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January 23, 2012
The Business Timesweb site
Shipping News
  • Hard disk could shed light on disaster
    DIVERS salvaged on Saturday a hard disk from Italy's capsized cruise ship with video footage that could shed light on the captain's actions, as another body was pulled from the wreckage.
  • Tanker rates to climb as much as 20%: Credit Suisse
    RENTS for ships hauling refined fuels will gain the most among oil tankers in 2012, rising as much as 20 per cent because of longer voyages and scrapping of older vessels, Credit Suisse Securities LLC said.

Sched Netweb site
  • Emirates Shipping joins Hapag Lloyd, RCL to extend north China coverage
  • Tianjin's throughput hit record breaking 12 million TEU in 2011
  • Fujian provincial port containerised cargo throughput up 11.8pc in 2011
  • Lawyer: Super postpanamax sinking would be a salvage, liability nightmare
  • China's GDP increases 8.9pc in fourth quarter, cooling from 9.1pc in third
  • New World Alliance transatlantic loop offers double calls at Charleston
  • Charleston box volume increases 1.2pc to 1.38 million TEU in 2011
  • Maersk adds Jeddah and Izmit to subcontinent-Mediterranean ME service
  • Safmarine's new CEO Daly announces three new senior appointments
  • Rickmers holds naming ceremony for newbuilding on Europe/India service
  • Germany's Eurogate buys 14 straddle carriers from Finland's Konecranes
  • Air China cargo off 10pc in December, but passengers numbers up 1.8pc
  • Korean Air launches twice weekly direct flights to Da Nang from Incheon
  • Indian aviation minister: Allow 49pc foreign carrier stakes in our airlines

Exim Indiaweb site
  • Aegis Group looks to lead with new marine products division
  • Baltic index falls to lowest in nearly 3 years
  • JBS Group turns 55, holds ARM
  • MOL jointly develops worlds first portable liquid-level gauge for fuel tanks
  • SCI strengthens fleet with new Supramax carrier
  • Shipping faces challenging times in 2012: BIMCO
  • Suezmaxes poised for worst year in a decade
  • KPKS lauds MoS for finalising CSR guidelines
  • Forex reserves continue to decline
  • Govt may do away with MEP for onions
  • Govt to announce details of mega industrial zones after assembly polls
  • R.V. Kanoria appointed Ficci President
  • World Bank report shows jobs rising in South Asia
  • Albacor Shipping surmounts challenges to successfully move heavy transformer
  • ALS moves largest crawler crane shipment to Brazil
  • WCAPN member handles worlds largest evaporator

