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March 2, 2012
The Business Timesweb site
Shipping News
  • Time to review maritime law: US lawmaker
    A US lawmaker on Wednesday urged a review of US maritime law which could lead to bigger compensation payouts for passengers seeking damages from ship operators after deadly disasters at sea.
  • Baltic index hits 25-year low amid vessel glut
    The Baltic Dry Index, a measure of costs to ship dry-bulk commodities, fell to the lowest monthly average in more than 25 years as a glut of vessels weighed on freight rates.
  • Shipping loan losses seen hitting US$13b
    Banks will lose US$13 billion over the next two years on 3 per cent of all shipping loans as a collapse in earnings drains vessel owners' cash flows amid depressed asset values, Nomura Equity Research said. Thirty-one per cent of loans held by 83 shipping companies with US$201 billion in debt may 'be vulnerable,' and 10 per cent might become non-performing, the investment bank said in a report dated Feb 27.

Sched Netweb site
  • APM Terminals posts 'strongest ever' profits of US$1.05 billion in 2011
  • Rena officers plead guilty to mishandling boxship, forging documents
  • Le Havre containers fall 6pc, but enjoy mid-year rise before 4th quarter
  • Seaspan posts 83pc net profit decline to US$23.5 million in 2011
  • Obama assigns 'special prosecutor' to investigate Chinese trade practices
  • Containership guards repel Hormuz Strait pirates in live fire incident
  • MSC deploys its first 12,500 TEU, the Fabiola, on Asia-US west coast trade
  • WTSA recommends US-Asia rate hikes of US$50-$100 per FEU from April
  • Sichuan road building hits four-year annual record - 6,537 kilometres
  • Hainan provincial port throughput surpasses 100 million TEU in 2011
  • January Xinjiang cross-border surface transport volume declines 11.9pc
  • Ugandans to lose 150 containers in auction to ease congestion at Mombasa
  • Israel's enhanced container security checks comes at shippers' expense
  • Dutch donate 2 top quality container scanners to boost Palestinian trade
  • Evergreen re-starts ANS service for North America/South America
  • South Carolina governor thwarts eco-activists vetoing anti-dredging bill
  • Guangxi handles 10,500 tonnes of air freight in Chinese New Year period
  • US bill would force pilots to log more hours to qualify to fly cargo planes
  • MidAmerica airport aims to become a cargo hub for China trade
  • FedEx Life Sciences' chief calls for regulatory, tax support from India

Exim Indiaweb site
  • DAMCO continues to make strong, steady progress
  • Govt may reserve a quarter of ex-im cargo biz for Indian ships
  • ICC/Ifo survey reveals slight brightening in world economic climate
  • Rickmers-Linie in tie-up with Stonetrans, Antwerp Breakbulk Agencies & DP World Breakbulk to ship rough granite, sandstone blocks from India to Antwerp
  • Tanker insurers may take a hit due to Iran sanctions
  • Negative trade list for India cleared, MFN status by year-end: Pak
  • Draft Policy for award of ports waterfront & associated land on captive user basis
  • Feb. 28 strike a total success at Kandla Port: Unions
  • MbPT beats JNPT to win Major Ports Cricket Championship
  • ICHAA re-elects Anurag Vijayvargiya as President & Rajan Pillai as Hon. Secretary for 2012-13

