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April 15, 2011
The Business Timesweb site
Shipping News
  • Chinese puzzle that's wrapped in an enigma
    In the months following a roaring year for Chinese ship financing as liquidity dried up in the West, tales of foreign firms being singed by the dragon have emerged.
  • Horn protest mooted to combat piracy
    The shipping industry's moves to jolt governments into action in the fight against Somalian piracy could soon take a new pitch - a loud 30-second blast at noon every day from ships in port.
  • Maersk second line to make low-sulphur fuel switch here
    Hot on the heels of Neptune Orient Lines' decision to switch to low-sulphur fuel for its ships calling at Singapore, Maersk Line announced yesterday that it will be doing the same thing.
  • Sea Asia sets new record with 12,167 participants

Sched Netweb site
  • Hanjin hikes Asia-Europe rate U$200/TEU from May 15
  • Shanghai-Europe spot freight rates fall to US$978 per TEU
  • MCC drops Osaka, Kobe, adds second Yantian call on intra-Asia service
  • Drewry: Oversupply, low rates, high oil, spell carrier losses in 2011
  • Maersk to exercise option for another ten 18,000-TEU ships
  • Guangdong's newly made containers export to HK up fivefold in first two months
  • Hamburg Sud revenue up 45pc to US$5.6 billion in 2010
  • China Shipbuilding to launch US$1.9 billion share sale
  • China to spend US$29 billion upgrading navigation on the Yangtze
  • MOL secures bank loan of US$354 million
  • Paragon Shipping aims for US$200 million in Box Ships IPO
  • Ship Finance to build four 4,800-TEU vessels
  • Neptune Orient Lines to switch to low sulphur fuel in Singapore
  • EU lifts ban, allows shipping to resume to Cote d'Ivoire
  • CN buys 1,000 containers to transport groceries across Canada
  • Houston to spend US$35 million on Bayport CT as box volumes shrink
  • DHL Freight opens new facility in Ukraine
  • Japan's Sendai airport last to reopen to commercial flights
  • Swissport air cargo workers at Heathrow hold strike vote
  • Troubled Macau airport to revise strategy to attract new business
  • The BA-Iberia retain individual cargo identities despite merger
  • Estonian air freight ended 13-month decline in March

Exim Indiaweb site
  • EDI 1.5 implementation issues at Nhava Sheva being sorted out
  • MSC brings IPAK service to Port Pipavav
  • Indian firms may get access to Chinese market: Sharma
  • MICT receives first OOCL vessel as part of EPIC service
  • Port & dock workers defer stir to May 7
  • ICD-Sanand handles 3,500 TEUs in March
  • Rlys' total earnings go past 2010-11 target
  • Citing high crude prices, tight monetary policy, ADB cuts Indias GDP forecast to 8.2 pc
  • Exporters unenthused by lifting of ban on yarn exports
  • Exports to be in $225-230 bn range in 2010-11: Khullar
  • Food inflation falls to four-month low of 9.18 pc
  • IMF downsizes growth estimate to 8.2 pc, cautions against overheating
  • India finally overtakes China in growth race
  • Israel proposes $ 250-m corpus for exploring trade opportunities in India
  • Upset SEZ developers to approach court against MAT
  • Doha trade talks on verge of breakdown
  • Soaring oil prices harming world economy, warns IEA

International Transport Journalweb site
APRIL 14, 2011
  • Boeing delivers to Algerian carriers
    The US airframe producer Boeing recently reached a major milestone with long-time customer Air Algerie when it delivered the 50th Boeing jetliner ' a Next-Generation B737-800 ' to ...
  • DHL and Cathay Pacific Cargo to implement electronic security declaration
    DHL Global Forwarding, the air and sea freight specialist within the Deutsche Post DHL Group, and Cathay Pacific Cargo, are teaming up to drive the implementation and adoption...
  • Vossloh posts record result in financial 2010
    The Vossloh Group reported record revenues and earnings before interest and taxes (ebit) in financial year 2010. They were primarily due to more sales of rail ties. The group's 201...
  • Union Pacific to invest USD 400 million in New Mexico rail facility
    The US-based rail service provider Union Pacific Railroad announced that the state of New Mexico's governor, Susana Martinez, signed into law a bill passed by the state's legislatu...
  • Knorr-Bremse stays on growth track
    The Knorr-Bremse Group, the world's leading manufacturer of braking systems for rail and commercial vehicles, increased its sales by just under EUR 1 billion, or 34.5%, to EUR 3.71...
  • Austria: Hödlmayr takes over Tatschl's car transport business
    Tatschl & Sons Haulage and Transport GmbH, a family-owned company that was founded in 1956, is selling its vehicle transport business to Hödlmayr Logistics Austria. The sale gi...
  • Toronto investing millions of US dollars in road projects
    In an effort to improve road and safety conditions, the city of Toronto (Canada) plans to spend USD 210 million this year on refurbishing aging roads, highways, bridges and si...
  • EU Parliament calls for end to ban on lorry pollution charges
    The European Parliament's transport committee has reached an agreement on revised road charging rules for lorries (the Eurovignette directive) that will open the door for member st...
  • Volcanic ash crisis exercise to test new procedures
    One year on from the eruption of the Eyjafjallajokull volcano in Iceland, a major ICAO crisis exercise is taking place to validate changes and improvements to the volcanic ash cont...
  • Arvato expanding business with Sanofi-Aventis
    Arvato AG, a subsidiary of the Bertelsmann Group, is handling all procurement and logistics activities for Sanofi-Aventis Germany's marketing materials with immediate effect, there...
  • Logwin operates new distribution centres in Croatia for Spar
    The global logistics service provider Logwin has been managing the retail group Spar Croatia's new distribution centre for dry goods since November 2010. In addition, Logwin should...