International Transport Journalweb site
JANUARY 20, 2012
  • John Mc Donagh joins SASI consultants
    John Mc Donagh has joined Strategic Aviation Solutions International (SASI) as an associate responsible for Europe, the Middle East and Africa (EMEA) excluding Russia and the CIS. ...
  • New railway line opens in East China
    A new freight and passenger railway line from Qianjin to Fuyuan in China's Heilongjiang province is now open. The 169 km line is designed for trains running at 120 km/h. It is expe...
  • AWT Group strengthens Ostrava-Paskov terminal in Czechia
    The initial stage of the modernisation of Czechia's Ostrava-Paskov independent open terminal for intermodal transport has been completed. The invested sum of CZK 30 million (about ...
  • Renault trucks delivers 100 new Premiums to Jost
    Since 2004, Renault Trucks' market share in the Jost Group fleet has been constantly growing. Recently, 100 new Premium Long Distance vehicles were put into service by the Belgian ...
  • Ford renews HGV truck fleet with MAN tractors
    MAN Truck & Bus is to deliver 185 MAN TGX tractors to the Ford Motor Company. The latter has signed a five-year leasing contract for the vehicles. An additional 185 MAN trucks ...
  • Ports of Amsterdam handle 2% more in 2011 than in 2010
    The ports of Amsterdam, Ijmuiden, Beverwijk and Zaanstad (all Netherlands) closed the year 2011 with a transhipment rise of approximately 2%. Total transhipment amounted to over 92...
  • AA Cargo leads in New York-JFK
    The US carrier American Airlines Cargo (AA Cargo) tops the list of cargo carriers by tonnage at New York's JFK International Airport, according to data provided by the Port Autho...
  • Hactl sees better end to 2011
    Hong Kong Air Cargo Terminals Limited (Hactl) - the leading air cargo terminal operator at the world's No. 1 cargo airport - ended 2011 on a more positive note, with a narrowing ...
  • US rail service provider BNSF presents new chief marketing officer
    BNSF Logistics, a third party logistics provider in Texas (USA), appointed Jim Craig as its new chief marketing officer effective 17 January. Prior to joining BNSF Logistics, Craig...
  • Lufthansa Cargo names new Middle East/India general manager
    Lufthansa Cargo Charter Agency has named Steve Day as general manager (GM) for the Middle East and the Indian Subcontinent. Day will take up his new position on 22.January. The ne...
  • RBS announces sale of RBS Aviation Capital to Japanese consortium
    The Royal Bank of Scotland Group recently agreed to sell RBS Aviation Capital to Sumitomo Mitsui Banking Corporation, acting on behalf of a consortium comprising its parent, Sumit...
  • Fiege provides logistics for Media Markt online shop in Germany
    On 16 January - the official opening date of the Media Markt online shop - the German service provider Fiege shouldered all the logistics that are required throughout Germany for t...
  • Freja delivers for Antalis
    As of 1 January the name Freja, based in Skive (Denmark), can be seen on the trucks which deliver commodities from Antalis. Freja is one of the largest privately owned transport- a...
  • Coca-Cola outsources warehousing of finished goods to DB Schenker Logistics in Poland
    The Coca-Cola Company has awarded DB Schenker Logistics two businesses for its warehousing and transportation operations in Poland. The world's leading soft drinks producer from At...

Marine Logweb site
JANUARY 20, 2012
  • NASSCO lays keel of Mobile Landing Platform (MLP) ship
  • Otto Marine issues profit warning
  • USCG and NAMEPA sign MOU
  • Helsinki shipyard lays keel of ultramodern icebreaking supply vessel
  • Carnival to audit safety and emergency procedures at all its cruise

World Wide Shipperweb site
JANUARY 20, 2012
  • Ship exporting ford vehicles departs from Port of Portland
  • Port of Long Beach Oks deal to lease Middle Harbor site to OOCL
  • Seattle-based C.G. cutter returns from counter drug patrol
  • Alaska Airlines to resume Portland to Bellingham flights
  • US railroads post year-over-year gains

Lloyd's Listweb site
JANUARY 20, 2012
  • Suezmax spot market rates fall on lack of cargoes
    West Africa to US voyage earnings down by a third over the course of the last week
  • How US containerised cargoes stack up
    A special report from the US Bureau of Transportation Statistics reveals the changing face of US trading partners
  • Europe's inland waterways lose modal share
    Trend undermines EU targets
  • Insurers lock horns with shipping industry
    Size matters, says Lloyd's Market Association
  • Lobby urges Brussels not to cut infrastructure spend
    EU has pledged $40bn to TEN-T
  • Safety foundation slams Costa Cruises' treatment of master
    Skagerrak Foundation calls for an investigation into Carnival's safety system
  • Pragmatism rules in debate over Greek bank nationalisation
    Shipping is central to the country's economy
  • Greek ship finance opinion split on likely impact of a default
    Some fear bank nationalisation would hurt smaller shipowners
  • Ocean Tankers ship fails to find bidder in Rhode Island auction
    RBS tipped to put Stavrodromi up for sale at lower price as separate legal fight looms with miscellaneous claimants
  • Facing up to life as a surviving captain
    Lost ships are more easily salvaged than their master's reputation
  • The fragility of world trade
    Iranian sabre rattling is reminder of the fragility of global trade
  • A date for the diary
    AP Moller-Maersk publishes its financial results for 2011 on February 27. They are expected to show a huge reversal of fortunes for Maersk Line, Safmarine and other subsidiaries that comprise the container division
  • Will deepening box trades crisis force lines into action?
    Mass lay-ups look probable, but it is not clear who will go first
  • Bocimar's spot market handysize fleet exposed to bulk downturn
    Belgian dry bulk operator seeks increase in charter coverage
  • US consumers fear LNG exports will raise domestic prices
    Consumer pressure to limit seaborne exports
  • All-change as US oil product exports exceed the country's imports
    Switch likely to be an anomaly, as country slashes refinery capacity by 27%
  • Capesize rates languish as owners begin anchoring vessels
    Market is eyeing return business after Chinese New Year and a possible uptick in iron ore demand
  • Brussels orders passengership safety review
    EU legislation to come under new scrutiny
  • Steel consumption to drop at South Korean shipyards
    Iron ore and coking coal trades will suffer in 2012
  • Piracy's modest decline
    The drop in piracy in 2011 shows that temporary measures are working, but expect only small gains without more committed action from governments
  • CSAV raises additional $312m
    Cash-strapped boxline plans $1.2bn capital increase
  • When two plus two equals five
    We need to implement not supplement existing passenger safety laws
  • Smit to start removing bunkers from stricken Costa Concordia
    Hot tapping will remove cruiseship's fuel oil
  • China Shipping unit scraps ship to avoid losses
    China Shipping HaiSheng offloads asphalt carrier for $1.2m to affiliated demolition yard
  • Project to standardise movement of arms is touting for members
    PMSCs give cautious approval as they wait to learn which coastal states are involved
  • Suezmax withdrawn from secondhand market
    Failure to find desired price could indicate that drop in asset values is imminent
  • Carnival to review safety and emergency response
    Company to audit all 11 cruise brands after Costa Concordia casualty

