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October 11, 2011
The Business Timesweb site
Shipping News
  • France's Le Havre sets its sights on transshipment
    AFTER two years of regulation upheaval and jousting with labour unions, the port of Le Havre - France's largest container port - is ready to tackle the transshipment market.
  • Shipping industry faces financing squeeze
    The shipping industry will face tougher financing conditions in the next 24 months as banks tighten credit lines with more asset sales and ship seizures expected, industry bankers said.
  • Tanker sector fears for future over earnings rout
    There is growing concern that if oil tanker earnings remain at levels below operating costs it will threaten the sustainability of the industry, officials with industry association Intertanko said.
  • CMA CGM denies China ship order report

Sched Netweb site
  • US Treasury warns Hong Kong that doing business with Iran's IRISL is illegal
  • 'Daily Maersk' volume, eco-law embrace, said designed to eliminate rivals
  • North Europe box volume up 7-10pc, but port tracker predictions gloomy
  • Drewry's World Container Index expands to cover 550 trade routes
  • Indian shipowners want UN to raise and maintain piracy suppression force
  • MPA celebrates 'K' Line contribution to Singapore's maritime life
  • Indian government ports volume up 4pc to 3.9 million TEU in six months
  • TNT issues Q3 profit warning, though cost cutting mitigated weak sales
  • No damage done to engines because of slow steaming, says Maersk study
  • LA port opts not to appeal ruling against its ban on independent truckers
  • IAG cargo up 1.6pc as Iberia beats BA due to South American economic boom
  • Ethiopian Airlines becomes the first African air carrier to buy a B777F
  • US Government auctions off 41-year-old 747 with opening bid of US$150
  • Singapore to hold international air safety seminar November 1-3
  • United Continental's September performance declines by 1.7pc

Exim Indiaweb site
  • MAERSK LINE to hike US-Far East rates from November 15
  • CKYH cuts two transpacific routes
  • CMA CGM increases rates, surcharges
  • CSAV Norasia announces direct Rotterdam call on IMEX 1 service
  • EVERGREEN LINE joins Japanese lines on Asia-Oceania loop
  • ICCSA's coastal shipping workshop today
  • India Shipping Summit 2011 conference from today
  • Isle of Man Ship Registry backs seafarers' rights & strengthens commitment to Asia
  • Kerala plans to convert Vizhinjam into Major Port, attracts 31 firms
  • MoS wants Plan panel to define sea usage norms
  • Italian firm Soilmec begins using Arshiyas Mumbai FTWZ as import, re-export hub
  • Exporters upset by cut in duty drawback rates
  • Fitch trims India's GDP growth forecast to 7.5 pc
  • Verma calls for export duty hike to resolve iron ore shortage
  • BCHAA organises another training programme for CHAs

International Transport Journalweb site
OCTOBER 10, 2011
  • Hybrid truck undergoes On-road testing
    MAN Truck & Bus is currently putting its new hybrid truck to the test. In cooperation with wholesaler Arndt & Co, two MAN distribution trucks are being tested at the Munich...
  • USD 370.3 million towards Gabun's roads
    Die African Development Bank (AfDB) has granted a loan of USD 370.3 million for the refurbishment of roads in Gabun. The money will be invested in the Mouila-Ndendé and Ndendé-Tchi...
  • PCC Intermodal opens container terminal in central Poland
    PCC Intermodal, the Polish intermodal transport company, has opened the first contemporary logistics and throughput centre in central Poland, the container terminal in Kutno. The t...
  • More staff for DHBW Lörrach logistics course
    Due to the growth of the freight forwarding, transport and logistics business course at the Dual College of Baden-Württemberg in Lörrach, professor Frank O. Bayer has appointed an ...
  • Ceva signs three-year contract with Miele in South Africa
    Logistics and SCM specialist Ceva Logistics has signed a three-year contract with Miele, a global premium brand manufacturing domestic appliances and commercial machines for laundr...
  • SBS Worldwide signs new supply chain deal with Gopsons in India
    Logistics company SBS Worldwide has signed a new partnership with Gopsons, one of India's largest integrated print houses, which is designed to deliver more effective and comprehen...
  • Freja Transport & Logistics earns AEO status
    Danish transport and logistics company Freja has earned AEO (Authorised Economic Operator) status. AEO is an ISO certification: the company's processes and process descriptions a...
  • More XXL container ships in Hamburg port
    In a quick survey recently published by UniCredit of the world's key container shipping companies, the port of Hamburg continues to be one of the most important ports in Northern E...
  • APL tests supply chain security with help of FBI and others
    APL and law-enforcement officials, including the FBI, most recently successfully tested anti-terrorism capabilities at the shipping line's Seattle, Washington, marine terminal. It...
  • CMA CGM has no short term plans
    CMA CGM Group recently stated "that it has no short-term plans to either purchase or long-term charter-in any vessels. The group has a modern fleet of 408 ships, of which 92 a...
  • Tobias Schmidt takes new role at DSV Air & Sea
    As of 1 October, Tobias Schmidt became regional director Central Europe DSV Air & Sea. He is now responsible for the airfreight and seafreight activities of DSV in Germany, Fra...
  • Funds granted for further section of LAV Madrid - Galicia
    Spain's Ministerio de Fomento has granted Comsa und Anchelergues y Asociados EUR 51.5 million for the construction of a further section of the LAV Madrid-Galicia. The Canda - Vilav...
  • ANAMA announces Quality Awards Italy 2010
    Last Tuesday more than 250 people attended at Milan's Palazzo Mezzanotte, the picturesque location of the Italian Stock Exchange, the Quality Award Italy 2010 ceremony, the traditi...
  • IATA disappointed with CJEU ruling
    The International Air Transport Association (IATA) expressed its disappointment in the opinion of the Advocate General of the Court of Justice of the European Union (CJEU) which di...
