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June 14, 2011
The Business Timesweb site
Shipping News
  • Bangladesh ship-breaking yards resume work with rules eased
    Bangladesh's vast ship-breaking yards are roaring back to business, after the easing of strict environmental regulations that brought the major industry to a halt for much of 2010.
  • Iran shipping line to fight sanctions in EU court
    Iran's state shipping line will challenge the latest round of sanctions at the European Union's highest court, saying there is no evidence showing that it has been involved in arms trafficking as EU and US officials say.
  • Lloyds Bank in talks to sell shipping loans
    Lloyds Banking Group plc, in which the UK government has a 41 per cent stake, is still in talks to sell its shipping loans.

Sched Netweb site
  • Shenzhen volume increases 3.4pc in first four months to 6.84 million TEU
  • Port of Guangzhou's box volume increases 13.6pc in April
  • Diana Containerships holds share sale to pay Maersk for ships and service debt
  • Chinese yards beat out Korea's, winning Seaspan 7-mega ship order
  • Youngest BIMCO president, 43, weighs in on eco-rules, high oil prices, piracy
  • MSC to hike rate US$200/TEU - $300/FEU on Euro-Med to US on July 7
  • High MOL green rating clinches loan from Development Bank of Japan
  • American Feeder Lines starts US-Canada east coast Boston-Halifax service
  • CSX, Norfolk Southern start upgrade of intermodal terminals in eastern US
  • Boeing forecasts 4pc annual growth in Mideast air cargo for 20 years
  • Dubai's Calogi adds National Air Cargo to its client list of 90 airlines
  • UPS doubles Central American and northern South American air cargo capacity

Exim Indiaweb site
  • Allcargo Laxmi makes maiden call at Mumbai Port
  • ESC opts out of Global Shippers Forum as it seeks NGO status
  • Old Dominion offers LCL service in Taichung, Keelung, Kaohsiung
  • Rail freight service linking Chongqing and Antwerp open for business
  • Ramesh Jaisingh calls for freight rate parity with forwarders
  • Rio to expand two box terminals ahead of major global sporting events
  • Zim splits Pacific leg ZCS service into two separate loops
  • Exporters looking at having piece of global sugar demand
  • Pradip Kumar Agrawal appointed CEO of Gateway Terminals India
  • Vasan to hold talks with unions on Major Port corporatisation
  • Agartala-Akhaura rail track alignment being finalised
  • CONCOR-SC celebrates Customer Day in style
  • Road construction target of 20-km-a-day unlikely before 2014: Govt
  • TNT Exp India-Europe service to deliver cargo in a day
  • Empty ISO containers repositioned to ICD-Khodiyar

Marine Logweb site
JUNE 13, 2011
  • Deployment changes will hit Carnival earnings
  • BIMCO elects its youngest President ever
  • Incat Crowther develops crewboat design for Brazilian market
  • Solstad returns to Gibdock for PSV conversion
  • Vroon Group subsidiary orders two wind farm service vessels

World Wide Shipperweb site
JUNE 13, 2011
  • Construction work completed on Tacoma overpass project
  • Tanker released by pirates following 75-days in captivity
  • Boeing celebrates opening of South Carolina Dreamliner site
  • Corps warns of hazards due to Columbia River flooding
  • Trucking group calling for withdrawal of hazmat proposal

