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September 19, 2012
Sched Netweb site
  • Hong Kong August volume off 9.2pc to 1.9 million TEU, Singapore up 4.5pc
  • OOCL to hike southeast Asia-Australia rate US$200/TEU on October 15
  • Fujian-Taiwan direct sea cargo volume soars 54.6pc in first eight months
  • Combined Los Angeles-Long Beach container volumes decline in August
  • Evergreen's second quarter profit too small to wipe out first half loss
  • Range of Asia-Europe/Red Sea rate increases coming in next two weeks
  • Singapore's manufacturing sinks to August low after buoyant months
  • Russian WTO status expected to boost already fast rising trade with China
  • Panalpina offers Singapore to Prague, Budapest LCL, from Shanghai to Graz
  • Forwarders may re-deploy as Shanghai numbers signal wider China slowdown
  • St Lawrence Seaway August up 6.8pc on China, European coal and iron exports
  • Shippers look to air cargo while shipping lines absorbed with slow-steaming
  • World Flight Services signed as ground handles for TAP Portugal in US
  • ICAO holds meeting to enhance security without losing speed or economy

Exim Indiaweb site
SEPTEMBER 18, 2012
  • Charleston port's box volume up 19 pc in Aug.
  • Kerala to promote coastal shipping, will create 3,000 cr. fund
  • MALA 2012 again sets the standard for recognising & celebrating excellence
  • MSC's transhipment test call with mega box load at its Le Havre terminal
  • NYK LNG carrier recognised for reporting seawater temperatures
  • OOCL launches intra-Asia KTX5 service
  • Reiner Allgeier takes charge as Managing Director of Schenker India
  • Russia's GCS seeks to expand dry & liquid bulk transportation through ISO containers
  • UAE ports' container volume growth to be above global average
  • Cut import duty on tea, demand traders
  • State govt plans int'l cruise terminal at Mumbai Port
  • UK report sheds light on challenges in Asian port projects
  • Maharashtra container transporters body hikes charges
  • RBI keeps repo rate steady at 8 pc, cuts CRR to 4.5 pc
  • MACCIA's ex-im training programme from Oct. 1-5
  • P. C. Nambiar elected EPCES Chairman, A. K. Jain Vice-Chairman

International Transport Journalweb site
SEPTEMBER 18, 2012
  • No segmented approach over Lake of Geneva
    Switzerland's Federal Office of Civil Aviation (FOCA) has said that it is opposed to a segmented approach over the Lake of Geneva to the city's airport. According to FOCA, this app...
  • US airports call for national aviation policy
    The Airports Council International-North America (ACI-NA) board of directors has unanimously approved a resolution which calls upon the US government to create a national aviation ...
  • Saudi Airlines Cargo to serve nine new destinations in West Africa
    Saudi Airlines Cargo is to provide access to nine additional destinations in West Africa via its hub in Lagos (Nigeria). With a daily B747 freighter to Lagos and...
  • Italy's Fedespedi reshuffled board
    Piero Lazzeri has been re-elected president of Fedespedi, the Italian federation of the freight forwarding companies, for another three years. The board, re-elected at the general ...
  • Jim Ethier from Bush Brothers elected to Kenco board of directors
    Kenco, a provider of distribution and fulfilment, transportation services and intelligent information technology based in Tennessee (USA), announced that Jim Ethier has been electe...
  • EVR Cargo's separation from Estonian Railways completed
    A court in the Republic of Estonia recently endorsed the separation of Estonian Railways Ltd (EVR). As a result, its freight subsidiary AS EVR Cargo has become an independent compa...
  • Joe Bento appointed chief sales officer for Seko Logistics
    Seko Logistics, a provider of supply-chain solutions, as well as comprehensive transportation, logistics and IT solutions, has appointed Joe Bento to its executive management team ...
  • Geodis Calberson expands infrastructure in UK
    The parcel and logistics company Geodis Calberson, part of the French logistics operator SNCF Geodis, has recently expanded its infrastructure in the UK as part of a five-year exp...
  • Ale and Roll-Lift: heavylift JV in Canada
    The global heavylift and transportation providers Ale and Roll-Lift recently formed a joint venture called Ale Roll-Lift Canada, based in Edmonton, Alberta. The new venture will br...
  • Sparks Commercial Services' first ATF lane in UK now open for business
    The Renault Trucks dealer Sparks Commercial Services Ltd has opened its newly built VOSA-approved authorised testing facility (ATF) at its Portsmouth site. The new ATF test station...
