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September 28, 2012
Sched Netweb site
  • OOCL ups Asia-Europe, Med, Black Sea rates US$525/TEU from November 1
  • Maersk to increase reefer rate 30pc to US$1,500/FEU from January 1
  • Hong Kong's old Kai Tak airport to be dredged to build barge loading dock
  • Busan New Port opens Asia's first vertical-automated container terminal
  • Greek unions stage 24-hour general strike to stop social welfare cuts
  • Singapore, Malaysia, Indonesia to boost co-operation along the Straits
  • Panama Canal expansion half done, on schedule, to be completed Q3 2014
  • Jebel Ali's port expansion at T3 to complete 2014, 69 cranes on order
  • US diesel prices down for second consecutive week to US$4.085/gallon
  • OW Bunker unveils new global quality control standards to reduce claims
  • US fines Japanese forwarder US$2.3 million in probe into air cargo cartel
  • China's NDRC to approve more than 20 new airport projects this year
  • IATA chief: Japan should enhance domestic air freight to increase GDP

Exim Indiaweb site
SEPTEMBER 27, 2012
  • ABG Shipyard to raise 1,000 cr.
  • Currency fluctuations, slowdown in steel sector & regulatory risks weighing on credit profile of domestic ship breaking industry: ICRA
  • NYK again included in DJSI
  • Consensus eludes Indo-EU BTIA talks
  • MFN status to India by year-end: Pakistan
  • Global port operators looking at stake in Dhamra port
  • JNPT participates in conference & exhibition
  • Krishnapatnam Port commissions Phase 1 of container terminal
  • Ningbo claims to be decade's fastest growing major port globallyv
  • VTS-GOK facilitates quick search & rescue operation off Kandla Port
  • India may miss $ 500-bn export target for 2014: Assocham
  • MACCIA ex-im training programme from Oct. 1-5

International Transport Journalweb site
SEPTEMBER 27, 2012
  • SAA now serves Mumbai daily
    The Johannesburg-Mumbai route of South African Airways has been upgraded to daily from today. The Star Alliance member introduced a fifth weekly service in June and a sixth one in...
  • Itella new Masku transport partner in Finland
    The Finnish postal operator Itella and Maskun Kalustetalo, a leading Finnish furniture retail chain, have signed an agreement for domestic freight activities, as well as store and...
  • Evergreen improves Libyan links
    The Taiwanese shipping line Evergreen recently started a liner service from Piraeus (Greece) and Marsaxlokk (Malta) to the two Libyan hubs of Misurata and Benghazi, deploying two ...
  • DB Schenker Rail takes delivery of locomotives with particulate filters
    DB Schenker Rail Germany already has 80 Gravita shunting locos with additional particulate filters in its fleet. A total of 130 of these modern and environment-friendly diesel eng...
  • Danish transport companies improve domestic market share
    Danish transport companies' share of lorry traffic to and from Denmark has increased from 34 to 47% in the past two years, according to figures from International Transport Danmar...
  • SNCF to acquire 50% of Europool
    The French national rail operator SNCF is taking over a 50% stake in the Dutch company Europool from the German firm GSG Knape. The other 50% of Europool, which generates annual s...
  • United first North American B787 customer, RAM to follow
    Boeing and United Airlines announced the delivery of the first B787 Dreamliner to United, making it the first airline in North America to operate the aircraft. United will initial...
  • Gondrand reshuffles management
    Olivier Houart, the Gondrand Group's CEO and chairman of the board of directors, has taken on the company's operational management in Switzerland with immediate effect. The execut...
  • Crocodile inspects belly hold
    Baggage handlers on a Qantas flight made a surprising discovery while unloading luggage recently, the Australian media reported. A 60 cm crocodile escaped from its cage during a f...
  • German public inland ports elect executives
    Germany's association of public inland ports (Bundesverband Öffentlicher Binnenhäfen BÖB) unanimously elected a new executive for four years at its 2012 general assembly. It consi...
  • Swiss: next stop Singapore
    The option for Swiss to expand its Asian services with the addition of a daily nonstop Airbus A340-300 flight to Singapore, which Oliver Evans, the cargo COO of Swiss, had announc...
  • Hoyer signs cooperation deal with Etihad Rail
    Hoyer, an international chemical industry logistician, and Etihad Rail, based in Abu Dhabi, have commenced close collaboration in the transportation of liquid bulk cargo in the Un...
  • DHL opens Energy Center in Houston
    DHL, a leading global logistics company, has opened its Energy Center in Houston TX (USA), to showcases DHL's unique range of services for leading players in the energy sector, in...
  • C.H. Robinson to acquire Phoenix International
    The Minneapolis-based third-party logistics provider C.H. Robinson Worldwide has reached a stock purchase agreement to acquire the privately-held international forwarder Phoenix I...

