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March 26, 2012
The Business Timesweb site
Shipping News
  • Big ships just as safe, says insurer
    BIGGER ships can be as safe as smaller ones - never mind the latest worries arising from mega-cruise ship Costa Concordia's collision on a coral reef that claimed 30 lives.
  • Baltic main index up 6 points
    The Baltic Exchange's main sea freight index, which tracks rates for ships carrying dry commodities, rose further last week as three-year low rates in the capesize market were countered by higher rates for smaller vessels.
  • Trial of former execs of Vinashin starts tomorrow
    Former top executives at a scandal-hit Vietnamese shipping giant are due in court tomorrow, but experts say the trial will offer little reassurance to investors over the country's broader economic woes.

Sched Netweb site
  • Maersk to hike Far East rates to South, Central America from April 15
  • USWC rates up 1.5pc to US$2,021/FEU; east coast up 2.7pc to $3,204/FEU
  • 'K' Line adds Ningbo and Shenzhen-Da Chan Bay to intra Asia loops
  • Half of 2010-2011 new box ship deliveries working Asia-Europe trades
  • Port of Hamburg 2011 throughput increases 14.2pc to 9 million TEU
  • Houston attracts Cosco's Asia all-water service as only US port of call
  • APS provides Gate OCR for Hutchison Port Holdings terminals in Mexico
  • Rickmers-Linie moves inland, closer to China's factories, building sites
  • CEVA signs 5-year deal with major tyre importer and distributor in Dubai
  • CEVA signs 3-year deal with Italy's Hankook Tire to manage distribution
  • 'Combating Piracy Week' offers toolkit to cope with maritime hijackers
  • Cool Logistics Africa conference in Cape Town from April 24-26
  • Lufthansa Cargo opens summer schedule with 4 weekly Chongqing flights
  • All Nippon, Cathay, Singapore Airlines raise fuel surcharges in April
  • Hanjin Group's Uzbekistan logistics air hub scheme reaches milestone

Exim Indiaweb site
  • CAI's workshop for consolidators a huge success
  • Hanjin India expands agency network
  • Shipping cos sore over Customs levy on 'on deck cargo'
  • Simatech Shipping celebrates 10th anniversary of service launch at Nhava Sheva
  • UK P&I Club restructures to increase efficiency under Solvency 2
  • Coffee exports likely to dip 15 pc in FY12
  • JNPT given in-principle approval to raise tax-free bonds
  • Hike in haulage charges may hinder box train operators
  • Debt redemption pressures push down
  • Forex reserves jump $ 862 m to $ 294.82 bn
  • GST will be a no-show in UPA's current term, feel state CMs
  • Low output may inflate edible oil import bill
  • Power sector sceptical of duty-free bonanza for LNG imports
  • Price advantage spurs ginger past export target
  • Antwerp to host project cargo training programme
  • Kübler Spedition moves passenger ferry overland
  • SAL vessel transports wharf modules for Australian iron ore berth

International Transport Journalweb site
MARCH 23, 2012
  • Spain's Correos names new president
    Spain's mail service provider Correos has replaced Angel Agudo San Emeterio who accepted a position as a professor at the University of Cantabria just seven months after his appoin...
  • KLM postpones resumption of Tripoli service...
    According to the GDS inventory display on 6 March 2012, the Dutch carrier KLM is postponing the resumption of its Amsterdam - Tripoli service. The service is scheduled to...
  • SBB Cargo: first hybrid locomotive goes into service
    SBB Cargo, a Swiss railfreight service provider, recently held a naming ceremony for the first of the 30 hybrid locomotives that it has on order. The engine, which was then put int...
  • Rail4Chem renamed Rail4Captrain
    The German company Rail4Chem Eisenbahnverkehrsgesellschaft mbH (R4C), part of Captrain Deutschland GmbH, will operate under the name Rail4Captrain GmbH (R4C) in future. The new nam...
  • GNV planning a Sète-Tangiers sling
    Genoa (Italy)-based Grandi Navi Veloci (GNV) wants to start a service between Sète (France) and Tangiers (Morocco). The company's general manager, Ariodante Valeri, confirmed that ...
  • Emons' environmental calculations 2WIN certified by CE Delft
    Emons Cargo, a full truckload (FTL) carrier fully specialized in international double deck transportation from Milsbeek (Netherlands), has had the calculations that it makes to rep...
  • Signing of Franco-Swiss agreement at Basel-Mulhouse airport
    An agreement about the labour law practice for companies operating in the Swiss sector and the common sector of Basel-Mulhouse airport was signed yesterday (22 March)...
  • BlueEfficiency power: Mercedes-Benz presents new engine generation for commercial vehicles
    The German vehicle manufacturer Mercedes-Benz has unveiled a totally new generation of medium-duty OM 93x engines in Stuttgart-Unter'türk'heim. Together with the equally new heavy-...
  • Lufthansa Cargo reports strong result despite headwinds in 2011
    The German freight carrier Lufthansa Cargo returned an operating profit of EUR 249 million in 2011, the second-best result in company history. Chairman and CEO Karl Ulrich Garnadt ...
  • DB Schenker Logistics: new premises in Augsburg
    DB Schenker Logistics is expanding its network in Germany by the addition of a new facility in the Prologis Park Augsburg. The new location in the logistics real estate park offers...
  • Mangalore Port Trust adding capacity
    India's New Mangalore Port Trust (NMPT) added 11 million t to its total capacity in the last five years, according to NMPT's chairman, P. Tamilvanan. The petroleum, oil and lu...
  • Freja Norway has new sales and marketing director
    Freja Transport & Logistics AS has appointed Ellen Koffeld as the sales and marketing director of its Norwegian management team. She will report to Ulrik Rasmussen, managing di...
