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September 20, 2012
Sched Netweb site
  • Maersk to unilaterally levy fines for overweight boxes from October 1
  • China's anti-Japanese demonstrations damage trade flows on both sides
  • US ports experience 0.3pc decline in import container volumes in August
  • China's Golden Week holiday to close 20pc of Asia-Europe shipping capacity
  • Hamburg Sud exits chassis business at Portland, Seattle and Tacoma ports
  • Experts: Sea-rail intermodal to cement Chongqing's logistics hub status
  • SITC starts Far East-south east Asian/Indonesia loop with 1,200-TEUers
  • Mumbai's Nehru Port ends hope of rekindling Singapore 4th terminal deal
  • Russia's Global Ports first half profit falls 12pc as sales shrink 1.5pc
  • Cargotec plans to retain majority stake in its Asia-listed subsidiary
  • UK trucking happy with countervailing tax on continental truckers
  • India needs major upgrade at Hyderabad to create top class air cargo hub
  • Singapore Payload Asia names IBS Software IT Provider of the Year
  • Rising corporate star Stephen Koller moves to take helm of AMI as CEO

Exim Indiaweb site
SEPTEMBER 19, 2012
  • BTL hosts its 23rd Golf Masters
  • CISF personnel to be deployed on Indian merchant vessels
  • Cochin Shipyard to set up new repair facility
  • GAC appointed Sarjak's liner agent in Chennai
  • MOL issues Environmental & Social Report 2012
  • MSC vessel facilitates record container movement at Le Havre
  • Transpacific spot rates, Asia-USEC rates up
  • Export Import Workshop's 28th batch from Oct. 20
  • India asks Japan to remove non-tariff barriers
  • JN Port terminates contract with PSA for fourth container terminal
  • JNPT bags 'Indira Gandhi Rajbhasha Puraskar'
  • L&T's Kattupalli port set to commence operations
  • Portuguese ports hit by strike action as workers protest austerity cuts
  • Security mock drill conducted at NMPT

International Transport Journalweb site
SEPTEMBER 19, 2012
  • Port of Vancouver hires new director of finance
    The port of Vancouver (USA) welcomed Jeff Estuesta as director of finance and accounting on 1 August. Besides financial policies and planning, Estuesta also analyzes business opera...
  • Etihad Cargo launches "Safeguard" valuable goods service
    The freight division of the UAE flag carrier Etihad has unveiled a new and highly secure valuable goods service called "Safeguard". Designed to support the requirements o...
  • US truckload driver turnover surges in Q2
    The annualized turnover rate for linehaul truckload fleets of all sizes surged in Q2/2012. The turnover of large fleets broke the 100% barrier for the first time in more than four ...
  • Four cargo projects approved by FAA airport improvement programme H1/2012
    The US Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) approved AIP grants for four cargo projects: USD 660,708 for phase II of the apron construction (cargo apron) of Talladega municipal ai...
  • Air China Cargo sending freighters to Amsterdam
    Air China Cargo has started scheduled freighter flights to Amsterdam (Netherlands) for the first time. The inaugural Air China Cargo scheduled flight arrived one week ago, followin...
  • CSX implements temporary plan for Curtis Bay loading
    The US transport service provider CSX Transportation has implemented an interim plan to accommodate deliveries pending repairs to the Bayside coal pier, one of two piers at CSX's C...
  • Wind turbines by rail - SNCF Geodis and Vestas initiate an industry shift
    The global logistics provider SNCF Geodis and Vestas, the world's leading wind turbine manufacturer, have launched a new concept in the transportation for wind turbine blades. For ...
  • DB Schenker-Joyau changes crew at the top
    The German service provider DB Schenker has reorganized DB Schenker-Joyau, its road transport division in France. Philippe de Crécy - currently president of DB Schenker - became pr...
  • Amsterdam Container Terminals to close down
    Amsterdam Container Terminals (ACT) will terminate operations on 1 January 2013. After losing the contract with its main customer The Grand Alliance in early 2010, ACT has not succ...
  • Hellmann UK strengthen road freight network in Scandinavia
    Hellmann has announced an extension of its contract partnership with Itella Logistics in Finland. The new service will offer weekly departures to and from all of Hellmann UK's Brit...
  • DB Schenker receives AEO certificate in Switzerland
    Schenker Schweiz AG, the Swiss subsidiary of the German service provider DB Schenker, was granted the status of authorised economic operator (AEO) by Switzerland's Federal Customs ...
  • DSV Air & Sea implements new contract with BT Retail
    The British company BT Retail has awarded a three year ocean freight contract to DSV Air & Sea on the basis of its "innovation, whole life cost and ease of transition". The con...
  • Post Nord buys Norwegian logistics company Harlem Transport
    The Scandinavian postal service provider Post Nord has bought another logistics company to strengthen its presence in the Norwegian market. Post Nord, the parent company of Sweden'...

