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January 25, 2011
The Business Timesweb site
Shipping News
  • NITC to expand its fleet 72% with 22 VLCCs
    NITC of Iran expects to become the third- largest oil tanker company by 2013, and possibly the second-biggest, when it takes delivery of 22 very large crude carriers (VLCCs) and expands its fleet by 72 per cent, an executive said.
  • DP World denies debt restructuring talk
    DP World officials defended the Dubai port operator's finances on Sunday, saying the company is under no pressure to raise cash even as a sister firm announced plans to seek new terms on its debt.
  • Bali's Benoa port to be developed
    Indonesia's state-owned port company Pelindo III will develop Bali's provincial port of Benoa to upgrade it to international standards, a top Indonesian executive said here yesterday.
  • Tankers booked to store distillates in Europe

Sched Netweb site
  • Charter market improves despite weakening freight rates
  • Port of Qingdao's box volume hit 12 million TEU in 2010
  • South Korean Navy 'SEALS" foil Somali piracy, kill 8 pirates
  • APL boxship to test LA-Long Beach dockside seawater scrubber
  • Union Pacific 2010 profit increases 47pc to US$2.8 billion
  • Port of Brisbane resumes operations after Queensland floods
  • Sydney Airport welcomes Hainan Airlines first flight
  • DHL Express leases two Atlas Worldwide Air freighters
  • Maximus acquires three Airbus A300-600s from JAL

Exim Indiaweb site
  • CMA CGM upgrades ACSA service
  • East-West freight rates to drop by 7 pc in 2011-Drewry
  • Global oil tanker spot market up by 8 pc in 2010
  • Hudong-Zhonghua selected to build LNG carriers for PNG and Gorgon Jansz LNG projects
  • InterManager's Kpi project wins wide praise
  • Last date extended to submit entry form for ICS exam
  • MOL vessel calls TCIT to mark start of TNWA's direct Vietnam-North Europe service
  • Pirates captured a record 53 ships & 1,181 crew, killed 8 in 2010-IMB
  • Rising population & GDP ensures long-term growth, says Maersk chief
  • Schenker India adjudged 'International Freight Forwarder of the Year'
  • The New World Alliance set to reduce ocean capacity
  • Calfo agrees to reconsider trade surcharge
  • DP World to participate in World Ports & Trade Summit in Abu Dhabi
  • Timber Handling Association opens container office to facilitate trade
  • TPT chalks out plan to triple cargo handling capacity by 2020
  • CONCOR to move cars in special boxes soon
  • CBDT drawing up plan to bring back unaccounted money stashed abroad
  • Cotton exports not to cross 55 lakh bales-Maran
  • Forex reserves swell by $ 3.4 bn
  • TUFs for textiles sector may be reintroduced soon
  • N. P. Patel elected Chairman & Balvinder Singh Nakai Vice-Chairman of IFFCO

International Transport Journalweb site
JANUARY 24, 2011
  • Ruhi Engin Özmen new chairman of Turkish road haulage association UND
    The Turkish international road haulage association Uluslararasi Nakliyeciler Dernegi (UND) has elected Ruhi Engin Özmen of Mars Logistics as its new chairman. The election became n...
  • Airbus increasing prices, Boeing with new Dreamliner date
    Airbus has increased its production output for the ninth year in a row and achieved a new company record of 510 commercial aircraft deliveries to 94 customers (of which 19 were new...
  • Hamilton airport expanding
    The city of Hamilton (Canada) has approved a proposal to request the federal and provincial governments to fund a USD 38 million project to expand the city's international airport....
  • CMA CGM upgrades ACSA service
    CMA CGM has upgraded and reinforced its ACSA service, which links Asia to Mexico, Central America and the west coast of South America. This new configuration sees the deployment of...
  • Nordic Countries: Cargo Partner Group becomes Ontime Logistics
    The three Nordic logistics service providers Cargo Partner (Norway), Globex (Sweden) and STS (Denmark) started a new era on 17 January. In 2008 the three companies merged and becam...
  • Wilms Transport opens Hamburg sales office
    The German perishables specialist Wilms Transport (WTR), which is headquartered in Wildau near Berlin, is expanding and strengthening its activities in northern Germany by opening ...
  • Norbert Dentressangle to feed Duffield supply chain in UK
    WL Duffield & Sons, a UK manufacturer of animal feed, has appointed Norbert Dentressangle Transport Services to support the distribution of palletised products through its nati...
  • Switzerland offers financial support for dedicated rail spurs
    Switzerland now provides substantial financial support for the renovation of dedicated rail spurs, thus providing private enterprise with an incentive to invest in the railway netw...
  • Positive results for German commercial vehicle market in 2010
    Commercial vehicle sales rose by 17% in Germany in 2010. Some 32% more transporters were newly registered in December alone. This was the highest growth rate for the full year...
  • Hungary to introduce overtaking ban for HGVs
    The Hungarian government is set to ban all trucks and vehicle combinations of more than 7.5 t from overtaking on the country's two-lane motorways between 18.00 and 22.00. The ...
  • Contargo handles its first blocktrain for ICF in Basel
    The Basel-based Swiss company Contargo AG, a subsidiary of Contargo, a Duisburg-based German specialist in hinterland transportation for containers, recently handled its first cont...
  • Finnair considering participating in cargo aircraft venture
    Finnair Cargo, Finnair's airfreight subsidiary, has responded to increased demand for freight services from Helsinki by exploring the possibility of participating in an intercontin...
  • Major Cambodian ports generate 31% more in 2010
    Services and shipping in Cambodia's two major ports generated revenues of USD 35 million in 2010, according to official data released recently, representing a rise of around 31%. S...

