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January 11, 2011
The Business Timesweb site
Shipping News
  • Freight rates to plunge on rising ship supply
    At a time when analysts anticipate record profits for the biggest mining companies and a third year of gains in commodity prices, shipping lines carrying raw materials are set for the lowest freight rates since 2002.
  • Russia abandons search for fishermen
    Russia yesterday abandoned its search for at least 11 fishermen missing since their vessel sank in heavy seas off Sakhalin Island four days ago.
  • Snowfall pares Air France revenue by 70m euros
    Air France-KLM said yesterday that bad weather in December that led to the closure of airports across Europe has cost the company an estimated 70 million euros (S$117.4 million).

Sched Netweb site
  • Argentina attacks Falklands box trade with bureaucratic blockade
  • Russia sends another icebreaker to free ships in Sakhalin Bay
  • US regulator to investigate who benefits from slow steaming
  • MSC lowers bunker surcharges on US imports
  • Cameroon web scam used to deceive Safmarine customers
  • Trust busters out to get UPS, FedEx for thwarting bargain hunters
  • Singapore lifts 9.9pc more boxes in 2010 to 28.4 million TEU
  • India to raise port capacity three fold: Shipping Ministry
  • Air China Cargo takes Hactl's forklift and pallet crown
  • Iran Air Boeing 727 crash kills at least 72
  • Korea's Asiana Airlines to operate A380 in 2014

Exim Indiaweb site
  • Abu Dhabi Terminals to manage Mina Zayed
  • Adani bolsters integrated logistics coal chain with acquisition of 2 new ships
  • Freight rates for VLCCs plunge
  • HAMBURG SUD to extend WAMS service to Europe
  • Hapag-Lloyd's Asia to Latin America GRI
  • MAERSK LINE & Safmarine change China, Africa port calls on FEW3
  • MSC ups Europe-S. Africa capacity with 8,000-TEUers
  • New MOL chief calls for caution & daring
  • NYK LINE launches Asia-Adriatic service
  • Wärtsilä introduces more powerful version of popular engine
  • Box traffic expected to grow at 11 pc in 2011
  • Capt. Mohan panel proposes new independent casualty probe agency
  • Cochin Port handles 9.82 pc more traffic during April-Dec.
  • Krishnapatnam port sets national urea discharge record
  • Rlys' cargo haulage earnings up by 8 pc during April-Dec.
  • Exports surge by 36.4 pc in Dec. to touch 33-month high
  • Vibrant Gujarat Summit opens tomorrow
  • Exhibition of paintings by Rupa Bhaty opens today
  • MMTC opens office in Johannesburg

International Transport Journalweb site
JANUARY 10, 2011
  • Safi Airways suspends Kabul-Frankfurt service
    Safi Airways, a privately-owned Afghan international carrier, suspended its Frankfurt-Kabul link today. The carrier said it was particularly frustrating to become a victim of the E...
  • Russia preparing plans for a high-speed rail network
    Russia Railways (RZD) wants to construct a high-speed rail network. The studies foresee a 660 km long connection from Moscow to St Petersburg. Once the scheme obtains government ap...
  • WCA Family recruits three new senior managers
    The WCA Family, which is steadily and consistently expanding, has recruited three key new managers, in order to best serve its members' growing needs. Daniel James March has been t...
  • First intermodal train uses Perthus tunnel to traverses Pyrenees
    The BarceLyon Express, connecting the Spanish port of Barcelona with Lyon (France), has become the first intermodal train to use the Perthus tunnel, south of Perpignan to traverse ...
  • Deutsche Post DHL modernising vehicle fleet
    Deutsche Post DHL recently received the first Mercedes Benz Sprinters from a total of 1,300 vehicles at the Mercedes-Benz Cologne/Leverkusen branch. The vehicles, which will be del...
  • South Carolina completes truck survey
    The South Carolina State Ports Authority (SCSPA) has completed the first truck survey in the USA's southeast region and is collaborating on a regional programme aimed at helping tr...
  • Ruslan An-124 fleet certified as compliant with noise regulations in Australia
    The Australian department of infrastructure and transportation has confirmed that all Antonov An-124 aircraft managed by Ruslan International are exempt from a recently-introduced ...
  • Port of Marseille aiming to handle 5 million teu by 2015
    The port of Marseille believes that the further development of its multimodal transport chains represents a great growth opportunity. The move will bring the hub closer to its targ...
  • Varova appoints Jasmin Tainio as vice-president
    The board of directors of Varova, an international transport and forwarding company based in Helsinki (Finland), appointed Jasmin Tainio as vice-president on 1 January. Tainio will...
