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May 28, 2012
Sched Netweb site
  • International Freight Forwarders Conference 2012 to be held in Hong Kong
  • Kuehne + Nagel's online shipment system to offer simplified Chinese
  • SinOceanic Shipping takes delivery of 13,000-TEU MSC Regulus
  • World Bank says Singapore bests Germany in top rank of logistics index
  • Vinalines wastes money on three struggling ports in Cai Mep - Thi Vai area
  • Europorte Channel completes first trial of unaccompanied semi-trailers
  • Dragonair to expand network with new service to Kolkata, India
  • Cargolux expands flights to China and Brazil amid financial woes
  • AirBridgeCargo launches Moscow-Chongqing-Zhengzhou flights

Exim Indiaweb site
  • Baltic index falls amid poor demand
  • EVERGREEN LINE launching South India-Persian Gulf Express service
  • Masamichi Morooka elected new ICS Chairman
  • Mercator's FY 12 total income up 31 pc
  • NYK develops tsunami-response guidelines for ships in port
  • Panama Canal toll increases unacceptable, say shipowners
  • Safmarine takes delivery of new WAFMAX vessel
  • Anti-dumping duty on white cement from UAE, Iran extended by a year
  • India espouses opening up free trade routes in Asia-Pacific
  • India tops UAE's trade list in 2011
  • India, Switzerland FTA likely to be inked by year-end
  • Low-cost arecanut imports going on: Govt
  • Le Havre port berths its 10,000-TEU namesake
  • Panel censures Shipping Ministry for slow execution of projects
  • Exporters to get limited benefit from INR fall
  • Forex reserves slip to $ 290 bn: RBI
  • Govt estimates FY12 GDP at 6.9 pc
  • Growth to be around 7 pc despite current crisis: Rangarajan
  • INR ends 1.7 pc weaker at 55.38
  • No link between INR slide & domestic policies: Basu
  • OECD projects India's economic growth to gather pace in 2013
  • Panel to thrash out GST modalities with stakeholders in June
  • Malicious administrators

International Transport Journalweb site
MAY 25, 2012
  • UBTZ transported record amounts of cargo
    The Ulaanbaatar Railway Mongolia-Russia joint venture (UBTZ) transported a record 18.4 million t of cargo and posted a net profit of more than MNT 4.4 billion tugrik last year. Fre...
  • Switzerland: quiet railcars only from 2020
    Switzerland's federal council of ministers want to ban noisy freight cars from the country's rail network from 2020. To enforce this the council will issue a decree that limits noi...
  • APL and PIL to launch joint service between Far East and Red Sea
    The carriers APL Co Pte Ltd (APL) and Pacific International Lines (Pte) Ltd (PIL) are launching a new weekly joint service linking the Far East and Red Sea as from 21 June. Ei...
  • Manager operations for 4flow management
    Veit Liemen became the manager of operations at 4flow management at the beginning of 2012. The trained forwarder is responsible for designing, implementing, and controlling optimi...
  • Port of Los Angeles with record April
    The US port of Los Angeles had its best April ever and its best month of the year so far. Imports grew by 16.7% from a year earlier to 364,556 containers. Exports rose by 11.6% to ...
  • European transport market: prices sank in Q1/2012 as well
    According to the Transport Market Monitors compiled by Transporeon and Capgemini Consulting, transport prices in Europe were 7.9% lower in Q1/2012, compared to the last three month...
  • DB Schenker offers unique air freight service for sensitive medical products
    The German service provider DB Schenker Logistics is the only air freight services provider to date that already meets all of the future requirements of the International Air Trans...
  • Chicago gets new cargo hub
    The US city Chicago has reached an agreement with a developer, Aeroterm LLC, to begin the construction of the Chicago O'Hare international airport northeast cargo centre, a massive...
  • Air France-KLM Cargo headquarters moves to eco-friendly building
    The Air France-KLM Cargo headquarters at Schiphol airport (Amsterdam) moved to the TransPort building on the east side of Schiphol on 14 May. With this move, the management, commer...
  • TIR reinstatement in the EU is essential to ensure growth
    Member states at the forthcoming EU summit have the opportunity to reinstate TIR to enhance competitiveness among small or medium sized businesses (SMEs) and thus stimulate growth,...
  • Pantos Logistics opens No.2 logistics centre in Indonesia
    Pantos Logistics, the largest logistics business in South Korea, has opened its second logistics centre in Indonesia in an effort to bolster its local warehouse and distribution op...
