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March 10, 2011
The Business Timesweb site
Shipping News
  • Singamas turns around with US$93m full-yr profit
    THE container box famine of yesteryear has proved to be a feast for container box manufacturer Singamas Container Holdings.
  • Oil tanker bookings for Libya end
    Tanker bookings to pick up Libyan oil cargoes have ended, the world's largest shipbroker said, as an uprising against leader Muammar Gaddafi disrupts supply.
  • US to enact new ballast water rules
    To keep new invasive species out of US waters such as the Great Lakes, the United States must enact stricter rules on treating ship ballast water under a settlement reached on Tuesday with environmental groups.
  • Tanker rates doubling as ships go slow

Sched Netweb site
  • OOCL's Tung: EU 2008 conference ban led to bad decisions
  • CCNI emerges from slump with $47 million net profit for 2010
  • Zim and CSCL settle dispute with launch of joint Asia-Europe loop
  • UK seizes Libya-bound boxes, ports close, cargo diverted
  • Grand Alliance steps up frequency, capacity of Asia-Europe loop D
  • Carriers say 2011 supply and demand will be in balance
  • Hunan's Lingji port January box volume sets new high
  • Guizhou to spend US$41.9 billion on road and water transport
  • Samudera Shipping's profits rise to US$9.4 million in 2010
  • Panalpina posts record gross profits, credits emerging markets
  • ICTSI to operate Adriatic container terminal in Croatia
  • Nigerian dockers union calls for strike, but response is sporadic
  • Weiss Roehlig starts Taiwan-Prague consolidation service
  • NAFTA trade rises 14pc in December
  • Cathay Pacific 2010 profits increase 199.3pc to US$1.41 billion
  • Hong Kong Airlines to buy 38 Boeing aircraft
  • Consolidated United-Continental passenger volume down 1.1pc

Exim Indiaweb site
  • Greatship Rohini named at Colombo Dockyard
  • Regional Container Lines, Hapag-Lloyd announce service connecting China & Subcontinent
  • Apparel exports climb 19.5 pc in Jan.; highest this year
  • Low quality rice exports feared
  • Strict EU rules may hit grape exports in 2011
  • Indian trade encouraged to participate in World Ports & Trade Summit
  • NMPT despatches first garment export shipment
  • Buoyed by industry status, cold storages expect new investment
  • Commerce Minister calls for stronger trade ties with Brazil
  • Export duty withdrawal on de-oiled rice bran sought
  • FM urged to revoke duty hike on iron ore exports
  • Govt to retain option of levying steel export duty
  • Infra status to cold storages comes as a big surprise to many
  • Rising crude prices may put govt in policy dilemma: Basu
  • India not as corrupt as China,Russia: Fitch

