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February 10, 2011
The Business Timesweb site
Shipping News
  • Prospects of higher cargo demand lift Baltic index
    The Baltic Exchange's main sea freight index, which tracks rates to ship dry commodities, rose for a second day on Tuesday, helped by firmer sentiment and expectation of higher cargo demand.
  • Rates to ship M-E crude to Asia hit year's high
    Rates to ship Middle East crude oil to Asia, the world's busiest route for supertankers, rose to this year's highest level as vessel owners moved to pass on higher fuel costs and meet stronger demand.
  • S Korea handles record box traffic in Jan
    Container volume handled at South Korea's seaports reached a record monthly high in January, fuelled by improving economic and business conditions, the Ministry of Land, Transport and Maritime Affairs in Seoul said yesterday.
  • Dry cargo ship owners shifting to spot markets

Sched Netweb site
  • China-US string drives Jones Act Matson profits up 70pc
  • Hamburg up 12.7pc to 7.9 million TEU, but still shy of 2008 highs
  • MSC quashes rumours about new service offerings
  • 94pc of MOL's Asia-Europe ships on time from April-Dec 2010
  • Xinjiang to spend US$45.8 billion for 13,633 kilometres of roads in 2011
  • Guangxi Autonomous Region trade value up 50pc in 2010
  • Eurogate volume up 5.2pc, but 11pc off 2008's record high
  • Rail-dependent German shippers face rising strike risk
  • Mumbai container volume up 31pc in 10 months to 61,848 TEU
  • Saudi ports up 2010 volume 19.9pc to 5.3 million TEU
  • United Arab Shipping Company opens offices in Warsaw, Gdynia
  • Carriers trade hit by EU sanctions on Ivory Coast
  • Hapag-Lloyd revises US Gulf, Mediterranean calls
  • Liberian-flagged fleet doubles in size in 10 years
  • United and Continental January revenues up 0.4pc
  • Volga-Dnepr signs up for anti-virus Kaspersky Lab software
  • 11,000 layoffs ahead as TNT suffers slowing growth

Exim Indiaweb site
  • Safmarine announces improved Far East-Indian Subcontinent coverage
  • Ship with 17 Indian crew hijacked to Somalia
  • WWPC holds successful conference in Mumbai
  • Dominican Republic invites Indian companies
  • India, Turkey set $5 bn trade target by 2012
  • Soyameal exports double in Jan.
  • Government announces 24x7 Customs clearance at 8 ports
  • Private cargo rail line launched in Karnataka
  • Egypt crisis has not impacted exporters, says Anand Sharma
  • Egypt turmoil may affect policy: RBI
  • Handicrafts exports up by 18 pc since April
  • Highlights of the report by the 'Task Force on Transaction Cost in Exports'
  • Indian economy to grow at 8.6 pc
  • Locke unhappy with India's trade barriers
  • No more sops for you FM tells exporters
  • Raise FDI cap in key sectors, Ficci tells Centre
  • A new cleansing process

International Transport Journalweb site
FEBRUARY 9, 2011
  • Russian Railways: 10,300 km of track repaired in 2010
    Russian Railways modernised a total of 10,300 km of track in 2010. During line repair work, the company installed new track switches on reinforced concrete crossing sleep...
  • European rail chiefs propose concrete measures for the railway's future
    The CEOs of the three major European rail associations recently met the European Commission's vice-president Siim Kallas, who is responsible for transport, in Brussels. Repres...
  • Russia lifts cross-border restrictions, signs Polish bilateral agreement
    Multilateral licenses facilitate international road freight transport as they enable hauliers to cross borders with just one permit, rather than having to apply for several bilater...

