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BRIEFS
May 29, 2012
Exim Indiaweb site
MAY 28, 2012
  • BCHAA & Customs' Self Assessment workshop elicits tremendous response
  • Coscon strengthening presence at Koper port
  • Oil tanker rates tumble as jump in vessel supply foils gains
  • Plans afoot to get 3rd co. to finish dredging work at Vallarpadam
  • Ashte CFS confident of sustaining growth
  • Foreign buyers' request for quotes puts exporters in a bind
  • India inks protocol with Netherlands to alter double tax avoidance pact

Marine Logweb site
MAY 28, 2012
  • Transpetro suspends contracts for 16 tankers on order at EAS
  • Hyundai Heavy to build giant semi for Fred Olsen Energy

Lloyd's Listweb site
MAY 28, 2012
  • Fresh evaluation made of LNG and scrubber payback times
    Study makes direct comparisons of installing an exhaust gas cleaning system, waste heat recovery and LNG tanks and dual fuel engines in different combinations
  • Dover tariffs decision spurs a collective sigh of relief
    After two-month delay, ferry operators' legal challenge to port bills is rejected - but the path to privatisation is still not clear
  • Fredriksen's six VLGC order flags support for LPG
    Middle East Gulf exports hit all-time high this month
  • A cloud with a sulphur lining?
    Proposed amendments to EU SOx directive worry shipowners
  • Shipowners must test the new green technology
    EEDI and SEEMP force managers to find cost-effective solutions
  • Iran oil exports to Mediterranean, Japan and India fall sharply in April
    Exclusive Lloyd's List Intelligence data reveals crude oil volumes at lowest levels since sanctions tightened
  • Pleiades switches from Heidmar to in-house chartering
    Greek owner wants more customer contact after 15 years in Star Tankers pool
  • Indian shipowners ponder P&I offering to sidestep Iranian sanctions
    SCI is waiting to hear back from the EU and the Indian government
  • Anek crashes to first-quarter loss
    Company blames Greek economic slump combined with fuel prices
  • Low offers for VLCC resales signal fall in asset values
    Bids for vessel $13m apart in uncertain market
  • FMC to hit back at congressman's criticisms
    House of Representatives Committee alleges climate of 'fear and intimidation'
  • Green Australia moves slowly to deliver LNG projects
    Exclusive interview: Tough environmental rules put rushing out of the question
  • Lomar inks deal for up to six China-built boxships
    Libra Group firm confirms third round of orders this year
  • Products-only MR tankers lose value compared to combination models
    Five-year-old Japanese vessel sells for $3.5m less than expected
  • Japanese yards sign three-year boxship pact
    Imabari Shipbuilding and MHI hope to see off Chinese and South Korean rivals
  • Be prepared
    Asia-Europe carriers gear up to new rates increases
  • Box lines eye new rates hikes beyond June
    As markets soften, carriers must act to halt sliding prices
  • Mercator sees annual profits plunge
    Lacklustre shipping divisions erode growth in coal earnings
  • Easier to travel than to arrive
    A 'roadmap' is to be drawn up to address the skill shortages that inhibit the UK's marine industries
  • Eimskip posts first-quarter box growth
    Iceland shipping line invests in reefer trade
  • HHI bags second offshore order this month
    South Korean shipbuilding giant catches up with compatriots
  • Broker exits Paragon Shipping ADRs
    Move prompted by fears of Greek euro exit
  • Sanko Steamship supports WBC's Rule C arrest
    Charterer seeks to secure cargo as drama continues

Fairplayweb site
MAY 28, 2012
  • Breaking keeps slipping
    OWNERS are holding back from sending ageing ships for demolition amid further falls in breaking prices
  • Imabari, MHI forge box ship alliance
    JAPANESE shipbuilders Mitsubishi HI and Imabari Shipbuilding today signed an agreement to collaborate on box ship technology
  • FPSO conversion falls through
    SAIPEM, the Italian oil and gas industry contractor, has sold a VLCC for demolition, after plans to convert it into an FPSO never materialised
  • 188 rescued off 2 dinghies
    MALTESE rescuers are today holding 188 migrants saved within 12 hours in two lifesaving operations
  • Tilbury strike starts
    WORKERS have begun a 48-hour port walkout at Tilbury over wages and contracts
  • Key box rates keep falling
    SHANGHAI Containerised Freight Index figures are still showing resistance to more rises on Asia/Europe and trans-Pacific rates
  • Canada rail strike rolls on
    CANADIAN Pacific Railway intends today to reopen its intermodal terminals, as Canada prepares to offer back-to-work legislation later today
  • Indonesian sub-bit coal prices hit 2012 low
    WEAK demand for Indonesian sub-bituminous coal and competition from US coal exports has resulted in prices of the former hitting a 2012 low
  • COSCO leads box S&P
    COSCO led a string of en bloc box ship sales last week, offloading five vintage feeder ships to a compatriot buyer

The Journal of Commerceweb site
MAY 28, 2012
  • Canadian Government Could End CP Strike Later This Week
    Canadian Pacific Railway shippers could see their raw materials and products move once again later this week, as accelerated legislation...
