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May 17, 2011
The Business Timesweb site
Shipping News
  • Main freight index to rebound in H2: poll
    THE main global freight index will rebound in the second half of this year to average 1,500 points, driven by a recovery in Australian coal exports and strong shipping demand, a Reuters poll showed yesterday.
  • Warning shots fired at M'sia aid ship to Gaza
    ISRAELI naval forces fired warning shots yesterday at a ship carrying aid to Gaza as it approached the shore, forcing it to withdraw to Egyptian waters, the vessel's Malaysian organiser told AFP.
  • Indian seamen may boycott Gulf of Aden
    INDIAN seafarers have threatened to refuse to sail to pirate-infested Gulf of Aden if foreign governments failed to stem surging violent attacks on seamen on high seas.
  • Global LNG supply tight from late 2011: Barclay's Capital

Sched Netweb site
  • Grand Alliance all-water US east coast service calls at Da Chan Bay
  • Maersk-Safmarine upgrades Far East-West Africa service offering
  • Guangdong cargo volume increases 5.5pc but growth rate slows 20pc
  • April LA box volume increased 3.7pc while Long Beach leapt 14.6pc
  • Hong Kong first quarter GDP increases 7.2pc, exports rise 16.8pc
  • US March exports hit record highs, up 4.6pc, imports rise $4.9pc
  • TS Lines launches intra-Asian Taiwan, Hong Kong Indonesian loop
  • Island province of Hainan experiences 10pc rise in first quarter cargo volume
  • Horizon sheds logistics arm to Pennsylvania's Logistics Plus
  • New Orleans to ban deepwater shipping if Mississippi floods rise over 18 feet
  • Hainan provincial quarterly imports rise, but exports fall
  • Costamare orders 5 already chartered box ships, finances 2 newbuildings
  • Port of Savannah to handle Volkswagen Chattanooga auto parts
  • Seaspan receives 4,500-TEU newbuilding to be chartered to 'K' Line
  • Israel sets Q1 volume at 601,000 TEU, but has no comparative figures
  • Hamburg's HHLA Q1 profit up 47pc to US$23.6 million, boxes up 32pc
  • OECD's International Transport Forum 2011 in Leipzig meets May 25-27
  • New Lufthansa Cargo CEO says high oil, rising demand to boost rates
  • Frankfurt Airport April tonnage up 12.8pc as quarterly profit rises 11pc
  • Cameroon Airlines awards EFIS Air French GSA contract

Exim Indiaweb site
  • India tells IMO not to extend piracy zone nearer to coast
  • Safmarine opens regional office in Chennai
  • Dip in soyameal exports likely this month
  • EUs new trade scheme to deny India sops
  • Guar gum exports may set a new record this year
  • India to pay for Iran oil in , other currencies
  • CFSs near JN Port free to take call on handling hazmat
  • JSW Jaigarh Ports salient features highlighted at trade meet
  • Nhava Sheva CFS blaze being investigated
  • Supreme Court verdict clears way for JNPTs fourth box terminal
  • FinMin reproaches Rlys for poor record in awarding PPP projects
  • Rlys successfully operates 90-box 'python' train
  • 1-yr extension likely for wheat products exports
  • Exports surge 34.4 per cent in April
  • FDI sinks to 4-year low at $ 27 bn
  • Growth may start tapering down from July, Fieo warns exporters
  • IIP growth slows in 2010-11
  • India, Australia begin CECA negotiations
  • Report shows GCC states shifting towards Asia's emerging markets