Marine Logweb site
JANUARY 24, 2011
  • Northrop Grumman names Shipbuilding sector VP
  • AHL tanker project assets go on auction block
  • Military Sealift Command has a new Executive Director
  • Incat Crowther reports successes in China
  • DCNS develops submerged nuclear power plant concept
  • Aries Marine fleet now totals 30 vessels
  • Meyer Werft books order for small LNG tanker
  • Samsung Heavy Industries develops antipiracy system
  • Keppel FELS delivers one jack-up, books orders for more

World Wide Shipperweb site
JANUARY 24, 2011
  • Washington DOE, Coast Guard eyeing Columbia River grounding
  • Rail association highlights industry's plans for job growth
  • Charleston crab feed event scheduled for February 12
  • Partnership forming to boost BC wood pulp industry
  • CBP Predator aircraft expanding flights westward

Lloyd's Listweb site
JANUARY 24, 2011
  • Vitol tops 2010 list of long range two charters
    Total reported clean tanker fixtures show 8.3% decline on 2009, despite market upturn
  • Aggressive tactics pay off for Indian yards as deals break $500 mark
    Firm domestic steel prices prompt Indian buyers to continue offering strong rates
  • Kirk Shipping buys its fourth product tanker in $40m deal
    Danish company Kirk Capital and its subsidiary Kirk Shipping have added a fourth product tanker to its fleet, with brokers reporting a $40m deal to buy the 2010-built, 53,450 dwt Freja Scandia, now renamed the Kirk Christina
  • Delmas nets $26m from quartet sale
    Offloads four bulk carriers with container capacity for $65m each
  • Sovcomflot plans summer voyages on northern sea route
    Fully laden suezmax and aframax tankers owned by Russian owner SCF Group will ship more oil from Russia to China via the northern sea route in the northern hemisphere summer, following a successful trial last year
  • Hapag-Lloyd defends stand on 13,200 teu newbuilding order
    German line will go ahead with boxships even if partner lines NYK and OOCL decide against ordering similar sized vessels
  • Increased use of security guards unlikely to reduce insurance premiums
    No way of knowing if paying less might be linked to presence of armed guards
  • Tui and Fredriksen settle board seat row
    Christian Strenger named as candidate for seat on the group's supervisory board
  • MAN engineers to help Nakilat maintain gas fleet
    Landmark contract will see maintenance and repair of engines carried out at Ras Laffan, freeing the crew for other tasks
  • Dobson wins private anti-piracy patrol contract
    To run Jardine Lloyd Thompson's controversial ship protection scheme
  • Hull software tool is first initiative for EU Flagship
  • Maersk more able to cope with volatile market
    Box business can now upsize or donwsize capacity at shorter notice than before
  • IMO to launch action plan on piracy
    Piracy has, for too long, been a thorny issue for IMO and the maritime community as a whole, with seafarers always bearing the brunt of it
  • Maersk Line to launch Morocco-Russia service
    Direct service to capitalise on growing perishables imports into Russia
  • Malta bans IRISL from ports
    Iranian carrier to be banned from using Malta's ports after 2013
  • Sanctions could hinder Abidjan port calls
    European owners warn calls likely to become increasingly difficult
  • Fjordlines secures $14m Marco Polo funding
    To install gas-powered engines on two newbuildings
  • Meyer Werft to build LNG carrier for Anthony Veder
    Order marks yard's foray into LNG market
  • Operations set to resume at French ports
    Port to resume normal working after latest round of weekend strikes
  • Bigger fleet helps Navios Partners profit soar 76%
    Fourth quarter net income up 67.3% to $18.4m
  • Brussels report names beneficiary ports
    Report recommends 57 ports that will benefit most from Trans-European Transport Network
  • China builds up strength
    Consolidation in the nation's shipbuilding industry may not necessarily mean a reduction in the volume of newbuilding contracts
  • Maersk crews advised over anti-piracy measures
    In the event of a hijack, the message is clear: 'Don't be a hero'
  • Costamare seals boxship buys and $200m finance deal
    Spends $25m on three more secondhand acquisitions
  • Rhine logjam costing barge operators millions
    Around 300 barges trapped, costing up to $5,441.77 per day per vessel in lost income
  • Clear as cocoa?
    A little more clarity in the wording of the sanctions on Abidjan would be helpful
  • Rotterdam bunker sales see slight dip
    Total sales for 2010 falls to 11.9m tonnes but jump seen in gas oil sales
  • Isle of Man removes catamaran from 2011 timetable
    Move to withdraw Snaefell will result in loss of 29 jobs

