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October 13, 2011
The Business Timesweb site
Shipping News
  • US$1m offered for best port plan
    A BIG prize - US$1 million - is being offered for the solution to a big-ship problem.
  • Jurong Port, MPA in $12m green port programme
    JURONG Port and the Maritime and Port Authority of Singapore (MPA) are coming up with a total of $12 million for a green port and productivity programme, which was launched yesterday.
  • Maersk sells LNG unit to Teekay, Marubeni
    Global maritime transport group Teekay LNG and Japanese trading company Marubeni Corp have agreed to buy Danish shipping group AP Moller-Maersk's liquefied natural gas (LNG) shipping unit.
  • Shipping lines delay Asia-US rate plan due to uncertainty
  • Steelmaker mulls giant ore carrier

Sched Netweb site
  • US tells WTO to stop China and India abusing subsidies to boost exports
  • Ships divert from strike-bound Durban, but workers said to be returning
  • Filipino master of Liberian-Costamare-MSC ship faces NZ negligence charges
  • Acer wins exclusive cargo rights on first Chongqing to Duisburg train
  • New logistics facility to be built in Jilin for Sino-North Korea trade
  • Governments ceding control of the Indian Ocean to pirates, says ICS chief
  • APM Terminals acquires container terminal at Gothenburg for 25 years
  • New US$7 billion Doha port area to cover 26.5 square kilometres
  • Horizon Lines increases dry and reefer cargo rates for US-Asia loop
  • Prince Rupert says natural factors - not subsidies - attract US cargo
  • Crew hides in panic room, West African pirates take cash and run
  • Houston sees terminal upgrade to dock mega ships ahead of Panama boom
  • Air China offers Beijing-Phuket flights from November 18
  • Qatar to launch twice weekly service to Atlanta cargo service in November
  • TIACA calls for greater liberalisation of global air cargo industry
  • Cranleigh Freight wins 3-year Virgin air cargo contract for Gatwick, Heathrow

Exim Indiaweb site
  • BEML forays into dredging by tying up with Dutch firm
  • CKB organises maiden training programme for customers
  • Industry calls for role models to drive reputation & standards
  • Liladhar Pasoo Forwarders is CHA of the Year
  • Mercator may buy more dredgers
  • Cash-crunch hit Rlys seeks 2,000 cr. from FinMin
  • Rlys take umbrage at CTOs bid to eat into piecemeal bulk traffic
  • Truck rentals surge 9-14 pc in H1
  • Govt to make dollar credit available to exporters soon
  • More funds, schemes sought for boosting cashew output
  • New Indo-Swiss taxation treaty comes into force
  • RBI offers 2 pc interest subsidy on export credit for exporters

International Transport Journalweb site
OCTOBER 12, 2011
  • Vossloh again adjusts profit forecast
    The Vossloh Group, a global player in selected rail infrastructure and rail technology markets, has again adjusted its sales and earnings expectations. Following a series of advers...
  • Germany and Switzerland agree simplified cross-border traffic
    Germany and Switzerland will in the future mutually recognise their licensing procedures for locomotives, tractor trains and passenger wagons. A corresponding treaty has recently b...
  • Cathay Pacific rolls out new Chengdu freighter service
    Hong Kong's Cathay Pacific Airways today launched a new scheduled twice-weekly freighter service to Chengdu, one of the fast-developing cargo markets in western China. The new serv...
  • Globe Air Cargo wins SAS Cargo contract in Germany
    Scandinavian Airlines Cargo has awarded an exclusive cargo general sales agency contract in Germany to Globe Air Cargo, part of the ECS Group, which already acts as SAS Cargo's GSA...
  • Swisslog wins major order in the US
    Swisslog has won a major order for an automated distribution centre from a cash-rich Fortune 200 retail company in the south of the US. Swisslog is a global provider of integrated ...
  • Kuehne + Nagel acquires Drude Logistik
    Kuehne + Nagel has signed an agreement to acquire the logistics company Carl Drude & Co, which is based in Hauneck/Bad Hersfeld (Germany). The takeover is part of K+N's expansi...
  • Hainan Airlines cancels Kolkata service two weeks after launch
    The Chinese carrier Hainan Airlines is already ending its two-weekly Shenzhen-Kolkata (India) route, which only lasted two weeks. It was launched on 27 September with a Boeing 737-...
  • Scania to cut production from November
    Scania, one of the world's leading manufacturers of trucks, will adjust its production rate at its units in Europe by 10-15% from November. The background is a fall in demand in va...
  • Hamburg Süd's "Santa Rosa" named in Buenos Aires
    The shipping line Hamburg Süd's containership "Santa Rosa" was recently named in Buenos Aires (Argentina). The "Santa Rosa" is the sixth new vessel in a series ...
  • Major investment needed in North Rhine-Westphalia waterways
    North Rhine-Westphalia is Germany's top inland navigation state. At 124 million t of goods, more than 50% of Germany's inland navigation total was shipped in NRW in 2010. 25% of go...
  • APM Terminals to manage Sweden's largest container terminal
    Executives from the port of Gothenburg and APM Terminals were on site recently for the concession signing ceremony for Sweden's Skandia Container Terminal. The decision reflects th...
  • Longer trailer trials in UK from January
    The UK's Department for Transport (DfT) is conducting a trial of up to 1,800 semi-trailers: up to 900 of a maximum length increase of 1 m (between 13.6 and 14.6 m), and up to 900 o...

Marine Logweb site
OCTOBER 12, 2011
  • LaHood reassigns Kings Point Superintendent to Defense U.
  • Officers charged following New Zealand containership grounding
  • Teekay-Marubeni JV buys Maersk LNG fleet
  • Great Lakes Shipyard starts construction of 69 ft work boat
  • Harvey Gulf order at Trinity includes option for third LNG fueled OSV
  • Maritime security trade association selects independent assessor

World Wide Shipperweb site
OCTOBER 12, 2011
  • Seattle Port Commissioners stand against Initiative 1125
  • WTSA member carriers finish freight rate assessment
  • Port Metro Vancouver volunteers work to improve Mission Possible
  • Agencies keeping track of stranded cargo vessel
  • Panama Canal announces excavation project completion

Lloyd's Listweb site
OCTOBER 12, 2011
  • Copenhagen's gentle cyclists are on the right road
    As the debate continues on slow steaming, the UK is allowing cars to emit more pollution by raising its speed limit
  • Ferry geese that lay golden eggs
    Why should an environmentally sustainable means of moving people and goods be targeted by green activists and regulators?