International Transport Journalweb site
MAY 16, 2011
  • Oman Air launching second new service this month
    Oman Air, the national carrier of the Sultanate of Oman, will launch a thrice-weekly service between the country's capital Muscat and Zanzibar from today (16 May). It is the carrie...
  • Camair to launch second African destination outside domestic market
    The new Cameroon carrier Camair-Co, which started scheduled operations on 28 March 2011 (cf. ITJ Daily of 28 February 2011), with a Douala-Yaounde-Paris-CDG service, is progressive...
  • Coal India plans to build 350 km of new railway lines
    Coal India Ltd proposes to build three new rail links, with a total length of 350 km, to connect its coal fields in the interior. The construction cost for a new rail line, excludi...
  • Basel: name change for the world's oldest forwarders' association
    The association of Basel freight forwarding and logistics companies (Basler Speditions-Logistiker/(VBSL), which was founded in 1882, is adopting a new name. Attendees of ...
  • 24plus: network sales climb to EUR 420.6 million
    The general cargo alliance 24plus logistics ceased to feel the effects of the economic crisis in 2010, and succeeded in boosting the network revenue by 9.5% to EUR 420.6 ...
  • Kuehne + Nagel receives quality seal for rail forwarding
    IBS, the interest group of rail freight forwarders (IBS), has presented its IBS Q1 quality certificate to the giant forwarder Kuehne + Nagel, for its particularly efficient an...
  • Elvis rolls out first part load network system
    The truck-load alliance Elvis recently introduced a part load system with hub cross-loading at its location in Hombergin (Germany). The part load system is operated by the alliance...
  • Flash Europe opens branches in St Petersburg and Istanbul
    Flash Europe, a specialist for swift transport services, recently opened a new branch office in Turkey and one in Russia. The two new facilities are of strategic importance for Fla...
  • Kiel: cargo handling rises by more than 25%
    The port of Kiel (Germany) handled about 2.2 million t of cargo in the first four months of the current year, a 25% increase compared to the same period last year. The ferry lines ...
  • Hapag-Lloyd boosts revenues in Q1/2011
    The German shipping company Hapag-Lloyd managed to boost its Q1/2011 revenues to EUR 1.483 million, which is 16.5% higher than the first quarter of 2010. The main reason for this a...
  • Shipping Corporation of India orders 31 new vessels
    Shipping Corporation of India, the country's largest shipping company, recently inked an agreement for the purchase of two supramax bulk carriers with Chinese Grand Yard Investment...
  • Balnak Logistics names new marketing and sales manager.
    The Turkish service provider Balnak Logistics has appointed Gurur Eralp as its new marketing and sales manager. Eralp, who has worked for the company since 2006, graduated from Mar...
  • ANA Aviation to be UK and Ireland Cargo GSA for Gabon Airlines
    The London-based airline management provider ANA Aviation was selected to be the UK and Ireland cargo GSA for Gabon Airlines, effective 1 May 2011. The carrier operates t...
  • Dr Rausch elected to BVL board
    Members of the German Logistics Association (BVL) recently elected Dr Karl-Friedrich Rausch to the trade body's board at a recent assembly in Munich (Germany). Rausch has been head...
  • Alcaro Invest inks another settlement contract
    Alcaro Invest is investing again in the Berlin Süd Grossbeeren freight village after the company was able to fully let a 44,000 sqm logistics area within eighteen months. At the tr...

Marine Logweb site
MAY 16, 2011
  • Business as usual at Port of New Orleans
  • Maritime industry makes its voice heard on Capitol Hill
  • Rowan sells LeTourneau for $1.1 billion cash
  • Keppel FELS books $772 million jack-up order
  • Bureau Veritas sees new pressures for operational efficiency

World Wide Shipperweb site
MAY 16, 2011
  • Port of Olympia FTZ No. 216 set for reorganization program
  • Crowley Maritime earns new State Department designation
  • NOL Group reports first quarter numbers
  • Washington State Ferries honored for carpool/vanpool rideshare efforts
  • Hanjin Shipping receives new 10,000teu container ship

