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October 22, 2012
Sched Netweb site
  • Asia-US/Europe rates still fall as SCFI slips 2.3pc to 1,174.80 points
  • Antwerp box volume down 0.5pc to 6,517,956 TEU in first nine months
  • Beware of breaking sanctions on cargo shipments to Iran, forwarders warned
  • Container shipping must focus on cost control, efficiency: NOL chairman
  • Global capacity withdrawal increases in third quarter and season wanes
  • Union Pacific posts 10pc third quarter profit increase to US$1 billion
  • Singapore September exports drop 6.4pc as electronic sales decline
  • DB Schenker upgrades smartbox suite to monitor global cargo movement
  • African fastest growing economies face frequent disruptions: Barloworld
  • Russia: Turkey retracts illegal arms charge after seizing Syrian air cargo
  • White House-led probe finds no evidence of Huawei telecom spying on US
  • XL Airways France chooses Lufthansa Systems flight operation solutions

Exim Indiaweb site
OCTOBER 19, 2012
  • Defence Ministry plans to enhance coastal surveillance network
  • Maritime focus seen essential for energy security
  • Om Freight Forwarders opens office in Germany
  • Shipowners, salvors differ on altering International Salvage Convention
  • Adani Ports H1 & Q2 net see sharp increase
  • MoS mulls calling meeting of stakeholders to sort out KoPT's limit extension issue
  • Ports & dock officers' federation congratulates MbPT on H1 throughput growth
  • Sri Lanka keen to invest in Indian port projects
  • Railways carries 5 pc more revenue-earning freight in H1
  • Vizag airport may soon have air cargo terminal
  • Forex reserves dip $ 163.7 m
  • Import duty on white sugar may be hiked
  • INR tumbles by 103 paise to end week at one-month low of 53.84
  • EU imposes sanctions on Iranian oil, gas & tanker cos
  • Import process with a big hole
  • A heavy lift operation at Le Havre
  • Project Professionals Group appoints new representative in Australia

International Transport Journalweb site
OCTOBER 19, 2012
  • NordStar now serving Dubai
    Today (19 October 2012) NordStar Airlines is beginning operations to the United Arab Emirates. The Russian carrier is offering a twice-weekly service between the Siberian city of K...
  • Network Rail building new logistics centre in UK's West Midlands
    Network Rail, Britain's rail infrastructure owner and operator, is investing GBP 25 million (EUR 31 million) in a new hub for the national delivery service centre at the former Peu...
  • Logwin moves into new offices in Jakarta
    Logwin, a Luxembourg-based international logistics service provider, has moved into larger offices located at Soekarno Hatta international airport in the Indonesian capital of Jaka...
  • Emirates ordered to pay AUD 10 million for price fixing
    The Federal Court in Sydney (Australia) has ordered the UAE-based airline Emirates to pay a penalty of AUD 10 million (EUR 7.9 million) for engaging in cartel conduct in breach of ...
  • Barcelona Europe South Terminal launches new Barcelona-Pamplona rail service
    Barcelona Europe South Terminal (Best), a member of the Hutchison Port Holdings Group, has launched a new rail service connecting the Spanish cities of Barcelona and Pamplona, whic...
  • Loxx offers new direct general cargo services to Siberia
    The German service provider Loxx now offers new direct general cargo services to Russia's hinterland. With immediate effect Loxx trucks run once a week to Krasnoyarsk and Irkutsk i...
  • Hellmann UK and H. Essers offer new road freight service
    Hellmann UK and the Belgian transport company H. Essers have launched a new daily shuttle system between the UK and Belgium. The new road freight service will be provided in accord...
  • EU bans Syrian airlines from its airports
    Given the intensifying violence in Syria, the Council of the European Union has reinforced EU sanctions against the Syrian regime this week. The EU Council has now denied all fligh...
  • CMA CGM plans to sell 6% of its shares to French Fond Strategique d'Investissements
    The Marseille (France)-based container shipping company CMA CGM is hoping to sell 6% of its shares to the French state fund Fonds Strategique d'Investissements (FSI). This deal cou...

Marine Logweb site
OCTOBER 19, 2012
  • Seaspan breaks ground for Vancouver Shipyards revamp
  • Euroferries charters Austal trimaran for new cross channel...