  • NewLead secures second TMT arbitration
    Michael Zolotas-controlled tanker and bulk operator wins round two in its battle to claw back cash from Nobu Su outfit
  • RBD Armatori sells capesize newbuilding at a loss
    Italian shipowner understood to have accepted $50m for bulker, well down on 2008 contract prices
  • IEA downgrades oil demand for 2012
    Drop due to slow global economic growth and lower consumption from developing nations
  • UK U-turn on armed guards lifts threat of shipowner prosecution
    Government position expected to clarify legality of using private security on board UK flagged vessels
  • EU urged to create combined military piracy task force for onboard defence
    MEPs also want Brussels to consider set-up of financial unit that tracks ransom payments
  • Middle East VLCC supply plummets as ships head to West Africa
    West Africa-Asia route provides slight earnings premium on benchmark Middle East route, but the latter could soon be on the rise
  • MSC continues to pressure panamax boxship charter prices
    Line reported to have taken two German-owned vessels for just $8,000 a day
  • Swiber nabs $102m offshore deal
    Southeast Asian companies boost revenues
  • China and Vietnam to co-operate on maritime disputes
    Move should ease development problems in the area
  • Albanese's regulatory reform divides opinion Down Under
    Transport minister faces brickbats and bouquets over plans to reform Australia's regulatory regime
  • 'It should have happened 20 years ago'
    A former master mariner who is also a senior associate at Norton Rose gives his judgement
  • Cruising to a SOx solution
    Cruise Lines International Association argues that a vessel could burn high-sulphur fuel in an ECA
  • Container industry still has legs
    'Keen competition' to run Gothenburg's Skandia terminal shows long-term faith in the container sector
  • Newbuildings keep arriving as VLCC values plunge
    Sunoco Refineries' recent decision to exit the refining business threatens further negative consequences
  • Bank lending figures signal funds drying up
    Syndicated lending for the three months to the end of September down by almost half from just over $20bn in the second quarter of this year
  • European banks feel the heat as crunch continues
    Biggest threat to the shipping industry is unwillingness of banks to guarantee trade deals
  • Nothing but the best
    A Cambridge University setting lent Lloyd's Maritime Academy summer schools an aura of film set glamour and impressive history
  • Teekay and Marubeni in $1.4bn swoop on Maersk LNG
    Maersk offloads gas carrier division
  • Thoresen Thai pares costs and eyes new vessel acquisitions
    New chief Ian Claxton has overhauled operations in move from Bangkok to Singapore
  • Rena breakup looms as authorities charge master and second officer
    Vessel suffers 'substantial structural failure' as containers continue to fall
  • Bahamas operators in the spotlight as Seaboard Marine exits Nassau
    Market pundits lukewarm towards sale talk
  • Clyde & Co and BLG to merge
    Combined maritime law firm and insurance specialist to centre attention on Asia
  • UK shipping regulation to be shrunk
    Maritime and Coastguard Agency chief's speech reveals maritime sector to face review in November

Fairplayweb site
OCTOBER 12, 2011
  • Manila names Rena's captain
    MANILA today defied a New Zealand court's move to prevent a captain being named in his box ship's disastrous grounding
  • UK nears guards policy
    THE UK's new policy on armed guards in piracy zone is almost complete, with regulations to be issued soon, the British Foreign Office said today
  • Clyde & Co makes additions
    CLYDE & Co said today it will combine with fellow shipping law firm Barlow Lyde & Gilbert on 1 November
  • BLG, FESCO join forces
    GERMAN ports-to-logistics group BLG Logistics and Russia's FESCO are investing €10M ($13.8M) in a joint venture for intermodal transport of finished vehicles in Russia
  • Get 'holistic' to fight pirates
    EUROPE'S leading shipowner and seafarer representative bodies have urged the EU to take a "holistic" approach to addressing piracy
  • Safety violations found in Subic inquiry
    KEPPEL'S Subic Shipyard violated safety standards, leading to the deaths of six workers and injury to seven others last week, government investigators have determined
  • APM sells Maersk LNG
    TEEKAY and Marubeni have bought AP Møller-Maersk's LNG carrier business, the Copenhagen shipping giant said today
  • Will Caribbean 'feed' US?
    PROSPECTS for Caribbean terminals to serve as feeder hubs for US East Coast ports have been questioned by Norbridge partner James Brennan
  • Kremlin sets export penalty for grain
    THE KREMLIN has made good on an earlier threat to penalize grain exports if export tonnage threatens domestic supplies
  • Silver lining emerging for tankers
    BET ON emerging economies to shorten the journey to recovery, oil tanker owners were advised today
  • Singapore soft power urged
    SOFT POWER in the answer for Singapore maintaining its position as a shipping hub, the inaugural Singapore Maritime Institute forum was told today
  • Thais brace for port flood
    THAILAND'S national ports authority has reportedly warned national gateway port Laem Chabang to be prepared to handle extra cargo
  • Drybulk port snarls worsen
    SNARLS in major drybulk ports have worsened, with delays in major coal and iron ore ports increasing by 15% week on week
  • Singapore eyes box expansion
    SINGAPORE, the world's second-busiest box port, said today it must expand such facilities further to cope with the demand for ever-bigger container ships

The Journal of Commerceweb site
OCTOBER 12, 2011
  • LA-LB Called Upon to Cover Alameda Shorfall
    With cargo volumes moving through the Alameda Corridor in Southern California still recovering from the 2008-09 recession, the ports of...
  • Log, Lumber Exports to China Expected to Double
    The value of Canadian and U.S. log and lumber shipments to China in 2011 will double to $2.6 billion from...
  • Horizon Plans Westbound Pacific Rate Increase
    Horizon Lines said it will raise rates on its U.S. shipments to China on Nov. 1 to match announced increases...
  • Jobs Council Pushes I-Bank, Transport Spending
    The CEOs in President Obama's advisory jobs council are pushing for big federal investments in transportation networks and energy systems,...
