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January 18, 2011
The Business Timesweb site
Shipping News
  • Spotlight on Singapore in LNG bunkering
    SINGAPORE is set to play a dominant role in the use and distribution of liquefied natural gas (LNG), and this position will be bolstered as the shipping industry moves towards LNG as a cleaner source of fuel.
  • Delays seen in shipping's sulphur curbs
    Global efforts to drastically reduce toxic sulphur emissions in the shipping industry are likely to be delayed for years due to the reluctance of refiners to invest billions of dollars to produce cleaner burning fuel.
  • Asean seeks unity on maritime disputes
    Indonesia warned on Sunday that maritime conflicts in Asia could spiral out of control and threaten regional stability, as South-east Asian nations sought common ground on the disputed South China Sea.
  • Iraq to seek newbuilding bids in March

Sched Netweb site
  • HK Government plans to cut US$5.9 million in marine fees
  • European container import volumes up 15.4pc in 2010
  • Recovery prompts US retail sales boom - best since 1999
  • US retail box volume expected to rise 8pc in January
  • MSC raises India-Europe rates US$200 per TEU
  • Zim hikes India-Europe rate US$200/TEU in February
  • DP World's Port Qasim Pakistan terminal opens for business
  • TSA sets January 2012 deadline for screening bellyhold cargo
  • Singapore minister fetes strides in civil aviation after a good year
  • Perishables rot as Mumbai customs officers go slow to protest bribery raids

Exim Indiaweb site
  • Active box capacity grows by 21 pc to 14 m TEUs in Jan.
  • CKYH to cut six Far East-Europe sailings after Chinese New Year
  • CMA CGM to boost Asia-Europe service with new mega ships
  • CSAV NORASIA adds new call at Savannah port
  • DP World's Port Qasim terminal opens for business
  • Govt mulls new law to tackle sea piracy
  • Hapag-Lloyd joins Hamburg Süd to add Jeddah to IOS/ELIP loop
  • Höegh Tracer sold for green recycling
  • MAERSK LINE to add two 13,092-TEU ships to AE-7 service
  • MoS lays out wide-ranging perspective plan in Maritime Agenda 2010-20
  • Net profit for 12 months rises by 11.3 pc
  • UASC, Hanjin & partners to launch Europe-South America Express service
  • 200 t of Pak onion arrive at Mundra Port
  • Kandla Port records 2.85 pc growth during April-Dec. 2010-11
  • SAIL, IRCON ink MoU to undertake infrastructure projects
  • Doors may soon open for India to join OECD
  • Fieo lists demands for 2011-12 Budget
  • US Comm Secy-led team coming in Feb. looking for trade opportunities
  • A ghost in our living room

