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September 16, 2011
The Business Timesweb site
Shipping News
  • Cruise terminals act to woo more cruise lines
    Asian cruise terminals are trying to turn themselves into 'one-stop shops' to woo more cruise lines to the region.
  • Dry bulk market overshadowed by oversupply
    The dry bulk shipping industry will face more pressure in the coming months as owners struggle with a growing glut of vessels and a global economic slowdown, a top ship industry official said on Wednesday.

Sched Netweb site
  • ANZDA peak season surcharges of US$250/TEU, $500/FEU apply Oct 15
  • Container volumes in north Europe expected to fall in 2012: Port Tracker
  • Evergreen cuts in half UAM pendulum service
  • MCC Transport to deploy 5,527-TEU feeder on Tanjung Pelepas-Thailand run
  • Chongqing handles 3.4 million tonnes of international cargo in half year
  • China passes port construction fee collection target by 14pc to US$1.8 billion
  • Reefers out of South America rated tops in SeaIntel on-time reliability index
  • Danske Bank's European Freight Forwarding Index indicates more gloom ahead
  • Felixstowe needs rail upgrade to support box growth: KPMG accountants
  • US seaports race to boost infrastructure ahead of Panama Canal expansion
  • Kuehne + Nagel expansion in at Duisburg logistics 'campus'
  • Cathay-Dragonair cargo down 11.8pc to 131,448 tonnes in August
  • New congressional deal likely to keep FAA functioning until February
  • Netherland's e-freight is expanded at Schiphol with academy
  • Aviation provides high divorce rates in India - says counsellor

Exim Indiaweb site
  • InterManager calls for freedom of choice in deploying armed guards onboard ships
  • Maersk Line launches unique Daily Maersk service between Asia & North Europe
  • Shanghai to host worlds largest gathering of freight forwarders
  • Views differ on exempting liner conferences from competition laws
  • Pak approves import of extra 18 items from India
  • Traders ink contracts to export 5 lakh t of rice
  • JNPT hosts seminar on ballast water
  • Mazagon Dock-Pipavav shipyard deal hits choppy waters
  • Govt may review ban on onion exports: Thomas
  • Inflation climbs to 9.78 pc in Aug.; rate hikes likely
  • Rising costs put seafood exports in a bind
  • State to refund VAT paid by SEZ units: Chavan
  • Third India-China-Russia trilateral conference on September 20, 21

International Transport Journalweb site
SEPTEMBER 15, 2011
  • Loxx on expansion drive
    Loxx is expanding with a new 20,000 sqm plot at its site in Gelsenkirchen (Germany). The company aims to use the new site for one or two customers, to expand value-adding services ...
  • Lloyd Fonds launches first maritime venture capital investment
    Lloyd Fonds is launching a strategic investment option in a venture capital investment in maritime port logistics in its private placement Lloyd Fonds Maritime Innovation. With a m...
  • Southern Air to operate three more B777Fs for DHL Express
    Southern Air to operate three more B777Fs for DHL Express Express provider DHL is adding three Boeing B777 freighters that will expand its capacity and boost transit times along gr...
  • SkyCargo reaches Down Under
    Emirates SkyCargo, Emirates Airline's freight division, celebrated the inaugural service of its new Far East and Australasia freighter route recently. The weekly service, operated ...
  • Swissport rolls out Transputec's Shield Intelefile
    Swissport International, one of the world's leading providers of cargo services to the aviation sector, has signed a global contract with London-based Transputec Computers for its ...
  • PD Ports welcomes increased capacity on Teesport-Zeebrugge service
    P&O Ferries' new freight ferry, the "Bore Song", will significantly expand capacity on the service to Teesport. The Bore ro-flex class ship, chartered by P&O from...
  • Demag Cranes delivers five mobile port cranes to the Netherlands
    Demag Cranes is further expanding its business in the Netherlands. The company recently won orders from three major terminal operators for the delivery of five Gottwald mobile port...
  • Nicolette van der Jagt to head Clecat
    Nicolette van der Jagt is set to succeed Marco Sorgetti as director general of Clecat, the Brussels-based European Association for Forwarding, Transport, Logistic and Customs Servi...
  • DB Schenker adding branches in China
    DB Schenker, the logistics unit of Deutsche Bahn (DB), aims to further expand its network in China. By the end of the year, 15 new sites are to be created there. These include citi...
  • Vopak and Enagas complete acquisition of LNG terminal in Mexico
    The joint venture between Vopak (60%) and Enagas (40%) has successfully completed a previously-announced acquisition of an LNG storage and regasification terminal in Altamira (Mexi...
  • Old Dominion opens facility in Madison, Wisconsin
    Thomasville (USA)-based transport company Old Dominion Freight Line recently opened a new service centre in Madison. The centre complements Old Dominion's four existing service cen...
  • UIRR welcomes amendment to Eurovignette
    The European Council reached a landmark decision recently, approving the compromise amendment to the Eurovignette directive. The UIRR welcomes this resolution as a breakthrough in ...
  • Daimler Trucks among ÖkoGlobe prize winners
    The Mercedes-Benz Atego BlueTec Hybrid truck was one of the prize winners at ÖkoGlobe 2011, held in Karlsruhe recently. Europe's first production series hybrid truck took third pla...