Marine Logweb site
SEPTEMBER 27, 2012
  • Atwood exercises option with DSME for third drillship
  • Huntington Ingalls gets $296 million more for CVN 79
  • Research vessel to become fisheries catcher/processor
  • BAE San Diego gets $20.3 million Navy contract mod
  • Van der Velden and MMG offer Energy Savings Package
  • Atwood books contract for under-construction drillship
  • Blount Boats books contract to build 85 ft ferry
  • Indonesian officials to see Norgas Cathinka VDR data

World Wide Shipperweb site
SEPTEMBER 27, 2012
  • Seattle Port Commissioners call for review of CEO actions
  • Trade between NAFTA partners climbs during month of July
  • Longtime Jensen Maritime exec announces plans to retire
  • Coos Bay Rail Link earns railroad safety honor
  • NYK vessel transports crane to quake damaged Japanese port

Lloyd's Listweb site
SEPTEMBER 27, 2012
  • Oil prices and the power of what-if
    Fiscal policy, geopolitics and fear shape the costs of US crude
  • Human error rather than ageing vessels is biggest risk in Arctic
    Focus should be on the right training to work in icy conditions, says Norton Rose partner
  • Canadian First Nations groups buy land at Kitimat port
    Purchase puts Canada's LNG exports on a surer footing for now
  • Ferry operators bear the brunt of Greece's crisis
    Sector's plight is evident as first of the 'big five' operators seeks court protection
  • Greek ferry bosses meet Mousouroulis for crisis talks
    Jobs are at stake as industry faces 'the most difficult period in our history'
  • Investors advised to put money in ports rather than shipping
    Clarkson Capital Markets says terminals better placed to ride out the cycle
  • Shipowners must work harder to secure finance
    Companies must do more to help themselves, DVB tells Capital Link forum
  • Costa Concordia wreck removal costs increase by $100m
    Claims break second tier of IG reinsurance
  • Iron ore and steel trade to double in five years
    Forecasts point to 2014 as peak year for dry bulk port capacity growth
  • Suezmaxes hit as US imports of West African oil plummet
    Domestic production squeezes out imports of light sweet crude
  • ITF attacks Panama and Cyprus over box weight check delays
    Flag states' delaying tactics highlight 'poor reputations', say unions and shipowners
  • Hour of need
    Greek shipowners pay taxes and raise funds for the poor
  • Teekay and Golar LNG announce Norwegian bond issues
    Oslo market remains viable alternative for maritime and offshore issuers
  • Shipowners pessimistic about supramax rate prospects
    Grim prospects for recouping investments, cost of credit and profit margins
  • Hapag-Lloyd looks to 2014 IPO
    Kühne bides his time, but pledges to keep a controlling stake
  • New labour
    ITF adopts more forward-looking tactics
  • Siem poised to order car carrier pair
    Price of $60m for 6,500 ceu vessel compares well to other orders
  • Brussels puts Spain on a warning for breaking EU port labour rules
    Dockworkers pool limits recruitment from the open market
  • West African demand ignites Atlantic product tanker market
    Earnings for MR vessels hit four-month high
  • Fund launched to target offshore infrastructure vessels
    Investment adviser join forces with Red7Marine
  • Odfjell Terminals (Rotterdam) axes jobs after summer safety shutdown
    Company posts second-half loss as Shell ends its contract at troubled site
  • China ports throughput report slow growth in August
    Ministry of Transport data reveals tepid peak season petering out
  • Europe's dockers warn of backlash against liberalising jobs
    Unions declare they are ready to fight as Brussels considers ports policy review
  • Cosbulk gets $400m loan from CDB
    China Cosco vouches for credit to fortify bulk arm's working capital
  • Pirate attack 'marks start of post-monsoon operations'
    Somali piracy's capability still very much intact, warns Dryad Maritime
  • Indian port concession winners withdraw from project
    Eredene Capital blames abandoning of Ennore terminal on weaker rupee and lower growth in box traffic
  • Univan steps up internal port state control checks
    Move follows UK detention of 2011-built bulk vessel

Fairplayweb site
SEPTEMBER 27, 2012
  • Eagle Ford fuels Jones Act demand in US
    SURGING US oil production is not only curbing import appetite, it is heightening demand for Jones Act tankers and ATBs, several industry sources have confirmed
  • Baoshan shuts plant
    BAOSHAN Iron & Steel, China's largest listed steelmaker, was reported today to have stopped production at a plant because demand for shipbuilding slabs has fallen
  • Panamax bulker rates crash to a record low
    PANAMAX bulker freight rates have crashed to an all-time low as the sector felt growing pressure from newbuilding deliveries
  • Brightoil's profits fall 76%
    HONG KONG-listed bunker supplier Brightoil has reported a 76% year on year drop in 2012 net profits because of weak global demand for bunkers
  • Golar LNG weighs $227M in bonds
    GOLAR LNG said today it might issue senior unsecured bonds in Norway's bond market worth up to $227M
  • Strikers close two ABG Haldia berths
    A WILDCAT strike has shut down two berths at ABG's Haldia Bulk Terminals, a senior Kolkata Port Trust official told Fairplay today
  • LNG rates fall w/w
    LNG RATES are today being quoted lower week on week both on the spot market and for one-year timecharters, a shipping analyst said
  • RCL gets $10M injection
    THAILAND'S RCL said it is receiving a "financial assistance" of 300M baht ($9.7M) from majority stakeholder Ngow Hock Co
  • Bulker fleet growth slows
    ONLY 74 bulkers were delivered from yards in August, well below deliveries in June and July, which saw more than 100 ships arrive each month
  • Drybulk congestion rises
    CONGESTION in drybulk ports has inched up, after falling to a 2012 low last week
  • Subsea 7 plans bonds worth $700M
    SUBSEA 7, the UK-based seabed-to-surface engineering group, said today it plans to issue five-year convertible bonds valued up to $700M

The Journal of Commerceweb site
SEPTEMBER 27, 2012
  • World Container Index Slips 3 Percent
    The World Container Index comprehensive reading for Sept. 21 was down 3 percent or $66.03 from the week before, to...
  • STB Orders Berkshire Hathaway to Divest Two Railroads
    Berkshire Hathaway has roughly a week to explain to the federal government how it will divest itself of two railroads,...
  • Ship Schedule Reliability Fell 6 Percentage Points in August
    Container ships reached their destination ports around the world on time 77 percent of the time in August, a drop...
  • Investors Signal Rail Profit Slowdown
    Investors are scaling back their profit forecasts for several of the major U.S.-based railroads ahead of the release of their...
  • INTTRA Updates OceanSchedules Service
    INTTRA announced a new release of its OceanSchedules service that enables customers to access and evaluate more than 7 million...
  • Indonesia to Implement SOGET-Microsoft Port Community System
    Indonesia is planning to roll out a single electronic platform across all of its commercial ports over the next few...
  • Consortium Drops Bid for India's Ennore Terminal
    India's port privatization program suffered yet another setback Thursday when a consortium that had won concessions to build and operate...

Containerisation Internationalweb site
SEPTEMBER 27, 2012
  • Southampton celebrates box port investment
    The UK port of Southampton yesterday saw the official launch of a GBP150 million investment project aimed at keeping its container facilities competitive. The development ...
  • APM T bags port operator gong at Lloyds List awards
    At a lavish dinner attended by the great and the good of the shipping industry in London's West End last night, the Hague, Netherlands-headquartered APM Terminals ...
  • CP targets Southeast Asia
    Canadian Pacific (CP) is set to boost its links to the Southeast Asia market after expanding its logistics service there by appointing its first representative ...
