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April 15, 2013
Sched Netweb site
  • OOCL to increase its Asia-Europe rate US$550/TEU starting May 15
  • Asia-Europe rates plunge 12.2pc to US$940/TEU, Asia-Med off 11pc
  • New York bosses sign ILA deal, employers to vote on master pact this week
  • Xiangtang-Putian Railway expected to start running in September
  • Xinjiang to spend US$2.7 billion on long-line railway construction
  • Second China-Kazakhstan railway moves 150,000 tonnes in first 100 days
  • Manzhouli, Nanjing Customs cut red tape for China-Euro rail shippers
  • Alashankou customs two-month cargo up 25.2pc to 4.9 million tonnes
  • Nikon Thailand outsources camera making to Laos after Thai wages rise
  • Shanghai Customs seizes 383 TEU of illegal solid waste from 28,340 TEU
  • Panama Canal chief tells Singapore: Expansion will boost world trade
  • US truckers: Expanded Panama Canal to divert less cargo than expected
  • Etihad Airways quarterly cargo up 17pc as revenues rise US$193 million
  • Lufthansa Cargo cuts capacity, sales fall 5.9pc as prospects improve
  • Oz forwarders question costs imposed by new Regulated Shipper Scheme

Exim Indiaweb site
APRIL 12, 2013
  • Bahri announces changes in NCC, Odfjell joint venture
  • Holding Directors liable for incidents onboard ships disturbing: INSA
  • MOL again listed on ESG/RI Index
  • India no longer in Canadian GPT regime from 2015
  • Birla Cellulosic brings in first import consignment to Adani Hazira Port
  • Centre approves second dock at Haldia
  • Chennai Port earns surplus despite global recession
  • KPT union to approach MoS to settle pending issues
  • PSA s CITPL achieves record vessel productivity of 115 moves per hour
  • Sri Balaji CFS crosses 1,000-TEU milestone in March 2013
  • Forex reserves increase $1.196 bn to $293.843 bn
  • Govt permits 8,587 t of raw sugar exports to US
  • INR ends week better at 54.53
  • Cory provides solution for weighty transport problem
  • U-Freight handles ultra-long load
  • V. Alexander moves compressor stations 3,500 km by road from Germany to Russia

International Transport Journalweb site
  • Progress for Nueces River rail yard project
  • TCB boosts activities at Puerto Quetzal
  • New standard for flexitanks
  • Kuehne + Nagel opens office in Myanmar
  • Toll UK begins work on new headquarters
  • Etihad Cargo broadens network east and west
  • Rudolph Logistik opens new logistics centre
  • International Logistics Forum has new chairman
  • New director of Asia Pacific channel sales
  • First train for Etihad Rail arrives at Mussafah port
  • China Southern's Dayong - Taipei service only starts today
  • First new DAF XF comes off production line
  • Road hauliers flag out fewer lorries in Denmark
  • How to upgrade the USA's northeast corridor

Marine Logweb site
APRIL 12, 2013
  • Leevac wins Tidewater PSV contract
  • Inland Salvage completes salvage of jack-up in GoM
  • Propeller Club to honor Rep. Elijah Cummings
  • Martens Marine takes delivery of AHTS
  • Donjon Shipbuilding to build two hopper barges
  • Arctech Helsinki to deliver second icebreaking supply vessel
  • Marcon brokers sale of veteran tug
  • MHI uses induction straightening on cruise newbuilds
  • Marshall Islands updates maritime legislation
  • Wärtsilä 34DF dual-fuel claims EPA certification first

World Wide Shipperweb site
APRIL 12, 2013
  • Soda ash terminal upgrades in works at Port of Portland
  • US rail freight traffic up/down during March
  • Marcon brokers sale of tug LESLIE FOSS
  • Grays Harbor Port Commission Oks Terminal 3 lease option
  • OOCL plans to end Atlantic Gulf Mexico run

