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November 29, 2012
Sched Netweb site
  • Zim back in black, US$16 million quarterly profit as revenues rise 9pc
  • Zim urges Jerusalem to split firm into foreign and domestic entities
  • TSA ask FMC to allow merger of west-bound group into single body
  • Ocean freight rates collapse amid excess capacity, weak winter demand
  • Hutchison drops Harwich box shop plan when UK wants to hold inquiry
  • Intra-Asia carriers report heavy losses due to falling freight rates
  • MOL, 'K' Line stop LA calls, docks at Long Beach on JAS/PSW-3 loop
  • Tangshan port to build two new container berths at Jingtang port area
  • Ninth China International Logistics Week makes big deals in Wuhan
  • Fujian to turn 'dry port' of Sanming into logistics distribution centre
  • China's auto sector praises Le Havre for its high-grade ro-ro service
  • Canada air cargo security scheme seeks volunteer carriers, forwarders
  • BA continues subtle expansion in India but raises concern at growing costs
  • Qantas to deploy A330s on weekday Australia network from next May

Exim Indiaweb site
NOVEMBER 28, 2012
  • SCI takes delivery of second PSV from Cochin Shipyard
  • Seminar on shipping markets & ship operations today
  • 'We simply believe in the growth of Kandla Port
  • Cabinet Committee on Infrastructure clears Kandla Port's SPM
  • KPCT commissions 5 Doosan RMQCs to enhance container volume & boost productivity
  • MANSA appreciates JNPT's performance

International Transport Journalweb site
NOVEMBER 28, 2012
  • 100th rail service provider in the port of Hamburg
    For the first time ever 100 rail transport companies are providing services on the port of Hamburg's rail network. This is a record in the history of the 146-year old port railway....
  • SBB equipping more rolling stock with ETCS
    Swiss Federal Railways (SBB) has already equipped around 1,700 of its vehicles with the European Train Control Systems (ETCS). Now the rail transport provider has awarded Siemens a...
  • Evergreen to upgrade BSF feeder service
    In response to increasing market demand for feeder space, the Taiwanese carrier Evergreen Line will upgrade the Piraeus - Black Sea service (referred to as BSF) at the end of this ...
  • Streck Transport creates human resources development post
    The Swiss forwarding company Streck Transport AG, based in Möhlin near Basel, has appointed Hendrik Caspar as head of human resources development (HRD). Caspar will be responsible ...
  • Wim Bosman puts LNG trucks into service
    Wim Bosman Transport BV, a Dutch logistics service provider, has phased in the first liquefied natural gas truck (LNG Truck). The firm has ordered a total of five Mercedes-Benz Eco...
  • Air China test flight to world's highest airport
    Air China has operated a first test flight to Daocheng Yading, the world's new highest airport that is expected to be fully opened for commercial operations next year. The facility...
  • PanAir Cargo's concrete plans to resume operations
    After almost two years of inactivity, Panama's PanAir Cargo plans to resume cargo operations. The carrier has just taken delivery of a B727-200F from Capital Cargo International Ai...
  • ICTSI appoints vice-president for global infrastructure
    Philippines-based International Container Terminal Services Inc (ICTSI) recently appointed Guillaume Lucci as vice-president and global infrastructure director. He will be responsi...
  • Iveco in joint venture with Larimar Group in South Africa
    The truck maker Iveco and the Larimar Group, a leading South African public transport operator and bus bodybuilder, have signed an agreement to set up a joint venture for the manuf...
  • EASA publishes new simplified rules for third country operators in the European Union
    The European Aviation Safety Agency (EASA) has published a proposal to establish a single system for the safety approval of third country operators (TCO) operating into, within or ...
  • Talke Group opens more locations in China
    Alfred Talke Logistic Services, a Germany-based provider of transport and logistics services for the chemical and petrochemical industries in Europe, the Middle East and Asia, has ...
  • A.R.T. Logistics opens global headquarters in Hong Kong
    A.R.T. Logistics, a leading project logistics company focused on Central Asia, Russia and the CIS, has opened its global headquarters in Hong Kong. The company works with large mul...
  • Russian Railways and PSA Peugeot Citroën sign shareholders' agreement with regard to logistic company Gefco
    The president of JSC Russian Railways (RZD), Vladimir Yakunin, and Philippe Varin, the chairman of the board of the French car manufacturer PSA Peugeot Citroën, have signed a shar...

