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July 17, 2012
Sched Netweb site
  • Hapag-Lloyd warns of reefer risk from Japanese electricity blackouts
  • Maersk quits South Seas NZ-Wallis, Futuna, Vanuatu container service
  • Container Trade Statistics show slowing global 4.3pc growth in May
  • Alaska sues Feds over eco-fuel - 'UN treaty needs Senate okay to be legal'
  • M+R Singapore appoints Gareth Evans as new executive director
  • DB Schenker warehouses Nikon's cameras, lenses, accessories in India
  • Container volume through Nigerian ports up 9.4pc in May to 83,044 TEU
  • Cathay Pacific-Dragonair cargo falls 5.4 per cent
  • Air China Cargo to start Ho Chi Minh flights via Shanghai, Singapore
  • United Nations' ICAO agrees on how to measure aircraft carbon emissions
  • Zhengzhou airport expands international coverage with US flights by 2013

Exim Indiaweb site
JULY 16, 2012
  • Allcargo Susheela berths at Mumbai Port on maiden voyage
  • India requests WTO panel to settle steel duty dispute with US
  • Mauritius seeks MRPL's guarantee for uninterrupted fuel supply
  • US urges India to refrain from raising duty on power gear imports
  • Gujarat Pipavav Port raises 350 cr.
  • Chidambaram confident of recovery to high growth path
  • Developers get extra time to execute SEZ projects
  • Govt likely to clear 11 road projects worth ' 15K cr.
  • Govt proposes 10 pc import duty on sugar
  • Govt to slow down wheat exports
  • Gujarat keen to do biz with Canada
  • INR loses early gains, remains marginally higher at 55.03
  • Onion exports climb marginally in Q1
  • Services exports climb to $12 bn
  • WTO report signals slowdown in commercial services exports
  • Int'l textile machinery expo in Mumbai

Marine Logweb site
JULY 16, 2012
  • One dead, three injured after small craft ignores MSC security...
  • Coast Guard investigates Alaska drillship anchor dragging...
  • Kleven to build LNG-fueled PSV for Remøy Shipping
  • Somali pirate attacks fall, but Gulf of Guinea piracy...

World Wide Shipperweb site
JULY 16, 2012
  • Corps calling for EIS for Longview coal terminal
  • Port of Los Angeles sees gains in cargo volumes for month of June
  • Insurance club announces top young freight forwarders
  • Coast Guard looking into Columbia River vessel collision
  • OOCL provides update of second quarter numbers

Lloyd's Listweb site
JULY 16, 2012
  • LA handles 9% more boxes in June
    Import volumes up by 6%
  • Containers, cruiseships, cars
    Southampton confirms its commitment to the three Cs with the promise of new investment
  • Wrangle over Liverpool state aid blocks Southampton cruise terminal
    ABP waits and watches to see Pier Head's potential impact
  • Mitsubishi plans to develop slow-speed dual-fuel engines
    Japanese manufacturer lays down challenge to Wärtsilä and MAN Diesel
  • One killed, one missing in Atlantic boxship fire
    Three other seafarers injured after explosion on MSC Flaminia
  • Tugs head to abandoned boxship
    MSC denies speculation of calcium hypochlorite on board
  • Freight forwarders in 'a lose-lose situation' on key box trades
    Container volumes falling but freight rates hold firm
  • VLGC freight rate for Middle East-Asia trade heads towards all-time high
    LPG cargo influx as Saudi oil production rises
  • Vintage VLCCs being sold for premium over scrap price
    Owners eager to sell 15-year-old VLCCs
  • Fourth special survey starts to take toll in crude tanker demolition
    EXCLUSIVE DATA: Average age of actively trades ships beached for breaking in 2012 falls below 20 years
  • Hapag-Lloyd rates to rise
    German line seeks increases of up to $500 per teu within next six weeks
  • UK ports welcome $312m state funding
    Money will go towards further development of Strategic Rail Freight Network
  • Chemical tankers offer pulse to moribund secondhand market
    Japan continues to offload stainless steel units amid general market slowdown
  • Scrap market at odds over Indian Supreme Court move
    Directive threatens to remove world's largest recycling centre from demolition market
  • Playing hardball
    As the failed Sanko Steamship seeks massive rate cuts, it could spell real danger for many
  • Ruling on Conwartime clause simplifies owners' refusal of voyage
    Judgment removes the need for second tier of legal test
  • Gujarat Pipavav Port raises $63m
    Funds will prepay loan and help expansion plans at India's west coast port
  • Kiel Canal volumes pick up
    Trend to larger, cost-efficient ships dominated canal traffic in first half of year
  • Increased piracy risk off Nigeria as Somalia improves
    IMB urges shipowners to see it as the first port of call for reporting incidents
  • DSME scraps plan to buy domestic machinery maker
    South Korean shipbuilder drops bid for DKME due to perceived high price
  • Spanish antitrust probe extends to Valencia box trucking
    Proceedings examine "possible anti-competitive practices" in the sector
  • The complex politics of climate change
    ICS questions IMF assertion that international transport should pay 25% of UNFCCC Green Fund
  • En Lagarde
    Shipping can never be a cash box for politicians
  • Fairstar yields to Dockwise buyout
    Both sides withdraw pending legal actions, clearing the way for tie-up that will create a major new player in oil and gas services
  • CSCL to post second-quarter profit
    China Shipping's boxshipping unit flips back into black after five quarters of losses
  • Logistics professionals grow gloomier
    Confidence index dips for third consecutive month, but sea freight forwarders are more hopeful than air cargo colleagues
  • K+N outperforms the market despite slowdown in volume growth
    Switzerland-based logistics giant says it was hit by 'weak market demand' in the Asia-Europe deepsea trades
  • Jaya sells two anchor handlers for $84m
    Singapore-listed offshore player poised to see recovery in its shipbuilding business
  • Fujairah oil terminal opens to bypass Strait of Hormuz
    First cargo is loaded at facility amid renewed Iranian threats to close strait
  • Bahri profits in big second-quarter rise
    Figure up 127% on better VLCC rates and despite 14% hike in banking costs

Fairplayweb site
JULY 16, 2012
  • Search given up in fatal box ship blast
    SEARCHERS today gave up efforts to find a mariner missing since an explosion on a box ship killed another seafarer in the North Atlantic