  • Itella to build new logistics centre in Finland
    The Finnish postal and logistics operator Itella Logistics has confirmed it is to build a new logistics centre in partnership with retailer Rautakesko. The logistics centre will co...
  • Drewry: does the container sector need to go back to school?
    The basic education of school-children used to revolve around the Three R's of reading, writing and arithmetic. It seems that the container syllabus is currently following a simila...
  • UASC takes delivery of first A13 class containership
    United Arab Shipping Company (UASC) has taken delivery of its first 13,500 teu capacity container vessel. The "Umm Salal" is the first in a series of nine A13 class conta...
  • New commercial manager at CMP
    Copenhagen Malm' Port has recruited Claus Ellemann-Jensen as its new commercial manager with effect from 1 May. In the past four years Ellemann-Jensen has worked for CMA CGM, ...
  • ACI Asia-Pacific announces regional board election results
    James Bennett, CEO of Abu Dhabi Airports Company (UAE) and Rodolfo Echeverria, CFO of Airport International Group (Jordan) have been unanimously elected by the members at the Regio...
  • Duisport Group builds on successful business model
    The German inland port operator duisport Group reported that its total sales (plus sales from strategic holdings) in 2010 reached EUR 148 million. The group was...

Marine Logweb site
APRIL 14, 2011
  • Alleged Somali pirate negotiator indicted and brought to U.S.
  • Bollinger Shipyards appoints program manager for FRC newbuilds
  • Pemex evacuates sinking flotel
  • STX Finland books order for double-ended ferry
  • EMAS AMC wins $88 million subsea contract from Noble Energy
  • Piracy at record high reports IMB
  • Fatigue blamed in Great Barrier Reef grounding

World Wide Shipperweb site
APRIL 14, 2011
  • Development plan approved for Portland International Airport
  • Port of Seattle cruise season set to begin tomorrow morning
  • Maersk Line moving toward low-sulpher fuel in Singapore
  • Port of Vancouver, USA nets $10 million in DOT funds
  • Diana Containerships OKs deal to buy three Panamax box ships

Lloyd's Listweb site
APRIL 14, 2011
  • Japanese naphtha restart lifts LR2 earnings
    Middle East to Japan rates leap 38% in a week as some cracker plants come back online
  • Containership orderbook rises again on new contracts
    Recent deals with Asian shipyards threaten to reverse progress of market fundamentals
  • US gasoline demand rises by 90,000 bpd despite price hikes
    US gasoline demand rose in March despite price rises at the pumps
  • Room for recovery after March collapse
    Asia's naphtha market took a heavy hit in March due to the catastrophic events in Japan causing several naphtha crackers to shutdown
  • Shipping Corp of India charters VLCC for $27,750 per day
    Shipping Corp of India has chartered out a very large crude carrier for a year at $27,750 per day, representing an increase on last-done levels for deals of this length
  • BW Offshore predicts upturn in FPSO activity
    Norway's BW Offshore said yesterday it expects the level of activity in the offshore sector to increase this year in line with high oil prices
  • CMA CGM and Offen agree on larger boxship sizes
    Shipowner and carrier seem to have resolved a dispute over newbuilding order
  • Escalating violence
    For seafarers at risk from pirates or friendly fire from navies, the only solution is to address the problem at its root cause
  • Irish nightmare
    The Celtic Tiger appears to have become extinct, and ports and shipowners engaged in Irish business will have to readjust their expectations accordingly
  • Torm to raise $100m via rights issue
    Proceeds will help shipowner avert breaching its loan covenants
  • Long Beach box volumes slip
    Dip of 2.5% in March ends 15-month run of consecutive growth
  • Poor response to anti-piracy ship reporting
    High numbers of Hong Kong and Singapore vessels not registering with EU Navfor
  • Hutchison drops Galveston lease bid
    Pulls out of joint preferred bid with The Carlyle Group to operate master lease
  • Box Ships nets $122m from New York IPO
    Prices at $4 below target but company increases offering size and will source loan to complete funding of initial fleet
  • Investors keen on CMA CGM bond sale
    Sources say liner giant may sell about $434m of bonds priced to yield about 9%
  • Hanjin acts to stop freight rates slide
    To introduce rates hike on its Asia-Europe trades in May
  • First boxship clears Rotterdam radiation checks
    Carsten Maersk allowed in to box hub after radiation levels are normal
  • Irish Ports see dry bulk and ro-ro boom
    Full-year increase in dry bulk and ro-ro sectors seen while steep decline in lo-lo levels off
  • Lloyd Fonds downbeat on KG funds
    Plans to launch private placements to small numbers of investors in 2011
  • Crew killed in Kiel Canal collision
    Boxship OOCL Finland and general cargoship Tyumen-2 collide in heavy fog
  • Diana splashes $70m on Maersk trio
    Panamax vessels chartered back to Maersk for two years
  • Hong Kong plans shipping trust rival to Singapore
    Hutchison Whampoa Singapore listing move sparks Hong Kong scramble
  • Hamworthy bullish on profit forecasts
    Improved order intake lifts value of its orderbook to some '258m at the end of March
  • Shipowners clash over piracy risks
    Debate heats up over risks to crew as calls mount for use of stronger force against pirates
  • DryShips set to activate drillship options
    Close to exercising two of four additional options after $500m bond boost
  • Global pirate attacks soar to record high
    First quarter attacks reach 142 with 344 seafarers taken hostage and 7 killed
  • Fatigue main cause of Shen Neng 1 grounding
    Report findings set to reignite fatigue debate in casualty cases

Fairplayweb site
APRIL 14, 2011
  • Frangou loses FFA fight
    A UK JUDGE has ruled in favour of bankrupt Atlas Bulk in its dispute with Angeliki Frangou-led Navios over FFA set-offs
  • Box forecasting boon seen
    RICHARD Lidinsky, Federal Maritime Commission chairman, has said that major US box shippers are working more closely with liner operators to improve sector forecasting
  • Box Ships limps onto NYSE
    PARAGON-sponsored Box Ships priced its IPO today at a huge discount, slashing proceeds and pushing up debt
  • Third KLS foreclosure allowed
    BNP PARIBAS has been given the green light to foreclose on the Korea Line Singapore-owned tanker Blue Jasper, new US court documents reveal
  • Ivory Coast to resume cocoa shipments
    SHIPS are reportedly preparing to return next week to Ivory Coast's major ports
  • IMB: 'sophisticated' pirates set record
    THE IMB today told Fairplay a rise in piracy attacks to an "all-time high" is largely the result of more sophisticated methods of attack
  • ATSB warns on fatigue
    AUSTRALIAN authorities today warned ship operators that they must properly manage crew fatigue after finding that it was largely to blame for a serious grounding off Queensland
  • Whopper ransom paid
    PIRATES have been paid their first ransom exceeding $10M, BIMCO's Thomas Timlen today told the Piracy & Sea Robbery conference in Singapore
  • Shipping confidence slides further
    CONFIDENCE levels in the shipping industry have barely recovered from those seen during depths of the recession and are falling again, according to Moore Stephens
  • VLCCs pose rate dilemma
    VLCC SPOT fixtures rocketed in March, but excess tonnage kept freight rates low despite owners' efforts to pump them up, brokers said today
  • Stable box rates ahead?
