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February 27, 2012
The Business Timesweb site
Shipping News
  • Debt-laden shipowners risk bank seizure of vessels
    Troubled shipping companies face the threat of seizures of their vessels as banks lose patience with an industry struggling with overcapacity and falling demand, industry players say.
  • Baltic index surges on rising demand for iron ore
    The Baltic Exchange's main sea freight index, which tracks rates to ship dry commodities, jumped on Friday as rates for large capesize vessels rose on increasing iron ore activity.

Sched Netweb site
  • Maersk ups Asia-Europe rate US$400/TEU ahead of results announcement
  • Asia-Europe spot rates up 16pc to US$826 per TEU ahead of March rate hikes
  • Zepol: US January imports up 13.4pc month to month and 5.8pc year on year
  • Auckland dockers extend strike to March 16, fearing new flex hours scheme
  • Canadian Transpacific Stabilisation Agreement sets CAF at 7pc from April
  • Diana Containerships back in black with US$3.6 million 2011 net profit
  • West China to be linked with new expressways and railway lines to seaports
  • Inner Mongolian land transport flourishes through Russia-Mongolia accords
  • DP World sees double-digit growth in global volume to 54.7 million TEU
  • PD Ports finish groundwork on Teesport container terminal expansion
  • Auckland city council to vote on plan to expand container capacity fourfold
  • ESC calls for removal of anti-trust block exemptions for shipping lines
  • Outsize specialist Sarjak Container Line expects to double Asian business
  • Tauranga profit up 22pc, H2 box volume up 17.1pc to 344,081 TEU
  • Road freight rates in Europe continue to slide in fourth quarter
  • Shanghai Pudong Airport January cargo volume off 22.4pc to 199,900 tonnes
  • First direct China-Africa freight service from KLM and Kenya Airways
  • Illinois capital Springfield airport in search of air freight carrier

Exim Indiaweb site
  • Bhavani Shipping Line celebrates first anniversary as NVOCC
  • CAI's training programme in consolidation on March 15
  • Container line service reliability at new high in Q4 2011: Drewry
  • ICS Chairman wants new ship construction stopped
  • Pradeep Kumar Sinha is new Shipping Secretary
  • India to gain more from FTA with EU: Envoy
  • India-Turkey begin talks on FTA
  • Adani Group unveils new corporate brand identity, dedicated areas of focus
  • India invites US investors to participate in port development
  • India, South Africa can collaborate in facilitating improved logistics, MbPT Chairman tells Transnet delegation
  • Railways' freight revenue up 9.70 pc in April-Jan.
  • Service tax not necessary on toll collected from road users: FinMin
  • Commerce Ministry seeks higher duty on power equipment imports
  • Experts project demand for steel to decline this fiscal
  • Forex reserves climb to $ 293.44 bn: RBI
  • Govt may allow more sugar exports: Report
  • Antwerp wins award for attracting FDI
  • BBC Chartering introduces "Euro-Asia" service
  • CEE members combine for complex crane movement to India

