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December 13, 2012
Sched Netweb site
  • CKYH to cut extra seven Asia-north Europe/Med loops in Jan-Feb period
  • Hanjin links up with 'K' Line to expand network in Western Australia
  • China's November trade softens unexpectedly as global economy slackens
  • Shippers, ports, carriers call for more mainland-Taiwan ties services
  • Cosco Shipyard extends Intergraph shipbuilding design contract
  • Shanghai to build 4 con-ro ships with stowage design to minimise ballast
  • Cargosmart visibility software gives shippers heads up on cargo delays
  • Guangtong-Dali Trans-Asian Railway upgraded to handle 200-kph trains
  • Domestic couriers in China plan aggressive expansion into air cargo
  • December10 marked FedEx's busiest day in the company's history
  • Lambert-St Louis airport calls on China to revive 'Aerotropolis' scheme
  • DHL returns 120-year-old whisky to Antarctica from Scotland

Exim Indiaweb site
DECEMBER 12, 2012
  • ABG Shipyard bagsINR 485 cr. order from Ministry of Defence
  • APL Logistics & VASCOR form automotive logistics joint venture in India
  • Ashit Desai Memorial Seminar on Dec. 18; to deliberate on 25 years of Indian shipping
  • MOL acquires top rating for SMBC Environmental Assessment Loan
  • Safmarine-pioneered maritime education programme celebrates its first Master Mariner
  • STILT to conduct MANSA foundation course on shipping logistics
  • Exports fall further by 4.17 pc in Nov. to $22.3 bn
  • Fruit, vegetable exports up 24 pc in FY12
  • Tea exports plunge 20 pc in H1
  • KoPT demands 233 cr. as damages from HBT
  • Throughput at Major Ports down in April-Nov. year-on-year
  • TRAFFIC HANDLED AT MAJOR PORTS
  • Govt awarded only 11.5 pc of targeted road projects in FY13
  • Rail freight loading up marginally in Nov.
  • Railways records 19.23 pc growth during April-Nov.
  • Indias GDP at 7.2 pc by 2014 Goldman Sachs
  • INR edges up against dollar

International Transport Journalweb site
DECEMBER 12, 2012
  • Air France earlier to Algiers
    Today (12 December), Air France is starting a fifth daily service on the Paris CDG - Algiers (Algeria) route. The launch of the new operation had been initially planned for 31 Marc...
  • European aviation association lobby for gradual opening of ground handling services
    The Association of European Airlines (AEA), the European Regions Airline Association (ERA) and the International Air Carrier Association (IAC...
  • GE, KTZ and Transmashdiesel create a joint venture to produce diesel engines in Kazakhstan
    General Electric (GE) has signed an agreement with Transmashdiesel and JSC National Company Kazakhstan Temir Zholy's (KTZ) subsidiary JSC Remlokomotiv to create a joint venture com...
  • CP seeks expressions of interest for the DM&E west end
    Canadian Pacific, (CP), a transcontinental railway in Canada and the USA, intends to explore strategic options for its main line track from Tracy MN west to South Dakota, Nebraska ...
  • Rö-Trans AG enlarges fleet
    The Swiss transport provider Rö-Trans AG, based in B'tzberg/Bern, is taking delivery of ten new, 20 t MAN TGX tractors. The 18 year old firm specialises in domestic and internation...
  • UK report identifies clear opportunities for cutting carbon and lowering costs from road freight operations
    Switching from diesel to gas, reducing rolling resistance and aerodynamic drag and introducing more hybrid and electric vehicles - these factors have been identified as key opportu...
  • Australia fines Cathay Pacific and Singapore Airlines for price fixing
    Australia's Federal Court has ordered Cathay Pacific Airways Ltd (Hong Kong) and Singapore Airlines Cargo Pte Ltd to pay a total of AUD 23 million (EUR 18.5 million) in penalties f...
  • Priority Freight wins Automotive Supply Chain Award
    Priority Freight has won the Third Party Logistics Award at the inaugural Automotive Supply Chain Global Awards in Frankfurt (Germany). Nominated by manufacturers and their supplie...
  • New CFO at Waberer's International Inc in Hungary
    György Wáberer has appointed Erzsébet Antal as the new chief financial officer of Waberer's International Inc. Her primary mission is to further improve the efficiency and prepar...
  • Bremerhaven: better conditions for heavylift transports
    Bremen (Germany) has decided to extend the period for heavylift and out-of gauge transports in the city itself and in neighbouring Bremerhaven to include Sunday night. The move str...
