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April 13, 2011
The Business Timesweb site
Shipping News
  • Call for sustainable shipping rates
    OVERSUPPLY of container vessels have kept a lid on freight rates, which this week grazed multi-year lows.
  • Consolidation among shipping lines seen
    THE Asia Pacific CEO of the world's largest container shipping line, Maersk Line, expects consolidation within the container ship industry, with large carriers driving scale economies that will make it hard for smaller carriers to compete.
  • Rio Tinto, BHP lining up record profits
    Rio Tinto Group and BHP Billiton Ltd will report record profits this year as Australia ships more iron ore than ever and still fails to meet Chinese demand that has risen sevenfold in a decade.
Strait Talk
  • Proving the obvious, for more safety
    SOMETIMES, it seems, it is necessary to prove the blindingly obvious. Last week, I had an inside view of an experiment designed to do just that.

The Business Timesweb site
Shipping News
  • Call for sustainable shipping rates
    OVERSUPPLY of container vessels have kept a lid on freight rates, which this week grazed multi-year lows.
  • Consolidation among shipping lines seen
    THE Asia Pacific CEO of the world's largest container shipping line, Maersk Line, expects consolidation within the container ship industry, with large carriers driving scale economies that will make it hard for smaller carriers to compete.
  • Rio Tinto, BHP lining up record profits
    Rio Tinto Group and BHP Billiton Ltd will report record profits this year as Australia ships more iron ore than ever and still fails to meet Chinese demand that has risen sevenfold in a decade.
Strait Talk
  • Proving the obvious, for more safety
    SOMETIMES, it seems, it is necessary to prove the blindingly obvious. Last week, I had an inside view of an experiment designed to do just that.

Sched Netweb site
  • Port Tracker expects April US container traffic to rise 9pc
  • Zim revamps Pacific leg of ZCS service to focus on north east Asia
  • Vessel capacity growth to outstrip demand in 2011: Drewry
  • Moody's upgrades DP World after re-rating CMA CGM as stable
  • Ningbo handles most cross-strait ECFA imports in China
  • US says IRISL uses deception to evade sanctions
  • Singapore Maritime Week focuses on development strategies
  • RCL, Grand China Shipping enhance Thai, Viet, China Japan loop
  • Cargotec delivers first zero emission RTGs in Asia to Vietnam
  • SITC extends Japan, China, Vietnam loop to Thailand under VTX name
  • TNT's profit hit by volatility ahead of demerger of express and mail
  • First Jamaican green coffee beans bound for China
  • UK freight lobby proposes standard container shipping contract
  • US Senate, House bills poised to increase truck weights
  • Hong Kong's No 2 ground handler, AAT, increases March tonnage 12pc
  • Australia fines Japan Airlines US$5.8 million for price fixing
  • Lufthansa Cargo quarterly volume up 19.9pc to 469,000 tonnes

Exim Indiaweb site
APRIL 12, 2011
  • Beluga Group being restructured
  • Somali piracy-A grave threat to global trade & shipping
  • Warburg Pincus takes minority stake in Continental Warehousing Corporation
  • Garment exporters want cotton yarn export cap at 720 mkg
  • ICTT achieves best-ever 33.46 mph GCR
  • DEPB scheme to remain in force only till June 30: DGFT
  • Food Ministry in no hurry to issue export licence
  • Further policy rate hike may impact growth, feels industry
  • Karnataka to contest SC order revoking ban on iron ore exports
  • Millers lament sugar export notification delay
  • Nagpur SEZ land to be de-notified for real estate development
  • Oil payment dispute with India resolved: Iran Minister
  • Council of EU Chambers organising business trip to Central Europe in May

