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January 24, 2012
Sched Netweb site
  • CSAV container volumes drop in December but higher rates up
  • Fujian port container volume up 13.9pc to 9.7 million TEU in 2011
  • ICTSI to get cranes, RTGs from Helsinki's Cargotec for Mexico, Philippines
  • As port fortunes decline, Seattle plans on 100,000 new jobs over 25 years
  • Manzhouli trade cargo breaks record last year as volumes rise 1.8pc
  • Two new Huanghua container port berths open for business on the Bohai Gulf
  • Ministers meet in May for OECD international transport summit in Leipzig
  • Great Lakes volume edges up as Seaway and Soo locks close for winter
  • Jonen Freight in South Africa rebranded Dachser South Africa (Pty) Ltd
  • DP World's Tarragona terminal in Spain's Catalonia wins ISO 28000 badge
  • China objects to US Trade Representative branding Alibaba unit 'notorious'
  • Air Cargo Group to hold Bali conference February 27 - March 1
  • South Korean air cargo volume falls 1.9pc as domestic traffic rises in 2011
  • GAC acquires Lehmann Nordic Group to expand regional network operations

Exim Indiaweb site
  • Arshiya's Khurja FTWZ operationally launched; set to revolutionise logistics in north India
  • Dirty tanker rates likely to surge; clean tanker rates seen falling
  • GL Focus-for the latest technical & regulatory developments
  • Gold Star, MCC Transport join hands in intra-Asia service
  • Gujarat CM to initiate Ghogha-Dahej ro-ro ferry service
  • MSC renews with Freightliner at Felixstowe
  • Shanghai-Japan SNS shuttle service scrapped
  • The New World Alliance to launch new transatlantic service
  • Tianjin handles record 11.5 million TEUs in 2011
  • Australian diplomat lauds VCT for maintaining best standards
  • Nagapattinam port to be upgraded at a cost of 380 cr.
  • Arshiya's Khurja FTWZ operationally launched; set to revolutionise logistics in north India
  • India's first SIR to come up in Gujarat

International Transport Journalweb site
JANUARY 23, 2012
  • New truck park opened in the Midlands (UK)
    A new truck park has been opened in Birmingham (UK). The facility will offer safe and convenient parking for up to 32 coaches or lorries and will be a welcome addition to the city'...
  • Freightliner Ltd and MSC (UK) renew contract increasing railed container volumes
    MSC, one of the world's leading container shipping companies, has renewed its contract with Freightliner Ltd, the UK's leading intermodal rail freight operator. The move will incre...
  • Air Partner opens a dedicated Italian freight operation
    Air Partner has opened a specialist cargo department at its Milan office in Italy as part of its strategic expansion plan to develop its worldwide freight charter services. This ...
  • Indian Railways carry 704.75 million t of freight
    Indian Railways carried 704.75 million t of revenue earning freight traffic between April and December 2011. The freight carried shows an increase of 31.44 million t over the freig...
  • Swissport International Ltd grows 7% in challenging market conditions
    Swissport International, one of the world's leading provider of ground services to the aviat...
  • Link America modernises and expands fleet
    LinkAmerica, based in Tulsa OK (USA), is buying 575 new trucks and trailers. The upgrade will replace about 20% of the company's equipment fleet. Refreshing the fleet was one key ...
  • Foca publishes plans for soundproof hall at Zurich airport
    Zurich airport wants to erect a soundproof hall for running aircraft engines on the ground. Switzerland's Federal Office of Civil Aviation (Foca) has now published the correspondi...
  • The New World Alliance to launch new transatlantic service
    The New World Alliance (TNWA), APL Co. Pte Ltd (APL), Hyundai Merchant Marine (HMM) and Mitsui OSK Lines (MOL) are set to launch the Americas Europe Express (AEE) service, a new tr...
  • Emirates Shipping joins Hapag-Lloyd and RCL on Hypergalex service
    With effect from 11 February Emirates Shipping Lines, headquartered in Dubai (UAE), will join Hapag-Lloyd, based in Hamburg (Germany), and Regional Container Lines (RCL) of Bangko...
  • Another managing partner for NEO
    NEO Air Charter - the recently-launched cargo charter broker that deals soleley with freight forwarders - has further strengthened its team with the appointment of Stefan Kohlmann ...
  • Happe group outsources logistics to Quehenberger
    The Happe group, based in Rheda-Wiedenbrück (Germany), has outsourced its entire logistics to the Austrian service provider Quehenberger Logistics. To manage the work Quehenberger'...
  • Beiersdorf extends contract with Wim Bosman in the Benelux
    3PL and logistics service provider Wim Bosman has signed a three-year contract with Beiersdorf, the German cosmetics company based in Hamburg, to significantly expand the logistics...
  • Stute operating LSG Sky Chefs' new distribution centre
    LSG Sky Chefs Catering Logistics (LCL)'s new distribution centre in Gross-Gerau (Germany) was recently officially opened. The platform is operated by Kuehne + Nagel's subsidiary St...