Lloyd's Listweb site
APRIL 12, 2013
  • Sovcomflot's annual profits slashed by a third
    But state-owned Russian giant weathers the tanker downturn to remain in the black
  • Action man
    J. Christopher Lytle was appointed executive director of the Port of Long Beach a little more than a year ago - and what a year it has been
  • Calculating the cost of piracy
    Economists offer a range of estimates but agree that the bill is too high
  • Pragmatism, please
    As forests are torn up it falls to politicians, not shipping, to shape the palm oil debate
  • Getting real
    A Hijacking shows how fact-based fiction can reshape public perceptions of piracy
  • Invitation to A Hijacking
    A new film gives Somali piracy the Scandinoir treatment
  • Banks stick by thrifty, combative Greeks
    'Relationship of the needy' is actually effective, says Petropoulos
  • Box lines delay Asia-Europe rate rises
    Carriers lose their nerve as the spot market weakens
  • East Asia box ports to post 5% growth in throughput
    Region has seen 42% rise in the five years to 2011 despite the 2009 recession
  • Nobu Su versus the banks
    Taiwanese shipping tycoon is particularly unhappy with RBS
  • Marubeni-SK Shipping joint venture to book two gas carriers
    New venture will transport LNG from US and Australia to South Korea, Nikkei reports
  • Taiwan-based lenders press TMT to sell tonnage
    Main creditors lose patience after Nobu Su-led owner delays or misses payments
  • Port Botany and Port Kembla leases granted for $5.3bn
    New South Wales state government awards 99-year concession to NSW Ports Consortium
  • Supply and demand gap to widen
    Danish Ship Finance expects supply growth to exceed distance-adjusted demand growth by four percentage points
  • Chemical tanker fleet could shrink next year
    Capacity cut will boost owners' earnings
  • The US Vessel General Permit's scope
    Criteria may differ from state to state
  • US updates scrubber wash-water limitations
    Revised rules require systems to be monitored continuously
  • US issues final rules for vessel discharges
    New Vessel General Permit will include ballast water limitations
  • Changing growth model will hit China tonne-mile demand
    Dansk Skibskredit predicts switch to internal market

Fairplayweb site
APRIL 12, 2013
  • Woodside scuttles $45Bn onshore LNG hub
    WOODSIDE Petroleum today said it is dropping a proposed $45Bn scheme to build an onshore LNG processing hub for the Browse basin
  • Ports assail budget cuts
    US PORT officials are concerned that President Barack Obama's 2014 budget does not go far enough to pay for deepening and maintaining port and harbour draughts. Ports assail Obama budget proposal
  • TEPCO slashes crude cargoes
    TEPCO of Japan expects to slash its crude import cargoes by one-third and increase purchases of electricity from its coal-fired power plants by up to 54%, IHS World Markets Energy reported today
  • Ridgebury gains funding for tanker acquisitions
    NEW YORK-based private equity fund Riverstone Holdings has invested $200M in Connecticut's Ridgebury Tankers, which will use the money to buy vessels
  • Evergreen, CMA CGM plan Red Sea service
    TAIWAN'S Evergreen Line and partner CMA CGM of France plan next month to start a new South Red Sea Service linking Southeast Asia, the Indian subcontinent and the Red Sea
  • China's steel demand weakens even more
    CHINESE steel demand is continuing to weaken, with stockpiles today 22% higher year on year
  • Singapore piles on green ship incentives
    SINGAPORE-flagged ships that implement green measures can expect even more tax and fee breaks, transport minister Lui Tuck Yew said today
  • Korea vehicle exports fall 16%
    SOUTH Korea said its vehicle exports fell 16% year on year to 258,067 units in March
  • Jebel Ali seen as mega-hub
    DUBAI Ports World has told Fairplay the group sees its flagship Jebel Ali terminal as a Middle East mega-hub for Asian box traffic
  • STX O&S's creditor banks agree on rescue
    STX OFFSHORE & Shipbuilding's creditor banks have agreed to a joint restructuring effort
  • Hartmann offers service to West Africa
    COMPETITION in the Europe/West Africa conventional cargo trade is increasing, with Germany's Hartmann now throwing its hat in the ring
  • Ezra's profits rise 50%
    SINGAPORE-listed offshore player Ezra Holdings said today profits for its second quarter ended in February rose 50% year on year to $33M
  • Capesizes pick up
    CAPESIZE rates improved slightly this week as Australian miners returned to the market after the Easter and Chinese holidays over the past fortnight
  • TORM delisting on NASDAQ voted
    TORM'S stockholders have approved its board's proposal to delist on NASDAQ

