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April 5, 2013
Sched Netweb site
  • UASC collaborates with CSCL to enter Far East-US west coast trades
  • CMA-Hapag to enter Med-US east coast trade in single joint service
  • Drewry: Chinese terminal operators invest overseas to diversify risk
  • Hamburg Sud's 7,100-TEU Santa Cruz switches to Luxembourg flag
  • Chengdu to dispatch western China's fastest cargo train to Lodz, Poland
  • Shandong ports box volume up 10pc to 3.21 million TEU in first 2 months
  • Chongqing Tuanjiecun railway's central station box volume up 9.57pc
  • CMA CGM-Delmas to abandon north Europe-West Africa ro-ro service
  • Weighing Arctic shipping as nations squabble over energy resources
  • Long Beach terminal buys cost-saving Cargotec Kalmar SmartPort system
  • Copenhagen airport cargo growth surpasses that of European rivals
  • ICAO moves to facilitate greater private sector control of aviation
  • TAGG to open 18,600-square metre logistics park at Lambert-St Louis
  • US attempts to balance pharma protection against demand for generics

Exim Indiaweb site
APRIL 4, 2013
  • Capt. Dheeraj Bhatia appointed CSAV s President of North America & Caribbean Region
  • India can be a global maritime hub: Milind Deora
  • Canada may overtake US in LNG supply to Asia
  • Antwerp port able to develop further
  • Milind Deora visits JN Port stall at exhibition
  • MoD wants berths in Vizhinjam terminal for Navy & Coast Guard
  • Vizag Port falls well below MoS' cargo handling target
  • SE Railway s freight traffic increases 6.26 pc in 2012-13
  • RBI should increase foreign currency loan limit to $ 25 bn: Fieo
  • Adani Power welcomes CERC order

International Transport Journalweb site
  • Guadeloupe Port Caraïbes elects supervisory board
  • Finnair appoints new CEO
  • European airfreight plunges again in February
  • IAG places long-haul fleet orders
  • Volga-Dnepr launches Leipzig repair workshop
  • Ceva revenues up but ebitda down in 2012
  • Wim Bosman Belgium partnership with Turkey's Sertrans
  • Gebrüder Weiss gearing up for the future in Wels
  • JNP sees first drop of volume in years
  • CargoLine recognises three German forwarders
  • Evergreen Line extending Indian Ocean network
  • RFG urges ORR not to price biomass off UK railways
  • CaroTrans expanding network
  • Volvo trucks to cooperate with Shell
  • Orders for 5,400 Greenbrier railcars

Marine Logweb site
APRIL 4, 2013
  • World's largest tunnel boring machine arrives in Seattle
  • Damen to tackle South African DAFF fleet woes
  • German shipowners seek government action on key issues
  • Teekay announces senior management change
  • PSV is first vessel with ABB Onboard DC Grid
  • Nigerian owner orders subsea IMR vessel at Havyard
  • Icahn pushes for changes at Transocean
  • Carnival Triumph blown from moorings at repair yard

World Wide Shipperweb site
APRIL 4, 2013
  • Court ruling paves way for Port of Coos Bay project
  • Boeing marks opening of Everett Delivery Center
  • WTS International awards scholarships to transport women
  • Port of Seattle new member of Green Marine environmental team
  • Port of Camas-Washougal inks first commerce center tenant