  • SpecTec Americas appoints executive director
    SpecTec has appointed Evan Efstathiou as executive director of SpecTec Americas. Efstathiou, who worked in Veson Nautical as the director of client services for the last three year...
  • ITG establishes national subsidiary in Russia
    In March this year, the German forwarding and logistics service provider ITG GmbH Internationale Spedition + Logistik, based in Schwaig, opened a new branch office in Moscow. The e...
  • Gefco opens national subsidiary in Bulgaria
    The French transport and logistics group Gefco has established a national subsidiary in the Bulgarian capital Sofia. The move reinforces Gefco's presence in Central and Eastern Eur...

Marine Logweb site
MAY 25, 2012
  • Shipowners call proposed Panama Canal toll hikes "simply...
  • Rena officers get prison sentences
  • Damen expands presence in Swedish ship repair
  • NTSB makes ferry safety recommendations
  • Deepwater blowout exercise to be conducted this summer in...

World Wide Shipperweb site
MAY 25, 2012
  • Port of Seattle in running for DOD employer award
  • Rail freight traffic count delivers high/low week
  • IMO Maritime Safety Committee offers cruise ship safety measures
  • Yang Ming joining SNL in China/Japan/Philippine run
  • TITAN Salvage opening Cairns, Australia equipment depot

Lloyd's Listweb site
MAY 25, 2012
  • Lloyd's List at Posidonia 2012
    Our team is setting sail for Athens and wants to hear from you
  • Salalah helps to secure its future
    Omani hub anchors cargo by upgrading its feeder links and targeting bulk
  • No end in sight for autologistics players' woes
    Confidence wanes as costs continue to surge
  • Glasses half full in Posidonia
    This year's Posidonia exhibition is an important expression of the maritime industries' potential for raising up Greece
  • Star Reefers changes its name
    Rebranding as Siem Shipping reflects search for new niches
  • Dover sees profit fall as turnover slips
    Port's ro-ro freight volumes down 1.1% despite growth in overall cross-Channel market
  • IMO unveils armed guard guidance
    PMSCs to seek national and international certification
  • Skills shortage inhibits British marine sector, says business minister
    Mark Prisk promises partnership approach
  • Shtokman may be strictly LNG
    Decision on mode of export could favour tonnage over pipeline
  • Frontline takes advantage of boom in North Sea to South Korea oil trade
    Trade agreement boosts North Sea VLCC shipments to South Korea
  • Falling Chinese iron ore price hurts arbitrage trade
    Further blow for capesize sector
  • Exxon may take 15 platforms from United Shipbuilding
    Series designed for Kara Sea may extend to 50
  • Mixed messages
    EU sulphur in fuels directive wields a big stick and offers a small carrot
  • Japan fears summer blackouts
    Extra LNG imports unlikely to help as gas-fuelled power stations already run at near full capacity
  • Iron-ore miner Ferrum Americas pushes into Bolivia
    New projects could benefit Argentina's bulk ports
  • VLGCs set to gain as Texas LPG terminal expands
    Two extra VLGC shipments could come from the terminal
  • Euroseas launches rights offering
    Dry bulk firm to raise about $15m for new purchases
  • Frontline's first-quarter profit outperforms analyst expectations
    Restructured tanker giant looks to improved second-quarter result
  • TEN reduces loss as it eyes tanker and LNG opportunities
    Owner beats first-quarter forecasts despite burden of drydockings and red ink from two VLCCs
  • HHI to build car carriers for Eukor
    South Korean yard secures deal for up to four 6,600 ceu vessels
  • Shanghai sets low bar for box volume growth
    The world's busiest port will focus financial environment
  • Germany's twin ports outperform rivals as box handling surges
    Bremen and Bremerhaven post strongest growth of all western European peers
  • Iranian talks end in stalemate
    Negotiations will resume in Moscow in June
  • ICS slams 'unacceptable' Panama Canal tolls hike
    Shipowner lobby calls on authority to withdraw planned increase
  • Capesize rates drop, mirroring lower China demand
    Weak China manufacturing indicators further depress sentiment
  • Ireland pledges 'radical' port policy overhaul
    New approach will develop terminals case by case
  • China considers reserving cargoes for Chinese vessels
    Ministry of Transport mulls over 'cargo reservation system' to rescue ailing state-owned shipowners
  • Seize the time
    More scrapping and a confident Frontline 2012 bode well for tankers