  • First steel cut for Prelude FLNG
  • Rederi TransAtlantic buys Merlinja assets
  • Hyundai Heavy Industries sees order intake shrink
  • Flensburg shipyard cuts steel for Canada's largest ConRo
  • Two honored with Thomas Crowley Award

World Wide Shipperweb site
OCTOBER 19, 2012
  • ILWU Local 19 files lawsuit against Sodo District sports arena
  • US rail freight traffic count drops during month of September
  • Evergreen Line christens new L-type container ship
  • CSX Corp. releases third quarter numbers
  • NYK Line takes delivery of new WOZMAX ore carrier

Lloyd's Listweb site
OCTOBER 19, 2012
  • OOCL enjoys decent third quarter
    But profitability will likely weaken towards year-end after peak season, say analysts
  • Rongsheng wins its second offshore order
    China's largest private yard was contracted the world's largest deepwater tender barge
  • Scottish Loan Fund is open to shipping deals
    Mezzanine finance offered to small and medium-sized enterprises
  • BIMCO predicts global economic expansion in 2013
    Institutions now have grip on crisis, says shipowner group
  • Spain unveils 12-year strategy to reform transport
    Cash-strapped government seeks private investment in infrastructure
  • Minister outlines $12bn boost for infrastructure
    Austerity budget sets cash aside to upgrade the country's intermodal links
  • Getting to grips with overweight boxes
    A sensible industry would refuse to load containers that have not been weighed
  • Chinese shipyard borrows against sea usage rights
    Pilot scheme seeks to ease dearth of cash
  • Wet, wet, wet
    The last thing that China needs is an excuse for bubble lending
  • P+S administrator hopes to sell Peene-Werft yard
    'Indicative offers' made for bankrupt group's Wolgast business
  • Maritime lawyers reject moves to revise 1989 Salvage Convention
    Working group set up to investigate York Antwerp Rules
  • Seadrill Partners completes IPO at top of price range
    Fredriksen's latest company hits $192m high note in its New York debut
  • Star Bulk awarded first Carbon Positive Certificate
    Measurement is fundamental step towards reducing emissions, says consultancy
  • Shipping's year zero
    2014 will bring gradual recovery for tankers and dry bulkers but will boost gas carriers
  • U-Ming buys post-panamax bulker newbuilding for $24.5m
    Taiwanese dry bulk operator snaps up a resale from Glocal Maritime
  • US energy company pledges to double LPG exports on gas ships
    Panama Canal widening is key to Targa Resources expansion plan
  • Maersk capacity cuts are 'step in right direction'
    But carriers have run out of time to make November rate rise stick, says Drewry containers research chief
  • Provisions for place of refuge and casualty probes must be mandatory
    Industry must learn from casualties like the Flaminia, says Hinchliffe
  • 'Bottom fishing' cancelled tonnage makes the shipping crisis worse
    Banks must stop loans for newbuildings and finance only abandoned or existing vessels
  • Bright weeks ahead for capesizes
    Prices will stay firm until year-end but fall by first-quarter 2013, brokers predict
  • VLCCs snatch Middle East suezmax cargoes
    Owners part-load cheap VLCCs as oil firms book larger, cheaper tonnage
  • HHI reports 40% fall in order intake for first three quarters
    World's largest shipbuilder sees its offshore business under-perform too
  • Vale commissions second FTS conversion from CSSC Chengxi
    Shipyard pledges to complete latest contract faster than the first

Fairplayweb site
OCTOBER 19, 2012
  • Soybeans boost US bulker loadings
    STRONG demand for soybeans in China has spurred a recent surge in US bulker loadings, reports the US Department of Agriculture
  • Seadrill Partners prices IPO
    JOHN Fredriksen's latest public company, Seadrill Partners LLC, today priced its IPO and began trading on NYSE
  • SEC targets Yorkville Advisors
    YORKVILLE Advisors, an investment company with significant shipping ties, has been accused by the Securities & Exchange Commission of inflating asset values to garner higher fees
  • APM raises SK2.5Bn in six-year bond
    AP Moller-Maersk (APM), the Danish conglomerate, has raised SK2.50Bn ($381M) on the Swedish krona bond market
  • Shortsea market loses steam
    DAILY vessel earnings on shortsea hauls of bulk and breakbulk cargoes in Europe have levelled off as tonnage shortages for Baltic grain loadings eased this week
  • Container shipping on the up
    CONTAINER shipping is seeing several upward catalysts, said UOB Kay Hian Securities today
  • LR2 rates reach 2012 high
    FREIGHT rates to ship clean products on LR2 tankers from the Arabian Gulf to the Far East have reached a new 2012 high
  • P+S Shipyards heading for breakup
    GERMAN shipbuilder P+S Werften, which has sites in Wolgast and Stralsund, is likely to be broken up and sold
  • NLC Ferry forms for northernmost ferry service
    TWO SCANDINAVIAN municipalities have formed a new company to run the northernmost international ferry service in the world after the failure of the previous operator
  • $806M to be spent on Batam port
    THE INDONESIAN government estimates to spend $806M for the construction of a new deepwater container terminal in Tanjung Sauh, in Indonesia's Batam port
  • NITC VLCC: Not at Universal Terminals
    AN NITC VLCC that visited Singapore earlier this month did not berth at Universal Terminal's facilities, UT's terminal manager Michael Chng has told Fairplay
  • Keppel retains 'buy' ratings
    KEPPEL has retained 'buy' ratings from sector analysts Maybank Kim Eng and UOB Kay Hian despite yesterday announcing a a 15% drop in year on year profits
  • Evergreen's newbuildings enough for now
    TAIWAN'S Evergreen Line told Fairplay today that its newbuilding orders and chartered-in vessels are sufficient for today's market, and it will not contract more ships unless freight rates improve significantly

The Journal of Commerce - Maritimeweb site
OCTOBER 19, 2012
  • GATX Third Quarter Profit Swells, Shipping Surges
    GATX Corporation reported a profit of $53.8 million in the third quarter, ending Sept. 30, shooting up 63.5 percent year-over-year from $32.9 million. Profit in the first nine months of 2012 was $107.6 million, up 35.86 percent from last year's $79.2 million in the same period. American Steamship Company, owned by the rail...

Containerisation Internationalweb site
OCTOBER 19, 2012
  • Saade wins CI Lifetime Achievement Award
    Jacques Saade, founder, group chairman and ceo of CMA CGM, has scooped Containerisation International's lifetime achievement award. At a grand luncheon held in ...
