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February 25, 2011
The Business Timesweb site
Shipping News
  • Faster UPS service to come to Singapore
    UPS is expanding one of its freight services to 10 more Asian ports, including Singapore, it announced yesterday.
  • Crude tanker rates fall for 6th day
    Earnings from shipping Middle East crude oil to Asia, the world's busiest route for supertankers, fell for a sixth day after demand was met to haul February cargoes.

Sched Netweb site
  • Drewry box index slips again as contract talks get underway
  • APM Terminals profit up 60pc as Yantian sales offset global loss
  • CMA CGM suspends cargo bookings to Libya
  • China expects its 2011 trade to increase 21pc to US$3.6 trillion
  • Europe's container growth to be moderate: Global Port Tracker
  • Two 13,100-TEU ships for Rickmers to join Maersk fleet
  • SeaIntel expects transpac demand to rise 15-20pc in 2011
  • Cocoa and rubber ablaze at Amsterdam Westport
  • US consumer confidence hits three-year high in February
  • New Zealand quake paralyses Lyttleton Port at Christchurch
  • Hamburg Sud christens newest 7,100-TEU box ship
  • Georgia accuses South Carolina saboteurs of aborting Jasper Terminal
  • Toll Holdings half-year profit up 53pc to US$165 million
  • Flynt group rebrands to Barloworld Logistics in HK, China
  • Panalpina to take over Norway's Grieg Logistics
  • Jilin to build US$486.3 million agricultural logistics park
  • Cathay lauds HK budget for commitment to global transport
  • FAA investigates Denver airport after runway breaches
  • Forwarders can now sue airlines after statute of limitation deadline

Exim Indiaweb site
  • LNG demand has vessel & freight rates zooming ahead
  • Wishlist of an Indian shipping co. to the Finance Minister
  • EU order defining ayurvedic products a trade barrier, says industry
  • Biplav Kumar assumes charge as Deputy Chairman of MPT
  • JNPT Chairman addresses naval architects
  • MPSEZ enters 1-million-TEU Club
  • Ro-ro service trial run carried out at Vallarpadam ICTT
  • Rlys allows mining firms to fund last-mile links
  • Vikas Anand takes charge as COO of DHL (India)
  • Exports will surely touch $ 500 bn by 2014-15: Fieo
  • Govt seeks to double exports to $ 450 bn by 2013-14
  • Leather sector urged to take advantage of Central programme

International Transport Journalweb site
FEBRUARY 23, 2011
  • Rotterdam port expansion entering sandy stage
    Maasvlakte 2, the port of Rotterdam's expansion scheme, is steadily taking on more shape. Some 190 million cbm of sand have now been sprayed onto the site. The new land will be sho...
  • Managerial changes at Imperial Reederei on 1 July
    The Imperial Reederei group is set to reshuffle its management on 1 July. The inland shipping service provider has named a successor for Karl-Heinz Bellmer, who is stepping down fr...
  • K Line announces new Asia-east coast of South America service
    The Japanese shipping company Kawasaki Kisen Kaisha Ltd (K Line) is launching ECSA, a new bi-weekly service from Asia to the east coast of South America that will be operated...
  • Augustin Quehenberger Group overshoots 2010 sales target
    The Austrian logistics service provider Augustin Quehenberger Group reported a turnover of EUR 371.8 million in 2010, thus overshooting its projected target of EUR 360 million by a...
  • GAC extends global agency network to Bahamas
    GAC's global shipping network has been further strengthened with the signing of an alliance agreement with Bahamian agency Elnet Maritime Co. Ltd. Under the terms of the pact, a co...
  • Damco: new office in port of Le Havre
    AP Moller-Maersk's logistics unit Damco has opened a new office at the port of Le Havre (France), a development that gives it a good chance of competing against other freight forwa...
  • Two more container leviathans from Rickmers for Maersk
    Two more 13,100 teu containerships have been built for the German Rickmers Group in Ulsan (Korea). The "Leo Rickmers" and the "Scorpio Rickmers" will be charter...

Marine Logweb site
FEBRUARY 24, 2011
  • Port of LA plugs in three cruise lines to shoreside power
  • Chuck Raymond steps down as Horizon Lines cops plea in price fixing case

World Wide Shipperweb site
FEBRUARY 24, 2011
  • Port of Portland Compass honor presented to Greenbrier executive
  • Navios Maritime Holdings earns Panama Excellence award
  • Cargill delivers millions to United Way charities
  • ATA truck tonnage index climbs during month of January
  • Coast Guard posthumously awards Meritorious Public Service medal

Lloyd's Listweb site
FEBRUARY 24, 2011
  • China offers to double Greek finance pledge to $10bn
    Beijing confirms its banks are willing to expand existing $5bn facility 'as long as there is demand from owners'
  • Middle East unrest throws spotlight on risk for tankers
    With political turmoil in Egypt and neighbouring countries, shipowners need to remain vigilant
  • MR product tanker rates double in one week
    Medium range product tankers on the transatlantic trade have seen rates double in a week, after an influx of fresh cargoes bound for West Africa slashed the number of vessels waiting for employment, providing a much-needed injection of confidence for owners struggling in the volatile market
  • China to be top Asian gas market
    China's gas market is one of the fastest growing in the world, according to the International Energy Agency
  • Australia set to drive growing LNG supplies
    The majority of China's growing LNG imports are shipped under long-term contracts from LNG exporters in Australia, Malaysia, Indonesia and Qatar
  • China puts its foot on the gas
    Nation's hunger for energy does not look like abating but huge reserves of shale gas in its interior may derail rising LNG import demand
  • Updated: Latest ship movement from Lloyd's List Intelligence's APEX service
    All Libyan ports shut but there are reports of some crude ports partially working
  • Grand China faces charter claim
    Greek shipowner launches arbitration proceedings against group
  • Chinese finance a worry for shipping
    Prospect of more tonnage flooding bulker and tanker sectors would drive rates down to rock bottom
  • BDI flattens as inquiries dwindle
    Baltic Dry Index falls 11 points to 1,242 today
  • Stuck in a jam
    UK's farcical attempts at evacuating Britons from Libya demonstrates that countries need a government-run marine emergency service