International Transport Journalweb site
JANUARY 17, 2011
  • Turkey planning massive rail network investments
    Turkish transport minister Binali Yildirim has said that his ministry is set to make total investments of TRY 50 billion (about EUR 25 billion) by the year 2023 in the country's ra...
  • Etihad Airways extends wet lease contracts with Maximus Air Cargo
    Etihad Airways, the Abu Dhabi-based national airline of the United Arab Emirates, has extended its wet lease contracts for two Airbus A300-600RF aircraft with Maximus Air Cargo unt...
  • Höegh Autoliners restructures Swiss business
    The Norwegian firm Höegh Autoliners, a leading global ro-ro shipping company, restructured its business in Switzerland with effect from 1 January. The line, which was represented b...
  • Maersk launching regular USA-South America service
    Maersk is set to launch a new regular service between the east coast of the USA and the west coast of South America on 15 February, with the "Maersk Westport". The link w...
  • Port of Charleston moves to common gate model
    The South Carolina State Ports Authority (SCSPA) is streamlining its container operations by moving to a single-gate operating system on 18 January 18. The move will enable it to m...
  • OOCL becomes first maritime shipping line to join SPC
    The Bremen-based German national branch of the Orient Overseas Container Line (OOCL) became a member of Germany's Bonn-based ShortSeaShipping Inland Waterway Promotion Center (SPC)...
  • GAC Group appoints new managers
    Ivo Verheyen took over as GAC's new Rotterdam-based group vice-president for Europe on 1 January. Ronald Lichtenecker, previously managing director of GAC Kuwait assumed charge in ...
  • InterRail group opens Shanghai office
    Switzerland's St Gallen-based InterRail group has added a Shanghai office to its Beijing and Urumqi centres in China. The new location, which is managed by Elva Gu, will strengthen...
  • Odyssey Logistics takes over Optimodal
    The US logistics service provider Odyssey Logistics and Technology (OLT) has acquired Optimodal, an intermodal company that specialises in the chemical sector. Optimodal focuses on...
  • European road freight volumes growing
    The latest analysis by Danske Bank has revealed that European forwarding markets continued to recover throughout 2010. The bank's European freight forwarding index increased to 59 ...
  • Group CAT equips trucks with location devices
    The French automotive logistics specialist Groupe CAT, which is based in Boulogne Billancourt just outside Paris, has equipped 80 trucks with new geographical location devices, ena...
  • MOL Logistics (Netherlands) shifts branch to Schiphol airport
    MOL Logistics (Netherlands), a subsidiary of MOL Logistics (Japan), relocated its Amsterdam branch to the premises of Menzies World Cargo (Nederland), an air cargo handling company...
  • New World Courier office in Istanbul
    The Chinese CEP service provider World Courier has strengthened its presence in the Turkish market by opening an office in Istanbul. The operator aims to provide the pharmaceutical...
  • LAN cargo volumes rise thanks to Latin American imports
    The LAN Airlines group, one of the leading Latin American carriers, has reported its preliminary traffic statistics for last month. In December 2010, cargo traffic increased by 9.9...
  • Vietnam Airlines improves profits and sales figures in 2010
    Vietnam Airlines, the country's flag carrier, has released provisional figures for 2010, which show that the company generated sales worth approximately USD 1.9 billion. Profit bef...

Marine Logweb site
JANUARY 17, 2011
  • Sembawang Shipyard to build research vessel for Australia
  • Eastern Shipbuilding launches ferry for New Brunswick
  • Rolls-Royce and Fairbanks Morse win LCS propulsion orders
  • ExxonMobil and MOL order LNG ships in China
  • Somali pirates hijack Cyprus-flag bulk carrier

World Wide Shipperweb site
JANUARY 17, 2011
  • Port of Seattle presents Green Gateway Partners awards
  • Boeing taps Hammonds as information technology VP
  • Exxon teams with MOL to name builder of LNG vessels
  • Commerce Secretary discusses international trade report
  • Crowley Maritime now offers mobile pest refrigerated chamber

