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February 21, 2011
The Business Timesweb site
Shipping News
  • Biggest Iran tanker operator falls victim to EU sanctions
    Iran's biggest crude oil tanker operator, NITC, has said that its ship insurers had declined to renew policy cover for the coming year due to the impact of tightening sanctions in the European Union. Western nations suspect that Iran is seeking to develop a nuclear bomb although Teheran says that its atomic programme is peaceful.

Sched Netweb site
  • Maersk reportedly orders ten 18,000-TEU ships from Daewoo
  • Petrol bomb causes severe burns in South African trucker strike
  • Maersk Alabama pirate gets 33-year term from New York court
  • Singapore expects 4-6pc GDP hike, fears rising inflation
  • Tianjin to add 2.9 million TEU capacity over five years
  • Savannah container volume rises 13pc in January
  • MSC hikes US-Asia rate US$100/TEU, $150/TEU reefer March 15
  • Safmarine to launch new Europe-India Prime-2 service in March
  • Israel Shippers Council loses members in dock labour dispute
  • JFK airport bomb plot mastermind given life term
  • Aviation marks 80th anniversary of first aircraft hijacking - 1931
  • Changi Airport air freight volume rises 4pc in January
  • Qantas to expand its air fleet through mass leasing

Exim Indiaweb site
  • Cargotec to acquire Navis
  • Maersk Lines's new ICON direct service to connect Chennai with North Europe
  • MSC is now world's top box line by capacity
  • Trade seeks more clarity before implementation
  • Russia lifts 5K tonnes of Indian potatoes
  • Aid sought to build berths at Tuticorin Port
  • Bharati plans more shipyards in W. Bengal, Orissa
  • HC stays order on box operations at RGCT
  • MoS mulls PPP model in dredging for Major Ports
  • Multi-faceted operations taking place at New Mangalore Port
  • Professional training a must to develop skilled port personnel: Dr Jose Paul
  • Rlys posts 11 pc earnings growth in Jan.
  • Trans-Siberian Railway moves cargo from Korea to Poland!
  • Bilateral trade target of $ 15 bn possible due to Malaysia pact: Sharma
  • CFI seeks service tax, excise relief for infra projects
  • DMIC to get $9-bn fund
  • Exim Bank extends $ 791-m lines of credit to 3 countries
  • Food inflation at two-month low
  • FTA with EU puts automakers on edge
  • Gold import duty hike likely
  • Infra debt funds to be launched soon: PM
  • More money-tightening measures likely: Rangarajan
  • North Carolina keen to be part of India's growth: Crisco
  • Report on boosting ornamental fish exports finalised
  • High-salaried employees exempt from UK visa cap

International Transport Journalweb site
FEBRUARY 18, 2011
  • Two new directors for KLM
    Camiel Eurlings and Erik Varwijk are set to join KLM president and CEO Peter Hartman and CFO Frédéric Gagey on the statutory managing board of KLM Royal Dutch Airlines on 1 July 20...
  • Teras Cargo and BBC Chartering form US joint venture
    Teras Cargo Transport (America) and Germany's BBC Chartering & Logistic have created a new joint venture, Teras BBC Chartering Houston, based in Houston TX (USA). The companies...
  • NYK with new Hamburg-New York sprint service
    The Japanese container shipping firm NYK Line is adding another weekly sailing between Hamburg and New York on 13 March, in the framework of its resumed Atlantic Express Shuttle (A...

Marine Logweb site
FEBRUARY 18, 2011
  • Berlian Laju Tanker gets bank commitments for $685 million term facility
  • Chouest LaShip shipyard project takes a step forward
  • Washington State passenger-only ferries headed for Tanzania
  • Contract awarded for design of new Australian research vessel
  • Somali pirates hijack American yacht
  • Maersk set to announce order for 18,000 TEU containerships

World Wide Shipperweb site
FEBRUARY 18, 2011
  • Judge's ruling paves way for Everett Marina development
  • Port of Seattle taps Wen as business development boss
  • Washington governor pleased with Coast Guard funding of barge cleanup
  • Box numbers continue to rise at Port of Tacoma terminals
  • Weekly rail freight totals remain on positive side

