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October 19, 2011
The Business Timesweb site
Shipping News
  • SingTel service lets ship crew call home
    SHIP crew members might have gone to sea, but they will not have to feel all out at sea as acutely as before now that SingTel has launched a broadband service catered to them.
  • LPG tanker rates hit new highs
    Record liquefied petroleum gas (LPG) shipments are eroding a glut of the tankers hauling the fuel, driving charter rates to the highest ever at a time when most other ships are losing money.
Strait Talk
  • Vital role still for seafarer centres
    A COUPLE of weeks ago, the Maritime and Port Authority of Singapore (MPA), the Singapore Maritime Officers' Union (SMOU) and the Singapore Organisation of Seamen (SOS) jointly distributed 600 hampers to ships that call here.
Motoring
  • German car firms drive east to tap lower wages
    For Porsche SE, 'Made in Germany' increasingly means a one-time Soviet military training base in the country's former communist east.

The Business Timesweb site
Shipping News
  • SingTel service lets ship crew call home
    SHIP crew members might have gone to sea, but they will not have to feel all out at sea as acutely as before now that SingTel has launched a broadband service catered to them.
  • LPG tanker rates hit new highs
    Record liquefied petroleum gas (LPG) shipments are eroding a glut of the tankers hauling the fuel, driving charter rates to the highest ever at a time when most other ships are losing money.
Strait Talk
  • Vital role still for seafarer centres
    A COUPLE of weeks ago, the Maritime and Port Authority of Singapore (MPA), the Singapore Maritime Officers' Union (SMOU) and the Singapore Organisation of Seamen (SOS) jointly distributed 600 hampers to ships that call here.
Motoring
  • German car firms drive east to tap lower wages
    For Porsche SE, 'Made in Germany' increasingly means a one-time Soviet military training base in the country's former communist east.

The Business Timesweb site
Shipping News
  • SingTel service lets ship crew call home
    SHIP crew members might have gone to sea, but they will not have to feel all out at sea as acutely as before now that SingTel has launched a broadband service catered to them.
  • LPG tanker rates hit new highs
    Record liquefied petroleum gas (LPG) shipments are eroding a glut of the tankers hauling the fuel, driving charter rates to the highest ever at a time when most other ships are losing money.
Strait Talk
  • Vital role still for seafarer centres
    A COUPLE of weeks ago, the Maritime and Port Authority of Singapore (MPA), the Singapore Maritime Officers' Union (SMOU) and the Singapore Organisation of Seamen (SOS) jointly distributed 600 hampers to ships that call here.
Motoring
  • German car firms drive east to tap lower wages
    For Porsche SE, 'Made in Germany' increasingly means a one-time Soviet military training base in the country's former communist east.

Sched Netweb site
  • Global containership deliveries to reach 1.28 million TEU by 2012
  • Idle box fleet rises to 156 ships in September against 128 last year
  • Francis Liu Hon-por succeeds Roger Tupper as Hong Kong harbour master
  • APL handles 229,300 FEU Aug 27-Sep 23, up 5pc year on year
  • Contrary to eco-scare, stricken box ship won't break up: Maritime NZ
  • Le Havre productivity up 20-30pc since privatisation, say officials
  • Anhui's Bengbu New Port phase 2 project to start construction
  • Jiangxi, Fujian to cooperate on building bulk commodity trade centre
  • JNPT expects to spend US$3.17 billion to dredge, widen Mumbai ship channel
  • Smaller vessels face bleak future as megaships make feeders bigger
  • DP World to continue focus on India's trade to and from Arab world
  • Norfolk Southern, CSX extend Virginia ports' access to south and west
  • Cathay enters debt market to raise US$84.6 million with bond issue
  • Korean Air cargo slump expected to hurt revenue into 2012
  • Kenyan shilling fall hits exports, puts air cargo at risk, and out of reach
  • Aviation Security Force: New Delhi to consider UN policing proposal

