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February 12, 2013
Sched Netweb site
  • Harbin's first bonded warehouses saves time and money on Russian timber
  • Yunnan to spend US$1.59 billion on China-ASEAN bonded logistics port
  • Speedy Guangxi highway builders to reach 6,000 kilometres in 5 years
  • Tibet spent US$11.14 million on checkpoint infrastructure in 2012
  • China UnionPay cooperates with express industry to streamline payments
  • Maersk pushes EU reefer legislation and its foam insulator product
  • CMA Ships joins online platform TradeNet to assist in crew management
  • CN to spend US$1.9 billion in capital improvement to upgrade network
  • UK freight forwarder Davies Turner invests in greener logistics to Turkey
  • Cathay Pacific adds fifth daily flight to London Heathrow on June 27
  • Frankfurt Hahn's long-time chief quits debt-laden airport as cargo falls
  • United Airlines wins award for being open to employing homosexuals

Exim Indiaweb site
FEBRUARY 11, 2013
  • AADA hikes China-Australia rate from March 15
  • AMTOI hosts interactive session with local trade in coordination with Port of Antwerp
  • Contract negotiations increasingly using container price indices
  • Govt should fund IWT, suggests Parliamentary Committee
  • ISAA holds first-ever regional meeting in India
  • MOL announces launch of new China-Middle East Express (CMX) service
  • OOCL increases per reefer box rate on Far East-MidEast lane from March 15
  • P&I Club correspondents under pressure to take out indemnity insurance
  • ShipServ signs CMA Ships
  • UK forwarders welcome news of tentative US port labour agreement
  • WCA expands management team
  • Port of Antwerp holds annual reception, reaffirms commitment to India
  • Throughput at Major Ports drops by 3 pc in April-Dec.
  • Quick Take

International Transport Journalweb site
FEBRUARY 11, 2013
  • After good 2012, Finnair cargo volumes decrease in January
    The Scandinavian airline Finnair was able to turn the whole year 2012 into a profitable one for the group for the first time since 2007. The carrier's operational result was EUR 44...
  • HHLA fulfils expectations
    The German service provider Hamburger Hafen und Logistik AG (HHLA) generated provisional corporate revenues of around EUR 1.125 billion in business year 2012, compared to EUR 1.217...
  • New operator for Telford international railfreight park
    DB Schenker Rail has officially become the new operator of Telford international railfreight park and has integrated the terminal into its existing terminal network throughout the ...
  • US ban on Afghan carrier lifted
    The Afghan carrier Kam Air has commended the US Central Command for its decision to suspend its recent contracting ban on the airline (cf. ITJ Daily of 31 January 2013) after its t...
  • Ewals Cargo Care participating in Green Freight Europe programme
    The Dutch service provider Ewals Cargo Care has joined Green Freight Europe, a voluntary scheme to improve the environmental performance of road freight transport in Europe. Over a...
  • Securing air cargo supply chain
    Speaking at the Secure Freight Forum held at the offices of the International Air Transport Association (Iata) in Geneva (Switzerland), the trade body's director general and CEO, T...
  • UPS to rollout electric vehicle fleet in California
    The US integrator UPS is set to deploy 100 fully electric commercial vehicles for parcel delivery in California. These electric trucks will reduce the consumption of conventional m...
  • USA: hundreds of transport infrastructure projects now underway
    The Association of American Railroads (AAR) has announced that the USA's major freight railroads plan to invest an estimated USD 24.5 billion in 2013. The money will be used to bui...
  • Commercial vehicle registrations increased in UK
    Commercial vehicle registrations in the UK rose by 5.6% to 18,931 units in January 2013, according to the latest data of the Society of Motor Manufacturers and Traders. Van registr...
  • CCO of Maersk resigns
    Lucas Vos, the chief commercial officer of the Danish carrier Maersk Line, is to leave the group by 1 May 2013. Vos, who has been a member of the company's management board since 2...
  • Fresh blood for EMS Chartering
    EMS Chartering GmbH & Co. KG has taken on another six shipping agents. They include Latvian national Anna Bockareva, Patrick Brunjes, Andrea Ahrenholz and Liguo Wanga (from Chi...
  • Nippon Express takes over Franco Vago in Italy
    Nippon Express (Europe) GmbH signed a purchase agreement for all shares in the Italian forwarding and logistics firm Franco Vago SpA at the end of January. Florence-based Franco Va...
  • SDV adding Colombia to global network
    The French logistics service provider SDV is creating a subsidiary company in Colombia, thereby extending its current network in Argentina, Brazil, Chile, Mexico and Uruguay to ano...
  • Conqueror the latest member of Elite Association of Logistic Networks
    Conqueror Freight Network has joined the Elite Association of Logistic Networks (Elite) after passing the qualifying criteria for membership. Conqueror becomes the tenth network to...
  • WCA expands management team
    On 1 February, airfreight industry specialist Reha Erman joined the WCA Family as regional manager for the Americas, after spending the previous seven years as director of sales fo...