Lloyd's Listweb site
FEBRUARY 18, 2011
  • Canal transit tolls too high for larger tankers
    Expansion in 2014 could leave 'little monetary incentive' for tankers to transit the Panama Canal if tolls are set too high
  • Suezmax West Africa-US Atlantic rates gain about to peak
    This week's rates gain on the suezmax benchmark route between West Africa to US Atlantic coast that saw time charter equivalent earnings double to around $20,000 per day may be about to peak
  • China's return to work fails to halt slide in spot rates
    Container spot freight rates on the world's busiest trading lanes are set to fall further this week, in a delayed response the Chinese New Year holidays that closed factories in China earlier this month
  • Iron ore rates march up the hill and down again to $6.72
    Bunker fuel costs, lack of coal cargoes and excess tonnage combine to stifle rally
  • Investment in pipelines to cut Malacca Strait share of China's oil imports
    China's investment in Asian transnational oil pipelines will reduce the country's reliance on oil imports shipped through the Strait of Malacca by 23% by 2015, according to the International Energy Agency
  • US points to 'marriages of convenience' for pirates and terrorists
    US State Department has drawn links between al-Qaeda-linked terrorists and Somalian pirates
  • Singapore unveils further tax incentives
    Island state to encourage shipbuilding and repair
  • IMO advocates central anti-piracy command
    High-level meeting in London to consider unified UN command structure
  • Who are the pirates?
    In Somalia the pirates were, initially, fishermen who were seeking to frighten off foreign fishermen raiding their precious fish stocks
  • Piracy fight stuck in a legal minefield
    The complexities of international law remain a barrier to the apprehension and prosecution of pirates
  • FMC takes steps to relax shipping rules
    Move to lift red tape may save each NVOCC up to $200,000 per year
  • Analysts divided over deal's strategic implications
    It remains unclear whether the Ensco/Pride deal is the start of a merger wave
  • Rig values indicate high bid premium
    A detailed analysis of the Ensco/Pride merger comes from Egle Domataite, oil service analyst at Terra Markets in Oslo
  • Driller merger sparks talk of new wave of consolidation
    Two deals last week came as no surprise: at the high end Pride International was swallowed up by Ensco, while at the low end Seahawk sold out to Hercules
  • Golden Ocean upbeat despite Korea Line exposure
    Dry bulk owner posts $108m profits in 2010, just half $217m in 2009
  • US and Egypt clash over pirates' prosecution
    Wikileaks cables reveal US pressed for pirates to be tried and convicted in Egypt
  • Carnival Splendor returns to service
    Cruiseship en route to home port of Long Beach after undergoing repairs
  • Let fight on piracy begin
    It seems the political inertia in the fight against piracy could finally have been overcome, though translating that into action is easier said than done
  • Lloyds' true value
    The real value of Lloyds Banking Group's shipping loan book appears to be almost impossible to properly ascertain
  • Why Wall Street overvalues shipping
    Volatile nature of industry means long-term investors have mostly left, to be replaced by hedge funds and traders who distort valuations
  • Seacor puts more ships into lay up
    Has 13 vessels cold stacked as Deepwater Horizon clean-up winds down
  • Tanker barge operators seek higher charter rates
    European inland barge sector hit by surplus of double-hulled vessels
  • Ship Finance reveals $75m loan on supramax trio
    Seals $75.4m loan on three dry bulk newbuildings
  • Tui favours IPO in Hapag-Lloyd exit strategy
    Banks reported to have set initial target date for IPO although Tui denies a date has been agreed
  • Courage Marine posts $9m profit in 2010
    Dry bulk company hopeful BDI could return to 'normal' levels in one or two months time