Marine Logweb site
SEPTEMBER 19, 2012
  • European sat nav systems move ahead
  • BIW gets another $38.9 million for DDG 1000 work
  • TUI Cruise newbuild to have ABB energy management package
  • Otto Marine sells, charters back, work maintenance vessel
  • Drydocks World completes another NDC jack-up project
  • Longshoremen's strike could lead to more unrest
  • Clay Maitland announces NAMEPA Award winners
  • Vigor vies for OPC contract with Ulstein X-Bow design
  • GL approves Goltens crankshaft repair process

World Wide Shipperweb site
SEPTEMBER 19, 2012
  • ASCE report looks at failing US trade infrastructure
  • Evergreen Line celebrates christening of L-type vessels
  • Crowley Liner Services Group takes home Quest for Quality award
  • Dredging work set to begin on Swinomish Navigation Channel
  • Port of Seattle earns DOD honor for Guard, Reserve hiring program

Lloyd's Listweb site
SEPTEMBER 19, 2012
  • Open letter to Stephen Hammond
    All we ask is that you listen to industry concerns
  • A traditional type of Tory
    Introducing the UK's new shipping minister
  • VLCC owners raise spot rates after spate of Chinese interest
    Further chartering activity in week ahead to boost Middle East very large crude carriers spot market
  • Shipping soars off the fiscal cliff
    Industry an ideal fit for risk-positive investment, says macroeconomics guru
  • VLCC sales will top 2011 total as struggling owners offload tonnage
    A terrible third quarter will push owners to sell VLCCs
  • Emerging market exposure boosts DP World's box prospects
    Drewry Maritime Equity Research compares ports giant to its peers
  • Brightoil charters out new VLCC for one year to avoid dire spot market
    Rate of $20,000 per day proves the more attractive option for Chinese owner
  • Rates haggling and extensions dominate box charter fixtures
    Busy week does not signal stronger market, say brokers
  • Mozambique's LNG export potential faces hurdles
    The legacy of civil war destruction, a shortage of skilled labour and curbs on bringing in foreign workers must all be overcome before the gas can flow
  • Exclusive: Owners must adjust to the 'old normal' and get back to the basics
    With the good times long gone, shipping will not go back to the boom period of 2004-2008
  • Omega Navigation Chapter 11 case drags on into autumn
    Reorganisation and show-cause hearings rescheduled for October
  • Police treat master's death as avoidable accident
    UK police investigate fatal incident in general cargoship's hold
  • Santos poised for $4.5bn expansion
    Brazil's biggest port declares itself open for investment in infrastructure and port facilities
  • Philippines closes another maritime school
    Move follows EU criticisms about seafarer training standards
  • Private equity owners value Scandlines at $1.8bn
    Banks invited to prepare ferry operator for 2013 sale
  • Feeling lucky?
    Beware gloomy executive confidence surveys that create self-fulfilling prophecies
  • Bank pulls plug on Classic International
    Hundreds of unpaid seafarers stranded
  • Comment: Final curtain for Classic?
    One of the last of the remaining traditional cruise operators in Europe is under threat
  • IUMI 2012: P&I clubs should invest in wreck removal equipment
    Insurance market must share the pain as marine risk becomes ever more complex
  • IUMI 2012: Over-reliance on sanctions clauses dangerous for insurer
    Industry urged to turn its back on questionable business
  • IUMI 2012: Insurance market takes centre stage in sanctions drama
    Industry tangled in 'jungle' of restrictions on trade with Iran
  • NewLead gets low stock price notice from Nasdaq
    Owner has 180 days to boost price as it completes restructuring marathon
  • Exclusive: Shipowners must prepare for a gradual rise in rates
    There will always be overcapacity in the market, says Swiss Re's Townsend
  • Ezra raises $122m in perpetual bonds
    Singapore offshore contractor seeks to fortify balance sheet

