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BRIEFS
June 7, 2013
Sched Netweb site
  • UASC to increase rates on Asia-North Europe cargo US$910/TEU July 1
  • Coscon makes vow to consumers in 5 specific service improvement areas
  • Cosco expands Far East-East Coast South America with second loop
  • CMA CGM Jules Verne, world's biggest ship, sets sail on FAL 1 service
  • Shannxi Dingbian County to spend US$1.96 billion on logistics parks
  • Sichuan's Luzhou port box volume up 23pc to 38,706 TEU in 4 months
  • Chongqing to expand railway container terminal this year
  • Tom Behrens-Sorensen appointed to the board of Singapore's NOL
  • Jardine Shipping Services sets up trainee scheme for future executives
  • Canadian Pacific sets record straight on train derailment in Ontario
  • Air New Zealand caves to Commerce Commission, agrees to pay costs, fines
  • LUG scoops tender for Cathay Pacific Cargo at Frankfurt-Main
  • Chengdu pursues rapid development of air, rail, road infrastructure
  • UPS opens new China healthcare facility in Hangzhou
  • DHL Supply Chain invest US$13 million in Vietnam

Exim Indiaweb site
JUNE 6, 2013
  • Eco-ships are here to stay: GL
  • Sitara Shipping wins FMB award
  • Competition Commission of India inks cooperation MoU with Australian Competition & Consumer Commission
  • Cotton imports may hit 10-yr high
  • Govt issues new, EU-compliant guidelines to boost pharma exports
  • Adani Ports IPP oversubscribed
  • Antwerp port awarded again for its sustainability efforts
  • APM Terminals Inland Services expands in India
  • UK Chancellor launches construction of Liverpool2 deep water container terminal
  • Virginia ports set for overhaul
  • Delhi International Cargo Terminal at Sonepat - B2B Trade Fair on June 28
  • Govt hikes import duty on gold to 8 pc
  • INR plunges to hit key psychological level of 57
  • SEZ units/developers interact with DEIT official on MSIP scheme

International Transport Journalweb site
  • «Wir möchten Ost und West 'miteinander verbinden»
  • FTA UK joins research centre for sustainable road freight
  • Austria: fewer goods on the road
  • CSX Quebec intermodal facility expected to open in 2015
  • Hyundai stops Bandar Abbas call
  • Kombiverkehr: automatic train movement monitoring 24/7
  • Brenntag plans to set foot in Ghana
  • Sephora prolongs contract with Gefco Spain
  • Hollande inaugurates "Jules Verne"
  • Global IT project manager for AMI
  • AfricaWest Cargo Airlines soon to serve 21 destinations
  • ITC releases new report on UK aviation strategy
  • GOL thinks of crossing the Atlantic Ocean

Marine Logweb site
JUNE 6, 2013
  • Austal launches JHSV 3
  • Brazil shipyard suppliers get R&D cash infusion
  • Newport News delivers final Block II Virginia class sub
  • Wärtsilä provides design for Subsea 7 HCV newbuild
  • Horizon names Hamlin EVP and COO
  • "Nose jobs" pay off for slow steaming box ships
  • Crowley wins Seattle environmental award
  • Jaya PSV newbuilds get charters ahead of delivery
  • China buys license to build new LNG containership family

World Wide Shipperweb site
JUNE 6, 2013
  • Senator Murray successfull in land transfer to Port of Everett
  • Four Super Post-Panamax cranes delivered to Georgia Ports Authority
  • Bees joining flight patterns at Seattle-Tacoma Airport
  • Port of LA, Hamburg Port Authority ink memorandum of understanding
  • Horizon Lines taps Hamlin as executive V.P./ COO