International Transport Journalweb site
MARCH 1, 2012
  • SAS Cargo adds Shanghai to network
    Today (1 March), the Scandinavian carrier SAS is launching a new Copenhagen-Shanghai (China) route, which will further improve the service between Scandinavia and the Chinese marke...
  • AMI moves into new Heathrow home
    The UK arm of Air Menzies International (AMI) - one of the world's largest trade-only airfreight and express wholesalers - has moved into a new London Heathrow hub facility at Pola...
  • New loan for construction of Brcko bypass
    The European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD) is continuing to support the modernisation of transport infrastructure in Bosnia-Herzegovina with a sovereign EUR 28.5mi...
  • Etihad Airways increasing surcharges to offset EU carbon scheme
    UAE-based Etihad Airways is increasing the fuel surcharge on its European flights to offset the costs being imposed on the airlin...
  • Finnlines with biweekly service from Wallhamn to Ust-Luga
    Finnllines is starting a new biweekly new service from Wallhamn on the southwest coast of Sweden to the Russian port of Ust-Luga in late March. The Finnish shipping company will de...
  • European road transport rates decrease since May 2011
    European road freight prices decreased by 0.6% in Q4/2011 compared to the price index in Q3/2011 and by 1.5% compared to the index level in Q4 of the previous year, reported Trans...
  • Sernam: will the EU offer financial support?
    Over the next few days the European Commission will decide whether to offer financial support to the French transport company Sernam. The latter already received subsidies in 1998....
  • Terminal Basel Nord to be trimodal hub
    Switzerland's new Terminal Basel Nord will be designed as a trimodal hub for maritime containers. The focus will be on inland ship - railway transport chain. This will allow contai...
  • CP expands its oil by rail operation to Lloydminster, Saskatchewan
    Canadian Pacific (CP), a North American transcontinental railfreight transportation company, is now shipping crude oil by rail from a new transload facility near Lloydminster, Sask...
  • Philippine ambassador visits ICTSI Manzanillo
    George Reyes, the newly appointed Philippine ambassador to Mexico and Central America, visited the site where Contecon Manzanillo S.A (CMSA), a wholly owned Mexican subsidiary of I...
  • UPS woos TNT after weak financial year 2011
    The Dutch group TNT Express reported a net loss of EUR 270 million for business year 2011. The giant US-based parcel service provider UPS is continuing its takeover negotiations fo...
  • New CEO for Alitalia
    The Italian airline Alitalia board has chosen Andrea Ragnetti to replace Rocco Sabelli as chief executive, effective from 5 March. Ragnetti is a former executive of Royal Philips E...
  • Gefco and Minsheng Shipping evolving into Shenzhen Minsheng Gefco Logistics
    It has only just come to light that the French transport provider Gefco and the leading Chinese logistics service provider Minsheng Shipping signed a joint venture contract on 5 Ja...
  • Kuehne + Nagel opens new office in in Thailand
    Kuehne + Nagel, the giant logistics service provider based in Schindellegi (Switzerland), has opened a new office in Chiang Mai to meet the strong demand for integrated logistics ...
  • Lehnkering Chemical Transport. management expanded
    The Lehnkering Chemical Transport (LCT) division, which is part of the company's road logistics and services (RLS) sector, will be headed by Steffen Bauer, with immediate effect. H...
  • Break Bulk China: Shanghai- first stage of this year's Business Run
    Flensborg and Associates, a Munich-based sales and consulting firm, organised the seventh Break-Bulk Business Run in Shanghai (China) on 28 February 2012, and also announced the ex...

Marine Logweb site
MARCH 1, 2012
  • MSRC beefs up response capabilities in GoM
  • Rolls-Royce receives second Environship order
  • Fredriksen set to go shopping with $1 billion from Seadrill shares sale
  • IHC Merwede books orders worth €450million for three pipelaying vessels

World Wide Shipperweb site
MARCH 1, 2012
  • CG holds vessel in Portland for failing safety inspection
  • New study highlights value of US commercial airports
  • Boeing receives honors for record Dreamliner flight
  • Seattle Port Commissioners Ok first reading of Kirkland land deal
  • Rail association taps IPH as full member of organization