  • Disadvantages feared for Baltic Sea shipping industry
    IHK Nord, northern Germany's federation of industry and chambers of commerce (Arbeitsgemeinschaft Norddeutscher Industrie- und Handelskammern), recently sent the EU Commission a po...
  • Californian ports to test new technology to cut vessel emissions
    A USD 3.4 million project, co-sponsored by the ports of Los Angeles and Long Beach and starting in spring 2011, will test an innovative air pollution-reduction device called a ...

Marine Logweb site
JANUARY 10, 2011
  • Yacht builders eye Navsea FMS patrol craft solicitation
  • STX Canada Marine expands team
  • STX France to build new cruise liner for Hapag-Lloyd Cruises
  • 317,000 dwt VLCC has 100,000 ton BWT

World Wide Shipperweb site
JANUARY 10, 2011
  • The Greenbrier Companies reports first fiscal quarter numbers
  • Washington governor proposes new state ferries regional district
  • Alaska Airlines begins Honolulu to Bellingham flights
  • Port of Tacoma taps St. Clair as new breakbulk business boss
  • Regulated navigation area set for Thea Foss/Wheeler -Osgood waterways

Lloyd's Listweb site
JANUARY 10, 2011
  • Shell leads list as top dirty tanker charterer
    Asian oil companies displace trading giants to take leading positions
  • VLCC pair chartered to store crude
    First two tankers for floating storage taken for 2011 for Cushing Oil
  • Grand China Logistics sells panamaxes
    Grand China Logistics has reportedly sold two panamax bulk carriers for $39.5m each that are under construction at the Jinhai Heavy Industry shipyard, in which it holds a 50% stake
  • Technomar purchases Asian boxship for $27m
    Greece's Technomar Shipping has bought another boxship, paying $26.6m for the 2003-built, 2,767 teu OOCL Xiamen
  • Baltic Dry Index hits 20-month low as capesize rates tumble
    The Baltic Dry Index dropped 24 points to a 20-month low of 1,495 today, a fall of more than 30% since it began its most recent decline at the start of December 2010
  • VLGC rates slip as more ships return from lay-up
    A busy start to the year in the very large gas carrier spot market did little to halt the steady decline in vessel earnings, based on the Baltic Exchange's liquefied petroleum gas index
  • Concern over Eagle Bulk exposure to Korea Line
    Dry bulk owner has charters worth in excess of $700m with troubled line
  • Takeover brings much-needed capital for Oceansaver
    Singapore's BW Group and Investinor, a Norwegian state-owned innovation fund, buy manufacturer of one of the first ballast water treatment systems
  • Biofouling guidelines set to crack down on hull coatings
    Mandatory record book to include entries of all in-water and out of water hull cleaning and dry dockings where the hull is renewed or replaced
  • Ready to hedge your bets on derivatives?
    Index-Linked Container Contracts could be a major step in stopping carriers and shippers reneging on contracts
  • Prospecting in drilling market finally promises pay-off
    The offshore business has discovered a richer vein of demand again at just the right time for the company's expansion programme
  • DryShips swerves back on to its action-packed course
    Fireworks, a whiff of controversy and an almost hyperactive pace in unveiling new business: all signs that George Economou's DryShips is recovering its old form
  • Charterers warned over Australia flood risks
    Highlights problems that may follow disruptions caused by flooding
  • Stockholm gets nod to build new box terminal
    Environmental Court of Appeal rules construction can go ahead
  • STX France to build Hapag-Lloyd cruiseship
    Hapag Lloyd Cruises behind newbuilding order
  • LA and Long Beach team up to cut air pollution
    Rival ports to test scrubber device on trial calls by APL boxship
  • Oltmann launches heavylift fund
    KG house to finance newbuilding for German owner J'ngerhans
  • Elbe dredging gets Berlin backing
    Federal transport minister expects work to start at the end of 2011
  • HSH Nordbank boosts ties with Chinese bank
    Banks ink operational collaboration agreement
  • Georgia urged to intervene in tanker hijack case
    Families of crew held hostage on Olib G. step up pressure on government
  • Team Lines beefs up Scandinavia service
    Extends its services between Germany and Scandinavia
  • Hanjin Heavy silent on $223m bond sale talk
    Shipbuilder understood to be on verge of selling three-year bonds
  • Dover welcomes Spirit of Britain
    P&O Ferries' new ship to enter service on Dover-Calais route on January 21
  • Setting a trap
    Europe's New Inspection Regime aims to provide greater differentiation between good and bad operators
  • Singapore knocked off its perch
    Spectacular growth at Shanghai has seen container volumes double over the last six years to 29m teu
  • Vinashin to receive state loan one month early
    Government confirms it will bring forward loan to struggling shipbuilder to February 15

Fairplayweb site
JANUARY 10, 2011
  • VLCCs' youth thwarts scrapping solution
    HOPE that shipbreaking will ease the pressure on the bloated VLCC sector is unfounded, according to EA Gibson.