Marine Logweb site
FEBRUARY 11, 2013
  • Harvey Gulf gets $100 million charter for newbuild
  • Carnival Triumph gets some shipboard power back
  • Yale docs report first results from seafarer health study
  • Technip names newbuild medium construction vessel
  • OceanSaver offers BWT "future-proofing" deal
  • BIW awarded $6.8 million LCS-2 contract
  • Engine room fire disables Carnival Triumph

World Wide Shipperweb site
FEBRUARY 11, 2013
  • Port of Seattle announces finalists for commission post
  • Commerce Department finds US exports reach all-time high
  • Maritime Administration starts Port of Guam improvements
  • Work begins in Budd Inlet to remove toxic derelict pilings
  • Squalicum Harbor Boat Launch closed for pile driving/float work

Lloyd's Listweb site
FEBRUARY 11, 2013
  • Beyond the blame game
    The industry must look more deeply into casualties and stop criminalising seafarers
  • Rules for Use of Force article has error
    Sceg is not included in drafting team for ongoing development
  • Tomasos secures Chinese funding for tankers
    China Development Bank in bilateral finance for Guangzhou newbuild brace
  • Rightship EVDI backer welcomes IACS move on efficiency index
    Shipping can learn from energy efficiency financing models, says Carbon War Room
  • PSV to be given futuristic Rolls-Royce bridge system
    Platform supply vessel employs an innovative Rolls-Royce bridge design
  • Dim sum bonds set to attract maritime issuers again this year
    Following a lacklustre period of almost no interest, companies are eyeing the offshore yuan market again
  • LDA buys four handies for Roullier joint venture
    Vessels due for delivery this year and next
  • Greeks buy small tanker pair for $8m
    Price for combined chemical and oil vessels in line with market levels
  • Carisbrooke confirms hijacking
    Three crew kidnapped off Cameroon
  • Hijacking reignites debate over ransoms
    P&I clubs consider their involvement in paying pirates
  • Replacement found for damaged Emma Maersk
    Maersk Line shuffles ships around after engineroom flood
  • VLGC rate stagnation ends as charterers enter market
    Ships booked to take cargoes to Asia, where LPG prices have risen
  • P&O Ferries protests over Eurotunnel bid to run Calais and Boulogne
    Channel Tunnel operator's move could lead to 'substantial lessening of competition' in shortsea services between the UK and France
  • Impairment widens Nordic American loss
    Suezmax spot market specialist insists it is on solid footing as reported TCE rate posts decline
  • Maersk Line holds on to top performance spot in 2012
    SeaIntel's container carriers' schedule reliability report sees MSC as most improved line
  • Scrapping activity slows to a crawl
    Meanwhile prices in the Far East close in on the Indian subcontinent market
  • Five crew dead in lifeboat drill accident in Canary Islands - Updated
    Lifeboat falls 51 feet into sea after cable snaps during Thomson Majesty call in Santa Cruz de la Palma
  • Mercator Lines sells VLOC at $23m loss to pay debts
    Singapore dry bulk owner needs to pay compensation to other owners
  • The industry's lifeblood
    Pious talk from shipowners about the attractions of a career at sea means little unless the industry lives up to its obligations to seafarers
  • Can industry learn from lifeboat loss?
    A range of possible failures raises the issue of a more holistic approach to lifeboat safety
  • Antwerp seals pact with Rosmorport
    Five-year collaboration is part of strategic development plan for Russian ports
  • Taking it onshore
    Support by several shipping giants for a drive to create jobs for younger people in Somalia is a laudable first step

Fairplayweb site
FEBRUARY 11, 2013
  • Grimaldi sees ro-ro edge over shortsea boxes
    ITALY'S Grimaldi is aiming to capture significant volumes of reefer perishables from box lines on intra-Med routes
  • US investigating coal export royalties
    ROYALTIES for exports are being audited over allegations that traders are bilking US taxpayers out of money paid in connection with coal mined on federal land
  • Many lifeboat risk factors highlighted
    A RANGE of factors could have caused failure of Thomson Majesty's lifeboat winch cable, a technical authority told Fairplay today
  • US docker deal buoys box forecast for 2013
    US BOX importers have raised their volume growth prediction because of the tentative labour accord reached earlier this month
  • Fire cripples cruise ship
    CARNIVAL Triumph remained adrift and waiting for a tow off Mexico today after an engine room fire knocked out its propulsion system
  • Seadrill-SapuraKencana rig deal completed
    SEADRILL has completed the merger of its rig tendering unit into SapuraKencana Petroleum, the Malaysian offshore services group
  • Bremerhaven sees recovery from reefer slip
    LIFTINGS of conventional fruit from Central America into Germany are expected to recover this year, as US multinational Chiquita juggles its delivery policies
  • Sugar refinery to be built at Hambantota
    INDIA'S Shree Renuka Sugars signed a deal today to build a $220M sugar refinery Hambantota's port in southern Sri Lanka
  • East/west box rates again drift lower
    BOX RATES on east/west trades are drifting lower for the second successive week
  • Damen takes Shipdock helm
    DUTCH shipbuilder and repairer Damen Shipyards has taken control of fellow Dutch ship repair group Shipdock
  • Loan to aid PNG's maps
    ASIAN Development Bank said it has agreed to lend Papua New Guinea's government $41.5M to pay for its a maritime safety scheme

The Journal of Commerceweb site
FEBRUARY 11, 2013
  • Cochin Trucker Strike Enters Second Week
    A strike by truck drivers at India's Port of Cochin has entered its second week, preventing the movement of containers in and out of Vallarpadam International Container Transshipment Terminal, operated by DP World. Unionized drivers walked off the job on Feb. 4, calling for wage increases and additional benefits. "Despite intense conciliatory...
  • Indian Railways' Revenue Rises 20 Percent
    Indian Railways reported its revenue from April 2012 to January 2013 was Rs. 101,223.95 crore (about US$18.8 billion), increasing 20 percent from $15.6 billion during the corresponding period from 2011 to 2012. Total goods earnings rose 25 percent year-over-year to $13.0 billion for April 2012 to January 2013, from $10.4 billion...
  • States Committed Nearly $120 Billion for Transportation in 2012
    State departments of transportation and local governments committed more than $117 billion in funding for highway, bridge, transit, port and other transportation-related construction projects in 2012, according to new analysis of the most recent U.S. Census Bureau data by the American Road & Transportation Builders Association. ARTBA's monthly report, "Value of...
  • US Challenges India's Domestic-Content Requirements for Solar Program
    The U.S. has requested World Trade Organization dispute settlement consultations with India's government regarding domestic-content requirements in India's national solar program, according to Ron Kirk, U.S. Trade Representative. India's program allegedly discriminates against U.S. solar equipment by requiring solar energy producers to use Indian-manufactured solar cells and modules and by offering...
  • Annual Review & Outlook 2013: World Customs Organization
    Governments around the world are taking action to improve the external environment of their trading community by, for example, improving existing infrastructure, creating a better general business environment and enhancing the efficiency and effectiveness of their national economic, institutional, regulatory and competition policies. High-performing customs services, well equipped to meet the...
  • Annual Review & Outlook 2013: Waterways Council
    The inland waterways industry looks ahead to 2013 with optimism. The inland system's locks and dams are aging rapidly, and this critically important infrastructure requires capitalization. Momentum for positive change is moving forward in Congress. We await action on a Water Resources Development Act in the Senate that could offer a...
