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March 19, 2013
Sched Netweb site
  • HK falls 8.8pc in February to 1.5 million TEU, Singapore up 0.7pc
  • FMC to allow G6 shipping lines to open Asia-US east coast services
  • Cosco Logistics to be sold to parent to bolster China Cosco books
  • Maersk to pull older ships to cope with excess capacity of mega ships
  • Port congestion keeps logistics cost high, twice that of developed world
  • Appeals court upholds right of ships not to be thwarted by eco-warriors
  • Neglected, decaying Kiel Canal wreaks havoc with Baltic box schedules
  • Singapore heartens Canada's export bank on overall Asian prospects
  • Port of Virginia February container volume up 7.9pc to 96,404 TEU
  • DB Schenker Logistics opens Pruszcz Gdanski facility south of Gdansk
  • ICTSI: Africa should learn from India's box experience - good and bad
  • Eight Nobel Prize winners urge Obama to support EU-like carbon tax
  • LATAM's February cargo up 0.6pc, load factor 55.6pc, more bellyhold
  • China Postal Airlines , PEMCO re-deliver 747 freighter conversion

Exim Indiaweb site
MARCH 18, 2013
  • Allcargo-Avvashya Group Sports Club enters quarter finals of Shipping Shield Tournament
  • Bangladesh makes its mark in global ship construction
  • Braemar Engineering announces new one-stop shop for LNG fuelling
  • China Shipping Terminal takes stake in APM Terminals Zeebrugge
  • CKYH-the Green Alliance to reorganise service network for Asia-North Europe & Asia-Mediterranean trades
  • Evergreen, Hanjin, Simatech launch Persian Gulf, East Africa service connecting Mundra
  • launches new South-East Asia-Australia service
  • MAERSK LINE, MCC Transport to open branch office in Myanmar
  • NYK holds fuel-saving seminars for shipowners & ship management companies
  • Ocean & airfreight rates moved in opposite directions in Jan.: Drewry
  • International Women s Day celebrated at KPT
  • Proposed withdrawal of Kolkata Port s dredging subsidy seen as disastrous
  • Road developers may get easier exit option
  • India needs to benefit more from its FTAs: Economic Survey
  • Presentation of trade promotion awards & felicitation of Adi Godrej mark AILBIEA s 12th anniversary celebration

International Transport Journalweb site
MARCH 18, 2013
  • K Line to deploy new generation eco-friendly ULCVs
  • G6 Alliance announces port rotations of new service product...
  • Maersk Line meets energy efficiency targets early
  • Railway between China and Asean states now operational
  • Hanjin Logistics expanding in Vietnam and India
  • Collision in Castres
  • C.A.L. Cargo Airlines becomes first Israeli airline to gain...
  • AirBridgeCargo extends ULD management partnership with Chep...
  • EASA's new executive director to start in September
  • New business development manager for Gefco Germany
  • Hellmann UK announces new road freight partnership with...
  • New app improves road freight services flexibility
  • Honold's patriarch celebrates "round" birthday

Marine Logweb site
MARCH 18, 2013
  • Rand Logistics starts 2013 sailing season
  • Wärtsilä GasReformer converts waste gas to fuel
  • Vancouver Shipyards starts OFSV design work
  • Schumer demands cruise passenger "bill of rights"
  • Lexie shootings: India slaps travel ban on ambassador

World Wide Shipperweb site
MARCH 18, 2013
  • G6 Alliance members unveil new service menu port rotations
  • Columbia navigation locks reopened ahead of schedule
  • 'K' Line orders thee vessels to expand containership fleet
  • Port of Vancouver, USA reports grade separation work nearly complete
  • Carriers combining services covering Asia/Australia trades