  • Box rate rises scuppered
    CONTAINER freight markets have been unimpressed by carriers' proposed rate rises of $250-300 per teu on the Far East/Europe route from 1 January.
  • Capesize rates shed 7%
    DAILY rates for iron ore and coal-hauling Capesize vessels shed another 7% to $11,900 today, amid persistent vessel oversupply, but Panamax and Supramax rates recovered slightly.
  • SNRH of France reportedly put into liquidation
    KOTUG's Le Havre towage subsidiary SNRH has reportedly been put into liquidation by the Le Havre Court of Commerce.
  • Bank sees drybulk recovery
    BOA MERRILL Lynch has forecast improvement in drybulk freight rates in 2H11.
  • Cruise cocaine smugglers sentenced in UK
    A BRITISH court has sentenced six people to a total of 87 years for trying to smuggle cocaine into the UK on a cruise ship, according to the UK Border Agency.
  • Arun LNG production could fall by 24%
    EXXONMobil has warned that LNG production from its Arun LNG Plant in Indonesia's Aceh province could drop by 24% in 2011, IHS World Markets Energy reported today.
  • Drybulk S&P defies BDI fall
    RECENT sharp BDI falls have not stopped owners from placing new drybulker orders, nor has it affected second-hand values of drybulkers, according to a sector broker.
  • Subsea 7 trading after merger with Acergy
    TRADING started today on Oslo bourse in shares of Subsea 7, the Norwegian seabed-to-surface engineering group, after its merger with Luxembourg's Acergy.
  • Richards Bay urges improved port-rail links
    THE CEO of South Africa's biggest coal terminal has told Fairplay that the country's rail system must be improved to allow a further rise in shipments.
  • Box rise advances Shanghai growth plan
    BEIJING has promised to keep pushing in Shanghai even as the port officially overtook Singapore as the world's busiest container port.
  • Box balance seen in '11
    CONTAINER trades are entering the year with supply and demand balanced about right, in contrast with other shipping sectors, according to a key analyst.
  • Cruise crewman killed
    A CREWMAN on Holland America's cruise ship Volendam has been killed during a lifeboat maintenance drill in Lyttelton, New Zealand.

The Journal of Commerceweb site
JANUARY 10, 2011
  • Mica Plans Field Hearings on Surface Transport Bill
    Rep. John Mica, R-Fla., who chairs the Transportation and Infrastructure Committee, intends to start a process in February that can...
  • LAX Freight Falls 2.6 Percent
    Freight traffic at Los Angeles International Airport fell 2.6 percent in November, the first decline the major trans-Pacific gateway has...
  • Diesel Edges Up for Sixth Week to $3.333 per Gallon
    Retail diesel prices slowed their six-week climb after the first of the year as crude oil futures declined. The average...
  • Two Indicted in NY-NJ Dock Probe
    New Jersey indicted on charges of loan-sharking and money laundering two men accused last April of participating with a longshore...
  • Ambassador Bridge President Jailed
    Dan Stamper, president of the company that owns the Ambassador Bridge, was jailed Monday on contempt charges by a Wayne...
  • Cargo Growth Slows at Air France-KLM
    Cargo traffic at the Air France-KLM airline group grew 2.1 percent in December, the slowest year-over-year growth rate since July,...
  • CSAV Adds Savannah to All-Water Loop
    Chilean carrier CSAV is adding the Port of Savannah to the port rotation of its all-water service from Asia to...
  • Mica Says Highway Funds Won't Be Diverted
    The new chairman of the House Transportation and Infrastructure Committee said he has a clear understanding from House leaders that...
  • 2011 Capacity is King
    For Jonathan Gold, 2010 was a year for lessons. For Donna Lemm, 2011 is about hope. And for...
  • PSA's 2010 Throughput Climbs 14.4 Percent
    Container throughput handled by Singapore-based port operator PSA International increased 14.4 percent to 65.12 million 20-foot equivalent units at its...
  • New Rule Blocks Hazmat Exports to Thailand
    Some ocean carriers are suspending delivery of hazardous materials at Thailand ports because of a new Thai regulation requiring advance...
