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February 14, 2012
The Business Timesweb site
Shipping News
  • TUI to agree to Hapag-Lloyd deal
    German travel and logistics group TUI looks set to agree on the sale of its stake in container shipping company Hapag-Lloyd to the majority shareholder, the Albert Ballin consortium, this week.
  • IMO pledges support to Philippine maritime efforts in Manila
    UNDERSCORING the Philippines' importance as the largest supplier of seafarers in the world, IMO (International Maritime Organisation) secretary-general Koji Sekimizu visited the Philippines from Feb 7 to 8, his first official mission to a member state since he took office at the start of January.
  • New video shows chaos on doomed cruise ship
    Newly-released video footage of the bridge of the Costa Concordia moments after it hit rocks and keeled over shows the cruise liner's captain reacting almost casually as disaster unfolds.
  • Fredriksen to place new tanker orders

Sched Netweb site
  • TS Lines and Cosco jointly launch China-south east Asia services
  • Rena's condition worsens, more boxes taken from wreck off New Zealand
  • Inefficiencies produce rising congestion in Australia and New Zealand
  • Dublin port container throughput falls 5.1pc to 526,000 TEU in 2011
  • Philippine Ports Authority volumes up 12pc to 4.5 million TEU in 2011
  • Big shippers, 3PLs, transport execs meet at Hong Kong TOC March 13-15
  • Auckland dockers to strike, terminals to stay open, but shippers divert cargo
  • Safmarine resumes Tangiers calls on 3 weekly Morocco-West Africa loops
  • New Orleans volume increases 11.6pc in 2011 - up 46pc since 2009
  • Hanovia and Hamworthy tie-up to provide ballast water treatment systems
  • Pan Emirates ties up with Barloworld Logistics in Gulf region
  • Cargotec's 2011 orders rise 18pc, on net income of US$78 million
  • Panalpina adds 6 intra-Asia LCL services in response to high-tech demand
  • Moscow recommends 'privatisation' of Black Sea's Port of Novorossiisk
  • US air freight carriers expect windfall from NATO retreat from Kabul
  • Forward Air 2011 profit up 47pc to US$47 million, Q4 earnings rise 22pc
  • Air Menzies International relocates to new base at London Heathrow
  • IATA's March cargo symposium to be held in Kuala Lumpur March 13-16

Exim Indiaweb site
  • Asia-USWC rate up, Asia-Med down
  • BBC Chartering further upgrades fleet
  • Bhavani Shipping Line completes successful year as NVOCC
  • Inchcape Shipping Services launches state-of-art anti-piracy solutions
  • Indev handles first break-bulk vessel at Ennore Port
  • Panamax rates surge on expected China demand
  • Safmarine names second new, owned MPV
  • Samsung designing 13,200-TEUer to transit Panama Canal
  • Shipper fined for evading US' Jones Act
  • US containerised imports up in January, year-on-year
  • India-China trade may touch $ 100 bn by '15-Krishna
  • Essar Ports Q3 net profit zooms 5-fold to 45 cr.
  • Finalisation of report on Direct Taxes Code put off
  • SC rules in favour of exporters in I-T case
  • BCHAA organises 3rd training programme on Customs-related subjects

