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November 15, 2011
The Business Timesweb site
Shipping News
  • Rickmers in the black in Q3, raises payout
    Rickmers Maritime declared distribution per unit for the third quarter that was 5 per cent up y-o-y to 0.60 US cents from 0.57 US cents previously.
  • Educating travellers on Coral Triangle
    As the Singapore Cruise Center (SCC) turned 20 yesterday, it gave itself the best present it could give: a good cause.
  • Navios CEO predicts shipping bankruptcies
    Angeliki Frangou, who heads three shipping companies controlling more than 100 vessels, said bankruptcies within the industry will accelerate as lending dwindles, allowing her to purchase assets that plunged in value.
  • Bookings for Mideast VLCC crude hit record

Sched Netweb site
  • TSA ups rate to US$400/FEU from January as 'imperative and overdue'
  • Lianyungang volume up 26pc to 4.04 million TEU, beats last year's total
  • Last oil pumped from stricken Rena, box recovery expected to be lengthy
  • Feeder start-up Box Ships posts third quarter profit of US$5.1 million
  • Chongqing's nine-month international box volume totals 190,000 TEU
  • CMA CGM mulls slow steaming during slack season to cut fuel bills
  • Broadband Internet connection installed on MOL LNG carriers
  • Export slump delays opening of UP's grain-to-container transloading facility
  • South Carolina eco-agency relents, stops blocking Savannah's dredging
  • Maritime IT specialist Seago Line joins INTTRA's network
  • 49 aircraft leased under Tianjin Dongjiang Bonded Port Area's new deal
  • Maximus finds heavylift rivalry tough to take, looks to ACMI trade instead
  • Atlas Air Worldwide Holdings suffers 16pc quarterly profit decline

International Transport Journalweb site
NOVEMBER 14, 2011
  • TransContainer earnings grow in first nine months
    TransContainer's earnings increased by 28% in the first nine months of 2011, in comparison with the like-for-like period last year, reaching approximately RUB 20.9 billion. Revenue...
  • Maersk Line posts loss in Q3
    A.P. Moeller-Maersk said that its subsidiary Maersk Line, the world's biggest container line, will lose money this year, revising a previous forecast which spoke of a modest profit...
  • IRU publishes new general conditions for the carriage of goods
    The Goods Transport Council of the International Road Transport Union (IRU) has adopted revised IRU general conditions for the international carriage of goods and related outline a...
  • Rutges Cargo participating in Dutch fuel savings programme
    Rutges Cargo, a European truck operator and part of the Wallenborn Group, is to participate in the Truck of the Future demonstration programme, organised by the independent researc...
  • Boeing begins work on 1,000th B777
    Boeing workers last week began assembling the 1,000th B777, a 300ER that will be delivered to Dubai-based Emirates Airline in 2012. The US aircraft manufacturer reached the milesto...
  • Asda rolling back road miles with CMA CGM and Freightliner
    Freightliner Limited, the UK's leading intermodal railfreight provider, has signed a new contract with CMA CGM to transport containers for Asda to and from Northeast England. Freig...
  • Froschmeier takes over Kukla's Eastern Europe division
    Stephan Froschmeier has headed the Eastern Europe transport unit of the Munich-based freight forwarder Kukla since October. The forwarder and transport specialist is boosting the e...
  • Volga-Dnepr delivers relief cargo to earthquake victims in Turkey
    Volga-Dnepr Airlines joined the relief operation to help earthquake victims in Turkey with two flights from Sharjah (UAE) to Erzurum, delivering urgently-needed equipment on behalf...
  • Swissport wins contract at Narita airport
    Swissport International has begun offering cargo handling services at Tokyo Narita, Japan's most important international air hub, by securing its first cargo contract there with Vi...
  • Deutsche Post DHL posts strong results in Q3
    Deutsche Post DHL again increased its sales in Q3 and boosted profitability significantly. Group sales increased to EUR 13.12 billion. Adjusted for currency effects and consolidati...
  • Gulf Warehousing Company wins new contract
    The Gulf Warehousing Company has agreed to store chemicals used in the Pearl gas-to-liquids project (GTL) at its 16,000 sqm Ras Laffan warehouse in Qatar, according to a report in ...
  • FedEx Express expanding in Northern Ireland
    FedEx Express has officially opened a new operating base in and launched direct services to and from Northern Ireland. The new 20,000 sqft facility at the Kilroot business park in ...
  • PSA cars made in Spain now to be shipped to Livorno
    The Mercurio group has decided that all Citroen and Peugeot cars produced in Spain by the PSA Group and bound for Italy (50,000 units a year) will be shipped from Vigo to Livorno, ...

