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December 19, 2012
Sched Netweb site
  • HK falls 4.3pc in November to 1.9 million TEU, Singapore up 4.7pc
  • Qingdao now 7th biggest port as Shandong volume surpasses billion tonnes,
  • Vessels urged to beware of dolphin monitoring gear in Hong Kong Harbour
  • Georgia Ports Authority installs four Konecranes hybrid electric RTGs
  • E-commerce said to buy logistics companies to gain in-house capacity
  • Sino-Russian floating river ice road opens for freight traffic on border
  • Dachser to buy out Spanish partner Azkar to cover Iberian Peninsula
  • Canadian National strikes new noise abatement deal in ex-urban Chicago
  • BIMCO Shanghai Centre to open in February under Wei Zhuang
  • Hong Kong airport cargo up 9.3pc, record November high of 374,000 tonnes
  • Eco-tourism prompts Hanoi to pay for airfield lighting at Phu Quoc Airport
  • Since 2011, air cargo shrinks as passenger volumes, yields rise: IATA

Exim Indiaweb site
DECEMBER 18, 2012
  • DB Schenker focusing on last mile delivery in India
  • ICS sets out future for Arctic shipping
  • Next batch of IIFF-FIATA Diploma course to commence in Jan.
  • P&I negotiations seen to be difficult in 2013
  • UTI Capital invests 600 m in Pristine Logistics
  • Slowing traffic seen jeopardising Haldia Dock projects
  • RBI keeps key policy rates unchanged

International Transport Journalweb site
DECEMBER 18, 2012
  • First converted MD-82 freighter to join cargo airline
    The Alaskan (USA) company Everts Air Cargo, headquartered in Fairbanks but with its operational base in Anchorage, is the first customer to take delivery of an MD-82 converted to a...
  • New timber trailers for Swiss timber dealer
    Hiag Handel AG, a Swiss timber dealer, has purchased six new trailer bodies from GK Grünenfelder AG. Four of the bodies are two-axle models; the others are three axle-models and al...
  • Czech Airlines to resume long-haul flights next year
    After a three-year hiatus, Czech Airlines is again including its own long-haul flights in its schedule. On the basis of operative leasing, a wide-body Airbus A330 will join the air...
  • Volvo Group trucks in the US get 2014 greenhouse gas certification
    The USA's Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) and the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) have certified all the Volvo Group trucks in the USA, including the M...
  • C.H.Robinson's senior vice-president retires after 34 years
    The global logistics service provider C.H. Robinson Worldwide has reported that its senior vice-president (VP) Jim Butts is retiring on 31 December 2012. Butts, who has worked...
  • Konecranes delivers ten RTGs to Ports and Cargo Handling Services terminal in Lagos
    Konecranes has successfully delivered ten of its rubber tyred gantry (RTG) cranes to Ports and Cargo Handling Services (PCHS) Ltd in Lagos (Nigeria). PCHS, the port operations arm ...
  • Canada to strengthen railfreight services
    Canada's government has launched a Fair Rail Freight Service Act bill to give companies that ship goods by rail the right to a service agreement with railways. The bill will also c...
  • Russian Railways meets target figures
    Russian Railways met its target figures in November. The service provider's' freight turnover, including empty wagon runs of private and rented cars, rose by 1.4% and the average d...
  • Port of New Orleans reshuffles board of commissioners
    The Governor of the US state of Louisiana, Bobby Jindal, has appointed Michael W. Kearney to the port of New Orleans' board of commissioners. He will serve a five-year term of offi...
  • DB Schenker Logistics opens new logistics centre in UK
    Schenker Limited, the UK arm of the German global services provider DB Schenker Logistics, has formally opened its lnewest facility. Customers, board members, and employees celebra...
  • Bruno Blin to be president of Renault Trucks Commercial from 2013
    Renault Trucks has named Bruno Blin as the next president of Renault Trucks Commercial. He succeeds Heinz-Jürgen Löw, who has left the company. Blin, who will take up his duties on...
  • Sievert Handel Transporte inaugurates new branch office in Heilbronn
    The Lengerich (Germany)-based transport and logistics service provider Sievert Handel Transporte GmbH is continuing its expansion course by opening a new branch office in Heilbronn...