Lloyd's Listweb site
JUNE 6, 2013
  • CMA CGM's 16,000 teu expansion linked to Offen dispute settlement
    French line back in growth mode as it confirms another three ultra-large boxships
  • Marine Money: Cheap money from Oslo bonds may fuel 'stupid' investment
    Banks need to be more flexible in tenor, pricing and inter-creditor agreements
  • Why the human element is critical
    Safe ship operation not only needs competent people, but also 'usable' ships and systems
  • Software firm targets cost overruns in shipbuilding contracts
    Northern Ireland's 8over8 believes it has the solution to shipbuilding contract management
  • British Columbia blocks Northern Gateway pipeline
    Rejected oil-spill response thwarts shipments of Canadian crude exports to Asia
  • Arctic riches to pay off for heavylift
    Infrastructure to develop drilling projects spurs BigLift Shipping to invest in ice-class
  • Claus-Peter Offen product tanker charter takes the market by surprise
    CPO France is fixed at $27,000 per day for just 35 days
  • To own or not to own?
    Some containership operators prefer to own most of the ships in their fleet. Others want to be asset-light. What is the thinking behind each strategy?
  • Freight Forecaster: U.S. capacity concerns
    This month's analysis of the likely impact of supply and demand on freight rates covers key trade routes focused on North America, and reveals that carriers are facing a difficult utilisation scenario. Damian Brett reports
  • Nor-Shipping: Norway's export credit agency favours safety and crew competence
    Giek says retreat in bank lending brings transfer of power to influence deals
  • The hard sell
    Safety is not negotiable in the battle for class dominance
  • Smart money
    Frontline 2012 keeps ordering with gusto
  • China Rongsheng Heavy Industries secures insurance deal with Sinosure
    Group hopes to solidify its ability to grow
  • Independent Tankers loses $1.8m
    Daily earnings fail to rise significantly for Frontline subsidiary
  • Frontline 2012's newbuilding fleet increases in value
    Improvement justifies newbuilding spending spree, says Fredriksen outfit
  • GL pitches design for more efficient intra-Asia workhorse
    High ratio of on-deck to total teu capacity means less time spent in port
  • Nor-Shipping 2013: China is playing politics over green rules, say IMO insiders
    Country exploits its developing nation status for commercial gain, say critics
  • STX Pan Ocean asked to clarify stance on court protection
    Stock exchange sets a deadline amid reports that Korea Development Bank has rejected emergency funding plea
  • König to keep German focus, says new US owner
    Recapitalisation will leave existing managers in control
  • U-Ming Marine Transport reports 66% drop in profit
    Dry bulk firm adds capesize tonnage to its fleet despite the segment's low rates
  • Nor-Shipping: Korean Register pushes for class expansion of over 10%
    Class society will target tonnage from competitors alongside newbuilding growth
  • CMA CGM aims lower for rate rise
    French carrier announces $775 per teu Asia-Europe hike
  • Asia-Europe container traffic flatlines
    Weak westbound trade offset by better European export numbers

