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June 13, 2013
Sched Netweb site
  • US agency lobbies for permanent 10-knot speed limit to save whales
  • CMA CGM's 16,000-TEU Alexander von Humboldt named in Hamburg
  • Global manufacturing experiences moderate growth in PMI: JP Morgan
  • Xinjiang checkpoint trade value to Kazakhstan up 26.9pc in first 4 months
  • Alataw Pass rail freight volume up 18.8pc to 7 million tonnes in 5 months
  • Guangdong customs trade volume drops slightly in first four months
  • DB Schenker Rail, Lithuanian railway in deal to expand freight service
  • Lanzhou city builds new out-of-town logistics distribution centre
  • Contargo joins Rotterdam's InlandLinks route planning software platform
  • Port of Salalah issues guidelines for June-September monsoon surges
  • New Khalifa Port expected to transform Abu Dhabi's local economy
  • Baltic Exchange sells choral music disc to raise funds for seafarers
  • Kenyan election calm prompts renewed hope for Mombasa port traffic
  • China Eastern's China Cargo becomes member of SkyTeam Cargo Alliance
  • Moscow Domodedovo Airport freight throughput increases 2pc in May
  • Chongqing to expand air logistics park, up capacity to 2 million tonnes

Exim Indiaweb site
JUNE 12, 2013
  • DHL supports entire automotive product cycle
  • Eastbound box volumes improve on Asia-Europe trade
  • GL debuts C-Dragon design concept at Nor-Shipping
  • Intercargo calls for transparent public reporting following ship casualties
  • Maersk Line wins two awards at 27th AFSCA
  • "Amsterdam has emerged as a global business hub, with over 2,200 international companies preferring to use it as a gateway to Europe"
  • Adani Ports & SEZ raises 1k cr. through IPP
  • Paradip Port registers highest monthly growth among Major Ports
  • VCT observes 'skip-a-lunch' on World Environment Day
  • No sovereign guarantee for Iranian crude imports, says govt
  • RBI measures help recover from record lows
  • SEZ units told to repatriate export revenue within a year

International Transport Journalweb site
  • Singaporean vice-chairman for International Chamber of...
  • Port of Gdansk renews management board
  • Top management changing at BVL
  • Will FE-Europe rate hikes stick?
  • Hamburg Süd: new South Africa - South America service
  • Kerry Logistics opens three new logistics centres in China
  • Gazeley's logistics park near Stuttgart finished
  • Asia Pacific airlines post higher earnings in 2012
  • Shipping activities on the rise in Ireland
  • BLS Cargo and ERS Railways collaborating
  • DB Schenker Rail and Lithuanian railway expand services
  • Border removal will improve road transport efficiency
  • Penske using Truck-Lite LED headlights on Freightliner...
  • Champ provides TAP Cargo with IT applications
  • Asiana adds capacity to Nagoya

Marine Logweb site
JUNE 12, 2013
  • Staten Island Ferry gets federal funding for Sandy relief
  • Resolve opens new London office
  • Atlantic Offshore orders FSV at Spanish shipbuilder
  • Rolls-Royce to supply cranes for four Brazilian-built PSVs
  • Long range cat to patrol Great Barrier Reef
  • Management best practices top Intermanager agenda
  • GAC launches Android app
  • Clean Marine gets EGCS order for shuttle tankers
  • Atlantic Towing adds to offshore capabilities

World Wide Shipperweb site
JUNE 12, 2013
  • Pacific Northwest ports eye new diesel emission goals
  • Federal Maritime Commission taps Hill as managing director
  • Rail association releases Ten-Year Trends publication
  • Freight transport services index drops during month of April
  • Hamburg Sud adding new SABR service

