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April 17, 2013
Sched Netweb site
  • Hong Kong falls 8.5pc in March to 1.9 million TEU, Singapore off 0.2pc
  • Striking dockers want 12pc hike, stevedoring contractors offer 7pc
  • Los Angeles March box volume hit by Chinese New Year, declines 22.6pc
  • China Customs probes, but denies fakery - export anomaly can be explained
  • Transport Intelligence claims to see light in China's murky trade figures
  • Evergreen ups capacity on FE-South America service, adds to rotation
  • Wan Hai joins PIL, EMC and Coscon to relaunch Asia-WCSA service
  • Owners face hard times as ship values plunge in flood of overcapacity
  • Kuehne + Nagel profit increases 97pc to US$144 million, sales up 5pc
  • New Orleans 2012 box volume down 2.9pc as breakbulk throughput rises
  • China's Logistics Prosperity Index rises after three-month decline
  • Maersk adds capacity, tightens focus on India, Europe-east coast US routes
  • Singapore Customs refreshes strategy to cope with changes up to 2015
  • V Alexander ships compressors stations from Hamburg to Izhevsk
  • MOL re-listed on ESG/RI Index for high social responsibility rating
  • GAC opens new offshore logistics supply base in Caspian Sea region
  • Korean Air and Myanmar Airways enter into code-sharing agreement
  • FedEx joins Indian printer to open retail 'copy, print and ship shops'
  • Dulles Airport cargo down 11.5pc in 2012, but expansion still on schedule

Exim Indiaweb site
APRIL 16, 2013
  • Bahri's January-March net profit increases 98 pc compared to prior quarter
  • CMA CGM s FEMEX service adds weekly Southampton call
  • Container trade in Europe seen stagnant this year
  • MoS seeks sops to rejuvenate domestic shipbuilding
  • Petronet to have 26 pc stake in LNG shipping venture
  • Rickmers-Linie carries first ferry made in Bangladesh for Denmark
  • VLCC glut curbing returns for owners: OPEC
  • Kandla trade considering forming Port users' association
  • Major Ports see lowest cargo handling in 4 yrs
  • NM Port handles largest parcel of coal
  • Single vendor pharmacy inaugurated for Kandla Port-run hospitals
  • Strike-hit HIT getting back to normal
  • Art of facing an interview

International Transport Journalweb site
  • Shipowners urge industry to lay up vessels
  • Far East-Europe spot rates spiral reaches lowest level in...
  • Five-year high for exports in Long Beach
  • Rail organisations opposed to cross-border use of LHVs
  • Van der Vlist terminal Moerdijk receives AEO accreditation
  • PT GAC Samudera Logistics celebrates in Indonesia
  • Raben Group opens logistics centre in Sosnowiec
  • Hermes Fulfilment: management duo complete again
  • Veteran trailer manufacturer celebrates 80th birthday
  • Australian Logistics Council: railfreight must not be...
  • Volga-Dnepr passes EU emission trading scheme with flying...
  • WIN and Champ form partnership for e-freight
  • Big truck order for MAN in UK
  • ITD Company of the Year is from Northern Jutland

Marine Logweb site
APRIL 16, 2013
  • Aker Arctic to design new icebreaker for Finnish Government
  • BIW gets $12.6 million LCS design services award
  • Braemar opens ship broking operation in Houston
  • MOL completes VLCC BWTS retrofit at Keppel
  • Polarcus names Duncan Eley COO
  • USCG lists BWTS gaining AMS approval

World Wide Shipperweb site
APRIL 16, 2013
  • Astoria Port Commission seeking new budget committee members
  • MarAd accepting applications for Small Shipyard Grant Program
  • NYK car carrier rescues stranded team of rowers
  • Washington governor shows support for transportation improvement projects
  • AAPA representative testifies before House transport committee

