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August 22, 2012
Sched Netweb site
  • MOL to raise 50pc capacity of its Japan-Indonesia-SE Asia service
  • Singapore's APL to quit Westbound Transpacific Stabilisation Agreement
  • Shipping industry faces sea change as bigger box ships ply all trade lanes
  • MSC declares it will stop all services to Iran to comply with sanctions
  • United States cracks down on petroleum product trade to and from Iran
  • Hapag-Lloyd reduces quarterly loss on 21pc higher revenue, improved rates
  • Maersk pulls back from reefer sector due to high investment, low return
  • Fujian's seven-month box throughput grows 9.9pc to 5.79 million TEU
  • China's transportation network to hit 4.9 million kilometres in three years
  • Shanghai to introduce measures to create world class express business
  • Damco first half pre-tax profit rises 42pc to US$51 million, sales up 12pc
  • Indian major port April-July container volume flat at 2.62 million TEU
  • AP Moller's Lagos container terminal set to handle 720,000 TEU this year
  • Port of Baltimore handles record US$51 billion worth of cargo in 2011
  • Hot sauce spill at FedEx Memphis cargo hub results in 102 needing treatment
  • China Southern's July air cargo volume climbs 9.1pc to 98,000 tonnes
  • SIA Cargo adds Sao Paulo to destinations of scheduled freighter flights
  • West Atlantic plays role in Airbus abandoning its A320P2F conversions

Exim Indiaweb site
AUGUST 21, 2012
  • Caravel Logistics launches new feeder service through Port Pipavav
  • Container equipment fleet surges in 2011
  • Emirates Shipping Line launches Far East-Gulf Express service
  • JBS Academy conducts 'Ship Draft Survey' training at APSEZ
  • Kandla Port emerging as global logistics hub: Dr Vaghela
  • Major Ports handle 5 pc less cargo in April-July period
  • New Mangalore Port, MRPL set to get SPM boost
  • US Customs unsure of 100 pc box inspection at ports
  • SBI opens branch at Arshiya's FTWZ in Mumbai (Panvel)
  • Exports may perk up in Sept.: Sharma
  • Exports may slip below $ 300 bn in FY13: Assocham
  • Extractors urge govt to cut duty on oilmeal imports
  • Import duty on power gear inadequate: BHEL
  • INR recovers on fresh dollar selling
  • Sharma to resolve widening trade deficit issue with China
  • SME exporters earn high profit margins: Crisil
  • World economic recovery suffers fresh setbacks, ICC/Ifo survey shows

International Transport Journalweb site
AUGUST 21, 2012
  • OAG Cargo gets new vice-president
    OAG Cargo, a specialist for the supply of data and information products for the global aviation industry, has selected Alv Hill as interim executive vice-president. The appointment...
  • More rest areas in Australia
    Regular users of the Bruce Highway between Howard and Childers in Queensland (Australia) now have the opportunity to use a new government-built rest area on the southbound lane. On...
  • U.S. Xpress and Maritime-Ontario launch North American shipping partnership
    U.S. Xpress Enterprises, a leading provider of transportation services throughout North America, and Maritime-Ontario Freight Lines Limited (M-O), a top Canadian freight carrier, h...
  • More Mahan to Malaysia
    Exactly one week ago, Iran's Mahan Air commenced scheduled flights between Teheran and Kuala Lumpur. The airline is initially operating two weekly services (due to bilateral freque...
  • CN to invest USD 35 million in Wisconsin
    The North American railroad CN and Superior Silica Sands have signed a multi-year agreement to move frac sand from a new processing plant now under construction in northern Wiscons...
  • Siemens supplies signalling for new line in Algeria
    The rail automation specialist Estel RA, a joint venture of the Algerian national company for rail transport (SNTF) and Siemens has been mandated by Algeria's national railway inve...
  • Korean Cargo brings B747F back to South America
    Korean Air Cargo once again began to operate a Boeing B747 freighter service to South America last week (week 33). The aircraft is routed via Lima (Peru) and Sao Paulo Viracopos (B...