Lloyd's Listweb site
JANUARY 17, 2011
  • MOL and China Shipping in pact to build four LNG ships
    Order for state-owned Hudong-Zhonghua Shipbuilding believed to total about $800m
  • First coal fixture from US to Asia as prices set to rocket
    Coking coal prices could reach $400-$500 per tonne as severe flooding forces closure of many Australian mines
  • Golar secures LNG charters at $67,000 daily
    Golar LNG Energy has secured time charter contracts of 12-18 months for four of its liquefied natural gas carriers at a daily time charter rate estimated to be around $67,000
  • LPG trade up by 2m tonnes as growth goes slowly
    Liquefied petroleum gas trade grew by 2m tonnes in 2010 to 59m tonnes, according to preliminary estimates provided by Norwegian shipbroker Lorentzen & Stemoco in its annual report on the gas sector
  • Owners resort to covering charter costs as Pacific woes continue
    Dry bulk shipowners facing a lack of business in the Pacific Ocean covered more of their customers' costs to get their vessels to the Atlantic
  • Baltic index steadies as capesize rates settle down
    The Baltic Dry Index remained steady at 1,439 points on Monday, as capesize rates finally found a floor
  • Argentine farmers protest export curbs
    Argentine farmers halted sales of soyabeans, corn and wheat as part of a week-long strike to protest against government restrictions on exports
  • BRS set to launch London trading screen
    BRS Futures to trade dry and wet FFAs, iron ore futures and container swaps
  • Brussels in transport ministry shake-up
    European Commission to reshuffle directorate-general for mobility and transport
  • If it is time to go, the sensible get going
    Well-meaning anti-age discrimination legislation could have a wealth of unintended results
  • GL claims hull redesign cuts fuel consumption
  • Fish factory ship cuts NOx emissions with water vapour system
    Kvann'yhas humid air motor system retrofitted during a docking in MAN Primeserv's facilities in Fredrikshavn, Denmark
  • Kogas explores LNG to fuel ships
    State-owned supplier signs deal with Swedish companies to examine bunkering technologies
  • Brussels imposes financial ban on Côte d'Ivoire ports
    EU-registered ships and firms barred from new financial dealings with Abidjan and San Pedro
  • Delmas reshuffles Europe-West Africa services
    To offer shippers increased frequencies between the two regions
  • Lay up those bulkers
    Dry bulk owners cannot use fear of the unknown as an excuse to not lay up their ships
  • Tell them what?
    It is not clear whether freedom of information laws can make distinctions between a port's role as commercial operator and harbour authority
  • Push for equality rules onboard UK ships
    New regulations will establish the provisions of the Equality Act 2010 at sea
  • Tallink to propose zero dividend
    Move part of ferry company's switch to using the European financial year
  • World Shipping Council hits out at US windfarm plan
    Council warns over environmental costs and damage in event of collision
  • Somali ransom payments hit $238m in 2010
    Overall cost of piracy worldwide could be as high as $12bn per year, says new report
  • US shippers revive antitrust debate
    Calls to advance legislation to repeal antitrust immunity for ocean liner carriers
  • SITC chief urges Chinese owners to rein in fleet growth
    Some firms expanding too fast, warns Shaopeng Yang
  • Somali pirates step up hijackings
    Greek bulk carrier and Samho tanker seized over the weekend
  • NCC set for box terminal capacity boost
    To see 750,000 teu capacity added to its container terminal system along the Baltic Sea
  • Brisbane port reopens
    Partially re-eopened and expected to be fully operational by Wednesday
  • Eitzen Chemical hints at weak end to 2010
    Weaker regional trade and higher bunker prices to hit final quarter 2010 results
  • Swinglehurst to launch Hong Kong office
    Lloyd's insurance broker eyes bigger Asian presence after Hong Kong base

Fairplayweb site
JANUARY 17, 2011
  • Products tanker released
    PIRATES have released a Greek chemical products tanker more than six months after it was hijacked, EU NAVFOR reported today.
  • Tartus exports rise 60%
    SYRIAN exports from Tartus reportedly increased 60% last year, mainly because of a jump in phosphate shipments from the Mediterranean port.
  • Key Chile copper mine finds new port
    THE WORLD'S third-largest copper mine has reportedly signed a new port agreement a month after a port accident led it to declare force majeure on sales.
  • US shippers attack carriers
    ROLLED freight and breached carrier contracts have not dissipated despite claims to the contrary from the liner trade, according to US shippers.
  • Pirates seize tanker
    PIRATES have hijacked a product tanker with 21 crew members on board off Oman, according to EU NAVFOR.
  • Bangladesh buys Qatar Petroleum's LNG
    BANGLADESH has signed a deal to buy 4M tonnes of LNG per year from Qatar Petroleum, worth $1-1.5Bn annually.
  • Eitzen looks 'weaker'
    EITZEN Chemical, the listed Norwegian chemical carrier, has warned that trading in 4Q10 was weaker than forecast.
  • Rhine barge snarl worsens
    ABOUT 200 barges are stuck near Koblenz on the Rhine ' Europe's largest inland shipping corridor ' because of last week's capsizing of an acid-transporting barge.
  • Pakistan restores wheat exports after 3-year ban
    PAKISTAN has begun exporting wheat after a three-year ban was lifted, with dozens of bulkers being lined up for shipments, Fairplay was told today.
  • K+N adds reefer agents
    GLOBAL forwarding giant Kuehne + Nagel has ramped up its reefer activities with a series of acquisitions in South America.
  • Glitch spoils Vancouver's coal opportunity
    CAPACITY at the largest coal export terminal in Canada has been cut by a technical glitch ' at just the time that Canadian companies wish to exploit metallurgical coal shortages caused by Australia's flooding.
  • Icebreakers near trapped Russian ships
    FESCO is today still working to free ships trapped by ice since last year in Sakhalin Bay.
  • Seaway freezes tolls
    BUOYED by a 15.5% increase in traffic during 2010, the St Lawrence Seaway has decided not to increase tolls during the 2011 shipping season.
  • Scrapping option rising
    CAPESIZE charter rates might be at rock bottom, but high iron ore prices are offering a bright spot for scrapping, Fairplay was told today.
  • Slow road back seen for Queensland coal
    QUEENSLAND'S resource council has estimated the cost of coal production lost to weather since the beginning of December at A$2.3Bn ($2.27Bn).