Fairplayweb site
JANUARY 24, 2011
  • Bulker delivery slippage cuts into forecasts
    SLOWING orderbook slippage today spurred Jefferies analyst Doug Mavrinac to pare back his drybulk rate forecast.
  • China keeps tap running for Iranian oil
    CHINA'S oil trader Zhuhai Zhenrong has rejected any changes in the volume or grade of oil it ships from Iran, IHS World Markets Energy reported today.
  • Lloyd Werft has a new majority owner
    BREMERHAVEN entrepreneur Dieter Petram has become the majority owner of Lloyd Werft, Germany's leading repair and conversion yard.
  • Cuxhaven sees vehicle rise
    THE OPERATOR of Germany's Cuxhaven terminal has announced that the facility recorded a 38% year-on-year rise in shortsea shipments of finished vehicles for 2010.
  • Costamare accelerates its fleet expansion
    GREEK box shipowner and NYSE newcomer Costamare today disclosed three more second-hand purchases and financing for three previously announced newbuildings.
  • Box exports lift Savannah
    BOX EXPORTS fueled a record year for Savannah's port in 2010, despite the sluggish US economy.
  • APM targets emerging markets
    AP MØLLER-Maersk CEO Nils Smedegaard Andersen intends to focus the Danish giant on emerging markets this year.
  • Tallinn fields two tenders
    TALLINN'S port spokesman has told Fairplay it has received two firm tenders from companies hoping to operate a new '64M ($87M) terminal.
  • Bitter rivalry leads to cocoa ban call
    SHIPMENTS of cocoa from Ivory Coast are under threat after the country's president-elect called for a ban on exports of the commodity, IHS Global Insight reported today.
  • Kidnapping victim freed
    A WORKER kidnapped off a Nigerian ship near the Bonny Light export terminal has been freed, IHS World Markets Energy reported today.
  • Swedish port fire puts master in hospital
    A SHIP'S master is being treated today in a Swedish hospital for serious injuries caused by a fire on his general cargo ship.
  • NITC unveils growth plans
    IRAN'S NITC has reportedly revealed that it expects to become the world's third-biggest tanker company by 2013.
  • Cyclones threaten Pacific
    SHIPPING companies were warned today to avoid two new cyclones gaining strength in the South Pacific.
  • Steel blasts to new record
    GLOBAL steel production rose by 15% to a new record to 1.41Bn tonnes last year, according to Erik Nikolai Stavseth, shipping analyst at Arctic Securities.
  • CSSC Jiangnan HI sees plunge in profits
    CHINA'S ship component maker CSSC Jiangnan HI said today it expects 2010 profits to be half those of a year ago.