International Transport Journalweb site
MARCH 9, 2011
  • Halifax airport's runway extension to boost cargo handling capacity
    Canada's federal and provincial governments are investing USD 14 million in funding to extend the main runway at Halifax Stanfield international airport. Engineering and design wor...
  • Afraa launches business plan
    The African Airlines Association (Afraa) has launched a three-year business plan aimed at realigning the association's activities to the business imperatives of member airlines. Th...
  • Brussels Airport ready for the new B747-8F
    Brussels airport has been officially certified as a Boeing B747-8F compatible airport by the Belgian civil aviation authority (Directoraat-Generaal Luchtvaart). The new Boeing full...
  • Garbe expanding logistics centre in Wunstorf
    Garbe Logistic AG, a service provider based in Hamburg (Germany), is extending its logistics centre in Wunstorf, near Hanover (Germany) for EUR 10.5 million. The company is ha...
  • SNCF management loses out to own works council
    The French state railway SNCF has lost a legal battle against its own work council. In an emergency procedure, the Directorate of State Railways had sued for libel and demanded tha...
  • Ulusoy Logistics boosts HGV fleet by 15%
    The Turkish logistics provider Ulusoy Logistics is continuing to expand its fleet. The company has added 32 Volvo FH13 420 tractors and 30 Otokar-Fruehauf semi-trailers, there...
  • TX Logistik switches Sweden trains to Herne container terminal
    TX Logistik, a leading private railway based in Bad Honnef (Germany), is reinforcing the hub function of its location in Herne (Germany). With effect from 4 April. intermodal train...
  • Hermes Transport Logistics offers clarification scheme for CO2 emissions
    Hermes Transport Logistics (HTL) is continuing to expand its service in the area of green logistics. The company now offers customers a new ecological CO2 reporting service, which ...
  • Salvo Grima handles 3,266 cbm of rig equipment
    The Malta-based service provider Salvo Grima was contracted to offload and store 1,948 t/3,266 cbm of rig equipment at its facilities at the Malta Freeport. The operation took thre...
  • Maersk Line: zero SOx programme prompts new fuel switch solution
    The giant Danish container transport provider Maersk Line is continuing to expand on its fuel-switch implementations in a drive to cut sulphur emissions from its fleet towards...
  • NYK Line joins Epic service
    The Japanese container shipping company NYK Line is launching a new weekly liner service between north-western India and Europe on 3 April. The 56-day rotation, which is part ...
  • Beluga: was the 2009 revenue incorrectly reported?
    The city of Bremen's public prosecutors have launched an investigation against the founder of the Beluga heavylift and project shipping company, Niels Stolberg, and some of the fir...
  • ACL orders five new co-ro ships for transatlantic service
    Atlantic Container Lines (ACL), a unit of the Italian Grimaldi Group, is to renew its fleet. Andy Abbot, CEO of ACL, has confirmed that negotiations about newbuildin...

Marine Logweb site
MARCH 9, 2011
  • Incat Crowther to design 42 m cat for Indonesia
  • Warning shots deter pirate attack on Maersk Alabama
  • USA Maritime applauds DOE cargo preference decision
  • Project says slow ahead is path to cutting CO2 emissions
  • Rolls-Royce and Daimler swoop on MTU-parent Tognum

World Wide Shipperweb site
MARCH 9, 2011
  • Todd Coleman named to position of retiring Port of Vancouver director
  • Freight Transportation Index up during month of January
  • DHS, Customs expanding list of airports providing Cuba service
  • Crowley adding Ro/Ro service covering Santo, Domingo, San Juan and St. Thomas
  • Trucking association slams roadside hazmat inspections

