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May 10, 2013
Sched Netweb site
  • 200 dockers return, but 100 Global men jobless as firm closes shop
  • Zim adds Virginia port to its Shanghai-Norfolk 30-day Panama service
  • Death toll up to six in Genoa control tower boxship crash, 3 missing
  • MSC adjusts bunker contribution, adds Asia-Med peak season surcharge
  • Kerry sets up GODIVA HK chocolate Travel Retail Packing Centre
  • Lanxin Railway second double track Gansu-Qinghai line electrifies
  • ProLogis building new logistics facility in Guangdong's Zhongshan city
  • Port of Mumbai suffers 81pc decline in April container throughput
  • Dachser Far East achieves 9.7pc higher full-year volume in FY2012
  • Discarded electronics exporters stave off BAN's call for prohibition
  • Greencarrier Freight buys out Trana Spedition, keeps old CEO as MD
  • IJS Global opens Shenyang base in three-year China-wide expansion plan
  • Quanzhou small trader value to Taiwan up 119pc to US$37.86 million in Q1
  • Tianjin airport, Sinotrans develop facilities for international shippers
  • Cargo 2000 moves to re-invent itself as it loses traction in market
  • Anchorage blames air cargo decline on downturn, long-range freighters
  • Cargojet quarterly profit falls to US$405,015 as sales rise 1.5pc
  • IAG Cargo launches online booking, merges London and Madrid software

Exim Indiaweb site
MAY 9, 2013
  • Capt. A. K. Bhattacharjee elected President of CFSAI
  • Link between global container throughput & world GDP weakening, says report
  • Reducing boxship overcapacity proving difficult in face of orders for mega vessels
  • Squeeze on shipowner margins seen continuing
  • India imposes anti-dumping duty on plaster boards from select countries
  • DP World wins Golden Peacock business excellence award for Indian operations
  • Port of Antwerp registers marginal growth in Q1
  • All India Passengers Association to take up commuters problems with govt
  • Amsterdam's Schiphol airport cargo volume up in first quarter
  • Gateway Distriparks' consolidated net profit up 5 pc in Q4
  • National traders' body opposes LBT

International Transport Journalweb site
  • UPS: Gutes Weihnachtsgeschäft und Zukauf
  • Rotterdam and Liverpool getting closer
  • BDP awarded secure trade partnership plus accreditation by...
  • Deutsche Post DHL building Germany's largest parcel centre
  • Post Nord active with interim CEO
  • Lufthansa's executive board reorganised
  • AAT attains ISAGO registration
  • UPS B767 fleet to get new look
  • Port of San Francisco expands foreign trade zone
  • MOL launches new Asia-Mexico express service
  • Schneider National reports fewer full load thefts in USA
  • 140 new Fuso Canter Trucks on the road for Coca-Cola in...
  • USD 2.2 million grant for Central Florida rail upgrade
  • Locomotive factory established in India

Marine Logweb site
MAY 9, 2013
  • Crowley takes delivery of DP2 ocean tug
  • Huntington Ingalls adds two to Washington staff
  • Court upholds Alumni Association eviction from USMMA campus
  • GAO report casts huge doubts on TWIC program
  • MAN B&W G type engines to power Teekay Tanker newbuilds
  • Rolls-Royce books 100th drillship propulsion order
  • Aker Arctic develops even more powerful oblique icebreaker
  • Jotun launches next generation PFP coating

World Wide Shipperweb site
MAY 9, 2013
  • Port of Tacoma/EPA Ok wetlands violations deal
  • Crews respond to boat fire at Port of Everett Marina
  • Los Angeles City Council gives nod to BNSF gateway project
  • All Nippon Airlines flights to return to Seattle-Tacoma Internation Airport
  • Bellingham port board approves new lease for Halibut Henry's

