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March 11, 2013
Sched Netweb site
  • MSC won't book backhaul Europe-Asia cargo, blames lack of capacity
  • Hutchison buys Asia Container Terminals from DP World, Singapore's PSA
  • New York dockers and employers reach deal, but 'tweaking' still remains
  • Shandong provincial seaport volume up 15pc to 1.78 million TEU in January
  • OOCL makes Laem Chabang-Yokohama KTX service changes from March 26
  • German chancellor Merkel urges rapid trade deal with Indonesia and EU
  • Chongqing Liangjiang New Area's 2012 trade value triples 2011's sum
  • China to lend US$1.7 billion for Sri Lankan port, airport and rail line
  • 13pc rail rate hike damages Xinjiang's competitive product strength
  • High growth Panama fuels canal expansion, but more funding needed
  • United February air cargo declines 15.7pc, passenger revenue rises 7.5pc
  • China Southern launches LA-Zhengzhou-Guangzhou all-cargo flights
  • ESC wins anti-terror rule delay till April 29 after air shipper fuss
  • Drewry: Air and ocean freight rates at opposite ends of the scale

Exim Indiaweb site
MARCH 8, 2013
  • Breakbulk China 2013 begins tomorrow
  • Dry bulk segment to see less new deliveries
  • Idle boxships up to 5.3 pc of global fleet above 500 TEUs
  • Govt may allow Major Ports to fix market-linked tariffs
  • JN Port s INR 2,000-cr., tax-free bond issue opens today
  • KPCHAA seeks local MP s support against proposal to make certain Customs Act violations non-bailable
  • Work commences on grid linking waterways, ports, roads
  • "We are exceptionally proud of the fast turnaround times and the congestion-free operations that we offer making the entire process hassle-free"
  • INR rallies on heavy fund inflow, ends 62 paise up at 54.29
  • CARGOTEC s Kalmar gets large port equipment order from Venezuela
  • SCS moves, positions heavy press frame
  • Steder Group Djibouti transports heavy power plant parts through Ethiopia

International Transport Journalweb site
MARCH 8, 2013
  • Gefco opens new national subsidiary in UAE
    The French transport and logistics company Gefco has opened a new logistics hub and a new subsidiary in Dubai (UAE) to strengthen its activities in the region. The facility will se...
  • DHL investing heavily in Indonesia
    DHL Supply Chain is investing EUR 40 million over the next few years to strengthen its position in Indonesia. The announcement was made at the launch of its latest 17,000 sqm wareh...
  • Euro-Leasing adds Pharmaliners to portfolio
    Euro-Leasing GmbH, a service provider owned by MAN Truck & Bus AG, is augmenting its rental fleet by new Pharmaliners. These special refrigerated trailers comply with the EU's ...
  • Safer territory roads for truck drivers in Australia
    The Australian federal and Northern Territory governments have teamed up with the transport industry to provide AUD 10.3 million (EUR 8.03 million) to improve road facilities for l...
  • Alstom and Kamkor to produce 10,000 points in Kazakhstan
    KazElectroPrivod, a joint venture, equally owned by Alstom and its Kazakh partner Kamkor, has signed a contract worth EUR 90 million with Kazakhstan Temir Zholy (KTZ), the Kazakhst...
  • Russian Railways Logistics starts vehicle delivery
    Russian Railways Logistics has started transporting GW Wingle 5 vehicles produced by the Great Wall Motor Company Limited (GWM) from China to Russia. The first 48 pickups were forw...
  • Transitional period for approval of known consignors amended
    On 5 March, the European Commission implemented (EU) No 185/2010. This order, which amends regulation (EU) No. 185/2010, prolongs the transitional period for known consignors until...
  • KLM set to commence biofuel-powered flights
    KLM Royal Dutch Airlines is starting biofuel-powered transatlantic B777 trial flights from JFK airport in New York to Schiphol Amsterdam airport. The Schiphol Group, the US carrier...
  • Imo takes step forward towards solution for GHG emissions
    The International Maritime Organization (IMO) held a workshop at its headquarters from 26 February to 1 March. At the event, attended by more than one hundred participants from Imo...
  • Buenaventura Container Terminal invests in cargo verification system
    The Buenaventura Container Terminal (TCBuen) in Colombia, part of Grup Maritim TCB, is investing about USD 3.5 million in new optical character recognition (OCR) systems for quay a...
  • Etihad Airways and Airberlin align maintenance operations in Chicago
    Etihad Airways has opened a line maintenance base at Chicago's O'Hare international airport (USA). The new facility is equipped with the latest technology and will perform all sche...
  • New CEO of DHL Freight Germany ending interim period
    DHL Freight has appointed Jeroen Eijsink as the new CEO of DHL Freight in Germany. On 1 March Eijsink assumed responsibility for the company's road and rail transport activities in...
  • DFDS Seaways names new director general for France
    The Danish group DFDS Seaways has selected Jean-Claude Charlo as its new director general for France and the Mediterranean. The move affects 750 employees and covers the Marseilles...
  • Milestone for Panama Canal expansion programme
    The Panama Canal Authority (ACP) has completed the dredging to deepen and widen the navigational channels along Culebra Cut. The work, which started in March 2008, is part of the e...