Lloyd's Listweb site
MARCH 9, 2011
  • Transpacific lines will fail to hit target
    Disappointment tinged with bouts of optimism runs through box line service agreement negotiations
  • VLCC rates break even on main route
    Rush of vessel bookings boost earnings on Saudi Arabia to Japan route
  • Long-term lock-ins leave box players out in cold
    Some boxship owners unable to benefit from charter market surge
  • ST locks in aframax duo
    ST Shipping, the shipping arm of commodity trading giant Glencore, has chartered two Greek-owned crude oil aframax tankers for six months at a daily rate of $15,000 and $16,000
  • 'I don't have a future, and that, to me, is unbearable'
    Philippe Deruy's suicide note last month took the very modern form of an email
  • Master's suicide highlights plight of the lonely seafarer
    Action is needed to tackle the little-discussed problem of the apparent alienation felt by so many seafarers in their day-to-day lives while at sea
  • Hannibal Gaddafi groomed to head GNMTC
    Former tutor of Libyan leader's son reveals details in Lloyd's List interview
  • Santander mulls loan book sale
    Santander has moved the old Alliance & Leicester shipping loan book into the non-core part of the bank
  • Blackstone and Dahlman Rose set up restructuring shop
    Joint venture will help maritime clients recapitalise or restructure balance sheets
  • Scott Burk joins Canaccord Genuity
    Move could see investment bank diversify into maritime equity research
  • Hutchison Port Holdings IPO oversubscribed
    Institutional book to close a day ahead of schedule
  • Libya air raid forces Ras Lanuf closure
    Bombs destroy up to 60% of port's facilities
  • Baltic Exchange and Navy clash over 'UK piracy nexus'
    Baltic Exchange boss says UK has an interest in Somali piracy issue
  • GNMTC plays down link with Gaddafi family
    Libyan shipowner denies Hannibal Gaddafi has controlling stake in company
  • Somali pirates free cargoship
    Rak Afrikana released after airdrop of ransom
  • Derivatives debate
    Spat breaks out over freight rate derivatives as shippers call ocean carriers financially irresponsible for not hedging their exposure to volatile freight rates
  • In pursuit of truth
    Shipping might be a murky business, but Libyan politics beats it hands-down for opaqueness
  • China growth boosts Panalpina sea freight volumes
    2010 ocean volumes rise 13% to 1.2m teu
  • Ro-ro operators urged to bolster ties with shippers
    Operators warned not to rely on road hauliers for freight volumes
  • Standard Chartered confirms BLT sale and leaseback deal
    Ships are leased back to BLT on a bareboat basis for between seven and 11 year
  • Rolls-Royce and Daimler in $4bn bid for Tognum
    Move marks further consolidation in marine engine market
  • A little bravado could feed the dry bulk fleet
    Precious Shipping may have a point as it banks its future on the growing need for grain
  • Performance bonds prove powerful in absent fraud
    Guarantees can help to secure payments in shipbuilding contracts
  • Kidnap and ransom rates soften under extra capacity
    Marine kidnap and ransom insurance rates are plummeting again after only a brief climb from record lows a year ago
  • Cargo security campaign starts to show results
    Marked improvement seen in terms of the correct stowage and securing within cargo transport units and declaration of weight and contents
  • Do armed guards have a licence to kill?
    Private security options may be gaining popularity among shipowners but the ramifications of an armed guard killing a pirate open up a can of legal worms
  • NGO Platform proposals on pre-cleaning 'unworkable'
    The shipping industry does not refuse to accept that clean, green ship recycling is practical, but reasonably contends that the proposals of the NGO Platform on pre-cleaning are unworkable
  • No extension to high-risk piracy zone
    The Warlike Operations Area Committee agreed to leave the high-risk zone unchanged and to designate an area of the Indian Ocean, equivalent to the MTO voluntary reporting area, as an "at risk" zone

Fairplayweb site
MARCH 9, 2011
  • Horizon fine calculus revealed
    HORIZON Line's criminal fine for price fixing was drastically reduced to $45M to avoid forcing the carrier into bankruptcy, new court filings reveal.
  • VLCCs run at lowest speed in three years
    OWNERS are bolstering VLCC rates by pacing vessels at their lowest speed in three years, Pareto Securities according to data released by Pareto Securities today (9 March).
  • US lawmakers question dredging fund
    OVERSEERS of money used to maintain US harbour depths were grilled on Capitol Hill yesterday (8 March) on why taxes collected to dredge weren't being spent for that purpose.
  • San Juan River dredging allowed
    DREDGING of the San Juan River on the border of Nicaragua and Costa Rica will continue.
  • EPA settles ballast suit
    THE Environmental Protection Agency has reached a court settlement that will significantly tighten ballast-water rules for vessels calling in the US.
  • APL plays down 'cascade' risks
    AMERICAN President Lines president Eng Aik Meng believes that the feared 'cascading' effect on intra-Asia shipping may not be as serious as it seems.
  • Heung-A back to profit
    HEUNG-A Shipping in South Korea has returned to profit thanks to more cargoes and better freight rates last year.
  • Texas port lowers wharfage fee
    WHARFAGE and dockage fees at the Port of Corpus Christi, Texas will be cut by 25% effective 1 April.
  • Recovery boosts box maker
    HONG Kong container manufacturer Singamas has returned to profitability, booking net profit of $92.
  • SF pilot wage hike 'to hit business'
    HARBOUR pilot wage increases of up to 6%/year in the San Francisco Bay would hurt the ability of area ports to attract container business, according to an industry group.
  • PIL boss calls for more financial support
    FOR the second time in two days, Pacific International Lines managing director Teo Siong Seng has urged the Singapore government to provide more monetary support for the city's maritime sector.
  • Korea Line to submit rehab plan by September
    TROUBLED drybulk carrier Korea Line is hoping to get court approval for its rehabilitation plan by September, a company official has told Fairplay.