  • ITF attacks Panama and Cyprus over box weight check delays
    International Transport Workers' Federation [ITF] president Paddy Crumlin and general secretary David Cockroft have joined other industry leaders in voicing dismay ...
  • OOCL push on with RRs
    Hong Kong-headquartered OOCL is attempting to reverse the negative sentiment of freight rate futures on the capacity excess troubled Asia - Europe trade lane by ...
  • Bunker prices on rollercoaster ride
    The cost of Rotterdam-sourced IFO 380 was down by USD4.50 per tonne yesterday at USD631, after gaining USD4 the day before, following a USD6 loss the previous day, ...
  • American trucks weighed down
    The American Trucking Association's [ATA] for-hire truck tonnage index contracted by 0.9% in August after increasing by 0.4% in July, however compared to the same ...

TradeWindsweb site
SEPTEMBER 27, 2012
  • Harvey goes 'green'
    US offshore owner mints deal to build another pair of LNG-powered OSVs.
  • Papaeconomou's pick
    Shares of Baltic Trading would be a nice addition to a diversified portfolio despite ongoing turbulence in the drybulk market, according to Lambros Papaeconomou.
  • Is piracy still a plague?
    Pirate attacks off the Horn of Africa have fallen sharply in recent months but the threat to commercial shipping remains, according to security specialist Dryad Maritime.
  • Molaris sounds eco alarm
    Stamatis Molaris has called on owners not to get caught up in the hype of eco newbuilding orders.
  • Dacy snubs saviours
    Private equity and Chinese banks will not provide a plug for shipping's funding gap, JPMorgan says.
  • Dry dealt another blow
    Sentiment in the bulker market took another hit Thursday in the wake of reports that one of China's top steelmakers has suspended production at a plant in Shanghai.
  • Scorpio seals juicy fixture
    Scorpio Tankers is putting its newest medium-range (MR) products carrier to work on the back of delivery from Hyundai Mipo Dockyard in South Korea.
  • Subsea 7 succeeds
    Oslo-listed offshore shipowner Subsea 7 has sold $600m of bonds to fund expansion.
  • Commerzbank 'stuck'
    Commerzbank could find itself "stuck" in the shipping industry, according to rival Citigroup.
  • 'Rebound unsustainable'
    Clarksons Capital Markets has dismissed a recent rally in the Baltic Dry Index as unsustainable.
  • Golar preps bond press
    Another publicly traded shipowner is turning to the Norwegian bond market it a bid to slash debt.
  • D'Amico adds MRs
    D'Amico International Shipping (DIS) has returned to Hyundai Mipo for two more eco MR tankers.
  • Skaugen: no hit and run
    Norway's IM Skaugen has denied reports its gas carrier Norgas Cathinka did not stop in the immediate aftermath of its fatal collision with an Indonesian ferry.
  • How to get a loan
    Small and medium-sized owners can do more to win loans from banks, DVB says.
  • ALG in new tie-up
    UK cruise group All Leisure has announced a tie up with rival Cruise & Maritime Voyages (CMV) as it shakes up its top management.
  • Nordic linked to P+S
    Germany's Nordic Yards is the latest shipbuilder to be linked with a potential bid for insolvent rival P+S Werften.
  • Guy Eldar in at Zim
    Israeli container line Zim is bringing in Guy Eldar to replace Allon Raveh as its chief financial officer (CFO).
  • Marco takes IPO step
    Marco Polo Marine has taken the first firm step towards an initial public offering of its Indonesian affiliate.
  • Crew speaks out
    Seafarers on a Brittany Ferries ship have revealed their grievances as the industrial dispute that has kept vessels in port continued into its second week.
  • Jasa swoops for two
    Malaysian offshore owner Jasa Merin has added a pair of advanced anchor handling tug supply vessels to its fleet.
  • GulfMark secures $150m
    GulfMark Offshore has clinched new funding worth $150m as it expands its fleet.
  • ICAP makes India move
    ICAP Shipping has dipped a toe into the burgeoning Indian market with the acquisition of a local broker.
  • Ultrapetrol complies
    South American shipowner Ultrapetrol has boosted its share price back above the $1 minimum demanded by the Nasdaq exchange.
  • TK closes on funds
    Teekay Corporation is planning a raid on the Norwegian bond market.
  • Eredene quits Ennore deal
    Eredene Capital, a UK based infrastructure fund, has withdrawn from India's Ennore Port container terminal project.
  • Subsea in bond splash
    Oslo-listed offshore shipowner Subsea 7 is plotting a bond sale worth up to $700m.
  • Atlantic buys POET PSV
    Atlantic Offshore Services SA has agreed to acquire a PSV under construction at a shipyard in Singapore.
  • Botched turns blamed
    Indonesian police have said the fatal collision between an IM Skaugen gas carrier and a ferry happened because both ships tried to turn at the same time.
  • Vitol denies Iran deals
    Oil trader Vitol has denied that it has violated US-led sanctions against trading in Iranian crude or oil products.
  • 12 year deals for CIMC
    China International Marine Containers (CIMC) has won twelve year leases for the ships it has just ordered for charter to CMA CGM.

American Shipperweb site
SEPTEMBER 27, 2012
  • Control tower to Heinz: Your box has landed
  • Kewill's universal carrier compliance
  • Rational and irrational competition
    Recent actions by central banks around the world indicate the near-term global economic outlook is improving, but even assuming that the United States delays the "fiscal cliff," it is difficult to expect high growth and therefore the intensity of competition that such an environment spawns will decrease.
  • HP's China strategy
  • FDA transformation
  • Commentary: Liners say don't count on developed trades
  • Commentary: Rarified air
  • A demanding problem
  • All points on the compass
  • Reinvigorating U.S. export reform
  • Supply chain security foolishness
    Some years ago I had occasion to travel through Japan and was awaiting a flight to Chicago at Tokyo's Narita airport. It was a lovely sunny day, and a brand new Japan Airlines Boeing 777 was parked...
  • Delay is not a loss
  • Have you been served?