Marine Logweb site
JANUARY 23, 2012
  • Tidewater adds to senior management team
  • As Concordia death toll rises, EU takes new look at passenger vessel regs
  • Damen Shipyards books repeat order for wind farm support vessels
  • Höegh LNG wins Lithuanian FSRU tender
  • De Chateauvieux controlled Jaccar increases stake in Bourbon
  • Jamaica's Director of Shipping Policy completes Ph.D
  • Wärtsilä to supply power and positioning for Cat D semis

World Wide Shipperweb site
JANUARY 23, 2012
  • Coast Guard Port Captain closes Oregon bars Sunday
  • Inchcape teams with VPS for vessel anti-piracy protection
  • Ceremony marks keel laying of new NASSCO MLP vessel
  • NYK vessel runs aground near Pohang, Korea
  • IMO boss meets with UN exec to discuss anti-piracy cooperation

Lloyd's Listweb site
JANUARY 23, 2012
  • Siberian pipeline boosts Russia's Asia exports
    Pacific shipments now account for 15% of total volumes from Russian ports
  • Black Sea ports bear brunt of diverted oil as exports fall 10%
    Novorossiysk dominates volumes, but fall in shipments is bad news for tanker owners
  • Ice-class tankers benefit as Russian Baltic Sea exports rise 25%
    Primorsk remains largest export port with a third of volumes, but Ust-Luga figures will be climbing in 2012
  • Owners face up to limited growth in Russian oil output
    Shift in regional trading patterns for aframax tankers
  • A proactive approach to risk
    The UK Club is to work alongside members to identify safety threats.
  • Does industry lack integrity when it comes to dangerous cargo safety?
    Shipping industry conspicuously silent about Vinalines Queen death toll
  • UK confirms £12m annual seafarer training budget
    Industry welcomes support for SMarT
  • Emsa supports Costa Concordia bunker removal operation
    Agency on stand-by in case of pollution
  • Sellers show growing resistance to falling VLCC prices
    Three-year-old VLCC Elektra Glory fetches relatively firm price
  • Big freeze boosts VLGC market
    Improved northern hemisphere demand hardens charter rates
  • China dry cargo scrap rates close in on Indian breakers' levels
    Last-minute deals before new year holidays
  • India-China ore trade declining rapidly
    December imports to China fall by one third year on year
  • Brussels starts search for regional emissions model for shipping
    Three-month consultation seeks regional measure by year-end
  • BHP port expansion gets green light
    Project will see capacity at Port Hedland increased by 240m tonnes per year
  • Golar returns two vintage LNG carriers to service
    Market rumours of older vessel chartered for $100,000 a day
  • Fredriksen rumoured to have ordered six new product tankers
    Talk of newbuilding order underlines upbeat sentiment in market
  • More Grand China assets targeted in the US
    Greek owners pledge to chase ambitious Chinese group's assets 'wherever in the world they are found'
  • No 2010 re-run for battered box trades
    Asia-Europe rate rally has run its course, says BoxTradeIntelligence
  • Industry needs more than salvage reform to cope with mega-boxships
    Insurers must share burden, say underwriters
  • Calls for sea traffic control centres following casualty
    Supporters of Brussels project say it may have kept Costa Concordia on track
  • Analysis: Why did the Costa Concordia capsize?
    Once the blame game is over, investigators will be left to focus on how a modern cruise ship managed to lose its stability
  • Asian yards showcase LNG-powered ultra-large boxship designs
    South Korean and Japanese yards develop European class society concepts
  • EU agrees July 1 Iran oil import ban
    Prices to rise as embargo bars a third of Iran's total exports
  • Philippines deploys oil-spill response teams after Sun Spirits sinks
    14 rescued from general cargoship
  • It's good to talk
    The European Union is moving towards bringing the maritime sector into its overall commitment on greenhouse gas emissions.
  • TT Club calls for common-sense approach to port security code
    Industry fears knock-on effect on ships serving non compliant ports
  • French ports unite to promote Seine trade corridor
    Move aims to reverse a decade of decline
  • IMO calls for UN support at its counter-piracy events
    IMO and UN secretary-generals meet to discuss how bodies can co-operate further
  • The trouble with default
    The prospect of a breakdown of debt negotiations creates another worry for Greece's small owners