Marine Logweb site
SEPTEMBER 15, 2011
  • Bridgestone cops plea in marine hose price-fixing case
  • Another $1.82 billion for second and third Zumwalt class destroyers
  • 825-ton superlift completes aircraft carrier's stern
  • Lürssen Werft said to make offer for Blohm + Voss
  • VT Halter Marine delivers second OSG ATB tug unit
  • IHC Merwede enters dredge rental market
  • Austal USA launches first JHSV
  • InterManager seeks freedom of choice on use of armed guards
  • Bryan Nichols joins Vigor Industrial sales team
  • Joint Investigation Team issues Deepwater Horizon report

World Wide Shipperweb site
SEPTEMBER 15, 2011
  • Port of Newport demolition work set to go around the clock
  • Camas-Washougal development board schedules After Hours presentation
  • Matson continues string of Quest for Quality awards
  • Halter Marine delivers new articulated tug barge
  • Panama Canal Authority partners with Port of Corpus Christi

Lloyd's Listweb site
SEPTEMBER 15, 2011
  • Opec maintains hold over crude prices
    In 2010, more than 80% of variability in global exports could be explained by fluctuations in Middle East exports; a trend that is continuing
  • Cost-sharing buoys owners' profits
    Multi-client strategies allow data to be licensed to multiple parties
  • Pre-exploration seismic data offers competitive advantages
    Better data means a higher probability of finding commercial quantities of hydrocarbons
  • Seismic vessel owners upgrade fleets to stay ahead of the game
    Cash flow generated from operations is being plowed back into fleet upgrades
  • Time to sharpen negotiation skills
    Optimism is key to clinching the best deals but often 'ambition levels' are set too low
  • Rust buckets: It's not what you call it, it's how it's done
    Shashank Agrawal insists on the phrase 'ship recycling', but breaking up safely is hard to do
  • MIRG to be wound up in December
    Owners and unions slam UK decision to look to private sector for emergency response
  • Golar said to have secured 10-year LNG charter for newbuilding
    Vessel is one of eight on order at Samsung Heavy Industries in South Korea
  • Transatlantic gasoil trade from US still on top
    As gasoline trade from Europe stays sluggish
  • China well-placed to weather slump
    Maritime sector stays aggressively positioned for growth despite inflation, export troubles and a stronger yuan
  • South-east Asian cargoes drive supramax rates up in the Pacific
    Atlantic market is "running out of steam" say brokers
  • AET relets VLCC to Unipec for floating storage
    MISC-owned vessel chartered out for 60-90 days employment at rates well above current spot market
  • European shippers welcome Daily Maersk
    Focus on total transportation time is more momentous than may appear at first sight, says Cambon
  • US ethanol exports fuel chemical tanker market
    As US gasoline consumption drops, the US exports more ethanol on specialised vessels
  • Fire on Hurtigruten ferry kills two crew
    Investigation launched after more than 260 people flee blaze on ro-ro Nordlys
  • Tui denies rift over future of Hapag-Lloyd
    IPO still an option for disposing of container line stake
  • IEA ends disrupted Libyan oil supply action plan as sanctions are lifted
    About 97% of crude and oil products stocks released in late June were used
  • InterManager calls on flag states to allow guards on vessels
    Armed guards are in the best interest of seafarers
  • Capesize rates decline for the first time in seven trading days
    Fixtures for Australia-China iron ore voyages show dip in prices
  • UK Parliament's transport committee to probe low-sulphur fuel rules
    Four-week period to hear industry evidence on impact of regulations
  • HMM ups the ante on emerging markets
    Korean boxline shifts to 20% short-term charter to capture opportunities on African and Latin America trades
  • Containers safety database goes live
    Carriers and ship operators being invited to join up with CINSnet organisation
  • Up in smoke
    Axing the UK's Maritime Incident Response Group could go badly wrong
  • Uncertainty over location of pirate attacks after the monsoon season ends
    Concerns over attacks beyond naval patrol areas and possible new targets, such as rigs
  • Le Havre quashes China takeover talk
    Port's commercial director says Hsueh Sheng Wang warehousing deal has sparked misleading headlines
  • Port Klang expects double-digit growth in 2011
    Intra-Asia trade is helping Malaysia's largest container port maintain its momentum
  • Time to embrace EEDI
    The International Chamber of Shipping is right in urging shipowners to embrace EEDI
  • Call for owners to pay ransoms sooner
    Negotiating over small sums only increases distress on seafarers.
  • Petrobras pays premium for ageing Ship Finance International VLCCs
    Brokers say John Fredriksen company has done an 'exceptional' deal above scrap-market values

Fairplayweb site
SEPTEMBER 15, 2011
  • London adds to Thames cat network
    LONDON has opened a £1.7M ($2.7M) addition to its Thames high-speed transport network, the Port of London Authority told Fairplay today
  • Novorossiysk grain gains
    RUSSIA'S Novorossiysk Commercial Seaport said shipments of grain during August rose to 990,000 tonnes, 24% better than in July
  • First nuclear waste since quake reaches Japan
    A NUCLEAR fuel carrier reportedly docked today with the first cargo of radioactive waste to be transported to Japan since its Match quake crisis
  • Bullish semaphore seen for MR tankers
    A FLIP of two medium-range products tankers indicates the sector's bullish outlook, according to Norwegian shipbroker Lorentzen & Stemoco
  • Weak FFA affects Capesizes
    BROKERS told Fairplay today a big gap between the physical and paper markets of Capesize bulkers is slowing pushing rates up
  • Keppel shares seen as bargain
    ANALYSTS said today a drop in the value of Singapore rig builder Keppel's stocks could spur investors, given the stock's blue-chip status
  • Trickle-down tracked at last
    BROKERS told Fairplay today Panamax bulker rates have started slowly rising, signaling that the Capesize recovery might finally be trickling down
  • Wallet in hand, Precious open to spot
    KHALID Hashim, boss of Thai drybulk carrier Precious Shipping, today told Fairplay he is open to the spot market
  • Lürssen said to bid for Blohm + Voss
    GERMAN yacht and naval shipyard Lürssen is believed to be competing to take over compatriot builder Blohm + Voss

The Journal of Commerceweb site
SEPTEMBER 15, 2011
  • Truck Carriers Seeing Strong Demand
    Truckload demand is stronger than the general economy, with TransCore Freight Solution's spot market index climbing 47 percent from a...
  • Greenbrier, ARI See Strong Railcar Market
    Railcar manufacturer Greenbrier and American Railcar Industries continue to see strong demand to build new units, in what they say...
  • UPS Expects Rising Revenue, Profit Through 2016
    UPS will increase revenue 6 to 8 percent annually through 2016 and raise earnings 10 to 15 percent during that...
  • Maersk's Kolding On Daily Service, On-Time Delivery (Video)
    Maersk Line CEO Eivind Kolding discusses the carrier's new daily Asia-Europe service, which consists of 70 post-Panamax ships leaving from...
  • Workers Strike Again at Indian Port
    Workers at India's Port of Chennai launched a wildcat strike Thursday morning to protest the death of a colleague in...