Lloyd's Listweb site
APRIL 4, 2013
  • North America's rising star
    New US access to energy resources counters Obama's predicted 'Asia pivot'
  • Hired guns protect Shell's $9bn gas business
    Energy shipping firm deploys armed guards despite low piracy threat to LNG carriers
  • Offshore energy back under the spotlight
    Owners turn to oil and gas as shipping stays in the doldrums
  • Lost in Doha
    If Qatar's national football team announces a new coach, remember you read it here first
  • False spring for LNG
    Political unrest across North Africa has done little to boost regional gas exports
  • Tsakos clinches profit-share deals for product trio
    Freshly inked charters should generate $23m in basic revenues
  • Q&A: What do the fixed-premium providers think?
    Skuld, Eagle Ocean and RaetsMarine give their views
  • Fixed-premium P&I market will shrink within five years
    Service is key to survival, say brokers
  • More than 110 boxships head for strike-hit Hong Kong
    EXCLUSIVE: Lloyd's List Intelligence data shows Yang Ming and Evergreen most exposed to delays
  • Third KG house casualty
    EEH joins Embdena and AppenCapital in receivership
  • CSBC confirms $46m boxships order
    Chinese line SITC will receive two 1,800 teu vessels from fourth-quarter 2014
  • Itkin becomes second casualty of OSG bankruptcy
    Chief financial officer leaves troubled US tanker company
  • CSCL unveils fleet shake-up
    EXCLUSIVE: World's ninth-biggest line hints at more ultra-large boxships
  • Li reveals why CSCL shuns alliances
    EXCLUSIVE INTERVIEW: Chairman steers the line in a different direction to its peers
  • Savannah secures $50m dredging cash boost
    Legislature approves State of Georgia funding that now awaits the governor's signature
  • Terror must not prevail
    Greek fringe elements may seek to make shipowners scapegoats for the nation's ills
  • Western Australia bulk grain exporters step up competition
    Two new grain handlers break into one-time monopoly market
  • CSAV approves seven-vessel order
    Board backs $570m investment in 9,300 teu newbuildings
  • Mixed messages
    Folly is one thing we can all count on in shipping

Fairplayweb site
APRIL 4, 2013
  • OSG begins layoffs
    BANKRUPT OSG confirmed today that it has begun staff reductions and that another longtime senior executive, Myles Itkin, has departed
  • China steel demand weakens even more
    CHINESE iron ore imports are set to come under further pressure with news that steel stockpiles are now up 21% year on year
  • CSAV passes the torch
    CHILEAN liner CSAV has made board changes after its chairman's death and revealed new pricing details on its newbuildings
  • Passengers evacuated from Turkish ferry blaze
    MORE THAN 100 passengers have been evacuated from a Turkish ferry that caught fire in the Sea of Marmara
  • Floatel weighs $150M private placement deal
    FLOATEL International, the Swedish owner of two accommodation rigs, said today it is weighing a private placement of about $150M
  • Worker missing after new Triumph trauma
    CARNIVAL Triumph broke free from its moorings while under repair in Alabama today and a search is underway for a missing yard employee
  • Arbitrage seen causing fuel oil surge in Singapore
    MANY FUEL oil cargoes are expected to arrive in Singapore from the Atlantic basin in May because of arbitrage opportunities
  • Tankers drag down profits at Stolt-Nielsen
    STOLT-Nielsen today reported a sharp fall in net profits for 1QFY13, largely on losses in its key tanker business
  • Product tankers lose gains
    GAINS MADE by product tankers in the east-of-Suez market were reversed with the Easter holidays last week and China's Tomb Sweeping holidays this week
  • TSA sees rate rise backing
    STRONGER box demand is supporting the latest round of rate increases in the US trans-Pacific trades, liner operators claim
  • Seadrill repurchases more of its own shares
    NORWAY'S Seadrill said today it has repurchased 150,000 of its own common stocks at an average price of 212.919 kroner ($36.70) per share
  • Guillotine for tankers warned
    OWNERS are warning that the French-flag tanker fleet is in danger of extinction
  • Yard spree sparked TMT woe
    OVERINVESTMENT in newbuildings during the global shipping boom in the 2000s resulted in the financial woes of Taiwan's TMT, brokers told Fairplay
  • NYK switches ships for deal
    NYK LINE said today it will swap a post-Panamax bulker with a bigger ship to service a long-term charter agreement with Kansai Electric Power

