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September 28, 2011
The Business Timesweb site
Shipping News
  • PE funds, bonds seen driving shipping finance
    Global shipping firms must look to private equity funds and corporate bond markets to obtain capital to expand their operations as traditional bank financing dries up in the West, industry executives said yesterday.
  • Increased iron ore supplies won't help shipowner losses
    Shipowners may face losses until 2015 even with mining companies poised to increase global iron ore supplies by almost as much as China imports in a year.
Strait Talk
  • Strange and difficult times
    OVER-ORDERING of ships of almost all types has trashed freight rates and put the future of a significant number of owners in jeopardy, as well as raising the spectre of a return to large-scale lay-ups. Paradoxically, it appears to have also stimulated more ordering.

The Business Timesweb site
Shipping News
  • PE funds, bonds seen driving shipping finance
    Global shipping firms must look to private equity funds and corporate bond markets to obtain capital to expand their operations as traditional bank financing dries up in the West, industry executives said yesterday.
  • Increased iron ore supplies won't help shipowner losses
    Shipowners may face losses until 2015 even with mining companies poised to increase global iron ore supplies by almost as much as China imports in a year.
Strait Talk
  • Strange and difficult times
    OVER-ORDERING of ships of almost all types has trashed freight rates and put the future of a significant number of owners in jeopardy, as well as raising the spectre of a return to large-scale lay-ups. Paradoxically, it appears to have also stimulated more ordering.

Sched Netweb site
  • Transpacific rates plummet as demand dries up, capacity remains high
  • CKYH/PIL/WHL to scrap 2 transpacific strings, overhaul Vietnam-US service
  • Evergreen to invest US$15.6 billion in logistics facilities in Chongqing
  • APL to put PCE transpacific service on ice over the winter season
  • Iran's HDS Lines drops four ports from Asia-Mediterranean service
  • CMA CGM intra-Asia arm Cheng Lie adds Korea, China, Thailand to service
  • Nanchang port upgrades container terminal capacity, adding 4 berths
  • Savannah adds 45pc more reefer as US and China start chicken tariff war
  • US poultry associations fault China's reasons for imposing chicken tariffs
  • DHL Express announces 4.5pc general rate increase from January
  • Union Pacific to spend US$300 million to extend Nebraska-Iowa line
  • China Post sets up e-business base for online trading in Chongqing
  • Japan's Sendai Airport reopens global services after March tsunami
  • Qantas faces strike on Australia's busiest mass movement weekend of year
  • Chongqing airport express package centre soon to open for business

Exim Indiaweb site
  • "K" Line India to commence management of bulk carrier operations in India trade
  • Admissions open for Annamalai Varsity's logistics, shipping courses
  • NSB for bringing all ports under Centre's control
  • Pentagon International Freight Solutions thrives on efficiency & reliability
  • Risk assessment of Iraq for regional maritime industry
  • Anti-dumping duty imposed on morpholine imports from China, US & EU
  • Phase 1 of JN Port's 4th box terminal to be operational in 3 years
  • Concor's Chennai-Krishnapatnam port train service flagged off
  • Draft to amend SEZ Act in the offing: Khullar
  • Weakening rupee set to boost windfalls for exporters
  • EEPC India holds workshop on 'EPCG Scheme & Project Import'

International Transport Journalweb site
SEPTEMBER 27, 2011
  • Six lanes for Indian highway in Rajasthan and Gujarat
    The Indian cabinet committee on infrastructure has approved a project to develop six lanes on the Kishangarh-Udaipur-Ahmedabad section of the national highway in Rajasthan and Guja...
  • 4,500th Evolution series locomotive delivered
    GE Transportation, a leading US maker of rail and transportation products, announced that its 4,500th Evolution series locomotive has entered service. The Evolution series represen...
  • TransContainer increases business volume
    For the first half of 2011, TransContainer's IAS-based earnings increased by 39% on the same period of 2010 and came in at RUB 13.8 billion (about EUR 318 million). The positive tr...
  • Leyland Trucks celebrates 100,000th DAF LF
    Leyland Trucks, one of Britain's leading manufacturers, recently celebrated the production of its 100,000th DAF LF truck. The vehicle range is a premium lightweight truck ser...
  • Saudi Airlines Cargo to establish Europe-USA connection
    Saudi Airlines Cargo, the leading cargo carrier of Saudi Arabia, is expanding its main deck capacity to the USA out of Europe. The airline offers three B747 freighter flights per w...
  • Indonesia safety and infrastructure challenges
    Addressing issues in Indonesia was a priority for Tony Tyler during his first visit to Asia as the International Air Transport Association's (Iata) DG and CEO last week. While in J...
  • Boeing delivers first Dreamliner
    After yesterday's delivery celebrations at Boeing's Everett production site, launch customer All Nippon Airways (ANA) will proceed to the fly-away of the first commercial B787 Drea...
  • Ore carrier "Frontier Lodestar" delivered
    The "Frontier Lodestar", a new 180,000 dwt ore carrier built by Koyo Dockyard (Mihara city, Hiroshima prefecture), a member of the Imabari Shipbuilding Group, was deliver...
  • Building freeze for Weser deepening?
    The Lower Saxon and Bremen state branches of the Bund für Umwelt und Naturschutz Deutschland, a German association for the protection of the environment, have filed a lawsuit in a ...
  • Globe Express Services adds industry veterans in LA, Pacific
    Globe Express Services, a top 20 global logistics provider in the transpacific trade, is expanding its sales and operations team for the US Pacific region. Based in Globe's Torranc...
  • Duvenbeck expands in Hungary
    Duvenbeck, a logistics and transport group located in Bocholt (Germany), has established a logistics centre in Hungary's Kecskemét in the direct neighbourhood of a planned Daimler ...