  • Teekay Offshore Partners full year profit shrinks
    Full-year net profit down to $78.9m from $135.63m
  • Derivatives boost Teekay LNG Partners' bottom line
    Company returns a net profit of $92.9m for full year 2010
  • Teekay Tankers eyes vessel buys
    Says 50% of its vessel operating days would rake in an average time charter equivalent rate of $24,500 a day
  • 'No clearance' for Libya evacuees to board Greek tanker
    Minerva vessel was set to pick up stranded Greek nationals after a request for help from the country's authorities
  • Teekay boss predicts more gloom for spot tanker market
    Glut of vessel deliveries will hit demand
  • Yildirim boss reveals CMA CGM investment was a 'good fit'
    Groundbreaking $500m deal is part of group's long-term strategy of private equity investment in the maritime sector
  • Libya rescue dash offers fillip for cash-strapped Greek ferry lines
    Vessels stand to earn a minimum of $344,370 per day on charter, although some are known to be on higher rates
  • Bleak outlook for dry bulk and tanker sectors
    Fundamentals in both markets look like "a classic shipping recession" says Clarkson Research Services head
  • Coustas warns over demise of KG financing
    Boxship owners will need to find up to $2bn per year in equity finance
  • Precious plans $450m bulker spree
    To buy about 20 secondhand handymax and supramax vessels
  • Shipping still attractive to private equity funds
    But investors want discounts on asset values, finance executives tell Marine Money forum
  • Grindrod reinstates order for two product tankers
    Shipping and logistics group to take delivery of ships after settlement reached over contractual dispute
  • Naval forces should not be so quick to release pirates
    How can countries such as Denmark satisfy itself about the identity of pirates from a country that has no government
  • Southampton set to boost box handling capacity
    Construction of '80m berth to add up to 750,000 teu of handling capacity at the port
  • Warning for container sector as GDP hit by general slowdown
    Growth in OECD countries in 2010 increased by 2.9% compared with 2009, which saw a fall of 3.5% from 2008
  • NSF steps into ship finance breach
    Recent Genmar deal confirms US-based fund as a leading source of alternative capital, stepping in to offer shipowners support since 2008
  • Injecting a bit of zest into coastal shipping industry
    As UK shipping minister Mike Penning declares his passion for the coastal trades, Lloyd's List suggests a few areas in need of his urgent attention

Fairplayweb site
FEBRUARY 24, 2011
  • EU NAVFOR seeks more ships
    THE Indian Ocean would need 83 destroyers instead of just 6 to respond to piracy effectively, Major General Buster Howes, operations commander of EU Navfor told Fairplay today
  • Navy ship guards closer?
    A RAND Corp senior policy analyst has told Fairplay that the killing of two US hostages by pirates this week might lead to military guards at sea
  • Teekay expands loans unit
    NYSE-listed Teekay Corp today revealed its third investment in ship mortgages, further expanding its exposure to the VLCC sector
  • LNG rate climb seen on uprisings
    NORTH Africa's political upheavals could cause a gas supply cut that would push up LNG carrier rates, Arctic Securities warned today
  • Libyan chaos forces oil rethink
    EUROPEAN importers are likely to start shipping oil from the US Gulf and West Africa if political turmoil continues to limit exports from Libya, analysts said today
  • Repsol pledges free choice on agents
    ENERGY giant Repsol today said it has imposed no curbs at the Spanish terminals it manages on which shipping agent a shipowner may pick
  • Transpetro expects exoneration
    TRANSPETRO, Latin America's largest shipping company, said it expects to be cleared by a Brazilian tribunal of overpayment allegations
  • Teekay adjusted losses widen
    TANKER giant Teekay Corp today reported higher losses than anticipated after its Suezmax and Aframax rates fell
  • Strike slows Bilbao boxes
    A ROAD haulier strike has caused severe box delays at Bilbao, a Spanish operator told Fairplay today
  • Genco earnings fall short
    NYSE-listed bulk player Genco has reported lower profits than expected and faces significant spot market exposure in 2011
  • Baltic thickest in 24 years
    VERY COLD Baltic weather has left the most sea surface icebound since 1987, according to a report by the Finnish broadcasting company YLE
  • Wilson's earnings rise
    RISING freight volumes and rates have helped Norway's Wilson record a rise in fourth-quarter profits to 32.7M kroner ($5.8M), from 26.5M kroner a year earlier
  • Sembcorp shares drop on financial results
    SHARES of Singapore's Sembcorp Marine dropped today even though the world's second-biggest rig builder declared profits last night
  • Baltic Trading predicts clear sailing
    BALTIC Trading, the spot-market drybulk offshoot of Genco Shipping & Trading, said today it has no need to tap equity markets after amendments to its credit facility
  • Bulgaria exits port deal
    BULGARIA has cancelled a ¥37Bn ($451M) loan from a Japanese bank that was to pay for building box terminals at the Black Sea ports of Bourgas and Varna.

The Journal of Commerceweb site
FEBRUARY 24, 2011
  • Con-way Freight Helps Capture Alleged Terrorist
    Alert truck terminal managers in Texas helped federal authorities identify a suspected terrorist who allegedly planned to attack multiple U.S....
  • Horizon Lines to Sell Logistics Unit
    Horizon Lines said it is in discussions to sell its logistics unit and expects to report lower fourth quarter results...
  • Horizon Pleads Guilty, to Pay $45 Million
    Horizon Lines agreed to plead guilty and will pay $45 million in fines for antitrust violations in the Puerto Rico...
  • NYK Boosts Trans-Atlantic Rates
    NYK Line plans to increase its trans-Atlantic freight rates on cargo moving in both directions as of April 1. ...
  • US Judge Fines Greek Company $2.4 Million for Pollution
    A federal judge in Baltimore on Wednesday fined a Greek ship management company $2.4 million and imposed two years probation...
  • Echo Global Logistics Sales Rise 64 Percent
    New customers and higher shipping volume pushed total revenue to $426.4 million at Echo Global Logistics in 2010, a 64.3...