International Transport Journalweb site
APRIL 12, 2011
  • Turkish Cargo launches freight services to Iraq
    Turkish Cargo is launching a cargo service to Erbil (Iraq) today (12 April). The freight is carried twice per week on passenger flights. Yesterday (11 May), the Turkish carrier beg...
  • AA Cargo offers direct uplift between Hungary and the USA
    American Airlines Cargo has launched direct services to the Hungarian capital Budapest from New York (USA). The daily, non-stop B767-300 service allows AA Cargo's custome...
  • Fuel consumption reduced by up to 7%
    Transics International, a pan-European fleet management solutions provider, has launched a joint fuel-saving initiative with the tyre manufacturer Michelin and the training institu...
  • Single cargo business for British Airways and Iberia
    Following the merger of British Airways and Iberia, the airlines' cargo operations will be run as a single business unit reporting to the International Airlines Group (IAG), the ho...
  • Revenues rising at Greenbrier companies
    The Greenbrier Companies, headquartered in Lake Oswego OR (USA), reported results for its fiscal second quarter ended 28 February 2011. Revenues amounted to USD 286.3 million, up f...
  • CFL Multimodal launches a new Luxembourg-Germany intermodal service
    CFL Multimodal is launching a new intermodal service linking the terminal of Bettembourg (Luxembourg) to the Skandinavia Quay at the port of Lübeck (Germany). The trains will carry...
  • Transfracht/Albatros adding extra intermodal trains
    Transfracht is introducing additional intermodal connections. The company will now offer new links from southern and western Germany, Austria and Switzerland to the German seaports...
  • MAN Rental expanding its international commercial vehicle rental business
    The truck rental company Euro-Leasing will be taken over by MAN Truck & Bus AG. Since the end of 2009, MAN has held a majority stake of 50.1% in Euro-Leasing, which is one of G...
  • Germany: more trucks sold
    Germany's Federal Motor Vehicle Office has compiled statistics showing that more than 63,000 trucks (+27.7%) and almost 9,000 heavy vehicles (+78.2%) were sold in Q1/2011. Gro...
  • DHL: new logistics contract with Bristol-Myers Squibb in USA
    The global biopharmaceutical company Bristol-Myers Squibb has chosen DHL's supply chain unit in North America as the third-party logistics provider to handle its US distribution. A...
  • TNT announces provisional figures for Q1/2011
    The Dutch postal and logistics company TNT earned less in its express business domain in Q1/2011, compared to the same period a year ago, due to an unexpectedly uncertain busi...
  • Hub Group acquires Exel Transportation Services
    The US-based transport and logistics service provider Hub Group has bought Exel Transportation Services (ETS) for USD 83 million. ETS, which operates independently under the name M...
  • CKYH restructuring Asia-North America east coast services
    CKYH - the Green Alliance (Coscon, K Line, Yang Ming and Hanjin Shipping) wants to restructure its AWE loops (liner services between Asia and the North American east coas...
  • Evergreen, Coscon, PIL and Wan Hai to jointly launch a new WSA service
    Evergreen Line, Cosco Container Lines (Coscon), Pacific International Lines (PIL) and Wan Hai Lines (WHL) will jointly launch a new service linking the Far East and the west coast ...
  • Indian ports' capacity to be increased
    India's port capacity, including major and non-major ports, exceeded 1 billion t during 2010-11, according to Rakesh Srivastava, joint secretary (Ports) at the Indian Ministry of S...

Marine Logweb site
APRIL 12, 2011
  • Stanships agrees to $1 million penalty and banning from U.S. waters
  • OT&BE releases details of AT/B ordered by Kirby at Signal International
  • ABS fleet hits new record level
  • SBM Offshore orders DSCV at Keppel Singmarine
  • ABB reports turbocharger technology milestones
  • Wärtsilä and Deltamarin unveil IMC ferry designs

World Wide Shipperweb site
APRIL 12, 2011
  • Portland Port Board holding public budget meeting
  • Commerce Secretary releases latest international trade report
  • Trucking fatality rate drops to lowest level
  • Port Tracker report predicts rise in import cargo volumes
  • Hanjin takes delivery of two new container ships