The Journal of Commerceweb site
APRIL 12, 2013
  • NSW Ports Consortium Leases Two Australian Ports
    Australia's New South Wales government has leased Port Botany and Port Kembla, following a six-month bidding process, according to Mike Baird, treasurer of New South Wales and member of the New South Wales Parliament. The 99-year lease of the state-owned assets of the ports has been awarded to the NSW Ports...
  • YRC Worldwide to Lock Out IAM Mechanics
    YRC Worldwide is facing off against a union representing a small group of employees, demanding those workers take the same wage and benefit cuts already accepted by thousands of Teamsters and nonunion co-workers. The $4.9 billion less-than-truckload operator said it will end a contract extension April 15 that covers about 200...
  • Hyundai Merchant Marine Offers Reefer Monitoring Service
    Hyundai Merchant Marine has launched a refrigerated on-board temperature monitoring service, which allows its customers to check a reefer container's temperature and thusly ensure the stability and safety of the its inner cargo. The service is provided to customers with a surcharge of $100 per unit and is available for the...
  • SCFI: Asia-Europe Lanes Give Back March GRI Gains
    Shanghai Containerized Freight Index, North Europe, week of April 12, 2013 Full-size image The Shanghai Containerized Freight Index has fallen below the $1,000 per 20-foot container mark in European lanes in the week prior to another proposed, but possibly delayed, general rate increase set for April 15 for carriers such as Hapag-Lloyd, Maersk...
  • 4PL Transportation Insight Joins Warehouse Group
    Transportation Insight has accepted an invitation to join the International Warehouse Logistics Association. Transportation Insight is the first fourth-party logistics provider to become part of the warehouse association. ILWA members voted in March to amend the organization's bylaws to create a 4PL membership. The alliance will help Transportation Insight source potential warehouse...
  • Grup TCB to Operate Guatemala Container Terminal
    Rendering of the new Puerto Quetzal Container Terminal in Guatemala.Grup TCB will operate the new TCQ terminal at Puerto Quetzal in Guatemala for the next 25 years with an option to renew the contract. In order to improve service levels and productivity of container operations in the area, the maritime freight...
  • SCFI: Trans-Pacific Rates Down After Two-Week Surge
    Shanghai Containerized Freight Index, U.S. West Coast, week of April 12, 2013 Full-size image The Shanghai Containerized Freight Index dropped this week after two weeks of increases in trans-Pacific lanes as a result of the April 1 general rate increase. The Transpacific Stabilization Agreement and some of its member carriers, including OOCL, MSC and CMA CGM,...
  • NYSA Ratifies ILA's New York Local Contract
    New York Shipping Association members ratified a new International Longshoremen's Association labor contract that NYSA officials said clears the way to make the Port of New York and New Jersey more competitive. The NYSA-ILA agreement is one of numerous contracts supplementing the coastwide master contract negotiated by the union and United...
  • Hactl Air Cargo Volume Drops
    Hactl Air Cargo Volume Full-size image The first three months of 2013 show a 1.1 percent year-over-year increase in imports and a 3.6 percent decrease in exports handled by Hong Kong Air Cargo Terminals Ltd. In March 2013, Hactl handled 56.6 million kg of air cargo imports, 1.6 percent less than March 2012,...
  • FedEx Trade Networks Expands Latin America Services
    FedEx Trade Networks has expanded its presence and service capabilities in the Latin America region through a series of operational developments. Over the last several months, the company has executed an expansion plan, including opening new offices, establishing alliances with regional service providers and launching new freight forwarding service options. The freight...
  • NASSTRAC: More Shippers Collaborate to Cut Costs
    Shippers are working together to control rising transportation costs much more than is widely realized, a survey of more than 100 companies shows. More than half the companies surveyed, 54.9 percent, told NASSTRAC they collaborate with other shippers as well as carriers to control transportation costs. NASSTRAC's first annual shipper survey found...
  • Importers Advised to Be Prepared for Customs Audit
    RANCHO MIRAGE, Calif. - Because Customs and Border Protection performs hundreds of regulatory audits each year, and the agency provides only two or three weeks advance notice of the audit, importers must always have their house in order if they want to pass what can be an excruciating exercise. An industry...
  • DHL Express to Enhance Asia Network
    By the end of April, DHL Express will add wide-body aircraft to its global aviation network and adjust its intra-Asia connections, enhancing connections particularly between the Americas and Asia. "A new direct connection from DHL's Americas hub to Japan, as well as links between Japan and the broader Asia-Pacific region, will...
  • New York Port Truckers Complain of TWIC Delays
    Trucking companies at the Port of New York and New Jersey say slow renewals of federal Transportation Worker Identification Credentials threaten to shut their drivers out of port terminals. Several trucking officials complained about TWIC renewal delays during a forum sponsored by the New Jersey Motor Truck Association, an affiliate of...
  • Q&A: Do Container Rate Hikes Add Up?
    Q: Can you help me sort out the confusion that seems to be coming out in news reports about projections for the trans-Pacific trade? We have a lot of cargo moving in this trade, in both directions, and we're trying to get a handle on what's going to happen. Carrier executives...
  • Finnair Cargo Launches New York-Brussels Freighter Service
    Finnair Cargo has launched a freighter flight service from New York to Brussels. The air freight carrier has partnered with H. Essers to provide road feeder service with truck connections to central European destinations. Road feeder service partners to and from Finnair Cargo's Helsinki, Finland, hub will continue normally....
  • Maersk Adds Busan, South Korea, to Asia-Europe Service
    Maersk adds Busan, South Korea, to AE10 service.Maersk Line has added Busan, South Korea, to its Asia-Europe, AE10, service schedule. The first vessel calling Busan terminal on the westbound rotation will be Ebba Maersk with an estimated time of arrival on April 29. Busan Port expects rising volume in conjunction with increasing...