Lloyd's Listweb site
APRIL 16, 2013
  • K Line eyes Indian coastal shipping
    Iron ore exemption ushers Japanese giant into protected market
  • Settling the bill
    Have Somali pirates cost global trade $6bn or $18bn?
  • Chinese port takes in 400,000 dwt valemax
    Beijing's VLOC ban in question as Vale Malaysia calls at Lianyungang
  • Greece holds steady in a shifting world
    New survey shows fleet carrying capacity little changed since onset of markets crisis
  • Greek flag weakens grip
    Just 23% of country's ships fly the sky blue and white
  • SHI seals $568m CSAV boxships deal
    South Korean shipbuilder finalises order for seven 9,300 teu boxships
  • Policy banks lead funding drive for Marubeni-SK Shipping LNG project
    Joint venture borrows more than newbuilding costs from South Korea banks
  • Sale and purchase ruling leaves buyers liable for unpaid deposits
    An accrued right under a contract is lost only if there are clear words to the contrary
  • Tax lease scheme will boost Spanish yards
    Madrid seeks to boost home-grown shipbuilding and save much-needed jobs
  • Greeks launch capesize spree
    Big bulker interest boosts first-quarter orders, says Golden Destiny
  • Maersk risks fine for low throughput at JadeWeserPort
    Carrier falls short on 700,000 teu annual commitment
  • Carriers warned to remove capacity or face losses
    Fall in Asia-Europe rates blamed on failure to match tonnage supply with weak demand
  • Record earnings in Baltic Sea drive owners back to shipyards
    Recent spike sees Lundqvist order aframax
  • Exam week in Manila
    Emsa inspectors are reviewing Marina's maritime training standards shake-up
  • Biting back
    Shipping acts fast to oppose Brussels' planned regional ship recycling fund
  • Evergreen, Cosco and Zim treble Asia-South America service capacity
    Partners will upgrade the fleet from 3,000 teu to 8,500 teu vessels
  • Long Beach closes the gap with Los Angeles
    Monthly volume at top US box port dives 23%

Fairplayweb site
APRIL 16, 2013
  • Ballast systems accepted
    NINE SYSTEMS for treating ballast water have been accepted in the US to enable shipowners to comply with new regulations
  • New Rome-Delhi fight erupts on guards
    ROME is protesting Delhi's decision to assign its anti-terrorism agency to investigate the killing of two Indian fishermen by armed Italian ship guards
  • Forwarders predict shipping growth
    OCEAN freight forwarders in Europe today predicted steady growth in seaborne exports and imports over the coming two months
  • Far East/Europe box rates hit new low
    SPOT RATES in the Far East/Europe box trade have dropped to their lowest level since February last year, according to a French liner analyst
  • STX progresses on Dalian yard sale
    STX OFFSHORE & Shipbuilding said today it is moving ahead with talks to sell its yard in Dalian, as part of its parent chaebol's restructuring
  • Greeks hold 144 in migrant smuggling cases
    GREEK authorities are holding 144 people in connection with the past week's migrant-smuggling cases
  • Nokta replaces Boyden at GHS
    VETERAN analyst Omar Nokta has taken over shipping analysis at Global Hunter Securities, supplanting Natasha Boyden, the company confirmed today
  • Shipping strike grips Greece
    CREWS on Greek ferries, cabotage vessels, cargo ships and tugs are holding a 24-hour strike today
  • COSCOL loses $7.28M
    SHANGHAI-listed COSCOL has unveiled year on year net losses of 45.07M yuan ($7.28M) in 1Q13
  • LDA and CGG set up JV
    LOUIS Dreyfus Armateurs and the geophysical services group CGG, both of France, have set up a 50:50 venture to manage high-capacity 3D seismic survey vessels
  • Fortescue boosts trading in yuan
    AUSTRALIA'S Fortescue Metals has ramped up transactions in yuan with China after the countries struck a landmark accord last week in Beijing
  • China Exim Bank providing ship financing
    CHINA Exim Bank is to provide 1.4Bn yuan ($226M) in credit facilities and 1Bn yuan in loans to private shipping enterprises in China
  • Ships sinks off South Korea
    A GENERAL cargo ship has sunk off South Korea, but its crew was recovered safely, China's Xinhua news reported
  • East Asia/WCSA service set
    COSCON said today that Evergreen, PIL and Wan Hai would join it in starting a new weekly box service from Kaohsiung and other East Asian ports to the West Coast of South America