  • Air cargo liberalisation opens up new economy highways in the sky
    Removing a bilateral system that is 'stuck in the past' and creating a liberalised air cargo industry will create 'new economy highways in the sky' and provide countries with quick...

Marine Logweb site
OCTOBER 10, 2011
  • Fabrication of third JHSV underway at Austal USA
  • Gibdock drydocks survey vessel bound for Brazil
  • Maersk, Apex to work jointly on offshore wind development

World Wide Shipperweb site
OCTOBER 10, 2011
  • Coast Guard warns mariners of sunken barge in Columbia River
  • AAR responds to formation of rail labor emergency board
  • NYK plans to expand maritime academy facilities
  • Abnormal journal bearing wear removes WSF ferry from service
  • Ethiopian Airlines places order for four Boeing 777 Freighters

Lloyd's Listweb site
OCTOBER 10, 2011
  • Calculating the chances of a shipping industry slump
    History shows that freight rates drop sharply when the differential between growth volumes and vessel capacity drop by more than 5%
  • What lessons will we learn from the Nordlys fire?
    The ISM code has to remain a relevant and understood rule
  • Grimaldi invests for the future
    Newbuildings will be offset by scrapping of older tonnage
  • Grimaldi's vital fixture
    The annual From Land to Sea convention has become an established forum for debate and networking
  • Customs resist intra-European shipping project
    Bid to reduce red tape to make maritime transport as efficient as road haulage
  • Italy catches up with logistics
    Ecobonus scheme wins praise and may be copied by Brussels
  • Milford Haven trials 3D VTS system
    Increased situation awareness could help in accident prevention and incident analysis
  • Open sourc software to aid e-navigation development
    Holistic concept being pushed by maritime bodies aims to improve safety
  • EEDI targets for tankers and bulk carriers will be easy to achieve
    Shift from economic drivers to fundamental design criteria will support design innovation
  • Owners realistic over VLGC rates spike
    Very large gas carriers hit fresh highs as Middle Eastern cargoes enter market
  • Naval support for anti-piracy fight set to decrease
    Austerity policies and other commitments will see vessels removed from region
  • Owners call for co-ordinated approach to piracy
    Europe's various agencies are too fragmented, says ECSA
  • UK harbour masters 'implore' shipping minister to reinstate ETV
    HMA says removal of provision unacceptable risk to seafarers, amid rumour of Scots U-turn
  • Maersk tops container line schedule reliability list with 82%
    SeaIntel places Danish carrier first followed by Hamburg Süd and MOL
  • Aframaxes face rocky road ahead as demand flattens while earnings stagnate
    Shorthaul specialists will not benefit from rising world oil demand
  • Insolvencies of KG ships increase due to weak bulker market
    Five vessels financed by GHF to be placed in rescue company until market improves
  • Malaysia to allow international ship arrests in its ports
    Amendment allows new area for shipping industry to seek arbitration
  • No repeat of 2009
    This time, container shipping's boardroom thinking may be a little different
  • SCI cancels three boxships from Cochin Shipyards over pricing
    Move is first sign that state-owned Indian line is slowing acquisition scheme
  • Box lines heading for 2011 losses despite 7% trade growth
    Lines only have themselves to blame, says Drewry
  • Secondhand VLCC values plummet to near scrap levels
    Twelve-year-old very large crude carrier sold for $28m, with its scrap value at $22m
  • No place to party
    Trinity Gardens, London's memorial to 35,000 merchant seafarers who lost their lives, has been hired as a drinking venue
  • Bangladesh sets up scrap monitoring team
    Recycling rates volatile across all four major markets
  • Patrick chief Paul Garaty resigns
    'Mutually-agreed separation' announced but no reasons given for departure
  • Mercator to buy two dredgers to add to fleet of five
    India's planned ports expansion to give many opportunities for dredging, says company
  • Salvors race worsening weather to pump fuel from stranded Rena
    Removing 1,700 tonnes of fuel oil is priority for owners and salvors
  • AMOU cancels Melbourne strike
    Traffic officers unprotected by union laws after 83% of workers vote for agreement
  • Chinese seafarers murdered on the Mekong River
    Twelve killings appear to be related to drugs found on ships
  • The monsoon is over and piracy is back worse than before
    Attacks are set to be more frequent, more violent and will target a wider range of assets
  • Sixth worker dies in Keppel accident
    Three others in intensive care after stern ramp fell on scaffolding at Subic facility

Fairplayweb site
OCTOBER 10, 2011
  • Hardball breakers on top
    TANKERS are faring better than bulkers in the scrap market, with end-buyers playing hardball on demolition candidates
  • NZ races weather in grounding
    WEATHER is today complicating the fight to contain a spill and pump fuel oil out of a box ship grounded near Astrolabe reef in New Zealand
  • Maersk sets up US wind venture
    MAERSK Line has set up a venture with a US partner to speed development of North American offshore power generation
  • SCI plans Indonesian JV despite warning
    SCI SAID today it plans a drybulk joint venture in Indonesia - even though just last week Delhi directed the government-owned group to brake such initiatives
  • Captain lost off Norway
    A MISSING captain of a sunken Norwegian coastal vessel was assumed dead today
  • SCF chairman replaced
    SERGEI Naryshkin, the Kremlin chief of staff, been replaced as chairman of Sovcomflot, the government-owned tanker operator
  • Rosneft makes a POINT
    RUSSIA'S government-owned oil company Rosneft has sharpened its focus in Asian by picking a Singapore group as its fuel oil broker
  • Reefer ship sales reported
    RUSSIA'S Murmantransflot has reportedly sold six reefer ships for $4M each to Greek buyers
  • Gap narrows on Aframax resale and scrap
    SHORT supply of 1990s-built Aframaxes is resulting in a tight gap between resale and scrap values for such vessels, a broking report indicated today
  • VLCCs docked in bargain basement
    BROKERS are still recovering today from last week's shock sale by Japan's Meiji Shipping of its 1999-built VLCC Takase for $28M
  • Inquiry begins as Subic toll rises
    REPAIR work on a car carrier at Keppel's Subic yard remained frozen today, as the death toll from last week's fatal accident rose to six over the weekend
  • KPM's net income rises
    KEPPEL Philippines Marine has posted a 23% increase in 2010 net income, to 831M pesos ($19.32M), from 676M pesos in 2009

The Journal of Commerceweb site
OCTOBER 10, 2011
  • Judge Says Labor Arbitrator Needed in EGT Dispute
    The judge handling the volatile jurisdictional dispute at a grain terminal in Washington provided little clarification of the situation by...