Fairplayweb site
JUNE 6, 2013
  • Intermodal havoc to linger in soaked Europe
    FLOODING will be causing several days of intermodal snarls for exporters and importers at Rotterdam and Antwerp
  • Proposal would ease US ballast reporting
    BALLAST reporting burdens for foreign crews might be eased under a proposed change in US rules
  • Polish yards merging
    POLAND'S northwestern ship repair yards Gryfia and MSR were reported today to be merging
  • Eurotunnel to appeal UK ban
    EUROTUNNEL said today it will appeal the UK Competition Commission's ban on Dover/Calais ferry services by its MyFerryLink unit
  • Permanent go-slow for whales proposed
    RULES requiring ships to slow for whales off the US East Coast might become permanent
  • US crude imports slide
    THE PACE of decline for US crude imports is accelerating, according to Energy Information Administration data
  • Tokyo, Seoul halt US wheat imports
    JAPAN and South Korea have temporarily halted imports of US wheat after they said inspectors found genetically modified wheat in a cargo
  • China importing more iron ore from S Africa
    CHINA'S iron ore imports from South Africa have been surging as Beijing seeks to cut its dependence on Australia and Brazil for supply of the steelmaking ingredient
  • U-Ming profits dive 66%
    TAIWAN'S box carrier U-Ming Marine Transport today recorded profits of NT$197.53M ($6.62M) for 1Q13, a 66% year on year drop
  • CSSC wins $13Bn in bank financing
    CHINA State Shipbuilding Corp said today it has won 80Bn yuan ($13Bn) in financing from China Development Bank
  • FESCO shuffles chiefs
    FESCO'S CEO Yury Gilts has been replaced in Russia
  • Port Hedland iron ore to China rises 21%
    CHINA imported 21% more iron ore in May from Port Hedland in Australia than April's total, the port authority said
  • Jaya seals PSV charters
    JAYA Holdings, Singapore's offshore vessel builder and owner, said today it has secured long-term charters for three of its four platform supply vessel newbuildings
  • Boa completes notes issue
    NORWAY'S Boa Offshore said today it has completed an issue of 75M kroner ($13M) under a programme of three-year notes
  • Tanger Med would join ECA
    TANGER Med would join an emission control area if the IMO expands its proposed northern European ECAs to include the Mediterranean