Exim Indiaweb site
  • 'We have reached the end of our tether on piracy', ICS Chairman tells India Shipping Summit
  • CMA CGM, MSC & CSAV reshuffle service
  • Coastal shipping policy by December: Mohandas
  • Dry bulk vessel deliveries lag behind
  • Increased Suezmax tanker rents raise optimism
  • NYK adds CO2 e-calculator tool to Group websites
  • SCI takes delivery of newbuilding AHTSV
  • Softlink recognised as 'IT & Software Company of the Year' at MALA 2011
  • Training programme for CHAs held
  • Timber logs above 15 m not to be allowed into Kandla Port from 2012
  • CONCOR commences rail services to Karaikal Port
  • Exporters focusing on new markets to ensure $ 280 bn target
  • Pulses imports to bounce back in 2011: USDA
  • Rs. climbs to 2-wk high of 48.69
  • SIREA calls for easing non-Basmati rice exports
  • Capexil'the global trade facilitator

International Transport Journalweb site
OCTOBER 18, 2011
  • Hainan Airlines cancels Thailand-Sri Lanka service
    Haikou-based Chinese carrier Hainan Airlines has cancelled a planned new weekly Boeing B737-800 Beijing-Bangkok-Colombo service that was scheduled to begin today.
  • CMA CGM, MSC and CSAV reshuffle service
    The CMA CGM Group, MSC and CSAV are reshuffling their service linking Asia, Mexico, Central America and the west coast of South America. Previously operated by CMA CGM and CSAV, MS...
  • Indian highway development making progress
    India's national highway development programme envisages six lanes on 6,500 km, four lanes on 24,700 km and upgrades for 20,000 km of national highways, in addition to the developm...
  • PAL cargo operations back on track
    Philippine Airlines (PAL) has resumed cargo services on all its domestic, Asian regional and inter-continental flights operating out of Manila's NAIA terminal 2. PAL cargo operatio...
  • Group 7 opens new branch in Hanover
    The logistics services provider Group 7 has opened a new branch in Hanover, a key booking logistics location and airport. Group 7 has seven other German branches, namely in Munich,...
  • Iata urges partnership to drive aviation benefits in Southern Africa
    Iata has urged a new partnership between governments and the aviation industry, to maximise the social and economic benefits that a safe, secure, efficient and environmentally-resp...
  • Malcolm Rail launches new Teesport-Scotland service
    Malcolm Rail, a division of the Malcolm Group, one of the UK's leading logistics providers, has launched a new rail service between Teesport's container terminal and Malcolm Rail's...
  • Volvo Group top-selling manufacturer of 13-litre engines in USA
    13-litre engines have become the number one choice of US class 8 truck customers for the first time. According to a Volvo Trucks North America press release, Volvo Trucks' 13-litre...
  • FRA issues safety advice to US railway industry
    The US Federal Railroad Administration has issued safety advice to the railroad industry to help prevent injuries and fatalities to employees working between rail cars during switc...
  • Peter de Laet strengthens Wim Bosman Belgium sales team
    Logistics service provider Wim Bosman Belgium has appointed Peter De Laet as its commercial manager for Belgium. His main tasks will include setting up and coordinating the commerc...
  • Agility selected as core logistics provider for Henkel
    Agility, a leading global logistics services provider, has been awarded a five-year contract by Henkel China to be the exclusive logistics partner for its Dragon hub project. Proje...
  • E.R. Schiffahrt vessels named in South Korea
    The Hamburg-based shipping line E.R. Schiffahrt, founded in 1998, has named its first two giant 13,100 teu freighters in Ulsan (South Korea). They are 366 m long, 48.2 m wide and 1...

Marine Logweb site
OCTOBER 18, 2011
  • Louisiana to provide $214 million in incentives to preserve Avondale jobs
  • ADM orders post-Panamax bulkers with air-lubricated hulls
  • Atwood exercises drillship contract with Daewoo
  • Teekay firms up deal with Sevan
  • St. Johns Ship Building to build custom crane spud barge
  • Port operations generate 279,200 NY-NJ jobs

World Wide Shipperweb site
OCTOBER 18, 2011
  • Port of Seattle cruise season surpasses expectations
  • UK P&I Club announces rate increase for February
  • Parsons Brinckerhoff taps Bryan as Boston office principal consultant
  • Trucking association economist sees no clear picture for industry
  • Customs giving advanced notice of move to ACE processing system