  • Gebr'der Weiss takes over forwarding company Sprenger
    The Austrian transport and logistics company Gebr'der Weiss (GW) is strengthening its presence in Germany's Baden-W'rttemberg region by taking over the forwarding company Sprenger,...
  • Sinergy Cargo opens cargo terminal in Italy
    Sinergy Cargo - the Italian member of the FPS (Famous Pacific Shipping) network of independent forwarders and consolidators - has opened a multimodal container and bulk cargo handl...
  • Waberer's bundles activities in Hungary
    Waberer's Logistics Ltd - entirely owned by Waberer's International Zrt Inc - and Szemerey Transport Inc are unifying their complex logistics services and creating Hungary's larges...

Marine Logweb site
DECEMBER 12, 2012
  • Four Kings Pointers awarded Crowley Scholarships
  • Washed up tanker lifted from Staten Island street
  • Vigor Marine replaces bow of 80,000 bbl barge
  • Weeks Marine wins $26.25 million USACE contract
  • Keppel FELS books $420 million PEMEX order
  • Havyard PSV design picked by COSL

World Wide Shipperweb site
DECEMBER 12, 2012
  • Hanjin Shipping extending lease for use of Port of Seattle terminal
  • Freight transport numbers fall in DOT TSI report for October
  • Merchant Marine Academy cadets earn Thomas Crowley scholarships
  • Commerce Department report finds imports/exports down during October
  • Green Alliance members plan further service cuts

Lloyd's Listweb site
DECEMBER 12, 2012
  • Shipping faces new climate change measure uncertainty
    Doha decision to extend Kyoto Protocol poses new stumbling block for the IMO
  • Panama Canal must expand again, says former commissioner
    Arrival of 18,000 teu vessels will require an even larger waterway, says Alemán
  • Super pirates
    In a game where the toughest and cleverest survive, owners cannot let their guard down
  • Peel Ports completes refinancing deal for Liverpool2
    Second terminal will handle ultra-large box tonnage
  • Lull before the storm
    Debate about how to cut shipping CO2 emissions will heat up again next year
  • Driving force behind recycling standard says goodbye to the IMO
    Hong Kong International Convention on ship recycling is Mikelis' career landmark
  • STX confirms talks to sell Pan Ocean
    Sale aims to shore up conglomerate's troubled finances
  • HMD seals 10-tanker deal with Shell lessor
    Sinokor Merchant Marine to buy up to 20 medium range product carriers
  • Nato urged to explain 'soft' approaches by pirates
    Unclear terms confuse shipowners and could see more fishermen shot by accident, says security firm founder
  • UK broker cements tie-up with giant Dalian recycling unit
    IMO scrapping supremo Mikelis accepts post-retirement role
  • Tonnage tax is not a subsidy
    Regimes support a level playing field for shipowners
  • Demolition price rally falters
    Chinese steel prices fall as ships queue for scrapping in Bangladesh and India
  • CKYH to drop seven Asia-Europe voyages
    Cutback suggests pessimistic outlook for demand

Fairplayweb site
DECEMBER 12, 2012
  • IEA touts products trade
    CRUDE and products markets are now moving at "different speeds", with products taking a commanding lead, the IEA affirmed today
  • PetroChina buys BHP's stake in Browse
    PETROCHINA will buy BHP Billiton's stakes in the Browse LNG project in Australia, the Australian energy giant said today
  • JES breaks strike silence
    JIANGSU Eastern Shipyard today broke its silence over a strike, which it said grew out of a subcontracting pay dispute
  • Hurdles rise for Iran oil trade
    CRUDE exports from Iran have been halved over the past year, said the IEA, which warned today that new pressures will arise in the months ahead
  • EC approves OW's takeover of Bergen
    THE EC said today it has approved the takeover of Norwegian bulker and lubricants trader Bergen Bunker by Denmark's OW Bunker, part of the Wrist maritime service group
  • Fertiliser group acquiring Djakarta Lloyd
    TROUBLED Jakarta shipowner Djakarta Lloyd will be acquired by Indonesia's government-owned fertiliser group PIHC
  • Changhang Phoenix invests in logistics JV
    SHENZHEN-listed Changhang Phoenix, China's largest river drybulk carrier by capacity, said it has invested 3M yuan ($476,190) in a logistics venture in Wuhan, Hubei province
  • Nam Cheong retains 'buy'
    MALAYSIA'S OSV builder Nam Cheong has retained its 'buy' rating from DMG & Partners Research amid yard improvements and a newly delivered fuel-efficient MPSV
  • Indian breaking beaches set record
    CASH buyers said today 55 ships arrived in Alang for demolition in November, the highest level in 30 years for any month
  • OBO sale surprises