  • Air Astana increases service to Delhi and launches Beijing route
    Starting today, 21 August 2012, Kazakhstan-based Air Astana is increasing its Almaty - Delhi service. It now operates this route five times a week instead of three. Starting on 25...
  • Yusen Logistics now active in Bangladesh
    Yusen Logistics has established operations in Bangladesh which will open for business on 15 October. The company stated that Bangladesh, among the "Next 11" emerging econ...
  • TNT Express: road delivery for Tencent in China
    TNT Express has signed a deal to become the primary road delivery service provider in China for Tencent, one of the country's largest internet service companies. Under the agreemen...
  • AEB selects new general manager for Asia-Pacific
    AEB (Asia Pacific) Pte Ltd has appointed Thomas Halliday as its new general manager. He will be based in Singapore and is to focus on growth across APAC region. Halliday, who was m...
  • Hapag-Lloyd names new vessel "Hamburg Express"
    The Hamburg (Germany)-based shipping company Hapag-Lloyd held a ceremony at the HHLA Container Terminal Altenwerder (CTA) to name its first 13,000 teu vessel "Hamburg Express" on ...

Marine Logweb site
AUGUST 21, 2012
  • FPSO conversion starts at Brazil's former Ishibras
  • Chouest to hire 250 to 500 employees for LaShip shipyard
  • USMMA gets "space" ship for training
  • Conrad Industries adds to backlog
  • Imtech system nominated for innovation award
  • Kvichak delivers utility vessels to Superior Energy
  • Cummings urges Obama to support Jones Act in SPR draw down

World Wide Shipperweb site
AUGUST 21, 2012
  • Columbia River Crossing added to President's We Can't Wait list
  • Crowley rejoining tanker trades with purchase of new Jones Act ships
  • World Trade Center Tacoma schedules annual Globe Awards
  • Trucks earn safety stickers at Port of Tacoma workshop
  • Coast Guard teams with National Guard in Columbia River training exercise

Lloyd's Listweb site
AUGUST 21, 2012
  • Global aframax earnings fall to lowest point so far this year
    Baltic Sea earnings hit lowest point on record despite slow steaming in the region picking up
  • IMO gears up for critical nickel ore meeting
    Safety concerns rekindled by Vinalines Queen casualty
  • Can test is not reliable
    Trade association insists there is no rough and ready way to check safety
  • Chinese coal demand faces stormy prospects
    Steam coal imports have defied drop in power consumption - but for how long?
  • MSC Flaminia to be inspected before sailing into German waters
    NSB has yet to confirm which port will accept stricken boxship
  • Jury is out on South Korean government shipyard finance boost
    Policy may not be easy to implement
  • Five-year-old capesizes and VLCCs worth the same on dollar per dwt
    Baltic Exchange's sale and purchase assessments show continued decline in values
  • MSC Flaminia gets help from Germany
    Agreement to take stricken boxship in German waters raises questions over selection of place of refuge
  • Colombia resumes coal exports as rail workers end month-long strike
    Dispute halted some 4m tonnes of bulk movements
  • Burden of Seychelles piracy trials must be eased, says UK report
    House of Lords also warns on transferring pirates back to prisons in Somalia
  • Rongsheng results reveal slump in cash reserves
    Updated: Efforts to retain orders by extending order deadlines hit cashflow
  • Iron-ore market loses faith in swift demand recovery
    Price of 2013 futures falls below $100 per tonne
  • Dover sees fall in haulier demand
    Port facing privatisation reports dip in freight and passenger traffic
  • Torm's losses and debts deepen
    Weak market increases owner's second-quarter loss
  • Shipbuilder P+S to file for insolvency
    State aid is insufficient for German group's rescue plan, says company chief Rüdiger Fuchs
  • Crowley buys Jones Act product tanker pair from Aker Philadelphia
    Shipyard relieved after $250m deal for speculative newbuilds
  • Drewry sticks to 6% growth forecast for box terminals
    Annual report says emerging economies will show strongest increase, with container demand 'quite flat' in Europe and little growth in North America
  • James Fisher reports strong growth
