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February 16, 2012
The Business Timesweb site
Shipping News
  • No new underwriting for Syndicate 1965
    MORE natural disasters in the Asia-Pacific last year have stopped Lloyd's first Singapore syndicate, Syndicate 1965, from accepting new underwriting business, but that will not mean other Lloyd's outfits in the region will follow the same route, Lloyd's CEO Richard Ward told BT yesterday.
  • Oil tanker glut remains at 4-week high
    A surplus of the largest oil tankers competing to load crude at Persian Gulf ports stayed unchanged after reaching a four-week high last week, a survey showed.
  • Maersk leads the way in biofuel development
    AP Moeller Maersk A/S, the world's biggest container ship owner, is leading its industry in developing biofuels made from organic waste that could cut its carbon emissions and reduce a US$6 billion- a-year fuel bill.
  • Vancouver could handle more crude: port CEO

Sched Netweb site
  • Hapag-Lloyd 2011 profit up 4.1pc to US$133 million, revenue slips 1.6pc
  • Fujian seaports volumes flatten at 28.85 million tonnes in January
  • MSC raises Asia-Latin America rates US$400 per TEU from March 15
  • Hamburg and Dubai growth 'shows strength of global container demand'
  • Mumbai's JNPT 4th terminal faces more last minute disputes and delays
  • TUI cuts its Hapag share, control firmly swings to Albert Ballin group
  • Hyundai loses US$330 million in 2011, $150 million in fourth quarter
  • APM Terminals signs agreement with SOCAR to develop port in Turkey
  • Box lessor TAL fourth quarter net profit upticks 1.4pc to US$35.9 million
  • APMT expects its Liberian CT to make big contribution to record high GDP
  • BIFA provides members latest good practice standards and guidelines
  • Panalpina wins global exploration and production contract with BP
  • Piracy spreads east to Maldives, says private maritime security contractor
  • Cathay Pacific and Dragonair January cargo down 19.5pc to 116,250 tonnes
  • Hong Kong's AAT cargo throughput falls 16pc to 50,781 tonnes in January
  • Frankfurt airport throughput falls 16.8pc in Jan due to weak Asian imports
  • EU would relent on aviation carbon tax if international levy were imposed

Exim Indiaweb site
  • deugro moves largest indigenously manufactured refinery packages for L&T to IOCL Paradip refinery
  • PDP Projects successfully executes loadout of Essar heavylifts at Mumbai Port
  • TWL to foray into shipbuilding biz
  • Exports of organic food products surges 33 pc
  • India eyes biz opportunity in Iran following sanctions
  • Pak may miss deadline for MFN status to India: Fahim
  • Andhra Pradesh likely to get third Major Port at Nakkapalli
  • CoPT to provide onshore power to berthed ships
  • Vasan inaugurates Gulf of Kachchh VTS

International Transport Journalweb site
FEBRUARY 15, 2012
  • RAK introduces service to Kathmandu
    Effective today (15 February), RAK Airways, a carrier based in Ras Al Khaimah (UAE) offers a thrice weekly service to Kathmandu. The Nepalese capital is the eleventh destination of...
  • DB Schenker Rail boosts GB/Poland services
    The German service provider DB Schenker Rail is stepping up its railfreight offer between Poland and Great Britain by adding a second weekly train service from next September. A we...
  • Alstom to supply new full signalling system to Denmark
    Banedanmark, the Danish railway infrastructure owner, has awarded Alstom a contract worth around EUR 300 million to replace the existing signaling system in the eastern region of D...
  • Expansion of the Canada-China air transport agreement
    The Canadian government is committed to strengthening its important trade and investment relationship with China. To this end, Prime Minister Stephen Harper has announced an expans...
  • IRU and European Commission join forces to promote the 112 emergency number
    The European road transport industry, as represented by the IRU, is throwing its weight behind the European Commission initiative to promote the single European emergency number 11...
  • Hyderabad airport inaugurated second runway
    Rajiv Gandhi International Airport (RGIA) in Hyderabad (central India) inaugurated its second runway on 10 February. The new parallel runway is 3,707 m long and makes RGIA the fir...
  • idem GmbH launches mobile trailer position location telematics
    The telematics specialist idem GmbH has enhanced its product range by the addition of a mobile telematics box TControl W108. Idem's managing director Pete Jendras said that the new...
  • Nailesh Gandhi awarded India's WCO Certificate of Merit
    Nailesh Gandhi, the director of M/s. Express Transport Pvt Ltd and president of the Bombay Custom House Agents' Association (BCHAA), was recently awarded the WCO Certificate of Mer...
  • CMA CGM introduces rate increases on 1 March
    With effect from 1 March the French container shipping company CMA CGM will increase the rates from India and Middle East Gulf to East Africa (Mombasa and Dar es Salam) by USD 250...
  • Hamburg reports good results for 2011
    The port of Hamburg, Germany's largest universal port, achieved a seaborne cargo throughput totalling 132.2 million t in 2011. This represents an increase of 9.1% compared to the p...
  • Imperial subsidiary Regent acquires majority stake in Lübcke Marine Assekuranzmakler
    Regent Insurance Brokers (Europe) GmbH, based in Bremen (Germany), became the new partner of the Bremen-based marine insurance broker Lübcke Marine Assekuranzmakler GmbH at the beg...
  • Ceva expands LCL service offerings with new lanes from Houston
    Logistics and SCM specialist Ceva Logistics has opened two new lanes as part of its less-than-container load (LCL) ocean offering. The new lanes from Houston TX (USA). to both Sing...
  • Rhenus bundles Asia businesses into a holding company
    The Germany-based Rhenus group bundled its Asia businesses into a new entity called Rhenus Logistics Holding Asia Pte Ltd at the beginning of the year. Hong Kong-based Rhenus Logis...
  • Kintetsu World and Gati Ltd to form logistics joint venture
    The Japanese logistics company Kintetsu World Express plans to invest INR 268 crore for a 30% stake in a joint venture with the Indian enterprise Gati Ltd to gain access to the gro...