Marine Logweb site
NOVEMBER 14, 2011
  • RADM James A. Watson to succeed Michael R. Bromwich at BSEE
  • Conrad Industries signs new contracts
  • NASSCO christens USNS Medgar Evers
  • STX OSV reports growth in revenues and profit
  • ICS produces briefing document for climate change negotiators
  • First car carrier with all-electric RO/RO access enters service

World Wide Shipperweb site
NOVEMBER 14, 2011
  • TSA member carriers set to begin rate increase
  • Port association backing transportation legislation
  • Off-duty Coast Guardsman saves girl from drowning in Columbia
  • IMO study predicts greenhouse gas reductions
  • Naming ceremony held for two new LNG vessels

Lloyd's Listweb site
NOVEMBER 14, 2011
  • Lloyd's talks tough on e-endorsements
    Richard Ward raises threat of mandating use if take-up is slow
  • Skuld provides a model for would-be Lloyd's entrants
    Companies stand a better chance with an existing book of business that they can transfer in
  • Lloyd's chief wants Solvency II a year ahead of delayed start date
    Richard Ward says insurance market must 'not take foot off the gas'
  • Flurry of dry bulk orders as newbuilding prices continue falling
    Chinese yards win 2013 and 2014 contracts, including a newcastlemax order
  • Marfin Investment links with Abu Dhabi Mar for acquisitions
    Deal brings together pair with strong interest in maritime investments
  • Somalia: we're winning the battles but losing the war
    More must be made of EU Navfor
  • Shipping's Great Leap Forward
    China's talk of 'actively guiding' tonnage reduction is reminder of its market power
  • Price drop in smaller dry bulk classes slows
    After capesize values level off, panamaxes are also seen selling at stabilising values
  • Rush is on for ballast water compliance technology
    Tools sought to help port state control check vessels are adhering to the letter of the ballast water convention
  • Environmental rules poised to force early scrapping of tonnage
    Additional expense of green upgrades means owners of certain tonnage could well retire ships needing such costly work
  • Iridium hits record revenue as it gears up for launch of new service
    Satellite communications business raises its expectations for subscribers and operational earnings
  • Rotterdam commissions study on eurozone crisis threat to containers
    McKinsey analysing how economic uncertainty could hit the Le Havre to Hamburg range of northwestern European ports
  • China could help VLCC overcapacity by purchasing all 15-year-old vessels
    Poten & Partners suggests Asian country buys ageing tankers rather than ordering newbuilds
  • Tanker asset values continue tumble
    Two-year-old suezmax and one aframax reported sold in quiet secondhand market
  • P&O Ferries threatens to fight any SeaFrance rescue bid with state aid
    French Dover-Calais ferry operator awaits Wednesday court decision on sale or liquidation
  • Newlead locks in new kamsarmax for 16 years
    Renegotiation with charterer is being described as consensual
  • Falling containership values place Global Ship Lease in danger of loan default
    Company confident of thrashing out a pact with lenders by November 30
  • ICS to brief UN climate change conference
    Will stress that shipping is committed to reducing emissions
  • HCI Capital reports $11m loss in first nine months
    Fresh cost-cutting programme launched
  • LRIT data exchange up and running at European safety agency
    Emsa takes control of ship position information at Portugal base
  • Reduced fuel consumption could save $50bn by 2020
    Study finds benefits to owners of implementation of IMO plans
  • US crew using system to extend claims
    Shipowners need to protect themselves from never-ending claims
  • Farstad posts $62.7m third-quarter profit
    Improvement over same period last year comes despite low rates and poor fleet utilisation
  • Egyptian port closed by protests
    Congestion impacts on over 40 vessels
  • Gulf ports urged to boost capacity
    Governments also need to cut red tape, says Kuwait Financial Centre study
  • Armed and necessary
    All signs are that the slow start of post-monsoon pirate attacks is due to onboard armed guards
  • Hamburg reports strong growth
    Box volumes up 15% year on year in third quarter
  • Courage snatches up supramax for $26.6m
    Hong Kong and Singapore-listed carrier buys from new Chinese yard for early 2012 delivery

