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January 9, 2012
The Business Timesweb site
Shipping News
  • Baltic index slides to its lowest in nearly five months
    The Baltic Exchange's main sea freight index, which tracks rates to ship dry commodities, fell to its lowest in nearly five months as a slump in cargo trade and a growing vessel surplus took their toll.

Sched Netweb site
  • Rates increase between 1.7pc and 7.2pc ahead of Chinese New Year shutdown
  • Nigerian unions stage nationwide strike threatening ports operations
  • Evergreen's Father Chang fears bad times ahead in sluggish global economy
  • MOL president warns of 'prolonged harsh' business environment
  • OOCL adjusts Turkey customs advance manifest filing and amendment charge
  • MOL trainees help clean up, deliver aid into hands Mindanao typhoon victims
  • Chongqing first 11 months of cargo volume increases 23pc in 2011
  • Malaysia's PTP up 15pc to 7.5 million TEU, beating global volume by 7pc
  • Cochin crippled as transshipment port by cabotage rule conflict
  • Western American BNSF railway offers new on-line intermodal system
  • Canadian National Railway merges three units under Wisconsin Central name
  • Toyota Canada names Canadian National Railway carrier of the year for 2011
  • Air India quits loss-making air cargo business, to sell 6 freighters
  • Shenzhen International Holdings Limited takes 24pc of Shenzhen Airlines
  • New Ilyushin aircraft giant boosts Russia's Volga-Dnepr capacity
  • China sees single-digit growth as Asia's airlines brace for bad year

Exim Indiaweb site
  • Cochin Shipyard unveils SCI supply vessels
  • DNB, Nordea to thrive during troubled times in shipping finance
  • Investors advised to buy Maersk
  • Maersk registers biggest fleet increase in 2011
  • Rickmers Tianjin to be christened at Mumbai Port today
  • Videotel calls for effective training & regulation to avoid tragedy when shipping dangerous bulk cargoes
  • Experts critical of RBI decision to cut export figures by $ 6 bn
  • Payment hitch with Iran decelerating Basmati exports
  • Chennai Port plans re-bid for deepwater container terminal
  • Increased shipping, representative office boosting trade between Hamburg port & India
  • OSL's Gopalpur port likely to be operational by Nov. this year
  • Budget after March 9: FinMin
  • Forex reserves tumble to 1-yr low
  • Iran concerns push oil above $113
  • Sharma to take up duty, visa issues with US
  • Exchange for SMEs may be launched soon
  • Expert calls for revision of badly drafted DTC Bill
  • ITEC to publish Indian business manual in UAE
  • Allcargo Logistics joins CEE network
  • PPG congratulates Express Transport
  • PPG starts year with new members