Marine Logweb site
DECEMBER 18, 2012
  • Rolls-Royce to supply propeller for ice-breaking bulker
  • Navy said to seek new operator for Guam shipyard
  • Pacific Drilling extends drillship option at Samsung
  • Defense Authorization Act adds to Iran shipping sanctions
  • Crowley liner names Tony Otero VP Caribbean services
  • NSRP announces $12 million series of research projects
  • Coast Guard continues response to barge oil spill
  • TUI Cruises newbuilds to have KONE elevators and escalators

World Wide Shipperweb site
DECEMBER 18, 2012
  • Port/City of Bellingham complete waterfront district regulatory documents
  • ATA Truck Tonnage Index up during month of November
  • Brand returning to TITAN as commercial operations head
  • Port of Grays Harbor taps Thurman as business park development manager
  • Hapag-Lloyd/Hamburg Sud discuss merger possibilities

Lloyd's Listweb site
DECEMBER 18, 2012
  • Clubs reveal wide range of general rises for 2013 renewals
    Some have taken a creative approach to premiums, says PL Ferrari
  • Keep onboard maintenance records or count the cost, says insurer
    Badly maintained and fake lifting equipment jeopardises cover, London Club warns owners
  • Brazil gears up for ports growth
    Brasília's four-year drive seeks private investment to targets bottlenecks
  • Port investment to be spread across four regions
    Brazilian government could land $100bn revenue windfall from ports sector
  • Maersk pays retrofit costs for chartered-in boxships
    Liner giant takes the lead to fund fuel-efficiency technology on operated tonnage
  • Drill down to the detail
    Offshore specialists will see demand grow if they stay ahead of the value curve
  • Euro veritas
    Do class societies that combine consultancy and safety work present a conflict of interest?
  • Can a DNV and GL tie-up work?
    As the rumours refuse to go away, mooted deal raises more questions than it answers
  • Brazil backs port reforms with development bank finance
    Global operators welcome change despite analysts' doubts about level playing field
  • Baltic Sea aframax rates soar on demand for ice-class ships
    Earnings hit more than $22,000 per day
  • CNOOC unit may face $141m tax bill from Norway
    COSL Drilling Europe could be taxed for pre-takeover intra-group transactions
  • CSCL cements second series of box sales this quarter
    Carrier replenishes cash pile in a deal to stem full-year losses
  • UK maritime sector creates jobs despite recession
    Buoyant industry segments have bucked the economic downturn, study finds
  • The urge to merge
    Can Hapag-Lloyd and Hamburg Süd finally agree where previous talks have failed?
  • Europe's ports and feeder operators feel the pinch from void sailings
    Lean pickings over Christmas as carriers cut capacity
  • Yemen gas pipeline attack disrupts loadings at Balhaf
    Supply threat looms as LNG plant tackles seventh act of sabotage
  • Competition watchdog outlines issues in sale of ferries to Eurotunnel
    Interested parties face January 4 deadline
  • Hapag-Lloyd and Hamburg Süd confirm merger talks
    Due diligence to start on a move that could create the world's fourth-largest box operator
  • US Army engineers blast rocks to avert Mississippi River shutdown
    Measures only delay up to 20,000 job cuts and billions of dollars in losses, say critics
  • Channel dominates UK shortsea market
    Capacity growth limited for other Europe, Scandinavia and Baltic connections
  • Singapore government becomes Ezion's strategic shareholder
    Offshore player to sell 14.3m new ordinary shares to state vehicle EDB Investments
  • Third Chinese yard enters the FPSO race
    Cosco Corp wins its first order to build a floating production, storage and offloading vessel from scratch
  • Diana sticks to portfolio charter policy
    Dry bulk owner denies reports of new acquisition