    Group buoyed by 'robust' demand for specialist technical and offshore units
  • Raveh to step down from Zim
    New chief financial officer to be announced in days
  • Navios Acquisition posts loss despite soaring revenues
    Angeliki Frangou contrasts tanker company growth story with struggling peers
  • Experts urge Nigeria to rethink its stance on private maritime security
    Contracts that generate interest and controversy are a 'double-edged sword'
  • Nigerians hold the solution to piracy and oil theft
    Focus needs to be on answer that is not security dominated but one that involves the community
  • GasLog remains bullish despite loss
    Revenues will quadruple by 2015 as LNG fleet expands
  • Privalov to face criminal charges over Sovcomflot role
    September date set for $67m misappropriation hearing
  • DSF benefits from international bank withdrawal from ship finance
    Copenhagen financier will support credit-worthy Danish interests
  • Recession in Europe weakens DFDS results
    More turbulence ahead as 'difficult' cross-Channel start-up faces new competition
  • Pirates' monsoon washout
    Attacks on ships are way down thanks to strong winds, heavy rain and big waves - but let's see what happens when the sea calms down

Fairplayweb site
AUGUST 21, 2012
  • Breaking prices surge
    INDIAN breakers were about the only ship recyclers in action last week, with Bangladesh and Pakistan celebrating the end of Ramadan
  • Browse to be floating scheme?
    ROYAL Dutch Shell has bought Chevron's interest in the Browse LNG scheme in Australia, which could become a floating project, IHS World Markets Energy reported today
  • Jiangnan HI's profits drop by 87%
    CSSC TODAY said profits dropped by 87% year on year in H1 of this year at its Shanghai-listed subsidiary Jiangnan HI
  • Navios raises tanker cover
    ANGELIKI Frangou's tanker company Navios Acquisition today reported further progress in securing long-term charter coverage
  • Havila issuing $89M in bonds
    HAVILA Shipping, the Norwegian offshore service vessel owner, said it is issuing 500M kroner ($89M) in bonds
  • GasLog touts LNG fundamentals
    NYSE-listed GasLog, the newest entrant to the US public markets, today forecast continued LNG strength, driven by project developments
  • TORM loses five times more
    TORM SAID today its interim losses for 2Q12 were more than five times those of the previous-year period
  • Korea Line issues shares
    KOREA Line issued 653,143 shares today to several companies that include some of the restructuring group's creditors
  • DFDS issues profit warning
    DFDS, the listed Danish ferry and logistics company, has issued a profit warning after reporting a sharp drop in 2Q12 profits
  • Indonesian coal lifts Panamaxes, Supramaxes
    A RISE IN Indonesia's thermal coal fixtures has injected more business into the Asian Panamax and Supramax market
  • VLGC rates reach 2012 high
    FREIGHT rates to ship LPG on the benchmark Persian Gulf/Far East route have hit a 2012 high of $77.219/tonne
  • Yard resales rule bulker S&P
    BUYERS are exploiting lower asset prices, producing another fruitful week for Chinese yards that are holding cancelled newbuilding orders
  • RSHI profits fall (just) 82%
    OUTSHINING other yards in China, Rongsheng HI today unveiled profits of 216M yuan ($34M) for the first six months of the year
  • GO unveils slip in profits
    GOLDEN Ocean, the listed drybulk group in John Fredriksen's business empire, predicted today that tonnage oversupply is likely to delay a major freight rate recovery
  • Trans-Pacific box rate gains gone
    TRANS-Pacific box rates have dropped off since posting substantial gains, suggesting the third-quarter peak season remains fragile

The Journal of Commerceweb site
AUGUST 21, 2012
  • MSC Flaminia to Be Towed to German Anchorage
    The fire-damaged container ship MSC Flaminia will be towed to a sheltered anchorage in German waters for evaluation before it...
  • BlueGrace Named Fastest-Growing Logistics Operator
    BlueGrace Logistics, Riverview, Fla., increased its revenue 7,368 percent over three years to $63.6 million in 2011, making the Florida-based...
  • Kings Point to Get New Training Ship
    A ship used for recovery of solid-fuel rocket boosters from the space shuttle will be converted for use as a...
