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September 27, 2012
Sched Netweb site
  • Maersk to increase rates throughout service network from mid-October
  • APL executive Steve Dolan acquitted in Dubai of smuggling guns to Djibouti
  • TSA puts 2013 contract rate at US$800/FEU for USWC, $1,000 for USEC
  • Maersk and MSC to merge loops on Mediterranean-east coast South America
  • Ngqura Container Terminal attains new highs in August box throughput
  • Hunan provincial 8-month cargo volume slows 1pc for a 12pc increase
  • Ivory Coast land, sea borders closed, but airspace reopens to traffic
  • Agility names Chris Price as new CEO to head Asia Pacific from January
  • GAC chosen as Sarjak Container Lines outsized cargo agent in Chennai
  • Kuehne Logistics University makes Top Ten business studies ranking
  • HAECO and Cathay form company to provide technical management services
  • Singapore hosts United Nations ICAO Trainair Plus global symposium
  • Air freighters given insufficient credit for passenger flight revenues

Exim Indiaweb site
SEPTEMBER 26, 2012
  • Anti-piracy operations seeing success: NATO commander
  • Container carriers on-time performance down in Aug.: SeaIntel Maritime Analysis
  • Govt delegates more financial powers to MoS for PPP port projects
  • CWCs storage capacity to be enhanced by 2.5 lakh t
  • Truckers appeal for minimum hire rates
  • INR turns weak on fresh dollar demand
  • The government of Indias recent review of the FDI policy in multi-brand retail
  • WTO cuts global trade forecast further

International Transport Journalweb site
SEPTEMBER 26, 2012
  • No delays for China-Kyrgyzstan-Uzbekistan rail link
    The latest change of government in Kyrgyzstan has not resulted in any delays to plans for a China-Kyrgyzstan-Uzbekistan railway line, which is now proceeding at full speed - after...
  • Study predicts steady growth for global rail market
    Steady growth of 2.7% each year can be expected for the global rail market until 2017, reveals a Unife world rail market study. The regions with the strongest growth are the Middl...
  • Germany and Austria in joint truck checks
    Germany's federal office for goods transport and Austria's federal traffic agency have jointly checked trucks crossing into Austria at the Walserberg border point. 40 of the 70 tr...
  • SpanSet managing director celebrates 40th anniversary
    Hans-Josef Neunfinger, managing director of marketing and sales with SpanSet in Übach-Palenberg (Germany), celebrated 40 years of service in the company on 1 September. Starting a...
  • Port of Antwerp representative wins award in Shanghai
    Jan Van der Borght, who has represented the port of Antwerp in Shanghai since 2008, has been presented with the Silver Magnolia award, presented to foreigners based in Shanghai wh...
  • Höegh Autoliners expanding fleet in 2014
    Höegh Autoliners has entered into twelve-year bare boat charters for two 6,500 car capacity pure car truck carriers (PCTC), to be delivered in 2014. The vessels will be owned by O...
  • Sinopec and Airbus to develop alternative aviation fuel in China
    The China Petroleum and Chemical Corporation (Sinopec), one of China's largest energy companies, and Airbus are developing renewable aviation fuel production for commercial use in ...
  • US Senate votes to shield domestic airlines from EU carbon scheme
    The US Senate has unanimously passed a bill that will protect US airlines from paying for their carbon emissions on European flights, pressuring the EU to back down from applying i...
  • System Alliance Europe expanding its network
    Hellmann Worldwide Logistics Spain has signed System Alliance Europe partner contracts. System Alliance Europe is thereby expanding its geographical reach I Spain. The new partner...
  • Talke group attains AEO status in Netherlands
    Germany's Talke group, a leading logistics service provider for the chemical and petro-chemical industries in Europe, the Middle East and Asia, has attained the status of authorise...
  • Asco investing in Canada
    The Asco Group, a leading international oil and gas service company, has acquired three Alberta-based Canadian oilfield service specialists - namely EJR Trucking, Manatokan Oilfiel...
  • DSV Road's Manchester branch meets highest safety standards
    Transport and logistics company DSV Road, part of the Danish logistics group DSV, has achieved SQAS safety and quality assessment for companies working with chemicals and dangerous...