  • Morooka takes ICS helm in pivotal year
    EXCLUSIVE INTERVIEW: Top of new chairman's agenda: piracy, CO2 emissions reduction and industry response to proposals following Costa Concordia debacle
  • Rena master and navigation officer sentenced to seven months in jail
    Terms follow guilty pleas and take into account long time in custody

Fairplayweb site
MAY 25, 2012
  • European shortsea rates under more pressure
    AVERAGE daily earnings for European single-decker shortsea tonnage continued to drop this week despite easing fuel costs
  • Tsakos swings to loss
    NYSE-listed Tsakos Energy Navigation today reported a quarterly loss, but president Nikolas Tsakos assured that challenges should pass
  • Euroseas launches rights offering
    NASDAQ-listed Euroseas today commenced a rights offering of up to 13.8M common shares to fund vessel acquisitions
  • Damen takes control of Oskarshamnsvarvet
    DUTCH shipbuilder and repairer Damen Shipyards has taken control of Swedish shiprepairer Oskarshamnsvarvet in Oskarshamn on Sweden's south east coast
  • Vinalines execs 'siphoned millions'
    THE scandal surrounding Vietnam's state-owned shipping company Vinalines has deepened, with the country's anti-corruption investigators accusing company executives of falsifying contracts to siphon away millions of dong from the company
  • Weak petchem demand hits products tankers
    WEAK petrochemical demand has hit products tankers, as more vessels compete for naphtha cargoes in the Middle East, say brokers
  • Sugar sweetens Supramaxes in Atlantic
    SUPRAMAX operators are repositioning their ships in the flourishing Atlantic market as rates in the Pacific continue to languish amid the dearth of Indonesian ore and coal cargoes
  • Box rates could drop until October
    CONTAINER rates will continue weakening until carriers begin to idle ships from 4Q12, said CIMB Securities in a note today
  • Frontline expects earnings boost
    FRONTLINE, the listed VLCC and Suezmax operator in John Fredriksen's business empire, expects the current quarter to show an improvement in earnings after it reported a 1Q12 net profit of $7.2M, down from $15.5M in the same period last year

The Journal of Commerceweb site
MAY 25, 2012
  • CP Says it Will Cut 3,400 Worker if Strike Continues
    Canadian Pacific Railway said it will have to lay off up 3,400 workers if the union doesn't end a strike...
  • US-Canada Cross-Border Trucking Heats Up
    Looking for truck capacity? Look north. Tractor-trailer availability on the Canadian spot market was up 19 percent in April from...
  • DHL Exec Sees Possible Dip in Box Rates in Fourth Quarter
    Lines could see the freight rate gains of this year on major trades wiped out in the fourth quarter when...
  • Rotterdam Invests $18.75 Million in Heavy Lift/Project Cargo Terminal
    The port of Rotterdam is investing more than $18.75 million in a new heavy lift/project cargo terminal to keep pace...
  • How to Maximize Free Trade's Benefits
    Manufacturers can spend 50 percent or more of revenue on purchasing parts. So, it's not surprising that sourcing from low-cost...
  • Officials Hope to Turn Port of Miami, Everglades Into Transshipment Hubs
    Florida Gov. Rick Scott is providing a model of what one state government can do to promote maritime trade. With...
  • Carriers Sense a Return to Black in Near Future
    Meetings with several container lines last week in Europe yielded an unexpected takeaway. I had expected the carriers to be...
  • Slowdowns Cause Delays at NY-NJ Port
    Labor slowdowns at the Port of New York and New Jersey have caused lengthy delays for trucks at Port Newark-Elizabeth...
  • Air France Cargo to Slash Freighter Capacity
    Air France will reduce its freighter capacity by 20 percent as part of a cost-cutting and efficiency program aimed at...
  • Shipowners Criticize Panama Canal Toll Increase
    The International Chamber of Shipping criticized planned Panama Canal toll increases as "rushed, excessive and likely to cause further problems...
  • Japanese Ship Orders Sink 43.5 Percent
    Japanese export ship orders tumbled 43.5 percent in April from a year earlier to 515,768 gross tons, according to figures...
  • CP Strike Threatens Vancouver Intermodal Shipments
    Port Metro Vancouver remained fluid during the first two days of a strike that shut down Canadian Pacific Railway's operations...
  • Higher Costs Flatten Profit for Container Corp. of India
    Container Corporation of India's net profit stayed almost flat year-over-year at $160 million in fiscal 2011-12 ended March 31 as...
