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February 14, 2011
The Business Timesweb site
Shipping News
  • Oil tanker freight earnings hit 3-month high
    Earnings from shipping Middle East crude oil to Asia, the world's busiest route for supertankers, rose to the highest in more than three months on increased cargo volumes.

Sched Netweb site
  • OOCL empty container pickup success may migrate to Shenzhen
  • Safmarine, Simatech offer Far East-subcontinent service
  • MCC Transport launches new intra-Asia service February 25
  • Taiwan's Kaohsiung open to 12,500-TEUers with 2 new berths
  • Portek first half profit up 21pc to US$5.68 million
  • South African truckers 'to strike' if 20pc wage hike rebuffed
  • Barge operator Seabridge belly up despite federal grants
  • Spain's Grup TCB opens Colombian container terminal
  • Arm ships against pirates, but only with professionals: expert
  • IATA: UK policies 'will destroy legacy' of British aviation
  • National Air Cargo gets federal okay for start-up carrier
  • Qantas dismisses union claims pilots' job security under threat

Exim Indiaweb site
  • Bharati Shipyard's net profit dips 30 pc
  • SCI takes delivery of Aframax crude oil tanker
  • UK P&I Club publishes aide-memoire for guidance on new Paris MoU inspection regime
  • Colombia for better trade ties with India
  • Ethiopia calls for Indian investments
  • Dr Manmohan Singh dedicates Vallarpadam ICTT to the nation
  • JNPT Chairman inspects parade, cultural programmes
  • Cargolux offers perishable goods protection
  • US gantry cranes to be launched soon
  • Exim Bank to get $300-m loan to fund exporters
  • FIIs may shift to Brazil, Russia
  • Govt changes its mind, offers Rs 500-cr. sops to exporters
  • Govt to review 'options' due to falling FDI
  • Govt under pressure to lift ban on onion, sugar exports
  • Industrial growth sinks to 20-month low at 1.6 pc
  • Jan.-April net direct tax collections climb 20.45 pc
  • Many banks jack-up lending, deposit rates
  • Output deficit may lead to greater coal imports
  • Counterfeiting & piracy losses to touch $1.7 trillion by 2015
  • Training programme for 7,000 artisans soon

International Transport Journalweb site
FEBRUARY 11, 2011
  • South African Airways takes delivery of Airbus A330
    South African Airways has become the latest operator of Airbus A330 aircraft. The A330-200 is the first of six to be delivered to Aircastle Limited during 2011, all of which will b...
  • SNCB Logistics now operates as an autonomous company
    SNCB Logistics, a new company, has now become operational, as foreseen in a restructuring plan approved by the European Commission. SNCB Logistics has assumed the use of more then ...
  • Ken Livingstone and Knorr-Bremse Austria receive European Railway Award
    The European Railway Award 2011, sponsored by the Community of European Railway and Infrastructure Companies (CER), the Executive Interim Management (EIM) and the European Rai...
  • SCT Logistics opens Australian interstate railfreight terminal
    SCT Logistics recently opened its USD 30 million new interstate railfreight terminal, allowing trains to effectively pull up at the backdoor of warehouses. The enterprise has added...
  • Volvo selling more trucks
    Volvo, which sells trucks under the Mack, Renault and UD Trucks brands as well as its own name, said its sales in 2010 jumped by 28% to 48,041 vehicles, up from 37,678 units in 200...
  • New South African driver's licence legislation delayed
    The South African transport department in Pretoria has delayed putting into motion amended national road traffic regulations, which would make it illegal to drive a light motor veh...
  • UK policies will destroy legacy of British aviation, says Iata
    In a speech to the Aviation Club in London, Giovanni Bisignani, director general and CEO of the International Air Transport Association (Iata) called on the British government to i...
  • Hainan Airlines expects huge earnings increase for 2010
    China's Hainan Airlines expects to report 2010 net income of more than CNY 2 billion (EUR 225 million), a six-fold increase over the CNY 335 million (EUR 37 million) net profit rep...
  • Global Ports Investments increases cargo throughput in 2010
    The stevedoring companies of the Global Ports Investments group (GPI) handled 1.1 million teu, 59,463 ro-ro cargo units (including cars) and 19.2 million t of other cargo (includin...
  • First ship calls at new Buenaventura terminal
    TCBuen, a Buenaventura (Colombia) container terminal belonging to Grup TCB, a leading Spanish port operator, received its first ship, the "Rio Verde", at the end of Janua...
  • German transport industry calls for strategic expansion of inland waterways
    The Deutsches Verkehrsforum, a German multi-modal industry association, supports reforms that Germany's national inland waterways and shipping authority (Wasser- und Schifffahrtsve...