Marine Logweb site
NOVEMBER 28, 2012
  • Marad funds three vessel repowering demo projects
  • Steve Durrell out at Irving Shipbuilding
  • Veteran cruise ship starts new life in China
  • Floating schoolhouse to have Northern Lights hybrid system
  • Siem LNG fueled PSV has Wärtsilä design and equipment
  • Kirby to acquire Penn Maritime for $295 million
  • Resolve completes Jireh wreck removal

World Wide Shipperweb site
NOVEMBER 28, 2012
  • Seattle port board finalizes budget/finance plan for 2013
  • Coast Guard responds to report of barge incident near The Dalles Dam
  • Det Norske Veritas taps Torhaug as new research/innovation director
  • Freight access project in works at Port of Vancouver, USA
  • TSA member carriers Ok new bunker surcharge scheme

Lloyd's Listweb site
NOVEMBER 28, 2012
  • NYK takes on the world
    Japanese line in prime position for growth
  • Expansive Kirby launches $295m acquisition of Penn Maritime
    Deal expected to further cement Jones Act major's coastal footprint
  • Safety first
    IMO committee debates passenger ships in the wake of Costa Concordia
  • Disagreement over Surya family holding delays BLT reorganisation
    Company is confident of creditor support despite fresh delay
  • Boskalis set for formal Dockwise offer in first quarter
    Majority backing leaves only due diligence and financing to complete
  • Recording sense
    Constantly checking and analysing data could boost ship safety significantly
  • Oil majors urge tanker owners to study voyage data
    Better use of technology would improve safety, says Ocimf
  • VLCC prices hit record low
    Bargain hunters can pick up a secondhand crude carrier for $54.5m
  • Boxship charter market calms down
    But number of fresh deals has been rising this week
  • Samskip pioneers lightweight container
    Use of composite technology claimed to reduce impact on the environment
  • A contractual benchmark
    Guardcon is a standard contract for owners engaging private maritime security firms
  • Stolt order signals chemical carriers' recovery hopes
    Deal signals confidence that this tanker niche will lead the upturn
  • Globus dips into red in third quarter
    Dry bulk owner maintains short-charter policy
  • Sovcomflot reports nine-month fall in profit
    Frank hails diversification and push into offshore

Fairplayweb site
NOVEMBER 28, 2012
  • Obama urged to order Mississippi draught blasts
    BARGE operators and commodities shippers are so distressed about the downstream effects of dangerously low water on the upper Mississippi River that they have urged the White House to declare an emergency
  • Berthing savings seen
    BERTHING, today among the least efficient of port processes, could offer owners millions of dollars per year in fuel reductions if improved, a study has found
  • Another day, another fleet for Kirby Corp
    NYSE-listed barge operator Kirby Corp has agreed to acquire Penn Maritime, continuing its billion-dollar-plus string of acquisitions
  • Pizza with a teu topping
    SPEAKERS at the 2012 Intermodal Europe event in Amsterdam expressed frustration that the logistics chain lags far behind other industry sectors in customer services and IT sophistication
  • P+S Werften fires salvo back at Scandlines
    A GERMAN shipyard's administrator today returned fire at Scandlines, which yesterday blamed P+S Werften for the Baltic operator's cancellation of newbuilding contracts for two ferries
  • Gold ship salvage put on ice
    RUSSIA'S rescue and salvage tug Rubin has halted operations at a Sea of Okhotsk wreck site for the winter
  • BLT given more time
    INDONESIAN chemical specialist Berlian Laju Tanker has been granted an extension to continue restructuring
  • Maybulk profits narrow
    MALAYSIAN Bulk Carriers said today profits for the nine months ended 30 September fell 35% because of "continuing weakness" in both drybulk and tanker segments
  • Chinese yard squeeze worsening
    OPTIMISING China's shipbuilding overcapacity is daily becoming a more vital priority, a conference has heard in Tianjin
  • Bunker tanker restores Russian Far East service
    GAZPROM'S oil subsidiary Gazpromneft today restored bunker tanker service in the Russian Far East, which had been absent for two decades
  • S&P deal means 205% premium
    ZHOUSHAN Shipping, a wholly owned subsidiary of Zhong Chang Marine, said it will sell its bulker Zhong Chang 28 for 45M yuan ($7M) to a Shanghai trade company, at a 205% premium
  • MISC 3Q profits fall 19.4%
    MALAYSIAN carrier MISC said today net profits for 3Q12 dropped 19.4% year on year to $52.761M
  • Delivery slippage to dampen drybulk rates
    SLIPPING deliveries of drybulker newbuildings will keep freight rates under downward pressure early next year, a shipping analyst said today
  • CMA CGM idles ULCS
    CMA CGM has reportedly idled one of its ultra-large container ships, CMA CGM Libra, as carriers withdraw sailings amid the slack winter season, said broker Banchero Costa

The Journal of Commerceweb site
NOVEMBER 28, 2012
  • Toys "R" US Canada, SCI Open British Columbia DC
    Toys "R" Us Canada is teaming up with Toronto-based SCI Logistics to open a 180,000-square-foot distribution center in Delta, British Columbia. The facility, staffed by SCI, is strategically positioned to receive goods from overseas and domestic manufacturers that now can ship directly to British Columbia for distribution to local Toys "R"...
  • Portland Grain Handlers, ILWU Brace for Action
    With a midnight Wednesday deadline looming, grain handlers in the Pacific Northwest and International Longshore and Warehouse Union workers at six export terminals are bracing for labor actions on Thursday that could involve an employer lockout or a forceful ILWU response to a lockout. The deadline involves a final contract offer...
  • Washington State Gets DOT Grant for Rail Project
    The U.S. Department of Transportation awarded more than $3.2 million to Washington state to improve capacity and reliability for freight and intercity passenger rail in the Pacific Northwest. The grant will support the $8.4 million Mount Vernon Siding Extension Project, which will extend the existing siding track that is currently not...
  • Transportation Nonprofit Elects Trucking Executives to Posts
    Help Inc., a nonprofit specializing in transportation safety, recently elected two trucking association executives to leadership positions. Don Schaefer, executive vice president of the Mid-West Truckers Association, was elected vice chairman, effective August 2013. John D. Esparza, president and CEO of the Texas Motor Transportation Association, was elected to serve as a...
  • Port Manatee Elects Carol Whitmore 2013 Chairman
    Carol Whitmore, Port Manatee's 2013 chairman. Members of the Manatee County Port Authority in Florida recently elected fellow member Carol Whitmore as 2013 chairman, succeeding Larry Bustle. Other elected members included John Chappie as first vice chairman, Michael Gallen as second vice chairman and Vanessa Baugh as third vice chairman. Whitmore was previously...
  • Customs to Tap $70 million for ACE
    U.S. Customs and Border Protection secured funding to expand the Automated Commercial Environment for the next 18 months, bringing the flagship trade automation initiative out of development limbo, an agency official said Wednesday. The agency will tap roughly $70 million carried over from past fiscal budgets to help meet its goal...
  • Labor Actions May Escalate at LA-Long Beach
    Employers in Southern California are bracing for a possible escalation of labor actions because International Longshore and Warehouse Union dockworkers refused to abide by an arbitrator's decision late Tuesday to return to their jobs at the APM terminal in Los Angeles. The escalation could come in the form of striking office...
  • Ghosts of Intermodal Past
    Maybe it's the approach of the holiday season and its inevitable references to "A Christmas Carol," but the ghosts of intermodal past seem to be offering good advice for us now and for the future. The intermodal past was a free-wheeling - if not more innocent and trusting - time. Less...