Lloyd's Listweb site
JUNE 13, 2011
  • VLGC rates creep up but owners struggle for profits
    Two-week high for rates as charterers take on ships in Middle East Gulf
  • LR tankers find favour in quiet market
    Long-range two tankers have been at the top of the agenda over the past week with brokers reporting a number of varied transactions ranging from straightforward sales to refinancing deals, in an otherwise quiet tanker sale and purchase market
  • LNG order spree to avoid previous pitfalls
    The recent spate of LNG carrier newbuilding ordering is unlikely to drive the market rate down through an oversupply of vessels as happened during the last speculative ordering spree ten years ago
  • Bangladesh import tax rise to stifle scrap rates
    Brokers fear Bangladesh dip could spark falling rates across Indian subcontinent
  • Chinese snap up older Japanese bulkers at premium prices
    Chinese buyers have bought the Hitachi Shipbuilding-built panamax bulk carrier Blue Coral at a premium, as older Japanese-built bulk carriers dominated the headlines last week, pulling in buyers attracted by their quality
  • Stability the bride of prosperity
    The re-election of prime minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan's Justice and Development Party can only help Turkish shipping's aggressive players to build up their presence
  • Cost of sanctions
    The international isolation of Iran is spreading throughout the country's economic life, as OPM has just discovered
  • Arming yourself againstthe exposure to liability
    Use of armed guards on ships could lead to unforeseen litigation
  • Service reliability figures should be standard marketing information
    Carriers that embrace a customer-focused approach will be more successful in the long run
  • Under the hammer: Odense yard to be sold off
    Famous yard and its contents to be sold
  • Vsat satellite services increasing in popularity despite drawbacks
    Increased costs are a major hurdle, survey reveals, but improved connectivity and applications are overcoming doubts
  • New research adds doubt to benefit of LNG as ship fuel
    SOx and NOx advantages are clear but Swedish research says global warming reduction is being overstated
  • Container industry heavyweights join drive for electronic bills of lading
    Nigel Pusey and Andre Toet appointed as directors of ESS
  • Maersk call to arms gives fresh impetus
    IT companies welcome initiative on transparency
  • CSAV pulls out of east-west box trades
    Asiam service linking the Indian subcontinent, Southeast Asia, China and US west coast to be suspended as rates keep falling
  • Drewry forms alliance with tendering software provider
    Move comes as Trade Extensions seeks a partner able to help its clients build tenders that reflect that complexity of inter-continental supply chains
  • Depreciating dollar dashes hopes for Chinese cash
    Owners warned not to rely on China to pick up the slack from traditional lenders
  • Inexperience a danger in arctic, says insurer
    Remoteness pushes up cost of cover for polar voyages
  • Shipping escapes fallout from China's spat with Vietnam
    Territorial disputes are not so far impeding the flow of maritime trade through South China Sea
  • Norway's Solvang returns to Hyundai Heavy for 84,000 cu m LPG carrier
    Vessel is scheduled for delivery in third quarter of 2013
  • Ship capsizes at Algeciras berth
    Investigation under way as cause of casualty is still to be discovered
  • Keppel FELS wins $260m rig order from Floatel
    Third order for semi-submersible accommodation rig from Oslo-listed company
  • Ransom paid to free tanker Zirku said to be well below the reported $12m
    Confusion caused by uncritical acceptance of Somali pirates' talking-up of deals
  • FreeSeas chops its asking price on warrants
    Class-Z expiration date extended from June to August as new value of $1.80 compares with Nasdaq share price of $2.20
  • HSBC raises forecast for DP World
    Ports group's adviser sets higher share price target in trading update
  • Tanker trauma tails off but dry dramas remain
    Capesize rates are likely to stabilize this week with prompt tonnage in demand for late June and early July from Australian mining names
  • Singapore container throughput shows 4.3% rise for first five months
    Volumes in May are the best so far this year
  • OPM draws blank on Iran port contract payment
    Port consultancy says payment dispute with Iran's Tidewater has reached a dead end