    GIVEN their highly profitable charters, Frontline's decision to sell two of its remaining three Suezmax OBO carriers surprised a key Norwegian shipping analyst
  • Americas oil production worries tanker owners
    RAPIDLY increasing oil production in the Americas is clouding the horizon for tanker owners, BIMCO warned today
  • MHI bags ship repair deals
    MITSUBISHI HI told Fairplay today it has agreed with fellow Japanese groups MOPAS and NCC to repair and convert two cruise ships
  • Congestion climbs 12.7% at bulker ports
    DELAYS in major coal and iron ore ports increased by 12.7% last week
  • CKYH Alliance extends cancellations
    THE CKYH Alliance, which has already blanked out seven Asia/Mediterranean sailings from this month through mid-January 2013, said today it will extend voyage cancellations to end-February

The Journal of Commerceweb site
DECEMBER 12, 2012
  • Solidarity
    In business, as in life, it's all about leverage. And as leverage goes, the maritime- and port-related labor movement appears to be holding many of the cards. The strategy employed by International Longshoremen's Association President Harold Daggett - starting at the JOC's TPM container shipping conference in March - served as...
  • Container Shortage Delays One Exporter's Shipments
    The perennial shortage of containers in the U.S. Midwest is beginning to hamper the export operations of precisely the kind of small companies that President Obama's National Export Initiative aims to encourage. The shortage, which is a familiar complaint by grain exporters in the Upper Midwest, is impacting shippers in...
  • Port of Milwaukee Expands Foreign Trade Zone
    Port of Milwaukee's expanded foreign trade zone. The Port of Milwaukee, the grantee of Foreign-Trade Zone 41, has been approved by the U.S. Department of Commerce Foreign-Trade Zone Board to serve a wider area of southeastern Wisconsin through an "alternative site framework." The decision allows the port to provide services to businesses...
  • Averitt Speeds LTL Service to Eastern Canada
    Cookeville, Tenn.-based transportation and logistics company Averitt Express has shortened its less-than-truckload service times to eastern Canada, including Toronto, Montreal, Ottawa and Quebec City. The improvements were made possible by operational adjustments within Averitt's network, the company said, as well as the network of Kingsway Transport, a fellow member of The Reliance...
  • US Pork, Beef Exports Jumped in October
    U.S. pork exports in October increased 9 percent to a record 218,132 metric tons (about 240,449 tons) valued at $607 million, according to statistics released by the U.S. Department of Agriculture and compiled by the U.S. Meat Export Federation. October's pork exports broke the previous record of 217,080 metric tons set...
  • Century Distribution Systems Receives Alliance Award From World Trade 100 and SMC3
    RICHMOND, Va. - Century Distribution Systems, Inc., along with Jo-Ann Fabric and Craft Stores® and Acuitive Solutions, are the proud recipients of the first 2012 Alliance Award, sponsored by World Trade 100 magazine and SMC3, in the international freight category. The award honors dynamic collaboration between shippers and their logistic...
  • CMA CGM Buys Stake in Long Beach's Pier J
    Container shipping line CMA CGM has purchased a stake in the Port of Long Beach's Pier J, a move that will bring an additional 2.6 million container units to the port and increase port revenue by about $70 million over the next five years. The investment makes CMA CGM a partner...
  • Dachser to Acquire Azkar
    German logistics provider Dachser will acquire Spanish logistics provider Azkar, effective Jan. 15, 2013. Dachser has held a 10 percent stake in its Iberian logistics partner since 2008. Following the acquisition, Azkar's current management team will continue to be led by Jose Antonio Orozco. For the time being, the company will...
  • Mica Says Gas Hike Optimists Are 'Smoking the Funny Weed'
    WASHINGTON, D.C. - Rep. John Mica, R-Fla., severely downplayed the prospects of a federal fuel tax hike, telling event attendees they're "smoking the funny weed" if they believe there is enough political will to boost highway funding via the pump. The pessimism from the outgoing House Transportation and Infrastructure Committee chairman...
  • ACL to Stop Providing Chassis in 5 Cities
    From Feb. 1, 2013, cargo carrier ACL will no longer supply intermodal chassis for merchant haulage moves in Norfolk, Va.; Charleston, S.C.; Savannah, Ga.; Atlanta; and Memphis, Tenn. The company will continue to provide chassis when performing carrier haulage in Chicago; Detroit; Indianapolis; St. Paul, Minn.; Council Bluff, Iowa; Cincinnati; Cleveland;...