Marine Logweb site
MARCH 8, 2013
  • Ulstein Verft gets new MD
  • ConocoPhillips to go ahead with Chukchi Sea drilling
  • Navy adds $65 million mod to Kennedy contract
  • Flagship adds another maritime academy grad to its team

World Wide Shipperweb site
MARCH 8, 2013
  • Los Angeles Harbor Commission Oks SCIG environmental impact report
  • US rail freight traffic rolls to up/down week
  • Port of Seattle expanding Sea-Tac Airport music program
  • Boeing targets Miami as 787 training center
  • Port association schedules cruise seminar for April 24-26

Lloyd's Listweb site
MARCH 8, 2013
  • Waning German shipping should consolidate now, top banker warns
    Decline in number of Germany's ships and shipowners will probably continue for another 10 years, says KfW IPEX finance chief
  • Mixed teams raise vetting concerns
    ISO 28007 will not discriminate on the basis of nationality or wage
  • Mixed messages
    Employing low-paid, non-British security guards opens a fresh can of worms
  • New York-New Jersey bosses and dockers agree tentative six-year deal
    NYSA-ILA pact sets stage for crucial wagescale meeting in Tampa
  • Choosing our battles
    Exposés on sustainable fishing should focus on mistreated third-world crew
  • KGs may face class action, lawyers warn
    Liability will hinge on the wording of funds' prospectuses
  • Firms that rely on state bailouts are 'hopeless', says China Shipping's Li
    Government urged to support industry through scrapping incentives
  • Vafias positions StealthGas for US shale gas 'game changer'
    LPG carrier makes debut port call after coastguard restrictions eased
  • Shippers slam MSC freeze on Europe-Asia bookings
    Critics call the move a 'ruse to raise prices'
  • Sinotrans Shipping posts $10m second-half operating loss
    Dry bulk firm holds cash for newbuildings
  • Asia-Europe spot box rates fall as backhaul index rises
    Carriers will struggle to make next week's general rate increase stick
  • Kühne wants NOL to join merged Hapag-Lloyd and Hamburg Süd
    Biggest shareholder seeks IPO in any circumstances
  • BLT plan falls short of secured-creditor support
    Jakarta judge schedules final vote for March 14
  • Hong Kong loses out to Singapore in shipmanagement cluster race
    But Anglo-Eastern chief praises territory's cost and labour advantage
  • Obstacles lift for capesize vessels
    Blocks to supply from Colombia and Australia ease at last
  • LNG in China's future
    Domestic production will come but the country will need shipping for some time

