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March 5, 2013
Sched Netweb site
  • S&P upgrades CMA CGM credit in wake of refinancing, restructuring
  • Drewry: Carrier alliances to grow after over-tonnaged GA, NWA merge loops
  • Wan Hai names 4,680-TEU ship Wan Hai 515 at CSBC Kaohsiung shipyard
  • Taiwan's January exports increase 21.8pc on strong smartphone demand
  • Finns seize Russian military cargo for Syria for lack of export permits
  • London Gateway's first of 21 quay cranes arrive from Shanghai Zhenhua
  • Hamburg Sud levies Pacific-Med hike of US$150/TEU - $200/FEU from April
  • JAXPORT asks US Army Corps to complete 47-foot dredging study
  • European online shopping booms, but parcel express performance falls short
  • Toyota to move 5,000 cars a year from Savannah to Russia and Ukraine
  • US shippers tell regulator choice of railways would bring big savings
  • DHL Express to expand outlets in sub-Saharan Africa to focus on SMEs
  • MASkargo and Silk Way Airlines join to extend global freight reach
  • FedEx to deliver two pandas from Chengdu to Toronto, food from Memphis
  • Lunar New Year timing gives distorted positive to AAPA air cargo figures

Exim Indiaweb site
MARCH 4, 2013
  • Another eight PIL containerships will feature MacGregor electric cranes
  • Asia-Europe spot rates decline for fifth straight week
  • Babaji Shivram deftly handles another heavy lift project
  • Global container volume up 2.3 pc in January
  • MOL announces completion of 297,000-ton iron ore carrier
  • Subsequent to CAX cancellation, TS Lines joins CKA service
  • Talks with US East Coast dockers extended by a week
  • Three operators to merge box terminals at Xiamen port
  • WISTA India in the thick of things
  • Cross-border trade hit as violence grips Bangladesh
  • Mumbai to host engineering export promotion show in March
  • Ennore Port's Rs 1,000-crore, tax-free bond issue opens
  • JNPT recognised as port of the year for handling northern India containerised cargo
  • ACHAA's Silver Jubilee Year celebrations to conclude in style this week

International Transport Journalweb site
MARCH 4, 2013
  • Safety procedures at Les Eplatures airfield (Switzerland) comply with Icao guidelines
    Safety procedures at Les Eplatures airfield (Switzerland) are compliant with the standards of the international civil aviation organisation (Icao). Switzerland's Federal Office of ...
  • New US Airways cargo contract for ECS Group in France
    US Airways has appointed EFIS Air, a subsidiary of the ECS Group, as its cargo general sales agent (GSA) in France. The new contract extends the working relationship between the tw...
  • Swissport International reports 10% revenue growth in 2012
    Swissport International Ltd (Swissport), a provider of ground and cargo services to the aviation industry, reported total revenue of CHF 1.9 billion for 2012, a 10% increase compar...
  • Is the Bosphorus bridge to be closed completely for maintenance?
    Turkey's 40-year old Bogazici-Köpr'sü (or First Bosphorus Bridge) is in urgent need of renovation. Transport minister Binali Yildirim announced that maintenance work on the bridge ...
  • DB Schenker Rail to build new terminal
    DB Schenker Rail, Deutsche Bahn's freight haulage division, is set to build a new car terminal in Bremen. The facility will be in front of Daimler's plant. When finished, the 50,00...
  • World Courier orders UK's first Euro-6 new Volvo FH
    World Courier (UK) Ltd has placed an order for the first Euro-6 compliant Volvo truck in the UK. The vehicle, which is being supplied through Essex to Dorset-based Volvo dealer, MC...
  • South Caucasus Railway transports more freight in January
    In January 2013, the South Caucasus Railway cjsc transported just over 200,000 t of cargo, 4.8% more than foreseen for the first month of the year. In January, export goods carried...
  • Regional restructuring is first step for Kuehne + Nagel
    Kuehne + Nagel (K+N), the logistics giant based in Switzerland, is streamlining its organisation worldwide, as of 1 July. In Europe, K+N will merge its existing "Central Europ...
  • European Railway Award 2013 for AAE technical director
    The Community of European Railways (CER) and the Association of the European Railway Industries (UNIFE) presented the European Railway Award 2013 to Johannes Nicolin in Brussels. T...
  • Norbert Dentressangle opens new Spanish logistics centre
    The French transport and logistics service provider Norbert Dentressangle recently commenced operations at a new logistics platform located on a 22,000 sqm plot of land in Les Fran...
  • In Time Express Logistik: turnover shrank in 2012
    In Time Express Logistik, a German courier and express service provider based in Hanover, presented satisfactory results for financial year 2012, despite a slight decline in busine...
  • DB Schenker: distribution centre in Kunshan starts operations for Kone
    Operations recently started at DB Schenker's new 47,000 sqm distribution centre for customer Kone, a leading provider of complete elevator and escalator solutions. After thirteen m...
  • Ports work together on cleaner fuels for shipping
    The shipping industry is showing an increased interest in using liquefied natural gas (LNG) as a fuel for vessels. It is generally expected that by 2015 a number of progressive shi...
  • Konecranes' equipment for Indonesia's first automated container yard
    Indonesia's state-owned terminal operator PT Pelabuhan III (Persero) has awarded the Finnish crane manufacturer Konecranes an order for ten ship-to-shore cranes, 20 automated stac...
  • Logistics veteran to open software market in USA
    New Age Software & Solutions, a firm specialising in IT solutions for freight forwarding that was founded in Dubai in 2003, is entering the North American market. Veteran logis...