Fairplayweb site
SEPTEMBER 19, 2012
  • China halves demand for iron ore
    BHP BILLITON reportedly warned today that China has cut its iron ore demand in half
  • Oz slashes $21Bn off export forecast
    AUSTRALIA'S government was reported today to have slashed its fiscal-year revenue forecast for mining and energy exports by A$20Bn ($21Bn)
  • All CIC ships out of action
    ALL FIVE Classic International Cruises ships look today to be out of action after more arrests were reported
  • 'Bleeding money', drybulk defaults to rise
    CREDIT Suisse analyst Gregory Lewis warned today drybulk charter defaults are likely to increase if rates don't rebound soon
  • Ezra seeks to raise S$150M from securities
    SINGAPORE-listed Ezra Holdings said it has issued a second offering under its $500M multicurrency debt issuance programme
  • Transneft mulls Socar cancellation
    RUSSIA'S government-controlled pipeline company Transneft is considering ending its contract to pump crude oil from Azerbaijan to the Novorossiysk, via Makhachkala in Dagestan
  • Shipping confidence reversed
    SHIPPING confidence levels plunged in the three months to August to the lowest level for a year, Moore Stephens has found
  • Capesize bookings get 'jolt'
    DAHLMAN Rose analyst Omar Nokta asserted today that China's stimulus plan is showing 'immediate effects' in the drybulk sector

The Journal of Commerceweb site
SEPTEMBER 19, 2012
  • FedEx Express Rate Hike Could Hit Slower Service Users Hardest
    FedEx Express users of slower services will bear more of the brunt of the parcel carrier's price hike than shippers...
  • Lufthansa to Build Logistics Center at Frankfurt Airport
    Lufthansa plans to build a modern logistics center at Germany's Frankfurt Airport despite the ban on night flights there. ...
  • MSC Adds Israel to Golden Gate Rotation
    Mediterranean Shipping Co. is adding a port call at Haifa in Israel on both legs of its Golden Gate Service...
  • DP World Orders 69 Cranes for Jebel Ali Port
    DP World has ordered 69 cranes for a new 4 million 20-foot-equivalent unit capacity terminal at its flagship Jebel Ali...
  • Baltimore to Regain Midwest Cargo Through New CSX Terminal
    The Port of Baltimore could once again become a contender for import cargo bound for the Midwest as a result...
  • New Locks Could Benefit Both Coasts, Aleman Says
    East Coast ports look forward with great anticipation to the completion of the Panama Canal expansion project in 2015, while...
  • Scandlines Owners Eyeing Sale of German Ferry Line
    The joint owners of Scandlines are mulling the sale of Germany's biggest ferry line in 2013 in a move likely...
  • Carriers Face Influx of New Capacity, Rate Issues
    Shipyards in 2013 will deliver more new container vessels than during any year in the history of the industry, but...
  • Dubai Airport to Increase Freight Capacity
    A major upgrade of Dubai International Airport will increase freight capacity to more than 3.1 million tons per year by...
  • China Takes Steps to Boost Exports
    China's efforts to remove trade barriers in a bid to boost exports are already being implemented at key ports. ...
  • Carriers: Strike Surcharges a 'Prudent' Step
    Ocean carriers say plans to impose congestion surcharges if there's an International Longshoremen's Association work stoppage are precautionary steps and...

