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April 27, 2012
Sched Netweb site
  • Maersk to raise Asia-Latin America US$300/TEU surcharge from May 20
  • French state financier reportedly seeking stake in debt-heavy CMA CGM
  • Tauranga congestion eases, ships return to Auckland as strikes end
  • MOL makes Lima, Peru its South American base because of its stability
  • Hong Kong urges Vietnam to use it as springboard to mainland markets
  • Hainan's provincial quarterly port cargo movement increases 24.2pc
  • Liaoning provincial port container volume up 21.6pc in first quarter
  • West African, Indonesian piracy up, but Somali attacks fall off in 2012
  • Nova Scotia's Melford container terminal hopes to start building in 2012
  • Oman embarks on US$143 million port development project
  • Cargotec wins US$13 million China deal for MacGregor shipboard cranes
  • Railroad at ULCT in northwest Russia swings into intermodal operation
  • Changi March air cargo dips 1.8pc, but upticks 0.6pc over first quarter
  • Qantas starts cargo flights via Chongqing, New York, Chicago, Sydney
  • US fighters conduct drill escorting 'suspect' cargo aircraft in Alaska
  • FedEx condemns FAA 'one size fits all' cargo pilot enforced rest rules
  • Korean air cargo declines 1.9pc, blamed on outsourcing of IT manufactures

Exim Indiaweb site
  • Commodity carriers being anchored due to falling rates
  • Dealing with the human factor in accident prevention
  • Essar Shipping bags order to drill oil wells in Brunei
  • Fund houses emerging as key buyers of chemical tankers
  • Increasing capacity impacting rates: Drewry
  • Isle of Man Ship Registry gets closer to Asian shipowners with new Singapore office
  • Record Chinese oil imports trigger rebound in ships rates
  • Indo-Pak land trade at 44 pc high
  • Govt sets 2012-13 traffic targets for Major Ports
  • JSW Jaigarh Port impresses the trade
  • CBEC hikes import duty on poppy seeds to $ 3,680/t
  • EGoM meet on sugar exports postponed

International Transport Journalweb site
APRIL 26, 2012
  • System Alliance rates regional operators
    The general cargo partnership System Alliance regularly evaluates the quality of its 42 regional firms. To do this, the network compiles a ranking list with key figures that enable...
  • Union Pacific reports record first quarter
    The US rail service provider Union Pacific Corporation reported a Q1/2012 net income of USD 863 million. First quarter business volumes, as measured by total revenue carloads, grew...
  • Plans to privatise Georgian Railway
    The government of Georgia plans to sell its 25% stake in Georgian Railway. It is planned to make the initial public offering on the London Stock Exchange in May. The rail company...
  • DAF heralds in Euro 6 engines
    DAF Trucks has announced that it is launching a new engine generation that has been developed for the new Euro 6 emissions legislation. The new law comes into force in the European...
  • DHL Global Mail gets new MD for Switzerland and Italy
    DHL Global Mail, the international postal solutions division of Deutsche Post DHL, recently appointed Jérôme de Varreux as new managing director for Switzerland and Italy. Since 20...
  • PWL now representing Empros
    The German company Peter W. Lampke GmbH (PWL) has become the commercial representative and port agent of Athens-based Empros Lines Shipping Co, with immediate effect. PWL now repre...
  • AFRAA welcomes new members
    The African Airlines Association (AFRAA) approved three airlines and four air transport related service providers as members and partners respectively, at its ordinary 157th execut...
  • Sukhoi Superjet successfully performs latitude trials in far north
    The Sukhoi Superjet 100 (SSJ100) aircraft successfully went through additional certification trials on expanding operational conditions in the high north latitude area. T...
  • Airlines unhappy with Heathrow
    A survey published by the UK's Board of Airline Representatives (BAR) has revealed that major international airlines are set to abandon London Heathrow airport in favour of less-co...
  • Rhenus Midgard to partner Jade Werke in Wilhelmshaven
    The German port service provider Rhenus Midgard has signed a logistics service contract with Jade Werke GmbH, based in Wilhelmshaven (Germany). Rhenus Midgard will use its expertis...
  • DB Schenker Logistics to build new EUR 27 million logistics centre in Germany
    The giant German service provider DB Schenker Logistics is investing roughly EUR 27 million to build a state-of-the-art logistics centre in the Ilsfeld Untere Bustadt industrial pa...
  • Culina agrees to acquisition of Cert Octavian
    The UK-based Culina Group, the market-leading provider of shared-user logistics services for food and drink companies, has agreed to take over the supply chain activities of Cert O...