The Journal of Commerceweb site
APRIL 4, 2013
  • China to Build 42 Transport Hubs by 2015
    China's government has vowed to build 42 transportation hubs by the end of 2015, with at least one in every province, autonomous region and municipality. Cities will be turned into traffic centers that make transferring between airlines, railways, buses and ships more convenient, according to a guideline issued by the National...
  • Hours of Service, Years of Debate: 1935-2013
    The bitter and seemingly endless debate over truck driver hours of service has taken several turns over the past decade, but its origins stretch back to the 1930s. Federal hours-of-service rules barely changed for 65 years, but trucking deregulation in 1980, the rapid expansion of truckload carriage and growing concern...
  • USDA Certification Program to Promote Egg Exports
    The U.S. Department of Agriculture, in collaboration with the U.S. Food and Drug Administration, has developed a program to certify processed eggs and egg products for export, providing new opportunities for U.S. food exporters. The USDA's Agricultural Marketing Service will certify a wide range of products containing eggs, including omelets, frozen...
  • Best Practices for Building a Resilient Supply Chain
    In the wake of recent environmental disasters, many companies feel the need to have a "resilient supply chain". A resilient supply chain can mitigate risks and reduce the effect of catastrophes. AberdeenGroup's newest report, CSCO View of Resilient Supply Chains, examines the concept of a resilient supply chain and identifies...
  • Emirates SkyCargo to Boost Capacity to Tokyo
    Emirates SkyCargo, the freight division of the Emirates airline, is set to increase its cargo capacity to Tokyo when Emirates launches a non-stop daily flight between Dubai in the United Arab Emirates and Haneda Airport in Japan. With the new daily flight to Haneda, Emirates SkyCargo will be able to provide...
  • Ex-Im Bank to Join US Business Solutions Initiative
    The Export-Import Bank of the United States will participate in U.S. Global Business Solutions, a new interagency initiative to expand the reach of federal export assistance and add 50,000 small businesses to the nation's exporter base by 2017. The pilot program will also aim at expanding the base of financial institutions...
  • North American Intermodal Traffic Drops
    North American intermodal volume fell by 5.3 percent year-over-year this week, the first decline since the beginning of January, according to the Association of American Railroads. North American rail volumes through March 30, 2013 Full-size image In the week ending March 30, combined North American carload volume, including all three North American Free...
  • Imports Shore Up Container Volume on West Coast
    Cargo volumes at West Coast ports surged in February, creating a feeling of optimism that 2013 could turn out to be better than originally anticipated. Containerized imports increased 25 percent compared to February 2012, according to numbers published on the Web site of the Pacific Maritime Association. Exports increased only 2...
  • Governor Backs Decision to Restructure Virginia Port
    Virginia's Gov. Bob McDonnell has reviewed and accepted the Virginia Port Authority board of commissioner's decision to terminate the evaluation of the Public-Private Transportation Act proposals submitted by APM Terminals and Virginia Port Partners. More than a year ago, the port received PPTA proposals from APM and Virginia Port Partners to...
  • SCFI: Trans-Pacific Rates Cast Doubt on April 1 GRI Results
    The Shanghai Containerized Freight Index released April 3 showed that trans-Pacific lanes achieved very little of the proposed April 1 general rate increase. The Transpacific Stabilization Agreement and some of its member carriers, including OOCL, MSC and CMA CGM, had announced hikes of $400 per 40-foot container to the West Coast and...
  • Thailand Revises Investment Strategy
    In response to the changing local and global economy and to overcome the "middle income trap," the Thailand Board of Investment is revising its Investment Promotion Privileges and Strategies to promote development of competitiveness and creation of value for the nation's industrial sector and to stimulate green industry initiatives. In the...
  • SCFI: Asia-Europe Rates Off More Than 20 Percent Since GRI
    The Shanghai Containerized Freight Index continued to drop in European lanes three weeks after a general rate increase was implemented by Asia-Europe carriers. On March 15, around 60 percent of a proposed $700-per-TEU increase was achieved, but much of the gain was given back over the past three weeks. Shanghai Containerized...
  • Los Angeles Port Completes Harbor Deepening Project
    The Port of Los Angeles's 10-year Main Channel Deepening Project has been completed. The $370 million project was conducted by the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers on behalf of the port. It deepened the port's 45-foot-deep main navigational channel and turning basins to a 53-foot depth, allowing the port to accommodate...
  • Cargo Diverted From Lirquen, Chile, Because of Strike
    Dockworkers at the Port of Lirquen, Chile, are continuing to strike, according to Hapag-Lloyd. The carrier said the port has been unable to operate since March 27, 2013, because of ongoing labor action. As a result, Hapag-Lloyd and its partner lines have redirected cargo intended for discharge in Lirquen to Chile's Port...
  • Two Mexican Trucking Firms Denied Cross-Border Rights
    Mexican motor carriers Transportes Mor SA de CV and Adriana De Leon Amaro did not successfully complete the U.S. Pre-Authorization Safety Audit, according to the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration. The trucking companies had applied to participate in the agency's long-haul pilot program to test and demonstrate the ability of Mexico-based...
  • CSAV to Book $50 Million Gain in Debt Prepayment
    CSAV said it will prepay a $245 million loan at a 46 percent discount in another move signaling the financial turnaround of the Chilean ocean carrier. The prepayment of the debt to the American Family Life Assurance Co. will generate a positive result of around $50 million, after netting the loss...
  • UPS to Forfeit $40 Million From Illegal Online Pharmacies
    UPS and the U.S. Attorney's Office for the Northern District of California have entered into a non-prosecution agreement, allowing UPS to forfeit $40 million in payments that it received from illegal online pharmacies and to implement a compliance program designed to ensure that illegal online pharmacies will not be able...
  • UASC to Launch Three Trans-Pacific Services
    UASC to launch three services from Asia to the U.S.United Arab Shipping Company will launch three trans-Pacific services from Asia to the U.S. Pacific Southwest and Pacific Northwest in cooperation with China Shipping Container Lines. UASC will be a vessel provider in CSCL's existing Asia to Pacific Northwest service, ANW1, as...
  • Port of Toronto's Cargo Rose 5 Percent in 2012
    In 2012, the Port of Toronto handled 1.86 million metric tons of cargo, a 5 percent increase compared to 2011, according to the Toronto Port Authority. Overseas bulk cargo rose 23 percent year-over-year, while warehousing and project staging services "enjoyed strong, continued growth," the port authority said in a written statement...
  • Reports Detail Notable Barrier Removals for US Exports
    Demetrios Marantis, acting U.S. trade representative, has sent three reports to President Obama and Congress detailing noteworthy accomplishments that the current administration has achieved in reducing or removing foreign government barriers to U.S. exports. In addition to describing the progress made over the past year, the three reports describe current barriers...