  • NY Port Sets Informational Session for Companies Hit by Sandy
    The Port Authority of New York and New Jersey will host an information session for port partners who suffered business losses from Hurricane Sandy to meet with representatives from the Small Business Administration and Federal Emergency Management Agency. The meeting will be held Dec. 18, at 10 a.m., at the New...
  • World's Largest Container Ship Calls at Hamburg
    CMA CGM Marco Polo. Mega-ship CMA CGM Marco Polo, with a capacity of 16,020 20-foot-equivalent units, made its first call to a continental European port on its maiden voyage at the Port of Hamburg today, and is being handled at the HHLA Container Terminal Burchardkai. The Marco Polo is 396 meters (about...
  • ILA, USMX to Meet on Royalties
    International Longshoremen's Association President Harold Daggett said a meeting with management negotiators next week on the issue of container royalties will determine whether the ILA carries through on its threat of a year-end strike. At the end of three days of meetings with United States Maritime Alliance in Delray Beach, Fla.,...
  • OOCL to Implement Surcharge in Event of ILA Strike
    Orient Overseas Container Line today announced that it will implement a "Port Congestion Surcharge" in the event of an International Longshoremen's Association strike, to prepare for the possibility that ports on the East and Gulf Coast will be shut down on Dec. 29. In the event of a strike, for all...
  • Index Shows Improvement in Conditions for Truckers
    Nashville, Ind.-based transportation forecaster FTR Associates' Trucking Conditions Index started to rise significantly in September as expected, recording a 65 percent increase from August to 9.6, before declining to 7.9 in October. The Trucking Conditions Index is a compilation of factors affecting trucking companies, with any reading above zero indicating a...
  • ILA-USMX Labor Negotiations Timeline
    Negotiations between the International Longshoremen's Association and waterfront employers representated by United States Maritime Alliance have been tense from the start last spring. When the two sides agreed to extend the current contract by 90 days, some sense of stability returned to East and Gulf Coast ports. But with major...
  • DOD's TWIC Decision to Raise Carrier Costs
    The Defense Department's decision to drop the TWIC card as a trusted key to its online transportation systems doesn't throw up roadblocks that would stop TWIC-carrying truckers, but it will raise costs for some companies that employ them. The Transportation Worker Identification Credential, or TWIC card, considered secure enough to give...
  • Albro Elected Interim Seattle Port Commission President
    Tom Albro. The Port of Seattle Commission has elected Commissioner Tom Albro to serve as president until the commission holds its annual election of officers on Jan. 8, 2013, in accordance with the commission's bylaws. The port said the action ensures that leadership of the port commission is in place and the...
  • Cosco Container Lines Announces Rate Changes
    Cosco Container Lines has announced several rate changes coming in January. Cosco will increase rates for reefer shipments on the Asia-North Europe and Mediterranean trades by $1,200 per 20-foot-equivalent unit and $1,500 per 40-foot-equivalent unit, effective Jan. 1, 2013. The carrier will raise rates for all shipments in the Far East to Gulf & Red...
  • Entercoms Names Smith Chief Commercial Officer
    Dallas-based supply chain management company Entercoms has named Michael Smith as chief commercial officer. Smith will be responsible for commercial strategy and developing in marketing, sales, product development and customer service. He brings more than two decades of experience to the company after serving in leadership roles with Foxconn and Motorola, Entercoms...

Containerisation Internationalweb site
DECEMBER 12, 2012
  • Shanghai leads the way with big boxship calls
    Shanghai handles more containerships with a nominal capacity of more than 10,000 TEU than any other port in the world, with 18 weekly calls.New analysis from Alphaliner ...
  • Transpac rates on hold
    After falling for the past two months Drewry's Hong Kong - Los Angeles Container Rate Benchmark index has flat-lined this week in the aftermath of the ending of ...
  • Voice of the Elite is raised
    The Elite Association of Logistic Networks, which launched yesterday, has set itself targets of becoming 'a powerful and unified voice to ensure the interests of ...
  • COSCON joins the reefer hike alliance
    China's state-owned ocean carrier COSCON has followed the lead of Maersk Line, MSC, CMA CGM and others by announcing a reefer USD1,500 per 40ft general rate increase ...
  • Liners firing more blanks
    Another Far East - Europe ocean carrier alliance has announced voyage cancellations on the over capacity-plagued tradelane in an endeavour to squeeze supply and ...