Lloyd's Listweb site
OCTOBER 18, 2011
  • Aviation offers pointers but change must address seafarers' needs
    E-navigation end users must be consulted, say industry observers
  • Overcapacity hits Euronav results
    Weak demand drives tanker operator to $40m loss in third quarter
  • Atlantic panamaxes to follow dip in Pacific rates
    Charterers in no rush to fix ships, going into November
  • Aframaxes stay in North Sea as heat comes out of Mediterranean market
    Fewer ballasters heading south increases vessel supply and caps further rates gain
  • Intra-Asia trades fuel world growth engine
    China's share of growth may have peaked, but Southeast Asia is stepping in
  • Pirate attacks up by over a fifth
    More than 350 attacks so far this year, but actual hijacks down due to naval interdiction
  • E-navigation has a long way to go
    Questions raised over long-term suitability of Ecdis
  • Clubs lower calls ahead of Brussels conclusions
    Mounting speculation over European Commission P&I investigation sparks pre-emptive action
  • Q&A: the Clyde & Co and BLG merger
    Former BLG partner Tim Taylor and new colleague Nigel Chapman talks to Lloyd's List
  • Phoenix launch date questioned
    If delayed, the P&I facility may miss out on February renewal deadline
  • Dubai Drydocks World faces loan default action
    Writ lodged in London for repayment of $45.5m outstanding
  • Dry FFA volumes hit 23-month high
    Bulker rates rally boosts paper trading, but with prices sliding futures market may soften
  • 'Churn' may push P&I premiums up
    P&I clubs must redress balance or risk underwriting deficits
  • P&I clubs focus on rise in cargo crime
    TT Club research finds that in 68% of the cargo thefts involving its members, a sub-contractor played a role in the crime
  • Cruise operator wins $3.1m claim against insurance group
    All Leisure Holidays took on claims from passengers of a cruiseship it bought out of administration
  • Seafarer criminalisation rears its ugly head
    The Rena oil spill off New Zealand has highlighted where blame will be apportioned
  • Brokers welcome CMA CGM contract pricing plan
    Linking contracts to indices will bring stability to costs
  • Tsakos beats market rate in one-year product tanker deal
    Amount is some $1,750 per day above current level for MR vessels
  • Russian rail price hike could limit coal exports to Europe
    Regional dry bulk market would suffer as customers turn to Colombia or South Africa
  • Apologies to New Zealand
    The Rena disaster brings back memories of another unhappy incident by an overseas perpetrator
  • Disgruntled shareholders target DryShips-OceanFreight merger
    Normal service resumes in the US as class action lawsuit filed
  • Slowdown in boxship scrapping baffles brokers
    Owners are not reducing fleets while demolition rates remain high
  • South of England P&I hits back at winding-up order
    Club ceases trade until scheduled hearing
  • UK P&I Club is first to set increase at 3%
    The club expects a diverse range of increases from other clubs
  • Legal challenges
    Brussels will be watching as owner Erck Rickmers invites tramp carriers to consolidation talks
  • Maersk sidesteps 'tanker bloodbath'
    Maersk's desire to show leadership is no bad thing in such a horrendous tanker market
  • Aberdeen aided by West Africa export surge
    Volumes to region climb 21% in first nine months of 2011
  • Attica takes delivery of Blue Star Delos
    New ro-pax ferry for Blue Star Ferries service
  • Safe Bulkers sets sights on further fleet expansion
    Net income exceeds analysts' forecasts
  • Paragon sells handymax in renewal move
    Crystal Seas fetches $14m as it makes way for Paragon's incoming handysize newbuildings