  • New managing director for SDV Geis in Frankfurt
    SDV Geis GmbH, based in Frankfurt (Germany) has chosen Michael Schork to be its managing director, with effect from 1 April. SDV Geis, a joint venture owned by the French SDV corpo...
  • Husqvarna banking on Fiege Ukraine
    Germany's Fiege Group has signed a new logistics contract with Husqvarna Group in Ukraine. Husqvarna Group is the global leader in outdoor power products for forestry, park mainten...
  • Ceva signs three year partnership with Hankook
    Ceva has signed a three year agreement with Hankook Tire Italy, a global tyre manufacturer. Ceva will manage the storage, distribution and reverse logistics for the customer's tyre...

Marine Logweb site
MARCH 23, 2012
  • Travelift boosts capacity at Great Lakes Shipyard
  • Intracoastal Iron Works busy building towboats
  • Navy League calls for support for Merchant Marine and Jones Act
  • Kvichak offers patrol vessel based on Royal Marines Offshore Raiding Craft
  • Wärtsilä X35 engine passes Factory Acceptance Tests

World Wide Shipperweb site
MARCH 23, 2012
  • Port of Tacoma reports jump in February intermodal numbers
  • AAPA selects Duarte-Peláez as new chairman of the Board
  • K Line expanding service calling ports throughout Asia
  • Port of Seattle honors top port police officer for 2012
  • Rail carload numbers fall during month of February

Lloyd's Listweb site
MARCH 23, 2012
  • Sticking up for EEDI
    Shipowners must back not attack the index, says BIMCO
  • Box lines' China trade could be swamped by a Mexican wave
    Chinese labour costs are rising rapidly. Now fresh analysis suggests that manufacturers are relocating to Mexico
  • Brussels calls for new rules on shipbreaking
    European Union ships to be recycled only at approved centres
  • Maersk halts Europe-China bookings until May
    Critics question whether move seeks to firm up rates
  • The pros and cons of shipbreaking
    Wista UK debates the Hong Kong Convention on Ship Recycling
  • Norwegians' bargain bonds are booming
    Appetite for risk revives with a flourish
  • Mersey paradise
    Port of Liverpool hits back at doubters as it prepares to build second terminal
  • Falling Brazil iron ore exports to China kill capesize market
    Monthly volumes down from 33m tonnes a month last year to 9m tonnes in January
  • Louis Dreyfus and DFDS charter a second ferry for Dover-Calais
    Brittany Ferries' ro-pax Barfleur to work alongside Norman Spirit to fill gap left by SeaFrance collapse
  • Chemical waste found in Dutch bunker fuel
    Criminal gangs dump toxic liquids, say police
  • To have and have not
    Norwegian bond market throws a lifeline to the chosen few
  • Strike in Argentina threatens supramax trade
    Wheat and soyabean no longer getting to port
  • Obama approves pipeline from Oklahoma to US Gulf
    US product tanker exports will rise but seaborne crude imports will fall
  • Allied Maritime in fresh charterhire lawsuit
    Dynasty Shipholding lawsuit raises confirmed claims to more than $20m
  • Shipping divided over EU moves to fight piracy on Somali soil
    Players demand more clarity before giving move their blessing
  • HSH Nordbank reduces exposure to box shipping
    Condition imposed after government bail-out
  • APM Terminals improves safety
    Award winner's sustainability report outlines a detailed plan to manage risks better in four key areas of port operations
  • UAE set to build LNG import terminal
    Growing demand for airconditioning in summer boosts liquefied natural gas requirements
  • Gulf of Guinea pirate attack mimics Somali tactics
    Chemtanker Zouzou hijacked as regional navies struggle to cope
  • Grimaldi launches summer ferry service
    Ro-pax service to Brindisi, Igoumenitsa, Patras and Corfu
  • NYK-Hinode Line to supply Ichthys
    Two specialist vessels to deliver modules to Darwin LNG project
  • Sacked Nautilus official plans leadership bid
    Former assistant general secretary Paul Moloney seeking reinstatement
  • Japanese firms invest in Modec FPSO
    Vessel to sail to Brazil in third quarter of 2014
  • Cruise bodies demand tighter casualty reporting regulations
    Flag states must report casualties that lead to death, ship loss or marine damage
  • Eimskip on course for exchange listing
    Carrier posts 12% rise in profit
  • Searching for the capesize floor
    Some see a slight uptick in rates as iron ore import demand undergoes a mild revival in China
  • Strengthening the ISM Code
    Good in design must translate into good in practice
  • D-day looms for Sanko Steamship
    To survive, the Japanese shipowner needs its creditors to co-operate and show patience

Fairplayweb site
MARCH 23, 2012
  • China crew support declines
    WELFARE services for seafarers in China are waning, according to Dr. Minghua Zhao of the Greenwich Maritime Institute
  • Politics hinders MLC ratifications
    POLITICAL processes outside the shipping industry's control are delaying Maritime Labour Convention 2006 ratifications, according to industry experts
  • EC seeks tighter rules on shipbreaking
    THE EC today unveiled plans to tighten the EU's rules on shipbreaking
  • Tanker attacked off Nigeria
    A PRODUCTS tanker has been attacked in the Gulf of Guinea, the AKE maritime security said today
  • Pirate-victim programme adds three nations
    THE UK piracy victim response programme has been extended to India, the Philippines and Ukraine
  • Calais/Dover ro-pax added
    DENMARK'S DFDS and Louis Dreyfus Armateurs of France today said they have chartered a Brittany Ferries ship to add a second vessel for their new Calais/Dover service
  • Brindisi to be tied to Greek ports
    GRIMALDI Lines said today it plans a new triangular passenger and ro-ro service linking southern Italy and Greece
