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June 4, 2012
Sched Netweb site
  • Two new services launched at Shekou Container Terminals
  • Logwin expands presence at Shanghai's Transport Logistics China expo
  • US imposes tariffs on Chinese wind towers following complaints from local producers
  • Suez Canal Container Terminal receives first eastbound call of ABX, G6 service
  • Tranpac megaship-owning MSC assigns 11,660-TEU ship to Pacific
  • Baltic Sea index slips to mid-April low due to slack shipping activity
  • Rena's captain and navigator sentenced to 7 months for negligence
  • Hong Kong's AAT appointed ground handler by Mongolian Airlines
  • Virgin Atlantic Cargo adds Vancouver to North American network
  • Swiss WorldCargo launch weekly service between Zurich and Tampa

Exim Indiaweb site
JUNE 3, 2012
  • Aegis Group's Q4 FY12 net shows significant rise
  • Asia dry bulk rates may hit fresh 1-year lows
  • Baltic index skids to 2-month low
  • IBLCCI leads successful economic mission to Belgium
  • Liberian Registry uses advance vessel screening to cut detention rates
  • TVS Dynamic goes live with Logi-Sys in record time
  • Black tea exports to China steadily on the rise
  • Sluggish 3.2 pc export growth widens April trade deficit
  • US imposes duties on Indian steel pipe amid WTO dispute
  • DCI to now complete Vallarpadam dredging
  • New Mangalore Port handles record boxes from single voyage
  • $ selling by banks helps climb to 55.61
  • Forex reserves dip $ 1.742 bn to $ 288.26 bn
  • India announces $ 500-m line of credit to Myanmar
  • INR out of gas on dollar demand from oil cos
  • M. R. Patel takes charge of IFFCO's Kandla Unit
  • Mangalore Refinery to prune Iranian oil imports by 20 pc
  • Rapid strides made in India-US investment pact talks: Powell
  • China, Japan to commence yuan-yen trading
  • Wheat zooms on dwindling global output
  • CEE adopts two new service categories
  • China leads, India third in global wind power capacity growth
  • StederGroup handles 'Biggest Mouth Ever from Peru to Holland

International Transport Journalweb site
JUNE 1, 2012
  • Ipswich motorway upgrade completed
    The Dinmore-to-Goodna stretch of the Ipswich motorway in Australia has been completed in six months, ahead of schedule and under-budget. The motorway is part of Queensland's larges...
  • WFS increases Scandinavia presence
    Today (1 June) Worldwide Flight Services (WFS) is opening a new independent air cargo handling operation at Stockholm Arlanda airport, after signing a long-term agreement with airp...
  • Apps Transport in Canada renews fleet
    The Canada-based Apps Transport Group has taken delivery of the first of 17 new Peterbilt 386 trucks the company has ordered. The order represents about one-third of its entire fle...
  • Transaero increases capacity to Kazakhstan
    Starting tomorrow (2 June), the Russian carrier Transaero is adding one more weekly frequency on its service from Moscow Domodedovo to Almaty and Astana (both Kazakhstan). The over...
  • Iata time and temperature sensitive label to become mandatory next month
    The International Air Transport Association (Iata) has issued a reminder stating that, effective 1 July 2012, the Iata time and temperature sensitive label will become mandatory fo...
  • New managing director for InterRail Trans Siberian Express Service LLC
    Eduard Burakhovich is shouldering the tasks of director general of Moscow-based InterRail Trans Siberian Express Service LLC (TSES) today (1 June). He replaces Howard Lamb, who bec...
  • BNSF plans new investments in North Dakota to maintain and expand rail capacity
    The US service provider BNSF Railway Company (BNSF) plans to invest an estimated USD 86 million on maintenance and rail capacity improvement projects in North Dakota this year. As ...
  • DB Schenker Rail sets up new blocktrain concept for Bayer
    The German service provider DB Schenker Rail has set up a new blocktrain concept that contributes towards optimising production processes of Bayer MaterialScience (BMS), a division...
  • Anniversary: Logwin celebrates 40 years in Asia
    Logwin, a Grevenmacher (Luxembourg)-based logistics service provider, opened a branch office in Hong Kong on 30 May 1972. Today the company operates 57 locations in eleven Asian co...
  • Sato names new sales coordinator for sales partnerships
    Sato, a global barcode and RFID technology company that focuses on data collection, label printing solutions and EPC/RFID technologies, has chosen Udo Deters to fill the position o...
  • ModusLink Global Solutions expands facility in Czechia
    ModusLink Global Solutions Inc, a global leader in supply chain management, has extended the capacity at its Brno (Czechia) solution centre, one of the company's five operational s...
  • FedEx acquires Rapidao Cometa Logistica e Transportes in Brazil
    The US integrator and CEP corporation FedEx has acquired Rapidao Cometa Logistica e Transportes SA, its authorised representative in Brazil for eleven years, for an undisclosed amo...
  • Röhlig: 2011 gave best results in the company's 160-year history
    Röhlig, the Bremen (Germany)-based, owner-managed logistics company, has posted 2011 as being the most successful year in its history. During its 160th financial year, Röhlig incre...
  • Cool Chain Association with changes on the board
    The Cool Chain Association ASBL (CCA) has announced that Sebastiaan Scholte, secretary general of the CCA and CEO of Jan de Rijk Logistics, was appointed chairman of CCA's board of...
  • Scandlines sells majority of Baltic Sea business to Swedish Stena Line
    Stena Line is acquiring five ferry routes from Scandlines. They are the Travemünde-Ventspils, Travemünde-Liepaja, Nynäshamn-Ventspils, Rostock-Trelleborg and Sassnitz-Trelleborg se...