International Transport Journalweb site
JANUARY 6, 2012
  • Transnet Freight rolls out scheduled trains in South Africa
    Transnet Freight Rail has begun implementing its scheduled railfreight services in South Africa. The first part of the schedule concerns the corridors of Phalaborwa/Maputo/Richards...
  • Indian Railways carries 618 million t of freight
    Indian Railways carried 618 million t of revenue-earning freight traffic between April and November 2011. Freight increased by 24.6 million t over the volume of 593.4 million t car...
  • Toll Group's head of strategy and M&A leaving
    Toll Group, an Asian regional provider of integrated logistics, has announced the retirement per 30 June of Stephen Stanley, its long-standing head of strategy and mergers and acqu...
  • Heavy goods vehicle rest area to be built near Grong Grong
    Long-distance truck drivers and other regular users of the Newell highway will soon have an additional place to pull over and take a break or catch up on their sleep by mid-2012, f...
  • Volvo delivers 45% more trucks
    Deliveries of Volvo trucks rose in November by 45% over the same period of the previous year, to 11,300 trucks. Total deliveries in Europe for November came in at 4,400 trucks, an ...
  • Project Professionals Group starts year with new members
    The Project Professionals Group (PPG), a heavylift forwarding network, has made a successful start to 2012, with new members from Nigeria and Taiwan joining. PPG general manager Ke...
  • TX Logistik promotes Norbert Rekers to intermodal head
    Intermodal sales manager Norbert Rekers will assume the management of TX Logistik's intermodal unit on 1 February, succeeding Patrick Zilles, who is stepping down of his own accord...
  • Rieck adds airfreight office to Düsseldorf branch
    The Berlin-based Rieck Logistik Group added an airfreight office to its Neuss site near Düsseldorf (Germany) on 1 January. The groupage and waste logistics units have already been ...
  • Turkish Cargo launches freighter flights to Libya
    Turkish Cargo is launching scheduled twice-weekly freighter flights to Mitiga airport, 8 km outside Tripoli (Libya). Depending on demand, either Turkish Cargo's A310 freighters, wh...
  • Boeckmans appointed Belgian agent for EAS MPV African service
    Boeckmans Belgium has been appointed as the Belgian agent for the newly-formed Multipurpose North West Continent Service of the Spanish shipping line EAS (Marguisa Group, Madrid), ...
  • Hong Kong airport authority welcomes deal with Taiwan
    The Airport Authority Hong Kong has welcomed a new air services arrangement signed by Hong Kong and Taiwan recently. Stanley Hui Hon-chung, the body's CEO, said that the arrangemen...
  • Ports of Antwerp and Rotterdam to cooperate on pipelines
    The port authorities of Antwerp and Rotterdam plan to cooperate to reinforce the pipeline infrastructure between the two hubs, as set this out in a declaration of intent signed by ...
  • Hellmann takes over Hit Starintex Holland and Hit Belgium
    The international German logistics service provider Hellmann Worldwide Logistics, which is based in Osnabrück, has taken over all activities of Hit Starintex Holland and Hit Belgiu...
  • Malaysia Airlines starts route rationalisation scheme
    Malaysia Airlines is cutting loss-making destinations this month, beginning with the withdrawal of a daily connection between its hub in Kuala Lumpur and Surabaya (Indonesia). Link...

Marine Logweb site
JANUARY 6, 2012
  • Foss Maritime partners with Confederated Tribes to build new WSDOT ferry
  • Survitech Zodiac escape slides chosen for two Austal built fast ferries
  • DNVPS appoints Charlotte Rojgaard as Global Technical Manager
  • Gibdock complets repairs to cruise ship Pullmantur Zenith

World Wide Shipperweb site
JANUARY 6, 2012
  • Port of Portland Commission sets review hearing for PTIP
  • Foss Maritime joining team to build new Columbia River ferry
  • Workboat Academy expanding Mate Program campus locations
  • Dick Marzano named president of Tacoma Port Commission
  • Rail freight traffic count climbs during week