Lloyd's Listweb site
  • Korea Line continues to offload tanker fleet with VLCC sales
    Troubled Asian company adds deal to other tanker sales concluded in the last two months
  • Pakistan breakers buy third VLCC
    Chittagong yard takes Titan VLCC as Indian and Bangladeshi demand remains sluggish
  • Aframax activity picks up
    Four contracts reported around the $16,000 per day mark
  • LPG price volatility sees VLGC charter rates slide to 12-week low
    Charter rates for very large gas carriers have slumped to a 12-week low on a reluctance to trade and charter vessels amid volatile prices for liquefied petroleum gas
  • China pays premium for older dry bulk tonnage
    Secondhand able to consider secondhand sales over demolition
  • Eagle Bulk starts selling supramaxes
    Dry bulk owner with large exposure to troubled Korea Line offloads tonnage
  • Newlead pays out $25m for former Korea Line-linked handysize
    Eight-year-old Newlead Prosperity was under bareboat hire purchase deal with Capital Maritime
  • Dividend decision disappoints GSL investors
    Loan-to-value ratio drops below 75%, thus reducing interest margin paid on borrowings from 3.5% to 3%
  • First Deep Sea Metro drillship named at Hyundai
    Former Athens Olympics boss Gianna Angelopoulos does the honours for BG-chartered vessel
  • APM Terminals wins legal battle to bid for Indian port development
    Two years of wrangling ends in Supreme Court victory for joint venture
  • Operational efficiency critical, says Bureau Veritas
    Class society argues for a definition of efficiency that is eco-friendly ' and safe
  • Details emerge of Hapag-Lloyd's $925m newbuilds loan
    Bookrunners say banks keen to join syndicate financing 13,200 teu boxships
  • Moody's upbeat on container shipping companies' credit quality
    But rating agency urges disciplined investment approach in 'fragile' recovery
  • Teekay Offshore gears up for $750m in follow-on equity raising
    Proceeds to fund assets and reduce parent debt
  • The iceships cometh
    Advocates of the northern sea route such as Norwegian shipowner Felix Tschudi are setting the stage for future investment
  • Rongsheng share price tumbles as analysts take a downbeat view
    Barclays Capital note says market expectations are irreconcilable with the collapse in bulk newbuild ordering
  • Reluctant harmony
    Complying with EU rules on seafarers' pay will almost certainly cost the UK jobs
  • Pirates routed by naval forces
    Danes free 16 Iranian hostages and kill 4 pirates
  • Logistics arm lifts NOL first-quarter results
    Neptune Orient Lines posts $10m loss but supply chain business APL sees 24% rise in revenues
  • Old yard ways are dying
    Go back ten years and Croatia was fighting off the competition. But no more. The bureaucrats from the European Commission have put paid to that
  • Port Hedland iron ore shipments to China fall 11.5% in April
    But total iron ore shipments to China up 5.6% on a year-on-year basis
  • Singapore container throughput rises 3% in first four months
    April bunker sales down 5.1% on same month last year
  • Keppel FELS wins $772m order for four jack-ups
    Standard Drilling deal supersedes earlier option arrangements
  • Satellite providers report strong growth in first quarter
    Inmarsat and Iridium see shipowners move from voice communications to data services
  • Inmarsat's Global Xpress comes under fire
    Shipowners should learn more about competitor services, says satcomms provider
  • Capital and Crude get engaged
    Motivation aplenty can be found for the proposed merger of the two Evangelos Marinakis-headed tanker companies
  • Is it time for more tanker owners to tie the knot?
    After a fallow period for M&A activity, the sector could be poised to enter a fertile period for deals
  • Energy efficiency design index is rational, safe and effective
    Formula may not apply to all ships, but will deal with the most energy-intensive first