Marine Logweb site
JUNE 3, 2012
  • Port state control to crack down on ships' fire safety
  • Bollinger Shipyards delivers second FRC to Coast Guard
  • Doug Koenen back at Art Anderson Associates

World Wide Shipperweb site
JUNE 1, 2012
  • Passage of bill sends Canadian rail back to work
  • US, Canada agree to air cargo security scheme
  • NOAA honors Crowley for weather reporting
  • Carloads down, intermodal up for US railroads during week
  • Maersk Line headquarter changes will result in loss of 400 jobs

Lloyd's Listweb site
JUNE 1, 2012
  • Port of Antwerp sets its sights on Turkish cargo
    Trade will grow as EU's southern neighbour invests in ports
  • UK rail users slam proposed charges
    Commodity-based levies could reduce traffic at least 10%, say critics
  • UPS makes Olympic logistics effort
    Barges will carry cargo along the Thames to support the London 2012 games
  • Billions in phantom assets to disappear
    SEC turns up the heat on companies with overvalued ships on their books
  • Calculating carrying value
    The formula explained
  • A matter of belief
    The establishment will continue to pull the wool over our eyes with dubious statistics that will make it seem reasonable that UK energy prices are the highest in Europe
  • Star Bulk confident of funding fleet growth
    Capesize and supramax owner defies first-quarter predictions as it stays in the black
  • Sempra forced us to file for Chapter 11, claims B+H
    Affidavit asserts that company's assets exceed loans even at scrap value
  • Baltic Exchange appoints new chairman
    Soanes and Campbell take the helm
  • Paris court fails to rule on SeaFrance ferries' fate
    Sources say SNCF is holding out for a better offer
  • British shipping hails Queen's 60-year reign
    Chamber of Shipping archives show the strong links between the Royal Family and the UK's maritime community
  • Offshore rights law raises Arctic tensions
    Drillers face royalty payments for oil and gas discoveries
  • Comment: Road to nowhere
    East and Gulf coast ports' employment contract talks hit deadlock
  • Owners feel the pinch from 'cyclical but painful' business climate
    Posidonia: BMA accepts armed guards and highlights regulatory pressures
  • Your Posidonia 2012 planner
    Lloyd's List's hour by hour guide to shipping's biggest business meeting
  • Cyprus passes 'complete' anti-piracy legislation
    Industry voices satisfaction with law that authorises armed response, but under master's control
  • Brussels hangs fire against German rescue co-operatives
    Container Feeder and European Minibulk plan strategic lay-ups to boost rates
  • Capesize rates at one-year lows
    Weight of added capacity undermines any market advantages
  • Oslo port workers and pilots strike
    Cruiseships re-route to Gothenburg as VTS staff prepare to walk out
  • Mabanaft buys Bominflot
    Merger creates one of the world's largest bunker players
  • Chilean iron-ore exports to double
    Production could replace falling exports from India and Indonesia
  • Memory loss
    Senior box line executives will insist that lessons have been learned and there will be no repeat of last year's price rout, but similar sentiments have been heard before
  • Ship finance is not beyond hope
    Posidonia: if asset prices tumble, opportunity in Europe will outweigh the risk
  • Maersk Line to shed 400 staff
    Changes on the way at Copenhagen HQ and other key offices
  • Pitfalls in private security
    The development of standards for PMSCs is contributing little towards the hundreds of seafarers held hostage in Somalia
  • Angelicoussis seals financing package for LNG orders
    Transaction underlines group's ties with banks, says owner
  • Sanko pushes rehab plan back to July
    Troubled Japanese owner awaits decision in Western Bulk Carriers' Rule C bid
  • Dollar rates will protect box lines from euro fall-out
    Lines monitor events but say their systems could cope
  • Passage to India
    Antwerp-Essar tie-up is money well spent
  • New VLCCs earn $18,000 a day more than seven-year-old ships
    McQuilling report highlights move towards two-tier market