Lloyd's Listweb site
JANUARY 6, 2012
  • Brazilian shore leave policy leaves US crew in the crosshairs
    Seafarers on US-flag Fisher forced to remain onboard for Christmas and New Year
  • Master's plight highlights the human element
    On the master's first voyage in charge, his grandfather died in the US but the visa problem blocked a relief officer from entering Brazil
  • Noatum eyes box throughput
    New commercial director says there are no takeovers on the immediate horizon but 'we are looking worldwide'
  • VLCCs would take biggest hit from Middle East Gulf disruption
    Shipments out of region account for over 80% of total VLCC voyages globally
  • Brookfield to invest in box lines' terminal assets
    Group targets ports in the Americas seeing plenty of room for improvement
  • Finnish port to open Bay of Bothnia's first automated box terminal
    Raahe to have 'significant competitive position' after improvement of services
  • Leap year for optimistic Greeks?
    RBS to lend $2bn to shipping industry in 2012
  • LNG market at less risk from closure of Strait of Hormuz
    Although Qatar is world's largest exporter, owners should be able to command high prices as there too few ships to transport growing demand
  • No alternative route to export Middle East Gulf crude oil
    Despite theories bouncing around international media, the Strait of Hormuz is vital to the crude market
  • In memory of the Dona Paz victims
    More lost than on the Titanic, yet ferry sinkings still claim too many lives
  • EXCLUSIVE: Strait of Hormuz closure would spell disaster for Asian tanker owners
    Iran's threat to block vital crude oil passage from Middle East Gulf would hit Japanese and Chinese companies hardest
  • PetroChina is first Chinese company to buy Canadian oil-sands venture
    Chinese thirst to secure supply brings welcome news for tanker owners
  • Golden Ocean agrees GCL settlement
    Norwegian firm filed US court case over Ocean Minerva hire dispute last month
  • Dry bulk cargo volumes to grow at over 7% in 2012 and 2013
    Newbuildings deliveries will more than absorb additional demand
  • Massive orderbook outpaces demand growth for dry cargo
    2012 orders make up a fifth of current fleet
  • Climbing oil product trade volumes will keep product tankers buoyant
    Growing Middle East to Asia trade set to support larger product tankers
  • New year brings stability to LNG rates
    Spot and one-year charter rates stagnant since year-end
  • Capesize market wakes to new year headache
    Rates continue to drop as higher fuel oil prices add to costs
  • Box rate recovery slows
    Shanghai Containerised Freight Index increases 2.9%
  • Product tankers set for slow recovery by end of this year
    Improvements are expected but owners should still plan for 'uncertain times', says DVB Bank
  • Box indices acceptance
    Scepticism remains over using derivatives for risk management
  • Wanted: shipping experience
    Private equity firms and banks need enterprising young professionals
  • SeaFrance decision due on Monday
    D-day for workers' co-operative bid
  • EXCLUSIVE: Box derivatives a big hit in China
    Shanghai Shipping Exchange hopes to open participation to foreign companies
  • Syndicated loans to slow in 2012
    Banks increased marine lending to $68.4bn last year
  • FFA does not give rise to maritime claim, California federal court rules
    Decision in Adele Marina Rizzo case deviates from established case law that has held the opposite
  • EXCLUSIVE: MoD rejects industry calls for military armed guards
    Deployment would overstretch resources, says observers
  • Bank's index of market sentiment signals lower freight volumes
    Forwarders are mildly more optimistic after an all-time low, but still expect a slight fall in overall throughputs
  • US dockers in Global Terminals protest
    Fears that new technology threatens jobs

Fairplayweb site
JANUARY 6, 2012
  • Evergreen backs recovery with bonuses
    EVERGREEN chairman Chang Yung-fa has put money where his hopes are in pledging year-end bonuses for the box giant's staff, despite economic uncertainty
  • Non-union SeaFrance workers seek solution
    NON-UNION SeaFrance workers launched an appeal today aimed at persuading DFDS and Louis Dreyfus Armateurs to renew their offer for the ferry operator
  • $7.3M in cannabis seized
    OFFICERS have seized cannabis worth £4.8M ($7.3M) at Tilbury's port in eastern England, the UK's Border Agency told Fairplay today
  • POLSTEAM signs $42.5M deal
    POLSTEAM, the leading shipping company of Poland, and fertilizer producer ZCh Police have reportedly signed a deal worth 150M zloty ($42.5M)
  • Alaska pursues LNG exports
    ALASKA Governor Sean Parnell has met with energy industry bosses to discuss a major export scheme to covert North Slope natural gas to LNG for sea transport to Asia
  • Bright prospects seen for chem tankers
    GERMAN shipping bank DVB has predicted that freight earnings and utilisation rates for chemical tankers are headed for two years of steady increases
  • Thermal stocks fall in India
    THERMAL coal inventories at India's ports are dwindling after months of inertia, IHS McCloskey reported today
  • Freight agents expect slowing
    THE OUTLOOK for global container traffic has weakened further, according to fresh research and surveys published this week
  • Bank predicts GPPL boom
    CREDIT Suisse, which holds a stake of 4.24% in APM Terminals-owned Gujarat Pipavav Port Ltd, has predicted big gains for the port company, tied to fast growth in India's box volumes
  • Bunker price surge steels VLCC owners' resolve
    BUNKER prices have surged to exceed $720 per tonne in Fujairah and Singapore, brokers told Fairplay today
  • LR tanker rates tumble
    LR2 TANKER rates have dropped to Worldscale 88.21, or $7,458 per day, after hovering before Christmas at W105 ($9,661/day) on Persian Gulf/East routes
  • Regional competition rising across Asia
    CHINESE intra-Asia liner SITC told Fairplay today it expects more carriers to compete in its sector as regional trade grows, reflecting depressed long-haul freight rates
  • CMA CGM acquires DPW's terminal stake
    CMA CGM has taken full control of Terminal Med Europe in Marseilles after acquiring the 50% stake of its partner DPW
  • Crowding blamed in fatal Madagascar sinking
    CROWDING caused the fatal sinking of a small cargo ship in Madagascar, investigators have determined