  • Norway Post acquires Swedish logistics provider Intertranspedia
    Norway Post has strengthened its presence in neighbouring Sweden with the acquisition of a logistics business that will boost its cross-border transport between the Nordic countrie...
  • Ceva Logistics renews contract with Isuzu in Thailand
    Logistics and SCM specialist Ceva Logistics has renewed its partnership with Tri Petch Isuzu Sales for a further three years. Ceva's specialist vehicle logistics team will continue...
  • Container exports hit record high in Barcelona
    Between the months of January and August the port of Barcelona handled 1.4 million teu, a 13% increase on the same period of the previous year. The container exports rise is especi...

Marine Logweb site
SEPTEMBER 27, 2011
  • Rand Logistics raises $16.1 million, signs vessel acquisition agreements
  • Bourbon Front heads for North Sea
  • TUI Cruises orders 2,500 passenger cruise ship from STX Finland
  • First VLCC order for ultra long stroke MAN Diesel & Turbo G-type
  • Navy orders two more Arleigh Burke destroyers

World Wide Shipperweb site
SEPTEMBER 27, 2011
  • Port of Vancouver, USA extends Northwest Packing lease
  • August sees declines for ATA truck tonnage index
  • ATA names Rickey Oliver top truck driver for 2011
  • Trade between NAFTA partners jumps during month of July
  • NYK takes delivery of new ore carrying vessel

Lloyd's Listweb site
SEPTEMBER 27, 2011
  • Shape up or ship out
    How cabotage regulations are changing the Indonesian maritime sector, but is it realistic?
  • Rousing start to Houston insurance seminar
    Sterling speeches from US contingent, but London participants were less keen to make a stand
  • Government's duty to protect seafarers
    Dutch report into piracy finds too many legal issues arising from hiring of private guards
  • When will investors see an opportunity?
    Getting fresh money from anywhere looks tough right now but that could change
  • Interest in gas picks up steam in North America
    Traditionally lower prices on the Henry Hub coupled with the introduction of emission rules in the next 10 years make LNG power attractive
  • Wallenius wants $600 differential between LNG and diesel oil
    Lower price for gas would be required to cover higher equipment costs, cut in cargo space and reduction in operational range
  • LNG powered shipping is catching on
    A two-part look at the growing interest in using natural gas as a marine fuel
  • Marco Polo withdraws contempt of court charge against Credit Agricole
    Lender agrees to pay debtors daily rate for privilege of keeping tanker under arrest
  • Boxship fleet growth slows as economy clouds outlook
    RS Platou Markets says August fleet statistics show growth at a 14-month low of 8.4%
  • Atlantic-Asia panamax bulk carrier rates hit three-month high
    Round voyage rates in overtonnaged Pacific market remain at four-week low
  • Traders baffled as price of low-sulphur fuel nosedives
    High/low-sulphur spread down to 2009 levels
  • Falling bunker prices fail to lift VLCC earnings
    Daily returns on Middle East to Asia route remain in negative territory despite $30 per tonne fall in fuel costs over the week
  • Cross-Mediteranean aframax earnings still poor despite fixture surge
    Overcapacity caps any possibility of improved rates
  • Non-operating boxship owners best stocks to invest in, says RS Platou
    Asset play and secured income from chartering contracts makes Greek companies a particularly attractive option
  • Brussels still a few elements short of a full toolbox, says new Ecsa chief
    Exclusive interview with new European shipowners association president Juan Riva
  • Banks are 'prolonging the bad times' by propping up weak owners
    Tanker pool chief says secondhand prices kept too high and healthy operators disadvantaged
  • Marine insurance 'volatile sector' with Solvency II
    Swiss Re says industry will be forced to carry a higher amount of capital
  • Lines have no success in hiking Asia-Europe rates
    Research group subtracts bunker surcharges and finds actual conditions worse than 2009
  • FSL confident on refinancing
    Shipping trust expects to confirm refinancing in October along with third-quarter results
  • Bumi Armada may tap bond market
    Malaysian offshore player says FPSO earnings would ensure a good rating
  • Former MCA chief condemns UK government's Coastguard rethink
    Latest communications technology could save costs while bringing service up to date, says Stephen Bligh
  • Maersk readies fall-back plan B, and C
    Kolding still looking for the 'iPad' of box shipping, but immediate concerns could see tonnage reduction
  • Australian confidence wobbles on LNG project start dates
    Getting gas projects onstream an enormous task, says country's resource manager
  • Cadiz box terminal project secures $81m loan
    European Investment Bank cash will fund first phase of construction
  • STX Finland wins Tui order
    Turku shipyard to build new German cruise vessel
  • Swedish officers' unions merge
    Alliance comes as number of Sweden's officers on board the country's remaining flagged vessels has fallen
  • London's lost business
    If shipowners are not attracted to London for a listing, who knows what other business could be lost
  • Less stick, more carrot
    It is a good sign that the EU is showing some flexibility toward struggling owners over low-sulphur fuels
  • IEA backtracks on 'golden age of gas' forecast
    Beyond 2015 market faces 'great uncertainty' due to project delays and rising gas prices
  • Baltic ports to get $34m of EU funding towards 'hub and spokes' project
    Network of hubs with system of feeder ports to support door-to-door growth in region

Fairplayweb site
SEPTEMBER 27, 2011
  • Crunch time for Horizon
    HORIZON Lines has until the end of this week to complete an exchange offer for its convertible bonds, a timetable that could hinge on SEC approval
