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October 12, 2011
The Business Timesweb site
Shipping News
  • Idle tankers seen hitting 2-decade high
    Owners of supertankers, losing money for a sixth consecutive quarter, will probably idle the most ships in more than two decades as they contend with a glut that has driven charter rates to the lowest in at least 14 years.
  • Baltic dry index rises for 4th session
    The Baltic Exchange's main sea freight index, which tracks rates to ship dry commodities, rose for a fourth session on Monday helped by expectation of firmer Chinese iron ore demand and buoyant grains exports from the US.
Strait Talk
  • Owners under pressure
    CURRENT tanker market rates are consistently below shipowners' operating costs. That, at least, is the view of tanker owners' group Intertanko.

The Business Timesweb site
Shipping News
  • Idle tankers seen hitting 2-decade high
    Owners of supertankers, losing money for a sixth consecutive quarter, will probably idle the most ships in more than two decades as they contend with a glut that has driven charter rates to the lowest in at least 14 years.
  • Baltic dry index rises for 4th session
    The Baltic Exchange's main sea freight index, which tracks rates to ship dry commodities, rose for a fourth session on Monday helped by expectation of firmer Chinese iron ore demand and buoyant grains exports from the US.
Strait Talk
  • Owners under pressure
    CURRENT tanker market rates are consistently below shipowners' operating costs. That, at least, is the view of tanker owners' group Intertanko.

Sched Netweb site
  • Grand Alliance to end JCX transpacific service from late October
  • Fuel oil from grounded Rena washes ashore, sparking high-level eco-anger
  • Short-lived Far East-Australia peak season loop comes to an end
  • Kanway Line launches Hong Kong-Vietnam service from mid-October
  • CSAV shareholders invest US$1.2 billion - mostly to buy 9 new ships
  • Belgium's bpost purchases Hong Kong's Citipost Asia
  • Costamare pays US$90 million on 2 ships chartered long term to MSC
  • Felixstowe adds services to Manchester through GB Railfreight link
  • Port Klang to build third box terminal to meet 9.6 million TEU demand
  • Westbound transpacific rate to rise in $200/TEU range from November
  • Cadiz box shop to build with European Investment Bank US$80.2 million loan
  • Shipping Corporation of India pulls back, says no to 'pricey' Cochin yard
  • Malcolm Rail sets up Teesport-Scotch express intermodal service
  • Dachser opens third Eurohub in central France costing US$13.6 million
  • Emirates SkyCargo starts B777F service to Hong Kong, Australasia
  • TIACA calls for industry-wide, multi-state fight against EU carbon credits
  • Oak Hill invests US$55 million in Southern Air cargo unit to upgrade fleet

Exim Indiaweb site
  • MSC a double winner at MALA 2011
  • SCI's fundamentals, including financials,remain strong, stress Mohandas, Hajara
  • US dredging firm sets foot in India
  • AMCT handles maiden vessel call of TS Lines' IMX service
  • Govt to award road contracts for 7,300 km in 2011: PM
  • IATA upgrades industry's profit forecast to $ 6.9 bn
  • Infra funding may fall 12 pc short of 11th Plan target: Montek
  • WTO advises India to simplify import permit, tariff regime