The Journal of Commerceweb site
JANUARY 17, 2011
  • ILA Retains Chassis Pool Maintenance and Repair
    The International Longshoremen's Association won assurances its members will still maintain and repair chassis previously provided by ocean carriers but...
  • Spot Truck Demand Soared in December
    The spot market for truckload freight surged 55 percent year-over-year in December, according to the TransCore North American Freight Index. ...
  • Corps to Test Carp Barriers on Chicago Canal
    The Coast Guard will be limiting transit on a section of the Chicago Sanitary and Ship Canal beginning Tuesday to...
  • Kuehne + Nagel Buys South American Transporters
    Swiss logistics giant Kuehne + Nagel acquired three South American companies, expanding its perishables transportation and logistics network. The...
  • Wal-Mart to Enter Africa Market
    Wal-Mart, the world's largest retailer, moved a step closer to entering Africa as a 51 percent shareholder of a large...
  • Cargoitalia to Launch Freighters to Atlanta
    Cargoitalia, the Italian all-cargo airline, will launch an MD-11 freighter service between Milan and Atlanta on Feb. 2. The...
  • Seaway Tonnage Grew 15.5 Percent in 2010
    Shipping through the St. Lawrence Seaway increased 15.5 percent in tonnage during 2010, according to the St. Lawrence Seaway Management...
  • Antwerp, Amsterdam, Rotterdam Eye Duisburg
    The ports of Antwerp, Amsterdam and Rotterdam are considering a joint bid for the German government's stake in Duisburg, the...
  • Greatwide Logistics Buys Overton Transportation
    Third-party logistics provider Greatwide Logistics Services acquired trucking operator Overton Transportation from Sysco. Terms of the deal were not disclosed. ...
  • ANA Cargo Volume Soars 29 Percent
    Japan's All Nippon Airways said its international cargo volume rose for the 15th consecutive month in November, soaring 29.2 percent...
  • Antwerp Hails Labor Deal
    The Port of Antwerp hailed a new labor agreement with dockworkers as a major breakthrough in its bid to boost...
  • Floating Rates
    A year ago, a dark cloud was descending on the trans-Pacific shipping market as the realization set in among shippers...
  • For Maximum Protection, See Section 7 of B/L
    Q: A shipment is to go from us to the customer of our customer, with a 3PL doing the actual...
  • Intermodal Inflection?
    Differential calculus defines an inflection point as a point on a curve where the curvature changes sign. Andy Grove, former...
  • Intermodal Churns Into 2011
    Across North America's railroads, intermodal traffic is running strong. Trains maintained a solid pace in hauling containers and...
  • 'Trucking' to the Caribbean
    ABF Freight System is expanding service to the Dominican Republic as trade with the Caribbean nation picks up, led by...
  • LTL Expands Off Pallet
    As 2011 gets under way, less-than-truckload carriers increasingly are thinking outside the pallet, expanding and launching non-traditional services in a...
  • Buying Power Returns
    Few events signaled a logistics recovery as loudly as last year's $512.6 million acquisition of ATC Technology by GENCO Supply...
  • Resolutions
    If 2009 was the year of the economic disaster and 2010 was the year of recovery and conflict, what will...
  • Bayonne Bridge Plan Raises Ire
    Shipping industry leaders are underwhelmed by the Port Authority of New York and New Jersey's decision on a general plan...
  • Bunker Mentality Returns
    When crude oil prices raced to more than $145 a barrel in mid-2008, bunker surcharges ratcheted up just as quickly....
  • Super-Sized Challenge
    The stunning increase in super-post-Panamax container ships provides carriers with economies of scale and a tricky management challenge. Balancing...
  • Capacity's Balancing Act
    Dave Akers is trying to sort out what's real and what's not in all of last year's ocean carrier announcements...
  • California Dreaming
    Driven by a late-year crest of exports, California's undermined trade competitiveness, amplified by the recession, ended in 2010. Surging volumes...
  • Uncertain Hours
    It may be months before truckers know how many hours they'll be allowed to drive under new federal work rules,...
  • Railroad Requirements
    The penchant of environmental regulators to set goals calling for the use of technology not fully developed is raising alarms...
  • Green Lights for Environment
    The greening of the freight transportation industry will take another big step this year, but years of preparation will limit...
  • Obama's Ambitious Trade Agenda
    This could be a breakthrough year for trade liberalization in the Asia-Pacific region. The first step is the U.S.-South Korea...
  • Asia Trade Looking Up
    U.S. containerized trade with Asia will grow over the next two years despite possible macroeconomic bumps, PIERS forecasts in its...
  • House Chairman Targets Highway Traffic
    As the new chairman of the House Transportation and Infrastructure Committee, Rep. John Mica, R-Fla., wants to get more bang...
  • Opening Transportation's Lockbox
    House Republicans are wasting no time asserting their new majority on transportation programs. Even before they got down to the...
  • 'Made in U.S.A.' Storms Into Asia
    Before last October, the U.S. had exported $8 billion in goods to China in a single month only once: December...

