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October 24, 2012
Sched Netweb site
  • Canton Fair exporters polled: 46pc optimistic as confidence rises 9.9pc
  • CMA CGM to hike Mediterranean-Latin America peak season surcharge
  • Court upholds eco plea, stops Hamburg river dredging, boosts Wilhelmshaven
  • Canada's TD Bank predicts rising China costs will mean more 'onshoring'
  • Qatar approves plan to permit entry of ships with armed guards aboard
  • EU regulations makes legitimate business with Iran even more difficult
  • Trucking growth assured, but challenges ahead: European road freight study
  • JD Neuhaus introduces standard feature in emergency lowering device
  • Singapore holds oil spill drill to test inter-agency co-ordination
  • Delhi airport linked to Kanpur inland box depot with bonded trucking
  • Bonded trucking service moves air cargo to Tiruchi Airport in Tamil Nadu
  • Air Canada selects OAG Cargo's AFRA software for its eRate channel

Exim Indiaweb site
OCTOBER 23, 2012
  • Bahri, Saudi Aramco reach agreement on merger of Vela's fleet & operations with Bahri
  • DB Schenker Logistics expands innovative transport monitoring service
  • L&T Shipbuilding plans 2,500 cr. bond issue
  • Maersk Line cuts further capacity on Asia-Europe trade
  • CECA would help double India-Australia trade by 2015: Gillard
  • Exports to the US rise 11.3 pc despite slowdown
  • Iraq could become Indias strategic energy partner: IEA Chief Economist
  • Calcutta HC bans trade union activity at Haldia Dock Complex
  • CONCOR celebrates Customer Day to felicitate top performers in the North & North-Central regions
  • CONCOR, GMR launch air cargo bonded trucking service at ICD-Kanpur
  • South Central Railway's freight traffic up 9.7 pc
  • MACCIA's HRD systems & best practices seminar on Nov. 3

International Transport Journalweb site
OCTOBER 23, 2012
  • New shipping minister visits Port of Felixstowe
    Stephen Hammond, a member of the British parliament and under secretary of state at the department for transport, recently made his first visit to the UK's largest container port F...
  • Ford Transit is most popular foreign brand commercial vehicle in Russia
    Ford Sollers, the joint venture business equally-owned by Ford and Sollers, had a successful start of the production of Ford Transit commercial vehicles in Russia. During the first...
  • Germany's rail industry generates second highest turnover in its history
    German railway technology manufacturers posted a turnover of EUR 5.3 billion in H1/2012, the second highest amount in the industry's history and almost 13% more than in the same pe...
  • Freightliner phases in new cranes at Southampton Maritime terminal
    Freightliner Ltd, a UK-based railfreight operator, has phased in two new rail head gantry cranes at the company's Southampton Maritime Terminal, the culmination of a GBP 9 million ...
  • Chep Aerospace Solutions' acquisition of eps-Aircraft Services extends repair network in Germany
    Chep Aerospace Solutions has just acquired eps-Aircraft Services GmbH, an equipment repair services provider based in Frankfurt (Germany). This follows a recent acquisition from No...
  • Hurricane Isaac has negative impact on New Orleans cargo traffic
    The August 2012 statistical report for New Orleans' Armstrong international airport (USA) shows the negative impact of hurricane Isaac, which interrupted flight operations for 3.5 ...
  • Gatwick Airport to develop options for a new runway
    London's Gatwick Airport Limited is beginning detailed work on the options for a new runway. This will be submitted to the independent commission on aviation connectivity, consiste...
  • New security director for the port of Long Beach
    The harbour commission of the port of Long Beach CA (USA) has appointed Randy Parsons as the port's new security director. Parsons has been with the US transportation Security admi...
  • Change of CEO for Hermes Logistics Technologies
    The British company Hermes Logistics Technologies has appointed Yuval Baruch to the position of CEO. The company is the provider of a real-time air cargo handling system emplo...
  • European trailer and bodybuilding industries receive awards for innovation
    The International Trailer Innovation 2013 awards were recently presented to the trailer and body building industries' best innovations. Awards went to Kögel's rapid hybrid tarpauli...
  • Deutsche Post DHL building Germany's largest parcel centre
    Deutsche Post DHL is taking another major step towards modernising its parcel network in Germany. Together with Alpha Industrial, a logistics property specialist, DHL, Germany's l...
  • DPD opens new sorting facility in Poland
    The parcel service provider DPD Poland, part of the DPD network, has opened its new EUR 32 million central sorting centre in Stryków, near Lodz. The facility was built in the heart...