Marine Logweb site
APRIL 26, 2012
  • JHSV 1 completes builder's sea trials
  • EIA continues to mis-state number of Jones Act tankers
  • Wärtsilä adds 920 mm bore engine to X-generation
  • Frangou sees opportunities ahead in S&P market

World Wide Shipperweb site
APRIL 26, 2012
  • World Trade Club honors top/emerging traders for 2012
  • Port of Tacoma hands out inaugural Summit Awards
  • APL presented with award for environmental practices
  • Seattle Port Commission passes new cruise ship wastewater rule
  • General Dynamics delivers 13th T-AKE vessel to Navy

Lloyd's Listweb site
APRIL 26, 2012
  • Costamare snaps up two MISC boxships
    'Bargain' pair of 3,842 teu vessels will operate under charter to Evergreen for two years
  • Lenders' use of enforcement action shows an upward trend
    There have already been 26 arrests in Singapore in the first quarter of this year compared with 84 in 2011 and 63 in 2010
  • Decline in bank lending seen as threat to stability
    Shipping prepares to attract new forms of finance by reducing operating costs further and disposing of non-core assets
  • Shipping should improve its image, says BIMCO chief
    Industry need to meet social responsibilities with image dampened by maritime accidents
  • Lloyd's Register pulls out of Iran under pressure from US
    Move follows DNV exit but other class societies are reluctant to withdraw
  • Sunoco fights to keep its Philadelphia refinery open
    Good news for suezmaxes shipping Nigerian crude to the US
  • Q&A: Samco Shipholding chief financial officer Borzou Aram
    Serendipity happens but is a tricky word to spell
  • Timing is everything
    Evergreen's ultra-large boxship order ends the race to order outsized tonnage
  • Navios Partners lifts first-quarter operating surplus by 12%
    Frangou-led company eyes purchases as ship prices 'rationalise'
  • Greek owners suffer fall in financing
    Petrofin sees glimmer of hope in arrival of 16 new lenders, but for now many owners have little prospect of loans
  • Containership owners head for consolidation
    Larger fleets needed to gain economies of scale, says GL boss
  • Green rules will strip out excess tanker tonnage
    Supply-demand balance will stabilise, d'Amico predicts

Fairplayweb site
APRIL 26, 2012
  • Japan chokes off Iranian crude flow
    JAPAN'S customs-cleared crude imports from Iran reportedly fell 6.3% in March from that month a year ago, with even sharper drops expected for April and May
  • LR has severed Iran ties
    LLOYD'S Register today confirmed it has shut down operations in Iran
  • Keep juggling, liners told
    JUGGLING the supply of box ships will remain crucial for the sector, even as it gains optimism after sharp rate increases and returned profitability, shipping analysts have warned