  • YRC Worldwide Plans Reverse Stock Split
    YRC Worldwide is moving toward a reverse stock split to boost the per share value of its common stock and...
  • Japan's Nagoya Container Traffic Up 4.9 Percent
    International container traffic during the first six months of 2011 at the Port of Nagoya rose 4.9 percent year-over-year, as...
  • Quality Distribution Expands Tanker Business
    Bulk chemical hauler Quality Distribution paid $8.5 million for Greensville Transport of Virginia, expanding its intermodal tank container business. ...
  • DOT Pays Out $7 Billion in 2011 Stimulus Funds
    The transportation piece of the Obama administration's 2009 stimulus program has paid out more than $7 billion in the first...
  • Ferrovial Trims BAA Stake Below 50 Percent
    Ferrovial cut its stake in BAA to below 50 percent, in a deal valuing the operator of London Heathrow, Europe's...
  • Air France-KLM Cargo Traffic Falls 3.4 Percent
    Air France-KLM's cargo traffic in September dipped 3.4 percent year-over-year as a steep decline on the Asia-Pacific network outweighed a...
  • Qatar Airways Adds North America Freighter Services
    Qatar Airways is launching scheduled freighter services to Atlanta, Houston and Toronto, the latest expansion in the Gulf Arab carrier's...
  • Philippines Airlines Resumes Cargo Operations
    Philippines Airlines' cargo business resumed last weekend after one of the country's largest cargo carriers completed the outsourcing of its...
  • Drewry Says Container Lines Face More Losses
    Excess capacity and insistence on chasing unprofitable market share will cause many container ship lines to lose money this year...
  • Myanmar Port to Open Up North East India Trade
    A $120 million port and multimodal transport project in Myanmar will open up international trade with India's isolated North East...
  • India Port Privatization Plan Suffers Setback
    India's port privatization program suffered a serious setback when all major shortlisted bidders pulled out of a tender to build...
  • Recession, Round Two?
    While economists and observers of trade flows have been debating contradictory data on the direction of the U.S. economy for...
  • Recalling a Recall
    Before the Food Safety and Modernization Act was signed into law at the beginning of the year, the Food and...
  • US, China Play Chicken
    The Obama administration in late September filed an unfair trade complaint with the World Trade Organization against China's anti-dumping and...
  • Rx for US Pharma Trade
    During the latest round of negotiations for the proposed Trans-Pacific Partnership in Chicago last month, U.S. officials unveiled a white...
  • Savannah Expands Reefer Capacity
    The Georgia Ports Authority approved a $4.75 million project that will expand the Port of Savannah's capacity for refrigerated container...
  • USDA Markets in Vietnam
    The U.S. Department of Agriculture in September held its first agricultural trade mission to Vietnam in Hanoi and Ho Chi...
  • Dublin to Get Cool Center
    The Dublin Airport Authority signed a deal with U.S.-based Lynxs Group to establish a major air freight hub at Ireland's...
  • Pork Exports Surge
    Exports of U.S. pork totaled 169,547 metric tons, valued at $480.1 million in July, an increase of 16 percent in...
  • US Beef Exports Head for Record
    Exports of U.S. beef in July set a new value record of $513.1 million on volume of 120,424 metric tons....
  • Apollo Expands LAX Capacity
    Apollo Freight, a specialist in perishables logistics, has begun construction on a 16,000-square-foot refrigerated center adjacent to Los Angeles International...
  • Meat Exports Guidelines Published
    The U.S. Meat Export Federation has published guidelines for managing and expediting the export of red meat products to Mexico....
  • Damco Expands Sun America Operation
    Damco, the freight forwarding arm of A.P. Moller-Maersk Group, finalized a deal with Sun America Imports, a U.S.-based import wholesaler...
  • Weber Wins Sweet Deal
    Weber Logistics has a new contract with German candy maker Storck to distribute more than a million cases of such...
  • Maersk Adds Ecuador Service
    Maersk Line has a new direct weekly service from Latin America to the Black Sea. Called Ecumed, the service links...
  • CSAV Seeks Partner
    Liner carrier CSAV says its board of directors will inject $1.2 billion into the company, and split the liner shipping...
  • Import Fee Factor
    Some in the perishables industry already are talking about lawsuits as the Food and Drug Administration rolls out new fees...
  • Warehouse Growth Thaws
    The refrigerated warehouse industry, like the rest of the cold chain, came through the recession without the dramatic drops in...
  • OWL Goes Twice as Cold
    Worldwide refrigerated trade is expected to grow at an unexciting but steady 3 percent annually for the next few years,...
  • Pursuing Perishables
    After a brief, recession-driven pause in growth in 2009, global perishable refrigerated trade expanded 3 percent in 2010, and is...
  • Dangerous Liaisons
    Q: We're a third-party distribution center operator, and often provide cross-dock services to our customers ' giving them a facility...
  • No Joking Matter
    There's an old joke, if you think economics can be funny, that goes, "Economics is the only field in which...
  • YRC Worldwide: Rogers Moves Up
    YRC Worldwide hopes to emulate the recent success of its regional carrier Holland on a broader scale by naming Jeff...
  • FedEx Freight: Merging to Profit
    FedEx Freight, the largest U.S. less-than-truckload carrier, increased revenue 6 percent in the last quarter to $1.33 billion...