Containerisation Internationalweb site
SEPTEMBER 19, 2012
  • Indian tills get ready to ring
    Has the out-of-city mall destroyed the corner shop, or does the former complement the latter to best serve the customer? It is a debate that is sure to encourage ...
  • CKYH confirms service withdrawal between Asia/Europe
    According to Alphaliner, the CKYH alliance will suspend its NE4 loop between Asia and Northern Europe at the end of September, instead of in the middle of October. ...
  • PSA JNP deal breaks up
    Reports in India suggest that PSA International's (PSA) tender to build a fourth container terminal in the country's largest port complex, Jawaharlal Nehru Port, ...
  • Le Havre claims 20% productivity gain
    One year after the implementation of France's national port reform legislation Le Havre's stevedores claim that efficiency has improved by over 20%, helping them ...
  • Wan Hai launches new operating system at its Tokyo terminal
    Taiwan shipping line Wan Hai Lines has boosted the efficiency of its Tokyo terminal by installing a new IT operating system, as its original equipment was unable ...
  • DP World UAE orders T3 equipment
    DP World UAE Region is to use both local and international companies for the manufacture, supply and installation of new container-handling equipment for its new ...
  • US hits China with WTO 'illegal' auto subsidy complaint
    As the US Presidential campaign heats up, the incumbent Obama administration has filed a complaint to the World Trade Organization [WTO] alleging that China subsidised ...
  • Peel Ports names Lend Lease as principal contractor for Liverpool2
    Peel Ports has appointed international property and infrastructure group Lend Lease as principal contractor for Liverpool2, its new GBP300 million deep-water container ...
  • Exolgan takes charge of another Liebherr crane
    The Exolgan Container Terminal in Buenos Aires, Argentina, has taken delivery of its eighth Liebherr Container Cranes-designed and manufactured ship-to-shore gantry ...

TradeWindsweb site
SEPTEMBER 19, 2012
  • All in the family
    The chairman of Star Bulk Carrier's board of directors is handing over shares of the bulker owner to his two children.
  • Drewry dabbles in equities
    A leading UK-based maritime research and advisory firm is looking to carve its name on the walls of an arena dominated by investment banks.
  • What's an MLP?
    Most market insiders are familiar with the phrase master limited partnership (MLP) as the label defines some of the most notable names on Wall Street but not all truly understand the inner workings.
  • Charter defaults persist
    Charter defaults may accelerate in the months to come if bulker rates continue to hover below breakeven, according to an analyst at Credit Suisse.
  • Sales spur for Otto
    Otto Marine is set for a third quarter profit boost after completing the sale-and-leaseback of a maintenance vessel.
  • Ofer dials back drillship
    Idan Ofer's Pacific Drilling has given itself until the end of the year to decide on a drillship option at Samsung Heavy Industries.
  • Al-Badri: enough oil
    Opec chief Abdullah al-Badri has played down talk Saudi Arabia is about to start increasing crude supply.
  • Crewman trapped
    A Ghanaian seafarer suffered life-threatening injuries after becoming trapped between two hatches on a ship in Germany.
  • Boost from Beijing
    A surge in capesize chartering activity yesterday is the first sign a Chinese stimulus package is being felt in the market, Dahlman Rose says.
  • Wartsila supplies Exmar
    Finnish-owned Wartsila Hamworthy is to supply gas and engineering kit for Exmar's four Hyundai Mipo gas carriers.
  • JES ends order drought
    China's JES International Holdings has announced its first newbuilding contract this year.
  • K-Line 'forbids' China trips
    Growing hostilities between Japan and China have led K-Line to place a ban on executives travelling to the world's most populated country.
  • Captain tumbled to death
    A cargoship captain died after falling into the hold of his vessel off the UK, local police say.
  • Fire out on Tampen
    A blaze has been extinguished by crew on a Bourbon supply ship in Norway.
  • Pacific view divided
    Evercore Partners has initiated coverage of Idan Ofer's Pacific Drilling with an equal weight tag.
  • Scandlines sale mooted
    Private equity groups 3i and Allianz Capital Partners are reportedly looking to exit Baltic ferry group Scandlines.
  • Billionaires do battle
    Two of Wall Street's biggest names are locked in dispute over the purchase of Navigator Holdings shares previously held by Lehman Brothers Inc.
  • DFDS to plug in ships
    DFDS is to introduce onshore power supply facilities in three European ports as part of its bid to cut noise and emissions.
  • Third CIC ship held
    A third cruiseship operated by Classic International Cruises (CIC) has been held over debts.
  • Cargotec set for spin-off
    Cargotec says it will proceed with its plans for a separate listing of its marine business in Asia.
  • Crewman's death probed
    Canadian police are investigating the death of a seafarer on a multipurpose cargoship en route from Nunavut.
  • IMC eyes resources fund
    Fred Tsao's IMC Group has launched a takeover bid for an Australian commodities investment fund.
  • Confidence hits new low
    Confidence levels in the shipping industry have fallen to a four-year low, according to a study by industry adviser Moore Stephens.
  • US and China in drill first
    To most observers the US and China appear to have very little they can publicly agree on accept maybe one thing - the battle against piracy.