Lloyd's Listweb site
JUNE 12, 2013
  • Vardinoyannis steps down as chief of Hellenic Seaways
    Resignation follows more than a year of tension among major shareholders
  • Gain on bulker disposals lifts Seanergy into the black
    Restructuring talks drag on with final bank, says slimmed-down owner
  • We need the facts
    Swanland and Costa Concordia show need for consistent accident investigation reporting
  • Tsakos takes two product tanker charters at higher rates
    Deals bring new charterer into owner's portfolio
  • Tankers tap into Brazil's fledgling crude exports
    NYK FPSO will produce enough cargo to fill one aframax a week
  • Rickmers 'looks like a public company', says Widdows
    Listing is an option as company re-orients itself towards the capital markets
  • Most serious bulk carrier casualty reports go unpublished
    UPDATE Costa Concordia: Intercargo urges states to make investigation findings public
  • Viking Supply Ships set to issue new bond
    Denmark-based offshore supply and ice specialist seeks much-needed liquidity
  • Baltic Exchange posts $2.5m pre-tax profit
    But loss-making Baltex trading platform must expand and change
  • What next?
    Rickmers may signal a new direction for German ship finance
  • Long Beach names its interim boss
    Moro steps in as port seeks permanent replacement for Lytle
  • Union calls for Swanland operators to face corporate manslaughter charges
    UK must end flagging out and ban 'ships of shame' from its waters, says RMT
  • Carriers push for Asia-Mediterranean July price increases
    Hapag-Lloyd announcement followed by rises from Coscon, MSC, OOCL and Maersk Line
  • Regional Container Lines agrees intra-Asia tie-up with MOL
    Slot-exchange deal supports Thai firm's drive to forge regional and global alliances
  • Structural failure blamed for six deaths in Swanland sinking
    MAIB says overloading and cost-cutting contributed to casualty

Fairplayweb site
JUNE 12, 2013
  • Yard price rises withstand weaker yen
    JAPAN'S quantitative easing has sent the yen below ¥100 to $1 for the first time in five years, but newbuilding prices continue to rise anyway, a Norwegian investment bank and shipbroker reported
  • Iran oil exports rise 66%
    IRAN exported 66% more crude in May than in April, the International Energy Agency said today
  • Schemes to make Lagos 'giant of Africa'
    LAGOS - Nigeria's most populous port region and the second-fastest-growing city in Africa - plans to build trans-state highways, along with its deepsea port scheme
  • Viking Supply returning with $13M in notes
    VIKING Supply Ships said today it will issue short maturity notes worth 100M kroner ($13M) on the Norwegian market
  • Hamburg Süd, NileDutch set up Africa loop
    GERMAN container line Hamburg Süd and Dutch carrier NileDutch have agreed to set up a joint Africa/East Coast South America loop
  • Excelerate picked for FSRU scheme in UAE
    EMIRATES LNG has picked Excelerate Energy of the US to build floating storage & regasification units as part of an LNG import terminal at Fujairah, IHS World Markets Energy reported today
  • Suspects charged in £5.2M drug seizure
    TWO MEN have been charged with trying to smuggle cocaine with street value of £5.2M ($8.1M) through Portsmouth's ferry port, according to the UK Border Force
  • Shortsea carriers face summer lull
    THE FREIGHT slump for European shortsea general cargo is expected to get worse, after a dismal first quarter and a brief spike in April, brokers warned today
  • Japan offers Iraq loan
    TOKYO has reportedly offered its biggest ever loan to Iraq, which would use the money to rebuild an oil port and construct a gas liquefaction refinery
  • Waratah hits 5-month high
    NEWCASTLE Port Corp said its weekly coal exports have reached a five-month high, even though workers staged two eight-hour strikes during the period
  • Arrested ship released
    BOX SHIP Vinalines Pioneer has been released since being arrested in Singapore by the local group Allen & Gledhill, Fairplay was told today
  • Ezion ups stake in JV
    SINGAPORE-listed Ezion Holdings has increased its shares in a joint venture with Germany's BBC Chartering & Logistic
  • Jaya sells second AHTS
    JAYA Holdings, Singapore's offshore vessel builder and owner, said today it is selling its second AHTS to Canada's Atlantic Towing