Fairplayweb site
JUNE 1, 2012
  • Scrap's role in Chinese steelmills assessed
    CHINA is emerging as a major ferrous scrap importer, but this is unlikely to threaten the country's pure steel demand, the Platts SBB Steel Raw Materials Asia conference has heard
  • Maersk postpones rise
    MAERSK Line, the box shipping unit in the Danish shipping giant AP Møller-Maersk, said it has put off seeking a peak season surcharge on Far East/northern Europe services by a fortnight
  • Subscriber notice
    THERE will be no news bulletins on 2 and 3 July because of the holiday weekend in the UK and the Commonwealth
  • RINA aims to raise €12M
    ITALY'S class society RINA said today it aims to raise €12M ($14.85M) from selling shares to its managers
  • Shin Yang's profits rise
    MALAYSIA'S Shin Yang Shipping said net profits rose 17% for this fiscal year's third-quarter, driven by better domestic operations and more shipbuilding activity
  • Keppel bags $560M rig order
    KEPPEL FELS of Singapore said today it landed a repeat order from Maersk Drilling Holdings for a jack-up rig worth $560M
  • Malaysian palm oil grower plans huge IPO
    FELDA Global Ventures Holdings, the world's third-largest oil palm operator, has issued a prospectus for its initial public offering
  • Saudi contract LPG prices near 2-year low
    SAUDI Aramco has cut LPG contract prices nearly to a two-year low
  • Supramax bulker free fall continues in Pacific
    SCARCITY of Indonesian ore cargoes and China's weak coal and steel demand are continuing to widen the gap in Supramax earnings in the Pacific and Atlantic basins
  • Cai Mep volumes holding
    VOLUMES are holding Vietnam's Cai Mep port, even while vessels calls are dropping, Steen Davidsen, general director of Cai Mep International Terminal, told Fairplay today
  • Sanko rehabilitation stalls
    SANKO Steamship told its creditors today talks with owners of its chartered-in ships and other stakeholders have delayed its finalising of rehabilitation plans
  • Maybulk's 1Q profits dive 42%
    FALLING freight rates have caused Malaysian Bulk Carriers' first-quarter profits to fall 41.7% year on year to 30.9M ringgit ($9.7M)
  • Japan's Iranian crude imports rebound
    AFTER a sharp drop in Iranian crude imports in April, Japan appears to have bought more of Iran's oil in May
  • SCI unveils $78M in losses
    INDIA'S SCI said it has plummeted to losses of 4.28Bn rupees ($78M) for its financial year (April 2011-March 2012)
  • Sun rises for Japan's car carriers
    JAPAN'S exports of cars, trucks and buses more than tripled in April, surging 219.2% year on year. The Japan Automobile Manufacturers Association also noted yesterday that this was the fourth straight month of increase for Japan's vehicle exports

The Journal of Commerceweb site
JUNE 1, 2012
  • LA-Long Beach Operations Normal Despite Contract Dispute
    Marine terminal operators in Los Angeles and Long Beach reported Friday that cargo-handling was operating normally despite a contract dispute...
  • Canada's Trimac Wins $36 Million Shipping Contract
    Canadian bulk trucking giant Trimac signed a three-year contract worth $36 million to haul limestone aggregate for Hammerstone, a Calgary-based...
  • WTSA Plans to Boost Rates on Dry Cargo Exports
    Shipping lines in the westbound Pacific intend to increase their rates on dry cargo exports to Asia by $50 per...
  • Trucking Employment Rises 3.4 Percent in May
    Trucking employment increased by about 7,300 jobs in May, a 3.4 percent increase from a year ago, according to Bureau...
  • Transport Industries Gained Most Jobs in May
    Transportation and warehousing added 36,000 jobs in May, the largest gain of any industry in a month when only 69,000...
  • Indiana Governor Slams Senate Highway Bill
    Indiana Gov. Mitch Daniels, architect of one of the largest public-private partnerships in U.S. history, is attacking provisions of the...
  • US, Canada to Eliminate Double Air Cargo Screening
    Shippers are expected to save time and money through the elimination of rescreening cargo on passenger aircraft traveling between the...
  • What End of CP Strike Means for Shippers, Labor Relations
    With the end of the Canadian Pacific Railway strike after the Canadian government passed a back-to-work bill on Thursday, there...
  • Maersk Line Cuts 400 Jobs
    Maersk Line said it is cutting about 400 jobs at its central management organization as part of a restructuring aimed...
  • MCC Transport Head Sees Growth in Intra-Asia Trades
    Volume growth of up to 8 percent is expected on intra-Asia trades this year, helping rates recover during this quarter...

