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November 30, 2011
The Business Timesweb site
Shipping News
  • MISC to sell 16 container vessels
    MISC Bhd, South-east Asia's largest shipping line by market value, intends to sell its 16 owned container vessels within about six months as it exits unprofitable cargo- box operations.
  • Chemical tankers to boost profits for firms
    Vessels hauling chemicals used to make everything from paint to plastics may earn the most in four years in 2012 as volumes exceed fleet capacity, boosting profit for tanker owners Stolt-Nielsen Ltd and Odfjell SE.
Strait Talk
  • Recognising bravery at sea
    LAST week, IMO secretary- general Efthimios Mitropoulos presented Seog Hae-gyun, master of the chemical tanker Samho Jewelry, the International Maritime Organization (IMO) Award for Exceptional Bravery at Sea 2011.
Shipping Times
  • Canadian Pacific Railway plans US$500m bond sale
    Canadian Pacific Railway Ltd, which has the highest operating expenses versus sales among large North American railroads, plans a US$500 million debt offering to support its underfunded pension plan.
  • Bombardier wins Indian rail contract
    Bombardier Inc's train unit received a contract to make railway equipment for India's Mumbai Railway Vikas Corp (MRVC). The project, funded equally by the World Bank and the government of India, is valued at about 11.2 billion Indian rupees (S$281 million).

The Business Timesweb site
Shipping News
  • MISC to sell 16 container vessels
    MISC Bhd, South-east Asia's largest shipping line by market value, intends to sell its 16 owned container vessels within about six months as it exits unprofitable cargo- box operations.
  • Chemical tankers to boost profits for firms
    Vessels hauling chemicals used to make everything from paint to plastics may earn the most in four years in 2012 as volumes exceed fleet capacity, boosting profit for tanker owners Stolt-Nielsen Ltd and Odfjell SE.
Strait Talk
  • Recognising bravery at sea
    LAST week, IMO secretary- general Efthimios Mitropoulos presented Seog Hae-gyun, master of the chemical tanker Samho Jewelry, the International Maritime Organization (IMO) Award for Exceptional Bravery at Sea 2011.
Shipping Times
  • Canadian Pacific Railway plans US$500m bond sale
    Canadian Pacific Railway Ltd, which has the highest operating expenses versus sales among large North American railroads, plans a US$500 million debt offering to support its underfunded pension plan.
  • Bombardier wins Indian rail contract
    Bombardier Inc's train unit received a contract to make railway equipment for India's Mumbai Railway Vikas Corp (MRVC). The project, funded equally by the World Bank and the government of India, is valued at about 11.2 billion Indian rupees (S$281 million).

The Business Timesweb site
Shipping News
  • MISC to sell 16 container vessels
    MISC Bhd, South-east Asia's largest shipping line by market value, intends to sell its 16 owned container vessels within about six months as it exits unprofitable cargo- box operations.
  • Chemical tankers to boost profits for firms
    Vessels hauling chemicals used to make everything from paint to plastics may earn the most in four years in 2012 as volumes exceed fleet capacity, boosting profit for tanker owners Stolt-Nielsen Ltd and Odfjell SE.
Strait Talk
  • Recognising bravery at sea
    LAST week, IMO secretary- general Efthimios Mitropoulos presented Seog Hae-gyun, master of the chemical tanker Samho Jewelry, the International Maritime Organization (IMO) Award for Exceptional Bravery at Sea 2011.
Shipping Times
  • Canadian Pacific Railway plans US$500m bond sale
    Canadian Pacific Railway Ltd, which has the highest operating expenses versus sales among large North American railroads, plans a US$500 million debt offering to support its underfunded pension plan.
  • Bombardier wins Indian rail contract
    Bombardier Inc's train unit received a contract to make railway equipment for India's Mumbai Railway Vikas Corp (MRVC). The project, funded equally by the World Bank and the government of India, is valued at about 11.2 billion Indian rupees (S$281 million).