  • Con-Way 'Recovering Margin'
    In some ways, Con-way Freight, with $3.1 billion in revenue last year, fared better over the past two years than...
  • LTL Carriers Clear the Slate
    Two years ago, the nation's largest trucking companies were locked in a no-discount-barred price war that slashed less-than-truckload rates across...
  • PierPass Gets Passing Grade
    Just how successful has PierPass been at the Port of Los Angeles-Long Beach? The nation's highest profile extended gate program...
  • Global Warming Chills Suez
    As container terminals up and down the 102-mile Suez Canal were closing briefly during Egypt's revolution last February, business through...
  • Suez Terminal Swings Back
    When political upheavals erupted across North Africa and the Middle East last February, it was just the beginning of a...
  • Reviewing Broker Contracts
    In establishing a broker business, every broker will have to learn to manage the details of contracts with motor carriers...
  • Reaping the Trade Harvest
    To U.S. farmers, the free trade agreements negotiated with South Korea, Colombia and Panama several years ago have been something...

Containerisation Internationalweb site
OCTOBER 10, 2011
  • Drewry predicts more doom and gloom for carriers
  • Fears for crew of long-term pirated ships
  • Rena disaster worsens
  • 'First option' for liners means more pain for boxship owners
  • China warns US on 'currency law'

TradeWindsweb site
OCTOBER 10, 2011
  • Offshore millionaire
    Powerful Norwegian anchor handler sets new high by pulling in NOK 1m per day charter hire.
  • Schoeller ship taken
    German group's tanker Cape Bird identified as the victim of Nigerian hijacking this weekend.
  • Port strike hits Kuwait
    Action by customs officers means delays for tankers loading in Persian Gulf country.
  • Star strikes loan deal
    Spyros Capralos-led dry bulk operator lightens overall debt burden and looks ahead to "further opportunities".
  • NYK: single-digit growth
    Japanese container line's chief Yasumi Kudo expects slim rise of 7% in volumes between Asia and the west this year.
  • Hijack fear for D'Alesio bulker
    Fate of dry-cargo newbuilding following pirate hit off Socotra unknown, sources say.
  • Red run to roll on
    Container lines will shoulder major losses next year unless drastic action is taken, Drewry says.
  • Ro-pax breaks free
    Near miss for research ship after Greek passenger vessel snaps six mooring lines in Italian storm.
  • Shares scupper Havila offer
    Offshore operator pulls plug on 'repair' offer as share values fall well below placement price.
  • Houston to welcome big ships
    Expanded Panama Canal will see more and larger ships calling at the southern US port.
  • Cashing in on rusted steel
    Is wearing a chunk of steel from a watery grave on your wrist high fashion or the depths of bad taste?
  • Pirates snatch tanker
    Chemical tanker hijacked off Lagos as West African piracy continues to escalate.
  • Rena oil washes up
    Black clumps appear on New Zealand beach as owner Costamare says grounded boxship's condition has not deteriorated.

American Shipperweb site
OCTOBER 10, 2011
  • Stars and stripes
  • A yearly boom and bust cycle?
    Drewry Shipping Consultants says "an excess of capacity on key routes, as well as poor discipline from carriers means that container shipping lines will not cover their cost of capital in 2011 and many will lose money once again." That gloomy outl...
  • Salvors start removing oil from boxship
    Maritime New Zealand said salvors are working to remove bunker fuel from the containership Rena which went aground last Wednesday on Astrolabe Reef near Tauranga Harbor off New Zealand's North Island. The government agency said workers began pumpi...
  • Containers for protest art
    An artist has created an artwork in Memorial Hill Park across the street from the Federal Reserve Bank of Kansas City, Mo., using standard freight containers.At the site, the stacked light colored containers spell out "IOU" and "USA" on the other. ...
  • Investors pump $55 million into Southern Air
    Oak Hill Capital Partners said it will invest an additional $55 million in Southern Air to help the all-cargo airline replace older aircraft in its fleet. The private equity firm has owned a majority stake in Southern Air since 2007. The air cargo c...
  • Industry groups warn Buy American 'backfires'
    A group of nearly 25 industry associations asked Capitol Hill lawmakers to avoid inclusion of additional "Buy American" provisions in the proposed American Jobs Act legislation. "When the United States erects onerous new Buy American barriers to i...
  • NY man, firm guilty of illegal computer exports
    Jeng "Jay" Shih, 54, a U.S. citizen, and his Queens, N.Y.-based company Sunrise Technologies and Trading Corp., pleaded guilty on Friday in the District of Columbia to conspiracy to illegally export U.S.-origin computers from the United States to ...
  • Radiant results reflect acquisition
    Radiant Logistics said it had a profit of $582,000 in the three months ending June 30, compared to $844,000 in the same period the prior year. The company said the results reflected its acquisition in April of DBA Distribution Services, which commo...
  • Port of Long Beach looks at new office
    Southern California's Port of Long Beach said it will discuss a potential lease or purchase of One World Trade Center in Long Beach at its board meeting on Monday. TheLos Angeles Timesreported the port has tentatively agreed to purchase the 27-sto...

The Bunker Bulletinweb site
OCTOBER 10, 2011
  • Rosneft sharpens focus on Asia
    POINT becomes exclusive fuel oil broker for the Russian supplier in South East Asia and the Far East of Russia.
  • State-owned shipping company chooses Salalah
    Port in Oman to become regional hub for India's SCI.
  • IFO prices steady in Fujairah
    No quotes for Durban.
  • North European bunker markets firm
    Hellenic refinery workers in Greece have announced strike, starting Tuesday.
  • EU ship emissions down 10% in 2010
    Decoupling emissions from economic growth sets EU on target to overachieve on Kyoto Protocol target.
  • Supplier outlines plans for growth
    Gulf Petrochem India will start new supply operations when Pipavav terminal comes on stream.
  • St. Petersburg showing signs of recovery
    Freight throughput up and bunkering volumes 'at pre-crisis level'.