  • UPS Projects Strong Holiday Shipping Growth
    UPS is gearing up for what it expects to be one of its strongest ever holiday peak shipping seasons, and...
  • Tablet Computer Shipments Soar 300 Percent
    Personal computer sales are slowing, but portable tablet computers are flying off the shelves, and shipment forecasts for the products...
  • Ex-ILA Officer Charged With Embezzlement
    A former officer of an International Longshoremen's Association Local 1233 in Newark, N.J., was charged with stealing more than $100,000...
  • ILWU Reaches Pact With Grain Operators
    The International Longshore and Warehouse Union reached a tentative agreement late Wednesday with grain elevator operators in the Pacific Northwest,...
  • Moody's Gives J.B. Hunt 'Positive' Rating
    Moody's Investors Services raised its ratings outlook for intermodal trucking giant J.B. Hunt Transport Services from stable to positive, based...
  • Gaps in Margins
    One of my curious discoveries when researching a column recently on the growing market share of non-vessel-operating common carriers in...
  • Infrastructure Party Poopers
    Q: Can you help me understand what's going on in Washington these days? President Obama has proposed extending funding...
  • Maersk Goes Daily
    If Maersk Line's latest bid to muscle aside competition for shipper business is to succeed, the carrier will have to...
  • Whose Economics?
    It's tempting to look at Maersk Line's announcement of daily service with delivery guarantees within the tight parameters of the...
  • Port of Mumbai Extends Breaks To Shippers
    The Port of Mumbai extended by six months its concessions on container stuffing and de-stuffing charges to boost container throughput,...
  • MCC Adds Vessel, Eyes Expanded Asia Cabotage Service
    MCC Transport may expand its presence in Asia's cabotage market after purchasing its third vessel this year, increasing the Intra-Asia...
  • KCS Rail Freight Grew in Mid-September
    The rail freight market has strengthened further in the first two weeks of September for Kansas City Southern, after a...
  • Hapag-Lloyd Pushes Back IPO for 12 to 15 Months
    Hapag-Lloyd is ruling out an initial public offering in the next 12 to 15 months, according to the German ocean...
  • NYK Quits Providing Chassis at Port of NY-NJ
    NYK Line will quit providing free intermodal chassis in the Northeast region, including the Port of New York and New...
  • Falling Air Rates Dampen Sea-Air Demand
    Falling air freight rates are dampening demand for combined use of ocean and air transport to ship goods from Asia...

Containerisation Internationalweb site
SEPTEMBER 15, 2011
  • Zim, Coscon and Orsero confirm takeover of Agrexco service
  • IMO: political will still lacking in Somali piracy crisis
  • Death of liner oracle Balling
  • Nordana returns to Libya
  • Horizon Lines moves along path to refinancing

TradeWindsweb site
SEPTEMBER 15, 2011
  • Bridgestone fined $28m
    Tokyo-based manufacturing giant coughs up cash to squash tanker hose conspiracy.
  • Star blasts JFC
    Fruit fight sours as Star Reefers CEO trashes Russian trader over unpaid damages tied to chopped charters.
  • RBS backs Marco loan
    Creditor prepares to shell out $4.8m to help toss Antonio Zacchello's ailing tanker arms on the road to recovery.
  • Moody's sings bulker blues
    Turmoil in the bulker market triggers agency's attack on Excel Maritime Carriers' credit rating.
  • Ezra fundraiser still kicking
    Reports a securities issue is dead have been grossly exaggerated, according to offshore shipowner.
  • IEA halts Libyan oil prop
    The IEA's Libyan oil replacement project has now done its job and will be brought to an end.
  • Farstad settles fire row
    Norwegian offshore operator gets 70% of claim after nine year battle over deadly tank cleaning accident.
  • Piracy spreads to Togo
    Twin attempts on products tankers off Lome mark new phase for West Africa's growing menace.
  • Lurssen linked to B+V
    German yacht maker said to have made offer to buy ThyssenKrupp-owned shipyard.
  • Fire assessment goes private
    UK Coastguard is to step back from its fire assessment and advisory role and engage private salvors.
  • Aon sets out K&R virtues
    Top broker moves to counter shipowner reluctance to spend on insurance against the pirate threat.
  • Trada wants bulker cash
    Indonesian owner looking for $250m of finance to pursue new dry cargo additions to fleet.
  • Two dead in ferry fire
    Crew killed after engine room blaze tears through Hurtigruten's Nordlys at Alesund.

American Shipperweb site
SEPTEMBER 15, 2011
  • Maersk Line
    Maersk amends Asia/Med network said this week it has adjusted its Asia/Mediterranean service network, adding calls in Valencia and La Spezia and narrowing rotations on services connecting its key Asian origin ports with Port Said in Egypt. Maersk s...
  • 'We were chasing our tail'
  • Maersk amends Asia/Med network
    Maersk Line said this week it has adjusted its Asia/Mediterranean service network, adding calls in Valencia and La Spezia and narrowing rotations on services connecting its key Asian origin ports with Port Said in Egypt. The adjustments affect fiv...
  • Maersk seeks rate hikes for multiple trades
    Maersk Line said this week it is seeking rate increases on a host of global trades. From Oct. 1, the line plans these increases: - Southeast Asia to Australia, $300 per 20-foot container and $600 per 40-foot container. - Northern Europe to the East...
  • L.A.-Long Beach August volumes fall hard
    Southern California's container ports said volume fell 8 percent in August to 1.26 million TEUs, including a 12.3 percent throughput drop at the Port of Long Beach. Long Beach's August volume fell to 525,929 TEUs, including a 14.2 percent drop in l...
  • Horizon Lines closes on bridge loan
    Horizon Lines said Wednesday it has closed on a bridge loan facility of up to $25 million from a group on noteholders and reached an agreement with its existing bank group to amend its current credit facility to accommodate the bridge loan. It also...
  • Maersk swaps N.Y.-N.J. terminals on TA2
    Maersk Line will in October switch its TA2 service calls at the Port of New York-New Jersey from the APM Terminals facility to the Maher Terminals facility, the line said this week. APMT is Maersk Line's sister company. The switch will occur Oct. 9...