Sched Netweb site
  • Despite growing overcapacity numbers of lay-ups appears to slow
  • Container shipping to remain in negative territory for a while yet: Alphaliner
  • Standard armed guards contract nears, to stress need for more insurance
  • Hunchun's cargo volume of trade up 33.5pc in first nine months
  • Changsha Jinxia Economic Development Zone attracts five investment projects
  • Konecranes sells reachstackers, empty handlers, forklifts to Cai Mep CT
  • Construction work starts on second gigantic lock on Antwerp's left bank
  • Logistics market mergers will lead to innovation, stronger companies
  • Qantas posts earnings before tax despite industrial action
  • Taiwan's Eva Airways gains AEO operator certification
  • Swiss WorldCargo to switch to lightweight containers
  • New Lao Airlines offers Singapore-Vientiane service

Exim Indiaweb site
  • CSAV says seeking strategic partner, not buyer, for container business
  • Freightwings & Travels selects Softlink's Logi-Sys
  • SAL upgrading key vessel to enhance performance
  • UN, IMO urge better naval coordination to fight Somali piracy
  • Mumbai offshore terminal by December 2012: Roy
  • 38th ACAAI convention comes together to Conquer the Skies

International Transport Journalweb site
NOVEMBER 29, 2011
  • Uzbekistani client orders Implant Sciences explosives detectors
    The Implant Sciences Corporation, a Wilmington-based US high-tech supplier of security systems and sensors, has announced sales of its QS-H150 Quantum Sniffer handheld explosives t...
  • GLS Belgium attains environment certification
    GLS Belgium, a Belgian firm belonging to the pan-European parcels, express and logistics services provider General Logistics Systems (GLS), has obtained ISO 14001 certification for...
  • Chinese firm to upgrade Guyanese airport
    The China Harbor Engineering Company (CHEC) has secured a USD 138 million design and construction contract from the government of Guyana to expand a terminal and to lengthen a runw...
  • Chinese ports handle 7 billion t in ten months
    Chinese ports handled 7.54 billion t in the first ten months of 2011, according to the national transport ministry, representing an increase of almost 14%. The volume was split bet...
  • DHL Express signs Saudi Arabian deal with Nokia
    DHL Express has signed a three-year deal with the telecommunications giant Nokia Siemens Networks, to establish a nationwide distribution system in Saudi Arabia. The agreement will...
  • BIH railway lines to be electrified
    Railway lines are being electrified in the region of the industrial city of Tuzla in northeastern Bosnia-Herzegovina, an agreement having recently been signed between the rail comp...
  • K+N introduces direct services between Baltic states and Poland
    K+N has launched direct line hauls options between its hubs in Tallinn (Estonia), Riga (Latvia), Vilnius (Lithuania) and Poznan (Poland), in order to develop fast and frequent grou...
  • UGL and GE Transportation introduce loco in Australia
    UGL Limited and GE Transportation have introduced a new PowerHaul locomotive, the PH37ACmai, at the largest rail exhibition in the southern hemisphere, AusRail Plus 2011 in Brisban...
  • MAN Truck & Bus steps up commitment in India
    MAN Truck & Bus has agreed with its partner Force Motors to take over MAN Force Trucks, their Indian joint venture. The JV was founded in 2006 and produces heavy MAN trucks for...
  • CSAV considers selling container business
    The Valparaiso-based Chilean shipping line Compania Sud Americana de Vapores (CSAV) has reported a net loss of USD 343 million for the third quarter of the current financial year. ...
  • Aramex launches joint venture with Sinoair
    Aramex, a global logistics solutions provider, has formally launched a joint venture with Sinotrans Air Transportation Development Co (Sinoair), as part of the former's ongoing str...
  • Zurich airport expansion remains on the cards
    A referendum in the Swiss canton of Zurich has resulted in the third thumbs-up in favour of Zurich Kloten airport in four years, with the voters clearly rejecting an initiative and...
  • Marco Messner named first Austrian young forwarder of the year
    Marco Messner, who works for the Salzburg-based international freight forwarder Spedition Lagermax, has been named as the first-ever young freight forwarder of the year in Austria....