Marine Logweb site
FEBRUARY 11, 2011
  • Royal Caribbean in new cruise ship deal with Meyer Werft
  • New Global Class barges join Maxum Marine fleet
  • Electric Boat gets $60 million for Virginia Class submarine affordability program
  • Eidesvik places $138 million order for IMR/construction vessel

World Wide Shipperweb site
FEBRUARY 11, 2011
  • Port of Grays Harbor expanding rail capacity
  • Rail freight traffic up during week
  • Port association schedules administration/legal issues seminar
  • Panama Canal Authority brings super dredger onboard
  • World Maritime University taps Skaanild as chairman

Lloyd's Listweb site
FEBRUARY 11, 2011
  • Iran floating storage keeps 18 VLCCs off spot market
    India is latest buyer of Iranian crude affected by trade ban
  • VLCC earnings surge fourfold after cargo rush
    Time charter equivalent earnings on the benchmark Middle East to Asia very large crude carrier route quadrupled last week to $42,000 per day
  • Suezmaxes poised for rates rebound
    West Africa spot rates expected to strengthen as dearth of VLCCs in Atlantic feeds through
  • BDI rises but exchange says beware of false dawns
    The Baltic Dry Index rose by 42 points to 1,178 on Friday, as capesizes rates continued improving
  • Eritrea arrests jeopardise private anti-piracy forces
    Detention of former Royal Marines working for PVI raises questions over role of Gulf of Aden country as embarkation gateway
  • Crude Carriers beats expectations in fourth quarter
    Chief executive Evangelos Marinakis points to the company's low cash breakeven and modern fleet for profitable results
  • Bringing home the human cost of Somali piracy
    The ordinary man and woman fail to link what they buy in the supermarket, or on the petrol station forecourt, with the realities of the pirate problem.
  • Reduction in light dues to 2008 levels is essential
    The light dues rate has to be reduced significantly this year to protect the UK's reputation as the premier place to carry on maritime business
  • IMO anti-piracy plan under scrutiny
    IMO counterpiracy expert Chris Trelawny answers charges that last week's unveiling of the IMO's anti-piracy action plan was little more than a rebranding of existing policies
  • How the logistics industry can learn from the ant
    Today's logistics networks need to be highly sophisticated and able to adapt quickly to unexpected jolts
  • Slow growth puts UK box terminal expansion plans on hold
    MDS Transmodal research shows that a full-phase development of several new container projects could provide substantial overcapacity by the end of the decade
  • Aegean faces investor lawsuits
    Company alleged to have violated US securities laws
  • Eitzen Maritime Services posts $2.4m loss
    Continues to struggle with drop in demand for its services
  • Atlantico wins $4.6bn Petrobras drillship order
    Brazilian yard to build seven drillships, to be owned by newly formed entity, Sete Brazil
  • BaltEx delay must cease
    It is in the interest of the industry and the Baltic Exchange that the launch of the BaltEx screen is not further delayed
  • Norwegian Car Carriers in $21m share issue
    Investors bite at offering of 33.8m new shares
  • Seafarer or suspect?
    The US should extend its visa control relaxation to foreign seafarers on board ships calling regularly at US ports
  • Fears over Suez Canal shutdown abate
    A strike by workers in the Suez Canal zone has not had any effect on transits or traffic movements, says GAC vice-president Erland Ebbersten in Cairo
  • Textainer profits up 30% as box volumes rebound
    Revenue grows 27% to $303.9m in 2010
  • Ship covered bonds may plug financing gap
    Investments in ship covered bonds could find more support, says Deutsche Schiffsbank spokesman
  • Suspected pirates face death penalty for bungled MISC chemtanker hijack
    Seven men charged with firearm offences in a Kuala Lumpur in the first such prosecution of African pirates in an Asian nation
  • ConocoPhillips to end Kenai LNG exports
    Cheap gas from overseas markets pushes Oil major to considering turning facility to imports-only
  • New York in ballast water retreat
    Move to abort planned tightening of IMO standard leaves shipowners more confused
  • DHT pads follow-on with $8m over-allotment
    Second trip to the New York follow-on share market issue in two years intended for vessel acquisitions, business acquisitions or other strategic alliances
  • Chemoil records full-year loss of $9.5m
    Company took $5.1m one-time write-off in fourth quarter.