  • Coast Guard to Change Ship Rebuilding Rule
    The Coast Guard is proposing changes in regulations to clarify the requirements for rebuilding Jones Act ships at U.S. shipyards. ...
  • Green Reefers Loss Widens
    Norway's Green Reefers, a refrigerated cargo ship operator, reported fourth quarter 2010 pre-tax losses widened to $24 million from $18.7...
  • MSC Hikes India-Europe Rates
    Mediterranean Shipping Company announced a general rate increase on the westbound trades from India to Europe and the Mediterranean, the...
  • UK Approves Southampton Port Expansion
    The UK port of Southampton received government approval for a $130 million project that will enable it to handle the...
  • Seaspan Seeks 10 New 10,000-TEU Ships
    Container shipowner Seaspan said it is negotiating to order up to 10 new ships that would carry up to 10,000...
  • Durable Goods Orders Fall But for Aircraft
    The Commerce Department said a 27 percent spike in commercial aircraft sales pushed total durable-goods orders up 2.7 percent in...
  • UASC Plans HQ Move as ILA Organizes
    United Arab Shipping Co. plans to move its U.S. headquarters and 80-plus jobs from New Jersey to the South Atlantic...

Containerisation Internationalweb site
FEBRUARY 24, 2011
  • Lyttelton hopeful of early resumption
  • Transpac rates plunge amid warnings of major contract reductions
  • Libya cargo operations halted
  • Rickmers takes delivery of more Maersk charters
  • Behemoth tester for Felixstowe

TradeWindsweb site
FEBRUARY 24, 2011
  • Globus returns to profit
    George Karageorgiou applauds ticker's migration to Times Square as Greek bulker owner sheds red in the fourth.
  • Horizon shares hammered
    New York-listed liner outfit's stock price tumbles 10% following DoJ shake down, executive shake up and revised earnings forecast.
  • Horizon's double whammy
    CEO Chuck Raymond packs his bags for retirement as US liner operator agrees to shell out $45m to squash price fixing probe.
  • Firms takeover Triton
    Pritzker clan sells controlling stake in US container lessor Triton to New York finance duo.
  • Fire Island splash
    New York ferry operator anticipates sizzling summer with order placed at Gladding-Hearn.
  • CMA CGM freezes calls
    World's third-largest container line cancels calls in Libya but continues to accept bookings amid clashes.
  • Trouble tonic
    Unrest in Libya and Algeria could provide a further spark for LNG spot market, Arctic says.
  • Helix hit by loss
    Owen Kratz talks up prospects in US Gulf as New York-listed subsea firm falls flat in the fourth.
  • Teekay steps on the gas
    Headline result moves up but New York listed gas carrier operator sees share price slip in the other direction.
  • Bigger a better bet for Dof
    Oslo-listed offshore owner tips improved 2011 performance as 10 newbuildings wait in the wings.
  • Trai Thien hunts cash
    US arm of Southeast Asian mini-bulker operator races to squash competition as it hunts for cash to fund six newbuildings.
  • Libyan danger money
    KG Jebsen accepts more than double market rate to take an aframax into crisis-hit country.
  • KLC a KG headache
    But veteran Tobias Konig asks Germans to choose internal solution over Wall Street to preserve system.
  • Teekay Corp lags Street
    Bjorn Moller-led shipowner sees adjusted bottom line fall further into the red than forecast in Q4.
  • Flopec extends TEN twins
    New York-listed tanker owner secures two more years of work for panamax brace amid hope flexible rates can spur its stock price.

American Shipperweb site
FEBRUARY 24, 2011
  • Pritzker Group acquires PECO Pallet
    PECO Pallet Inc. said it has been acquired by The Pritzker Group, a private investment firm owned and controlled by J.B. Pritzker and Tony Pritzker. The Yonkers, N.Y.-based pallet-rental company said the deal provides it with "substantial equity ca...
  • Trade groups back Bersin confirmation
    A group of 11 trade associations on Wednesday wrote Senate Finance Committee leaders urging a favorable recommendation to confirm Customs and Border Protection Commissioner Alan Bersin, whose future as head of the agency remains in limbo. Presiden...
  • Trucking executive calls for improved port access
    Dick Coyle, president of Devine Intermodal in West Sacramento, Calif., stressed a need for increased investment in ports to the House Transportation and Infrastructure Committee. "We have terminals up and down the Central Valley of California and o...
  • CSX opens Ohio terminal
    CSX said it has opened its Northwest Ohio Terminal, acornerstone of the double-stack National Corridorfreight rail corridor between East Coast seaports and the Midwest. Located near North Baltimore, Ohio, the new facility employs more than 200 ful...
  • U.S. truck tonnage jumps 3.8%
    Freight volumes for U.S. trucking companies surged 3.8 percent in January from December, according to the monthly tonnage index published by the American Trucking Associations. The seasonally adjusted survey of ATA members' business activity also ...
  • CSX can challenge Alabama fuel tax
    A U.S. Supreme Court ruling Tuesday clears the way for CSX Corp. to challenge Alabama''s fuel tax. Alabama imposes sales and use taxes on railroads when they purchase or consume diesel fuel, but exempts their main competitors -- interstate trucker...
  • CSAV president to step down
    Jaime Claro Valdes has resigned as president and director of Chilean container shipping company CSAV, according to a brief letter sent to the Chile''s securities commission and posted on the company''s Web site. Valdes took the company helm in Nov...
  • Maersk order caps big ship brigade
    China Shipping in January unveiled the biggest containership to hit the seas in 2011, the 13,296-TEUCSCL Star,disrupting a five-year trend of the biggest containerships in operation being delivered to the fleets of Europe's Big 3 container lines -...
  • Supreme Court ruling
    CSX can challenge Alabama fuel tax A U.S. Tuesday clears the way for CSX Corp. to challenge Alabama''s fuel tax. Alabama imposes sales and use taxes on railroads when they purchase or consume diesel fuel, but exempts their main competitors -- inte...