  • Tanker scrappings on the rise
    THE number of ships sold for scrap rose sharply, to 19 in the week to 23 September, from a weekly average of 12 or 13 during the previous month, according to Athens-based shipbroker WeberSeas
  • ECSA: low-sulphur deadline impossible
    EUROPEAN shipowners today said that the IMO's 2015 deadline for applying a 0.1% sulphur limit in Europe's emission control areas "cannot be met"
  • Chavez nationalises Conferry
    VENEZUELAN President Hugo Chavez yesterday ordered the nationalisation of ferry operator Conferry, his latest takeover in the maritime sector
  • Typhoon brings death in Manila
    EIGHT people were killed in the Philippines yesterday as Typhoon Nesat battered the island of Luzon, leaving thousands of ferry passengers stranded in ports, ships grounded and fishermen missing
  • China's growth underpins intra-Asia
    LEADING economists said today that the Asian growth story will continue even as the region battles inflation
  • Brand-new VLCCS are idle
    BW Maritime is idling new VLCCs despite facing heavy loan repayments on vessels ordered during the market high in 2006 - testament to dismal market conditions
  • Gard's first-half profits drop
    NORWEGIAN P&I club Gard has reported a sharp fall in profit for 1HFY11 due to higher claims and a volatile situation on the investment markets
  • DVB Bank highlights offshore sector
    DVB BANK anticipates investing more in the offshore support sector over the next year, a senior executive has revealed to Fairplay
  • Beluga Family arrested in Bremen
    GERMAN ship financier Bremer Landesbank has arrested former project carrier Beluga Chartering's 12,782dwt multipurpose vessel Beluga Family in the port of Bremen, the local district court said yesterday
  • K Line bulks up Indian presence
    K LINE has launched post-fixture bulk carrier operations from India, as part of its strategy to be closer to Indian customers, the company told Fairplay today
  • Chevron confims Wheatsone LNG project
    FIRST shipments from Chevron's Wheatstone LNG project off Western Australia are expected to start in 2016 after the company today gave the scheme final approval

The Journal of Commerceweb site
SEPTEMBER 27, 2011
  • Truck Tonnage Index Points to Higher Demand
    The month-to-month decline in for-hire truck tonnage slowed in August, and tonnage levels rose more strongly from a year ago...
  • US Container Imports Fell 1.5 Percent in August
    U.S. containerized imports last month fell 1.5 percent from a year earlier, dragged down by lower shipments of home goods,...
  • Report Says BNSF Terminal Will Reduce Truck Traffic
    BNSF Railway's proposed $500 million near-dock intermodal terminal in Los Angeles-Long Beach will take up up to 1.5 million trucks...
  • Lawmakers Seek End to Trucking HOS Rewrite
    Republican leaders of the House Transportation and Infrastructure Committee, in a sharply worded letter to President Obama, are asking the...
  • NAFTA Trade Grows 18.1 Percent in July
    The value of cross-border surface trade between the U.S., Canada and Mexico rose 18.1 percent year-over-year in July, the Transportation...
  • Report Says 2010 Road Congestion Cost $101 Billion
    Urban road congestion made U.S. drivers buy 1.9 billion gallons of extra fuel last year and pay an extra $101...
  • Customs to Launch Simplified Cargo Entry Project
    Customs and Border Protection officials said Monday it will launch a "simplified entry" pilot project, the first step in a...
  • Flatbed Rates to Rise 6 Percent, Says Stifel Nicolaus
    Flatbed trucking rates are on track to rise 6 percent this year after rising 6 percent on average last year,...
  • Indian Navy Foil Attacks, Captures Pirates
    The Indian Navy captured pirates attempting to seize two foreign-flag cargo vessels in the Gulf of Aden, Navy officials said...
  • Trailer Shipments Up 14 Percent in August From July
    Shipments of commercial trailers reached heights in August not seen since 2007, but cancelled orders rose too, and the order...
  • Antwerp to Speed Up Animal Product Inspection
    The Port of Antwerp said on Tuesday it will speed up imports of products made from animals by centralizing their...
  • Plan For $1.5 Billion Indian Terminal Back on Track
    Plans to build a $1.5 billion container terminal at the Port of Jawaharlal Nehru (Nhava Sheva) got back on track...
  • Kimberly-Clark Settles Horizon Lines Claims
    Horizon Lines, moving to complete a $655 million refinancing this week, said Kimberly-Clark had agreed to drop antitrust claims resulting...
  • Alphaliner Expects Trans-Pacific Loss of $300 Million
    Ocean container carriers will lose more than $300 million on trans-Pacific services in 2011 due to falling freight rates and...

Containerisation Internationalweb site
SEPTEMBER 27, 2011
  • US West Coast group seeks elimination of 'land border loophole'
  • Obama: euro crisis 'scaring the world'
  • Sinotrans invests in new Wuhu terminal
  • Eimskip orders new boxships
  • Maersk fuel switch in Singapore towards zero SOx goal

TradeWindsweb site
SEPTEMBER 27, 2011
  • Otto sale hits snag
    Lee Kok Wah forced to make tough decision as mystery buyer struggles to seal $90m anchor-handler transaction.
  • ESEA steals the spotlight
    Aristides Pittas-led bulker and boxship owner reinforces appetite for acquisitions in $400m prospectus.
  • Fairstar hauls in HERO deal
    Oslo-listed heavylift contractor ready to round up jack-up drilling rig but final destination is up in the air.
  • USCG collars six
    Port inspectors haul in Transgas tanker and NYK boxship as US Coast Guard sheds light on latest detentions.
  • Aggressive lay-ups await
    RS Platou Markets says mass dropping of boxship anchors the only choice for owners after peak season flop.
  • Tonnage tax under fire
    Danish politicians want to increase shipowners' tax bills from a paltry 1% of profits.