Fairplayweb site
MARCH 8, 2013
  • Asian chemical demand still flat
    CHEMICAL demand in Asia has not picked up despite the resumption of business after Lunar New Year last month
  • China's exports surged in February
    CHINA'S exports surged 21.8% year-on-year to 875.1Bn yuan ($139.4Bn) in February, according to the customs data published today
  • Guangzhou Maritime Court cases surged
    CHINA's Guangzhou Maritime Court saw the number of new cases jump 79% year on year to 2,525 in 2012, it announced yesterday
  • DS Norden to order product tankers
    DS Norden, the listed Danish drybulk sand product tanker shipping company, says it plans to order three or four product tankers this year after the sale of three such vessels late last year
  • Uproar: Kiel canal closes for bigger vessels
    TRAFFIC through the Kiel Canal into the Baltic Sea is going to remain severely constrained for another two weeks following the closure of two locks in Brunsbüttel
  • CSSC-JNHI swung to losses
    SHANGHAI-listed CSSC-JNHI swung to losses of 76M yuan ($12M) in 2012 on decreased sales and money-losing orders
  • Sinotrans Shipping's profits tumbled
    HONG KONG-listed Sinotrans Shipping's profits fell 78.1% year on year to $20M in 2012, partly due to the addition of two dry bulk carriers to its fleet
  • BLT gets insufficient support from creditors
    BELEAGUERED chemical tanker operator PT Berlian Laju Tanker said today that only 57% of its secured creditors voted for its restructuring plan today
  • OSG jettisons five Diamond S charters
    BANKRTUPT OSG has rejected charters of five more product tankers owned by Wilbur Ross-financed Diamond S, according to newly filed court documents
  • Supramax market heats up in Pacific
    AN INFLUX of coal and iron ore cargoes is keeping Supramaxes busy in the Pacific realm as rates continue to rise for the third straight week
  • Cecon invites bondholders to subscribe for shares
    Cecon, the listed Norwegian offshore services vessel company, has invited its bondholders to participate in an offering of up to 17,886,089 new shares at a subscription price of par value
  • Chinese shipping to 'recover' in 2015
    CHINA'S vice transport minister Zuyuan Xu believes it will take another two or three years for the shipping market to consume the present capacity, Xu told Xinhua News on Wednesday
  • HPH to reap 'long-term' benefits
    HUTCHISON Port Holdings Trust's full acquisition of Asia Container Terminals spells "long-term" benefits for the group, said UOB Kay Hian today
  • Crude oil tanker tonne-miles to rise
    MORE crude oil could be moved from the Atlantic basin to feed growing demand in Asia, boosting tonne-miles for crude oil and products tankers, said UK broker ICAP Shipping in its February report