    FREIGHT rates in box shipping are starting to show signs that they will stabilise during the next quarter, container sector analysts said today
  • Two killed in Kiel collision
    TWO CREW members were killed today in a collision between a box ship and general cargo ship on Germany's Kiel Canal, Fairplay has been told
  • Drybulkers snarled
    A SNARL of drybulk tonnage has developed at ports worldwide, but sector analysts said high bunker costs and the tonnage glut is keeping sentiment bearish
  • Singapore sees bourse edge
    SINGAPORE'S Maritime & Port Authority said today it hopes to persuade more maritime companies to list on its bourse, given the industry's growing need for alternative ship financing

The Journal of Commerceweb site
APRIL 14, 2011
  • U.S. Exports, Imports Fall in February
    The U.S. trade deficit narrowed 2.6 percent in February, the first decline in four months, but both imports and exports...
  • Foreign Freight Forwarders Criticize Tariff Rule
    Freight forwarders outside the U.S. this week expressed "deep disappointment" over the recent easing of Federal Maritime Commission rules. ...
  • Bersin Promises Faster Clearance for More Information
    Commissioner of U.S. Customs and Border Protection Alan Bersin for the past year has touted a "grand bargain" with the...
  • Truckload Capacity Index Drops 1.4 Percent
    Truckload capacity slackened slightly in the week ending April 11 but is still much tighter than it was a year...
  • DOT Sends $320 Million to States for Storm Repairs
    The Department of Transportation is sending nearly $320 million out to states and territories, to reimburse them for repairing roads...
  • S.C. Senator Vows to Block Nominees Over Dredging
    Sen. Lindsey Graham, R-S.C., said this week he will block consideration of all new administration officials President Obama wants confirmed...
  • DOT Grant Helps Vancouver, Wash., Freight Rail Plan
    A newly finalized $10 million federal grant should help the Port of Vancouver, Wash., get its long-planned West Vancouver Freight...
  • Box Ships IPO Raises $132 Million
    Box Ships, an Athens-based container ship charter owner, raised $132 million from an initial public offering but its shares slipped...
  • Spot Market Truck Rates Jump 4 Percent
    Spot market truckload rates rose 4 percent in March from February and were up 15 percent year-over-year, according to TransCore...
  • Sony to Close Facilities in Japan Temporarily
    Sony is considering temporarily closing some of its facilities in Japan because of the continuing power shortages resulting from the...
  • Controversial PierPass Study Measures Truck Turn Times
    A study by PierPass and Ability/Tri-Modal of gate turn times in Los Angeles-Long Beach indicates the median visit time of...
  • USTR Says Agreements Will Advance Export Goals
    The U.S. free trade agreement with South Korea will open a "spectacular" market that could boost U.S. exports by more...
  • Long Beach Imports Fall 7.5 Percent
    Combined imports at the ports of Long Beach and Los Angeles grew 2.5 percent in March compared to the same...
  • J.B. Hunt Revenue Rises 18 Percent to $1 Billion
    Strong intermodal and trucking demand in the first quarter pushed revenue up 18 percent to $1 billion at J.B. Hunt...
  • Truck Broker Loads Rose 10 Percent in 2010
    Truck freight brokers moved 10 percent more loads per month in 2010 than in 2009, underscoring growing use of brokers...
  • Japanese Ship Orders Doubled in FY2010
    Japanese export ship orders made a strong recovery in fiscal 2010, which ended on March 31, after sinking at their...
  • Maersk Sells Three Ships to Diana for Leaseback
    Diana Containerships, a NASDAQ-listed owner of container ships for charter, said Thursday it agreed to buy three Maersk Line Panamax...
  • Shipping Group Sees Overcapacity Poisoning Market
    Spot freight rates on the trans-Pacific and Asia-Europe trade lanes may not recover from their three-month slide until the...
  • Hanjin Boosts Asia-Europe Rates
    Hanjin Shipping plans to increase freight rates as of May 15 on the Asia-Europe trade lanes. Those trade...
  • First-Quarter Piracy Attacks Hit Record
    Piracy at sea hit an all-time high in the first three months of 2011, with 142 attacks worldwide, according to...
  • Galveston Port Privatization Falls Through
    A proposed deal to privatize the Port of Galveston fell through. Hutchison Port Holdings and the Carlyle Group formally...