  • LA Port Releases Draft Environmental Impact Report on Proposed Marine Research Center
    The Port of Los Angeles has prepared a draft environmental impact report for the proposed Marine Research Center Project at...

Containerisation Internationalweb site
MAY 25, 2012
  • MSC Idil: Spanish importers face more delays
  • CPR strike: boxes piling up
    A strike started on Wednesday by nearly 5,000 Canadian Pacific Railway [CPR] workers has already resulted in containers piling up at the Port of Montreal; however ...
  • Maersk Texas in piracy stand-off
    The multipurpose general cargo/container vessel Maersk Texas (1,000TEU) has narrowly avoided being pirated in the Gulf of Oman. At noon on Wednesday May ...
  • Ireland runs short of containers
    Ireland joined one of the very few European countries exporting more containerised cargo than imports in Q1 12. According to a presentation made by the Irish Maritime ...
  • CI Awards 2012: LATE-RUNNER EXTENSION
    Up to your neck in mud, bullets and containers this week?Meant to enter the CI Awards but ran out of time?The good news is that we have extended the cut-off ...
  • Rena officers jailed
    The master and the second officer of the MSC-chartered boxship Rena, which ran aground on the North Island, New Zealand Astrolabe Reef in October of last year, ...
  • Saudi Arabia ports report strong growth in Q1 12
    In Q1 12, container traffic handled at Saudi Arabian ports rallied strongly compared with the same period of 2011, with the 1.56 million TEU handled being more ...
  • Teenager scrapping to increase
    The news that a 13-year-old boxship had been sent to the breakers yard provides further evidence of the new two-tier class of container ships: those that are fuel ...

TradeWindsweb site
MAY 25, 2012
  • FOE splashes cash
    Fred Olsen Energy of Norway coughs up $700m to construct drilling rig in South Korea with an option for a second.
  • ICS crowns new chairman
    Spyros Polemis passes the torch to newly elected head of influential trade body at AGM in Australia.
  • TEN unfazed by loss
    CEO says LNG and shuttle tanker plays will make challenging quarters "a mere aberration" in owner's 19-year history.
  • Sanko sides with WBC
    Embattled owner of Sanko Mineral endorses Western Bulk arrest as it will "mitigate the impact" of earlier legal actions.
  • Novoship turns to loss
    Russian tanker owner slumps into the red in first three months despite revenue rise.
  • Euroseas aims for $15m
    Aristides Pittas-led owner has revealed details of its share issue designed to build funds for fleet expansion.
  • Fredriksen holds all the cards
    Big John pulls another ace out of his sleeve as Frontline 2012 eyes expansion.
  • Damen adds Swedish yard
    Dutch shipyard group builds European repair network with capture of Oskarshamnsvarvet.
  • Bulker towed into Brest
    UK's Clare heads to Damen repair yard after suffering propulsion problem off France.
  • WBC makes Sanko move
    Time-charterer of Sanko Mineral joins legal scrum by filing its own arrest on vessel in bid to finally deliver cargo.
  • Frontline feels the pinch
    John Fredriksen-led tanker owner's slimmer fleet produces reduced Q1 profit following restructuring.
  • Hoegh stretches Lady deal
    Norwegian owner to make $6.5m from one-year extension of LNG carrier's charter to Gas Natural.

American Shipperweb site
MAY 25, 2012
  • Shipowners protest Panama Canal toll hike
    Plans to increase toll charges for the Panama Canal are "rushed, excessive and likely to cause further problems for shipping companies" given the fragile state of economic recovery, said the shipowner group.
  • CP strike could begin to bite
    Port authorities and shippers express concern that a prolonged strike on the Canadian freight railway will take its toll on their businesses and the national economy.
  • CMA CGM joins MSC/CSAV to ECSA
    This is a another South American trade extending the partnersahip between CMA CGM and MSC, offering the French liner a direct connection between the east coasts of North and South America.
  • MOL adds rail connections to performance metrics
  • Swiss starts Zurich-Tampa service
  • CHR names O'Brien senior VP of transportation
  • Troy follows customers to the Web
  • Orange connects Zim from shore to stern
  • RedTail expands to warehouse, 3PL support
  • Damen buys Swedish ship repairer
  • Virginia resumes log exports to China
  • Random exams cancel some C-TPAT benefits, CBP admits
  • European freight confidence wanes
  • U.S. breaks up illegal Chinese export ring
    Chinese national Qiang Hu was arrested in Massachusetts for illegally supplying U.S.-origin parts to end-users in China in violation of U.S. Export Administration Regulations and the International Emergency Economic Powers Act.