Fairplayweb site
JANUARY 20, 2012
  • OOCL, Long Beach near pact
    BOX liner OOCL has tentatively agreed to a 40-year, $4.6Bn lease with the Port of Long Beach in southern California
  • Bosphorus ship taking on water
    TURKISH maritime authorities are today struggling to keep a cargo ship that took on water afloat following a collision with two other vessels near Istanbul
  • Viking warns of weak result
    VIKING Line, the Finnish cruise ferry company, says that its 2011 result will be significantly weaker than that of 2010 as volume growth has not matched expectations
  • FSL Trust back in black
    SINGAPORE'S FSL Trust said last night that it returned to the black with a $5.1M profit for 2011, reversing a $5.7M loss for 2010
  • Bocimar reports profit fall
    BELGIAN dry bulk carrier Bocimar saw profits fall 20% to €76.15M in 2011, as fourth quarter as profits stayed low at €17.12M
  • EC scrutinises Tirrenia acquisition
    The European Commission is to carry out a full-scale investigation into the planned takeover of Italian public sector ferry group Tirrenia by a group of leading Italian shipowners, indicating that it has "serious competition concerns" about the operation
  • DFDS issues profit warning
    DANISH ferry operator DFDS, has issued a profit warning following news that a new company will start a service in competition with one of its core routes
  • Samho price sets new VLCC low
    AN undisclosed London-based buyer is paying $28.3M for Samho Shipping's 2002-built Samho Dream, which was auctioned in Hong Kong on Wednesday, setting a new low for decade-old VLCCs, a sign of the worsening impact of oversupply on the market
  • Shin Yang buys Hock Leong stake
    MALAYSIAN general cargo shipping specialist Shin Yang has acquired a 70% stake in compatriot shipping agency Hock Leong Shipping for RM2,090,314.80 ($674,077)
  • Capesize rates tumble
    PANAMAX drybulk rates have dived, although not as badly as Capesizes
  • Iran's Hormuz threats will not last
    ANY attempts by Iran to close the Strait of Hormuz would be short-lived, said IHS CERA senior director Bhushan Bahree in a report today
  • West-Africa-East rates rise amid protests
    THE West Africa-East tanker route reached fever pitch this week as strikes and protests across Nigeria disrupted fixtures and resulted in surging rates amid a tight tonnage list