Containerisation Internationalweb site
APRIL 14, 2011
  • FMC advises shippers: 'don't just focus on contract rates'
  • Hamburg Sud up in 2010
  • BIMCO also offers gloomy outlook
  • Sony mulls summer shutdown
  • Andersen: new trend of sustainability for liner industry

TradeWindsweb site
APRIL 14, 2011
  • Analyst lifts Seaspan target
    Equity guru raises share price prediction after holding private pow-wow with New York-listed liner group.
  • Sa seeks redemption
    Stanships owner battles to avoid bankruptcy following laundry list of legal bills tied to aging bulker fleet banned from US.
  • Eitzen Chemical share offer
    Share price plunges as Oslo listed shipowner announces private placement to boost liquidity.
  • Glencore eyes $12bn IPO
    Ivan Glasenberg sets the stage for IPO as commodities giant plots dual listing in UK and Hong Kong.
  • Box Ships goes low
    Bodouroglou-backed containership spinoff turns to Paragon for $26m after pricing $152m offering below target.
  • Harren inks PSV deal
    German company pens $170m contract to build support vessel for new joint venture.
  • Diana in Maersk raid
    Greek owner splashes cash as it snaps up three boxship veterans with charters back to Danish giant.
  • Tug captain sentenced
    Terry Carver's trip to see girlfriend earns him US probation after vessel spilled oil in his absence.
  • Pirate attacks on the up
    Piracy has reached new levels, the International Maritime Bureau says.
  • Torm set for rights issue
    Majority shareholder Gabriel Panayotides to dig in his pocket to shore up Danish tanker owner's finances.
  • Sleepy officer gets blame
    Australia's final verdict in Shen Neng 1 reef disaster is that the vessel's chief mate was too tired.
  • Shipowner hit with fine
    An unnamed Korean businessman is accused of tax avoidance scheme.
  • Two dead in clash
    German men crushed in wheelhouse of Tyumen-2 in accident involving OOCL Finland in Kiel Canal.

American Shipperweb site
APRIL 14, 2011
  • U.S., Chile agencies help Latin American countries
    The U.S. Agency for International Development and Chilean International Development Agency (AgCI) continued talks this week to implement the recently signed memorandum of understanding to advance trilateral cooperation in Latin America and the Cari...
  • Sales, reduced employment buoy retailers
    Monthly retail sales figures for March were up 0.4 percent over February and 7.1 percent over March 2010, according to U.S. Commerce Department figures released Wednesday. Retail sales excluding auto sales rose 0.8 percent over the previous month a...
  • ICF railcars up for auction
    The liquidator responsible for Intercontainer-Interfrigo SA has released 173 of the container railcars in the ICF wagon fleet for online auction. Bids for this equipment must be submitted by 2 p.m. on April 28. Antwerp, Belgium-basedonline auctione...
  • Asia/Europe rail link tests resume
    DB Schenker earlier this month resurrected its trans-Asia freight rail project linking China to Germany with a test run of a train from Chongqinq to Duisburg, according to a note from the consultant Transport Intelligence. The German rail and logis...
  • Cathay air freight grows marginally in March
    Cathay Pacific and sister airline Dragonair saw air freight volume rise 1.4 percent to 161,461 tons in March, compared to the same month in 2010. Capacity increased 21.1 percent during the month. "While demand back into Asia remained robust during ...
  • Hanjin to raise Asia/Europe rates
    Hanjin Shipping said Thursday it is raising rates on trade from Asia to Europe, effective May 15. The increases are $200 per TEU from the Far East (excluding Japan) to all parts of Europe and $150 per TEU from Southeast Asia, the Indian Subcontinen...
  • FMC urges continued improvement of contracts
    Federal Maritime Commission Chairman Richard A. Lidinsky Jr. urged shippers and carriers to continue efforts to improve service contracts, saying there is "remarkable consistency" in the advice being given by the FMC, and shipper and carrier groups...
  • FMC urges continued improvement of contracts
    Federal Maritime Commission Chairman Richard A. Lidinsky Jr. urged shippers and carriers to continue efforts to improve service contracts, saying there is "remarkable consistency" in the advice being given by the FMC, and shipper and carrier groups...
  • Piracy at record high
    Piracy at sea hit an all-time high in the first three months of 2011, with 142 attacks worldwide, said the International Maritime Bureau Thursday. The sharp rise was driven by a surge in piracy off the coast of Somalia, where 97 attacks were recor...
  • 40,000 within 5 years

The Bunker Bulletinweb site
APRIL 14, 2011
  • Shipowners ready to drop opposition to scrubbers
    'Attitudes have changed,' said MD of Marine and Energy Consulting.
  • Fujairah bunker prices rise
    Durban deliveries available up to and including April 28.
  • Rotterdam market firms
    Congestion in Piraeus following refinery strike causing supply disruption.
  • Shore power deal for Brooklyn cruise terminal
    Partnership to introduce first operational shore power-capable cruise terminal on the US East Coast following two years of negotiations, improving local air quality.
  • Fujairah refinery project finally approved
    Size scaled down from original plans, could provide fuel for ships from 2016.
  • Gibraltar bunker spill cleanup completed
    'The spill was a minor one' says port official.
  • IFO prices mainly up at key ports
    Bunker supplies sufficient at key Asian ports, traders say.
  • Glencore eyes up to $11 billion from proposed IPO
    Chemoil's majority shareholder plans to use proceeds from the offering to fund capital expenditure including expansion for the next three years.
  • Singapore bunker sales rebound in March
    Bunker fuel sales up 8% in March due to 'more days in the month' compared to February, says traders.
  • DNV introduces new guideline, calculator for fuel savings
    'To help shipowners navigate the jungle of different devices and help them select the measures which give the most benefit,' says DNV director for bulk carriers.

