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August 20, 2012
Sched Netweb site
  • Rates fall on major trades led by Asia-Euro fall of 6.6pc to US$1,505/TEU
  • Dalian builds a new 50,000-tonne aqua product cold warehouse
  • Evergreen to commence feeder service to Yangon, Myanmar
  • Fujian's July road and waterway investment up 44pc in first seven months
  • Yangtze River Delta opens ETC tolling for expressway vehicles
  • Maersk shipping and oil group to adopt executive board structure in 2013
  • ACL orders 'first of their kind ever built' G4 ro-ro/containerships
  • MCC starts IA-3 service, linking Malaysia, Singapore, Brunei and the Philippines'
  • Kuehne + Nagel opens a new warehouse facility in New Zealand
  • Port of Los Angeles container volumes increase 5.5pc in July
  • Panalpina gears up for growing demand for temperature controlled shipments
  • Amazon to add 18 new distribution centres, or possibly more, in 2012
  • Jaxport welcomes Evergreen to expand box throughput in the Florida terminal
  • DHL Supply Chain to partner with Unilever on global services
  • DB Schenker Rail expands capacity service on the London-Wroclaw corridor
  • Hong Kong's Asia Airfreight Terminal July cargo off 1pc to 59,476 tonnes
  • AirBridge Cargo launches Zhengzhou-Moscow-Chicago service
  • Cargo tonnage surges 30pc in May at LA/Ontario International Airport

Exim Indiaweb site
AUGUST 17, 2012
  • Key industry issues to be discussed at SMM 25
  • MANSA applauds JNPT for finalising dredging contract
  • SCI takes delivery of first PSV
  • VPT launches construction of coal berth
  • FinMin initiating steps to rekindle economy
  • INR plunges further on sharp rise in dollar
  • July exports plunge 14.8 pc
  • PM's infra push yet to show results
  • Rangarajan expects industrial output to pick up in H2

International Transport Journalweb site
AUGUST 17, 2012
  • Southwest Cargo introduces new tracking tool
    Dallas TX (USA)-based Southwest Airlines Cargo has introduced Cargo Companion, a comprehensive asset tracking service that provides customers with complete visibility regarding the...
  • Maack, Krüger and Ihro win Elvis quality award
    At the end of 2011, the part-load service alliance Elvis Teilladungssystem GmbH introduced an electronic quality report system to evaluate operative processes among its members. Th...
  • Trial for new scrap haulage service in UK
    UK-based Freightliner Heavy Haul has carried out a trial scrap service from Network Rail's materials handling depot in Crewe to Sahaviriya Steel Industries UK (SSI). The tra...
  • New intermodal terminal open for business in South Australia
    Another important step has been taken towards improving South Australia's freight infrastructure with the expansion of the Bowmans intermodal terminal between Port Wakefield and Ba...
  • Ryder Europe takes over Euroway Group in UK
    Ryder Europe has acquired Euroway Group Ltd, a commercial truck leasing, maintenance and fleet management provider that operates a fleet of 1,419 commercial vehicles. Euroway is pr...
  • Evergreen to launch Yangon feeder service
    The Taiwan-based container shipping company Evergreen Line is set to commence a new Straits-Yangon (Myanmar) service (referred to as the SYS) from late August, exchanging space wit...
  • New integration and change manager for S2S IMI Group
    The S2S IMI Group has appointed Alvaro Casas-Cobaleda as integration and change manager for its logistics division. Casas-Cobaleda will be based in Jeddah (Saudi Arabia) and report...
  • Quintiq reorganizes finance and controlling department
    Quintiq, a provider of planning, scheduling and supply chain optimization software, has announced its new finance team. Mike Coluzzi, who has been named chief financial officer, wa...
  • Kuehne + Nagel opens a new warehouse facility in New Zealand
    The Schindellegi (Switzerland)-based service provider Kuehne + Nagel has opened a new warehouse facility in Auckland (New Zealand) to meet the growing demand for integrated logisti...
  • Ceva Logistics: turnover up, operating profit down
    The international logistics service provider and SCM specialist Ceva Logistics boosted its Q2/2012 turnover to EUR 1.808 billion, a 5.5% increase compared to the EUR 1.713 billion ...
  • Logwin takes on web shop logistics for Bench
    Logwin, an international logistics service provider based in Grevenmacher (Luxembourg), has stepped up its collaboration with Americana International Ltd, the exclusive distributor...