Marine Logweb site
FEBRUARY 15, 2012
  • Incat Marine to design fourth ferry for Tanzanian operator
  • Titan Salvage awarded NAVSEA salvage contract
  • Ashley Godwin joins SCA as Senior Defense Advisor
  • Martinac to build 184-ft Jensen-designed long-liner
  • Nautical Institute issues industry-backed ECDIS training guidance
  • Ron Widdows to be next Rickmers CEO

World Wide Shipperweb site
FEBRUARY 15, 2012
  • Jensen named designer for giant freezer longliner vessel
  • IMO Secretary General pledges support for Philippines
  • NYK coal-carrying vessel makes first stop at Port of Soma
  • Evergreen Line set to implement new rounds of rate restoration program
  • Parsons Brinckerhoff taps Girandola as Ports and Marine director for Northeast

Lloyd's Listweb site
FEBRUARY 15, 2012
  • Scorpio Tankers likely to sell three MR tankers at a loss
    Company launched in 2010 on a mission to buy low and sell high
  • IRAN UPDATE
    An exclusive Strait of Hormuz risk analysis by Lloyd's List
  • Los Angeles posts record January volumes
    Boost from Chinese new year helps to notch up 5.8% rise to just under 699,000 teu
  • Standard PMSC contract to set strict insurance requirements
    BIMCO's Guardcon will penalise firms with inadequate cover
  • Banks shorten ship loan maturities
    Terms of trade shift in favour of lenders as number of players shrinks
  • Iran premium develops in VLCC spot market as many owners steer clear
    Overcapacity is capping significant gains but two-tier chartering opens up as implications of EU sanctions on insurance start to bite
  • Profit sharing and cost cuts help Seanergy back into the black
    After disposal of 26-year-old handymax, Greece-based owner eyes further fleet renewal
  • Tui edges closer to Hapag-Lloyd exit
    Agreement with Albert Ballin consortium will see tourism group reduce its stake from 38.4% to 22% after June 29
  • Has shipping overestimated private equity funding?
    Survey highlights a chasm between hope and reality when it comes to securing finance
  • Filming, or its threat, can change behaviour
    The modern compulsion to video everything with our smartphones can prove useful in shipping disputes and casualties
  • Hapag-Lloyd goes back to basics
    Carrier defies the downturn to post a profit
  • Boxship chartering market pins hopes on lines' freight rate restoration
    Increases in container rates could filter down to prices paid to charter vessels
  • Freedom? It's all relative
    The interests of China shipowners clash with those of its ports and shipyards
  • Mediterranean MR spot market activity up 49% in late-2011
    Drewry says reported chartering deals increased during fourth quarter
  • BLT vessel targeted in California over bunker arrears
    KPI Bridge Oil lays Rule B trap for arriving chemtanker Partawati in San Francisco Bay
  • Costa Concordia compensation deadline extended as US claims grow
    Nearly 40 passengers now involved in Miami lawsuit
  • Fortescue downgrades first-quarter iron ore target
    Western Australian cyclone hits miner's operations
  • Great Eastern Shipping delivers second of three VLCCs in resales
    Brokers say deal done with Maersk Tankers at $105m apiece
  • When is state aid not state aid?
    The cases of Hapag-Lloyd and Liverpool council send very different messages about what constitutes state aid
  • WWH bounces back
    Improved deepsea car carrier market drives 49% increase in earnings
  • On song for Europe
    China's pledge to aid the EU is good for trade - and canny diplomacy
  • South Africa regulator rejects NPA bid to raise tariffs
    Ports struck out for an 18% increase to fund infrastructure investment
  • Varun Shipping posts 17.8% fall in net profits
    Indian LPG specialist sees lower exchange gains, higher port fees and bunker costs
  • Bergen Group reports 12% increase in annual revenues
    2011 was a busy year for offshore support contracts
  • Widdows takes over at Rickmers-Linie
    Jan Steffens steps down after 10 years
  • The downfall continues
    Greeks have let themselves down, now Europe looks like it might be about to fail Greece
  • Citic Pacific names Cosco preferred carrier in steel shipping pact
    Chinese state-owned majors to co-operate as economic growth slows
  • North African woes boost Spanish ports
    Throughput up 6% as container transhipment volumes get a boost from cargo shifted to Spain to avoid disruption in other regions
  • Samho's shipyard arm faces liquidation
    South Korean court removes unit from receivership