  • SuperGroup becomes 3PL
  • Rena captain, mate sentenced

The Bunker Bulletinweb site
MAY 25, 2012
  • Bunker prices mixed as week ends
    Demand was slow today, according to a supplier on the US Gulf.
  • Marine wind and solar power solution to undergo testing
    Testing focused on system of sails, solar panels and energy storage modules that allow ships to tap into renewable energy by harnessing power provided by wind and sun.
  • 2015 sulphur limit could have 'unintended consequences'
    Business Minister responds to Bunkerworld and Sustainable Shipping about impact of ECA legislation on UK's maritime strategy.
  • Lawyer confirms that sanctions could put P&I cover in jeopardy
    Using Iranian product as bunker fuel 'would place insurer in breach of sanctions,' warns UK specialist.
  • Prices firm in Rotterdam but weakening in southern Europe
    Quiet market activity in Hamburg.
  • Fujairah prices show strong gains
    One player in Durban fully committed.
  • UK marine strategy initiative seeks industry growth
    Government coming on board with industry-led ambitions to support development of UK's maritime industries.
  • EU official welcomes sulphur regulations
    Call for 'effective, proportionate and dissuasive penalties' for non-compliance.
  • Court jails skipper and navigation officer
    Fuel from grounded container vessel caused widespread pollution.
  • Bunker prices generally climbing in key Asian ports
    Supplies of bunkers fine at major ports in Asia on Friday.
  • Chinese bunker supplier reports 97% decline in Q1 profit
    Also posts lower revenues due primarily to reduced sales volume for fuel oil and petrochemical products.
  • South China fuel oil imports down 33% in April
    Due to weak demand from the bonded bunker sector.
  • Cash in advance 'too risky'
    Shipping firms prefer to pay 'a bit more' to procure bunkers from traders.
  • South Korean consultative group to develop LNG bunkering
    Group, which includes South Korean energy firms, shipyards, will jointly work to commercialise related LNG tech for bunkering.
  • Scrubber technology 'big unknown out there'
    Shipowners unlikely to invest in scrubbers before 2018, says BIMCO deputy secretary general.

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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
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Tepsa has acquired a liquid bulk terminal in the port of Rotterdam.
Singapore/Rotterdam
It was sold by Global Energy Storage Holdings
The Spinelli Group has approved its 2024 sustainability report.
Genoa
Of the company's 616 direct employees, 49% are under the age of 50.
In the second quarter of this year, cargo traffic in Turkish ports grew by +1.6%
Ankara
Cargoes to and from Italy amounted to 12.7 million tons (+10.1%)
Extension of the Simplified Logistics Zone for Genoa Ports and Dry Ports to the Savona, Vado Ligure, and Bergeggi areas.
Genoa
Approval from the ZLS Steering Committee
Isotta Fraschini Motori has inaugurated a new production line for hydrogen fuel cell systems in Bari.
Trieste
They will be used for naval and land solutions
The Grande Shanghai , the Grimaldi Group's first ammonia-ready car carrier, has been christened.
Naples
It has a load capacity of 9,000 CEUs.
The Port of Genoa, FILT, and UILT have declared a five-day strike at the Bettolo Terminal.
Genoa
Fit Cisl Liguria expressed solidarity with the workers
The tender for the dredging of the commercial dock basin at the port of Ancona has been published.
Ancona
The removal of approximately 730 thousand cubic meters of sediment is planned
Tender for the restoration and enhancement of docks 32 and 33 in the Deep Sea Zone of the port of Savona
Genoa
An investment of over 6.7 million euros is expected
There are 1,100 workers in Palermo directly employed in the seaside tourism sector
Palermo
This year, cruise traffic is expected to grow by 9.4% in the port of the Sicilian capital.
Six-month growth of +9% in freight on the St. Petersburg-India/China maritime route
Fly
FESCO operates six vessels in the service
Port of Trieste: Special Commissioner Gurrieri under investigation for money laundering
Trieste
I am certain - he declared - that I can demonstrate that I acted legally, in full transparency.
Vard signs new contract for the construction of two CSOVs
Trieste
The vessels will be used to support operations in the offshore wind sector
UIR welcomes the publication of the tender for the digitalization of the logistics chain.