Marine Logweb site
AUGUST 17, 2012
  • Ruling defines course and scope of Jones Act employment
  • Ron Huibers named president of Volvo Penta Americas
  • Norwegian high school to get $2 million training boat
  • Senators to OMB: Use HMT for harbor maintenance
  • Miclyn Express Offshore building two Platform Supply Vessels
  • Scottish ferry operators pick Rolls-Royce thrusters

World Wide Shipperweb site
AUGUST 17, 2012
  • Port of Vancouver sees start of freight access project work
  • NOL Group taps Quek See Tiat as Board of Directors member
  • New retail outlets open at Portland International Airport
  • Hapag Lloyd marks naming of 13,200 TEU container vessel
  • Carloads down/intermodal up for rail freight traffic during July

Lloyd's Listweb site
AUGUST 17, 2012
  • TBS International confirms sale of tweendecker pair
    But charter-ins still not priced right, says resurgent post-Chapter 11 firm
  • Port operator positions itself to tap African growth
    Bolloré Africa Logistics seeks new concessions as Panama Canal expands
  • German bank provisions point to further KG collapses
    Commerzbank, DVB and others prepare for the worst
  • Time for an EU Sosrep?
    The plight of MSC Flaminia raises the question of how to spare vessels in a critical condition from being forced to stay out at sea
  • Capacity crunch
    Maersk is right to worry about the influx of new ships
  • Know your enemy
    Lloyd's List channels the thoughts of a Puntland chief to try to outwit the pirates
  • StealthGas' second-quarter profits beat Wall Street estimates
    Chief executive Harry Vafias eyes further improvement in smaller LPG carrier rates
  • Capesize owners idle tonnage as rates near historic lows
    Older vessels being taken off the spot market but energy efficient ships are chartered out
  • Fednav strengthens hold over Great Lakes by ordering six ships
    Ice-class vessels are part of fleet rejuvenation trend in Canada
  • General Average
    Insurers count the cost of boxship casualty
  • European states discuss transit passage for MSC Flaminia
    Ireland denies owners made request for a place of refuge
  • UK flag jobs for British seafarers
    Government should act to ensure a trained and committed maritime workforce
  • Iraq cargoes offer suezmaxes a lifeline
    Mediterranean spot-market vessels ballast to Iraq to seize August export surge
  • Shipyards report lowest volumes ordered since 1999
    Poor forward prospects contrast sharply with this year's record deliveries
  • Tilbury joint venture with Bilbao secures European aid
    Motorways of the Sea funding will help to shift 225 km of truck miles to short sea
  • Analysis: Beware the 2013 capacity crunch
    Lloyd's List Intelligence analysis flags uphill struggle for container lines
  • Yang Ming eyes leasing partner for ultra-large boxship deal
    Chartering a vessel would allow Taiwanese liner to face less financial pressure when joining the megaship club
  • SHI plans $441m bond sale
    South Korean shipbuilding giant seeks to build working capital
  • P&I Club membership
    An exclusive and unique glimpse into the P&I sector
  • Shipbrokers sound warning over Kiel Canal blockages
    Failures of the locks at Brunsbüttel and Holtebau demonstrate poor state of the infrastructure
  • Iolcos dismisses reports of fresh panamax order
    Greek owner may return to the yards in future
  • Senators demand access to $8bn dredging fund
    Under-investment forcing ships to light-load in US waters, politicians claim
  • Hapag-Lloyd joins 13,200 teu club
    New arrival Hamburg Express named at Container Terminal Altenwerder
  • Ocean Rig lines up work for two newbuilding drillships
    Economou looks to bright future for rigs despite taking second-quarter hit
  • DryShips stays in the red as Ocean Rig disappoints
    Economou says drilling subsidiary is key to enduring rough seas for bulk shipping
  • Fednav orders six handysize bulkers at Oshima
    Japanese yard to deliver ships in 2015-2016
  • Maersk downgrades its global box trade forecasts
    Exclusive: Skou says line is equipped to cope with a downturn