Fairplayweb site
JANUARY 23, 2012
  • Panama strikers returning
    PANAMA Canal expansion workers should resume construction today after a tentative labour settlement over the weekend
  • Malta register tops Europe
    MALTA is the smallest country in the Mediterranean, but its ship register has become Europe's largest by increasing tonnage by 16% in the past year
  • NAT pricing confirmed
    NYSE-listed Nordic American Tankers today revealed that the pricing of last week's follow-on was even lower than previously thought by market sources
  • Finnlines warns on profits, after all
    FINNLINES, the Helsinki ro-ro and terminal operator, today issued a profit warning for 2011
  • Grounding snarls Argentine bulker exports
    MARMARIS Navigation-owned bulker Aristeas P remains aground today in the River Parana, stymieing export flows from Argentina's agribulk ports
  • Antillean fined $1M
    CARIBBEAN shipowner Antillean Marine was fined $1M for water pollution violations and sentenced to five years of probation
  • 36% of tanker newbuildings didn't see 2011
    JUST 64% of the tankers scheduled for delivery last year were completed on time, a broker has reported
  • Baltic ports flatline
    CARGO traffic across the Baltic Sea remained flat last year, according to handling figures published by German ports, with upticks in road trailer movements but a drop in bulk cargoes
  • Ex-cruise worker investigated
    A FORMER Cunard crew member is being investigated over allegations that he sexually abused children on two cruise ships, police told Fairplay today
  • Iskenderun to expand
    LIMAK Holdings reportedly plans to invest $250M in expanding the Turkish port of Iskenderun with the aim of making it the entry hub for trade into Iran, Iraq and Syria
  • Crews saved in sinkings
    TWO SHIPS have sunk over the weekend in separate incidents, the Philippines Coast Guard said today
  • Golar LNG takes over Bluewater Gandria
    GOLAR LNG said today it has acquired the remaining 50% stake in Bluewater Gandria, owner of laid-up LNG carrier Gandria, for $19
  • Jaccar to own raise its stake in Bourbon
    JACQUES de Chateauvieux-led holding company Jaccar said today it plans to increase its shareholding in offshore vessel operating group Bourbon
  • Iranian survivors sought
    SEARCHERS are looking today for survivors from the weekend sinking of an Iranian passenger vessel in the Persian Gulf