  • MSC Hikes India-Europe Rates
    Mediterranean Shipping Company announced a general rate increase on the westbound trades from India to Europe and the Mediterranean, starting...
  • Shanghai Becomes World's Largest Container Port
    Shanghai overtook Singapore as the world's busiest container port in 2010, helped by continuing growth in Chinese trade and the...
  • Power Departs JOC, Oldenbrook Named Publisher
    UBM Global Trade President John Day announced that Liam Power, publisher of The Journal of Commerce since 2008, is leaving...
  • CB Richard Ellis's Blaine Kelley on the Industrial Real Estate Outlook
  • World Trade Economic Outlook
  • State of Shipping
    Containerized ocean carriers enter 2011 riding a wave of upbeat news. Combined profits where on pace to reach a record...
  • Gateways to Growth
    For centuries, seaports throughout the Western Hemisphere have served as economic lifelines, handling the export of goods and services worldwide...
  • Uncertain Times
    "Although everyone seems to agree conditions are improving, it's difficult to forecast a continuous upward trend." So writes...
  • Shaped by the Cloud
    When the global recession erupted in late 2008, providers of logistics, trade and transportation technologies struggled to make sense of...
  • Out-of-the-Box Thinking
    As the industrial real estate industry enters a new decade, the light of optimism is shining a little brighter than...
  • Third-Party Logistics: Near-Term Clarity
    Slow U.S. economic expansion will keep North American third-party logistics revenue growth in the single digits through 2011. As part...
  • Higher Cotton Prices Loom
    Apparel was at the forefront of the low-cost, outsourced manufacturing revolution, and the business of making shirts in South Asia...
  • Air Cargo Sees Steady Ascent
    It would be hard for the global air cargo business to grow any faster in 2011 than it did last...
  • Which Exit to M-95?
    Scott Douglas believes marine highways are not only a possibility, someday they're going to become a necessity. Just when is...
  • Railroads Have Off-Road Ambitions
    Union Pacific Railroad expanded its intermodal volume about 20 percent in 2010 from 2009, and did that at a remarkably...
  • Game-Changing Rail Strategies
    For America and Americans, the future has always been about the hope of a better tomorrow, which means two things:...
  • Carving Out Truckload Capacity
    Trucking companies have been eliminating capacity since 2007, after "pre-purchasing" a glut of new tractors in 2006 to avoid higher-cost...
  • When the Price is Right
    Largely dormant in the recession, merger-and-acquisition activity in trucking is reviving as the recovery boosts the value of companies and...
  • Trucking Grips the Wheel
    Trucking executives are still cautious about the state of the economy and the business outlook for 2011, but they're much...
  • Long, Winding Road to Recovery
    This will be a turbulent, eventful year for trucking, dominated by capacity issues, primarily on the truckload side. Fueling the...
  • On the Way Up From a Cyclical Downswing
    Amid rampant fears of a "double-dip" a year ago, we predicted ' correctly ' the U.S. economy would not backslide...
  • Cotton Boxed Out?
    All of the stars are aligned for a huge year of U.S. cotton exports. The only question is whether trucking...
  • Weaving a Boom Market
    With production strong, prices near record levels and export opportunities booming, the U.S. cotton industry looks poised to have one...
  • Breakbulk Up for Grabs
    The best news for many breakbulk and project operators looking toward 2011 is that plenty of new capacity is entering...
  • Pacific Carriers Embracing Lean Inventory
    For U.S. importers in the trans-Pacific, getting goods out of Asia in 2011 may amount to a case of you-get-what-you-pay-for....
  • Trans-Atlantic Faces Test
    Trans-Atlantic trade is supposed to be relatively insulated from isolated economic woes in the United States or Europe, but that...
  • Sustaining Shipping's Growth
    By any measure, 2010 was as good a year for container shipping as 2009 was bad. U.S. containerized ocean trade...
  • A Security Gap in Washington
    Looked at one way, federal agencies have done a commendable job in implementing congressional wishes to secure the nation's supply...
  • The Year of the Driver
    The message to truck drivers is clear: Fasten that safety belt, put down the cell phone and stop texting. ...
  • Ground Shifts for Railroad Regulation
    After more than three years of struggle between railroads and disgruntled freight shippers over how to write industrywide rules for...
  • Building a Fork in the Road
    The bad news for transportation policy as 2010 ended was that Congress again put off tackling long-term issues, and kicked...
  • New Sheriff in Town
    Senate Republican Leader Mitch McConnell of Kentucky clearly will hold a lot of cards in the Congress of 2011-2012. Any...