Marine Logweb site
MARCH 4, 2013
  • Navy awards funding for FY 2013 littoral combat ships
  • $12.3 million more for LCS 4
  • Marine Hydraulics awarded $6.9 million for Cole SRA
  • Resolve and FDNY sign marine fire response agreement
  • Great Lakes Shipyard completes winter work on ATB
  • Crowley named honorary USMMA alumnus
  • Sinopacific to build AHTS quartet for Russian owner
  • Somerville announces retirement as ABS Chairman
  • New Braemar Houston venture will advise on LNG fueling
  • Mabus outlines Navy response to sequestration

Lloyd's Listweb site
MARCH 4, 2013
  • North Pole transits open to shipping within 30 years
    UCLA study highlights rapid decline of year-round Arctic ice cover
  • Maersk unveils customer charter
    Danish line sets specific response times and accuracy targets
  • Maersk snubs Panama Canal with shift to Suez
    Rerouting Asia-US east coast service will save money and absorb bigger tonnage, says Skou
  • Bangladesh strike and Pakistan tax leave field clear for Indian breakers
    A volatile week sees Alang dominate subcontinent's demolition deals
  • Wake-up call
    The Panama Canal is not the only way to serve the US eastern seaboard from China
  • UK coastguards detain cruiseship after failed lifeboat drill
    Discovery remains in Portland until it revises safety management
  • ABS chairman steps down after 20 years
    Succession strategy sees Wiernicki waiting in the wings
  • Cosco expects to reverse its losses this year
    But president Ma Zehua does not say how the group will turn the tide of red ink
  • Shipping needs multi-skilled, multilingual talent, says educator
    Shanghai Maritime University backs China's drive to be a world-class seafaring nation
  • Southampton dredging programme approved
    Work will enable port to handle Maersk Line's 18,000 teu Triple-E containerships
  • If China is recovery's launchpad, inflation is the rocket
    Broker says shipping uptick requires an end to political austerity measures
  • Box ports benefit from export surge in Asia
    Production lines on full throttle ahead of new year holidays
  • Asian owners slam Suez toll hike
    Canal authority should rescind 5% increase from May, says Shipowners' Forum
  • Regional anti-piracy centre opens in Seychelles
    Intelligence drive targets leaders and financiers, says UK minister
  • Coscon announces bunker surcharges
    Surcharge applies from April as Asia-Europe rates drop fast
  • Lange steps down from Kuehne+Nagel
    Group chief executive switches to consultancy role on health grounds
  • Mikelis joins GMS
    Former IMO ship recycling guru supports cash buyer's green business drive
  • SinoPacific wins Femco order
    Russian owner signs up for four anchor handling tugs built to China yard's design
  • Clia absorbs regional cruise and ferry bodies
    ACE chief will lead UK and Ireland operations
  • Kuehne+Nagel shake-up follows a year of hard knocks
    Volume growth offsets falling profit margins, rising costs and Brussels fine
  • CSAV posts fourth-quarter operating profit
    But restructuring costs spell continued losses for Chile-based carrier
  • Steimler and Nixon join NYK board
    Europeans join Japanese management committee
  • Our own worst enemies
    Shipping companies need protecting from themselves, says Widdows
  • Jinhui Shipping annual profits slide 42%
    Dry bulk market is an uphill battle, says Hong Kong-based operator