  • Western Australia's EPA OKs Browse
    WESTERN Australia's Browse LNG project has received 'strict conditional' approval from the state EPA, IHS World Markets Energy reported today
  • Wastepaper shippers warn of crumpled sector
    EUROPE'S exporters of recovered paper - a major commodity in the Europe/Asia box trade - have given a bearish outlook for coming months
  • Scrap prices pick up, and so does breaking
    VLCCs and Capesizes were among the ships sold for recycling as cash buyers have started investing again
  • UAE loading first pipeline-tied ships
    ABU DHABI today began loading its first crude tankers to be supplied by a pipeline bypassing the Strait of Hormuz, IHS World Markets Energy reported
  • Bulker resales keep rolling
    THE WAVE of bulker resales is continuing to build, with Supramaxes luring the most buyer interest
  • Upstart Chinese ports grow the most in June
    CHINA'S box throughput in June showed solid growth of 8.8% to 15M teu, the China Ports Association said over the weekend
  • K+N freight profits slide
    LEADING global ocean freight forwarder Kuehne + Nagel's sea freight unit said today its EBID dropped 12% in the first six months, hit by a sting of rate hikes
  • VLCCs react to 'quandary'
    OWNERS failing to sell their older VLCCs at target prices early this year are apparently circulating them again for sale
  • Slow growth hits box rates
    BOX RATES fell across the board in the latest weekly indices, reflecting the effects of slow OECD growth on imports from Asia
  • Semua sells entire tanker fleet
    MALAYSIAN tanker group Semua has sold its entire fleet of small products and chemical tankers

The Journal of Commerceweb site
JULY 16, 2012
  • J.B. Hunt Transport Profit Rises 22 Percent
    Intermodal trucking giant J.B. Hunt Transport Services reported an $80.5 million second quarter net profit as revenue increased 9 percent...
  • Federal Regulators Shut Down 'Chameleon' Trucker
    Federal regulators last week shut down an Alabama trucking firm identified as a "chameleon" carrier set up to evade an...
  • LA Container Imports Rose 6 Percent in June
    Containerized imports at the Port of Los Angeles increased 6 percent in June compared to June 2011, while exports were...
  • MSC Container Ship Ablaze in North Atlantic
    One of the 25 persons aboard the ship was reported missing and one has died from burns. The MSC...
  • Railroads Face Bigger Threat in Price-Fixing Suit
    The class action price-fixing lawsuit looming over the United States' four largest railroads will likely rival the attention analysts give...
  • US Intermodal Traffic Rises 5.6 Percent
    Intermodal shipments on major U.S. railroads in the week ending July 7 rose 5.6 percent year-over-year but fell 1.2 percent...
  • Kuehne + Nagel Profit Declined in First Half
    Kuehne + Nagel's net profit fell in the first half of 2012 as slowing global economic growth cut into margins...
  • Spot Market Truckload Volume Dipped in June
    Spot market truckload freight volumes dropped 2 percent in June from May but remained at record high levels, according to...
  • Retail Sales Fall for Third Straight Month
    U.S. retail sales fell for third straight month in June as consumers cut spending on goods including cars, building materials,...
  • Hamburg Sud Switches Australasia Calls to Charleston From Savannah
    The Port of Charleston got more good news last week when Hamburg Sud announced it will switch calls to Charleston...
  • Kerry Logistics Expands in Vietnam
    Kerry Logistics has opened a new 36,000 sq. ft. warehouse in Vietnam. The facility is the company's ninth in...
  • Volumes Remain Down for Cathay Pacific and Dragonair
    Cathay Pacific Airways saw month-on-month cargo volume hold steady in June, but throughput was still slower than a year earlier....
  • Maersk to Hike India-Europe Rates
    Maersk Line will impose a general rate increase on westbound shipments from India to North Europe and the Mediterranean, starting...
  • India Container Volume Flat in First Quarter
    Major state-owned ports in India, getting off to a sluggish growth trend in 2012 amid global economic uncertainties, saw container...
  • Natural Gas Gains As Alternative Fuel in Transportation
    A milestone power utilities achieved this spring should jolt transportation operators and shippers. In April, the amount of electricity generated...
  • On the Ocean, Regulations Drive Alternative Fuel Use
    For ocean shipping, unlike trucking and railroads, environmental regulation, not fuel costs, will likely drive the use of natural gas...
  • Commentary: CSA Clouds Motor Carrier Safety
    Q: I think you overreacted to the question from a motor carrier who was upset because his trucks were being...
  • Technology Drives Savings in Trucking Sector
    The trucking industry faces a number of regulatory and operational changes, but advances in information technology are helping motor carriers...
  • Matson Begins Operating As Standalone Company
    Matson Inc. is navigating its own course following the ocean carrier and logistics provider's separation from the Hawaii-based land and...
  • Federal Judge Dismisses Drayage Lawsuit in New Jersey
    A Teamsters-backed effort to have owner-operator truck drivers classified as employees instead of contractors has been dismissed by a federal...
  • Feds Take the Wheel on Drayage
    Federal and state regulators reportedly are visiting drayage company offices and requesting voluminous amounts of documentation, seeking to demonstrate the...
  • Transport Bill: Breaking It Down
    Ports Congress balked at reforming the Harbor Maintenance Trust Fund, choosing instead to say all the taxes on maritime...
  • Transport Bill: Congress's Road to Somewhere
    The surface transportation bill Congress squeezed out in late June appears to be more a deferral of hard decisions than...
  • US Imports Lead the Way in West Coast Growth
    West Coast ports entered 2012 anticipating only modest, single-digit growth in imports and exports. To date, that forecast has been...
  • China's Appetite for Fashion Sparks Shift in Trade
    After years of producing garments and luxury goods for the world, China's fashion-conscious consumer is now a major engine for...
  • Improved Infrastructure Would Boost Farm Exports, Economist Says
    If the United States is truly serious about leading the world out of its economic malaise, it should be investing...