World Wide Shipperweb site
NOVEMBER 29, 2011
  • Port of Coos Bay CEO announces plans to leave post
  • Horizon Lines reaches settlement with Puerto Rico lawsuit opt outs
  • Coast Guard/National Guard units earn achievement awards
  • Port of Grays Harbor sees rise in automobile handling business
  • Trade between NAFTA partners up during month of September

Lloyd's Listweb site
NOVEMBER 29, 2011
  • International Chamber in fresh drive to get support for IMO at Durban
    Preventing climate change 'a political challenge as much as a technical one'
  • How to assess accumulation
    Modern risk management requires a deeper understanding of interrelationships than in the past
  • First-half losses for ACM
    London shipbroker sees revenues weaken
  • No turkey for shipping stocks
    A week is a long time in politics and two weeks is an eternity in shipping, with the recent pain for US listed shipping companies looks set to continue
  • Governments move to regulate armed guards
    Licensing system expected by next year
  • 'Payable in 30 days' does not mean six months' interest-free credit
    Can't pay, won't pay? They'll see you in court.
  • Mild weather and aframax glut dampen hopes of December rates rise
    Extra cargoes becoming available in European spot markets are absorbed easily
  • Tankers bound for Syria amid further outcry against violent crackdowns
    Vessel tracking shows latest tankers sailing to Syrian ports
  • Secondhand aframax values fall to eight-year low
    Five-year-old vessels sell at 2003 prices as daily earnings stay below operating costs
  • EXCLUSIVE: No legal action against Fred. Olsen over faked hours records
    MCA decides to use safety code provisions instead
  • South Korea on course for record steel production
    Exports to emerging markets boost shipping prospects
  • Canada plans crude exports from its oilsands
    Moves to export 5m barrels per day by 2035
  • IMO to consider guidelines to combat crime on ships
    Aim is better co-ordination with investigating authorities
  • South of England's demise leaves members struggling to find cover
    Pull-out causes problems for insurance market
  • Moody's downgrades Ship Finance International
    SFI caught up in concerns over Frontline's plans to restructure
  • Dole axes reefer service
    New blow for specialist carriers
  • EXCLUSIVE: UK to announce armed guards policy shortly
    Department for Transport rejects Labour charge of dragging its heels
  • Claims guidelines are not being used
    There is nothing to stop the market using the guidelines apart from underwriters themselves, says IMCC
  • P&I clubs' 5% general increase harmony is highly unusual
    Insurers' decisions may look equal, but some are more equal than others
  • Case of the shrinking valemax bulk carriers
    Vale has remarketed its super-sized ships as slightly smaller. How are we to decode this?
  • RMT confirms Wightlink strike ballot
    Union alleges activist unfairly dismissed
  • Under pressure
    Shipowners face a decade of environmental rules that will press them to spend what little money they have
  • Baltic Ports back shipowners in fight against low-sulphur rules
    Implementation timetable criticised
  • SeaFrance mediation bid unsuccessful
    Union fails to agree resumption of service with administrator
  • MISC to sell its 16 containerships in six months
    Plan to exit liner business will include early return or subleasing of chartered-in vessels
  • China to consolidate its shipyards
    Ten largest players to control 70% of the nation's shipbuilding under ministry plan
  • Höegh vehicle carrier joins UK October detentions list
    Five vessels held by port state control last month
  • HNA offers cold comfort to creditors
    Companies in pay dispute with Grand China Logistics urge its parent company to speak out
  • Finnlines wins appeal over 2008 dividend payout
    Pension company fails in court bid to force bigger payment