The Journal of Commerceweb site
JANUARY 20, 2012
  • Heartland Express Profit Nears $70 Million
    One of the most profitable trucking companies in the nation got a little more profitable in late 2011,despite higher equipment...
  • Profit Skyrockets at GE's Rail Equipment Division
    Locomotive maker GE Transportation, part of General Electric, increased revenue 45 percent in 2011 to $4.9 billion on rising demand...
  • Stevens Transport Buys 1,200 Reefer Trailers
    Refrigerated trucker Stevens Transport is purchasing 1,200 temperature-controlled trailers from Utility Trailer Manufacturing to reinforce its growth plans. Demand...
  • Class 8 Truck Orders Surged 47 Percent Last Month
    Net orders for Class 8 heavy trucks rose to 30,293 units in December, reversing a decline in November and resuming...
  • Reduced Service Pulls Halifax Container Traffic Down
    Container throughput at the Port of Halifax in 2011 dropped 5.7 percent year-over-year, largely because three liner services cut or...
  • FDA Clears 19 Orange Juice Shipments
    The Food and Drug Administration has cleared 19 international shipments of orange juice tested for an illegal fungicide andreleased 12...
  • Freighters Push Changi Airport to December Surge
    New freighter services that included the launch of all-cargo connections to China helped Singapore Changi Airport to its busiest month...
  • Tax Incentives Push Kentucky Trucking Expansion
    A small trucking company is about to get a little bigger with some help from the state of Kentucky. ...
  • Los Angeles Saw November Air Freight Gain
    The recovery in U.S. shipping demand is showing up at Los Angeles International Airport, North America's largest gateway for trans-Pacific...
  • OOCL Revenue Plunges 11.2 Percent on Volume Decline
    Plunging Asia-Europe and trans-Pacific rates pulled down Orient Overseas Container Line's fourth quarter revenue 11.2 percent on a 2 percent...
  • MSC Hikes Rates From Europe to Middle East, Far East
    Mediterranean Shipping said Friday it will put a series of rate increases into effect on its eastbound services from various...
  • Lured Across the Border?
    The name of the game for ports in the Pacific Northwest is competition. They compete with California ports for West...
  • Direct to the Last Frontier
    The Pacific Northwest isn't just a gateway for imports; it's the gateway to the Last Frontier and home to a...
  • Putting the Brakes on Re-brokering
    Q: I'd forgotten about my letter regarding carriers brokering out freight until I saw it printed in the Dec. 12,...
  • Pep Talk
    For many companies, the big imperative in doing business through the 2008-2009 downturn was little more than survival. That's hard...
  • Japanese Shipbuilders Worry About Dwindling Backlog
    The 19.6 percent year-over-year decrease in Japanese ship export orders in 2011 is raising concerns that an order backlog could...
  • Two Carriers Join Emirates Shipping on China-India Service
    Emirates Shipping Line will enter a vessel-sharing agreement with Hapag-Lloyd and Regional Container Line on its service linking China, Southeast...
  • Sea-Air Comes Into Its Own
    Using a combination of sea and air cargo in trying balance the competing interests of cost and transit time for...
  • OOCL Signs 40-Year Terminal Lease at Long Beach
    The Port of Long Beach and Orient Overseas Container Line signed a 40-year, $4.6 billion tentative agreement that will make...

Containerisation Internationalweb site
JANUARY 20, 2012
  • Ports of Auckland accused of 'hectoring' in dock dispute
  • NOL finalises vessel funding
    Singapore-based NOL, which owns the world's seventh largest liner shipping company APL, has finalised funding arrangements to the tune of USD1.14 billion for 10 ...
  • Daly has the Safmarine DNA
  • Bentley suggests remedy to US cargo diversion issue
    Former congresswoman Helen Delich Bentley has proposed a solution to the US cargo diversion issue that the Federal Maritime Commission is investigating (FMC) - ...
  • Emirates, Hapag-Lloyd and RCL to share slots on FE/South Asia string
    Emirates Shipping Line, Hapag-Lloyd and Regional Container Lines [RCL] are to merge their respective Hypergalex, CIS and RCI services in the Far East South Asia ...
  • CSAV throughput back to 2010 levels
    In December 2011, troubled Chilean liner CSAV carried 201,000 TEU - over 90,000 TEU less than the same month of a year ago, and back to monthly levels the then ...
  • Long Beach and OOCL strike 'in principle' agreement over Middle Harbor
    The US west coast Port of Long Beach (LB) has reached a tentative agreement on a 40-year, USD4.6 billion lease with Orient Overseas Container Line (OOCL) for the ...
  • IMF and World Bank in call to action
    Ahead of next week's Davos summit of the World Economic Forum, a powerful group of leaders have urged governments to implement free trade, reform their economies ...
  • Carriers holding all the fixture cards
    With the top-ranked ocean carriers chartering in around 50% of their operating fleet it follows that the liners are able to dictate the terms and periods in the ...
  • SDV expands presence in Middle East
    France-based SDV International Logistics has acquired a minority interest in FAST Overseas Group, a small freight forwarder specialising in Lebanon, Syria and Jordan. ...