The Journal of Commerceweb site
APRIL 16, 2013
  • House Criticizes Obama's Food Aid Overhaul
    WASHINGTON - House Democrats and Republicans on Tuesday criticized President Obama's proposal to dramatically reduce how much U.S. agriculture cargo can be shipped by the Merchant Marine, suggesting the fight over how food aid is given to developing countries is just beginning. Rep. Duncan Hunter, R-Calif., said the proposal to cut...
  • ATA, Port of LA Clash at Supreme Court
    WASHINGTON, D.C. - The Port of Los Angeles defended its drayage concession program in the U.S. Supreme Court today, while the American Trucking Associations, backed by the federal government, said the concession program is illegal and should be scrapped faster than a smoke-belching 1990s-model truck. Do the program's requirements amount to...
  • House Wants to Pick WRDA Projects But Not Sure How
    WASHINGTON - House Republicans want a larger role in determining which port and inland waterway projects go forward, but it's not clear how they will regain their authority with an earmark ban in place. Like the Senate, the House Transportation and Infrastructure Committee aims to speed up the completion of feasibility...
  • China Shipping Opens Office in South Africa
    China Shipping Container Lines has opened an office in Johannesburg, South Africa, according to a Chinese language press release. This investment in Africa emphasizes the company's ambition for development in Africa and provides opportunities of trading and logistics between the two regions, the carrier said....
  • CSX's First Quarter Profit Rose 2 Percent
    CSX today reported first quarter net income of $459 million, up 2 percent from $449 million in the same period last year. Quarterly revenue totaled nearly $3.0 billion, basically flat compared with 2012, as gains in merchandise, intermodal and other revenue offset declines in the Class I railroad's coal business. These revenues,...
  • India Escalates Plans for Highway Projects
    C.P. Joshi, India's union minister of road transport and highways, has reviewed the plan for award and completion of road works during the current 2013-2014 fiscal year, which identifies steps for restoring the pace of award of road projects in the coming year and includes scheme-wise targets for each month. The...
  • AAPA Offers Advice for Water Resources Legislation
    Adolph Ojard, Duluth Seaway Port Authority's executive director and chairman of American Association of Port Authorities' U.S. delegation, today testified for the AAPA before the U.S. House Transportation and Infrastructure Committee's Water Resources and Environment Subcommittee in a hearing titled "Foundation for a New Water Resources Development Act." Ojard laid out...
  • Design Accord Sets Stage for Novorossiysk Port Project
    The Federal Enterprise Rosmorport and companies of NCSP Group operating at the Port of Novorossiysk in Russia have signed a deal to cooperate on design and engineering works under the Novorossiysk Commercial Sea Port Modernisation Programme. "This new agreement facilitates development of the port's marine infrastructure, including projects documentation for dredging...
  • NY-NJ Truckers Wary of RFID Tags
    Harbor truckers plan to meet with port and terminal officials next week to iron out questions about plans to require radio-frequency identification tags on trucks entering New York-New Jersey marine terminals. The Port Authority of New York and New Jersey and Sustainable Terminal Services, a consortium of terminal operators, agreed last...
  • New House Panel to Focus on Improving US Freight Transportation
    Rep. Bill Shuster, R-Pa., chairman of the House Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure Chairman, and Nick Rahall, II, D-W.Va., ranking member of the committee, today announced the members of a special panel that will focus on improving freight transportation in the United States. Rep. John J. Duncan Jr., R-Tenn., will chair...
  • Top 40 Container Lines: Who's Up and Who's Down on US Exports?
    Beyond the biggest carriers - the Maersk Lines, MSCs, CMA CGMs, APLs and Evergreens - that dominate the U.S. containerized ocean trades are some of the biggest movers. The Journal of Commerce Top 40 Container Carriers, after all, isn't just about the Top 10. It goes much deeper, to the...
  • LA-Long Beach First Quarter TEU Volumes Strong
    Container volumes in the Los Angeles-Long Beach port complex declined in March compared to March 2012, as expected, because of an 18 percent drop in imports following the Chinese New Year celebrations in Asia. However, the nation's largest port complex had a strong first quarter, with total container volumes, including loaded...
  • Ship Lines to Introduce, Expand South American Services
    Starting May 4, Cosco Container Lines, Evergreen Line, PIL and Wan Hai Line will launch a new weekly service linking Asia and the west coast of South America, called Asia-South America Service, WSA2. The service will cover the following ports: Kaohsiung; Shekou; Hong Kong; Ningbo; Shanghai; Manzanillo; Lazaro Cardenas; Puerto Quetzal;...
  • Hapag-Lloyd to Boost East Asia-Red Sea Rates
    Hapag-Lloyd will increase rates for all cargoes and container types from East Asia to the Red Sea, starting May 15. The hike will be $300 per 20-foot-equivalent unit. Also effective May 15, the carrier will revise its U.S. import and export inland tariff....
  • USDA, FAA Extend Aviation Biofuel Deal
    The U.S. Department of Agriculture has extended for five years its agreement to work with the Federal Aviation Administration and other partners to help develop a viable biofuel for the aviation industry. Tom Vilsack, agriculture secretary, signed the agreement with Ray LaHood, transportation secretary, at the Advanced Biofuels Summit at Gaylord...
  • U.S. Lines Postpones Trans-Pacific Rate Hike
    U.S. Lines will postpone the previously announced rate increase for its westbound trans-Pacific trade, originally planned to take effect on April 21, until May 1. The rescheduling applies to cargo originating from the U.S. East Coast, excluding Gulf Coast ports, or moving via East Coast ports and inland points intermodal, to...
  • Kuehne + Nagel Opens Logistics Facility in Alabama
    Kuehne + Nagel has opened a new facility in Mobile, Ala., to expand its footprint in the Southeast. The new office will focus on offering logistics solutions to companies from the aerospace industry, as well as from the oil and gas and marine sectors. It is located near major interstates with...
  • Labor Department to Reinstate Maritime Safety Panel
    Seth D. Harris, acting secretary of labor of the U.S. Department of Labor, will re-establish the charter of the Maritime Advisory Committee for Occupational Safety and Health. The Labor Department established MACOSH in 1995 to advise the secretary of labor, through the assistant secretary of labor for occupational safety and health,...
  • Carriers Delay Increases as Far East-Europe Spot Rates Plunge
    Ocean carriers are delaying planned freight rate increases from the Far East to Europe after spot rates plunged to a 14-month low amid a widening supply-demand gap driven by increasing numbers of new extra large container ships entering the world's biggest liner trade. Spot rates to ship a 20-foot container...