Lloyd's Listweb site
MARCH 1, 2012
  • Weak European coal demand sees Atlantic and Pacific rates diverge
    Widening gap between panamax and supramax spot rates
  • Australian and Indonesian exports dominated 2011 global coal trade
    However, Atlantic coal tonne-mile demand rose 50% last year
  • Robust Chinese demand brings cautious optimism to car carriers
    Improved supply-demand balance to drive rate increases, says DVB Bank
  • Caribbean-US product tanker trade collapses after refinery closure
    Brokers say Baltic Exchange benchmark route now 'irrelevant' to the market
  • Concordia Maritime evaluates next move after broadening trade base
    Swedish tanker owner expanding presence in edible oils sector
  • The cheap and cheerless shall inherit the seas
    What price cost cutting when the average shipping firm has no fat to trim?
  • Pimp my ship
    Making the case for slower sailing speeds
  • Marine Money: a tale of cynics, sceptics, epicureans and stoics
    Speakers agree on bleak short-term trends but disagree about opportunities
  • Fredriksen selling Seadrill shares to 'aggressively pursue' shipping opportunities
    Stock equivalent to $1bn could benefit tycoon's portfolio of companies but also potential new ventures, say analysts
  • Last Embiricos single-hull tanker sold for demolition
    Brokers report that Antiparos will be recycled in Pakistan
  • European freight forwarders still foresee an upturn
    Bank's monthly sentiment index suggests a rise in volumes in the coming two months
  • Annual Chinese crude oil tonne-mile demand closing in on US levels
    Rise in shipments from South America to China increases sailing distances but ESPO pipeline limits growth level
  • First mainland China-owned cruiseship sets sail next week
    Huang pledges to invest in fleet to tap growing Asian leisure market
  • Dr Peters seeks fresh capital
    KG fund seeks to buy back two insolvent tankers
  • Hong Kong bidding
    Sailors' Society hosts charity bash
  • KG owner is plaintiff in Hyundai Merchant Marine Rule B case
    NSC Schiffahrtsgesellschaft and not Reederei Claus-Peter Offen is the company alleging $1.89m default
  • Seanergy regains compliance
    Surge in share price helps meet Nasdaq rules on minimum market value
  • Soaring box index shows lines' GRI success
    Big Asia-Europe rate increases achieved
  • Torm working on new structure
    Meldgaard says restructing will be attractive to new investors
  • MHI and Sinopacific announce kamsarmax partnership
    Japanese yard will sell technology know-how to mid-sized Chinese niche player
  • Lomar named as Cosco customer
    Dry bulk order came from maritime unit of Logothetis-backed Libra
  • Bad weather delays Rena salvage
    Costs expected to top $100m
  • Eurotunnel has 'strong interest' in buying ex-SeaFrance vessels
    Jacques Gounon says consortium of 500 former Seafrance staff is willing to restart Dover-Calais service
  • Costa Allegra passengers disembark in Mahé
    Cruiseship has taken three days to reach shore
  • Looks bad, is bad
    Shipping companies the world over represent the shipping industry as a whole, so Costa's problems are the cruise industry's problems
  • Seafarers killed in clash with pirates confirmed as Pakistani and Iranian
    But identity of vessel recaptured by Danish navy still unknown
  • DFDS issues 2012 profits warning
    Danish freight and passenger ferry operator cites tougher competition in the North Sea ro-ro market and higher bunker costs
  • Let the market decide
    Why speed limits are a bad idea
  • Sinoceanic delays delivery of MSC Altair as it fails to find funding
    Oslo-listed boxship operator unable to raise $61m from China's HNA Group as planned

Fairplayweb site
MARCH 1, 2012
  • Cash grab alleged
    AN EXECUTIVE of Houston's Delos Shipping has alleged in a court document that BLT's controlling shareholder has shifted funds out of the Indonesian company
  • High prices hurt oil demand
    IHS CERA warned today high oil prices could destroy demand in an already-weak economic climate, which would hurt the already-oversupplied tanker sector
  • Pacific Basin's profits drop by 69%
    PACIFIC Basin Shipping today said net profits for 2011 were $32M, a 69% drop from 2010's results
  • WWL plans green surcharge
    WWL TOLD Fairplay it plans to raise rates to offset spiralling costs from environmental regulation
  • TWIC needs tweaking
    BIOMETRIC security card readers at US ports face a range of challenges before a final rule on regulatory requirements can proceed, a government report concluded
  • Yangzijiang unveils $631M in profits
    SINGAPORE-listed Chinese shipbuilder Yangzijiang has posted record profits of 3.98Bn yuan ($631.16M) for 2011
  • No-one hurt as Allegra passengers go ashore
    CRIPPLED Costa Allegra was towed into Port Victoria, Seychelles, this morning at about 10.30 local time
  • Oz coal boom tied to degradation
    GREENPEACE today released a report warning about environmental damage caused by port schemes and rising bulker traffic from Queensland's coal boom
  • Courage loses $28.95M
    COURAGE Marine said today it incurred $28.95M in losses for 2011, reversing $9.176M in profits for 2010
  • RCL falls $25.5M into red
    THAILAND'S RCL said today it lost 780M baht ($25.5M) in 2011, reversing 465M baht in profits for 2010
  • TORM loses more than forecast
    DS TORM said today it remains in talks with lenders over its financial problems, while reporting that impairment charges sparked much deeper 2011 losses than it had expected
  • NOL shares rise on sunny forecast
    NOL'S shares rose today after Morgan Stanley predicted a return to profitability from 3Q2012