Fairplayweb site
NOVEMBER 29, 2011
  • Cruise yields still lags
    CARNIVAL and Royal Caribbean have yet to regain their pre-crisis performance, and Europe will play a key role in their recovery pace, UBS analyst Robin Farley said today
  • Crowded breaking beaches predicted
    VESSELS aggregating 55M gt worldwide will be sent to breaking beaches in the next two years, a study reported today
  • Horizon settles PR claims
    HORIZON Lines confirmed today that it has settled all 'hold-out' civil claims related to its price-fixing in the Puerto Rico box trade from May 2002 to April 2008
  • Uni-Tankers buying IBEX
    DANISH shipowner Erria today said it had sold its Turkish tanker company and its nine ships to another Danish shipping group, Uni-Tankers
  • 252 held in migrant smuggling
    AUTHORITIES are holding 252 people involved in migrant smuggling on commercial vessels over the past week in the eastern Mediterranean
  • Sachana yard ordered shut
    GUJARAT Maritime Board has been ordered to close immediately its three-decade-old Sachana shipbreaking yard
  • NewLead tanker arrested
    A PRODUCT tanker owned by US-listed NewLead Holdings remains under arrest in Maryland waters today following a dispute over unpaid wages
  • Drybulk weakness hurts TTA
    TTA TODAY blamed a downturn in drybulk shipping for the sharp drop in net profits for the financial year
  • Beijing approves floating LNG import facility
    BEIJING has approved CNOOC's plan to build China's first floating LNG receiving and storage facility off the northern city of Tianjin, IHS World Markets Energy reported today
  • Slovenian port's profits triple
    SLOVENIA'S Luka Koper today revealed profits to September that were three times greater than during last year's period, but the company still fell short of expectations
  • China builders aim high
    CHINA'S industry boss assured a Shanghai forum today that its shipbuilding sector seeks high-tech leadership as much as market share
  • Impairment losses put ACM in the red
    TANKER and drybulk broker ACM Shipping today reported a $11M drop in half-yearly profits
  • France to oppose EC's sulphur curbs
    FRANCE gave notice today that it plans to oppose the EC's planned curbs on sulphur emissions
  • Man charged over Port Botany drug cache
    A MAN has been charged after 216kg of drugs was discovered at Sydney's Port Botany, police said today
  • FESCO secures loan
    FESCO has secured a $100M loan from the European Bank for Reconstruction & Development

The Journal of Commerceweb site
NOVEMBER 29, 2011
  • Shippers Urge Congress to Block Railroad Strike
    Shipper groups are pressing Congress to step in to avert a potential nationwide strike next week, with one warning the disruption of...
  • NAFTA Surface Trade Up 13.8 Percent in September
    The value of trade using surface transportation between the U.S. and Canada and Mexico rose 13.8 percent in September from...
  • CSAV Loses $340.3 Million, Denies Sales Plan
    CSAV posted a net loss of $340.3 million in the third quarter, reversing a $151.8 million profit a year earlier,...
  • Retail Sales Boom Feeds Restocking Hopes
    Retail sales grew at a double-digit pace over the Thanksgiving Day weekend, launching the holiday sales season with raised hopes...
  • Former SC Johnson Transport Director Sentenced in Fraud Case
    A federal judge sentenced the former transportation director for SC Johnson to eight years in jail this month for his...
  • Horizon Settles Shippers' Antitrust Claims
    Horizon Lines has agreed to pay $13.75 million to settle claims by all remaining significant shippers who opted out of...
  • Three Carriers Hike Asia-Europe-Mediterranean Rates
    Three major container carriers are imposing peakseason surcharges on westbound shipments from Asia to Europe and the Mediterranean, effective in...
  • Greece Set to OK Armed Guards to Fight Piracy
    Greece is preparing legislation to allow its merchant ships to hire armed guards to combat pirate attacks. The draft...
  • Fesco Gets $135 Million to Upgrade Russian Port
    Fesco, owner of Russia's largest ocean carrier, has secured a $135 million loan from the European Bank for Reconstruction and...
  • American Airlines Files for Bankruptcy Protection
    The parent of American Airlines, the nation's third-largest airline, filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection on Tuesday and began an...
  • Le Havre to Open Container Terminal in Early 2012
    Le Havre will open a $215 million container terminal in early 2012 that will allow France's biggest box port to...