  • Port of LA Container Imports Flat in September
    Containerized imports at the Port of Los Angeles were flat in September, indicating that peak shipping season this year will...
  • Indian Government Says SCI Not in Financial Crisis
    India's Shipping Ministry denied that state-owned Shipping Corporation of India is in the midst of a financial crisis, requiring the...
  • Mica Says Infrastructure Bank "Dead on Arrival"
    Transportation and Infrastructure Committee Chairman John Mica said "a national infrastructure bank is dead on arrival in the House," after...
  • Celadon Buys $4.7 Million Stake in USA Truck
    Celadon Group purchased a 6.3 percent stake in rival truckload carrier USA Truck for $4.7 million, raising the prospect of...
  • CSX Touts Headway on Gateway Corridor Work
    CSX Transportation said it has completed nearly a third of federally aided track clearance projects so that doublestack container trains...
  • Trans-Pacific Spot Rates Hit 21-Month Low
    Spot rates for container shipments from Hong Kong to Los Angeles fell below $1,500 per 40-foot-equivalent unit for the first...
  • TPM Long Beach Set For March 5-6, 2012 (Video)
    Peter Tirschwell, V.P. of strategy for UBM Global Trade, the parent company of JOC, announces the dates for the 12th...
  • Panama Finishes Next-to-Last Phase of Pacific Locks
    The Panama Canal Authority completed the third phase of digging the excavation for the new locks on the Pacific side...
  • Dependable Companies Switches on Solar Power
    The Dependable Companies is turning to a dependable source of energy to power its headquarters ' the sun. ...
  • OOCL's Yao Says Low Rates Won't Save Carriers
    Container ship lines face renewed losses because they have reverted to their habit of emphasizing "price, price, price instead of...
  • A.P. Moller-Maersk Sells LNG Fleet For $1.4 Billion
    A.P. Moller-Maersk is selling its liquefied natural gas fleet to a joint venture between Teekay and Marubeni Corp for $1.4...
  • Lufthansa Cargo Traffic Slumps 5.1 Percent
    Lufthansa Cargo carried 5.1 percent less freight in September than a year ago, in contrast to a significantly smaller decline...
  • Night Flight Ban to Disrupt Lufthansa Cargo Flights
    Lufthansa Cargo's freighter services are facing serious disruption and sizable financial losses after a court banned night flights at its...
  • India's Exports Surge 36.3 Percent
    India's exports surged 36.3 percent year-over-year to $24.8 billion in September, according to latest provisional figures released by the Commerce...
  • BNSF Says Panama Canal Won't Hurt West Coast Ports
    BNSF Railway intermodal executive Fred Malesa does not believe West Coast ports will lose much market share in the Asian...
  • Ocean Carriers Consider New Capacity Cutbacks
    Struggling with sliding rates amid plentiful capacity on major world trade lanes, several container line executives say they are starting...
  • Shippers Provide Carriers With Rolling Forecasts
    Several large shippers say they are now providing rolling forecasts of their demand outlook to improve coordination with ocean carriers...
  • Obama Jobs Plan Falls Short in Senate
    President Obama's big push for Congress to pass a jobs plan laden with new transportation funding fell well short Tuesday...
  • Senate OKs Sanctions Against Chinese Currency
    The Senate voted 63-35 Tuesday evening to give the Treasury Department and U.S. companies more leeway to target foreign currencies...
  • Pacific Carriers Reconfirm Export Rate Hikes
    Carriers in the westbound Pacific trades reconfirmed their intention to implement export rate increases generally of $100 to $200 per...

Containerisation Internationalweb site
OCTOBER 12, 2011
  • Rena: 'significant structural failing'
  • Grand Alliance to adjust its transpacific loops
  • Gothenburg justifies privatisation
  • UK & US navy rescues hijacked bulker
  • In-house collision halts two CMA CGM ships

TradeWindsweb site
OCTOBER 12, 2011
  • Street toasts Teekay deal
    Wall Street attempts to fill in the blanks following Teekay Corp daughter's $1.4bn raid on Maersk's LNG fleet.
  • Costamare's question mark
    Analyst worries environmental impact of Rena grounding will trump lost earnings at Costamare.
  • There will be blood
    Rate rebound may fuel rosier sentiment in the third quarter but analyst still expects red ink to flow as bulker values retreat.
  • Ocean Rig bags drill job
    George Economou praises rising rates as DryShips drilling spin-off secures $96m deal.
  • BP charter victory overturned
    London appeal court rules that Saudi shipowner entitled to demurrage for delays to VLCC.
  • Tankers hurt Gotland
    Lower rates for Swedish owner's products carriers bring down profit in eight months to 31 August.
  • NewLead trumps TMT again
    Nasdaq-listed owner secures second arbitration victory over Nobu Su's TMT Bulk.
  • Date set for US-Asia rates
    Lines have agreed on transpacific rates to "avoid confusion in the marketplace".
  • Time short for Albedo crew
    Families fear for seafarers on hijacked Malaysian boxship as deadline for payment of ransom looms.
  • PST delist a step closer
    Singapore-listed shipping trust readies itself to leave exchange and go private.
  • Norilsk goes it alone
    Russian owner gets multipurpose through Northern Sea Route without help from icebreaker.
  • Spooked lines delay targets
    Christmas might be coming but US-Asia trade routes mired in uncertainty as rate setting delayed.
  • Partial ownership works
    Indian steel chief Capt Rahul Bhargava sees a healthy upside in owning assets despite pessimism about immediate prospects for the dry cargo market.

American Shipperweb site
OCTOBER 12, 2011
  • Standing tall
  • Newsome's view
  • Productive discussions
  • Westbound transpacific rate hike announced
    The 10 container shipping companies that are members of the Westbound Transpacific Stabilization Agreement (WTSA) said they intend to implement guidelines calling for an increase in freight rates for U.S.-to-Asia cargo, effective Nov. 1. WTSA said...
  • Maersk pockets $1.4 billion from LNG fleet sale
    The A.P. Moller-Maersk Group said Wednesday it has agreed to sell its liquefied natural gas business to Teekay LNG Operating LLC and Marubeni Corp. for $1.4 billion. Maersk has indicated throughout the summer that it planned to dispose of its eigh...