  • Worse things still happening at sea
  • Ultra-large boxships test ports' capabilities
    Ports in Europe and Asia are being put to the test as the first of a new generation of containerships enters service, but initial feedback is positive with no problems ...

TradeWindsweb site
DECEMBER 12, 2012
  • Intermarine enlists hired gun
    US heavylift specialist Intermarine has enlisted a consultant to help spearhead the expansion of a liner service in West Africa.
  • Naughty or nice?
    Most shipowners would be delighted to find coal in their stocking this holiday season but cargoes can be more elusive than Santa Claus in today's market so if you want to impress the tycoon on your gift list without breaking the bank it might take a little creativity.
  • Legatum grabs Scorpio chunk
    Dubai's Legatum has emerged as one of Scorpio Tankers' largest shareholders.
  • Hallin goes bomb busting
    Hallin Marine is on the hunt for unexploded bombs at a site which will host a wind turbine.
  • JES admits cash constraints
    JES International Holdings has confessed to struggling with its cash flow following a strike by workers at its yard in Jingjiang City, China.
  • MR prices spike
    MR tanker prices have climbed by one tenth in just a couple of weeks on the back of stronger earnings, according to data from Clarksons.
  • Ilmarinen claim drags on
    A legal dispute over dividends between Finnlines and a pension fund has been given fresh legs by a supreme court ruling.
  • Mexican double for Keppel
    Keppel Corp has won a contract to build two drilling rigs worth $420m for Mexican oil and gas company Pemex.
  • Cape crash comes early
    Capesize rates crashed by one quarter today as hope of a final hurrah in 2012 seemingly disappeared.
  • Pacifica takes a hit
    A Costa cruiseship has been dented in a dock collision during a gale in Marseille, France.
  • English wins the vote
    Ship snapper, Phil English, has topped a poll of readers to become TradeWinds' Maritime Photographer of the Year.
  • Topaz takes 10
    UAE shipbuilder Topaz Marine Engineering has announced a deal to deliver 10 crew/pilot boats to Kuwait Oil Co (KOC).
  • Big John back in NYC
    John Fredriksen's Seadrill is looking to complete a second US-listing for one of its spin-offs in just three months.
  • SITC extends charter
    SITC Shipping has extended a period deal for a small containership at a higher rate.
  • CSL bulker spills fuel
    A CSL Group bulker has suffered damage and spilled fuel after hitting a dock at Toledo in Ohio.
  • SembCorp gets room to grow
    SembCorp Marine has secured the next phase of expansion at a new shipyard being developed in the west of Singapore.
  • JJ Sietas takeover fails
    The takeover of insolvent German shipbuilder JJ Sietas has fallen through over the lack of a second jack-up vessel order.
  • Glimmer of hope
    Relatives of the missing crew from the sunken cargoship Amurskaya have called for a search of an uninhabited Russian island after lifejackets were found there.
  • OCBC cool on YZJ
    OCBC Research has refused to get carried away with Yangzijiang Shipbuilding's breakthrough into the offshore arena.
  • DNB takes shine to STNG
    Investors only have one choice when betting on product tanker recovery, bank says.
  • MPP on the rocks
    A UK multipurpose (MPP) has run aground on rocks en route to Aviles to Spain.
  • COSL orders PSV quartet
    Norway's Havyard is hopeful of more Chinese business after clinching an order for four platform supply ships (PSVs) from China Oilfield Services Limited (COSL).
  • Two top earners gone
    Frontline's departure from the dry-bulk market after the cutting of two charter contracts with Cosco will see the John Fredriksen-led company wave farewell to its two highest earning assets, a leading analyst notes.
  • McQuilling heads south
    McQuilling Services has continued its expansion drive by spreading its wings in South America.
  • Pupuk to buy DL
    State-owned fertiliser producer Pupuk Indonesia Holding Company (PIHC) is to take over shipowner Djakarta Lloyd (DL).
  • CKYH cuts back again
    The CKYH boxship alliance is cutting further voyages to Europe to cope with a winter dip in demand.
  • Malaysia nabs robbers
    Malaysian authorities have detained eight suspected robbers after an attempted hijacking off the Malaysian coast.
  • Lurssen in pole position
    German shipyard group Lurssen has reportedly submitted the best bid for insolvent shipbuilder P+S Werften's Wolgast plant.
  • STX Pan Ocean in play
    STX Corporation is in talks about a possible sale of its stake in South Korean shipowner STX Pan Ocean.