International Transport Journalweb site
FEBRUARY 13, 2012
  • Broekman Group in Rotterdam appoints new CFO
    Diederik Günther will be employed as CFO of the Rotterdam-based Broekman Group with effect from 1 April. Raymond Riemen (CEO) and Diederik Günther jointly form the statutory execu...
  • PCC Intermodal planning new connection to the Adria
    The Polish intermodal operator PCC Intermodal plans to launch a connection on the north-south corridor. The first train should run from the Baltic Sea to the Adriatic coast in spri...
  • Otto Scerri enlarges fleet with new Renault trucks
    Otto Scerri SA is a Castione (Ticino)-based Swiss company that is active in the production, sale and transport of aggregates, as well as well in the excavation business. To support...
  • GLS raises prices on 1 April
    On 1 April, the GLS group is raising its prices by an average of 4.5% for dispatching domestic and international parcels. The prices for private consignors - in the GLS parcel shop...
  • Eurotunnel Group 2011 increased revenues and transport performance
    In 2011 the consolidated revenues for Groupe Eurotunnel reached EUR 844.8 million, an increase of 16% compared to 2010 (11% like for like). The number of truck shuttles grew by 16%...
  • Pantos Logistics opens new logistics platform in Thailand
    Pantos Logistics has opened a new logistics centre in Laem Chabang (Thailand), to bolster its local warehousing and distribution business. The newly opened 10,000 sqm logistics cen...
  • Man Truck & Bus expanding in Saudi Arabia
    The German vehicle manufacturer MAN Truck & Bus has expanded its Saudi operations by launching a new unit in Riyadh. The expansion is a response to increased market demand for ...
  • Ipsen Logistics granted AEO-F certificate
    Ipsen Logistics, a global transport and logistics service provider based in Bremen (Germany), will be granted the status of authorised economic operator (AEO-F), which combines the...
  • Envirotainer wins IQPC's Cool Chain Excellence Award for 'Innovation in Quality Distribution'
    Envirotainer, which pioneered the world's first 'active' temperature-controlled air cargo container, has won the "Cool Chain Excellence Award for innovation in quality distrib...
  • Etihad Airways exceeds 2011 target
    Etihad Airways, the national carrier of the United Arab Emirates, reported a 2011 full year ebit of USD 137 million, on revenues up 36% to USD 4.1 billion (2010: USD 2.98 billion)....
  • Air Charter Service opens new branch office in India
    Air Charter Service (ACS), a global provider of passenger and freight charter flights, has opened a branch office in the port city Mumbai in western India. Charter services in Indi...
  • Huanghua Port in China opens another two new container berths
    Two additional berths for container vessels have been put into operation at the port of Huanghua's multi user terminal in Bohai Bay (China). The port's capacity will thus be incre...
  • Petkim to build new container port in Turkey
    Turkey's ecology and urban planning ministry has given Petkim the green light for the construction of a new container port. Petkim, a major petrochemical company, got permission af...

Marine Logweb site
FEBRUARY 13, 2012
  • EBDG to design new Beaver Island Ferry
  • DOT seeks less funding for Marad in Budget request
  • JHSV program takes a hit in Budget shipbuilding request
  • Canada launches Atlantic Shipbuilding Action Plan
  • Egypt changes regulations on carriage of armed guards and weapons
  • FT: "Fredriksen about to order VLCC newbuildings"
  • Drydocks World Singapore delivers Greatship AHTS duo
  • Swire Pacific Offshore places two more AHTS orders at ST Marine

World Wide Shipperweb site
FEBRUARY 13, 2012
  • Commerce report finds US exports up in 2011
  • New executives onboard at TOTE Inc./TOTE Logistics
  • Tree thinning program underway near Portland International Airport
  • Coast Guard holding ceremony to remember PROTECTOR ALPHA event
  • TITAN Salvage's Hoddinott named ISU general manager