  • New Zealand boxship casualty worsens
    Government officials in New Zealand said a containership that ran aground last Wednesday on Astrolabe Reef near Tauranga Harbor is leaking more oil, losing containers, and has developed a crack. Maritime New Zealand said the vesselRena , which is ...
  • FMC meets with Shanghai Shipping Exchange officials
    The Federal Maritime Commission on Tuesday began meetings with officials from the Shanghai Shipping Exchange in an effort to address U.S. shipper and non-vessel-operating common carrier concerns about the purpose and management of certain sensitiv...
  • Alphaliner: Containership order book at $57 billion
    Container shipping companies have ordered ships with about 2.4 million TEUs of capacity for $27 billion since September 2008, compared to 2.1 million TEUs of capacity for $30 billion before the financial crisis, said shipping research firm Alphalin...
  • Maersk tops SeaIntel's schedule index
    Maersk Line, Hamburg Süd, and MOL in September retained their positions as the three lines with the highest on-time performance in the liner industry, according to the latest figures from maritime analyst SeaIntel. Maersk's on-time performance ros...
  • MSC-CSAV India/Europe service changes
    An India-Europe loop jointly operated by Mediterranean Shipping Co. and CSAV has undergone a rotation change from this week, CSAV said in an advisory.The service, called IPAK by MSC and IMEX by CSAV, will drop calls in Bremerhaven and add calls in...

The Bunker Bulletinweb site
OCTOBER 12, 2011
  • Sustainable Shipping Conference sold out
    Experts gather in Vancouver to hear the latest on key maritime issues and discuss ways to overcome the challenges together.
  • Bunker prices rise in Fujairah
    In Cape Town, deliveries were available for supply up to and including October 26.
  • Gazpromneft Marine Bunker sets ambitious target
    Supplier plans to be selling 7 million mt of bunker product by 2020.
  • Strong gains in North European bunker prices
    Strike called off by Hellenic refinery workers in Greece.
  • Another officer faces charges over NZ bunker spill
    Court grants Master 'anonymity' over fears for his safety.
  • Oil price fundamentals have 'strengthened'
    'Inflation, solved debt crisis and economic growth will support oil prices as we enter 2012,' says Global Risk Management.
  • Prosecutors call for $1.75 million fines for bunker spill
    Shipping companies should also make a 'public apology' and give funds to environmental body, court told.
  • Fitch revises Sovcomflot's outlook to 'negative'
    'Overcapacity, low freight rates and high bunker costs' adding pressure to Sovcomflot's financial metrics, says Fitch Ratings.
  • Mid-week bunker prices jump at major ports
    Avails of bunker fuel mixed at key Asian ports on Wednesday.
  • Bunker tanker resumes ops in Australian port
    Dry docking of bunker tanker Zemira 'proceeded as planned,' says Shell Marine.
  • Containers fall off stricken vessel in New Zealand
    Master of Rena charged and arrested by Maritime New Zealand.
  • Shipping firm sees 'strong' revenue growth in second half
    Fuel cost recovery programme helped Interbulk's margins recover in second half.

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Hong Kong government protests PPC's removal from Panamanian ports
Hong Kong/Beijing
Beijing government spokeswoman stressed that China will firmly protect the rights and legitimate interests of its companies.
European transport associations call for the CEF to be allocated at least €100 billion
Brussels
Chronic underfunding and financial shortfalls are lamented
The Panamanian government assigns the transitional management of the port of Balboa to APM Terminals and the port of Cristóbal to TiL
Hong Kong/Panama
CK Hutchison Holdings denounces the illegality of the terminal seizure and confirms the possibility of legal action.
Panamanian government seizes assets and equipment at the ports of Balboa and Cristóbal
Panama
The Panama Ports Company of the CK Hutchison group has been removed from the management of the two ports
Statement by rail and intermodal transport associations against gigaliners on European roads
Brussels
The current positions of the EU institutions - they denounce - all include elements that risk opening the door to a widespread diffusion of these vehicles.
The mandate of the EuNavFor Aspides mission has been extended until 28 February 2027.
Brussels
A budget of almost 15 million euros has been approved
The EU-ETS Observatory of Puertos del Estado confirms the risk of loss of container traffic share of European ports
The EU-ETS Observatory of Puertos del Estado confirms the risk of loss of container traffic share of European ports
Madrid
Santana: We believe that some aspects of the ETS should be monitored and, where necessary, revised.
Tidewater acquires Brazil's Wilson Sons Ultratug Participações for $500 million.
Houston
It has a fleet of 22 Platform Supply Vessels
Trump attempts to circumvent the Supreme Court ruling by introducing temporary tariffs
Trump attempts to circumvent the Supreme Court ruling by introducing temporary tariffs
Washington/Suitland
An executive order confirming the suspension of the "de minimis" regime was also signed.
Slight growth in freight traffic in the port of Ancona in 2025
Ancona
Rolling stock slightly down. Passenger numbers significantly down.
Construction of the cruise terminal at Molo San Cataldo in Taranto will begin in October.
London
Global Ports Holding invests over €4.5 million
One dead and four injured on board the cruise ship World Legacy (formerly Moby Zaza )
Singapore
A fire broke out on the unit
SBB CFF FFS Cargo has sold 31 locomotives to Nordic Re-Finance
Bern
The Swiss company plans to equip itself exclusively with vehicles produced by Stadler Rail Valencia by 2035.
Last year, freight traffic in the port of Hamburg grew by 2.6 percent.
Last year, freight traffic in the port of Hamburg grew by 2.6 percent.
Hamburg
Containers boosted the growth. Volumes remained stable in the fourth quarter alone.
In the fourth quarter of 2025, the DFDS Group recorded a net loss of DKK -286 million.
Copenhagen
Last year, cargo traffic in Montenegro's ports grew by 1.6%.