Fairplayweb site
FEBRUARY 15, 2012
  • Court orders Samho Shipbuilding liquidated
    A SOUTH Korean court has ordered liquidation for Samho Shipbuilding, a unit of insolvent Samho Shipping
  • Widdows to run Rickmers
    LINER shipping veteran Ron Widdows made a surprise comeback today with Rickmers
  • Hapag's earnings dive
    HAPAG-Lloyd said its earnings nosedived last year, but it still posted a positive operating result of €101M ($133
  • New Concordia suit filed
    A HALF-billion-dollar lawsuit has been filed in a Florida state court against Carnival Corp on behalf of Costa Concordia accident victims
  • Ex-Cunard worker charged
    A FORMER Cunard worker has been charged with sexually assaulting a 13-year-old boy and possessing child pornography on a cruise ship
  • Chile's dockers strike
    DOCKERS across Chile are beginning a two-day national strike today, IHS Global Insight reported
  • BLT legal woes mount
    INDONESIA's Berlian Laju Tanker faces yet another suit in the US, with bunker supplier KPI Bridge Oil now joining the fray
  • Seanergy swings to profits
    RESTIS-controlled Seanergy today reported positive earnings in its latest quarter but warned of weak conditions ahead
  • Sovcomflot-Glencore fleet deal agreed
    RUSSIA'S government-owned fleet operator Sovcomflot said international commodity trader Glencore will take over, market and operate four of its new product tankers
  • Grain cargoes lift Panamaxes
    THE GRAIN season is giving Panamax bulkers a much-needed lift after the Baltic Dry Index dived to a 25-year low earlier this month
  • STX OSV stock surges to high since its IPO
    SHARES of Singapore-listed Norwegian offshore support vessel builder STX OSV surged to a post-IPO high after it announced a 50% y/y jump in net profit to 1.6Bn kroner ($280M) yesterday
  • VLGC premiums seen
    BROKERS told Fairplay today charterers are paying more to secure VLGCs as the cold snap in Europe and East Asia raises heating demand for LPG
  • VLCC charterers rebuffed
    BROKERS told Fairplay today VLCC owners are stalling charterers by refusing to fix Persian Gulf/East voyages for less than Worldscale 50, or $11,300/day
  • WWH's profits rise
    RECORD strong car shipment volumes helped Wilh. Wilhelmsen Holding, the listed Norwegian holding company, to record a sharp rise in full-year 2011 profits
  • Chemoil returns to black
    SINGAPORE-listed bunker supplier Chemoil said it made $46.3M for 2011, reversing 2010 losses of $9.5M