Lloyd's Listweb site
FEBRUARY 13, 2012
  • VLCC market to be hardest hit by Iran insurance regulation
    Daily exports of 2.3m barrels is equivalent to one VLCC shipment, so where will the alternative employment come from?
  • Take care when trying to limit liability
    Owners seeking to limit liability in marine casualties need to keep a close eye on local law
  • We must find the culprits to blame for
    There is a good argument to have every piece of complex, onboard modern technology tested for compliance before it is handed over to the shipowner
  • Maritime technology must deliver on its promises
    New IMO convention raises questions over responsibility for non-compliant technology
  • South Koreans muscle in on ballast treatment market
    A number of the South Korean systems are closely linked with the country's shipbuilding facilities
  • Certificate deadlines add to bottleneck
    Shipowner groups urge a staggered solution
  • Strength in numbers
    German feeder and bulk co-operatives buy time before they face the wrath of Brussels
  • Hamburg overtakes Antwerp as Europe's second-largest box port
    German port reclaims the position lost in 2009 after 14.2% rise to 9m teu in 2011
  • Lantern brings $55m Rule B case against BLT in Connecticut
    Creditor targets local arm Chembulk and Deutsche Bank
  • Qatar Shipping Co buys Maersk stake in two LNG carriers it charters
    Vessels to be renamed Milaha after parent company, the former Qatar Navigation
  • Excel fixes four kamsarmaxes on 10-13 month charters
    Deals lift charter coverage to 53% despite continuing volatile dry bulk rates
  • Secondhand buyers wait for dry bulk asset values to fall
    Demand is building below the surface of a quiet sale and purchase market
  • 15-year-old MR tanker sells for small premium over scrap value
    Small product tanker market fixed secondhand deals last week
  • OOCL exercises purchase options
    Two post-panamax containerships to be acquired from ER Schiffahrt at a reported $27m each
  • Tanker exodus from Iran starts in response to EU sanctions
    If operators cannot find insurance they will have little option but to pull away
  • Restore shipping ministry, Georgiadis tells Greek PM
    Minister lost his job after coalition partner withdrew support for budget cuts
  • Shipbreaker cherry picking sees demolition rates soften
    Prices fall $15-$20 per ldt across the Indian subcontinent
  • APM Terminals to build 3m teu port at Petkim
    Petkim Petrokimya a partner in Turkish container and general cargo hub
  • Britain to review oilspill response plans by end of year
    Changes will reflect end of emergency towing vessel cover
  • First Olsen settlement deepens Nordic American loss
    Non-delivery of newbuilding is good news, company says
  • Better omens
    Some intrepid investing can brighten a dark year
  • Time to move on
    Why carriers should look at index-linked pricing
  • China detains South Korean chemical tanker for alleged pollution
    Fortune Marine vessel FC Gloria held after phenol leak creates panic in Yangtze River city of Zhenjiang
  • Rickmers Maritime is back in the black
    But Singapore shipping trust warns of tough year ahead in the face of overcapacity
  • Institutional quintet corners more than 33% of OSG stock
    Value investors crowding in at bottom of market, says Morten Arntzen
  • China shipyard blast kills three
    12 injured as sparks ignite gas
  • Singapore container volumes up 5.3% in January
    Robust figure beats last year but signals a fall-off from December
  • South Korea's box volumes rise 7% to hit record January high
    Transhipment growth offsets falling exports and imports
  • NOCC buys secondhand car carriers
    Company to raise $28m in new equity to fund the purchases
  • Port of London reports 1.5% increase in annual throughput
    Construction materials surged last year

Fairplayweb site
FEBRUARY 13, 2012
  • Mexican oil ports shut
    TWO OF Mexico's three main oil export hubs in the Gulf of Mexico remained closed today because of stormy weather
  • Concordia lightering starts
    SALVAGE workers have reportedly started removing fuel from Costa Concordia, capsized since it ran aground off the Italian coast a month ago
  • Fredriksen plans VLCC orders - at his price
    NORWAY'S John Fredriksen, the biggest shareholder in VLCC and Suezmax operator Frontline, is prepared to pay $85M for new-order VLCCs, analyst Erik Nikolai Stavseth said today
  • NAT keeps losing
    NAT TODAY reported a higher quarterly losses than expected and confirmed it had settled the Nordic Galaxy newbuilding dispute
  • Bharati profits fall 93%
    INDIA'S second-largest builder, Bharati Shipyard, today reported a 93% year-on-year drop in quarterly net profits
  • PNG plans ferry inquiry
    PAPUA New Guinea's government has reportedly announced an inquiry, led by Australian authorities, into the fatal sinking of the ferry Rabaul Queen
  • Yard blast kills three
    CHINESE investigators are working today to establish how sparks ignited an explosion at Nanjing Wujiazui Shipbuilding, killing three workers, the China Maritime Service Network said
  • Rough patch seen for product tanker earnings
    GROWING newbuilding deliveries are eroding earnings in the product tanker market on both sides of the Suez, broker EA Gibson said today
  • MOL booking might hint softening for VLCCs
    MOL APPEARS to have somewhat beaten the softening VLCC spot market, with one of its VLCCs booked by Koch of the US for $20,000 per day for a year, brokers told Fairplay
  • Olso car carrier adds to fleet
    OSLO-based Norwegian Car Carriers (NOCC), formerly known as Eidsiva, has agreed to buy vehicle carriers from an undisclosed seller
  • Hanoi gives VINALINES restructuring orders
    THE VIETNAM Ports Association said today Prime Minister Nguyen Tan Dung has issued instructions for the restructuring VINALINES subsidiaries
  • China's box exports squeezed
    THE RISING yuan is making it harder for liners to raise freight rates, which is challenging the export sector, securities firm UOB Kay Hian warned today
  • Rickmers MT returns to profit
    SINGAPORE-listed Rickmers Maritime Trust returned to the black with net profits of $40.33M for 2011, reversing losses of $28.55M for 2010
  • Japan's Soma returns to coal business
    JAPAN'S port of Soma welcomed its first coal shipment since the March quake crisis last year
  • Oakajee sale clears final hurdle in Oz
    SHAREHOLDERS of Murchison Metals have voted to approve the sale of its stake in Western Australia's Oakajee Port & Rail Project to joint-venture partner Mitsubishi