  • Climbing BDI stumbles
    OWNERS of drybulk carriers are facing Capesize rate falls that have worn out the recent climb of the Baltic Dry Index
  • Croatia OKs acquisition of Brodosplit yard
    CROATIA has approved the bid by DIV to acquire a 99.78% stake in the country's largest shipyard, Brodosplit
  • Brazil bonanza seen for Singapore's yards
    SECURITIES group UOB Kay Hian said today it expects Petrobras to award more contracts to Singapore rig builders Sembcorp Marine and Keppel Corp
  • Odfjell plans 5-year bonds
    ODFJELL said today it plans to issue unsecured five-year bonds on the Norwegian market
  • Bergen to control Origo
    BERGEN, the listed Norwegian shipbuilding group, has acquired a 60% stake in Origo Process, a privately owned engineering company that serves the oil and gas industry
  • HSH ramps up ship write-downs
    GERMAN state bank HSH Nordbank said today it doubled its loan-loss provisions to about €650M ($861.2M) last year
  • Bolloré profits despite Cote d'Ivoire crisis
    FRANCE'S Bolloré raised its transport and logistics profits last year despite being severely disrupted during the first four months by Cote d'Ivoire's political crisis
  • APM awarded box terminal
    COSTA Rica has awarded a concession to build a box facility to APM Terminals, which calls for an investment of about $992M by the port operating arm of Denmark's AP Møller-Maersk

The Journal of Commerceweb site
MARCH 23, 2012
  • ODFL Opens Oakland Drayage Center
    Trucking company Old Dominion Freight Line opened a drayage facility in Oakland, Calif., expanding its container-hauling business to meet higher...
  • Chinese New Year Hits Tacoma Volumes
    Container volumes at the Port of Tacoma declined 2.2 percent in February compared to the same month last year. ...
  • Reinventing YRC: Q&A With CEO James Welch
    Journal of Commerce Senior Editor William B. Cassidy interviewed YRC Worldwide CEO James P. Welch and other executives Feb. 21,...
  • FedEx to Pay $3 Million to Settle Bias Claims
    FedEx will pay $3 million to more than 21,000 rejected job applicants to settle allegations of hiring discrimination, the Labor...
  • Rail Intermodal Shipments Up 2 Percent for Week
    U.S. intermodal rail shipments in the week ending March 17 rose 2 percent year-over-year, and traffic was flat on a...
  • AFL's Mack Gives Progress Report on Halifax-Boston-Portland Service (Video)
    Rudy Mack, chief operating officer of American Feeder Lines, provides an update on AFL's coastwise container service. Mack was interviewed...
  • Maersk Sets New Round of Far East Rate Hikes
    Maersk Line is implementing a new round of general rate increases in its Far East Asia services, starting April 15....
  • FEC Industries to Add Passenger Rail in Florida
    Florida East Coast Industries will launch a private passenger rail service linking South Florida and Orlando in 2014, the real...
  • Sunteck Transport Parent Boosts Sales, Profit
    More transportation services and a bigger agent network helped logistics operator AutoInfo increase gross revenue 14.4 percent to $320 million...
  • Seaway Season Opens With New Trade Patterns
    Coal from the Powder River Basin in Montana and Wyoming, and iron ore from the U.S. Midwest and Canada began...
  • Maersk Suspends All North Europe-Asia Bookings
    Maersk Line has suspended bookings on its North Europe-to-Asia services effective immediately as it battles to clear up a backlog...
  • Australia to Consider Bill Removing Shipping Tax
    Australia's government will introduce legislation in the lower house of Parliament Friday to remove a tax on domestic shipping companies...
  • G6 Alliance to Skip Gdansk Calls on Loop 3
    The G6 Alliance's Loop 3 Asia-Europe service will not include a call at the port of Gdansk, Poland, OOCL said...
  • Fraying at the Beams
    When it came time to impose the Transpacific Stabilization Agreement's recommended March 15 rate increase, the 15 member carriers took...
  • Split Decision - for Now
    In the battle for dominance in the U.S. container shipping trades, Mediterranean Shipping Co. didn't deliver a knockout, winner-take-all punch,...
  • Ocean Carriers' Big Splash
    What's going on with the world's container carriers? Maersk Line and other large carriers say they're no longer seeking additional...
  • March Madness
    Just as college sports fans can debate endlessly about the superiority of their programs during the NCAA basketball tournament, the...
  • Nippon Express U.S. Unit Invests in Colombian Firm
    Nippon Express Co., Japan's largest international freight forwarder, said that its U.S. subsidiary has formed a capital alliance with Colombia's...

Containerisation Internationalweb site
MARCH 23, 2012
  • Fears over China slowdown hits stocks
    London's FTSE 100 tumbled again yesterday and looks like posting its biggest weekly fall so far this year on signs of slower growth in China - specifically that ...
  • NAFTA trade surges in 2011
    According to data published by the US Department of Transportation's, Bureau of Transportation Statistics [BTS], trade with its NAFTA partners - Canada and Mexico ...
  • BabyCare sitting for Menlo
    The Chinese operation of Menlo Worldwide Logistics has secured the north China distribution and warehouse management for BabyCare Inc. - a direct selling company ...
  • 'Get prepared for 22,000 TEU behemoths': APM T exec
    That was the message APM T's Crane & Engineering Services [CES} managing director, Halfdan Ross wanted to get across at the recent TOC Container Supply ...
  • Maersk stops bookings from Northern Europe to Asia
    Maersk Line has temporarily ceased taking eastbound cargo booking from Northern Europe to Asia due to insufficient vessel capacity. The shortage stems from 'a large ...
