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May 3, 2012
Sched Netweb site
  • Israel's Zim pleads for further delays on nine 12,600-TEU ship deliveries
  • CMA CGM and Maersk raise rates on India-West Africa route this month
  • DP World terminals' container growth up 7.4pc in first quarter
  • Seaspan takes delivery of last of 13,100-TEU vessels from Hyundai
  • 14,000-TEU MSC Deila 25th MSC neo-panamax ship to join company fleet
  • Singapore's APL receives 10,700-TEU APL Southampton - first of six ships
  • Baltimore becomes fastest growing US port after de-emphasising containers
  • Rickmers-Linie returns to Myanmar with initial with services to Yangon
  • Yemen seeks to open bidding process to widen and deepen Port of Aden
  • Opposition wins rule change to dampen road congestion at Melbourne terminal
  • St Petersburg to hold World Maritime Technology Conference on May 29
  • Dubai's dnata terminal scores 700pc more air cargo to 127,665 tonnes
  • Volga-Dnepr delivers two aircraft fuel hydrants to Kenya from Italy
  • Hawaii's state environmental inspection tax quashed in federal court

Exim Indiaweb site
  • Alltime Shipping registers commendable performance in year gone by
  • Brent oil to stay put over $100 a barrel: Traders
  • Daily Maersk scores high on reliability in just 6 months
  • Eric Herman takes charge as DAMCO's Global CCO
  • RINA launches seven step fuel saving services
  • Indian drugs exports to benefit from Kenyan court verdict
  • KPT handles its largest vessel till date
  • IFFCO workshop focuses on role of cooperatives in development

International Transport Journalweb site
MAY 2, 2012
  • Nothegger adding thirty new Kögel Cargo Rail multimodal trailers to fleet
    Nothegger Transport Logistik GmbH, located in St Ulrich (Austria), is adding thirty new Kögel Cargo Rail multimodal trailers to its fleet. In this way Nothegger is making a conside...
  • JAL in the middle of new Dreamliner service launches
    Japan Airlines (JAL) recently launched a new Boeing B787 Dreamliner service between Tokyo Narita and Boston MA (USA), thereby providing the first-ever nonstop connection between th...
  • LAN Cargo introduces CO2 calculator
    Chile's LAN Cargo, a carrier that aims to lead the aviation business and to be a pioneer in environmental initiatives in Latin America, is launching a CO2 calculator. The latter is...
  • Scania's Q1 operational income fell
    The commercial vehicle manufacturer Scania reported that its earnings for Q1/2012 amounted to SEK 2.323 million (EUR 261,200), equating to SEK 1.16 million (EUR 130,000) less than ...
  • More trucks crossing US borders
    The number of commercial truck crossings into the USA from Canada and Mexico was 10.4 million in 2011, 1.7% more than in 2010, according to the US Department of Transportation's Bu...
  • New weekly service for port of Dunkirk
    The French maritime transport group CMA CGM will include Dunkirk (after Antwerp and before Le Havre) in the rotation of its EPIC (Europe Pakistan India Consortium) service from 1...
  • Port of Antwerp opens with strong first quarter in container handling
    The port of Antwerp (Belgium) handled 46.32 million t of freight in the first three months of this year, a drop of 2.2% compared to the same period in 2011. Container freight did b...
  • HGK offers one stop solution from Cologne to Domodossola
    The German port and transport service provider Häfen und Güterverkehr Köln AG (HGK) is augmenting its long distance service offer. At the beginning of 2014 a new handling terminal ...
  • DTL and Logwin agree to close collaboration in textile logistics sector
    The logistics service provider Logwin, based in Grevenmacher (Luxembourg), and the German logistics specialist Deutsche Textil Logistik (DTL) with its owners Meyer & Meyer and ...
  • DSV boosts Q1/2012 turnover and profit
    DSV A/S, a global transport and logistics service provider headquartered in Br'ndby (Denmark), increased its Q1 turnover from DKK 10.793 billion in 2011 to DKK 10.819 billion (appr...
  • Loxxess lands Planet Sports as major customer
    The German logistics company Loxxess AG has developed and implemented a European central warehousing scheme in Bor (Czechia) for the firm Planet Sports. Loxxess is an international...