Fairplayweb site
MAY 16, 2011
  • Israeli warning shots turn ship back
    ISRAELI sailors reportedly fired warning shots at a commercial ship approaching the Gaza Strip today
  • Capesize rates weigh on BDI
    THE BALTIC Dry Index fell today to its lowest level in more than two weeks as the surplus of Capesize vessels continued to rise
  • FESCO reverses losses
    FESCO'S audited accounts show the group swung to profits in 2010, but its fleet arm struggled
  • Savannah improving intermodal ties
    CONTAINER drayage to and from Savannah will be improved with a $140M highway extension to improve intermodal truck access
  • Ships leave US 'ghost fleet'
    COASTAL tanker Sagamore is one of two ageing vessels scheduled to be towed today from the Maritime Administration's California 'ghost fleet' at Suisun Bay to a Texas recycling yard
  • MSC cruise interrupted
    MSC OPERA, on the first of 13 cruises scheduled from Southampton, was towed today to Nynäshamn, south of the Swedish capital Stockholm
  • LNG brokers seeking deals for longer periods
    BROKERS see rising demand this week for medium-term LNG deals, with Asian buyers trying to avoid exposure to bullish oil prices via longer-term deals
  • Quake and floods boost product tankers
    JAPAN'S quake crisis in March and today's continued Mississippi flooding are boosting product tanker trades, brokers said
  • Once more into the beach
    A FIFTH VLCC has been sold for demolition already this year, said Erik Nikolai Stavseth, shipping analyst at Arctic Securities in Oslo
  • Asian shipping stocks fall
    SHIPPING stocks were mostly down in Asia today as markets were hit by concerns over the European debt crisis and lower oil prices
  • Ports praise US bills
    TRANSPORT funding measures introduced in the US Senate would drastically increase the amount of money available for port expansions
  • Oz terminal plan advances
    SOUTH Australia's government has approved plans by a Flinders Ports-led consortium to conduct an environmental impact study into a proposal to develop an iron ore export facility in Port Bonython
  • Fertilizer swap screen assessed
    FAA BROKERS and commodities traders in Singapore were quick today to assess the Cleartrade Exchange's distribution of a new screen for fertilizer swaps
  • Asia/Europe box capacity trim mulled
    CONTAINER carriers could cut Asia/Europe capacity because freight rates are declining under the influx of bigger ships
  • Monsoon soaks breakers
    SOUTH Asian shipbreakers are cutting rates today as the monsoon season rains down the market

The Journal of Commerceweb site
MAY 16, 2011
  • Diesel Price Slides Another 4.3 Cents
    Average diesel prices across the U.S. fell for the second week in a row in the past week, sliding 4.3...
  • Crowley Warehouse Wins High-Security Designation
    The State Department designated Crowley Maritime Corp.'s Miami logistics warehouse as a Consolidated Receiving Point facility, allowing the company to...
  • Container Supplies to Remain Tight, WSC Says
    Shippers and carriers can expect container supplies to remain tight this year as the industry tries to catch up from...
  • New Orleans Port Open as Dredging Intensifies
    The Army Corps of Engineers stepped up efforts this weekend to clear sediment the Mississippi River's high water is pushing...
  • Steel Exports Up 5 Percent
    Steel exports rose 5 percent to 3.14 million tons in the first quarter as March volume rebounded from weak February...
  • Supreme Court Rejects BNSF Appeal in Rate Case
    The U.S. Supreme Court rejected BNSF Railway's attempt to overturn a 2009 regulatory case decision that the railroad charged unreasonable...
  • Obama Pushes Transport Agenda
    President Obama gave a strong push to a transportation infrastructure program that builds on the 2009 stimulus program to repair...
  • Georgia Governor Backs Savannah Port Highway Plan
    Georgia Gov. Nathan Deal on Monday endorsed construction of an estimated $140 million highway that would link the Port of...
  • Is Shipping Hedging on Derivatives?
    If conversation were currency, freight rate derivatives would be trading on a rich exchange. But when a small U.S. freight...
  • Exports Fuel Savannah Cargo Growth
    The Port of Savannah posted its second highest monthly volume ever in April when it handled 260,035 20-foot equivalent units,...
  • DFDS Returns to Profit on Baltic Gains
    DFDS, Europe's largest short sea shipping company, returned to profit in 2010 on strong cargo growth on its core Baltic...
  • Fesco Reverses Loss, Posts $456 Million Profit
    Fesco, owner of Russia's largest ocean container carrier, swung to a $456 million net profit in 2010 from a year-earlier...
  • Cosco Sets War-Risk Surcharge in Libya
    Cosco Container Lines announced a war-risk surcharge on all shipments from the Far East and the Indian subcontinent to ports...
  • Japan Report Claims Unfair Trade Practices
    A new Japanese government report is charging the country suffers from unfair practices by its trading partners, including 38 policies...
  • Widdows' Role
    Of the major east-west container lines, none has a larger share of its fleet ' 44 percent ' deployed in...
  • Derailing the Economy
    Any widespread shutdown of train systems in the aftermath of an attack ' even for a few days ' would...
  • Trains in the Line Of Fire
    In the days after the May 1 raid that killed Osama bin Laden, news that al Qaeda, the terrorist group...
  • LTL Pricing in Higher Gear
    Less-than-truckload carriers spent the better part of last year stuck behind truckload operators, struggling to raise rates. They gained ground...
  • Who to Pay?
    Q: For a domestic shipment moving under a uniform bill of lading, it's been my understanding that a carrier can...
  • Amber Waves of Rain
    Alan Kemper, president of the American Soybean Association, was speaking because he had some unplanned idle time on his farm...
  • Weaving Competition for China
    Rising competition for China's apparel and footwear manufacturers is showing up in U.S. containerized imports. China remains the dominant...
  • Steinke Turns the Page
    Richard Steinke is a humble man. As the executive director of the Port of Long Beach, he has shepherded the...
  • Pacific Northwest Ports Building on Exports
    Moffatt & Nichol economist Walter Kemmsies calls exports the "unspoken hero" of the U.S. economic recovery, and they may well...
  • Agents of Risk
    File this under the header, "What can happen when you tick an agency off." Laura Stevens is a former...
  • Customs Packages Air Cargo Screening
    Customs and Border Protection is bringing its risk management experience to bear on the problem of identifying potential terrorist threats...
  • Transport Bill's Blind Curve
    Washington policymakers could be weeks away from discussing what a long-term surface transportation bill might look like, but they're already...
  • SSE Defends Methods, Transparency
    The Shanghai Shipping Exchange says "general derogatory remarks" about the exchange and Shanghai Containerized Freight Index suggest the operation is...