  • Rx for Customs Compliance
    It's been almost 11 years since I left the public sector after 21 years at Customs headquarters in Washington as...

Containerisation Internationalweb site
JANUARY 10, 2011
  • More strikes in French ports
  • China kick-starts 2011 with more rail investment
  • Shanghai eclipses Singapore with top spot win
  • LA clean trucks appeal gathers momentum
  • Portugal's B-day looms

TradeWindsweb site
JANUARY 10, 2011
  • Excel bets on BDI
    Gabriel Panayotides-led bulker owner secures five-year time charter with profit sharing pact based on Baltic Dry Index.
  • DnB NOR crowned king
    Norwegian banking heavyweight trumps Nordea and Mitsubishi UFJ in 2010's syndicated shipping bout, Dealogic loan data shows.
  • Petrobras sets spin clock
    Brazilian oil giant says new drilling wing may be forged by the end of the first quarter.
  • Petrobras forms rig wing
    Brazilian energy behemoth sets up holding company to buy drilling rigs under revamped offshore plan, report reveals.
  • Maldives ferry grounds on reef
    Passengers brought into Hulhumale by police speedboats after incident in paradise islands.
  • Technip goes deep
    French subsea contractor applauds flurry of Gulf of Mexico gigs as it ties up deepwater contract for pipelayer Deep Blue.
  • Big guns in gas clash
    John Fredriksen and Helmut Sohmen go head to head in legal fight linked to the sale of BW Gas shares.
  • No scrap salvation
    Only 40 VLCCs remain of scrapping age leaving owners to face the ugly truth of an over supplied sector, Gibson says.
  • Laser treatment for pirates
    Ray of light for shipping companies in anti-piracy struggle as BAE awaits green light on a blinder of an idea.
  • Torm loses $6m in sale
    Jacob Meldgaard to book deficit in first quarter as mystery buyer snaps up tanker Faja de Oro II.
  • STX bags cruise order
    Korean-controlled French yard adds to orderbook with deal for new Hapag-Lloyd Cruises ship.
  • Shanghai dons box crown
    Chinese port overtakes Singapore as trade growth and Expo 2010 pushes box traffic beyond 29m teu.
  • Jail for drug gang
    Eight eastern Europeans get total of 97 years for bringing in cocaine to UK on MSC Orchestra.
  • Gold Eagle's wings clipped
    Chinese cargoship seized in Philippines over alleged undocumented chromite cargo.
  • Piracy creates job opening
    Maersk Line to recruit first anti-piracy manager but it is not looking for a Rambo.

American Shipperweb site
JANUARY 10, 2011
  • Shanghai tops Singapore in container volume
    The Port of Shanghai shot past the Port of Singapore in 2010 to become the world's busiest container port. Shanghai saw container volume last year rise 16.2 percent to 29.1 million TEUs, surpassing Singapore's 28.4 million TEUs, up 9.7 percent fro...
  • World Courier opens Guangzhou office
    World Courier said it has opened an office in Guangzhou, China. The Stamford, Conn.-based firm highlights its experience offering logistics services to the pharmaceutical industry for products in clinical trials and products requiring a cold chain,...
  • Oracle updates transportation-trade software
    Oracle Corp. said Monday it is releasing versions 6.2 of Oracle Transportation Management and Oracle Global Trade Management. The software "provide additional transportation and global trade management support through enhanced fleet management, tr...
  • India ponders state-owned logistics company
    Three of India's major state-owned cargo transportation and warehousing companies are eyeing a joint logistics operation, according to a report last week in one of India's largest newspapers,The Hindu.The report suggests that the Shipping Corp. of...
  • Florida keeps freeze-vulnerable crops trucking
    Florida Agriculture Commissioner Adam Putnam said Friday that a state order relaxing trucking restrictions so farmers can transport freeze-vulnerable crops has been extended to Jan. 14.The order was set to expire on Jan. 7. The initial order was p...
  • Lekites, UPS Airlines president, retires
    Robert L. 'Bob' Lekites, president of UPS Airlines, will retire after 36 years with the global logistics company. Lekites As president of UPS Airlines, Lekites had responsibility for all aspects of the company's airline operations as well as Worldp...
  • International Shipholding adds bulkers
    International Shipholding Corp. said last week its wholly owned subsidiary, East Gulf Shipholding, took delivery of the first two of three new 36,000-deadweight-ton bulk carriers. The ships are being built by Hyundai Mipo Dockyard Co. in Ulsan, Kor...