  • Valencia stresses importance of local cargo
    Sustainable hub ports need local cargo as well as transhipment business according to Valencia's Port Authority chairman Rafael Aznar-Garrigues (in photo). Speaking ...
  • Locked-out Auckland dockers await court ruling
    Dockworkers at the Ports of Auckland [PoA] that have been barred from the port by the management expect a ruling from the Employment Court early next week on the ...
  • Bareli: 'no immediate danger of sinking'

TradeWindsweb site
MARCH 23, 2012
  • Delphis in dry departure
    Marc Saverys in the driver's seat as Bocimar parent teams with BoxLog to buy Belgian owner' bulker stable.
  • Eidesvik power play pays
    PSV relieved of duty as Oslo-quoted offshore owner prepares to put LNG-powered newbuilding to work.
  • Workers to buy Uljanik
    Staff and managers being offered chance to grab profitable Croatian yard at bargain price in privatisation.
  • Brussels turns up the heat
    Extension of Operation Atlanta action area clears the way for forces to target pirates' beach "logistics stores".
  • HSH still open for business
    An EUR 2bn cut in its shipping portfolio this year will not come at the expense of fresh lending, bank says.
  • Yard worker critical after fall
    Seaway Marine man flown to hospital after 30-foot plunge inside cement carrier in Canada.
  • SCF comes out ahead
    Russian owner bucks grim tanker trend by increasing earnings for 2011 as revenue rises.
  • Cosco wins wind ship order
    Denmark's A2Sea signs for new jack-up turbine-installing vessel in China.
  • Maran Gas to firm up options
    Angelicoussis bumps up tally to match Golar on LNG carrier newbuildings.
  • NYK bags Ichthys deal
    Japanese shipowner charters two vessels to joint venture providing LNG equipment for Australian project.
  • Hoegh's record deal safe
    Oslo-listed owner silences chatter a 20-year FRSU contract was in danger of collapse.
  • HHI to be better by half
    As the Korean yard celebrates its fortieth birthday, CEO Lee Jae-sung says revenue could rise 52% by 2015.
  • SCI lops 25% off budget
    Indian owner's chief Sabyasachi Hajara says spending has to be cut as margins come under pressure.
  • Odfjell joins bond party
    Norwegian tanker owner raises NOK 600m from the latest raid on hot Oslo debt market.

American Shipper - Ocean newsweb site
MARCH 23, 2012
  • AgTC draws Korea ag origin certificate
  • Good360 opens Omaha DC
  • Higher yields, volumes boost FedEx
  • Choice names Andrews VP operations
  • Cipres named Smiths Detection's global head
  • Official U.S. ballast rule to be released Monday
  • MSC's no-show fees on North Europe-Asia trade
  • UTi says first half volumes to remain soft
  • Costa Rica gives APM Terminals green light
  • 'Renewed sense of importance' in NC ports

The Bunker Bulletinweb site
MARCH 23, 2012
  • Bunker prices uncertain as week ends
    Demand was steady on the US Gulf, according to local players.
  • Lunding charters LNG powered vessel Viking Prince
    It is delightful to see another operator on the shelf start using LNG powered supply vessels.
  • Vitol said to have bought 50% stake in Cockett
    No confirmation from companies involved, but observers suggest it could give Cockett access to more credit and scope to expand.
  • Company with high-speed vessel patent goes bankrupt
    Was planning trans-Atlantic container vessel service to 'exploit the void between high cost airfreight and low cost, but slow speed ocean services'.
  • Prices firm in North Europe
    Bunker prices in Mediterranean ports, meanwhile, falling for the third consecutive day.
  • Stock market analyst takes note of ECA impact
    Nomura Securities analyst remains positive on cruise sector stocks despite expected additional fuel costs later this year.
  • Small price movements in Middle East hub
    Good bunker demand reported in Fujairah.
  • Guides to help owners find way through 'jungle of fuel saving measures'
    'Fuel Saving Guideline' for various ship types examine technologies for new and existing ships and look at compatibility with IMO regulations.
  • Fuel efficiency 'will be key in new designs'
    'Shipowners are discovering, somewhat later than their peers, the merits of low-consumption and [high] performance.'
  • Order book promises a 'quadrupling' of LNG-fuelled vessels
    'Early entrants into LNG bunker supply will be able to secure strong positions,'says consultants.
  • Ex-Russian energy minister 'to bid' for Petroplus refineries
    Investment fund shows interest in three European plants.
  • New BP/Sinopec deal will 'open door' to Chinese market
    Both companies 'want to grow their global bunker business.'
  • Asian bunker prices softening on Friday
    Supplies 'slightly tight' in Tokyo and Busan.
  • Investment bank revises NOL's loss forecast
    Maintains NOL's ratings on the back of a hike in Transpacific rates even as bunker prices continue to increase.
  • High bunker costs puts 'strain' on Hapag-Lloyd
    Difficult operating environment has made it 'imperative' to announce sharp increase in freight rates, it says.
  • Genmar given extension to file reorganisation plan
    'Short extension' will allow the process of plan confirmation to continue in an 'orderly fashion', it says.
  • Salvors near completion of fuel extraction from Costa Concordia
    'Only a few tonnes of fuel remain' on board the stricken cruise ship, says local authorities.

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FROM THE HOME PAGE
Accidents to dock workers occur equally frequently on board ships as on land.
London
Norwegian Cruise Line Holdings reports record performance for the April-June quarter
Norwegian Cruise Line Holdings reports record performance for the April-June quarter
Miami
Bookings reached an unprecedented level
Paolo Piacenza has been appointed extraordinary commissioner of the Port Authority of the Southern Tyrrhenian and Ionian Seas.