Lloyd's Listweb site
APRIL 12, 2011
  • Libyan oil dries up as Gadaffi attacks rebel-held fields
    International Energy Agency report dashes hope of fresh exports
  • Hopes fade for rates push in second quarter
    No rally in sight as panamax fleet grows
  • Aframax rates drop as overcapacity woes continue
    The TD17 route on the Baltic Exchange Dirty Tanker Index has declined over 10 days, as the onset of warmer weather allows more vessels to join an oversubscribed tonnage list
  • High oil prices could hurt global economy, warns IEA
    The International Energy Agency maintained its outlook for global oil demand in 2011, while warning that prices above $100 per barrel are starting to hurt the global economy
  • Japan demand pushes up Indonesia LNG exports
    Indonesia's exports of liquefied natural gas to Japan in March rose 7.7% above the monthly average
  • Golar confirms four-vessel order and eyes further ships
    Golar LNG has ordered four liquefied natural gas carriers worth around $800m from South Korean shipbuilder Samsung Heavy Industries
  • Why we must clip our black swan's wings
    Focusing on the human element is key to mitigating future oil spill risk
  • APL boss sees hope for Asia-Europe recovery
    Slow steaming, lay-ups and strong peak demand will breathe life into troubled trade
  • Cleaning up slowly
    Non-compliance on the low sulphur rules is likely to be only a blip on shipping's horizons
  • Box lines downplay Asia-Europe fears
    Recovery on the cards on back of stronger demand and equipment shortages
  • Ivory Coast hope
    The fact that ports in the Ivory Coast are open and exports can resume is reason for hope
  • Port backlog fears as Ivory Coast ban ends
    Box lines planning to resume calls but unsure when operations at ports will retrun to normal
  • Political unrest fails to dampen Suez Canal traffic
    Waterway records $413.5m revenue in March 2011, up 9% from same month in 2010
  • Global Ports box volumes surpass pre-crisis levels
    Terminal operator's first quarter 2011 figures surge 68%
  • MSC launches intra-Europe service
    Service connects UK and Ireland with line's hub port of Antwerp
  • Icebreaker escort fees key to viable Siberian arctic transits
    Strong interest in making route an alternative but shipowners say transit fees too high
  • Safe Bulkers raises $42m from secondary share offering
    Proceeds to be used for vessel acquisitions, capital expenditures and other purposes, including repayment of debt, says Greece based owner
  • Class societies pull together to develop first CSR package
    Joint venture between ABS and Lloyd's Register could provide impetus for other class societies to collaborate on common structural rules software development
  • Soaring fuel price spurs interest in ship design optimisation
    Interest in ship design optimisation rises in line with bunker prices says Germanischer Lloyd
  • Japanese oil tank coating testing regime wins approval by ClassNK
    New rules on cargo tank coating demand new testing systems for coating makers
  • Knowing everything is all part of the job
    The skilful shipbroker gives his or her advice more by suggesting than otherwise
  • Will the IMO adopt the EEDI in spite of its many criticisms?
    When the EEDI does come into force, it will need to be refined, adapted and most importantly verified
  • NewLead seeks $120m from Norway bond issue
    Proceeds aimed at funding fleet growth
  • UASC takes delivery of its first 13,000 teu ship
    The Umm Salal is one of nine ships ordered at peak of box sector market
  • US retail box volumes set to rise 9% in April
    Forecast suggests recovery in US consumer spending to continue despite oil price worries
  • Singapore's green shipping drive gets $80m boost
    MPA to offer 20% rebate on annual tonnage tax for qualifying Singapore-flagged vessels
  • APL switches to cleaner fuel in Singapore
    Move will slash SOx emissions from its ships by 90%
  • Vibrant Germany fails to spark KG sector into life
    Ship finance industry continues its fight for survival as high-profile shipping insolvencies dent investor confidence
  • New funds hit 20-year nadir
    In 2010 KG investors provided the meagre sum of '750m ($1.1bn) for new shipping funds
  • Costamare unveils steady dividend payout
    To pay out $0.25 per share for first quarter 2011, same amount as for fourth quarter 2010