  • Volvo Trucks expanding in Russia
    The Swedish company Volvo Trucks is investing SEK 783 million (EUR 91 million) in a new facility in Kaluga to expand its presence in the premium heavy trucks segment in Russia. Vol...
  • DB Schenker Rail diverts 1,800 trains from the Alpine transit route
    The German service provider DB Schenker Rail reported that the planned five-week total closure of the Brenner Pass railway for freight traffic to Italy did not cause any problems f...
  • ICTSI Poland handles wind farm components
    Baltic Container Terminal (BCT), the Polish subsidiary of International Container Terminal Services Inc (ICTSI), recently handled it...

Marine Logweb site
SEPTEMBER 18, 2012
  • Cummins reorganizes Commercial Marine Business
  • Nichols Bros to build superstructure for second WSF ferry
  • Ingalls wins CG 47 contract worth potential $468 million
  • Gulf Island books liftboat contract
  • Ezra adds to war chest

World Wide Shipperweb site
SEPTEMBER 18, 2012
  • Vancouver, USA port board Oks Freight Access Project 7
  • Jones Lang LaSalle paper predicts need for inland ports
  • NYK bridge simulator nets Nippon Kaiji Kyokai certification
  • Oregon Senate names Pearce to Port of Portland Commission
  • Inchcape Shipping Services warns of Portuguese port woes

Lloyd's Listweb site
SEPTEMBER 18, 2012
  • Proper regulation of UK pilotage is long overdue
    A controversial bill gets its second reading next month
  • Busy European spot market fails to lift aframax rates
    Surplus tonnage outweighs effects of increased cargo demand
  • When is a payment guarantee actually a demand bond?
    When dealing with guarantees in shipbuilding projects, it is crucial to record intentions in the clearest possible language
  • Q&A: Skuld Syndicate 1897 active underwriter Bernt Hellman
    Most sectors of the insurance industry 'are fundamentally underpriced'
  • The simple success of a Chinese ship lessor
    Grown from scratch, Minsheng Financial Leasing has topped the shipping leasing market in China with an ambition to go overseas
  • China's slowdown and the intra-Asia trades
    Demand in the world's sturdiest trade lanes is changing as the regional giant's export growth slows
  • Piracy activity picks up but vessels held halves in August
    Tankers and bulk carriers still most at risk, shows Clarksons data
  • Frontline quits Orion suezmax pool
    Shock decision leaves Nordic American in full charge of venture
  • Industry confidence dips back to all-time low
    Moore Stephens reveals growing concern about overtonnaging and economic downturn
  • Taking the fight to the pirates
    We need a global response to tackle a diverse, evolving and widespread crime
  • Exclusive: US complaint behind car carrier antitrust probe
    Collusion between Japanese lines and customers alleged
  • Boiling over
    In troubled times, nations use trade as a weapon
  • No rise in sight
    Brokers say overcapacity will defeat rate increases
  • Chevron takes two more Maran VLCCs
    Builds on a relationship already encompassing eight tankers under bareboat
  • Exclusive: Dosco confirms appetite for 10 VLCCs
    Will the tanker market be flooded with Cosco ships built by Cosco yards?
  • Growth in seaborne trade robust but not spread evenly in rebound
    International Transport Forum report finds a two-speed recovery with developing nations faring better
  • Hong Kong offers low-sulphur fuel incentive
    Scheme extends 50% cut in port and light dues to ships burning cleaner bunkers
  • OECD spells out link between jobs creation and cargo throughput
    Detailed report comes as European Commission prepares for conference on unlocking growth
  • Cosco Pacific volumes rise 8.4%
    August sees the company's largest box throughput climb at Qingdao
  • Global Ports shares are a buy, says research house
    Rating is 'a bet on long-term structural growth in the domestic container segment'
  • Cruiseship calls dropped over Muslim unrest
    Operators give North Africa a miss after film protests
  • Two Classic International vessels arrested in Marseilles
    French reports cite unpaid bunker and salary bills
  • Downside risk looms for container lines, Alphaliner warns
    Weak late summer freight rates could hurl carriers back into the red
  • Exclusive: Munich Re voices doubts over anti-piracy measures
    Emerging problem off West Africa brings different challenges, says shipping expert
  • Hong Kong box volumes drop 9.2%
    August data highlights slowdown in China but continued growth in Singapore
  • From Pussy Riot to Privalov
    Sovcomflot has taken the unusual step of publicly calling for leniency for somebody guilty of ripping it off for a lot of money.