  • Annual Review & Outlook 2013: U.S. Coast Guard
    For more than 222 years, we have been America's lifesavers. We protect people on the sea, protect against threats delivered by sea, and protect the sea itself. We're proud of our unique service and the thousands of lives we save. But we are more than a response organization. We also save...
  • U.S. Lines to Hike Rates on Westbound Trade From Canada
    U.S. Lines will hike rates on its Columbus service loading in Vancouver, British Columbia, to all destinations, effective March 1. The increase will be $160 per 20-foot container and $200 per 40-foot and 40-foot high-cube container. The rate hike will apply to dry containers only. It will not be applicable for refrigerated,...
  • Zim Restructures Asia-Med-Europe Services
    Zim Integrated Shipping Services will restructure its network this month to enhance the carrier's Asia to east Mediterranean and Black Sea service. The Asia Med Europe Service route will be as follows: Xiamen, China; Shanghai; Shenzhen, China; Port Kelang, Malaysia; Nhava Sheva, India; Mundra, India; Alexandria, Egypt; Ashdod, Israel; Haifa, Israel;...
  • Annual Review & Outlook 2013: Transplace
    We must fight the regulatory war on business. Now that the election is behind us, we know there will be no voluntary slowdown in the regulatory war on business. The supply chain industries are no exception, and we need to pursue multiple strategies to prevent unwarranted economic damage to our...
  • US Cargo Thefts Near Record Set in 2011
    A new report from logistics security services provider FreightWatch International shows the total number of cargo thefts in the United States last year was close to the record set in 2011 - and the number of stolen meat shipments continued to climb. Shippers beware: FreightWatch predicts meat, poultry and seafood will be popular...
  • US Trade Deficit Dropped to $540.4 Billion in 2012
    The U.S. Census Bureau and the U.S. Bureau of Economic Analysis, through the Department of Commerce, reported that for the full year of 2012, exports of $2.2 trillion and imports of $2.7 trillion resulted in a goods and services deficit of $540.4 billion, which is $19.5 billion less than the...
  • Seattle Port Commission Names Finalists for Open Spot
    The Port of Seattle commission has announced the finalists for the commission vacancy. The six candidates are expected to attend two moderated forums on Feb. 26 and Feb. 27, with a final selection expected by early March. The finalists include Stephanie Brown, executive director of Washington ABC; Courtney Gregoire, attorney for the...
  • EU, US Fully Implement Mutual Recognition of C-TPAT, AEO
    U.S. Customs and Border Protection and the European Union recently implemented a mutual recognition decision between Customs' Customs-Trade Partnership Against Terrorism program and the EU's Authorized Economic Operator program, which provides reciprocal benefits to C-TPAT members when exporting to EU member states. These benefits, which include lower risk score and fewer...
  • USDA Seeks Comment on Dairy Import Licensing
    he U.S. Department of Agriculture's Foreign Agricultural Service is seeking comments on the Dairy Tariff-Rate Import Quota Licensing Program. Import licensing is one of the tools the USDA uses to administer the tariff rate quota system for U.S. imports of dairy products. For dairy products subject to tariff rate quotas, an...
  • 2012 Container Volume Slipped 1.7 Percent at Hamburg
    Hamburg's container traffic slipped 1.7 percent in 2012 from 2011 on sharply lower Asian imports, but Germany's largest port expects cargo to grow again this year on rising European demand and stronger trade flows in its key overseas markets. At 8.9 million 20-foot-equivalent units, Hamburg's throughput was sufficient for the port...
  • US Customs' Aguilar to Retire in Late March
    Customs and Border Protection head David Aguilar will step down at the end of March, ending a 31-year career in which he served as deputy commissioner and then acting commissioner of the agency. Department of Homeland Security Secretary Janet Napolitano didn't name his successor in her announcement of Aguilar's retirement. The...
  • UPS Expands LCL Service Worldwide
    UPS expanded its direct less-than-containerload offering to more than 300 additional ocean lanes in Asia, Europe, the Middle East, Africa and South America in 2012. The company added 139 Asia outbound lanes; 91 Europe, Middle East and Africa outbound lanes; 42 intra-Asia lanes; 36 intra-EMEA lanes; 33 North American outbound lanes;...
  • Barkerding Appointed to Port of New Orleans' Board
    Louisiana's Gov. Bobby Jindal has appointed Robert "Rusty" Barkerding Jr. as the newest member of the Port of New Orleans' board of commissioners. Barkerding will serve a five-year term, succeeding Valerie S. Cahill. Bakerding joins the board with 47 years of experience in the maritime industry. He is president and CEO of...
  • Milwaukee's Total Cargo Declines, But Overseas Tonnage Grows
    The Port of Milwaukee reported a decline in total cargo tonnage in 2012 because of winter weather that led to smaller volumes of salt and coal arriving at the port. However, the port saw an increase of 34.5 percent in the amount of cargo traveling to and from foreign ports in...

Containerisation Internationalweb site
FEBRUARY 11, 2013
  • Kalmar inks order for 11 cranes at ECT
    Finnish cargo handling manufacturer, Kalmar, part of the Cargotec group, has signed a deal to supply 11 automatic stacking cranes to Hutchison Port Holdings' ECT ...
  • China Cosco responds to shareholder rebellion against Wei
    China Cosco Holdings has said any measures conducive to the company's operation can be exercised after thorough consideration, after some minority shareholders ...
  • Bunker prices creep up again
    More bad news for ocean carriers: bunker prices are heading north again. Indeed, Rotterdam-sourced IFO 380 was up $4.50 per tonne in today's trading taking the ...
  • Maersk hold on to top performance spot in 2012
    According to SeaIntel's container carriers' schedule reliability report covering the whole of 2012, Maersk Line was the top performer, but Mediterranean Shipping ...
  • FESCO containers up 14.1%
    Russia's Far Eastern Shipping Company [FESCO] saw its sea container transportation grow by a year-on-year 14.1% in 2012 to 342,700 teu while its intermodal freight ...
