testata inforMARE
Cerca
30 July 2025 - Year XXIX
Independent journal on economy and transport policy
08:34 GMT+2
LinnkedInTwitterFacebook
BRIEFS
September 26, 2011
The Business Timesweb site
Shipping News
  • Supertankers on Gulf route still bleeding
    Owners of supertankers able to haul two million barrels of oil lost money on the industry's benchmark Saudi Arabia-to-Japan route for a 20th session because of a glut of ships.

Sched Netweb site
  • Asia-Europe rates fall 4.9pc as Shanghai index plummets to US$754/TEU
  • Wan Hai, Interasia launch revised intra-Asia Japan-Singapore NS3 Service
  • MOL Logistics signs forwarding contract to expand its African network
  • Hapag-Lloyd delays US$160/TEU, $200/FEU Canada-Asia surcharge until Nov
  • Egyptian Red Sea port of Sokhna on strike after 3 moves per hour slowdown
  • US trade official warns industry that attacking yuan is counter-productive
  • Germany's HSH Norbank must slim shipping portfolio to receive bailout
  • Five major carriers share CINSnet data on cargo with potential risks
  • Canadian Pacific adds 91 locomotives to meet Asian export market
  • Indonesia's Papua province sees second air cargo plane crash in a month
  • FedEx trims profit expectations for 2011 as Asia volumes slow down
  • Atlas Air exercise termination rights on three Boeing 747-8Fs
  • AVIC: China's civil air transport to add 4,583 aircraft over 20 years
  • IATA blasts US air security tax as less than half will be spent on security

Exim Indiaweb site
  • ...keen to participate in PPP shipbuilding ventures
  • Charities want imposition of UN carbon tax on shipping
  • DBC Port Logistics Ltd'A familiar name, now with an enhanced service identity
  • Express Transport excels in heavy lift/project cargo movement
  • L&T set to join hands with Hindustan Shipyard
  • Mercator Lines renamed, to focus on other businesses
  • MSC to implement GRI on North Europe-Subcontinent trade
  • Two NYK LNG carriers recognised for reporting seawater temperatures
  • CWC to pump in 78 cr. for enhancing capacity
  • Apply for claims under DEPB, govt tells cotton, yarn exporters
  • closes in on 50 against dollar; biggest weekly fall in 15 years
  • Duty drawback rates announcedfor 4,000 items
  • FinMin makes e-filing of excise, service tax returns mandatory
  • Fresh stimulus package for exporters soon: Khullar
  • Govt may limit wheat exports to 5 lakh tonnes
  • India may become worlds third largest economy this year
  • New duty drawback rates on expected lines, barring few aberrations: Fieo
  • Onion prices to be monitored regularly: Thomas
  • Pawar wants govt to announce sugar export policy in October
  • MAERSK LINE & Rickmers-Linie (America) form US flag project cargo partnership
  • Magdenli Transport expertly air charters heavy lift cargo