Fairplayweb site
FEBRUARY 18, 2011
  • SFI eyes container entry
    NYSE-listed Ship Finance International today reported lower profits than expected and a potential expansion into the container sector
  • Study challenges US shortsea net
    BENEFITS from US shortsea shipping have been sharply questioned in a report to Congress
  • DSME, APM in final VLCS talks
    AP MØLLER Maersk is understood to be in final discussions with South Korea's Daewoo Shipbuilding & Marine Engineering about a potential 20-vessel order for the world's largest box ships
  • Golden Ocean sees 'uncertainty'
    BULKER owner Golden Ocean today reported a sharp year-on-year fall in net profits, but fourth-quarter earnings were stable
  • Discharge rule enforcement nears
    NEW US Coast Guard inspections targeting 'incidental discharge' procedures could spur shipping prosecutions after 13 March, law firm Blank Rome has warned
  • Not so fast, Vladimir
    RUSSIA'S antitrust agency confirmed to Fairplay today it had refused Russia's richest man permission to buy the government's 40% stake in Volga Shipping
  • Oil spills in Norway grounding
    AN EIMSKIP box ship is leaking oil after running aground off Norway, the Icelandic company said today
  • KOGAS signs LNG deals
    KOGAS has signed two contracts to buy a total of 2.4M tonnes of LNG to be shipped from the Tangguh project in Indonesia, IHS World Markets Energy reported today
  • Fondshaus sees modest KG rise
    FONDSHAUS Hamburg told Fairplay today that it expects a moderate increase in shipping equity placing in Germany this year after the 2009-10 slump
  • French port talks extended
    NEGOTIATIONS aimed at ending a strike that has been crippling French ports since the start of the year have gone into extra time
  • Courage reveals whopping profits spike
    DRYBULK carrier Courage Marine today unveiled profits of $9M for FY2010 ' a 11,900% spike compared with its $75,000 profits the previous year
  • KL share price tumbles
    KOREA Line shares dropped for the third straight day since its trading resumed on the South Korean bourse
  • Product tanker owners seen struggling
    OWNERS are struggling to reap returns on product tankers in the Atlantic Basin, according to a weekly market report from Fearnleys
  • West Oz prepares for cyclones
    MARINERS, ports and coastal communities in several parts of Western Australia face an anxious wait this weekend as two cyclones gather strength
  • VLCCs rates seen dropping for March
    BROKERS in Singapore told Fairplay today that VLCC spot rates might drop for March liftings, with tonnage expected to rise

The Journal of Commerceweb site
FEBRUARY 18, 2011
  • USPS Price Increases Take Effect April 17
    The Postal Regulatory Commission notified the U.S. Postal Service that price increases announced Jan. 13 satisfy the requirements of the...
  • Hong Kong Overtakes Memphis in Air Cargo
    Hong Kong International Airport formally overtook Memphis as the world's busiest cargo airport in 2010 with release of the full-year...
  • Norway's GTB Invest Acquires Two 13,100-TEU Ships
    Norway's GTB Invest purchased for $310 million two 13,100 20-foot equivalent unit vessels on order from Hyundai Heavy Industries, less...
  • DP World Cochin Terminal Begins Operations
    The Vallarpadam International Container Transshipment Terminal in India's Port of Cochin began commercial operations Friday, a week after it was...
  • DeFazio Targets Shippers Who Delay Truck Drivers
    Rep. Peter DeFazio, D-Ore., wants shippers to speed truck drivers through their gates or pay the consequences for excessive detention...
  • Railcar Owners Scrap Over 3 Percent of Fleet
    North American railcar owners scrapped a net 3 to 4 percent of cars they operated or held in storage during...
  • Shipper Says HOS Changes Would Hike Transport Costs
    Proposed changes to truck driver hours of service rules would raise transportation costs 1 to 3 percent, one of the...
  • LaHood Gives Florida One Week to Find Rail Options
    Transportation Secretary Ray LaHood is giving Florida lawmakers one week to see if they can salvage a high-speed rail project...
  • French Ports Cut Deal to Avert Strike
    French dockworkers called off their six-week campaign of rolling strikes Feb. 18 after reaching an agreement with port employers over...
  • Railinc's Humphrey on the Changing Railcar Fleet
    Railinc senior analyst David Humphrey, speaking to JOC in Cary, N.C., describes the size of North America's railcar fleet at...
  • A Deeper Impact
    It is a tale of two ports, but it's a story with enormous implications for how U.S. trade will move...
  • Admiralty Law's Role in Release of Shipment
    Q: I just read your Jan. 31 column concerning the international forwarder whose Hong Kong partner/agent is demanding he hold...
  • East Coast Numbers
    The 11 percent year-over-year growth East Coast ports recorded in container trade in the first 11 months of 2010, the...
  • All In for All-Water
    When CSAV announced a new service to the U.S. East Coast through the Panama Canal last month, the Chilean carrier...
  • Budget Lines
    Whether you are looking at a business or a government, there usually is no clearer evidence of priorities than a...
  • LA to Host House-Senate Transportation Hearing
    Los Angeles Mayor Antonio R. Villaraigosa will be a primary witness Feb. 23 before a joint House-Senate hearing intended to...
  • French Port Talks Go Into Fourth Day
    Talks between dockworkers and port employers to resolve a dispute over early retirement entered a fourth day Feb. 18 as...
  • ISO Certifies US Operations of DHL Express
    DHL Express received a multi-site quality management certification from the International Standards Organization for all its U.S. locations. The...
  • Manufacturing Group Predicts 5.5 Percent Growth
    A manufacturers group predicts U.S. factory production will grow 5.5 percent this year and 4.6 percent in 2012, outpacing expansion...
  • Japanese Ship Orders Triple
    Japanese export ship orders more than tripled in January, compared with a year ago. In the 14th consecutive month of...
  • Maersk Reported In $2 Billion Order for 18,000-TEU Ships
    A.P. Moller-Maersk placed a $2 billion order for 10 18,000 20-foot equivalent unit container ships with South Korea's Daewoo Shipbuilding...
  • HOS Proposal No Panacea, Attorney Says
    An attorney for the coalition that won two court victories over recent hours of service rules for truckers says the...