Containerisation Internationalweb site
JANUARY 17, 2011
  • Another Samho ship seized by pirates
  • Tunisian troubles hit transport sector
  • US import growth to slow into 2011
  • Carbon War Room targets aviation
  • US regulator to review rail competition

TradeWindsweb site
JANUARY 17, 2011
  • Louis-Dreyfus dead at 102
    Grand patriarch of French shipping and commodity trading family completes life voyage.
  • Sembawang signs for research ship
    Sembcorp Marine unit wins Teekay Shipping order for scientific vessel for use in Australia.
  • Greek flag losing numbers
    Hellenic Statistical Authority reveals the number of ships flying the Greek flag has fallen during the past year.
  • German boxship evades hijack
    Gebr Winter's Courier puts on the gas to outrun pirates after attack off Oman on Monday.
  • Pilgrim ferry runs aground
    Captain trying to avoid smaller boats when vessel got stuck near Lapu-Lapu in Philippines.
  • Morch joins Clipper
    Maersk Tankers veteran Kristian Morch snapped up by Danish rival to spearhead heavy-lift division and VLCC investments.
  • Lakshadweep dispute ended
    Indian overseas affairs minister steps in to end row over ferry crewman's death.
  • Bulker goes hard aground
    Santa Elena must be lightered before it can be refloated off Sletterhage, Denmark.
  • Greek in scrap denial
    Load Line says reports it has sent elderly Bravo to be broken up in India are wide of the mark.
  • Capes queue for scrap
    Five capesize bulkers lined up for demolition as talk of Bangladeshi revival builds hope for a surge in prices.
  • Fire hits Color ferry
    Blaze breaks out on board Norway's Superspeed 1 during maintenance at Helsinki shipyard.
  • Courage in Hong Kong bid
    Singapore-listed bulker owner reveals plans for dual listing to open a door to China.
  • MOL lines up LNG quartet
    Japanese owner picks Hudong-Zhongua in China for its new gas carriers to be co-owned by China Shipping.
  • Double delight for Farstad
    Oslo-listed shipowner secures contracts with ConocoPhillips for two of its PSVs.
  • Greek bulker hijacked
    Pirates grab Perosea's handymax Eagle and 24 Filipino crew as Greek suezmax escapes.
  • Three hurt in blast
    One man in critical condition after explosion on CSDC products carrier off Brisbane, Australia.