International Transport Journalweb site
OCTOBER 11, 2011
  • Adidas lays foundation for world's biggest distribution centre
    Adidas recently laid the foundations for the group's biggest distribution centre in the presence of invited guests in the Niedersachsenpark. It is to be opened in the first half of...
  • Sieber Group integrates subsidiaries fully
    The two subsidiaries of the Swiss transport and logistics group, Sieber Transport - Haldemann & Co and Francey Transports - were given new company names and a fresh image in Oc...
  • Trenitalia back to profit
    The Italian national rail operator FS managed to grow its profits by 165% in the first six months of 2011. The company says that with a net profit of EUR 90 million, the company is...
  • B-triple truck to be allowed on South Australia's major highways?
    Giant triple-trailer trucks will soon be allowed on South Australia's major highways in a plan that is being championed by the National Transport Commission. The commission will th...
  • Johan Wall resigns as CEO of Bisnode
    Johan Wall leaves his position as CEO of Bisnode. Fredrik 'kerman, business area director and CFO of Bisnode, has been appointed to serve as acting CEO until a replacement has been...
  • UK freight forwarders urged to support Fairfuel UK campaign petition
    The British International Freight Association (BIFA) has called on its members to support the FairFuelUK campaign. According to calculations by the Road Haulage Association (RHA), ...
  • Russian Railways to develop container shipping on international routes
    Russian Railways' board has approved an integrated development concept for the container business of its holding company. The impetus to develop this concept stems from the fact th...
  • DHL shortens transit times for LCL shipments
    DHL Global Forwarding, the Deutsche Post DHL Group's specialist for air and seafreight, has established three new direct connections between Germany and the African continent. Tran...
  • Imports and exports fall in Q2 at port of Turku
    Cargo transports through the port of Turku totalled 1.9 million t at the end of August, down 3.7% on the same period in 2010. International cargo transports accounted for 1.7 milli...
  • Horizon Lines saved from bankruptcy
    Horizon Lines has conclude a complex financial restructuring programme worth USD 650 million, which has protected the company from going bankrupt. Stephen Fraser, Horizon CEO, said...
  • Avient and Liege airport strengthen their commitment
    In a highly visible display of the continuing relationship between all cargo carriers, Avient and Liege airport, Belgium, from where the African cargo specialist operates its Europ...
  • Ethiopian Airlines temporarily adjusts Far East service
    From today until 27 November, Ethiopian Airlines is adjusting its service to China and Thailand. The airline during this period will be servicing Addis Ababa - Guangzhou non-stop s...
  • Arik Air orders two Boeing 747-8 Intercontinentals
    Boeing and Nigeria's Arik Air last Friday announced a deal for two 747-8 Intercontinental airplanes. The order is valued at USD 635 million at list prices and was previously attrib...

Marine Logweb site
OCTOBER 11, 2011
  • Explosives-laden barge refloated after grounding in Rosario Strait
  • Massport takes delivery of new fireboat
  • ASL Shipyard books orders for five vessels
  • Inland Salvage completes lightering and salvage of sunken hopper barge

World Wide Shipperweb site
OCTOBER 11, 2011
  • Grounded dry-cargo barge refloated in Rosario Strait
  • 2011 Connie Award going to past Sea-Land Services president
  • Crowley Maritime executive joins Puerto Rican Sports Hall of Fame
  • Hamburg Sud christens new 7,100 TEU container ship
  • Boeing opens Beijing office to serve China's aviation industry

Lloyd's Listweb site
OCTOBER 11, 2011
  • Optimistic forecasts ring true
    DVB's spring projections of a healthier VLGC shipping market were on the mark
  • Maersk Tankers spreads LPG fleet risk
    Handysizes add flexibility amid long-term uncertainty in VLGC market
  • LPG trade patterns undergo changes
    New liquefied petroleum gas supply and demand picture alters carrier trades
  • Maersk Tankers warns of oversupply dampening VLGC rate rises
    Very large gas carriers need to earn today's high rate for 25 years to see long-term benefits
  • Q&A: Richard Turner, RSA
    RSA's global head of marine discusses its global restructure, his new role at IUMI and the issue of piracy
  • Mandatory measures to weigh cargo by 2013
    But questions remain over implementation
  • Not if, but when
    Industry divided over the best point at which to weigh containers
  • Opinion: weighing up the impact
    In the worst case, overweight containers could cause extreme rolling, resulting in damage to other cargo, structural damage to the ship, injury to crew and even capsize and loss of the vessel
  • Cruise industry leads search for sulphur loophole
    Different definitions of IMO equivalence could lead to patchwork of rules
  • Seaboard Marine to close Bahamas subsidiary
    US liner firm will quit Nassau with loss of 29 jobs
  • Scientists have a duty to guard against bias
    As R&D budgets are cut, objective studies are vital if we are to deal with causes of pollution
  • Buying into contrarian investing is for the brave
    Stake my retirement prosperity on the vacillations of the Baltic Dry Index? Not blooming likely
  • Piracy threat eats away at tanker daily earnings
    Owners divert vessels to longer, more expensive route
  • Suezmax rates soar in Mediterranean
    Delays in Turkish Straits reduce availability, sending earnings up $20,000 in a day
  • Greek owner wins asset injunction against Grand China Logistics
    Court order follows three missed hire instalments on capesize bulker charter
  • Where will pirates go next?
    This resilient business model has led to avenues of expansion before, and is poised to do so again
  • Calls for UN naval task force to combat piracy
    Lack of co-ordination from individual states makes Indian Ocean soft target for pirates
  • UK and US forces free Montecristo
    Italian bulker released and crew secured
  • Far East refineries boost volume of oil shipped from Opec members
    Western refineries take less from Opec
  • Taking responsibility
    What is missing from the struggle against piracy is political commitment from governments
  • Sovcomflot chairman steps down
    Chief of staff Sergei Naryshkin replaced in line with new government bar on senior ministers
  • BW Group refinancing would strengthen funding options
    Singapore-based tanker and offshore owner builds resilience amid grim earnings outlook
  • APM Terminals wins Port of Gothenburg concession
    Contract to operate box terminal will bring investment in three super post-panamax cranes
  • Historical perspective
    The Rena grounding threatens to be a major incident in New Zealand's maritime history, but is a long way from being the worst
  • Container sector will need $57bn to pay for ordered ships
    Alphaliner warns that capital commitments will place an extra strain on balance sheets already beset by losses
  • Opec cuts world oil demand growth forecast
    Global economic uncertainty and drop in China and India consumption are factors
  • New Zealand dubs Rena spill 'worst maritime disaster'
    Amount of leaked oil is higher than original estimates as weather worsens and crew evacuated
  • ICS chairman says industry 'at end of our tether' on piracy
    Spyros Polemis calls on Indian Navy to focus its efforts on inhibiting mothership activities
  • Legal experts urge Brussels to redraft Rotterdam Rules
    Bid to bring uniformity to sea carriage law has fallen flat