  • Elbe deepening stymied
    Germany's highest administrative court in Leipzig has stopped the planned deepening of the river Elbe, which is the maritime runway to the port of Hamburg. The ...
  • China's GDP slows again but could be bottoming-out
    Chinese economic growth expanded at a rate of 7.4% in the third quarter - its slowest gain for three years - but after seven consecutive quarters of decline, premier ...
  • Ships to be re-floated from Valencia beach this weekend?
  • Industry welcomes new Lloyd's Register stack weight formula
    Industry reaction has been positive to the news that Lloyd's Register has developed a new formula that will allow heavier containers to be stacked higher on deck ...
  • More blanks from liners
    Evergreen Line and Hanjin Shipping are to skip three voyages in the final quarter of the year on their joint, respectively-named, CEM [China Europe Mediterranean] ...
  • DB Schenker Logistics expands Guadalajara warehousing capacity
    Essen-based DB Schenker Logistics has responded to growing demand for warehousing space in the Mexican city of Guadalajara by opening a new warehouse. Guadalajara ...

TradeWindsweb site
OCTOBER 19, 2012
  • Fotis G initiates SFI
    Ship Finance International has enough firepower to seize $500m worth of assets, analyst says.
  • Deutsche downs Genco
    Deutsche Bank sliced its rating on shares of Genco Shipping & Trading (Genco) Friday amid fears about the ongoing glut in global fleet capacity.
  • OW expansion continues
    A leading Danish bunker supplier has recruited a pair of executives who were fired from Noble's fledgling marine fuel offshoot to head up a new office in Stamford.
  • Analyst shifts gears
    Scott Burk has emerged as one of the architects behind Energy & Exploration Partners' New York IPO.
  • Kensington cut loose?
    Knightsbridge Tankers appears to have parted ways with another ageing VLCC, sale-and-purchase brokers said Friday.
  • RABT makes Finnish move
    Sweden's Rederi AB TransAtlantic has expanded with a swoop for Finnish containership operator Merilinja.
  • Viana bids delayed
    Portugal has extended the deadline for offers in the privatisation of struggling shipbuilder Estaleiros Navais de Viana do Castelo (ENVC).
  • No trick or treat for tankers
    With Halloween fast approaching Credit Suisse has been spooked by a horrible third quarter tanker market and predicted deeper red ink for some leading owners.
  • Qatar okays guards
    Qatar has cleared the way for ships carrying armed guards to enter its territorial waters.
  • Bourbon sells trio
    Bourbon Offshore has reportedly sold a trio of West Africa-based platform supply vessels.
  • BDI at three month high
    Bulker owners are seeing their highest earnings for three months after the Baltic Dry Index today passed the 1,000 point mark for the first time since late July.
  • Activists arrested
    A captain has been involved in a scuffle with animal rights protesters after they boarded a livestock carrier in Fremantle, Australia.
  • India cleared on Jupiter-6
    India's supreme court has kicked out a compensation case against the government over the disappearance of the tug Jupiter-6 and its 13 crew in 2005.
  • Keppel beats bets
    Keppel Corp's third quarter performance has come as a pleasant surprise to some analysts.
  • Saga return unlikely
    Saga Tankers is unlikely to make a return to shipowning despite having a new wealthy Norwegian investor in control, observers believe.
  • Divine intervention?
    We take a look at what was said in the market in the past week.
  • Larger ships to drop anchor
    Delivery of ultra-large containerships could force vessels of up to 10,000-teu into lay-up, Citi says.
  • Cal Dive spreads wings
    Cal Dive International has announced a fresh batch of contracts for its dive saturation vessels.
  • NCL snaps up ro-pax
    The Swedish-Finnish joint venture NCL Ferry has snapped up a Rederi AB Gotland ro-pax.
  • Tsakos changes tack
    TradeWinds digests the digits making the headlines this week.
  • HHI orders halved
    Hyundai Heavy Industries (HHI) has revealed a 50% drop in new ship orders in the first nine months of 2012.
  • Missing crewman found
    A seafarer feared lost from an MSC boxship in the Gulf of Mexico has been found - safe and well in downtown Mobile.
  • Owners skip sailings
    Boxship partners Evergreen and Hanjin Shipping have cut capacity on a jointly-operated service from Asia to Europe.
  • Thun orders dry double
    Sweden's Erik Thun has returned to Ferus Smit in the Netherlands for two dry cargoships.
  • Master admits waste dump
    A Philippines captain has admitted chucking waste into the open sea off Subic Bay Freeport.
  • BSM seals Greek LNGCs
    Bernhard Schulte Shipmanagement (BSM) says it has won the contract to manage three LNG carriers owned by Thenamaris LNG
  • Lifeline for P+S
    Insolvent German shipbuilder P+S Werften has received a boost with a naval repair contract.
  • Seadrill prices MLP
    Seadrill Partners has priced its initial public offering at $22 per share - the top of the indicated price range.
  • Ventura damaged off Spain
    A P&O Cruises ship has sustained damage while crossing the Bay of Biscay, the cruise line has confirmed.
  • Maersk raids bond market
    AP Moller Maersk has turned to the Swedish bond market to raise fresh capital, the company has disclosed.
  • Robbers raid bulker
    A Japanese-owned handymax bulker has been targeted by robbers of East Kalimantan in Indonesia.

