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October 2, 2012
Sched Netweb site
  • Panama Canal Authority amends requirements on ballast/cargo declarations
  • US regulator to re-check Warren Buffett's BNSF railway purchase deal
  • Matson Logistics expands presence at Bryan County warehouse, Savannah
  • Mediterranean box capacity to hit 114 million TEU by 2030: Dynamar
  • Rickmers-Linie transports 3 LPG storage tanks from Malaysia to Kuwait
  • Hong Kong holds Digital Ship IT conference October 10-11 in Kowloon
  • China to approve over US$158.5 billion in 20 new airport projects
  • FedEx says it is well on track to reduce carbon emissions 20pc by 2020
  • US air freight sector stagnant for more than a decade, says ACMG study

Exim Indiaweb site
OCTOBER 1, 2012
  • MOL again lists on SRI indices
  • Pune CHAA's office-bearers for 2012-14
  • Anti-dumping duty on Chinese paracetamol extended
  • Edible oil imports may surge in 2012-13
  • Govt likely to curb rice, wheat, sugar & cotton exports
  • Oman lifts ban on Indian poultry
  • Consortium withdraws from Ennore container terminal project
  • GTI management again appeals to allow normal functioning of terminal
  • Hong Kong port sees decline in Q2, H1 box throughput
  • Proposal for coastal vessel jetty at Kodungallur
  • Service tax on transportation of goods by rail comes into force
  • Banks, exporters seek waiver of ECGC rider
  • Forex reserves decline by $502.4 m to $293.97 bn
  • Govt prohibits export of iron ore from captive mines
  • INR closes at 5-month high of 52.88 on heavy dollar demand
  • NHAI reforms to help private sector
  • Plan panel wants regulator in road sector
  • Update your Data on Foreign Trade Policy, Customs Law & Exchange Control Regulations
  • Globalink handles Magnum tractors to Ukraine
  • Houston project forwarding training to help navigate economic tempest
  • Rickmers-Linie transports three 475-t LPG storage tanks from Malaysia to Kuwait

International Transport Journalweb site
OCTOBER 1, 2012
  • JAL Cargo applies for fuel surcharge revision
    Japan Airlines has applied to the Japanese transport ministry for a revision of its international cargo fuel surcharge for flights departing from Japan from October. The internatio...
  • Eritrean Airlines ends Frankfurt service
    Eritrean Airlines' service to Frankfurt, launched in spring (see ITJ Daily of 19 April 2012), has been cancelled with effect from today, 1 October. The carrier's weekly service bet...
  • Russia's most important airport ready for winter
    Moscow Domodedovo airport has invested RUB 350 million (EUR 8.6 million) in purchasing de-icing machines and equipment for cleaning the airfield. In the run-up to the winter, which...
  • Grup TCB consortium withdraws from Ennore terminal project
    The Spanish port operating group Grup TCB has announced that a consortium entitled Bay of Bengal Gateway Terminal - formed to design, construct and operate a container terminal in...
  • Vossloh awarded French high-speed railway contract
    The French tracklayer TSO and Eurovia Travaux Ferroviaires (ETF) have concluded a contract with Vossloh for fully-equipped switch systems as well as rail fastening systems for Fran...
  • Paul Arnold new head of airfreight at Woodland Global
    The Woodland Group has appointed Paul Arnold as the head of airfreight activities at Woodland Global. Arnold has been tasked with developing routes to North America and exploring o...
  • Drivers' reading and writing difficulties an issue in Denmark
    The share of Danish drivers with reading and writing problems is higher than among the overall population of Denmark. 10% of Danish drivers have problems with reading and writing, ...
  • FedEx Express and Nissan expanding cooperation
    FedEx Express and Nissan have expanded their collaborative testing of the 100% electric Nissan e-NV200 to new global markets. Nissan and FedEx Express engineers started working tog...
  • Brazil seeking rail network investors
    Brazil is seeking investors in joint ventures for the expansion of its national rail network. The government plans to construct twelve new national rail lines covering 10,000 km. T...
  • DSV acquires some AWT Cechofracht activities in Czechia
    DSV has signed an agreement for the acquisition of some of the activities of AWT Cechofracht in Czechia. The company has a strong position in the Czech forwarding and logistics mar...
  • Ceva Logistics launches UK-Dubai LCL services
    SCM and service provider Ceva Logistics has promised faster freight connections from the UK to Dubai through its new less-than-container load consolidation service. Ceva has launch...
  • DB Schenker award for Maja Piecyk
    The 2011 DB Schenker award goes to Dr Maja I. Piecyk from Scotland's Heriot-Watt University Edinburgh. Piecyk accepted the international logistics award for young scientists at a ...