American Shipperweb site
SEPTEMBER 19, 2012
  • 'K' Line bans executive travel to China
  • If an ILA strike happens...
    If a strike by the ILA or a lockout by employers occurs after the current contract expires, President Obama could use provisions within the Taft-Hartley Act to declare a national emergency and return the longshoremen and employers to the bargaining table.
  • U.S. unions monitor Aussie port automation dispute
    The Maritime Union of Australia (MUA) suggested that Patrick Stevedores, a subsidiary of Australian rail and ports operator Asciano Ltd., deceived them about their intention to fully automate its terminal at Port Botany in Sydney.
  • Leone retires as Massport port director
    Michael A. Leone, port director at Massachusetts Port Authority, is retiring after 19 years at the agency. Under his leadership, Boston attracted container liner services from the Asia and improved both its cargo and cruise facilities.
  • Envirotainer expands in Asia's pharma industry
    The refrigerated air cargo container maker foresees healthy expansion of its business in Asia Pacific, with the region expected to grow in pharmaceutical sales by 97 percent and account for 29 percent of global pharma sales by 2016.
  • Expanded roles for UTi's Feitzinger, Berger
  • Alliance Air Services' president to retire
  • Schiphol Cargo names Ritsema top strategist
  • Veracode's supply chain security testing program
  • EU plans shipping emissions cuts
    The European Commission said it's considering a proposal in the coming months if the International Maritime Organization (IMO) is unable to reach an agreement on the means and measures for curbing ship emissions.
  • Hamburg Süd to assess St. Petersburg winter fee
  • Trimble buys Logicway
  • Mahindra Satyam starts retail management service
  • Ex-Im Bank boosts Air Tractor sales to Brazil
  • U.S. contributes to WTO assistance program
  • CORRECTION: Grand Alliance adds temporary Shanghai call to SSX rotation

The Bunker Bulletinweb site
SEPTEMBER 19, 2012
  • Russian oil major close to acquiring Romanian bunker player
    'Talks are in progress and should be completed by the end of the year.'
  • Prices continue falling in Fujairah
    Prices softer apart from Suez which showed minor gains.
  • Big fall in prices recorded across Europe
    Prices stick to downward path.
  • Surge in Russian fuel oil exports ahead of tax rise
    Duty set to climb by 6.3%.
  • Saudi Arabia says oil prices are too high
    As fears mount that high prices will stall economic recovery.
  • Low-sulphur incentive 'impossibly bureaucratic'
    'Will shipowners pay money to subject themselves to sometimes impossible procedures?'
  • Pricey low sulphur fuel 'bad for business', says cruise chief
    The cruise industry would like to work out a compromise.
  • Spanish minister facing questions over links to bunkering
    'It doesn't make a lot of sense for him bunkering is a polluting activity,' say opposition legislators.
  • Shanghai firm plans $32 million bunker fleet expansion
    Intends to acquire bunker tankers to reduce costs from chartering vessels.
  • Third cruise ship arrested
    Creditors act against ship in Montenegrin port.
  • Bunker prices continue downward trend
    Bunker supplies at major Asian ports were fine on Wednesday.
  • New traders join International Bunkering
    Koen Korstiaan den Boogert and Karen Moon join the company in Dubai and Singapore respectively.
  • Singaporean maritime border talks 'ongoing'
    A series of meetings on the issue are taking place, say governments.
  • DFDS to invest $9 million in cold ironing project
    Project forms part of its ongoing efforts to reduce emissions, it says.
  • Pirates attempt to siphon off bunkers foiled
    Pirates hijacked vessel and attempt to transfer its bunkers to another vessel.
  • Waste heat recovery offers 'unique opportunity' to save fuel
    Half of energy produced by engines goes to heat rather than propulsion, says Alfa Laval.
  • Lower bunkers prop up carriers' earnings
    Declining bunker costs amid rising freight rates have improved

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