The Journal of Commerceweb site
JANUARY 23, 2012
  • EGT, ILWU Reach Tentative Deal Over Grain Terminal
    Washington Gov. Chris Gregoire brokered a tentative settlement between the International Longshore and Warehouse Union and EGT that could result...
  • CSX Profit Jumps 6.3 Percent on Pricing Strength
    CSX Transportation extended its strong pricing power into the fourth quarter, giving the freight railroad a $457 million net profit...
  • Atlantic Ro-Ro Launches Tampa-Russia Service
    Atlantic Ro-Ro Carriers launched a general cargo service between the Port of Tampa and the Port of St. Petersburg.. ...
  • Court Plans Hearing on YRC Worldwide Class Action Settlement
    A U.S. District Court will soon decide whether to put its final stamp of approval on a $6.5 million settlement...
  • Panama Canal Expansion Workers End Strike
    Workers on the Panama Canal expansion are returning to work Monday after agreeing to new terms with their contractor, ending...
  • Striking Italian Truck Drivers Block Highways to Port
    Italian truck drivers kicked off a weeklong protest against higher fuel taxes and road tolls on Monday by blocking highways...
  • Former ITC Head Backs Creation of Single US Trade Agency
    A new U.S. cabinet department dedicated to trade would give the government a more complete view of trade and the...
  • YRC Worldwide to Sell 61 Truck Terminals
    Looking for cross-dock capacity? YRC Worldwide and NRC Realty & Capital Advisors have plenty of capacity to offer the right...
  • Savannah Container Traffic Rose 3.5 Percent in 2011
    The volume of containers handled by the Port of Savannah in December dropped 1.9 percent year-over year, but the decrease...
  • Lufthansa Adds Detroit Freighter on Auto Sales Growth
    Lufthansa Cargo is putting its freighter capacity behind the recovering automobile manufacturing industry. Lufthansa launched a weekly MD-11...
  • EU Ban of Iran Oil Sends Prices to Four-Day High
    Oil prices rose for the first time in four days after the European Union on Monday banned oil imports from...
  • Miami Operator Fined $1 Million for Oil Spill Violations
    A U.S. district judge in Miami on Friday fined a Miami River management company $1 million for recordkeeping violations related...
  • Frankfurt-Hahn, Munich Hit Cargo Highs in 2011
    Frankfurt-Hahn airport's cargo traffic surged 25 percent in 2011 from a year ago, as export shipments at the German airport...
  • Canadian Pacific Gains Major Export Potash Contract
    Canadian Pacific Railway signed a 10-year agreement this week with Canpotex to haul the majority of the major potash exporter's...
  • India's SCI, Hamburg Sud Hike Rates From India
    State-owned Shipping Corporation of India imposed a general rate increase on cargo shipped from the Indian Subcontinent to North Europe...
  • Le Havre Container Traffic Fell 7.5 Percent in 2011
    Le Havre handled roughly 7.5 percent fewer containers in 2011 than in the previous year after strikes over labor reforms...
  • Russia's Vladiovstok Container Growth Outpaces Rivals
    Russia's port of Vladivostok grew container traffic 27 percent in 2011 from a year ago, boosting the Far Eastern gateway's...
  • How California's Ports Cleared the Air
    The Los Angeles-Long Beach Clean Air Action Plan launched the port industry's green revolution in 2006, and the improvements some...
  • Amazon: Retailer, or Parcel Provider?
    Amazon.com started in the 1990s as an online retailer catering to consumer needs for music CDs and books. In those...
  • Florida East Coast Hits the Road
    At Florida East Coast Railway, the fastest-growing business is trucking. Intermodal trucking revenue is growing by double-digits as...
  • That's CP, as in Capital Plan
    There's nothing like the threat of "nuclear winter" to spur Canadian Pacific Railway to become more profitable faster than planned....
  • Panama Canal: The Next Y2K?
    There is a growing divide among prominent industry consultants and advisers regarding the anticipated impact, particularly on U.S. East and...
  • Import Outlook Brightens
    American consumers are using their credit cards again, and forecasters expect retail sales and containerized imports to accelerate modestly this...
  • Seeking Cover in a Storm
    Global logistics directors, responding to the wave of supply chain-rattling natural disasters last year, increasingly are looking for ways to...
  • Fearing the Worst
    Logistics managers don't have a crystal ball, so there's no way they can foresee the kind of supply chain disruptions...
  • Imports in the Juicer
    Shippers are getting a taste of what they can expect from a more aggressive and powerful Food and Drug Administration...
  • Is the Ex-Im Bank Being Sold Out?
    Friends of the Export-Import Bank of the United States are pushing to get the institution a new charter that would...
  • The Elephant in the Room
    This could be a battle of big government versus small. At hand is a plan by President Obama to reorganize...
  • Not Out of the Woods
    For Gibson Guitars, it's becoming a familiar tune: federal investigators storming its manufacturing plants. That's what happened for the second...

Containerisation Internationalweb site
JANUARY 23, 2012
  • Nigerian death toll could rise to 250
    It is feared that the number of dead from multiple bomb blasts in northern Nigeria at the weekend could reach 250 as emergency services continue to located fresh ...
  • OOCL's 2011 results hit by weaker rates
    Hong Kong-headquartered OOCL has seen its volume and revenue sink for the last quarter of 2011 and its revenue decline for the whole year, according to ...
  • Panama Canal expansion strike over
    A week-long strike by 6,000 workers involved in the expansion of the Panama Canal has been called off after union representatives accepted the terms of an improved ...
  • Carriers accused of fiddling surcharges again
    SeaIntel's Sunday Spotlight this week has identified that ocean carriers appear to be using their currency adjustment factor (CAF) to earn more revenue in the tradelane ...
  • Zim Line closer to being split into two
    According to reliable sources this morning, the Israeli Government and trade unions are comfortable with Israel Corporation's proposal to split Zim Integrated Shipping ...
  • CSCL issues new profit warning
    Shanghai headquartered CSCL has issued a profit warning for 2011 due to the difficult economic situation, reduction in freight rates and volumes and the 'dramatic' ...
  • Log-In marches to the Brazilian beat
    Brazilian marine port service sector and Mercosul operator Log-In Logistica handled 276,245 TEU last year - up almost 11% on 2010 - at its Espirito Santo facility ...
  • Year of the Dragon to sweep away previous misfortunes?
    The Chinese Lunar New Year [CNY] begins at midnight tonight [23rd]- the 15-day festival follows the world's largest annual migration, as millions of Chinese-speaking ...
  • IMF joins World Bank in slashing global growth forecasts
    The International Monetary Fund [IMF] in its World Economic Outlook, due to be published later this week, has cut its global GDP growth forecasts for 2012 in the ...