The Journal of Commerceweb site
JANUARY 24, 2011
  • Diesel Climbs 2.3 Cents to $3.43 per Gallon
    The U.S. average retail price for a gallon of diesel fuel increased for the eighth straight week, advancing 2.3 cents...
  • Jaxport Delays Hanjin Terminal Construction
    The Jacksonville Port Authority is delaying for as long as two years construction of the new container terminal it will...
  • Hamburg Sud Dropping Philadelphia Chassis Service
    Hamburg Sud North America, joining the push by ocean carrier to narrow equipment services, said Monday it will stop providing...
  • Caribbean Shipowners to Hike Bunker Surcharge
    The six members of the Caribbean Shipowners Association will hike their bunker surcharge on containerized cargo as of Feb. 27. ...
  • Study Eyes Long-Term Infrastructure Benefits
    The U.S. should look at the long-term economic benefits of transportation when making infrastructure investments, the two authors of a...
  • DHL, Polar Add Trans-Pacific Capacity
    Atlas Air Worldwide Holdings will add two 747-400 freighters to its agreement with DHL Express, sharply raising capacity on trans-Pacific...
  • Regulators Ramp Up: Federal Agencies Eye Rail, Trucking
    JOC editors John D. Boyd and William B. Cassidy discuss regulatory actions that will affect all modes of transportation, especially...
  • Port Tracker Forecasts Strong Europe Container Growth
    Container volumes across Europe ended the year on a high note with estimates for November 2010 reaching just over 3...
  • Jaxport Promotes Schleicher to Executive VP
    The Jacksonville Port Authority Board and its CEO Paul Anderson on Monday announced the promotion of Roy Schleicher to the...
  • Bombing Kills 35 at Moscow Airport
    An explosion that ripped through a baggage claim area at Moscow's Domodedovo Airport on Monday killed at least 35 people,...
  • Costamare Completes Financing for New Ships
    Container shipowner Costamare completed financing for a $285 million contract to buy three vessels of 9,000 20-foot equivalent units capacity...
  • Auto Workers, Canadian National Reach Agreement
    Canadian National Railway and the Canadian Auto Workers union reached a tentative contract agreement early Jan. 24 that heads off...
  • Savannah Container Volume Hits Record in 2010
    The volume of containers moving through the Port of Savannah in calendar year 2010 increased almost 20 percent to a...
  • Charter Rates Rise on Strong Cargo Demand
    Container ship charter rates are edging higher as ocean carriers compete for a limited volume of available tonnage to keep...
  • Maersk Targets Emerging Markets
    A.P. Moller-Maersk is targeting emerging markets as a growth area for its business in 2011. The parent of Maersk...
  • DP World Defends Financial Position
    Port operator DP World says its recent sale of much of its Australian businesses was a strategic move and is...
  • Surging Transload
    As the smoke clears from the worst economic downturn since the Great Depression, it's possible to start drawing conclusions about...
  • Shielding the Shipper in an Ex-Works Sale
    Q: I enjoy reading your columns, but I have a question about the one published in the Nov. 22, 2010,...
  • Building Into Capacity
    Trucking operators aren't buying trucks to expand capacity; they're buying trucking companies. In the recent spate of acquisitions in trucking,...
  • Alameda Corridor Slashes Loan Request
    Faced with the risk that the Obama administration could reject its effort to borrow $553 million from a little-used, low-cost...
  • Vitran Heads South
    Canadian trucking operator Vitran is trying to redraw North America's less-than-truckload map, and its own expansion strategy, by acquiring the...
  • Carriers' Capacity Bind
    Ocean carriers are losing their bet that they could keep freight rates high this winter during the post-holiday season without...
  • Armistice in Chassis 'War'
    A threatened conflict over chassis repairs in Atlantic and Gulf ports appears to have been settled in favor of the...
  • Smooth As Silk
    Cotton exporters feared the worst. The largest U.S. crop in years was hitting the market just as overseas buyers were...
  • Hanging in the Ballast
    The gap dividing the shipping industry and environmental groups on the question of invasive species in ballast water is measured...
  • Is GSP DOA?
    It's generally accepted that the U.S. Generalized System of Preferences is a good thing - good for developing countries' exports...
  • Railroads Engineer Growth
    When supply chain logisticians explain why the Pacific Northwest is a key option in their four-corners strategy in North America,...
  • Turning the Northwest Corner
    National retailers and importers call the idea of spreading use of major North American gateways around the continent a four-corners...
  • Traffic Down, Delays Up
    Why should anyone worry about improving bridges between the U.S. and Canada? U.S. imports plummeted 33 percent between from 2008...
  • Burning Bridges
    Sometime in the next few months, President Obama and Canadian Prime Minister Stephen Harper will unveil a broad, new vision...
  • Canada Exports Its Recovery
    Canada came out of the gate last year with stronger economic growth than its huge neighbor to the south, so...
  • Securing the Food Chain
    The lame-duck session of the 111th Congress produced a number of remarkable pieces of legislation, including a new food safety...
  • Drivers Drive Truck Safety Rules
    Truck safety regulators are focusing increasingly not on the truck but on the driver who operates it. By targeting driver...
  • FMC's Regulatory Splash
    The 1998 Ocean Shipping Reform Act redefined the Federal Maritime Commission from a regulator of tariffs to one of the...
  • The Regulators Ramp Up
    When the Surface Transportation Board in December slapped Canadian National Railway with an unprecedented $250,000 fine over how it reported...
  • New Look for the STB
    For railroads and shippers monitoring the Surface Transportation Board's heavy slate this year, add this to your watch list: The...
  • Leaning to Growth
    Under normal circumstances, the last three months of any year follow a predictable pattern: the buildup to a peak, followed...