  • Lauritzen shuns cape link
    President Ejner Bonderup says there is no truth in talk Danish owner has bought second-hand capesize.
  • Sembcorp warrants a call
    Investment bank to issue 80m warrants based on Sembcorp Marine stock price.
  • Rousse in order talks
    New owners of Bulgarian yard aiming to restore links to Russia and countries outside Europe.
  • Nordlys will return
    Damage to fire-hit Hurtigruten ferry less severe than originally feared.
  • Tug towed off Scotland
    Lifeboat called into action off Dunscansby Head to bring drifting vessel into port of Wick.
  • TUI ties knot with STX
    German cruise line places newbuilding order with Jari Anttila-led Finnish ship yard.
  • Glencore chops fleet
    Less-than-inspiring market could lead commodity trader to reduce its tanker fleet.
  • Dongfang sells shares
    Single investor snaps up 2.45% of Chen Tongkao's Chinese shipbuilder as it issues new stock.

American Shipperweb site
SEPTEMBER 27, 2011
  • Victory for port truckers
  • Wallenius Wilhelmsen adds ship
    Wallenius Wilhelmsen Logistics (WWL) has added the new ship,Parsifal , to its fleet.A sister ship toTonsberg , delivered in March, the 265-meter-long ship has a cargo volume of 138,000 cubic meters. Six fixed and three moveable decks mean the entir...
  • U.S. treasury secretary visits UPS hub
    Geithner U.S. Treasury Secretary Tim Geithner visited UPS's WorldPort hub in Louisville, Ky., as part of the Obama administration's campaign to generate public support for its $447 billion American Jobs Act. "One of the most important parts of the p...
  • ATS, WFS handle China Cargo in St. Louis
    Airport Terminal Services (ATS), in partnership with Worldwide Flight Services (WFS), has won the ground and cargo warehouse handling contract for China Cargo Airlines' launch of direct cargo services between St. Louis International Airport and Sha...
  • Northeastern taps Flynn for homeland security institute
    Flynn Renowned homeland security expert Stephen Flynn is giving up the presidency of the Center for National Policy in Washington to be the founding co-director of the George J. Kostas Research Institute for Homeland Security at Northeastern Univer...
  • APL Logistics helps EMD in India
    APL Logistics said it has opened a 50,000-square-foot production and warehousing facility for Electro-Motive Diesel Inc., a global manufacturer of locomotives, in Gurgaon, India. The logistics arm of ocean carrier APL is extending its existing relat...
  • ILWU president charged after protest
    The International Longshore and Warehouse Union said its president, Robert McEllrath, on Monday surrendered to law enforcement officials in Kelso, Wash. He faces charges resulting from a Sept. 6 port protest.The union said McEllrath was specificall...
  • N.C. maritime study input sought
    North Carolina has scheduled two public meetings this week and next as part of its effort to develop a maritime strategy for the state. The study was initiated this spring by Gov. Bev Perdue's LogisticsTask Force, and is designed to "take a fresh lo...
  • 9th Circuit: LA port can't ban owner-operators
    9th Circuit: LA port can't ban owner-operators 9th Circuit: LA port can't ban owner-operators The 9th Court of Appeals ruled Monday that the Port of Los Angeles can't bar truck owner-operators from the port. The port's 2008 clean truck program re...
  • Savannah boosts reefer capacity
    The Georgia Ports Authority said on Monday its board approved a $4.75 million project that will expand the Port of Savannah's capacity to store refrigerated containers by 45 percent to 1,536 containers.New reefer racks will be added to the Garden ...

The Bunker Bulletinweb site
SEPTEMBER 27, 2011
  • Coast Guard to participate in joint oil spill exercise
    Exercise is set to take place on Wednesday, at 12pm
  • Markets diverge as crude swings up
    Big price spreads and variable trends in major regional ports.
  • Shipping industry 'exaggerating' ECA costs
    Green member of the European Parliament says sulphur rules will 'stimulate innovation.'
  • Emulsion fuel to undergo sea trials
    A.P. Moller-Maersk signs new contract with Quadrise.
  • Tanker operator expects fleet to shrink
    ST Shipping expects to give back ships unless it sees deals that 'make sense'.
  • Managing counterparty risk has become 'critical'
    'Don't sell stuff to people who aren't going to pay you,' says leading marine credit analyst.
  • General hike in Asian bunker prices
    Generally 'average' demand at key Asian bunker ports on Tuesday.
  • Slow steaming a 'positive factor' for containership market
    Due to high prices of bunker fuel, says chairman and CEO of Euroseas.
  • Typhoon forces suspension of bunker operations
    Bunker deliveries halted in Manila.
  • Bunker demand 'slack' across Indian ports
    'Uncompetitive' prices keep demand low at Indian ports.
  • Tonnage overcapacity 'disastrous' for VLCC owners
    Slow steaming may help earnings if 'enough' owners stick to the practice, says shipbroker Gibson.
  • Suspected bunker spill in Houston
    Houston Ship Channel was closed for 'few hours', says US Coast Guard.
  • High fuel costs prompt Indian shipping firms to diversify
    Indian shipping firms eyeing shipbuilding, offshore and dredging businesses.
  • Brightoil secures CNY 1 billion loan
    Loan will partly fund the working capital of its marine bunkering business

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FROM THE HOME PAGE
In the second quarter, container traffic in the port of Genoa fell by -2.8% while in Savona-Vado it grew by +76.3%
Genoa
In the Ligurian capital, the transhipment share decreased, while the Savona port benefited.