  • Rails Taking Another Look at Natural Gas Engines
    Roughly 16 years after Burlington Northern, now BNSF Railway, took its two natural gas-powered locomotives off the tracks, railroads are...

Containerisation Internationalweb site
JULY 16, 2012
  • Andy Tung appointed to WSC board
    Andy Tung, senior managing director of Hong Kong-based OOCL and executive director and member of the executive council of the company's parent group OOIL has been ...
  • K+N's profits down in H1 12
    Kuehne + Nagel's profitability reduced in the first six months of the year compared to the same period last year due to declining market conditions and a fine from ...
  • CI Awards announces the finalists
    The trading environment in the container shipping industry remains exceptionally challenging with a firm focus on managing costs and protecting revenue. However, ...
  • Pipavav raises new capital
    Gujarat Pipavav Port Limited (GPPL) in which APM Terminals Pipavav (APM T Pipavav) has an approximate 43% shareholding has raised INR3.5 billion (USD63.8 million) ...
  • Charleston's harbour deepening speeded up by four years
    The US East Coast port of Charleston's Post 45 Harbour Deepening Project is expected to be completed sooner and cost less, the US Army Corps of Engineers' Charleston ...
  • Now oil prices could have been rigged
    With the Libor [the interest rate measure for lending between banks] scandal still unravelling, G20 leaders have voiced concerns about the reliability of oil prices ...
  • MSC Flaminia adrift after mid-Atlantic explosion
    At 10:07 hrs on Saturday morning Falmouth coastguard received a relayed mayday call from the 6,750TEU MSC Flaminia, approximately 1000 miles west of Cornwall en ...
  • Rila says USEC cargo diversion in place
    According to the US Retail Industry Leaders Association (Rila), several of its members have put in place contingency plans, with some already routing their cargo ...

TradeWindsweb site
JULY 16, 2012
  • KG aframaxes on the block
  • Box blaze probe gets underway
    A damper has been put on theories that hazardous calcium hypochlorite - involved in many containership fires in the 1990s - could be responsible for a blaze that led to the MSC Flaminia being abandoned in the middle of the North Atlantic.
  • Split read on OOIL
    OOIL's preliminary second quarter figures have provided mixed news for the liner trade.
  • Cops hit Deiulemar clan
    Nine members of the Neapolitan shipowing dynasty have been arrested by Italy's fraud squad, according to Italian press reports.
  • Sasco buys again
    Russia's Sakhalin Shipping Company (Sasco) has snapped up another multipurpose (MPP) ship as its fleet upgrade continues.
  • Brawl hits Anh Son
    The chief engineer of a disabled Vietnamese cargoship has been injured by a colleague in a brawl in India.
  • Remoy orders PSV
    Remoy Shipping has turned to Kleven Maritime for an LNG-powered offshore support vessel newbuilding underpinned by a Statoil charter.
  • "No link" to bomb death
    Greek owner Suez Fortune Investments has dismissed claims of a link between a pirate attack on its suezmax and the killing of a UK surveyor who examined it.
  • Smit to the rescue
    Dutch salvor Smit has signed a contract to provide assistance to the fire damaged containership MSC Flamina adrift in the middle of the North Atlantic.
  • Rainbow chops bulker
    Rainbow Shipmanagement of Greece has cut its exposure to the dry-cargo market after weighing in one of its two bulkers.
  • Cuban's ferry nightmare
    Architect stuck on Russian ferry for a month after immigration mix-up.
  • Crewman dies in fire
    A crewman has died in a fire that struck a cargoship in Argentina.
  • Cuban's ferry nightmare
    A Cuban architect has been stuck on a Russian ferry for a month due to a mix-up with his immigration papers.
  • Mipo nets Neptune pair
    Neptune Lines of Greece has turned to Hyundai Mipo Dockyard with an order for two car carriers.
  • Two vie for Trogir
    Croatian tycoon Danko Koncar has re-entered the race to buy Croatia's Brodotrogir shipyard.
  • Fairstar ends fight
    The battle for control of Fairstar Heavy Transport has ended after its board unanimously recommended the takeover by Dockwise.
  • Navies pull back pirates
    Naval forces have helped restrain the success of Somali pirates in the first half of 2012, a new report shows.
  • Powerships to Beirut
    Turkey's Karadeniz group has won a $390m charter for two power station vessels to supply electricity to Lebanon.
  • Shell drillship breaks free
    A Noble drillship broke its mooring and came within 100 yards of the shore at Alaska's Aleutian islands this weekend.
  • PKL orders tug
    Ukraine's Chernomorsky Shipyard has booked a tug newbuilding from Latvia.
  • Ship fined for pollution
    The captain of a Moldavan-flagged cargoship has paid a fine after an alleged pollution incident in Georgia.
  • India's dirty scrap trade
    Dawood Ibrahim, India's most wanted man, has a major stake in the country's shipbreaking industry, while crime organizations are using scrap-bound ships to smuggle in weapons, explosives and other contraband items, claims a report in the Times of India.
  • Suez revenues fall
    Egypt's Suez Canal Authority reports that it revenue in June fell to $415.9 million from the $434.6m earned in May.
  • Bahri in the money
    Bahri, the company also known as the National Shipping Company of Saudi Arabia, credits improving market conditions for VLCCs as part of the reason its net profit for the first half of this year are 143% higher than the same period last year.

American Shipperweb site
JULY 16, 2012
  • NEWSFLASH: Alaska seeks to block low-sulfur fuel reg
    The state of Alaska is suing the federal government over plans to prevent ships operating within 200 miles off its coastline from using fuel with more than 1 percent sulfur.
  • E2open prepares for IPO
    The filing with the SEC shows the company expecting its 4.7 million-share IPO to garner between $15 and $17 per share. This would, at its midpoint, give the company a valuation of roughly $437 million.
  • INSIGHT focuses on supply chain big data
  • Maersk launches e-finance suite
    The new function, the carrier calls MyFinance, allows for faster processing of disputes, the ability for customers to re-dispute, as well as raise multiple disputes. Invoices can be paid in full online 24 hours a day.