  • Cruise line wins Marine Environment Protection Award
    Royal Caribbean's efforts recognised by the North American Marine Environment Protection Association.
  • Week starts with mixed bunker prices at major ports
    Supplies of bunker material mixed at key Asian ports on Monday.
  • World excess of tankers may be limited by slowing speeds
    Tanker market currently "bottoming," says CEO of Teekay.
  • Shipowners 'bear brunt' of voyage deviation bunker costs
    Additional bunkers spent to avoid pirate infested areas has 'more impact' on shipowners' overall earnings.
  • Glander promotes veteran staff to President
    Larry Messina has been in the bunker business for over 30 years.
  • Bunker barge pumps oil off grounded vessel
    Salvage operations suspended due to poor weather conditions.

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In the second quarter, container traffic in the port of Genoa fell by -2.8% while in Savona-Vado it grew by +76.3%
Genoa
In the Ligurian capital, the transhipment share decreased, while the Savona port benefited.
Fincantieri records strong growth in half-year financial performance and new orders
Rome
In the first six months of 2025, orders totaled 14.7 billion euros (+93.5%)
In the second quarter, naval traffic through the Suez Canal decreased by -6.2%
In the second quarter, naval traffic through the Suez Canal decreased by -6.2%
Cairo
1,248 tankers (-2.7%) and 1,826 other types of vessels (-8.5%) passed through
CMA CGM's net profit fell by 140% in the second quarter.
Marseille
Revenues stable. The French shipping group is interested in acquiring Hutchison Ports' terminals.
Royal Caribbean closes second quarter with record net profit
Miami
The April-June period was very positive
Union Pacific and Norfolk Southern announced a merger agreement today.
Union Pacific and Norfolk Southern announced a merger agreement today.
Omaha/Atlanta
First coast-to-coast cargo rail network
Gurrieri resigns as Special Commissioner of the Eastern Adriatic Sea Port Authority
Trieste
The atypical reverse charge for the logistics sector will become applicable tomorrow
Milan
Ruggerone (Assologistica): one of the most strategic reforms we helped build is being implemented
Policy brief on cyber threats that pose risks to port infrastructure
Tallinn
It was developed by the NATO Cyber Defence Centre of Excellence
Interferry urges the EU Commission to harmonize its shipping decarbonization regulations with those of the IMO
Victoria
Failure to align - the association warned - will force shipping companies to pay twice for emissions.
In the second quarter of 2025, Chinese seaports handled 79.1 million containers (+6.1%)
Beijing
Total freight traffic was three billion tons (+3.3%), of which 1.3 billion tons were with foreign countries (+1.9%).
CK Hutchison announces plans to include a Chinese investor in the consortium to sell Hutchison Ports
Hong Kong
Without the participation of the COSCO shipping group, China would not authorize the sale
Sri Lanka's Supreme Court has awarded compensation of $1 billion over the X-Press Pearl accident.
Sri Lanka's Supreme Court has awarded compensation of $1 billion over the X-Press Pearl accident.
Columbus
The container ship caught fire and sank near the port of Colombo
The Greek government sends a tugboat to the Red Sea to assist ships that may be attacked by the Houthis.
The Greek government sends a tugboat to the Red Sea to assist ships that may be attacked by the Houthis.
Piraeus
The AHTS "Giant" is leaving
Saipem and Subsea7 have signed a binding merger agreement.
Saipem and Subsea7 have signed a binding merger agreement.
Milan/Luxembourg
The transaction is expected to close in the second half of 2026.
In the second quarter, the port of Valencia handled over 1.5 million containers (+4.0%)
In the first half of 2025, the amount of new orders to Chinese shipyards fell by -18.2%
Beijing
A decrease of -3.5% in new construction completed in the period was recorded
In the second quarter of 2025, freight traffic in the port of Trieste grew by +3.7%
Trieste
Bulk cargo increased. Miscellaneous cargo fell by 13.2%.
CMA CGM and TotalEnergies form joint venture for LNG bunkering in the Port of Rotterdam.
Marseille
Agreement to supply 360,000 tons of liquefied natural gas per year to the French group's ships
In the second quarter of 2025, freight traffic in Spanish ports decreased by -4.7%
Madrid
All the main product categories are decreasing except for conventional goods
Brookfield Asset Management to sell 49% of British port group PD Ports to Spain's Pontegadea
Middlesbrough
The English company has over 1,400 employees
In the quarter April-June, freight traffic in the port of Rotterdam decreased by -2.3%
In the quarter April-June, freight traffic in the port of Rotterdam decreased by -2.3%
Rotterdam
The port authority is alarmed by the state of crisis in the national industry.
The electrification of the docks in the ports of Livorno, Piombino and Portoferraio is proceeding according to plan.
Third dock for cruise traffic in the port of Catania
Catania
Pier 25's restyling completed
Another quarter of decline in freight traffic at the port of Algeciras
Algeciras
In the period April-June, containers amounted to 1.24 million TEUs (+1.0%)
A new tax applied to cruise passengers disembarking in national ports came into force today in Greece.
Athens
Belgian rail freight company Lineas receives €61 million government loan
Brussels
The measure was approved last night by the restricted council of ministers
ERTMS installation completed on 1,400 kilometers of Italian railway network
Rome
The project is financed with 2.5 billion euros from PNRR funds.
Wärtsilä's quarterly financial and commercial results are positive.
Helsinki
The Marine Electrical Systems division will be sold to the Italian company VINCI Energies.
In the port of Barcelona the number of cruise terminals will be reduced from seven to five
In the port of Barcelona the number of cruise terminals will be reduced from seven to five
Barcelona
The mayor: For the first time in history, a limit is placed on the growth of cruises in the city.
MSC and Moby have presented their commitments to meet the AGCM's requirements.
Rome
Shipping Agencies Services will sell its 49% stake in Moby, waiving the consideration in favor of the majority shareholder. Moby commits to completely repaying its debt to SAS.