International Transport Journalweb site
SEPTEMBER 23, 2011
  • Africa West Cargo expanding regional services
    The Togolese full-freighter operator Africa West Cargo has expanded its fleet by leasing a second DC-9 freighter. The airline recently added Freetown (Sierra Leone) and Monrovia (L...
  • Ulan Bator Railways increases cargo volume
    Ulan Bator Railways (UBR) achieved operational improvements in cargo transport in 2010. Cargo flows stood at 16.8 million, up by 19% year-on-year and export freight, in particular ...
  • US to fund Vietnamese cargo hub feasibility study
    The US Trade and Development Agency (USTDA) signed a grant agreement with the Middle Airports Corporation (MAC) to help expand Chu Lai international airport, the largest airfield i...
  • Geodis rolls out first hybrid refrigerated trailer truck
    Geodis will begin making deliveries for Carrefour in Lille (France) using a hybrid refrigerated trailer truck. The 26 t unit, which complies with the Euro 5 standard, will begin de...
  • Chile's antitrust court approves LAM and TAM merger
    LAN Airlines, based in Santiago de Chile, and Brazil's TAM, announced that Chile's antitrust court has approved the merger between the two companies. This represents one more step ...
  • ICTSI buys more Greek ports
    International Container Terminal Services Inc from the Philippines (ICTSI) has acquired two more Greek ports. The amount of USD 500 million is being put aside for the ports of Pira...
  • Jens Opara appointed Röhlig Holding airfreight director
    Jens Opara has been appointed airfreight director at the international freight forwarder Röhlig in Bremen. In his new position, the 45-year-old German will be responsible for the d...
  • Rhenus builds further logistics warehouse in Rhineland-Palatine
    In the Sponsheim/Grolsheim commercial area in Rhineland-Palatine's Bingen the German logistics services provider Rhenus is building a second warehouse in the coming months. The new...
  • Ground-breaking ceremony for DHL logistics centre in Leipzig/Halle
    With the expansion of its logistics capacities at DHL's European airfreight hub in Leipzig/Halle, DHL Supply Chain, a world leader in the logistics industry that specialises in con...
  • Kuehne + Nagel expands services and network in China
    Kuehne + Nagel China has incorporated road logistics into its integrated range of services and is steadily expanding its office network. Responding to growing market demand for qua...
  • Standard & Poor's downgrades Hapag-Lloyd
    Standard & Poor's today downgraded Hapag-Lloyd to BB-. In the light of the difficult economic environment for the shipping industry, the outlook was adjusted from "stable" to ...
  • Northern Harbour handles more containers per arrival
    The arrival of Unifeeder's containership "Ceres" on 21 September marks the premiere of CMP's container activities at Malmö's recently-inaugurated northern harbour. The fa...
  • SBB Cargo International on target
    "SBB Cargo International, a new company that started trading at the beginning of the year, has got off to a strong start," according to CEO Michail Stahlhut at the openin...
  • Renault Magnum is 20 years old
    The Magnum by Renault Trucks is 20 years old. The lorry was first seen on European and international highways in 1991 and soon became the symbol of quality of life in a lorry for m...

Marine Logweb site
SEPTEMBER 23, 2011
  • Meyer Werft cuts first steel for Norwegian Breakaway
  • Bollinger Shipyards gets contract mod for four more Fast Response Cutters
  • California Maritime students receive Thomas B. Crowley Sr. Memorial scholarships
  • Wärtsilä two-stroke gas engine meets Tier III emission limits
  • UK P&I Club has concerns about ECDIS introduction

World Wide Shipperweb site
SEPTEMBER 23, 2011
  • Coast Guard teams monitoring vessel grounded in Columbia
  • US rail freight traffic delivers up/down month
  • Crowley presents scholarships to three maritime academy students
  • Port of Vancouver, USA welcomes maiden voyage vessel
  • Richard D. Steinke receives Connie Award