Containerisation Internationalweb site
NOVEMBER 29, 2011
  • A week is a long time in politics, and container liner shipping: 30 weeks is an eternity
    In April 2011, Alphaliner wrote: 'Container shipping lines' operating margins recovered strongly in 2010...industry-wide aggregate operating profits reached an ...
  • Emirates raises congestion surcharge for Mombasa and Dar
    Emirates Shipping Line intends to apply a USD250 congestion surcharge on all booking and imports taken for Mombasa and Dar es Salaam on its AFA and GIA services. ...
  • Shuttlewise links Krefeld with Mortara
    A rail container shuttle service between the German Ruhr area of Krefeld, and Mortara, near Milan in northern Italy, is scheduled to start on January 9 and already ...
  • Kuehne + Nagel adopts IAS Dispatch for North American inland ops
  • Freight forwarders call for exemption from tariff publication for non-US NVOCCs
    The National Customs Brokers and Forwarders Association of America (NCBFAA) is calling for non-US NVOCCs to also be allowed exemption from rate tariff publication ...
  • Markets rally despite OECD warning
    Notwithstanding the prediction from the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development that Europe will slide into a double-dip recession next year, investors ...
  • CSAV denies acquisition rumour
    Following recent press reports regarding the possible sale of CSAV - the latest of which involves Hapag-Lloyd - the Chile-based company issued the following ...
  • COP-17: last chance for Kyoto Protocol
    The second day of the 17th Conference of the Parties [COP-17] United Nations climate change summit in Durban got underway today with little sign of movement from ...
  • Somali pirates scoop USD6 million for bulk carrier
    Pirates operating from the lawless state of Somalia have released an Italian-owned 74,500 tonnes bulk carrier, and its six Italian and 15 Filipino crew, held hostage ...
  • OECD: Europe heading for double-dip recession
    The Paris-based Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development [OECD] has warned that the eurozone and other EU nations, such as the UK - which sells 50% ...

TradeWindsweb site
NOVEMBER 29, 2011
  • Shippers Urge Congress to Block Railroad Strike
    Shipper groups are pressing Congress to step in to avert a potential nationwide strike next week, with one warning the disruption of...
  • NAFTA Surface Trade Up 13.8 Percent in September
    The value of trade using surface transportation between the U.S. and Canada and Mexico rose 13.8 percent in September from...
  • CSAV Loses $340.3 Million, Denies Sales Plan
    CSAV posted a net loss of $340.3 million in the third quarter, reversing a $151.8 million profit a year earlier,...
  • Retail Sales Boom Feeds Restocking Hopes
    Retail sales grew at a double-digit pace over the Thanksgiving Day weekend, launching the holiday sales season with raised hopes...
  • Former SC Johnson Transport Director Sentenced in Fraud Case
    A federal judge sentenced the former transportation director for SC Johnson to eight years in jail this month for his...
  • Horizon Settles Shippers' Antitrust Claims
    Horizon Lines has agreed to pay $13.75 million to settle claims by all remaining significant shippers who opted out of...
  • Three Carriers Hike Asia-Europe-Mediterranean Rates
    Three major container carriers are imposing peakseason surcharges on westbound shipments from Asia to Europe and the Mediterranean, effective in...
  • Greece Set to OK Armed Guards to Fight Piracy
    Greece is preparing legislation to allow its merchant ships to hire armed guards to combat pirate attacks. The draft...
  • Fesco Gets $135 Million to Upgrade Russian Port
    Fesco, owner of Russia's largest ocean carrier, has secured a $135 million loan from the European Bank for Reconstruction and...
  • American Airlines Files for Bankruptcy Protection
    The parent of American Airlines, the nation's third-largest airline, filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection on Tuesday and began an...
  • Le Havre to Open Container Terminal in Early 2012
    Le Havre will open a $215 million container terminal in early 2012 that will allow France's biggest box port to...