  • Rising Costs Sink Eimskip Profit
    Eimskip, the Iceland-based container shipping and refrigerated logistics group, reported operating profit almost halved in the first quarter from a...
  • Emirates SkyCargo to Add Dubai-Dulles Service
    Emirates SkyCargo this year will launch service between Dubai and Washington Dulles International Airport, the seventh U.S. airport the U.A.E.-based...
  • FedEx to Open Japan Hub
    FedEx Express will set up a new regional hub for the North Pacific in Japan in 2014. The center...
  • Bremen-Bremerhaven Box Traffic Soars
    The German twin ports of Bremen-Bremerhaven boosted container traffic 13.6 percent in the first quarter from a year earlier, closing...
  • Quijano Prepares For New Job as Panama Canal Authority Administrator
    Jorge Quijano is preparing to move out of his old office in what looks like temporary buildings on the site...
  • 10 Steps to an Effective National Freight Policy
    With Congress debating federal surface transportation bills, one would hope there might be an opportunity to create an effective national...
  • Footwear Importers Make Changes, Plan for Stronger Year
    Footwear importers are looking forward to a strong back-to-school season this year as the industry rebounds from a somewhat disappointing...
  • How to Build a Green Supply Chain
    When Nike this month accepted the Federal Maritime Commission Chairman's Earth Day Award for outstanding shipper leadership and innovation in...
  • U.S. Electronics Exports on the Rise
    As bad as the air cargo industry has fared in recent years, the woes would be so much greater if...
  • Furniture Imports Remain Sluggish With Housing Market
    To gauge the outlook for furniture sales, check the real estate market. When people change homes, they often spend to...
  • Sustaining Ag's Bumper Exports
    Fiscal 2011 produced record agricultural exports from the U.S., and exports for this fiscal year, which ends Sept. 30, are...
  • Auto Parts Exports Thriving as Demand at U.S. Plants Spikes
    When I took my 1999 Saab into the shop last year, the service manager told me I would need more...
  • Voxx Plays It Safe
    Veteran logistician Pat Moffett has been around since the last time the International Longshoremen's Association struck at East and Gulf...
  • World Bank Ranks Logistics Efficiency Around the Globe
    A recently released World Bank report confirms what any shipper who has struggled to get containers out of an Indian...
  • Local Governments Seek Private Funding For Infrastructure Repairs
    Chicago realizes it will have to put more of the heavy infrastructure lifting on its broad shoulders because the federal...
  • Near-Sourcing Will Barely Offset Jobs Lost, Survey Says
    President Obama, corporations and organized labor alike have heralded the trend of manufacturers bringing back jobs to the Americas as...
  • The Ups and Downs of the Container Shipping Industry
    We're never quite sure here in the Pacific Northwest just when summer will arrive - or whether it will at...
  • Customs Needs Congress' Help to Process Shipments, AAEI Says
    Customs and Border Protection may be receiving high grades from the trade community for its attempts to streamline cargo entry...
  • Trucking Dashboard 2012: First Quarter
  • Four Times the Brokerage Fun
    Q: We're a broker, and we use another broker for one of our customers, who was an incumbent when we...
  • Trucking? There's an App for That?
    Want to know what the next generation of technology used by transportation operators will look like? Glance at the nearest...
  • Electrolux Weighs Long-Term Contracts With Fewer Carriers
    Electrolux's Bjorn Vang Jensen is looking for a new way of negotiating contracts with ocean carriers. "As we look at...
  • US Exports to China on the Rise
    In the heated political debate over U.S. economic policy, Democrats and Republicans agree on at least one essential goal: China...