  • ComPair Data analysis

The Scandinavian Shipping Gazetteweb site
FEBRUARY 24, 2011
  • Europe's longest ice road reduces demand for ferry transportation
    After the opening of the 25.5 km long official ice road between the Estonian mainland and Hiiumaa ' it is said that it is the longest of its kind in
  • Spar Shipping sells Ven service
    Spar Shipping, Copenhagen, has sold its service from Copenhagen to the Isle of Ven in Oresund to Ventrafiken AB. The sale includes the passenger vessel Jeppe (flying the Swedish flag
  • Nordic LNG charters LNG carrier
    Nordic LNG has signed a contract with the Dutch shipping company Anthony Veder covering the transportation of LNG from the production plant at Risavika, Norway. The plant has an estimated

The Bunker Bulletinweb site
FEBRUARY 24, 2011
  • Fujairah market firms
    Fuel oil avails still reported to be limited in Durban.
  • Libyan protest rocks crude market
    Political protests have spread to Libya and Bahrain causing uncertainty in the crude market.
  • Bunker prices soar in key ports
    Many bunker suppliers unable to give price indications due to market volatility.
  • Bunker barge returns to service on the Thames
    Cockett Marine Oil boosts Thames operation with vessel coming from sister company in Rotterdam.
  • 'Make or break' time for IMO on GHG deal
    Head of climate and environment at Maersk says IMO could be sidelined by UNFCCC if July meeting fails to approve efficiency measures.
  • New delay on IMO regulations for gas-fuelled ships
    Target date for completing work on safety code for ships using LNG as fuel pushed back, leaving little time before stringent 2015 ECA requirements take effect.
  • Promotion at Dan-Bunkering
    Accountant Michael Jacobsen has been promoted to Business Controller.
  • Bunker prices react to surging crude oil
    Market responding to the tension in Middle East, says bunker trading manager at Gemoil.
  • Taiwanese port faces 'tight' 380 cSt supplies
    Supplier temporarily suspends offering the grade to the spot market.
  • Singapore launches initiative to encourage marine employment
    $2.3 million programme to train crew for bunker tankers and local passenger vessels.
  • Mass flow meter provider to host bunker seminar
    Seminar hopes to address ship owners' unanswered questions about the coriolis technology and its certified bunker system.
  • Sri Lankan state oil company to re-enter bunkering business
    Ministry of Petroleum Industries ordered CPC to commence bunkering operations at the 'earliest possible instance.'

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Hong Kong government protests PPC's removal from Panamanian ports
Hong Kong/Beijing
Beijing government spokeswoman stressed that China will firmly protect the rights and legitimate interests of its companies.
European transport associations call for the CEF to be allocated at least €100 billion
Brussels
Chronic underfunding and financial shortfalls are lamented
The Panamanian government assigns the transitional management of the port of Balboa to APM Terminals and the port of Cristóbal to TiL
Hong Kong/Panama
CK Hutchison Holdings denounces the illegality of the terminal seizure and confirms the possibility of legal action.
Panamanian government seizes assets and equipment at the ports of Balboa and Cristóbal
Panama
The Panama Ports Company of the CK Hutchison group has been removed from the management of the two ports
Statement by rail and intermodal transport associations against gigaliners on European roads
Brussels
The current positions of the EU institutions - they denounce - all include elements that risk opening the door to a widespread diffusion of these vehicles.
The mandate of the EuNavFor Aspides mission has been extended until 28 February 2027.
Brussels
A budget of almost 15 million euros has been approved
The EU-ETS Observatory of Puertos del Estado confirms the risk of loss of container traffic share of European ports
The EU-ETS Observatory of Puertos del Estado confirms the risk of loss of container traffic share of European ports
Madrid
Santana: We believe that some aspects of the ETS should be monitored and, where necessary, revised.
Tidewater acquires Brazil's Wilson Sons Ultratug Participações for $500 million.
Houston
It has a fleet of 22 Platform Supply Vessels
Trump attempts to circumvent the Supreme Court ruling by introducing temporary tariffs
Trump attempts to circumvent the Supreme Court ruling by introducing temporary tariffs
Washington/Suitland
An executive order confirming the suspension of the "de minimis" regime was also signed.
Slight growth in freight traffic in the port of Ancona in 2025
Ancona
Rolling stock slightly down. Passenger numbers significantly down.
Construction of the cruise terminal at Molo San Cataldo in Taranto will begin in October.
London
Global Ports Holding invests over €4.5 million
One dead and four injured on board the cruise ship World Legacy (formerly Moby Zaza )
Singapore
A fire broke out on the unit
SBB CFF FFS Cargo has sold 31 locomotives to Nordic Re-Finance
Bern
The Swiss company plans to equip itself exclusively with vehicles produced by Stadler Rail Valencia by 2035.
Last year, freight traffic in the port of Hamburg grew by 2.6 percent.
Last year, freight traffic in the port of Hamburg grew by 2.6 percent.
Hamburg
Containers boosted the growth. Volumes remained stable in the fourth quarter alone.
In the fourth quarter of 2025, the DFDS Group recorded a net loss of DKK -286 million.
Copenhagen
Last year, cargo traffic in Montenegro's ports grew by 1.6%.
Podgorica
Cargoes to and from Italy alone increased by +64.6%
To APM Terminals the 37.5% of the Southern Container Terminal of the port of Jeddah
The Hague/Dubai
DP World will keep the remaining 62.5%
Continues the bending of the traffic of the container in the port of Los Angeles
Los Angeles
In January decrease of -12.1%. Bown: the state of exports to China seems bad
In the fourth trimester of the 2025 the traffic of the goods in the port of Civitavecchia is increased of +8.6%
Civitavecchia
In the whole year growth was +3.1%
Samskip sells marine and logistic services with the United Kingdom and Ireland to the CLdN
Luxembourg/Rotterdam
The agreement includes rental agreements for over 5,000 multimodal load units
The Antitrust has reopened the procedure on the concentration between the Ignazio Messina & C. and the Terminal San Giorgio
Rome
The International Chamber of Shipping against the new harbour taxes programmed by the US government
Washington
Necessary - the association emphasizes - carefully coordinated political solutions
Norwegian Cruise Line Holdings orders three new ships from cruise to Fincantieri
Miami/Trieste
They are destined to the companies Norwegian Cruise Line, Oceania Cruises and Regent Seven Seas Cruises
Hapag-Lloyd and ZIM agreed on a merger agreement
Haifa/Hamburg
The German company will pay up to $2.5 billion
America's Maritime Action Plan proposes a new tax on foreign-built ships from any nation entering U.S. ports.