Fairplayweb site
FEBRUARY 11, 2011
  • USCG to police EPA compliance
    THE US Coast Guard today confirmed an agreement to inspect vessels for compliance with the Environmental Protection Agency's incidental discharge permit
  • Royal Caribbean pulls order trigger
    CRUISE major Royal Caribbean today confirmed a letter of intent with Germany's Meyer Werft for its long-rumoured 'Project Sunshine' series of post-Panamax newbuilds
  • Ship KG placings pick up
    EQUITY volumes raised in the German KG market for ship financing are slowly recovering from their 2009 trough, according to the German association of closed-end fund arrangers VGF
  • Euroafrica acquires Sovcomflot ships
    POLAND'S Euroafrica Shipping Lines has reportedly acquired three ships from Russia's Sovcomflot
  • India shipping shares battered
    SHARES in several of India's leading shipping companies have dropped to 52-week lows
  • Milford Haven cargo spiked in 2010
    MILFORD Haven said today the UK port handled 65.6M gt of cargo last year, up from 59M gt in 2009
  • NY relents on ballast
    NEW YORK environmental officials have agreed to delay ballast-water rules that critics feared would shut down the Great Lakes system
  • GE's income drops 35%
    GREAT Eastern Shipping said today a drastic fall in freight rates caused a 35% fall in income from operations during its October-December quarter
  • Lithuania eyes Azeri energy
    LITHUANIA is considering an energy deal with Azerbaijan to ship LNG and oil to the Baltic country, IHS World Markets Energy reported today
  • Maraesco JV to spend up to $33M
    SHIPOWNER Maraesco told Fairplay today it plans to spend up to €25M ($33M) developing Spain/Caribbean/South America trade
  • India allows partial exports of iron ore
    INDIA'S Supreme Court issued a ruling today enabling traders in Karnataka state to ship iron ore if the contracts involved were cleared before a July ban
  • EMS losses deepen
    NORWAY'S Eitzen Maritime Services promised to cut costs today after announcing a 23% year-on-year increase in losses for 2010
  • Croatia picks yard bid
    CROATIA'S government has chosen a local tourism company owned by mining businessman Danko Koncar to acquire the majority stakes in two government-run yards
  • NCC raises $22M
    OSLO'S Norwegian Car Carriers has raised 125M kroner ($22M) through a private placement of shares
  • VLCC spot rates rise
    VLCC SPOT rates on the benchmark Persian Gulf/Japan route have been rising all week on increasing activity, brokers told Fairplay today.

The Journal of Commerceweb site
FEBRUARY 11, 2011
  • Thailand Repeals Hazmat Insurance Regulation
    Thailand repealed a new insurance requirement on shipments of hazardous materials that had caused great concern among U.S. suppliers, who...
  • Connaughton Calls for Water Infrastructure Investment
    The country needs to invest in the road, rail and water systems that support U.S. ports, with inland waterways systems...
  • Former T&I Staffer Guilty of Corruption
    A former House Transportation and Infrastructure Committee staff member faces up to seven years in prison after being found guilty...
  • Genesee & Wyoming Carloads Jump 27 Percent
    Rail carload traffic increased 27 percent in January at short line and regional railroad operator Genesee & Wyoming, rising to...
  • Steen Replaces Ogiermann at Airline Group
    Atlas Air Worldwide Holdings executive Michael Steen will replace Ulrich Ogiermann as chairman of The International Air Cargo Association, the...
  • Lawmaker Proposes Cargo Tax for Infrastructure
    Importers would see a 60 percent increase in transportation taxes if Congress approves a measure aimed at raising revenue for...
  • LTL Trucker Vitran Loses $43 Million in 2010
    Rising costs and a $39 million tax bill led to a $40.2 million loss for less-than-truckload carrier Vitran in the...
  • FMC to Consider NVO Tariff Filing Rule
    The Federal Maritime Commission on Feb. 16 will take up the thorny question of exempting non-vessel-operating common carriers from maintaining...
  • Con-way Freight Hires Yield Manager
    Con-way Freight hired trucking veteran John P. Burton to help boost the $3.1 billion carrier's less-than-truckload yield. As vice...
  • Frankfurt, Munich Airports Break Cargo Records
    Germany's largest airports, Frankfurt and Munich, broke cargo records in January and expect significant growth in 2011. Frankfurt airport...
  • Oil Imports Send Trade Deficit Higher
    Rising prices for imported crude oil caused the U.S. trade deficit in December to increase 5.9 percent from the previous...
  • Amazon Closing Texas DC in Tax Dispute
    Amazon.com says it will close its distribution center in Irving, Texas, because the state is demanding the Internet retailer pay...
  • DP World Opens Controversial India Terminal
    DP World inaugurated the Vallarpadam International Container Transshipment Terminal in India's Port of Cochin Friday. The terminal opened on schedule...
  • Oakland Port Director Touts Growth, Innovation
    The Port of Oakland is working with the private sector to increase container volume for the benefit of the entire...
  • Georgia Ports Chief Urges U.S. Port Infrastructure Investment (Video)
    Curtis Foltz, Executive Director of the Georgia Ports Authority, talks about U.S. infrastructure needs.
  • Reversing Share
    Before the 10-day West Coast port shutdown nearly a decade ago and the various disruptions at the ports of Los...
  • Stolen Booze: a Potent Mix
    Q: Some months ago, our company as a broker arranged transportation of a shipment of alcoholic beverages. The shipment...
  • Baking in Risk Management
    Looking to cut landed costs, ARCOP announced in November 2010 it had selected Transplace as its 3PL to manage shipments...
  • 10 Questions for One Answer
    GT Nexus defines landed costs as "the sum of all expenses to purchase, transport and import goods from one place...
  • Logistics, at What Cost?
    The global economic downturn halted, at least for a time, the moves by many companies to manage the movements of...
  • Contract Terms
    The Danish financial newspaper Borsen reported this month that Maersk Line and logistics operator Kuehne + Nagel signed an agreement...