Containerisation Internationalweb site
FEBRUARY 18, 2011
  • US asks WTO to investigate 'unjustified' Chinese duties
  • Cote d'Ivoire: is this the final straw?
  • SA truckers reject offer and drive on
  • FMC exempts NVOCCs from publishing shipping rates
  • US court fires warning to pirates

TradeWindsweb site
FEBRUARY 18, 2011
  • Double Eagle dollars
    Seacor has revealed a tidy profit on the sale of two Jones Act tankers.
  • Bigger is better for Rem
    Age Remoy-led owner pushes up operating profit in the fourth quarter as expansion pays off.
  • Dur drops FRO estimates
    Frontline retains 'hold' from Lazard analyst Urs Dur but weak VLCC markets dash earnings forecasts.
  • Opec warning for tankers
    Oil exporter likely to scale back crude loadings this month as winter demand ebbs.
  • Four in the frame for SFI
    New York-listed SFI has tanker, bulker, boxship and offshore buys in mind for 2011 despite Q4 profit slump.
  • Russian ships clash
    Master reports Soyana not seaworthy after it was seriously damaged in smash off Arkhangelsk.
  • CECO still in red as sales dip
    Camillo Eitzen vows to continue company disposals as it cuts costs but still reports loss for the year.
  • Pipavav date slips again
    Herman Billung-led Golden Ocean sees newbuilding delivery delay stretch towards two and a half years.
  • Pressure on Davie
    Bankrupt Canadian shipyard must be solvent to bid for slice of $33bn state shipbuilding pie.
  • Maersk pens mega order
    Danish owner pulls the trigger on long-anticipated 18,000-teu giants, it is claimed.
  • Japan detains 28 ships
    Precious Shipping bulker on January's port state control list over oily water separator.
  • Courage 'cautious' on BDI
    Hsu Chih Chien-led Courage Marine rues current dry-bulk woe but posts full-year profit hike.
  • Fredriksen fires warning
    John Fredriksen's Golden Ocean says anybody, including KLC, who breaks a charter will be fiercely pursued.
  • Ferry fire doused
    No injuries reported as DFDS' Princess Seaways suffers blaze at Odense Steel Shipyard in Denmark.
  • New5 in Numb3rs
    Korea Line VLCCs get the boot from Tankers International, while George Economou picks up a tidy bonus.
  • Godafoss leaks oil
    Listing Eimskip vessel has spilled fuel off Norway after going aground.