The Journal of Commerceweb site
MARCH 1, 2012
  • Truck Pricing Forecast to Climb 3 to 5 Percent
    Truck pricing is expected to rise by low to mid-single digit percentages over the next year, as shippers, brokers and...
  • Intermodal Volume Slips 2.8 Percent
    Intermodal volume last week slipped 2.8 percent year-over-year to 214,402 trailers and containers while carload traffic fell 5 percent to...
  • UPS Names McCorstin to VP Post
    UPS has named Jeff McCorstin vice president of international air and ocean freight transportation services. McCorstin will succeed Bob...
  • 2 Dead, 3 Missing After Ships Collide Off India
    An "unidentified" merchant ship collided with an Indian fishing trawler early Thursday about 15 nautical miles off the country's southern...
  • House Republicans Could Cut Transport Plan to 18 Months
    When news broke that House Republicans were considering scaling back their surface transportation bill to 18 months from five years,...
  • OOCL to Boost Australia-SE Asia Rates
    OOCL says it will increase freight rates on cargo moving to Australia from Southeast Asia, including from Singapore, Malaysia, Thailand,...
  • Uggla to Fill Top Slot at Maersk Tugboat Subsidiary
    A.P. Moller-Maersk appointed Robert Uggla chief executive of its Svitzer tugboats subsidiary. Uggla is the 33-year-old grandson of Maersk McKinney...
  • Asia-Europe Spot Rates Skyrocket 88 Percent
    A key Asia-Europe freight index has soared 88 percent in the past week, boosting carriers' hopes steep rate hikes introduced...
  • Hanjin to Receive First of 13,000-TEU Ships in April
    Hanjin Shipping will take delivery on April 1 of the first of the five huge post-Panamax ships it ordered in...
  • DFDS Books Record Profit, Forecasts Tougher 2012
    DFDS grew 2011 pre-tax profit by 36 percent from a year ago to a record $133 million, but the company...
  • Seig to Head Ocean Freight at Damco
    Martin Seig has been named global head of ocean freight at Damco, the logistics and forwarding unit of A.P. Moller-Maersk....
  • Seaspan Reports Profit, Plans to Buy Back Stock
    Container ship owner-charterer Seaspan reported $35.5 million in normalized net earnings for the fourth quarter, a 31.5 percent increase from...
  • Deck Officers Plead Guilty to Charges in Rena Wreck
    The captain and navigating officer of the Rena container ship that ran aground Oct. 5 on a New Zealand reef...

Containerisation Internationalweb site
MARCH 1, 2012
  • NAFTA trade 12% up y-o-y in December
    The latest data released by the US Department of Transport's (DOT) statistics office for trade using surface transportation between the US and its NAFTA [North ...
  • SeaCube's investments pay off
    New York-based SeaCube Container Leasing has followed the sector's trend by posting much better results in 2011 than it did in 2010. In particular, the listed group ...
  • Argentina looks at banning UK imports
    The tension between the UK and Argentinian Governments over the Falkland Islands has intensified following Debora Giorgi, the latter country's Minister of Industry ...
  • Containerisation International poll: customer service a 'dirty word'
  • CMA CGM/Maersk upgrade transatlantic ships
  • ADPC takes delivery of its first gantry cranes
    The Abu Dhabi Ports Company (ADPC) has taken delivery of its first super-post-panamax ship-to-shore gantry cranes for the new port of Khalifa. A second batch of ...
  • TCB Railway takes Barcelona's rail transport to new heights
    TCB Railway increased its traffic by 21% last year, up to 93,000TEU. Further growth of 29% is expected this year, up to 120,000 TEU due to the wide range of services ...
  • Somalia conference 'failed' shipping
    That is the view of many from within the shipping industry after digesting the conclusions from the Somalia conference in London last week; although the commitments ...