  • K+N says 'muted consumption' felt by 3PLs
    The freight forwarding giant had a profit of 279 million Swiss francs ($283 million) in the first half of 2012, 11 percent less than the 314 million Swiss francs earned in the same 2011 period.
  • Hamburg Süd, MSC raise U.S. rates to Oceania
  • MOL opens 2 new China offices
  • Weeks Marine expands dredge fleet
  • Foe heads C.H. Robinson in Europe
  • Port Everglades names admin director
  • Camelot 3PL, B2BGateway partner on EDI
  • Boeing fined $13.6 million for safety compliance delay
    The FAA has issued a preliminary civil penalty against Boeing for failing to meet a deadline to submit service instructions that would enable airlines to further reduce the risk of fuel tank explosions.
  • IMO to change ship traffic to protect whales
  • Explosion aboard MSC vessel kills crewman

The Bunker Bulletinweb site
JULY 16, 2012
  • Prices slightly firmer in Fujairah
    Mostly firm trend seen in South African ports.
  • IFO prices open week firmly
    MGO prices were softer in North European ports.
  • US calls for IMO guidelines to be used for sulphur verification
    Fuel oil samples tested as part of a compliance inspection 'must meet the 1.00% standard' officials advise Bunkerworld.
  • Update of H2S test method leads to fifth edition of ISO 8217
    Publication of ISO 8217:2012 expected shortly after closure and review of ballot result.
  • Asia IFO prices rise to kick off week
    Supplies of bunker fuels largely fine at key Asian ports on Monday.
  • Iran considers nuclear-powered commercial vessels
    Nuclear technology will enable vessels to travel long distance without the need to refuel, says local officials.
  • Hong Kong supplier welcomes new director
    Mikhail Mityurev appointed as director of Sea Trader International Ltd.
  • Saudi tanker firm doubles profit despite higher fuel costs
    Bahri attributes higher profit to an increase in VLCC spot rates.
  • General Maritime mulls listing from 2014
    May re-list on the New York Stock Exchange, says CFO.
  • Grounded cargoship completes bunker recovery operations
    Long Shan now transferring cargo to another vessel, says owner.
  • US acceptance of North American ECA 'unconstitutional'
    Alaska 'seeks relief' from upcoming North American ECA for waters off its coast.
  • Singapore barge operator eyes growth
    Seeks to grow asset and expand operations beyond Singapore.

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FROM THE HOME PAGE
Hong Kong government protests PPC's removal from Panamanian ports
Hong Kong/Beijing
Beijing government spokeswoman stressed that China will firmly protect the rights and legitimate interests of its companies.
European transport associations call for the CEF to be allocated at least €100 billion
Brussels
Chronic underfunding and financial shortfalls are lamented
The Panamanian government assigns the transitional management of the port of Balboa to APM Terminals and the port of Cristóbal to TiL
Hong Kong/Panama
CK Hutchison Holdings denounces the illegality of the terminal seizure and confirms the possibility of legal action.
Panamanian government seizes assets and equipment at the ports of Balboa and Cristóbal
Panama
The Panama Ports Company of the CK Hutchison group has been removed from the management of the two ports
Statement by rail and intermodal transport associations against gigaliners on European roads
Brussels
The current positions of the EU institutions - they denounce - all include elements that risk opening the door to a widespread diffusion of these vehicles.
The mandate of the EuNavFor Aspides mission has been extended until 28 February 2027.
Brussels
A budget of almost 15 million euros has been approved
The EU-ETS Observatory of Puertos del Estado confirms the risk of loss of container traffic share of European ports
The EU-ETS Observatory of Puertos del Estado confirms the risk of loss of container traffic share of European ports
Madrid
Santana: We believe that some aspects of the ETS should be monitored and, where necessary, revised.
Tidewater acquires Brazil's Wilson Sons Ultratug Participações for $500 million.
Houston
It has a fleet of 22 Platform Supply Vessels
Trump attempts to circumvent the Supreme Court ruling by introducing temporary tariffs
Trump attempts to circumvent the Supreme Court ruling by introducing temporary tariffs
Washington/Suitland
An executive order confirming the suspension of the "de minimis" regime was also signed.
Slight growth in freight traffic in the port of Ancona in 2025
Ancona
Rolling stock slightly down. Passenger numbers significantly down.
Construction of the cruise terminal at Molo San Cataldo in Taranto will begin in October.
London
Global Ports Holding invests over €4.5 million
One dead and four injured on board the cruise ship World Legacy (formerly Moby Zaza )
Singapore
A fire broke out on the unit
SBB CFF FFS Cargo has sold 31 locomotives to Nordic Re-Finance
Bern
The Swiss company plans to equip itself exclusively with vehicles produced by Stadler Rail Valencia by 2035.
Last year, freight traffic in the port of Hamburg grew by 2.6 percent.
Last year, freight traffic in the port of Hamburg grew by 2.6 percent.
Hamburg
Containers boosted the growth. Volumes remained stable in the fourth quarter alone.
In the fourth quarter of 2025, the DFDS Group recorded a net loss of DKK -286 million.
Copenhagen
Last year, cargo traffic in Montenegro's ports grew by 1.6%.
Podgorica
Cargoes to and from Italy alone increased by +64.6%
To APM Terminals the 37.5% of the Southern Container Terminal of the port of Jeddah
The Hague/Dubai
DP World will keep the remaining 62.5%
Continues the bending of the traffic of the container in the port of Los Angeles
Los Angeles
In January decrease of -12.1%. Bown: the state of exports to China seems bad
In the fourth trimester of the 2025 the traffic of the goods in the port of Civitavecchia is increased of +8.6%
Civitavecchia
In the whole year growth was +3.1%
Samskip sells marine and logistic services with the United Kingdom and Ireland to the CLdN
Luxembourg/Rotterdam
The agreement includes rental agreements for over 5,000 multimodal load units
The Antitrust has reopened the procedure on the concentration between the Ignazio Messina & C. and the Terminal San Giorgio
Rome
The International Chamber of Shipping against the new harbour taxes programmed by the US government
Washington
Necessary - the association emphasizes - carefully coordinated political solutions
Norwegian Cruise Line Holdings orders three new ships from cruise to Fincantieri
Miami/Trieste
They are destined to the companies Norwegian Cruise Line, Oceania Cruises and Regent Seven Seas Cruises
Hapag-Lloyd and ZIM agreed on a merger agreement
Haifa/Hamburg
The German company will pay up to $2.5 billion
America's Maritime Action Plan proposes a new tax on foreign-built ships from any nation entering U.S. ports.