Fairplayweb site
APRIL 12, 2011
  • Washington port gets US rail aid
    IMPROVED rail access to Washington state's port of Vancouver is the object of $10M in US aid
  • Windfall inflates Barca's port profits
    BARCELONA'S APB port authority today told Fairplay net profits that would normally have been 23% in 2010 ended up swelling by 159%
  • TransContainer box volumes jump 24%
    RUSSIA'S TransContainer has posted a 24% year-on-year rise in box volumes to 313,000teu for the first quarter
  • Box ship rate pause seen
    BOX SHIP timecharter rates should level off in coming months, Credit Suisse analyst Gregory Lewis cautioned today
  • Tankers chartered to Japan jump 59%
    TANKER bookings into Japan surged 59% in the three weeks after its quake crisis, Hong Kong brokerage Sanford C Bernstein said in a research update
  • 'More demolitions' urged in drybulk sector
    IN YET another bleak outlook for drybulk shipping, an analyst told the Sea Asia conference in Singapore today that shipowners must resist the temptation to order new ships
  • US trade pacts gain steam
    PANAMA is close to resolving outstanding issues in a pending trade deal with the US, which might clear the way for congressional approval of similar accords with Colombia and South Korea, IHS Global Insight reported today
  • NOL leads on green fuel
    SINGAPORE'S flagship carrier NOL said today it will use cleaner, low-sulphur fuel, making it the first group to do so in the city-state
  • NewLead goes for bonds
    NASDAQ-listed NewLead Holdings hopes to raise $120M through a high-yield bond offering, the company said before markets opened today
  • Japan's vehicle carriers cross their fingers
    JAPANESE groups told Fairplay today they still hope to avoid idling their vehicle carriers because of last month's quake crisis
  • Pakistan exports of rice rise 14%
    PAKISTAN'S rice exports rose 14% in the first nine months of the current fiscal year over totals in that period of the previous year, market sources told Fairplay today
  • IEA sees jump in floating products storage
    TODAY'S monthly IEA forecast offered no solace to the crude sector, but cited rising positives for product carriers
  • 'Vigilante' pirate approach is criticised
    BEWARE the vigilante response to piracy, ANL Container Line CEO John Lines warned the Sea Asia conference in Singapore today
  • Flex seals FLNG deals
    NORWAY'S Flex LNG has announced that it has signed an agreement with several companies to build and operate a floating LNG project off Papua New Guinea
  • Maersk sees more consolidation
    MAERSK'S Asia-Pacific CEO told a Singapore conference today that consolidation should be expected in the box sector as the larger carriers continue to grow