  • Banking on health care
  • NTSB calls for anti-ground collision devices
  • From hoarder to helper
  • Analysis: C.H. Robinson reaches forwarding big leagues
  • Port of Virginia names interim director
    Chief Financial Officer Rodney Oliver will become the port's interim executive director, taking over for Jerry Bridges who is scheduled to step down as head of the state agency at the end of October.
  • Indonesia begins massive port customs system
    The Indonesia Port Corp. II has chosen a service from SOGET and Microsoft to implement what it calls the largest port community system in the world, beginning with Jakarta before expanding to other Indonesian ports.
  • Hanjin to depart Hapag's Med-Montreal loop

The Bunker Bulletinweb site
SEPTEMBER 27, 2012
  • IMO committee to look at low sulphur fuel availability
    Energy efficiency measures and MBMs also on agenda for next week's MEPC meeting.
  • Prices showing mixed movement in Fujairah
    Price of intermediate fuel oil loses $1.50 while distillates go up by same amount.
  • Rotterdam IFO prices fall while MGO prices rise
    Hamburg and Gibraltar markets lack direction.
  • Supplier says Baltic port has 'promising' bunker prospects
    Lukoil-Bunker sold 64,000 mt of bunker product in Ust-Luga in the three months June to August.
  • Global outlook for crude now 'stable', says OPEC
    But next year's forecast holds 'considerable uncertainty'.
  • Ban bunker fuel on Arctic routes, say greens
    EU should take lead in protecting Arctic.
  • New terminal on track to open in 2014
    Eight tanks were partially built and that the foundations have been laid for another 11.
  • Fuel oils stocks fall as softer prices trigger demand
    Chinese buying, however, remains lacklustre.
  • Bunker prices move downwards
    Good demand in Hong Kong ahead of office closures next week due to public holidays.
  • Transport strike may hit ports
    Industrial action by rail workers could spread to South Africa's port sector.
  • Vitol subsidiary 'did buy Iranian fuel oil'
    Trader admits purchasing spot cargo but says Vitol companies 'no longer purchase any product of Iranian origin.'
  • Firm wins award for marine wind and solar power solution
    Plans to continue 'bringing new solutions' at future events.
  • China scores Arctic first
    Icebreaker crosses Arctic Ocean.
  • Finnish, Chinese partnership to focus on fuel efficiency
    Partnership will specialise in research, development, manufacturing and sales.
  • ENOC implements ethical guidelines at Singapore terminal
    Code of Business Conduct to serve as a 'roadmap' to uphold 'highest ethical values', says GM of Horizon Singapore Terminals.
  • Billionaire investor 'skeptical' of LNG as bunker fuel
    A rising LNG price would affect take-up of LNG as marine fuel, says Wilbur Ross.

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FROM THE HOME PAGE
Jeremy Nixon will hand over his position as CEO of Ocean Network Express to Till Ole Barrelet on July 1st.
Singapore
The German manager comes from Emirates Shipping Lines
The first three electric gantry cranes have been installed at the new intermodal terminal in Milan Smistamento.
Milan
At full capacity it will be able to handle up to 44 trains per day
Hong Kong government protests PPC's removal from Panamanian ports
Hong Kong/Beijing
Beijing government spokeswoman stressed that China will firmly protect the rights and legitimate interests of its companies.
European transport associations call for the CEF to be allocated at least €100 billion
Brussels
Chronic underfunding and financial shortfalls are lamented
The Panamanian government assigns the transitional management of the port of Balboa to APM Terminals and the port of Cristóbal to TiL
Hong Kong/Panama
CK Hutchison Holdings denounces the illegality of the terminal seizure and confirms the possibility of legal action.
Panamanian government seizes assets and equipment at the ports of Balboa and Cristóbal
Panama
The Panama Ports Company of the CK Hutchison group has been removed from the management of the two ports
Statement by rail and intermodal transport associations against gigaliners on European roads
Brussels
The current positions of the EU institutions - they denounce - all include elements that risk opening the door to a widespread diffusion of these vehicles.
The mandate of the EuNavFor Aspides mission has been extended until 28 February 2027.
Brussels
A budget of almost 15 million euros has been approved
The EU-ETS Observatory of Puertos del Estado confirms the risk of loss of container traffic share of European ports
The EU-ETS Observatory of Puertos del Estado confirms the risk of loss of container traffic share of European ports
Madrid
Santana: We believe that some aspects of the ETS should be monitored and, where necessary, revised.
Tidewater acquires Brazil's Wilson Sons Ultratug Participações for $500 million.
Houston
It has a fleet of 22 Platform Supply Vessels
Trump attempts to circumvent the Supreme Court ruling by introducing temporary tariffs
Trump attempts to circumvent the Supreme Court ruling by introducing temporary tariffs
Washington/Suitland
An executive order confirming the suspension of the "de minimis" regime was also signed.
Slight growth in freight traffic in the port of Ancona in 2025
Ancona
Rolling stock slightly down. Passenger numbers significantly down.
Construction of the cruise terminal at Molo San Cataldo in Taranto will begin in October.
London
Global Ports Holding invests over €4.5 million
One dead and four injured on board the cruise ship World Legacy (formerly Moby Zaza )
Singapore
A fire broke out on the unit
SBB CFF FFS Cargo has sold 31 locomotives to Nordic Re-Finance
Bern
The Swiss company plans to equip itself exclusively with vehicles produced by Stadler Rail Valencia by 2035.
Last year, freight traffic in the port of Hamburg grew by 2.6 percent.
Last year, freight traffic in the port of Hamburg grew by 2.6 percent.
Hamburg
Containers boosted the growth. Volumes remained stable in the fourth quarter alone.
In the fourth quarter of 2025, the DFDS Group recorded a net loss of DKK -286 million.
Copenhagen
Last year, cargo traffic in Montenegro's ports grew by 1.6%.