Marine Logweb site
OCTOBER 23, 2012
  • Crowley Maritime promotes two
  • Ocean Power Technologies gets $900,000 contract
  • First specialized ship for nickel ore carriage delivered
  • APTC will build two more at NASSCO, if it gets Title XI
  • International Shipholding buys PCTC
  • MTU Series 8000 engines get a power boost
  • Extreme Semi-SWATH launched in Holland
  • Rolls-Royce to design and equip Brazilian-built PSVs
  • Lockheed Martin offers LCS-derived Multi-Mission Combatant

World Wide Shipperweb site
OCTOBER 23, 2012
  • Pair of public meetings slated to discuss Port of Tacoma budget
  • Crowley changing face of executive lineup
  • New Boeing 787 Dreamliner delivers medical gear to Ethiopia
  • ATA truck tonnage index up during month of September
  • Yang Ming marks delivery of new 8,626TEU container ship

Lloyd's Listweb site
OCTOBER 23, 2012
  • A legal move would provide clarity on slow steaming
    It may be becoming more common, but there are several risks involved with this cost-saving exercise
  • Bunker suppliers forced to get smarter
    With shrinking margins, dismal shipping rates and falling asset prices, life is getting complicated for this community
  • Evergreen's global capacity share rises
    Largest market impact due in 2014, when line receives a further 212,000 teu
  • How big is big enough?
    The plight of South Korea's smaller shipyards cannot be solved by state aid
  • CMI forms new working group to address offshore regulatory vacuum
    Drilling rigs have been a blind spot that needs to be embraced in legislative efforts, says president
  • CMI elects first non-European president
    Exclusive interview: The decision reflects the maritime industry's ongoing shift eastwards
  • Navios Partners may continue secondhand hunt
    Angeliki Frangou says company seeks to boost distributions as earnings rise
  • OSG Chapter 11 threat is no bluff, experts believe
    Risk of big name tanker collapse looks very real
  • Blackstone arm unveils provisional product tanker order at Nassco
    Deal is conditional on MarAd approving $340m application for a loan guarantee under Title XI
  • IHI and Universal Shipbuilding delay merger again
    Winning approval from overseas antitrust regulators takes time
  • Kiamco in talks to buy five bulkers in leaseback deal
    Korea Development Bank offshoot still keen on international ship lease business
  • Beijing reaffirms cabotage exclusive for Chinese ships
    New law bans foreign-flagged ships and foreign-registered shipowners, but not entirely foreign capital
  • German politicians back shipowners' call to boost ship finance
    Resolution urges federal government action and KfW loans for one-ship companies
  • In support of bunker suppliers
    While there is a call for them to clean up their act, they are also at the end of the line when owners cannot pay their bills
  • Speculation starts on fate of OSG's two aframax newbuildings
    Company could make loss on ships under construction
  • Aiding smaller yards
    Ultimately, soft loans to shipping may not help the neediest shipbuilders in South Korea
  • OSG buffeted by downgrades as market digests SEC filing
    Lawyers, analysts and pundits begin to weigh details as company stays silent
  • Shippers claim place at heart of market-based carbon curbs
    Container customers ultimately bear the costs of such schemes, says GSF
  • Cautious customers drive down demand for new boxes
    Lessor CAI International posts record third-quarter revenue but warns that container production in 2012 will be below 2011 levels
  • Eurotunnel warns of threat to MyFerryLink
    French administrators of SeaFrance have still not paid funds promised when Nicolas Sarkozy was president