Fairplayweb site
OCTOBER 18, 2011
  • Coast Guard might be out $200M on spill
    THE US Coast Guard might not be able to recover more than $200M it spent responding to the Deepwater Horizon disaster
  • Lawsuit targets takeover of OceanFreight
    A CLASS-action petition by shareholders is seeking to block or rescind the takeover of OceanFreight by George Economou's DryShips
  • Mozambique wants Japan port repair funds
    DANILO Nala, director of Mozambique's Special Economic Zones Office, said today it would ask Japan for up to $300M for repairs at cyclone-damaged Nacala's port
  • Teekay prices Sevan swoop
    TEEKAY today revealed that it will invest $803-$823M in its acquisition of distressed Sevan Marine assets
  • VLCC owners 'bleeding cash every day'
    CREDIT Suisse analyst Gregory Lewis today predicted that the usual fourth-quarter tanker rally will this year leave VLCC owners in the cold
  • Iron ore spread widens
    DAHMAN Rose analyst Omar Nokta said today the different between Chinese domestic iron-ore spot pricing and pricing for imported ore is the widest since 2008 - but appears unsustainable
  • Tallink's Q4 profits rise 28%
    TALLINK, the Estonian ferry operator, said today its unaudited Q4 and full figures for its accounting year to 31 August showed strong growth in nearly all segments
  • Pirate ransom rise warned
    PIRATE ransoms are rising, even though hijacking numbers are dropping, a London conference was warned today
  • Ship attacked off Nigeria
    EXXON Mobil said today pirates attacked a ship supplying an oil platform off Nigeria
  • Yangzijiang's assurances fail to sway DMG
    SHARES in Chinese shipbuilder Yangzijiang have been graded down by Singapore's securities firm DMG & Partners
  • 'Marginal tick-up' seen for bulker prices
    A FIRM tone is continuing for drybulk spot freight rates, which could indicate the fall in secondhand ship prices is ending, shipping analysts said
  • SeaFrance strikers resume
    FRENCH seafarers today resumed a strike aboard the car ferry SeaFrance Berlioz
  • Stockpiles squeeze Cape rates
    CAPESIZE rates have fallen across the board, with high iron ore stockpiles in China taking their toll
  • Pirate frustration rising
    SOMALI pirate attacks rose in the first nine months of 2011 year on year, the IMB said today
  • Japan car carriers hit again
    A NATURAL disaster has again hit Japanese vehicle shipments, as vehicle companies have suspended production at plants in flood-stricken Thailand

The Journal of Commerceweb site
OCTOBER 18, 2011
  • Industry Expert Says Carriers Won't Fix Chassis Prices
    An ocean carrier group seeking expanded antitrust immunity for its chassis pools isn't trying to fix the rates truckers pay...
  • CSX Profit Rises 12 Percent on Slight Traffic Gain
    CSX Transportation saw its profit rise 12 percent to $464 million in the third quarter, as revenue increased 11 percent...
  • Shippers Face Major Losses From Rena Disaster
    Shippers without specific safeguards in bills of lading who lose cargo from the stranded container ship Rena off the coast...
  • New York Ro-Ro, Breakbulk Terminal to Reopen
    New York City is rebuilding a Brooklyn marine terminal that will handle roll-on, roll-off and breakbulk cargo when it opens...
  • Charleston Container Traffic Up 17.6 Percent
    The Port of Charleston's container traffic in September increased 8.9 percent from August and was up 17.6 percent year-over-year. ...
  • Port Tracker Scales Back Import Forecasts
    The Global Port Tracker retail industry shipping report on Monday issued a sharply reduced projection for containerized imports this fall,...
  • NY-NJ Port Called 'Most Expensive'
    High costs and sub-par productivity threaten continued growth at the Port of New York and New Jersey, industry leaders warned...
  • Emirates Shipping Joins India-China Service
    Emirates Shipping Line will expand its intra-Asia network by buying slots on a new weekly service between India and China...
  • Kenya Airways Adding China Freighter
    Kenya Airways, tapping into growing trade between Africa and China to build its burgeoning cargo network, is launching 747-400 freighter...
  • Job Growth Flattens at Top US Railroads
    U.S. job growth nearly came to a halt at the seven largest freight railroads from mid-August to mid-September, a period...
  • Grain Industry Pushes Barley Exports to Japan
    U.S. agriculture industry officials are stepping up efforts to restore barley exports to Japan after a steep and rapid downturn...
  • Economy, Hours of Service Top Trucker Concerns
    The unsteady state of the economy and proposed changes to truck driver hours of service rules top a list of...
  • Ten Forwarders Pay FMC $477,500 in Penalties
    Ten non-vessel-operating common carriers paid a total of $477,500 in penalties to settle cases brought against them by the Federal...
  • Ship Deliveries in 2011 Top 1 Million TEUs Capacity
    Ocean carriers and charter ship owners have taken delivery of 154 ships with a combined capacity of more than 1...
  • Piracy Hits All-Time High, But Hijacks Decline
    Pirate attacks reached an all-time high this year but fewer ships are being hijacked due to tougher policing by international...
  • Japan Food Exports to US Grow 4.4 Percent
    Japan's exports of agricultural, fishery and forestry products to the United States grew for the fourth consecutive month in August...
  • Manila Adding Eight Gantry Cranes
    Manila International Container Terminal will take delivery of eight gantries in time for the start-up of a new berth at...
  • Port Planner Says Panama Canal Effect Uncertain
    Port planner John Vickerman sees the expanded Panama Canal's effect on U.S. trade shaking out in either of two ways....