Marine Logweb site
FEBRUARY 9, 2011
  • SPI to deliver cutter head suction dredge for overseas mining operation
  • Rederi AB TransAtlantic takes delivery of ice strengthened AHTS
  • Ensco orders harsh-environment jack-ups at Keppel FELS
  • New B-1 visa for foreign maritime workers requiring TWIC
  • ILS adds new functionality to its marine marketplace
  • Somali pirates grab 319,247 dwt Lemos tanker
  • Captain Rich Habib takes helm at Titan Salvage
  • Noumea operator orders second Austal monohull passenger ferry

World Wide Shipperweb site
FEBRUARY 9, 2011
  • Ports of Seattle, Moses Lake eye economic development deal
  • Freight transportation index up during month of December
  • Public hearings cancelled for New Jersey pipeline project
  • JetBlue Airways adding Portland to Santiago flights
  • Crowley taps Rich Habib as Titan Salvage vice president

Lloyd's Listweb site
FEBRUARY 9, 2011
  • Owners hold off on deals as loss-making climate persists
    High bunker costs and low rates have caused Tanker Pacific, a Singapore based company that manages a fleet of 45 vessels, to hold back from agreeing to deals that lead to loss-making voyages until conditions improve, brokers say
  • Saudi Arabia to Japan VLCC rates treble as Asian oil traders pile in
    An influx of very large crude carrier chartering by Asian oil traders after the lunar holidays has rocketed up spot rates for VLCCs on the Saudi Arabia to Japan route to nearly treble the rate from the end of last week
  • Capesize rates buoy Baltic Dry
    The Baltic Dry Index rose by 28 points to 1,092 today with capesize time charter rates rising for the second day in a row after a seven-week fall
  • A shining light of the Enlightenment
    Bell Rock Lighthouse is a remarkable feat of civil engineering and also stands as an example of technology deployed for humanitarian purposes
  • More brokers move to Cleartrade OTC screen
    New Singapore-based central screen says 'steady progress' is being made
  • Is an appetite for quality enough to keep Japanese yards on the menu?
    The imminent demise of Japanese shipbuilding may have been exaggerated, but a new strategy will have to offer some tasty long-term survival options
  • Pirates targeting tankers at Strait of Hormuz exit points
    Sector may be forced to avoid area after Irene SL hijack becomes eighth attack on vessel type in a four-week period
  • Shipping can learn from shore-based CO2 monitoring systems
    There are a number of proven technologies to choose from
  • Tax CO2 emissions, not bunker fuel
    Direct taxation of ship-based CO2 emissions is fairest option
  • Wikileaks report exposes US box scanning flaws
    False alarm at Manzanillo reveals holes in security procedures for containers entering the US via Mexican ports
  • Run on redemptions sank Clarkson's shipping hedge fund
  • The booze cruise that sets its sights on consumption
    As oil prices eat in to shortsea shipping's profits, attention has been turned to lowering fuel usage
  • Sovcomflot snaps up six Primorsk aframaxes
    Deal bolsters tanker giant's grip on shuttle trades to Sakhalin oil projects
  • Odfjell boss sees hope for chemical tanker rates
    Cargo owners now prepared to discuss freight rate rises, says Jan Hammer
  • Emissions trading plan is 'burden on shipping'
    London-based Greek shipping group say fuel levy is the more suitable option to cut carbon emission
  • Global Ship Lease gears up to raise $500m fresh capital
    Plans either follow-on share issues or via issue of debt securities
  • Tui still weighing up Hapag-Lloyd exit options
    No decision yet on whether it will be via an IPO or sale
  • Bangladeshi bank to fund aframax tanker buy
    First Security Islami Bank breaks new ground with $10m loan to Eastern Ocean Tankers
  • Higher costs and taxes eat into Marco Polo profit
    Posts 17% fall in profit to $3.1m for first quarter of its fiscal year
  • Imarest to beef up services from office sale cash
    Institute of Marine Engineering, Science and Technology to sell London headquarters building
  • Beluga's new ships to boost cargo turnover time
    Heavylift specialist reveals details of its P3-series vessels
  • China still on full throttle
    China's dominance in the shipping industry is now filtering into sectors that transport finished goods
  • Deathtrap lifeboats
    Now is the time to take some decisive action about the safety of lifeboat release systems
  • Clean Shipping Index launches commercial offering
    Index to score a ship's NOx and SOx emissions, as well as its waste water discharges and biofouling
  • Industry 'asleep' to unlimited liability
    International Registries managing partner Clay Maitland warns shipowners could face unprecedented financial burdens in future oil spills
  • Dry bulk bankruptcies 'unlikely'
    Follow-on equity issues will help companies stay afloat, Genco financial chief tells Hellenic-American and Norwegian-American Chambers of Commerce conference
  • Tough year ahead for ship finance
    Bankers now even more cautious on lending, panel tells Hellenic-American and Norwegian-American Chambers of Commerce conference
  • Singapore maritime sector warns of threat to recovery
    Singapore Shipping Association says rising cost of doing business could negate sector's recovery
  • Algoma Central orders three more bulkers from China
    Nantong Mingde Heavy Industries to deliver ships between 2013 and 2014.