Fincantieri confirms its interest in the development of American shipbuilding
Fincantieri confirms its interest in the development of American shipbuilding
Washington
Folgiero: Commitment to deliver next-generation capabilities in full alignment with U.S. strategic priorities
The Chamber of Deputies has approved the appointment of four presidents of Italian Port System Authorities.
Rome
The names proposed for the Port System Authorities of the Southern Adriatic, Central-Northern Tyrrhenian, Western Liguria, and Eastern Liguria have been approved. Voting on the Northern Tyrrhenian Authority has been postponed.
Information exchange between state administrations for the digitalization of the maritime sector begins
Rome
The first operational meeting at the Coast Guard General Command in Rome
The Clean Maritime Fuels Platform suggests measures to support the production and distribution of clean marine fuels
COSCO Shipping Ports sets new monthly and quarterly container traffic records
Hong Kong
In the period April-June, 29.4 million TEUs were handled (+4.5%)
Sharp increase in cases of seafarers abandoning their ships
London
2,286 crew members from 222 ships involved as of early 2025
Global freight traffic saw strong growth in the first quarter of this year in anticipation of new tariffs
Global freight traffic saw strong growth in the first quarter of this year in anticipation of new tariffs
Geneva
North America saw the strongest quarterly growth in imports
In the port of Antwerp-Bruges containers and rolling stock are increasing and other types of goods are decreasing
Antwerp
Traffic congestion continues at the airport, with the situation on the landside becoming critical
A study denounces the delay of European ports in equipping themselves with cold ironing facilities.
Brussels/Pozzallo
The tender to electrify the docks of the port of Pozzallo has begun.
T&E proposes to include more non-EU transhipment ports to avoid carbon leakage
Brussels
The association calls on the EU Commission to reduce the current threshold of 65% of transhipment traffic
Federlogistica urges the immediate establishment of a control room on tariffs
Genoa
The aim is also to eliminate extra costs caused by bureaucracy.
Containerized cargo handled through the port of Singapore fell by 2.9% in the second quarter.
Singapore
Last May, ship transits through the Suez Canal decreased by -6.8%
Last May, ship transits through the Suez Canal decreased by -6.8%
Cairo
The negative trend continued in June and early July
Terminal operators are not at all satisfied with a policy that seems to have no interest in ports
Rome
Cognolato: It is essential to close the ongoing trials on several fronts.
The largest ship ever to dock at Cagliari's Porto Canale at the MITO terminal.
Milan
The container ship "MSC Venice" with a capacity of 16,652 TEU arrived yesterday
On 5 and 6 November in Lisbon a summit called by the ILA against automation in the maritime and port sector
On 5 and 6 November in Lisbon a summit called by the ILA against automation in the maritime and port sector
North Bergen/Metzingen
South Korean HD Hyundai, together with German NEURA Robotics, will develop and test welding robots in shipyards
The toll of the horrific attack on the bulk carrier Eternity C in the Red Sea is still uncertain.
Mandaluyong/London/Brussels
Joint statement by ICS, BIMCO, European Shipowners, Intercargo and Intertanko
In the first half of 2025, bulk cargo increased and general cargo decreased in the port of Marseille-Fos
Marseille
Cruise passengers increase by +5%
The Senate has approved the framework law on interports
Rome
UIR, gives the Italian interport system a modern, orderly and coherent regulatory framework
Carlo De Ruvo was elected president of Confetra
Rome
Among the challenges, the uncontrolled expansion of large logistics groups and their concentration
Number of pirate attacks on ships still high in the second quarter of 2025
Number of pirate attacks on ships still high in the second quarter of 2025
Kuala Lumpur
The number of acts of violence against crews is decreasing
Telemar and TNL Group merger agreement
Telemar and TNL Group merger agreement
Oslo/Athens/Paris
One of the top three operators in the OT/IoT services market for the maritime and superyacht sectors will be created
Attacks on ships in the Red Sea still cause deaths among seafarers
Portsmouth
Liberian-flagged bulk carrier " Eternity C" targeted
Canadian shipbuilding company Davie acquires second shipyard in Finland
Helsinki/Pori
It will buy the Enersense Offshore shipyard
Amendment on Port Labor Supply Agencies Approved
Rome
Immediate transformation into Agencies authorised to provide temporary port work
Salvini appoints a manager of a private shipping company from Campania as president of the regional AdSP
Rome
This is Eliseo Cuccaro, CEO of Alilauro
Extend the application of the 0.1% sulphur limit in marine fuels globally
Extend the application of the 0.1% sulphur limit in marine fuels globally
Berlin
This is proposed by an analysis by the International Council on Clean Transportation
IMO and EU condemn renewed attacks on ships in the Red Sea
London/Brussels
Dominguez: New violation of international law and freedom of navigation
In the second quarter of this year, Finnlines' revenues decreased by -5.0%.
Helsinki
Net profit of 26.1 million euros (+7.7%)
Container traffic in the Port of New York remained stable in the April-June quarter.
New York
An increase of +4.9% was recorded in the first half of 2025
The Chamber of Deputies approves the appointment of the presidents of five Port System Authorities.
Rome
They are Davide Gariglio, Francesco Rizzo, Eliseo Cuccaro, Francesco Benevolo and Giovanni Gugliotti
Latrofa appointed extraordinary commissioner of the Port Authority of the Central-Northern Tyrrhenian Sea
Rome
Ministerial decree signed
The PNRR tender for interports has been reopened.
Rome
Resources available amounting to 2.2 million euros
Port of Livorno: Workers are the priority in the LTM crisis
Livorno
UPS's quarterly earnings performance declines
Atlanta
Net income in the April-June quarter was $1.28 billion (-8.9%)
Approval for the 2025 budget variation of the Southern Tyrrhenian and Ionian Sea Port Authority.
Gioia Tauro
500 thousand euros for the 49% share held by the Port Agency company
FHP Group acquires the remaining 10% stake in Lotras
Milan/Foggia
The integration between Lotras and CFI Intermodal will begin to create FHP Intermodal.