Marine Logweb site
MAY 2, 2012
  • Dockwise Vanguard gets OTC Spotlight on Innovation Award
  • Diana Containerships ups profit, declares dividend

World Wide Shipperweb site
MAY 2, 2012
  • Aluminum Boats Australia cancels plans for Port of Bellingham facility
  • California Maritime Academy president earns Coast Guard public service honor
  • Halibut Henry's Cafe now open at Bellingham Cruise Terminal
  • G6 Alliance members stick with six Asia-Europe loops
  • Braemar taps Graeme Temple as new Far East region director

Lloyd's Listweb site
MAY 2, 2012
  • Greek lending increased in 2011
    Petrofin survey offers surprise conclusions
  • Show me the buyers, says Petropoulos
    No takers for available portfolios
  • Why are states reluctant to share casualty reports?
    Industry awaits outcome of Costa Concordia investigation
  • How the UK's MAIB investigates vessel accidents
    The MAIB explains the process and shares its concerns
  • VLCC pools have supported spot market rates so far this year
    Influence of major shipowners within pools has created greater resistance to low rates
  • It's the little things that count
    Innovation was the over-arching theme of the recent BIMCO annual meeting in Singapore
  • Hapag-Lloyd's Behrendt to extend contract
    Will remain chairman of executive board ahead of possible IPO in 2013
  • A river runs through it
    Royal Jubilee and 2012 Olympics showcase London's relationship to the Thames
  • Shipping needs fuel bill transparency to fight climate change
    Danish shipowners urge industry to stop sitting on the fence
  • End of dry bulk 'nightmare' is in sight
    Record demolition and shrinking order book arouse optimism in Peter Georgiopoulos
  • NewLead eyes non-shipping business
    Embattled owner to exit tanker sector and focus on dry bulk
  • Cards on the table
    Collecting fuel consumption statistics as a way of then creating reductions needs the input of all shipowners, a group that has notorious difficulty in finding a joint consensus
  • Rising Chinese lending and drought boost dry bulk demand
    Infrastructure projects and power generation drive imports
  • Ultra large containerships lead box fleet growth in April
    More than 80% of the teu capacity delivered last month was for vessels over 10,000 teu
  • Lloyd Fonds eyes shipping acquisitions
    Company targeting distressed vessels or fuel-efficient newbuildings, says Teichert
  • Deadline set for bidding in ex-SeaFrance ferries sale
    Sealed tenders to be delivered in Paris by 1700 hours on Friday
  • Statistical quirk suggests a box charters rise is on the way
    Analysis by broker points to seven-month time lag between charter rates and the freight trend
  • Japan targets LNG ahead of nuclear shutdown
    Country eyes Henry Hub as global prices hit three-year high
  • Eastern promise
    China's Yangtze and Bohai Rim ports have strong prospects
  • Fitch awards AA rating to Port of Los Angeles revenue bonds
    Outlook reflects resilient income and flexible capital programme
  • Expanding fleet boosts Diana Containerships' earnings
    Boxship owner to increase dividends
  • Rosatomflot wants new icebreaker by 2018
    Growth in shipping in Russian Arctic justifies new giant nuclear-powered vessel
  • Construction of Yamal LNG terminal to squeeze ice-class heavylift market
    Only a handful of suitable vessels available to ship the equipment and infrastructure to develop Sabetta port and gas plant
  • Crude fixtures boost Capital Product earnings
    Evangelos Marinakis-led tanker partnership reiterates payout policy after latest distribution
  • BW Rhine presumed hijacked off Togo
    No AIS signal from product tanker since Saturday
  • US box imports jump 7.3%
    Figures for March show furniture and car parts drove year on year gain
  • G6 holds back capacity to boost rates
    Alliance halts planned seventh Asia-Europe loop
  • General Maritime emerges from bankruptcy
    Chapter 11 reorganisation plan expected to secure 97% backing from bondholders
  • Asian yards report gloomy first quarter
    Shipbuilders in China, Japan and South Korea land few commercial orders
  • Obama signs swingeing executive order on Iran and Syria
    Expansive new sanctions could hit class societies and P&I clubs