Washington
It would be used to fund the new Maritime Security Trust Fund
Hapag-Lloyd to acquire Israeli ZIM
Hamburg
The German company will be responsible for international operations, while those in and with Israel will be assigned to the Tel Aviv-based private equity firm FIMI Opportunity Funds.
Sultan Ahmed bin Sulayem leaves DP World after Epstein's involvement
Dubai
It Kazim appointed president and Yuvraj Narayan managing director
Eurogate and APM Terminals will invest a billion euros for the development of the North Sea Terminal Bremerhaven
Bremen/The Hague
CK Hutchison threatens appeals against APM Terminals if it will assume the management of the Panamanian ports of Cristóbal and Balboa
Hong Kong
Tomorrow will be inaugurated the new container terminal of transhipment of Damietta
Bremen/Melzo
Its ability to annual traffic will rise up to 3,3 million teu
Fincantieri presents an industrial plan that foresees the doubling of the production capacity of military vessels in Italian shipyards
Milan
For civil production, a reallocation of volumes to Romanian shipyards and an expansion in Vietnam are planned.
Fincantieri and Generative Bionics sign agreement to develop humanoid welding robots.
Trieste/Genoa
The first tests at the Sestri Ponente shipyard are scheduled for the end of this year
Slight increase in annual freight traffic handled by Croatian ports
Zagreb
Sharp drop in dry bulk offset by increase in liquid cargoes and record containers
The Grendi group expects to close 2025 with a record turnover of 158 million euros (+33%)
Genoa
Revenues increased by 10%, net of the effect of the acquisition of Dario Perioli.
South Korean HMM's quarterly and annual performances were negative.
South Korean HMM's quarterly and annual performances were negative.
Seoul
In 2025 the container fleet transported 3.94 million TEUs (+3.2%)
Offer to acquire European express courier InPost
Amsterdam/Luxembourg
It was submitted by a consortium comprising Advent International (37%), FedEx (37%), A&R Investments (16%) and PPF Group (10%)
Transocean and Valaris sign merger agreement
Steinhausen/Hamilton
The new company will have a fleet of 73 offshore vessels, including 33 ultra-deepwater drillships
Hapag-Lloyd expects to close the 2025 financial year with a 61% decline in operating profit.
Hamburg
Record loads transported by the fleet, growing by +8%.
FS establishes a company specializing in transport and infrastructure consultancy
London
The new company is based in London
Maritime traffic in the Suez Canal fell by 3.4% last year.
Maritime traffic in the Suez Canal fell by 3.4% last year.
Cairo
Growth of +9.0% in the fourth quarter alone. In December, transits increased by +13.1%.
The simplification law, rather than making things easier, complicates the lives of ship captains and burdens them with additional operational and legal responsibilities.
Genoa
BYD and Automar reach agreement for vehicle traffic through the port of Gioia Tauro.
Schiedam
The goal is to serve the central-southern Italian market.
Maersk Group announces 15% ground-based job cuts
Maersk Group announces 15% ground-based job cuts
Copenhagen
The quarterly and annual financial results are impacted by the reduction in the value of maritime freight rates.
In 2025, container traffic in the ports of Genoa and Savona-Vado Ligure reached a historic record of almost three million TEUs
Genoa
Cruise passengers increased by 6.1%; ferry passengers decreased by 4.0%.
Busan Port has again set its all-time record for annual container throughput.
Busan
Last year the total was 24.88 million TEUs (+2.0%)
Panama Ports Company has initiated arbitration proceedings against the Republic of Panama
Panama
Extensive damage reported and state authorities' reluctance to respond to repeated requests for confrontation
In 2025, freight traffic in Sardinia's ports grew by +3.0%
Cagliari
Slight decline in cruise passengers contained by the launch of home ports in Cagliari and Olbia
Freight traffic in the port of Barcelona to remain stable in 2025
Barcelona
In the fourth quarter alone, 16.7 million tonnes were handled (+4.5%)
Maersk and Hapag-Lloyd bring back India/Middle East-Mediterranean service via Suez
In 2025, ships transiting the Panama Canal increased by +14.1%
In 2025, ships transiting the Panama Canal increased by +14.1%
Panama
The ports of the Central American nation handled 9,915,357 containers (+3.6%)
Last year, container traffic in the port of Tangier Med reached a record 11.1 million TEUs (+8.4%)
Last year, container traffic in the port of Tangier Med reached a record 11.1 million TEUs (+8.4%)
Anjra
New all-time high in total goods
In 2025, Turkish ports handled a record traffic of 553.3 million tonnes of cargo (+4.0%)
Ankara
Container traffic in Italy reached a new all-time high of 678,715 TEUs (+9.8%). Ship traffic through the Bosphorus Strait declined.
APM Terminals will take over the interim management of the Panamanian ports of Cristóbal and Balboa.
Panama
President Mulino urged Panama Ports Company to cooperate fully in view of this new phase
New crop of historic records harvested by Chinese ports
New crop of historic records harvested by Chinese ports
Beijing
In 2025, maritime ports handled 11.63 billion tons of goods (+3.7%)
PPC denounces the contradictory nature of the ruling by the Supreme Court of Justice of Panama with respect to the current legal framework
Balboa
The company does not exclude the possibility of resorting to national and international legal action
Lukoil signs agreement with US-based Carlyle to sell the Russian group's international assets
Fly
The transaction will need to be authorized by the U.S. Office of Foreign Assets Control.
Panama's Supreme Court of Justice declares the law on the concession contract with the Panama Ports Company unconstitutional.