The Journal of Commerceweb site
APRIL 26, 2012
  • Miami Settles Environmental Objections to Dredging
    The Port of Miami will be able to move ahead with its project to deepen its harbor under an agreement...
  • US Containerized Imports Rose 7.3 Percent in March
    U.S. imports rebounded sharply in March after falling in February on tough year-over-year comparisons because of the early closing of...
  • Intermodal Rail Volume Jumps 6 Percent
    U.S. intermodal rail shipments in the week ending April 21 jumped 6 percent year-over-year and 2.2 percent from the previous...
  • CSAV Volume Drops 53 Percent in March
    The volume of containers transported by CSAV in March of this year fell by more than half year-over-year as the...
  • Knight Boosts Profit on More Loads, Higher Pricing
    Knight Transportation profit in the first quarter rose 6 year-over-year to $10.5 million, as the company increased pricing and expanded...
  • USPS Says Senate Reform Falls Short
    The U.S. Postal Service said the Senate decision on Wednesday to reimburse the ailing agency about $11 billion for overpaying...
  • Universal Truckload Profit Jumps 24 Percent
    Universal Truckload Services reported a profit Thursday of $3.6 million for the 13 weeks ended March 3, up 24.1 percent...
  • ODFL Profit Rises 44.1 Percent on Record Revenue
    Record revenue growth of 17.6 percent pushed Old Dominion Freight Line profit up 44.1 percent year-over-year in the first quarter...
  • RailAmerica Loses $40.2 Million Despite Revenue Surge
    RailAmerica lost $40.2 million in the first quarter, as an $82.4 million charge related to the early retirement of debt...
  • Pacer Reports First Quarter Loss
    Pacer International on Thursday reported a 3.5 percent decrease in revenue to $345.9 million in the first quarter despite a...
  • UPS Revenue, Operating Profit Climb
    Package delivery giant UPS reported a 4.3 percent increase in first quarter revenue to $13.1 billion from $12.6 billion a...
  • Indonesia Bans Imports of US Beef
    Indonesia has banned the imports of all U.S. beef until it is convinced the U.S. dairy herd is free of...
  • American Feeder Lines Suspends Service
    American Feeder Lines has suspended its 9-month-old feeder service from Halifax to Portland, Maine, and Boston while the company undergoes...
  • Active Box Ship Fleet Hits Record 15 Million TEUs
    The active container ship fleet has soared to a record 15 million 20-foot equivalent units, driven by deliveries of new...
  • Asian Airline Cargo Traffic Drops 4.5 Percent
    International air cargo traffic carried by Asian airlines fell 4.5 percent year-over-year in March as key consumer markets remained weak....
  • Maersk Claims 'Absolute' Reliability For Daily Maersk Service
    Maersk Line claimed its Daily Maersk liner service has achieved "absolute" reliability in its first six months transporting containers from...
  • Hapag-Lloyd Sets New Rate Increases
    Hapag-Lloyd will increase its freight rates on major trade lanes as part of a new rate restoration program. The...
  • Ports, Inland Distribution Centers Rank High in Ozone Pollution
    Forty percent of the U.S. population, including residents of some of the largest port cities and inland distribution hubs, breathe...
  • Trinity Doubles Profit, Railcar Shipments
    Trinity Industries, North America's largest railcar manufacturer, in the first quarter shipped twice as many railcars as it did a...
  • CSAV Creates Planning Unit to Implement Restructuring
    CSAV is creating a new management function, called strategic development and planning, to oversee the struggling Chilean carrier's restructuring, strengthen...

Containerisation Internationalweb site
APRIL 26, 2012
  • Daily Maersk achieves 97% reliability
    Maersk Line's guaranteed time-definite Daily Maersk service from Ningbo, Shanghai, Yantian and Port Tanjung Pelepas to Felixstowe, Bremerhaven and Rotterdam ...
  • GL boss points to challenging future
    Erik van der Noordaa, ceo of Hamburg-based Germanischer Lloyd (GL), one of the world's largest classification societies, has pointed to difficult and challenging ...
  • CSCL sinks to new debt low as analyst highlights 'difficult' Q1 for carriers
    Hong Kong-listed CSCL has plunged further into debt in Q1 12, with the loss of USD228 million comparing with USD22 million fin ...
  • Antwerp bucks the trend
    Antwerp's container traffic increased by just 0.7% in Q1 12, compared to the same period of 2011, despite MSC's home terminal (in photo) remaining full. This terminal ...
  • Melbourne's box boost
    Container-handling activity in the port of Melboune will be expanded considerably under the AUD1.2(USD1.24) billion redevelopment plan just announced by Victoria's ...
  • Maersk rolling out GRIs in Brazil
    Maersk Line in Brazil has underlined its decision to increase freight rates by an average of 30% this year. It has also found that the market in Brazil ...
  • US truck tonnage index points to 'moderate' growth
    That is the view of the American Truck Association's [ATA] chief economist, Bob Costello, after reviewing the 0.2% month-over-month growth in its For-Hire Truck ...
  • ADPC strengthens its relationship with Arcadis
    Abu Dhabi Ports Company (ADPC), which will open its new Khalifa port and industrial zone complex by the end of 2012, has signed a three-year deal with Arcadis, ...
  • COSCON takes on charter yet another ULCS
    The seventh of a series of eight 13,100TEU ships went on-hire to China's COSCON last week after its non-operating owners, Seaspan, took delivery of the behemoth ...

