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April 18, 2011
The Business Timesweb site
Shipping News
  • Talks on piracy begin amid record attacks
    Shipping industry leaders, foreign ministers and independent experts meet in Dubai today for talks on maritime piracy, as attacks hit record numbers despite international naval efforts.
  • Nato mulls secure shipping lane to Libya
    NATO is considering creating a sea corridor backed by naval vessels to enable merchant ships to boost trade with Libyan rebels and speed up humanitarian aid.

Sched Netweb site
  • HK port up 3.1pc in March to 2 million TEU, Singapore up 3.9pc
  • LA up 10.2pc, Long Beach down 7.5pc, net gain of 2.5pc results
  • Grand China Shipping's new transpac loop evokes late TCC service
  • Hutchison silent on pulling out of Galveston port take-over deal
  • Global piracy hit all-time high in first quarter
  • OOCL scans ships, exports, crew leaving Japan for radiation
  • Beijing to spend US$30.6 billion on China-wide river transport over 5 years
  • China to overtake US by 2030, predicts PriceWaterhouseCooper
  • Guangxi starts company to link Xijaing River to the Pearl
  • Singapore's MPA and PSA launch US$16 million port R&D scheme
  • WTSA carriers publish service contract checklist for shippers
  • Swire Shipping starts South East Asia-Port Moresby Service
  • Hamburg HHLA terminal orders 14 straddle carriers from Cargotec
  • Qantas sounds all clear, resumes Sydney-Tokyo flights
  • Hong Kong's No 2 ground handler, AAT, ups tonnage 12pc in March
  • Shenzhen's Jade Cargo appoints Globe Air Cargo in Vietnam
  • Air cargo delays at Delhi slow down airlift of exports

Exim Indiaweb site
  • Global container shipping mkt to bounce back in Q3: Experts
  • MoS plans to acquire emergency towing vessels before monsoon
  • SCI contracts to purchase two resale Supramax bulk carriers
  • Ship with Indian seafarers released after seven months in pirate custody
  • India, EU inching towards free trade pact finalisation
  • Seafood exports likely to touch $ 2.7 bn
  • ICTSI, LTSB ink port deal in Tamil Nadu
  • MPSEZ celebrates Fire Service Week with vigour
  • New Mangalore Port hosts 3 cruise vessels in just two weeks of new fiscal
  • Resumption of iron ore exports to boost Railways' earnings
  • Rlys loads 921.51 mt of freight, narrowly misses target
  • SER earnings rise by Rs 1,300 cr.
  • Govt mulling 45 pc cut in sugar import duty
  • India considering bilateral service sector pacts with Asean countries
  • Tirupur body calls for 15 pc duty on cotton yarn exports
  • Alila Diwa Goa adjudged 'Best New Hotel' at HICSA 2011
  • BRICS nations pledge to resist trade protectionism
  • Entries invited for ICE Awards 2011
  • India stands firm amid worlds attempts to force sectoral talks
  • India, Brazil to restart CEOs Forum
  • Non-EU immigration to be brought down soon: UK PM