American Shipper - Ocean newsweb site
NOVEMBER 29, 2011
  • Horizon reaches $13.75 million settlement
    Horizon Lines announced Tuesday it had reached a $13.75 million settlement with the remainining shippers who opted out of a class action settlement it and other liner companies to Puerto Rico had entered into in 2009.
  • Maersk to suspend India-Europe loop
    Maersk Line said it will suspend its ICON service between the Indian Subcontinent and Europe from early February, and will link the region to Europe via Colombo calls by the AE7 and AE1, two of its existing Asia-Europe "daily" loops.
  • MISC Berhad quits container liner business
  • Maersk's $150 million IT deal with HP, outsources staff
  • COSCO raises Asia-Europe, ECSA rates

The Bunker Bulletinweb site
NOVEMBER 29, 2011
  • Iranian bunker supplies meet IMO sulphur spec
    NIOC's 280 cSt product said to average 3.0% sulphur content.
  • IFO prices climb in Fujairah
    Suez shows little movement.
  • European markets firming
    Piraeus players report strong demand.
  • New bunker barge for Baltic terminal
    Vessel has been built at Turkish yard.
  • BPO repeats call for delay of ECA sulphur limit
    Baltic Ports Organization says timetable is 'unrealistic' and will put region's ports at a competitive disadvantage.
  • Shipping industry 'could probably support' a bunker levy
    But details would have to be agreed at the IMO, says International Chamber of Shipping.
  • Samsung orders propulsion technology for LNG-fuelled newbuilds
    Norway's STADT to provide electric propulsion technology for LNG-electric propulsion system in newbuilds.
  • Double-digit hikes in Hong Kong, Busan IFO prices
    Demand for bunkers mixed across key Asian hubs on Tuesday.
  • Ultra low sulphur gasoil futures to dominate by 2015
    Set to replace ICE's 0.1% sulphur gasoil futures contract as the key European oil products benchmark.
  • Technical challenge for Bit Viking fuel conversion 'immense'
    'Special attention' given to bunkering process of vessel, says Germanischer Lloyd.
  • Caterpillar launches multi-fuel marine engine
    Caterpillar's MaK M 46 DF engine able to use LNG, MDO or HFO as bunker fuel.
  • Bonded bunker demand in China to double by 2015
    Sinopec plans to occupy two-thirds of China's domestic bunker fuel market by 2013.
  • South Korean refiners to boost bunker volumes in December
    But traders warn supplies could still be 'a bit tight'.
  • Andatee CEO buyout proposal under investigations
    US law firms to investigate if the buyout offer is 'unfair' and 'inadequate'.

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FROM THE HOME PAGE
Accidents to dock workers occur equally frequently on board ships as on land.
London
Norwegian Cruise Line Holdings reports record performance for the April-June quarter
Norwegian Cruise Line Holdings reports record performance for the April-June quarter
Miami
Bookings reached an unprecedented level
Paolo Piacenza has been appointed extraordinary commissioner of the Port Authority of the Southern Tyrrhenian and Ionian Seas.
Rome/Genoa/Gioia Tauro
DB Cargo records declines in turnover and rail freight volumes
Berlin
In the first six months of this year, shipments totaled 82.9 million tons (-10.8%)
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
Trump has eliminated tariff exemptions for low-cost goods for all nations.
Washington
Goods with a value of less than $800 will also be subject to the tax.
Viking Mira was launched at Fincantieri's Ancona shipyard
Trieste
The multi-role frigate "Emilio Bianchi" was delivered to the Muggiano shipyard
The Port Authority of the Central-Northern Adriatic Sea has obtained EMAS registration
Ravenna
Certifies commitment to environmental management and sustainability
MSC Cruises reduces emissions with the support of an energy transition plan
Geneva
The 2024 Sustainability Report has been presented
DSV reports strong growth in financial and operating results thanks to the acquisition of Schenker
Hedehusene
Quarterly record in air and ocean shipment volumes
In 2024, the Fratelli Cosulich group's revenues increased by +12.8%
Genoa
Operating result down by -31.7%
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.
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