  • MSC abandons Asia/Med-Black Sea peak fee
    Mediterranean Shipping Co. said Wednesday it has suspended its planned peak season surcharge from the Far East to eastern Mediterranean and Black Sea ports. The line hadoriginally planned a fee , $225 per TEU, from Sept. 5, but delayed it until Sep...
  • UPS lets receivers change delivery terms
    UPS Wednesday said it will launch on Oct. 3 a new product called UPS My Choice, which is designed to make it easier for receivers of parcels to avoid missed deliveries. The company said out of the 5 million or so homes it visits each day, it leave...
  • U.S. supports Vietnam airport expansion
    The U.S. Trade and Development Agency signed a grant agreement with the Middle Airports Corp. (MAC) to help expand Chu Lai International Airport, Vietnam's largest airfield. The grant will fund a feasibility study of the Chu Lai Airport becoming a ...

The Bunker Bulletinweb site
SEPTEMBER 15, 2011
  • Fujairah prices rise
    Bunker prices soft in cape Town.
  • IMO optimistic ahead of Durban climate talks
    Confidence growing that IMO will be able to continue work on MBMs after initial GHG success.
  • Waste plastic 'can be converted to marine fuel'
    Hong Kong company is extracting 'low sulphur fuel oil' from plastic waste.
  • Rotterdam prices gain double-digits
    Some suppliers were fully booked until September 19.
  • Government 'opposes' attacks on ECA regulations
    Sweden will implement tougher sulphur rules, says Environment Minister.
  • Sulphur regulations 'will dwarf impact of carbon prices'
    New study suggests MBMs will not deliver CO2 emission reductions not already driven by cost of low sulphur fuel.
  • Singapore fuel oil stocks up week-on-week
    High prices kept demand in check, say players.
  • Pirates target fuel oil tanker
    Malaysian naval unit fires warning shot.
  • Bunker prices in Asian ports on upswing
    Demand mixed and supplies sufficient at key Asian bunker hubs.
  • Gibraltar: New call for public debate on bunker proposal
    Opponents call for more discussion 'regardless of Environmental Impact Assessment.'
  • New bunker trader in Dan-Bunkering
    New trader joined Middelfart office on September 1.
  • Kochi names funding partners for bunkering project
    Multi-user liquid facility can store 3.42 million mt of bunkers per annum.
  • Hong Kong supplier to deploy 3,800 mt bunker tanker
    Chuang Xin says it will be the 'biggest bunker tanker' in the port.
  • Aegean sees above average volume of shares traded
    Aegean shares up on Wednesday, outperforming the overall market.

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FROM THE HOME PAGE
Port of La Spezia: Dredging of the third port basin and navigable canal begins.
La Spezia
The decree assigning the negotiated procedure for the stipulation of the framework agreement was signed today.
Yesterday, 25 ships passed through Hormuz, the highest daily number since April 18.
Singapore
Since March, the average has been 7.6 transits per day
Interferry calls on the EU to implement the EES pragmatically, or to suspend it
Victoria
The upcoming high summer season - the association denounced - risks suffering serious inconveniences
In the first three months of 2026, freight traffic in French ports increased by +3.8%
Paris
General cargo and solid bulk cargo are growing. Liquid bulk cargo remains stable.
BIMCO and Intertanko stress that there are still significant risks to the Hormuz crossing
Copenhagen/London
In April, freight traffic in the ports of Genoa and Savona-Vado Ligure grew by +1.7%
Genoa
The Boards of Directors of the Basins and Maritime Stations Authority have been renewed.
After more than 100 days in the Persian Gulf, Grimaldi's PCTC Grande Torino has passed through Hormuz
Naples
Transit authorized by the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Islamic Republic of Iran
US-Iran agreement signed to restore naval traffic through Hormuz
Islamabad/Tehran
Lifting of the American naval blockade and demining of the waters
Assocostieri, port governance reform should take into account the specific nature of strategic energy infrastructure in ports.
Confitarma rejects any form of toll in the Strait of Hormuz.
Naples
Zanetti: We reaffirm the fundamental principle of freedom of navigation.
Federagenti proposes to allocate the concession fees proportionally to Ports of Italy and the AdSPs to finance the new joint stock company
Rome
DP World in talks to build container terminal at Texas port of Corpus Christi
Charlotte/Los Angeles
Container traffic at the Port of Los Angeles grew by 17.2% last month.
Assarmatori criticizes Brussels, but also Rome, for what they are doing to decarbonize the shipping industry.
Rome
Messina: A return to normalcy in the Strait of Hormuz will not be immediate.
US firm Enstructure buys Logistec's US port terminal network
Wellesley/New York/Montreal
It operates a total of 84 terminals in the USA
Leveraging the revised Block Exemption Regulation to encourage private investment in ports
Constance
FEPORT urges it
The Antwerp-Bruges Port Authority will collaborate in the development of the port of Misrata.
Measured
Project for a new bulk terminal
Bimco, ICS, Intercargo and Intertanko condemn attacks on ships and seafarers in the Strait of Hormuz
London
Call for an immediate cessation of attacks
Container traffic at the Port of Long Beach grew by 31.7% last month.
Long Beach
The overall volume of containers remained unchanged in the first five months of 2026
The Swiss Federal Council proposes extending subsidies for rail freight traffic through the Alps until 2035.
Bern
From 2027 to 2035, 486 million francs would be paid out
So far the number of ships leaving the Persian Gulf is 6-7% of those transited a year ago
Paris
AXSMarine: No Signs of a Long-Term Reopening of the Strait of Hormuz
Global Ports Holding in talks to manage cruise port in St. Vincent and the Grenadines
Istanbul
The terminal currently records an annual traffic of approximately 200 thousand passengers
Investments in Taiwan's ports amounting to 1.8 billion dollars are planned for the period 2027-2031.
Taipei
At the end of the five-year period, annual container traffic is expected to be equal to 15.5 million TEUs
US forces hit a third vessel in the Gulf of Oman
Tampa
The "Jalveer" is said to be carrying a cargo of Iranian oil.
ALLRAIL, CER, ERFA, FEPORT, FTE, UIP and UIRR present their proposal for the European Railway Platform
Brussels
The aim is to ensure market representation from the very beginning of the new European rail capacity governance process.