Fairplayweb site
OCTOBER 23, 2012
  • S&P boosts Navios profits
    NYSE-listed Navios Partners today posted better quarterly results than expected, driven by three recent vessel purchases
  • Nigeria seizes Russians in smuggling case
    NIGERIAN authorities have reportedly seized a vessel and arrested its 15 Russian crew members in an arms-smuggling case
  • Coal moves to spot basis
    LONG-TERM coal shipments could become obsolete, with the market moving towards spot pricing, the Platts Coal Forum in Singapore heard today
  • World's first nickel ore bulker delivered
    THE FIRST bulker designated for nickel ore transport has been delivered
  • UAFL might buy more ships
    A GERMAN shipowner wants to buy more feeder or Handysize box ships for its subsidiary United Africa Feeder Line
  • China's new orders drop nearly 47%
    CHINA'S yard sector is continuing to shrink, according to the industry ministry
  • STX Metal shares acquired
    STX OFFSHORE & Shipbuilding told Fairplay today it has acquired 28% of the shares in its affiliate company STX Metal
  • GPI buys rest of VCS
    GLOBAL Ports Investments (GPI), the Russian box terminal operator, has bought DPW's 25% stake in Vostochny Stevedoring Co (VCS)
  • Heung-A buys box ship
    STX PAN Ocean has sold one of its feeder box ships to compatriot Heung-A Shipping
  • Class-action lawyers already circling OSG
    NYSE-listed Overseas Shipholding Group is already facing potential legal liability following today's precipitous drop in share price
  • Malaysia yards to focus on niche orders
    MALAYSIA will focus on niche shipbuilding of small and medium-sized vessels of up to 30,000dwt, according to a leader of its yard sector
  • Novatek sues over Ust-Luga construction
    NOVATEK, the independent Russian gas producer, has filed suit against the building contractor for an Ust-Luga port expansion
  • Japanese yard orders surge 272.5%
    JAPAN's shipbuilding orders rose 272.5% year on year in September, thanks to more contracts with compatriot shipowners
  • HHI's orders drop 40%
    HYUNDAI HI of South Korea said today new shipbuilding orders dropped 40% year on year for the first nine months of 2012
  • Warnings mount on OSG
    CREDIT agencies S&P and Moody's slashed their ratings on OSG today, while more Wall Street analysts are abandoning ship

The Journal of Commerce - Maritimeweb site
OCTOBER 23, 2012
  • Profit, Revenue Jump at Container Lessor CAI
    Container lessor CAI International's third quarter net profit rose 21 percent to $16.5 million, and revenue jumped 36 percent to $44.9 million as utilization rates remained strong despite a sluggish global economy. CEO Victor Garcia told analysts that global production of containers is estimated at 2.2 million 20-foot-equivalent units this year....
  • Maersk Line Expands E-Business Services
    Maersk Line's global customers are now able to coordinate all of their container transportation activities through GT Nexus, the cloud-based software provider that links shippers, logistics providers and ocean and surface carriers. Over the last three months, Maersk Line has integrated its back-office systems with the GT Nexus cloud supply chain...
  • NAMEPA's 5th Anniversary Observed with Environmental Intelligence in Maritime Conference and Awards Dinner
    Clay Maitland, Founding Chairman of the North American Marine Environment Protection Association (NAMEPA), announced NAMEPA's Environmental Intelligence in Maritime Conference, which will feature "Greening the Marine Transportation System", "The Arctic", "Safety at Sea" and "Corporate Risk Management". The conference will be followed by NAMEPA's 2012 Marine Environment Protection Awardshonoring Maersk,...

Containerisation Internationalweb site
OCTOBER 23, 2012
  • Everglades welcomes its largest boxship as it plans to deepen channels
    The south Florida Port Everglades is gearing up for the widening of the Panama Canal - and the bigger ships that will follow to the US east and Gulf ports - by ...
  • A double-up for APM T
    After walking away with the Lloyd's List award in September, the management of APM Terminals were back in London last week to collect
  • CAI's bigger box pool pays dividends
    The lessor of marine containers CAI International, which has invested heavily in new equipment in recent years, posted a record third quarter performance in the ...
  • Idled boxship fleet to soar
    The number of containerships in hot or cold lay-up around the world is set to accelerate significantly in the next weeks and months as ocean carriers take the knife ...
  • Battle against Somali pirates almost won
    The latest report from International Maritime Bureau [IMB] confirms that the five-year struggle against the maritime scourge of piracy in the Horn of Africa is ...
  • OOCL staying in the black
    That seems certain given that the Hong Kong-headquartered Orient Overseas International Limited's container arm's OOCL Q3 management figures show a continuation ...