  • China pips the US in trade
    As the Year of the Snake arrives in China, new data suggests that the nation has overtaken the US as the world's top trader.Official figures from the two countries ...

TradeWindsweb site
FEBRUARY 11, 2013
  • Crude charters trickle in
    The Lunar New Year holiday in the Far East has taken a toll on the spot market but the celebration hasn't derailed at least one leading charterer's appetite for tonnage.
  • Otto issues warning
    Otto Marine has warned investors that it expects to turn in a full-year loss following a series of familiar setbacks.
  • Rumours resurface
    Navigazione Montanari of Italy is back in the spotlight this week amid reports that it is moving forward with the sale of two aframax tankers.
  • ISC readies fundraiser
    International Shipholding Corp of the US is getting ready to reactive idle tonnage with funds from a share sale.
  • Target strikes again
    Target Marine looks to have found period work for a second bulker in under a week.
  • NPCC ties up funding
    National Petroleum Construction Company (NPCC) of Abu Dhabi has tied up a $100m financing package to fund a multi-purpose jack-up vessel.
  • WIS worsens
    Shiprepairer Western India Shipyard (WIS) has fallen to a loss in the first nine months of its financial year.
  • DNB lifts Wilhelmsen
    DNB Markets has upgraded Wilh Wilhelmsen ASA after revising its view of the car carrier market.
  • Chang Myung sells again
    Korea's Chang Myung is thought to have sold its last 1980s-built bulker.
  • Shooting for stock
    John Fredriksen has tightened his grip on Archer Energy following the offshore company's $250m private placement.
  • Turkish delight for Polarcus
    Seismic shipowner Polarcus has completed the sale of one of its advanced vessels to state-owned Turkish Petroleum Corp (TPAO).
  • India's coastal boost
    India is to back its coastal shipping industry with a new cargo subsidy, plus discounted port fees and loans.
  • Lawless broke the law
    Actress Lucy Lawless has been fined in New Zealand for boarding a drillship in an environmental protest.
  • NAT red again
    Nordic American Tankers slipped to a deeper than expected reversal in the final three months of 2012.
  • Snake could prove tricky
    China traditionally sees the year of the snake as a good omen but those in shipping may not be so keen to cheer its arrival.
  • Atlantic takes Blue sistership
    Atlantic Offshore has penned another management agreement with Ulstein's shipowning vehicle, Blue Ship Invest.
  • GNV fills the gap
    French operator SNCM has chartered an Italian ro-pax to fill the gap left by its holed Napoleon Bonaparte.
  • VLs lowest this century
    Falling Asian demand and an abundance of vessels have taken VLCC rates down to the lowest level this century, analysts say.
  • Crank killed seafarer
    A Romanian crewman was killed on a Maersk boxship by a metal handle that came loose during a bunkering operation in the UAE.
  • MISC bid "too cheap"
    Petronas' takeover of MISC has hit resistance from two minority shareholders.
  • Five hurt in clash
    Five people have been injured in a collision between a ferry and a cargoship off Istanbul.
  • Kyoei back in profit
    Japan's Kyoei Tanker has revealed a positive result in its first nine months, but the fourth quarter is looking negative.
  • Harkand thinks big
    A new company backed by private equity heavyweight Oaktree Capital Management is aiming to make a splash in the burgeoning subsea services sector.
  • Greek buys again
    AM Nomikos is being linked with its second panamax bulker buy in as many weeks.
  • GasLog gets mixed review
    GasLog's double newbuilding swoop at Samsung Heavy Industries against long-term contracts with BG has received a mixed reaction in the market.
  • Third bulker for Kuok
    Robert Kuok-controlled Pacific Carrier Lines (PCL) has bought another K Line supramax, according to brokers.
  • Uljanik's binding bid
    Croatia's Uljanik Shipyard has made a final offer to take over the loss-making 3 Maj yard.
  • Fancy a free ferry?
    An Alaskan borough wants to give away its unused ice-breaking ferry Susitna for nothing.
  • Fire disables Triumph
    Carnival Cruise Lines says an engine room fire has disabled one of its cruise ships about 150 miles off Mexico.
  • Damen buys Shipdock
    Damen Shipyards Group has continued its yard acquisition spree, this time hoovering up compatriot facility Shipdock.
  • Vos to exit Maersk
    Lucas Vos, a key figure in Maersk Line's extensive budget cut plans last year, is to leave the Danish liner giant.
  • Lifeboat fall claims five
    Five seafarers have been killed and another three injured after a lifeboat drill on the cruise ship Thomson Majesty ended in tragedy.

American Shipperweb site
FEBRUARY 11, 2013
  • Cargo carriers prepare for Valentine's Day
  • Illinois men charged in UPS fraud case
  • Panama Canal tries 'just-in-time' transits
    The service allows booked vessels to arrive much closer to their scheduled transit times, instead of arriving earlier and having to remain for several hours at anchor before actually beginning their transits.
  • Commentary: Lines struggle to cut capacity in Asia-Europe
  • ILA to meet in March to consider tentative master contract
    The union said its Wage Scale Committee, a group of about 200 delegates, will meet in Tampa, Fla., on March 12-14. The committee is the group that decides whether or not to recommend to union members to approve the union's master contract with employers.
  • US Airways-American merger coming soon
    The ownership of the combined company, which would generate $38 billion in revenues, is to include a 72 percent stake for creditors of American's parent company. US Airways shareholders would take the remaining 28 percent.
  • Aguilar to retire as interim CBP chief
    David V. Aguilar is taking retirement and will step down as the head of U.S. Customs and Border Protection, the Department of Homeland Security announced late Friday. His retirement takes effect at the end of March.
  • IAG pledges to minimize strike disruptions
  • NIT League continues push for rail reform
    The U.S. shippers' group said its proposal, submitted in 2011 to increase rail competition, "represents one of the best efforts to achieve rail regulatory reform since the passage of the Staggers Act over 30 years ago."
  • FMC to consider NVO NRAs at meeting
  • FedEx to test hydrogen tractors at airports
  • UPS increases LCL offerings
  • Study finds shippers happy with their TMS
  • U.S. 2012 exports hit record $2.2 trillion
  • Executive moves

The Bunker Bulletinweb site
FEBRUARY 11, 2013
  • New arrangement for Cockett in ARA region
    Former management of ABC forms new service company providing barge management for the group.