Fairplayweb site
DECEMBER 18, 2012
  • Hapag, Hamburg Süd discussing merger
    PRESSURE on box shipping margins and structural overcapacity might spark another mega-merger, as Hapag-Lloyd and Hamburg Süd of Germany confirmed merger talks today
  • China's new shipbuilding orders drop 44.8%
    CHINA'S new shipbuilding orders dropped 44.8% year on year from January to October, Beijing said
  • China deletes duty on metallurgical coke
    CHINA'S finance ministry has scrapped its 40% export duty on metallurgical coke
  • 50 migrants rescued
    GREEK authorities said today they are holding 129 people in connection with smuggling attempted during the past week
  • IEA: coal nearing oil as leading energy source
    COAL WAS seen by the IEA today as nearly overtaking oil as the world's top energy source by 2017
  • Fall in S&P values seen finally slowing
    VALUES of second-hand vessels are continuing to fall, but the decline has slowed in the past 10 months, a shipping analyst said today
  • Ezion gains $16M infusion
    EZION Holdings, the Singapore-listed offshore player, said 14.3M of its new ordinary shares have been subscribed to by Singapore's EDB Investment
  • STX to sell stake in Dalian yard
    SOUTH Korea's STX confirmed to Fairplay today the group plans to sell some of its shares in STX Offshore & Shipbuilding's Dalian yard