Containerisation Internationalweb site
MAY 16, 2011
  • Best in class for APMM's hitherto prodigal child
    There is something rather annoying about the top boy at school - always having the right answers in class; breezing through his exams, and often, still having the time to excel on the sports field
  • CSAV: numbers up but average rate down
  • More details on Seago revealed
  • US import growth to stall
  • MSC Carouge smashes Montreal container record
  • Hanjin Shipping joins the Q1 red-figured carrier club

TradeWindsweb site
MAY 16, 2011
  • Blackrock cuts Cosco stake
    US Hedge fund sells off shares worth over $400,000 in Hong Kong-listed shipping giant.
  • Capital sells to NewLead?
    Evangelos Marinakis-led Capital Ship Management appears to be the seller of handysize bulker to Nasdaq-listed rival.
  • GSL sees steady start 2011
    New York-listed shipowner says dry-docking cost it a better first quarter of 2011.
  • Bonython boost
    Flinders Ports gets go-ahead for environmental study of new $700m iron ore export terminal in Australia.
  • Mermaid sinks to loss
    Singapore-listed offshore contractor posts a first quarter deficit despite higher sales.
  • Meiji makes a loss
    Japanese tanker and bulker owner hit by higher costs in year to 31 March, but plots return to profit.
  • Ro-ro ships go red
    National owner Montenegro Lines falls to loss in 2010 as revenues decline.
  • Hoegh bound for Oslo Bors
    Norwegian owner's gasship spin-off tips shares to begin trading in the capital by mid June.
  • Cruiseship saves Cubans
    World's largest cruiseship comes to the rescue of nine Cubans adrift at sea.
  • DHT taps another VLCC
    Svein Moxnes Harfjeld-headed tanker owner has added a sixth VL to its expanding fleet.
  • Srab losses widen
    Swedish tanker owner suffers again in the first quarter as revenues decline in tough markets.
  • Pirates raise their game
    An RPG is fired at a Maersk LPG tanker as pirates target three ships during weekend frenzy.
  • Hapag bags huge loan
    German owner seals deal with banking syndicate for $925m to fund 10 mega-boxships on order in Korea.
  • Kuribayashi slumps to loss
    Japanese ro-ro owner's falls well short of its own full year target.
  • Japan holds 20
    Boxship SITC Passion among slew of general cargoships that failed port state inspections in April.
  • Wan Hai in bond bid
    Taiwanese owner comes up with $100m fundraiser to cut debt and buy ships.
  • Opera in Baltic breakdown
    MSC Cruises vessel with 1,800 people onboard has been towed to port near Stockholm after losing power.