Lloyd's Listweb site
MAY 9, 2013
  • Shipping power brokers share their thoughts
    Lloyd's List Summit: Why Cargill's capesize move is an asset play and other revelations
  • China Shipping boss confirms joint service for 18,000 teu newbuildings
    Lloyd's List Summit: Li confirms 10-year tie-up with UASC from 2015
  • Q&A: GAC Russia general manager Arkady Podkopaev
    Russian port capacity constrains oil companies
  • Opportunity shrinks for older LNG carriers
    Growing idle fleet means rate recovery is unlikely for older vessels in the next few years
  • Teekay declares first-quarter loss
    Tanker giant hit by higher costs and vessels redeployed on lower time charter contracts
  • Better safety and efficiency require greater transparency
    Lloyd's List Summit: concern over legal barriers to sharing vessel information
  • Box lines must help ports to boost terminals' efficiency, says Sharaf
    Lloyd's List Summit: DP World boss slams carriers' refusal to discuss ways to optimise operations
  • No escape from boom and bust
    Lloyd's List Summit: Financiers say shipping will remain a cyclical business
  • Finance is there for right deals
    Lloyd's List Summit: German owners placed $13bn new orders last year, Temp reveals
  • China Shipping chief calls for new carrier-shipper partnerships
    Lloyd's List Summit: Future business models include joint ventures and cross-stakeholding
  • CSSC expands credit lines after Economou offshore deal
    China's state-backed banks pledge $42bn to back builder's diversification drive
  • Cargo owners' newbuilding orders do not mark a long-term shift
    Lloyd's List Summit: Cargill and Glencore shipping bosses praise independent owners
  • Asia-Europe carriers launch a new war of words
    Blame game sees lines accuse their rivals of freight-rate indiscipline
  • Seize control over pricing, Jacobs tells box lines
    Lloyd's List Summit: Carriers seeking stability must prevent the customer calling the shots
  • A Whale crew will be paid 'imminently', says TMT
    Taiwan-based firm says its ships are 'either working or about to start to carry cargo'
  • Maersk Line, Limited upgrades US-flag fleet
    AP Moller-Maersk's subsidiary replaces ships for military and commercial contracts
  • Brussels' proposed beaching ban is bad news for ship recycling
    Regulations spell dire consequences for Hong Kong Convention
  • ICTSI posts first-quarter income growth
    But volume growth is 'relatively flat', says emerging-market terminal specialist
  • Textainer increases revenues despite shipowners investing in boxes
    Lessor notes 'soft' first-quarter demand for its containers
  • Sincere Navigation books two capesize bulkers
    Waigaoqiao order is 'not a good thing for the market in general', official admits
  • China eyes lead on innovation
    Once the place to build cheap ships, China is on a quality drive that could have repercussions around the globe
  • Lloyd's List Summit: The recovery starts here
    Lloyd's List launches industry platform to support sustainable shipping upturn
  • Tankers need fair-trade deals
    Unsustainable charter rates and delayed payments threaten top-class operators

Fairplayweb site
MAY 9, 2013
  • Crowley takes on LNG
    CROWLEY is entering the LNG market with the purchase of Carib Energy
  • GAO blasts TWIC scheme
    ELEVEN years after it was initiated, the US has yet to demonstrate how the TWIC card will improve maritime security, concluded a report by the Government Accountability Office (GAO)
  • Teekay posts losses for 1Q
    TEEKAY TANKERS today reported $2M losses for 1Q13 as it continued to struggle with weak crude rates
  • Time to think about using LNG?
    If a vessel is spending a third or more of its time in a control area then it is time to think about using LNG as a fuel, the International Association of Ports & Harbors conference in Los Angeles heard yesterday
  • Chinese companies enter APLNG contracts
    SIX Chinese companies have entered lump-sum contracts with Asia Pacific LNG (APLNG), the state-owned Assets Supervision and Administration Commission released today
  • KSS Line 1Q profit up 41%
    SOUTH Korean chemical and LPG shipping specialist KSS Line said today that 1Q13 profit rose 40.9% year on year to 6.6Bn won ($6.06M)
  • Union fighting Concordia extradition
    THE INDONESIAN Seafarers' Union is fighting the extradition of a seafarer facing trial in Italy over the death of 32 people onboard Costa Concordia
  • Wilh Wilhelmsen books PCTCs
    WILH Wilhelmsen has ordered up to four post-Panamax pure car and truck carriers at Hyundai Heavy Industries today
  • Pakistan, Indonesia boost ICTSI profits
    MORE volumes handled through its new terminals in Jakarta, Indonesia and Karachi, Pakistan boosted ICTSI's profits by 15% in the first quarter this year
  • China: coal imports up, exports down
    CHINA has imported 110M tonnes of coal from January to April, an increase of 25.6% compared to 2012, according to statistics released by China's General Administration of Customs (GAC) today
  • Second suit for Changhang Phoenix
    SHENZHEN-listed Changhang Phoenix and its parent China Changjiang National Shipping (Group) have been sued to pay back 637M yuan ($103M) in early matured bank loans, the second suit in two weeks
  • LUKoil to ship crude east to Kozmino
    LUKoil has agreed with Transneft, the state pipeline company, to start pumping oil for export on the East Siberian Pacific Ocean (ESPO) pipeline to the Kozmino Bay tanker terminal, on the Sea of Japan
  • ASL ups profits by 21%
    ASL Marine Holdings said today that profits for the third quarter, ending 31 March, rose 21% due to revenue growth from its shipbuilding and ship chartering divisions
  • RCL, MCC swap slots
    INTRA-Asia carriers RCL and MCC Transport have entered into a slot exchange agreement
  • HMM seals CoA with Komipo
    HYUNDAI Merchant Marine has sealed a contract of affreightment with compatriot power generation company Korea Midland Power