Lloyd's Listweb site
MARCH 18, 2013
  • Owners denied state aid for SOx compliance
    Brussels opens way for EU nations to support emission control area compliance, but only Finland does so
  • Aida Cruises commissions LNG cold-ironing barge
    Becker Marine develops response to in-port emissions
  • Miami takes a bite
    Florida port is hungry for more reefer cargo
  • Cruise industry welcomes proposed passenger bill of rights
    Clia seeks to review senator's suggestions
  • Torm pushes ahead with sale of five product tankers
    Struggling company makes a grab for cash
  • Lunde forecasts hundreds more KG collapses
    Many companies 'under water on their loans', top DVB banker warns
  • US sanctions 'unreasonable and unsubstantiated', says Kish P&I
    No foreign state has right to deprive crew of a safe working environment, says insurer
  • Smarter shipping
    Takeovers by non-maritime players can inject both cash and expertise
  • Ships are being hijacked to order in Southeast Asia, says Dryad
    Insider information sees vessels targeted for cargo or hull for pre-arranged customers
  • Blohm+Voss engineering sale highlights moves to consolidate
    SKF brings huge industrial business into the maritime supply sector
  • Ningbo Marine to ship 12m tonnes of coal for sister firm
    Takeover by Zhejiang Provincial Energy benefits Shanghai-listed dry bulk operator
  • Global Ports box volumes rise 8%
    Russian growth outperformed fellow Bric nations last year, says Fejfer
  • Thailand's rising gas use spurs employment for 'old ladies'
    Siamgas said to have bought yet another vintage LPG carrier
  • Dry sales see overpriced purchases outstrip local demand
    Recent India deals make the market nervous
  • Opinion split over carriers' ability to make Asia-Europe rate hikes stick
    Indices divided over prospects for March 15 GRI
  • Sea Marshals claims first Cape Verde licence
    West African operations from St Vincent started this month
  • Modal shift
    Transfer of cargo from air to sea freight gives an advantage to cost-conscious carriers
  • G6 clarifies transpacific tie-up after FMC gives it the green light
    Alliance will split six routes between Suez and Panama canals
  • China Shipping Haisheng moves lending to parent
    State conglomerate helps Hainan-based subsidiary to cut its financing costs
  • K Line joins the ultra-large containership club at last
    Carrier follows CKYH partners to sign letters of intent for five 14,000 teu boxships
  • Capital Product buys two Marinakis boxship newbuilds
    Acquisition part-financed by private issue to Kayne Anderson and Oaktree funds
  • Sungdong Shipbuilding seals deals for 10 capesize bulkers
    South Korea yard confirms orders from Marmaras Navigation and Alcyon Shipping

Fairplayweb site
MARCH 18, 2013
  • China's crude steel production doubled in 2012
    CHINA doubled its crude steel production to 717M tonnes in 2012, from 356M tonnes in 2005, the International Drying Bulk Shipping 2013 conference heard today
  • Fleet supply/demand expected to flatline
    GROWTH in the global merchant fleet has been forecast to slow this year to roughly match the expected increase in demand for capacity
  • 'K' Line seals order for five ULCSs
    'K' LINE today joined the ultra-large container ship club
  • Shell signs 20-tanker deal
    SHELL has signed on for 20 MR product tankers, to be chartered in from South Korea's Sinokor Merchant Marine
  • SMM wins $417M jack-up pair
    SEMBCORP Marine of Singapore said today it has clinched orders for two new jack-up rigs for a total $417M
  • Smaller bulkers seen outperforming Capesizes
    RATES for smaller drybulk carriers are expected to outperform the Capesize sector in the short term, shipping analysts at Pareto in Oslo said today
  • CPP doubles down on box ships
    NASDAQ-listed Capital Product Partners has confirmed acquiring two more box ships, as it further diversifies its fleet mix
  • Orders hit four-year low at Japan's yards
    ORDERS at Japanese shipbuilders hit a four-year low in February, with just five ships contracted
  • China Shipping to lend to Haisheng unit
    CHINA Shipping Haisheng said it plans to borrow 800M yuan ($127M) from parent group China Shipping for 180 days
  • Refinery turnaround seen boosting tanker rates
    A REVERSAL in refinery activity in 2Q13 should cause a rise in crude flows as the sector approaches this summer, a shipping analyst said today
  • For China, breakbulk boom or export drop?
    CHINA'S engineering, procurement and construction schemes in Asia, South America and Africa are likely to spark a breakbulk cargo boom
  • Semisubmersible chartered by COSL
    CHINA Oilfield Services has chartered in a semisubmersible drilling platform that is being towed to its South China Sea operations
  • Bulker kept from sinking
    QUICK thinking has saved a drybulker in danger of sinking after a collision in China
  • Ezion raises $10M
    SINGAPORE-listed Ezion Holdings said today it raised S$12
  • Mercator Lines confirms third charter-in termination
    MERCATOR Lines (Singapore) today confirmed the termination of a third chartered-in vessel