International Transport Journalweb site
APRIL 15, 2011
  • USA: Heckmann buys 200 LNG trucks
    Heckmann Water Resources (HWR) has issued a purchase order for 200 Peterbilt 367 liquefied natural gas (LNG) trucks incorporating Westport Heavy Duty Systems (Westport HD), from We...
  • GMG Airlines stops Abu Dhabi flights and increases Dubai service
    The Bangladeshi private carrier GMG Airlines has terminated its twice-weekly Dhaka ' Abu Dhabi service. Instead the airline is boosting the Dhaka ' Dubai link from four to six week...
  • Airport City to commence at Manchester Airport in 2012
    Following the British chancellor's introduction of 21 new enterprise zones to stimulate economic growth and employment, the British Government announced that Manchester Airport wou...
  • VTG shopping in Italy
    VTG, a Hamburg (Germany)-based wagon lessor and rail logistics company, has acquired the railcar fleet (comprising about 300 wagons) from its Italian competitor Sogerent, a transac...
  • Marco Polo: 32 new projects due to receive EUR 57 million
    The EU has announced that 32 new Marco Polo projects are set to receive a share of the EUR 57 million funds earmarked under the 2010 call for proposals. Within their project l...
  • Volga-Dnepr joins with Ulyanovsk State University to develop electronic safety management system
    Russia's Volga-Dnepr Airlines has joined forces with Ulyanovsk State University on a project to develop an electronic system to support the prevention of air accidents. The project...
  • Fiat scoops up more Chrysler shares
    The Italian car maker Fiat has increased its shareholding in its US partner Chrysler from 25 to 30%. Fiat's share purchase is part of the agreement between the Italian car manufact...
  • UK: Low carbon future mapped published
    The UK Automotive Council has published a long-term strategy aimed at helping manufacturers of commercial vehicles and construction equipment move to low-carbon solutions. The road...
  • Watco: successful start-up of Alabama's Autauga Northern Railroad
    Watco Transportation Services has announced the successful start-up of the Autauga Northern Railroad (AUT). In an agreement signed between Watco and Norfolk Southern (NS), Watco ho...
  • Damco appoints new global head of marketing
    Damco, one of the world's leading third party logistics providers, recently appointed Christian Bech Hoengaard as global head of marketing at Damco International, with effect from ...
  • APM Terminals sees inland opportunities ahead
    Referencing a recent study by the McKinsey Global Institute (MGI), APM Terminals recently pointed out in press release that within the next 15 years 250 million new households coul...
  • Geis Group phases in new multi-user logistics centre
    The Germany-based international logistics company Geis, together with Siemens Enterprise Communications (SEN), recently inaugurated an ultra modern, international logistics and tec...
  • Logwin: regional forwarding for General Motors Manufacturing Poland
    The global logistics service provider Logwin, based in Luxembourg, and car maker General Motors Manufacturing Poland (GMMP) are to continue their long-established cooperation....
  • Raben Ukraine wins Electrolux tender
    Raben Ukraine, the Ukrainian subsidiary of the international transportation and logistics company Raben Group, has been landed a three-year contract from Electrolux. This will open...
  • Germany: maritime shipping grew by 5% and more than 10% more boxes lifted in 2010
    Preliminary information provided by Germany's Federal Statistical Office (Destatis) showed that the country's ports handled 5% more maritime traffic and over 10% more containers in...
  • Maersk Line welcomes low sulphur fuel partnership in Singapore
    Maersk Line is to actively participate in the Maritime Singapore Green Initiative by committing to switching to low-sulphur fuel in Singapore. The announced fuel switch backs up th...

Marine Logweb site
APRIL 15, 2011
  • ONR demonstrates laser weapon that could disable pirate skiffs
  • Rolls-Royce opens Walvis Bay service center
  • Keppel Shipyard set to deliver Vietnam FPSO
  • Fred Olsen orders drillship from HHI

World Wide Shipperweb site
APRIL 15, 2011
  • WTSA member carriers ink service contract checklist
  • New WSF ferry SALISH holding sea trials in Puget Sound
  • General Maritime takes delivery of new Suezmax tanker newbuilding
  • Freight transportation index drops during month of February
  • Rail freight traffic count breaks record during week