Fairplayweb site
SEPTEMBER 18, 2012
  • Fight brews over Ross bid
    OPPOSITION has arisen to an offer by Wilbur Ross to buy an additional 34% stake in LPG operator Navigator Holdings from the Lehman Brothers bankruptcy estate
  • French arrest cruise ships
    TWO CRUISE ships and their crews were stranded today in Marseilles after having been arrested last week because of debts that are allegedly unpaid
  • Liner earnings struggle seen stretching out
    MANY BOX liners will be struggling for positive operating income this year, as freight rates continue to weaken since their Q2 spike, an analyst warned today
  • Paragon plots reverse split
    MICHAEL Bodouroglou-led Paragon Shipping is planning a 1-for-10 reverse stock split to save its NYSE listing, according to a recent SEC filing
  • Greeks hold 120 held in people smuggling
    GREEK authorities are today holding 120 people in connection with people smuggling attempts over the past week
  • Bangladeshi breakers rebound to 206 ships
    BREAKERS in Bangladesh have reportedly dismantled 206 ships in the first nine months of 2012, the highest number in the past two years of turmoil in the sector
  • Gibson sees demand as tanker sector pivot
    GROWTH is likely to slow again for both the crude and product tanker fleets up to the end of next year, EA Gibson has warned
  • HPH Trust keeps its 'buy'
    DBS GROUP Research is maintaining its 'buy' ratings for Singapore-listed Hutchison Port Holdings Trust, citing the group's positive August results
  • SCF figure sentenced
    A RUSSIAN judge has sentenced Yury Privalov, the former London manager of Sovcomflot, for an embezzlement conviction
  • TBS founder Royce quits
    TBS SHIPPING has confirmed that founder Joe Royce will resign as CEO, effective on 30 September
  • More effort urged in pirate fight
    THE ASIAN Shipowners Forum today called on various governments, particularly Benin and Nigeria in West Africa, to take "stronger action" both on shore and at sea to counter piracy and armed robbery
  • Fortescue wins bank backing
    FORTESCUE shares jumped to $3.68 today, adding $1.6Bm to the mining giant's value, after two world banks agreed to extend it a $4.5Bn credit lifeline

The Journal of Commerceweb site
SEPTEMBER 18, 2012
  • New York Port Hiring Agent Loses License
    An administrative law judge has upheld the Waterfront Commission of New York Harbor's decision to revoke a Ports America hiring...
  • Federal Regulators Close Steak-Hauling Trucker
    Falsified driver logbooks raised red flags for federal agents conducting a compliance review of a Kansas City, Kan.-based steak-hauling operation...
  • Nehru Port Scraps Fourth Terminal Bid
    India's port privatization program suffered a serious blow Monday when the Jawaharlal Nehru Port Authority (Nhava Sheva), the country's largest...
  • FedEx, UPS to Lift China's Domestic Market
    Parcel shippers in China won't just get more domestic options through FedEx's and UPS's limited access in the market, but...
  • 'K' Line Forbids Executives From Visiting China
    "K" Line has stopped its executives from traveling to China as a precautionary measure as protests over a territorial dispute...
  • Piraeus Container Hub Traffic Surges 53 Percent
    Piraeus remained Cosco Pacific's top performing container hub in August as traffic surged 53 percent from a year ago and...
  • Profit Soars 114 Percent at FedEx Freight
    FedEx Freight increased revenue 5 percent from a year ago to $1.4 billion as shipments rose 4 percent in the...
  • FedEx Lowers Profit Forecast
    FedEx cut its fiscal year earnings forecast after more shippers chose slower service amid a slowing global economy, pulling down...
  • Shipping Industry Confidence Falls
    Overall confidence levels in all sectors of the shipping industry fell in the three months ended August 2012 to their...
  • Charleston 'Best Value' for 50-Foot Depth, Exec Says
    The Panama Canal expansion project scheduled for completion in 2015 will make it imperative that the Southeast has a container...
  • DHL Invests in Sydney Facility
    DHL is making a multi-million dollar investment in Australia to boost its forwarding capacity. An investment of AUD$45.8 million...
  • Strikes Hit Portugal's Ports
    Portuguese ports face a series of strikes through the second half of September, maritime services provider Inchcape Shipping Services reports....
  • NJ ILA Local OKs Strike If No Deal Reached
    An International Longshoremen's Association local in Bayonne, N.J., voted to authorize a strike and send pickets to other ports if...
  • US Diesel Prices Stay Nearly Flat for Second Straight Week
    The average cost of diesel in the U.S. stayed nearly flat for the second week in a row, rising three-hundredth...