The Journal of Commerceweb site
MARCH 18, 2013
  • Indian Court Says Italian Ambassador Has No Immunity in Ship Guard Case
    The Indian Supreme Court on Monday ruled that the Italian ambassador to India cannot claim "diplomatic immunity" in a legal dispute over Rome's refusal to return two ship guards charged with the killing of Indian fishermen. "A person who comes to court and gives an undertaking has no immunity," the Supreme...
  • India Aims for $100 Billion in Trade With Africa
    India is revising its goal for trade with Africa upward, according to Indian Minister for Commerce, Industry & Textiles Shri Anand Sharma. Despite an adverse global economic environment and contraction in India's trade with major trading blocs, Sharma told the African trade ministers that India's target is now at least $100...
  • Seaboard Marine Using Containers as Ro-Ro Alternative
    Seaboard Marine has begun using new bilevel automotive containers to handle shipments of automobiles to the Dominican Republic and Jamaica. In January, the ocean carrier began testing the car containers as an alternative to roll-on, roll-off handling for automobiles. José Manuel Peña, general manager of Seaboard Marine Dominican Republic, said customer...
  • CMA CGM to Debut Marseilles-Algeria Shuttle
    CMA CGM on March 25 will launch a new service linking Marseilles, France, with the Port of Bejaia, Algeria. The new Marseille-Bejaia Shuttle will depart from Marseilles on Monday evenings, arriving in Bejaia on Wednesdays, and depart from Bejaia on Saturdays, with arrival in Marseilles on Monday mornings. Cargo from Italy and...
  • Hapag-Lloyd Plans Asia-Europe Rate Hikes
    Hapag-Lloyd is planning two rounds of rate increases from the Far East to Europe and the Mediterranean. The first hike is scheduled to take effect on April 15, with the second following approximately a month later, on May 13. The increase will be $500 per 20-foot-equivalent unit in each round, the...
  • Battery Makers Urge Single Standard for Air Cargo
    An organization representing makers of rechargeable batteries is urging the U.S. Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration to bring U.S. regulations on air transport of lithium batteries in alignment with international standards for such shipments. PRBA-The Rechargeable Battery Association has filed comments stating its support for proposed harmonization but decrying a...
  • Tepper Acquires Majority Stake in FastFrate
    Tepper Holdings has acquired a majority interest in Fastfrate Holdings, which controls Consolidated Fastfrate, Canada Drayage and related trucking and logistics operations, from a fund managed by Fenway Partners. The transaction, completed on Monday, was unanimously supported by its board, Fastfrate said. Terms of the transaction were not disclosed. "I am thrilled...
  • Work Begins on Melbourne Port Project
    Construction has begun on a project to boost capacity at Australia's Port of Melbourne. The A$1.6 billion (approximately US$1.7 billion) project includes additional shipping berths and on-dock inspection facilities to support the port's growing vehicle trade and other improvements. Victorian Minister for Ports David Hodgett said the competitive bidding by private parties...
  • Bridge the Gaps in Your GTM Operations with Gartner Research
    As organizations expand their global presence, many are implementing Global Trade Management (GTM) solutions for financial gain and risk mitigation. To help improve GTM operations, Gartner designed a GTM Maturity Model outlining the defining characteristics of companies in each of the four stages of maturity: Stage 1: Market-Focused Stage 2: Cost-Focused Stage 3: Demand-Driven Stage...
  • Consolidation Cooking in European Short Sea Shipping
    Shipping lines on the busy North Sea and Baltic routes are jostling for position ahead of another round of consolidation as the private equity funds and buyout firms that rushed into the market during the boom days of easily available capital and debt finance and strong traffic growth are bowing...
  • Canada-Panama FTA Set to Take Effect
    The Canada-Panama Free Trade Agreement will enter into force on April 1. Diane Ablonczy, Canada's minister of state of foreign affairs (Americas and Consular Affairs) made the announcement in Panama City, Panama, on March 17. She was joined by Fernando Núñez Fábrega, Panama's minister of foreign affairs, and by several representatives...
  • SBS Worldwide Promotes Kloch
    Lars Kloch, new CEO - Freight Division for SBS WorldwideLars Kloch has taken on a larger role at SBS Worldwide. Kloch, formerly US CEO for the London-based freight forwarder and supply chain company, has been named CEO of its freight division, with responsibility for global freight operations. In this new capacity,...
  • G6 Alliance Details Trans-Pacific Routes
    The G6 Alliance, which recently announced its expansion into the Trans-Pacific trade, has now provided details on the port rotations of the new services. Beginning in May, the alliance's six member lines will offer six coordinated services in the Asia-to-North America East Coast trade. They will deploy more than 50 vessels...
  • Port of Oakland Adds to Leadership Team
    The Oakland Board of Port Commissioners has approved hiring a new Social Responsibility Division director and a new chief technology officer. As SRD director, Amy Tharpe will partner with community and businesses to promote positive social and economic changes and develop a social responsibility strategy for the port. Tharpe managed San...
  • Hapag-Lloyd to Hike Asia-Europe, Asia-Australia Rates
    Hapag-Lloyd will increase rates on its westbound trade from India and Pakistan to North Europe and the Mediterranean by $225 per 20-foot-equivalent unit, starting April 1. The carrier will also hike rates on its trade from northeast Asia to Australia by $300 per TEU, starting April 15...
  • Drewry: Carriers Could Absorb Suez Canal Closure
    If the current civil unrest in Egypt forces the closure of the Suez Canal, ocean shipping lines would be able to absorb most of the shock of diverting Asia-Europe shipments around the Cape of Good Hope by increasing vessel speeds. "Closure of the Suez Canal tomorrow would not be a train...
  • FMC Seeks Info on Chassis Pool Request
    The Federal Maritime Commission has asked Consolidated Chassis Management to provide more information on its request to permit lessors, truckers and other equipment contributors to serve on the boards of CCM and its regional pools. CCM, created in 2004, operates six regional chassis pools that include more than one-fifth of the...
  • Global Ports' Profit Falls on Flat Revenue, Higher Container Traffic
    Global Ports' net profit for 2012 fell 16 percent from a year ago and revenue stalled even as the Russian group boosted container traffic by 8 percent to consolidate its near 30 percent share of the domestic market. The $23.5 million decline in net profit to $123.5 million reflected impairment charges,...
  • Maersk Does It Again
    You have to hand it to Soren Skou and the company he leads: They know how to command a stage. Before this month's three-day TPM Conference was an hour old, the CEO of Maersk Line had dropped at least three noteworthy bits of information that, if they didn't turn the...