American Shipperweb site
OCTOBER 19, 2012
  • CMA CGM increasing Med-Latin America peak season fee
  • Bahri reports big jump in profit
  • Travel expenses scandal plagues Oakland port
  • Kansas City Southern reports record revenues
  • Southeastern Freight expands in Texas
  • Mediator steps into ILWU/grain handler contract talks
    The Federal Mediation and Conciliation Service said Thursday it has stepped into contract talks between several locals of the International Longshore and Warehouse Union and Pacific Northwest Grain Handlers.
  • Locked Out?
  • ILWU sues to block Seattle arena deal
    The union's Local 19, which filed a lawsuit in King County Superior Court Wednesday challenging the decision to build the sports arena, alleges Seattle and King County violated the State Environmental Policy Act.
  • Report points to trends favoring 'onshoring'
    "Onshoring is still in its infancy and largely limited to anecdotes. However, the scales are beginning to rebalance for some industries as global conditions evolve," wrote Michael Dolega, TD Bank's economist.
  • Old Dominion opens new Tennessee facility
  • TIACA expands ties with civil aviation organization
    The International Air Cargo Association (TIACA) and the International Civil Aviation Organization (ICAO) said Friday they have committed to enhanced cooperation in air cargo transportation.
  • RedPrairie names Conway VP marketing
  • WTO favors U.S. in Chinese electrical steel dispute

The Bunker Bulletinweb site
OCTOBER 19, 2012
  • Weekly global bunker price roundup
    A weekly price round of up global bunkering hubs from around the world.
  • Bunker prices end week mixed
    Demand was average on the US Gulf, according to a local supplier.
  • Building of 'state-of-the-art' vessel begins
    Vessel will use generation engines using a common rail fuel management system to provide 'high efficiency and smokeless operations'.
  • Taboguilla Island Terminal undergoing expansion
    With an investment of $65 million, it will almost double the storage capacity to a total of 2.24 million barrels.
  • MPA implements oil spill exercise
    Exercise scenario involved fully laden VLCC colliding with oil tanker.
  • Salvage Master: Marine pollution is a 'global challenge'
    When a vessel runs aground, one of the main priorities is to remove bunker fuel as there is a risk that fuel tanks could become breached on refloating.
  • Tolson and Richardson join OW Bunker
    Supplier launches physical operation in the United States.
  • Marine fuel prices record big drop in Suez
    But bunker prices stay firm in Fujairah.
  • Bunker prices close the week firm in Rotterdam
    Prices rising in northern Europe but falling across the Mediterranean.
  • Estonian port loses fuel oil export volumes to Ust-Luga
    Tallinn's oil loading down by 26% year-on-year.
  • Dutch inspectors say 40% of samples breach sulphur limit
    Authorities took action against five bunker suppliers in 2011.
  • Raft of appointments at Bomin/Matrix
    President, vice-president and CFO to start next month.
  • Swedish owner orders eco tonnage
    Ships will feature an optimised hull shape.
  • IFO prices end week marginally down
    Supplies of marine fuels were fine at key Asian ports on Friday.
  • Bunker costs see charterers focusing on fuel efficiency
    New evidence of a 'two-tier' market.
  • 'Positive steps' taken to train Singapore's seafarers
    The Chief Executive of Singapore's MPA speaks about the republic's effort in training its seafarers.
  • Unpaid bunker bills force ship re-arrest
    Bangladeshi operator in suppliers' bad books.
  • US Coast Guard: Cases of non-compliant bunkers down
    Eight cases of vessels using non-compliant bunker fuels so far in 2012.
  • Global marine fuel demand 'flat'
    Bunker suppliers' bottom lines affected by the crisis in the shipping industry, players say.
  • Bunker trading firm starts Singapore operations
    Palmstone Energy to focus on marine gas oil trading at the port, says company source.
  • Singapore to implement changes to bunkering standards
    Changes to take effect from January 1, 2013.

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FROM THE HOME PAGE
Royal Caribbean closes second quarter with record net profit
Miami
The April-June period was very positive
Union Pacific and Norfolk Southern announced a merger agreement today.
Union Pacific and Norfolk Southern announced a merger agreement today.
Omaha/Atlanta
First coast-to-coast cargo rail network
Gurrieri resigns as Special Commissioner of the Eastern Adriatic Sea Port Authority
Trieste
The atypical reverse charge for the logistics sector will become applicable tomorrow
Milan
Ruggerone (Assologistica): one of the most strategic reforms we helped build is being implemented
Policy brief on cyber threats that pose risks to port infrastructure
Tallinn
It was developed by the NATO Cyber Defence Centre of Excellence
Interferry urges the EU Commission to harmonize its shipping decarbonization regulations with those of the IMO
Victoria
Failure to align - the association warned - will force shipping companies to pay twice for emissions.
In the second quarter of 2025, Chinese seaports handled 79.1 million containers (+6.1%)
Beijing
Total freight traffic was three billion tons (+3.3%), of which 1.3 billion tons were with foreign countries (+1.9%).
CK Hutchison announces plans to include a Chinese investor in the consortium to sell Hutchison Ports
Hong Kong
Without the participation of the COSCO shipping group, China would not authorize the sale
Sri Lanka's Supreme Court has awarded compensation of $1 billion over the X-Press Pearl accident.
Sri Lanka's Supreme Court has awarded compensation of $1 billion over the X-Press Pearl accident.