Containerisation Internationalweb site
SEPTEMBER 18, 2012
  • Imports fall at LA/LB but transpac rates soar by over USD200
    Both combined imports and exports at the ports of Los Angeles (LA) and Long Beach (LB) - seen as the barometer of the US economy- for August have dropped compared ...
  • Portuguese ports hit by strike action as workers protest against austerity cuts
    Inchcape Shipping Services (ISS) has warned customers to expect cargo delays in Portugal over the next two weeks. A series of strikes at all Portuguese ports is ...
  • Chinese anti-Japanese protests hitting trade
    An escalation of the row between Japan and China over the sovereignty of a group of small islands and rocks in the East China Sea has dented shares of multi-national ...
  • CP redesigning intermodal services to boost US business
    Rail provider Canadian Pacific (CP) is redesigning its intermodal services - beginning with the streamlining of its east-west transcontinental service, it has told ...
  • Maersk leads the way on overweight containers
    In what may prove to be a preview of much greater things to come, Maersk Line intends to start penalising shippers who misdeclare cargo weights in Trieste from ...
  • AADA pens October rate increase
    Members of the Asia Australia Discussion Agreement (AADA), which covers the trade between North and East Asia and Australia, are to implement a general rate rise ...
  • Global supermarkets to ring the tills in India
    The Indian government has finally pushed through a controversial plan to open its retail doors to supermarket chains such as Tesco, Wal-Mart and Carrefour to enable ...
  • Textainer strengthens owned component of its fleet
    Bermuda-headquartered Textainer Group Holdings has increased the owned percentage of its box pool by spending USD66 million on acquiring 52,000TEU from two owners ...

TradeWindsweb site
SEPTEMBER 18, 2012
  • Tankers wait for Trainer
    Crude carriers working the US Atlantic Coast (USAC) may see a spike in rates when refiners reactivate domestic facilities that had been sidelined due to slim margins, according to Simpson Spence & Young (SSY).
  • Dosco closes in on mega deal
    An ever-shrinking vessel count seems to have brought a massive Chinese-sponsored VLCC order closer to reality, brokers say.
  • Metrostar grabs the mic
    Greece's Metrostar has no immediate plans of seeking freight-index-linked employment for four containerships under construction at SPP Shipbuilding in South Korea, TradeWinds has learned.
  • Daiichi plots more disposals
    Ailing Japanese operator Daiichi Chuo Kisen intends to continue selling assets in a bid to restore cash reserves and its financial health, the company told TradeWinds Tuesday.
  • Gulf Island inks liftboat
    Gulf Island Fabrication has agreed a repeat order for a liftboat for a neighbouring customer.
  • Klein: more failures
    Blue Star group boss Hermann Klein is predicting German shipping bankruptcies as rates stay low for the next 18 to 30 months.
  • GLDD hits home run
    Great Lakes Dredge & Dock of the US has secured a $24.2m contract to perform maintenance dredging in the Port of Baltimore.
  • Rena fund launched
    Greece's Costamare and the Swedish Club have established a compensation fund worth up to $27m to pay claims arising from the Rena disaster off New Zealand.
  • All yours, Herbjorn
    John Fredriksen's Frontline has pulled the plug on a pool partnership with Nordic American Tankers after less than one year.
  • Missing from mega-ship
    A major search and rescue effort was launched off the US after a female passenger disappeared from a Royal Caribbean's mega-ship.
  • Veteran duo held
    Two Classic International Cruises (CIC) vessels have been detained in Marseille over unpaid bills.
  • Ezra sells perps
    Ezra Holdings is about to become the latest offshore outfit in the Lion City to sell perpetual bonds on the Singapore stock exchange.
  • Oz cut clouds dry
    New figures out of Australia have delivered a further piece of bad news for bulker owners.
  • Master dies in sinking
    The captain of a Boluda-managed tug has been killed after the vessel capsized at Veracruz, Mexico.
  • Star bash under scrutiny
    Bermuda is to investigate how an NCL cruiseship broke free of its moorings during a "squall".
  • Rangers join the fight
    Life is about to get a dash tougher for Somali pirates with the news that an elite group of Irish troops is set to join the fight off east Africa.
  • SCF backs Privalov appeal
    Russian tanker owner Sovcomflot is standing by jailed ex-employee Yuri Privalov in his appeal against a jail sentence for defrauding the company.
  • Nordlys: leak blamed
    The fatal fire on the Hurtigruten ferry Nordlys was caused by a diesel leak, Norwegian accident investigators have found.