Lloyd's Listweb site
APRIL 15, 2011
  • Chemical fleet growth flatlines by 2013
    Eitzen predicts newbuild halt and scrapping will generate a recovery
  • Higher demand from Asia fails to lift capesize rates
    Iron ore in the doldrums around the $7.50 level despite flurry of Western Australia fixtures
  • Suezmax rates to stay flat despite fixing boost ahead of Easter
  • FIS boosts US presence
    Freight Investor Services has expanded further into the US market by recruiting two brokers in St Louis, Missouri, to support growing interest in steel, scrap and iron ore swap contract
  • Golar LNG linked to HHI slots
    Analysts and brokers are reporting rumours that Golar LNG is looking at two newbuilding slots at Hyundai Heavy Industries in South Korea
  • Bulker draws 14 potential buyers
    Rumous are circulating the sale and purchase market that a Japanese-controlled handymax bulk carrier has been inspected by up to 14 potential buyers in Chin
  • Bite the bullet over firearms
    If armed guards are going to be part of the long-term response to piracy, clear guidelines, reasonable rules and a common sense approach from authorities are needed
  • South African arms ban a threat to anti-piracy efforts
    Police warn they will prosecute if guns are brought in on port calls even on ships sailing off Somalia
  • Box warning signs
    What has happened to all those lessons carriers claimed to have learned during 2009 crash?
  • Age of ships at auction falling as arrests grow
    Average age of vessels is 18 years
  • Tanker slump eats into Sovcomflot income
    Owner's bottom line down 11% to $164.3m in 2010 from $185.3m in 2009
  • Box and liquid bulk boost Antwerp volumes
    First quarter throughput up 12.7%
  • WEC Lines links Antwerp with Gijon and Bilbao
    New service will deploy 868 teu containership WEC van Eyck
  • Green technology financing set to pick up
    Banks expected to work on schemes that consider sustainability of newbuildings in finance arrangements
  • CMA CGM ups bond issue to $945m
    French line expects to raise almost 20% more than originally targetted
  • Korea Line may seek to extend Chapter 15 order
    Company in bid to protect its ships from being arrested in foreign jurisdictions
  • Eitzen Chemical completes $55m private placement
    Goes ahead with share issue as markets show signs of recovery
  • Maersk eyes salmon transport trade
    New service in pipeline to ship fresh salmon from Europe to North America
  • Slow growth for US LNG exports
    Infrastructure hurdles put plans to ship surplus shale gas as LNG on the back burner
  • Golar spin-off to unlock value for investors
    Golar LNG Partners has raised $270m to acquire two floating storage and regasification units and two LNG carriers
  • Chinese gas demand set for further surge in next decade
    China's dependence on imported energy might reach 80% by 2020
  • Smaller operators to benefit
    It is inappropriate to question the accuracy of the Shanghai Containerised Freight Index just to protest about freight derivatives
  • Forum would help to build trust
    A new forum for container shipping would bring together the views from a range of stakeholders in the market
  • Container industry on the hunt for trusted rate indices
    Despite resistance to container freight derivatives, lines acknowledge the need for a price benchmark that can be used to adjust rates in line with market fluctuations
  • China State Shipbuilding posts $394m profit
    Increase of 4.3% on the previous year
  • Unions seek assurances for CalMac employees
    Terms and conditions must be protected if Gourock-Dunoon service is transfered to new operator
  • Mixed support for global containership forum
  • Service contracts: weakest link in the chain?
    How to draft a legally sound and balanced service contract between a container line and shipper has become the hot topic on both sides of the Atlantic
  • Singapore first quarter box traffic up 2%
    Throughput reaches 7m teu in first three months of 2011

Fairplayweb site
APRIL 15, 2011
  • Algoma seals ULG deal
    CANADA's Competition Bureau has approved Algoma Central's acquisition of the fleet of Upper Lakes Group, Algoma president Greg Wight confirmed today
  • TSA absent on TWIC
    KEY FIGURES from the US body behind the TWIC seafarer ID scheme have refused to appear before a House committee to answer questions about problems with the project
  • Jealous tug pilot gets probation
    A US TUG pilot has been sentenced to three years' probation for abandoning his command on a vessel before it collided with a ship, causing an oil spill
  • Eitzen share deal is targeting $55M
    EITZEN Chemical said today it plans to raise $55M through a private placement of shares
  • GE sells three VLCC newbuildings
    INDIA'S GE Shipping has sold three VLCC newbuildings under construction at Hyundai HI to an unnamed buyer, thought to be AP Møller-Maersk, according to Oslo's Arctic Securities
  • STX predicts Handysize rate rise
    SOUTH Korea's STX Pan Ocean has reportedly indicated that it expects Handysize rates to advance as Japan imports more building materials following its quake crisis
  • WTSA issues wish list
    WTSA members have published a list of issues the box groups want considered in service contract talks
  • Steady Aframaxes seen
    AFRAMAX rates on Asian routes this week have stayed steady on ample tonnage and rising bunker costs
  • Japan's demand elevates oil rates
    RISING demand for refined oil in Japan is boosting product tanker rates in Asia
  • ONE stock fading fast
    SHARES in Omega Navigation Enterprises fell sharply for a second day following its admission that debt has yet to be restructured