Containerisation Internationalweb site
FEBRUARY 11, 2011
  • Global recovery threatened by piracy
  • Belgian pears head for China
  • Iran admits Nigerian arms cache deal
  • Russian freighter sunk by newbuild boxship
  • TAL's 'truly remarkable' year

TradeWindsweb site
FEBRUARY 11, 2011
  • RCCL in Meyer Werft replay
    Royal Caribbean unveils order for new generation cruise duo developed under code-name "Project Sunshine".
  • PB sells chemical duo
    Diversified Italian owner banks $58m in freshly minted tanker deal as it prepares for South Korean deliveries, brokers say.
  • NCL turns to ABB
    Swiss automation and technology contractor set to rake in $50m from contract tied to NCL newbuildings.
  • Swift scoops orders
    US shipyard squeezes another $20m out of Egyptian naval contract as Hosni Mubarak hands power to military high command.
  • Petrobras pens seven
    Brazil's largest yard group wins race tied to South American energy giant's $4.6bn drillship tender.
  • Cruise crew murder charge
    Local man charged with murder of Royal Carribean crew member whose body found near remote beach.
  • Cosco in Armada win
    Dispute over bankrupt company in bulk carrier chartering chain to be resolved in London.
  • STX wins bulker quartet
    Korean yard group to build four bulk carriers for $160m but shies away from revealing owner or unit sizes.
  • Asciano could sell
    New boss of Australian terminals company says operations will be offloaded if no improvement seen.
  • Pair snare NOCC stock
    Odin Management and Skagen revealed as two of the big names buying into Norwegian Car Carriers.
  • Olsen orders crew quartet
    Norwegian group boosts wind turbine installation operation with new ships at Batservice Mandal.
  • GE spies tanker 'trigger'
    Refinery expansion and oil demand to drive product tankers but bulkers face rate woe, India's Great Eastern contends.
  • Carry on selling
    Five departures so far in 2011 don't go far enough for New York-listed General Maritime, analysts say.
  • Hvide Sande wins ferry deal
    Danish shipyard to build new double-ended passengership for Feggesund service.
  • Zacchello tanker attacked
    German manager mum as pirates open fire on Italian-owned chemical carrier 50 miles off Lagos.
  • Greatship axes Indian IPO
    'Prevailing market conditions' put paid to Great Eastern offshoot's planned $150m floatation.
  • Crude stuns Wall Street
    Evangelos Marinakis-led tanker owner reports a profit in the fourth quarter to make a mockery of red ink fears.
  • NOCC issue a hit
    Oslo-listed car carrier owner now better placed to raise capital after institutional investors gobble up shares in private placement, CEO says.
  • Costs push EMS into loss
    Eitzen aims at 2011 return to profitability as recession or not seafarers still need to eat.