Fincantieri records strong growth in half-year financial performance and new orders
Rome
In the first six months of 2025, orders totaled 14.7 billion euros (+93.5%)
In the second quarter, naval traffic through the Suez Canal decreased by -6.2%
In the second quarter, naval traffic through the Suez Canal decreased by -6.2%
Cairo
1,248 tankers (-2.7%) and 1,826 other types of vessels (-8.5%) passed through
CMA CGM's net profit fell by 140% in the second quarter.
Marseille
Revenues stable. The French shipping group is interested in acquiring Hutchison Ports' terminals.
Royal Caribbean closes second quarter with record net profit
Miami
The April-June period was very positive
Union Pacific and Norfolk Southern announced a merger agreement today.
Union Pacific and Norfolk Southern announced a merger agreement today.
Omaha/Atlanta
First coast-to-coast cargo rail network
Gurrieri resigns as Special Commissioner of the Eastern Adriatic Sea Port Authority
Trieste
The atypical reverse charge for the logistics sector will become applicable tomorrow
Milan
Ruggerone (Assologistica): one of the most strategic reforms we helped build is being implemented
Policy brief on cyber threats that pose risks to port infrastructure
Tallinn
It was developed by the NATO Cyber Defence Centre of Excellence
Interferry urges the EU Commission to harmonize its shipping decarbonization regulations with those of the IMO
Victoria
Failure to align - the association warned - will force shipping companies to pay twice for emissions.
In the second quarter of 2025, Chinese seaports handled 79.1 million containers (+6.1%)
Beijing
Total freight traffic was three billion tons (+3.3%), of which 1.3 billion tons were with foreign countries (+1.9%).
CK Hutchison announces plans to include a Chinese investor in the consortium to sell Hutchison Ports
Hong Kong
Without the participation of the COSCO shipping group, China would not authorize the sale
Sri Lanka's Supreme Court has awarded compensation of $1 billion over the X-Press Pearl accident.
Sri Lanka's Supreme Court has awarded compensation of $1 billion over the X-Press Pearl accident.
Columbus
The container ship caught fire and sank near the port of Colombo
The Greek government sends a tugboat to the Red Sea to assist ships that may be attacked by the Houthis.
The Greek government sends a tugboat to the Red Sea to assist ships that may be attacked by the Houthis.
Piraeus
The AHTS "Giant" is leaving
Saipem and Subsea7 have signed a binding merger agreement.
Saipem and Subsea7 have signed a binding merger agreement.
Milan/Luxembourg
The transaction is expected to close in the second half of 2026.
In the second quarter, the port of Valencia handled over 1.5 million containers (+4.0%)
In the first half of 2025, the amount of new orders to Chinese shipyards fell by -18.2%
Beijing
A decrease of -3.5% in new construction completed in the period was recorded
In the second quarter of 2025, freight traffic in the port of Trieste grew by +3.7%
Trieste
Bulk cargo increased. Miscellaneous cargo fell by 13.2%.
CMA CGM and TotalEnergies form joint venture for LNG bunkering in the Port of Rotterdam.
Marseille
Agreement to supply 360,000 tons of liquefied natural gas per year to the French group's ships
In the second quarter of 2025, freight traffic in Spanish ports decreased by -4.7%
Madrid
All the main product categories are decreasing except for conventional goods
Brookfield Asset Management to sell 49% of British port group PD Ports to Spain's Pontegadea
Middlesbrough
The English company has over 1,400 employees
In the quarter April-June, freight traffic in the port of Rotterdam decreased by -2.3%
In the quarter April-June, freight traffic in the port of Rotterdam decreased by -2.3%
Rotterdam
The port authority is alarmed by the state of crisis in the national industry.
The electrification of the docks in the ports of Livorno, Piombino and Portoferraio is proceeding according to plan.
Third dock for cruise traffic in the port of Catania
Catania
Pier 25's restyling completed
Another quarter of decline in freight traffic at the port of Algeciras
Algeciras
In the period April-June, containers amounted to 1.24 million TEUs (+1.0%)
A new tax applied to cruise passengers disembarking in national ports came into force today in Greece.
Athens
Belgian rail freight company Lineas receives €61 million government loan
Brussels
The measure was approved last night by the restricted council of ministers
ERTMS installation completed on 1,400 kilometers of Italian railway network
Rome
The project is financed with 2.5 billion euros from PNRR funds.
Wärtsilä's quarterly financial and commercial results are positive.
Helsinki
The Marine Electrical Systems division will be sold to the Italian company VINCI Energies.
In the port of Barcelona the number of cruise terminals will be reduced from seven to five
In the port of Barcelona the number of cruise terminals will be reduced from seven to five
Barcelona
The mayor: For the first time in history, a limit is placed on the growth of cruises in the city.
MSC and Moby have presented their commitments to meet the AGCM's requirements.
Rome
Shipping Agencies Services will sell its 49% stake in Moby, waiving the consideration in favor of the majority shareholder. Moby commits to completely repaying its debt to SAS.
Fincantieri confirms its interest in the development of American shipbuilding
Fincantieri confirms its interest in the development of American shipbuilding
Washington
Folgiero: Commitment to deliver next-generation capabilities in full alignment with U.S. strategic priorities
The Chamber of Deputies has approved the appointment of four presidents of Italian Port System Authorities.
Rome
The names proposed for the Port System Authorities of the Southern Adriatic, Central-Northern Tyrrhenian, Western Liguria, and Eastern Liguria have been approved. Voting on the Northern Tyrrhenian Authority has been postponed.