  • DFDS Slashes 2012 Earnings Guidance
    Denmark's DFDS cut its 2012 earnings guidance after Europe's largest short-sea shipping and logistics group's second quarter profit slumped amid...
  • Taiwan, Thailand Downgrade Export Forecasts
    The Asian export outlook continues to weaken, according to the latest export forecasts from Taiwan and Thailand. Taiwan export...
  • China Ports' TEU Share Hits 30 Percent
    China's container ports now handle 30 percent of international container volume, which has more than doubled in the last decade,...
  • NYK Line Sets Oct. 1 Atlantic Rate Increase
    NYK Line said it will implement an Oct. 1 general rate increase for trans-Atlantic cargo. The increase will...
  • Crowley Buys Two Jones Act Tankers
    Crowley Maritime Corp.'s petroleum and chemical transportation group has purchased two 45,800-deadweight-ton tankers Aker Philadelphia Shipyard has been building on...
  • Derailed CSX Train Kills Two Outside Baltimore
    A CSX Transportation train hauling coal derailed shortly after midnight Tuesday outside of Baltimore, killing two women who were on...
  • Carriers Won't Fight APM's Virginia Bid
    Mediterranean Shipping Co. and CMA CGM say they no longer object to a proposal by APM Terminals to take over...
  • Caravel Logistics Launches India-Mideast Feeder Link
    Caravel Logistics has launched a feeder link between India and the Middle East. From Port Pipavav on India's west...
  • HKIA Extends Year-Over-Year Decline
    The world's largest freight airport saw a slight month-on-month increase in volume during July, but growth compared to 2011 remained...
  • Emirates Shipping to Launch Far East-Gulf Service
    Emirates Shipping Line plans to expand its intra-Asia service network by buying slots on the Pacific South & Gulf Service...

Containerisation Internationalweb site
AUGUST 21, 2012
  • Zim Line's CFO resigns
    It has been announced that Zim Line's much-liked chief financial officer Allon Raveh (in photo) will leave the company by the end of the year. No replacement has ...
  • Angola to invest in Cabinda
    Angola's Minister of Transport has announced that the government is prepared to spend USD1 billion over the next five years on improving port infrastructure in ...
  • Russian trade hits the rocks
    Russian ports joined the rest of Europe in terms of declining container cargo growth in the first half of the year. St Petersburg's growth reached just 1.5% compared ...
  • Wan Hai and MOL merge Intra Asia loop as volumes in SE Asia/Japan jump
    Taiwan's Wan Hai Lines (WHL) has announced that it is merging its New Super 1 (NS1) service with MOL's CHS3 sling, creating for both more capacity and a wider geographical ...
  • Tacoma's volumes soar on back of new GA string
    Container volumes through the US Pacific Northwest Port of Tacoma have soared by 20% year-on-year on the back of the new Grand Alliance (GA) service that it won ...
  • China's growth under pressure
    That was the stark message given by Chinese Prime Minister, Wen Jiabao, at the weekend. He said that the nation's economy was 'under pressure' and that it is facing ...
  • Lords change view on armed guards
    The UK's House of Lords EU Committee for External Affairs has published a follow-up report on Somali piracy in which it says that it has 'changed its view on the ...
  • MSC Flaminia: set to enter German waters

TradeWindsweb site
AUGUST 21, 2012
  • CMA CGM beefs up board
    France's largest containership operator has recruited three career politicians to join its board of directors.
  • CSDC scraps again
    China Shipping Development has continued its scrapping drive after selling one of its ageing bulkers to be chopped up in its homeland.
  • Navios narrows deficit
    Angeliki Frangou's Navios Maritime Acquisition posted a second-quarter loss Tuesday despite a 38% surge in revenue.
  • Farstad rues oversupply
    Norway's Farstad has lamented the rapid increase in the number of platform supply vessel newbuilds hitting the water.
  • Germany pulls the plug
    Cash-strapped German shipbuilder P+S Werften is filing for insolvency after the state pulled the plug on rescue funding.
  • CSDC record ended
    China Shipping Development has chalked up its first half-year loss as a listed company.