Podgorica
Cargoes to and from Italy alone increased by +64.6%
To APM Terminals the 37.5% of the Southern Container Terminal of the port of Jeddah
The Hague/Dubai
DP World will keep the remaining 62.5%
Continues the bending of the traffic of the container in the port of Los Angeles
Los Angeles
In January decrease of -12.1%. Bown: the state of exports to China seems bad
In the fourth trimester of the 2025 the traffic of the goods in the port of Civitavecchia is increased of +8.6%
Civitavecchia
In the whole year growth was +3.1%
Samskip sells marine and logistic services with the United Kingdom and Ireland to the CLdN
Luxembourg/Rotterdam
The agreement includes rental agreements for over 5,000 multimodal load units
The Antitrust has reopened the procedure on the concentration between the Ignazio Messina & C. and the Terminal San Giorgio
Rome
The International Chamber of Shipping against the new harbour taxes programmed by the US government
Washington
Necessary - the association emphasizes - carefully coordinated political solutions
Norwegian Cruise Line Holdings orders three new ships from cruise to Fincantieri
Miami/Trieste
They are destined to the companies Norwegian Cruise Line, Oceania Cruises and Regent Seven Seas Cruises
Hapag-Lloyd and ZIM agreed on a merger agreement
Haifa/Hamburg
The German company will pay up to $2.5 billion
America's Maritime Action Plan proposes a new tax on foreign-built ships from any nation entering U.S. ports.
Washington
It would be used to fund the new Maritime Security Trust Fund
Hapag-Lloyd to acquire Israeli ZIM
Hamburg
The German company will be responsible for international operations, while those in and with Israel will be assigned to the Tel Aviv-based private equity firm FIMI Opportunity Funds.
Sultan Ahmed bin Sulayem leaves DP World after Epstein's involvement
Dubai
It Kazim appointed president and Yuvraj Narayan managing director
Eurogate and APM Terminals will invest a billion euros for the development of the North Sea Terminal Bremerhaven
Bremen/The Hague
CK Hutchison threatens appeals against APM Terminals if it will assume the management of the Panamanian ports of Cristóbal and Balboa
Hong Kong
Tomorrow will be inaugurated the new container terminal of transhipment of Damietta
Bremen/Melzo
Its ability to annual traffic will rise up to 3,3 million teu
Fincantieri presents an industrial plan that foresees the doubling of the production capacity of military vessels in Italian shipyards
Milan
For civil production, a reallocation of volumes to Romanian shipyards and an expansion in Vietnam are planned.
Fincantieri and Generative Bionics sign agreement to develop humanoid welding robots.
Trieste/Genoa
The first tests at the Sestri Ponente shipyard are scheduled for the end of this year
Slight increase in annual freight traffic handled by Croatian ports
Zagreb
Sharp drop in dry bulk offset by increase in liquid cargoes and record containers
The Grendi group expects to close 2025 with a record turnover of 158 million euros (+33%)
Genoa
Revenues increased by 10%, net of the effect of the acquisition of Dario Perioli.
South Korean HMM's quarterly and annual performances were negative.
South Korean HMM's quarterly and annual performances were negative.
Seoul
In 2025 the container fleet transported 3.94 million TEUs (+3.2%)
Offer to acquire European express courier InPost
Amsterdam/Luxembourg
It was submitted by a consortium comprising Advent International (37%), FedEx (37%), A&R Investments (16%) and PPF Group (10%)
Transocean and Valaris sign merger agreement
Steinhausen/Hamilton
The new company will have a fleet of 73 offshore vessels, including 33 ultra-deepwater drillships
Hapag-Lloyd expects to close the 2025 financial year with a 61% decline in operating profit.
Hamburg
Record loads transported by the fleet, growing by +8%.
FS establishes a company specializing in transport and infrastructure consultancy
London
The new company is based in London
Maritime traffic in the Suez Canal fell by 3.4% last year.
Maritime traffic in the Suez Canal fell by 3.4% last year.
Cairo
Growth of +9.0% in the fourth quarter alone. In December, transits increased by +13.1%.
The simplification law, rather than making things easier, complicates the lives of ship captains and burdens them with additional operational and legal responsibilities.
Genoa
BYD and Automar reach agreement for vehicle traffic through the port of Gioia Tauro.
Schiedam
The goal is to serve the central-southern Italian market.
Maersk Group announces 15% ground-based job cuts
Maersk Group announces 15% ground-based job cuts
Copenhagen
The quarterly and annual financial results are impacted by the reduction in the value of maritime freight rates.
In 2025, container traffic in the ports of Genoa and Savona-Vado Ligure reached a historic record of almost three million TEUs
Genoa
Cruise passengers increased by 6.1%; ferry passengers decreased by 4.0%.
Busan Port has again set its all-time record for annual container throughput.
Busan
Last year the total was 24.88 million TEUs (+2.0%)
Panama Ports Company has initiated arbitration proceedings against the Republic of Panama
Panama
Extensive damage reported and state authorities' reluctance to respond to repeated requests for confrontation
In 2025, freight traffic in Sardinia's ports grew by +3.0%
Cagliari
Slight decline in cruise passengers contained by the launch of home ports in Cagliari and Olbia
Freight traffic in the port of Barcelona to remain stable in 2025
Barcelona
In the fourth quarter alone, 16.7 million tonnes were handled (+4.5%)
Maersk and Hapag-Lloyd bring back India/Middle East-Mediterranean service via Suez
In 2025, ships transiting the Panama Canal increased by +14.1%
In 2025, ships transiting the Panama Canal increased by +14.1%
Panama
The ports of the Central American nation handled 9,915,357 containers (+3.6%)
Last year, container traffic in the port of Tangier Med reached a record 11.1 million TEUs (+8.4%)
Last year, container traffic in the port of Tangier Med reached a record 11.1 million TEUs (+8.4%)
Anjra
New all-time high in total goods
In 2025, Turkish ports handled a record traffic of 553.3 million tonnes of cargo (+4.0%)
Ankara
Container traffic in Italy reached a new all-time high of 678,715 TEUs (+9.8%). Ship traffic through the Bosphorus Strait declined.
APM Terminals will take over the interim management of the Panamanian ports of Cristóbal and Balboa.
Panama
President Mulino urged Panama Ports Company to cooperate fully in view of this new phase
New crop of historic records harvested by Chinese ports
New crop of historic records harvested by Chinese ports
Beijing
In 2025, maritime ports handled 11.63 billion tons of goods (+3.7%)
PPC denounces the contradictory nature of the ruling by the Supreme Court of Justice of Panama with respect to the current legal framework
Balboa
The company does not exclude the possibility of resorting to national and international legal action
Lukoil signs agreement with US-based Carlyle to sell the Russian group's international assets
Fly
The transaction will need to be authorized by the U.S. Office of Foreign Assets Control.
