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May 15, 2012
Sched Netweb site
  • Insurers: Ship managers victims of owners' bogus negligence claims
  • Mumbai risks congestion charges as cargo heads to Pipava and Mundra
  • Jiangsu's first quarter logistics value increases 12.4pc
  • Shandong rolls out tax breaks for provincial logistics industry
  • NYK to display Super Eco Ship 2030 model at Expo 2012 in Korea
  • Sarawak's Biport slips 14pc as palm oil beats boxes as money maker
  • Cargotec unveils new radio controls for Hiab's multilift skiploader
  • GAC Solutions sells remote-control hoses to swamp pirate skiffs
  • International freight forwarders meet June 15 in Hong Kong
  • TOC Europe to focus on global box shipping, supply chain challenges
  • IATA to stage second annual general meeting in Beijing June 10-12
  • IATA announces resignation of Michael Vorwerk from CNS and Cargo 2000
  • American Battle for Europe: FedEx takes over Taxtex, UPS deploys TNT
  • Despite air slump, Kintetsu World Express beats odds with record profit

Exim Indiaweb site
MAY 14, 2012
  • CKYH alliance revamping Far East-US East Coast services in May
  • Far East-Europe box trade being impacted by increasing capacity
  • Hanjin deploys mega containerships on NE6 East Asia-Europe service
  • MOL announces launch of new Asia-USEC service
  • MoS seeks tax incentives for shipbuilding, maritime sector as a whole
  • NYK installs next-generation energy-saving fluorescent 'E - COOL' lighting system on car carrier
  • Strong start for new ISS CESI operations in India
  • STX Pan Ocean's Far East-Middle East service
  • Thriving Eurasia holds huge potential for Indian investors: CII
  • Veg. oil imports surge 73 pc on low domestic availability
  • A whopping 26 Chinese ports today handle more than 100 million tonnes a year
  • IPL plan to be re-sent to FinMin for approval
  • Coal continues to top Railways' freight bill
  • Flagging ' gives rice the edge overseas
  • Govt to provide sops to slowdown-hit sectors: Sharma
  • The vampire squids of bureaucracy

International Transport Journalweb site
MAY 14, 2012
  • Corpus Christi replaces director of engineering services
    The port Corpus Christi TX (USA) is promoting David Krams to director of engineering services under the supervision of the deputy port director of engineering, finance and administ...
  • Volvo Trucks: strong growth in North America
    In the first two months of 2012, the heavy-duty Volvo truck market in Europe 29 (EU, Norway and Switzerland) reached 35,000 vehicles, down by 3% compared to 2011. During Q1/2012, t...
  • BLG appoints Katja Windt to advisory board
    The German service provider BLG Logistics appointed Professor Katja Windt, chair of global production logistics at the Jacobs University in Bremen, to its advisory board at the beg...
  • Eritrean Airlines started South Africa service
    Two weeks after resuming flights to Frankfurt (see ITJ Daily of 19 April 2012) East African Eritrean Airlines inaugurated a service to South Africa on 7 May 2012. The carrier oper...
  • Genesee & Wyoming signs rail line leasing agreement
    The US company Genesee & Wyoming Inc (GWI) has announced that its newly formed subsidiary, the Columbus & Chattahoochee Railroad Inc (CCR), has signed an agreement with Nor...
  • Tallink transports more cars but less freight in April
    The AS Tallink Grupp carried a total of 745,770 passengers in April 2012, 1.6 % more than in the same month a year ago. In addition to people, Tallink transported 84,233 passenger ...
  • Emergency transportation funding for Oregon, Alabama and South Carolina
    The US Department of Transportation has provided USD 20 million to help cover the costs of repairing roads and bridges damaged by natural disasters or catastrophic events. The mone...
  • DAA statement on Irish Government decision regarding airport re-organisation
    The Irish Government recently announced that it intends to position Shannon Airport within a new entity together with parts of Shannon Development while maintaining Cork Airport w...
  • Naviland Cargo with new deputy CEO
    Frank Bensaid was recently appointed deputy CEO of Naviland Cargo (SNCF Geodis). He is responsible for sales and marketing activities amongst others. Prior to this, he was director...
  • Fewer goods on Germany's inland waterways
    Germany's Federal Statistical Office (Destatis) reported that a total of 222 million t of goods were transported on the country's inland water ways in 2011. This equates to 3.3% le...
  • Hupac inks MoU for joint terminal strategy in north Italy
    The Swiss intermodal service provider Hupac, representatives of Cemat (an Italian intermodal operator) and the Italian state railway ferrovie dello stato signed a memorandum of und...
  • BLG Logistics: sales top the EUR 1 billion mark for first time
    Last year the Bremen (Germany)-based service provider BLG Logistics Group generated sales of over EUR 1 billion for the first time in its history. The exact amount was EUR 1.008 bi...
  • Norbert Dentressangle using the River Seine
    The French transport and logistics company Norbert Dentressangle is to use the River Seine (France) to transport goods to stores in Paris on behalf of leading convenience retailer,...
  • IAG Cargo grows in Q1
    IAG Cargo, the single business created following the merger of British Airways World Cargo and Iberia Cargo, recently reported its results from 1 January to 31 March this year. The...