Columbus
The container ship caught fire and sank near the port of Colombo
The Greek government sends a tugboat to the Red Sea to assist ships that may be attacked by the Houthis.
The Greek government sends a tugboat to the Red Sea to assist ships that may be attacked by the Houthis.
Piraeus
The AHTS "Giant" is leaving
Saipem and Subsea7 have signed a binding merger agreement.
Saipem and Subsea7 have signed a binding merger agreement.
Milan/Luxembourg
The transaction is expected to close in the second half of 2026.
In the second quarter, the port of Valencia handled over 1.5 million containers (+4.0%)
In the first half of 2025, the amount of new orders to Chinese shipyards fell by -18.2%
Beijing
A decrease of -3.5% in new construction completed in the period was recorded
In the second quarter of 2025, freight traffic in the port of Trieste grew by +3.7%
Trieste
Bulk cargo increased. Miscellaneous cargo fell by 13.2%.
CMA CGM and TotalEnergies form joint venture for LNG bunkering in the Port of Rotterdam.
Marseille
Agreement to supply 360,000 tons of liquefied natural gas per year to the French group's ships
In the second quarter of 2025, freight traffic in Spanish ports decreased by -4.7%
Madrid
All the main product categories are decreasing except for conventional goods
Brookfield Asset Management to sell 49% of British port group PD Ports to Spain's Pontegadea
Middlesbrough
The English company has over 1,400 employees
In the quarter April-June, freight traffic in the port of Rotterdam decreased by -2.3%
In the quarter April-June, freight traffic in the port of Rotterdam decreased by -2.3%
Rotterdam
The port authority is alarmed by the state of crisis in the national industry.
The electrification of the docks in the ports of Livorno, Piombino and Portoferraio is proceeding according to plan.
Third dock for cruise traffic in the port of Catania
Catania
Pier 25's restyling completed
Another quarter of decline in freight traffic at the port of Algeciras
Algeciras
In the period April-June, containers amounted to 1.24 million TEUs (+1.0%)
A new tax applied to cruise passengers disembarking in national ports came into force today in Greece.
Athens
Belgian rail freight company Lineas receives €61 million government loan
Brussels
The measure was approved last night by the restricted council of ministers
ERTMS installation completed on 1,400 kilometers of Italian railway network
Rome
The project is financed with 2.5 billion euros from PNRR funds.
Wärtsilä's quarterly financial and commercial results are positive.
Helsinki
The Marine Electrical Systems division will be sold to the Italian company VINCI Energies.
In the port of Barcelona the number of cruise terminals will be reduced from seven to five
In the port of Barcelona the number of cruise terminals will be reduced from seven to five
Barcelona
The mayor: For the first time in history, a limit is placed on the growth of cruises in the city.
MSC and Moby have presented their commitments to meet the AGCM's requirements.
Rome
Shipping Agencies Services will sell its 49% stake in Moby, waiving the consideration in favor of the majority shareholder. Moby commits to completely repaying its debt to SAS.
Fincantieri confirms its interest in the development of American shipbuilding
Fincantieri confirms its interest in the development of American shipbuilding
Washington
Folgiero: Commitment to deliver next-generation capabilities in full alignment with U.S. strategic priorities
The Chamber of Deputies has approved the appointment of four presidents of Italian Port System Authorities.
Rome
The names proposed for the Port System Authorities of the Southern Adriatic, Central-Northern Tyrrhenian, Western Liguria, and Eastern Liguria have been approved. Voting on the Northern Tyrrhenian Authority has been postponed.
Information exchange between state administrations for the digitalization of the maritime sector begins
Rome
The first operational meeting at the Coast Guard General Command in Rome
The Clean Maritime Fuels Platform suggests measures to support the production and distribution of clean marine fuels
COSCO Shipping Ports sets new monthly and quarterly container traffic records
Hong Kong
In the period April-June, 29.4 million TEUs were handled (+4.5%)
Sharp increase in cases of seafarers abandoning their ships
London
2,286 crew members from 222 ships involved as of early 2025
Global freight traffic saw strong growth in the first quarter of this year in anticipation of new tariffs
Global freight traffic saw strong growth in the first quarter of this year in anticipation of new tariffs
Geneva
North America saw the strongest quarterly growth in imports
In the port of Antwerp-Bruges containers and rolling stock are increasing and other types of goods are decreasing
Antwerp
Traffic congestion continues at the airport, with the situation on the landside becoming critical
A study denounces the delay of European ports in equipping themselves with cold ironing facilities.
Brussels/Pozzallo
The tender to electrify the docks of the port of Pozzallo has begun.
T&E proposes to include more non-EU transhipment ports to avoid carbon leakage
Brussels
The association calls on the EU Commission to reduce the current threshold of 65% of transhipment traffic
Federlogistica urges the immediate establishment of a control room on tariffs
Genoa
The aim is also to eliminate extra costs caused by bureaucracy.
Containerized cargo handled through the port of Singapore fell by 2.9% in the second quarter.
Singapore
Last May, ship transits through the Suez Canal decreased by -6.8%
Last May, ship transits through the Suez Canal decreased by -6.8%
Cairo
The negative trend continued in June and early July
Terminal operators are not at all satisfied with a policy that seems to have no interest in ports
Rome
Cognolato: It is essential to close the ongoing trials on several fronts.
The largest ship ever to dock at Cagliari's Porto Canale at the MITO terminal.