Fairplayweb site
AUGUST 17, 2012
  • LPG rates buoy StealthGas
    NASDAQ-listed StealthGas today reported a doubling of adjusted profits as it reaped higher charter rates for its LPG fleet
  • Vale spared worst in iron ore slump
    VALE SEEMS to have dodged the worst knock-ons from the global slump in iron ore demand, judging from transhipments at the Brazilian miner's Subic Bay hub
  • Höegh LNG and banks agree to loan deal
    NORWAY'S listed Höegh LNG said today it has received commitment letters from four banks for a $250M corporate facility
  • WWASA cuts Hyundai Glovis holding to 12.5%
    NORWAY'S Wilh. Wilhelmsen said today it has reduced its holding in global logistics group Hyundai Glovis by 2.5 percentage points to 12.5%
  • STX Pan Ocean losses seen for full-year
    STX PAN Ocean is likely to report losses for2012, with the BDI unlikely to rally within this year, a shipping analyst predicted today
  • Korean vehicle exports fall 10.4%
    SOUTH Korean vehicle exports to the eurozone have fallen 10.4% year on year, according to Seoul's economy ministry
  • Priamos embraces box P&I
    GREEK owner Priamos Maritime has paid $6.5M for Nord Reederei's 1997-built Nordeagle, broking sources told Fairplay today
  • LR1 rates fall again
    RISING Gulf tonnage availability has pushed down LR1 rates by 2.67 Worldscale points week on week
  • Economou warns on bulk trades
    GEORGE Economou-led DryShips today posted higher than expected losses driven by plummeting bulker rates

The Journal of Commerceweb site
AUGUST 17, 2012
  • Public Won't Pay Portland Compensation to ICTSI, Wyatt says
    Portland Executive Port Director Bill Wyatt said the port will not use public money to compensate terminal operator ICTSI for...
  • Obama Releases $473 Million in Transport Funding to States
    The Obama administration on Friday made $473 million in funding originally allocated to earmark projects available to states. The...
  • Tropical Shipping to Hike US-Canada to Caribbean Rates
    Tropical Shipping plans to implement a general rate increase for shipments between the continental U.S., Canada, the U.S. Virgin Islands,...
  • Tonnage Climbs 8.2 Percent at Port of Hueneme
    Cargo tonnage at the Port of Hueneme, California, increased 8.2 percent to 1.3 million metric tons in the fiscal year...
  • Royal Mail, ZJS Express Launch Europe-China Service
    The U.K.'s Royal Mail's announced its GLS European parcel delivery unit has teamed up with China's ZJS Express to launch...
  • Can Trucking Solve Its Driver Problem?
    Derek Leathers is frustrated with those who don't believe there's a shortage of truck drivers in the U.S. "We were...
  • Trucking Payroll Still 7 Percent Below Peak
    In trucking, employment has only made a half-hearted recovery. The Journal of Commerce Trucking Employment Index rose in July to...
  • Commentary: Due Diligence to Protect Your Assets
    When the Los Angeles County Bar's Customs Law Committee met with the local U.S. Attorney in July, one point got...
  • Commentary: A Lesson to Be Learned From Airlines
    For only the second time in recent years, liner companies are managing vessel capacity in the major east-west trades effectively...
  • Singapore Airlines Launches First Weekly Freighter Service to South America
    Singapore Airlines Cargo on Friday launched its first weekly freighter service to South America: a flight to Brazil via Hong...
  • Hapag-Lloyd Names First 13,200-TEU Ship
    Hapag-Lloyd today named the "Hamburg Express," the first of 10 13,200 20-foot-equivalent units container ships, the largest in the German...
  • Shipping Rate, Surcharge Update for Week of Aug. 13-17
    German container carrier Hamburg Sud will raise its rates on trades from the Indian subcontinent and the Middle East to...
  • US Poultry, Egg Exports Set Half-Year Record
    Led by sharp increases in shipments to Mexico, Russia, and other key markets, U.S. poultry meat exports for the first...
  • Boskalis Revenue, Order Book at All-Time Highs
    Boskalis Westminster's first half profit dipped 10 percent from a year ago to 102.5 million euros ($126 million), but the...
  • International Cargo Volumes Rise for ANA, JAL
    Japan's All Nippon Airways Co. (ANA) said that its international cargo volume grew for the fifth consecutive month in June...