Podgorica
Cargoes to and from Italy alone increased by +64.6%
To APM Terminals the 37.5% of the Southern Container Terminal of the port of Jeddah
The Hague/Dubai
DP World will keep the remaining 62.5%
Continues the bending of the traffic of the container in the port of Los Angeles
Los Angeles
In January decrease of -12.1%. Bown: the state of exports to China seems bad
In the fourth trimester of the 2025 the traffic of the goods in the port of Civitavecchia is increased of +8.6%
Civitavecchia
In the whole year growth was +3.1%
Samskip sells marine and logistic services with the United Kingdom and Ireland to the CLdN
Luxembourg/Rotterdam
The agreement includes rental agreements for over 5,000 multimodal load units
The Antitrust has reopened the procedure on the concentration between the Ignazio Messina & C. and the Terminal San Giorgio
Rome
The International Chamber of Shipping against the new harbour taxes programmed by the US government
Washington
Necessary - the association emphasizes - carefully coordinated political solutions
Norwegian Cruise Line Holdings orders three new ships from cruise to Fincantieri
Miami/Trieste
They are destined to the companies Norwegian Cruise Line, Oceania Cruises and Regent Seven Seas Cruises
Hapag-Lloyd and ZIM agreed on a merger agreement
Haifa/Hamburg
The German company will pay up to $2.5 billion
America's Maritime Action Plan proposes a new tax on foreign-built ships from any nation entering U.S. ports.
Washington
It would be used to fund the new Maritime Security Trust Fund
Hapag-Lloyd to acquire Israeli ZIM
Hamburg
The German company will be responsible for international operations, while those in and with Israel will be assigned to the Tel Aviv-based private equity firm FIMI Opportunity Funds.
Sultan Ahmed bin Sulayem leaves DP World after Epstein's involvement
Dubai
It Kazim appointed president and Yuvraj Narayan managing director
Eurogate and APM Terminals will invest a billion euros for the development of the North Sea Terminal Bremerhaven
Bremen/The Hague
CK Hutchison threatens appeals against APM Terminals if it will assume the management of the Panamanian ports of Cristóbal and Balboa
Hong Kong
Tomorrow will be inaugurated the new container terminal of transhipment of Damietta
Bremen/Melzo
Its ability to annual traffic will rise up to 3,3 million teu
Fincantieri presents an industrial plan that foresees the doubling of the production capacity of military vessels in Italian shipyards
Milan
For civil production, a reallocation of volumes to Romanian shipyards and an expansion in Vietnam are planned.
Fincantieri and Generative Bionics sign agreement to develop humanoid welding robots.
Trieste/Genoa
The first tests at the Sestri Ponente shipyard are scheduled for the end of this year
Slight increase in annual freight traffic handled by Croatian ports
Zagreb
Sharp drop in dry bulk offset by increase in liquid cargoes and record containers
The Grendi group expects to close 2025 with a record turnover of 158 million euros (+33%)
Genoa
Revenues increased by 10%, net of the effect of the acquisition of Dario Perioli.
South Korean HMM's quarterly and annual performances were negative.
South Korean HMM's quarterly and annual performances were negative.
Seoul
In 2025 the container fleet transported 3.94 million TEUs (+3.2%)
Offer to acquire European express courier InPost
Amsterdam/Luxembourg
It was submitted by a consortium comprising Advent International (37%), FedEx (37%), A&R Investments (16%) and PPF Group (10%)
Transocean and Valaris sign merger agreement
Steinhausen/Hamilton
The new company will have a fleet of 73 offshore vessels, including 33 ultra-deepwater drillships
Hapag-Lloyd expects to close the 2025 financial year with a 61% decline in operating profit.
Hamburg
Record loads transported by the fleet, growing by +8%.
FS establishes a company specializing in transport and infrastructure consultancy
London
The new company is based in London
Maritime traffic in the Suez Canal fell by 3.4% last year.
Maritime traffic in the Suez Canal fell by 3.4% last year.
Cairo
Growth of +9.0% in the fourth quarter alone. In December, transits increased by +13.1%.
The simplification law, rather than making things easier, complicates the lives of ship captains and burdens them with additional operational and legal responsibilities.
Genoa
BYD and Automar reach agreement for vehicle traffic through the port of Gioia Tauro.
Schiedam
The goal is to serve the central-southern Italian market.
Maersk Group announces 15% ground-based job cuts
Maersk Group announces 15% ground-based job cuts
Copenhagen
The quarterly and annual financial results are impacted by the reduction in the value of maritime freight rates.
In 2025, container traffic in the ports of Genoa and Savona-Vado Ligure reached a historic record of almost three million TEUs
Genoa
Cruise passengers increased by 6.1%; ferry passengers decreased by 4.0%.
Busan Port has again set its all-time record for annual container throughput.
Busan
Last year the total was 24.88 million TEUs (+2.0%)
Panama Ports Company has initiated arbitration proceedings against the Republic of Panama
Panama
Extensive damage reported and state authorities' reluctance to respond to repeated requests for confrontation
In 2025, freight traffic in Sardinia's ports grew by +3.0%
Cagliari
Slight decline in cruise passengers contained by the launch of home ports in Cagliari and Olbia
Freight traffic in the port of Barcelona to remain stable in 2025
Barcelona
In the fourth quarter alone, 16.7 million tonnes were handled (+4.5%)
Maersk and Hapag-Lloyd bring back India/Middle East-Mediterranean service via Suez
In 2025, ships transiting the Panama Canal increased by +14.1%
In 2025, ships transiting the Panama Canal increased by +14.1%
Panama
The ports of the Central American nation handled 9,915,357 containers (+3.6%)
Last year, container traffic in the port of Tangier Med reached a record 11.1 million TEUs (+8.4%)
Last year, container traffic in the port of Tangier Med reached a record 11.1 million TEUs (+8.4%)
Anjra
New all-time high in total goods
In 2025, Turkish ports handled a record traffic of 553.3 million tonnes of cargo (+4.0%)
Ankara
Container traffic in Italy reached a new all-time high of 678,715 TEUs (+9.8%). Ship traffic through the Bosphorus Strait declined.
APM Terminals will take over the interim management of the Panamanian ports of Cristóbal and Balboa.
Panama
President Mulino urged Panama Ports Company to cooperate fully in view of this new phase
New crop of historic records harvested by Chinese ports
New crop of historic records harvested by Chinese ports
Beijing
In 2025, maritime ports handled 11.63 billion tons of goods (+3.7%)
PPC denounces the contradictory nature of the ruling by the Supreme Court of Justice of Panama with respect to the current legal framework
Balboa
The company does not exclude the possibility of resorting to national and international legal action
Lukoil signs agreement with US-based Carlyle to sell the Russian group's international assets
Fly
The transaction will need to be authorized by the U.S. Office of Foreign Assets Control.