Containerisation Internationalweb site
MARCH 18, 2013
  • Busan expects box volume to grow to 22m teu in 2020
    BUSAN, the world's fifth-largest container port, has forecast its yearly throughput to grow to 22.4m teu in 2020 - a hike of more than 29%.The South Korea ...
  • Consolidation between Southeast Asia and AUS
    Effective April 19 two services from Southeast Asia to Australia will be combined into one to form a new ASAL loop on a fixed-day itinerary.Carriers operating the ...
  • Global Ports Investments sees annual box volumes rise 8%
    GLOBAL Ports Investments maintained its leadership in the Russian container terminal market in 2012, reporting an 8% year-on-year increase in volumes to 1.4m teu.APM ...
  • G6 clarifies transpacific tie-up after FMC gives it the green light
    THE G6 alliance has released more details of the new tie-up on the transpacific trades it announced last month, having secured approval for the plan from the US ...
  • K Line joins the ultra-large containership club at last
  • Jury out on GRIs
    Friday March 15 was a crucial date for ocean carriers plying the over capacity-plagued Asia to Europe tradelane; it was the day when their profitability-setting ...

TradeWindsweb site
MARCH 18, 2013
  • Pappadakis primed
    Bulker newbuilding prices are unlikely to fall much below current market lows, according to industry veteran Nicholas "Nicky" Pappadakis.
  • Evensen uncensored
    The tanker market is in the fifth year of the downturn and the tides are unlikely to turn until 2014, according to Teekay Corp CEO Peter Evensen.
  • ClassNK targets US
    ClassNK, the world's largest class society, has signalled "dramatic" expansion in the US as it made its first, although modest, acquisition in its history which will take on ABS in the domestic US 'brown water' market.
  • Bahri eyes bonds
    Saudi shipowner Bahri is considering a debut Islamic bond issue to help pay for its $1.3bn takeover of compatriot owner Vela.
  • Prosafe flags Cyprus effect
    Prosafe has become the first Cyprus-based shipping related company to confirm it will take a hit if a government levy on savings comes into effect.
  • Back with a bang
    A sharp rise in criminal activity in the Niger Delta has led to fears of a return to a pre-amnesty level of pirate activity.
  • Freed crew to be paid
    The crew from a tanker released by Somali pirates earlier this month have struck a deal on wages owed to them.
  • Maersk's 100 cuts
    Denmark's AP Moller-Maersk could shed or shrink as many as 100 non-core units as it looks to reinvest cash.
  • ECA Crackdown continues
    A cruiseship managed by V. Ships Leisure has been identified as the latest target of what appears to be an increasingly aggresive US Coast Guard (USCG) crusade against air pollution.
  • New hope for Titan
    Embattled Titan Petrochemicals has won a postponement in its legal battle to avoid liquidation proceedings as a fresh cash injection appears to be around the corner.
  • NAT not involved
    Nordic American Tankers has distanced itself from reports linking it with a sale-and-leaseback deal with Euronav.
  • Failed bid clears the way
    STX OSV has greater clarity to move forward now that the uncertainty over a takeover bid by Fincantieri has come to an end, according to a Singapore-based analyst.
  • Havyard sets new record
    Saevik family controlled Havyard Group has warned of intensified competition in the offshore arena as it reported the best annual results in its history.
  • CSIC upbeat on orders
    China Shipbuilding Industry Co (CSIC) says global ship orders jumped 31% between December 2012 and January this year.
  • Stolt hopes to fire
    Stolt-Nielsen is firing on only two of three cylinders and is dependant on a recovery in the parcel tanker market to post a respectable profit, its top executives say.