TradeWindsweb site
OCTOBER 23, 2012
  • CMRE in the money
    Costamare surprised Wall Street Tuesday after turning in a fourth quarter gain that topped many market forecasts.
  • Fact versus fiction
    The top contenders for the US presidency don't see eye to eye on many issues but both appear to believe in the importance of sanctions aimed at Iran's nuclear enrichment programme.
  • Euronav trapped in the red
    Euronav posted a third quarter loss Tuesday, stoking fears that some of its peers may reveal deep deficits of their own in the weeks to come.
  • Guarded ships stay quiet
    Ships carrying armed guards are not reporting pirate attacks due to fear of endangering contracts, the International Maritime Bureau says.
  • Anything is possible
    Most equity analysts have discontinued coverage of Overseas Shipholding Group in the wake of yesterday's Chapter 11 warning but some still believe it's possible for the US tanker owner to stay afloat.
  • Scrap to seed recovery
    Scrapping of 15-year-old tankers could seed a recovery in the market by 2014 or 2015, Braemar Seascope says.
  • Dof to Latin America
    Dof is sending a North Sea-based anchor handler to South America on a term deal.
  • Commodore charts cape climb
    A doubling of capesize iron ore fixtures into China has been crediting with fueling a spike in earnings for the ships.
  • Tanker saves chopper crew
    A Norden tanker has saved the crew of a Super Puma helicopter that crash-landed in the North Sea off Scotland.
  • Samudera profit sliced
    Samudera Shipping has seen its third quarter net profit collapse by nearly two thirds as higher costs wiped out a slight improvement in revenue.
  • RBD ship held
    Another Rizzo Bottiglieri de Carlini Armatori (RBD) ship has been arrested, this time in Scotland.
  • ISC trades up
    Alabama owner International Shipholding Corporation (ISC) has brought in a more modern car carrier by selling off a 1994-built model.
  • Navios Partners presses on
    Fleet expansion has helped Navios Maritime Partners to a stronger than expected third quarter showing.
  • JP Morgan shifts gears
    Expectation of improved pay days for investors has led JP Morgan to boost its rating on Teekay Offshore Partners.
  • SAAG tanker stranded
    A SAAG Shipping tanker crew has been stuck in Colombo, Sri Lanka, for three months as its Malaysian owner struggles with debt.
  • Bumi stretches FPSO
    Bumi Armada has penned an extended a bareboat charter deal for one of its floating production storage and offloading units.
  • Icebreaker stuck in ice
    An Australian icebreaker has found progress very tricky 80 miles out from Antarctica.
  • Oldies offloaded
    Two elderly bulkers have been spared the breakers' torches as buyers stepped in to take them on for further trading.
  • Japanese union hit again
    JFE Holdings and IHI Corp have delayed the merger of their shipbuilding operations for a second time due to probes by Chinese antitrust authorities.
  • Maersk fixes fifth
    Denmark's Maersk Drilling has found long-term employment for the fifth of its seven drillship newbuildings.
  • Dajmar: "Serious damage"
    IRISL boss Mohammad Hussein Dajmar has warned that the Iranian shipowner is facing serious problems due to western sanctions - and the situation could deteriorate.
  • Hallin nabs Korea job
    Hallin Marine has started a new subsea project off the coast of South Korea involving its newest vessel.
  • Istanbul's ferry scrap
    Istanbul's privatised ferry owner IDO has cried foul over a potential opening up of passenger routes in the region.
  • OSG woes to hit owners
    Wilbur Ross, the US billionaire investor, could be among those set to suffer if OSG were to crash and burn.
  • CVSC inks VLCCs
    An order for two VLCCs by a CNPC and PDVSA joint venture has been signed in China, according to brokers.
  • Singapore backs training
    Singapore has unveiled further incentive schemes aimed at boosting maritime skills in the Southeast Asian City State.
  • Eco aframax unveiled
    Wartsila has launched a new aframax tanker design that it claims offers solutions for current and forthcoming emissions legislation.
  • Seaboard seals Mare deal
    Seaboard Marine has confirmed that it is behind the purchase of a feedership from Germany's Jurgen Ohle.