  • Trade Community Pins Hopes on Trans-Pacific Partnership
    Critics scoffed two years ago when President Obama announced his National Export Initiative aimed at doubling U.S. exports between 2010...
  • About the Top 100
    The Journal of Commerce's Annual Top 100 Importers and Exporters ranking is based on data from PIERS, a JOC sister...
  • Coming Full Cycle: Recycled Paper Top US Export
    Yogi Berra might as well have been talking about the 2012 JOC Top 100 Importers and Exporters rankings when he...
  • Container Lines' Hopes Hang on Restocking
    Container shipping lines hope peak-season volumes will get a boost from customers' need to replenish tight inventories. Since the...
  • American Consumer Buying Power Returns
    American consumers are spending again, fueling optimism that container shipping this year will see something missed the last two years:...

Containerisation Internationalweb site
MAY 28, 2012
  • Plateau reached for idled box fleet?
    According to the latest survey data produced by Lloyd's List Intelligence [LLI] the inactive fleet of containerships was little changed as at week 21, from the ...
  • Ocean carriers given comfort
    Philippe Hoehlinger's Macro Q1 12 report published last Friday on container trade prospects highlights that the road to recovery looks set for ocean carriers. It ...
  • ICS criticises Panama Canal rates hike proposal
    A proposed increase in tolls for several ship types using the Panama Canal has sparked sharp criticism from owners/operators across the world, with the UK-based ...
  • Panama Canal widening behind APM T Virginia proposal, says chief
    The major reason that APM Terminals has submitted a proposal for a long term concession to run the Port of Virginia is to capitalise on the widening of the Panama ...
  • Evergreen and Hanjin to launch new Asia/Europe service
    According to Alphaliner, Hanjin plans to replace CSCL and Zim Line in the CEM/AEX1/CUS service between Asia and Northern Europe shortly, leaving Evergreen as the ...
  • TFR targets 'agri' sector
    Johannesburg (South Africa)-based Transnet Freight Rail (TFR) is making a determined effort to recapture its share of South Africa's all-important agri-business ...
  • Norbert Dentressangle denies interest in Gefco
    Fast expanding Norbert Dentressangle (ND) claims to be uninterested in buying a stake in PSA Peugeot Citroen's logistics subsidiary Gefco. Speaking at a press gathering ...
  • CP rail strikers await back-to-work bill
    Nearly five thousand striking Canadian Pacific Railway [CPR] workers could be forced to return to work today if the government is successful in getting emergency ...
  • Nigerian ports handled 11% more boxes in first quarter
    The number of containers handled at Nigerian ports rose by 11% in Q1 12, versus the same period of the previous year, to a total of 371,164TEU. This was a highly ...

TradeWindsweb site
MAY 28, 2012
  • LSC falls to loss
    Lithuanian bulker owner starts in the red despite slight revenue rise.
  • Piraeus back in the money
    First quarter cheer for key Greek port as it turns a profit on revenue rise.
  • Great Offshore sees profit sink
    Indebted Bombay-listed offshore owner's earnings decimated by repayments in the first three months.
  • Korea to snub Japan ships?
    Transport ministry will ban domestic charter of bulkers in retaliation for Japan tender exclusions.
  • Badger in bother
    Piston ring breaks on veteran US Great Lakes car ferry following grounding.
  • Kraljevica workers getting paid
    Croatian shipyard staff will have arrears settled by government ahead of bankruptcy.
  • Bumi boosted by FPSO drive
    Hassan Basma-led Malaysian owner sees higher margin work push earnings up.
  • Greek drama for Anek
    Ferry operator plunges to bigger Q1 loss as domestic economy hammers passenger and freight numbers.
  • Shin Yang wins double
    Malaysian owner's shipyard to build two supply ships for Brunei's Belait Shipping.
  • Eimskip down in the first
    Net profit suffers in comparison to first three months of 2011 due to one off item.
  • AFL ship to be moved
    Canada's Halifax port worried New England could become hazard after US feeder operator collapsed.
  • SSS ship held in Durban
    Sri Lanka's Lanka Mahapola involved in another pay row after crew complain to South African court.
  • Canal toll rises 'unacceptable'
    ICS says planned Panama increases are "rushed, excessive and likely to cause further problems for shipping."