The Journal of Commerceweb site
JUNE 12, 2013
  • Senate Panel Approves Froman as US Trade Representative
    The U.S. Senate Finance Committee has approved Mike Froman, a senior Obama administration adviser, as U.S. trade representative. The committee considered Froman's nomination at a recent hearing, during which Chairman Max Baucus, D-Mont., said the U.S. needs a strong trade representative for ongoing Trans-Pacific Partnership negotiations and free trade agreement talks with...
  • NS Opens Greencastle, Pa., Intermodal Terminal
    Norfolk Southern has officially unveiled its Franklin County Regional Intermodal Facility in Pennsylvania. Wick Moorman, NS's CEO, and Rep. Bill Shuster, R-Pa., joined federal, state and local officials to dedicate the facility. The $97 million terminal, located on 200 acres south of Greencastle, Pa., near Interstate 81, connects Central Pennsylvania, western Maryland...
  • Panama Canal Container Ship Transits Down in May
    Container Ships Passing through the Panama Canal Full-size image The number of container ships passing through the Panama Canal continued to slide in May, down 9 percent year-over-year. The pace of the decline has accelerated over the past two months. The total number of all types of ships moving through the canal...
  • Applications for 2013 TIGER Grants Exceed $9 Billion
    "Strong demand" for Transportation Investment Generating Economic Recovery grants continues as the number of applications has once again surpassed available funding, according to Ray LaHood, U.S. transportation secretary. Applications to the U.S. Department of Transportation for TIGER 2013 grants totaled more than $9 billion, exceeding the $474 million set aside for...
  • Pacific Northwest Ports Set Emissions-Reduction Goals
    The ports of Seattle and Tacoma, Wash., along with British Columbia's Port Metro Vancouver, have set collective goals to reduce diesel emissions by 75 percent per ton of cargo by 2015 and by 80 percent by 2020. The goals are part of the draft 2013 Update on the Northwest Ports Clean Air Strategy....
  • Railway Association of Canada Backs Safety Initiative
    The Railway Association of Canada has applauded the Transportation Safety Board of Canada's request for installation of in-cab video cameras and voice recorders in all mainline controlling locomotives in the nation. "Our railway members are anxious to install these devices in locomotives. We have been on record for some time now...
  • Maher Continues to Work on Truck Processing Issues
    Maher Terminals has announced that it is continuing to work on the system-related issues that are affecting truck processing at the Port of New York and New Jersey. Over the last few days, the terminal has intermittently closed its gates after experiencing computer glitches during its changeover to a new operating...
  • Hamburg Süd Offers South Africa-South America Service
    Hamburg Süd will offer a new service from South Africa to Argentina and Brazil, in cooperation with Nile Dutch. The fixed-day fortnightly service will provide shippers with a westbound link from South Africa to South America with connections to Europe and North America. The rotation will be as follows: Durban and Port...
  • Maersk Schedules Asia-Mediterranean Rate Hike
    Maersk Line will boost rates in its trade from the Far East, excluding Japan, to the Mediterranean, starting July 1: From the Far East to the Mediterranean, excluding Portugal and Syria, the increase will be $400 per 20-foot container and $800 per 40-foot and 45-foot high-cube container. From the Far East to...
  • Container Tonnage Soars at Port Saint John
    Port Saint John in New Brunswick reported its container tonnage in the first five months of 2013 totaled 220,198 tons, jumping 102 percent from 109,218 tons in the same period in 2012. Throughput in terms of 20-foot-equivalent units from January to May was 32,823 units, rising 71 percent year-over-year from 19,213...
  • DHL Global Forwarding Service Targets Pharmaceuticals
    DHL Global Forwarding has launched DHL Thermonet, a new air freight product tailored to the life sciences and health care sector. The global service is a new addition to DHL's network of life sciences and health care facilities, offering companies a platform to manage temperature-sensitive shipments of pharmaceutical products and medical...
  • US Turns to Shippers for Advice in Building National Freight Policy
    WASHINGTON - The federal government is turning to obvious but oft-neglected sources - shippers and transportation advisers - for advice on how to improve the national freight system and boost supply chain competitiveness. The recommendations from two groups - the Advisory Committee on Supply Chain Competitiveness and the National Freight Advisory...
  • Hactl Air Cargo Volume Slips
    Hactl Air Cargo Volume Full-size image Air cargo handled by Hong Kong Air Cargo Terminals Ltd. showed a slight year-over-year decrease in May 2013, resulting from a 1 percent drop in imports. Overall air cargo volume inched down 0.3 percent to 176.4 million kilograms from 176.9 million kilograms in May 2012. In May 2013,...
  • Americold Names Sheldon to Executive Post
    Todd Sheldon, Americold's new executive vice president, general counsel and corporate secretary.Americold has appointed Todd Sheldon as executive vice president, general counsel and corporate secretary. Sheldon will report to Jeffrey M. Gault, president and CEO of the temperature-controlled warehousing and logistics company. Before joining Americold, Sheldon served as executive vice president, general...
  • Canada Safety Board Calls for Improved Rail Technology
    Train passengers and the family of one of the three engineers who died in last year's VIA Rail derailment in Burlington, Ontario, are joining the Transportation Safety Board of Canada's call for modernization of the nation's rail safety technology, Toronto Star reports. In addition to demands for voice and video recorders...
  • Drewry Trans-Pacific Rate Remains Below $2,000
    Drewry Container Rate Benchmark, June 12, 2013 Full-size image Drewry's Hong Kong-Los Angeles Container Rate Benchmark remained unchanged in the week of June 12, following major losses in the previous week that dropped overall achievement of the May 21 GRI to 14 percent or $57. The current spot rate held at $1,957...
  • Con-way Freight to Raise LTL Rates 5.9 Percent
    Con-way Freight will raise its less-than-truckload base rates 5.9 percent on average June 24, along with minimum charges and accessorial fees. The second-largest LTL carrier followed ABF Freight System, UPS Freight and market leader FedEx Freight, all of which announced general rate increases in recent weeks. Like Con-way, ABF, the sixth-largest LTL...
  • Amber Road Opens Regional HQ Office in Munich
    Amber Road has opened an office in Munich to serve as headquarters for its Europe, Middle East and Africa region. The new office will support and complement the activities of the global trade management software company's existing sales offices in the Netherlands, Switzerland and Britain. "With the EMEA headquarters coordinating our regionwide...
  • US Threatens Nigeria Ban on Ship Safety Concerns
    The U.S. has threatened to ban ships from entering Nigeria unless the sub-Saharan African nation improves security in its ports and waterways, Bloomberg Businessweek reports. U.S. authorities gave Nigeria a 90-day ultimatum to improve safety, according to Leke Oyewole, special adviser on maritime affairs to President Goodluck Jonathan, at a conference...
  • Poor Cargo Performance Continues for Asia's Airlines
    Asia's airlines recorded a combined net profit of $5.2 billion last year as strong passenger growth offset weak cargo markets and high fuel prices. Net profit and operating revenue for the region's carriers in 2012 grew 6.7 percent and 7.6 percent, respectively, compared to a year earlier, while passenger revenue rose...