The Journal of Commerceweb site
JANUARY 6, 2012
  • Three CSX Trains Collide, Spark Chemical Fire in Indiana
    A collision of three CSX Transportation trains caused a massive chemical fire and possible hazardous chemical spill Friday afternoon in...
  • Analyst Says US Export Growth Will Outpace GDP in 2012
    The value of U.S. exports in 2012 will grow at twice the rate of GDP, with the value of outbound...
  • 2011/2012 Annual Review & Outlook - Insecurity in the Air
    For those in the air cargo industry, 2011 was a year spent taking inventory of progress on enhancing national security...
  • 2011/2012 Annual Review & Outlook - 3PLs Weathering the Storm
    Despite a string of natural disasters and the global economic malaise, third-party logistics service providers performed well through the first...
  • 2011/2012 Annual Review & Outlook - Bullish on Transport
    The U.S. economy has undergone major changes in last few decades. In 1950, goods-related activity was 40 percent of GDP....
  • 2011/2012 Annual Review & Outlook - When the Box Becomes the Engine
    International container business has been a key element in the development of the North American rail intermodal transportation market for...
  • Exporters Urge Congress to Increase Ex-Im Bank Lending
    U.S. exporters say they may have trouble financing projects unless Congress lifts the lending cap of the Export-Import Bank of...
  • US Steel Imports Rose 18 Percent in November
    U.S. steel imports rose 18 percent in November from a year earlier and were up nearly 20 percent in the...
  • ILA Protests Automation in NY-NJ Port
    More than 200 International Longshoremen's Association members on Friday protested a New York-New Jersey container terminal's labor-saving technology plan, foreshadowing...
  • 2011/2012 Annual Review & Outlook - Ports' Taxing Challenge
    As the American Association of Port Authorities celebrates its centennial year in 2012, we look forward to working with Congress...
  • 2011/2012 Annual Review & Outlook - Hardly Demanding for Imports
    Overall U.S. containerized imports grew modestly in 2011, rising 2.2 percent from 2010 - slightly lower than what I predicted...
  • 2011/2012 Annual Review & Outlook - High Stakes for Free and Fair Trade
    2012 is likely to be another active year for international trade. It is, of course, an election year, and that,...
  • Three Unions, Railroads Reach Agreement
    Three unions representing railroad workers this week ratified contracts with major U.S. railroads, leaving only one union to not have...
  • Transportation Hiring Cuts Into Jobless Rate
    Stronger than expected job gains in transportation and manufacturing helped reduce the U.S. unemployment rate to 8.5 percent in December,...
  • Truckload Rates Set to Rise, TransCore Says
    Truckload rates rose less than some carriers expected but more than shippers wanted in 2011, with spot market rates on...
  • 2011/2012 Annual Review & Outlook - A Test of Wills
    When will the pain get so bad it's no longer tolerable? The fate of container shipping in 2012 is tied...
  • 2011/2012 Annual Review & Outlook - Balanced Out
    Anyone interested in the direction of business in 2012 should spend some time walking the aisles of Home Depot's financial...
  • Greenbrier Doubles Revenue on Railcar Demand
    Rising rail freight and equipment demand sent revenue soaring at railcar and barge maker Greenbrier in the last quarter, strengthening...
  • Asia-US West Coast SCFI Rate Jumps 7.2 Percent
    The average rate for spot rate for container shipping from Asia to the U.S. West Coast jumped 7.2 percent in...
  • 2011/2012 Annual Review & Outlook - Seeking Facility for Growth
    U.S. warehouse facilities have never played a more vital role in supply chain strategies. As the U.S. economy slid into...
  • DP World to Operate Vancouver Island Terminals
    DP World Vancouver plans to ship containers from the Port of Nanaimo to mainland Canada after the terminal operator recently...
  • New York-New Jersey Imports Rise 5.2 Percent
    Container imports through the Port of New York and New Jersey in November grew 5.2 percent year-over-year, offsetting a slim...
  • MSC Hikes India to Europe, Mediterranean Rates
    Mediterranean Shipping Company will apply a general rate increase on westbound trade from India to North Europe and the Mediterranean,...
  • Freight Index Signals Steadier US Shipping Demand
    The Cass Freight Index for U.S. domestic shipments inched up 0.7 percent in December over the previous year, signaling new...