OITAF scientific document on good practices in the logistics and transport of fresh fruit and vegetables
Milan
The Northern Tyrrhenian Sea Port Authority has joined the PLIKA
Livorno
Platform dedicated to training, innovation and knowledge sharing in the logistics and port sectors
Matteo Paroli's nomination as president of the Western Ligurian Sea Port Authority has been signed.
Rome
He has a degree in law and a specialization in administrative law.
Container throughput increases in Haropa Port, while bulk cargo decreases.
Le Havre
In the first half of this year, containers were 1.51 million TEUs (+4%)
Bureau Veritas reports a 9.8% quarterly increase in revenues in the Marine & Offshore segment
Courbevoie
Kalmar and Konecranes increase new orders in the April-June quarter
Helsinki
The turnover of the two Finnish companies is slightly increasing
Container traffic in the port of Barcelona fell by 12.2% in the second quarter.
Barcelona
Assiterminal threatens a new wave of appeals against regulations it believes are damaging to port operations
Genoa
2M Logistics signs an agreement with Salerno-based Gallozzi
Barendrecht
The Dutch company will represent GF Logistics, a subsidiary of the Italian group, in the Benelux region.
Swiss company Kuehne+Nagel's quarterly profits fell
Schindellegi
In the period April-June of this year, net turnover grew by +1.7%
Yang Ming orders three 8,000 TEU container ships from Nihon Shipyard and Imabari Shipbuilding
Keelung/Imabari
Contract valued at $351.3-394.5 million
Italia Nostra reiterates its strong concerns about the construction of the Fiumicino-Isola Sacra port.
Rome
European maritime cities, destinations for cruise tourism - the association highlights - denounce the phenomenon of over-tourism in the cruise sector
Egypt's first automotive terminal has come into operation at Port Said East.
East Port Said
It can accommodate two car carriers at the same time
SAILING LIST
Visual Sailing List
Departure ports
Arrival ports by:
- alphabetical order
- country
- geographical areas
Tepsa has acquired a liquid bulk terminal in the port of Rotterdam.
Singapore/Rotterdam
It was sold by Global Energy Storage Holdings
The Spinelli Group has approved its 2024 sustainability report.
Genoa
Of the company's 616 direct employees, 49% are under the age of 50.
In the second quarter of this year, cargo traffic in Turkish ports grew by +1.6%
Ankara
Cargoes to and from Italy amounted to 12.7 million tons (+10.1%)
Extension of the Simplified Logistics Zone for Genoa Ports and Dry Ports to the Savona, Vado Ligure, and Bergeggi areas.
Genoa
Approval from the ZLS Steering Committee
Isotta Fraschini Motori has inaugurated a new production line for hydrogen fuel cell systems in Bari.
Trieste
They will be used for naval and land solutions
The Grande Shanghai , the Grimaldi Group's first ammonia-ready car carrier, has been christened.
Naples
It has a load capacity of 9,000 CEUs.
The Port of Genoa, FILT, and UILT have declared a five-day strike at the Bettolo Terminal.
Genoa
Fit Cisl Liguria expressed solidarity with the workers
The tender for the dredging of the commercial dock basin at the port of Ancona has been published.
Ancona
The removal of approximately 730 thousand cubic meters of sediment is planned
Tender for the restoration and enhancement of docks 32 and 33 in the Deep Sea Zone of the port of Savona
Genoa
An investment of over 6.7 million euros is expected
There are 1,100 workers in Palermo directly employed in the seaside tourism sector
Palermo
This year, cruise traffic is expected to grow by 9.4% in the port of the Sicilian capital.
Six-month growth of +9% in freight on the St. Petersburg-India/China maritime route
Fly
FESCO operates six vessels in the service
Port of Trieste: Special Commissioner Gurrieri under investigation for money laundering
Trieste
I am certain - he declared - that I can demonstrate that I acted legally, in full transparency.
Vard signs new contract for the construction of two CSOVs
Trieste
The vessels will be used to support operations in the offshore wind sector
UIR welcomes the publication of the tender for the digitalization of the logistics chain.
Rome
Di Caterina (ALIS): a concrete tool that enhances the needs of businesses and strengthens the logistics system
GNV celebrated its first ten years of activity on the Italy-Albania route
Durres
During the period, the company's ships carried over 1.25 million passengers
A shipment of over 1.2 tons of marijuana was seized at the port of Gioia Tauro.
Reggio Calabria/Catanzaro
Members of a criminal organization that imported drugs from South America through European ports and airports have been arrested.
Yang Ming orders Hanwha Ocean to build seven 15,000 TEU dual-fuel containerships
Keelung
They will be delivered between 2028 and 2029
Walden to sell healthcare logistics business to Yusen Logistics
Paris
Exclusive negotiations announced
Solinas (Sardinian Action Party) is not at all satisfied with the state of Sardinian ports
Cagliari
The immediate establishment of a special commission is urged
ANSI welcomes the introduction of the information dashboard for managing private procurement contracts in logistics.
Rome
D'Angelo: it will allow the country to take another step forward
Russo (Confcommercio): excluding road transport from the PNRR funding was shortsighted.
Rome
First bulletin from the Freight Insights Observatory produced by the National Center for Sustainable Mobility
ABB Group posts sharp growth in quarterly financial and business performance
Zurich
In the period April-June the value of new orders grew by +16.0%
Informal consultations have begun on the preliminary proposal for the new Ancona Port Master Plan.
Ancona
Eleven meetings scheduled for July
Program agreement for preparatory and functional interventions for the construction of the bridge over the Strait of Messina
Rome
It was signed today in Rome
Project to develop an ecological station for the treatment of wastewater from ships
Naples
Initiative of the Neapolitan Group of the Cenere and Iello Landing
Assiterminal urges against bringing sediment from the Bagnoli dredging project into the port of Naples.