Rome/Genoa/Gioia Tauro
DB Cargo records declines in turnover and rail freight volumes
Berlin
In the first six months of this year, shipments totaled 82.9 million tons (-10.8%)
In the second quarter, container traffic in the port of Genoa fell by -2.8% while in Savona-Vado it grew by +76.3%
Genoa
In the Ligurian capital, the transhipment share decreased, while the Savona port benefited.
Fincantieri records strong growth in half-year financial performance and new orders
Rome
In the first six months of 2025, orders totaled 14.7 billion euros (+93.5%)
In the second quarter, naval traffic through the Suez Canal decreased by -6.2%
In the second quarter, naval traffic through the Suez Canal decreased by -6.2%
Cairo
1,248 tankers (-2.7%) and 1,826 other types of vessels (-8.5%) passed through
CMA CGM's net profit fell by 140% in the second quarter.
Marseille
Revenues stable. The French shipping group is interested in acquiring Hutchison Ports' terminals.
Royal Caribbean closes second quarter with record net profit
Miami
The April-June period was very positive
Union Pacific and Norfolk Southern announced a merger agreement today.
Union Pacific and Norfolk Southern announced a merger agreement today.
Omaha/Atlanta
First coast-to-coast cargo rail network
Gurrieri resigns as Special Commissioner of the Eastern Adriatic Sea Port Authority
Trieste
The atypical reverse charge for the logistics sector will become applicable tomorrow
Milan
Ruggerone (Assologistica): one of the most strategic reforms we helped build is being implemented
Policy brief on cyber threats that pose risks to port infrastructure
Tallinn
It was developed by the NATO Cyber Defence Centre of Excellence
Interferry urges the EU Commission to harmonize its shipping decarbonization regulations with those of the IMO
Victoria
Failure to align - the association warned - will force shipping companies to pay twice for emissions.
In the second quarter of 2025, Chinese seaports handled 79.1 million containers (+6.1%)
Beijing
Total freight traffic was three billion tons (+3.3%), of which 1.3 billion tons were with foreign countries (+1.9%).
CK Hutchison announces plans to include a Chinese investor in the consortium to sell Hutchison Ports
Hong Kong
Without the participation of the COSCO shipping group, China would not authorize the sale
Sri Lanka's Supreme Court has awarded compensation of $1 billion over the X-Press Pearl accident.
Sri Lanka's Supreme Court has awarded compensation of $1 billion over the X-Press Pearl accident.
Columbus
The container ship caught fire and sank near the port of Colombo
The Greek government sends a tugboat to the Red Sea to assist ships that may be attacked by the Houthis.
The Greek government sends a tugboat to the Red Sea to assist ships that may be attacked by the Houthis.
Piraeus
The AHTS "Giant" is leaving
Saipem and Subsea7 have signed a binding merger agreement.
Saipem and Subsea7 have signed a binding merger agreement.
Milan/Luxembourg
The transaction is expected to close in the second half of 2026.
In the second quarter, the port of Valencia handled over 1.5 million containers (+4.0%)
In the first half of 2025, the amount of new orders to Chinese shipyards fell by -18.2%
Beijing
A decrease of -3.5% in new construction completed in the period was recorded
In the second quarter of 2025, freight traffic in the port of Trieste grew by +3.7%
Trieste
Bulk cargo increased. Miscellaneous cargo fell by 13.2%.
CMA CGM and TotalEnergies form joint venture for LNG bunkering in the Port of Rotterdam.
Marseille
Agreement to supply 360,000 tons of liquefied natural gas per year to the French group's ships
In the second quarter of 2025, freight traffic in Spanish ports decreased by -4.7%
Madrid
All the main product categories are decreasing except for conventional goods
Brookfield Asset Management to sell 49% of British port group PD Ports to Spain's Pontegadea
Middlesbrough
The English company has over 1,400 employees
In the quarter April-June, freight traffic in the port of Rotterdam decreased by -2.3%
In the quarter April-June, freight traffic in the port of Rotterdam decreased by -2.3%
Rotterdam
The port authority is alarmed by the state of crisis in the national industry.
The electrification of the docks in the ports of Livorno, Piombino and Portoferraio is proceeding according to plan.
Third dock for cruise traffic in the port of Catania
Catania
Pier 25's restyling completed
Another quarter of decline in freight traffic at the port of Algeciras
Algeciras
In the period April-June, containers amounted to 1.24 million TEUs (+1.0%)
A new tax applied to cruise passengers disembarking in national ports came into force today in Greece.
Athens
Belgian rail freight company Lineas receives €61 million government loan
Brussels
The measure was approved last night by the restricted council of ministers
ERTMS installation completed on 1,400 kilometers of Italian railway network
Rome
The project is financed with 2.5 billion euros from PNRR funds.
Wärtsilä's quarterly financial and commercial results are positive.
Helsinki
The Marine Electrical Systems division will be sold to the Italian company VINCI Energies.
In the port of Barcelona the number of cruise terminals will be reduced from seven to five
In the port of Barcelona the number of cruise terminals will be reduced from seven to five
Barcelona
The mayor: For the first time in history, a limit is placed on the growth of cruises in the city.
MSC and Moby have presented their commitments to meet the AGCM's requirements.
Rome
Shipping Agencies Services will sell its 49% stake in Moby, waiving the consideration in favor of the majority shareholder. Moby commits to completely repaying its debt to SAS.
Fincantieri confirms its interest in the development of American shipbuilding
Fincantieri confirms its interest in the development of American shipbuilding
Washington
Folgiero: Commitment to deliver next-generation capabilities in full alignment with U.S. strategic priorities
The Chamber of Deputies has approved the appointment of four presidents of Italian Port System Authorities.