  • MGO prices stay flat in Fujairah while tight avails continue
    Markets were firming in South African ports.
  • Sovcomflot predicts increasing use of LNG as ships' fuel
    Sovcomflot executive highlights LNG's advantages as bunker fuel.
  • Weak demand in Hamburg
    But Rotterdam market firms.
  • Shell looking at mini-LNG plants for Russia
    System used to fuel mines and ships in North America.
  • OW Bunker welcomes new trading manager in UK office
    John Tsogas left Aegean Marine Petroleum late last year.
  • Oil storage at Fujairah to rise this year
    But pace of construction slowing, say market sources.
  • Polish LNG terminal bunker option 'attracting interest'
    LNG bunkering still under consideration at terminal due to open next year.
  • LNG takes priority in initial IGF Code
    Developing IMO regulation to include all alternative low-flashpoint fuels could hold up adoption of LNG fuel solutions.
  • Strike looms over US West Coast ports
    The ILA clerks union didn't ratify its contract with its employers.
  • LNG as bunker fuel reaching 'bottleneck breakthrough'
    Sources say there is growing interest but more needs to be done to improve LNG's takeup rate as bunker fuel.
  • UK Chamber of Shipping supports ECA route exemptions
    The organisation says implementing route and time specific exemptions would help protect the shipping industry.
  • Winter storm to delay bunker deliveries at US ports
    A 'weather-permitting' clause was added to bunker fuel oil suppliers' deals.

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In the second quarter, container traffic in the port of Genoa fell by -2.8% while in Savona-Vado it grew by +76.3%
Genoa
In the Ligurian capital, the transhipment share decreased, while the Savona port benefited.
Fincantieri records strong growth in half-year financial performance and new orders
Rome
In the first six months of 2025, orders totaled 14.7 billion euros (+93.5%)
In the second quarter, naval traffic through the Suez Canal decreased by -6.2%
In the second quarter, naval traffic through the Suez Canal decreased by -6.2%
Cairo
1,248 tankers (-2.7%) and 1,826 other types of vessels (-8.5%) passed through
CMA CGM's net profit fell by 140% in the second quarter.
Marseille
Revenues stable. The French shipping group is interested in acquiring Hutchison Ports' terminals.
Royal Caribbean closes second quarter with record net profit
Miami
The April-June period was very positive
Union Pacific and Norfolk Southern announced a merger agreement today.
Union Pacific and Norfolk Southern announced a merger agreement today.
Omaha/Atlanta
First coast-to-coast cargo rail network
Gurrieri resigns as Special Commissioner of the Eastern Adriatic Sea Port Authority
Trieste
The atypical reverse charge for the logistics sector will become applicable tomorrow
Milan
Ruggerone (Assologistica): one of the most strategic reforms we helped build is being implemented
Policy brief on cyber threats that pose risks to port infrastructure
Tallinn
It was developed by the NATO Cyber Defence Centre of Excellence
Interferry urges the EU Commission to harmonize its shipping decarbonization regulations with those of the IMO
Victoria
Failure to align - the association warned - will force shipping companies to pay twice for emissions.
In the second quarter of 2025, Chinese seaports handled 79.1 million containers (+6.1%)
Beijing
Total freight traffic was three billion tons (+3.3%), of which 1.3 billion tons were with foreign countries (+1.9%).
CK Hutchison announces plans to include a Chinese investor in the consortium to sell Hutchison Ports
Hong Kong
Without the participation of the COSCO shipping group, China would not authorize the sale
Sri Lanka's Supreme Court has awarded compensation of $1 billion over the X-Press Pearl accident.
Sri Lanka's Supreme Court has awarded compensation of $1 billion over the X-Press Pearl accident.
Columbus
The container ship caught fire and sank near the port of Colombo
The Greek government sends a tugboat to the Red Sea to assist ships that may be attacked by the Houthis.
The Greek government sends a tugboat to the Red Sea to assist ships that may be attacked by the Houthis.
Piraeus
The AHTS "Giant" is leaving
Saipem and Subsea7 have signed a binding merger agreement.
Saipem and Subsea7 have signed a binding merger agreement.
Milan/Luxembourg
The transaction is expected to close in the second half of 2026.
In the second quarter, the port of Valencia handled over 1.5 million containers (+4.0%)
In the first half of 2025, the amount of new orders to Chinese shipyards fell by -18.2%
Beijing
A decrease of -3.5% in new construction completed in the period was recorded
In the second quarter of 2025, freight traffic in the port of Trieste grew by +3.7%
Trieste
Bulk cargo increased. Miscellaneous cargo fell by 13.2%.
CMA CGM and TotalEnergies form joint venture for LNG bunkering in the Port of Rotterdam.
Marseille
Agreement to supply 360,000 tons of liquefied natural gas per year to the French group's ships
In the second quarter of 2025, freight traffic in Spanish ports decreased by -4.7%
Madrid
All the main product categories are decreasing except for conventional goods
Brookfield Asset Management to sell 49% of British port group PD Ports to Spain's Pontegadea
Middlesbrough
The English company has over 1,400 employees
In the quarter April-June, freight traffic in the port of Rotterdam decreased by -2.3%
In the quarter April-June, freight traffic in the port of Rotterdam decreased by -2.3%
Rotterdam
The port authority is alarmed by the state of crisis in the national industry.
The electrification of the docks in the ports of Livorno, Piombino and Portoferraio is proceeding according to plan.
Third dock for cruise traffic in the port of Catania
Catania
Pier 25's restyling completed
Another quarter of decline in freight traffic at the port of Algeciras
Algeciras
In the period April-June, containers amounted to 1.24 million TEUs (+1.0%)
A new tax applied to cruise passengers disembarking in national ports came into force today in Greece.
Athens
Belgian rail freight company Lineas receives €61 million government loan
Brussels
The measure was approved last night by the restricted council of ministers
ERTMS installation completed on 1,400 kilometers of Italian railway network
Rome
The project is financed with 2.5 billion euros from PNRR funds.