Panama's Supreme Court of Justice declares the law on the concession contract with the Panama Ports Company unconstitutional.
Panama
Last year, PPC port terminals handled 3.9 million containers
Royal Caribbean Cruises has ordered two new cruise ships from Chantiers de l'Atlantique with options for four more
Royal Caribbean Cruises has ordered two new cruise ships from Chantiers de l'Atlantique with options for four more
Miami
New orders for ten new river vessels are planned. A record financial year.
CMA CGM establishes a joint venture with Stonepeak to which it will contribute ten container terminals
New York/Los Angeles
The American company will own 75% and 25% of the shares, respectively. It will invest 2.4 billion dollars.
German rail freight companies reject 37% increase in train path prices
Berlin
Die Güterbahnen urges the Minister of Transport to present the promised reform of the fare system
FS Logistix increases weekly rotations on the Duisburg-Milan railway line from six to ten
Milan
Two daily connections are made in each direction
In the fourth quarter of 2025, freight traffic in the port of Antwerp-Zeebrugge decreased by -4.9%.
Antwerp
For the whole year the decline was -4.1%
Valletta Cruise Port records record annual cruise traffic
London
In 2025, there were 963 thousand passengers (+2.3%)
Evergreen invests up to nearly $1.5 billion in the construction of 23 container ships
Taipei
Seven 5,900 TEU vessels have been ordered from Jiangsu New Yangzi Shipbuilding and 16 3,100 TEU vessels from CSSC Huangpu Wenchong Shipbuilding.
In 2025, Spanish ports handled a record container traffic of almost 19 million TEUs
Madrid
New historic highs also for conventional goods and passengers
First container transhipment operation in an Algerian port
First container transhipment operation in an Algerian port
Algiers
It happened on Sunday at the port of Djen Djen
Truckers from Serbia, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Montenegro, and North Macedonia block borders
Belgrade
Week-long protest against the EU's new entry/exit system
Resumption of attacks against ships in the Red Sea region threatened
Tehran
They would be implemented in response to an escalation of US and allied military actions in the region.
New annual record for maritime traffic in the Straits of Malacca and Singapore
New annual record for maritime traffic in the Straits of Malacca and Singapore
Port Klang
Last year, for the first time, over 100,000 ships passed through
New record of sailors abandoned by shipowners
London
In 2025, 6,223 crew members from 410 ships were abandoned
Two FMC commissioners call on the US government to take action against Canadian and Mexican ports
Washington
Enforcement of provision aimed at preventing freight carriers from evading the Harbor Maintenance Fee urged
A Livorno port pilot loses his life in a collision
Livorno
The dynamics of the accident are still under investigation.
Study on alternative marine fuels as potential marine pollutants and the effectiveness of response measures
Lisbon
It was commissioned by the European Maritime Safety Agency
The first in-person meeting of the international working group "Cruises & Port Cities" will take place in Taranto.
Taranto/La Spezia
Pisano (AdSP Liguria Orientale): the relationship between the city and the port is strategic, particularly in relation to cruise traffic
G20 merchandise trade trend to fluctuate in the fourth quarter of 2025
Paris
Trade in services is growing
Extension of incentives for rail freight shunting in ports
Rome
Paper (Fermerci): the sector, however, continues to suffer as demonstrated by the overall data for 2025
MPC Container Ships revenues decreased by -4.3% in 2025
Oslo
Net income was $236.4 million (-11.4%)
Saipem has been awarded a further offshore contract in Saudi Arabia
Milan
Order worth approximately 500 million dollars
The new offices of the Eastern Sicily Port Authority have been inaugurated in the port of Pozzallo.
Pozzallo
Contract worth approximately 750 thousand euros
Finmar appointed agent in Italy for United Global Ro-Ro
Genoa
Two services scheduled with stops at the port of Genoa
Contract awarded for the expansion of the San Cataldo Pier in the port of Bari
Bari
They will be carried out by the Rti Fincantieri Infrastructure Opere Marittime, Boskalis Italia, Zeta and e-Marine
The digital registry of maritime workers and the digital navigation booklet are law
Genoa
Article 11 of Legislative Decree 19/2026 establishes AGEMAR
DB Cargo plans to cut around 6,000 jobs
Berlin
Negotiations with employee representatives to begin soon
In 2025, containers transported by RCL's fleet increased by +8.8%
Bangkok
Revenues from this activity grew by +5.2%
Regarding Tardini's nomination as president of the Western Sicily Port Authority, Salvini and Schifani have (for now) buried the hatchet.
Palermo
Annual container traffic grows by 5.4% at HHLA port terminals
Hamburg
Record revenues expected at 1.76 billion euros (+9.9%)
Container traffic at the Port of New York is expected to grow by 2.3% in 2025.
New York
Significant increase in full containers for export
Politics and Assiterminal celebrate the extension of the port bonus
Rome/Genoa
Ferrari: understood the value of the planning behind the reformulation of the law
Container traffic at the port of Hong Kong decreased by -3.2% in January
Hong Kong
1.13 million TEUs were handled
Costamare secures $940 million in revenue from the charter of 12 container ships
Monk
CMA CGM has ordered six 1,700 TEU LNG containerships from Cochin Shipyard.
Marseille
By the end of the year, the number of Indian seafarers on board the French group's ships will rise to 1,500.
Cargo traffic at the port of Singapore grew by 13.0% last month.
Singapore
Containers amounted to 3,892,370 TEUs (+11.3%)
Filt Cgil, meeting on the importance of Article 17 of Law 84/94
Rome
It will be held tomorrow in Rome at the Frentani Congress Center
Britta Weber has been appointed as the new chief executive officer of the Hupac Group.
Noise
He is the current vice president of UPS Healthcare for Europe and Asia.
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Saipem to acquire mobile offshore drilling unit for $272.5 million
Milan
Agreement with Norwegian Deep Value Driller
The 59th edition of the San Giorgio Award will be held in Genoa on February 20th.