US Central Command claims responsibility for attack on product tanker Settebello
Tampa/New Delhi/London
Condemnation by the Indian government and the International Maritime Organization
Product tanker hit in Strait of Hormuz region
Southampton/Muscat
One sailor was injured. Two other crew members are missing.
In the first quarter of this year, freight traffic in the port of Civitavecchia decreased by -1.0%.
Civitavecchia
Cruise passengers increase by +32.1%
A merchant ship was attacked in the Gulf of Aden
Southampton
Exchange of gunfire with the security team on board the ship
Gemini Cooperation increases cargo capacity on the Asia-Mediterranean route
Copenhagen
Sea-Intelligence adds additional weekly capacity of 22,402 TEUs
ESPO fully endorses the EU Council conclusions on the Maritime Industrial Strategy
Brussels
The central role of port facilities confirmed
CO2 capture and storage on ships is one of the most concrete and immediately available solutions for the decarbonisation of shipping.
London
Antitrust approves Messina Group's acquisition of Terminal San Giorgio
Rome
The Italian Competition Authority (AGCM) has also approved the acquisition by the MSC group of the Asso group's naval maintenance and repair activities (Jobson Italia and UASC UAE).
Rates for ships transiting the Suez Canal are expected to rise.
Ismailia
They will be applied from July 15th. Passenger ships excluded.
The Suez Canal Authority has announced that it will introduce surcharges on transit tariffs through the Egyptian canal for most major cargo vessels, effective July 15.
The Council of the EU accepts many of the requests put forward by the associations of the European maritime-port cluster
Luxembourg
However, necessarily, the text postpones the adoption of concrete measures to future legislative initiatives
ESPO calls for proactive use of the EES system to avoid congestion in European ports
Brussels
Ryckbost: Flexibilities activated promptly in exceptional but foreseeable circumstances
Rixi: It is necessary to overcome a maritime ETS that risks shifting traffic and investments to non-European ports.
Luxembourg
What is needed - highlights the vice minister - are incentives and flexibility, not new constraints
Houthis threaten to resume attacks on ships transiting the Red Sea
Sana'a
A total ban on navigation has been declared for all vessels linked to Israeli interests.
Global trade in goods may start to slow down
Global trade in goods may start to slow down
Geneva
This is reported by the latest reading of the WTO Goods Trade Barometer.
The new port road connection to Sampierdarena has been activated in Genoa.
The new port road connection to Sampierdarena has been activated in Genoa.
Genoa
Paroli: the work now allows approximately 900-1,000 heavy vehicles per day to directly access the port's operational areas.
The rapporteurs of the Ports Bill defend the governance project centered on the Ports of Italy.
Rome
Ghio (PD) denounces that the governing bodies of this new company would be appointed entirely by the government. Ghirra (AVS): The objectives of national coordination could have been achieved by strengthening the National Conference of Port Authority Presidents.
US logistics companies WWEX Group and Auctane announce merger
Milan/Dallas/Austin
Artificial intelligence plays a leading role
Unexpected decline in European intermodal traffic in the first quarter of 2026
Brussels
UIRR: Infrastructure chaos caused by construction sites interrupting railway lines
Hanseatic Global Terminals acquires remaining 50% of Hanseatic Global Terminals Aracruz
Rotterdam/Aracruz
The company is building the new Brazilian container port of Imetame
Conftrasporto: The Ports Bill highlights clear operational, financial, and regulatory compliance issues.
Rome
Russo: the competences of Ports of Italy would overlap with those of the Port System Authorities, the Ministry of Transport and the Art
WoodMac believes decarbonisation rules could have a major impact on LNG-powered vessels
Edinburgh
According to the company, European regulations would put ships with DFDE engines out of the market
French MN will transport Avio's Vega C launcher between Italy and South America
Nantes
The French company will equip itself with a new vessel designed specifically for the transport of space equipment
EU methodology for calculating greenhouse gas emissions from transport services comes into force
Brussels
The system is based on the international standard EN ISO 14083:2023
The container ship MSC Sariska V was hit by two shells in the Persian Gulf on Monday.
Geneva/Rome
All crew members were unharmed.
In the first quarter, freight traffic in the port of Bremen/Bremerhaven grew by +5.8%
Bremen
Containers amounted to 1,245,515 teu (+4.4%)
MSC acquires 51% stake in Pivdennyi container terminal (Odessa)
Odessa
It has a traffic capacity of 400 thousand TEUs per year.
The IMO Convention on Liability and Compensation for Damage in Connection with the Carriage of Hazardous and Noxious Substances by Sea will enter into force on 19 November 2027.
London
Dominguez: a long-awaited achievement, which fills an important gap in the international regime
In April, ship transits through the Suez Canal increased by +13.9%
In April, ship transits through the Suez Canal increased by +13.9%
Cairo
In the first four months of 2026, an increase of +12.1% was recorded
In the first quarter, freight traffic in the port of Naples fell by -5.3%, while in Salerno it grew by +6.4%.
Naples
Container throughput in the two ports was 167,433 teu (-3.5%) and 101,509 teu (+7.8%) respectively.
Kerdjoudj (Feport): With the revision of the EU ETS, part of the proceeds should be allocated to ports.
Brussels
Call to carefully evaluate the risk of relocating transhipment traffic
With the new COSCO-PTP terminal, the port of Tarragona relaunches itself on the container market.
Tarragona
Construction work is expected to be completed in 2028 when the terminal will have a capacity of 680,000 TEUs.
In 2025, Egyptian ports set their new all-time container throughput record
Alexandria, Egypt
Strong growth in transhipment volumes, which had remained stable in 2024
The national contract for port mooring and boatmen has been renewed.
Rome
Filt-Cgil strengthens a regulatory framework essential for the sector
A study explains how to make the use of OPS facilities in European ports more attractive and effective.
Brussels
Clearer and more comparable tariffs are also needed.
Federlogistica calls for amendments to the port governance bill.
Genoa
Falteri: the new structure must guarantee the Port System Authority adequate financial resources and effective operational tools.
ESPO calls for EU ETS amendments to ensure the competitiveness of European ports.
Brussels
The negative impact on short sea shipping was also highlighted.