TradeWindsweb site
JANUARY 23, 2012
  • US targets IRISL bank
    Noose tightens around Tehran as Washington takes aim at Bank Tejarat for ties to Iranian shipping syndicate.
  • Tugs swarm grounded bulker
    ULTR joins operation to refloat Marmaras Navigation handy as officials shut parts of shallow South American waterway.
  • Equity guru ups OSG
    Cantor Fitzgerald upgrades shares of New York-listed tanker owner despite grim market forecast and earnings outlook.
  • Seadrill sets spin clock
    John Fredriksen-backed drilling giant closes in on Brazilian listing as Seabras races to raise $713m in debut fundraiser.
  • Cantor cuts capesize bets
    Slowing demand and loss of scrap shield prompt revisions to bank's capesize rate forecasts.
  • Erste says buy Atlantska
    Austrian bank views Croatian bulker owner's share price as having fallen further than justified by its outlook.
  • Big John in products push?
    Crude tanker king John Fredriksen linked to MR sextet at South Korea's STX Jinhae.
  • Star dials back buyback clock
    Spyros Capralos-led bulker owner adds time to $30m investor reward programme.
  • Ophir takes Eirik Raude
    Nasdaq-listed drilling contractor poised to pocket $52m as it mints deal for wells off West Africa.
  • Damen clinches another
    Dutch yard bags a follow up deal from UK owner for a windfarm support vessels.
  • Clarksons pins OSV price rise
    A spurt in the cost of AHTS newbuildings helps drive up offshore support vessel values over the past year.
  • JFC injunction lifted
    Reefer charterer overturns ruling that Russian proceedings are vexatious or oppressive.

The Bunker Bulletinweb site
JANUARY 23, 2012
  • Voting opens for IBIA board members
    There are five candidates for three vacancies on IBIA's board of non-executive directors.
  • Prices mixed in Fujairah
    Durban avails 'extremely tight.'
  • Markets soften across Europe
    Prices falling for all grades on Monday.
  • MAJ official returns with doctorate in marine policy
    Director of Shipping Policy researched cargo flow dynamics and worked on measures to reduce GHG ship emissions at IMO during his sabbatical.
  • New office for German bunker buying unit
    Move 'will provide an improved working environment for the growing team at the company' USF tells Bunkerworld.
  • Pakistan: New barge to launch in mid-March
    Supplier plans to begin construction of its sixth barge soon after enjoying rapid growth.
  • Trader rejoins O.W. Bunker Middle East
    Zarghamian resumes role as bunker trader after working as a trader for a derivatives company in the region.
  • Russian shipping firm orders two multi-purpose PSVs
    Ships designed to conduct oil spill containment operations and escort ships in ice conditions.
  • Bunker prices falling in Tokyo Bay
    Singapore, Hong Kong and Busan bunker offices closed on Lunar New Year holidays.
  • UBT seeks dismissal of unpaid bunker case
    US judge orders release of bond paid to secure the release of the arrested bulk carrier M/V Far Eastern Venus.
  • Indian shipping ministry to seek approval for bunker convention
    Indian cabinet has so far approved accession to Wreck Removal Convention and the Protocol of 1996 to the Limited Liability Convention.
  • Stricken cruise ship leaking light fuel
    No indication that heavy fuels have leaked from capsized Costa Concordia, says Italian coastguard.
  • Chinese bunker supplier CFO resigns
    Departure 'not due to any disagreement with the company', says Andatee CEO An Fengbin.

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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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