TradeWindsweb site
APRIL 4, 2013
  • HL hires containership
    Hapag-Lloyd has chartered a containership to replace a vessel that suffered a deadly boiler room fire late last month.
  • Newbuilds for NAT?
    Researcher sees orders etched in Nordic American's tea leaves following fundraiser.
  • STNG's tanker trifecta
    Scorpio Tankers has added six newbuildings to its fleet of product tankers, a move that underscores its ongoing appetite for tonnage.
  • CFO axed at OSG
    Overseas Shipholding Group's long serving chief financial officer, Myles Itkin, has been axed as the US tanker company works through a Chapter 11 bankruptcy restructuring.
  • TEN trio hooked up
    Tsakos Energy Navigation has signed its second string of period tanker contracts in under a month.
  • Sekkesaeter quits Teekay
    Norwegian executive Geir Sekkesaeter has quit Teekay after half a decade with the shipping giant.
  • More cash burn to come
    Cash burn is likely to continue for owners of modern VLCCs for "a few more years", ICAP believes.
  • RABT rejig goes on
    Cash-strapped Swedish shipowner Rederi AB TransAtlantic is continuing down the cost cutting path with a move that could see three employees lose their jobs.
  • Cape crusade to continue
    John Fredriksen's Frontline 2012 could soon add at least a dozen extra capesize bulkers to its already overflowing orderbook, Fearnley Securities believes.
  • Tragedy for Triumph?
    A search is underway for a missing yard employee after a Carnival cruiseship broke free of its moorings in Alabama yesterday in what is the second incident to hit the vessel since the turn of the year.
  • Havyard in Nigeria first
    Norwegian shipbuilder Havyard has clinched another order for a subsea vessel but this time with a brand new customer.
  • Case takes a pay cut
    Clarksons kingpin Andi Case saw his pay sliced by almost £2m last year but his total package is still comparable with what some ships are commanding in today's market.
  • Samsung seals NLNG quartet
    Samsung Heavy Industries has confirmed a four-ship newbuilding contract for the Nigeria LNG (NLNG) project.
  • Stolt suffers in first
    Stolt-Nielsen has turned in another disappointing quarterly report as its tanker division slipped back into the red.
  • Floatel eyes fundraiser
    Floatel International said Thursday that it was considering a private placement to raise up to $150m from investors.
  • CSAV ships to cost $81.4m
    Compania Sud Americana de Vapores (CSAV) says it is paying $81.4m for each of the new giant containerships it has ordered.
  • Vitol targets grain trade
    Vitol, the world's largest independent oil trader, has announced that it will start trading in global grain markets from May.
  • Dry stocks ease off
    The rally in dry bulk shipping stocks looks to be short lived as share prices follow the Baltic Dry Index (BDI) downwards.
  • Bulker sinks off Oman
    A Turkish-owned bulker that suffered an engine room fire off the coast of Oman has finally sunk.