Fairplayweb site
MARCH 4, 2013
  • CSAV completes restructuring
    CSAV has confirmed the end of its operational restructuring, while posting a loss for its latest quarter
  • CSCL may raise freight rates in March or April
    SHANGHAI-LISTED China Shipping Container Lines (CSCL) plans to raise freight rates in March and April, depending on cargo volume, the company stated last week
  • Bocimar adds more Handysizes at Samjin
    SOUTH Korean shipbuilder Samjin Shipbuilding Industries has confirmed to Fairplay that Belgian bulker specialist Bocimar has exercised options for another four 36,000dwt Handysize bulkers
  • 'K' Line offloads Capesize
    'K' LINE told Fairplay that it is in negotiations to sell its 1996-built Capesize Cape Awoba
  • RCL widens losses
    THAILAND'S RCL said today it incurred heavier losses in the full year 2012 due to continued overcapacity in container shipping
  • Maersk sells VLCC for conversion
    MAERSK has sold its 2000-built VLCC Maersk Eli, reportedly for FPSO conversion
  • Call to scrap Suez Canal toll hike
    THE ASIAN Shipowners Forum today called for the scrapping of Suez Canal toll hikes which will be imposed in May 2013
  • Maybulk posts 41% drop in 2012 profits
    MALAYSIAN Bulk Carriers posted a 41% drop in profits for full-year 2012 to 66.5M ringgit ($21.4M) due to continuing weakness in the drybulk and tanker markets
  • Shipbreaking prices fall in major markets
    PRICES of ships sold for demolition in major shipbreaking countries fell last week, said major cash buyer Global Marketing Systems
  • Vitol: Crude tankers 'severely challenged'
    OIL TRADER Vitol said the crude tanker market can expect another challenging year as more newbuildings join the global fleet