Fairplayweb site
FEBRUARY 9, 2011
  • Suez sit-in raises Egypt worries
    AS STRIKES by opponents of Egypt's government multiplied today across the country, about 6,000 workers at five service companies owned by the Suez Canal Authority reportedly began a sit-in
  • Polish yard cuts jobs, switches focus
    POLAND'S Naval Shipyard reportedly announced today that it plans to cut 400 jobs and increase its focus on the commercial sector in an effort to improve its finances
  • Ship held over pollution
    GEORGIA'S border forces today reportedly arrested another vessel on suspicion of polluting near the Black Sea port of Poti
  • VLCC surplus shrinks
    THE SURPLUS of VLCCs competing for crude on the Middle East/Asia route has shrunk, according to figures published by the Baltic Exchange
  • Rolls-Royce pod plea denied
    ROLLS-ROYCE has lost its latest legal attempt to avert a huge payment to Carnival to compensate for Queen Mary 2's Mermaid pod problems
  • Caution urged on spill bills
    SHIPPING is "not out of the woods yet" as the US Congress reconsiders Deepwater Horizon legislation, SKULD North America president Charles Anderson has warned
  • Norway-Russia border agreed
    NORWAY'S parliament has ratified a treaty with Russia on the countries' maritime border, paving the way for a division of Arctic resources, IHS Global Insight reported today
  • Bugbee warns of dual collapse
    SCORPIO Tankers president Robert Bugbee fears that potentially severe corrections in the crude and drybulk markets could create collateral damage in the products sector
  • Iran: arms were meant for Gambia
    IRAN'S ambassador to Nigeria has acknowledged that an arms cache found in shipping containers at Lagos in October had been destined for Gambia, IHS Global Insight reported today
  • More SeaFrance woes?
    SEAFRANCE declined today to confirm or deny French news reports that it has failed to find an investor ready to bring it fresh funding
  • Hapag revenues rocket
    HAPAG-Lloyd recorded a 34% rise in turnover to €1.5Bn ($2.05Bn) in the fourth quarter as it shifted focus to the trans-Pacific trade, shareholder TUI reported today
  • Bourbon sees demand fueling offshore
    FRENCH offshore service vessel operator Bourbon has forecast a gradual recovery in the offshore market this year after demand rose for its ships in 2010's final quarter
  • LNG freight rates jump
    ACUTE vessel shortages are pushing up freight rates for LNG, with brokers telling Fairplay that just four tankers are available today for spot cargoes
  • East Asian LNG imports rise 17.5%
    LNG IMPORTS to East Asia jumped 17.5% in 2010, a sector report said today, while the average price paid for the cargoes in the region rose 11%
  • Keppel boss enlarges stake
    KEPPEL Offshore & Marine CEO Tong Chong Heong has exercised options to buy 100,000 shares at S$6.16 ($4.84) each.