American Shipperweb site
JANUARY 17, 2011
  • MOL Logistics move to new Schiphol address
    MOL Logistics said Friday its Amsterdam branch office has moved to a new rampside location at Schiphol International Airport. The new location at the airport, the company said, will allow it to reduce lead time and the number of handling points, as...
  • Cargoitalia adds Atlanta stop
    All-cargo airline Cargoitalia will begin freighter service from Milan, Italy, to Atlanta on Feb. 2, providing the only direct main-deck cargo capacity between the two cities. Atlanta will be served twice-weekly from Milan, using Cargoitalia's 90-t...
  • CSA to step up rates throughout 2011
    Member lines in the Caribbean Shipowners Association said last week they will raise rates in three increments through October: ' On Feb. 6, rates will rise $75 per 20-foot container, $150 per 40-foot container and $169 per container larger than 40 ...
  • Grand Alliance trims Asia/Europe loop
    A Grand Alliance loop between Asia and northern Europe will slow steam to account for the omission of six voyages in February and March, according to American Shipper affiliate ComPair Data. The alliance's Loop D, which has a rotation of Southampto...
  • CSAV to run own Mexico/U.S. West Coast loop
    CSAV said last week it is leaving a loop it operated with Hamburg S'd connecting North America and South America to form its own North America-only loop with similar port coverage on the U.S. West Coast. The Chilean line will not join Hamburg S'd ...
  • Treasury tags 24 more companies with IRISL ties
    The U.S. Treasury Department has named an additional 24 shipping companies with affiliation to the Islamic Republic of Iran Shipping Lines. The action build on Treasury's efforts to expose the financial and corporate underpinnings of IRISL, which ...
  • MSC adds 25% of new large ship capacity in '10
    Swiss liner carrier Mediterranean Shipping Co. added 276,000 TEUs worth of fleet capacity in ships larger than 4,000 TEUs in 2010, far and away more than any other carrier in the world, according to statistics compiled by maritime consultant Dynam...
  • Carrier news
    CSAV to run own Mexico/U.S. West Coast loopCSAV said last week it is leaving a loop it operated with Hamburg S'd connecting North America and South America to form its own North America-only loop with similar port coverage on the U.S. West Coast. G...
  • Port news
    Equity firm buys 50% stake in Paranagua terminalGlobal private equity firm Advent International last week said it has acquired a 50 percent stake in Terminal de Cont'ineres de Paranagua S/A (TCP), Brazil's third-largest container terminal. COSCO co...
  • 'Could take years'

The Scandinavian Shipping Gazetteweb site
JANUARY 17, 2011
  • CT Offshore buys second hand tonnage ' again
    CT Offshore has expanded its fleet with the addition of the former German customs patrol vessel Bremerhaven, which will change its name to Sander 2. The vessel will be rebuilt
  • No sign of Leopard crew
    It is still uncertain where the six crew members of the Danish coaster Leopard are being held. The vessel was hijacked by pirates in the Indian Ocean off the coast
  • Cargotec inks EUR 40 million deal
    Cargotec has signed a contract worth EUR 40 million with Colombian Sociedad Portuaria Regional de Cartagena for two Kalmar ship-to-shore (STS) cranes and 24 Kalmar rubber-tyred gantry

The Bunker Bulletinweb site
JANUARY 17, 2011
  • Fujairah bunker market firm
    Healthy demand and big volumes in Suez.
  • Bunker prices mixed in key ports
    Healthy avails in Hamburg but the market 'largely quiet'.
  • Major doubts about 2020 global sulphur target
    Industry analysts think lack of refinery investment to meet expected distillate demand growth is likely to delay implementation.
  • Competition toughens as Istanbul sales volumes stagnate
    Prices 'at historical low levels due to very heavy competition' says local player.
  • DNVPS charts 30 years of bunker testing
    Over 1.4 million fuel samples tested since 1981 launch, service remains 'a risk management fundamental' for ship operators.
  • Management reshuffle at Lintec
    Geoff Jones becomes Global Fuels Director as Lintec's management team grows.
  • International Paint joins SEAaT as associate member
    Innovations such as reduced friction hull coatings 'play a key role' in reducing air emissions from shipping.
  • Asian IFO prices mixed, distillates on record high
    'Average' demand at Asia's key bunkering hubs, traders say.
  • Sri Lanka port authority detains bunker tanker
    Due to suspected document irregularity for one of its crew, sources say.
  • Vopak to sell stake in BORCO for up to $268 million
    Follows footsteps of partner First Reserve; selling its 20% equity stake in the largest Caribbean oil storage terminal to Buckeye.
  • Hyundai Oilbank to cut bunker fuels output in Q2
    New heavy oil upgrading plant, which will increase lighter distillates production, set to commence operation mid-May.
  • Forum to discuss fuel savings, alternative powering options
    Offering solutions driven by 'burden' of environmental regulation and rising bunker costs, says conference chairman.

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Genoa
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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.
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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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