Marine Logweb site
SEPTEMBER 26, 2012
  • Kvichak gets Navy order for 15 Rapid Response Skimmers
  • Indictment alleges Gulf clean-up training scam
  • Harvey Gulf to stretch Bee Mar OSVs, adds to TY newbuilds
  • USCG issues final RFP for Offshore Patrol Cutter
  • Norgas vessel in collision with Indonesian ferry
  • Crew costs on the increase
  • NASSCO gets $18.3 million more for LHD 8 PMA
  • NTSB highlights Houston Ship Channel safety issues

World Wide Shipperweb site
SEPTEMBER 26, 2012
  • Panama Canal expansion marks fifth year since startup
  • NYK-TDG Maritime Academy honors second graduating class
  • Trucking group executive receives DOD recognition
  • Washington Governor to lead trade mission to India/Korea
  • Troy Container Line teaming with Spanish forwarder

Lloyd's Listweb site
SEPTEMBER 26, 2012
  • Simply the best
    Lloyd's List Global Awards celebrate the best and the brightest in shipping
  • Lloyd's List Global Awards 2012 - The winners revealed
    We celebrate the best and brightest in shipping
  • Newsmaker of the Year: Security Association for the Maritime Industry
    Private maritime security companies were viewed until recently as gun-toting cowboys. Changing that perception has been slow and hard-fought
  • Maurice Storey wins Lloyd's List Lifetime Achievement Award
    In an exclusive interview, Mr Storey tells Lloyd's List how he first acquired a taste for shipping, and why he still feels passionately about the industry
  • Sur le pont d'Avignon
    Historic Rhône river lives on as a modern shipping trade and energy hub
  • Kallas calls for coherent EU ports policy
    Multiplicity of different operating models and a lack of clear Europe-wide rules prevent fair competition
  • Boxline soap opera
    Speculation about where ever-larger tonnage will go is set to run and run and run
  • Box terminal giant TIL quashes IPO talk
    Dutch press reports condemned as 'pure speculation'
  • Dover freezes ferry tariffs
    No increase in first-half 2013 ahead of talks on 'longer-term price path'
  • Qatar bolsters relations with Japan with new long-term LNG deal
    Qatargas will supply 500,000 tonnes of gas per year for 15 years
  • Maersk rate hike could benefit dedicated reefer operators
    Niche traders await box operators' response to $1,500 per feu increase
  • Alma poised to buy seven-strong FR8 fleet for $140m
    Greek owner emerges as buyer in one of the largest distressed tanker deals
  • More operating cost inflation is to come, warn experts
    Owners will feel the pinch from wage and insurance bills
  • Box chartering activity has already peaked in 2012
    New time charter deals slow as firms extend existing contracts
  • P+S hopeful of delivering four ferries
    Insolvent shipbuilder still has a month left to negotiate with DFDS and Scandlines, says insolvency administrator
  • Hapag-Lloyd needs two quarters of positive earnings to support IPO
    Going public in 2013 is still an option, says Behrendt
  • Indian iron ore exports continue to plummet
    Lifting of mining ban fails to halt decline
  • Total boosts Antwerp production to ease Europe diesel shortage
    French energy major will ramp up diesel output at expense of dirtier products
  • Comment: More ways to control capacity
    Evergreen is not the only box line that plans to re-deliver chartered vessels and cascade. But can those steps solve the tonnage overhang without scrapping or idling?