TradeWindsweb site
APRIL 12, 2013
  • CDC tests 'unsatisfactory'
    Ships owned by the two largest cruise owners have received more 'unsatisfactory' grades from Center for Disease Control (CDC) sanitation inspectors so far this year than in the last five previous calendar years combined.
  • SCF eyes on year-end prize
    Sovcomflot expects to wait until late 2013 or early 2014 for "gradual stabilisation" of freight rates, boss Sergey Frank said.
  • Pirate gets 11 years
    A juvenile Somali pirate has been jailed for 11 years in Japan for attacking an MOL tanker.
  • Torm scoops supramax
    Torm has taken its first dip this year into the dry-cargo period market.
  • Sungdong swapping debt
    Creditors of Korea's Sungdong Shipbuilding & Marine Engineering are planning a debt to equity swap worth KRW 136bn ($119m).
  • French connection
    Galbraith's has wasted no time in starting to fill the hole left in its tanker desk by the exit of three brokers to rival SSY.
  • Fafnir ties up newbuild
    Iceland's Fafnir Offshore has landed a six-year charter for its new PSV a month after ordering it.
  • Golar's regas risk
    Golar LNG's plan to fit regasification kit to four newbuildings has raised eyebrows among analysts.
  • Chinese counsel
    We take a look at what was said in the market over the past week.
  • TMM falls to loss
    Mexican tanker owner Grupo TMM has racked up a loss for 2012 after the previous year's big foreign exchange gains were not repeated.
  • Ezra bumps up profit
    Lionel Lee's Ezra Holdings has wrapped up a batch of new contracts worth $120m on the same day that it announced a 50% hike in earnings.
  • STX leads Friday fall
    STX Offshore & Shipbuilding today saw its share price drop to the lowest level since its IPO a decade ago.
  • Maersk getting FIT
    AP Moller-Maersk is to slim down this year by selling off assets worth $1.5bn, its CEO says.
  • Cash boost for Titan
    Embattled Titan Petrochemicals has received another cash injection from two new investors.
  • Losing start for Coscol
    Shanghai-listed Cosco Shipping (Coscol) has slipping to a loss for the first quarter of 2013.
  • Phoenix admits freeze fear
    Chinese bulker owner CSC Phoenix has said its assets could be frozen or seized by its creditor banks.
  • Iran fuel exports rise
    Iran's fuel oil exports jumped 12.5% in the first quarter despite US and European sanctions linked to its nuclear programme.
  • Skansi replaces Vestland
    Skansi Offshore of the Faroe Islands has signed up for a platform supply vessel at Havyard originally ordered by Vestland Offshore.
  • STX departing Dalian
    TradeWinds digests the digits making the headlines this week.
  • NIB comes up with cash
    Estonia's port of Tallinn has secured a EUR 25m ($32.7m) loan to finance its icebreaker purchase from Finland.
  • Diana duo charged
    Two engineers from a Diana Shipping bulker are facing trial for oil dumping in the US.
  • Help for STX suppliers
    The Korean city of Changwon is stumping up emergency cash to support sub-contractors of troubled yard group STX Offshore & Shipbuilding.
  • SCF exposed in Cyprus
    Russia state tanker owner Sovcomflot has revealed it has $25.8m frozen in its current account with Cyprus' troubled Laiki Bank.
  • Fund buys into ICTSI
    International Container Terminal Services Inc (ICTSI) has a new large shareholder in the shape of a UK-based investment firm.
  • IEA trims crude demand
    The International Energy Agency (IEA) has trimmed its estimates for global growth in crude oil demand this year.
  • SGX sets swaps high
    The Singapore Exchange (SGX) iron ore swap contract touched a new monthly record volume last month, new figures show.
  • Swiber refinances debt
    Offshore contractor Swiber Holdings has raised SGD160m ($128m) from a four-year bond issue.
  • Ridgebury gets backing
    Energy-focused private equity firm Riverstone has agreed to invest up to $200m in Ridgebury Tankers.