  • Kwik Trip Selects Blue Tree Systems' Platform to Monitor Fleet
    Convenience store operator Kwik Trip today selected fleet management company Blue Tree Systems' R:COM temperature management solution for its fleet of more than 150 multi-temp delivery vehicles operated by its subsidiary Convenience Transportation. Blue Tree has provided temperature management solutions for Kwik Trip since 2005 when it adopted the first generation...
  • CEVA Logistics' Income Plunged 50 Percent in Third Quarter
    Netherlands-based CEVA Logistics on Wednesday reported a pretax loss of 50 million euros ($64.6 million) for the third quarter, compared with a year-earlier loss of $129.2 million. Year-to-date, the pretax loss grew to $292.1 million from $184.8 million a year earlier. "We are addressing the decline in profitability with a comprehensive plan to...
  • For Trucking, Rails, It's More of the Same
    The trucking and railroad industries face little risk of regulatory surprises in the next few years, as the pipeline of rules laid out in President Obama's first term will continue to flow through his second. Environmental and labor policies, however, could affect shippers' and carriers' bottom lines. With Obama re-elected, carriers...
  • Used Truck Sales Up 6 Percent
    Sales of used Class 8 trucks rose 6 percent in October from the previous month, driven by lower pricing, according to ACT Research. The increase in used truck sales occurred as net orders for new heavy-duty tractors and medium-duty trucks surged in October after a long soft patch. October's gain followed a...
  • Drewry Eastbound Pacific Rate Benchmark Slips
    Eastbound trans-Pacific rates continued to drop this week, slipping 0.7 percent to $2,178 per loaded 40-foot container, according to the Drewry Hong Kong-Los Angeles Container Rate Benchmark. The figure released Tuesday was the seventh consecutive weekly decline. The index has lost nearly 18 percent of its value since mid-October when it...
  • Exporting Optimism
    Economists are bullish about prospects for U.S. exports in 2013 - in the second half of the year, that is. "The second half of 2013 will be a lot better than the first half," said Walter Kemmsies, chief economist at Moffatt & Nichol engineers. Europe is battling recession, and that battle...
  • Post-Sandy Truck Rule Exemption Expires
    WASHINGTON - An exemption to certain federal safety rules for truck drivers and trucking companies delivering aid to victims of Hurricane Sandy expired on Nov. 27. The exemption, put in place Oct. 29, eased hours-of-service rules for truck drivers hauling emergency supplies in an area stretching from Maine to West Virginia. Carriers...
  • Kazakhstan Gets Ex-Im Bank Loan for GE Locomotives
    The Export-Import Bank of the United States; Kazakhstan Temir Zholy, Kazakhstan's state-owned national railway company; and KTZ's subsidiary Joint Stock Company Lokomotiv recently signed an agreement for a $425 million loan to finance the sale of 200 General Electric Evolution Series locomotives and locomotive kits to KTZ. The agreement was signed...
  • Japan, US to Expand Trade Facilitation Programs
    TOKYO - Japan and the United States agreed to expand their trade security and facilitation programs to include Japan's imports from the U.S., effective Dec. 3. The application of Japan's Authorized Economic Operator program and the U.S. Customs-Trade Partnership Against Terrorism to trade between the two countries has been limited to...
  • Port of Corpus Christi Names Brogan Managing Director
    Port of Corpus Christi commissioners promoted Frank Brogan, former deputy port director of engineering, finance and administration services, to the role of managing director, effective immediately. The promotion is part of a succession planning and organizational restructuring, the port said. Brogan will be responsible for the day-to-day operations of the port, including...
  • Boskalis Builds Leading Stake in Dockwise
    Dutch dredging and marine services group Boskalis said it has built up a 33 percent stake in Dockwise since it offered $887 million for the Netherlands-based heavy-lift shipping company at the beginning of the week. The cumulative share purchases have made Boskalis the biggest individual shareholder in Dockwise, paving the way...

Containerisation Internationalweb site
NOVEMBER 28, 2012
  • New strike shuts LA box terminal
    A strike by port clerks has shut down the largest cargo terminal at the US west coast port of Los Angeles and threatens to spread to all the terminals at the port ...
  • Bunker prices lack direction
    Oil prices are looking for the next good news or bad news story to determine their level at the year end, but with freight rates on the blue-chip Asia to Europe ...
  • Cape Town breaking records
    Cape Town Container Terminal [CTCT] broke its performance records in both September and October an achievement that port operator, Transnet Port Terminals' [TPT] ...
  • Samskip pioneers lightweight container
    Netherlands-based north European short sea carrier, Samskip Multimodal has partnered with Dutch life science mega-company Royal DSM to develop a workhorse 40ft ...
  • China not a currency manipulator
    In its twice-yearly report the US Treasury has pulled back from designating China as a currency manipulator but said that the yuan still remained 'significantly ...
  • Transpacific agreements are to merge
    The two discussion agreements that cover eastbound and westbound transpacific container services are to be combined. The 15 members of the Transpacific Stabilization ...

TradeWindsweb site
NOVEMBER 28, 2012
  • Iberia backs Safe
    One of shipping's most upbeat equity analysts has trimmed a price target attached to shares of Safe Bulkers.
  • Arms trade continues
    UN sanctions targeting North Korea's illegal weapons trade don't appear to have had a significant impact on proliferation, sources said Wednesday.
  • Tanker torched
    An ageing aframax tanker that used to trade with Teekay Corp appears to have been offloaded in a demolition deal worth roughly $6.1m.
  • Pappas eyes MR
    Petros Pappas appears to be closing in on the acquisition of another medium-range product tanker in a transaction worth an estimated $14.8m.
  • Seabird swoops for cash
    SeaBird Exploration has raised NOK 82.5m ($14.5m) through a private placement with a view to investing in a ship upgrade.