The Journal of Commerceweb site
MARCH 9, 2011
  • FMCSA to Take Truckers Off 'Alert'
    The Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration will stop using the term "Alert" to describe trucking company scores that break thresholds...
  • Field Fisher Waterhouse's Cassels on EU 24-Hour Law (Video)
    John Cassels, a London maritime attorney with Field Fisher Waterhouse, discusses the EU 24-hour law with JOC's Peter Tirschwell at...
  • Teamsters, Truck Companies Battle On
    The two organizations that have wrestled over the unionization of harbor drayage companies for the past few years promised attendees...
  • US Rails Plan $12 Billion in 2011 Capital Spending
    The largest U.S. railroads will spend an estimated $12 billion on capital improvements this year, easily outpacing the record capital...
  • Miami Dredging to Open Gateway to Asia
    Florida Gov. Rick Scott's approval of a $77 million appropriation to deepen the Port of Miami will position the South...
  • Obama Names Locke Ambassador to China
    President Obama named Commerce Secretary Gary Locke to be the next U.S. ambassador to China, tapping the cabinet member to...
  • US Freight Index Climbs 0.9 Percent in January
    Freight transportation movements in the U.S. increased for the second consecutive month in January, according to the U.S. Department of...
  • Dunavant Acquires Sea Lane Express
    Logistics operator Dunavant Enterprises acquired Sea Lane Express, a trucking and drayage company operating in the U.S. Southeast, its second...
  • Truckers Seek Clearer Hazmat Inspection Rules
    The American Trucking Associations wants the Obama administration to stop the opening and inspection of hazardous materials shipments unless those...
  • Growth Rates Stall at Hong Kong Port
    Hong Kong Port container volume grew 5.7 percent in January, a much slower growth rate than the average for 2010,...
  • Three Carriers Start Japan-Indonesia Loop
    Hanjin Shipping, CNC Line and KMTC Line are teaming up to launch an intra-Asia service connecting Japan and Indonesia later...
  • Crane Productivity Drives Profit, SSA Exec Says
    Marine terminal operators keep close tabs on dockside crane productivity because it is the most critical factor in their profitability,...
  • Lufthansa Books $1.5 Billion Profit
    Lufthansa said it made a $1.5 billion net profit in 2010 compared with a year-earlier loss of $47 million, bolstered...
  • Antitrust Penalties Push Panalpina to 2010 Loss
    Panalpina boosted 2010 net revenue 20 percent from the previous year to $7.7 billion, driven by double digit growth in...
  • TPM Speakers See Chassis Services Unsettled
    Ship lines, truckers, leasing companies and other interests are still trying to decide how to fill the void left by...
  • Shippers Wait and See on Panama Expansion Impact
    Several shippers that have diversified their U.S. port gateways for Asian imports told the Journal of Commerce's Trans-Pacific Maritime Conference...
  • Pirates Fail in Third Attempt to Seize Maersk Alabama
    Suspected Somali pirates tried to seize the Maersk Alabama again on Tuesday in the third attempt to hijack it in...

Containerisation Internationalweb site
MARCH 9, 2011
  • Panalpina out of the woods
  • CNC, Hanjin and KMTC team up for new NE/SE Asia service
  • Singamas' strong showing backed up by spending spree
  • CT's Quest II offers cost and carbon savings
  • NRF sees growth ahead