Washington
It would be used to fund the new Maritime Security Trust Fund
Hapag-Lloyd to acquire Israeli ZIM
Hamburg
The German company will be responsible for international operations, while those in and with Israel will be assigned to the Tel Aviv-based private equity firm FIMI Opportunity Funds.
Sultan Ahmed bin Sulayem leaves DP World after Epstein's involvement
Dubai
It Kazim appointed president and Yuvraj Narayan managing director
Eurogate and APM Terminals will invest a billion euros for the development of the North Sea Terminal Bremerhaven
Bremen/The Hague
CK Hutchison threatens appeals against APM Terminals if it will assume the management of the Panamanian ports of Cristóbal and Balboa
Hong Kong
Tomorrow will be inaugurated the new container terminal of transhipment of Damietta
Bremen/Melzo
Its ability to annual traffic will rise up to 3,3 million teu
Fincantieri presents an industrial plan that foresees the doubling of the production capacity of military vessels in Italian shipyards
Milan
For civil production, a reallocation of volumes to Romanian shipyards and an expansion in Vietnam are planned.
Fincantieri and Generative Bionics sign agreement to develop humanoid welding robots.
Trieste/Genoa
The first tests at the Sestri Ponente shipyard are scheduled for the end of this year
Slight increase in annual freight traffic handled by Croatian ports
Zagreb
Sharp drop in dry bulk offset by increase in liquid cargoes and record containers
The Grendi group expects to close 2025 with a record turnover of 158 million euros (+33%)
Genoa
Revenues increased by 10%, net of the effect of the acquisition of Dario Perioli.
South Korean HMM's quarterly and annual performances were negative.
South Korean HMM's quarterly and annual performances were negative.
Seoul
In 2025 the container fleet transported 3.94 million TEUs (+3.2%)
Offer to acquire European express courier InPost
Amsterdam/Luxembourg
It was submitted by a consortium comprising Advent International (37%), FedEx (37%), A&R Investments (16%) and PPF Group (10%)
Transocean and Valaris sign merger agreement
Steinhausen/Hamilton
The new company will have a fleet of 73 offshore vessels, including 33 ultra-deepwater drillships
Hapag-Lloyd expects to close the 2025 financial year with a 61% decline in operating profit.
Hamburg
Record loads transported by the fleet, growing by +8%.
FS establishes a company specializing in transport and infrastructure consultancy
London
The new company is based in London
Maritime traffic in the Suez Canal fell by 3.4% last year.
Maritime traffic in the Suez Canal fell by 3.4% last year.
Cairo
Growth of +9.0% in the fourth quarter alone. In December, transits increased by +13.1%.
The simplification law, rather than making things easier, complicates the lives of ship captains and burdens them with additional operational and legal responsibilities.
Genoa
BYD and Automar reach agreement for vehicle traffic through the port of Gioia Tauro.
Schiedam
The goal is to serve the central-southern Italian market.
Maersk Group announces 15% ground-based job cuts
Maersk Group announces 15% ground-based job cuts
Copenhagen
The quarterly and annual financial results are impacted by the reduction in the value of maritime freight rates.
In 2025, container traffic in the ports of Genoa and Savona-Vado Ligure reached a historic record of almost three million TEUs
Genoa
Cruise passengers increased by 6.1%; ferry passengers decreased by 4.0%.
Busan Port has again set its all-time record for annual container throughput.
Busan
Last year the total was 24.88 million TEUs (+2.0%)
Panama Ports Company has initiated arbitration proceedings against the Republic of Panama
Panama
Extensive damage reported and state authorities' reluctance to respond to repeated requests for confrontation
In 2025, freight traffic in Sardinia's ports grew by +3.0%
Cagliari
Slight decline in cruise passengers contained by the launch of home ports in Cagliari and Olbia
Freight traffic in the port of Barcelona to remain stable in 2025
Barcelona
In the fourth quarter alone, 16.7 million tonnes were handled (+4.5%)
Maersk and Hapag-Lloyd bring back India/Middle East-Mediterranean service via Suez
In 2025, ships transiting the Panama Canal increased by +14.1%
In 2025, ships transiting the Panama Canal increased by +14.1%
Panama
The ports of the Central American nation handled 9,915,357 containers (+3.6%)
Last year, container traffic in the port of Tangier Med reached a record 11.1 million TEUs (+8.4%)
Last year, container traffic in the port of Tangier Med reached a record 11.1 million TEUs (+8.4%)
Anjra
New all-time high in total goods
In 2025, Turkish ports handled a record traffic of 553.3 million tonnes of cargo (+4.0%)
Ankara
Container traffic in Italy reached a new all-time high of 678,715 TEUs (+9.8%). Ship traffic through the Bosphorus Strait declined.
APM Terminals will take over the interim management of the Panamanian ports of Cristóbal and Balboa.
Panama
President Mulino urged Panama Ports Company to cooperate fully in view of this new phase
New crop of historic records harvested by Chinese ports
New crop of historic records harvested by Chinese ports
Beijing
In 2025, maritime ports handled 11.63 billion tons of goods (+3.7%)
PPC denounces the contradictory nature of the ruling by the Supreme Court of Justice of Panama with respect to the current legal framework
Balboa
The company does not exclude the possibility of resorting to national and international legal action
Lukoil signs agreement with US-based Carlyle to sell the Russian group's international assets
Fly
The transaction will need to be authorized by the U.S. Office of Foreign Assets Control.
Panama's Supreme Court of Justice declares the law on the concession contract with the Panama Ports Company unconstitutional.
Panama
Last year, PPC port terminals handled 3.9 million containers
Royal Caribbean Cruises has ordered two new cruise ships from Chantiers de l'Atlantique with options for four more
Royal Caribbean Cruises has ordered two new cruise ships from Chantiers de l'Atlantique with options for four more
Miami
New orders for ten new river vessels are planned. A record financial year.