  • Boa charter chopped
    Singapore's Emas AMC is not extending its charter of a BOA OCV deepwater subsea vessel.
  • Floatel firms Keppel rig
    Floatel has firmed up a contract with Keppel FELS for a $315m accommodation rig.
  • Privalov stands trial
    Sovcomflot's former London chief Yuri Privalov is to face court action in Russia on charges of embezzling $67m of the company's cash.
  • Raveh leaving Zim
    Zim CFO Allon Raveh is to leave at the end of the year, with a successor due to be announced within days.
  • GasLog on the nose
    GasLog has again promised to pay a dividend by the end of the year after hitting Wall Street forecasts on the nose in the second quarter.
  • Fun on the Fringe
    Shipping is not a laugh a minute right now so we have borrowed a one liner from the funniest man at the Edinburgh Fringe Festival to help brighten up your day.
  • MEO surge goes on
    Miclyn Express Offshore has completed a stellar full year thanks to its rapid expansion.
  • Doychev freed
    Bulgarian shipowner Doychin Doychev has been released from police custody after an initial hearing in his drugs-bust case.
  • Fire hits German bulker
    Firefighters have tackled a small blaze on an Oldendorff Carriers bulker in New Zealand.
  • Rongsheng rocked
    China Rongsheng Heavy Industries laid bare the challenging picture for the Chinese shipbuilding market after seeing its first half profit collapse.
  • End of the road
    A 1974-built cargo ro-ro has been put up for sale by its Fijian owner.
  • DFDS sees headwinds
    Danish ferry operator DFDS has dimmed its full-year forecast after making a difficult start to life in the English Channel.
  • Havila hits the mark
    Havila Shipping has finished its latest trip to the bond market more than $80m to the good.
  • CNOOC adds one
    Chinese oil company CNOOC has ordered an offshore installation ship at a CSSC shipyard.
  • Tanker gains for Fisher
    UK shipping group James Fisher has posted a bigger profit in the first six months as its small products tankers enjoyed a spot-rate boost.
  • Torm loss deepens
    Torm continued to burn cash in the second quarter as it fought to remove the financial black cloud hanging over its head.
  • Mixed for GOGL
    Norwegian bulker owner Golden Ocean (GOGL) has survived a weaker second quarter to turn around its loss over the first six months.
  • Cape pair head for demo
    Two more early-1990s capesize bulkers look to have been sent for demolition in the face of poor freight rates.
  • Aegean eyes Hong Kong
    Aegean Marine Petroleum Network plans to expand its global network by establishing operations in Hong Kong.

American Shipperweb site
AUGUST 21, 2012
  • ILA protests military cargo handling in Charleston
    The union contends the Marines are allowing Jacksonville, Fla.-based Portus Stevedoring Co. to move its military cargo operation from Jacksonville to Charleston to bypass the use of ILA workers in Charleston.
  • BlueWater Reporting to release West Coast port call analysis
  • Manhattan provides growth to Fantastic Holdings
  • Report: Sustainable supply chain to benefit food shippers
  • Drewry: 800 million TEUs in global throughput by 2017
    Nearly one in three TEUs on a global basis is now handled at a Chinese port, compared to 19 percent in 2002. Meanwhile, global container volume rose to 588.8 million TEUs in 2011, compared to 279.3 million in 2002.
  • Emirates joins Asia-Mideast leg of GA/Hanjin loop
  • Low water stalls Mississippi barge traffic
    The Army Corps of Engineers is trying to dredge the river channel in areas to keep commodities flowing, but many shippers complain they have to ship lighter loads to ensure vessels don't hit bottom.
  • Flaminia owner hopes to enter German waters
  • Cadec extends performance management scorecards
  • MSC raises Med-U.S. rates in October
  • New international maritime labor regs ratified
    The ILO Maritime Labor Convention (MLC) was recently ratified by Russia and the Philippines, meaning the required 30 ILO member states had approved the international regulation. It goes into effect from August 2013.