Fairplayweb site
JUNE 13, 2011
  • Layoffs spark Bilbao strike
    WORKERS walked out today at the La Naval yard in Bilbao in reaction to a move to lay off 40% of the workforce
  • LNG building boom extending
    SHIPPING analysts predicted today that the newbuilding surge in LNG carriers would continue, with LNG role in the global energy mix growing steadily
  • 5.5% box rate rise seen
    A BANK report has predicted a rise of 5.5% in box rates on average this year
  • IRISL to appeal EU sanctions
    IRISL reportedly plans to challenge sanctions against it before the EU's highest court
  • US Navy intercepts suspected weapons ship
    A US WARSHIP has reportedly intercepted a ship suspected of smuggling weapons to Myanmar from North Korea
  • Tallinn's cruise sector is booming
    CRUISE passenger arrivals in May rose 33% in Tallinn from that month of 2010
  • Three hurt in capsizing
    DENMARK'S salvor Svitzer is working today on a plan to refloat a box ship that capsized at Algeciras, injuring three seafarers
  • Saudi non-crude exports rise
    SAUDI Arabia's exports of petrochemicals reportedly rose 41% in April over that month of 2010, but such exports dropped on a month-on-month basis
  • Shell plans second FLNG project
    ROYAL Dutch Shell announced today that it is helping to develop a second floating LNG facility off Australia, less than month after it revealed plans for the world's first such facility
  • Phnom Penh's May total rises 34%
    THROUGHPUT at Cambodia's Phnom Penh Autonomous Port in May reportedly rose by 34% from totals recorded in May 2010
  • Bumi Armada plans IPO
    MALAYSIAN offshore and FPSO player Bumi Armada plans to raise at least 175.7M ringgit ($57M) in a relisting
  • Tug master killed in Oz capsizing
    A TUG MASTER has died after his vessel capsized in Gladstone in Queensland
  • OPDR, XCL merge services
    GERMAN shortsea carrier OPDR and Swiss feeder carrier X-Press Container Line have merged their box services linking northern Europe with northern Spain and Portugal
  • VLCC fixing exceeds high
    FIXING on the VLCC spot market high in April and May exceeded its three-year high, yet freight rates remain subdued on ample tonnage supply, shipbrokers said
  • Demolition derby speeds up
    SOUTH Asia's monsoons are dragging down breaking rates, but traders and brokers told Fairplay today owners are keen anyway to scrap their least profitable rustbuckets