Fairplayweb site
OCTOBER 11, 2011
  • Now Rena's fuel oil is spilling
    AS RENA, the grounded box ship, gushed oil into the pristine Bay of Plenty today, environment minister Nick Smith called the casualty "the most significant maritime environmental disaster in New Zealand's history"
  • Slack owners who abet pirates targeted
    LANGUAGE has been added to a bill that would require the White House to publicise the names of shipowners who ignore best practices against piracy
  • Blast forces new Nigerian force majeure
    ANOTHER pipeline explosion has forced Shell's Nigerian subsidiary to invoke a new force majeure on oil tanker cargoes, IHS World Markets Energy reported today
  • Voyage tests Kazakhstan-Iran crude swaps
    CRUDE is being transported today from Kazakhstan's port of Aqtau to Iran's Caspian port of Nekah, to test resumption of oil swaps, IHS World Markets Energy reported today
  • APM wins terminal concession in Gothenberg
    APM TERMINALS said today it has signed a concession to manage Gothenberg's Skandia Container Terminal for 25 years
  • Strikers disrupt Kuwait tanker traffic
    CUSTOMS workers striking over pay in Kuwait are reportedly blocking tanker exports
  • $246M Korea-Brazil pulp deal agreed
    SOUTH Korea's STX Pan Ocean said today it has entered the wood pulp sector with a $246M charter with Brazil's Fibria Celulose
  • Jamaica reveals expansion cost for port
    KINGSTON Container Terminal is planning $780M in private and public investments, according to Port Authority of Jamaica chairman Noel Hylton
  • Cocaine sniffed in Suape
    POLICE have reportedly seized more than half a tonne of cocaine in containers at the Brazilian port of Suape
  • Italy said to pledge military ship guards
    ITALY has reportedly pledged to post military forces on its merchant vessels to oppose pirates
  • Polemis highlights India piracy toll
    INDIA'S seafarers are paying a high price for the failure to curb piracy, ICS chairman Spyros Polemis has warned
  • Malaysia seeks to tighten tax loophole
    MALAYSIA'S 2012 budget has proposed cutting income tax exemptions for domestic-flagged ships from 100% to 70% of statutory income
  • Oz approval could lead to port expansions
    AUSTRALIA'S $30Bn Olympic Dam mine project has received environmental approval, increasing prospects for two port expansions
  • Taiwan to bar single-hull tankers
    TAIWAN has warned that foreign-flag, single-hulled tankers would be barred from its ports within a year
  • China yard blowback warned on VLCCs
    CHINA'S efforts to encourage its owners to build ships at domestic yards could hurt VLCC market prospects, a London broker has warned