Containerisation Internationalweb site
JUNE 1, 2012
  • TCEEGE's competion to Izmir gets more serious
    TCEEGE Container Terminal operating in Aliaga, just outside of Izmir (Turkey), has taken delivery of two ship-to-shore gantry cranes that will enable it to handle ...
  • Relations sour in USEC ILA contract negotiations
    Negotiations between the employers' organisation, the United States Maritime Alliance (USMX), and the dockers' union, the International Longshoremen's Association ...
  • 1,000 boat Pageant gets ready to sail
    On Sunday afternoon, June 3, over one thousand craft will muster on the River Thames at Battersea Bridge to begin a formal procession to mark Queen Elizabeth 11's ...
  • Hapag-Lloyd to upgrade its USGC-Caribbean link
    Hamburg-based Hapag-Lloyd is to add a ship and improve its sailing frequency at various ports within its US Gulf coast-Caribbean (GCS) basin shuttle service. The ...
  • Bananas slip back into Cork
    The Republic of Ireland's Port of Cork has seen Fyffes banana trade return to the port for the first time since the 1980s, thanks to the re-introduction of Maersk ...
  • Maersk cuts staff
    Maersk Line has announced the intention to restructure its global HQ function (Centre) in order to cut costs and speed up decision making. The new Centre organisation ...
  • SA's trade figures affected by weak global economy
    The latest data published by South Africa's Customs and Excise department reveal that the crisis in the euro zone, lacklustre economic growth in the US and slowing ...
  • CMIT sets 'new benchmark for Vietnam'
    The Vietnamese APM Terminals-managed Cai Mep International Terminal [CMIT] has broken its own crane productivity record and believes that it has set a new standard ...
  • NAFTA trade smashes record
    The value of surface trade between the US and its near neighbours broke records in March, rising by 9.8% from the previous month to hit USD85.7 million - the highest ...

TradeWindsweb site
JUNE 1, 2012
  • Stopford passes the torch
    Stephen Gordon steps into the driver's seat at Clarkson Research while Guy Campbell takes top title at Baltex.
  • Du Moulin's dry arsenal
    Intrepid Shipping's fleet expansion campaign takes shape as CIT returns to the forefront of marine finance.
  • Crude cocktail with a dry chaser
    Frontline 2012's product carrier splash could be the first course on a menu that may include bulkers, analyst says.
  • Greeks in tug tie-up
    Vernicos Argonaftis and Zouros Maritime form joint venture to minimise costs and expand Hellenic footprint.
  • EGLE debt drama drags on
    Shares of Sophocles Zoullas-led bulker owner dive despite waiver extension as payment deadline looms.
  • Genting HK sells cruiseship
    Malaysia-based owner offloads vessel on bareboat charter to Norwegian Cruise Lines for $260m.
  • BLT: restructuring on track
    Indonesian tanker owner's spin doctors torpedo talk surrounding surprise resignation of turnaround consultant FTI.
  • Pirate attack foiled
    Nigerian raiders give up after crew on Greek ship hide in safe room off Lagos.
  • Economou goes minimalist
    Billionaire shipowners reveals ambitions, name an enemy and how shipping beats sleeping when times are tough.
  • Bosses buy into Rina
    Ugo Salerno-led class society aims to boost capital by EUR 12m through share scheme for managers.
  • Pallas loss widens
    Swedish tanker owner's nine-month result hit by aborted acquisition as revenue grows.
  • Miclyn seals Samson financing
    Singapore-based offshore vessel owner wraps up $23.4m package with GE Capital.
  • Scotline acts on access
    Report highlights danger of ad-hoc entries into cargo holds following fatal accident on Scot Pioneer in Ireland.
  • Angelicoussis in $1.25bn loan
    Top owner shows that raising large scale expansion finance is still possible despite Eurozone crisis.
  • Sanko rescue plan delayed
    Struggling Japanese company tells creditors meeting that rehabilitation slowed by ongoing talks with certain shipowners.
  • GC Rieber pens $130m order
    Oslo-listed offshore vessel owner cranks up subsea involvement with high end vessel from Ulstein Verft.
  • Vitality caught in spill spat
    Greek boxship's insurer the Swedish Club says vessel innocent victim in Spanish oil slick case.
  • Fredriksen holds on to crown
    John Fredriksen has retained the title as the most influential person in the world shipping industry in TradeWinds Power 2012 list.