The Bunker Bulletinweb site
MAY 28, 2012
  • Baltic Oil Terminals to undergo fuel optimisation project
    Pumping flow lines for loading of vessels will be reconfigured to allow a step-up in the flow rates when loading vessels.
  • Greek ferry operator hit by recession and politcal instability
    Company's immediate goals are to keep operating costs as low as possible.
  • Prices firming in Southern Europe
    Gibraltar bunker market quiet.
  • Fujairah prices little changed
    Quiet market in Suez.
  • Slow steaming hitting supply chains
    'Many firms are seeking commitments from carriers on delivery times.'
  • Investors will 'channel' funds to giant container vessels
    Business case for larger ships and for more fuel-efficient ships 'very compelling'.
  • Fujairah pipeline will be 'operational next month'
    Bunker hub's 'geopolitical importance' will grow.
  • Further detail on EU Sulphur Directive
    Bunkerworld finds answers to questions raised in poll on outcome of EU negotiations.
  • IFO prices down in Asian markets
    Supplies of bunker fuels fine.
  • Singapore bunker supplier acquires VLCC
    Hero I deployment 'awaiting decisions from management,' says source from Sentek Marine & Trading.
  • Chemical tanker firm narrows Q1 losses
    Spot volume and freight rates 'significantly up' even after adjusting for bunker price increase, says Eitzen Chemical.
  • KPI Bridge Oil and BLT resolve unpaid bunker dispute
    Compromise 'first step' in resolving the trader's total outstanding with BLT, says KPI CEO Jan Obel.
  • Removal of wreck to cost owner $8.2 million
    Singapore-based shipowner of MV Tycoon has been 'unwilling to take practical action', say Australian authorities.
  • The Black Art of Blending
    The costs of improper blending are very real and can result in off-spec fuel.
  • Fujairah 'maintains' bunker sales volume in 2011
    Fujairah has 52% of the bunker market share in the Middle East, says port official.

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Mulino proposes the Panamanian state's entry into the consortium interested in acquiring Panama Ports Company.
Panama
Supreme Court verdict on concession contract pending
Container shipping company ONE's quarterly results worsen
Container shipping company ONE's quarterly results worsen
Singapore
In the April-June period, revenues decreased by -4% and net profit dropped by -89%.
Accidents to dock workers occur equally frequently on board ships as on land.
Norwegian Cruise Line Holdings reports record performance for the April-June quarter
Norwegian Cruise Line Holdings reports record performance for the April-June quarter
Miami
Bookings reached an unprecedented level
Paolo Piacenza has been appointed extraordinary commissioner of the Port Authority of the Southern Tyrrhenian and Ionian Seas.
Rome/Genoa/Gioia Tauro
DB Cargo records declines in turnover and rail freight volumes
Berlin
In the first six months of this year, shipments totaled 82.9 million tons (-10.8%)
In the second quarter, container traffic in the port of Genoa fell by -2.8% while in Savona-Vado it grew by +76.3%
Genoa
In the Ligurian capital, the transhipment share decreased, while the Savona port benefited.
Fincantieri records strong growth in half-year financial performance and new orders
Rome
In the first six months of 2025, orders totaled 14.7 billion euros (+93.5%)
In the second quarter, naval traffic through the Suez Canal decreased by -6.2%
In the second quarter, naval traffic through the Suez Canal decreased by -6.2%
Cairo
1,248 tankers (-2.7%) and 1,826 other types of vessels (-8.5%) passed through
CMA CGM's net profit fell by 140% in the second quarter.
Marseille
Revenues stable. The French shipping group is interested in acquiring Hutchison Ports' terminals.
Royal Caribbean closes second quarter with record net profit
Miami
The April-June period was very positive
Union Pacific and Norfolk Southern announced a merger agreement today.
Union Pacific and Norfolk Southern announced a merger agreement today.
Omaha/Atlanta
First coast-to-coast cargo rail network
Gurrieri resigns as Special Commissioner of the Eastern Adriatic Sea Port Authority
Trieste
The atypical reverse charge for the logistics sector will become applicable tomorrow
Milan
Ruggerone (Assologistica): one of the most strategic reforms we helped build is being implemented
Policy brief on cyber threats that pose risks to port infrastructure
Tallinn
It was developed by the NATO Cyber Defence Centre of Excellence
Interferry urges the EU Commission to harmonize its shipping decarbonization regulations with those of the IMO
Victoria
Failure to align - the association warned - will force shipping companies to pay twice for emissions.