Marine Logweb site
OCTOBER 1, 2012
  • Costamare subsidiary reaches settlent in Rena case
  • NSRP to fund 12 new shipbuilding R&D projects
  • Marcon brokers another tug sale
  • ABB to supply systems for Russian icebreaker
  • Hoegh LNG exercises option for fourth FSRU
  • Gibdock completes complex box ship crane refurbishment
  • UK P&I Club looks at power loss causes
  • Successful trials for wind farm Turbine Access System

World Wide Shipperweb site
OCTOBER 1, 2012
  • Port of Vancouver, USA plans pair of new access projects
  • Shipping group praises passage of new San Francisco Bay pilot rules
  • Bellingham Port Commissioners to host public 'Coffee' sessions
  • Corps eyes repair projects for damaged Everett levees
  • Braemar taps Martin Beer as new director of finance

Lloyd's Listweb site
OCTOBER 1, 2012
  • Spotlight on ship valuation as Omega junior lenders launch new attack
    'Super-priority administrative expense' claim brings new twist to Chapter 11 saga
  • Insurers push for box verification in wake of MSC Flaminia
    Vessel insured for $40m but value of damaged containers estimated at $50m
  • Singapore plans 65m teu megahub at Tuas
    City state to consolidate container operations on one site
  • Unigas orders three LPG/ethylene carriers
    Deal highlights segment's growing popularity
  • Unions halt Brittany Ferries strike
    Services resume tomorrow between the UK, France and Spain
  • Small owners undermine big outfits' efforts to push up VLGC market
    Rate falls follow concerns over very large gas carriers' long-term outlook
  • Off-balancesheet bonds offer new funding option for owners
    Deals securitise cashflows, says Norton Rose
  • Other banks could follow Lloyds half-price ship loan sale
    Oaktree's 50c-in-dollar deal sets low benchmark, say ship finance sources
  • Golar LNG Partners completes $227m bond issue in Oslo
    Funds earmarked to pay off loan from progenitor Golar LNG
  • Cargill leads multinational drive to reject inefficient chartered tonnage
    Giant shippers axe worst-performing vessels to green their supply chains and cut fuel bills
  • Demolition market remains subdued
    Breakers cherry picking best deals
  • Gwadar terminal to fall into Chinese hands
    China Harbour Engineering Co to switch from construction to hands-on box terminal operations
  • Ship officer qualifications 'should equate to university degree'
    InterManager president calls for better career paths
  • Differences in EU ports' fee regimes make no impact on waste delivery
    Analysis forms part of review of Brussels directive on port reception facilities
  • Madrid agrees new shipbuilding subsidies
    Move comes after European ban on earlier scheme
  • DSME secures $3bn drillship order from Transocean
    But South Korean giant withdraws from $1.1bn 2010 offshore vessels contract
  • Höegh LNG confirms order for fourth FSRU
    Unit build at HHI will be delivered in 2015
  • Long Beach welcomes largest boxship ever seen in US
    MSC Beatrice marks a step up for transpacific trades
  • IM Skaugen defends master's conduct after Indonesia ferry collision
    Salvage teams recover Norgas Cathinka's black box
  • MOL forecasts deeper loss for first-half 2012
    Revised estimate reflects softening container demand and depressed dry bulk market
  • Oman Shipping takes over second VLOC
    Further three deliveries by year-end