Lloyd's Listweb site
SEPTEMBER 23, 2011
  • Improved suezmax rates short-lived
    Brokers estimate only 10 owners will have benefited from upwards blip in earnings
  • Hanjin Shipping announces $400m in scramble to shore up finances for operations
    South Korea's largest boxline also sells stake in energy unit as stock collapses 12%
  • Container spot rates under pressure on key trades
    SCFI and WCI decline as peak season ends
  • LMA says IUMI does not speak for industry in support of armed guards
    Statement is at odds with that of the rest of the industry
  • Mozambique poised for coal boom
    Transforming Mozambique from a minor coal producer into a major international exporter is a huge task
  • Explanation required
    It should be easier for next of kin to win an explanation of why a family member has been killed in an accident on a ship
  • UK P&I Club compiles guidance booklet on ecdis
    Thousands of seafarers unprepared but risk of vessel detention very real, warns mutual
  • Industry confidence at lowest point since May 2008
    Global economy, excess tonnage and high cost of fuel cited by respondents to Moore Stephens quarterly survey
  • New hope for family as coroner rules on Courtenay Allan death
    Human intervention may have caused lift to malfunction
  • Norstar Shipping sells small tanker fleet
    Singapore-based company now focusing on shipmanagement
  • Preference for maritime projects in latest Marco Polo funding
    EU blasts poor response and poor quality of applications in previous rounds
  • Baltic LPG shipping rate hits $70 per tonne for first time in three years
    Rising trend suggests higher levels to come
  • Capesizes buoyant on solid demand
    Fall in iron ore price and China restocking could sustain cape rally in weeks ahead
  • Panamaxes and supramaxes set for boost from bumper Brazil soyabean crop
    Export volumes helped by weak harvest in US
  • Grindrod switches focus to hinterland links
    Southern Africa's infrastructure has failed to keep pace with growing global demand for commodities, says chief executive Olivier
  • Panama pilots affiliate with US dockers' union
    Move unites workers in different countries with 'critical link in supply chain', says ILWU
  • ADT justifies semi-automated terminal in Khalifa Port
    'It makes sense to become a direct mainline port' , says chief executive
  • Tightening up the supply chain
    Courses run by the General Stevedoring Council give cargo handling experts from all over the world a chance to exchange ideas and experiences
  • GC Rieber Shipping board rejects take-over offer from parent group
    Offer does not represent fair value for company
  • IM Skaugen offers bond repurchase/ exchange in bid to raise equity ratio
    Oslo-based tanker company aims to reduce liquidity risk by 2012
  • Golar said to be on the verge of a $120,000 per day LNG carrier charter
    Rate would set a fresh high for 2011
  • Testing times
    Individual container shipping chiefs will have to decide whether to stand firm to protect market share, or anchor tonnage in the hope that others will follow
  • Study calls for South Africa to plug skills gap
    Samsa report says country can play a greater role in training seafarers
  • Getting behind the hot air
    It is time to take gas seriously
  • DP World in peace talks to end Sokhna strike
    Red Sea port closed after $5m loss of revenue
  • DryShips gives date for $50m Ocean Rig stock dividend
    Much-anticipated partial spin-off 'a first step' in delivering value to shareholders from dry bulk owner's offshore gambit
  • Cosco Nantong wins $227m order
    Malaysia's Sapuracrest orders two heavy lifting vessels from Cosco Nantong

Fairplayweb site
SEPTEMBER 23, 2011
  • Confidence hits record low
    SHIPPING sentiment has never been worse and rate pessimism has soared, according to a survey released today by Moore Stephens
  • Demand rises for Capesizes from Richards Bay
    CHINA has been importing more Capesize loads of steam coal from Richards Bay this week, IHS McCloskey told Fairplay today
  • Clean truck programme begins at Charleston
    A SHIPPING line-backed scheme at the Port of Charleston is offering $5,000 to container truckers towards the purchase of new clean fuel-burning vehicles
  • Rusal, Ust-Luga in terminal talks
    RUSSIA'S aluminium monopoly is in what industry sources call the final stage of a three-year negotiation to build a new aluminium and alumina terminal at Ust-Luga, Russia's newest Baltic port
  • Pacific raises Capesize rates
    SPOT RATES for Capesize drybulk carriers are extending recent gains, led by lively activity in the Pacific, shipping analysts said today
  • China's demand for steam coal surges
    China imported a record 10.14M tonnes of steam coal in August as electricity production surged to meet summer air-conditioning demand, according to new customs data
  • Trimming losses comes first for VLCC owners
    OWNERS with VLCCs in the Persian Gulf are cutting their losses rather than ballasting to loading ports in a hunt for better rates, brokers told Fairplay today
  • Technomar grabs OOCL ships
    GREEK owners have returned to the box S&P sector, with vessel values declining as fear grows of a renewed recession
  • Rough ride on Wall Street
    US-LISTED shipping shares fell hard today amid a broad market selloff driven by global recession fears