The Journal of Commerceweb site
FEBRUARY 13, 2012
  • APM Terminals to Operate, Expand Turkish Terminal
    APM Terminals signed a preliminary agreement with Petkim Petrokimya Holding to operate a Port of Petkim terminal and expand the...
  • Diesel Prices Rise at Sharpest Pace in Three Months
    Diesel prices across the United States increased at the sharpest pace in nearly three months in the week ending Feb....
  • House Plan Would Bankrupt Highway Fund, Report Says
    An analysis by the Congressional Budget Office estimates the Republican-backed surface transportation plan would cause a $9.4 billion shortfall in...
  • Labor Attorney, Lidinsky Receive FMC Nomination
    A maritime labor representative has been nominated to the Federal Maritime Commission for the first time and the existing chairman,...
  • Teamsters Ramp Up Organizing Efforts at Seattle Rally
    The Teamsters union Monday ramped up its organizing efforts among port drivers in Seattle with a rally for owner-operators in...
  • C.H. Robinson Adds 500 Intermodal Containers
    C.H. Robinson Worldwide is putting 500 new intermodal containers into its U.S. shipping network as the freight broker seeks to...
  • Obama Wants to Hike Annual Transport Budget $30 Billion
    President Obama's 2013 budget calls for nearly $30 billion more on transportation infrastructure annually than the roughly $50 billion sought...
  • Transport, Communications Unions Form Alliance
    The Transport Workers Union of America and the Communications Workers of America are teaming up on bargaining and organizing efforts...
  • IMB Warns Ships Off Nigeria After Deadly Pirate Attack
    The International Maritime Bureau is warning vessels to stay clear of waters off Nigeria after pirates killed the captain and...
  • Asia Air Freight Rate Index Turns Upward
    Air freight rates for Asia outbound shipments rose 4.6 percent in January over the same month a year ago, the...
  • Rickmers Maritime Swings to $40.3 Million Profit
    Container ship owner-charterer Rickmers Maritime posted a $40.3 million net profit for 2011, reversing a $28.6 million loss in 2010,...
  • CEVA Launches Houston Outbound LCL Services
    CEVA Logistics will launch two less-than-containerload services this month from Houston to Singapore and Jebel Ali, the United Arab Emirates,...
  • Japan Economy Shrinks 0.6 Percent on Weak Exports
    The Japanese economy shrank 0.6 percent in the October-December quarter from the preceding quarter and 2.3 percent year-over-year, as weak...
  • APL Adds $750 to Asia-Europe Rates
    APL is joining the container shipping drive to push up pricing on shipments from Asia to Europe, announcing it will...
  • TUI Expected to Sell Hapag-Lloyd Stake This Week
    German tourism group TUI is set to sell a fresh tranche of shares in Hapag-Lloyd this week to the Albert...
  • India Export Growth Hits Three-Month High
    India's exports in January increased 10.1 percent year-over-year to $25.4 billion, the fastest growth rate in three months. Exports...
  • Taking the High Road
    Among state transportation officials, it's an inside joke. The absence of a federal highway program is taking states back to...
  • For the US, a Buyer's Market?
    Aging cars require replacement parts and generate new-vehicle sales. When people move, they tend to buy new furniture. And when...
  • Schneider Switches Gears, Modes
    Schneider National helped create the template for the long-haul truckload carrier in the decades after trucking deregulation in the 1980....
  • When 53 Feet Stretches Cross-Country
    Rising labor costs in Asia. Fuel prices at record winter highs. Asian currencies revalued upward. For retailers and direct importers,...
  • Air Freight's Imbalanced Expectations
    The trans-Pacific market appears to have flipped. In a reversal of the established traffic patterns of the past three decades,...
  • Keeping Up With the Jones Act
    We're all accustomed to reading articles, opinions and editorials on the plight of the global markets and the carriers involved....
  • FAA Authorization Bill Gets Wings
    The Federal Aviation Administration will finally be able to bring the country's air traffic control systems into the modern era,...
  • Barely Positive Train Control
    The government might give railroads another five years to install costly crash-avoidance technology because the industry is on track to...
  • Heavier Trucks Go Off-Road
    Bigger, heavier trucks just can't stay on the road in Congress. A provision in the original House transportation...
  • Ramping Up Dredging Support
    For what may be the first time, the U.S. has a transportation bill that acknowledges some goods move on the...
  • Who's Who Among 3PLs
    There's no shortage of challenges for global third-party logistics providers. Market volatility - from Europe's sovereign debt crisis and imminent...
  • Supply Chain Synchronicity
    The past few years have brought radical changes to the supply chain management world. The climate in which companies operate...
  • All Systems Go, If Visible
    The IT capabilities shippers value most are directly related to execution-oriented activities and processes such as transportation, warehouse/DC management, electronic...
  • Africa Opens Up
    Ten of the world's top-ranked emerging markets are in Africa, according to Agility's 2012 Emerging Markets Logistics Index. Damco...
  • Thinking Globally, Acting Locally
    Third-party logistics providers may approach emerging markets in different ways, but one thing is certain: Doing business in them isn't...