Rome
The names proposed for the Port System Authorities of the Southern Adriatic, Central-Northern Tyrrhenian, Western Liguria, and Eastern Liguria have been approved. Voting on the Northern Tyrrhenian Authority has been postponed.
Information exchange between state administrations for the digitalization of the maritime sector begins
Rome
The first operational meeting at the Coast Guard General Command in Rome
The Clean Maritime Fuels Platform suggests measures to support the production and distribution of clean marine fuels
COSCO Shipping Ports sets new monthly and quarterly container traffic records
Hong Kong
In the period April-June, 29.4 million TEUs were handled (+4.5%)
Sharp increase in cases of seafarers abandoning their ships
London
2,286 crew members from 222 ships involved as of early 2025
Global freight traffic saw strong growth in the first quarter of this year in anticipation of new tariffs
Global freight traffic saw strong growth in the first quarter of this year in anticipation of new tariffs
Geneva
North America saw the strongest quarterly growth in imports
In the port of Antwerp-Bruges containers and rolling stock are increasing and other types of goods are decreasing
Antwerp
Traffic congestion continues at the airport, with the situation on the landside becoming critical
A study denounces the delay of European ports in equipping themselves with cold ironing facilities.
Brussels/Pozzallo
The tender to electrify the docks of the port of Pozzallo has begun.
T&E proposes to include more non-EU transhipment ports to avoid carbon leakage
Brussels
The association calls on the EU Commission to reduce the current threshold of 65% of transhipment traffic
Federlogistica urges the immediate establishment of a control room on tariffs
Genoa
The aim is also to eliminate extra costs caused by bureaucracy.
Containerized cargo handled through the port of Singapore fell by 2.9% in the second quarter.
Singapore
Last May, ship transits through the Suez Canal decreased by -6.8%
Last May, ship transits through the Suez Canal decreased by -6.8%
Cairo
The negative trend continued in June and early July
Terminal operators are not at all satisfied with a policy that seems to have no interest in ports
Rome
Cognolato: It is essential to close the ongoing trials on several fronts.
The largest ship ever to dock at Cagliari's Porto Canale at the MITO terminal.
Milan
The container ship "MSC Venice" with a capacity of 16,652 TEU arrived yesterday
On 5 and 6 November in Lisbon a summit called by the ILA against automation in the maritime and port sector
On 5 and 6 November in Lisbon a summit called by the ILA against automation in the maritime and port sector
North Bergen/Metzingen
South Korean HD Hyundai, together with German NEURA Robotics, will develop and test welding robots in shipyards
The toll of the horrific attack on the bulk carrier Eternity C in the Red Sea is still uncertain.
Mandaluyong/London/Brussels
Joint statement by ICS, BIMCO, European Shipowners, Intercargo and Intertanko
In the first half of 2025, bulk cargo increased and general cargo decreased in the port of Marseille-Fos
Marseille
Cruise passengers increase by +5%
The Senate has approved the framework law on interports
Rome
UIR, gives the Italian interport system a modern, orderly and coherent regulatory framework
Carlo De Ruvo was elected president of Confetra
Rome
Among the challenges, the uncontrolled expansion of large logistics groups and their concentration
Number of pirate attacks on ships still high in the second quarter of 2025
Number of pirate attacks on ships still high in the second quarter of 2025
Kuala Lumpur
The number of acts of violence against crews is decreasing
Telemar and TNL Group merger agreement
Telemar and TNL Group merger agreement
Oslo/Athens/Paris
One of the top three operators in the OT/IoT services market for the maritime and superyacht sectors will be created
Attacks on ships in the Red Sea still cause deaths among seafarers
Portsmouth
Liberian-flagged bulk carrier " Eternity C" targeted
Canadian shipbuilding company Davie acquires second shipyard in Finland
Helsinki/Pori
It will buy the Enersense Offshore shipyard
Trump has eliminated tariff exemptions for low-cost goods for all nations.
Washington
Goods with a value of less than $800 will also be subject to the tax.
Viking Mira was launched at Fincantieri's Ancona shipyard
Trieste
The multi-role frigate "Emilio Bianchi" was delivered to the Muggiano shipyard
The Port Authority of the Central-Northern Adriatic Sea has obtained EMAS registration
Ravenna
Certifies commitment to environmental management and sustainability
MSC Cruises reduces emissions with the support of an energy transition plan
Geneva
The 2024 Sustainability Report has been presented
DSV reports strong growth in financial and operating results thanks to the acquisition of Schenker
Hedehusene
Quarterly record in air and ocean shipment volumes
In 2024, the Fratelli Cosulich group's revenues increased by +12.8%
Genoa
Operating result down by -31.7%
In the second quarter of this year, Finnlines' revenues decreased by -5.0%.
Helsinki
Net profit of 26.1 million euros (+7.7%)
Container traffic in the Port of New York remained stable in the April-June quarter.
New York
An increase of +4.9% was recorded in the first half of 2025
The Chamber of Deputies approves the appointment of the presidents of five Port System Authorities.
Rome
They are Davide Gariglio, Francesco Rizzo, Eliseo Cuccaro, Francesco Benevolo and Giovanni Gugliotti
Latrofa appointed extraordinary commissioner of the Port Authority of the Central-Northern Tyrrhenian Sea
Rome
Ministerial decree signed
The PNRR tender for interports has been reopened.
Rome
Resources available amounting to 2.2 million euros
Port of Livorno: Workers are the priority in the LTM crisis
Livorno
UPS's quarterly earnings performance declines
Atlanta
Net income in the April-June quarter was $1.28 billion (-8.9%)
Approval for the 2025 budget variation of the Southern Tyrrhenian and Ionian Sea Port Authority.