Fairplayweb site
OCTOBER 1, 2012
  • Erck Rickmers is trimming
    HAMBURG shipowner Erck Rickmers is scaling down his KG placing activities amid the ongoing private investor slump
  • Asia/Europe carriers seek rate rises
    LINER companies plan to seek a rate increase of $500-510 per teu on Asia/Europe routes in November
  • Reefer rate rise alarms S African exporters
    SOUTH African exporters are lashing out against Maersk's plan to seek a reefer rate rise of $1,500 per feu, even as another major carrier joined the bandwagon
  • FOP to review strategy
    NORWAY'S FOP, the listed FPSO unit owner, said today it has ordered a review of its corporate strategy
  • Search abandoned for jumper
    A SEARCH was called off today for a man seen jumping overboard from Silja's ro-pax Galaxy at 0130
  • APM alters policy on funding shipping investments
    DENMARK'S APM was reported today to have ended its policy of plowing revenues from oil and gas production into shipping investments
  • Denmark's DSV buys regional freight unit Swift
    DANISH freight-forwarder DSV has signed an agreement to acquire Dubai-based Swift Freight Group
  • TT Club urges: weigh in on container reforms
    LONDON'S TT Club, the transport and logistics insurer, pushed today for accord on compulsory box weighing of containers
  • Inquiry in ferry-ship crash examines recorder
    AN INQUIRY in Singapore is today examining the voyage data recorder of an LPG carrier involved in a collision, the ship's manager said
  • LPG price hits 7-month high
    JAPAN, China and India imported more LPG in August as refinery outages boosted demand
  • Record low paid for modern Supramax
    NYK HAS sold a 2001-built Supramax, reportedly for $12.65M, setting a new low for a modern secondhand Supramax
  • Capesizes key bulker S&P
    SEVERAL Capesizes have been snapped up, with owners persuading buyers on prices
  • China's GSI warns of 3Q losses
    CHINA'S government-owned Guangzhou Shipyard International warned today it expects third-quarter losses

The Journal of Commerceweb site
OCTOBER 1, 2012
  • Vehicle Orders Seen Ignition for Manufacturing Growth
    U.S. manufacturing activity expanded in September for the first time in four months, the Institute for Supply Management reported Monday....
  • EU to Release Shipping Emissions Reduction Plan Next Year
    The European Union early next year will unveil a system aimed at reducing greenhouse emissions in the ocean shipping industry...
  • Index: China Export Orders Fall at Sharpest Rate Since 2009
    A key manufacturing index shows Chinese export orders in September fell at their sharpest rate in 42 months, suggesting "manufacturing...
  • Vietnam's ITC Corp. Orders RTGs for New Port
    Vietnam's International Transportation and Trading Joint Stock Company has ordered four rubber-tire gantry cranes for its new port in Phu...
  • Negotiations Continue Between ILWU and Grain Handlers
    Facing a Sunday deadline, negotiators for the International Longshore and Warehouse Union and grain terminal operators in the Pacific Northwest...
  • APMT Mumbai Seeks Support From Labor Groups
    APM Terminals' management in India's Port of Nhava Sheva (Jawaharlal Nehru) has appealed to local trade union and political groups...
  • China's Trucking Sector Takes on New Life
    Chengdu, a city of 14 million people more than 1,000 miles from the ports of Shanghai or Shenzhen, is at...
  • Commentary: Putting a Stop to Re-Brokering
    Q: I've been reading in a lot of your columns lately about problems that seem to arise out of the...
  • Railroads Keep Up With the Rush
    The western railroads provide the vital intermodal link between the West Coast and the eastern half of the country for...
  • Diversions Tax West Coast Terminal Gate Operations
    The long-awaited surge in diverted cargo from East Coast ports to the West Coast finally arrived in September, but the...
  • Commentary: Railroads' Track to Profit
    Logistics companies may dominate the Top 50 Global Transportation and Logistics Companies, but when considering profit margins, railroads top the...
  • Commentary: The Privatization Panacea
    The United States faces serious challenges to its infrastructure, and has for years. The American Society of Civil Engineers long...
  • East Coast Ports Cultivating Food Exports
    The public investment flowing into East Coast terminal expansion and harbor deepening ahead of the Panama Canal expansion may be...
  • ILA Contract Extension a 90-Day Pain Reliever
    Shippers are relieved that a 90-day contract extension averted a threatened International Longshoremen's Association strike at the height of the...
  • Water Resources Development Bill Lifts Port Hopes
    The crafting of long-delayed federal legislation key to authorizing U.S. port projects features some familiar elements: a bipartisan Senate effort,...
  • US Puts SE Asia Trade Arena Front and Center
    When U.S. Trade Representative Ron Kirk traveled to Cambodia in August to meet with leaders of the Association of Southeast...
  • Asia's Economies Flourish Despite Turmoil Elsewhere
    At least one logistics manager at a major consumer goods supplier has little concern about the weak export demand from...
  • Carriers' Pricing Discipline Paying Off
    Ocean carriers in the Asia-to-U.S. trade lane, it seems, finally get it. Although pricing has been erratic throughout the year,...
  • China, From the Truck Cab
    Rachel Katz arrived in Chengdu in the fall of 2010 with experience as a student and teacher in China and...
  • China Beefing Up Container Rail Services
    Although China's passenger rail services dwarf those of the United States, its container rail connections dramatically lag its North American...