New measures adopted in Switzerland to strengthen the competitiveness of the maritime flag
Bern
A Swiss shipowner will be able to fly the Swiss flag even if the owning company is based abroad
Sea trials of the second cruise ship built in China have concluded.
Shanghai
The Adora Flora City will make its maiden voyage departing from the port of Guangzhou on November 22nd.
In the first quarter of 2026, the value of G20 freight traffic recorded a quarterly growth of +5.3%
Paris
Mitigation of the growth of cargo traffic in the port of Tangier Med
Tangier
In the first three months of 2026, 38.8 million tonnes were handled (+3.2%)
Cargo traffic in Chinese seaports grew by 2.6% in April
Cargo traffic in Chinese seaports grew by 2.6% in April
Beijing
Imports and exports increased by 0.6%. Containers totaled 26.9 million (+4.8%).
Fermerci asks the government for urgent measures to support rail freight transport.
Rome
Railway companies penalized by infrastructure disruptions
Port of Naples, first ship-to-ship LNG bunkering operation on a cruise ship
Naples
Axpo used the cargo barge "Green Zeebrugge"
CMA CGM closed the first quarter of 2026 with a net profit of $250 million (-78%)
CMA CGM closed the first quarter of 2026 with a net profit of $250 million (-78%)
Marseille
Revenues stable, with logistics and other activities offsetting the decline in shipping
The U.S. Supreme Court has reopened the case pitting Havana Docks against Carnival, Royal Caribbean, NCLH and MSC
New International Code of Safety for Autonomous Surface Vessels Adopted
London
It will come into force on July 1st and will be applied on a voluntary basis for at least two years
UIRR: Combined road-rail transport shipments to increase by 1.5% in 2025
Brussels
The association highlighted the disastrous effects on the railway construction sector in Germany.
Fincantieri and Teijin Automotive Technologies sign agreement to develop composite bulkheads for naval applications.
Trieste/Pouancé
Folgiero: We enable the development of lighter and more efficient units
After eight quarters of profits, ZIM reports an operating loss
Haifa
In the first three months of 2026, the volumes of cargo transported by ships also fell sharply (-8.3%)
The US has indicted four Chinese container manufacturers and seven of their executives.
Washington
The arrest of the marketing director of Singamas in France on April 14 was made public.
EU Parliament and Council reach agreement on tariffs agreement between the European Union and the United States
Strasbourg/Brussels
An expiry clause and a suspension clause have been introduced
FFS Cargo Switzerland is reorganizing its single-wagon freight network.
Bern
A reduction of 50 of the current 280 marshalling yards is expected
IMO reports 17% increase in maritime piracy incidents in 2025
London
The most affected area was the Straits of Malacca and Singapore with 122 incidents (+34%).
Hapag-Lloyd and CMA CGM have suspended bookings for maritime shipments to Cuba.
Paris/Frankfurt/Havana
Decision after Trump's expansion of US sanctions
International tender for the new container terminal at the port of Klaipeda will be held by the end of the year.
Klaipeda
It will have an annual traffic capacity of 2.5 million TEUs
The Tuscan Cooperation Development Fund invests in Uniport Livorno.
Livorno
Operation for a total of 880 thousand euros carried out together with co-investor Coopfond
Fit-Cisl, recognizing dock work as arduous is a priority
Genoa
Pagnotta: This is not a corporate claim, but a question of social justice.
Hupac increases weekly rotations between Antwerp and Busto Arsizio via France to four.
Noise
Two additional departures of the intermodal service introduced
From July, the tariff for naval transit through the Turkish Straits will increase by +14.9%.
Istanbul
It will be raised to $6.70 per net tonne
Fincantieri and Republikorp sign agreement to build multipurpose naval vessels in Indonesia.
Paris
The establishment of a joint venture is planned
Study on the divergences between the EU Ship Recycling Regulation and the Hong Kong Convention
Brussels/London
It has been published by ECSA and ICS
The 2026-2028 POT of the Southern Tyrrhenian and Ionian Sea Port Authority has been approved.
Gioia Tauro
Approval also granted to the 2026 budget forecast variation and to the update of the Port's Staffing Plan.
Autonomous Navigation: ABS, Polaris Shipping, HHI, and AVIKUS Sign Agreement
Athens
It will be tested on a VLOC under certain low-risk conditions
Tomorrow in Sant'Agnello (Naples) the inauguration event of the Italy Branch of The Nautical Institute
London
The topics of discussion will include energy transition in the maritime industry, maritime education and training.
The Municipality of Bologna is reconsidering the divestment of its stake in Interporto Bologna.
Bologna/Bentivoglio
An institutional delegation from Flanders visited the interport
Eni and Fincantieri sign agreement to develop innovative underwater monitoring technologies.
Milan/Trieste
Agreement focused on Eni's "Clean Sea" technology
In 2025, LNG consumption in Italy grew by +11% driven by industry and new uses, with the debut in the naval segment
Rome
Amadei (Federchimica LNG Group): Use ETS and FuelEU revenues to support investments and deployment of lower-carbon fuels.
RT&L partners with China's Guangzhou Salvage to strengthen its project cargo segment
Genoa
Bizzarri: the sector is characterised by wide margins for development and profitability
Last year, cargo traffic in Greek ports amounted to 140.8 million tons (-1.5%)
Piraeus
Goods volumes remained unchanged in the fourth quarter only
The International Container Study Center's board and governing body have been renewed.
Genoa
Filippo Gallo confirmed as president and Paolo Pessina as vice-president
Catani (GNV): allocate ETS proceeds to the development of synthetic fuel production chains.
Rome
Resources - he specified - also for port infrastructures and the reduction of the cost differential compared to traditional fuels
Consultation launched on plans to expand the port areas of Fos
Marseille
The goal is to involve residents and local stakeholders
Somec signs €60 million contract with Finnish shipyard
San Vendemiano
One of the most complex interventions ever entrusted to the Horizons division
Daniele Rossi, former president of the port of Ravenna, has passed away.
Rome
He led the port authority for over eight years
ONE will remove calls in Greece and Türkiye from its Adriatic Service 1 service.
Singapore
In Italy it touches the ports of Venice and Ancona
The first phase of the APM Terminals terminal in the port of Suape has been inaugurated.