The Journal of Commerceweb site
MAY 9, 2013
  • Pacific Forum Line to Revise South Pacific Service
    Pacific Forum Line has announced a few changes to its Southpac service. The Southern Lily 2 will depart from the service in mid-May and will be replaced by the Southern Lily 3. Toward the end of the month, the Southern Cross will also depart from the service and will be replaced...
  • MOL Auto Logistics to Launch India-SE Asia Service
    Japanese ocean carrier Mitsui O.S.K. Lines announced plans to launch an India-Southeast Asia roll-on, roll-off service, later this month. MOL Auto Logistics (India), a wholly owned subsidiary of MOL, said the monthly "pure car carrier" service will link Mumbai and Chennai/Ennore, India; Colombo and Hambantota, Sri Lanka; and Singapore. "The service...
  • Investors Maintain Confidence in JadeWeserPort
    JadeWeserport in Germany has handled 33,000 containers since it opened in September 2012, at odds with the 2.7 million projected when state governments began the €10 billion (about US$13 billion) project a decade ago, Bloomberg reports. The port relies on two weekly services from the operator's main shareholder, A.P. Moller-Maersk, to...
  • IAS Logistics to Copy Texas Trucking Operation at Other Airports
    IAS Logistics has plans to replicate its Texas Trucking Operation in Los Angeles, Chicago and Miami. Originally founded in 2008, the air freight trucking company carries about 750,000 pounds of air freight daily on its scheduled full truckload and less-than-truckload services throughout its Texas network, operating from the state's airports in...
  • Port Saint John's Container Tonnage Jumps
    Port Saint John in New Brunswick reported its container tonnage in the first four months of 2013 was 154,939 tons, jumping 77 percent from 87,752 tons in the same period in 2012. Throughput in terms of 20-foot-equivalent units from January to April was 24,190 units, up more than 50 percent year-over-year from...
  • CMA CGM to Launch Intra-Morocco Service
    CMA CGM will launch a new intra-Morocco service, the New Morocco Shuttle. Commencing May 11, with the Oued Ziz, the weekly service will be operated with the following rotation: Tangier, Casablanca, Agadir and returning to Tangier. The carrier has also added an eastbound call at Maputo, Mozambique, to its ASAF service, connecting...
  • GAO: Jones Act Carriers Serve Reliability
    Puerto Rico has less than one week's supply of fresh foods stored on the island at any given time, making reliable food deliveries one of the key advantages of the Jones Act, according to a study by the General Accountability Office. Asked to study the effect the cabotage law has on...
  • SeaFreight to Boost Caribbean Island Rates
    SeaFreight will increase rates for southbound dry and refrigerated cargo to ports in Aruba, Curaçao and Bonaire, effective May 19. For dry cargo, the hike will be $40 per 20-foot container, $60 per 40-foot container and $180 per 45-foot container. For reefer cargo, the increase will be $80 per 20-foot and...
  • Maersk to Raise Asia-Africa Rates in June
    Maersk Line will increase rates for dry shipments on its trade from the Middle East and the Indian subcontinent to East Africa, starting June 1: From the United Arab Emirates and Oman to Djibouti, the hike will be $100 per 20-foot container and $200 per 40-foot and 40-foot high-cube container. From the...
  • APL Changes Asia-North America Service
    APL will replace its SZX Service Ex Colombo with its AZX Service, beginning with the OOCL Oakland, voyage 035, with an estimated time of departure from Singapore on May 24 and an ETD from Colombo, Sri Lanka, on May 28. The last SZX sailing will be the President Truman, voyage 236,...
  • Evergreen to Hike Costa Rica-US Reefer Rates in June
    Evergreen plans to boost rates for refrigerated cargo on its trade from Costa Rica to the U.S. and Puerto Rico, starting June 5. The increase will be $100 per 40-foot high-cube reefer container, the carrier said....
  • Cosco to Increase Intra-Asia Rates
    Cosco Container Lines will raise rates for all shipments on two of its trade routes: Effective May 15, from the Far East to the Indian subcontinent, the increase will be $100 per 20-foot-equivalent unit. Starting June 1, from the Far East to the Persian Gulf, the hike will be $300 per...
  • Delmas to Boost Midas Line Rates in June
    Delmas will increase rates for all dry and refrigerated containers loading on the Midas line, serving the Indian subcontinent, the Middle East and West Africa, effective June 1. The hike will be $150 per 20-foot-equivalent unit, the container line said. Separately, the carrier said it will be adding a direct call at...
  • North American Rail Traffic Up
    North American carload and intermodal traffic were up year-over-year in the week ending May 4, according to the Association of American Railroads. North American rail volumes through May 4, 2013 Full-size image Combined North American carload volume, including all three North American Free Trade Agreement partners, climbed 2 percent from the same week in 2012...
  • USDA, Port Hueneme Appeals Keep Inspectors on the Job
    Meat and poultry inspectors, normally among the most anonymous and least visible of the federal government's work force, received enormous media scrutiny in early April - simply because they went to work as usual. The Washington Post, New York Times and Wall Street Journal all took a lengthy look at...
  • Shippers Digging Deeper for Truck Capacity
    One bright side to an economic recovery moving slower than molasses is that sluggish growth has kept truck supply and demand in rough balance during the last four years. The capacity crunch much feared in the recession's wake never caught up with shippers, despite shrinking fleets at the largest trucking...
  • Air Transport Services Group's Profit Up, Revenue Down
    Air Transport Services Group reported net income in the first quarter of 2013 was $8.5 million, increasing 32.2 percent from $6.4 million in the first quarter of 2012. On the other hand, quarterly revenue was $143.3 million, down 1.5 percent from $145.5 million in the same quarter last year. The aircraft...