TradeWindsweb site
APRIL 26, 2012
  • Tycoon selling Bumi Armada stake
    Reports say Malaysia's second richest man is about to offload shares in offshore company worth $820m.
  • Newbuildings top DIS wish list
    D'Amico chief Marco Fiori says fresh orders await once he is sure the corner has been turned.
  • China Cosco losses amplify in Q1
    Chinese shipping titan sheds over $400m in the first quarter dominated by bulker and boxship blues.
  • Concordia Maritime hit by early tanker return
    Swedish owner reports steady first quarter but says future earnings will be hit by redelivery of duo from Argo Shipping.
  • Star buys some Star
    Could buybacks help Greek bulker owner avoid delisting warning on Nasdaq?
  • Navios Partners a little ahead
    Angeliki Frangou's bulker company edges up profit in first quarter after adding two more vessels.
  • CSDC warns again over losses
    Chinese owner's "preliminary assessment" of first quarter accounts indicates deficit as rates continued to fall.
  • Maersk Line claims early success
    World's leading container line says its Daily Maersk initiative is delivering on reliability and emissions reduction.
  • Two in, two out for Costamare
    Greek owner confirms bargain MISC boxship raid to replace 1984-built sisters on charter to Evergreen.
  • Falling ship prices hurting GSI
    Guangzhou shipbuilder's earnings more than halved in first quarter as it builds lower-margin vessels.

American Shipperweb site
APRIL 26, 2012
  • AlixPartners establishes maritime practice
    The practice has been set up to advise the $380 billion international maritime industry as it tries to "find its bearings following the perfect storm of the financial crisis, the Great Recession and skyrocketing fuel costs," the firm said.
  • U.S. Customs corrects delays for broker licenses
  • Pregis app fixes packing problems
  • Intelleflex, DeltaTRAK partner on monitoring
  • Two-way trade: Meth, handbags in, drone parts out
    Two Taiwanese nationals were charged Wednesday with allegedly seeking to export sensitive U.S. military technology to China, including drone aircraft, spy planes and stealth technology related to F-22 fighter planes.
  • American Feeder Lines suspends service
    "The service has been suspended and we have been in talks with investors to continue. But unfortunately, these talks have died and AFL has therefore taken the decision to cease trading," said CEO Tobias Koenig.
  • Mild hurricane season forecast for Atlantic
    This preseason forecast calls for 11 named storms, six hurricanes and two major hurricanes, a milder outcome than in recent years.
  • New World, Evergreen leave CMA CGM's FAL 1
  • UPS pilots angered by FAA rest regs
  • Air Force laments IT crash

The Bunker Bulletinweb site
APRIL 26, 2012
  • Bunker prices mostly firm in the Americas
    Demand was slow on the US Gulf, according to a local supplier.
  • Tour set for review of LNG-powered propulsion system
    The Catamaran will transport up to 1,000 passengers between Buenos Aires, Argentina, Montevideo and Uruguay.
  • Vopak announces Q1 financials
    Group's operating profit increased 26% to $182 million.
  • Fujairah bunker prices to firm as pressure on Iran grows
    More Iranian fuel oil is heading to Singapore, says analysts' report.
  • Prices firm in north European ports
    Some congestion reported at loading installations in Rotterdam.
  • Prices firm in Fujairah
    Good demand in Middle East hub.
  • Warning on rates as box fleet capacity reaches new record
    Surge in active fleet could spur renewed price competition, says Alphaliner.
  • New Managing Director for Total Marine Fuels
    Anna Whitehouse takes over from Christophe Girardot.
  • Traders push back date for fuel oil arrivals
    Arbitrage cargoes delayed as traders seek firmer prices.
  • Canada issues circular on ECA compliance
    Advice leaves room for interpretation in cases where owners claim they could not obtain low-sulphur fuel.
  • Fuel oil stocks climb in Singapore
    Arbitrage arrivals from the West leave inventories at a two-week high.
  • Coalition launches 'action plans' for sustainable shipping practices
    Action plans represent 'significant step' towards achieving vision of a sustainable, profitable shipping industry by 2040.
  • 'Everybody is looking at LNG for bunkering ships'
    Shipyards could win contracts worth 'billions of dollars' converting ships to run on LNG.
  • Shipping companies fined for sulphur violations
    Two companies fined $55,500 each for failing to switch to distillate fuel within 24 nautical miles from California's shores.
  • Bunker prices still lacking direction
    Demand mixed across key Asian ports.
  • Market-based measures for shipping 'only way out'
    Outcome of IMO's MEPC meetings 'so far has been minimum', says Danish ambassador to Singapore.
  • Kirby Corporation announces record quarterly earnings
    Consolidated revenues for Q1 2012 were $566.9 million compared with $299.4 million in the same period in 2011.
  • BW Group business risk profile rated as 'fair'
    Agency forecasts that shipping industry is facing a prolonged downturn and that it expects it to face another difficult year.
  • Viability of LNG bunkering depends on its 'practicality'
    Challenge is availability, transportation and storage, says BIMCO president.
  • DFDS achieves record low annual bunker consumption
    'We have never sailed as far on a tonne of oil as we do today,' says company executive.