Containerisation Internationalweb site
JANUARY 6, 2012
  • Hammond sends warning shots to Iran
    The UK's minister of defence, Philip Hammond, has warned Iran's navy leaders and Government officials that their veiled threats of closing the Straits of Hormuz ...
  • CSAV gets deeper into bed with MSC
    CSAV will be withdrawing its ABS service between Asia and the Black Sea in February 2012 in favour of buying slots on MSC's Tiger service. Only scant details have ...
  • Nigeria in crisis
    Nigeria will likely come to a standstill on Monday , as the country's main labour unions, including Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC) and Trade Union ...
  • Safmarine launches Android apps
    Safmarine Container Lines has extended its e-business applications to users of mobile devices using the Android operating system meaning that these customers are ...
  • US intermodal traffic sees 'good ending' for 2011
    US intermodal rail volumes are continuing their upwards trajectory as traffic for 2011 reached 11.9 million trailers and containers, up 5.4% over 2010 and a 20.4% ...
  • MIQ launches new logistics centre on US east coast
    US (Kansas)-headquartered MIQ Logistics has opened a new logistics centre on the US east coast in order to offer 'significant scale and easy access' into ...
  • Mombasa gridlocked again
    A rush of imports, further failures of the port's edi systems, ongoing issues with regard to consignees delaying the delivery of their cargo and congestion problems ...

TradeWindsweb site
JANUARY 6, 2012
  • Banks bet on Oceaneering
    New York-listed offshore syndicate secures cash for growth as banks join forces to back $300m credit facility.
  • Demolition dash
    Brokers link Vinalines of Vietnam and Hong Kong's Hua Ming to freshly minted scrapping contracts worth nearly $10m.
  • DB tackles tanker threat
    Equity Analyst says shares of Frontline and OSG would be poised to pop if Iran were to close the Strait of Hormuz.
  • TMS tanker tops detainee list
    George Economou-backed tanker entities join Evalend Shipping and others on USCG's December detention report.
  • Modec sells Ghana FPSO
    Japanese owner nets $750m from the sale of floater to Tullow Oil-led consortium.
  • YPF to spark LNG floater
    Repsol's Argentine spin-off lending a hand at slow-moving floating regasification project.
  • Ro-pax takes shelter
    Passengers stuck on UK's Commodore Clipper overnight as storms battered Jersey.
  • Drought adds to dry woes
    La Nina weather phenomenon will offer a further headache for the bulker market in the next few months, ICAP says.
  • Soltin snatches cargoship
    Danish owner picks up 1997-built Tirador at auction in Rotterdam.
  • NewLead sells another cape
    Nasdaq-listed owner tipped to have cashed a further vessel in scrap-level deal with a Chinese owner.
  • Shipping down the pan
    Industry bigwigs gloomy about 2012 prospects, but private equity could be sifting through the dirt for golden nuggets of opportunity.