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Royal Caribbean closes second quarter with record net profit
Miami
The April-June period was very positive
Union Pacific and Norfolk Southern announced a merger agreement today.
Union Pacific and Norfolk Southern announced a merger agreement today.
Omaha/Atlanta
First coast-to-coast cargo rail network
Gurrieri resigns as Special Commissioner of the Eastern Adriatic Sea Port Authority
Trieste
The atypical reverse charge for the logistics sector will become applicable tomorrow
Milan
Ruggerone (Assologistica): one of the most strategic reforms we helped build is being implemented
Policy brief on cyber threats that pose risks to port infrastructure
Tallinn
It was developed by the NATO Cyber Defence Centre of Excellence
Interferry urges the EU Commission to harmonize its shipping decarbonization regulations with those of the IMO
Victoria
Failure to align - the association warned - will force shipping companies to pay twice for emissions.
In the second quarter of 2025, Chinese seaports handled 79.1 million containers (+6.1%)
Beijing
Total freight traffic was three billion tons (+3.3%), of which 1.3 billion tons were with foreign countries (+1.9%).
CK Hutchison announces plans to include a Chinese investor in the consortium to sell Hutchison Ports
Hong Kong
Without the participation of the COSCO shipping group, China would not authorize the sale
Sri Lanka's Supreme Court has awarded compensation of $1 billion over the X-Press Pearl accident.
Sri Lanka's Supreme Court has awarded compensation of $1 billion over the X-Press Pearl accident.
Columbus
The container ship caught fire and sank near the port of Colombo
The Greek government sends a tugboat to the Red Sea to assist ships that may be attacked by the Houthis.
The Greek government sends a tugboat to the Red Sea to assist ships that may be attacked by the Houthis.
Piraeus
The AHTS "Giant" is leaving
Saipem and Subsea7 have signed a binding merger agreement.
Saipem and Subsea7 have signed a binding merger agreement.
Milan/Luxembourg
The transaction is expected to close in the second half of 2026.
In the second quarter, the port of Valencia handled over 1.5 million containers (+4.0%)
In the first half of 2025, the amount of new orders to Chinese shipyards fell by -18.2%
Beijing
A decrease of -3.5% in new construction completed in the period was recorded
In the second quarter of 2025, freight traffic in the port of Trieste grew by +3.7%
Trieste
Bulk cargo increased. Miscellaneous cargo fell by 13.2%.
CMA CGM and TotalEnergies form joint venture for LNG bunkering in the Port of Rotterdam.
Marseille
Agreement to supply 360,000 tons of liquefied natural gas per year to the French group's ships
In the second quarter of 2025, freight traffic in Spanish ports decreased by -4.7%
Madrid
All the main product categories are decreasing except for conventional goods
Brookfield Asset Management to sell 49% of British port group PD Ports to Spain's Pontegadea
Middlesbrough
The English company has over 1,400 employees
In the quarter April-June, freight traffic in the port of Rotterdam decreased by -2.3%
In the quarter April-June, freight traffic in the port of Rotterdam decreased by -2.3%
Rotterdam
The port authority is alarmed by the state of crisis in the national industry.
The electrification of the docks in the ports of Livorno, Piombino and Portoferraio is proceeding according to plan.
Third dock for cruise traffic in the port of Catania
Catania
Pier 25's restyling completed
Another quarter of decline in freight traffic at the port of Algeciras
Algeciras
In the period April-June, containers amounted to 1.24 million TEUs (+1.0%)
A new tax applied to cruise passengers disembarking in national ports came into force today in Greece.
Athens
Belgian rail freight company Lineas receives €61 million government loan
Brussels
The measure was approved last night by the restricted council of ministers
ERTMS installation completed on 1,400 kilometers of Italian railway network
Rome
The project is financed with 2.5 billion euros from PNRR funds.
Wärtsilä's quarterly financial and commercial results are positive.
Helsinki
The Marine Electrical Systems division will be sold to the Italian company VINCI Energies.
In the port of Barcelona the number of cruise terminals will be reduced from seven to five
In the port of Barcelona the number of cruise terminals will be reduced from seven to five
Barcelona
The mayor: For the first time in history, a limit is placed on the growth of cruises in the city.
MSC and Moby have presented their commitments to meet the AGCM's requirements.
Rome
Shipping Agencies Services will sell its 49% stake in Moby, waiving the consideration in favor of the majority shareholder. Moby commits to completely repaying its debt to SAS.
Fincantieri confirms its interest in the development of American shipbuilding
Fincantieri confirms its interest in the development of American shipbuilding
Washington
Folgiero: Commitment to deliver next-generation capabilities in full alignment with U.S. strategic priorities
The Chamber of Deputies has approved the appointment of four presidents of Italian Port System Authorities.
Rome
The names proposed for the Port System Authorities of the Southern Adriatic, Central-Northern Tyrrhenian, Western Liguria, and Eastern Liguria have been approved. Voting on the Northern Tyrrhenian Authority has been postponed.
Information exchange between state administrations for the digitalization of the maritime sector begins
Rome
The first operational meeting at the Coast Guard General Command in Rome
The Clean Maritime Fuels Platform suggests measures to support the production and distribution of clean marine fuels
COSCO Shipping Ports sets new monthly and quarterly container traffic records
Hong Kong
In the period April-June, 29.4 million TEUs were handled (+4.5%)
Sharp increase in cases of seafarers abandoning their ships
London
2,286 crew members from 222 ships involved as of early 2025
Global freight traffic saw strong growth in the first quarter of this year in anticipation of new tariffs
Global freight traffic saw strong growth in the first quarter of this year in anticipation of new tariffs
Geneva
North America saw the strongest quarterly growth in imports
In the port of Antwerp-Bruges containers and rolling stock are increasing and other types of goods are decreasing
Antwerp
Traffic congestion continues at the airport, with the situation on the landside becoming critical
A study denounces the delay of European ports in equipping themselves with cold ironing facilities.