CMA CGM establishes a joint venture with Stonepeak to which it will contribute ten container terminals
New York/Los Angeles
The American company will own 75% and 25% of the shares, respectively. It will invest 2.4 billion dollars.
German rail freight companies reject 37% increase in train path prices
Berlin
Die Güterbahnen urges the Minister of Transport to present the promised reform of the fare system
FS Logistix increases weekly rotations on the Duisburg-Milan railway line from six to ten
Milan
Two daily connections are made in each direction
In the fourth quarter of 2025, freight traffic in the port of Antwerp-Zeebrugge decreased by -4.9%.
Antwerp
For the whole year the decline was -4.1%
Valletta Cruise Port records record annual cruise traffic
London
In 2025, there were 963 thousand passengers (+2.3%)
Evergreen invests up to nearly $1.5 billion in the construction of 23 container ships
Taipei
Seven 5,900 TEU vessels have been ordered from Jiangsu New Yangzi Shipbuilding and 16 3,100 TEU vessels from CSSC Huangpu Wenchong Shipbuilding.
In 2025, Spanish ports handled a record container traffic of almost 19 million TEUs
Madrid
New historic highs also for conventional goods and passengers
First container transhipment operation in an Algerian port
First container transhipment operation in an Algerian port
Algiers
It happened on Sunday at the port of Djen Djen
Truckers from Serbia, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Montenegro, and North Macedonia block borders
Belgrade
Week-long protest against the EU's new entry/exit system
Resumption of attacks against ships in the Red Sea region threatened
Tehran
They would be implemented in response to an escalation of US and allied military actions in the region.
New annual record for maritime traffic in the Straits of Malacca and Singapore
New annual record for maritime traffic in the Straits of Malacca and Singapore
Port Klang
Last year, for the first time, over 100,000 ships passed through
New record of sailors abandoned by shipowners
London
In 2025, 6,223 crew members from 410 ships were abandoned
Two FMC commissioners call on the US government to take action against Canadian and Mexican ports
Washington
Enforcement of provision aimed at preventing freight carriers from evading the Harbor Maintenance Fee urged
Annual container traffic handled by the port of Algeciras remains stable.
Algeciras
A 6.2% decrease in the weight of goods in containers was recorded
The EU Commission authorizes Italy to provide financial support for rail operations in ports.
Rome
Incentives for a maximum total of 30 million euros over five years
A Livorno port pilot loses his life in a collision
Livorno
The dynamics of the accident are still under investigation.
Study on alternative marine fuels as potential marine pollutants and the effectiveness of response measures
Lisbon
It was commissioned by the European Maritime Safety Agency
The first in-person meeting of the international working group "Cruises & Port Cities" will take place in Taranto.
Taranto/La Spezia
Pisano (AdSP Liguria Orientale): the relationship between the city and the port is strategic, particularly in relation to cruise traffic
G20 merchandise trade trend to fluctuate in the fourth quarter of 2025
Paris
Trade in services is growing
Extension of incentives for rail freight shunting in ports
Rome
Paper (Fermerci): the sector, however, continues to suffer as demonstrated by the overall data for 2025
MPC Container Ships revenues decreased by -4.3% in 2025
Oslo
Net income was $236.4 million (-11.4%)
Saipem has been awarded a further offshore contract in Saudi Arabia
Milan
Order worth approximately 500 million dollars
The new offices of the Eastern Sicily Port Authority have been inaugurated in the port of Pozzallo.
Pozzallo
Contract worth approximately 750 thousand euros
Finmar appointed agent in Italy for United Global Ro-Ro
Genoa
Two services scheduled with stops at the port of Genoa
Contract awarded for the expansion of the San Cataldo Pier in the port of Bari
Bari
They will be carried out by the Rti Fincantieri Infrastructure Opere Marittime, Boskalis Italia, Zeta and e-Marine
The digital registry of maritime workers and the digital navigation booklet are law
Genoa
Article 11 of Legislative Decree 19/2026 establishes AGEMAR
DB Cargo plans to cut around 6,000 jobs
Berlin
Negotiations with employee representatives to begin soon
In 2025, containers transported by RCL's fleet increased by +8.8%
Bangkok
Revenues from this activity grew by +5.2%
Regarding Tardini's nomination as president of the Western Sicily Port Authority, Salvini and Schifani have (for now) buried the hatchet.
Palermo
Annual container traffic grows by 5.4% at HHLA port terminals
Hamburg
Record revenues expected at 1.76 billion euros (+9.9%)
Container traffic at the Port of New York is expected to grow by 2.3% in 2025.
New York
Significant increase in full containers for export
Politics and Assiterminal celebrate the extension of the port bonus
Rome/Genoa
Ferrari: understood the value of the planning behind the reformulation of the law
Container traffic at the port of Hong Kong decreased by -3.2% in January
Hong Kong
1.13 million TEUs were handled
Costamare secures $940 million in revenue from the charter of 12 container ships
Monk
CMA CGM has ordered six 1,700 TEU LNG containerships from Cochin Shipyard.
Marseille
By the end of the year, the number of Indian seafarers on board the French group's ships will rise to 1,500.
Cargo traffic at the port of Singapore grew by 13.0% last month.
Singapore
Containers amounted to 3,892,370 TEUs (+11.3%)
Filt Cgil, meeting on the importance of Article 17 of Law 84/94
Rome
It will be held tomorrow in Rome at the Frentani Congress Center
Britta Weber has been appointed as the new chief executive officer of the Hupac Group.
Noise
He is the current vice president of UPS Healthcare for Europe and Asia.
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Saipem to acquire mobile offshore drilling unit for $272.5 million
Milan
Agreement with Norwegian Deep Value Driller
The 59th edition of the San Giorgio Award will be held in Genoa on February 20th.
Genoa
The Targa San Giorgio will be awarded to Gian Enzo Duci
Filt Cgil appeals against Cartour's authorization to carry out lashing and unlashing operations.