  • Vinashin scraps panamax
    Vinashin Ocean Shipping has scrapped one of its panamax bulkers which it bought close to the peak of the market.
  • Giant merger delayed
    JFE Holdings and IHI Corp have delayed the merger of their shipbuilding operations by a month as they wrangle with overseas regulations.
  • Yuri Privalov jailed
    Crooked ex-Sovcomflot London boss Yuri Privalov has been jailed for four and a half years in Russia for swindling the owner out of $67m.
  • Cargoship death probed
    UK police have begun an investigation into the unexplained death of a crewman on a German cargoship.
  • Taizhou tallies bulkers
    China's Taizhou Kouan shipyard has added to its bulker orderbook with a pair of panamaxes.
  • Daiichi denies rumours
    Daiichi Chuo Kisen is denying reports that it has entered the Japanese Alternative Dispute resolution system in response to pressure from creditors.
  • Royce steps down at TBS
    Joe Royce has confirmed that he is stepping down as chief executive of TBS Shipping, the tweendecker and bulker owner he founded.
  • JP Morgan likes Ezion
    JP Morgan has joined the Ezion bandwagon and published a bullish report on the offshore company.
  • Hormuz mine warning
    Commercial shipping has been warned to be vigilant in the Straits of Hormuz during a major naval exercise in the area.
  • Subsea 7 eyes pair
    Subsea 7 is said to be looking to order up to two pipelay vessel newbuildings in deals potentially worth $800m.
  • STX seals scrap deal
    STX Pan Ocean of South Korea appears to have put pen to paper on a deal to sell its oldest capesize bulker for scrap.

American Shipperweb site
SEPTEMBER 18, 2012
  • New president at Yang Ming (America)
    Wenjin Lee has been named president of the Taiwan-based shipping line's North American operations. He was previously senior vice president of equipment management and intermodal at Yang Ming's office in Jersey City, N.J.
  • Survey finds gathering gloom on waterfront
    Moore Stephens said overtonnaging was uppermost in the minds of many of the people who took part in its survey, with one noting "the only glimmer of hope is that we are approaching the limit of shipyards' comfort zones."
  • U.S. inbound container volume falls in August
  • Koller named CEO of AMI
  • Burns heads Kenco's materials handling
  • Maggio leads Saddle Creek's business development
  • U.S. Xpress starts Web-based education forum
  • U.S. challenges Chinese auto part export subsidies
    "Based on publicly available documents, 'export bases' made at least $1 billion in subsidies available to auto and auto-parts exporters in China during the years 2009 through 2011," the Office of the U.S. Trade Representative said.
  • Washington Notebook: U.S., EU seek public input on coordinating regulations
  • Navigil aims for intelligent track and trace
  • TPP countries urged to abandon yarn forward rule
    A group of U.S. apparel, textile, and footwear importers has called on TPP negotiators to eliminate out-of-date apparel trade rules to promote and sustain apparel value chains that employ millions of American workers.
  • Marine insurance facing difficult times
  • FDA bags contaminated Mexican mangoes

The Bunker Bulletinweb site
SEPTEMBER 18, 2012
  • Softer prices in Fujairah
    But Suez bucks regional trend with single digit rises.
  • Bunker prices fall sharply in Rotterdam
    Prices across all European grades plunge.
  • Shipping companies need state aid to meet ECA costs
    Baltic operator says 2015 regulations raise 'many unanswered questions'.
  • Bunker price worries fading, says survey
    Even though overall, industry outlook has turned negative.
  • Two cruise ships arrested in France
    Unpaid bunker bills provoked the action.
  • Asian players report poor demand for first-half September
    High prices a factor in persistently weak demand.
  • Greek owner orders 'eco' bulker
    Yard and owner have co-operated on design.
  • Fuel leak 'caused' fatal fire
    Norwegian cruise ship had faulty fuel pump and damaged fuel pipes.
  • Cruise industry: Fuel is 'on our mind'
    Fuel cost a consideration when cruise companies decide on locating vessels, says industry player.
  • Bunker prices plunge at major Asian ports
    Bunkering operations have resumed at South Korean ports.
  • Port strike looms in US
    Both sides in talks but outcome uncertain as election approaches.
  • Patent issued for 'very useful' fuel oil additive
    Additive allows 'unnecessary waste of oil resources', including bunker fuels.
  • Groups invest $130 million in Fujairah storage terminal
    New terminal set to boost oil storage capacity at the port.