TradeWindsweb site
JUNE 12, 2013
  • US shipyard seeks suitors
    The market is rife with rumours that a shipbuilder headquartered in the US Gulf is shopping for buyers.
  • Baltex pain for Baltic
    The Baltic Exchange has seen its full-year profit drop by a quarter.
  • Credit Suisse cuts ORIG
    A leading equity analyst downgraded shares of Ocean Rig Wednesday based on a bet the drillship owner is unlikely to distribute cash to shareholders anytime soon.
  • Decoupling causes concern
    A disparity between climbing asset values and depressed fright rates is causing alarm in the sale and purchase market, a top Greek broker says.
  • Hold the applause
    Rates tied to capesize bulkers have reached a four-month high and market sentiment is on the up but many industry researchers believe it's too soon to pop the champagne.
  • Two die on ER boxship
    An investigation has begun into the deaths of two crewmen on an ER Schiffahrt boxship in Brazil.
  • Zodiac bins boxship
    Zodiac Maritime has continued its demolition activity with the disposal of a laid-up container vessel.
  • Seanergy swings to black
    Restis group bulker owner Seanergy Maritime has made it back into profit for the first time since 2011.
  • Rand falls to a loss
    Great Lakes bulker owner Rand Logistics has posted a loss for the year to 31 March as costs increased.
  • Loading sank Swanland
    UK accident investigators have repeated a call for urgent action on general cargoship safety after a report revealed a loading error caused the sinking of the Swanland with the loss of six crew.
  • Viking's bond bid
    Oslo's bond market is being tapped yet again, with Viking Supply Ships aiming to raise NOK 100m ($17.31m).
  • Four years for Everest
    India's Global Offshore Services (GOS) has fixed an anchor-handler on a long-term deal worth INR 284.5m ($4.9m) per year.
  • Floatel booked
    Floatel International (FI) has clinched a deal from Norway's Statoil to provide an accommodation and construction support vessel.
  • Tanker duo badly burned
    The Australian navy has evacuated two Filipino crew who were badly burned on a tanker in the Somali Basin.
  • Frangou stacks shelf
    Navios Maritime Holdings has laid the groundwork for further expansion with a $500m shelf registration.
  • Vinalines ship arrested
    A Vinalines containership has been arrested by authorities in Singapore for the second time in less than twelve months.
  • Cochin eyes dredgers
    Cochin Shipyard is likely to win orders to build dredgers for Dredging Corporation of India (DCI).
  • 10 more for Sinokor?
    The Korean government has set up two new ship finance funds to order MR tankers for charter to Sinokor and Shell.
  • STX stretches debt
    Korea's restructuring STX Offshore & Shipbuilding is extending a loan awarded to its Norwegian yard unit.
  • Nakilat refinances
    Qatari LNG-shipowning giant Nakilat has arranged refinancing amounting to $917m with Qatar National Bank SAQ (QNB).
  • Jaya sells anchor handler
    Jaya Holdings has agreed a deal to sell a anchor handler to Canadian shipowner Atlantic Towing.