The Journal of Commerceweb site
JUNE 6, 2013
  • ANA, JAL Cargo Volumes Up
    Japan's All Nippon Airways Co. (ANA) said that its international cargo volume rose for the second straight month in April on a year-on-year basis, increasing 6.7 percent to 47,696 tons. But ANA's domestic cargo volume fell for the first time in two months in April on a year-on-year basis, dropping 1.7...
  • Australia Reports Third Consecutive Trade Surplus
    Australia reported its third consecutive monthly trade surplus in April, at A$28 million (approximately US$26.8 million), according to data released by the Australian Bureau of Statistics. Compared with the previous month, which had a surplus of A$555 million, imports in April increased and exports fell slightly. The value of monthly agricultural exports...
  • US Steel Exports Sagged in April
    U.S. steel exports in April were 1.0 million tons, declining 5.3 percent from 1.1 million tons in the previous month and 10.7 percent compared with April 2012, according to government reporting. "Other than a small increase in exports to Mexico, U.S. steel exports declined to all major markets and most minor...
  • Study: Agribusiness Logistics in Brazil 'Very Difficult'
    According to a new Rabobank report on agribusiness logistics in Brazil, 2013 is likely to be a "very difficult" year, as a result of pressure on Brazil's transportation and export system. The report, published by the bank's food and agribusiness research and advisory team, shows that transportation costs in the country...
  • Report: Port Metro Vancouver Handles 19 Percent of Canada's Trade
    Port Metro Vancouver in British Columbia handles C$172 billion (approximately US$167.5 billion) of cargo each year, or about C$475 million every day, according to the port's 2012 Economic Impact Study. The study, which was completed by InterVISTAS Consulting, showed that the port moves 19 percent of Canada's total trade by value, and...
  • Class 8 Truck Orders Remained Stable in May
    Preliminary net orders for Class 8 trucks totaled 23,300 units in May, basically flat compared to the previous month, according to ACT Research. "May typically represents the start of the slower order season for Class 8," said Kenny Vieth, president and senior analyst of ACT Research, in a written statement. "As...
  • Trifleet to Manage Tank Containers for Textainer
    Textainer Group Holdings and Trifleet Leasing have signed an agreement under which Textainer will invest in new intermodal tank carriers to be managed by Trifleet, marking Textainer's entry into the tank container market. Trifleet will acquire and lease the tank containers - which are used to transport and store liquid foodstuffs,...
  • Singapore Expands Green Ship Program
    On July 1, Singapore's Green Ship Program will be expanded to recognize Singapore-flag ships that adopt approved sulfur oxide scrubber technology that goes beyond existing International Maritime Organization's emissions requirements. The expansion of the program, part of the Maritime Singapore Green Initiative, was announced by the nation's minister for transport at the...
  • Maher Alters NY Hours for Computer System Upgrade
    Maher Terminals will implement the final phase of its terminal operating system at the Port of New York and New Jersey this weekend (of June 8), and as a result, will be altering its schedule. All truck gate operations will close at 6 p.m. on Thursday, June 6, and the terminal...
  • US Manufacturing Activity Contracts
    The PMI Composite Index registered 49 percent for May 2013, according to the Institute for Supply Management. Ten of the 18 manufacturing industries saw growth in May. ISM Manufacturing: PMI Composite Index through May 2013 Full-size image The current rate is 1.7 percentage points below April's index of 50.7. This puts it below...
  • Mexican Intermodal Traffic Up for First Time in Weeks
    Mexican rail volumes through June 1, 2013 Full-size image Mexican intermodal volume rose 5.3 percent year-over-year in the week ending June 1, following six weeks of declines, according to the Association of American Railroads. Volume also increased by 2.2 percent from the week before to 10,060 units. Combined North American carload volume, including all...
  • California's Merchandise Export Trade Slips
    California's merchandise export trade in April totaled $13.07 billion, up from $13.03 billion in exports reported in April 2012, according to an analysis by Beacon Economics of foreign trade data released by the U.S. Commerce Department. As a result of inflation, however, the state's merchandise export trade in April actually slid...
  • CMA CGM to Boost Asia-North Europe Rates
    Starting July 1, CMA CGM will raise rates in its trade from Asia to North Europe. The increase will be $775 per 20-foot-equivalent unit for dry, out-of-gauge, paying empties, breakbulk and refrigerated cargo, the container line said. Maersk Line, Hyundai Merchant Marine, Mediterranean Shipping Co., Hapag-Lloyd, OOCL and United Arab Shipping Co....
  • HMM's Asia-North Europe Rates to Jump on July 1
    Hyundai Merchant Marine will boost rates on its trade from Asia to North Europe, effective July 1. The hike will be $1,000 per 20-foot-equivalent unit and $2,000 per 40-foot-equivalent unit, the container line said. Maersk Line, CMA CGM, Mediterranean Shipping Co., Hapag-Lloyd, OOCL and United Arab Shipping Co. have also planned Asia-to-North...
  • Jefferies Group Sees Maersk Earnings Threatened
    Jefferies Group has predicted Maersk Line may report losses at the end of this year, as the container line's proposed freight rate increases have been failing. Maersk's earnings could miss consensus estimates by about 30 percent in 2013, as the second and fourth quarters could be losses, according to the financial firm's...
  • Is Marad's Ship Finally Coming In?
    For the first time in years, there are some favorable winds blowing for the Maritime Administration and the U.S.-flag fleet. Those gusts come as many criticize the agency for being lulled dangerously close to the doldrums of irrelevancy, as the U.S.-flag fleet has seen its numbers, work force and guaranteed cargo...
  • ICS Chairman Warns of Costs of Environmental Regulations
    Potential costs to global shipping of new environmental regulations, 2015-2025. Source: International Chamber of Shipping. Full-size image Speaking to delegates at the opening of the Nor-Shipping event in Oslo, Norway, Masamichi Morooka, chairman of the International Chamber of Shipping, said that impending environmental legislation will cost the shipping industry more than half a...
  • Qatar Airways to Start Milan-Chicago Freighter Service
    Qatar Airways will launch a new freighter service between Milan and Chicago in July, doubling the Middle Eastern carrier's cargo capacity out of the U.S. The twice-weekly service, operated by Boeing 777 freighters, will start on July 3. The new service will add about 200 tons of additional weekly capacity to the...
  • Q&A: Profiting From a Loss?
    Q: I attended one of your claims seminars a few years back, and I remember enough to get into trouble but can't recall where I've seen what I'm thinking of. We're a consultant and freight bill auditor. One of our clients has a claim involving a lost/damaged shipment, about $1,000. The...