Milan
The container ship "MSC Venice" with a capacity of 16,652 TEU arrived yesterday
On 5 and 6 November in Lisbon a summit called by the ILA against automation in the maritime and port sector
On 5 and 6 November in Lisbon a summit called by the ILA against automation in the maritime and port sector
North Bergen/Metzingen
South Korean HD Hyundai, together with German NEURA Robotics, will develop and test welding robots in shipyards
The toll of the horrific attack on the bulk carrier Eternity C in the Red Sea is still uncertain.
Mandaluyong/London/Brussels
Joint statement by ICS, BIMCO, European Shipowners, Intercargo and Intertanko
In the first half of 2025, bulk cargo increased and general cargo decreased in the port of Marseille-Fos
Marseille
Cruise passengers increase by +5%
The Senate has approved the framework law on interports
Rome
UIR, gives the Italian interport system a modern, orderly and coherent regulatory framework
Carlo De Ruvo was elected president of Confetra
Rome
Among the challenges, the uncontrolled expansion of large logistics groups and their concentration
Number of pirate attacks on ships still high in the second quarter of 2025
Number of pirate attacks on ships still high in the second quarter of 2025
Kuala Lumpur
The number of acts of violence against crews is decreasing
Telemar and TNL Group merger agreement
Telemar and TNL Group merger agreement
Oslo/Athens/Paris
One of the top three operators in the OT/IoT services market for the maritime and superyacht sectors will be created
Attacks on ships in the Red Sea still cause deaths among seafarers
Portsmouth
Liberian-flagged bulk carrier " Eternity C" targeted
Canadian shipbuilding company Davie acquires second shipyard in Finland
Helsinki/Pori
It will buy the Enersense Offshore shipyard
Amendment on Port Labor Supply Agencies Approved
Rome
Immediate transformation into Agencies authorised to provide temporary port work
Salvini appoints a manager of a private shipping company from Campania as president of the regional AdSP
Rome
This is Eliseo Cuccaro, CEO of Alilauro
Extend the application of the 0.1% sulphur limit in marine fuels globally
Extend the application of the 0.1% sulphur limit in marine fuels globally
Berlin
This is proposed by an analysis by the International Council on Clean Transportation
IMO and EU condemn renewed attacks on ships in the Red Sea
London/Brussels
Dominguez: New violation of international law and freedom of navigation
In the first half of 2025, container traffic in the port of Gioia Tauro grew by +10.5%
Joy Taurus
2,186,211 TEUs were handled
A bulk carrier was attacked in the Red Sea
Portsmouth
The crew abandoned the ship which began to take on water
German government allocates 400 million euros to support energy transition in maritime-port sector
Over 78 million euros to the ports of Augusta and Taranto for offshore wind
Rome
Funds distributed over three years starting from 2025
The PNRR tender for interports has been reopened.
Rome
Resources available amounting to 2.2 million euros
Port of Livorno: Workers are the priority in the LTM crisis
Livorno
UPS's quarterly earnings performance declines
Atlanta
Net income in the April-June quarter was $1.28 billion (-8.9%)
Approval for the 2025 budget variation of the Southern Tyrrhenian and Ionian Sea Port Authority.
Gioia Tauro
500 thousand euros for the 49% share held by the Port Agency company
FHP Group acquires the remaining 10% stake in Lotras
Milan/Foggia
The integration between Lotras and CFI Intermodal will begin to create FHP Intermodal.
OITAF scientific document on good practices in the logistics and transport of fresh fruit and vegetables
Milan
The Northern Tyrrhenian Sea Port Authority has joined the PLIKA
Livorno
Platform dedicated to training, innovation and knowledge sharing in the logistics and port sectors
Matteo Paroli's nomination as president of the Western Ligurian Sea Port Authority has been signed.
Rome
He has a degree in law and a specialization in administrative law.
Container throughput increases in Haropa Port, while bulk cargo decreases.
Le Havre
In the first half of this year, containers were 1.51 million TEUs (+4%)
Bureau Veritas reports a 9.8% quarterly increase in revenues in the Marine & Offshore segment
Courbevoie
Kalmar and Konecranes increase new orders in the April-June quarter
Helsinki
The turnover of the two Finnish companies is slightly increasing
Container traffic in the port of Barcelona fell by 12.2% in the second quarter.
Barcelona
Assiterminal threatens a new wave of appeals against regulations it believes are damaging to port operations
Genoa
2M Logistics signs an agreement with Salerno-based Gallozzi
Barendrecht
The Dutch company will represent GF Logistics, a subsidiary of the Italian group, in the Benelux region.
Swiss company Kuehne+Nagel's quarterly profits fell
Schindellegi
In the period April-June of this year, net turnover grew by +1.7%
Yang Ming orders three 8,000 TEU container ships from Nihon Shipyard and Imabari Shipbuilding
Keelung/Imabari
Contract valued at $351.3-394.5 million
Italia Nostra reiterates its strong concerns about the construction of the Fiumicino-Isola Sacra port.
Rome
European maritime cities, destinations for cruise tourism - the association highlights - denounce the phenomenon of over-tourism in the cruise sector
Egypt's first automotive terminal has come into operation at Port Said East.
East Port Said
It can accommodate two car carriers at the same time
SAILING LIST
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Tepsa has acquired a liquid bulk terminal in the port of Rotterdam.