  • Erika part of the problem
    A fall-out from the Erika spill and the plunging price of scrap steel in the subcontinent are making it difficult for owners to demolish VLCCs despite a terrible market, Clarksons says.
  • Vitol invades Germany
    Vitol is expanding its presence in the marine fuel market with the launch of a new bunker supply business in Germany.
  • Scandlines sets ball rolling
    Baltic ro-ro operator Scandlines will be sold in the first half of next year, sources close to the deal have said.
  • Golar sees tiered market
    Fuel efficient vessels are starting to command a premium from charterers in the LNG market, according to John Fredriksen's Golar LNG.
  • Golar Partners just grand
    Fredriksen's period-charter gas fleet gets a boost from new ships as third quarter profit rises.
  • SCF trims deficit
    Sovcomflot has chopped its third quarter deficit in half despite turmoil continuing to engulf the tanker market.
  • Shin Yang slides
    First quarter profit has fallen at Malaysia's Shin Yang Shipping as costs rose.
  • Frank flogs stock
    Top Carnival Corp executive Howard Frank looks to have a little more cash to spend this Christmas after trading in some of his shares.
  • MISC earnings stripped
    Malaysian state shipping company MISC has seen a fall in profit despite reporting higher revenue.
  • Cosco in handy score
    Cosco Corp (Singapore) has bagged an order for two handysize bulkers from a mystery owner.
  • Holly eyes shipbuilding
    Indian shiprepairer Holly Offshore Logistics is launching a shipbuilding joint venture with Russian interests.
  • Malaria bulker cleared
    Ukrainian authorities have allowed a Bangladeshi bulker to dock after the death of an officer from malaria earlier this month.
  • Jason struggles on
    A successful debt restructuring at Eitzen Chemical has not lifted the mood at its major investor Jason Shipping.
  • NITC ship turned away
    A Greek fuel supplier is investigating the origins of an oil cargo on an NITC tanker that arrived off Syros this week.
  • Bumi seals Osprey swoop
    Malaysia's Bumi Armada has confirmed the purchase of a Japanese-built VLCC.
  • K Line stamps bulk brake
    Trouble in the dry-cargo market has forced K Line to curb its fleet expansion plans in the sector.
  • Brinkmann: higher offers
    The administrator of insolvent German shipyard P+S Werften is expecting to sell two ro-pax vessels cancelled by Scandlines this week.
  • Killer crewman jailed
    A former Great Eastern engineer has been handed a life sentence for murdering a colleague and tossing his body overboard.
  • Uljanik goes low
    Croatia's Uljanik Shipyard has priced its stock offering at the bottom end of its range as it looks to expand its capital.
  • Cauvery agents arrested
    Two shipping agents have been held by Indian police investigating the death of six crew who abandoned the grounded tanker Pratibha Cauvery in October.
  • Scandlines cancels duo
    Insolvent P+S Werften in Germany has lost another two newbuilding contracts after Scandlines lost patience.
  • Maybulk profits surge
    Malaysian Bulk Carriers (Maybulk) has posted a healthy year-on-year jump in third quarter profits despite weaker revenues.
  • Kirby to buy Penn
    Kirby is poised to make second purchase in three months with the $295m takeover of Penn Maritime and Maritime Investments LLC.
  • CAI plans fund raiser
    Container lessor CAI International is looking to raise up to $50m in fresh funds from a public offering of stock.
  • Globus slips to a loss
    Globus Maritime slipped to a loss in the third quarter as it looks to weather the weak freight environment.

American Shipperweb site
NOVEMBER 28, 2012
  • TSA wants ability to discuss transpacific trade in both directions
    "Since they operate their business on a roundtrip basis, it only makes sense to view the two segments as an integrated whole from an agreement perspective as well," said TSA Executive Director Brian Conrad.
  • Shallow Mississippi River fears escalated to White House
  • U.S. trade mission underway in Sub-Saharan Africa
  • FMC reviews 18 OTI license applications
  • Manchester gains approval for logistics hub
    The Manchester City Council has approved the planning application for the World Logistics Hub, a 1.4 million square-foot logistics park set for development in the free-enterprise zone near the Manchester Airport.
  • TSA modifies bunker surcharge
    The discussion agreement said a consolidated charge will dramatically simplify how inland intermodal fuel surcharges are assessed and collected, and provide customers with greater clarity in forecasting their total freight costs.
  • Matson plans to build new ships
  • Maersk speeds up WCCA, drops Puerto Caldera
  • CEVA announces cost-cutting measures
  • Kirby acquires Penn Maritime for $295 million
  • Amazon supply chain more admired than Apple
    In a poll of 1,136 executives conducted by SCM World, 58 percent said they admired Amazon most overall for the way it operates its supply chain, compared with 37 percent who picked Apple.
  • Chapman Freeborn expands in South America
  • SCI opens international DC for Toys 'R' Us Canada
  • Clerk strike shuts down Pier 400 in L.A.
    Clerical workers representated by the International Longshore and Warehouse Union Local 63 Office Clerical Unit went on strike at APM Terminals (APMT) Pier 400 facility in the Port of Los Angeles on Tuesday.
  • Brogan named managing director at Corpus Christi
  • U.S. supports GE train deal with Kazakhstan
  • Port Manatee names Whitmore chairman

The Bunker Bulletinweb site
NOVEMBER 28, 2012
  • MISC says 'cost efficiency a priority'
    The 'shipping industry landscape remains challenging,' says Malaysian group.
  • Prices follow soft trend in Fujairah
    But South African bunker prices were firm.
  • Prices fall on the back of crude in Europe
    Some big price falls seen in Rotterdam.
  • Singapore to study second LNG terminal
    A second terminal would boost propects for LNG bunkering.
  • Vitol announces German bunker market entry
    Will supply bunker fuel and gas oil by barge in the port areas around Hamburg, Bremerhaven and Weser.
  • Shipbuilder looking for edge with LNG
    New LNG-engine could help newbuilds meet EEDI requirements.
  • Supplier turns away 'Iranian tanker'
    Greek player says supplying bunkers would have breached EU sanctions.