  • Maersk to speed up Europe/WCSA loop
    Maersk Line is speeding up a service connecting Europe and the west coast of South America, according to American Shipper affiliate ComPair Data. Starting Jan. 15, the carrier's Andean 1 service will operate with six ships instead of eight (with on...
  • Evergreen augments China/India capacity
    Evergreen Line''s newstandalone service between China and India has commenced , according to American Shipper affiliate ComPair Data. The CIX2 service has a rotation of Xingang, Qingdao, Shanghai, Ningbo, Hong Kong, Singapore, Tanjung Pelepas, Port...
  • 4 lines add Europe/South America service
    United Arab Shipping Co. said it will launch in March a new service between Europe and the East Coast of South America with Hanjin Shipping, COSCO and Compania Chilena de Navegacion Interoceanica (CCNI). UASC said its SAM1 service will deploy six v...

The Scandinavian Shipping Gazetteweb site
JANUARY 10, 2011
  • Cleantec redelivered from Fayard
    Fayard A/S has redelivered the Chinese owned bulk carrier Cleantec after repairing the damage caused by the collision with the container carrier Frisia Rotterdam. The repair work was finished
  • Drunken Dutch captain on Dutch vessel
    The captain of the Dutch cargo vessel Dongeborg was intoxicated when the vessel ran aground on the southern coast of Læsø on January 3. The Danish Naval Command got suspicious

The Bunker Bulletinweb site
JANUARY 10, 2011
  • Shell refinery in 'startup mode'
    Shell declined to comment on when the refinery would return to full operation.
  • Bunker market firm in Fujairah
    Tight avails in Middle East hub.
  • Calls for ban on ships over 25-years old
    Indian committee reviews report on Chitra sinking.
  • Bunker prices steady across key ports
    Congestion at loading stations in Rotterdam.
  • Bunker players call for open competition at new port
    Sri Lankan Ports Authority told to take a 'proper strategic approach to bunkering'.
  • Vessel efficiency database logs 25,000 visitors
    'This is just the beginning,' says Peter Boyd, COO of Carbon War Room.
  • Week starts with mostly firm bunker prices
    Average demand at key Asian bunker hubs, traders say.
  • Singapore bunker sales to reach 'new benchmark' in 2011
    China bunker sales 'slow to catch up' despite rising containership traffic, says Poten & Partners.
  • Colombo supplier sees 'bullish' bunker sales
    Performs single biggest delivery of IFO 380 during the last week of 2010, says general manager.
  • LNG-powered ships a potential 'commercial alternative'
    Stakeholders in the shipping industry now considering LNG, says director of LNG Marine at Hamworthy.
  • Brightoil shares at record high
    $4 billion bank deal lifts shares of the company to its highest closing price ever on Friday.
  • IFO 380 avails to tighten in Hong Kong
    On delayed replenishment from Sinopec, traders say.

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FROM THE HOME PAGE
Accidents to dock workers occur equally frequently on board ships as on land.
London
Norwegian Cruise Line Holdings reports record performance for the April-June quarter
Norwegian Cruise Line Holdings reports record performance for the April-June quarter
Miami
Bookings reached an unprecedented level
Paolo Piacenza has been appointed extraordinary commissioner of the Port Authority of the Southern Tyrrhenian and Ionian Seas.
Rome/Genoa/Gioia Tauro
DB Cargo records declines in turnover and rail freight volumes
Berlin
In the first six months of this year, shipments totaled 82.9 million tons (-10.8%)
In the second quarter, container traffic in the port of Genoa fell by -2.8% while in Savona-Vado it grew by +76.3%
Genoa
In the Ligurian capital, the transhipment share decreased, while the Savona port benefited.
Fincantieri records strong growth in half-year financial performance and new orders
Rome
In the first six months of 2025, orders totaled 14.7 billion euros (+93.5%)
In the second quarter, naval traffic through the Suez Canal decreased by -6.2%
In the second quarter, naval traffic through the Suez Canal decreased by -6.2%
Cairo
1,248 tankers (-2.7%) and 1,826 other types of vessels (-8.5%) passed through
CMA CGM's net profit fell by 140% in the second quarter.
Marseille
Revenues stable. The French shipping group is interested in acquiring Hutchison Ports' terminals.
Royal Caribbean closes second quarter with record net profit
Miami
The April-June period was very positive
Union Pacific and Norfolk Southern announced a merger agreement today.
Union Pacific and Norfolk Southern announced a merger agreement today.