The Journal of Commerceweb site
DECEMBER 18, 2012
  • Truck Tonnage Rose 3.7 Percent in November
    The American Trucking Associations today reported that its seasonally adjusted For-Hire Truck Tonnage Index increased 3.7 percent in November, following October's 3.7 percent drop. It was the first monthly gain since July. As a result, the index was 118.0 in November, versus 113.8 in October. Compared with November 2011, the index...
  • TSA Carriers Pin Hopes on January Rate Hikes
    Shipping lines in the eastbound Pacific announced large rate increases of $600 to $800 per 40-foot container in a desperate attempt to avoid a repeat of the money-losing service contracts they negotiated in 2012 with beneficial cargo owners. "This is a make or break period for trans-Pacific carriers," said Brian Conrad,...
  • ILA Talks at a Standstill Over Royalties
    Failure of the International Longshoremen's Association and United States Maritime Alliance to extend their contract negotiations raises the likelihood of a Maine-to-Texas dock strike at year-end. "I think we'll be on strike," ILA President Harold Daggett said after federally mediated negotiations broke off amid disagreements over carrier-paid container royalties that provide...
  • Russia's WTO Membership Doesn't Solve All Problems
    The floodgates have opened for U.S. investment in Russia. U.S. companies are moving quickly to carry out investment plans they made in anticipation of Russia's joining the World Trade Organization, but they are still finding it a challenging market. Although Russia joined the WTO in August, the last significant barrier to...
  • Sandy and Newtown: A New Perspective on Shipping's Woes
    It's been a year of mixed fortunes for the transportation and logistics industries. For ocean carriers, the year began bad before turning reasonably good in the third quarter, yielding optimism about the fourth. But with the "mini-strike" in Los Angeles-Long Beach and an ILA strike looming in less than two...
  • Tampa Port Board Approves Anderson as Director, CEO
    A. Paul Anderson, Tampa Port Authority's new port director and chief executive. The Tampa Port Authority's board of commissioners today voted unanimously to hire A. Paul Anderson as the authority's new port director and chief executive. Anderson succeeds Richard Wainio, who had served in the position since March 2005. Anderson was most recently...
  • Transportation Workers Welcome Hurricane Sandy Relief Bill
    Edward Wytkind, president of the Transportation Trades Department, AFL-CIO, today urged the U.S. Senate to pass the pending Hurricane Disaster Relief Appropriations Act to help regions affected by Hurricane Sandy recover and fortify infrastructure to minimize future risks. "Transit systems, rail lines, airports, air traffic control equipment, highways and seaports all...
  • Hong Kong Exports Down, Imports Up in October
    Hong Kong's Census and Statistics Department today reported that the volume of goods exports dropped 4.7 percent in October, although the volume of goods imports rose 1.4 percent from October 2011. The prices of exports of goods in October were up 2.2 percent year-over-year, and the prices of imports of goods...
  • Senior Editor Bill Cassidy Explains the JOC Truckload Capacity Index
    The quarterly JOC Truckload Capacity Index helps measure change in the availability of tractor-trailers at a group of large truckload carriers with more than $10 billion in combined revenue. In this JOC Trucking Update, Senior Editor Bill Cassidy describes how the index is put together and what it tells us...
  • Unisource Logistics Solutions Earns SmartWay Transport Partner Designation
    NORCROSS, Ga. - Unisource Logistics Solutions - a division of Unisource Worldwide, Inc. - announced today it has joined the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) SmartWay Transport Partnership. Unisource also earned the SmartWay Transport Partner logo, Logistics category, a mark of excellence for companies demonstrating superior environmental performance for freight...
  • India, ASEAN Trade to Reach $100 Billion by 2015
    At the second India-ASEAN Business Fair in New Delhi, Anand Sharma, Union Minister for Commerce, Industry & Textiles, expressed confidence that trade between India and the Association of Southeast Nations countries will reach $100 billion by 2015. "We would like to benefit from ASEAN experience in key sectors of economy, such...
  • C.R. England Names Company Drivers of the Month for November
    SALT LAKE CITY - C.R. England, a Salt Lake City-based global transportation provider, has recognized James Hamilton, Thomas Wendt and Luke Arris as Company Drivers of the Month for November 2012. They were selected for this honor from among more than 7,500 drivers nationwide in C.R. England's fleet. "It's an honor...
  • Serious Infrastructure Investment Revolutionlizing Customized Freight Delivery, Storage, and Inventory Management
    MORRISVILLE, N.C. - North Carolina's reliable logistics partner for customized freight delivery, storage and inventory management, Extreme Express Logistics, has successfully completed a significant upgrade to its technology infrastructure to enhance its ability to provide critical and expedited delivery, reverse logistics, warehousing and order fulfillment. As part of the upgrade,...
  • Hong Kong, Korea Customs Agree to Expand Partnership
    Hong Kong, Korea commissioners agree on closer cooperation. At the 30th Customs Cooperation Conference in Seoul, Korea, today, Clement Cheung, commissioner of Hong Kong Customs, and Joo Yung-sup, commissioner of the Korea Customs Service, agreed on closer cooperation between the two administrations in the future. "With the longstanding cooperation between the two...
  • LB Terminal Investment Gives CMA CGM Home in US
    LONG BEACH-The Dec. 12 announcement that CMA CGM is taking an equity stake in the Pier J terminal at the Port of Long Beach is a significant development for the world's third-largest container line as well as for the port. CMA CGM, with headquarters in Marseille, France, finally has a home...
  • Dennis Brand to Rejoin TITAN Salvage as Director of Global Commercial Operations
    Dennis Brand, TITAN Salvage's new director of global commercial operations. POMPANO BEACH, Fla. - Captain Dennis Brand will rejoin TITAN Salvage, Crowley Maritime Corporation's Pompano, Fla.-based, marine salvage and wreck removal company, as director of global commercial operations, reporting to company Managing Director Rich Habib on January 2, 2013. As a member...
  • Strike Looms As ILA-USMX Talks Break Off
    Contract negotiations between the International Longshoremen's Association and United States Maritime Alliance broke off today, raising the likelihood of a Maine-to-Texas dock strike at year-end. "I think we'll be on strike," ILA President Harold Daggett said. He spoke after the union and USMX, meeting with a federal mediator, failed to reach...
  • ILA-USMX Labor Negotiations Timeline
    Negotiations between the International Longshoremen's Association and waterfront employers representated by United States Maritime Alliance have been tense from the start last spring. When the two sides agreed to extend the current contract by 90 days, some sense of stability returned to East and Gulf Coast ports. But with major...
  • India Establishes Board to Craft Air Cargo Policies
    India's Ministry of Civil Aviation has established the Air Cargo Logistic Promotion Board, an inter-ministerial group, to lay down a policy framework to govern air cargo operations in the country. The board's establishment was recommended by the Ministry of Civil Aviation's working group on the air cargo and express service industry. India's...
  • Maersk to Implement Surcharge in Event of ILA Strike
    Maersk Line recently announced that it will implement a congestion surcharge in the event of an International Longshoremen's Association strike at East and Gulf coast ports, which would begin Dec. 29, when their contract is set to expire. If there is a strike, effective Dec. 29, 2012, the container shipping company...