The Journal of Commerceweb site
FEBRUARY 15, 2012
  • Port Tracker Says Container Imports Will Decline This Month
    Containerized imports at the major U.S. gateways will decline in February, but volumes will pick up in the spring, according...
  • TIFIA Grant Requests Outpace DOT Supply 107-to-1
    Requests to Department of Transportation for infrastructure loans in fiscal 2013 outpaced supply nearly 107-to-1, as Congress and President Obama...
  • UPS Acquires European E-Commerce Provider
    UPS recently acquired Kiala, a Brussels-based provider of goods bought on the Internet, as the parcel giant attempts to tap...
  • Echo Global Logistics Sales Top $600 Million in 2011
    New customers, higher truck freight volumes and significant rate hikes pushed revenue at Echo Global Logistics up 41 percent last...
  • Port of LA Container Traffic Rises 5 Percent
    Containerized traffic at the Port of Los Angeles increased more than 5 percent year-over- year in January, as a ramp-up...
  • Shippers Doubt Asia-Europe Rate Push Will Take
    Excess vessel capacity and rate wars will doom liner efforts to hike rates on Asia-Europe services, said several shippers and...
  • Stalled Indian Terminal Project Moves Ahead
    The Indian Supreme Court's recent rejection of DP World's appeal to review its rejected tender offer for a yet-to-be-built container...
  • Boehner Pushes Surface Transport Vote Back
    Facing shaky support for his surface transportation bill, House Speaker John Boehner said he will delay the vote on the...
  • Hapag-Lloyd Bucks Industry Trend With 2011 Profit
    Hapag-Lloyd's operating profit in 2011 declined 83 percent to $133 million from $770 million in 2010, but the German carrier...
  • Poultry, Egg Exports Hit Record in 2011
    U.S. poultry and egg exports jumped 17 percent to a record $5.1 billion in value last year, as shipments of...
  • CMA CGM Enlists IBM to Improve Operations, Cut Costs
    CMA CGM Group and IBM formed a partnership to develop a information technology unit to support the French carrier's operations...
  • CSAV Lost $1.24 Billion in 2011
    CSAV lost $1.24 billion last year, including $959 million on continuing operations, but the Chilean carrier said its deficit narrowed...
  • Ron Widdows to Head Germany's Rickmers-Linie
    Ron Widdows, the former chief of Singapore-based Neptune Orient Lines, will become CEO of Germany's Rickmers Holding and Rickmers-Linie shipping...
  • Eastbound Trans-Pacific Rates Slip 1.6 Percent
    Average eastbound trans-Pacific spot rates fell this week for the first time in 2012 as vessel overcapacity and slack seasonal...

Containerisation Internationalweb site
FEBRUARY 15, 2012
  • Panama bounce continues
    The strategic significance of the Panama Canal and the location of its ports as hubs for Latin America were the principal reasons for another strong rise in container-handling ...
  • ESC wants more action on piracy
    Given the violence of recent attacks by pirates on cargo ships, the latest positioning paper issued by the European Shippers' Council (ESC) has added poignancy.Pointing ...
  • Widdows back on the bridge
    Less than two months after retiring as chief of Singapore's Neptune Orient Lines, Ron Widdows is to take the helm as ceo at the iconic German, vessel owner/operator ...
  • Charleston deepening gets USD3.5 million in US president's budget
    The US East Coast port of Charleston has seen its plan to deepen its harbour move forward after President Obama's budget allocated USD3.54 million for its post ...
  • Albert Ballin to increase stake in Hapag-Lloyd
    The Albert Ballin Group has agreed to increase its stake in Hapag-Lloyd from 61.6% to 88% by the end of June 2012. The price to be paid is unclear as it involves ...
  • South African regulator slashes TNPA's proposed tariff hike
    The Ports Regulator of South Africa has rejected Transnet National Ports Authority's (TNPA) planned 18.06% hike in port tariffs for the 2012/13 fiscal year which ...
  • Hapag-Lloyd back down again
    Hapag-Lloyd's trend breaking return to bottom line profitability in Q3 11 appears to have been short lived according to provisional results just released for Q4 ...
  • China's heir apparent calls for 'dialogue not protectionism'
    On a visit to the US, China's 'leader in waiting' Vice-President Xi Jinping, has hailed the need for further economic co-operation between the two super-powers, ...
  • Rena salvage bill surges past USD100 million
    New Zealand's environment minister, Nick Smith, has said that a 'crude estimate' of the salvage costs to date since the MSC-operated boxship Rena hit the North ...
  • Textainer on a high
    It was a record year all round for the world's biggest lessor of maritime containers Textainer. Revenues, profits, the size of the company's equipment ...