Panama
Last year, PPC port terminals handled 3.9 million containers
Royal Caribbean Cruises has ordered two new cruise ships from Chantiers de l'Atlantique with options for four more
Royal Caribbean Cruises has ordered two new cruise ships from Chantiers de l'Atlantique with options for four more
Miami
New orders for ten new river vessels are planned. A record financial year.
CMA CGM establishes a joint venture with Stonepeak to which it will contribute ten container terminals
New York/Los Angeles
The American company will own 75% and 25% of the shares, respectively. It will invest 2.4 billion dollars.
German rail freight companies reject 37% increase in train path prices
Berlin
Die Güterbahnen urges the Minister of Transport to present the promised reform of the fare system
FS Logistix increases weekly rotations on the Duisburg-Milan railway line from six to ten
Milan
Two daily connections are made in each direction
In the fourth quarter of 2025, freight traffic in the port of Antwerp-Zeebrugge decreased by -4.9%.
Antwerp
For the whole year the decline was -4.1%
Valletta Cruise Port records record annual cruise traffic
London
In 2025, there were 963 thousand passengers (+2.3%)
Evergreen invests up to nearly $1.5 billion in the construction of 23 container ships
Taipei
Seven 5,900 TEU vessels have been ordered from Jiangsu New Yangzi Shipbuilding and 16 3,100 TEU vessels from CSSC Huangpu Wenchong Shipbuilding.
In 2025, Spanish ports handled a record container traffic of almost 19 million TEUs
Madrid
New historic highs also for conventional goods and passengers
First container transhipment operation in an Algerian port
First container transhipment operation in an Algerian port
Algiers
It happened on Sunday at the port of Djen Djen
Truckers from Serbia, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Montenegro, and North Macedonia block borders
Belgrade
Week-long protest against the EU's new entry/exit system
Resumption of attacks against ships in the Red Sea region threatened
Tehran
They would be implemented in response to an escalation of US and allied military actions in the region.
New annual record for maritime traffic in the Straits of Malacca and Singapore
New annual record for maritime traffic in the Straits of Malacca and Singapore
Port Klang
Last year, for the first time, over 100,000 ships passed through
New record of sailors abandoned by shipowners
London
In 2025, 6,223 crew members from 410 ships were abandoned
Two FMC commissioners call on the US government to take action against Canadian and Mexican ports
Washington
Enforcement of provision aimed at preventing freight carriers from evading the Harbor Maintenance Fee urged
Annual container traffic handled by the port of Algeciras remains stable.
Algeciras
A 6.2% decrease in the weight of goods in containers was recorded
The EU Commission authorizes Italy to provide financial support for rail operations in ports.
Rome
Incentives for a maximum total of 30 million euros over five years
A Livorno port pilot loses his life in a collision
Livorno
The dynamics of the accident are still under investigation.
Study on alternative marine fuels as potential marine pollutants and the effectiveness of response measures
Lisbon
It was commissioned by the European Maritime Safety Agency
The first in-person meeting of the international working group "Cruises & Port Cities" will take place in Taranto.
Taranto/La Spezia
Pisano (AdSP Liguria Orientale): the relationship between the city and the port is strategic, particularly in relation to cruise traffic
G20 merchandise trade trend to fluctuate in the fourth quarter of 2025
Paris
Trade in services is growing
Extension of incentives for rail freight shunting in ports
Rome
Paper (Fermerci): the sector, however, continues to suffer as demonstrated by the overall data for 2025
MPC Container Ships revenues decreased by -4.3% in 2025
Oslo
Net income was $236.4 million (-11.4%)
Saipem has been awarded a further offshore contract in Saudi Arabia
Milan
Order worth approximately 500 million dollars
The new offices of the Eastern Sicily Port Authority have been inaugurated in the port of Pozzallo.
Pozzallo
Contract worth approximately 750 thousand euros
Finmar appointed agent in Italy for United Global Ro-Ro
Genoa
Two services scheduled with stops at the port of Genoa
Contract awarded for the expansion of the San Cataldo Pier in the port of Bari
Bari
They will be carried out by the Rti Fincantieri Infrastructure Opere Marittime, Boskalis Italia, Zeta and e-Marine
The digital registry of maritime workers and the digital navigation booklet are law
Genoa
Article 11 of Legislative Decree 19/2026 establishes AGEMAR
DB Cargo plans to cut around 6,000 jobs
Berlin
Negotiations with employee representatives to begin soon
In 2025, containers transported by RCL's fleet increased by +8.8%
Bangkok
Revenues from this activity grew by +5.2%
Regarding Tardini's nomination as president of the Western Sicily Port Authority, Salvini and Schifani have (for now) buried the hatchet.
Palermo
Annual container traffic grows by 5.4% at HHLA port terminals
Hamburg
Record revenues expected at 1.76 billion euros (+9.9%)
Container traffic at the Port of New York is expected to grow by 2.3% in 2025.
New York
Significant increase in full containers for export
Politics and Assiterminal celebrate the extension of the port bonus
Rome/Genoa
Ferrari: understood the value of the planning behind the reformulation of the law
Container traffic at the port of Hong Kong decreased by -3.2% in January
Hong Kong
1.13 million TEUs were handled
Costamare secures $940 million in revenue from the charter of 12 container ships
Monk
CMA CGM has ordered six 1,700 TEU LNG containerships from Cochin Shipyard.
Marseille
By the end of the year, the number of Indian seafarers on board the French group's ships will rise to 1,500.
Cargo traffic at the port of Singapore grew by 13.0% last month.
Singapore
Containers amounted to 3,892,370 TEUs (+11.3%)
Filt Cgil, meeting on the importance of Article 17 of Law 84/94
Rome
It will be held tomorrow in Rome at the Frentani Congress Center
Britta Weber has been appointed as the new chief executive officer of the Hupac Group.
Noise
He is the current vice president of UPS Healthcare for Europe and Asia.
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Saipem to acquire mobile offshore drilling unit for $272.5 million
Milan
Agreement with Norwegian Deep Value Driller
The 59th edition of the San Giorgio Award will be held in Genoa on February 20th.
Genoa
The Targa San Giorgio will be awarded to Gian Enzo Duci
Filt Cgil appeals against Cartour's authorization to carry out lashing and unlashing operations.