American Shipperweb site
MAY 16, 2011
  • Swiss WorldCargo adds four destinations
    Swiss WorldCargo said last week it is adding four destinations to its network in June. The new destinations from Zurich are Beijing, Anchorage, Orlando and Beirut, and operated in partnership with Edelweiss Air. The airline also said it would reins...
  • Singapore adds Kensai link for electronic cargo
    Singapore Airlines Cargo said Friday it is adding a twice-weekly freighter service from Singapore to Kensai, Japan, via Hong Kong from May to October. The service is intended to complement belly-hold capacity on daily passenger services between Sin...
  • Panalpina adds Hunstville/Hong Kong air link
    Global forwarding and logistics group Panalpina has added a direct cargo service from Huntsville, Ala., to Hong Kong to be operated by Atlas Air. The new weekly flight is intended to complement two other existing services Atlas operates on behalf ...
  • Trailer Bridge reports loss, works on refinance
    Trailer Bridge, which operates a container liner service between the U.S. mainland and Puerto Rico, reported a first quarter net loss of $10.4 million compared to a loss of $300,000 in the same 2010 period. The company had revenue of $24.8 million...
  • MSC adds Asia to Latin America fuel charge
    Liner carrier Mediterranean Shipping Co. said last week it will assess a "fuel additional surcharge" on shipments from Asia to Panama, Cartagena, Venezuela, the East Coast of Central America, and the Caribbean due to "ever-increasing fuel costs." T...
  • House readies backup plan for FAA bill
    Leaders of the House Transportation and Infrastructure Committee dropped new legislation on Friday to provide a temporary extension of Federal Aviation Administration funding and programs in case Congress does not quickly complete work on a long-t...
  • FMC reforms aimed at household goods shipments
    The U.S. Federal Maritime Commission on Wednesday unanimously approved a series of recommendations to prevent unfair, unlawful or deceptive practices in the shipping of household goods or personal property. The FMC set up the investigation because...
  • Targeting rogue Web sites

The Bunker Bulletinweb site
MAY 16, 2011
  • Russian energy giant wants to join leading global suppliers
    Gazpromneft says its bunker volumes were up 17% in 2010.
  • Fujairah prices fall
    Product avails limited in Middle East hub.
  • Rotterdam market softens
    Lack of 2010 spec IFO 380 cSt.
  • US Navy in talks to set up biofuel supply points
    Discussions opened with Singapore, Australia and India.
  • Politician highlights benefits of Pacific Coast marine highway
    Would 'eliminate 60,000 metric tonnes of CO2' annually, saving 68% of GHG emissions compared to road transport.
  • Gibraltar's bunker sector faces new attack
    Spanish members of European Parliament claim Gibraltar's bunker sector poses increased risk of spills.
  • Latest TWI figures maintain large value spreads
    Over $200 value difference between 'best' and 'worst' fuel.
  • Bureau Veritas wants to 'open the way' for gas and nuclear-powered ships
    Efficiency 'means more than optimising a ship to burn less fuel'.
  • VT Group welcomes new Commercial Manager
    His background includes bunker trading and operations management.
  • Floods to have 'negative impact' for US-based barge operator
    Kirby Corporation predicts its Q2 results will be affected by Mississippi floods.
  • IFO prices falling as week starts
    Traders see generally 'slow' demand in key Asian bunker hubs on Monday.
  • Bunker supplier receives safety accreditation
    Cockett Marine Oil gets oil spill response accreditation from UKSpill.
  • HK-based supplier to expand its storage capacity
    Chimbusco Pan Nation plans to lease more storage from local ExxonMobil facility from June to July onwards.
  • Dutch project develops ACES for shipping
    ACES system can reduce vessel fuel consumption between 10 to 20%.
  • Court order to impact bunkering in Chennai
    Industry players expect court decision to be challenged.

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