Marine Logweb site
MAY 14, 2012
  • Paris MOU to focus on passenger ship safety
  • Marcon brokers sale of OSV
  • Rolls-Royce to supply safety critical deck equipment for...
  • Alianca delivers second PX 106 to Brazil's CBO
  • Katharina Stanzel named INTERTANKO Managing Director

World Wide Shipperweb site
MAY 14, 2012
  • MOL announces plans to begin Port of Seattle calls
  • Coast Guard teams keeping tabs on sunken fishing vessel in Penn Cove
  • University of Alaska Fairbanks students receive Thomas B. Crowley scholarships
  • Portland among airports receiving flights to Ronald Reagan
  • Tacoma meeting to discuss new IMO emissions rules

Lloyd's Listweb site
MAY 14, 2012
  • NOL faces an uphill battle
    Questions loom over Singapore line's third-quarter performance
  • Can box lines learn from past mistakes?
    More capacity, lower utilisation and good old-fashioned greed put solidarity to the test
  • OECD talks to focus on defining credit support for green ships
    Japan proposes an easing of the financial burden of ordering ships that carry a substantial premium due to their technologies
  • Zodiac looks to winds of change with new project
    Totempower tests turbine use on capesize bulker to trial new energy source
  • China coastal trade absorbs domestic newbuilding boom
    EXCLUSIVE: Majority of owned and flagged small bulk carriers employed in domestic coal trade
  • Capital Product Partners tackles $150m debt with share issue
    Company says deal with group of investors allows it to grow
  • Quiet man of shipping
    Hapag-Lloyds's Ulrich Kranich is among the best in the business, say colleagues
  • VLGCs buoyed by growth in Opec natural gas liquid output
    Vessels earn more than $1m per month
  • Concern grows over Guardcon insurance requirements
    Clause 12 is the 'elephant in the room', says Askins
  • 'Chaos' descends on demolition market
    Rates fall despite a surge in scrapping capesize bulkers
  • China announces stimulus package
    State reduces banks' capital requirements
  • STX Europe sees new challenges to cruise and ferry orderbook
    Several potential cruise or ferry newbuilding projects, but ordering remains constrained by limitations of funding and overcapacity
  • Chemical tanker owners face bankruptcy, claims report
    Drewry forecasts decline in rates
  • MR ordering spree continues
    Rumours of 10 newbuilding contracts circulate on the sale and purchase market
  • Torm gets more time
    Struggling shipowner wins reprieve from paying debt instalments while restructuring plan is prepared
  • Complacency is not an option
    The conditions that allowed piracy to flourish have not changed, despite the fall in hijackings
  • Bulker prices continue to drop
    Sanko withdraws capesize from the market after vessel arrest
  • Jean-Louis Cambon dies
    Leading campaigner on behalf of shippers succumbs to long illness aged 59
  • Speak out to combat piracy, urges IMB
    Attacks are under-reported in West Africa, bureau claims
  • Global Ship Lease pays down debts
    Repays $11.8m of debt despite fall in revenue and rise in days lost to drydockings
  • HCI reports small first-quarter profit
    Improved result follows cost-cutting drive
  • Easy, markets
    Last week's sell-off of Asian box line stocks was an overreaction
  • Costs eat into Swiber's first quarter growth
    Revenue grows by 30% as orderbook reaches $1.2bn
  • Stanzel appointed Intertanko managing director
    Tanker owners' lobby unveils five-year strategic plan
  • Nam Cheong doubles first-quarter profits
    New line of offshore supply vessels boosts earnings
  • Singapore bunker sales rise 3.5% in April
    Growing demand tracks gradual fall of prices
  • RCL faces intra-Asia doldrums
    Thai line hit by sagging demand as CIMB rethinks outlook for regional box sector