Fairplayweb site
NOVEMBER 14, 2011
  • IMO: new CO2 regs will deliver
    An IMO study released today predicted "significant" savings from incoming mandatory design and operation regulations, assuming ship operators can overcome the inherent challenges
  • STX OSV profits rocket
    OFFSHORE shipbuilding specialist STX OSV of Norway said today it has raised net profits for 3Q11 by 144% year on year
  • Scorpio hopeful on winter
    NYSE-listed Scorpio Tankers reported larger losses than expected today but voiced optimism that market conditions are improving for its next three months
  • France to appeal EC's ruling on SeaFrance
    PARIS said today France plans to appeal the EC's rejection last month of a €259.5M ($353.3M) restructuring proposal for SeaFrance
  • CMA CGM deal with HCI rumoured
    RUMOURS abound that listed German shipping trust HCI Hammonia is about to acquire two 5,500teu box ships from CMA CGM
  • RMT posts $11M profits 3Q2011
    SINGAPORE'S Rickmers Maritime Trust today returned to profitability with net earnings of $11M in 3Q2011, reversing a $54.6M loss in 3Q2010. RMT posts $11M in 3Q2011 profits
  • STX Pan Ocean reveals losses of $35M
    SOUTH Korea's top drybulk carrier STX Pan Ocean plunged today into the red, reporting $35M in net losses for 3Q2011
  • Oltmann acquires 'bargain' ships
    GERMAN KG house Oltmann said today it has secured bargain buys of three multipurpose and container newbuildings for its private investors
  • Losses force HCI slashes
    GERMAN KG house HCI Capital said today it will cut one-fifth of its workforce and slash costs by $13M per year, after posting heavy losses
  • GSL concedes covenant risk
    GLOBAL Ship Lease, which charters box ships to CMA CGM, disclosed today that it will soon require a covenant waiver because of slumping asset values
  • Libya reported nearing 800,000b/d
    LIBYA's oil production is expected to increase to 800,000 barrels per day within the next few weeks, a London conference heard today
  • Ferry passengers freed
    TURKEY said commando teams have stormed a hijacked ferry near Istanbul, freeing all 24 passengers and crew, who had been held hostage for 12 hours
  • Bunker costs threaten VLCC revival
    VLCC SPOT rates are continuing this week to rise, but analysts are warning that growing bunker costs could smother the trend
  • Berlin reverses shipping cuts
    GERMAN parliamentarians have voted to repeal much-criticised spending cuts on labour cost subsidies for German-flag ships
  • TSA plans box rate boost
    TSA TODAY announced plans to set higher rates from next year, after several members posted significant third-quarter losses