  • Record year for Northern Sea Route transits
    Cargo transport up by more than 50% this year, dominated by petroleum products.
  • Calls for explanation of 'promise' on Eastern Anchorage
    Gibraltar government minister asked for details of alleged promise on bunkering plans.
  • LNG-powered platform vessel to get Wartsila propulsion system
    Company says its integrated solution can deliver efficiencies of up to 4%.
  • Prices head downward in Asia
    Weaker crude values see prices falling.
  • DNV looks to develop R&D capability with new appointment
    Research and innovation can give DNV a competitive advantage, says new research boss.
  • Broker survey confirms growth of two-tier market
    Fuel efficiency single most important factor behind rate premium.
  • Changes to maritime operations in Dubai
    Announcement part of DMCA's strategic plan to regulate the local maritime sector.

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Royal Caribbean closes second quarter with record net profit
Miami
The April-June period was very positive
Union Pacific and Norfolk Southern announced a merger agreement today.
Union Pacific and Norfolk Southern announced a merger agreement today.
Omaha/Atlanta
First coast-to-coast cargo rail network
Gurrieri resigns as Special Commissioner of the Eastern Adriatic Sea Port Authority
Trieste
The atypical reverse charge for the logistics sector will become applicable tomorrow
Milan
Ruggerone (Assologistica): one of the most strategic reforms we helped build is being implemented
Policy brief on cyber threats that pose risks to port infrastructure
Tallinn
It was developed by the NATO Cyber Defence Centre of Excellence
Interferry urges the EU Commission to harmonize its shipping decarbonization regulations with those of the IMO
Victoria
Failure to align - the association warned - will force shipping companies to pay twice for emissions.
In the second quarter of 2025, Chinese seaports handled 79.1 million containers (+6.1%)
Beijing
Total freight traffic was three billion tons (+3.3%), of which 1.3 billion tons were with foreign countries (+1.9%).
CK Hutchison announces plans to include a Chinese investor in the consortium to sell Hutchison Ports
Hong Kong
Without the participation of the COSCO shipping group, China would not authorize the sale
Sri Lanka's Supreme Court has awarded compensation of $1 billion over the X-Press Pearl accident.
Sri Lanka's Supreme Court has awarded compensation of $1 billion over the X-Press Pearl accident.
Columbus
The container ship caught fire and sank near the port of Colombo
The Greek government sends a tugboat to the Red Sea to assist ships that may be attacked by the Houthis.
The Greek government sends a tugboat to the Red Sea to assist ships that may be attacked by the Houthis.
Piraeus
The AHTS "Giant" is leaving
Saipem and Subsea7 have signed a binding merger agreement.
Saipem and Subsea7 have signed a binding merger agreement.
Milan/Luxembourg
The transaction is expected to close in the second half of 2026.
In the second quarter, the port of Valencia handled over 1.5 million containers (+4.0%)
In the first half of 2025, the amount of new orders to Chinese shipyards fell by -18.2%
Beijing
A decrease of -3.5% in new construction completed in the period was recorded
In the second quarter of 2025, freight traffic in the port of Trieste grew by +3.7%
Trieste
Bulk cargo increased. Miscellaneous cargo fell by 13.2%.
CMA CGM and TotalEnergies form joint venture for LNG bunkering in the Port of Rotterdam.
Marseille
Agreement to supply 360,000 tons of liquefied natural gas per year to the French group's ships
In the second quarter of 2025, freight traffic in Spanish ports decreased by -4.7%
Madrid
All the main product categories are decreasing except for conventional goods
Brookfield Asset Management to sell 49% of British port group PD Ports to Spain's Pontegadea
Middlesbrough
The English company has over 1,400 employees
In the quarter April-June, freight traffic in the port of Rotterdam decreased by -2.3%
In the quarter April-June, freight traffic in the port of Rotterdam decreased by -2.3%
Rotterdam
The port authority is alarmed by the state of crisis in the national industry.
The electrification of the docks in the ports of Livorno, Piombino and Portoferraio is proceeding according to plan.
Third dock for cruise traffic in the port of Catania
Catania
Pier 25's restyling completed
Another quarter of decline in freight traffic at the port of Algeciras
Algeciras
In the period April-June, containers amounted to 1.24 million TEUs (+1.0%)
A new tax applied to cruise passengers disembarking in national ports came into force today in Greece.
Athens
Belgian rail freight company Lineas receives €61 million government loan
Brussels
The measure was approved last night by the restricted council of ministers
ERTMS installation completed on 1,400 kilometers of Italian railway network
Rome
The project is financed with 2.5 billion euros from PNRR funds.
Wärtsilä's quarterly financial and commercial results are positive.
Helsinki
The Marine Electrical Systems division will be sold to the Italian company VINCI Energies.
In the port of Barcelona the number of cruise terminals will be reduced from seven to five
In the port of Barcelona the number of cruise terminals will be reduced from seven to five
Barcelona
The mayor: For the first time in history, a limit is placed on the growth of cruises in the city.
MSC and Moby have presented their commitments to meet the AGCM's requirements.
Rome
Shipping Agencies Services will sell its 49% stake in Moby, waiving the consideration in favor of the majority shareholder. Moby commits to completely repaying its debt to SAS.
Fincantieri confirms its interest in the development of American shipbuilding
Fincantieri confirms its interest in the development of American shipbuilding
Washington
Folgiero: Commitment to deliver next-generation capabilities in full alignment with U.S. strategic priorities
The Chamber of Deputies has approved the appointment of four presidents of Italian Port System Authorities.
Rome
The names proposed for the Port System Authorities of the Southern Adriatic, Central-Northern Tyrrhenian, Western Liguria, and Eastern Liguria have been approved. Voting on the Northern Tyrrhenian Authority has been postponed.