The Journal of Commerceweb site
APRIL 12, 2011
  • Va. Freight Study Maps Infrastructure Projects
    The Virginia Department of Transportation on Monday announced completion of an intermodal freight transportation study and investment strategy for future...
  • US Court of Appeals Hears ABF-YRC-Teamsters Lawsuit
    A three-judge appellate court panel heard arguments April 12 in an ABF Freight System lawsuit against the Teamsters union and...
  • UCLA-Ceridian Trucking Index Rises 2.7 Percent
    Stronger freight demand in March pushed the Ceridian-UCLA Pulse of Commerce Index up 2.7 percent month-to-month, reversing declines in January...
  • Frankfurt Cargo Declined in March
    Frankfurt airport cargo volume dropped in March for the first time in 18 months as the earthquake and tsunami in...
  • RailAmerica Buys Three Alabama Short Lines
    Short line operator RailAmerica is buying the assets of three small freight railroads in Alabama for a total price of...
  • Australia Fines JAL Over Cargo Cartel
    A Federal Court in Melbourne, Australia, ordered Japan Airlines to pay a fine worth $5.8 million in U.S. funds for...
  • Budget Deal Cuts Into Unused Transport Money
    Pending budget cuts from last week's deal to avert a government shutdown will take a deeper bite out of transportation...
  • Heathrow Cargo Slips 1.9 Percent
    Cargo volume at London Heathrow Airport slipped 1.9 percent in March, the second year-over-year decline at the gateway in the...
  • Russia's TransContainer Rail Box Traffic Up 23.5 Percent
    TransContainer, Russia's largest rail container operator, increased first quarter traffic by 23.5 percent from a year ago with international shipments...
  • APL Ships to Burn Low-Sulfur Fuel in Singapore
    The NOL Group is extending its low-sulfur emissions program to the Port of Singapore, where it is based. All...
  • Hanjin Receives Last Two Ships in 8,600-TEU Series
    Hanjin Shipping is taking delivery this month of the last two in a series of five containerships, each with capacities...
  • Lufthansa Cargo Jumps 17.8 Percent in March
    Lufthansa Cargo boosted freight volume 17.8 percent in March from a year ago as sharply higher German exports and strong...
  • Troubled Horizon Says Customers Haven't Left
    Horizon Lines says most of its customers are sticking with the financially ailing container line despite an accountant's note that...

Containerisation Internationalweb site
APRIL 12, 2011
  • CSAV control changes
  • EU withdraws sanctions on Cote d'Ivoire
  • Doha Round: failure is not an option
  • Moody's issues DP World upgrade
  • US-bound tanker freed by pirates after 'record' payout

TradeWindsweb site
APRIL 12, 2011
  • Schulte ship held in US
    German operator in hot water as containership lands on USCG's latest list of port inspections.
  • Buyers hunt Malyasian tugs
    Secretive Central American owners splash cash to scoop tugs as two-day spending spree tops $30m.
  • Vale seals bank boost
    Brazilian mining giant clinches $3bn credit facility in the weeks following delivery of its first VLOC.
  • Seadrill lands double
    John Fredriksen-owned company continues busy week with two new deals.
  • Seacor seals Bunge union
    Oivind Lorentzen holds the helm at NYSE-listed owner as river wing joins agricultural giant in US grain terminal project.
  • Salvaging suspended
    A marooned North Korean vessel has suffered a fresh spill in Philippine waters.
  • Fund grabs Saga stake
    An Aker-controlled hedge fund has emerged as the third largest shareholder in Arne Blystad-led VLCC specialist.
  • Box cruise for US
    MSC Lausanne offering six guest spots for 63-day voyage from Europe to west coast of US.
  • Platou cuts cape forecast
    Analysts at Norwegian outfit drop capesize rate view to just $16,000 daily this year amid fears demand will disappoint.
  • Safe in NYSE assault
    Polys Hajioannou prepares for battle as Greek bulker owner storms NYSE with $48m public offering.
  • KfW roars back
    German shipping financier puts the disappointment of 2009 firmly behind it with profits boost.
  • Grand Bahama bemoans shortage
    Caribbean repair yard looking overseas for more than 200 workers due to lack of domestic training.
  • Costamare pays out
    New York-listed boxship owner wheels out second payday for shareholders six months after its IPO.
  • Deep Sea fixes
    John Fredriksen company extends Melittah Gas anchor-handler contract for nine months.
  • GNV takes Tunisians
    Italian ferry Excelsior repatriating 800 people after riots in immigration facility on Lampedusa.
  • SBM orders DSCV
    Keppel Singmarine lands contract to build vessel for Dutch FPSO specialist.
  • Wilhelmsen in share swap
    Oslo-listed shipowner trades shares in Kaplan Investments for a stake in its quoted parent Qube.
  • No foul play
    Capesize crew quizzed but Korean captain presumed to have drowned off Australia.
  • NewLead in bond sale
    The Greek bulker and products tanker owner wants to raise cash to build fleet and refinance debt.