American Shipperweb site
FEBRUARY 18, 2011
  • Corpus Christi sells former Navy property
    The Port Corpus Christi in Texas Thursday agreed to sell its Ingleside facility, the former U.S. Naval Station Ingleside, to Canyon Supply & Logistics. A separate small craft pier and some related property will be sold to Flint Hill Resources. Cany...
  • Portland balances freight movement, livability
    The Port of Portland could be a case study in how maritime engines of commerce are trying to minimize the impact of their industrial footprint to better coexist with citizens in nearby communities. Several projects on the drawing board would improv...
  • FMC ends NVO tariff-filing requirement
    The Federal Maritime Commission has ended the tariff publication requirement for non-vessel-operating common carriers. The commission voted 3-1 on Wednesday to issue a final rule that will relieve more than 3,300 licensed NVOs from publishing in t...
  • Performance Team names Miller retail president
    Santa Springs, Calif.-based third-party logistics firm Performance Team has appointed Andrew Miller to president of retail supply chain. Miller, a 30-year industry veteran, was senior vice president and general manager of West Coast operations for ...
  • Dachser forges South Africa joint venture
    Third-party logistics firm Dachser has set up a joint venture in South Africa. The enterprise employs 133 staff of and offers logistics services in Johannesburg, Cape Town and Durban. Jonen Freight Pty. Ltd. is a privately run logistics company tha...
  • CBP moves to regional command for Arizona
    U.S. Customs and Border Protection has reorganized operations in Arizona into a unified chain of command under which Border Patrol, Customs Field Operations, and Air and Marine branches answer to a single chief instead of their respective internal...
  • Maersk Alabama pirate gets 34 years
    Maersk Alabamapirate gets 34 yearsMaersk Alabamapirate gets 34 years The Somali pirate who was captured by the U.S. Navy in April 2009 after hijacking a U.S.-flag vessel and taking its captain hostage was sentenced in a Lower Manhattan courtroom Wedn...
  • Ga. Tech, MIT expand logistics programs overseas
    Georgia Tech's Supply Chain and Logistics Institute in early September opened a Logistics Innovation and Research Center in Panama to help the government turn the Central American nation into a top-flight intercontinental trade hub. Not to be outdo...
  • Cost savings for importers, exporters
  • Port moves forward
    Portland balances freight movement, livabilityThe Port of Portland could be a case study in how maritime engines of commerce are trying to minimize the impact of their industrial footprint to better coexist with citizens in nearby communities. Seve...

The Scandinavian Shipping Gazetteweb site
FEBRUARY 18, 2011
  • Difficult ice conditions off St. Petersburg
    The ice conditions in the easternmost part of Gulf of Finland have turned out to be so difficult that the Russian icebreakers are not capable of assisting all vessels. On
  • Strong krona brings positive net effect on Viking Line
    During the last fiscal year, which, as an exception, included 14 months from November 1, 2009 to December 31, 2010, Viking Line Abp's sales totalled EUR 569.9 million. In

The Bunker Bulletinweb site
FEBRUARY 18, 2011
  • Week ends with lower prices
    Crude futures head lower as traders rushed to sell off their March contracts.
  • KPI Bridge Oil opens office in Miami
    Company's fourth office in the Americas.
  • Prices mixed in Fujairah
    Spot prices for 180 cSt available in Durban.
  • IMO scrubbing system guidelines left unchanged
    Agreement at technical committee that it is too early for revision as it could hamper promising technology development.
  • DNVPS takes 'carbon neutral option'
    Fuel testing agency wants to help its customers move closer to carbon neutral operations.
  • Rotterdam market softens
    Avails tight for prompt deliveries.
  • Fuel management system 'designed for ECAs'
    Ship operators will have fuel blended 'to precisely the right sulphur content'.
  • Removing 'nightclub' will generate bunker savings
    Building materials were 'too heavy' to allow fuel efficiency.
  • Scrubber system makers nominated for 'Clean Shipping' award
    Two companies making exhaust gas cleaning systems are finalists for Seatrade Awards 2011.
  • Asian bunker prices mostly down
    Generally sluggish demand at Asia's key bunkering ports on Friday, says traders.
  • ExxonMobil sells high-viscosity parcel at lower premiums
    Easing fuel oil supplies see prices soften.
  • 'Modernisation' of Philippine terminal gets nod
    Terminal to allocate some five hectares for a bunker refuelling station.
  • Grounded ship leaking bunkers in Norway's national seapark
    Containership has about 800 mt fuel oil on board, says oil response team.
  • Singapore fuel oil stocks rebound to two-week high
    Higher arrivals of Western arbitrage volumes this week.

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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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