  • Carriers' operating costs continue to rise
    Shipowner bills increased 2% in 2011-12, survey finds
  • Ferries at a standstill as Greece goes on strike
    Port workers join mass rallies against further cuts demanded by country's creditors
  • NITC affiliates escape sanctions
    Washington lacks evidence to link tanker firm to Iran's Islamic Revolutionary Guards
  • Newbuildings are not for extra Asia-Europe service, says Evergreen
    Taiwan carrier will deploy tonnage to target demand from emerging markets
  • Brightoil reports 76% drop in annual net profit
    Hong Kong-listed bunker supplier focuses on upstream business and fleet expansion
  • Conflicting demands on ballast water compliance roil owners
    Obstacles include lack of clarity on treatment systems, tougher US rules and lack of cash to fund retrofitting
  • DFDS and Dreyfus complete joint venture deal
    Partnership will target Mediterranean and network services in France and Spain
  • CIMC leases 10 boxships to CMA CGM for 12 years
    Contract with Hong Kong special-purpose vehicles circumvents onshore regulation
  • CSSC invests $1.6bn in offshore greenfield yard
    Southwest China site will target offshore shipbuilding and maintenance
  • Russia hints at Singapore Sovcomflot stake
    Kremlin may now seek institutional investor rather than IPO
  • Chemtanker collides with ferry in Indonesia
    Passengers missing after incident involving IM Skaugen vessel

Fairplayweb site
SEPTEMBER 26, 2012
  • Eight killed in sinking
    EIGHT people were reportedly killed today after an Indonesian ferry sank in a collision with a Norwegian-owned gas carrier
  • KEPCO, Qatargas sign deal
    QATAR'S government-backed Qatargas said today it has signed a long-term supply deal with Kansai Electric Power of Japan for 0.5M tonnes of LNG per year
  • Bumi's troubles compound
    BUMI Resources, Indonesia's biggest coal producer, is facing more financial woes
  • Brittany Ferries talks snarled
    BRITTANY Ferries told Fairplay today it won't be able to resume Channel sailings until the at least the end of this week
  • Tight LNG carrier supply seen
    A FRENZY of LNG carrier contracting after the Japan's post-earthquake radiation crisis last year is unlikely to recur in the short term, a Singapore conference heard today
  • LNG bunker barge planned
    WALLER Marine has submitted a design for a US-based LNG bunkering barge, confirming that the industry is seeking alternatives to costlier low-sulphur fuel
  • Chennai arrests adrift ship, crew safe
    A BULKER adrift off India since December 2010 is docked in Chennai today after being arrested
  • Japan, China, India import more LPG
    JAPAN, China and India imported more LPG in August as refinery outages boosted demand
  • NITC-tied companies escape US sanctions
    FOREIGN institutions that conduct business with NITC have dodged potentially crippling US economic sanctions, the US Treasury Department has determined
  • Fuel shortage lifts MR rates
    A DIESEL fuel shortage in Europe is providing a boost for medium-range Trans-Atlantic tankers, a shipping analyst and a broker said today
  • Tanker freed, needs damage repair
    TEEKAY is looking today for a yard to repair damage to its ssssdwt tanker Kyeema Spirit, which was damaged in a Baltic grounding

The Journal of Commerceweb site
SEPTEMBER 26, 2012
  • Truck Tonnage Growth Slowed in August
    Truck tonnage rose 3.2 percent from a year ago in August but dropped 0.9 percent from July, according to the...
  • Negotiations Continue Between ILWU, Grain Terminal Operators
    Negotiators for the International Longshore and Warehouse Union and grain terminal operators in the Pacific Northwest continue to meet each...
  • Oliver Named Interim Virginia Port Director
    Rodney W. Oliver has been named interim executive director of the Virginia Port Authority, succeeding Jerry Bridges, who is scheduled...
  • Volume Down, Revenue Up for Domestic Air Freight in 2011
    The U.S. air freight and express industry saw volume fall 1.3 percent year-over-year in 2011 to 12.117 billion ton miles...
  • DHL to Hike Express Rates Worldwide
    DHL Express said it will raise rates worldwide by an average of 5 percent from January 1 to offset inflation...
  • Japan, Korea to Import More North American Biofuels
    North American exports of wood pellets and other biofuels will increase in coming years as several Asia countries shift to...
  • Container Ship Operating Costs on the Rise
    The annual cost of operating a container ship rose 3.1 percent in 2011, mainly because of rising wages for crews...
  • Ethanol, Intermodal Terminal Debuts at Port of Tampa
    The Tampa Gateway Rail terminal, a collaboration by the Tampa Port Authority, CSX Corp. and Kinder Morgan Energy...
  • Russian Stevedore to Boost Black Sea Container Port Capacity
    Russia's Novorossiysk Commercial Sea Port plans to invest $205 million to expand capacity and modernize facilities at a container terminal...
  • Pacific Spot Rates Flat as ILA Strike Threat Cools
    Average spot rates in the eastbound trans-Pacific trade stayed flat this week after a jump of 8.6 percent last week...
  • Nearly Half of Canal Expansion Project Complete
    In a progress report on the Panama Canal expansion project, the Panama Canal Authority said Tuesday that about 44.5 percent...
  • Japan, Colombia to Launch Free Trade Talks
    Japan and Colombia have agreed to launch formal negotiations on a free trade agreement (FTA) aimed at eliminating import tariffs...
  • COMPLETE ILA-USMX NEGOTIATIONS COVERAGE
    Check in with the JOC as we provide you with the latest developments out of the International Longshoremen's Association and...