Containerisation Internationalweb site
FEBRUARY 13, 2012
  • APM Terminals to establish new terminal outside of Izmir
    APM Terminals and Petkim Petrokimya Holdings have agreed to build a container terminal next to Petkim's petrochemical terminal in the port of Aliaga, just next ...
  • Vietnam container growth slows
    Ports in Vietnam encountered a much slower performance in 2011 than they did in 2010 with the total number of containers handled edging up about 7% to 7.06 million ...
  • Carriers' claims processing unsatisfactory, says Containerisation International's Asia shipper panel
  • New ships join Safmarine fleet
    Safmarine has phased into its operations two new ships, including the first of 3 x 4,500TEU WAFMAX units owned by the AP Moller Maersk group but painted in the ...
  • Are you LinkedIn with Containerisation International?
  • UK trade gap narrows as imports decline
    The UK's imports declined sharply in December to narrow the nation's trade gap in goods and services to GBP1.1 billion - compared to GBP2.8 billion the ...
  • Barloworld to offer terminal solutions
    Barloworld Handling of the UK has announced that its team of ports and terminals specialists is prepared to offer free advice and site surveys to companies/facilities ...
  • Substantial progress on EU/India FTA
    The final details of a free trade agreement [FTA] between the European Union and India are being negotiated which could see bilateral trade double from last year's ...
  • Pirates take bulk carrier
    The EU NAVFOR has confirmed earlier reports that a 22,051dwt Liberian-flagged bulker, en route from Egypt to Singapore was pirated last week and is now under the ...
  • APL to start phasing-out chassis in US
    APL has announced that it will begin phasing-out its US fleet of cargo container chassis during the first half of 2012.The Singapore-based shipping line said it ...