Containerisation Internationalweb site
OCTOBER 18, 2011
  • Good News strictly rationed
    Whichever way you look at the moment there seems to be an avalanche of doom and gloom waiting to descend. Shipping is as usual on the global front line and enduring a daily shellacking of disappointment and bad news; so slivers of light seeping through cracks in that long black tunnel of depression are indeed a most welcome event
  • Rena 'a vessel dying'
  • Piracy: shipping gaining the upper hand
  • Transpac rates slump below USD1,500 - and forecast to drop further
  • 19% y-o-y drop in APL revenue
  • US 'cease fire' in trade war with China

TradeWindsweb site
OCTOBER 18, 2011
  • Trinity bags barge boost
    Mississippi shipyard returns to the tank barge business as inland operator orders a fresh batch of four with more to follow.
  • Euronav bleeds red ink
    All eyes turn to Antwerp as tanker owner crashes to third-quarter loss amid market turbulence.
  • Atwood drills US Gulf
    Semisubmersible drilling rig prepares to soar with juicy deal as Lion City yard closes in on delivery.
  • Iron ore threat to cape fun
    Capesize resurgence could be challenged by changing dynamics in the iron ore market, analyst says.
  • Atwood commits
    New York-listed offshore syndicate splashes $600m to build second drillship at South Korean shipyard.
  • MSC joins in
    Swiss container line brings eight ships into service with CMA CGM and CSAV for Pacific loop.
  • Euroseas flaunts 'flexibility'
    Aristides Pittas says handymax fixture will give Nasdaq-listed bulker owner the flexibility it needs to pursue expansion.
  • Teekay spree tops $1bn
    Peter Evensen-led owner lays out $850m on Sevan rescue deal just days after sealing Maersk LNG swoop.
  • Cargoship grounds in UK
    Coast guard works to refloat German vessel stuck on breakwater at Portland harbour.
  • Golden Ocean goes long
    John Fredriksen-led owner finds one-year contract for kamsarmax cut loose by Korea Line, brokers say.
  • DryShips swoop 'unfair'
    OceanFreight shareholder takes up the fight with class action lawsuit against takeover by George Economou's DryShips.
  • Polarcus standing alone
    Seismic survey player's boss Rolf Ronningen says it is not looking for partners as it aims for top three position worldwide.
  • First VLOC resale
    VLOC contracted at Ariake has been abandoned by Korea Line and sold as a resale, the first ship of such size to change hands.
  • Giles Pritchard-Gordon dies
    British shipowner, shipbroker and horse-breeder has died of cancer.
  • Silk sub inks charters
    Jasa Merin to bank $17.75m from triple charter deal with Petronas Carigali.

American Shipperweb site
OCTOBER 18, 2011
  • Canadian minister defends port investments
    Suggestions that the Canadian government is improperly subsidizing expansion of western Canadian ports and related freight infrastructure are unfounded and will harm two-way trade if a U.S. investigation into the matter results in sanctions of som...
  • Salvage work suspended on New Zealand wreck
    Efforts to offload additional bunker fuel from the wrecked containershipRenawere suspended Tuesday evening because of bad weather. Andrew Berry, salvage unit manager for Maritime New Zealand said "we're in a critical place during the next 24 hours ...
  • More vessels dodge pirates
    The International Maritime Bureau, a maritime industry piracy watchdog, said while piracy attacks by Somali pirates remain high, increased naval presence in the East African region and anti-piracy measures put in place by shipowners and their crews...
  • Alphaliner: 1.28 million ship TEU added in 2011
    The information service Alphaliner says in its mostrecent newsletterthat containership deliveries will total 1.28 million TEU this year. It said as of mid October 154 ships with 1 million TEU capacity had been delivered. Alphaliner said "non-delive...
  • APL's volumes up, but rates weaker
    APL said it moved 229,300 FEUs (40-foot equivalent units) in the four-week period ending Sept. 23, 5 percent more than in the same 2010 period. But the Singapore-based liner company said average revenue per FEU was $2,501 for the four-week period,...
  • MSC to assess Novorossiysk bunker fee
    Mediterranean Shipping Co. said Monday it will begin assessing an emergency bunker surcharge on shipments to and from the Black Sea port of Novorossiysk. The surcharge $100 per TEU on imports and $50 per TEU on exports, is effective from Nov. 1. M...
  • MSC joins CSAV/CMA Asia-WCSA loop
    CSAV and CMA CGM have merged a service connecting Asia and the west coast of South America with a Mediterranean Shipping Co. service, according to CMA CGM and research fromAmerican Shipperaffiliate ComPair Data. The move effectively means MSC has w...
  • Heartland Express founder Gerdin dead at 70
    Russell Gerdin, founder, and former chairman and chief executive officer of motor carrier Heartland Express, died Friday evening, the company announced. Heartland Express is one of the most profitable trucking companies in the industry and has a re...
  • Study: Great Lakes-Seaway boasts North American jobs
    The Great Lakes-St. Lawrence Seaway navigation system supports more than 225,000 jobs and generates billions of dollars in income and revenues annually in both the United States and Canada, according to a study released today.The study, "The Econom...
  • Parson Brinckerhoff signs on Bryan
    Parsons Brinckerhoff, a global infrastructure consulting firm, has appointed Joseph Bryan as a principal consultant in its Boston office. Bryan, a 30-year industry veteran, will lead the firm's freight and logistics service area in the Americas, fo...