Omaha/Atlanta
First coast-to-coast cargo rail network
Gurrieri resigns as Special Commissioner of the Eastern Adriatic Sea Port Authority
Trieste
The atypical reverse charge for the logistics sector will become applicable tomorrow
Milan
Ruggerone (Assologistica): one of the most strategic reforms we helped build is being implemented
Policy brief on cyber threats that pose risks to port infrastructure
Tallinn
It was developed by the NATO Cyber Defence Centre of Excellence
Interferry urges the EU Commission to harmonize its shipping decarbonization regulations with those of the IMO
Victoria
Failure to align - the association warned - will force shipping companies to pay twice for emissions.
In the second quarter of 2025, Chinese seaports handled 79.1 million containers (+6.1%)
Beijing
Total freight traffic was three billion tons (+3.3%), of which 1.3 billion tons were with foreign countries (+1.9%).
CK Hutchison announces plans to include a Chinese investor in the consortium to sell Hutchison Ports
Hong Kong
Without the participation of the COSCO shipping group, China would not authorize the sale
Sri Lanka's Supreme Court has awarded compensation of $1 billion over the X-Press Pearl accident.
Sri Lanka's Supreme Court has awarded compensation of $1 billion over the X-Press Pearl accident.
Columbus
The container ship caught fire and sank near the port of Colombo
The Greek government sends a tugboat to the Red Sea to assist ships that may be attacked by the Houthis.
The Greek government sends a tugboat to the Red Sea to assist ships that may be attacked by the Houthis.
Piraeus
The AHTS "Giant" is leaving
Saipem and Subsea7 have signed a binding merger agreement.
Saipem and Subsea7 have signed a binding merger agreement.
Milan/Luxembourg
The transaction is expected to close in the second half of 2026.
In the second quarter, the port of Valencia handled over 1.5 million containers (+4.0%)
In the first half of 2025, the amount of new orders to Chinese shipyards fell by -18.2%
Beijing
A decrease of -3.5% in new construction completed in the period was recorded
In the second quarter of 2025, freight traffic in the port of Trieste grew by +3.7%
Trieste
Bulk cargo increased. Miscellaneous cargo fell by 13.2%.
CMA CGM and TotalEnergies form joint venture for LNG bunkering in the Port of Rotterdam.
Marseille
Agreement to supply 360,000 tons of liquefied natural gas per year to the French group's ships
In the second quarter of 2025, freight traffic in Spanish ports decreased by -4.7%
Madrid
All the main product categories are decreasing except for conventional goods
Brookfield Asset Management to sell 49% of British port group PD Ports to Spain's Pontegadea
Middlesbrough
The English company has over 1,400 employees
In the quarter April-June, freight traffic in the port of Rotterdam decreased by -2.3%
In the quarter April-June, freight traffic in the port of Rotterdam decreased by -2.3%
Rotterdam
The port authority is alarmed by the state of crisis in the national industry.
The electrification of the docks in the ports of Livorno, Piombino and Portoferraio is proceeding according to plan.
Third dock for cruise traffic in the port of Catania
Catania
Pier 25's restyling completed
Another quarter of decline in freight traffic at the port of Algeciras
Algeciras
In the period April-June, containers amounted to 1.24 million TEUs (+1.0%)
A new tax applied to cruise passengers disembarking in national ports came into force today in Greece.
Athens
Belgian rail freight company Lineas receives €61 million government loan
Brussels
The measure was approved last night by the restricted council of ministers
ERTMS installation completed on 1,400 kilometers of Italian railway network
Rome
The project is financed with 2.5 billion euros from PNRR funds.
Wärtsilä's quarterly financial and commercial results are positive.
Helsinki
The Marine Electrical Systems division will be sold to the Italian company VINCI Energies.
In the port of Barcelona the number of cruise terminals will be reduced from seven to five
In the port of Barcelona the number of cruise terminals will be reduced from seven to five
Barcelona
The mayor: For the first time in history, a limit is placed on the growth of cruises in the city.
MSC and Moby have presented their commitments to meet the AGCM's requirements.
Rome
Shipping Agencies Services will sell its 49% stake in Moby, waiving the consideration in favor of the majority shareholder. Moby commits to completely repaying its debt to SAS.
Fincantieri confirms its interest in the development of American shipbuilding
Fincantieri confirms its interest in the development of American shipbuilding
Washington
Folgiero: Commitment to deliver next-generation capabilities in full alignment with U.S. strategic priorities
The Chamber of Deputies has approved the appointment of four presidents of Italian Port System Authorities.
Rome
The names proposed for the Port System Authorities of the Southern Adriatic, Central-Northern Tyrrhenian, Western Liguria, and Eastern Liguria have been approved. Voting on the Northern Tyrrhenian Authority has been postponed.