Genoa
The Targa San Giorgio will be awarded to Gian Enzo Duci
Filt Cgil appeals against Cartour's authorization to carry out lashing and unlashing operations.
Medlog inaugurates a logistics park at Dammam's King Abdulaziz Port
Geneva
It occupies an area of over 100 thousand square meters
Manageritalia and Assologistica sign the renewal of the Ccnl managers of the logistics
Rome
Monthly gross earnings increase at 750 Euros in three tranche
Subscribed a binding agreement for the acquisition of Qube by Macquarie Asset Management
Sydney
It was unanimously approved by the Australian logistic group Cda
Meyer Turku completed the design of a cruise ship to zero net emissions
Turku
The main fuel is biomethanol
Last year the turnover of Kalmar grew by +1%
Helsinki
Operating income, net profit and new orders in increase respective of +26%, +28% and +8%
Terminal Investment Limited puts hands on the Peruvian port of Pisco
Lima
Acquired the Portuario de Paracas Terminal
Assagenti urges a more constant and timely information on the progress of the work of the new dam of Genoa
Grimaldi has taken delivery of the Grande Michigan
Naples
It is the eighth Pure Car and Truck Carrier ammonia ready of the Neapolitan group
Meeting between the presidents of the Maritime Federation and Assoporti
Rome
Mario Mattioli and Roberto Petri addressed the main issues of the maritime cluster
Morocco's Marsa Maroc participates in the development of the port of Monrovia
Casablanca
Contract for the management of two docks and the construction of a multipurpose terminal
South Korea's Pan Ocean buys ten VLCCs from compatriot SK Shipping
Seoul
Transaction valued at approximately $668 million
Stefano Messina has been confirmed as president of Assarmatori
Rome
He will also lead the shipowners' association in the four-year period 2026-2030
Roberto Mantovanelli has been appointed Secretary General of the Northern Adriatic Port Authority.
Venice
The 2026-2028 Three-Year Operational Plan for the Ports of Venice and Chioggia has been approved.
In 2025, Albanian ports handled a record traffic of 8.2 million tons of goods (+6.2%)
Tirana
A new peak in passengers also amounted to 1.7 million units (+6.4%)
WASS (Fincantieri) has been awarded a contract by Saudi Arabia for the supply of lightweight torpedoes
Trieste
The order is worth more than 200 million euros
Oxin (Somec) awarded a major order for the construction of kitchen, pantry, catering and bar areas for two cruise ships
San Vendemiano
The value of the order is 53 million euros
Sogedim launches a daily service between Carpi and Campogalliano/England
Carpi
Daily shuttle departing from the logistics hubs of Campogalliano, Carpi and Prato
Danaos Corporation reports record quarterly and annual revenue.
Athens
Profits are falling
CPPIB and OMERS are considering selling their 67% stake in Associated British Ports.
London
Maersk orders eight 18,600 TEU dual-fuel containerships
Copenhagen
Built by New Times Shipbuilding Co., they will be delivered between 2029 and 2030.
PaxOcean opens new shipyard in Singapore
Singapore
It occupies an area of 17.3 hectares
The largest container ship ever arrived in the port of Trieste
Trieste
Port of call of the "MSC Diana" which has a capacity of approximately 19,000 TEUs
Antin Infrastructure Partners acquires U.S. shipbuilder Vigor Marine Group
New York
It has shipyards in Seattle, Portland, Vancouver, San Diego and Norfolk
In 2025, Moroccan ports handled a record traffic of 262.6 million tons of goods (+8.9%)
Rabat
Transhipment equal to 50.5% of the total
Yang Ming deploys first of five 15,500 TEU dual-fuel LNG vessels on Asia-Mediterranean route
Keelung
It will be used in the MD2 service
Study highlights challenges for LNG containerships in complying with future cold ironing connection requirements
Berlin/Hamburg
Fincantieri and Wsense reach agreement to offer cutting-edge underwater systems
Trieste
Co-development of advanced wireless technology solutions planned
Study finds high levels of persistent organic pollutants caused by shipbreaking activities
Brussels
Port of Livorno: tender for ship-generated waste management begins
Livorno
The expected value of the contract is over 40 million euros
DSV revenue and profits impacted by Schenker acquisition
Copenhagen
In 2025, turnover grew by +48.0%
Wärtsilä reports significant growth in quarterly and annual results for the Marine segment
Helsinki
The Finnish group's new orders acquired in 2025 remain stable.
Dutch company Portwise has been bought by its compatriot Haskoning
Rijswijk
The company offers solutions for optimizing terminal operations through automation and electrification
Construction of the first of six container ships for Italia Marittima has begun in China.
Trieste
The ships, which will be able to use traditional fuel and methanol, will have a capacity of 2,400 TEUs
In the Strait of Hormuz, armed vessels ordered a US tanker to stop
Southampton/London
GTS announces new rail services between the port of Genoa and central and southern Italy.
Bari
Connections via the Segrate Milan terminal
Kuehne+Nagel expands CargoCity South at Frankfurt Airport
Schindellegi
A new facility will be completed and taken over at the end of 2028
The number of dual-fuel vessels employed by liner shipping lines is set to double by 2025
Washington
Currently, 74% of the order book consists of units of this type
AD Ports signs agreement to build and operate multipurpose terminal at Matadi Port
Abu Dhabi/Kinshasa
Relaunch of the Banana Deepwater Port Construction Project
Confitarma: The Revenue Agency's position risks having serious repercussions on Italian seafarers' employment.
Rome
Bucchioni appointed pro tempore president of the Association of Freight Forwarders of the Port of La Spezia
La Spezia
The tender for the development of the shipbuilding hub in the port of Ancona has begun.
Ancona
The AdSP Management Committee has approved the call for tenders
ONE's quarterly financial performance declines further
Singapore
The volume of containerized cargo transported by the fleet remains stable
Laura DiBella's nomination for FMC presidency has been signed.
Washington
His term will expire on June 30, 2028.
Port of Singapore saw record bunker deliveries in 2025
Singapore
PSA-MOL joint venture to manage a new ro-ro terminal
The port of Taranto was visited by a delegation from the Japanese FLOWRA
Taranto
The association brings together 21 of the main Japanese energy players
ABB's new orders in a quarter exceed $10 billion for the first time.