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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
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Tepsa has acquired a liquid bulk terminal in the port of Rotterdam.
Singapore/Rotterdam
It was sold by Global Energy Storage Holdings
The Spinelli Group has approved its 2024 sustainability report.
Genoa
Of the company's 616 direct employees, 49% are under the age of 50.
In the second quarter of this year, cargo traffic in Turkish ports grew by +1.6%
Ankara
Cargoes to and from Italy amounted to 12.7 million tons (+10.1%)
Extension of the Simplified Logistics Zone for Genoa Ports and Dry Ports to the Savona, Vado Ligure, and Bergeggi areas.
Genoa
Approval from the ZLS Steering Committee
Isotta Fraschini Motori has inaugurated a new production line for hydrogen fuel cell systems in Bari.
Trieste
They will be used for naval and land solutions
The Grande Shanghai , the Grimaldi Group's first ammonia-ready car carrier, has been christened.
Naples
It has a load capacity of 9,000 CEUs.
The Port of Genoa, FILT, and UILT have declared a five-day strike at the Bettolo Terminal.
Genoa
Fit Cisl Liguria expressed solidarity with the workers
The tender for the dredging of the commercial dock basin at the port of Ancona has been published.
Ancona
The removal of approximately 730 thousand cubic meters of sediment is planned
Tender for the restoration and enhancement of docks 32 and 33 in the Deep Sea Zone of the port of Savona
Genoa
An investment of over 6.7 million euros is expected
There are 1,100 workers in Palermo directly employed in the seaside tourism sector
Palermo
This year, cruise traffic is expected to grow by 9.4% in the port of the Sicilian capital.
Six-month growth of +9% in freight on the St. Petersburg-India/China maritime route
Fly
FESCO operates six vessels in the service
Port of Trieste: Special Commissioner Gurrieri under investigation for money laundering
Trieste
I am certain - he declared - that I can demonstrate that I acted legally, in full transparency.
Vard signs new contract for the construction of two CSOVs
Trieste
The vessels will be used to support operations in the offshore wind sector
UIR welcomes the publication of the tender for the digitalization of the logistics chain.
Rome
Di Caterina (ALIS): a concrete tool that enhances the needs of businesses and strengthens the logistics system
GNV celebrated its first ten years of activity on the Italy-Albania route
Durres
During the period, the company's ships carried over 1.25 million passengers
A shipment of over 1.2 tons of marijuana was seized at the port of Gioia Tauro.
Reggio Calabria/Catanzaro
Members of a criminal organization that imported drugs from South America through European ports and airports have been arrested.
Yang Ming orders Hanwha Ocean to build seven 15,000 TEU dual-fuel containerships
Keelung
They will be delivered between 2028 and 2029
Walden to sell healthcare logistics business to Yusen Logistics
Paris
Exclusive negotiations announced
Solinas (Sardinian Action Party) is not at all satisfied with the state of Sardinian ports
Cagliari
The immediate establishment of a special commission is urged
ANSI welcomes the introduction of the information dashboard for managing private procurement contracts in logistics.
Rome
D'Angelo: it will allow the country to take another step forward
Russo (Confcommercio): excluding road transport from the PNRR funding was shortsighted.
Rome
First bulletin from the Freight Insights Observatory produced by the National Center for Sustainable Mobility
ABB Group posts sharp growth in quarterly financial and business performance
Zurich
In the period April-June the value of new orders grew by +16.0%
Informal consultations have begun on the preliminary proposal for the new Ancona Port Master Plan.
Ancona
Eleven meetings scheduled for July