The Journal of Commerceweb site
JUNE 13, 2011
  • Port Plans for Sydney, Nova Scotia
    James Wooder of Sydney Port Group describes plans for the development of a major container and breakbulk port at Sydney,...
  • As One Strike Expands, Another Looms in Canada
    Canada's 10-day series of rotating postal strikes mushroomed Monday to 10 cities in seven provinces as a potentially more damaging...
  • CSAV Volume Up, Average Revenue Down
    CSAV's volume of transported containers increased 6.8 percent in May over April, but the average revenue per container declined. ...
  • Nehru Port Volume Down 2 Percent
    Container throughput in India's Port of Jawaharlal Nehru (Nhava Sheva) fell nearly 2 percent year-over-year in the April-May period, the...
  • Court Hears ATA's Arguments in Clean Truck Case
    The U.S. Court of Appeals for the 9th Circuit heard oral arguments in the American Trucking Associations' challenge to the...
  • Maersk CEO Explains Details of Manifesto
    When Maersk Line CEO Eivind Kolding issued a manifesto to the container industry on June 7 calling for...
  • Japanese Firm Inks Westwood Purchase Deal
    Japan's Sumitomo Warehouse said today that its wholly owned subsidiary, J-WeSco, signed a contract to acquire a 100 percent stake...
  • CSAV Suspends Trans-Pacific Loop Service
    Chilean carrier CSAV said Monday it will suspend its Asiam service from India, Southeast Asia and China to the U.S....
  • Greek Dockworkers Plan 24-Hour Strike
    Greek dockworkers will join a 24-hour general strike June 15 to protest fresh austerity measures imposed by the Socialist government...
  • Hub Group Buys Drayage Company
    Intermodal services provider Hub Group acquired Domestic Transport, a Pacific, Wash.-based drayage company that delivers containers in the Pacific Northwest. "This...
  • Seaspan Adds 61st Ship
    Container ship owner-charterer Seaspan took delivery of the first of new eight containerships with capacities of 13,100 20-foot-equivalent units. ...
  • Export Surge Pushes Round-Trip Strategy on Pacific
    Container ship line APL says the fast-growing U.S. export volume on the Pacific is pushing carriers toward a greater "round-trip...
  • Can YRC Worldwide Be Saved?
    After acquiring the regional trucking operator USF for $1.37 billion in May 2005, YRC Worldwide Chairman, President and CEO William...
  • Horizon Extends Refinancing Deadline
    Horizon Lines is extending for another week its deadline to line up commitments for $350 million in secured senior notes,...
  • First-Class Postal Reform
    The U.S. Postal Service lost $2.2 billion in the second quarter of its current fiscal year. Much of the loss...
  • After a Pause, Rail Freight Picks Up
    Just when new monthly reports on U.S. employment, home values and factory demand confirmed the economic recovery sputtered toward a...
  • Europeans Buy Into US Trucking
    A little acquisition by a very big company sent a jolt through the U.S. trucking industry on June 1. Deutsche...
  • Shrinking 0l' Man River
    The threat level is rising along with the water along the Mississippi River, endangering two-thirds of U.S. grain exports and...
  • Cajun Country's Big Catch
    The Port of New Orleans and the terminal operator owned by Mediterranean Shipping Co. and Ceres Gulf plan to uncork...
  • Galveston's Return on Privatization
    When the deal to sell the Port of Galveston's facilities to an investor group of Hutchison Port Holdings and Carlyle...
  • Houston's Future Arrives Early
    The Port of Houston doesn't have to wait for the opening of the Panama Canal's larger locks in 2014 for...
  • Separation Anxiety
    We're nearly halfway through 2011, approaching what is traditionally the strongest time of the year for carriers. The post-holiday drowsiness...
  • Puerto Rico to scan Domestic Boxes
    Shippers and carriers are complaining about a Puerto Rico Ports Authority plan to require electronic imaging of every domestic container...
  • China's Distribution Revolution
    In less than 10 years, China will be crisscrossed by a national highway system 53,000 miles long that will cover...
  • A Brighter Horizon?
    Horizon Lines says it has found a way out of a financial crisis triggered by the company's guilty plea and...
  • Easing Into the Peak
    The peak-season surcharge carriers intended to impose in the eastbound Pacific beginning June 15 is a casualty of the soft...
  • Rolling Container Volume
    Just 1,401 20-foot equivalent units separate Maersk Line and Mediterranean Shipping at the top two spots in The Journal of...
  • Surcharges Fuel Suspicion
    Slow-steaming by container ship lines is thickening the fog of war between shippers and carriers over bunker fuel surcharges. ...
  • Revamping Product Safety
    House Republicans introduced a bill to reword the Consumer Protection Safety Improvement Act of 2007 with such changes as the...
  • A Bridge And A View
    With one of North America's most dramatic bridges as a backdrop, Michigan Gov. Rick Snyder launched a new push to...
  • Census Turns Back the Clock
    Proposed changes to export rules that would eliminate post-departure filing on all but a select number of agricultural shipments are...
  • Rate of Recovery
    Now that negotiations with the Teamsters union, lenders and others with a financial stake in the company are largely completed,...

Containerisation Internationalweb site
JUNE 13, 2011
  • Why higher oil prices represent a double-whammy for ocean carriers
    Oil makes the world go around: the black stuff and world economic growth are inextricably linked. Prior to the 2008 watershed Lehman Bros crash, a barrel of oil had peaked at USD147, but by the end of that year, prices had plunged to USD30 in the wake of a recessionary-induced global downturn in demand.
  • Small shippers suffering
  • Somali pirates collect second-largest pay-out
  • Maersk boxship capsizes at Algeciras
  • Gloomy data depresses stocks
  • OPDR and X-Press team up on new service