Containerisation Internationalweb site
DECEMBER 18, 2012
  • Liners in late fight back
    A mid-December general rate increase of USD600 per TEU on the troubled Asia to Europe tradelane appears to be sticking and was reflected in last Friday's Shanghai ...
  • Lines face boxship shortages
    Container lines could face a shortage of small and medium-sized ships in the years ahead that will hinder trade development in some parts of the world, unless ordering ...
  • Hapag-Lloyd and Hamburg Sud in merger talks
    Germany's two premier ocean carriers are in merger talks to create the fourth largest container line in the world.The executive boards of ...
  • Scrooge Christmas for ports and feeders
    European ports and feeder operators are beginning to feel the pinch from a raft of voided sailings by liners operating on the over capacity-plagued Asia to Europe ...
  • Hanjin to raise Asia-Europe rates from mid-January
    Hanjin Shipping, South Korea's largest container shipping line, is to increase its Asia-Europe rates by USD350 per TEU from January 13 in its latest rate restoration ...
  • US box imports hit a fresh low
    Hurricane Sandy and west coast port strikes led to US containerised imports falling by 12.8% from October to November this year, marking a new monthly inbound volume ...

TradeWindsweb site
DECEMBER 18, 2012
  • Will merger move the needle?
    News that two of the biggest names in the containership trade are discussing a potential merger has caught the attention of industry observers across the globe.
  • Bocimar's bankroll
    Compagnie Maritime Belge (CMB) was breathing a little easier Tuesday after securing a $300m credit facility backed by DNB Bank and Nordea Bank Norge.
  • Wilmar pens double?
    Wilmar has been tipped as the buyer of a pair of product tanker newbuildings at Hyundai Vinashin.
  • Rook crewman rescued
    An injured seafarer has been airlifted from a Greek bulker by the Canadian coast guard.
  • JR in rescue deal
    JR Shipping Group has secured a refinancing package with HSH Nordbank which gives the owner some breathing space in a difficult market.
  • Why is Teekay named Teekay?
    Shipping 'litmus' test helps market insiders separate the wheat from the chaff.
  • Research ship released
    A Russian research ship held in India for two years was heading home on Tuesday.
  • Goldenport sheds again
    Goldenport Holdings has scrapped a containership that it recently put into lay-up.
  • Boyden's Stealth buy
    Global Hunter Securities has launched coverage of Harry Vafias' StealthGas with a buy tag on the company.
  • Cosco orders falling short
    Cosco Corp (Singapore) is coming up short of full year expectations despite its latest deal to build an FPSO.
  • Atlantska cut to sell
    Austria's Erste Group Research is predicting another year of struggle in 2013 for Croatian bulker owner Atlantska Plovidba.
  • DVB spies LNG dip
    Increasing newbuilding deliveries will take a toll on the LNG market during the next couple of years, DVB says.
  • Bumi seals Indian finance
    A Bumi Armada-led joint venture has secured a key financing package for a floating production storage and offloading (FPSO) unit contracted to an Indian customer.
  • INSA in cash plea
    India's shipowners are pressing the government to sanction tax-free bonds to fund fleet renewal.
  • Atlantic strengthens
    Norway's Atlantic Offshore has raised between NOK 80m ($14.28m) and NOK 100m from a share sale.
  • Hapag-Sud?
    German container lines Hapag-Lloyd and Hamburg Sud are considering a merger, they announced this morning.
  • HHI workers kidnapped
    Gunmen have kidnapped six Hyundai Heavy Industries (HHI) workers in Nigeria.
  • Chowgule eyes newbuilds
    India's Chowgule group is ready to expand its bulker fleet with newbuildings.
  • KLC up for grabs
    Korea Line Corp is on the hunt for a new owner almost two years after it filed for bankruptcy, reports say.
  • TGS takes newbuilding
    Norway's TGS has signed up a Dolphin Geophysical seismic survey newbuilding for European work.
  • Cargoship abandoned
    A North Korean cargoship has been abandoned by its crew after losing power off Chongjin.
  • Lurssen buys P+S yard
    German shipbuilding group Lurssen is taking over the insolvent Peene-Werft yard owned by P+S Werften.
  • Singapore backs Ezion
    An offshoot of the Singapore government has become the latest investor in high-flying Ezion Holdings.
  • Sevan behind Cosco order
    Sevan Marine has emerged as the party behind the FPSO newbuilding ordered at Cosco Shipyard on Monday.
  • Rickmers orders duo
    Rickmers-Linie has returned to China to order two 20,000-dwt multi-purpose vessel newbuildings.
  • Brand back at Titan
    Captain Dennis Brand is set to return to Titan Salvage as its new director of global commercial operations.