Zurich
Growing demand in the maritime, port and railway sectors
In the United States, MSC was fined a total of $22.67 million
Washington
The Federal Maritime Commission has released the results of an investigation
Signal Ocean has acquired AXSMarine
Paris/London
The company offers web platforms to support the ship charter sector
CSC Vespucci and Livorno Reefer will form a single platform dedicated to fruit and vegetable and exotic products in the port of Livorno
Livorno
Livorno Reefer to acquire stake in CSC
Stena RoRo has placed an order for two ro-ro vessels in China with options for four more.
Gothenburg
They were designed in cooperation with the Italian Naos
Shanghai Zhonggu Logistics Co. to Order Four New 6,000-TEU Containerships
Shanghai
The order will include options for two additional vessels
UPS revenues decreased by 2.6% in 2025
In the last quarter alone, a decrease of -3.2% was recorded
ICS has published its periodic analysis of flag state performance
London
Michail Stahlhut will step down as CEO of Hupac in May
Noise
Bertschi: Under his leadership, the company's position as a leading provider of combined road/rail transport in Europe has been strengthened.
Members of the Ravenna Marine Resource Partnership Body have been appointed.
Ravenna
It will meet for the first time on February 4th and will remain in office for four years
Messina (Assarmatori): MIT's decree on cold ironing is a good thing.
Rome
This is a fundamental step - he underlined - to ensure that the electrification of the platforms is actually usable.
Contship has joined the Digital Container Shipping Association's DCSA+ program.
Melzo
Among the goals, improving the efficiency of terminal operations, the accuracy of planning and collaboration with shipping companies.
The Argentine Port Workers' Federation threatens a strike at national ports.
The Silver
Action in support of workers at the port of Concepción del Uruguay
In 2025, freight traffic in the port of Taranto grew by +0.8%
Taranto
In the last quarter alone, a decrease of -22.6% was recorded
Last year, container traffic in the port of Valencia grew by +3.4%
Valencia
5,662,661 TEUs were handled
Fincantieri wins Italian Navy contract to enhance naval vessels' cyber resilience
New facility in Charleston for the production and testing of marine power and propulsion systems
Arlington
It was inaugurated by Leonardo DRS, a subsidiary of the Italian Leonardo
Project to strengthen maritime and port cybersecurity
Brest/Brussels/Rome
The partners are France Cyber Maritime, FEPORT and the Federation of the Sea
Container traffic at the Port of Los Angeles fell by 10.6% in the last quarter of 2025.
Los Angeles
A decrease of -0.6% was recorded for the whole year
In the first six months of operation InnoWay Trieste produced 170 railway wagons
Trieste
The construction of 600 units is planned in Bagnoli della Rosandra in 2026
Ferretti rejects KKCG Maritime's partial and conditional voluntary takeover bid.
Milan
Strong confidence in the company's long-term strategy reaffirmed
Haropa Port sets new container traffic record
Le Havre
Last year, overall freight traffic increased by +2%
Decio Lucano, the dean of shipping journalists, has passed away.
Genoa
His paper adventures are countless, including "Vita e Mare" and "TMM", but also digital with "DL News"
Marsa Maroc orders 106 electric terminal tractors from Terberg
Benschop
They will be employed in the port of Nador West Med
Contargo acquires 50% of Cargo-Center-Graz Logistik
Mannheim
The German company extends its intermodal network to the Adriatic ports of Koper and Rijeka.
A single binding offer from Dubai for the purchase of the Venice Ro-Port Mos
Venice
The company manages the terminal for the motorways of the sea and cruises in Fusina
The Port of Long Beach handled record container traffic in 2025
Long Beach
In the last quarter, a decrease of -8.8% was recorded
HMM to introduce AI-based autonomous navigation solutions on 40 vessels
Seoul
Contract with Avikus and agreement with KSOE
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
Filt Cgil, meeting on the importance of Article 17 of Law 84/94
Rome
It will be held tomorrow in Rome at the Frentani Congress Center
A conference on congestion in the North West logistics system will be held in Genoa on January 19th.
Genoa
It will be held at the Transparency Hall of the Liguria Region
››› Meetings File
PRESS REVIEW
Auction of megaterminal in Santos may be postponed due to deadlock within the Federal Government
(A Tribuna)
East Port Said Port faces a new challenge with Europe's carbon rules for shipping
(EnterpriseAM)
››› Press Review File
FORUM of Shipping
and Logistics
Intervento del presidente Tomaso Cognolato
Roma, 19 giugno 2025
››› File
Two new rail connections to Germany from the Padua Interport
Padua
They are operated by InRail and LTE Italia
Intersea has become the general agent in Italy for the Portuguese GS Lines
Genoa
The shipping company is part of Grupo Sousa
MSC and Qatari company Maha to develop and manage the Libyan port of Misurata
Paris/Misurata
An investment of 1.5 billion dollars is expected
F2i has been awarded the concession for the Lavagna tourist port
Milan
The concession contract will have a duration of 50 years
Eni launches the hull of the Coral North FLNG
Geoje/San Donato Milanese
It will be used offshore Cabo Delgado, north of Mozambique.
Laghezza has acquired a logistics warehouse in Sarzana
La Spezia
The aim is to establish a local hub for local production activities.
The Red Sea Container Terminal at the Egyptian port of Sokhna has been inaugurated.
Sokhna
It is operated by a joint venture of Hutchison Ports, COSCO and CMA Terminals
The GNV Altair ferry has joined the GNV fleet
Genoa
It has a capacity of 2,700 passengers and 915 linear metres of rolling stock.
Ignazio Messina & C. has acquired full control of Thermocar
Genoa
The Genoese company operates in the temperature-controlled refrigerated container logistics sector.
Maersk confirms resumption of MECL transits through the Suez Canal
Copenhagen
The line connects India and the Middle East with the US East Coast
Genco's board of directors rejected Diana Shipping's acquisition proposal.
New York/Athens
The American company, however, leaves a glimmer of hope by admitting the validity of the merger
MSC will include the port of Trieste in the Dragon Italy-USA service
Geneva
The Julian port will be reached starting from the second half of February
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