TradeWindsweb site
MARCH 9, 2011
  • Omega sheds director
    Connecticut-based board member shifts focus as George Kassiotis-led tanker owner shuffles roster.
  • FBR bets on cape rebound
    US equity analyst says shares of Genco may jump as freight futures tip rate reversal.
  • Blackstone forges alliance
    Private-equity powerhouse teams with Dahlman Rose in maritime restructuring partnership.
  • Boldini orders five
    MarAd rubber stamps Brazilian offshore owner's request for $227m construction loan.
  • Gotland getting less money
    Swedish tanker and ferry group saw 2010 profit reduced as operating costs rose.
  • Four barges sink in US
    Vessels broke loose from tug in Mississippi river after hitting the side.
  • Triple success for Dof
    Oslo-listed owner sees three of its PSVs signed up for another year with Shell and Peterson.
  • VLs next for NSCSA
    Saleh Al-Shamekh hints Saudi owner is looking to follow up Mipo general cargoship order with VLCC buys.
  • 'Free' ship still in danger
    Engine trouble may keep Rak Afrikana off Somalia for a week as pirates flee following ransom drop.
  • China in on Vopak deal
    Industrial and Commercial Bank of China becomes lead arranger for Dutch terminals group's EUR 1.2bn loan.
  • BLT bags more cash
    Tanker owner bolsters its balance sheet following sale-and-leaseback score with Standard Chartered.
  • Tug owner fined over capsize
    Canadian court takes dim view of risky tow operation that sank barge and endangered crew.
  • 'Pirate' drama for Alabama
    Security team fires on suspicious craft approaching storied Maersk boxship off Madagascar.
  • Cido sheds single-skins
    Cido Shipping has offloaded its last single-hulled VLCC as Pacific Jasper heads for FPSO conversion, brokers say.
  • Frontline VLCC raided
    Malaysian authorities arrest seven Indonesians after armed robbers target Front Queen.
  • Crew safe after groundings
    Filipinos manage to abandon two tugs forced ashore in Cagayan while towing barges.
  • Hanjin runs to Indonesia
    Korean owner follows Evergreen in pursuing intra-Asian growth with new containership service.

American Shipperweb site
MARCH 9, 2011
  • FMC reviews 18 OTI license applications
    The U.S. Federal Maritime Commission has received 18 license applications and changes for review. The FMC received non-vessel-operating common carrier license applications from A&A Shipping & Logistics, Hicksville, N.Y. (Daulat B. Tannan, president...
  • Saddle Creek hires business development director
    Third-party logistics provider Saddle Creek Corp. has appointed Michael Gebhardt to director of business development. Gebhardt will oversee the development of new customer relationships and maintain growth of existing accounts, the Lakeland, Fla.-b...
  • Broadwind sells off transport unit
    Broadwind Energy, an industrial firm focused on the wind energy industry, this week completed the sale of its Badger Transport subsidiary to BTI Logistics. Proceeds of the sale include $1 million cash, a $1.5 million secured promissory note and 100...
  • USDA, industry press lawmakers on South Korea FTA
    The country's top agriculture chief said congressional approval of the U.S.-South Korea free trade agreement will expand farm exports to this Asian market by $1.8 billion annually. "Economic output is estimated to grow more under this agreement th...
  • Cathay 2010 profits spike to $1.8 billion
    The Cathay Pacific Group, parent company of Cathay Pacific Airways, on Wednesday reported net profits of $1.8 billion for 2010, an increase of nearly 200 percent on its 2009 profits. Revenue for the company rose 33.7 percent to $11.5 billion. The ...
  • COSCO to assess South Africa THC
    COSCO Container Lines said this week it will assess terminal handling charges on shipments to and from South Africa. The fees are $156 per TEU and $230 per FEU for general cargo and $218 per TEU and $323 per FEU for dangerous cargo. The surcharge i...
  • MSC raises Europe export bunker fees
    Mediterranean Shipping Co. is raising its bunker surcharge on shipments from Europe to Oceania and South Africa, the line said Tuesday. From the end of March, the surcharge will be $893 per TEU from Europe to Australia and New Zealand, and $560 per...
  • TCC suffers $4.3 million loss in 2010
    The Containership Co. had a $4.3 million operating loss in 2010 on revenue of $83.8 million, the line said this week. Norway-based TCC, which operates a single port-to-port service from the Ningbo, Taicang and Qingdao to Los Angeles, started operat...
  • Biggest ships a challenge for U.S. ports
    Maersk Line's order last month for 18,000-TEU ships raises the specter that 12,000-13,000 TEU ships could eventually be "cascaded" into the transpacific trade. But such behemoths would trigger a whole new set of challenges for terminals on the U.S....