American Shipperweb site
JUNE 12, 2013
  • FAA searching for unleaded jet fuel
    The administration is seeking a way to replace the current 100 octane low-lead fuel for most of the general aviation fleet by 2018. Parties have until July 1, 2014, to submit proposals. By September 2014, the FAA will choose 10 participants.
  • Delaware River deepening about 60% complete
    "After years of discussions and hurdles, it's wonderful to finally see steady progress on this critical project," said PRPA Chairman Charles G. Kopp. "A deeper shipping channel will allow us to welcome a wider variety of cargo vessels."
  • Long Beach names interim port director
    The SoCal port's Board of Harbor Commissioners last week appointed Al Moro, currently the chief harbor engineer, to replace Christopher Lytle, who recently was hired away to lead the Port of Oakland.
  • U.S. imports drop 2% in May
  • Management, ILA meet in Virginia
    The meeting was described as a "state of the port" briefing for longshoremen, who rejected a local contract seven weeks ago, but continue to work while negotiations continue. The Virginia Pilot reported the port will reopen at noon.
  • TIGER requests exceed available funding
  • Corpus Christi port moves ahead on rail yard
  • EU paves way to Single European Sky
  • Oakland adds visibility sensor at Seaside terminal
  • Amber Road opens European headquarters in Munich
  • Transplace releases freight allocation module update
  • New Service to connect South Africa, South America
  • Con-way to hike rates 5.9%
  • Old Dominion releases new Apple app
  • LATAM cargo flat in May

The Bunker Bulletinweb site
JUNE 12, 2013
  • Oil rises despite Middle Eastern tension
    Brent for July settlement rose by 0.8% per barrel. Volume was 0.8% below the 100-day average for the time of day.
  • Prices in Fujairah market firm
    Durban refinery back in market soon, say sources.
  • Bunker prices mixed in Rotterdam
    But stay soft in the Med and Hamburg.
  • Price proves major driver in bunkering port choices
    Maersk sending newbuild triple-E to Russia for lower-priced fuel and Oldendorff avoids bunkering in some ports due to high prices.
  • Ports put lower emissions in their sights
    Further reduction of diesel emissions based on success to date.
  • OW Bunker could be stock market listed
    It could be 'an attractive alternative', says equity fund managing director.
  • New storage terminal to be operational within two years
    Facility will provide an 'alternative to tightening storage in Singapore.'
  • Asian bunker prices trading in narrow range
    Hong Kong offices were closed for a public holiday.
  • Vinalines ship arrested
    Struggling shipping company has ship held in Singapore.
  • O.W. Bunker seeking MPA approval for use of flow meters
    Completed its second physical delivery of bunkers using flow meters on June 9.
  • Arrests in Italian black market bunker investigation
    Targets accused of selling fuel stolen from ENI's Taranto refinery.
  • Ships 'will not run out of fuel' because of sulphur regulations
    But only if owners adopt scrubbers and LNG, says Draffin.
  • LNG Central to set up LNG bunkering firm
    Firm seeks to promote domestic use of LNG as a 'clean and economical alternative fuel choice'.
  • Singapore bunkering firm expands Hong Kong operations
    Sea Hub Energy sending Sea Tanker to support barging operations at Hong Kong.
  • Canadian bunker spill clean up completed
    Investigations underway to determine cause of spill.

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FROM THE HOME PAGE
Accidents to dock workers occur equally frequently on board ships as on land.
London
Norwegian Cruise Line Holdings reports record performance for the April-June quarter
Norwegian Cruise Line Holdings reports record performance for the April-June quarter
Miami
Bookings reached an unprecedented level
Paolo Piacenza has been appointed extraordinary commissioner of the Port Authority of the Southern Tyrrhenian and Ionian Seas.
Rome/Genoa/Gioia Tauro
DB Cargo records declines in turnover and rail freight volumes
Berlin
In the first six months of this year, shipments totaled 82.9 million tons (-10.8%)
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
Trump has eliminated tariff exemptions for low-cost goods for all nations.
Washington
Goods with a value of less than $800 will also be subject to the tax.
Viking Mira was launched at Fincantieri's Ancona shipyard
Trieste
The multi-role frigate "Emilio Bianchi" was delivered to the Muggiano shipyard
The Port Authority of the Central-Northern Adriatic Sea has obtained EMAS registration
Ravenna
Certifies commitment to environmental management and sustainability
MSC Cruises reduces emissions with the support of an energy transition plan
Geneva
The 2024 Sustainability Report has been presented
DSV reports strong growth in financial and operating results thanks to the acquisition of Schenker
Hedehusene
Quarterly record in air and ocean shipment volumes
In 2024, the Fratelli Cosulich group's revenues increased by +12.8%
Genoa
Operating result down by -31.7%
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.
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