Panama's Supreme Court of Justice declares the law on the concession contract with the Panama Ports Company unconstitutional.
Panama
Last year, PPC port terminals handled 3.9 million containers
Royal Caribbean Cruises has ordered two new cruise ships from Chantiers de l'Atlantique with options for four more
Royal Caribbean Cruises has ordered two new cruise ships from Chantiers de l'Atlantique with options for four more
Miami
New orders for ten new river vessels are planned. A record financial year.
CMA CGM establishes a joint venture with Stonepeak to which it will contribute ten container terminals
New York/Los Angeles
The American company will own 75% and 25% of the shares, respectively. It will invest 2.4 billion dollars.
German rail freight companies reject 37% increase in train path prices
Berlin
Die Güterbahnen urges the Minister of Transport to present the promised reform of the fare system
FS Logistix increases weekly rotations on the Duisburg-Milan railway line from six to ten
Milan
Two daily connections are made in each direction
In the fourth quarter of 2025, freight traffic in the port of Antwerp-Zeebrugge decreased by -4.9%.
Antwerp
For the whole year the decline was -4.1%
Valletta Cruise Port records record annual cruise traffic
London
In 2025, there were 963 thousand passengers (+2.3%)
Evergreen invests up to nearly $1.5 billion in the construction of 23 container ships
Taipei
Seven 5,900 TEU vessels have been ordered from Jiangsu New Yangzi Shipbuilding and 16 3,100 TEU vessels from CSSC Huangpu Wenchong Shipbuilding.
In 2025, Spanish ports handled a record container traffic of almost 19 million TEUs
Madrid
New historic highs also for conventional goods and passengers
First container transhipment operation in an Algerian port
First container transhipment operation in an Algerian port
Algiers
It happened on Sunday at the port of Djen Djen
Truckers from Serbia, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Montenegro, and North Macedonia block borders
Belgrade
Week-long protest against the EU's new entry/exit system
Resumption of attacks against ships in the Red Sea region threatened
Tehran
They would be implemented in response to an escalation of US and allied military actions in the region.
New annual record for maritime traffic in the Straits of Malacca and Singapore
New annual record for maritime traffic in the Straits of Malacca and Singapore
Port Klang
Last year, for the first time, over 100,000 ships passed through
New record of sailors abandoned by shipowners
London
In 2025, 6,223 crew members from 410 ships were abandoned
Two FMC commissioners call on the US government to take action against Canadian and Mexican ports
Washington
Enforcement of provision aimed at preventing freight carriers from evading the Harbor Maintenance Fee urged
Annual container traffic handled by the port of Algeciras remains stable.
Algeciras
A 6.2% decrease in the weight of goods in containers was recorded
The EU Commission authorizes Italy to provide financial support for rail operations in ports.
Rome
Incentives for a maximum total of 30 million euros over five years
A Livorno port pilot loses his life in a collision
Livorno
The dynamics of the accident are still under investigation.
Study on alternative marine fuels as potential marine pollutants and the effectiveness of response measures
Lisbon
It was commissioned by the European Maritime Safety Agency
The first in-person meeting of the international working group "Cruises & Port Cities" will take place in Taranto.
Taranto/La Spezia
Pisano (AdSP Liguria Orientale): the relationship between the city and the port is strategic, particularly in relation to cruise traffic
G20 merchandise trade trend to fluctuate in the fourth quarter of 2025
Paris
Trade in services is growing
Extension of incentives for rail freight shunting in ports
Rome
Paper (Fermerci): the sector, however, continues to suffer as demonstrated by the overall data for 2025
MPC Container Ships revenues decreased by -4.3% in 2025
Oslo
Net income was $236.4 million (-11.4%)
Saipem has been awarded a further offshore contract in Saudi Arabia
Milan
Order worth approximately 500 million dollars
The new offices of the Eastern Sicily Port Authority have been inaugurated in the port of Pozzallo.
Pozzallo
Contract worth approximately 750 thousand euros
Finmar appointed agent in Italy for United Global Ro-Ro
Genoa
Two services scheduled with stops at the port of Genoa
Contract awarded for the expansion of the San Cataldo Pier in the port of Bari
Bari
They will be carried out by the Rti Fincantieri Infrastructure Opere Marittime, Boskalis Italia, Zeta and e-Marine
The digital registry of maritime workers and the digital navigation booklet are law
Genoa
Article 11 of Legislative Decree 19/2026 establishes AGEMAR
DB Cargo plans to cut around 6,000 jobs
Berlin
Negotiations with employee representatives to begin soon
In 2025, containers transported by RCL's fleet increased by +8.8%
Bangkok
Revenues from this activity grew by +5.2%
Regarding Tardini's nomination as president of the Western Sicily Port Authority, Salvini and Schifani have (for now) buried the hatchet.
Palermo
Annual container traffic grows by 5.4% at HHLA port terminals
Hamburg
Record revenues expected at 1.76 billion euros (+9.9%)
Container traffic at the Port of New York is expected to grow by 2.3% in 2025.
New York
Significant increase in full containers for export
Politics and Assiterminal celebrate the extension of the port bonus
Rome/Genoa
Ferrari: understood the value of the planning behind the reformulation of the law
Container traffic at the port of Hong Kong decreased by -3.2% in January
Hong Kong
1.13 million TEUs were handled
Costamare secures $940 million in revenue from the charter of 12 container ships
Monk
CMA CGM has ordered six 1,700 TEU LNG containerships from Cochin Shipyard.
Marseille
By the end of the year, the number of Indian seafarers on board the French group's ships will rise to 1,500.
Cargo traffic at the port of Singapore grew by 13.0% last month.
Singapore
Containers amounted to 3,892,370 TEUs (+11.3%)
Filt Cgil, meeting on the importance of Article 17 of Law 84/94
Rome
It will be held tomorrow in Rome at the Frentani Congress Center
Britta Weber has been appointed as the new chief executive officer of the Hupac Group.
Noise
He is the current vice president of UPS Healthcare for Europe and Asia.
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Saipem to acquire mobile offshore drilling unit for $272.5 million
Milan
Agreement with Norwegian Deep Value Driller
The 59th edition of the San Giorgio Award will be held in Genoa on February 20th.