TradeWindsweb site
APRIL 16, 2013
  • APL torches four
    APL is looking to sell five of its oldest containerships for scrap after pulling the plug on a US-flag service that links North America to the Lion Republic via the Middle East.
  • Market reacts to Rodgers' rant
    A rare outburst from Euronav chief executive Paddy Rodgers appears to have ignited a spirited war of words in the tanker market.
  • Russian roulette
    Euronav carded a first-quarter loss Tuesday but the tanker owner's deficit was not as deep as many forecasters had feared.
  • Carisbrooke comes clean
    Carisbrooke Shipping of the UK has confirmed reports that one of its multipurpose bulkers was detained in the US after port inspectors uncovered a non-operational oily water separator.
  • Swing joy for big three
    A positive currency swing will provide Japan's big three with a $500m boost in their battle for profit, Barclays predicts.
  • Limarko asks for cash
    Directors at Lithuanian reefer owner Limarko Shipping want to cover losses with help from shareholders.
  • Vroon inks BP contract
    Vroon Offshore Services has secured a long-term contract with BP for platform supply and emergency response and rescue (ERRV) services in the UK North Sea.
  • Where there's smoke...
    Great Lakes Dredge & Dock (GLDD) has terminated an order for what has been billed as the largest hopper dredge in the US.
  • GHS gets its man
    Analyst Omar Nokta's decision to leave New York's Dahlman Rose was the result of a nine-year courtship finally hitting the market on the part of his new employer at Global Hunter Securities (GHS).
  • Pemex orders trio
    Mexican shipyard Servicios Portuarios (Serport) has clinched an order for three barges from state oil company Pemex.
  • Yard wins fraud case
    A Chinese court has backed a domestic shipyard in its row with Spliethoff and Wartsila over second-hand engines for newbuildings.
  • Germans call for lay-ups
    A group of German shipowners has called for collective action to boost rates by laying up vessels.
  • Global Hunter captures Nokta
    Global Hunter Securities has confirmed the high-profile signature of veteran equity analyst Omar Nokta.
  • Carnival to pay up
    Carnival Corp is to compensate the US government for the cost of help in dealing with two ship fires.
  • Evergreen in Latam push
    Evergreen Line has announced plans to boost its services to the West Coast of Latin America a day after it revealed it would do the same on the eastern side.
  • TradeWinds first again
    TradeWinds has become the first international shipping news service to launch a Chinese language website.
  • Greek ferries grounded
    Greece's ferries were stuck in ports on Tuesday as a 24-hour crew strike began.
  • Cape sums still short
    Record first quarter iron ore production from Rio Tinto and an encouraging note on its Western Australia expansion plans can't mask the huge oversupply facing the capesize sector.
  • SCF sale in doubt
    The long-delayed privatisation of Sovcomflot could be postponed until at least 2014.
  • Arena to be torched
    A bulker stuck in India for three years is likely to be scrapped soon.
  • Rina spreading its wings
    Italian classification society Rina will continue to diversify as its marine business contributes less to income.
  • SHI seals CSAV swoop
    Samsung Heavy Industries has reafirmed a large boxship order by Compania Sud Americana de Vapores (CSAV) after the Chilean liner outfit secured financing.
  • Red curtain to open
    Euronav is expected to kick off first quarter results season with a loss when its numbers are released to the market this afternoon.
  • Schettino "a scapegoat"
    Costa Concordia captain Francesco Schettino was back in court on Tuesday in Italy as his lawyer sought to avoid a manslaughter trial.
  • OSG running in red
    OSG has continued to burn cash since it entered Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection in November.
  • Braemar's US tanker move
    Braemar Seascope has hired five experienced tanker brokers to launch a new large crude and products tanker division in Houston.
  • Murmansk cuts loss
    Russia's Murmansk Shipping Company (MSCo) has reduced its deficit in 2012 as it faces a government sell-off.
  • K Line goes coastal
    Japan's K Line is to step up iron ore shipments within Indian waters after its first coastal spot deal.
  • STX revival "likely"
    STX Offshore & Shipbuilding is very likely to come through its current restructuring, particularly after handing back the keys to its yard in Dalian, China.
  • Nordana orders in Italy
    Danish shipowner Nordana has gone to Italy to contract replacement ro-ro tonnage, the company has confirmed.
  • MPA backs scrubbers
    Singapore is putting its money where its mouth is in a bid to encourage the wider use of SOx scrubber technology.
  • China Shipping boosted
    China Shipping has received a much needed boost after two of its affiliate companies were upgraded by Barclays.
  • HMM does nose job
    Hyundai Merchant Marine has recently completed a 'nose job' on one of its containerships at a shipyard in China.