Singapore/Rotterdam
It was sold by Global Energy Storage Holdings
The Spinelli Group has approved its 2024 sustainability report.
Genoa
Of the company's 616 direct employees, 49% are under the age of 50.
In the second quarter of this year, cargo traffic in Turkish ports grew by +1.6%
Ankara
Cargoes to and from Italy amounted to 12.7 million tons (+10.1%)
Extension of the Simplified Logistics Zone for Genoa Ports and Dry Ports to the Savona, Vado Ligure, and Bergeggi areas.
Genoa
Approval from the ZLS Steering Committee
Isotta Fraschini Motori has inaugurated a new production line for hydrogen fuel cell systems in Bari.
Trieste
They will be used for naval and land solutions
The Grande Shanghai , the Grimaldi Group's first ammonia-ready car carrier, has been christened.
Naples
It has a load capacity of 9,000 CEUs.
The Port of Genoa, FILT, and UILT have declared a five-day strike at the Bettolo Terminal.
Genoa
Fit Cisl Liguria expressed solidarity with the workers
The tender for the dredging of the commercial dock basin at the port of Ancona has been published.
Ancona
The removal of approximately 730 thousand cubic meters of sediment is planned
Tender for the restoration and enhancement of docks 32 and 33 in the Deep Sea Zone of the port of Savona
Genoa
An investment of over 6.7 million euros is expected
There are 1,100 workers in Palermo directly employed in the seaside tourism sector
Palermo
This year, cruise traffic is expected to grow by 9.4% in the port of the Sicilian capital.
Six-month growth of +9% in freight on the St. Petersburg-India/China maritime route
Fly
FESCO operates six vessels in the service
Port of Trieste: Special Commissioner Gurrieri under investigation for money laundering
Trieste
I am certain - he declared - that I can demonstrate that I acted legally, in full transparency.
Vard signs new contract for the construction of two CSOVs
Trieste
The vessels will be used to support operations in the offshore wind sector
UIR welcomes the publication of the tender for the digitalization of the logistics chain.
Rome
Di Caterina (ALIS): a concrete tool that enhances the needs of businesses and strengthens the logistics system
GNV celebrated its first ten years of activity on the Italy-Albania route
Durres
During the period, the company's ships carried over 1.25 million passengers
A shipment of over 1.2 tons of marijuana was seized at the port of Gioia Tauro.
Reggio Calabria/Catanzaro
Members of a criminal organization that imported drugs from South America through European ports and airports have been arrested.
Yang Ming orders Hanwha Ocean to build seven 15,000 TEU dual-fuel containerships
Keelung
They will be delivered between 2028 and 2029
Walden to sell healthcare logistics business to Yusen Logistics
Paris
Exclusive negotiations announced
Solinas (Sardinian Action Party) is not at all satisfied with the state of Sardinian ports
Cagliari
The immediate establishment of a special commission is urged
ANSI welcomes the introduction of the information dashboard for managing private procurement contracts in logistics.
Rome
D'Angelo: it will allow the country to take another step forward
Russo (Confcommercio): excluding road transport from the PNRR funding was shortsighted.
Rome
First bulletin from the Freight Insights Observatory produced by the National Center for Sustainable Mobility
ABB Group posts sharp growth in quarterly financial and business performance
Zurich
In the period April-June the value of new orders grew by +16.0%
Informal consultations have begun on the preliminary proposal for the new Ancona Port Master Plan.
Ancona
Eleven meetings scheduled for July
Program agreement for preparatory and functional interventions for the construction of the bridge over the Strait of Messina
Rome
It was signed today in Rome
Project to develop an ecological station for the treatment of wastewater from ships
Naples
Initiative of the Neapolitan Group of the Cenere and Iello Landing
Assiterminal urges against bringing sediment from the Bagnoli dredging project into the port of Naples.
Genoa
Cognolato and Ferrari: It is essential to safeguard the full functionality of the commercial port's activities.
Container traffic at the Port of Long Beach fell 3.4% in the second quarter.
Long Beach
A decline of -16.4% was recorded in June
Paolo Pessina has been appointed vice president of Conftrasporto-Confcommercio.
Rome
He is president of the national federation of maritime agents and brokers
Container traffic in the port of Hong Kong decreased by -8.2% in the second quarter
Hong Kong
A decrease of -13.7% was recorded in June
Cuneo-based logistics company Nord Ovest is seeing growing financial results.
Wedge
Construction work on a new depot in Mondovì will be completed in early 2026.
Container traffic at the Port of Los Angeles grows driven by fears of new tariffs
Los Angeles
June saw the highest volume ever recorded for this month
The Management Committee of the Sardinia Sea Port Authority has adopted the DPSS
Cagliari
Green light for the concession to MITO and the appeal against the rejection of Olbia's dredging project.
Three events in Genoa for three new Explora Journeys cruise ships.
Genoa
A technical launch, a coin laying and the cutting of the first sheet metal were carried out at the Fincantieri shipyard
Grimaldi sells 5% of Terminal Darsena Toscana to Livorno Port Company
Naples/Livorno
Option to purchase an additional 5% of the share capital
Concession agreement signed that assigns management of the port of Tartous to DP World
Damascus
It has a lifespan of 30 years
Matteo Gasparato appointed president of the Northern Adriatic Sea Port Authority
Rome
He was appointed extraordinary commissioner of the same port authority
Meeting in Rome between the heads of ESPO and Assoporti
Rome
Among the topics addressed, the competitiveness of European ports in the current global context
Chinese airline OOCL reports quarterly decline in scheduled service revenues
Hong Kong
Cargo transported by the company's ships is increasing
Collaboration between the Ukrainian Sea Ports Authority and the Western Ligurian Sea Port Authority
Rome
Agreement with an initial duration of five years
Survey in Germany on the prospects of companies in the maritime, port and shipbuilding sectors
Hamburg
Shipowners are more concerned. Positive prospects for ports and shipyards.