  • Typhoon hits bunker ops in Russian Far East
    Bunker operations resume in South Korea.
  • Waste heat recovery system for auxiliary engines unveiled
    System offers bunker savings of about 100 mt per year, says Alfa Laval.
  • Brightoil takes delivery of second VLCC
    Blending facility onboard the Brightoil Gravity will minimise costs on shore, says company.

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Royal Caribbean closes second quarter with record net profit
Miami
The April-June period was very positive
Union Pacific and Norfolk Southern announced a merger agreement today.
Union Pacific and Norfolk Southern announced a merger agreement today.
Omaha/Atlanta
First coast-to-coast cargo rail network
Gurrieri resigns as Special Commissioner of the Eastern Adriatic Sea Port Authority
Trieste
The atypical reverse charge for the logistics sector will become applicable tomorrow
Milan
Ruggerone (Assologistica): one of the most strategic reforms we helped build is being implemented
Policy brief on cyber threats that pose risks to port infrastructure
Tallinn
It was developed by the NATO Cyber Defence Centre of Excellence
Interferry urges the EU Commission to harmonize its shipping decarbonization regulations with those of the IMO
Victoria
Failure to align - the association warned - will force shipping companies to pay twice for emissions.
In the second quarter of 2025, Chinese seaports handled 79.1 million containers (+6.1%)
Beijing
Total freight traffic was three billion tons (+3.3%), of which 1.3 billion tons were with foreign countries (+1.9%).
CK Hutchison announces plans to include a Chinese investor in the consortium to sell Hutchison Ports
Hong Kong
Without the participation of the COSCO shipping group, China would not authorize the sale
Sri Lanka's Supreme Court has awarded compensation of $1 billion over the X-Press Pearl accident.
Sri Lanka's Supreme Court has awarded compensation of $1 billion over the X-Press Pearl accident.
Columbus
The container ship caught fire and sank near the port of Colombo
The Greek government sends a tugboat to the Red Sea to assist ships that may be attacked by the Houthis.
The Greek government sends a tugboat to the Red Sea to assist ships that may be attacked by the Houthis.
Piraeus
The AHTS "Giant" is leaving
Saipem and Subsea7 have signed a binding merger agreement.
Saipem and Subsea7 have signed a binding merger agreement.
Milan/Luxembourg
The transaction is expected to close in the second half of 2026.
In the second quarter, the port of Valencia handled over 1.5 million containers (+4.0%)
In the first half of 2025, the amount of new orders to Chinese shipyards fell by -18.2%
Beijing
A decrease of -3.5% in new construction completed in the period was recorded
In the second quarter of 2025, freight traffic in the port of Trieste grew by +3.7%
Trieste
Bulk cargo increased. Miscellaneous cargo fell by 13.2%.
CMA CGM and TotalEnergies form joint venture for LNG bunkering in the Port of Rotterdam.
Marseille
Agreement to supply 360,000 tons of liquefied natural gas per year to the French group's ships
In the second quarter of 2025, freight traffic in Spanish ports decreased by -4.7%
Madrid
All the main product categories are decreasing except for conventional goods
Brookfield Asset Management to sell 49% of British port group PD Ports to Spain's Pontegadea
Middlesbrough
The English company has over 1,400 employees
In the quarter April-June, freight traffic in the port of Rotterdam decreased by -2.3%
In the quarter April-June, freight traffic in the port of Rotterdam decreased by -2.3%
Rotterdam
The port authority is alarmed by the state of crisis in the national industry.
The electrification of the docks in the ports of Livorno, Piombino and Portoferraio is proceeding according to plan.
Third dock for cruise traffic in the port of Catania
Catania
Pier 25's restyling completed
Another quarter of decline in freight traffic at the port of Algeciras
Algeciras
In the period April-June, containers amounted to 1.24 million TEUs (+1.0%)
A new tax applied to cruise passengers disembarking in national ports came into force today in Greece.
Athens
Belgian rail freight company Lineas receives €61 million government loan
Brussels
The measure was approved last night by the restricted council of ministers
ERTMS installation completed on 1,400 kilometers of Italian railway network
Rome
The project is financed with 2.5 billion euros from PNRR funds.
Wärtsilä's quarterly financial and commercial results are positive.
Helsinki
The Marine Electrical Systems division will be sold to the Italian company VINCI Energies.
In the port of Barcelona the number of cruise terminals will be reduced from seven to five
In the port of Barcelona the number of cruise terminals will be reduced from seven to five
Barcelona
The mayor: For the first time in history, a limit is placed on the growth of cruises in the city.