Information exchange between state administrations for the digitalization of the maritime sector begins
Rome
The first operational meeting at the Coast Guard General Command in Rome
The Clean Maritime Fuels Platform suggests measures to support the production and distribution of clean marine fuels
COSCO Shipping Ports sets new monthly and quarterly container traffic records
Hong Kong
In the period April-June, 29.4 million TEUs were handled (+4.5%)
Sharp increase in cases of seafarers abandoning their ships
London
2,286 crew members from 222 ships involved as of early 2025
Global freight traffic saw strong growth in the first quarter of this year in anticipation of new tariffs
Global freight traffic saw strong growth in the first quarter of this year in anticipation of new tariffs
Geneva
North America saw the strongest quarterly growth in imports
In the port of Antwerp-Bruges containers and rolling stock are increasing and other types of goods are decreasing
Antwerp
Traffic congestion continues at the airport, with the situation on the landside becoming critical
A study denounces the delay of European ports in equipping themselves with cold ironing facilities.
Brussels/Pozzallo
The tender to electrify the docks of the port of Pozzallo has begun.
T&E proposes to include more non-EU transhipment ports to avoid carbon leakage
Brussels
The association calls on the EU Commission to reduce the current threshold of 65% of transhipment traffic
Federlogistica urges the immediate establishment of a control room on tariffs
Genoa
The aim is also to eliminate extra costs caused by bureaucracy.
Containerized cargo handled through the port of Singapore fell by 2.9% in the second quarter.
Singapore
Last May, ship transits through the Suez Canal decreased by -6.8%
Last May, ship transits through the Suez Canal decreased by -6.8%
Cairo
The negative trend continued in June and early July
Terminal operators are not at all satisfied with a policy that seems to have no interest in ports
Rome
Cognolato: It is essential to close the ongoing trials on several fronts.
The largest ship ever to dock at Cagliari's Porto Canale at the MITO terminal.
Milan
The container ship "MSC Venice" with a capacity of 16,652 TEU arrived yesterday
On 5 and 6 November in Lisbon a summit called by the ILA against automation in the maritime and port sector
On 5 and 6 November in Lisbon a summit called by the ILA against automation in the maritime and port sector
North Bergen/Metzingen
South Korean HD Hyundai, together with German NEURA Robotics, will develop and test welding robots in shipyards
The toll of the horrific attack on the bulk carrier Eternity C in the Red Sea is still uncertain.
Mandaluyong/London/Brussels
Joint statement by ICS, BIMCO, European Shipowners, Intercargo and Intertanko
In the first half of 2025, bulk cargo increased and general cargo decreased in the port of Marseille-Fos
Marseille
Cruise passengers increase by +5%
The Senate has approved the framework law on interports
Rome
UIR, gives the Italian interport system a modern, orderly and coherent regulatory framework
Carlo De Ruvo was elected president of Confetra
Rome
Among the challenges, the uncontrolled expansion of large logistics groups and their concentration
Number of pirate attacks on ships still high in the second quarter of 2025
Number of pirate attacks on ships still high in the second quarter of 2025
Kuala Lumpur
The number of acts of violence against crews is decreasing
Telemar and TNL Group merger agreement
Telemar and TNL Group merger agreement
Oslo/Athens/Paris
One of the top three operators in the OT/IoT services market for the maritime and superyacht sectors will be created
Attacks on ships in the Red Sea still cause deaths among seafarers
Portsmouth
Liberian-flagged bulk carrier " Eternity C" targeted
Canadian shipbuilding company Davie acquires second shipyard in Finland
Helsinki/Pori
It will buy the Enersense Offshore shipyard
Amendment on Port Labor Supply Agencies Approved
Rome
Immediate transformation into Agencies authorised to provide temporary port work
Salvini appoints a manager of a private shipping company from Campania as president of the regional AdSP
Rome
This is Eliseo Cuccaro, CEO of Alilauro
Extend the application of the 0.1% sulphur limit in marine fuels globally
Extend the application of the 0.1% sulphur limit in marine fuels globally
Berlin
This is proposed by an analysis by the International Council on Clean Transportation
IMO and EU condemn renewed attacks on ships in the Red Sea
London/Brussels
Dominguez: New violation of international law and freedom of navigation
In the first half of 2025, container traffic in the port of Gioia Tauro grew by +10.5%
Joy Taurus
2,186,211 TEUs were handled
A bulk carrier was attacked in the Red Sea
Portsmouth
The crew abandoned the ship which began to take on water
German government allocates 400 million euros to support energy transition in maritime-port sector
Over 78 million euros to the ports of Augusta and Taranto for offshore wind
Rome
Funds distributed over three years starting from 2025
The PNRR tender for interports has been reopened.
Rome
Resources available amounting to 2.2 million euros
Port of Livorno: Workers are the priority in the LTM crisis
Livorno
UPS's quarterly earnings performance declines
Atlanta
Net income in the April-June quarter was $1.28 billion (-8.9%)
Approval for the 2025 budget variation of the Southern Tyrrhenian and Ionian Sea Port Authority.
Gioia Tauro
500 thousand euros for the 49% share held by the Port Agency company
FHP Group acquires the remaining 10% stake in Lotras
Milan/Foggia
The integration between Lotras and CFI Intermodal will begin to create FHP Intermodal.
OITAF scientific document on good practices in the logistics and transport of fresh fruit and vegetables
Milan
The Northern Tyrrhenian Sea Port Authority has joined the PLIKA
Livorno
Platform dedicated to training, innovation and knowledge sharing in the logistics and port sectors
Matteo Paroli's nomination as president of the Western Ligurian Sea Port Authority has been signed.
Rome
He has a degree in law and a specialization in administrative law.
Container throughput increases in Haropa Port, while bulk cargo decreases.
Le Havre
In the first half of this year, containers were 1.51 million TEUs (+4%)
Bureau Veritas reports a 9.8% quarterly increase in revenues in the Marine & Offshore segment
Courbevoie
Kalmar and Konecranes increase new orders in the April-June quarter
Helsinki
The turnover of the two Finnish companies is slightly increasing
Container traffic in the port of Barcelona fell by 12.2% in the second quarter.