Wärtsilä's quarterly financial and commercial results are positive.
Helsinki
The Marine Electrical Systems division will be sold to the Italian company VINCI Energies.
In the port of Barcelona the number of cruise terminals will be reduced from seven to five
In the port of Barcelona the number of cruise terminals will be reduced from seven to five
Barcelona
The mayor: For the first time in history, a limit is placed on the growth of cruises in the city.
MSC and Moby have presented their commitments to meet the AGCM's requirements.
Rome
Shipping Agencies Services will sell its 49% stake in Moby, waiving the consideration in favor of the majority shareholder. Moby commits to completely repaying its debt to SAS.
Fincantieri confirms its interest in the development of American shipbuilding
Fincantieri confirms its interest in the development of American shipbuilding
Washington
Folgiero: Commitment to deliver next-generation capabilities in full alignment with U.S. strategic priorities
The Chamber of Deputies has approved the appointment of four presidents of Italian Port System Authorities.
Rome
The names proposed for the Port System Authorities of the Southern Adriatic, Central-Northern Tyrrhenian, Western Liguria, and Eastern Liguria have been approved. Voting on the Northern Tyrrhenian Authority has been postponed.
Information exchange between state administrations for the digitalization of the maritime sector begins
Rome
The first operational meeting at the Coast Guard General Command in Rome
The Clean Maritime Fuels Platform suggests measures to support the production and distribution of clean marine fuels
COSCO Shipping Ports sets new monthly and quarterly container traffic records
Hong Kong
In the period April-June, 29.4 million TEUs were handled (+4.5%)
Sharp increase in cases of seafarers abandoning their ships
London
2,286 crew members from 222 ships involved as of early 2025
Global freight traffic saw strong growth in the first quarter of this year in anticipation of new tariffs
Global freight traffic saw strong growth in the first quarter of this year in anticipation of new tariffs
Geneva
North America saw the strongest quarterly growth in imports
In the port of Antwerp-Bruges containers and rolling stock are increasing and other types of goods are decreasing
Antwerp
Traffic congestion continues at the airport, with the situation on the landside becoming critical
A study denounces the delay of European ports in equipping themselves with cold ironing facilities.
Brussels/Pozzallo
The tender to electrify the docks of the port of Pozzallo has begun.
T&E proposes to include more non-EU transhipment ports to avoid carbon leakage
Brussels
The association calls on the EU Commission to reduce the current threshold of 65% of transhipment traffic
Federlogistica urges the immediate establishment of a control room on tariffs
Genoa
The aim is also to eliminate extra costs caused by bureaucracy.
Containerized cargo handled through the port of Singapore fell by 2.9% in the second quarter.
Singapore
Last May, ship transits through the Suez Canal decreased by -6.8%
Last May, ship transits through the Suez Canal decreased by -6.8%
Cairo
The negative trend continued in June and early July
Terminal operators are not at all satisfied with a policy that seems to have no interest in ports
Rome
Cognolato: It is essential to close the ongoing trials on several fronts.
The largest ship ever to dock at Cagliari's Porto Canale at the MITO terminal.
Milan
The container ship "MSC Venice" with a capacity of 16,652 TEU arrived yesterday
On 5 and 6 November in Lisbon a summit called by the ILA against automation in the maritime and port sector
On 5 and 6 November in Lisbon a summit called by the ILA against automation in the maritime and port sector
North Bergen/Metzingen
South Korean HD Hyundai, together with German NEURA Robotics, will develop and test welding robots in shipyards
The toll of the horrific attack on the bulk carrier Eternity C in the Red Sea is still uncertain.
Mandaluyong/London/Brussels
Joint statement by ICS, BIMCO, European Shipowners, Intercargo and Intertanko
In the first half of 2025, bulk cargo increased and general cargo decreased in the port of Marseille-Fos
Marseille
Cruise passengers increase by +5%
The Senate has approved the framework law on interports
Rome
UIR, gives the Italian interport system a modern, orderly and coherent regulatory framework
Carlo De Ruvo was elected president of Confetra
Rome
Among the challenges, the uncontrolled expansion of large logistics groups and their concentration
Number of pirate attacks on ships still high in the second quarter of 2025
Number of pirate attacks on ships still high in the second quarter of 2025
Kuala Lumpur
The number of acts of violence against crews is decreasing
Telemar and TNL Group merger agreement
Telemar and TNL Group merger agreement
Oslo/Athens/Paris
One of the top three operators in the OT/IoT services market for the maritime and superyacht sectors will be created
Attacks on ships in the Red Sea still cause deaths among seafarers
Portsmouth
Liberian-flagged bulk carrier " Eternity C" targeted
Canadian shipbuilding company Davie acquires second shipyard in Finland
Helsinki/Pori
It will buy the Enersense Offshore shipyard
Amendment on Port Labor Supply Agencies Approved
Rome
Immediate transformation into Agencies authorised to provide temporary port work
Salvini appoints a manager of a private shipping company from Campania as president of the regional AdSP
Rome
This is Eliseo Cuccaro, CEO of Alilauro
Extend the application of the 0.1% sulphur limit in marine fuels globally
Extend the application of the 0.1% sulphur limit in marine fuels globally
Berlin
This is proposed by an analysis by the International Council on Clean Transportation
IMO and EU condemn renewed attacks on ships in the Red Sea
London/Brussels
Dominguez: New violation of international law and freedom of navigation
In the second quarter of this year, Finnlines' revenues decreased by -5.0%.
Helsinki
Net profit of 26.1 million euros (+7.7%)
Container traffic in the Port of New York remained stable in the April-June quarter.
New York
An increase of +4.9% was recorded in the first half of 2025
The Chamber of Deputies approves the appointment of the presidents of five Port System Authorities.
Rome
They are Davide Gariglio, Francesco Rizzo, Eliseo Cuccaro, Francesco Benevolo and Giovanni Gugliotti
Latrofa appointed extraordinary commissioner of the Port Authority of the Central-Northern Tyrrhenian Sea
Rome
Ministerial decree signed
The PNRR tender for interports has been reopened.