Information exchange between state administrations for the digitalization of the maritime sector begins
Rome
The first operational meeting at the Coast Guard General Command in Rome
The Clean Maritime Fuels Platform suggests measures to support the production and distribution of clean marine fuels
COSCO Shipping Ports sets new monthly and quarterly container traffic records
Hong Kong
In the period April-June, 29.4 million TEUs were handled (+4.5%)
Sharp increase in cases of seafarers abandoning their ships
London
2,286 crew members from 222 ships involved as of early 2025
Global freight traffic saw strong growth in the first quarter of this year in anticipation of new tariffs
Global freight traffic saw strong growth in the first quarter of this year in anticipation of new tariffs
Geneva
North America saw the strongest quarterly growth in imports
In the port of Antwerp-Bruges containers and rolling stock are increasing and other types of goods are decreasing
Antwerp
Traffic congestion continues at the airport, with the situation on the landside becoming critical
A study denounces the delay of European ports in equipping themselves with cold ironing facilities.
Brussels/Pozzallo
The tender to electrify the docks of the port of Pozzallo has begun.
T&E proposes to include more non-EU transhipment ports to avoid carbon leakage
Brussels
The association calls on the EU Commission to reduce the current threshold of 65% of transhipment traffic
Federlogistica urges the immediate establishment of a control room on tariffs
Genoa
The aim is also to eliminate extra costs caused by bureaucracy.
Containerized cargo handled through the port of Singapore fell by 2.9% in the second quarter.
Singapore
Last May, ship transits through the Suez Canal decreased by -6.8%
Last May, ship transits through the Suez Canal decreased by -6.8%
Cairo
The negative trend continued in June and early July
Terminal operators are not at all satisfied with a policy that seems to have no interest in ports
Rome
Cognolato: It is essential to close the ongoing trials on several fronts.
The largest ship ever to dock at Cagliari's Porto Canale at the MITO terminal.
Milan
The container ship "MSC Venice" with a capacity of 16,652 TEU arrived yesterday
On 5 and 6 November in Lisbon a summit called by the ILA against automation in the maritime and port sector
On 5 and 6 November in Lisbon a summit called by the ILA against automation in the maritime and port sector
North Bergen/Metzingen
South Korean HD Hyundai, together with German NEURA Robotics, will develop and test welding robots in shipyards
The toll of the horrific attack on the bulk carrier Eternity C in the Red Sea is still uncertain.
Mandaluyong/London/Brussels
Joint statement by ICS, BIMCO, European Shipowners, Intercargo and Intertanko
In the first half of 2025, bulk cargo increased and general cargo decreased in the port of Marseille-Fos
Marseille
Cruise passengers increase by +5%
The Senate has approved the framework law on interports
Rome
UIR, gives the Italian interport system a modern, orderly and coherent regulatory framework
Carlo De Ruvo was elected president of Confetra
Rome
Among the challenges, the uncontrolled expansion of large logistics groups and their concentration
Number of pirate attacks on ships still high in the second quarter of 2025
Number of pirate attacks on ships still high in the second quarter of 2025
Kuala Lumpur
The number of acts of violence against crews is decreasing
Telemar and TNL Group merger agreement
Telemar and TNL Group merger agreement
Oslo/Athens/Paris
One of the top three operators in the OT/IoT services market for the maritime and superyacht sectors will be created
Attacks on ships in the Red Sea still cause deaths among seafarers
Portsmouth
Liberian-flagged bulk carrier " Eternity C" targeted
Canadian shipbuilding company Davie acquires second shipyard in Finland
Helsinki/Pori
It will buy the Enersense Offshore shipyard
Amendment on Port Labor Supply Agencies Approved
Rome
Immediate transformation into Agencies authorised to provide temporary port work
Salvini appoints a manager of a private shipping company from Campania as president of the regional AdSP
Rome
This is Eliseo Cuccaro, CEO of Alilauro
Extend the application of the 0.1% sulphur limit in marine fuels globally
Extend the application of the 0.1% sulphur limit in marine fuels globally
Berlin
This is proposed by an analysis by the International Council on Clean Transportation
IMO and EU condemn renewed attacks on ships in the Red Sea
London/Brussels
Dominguez: New violation of international law and freedom of navigation
In the second quarter of this year, Finnlines' revenues decreased by -5.0%.
Helsinki
Net profit of 26.1 million euros (+7.7%)
Container traffic in the Port of New York remained stable in the April-June quarter.
New York
An increase of +4.9% was recorded in the first half of 2025
The Chamber of Deputies approves the appointment of the presidents of five Port System Authorities.
Rome
They are Davide Gariglio, Francesco Rizzo, Eliseo Cuccaro, Francesco Benevolo and Giovanni Gugliotti
Latrofa appointed extraordinary commissioner of the Port Authority of the Central-Northern Tyrrhenian Sea
Rome
Ministerial decree signed
The PNRR tender for interports has been reopened.
Rome
Resources available amounting to 2.2 million euros
Port of Livorno: Workers are the priority in the LTM crisis
Livorno
UPS's quarterly earnings performance declines
Atlanta
Net income in the April-June quarter was $1.28 billion (-8.9%)
Approval for the 2025 budget variation of the Southern Tyrrhenian and Ionian Sea Port Authority.
Gioia Tauro
500 thousand euros for the 49% share held by the Port Agency company
FHP Group acquires the remaining 10% stake in Lotras
Milan/Foggia
The integration between Lotras and CFI Intermodal will begin to create FHP Intermodal.
OITAF scientific document on good practices in the logistics and transport of fresh fruit and vegetables
Milan
The Northern Tyrrhenian Sea Port Authority has joined the PLIKA
Livorno
Platform dedicated to training, innovation and knowledge sharing in the logistics and port sectors
Matteo Paroli's nomination as president of the Western Ligurian Sea Port Authority has been signed.
Rome
He has a degree in law and a specialization in administrative law.
Container throughput increases in Haropa Port, while bulk cargo decreases.