Brussels/Pozzallo
The tender to electrify the docks of the port of Pozzallo has begun.
T&E proposes to include more non-EU transhipment ports to avoid carbon leakage
Brussels
The association calls on the EU Commission to reduce the current threshold of 65% of transhipment traffic
Federlogistica urges the immediate establishment of a control room on tariffs
Genoa
The aim is also to eliminate extra costs caused by bureaucracy.
Containerized cargo handled through the port of Singapore fell by 2.9% in the second quarter.
Singapore
Last May, ship transits through the Suez Canal decreased by -6.8%
Last May, ship transits through the Suez Canal decreased by -6.8%
Cairo
The negative trend continued in June and early July
Terminal operators are not at all satisfied with a policy that seems to have no interest in ports
Rome
Cognolato: It is essential to close the ongoing trials on several fronts.
The largest ship ever to dock at Cagliari's Porto Canale at the MITO terminal.
Milan
The container ship "MSC Venice" with a capacity of 16,652 TEU arrived yesterday
On 5 and 6 November in Lisbon a summit called by the ILA against automation in the maritime and port sector
On 5 and 6 November in Lisbon a summit called by the ILA against automation in the maritime and port sector
North Bergen/Metzingen
South Korean HD Hyundai, together with German NEURA Robotics, will develop and test welding robots in shipyards
The toll of the horrific attack on the bulk carrier Eternity C in the Red Sea is still uncertain.
Mandaluyong/London/Brussels
Joint statement by ICS, BIMCO, European Shipowners, Intercargo and Intertanko
In the first half of 2025, bulk cargo increased and general cargo decreased in the port of Marseille-Fos
Marseille
Cruise passengers increase by +5%
The Senate has approved the framework law on interports
Rome
UIR, gives the Italian interport system a modern, orderly and coherent regulatory framework
Carlo De Ruvo was elected president of Confetra
Rome
Among the challenges, the uncontrolled expansion of large logistics groups and their concentration
Number of pirate attacks on ships still high in the second quarter of 2025
Number of pirate attacks on ships still high in the second quarter of 2025
Kuala Lumpur
The number of acts of violence against crews is decreasing
Telemar and TNL Group merger agreement
Telemar and TNL Group merger agreement
Oslo/Athens/Paris
One of the top three operators in the OT/IoT services market for the maritime and superyacht sectors will be created
Attacks on ships in the Red Sea still cause deaths among seafarers
Portsmouth
Liberian-flagged bulk carrier " Eternity C" targeted
Canadian shipbuilding company Davie acquires second shipyard in Finland
Helsinki/Pori
It will buy the Enersense Offshore shipyard
Amendment on Port Labor Supply Agencies Approved
Rome
Immediate transformation into Agencies authorised to provide temporary port work
Salvini appoints a manager of a private shipping company from Campania as president of the regional AdSP
Rome
This is Eliseo Cuccaro, CEO of Alilauro
Extend the application of the 0.1% sulphur limit in marine fuels globally
Extend the application of the 0.1% sulphur limit in marine fuels globally
Berlin
This is proposed by an analysis by the International Council on Clean Transportation
IMO and EU condemn renewed attacks on ships in the Red Sea
London/Brussels
Dominguez: New violation of international law and freedom of navigation
In the first half of 2025, container traffic in the port of Gioia Tauro grew by +10.5%
Joy Taurus
2,186,211 TEUs were handled
A bulk carrier was attacked in the Red Sea
Portsmouth
The crew abandoned the ship which began to take on water
German government allocates 400 million euros to support energy transition in maritime-port sector
Over 78 million euros to the ports of Augusta and Taranto for offshore wind
Rome
Funds distributed over three years starting from 2025
The PNRR tender for interports has been reopened.
Rome
Resources available amounting to 2.2 million euros
Port of Livorno: Workers are the priority in the LTM crisis
Livorno
UPS's quarterly earnings performance declines
Atlanta
Net income in the April-June quarter was $1.28 billion (-8.9%)
Approval for the 2025 budget variation of the Southern Tyrrhenian and Ionian Sea Port Authority.
Gioia Tauro
500 thousand euros for the 49% share held by the Port Agency company
FHP Group acquires the remaining 10% stake in Lotras
Milan/Foggia
The integration between Lotras and CFI Intermodal will begin to create FHP Intermodal.
OITAF scientific document on good practices in the logistics and transport of fresh fruit and vegetables
Milan
The Northern Tyrrhenian Sea Port Authority has joined the PLIKA
Livorno
Platform dedicated to training, innovation and knowledge sharing in the logistics and port sectors
Matteo Paroli's nomination as president of the Western Ligurian Sea Port Authority has been signed.
Rome
He has a degree in law and a specialization in administrative law.
Container throughput increases in Haropa Port, while bulk cargo decreases.
Le Havre
In the first half of this year, containers were 1.51 million TEUs (+4%)
Bureau Veritas reports a 9.8% quarterly increase in revenues in the Marine & Offshore segment
Courbevoie
Kalmar and Konecranes increase new orders in the April-June quarter
Helsinki
The turnover of the two Finnish companies is slightly increasing
Container traffic in the port of Barcelona fell by 12.2% in the second quarter.
Barcelona
Assiterminal threatens a new wave of appeals against regulations it believes are damaging to port operations
Genoa
2M Logistics signs an agreement with Salerno-based Gallozzi
Barendrecht
The Dutch company will represent GF Logistics, a subsidiary of the Italian group, in the Benelux region.