Containerisation Internationalweb site
SEPTEMBER 26, 2012
  • Vigorous not vicious competition needed
    Speaking at a shipping conference in China recently, the chairman of China Cosco Holdings called upon liner shipping companies to avoid instigating price wars and ...
  • Eurozone austerity protests spread
    After violent anti-austerity demonstrations in Spain and Portugal yesterday, trade unions in Greece have called a 24-hour strike today - the first general strike ...
  • Japanese car firms scale back in China
    Nissan, the biggest Japanese car firm in China, said today that it was shutting its doors three days ahead of the Golden Week holidays because of a slowdown in ...
  • TSA members face 'perfect storm' as they launch big rate boost
    Transpacific Stabilisation Agreement (TSA) members are aiming to boost the baseline for freight rates as they head into a new round of 2013-14 contract negotiations ...
  • Maersk to raise rates on reefer shipments
    Maersk Line will increase rates on all reefer cargo by USD1,500 per FEU from January 1, 2013, a hike that Soren Skou, ceo of the carrier, said was equivalent to ...
  • Jade-Weser-Port: 'chance of a century'
    The first phase of Germany's Jade-Weser-Port, Wilhelmshaven deep-water container terminal finally opened for business last Friday - six weeks behind schedule following ...
  • Carrier schedule integrity plummets
  • P&I clubs should invest in salvage
    That was the view expressed by an executive of a global marine services group in his address to the International Union of Marine Insurance's [IUMI] annual conference ...

TradeWindsweb site
SEPTEMBER 26, 2012
  • Tough week for Teekay
    Investors don't appear to have been rattled by back-to-back casualties involving vessels owned by members of the Teekay clan.
  • Cosco sues ADM
    Cosco Container Lines has dragged a US commodities giant into a New Jersey courtroom over a dispute involving a deal inked four years ago.
  • Record low for BPI
    Panamax index strikes the lowest level since its introduction in the late 1990s.
  • Whatcha doin' Dolan?
    Steve Dolan may have dodged a gun smuggling charge in Dubai but it appears he hasn't been able to shake off an unflattering photograph that keeps popping up on Fox News.
  • "Immeasurably low"
    Eurotunnel's new cross-Channel ferry service is targeting profit within two years despite a slow start.
  • Miclyn gets PE investor
    Private equity firms can't seem to get enough Miclyn Express Offshore.
  • Skaugen: sorrow and regret
    IM Skaugen CEO Morits Skaugen has pledged to uncover the truth behind Wednesday's tragic collision between one of the company's gas carriers and an Indonesian ferry.
  • Sorensen exits TransAtlantic
    Rederi AB TransAtlantic is searching for a new CEO for its struggling industrial shipping arm after barely seven months.
  • Parental support for RCL
    Regional Container Lines has turned to its largest shareholder for a cash injection.
  • Mixed reaction for WW
    Wilh Wilhelmsen's open house in Oslo yesterday has been met with a mixed reaction among equity analysts.
  • CGGVeritas in fundraiser
    CGGVeritas has launched a huge fundraiser to finance the purchase of Fugro assets.
  • Goatee gets CDC's goat
    Holland America has blamed an aberration for its cruiseship Veendam failing a sanitation check in the US.
  • Korsvold quits Pareto
    Pareto Securities has lost its head of shipping research after Martin Korsvold quit the post.
  • Two hurt in storm
    Two seafarers have been evacuated from a Lauritzen gas carrier by Dutch rescuers after suffering fractures during a storm.
  • Van Oord catches beach break
    Dutch dredging specialist Van Oord has won a contract to expand Dubai's exclusive Palm Jumeirah beach resort.
  • CSSC eyes new yard
    China State Shipbuilding Corporation (CSSC) is to construct a new shipyard in Guangxi.
  • Dock buckles
    An Algoma bulker grounded after a dock collapsed at Burns Harbor in the US.
  • Ferry union complete
    DFDS and Louis Dreyfus Armateurs have put the final touches to their cross Channel and Mediterranean joint venture.
  • Dive "miracle" probed
    An investigation has been launched after a diver from a Bibby Offshore vessel survived 38 minutes under the North Sea with only his emergency oxygen supply.
  • Maersk to cut back
    Maersk Line has pledged to cut back capacity on the Asia Europe route as it looks to push up rates by one tenth.
  • BWO deal supersized
    BW Offshore has signed a contract extension which CNR International which has boosted the value of the deal to almost $1bn.
  • Brightoil profits plunge
    Brightoil Petroleum has reported a 76% plunge in full year results as higher costs ate into its bottom line.