Containerisation Internationalweb site
AUGUST 17, 2012
  • Hapag takes control of its first 13,200TEU ship
    A new era beckons for Hapag-Lloyd and its customers as Germany's largest liner shipping company starts to phase in its new generation super-post-panamax ships of ...
  • ICTSI raises its stake in PICT
    International Container Terminals Services Inc (ICTSI), the Manila-based operator of container/general cargo-handling facilities, has upped its stake in Karachi's ...
  • Maersk to halt reefer box purchases
    Maersk Line is to halt its reefer box buying programme and will not add to this part of its equipment pool in 2013. The decision has been made because of what the ...
  • Hamburg Sud christens final ship in series
  • COSCON go for the GRI burn
    COSCO Container Lines has announced a raft of general rate increases and rate restorations across its portfolio of liner services as it seeks to keep up the momentum ...
  • LA's imports on the rise as LB's sink for July
    Combined loaded imports for the ports of Los Angeles (LA) and Long Beach (LB) declined by 4.5% year-on-year for the month of July; but separately LB suffered a ...
  • India's PM promises easier investment for foreign companies
    During his Independence Day speech to the 1.2 billion populated nation on Wednesday, Indian prime minister, Manmohan Singh pledged to take urgent steps to boost ...
  • Gradual increase in inactive boxship fleet

TradeWindsweb site
AUGUST 17, 2012
  • Finger on the trigger
    StealthGas is finally closing in on the second stage of its fleet renewal drive, according to chief executive Harry Vafias.
  • Stealth spots tasty trend
    Appetite for period deals on the up as charterers seek protection from rising LPG rates.
  • Stealth spots tasty trend
    StealthGas is starting to encounter a growing number of blue chip counterparties that are interested in penning long-term LPG charter contracts.
  • Moody's revises outlook
    Moody's Investor Service took a red pen to its ratings outlook for Seacor Holdings Friday amid concerns about persistently weak earnings and higher debt load.
  • Dividend debate drags on
    Another equity analyst has joined the debate about Nordic American Tankers and the preservation of its present quarterly dividend.
  • TTA to bulk up
    A second quarter loss has not dampened Thoresen Thai Agencies' appetite for new bulkers.
  • Viking Line loss grows
    First-half deficit bigger for ferry group, with no improvement on the cards.
  • Stealth sheds the red
    Stealthgas turned in a second-quarter profit Friday despite a modest decline in voyage revenues.
  • DryShips dances two-step
    DryShips may have misses Wall Street's earnings marker but the company's second quarter report was not dominated by bad news.
  • Limarko goes all in
    Lithuania's Limarko has placed all its remaining vessels into the Hamburg-based Alpha Reefer Transport Pool.
  • Breeze beached in Chile
    A Philippines bulker has been battered by big waves after grounding on a Chilean beach.
  • WW well set after sale
    Wilh Wilhelmsen's $170m cheque from the sale of a slice of Glovis shares has given it more than enough fire power to fund its newbuilding ambitions, analysts say.
  • Tallink on the up
    Estonian ro-ro group Tallink has increased second quarter earnings after ditching an unprofitable route.
  • Not jolly for Roger
    Reederei Erwin Strahlmann vessel busted in the UK after 26 problems are pulled up.
  • Fire hits tanker
    A disabled French chemical tanker has been towed into Marseille after crew managed to extinguish a fire on board.
  • Hoegh seals FSRU loan
    Norwegian owner Hoegh LNG has clinched a $250m loan to finance its second LNG storage newbuilding in Korea.
  • Bargain VLs for Big John?
    TradeWinds digests the digits making the headlines this week.
  • Russian Register targeted
    A US pressure group has called on the Russian Maritime Register of Shipping to stop classing vessels linked to Iran.
  • Haisheng's horror half
    Chinese tanker and bulker owner falls to loss as result declines 560%.
  • "Stricken" boat steams off
    The crew of a Maersk boxship have been left shocked as a supposedly stricken boat sailed back to Indonesia after transferring 62 asylum seekers.
  • Greenland grounding
    A German containership has been holed above the waterline after running aground off Greenland.
  • Leaving it late?
    We take a look at what was said in the market over the past week.
  • Bumi Armada profits up
    Bumi Armada has seen second quarter profits jump over 50% from a year ago thanks to lower operating costs.
  • MSC Flaminia heads west
    Reederei NSB has moved the damaged containership MSC Flaminia further west in a bid to avoid deteriorating weather conditions.
  • Damen wins floatel job
    Damen Shipyards Group has won a contract to convert a former jack-up rig into a floating accommodation unit.
  • Drillships boost DryShips
    DryShips has slumped to a loss, but it could have been worse had it not been for its drillship operations.
  • A fresh look for TradeWinds
    Shipping's number one newspaper unveils exciting new design.
  • Marco tankers change hands
    Credit Agricole's campaign to find a buyer for three tankers tied to the bankruptcy of Marco Polo Seatrade appears to be drawing to a close, TradeWinds has learned.