The Journal of Commerceweb site
OCTOBER 11, 2011
  • Diesel Falls to Under $4 a Gallon Nationwide
    Diesel prices across the United States fell 2.8 cents in the ending Oct. 10, dropping down to under $4 per...
  • Southern Air Gets $55 Million to Expand Fleet
    Oak Hill Capital Partners injected $55 million into Southern Air Holdings so the air cargo carrier can expand its fleet...
  • Containerized Exports Rose 5.4 Percent in August
    U.S. containerized exports rose 5.4 percent in August, aided by a weak dollar and rising demand in key markets, and...
  • Kuehne + Nagel Opens Colombian Facility
    Kuehne + Nagel's new 32,808-square-foot logistics and distribution center at Colombia's Port of Cartagena positions the Swiss forwarder for growing...
  • Rising Driver Turnover Rate Threatens Shippers
    Shippers need to do more to help trucking companies reduce rising driver turnover rates and help keep transportation costs in...
  • Merchant Marine Academy Superintendent Leaves
    Rear Adm. Philip H. Greene Jr., superintendent of the U.S. Merchant Marine Academy at Kings Point, N.Y., has stepped down...
  • Schneider Speeds Intermodal Trade with Canada
    Truckload giant Schneider National is leveraging its intermodal capabilities and relationship with Canadian National to speed freight between the U.S....
  • Obama Infrastructure, Jobs Plan Heads to Senate
    The Senate is expected on Tuesday evening to reject President Obama's $447 billion jobs plan, with $50 billion in transportation...
  • Horowitz Gives Closing Remarks on Canada Maritime Conference (Video)
    Barry Horowitz, principal of CMS Consulting Services and a member of the planning committe for the Canana Maritime Conference, wraps...
  • Obama Fast-Tracks Six Major DOT Projects
    President Obama designated six large transportation construction projects for fast-track permitting and environmental reviews to get them into their building...
  • Japan Airlines Cargo Traffic Drops 54 Percent
    Struggling Japan Airlines said that its international cargo volume dropped for the 15th successive month in August on a year-over-year...
  • Study Says US Trade to Grow 62.3 Percent by 2025
    U.S. trade volume is expected to rise 62.3 percent in the next 15 years but the U.S. share of global...
  • Kuehne + Nagel Acquires German Logistics Firm
    Kuehne + Nagel entered into an agreement to acquire Carl Drude, a logistics provider in the center of Germany, for...
  • APM Wins Swedish Terminal Concession
    APM Terminals won a 25-year concession to operate the container terminal at the port of Gothenburg, Sweden's biggest container gateway....
  • CSAV Restructures India-Europe Service
    Chilean container carrier CSAV is reorganizing its IMEX 1 Service connecting India, the Middle East and Europe, starting this month....
  • Grand Alliance to Suspend Trans-Pacific String
    The Grand Alliance will suspend its Japan-China Express service to the U.S. West Coast for the slack winter season beginning...
  • Alphaliner Says $57 Billion of Container Ships Booked to 2015
    Ocean carriers and charter shipowners have placed orders worth $57 billion for new container vessels over the next four years,...

Containerisation Internationalweb site
OCTOBER 11, 2011
  • 'Boring shipping': does it pose a clear and present danger?
    The PR machines were cranked-up to maximum when the Daily Maersk was launched recently. 'We just made shipping boring,' enthused the senior executives of the Copenhagen-headquartered liner
  • Gothenburg goes to APM T
  • Stricken boxship: New Zealand's 'worst maritime disaster'
  • Schedule reliability improved in September
  • New Doha port construction starts

TradeWindsweb site
OCTOBER 11, 2011
  • Fitch endorses SCF IPO
    Ratings agents say public fundraiser is key to success as they unshackle Russian tanker giant from 'negative' watch list.
  • Seaboard plots Bahamas exit
    Lights out for US operator's Nassau office as declining volumes and heavy competition stifle success of sailings.
  • Aker seeks solution
    Delays tied to Petrobras construction project may cost Oslo-listed offshore contractor as much as $88m.
  • Turkish traffic
    Analysts examine impact of Turkish Strait delays on tankers as suezmax and aframax spot rates soar.
  • ASL rakes in orders
    Singapore-listed offshore owner's Lion City shipyard reels in $208m worth of new contracts.
  • Italy turns to guards
    Defence ministry strikes deal with owners to put security personnel on Indian Ocean vessels, following Montecristo attack.
  • Lay-up bets placed
    Over 30 VLCCs will be tied up due to rubbish rates, survey of brokers and analysts says.
  • Cape bull run 'temporary'
    Capesize rates likely to head south despite fourth quarter demand, says analyst.
  • Costamare lifts payout
    Constantinos Constantakopoulos-led containership owner beefs up dividend as investors prepare to cash in on expansion.
  • Close, but no cigar for pirates
    British and US forces smoke out pirates who boarded bulker Montecristo off the coast of Somalia.
  • Klebanov chairs SCF
    Northern Russian envoy brought in to replace Dmitry Medvedev's chief of staff Sergey Naryshkin on tanker owner's board.
  • Rena list increases
    New Zealand authorities say Costamare boxship now tilted at 15 degrees on Astrolabe reef.
  • Rena "haemorrhaging oil"
    New Zealand's environment minister says grounded Costamare vessel now leaking at five times the rate of previous oil losses.