Genoa
The Targa San Giorgio will be awarded to Gian Enzo Duci
Filt Cgil appeals against Cartour's authorization to carry out lashing and unlashing operations.
Medlog inaugurates a logistics park at Dammam's King Abdulaziz Port
Geneva
It occupies an area of over 100 thousand square meters
Manageritalia and Assologistica sign the renewal of the Ccnl managers of the logistics
Rome
Monthly gross earnings increase at 750 Euros in three tranche
Subscribed a binding agreement for the acquisition of Qube by Macquarie Asset Management
Sydney
It was unanimously approved by the Australian logistic group Cda
Meyer Turku completed the design of a cruise ship to zero net emissions
Turku
The main fuel is biomethanol
Last year the turnover of Kalmar grew by +1%
Helsinki
Operating income, net profit and new orders in increase respective of +26%, +28% and +8%
Terminal Investment Limited puts hands on the Peruvian port of Pisco
Lima
Acquired the Portuario de Paracas Terminal
Assagenti urges a more constant and timely information on the progress of the work of the new dam of Genoa
Grimaldi has taken delivery of the Grande Michigan
Naples
It is the eighth Pure Car and Truck Carrier ammonia ready of the Neapolitan group
Meeting between the presidents of the Maritime Federation and Assoporti
Rome
Mario Mattioli and Roberto Petri addressed the main issues of the maritime cluster
Morocco's Marsa Maroc participates in the development of the port of Monrovia
Casablanca
Contract for the management of two docks and the construction of a multipurpose terminal
South Korea's Pan Ocean buys ten VLCCs from compatriot SK Shipping
Seoul
Transaction valued at approximately $668 million
Stefano Messina has been confirmed as president of Assarmatori
Rome
He will also lead the shipowners' association in the four-year period 2026-2030
Roberto Mantovanelli has been appointed Secretary General of the Northern Adriatic Port Authority.
Venice
The 2026-2028 Three-Year Operational Plan for the Ports of Venice and Chioggia has been approved.
In 2025, Albanian ports handled a record traffic of 8.2 million tons of goods (+6.2%)
Tirana
A new peak in passengers also amounted to 1.7 million units (+6.4%)
WASS (Fincantieri) has been awarded a contract by Saudi Arabia for the supply of lightweight torpedoes
Trieste
The order is worth more than 200 million euros
Oxin (Somec) awarded a major order for the construction of kitchen, pantry, catering and bar areas for two cruise ships
San Vendemiano
The value of the order is 53 million euros
Sogedim launches a daily service between Carpi and Campogalliano/England
Carpi
Daily shuttle departing from the logistics hubs of Campogalliano, Carpi and Prato
Danaos Corporation reports record quarterly and annual revenue.
Athens
Profits are falling
CPPIB and OMERS are considering selling their 67% stake in Associated British Ports.
London
Maersk orders eight 18,600 TEU dual-fuel containerships
Copenhagen
Built by New Times Shipbuilding Co., they will be delivered between 2029 and 2030.
PaxOcean opens new shipyard in Singapore
Singapore
It occupies an area of 17.3 hectares
The largest container ship ever arrived in the port of Trieste
Trieste
Port of call of the "MSC Diana" which has a capacity of approximately 19,000 TEUs
Antin Infrastructure Partners acquires U.S. shipbuilder Vigor Marine Group
New York
It has shipyards in Seattle, Portland, Vancouver, San Diego and Norfolk
In 2025, Moroccan ports handled a record traffic of 262.6 million tons of goods (+8.9%)
Rabat
Transhipment equal to 50.5% of the total
Yang Ming deploys first of five 15,500 TEU dual-fuel LNG vessels on Asia-Mediterranean route
Keelung
It will be used in the MD2 service
Study highlights challenges for LNG containerships in complying with future cold ironing connection requirements
Berlin/Hamburg
Fincantieri and Wsense reach agreement to offer cutting-edge underwater systems
Trieste
Co-development of advanced wireless technology solutions planned
Study finds high levels of persistent organic pollutants caused by shipbreaking activities
Brussels
Port of Livorno: tender for ship-generated waste management begins
Livorno
The expected value of the contract is over 40 million euros
DSV revenue and profits impacted by Schenker acquisition
Copenhagen
In 2025, turnover grew by +48.0%
Wärtsilä reports significant growth in quarterly and annual results for the Marine segment
Helsinki
The Finnish group's new orders acquired in 2025 remain stable.
Dutch company Portwise has been bought by its compatriot Haskoning
Rijswijk
The company offers solutions for optimizing terminal operations through automation and electrification
Construction of the first of six container ships for Italia Marittima has begun in China.
Trieste
The ships, which will be able to use traditional fuel and methanol, will have a capacity of 2,400 TEUs
In the Strait of Hormuz, armed vessels ordered a US tanker to stop
Southampton/London
GTS announces new rail services between the port of Genoa and central and southern Italy.
Bari
Connections via the Segrate Milan terminal
Kuehne+Nagel expands CargoCity South at Frankfurt Airport
Schindellegi
A new facility will be completed and taken over at the end of 2028
The number of dual-fuel vessels employed by liner shipping lines is set to double by 2025
Washington
Currently, 74% of the order book consists of units of this type
AD Ports signs agreement to build and operate multipurpose terminal at Matadi Port
Abu Dhabi/Kinshasa
Relaunch of the Banana Deepwater Port Construction Project
Confitarma: The Revenue Agency's position risks having serious repercussions on Italian seafarers' employment.
Rome
Bucchioni appointed pro tempore president of the Association of Freight Forwarders of the Port of La Spezia
La Spezia
The tender for the development of the shipbuilding hub in the port of Ancona has begun.
Ancona
The AdSP Management Committee has approved the call for tenders
ONE's quarterly financial performance declines further
Singapore
The volume of containerized cargo transported by the fleet remains stable
Laura DiBella's nomination for FMC presidency has been signed.
Washington
His term will expire on June 30, 2028.
Port of Singapore saw record bunker deliveries in 2025
Singapore
PSA-MOL joint venture to manage a new ro-ro terminal
The port of Taranto was visited by a delegation from the Japanese FLOWRA
Taranto
The association brings together 21 of the main Japanese energy players
ABB's new orders in a quarter exceed $10 billion for the first time.