Rome
Resources available amounting to 2.2 million euros
Port of Livorno: Workers are the priority in the LTM crisis
Livorno
UPS's quarterly earnings performance declines
Atlanta
Net income in the April-June quarter was $1.28 billion (-8.9%)
Approval for the 2025 budget variation of the Southern Tyrrhenian and Ionian Sea Port Authority.
Gioia Tauro
500 thousand euros for the 49% share held by the Port Agency company
FHP Group acquires the remaining 10% stake in Lotras
Milan/Foggia
The integration between Lotras and CFI Intermodal will begin to create FHP Intermodal.
OITAF scientific document on good practices in the logistics and transport of fresh fruit and vegetables
Milan
The Northern Tyrrhenian Sea Port Authority has joined the PLIKA
Livorno
Platform dedicated to training, innovation and knowledge sharing in the logistics and port sectors
Matteo Paroli's nomination as president of the Western Ligurian Sea Port Authority has been signed.
Rome
He has a degree in law and a specialization in administrative law.
Container throughput increases in Haropa Port, while bulk cargo decreases.
Le Havre
In the first half of this year, containers were 1.51 million TEUs (+4%)
Bureau Veritas reports a 9.8% quarterly increase in revenues in the Marine & Offshore segment
Courbevoie
Kalmar and Konecranes increase new orders in the April-June quarter
Helsinki
The turnover of the two Finnish companies is slightly increasing
Container traffic in the port of Barcelona fell by 12.2% in the second quarter.
Barcelona
Assiterminal threatens a new wave of appeals against regulations it believes are damaging to port operations
Genoa
2M Logistics signs an agreement with Salerno-based Gallozzi
Barendrecht
The Dutch company will represent GF Logistics, a subsidiary of the Italian group, in the Benelux region.
Swiss company Kuehne+Nagel's quarterly profits fell
Schindellegi
In the period April-June of this year, net turnover grew by +1.7%
Yang Ming orders three 8,000 TEU container ships from Nihon Shipyard and Imabari Shipbuilding
Keelung/Imabari
Contract valued at $351.3-394.5 million
Italia Nostra reiterates its strong concerns about the construction of the Fiumicino-Isola Sacra port.
Rome
European maritime cities, destinations for cruise tourism - the association highlights - denounce the phenomenon of over-tourism in the cruise sector
Egypt's first automotive terminal has come into operation at Port Said East.
East Port Said
It can accommodate two car carriers at the same time
SAILING LIST
Visual Sailing List
Departure ports
Arrival ports by:
- alphabetical order
- country
- geographical areas
Tepsa has acquired a liquid bulk terminal in the port of Rotterdam.
Singapore/Rotterdam
It was sold by Global Energy Storage Holdings
The Spinelli Group has approved its 2024 sustainability report.
Genoa
Of the company's 616 direct employees, 49% are under the age of 50.
In the second quarter of this year, cargo traffic in Turkish ports grew by +1.6%
Ankara
Cargoes to and from Italy amounted to 12.7 million tons (+10.1%)
Extension of the Simplified Logistics Zone for Genoa Ports and Dry Ports to the Savona, Vado Ligure, and Bergeggi areas.
Genoa
Approval from the ZLS Steering Committee
Isotta Fraschini Motori has inaugurated a new production line for hydrogen fuel cell systems in Bari.
Trieste
They will be used for naval and land solutions
The Grande Shanghai , the Grimaldi Group's first ammonia-ready car carrier, has been christened.
Naples
It has a load capacity of 9,000 CEUs.
The Port of Genoa, FILT, and UILT have declared a five-day strike at the Bettolo Terminal.
Genoa
Fit Cisl Liguria expressed solidarity with the workers
The tender for the dredging of the commercial dock basin at the port of Ancona has been published.
Ancona
The removal of approximately 730 thousand cubic meters of sediment is planned
Tender for the restoration and enhancement of docks 32 and 33 in the Deep Sea Zone of the port of Savona
Genoa
An investment of over 6.7 million euros is expected
There are 1,100 workers in Palermo directly employed in the seaside tourism sector
Palermo
This year, cruise traffic is expected to grow by 9.4% in the port of the Sicilian capital.
Six-month growth of +9% in freight on the St. Petersburg-India/China maritime route
Fly
FESCO operates six vessels in the service
Port of Trieste: Special Commissioner Gurrieri under investigation for money laundering
Trieste
I am certain - he declared - that I can demonstrate that I acted legally, in full transparency.
Vard signs new contract for the construction of two CSOVs
Trieste
The vessels will be used to support operations in the offshore wind sector
UIR welcomes the publication of the tender for the digitalization of the logistics chain.
Rome
Di Caterina (ALIS): a concrete tool that enhances the needs of businesses and strengthens the logistics system
GNV celebrated its first ten years of activity on the Italy-Albania route
Durres
During the period, the company's ships carried over 1.25 million passengers
A shipment of over 1.2 tons of marijuana was seized at the port of Gioia Tauro.
Reggio Calabria/Catanzaro
Members of a criminal organization that imported drugs from South America through European ports and airports have been arrested.
Yang Ming orders Hanwha Ocean to build seven 15,000 TEU dual-fuel containerships
Keelung
They will be delivered between 2028 and 2029
Walden to sell healthcare logistics business to Yusen Logistics
Paris
Exclusive negotiations announced
Solinas (Sardinian Action Party) is not at all satisfied with the state of Sardinian ports
Cagliari
The immediate establishment of a special commission is urged
ANSI welcomes the introduction of the information dashboard for managing private procurement contracts in logistics.
Rome
D'Angelo: it will allow the country to take another step forward
Russo (Confcommercio): excluding road transport from the PNRR funding was shortsighted.
Rome
First bulletin from the Freight Insights Observatory produced by the National Center for Sustainable Mobility
ABB Group posts sharp growth in quarterly financial and business performance
Zurich
In the period April-June the value of new orders grew by +16.0%
Informal consultations have begun on the preliminary proposal for the new Ancona Port Master Plan.
Ancona
Eleven meetings scheduled for July
Program agreement for preparatory and functional interventions for the construction of the bridge over the Strait of Messina
Rome
It was signed today in Rome
Project to develop an ecological station for the treatment of wastewater from ships
Naples
Initiative of the Neapolitan Group of the Cenere and Iello Landing
Assiterminal urges against bringing sediment from the Bagnoli dredging project into the port of Naples.