TradeWindsweb site
MAY 9, 2013
  • Cambis in the crosshairs
    The US Department of the Treasury has taken action against Greek shipping executive Dimitris Cambis for the second time in less than two months for alleged dealings with Iran.
  • Cargill: buy low sell high
    Cargill has a series of bulkers under construction in China but does not intend to be a shipowner over the long-term, the head of the US commodities giant's shipping division said Thursday.
  • TK confirms TMT trouble
    Teekay Tankers management confirmed today that they have taken control of two VLCCs in the fleet of troubled Taiwanese owner Today Makes Tomorrow (TMT) but expressed confidence they will emerge whole on their financing of the tankers.
  • Moreno departs DoJ
    The assistant attorney general of the US Department of Justice's (DoJ's) Environmental and Natural Resources Division (ENRD) on Thursday officially announced plans to step down following a tour of duty that lasted nearly five years.
  • TNK lands period deal
    Teekay Tankers has secured a three-year time charter for one of its aframax tankers, the New York-listed owner told investors Thursday.
  • HMM bags coal deal
    Korea's Hyundai Merchant Marine (HMM) has won a 15-year deal to carry coal.
  • TGP steps up the hunt
    Teekay LNG Partners (TGP) is already in the hunt for work for two newbuildings ordered just under six months ago.
  • Teekay on script
    New York-listed Teekay Corp reduces Q1 loss as results edge ahead of forecasts.
  • TOO profit slashed
    Financial costs have hindered Teekay Offshore Partners (TOO) in the first quarter.
  • Failed deal sparks dispute
    A containership sale that never happened has led to a legal battle between a German KG scheme and a Middle Eastern trading group.
  • GSL takes paycut
    Global Ship Lease (GSL) has ensured its fleet remains fully employed for at least another year after stretching charters on two boxships, but the owner has been forced to take a large paycut on the pair.
  • Maersk deal looking hot
    A takeover of Maersk's handysize LPG fleet looks set to pay off for Wilbur Ross and Navigator Gas, a leading analyst believes.
  • Courage cuts deficit
    Cost cuts have helped Courage Marine to reduce its first quarter red ink.
  • Ultrapetrol turning around
    Argentina-based Ultrapetrol slashed its first quarter net loss and made a return to operating profit.
  • Big delays in Genoa
    The busy port of Genoa in Italy will re-open after the Jolly Nero smash on Thursday afternoon, but owners face big delays.
  • Global reveals defaults
    Malaysian tanker owner Global Carriers has outlined details of its rescue plan and loan defaults as its shares were suspended on Thursday.
  • Cruise couple missing
    Australian rescue workers are searching for a couple who disappeared from a Carnival ship last night prior to its arrival in Sydney.
  • Wilson worse again
    Norwegian mini-bulker owner Wilson has fallen to a bigger first quarter loss as revenue declined.
  • Heavyweight in at Clarksons
    Franklin Templeton has emerged as a dominant independent investor in the world's largest shipbroker Clarksons.
  • Chowgule further into red
    Bulker owner Chowgule Steamships has posted a bigger annual loss as costs outstripped revenues.
  • MEO books $40m deals
    Miclyn Express Offshore (MEO) has boosted its backlog by $40m with two new contracts related to Australia's LNG projects.
  • "There is no more water"
  • Ezion jacks up earnings
    Ezion has posted soaring first quarter profit as revenue ballooned and the company booked a one-off gain from an asset sale.
  • KLC shares crash
    Korea Line Corp saw its market value all but chopped in half today as its shares began trading in Seoul after a gap of nearly four months.
  • Tankerska sells another
    Croatia's Tankerska Plovidba continues to trim its fleet with the sale of a bulker.
  • Shipping headache
    Commerzbank has recorded higher first-quarter loan provisions at its shipping unit Deutsche Schiffsbank in the continuing slump.
  • Ocean Breeze scuttled
    A Philippines bulker has been sunk off Chile, eight months after it grounded on a beach.