TradeWindsweb site
JANUARY 20, 2012
  • Cantor drops Genmar
    Wall Street equity analyst kicks OTC-traded tanker owner to the curb while market waits for Chapter 11 exit.
  • Wilson shaves Shandong deal
    Oslo-listed operator cuts $88m newbuilding contract in half as Chinese shipbuilder struggles with delivery clock.
  • Cape owners to drop anchor?
    Talk of lay-ups grows louder as Baltic Dry Index continues its losing run.
  • Otto fires profit warning
    Lion City-listed shipbuilder tells investors it is still counting the cost of vessel cancellations.
  • CH Offshore pens charter
    Singapore-listed owner inks a long-term deal for an anchor handler with a view to a sale.
  • Doug down tanker bets
    Jefferies analyst cuts rate forecasts amid fears of slowing oil demand, with new numbers turning DHT red.
  • Uljanik falls to loss
    Croatian bulker and tanker owner posts deficit for 2011 after revenue shrank and costs rose.
  • JJ Sietas sacking 350
    Insolvent German yard's administrator "adjusts capacity" as bankruptcy proceedings due to begin.
  • NewLead defends crew claim
    ITF says crew on ship with hull cracks has exceeded contractual nine-month service period, but owner says extensions were agreed.
  • Prophet of doom
    TradeWinds is today putting the fun back in the bulker market as we start the search for the Baltic Mystic.
  • A message to the master
    A bad week for the cruise shipping industry, a tanker king is upbeat on LNG while Nobu Su takes a different position.
  • Star Princess barred
    Falklands Islands refuses entry to Princess Cruises vessel with sick passengers on board.
  • Frontline 2012 in focus
    Handelsbanken begins coverage of John Fredriksen's latest venture with a reduce rating as it waits for newbuildings to disappear.

The Bunker Bulletinweb site
JANUARY 20, 2012
  • Prices uncertain as week ends
    Futures fell below $100 per barrel on Friday.
  • Prices weaken in Rotterdam, Hamburg
    Tight avails oh LSFO product in Hamburg.
  • Little price movement in Middle East markets
    Moderate demand in Fujairah.
  • EU regulators considering unilateral action on CO2 emissions
    Launch of online public consultation on ways to reduce shipping's greenhouse gases.
  • Number of alerts unchanged year-on-year
    DNVPS says it issued three bunker alerts relating to product from Singapore in 2011.
  • Prices firming in Asia as week closes
    Weak demand at major Asian bunkering hubs.
  • Indian downstream logistics firm expands into bunkering
    India's bunker market poised to grow, says President of Aegis Group.
  • French firm acquires stake in Turkish oil storage facility
    Acquires shares in Ceyhan depot in southeast of Turkey .
  • Legal practice advises Sinopec on Fujairah oil storage acquisition
    Transaction involves 'complex legal issues' specific to oil storage terminal projects, says Norton Rose.
  • French shipping association rallies support to delay 0.10% sulphur limit
    ECA sulphur regulations a 'timebomb,' says European shipping organisation.
  • Bubbles?
    2011 saw a sharp increase in the number of claims of 'cappuccino' bunkers - but what really constitutes entrained air in bunkers?
  • Wilhelmsen offers anti-pollution compliance service in China
    Company able to provide clients with ship pollution response contracts at all Chinese ports.
  • LNG-fuelled box ship receives DNV's approval in principical
    9,000 TEU vessel's LNG tank will be designed to leave space for container cargo.

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