The Journal of Commerceweb site
MARCH 8, 2013
  • Is BNSF Rail Transfer Facility Green Enough to Go?
    The Los Angeles Harbor Commission certified the final environmental impact report for BNSF's proposed Southern California International Gateway, a rail transfer facility that could be one of the most significant intermodal rail projects of the past 25 years. However, the SCIG must still be approved by the Los Angeles City Council,...
  • Pirates Release Chemical Tanker, Crew
    Seventeen Indian sailors, held captive by Somali pirates for more than a year, were freed Friday following intense diplomatic negotiations. The Indian men were among 22 crew members aboard the Panama-flag MT Royal Grace, a chemical tanker captured by pirates March 2, 2012, off the coast of Oman. "The vessel is presently...
  • Port Logistics Group, Tagsys RFID Team Up
    Port Logistics Group and Tagsys RFID have partnered to provide radio-frequency identification solutions for Port Logistics Group customers at their U.S. gateway facilities. The gateway logistics provider and inventory management company will team up on the development and deployment of Tagsys RFID solutions, integrated with Port Logistics Group proprietary EventTracker WMS,...
  • Sequestration Puts LA-Long Beach on Crash Course
    LONG BEACH, Calif. - The decision by U.S. Customs and Border Protection to cease overtime work for its personnel while Washington attempts to solve the sequestration issue will be a burden for all ports, but it could be disastrous for the ports of Los Angeles and Long Beach. That's because the...
  • Sequestration Blues
    The negative impacts of sequestration on the international trade community are looming for California's public ports, and what happens here will ripple through the national economy in a matter of weeks unless Congress takes quick action. California's ports and its goods movement system support hundreds of thousands of jobs, and result...
  • Venezuelan Port Operator Orders Equipment
    Bolivariana de Puertos, Venezuela's government-owned port operator, has ordered a large amount of port equipment from Cargotec's Kalmar. The parties have agreed not to disclose the exact value of the order. The order, which is scheduled for delivery starting in May 2013, includes 30 Kalmar reachstackers, four empty container handlers, eight heavy...
  • US Customs Seizes 1,500 Fake 'Hermés' Handbags
    If genuine, the seized handbags had an estimated manufacturer's suggested retail price of $14.1 million.U.S. Customs and Border Protection officers and import specialists assigned to the Los Angeles-Long Beach seaport complex have seized 1,500 high-fashion leather handbags bearing counterfeit "Hermés" trademarks. The merchandise arrived from China in two shipments. If the...
  • More April Rate Hikes for Maersk
    Maersk Line has announced several rate increases that will all take effect on April 1. The ocean carrier will increase rates on its trade from the Indian subcontinent to North Europe by $250 per 20-foot dry container and $400 per 40-foot, 40-foot high-cube and 45-foot dry container. On its Southeast Asia to...
  • Textainer Promotes Chong, Sowry
    Textainer Group Holdings has named Alvin Chong vice president and head of the resale division, succeeding Stefan Mackula. Textainer also promoted Anthony C. Sowry to senior vice president of operations and acquisitions. Chong previously served as Textainer's director of resale for the Asia-Pacific region. He joined the intermodal container lessor in...
  • Wallenborn Transport, VIP Truck Team Up in Germany
    Luxembourg-based overland transportation company Wallenborn Transport has joined forces with VIP Truck, a provider of air-cargo road feeder services in Germany. The new company, VIP Wallenborn, offers distribution services for airlines and forwarders in Germany, including scheduled connections between 15 German airports, scheduled international trucking services from Frankfurt Airport and Munich...
  • AMR's February Cargo Traffic Down 10.2 Percent
    AMR Corporation, parent of American Airlines, reported a 10.2 percent decline in system cargo ton miles for the month of February, to 126,053, down from 140,388 in the same month in 2012. Volume also decreased for the year-to-date, down 9.8 percent year-over-year to 249,067 ton miles, compared with 276,054 ton miles...
  • US-Iraq Trade, Investment Pact Likely to Take Effect This Year
    The bilateral U.S.-Iraq Trade and Investment Framework Agreement, first negotiated in 2005, is likely to enter into force later this year, providing a bilateral forum to foster greater trade and investment between the two countries. The announcement by the U.S. and Iraq follows the Iraq Council of Representatives' recent ratification of...
  • US Customs Confiscates 122 Pounds of Narcotic Khat
    U.S. Customs and Border Protection officers have seized more than 122 pounds of khat at the Indianapolis FedEx facility. Hidden among computer parts, the large cache of khat was detected by Customs officers and intercepted. They discovered the shipment during a routine inspection of international air freight arriving from Britain. Upon...
  • Hapag-Lloyd to Hike Europe-Asia Rates
    Hapag-Lloyd will increase rates for all cargoes and container types on its trade from North Europe and the Mediterranean to East Asia, the Indian subcontinent and the Middle East, starting April 1. The hike will be $100 per 20-foot-equivalent unit....
  • US Jobs Report Bodes Well for Freight Growth
    The U.S. freight-related transportation industry and warehouse sector gained 3,100 jobs in February from January, but the most promising signs for increased freight transport came from sizable growth in the construction and manufacturing industries. "Job gains and interest rates at historical lows are helping a gradual recovery in the housing market,...
  • SCFI Rates to Europe Drop Below $1,000
    The Shanghai Containerized Freight Index continued its decline in the week of March 8 across all trade lanes, with European lanes dropping below the $1,000 per 20-foot container mark, according to data issued by the Shanghai Shipping Exchange. Shanghai Containerized Freight IndexCompositeSource: Shanghai Shipping Exchange For a larger version of the chart,...
  • Lock Repairs in Germany to Impact Hapag-Lloyd's Baltic Services
    The large locks at the western end of the canal in Brunsbuettel, Germany, have to be repaired and will be out of service for about two to three weeks, authorities have said in a German-language announcement by the German Waterways Authorities. As a result, vessels with a length of more than 125...
  • US Customs Seizes Counterfeit Headphones, Unsafe ATVs
    In a partnership between U.S. Customs, EPA and the CTAC, "Beats by Dr. Dre" headphones were seized as counterfeit products in Los Angeles.U.S. Customs and Border Protection at the Los Angeles-Long Beach seaport have seized a shipment containing 445 counterfeit "Beats by Dr. Dre" headphones and 28 all-terrain vehicles that...