  • CSX derailment near Baltimore kills 2
  • Washington Notebook: FDA's F.U. inspection sounds worse than it is
  • Crowley adds 2 new Jones Act tankers
  • Registry for U.S. apparel, footwear suppliers
  • Zim CFO to leave at year's end
  • CMA CGM adds 3 directors

The Bunker Bulletinweb site
AUGUST 21, 2012
  • Bominflot expands Mediterranean operations
    Company has extended its Spanish supply operation to the Ports of Alicante and Castellon.
  • Containerships set to become ever larger
    Average capacity has increased 25% in the last four years.
  • Market mainly firm in Fujairah
    Suez prices lack direction.
  • Markets lack direction in North West Europe
    No congestion in Rotterdam.
  • Noble Group declines to comment on Tolson departure
    Source says it is 'business as usual' at Singapore office.
  • Contract for LNG bunkering report goes to Germanischer Lloyd
    Study will help in the drafting of EU-wide standards.
  • Shipbuilder sees profits collapse
    But Rongsheng predicts 'enormous demand' for fuel-efficient vessels when recovery beings.
  • Bunker prices show little movement in Asian hubs
    Supplies of bunker fuels were fine at key Asian ports on Tuesday.
  • American scientists discuss alternative bunker fuel
    Material releases 15% lower soot-like particulates with 26% lesser nitrogen oxide emissions.
  • Scottish ferry operators order fuel efficient thrusters
    Vessels to be fitted with Rolls-Royce thrusters at Cammell Laird shipyard.
  • Titan court hearing adjourned to early September
    Extension granted by Bermuda court after inital hearing of SPHL's petition on August 16.
  • Hong Kong supplier takes 'cautiously optimist approach' for 2012
    Credit risk 'an area of concern', says Chimbusco Pan Nation Petro-chemical spokesman.

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FROM THE HOME PAGE
In the second quarter, container traffic in the port of Genoa fell by -2.8% while in Savona-Vado it grew by +76.3%
Genoa
In the Ligurian capital, the transhipment share decreased, while the Savona port benefited.
Fincantieri records strong growth in half-year financial performance and new orders
Rome
In the first six months of 2025, orders totaled 14.7 billion euros (+93.5%)
In the second quarter, naval traffic through the Suez Canal decreased by -6.2%
In the second quarter, naval traffic through the Suez Canal decreased by -6.2%
Cairo
1,248 tankers (-2.7%) and 1,826 other types of vessels (-8.5%) passed through
CMA CGM's net profit fell by 140% in the second quarter.
Marseille
Revenues stable. The French shipping group is interested in acquiring Hutchison Ports' terminals.
Royal Caribbean closes second quarter with record net profit
Miami
The April-June period was very positive
Union Pacific and Norfolk Southern announced a merger agreement today.
Union Pacific and Norfolk Southern announced a merger agreement today.
Omaha/Atlanta
First coast-to-coast cargo rail network
Gurrieri resigns as Special Commissioner of the Eastern Adriatic Sea Port Authority
Trieste
The atypical reverse charge for the logistics sector will become applicable tomorrow
Milan
Ruggerone (Assologistica): one of the most strategic reforms we helped build is being implemented
Policy brief on cyber threats that pose risks to port infrastructure
Tallinn
It was developed by the NATO Cyber Defence Centre of Excellence
Interferry urges the EU Commission to harmonize its shipping decarbonization regulations with those of the IMO
Victoria
Failure to align - the association warned - will force shipping companies to pay twice for emissions.
In the second quarter of 2025, Chinese seaports handled 79.1 million containers (+6.1%)
Beijing
Total freight traffic was three billion tons (+3.3%), of which 1.3 billion tons were with foreign countries (+1.9%).
CK Hutchison announces plans to include a Chinese investor in the consortium to sell Hutchison Ports
Hong Kong
Without the participation of the COSCO shipping group, China would not authorize the sale
Sri Lanka's Supreme Court has awarded compensation of $1 billion over the X-Press Pearl accident.
Sri Lanka's Supreme Court has awarded compensation of $1 billion over the X-Press Pearl accident.
Columbus
The container ship caught fire and sank near the port of Colombo
The Greek government sends a tugboat to the Red Sea to assist ships that may be attacked by the Houthis.