Containerisation Internationalweb site
OCTOBER 1, 2012
  • TT Club backs mandatory verification of container weights
    Following frustrating delays at an IMO session last week, the TT Club has urged all parties to redouble their efforts to formulate an acceptable global regulation ...
  • Yilport opens ICD
    Yilport has opened a landside depot that it hopes will improve productivity at its marine terminal while offering customers a wider range of value-added cargo processing ...
  • CEVA starts UK-UAE LCL service
    UK-based CEVA Logistics has launched a weekly less-than-container load (LCL) service between the UK and Dubai. The company said that all cargo for the new service ...
  • Tercat opens super-post-panamax gateway
    Terminal Catalunya (Tercat) has officially opened its new box-handling facility in the Spanish port of Barcelona. Called Barcelona Europe South Terminal (BEST), ...
  • Ships left stranded in Spanish storms
    Severe rain storms in southern Spain on Friday night deluged areas that just a month ago had been devastated by forest fires. Torrents of water burst river ...
  • MOL slashes half-year forecast
    Japanese carrier MOL has revised its consolidated outlook for the first half of FY2012 to incorporate greater net losses and a move from an expected operating profit ...
  • China's PMI ticks up, but hard landing still a threat
    With China closed for the Golden Week holidays, fresh data released by the National Bureau of Statistics shows a slight rise in its purchasing manager' index [PMI] ...
  • Krishnapatnam opens box terminal
    The Indian Bay of Bengal port of Krishnapatnam has officially opened its new container terminal. It will bring much needed additional box-handling capacity to the ...
  • Ust-Luga CT welcomes first CMA CGM ship

TradeWindsweb site
OCTOBER 1, 2012
  • SFI readies raid
    Ship Finance International appears to be moving forward with a plan to exploit declining asset values by pursuing acquisitions.
  • CPP stacks the shelf
    Evangelos Marinakis' Capital Product Partners (CPP) has paved a path for the sale of more than 12 million units controlled by investors that participated in a $140m debt reduction exercise earlier this year.
  • West African loadings rise
    Chinese loadings of West African crude oil are on track to hit a five month-high of nearly one million barrels per day in October, sources said Monday.
  • KG cargoship sets sail
    A multi-purpose cargoship that appears to have been caught in the collapse of a German KG (limited partnership) has finally changed hands following an auction in Gibraltar.
  • TK tanker preps for repairs
    A Teekay Tankers aframax that grounded in shallows off Estonia a week ago is getting ready to undergo repairs at a facility in Finland.
  • Power loss poses threat
    An increase in casualties related to sudden loss of power has prompted a warning from the UK P&I (protection-and-indemnity) Club.
  • Hao Han towed
    The gutted Chinese cargoship Hao Han has been towed into the port of Osaka, Japan.
  • Fresh face at Braemar
    Braemar Shipping Services has announced the imminent arrival of a new finance director.
  • Stick or twist?
    ICAP Shipping has revealed the freight rate beyond which VLCCs can earn more money by speeding up
  • China cops join probe
    The Chinese government is sending police officers to India to investigate the disappearance of the captain of the Ocean Gem.
  • FOP explores options
    Fred Oslo Production has launched a full scale strategic review of its business.
  • TIL talks IPO
    Dutch group Terminal Investment Limited (TIL) is in advanced talks on an initial public offering (IPO).
  • Georgia at it again
    Georgia has fined another cargo vessel for lowering its workboat without permission.
  • Suezmaxes fight for share
    Suezmax tankers are competing on traditional VLCC and aframax routes as owners seek employment for a rapidly expanding fleet.
  • Yujin losses widen
    Tanker owner Yujin International has seen losses grow over the first six months of 2012.
  • CSC in petchems venture
    Changjiang Shipping Group Phoenix (CSC Phoenix) is forming a new tanker joint venture with a top ten petrochemical producer in China.
  • MOL expects less
    Mitsui OSK Lines (MOL) has joined compatriot shipowner NYK in firing a profit warning.
  • Crewman burned in blast
    A Filipino seafarer has been taken from a Greek bulker after an explosion off Bermuda.
  • BG boosts Tokyo ties
    BG Group has teamed-up with the Japan Bank for International Cooperation (JBIC) in a bid to boost its supplies of LNG to the country.
  • Double grounding off Spain
    Two multipurpose cargoships have been forced aground by a storm off Valencia, Spain.
  • Condor helps Brittany
    Condor Ferries is to run more UK to France sailings on Brittany Ferries' behalf, as the French company's crew strike continues.
  • OW in Panama move
    OW Bunker, the Danish tanker owner and fuel supplier, is set to supply low sulphur fuel oil (LSFO) from Balboa in Panama.
  • Yard workers run riot
    Workers from Bangladesh's Western Marine Shipyard have been arrested over attacks on Buddhist and Hindu temples.
  • Hoegh in double swoop
    Hoegh LNG has made a double swoop in the LNG sector ordering new tonnage and taking over 100% control of a second ship.
  • Ezra seals Vietnam gig
    Ezra Holdings has won a subsea construction contract for work off Vietnam in a deal worth $47m, the company said Monday.
  • Black box removed
    Indonesian authorities have removed the black box from Norgas Carriers' 5,820-cbm gas carrier Norgas Cathinka (built 2009).
  • Mixed day for Daewoo
    Transocean has firmed up an order worth $3bn for four drillships at Daewoo Shipbuilding & Marine Engineering.