The Journal of Commerceweb site
NOVEMBER 14, 2011
  • FMC Clears Tariff Files to Prevent Fraud
    The Federal Maritime Administration's cleaning of its ocean carrier tariff files may help prevent shippers from being scammed by an...
  • ILA, NYSA to Give Hiring Preference to Veterans
    The International Longshoremen's Association and the New York Shipping Association said they will give hiring preference to Iraq and Afghanistan...
  • Containerized Exports Rose 6.7 Percent in Third Quarter
    U.S. containerized exports rose 6.7 percent in the third quarter, the eighth straight quarter of expansion, led by rising demand...
  • Covenant Loses $11.1 Million, Freight Revenue Falls
    Covenant Transportation lost $11.1 million in the third quarter compared to a $1.9 million profit in the same period year...
  • David Noe, APL Vice President of Sales, Dead at 50
    David Noe, APL's long-serving vice president of sales, marketing and customer support in the Americas, died last week in Houston...
  • Cathay Pacific Says Holiday Cargo Peak 'Unlikely'
    Cargo transported by Hong Kong-based Cathay Pacific and sister carrier Dragonair fell for the seventh straight month in October, and...
  • Hamburg Regains Spot as No. 2 European Box Port
    The port of Hamburg wrested back second place in Europe's container league from Antwerp, with a 15.3 percent surge in...
  • Analyst Says Eurozone Volatility Pulls Down China Exports
    The Eurozone's lurch from crisis to crisis is the prime reason for the soft Chinese export growth piling downward rates...
  • Five Carriers to Suspend Asia-Latin America Loop
    Five carriers that operate three joint services between Asia, Mexico and the West Coast of South America plan to suspend...
  • Japanese Economy Regains Growth in Third Quarter
    The Japanese economy grew 1.5 percent in the July-September quarter from the preceding quarter, or at an annualized pace of...
  • Carriers Consider Lifting Indian Port Congestion Fees
    Ocean carriers serving India's Port of Chennai said they will consider lifting their bottleneck surcharges if restrictions on cargo movements...
  • Box Ships Books $5.1 Million Profit
    Box Ships booked a profit of $5.1 million in the first full quarter since the Greek container ship owner's initial...
  • Hamburg's HHLA Expands Profit, Warns of Overcapacity
    HHLA managed to grow revenue and container traffic in a challenging third quarter, but Hamburg's biggest stevedore warned of an...
  • Rickmers Swings to a $11.1 Million Profit
    Rickmers Maritime Trust swung to an $11.1 million profit in the third quarter from a $54.6 million loss a year...
  • Trans-Pacific Carriers Seek Post-Holiday Rate Hike
    Trying again to stop the erosion of rates that has hit major east-west trade lanes this year, shipping lines in...
  • When Capacity Turns
    If there is, as ocean carriers say, too little demand for freight space and too much capacity on the water,...
  • LTL Pricing Heads Up
    Less-than-truckload pricing is rising, financial results from the largest LTL carriers show, as tightening truck capacity and rising costs trump...
  • Measuring LTL Capacity
    How tight is LTL capacity? That depends on the carrier and its territory. "Capacity (at YRC) is not tight,...
  • Driving Back to Basics
    Four months after James Welch rejoined YRC Worldwide as CEO, the scope of his plans for the ailing trucking giant...
  • Polarizing Perspectives
    Perspectives, I've learned, are very much based on where you sit, so I was more than interested in what two...
  • Preventing the Next Big Bang
    Maritime industry employers are working with longshore unions around the country to prevent potentially deadly refrigerated containers from Vietnam from...
  • IMF Pushes Exports
    Egypt is hardly alone in its struggle to find a path to political transition and make reforms that are economically...
  • Port Horizons Brighten
    In Egypt, the disruptions of the Arab Spring didn't just disrupt traffic in the congested streets of its ancient cities....
  • Cloudy Forecasts
    Short- and medium-term economic forecasts for all of the major countries in the Mideast have been revised downward months after...
  • After the Spring
    Nine months after angry crowds brought down the administration of long-time dictator Hosni Mubarak, political and economic uncertainty hang heavily...
  • Ripe for Inspection Fees
    Any broker, importer or other U.S. business that agreed eight years ago to be the agent of a foreign food...
  • Financing Limits Transport Plans
    For transportation interests who believe the U.S. needs a long-term infrastructure strategy, prospects for funding are dimming. How will a...
  • Capacity for Contracts
    If container lines really start parking ships in significant numbers, it may have more to do with 2012 than with...
  • Load Factors Tumble
    The effect of the capacity glut on most U.S. trade lanes is clearly visible in the decline in load factors...

Containerisation Internationalweb site
NOVEMBER 14, 2011
  • RCL still losing in tough Asian market
    Thai-based Asia-centric carrier, Regional Container Lines (RCL) incurred an operating loss of THB483 (USD15.7) million in the third quarter of the year, albeit ...
  • K Line boosts South Korea/India coverage
    Tokyo-headquartered K Line is beefing up its South Korea/India coverage with the introduction of a new Kwangyang/Kaohsiung - West India Express (FIX) service ...
  • TSA to raise rates on troubled transpac
    Members of the Transpacific Stabilisation Agreement (TSA) are to raise their freight rates in an emergency rate restoration in order to halt the slide of plummeting ...
  • India's boxports ahead by 4%
    Seemingly bucking the consumer austerity-induced slowdown in global demand, India's 13 major ports increased container throughput in the six-months ending October ...
  • Frankfurt terminal changes name
    Frankfurt Intermodal Terminal (FIT) has changed its name to Contargo Industriepark Frankfurt-Hochst. As made clear in Contargo's press statement, 'the ...
  • Salvors readying for removal of Rena boxes
  • DB Schenker starts rail service between UK and Poland
    DB Schenker has commenced a weekly block train service between Poland and the UK. The first train departed from Wroclaw on Tuesday evening November 8 and arrived ...