American Shipperweb site
APRIL 12, 2013
  • U.S. import container volume down in March, up in 1Q
  • Canadian shipowners concerned about EPA permit
    The Canadian Shipowners Association are worried the new vessel general permit published by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency could threaten the commercial viability of its members' operations in the Great Lakes.
  • UP starts Dallas-Houston intermodal shuttle
    The Union Pacific railroad has introduced a twice-weekly dedicated intermodal rail service between the Port of Houston's Barbours Cut Container Terminal, and its Dallas Intermodal Terminal facility.
  • Drewry: Managing liner capacity gets more difficult
    "With over 40 ships of at least 10,000 TEUs due for delivery in 2013, carriers will find it increasingly difficult to manage capacity without upsetting the fragile supply-demand balance," the London-based consultancy warned.
  • Earnings up at J.B. Hunt
  • Evergreen, CMA-CGM start new Red Sea service
  • AA Cargo unveils new routes
  • Analyst: Indonesian logistics to grow 14.5% in 2013
  • CEO of C.R. England dies
    Wayne A. Cederholm II, chief executive officer of C.R. England who helped grow the carrier from an $18 million firm to a $1.5 billion organization, died Tuesday from complications of a bone marrow transplant.
  • IATA restructures regional operations
  • Cargolux adds freighter activity

The Bunker Bulletinweb site
APRIL 12, 2013
  • Weekly global market update
    A weekly price round up of bunkering hubs from around the globe.
  • Bunker prices end week softer
    Demand was soft across the Americas, according to local players.
  • Dual fuel engine obtains EPA certification
    Certification will enable Wartsila to enter American market with marine engine technology that offers the option of using either diesel or gas as fuel.
  • Canadian government increases focus on shore power and air quality
    The federal government will provide up to 50% of the eligible costs - up to a maximum contribution of $5 million per project.
  • Rotterdam welcomes LNG fuelled barges
    'This not just a first for Shell in the Netherlands, but also for the inland shipping industry.'
  • Week closes on softer note across Fujairah and Africa
    But market in Suez takes a firmer path.
  • Double digit drop seen at the end of week
    MGO down by over $20 pmt in Rotterdam.
  • Shipping company's Cyprus-held funds at risk
    Sovcomflot details its exposure in the debt crisis.
  • US: Engineers in dock on oil dumping charges
    Bilge waste and sludge dumped directly into the sea.
  • Environmental concerns 'driving' salvage operations
    'Ships are getting bigger and environmental concerns are growing,' says salvor involved in Costa Concordia operation.
  • Shipping line expects bunker prices to fall
    Yang Ming chairman says crude oil markets will soften under the impact of increased Russian production and LNG.
  • New research pinpoints optimal VLCC speed
    Study looks at total cost picture to determine most economic speed.
  • Bunker prices falling in Asia
    Supplies in Busan were reported to still be very tight.
  • DVB Bank exec: Ecoships still worth investment
    Some of best projects today are for ecoships, says MD of DVB Bank.
  • Chemical spill drill conducted in Singapore
    Exercise replicated scenario of chemical tanker being hit by a bunker barge.
  • Small changes can result in big reductions in bunker costs
    Over half the energy generated by bunker fuel is wasted, says CEO of marine engineering consultancy firm.
  • FOBAS: 0.50% global sulphur cap 'likely' by 2020
    There is a 'rather compelling argument' that IMO would make the suggestion, he says.
  • China unlikely to board LNG bunker bandwagon in short term
    No rapid adoption of LNG as marine fuel from China, says China LNG Shipping executive.
  • Singapore port expands green shipping initiative
    Makes further developments in Green Ship Programme, Green Port Programme and Green Technology Programme.
  • Bunker supplies tight in Tokyo Bay
    Refineries Kyokuto Petroleum Industries and Idemitsu Kosan were undergoing turnarounds, said traders.

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