American Shipperweb site
AUGUST 17, 2012
  • Army talks logistics system needs
  • Retail giants partner on mobile initiative
    NRF, in partnership with its member companies, has launched an Integrated Mobile Initiative (IMI), which it bills as a first-of-its-kind initiative to act as a single source of information around challenges and opportunities with mobile retailing.
  • Trade Technologies opens in Canada
  • SEC to issue anti-corruption, 'conflict mineral' rules
    The agency is expected to announce rules on Aug. 22. The provisions are part of the sweeping Dodd-Frank financial reform legislation.
  • Hapag takes delivery of first megaship
    The liner carrier held a naming ceremony Friday for its largest ever vessel, the 13,200-TEU Hamburg Express, the first of a series of 10 vessels ordered in December 2010 to be deployed on the Asia-Europe trade.
  • MSC stops Iran service
  • Panalpina offers improved temperature monitoring
  • Singapore Air starts all-cargo flight to Sao Paulo
    The carrier's cargo division on Friday launched its first scheduled freighter service to South America, connecting Singapore, Hong Kong, Dallas-Fort Worth International Airport and Sao Paulo, Brazil.
  • Shipping companies warned about new Iran sanctions
  • Italian shipping company fined for pollution
  • Senators call for more harbor dredging
  • Too hot to handle
  • MSC raises U.S.-to-Georgia export rates
  • Air Canada picks CHEP for ULDs
  • FedEx Trade Networks expands to Glasgow
  • U.S. Customs stops shipment of fake shoes

The Bunker Bulletinweb site
AUGUST 17, 2012
  • Global bunker prices rise for second consecutive week
    Global bunkering hubs prices continue to climb.
  • Bunker fuel prices uncertain as week ends
    Trading was average on the US Gulf, according to a local bunker player.
  • Response to Marine Oil Spills Publication released
    New edition provides comprehensive review of problems posed by marine oil spills and discusses all response measures.
  • Staatsolie closed on Monday
    Employees will be taking calls and emails on the holiday.
  • Risler Bunkering closed for holiday
    Business will resume as normal from August 21.
  • Rena clean up estimated to cost $50 million
    Documents show estimated total costs of the clean-up have soared well above the initial allocation of $25 million.
  • Bunker's Oil Trinidad & Tobago granted marketing licence
    Any fuel purchased by Bunkers Oil Trinidad and Tobago Ltd must initially be purchased from state-owned Petrotrin.
  • Scrubbers could become 'standard'
    Difficult to see how global refining industry 'could cope' otherwise.
  • Fujairah prices stay soft as week closes
    Fujairah stays soft while prices move up across South African ports.
  • Market softens in north west European ports
    Marine fuel prices at Rotterdam begin to soften although gas oil holds firm.
  • Tolson leaves Noble
    The future direction of Noble's bunkering business is unclear.
  • Engine room 'revolution' pays off at DFDS
    32 vessels participated in the company's second quarter 'Bunker Prize' competition.
  • Chinese authorites seek damages for bunker spill
    'We will see whether a settlement can be reached, otherwise the case will go to court,' says Shanghai official.
  • Credit concerns sharpen as downturn deepens
    'We are much more attuned to credit issues than ever before,' says bunker MD.
  • Prices end week mostly lower
    Demand largely average at key Asian ports.
  • Bunkering operations resume in Hong Kong
    Rough sea conditions still expected, according to local traders.
  • Programme cuts Ultrapetrol's fuel expenses
    Savings will enhance earning margins in the future, it says.
  • Titan proposal has 'significant flaws', says investor
    Proposed plan will not resolve its 'manifest insolvency', says Warburg Pincus's subsidiary.
  • Bulk shipping market facing 'multiple challenges'
    Shipping segment will remain 'a drag' on DryShips result unless freight market recovers, says CEO.
  • Bulk carrier owner denies liability of unpaid bunkers
    Trogir Maritime claims that it was not a party to the purchase agreement with O.W. Bunker.
  • Bunker demand 'on rough seas' for past decade
    Ongoing economic crisis and financial constraints adding to woes of bunkering and shipping businesses.

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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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