Fairplayweb site
MAY 2, 2012
  • MISC retrenches 1,400
    MALAYSIA'S energy shipper MISC today confirmed to Fairplay it has retrenched 1,400 staff since closing its loss-making box business
  • Tug workers killed off Qatar
    SEVEN people were killed when a tug exploded and caught fire in Qatar's Ras Laffan offshore field
  • India loosens curbs on sugar exports
    DELHI today added sugar to the exports on which it is loosening controls
  • Smuggled cocaine found
    CUSTOMS authorities have seized a record 140kg of cocaine in a container at Marsaxlokk Freeport in Malta
  • Trans-Pac boxes lead sector
    TRANS-Pacific box shipments will outstrip those on Asia/Europe routes this year, a study has predicted
  • Scandlines profits halved
    DANISH-German ferry operator Scandlines said net profits were slashed to €10M ($13.14M) last year amid restructuring and soaring bunker costs
  • LPG hits five-month low
    SAUDI ARAMCO has dropped LPG prices to a five-month low, after soaring crude sent prices of the gas rocketing past $1,000 per tonne in February and March
  • Drybulk port snarls ease
    DRYBULK port congestion is continuing to ease, particularly at Australian coal and iron ore facilities
  • Japanese take stake in Browse LNG
    JAPAN Australia LNG today said it would buy a unitised 14.7% stake in the Browse LNG project for $2Bn from Woodside Petroleum
  • Mercator International issues bonds to parent
    MERCATOR International will subscribe to $19M worth of convertible bonds from its Singapore-listed subsidiary
  • Japanese car sales surge 92%
    JAPAN'S car sales surged by a year-on-year record 92% in April, as the sector recovers from the quake crisis of March 2011

The Journal of Commerceweb site
MAY 2, 2012
  • Schneider National Replacing More Than 3,000 Trucks
    Schneider National, the largest privately owned U.S. truckload carrier, is replacing one-third of its truck fleet, purchasing more than 3,000...
  • California Facing High Diesel Costs, Lost Jobs by 2020, Study Says
    California's low carbon fuel standard will contribute to the increasing price of diesel in the state, as high as $6.69...
  • West Coast Container Trade on the Rise
    West Coast ports handled 7 percent more loaded containers in March compared to the same month last year, according to...
  • CMA CGM's Thenoz Discusses Trans-Pacific, Atlantic Trades Outlooks (Video)
    Jean-Philippe Thenoz, Senior Vice President North America Lines at CMA CGM, and keynote speaker at Containerisation International's Global Liner Shipping Conference...
  • TNT Profit, Acquisition by UPS on Track
    The UPS acquisition of TNT Express is on track and so is profitability at the Dutch parcel delivery company, but...
  • Activist Investor Says CP Shareholders Determine Management
    Activist investor William Ackman said shareholders should determine Canadian Pacific Railway management amid reports that some railroad directors are floating...
  • Senators Urge Apparel Sourcing Flexibility in Trans-Pacific Partnership
    A bipartisan group of 15 senators urged President Obama to give U.S. apparel shippers more flexibility in sourcing under the...
  • Pitt Ohio Speeds Expedited, West Coast LTL Service
    Trucking company Pitt Ohio expanded its expedited less-than-truckload service for national and global shippers. The Pittsburgh-based Mid-Atlantic carrier is offering...
  • Bigger Fleet Boosts Diana Containerships Profit
    Owner-charterer Diana Containerships said its first quarter net profit jumped to $1.9 million from $300,000 a year earlier, mainly due...
  • BDP International Plans China Expansion
    BDP International will expand its operations in western and northern China later this year. The Philadelphia-based logistics company is...
  • Jaxport Gets New Calls by China Shipping, UASC
    The Port of Jacksonville will get new calls this month by China Shipping and United Arab Shipping, which participate in...
  • Indian Authority OKs Mumbai Port Terminal Rate Hike
    India's Tariff Authority for Major Ports approved a 25 percent increase in tariffs levied by Indira Container Terminal, the private...
  • G6 Alliance Gives Up Plans for Seventh Europe Service
    The members of G6 Alliance said Wednesday they would not reinstate Loop 2 of the seven Asia-Europe services that the...
  • Port Productivity a 'Game-Changer'
    Container terminals must improve productivity at the same rate as growth in ship sizes or "preferably much more," an APM...
  • Higher Rates, Volumes Triple Con-way Profit
    Trucking and logistics giant Con-way more than tripled its net profit in the first quarter, increasing earnings to $25.6 million...
  • Maersk Hikes India-South America Rates
    Maersk Line will impose a general rate increase on cargo from India to the east coast of South America, starting...
  • Port of Oakland Closed for Day Shift on Tuesday
    Waterfront employers and the International Longshore and Warehouse Union agreed to close down the Port of Oakland during the day...
  • Commerce Official: Exporters Should Soon See Benefits From US-Korea FTA
    Importers, exporters and investors in Southern California learned on Tuesday that they should soon begin to realize benefits from the...

