by the Port Agency company
FHP Group acquires the remaining 10% stake in Lotras
Milan/Foggia
The integration between Lotras and CFI Intermodal will begin to create FHP Intermodal.
OITAF scientific document on good practices in the logistics and transport of fresh fruit and vegetables
Milan
The Northern Tyrrhenian Sea Port Authority has joined the PLIKA
Livorno
Platform dedicated to training, innovation and knowledge sharing in the logistics and port sectors
Matteo Paroli's nomination as president of the Western Ligurian Sea Port Authority has been signed.
Rome
He has a degree in law and a specialization in administrative law.
Container throughput increases in Haropa Port, while bulk cargo decreases.
Le Havre
In the first half of this year, containers were 1.51 million TEUs (+4%)
Bureau Veritas reports a 9.8% quarterly increase in revenues in the Marine & Offshore segment
Courbevoie
Kalmar and Konecranes increase new orders in the April-June quarter
Helsinki
The turnover of the two Finnish companies is slightly increasing
Container traffic in the port of Barcelona fell by 12.2% in the second quarter.
Barcelona
Assiterminal threatens a new wave of appeals against regulations it believes are damaging to port operations
Genoa
2M Logistics signs an agreement with Salerno-based Gallozzi
Barendrecht
The Dutch company will represent GF Logistics, a subsidiary of the Italian group, in the Benelux region.
Swiss company Kuehne+Nagel's quarterly profits fell
Schindellegi
In the period April-June of this year, net turnover grew by +1.7%
Yang Ming orders three 8,000 TEU container ships from Nihon Shipyard and Imabari Shipbuilding
Keelung/Imabari
Contract valued at $351.3-394.5 million
Italia Nostra reiterates its strong concerns about the construction of the Fiumicino-Isola Sacra port.
Rome
European maritime cities, destinations for cruise tourism - the association highlights - denounce the phenomenon of over-tourism in the cruise sector
Egypt's first automotive terminal has come into operation at Port Said East.
East Port Said
It can accommodate two car carriers at the same time
SAILING LIST
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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
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ForwardersShip Suppliers
Shipping AgentsTruckers
MEETINGS
Confindustria event on the sea economy in Rome on July 15th
Rome
The public meeting of the International Containers Studies Center will be held in Genoa on July 2nd
Genoa
››› Meetings File
PRESS REVIEW
Why Malta is objecting to a new price cap on Russian oil
(timesofmalta.com)
US has its eye on Greek ports
(Kathimerini)
››› Press Review File
FORUM of Shipping
and Logistics
Intervento del presidente Tomaso Cognolato
Roma, 19 giugno 2025
››› File
Uniport: Bringing debris from Bagnoli to the port of Naples would postpone long-awaited dredging.
Rome
Legora de Feo: It's necessary to find alternative solutions.
Taiwanese companies Evergreen, Yang Ming and WHL saw sharp declines in quarterly revenues.
Keelung/Taipei
In the period April-June it fell by -18.7%, -26.5% and -8.6% respectively
The establishment of the Information Dashboard for the management of private procurement contracts in logistics has been approved.
In May, freight traffic in the port of Ravenna grew by +1.4%
Ravenna
Bulk cargo is on the rise. Miscellaneous cargo is on the decline.
EU approves joint purchase of port equipment by terminal operators
Brussels
Joint definition of minimum technical specifications of equipment is also permitted
Serbian energy group EPS will import coal through the Montenegrin port of Bar
Bar
Currently imports from Indonesia pass through the port of Constanta
Fincantieri Foundation and Luiss University launch a project to strengthen the safety of underwater infrastructure.
Trieste
Among the objectives, contribute to the definition of a specific regulatory framework
Freewheeling: The government's U-turn on anti-mafia controls in the road haulage sector is a welcome development.
Modena
Franchini: If the government has realized it made a mistake, that's good news.
Agostinelli (AdSP Tirreno Meridionale e Ionio): the amendment that allows for the early transformation of the Gioia Tauro Port Agency is extremely important.
Confindustria's event on the maritime economy will take place in Rome on July 15th.
Rome
The confederation's strategic document on the sector will be presented
Kerala seeks $1.1 billion from MSC in damages over MSC Elsa 3 sinking
Thiruvananthapuram
Temporary detention of the vessel "MSC Akuteta II" granted
Trasportounito requests the cancellation of the renewal procedure of the Central Committee of the Register of Hauliers
Rome
New seizure of a load of cocaine in the port of Gioia Tauro
Reggio Calabria
16 bags containing 417 kilos of drugs were found in a container
MOL and Kinetics to build world's first floating data center
Tokyo
It will be installed on a vessel of 9,731 gross tonnage
Rijeka Gateway Terminal to become operational in early September
Copenhagen
The first ship at the second container terminal of the Croatian port is expected on September 12
Falteri (Federlogistica) urges us to focus on the development of "polycentric" logistics
Genoa
The Simplified Logistics Zone should be the cornerstone of the strategy
Tsuneishi Shipbuilding Co. acquired Mitsui E&S Shipbuilding Co.
Hiroshima/Tokyo
It was renamed Tsuneishi Solutions Tokyobay Co.
Pessina (Federagenti): Northern European logistics system is struggling. Let's take advantage of it!
Rome
Unexpected opportunity - he underlines - for the Mediterranean ports and Italian ones in particular
MSC Cruises Joins Carnival and Royal Caribbean in Capitalizing on Grand Bahama Shipyard
Miami
Negotiations underway since the end of 2024 have been successfully concluded
At The International Propeller Clubs the Dorso Award for the Mediterranean area
Naples
In recognition of the primary role played by logistics operators in Mediterranean traffic
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