Rome
Di Caterina (ALIS): a concrete tool that enhances the needs of businesses and strengthens the logistics system
GNV celebrated its first ten years of activity on the Italy-Albania route
Durres
During the period, the company's ships carried over 1.25 million passengers
A shipment of over 1.2 tons of marijuana was seized at the port of Gioia Tauro.
Reggio Calabria/Catanzaro
Members of a criminal organization that imported drugs from South America through European ports and airports have been arrested.
Yang Ming orders Hanwha Ocean to build seven 15,000 TEU dual-fuel containerships
Keelung
They will be delivered between 2028 and 2029
Walden to sell healthcare logistics business to Yusen Logistics
Paris
Exclusive negotiations announced
Solinas (Sardinian Action Party) is not at all satisfied with the state of Sardinian ports
Cagliari
The immediate establishment of a special commission is urged
ANSI welcomes the introduction of the information dashboard for managing private procurement contracts in logistics.
Rome
D'Angelo: it will allow the country to take another step forward
Russo (Confcommercio): excluding road transport from the PNRR funding was shortsighted.
Rome
First bulletin from the Freight Insights Observatory produced by the National Center for Sustainable Mobility
ABB Group posts sharp growth in quarterly financial and business performance
Zurich
In the period April-June the value of new orders grew by +16.0%
Informal consultations have begun on the preliminary proposal for the new Ancona Port Master Plan.
Ancona
Eleven meetings scheduled for July
Program agreement for preparatory and functional interventions for the construction of the bridge over the Strait of Messina
Rome
It was signed today in Rome
Project to develop an ecological station for the treatment of wastewater from ships
Naples
Initiative of the Neapolitan Group of the Cenere and Iello Landing
Assiterminal urges against bringing sediment from the Bagnoli dredging project into the port of Naples.
Genoa
Cognolato and Ferrari: It is essential to safeguard the full functionality of the commercial port's activities.
Container traffic at the Port of Long Beach fell 3.4% in the second quarter.
Long Beach
A decline of -16.4% was recorded in June
Paolo Pessina has been appointed vice president of Conftrasporto-Confcommercio.
Rome
He is president of the national federation of maritime agents and brokers
Container traffic in the port of Hong Kong decreased by -8.2% in the second quarter
Hong Kong
A decrease of -13.7% was recorded in June
Cuneo-based logistics company Nord Ovest is seeing growing financial results.
Wedge
Construction work on a new depot in Mondovì will be completed in early 2026.
Container traffic at the Port of Los Angeles grows driven by fears of new tariffs
Los Angeles
June saw the highest volume ever recorded for this month
The Management Committee of the Sardinia Sea Port Authority has adopted the DPSS
Cagliari
Green light for the concession to MITO and the appeal against the rejection of Olbia's dredging project.
Three events in Genoa for three new Explora Journeys cruise ships.
Genoa
A technical launch, a coin laying and the cutting of the first sheet metal were carried out at the Fincantieri shipyard
Grimaldi sells 5% of Terminal Darsena Toscana to Livorno Port Company
Naples/Livorno
Option to purchase an additional 5% of the share capital
Concession agreement signed that assigns management of the port of Tartous to DP World
Damascus
It has a lifespan of 30 years
Matteo Gasparato appointed president of the Northern Adriatic Sea Port Authority
Rome
He was appointed extraordinary commissioner of the same port authority
Meeting in Rome between the heads of ESPO and Assoporti
Rome
Among the topics addressed, the competitiveness of European ports in the current global context
Chinese airline OOCL reports quarterly decline in scheduled service revenues
Hong Kong
Cargo transported by the company's ships is increasing
Collaboration between the Ukrainian Sea Ports Authority and the Western Ligurian Sea Port Authority
Rome
Agreement with an initial duration of five years
Survey in Germany on the prospects of companies in the maritime, port and shipbuilding sectors
Hamburg
Shipowners are more concerned. Positive prospects for ports and shipyards.
Port of Augusta: Work begins on a third bridge connecting the island to the mainland.
Augusta
Work worth over 20 million euros
Vard signs contract with InkFish for new research vessel
Trieste
The deal is worth more than 200 million euros.