Fairplayweb site
MAY 14, 2012
  • HCI returns to black
    GERMAN KG issuing house HCI Capital racked up net profits of €1.8M ($2.31M) in the first quarter after a '1.7M deficit in the same period last year
  • Cruise yields seen recovering
    UBS ANALYST Robin Farley predicted today cruise yields will recover in 2013, but warned that no relief is in sight for the newbuilding sector
  • CPP sale to ease debt
    CAPITAL Product Partners confirmed today it will sell preferred equity to ease its debt payment schedule
  • Oz study sees assured supply of gas
    AUSTRALIA's identified gas resources are extensive enough to last for almost two centuries at current production rates, a report said today
  • Seadrill sees $600,000/d
    SEADRILL today predicted its charter rate for deepwater drilling units is likely to exceed $600,000 per day in coming months on the back of strong demand
  • Salvors assess ship after mystery blast
    DIVERS are today assessing whether a stranded box ship can be repaired at sea, the US Coast Guard told Fairplay
  • Jiangsu Eastern profits dive 54.6%
    SINGAPORE-listed Chinese shipbuilder Jiangsu Eastern said today 1Q12 profits dove 54.6% year on year to 14.4M yuan ($2.2M)
  • Stanzel to lead INTERTANKO
    KATHARINA Stanzel has been promoted to managing director of INTERTANKO
  • Seafloor cable operating
    WACS, a 14,500km fibre-optic seafloor link built by cable ships, has begun operating from South Africa to the UK, IHS Global Insight reported today
  • China move seen as drybulk boon
    CHINA has cut the reserve ratio requirement of banks for a third time since December, which should boost the drybulk sector, a shipping analyst said
  • Iran P&I feels nibbles
    ASIAN tanker operators were reported today to have approached Kish P&I Club of Iran for insurance coverage, in another reaction to Western sanctions against Tehran
  • Acid trips up Oz port
    SYDNEY'S Port Botany was badly disrupted today after a leak of nitric acid from a container forced half the port to be closed
  • Adani profits grow 20%
    ADANI Ports & Special Economic Zone said consolidated net profits were 11.02Bn rupees ($220M) in 2011-12, up 20% from the previous financial year
  • Muuga total rises 47%
    MUUGA Container Terminal in Estonia said today throughput in April was 47% above the same period of 2011
  • Thailand's RCL cuts losses
    THAILAND'S intra-Asia carrier RCL said today it lost 494M baht ($15.8M) in 1Q12, from losses of 714M baht in 1Q11