Information exchange between state administrations for the digitalization of the maritime sector begins
Rome
The first operational meeting at the Coast Guard General Command in Rome
The Clean Maritime Fuels Platform suggests measures to support the production and distribution of clean marine fuels
COSCO Shipping Ports sets new monthly and quarterly container traffic records
Hong Kong
In the period April-June, 29.4 million TEUs were handled (+4.5%)
Sharp increase in cases of seafarers abandoning their ships
London
2,286 crew members from 222 ships involved as of early 2025
Global freight traffic saw strong growth in the first quarter of this year in anticipation of new tariffs
Global freight traffic saw strong growth in the first quarter of this year in anticipation of new tariffs
Geneva
North America saw the strongest quarterly growth in imports
In the port of Antwerp-Bruges containers and rolling stock are increasing and other types of goods are decreasing
Antwerp
Traffic congestion continues at the airport, with the situation on the landside becoming critical
A study denounces the delay of European ports in equipping themselves with cold ironing facilities.
Brussels/Pozzallo
The tender to electrify the docks of the port of Pozzallo has begun.
T&E proposes to include more non-EU transhipment ports to avoid carbon leakage
Brussels
The association calls on the EU Commission to reduce the current threshold of 65% of transhipment traffic
Federlogistica urges the immediate establishment of a control room on tariffs
Genoa
The aim is also to eliminate extra costs caused by bureaucracy.
Containerized cargo handled through the port of Singapore fell by 2.9% in the second quarter.
Singapore
Last May, ship transits through the Suez Canal decreased by -6.8%
Last May, ship transits through the Suez Canal decreased by -6.8%
Cairo
The negative trend continued in June and early July
Terminal operators are not at all satisfied with a policy that seems to have no interest in ports
Rome
Cognolato: It is essential to close the ongoing trials on several fronts.
The largest ship ever to dock at Cagliari's Porto Canale at the MITO terminal.
Milan
The container ship "MSC Venice" with a capacity of 16,652 TEU arrived yesterday
On 5 and 6 November in Lisbon a summit called by the ILA against automation in the maritime and port sector
On 5 and 6 November in Lisbon a summit called by the ILA against automation in the maritime and port sector
North Bergen/Metzingen
South Korean HD Hyundai, together with German NEURA Robotics, will develop and test welding robots in shipyards
The toll of the horrific attack on the bulk carrier Eternity C in the Red Sea is still uncertain.
Mandaluyong/London/Brussels
Joint statement by ICS, BIMCO, European Shipowners, Intercargo and Intertanko
In the first half of 2025, bulk cargo increased and general cargo decreased in the port of Marseille-Fos
Marseille
Cruise passengers increase by +5%
The Senate has approved the framework law on interports
Rome
UIR, gives the Italian interport system a modern, orderly and coherent regulatory framework
Carlo De Ruvo was elected president of Confetra
Rome
Among the challenges, the uncontrolled expansion of large logistics groups and their concentration
Number of pirate attacks on ships still high in the second quarter of 2025
Number of pirate attacks on ships still high in the second quarter of 2025
Kuala Lumpur
The number of acts of violence against crews is decreasing
Telemar and TNL Group merger agreement
Telemar and TNL Group merger agreement
Oslo/Athens/Paris
One of the top three operators in the OT/IoT services market for the maritime and superyacht sectors will be created
Attacks on ships in the Red Sea still cause deaths among seafarers
Portsmouth
Liberian-flagged bulk carrier " Eternity C" targeted
Canadian shipbuilding company Davie acquires second shipyard in Finland
Helsinki/Pori
It will buy the Enersense Offshore shipyard
Trump has eliminated tariff exemptions for low-cost goods for all nations.
Washington
Goods with a value of less than $800 will also be subject to the tax.
Viking Mira was launched at Fincantieri's Ancona shipyard
Trieste
The multi-role frigate "Emilio Bianchi" was delivered to the Muggiano shipyard
The Port Authority of the Central-Northern Adriatic Sea has obtained EMAS registration
Ravenna
Certifies commitment to environmental management and sustainability
MSC Cruises reduces emissions with the support of an energy transition plan
Geneva
The 2024 Sustainability Report has been presented
DSV reports strong growth in financial and operating results thanks to the acquisition of Schenker
Hedehusene
Quarterly record in air and ocean shipment volumes
In 2024, the Fratelli Cosulich group's revenues increased by +12.8%
Genoa
Operating result down by -31.7%
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.
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