TradeWindsweb site
FEBRUARY 15, 2012
  • Chembulk calls in big guns
    Battle brewing in Connecticut as CEO of Berlian Laju tanker wing leads counterattack against creditor's $55m claim.
  • Seanergy's wish list
    Crusade for modern tonnage may be on the cards for Nasdaq-listed bulker owner, chief executive says.
  • Barmparis wants more
    Ten newbuildings on its books will not deter Safe Bulkers from adding more ships as prices fall, president says.
  • Bergen in the red
    Depreciation leaves Terje Arnesen-led shipping company in negative territory.
  • LSC still cutting loss
    Veteran Lithuanian dry cargoship fleet increases revenue, but higher costs still hurting.
  • Seanergy reverses Q4 loss
    Dale Ploughman fears bulker rates will remain weak as China feasts on stockpiles of iron ore and coal.
  • Atlantska earnings slashed
    Croatian bulker owner's 2011 profit plunges 63% as revenue dwindles.
  • Niche works for Wartsila
    CEO Bjorn Rosengren says engine maker can prosper in downturn by focus on dual-fuel and specialised ship markets.
  • Ezion scores a double
    Lion City-listed offshore outfit seals big payday with liftboat and service rig contracts.
  • Scorpio trio on the block
    New York-listed owner places handymax tankers on the market with over $50m in its sights, sources say.
  • Widdows joins Rickmers
    Former NOL chief executive to replace Jan Steffens at German shipowning group.
  • Allianz out of Frontline
    Tanker owner's largest independent investor sells out of New York and Oslo-listed firm.
  • SCF and Glencore add four
    Russian owner and commodities giant bring a quartet of LR1 product carriers into the fold.
  • Chernomorsky builds profit
    Ukrainian shipbuilder increases earnings in 2011 as output doubles.
  • Malaysian crackdown continues
    Maritime enforcement agency holds two more tankers suspected of illegal fuel transfer.

American Shipper - Ocean newsweb site
FEBRUARY 15, 2012
  • ITC: U.S. makers hurt by washers from South Korea, Mexico
  • Wind turbine tower imports hurt U.S. makers, ITC says
  • Rickmers taps Widdows as new chief
  • Hapag-Lloyd snares $130 million in profits in 2011
  • Leavitt, Park City build food and drug visibility
  • ATA files suit on driver fatigue rule
  • Kewill receives validated Oracle integration
  • CSAV takes $1.2 billion loss in 2011
  • CMA CGM, IBM extend IT joint venture
  • APL Logistics offers shipment planning tool

The Bunker Bulletinweb site
FEBRUARY 15, 2012
  • Crude climbs as Iran cuts crude exports to EU nations
    'Iran is cutting off its exports to the European countries before they can cut Iranian imports,'says Director.
  • New bunker trader with Dan-Bunkering
    She will work from Middelfart head-office.
  • Prices falling across Europe
    Congestion in Gibraltar.
  • Sanctions hit Iranian fuel oil exports
    Western sanctions limit ability of some regular players to buy Iranian material.
  • Fujairah market stable
    Mixed market in Cape Town.
  • Norwegian firm announces 'accurate measuring product' for bunkers
    Coriolis-type fuel meter system said to have saved one customer $27,000 on one single bunkering as it documented supplied volume.
  • New ECA will 'push up global low-sulphur fuel oil prices'
    North American ECA will 'trigger further tightening in supplies.'
  • European hub port backs LNG
    Hamburg wants 'more emphasis on green technologies.'
  • Hapag-Lloyd 'performed well' in 2011
    Despite a difficult operating environment dominated by 'aggressive price war' and sharp increase in bunker prices.
  • Asian bunker prices generally firming mid-week
    Sluggish bunker demand in Asian bunker hubs.
  • Golar boosts fleet with two fuel-efficient newbuilds
    Newbuilds to be fitted with tri-fuel diesel electric engines which emit less pollutants and CO2, it says.
  • 'Very strong link' between emission and costs reduction
    Maersk developing biofuels in efforts to cut carbon emissions and reduce its $6 billion annual fuel bill.
  • Singapore IFO avails at 'sufficient' levels
    Plenty of on-specification fuel oil cargoes have started arriving at the port.
  • South Korean firm welcomes new trader
    New trader joins OceanConnect Marine Korea effective February 10, 2012.
  • More movements among Chemoil's board of directors
    One Glencore representative resigns, another appointed to Chemoil's board of directors.

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FROM THE HOME PAGE
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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