The Scandinavian Shipping Gazetteweb site
MARCH 9, 2011
  • Esvagt Bergen finally delivered from Spain
    Esvagt A/S has finally taken delivery of the Esvagt Bergen, it arrived yesterday at its home port of Esbjerg. The vessel's delivery had been delayed around one and a
  • Easier for Danish owners to hire armed guards
    The Danish government will make it easier for ship owners to receive a permit for placing armed civilian guards on board Danish vessels sailing in the Indian Ocean and Gulf
  • Statoil extends charter of Solstad PSV
    The Norwegian energy group Statoil has extended the charter of the Solstad Offshore PSV Normand Skipper by one year. This was the last of a total of two 1-year
  • 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
  • Stena charters Tallink vessels for Belfast run
    Stena Line has chartered Tallink's two sister ferries the Superfast VII and the Superfast VIII for the Belfast'Stranraer run. The vessels will enter into service in autumn 2011. "The
  • Mols-Linien deep in red after horrible year
    Mols-Linien A/S left 2010 with a huge deficit of DKK 77.5 million after a bad year with declining numbers of passengers and cars. Furthermore, Mols-Linien is
  • Finnlines improves profit
    The unaudited figures for Finnlines' fiscal year 2010 show a distinct improvement compared to the previous year. Revenues totalled EUR 561 million, compared to EUR 494 million during the previous
  • Svendborg owner buys tug in Bahrain
    Rederiet Junior ApS in the Svendborg Bugser Group bought a second-hand tug an owner in Bahrain. The tug, Hunter A, is presently underway to Svendborg. "We are very pleased

The Bunker Bulletinweb site
MARCH 9, 2011
  • Crude continues surge
    Crude climbed earlier as Libyan government forces launched air and artillery strikes on central oil ports to halt a rebel advance.
  • Fujairah market falls
    In Durban, deliveries available for supplies up to and including March 23.
  • Improving hull performance helps 'protect the marine environment'
    New website will carry news of developments in underwater hull maintenance and anti-fouling technology.
  • Bunker markets soften
    In Hamburg, 'buyers waiting for further fall in prices'.
  • VLCCs cut speed as bunker prices rise
    Tankers sailed at an average speed of 10.7 knots in February, according to data compiled by Bloomberg.
  • KPI Bridge Oil London appoints Team Leader
    Mantell 'has built excellent relations with a wide range of business partners around the world.'
  • Plans for new fuel oil terminal in Black Sea hub
    Transneft and Gunvor in joint venture at Novorossiysk.
  • Indian authorities to debunker grounded vessel
    MV Jutha Pathama was carrying 250 mt of bunker fuel when it ran aground on Sunday.
  • Asian bunker prices falling mid-week
    Demand mixed while supplies sufficient at Asia's key bunker ports, says traders.
  • Maruba opposes move to sell detained ship
    Chimbusco Pan Nation seeking vessel sale to cover unpaid fuel bills.
  • UK 'emulsion fuel' project moving towards commercial phase
    Earlier signed an agreement to sell the product, which is a replacement for bunker fuels, to A.P. Moller-Maersk.
  • Chemoil, Glencore renew 'preferential' deal
    Also widens scope of the agreement to include purchase of petroleum products by Chemoil from Glencore.
  • Singapore court reviews $13 million award to bunker supplier
    Singapore bunker supplier Prestige challenges court ruling and seeks to 'set aside' final award in favour of Marubeni.

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Genoa
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Rome
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Cairo
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Marseille
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Royal Caribbean closes second quarter with record net profit
Miami
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Union Pacific and Norfolk Southern announced a merger agreement today.
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Omaha/Atlanta
First coast-to-coast cargo rail network
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Trieste
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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
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Victoria
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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
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Sri Lanka's Supreme Court has awarded compensation of $1 billion over the X-Press Pearl accident.
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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.
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Piraeus
The AHTS "Giant" is leaving
Saipem and Subsea7 have signed a binding merger agreement.
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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
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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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