International Transport Journalweb site
FEBRUARY 24, 2012
  • Kapsch CarrierCom wins rail industry award
    Kapsch CarrierCom, which is a part of the Kapsch group of telecommunications companies and which manufactures independent system integrators for railway operators, was presented w...
  • Swiss speed check test runs a success
    Speed checks that measure speeds over a stretch, rather than just at one point, have been found to improve safety on Swiss motorways, according to the results of a trial runs in t...
  • Hertz Trucks Australia banking on automatic models
    Australian Trucks & 4WD Rentals, the Hertz rental trucks franchisee for South Australia, New South Wales and Victoria, has started to gradually replace all of the manual gear ...
  • Avient Aviation awards GSA contract to Globe Air Cargo in France
    Avient Aviation has awarded a cargo GSA contract to Globe Air Cargo in France, to market its growing freighter network linking Europe and Africa. Globe, which is part of the ECS G...
  • CMA CGM and Maersk Line cooperating in Asia-Europe trade
    Maersk Line and CMA CGM will jointly offer two new services on the Asia-Europe route, which will replace the MEX service operated by CMA CGM and Maersk Line's MEX2 (AE11) and AE20...
  • PCC Intermodal grows in intermodal transport market
    In 2011 PCC Intermodal, a leading private Polish intermodal transport operator, carried more than 140,000 teu, a 23% improvement compared to 2010. In Germany the company transport...
  • Kenya Airways launches freighter service to China
    Kenya Airways and KLM Royal Dutch Airlines have jointly launched the first direct freighter service between mainland China and Africa, operating on the Amsterdam-Guangzhou-Nairobi...
  • Goodman building logistics centre for Rhenus
    The real estate company Goodman is developing and will then manage a 22,000 sqm logistics facility, to be called the Logistikzentrum Frankfurt (Main-Kinzig), for logistics service...
  • "MOL Maneuver" containership in collision
    The "MOL Maneuver", a MOL-operated containership, collided with the box ship "Cosco Zhen He" on 22 February, on the open seas southeast of Hong Kong whilst sail...
  • Arab aviation expert opposes EU emissions trading scheme
    Georges Hannouche, CEO of Bayanat Airports Engineering and Supplies and one of the Arab world's leading aviation industry experts, has strongly opposed the unilateral initiative b...
  • In Time Express grew in 2011
    In Time Express Logistik, a leading German express and courier service provider, continued to expand last year, despite a declining economy. Sales in 2011 rose by about 10% to EUR...
  • TNT Express reports difficult 2011
    Struggling CEP service provider and integrator TNT Express has announced its latest results, which saw the previous year's fourth-quarter EUR 4 million net profits turned into a E...
  • Rickmers Group strengthens team with new deputy CFO
    Mark-Ken Erdmann will join Rickmers Holding in Hamburg as the new deputy CFO on 1 July. He will look after a range of tasks, including accounting and controlling, tax, IT, human r...
  • Geodis Wilson names Ronnie Kempf head of Munich branch
    Geodis Wilson, a global freight management specialist, has placed Ronnie Kempf in charge of its Munich branch, where he will also manage customer relations and acquisitions. Kempf ...

Marine Logweb site
FEBRUARY 26, 2012
  • DSME operates floating hotel in Oman
  • Irving Shipbuilding launches Online Supplier Register
  • Navy exercises options at Austal USA for JHSV 8 and 9
  • Huntington Ingalls awarded $391.7 million Navy contract for CVN 72 work

World Wide Shipperweb site
FEBRUARY 24, 2012
  • Public input invited for Everett Marina master plan
  • US railroads post gains for weekly traffic numbers
  • Crowley Maritime presents latest Thomas B. Crowley Sr. scholarship
  • Port of Port Angeles seeks input on new Passenger Facility Charge
  • Diana Shipping inks contract for Panamax vessel CORONIS

Lloyd's Listweb site
FEBRUARY 24, 2012
  • Brussels awards Lithuania $24m for new Klaipeda ferry terminal
    Public financing is necessary to improve country's accessibility and boost regional development, says European Commission
  • Big Apple box volumes pip the 2007 record
    Terminal cluster sets a new high with 4% rise in total volumes to 5.5m teu equivalents
  • Port operators pick up a Latin beat
    DP World, APM Terminals and Spain's Grup TCB are building up their presence in South America
  • From boom to bust
    Why consolidation means bankruptcy for some Chinese yards
  • Monetary easing will not save China's struggling shipyards
    Demand will make a difference but new orders remain elusive
  • Chinese pay up to secure Libyan crude
    Concern over Iranian supply boosts suezmax earnings for Libya to China voyages
  • HMM Rule B attachment against Grand China faces identical lawsuit
    Reederei Claus-Peter Offen arm San Vicente files $1.9m claim in Alabama
  • Adjustment: Not your average profession
    All parts of the maritime world are facing the problem of demographic imbalances
  • Huge gas bills? Get used to it
    High household energy costs are here to stay
  • Shipping sidelined at Somalia conference
    Industry disappointed by ransom taskforce
  • Schettino faces fresh criminal charges
    Costa Concordia investigators may target bosses as master is accused on new counts
  • Dry bulk industry cautiously optimistic about future demand
    40%- 50% of orderbook could 'disappear', says Genco Shipping chairman
  • Ballast water hopes dry up
    The chances of the world fleet being kitted out with biological treatment systems by the end of the decade are pretty much zero
  • Ballast water timetable cannot be met, experts warn
    Plans imply fitting out 24 ships a day, every day until end of the decade, at $74bn cost
  • DryShips skates into iceclass bulker market
    Bulk operator orders four iceclass panamaxes for Northern Sea Route
  • Drydocks World and Saipem secure strategic agreement
    Partnership from conception to delivery to build FSOs and FPSOs
  • Care to share?
    The whole industry would benefit from ports disclosing timely, accurate data
  • Hamburg in the balance as KG model falters
    Lack of alternative funding threatens city's maritime dominance
  • Genco prices follow-on share issue
    Analyst believes resulting debt cost savings more than offsets 21% equity dilution
  • Monthly box traffic index reveals tentative recovery
    Index hits 111.1 points in January, up from 107.7 in November
  • SHI wins $1.1bn orders for two drillships
    Both vessels to be delivered to unnnamed buyers by end-August 2014
  • Maersk aims for second Asia-Europe rate increase
    Danish line advises shippers of planned $400 per teu rise on April 1
  • Hong Kong's shipowners want help from China
    HKSA hopes Beijing government can ask Chinese shippers to prioritise local owners
  • China urges Nigeria to protect Taiwanese bulker after pirate attack
    Seafarer and ship master shot dead off Lagos
  • New York State makes U-turn on ballast water
    EPA's national-level and IMO-consistent standard adopted until end-2013
  • Hope springs eternal
    Chinese monetary easing and a new production season raise brokers' hopes
  • Pacific Drilling extends option at SHI
    Ofer-controlled firm to decide by March 2