Swiss company Kuehne+Nagel's quarterly profits fell
Schindellegi
In the period April-June of this year, net turnover grew by +1.7%
Yang Ming orders three 8,000 TEU container ships from Nihon Shipyard and Imabari Shipbuilding
Keelung/Imabari
Contract valued at $351.3-394.5 million
Italia Nostra reiterates its strong concerns about the construction of the Fiumicino-Isola Sacra port.
Rome
European maritime cities, destinations for cruise tourism - the association highlights - denounce the phenomenon of over-tourism in the cruise sector
Egypt's first automotive terminal has come into operation at Port Said East.
East Port Said
It can accommodate two car carriers at the same time
SAILING LIST
Visual Sailing List
Departure ports
Arrival ports by:
- alphabetical order
- country
- geographical areas
Tepsa has acquired a liquid bulk terminal in the port of Rotterdam.
Singapore/Rotterdam
It was sold by Global Energy Storage Holdings
The Spinelli Group has approved its 2024 sustainability report.
Genoa
Of the company's 616 direct employees, 49% are under the age of 50.
In the second quarter of this year, cargo traffic in Turkish ports grew by +1.6%
Ankara
Cargoes to and from Italy amounted to 12.7 million tons (+10.1%)
Extension of the Simplified Logistics Zone for Genoa Ports and Dry Ports to the Savona, Vado Ligure, and Bergeggi areas.
Genoa
Approval from the ZLS Steering Committee
Isotta Fraschini Motori has inaugurated a new production line for hydrogen fuel cell systems in Bari.
Trieste
They will be used for naval and land solutions
The Grande Shanghai , the Grimaldi Group's first ammonia-ready car carrier, has been christened.
Naples
It has a load capacity of 9,000 CEUs.
The Port of Genoa, FILT, and UILT have declared a five-day strike at the Bettolo Terminal.
Genoa
Fit Cisl Liguria expressed solidarity with the workers
The tender for the dredging of the commercial dock basin at the port of Ancona has been published.
Ancona
The removal of approximately 730 thousand cubic meters of sediment is planned
Tender for the restoration and enhancement of docks 32 and 33 in the Deep Sea Zone of the port of Savona
Genoa
An investment of over 6.7 million euros is expected
There are 1,100 workers in Palermo directly employed in the seaside tourism sector
Palermo
This year, cruise traffic is expected to grow by 9.4% in the port of the Sicilian capital.
Six-month growth of +9% in freight on the St. Petersburg-India/China maritime route
Fly
FESCO operates six vessels in the service
Port of Trieste: Special Commissioner Gurrieri under investigation for money laundering
Trieste
I am certain - he declared - that I can demonstrate that I acted legally, in full transparency.
Vard signs new contract for the construction of two CSOVs
Trieste
The vessels will be used to support operations in the offshore wind sector
UIR welcomes the publication of the tender for the digitalization of the logistics chain.
Rome
Di Caterina (ALIS): a concrete tool that enhances the needs of businesses and strengthens the logistics system
GNV celebrated its first ten years of activity on the Italy-Albania route
Durres
During the period, the company's ships carried over 1.25 million passengers
A shipment of over 1.2 tons of marijuana was seized at the port of Gioia Tauro.
Reggio Calabria/Catanzaro
Members of a criminal organization that imported drugs from South America through European ports and airports have been arrested.
Yang Ming orders Hanwha Ocean to build seven 15,000 TEU dual-fuel containerships
Keelung
They will be delivered between 2028 and 2029
Walden to sell healthcare logistics business to Yusen Logistics
Paris
Exclusive negotiations announced
Solinas (Sardinian Action Party) is not at all satisfied with the state of Sardinian ports
Cagliari
The immediate establishment of a special commission is urged
ANSI welcomes the introduction of the information dashboard for managing private procurement contracts in logistics.
Rome
D'Angelo: it will allow the country to take another step forward
Russo (Confcommercio): excluding road transport from the PNRR funding was shortsighted.
Rome
First bulletin from the Freight Insights Observatory produced by the National Center for Sustainable Mobility
ABB Group posts sharp growth in quarterly financial and business performance
Zurich
In the period April-June the value of new orders grew by +16.0%
Informal consultations have begun on the preliminary proposal for the new Ancona Port Master Plan.
Ancona
Eleven meetings scheduled for July
Program agreement for preparatory and functional interventions for the construction of the bridge over the Strait of Messina
Rome
It was signed today in Rome
Project to develop an ecological station for the treatment of wastewater from ships
Naples
Initiative of the Neapolitan Group of the Cenere and Iello Landing
Assiterminal urges against bringing sediment from the Bagnoli dredging project into the port of Naples.
Genoa
Cognolato and Ferrari: It is essential to safeguard the full functionality of the commercial port's activities.
Container traffic at the Port of Long Beach fell 3.4% in the second quarter.
Long Beach
A decline of -16.4% was recorded in June
Paolo Pessina has been appointed vice president of Conftrasporto-Confcommercio.
Rome
He is president of the national federation of maritime agents and brokers
Container traffic in the port of Hong Kong decreased by -8.2% in the second quarter
Hong Kong
A decrease of -13.7% was recorded in June
Cuneo-based logistics company Nord Ovest is seeing growing financial results.
Wedge
Construction work on a new depot in Mondovì will be completed in early 2026.
Container traffic at the Port of Los Angeles grows driven by fears of new tariffs
Los Angeles
June saw the highest volume ever recorded for this month
The Management Committee of the Sardinia Sea Port Authority has adopted the DPSS
Cagliari
Green light for the concession to MITO and the appeal against the rejection of Olbia's dredging project.
Three events in Genoa for three new Explora Journeys cruise ships.