The Journal of Commerceweb site
SEPTEMBER 23, 2011
  • YRC Worldwide Cuts Two Executives
    YRC Worldwide's new CEO James L. Welch eliminated two executive positions at the trucking giant as he reorganizes its management...
  • Channel Extension Readies Corpus Christi Terminal
    A $41 million project to better connect the site of Port of Corpus Christi's long-delayed cargo terminal to the main...
  • American Superconductor to Increase Shipments
    Power technology company American Superconductor will increase shipments of wind turbine controls under a series of contracts valued at nearly...
  • Major Coal Shipper Helps Develop Illinois Mine
    Coal producer Alliance Resource Partners's up to $525 million investment in a Southern Illinois mine being will generate shipments of...
  • Mica Hunts for New Transportation Revenue
    House Transportation and Infrastructure Committee Chairman John Mica told industry groups he is looking for more revenue to boost his...
  • Senate Action Bring FTAs Closer to Passage
    The Senate's passage of a bill late Thursday to renew two trade programs brings three long-stalled trade agreements closer to...
  • Panalpina Adds Three Inter-Asia LCL Services
    Panalipina launched three weekly less-than-containerload ocean services from Vietnam, Cambodia and the Philippines to Singapore, as the Swiss forwarder strengthens...
  • Deutsche Post Wins Belgian State Aid Battle
    Germany's Deutsche Post DHL won a long-running legal battle to block Belgium from giving $406 million in aid to its...
  • Star Reefers Says Charterer Won't Pay Damages
    Star Reefers said a leading Russian fruit importer that chartered its vessels has ignored a U.K. court order to pay...
  • Shipping Shifts Its Share
    It's as if David had laid down his slingshot and Goliath his spear and started working together. Non-vessel-operating...
  • Home Depot Expands Supply Chain Gains, Tabs Fidelitone
    Home Depot, reaping new benefits from its massive, multi-year supply chain overhaul, will use Fidelitone for parts and distribution services...
  • No Trucks? No Problem
    The Transportation Intermediaries Association estimates that by the most recent quarter, total shipments handled by brokers and 3PLs increased 11...
  • Capacity Squeeze?
    It's hard to imagine in looking at the reports of slack demand and plentiful capacity on the trans-Pacific over the...
  • Two-Track Economy
    Fasten your seatbelts, as that non-vessel operator Bette Davis famously said, it's going to be a bumpy ride. ...
  • Hanjin Plans $405 Million Stock Issue
    Hanjin Shipping said on Friday it plans to raise $405 million through a November stock issue, in what will be...
  • Shipper-3PL Liability: Paid in Full?
    Q: My company ordered a truck ' four, actually ' from a third party. The third party provided bills...
  • Teamsters Target Seattle Port Chief
    The Teamsters union and its environmental allies are turning up the heat dramatically in their campaign to redraw port trucking...

Containerisation Internationalweb site
SEPTEMBER 25, 2011
  • Egypt's Sokhna shut
  • New trade row between China and US
  • Charleston port launches own clean truck scheme
  • CMA CGM extends its Cagema service to New York
  • Carriers slash transpac service in winter rationalisation plan

TradeWindsweb site
SEPTEMBER 23, 2011
  • Boxship sails to Brazil
    Brazilian buyer cuts $11m check as German owner sells its smallest containership, brokers say.
  • Vale sways spot market
    Brazilian miner's move into shipownership has helped slice the proportion of spot fixtures in the Atlantic, shipbroker says.
  • Rouble rush for yards
    Russia will pour more than $4bn into ship orders at domestic yards between 2012 and 2014.
  • Native group nears LNG deal
    Settlements with two Kitimat projects could pave way for Canada's first LNG exports.
  • Putin's arctic vision
    Russian prime minister says Northern Sea Route will soon rival Suez Canal for Asian voyages.
  • Brazilian boost for dry
    Record soybean exports from Brazil could signal a strong run for South Atlantic market, ICAP says.
  • Four hurt in blaze
    Another crewman reported missing from Trada Maritime FSO hit by fire off Indonesia.
  • HSH: no capital crunch
    German shipping bank dismisses stress-test report and denies it needs more cash.