The Bunker Bulletinweb site
JANUARY 6, 2012
  • Prices uncertain as week ends
    Crude futures lower over European economic worries.
  • Vessel adrift after engines fail
    Fishing vessel has 145 mt of bunker fuel on board.
  • South African market stays firm as Fujairah softens
    MGO prices in Durban see gain of more than $50 pmt.
  • Week ends with prices softening in Rotterdam
    South Europe shows mixed picture.
  • Emulsion fuel system promises fuel savings, emission reductions
    Fuel savings of 5% to 15% means ROI within months, along with up to 50% NOx and 90% PM reduction, according to maker of the onboard unit.
  • Brightoil leaps to second place in table of Singapore suppliers
    BP remains in the top slot for eighth year running.
  • Durban supply tightens further on refinery issues
    180 cSt prices soar amid very limited quotes and spot market may dry up soon.
  • Consultancy considers impact of sanctions against Iran
    European embargo of Iranian fuel oil would have little significance, says energy consultant.
  • New Global Technical Manager for DNVPS
    Charlotte Rojgaard has taken over Singapore-based position from Dag Olav Halle.
  • Bunker prices falling across Asian ports as week ends
    Supplies remain tight in Singapore and Hong Kong, say traders.
  • LNG-powered OSVs in US Gulf 'likely' to become trend
    Availability of LNG and implementation of the US ECA makes LNG a 'natural choice', says ABS Chief Engineer.
  • High bunker costs to hurt NOL's profitability
    Investment bank maintains NOL's 'Sell' rating amid flat intra-Asia freight rates and high bunker costs.
  • SGX fuel oil futures contract volumes dwindle
    Players 'not surprised' that trading volumes dipped in 2011 with no lots traded since May.
  • Tugboat in illegal bunker transfer case seized
    Singapore coast guard seizes tugboat involved in illegal transfer of bunker fuel.
  • Hong Kong government wants ECA feasibility study
    Hong Kong's Environmental Protection Department wants consultation study on ECA proposals.

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FROM THE HOME PAGE
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 first half of 2025, container traffic in the port of Gioia Tauro grew by +10.5%
Joy Taurus
2,186,211 TEUs were handled
A bulk carrier was attacked in the Red Sea
Portsmouth
The crew abandoned the ship which began to take on water
German government allocates 400 million euros to support energy transition in maritime-port sector
Over 78 million euros to the ports of Augusta and Taranto for offshore wind
Rome
Funds distributed over three years starting from 2025
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
Rijeka Gateway Terminal to become operational in early September
Copenhagen
The first ship at the second container terminal of the Croatian port is expected on September 12
Falteri (Federlogistica) urges us to focus on the development of "polycentric" logistics
Genoa
The Simplified Logistics Zone should be the cornerstone of the strategy
Tsuneishi Shipbuilding Co. acquired Mitsui E&S Shipbuilding Co.
Hiroshima/Tokyo
It was renamed Tsuneishi Solutions Tokyobay Co.
Pessina (Federagenti): Northern European logistics system is struggling. Let's take advantage of it!
Rome
Unexpected opportunity - he underlines - for the Mediterranean ports and Italian ones in particular
MSC Cruises Joins Carnival and Royal Caribbean in Capitalizing on Grand Bahama Shipyard
Miami
Negotiations underway since the end of 2024 have been successfully concluded
At The International Propeller Clubs the Dorso Award for the Mediterranean area
Naples
In recognition of the primary role played by logistics operators in Mediterranean traffic
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