Fairplayweb site
FEBRUARY 24, 2012
  • US grain transport rates fall
    TRANSPORT rates for US/Japan bulker cargoes of grain have dropped more than 11% compared with a year ago
  • Russia privatises Murmansk
    MURMANSK's port on the Barents Sea has been privatised by the Russia's state property agency
  • Tough juggling at Cosco Corp
    COSCO Corp (Singapore)'s shares fluctuated today after analysts predicted a tough 2012 for the Singapore-listed shipbuilding and bulker subsidiary of China COSCO
  • Gazprom told to start pipeline work
    GAZPROM has been told by President Dmitry Medvedev to start building the South Stream pipeline under the Black Sea as soon as possible
  • US sentences figure in Nigerian bribery
    A FORMER boss at a Halliburton-tied engineering company has been sentenced to 30 months in prison in a decades-long LNG bribery scam
  • Contargo takes over Spedition Pöhland
    ONE OF Europe's biggest intermodal box operators - Germany's Contargo - today announced the takeover of a smaller German competitor
  • India keeps Iran oil sourcing
    INDIA has decided to continue sourcing crude from Iran and to seek 5M tonnes more oil from Saudi Arabia
  • NCL returns to bonds
    NCL today announced its third move into the junk bond market, seeking to raise another $100M
  • Disputed oil arrives
    A TANKER carrying 600,000 barrels of disputed Sudanese crude oil reportedly arrived today in Japan's Kiire port after a delay of more than a week
  • Global Palm profits boom
    INDONESIAN palm oil cultivator Global Palm Resources has announced that its 2011 profits rose 17% year on year
  • U-turn Rieber to invest
    GC RIEBER, the listed Norwegian operator of seismic research and specialised offshore tonnage, said today it plans to buy new vessels after a solid 2011
  • IOI plantation profits up 19%
    IOI CORP, Malaysia's second-biggest palm oil producer, has announced that its plantation's net profits increased by 19% y/y to 462.3M ringgit ($153.33M) for 2QFY2012
  • Pacific Supramaxes rise
    SUPRAMAX activity in the Pacific has risen this week, in contrast with the bearish market in the Atlantic
  • GulfNav joins Navig8 pool
    DUBAI'S Gulf Navigation has joined Singapore-based Navig8's VLCC pool, VL8
  • Capesizes thrive on ore to China
    BROKERS told Fairplay today that charterers are rushing to send Brazilian iron ore to China, with some fixing early to cover the Easter holiday period in April