Le Havre
In the first half of this year, containers were 1.51 million TEUs (+4%)
Bureau Veritas reports a 9.8% quarterly increase in revenues in the Marine & Offshore segment
Courbevoie
Kalmar and Konecranes increase new orders in the April-June quarter
Helsinki
The turnover of the two Finnish companies is slightly increasing
Container traffic in the port of Barcelona fell by 12.2% in the second quarter.
Barcelona
Assiterminal threatens a new wave of appeals against regulations it believes are damaging to port operations
Genoa
2M Logistics signs an agreement with Salerno-based Gallozzi
Barendrecht
The Dutch company will represent GF Logistics, a subsidiary of the Italian group, in the Benelux region.
Swiss company Kuehne+Nagel's quarterly profits fell
Schindellegi
In the period April-June of this year, net turnover grew by +1.7%
Yang Ming orders three 8,000 TEU container ships from Nihon Shipyard and Imabari Shipbuilding
Keelung/Imabari
Contract valued at $351.3-394.5 million
Italia Nostra reiterates its strong concerns about the construction of the Fiumicino-Isola Sacra port.
Rome
European maritime cities, destinations for cruise tourism - the association highlights - denounce the phenomenon of over-tourism in the cruise sector
Egypt's first automotive terminal has come into operation at Port Said East.
East Port Said
It can accommodate two car carriers at the same time
SAILING LIST
Visual Sailing List
Departure ports
Arrival ports by:
- alphabetical order
- country
- geographical areas
Tepsa has acquired a liquid bulk terminal in the port of Rotterdam.
Singapore/Rotterdam
It was sold by Global Energy Storage Holdings
The Spinelli Group has approved its 2024 sustainability report.
Genoa
Of the company's 616 direct employees, 49% are under the age of 50.
In the second quarter of this year, cargo traffic in Turkish ports grew by +1.6%
Ankara
Cargoes to and from Italy amounted to 12.7 million tons (+10.1%)
Extension of the Simplified Logistics Zone for Genoa Ports and Dry Ports to the Savona, Vado Ligure, and Bergeggi areas.
Genoa
Approval from the ZLS Steering Committee
Isotta Fraschini Motori has inaugurated a new production line for hydrogen fuel cell systems in Bari.
Trieste
They will be used for naval and land solutions
The Grande Shanghai , the Grimaldi Group's first ammonia-ready car carrier, has been christened.
Naples
It has a load capacity of 9,000 CEUs.
The Port of Genoa, FILT, and UILT have declared a five-day strike at the Bettolo Terminal.
Genoa
Fit Cisl Liguria expressed solidarity with the workers
The tender for the dredging of the commercial dock basin at the port of Ancona has been published.
Ancona
The removal of approximately 730 thousand cubic meters of sediment is planned
Tender for the restoration and enhancement of docks 32 and 33 in the Deep Sea Zone of the port of Savona
Genoa
An investment of over 6.7 million euros is expected
There are 1,100 workers in Palermo directly employed in the seaside tourism sector
Palermo
This year, cruise traffic is expected to grow by 9.4% in the port of the Sicilian capital.
Six-month growth of +9% in freight on the St. Petersburg-India/China maritime route
Fly
FESCO operates six vessels in the service
Port of Trieste: Special Commissioner Gurrieri under investigation for money laundering
Trieste
I am certain - he declared - that I can demonstrate that I acted legally, in full transparency.
Vard signs new contract for the construction of two CSOVs
Trieste
The vessels will be used to support operations in the offshore wind sector
UIR welcomes the publication of the tender for the digitalization of the logistics chain.
Rome
Di Caterina (ALIS): a concrete tool that enhances the needs of businesses and strengthens the logistics system
GNV celebrated its first ten years of activity on the Italy-Albania route
Durres
During the period, the company's ships carried over 1.25 million passengers
A shipment of over 1.2 tons of marijuana was seized at the port of Gioia Tauro.
Reggio Calabria/Catanzaro
Members of a criminal organization that imported drugs from South America through European ports and airports have been arrested.
Yang Ming orders Hanwha Ocean to build seven 15,000 TEU dual-fuel containerships
Keelung
They will be delivered between 2028 and 2029
Walden to sell healthcare logistics business to Yusen Logistics
Paris
Exclusive negotiations announced
Solinas (Sardinian Action Party) is not at all satisfied with the state of Sardinian ports
Cagliari
The immediate establishment of a special commission is urged
ANSI welcomes the introduction of the information dashboard for managing private procurement contracts in logistics.
Rome
D'Angelo: it will allow the country to take another step forward
Russo (Confcommercio): excluding road transport from the PNRR funding was shortsighted.
Rome
First bulletin from the Freight Insights Observatory produced by the National Center for Sustainable Mobility
ABB Group posts sharp growth in quarterly financial and business performance
Zurich
In the period April-June the value of new orders grew by +16.0%
Informal consultations have begun on the preliminary proposal for the new Ancona Port Master Plan.
Ancona
Eleven meetings scheduled for July
Program agreement for preparatory and functional interventions for the construction of the bridge over the Strait of Messina
Rome
It was signed today in Rome
Project to develop an ecological station for the treatment of wastewater from ships
Naples
Initiative of the Neapolitan Group of the Cenere and Iello Landing
Assiterminal urges against bringing sediment from the Bagnoli dredging project into the port of Naples.
Genoa
Cognolato and Ferrari: It is essential to safeguard the full functionality of the commercial port's activities.
Container traffic at the Port of Long Beach fell 3.4% in the second quarter.
Long Beach
A decline of -16.4% was recorded in June
Paolo Pessina has been appointed vice president of Conftrasporto-Confcommercio.