American Shipperweb site
OCTOBER 23, 2012
  • BT adds cloud-based tracking
  • GSF wants shipper input on carbon reduction
    "Shippers are increasingly driving environmental improvement, not only through collaboration with partners in the supply chain, but through competition based on carriers' environmental performance," said GSF Secretary General Chris Welsh.
  • U.S.-Panama trade pact takes effect Oct. 31
    According to the USTR, the agreement will call on Panama to immediately reduce or eliminate tariffs on U.S. industrial goods, which currently average 7 percent, with some tariffs as high as 81 percent.
  • TP Pulse: Most shippers braced for big surcharges if ILA struck
    Among 68 shippers surveyed by American Shipper, 94 percent said they were to be hit with surcharges if a strike had occurred. Eighty-one percent of those characterized the surcharge as "significant," while the other 13 percent said the surcharge was "somewhat high."
  • Caterpillar sees cloudy global economy ahead
  • CN benefits from increased crude oil shipments
  • Washington Notebook: Obama, Romney spar over China trade sanctions
  • OSG 'evaluating options,' including Chapter 11
    OSG had 112 ships in its fleet, 67 owned and 45 chartered, and had two under construction. It operates a highly diversified fleet that encompasses crude, product, and gas tankers across a wide range of sizes.
  • Riots shake FTZ in Colon, Panama
  • UPS profit hit by pension restructuring costs
    The express carrier said it had a profit of $469 million in the third quarter, 56 percent down from the $1.07 billion earned in the same 2011 period.
  • GES opens Dammam terminal yard
  • Hub reports record 3Q results
  • Seaboard Marine acquires new ship
  • Virgin Cargo adds Mumbai service
  • Ex-Im Bank insurance renewal helps cotton exports
  • JetBlue Cargo expands to Bermuda
  • Ex-Im Bank enters agreement with Coface
  • Dooley joins Hamburg Süd

The Bunker Bulletinweb site
OCTOBER 23, 2012
  • OW Bunker and Bergen Bunkers confirm strategic cooperation
    Bergen Bunkers will retain existing brand name but operate as an integrated and wholly owned subsidiary of OW Bunker.
  • Prices falling in Fujairah
    Some Suez players still without product.
  • Weak buying interest in Rotterdam
    Prices falling across Europe.
  • ABS launches environmental management software
    Data tracking and analysis aimed at helping ship operators monitor regulatory compliance and operational efficiency.
  • Canal expansion pushed back
    Small delay to completion of eight-year project.
  • Shippers should be 'at heart' of emissions debate
    Lines environmental performance form part of shippers' outlook.
  • Japanese refiner provides ECA compliant fuel
    Cosmo Oil has begun supplying low sulphur bunker fuel.
  • 'Don't underestimate our determination' to set up Hong Kong ECA
    'Our long-term goal of setting up a low-emission area is very clear," says Environment Undersecretary.
  • UAE pipeline ready by year end
    Pipeline circumvents need to ship oil through Strait of Hormuz.
  • Bunker prices continue their downward trend in Asia
    Supplies of marine fuels were fine across key Asian ports on Tuesday.
  • Mass flow meters for bunkering not 'plug in and play'
    'No boom' in custody transfer of bunkers using mass flow meters without framework, says Maersk spokesman.
  • Bunker suppliers urged to 'properly' draft contracts
    Shipping lawyers comment on case between Chimbusco Pan Nation and Maruba.
  • Industry should seek 'reprieve' from 2020 emissions target
    Target 'not feasible' because of the severity of the downturn in shipping, say players.
  • Chevron orders marine engines with EGR technology
    Engines meet Tier III emission standards, and can switch to Tier II when outside ECAs.
  • 'Holistic approaches' needed in ship operation
    Fuel issues are becoming 'more complex' with the impending environmental regulations.

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