  • US volumes defy strike
    US import cargo volume at the major container ports is expected to increase almost 4% this month despite the recent strike.
  • Dalian halts rig work
    Dalian Shipbuilding Industry Offshore has stopped work on four jack-up rigs in the wake of the recent rig accident in Singapore.

American Shipperweb site
DECEMBER 12, 2012
  • Sandy recovery to impact truck capacity
    The influx of trucking assets to meet demand will exacerbate a tight market and lead to a national shortage of trucks, especially for flatbed, dry van and refuse haulers, warned Noël Perry, senior consultant for FTR Associates.
  • Cargo pilot union objects to FAA rule
    According to a Transportation Department docket published today in the Federal Register, cargo-only operations aren't required to abide by the new flight, duty and rest requirements for pilots, but may choose to opt in if desired.
  • Barge groups say water release still needed
  • DHL expands sea-air offering
  • Australia hits Cathay, Sinagpore with price-fixing fines
  • 80% e-freight penetration by 2015, group says
    "The industry is now comprehensively united in our objectives and timelines for e-freight and e-AWB. This sends a huge message to all industry participants," said Bill Gottlieb, past president of FIATA and a GACAG member.
  • Keeping U.S. export reform on task in 2013
  • U.S. exports down 3.6% in October
  • CKYH Alliance cancels additional Asia-Europe sailings
  • UP taps Texas talent with new Austin IT hub
    The center, which will support 40 programmers and engineers, will serve as a software engineering and research and development hub for the railroad's technology group.
  • Largest containership calls Hamburg
  • Piontek named president of TMS provider 3PLogic
  • Catapult releases rate bid mapping tool for carriers
  • December container imports to increase 3.9%
  • Virginia port container volumes increase
  • U.S. duties on Chinese solar panel imports take hold
  • Entercoms names Smith chief commercial officer
  • Fednav 'green' ship calls Cleveland
  • Jaxport gets anti-pollution grant
  • Ryder sets up mobile app for fleet management tool

The Bunker Bulletinweb site
DECEMBER 12, 2012
  • Mid-week prices firm in Fujairah
    Market also firm in Suez.
  • Prices firm in Rotterdam, soft elsewhere in Europe
    Good demand reported in Hamburg and Gibraltar.
  • Bunker player runner up in photography competition
    Capt Yunlong (Joe) Zhou is regional credit manager with Bomin Bunker Oil.
  • Owners concerned about BWMS fuel consumption
    Ballast water treatment will typically be required during peak cargo operations.
  • Africa nations eye cabotage regime
    Move endorsed by African Union.
  • Bulker punctures bunker tank
    Reports say the vessel's stern collided with a pier.
  • 'Growing trend' to tighten emissions at ports
    Company providing cold-ironing systems has won 'substantial multiple orders'.
  • Russia cargo volume up by 6%
    Liquid cargo up nearly 4% over the period.
  • Prices generally firm in bunker markets
    Demand mostly weak across key Asian ports.
  • Pirates 'stealing from bunker tanker'
    'We believe robbers were hoping to get away with some valuables and to steal oil from the ship,' says Malaysian Maritime Enforcement Agency.
  • Salvor prepares to remove bunkers from sunken ship
    Baltic Ace had over 500 mt of bunkers onboard when it sank off the Dutch coast last week, reports say.
  • Japanese yard starts construction of 'eco' LNG carrier
    New generation carrier consumes 25% less fuel compared to conventional ships.
  • Antwerp completes first LNG bunkering
    Event represents 'a further significant step towards more environment-friendly shipping' at port, says local port authority.

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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
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Arrival ports by:
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- country
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Tepsa has acquired a liquid bulk terminal in the port of Rotterdam.
Singapore/Rotterdam
It was sold by Global Energy Storage Holdings
The Spinelli Group has approved its 2024 sustainability report.
Genoa
Of the company's 616 direct employees, 49% are under the age of 50.
In the second quarter of this year, cargo traffic in Turkish ports grew by +1.6%
Ankara
Cargoes to and from Italy amounted to 12.7 million tons (+10.1%)
Extension of the Simplified Logistics Zone for Genoa Ports and Dry Ports to the Savona, Vado Ligure, and Bergeggi areas.
Genoa
Approval from the ZLS Steering Committee
Isotta Fraschini Motori has inaugurated a new production line for hydrogen fuel cell systems in Bari.
Trieste
They will be used for naval and land solutions
The Grande Shanghai , the Grimaldi Group's first ammonia-ready car carrier, has been christened.