American Shipperweb site
OCTOBER 11, 2011
  • Low price strategy
  • Grand Alliance to drop two TP loops for winter
    The Grand Alliance carriers are set to drop two transpacific services at the end of October, according to a note from liner member Hapag-Lloyd last week. The alliance is the last to shave away capacity on the transpacific, with a number of carriers...
  • ICS: seafarers on piracy 'firing line'
    The chairman of the International Chamber of Shipping has made another call for stronger action against pirates. "The world community cannot tolerate the abuse and the killing of seafarers," ICS Chairman Spyros M. Polemis told seafarers and mariti...
  • UPS offers paperless customs for air cargo
    UPS said Monday it will offer its air freight customers the same capability now enjoyed by small package shippers to electronically clear customs in more than 90 countries. The UPS Paperless Invoice product is free of charge and integrates order p...
  • Barge removed near LaPlace, LA
    Inland Salvage said it recently completed the removal of about 1,000 tons of structural scrap steel from a sunken hopper barge. The 195-foot barge, which was also removed by Inland Salvage, had been obstructing a loading dock on the Mississippi Riv...
  • OECD: Indicators point to economic slowdown
    The Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD) said Monday that composite leading indicators (CLIs) for August, designed to anticipate turning points in economic activity relative to trends, continue to point to a slowdown in econ...
  • Wal-Mart: Shipping industry should price like us
    The vice president of inbound transportation for Wal-Mart said the container shipping industry should adopt his company's consistent low-price concept in order to reduce price and demand volatility. Speaking Tuesday in Shenzhen at the TPM Asia co...
  • Kuehne + Nagel to acquire Drude Logistik
    Kuehne + Nagel has entered an agreement to acquire Carl Drude, located in Hauneck/Bad Hersfeld, Germany. The Swiss logistics company noted the firm is located is in central Germany and said the purchase is in line with its strategy to further expa...
  • APM manages Gothenburg terminal
    APM Terminals has been awarded a concession to manage the Skandia Container Terminal in Gothenburg, Sweden for the next 25 years. APM will invest more than $115 million in the first five years of operation to make the port more competitive as a fre...

The Bunker Bulletinweb site
OCTOBER 11, 2011
  • Andatee share price surges
    Bunker company's share price rises 37% in single day.
  • Fujairah bunker market firms
    Price movements mixed in Suez.
  • Taiwan to forbid entry of single-hull oil tankers
    Ban on foreign vessels to be enforced from the start of 2013, not applied to domestic single-hull vessels.
  • Rotterdam and Hamburg prices rise
    In Piraeus, workers at the Hellenic Refinery begins indefinite strike.
  • Durban market set to remain tight
    Fire at Engen refinery and shutdown scheduled just as SAPREF plant is due to reopen.
  • NZ bunker tanker diverted from refuelling cruise ships
    Ports of Auckland 'working closely with its customers' too provide alternative bunker arrangements.
  • US Navy helping biofuel companies through 'valley of death'
    Navy officials say they are backing transition from research and development to product deployment.
  • Tough new laws on bunker spills
    Charterers will become liable and corporations could face fines of up to $3.3 million.
  • Bunker prices firming at key ports
    Supplies of bunker material tight in Singapore and Hong Kong on Tuesday.
  • African Shippers reject bunker levy
    Union of African Shippers Council believes bunker levy conceived by ship owners 'to pass the buck' to shippers.
  • Lower bunker costs fail to lift mood in VLCC market
    Tonnage oversupply 'remains a burden' to VLCC market, says BRS.
  • Fuel-saving technology company eyes marine market
    CEO of tech firm says it is optimising and refining its technology for use on bunkers.
  • Container liners to lose 'significant money' in 2012
    Leading carriers' intent on protecting their market share hurting the industry, says Drewry.
  • VTTI constructing storage facility in Algeciras
    Signs agreement to build bunker storage facility at municipality of Los Barrios.
  • Cargo delays tighten IFO avails in Hong Kong
    Replenishment cargoes from ExxonMobil, Sinopec and Chevron delayed to mid-month.
  • Grounded vessel leaking 'significant' amount of fresh oil
    Oil transfer to the bunker barge Awanuia suspended due to poor weather conditions.

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