MSC and Moby have presented their commitments to meet the AGCM's requirements.
Rome
Shipping Agencies Services will sell its 49% stake in Moby, waiving the consideration in favor of the majority shareholder. Moby commits to completely repaying its debt to SAS.
Fincantieri confirms its interest in the development of American shipbuilding
Fincantieri confirms its interest in the development of American shipbuilding
Washington
Folgiero: Commitment to deliver next-generation capabilities in full alignment with U.S. strategic priorities
The Chamber of Deputies has approved the appointment of four presidents of Italian Port System Authorities.
Rome
The names proposed for the Port System Authorities of the Southern Adriatic, Central-Northern Tyrrhenian, Western Liguria, and Eastern Liguria have been approved. Voting on the Northern Tyrrhenian Authority has been postponed.
Information exchange between state administrations for the digitalization of the maritime sector begins
Rome
The first operational meeting at the Coast Guard General Command in Rome
The Clean Maritime Fuels Platform suggests measures to support the production and distribution of clean marine fuels
COSCO Shipping Ports sets new monthly and quarterly container traffic records
Hong Kong
In the period April-June, 29.4 million TEUs were handled (+4.5%)
Sharp increase in cases of seafarers abandoning their ships
London
2,286 crew members from 222 ships involved as of early 2025
Global freight traffic saw strong growth in the first quarter of this year in anticipation of new tariffs
Global freight traffic saw strong growth in the first quarter of this year in anticipation of new tariffs
Geneva
North America saw the strongest quarterly growth in imports
In the port of Antwerp-Bruges containers and rolling stock are increasing and other types of goods are decreasing
Antwerp
Traffic congestion continues at the airport, with the situation on the landside becoming critical
A study denounces the delay of European ports in equipping themselves with cold ironing facilities.
Brussels/Pozzallo
The tender to electrify the docks of the port of Pozzallo has begun.
T&E proposes to include more non-EU transhipment ports to avoid carbon leakage
Brussels
The association calls on the EU Commission to reduce the current threshold of 65% of transhipment traffic
Federlogistica urges the immediate establishment of a control room on tariffs
Genoa
The aim is also to eliminate extra costs caused by bureaucracy.
Containerized cargo handled through the port of Singapore fell by 2.9% in the second quarter.
Singapore
Last May, ship transits through the Suez Canal decreased by -6.8%
Last May, ship transits through the Suez Canal decreased by -6.8%
Cairo
The negative trend continued in June and early July
Terminal operators are not at all satisfied with a policy that seems to have no interest in ports
Rome
Cognolato: It is essential to close the ongoing trials on several fronts.
The largest ship ever to dock at Cagliari's Porto Canale at the MITO terminal.
Milan
The container ship "MSC Venice" with a capacity of 16,652 TEU arrived yesterday
On 5 and 6 November in Lisbon a summit called by the ILA against automation in the maritime and port sector
On 5 and 6 November in Lisbon a summit called by the ILA against automation in the maritime and port sector
North Bergen/Metzingen
South Korean HD Hyundai, together with German NEURA Robotics, will develop and test welding robots in shipyards
The toll of the horrific attack on the bulk carrier Eternity C in the Red Sea is still uncertain.
Mandaluyong/London/Brussels
Joint statement by ICS, BIMCO, European Shipowners, Intercargo and Intertanko
In the first half of 2025, bulk cargo increased and general cargo decreased in the port of Marseille-Fos
Marseille
Cruise passengers increase by +5%
The Senate has approved the framework law on interports
Rome
UIR, gives the Italian interport system a modern, orderly and coherent regulatory framework
Carlo De Ruvo was elected president of Confetra
Rome
Among the challenges, the uncontrolled expansion of large logistics groups and their concentration
Number of pirate attacks on ships still high in the second quarter of 2025
Number of pirate attacks on ships still high in the second quarter of 2025
Kuala Lumpur
The number of acts of violence against crews is decreasing
Telemar and TNL Group merger agreement
Telemar and TNL Group merger agreement
Oslo/Athens/Paris
One of the top three operators in the OT/IoT services market for the maritime and superyacht sectors will be created
Attacks on ships in the Red Sea still cause deaths among seafarers
Portsmouth
Liberian-flagged bulk carrier " Eternity C" targeted
Canadian shipbuilding company Davie acquires second shipyard in Finland
Helsinki/Pori
It will buy the Enersense Offshore shipyard
Amendment on Port Labor Supply Agencies Approved
Rome
Immediate transformation into Agencies authorised to provide temporary port work
Salvini appoints a manager of a private shipping company from Campania as president of the regional AdSP
Rome
This is Eliseo Cuccaro, CEO of Alilauro
Extend the application of the 0.1% sulphur limit in marine fuels globally
Extend the application of the 0.1% sulphur limit in marine fuels globally
Berlin
This is proposed by an analysis by the International Council on Clean Transportation
IMO and EU condemn renewed attacks on ships in the Red Sea
London/Brussels
Dominguez: New violation of international law and freedom of navigation
In the first half of 2025, container traffic in the port of Gioia Tauro grew by +10.5%
Joy Taurus
2,186,211 TEUs were handled
A bulk carrier was attacked in the Red Sea
Portsmouth
The crew abandoned the ship which began to take on water
German government allocates 400 million euros to support energy transition in maritime-port sector
Over 78 million euros to the ports of Augusta and Taranto for offshore wind
Rome
Funds distributed over three years starting from 2025
The PNRR tender for interports has been reopened.