The Journal of Commerceweb site
MAY 14, 2012
  • Diesel Prices Fall Nearly Below $4 Mark
    Diesel prices across the U.S. dropped nearly below the $4 per gallon mark, dropping roughly half a cents in the...
  • US Takes Poultry Export Complaint Against India to WTO
    U.S. poultry shippers came a step closer to possibly breaking Indian restrictions on their exports after Ambassador Ron Kirk requested...
  • MSC Vessel Under Repair After Onboard Explosion
    A Mediterranean Shipping Co. vessel appears to be undergoing repairs after an onboard explosion rocked the 900-foot container ship roughly...
  • Revenue, Income Slip at Global Ship Lease
    Global Ship Lease's first quarter net income fell to $8 million from $10.8 million a year ago as the NYSE-listed...
  • US Poultry Exports Set Records
    U.S. poultry exports in the first quarter set records for quantity and value, according to the U.S. Foreign Agricultural Service....
  • Virginia to Be First Inbound Stop in New Asia Service
    The Port of Virginia will gain a "first-in" vessel call in June when MOL will begin making weekly calls at...
  • FTR Forecasts Higher Truck Rates
    Shippers can expect more upward pressure on truck pricing through the fall as available capacity tightens, according to research firm...
  • CBP Official: Security Partnerships Help Protect International Supply Chains
    The United States has formed a number of security partnerships with other nations since the terrorist attacks of Sept. 11,...
  • Three Asian Powers to Launch FTA Talks
    China, Japan and South Korea have formally agreed to launch negotiations on a trilateral free trade agreement (FTA) by the...
  • Japan Airlines Posts $2.3 Billion Net Profit
    Japan Airlines Corp. (JAL) said on Monday that it posted a net profit of $2.33 billion on a consolidated basis...
  • Pirates Seize Oil Tanker
    Pirates hijacked a Liberian-flag oil tanker with 26 men on board in the Arabian Sea off the coast of Oman...
  • Truckload Rate Hikes Slowed in April, Cass Says
    Truckload rates decelerated in April, rising 6.9 percent year-over-year, compared with a 7.4 percent increase in March, according to Cass...
  • Faceoff at CP to Shape Intermodal Market
    A Memphis native who got his start as a carman-oiler in 1963 found himself four decades later running Canadian National...
  • On Damaged Goods: Salvage a Claim, Not the Wreckage
    Q: Your reply to the question about the carrier's right to pick up damaged goods in the March 19, 2012,...
  • FedEx Customs Critical Adds Value With Technology
    Just about any shipper using FedEx Custom Critical's White Glove service wants premium security, visibility and monitoring services in addition...
  • Expedited Carriers See Rapid Growth, Built on Speed
    In a business built on rapid, time-definite delivery of critical pharmaceuticals and high-value electronics parts, one might ask: Why would...
  • Truckload Priority: Better Jobs, Higher Pay
    What's the biggest priority for truckload carriers this year? "Drivers, drivers, drivers," said John Conley, president of the National Tank...
  • Truckload Carriers Braving Higher Costs By Raising Rates
    Truckers aren't typically shy or coy, and truckload carrier executives at the NASSTRAC 2012 Logistics Conference weren't afraid to let...
  • Container Industry at a Crossroads: Reflections of Time and Tide
    A story in a non-maritime-related publication caught my eye the other day: April 26 marked the 56th anniversary of the...
  • S. California Ports Advance Programs to Cut Emissions
    Shipping lines that call at U.S. ports will have to comply with much stricter fuel requirements over the next several...
  • NVOs Are Holding Their Gains in Market Share
    After non-vessel-operating common carriers enjoyed a growth spurt during container shipping's 2009-10 bust and recovery, some wondered whether they could...
  • 3PLs Finding Success in the RFP Process
    We talked with Unyson Logistics' Art Nourot, vice president of procurement, and Mick Noce, senior vice president of engineered solutions,...
  • Rising Transportation Costs Pressure 3PL Margins
    When trucking companies are stung by rising costs, third-party logistics providers share their pain, very quickly. Rising transportation costs are...
  • Customs Plods On With Trade Enhancement Programs
    The October 2010 discovery of bomb-making materials from Yemen in express air cargo shipments bound for the U.S. served as...

Containerisation Internationalweb site
MAY 14, 2012
  • RCL's pain spills over to Q1
    The substantial Q4 2011 losses racked up by Thai-based container shipping line, Regional Container Lines [RCL] continued into the first three months of ...
  • Shippers plea for fairer EU rail competition
    Independent railway companies and users of rail services have appealed to the European Parliament (EP) to reject a counter proposal from the EU's Council of Transport ...
  • Gulftainer executive elected to AFFFAL
    Ibrahim Serhan, the representative for the Sharjah (UAE)-based Gulftainer Group in the Arab Federation for Freight Forwarders and Logistics (AFFFAL), has been elected ...
  • Kerry sets up joint venture with Mosskito Logistics
    Hong Kong-based Kerry Logistics has taken further steps to expand its presence in the faster growing perishable products sector by linking up with Australia-headquartered ...
  • Hanjin's losses spiral for Q1
    South Korean shipping line Hanjin has seen losses in its container sector worsen for the first quarter of this year versus Q1 11 due to high bunker costs and 'delayed ...
  • Salalah in 'Outward Bound Oman' project
    Salalah Port Services Company SAOG (SLPS), in which APM Terminals has a 30% shareholding and the responsibility for managing Oman's largest port, Salalah, has announced ...
  • Michelin's Jean-Louis Cambon dies
    Jean-Louis Cambon, head of Michelin's Ocean Management Committee and outspoken chairman of the European Shippers Council's Maritime Transport Council, died of cancer ...
  • MSC ship in 'welding accident' explosion
    The 4,651TEU MSC Idil is awaiting the report from a commercial salvage team after it suffered an explosion last Friday, approximately 60 nautical miles ...