  • Fesco talks Turkey
    Russia's Fesco is launching a new run linking the Black Sea port of Novorossiyk to Turkey.
  • Eight killed in clash
    Eight people have died in a collision between an IM Skaugen gas carrier and a passenger ro-ro off Indonesia.
  • Oceanteam eyes bonds
    Oceanteam Shipping says it is contemplating issuing a bond loan of up to $95m to help refinance an existing bond loan.
  • Denholm profits up
    J & J Denholm has reported an increase in pre-tax profits to £13.3m ($21.5m), records filed with Companies House in the UK show.
  • Dry drops on Spain woes
    US-listed drybulk stocks took a battering Tuesday as concerns resurfaced over the state of the global economy.
  • Pilots blast NTSB report
    The head of the Houston Pilots Association is raising concerns about the findings of probe tied to a collision between a tanker and containership in Texas nearly a year ago.
  • Export ban sparks stir
    Many in the dry-bulk market were on edge Tuesday on the back of reports that the Indian government has banned the export of iron ore from captive mines in Goa.

American Shipperweb site
SEPTEMBER 26, 2012
  • CMA CGM, CIMC partner on new vessel order
    The liner carrier CMA CGM will charter 10 9,200-TEU vessels from China International Marine Containers (CIMC), a noteworthy move since CIMC's primary business is manufacturing boxes, not owning ships.
  • King Ocean acquires Bernuth assets
    The deal is a major expansion for King Ocean, which has been operating eight ships in services to Aruba, Curacao, and Bonaire and to Colombia, Costa Rica, Guatemala, El Salvador, Honduras, Panama and Venezuela.
  • CKYH pulling all-water service for winter
  • IMO fails to move container weighing proposal
    A working group reached a compromise and recommended that the Safety of Life at Sea (SOLAS) Convention be amended to require that loaded container weights be verified, but was "derailed" by some IMO members
  • MSC raising Asia-Latin America rates
  • Maersk considers ceding reefer market share
  • Port Freeport seeks proposal for container terminal
  • NY senator wants federal truck GPS standard
    Sen. Charles Schumer requested the Transportation Department investigate GPS systems used by trucking companies and consider developing a federal standard for truck-routing systems.
  • Pet food maker deploys RFID-tracked pallets
  • Washington Notebook: Congress drops the ball on Russia PNTR
  • TSA green lights new cargo screening system
  • Liner reliability falls in August
  • EU, U.S. plane subsidy dogfight continues
  • TruckingUnlimited.com expands job boards
  • Troy partners with Spanish consolidator
  • MOL KPIs mostly rise in August
  • UP shuffles operations management
  • Kenco handles logistics for Advantage
  • Hansen heads air freight for Damco North Asia
  • Arnold heads Woodland's air freight

The Bunker Bulletinweb site
SEPTEMBER 26, 2012
  • 'Significant drop' in pirate attacks
    No hijackings since mid-May.
  • Prices drop in Fujairah
    With a mixed picture in evidence regionally.
  • Mid week prices show losses in Rotterdam
    But bunker price showed some upward movement in the Mediterranean.
  • Operating costs rising but more slowly, survey finds
    Rising lube prices is one factor behind higher operating costs in shipping.
  • Lubmarine beefs up Singapore operation
    Barge launch in Singapore will boost company presence in Asia.
  • Brightoil to take on more traders
    Brightoil has more than 150 staff in its bunker oil trading teams.
  • Suez refiner plans expansion
    Lube oil production will be expanded.
  • US state in new moves to block ECA enforcement
    'The decision to include Alaska in the ECA was supported by assumptions and misinformation.'
  • Energy trading giant 'buying and selling' Iranian fuel oil
    Vitol declines to comment on claims that it is selling Iranian product as 'special blend'.
  • Bunker prices largely down mid-week
    Supplies of bunker fuels were fine at key Asian ports on Wednesday.
  • Stranded vessel gets arrested by Chennai officials
    OSM Arena has been a 'nightmare', says Chennai port officials.
  • Weak rates keep Maersk slow steaming
    Fresh round of slow steaming on Europe Asia trade routes.
  • Investment firm eyes marine cleantech market
    Technology 'reduces the fuel consumption and emissions of larger marine vessels', says InterCore CEO.
  • Malacca-Singapore tidal model offers fuel saving potential
    Simulations have shown up to 12% shaved of voyage times when using the model.