American Shipperweb site
DECEMBER 18, 2012
  • NEWSFLASH: ILA, USMX break off talks
    The East and Gulf coast dockworkers' union says it's still willing to keep talking with management to secure a contract, but warned "unless we hear back from them we will be on strike on Dec. 29."
  • Grain Terminals reject ILWU offer
    Several grain terminals in the Pacific Northwest trying to negotiate a new contract with workers said Monday evening that they were rejecting the most recent offer from the International Longshore and Warehouse Union.
  • J.P. Morgan teams with Maher on Virginia port bid
    The Maher-J.P. Morgan team is going up against APM Terminals, which started the privatization process last spring by making a offer valued at $3.1 billion to $3.9 billion to take over port operations for 48 years.
  • Divergent November fortunes at SoCal ports
    Container traffic at the Southern California ports of Los Angeles and Long Beach collectively fell 1.7 percent in November, due in part to a strike at 10 of 14 terminals in the two ports during the last week of the month.
  • Holiday express shipping breaks records
  • Analysts bullish on domestic air industry
    Dahlman Rose & Co. has switched its outlook on the domestic airline industry from cautious to bullish, citing higher passenger revenues, possible lower fuel prices and a stability gleaned from domestic airline consolidation.
  • MSC announces Far East-U.S./Canada rate hike
  • Allen takes top spot at ARI Fleet UK
  • NationaLease offers fuel-efficiency tips
  • U.S. steel exports up in October
  • U.S. screening regime going smoothly, Hactl says
  • Descartes pushes Cargo-XML adoption in air cargo industry
  • CargoSmart integrates with Japan's advanced filing regs
  • Data2Logistics moves into new Florida headquarters
  • German liners Hapag-Lloyd, Hamburg Süd discuss merger
    The leading German container shipping companies Hapag-Lloyd and Hamburg Süd said this morning that they are discussing a possible merger.
  • Washington Notebook: U.S., Canada issue progress report on cross-border efficiency

The Bunker Bulletinweb site
DECEMBER 18, 2012
  • Prices flat in Fujairah
    But South African ports see firmer values in the market.
  • Prices steady in Rotterdam
    While shortages supported prices in Piraeus.
  • Bomin hires two traders
    Both bunker traders will work from Bomin's headquarters.
  • Gunvor buys second Petroplus refinery
    Move recognises 'value of Ingolstadt assets'.
  • Tallinn expecting growth on fuel oil cargoes' return
    Port estimates 20% growth for next year.
  • Slow-steaming widespread in liner trades, poll finds
    Faster speeds have become history.
  • Bunker prices mostly lower
    IFO prices in Tokyo Bay, however, continue to hold up.
  • Creditors file Chapter 11 petition against BLT
    Chapter 11 action 'unfortunate and untimely distraction' for the company which is in the midst of restructuring.
  • Dan-Bunkering builds up American base
    More hires in the pipeline, company says.
  • US Coast Guard responds to oil spill in eastern waterway
    Spill came from a barge that belongs to Boston Marine Transport.
  • Titan mulls next court move
    Chinese intermediary court rejects request to transfer legal proceedings to a higher court.
  • Andatee breaches listing rules
    Its stock price and the market value of its publicly held shares were below listing's requirements.
  • WFS inks $137 million acquisition
    Acquisition will expand its existing payment processing business, it says.

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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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