Genoa
A technical launch, a coin laying and the cutting of the first sheet metal were carried out at the Fincantieri shipyard
Grimaldi sells 5% of Terminal Darsena Toscana to Livorno Port Company
Naples/Livorno
Option to purchase an additional 5% of the share capital
Concession agreement signed that assigns management of the port of Tartous to DP World
Damascus
It has a lifespan of 30 years
Matteo Gasparato appointed president of the Northern Adriatic Sea Port Authority
Rome
He was appointed extraordinary commissioner of the same port authority
Meeting in Rome between the heads of ESPO and Assoporti
Rome
Among the topics addressed, the competitiveness of European ports in the current global context
Chinese airline OOCL reports quarterly decline in scheduled service revenues
Hong Kong
Cargo transported by the company's ships is increasing
Collaboration between the Ukrainian Sea Ports Authority and the Western Ligurian Sea Port Authority
Rome
Agreement with an initial duration of five years
Survey in Germany on the prospects of companies in the maritime, port and shipbuilding sectors
Hamburg
Shipowners are more concerned. Positive prospects for ports and shipyards.
Port of Augusta: Work begins on a third bridge connecting the island to the mainland.
Augusta
Work worth over 20 million euros
Vard signs contract with InkFish for new research vessel
Trieste
The deal is worth more than 200 million euros.
1.1 billion euros will be invested in the port of Hamburg to strengthen the container sector
Hamburg
Improving accessibility and port infrastructure in the Waltershofer Hafen area
Meyer Turku delivered the new Star of the Seas cruise ship to Royal Caribbean
Turku
It has a gross tonnage of 250,800 tons
ESPO calls for increased funding for ports under the next EU Multiannual Financial Framework
Brussels
The CEF programme funds have proven to be far from sufficient
Fincantieri delivers the new Oceania Allura cruise ship to Oceania Cruises.
Miami/Trieste
Two additional Sonata-class ships have been converted into orders.
PORTS
Italian Ports:
Ancona Genoa Ravenna
Augusta Gioia Tauro Salerno
Bari La Spezia Savona
Brindisi Leghorn Taranto
Cagliari Naples Trapani
Carrara Palermo Trieste
Civitavecchia Piombino Venice
Italian Interports: list World Ports: map
DATABASE
ShipownersShipbuilding and Shiprepairing Yards
ForwardersShip Suppliers
Shipping AgentsTruckers
MEETINGS
Confindustria event on the sea economy in Rome on July 15th
Rome
The public meeting of the International Containers Studies Center will be held in Genoa on July 2nd
Genoa
››› Meetings File
PRESS REVIEW
Why Malta is objecting to a new price cap on Russian oil
(timesofmalta.com)
US has its eye on Greek ports
(Kathimerini)
››› Press Review File
FORUM of Shipping
and Logistics
Intervento del presidente Tomaso Cognolato
Roma, 19 giugno 2025
››› File
Uniport: Bringing debris from Bagnoli to the port of Naples would postpone long-awaited dredging.
Rome
Legora de Feo: It's necessary to find alternative solutions.
Taiwanese companies Evergreen, Yang Ming and WHL saw sharp declines in quarterly revenues.
Keelung/Taipei
In the period April-June it fell by -18.7%, -26.5% and -8.6% respectively
The establishment of the Information Dashboard for the management of private procurement contracts in logistics has been approved.
In May, freight traffic in the port of Ravenna grew by +1.4%
Ravenna
Bulk cargo is on the rise. Miscellaneous cargo is on the decline.
EU approves joint purchase of port equipment by terminal operators
Brussels
Joint definition of minimum technical specifications of equipment is also permitted
Serbian energy group EPS will import coal through the Montenegrin port of Bar
Bar
Currently imports from Indonesia pass through the port of Constanta
Fincantieri Foundation and Luiss University launch a project to strengthen the safety of underwater infrastructure.
Trieste
Among the objectives, contribute to the definition of a specific regulatory framework
Freewheeling: The government's U-turn on anti-mafia controls in the road haulage sector is a welcome development.
Modena
Franchini: If the government has realized it made a mistake, that's good news.
Agostinelli (AdSP Tirreno Meridionale e Ionio): the amendment that allows for the early transformation of the Gioia Tauro Port Agency is extremely important.
Confindustria's event on the maritime economy will take place in Rome on July 15th.
Rome
The confederation's strategic document on the sector will be presented
Kerala seeks $1.1 billion from MSC in damages over MSC Elsa 3 sinking
Thiruvananthapuram
Temporary detention of the vessel "MSC Akuteta II" granted
Trasportounito requests the cancellation of the renewal procedure of the Central Committee of the Register of Hauliers
Rome
New seizure of a load of cocaine in the port of Gioia Tauro
Reggio Calabria
16 bags containing 417 kilos of drugs were found in a container
MOL and Kinetics to build world's first floating data center
Tokyo
It will be installed on a vessel of 9,731 gross tonnage
Rijeka Gateway Terminal to become operational in early September
Copenhagen
The first ship at the second container terminal of the Croatian port is expected on September 12
Falteri (Federlogistica) urges us to focus on the development of "polycentric" logistics
Genoa
The Simplified Logistics Zone should be the cornerstone of the strategy
Tsuneishi Shipbuilding Co. acquired Mitsui E&S Shipbuilding Co.
Hiroshima/Tokyo
It was renamed Tsuneishi Solutions Tokyobay Co.
Pessina (Federagenti): Northern European logistics system is struggling. Let's take advantage of it!
Rome
Unexpected opportunity - he underlines - for the Mediterranean ports and Italian ones in particular
MSC Cruises Joins Carnival and Royal Caribbean in Capitalizing on Grand Bahama Shipyard
Miami
Negotiations underway since the end of 2024 have been successfully concluded
At The International Propeller Clubs the Dorso Award for the Mediterranean area
Naples
In recognition of the primary role played by logistics operators in Mediterranean traffic
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