Suape
It will become operational in the second half of this year
Container traffic increased in May at the ports of Singapore and Hong Kong
Singapore/Hong Kong
Singapore sets record bunkering levels for liquefied natural gas and pure B100 biodiesel
Vavassori confirmed as president of the Lombardy Association of Freight Forwarders and Haulers
Milan
Albertina Schiavoni and Mario Zini have been appointed vice-presidents
SAILING LIST
Visual Sailing List
Departure ports
Arrival ports by:
- alphabetical order
- country
- geographical areas
The president of Angopi receives the first professional certificate of competence as a mooring man.
Savona
The certificate must be renewed every five years.
Fincantieri has delivered the new cruise ship Mein Schiff Flow to TUI Cruises.
Hamburg/Monfalcone
With a gross tonnage of approximately 160,000 tons, it has a capacity of approximately 4,000 passengers.
In the first three months of 2026, freight traffic in the port of Palermo decreased by -6.3%
Palermo
Traffic also decreased in the ports of Termini Imerese, Trapani, and Licata. Increases occurred in Porto Empedocle and Gela.
The Antitrust Authority has not given its final approval for the acquisition of Armas' assets and activities by Baleària.
Barcelona
Set a series of conditions
Assarmatori's annual assembly will take place in Rome on Tuesday.
Rome
The event's theme is "Instructions for not navigating in the dark."
VARD to build a new generation fishing vessel
Trieste
It was ordered by the Norwegian company Rosund Drift
Royal Caribbean has taken delivery of its new Legend of the Seas cruise ship.
Miami
Built by Meyer Turku, it can accommodate 5,610 passengers
Concentration in the UK shipbuilding sector
London
Baleana buys APCL Group (A&P Tyne, Cammell Laird and A&P Falmouth and Falmouth Docks and Engineering)
Informal hearings of trade union representatives on port governance reform
Rome
At the heart of the critical issues highlighted - confirms Filt-Cgil - is the planned establishment of Porti d'Italia Spa
Venice, the DPSS confirms the need to build new offshore terminals outside the lagoon.
Venice
The Strategic System Programming Document has been approved by the AdSP Management Committee
The Spinelli Group has joined the Italian Association of Port Terminal Operators
Genoa
The company and Assiterminal expressed satisfaction with the resumption of an important association
In the first three months of 2026, freight traffic at UK ports fell by -2.6%
London
More significant decrease (-6.8%) in boarding loads
Mark Hindley is the new president of the European Motor Vehicle Logistics Association
Istanbul
Wolfgang Göbel was elected honorary president
At the Port of Genoa, a tugboat was stopped for irregularities in nitrogen oxide emissions.
Genoa
The vessel is used for the construction works of the new breakwater
In April, freight traffic in the port of Ravenna grew by +21.4%
Ravenna
An increase of +2.5% is expected in May
Sallaum Lines to launch dedicated China-Europe service in 2027
Nanjing
Two new 7,400 CEU PCTCs taken delivery
On June 12th in Naples, an initiative by Filt Cgil on governance in the port sector
Rome
Naval drone found in Romanian port of Constanta
Bucharest
The device self-destructed without causing any casualties.
HJSC receives approval in principle for the construction of a 10,000 TEU biofuel containership.
Athens
It was released from the Korean Naval Register
Global Ship Lease invests $917 million to purchase ten new container ships
Athens
They will be delivered between the fourth quarter of 2028 and the first quarter of 2030.
WASS (Fincantieri) and Magellan Agreement on Canada's Underwater Defense
Trieste
Industrial cooperation opportunities in the field of heavy torpedoes and countermeasures will be explored
Solutions to overcome the chronic staff shortage in the Italian maritime sector
Procida
Pagano (Maritime Labor Committee): Digitalization, simplification, and cooperation between training and businesses to overcome the crisis
Maritime training agreement signed by Gente di Mare (Cosulich) and Carnival
Genoa
Di Tizio: This collaboration allows us to bring an international project to the territory
Antipollution (V.Group) orders four eco-friendly vessels from ONEX Shipyards & Technologies
Athens
Option for four additional units
Spinelli has ordered three new handling vehicles from FTMH
Genoa
A reach stacker for empty containers has already entered service in the group's Livorno depot
Luigi Merlo to lead MSC Cruises' Italian cruise terminal company
Geneva
Centrone (formerly Fincantieri) takes over as Director of Maritime Policies and Government Affairs for the group in Italy
Greece's Skaramangas Shipyards and South Korea's HD Hyundai sign cooperation agreement
Athens
The aim is to collaborate in the construction of surface military vessels
AD Ports buys the Brazilian Corredor Logística e Infraestrutura
Sao Paulo/Abu Dhabi
The company handles the largest volume of agri-food bulk exports in the South American nation
The 2026-2028 Three-Year Operational Plan of the Northern Tyrrhenian Port Authority has been approved.
Livorno
Unanimous approval from the Management Committee
Chen Lichtenstein appointed president and CEO of ZIM
Haifa
He will replace the resigning Eli Glickman.
Gianluca Croce has been confirmed as president of Assagenti Genova.
Genoa
The members of the association's board for the two-year period 2026-2028
The Mega Serena ferry has joined the Corsica Sardinia Ferries fleet.
Vado Ligure
It has a capacity of up to 2,000 passengers and over 600 vehicles.
The first steel cutting of the Crystal Grace cruise ship took place in Marghera.
Miami
Fincantieri will deliver the vessel in spring 2028
Palumbo Superyacht awarded 13,048 square meters of mooring space to the Port of Ortona.
Ancona
Central Adriatic Port Authority, guidelines for issuing the single ZES authorization
Port of Livorno: Two new FHP MarterNeri warehouses inaugurated
Livorno
Investment exceeding 23 million euros
The Committee of the Central Northern Tyrrhenian Sea Port Authority has decided to close the institution's state of crisis.
Civitavecchia
New solution for exceptional transport on intermodal trains from FS Logistix and Van der Vlist
Verona
Two aerial platforms transported from Verona to Rostock
Port of Naples: Fire aboard GNV's Phoenix ferry
Naples
Flames broke out in the internal areas of deck 6 of the ship
Latrofa has chosen a trusted individual to lead an in-house company within the Lazio Port Authority.