Containerisation Internationalweb site
MARCH 8, 2013
  • Kuhne wants NOL to join merged Hapag-Lloyd and Hamburg Sud
  • ND establishes footprint in Vietnam
    The freight forwarding division of Norbert Dentressangle (ND) has established a representative office in Vietnam as part of its continued global expansion.A subsidiary ...
  • Shippers rage at Europe - Asia booking stop
    Still sore from the eastbound container block of a year ago, that caused untold damage to the supply chain, European shippers are railing against the decision this ...
  • Asia - Europe spot rates down again, but backhaul gains
    Container spot rates from Shanghai to Rotterdam fell by a further 4.9% this week, according to Drewry's World Container Index, however on the backhaul the index ...
  • NY&NJ dockers agree deal
    Just ahead of the March 8 extended deadline, 4,500 dock workers at the port of New York & New Jersey reached a tentative deal late Thursday night on local ...
  • China's export surge
    February saw Chinese exports jump by 21.8%, compared to the same month of 2012, against analysts' predictions of a 15% rise. Strong demand from the US and South ...

TradeWindsweb site
MARCH 8, 2013
  • Pac Basin wins chase
    Pacific Basin Shipping looks to have continued its spending spree with the addition of a Triton Navigation supramax.
  • NSRR admits defeat
    Start-up operator North Sea RoRo (NSRR) has given up on its England to Sweden run, but vowed to continue on in some form.
  • New space for Gagarin
    A statue of Russian astronaut Yuri Gagarin has found a new home in Greenwich thanks to the support of SCF Sovcomflot.
  • MISC bid backed
    Petronas' efforts to takeover MISC have won the support of financial advisors.
  • BLT must try again
    Struggling Indonesian tanker owner Berlian Laju Tanker (BLT) has failed to win approval from creditors for its restructuring plan.
  • Ulstein bags new boss
    Kristian Saetre has been drafted in to lead Norwegian shipbuilder, Ulstein Verft.
  • Mols spares investors
    Danish ferry group Mols-Linien has enough cash to avoid asking shareholders for extra funds.
  • STNG gone, for now?
    Scorpio Tankers could finally lift off the gas on the expansion front having put its dry-powder to work, a leading analyst says.
  • Vitol happy with LSC
    Trading giant Vitol says Latvian Shipping Company (LSC) has made significant progress in tough shipping markets.
  • Everything must go
    We take a look at what was said in the market over the past week.
  • Everything must go
    Owners can't afford to dawdle while John Fredriksen is snapping up all the best yard slots.
  • Bulker bites dust
    Jinhui Shipping & Transportation has cancelled a supramax newbuilding booked way back in 2007.
  • Cammell eyes offshore
    UK shipyard Cammell Laird is planning a move into new sectors after 2012 profit edged up.
  • Kuhne: IPO still on
    Hapag-Lloyd shareholder Klaus-Michael Kuhne insists the company will carry out an IPO following its planned merger with Hamburg Sud.
  • Clarksons cuts three
    TradeWinds digests the digits making the headlines this week.
  • Fesco's bonus boost
    Directors of Russia's Far East Shipping Company (Fesco) are about to bank four years of bonuses.
  • Greeks snap up Norqueen
    Finnish group Bore has sold a veteran ro-ro into Greece after its charter expired.
  • P&A adds tug
    Damen Shipyards Group has won an order for a new type of tug from Germany's Petersen & Alpers (P&A).
  • Three AHTS crew seized
    Three more seafarers have been kidnapped off Nigeria in another raid on a Bumi Armada offshore ship.
  • Thenamaris seals funds
    The Export-Import Bank of Korea (Kexim) has backed Thenamaris' LNG newbuilding orderbook with a $200m loan.
  • GC Rieber fixes newbuild
    GC Rieber Shipping has secured a potential ten-year charter for a newbuilding construction support vessel (CSV) on order in Norway.
  • Keppel in BWTS first
    Keppel has won a landmark deal to retrofit a ballast water treatment system (BWTS) aboard a Mitsui OSK Lines VLCC.
  • Sinotrans suffers in 2012
    Sinotrans Shipping will be glad to see the back of 2012 after the company reported a near 80% drop in full-year profits.
  • DeepOcean seals funds
    DeepOcean Group has strengthened its balance sheet after securing a new EUR125m ($164m) credit facility.