Containerisation Internationalweb site
JANUARY 24, 2011
  • Commando-rescued Samho Jewelry due at Muscat
  • Ban on Cote d'Ivoire's cocoa exports proposed
  • Contrasting fortunes at US Pacific northwest ports
  • Asia-Australia lines share space
  • EC determined to liberalise rail within EU

TradeWindsweb site
JANUARY 24, 2011
  • OPCO cuts coverage
    US investment bank abandons equity analysts tied to shipping, energy, insurance and utility stocks, sources say.
  • Westsea wins Gorgon gig
    Australian offshore group wins $100m tender tied to offshore LNG project, sources say.
  • Salgaocar suffers setback
    Indian iron ore magnate fails in bid to halt Golden Ocean's $54m capesize charter claim.
  • Century rolls the dice
    US-listed casino syndicate beefs up gaming contract with Miami-based cruise operator.
  • Haji-Ioannou scraps tanker
    Greek owner cleans house as breakers sink teeth into aframax tanker with $8m price tag, sources claim.
  • Dahlman downs four
    New York-based investment bank chops ratings on four drilling contractors as analysts question ultra-deepwater order frenzy.
  • Angola job for Dof Subsea
    Aberdeen-based owner secures near $3m contract with Saipem in the Kizomba Field.
  • Greek eyes Norden bulkers
    Mystery SPAC-linked owner in advanced stages of buying up to six handysize newbuildings from Dane.
  • Vitol in at Latvian
    Riga tanker owner's big shareholder brings in own executives to oversee debt restructuring.
  • Navios sees Q4 upside
    Bulker unit of Angeliki Frangou-led shipping empire sees profit climb 40% in the fourth.
  • Shipyard thief a sitting duck
    Police take 10 hours to cut trapped felon free from bottom of ship's hull at Wuzhou Xijiang.
  • Big John continues rig run
    Ship Finance International grabs jack-up rig in sale and leaseback deal with Apexindo.
  • CMRE in landmark loan
    Constantinos Constantakopoulos-led shipowner secures funding for newbuilding trio from DnB NOR and two Chinese banks.
  • Crew injured in fire
    First officer evacuated from a Turkish vessel off Spain following a blaze, while others hurt.
  • Yard escapes fire liability
    London court rules that Lloyd Werft Bremerhaven can not be sued over costly reefer jumboisation fire.
  • Meyer in LNG debut
    Dutch owner Anthony Veder pens order for single unit as Meyer Werft makes LNG bow.