Civitavecchia
The new sole director - he underlined - has been provided with particularly stringent management guidelines
In the first three months of 2026, MPC Container Ships' revenues decreased by -6.4%.
Oslo
Quarterly net income of $40.8 million (-31.8%)
The 2026-2028 Three-Year Operational Plan of the Sardinian Port Authority has been approved.
Olbia
Green light from the Management Committee
The environmental assessment process for the San Antonio Outer Harbor project has been completed.
Saint Anthony
The Viking Mira cruise ship was delivered at the Fincantieri shipyard in Ancona
Ancona/Los Angeles
It has a gross tonnage of 54,300 tons and a capacity of 998 passengers.
In 2025, RINA recorded revenues of over one billion euros (+11%)
Genoa
Net profit up 30%
The new railway bridge has been installed at the Port of Marina di Carrara.
Marina di Carrara
Pisano: A turning point in the port's logistics organization.
Ports, freight terminals, and corridors. Venice and the Upper Adriatic as a gateway to the East.
Venice
This is the theme of the event that will be held on Thursday in Venice
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
Tomorrow in Sant'Agnello (Naples) the inauguration event of the Italy Branch of The Nautical Institute
London
Assarmatori's annual assembly will take place in Rome on Tuesday.
Rome
The event's theme is "Instructions for not navigating in the dark."
››› Meetings File
PRESS REVIEW
World's first floating fusion reactor-powered vessel could become reality with new project
(Interesting Engineering)
Shipbuilding's Spring Illusion: Backbone Collapses
(The Chosun Daily)
››› Press Review File
FORUM of Shipping
and Logistics
Intervento del presidente Tomaso Cognolato
Roma, 19 giugno 2025
››› File
Estonian State Fleet orders electric-powered ferry from Polish shipyard Crist
Tallinn
Contract worth 49.93 million euros
In April, Spanish ports handled 1.7 million containers (+1.7%)
Madrid
Cruise passengers down by -18.4%
Container traffic in the port of Valencia decreased by 2.5% in April
Valencia
In the first four months of 2026, almost 1.8 million TEUs were handled (+0.2%)
Global Ship Lease posts record quarterly revenues again
Athens
Net profit down 24.0%
International cooperation between the Sardinian Port Authority and the Port of Tangier Ville for luxury yachting
Cagliari
Promotion of an integrated nautical circuit between Sardinia and Morocco
The new first aid medical center has been inaugurated in the port of Gioia Tauro
Gioia Tauro
Among the facilities, a first aid clinic and a CMR ambulance
BPER provides financing to Grimaldi Euromed for fleet modernization.
Milan/Naples
Resources used to partially cover the purchase of the ship "Grande Manila"
ASRY and Priya Blue establish ship recycling yard in Bahrain
Al Muharraq/Alang
First ship destined for dismantling has arrived in the Middle Eastern nation
SAAM Towage orders five new tugboats from Turkish shipyard Sanmar Shipyard
Santiago
They will have a pulling capacity of between 70 and 80 tons
Container traffic at the Port of Long Beach dropped 5.7% last month.
Long Beach/Singapore/Hong Kong
In Singapore, growth of +3.6% was recorded, while in Hong Kong containers decreased by -6.3%.
Carta (Fermerci): Urgent policies are needed to support railway companies.
Rome
In 2025, rail cargo lost approximately 3.5%, in terms of trains/km
Fratelli Neri orders two more new tugboats in Egypt
Ismailia
Contract with the Suez Canal Company for Modern Boats
Container traffic in the port of Barcelona grew by 17.4% in April.
Barcelona/Algeciras
Algeciras port increases by 6.3%.
The Islamabad government has approved the sale of a 30% stake in the Pakistan National Shipping Corporation.
Islamabad
The share will go to the state logistics company NLC which will also assume management control of PNSC
In 2025, the Spanish port system recorded record revenues
Madrid
Pre-tax profit was 349 million euros (+4.2%)
Leapmotor International strengthens its partnership with the Neapolitan Grimaldi shipping group.
Hoofddorp
In the first quarter, approximately 20,000 units were transported from China to the Italian market.
Cruise traffic in German ports reached a new record last year
Wiesbaden
With 1.51 million passengers, growth was +4.1%.
Federazione del Mare joins the celebrations for the International Day for Women in Maritime 2026.
Rome
Mattioli: The maritime economy is losing opportunities and potential.
After years of sustained growth, short sea shipping in Spain has entered a phase of structural slowdown
Madrid
This is what the latest report from the Observatorio Estadístico del Transporte Marítimo de Corta Distancia reveals.
AD Ports to buy German freight forwarder MBS Logistics
Colony
The company has over 450 employees and 26 offices worldwide.
The Spinelli Group has joined the Sustainable Intermodal Logistics Association
Genoa/Rome
Summary: ALIS can offer our ecosystem strategic added value
$200 million investment to build and equip the new multipurpose terminal at Pointe-Noire
Brazzaville/Abu Dhabi
Ordered three ship-to-shore cranes from ZPMC
Evergreen confirms purchase of five new 24,000 TEU containerships
Taipei
They will be built by the Chinese shipyard Guangzhou Shipyard International
Korea will launch an Asia-Europe containerized shipping service on the Arctic route in the coming months
Busan
The tender concluded with the preliminary selection of the PanStar company.
In the period January-March, freight traffic in the port of Koper decreased by -3.9%
Ljubljana
In the container sector, 2.4 million tons were handled (-1.7%)
The Maritime Union has raised new alarm over the fate of former ILVA ships.
Verona
Their possible demolition puts 240 maritime jobs at risk
Last chance to recognize some port jobs as strenuous and to establish a pension fund
Genoa
Siemens to acquire Italian MERMEC business
Monk
The transaction will include the Ferrosud rolling stock production plant in Matera
Growth in intermodal traffic at the Nola interport
Nola/Milan
Economic and financial analysis by the Fedespedi Research Center on freight terminal management companies
Quarterly decline in goods handled by Montenegro's ports
Podgorica
The increase in cargo volumes to and from Italian ports continues, albeit at a slower pace.
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