The Journal of Commerceweb site
MARCH 4, 2013
  • Global Merchandise Trade Shows 'Moderate Growth'
    Merchandise trade showed "moderate growth" in the major economies during the fourth quarter of 2012, according to the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development's International Trade Statistics report. Compared with the third quarter of 2012, the value of merchandise exports and imports for the G7 (U.S., U.K., France, Germany, Italy, Canada...
  • DB Schenker, Envirotainer Expand Reefer Services
    DB Schenker Logistics, together with air freight container provider Envirotainer, has expanded its range of temperature-controlled air freight services to Zurich and Basel, Switzerland; Indianapolis; Tokyo and Osaka, Japan; and Sydney and Melbourne, Australia. Services are geared specifically to customers in the pharmaceutical and chemical industries and increasingly to the market...
  • Kuehne + Nagel's CEO Lange to Step Down
    Kuehne + Nagel International's board of directors has announced that Reinhard Lange, CEO of the Kuehne + Nagel Group since 2009, will step down because of health reasons, effective May 7, 2013. Until the termination of his contract on Dec. 31, 2013, Lange will continue to support the group in a...
  • Maersk to Boost Rates on Several Routes on April 1
    Maersk Line will increase rates on several trade routes, effective April 1. The ocean carrier will increase rates for dry containers in its trade between North Europe and the U.S.: From the U.S. to North Europe, and from North Europe to the U.S. East and Gulf Coast, the hike will be $200...
  • Despite Volume Growth, Kuehne + Nagel Earnings Decline
    Kuehne + Nagel's operating profit declined 5.8 percent 2012 from the previous year as slimmer margins, rising costs and an antitrust fine outweighed the impact of increased ocean, air and land transport volumes. The Swiss global logistics group earned 921 million Swiss francs ($976 million) before interest, tax, depreciation and amortization,...
  • Barcelona's Container Traffic Falls 12 Percent
    Spain's Port of Barcelona reported total container traffic in January was 126,835 20-foot-equivalent units, including 10,480 domestic TEUs and 116,356 foreign TEUs, a decline of 12 percent year-over-year. Unloaded traffic in January fell 6.5 percent year-over-year from 74,044 TEUs in 2012 to 69,201 TEUs in 2013. Loaded traffic slumped 17.7 percent...
  • China's Production Shifts Remodel Shipping
    Striking new statistics on the origin of Chinese exports reveal how the focus of Chinese manufacturing is gradually shifting away from the costly south and toward the north and west. The analysis by New York-based global investment banking and research firm Seabury shows year-over-year changes in production by province, adding a...
  • Cosco Announces March, April Rate Increases
    Cosco Container Lines will increase rates for all refrigerated shipments in its trade from the Far East to the Red Sea and Persian Gulf by $500 per unit, effective March 15. The shipping company will also hike rates for all shipments in its trade from the Far East to South Africa,...
  • From TPM: Maersk's Skou Optimistic on 2013
    LONG BEACH, Calif. - Container ship lines can improve on last year's results if they continue to trim costs and control capacity, Maersk Line CEO Soren Skou said in the keynote speech to the JOC's 13th annual TPM Conference. Skou said global vessel capacity is expected to rise 10 to 11...
  • APL Hikes Some Asia Rates
    APL has announced several rate increases and bunker surcharges that will go into effect in March and April. The ocean carrier will increase rates on its trade from Mexico to Asia, Australia, the Middle East and West Asia, effective March 6. The hike will be $750 per 40-foot and 40-foot high-cube...
  • Cheng Lie Navigation to Launch China-Cambodia-Thailand Service
    Cheng Lie Navigation will launch the RBC2 service, a direct service from central China to Cambodia and Thailand. The RBC2 service will start from Bangkok on March 8, operating with the following rotation: Ningbo, China; Shanghai; Sihanoukville, Cambodia; Bangkok; Laem Chabang, Thailand; and back to Ningbo. The CMA CGM Group's intra-Asia specialist...
  • Containerships Opens Office in Ukraine
    Containerships' new office in Kiev, Ukraine.Containerships has opened a new office in Kiev, Ukraine. To serve the Ukrainian market, the shipping company is offering a weekly container service from Teesport, England, and Rotterdam, the Netherlands, via the ports of Klaipeda, Lithuania, and Riga, Latvia. From Klaipeda and Riga, deliveries to final...
  • CMA CGM Sets April Rate Hikes in Europe Trade
    CMA CGM will increase rates on its trade from North Europe, Scandinavia and the Mediterranean to Australia, starting April 1. The hike will be $250 per 20-foot container and $500 per 40-foot container for dry cargo. The French ocean carrier will also hike rates in its trade from North Europe to the...
  • CMA CGM Offers Intermodal Reefer Hubs in Europe
    CMA CGM's intermodal and logistics service centers in Hamburg, Germany, and Antwerp, Belgium, have developed new dedicated refrigerated hubs in North Europe. The hubs include Venlo in the Netherlands; Duisburg, Germersheim, Ludwigshafen/Mannheim, Stuttgart, Köln, Frankfurt-Mainz and Weil in Germany; Strasbourg in France; and Basel in Switzerland. These hubs offer pre-trip inspections, repairs,...
  • Throughput Grows 6 Percent at Port of Mumbai
    India's Port of Mumbai boosted throughput by 6 percent year-over-year in the first 11 months of fiscal 2012-13, the port authority said in a statement Monday. Total tonnage from April 2012 to February 2013 reached 53 million tons, up from 50.2 million tons in the same period in fiscal 2011-12. Inbound...
  • From TPM: Maersk Unveils Customer Goals
    LONG BEACH, Calif. - Maersk Line announced eight customer service targets that CEO Soren Skou said reflect customers' needs for improvements in basic tasks ranging from accurate documentation to answering phone calls promptly. Discussions with more than 1,000 customers showed they want better execution of fundamentals, not invention of "the iPad...
  • France Ratifies Maritime Labour Convention, 2006
    France has ratified the Maritime Labour Convention, 2006, making it the 35th International Labour Office member state and the 13th European Union member state to ratify the convention, which sets out decent working and living conditions for seafarers, while creating conditions of fair competition for shipowners. France has ratified nearly all...
  • London Gateway Gets First Giant Gantry Cranes
    The London Gateway container terminal has received the first three of 24 giant gantry cranes from China as it prepares to handle its first container ship in the final quarter of 2013. The 2,000-ton cranes, the first in the U.K. to be able to lift four containers at once, arrived at...