American Shipperweb site
OCTOBER 1, 2012
  • C.H. Robinson starts chemical logistics service
  • Southern Air seeks bankruptcy protection
    The U.S. cargo airline said it filed for protection under Chapter 11 of the federal bankruptcy laws, citing "economic challenges and extreme industry changes that have impacted the international freight market."
  • FedEx expands Priority Alert services
  • DSV acquisition boosts African/Mideast coverage
    The 3PL will obtain full ownership of Swift Freight in the UAE, China and India and initially a 33 percent share of ownership of the operation in Africa. DSV will assume full ownership of the African entities over time.
  • DB Schenker expands Russia service
  • Precision adds analytics across TMS
  • Spireon launches new fleet tracker
  • UPS survey finds high tech exporters bullish
  • Menlo CarbonNet carbon tracker
  • Long Beach receives biggest box ship in U.S. history
  • TT Club urges container weight regulation
    Peregrine Storrs-Fox, TT Club's risk management director, said "further delay in this modest legal change is frustrating, particularly since there was substantial consensus concerning acceptable ways to ensure that weight declarations are accurate."
  • PMSA applauds bill to tighten pilot regulations
  • Danger lurking in the deep
    Researchers warn unexploded bombs and other military ordnance in the Gulf of Mexico, as well as off the coasts of both the Atlantic and Pacific oceans, could now pose serious threats to shipping and oil and gas rigs in the Gulf.
  • FMC puts older decisions on line
  • TQL expands in Cleveland
  • Buckerfield heads Toll's UK operation

The Bunker Bulletinweb site
OCTOBER 1, 2012
  • Asian fuel oil arrivals set to dampen fuel oil market
    Fuel oil market to remain depressed as demand from China's small and medium sized refiners remains thin.
  • Greens disappointed by EU move
    But welcome decision to monitor GHG as 'prerequisite to further action'.
  • MEPC urged to steer clear of fruitless GHG debate
    IMO head and MEPC Chairman want resolution on capacity-building, technical assistance and transfer of technology.
  • Prices start the week soft in Fujairah
    With no clear pattern visible in other ports.
  • Prices lack direction in Europe
    Although there were some strong gains in Hamburg.
  • Bergen Bunkers adds trader
    While Bominflot hires development analyst.
  • EU to act next year on greenhouse gases
    Shipping industry moving 'too slowly' for Brussels.
  • High prices and slow-steaming make economic sense
    Big jump in rates required for ships to speed up.
  • Temporary power loss from switch to low sulphur fuel highlighted
    Insurer has evidence of power loss from fuel changeover.
  • Soft start to week for bunker prices
    Below average demand in Singapore and Tokyo Bay on Monday.
  • Millions lost to density 'shortlifting' in 2011
    DNV Research & Innovation says evidence points to widespread over-reporting of density since the late 1980s.
  • Vopak, Shell, Greenergy complete Petroplus refinery acquisition
    Renamed Thames Oil Port refinery will be developed into an import terminal.
  • ISU voices 'serious concerns' over bunker removal clause
    Set to form a sub-committee to consider the proposal.
  • Singapore-listed group launches second bunker tanker
    Set to continue to build its expertise in the field, says CEO.
  • O.W. Bunker to supply low sulphur fuel in Balboa
    To meet rising demand from vessels transiting the ECA zones, says VP of physical division.

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