American Shipperweb site
APRIL 4, 2013
  • Analysis: Shippers need to do their homework on freight pay
    The news this week that freight payment and audit services provider Trendset has been beset by internal embezzlement and fraud comes at a particularly interesting point in the evolution of the freight payment and audit industry.
  • CEVA: Record revenue, earnings take massive hit
    The Netherlands-based third party logistics firm achieved record revenue of 7.22 million euros ($9.28 million) in 2012, a 4.8-percent, year-over-year, growth rate, but took a 21.8-percent hit in its adjusted earnings.
  • Gov. McDonnell accepts VPA's 'no' vote on privatization
    McDonnell made clear the VPA board only had preliminary decision authority, and left open the possibility that if reforms don't pan out the state would consider other public-private partnership offers.
  • CBP promises continuity in face of budget cuts, personnel changes
    The White House has not named a political nominee since former Commissioner Alan Bersin departed about 15 months ago. Career agency officials have continued to push through organizational and programmatic reforms.
  • U.S. program focuses on small business exports
  • Infrastructure money needed for Europe, shippers say
  • ITC investigates proposed NAFTA origin changes
  • Group works toward air equipment standards list
  • Long Beach wants L.A. to reexamine SCIG rail project
  • Ex-Im Bank, Illinois to promote exports
  • Vitran appoints interim CEO

The Bunker Bulletinweb site
APRIL 4, 2013
  • Fujairah market 'soft' on close
    Mixed price movements in Suez.
  • Methanol sea trial expected to start this month
    Successful auxiliary engine test would pave way for conversion of first vessel to run completely on methanol.
  • Double digit falls across Europe
    Good demand in Rotterdam and Hamburg.
  • CSAV selling shares to finance expansion and debt reduction
    Chilean box ship operator hopes to raise $500 million.
  • Major South Africa refinery project moves forward
    Framework agreement singed for plans to build plant in Port Elizabeth that could almost double country's refinery capacity.
  • Another refinery to close in Australia
    Shell says Geelong plant can no longer compete against bigger and more efficient refineries overseas.
  • High viscosity cargoes heading into Asian fuel oil market
    Material will help correct 'quality imbalance'.
  • Fuel oil stocks dip as arbritage volumes fall
    Singapore inventories at 32-week low.
  • Asia bunker prices take a dive
    Hong Kong offices closed for holiday.
  • Port of Antwerp reaffirms LNG bunkering move
    Provides updates on initiatives to make LNG a marine fuel at the port by 2015.
  • Bunker spill alert in Arabian Sea
    Bulk carrier sinks after fire and explosion.
  • Navios purchases 'Eco' product tankers
    The firm also has options for two more tankers.
  • US port exploring LNG export opportunity
    Louisiana facility could be used to supply LNG bunkers.
  • Finnlines narrows losses on reduced bunker usage
    Bunker consumption in 2012 down by 7.5% on year, said the firm.
  • Singapore LNG terminal reaches operational milestone
    Receives first cargo of LNG from Qatargas.
  • Bunker saving capability of Mewis Duct verified
    Device can cut bunker consumption by 6%, claims Becker Marine Systems.
  • Middle East benchmark on fuel oil prices needed
    'It is notoriously difficult to unseat an incumbent Singapore pricing benchmark.'

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FROM THE HOME PAGE
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%)
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 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
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
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