Barcelona
Assiterminal threatens a new wave of appeals against regulations it believes are damaging to port operations
Genoa
2M Logistics signs an agreement with Salerno-based Gallozzi
Barendrecht
The Dutch company will represent GF Logistics, a subsidiary of the Italian group, in the Benelux region.
Swiss company Kuehne+Nagel's quarterly profits fell
Schindellegi
In the period April-June of this year, net turnover grew by +1.7%
Yang Ming orders three 8,000 TEU container ships from Nihon Shipyard and Imabari Shipbuilding
Keelung/Imabari
Contract valued at $351.3-394.5 million
Italia Nostra reiterates its strong concerns about the construction of the Fiumicino-Isola Sacra port.
Rome
European maritime cities, destinations for cruise tourism - the association highlights - denounce the phenomenon of over-tourism in the cruise sector
Egypt's first automotive terminal has come into operation at Port Said East.
East Port Said
It can accommodate two car carriers at the same time
SAILING LIST
Visual Sailing List
Departure ports
Arrival ports by:
- alphabetical order
- country
- geographical areas
Tepsa has acquired a liquid bulk terminal in the port of Rotterdam.
Singapore/Rotterdam
It was sold by Global Energy Storage Holdings
The Spinelli Group has approved its 2024 sustainability report.
Genoa
Of the company's 616 direct employees, 49% are under the age of 50.
In the second quarter of this year, cargo traffic in Turkish ports grew by +1.6%
Ankara
Cargoes to and from Italy amounted to 12.7 million tons (+10.1%)
Extension of the Simplified Logistics Zone for Genoa Ports and Dry Ports to the Savona, Vado Ligure, and Bergeggi areas.
Genoa
Approval from the ZLS Steering Committee
Isotta Fraschini Motori has inaugurated a new production line for hydrogen fuel cell systems in Bari.
Trieste
They will be used for naval and land solutions
The Grande Shanghai , the Grimaldi Group's first ammonia-ready car carrier, has been christened.
Naples
It has a load capacity of 9,000 CEUs.
The Port of Genoa, FILT, and UILT have declared a five-day strike at the Bettolo Terminal.
Genoa
Fit Cisl Liguria expressed solidarity with the workers
The tender for the dredging of the commercial dock basin at the port of Ancona has been published.
Ancona
The removal of approximately 730 thousand cubic meters of sediment is planned
Tender for the restoration and enhancement of docks 32 and 33 in the Deep Sea Zone of the port of Savona
Genoa
An investment of over 6.7 million euros is expected
There are 1,100 workers in Palermo directly employed in the seaside tourism sector
Palermo
This year, cruise traffic is expected to grow by 9.4% in the port of the Sicilian capital.
Six-month growth of +9% in freight on the St. Petersburg-India/China maritime route
Fly
FESCO operates six vessels in the service
Port of Trieste: Special Commissioner Gurrieri under investigation for money laundering
Trieste
I am certain - he declared - that I can demonstrate that I acted legally, in full transparency.
Vard signs new contract for the construction of two CSOVs
Trieste
The vessels will be used to support operations in the offshore wind sector
UIR welcomes the publication of the tender for the digitalization of the logistics chain.
Rome
Di Caterina (ALIS): a concrete tool that enhances the needs of businesses and strengthens the logistics system
GNV celebrated its first ten years of activity on the Italy-Albania route
Durres
During the period, the company's ships carried over 1.25 million passengers
A shipment of over 1.2 tons of marijuana was seized at the port of Gioia Tauro.
Reggio Calabria/Catanzaro
Members of a criminal organization that imported drugs from South America through European ports and airports have been arrested.
Yang Ming orders Hanwha Ocean to build seven 15,000 TEU dual-fuel containerships
Keelung
They will be delivered between 2028 and 2029
Walden to sell healthcare logistics business to Yusen Logistics
Paris
Exclusive negotiations announced
Solinas (Sardinian Action Party) is not at all satisfied with the state of Sardinian ports
Cagliari
The immediate establishment of a special commission is urged
ANSI welcomes the introduction of the information dashboard for managing private procurement contracts in logistics.
Rome
D'Angelo: it will allow the country to take another step forward
Russo (Confcommercio): excluding road transport from the PNRR funding was shortsighted.
Rome
First bulletin from the Freight Insights Observatory produced by the National Center for Sustainable Mobility
ABB Group posts sharp growth in quarterly financial and business performance
Zurich
In the period April-June the value of new orders grew by +16.0%
Informal consultations have begun on the preliminary proposal for the new Ancona Port Master Plan.
Ancona
Eleven meetings scheduled for July
Program agreement for preparatory and functional interventions for the construction of the bridge over the Strait of Messina
Rome
It was signed today in Rome
Project to develop an ecological station for the treatment of wastewater from ships
Naples
Initiative of the Neapolitan Group of the Cenere and Iello Landing
Assiterminal urges against bringing sediment from the Bagnoli dredging project into the port of Naples.
Genoa
Cognolato and Ferrari: It is essential to safeguard the full functionality of the commercial port's activities.
Container traffic at the Port of Long Beach fell 3.4% in the second quarter.
Long Beach
A decline of -16.4% was recorded in June
Paolo Pessina has been appointed vice president of Conftrasporto-Confcommercio.
Rome
He is president of the national federation of maritime agents and brokers
Container traffic in the port of Hong Kong decreased by -8.2% in the second quarter
Hong Kong
A decrease of -13.7% was recorded in June
Cuneo-based logistics company Nord Ovest is seeing growing financial results.
Wedge
Construction work on a new depot in Mondovì will be completed in early 2026.
Container traffic at the Port of Los Angeles grows driven by fears of new tariffs
Los Angeles
June saw the highest volume ever recorded for this month
The Management Committee of the Sardinia Sea Port Authority has adopted the DPSS
Cagliari
Green light for the concession to MITO and the appeal against the rejection of Olbia's dredging project.