Gioia Tauro
500 thousand euros for the 49% share held by the Port Agency company
FHP Group acquires the remaining 10% stake in Lotras
Milan/Foggia
The integration between Lotras and CFI Intermodal will begin to create FHP Intermodal.
OITAF scientific document on good practices in the logistics and transport of fresh fruit and vegetables
Milan
The Northern Tyrrhenian Sea Port Authority has joined the PLIKA
Livorno
Platform dedicated to training, innovation and knowledge sharing in the logistics and port sectors
Matteo Paroli's nomination as president of the Western Ligurian Sea Port Authority has been signed.
Rome
He has a degree in law and a specialization in administrative law.
Container throughput increases in Haropa Port, while bulk cargo decreases.
Le Havre
In the first half of this year, containers were 1.51 million TEUs (+4%)
Bureau Veritas reports a 9.8% quarterly increase in revenues in the Marine & Offshore segment
Courbevoie
Kalmar and Konecranes increase new orders in the April-June quarter
Helsinki
The turnover of the two Finnish companies is slightly increasing
Container traffic in the port of Barcelona fell by 12.2% in the second quarter.
Barcelona
Assiterminal threatens a new wave of appeals against regulations it believes are damaging to port operations
Genoa
2M Logistics signs an agreement with Salerno-based Gallozzi
Barendrecht
The Dutch company will represent GF Logistics, a subsidiary of the Italian group, in the Benelux region.
Swiss company Kuehne+Nagel's quarterly profits fell
Schindellegi
In the period April-June of this year, net turnover grew by +1.7%
Yang Ming orders three 8,000 TEU container ships from Nihon Shipyard and Imabari Shipbuilding
Keelung/Imabari
Contract valued at $351.3-394.5 million
Italia Nostra reiterates its strong concerns about the construction of the Fiumicino-Isola Sacra port.
Rome
European maritime cities, destinations for cruise tourism - the association highlights - denounce the phenomenon of over-tourism in the cruise sector
Egypt's first automotive terminal has come into operation at Port Said East.
East Port Said
It can accommodate two car carriers at the same time
SAILING LIST
Visual Sailing List
Departure ports
Arrival ports by:
- alphabetical order
- country
- geographical areas
Tepsa has acquired a liquid bulk terminal in the port of Rotterdam.
Singapore/Rotterdam
It was sold by Global Energy Storage Holdings
The Spinelli Group has approved its 2024 sustainability report.
Genoa
Of the company's 616 direct employees, 49% are under the age of 50.
In the second quarter of this year, cargo traffic in Turkish ports grew by +1.6%
Ankara
Cargoes to and from Italy amounted to 12.7 million tons (+10.1%)
Extension of the Simplified Logistics Zone for Genoa Ports and Dry Ports to the Savona, Vado Ligure, and Bergeggi areas.
Genoa
Approval from the ZLS Steering Committee
Isotta Fraschini Motori has inaugurated a new production line for hydrogen fuel cell systems in Bari.
Trieste
They will be used for naval and land solutions
The Grande Shanghai , the Grimaldi Group's first ammonia-ready car carrier, has been christened.
Naples
It has a load capacity of 9,000 CEUs.
The Port of Genoa, FILT, and UILT have declared a five-day strike at the Bettolo Terminal.
Genoa
Fit Cisl Liguria expressed solidarity with the workers
The tender for the dredging of the commercial dock basin at the port of Ancona has been published.
Ancona
The removal of approximately 730 thousand cubic meters of sediment is planned
Tender for the restoration and enhancement of docks 32 and 33 in the Deep Sea Zone of the port of Savona
Genoa
An investment of over 6.7 million euros is expected
There are 1,100 workers in Palermo directly employed in the seaside tourism sector
Palermo
This year, cruise traffic is expected to grow by 9.4% in the port of the Sicilian capital.
Six-month growth of +9% in freight on the St. Petersburg-India/China maritime route
Fly
FESCO operates six vessels in the service
Port of Trieste: Special Commissioner Gurrieri under investigation for money laundering
Trieste
I am certain - he declared - that I can demonstrate that I acted legally, in full transparency.
Vard signs new contract for the construction of two CSOVs
Trieste
The vessels will be used to support operations in the offshore wind sector
UIR welcomes the publication of the tender for the digitalization of the logistics chain.
Rome
Di Caterina (ALIS): a concrete tool that enhances the needs of businesses and strengthens the logistics system
GNV celebrated its first ten years of activity on the Italy-Albania route
Durres
During the period, the company's ships carried over 1.25 million passengers
A shipment of over 1.2 tons of marijuana was seized at the port of Gioia Tauro.
Reggio Calabria/Catanzaro
Members of a criminal organization that imported drugs from South America through European ports and airports have been arrested.
Yang Ming orders Hanwha Ocean to build seven 15,000 TEU dual-fuel containerships
Keelung
They will be delivered between 2028 and 2029
Walden to sell healthcare logistics business to Yusen Logistics
Paris
Exclusive negotiations announced
Solinas (Sardinian Action Party) is not at all satisfied with the state of Sardinian ports
Cagliari
The immediate establishment of a special commission is urged
ANSI welcomes the introduction of the information dashboard for managing private procurement contracts in logistics.
Rome
D'Angelo: it will allow the country to take another step forward
Russo (Confcommercio): excluding road transport from the PNRR funding was shortsighted.
Rome
First bulletin from the Freight Insights Observatory produced by the National Center for Sustainable Mobility
ABB Group posts sharp growth in quarterly financial and business performance
Zurich
In the period April-June the value of new orders grew by +16.0%
Informal consultations have begun on the preliminary proposal for the new Ancona Port Master Plan.