Containerisation Internationalweb site
MARCH 4, 2013
  • Kuehne+Nagel shake-up follows a year of hard knocks
    Global logistics group Kuehne + Nagel has seen its full-year 2012 results hit by declining profit margins, cost increases and an anti-trust fine ...
  • Solverminds inks deal with Gothong Southern
    Chennai-headquartered container shipping specialist software solution company Solverminds' Malaysian subsidiary SVM Solutions & Technologies has signed ...
  • European exporters to Asia beware
    OOCL is one of many carriers to announce a spring rate hike on the backhaul north Europe to Asia trade lane; but will the liners also revisit the strategy of 2012 ...
  • CSAV reports Q4 operating profit
    Chilean container shipping line Compania Sud Americana de Vapores continued its successful turnaround in the fourth quarter of last year, posting an operating income ...
  • Southampton dredging programme approved
    The Port of Southampton has received approval for an extensive dredging programme that will enable it to handle the next generation of container vessels.The work ...
  • Maersk snubs Panama Canal with shift to Suez
    Maersk Line has dealt a serious blow to the Panama Canal by shifting its Asia-US east coast service to a Suez Canal routing in a move that will absorb tonnage and ...

TradeWindsweb site
MARCH 4, 2013
  • Lay-ups offer relief
    Maersk Tankers has moved forward with a plan to place a pair of VLCCs in lay-up but its peers are unlikely to follow suit, according to a researcher at Charles Weber.
  • Hold the applause
    The terms of a time charter extension between Diana Containerships of Greece and AP Moller-Maersk has been met by a lukewarm reception on Wall Street.
  • Cargill keeps options open
    More acquisitions may be on the horizon for Cargill after inking a letter of intent to construct a series of capesize bulkers at China's Shanghai Waigaoqiao Shipbuilding (SWS).
  • Ready to rumble
    OW Bunker has moved a step closer to cementing its position as a leader in US Gulf after chartering a second supply vessel to support an expansion campaign that began less than a year ago.
  • GLNG plots spin-off
    Golar LNG Limited is on the fringe of launching a spin-off that will focus on the pursuit of floating LNG (FLNG) projects.
  • Batista 'humbled'
    Eike Batista's quest to be the richest man in the world has officially been derailed, according to Forbes.
  • DCIX lands extension
    Diana Containerships has secured a time charter extension for a panamax fixed to AP Moller-Maersk of Denmark at a lower rate.
  • Boa slashes orders
    Boa Offshore has chopped a newbuilding order in half following a lengthy fight to finance the vessels.
  • Minoan yard unearthed
    Greek scientists have dug up an ancient shipyard on Crete, which is believed to be the first big vessel construction site of the ancient Minoan civilisation.
  • Uljanik wins quartet
    Croatia's Uljanik Shipyard has won a tender to build four new ro-ros for domestic owner Jadrolinija.
  • Moment of impact
    Dramatic footage from a nearby vessel has shown how a small cargoship was forced aside by a big Turkish bulker off Singapore.
  • STX PO downs SGX rank
    STX Pan Ocean is downgrading its stock listing in Singapore.
  • Cutting the bull
    Analyst Macquarie has downplayed the recovery in Maersk Line profits, predicting a drop in vessel utilisation until 2015.
  • RaetsMarine sold to Amlin
    One of the top players in the fixed premium protection and indemnity market is changing hands for up to $65m.
  • DSF pushes up profit
    Danish Ship Finance (DSF) has posted better earnings for 2012, but loan impairments rose.
  • Ezion to see LNG spark
    A plan to revive a mothballed marine supply base in Australia is likely to provide a further shot in the arm for Ezion Holdings, analysts say.
  • Stopford's buyers' guide
    Clarksons research supremo and dairy farmer Martin Stopford has offered a guiding hand for red-blooded shipowners looking to nail the timing of their trough investments.
  • Bulker death probed
    The crew of a Belgian bulker has been questioned in Canada after a colleague died at sea.
  • Greeks pen capes
    Newly-formed shipbuilding heavyweight Japan Marine United is said to have secured orders for four capesize bulkers.
  • K-sure eyes Yamal action
    Korea Trade Insurance Corporation (K-sure) is in talks to provide funding for Russia's big new Yamal LNG project.
  • MISC gains on resistance
    Shares in Malaysian shipowner MISC edged up today as minority shareholders continue to hold out for a better takeover offer from Petronas.
  • Better finish for CSAV
    Chile's CSAV has spent another year in the red despite carding positive numbers for the second half of 2012.
  • Shipping boss killed
    Russian police have launched a murder inquiry after the head of bunker shipping company ECOtek was shot dead.
  • Cosco confident
    China's Cosco group should make a return to profit this year, according to deputy chief Ma Zehua.
  • Wisby adds another six
    Sweden's Wisby Tankers has returned to Croatia's 3 Maj shipyard for six more newbuildings.
  • Vopak ends year lower
    Dutch terminals group Vopak has suffered an 18% decline in full-year net profits to EUR 321.5m ($420m).
  • Traf seals new funds
    Commodity trader Trafigura has lined up fresh financial firepower after securing $4.2bn in new financing involving fifty banks.
  • "Severely challenged"
    Vitol, the world's largest oil trader, has given a grim assessment of current prospects for the crude tanker sector.