Medlog inaugurates a logistics park at Dammam's King Abdulaziz Port
Geneva
It occupies an area of over 100 thousand square meters
Manageritalia and Assologistica sign the renewal of the Ccnl managers of the logistics
Rome
Monthly gross earnings increase at 750 Euros in three tranche
Subscribed a binding agreement for the acquisition of Qube by Macquarie Asset Management
Sydney
It was unanimously approved by the Australian logistic group Cda
Meyer Turku completed the design of a cruise ship to zero net emissions
Turku
The main fuel is biomethanol
Last year the turnover of Kalmar grew by +1%
Helsinki
Operating income, net profit and new orders in increase respective of +26%, +28% and +8%
Terminal Investment Limited puts hands on the Peruvian port of Pisco
Lima
Acquired the Portuario de Paracas Terminal
Assagenti urges a more constant and timely information on the progress of the work of the new dam of Genoa
Grimaldi has taken delivery of the Grande Michigan
Naples
It is the eighth Pure Car and Truck Carrier ammonia ready of the Neapolitan group
Meeting between the presidents of the Maritime Federation and Assoporti
Rome
Mario Mattioli and Roberto Petri addressed the main issues of the maritime cluster
Morocco's Marsa Maroc participates in the development of the port of Monrovia
Casablanca
Contract for the management of two docks and the construction of a multipurpose terminal
South Korea's Pan Ocean buys ten VLCCs from compatriot SK Shipping
Seoul
Transaction valued at approximately $668 million
Stefano Messina has been confirmed as president of Assarmatori
Rome
He will also lead the shipowners' association in the four-year period 2026-2030
Roberto Mantovanelli has been appointed Secretary General of the Northern Adriatic Port Authority.
Venice
The 2026-2028 Three-Year Operational Plan for the Ports of Venice and Chioggia has been approved.
In 2025, Albanian ports handled a record traffic of 8.2 million tons of goods (+6.2%)
Tirana
A new peak in passengers also amounted to 1.7 million units (+6.4%)
WASS (Fincantieri) has been awarded a contract by Saudi Arabia for the supply of lightweight torpedoes
Trieste
The order is worth more than 200 million euros
Oxin (Somec) awarded a major order for the construction of kitchen, pantry, catering and bar areas for two cruise ships
San Vendemiano
The value of the order is 53 million euros
Sogedim launches a daily service between Carpi and Campogalliano/England
Carpi
Daily shuttle departing from the logistics hubs of Campogalliano, Carpi and Prato
Danaos Corporation reports record quarterly and annual revenue.
Athens
Profits are falling
CPPIB and OMERS are considering selling their 67% stake in Associated British Ports.
London
Maersk orders eight 18,600 TEU dual-fuel containerships
Copenhagen
Built by New Times Shipbuilding Co., they will be delivered between 2029 and 2030.
PaxOcean opens new shipyard in Singapore
Singapore
It occupies an area of 17.3 hectares
The largest container ship ever arrived in the port of Trieste
Trieste
Port of call of the "MSC Diana" which has a capacity of approximately 19,000 TEUs
Antin Infrastructure Partners acquires U.S. shipbuilder Vigor Marine Group
New York
It has shipyards in Seattle, Portland, Vancouver, San Diego and Norfolk
In 2025, Moroccan ports handled a record traffic of 262.6 million tons of goods (+8.9%)
Rabat
Transhipment equal to 50.5% of the total
Yang Ming deploys first of five 15,500 TEU dual-fuel LNG vessels on Asia-Mediterranean route
Keelung
It will be used in the MD2 service
Study highlights challenges for LNG containerships in complying with future cold ironing connection requirements
Berlin/Hamburg
Fincantieri and Wsense reach agreement to offer cutting-edge underwater systems
Trieste
Co-development of advanced wireless technology solutions planned
Study finds high levels of persistent organic pollutants caused by shipbreaking activities
Brussels
Port of Livorno: tender for ship-generated waste management begins
Livorno
The expected value of the contract is over 40 million euros
DSV revenue and profits impacted by Schenker acquisition
Copenhagen
In 2025, turnover grew by +48.0%
Wärtsilä reports significant growth in quarterly and annual results for the Marine segment
Helsinki
The Finnish group's new orders acquired in 2025 remain stable.
Dutch company Portwise has been bought by its compatriot Haskoning
Rijswijk
The company offers solutions for optimizing terminal operations through automation and electrification
Construction of the first of six container ships for Italia Marittima has begun in China.
Trieste
The ships, which will be able to use traditional fuel and methanol, will have a capacity of 2,400 TEUs
In the Strait of Hormuz, armed vessels ordered a US tanker to stop
Southampton/London
GTS announces new rail services between the port of Genoa and central and southern Italy.
Bari
Connections via the Segrate Milan terminal
Kuehne+Nagel expands CargoCity South at Frankfurt Airport
Schindellegi
A new facility will be completed and taken over at the end of 2028
The number of dual-fuel vessels employed by liner shipping lines is set to double by 2025
Washington
Currently, 74% of the order book consists of units of this type
AD Ports signs agreement to build and operate multipurpose terminal at Matadi Port
Abu Dhabi/Kinshasa
Relaunch of the Banana Deepwater Port Construction Project
Confitarma: The Revenue Agency's position risks having serious repercussions on Italian seafarers' employment.
Rome
Bucchioni appointed pro tempore president of the Association of Freight Forwarders of the Port of La Spezia
La Spezia
The tender for the development of the shipbuilding hub in the port of Ancona has begun.
Ancona
The AdSP Management Committee has approved the call for tenders
ONE's quarterly financial performance declines further
Singapore
The volume of containerized cargo transported by the fleet remains stable
Laura DiBella's nomination for FMC presidency has been signed.
Washington
His term will expire on June 30, 2028.
Port of Singapore saw record bunker deliveries in 2025
Singapore
PSA-MOL joint venture to manage a new ro-ro terminal
The port of Taranto was visited by a delegation from the Japanese FLOWRA
Taranto
The association brings together 21 of the main Japanese energy players
ABB's new orders in a quarter exceed $10 billion for the first time.