Rome
He is president of the national federation of maritime agents and brokers
Container traffic in the port of Hong Kong decreased by -8.2% in the second quarter
Hong Kong
A decrease of -13.7% was recorded in June
Cuneo-based logistics company Nord Ovest is seeing growing financial results.
Wedge
Construction work on a new depot in Mondovì will be completed in early 2026.
Container traffic at the Port of Los Angeles grows driven by fears of new tariffs
Los Angeles
June saw the highest volume ever recorded for this month
The Management Committee of the Sardinia Sea Port Authority has adopted the DPSS
Cagliari
Green light for the concession to MITO and the appeal against the rejection of Olbia's dredging project.
Three events in Genoa for three new Explora Journeys cruise ships.
Genoa
A technical launch, a coin laying and the cutting of the first sheet metal were carried out at the Fincantieri shipyard
Grimaldi sells 5% of Terminal Darsena Toscana to Livorno Port Company
Naples/Livorno
Option to purchase an additional 5% of the share capital
Concession agreement signed that assigns management of the port of Tartous to DP World
Damascus
It has a lifespan of 30 years
Matteo Gasparato appointed president of the Northern Adriatic Sea Port Authority
Rome
He was appointed extraordinary commissioner of the same port authority
Meeting in Rome between the heads of ESPO and Assoporti
Rome
Among the topics addressed, the competitiveness of European ports in the current global context
Chinese airline OOCL reports quarterly decline in scheduled service revenues
Hong Kong
Cargo transported by the company's ships is increasing
Collaboration between the Ukrainian Sea Ports Authority and the Western Ligurian Sea Port Authority
Rome
Agreement with an initial duration of five years
Survey in Germany on the prospects of companies in the maritime, port and shipbuilding sectors
Hamburg
Shipowners are more concerned. Positive prospects for ports and shipyards.
Port of Augusta: Work begins on a third bridge connecting the island to the mainland.
Augusta
Work worth over 20 million euros
Vard signs contract with InkFish for new research vessel
Trieste
The deal is worth more than 200 million euros.
1.1 billion euros will be invested in the port of Hamburg to strengthen the container sector
Hamburg
Improving accessibility and port infrastructure in the Waltershofer Hafen area
Meyer Turku delivered the new Star of the Seas cruise ship to Royal Caribbean
Turku
It has a gross tonnage of 250,800 tons
ESPO calls for increased funding for ports under the next EU Multiannual Financial Framework
Brussels
The CEF programme funds have proven to be far from sufficient
Fincantieri delivers the new Oceania Allura cruise ship to Oceania Cruises.
Miami/Trieste
Two additional Sonata-class ships have been converted into orders.
PORTS
Italian Ports:
Ancona Genoa Ravenna
Augusta Gioia Tauro Salerno
Bari La Spezia Savona
Brindisi Leghorn Taranto
Cagliari Naples Trapani
Carrara Palermo Trieste
Civitavecchia Piombino Venice
Italian Interports: list World Ports: map
DATABASE
ShipownersShipbuilding and Shiprepairing Yards
ForwardersShip Suppliers
Shipping AgentsTruckers
MEETINGS
Confindustria event on the sea economy in Rome on July 15th
Rome
The public meeting of the International Containers Studies Center will be held in Genoa on July 2nd
Genoa
››› Meetings File
PRESS REVIEW
Why Malta is objecting to a new price cap on Russian oil
(timesofmalta.com)
US has its eye on Greek ports
(Kathimerini)
››› Press Review File
FORUM of Shipping
and Logistics
Intervento del presidente Tomaso Cognolato
Roma, 19 giugno 2025
››› File
Uniport: Bringing debris from Bagnoli to the port of Naples would postpone long-awaited dredging.
Rome
Legora de Feo: It's necessary to find alternative solutions.
Taiwanese companies Evergreen, Yang Ming and WHL saw sharp declines in quarterly revenues.
Keelung/Taipei
In the period April-June it fell by -18.7%, -26.5% and -8.6% respectively
The establishment of the Information Dashboard for the management of private procurement contracts in logistics has been approved.
In May, freight traffic in the port of Ravenna grew by +1.4%
Ravenna
Bulk cargo is on the rise. Miscellaneous cargo is on the decline.
EU approves joint purchase of port equipment by terminal operators
Brussels
Joint definition of minimum technical specifications of equipment is also permitted
Serbian energy group EPS will import coal through the Montenegrin port of Bar
Bar
Currently imports from Indonesia pass through the port of Constanta
Fincantieri Foundation and Luiss University launch a project to strengthen the safety of underwater infrastructure.
Trieste
Among the objectives, contribute to the definition of a specific regulatory framework
Freewheeling: The government's U-turn on anti-mafia controls in the road haulage sector is a welcome development.
Modena
Franchini: If the government has realized it made a mistake, that's good news.
Agostinelli (AdSP Tirreno Meridionale e Ionio): the amendment that allows for the early transformation of the Gioia Tauro Port Agency is extremely important.
Confindustria's event on the maritime economy will take place in Rome on July 15th.
Rome
The confederation's strategic document on the sector will be presented
Kerala seeks $1.1 billion from MSC in damages over MSC Elsa 3 sinking
Thiruvananthapuram
Temporary detention of the vessel "MSC Akuteta II" granted
Trasportounito requests the cancellation of the renewal procedure of the Central Committee of the Register of Hauliers
Rome
New seizure of a load of cocaine in the port of Gioia Tauro
Reggio Calabria
16 bags containing 417 kilos of drugs were found in a container
MOL and Kinetics to build world's first floating data center
Tokyo
It will be installed on a vessel of 9,731 gross tonnage
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