Containerisation Internationalweb site
MAY 2, 2012
  • Are you certain you know the contents of your container and was it insured?
    So you have now located your container. It was shipped on the Bareli that grounded off the south east coast of China in mid-March. The ship has been declared a ...
  • Dow marches ahead as NAFTA trade booms
    With America's Dow Jones Index hitting a four-year high yesterday on better-than-expected manufacturing growth data, comes some good numbers from the US Department ...
  • Maersk highlights sea freight's green credentials
    Maersk Line has again highlighted the environmental benefits of sea freight in a recent report entitled 'Route 2: A new roadmap for a sustainable world - the future ...
  • Dole SA concerned about reliability and costs
    Andy Connell, business manager for logistics at Cape Town-based Dole South Africa, believes that a combination of poor service levels and high costs are limiting ...
  • Hapag-Lloyd forges links with GAC in West Africa
    As part of its expansion and service efficiency upgrade programmes in its West African services, Hapag-Lloyd has signed an agreement with the global ship agent ...
  • G6 suspends introduction of Asia/Europe service
    The G6 alliance between the Grand Alliance (OOCL, Hapag-Lloyd, NYK) and the New World Alliance (APL, MOL, HMM) have decided to further postpone the introduction ...
  • NSCSA changes name to Bahri
    Riyadh-based National Shipping Company of Saudi Arabia (NSCSA) has changed its name to Bahri, in a moved described by the company as better reflecting its global ...
  • CKYH to launch new transpac East Coast service
    The CKYH Alliance is launching a new transpacific US East Coast service via the Panama Canal dubbed AWE-6/AWS which CI-eXpress understands is slated to start on ...
  • Southampton gets green light for further expansion
    The UK's Marine Management Organisation (MMO) has approved further expansion and dredging of Southampton container terminal's 201 and 202 berths. The full extent ...
  • Evergreen to buy space from Crowley
    Evergreen Line has agreed a deal with Crowley Latin America Services in the trade between Panama, Florida and Costa Rica. The arrangement, which is due to start ...