TradeWindsweb site
JUNE 13, 2011
  • PB in FSO debut
    Italian shipowner on the brink of converting Thenamaris products tanker following $25m deal.
  • Bloomberg's bet
    Mayor of New York backs plan to expand BillyBey-operated ferry service along the East River.
  • Pirates spring Suez
    Hijackers release Red Sea Navigation vessel and crew after scoring ransom payment, sources claim.
  • CSAV runs for cover
    Chilean operator forced to find work for Diana Containerships vessel as turbulence rocks transpacific market.
  • Jumbo's demo diet
    Dutch heavy-lift owner sends vessel to beaches of Bangladesh for breaking, sources say.
  • Hong Kong under fire
    Scientists and environmentalists accuse government of going slow on emissions regulation moves.
  • TEN scraps aframax
    Greek tanker owner dodges dry-docking bullet following $11m demolition deal, brokers say.
  • Carnival cuts again
    Cruise giant admits under-estimating impact of Middle East turmoil, Japan 'quake and oil price on second-half results.
  • CPLP seals bulker switch
    Evangelos Marinakis-controlled shipowner completes dropdown of capesize vessel Agamemnon for $98.5m.
  • Box diagnosis unclear
    Wan Hai VP Davis Kao says still too early to determine how convalescent container industry will fare next year.
  • Yujin finds its niche
    London-listed owner carves out small 2010 profit in tough Asia Pacific chemical tanker sector.
  • North Korean ship stopped
    Belize flag merchant ship suspected of carrying missiles to Myanmar is turned back by US destroyer.
  • Dirty docking defended
    Steam cargo pumps mean no need to plug in and avoids explosion risk says Intertanko in LA terminal row.
  • Pirates defy 30-ft waves
    Greek and Indian bulkers attacked in Arabian Sea despite giant monsoon season waves.

American Shipperweb site
JUNE 13, 2011
  • Fake designer duds blocked at SoCal ports
    Authorities at the Port of Los Angeles-Long Beach complex have confiscated $14.3 million worth of knockoff designer clothing in three separate shipments from China during the past three months, U.S. Customs and Border Protection announced Thursday....
  • Logwin opens Dongguan office
    Logistics company Logwin said Monday it has opened a new office in the Pearl River Delta as it expands its presence in China. The company has opened an office in Dongguan, one of China's key manufacturing cities, to complement existing offices in G...
  • Old Dominion moves to larger San Jose center
    Old Dominion Freight Line said Friday it has moved to a new and expanded location in San Jose, Calif., to accommodate growing volume in the area. "Within the last three-and-a-half years, the San Jose Service Center has experienced explosive growth,...
  • Hub subsidiary adds to drayage network
    Comtrak Logistics, an intermodal shuttle and truckload carrier, has acquired key parts of Domestic Transport Inc., a Pacific, Wash.-based company that also executes short hauls of intermodal containers between ports, railheads and customer docks, p...
  • Grand China Shipping adds Pusan call
    Grand China Shipping said its Super Pacific Express (SPX) service will begin regular calls in Pusan this week. The company said one of its ships called Pusan on June 2, but that Pusan would become a part of the regular SPX rotation on June 17. The ...
  • SeaIntel: Tough times for small shippers
    A new report from maritime analyst SeaIntel has found it's tough for new, small shippers to get freight rate quotes from liner carriers and large forwarders.In the latest edition of the company'sSeaIntel Sunday Spotlight,SeaIntel describes an inve...
  • Brother, can you spare a rate quote?

The Bunker Bulletinweb site
JUNE 13, 2011
  • Markets largely softer on quiet day
    Some ports showing significant losses while others see little movement in bunker prices.
  • Bunker costs to hit second-half results
    Carnival Corp. says it underestimated the impact of higher fuel prices and itinerary changes.
  • Prices climb in South African ports
    Fujairah opens week with slightly lower prices.
  • Tolson leaves Chemoil
    Vice President of Sales and Marketing had been with the company 25 years.
  • EU states could help ship operators retrofit 'scrubbers'
    EC official looking for ways to make ECA compliance less daunting.
  • Oil boom placed around capsized containership
    Vessel 'lurched to one side' during loading operations in Algeciras.
  • Week starts with bunker prices largely down
    Demand for bunker fuel mixed at major Asian ports.
  • Singapore bunker sales rebound to four-month high
    2.87 million mt of 380 cSt bunker fuel sold in May, the highest in four months.
  • Chemoil to complete Fujairah storage facility by Q3 2011
    Large project 'on target', says CEO of Chemoil.
  • Bunker trader joins Tokyo-based bunkering firm
    Sunny Tang from China with four years of experience in bunker trading firm.
  • Shipping group calls for mandatory switch to low sulphur fuel
    Hong Kong Shipowners frustrated by the lack government action.

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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
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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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