The Journal of Commerceweb site
FEBRUARY 9, 2011
  • BIMCO Demands Safety in Arabian Sea
    Amid almost daily pirate attacks, The Baltic and International Maritime Council warned Indian officials its members would find other routes...
  • Nadler Introduces Clean Ports Bill in House
    Rep. Jerrold Nadler, D-N.Y., Wednesday introduced legislation to reduce truck pollution at container ports -- and to make it easier...
  • Senator Moves to Reduce Rail PTC Mandate
    What is being billed as a "common sense" bill to reduce regulatory burdens would remove a congressionally-imposed December 2015 deadline...
  • USPS Posts $329 Million Quarterly Loss
    The U.S. Postal Service lost $329 million in its last quarter and expects to run out of cash by the...
  • Freight Index Rose 1.5 Percent in December
    The Transportation Department's Freight Transportation Services Index, which measures shipment volume in ton-miles, rose 1.5 percent in December from its...
  • Corporate Coalition Calls for Energy Incentives
    An advocacy group for energy security is calling for a national transportation policy that emphasizes market-based incentives to reduce energy...
  • Spot Freight, Truck Rates Rise in January
    Spot market truckload freight volume shot up 62 percent year-over-year in January, according to the TransCore North American Freight Index,...
  • Trucking Growth Barely Slows, PCI Shows
    Record-breaking winter storms across much of the country may have chilled trucking activity in January, but they didn't freeze the...
  • Safmarine Buys Slots for Far East-India Service
    Safmarine is introducing a direct service it calls FMX between the Far East and main ports in West India and...
  • Maersk, Hapag-Lloyd to Share Med-US Services
    Maersk Line and Hapag-Lloyd entered a slot swap agreement for services from the Mediterranean to the U.S. East Coast and...
  • Hapag-Lloyd Swings to $133 Million Operating Profit
    Hapag-Lloyd swung to an operating profit of $133 million in the final quarter of 2010 from a year-earlier loss of...
  • Gulfport Container Volume Climbs 4.8 percent
    Container volume at Mississippi's Port of Gulfport grew 4.8 percent in 2010, but the 208,486 20-foot equivalent units remained behind...
  • Roadrunner Runs Up Revenue, Profit in 2010
    New business from acquisitions and market share gains pumped up revenue and earnings at hybrid trucker Roadrunner Transportation Services last...
  • Rail Exec Sees Florida Gaining From Panama Canal
    The widening of the Panama Canal in 2014 could establish South Florida as a gateway for Asia cargo moving to...

Containerisation Internationalweb site
FEBRUARY 9, 2011
  • 300,000 tonne VLCC pirated
  • Tanger Med throughput surges
  • Maersk: Egypt improved substantially
  • US Intermodal traffic ends 2010 on a high
  • Safmarine adds to its FE/India services

TradeWindsweb site
FEBRUARY 9, 2011
  • Fairstar changes course
    "Harsh lessons" lead Oslo-listed heavylift owner to abandon spot market after falling short in the fourth.
  • DCI goes Dutch
    Dredging Corp of India prepares to splash cash on an order at IHC Merwede of the Netherlands.
  • Greek disputes navy claims
    Irene SL manager says VLCC had correctly reported position to authorities before hijacking off Oman.
  • TUI cuts cruise loss
    German group grateful to joint venture with RCCL for better result in three months to 31 December.
  • Fredriksen no to Hapag
    Norwegian magnate has no plans to invest in German container line when it lists this year, Tor Olav Troim says.
  • Wreck is a barrel of fun
    Finnish team looking to tap the secrets of beer pulled from 19th century Baltic wreck.
  • Maersk teams with Hapag
    Danish and German owners swap slots to boost Mediterranean to US services.
  • SCI books AHTS brace
    Shipping Corp of India pens a couple more offshore newbuildings at Cochin.
  • Georgia holds cargoship
    Authorities in Poti fine master of Naruksovo over alleged pollution incident.
  • MSC ship damaged
    Container vessel involved in collision with fishing boat off the Netherlands.
  • Costs cut Marco Polo
    Singapore-listed shipbuilder and offshore operator sees first quarter bottom line dip.
  • Lemos VLCC hijacked
    Pirates land huge catch as London-based Greek owner's mammoth tanker Irene SL hijacked off Oman.
  • Hapag IPO this year
    Shareholder TUI's boss Michael Frenzel still sees favourable "time window" for offering of German container line.
  • Four dead in sinking
    Seven more crew missing off South Korea after collision between Russian cargoship and mystery second vessel.
  • Frank in aframax splurge
    Sergey Frank-led Russian tanker giant Sovcomflot snaps up shuttle tanker sextet from compatriot Prisco.