American Shipperweb site
APRIL 12, 2011
  • COSCO changes China/Mideast documentation fee
    COSCO Container Lines said Monday it is changing its documentation fee on shipments between China and the Middle East. From May 1, the fee, per bill of lading, will be: $45 per between mainland Chinese ports and Red Sea, Persian Gulf and Indian Sub...
  • Hanjin receives two 8,600-TEU ships
    Hanjin Shipping has received the last two vessels of a series of five 8,600-TEU containerships ordered from Hyundai Samho Heavy Industries, the carrier said Tuesday. The two ships, theHanjin RotterdamandHanjin Seattle,will be deployed at the end o...
  • Asian lines to add Far East/WCSA loop
    Evergreen Line, COSCO Container Lines, PIL and Wan Hai will start a service linking the Far East and the West Coast of South America April 30, the carriers said Monday. The new weekly service will have a rotation of Kaohsiung, Yantian, Hong Kong, N...
  • Maersk to raise East Coast-to-Far East rates
    Maersk said it will raise U.S.-to-Far East Asia rates by $90 for 20-foot containers, $100 for 40-foot and 45-foot containers, effectiveMay 15. The general rate increase is for cargo from Newark, Norfolk, Savannah, Miami and Mobile....
  • Horizon reports support from customers
    Horizon Lines said in astatement filed with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commissionthat it "has begun conducting meetings with customers, vendors and others to discuss the company's daily operations and its commitment to customer service excell...
  • MOL in cash-raising endeavors
    Japanese ocean carrier MOL has agreed to a three-year 30 billion yen (roughly $354 million) loan agreement with a consortium of banks headed by Sumitomo Mitsui Banking Corp., according to a report Monday byBloomberg.Separately, the line late last ...
  • UASC joins big ship leagues
    Liner carrier United Arab Shipping Co. said Tuesday it has received its first 13,500-TEU vessel, part of an order of nine so-called A13 vessels from South Korean shipbuilder Samsung Heavy Industries. TheUASC Umm Salalis named after an area of Qata...
  • Long-term contracts in the spotlight
    Industry discussion about the concept of long-term rate agreements within ocean freight service contracts is heating up. In the last month, speakers at two of the world's biggest liner shipping conferences have suggested that carriers and their sh...
  • Interest heating up?
  • American Shipper benchmark study
    American Shipperbenchmark studyAmerican Shipperbenchmark study...

The Bunker Bulletinweb site
APRIL 12, 2011
  • Neptune Orient Lines to switch to cleaner fuel in Singapore
    Move expected to cut sulphur oxides by almost 90 percent.
  • Fujairah prices soften
    Deliveries were available for supply up to and including April 26 in Cape Town.
  • Rotterdam market falls
    Demand weak as buyers hold out, hoping falling crude prices will force suppliers to follow.
  • Container freight rates to rebound
    Firming bunker prices will help push rates higher.
  • 'Dynamic change' driving move toward less residual fuel bunkers
    Professor James Corbett tells IBC that market forces, in particular demand for better fuels and increased complexity in refining, will lead to 'move away from byproducts'.
  • Shipping companies 'failing to pass on' bunker savings
    Slow steaming under attack from shipping industry customers.
  • New physical supplier in Black sea Port
    Island Petroleum Limited delivering in Constantza.
  • Asian bunker prices mostly down
    Demand 'mixed' at Asia's key bunker hubs, traders say.
  • Global Vision Bunkers moves to new Singapore office
    In line with the company's growth in the region, says managing director.
  • ExxonMobil sells high viscosity cargo at lower discount
    Scheduled turnarounds in the Middle East expected to tighten supplies.
  • Bunker trader to leave Hong Kong-based supplier
    New trader Larry Fu to replace Jack Chan.
  • Scrapped vessels get up to 70% premium for bunkers on board
    Bunkers help prop up value of vessels send for scrap.

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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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