Zurich
Growing demand in the maritime, port and railway sectors
In the United States, MSC was fined a total of $22.67 million
Washington
The Federal Maritime Commission has released the results of an investigation
Signal Ocean has acquired AXSMarine
Paris/London
The company offers web platforms to support the ship charter sector
CSC Vespucci and Livorno Reefer will form a single platform dedicated to fruit and vegetable and exotic products in the port of Livorno
Livorno
Livorno Reefer to acquire stake in CSC
Stena RoRo has placed an order for two ro-ro vessels in China with options for four more.
Gothenburg
They were designed in cooperation with the Italian Naos
Shanghai Zhonggu Logistics Co. to Order Four New 6,000-TEU Containerships
Shanghai
The order will include options for two additional vessels
UPS revenues decreased by 2.6% in 2025
In the last quarter alone, a decrease of -3.2% was recorded
ICS has published its periodic analysis of flag state performance
London
Michail Stahlhut will step down as CEO of Hupac in May
Noise
Bertschi: Under his leadership, the company's position as a leading provider of combined road/rail transport in Europe has been strengthened.
Members of the Ravenna Marine Resource Partnership Body have been appointed.
Ravenna
It will meet for the first time on February 4th and will remain in office for four years
Messina (Assarmatori): MIT's decree on cold ironing is a good thing.
Rome
This is a fundamental step - he underlined - to ensure that the electrification of the platforms is actually usable.
Contship has joined the Digital Container Shipping Association's DCSA+ program.
Melzo
Among the goals, improving the efficiency of terminal operations, the accuracy of planning and collaboration with shipping companies.
The Argentine Port Workers' Federation threatens a strike at national ports.
The Silver
Action in support of workers at the port of Concepción del Uruguay
In 2025, freight traffic in the port of Taranto grew by +0.8%
Taranto
In the last quarter alone, a decrease of -22.6% was recorded
Last year, container traffic in the port of Valencia grew by +3.4%
Valencia
5,662,661 TEUs were handled
Fincantieri wins Italian Navy contract to enhance naval vessels' cyber resilience
New facility in Charleston for the production and testing of marine power and propulsion systems
Arlington
It was inaugurated by Leonardo DRS, a subsidiary of the Italian Leonardo
Project to strengthen maritime and port cybersecurity
Brest/Brussels/Rome
The partners are France Cyber Maritime, FEPORT and the Federation of the Sea
Container traffic at the Port of Los Angeles fell by 10.6% in the last quarter of 2025.
Los Angeles
A decrease of -0.6% was recorded for the whole year
In the first six months of operation InnoWay Trieste produced 170 railway wagons
Trieste
The construction of 600 units is planned in Bagnoli della Rosandra in 2026
Ferretti rejects KKCG Maritime's partial and conditional voluntary takeover bid.
Milan
Strong confidence in the company's long-term strategy reaffirmed
Haropa Port sets new container traffic record
Le Havre
Last year, overall freight traffic increased by +2%
Decio Lucano, the dean of shipping journalists, has passed away.
Genoa
His paper adventures are countless, including "Vita e Mare" and "TMM", but also digital with "DL News"
Marsa Maroc orders 106 electric terminal tractors from Terberg
Benschop
They will be employed in the port of Nador West Med
Contargo acquires 50% of Cargo-Center-Graz Logistik
Mannheim
The German company extends its intermodal network to the Adriatic ports of Koper and Rijeka.
A single binding offer from Dubai for the purchase of the Venice Ro-Port Mos
Venice
The company manages the terminal for the motorways of the sea and cruises in Fusina
The Port of Long Beach handled record container traffic in 2025
Long Beach
In the last quarter, a decrease of -8.8% was recorded
HMM to introduce AI-based autonomous navigation solutions on 40 vessels
Seoul
Contract with Avikus and agreement with KSOE
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
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MEETINGS
Filt Cgil, meeting on the importance of Article 17 of Law 84/94
Rome
It will be held tomorrow in Rome at the Frentani Congress Center
A conference on congestion in the North West logistics system will be held in Genoa on January 19th.
Genoa
It will be held at the Transparency Hall of the Liguria Region
››› Meetings File
PRESS REVIEW
Auction of megaterminal in Santos may be postponed due to deadlock within the Federal Government
(A Tribuna)
East Port Said Port faces a new challenge with Europe's carbon rules for shipping
(EnterpriseAM)
››› Press Review File
FORUM of Shipping
and Logistics
Intervento del presidente Tomaso Cognolato
Roma, 19 giugno 2025
››› File
Two new rail connections to Germany from the Padua Interport
Padua
They are operated by InRail and LTE Italia
Intersea has become the general agent in Italy for the Portuguese GS Lines
Genoa
The shipping company is part of Grupo Sousa
MSC and Qatari company Maha to develop and manage the Libyan port of Misurata
Paris/Misurata
An investment of 1.5 billion dollars is expected
F2i has been awarded the concession for the Lavagna tourist port
Milan
The concession contract will have a duration of 50 years
Eni launches the hull of the Coral North FLNG
Geoje/San Donato Milanese
It will be used offshore Cabo Delgado, north of Mozambique.
Laghezza has acquired a logistics warehouse in Sarzana
La Spezia
The aim is to establish a local hub for local production activities.
The Red Sea Container Terminal at the Egyptian port of Sokhna has been inaugurated.
Sokhna
It is operated by a joint venture of Hutchison Ports, COSCO and CMA Terminals
The GNV Altair ferry has joined the GNV fleet
Genoa
It has a capacity of 2,700 passengers and 915 linear metres of rolling stock.
Ignazio Messina & C. has acquired full control of Thermocar
Genoa
The Genoese company operates in the temperature-controlled refrigerated container logistics sector.
Maersk confirms resumption of MECL transits through the Suez Canal
Copenhagen
The line connects India and the Middle East with the US East Coast
Genco's board of directors rejected Diana Shipping's acquisition proposal.
New York/Athens
The American company, however, leaves a glimmer of hope by admitting the validity of the merger
MSC will include the port of Trieste in the Dragon Italy-USA service
Geneva
The Julian port will be reached starting from the second half of February
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