In the second quarter of 2025, Chinese seaports handled 79.1 million containers (+6.1%)
Beijing
Total freight traffic was three billion tons (+3.3%), of which 1.3 billion tons were with foreign countries (+1.9%).
CK Hutchison announces plans to include a Chinese investor in the consortium to sell Hutchison Ports
Hong Kong
Without the participation of the COSCO shipping group, China would not authorize the sale
Sri Lanka's Supreme Court has awarded compensation of $1 billion over the X-Press Pearl accident.
Sri Lanka's Supreme Court has awarded compensation of $1 billion over the X-Press Pearl accident.
Columbus
The container ship caught fire and sank near the port of Colombo
The Greek government sends a tugboat to the Red Sea to assist ships that may be attacked by the Houthis.
The Greek government sends a tugboat to the Red Sea to assist ships that may be attacked by the Houthis.
Piraeus
The AHTS "Giant" is leaving
Saipem and Subsea7 have signed a binding merger agreement.
Saipem and Subsea7 have signed a binding merger agreement.
Milan/Luxembourg
The transaction is expected to close in the second half of 2026.
In the second quarter, the port of Valencia handled over 1.5 million containers (+4.0%)
Valencia
Containers arriving and departing are increasing. Transhipment is declining.
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
Wista Italy denounces the exclusion of women from the nominations of port authority presidents.
Milan
Musso: The glass ceiling that prevents women from accessing leadership roles remains.
In the second quarter, maritime traffic in the Bosphorus Strait decreased by -6.0%
Ankara
18.1% decline in ships over 200 metres in length
Fifty kilos of cocaine seized at the port of Civitavecchia
Rome
They were hidden inside a reefer container arriving from Ecuador
Trump has eliminated tariff exemptions for low-cost goods for all nations.
Washington
Goods with a value of less than $800 will also be subject to the tax.
Viking Mira was launched at Fincantieri's Ancona shipyard
Trieste
The multi-role frigate "Emilio Bianchi" was delivered to the Muggiano shipyard
The Port Authority of the Central-Northern Adriatic Sea has obtained EMAS registration
Ravenna
Certifies commitment to environmental management and sustainability
MSC Cruises reduces emissions with the support of an energy transition plan
Geneva
The 2024 Sustainability Report has been presented
DSV reports strong growth in financial and operating results thanks to the acquisition of Schenker
Hedehusene
Quarterly record in air and ocean shipment volumes
In 2024, the Fratelli Cosulich group's revenues increased by +12.8%
Genoa
Operating result down by -31.7%
In the second quarter of this year, Finnlines' revenues decreased by -5.0%.
Helsinki
Net profit of 26.1 million euros (+7.7%)
Container traffic in the Port of New York remained stable in the April-June quarter.
New York
An increase of +4.9% was recorded in the first half of 2025
The Chamber of Deputies approves the appointment of the presidents of five Port System Authorities.
Rome
They are Davide Gariglio, Francesco Rizzo, Eliseo Cuccaro, Francesco Benevolo and Giovanni Gugliotti
Latrofa appointed extraordinary commissioner of the Port Authority of the Central-Northern Tyrrhenian Sea
Rome
Ministerial decree signed
The PNRR tender for interports has been reopened.
Rome
Resources available amounting to 2.2 million euros
Port of Livorno: Workers are the priority in the LTM crisis
Livorno
UPS's quarterly earnings performance declines
Atlanta
Net income in the April-June quarter was $1.28 billion (-8.9%)
Approval for the 2025 budget variation of the Southern Tyrrhenian and Ionian Sea Port Authority.
Gioia Tauro
500 thousand euros for the 49% share held by the Port Agency company
FHP Group acquires the remaining 10% stake in Lotras
Milan/Foggia
The integration between Lotras and CFI Intermodal will begin to create FHP Intermodal.
OITAF scientific document on good practices in the logistics and transport of fresh fruit and vegetables
Milan
SAILING LIST
Visual Sailing List
Departure ports
Arrival ports by:
- alphabetical order
- country
- geographical areas
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
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
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
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.
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
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
Matteo Gasparato appointed president of the Northern Adriatic Sea Port Authority
Rome
He was appointed extraordinary commissioner of the same port authority
Concession agreement signed that assigns management of the port of Tartous to DP World
Damascus
It has a lifespan of 30 years
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.
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.
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