Three events in Genoa for three new Explora Journeys cruise ships.
Genoa
A technical launch, a coin laying and the cutting of the first sheet metal were carried out at the Fincantieri shipyard
Grimaldi sells 5% of Terminal Darsena Toscana to Livorno Port Company
Naples/Livorno
Option to purchase an additional 5% of the share capital
Concession agreement signed that assigns management of the port of Tartous to DP World
Damascus
It has a lifespan of 30 years
Matteo Gasparato appointed president of the Northern Adriatic Sea Port Authority
Rome
He was appointed extraordinary commissioner of the same port authority
Meeting in Rome between the heads of ESPO and Assoporti
Rome
Among the topics addressed, the competitiveness of European ports in the current global context
Chinese airline OOCL reports quarterly decline in scheduled service revenues
Hong Kong
Cargo transported by the company's ships is increasing
Collaboration between the Ukrainian Sea Ports Authority and the Western Ligurian Sea Port Authority
Rome
Agreement with an initial duration of five years
Survey in Germany on the prospects of companies in the maritime, port and shipbuilding sectors
Hamburg
Shipowners are more concerned. Positive prospects for ports and shipyards.
Port of Augusta: Work begins on a third bridge connecting the island to the mainland.
Augusta
Work worth over 20 million euros
Vard signs contract with InkFish for new research vessel
Trieste
The deal is worth more than 200 million euros.
1.1 billion euros will be invested in the port of Hamburg to strengthen the container sector
Hamburg
Improving accessibility and port infrastructure in the Waltershofer Hafen area
Meyer Turku delivered the new Star of the Seas cruise ship to Royal Caribbean
Turku
It has a gross tonnage of 250,800 tons
ESPO calls for increased funding for ports under the next EU Multiannual Financial Framework
Brussels
The CEF programme funds have proven to be far from sufficient
Fincantieri delivers the new Oceania Allura cruise ship to Oceania Cruises.
Miami/Trieste
Two additional Sonata-class ships have been converted into orders.
PORTS
Italian Ports:
Ancona Genoa Ravenna
Augusta Gioia Tauro Salerno
Bari La Spezia Savona
Brindisi Leghorn Taranto
Cagliari Naples Trapani
Carrara Palermo Trieste
Civitavecchia Piombino Venice
Italian Interports: list World Ports: map
DATABASE
ShipownersShipbuilding and Shiprepairing Yards
ForwardersShip Suppliers
Shipping AgentsTruckers
MEETINGS
Confindustria event on the sea economy in Rome on July 15th
Rome
The public meeting of the International Containers Studies Center will be held in Genoa on July 2nd
Genoa
››› Meetings File
PRESS REVIEW
Why Malta is objecting to a new price cap on Russian oil
(timesofmalta.com)
US has its eye on Greek ports
(Kathimerini)
››› Press Review File
FORUM of Shipping
and Logistics
Intervento del presidente Tomaso Cognolato
Roma, 19 giugno 2025
››› File
Uniport: Bringing debris from Bagnoli to the port of Naples would postpone long-awaited dredging.
Rome
Legora de Feo: It's necessary to find alternative solutions.
Taiwanese companies Evergreen, Yang Ming and WHL saw sharp declines in quarterly revenues.
Keelung/Taipei
In the period April-June it fell by -18.7%, -26.5% and -8.6% respectively
The establishment of the Information Dashboard for the management of private procurement contracts in logistics has been approved.
In May, freight traffic in the port of Ravenna grew by +1.4%
Ravenna
Bulk cargo is on the rise. Miscellaneous cargo is on the decline.
EU approves joint purchase of port equipment by terminal operators
Brussels
Joint definition of minimum technical specifications of equipment is also permitted
Serbian energy group EPS will import coal through the Montenegrin port of Bar
Bar
Currently imports from Indonesia pass through the port of Constanta
Fincantieri Foundation and Luiss University launch a project to strengthen the safety of underwater infrastructure.
Trieste
Among the objectives, contribute to the definition of a specific regulatory framework
Freewheeling: The government's U-turn on anti-mafia controls in the road haulage sector is a welcome development.
Modena
Franchini: If the government has realized it made a mistake, that's good news.
Agostinelli (AdSP Tirreno Meridionale e Ionio): the amendment that allows for the early transformation of the Gioia Tauro Port Agency is extremely important.
Confindustria's event on the maritime economy will take place in Rome on July 15th.
Rome
The confederation's strategic document on the sector will be presented
Kerala seeks $1.1 billion from MSC in damages over MSC Elsa 3 sinking
Thiruvananthapuram
Temporary detention of the vessel "MSC Akuteta II" granted
Trasportounito requests the cancellation of the renewal procedure of the Central Committee of the Register of Hauliers
Rome
New seizure of a load of cocaine in the port of Gioia Tauro
Reggio Calabria
16 bags containing 417 kilos of drugs were found in a container
MOL and Kinetics to build world's first floating data center
Tokyo
It will be installed on a vessel of 9,731 gross tonnage
Rijeka Gateway Terminal to become operational in early September
Copenhagen
The first ship at the second container terminal of the Croatian port is expected on September 12
Falteri (Federlogistica) urges us to focus on the development of "polycentric" logistics
Genoa
The Simplified Logistics Zone should be the cornerstone of the strategy
Tsuneishi Shipbuilding Co. acquired Mitsui E&S Shipbuilding Co.
Hiroshima/Tokyo
It was renamed Tsuneishi Solutions Tokyobay Co.
Pessina (Federagenti): Northern European logistics system is struggling. Let's take advantage of it!
Rome
Unexpected opportunity - he underlines - for the Mediterranean ports and Italian ones in particular
MSC Cruises Joins Carnival and Royal Caribbean in Capitalizing on Grand Bahama Shipyard
Miami
Negotiations underway since the end of 2024 have been successfully concluded
At The International Propeller Clubs the Dorso Award for the Mediterranean area
Naples
In recognition of the primary role played by logistics operators in Mediterranean traffic
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