Genoa
Cognolato and Ferrari: It is essential to safeguard the full functionality of the commercial port's activities.
Container traffic at the Port of Long Beach fell 3.4% in the second quarter.
Long Beach
A decline of -16.4% was recorded in June
Paolo Pessina has been appointed vice president of Conftrasporto-Confcommercio.
Rome
He is president of the national federation of maritime agents and brokers
Container traffic in the port of Hong Kong decreased by -8.2% in the second quarter
Hong Kong
A decrease of -13.7% was recorded in June
Cuneo-based logistics company Nord Ovest is seeing growing financial results.
Wedge
Construction work on a new depot in Mondovì will be completed in early 2026.
Container traffic at the Port of Los Angeles grows driven by fears of new tariffs
Los Angeles
June saw the highest volume ever recorded for this month
The Management Committee of the Sardinia Sea Port Authority has adopted the DPSS
Cagliari
Green light for the concession to MITO and the appeal against the rejection of Olbia's dredging project.
Three events in Genoa for three new Explora Journeys cruise ships.
Genoa
A technical launch, a coin laying and the cutting of the first sheet metal were carried out at the Fincantieri shipyard
Grimaldi sells 5% of Terminal Darsena Toscana to Livorno Port Company
Naples/Livorno
Option to purchase an additional 5% of the share capital
Concession agreement signed that assigns management of the port of Tartous to DP World
Damascus
It has a lifespan of 30 years
Matteo Gasparato appointed president of the Northern Adriatic Sea Port Authority
Rome
He was appointed extraordinary commissioner of the same port authority
Meeting in Rome between the heads of ESPO and Assoporti
Rome
Among the topics addressed, the competitiveness of European ports in the current global context
Chinese airline OOCL reports quarterly decline in scheduled service revenues
Hong Kong
Cargo transported by the company's ships is increasing
Collaboration between the Ukrainian Sea Ports Authority and the Western Ligurian Sea Port Authority
Rome
Agreement with an initial duration of five years
Survey in Germany on the prospects of companies in the maritime, port and shipbuilding sectors
Hamburg
Shipowners are more concerned. Positive prospects for ports and shipyards.
Port of Augusta: Work begins on a third bridge connecting the island to the mainland.
Augusta
Work worth over 20 million euros
Vard signs contract with InkFish for new research vessel
Trieste
The deal is worth more than 200 million euros.
1.1 billion euros will be invested in the port of Hamburg to strengthen the container sector
Hamburg
Improving accessibility and port infrastructure in the Waltershofer Hafen area
Meyer Turku delivered the new Star of the Seas cruise ship to Royal Caribbean
Turku
It has a gross tonnage of 250,800 tons
ESPO calls for increased funding for ports under the next EU Multiannual Financial Framework
Brussels
The CEF programme funds have proven to be far from sufficient
Fincantieri delivers the new Oceania Allura cruise ship to Oceania Cruises.
Miami/Trieste
Two additional Sonata-class ships have been converted into orders.
PORTS
Italian Ports:
Ancona Genoa Ravenna
Augusta Gioia Tauro Salerno
Bari La Spezia Savona
Brindisi Leghorn Taranto
Cagliari Naples Trapani
Carrara Palermo Trieste
Civitavecchia Piombino Venice
Italian Interports: list World Ports: map
DATABASE
ShipownersShipbuilding and Shiprepairing Yards
ForwardersShip Suppliers
Shipping AgentsTruckers
MEETINGS
Confindustria event on the sea economy in Rome on July 15th
Rome
The public meeting of the International Containers Studies Center will be held in Genoa on July 2nd
Genoa
››› Meetings File
PRESS REVIEW
Why Malta is objecting to a new price cap on Russian oil
(timesofmalta.com)
US has its eye on Greek ports
(Kathimerini)
››› Press Review File
FORUM of Shipping
and Logistics
Intervento del presidente Tomaso Cognolato
Roma, 19 giugno 2025
››› File
Uniport: Bringing debris from Bagnoli to the port of Naples would postpone long-awaited dredging.
Rome
Legora de Feo: It's necessary to find alternative solutions.
Taiwanese companies Evergreen, Yang Ming and WHL saw sharp declines in quarterly revenues.
Keelung/Taipei
In the period April-June it fell by -18.7%, -26.5% and -8.6% respectively
The establishment of the Information Dashboard for the management of private procurement contracts in logistics has been approved.
In May, freight traffic in the port of Ravenna grew by +1.4%
Ravenna
Bulk cargo is on the rise. Miscellaneous cargo is on the decline.
EU approves joint purchase of port equipment by terminal operators
Brussels
Joint definition of minimum technical specifications of equipment is also permitted
Serbian energy group EPS will import coal through the Montenegrin port of Bar
Bar
Currently imports from Indonesia pass through the port of Constanta
Fincantieri Foundation and Luiss University launch a project to strengthen the safety of underwater infrastructure.
Trieste
Among the objectives, contribute to the definition of a specific regulatory framework
Freewheeling: The government's U-turn on anti-mafia controls in the road haulage sector is a welcome development.
Modena
Franchini: If the government has realized it made a mistake, that's good news.
Agostinelli (AdSP Tirreno Meridionale e Ionio): the amendment that allows for the early transformation of the Gioia Tauro Port Agency is extremely important.
Confindustria's event on the maritime economy will take place in Rome on July 15th.
Rome
The confederation's strategic document on the sector will be presented
Kerala seeks $1.1 billion from MSC in damages over MSC Elsa 3 sinking
Thiruvananthapuram
Temporary detention of the vessel "MSC Akuteta II" granted
Trasportounito requests the cancellation of the renewal procedure of the Central Committee of the Register of Hauliers
Rome
New seizure of a load of cocaine in the port of Gioia Tauro
Reggio Calabria
16 bags containing 417 kilos of drugs were found in a container
MOL and Kinetics to build world's first floating data center
Tokyo
It will be installed on a vessel of 9,731 gross tonnage
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