TradeWindsweb site
NOVEMBER 14, 2011
  • Ultrapetrol sheds the red
    Felipe Menendez-led owner reverses third-quarter loss as revenue surge helps resurrect bottom line.
  • Marfin eyes investments
    Andreas Vgenopoulos-led firm poised to pounce on "opportunities" in the Mediterranean following pact with yard group.
  • NewLead pens rate revision
    Newest addition to Michael Zolotas-led owner's dry arsenal secures extended 16-year fix in exchange for reduced rate.
  • Petrobras picks Deep Sea duo
    Brazilian behemoth poised to splash $100m on a pair of Oslo-listed offshore owner's anchor-handlers.
  • DVB to beat the gloom
    German bank says its results will meet the mark this year despite shipping and banking woe.
  • Rickmers unveils new CFO
    German giant's finance boss says new sources of cash will be essential for owner to remain active amid market turbulence.
  • ICG fails to impress
    Earning power weaker in what is key business quarter for Irish ferry operator.
  • Star wins another round
    Oslo-listed owner takes another step in pursuit of $16.5m damages payment from Russian charter.
  • Esco back in black
    Tschudi-owned multipurpose operator reveals small 2010 profit, after winning compensation for charter termination.
  • Genmar battles shot clock
    Jewel of Georgiopoulos empire secures key waiver extension as Moelis & Co and Randee Day join fight to stay afloat.
  • GSL spills less red ink
    A tough market and higher costs bear down on Ian Webber-led shipowner's bottom line.
  • Citi sounds dry cargo alarm
    Shipping boss Michael Parker sees two or three years of pain for the bulk market.
  • Double sting for Scorpio
    Emanuele Lauro-led owner sees red in a quarter hindered by seasonal weakness and macro-economic troubles.

American Shipper - Ocean newsweb site
NOVEMBER 14, 2011
  • PO Shipping adds new TP loop
  • Unions blast MarAd, Matsuda
    Four U.S. maritime unions say the Maritime Administration and its leader David Matsuda should be "ashamed of itself" for issuing a report comparing U.S. and foreign-flag ship operating costs without seeking their input.
  • MSC starts matchback system in Belgium
    Mediterranean Shipping Co.'s Belgian branch has set up a new system to encourage inland matchbacks of its containers allowing importers, exporters and truckers to round-trip into Antwerp.
  • TSA seeks interim $400 per FEU min.
  • Five lines rationalize Asia/Mexico-WCSA capacity
    Waiting for confirmation from Hamburg Sud that these are the services are involved
  • CKYH pull East Coast via Suez loop
  • Lines suspend Asia-Americas round-world loop

The Bunker Bulletinweb site
NOVEMBER 14, 2011
  • IFO prices firm in Fujairah
    Deliveries in Cape Town available for supply between November 17-28 November.
  • Svitzer develops ECOtug
    New type of harbour tug that consumes less fuels, spills less oil and is more maneuverable than other tugs will be delivered in December.
  • Prices mixed in Rotterdam
    Buyers left wonder what is supporting the market, player tells Bunkerworld.
  • CMF product 'within 3.50% sulphur limit'
    Supplier complying with 2012 sulphur cap.
  • IMO mandatory GHG measures to cut billions from fuel bills
    Study of EEDI and SEEMP effect predicts 13% CO2 reduction by 2020 and 39% by 2050 compared with BAU scenario, but still with net growth.
  • Decline in bunker volumes continues
    Japanese bunker sales 18% down year-on-year.
  • Drive for fuel-efficient, less polluting engines boosts shipyards
    US shipyard says government incentives have been 'a shot in the arm.'
  • Bunker prices generally firming in Asia
    Demand mixed at major Asian bunker hubs on Monday, traders say.
  • TSA members to raise rates to halt losses
    Says correction is both 'imperative and overdue'.
  • Singapore's October bunker sales down
    Fall in sales volumes in line with slow global trade, say players.
  • Maersk orders second generation exhaust gas system
    Exhaust gas system compatible with different types of bunker fuels, says MAN Diesel.
  • BIMCO adds new bunker clauses for time charter parties
    New clauses to address importance of bunker issues and minimise risk of bunker disputes, says BIMCO.
  • Salvors to remove last of bunkers from grounded box ship
    Work will continue for 'some time' to ensure all accessible oil is removed from Rena, says Maritime New Zealand.

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