TradeWindsweb site
MARCH 1, 2012
  • Zim poised to raise rates
    Israeli containership giant readies rate restoration programme in response to market turbulence.
  • USCG hauls in Morning Spruce
    Authorities blast Eukor car-carrier over 'substandard operation and condition' as inspection uncovers safety hazards.
  • GMR limps toward next phase
    Bankrupt tanker owner readies race for creditor blessing as four-week loss tops $63m.
  • Prosafe pockets more in Q4
    Oslo-listed accommodation owner turns in improved final quarter numbers but sees full year dip.
  • Wreck snags boxship
    Singapore's Akari gets stuck on uncharted sunken vessel off Hon Dau in Vietnam, port authority says.
  • Seanergy sitting pretty
    Dale Ploughman in the driver's seat as US-listed bulker owner regains compliance with Nasdaq listing requirement.
  • JES takes its time
    Singapore-listed Chinese shipyard needs longer to post annual report as it accounts for vessel delivery delays.
  • BW joins bond bandwagon
    Oslo-listed offshore owner the latest to contemplate a fundraiser via the bond market.
  • Eagle talons target Allied
    Sophoclles Zoullas at the helm as Eagle Bulk mounts legal assault against Dimitris Marinis-backed operator over unpaid hire.
  • Vernicos plots fleet growth
    Greek owner says Chinese newbuilding and another second-hand deal likely as it snaps up Svitzer tug.
  • Seaspan lifts dividend again
    New York-listed containership owner adds another 33% to its quarterly handout despite lower Q4 bottom line.
  • What TBOOK WOG means
    London appeal court makes an important ruling about tanker safety inspections and what they mean for chartering deals.
  • Drydocks World closes in
    Dubai-based yard to lay out plans for massive financial restucturing deal next week.
  • Tallink on the up
    Estonian ro-ro operator firmly in profit as passenger numbers increase.
  • Torm solution still hanging
    Danish owner loses over $400m in 2011 as annual report passes without restructuring plan.

American Shipper - Ocean newsweb site
MARCH 1, 2012
  • Asia-Europe rate increases sticking, says index
  • U.S.-flag shipowners want to haul oil reserves
  • Union asks LaHood to press UPS on fatigue rule
  • Guilty pleas in Rena grounding
  • CaroTrans starts Charleston-South Africa service
  • Rickmers expands China coverage
  • Rickmers in joint venture to move granite
  • Seaspan says it will raise dividend, buy stock
  • Zim raising Asia-Europe rates
  • U.S. truck tonnage falls 4% in January

The Bunker Bulletinweb site
MARCH 1, 2012
  • Yin and Yang of green shipping
    Singapore has shown the world that it is as committed to global environmental issues as its peers such as Hong Kong.
  • MEPC 63: Applying EEDI to existing ships firmly rejected
    IMO committee agrees it would be 'inappropriate' to apply EEDI formula to existing ships, meaning some MBM proposals will need revision.
  • Banks 'losing patience' with struggling shipping companies
    Next ten months likely to see bankruptcies and consolidation.
  • Little price movement in Fujairah
    Bunker demand in Suez 'average', a player told Bunkerworld.
  • IFO prices firming in Rotterdam and Hamburg
    Icy conditions have cleared in Hamburg.
  • Call for standard to measure hull and propeller performance gaining traction
    Some support at MEPC for developing standard which would help owners assess available antifouling coatings and other tools.
  • Torm faces an uncertain future
    Shipping group reports widening losses as a refinancing deadline passes without agreement.
  • MEPC 63: CSC outlines 'considerable' GHG reduction potential
    Improved hull and propeller performance could equal 35-50% of IMOs CO2 reduction target due to fuel savings.
  • Pressure for fuel economy driving demand for newbuilds
    Owners looking for fixed cost savings of around 30%.
  • Fuel oil stocks climb again
    Inventories at a nine-and-a-half month high.
  • IFO prices firming in Singapore
    Public holiday in Busan.
  • Berlian Laju defaults on six of its debt instruments
    Company defaults on two guaranteed convertible bonds and four Indonesian Rupiah issues.
  • 380 cSt grade deliveries 'temporarily unavailable' at Taichung
    Bunker barge responsible for deliveries of 380 cSt grade under annual maintenance, says CPC Corporation.
  • South Korean bunker stocks slightly lower in March
    SK Energy to undergo maintenance in one of its CDUs from second half of March.
  • UK-based shipper places orders for six fuel efficient Ultramax vessels
    New Ultramax bulk carriers able to carry up to 11% more cargo and consume around 13% less fuel, compared to Supramaxes.
  • Vopak 2011 net profits slightly up on year
    Generally positive outlook for products storage business in 2012 and 2013, says Vopak.
  • Americas bunker market tracks crude decline
    Prices see double digit falls.

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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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