American Shipperweb site
APRIL 16, 2013
  • Candidates line up for top job at Jaxport
    Jerry A. Bridges, former head of the Virginia Port Authority, and Bernard Groseclose, who resigned as CEO of the South Carolina Ports Authority in 2009, lead the list of eight candidates for the top job at the Jacksonville Port Authority.
  • House to create intermodal panel
    Bill Shuster, the U.S. House Transportation and Infrastructure Committee chairman, has formed a special panel of six committee members to create a national infrastructure strategy across all freight transport modes.
  • Washington Notebook: CBP inspectors look for illegal Land Rover shipments
  • FDA's 2014 budget request aims to boost food safety
    The agency said industry user fees would fund 94 percent of the proposed budget increase, including new fees to support the Food Safety Modernization Act (FSMA) and strengthen the FDA's ability to oversee imported food.
  • USDA, FAA re-up biofuel agreement
  • Drewry says transpacific carriers in 'self-destruct mode'
    "Efforts to increase eastbound freight rates by ocean carriers operating between Asia and West Coast North America (WCNA) remain ineffectual with new services planned rather than laying up unwanted vessel capacity," the firm said.
  • APL taking 4 ships out of U.S.-flag service
  • Little cloud uptake yet, according to Australian CIOs
  • Mohawk Global acquires OEC Freight Chicago
  • Total Customs signs on with Descartes
  • PhillyFreightFinder mapping app launched
  • Shipco starts Korea joint venture
  • IAG to offer more capacity on Seattle-London route
  • OnTrac expands
  • Polar Air adds flights
  • Jones takes top job at CNS

The Bunker Bulletinweb site
APRIL 16, 2013
  • Gas technology report issued by Lloyd's Register
    LNG bunkering guidance one of the key subjects addressed in company's latest Gas Technology Report.
  • IFO prices soft while MGO firm in Fujairah
    180 cSt at Cape Town lost $9 per mt.
  • Barge congestion in Rotterdam
    Prices soft on weaker crude values.
  • Kochi port to get bunker barge
    Move should see bunkering services in the port improve.
  • Rosneft in deal to sell 720,000 mt of straight-run fuel oil
    BP is expected to take delivery of two to three cargoes of around 30,000-40,000 mt each month.
  • Global Bunkering moves office
    Telephone and email addresses remain the same.
  • Big fines for polluting in Turkish waters
    Annual tariff increased for ships found polluting with oil or other discharges.
  • Slide in oil prices 'unlikely to continue'
    Vitol chief executive says markets have 'done what they are going to do.'
  • Distinct fuel quality differences seen in European ECAs
    FOBAS finds 'significant' variances in levels of abrasive cat fines in fuels from the Baltic, English Channel and North Sea.
  • Shipowner reconfigures hull to save fuel at slow speeds
    Hyundai Merchant Marine says new bow will cut bunker consumption by 3%.
  • Asia bunker prices slide further
    Supplies in Singapore remain tight due to 'terminal constraints'.
  • Energy efficiency better than bunker levy, says minister
    Comments in line with GSF core policy on maritime emissions which favours energy efficiency measures over a levy.
  • LNG uptake will be 'quicker for land-based transport'
    'Difficult' to retrofit vessels to use LNG as bunker fuel, says Partner at Boston Consulting Group.
  • Maersk Oil charters fuel efficient PSV
    PSV boasts higher cargo capacity and lower fuel consumption, claims Bourbon Offshore.
  • DNV to provide 'LNG ready' service
    Service will comprise 'class approved designs' which will ready vessels for retrofitting of LNG technology.

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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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