American Shipperweb site
MARCH 8, 2013
  • House budget measure bites highway programs
    The continuing resolution legislation, introduced Wednesday, includes $586 million less for highway infrastructure and safety programs and $118 million less for transit programs than was authorized last summer in MAP-21.
  • Senators try again to raise minimum duty-free level
    The Low Value Shipment Regulatory Modernization Act of 2013 (S. 489), sponsored by Sens. John Thune, R-S.D., and Ron Wyden, D-Ore., is strongly supported by the express delivery and e-commerce industries.
  • BNSF chief concerned about effect of service switching
    "It is something that on the face of it sounds so logical, but, quite frankly, behind all this is a property rights question," said Matthew Rose, the Class I railroad's chairman and chief executive officer, at the TPM conference.
  • European, African shippers collaborate
  • CKYH provides details in Asia-Europe strings
  • Analyst: Air freight boost to follow economic recovery
    In past economic recoveries, air freight has been a driver toward prosperity, but according to Brandon Fried, executive director of the Airforwarders Association, this business activity is likely to be a follower this time around.
  • Breakthrough: ILA, NYSA reach tentative agreement
    Jim McNamara, an ILA spokesman, said the agreement with employers represented by the New York Shipping Association (NYSA) is "subject to some tweaking," but will be presented to local union officials next week.
  • LA Harbor Commission approves new railyard
  • NTSB to hold meetings on 787 fire
  • Forward Air buys Total Quality for $66 million
  • CBP, EPA stop unsafe shipments in LA
  • Goulet named American's integration officer
  • Martin Bencher expands in Australia

The Bunker Bulletinweb site
MARCH 8, 2013
  • Bunker prices end week mostly down
    Demand was poor across the Americas, players confirmed.
  • Weekly global bunker market update
    A weekly price round up of bunkering hubs from around the globe.
  • PDVSA closed for holiday
    PDVSA will reopen on March 11.
  • Little price movement in Fujairah
    Cape Town avails remain tight.
  • Crude pulls prices down at week's end
    But Mediterranean ports see prices firm.
  • Aegean 'laser focused' on selling older vessels
    Tanker used as floating storage off Fujairah to be sold.
  • BLT still struggling to win support for restructuring plan
    Shipping firm needs more backing from secured creditors.
  • Teekay mulling LNG bunker tanker designs
    Company leaning towards use of IMO type C LNG tanks.
  • Fuel testing agency continues to grow
    Guardian Marine Testing to take on more staff.
  • Belgian port expects 'breakthrough' in LNG bunkering
    Zeebrugge wants to be 'a front runner' in supplying LNG as a bunker fuel.
  • Tolson: Credit key to beating the competition
    'Credit cannot be done on the back of an envelope anymore.'
  • Asian bunker prices stay soft
    Weak demand in Tokyo and Busan.
  • Waterjets claimed to improve fuel efficiency
    Waterjets allowed a decade old vessel to improve performance without changing other equipment, says MJP.
  • Anti-whaling group running out of bunkers
    Vessels from Sea Shepherd will reach Melbourne port in two weeks time.
  • Bid to supply LNG carriers with fuel monitoring system
    WiFi Wireless bids to supply British Gas.
  • LNG bunkering designs get 'approval in principle' from GL
    Class society says regulatory framework key to future development.
  • Lukoil profits rise on higher oil prices
    Revenue gained to $139.2 billion.
  • STX Finland delivers multi-fuel deck cargo vessel
    The MS Meri can run on LNG, biodiesel and low sulphur marine diesel.
  • Sinotrans posts lower profits on 'subdued' market
    Firm spent $31.9 million on bunkers in 2012, compared to $22.31 million in 2011.

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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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