The Greek government sends a tugboat to the Red Sea to assist ships that may be attacked by the Houthis.
Piraeus
The AHTS "Giant" is leaving
Saipem and Subsea7 have signed a binding merger agreement.
Saipem and Subsea7 have signed a binding merger agreement.
Milan/Luxembourg
The transaction is expected to close in the second half of 2026.
In the second quarter, the port of Valencia handled over 1.5 million containers (+4.0%)
In the first half of 2025, the amount of new orders to Chinese shipyards fell by -18.2%
Beijing
A decrease of -3.5% in new construction completed in the period was recorded
In the second quarter of 2025, freight traffic in the port of Trieste grew by +3.7%
Trieste
Bulk cargo increased. Miscellaneous cargo fell by 13.2%.
CMA CGM and TotalEnergies form joint venture for LNG bunkering in the Port of Rotterdam.
Marseille
Agreement to supply 360,000 tons of liquefied natural gas per year to the French group's ships
In the second quarter of 2025, freight traffic in Spanish ports decreased by -4.7%
Madrid
All the main product categories are decreasing except for conventional goods
Brookfield Asset Management to sell 49% of British port group PD Ports to Spain's Pontegadea
Middlesbrough
The English company has over 1,400 employees
In the quarter April-June, freight traffic in the port of Rotterdam decreased by -2.3%
In the quarter April-June, freight traffic in the port of Rotterdam decreased by -2.3%
Rotterdam
The port authority is alarmed by the state of crisis in the national industry.
The electrification of the docks in the ports of Livorno, Piombino and Portoferraio is proceeding according to plan.
Third dock for cruise traffic in the port of Catania
Catania
Pier 25's restyling completed
Another quarter of decline in freight traffic at the port of Algeciras
Algeciras
In the period April-June, containers amounted to 1.24 million TEUs (+1.0%)
A new tax applied to cruise passengers disembarking in national ports came into force today in Greece.
Athens
Belgian rail freight company Lineas receives €61 million government loan
Brussels
The measure was approved last night by the restricted council of ministers
ERTMS installation completed on 1,400 kilometers of Italian railway network
Rome
The project is financed with 2.5 billion euros from PNRR funds.
Wärtsilä's quarterly financial and commercial results are positive.
Helsinki
The Marine Electrical Systems division will be sold to the Italian company VINCI Energies.
In the port of Barcelona the number of cruise terminals will be reduced from seven to five
In the port of Barcelona the number of cruise terminals will be reduced from seven to five
Barcelona
The mayor: For the first time in history, a limit is placed on the growth of cruises in the city.
MSC and Moby have presented their commitments to meet the AGCM's requirements.
Rome
Shipping Agencies Services will sell its 49% stake in Moby, waiving the consideration in favor of the majority shareholder. Moby commits to completely repaying its debt to SAS.
Fincantieri confirms its interest in the development of American shipbuilding
Fincantieri confirms its interest in the development of American shipbuilding
Washington
Folgiero: Commitment to deliver next-generation capabilities in full alignment with U.S. strategic priorities
The Chamber of Deputies has approved the appointment of four presidents of Italian Port System Authorities.
Rome
The names proposed for the Port System Authorities of the Southern Adriatic, Central-Northern Tyrrhenian, Western Liguria, and Eastern Liguria have been approved. Voting on the Northern Tyrrhenian Authority has been postponed.
Information exchange between state administrations for the digitalization of the maritime sector begins
Rome
The first operational meeting at the Coast Guard General Command in Rome
The Clean Maritime Fuels Platform suggests measures to support the production and distribution of clean marine fuels
COSCO Shipping Ports sets new monthly and quarterly container traffic records
Hong Kong
In the period April-June, 29.4 million TEUs were handled (+4.5%)
Sharp increase in cases of seafarers abandoning their ships
London
2,286 crew members from 222 ships involved as of early 2025
Global freight traffic saw strong growth in the first quarter of this year in anticipation of new tariffs
Global freight traffic saw strong growth in the first quarter of this year in anticipation of new tariffs
Geneva
North America saw the strongest quarterly growth in imports
In the port of Antwerp-Bruges containers and rolling stock are increasing and other types of goods are decreasing
Antwerp
Traffic congestion continues at the airport, with the situation on the landside becoming critical
A study denounces the delay of European ports in equipping themselves with cold ironing facilities.