The Journal of Commerceweb site
APRIL 15, 2011
  • Senate Confirms 18 Long-awaited Nominations
    The Senate on Thursday confirmed three candidates for two federal transportation boards, breaking a logjam of unconfirmed appointments, some of...
  • Lawmakers Introduce Harbor Maintenance Tax Exemption
    Legislation to exempt domestic shipping from the Harbor Maintenance Tax made its debut on Thursday in the 112th Congress. The...
  • US Steel Exports Slipped in February
    U.S. steel exports fell 10.2 percent in February from January, mostly due to poor weather conditions and a shorter month,...
  • Lawmakers Investigate Biometric ID Failures
    Transportation Security officials were no-shows at a hearing Thursday on transportation worker credentialing, but Rep. John Mica, R-Fla., chairman of...
  • MSC to Hike Far East Rates in May
    Mediterranean Shipping Company plans to apply a general rate increase on the Far East-Asia-Indian subcontinent trade lane as well as...
  • Grain Exporters See 'Bleak' Trade Talks Prospects
    U.S. grain exporters are showing increased concern that the latest round of trade negotiations under the World Trade Organization may...
  • Antwerp Container Volume Hits Record
    First-quarter container throughput at the port of Antwerp climbed 7.9 percent from the same quarter last year, as its terminal...
  • Two Seamen Killed in Collision on German Canal
    Two seamen were knocked overboard and drowned on Thursday when the UK-flag container ship OOCL Finland collided with the Russian-flag...
  • Draft Plans
    It may turn out there is a raw political gambit lurking behind the objections South Carolina has raised to the...
  • License to Bill?
    Q: We're a public warehouse operator. As part of our service to our customers, we often set up motor carrier...
  • Trucking's Kick Start
    Increased inventory restocking and improving industrial output helped the U.S. trucking industry halt and then reverse a steep decline in...
  • Past Regulation
    Deregulation is turning into the topic of the season in international shipping, if comments from senior industry executives are any...
  • OOCL Scanning Ships, Crews Before Tokyo Departures
    OOCL said it is scanning all vessels it owns or charters for radiation before they depart from the Kanto ports...
  • Carriers Suggest Trans-Pacific Contract Guidelines
    The Westbound Transpacific Stabilization Agreement, a discussion group of 10 ocean carriers in the trade, published the checklist in order...
  • California Treasurer Warns on Infrastructure Funding
    California Treasurer Bill Lockyer warned maritime interests that funding for transportation infrastructure projects could fall victim to the budget impasse...
  • Greek Carrier Pleads Guilty to Oil Pollution
    A Greek shipping company and three others agreed to a $1 million penalty and banishment from U.S. waters for five...

Containerisation Internationalweb site
APRIL 15, 2011
  • Carriers warned by Drewry
  • Cote d'Ivoire back in business
  • IMB: Somali piracy 'dramatic increase' in violence
  • WTSA draws up contract checklist
  • Long Beach volumes dip - but LA's on the rise

TradeWindsweb site
APRIL 15, 2011
  • GMA scraps sisters
    Greek tanker owner cuts fleet in half following $8m demolition deal with cash buyers.
  • BLT computers crash
    Computer crash forces Indonesian tanker giant to postpone release of full-year financials.
  • IMS narrows loss
    Mortis Skaugen-led tanker group falls short in the first as it chases prospects East of the Suez.
  • IMS stung by 'frozen' ship
    Norwegian tanker owner fights to secure delivery of 'wintergas' vessel caught up in fraud case.
  • Sevan pockets IPO cash
    Jan Erik Tveteraas joins hungry institutional investors in feasting on $350m worth of Sevan Drilling shares.
  • Eni takes SBM FPSO
    Dutch floating production specialist on the fringe of securing 12-year contract off Angola.
  • Antwerp beats cargo record
    Belgian port's oil and container volumes surge in first quarter.
  • Human error blamed
    Report recommends masters of both MSC Chitra and Khalijia be temporarily suspended.
  • SCF profit slides
    Russian tanker owner's 2010 earnings fell in what it called the weakest freight market in the last decade.
  • Cido chief in tax probe
    The fiscal affairs of Korean owner Hyuk Kwon are under the microscope.
  • Japan detentions drop
    Smaller list of defective cargoships during March following devastating earthquake and tsunami.
  • New5 in Numb3rs
    Dry bulk chiefs in the money, as market prepares to put a value on Glencore and V Ships, while a US shipowner contemplates a future without ships.
  • Ferry jinx strikes again
    Cargoship trying to transport passenger vessels to Mauritius detained in Ireland a week after accident.
  • Manslaughter probe for Condor
    French police reveal seriousness of investigation into death of fisherman in collision with ferry.
  • Dockwise sells Explorer
    Sale completes the phase out of cargoships begun in 2009.
  • CSSC in the money
    Shanghai-listed unit of state shipbuilding group saw profit and revenue increase in 2010.
  • Cochin gets SCI double
    Shipyard will construct two 3,500-teu box vessels for state owner, the first such ships to be built in India.
  • Bunny invasion
    Cargill gets cuddly, while J Lauritzen's Torben Janholt cries foul over KLC's charter deals.