American Shipperweb site
FEBRUARY 9, 2011
  • Western Canadian wheat farmers buy ships
    The farmer-owned Canadian Wheat Board on Tuesday said it will purchase two new vessels to move wheat across the Great Lakes. The vessels, which will be ready for service in 2013, are part of a larger purchase by shipping companies Algoma Central Co...
  • U.S. intermodal volume reaches record in Q4
    Total U.S. intermodal volume rose 14.7 percent in 2010, though growth slowed in the fourth quarter, according to the latest statistics released by the Intermodal Association of North America (IANA). Volume in 2010 reached 13.3 million units, while...
  • Matson gets boost from second China string
    Matson Line saw revenue and operating profit climb in 2010 as it added a second string of ships between China and the United States. Matson''s parent company, Alexander & Baldwin, in reporting its 2010 results said the carrier had revenue of $1 bi...
  • Global Ship Lease seeks to raise capital
    Global Ship Lease plans to raise up to $500 million to expand its fleet, debt repayment, working capital or general corporate purposes, it said in a prospectus filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission. Formed in 2007, Global has a fleet of...
  • Safmarine joins new Simatech India/China loop
    Liner carrier Safmarine said Wednesday it is joining a new Simatech service between China and India as a slot buyer. The FMX service starts Feb. 17 with a rotation of Xingang, Qingdao, Shanghai, Ningbo, Hong Kong, Singapore, Tanjung Pelepas, Port K...
  • Transpacific boosts Hapag-Lloyd results
    TUI AG, part owner of container liner carrier Hapag-Lloyd, said the German container carrier had sales of about 1.5 billion euros ($2 billion) in the three month period ending Dec. 31, a 34 percent increase over same period the prior year. "This wa...
  • U.S. import boxes surge nearly 18% in January
    U.S. import container volume rose 17.6 percent in January compared to the same month in 2010, according to statistics released by trade intelligence company Zepol Corp. Zepol noted that after a four-month slide month-to-month, January showed a sig...
  • Shoring up U.S. trade
    TAA, Andean trade preference extension urged The National Foreign Trade Council and the American Apparel and Footwear Association this week urged Congress to pass legislation extending two key trade-related programs -- the Trade Adjustment Assistan...
  • Shipping by the numbers
    U.S. import boxes surge nearly 18% in JanuaryU.S. import container volume rose 17.6 percent in January compared to the same month in 2010, according to statistics released by trade intelligence company Zepol Corp. U.S. intermodal volume reaches rec...
  • Stand to continue losing market share

The Scandinavian Shipping Gazetteweb site
FEBRUARY 9, 2011
  • Italian tanker hijacked in the Indian Ocean
    The Italian-owned tanker Savina Caylyn, 104.255 DWT, has been hijacked some 670 nautical miles East of the Socotra Island in the Indian Ocean, EU Navfor reports. The ship
  • APL in scrubber test
    One of APL's container carriers will be equipped with a seawater scrubber, an air pollution-reduction device. It will be used when the ship is calling ports in the Southern

The Bunker Bulletinweb site
FEBRUARY 9, 2011
  • Fujairah prices rise
    Avails tight in the Middle East hub.
  • Rotterdam market firms
    'Very good' demand in Hamburg.
  • IMO sub-committee stalls further actions on fuel quality controls
    BLG decides not to continue work on proposals to introduce stricter regulatory controls on bunker supply or extending MARPOL Annex VI specifications beyond sulphur.
  • More fuel oil cargoes command 'double-digit premiums'
    No end in sight to supply tightness say traders.
  • MOL listed among '100 most sustainable companies'
    MOL is 'highest ranking' shipping line in the latest list.
  • Rising bunker prices could hamper recovery
    Norwegian product-tanker operator says rates 'still unsustainable'.
  • Bunker prices generally firm at major ports
    Demand largely average at key Asian ports on Wednesday.
  • Russian bunker association calls for scrapping of bunker duty
    In response to recently imposed duty on 'bunkers-only calls' at all Russian ports.
  • Waste heat recovery system to cut marine fuel usage by 5-10%
    Man Diesel agrees to integrate waste heat recovery system on its diesel engine.
  • Sinopec Zhoushan in 'trial takeover' of SinoBunker ops at various ports
    Sinopec Zhoushan to 'takeover' sales and purchase of bonded bunkers in Zhanjiang, Dalian, Hainan and Shenzhen.
  • ExxonMobil sells high-density fuel oil parcel at 16-month high
    Strike price higher due to the general supply tightness in the Gulf market, traders say.
  • Philippines 'may face' bunker supply squeeze in 2011
    Two refiners sign contracts to supply government-owned domestic power plants.
  • Discovering 'hidden' energy saving opportunities
    System measures and displays actual power consumption using data that manufacturers are 'generally unwilling to disclose.