Zurich
Growing demand in the maritime, port and railway sectors
In the United States, MSC was fined a total of $22.67 million
Washington
The Federal Maritime Commission has released the results of an investigation
Signal Ocean has acquired AXSMarine
Paris/London
The company offers web platforms to support the ship charter sector
CSC Vespucci and Livorno Reefer will form a single platform dedicated to fruit and vegetable and exotic products in the port of Livorno
Livorno
Livorno Reefer to acquire stake in CSC
Stena RoRo has placed an order for two ro-ro vessels in China with options for four more.
Gothenburg
They were designed in cooperation with the Italian Naos
Shanghai Zhonggu Logistics Co. to Order Four New 6,000-TEU Containerships
Shanghai
The order will include options for two additional vessels
UPS revenues decreased by 2.6% in 2025
In the last quarter alone, a decrease of -3.2% was recorded
ICS has published its periodic analysis of flag state performance
London
Michail Stahlhut will step down as CEO of Hupac in May
Noise
Bertschi: Under his leadership, the company's position as a leading provider of combined road/rail transport in Europe has been strengthened.
Members of the Ravenna Marine Resource Partnership Body have been appointed.
Ravenna
It will meet for the first time on February 4th and will remain in office for four years
Messina (Assarmatori): MIT's decree on cold ironing is a good thing.
Rome
This is a fundamental step - he underlined - to ensure that the electrification of the platforms is actually usable.
Contship has joined the Digital Container Shipping Association's DCSA+ program.
Melzo
Among the goals, improving the efficiency of terminal operations, the accuracy of planning and collaboration with shipping companies.
The Argentine Port Workers' Federation threatens a strike at national ports.
The Silver
Action in support of workers at the port of Concepción del Uruguay
In 2025, freight traffic in the port of Taranto grew by +0.8%
Taranto
In the last quarter alone, a decrease of -22.6% was recorded
Last year, container traffic in the port of Valencia grew by +3.4%
Valencia
5,662,661 TEUs were handled
Fincantieri wins Italian Navy contract to enhance naval vessels' cyber resilience
New facility in Charleston for the production and testing of marine power and propulsion systems
Arlington
It was inaugurated by Leonardo DRS, a subsidiary of the Italian Leonardo
Project to strengthen maritime and port cybersecurity
Brest/Brussels/Rome
The partners are France Cyber Maritime, FEPORT and the Federation of the Sea
Container traffic at the Port of Los Angeles fell by 10.6% in the last quarter of 2025.
Los Angeles
A decrease of -0.6% was recorded for the whole year
In the first six months of operation InnoWay Trieste produced 170 railway wagons
Trieste
The construction of 600 units is planned in Bagnoli della Rosandra in 2026
Ferretti rejects KKCG Maritime's partial and conditional voluntary takeover bid.
Milan
Strong confidence in the company's long-term strategy reaffirmed
Haropa Port sets new container traffic record
Le Havre
Last year, overall freight traffic increased by +2%
Decio Lucano, the dean of shipping journalists, has passed away.
Genoa
His paper adventures are countless, including "Vita e Mare" and "TMM", but also digital with "DL News"
Marsa Maroc orders 106 electric terminal tractors from Terberg
Benschop
They will be employed in the port of Nador West Med
Contargo acquires 50% of Cargo-Center-Graz Logistik
Mannheim
The German company extends its intermodal network to the Adriatic ports of Koper and Rijeka.
A single binding offer from Dubai for the purchase of the Venice Ro-Port Mos
Venice
The company manages the terminal for the motorways of the sea and cruises in Fusina
The Port of Long Beach handled record container traffic in 2025
Long Beach
In the last quarter, a decrease of -8.8% was recorded
HMM to introduce AI-based autonomous navigation solutions on 40 vessels
Seoul
Contract with Avikus and agreement with KSOE
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
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ForwardersShip Suppliers
Shipping AgentsTruckers
MEETINGS
Filt Cgil, meeting on the importance of Article 17 of Law 84/94
Rome
It will be held tomorrow in Rome at the Frentani Congress Center
A conference on congestion in the North West logistics system will be held in Genoa on January 19th.
Genoa
It will be held at the Transparency Hall of the Liguria Region
››› Meetings File
PRESS REVIEW
Auction of megaterminal in Santos may be postponed due to deadlock within the Federal Government
(A Tribuna)
East Port Said Port faces a new challenge with Europe's carbon rules for shipping
(EnterpriseAM)
››› Press Review File
FORUM of Shipping
and Logistics
Intervento del presidente Tomaso Cognolato
Roma, 19 giugno 2025
››› File
Two new rail connections to Germany from the Padua Interport
Padua
They are operated by InRail and LTE Italia
Intersea has become the general agent in Italy for the Portuguese GS Lines
Genoa
The shipping company is part of Grupo Sousa
MSC and Qatari company Maha to develop and manage the Libyan port of Misurata
Paris/Misurata
An investment of 1.5 billion dollars is expected
F2i has been awarded the concession for the Lavagna tourist port
Milan
The concession contract will have a duration of 50 years
Eni launches the hull of the Coral North FLNG
Geoje/San Donato Milanese
It will be used offshore Cabo Delgado, north of Mozambique.
Laghezza has acquired a logistics warehouse in Sarzana
La Spezia
The aim is to establish a local hub for local production activities.
The Red Sea Container Terminal at the Egyptian port of Sokhna has been inaugurated.
Sokhna
It is operated by a joint venture of Hutchison Ports, COSCO and CMA Terminals
The GNV Altair ferry has joined the GNV fleet
Genoa
It has a capacity of 2,700 passengers and 915 linear metres of rolling stock.
Ignazio Messina & C. has acquired full control of Thermocar
Genoa
The Genoese company operates in the temperature-controlled refrigerated container logistics sector.
Maersk confirms resumption of MECL transits through the Suez Canal
Copenhagen
The line connects India and the Middle East with the US East Coast
Genco's board of directors rejected Diana Shipping's acquisition proposal.
New York/Athens
The American company, however, leaves a glimmer of hope by admitting the validity of the merger
MSC will include the port of Trieste in the Dragon Italy-USA service
Geneva
The Julian port will be reached starting from the second half of February
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