Naples
It has a load capacity of 9,000 CEUs.
The Port of Genoa, FILT, and UILT have declared a five-day strike at the Bettolo Terminal.
Genoa
Fit Cisl Liguria expressed solidarity with the workers
The tender for the dredging of the commercial dock basin at the port of Ancona has been published.
Ancona
The removal of approximately 730 thousand cubic meters of sediment is planned
Tender for the restoration and enhancement of docks 32 and 33 in the Deep Sea Zone of the port of Savona
Genoa
An investment of over 6.7 million euros is expected
There are 1,100 workers in Palermo directly employed in the seaside tourism sector
Palermo
This year, cruise traffic is expected to grow by 9.4% in the port of the Sicilian capital.
Six-month growth of +9% in freight on the St. Petersburg-India/China maritime route
Fly
FESCO operates six vessels in the service
Port of Trieste: Special Commissioner Gurrieri under investigation for money laundering
Trieste
I am certain - he declared - that I can demonstrate that I acted legally, in full transparency.
Vard signs new contract for the construction of two CSOVs
Trieste
The vessels will be used to support operations in the offshore wind sector
UIR welcomes the publication of the tender for the digitalization of the logistics chain.
Rome
Di Caterina (ALIS): a concrete tool that enhances the needs of businesses and strengthens the logistics system
GNV celebrated its first ten years of activity on the Italy-Albania route
Durres
During the period, the company's ships carried over 1.25 million passengers
A shipment of over 1.2 tons of marijuana was seized at the port of Gioia Tauro.
Reggio Calabria/Catanzaro
Members of a criminal organization that imported drugs from South America through European ports and airports have been arrested.
Yang Ming orders Hanwha Ocean to build seven 15,000 TEU dual-fuel containerships
Keelung
They will be delivered between 2028 and 2029
Walden to sell healthcare logistics business to Yusen Logistics
Paris
Exclusive negotiations announced
Solinas (Sardinian Action Party) is not at all satisfied with the state of Sardinian ports
Cagliari
The immediate establishment of a special commission is urged
ANSI welcomes the introduction of the information dashboard for managing private procurement contracts in logistics.
Rome
D'Angelo: it will allow the country to take another step forward
Russo (Confcommercio): excluding road transport from the PNRR funding was shortsighted.
Rome
First bulletin from the Freight Insights Observatory produced by the National Center for Sustainable Mobility
ABB Group posts sharp growth in quarterly financial and business performance
Zurich
In the period April-June the value of new orders grew by +16.0%
Informal consultations have begun on the preliminary proposal for the new Ancona Port Master Plan.
Ancona
Eleven meetings scheduled for July
Program agreement for preparatory and functional interventions for the construction of the bridge over the Strait of Messina
Rome
It was signed today in Rome
Project to develop an ecological station for the treatment of wastewater from ships
Naples
Initiative of the Neapolitan Group of the Cenere and Iello Landing
Assiterminal urges against bringing sediment from the Bagnoli dredging project into the port of Naples.
Genoa
Cognolato and Ferrari: It is essential to safeguard the full functionality of the commercial port's activities.
Container traffic at the Port of Long Beach fell 3.4% in the second quarter.
Long Beach
A decline of -16.4% was recorded in June
Paolo Pessina has been appointed vice president of Conftrasporto-Confcommercio.
Rome
He is president of the national federation of maritime agents and brokers
Container traffic in the port of Hong Kong decreased by -8.2% in the second quarter
Hong Kong
A decrease of -13.7% was recorded in June
Cuneo-based logistics company Nord Ovest is seeing growing financial results.
Wedge
Construction work on a new depot in Mondovì will be completed in early 2026.
Container traffic at the Port of Los Angeles grows driven by fears of new tariffs
Los Angeles
June saw the highest volume ever recorded for this month
The Management Committee of the Sardinia Sea Port Authority has adopted the DPSS
Cagliari
Green light for the concession to MITO and the appeal against the rejection of Olbia's dredging project.
Three events in Genoa for three new Explora Journeys cruise ships.