Brussels/Pozzallo
The tender to electrify the docks of the port of Pozzallo has begun.
T&E proposes to include more non-EU transhipment ports to avoid carbon leakage
Brussels
The association calls on the EU Commission to reduce the current threshold of 65% of transhipment traffic
Federlogistica urges the immediate establishment of a control room on tariffs
Genoa
The aim is also to eliminate extra costs caused by bureaucracy.
Containerized cargo handled through the port of Singapore fell by 2.9% in the second quarter.
Singapore
Last May, ship transits through the Suez Canal decreased by -6.8%
Last May, ship transits through the Suez Canal decreased by -6.8%
Cairo
The negative trend continued in June and early July
Terminal operators are not at all satisfied with a policy that seems to have no interest in ports
Rome
Cognolato: It is essential to close the ongoing trials on several fronts.
The largest ship ever to dock at Cagliari's Porto Canale at the MITO terminal.
Milan
The container ship "MSC Venice" with a capacity of 16,652 TEU arrived yesterday
On 5 and 6 November in Lisbon a summit called by the ILA against automation in the maritime and port sector
On 5 and 6 November in Lisbon a summit called by the ILA against automation in the maritime and port sector
North Bergen/Metzingen
South Korean HD Hyundai, together with German NEURA Robotics, will develop and test welding robots in shipyards
The toll of the horrific attack on the bulk carrier Eternity C in the Red Sea is still uncertain.
Mandaluyong/London/Brussels
Joint statement by ICS, BIMCO, European Shipowners, Intercargo and Intertanko
In the first half of 2025, bulk cargo increased and general cargo decreased in the port of Marseille-Fos
Marseille
Cruise passengers increase by +5%
The Senate has approved the framework law on interports
Rome
UIR, gives the Italian interport system a modern, orderly and coherent regulatory framework
Carlo De Ruvo was elected president of Confetra
Rome
Among the challenges, the uncontrolled expansion of large logistics groups and their concentration
Number of pirate attacks on ships still high in the second quarter of 2025
Number of pirate attacks on ships still high in the second quarter of 2025
Kuala Lumpur
The number of acts of violence against crews is decreasing
Telemar and TNL Group merger agreement
Telemar and TNL Group merger agreement
Oslo/Athens/Paris
One of the top three operators in the OT/IoT services market for the maritime and superyacht sectors will be created
Attacks on ships in the Red Sea still cause deaths among seafarers
Portsmouth
Liberian-flagged bulk carrier " Eternity C" targeted
Canadian shipbuilding company Davie acquires second shipyard in Finland
Helsinki/Pori
It will buy the Enersense Offshore shipyard
Amendment on Port Labor Supply Agencies Approved
Rome
Immediate transformation into Agencies authorised to provide temporary port work
Salvini appoints a manager of a private shipping company from Campania as president of the regional AdSP
Rome
This is Eliseo Cuccaro, CEO of Alilauro
Extend the application of the 0.1% sulphur limit in marine fuels globally
Extend the application of the 0.1% sulphur limit in marine fuels globally
Berlin
This is proposed by an analysis by the International Council on Clean Transportation
IMO and EU condemn renewed attacks on ships in the Red Sea
London/Brussels
Dominguez: New violation of international law and freedom of navigation
In the second quarter of this year, Finnlines' revenues decreased by -5.0%.
Helsinki
Net profit of 26.1 million euros (+7.7%)
Container traffic in the Port of New York remained stable in the April-June quarter.
New York
An increase of +4.9% was recorded in the first half of 2025
The Chamber of Deputies approves the appointment of the presidents of five Port System Authorities.
Rome
They are Davide Gariglio, Francesco Rizzo, Eliseo Cuccaro, Francesco Benevolo and Giovanni Gugliotti
Latrofa appointed extraordinary commissioner of the Port Authority of the Central-Northern Tyrrhenian Sea
Rome
Ministerial decree signed
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
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