TradeWindsweb site
FEBRUARY 13, 2012
  • Transpacific stings A&B
    US-listed carrier says Matson Navigation's IPO is still on track despite bruised bottom line in the fourth.
  • Take the money and run
    Equity analyst says now is the time to cash in shares of Golden Ocean as BDI lifts bulker stocks despite Lehman-lows.
  • Clipper Kamoshio collared
    South Korean bulker clan in the hot seat as US officials cry foul after probe of notorious pollution prevention apparatus.
  • Hapag calls in substitute
    German giant forced to charter in feedership as 4,000-teu carrier limps back to Antwerp after failed Canadian voyage.
  • John saw Metrostar mistake
    Tanker king Fredriksen says he warned Peter Georgiopoulos not to push ahead with the deal which crippled Genmar.
  • BLT in the crosshairs
    Marshal Islands tanker owner fights to freeze Berlian Laju's US assets as it prepares for $55m arbitration battle.
  • Mercator makes more
    Indian tanker and bulker owner pushes up third quarter profit as revenue grows.
  • Prosafe extends Regalia
    US oil company will pay nearly $60m to keep accommodation rig at the Yme field in the North Sea.
  • EXM lands period payday
    New York-quoted bulker owner poised to squeeze nearly $18m out of freshly minted charter contracts.
  • Seabird wins fresh contracts
    Cash-strapped seismic player continues winning run with three more deals.
  • Hamburg taking control
    German city reportedly agrees EUR 420m deal to become biggest investor in container line Hapag-Lloyd.
  • Pirates kill bulker captain
    Master and his chief engineer shot dead during attack near Lagos today.
  • Bharati battered in third
    Indian shipbuilder's earnings fall 93% as interest payments jump.
  • Miclyn scores a double
    Aussie offshore vessel owner scoops two-year charters for a pair of Chinese-built MPSVs.
  • Loss no deterrent for NAT
    Herbjorn Hansson-led owner keeps dividend unchecked despite deeper fourth quarter reversal.

American Shipper - Ocean newsweb site
FEBRUARY 13, 2012
  • U.S. trade deficit grows even with strong exports
  • Eastbound TP capacity holding steady
  • Court won't block NY Waterfront Commission program
  • NC ports posted volume gains in 2011
  • U.S., Peru urge end to yarn forward rule
  • Wood borers found at Detroit airport
  • COSCO boosting Asia-Mideast rates
  • CBP stops large volume of fake perfume in 2011
  • General average declared after ship engine explosion
  • RedStone acquires Headhaul.com

The Bunker Bulletinweb site
FEBRUARY 13, 2012
  • Global Vision Bunkers announces new appointment
    Jiang Zehua begins with immediate effect, and brings with him a wide experience of the local Singaporean market having worked for Onsys and Brilliance Marine.
  • New research could change the operation of diesel engines
    Looking to provide 'game changing solutions' for the world's merchant shipping fleet to improve the combustion process.
  • Prices mixed in Rotterdam, Hamburg
    Average demand and avails in Piraeus.
  • Prices softening in Fujairah
    Low bunker demand in Fujairah.
  • Contract signed for 'largest ever' marine scrubbing system
    Retrofit of fully integrated scrubber system will clean the exhaust gases for the main, as well as the auxiliary engines, of the vessel.
  • Black Sea: Ice-free ports see spike in bunker demand
    Georgian supplier says 'adverse weather' is disrupting ports further north.
  • LNG bunker vessels key to commercial development
    LNG as marine fuel 'will rapidly see a decline in commercial interest' unless bunkering can mirror HFO supply procedures.
  • Singapore bunker sales down month-on-month
    Trader blames 'triple whammy' of high bunker premiums, high crude benchmarks and weak freight rates.
  • High viscosity fuels accounting for a quarter of samples above 3.50% sulphur
    Overall share of fuels testing above global sulphur limit shrinks further though some ports see ongoing problems, DNVPS data shows.
  • Iranian bunker volumes continue to decline
    Latest figures point to another year-on-year fall.
  • Asian bunker prices generally down
    Demand generally average at Asian bunkering hubs.
  • Shipping tycoon eyes new fuel efficient tankers
    Improvements in ships' bunker consumptions will make investment 'worthwhile,' says John Fredriksen.
  • Aegean bunker fleet to install hull inspection software
    Hull Inspection Software to ensure more efficient vessel inspections while minimising costs.
  • Legal firm predicts more shipping insolvencies
    Lenders less tolerant of persistent defaulters, increase enforcement of troubled loans, says partner at Norton Rose.
  • 180 cSt stocks improving at Far East Russian ports
    Oil terminals discharging 180 cSt cargoes with 'less delays' due to improved weather, traders say.
  • Buckeye full year profit surges on acquisitions
    Largely due to acquisition of BORCO and assets from BP North America.
  • New Moroccan oil terminal focuses on bunkering
    Mission is to supply bunkers to vessels within and outside port limits, says local port authority.
  • Debunkering operations start on stricken Costa Concordia
    Operations will take 28 working days subject to weather conditions, says salvors.

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