TradeWindsweb site
JUNE 6, 2013
  • Super-sized manager?
    Roberto Giorgi believes the world's largest third-party shipmanager could potentially double in size.
  • Banks get busier
    Thome boss Olav Eek Thorstensen expects banks to take control of an increased number of vessels during the coming year.
  • Prices are right
    Svein Moxnes Harfjeld believes depressed freight rates have opened the door for DHT Holdings to grow its fleet over the next six months or more.
  • MOL under siege
    US Marshals have arrested a supramax bulker controlled by Mitsui OSK Lines (MOL) of Japan.
  • Saevik shares his views
    Havila CEO discusses recent takeovers, the spot spike and how Arctic activity will help the market.
  • No newbuildings, for now
    Herbjorn Hansson says NATs will not be ordering tankers....unless he changes his mind.
  • WW lines up buys
    Wilh Wilhelmsen ASA is looking to invest in both new and second hand tonnage following a whistle-stop visit to the bond market this week, its CEO says.
  • BDI back from the brink
    A five point improvement has saved the key Baltic Exchange dry cargo index from dropping below the 800 mark.
  • More capes for CSE
    Taiwan's China Steel Express has signed up for more bulkers in Japan, including two capesize newbuildings.
  • "We are buyers"
    Ridgebury Tankers is looking to invest in modern second hand product tankers following its $200m injection from private equity firm Riverstone.
  • First into the red
    Taiwan's First Steamship has fallen to a loss in the opening three months of 2013.
  • Order spree to go on
    John Fredriksen's Frontline 2012 has no plans to put the brakes on its recent ordering spree.
  • Matrix I crew freed
    West African pirates have released five Pakistani crewmen snatched from a Greek tanker two weeks ago.
  • Frontline 2012 falls to red
    John Fredriksen's Frontline 2012 has fallen into the red in the first quarter of the year as charter rates fell away.
  • ITC cuts loss
    John Fredriksen's Independent Tankers Corporation (ITC) has reduced its first quarter loss, but is facing growing risks from low spot rates.
  • Fesco tops a billion
    Far-Eastern Shipping Company (Fesco) has sold more bonds in Russia, following up its first international issues earlier this year.
  • Murmansk sells NRSL
    Murmansk Shipping Company (MSC) has sold its general cargoship and multipurpose subsidiary Northern River Shipping Lines (NRSL).
  • Jaya wins $60m deals
    Jaya Holdings has found work for three platform supply vessel (PSV) newbuildings and marked its entry into the growing Latin American market.
  • "Scrap mafia" moves in
    Organised gangs are cutting chunks of steel from the derelict bulker Black Rose off India as its removal appears no closer to being realised.
  • Eurotunnel barred
    France's Eurotunnel has been banned from operating two MyFerryLink ro-paxes from Dover for 10 years.
  • CSSC borrows more
    China State Shipbuilding Corporation (CSSC) has secured another huge state-backed loan.
  • Coal proves the saviour
    Increased cargoes of steam coal look to have prevented 2012 being much worse for the dry bulk sector, according to Drewry.
  • Reefers eye thaw
    Greece's Laskaridis Shipping is planning to boost its use of the Northern Sea Route (NSR) through the arctic this summer.
  • Atwood seals hat trick
    Atwood Oceanics has added almost $1bn to its revenue backlog after tying up charters for three of its rigs in the past week.
  • Globeco makes dry dash
    Italian owner Mariano Pane has made a move into bulkers with a deal at AVIC Weihai Shipyard in China.
  • WIS death "natural"
    An autopsy has revealed an Indian yard worker died from a heart attack, not suffocation, as he entered a dredger tank.
  • Thoresen confirms deal
    Thoresen Shipping has confirmed that it was behind the purchase of a modern Japanese supramax bulker sold earlier this week.
  • Epic back in Japan
    Epic Pantheon International Gas Shipping has returned to Japan to order another pair of small LPG carriers.
  • Fund buys into Clarkson
    Clarkson has seen a third investment fund take a significant stake in the shipbroker in as many months.
  • GL targets Intra-Asia
    Germanischer Lloyd has unveiled a new design of containership specifically targetted at the Intra-Asia trades.
  • Reasons to party?
    As the great and the good of the industry gathered onboard the Christian Radich for the TradeWinds party at Nor-Shipping one question united them all. What next?