American Shipperweb site
MARCH 4, 2013
  • To hit export target, SBA should work on goals
  • K+N CEO to depart amid weak earnings
    Kuehne + Nagel International AG has accepted the resignation of CEO Reinhard Lange for health reasons, effective May 7. The company's net profit for 2012 fell 18.6 percent from 2011 to 493 million Swiss francs ($522.6 million).
  • MSC stake in Long Beach could affect Oakland TEUs
  • CSAV in the black for second half of 2012
    The Chilean liner carrier said Monday it made an operating profit of $8.4 million in the fourth quarter of 2012, a huge improvement on the $158.1 million the line lost in the same quarter in 2011.
  • February cargo numbers down at Delta
  • Norbert Dentressangle opens Vietnam office
  • Global air cargo stabilizing
    IATA reported North American airlines experienced a 0.6-percent uptick in demand on a 1 percent capacity decline. A demand growth in Europe of 1.2 percent was wiped out by a 2.4-percent increase in capacity.
  • German air freight declined in 2012
  • Ryder restarts dedicated truck business
  • Cargill processes first e-bill of lading
    The agribusiness used the electronic process to underlie a shipment of grain from Houston to Veracruz, Mexico. The transfer of documents took 19 minutes, the company said in a statement to Reuters.
  • NIT League says rail reform could save shippers $900 million

The Bunker Bulletinweb site
MARCH 4, 2013
  • Oryx Energies announces new appointment
    Evrard will lead oil trading activities and planned expansion of speciality services, which include a specialised bunkering service.
  • Bunker prices open the week mixed in Fujairah
    Prices soft in South Africa.
  • Congestion likely in Rotterdam
    Bunker prices slide across Europe.
  • Further bunkering growth anticipated at Sohar
    Provision of pipeline deliveries under consideration in connection with upcoming establishment of bunker fuel storage.
  • Braemar eyes emerging LNG bunker market
    Firm's consultancy arm to put its LNG knowledge to market.
  • Emulsion fuel developer 'on cusp' of entering bunker market
    'There is some way to go, but Quadrise is cautiously confident.'
  • Maersk canal switch to cut costs
    Asia-US service to go via Suez Canal.
  • Global bunker fleet: Problems remain
    IBIA chairman says there are still places where investment in modern tonnage is needed.
  • KPI Bridge Oil appoints senior trader
    Araki Takanobu will be KPI's new senior trader for the Singapore office.
  • Shipping director killed
    Victim headed Russian river company transporting oil products.
  • Asian bunker prices start week soft
    In Singapore, prices of benchmark 380 cSt bunker fuel fell $6.50 from Friday's level.
  • Major shareholder of Titan reiterates commitment to 'restructure'
    Investor and Titan are 'proactively considering alternative funding and restructuring proposals'.
  • Ports form working group for LNG-fuelled vessels
    The group will develop 'guidelines on safe procedures for LNG bunkering operations'.
  • Shipping firms support change in Bangladeshi bunkering policy
    Demand made for private bunker suppliers at Bangladeshi ports.
  • Investment bank maintains 'buy' rating of Aegean
    Aegean's balance sheet 'underestimated', says Dahlman Rose.
  • China fuel oil imports continue falling in February
    Year-on-year imports dropped by about 14%.

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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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