The Journal of Commerceweb site
FEBRUARY 24, 2012
  • Safety Groups Challenge Trucker Work Rules in Court
    Safety groups opposed to longer truck driver hours of service on Friday filed the second court challenge to new federal...
  • Roadrunner Transportation Buys Logistics Firm
    Trucking and logistics company Roadrunner Transportation Systems acquired Capital Transportation Logistics in Nashua, N.H., for $6.25 million. The acquisition...
  • Hapag-Lloyd to Call at Baltimore First on Europe-Gulf Loop
    Hapag-Lloyd plans to make Baltimore its first westbound call in the U.S. on its weekly Gulf of Mexico Express from...
  • China's Evolving Culinary Taste to Drive US Exports
    Sophisticated food demands of newly affluent consumers in China and other developing nations are likely to ramp up demand for...
  • Procter & Gamble to Cut $4.5 Billion From Supply Chain
    Global manufacturer Procter & Gamble plans to wring $4.5 billion in savings from raw materials, packaging and logistics as part...
  • YRC's Welch Details Trucker's Turnaround Progress (Video)
    YRC Worldwide's new CEO James Welch details the progress of the turnaround efforts for the $5 billion trucking operator. ...
  • New Home Sales Down 0.9 Percent in January
    Sales of new homes slipped 0.9 percent in January following four straight months of increases in which home sales rose...
  • House Republicans Look to Scale Back Transport Plan
    House Republicans might scale back a five-year, $260 billion transportation bill, shortening its term, reducing overall spending, but restoring funding...
  • Truckload Carrier Swift Adds Capacity Online
    Swift Transportation, the nation's largest truckload carrier, is increasing capacity by using technology that gives it quicker access to other...
  • Freight Rate, Surcharge Update for Week of Feb. 20-24
    Maersk will raise its rates on containerized shipments from India to South Africa, starting March 12. The planned increase...
  • Container Accident Kills NJ Dockworker
    A dockworker was killed Wednesday night at the Port Newark Container Terminal in New Jersey after she was pinned between...
  • Anticipating Further Gains in the Gulf
    You wouldn't think the country has been skirting along the fragile edge of an economic downturn by looking at business...
  • Steeling for Growth in Mobile
    Alabama's Port of Mobile has turned out to be the perfect match for German steel manufacturer ThyssenKrupp. In its...
  • PNW Power Play
    There is no question the ports of Seattle and Tacoma face competitive challenges. They are losing market share to Canada's...
  • Shipping Gains
    For transportation carriers, questions over emissions and environmental impact usually begin and end when vehicle engines shut down. That's at...
  • Best Offense Is a Zone Defense
    Q: We have a large customer with distribution facilities in Southern California that insists on charging us "commercial zone charges"...
  • Asia Air Cargo Falls 13.7 Percent, Signals Tough 2012
    Freight carried by Asian airlines in January fell 13.7 percent year-over-year, signaling another challenging year for carriers as European demand...
  • Amsterdam Schiphol Boosts Earnings 15.1 Percent
    Amsterdam Schiphol airport boosted net income in 2011 by 15.1 percent to $260 million from $226 million a year ago,...
  • Maersk Hikes Asia-Europe Westbound Rates $400
    Maersk Line will hike westbound rates on the Asia-Europe trade lane a further $400 in April, as the world's largest...
  • Cummins Expands Exports to Central America
    U.S. diesel engine maker Cummins is increasing exports to Latin America through a joint venture with Grupo Laeisz, an equipment...

Containerisation Internationalweb site
FEBRUARY 24, 2012
  • UASC adjusts and scales back its South American services
    UASC will reconfigure its European services to/from the east coast of South America (ECSA) from the end of this month. The move will see the Dubai-based carrier ...
  • Transfennica resumes Bilbao - Tilbury connection
    Netherlands-based ro/ro and con/ro operator, Transfennica, has reacted to customer demand and included a weekend direct call at Tilbury on its weekly Bilbao - Zeebrugge ...
  • Kombiverkehh grows traffic
    Frankfurt-based Kombiverkehr KG increased its rail traffic by 4.2% last year, up to 972,600 truck consignments, equivalent to 1.945 million TEU. The majority of ...
  • How much more pain can boxship owners take?
    As another week of negative drift on daily hire rates for container ships ends, it leaves owners still desperately looking for the uptick; or at least the light ...
  • Fuel cost explosion erodes liner rate hikes
    The red-inked stained balance sheets of the liner container industry is unlikely to be improved anytime soon by recent gains in ocean freight rates if ...
  • Maersk pushes GRIs ahead of results
    A slew of rate hikes announced by liner giant Maersk Line across various global routes in the past few days, and coupled with last week's surprise announcement ...
  • Somalia terror conference vows to crack down on piracy
    The London conference on Somalia issued a final communique last night supporting measures for political stability, the fight against terrorism, and the modern-day ...
  • Ports of Auckland facing three-week stoppage
    A three-week strike by 300 dockers began at New Zealand's Ports of Auckland [PoA] container terminals today [February 24] in the latest escalation ...