1.1 billion euros will be invested in the port of Hamburg to strengthen the container sector
Hamburg
Improving accessibility and port infrastructure in the Waltershofer Hafen area
Meyer Turku delivered the new Star of the Seas cruise ship to Royal Caribbean
Turku
It has a gross tonnage of 250,800 tons
ESPO calls for increased funding for ports under the next EU Multiannual Financial Framework
Brussels
The CEF programme funds have proven to be far from sufficient
Fincantieri delivers the new Oceania Allura cruise ship to Oceania Cruises.
Miami/Trieste
Two additional Sonata-class ships have been converted into orders.
PORTS
Italian Ports:
Ancona Genoa Ravenna
Augusta Gioia Tauro Salerno
Bari La Spezia Savona
Brindisi Leghorn Taranto
Cagliari Naples Trapani
Carrara Palermo Trieste
Civitavecchia Piombino Venice
Italian Interports: list World Ports: map
DATABASE
ShipownersShipbuilding and Shiprepairing Yards
ForwardersShip Suppliers
Shipping AgentsTruckers
MEETINGS
Confindustria event on the sea economy in Rome on July 15th
Rome
The public meeting of the International Containers Studies Center will be held in Genoa on July 2nd
Genoa
››› Meetings File
PRESS REVIEW
Why Malta is objecting to a new price cap on Russian oil
(timesofmalta.com)
US has its eye on Greek ports
(Kathimerini)
››› Press Review File
FORUM of Shipping
and Logistics
Intervento del presidente Tomaso Cognolato
Roma, 19 giugno 2025
››› File
Uniport: Bringing debris from Bagnoli to the port of Naples would postpone long-awaited dredging.
Rome
Legora de Feo: It's necessary to find alternative solutions.
Taiwanese companies Evergreen, Yang Ming and WHL saw sharp declines in quarterly revenues.
Keelung/Taipei
In the period April-June it fell by -18.7%, -26.5% and -8.6% respectively
The establishment of the Information Dashboard for the management of private procurement contracts in logistics has been approved.
In May, freight traffic in the port of Ravenna grew by +1.4%
Ravenna
Bulk cargo is on the rise. Miscellaneous cargo is on the decline.
EU approves joint purchase of port equipment by terminal operators
Brussels
Joint definition of minimum technical specifications of equipment is also permitted
Serbian energy group EPS will import coal through the Montenegrin port of Bar
Bar
Currently imports from Indonesia pass through the port of Constanta
Fincantieri Foundation and Luiss University launch a project to strengthen the safety of underwater infrastructure.
Trieste
Among the objectives, contribute to the definition of a specific regulatory framework
Freewheeling: The government's U-turn on anti-mafia controls in the road haulage sector is a welcome development.
Modena
Franchini: If the government has realized it made a mistake, that's good news.
Agostinelli (AdSP Tirreno Meridionale e Ionio): the amendment that allows for the early transformation of the Gioia Tauro Port Agency is extremely important.
Confindustria's event on the maritime economy will take place in Rome on July 15th.
Rome
The confederation's strategic document on the sector will be presented
Kerala seeks $1.1 billion from MSC in damages over MSC Elsa 3 sinking
Thiruvananthapuram
Temporary detention of the vessel "MSC Akuteta II" granted
Trasportounito requests the cancellation of the renewal procedure of the Central Committee of the Register of Hauliers
Rome
New seizure of a load of cocaine in the port of Gioia Tauro
Reggio Calabria
16 bags containing 417 kilos of drugs were found in a container
MOL and Kinetics to build world's first floating data center
Tokyo
It will be installed on a vessel of 9,731 gross tonnage
Rijeka Gateway Terminal to become operational in early September
Copenhagen
The first ship at the second container terminal of the Croatian port is expected on September 12
Falteri (Federlogistica) urges us to focus on the development of "polycentric" logistics
Genoa
The Simplified Logistics Zone should be the cornerstone of the strategy
Tsuneishi Shipbuilding Co. acquired Mitsui E&S Shipbuilding Co.
Hiroshima/Tokyo
It was renamed Tsuneishi Solutions Tokyobay Co.
Pessina (Federagenti): Northern European logistics system is struggling. Let's take advantage of it!
Rome
Unexpected opportunity - he underlines - for the Mediterranean ports and Italian ones in particular
MSC Cruises Joins Carnival and Royal Caribbean in Capitalizing on Grand Bahama Shipyard
Miami
Negotiations underway since the end of 2024 have been successfully concluded
At The International Propeller Clubs the Dorso Award for the Mediterranean area
Naples
In recognition of the primary role played by logistics operators in Mediterranean traffic
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