  • Brightoil profit down in full year results
    Profits fell by almost four times for the year ended June 30.

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Royal Caribbean closes second quarter with record net profit
Miami
The April-June period was very positive
Union Pacific and Norfolk Southern announced a merger agreement today.
Union Pacific and Norfolk Southern announced a merger agreement today.
Omaha/Atlanta
First coast-to-coast cargo rail network
Gurrieri resigns as Special Commissioner of the Eastern Adriatic Sea Port Authority
Trieste
The atypical reverse charge for the logistics sector will become applicable tomorrow
Milan
Ruggerone (Assologistica): one of the most strategic reforms we helped build is being implemented
Policy brief on cyber threats that pose risks to port infrastructure
Tallinn
It was developed by the NATO Cyber Defence Centre of Excellence
Interferry urges the EU Commission to harmonize its shipping decarbonization regulations with those of the IMO
Victoria
Failure to align - the association warned - will force shipping companies to pay twice for emissions.
In the second quarter of 2025, Chinese seaports handled 79.1 million containers (+6.1%)
Beijing
Total freight traffic was three billion tons (+3.3%), of which 1.3 billion tons were with foreign countries (+1.9%).
CK Hutchison announces plans to include a Chinese investor in the consortium to sell Hutchison Ports
Hong Kong
Without the participation of the COSCO shipping group, China would not authorize the sale
Sri Lanka's Supreme Court has awarded compensation of $1 billion over the X-Press Pearl accident.
Sri Lanka's Supreme Court has awarded compensation of $1 billion over the X-Press Pearl accident.
Columbus
The container ship caught fire and sank near the port of Colombo
The Greek government sends a tugboat to the Red Sea to assist ships that may be attacked by the Houthis.
The Greek government sends a tugboat to the Red Sea to assist ships that may be attacked by the Houthis.
Piraeus
The AHTS "Giant" is leaving
Saipem and Subsea7 have signed a binding merger agreement.
Saipem and Subsea7 have signed a binding merger agreement.
Milan/Luxembourg
The transaction is expected to close in the second half of 2026.
In the second quarter, the port of Valencia handled over 1.5 million containers (+4.0%)
In the first half of 2025, the amount of new orders to Chinese shipyards fell by -18.2%
Beijing
A decrease of -3.5% in new construction completed in the period was recorded
In the second quarter of 2025, freight traffic in the port of Trieste grew by +3.7%
Trieste
Bulk cargo increased. Miscellaneous cargo fell by 13.2%.
CMA CGM and TotalEnergies form joint venture for LNG bunkering in the Port of Rotterdam.
Marseille
Agreement to supply 360,000 tons of liquefied natural gas per year to the French group's ships
In the second quarter of 2025, freight traffic in Spanish ports decreased by -4.7%
Madrid
All the main product categories are decreasing except for conventional goods
Brookfield Asset Management to sell 49% of British port group PD Ports to Spain's Pontegadea
Middlesbrough
The English company has over 1,400 employees
In the quarter April-June, freight traffic in the port of Rotterdam decreased by -2.3%
In the quarter April-June, freight traffic in the port of Rotterdam decreased by -2.3%
Rotterdam
The port authority is alarmed by the state of crisis in the national industry.
The electrification of the docks in the ports of Livorno, Piombino and Portoferraio is proceeding according to plan.
Third dock for cruise traffic in the port of Catania
Catania
Pier 25's restyling completed
Another quarter of decline in freight traffic at the port of Algeciras
Algeciras
In the period April-June, containers amounted to 1.24 million TEUs (+1.0%)
A new tax applied to cruise passengers disembarking in national ports came into force today in Greece.
Athens
Belgian rail freight company Lineas receives €61 million government loan
Brussels
The measure was approved last night by the restricted council of ministers
ERTMS installation completed on 1,400 kilometers of Italian railway network
Rome
The project is financed with 2.5 billion euros from PNRR funds.
Wärtsilä's quarterly financial and commercial results are positive.
Helsinki
The Marine Electrical Systems division will be sold to the Italian company VINCI Energies.
In the port of Barcelona the number of cruise terminals will be reduced from seven to five
In the port of Barcelona the number of cruise terminals will be reduced from seven to five
Barcelona
The mayor: For the first time in history, a limit is placed on the growth of cruises in the city.
MSC and Moby have presented their commitments to meet the AGCM's requirements.