American Shipperweb site
APRIL 15, 2011
  • FIATA: 'Level playing field' for foreign NVOs
    The International Federation of Freight Forwarders Associations (FIATA) is demanding that foreign non-vessel-operating common carriers under the U.S. Federal Maritime Commission rules be allowed to enter into negotiated rate arrangements (NRAs) wi...
  • U.S., industry hold Egypt trade forum
    The U.S. government, U.S.-Egypt Business Council, and U.S. Chamber of Commerce will host an international trade forum in Washington on June 27-28. The U.S. Trade and Development Agency will sponsor a 48-person delegation from the Egyptian public a...
  • GAC, Ultramar handle South America oil and gas
    GAC Energy & Marine Services (GEMS) and Ultramar Logistics (U-LOG) will jointly offer logistics services to the oil and gas and mining sectors.This collaboration expands the existing GAC agreement with Ultramar Logistics to include GEMS to provide ...
  • BSA lines reduce bunker surcharge increase
    Members of the Florida-Bahamas Shipowners & Operators Association announced the reduction of a bunker surcharge increase which had been scheduled for April 17.The increase of $75 per TEU is now reduced to $50 per TEU. The previously announced incre...
  • CSA postpones bunker surcharge increase again
    Members of the Caribbean Shipowners Association announced another postponement of bunker surcharge increase that had been scheduled for Sunday, April 17.The increase of $30 per TEU is now scheduled for implementation on April 24.Bunker surcharges a...
  • WTSA issues shipper-influenced contract pointers
    Member container lines in the Westbound Transpacific Stabilization Agreement (WTSA) on Thursday published a checklist of recommended issues to consider during service contract negotiations with shippers, based on input from WTSA's Shipper Advisory...
  • Box Ships raises $132 million
    The containership owner Box Ships, a spinoff from the Athens-based dry bulk company Paragon, raised $132 million from an initial public offering of stock on Thursday.The shares were priced at $12 per share, $4 per share less than the $16 midpoint e...
  • Grand China launches transpacific service
    Grand China Shipping will launch a transpacific service in April. The company's SPX service will call Hong Kong, Shenzhen, Ningbo, Shanghai, and Long Beach with a 12-day transit from Shanghai to Long Beach. The weekly service will use five ships o...
  • Hyundai joins two Asia-USEC services
    Hyundai Merchant Marine said Thursday it is joining a CKYH Alliance Asia-U.S. East Coast service as a slot buyer, while also participating in a Grand Alliance-Zim all-water transpacific service. Hyundai is joining CKYH's AWE-5 service, which the ...
  • U.S., French Customs compare notes
    Jérôme Fournel, France's Customs and Excise General Director, met with U.S. Customs and Border Protection officials in Washington on Tuesday to discuss bilateral cooperation on border and supply chain security. The French delegation was also sched...

The Bunker Bulletinweb site
APRIL 15, 2011
  • Efficiency technology receives more orders
    Hamburg S'd announced that it will be installing the technology on all of its post-Panamax container vessels by the end of October this year.
  • Bunker prices mostly down
    Crude futures settled higher on reports of encouraging US data.
  • Bunker prices soften in Fujairah
    Other markets across the region more mixed.
  • Bunker prices see little movement
    'Very good demand' for products in Hamburg.
  • Survey: 44% report 'serious' off-specs deliveries
    DNVPS survey looks at bunker fuel buyers' problems with regards to quality, quantity and availability in the past year.
  • Gasnor exits LNG bunkering venture at Swedish port
    LNG project will still push through with G'teborg Energi solely taking over the project's assets.
  • Week ends with bunker prices largely down
    Amid sufficient supplies at most key Asian ports on Friday.
  • Waste heat recovery technology makes 'good sense'
    Up to 10% improvement in fuel efficiency can be expected from using the system on ships, said Maersk Maritime Technology head.
  • Brightoil constructs oil storage facility at Dalian
    Facility to have 4-5 million cm' of oil product storage capacity when phase one of construction is completed in 2012.
  • Lukoil commences bunkering at Russian port
    Lukoil-Bunker performed first bunkering at Volgograd on April 9.
  • Ecospec ties-up with Sembcorp yard
    Sign Memorandum of Agreement (MOA) to provide 'innovative and effective green solutions' to shipowners.

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