American Shipperweb site
SEPTEMBER 23, 2011
  • Airport plans
    New York airport capacity study moves forwardThe Port Authority of New York and New Jersey Board of Commissioners has hired Landrum & Brown Inc. of Cincinnati to perform an airport system capacity planning study. Indianapolis airport to build solar...
  • Trade package vote moves to House
  • Clock is ticking
  • FMC chairman proposes Canadian cargo study
    Federal Maritime Commission Chairman Richard A. Lidinsky Jr. said he will propose a study of Canadian cargo diversion, following a request by two U.S. senators from Washington State. Lidinsky Key elements of this issue include basic legal questions...
  • Falling volumes temper FedEx earnings growth
    FedEx Corp. shares fell 11 percent Thursday to a two-year low after the express delivery and logistics giant revised downward its full-year earnings guidance in the face of slowing economic growth and high fuel prices. The Memphis, Tenn., package ...
  • New York airport capacity study moves forward
    The Port Authority of New York and New Jersey Board of Commissioners has hired Landrum & Brown Inc. of Cincinnati to perform an airport system capacity planning study. The project is to identify and evaluate options for dealing with forecasted futu...
  • Indianapolis airport to build solar farm
    The Indianapolis Airport Authority has picked ET Energy Solutions to develop a solar farm on Indianapolis International Airport property. The company is a joint venture between three locally based firms that bid on the project: Johnson-Melloh Solu...
  • Senate approves GSP bill
    The U.S. Senate Thursday voted 70-27 to renew the Generalized System of Preferences and Trade Adjustment Assistance programs that had expired within the past year. The trade package now heads to the House for final approval and opens the door for ...
  • Business groups oppose China currency bill
    A coalition of 51 trade associations in a letter to Senate leaders Wednesday opposed efforts to advance a bill pressuring China to speed up appreciation of its currency, which critics say makes the dollar more expensive by comparison and hurts U.S...
  • U.S., Kazakhstan press open trade
    As part of Kazakhstan's negotiations this week to join the World Trade Organization, the United States entered a WTO bilateral market access agreement with the Central Asian country. The agreement signed on Wednesday will allow U.S. service provid...

The Bunker Bulletinweb site
SEPTEMBER 23, 2011
  • Bunker prices plunge as week ends
    Crude futures drop at its lowest since May.
  • Port of Rotterdam joins LNG bunker fuel project
    A baseline report is set to be released next month outlining the regulatory issues regarding LNG bunkering.
  • North American ECA promises great change for shipping
    Meeting discusses guide on fuel change-over and US Coast Guards' banning of non-compliant vessels.
  • NuStar's bunkering segment experiencing 'best year ever'
    NuStar VP pointed out that company's expansion of its bunker marketing business has been 'a consistently profitable business.'
  • Furjairah prices soft
    Deliveries were available for supply up to and including October 7 in Cape Town.
  • Confidence levels 'sink' across shipping industry
    Moore Stephens survey finds bunker costs are 'the big worry'.
  • Markets falling in European ports
    Rotterdam prices at their lowest level in a month.
  • Wartsila gas engine tests deemed a success
    Test is important part of the company's strategy to lower emissions, increase efficiency and develop its low-speed engine portfolio.
  • Seattle wins Business Magazine's Green 50 award
    Recognition for believing that forthright stewardship of our resources is good business.
  • Export tax will 'drive up' bunker prices
    Russian fuel oil production set to fall by 500,000 barrels per day.
  • Shipowners turn to rudder conversion
    Becker Marine Systems says new rudder solutions increase maneuverability and help reduce fuel consumption.
  • 'Not enough blendstock to go round'
    Low-density, low-water fuel oil cargo commands 'seven-month' high premium.
  • US authorities call meeting to discuss 'scrubbers'
    Coast Guard and EPA want to evaluate exhaust gas cleaning systems to see if they comply with ECA regulations.
  • Bunker prices falling as week closes
    Demand at key Asian bunker hubs mostly average.
  • Petronas offers low viscosity cargo
    Asia faces shortage of low density blendstocks amid heavy inflows of high viscosity cargoes.
  • Dan-Bunkering welcomes new bunker trader
    New trader to help company's focus on 'Middle Eastern and South Asian markets.'
  • South China fuel oil volumes take slight fall
    Volume at approximately 1.97 million mt in the week ended September 21.
  • DNV's Triality VLCC project wins award
    Company representative 'pleased and honoured' to accept Lloyd's List Global Award.
  • Oversupply, high fuel costs to hit Saudi tanker's margins
    Oversupply, weak demand and high bunker costs have 'left shipping players around the world in awkward situation.'

›››File
FROM THE HOME PAGE
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
- Via Raffaele Paolucci 17r/19r - 16129 Genoa - ITALY
phone: +39.010.2462122, fax: +39.010.2516768, e-mail
VAT number: 03532950106
Press Reg.: nr 33/96 Genoa Court
Editor in chief: Bruno Bellio
No part may be reproduced without the express permission of the publisher
Search on inforMARE Presentation
Feed RSS Advertising spaces

inforMARE in Pdf
Mobile