Genoa
A technical launch, a coin laying and the cutting of the first sheet metal were carried out at the Fincantieri shipyard
Grimaldi sells 5% of Terminal Darsena Toscana to Livorno Port Company
Naples/Livorno
Option to purchase an additional 5% of the share capital
Concession agreement signed that assigns management of the port of Tartous to DP World
Damascus
It has a lifespan of 30 years
Matteo Gasparato appointed president of the Northern Adriatic Sea Port Authority
Rome
He was appointed extraordinary commissioner of the same port authority
Meeting in Rome between the heads of ESPO and Assoporti
Rome
Among the topics addressed, the competitiveness of European ports in the current global context
Chinese airline OOCL reports quarterly decline in scheduled service revenues
Hong Kong
Cargo transported by the company's ships is increasing
Collaboration between the Ukrainian Sea Ports Authority and the Western Ligurian Sea Port Authority
Rome
Agreement with an initial duration of five years
Survey in Germany on the prospects of companies in the maritime, port and shipbuilding sectors
Hamburg
Shipowners are more concerned. Positive prospects for ports and shipyards.
Port of Augusta: Work begins on a third bridge connecting the island to the mainland.
Augusta
Work worth over 20 million euros
Vard signs contract with InkFish for new research vessel
Trieste
The deal is worth more than 200 million euros.
1.1 billion euros will be invested in the port of Hamburg to strengthen the container sector
Hamburg
Improving accessibility and port infrastructure in the Waltershofer Hafen area
Meyer Turku delivered the new Star of the Seas cruise ship to Royal Caribbean
Turku
It has a gross tonnage of 250,800 tons
ESPO calls for increased funding for ports under the next EU Multiannual Financial Framework
Brussels
The CEF programme funds have proven to be far from sufficient
Fincantieri delivers the new Oceania Allura cruise ship to Oceania Cruises.
Miami/Trieste
Two additional Sonata-class ships have been converted into orders.
PORTS
Italian Ports:
Ancona Genoa Ravenna
Augusta Gioia Tauro Salerno
Bari La Spezia Savona
Brindisi Leghorn Taranto
Cagliari Naples Trapani
Carrara Palermo Trieste
Civitavecchia Piombino Venice
Italian Interports: list World Ports: map
DATABASE
ShipownersShipbuilding and Shiprepairing Yards
ForwardersShip Suppliers
Shipping AgentsTruckers
MEETINGS
Confindustria event on the sea economy in Rome on July 15th
Rome
The public meeting of the International Containers Studies Center will be held in Genoa on July 2nd
Genoa
››› Meetings File
PRESS REVIEW
Why Malta is objecting to a new price cap on Russian oil
(timesofmalta.com)
US has its eye on Greek ports
(Kathimerini)
››› Press Review File
FORUM of Shipping
and Logistics
Intervento del presidente Tomaso Cognolato
Roma, 19 giugno 2025
››› File
Uniport: Bringing debris from Bagnoli to the port of Naples would postpone long-awaited dredging.
Rome
Legora de Feo: It's necessary to find alternative solutions.
Taiwanese companies Evergreen, Yang Ming and WHL saw sharp declines in quarterly revenues.
Keelung/Taipei
In the period April-June it fell by -18.7%, -26.5% and -8.6% respectively
The establishment of the Information Dashboard for the management of private procurement contracts in logistics has been approved.
In May, freight traffic in the port of Ravenna grew by +1.4%
Ravenna
Bulk cargo is on the rise. Miscellaneous cargo is on the decline.
EU approves joint purchase of port equipment by terminal operators
Brussels
Joint definition of minimum technical specifications of equipment is also permitted
Serbian energy group EPS will import coal through the Montenegrin port of Bar
Bar
Currently imports from Indonesia pass through the port of Constanta
Fincantieri Foundation and Luiss University launch a project to strengthen the safety of underwater infrastructure.
Trieste
Among the objectives, contribute to the definition of a specific regulatory framework
Freewheeling: The government's U-turn on anti-mafia controls in the road haulage sector is a welcome development.
Modena
Franchini: If the government has realized it made a mistake, that's good news.
Agostinelli (AdSP Tirreno Meridionale e Ionio): the amendment that allows for the early transformation of the Gioia Tauro Port Agency is extremely important.
Confindustria's event on the maritime economy will take place in Rome on July 15th.
Rome
The confederation's strategic document on the sector will be presented
Kerala seeks $1.1 billion from MSC in damages over MSC Elsa 3 sinking
Thiruvananthapuram
Temporary detention of the vessel "MSC Akuteta II" granted
Trasportounito requests the cancellation of the renewal procedure of the Central Committee of the Register of Hauliers
Rome
New seizure of a load of cocaine in the port of Gioia Tauro
Reggio Calabria
16 bags containing 417 kilos of drugs were found in a container
MOL and Kinetics to build world's first floating data center
Tokyo
It will be installed on a vessel of 9,731 gross tonnage
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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