The Bunker Bulletinweb site
OCTOBER 18, 2011
  • Price movements mixed in the Middle East
    In Cape Town, deliveries were available for supply up to and including November 1.
  • 'Punitive' fuel oil tax unlikely to cut exports
    ARA fuel oil inventories remain at 18-month high.
  • Prices fall in many European ports
    Rotterdam players say avails are healthy.
  • Flow of 'high-viscosity, high-density' cargoes to continue
    Singapore players prepared for arrival of more 'off-spec' product.
  • Ferry operator sees profits surge despite rising bunker costs
    Fuel bill climbs by 22% but sales at 'all time high'.
  • Bunkering blocked as Greek strikes continue
    Ferries could get 'special permission' for product to be lifted from refineries, says Piraeus bunker player.
  • Biofuel trials to use laser-based emissions monitoring system
    'System will collect comprehensive emissions and particulate matter (PM) data,' says W R Systems Ltd
  • Bunker prices fall at key Asian hubs
    Supplies of bunkers mixed at major Asian ports on Tuesday.
  • Charterers more concerned with cost than environmental issues
    'Better leadership' needed at top management, says spokesman at Seaspan Ship Management.
  • Colombo struggles with 'very limited' IFO avails
    LIOC and Lanka Maritime encountering delays in import of replenishment cargoes.
  • 'Great initiatives' to cut fuel consumption
    Nuclear fuelled ships 'not available in immediate future,' says associate director of BMT Asia Pacific.
  • Essar expands presence in UK with refinery acquisition
    Sells HSFO 380 cSt bunker fuel, 1.5% LSFO 380 cSt grade and MGO ex-pipe from the newly acquired Stanlow refinery.
  • Fresh oil leaks from stranded vessel
    Salvors seal fuel tanks before evacuating the vessel due to poor weather conditions Monday evening.

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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 first half of 2025, container traffic in the port of Gioia Tauro grew by +10.5%
Joy Taurus
2,186,211 TEUs were handled
A bulk carrier was attacked in the Red Sea
Portsmouth
The crew abandoned the ship which began to take on water
German government allocates 400 million euros to support energy transition in maritime-port sector
Over 78 million euros to the ports of Augusta and Taranto for offshore wind
Rome
Funds distributed over three years starting from 2025
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
Rijeka Gateway Terminal to become operational in early September
Copenhagen
The first ship at the second container terminal of the Croatian port is expected on September 12
Falteri (Federlogistica) urges us to focus on the development of "polycentric" logistics
Genoa
The Simplified Logistics Zone should be the cornerstone of the strategy
Tsuneishi Shipbuilding Co. acquired Mitsui E&S Shipbuilding Co.
Hiroshima/Tokyo
It was renamed Tsuneishi Solutions Tokyobay Co.
Pessina (Federagenti): Northern European logistics system is struggling. Let's take advantage of it!
Rome
Unexpected opportunity - he underlines - for the Mediterranean ports and Italian ones in particular
MSC Cruises Joins Carnival and Royal Caribbean in Capitalizing on Grand Bahama Shipyard
Miami
Negotiations underway since the end of 2024 have been successfully concluded
At The International Propeller Clubs the Dorso Award for the Mediterranean area
Naples
In recognition of the primary role played by logistics operators in Mediterranean traffic
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