Port of Augusta: Work begins on a third bridge connecting the island to the mainland.
Augusta
Work worth over 20 million euros
Vard signs contract with InkFish for new research vessel
Trieste
The deal is worth more than 200 million euros.
1.1 billion euros will be invested in the port of Hamburg to strengthen the container sector
Hamburg
Improving accessibility and port infrastructure in the Waltershofer Hafen area
Meyer Turku delivered the new Star of the Seas cruise ship to Royal Caribbean
Turku
It has a gross tonnage of 250,800 tons
ESPO calls for increased funding for ports under the next EU Multiannual Financial Framework
Brussels
The CEF programme funds have proven to be far from sufficient
Fincantieri delivers the new Oceania Allura cruise ship to Oceania Cruises.
Miami/Trieste
Two additional Sonata-class ships have been converted into orders.
PORTS
Italian Ports:
Ancona Genoa Ravenna
Augusta Gioia Tauro Salerno
Bari La Spezia Savona
Brindisi Leghorn Taranto
Cagliari Naples Trapani
Carrara Palermo Trieste
Civitavecchia Piombino Venice
Italian Interports: list World Ports: map
DATABASE
ShipownersShipbuilding and Shiprepairing Yards
ForwardersShip Suppliers
Shipping AgentsTruckers
MEETINGS
Confindustria event on the sea economy in Rome on July 15th
Rome
The public meeting of the International Containers Studies Center will be held in Genoa on July 2nd
Genoa
››› Meetings File
PRESS REVIEW
Why Malta is objecting to a new price cap on Russian oil
(timesofmalta.com)
US has its eye on Greek ports
(Kathimerini)
››› Press Review File
FORUM of Shipping
and Logistics
Intervento del presidente Tomaso Cognolato
Roma, 19 giugno 2025
››› File
Uniport: Bringing debris from Bagnoli to the port of Naples would postpone long-awaited dredging.
Rome
Legora de Feo: It's necessary to find alternative solutions.
Taiwanese companies Evergreen, Yang Ming and WHL saw sharp declines in quarterly revenues.
Keelung/Taipei
In the period April-June it fell by -18.7%, -26.5% and -8.6% respectively
The establishment of the Information Dashboard for the management of private procurement contracts in logistics has been approved.
In May, freight traffic in the port of Ravenna grew by +1.4%
Ravenna
Bulk cargo is on the rise. Miscellaneous cargo is on the decline.
EU approves joint purchase of port equipment by terminal operators
Brussels
Joint definition of minimum technical specifications of equipment is also permitted
Serbian energy group EPS will import coal through the Montenegrin port of Bar
Bar
Currently imports from Indonesia pass through the port of Constanta
Fincantieri Foundation and Luiss University launch a project to strengthen the safety of underwater infrastructure.
Trieste
Among the objectives, contribute to the definition of a specific regulatory framework
Freewheeling: The government's U-turn on anti-mafia controls in the road haulage sector is a welcome development.
Modena
Franchini: If the government has realized it made a mistake, that's good news.
Agostinelli (AdSP Tirreno Meridionale e Ionio): the amendment that allows for the early transformation of the Gioia Tauro Port Agency is extremely important.
Confindustria's event on the maritime economy will take place in Rome on July 15th.
Rome
The confederation's strategic document on the sector will be presented
Kerala seeks $1.1 billion from MSC in damages over MSC Elsa 3 sinking
Thiruvananthapuram
Temporary detention of the vessel "MSC Akuteta II" granted
Trasportounito requests the cancellation of the renewal procedure of the Central Committee of the Register of Hauliers
Rome
New seizure of a load of cocaine in the port of Gioia Tauro
Reggio Calabria
16 bags containing 417 kilos of drugs were found in a container
MOL and Kinetics to build world's first floating data center
Tokyo
It will be installed on a vessel of 9,731 gross tonnage
Rijeka Gateway Terminal to become operational in early September
Copenhagen
The first ship at the second container terminal of the Croatian port is expected on September 12
Falteri (Federlogistica) urges us to focus on the development of "polycentric" logistics
Genoa
The Simplified Logistics Zone should be the cornerstone of the strategy
Tsuneishi Shipbuilding Co. acquired Mitsui E&S Shipbuilding Co.
Hiroshima/Tokyo
It was renamed Tsuneishi Solutions Tokyobay Co.
Pessina (Federagenti): Northern European logistics system is struggling. Let's take advantage of it!
Rome
Unexpected opportunity - he underlines - for the Mediterranean ports and Italian ones in particular
MSC Cruises Joins Carnival and Royal Caribbean in Capitalizing on Grand Bahama Shipyard
Miami
Negotiations underway since the end of 2024 have been successfully concluded
At The International Propeller Clubs the Dorso Award for the Mediterranean area
Naples
In recognition of the primary role played by logistics operators in Mediterranean traffic
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