TradeWindsweb site
MAY 14, 2012
  • Arbitration avalanche
    Globus Maritime's first-quarter financials overshadowed by $2.5m in unsettled claims against Transgrain and Allied Maritime.
  • Titan nears tipping point
    Cash-strapped owner in dire straits as it sheds ageing product tankers while Grand China drama continues unresolved.
  • Cockett's coup
    Overseas expansion looks increasingly likely as Connecticut-based bunker veteran storms Grindrod oil unit's top ranks.
  • Analysts line Capital catwalk
    Terms of nine-digit fundraising exercise met by mixed reviews on Wall Street but most agree payout preservation is positive.
  • STX Europe profit trimmed
    Weak cruise and ferry business cuts shipbuilders earnings.
  • Princess sued after deaths
    Surviving fisherman files suit against owner in Florida, alleging Star Princess failed to help his boat off Panama.
  • Jam-packed
    KS Maritime continues to clean house while scrap heaps overflow on the heels of demolition avalanche.
  • Cement carrier hard aground
    Coast guard says Jebsen cargoship stuck off Morko in Sweden with a breached hull.
  • GSL off to steady start
    New York-quoted containership owner sees hope on the horizon following profitable quarter and freight rate increase.
  • Bergen bags repeat deal
    Terje Arnesen-led firm could pocket up to $17m from another deal with Semco Maritime.
  • STX OSV earnings shaved
    But the Singapore-listed shipbuilder says the signs point to renewed demand for high spec tonnage.
  • Sanko sells AHTS pair
    Malaysian offshore owner raids Japanese owner for twin anchor handlers.

American Shipperweb site
MAY 14, 2012
  • AIT announces management buyout
    AIT Worldwide Logistics' co-founders Dan Lisowski and Steve Leturno have sold majority ownership of the company in a management buyout to the newly created board of directors headed by Vaughn Moore, president and CEO.
  • SeaIntel: Weekly Asia-Europe capacity swings significant
    The analysis finds capacity could vary by more than 20,000 TEUs per week across the next 12 weeks. "This is the equivalent to the rapid phase-in/phase-out of two super-post-Panamax strings."
  • SC Line's ro/ro service starts at Port Everglades
    SC Line has begun a new service catering to shippers of new and used vehicles, boats and heavy equipment from Port Everglades, Fla., to Colombia, Panama and the Dominican Republic.
  • Daewoo starts building 'Triple E' ship
    The 18,000 TEU "Triple E" containerships will measure 400 meters in length and 59 meters in width. It will be 16 percent larger and carry 2,500 more containers than Maersk's largest ships today, the Emma Maersk series.
  • Asia-Europe peak season fee for MSC
  • Kuk named Indiana's Burns Harbor director
  • WTO asked to settle U.S., India ag dispute
  • Schenker expands in Namibia
  • Acuitive adds spot quote portal
  • Influential shipper Cambon dies
  • ABS offers mobile suite

The Bunker Bulletinweb site
MAY 14, 2012
  • Shanghai to measure PM2.5 emissions
    As the port continues to thrive, the US consulate look to increase transparency on air-quality data.
  • Steve Leonard joins Cockett Marine Oil
    Leonard has previously worked for WFS and Aegean.
  • Aramco Trading hopes to triple volumes 'soon'
    'First priority will be to balance supply and demand - selling excess naphtha and fuel oil and buying in gasoline and gas oil,' says source.
  • IFO prices still falling in Fujairah
    Little change in Suez market.
  • Market soft in Rotterdam
    Player warns of barge congestion and tight avails for the rest of the week.
  • INTERTANKO reiterates stand on fuel quality
    ECA compliance through use of cleaner fuels may be 'attractive' compared with 'significant cost' of equipping ships with scrubbers.
  • US legislators strike blow against biofuel ambitions
    'It simply doesn't make sense to be spending extra dollars when we're trying to cut costs,' congressman tells Armed Services Committee.
  • New Managing Director for INTERTANKO
    Katharina Stanzel taking over from Joe Angelo in July, association's Council finalising five year strategic plan.
  • Singapore bunker sales climb for second month in a row
    April bunker sales strengthen as prices weaken.
  • Bunker prices in Asian ports resume their slide
    Players report good avails.
  • Official says Iran still hoping for 50% of regional bunker market
    Iran's central bank and oil ministry should support the private sector in developing the bunker sector.
  • Quarterly profit of Knightsbridge Tankers slightly down
    Firm noted a 8.6% increase in cost of bunkers at Fujairah during Q1 2012 compared to previous quarter.
  • Supplier 'not suggesting' vessels must carry different BN marine lubes
    Vessels should use cylinder oil based on predominant operating conditions, says Castrol Marine.
  • Titan 2011 losses widen by 35%
    Its bunkering business records revenues of $60 million from a single customer.

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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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