Genoa
Cognolato and Ferrari: It is essential to safeguard the full functionality of the commercial port's activities.
Container traffic at the Port of Long Beach fell 3.4% in the second quarter.
Long Beach
A decline of -16.4% was recorded in June
Paolo Pessina has been appointed vice president of Conftrasporto-Confcommercio.
Rome
He is president of the national federation of maritime agents and brokers
Container traffic in the port of Hong Kong decreased by -8.2% in the second quarter
Hong Kong
A decrease of -13.7% was recorded in June
Cuneo-based logistics company Nord Ovest is seeing growing financial results.
Wedge
Construction work on a new depot in Mondovì will be completed in early 2026.
Container traffic at the Port of Los Angeles grows driven by fears of new tariffs
Los Angeles
June saw the highest volume ever recorded for this month
The Management Committee of the Sardinia Sea Port Authority has adopted the DPSS
Cagliari
Green light for the concession to MITO and the appeal against the rejection of Olbia's dredging project.
Three events in Genoa for three new Explora Journeys cruise ships.
Genoa
A technical launch, a coin laying and the cutting of the first sheet metal were carried out at the Fincantieri shipyard
Grimaldi sells 5% of Terminal Darsena Toscana to Livorno Port Company
Naples/Livorno
Option to purchase an additional 5% of the share capital
Concession agreement signed that assigns management of the port of Tartous to DP World
Damascus
It has a lifespan of 30 years
Matteo Gasparato appointed president of the Northern Adriatic Sea Port Authority
Rome
He was appointed extraordinary commissioner of the same port authority
Meeting in Rome between the heads of ESPO and Assoporti
Rome
Among the topics addressed, the competitiveness of European ports in the current global context
Chinese airline OOCL reports quarterly decline in scheduled service revenues
Hong Kong
Cargo transported by the company's ships is increasing
Collaboration between the Ukrainian Sea Ports Authority and the Western Ligurian Sea Port Authority
Rome
Agreement with an initial duration of five years
Survey in Germany on the prospects of companies in the maritime, port and shipbuilding sectors
Hamburg
Shipowners are more concerned. Positive prospects for ports and shipyards.
Port of Augusta: Work begins on a third bridge connecting the island to the mainland.
Augusta
Work worth over 20 million euros
Vard signs contract with InkFish for new research vessel
Trieste
The deal is worth more than 200 million euros.
1.1 billion euros will be invested in the port of Hamburg to strengthen the container sector
Hamburg
Improving accessibility and port infrastructure in the Waltershofer Hafen area
Meyer Turku delivered the new Star of the Seas cruise ship to Royal Caribbean
Turku
It has a gross tonnage of 250,800 tons
ESPO calls for increased funding for ports under the next EU Multiannual Financial Framework
Brussels
The CEF programme funds have proven to be far from sufficient
Fincantieri delivers the new Oceania Allura cruise ship to Oceania Cruises.
Miami/Trieste
Two additional Sonata-class ships have been converted into orders.
PORTS
Italian Ports:
Ancona Genoa Ravenna
Augusta Gioia Tauro Salerno
Bari La Spezia Savona
Brindisi Leghorn Taranto
Cagliari Naples Trapani
Carrara Palermo Trieste
Civitavecchia Piombino Venice
Italian Interports: list World Ports: map
DATABASE
ShipownersShipbuilding and Shiprepairing Yards
ForwardersShip Suppliers
Shipping AgentsTruckers
MEETINGS
Confindustria event on the sea economy in Rome on July 15th
Rome
The public meeting of the International Containers Studies Center will be held in Genoa on July 2nd
Genoa
››› Meetings File
PRESS REVIEW
Why Malta is objecting to a new price cap on Russian oil
(timesofmalta.com)
US has its eye on Greek ports
(Kathimerini)
››› Press Review File
FORUM of Shipping
and Logistics
Intervento del presidente Tomaso Cognolato
Roma, 19 giugno 2025
››› File
Uniport: Bringing debris from Bagnoli to the port of Naples would postpone long-awaited dredging.
Rome
Legora de Feo: It's necessary to find alternative solutions.
Taiwanese companies Evergreen, Yang Ming and WHL saw sharp declines in quarterly revenues.
Keelung/Taipei
In the period April-June it fell by -18.7%, -26.5% and -8.6% respectively
The establishment of the Information Dashboard for the management of private procurement contracts in logistics has been approved.
In May, freight traffic in the port of Ravenna grew by +1.4%
Ravenna
Bulk cargo is on the rise. Miscellaneous cargo is on the decline.
EU approves joint purchase of port equipment by terminal operators
Brussels
Joint definition of minimum technical specifications of equipment is also permitted
Serbian energy group EPS will import coal through the Montenegrin port of Bar
Bar
Currently imports from Indonesia pass through the port of Constanta
Fincantieri Foundation and Luiss University launch a project to strengthen the safety of underwater infrastructure.
Trieste
Among the objectives, contribute to the definition of a specific regulatory framework
Freewheeling: The government's U-turn on anti-mafia controls in the road haulage sector is a welcome development.
Modena
Franchini: If the government has realized it made a mistake, that's good news.
Agostinelli (AdSP Tirreno Meridionale e Ionio): the amendment that allows for the early transformation of the Gioia Tauro Port Agency is extremely important.
Confindustria's event on the maritime economy will take place in Rome on July 15th.
Rome
The confederation's strategic document on the sector will be presented
Kerala seeks $1.1 billion from MSC in damages over MSC Elsa 3 sinking
Thiruvananthapuram
Temporary detention of the vessel "MSC Akuteta II" granted
Trasportounito requests the cancellation of the renewal procedure of the Central Committee of the Register of Hauliers
Rome
New seizure of a load of cocaine in the port of Gioia Tauro
Reggio Calabria
16 bags containing 417 kilos of drugs were found in a container
MOL and Kinetics to build world's first floating data center
Tokyo
It will be installed on a vessel of 9,731 gross tonnage
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