Rome
Shipping Agencies Services will sell its 49% stake in Moby, waiving the consideration in favor of the majority shareholder. Moby commits to completely repaying its debt to SAS.
Fincantieri confirms its interest in the development of American shipbuilding
Fincantieri confirms its interest in the development of American shipbuilding
Washington
Folgiero: Commitment to deliver next-generation capabilities in full alignment with U.S. strategic priorities
The Chamber of Deputies has approved the appointment of four presidents of Italian Port System Authorities.
Rome
The names proposed for the Port System Authorities of the Southern Adriatic, Central-Northern Tyrrhenian, Western Liguria, and Eastern Liguria have been approved. Voting on the Northern Tyrrhenian Authority has been postponed.
Information exchange between state administrations for the digitalization of the maritime sector begins
Rome
The first operational meeting at the Coast Guard General Command in Rome
The Clean Maritime Fuels Platform suggests measures to support the production and distribution of clean marine fuels
COSCO Shipping Ports sets new monthly and quarterly container traffic records
Hong Kong
In the period April-June, 29.4 million TEUs were handled (+4.5%)
Sharp increase in cases of seafarers abandoning their ships
London
2,286 crew members from 222 ships involved as of early 2025
Global freight traffic saw strong growth in the first quarter of this year in anticipation of new tariffs
Global freight traffic saw strong growth in the first quarter of this year in anticipation of new tariffs
Geneva
North America saw the strongest quarterly growth in imports
In the port of Antwerp-Bruges containers and rolling stock are increasing and other types of goods are decreasing
Antwerp
Traffic congestion continues at the airport, with the situation on the landside becoming critical
A study denounces the delay of European ports in equipping themselves with cold ironing facilities.
Brussels/Pozzallo
The tender to electrify the docks of the port of Pozzallo has begun.
T&E proposes to include more non-EU transhipment ports to avoid carbon leakage
Brussels
The association calls on the EU Commission to reduce the current threshold of 65% of transhipment traffic
Federlogistica urges the immediate establishment of a control room on tariffs
Genoa
The aim is also to eliminate extra costs caused by bureaucracy.
Containerized cargo handled through the port of Singapore fell by 2.9% in the second quarter.
Singapore
Last May, ship transits through the Suez Canal decreased by -6.8%
Last May, ship transits through the Suez Canal decreased by -6.8%
Cairo
The negative trend continued in June and early July
Terminal operators are not at all satisfied with a policy that seems to have no interest in ports
Rome
Cognolato: It is essential to close the ongoing trials on several fronts.
The largest ship ever to dock at Cagliari's Porto Canale at the MITO terminal.
Milan
The container ship "MSC Venice" with a capacity of 16,652 TEU arrived yesterday
On 5 and 6 November in Lisbon a summit called by the ILA against automation in the maritime and port sector
On 5 and 6 November in Lisbon a summit called by the ILA against automation in the maritime and port sector
North Bergen/Metzingen
South Korean HD Hyundai, together with German NEURA Robotics, will develop and test welding robots in shipyards
The toll of the horrific attack on the bulk carrier Eternity C in the Red Sea is still uncertain.
Mandaluyong/London/Brussels
Joint statement by ICS, BIMCO, European Shipowners, Intercargo and Intertanko
In the first half of 2025, bulk cargo increased and general cargo decreased in the port of Marseille-Fos
Marseille
Cruise passengers increase by +5%
The Senate has approved the framework law on interports
Rome
UIR, gives the Italian interport system a modern, orderly and coherent regulatory framework
Carlo De Ruvo was elected president of Confetra
Rome
Among the challenges, the uncontrolled expansion of large logistics groups and their concentration
Number of pirate attacks on ships still high in the second quarter of 2025
Number of pirate attacks on ships still high in the second quarter of 2025
Kuala Lumpur
The number of acts of violence against crews is decreasing
Telemar and TNL Group merger agreement
Telemar and TNL Group merger agreement
Oslo/Athens/Paris
One of the top three operators in the OT/IoT services market for the maritime and superyacht sectors will be created
Attacks on ships in the Red Sea still cause deaths among seafarers
Portsmouth
Liberian-flagged bulk carrier " Eternity C" targeted
Canadian shipbuilding company Davie acquires second shipyard in Finland
Helsinki/Pori
It will buy the Enersense Offshore shipyard
Amendment on Port Labor Supply Agencies Approved
Rome
Immediate transformation into Agencies authorised to provide temporary port work
Salvini appoints a manager of a private shipping company from Campania as president of the regional AdSP
Rome
This is Eliseo Cuccaro, CEO of Alilauro
Extend the application of the 0.1% sulphur limit in marine fuels globally
Extend the application of the 0.1% sulphur limit in marine fuels globally
Berlin
This is proposed by an analysis by the International Council on Clean Transportation
IMO and EU condemn renewed attacks on ships in the Red Sea
London/Brussels
Dominguez: New violation of international law and freedom of navigation
In the first half of 2025, container traffic in the port of Gioia Tauro grew by +10.5%
Joy Taurus
2,186,211 TEUs were handled
A bulk carrier was attacked in the Red Sea
Portsmouth
The crew abandoned the ship which began to take on water
German government allocates 400 million euros to support energy transition in maritime-port sector
Over 78 million euros to the ports of Augusta and Taranto for offshore wind
Rome
Funds distributed over three years starting from 2025
The PNRR tender for interports has been reopened.