Medlog inaugurates a logistics park at Dammam's King Abdulaziz Port
Geneva
It occupies an area of over 100 thousand square meters
Manageritalia and Assologistica sign the renewal of the Ccnl managers of the logistics
Rome
Monthly gross earnings increase at 750 Euros in three tranche
Subscribed a binding agreement for the acquisition of Qube by Macquarie Asset Management
Sydney
It was unanimously approved by the Australian logistic group Cda
Meyer Turku completed the design of a cruise ship to zero net emissions
Turku
The main fuel is biomethanol
Last year the turnover of Kalmar grew by +1%
Helsinki
Operating income, net profit and new orders in increase respective of +26%, +28% and +8%
Terminal Investment Limited puts hands on the Peruvian port of Pisco
Lima
Acquired the Portuario de Paracas Terminal
Assagenti urges a more constant and timely information on the progress of the work of the new dam of Genoa
Grimaldi has taken delivery of the Grande Michigan
Naples
It is the eighth Pure Car and Truck Carrier ammonia ready of the Neapolitan group
Meeting between the presidents of the Maritime Federation and Assoporti
Rome
Mario Mattioli and Roberto Petri addressed the main issues of the maritime cluster
Morocco's Marsa Maroc participates in the development of the port of Monrovia
Casablanca
Contract for the management of two docks and the construction of a multipurpose terminal
South Korea's Pan Ocean buys ten VLCCs from compatriot SK Shipping
Seoul
Transaction valued at approximately $668 million
Stefano Messina has been confirmed as president of Assarmatori
Rome
He will also lead the shipowners' association in the four-year period 2026-2030
Roberto Mantovanelli has been appointed Secretary General of the Northern Adriatic Port Authority.
Venice
The 2026-2028 Three-Year Operational Plan for the Ports of Venice and Chioggia has been approved.
In 2025, Albanian ports handled a record traffic of 8.2 million tons of goods (+6.2%)
Tirana
A new peak in passengers also amounted to 1.7 million units (+6.4%)
WASS (Fincantieri) has been awarded a contract by Saudi Arabia for the supply of lightweight torpedoes
Trieste
The order is worth more than 200 million euros
Oxin (Somec) awarded a major order for the construction of kitchen, pantry, catering and bar areas for two cruise ships
San Vendemiano
The value of the order is 53 million euros
Sogedim launches a daily service between Carpi and Campogalliano/England
Carpi
Daily shuttle departing from the logistics hubs of Campogalliano, Carpi and Prato
Danaos Corporation reports record quarterly and annual revenue.
Athens
Profits are falling
CPPIB and OMERS are considering selling their 67% stake in Associated British Ports.
London
Maersk orders eight 18,600 TEU dual-fuel containerships
Copenhagen
Built by New Times Shipbuilding Co., they will be delivered between 2029 and 2030.
PaxOcean opens new shipyard in Singapore
Singapore
It occupies an area of 17.3 hectares
The largest container ship ever arrived in the port of Trieste
Trieste
Port of call of the "MSC Diana" which has a capacity of approximately 19,000 TEUs
Antin Infrastructure Partners acquires U.S. shipbuilder Vigor Marine Group
New York
It has shipyards in Seattle, Portland, Vancouver, San Diego and Norfolk
In 2025, Moroccan ports handled a record traffic of 262.6 million tons of goods (+8.9%)
Rabat
Transhipment equal to 50.5% of the total
Yang Ming deploys first of five 15,500 TEU dual-fuel LNG vessels on Asia-Mediterranean route
Keelung
It will be used in the MD2 service
Study highlights challenges for LNG containerships in complying with future cold ironing connection requirements
Berlin/Hamburg
Fincantieri and Wsense reach agreement to offer cutting-edge underwater systems
Trieste
Co-development of advanced wireless technology solutions planned
Study finds high levels of persistent organic pollutants caused by shipbreaking activities
Brussels
Port of Livorno: tender for ship-generated waste management begins
Livorno
The expected value of the contract is over 40 million euros
DSV revenue and profits impacted by Schenker acquisition
Copenhagen
In 2025, turnover grew by +48.0%
Wärtsilä reports significant growth in quarterly and annual results for the Marine segment
Helsinki
The Finnish group's new orders acquired in 2025 remain stable.
Dutch company Portwise has been bought by its compatriot Haskoning
Rijswijk
The company offers solutions for optimizing terminal operations through automation and electrification
Construction of the first of six container ships for Italia Marittima has begun in China.
Trieste
The ships, which will be able to use traditional fuel and methanol, will have a capacity of 2,400 TEUs
In the Strait of Hormuz, armed vessels ordered a US tanker to stop
Southampton/London
GTS announces new rail services between the port of Genoa and central and southern Italy.
Bari
Connections via the Segrate Milan terminal
Kuehne+Nagel expands CargoCity South at Frankfurt Airport
Schindellegi
A new facility will be completed and taken over at the end of 2028
The number of dual-fuel vessels employed by liner shipping lines is set to double by 2025
Washington
Currently, 74% of the order book consists of units of this type
AD Ports signs agreement to build and operate multipurpose terminal at Matadi Port
Abu Dhabi/Kinshasa
Relaunch of the Banana Deepwater Port Construction Project
Confitarma: The Revenue Agency's position risks having serious repercussions on Italian seafarers' employment.
Rome
Bucchioni appointed pro tempore president of the Association of Freight Forwarders of the Port of La Spezia
La Spezia
The tender for the development of the shipbuilding hub in the port of Ancona has begun.
Ancona
The AdSP Management Committee has approved the call for tenders
ONE's quarterly financial performance declines further
Singapore
The volume of containerized cargo transported by the fleet remains stable
Laura DiBella's nomination for FMC presidency has been signed.
Washington
His term will expire on June 30, 2028.
Port of Singapore saw record bunker deliveries in 2025
Singapore
PSA-MOL joint venture to manage a new ro-ro terminal
The port of Taranto was visited by a delegation from the Japanese FLOWRA
Taranto
The association brings together 21 of the main Japanese energy players
ABB's new orders in a quarter exceed $10 billion for the first time.