Ancona
Eleven meetings scheduled for July
Program agreement for preparatory and functional interventions for the construction of the bridge over the Strait of Messina
Rome
It was signed today in Rome
Project to develop an ecological station for the treatment of wastewater from ships
Naples
Initiative of the Neapolitan Group of the Cenere and Iello Landing
Assiterminal urges against bringing sediment from the Bagnoli dredging project into the port of Naples.
Genoa
Cognolato and Ferrari: It is essential to safeguard the full functionality of the commercial port's activities.
Container traffic at the Port of Long Beach fell 3.4% in the second quarter.
Long Beach
A decline of -16.4% was recorded in June
Paolo Pessina has been appointed vice president of Conftrasporto-Confcommercio.
Rome
He is president of the national federation of maritime agents and brokers
Container traffic in the port of Hong Kong decreased by -8.2% in the second quarter
Hong Kong
A decrease of -13.7% was recorded in June
Cuneo-based logistics company Nord Ovest is seeing growing financial results.
Wedge
Construction work on a new depot in Mondovì will be completed in early 2026.
Container traffic at the Port of Los Angeles grows driven by fears of new tariffs
Los Angeles
June saw the highest volume ever recorded for this month
The Management Committee of the Sardinia Sea Port Authority has adopted the DPSS
Cagliari
Green light for the concession to MITO and the appeal against the rejection of Olbia's dredging project.
Three events in Genoa for three new Explora Journeys cruise ships.
Genoa
A technical launch, a coin laying and the cutting of the first sheet metal were carried out at the Fincantieri shipyard
Grimaldi sells 5% of Terminal Darsena Toscana to Livorno Port Company
Naples/Livorno
Option to purchase an additional 5% of the share capital
Concession agreement signed that assigns management of the port of Tartous to DP World
Damascus
It has a lifespan of 30 years
Matteo Gasparato appointed president of the Northern Adriatic Sea Port Authority
Rome
He was appointed extraordinary commissioner of the same port authority
Meeting in Rome between the heads of ESPO and Assoporti
Rome
Among the topics addressed, the competitiveness of European ports in the current global context
Chinese airline OOCL reports quarterly decline in scheduled service revenues
Hong Kong
Cargo transported by the company's ships is increasing
Collaboration between the Ukrainian Sea Ports Authority and the Western Ligurian Sea Port Authority
Rome
Agreement with an initial duration of five years
Survey in Germany on the prospects of companies in the maritime, port and shipbuilding sectors
Hamburg
Shipowners are more concerned. Positive prospects for ports and shipyards.
Port of Augusta: Work begins on a third bridge connecting the island to the mainland.
Augusta
Work worth over 20 million euros
Vard signs contract with InkFish for new research vessel
Trieste
The deal is worth more than 200 million euros.
1.1 billion euros will be invested in the port of Hamburg to strengthen the container sector
Hamburg
Improving accessibility and port infrastructure in the Waltershofer Hafen area
Meyer Turku delivered the new Star of the Seas cruise ship to Royal Caribbean
Turku
It has a gross tonnage of 250,800 tons
ESPO calls for increased funding for ports under the next EU Multiannual Financial Framework
Brussels
The CEF programme funds have proven to be far from sufficient
Fincantieri delivers the new Oceania Allura cruise ship to Oceania Cruises.
Miami/Trieste
Two additional Sonata-class ships have been converted into orders.
PORTS
Italian Ports:
Ancona Genoa Ravenna
Augusta Gioia Tauro Salerno
Bari La Spezia Savona
Brindisi Leghorn Taranto
Cagliari Naples Trapani
Carrara Palermo Trieste
Civitavecchia Piombino Venice
Italian Interports: list World Ports: map
DATABASE
ShipownersShipbuilding and Shiprepairing Yards
ForwardersShip Suppliers
Shipping AgentsTruckers
MEETINGS
Confindustria event on the sea economy in Rome on July 15th
Rome
The public meeting of the International Containers Studies Center will be held in Genoa on July 2nd
Genoa
››› Meetings File
PRESS REVIEW
Why Malta is objecting to a new price cap on Russian oil
(timesofmalta.com)
US has its eye on Greek ports
(Kathimerini)
››› Press Review File
FORUM of Shipping
and Logistics
Intervento del presidente Tomaso Cognolato
Roma, 19 giugno 2025
››› File
Uniport: Bringing debris from Bagnoli to the port of Naples would postpone long-awaited dredging.
Rome
Legora de Feo: It's necessary to find alternative solutions.
Taiwanese companies Evergreen, Yang Ming and WHL saw sharp declines in quarterly revenues.
Keelung/Taipei
In the period April-June it fell by -18.7%, -26.5% and -8.6% respectively
The establishment of the Information Dashboard for the management of private procurement contracts in logistics has been approved.
In May, freight traffic in the port of Ravenna grew by +1.4%
Ravenna
Bulk cargo is on the rise. Miscellaneous cargo is on the decline.
EU approves joint purchase of port equipment by terminal operators
Brussels
Joint definition of minimum technical specifications of equipment is also permitted
Serbian energy group EPS will import coal through the Montenegrin port of Bar
Bar
Currently imports from Indonesia pass through the port of Constanta
Fincantieri Foundation and Luiss University launch a project to strengthen the safety of underwater infrastructure.
Trieste
Among the objectives, contribute to the definition of a specific regulatory framework
Freewheeling: The government's U-turn on anti-mafia controls in the road haulage sector is a welcome development.
Modena
Franchini: If the government has realized it made a mistake, that's good news.
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