American Shipperweb site
MAY 9, 2013
  • Few details in ABF, Teamster agreement
    While the International Brotherhood of Teamsters has put what a local union calls "a tight lid" on information about a proposed five-year contract deal with ABF, analysts are trying to figure out what a new agreement would look like.
  • Hong Kong terminal working to restore operations
    Hutchison Port Holdings Management said a wage increase proposal put forth by the external contractors at its Hongkong International Terminals, providing a 9.8 percent pay rise, has been accepted by their workers.
  • Investment firm buys Rocla Tie
  • DHL adds Asia-Europe intermodal links
  • Courier group changes name
  • Outsourcing firm offers data solution for carriers
    Though only introduced recently, EXL Service's program has been in place with a North American less-than-truckload carrier for the past few years, and it has saved the firm $80 million in revenue by improving data capture.
  • Spanish version of U.S. trade finance guide released
    The guide was created to help U.S. small and midsized businesses overcome one of their major export challenges, how to get paid from export sales, thereby helping turn their export opportunities into sales, the Commerce department said.
  • XRS sees second consecutive quarterly income
  • U.S. steel exports rise in March
  • New liner service offered between Houston and Puerto Rico
  • Labor rights unsettle U.S.-Bahrain trade relations
  • Former Marine Corps logistics workers plead guilty to bribery
  • FMC review 6 OTI license applications
  • Milwaukee port's wind turbine pays off

The Bunker Bulletinweb site
MAY 9, 2013
  • Another supplier targets 500 cSt sales
    Refiner getting ready to start supplying high viscosity material at two South Korean ports.
  • Prices mainly soft across Europe
    But seen to be firming in Hamburg.
  • Market quiet in Fujairah
    Prices down in South African hubs.
  • Algeciras bunker market could benefit from tax change
    Government mulls removing tax on bunker fuel imports.
  • TMT ship 'running out of bunkers'
    Reports say company has a number of outstanding bills.
  • Fuel oil stocks at nine-week high
    May arbitrage arrivals running at some 5.7 million barrels.
  • LNG as shipping fuel 'has great PR'
    Conference hears warnings against much-touted future fuel solution.
  • Korean shipyards have 'competitive edge'
    Country's shipbuilders 'have improved their technology in fuel efficiency and emissions reduction.'
  • IFO prices soften in Asian trade
    But movement was modest.
  • Knightsbridge Tankers slips into red
    Fuel-efficient newbuildings basis for upbeat prospects.
  • Ultrapetrol narrows quarterly losses
    Company 'successfully continued' diesel-to-heavy fuel conversion programmes.
  • New design for fishing vessel will cut fuel consumption
    Company expecting 30% fuel savings
  • Environmental concerns will drive lube formulations
    Lower sulphur content of bunker fuels may affect composition of marine lubricants.
  • Navy ship in bunker spill
    Fuel spill occurred during a bunkering operation, says Canadian Forces spokesman.
  • Shell to supply LNG on Great Lakes
    Exclusive supply agreement in principle signed.
  • Oryx Petroleum launches Toronto IPO
    Offering will raise around $250 million.

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