TradeWindsweb site
MAY 2, 2012
  • Navios prepares to strike
    Navios Maritime Partners makes good on a promise to pursue dry acquisitions as it prepares to hatch $75m fundraiser.
  • FR8 tanker strikes rig
    Singaporean products carrier with ties to Torm suffers flooding after crashing into jack-up in the US Gulf.
  • Diana defrosts cheque book
    Top brass at boxship owner sheds light on fleet expansion, fuel efficiency and the 'sweet spot' in today's cycle.
  • 'The Scream' sets sail
    Brother of Norwegian shipping magnate Fred Olsen tosses iconic Munch painting on the auction block in New York.
  • Kleven nets Sanco order
    Seismic newbuilding underpinned by five-year charter with Oslo-listed Dolphin Group.
  • Reefer adift in Pacific
    Fishing vessels directed to help Peta Chemical's Simfoniya after it loses rudder 1,100 miles from nearest land.
  • DCIX lifts payout
    Simeon Palios says another dividend hike may be on the horizon as beefed up box arsenal boosts bottom line.
  • Uljanik back in black
    Croatian bulker and tanker owner scrapes into profit for first quarter, turning around last year's loss.
  • Atwood earnings slip
    Houston-based offshore explorer books smaller profit in the first quarter.
  • Lloyds Fonds sees red
    But financial restructuring will push German finance house back into profit this year, it says.
  • Atlantska losses treble
    Croatian bulker owner sees revenue plunge in first quarter as it moves further into the red.
  • A seafarer's tale
    Two Indian crew tell story of Enrico Ievoli's Somalian hijacking from harrowing start to joyful finish.
  • CPP nudges up profit
    Evangelos Marinakis-led tanker owner benefits from larger fleet and better MR supply/demand balance.
  • CSCL options expire
    China Shipping Container Lines allows deadlines to pass on four boxships at Chinese shipyards.
  • Cosco wins Mexican windfall
    Cosco Nantong to build $200m semi-submersible accommodation ship for Cotemar.
  • Boskalis wins North Sea trio
    Dutch outfit bags three deals for offshore energy projects worth nearly $150m.

American Shipperweb site
MAY 2, 2012
  • Evergreen joins Crowley Florida-Panama service
  • EquaShip plans '4th parcel' carrier platform
  • G6 won't operate 7th Asia-N. Europe loop
  • FMC reviews 15 OTI license applications
  • CargoWise adds SQL2012 support
  • Blue Tree lands on more Windows devices
  • OTS Logistics shuffles 'C' suite
  • K+N boosts LCL in Asia-Pacific
  • Two carriers ride CMA CGM to Jaxport
  • APMT executive says productivity is 'battleground' for ports

The Bunker Bulletinweb site
MAY 2, 2012
  • 'Large volumes' of bunker product being diverted to Singapore
    Iranian player: 'We are facing problems selling fuel oil into the Fujairah market.'
  • Oil falls as inventories reach 21-year high
    'Prices should be lower because there's no shortage of oil and we're looking at rather anemic economic growth,' says analyst.
  • IFO prices firm across the board
    Quiet market in Hamburg.
  • IFO prices firming in Fujairah
    South African markets lack direction.
  • New CEO for software company supplying bunker applications
    UK-headquartered Inatech is controlled by Chemoil.
  • Cruise industry's alternative ECA plan splitting opinions
    EPA not in favour of CLIA's sulphur averaging proposal but industry is lobbying Congress for support.
  • Asian fuel oil markets 'at risk' from Iranian sanctions
    'It doesn't take much to see that fuel oil cracks may head higher.'
  • Arrested bulk carrier sold at auction
    Vessel was seized over claim of unpaid bunkers.
  • Hedging specialist forecasts short term price dip
    Advises buyers to use 'any decline in oil prices' to establish new bunker hedges.
  • Fuel subsidies lift offshore fishing firm into profit
    Shanghai Kaichuang Marine International records net profit of $10.4 million in 2011.
  • Asian bunker markets see prices firm
    Supplies of bunker material 'fine' on Wednesday.
  • Titan continues negotiations with GCL
    Delays publication of its 2011 annual results in view of uncertainties arising from recent events.
  • CSDC in the red for Q1 2012
    Bottom line affected by sluggish shipping market and high fuel costs.
  • Scrubbers 'suitable alternative' to meet emission regulations
    LNG may be the fuel for the future but a number of issues need to be resolved, says BIMCO.
  • Fuel being removed from grounded vessel in Micronesia
    Operation will remove 2,446 gallons of fuel oil from M/V Teraka No. 168.
  • Vopak's new joint oil storage terminal to open in 2014
    Oil terminal in southeast of Johor, Malaysia will complement Vopak's existing operations in Singapore.
  • Singapore-based firm to own 'green' vessels
    Greenship Holdings establishes two separate entities for ship-owning and operating activities in gas and dry bulk sectors.

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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
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Arrival ports by:
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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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