TradeWindsweb site
FEBRUARY 24, 2012
  • Frontline's only friend
    Analyst urges clients to indulge in shares of US-quoted tanker owner despite grim market forecasts.
  • Allied in the hot seat
    Greek charterer's legal tab skyrockets as judge freezes funds following alleged charter breach.
  • Saverys cashes CKN chips
    Owner sells much of his reaming stake in the world's largest shipbroker.
  • FC Gloria free to go
    South Korean tanker released in China after paying bail over phenol spill.
  • Larger Rem rakes it in
    Age Remoy-led owner puts up stronger fourth quarter figures aided by the addition of three extra vessels.
  • EDF takes Diana panamax
    New York-listed owner finds fresh two-year deal for vessel finishing stormy deal with Siba.
  • Wilson awaits euro revival
    Norwegian mini-bulker owner slumps to loss for 2011, but says eurozone bail-outs could boost market this year.
  • USC grabs another yard
    Russian state holding company pays $61m for Vyborg plant, then awards it double ice-breaker order.
  • Barreras cutting 40%
    Troubled Spanish shipyard plans some serious staff downsizing, as well as salary cuts.
  • Star scraps twin sisters
    Oslo-listed owner collects a fraction over $6m from demo deal with cash set to pay back debts.

American Shipper - Ocean newsweb site
FEBRUARY 24, 2012
  • Napolitano calls COAC, endorses trade initiatives
  • MSC truncates ECNA-WCSA loop
  • Steel scrappers protest Russian trade barriers
  • Erdmann new deputy CFO for Rickmers
  • Caribbean lines raise Trinidad, Grenada charges
  • U.S. busts rhino horn ring
  • SAP acquisition focused on social humans
  • Ballast water crisis abated, debate shifts to EPA
  • CTSA amends CAF
  • Maersk raising Asia-Europe rates

The Bunker Bulletinweb site
FEBRUARY 24, 2012
  • CO2 reduction estimates for tankers are 'optimistic'
    MEPC 63 to consider summary of OCIMF project that takes 56 emission mitigating measures into account.
  • Americas market shows mixed pricing
    Futures advanced above $109 a barrel for the first time in almost 10 months as sanctions against the Persian Gulf nation make it more difficult to sell oil.
  • World Fuel Services shares downgraded
    Shares downgraded from an 'overweight' rating to an 'equal weight' rating in a note issued to investors on Friday.
  • Global bunker prices display mixed movements this week
    Futures advanced above $109 a barrel for the first time in almost 10 months as sanctions against the Persian Gulf nation make it more difficult to sell oil.
  • DFDS achieves fuel use reduction target
    'Environmental goal' set in 2007 to reduce bunkers consumption and CO2 emissions by 10% has been reached.
  • Prices firm in Rotterdam, Hamburg
    Poor demand in Piraeus.
  • Valero appoints new director
    Philip Pfeiffer elected to the company's board of directors.
  • Prices in Fujairah lack direction
    Other ports also showing moderate and mixed price movements.
  • External: Global Vision Bunkers B.V
  • Compliance with new sulphur limit improving further
    DNVPS finds global share of commercial samples testing above 3.50% shrinking in first half of February.
  • Hapag-Lloyd publishes brochure on sustainability operations
    Driven by Responsibility brochure describes company's numerous environmental initiatives.
  • Asian IFO prices firming as week closes
    Mixed demand at major Asian bunkering hubs on Friday.
  • Malaysian liquid cargo hub operator eyes $13 million expansion
    Aims for 10-20% increase in tonnage handled at Linggi International Floating Transhipment and Trading Hub.
  • NOL shares get 'sell' rating
    Analyst raises NOL's full year 2012 loss forecast on assumption of higher bunker costs.
  • Salvors complete partial fuel removal from Costa Concordia
    Salvage team to prioritise debunkering of the cruise ship's mid-section after forward ship has been emptied of fuels.
  • Aegean beats analysts' estimates
    Dahlman Rose attributes Aegean's higher-than-expected results to stronger realised spread on bunker fuel sales.
  • ExxonMobil subsidiary clarifies safety alert bulletin
    Notice intended to emphasise the importance of ensuring that on board fuel management processes 'are robust and rigorously followed', says IMT.
  • Emerson expands Coriolis flowmeter range
    Adds large line size version to its ELITE High Capacity Coriolis product range.
  • WFS posts 'record' full-year earnings
    Plans to 'fortify' success through growth, diversification and differentiation, says CEO.
  • Americas market surges on back of crude rally
    Prices in Santos rose double digits on Thursday.

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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
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 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.
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
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