American Shipperweb site
JANUARY 24, 2011
  • Report: Making transport investment for long haul
    U.S. Congress and the White House should prioritize transportation infrastructure investment based on its long-term impact on economic productivity and short-term ability to create jobs, according to areport released Friday by the Bipartisan Polic...
  • CN strike deadline Tuesday
    Canadian National Railway said the Canadian Auto Workers union gave notice Saturday of its intention to strike the railway on Tuesday, but said it still believes there is sufficient time for the parties to reach a new contract agreement. The union...
  • Shippers, carriers want hours of service hearing
    Shippers and trucking companies are asking Congress to hold a hearing on the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration's newly proposed hours of service regulations. In aletter to the chairmen and ranking members of the House Committee on Transp...
  • Fla./Bahamas carriers hike rates
    Florida-Bahamas Shipowners and Operators Association members Crowley and Seaboard Marine said last week they will raise rates this year in two phases to and from all BSA Bahamian destinations. The association will hike rates on March 6 and July 25 ...
  • Maersk delays EU manifest fee for Greek shipments
    Maersk Line has pushed back the date to begin collecting a fee associated with new European advanced manifest rules for shipments to Greece. The Danish line will begin collecting the fee, which it calls the Cargo Declaration Data fee, beginning Feb...
  • Maersk shifts Asia/Med calls
    Maersk Line said last week it is shifting Mediterranean calls on three of its Asia/Europe services, two of which it runs in conjunction with fellow container line CMA CGM. The Danish carrier said it will switch a call at Piraeus from its AE12 serv...
  • Lines join Asia/Americas loops, use bigger ships
    CMA CGM, CSAV and China Shipping said Friday they will jointly run a two-loop service between Asia and the Americas beginning in April. The services would initially appear to be an amalgam of two existing services -- CSAV's 11-ship ANDEX service an...
  • Andersen: Maersk focuses on emerging markets
    A.P. Moller - Maersk Group is well positioned to take advantage of opportunities in the emerging regions of Africa and Latin America, said Nils Andersen, the company's chief executive. Speaking in a Q&A in the company's internal magazine,Maersk Po...
  • Danish carrier 'well positioned'
    Andersen: Maersk focuses on emerging markets A.P. Moller - Maersk Group is well positioned to take advantage of opportunities in the emerging regions of Africa and Latin America, said Nils Andersen, the company's chief executive. Speaking in a Q&A ...
  • Foreshadowing State of the Union address

The Scandinavian Shipping Gazetteweb site
JANUARY 24, 2011
  • Torm tanker attacked by pirates
    Piracy in the Indian Ocean took a new turn last week, when the Torm owned tanker Torm Kristina came under fire for several hours from unknown pirates. The tanker was
  • South Korea frees crew and vessel ' eight pirates dead
    While there is total radio silence around the whereabouts of the crew from the coaster Leopard from all parties ' shipcraft, Danish Authorities and Danish Shipowners' Association ' the South Korean authorities
  • Pirates vow bloody revenge on South Korea after blood retaking
    After South Korea's violent re-taking of the tanker Samho Jewelry last week Somali pirates vow to seek a bloody revenge. "We never planned to

The Bunker Bulletinweb site
JANUARY 24, 2011
  • Fujairah market firms
    In Durban, deliveries for 180 cSt product available for supply from January 29.
  • Rotterdam bunker market stable
    Some Rotterdam suppliers fully booked early this wee.
  • WFS buys aviation fuel distributor
    Acquisition 'enhances our product offering', says bunker and aviation fuel logistics company.
  • Two vessels seized during 'illegal bunker operation'
    Philippine authorities clamp down on tax evasion.
  • Officers fined for taking bulker through Great Barrier Reef
    Vessel was spotted heading into area of last year's bunker spill.
  • Singapore bunker premiums at year-high levels
    ExxonMobil sees 'strong bids' for 700 cSt fuel oil parcel.
  • Asian bunker prices on upswing
    Average demand at Asia's key bunkering hubs on Monday, say traders.
  • European Parliament calls for fuel oil ban in Arctic region
    Points to IMO's ban on fuel oil in the Antarctic.
  • MPA: Vessels involved in illegal bunkering not Singapore-registered
    Ocean Samudra and Arowana Barcelona not registered under republic's ship registry.
  • Bunker association calls to double storage capacity in Colombo
    Limited storage capacity one of the main bunkering obstacles in Colombo, says president.
  • Litasco, Ventsbunkers officials to discuss dispute
    Dispute involves failure by the Lukoil subsidiary to lift 120,000 mt fuel oil from Ventbunkers's terminal.
  • Staff movements at PDVSA
    There are now five bunker traders in the company, says head of the bunker department.

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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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