Rome
Resources available amounting to 2.2 million euros
Port of Livorno: Workers are the priority in the LTM crisis
Livorno
UPS's quarterly earnings performance declines
Atlanta
Net income in the April-June quarter was $1.28 billion (-8.9%)
Approval for the 2025 budget variation of the Southern Tyrrhenian and Ionian Sea Port Authority.
Gioia Tauro
500 thousand euros for the 49% share held by the Port Agency company
FHP Group acquires the remaining 10% stake in Lotras
Milan/Foggia
The integration between Lotras and CFI Intermodal will begin to create FHP Intermodal.
OITAF scientific document on good practices in the logistics and transport of fresh fruit and vegetables
Milan
The Northern Tyrrhenian Sea Port Authority has joined the PLIKA
Livorno
Platform dedicated to training, innovation and knowledge sharing in the logistics and port sectors
Matteo Paroli's nomination as president of the Western Ligurian Sea Port Authority has been signed.
Rome
He has a degree in law and a specialization in administrative law.
Container throughput increases in Haropa Port, while bulk cargo decreases.
Le Havre
In the first half of this year, containers were 1.51 million TEUs (+4%)
Bureau Veritas reports a 9.8% quarterly increase in revenues in the Marine & Offshore segment
Courbevoie
Kalmar and Konecranes increase new orders in the April-June quarter
Helsinki
The turnover of the two Finnish companies is slightly increasing
Container traffic in the port of Barcelona fell by 12.2% in the second quarter.
Barcelona
Assiterminal threatens a new wave of appeals against regulations it believes are damaging to port operations
Genoa
2M Logistics signs an agreement with Salerno-based Gallozzi
Barendrecht
The Dutch company will represent GF Logistics, a subsidiary of the Italian group, in the Benelux region.
Swiss company Kuehne+Nagel's quarterly profits fell
Schindellegi
In the period April-June of this year, net turnover grew by +1.7%
Yang Ming orders three 8,000 TEU container ships from Nihon Shipyard and Imabari Shipbuilding
Keelung/Imabari
Contract valued at $351.3-394.5 million
Italia Nostra reiterates its strong concerns about the construction of the Fiumicino-Isola Sacra port.
Rome
European maritime cities, destinations for cruise tourism - the association highlights - denounce the phenomenon of over-tourism in the cruise sector
Egypt's first automotive terminal has come into operation at Port Said East.
East Port Said
It can accommodate two car carriers at the same time
SAILING LIST
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
Rijeka Gateway Terminal to become operational in early September
Copenhagen
The first ship at the second container terminal of the Croatian port is expected on September 12
Falteri (Federlogistica) urges us to focus on the development of "polycentric" logistics
Genoa
The Simplified Logistics Zone should be the cornerstone of the strategy
Tsuneishi Shipbuilding Co. acquired Mitsui E&S Shipbuilding Co.
Hiroshima/Tokyo
It was renamed Tsuneishi Solutions Tokyobay Co.
Pessina (Federagenti): Northern European logistics system is struggling. Let's take advantage of it!
Rome
Unexpected opportunity - he underlines - for the Mediterranean ports and Italian ones in particular
MSC Cruises Joins Carnival and Royal Caribbean in Capitalizing on Grand Bahama Shipyard
Miami
Negotiations underway since the end of 2024 have been successfully concluded
At The International Propeller Clubs the Dorso Award for the Mediterranean area
Naples
In recognition of the primary role played by logistics operators in Mediterranean traffic
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