American Shipperweb site
FEBRUARY 11, 2011
  • Virginia box volume rose 8.6% in 2010
    The Port of Virginia experienced an 8.6 percent increased in container volumes last year to 1.9 million TEUS, and overall tonnage grew 2.8 percent to 15.3 million short tons from the 2009 level, the Virginia Port Authority said late last month. The...
  • Shipco expands Far East/Turkey services
    Non-vessel-operating common carrier Shipco Transport has expanded its number of new direct services from the Far East to Turkey. The services link several Asia key origins -- Shanghai, Shenzhen, Qingdao and Busan -- to markets in the eastern Medite...
  • Zenith promotes Ashwell to VP sales
    Zenith Global Logistics has promoted David Ashwell to the newly created post of vice president of sales. He was director of sales for North America. Conover, N.C.-headquartered Zenith is an international supply chain provider specializing in home f...
  • DB Schenker wins BMW distribution contract
    DB Schenker Logistics said Friday it is setting up a logistics center in Leipzig to supply components to BMW car plants in China and South Africa. "It is one of the largest logistics projects we have ever acquired," Karl-Friedrich Rausch, member o...
  • DHL expands Cincinnati hub
    DHL will invest $22.5 million to expand its hub operation at the Cincinnati/Northern Kentucky airport to meet the growing demands of international shippers. Starting in March, DHL will build on 19 acres of land leased from the CVG Airport authorit...
  • U.S., Croatia agree to open skies
    The United States and Croatia on Feb. 3 signed an open skies agreement, which both sides anticipate will lead to direct flights between the countries. The signing comes almost two years after officials reached an agreement. The agreement is design...
  • Air cargo climbs 21% in 2010
    Freight volumes improved 20.6 percent for airlines in 2010, outstripping the 8.9 percent increase in cargo capacity, the International Air Transport Association reported last week. The freight load factor increased 5.2 percent to 53.8 percent. Pas...
  • TITAN Salvage names Habib VP
    TITAN Salvage, a subsidiary of Crowley Maritime Corp., has appointed Capt. Rich Habib to vice president with responsibility for the company''s operations, administration, finance and commercial activities. He is based at TITAN''s headquarters in Po...
  • OOCL starts empty pickup service
    Liner carrier OOCL said Friday it has started an empty container pickup appointment service in Hong Kong, where the company is based. "This service is the first of its kind in the shipping industry," OOCL said in a statement. "Customers can make a...
  • Great Lakes industry presses for dredge funds
    The worst of the economic recession may be over for the U.S.-flag Great Lakes carriers, but many find they still can't achieve full loads. Several decades of insufficient federal funds for the Army Corps of Engineers to perform maintenance dredging...

The Scandinavian Shipping Gazetteweb site
FEBRUARY 11, 2011
  • Pusher barge system to be upgraded
    ESL Shipping Ltd has decided to modernise its fleet of pusher barges in the summer of 2011 and will continue its long-term cooperation with the Finnish steel manufacturer Rautaruukki
  • Ulstein to build offshore vessel for Eidesvik
    The Norwegian yard group Ulstein has signed a contract with Eidesvik Offshore for the construction of an offshore IMR/ construction vessel for an undisclosed sum. The vessel, an Ulstein SX148
  • Eivind Kolding new chairman of Danske Bank
    Eivind Kolding, shipowner at A P Møller-Mærsk and CEO of Maersk Line, has been elected as chairman of the board of directors of Danske Bank. He will take the

The Bunker Bulletinweb site
FEBRUARY 11, 2011
  • Navipac enters JV with emulsion fuel specialist
    In a pilot project APT installed a blending unit at Navipac's Ecuadorian headquarters, where emulsions were created in diesel generators for power, as well as one of their smaller fueling vessels.
  • Week ends with mixed prices
    Crude futures lower after Egyptian President Hosni Mubarak announced his resignation.
  • IFO prices stable in Fujairah
    Avails reported to be 'very tight'.
  • IMO meeting makes no progress on controlling black carbon emissions
    Cook Islands blames MEPC 'obsession' with GHG as sub-committee requests 'clearer instructions' before discussing possible measures in Arctic region.
  • Rotterdam market mixed
    Hamburg bunker market 'very busy.
  • Agency warns of problems with fuel lifted in US Gulf
    'Out of seven ships which bunkered in the Houston area, three have reported machinery problems,' says Viswa Lab.
  • Crewman rescued by bunker tanker
    Sri Lankan Navy says seaman was 'lucky to have been saved'.
  • Maersk in new agreement with 'emulsion fuel' developer
    Quadrise Fuels and Maersk have been partnering a development project.
  • Singapore to embark on 'floating structure' oil storage project
    Tenders for the construction of the very large floating structure (VLFS) expected around June this year.
  • Singapore 380 cSt passes $600 mark
    General 'tightness of avails' at the port, players say.
  • Another US law firm files complaint against Aegean
    Complaint filed on behalf of purchasers of Aegean's shares between January 4, 2010 and February 3, 2011.
  • Shell to 'redevelop' marine fuels facility at Australian port
    Amid booming demand for marine fuels in the northern western Australia region.
  • Sinopec Zhoushan month-on-month bunker sales steady
    Volumes 'limited' by tight bunker avails in market, said company source.
  • Chemoil posts full year losses despite 'strong' Q4 results
    Wholesale-retail margin spreads showing 'signs of improvement', says executive chairman Mike Bandy.

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