Rome
Resources available amounting to 2.2 million euros
Port of Livorno: Workers are the priority in the LTM crisis
Livorno
UPS's quarterly earnings performance declines
Atlanta
Net income in the April-June quarter was $1.28 billion (-8.9%)
Approval for the 2025 budget variation of the Southern Tyrrhenian and Ionian Sea Port Authority.
Gioia Tauro
500 thousand euros for the 49% share held by the Port Agency company
FHP Group acquires the remaining 10% stake in Lotras
Milan/Foggia
The integration between Lotras and CFI Intermodal will begin to create FHP Intermodal.
OITAF scientific document on good practices in the logistics and transport of fresh fruit and vegetables
Milan
The Northern Tyrrhenian Sea Port Authority has joined the PLIKA
Livorno
Platform dedicated to training, innovation and knowledge sharing in the logistics and port sectors
Matteo Paroli's nomination as president of the Western Ligurian Sea Port Authority has been signed.
Rome
He has a degree in law and a specialization in administrative law.
Container throughput increases in Haropa Port, while bulk cargo decreases.
Le Havre
In the first half of this year, containers were 1.51 million TEUs (+4%)
Bureau Veritas reports a 9.8% quarterly increase in revenues in the Marine & Offshore segment
Courbevoie
Kalmar and Konecranes increase new orders in the April-June quarter
Helsinki
The turnover of the two Finnish companies is slightly increasing
Container traffic in the port of Barcelona fell by 12.2% in the second quarter.
Barcelona
Assiterminal threatens a new wave of appeals against regulations it believes are damaging to port operations
Genoa
2M Logistics signs an agreement with Salerno-based Gallozzi
Barendrecht
The Dutch company will represent GF Logistics, a subsidiary of the Italian group, in the Benelux region.
Swiss company Kuehne+Nagel's quarterly profits fell
Schindellegi
In the period April-June of this year, net turnover grew by +1.7%
Yang Ming orders three 8,000 TEU container ships from Nihon Shipyard and Imabari Shipbuilding
Keelung/Imabari
Contract valued at $351.3-394.5 million
Italia Nostra reiterates its strong concerns about the construction of the Fiumicino-Isola Sacra port.
Rome
European maritime cities, destinations for cruise tourism - the association highlights - denounce the phenomenon of over-tourism in the cruise sector
Egypt's first automotive terminal has come into operation at Port Said East.
East Port Said
It can accommodate two car carriers at the same time
SAILING LIST
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
Rijeka Gateway Terminal to become operational in early September
Copenhagen
The first ship at the second container terminal of the Croatian port is expected on September 12
Falteri (Federlogistica) urges us to focus on the development of "polycentric" logistics
Genoa
The Simplified Logistics Zone should be the cornerstone of the strategy
Tsuneishi Shipbuilding Co. acquired Mitsui E&S Shipbuilding Co.
Hiroshima/Tokyo
It was renamed Tsuneishi Solutions Tokyobay Co.
Pessina (Federagenti): Northern European logistics system is struggling. Let's take advantage of it!
Rome
Unexpected opportunity - he underlines - for the Mediterranean ports and Italian ones in particular
MSC Cruises Joins Carnival and Royal Caribbean in Capitalizing on Grand Bahama Shipyard
Miami
Negotiations underway since the end of 2024 have been successfully concluded
At The International Propeller Clubs the Dorso Award for the Mediterranean area
Naples
In recognition of the primary role played by logistics operators in Mediterranean traffic
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