American Shipperweb site
JUNE 6, 2013
  • Coos Bay railroad signs 10-year deal
    The agreement with the Oregon International Port of Coos Bay, signed last week, is to run the 134-mile railroad. CBR has been running revenue freight trains on the line since October 12, 2011, under an interim agreement.
  • Japanese retailer buys U.S. logistics firm
  • FCA use grows as shippers seek more control
    "FOB has been the default shipping choice for years, primarily because companies didn't have offices in Asia or boots on the ground to arrange and track trucking and shipping," said an executive with Ryder.
  • ICS: Green regulations could cost $500 billion
  • House to preserve funding for port security grants
    The amendment to the Department of Homeland Security Appropriations Act would maintain funding for the Port Security Grant program. Last year, Congress appropriated $97.5 million for the program, a quarter of 2009's amount.
  • Kings Point names advisory board
    U.S. Transportation Secretary Ray LaHood named seven people to the board of the U.S. Merchant Marine Academy, which has been rocked by a series of controversies in recent years.
  • Volga-Dnepr brings new freighters to Paris-Vatry
  • Researchers to explore differential speed limits
  • Educating to prevent cargo theft
  • Musical piece won't offer much peace and quiet

The Bunker Bulletinweb site
JUNE 6, 2013
  • Brightoil to add three barges to China ports in July
    Barges each have capacity to transport 7,000 metric tonnes of bunker fuel.
  • IFO prices falling in Middle East hub
    Average demand, despite public holiday in UAE.
  • Frontline 2012 defends newbuild programme
    'Historically low contracting costs and the fuel efficiency' will leave company well positioned.
  • Rotterdam prices sluggish
    But other ports register gains.
  • Switch to LNG 'will be cost efficient', says tanker operator
    LNG engines will provide 'a more environmental friendly and fuel efficient ship'.
  • ECA planned for Turkish Straits and Maramara Sea
    Turkey has adopted MARPOL Annex VI and is serious about reducing ship emissions.
  • European ECA boundary should be extended
    Local population needs protection from 'vessels belching out emissions banned inside Europe.'
  • Fuel oil stocks climibing in Singapore
    Market has been struggling to digest 'large volumes of high viscosity and high density product'.
  • New supplier enters Istanbul market
    SOCAR Marine began operations this week.
  • New warning over ECA threat to US cruise industry
    'We could see an exodus of ships.'
  • Asian bunker prices lack direction
    Offices in Busan were closed on public holiday.
  • New Europe/Asia head at Dan-Bunkering
    Carsten Ladekjaer to be based at the firm's headquarters in Middelfart, Denmark.
  • Clean Marine bags scrubber order for AET tanker duo
    Systems able to meet the current pH limit for washwater discharges.
  • Controversy in Maldives over bunkering for US Navy
    'We cannot allow them to make the Maldives a destination in which to refuel their ships,' says Minister.
  • MPA details benefits open to ships with scrubbers
    Singapore-flagged vessels will get a rebate on tonnage tax.
  • DNV:Changing vessel's bow saves fuel
    Successful work on older ship should encourage owners to follow.
  • Tesoro starts Kapolei refinery layoffs
    Search for a buyer for plant ongoing.
  • More powerful version of LNG dual-fuel engine launched
    New version of engine will increase interest in product, says Wartsila.

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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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