Program agreement for preparatory and functional interventions for the construction of the bridge over the Strait of Messina
Rome
It was signed today in Rome
Project to develop an ecological station for the treatment of wastewater from ships
Naples
Initiative of the Neapolitan Group of the Cenere and Iello Landing
Assiterminal urges against bringing sediment from the Bagnoli dredging project into the port of Naples.
Genoa
Cognolato and Ferrari: It is essential to safeguard the full functionality of the commercial port's activities.
Container traffic at the Port of Long Beach fell 3.4% in the second quarter.
Long Beach
A decline of -16.4% was recorded in June
Paolo Pessina has been appointed vice president of Conftrasporto-Confcommercio.
Rome
He is president of the national federation of maritime agents and brokers
Container traffic in the port of Hong Kong decreased by -8.2% in the second quarter
Hong Kong
A decrease of -13.7% was recorded in June
Cuneo-based logistics company Nord Ovest is seeing growing financial results.
Wedge
Construction work on a new depot in Mondovì will be completed in early 2026.
Container traffic at the Port of Los Angeles grows driven by fears of new tariffs
Los Angeles
June saw the highest volume ever recorded for this month
The Management Committee of the Sardinia Sea Port Authority has adopted the DPSS
Cagliari
Green light for the concession to MITO and the appeal against the rejection of Olbia's dredging project.
Three events in Genoa for three new Explora Journeys cruise ships.
Genoa
A technical launch, a coin laying and the cutting of the first sheet metal were carried out at the Fincantieri shipyard
Grimaldi sells 5% of Terminal Darsena Toscana to Livorno Port Company
Naples/Livorno
Option to purchase an additional 5% of the share capital
Concession agreement signed that assigns management of the port of Tartous to DP World
Damascus
It has a lifespan of 30 years
Matteo Gasparato appointed president of the Northern Adriatic Sea Port Authority
Rome
He was appointed extraordinary commissioner of the same port authority
Meeting in Rome between the heads of ESPO and Assoporti
Rome
Among the topics addressed, the competitiveness of European ports in the current global context
Chinese airline OOCL reports quarterly decline in scheduled service revenues
Hong Kong
Cargo transported by the company's ships is increasing
Collaboration between the Ukrainian Sea Ports Authority and the Western Ligurian Sea Port Authority
Rome
Agreement with an initial duration of five years
Survey in Germany on the prospects of companies in the maritime, port and shipbuilding sectors
Hamburg
Shipowners are more concerned. Positive prospects for ports and shipyards.
Port of Augusta: Work begins on a third bridge connecting the island to the mainland.
Augusta
Work worth over 20 million euros
Vard signs contract with InkFish for new research vessel
Trieste
The deal is worth more than 200 million euros.
1.1 billion euros will be invested in the port of Hamburg to strengthen the container sector
Hamburg
Improving accessibility and port infrastructure in the Waltershofer Hafen area
Meyer Turku delivered the new Star of the Seas cruise ship to Royal Caribbean
Turku
It has a gross tonnage of 250,800 tons
ESPO calls for increased funding for ports under the next EU Multiannual Financial Framework
Brussels
The CEF programme funds have proven to be far from sufficient
Fincantieri delivers the new Oceania Allura cruise ship to Oceania Cruises.
Miami/Trieste
Two additional Sonata-class ships have been converted into orders.
PORTS
Italian Ports:
Ancona Genoa Ravenna
Augusta Gioia Tauro Salerno
Bari La Spezia Savona
Brindisi Leghorn Taranto
Cagliari Naples Trapani
Carrara Palermo Trieste
Civitavecchia Piombino Venice
Italian Interports: list World Ports: map
DATABASE
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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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