Zurich
Growing demand in the maritime, port and railway sectors
In the United States, MSC was fined a total of $22.67 million
Washington
The Federal Maritime Commission has released the results of an investigation
Signal Ocean has acquired AXSMarine
Paris/London
The company offers web platforms to support the ship charter sector
CSC Vespucci and Livorno Reefer will form a single platform dedicated to fruit and vegetable and exotic products in the port of Livorno
Livorno
Livorno Reefer to acquire stake in CSC
Stena RoRo has placed an order for two ro-ro vessels in China with options for four more.
Gothenburg
They were designed in cooperation with the Italian Naos
Shanghai Zhonggu Logistics Co. to Order Four New 6,000-TEU Containerships
Shanghai
The order will include options for two additional vessels
UPS revenues decreased by 2.6% in 2025
In the last quarter alone, a decrease of -3.2% was recorded
ICS has published its periodic analysis of flag state performance
London
Michail Stahlhut will step down as CEO of Hupac in May
Noise
Bertschi: Under his leadership, the company's position as a leading provider of combined road/rail transport in Europe has been strengthened.
Members of the Ravenna Marine Resource Partnership Body have been appointed.
Ravenna
It will meet for the first time on February 4th and will remain in office for four years
Messina (Assarmatori): MIT's decree on cold ironing is a good thing.
Rome
This is a fundamental step - he underlined - to ensure that the electrification of the platforms is actually usable.
Contship has joined the Digital Container Shipping Association's DCSA+ program.
Melzo
Among the goals, improving the efficiency of terminal operations, the accuracy of planning and collaboration with shipping companies.
The Argentine Port Workers' Federation threatens a strike at national ports.
The Silver
Action in support of workers at the port of Concepción del Uruguay
In 2025, freight traffic in the port of Taranto grew by +0.8%
Taranto
In the last quarter alone, a decrease of -22.6% was recorded
Last year, container traffic in the port of Valencia grew by +3.4%
Valencia
5,662,661 TEUs were handled
Fincantieri wins Italian Navy contract to enhance naval vessels' cyber resilience
New facility in Charleston for the production and testing of marine power and propulsion systems
Arlington
It was inaugurated by Leonardo DRS, a subsidiary of the Italian Leonardo
Project to strengthen maritime and port cybersecurity
Brest/Brussels/Rome
The partners are France Cyber Maritime, FEPORT and the Federation of the Sea
Container traffic at the Port of Los Angeles fell by 10.6% in the last quarter of 2025.
Los Angeles
A decrease of -0.6% was recorded for the whole year
In the first six months of operation InnoWay Trieste produced 170 railway wagons
Trieste
The construction of 600 units is planned in Bagnoli della Rosandra in 2026
Ferretti rejects KKCG Maritime's partial and conditional voluntary takeover bid.
Milan
Strong confidence in the company's long-term strategy reaffirmed
Haropa Port sets new container traffic record
Le Havre
Last year, overall freight traffic increased by +2%
Decio Lucano, the dean of shipping journalists, has passed away.
Genoa
His paper adventures are countless, including "Vita e Mare" and "TMM", but also digital with "DL News"
Marsa Maroc orders 106 electric terminal tractors from Terberg
Benschop
They will be employed in the port of Nador West Med
Contargo acquires 50% of Cargo-Center-Graz Logistik
Mannheim
The German company extends its intermodal network to the Adriatic ports of Koper and Rijeka.
A single binding offer from Dubai for the purchase of the Venice Ro-Port Mos
Venice
The company manages the terminal for the motorways of the sea and cruises in Fusina
The Port of Long Beach handled record container traffic in 2025
Long Beach
In the last quarter, a decrease of -8.8% was recorded
HMM to introduce AI-based autonomous navigation solutions on 40 vessels
Seoul
Contract with Avikus and agreement with KSOE
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
Filt Cgil, meeting on the importance of Article 17 of Law 84/94
Rome
It will be held tomorrow in Rome at the Frentani Congress Center
A conference on congestion in the North West logistics system will be held in Genoa on January 19th.
Genoa
It will be held at the Transparency Hall of the Liguria Region
››› Meetings File
PRESS REVIEW
Auction of megaterminal in Santos may be postponed due to deadlock within the Federal Government
(A Tribuna)
East Port Said Port faces a new challenge with Europe's carbon rules for shipping
(EnterpriseAM)
››› Press Review File
FORUM of Shipping
and Logistics
Intervento del presidente Tomaso Cognolato
Roma, 19 giugno 2025
››› File
Two new rail connections to Germany from the Padua Interport
Padua
They are operated by InRail and LTE Italia
Intersea has become the general agent in Italy for the Portuguese GS Lines
Genoa
The shipping company is part of Grupo Sousa
MSC and Qatari company Maha to develop and manage the Libyan port of Misurata
Paris/Misurata
An investment of 1.5 billion dollars is expected
F2i has been awarded the concession for the Lavagna tourist port
Milan
The concession contract will have a duration of 50 years
Eni launches the hull of the Coral North FLNG
Geoje/San Donato Milanese
It will be used offshore Cabo Delgado, north of Mozambique.
Laghezza has acquired a logistics warehouse in Sarzana
La Spezia
The aim is to establish a local hub for local production activities.
The Red Sea Container Terminal at the Egyptian port of Sokhna has been inaugurated.
Sokhna
It is operated by a joint venture of Hutchison Ports, COSCO and CMA Terminals
The GNV Altair ferry has joined the GNV fleet
Genoa
It has a capacity of 2,700 passengers and 915 linear metres of rolling stock.
Ignazio Messina & C. has acquired full control of Thermocar
Genoa
The Genoese company operates in the temperature-controlled refrigerated container logistics sector.
Maersk confirms resumption of MECL transits through the Suez Canal
Copenhagen
The line connects India and the Middle East with the US East Coast
Genco's board of directors rejected Diana Shipping's acquisition proposal.
New York/Athens
The American company, however, leaves a glimmer of hope by admitting the validity of the merger
MSC will include the port of Trieste in the Dragon Italy-USA service
Geneva
The Julian port will be reached starting from the second half of February
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