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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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Arrival ports by:
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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
ShipownersShipbuilding and Shiprepairing Yards
ForwardersShip Suppliers
Shipping AgentsTruckers
MEETINGS
Confindustria event on the sea economy in Rome on July 15th
Rome
The public meeting of the International Containers Studies Center will be held in Genoa on July 2nd
Genoa
››› Meetings File
PRESS REVIEW
Why Malta is objecting to a new price cap on Russian oil
(timesofmalta.com)
US has its eye on Greek ports
(Kathimerini)
››› Press Review File
FORUM of Shipping
and Logistics
Intervento del presidente Tomaso Cognolato
Roma, 19 giugno 2025
››› File
Uniport: Bringing debris from Bagnoli to the port of Naples would postpone long-awaited dredging.
Rome
Legora de Feo: It's necessary to find alternative solutions.
Taiwanese companies Evergreen, Yang Ming and WHL saw sharp declines in quarterly revenues.
Keelung/Taipei
In the period April-June it fell by -18.7%, -26.5% and -8.6% respectively
The establishment of the Information Dashboard for the management of private procurement contracts in logistics has been approved.
In May, freight traffic in the port of Ravenna grew by +1.4%
Ravenna
Bulk cargo is on the rise. Miscellaneous cargo is on the decline.
EU approves joint purchase of port equipment by terminal operators
Brussels
Joint definition of minimum technical specifications of equipment is also permitted
Serbian energy group EPS will import coal through the Montenegrin port of Bar
Bar
Currently imports from Indonesia pass through the port of Constanta
Fincantieri Foundation and Luiss University launch a project to strengthen the safety of underwater infrastructure.
Trieste
Among the objectives, contribute to the definition of a specific regulatory framework
Freewheeling: The government's U-turn on anti-mafia controls in the road haulage sector is a welcome development.
Modena
Franchini: If the government has realized it made a mistake, that's good news.
Agostinelli (AdSP Tirreno Meridionale e Ionio): the amendment that allows for the early transformation of the Gioia Tauro Port Agency is extremely important.
Confindustria's event on the maritime economy will take place in Rome on July 15th.
Rome
The confederation's strategic document on the sector will be presented
Kerala seeks $1.1 billion from MSC in damages over MSC Elsa 3 sinking
Thiruvananthapuram
Temporary detention of the vessel "MSC Akuteta II" granted
Trasportounito requests the cancellation of the renewal procedure of the Central Committee of the Register of Hauliers
Rome
New seizure of a load of cocaine in the port of Gioia Tauro
Reggio Calabria
16 bags containing 417 kilos of drugs were found in a container
MOL and Kinetics to build world's first floating data center
Tokyo
It will be installed on a vessel of 9,731 gross tonnage
Rijeka Gateway Terminal to become operational in early September
Copenhagen
The first ship at the second container terminal of the Croatian port is expected on September 12
Falteri (Federlogistica) urges us to focus on the development of "polycentric" logistics
Genoa
The Simplified Logistics Zone should be the cornerstone of the strategy
Tsuneishi Shipbuilding Co. acquired Mitsui E&S Shipbuilding Co.
Hiroshima/Tokyo
It was renamed Tsuneishi Solutions Tokyobay Co.
Pessina (Federagenti): Northern European logistics system is struggling. Let's take advantage of it!
Rome
Unexpected opportunity - he underlines - for the Mediterranean ports and Italian ones in particular
MSC Cruises Joins Carnival and Royal Caribbean in Capitalizing on Grand Bahama Shipyard
Miami
Negotiations underway since the end of 2024 have been successfully concluded
At The International Propeller Clubs the Dorso Award for the Mediterranean area
Naples
In recognition of the primary role played by logistics operators in Mediterranean traffic
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