American Shipperweb site
JUNE 1, 2012
  • U.S. determines CV duties for Chinese wind towers
  • U.S. ag exports in 3Q to hit $134.5 billion
  • Employers: ILA not bargaining in good faith
    James A. Capo, chairman of the U.S. Maritime Alliance, which serves as the employer group negotiating a new contract with members of the International Longshoremen's Association, is concerned about a lack of "meaningful bargaining."
  • San Pedro Bay ports offer clean ship incentives
    Vessels with engines made to the highest emissions standards will be eligible for rewards of up to $6,000 per visit at the Port of Long Beach as part of an ongoing effort to reduce air pollution. L.A. implemented its program in May.
  • CP strike ends, begins to resume service
    Legislation ordering 4,800 workers back to work was passed on Friday by Canada's Senate and CP told shippers that their cargo will begin moving and intermodal terminals are resuming normal hours.
  • Maersk Line to cut 400 jobs
    The job cuts, which come four years after Maersk last shed jobs, will occur in mid-June at its various central global offices, including 250 at its Copenhagen headquarters. Other cuts will happen in London, Singapore, Mumbai, Pune, and Manila.
  • Amazon's Kiva buy gains Quiet validation
  • Talks with West Coast longshore clerks at impasse
  • INTRAL adds dashboard to GTM
  • CMA CGM raising rates
  • CMA CGM Logistics opens NJ office

The Bunker Bulletinweb site
JUNE 1, 2012
  • Annual shipping earnings to fall on high bunker costs
    Report stated container lines look set to bet hardest hid by fuel costs.
  • Bunker prices down in the Americas as week closes
    Demand was light on the US Gulf, according to a local supplier.
  • Alaska senator concerned by ECA effects on shipping costs
    Senator told by industry executives that ECA may result in a 25% rise in shipping costs.
  • 'Are you ready for 2015?' theme sparks debate
    Without level playing field, owners are not going to risk their capital in meeting the regulations, says speaker.
  • New attack on sulphur regulations
    Industry lobby 'deeply regrets' the latest EU moves.
  • Fujairah prices fall for sixth consecutive trading day
    IFO prices in Middle East hub at lowest level for almost a year.
  • Bunker prices drop by double-digits in Rotterdam
    IFO products showed the lowest average since October, 2010
  • Bomin becomes one of 'world's largest bunker companies'
    Merged company has acquired 'critical mass'.
  • Singapore sees 'rare shortage of high-density' cargoes
    Players reluctant 'to give away value' by using the higher-quality materials for the bunker market.
  • LR explains scope of Product Verification Scheme
    'Ship management is bombarded with products which appear to be able to solve problems at low cost and with minimal effort.'
  • LNG bunkering: 'No big future before 2020'
    Next five years will be about 'very, very efficient engines' for heavy fuel.
  • Asia bunker markets see double-digit price falls
    Supplies of marine fuels fine.
  • Singapore bunker supplier 'in liquidation'
    Prestige Marine has been declared 'in liquidation' by a local authority.
  • Malaysia-based shipping firm posts 43% increase in profits
    Uncertain charter rates and bunker costs remain challenges.
  • Investment decisions a 'headache' for shipowners
    Rising bunker prices, new technologies and emissions framework 'giving shipowners a headache', says LR spokeswoman.
  • ITCL records slightly wider Q1 losses
    Due to 'weak' VLCC spot market and fuel consumption issues with the VLCC Ulriken.
  • The importance of accurate fuel efficiency measurement
    Between regulatory pressures to reduce the carbon footprint of ships and historically high fuel prices, the impetus to reduce fuel consumption has never been stronger.
  • Titan 'relieved' of charter burden
    Termination of five charter agreements will relieve the company of 'the financial burden' of paying $15.3 million of charter fees, it says.

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