  • Rate rises sticking
    Price hikes by container lines are boosting spot rates, according to figures from the Shanghai Shipping Exchange (SSE).
  • APT eyes debt action
    American Petroleum Tankers (APT) is planning to borrow $280m to pay off other debt as high interest costs swelled its 2012 loss.
  • Norden fights in Florida
    Norden has intensified its battle with Indian coal trader Bhatia over the failure of two contracts-of-affreightment.
  • Chinese yard on a roll
    Shanghai Waigaoqiao Shipyard has followed up its recent success in attracting hard-to-come-by shiporders by making more headway in the offshore sector.
  • Sardinian suspension
    Italy's Grandi Navi Veloci (GNV) is scrapping its ro-pax route from Genoa to Olbia in Sardinia.
  • Vroon builds Fujian tally
    Dutch shipowner Vroon has returned to Fujian Southeast Shipyard in China with a new order for the second time this year.
  • Hakata seals KMTC duo
    Hakata Shipbuilding Co has confirmed orders for two 1,000-teu feeder containerships on the back of long-term charters.
  • High five for K Line
    K Line has placed a five-ship order for what will be the largest container vessels on its books.
  • Reindeer slaughter
    An unknown number of reindeer have been killed after a swimming herd was hit by a cargoship off Norway.
  • On the rocks
    A German cargoship faces two weeks aground in low tides unless a salvage operation frees it on Monday.
  • Mercator cans another
    Mercator Lines (Singapore) has terminated another long-term time charter - its fourth since the start of the year.
  • Yard deal torn up
    India has scrapped approval for a new shipyard proposed by Goodearth Maritime.
  • Sungdong in cape haul
    Sungdong Shipbuilding has won newbuilding orders for up to ten capesize bulker newbuildings from two Greek shipowners.
  • Plato in PSV prang
    Singapore has seen a fourth collision incident in less than a month despite a recent warning from local authorities.
  • PPL wins Mexico rigs
    SembCorp Marine's PPL Shipyard has won a repeat newbuilding order for two jack-up drilling rigs in a deal worth $417m.
  • DHT offloads Regal
    DHT Holdings has reportedly sold the oldest tanker in its fleet to Thai buyers, according to a number of brokers.
  • Capital drops down two
    Evangelos Marinakis' Capital Products Partners is to acquire two 5,000-teu containerships from his private company.

American Shipperweb site
MARCH 18, 2013
  • ATA challenges hours of service rules in court
    The American Trucking Associations argued Friday in front of a panel of judges from the U.S. Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit that the FMCSA's hours of service rule changes should not be implemented.
  • Antwerp seaport adds Descartes system
  • G6 reveals port rotations for Asia-U.S. East Coast
    The G6 Alliance, which announced earlier this year that it would expand beyond the Asia-Europe trade lane, has revealed port rotations for six services between East Asia and the U.S. East Coast, starting in May.
  • 'K' Line orders five 14,000-TEU containerships
    "K" Line has not yet decided if it will own the ships or charter them from another company. "There are several options but our basic idea is to create an off-balance-sheet scheme for these vessels," a "K" Line spokesman said.
  • Sharp rise in Asia-to-Europe box rates, softness in U.S.
  • Cathay, Hactl show depressed February results
  • U.S., Canada announce truck pre-clearance pilot
  • Maersk's Triple-Es to star in their own TV series
  • U.S. cites progress on FTA with South Korea
    Friday, March 15, marked the one-year anniversary of the entry into force of the U.S.-South Korea free trade agreement and, so far, the White House is pleased with the results. U.S. auto, chemical, services and ag exports make inroads.
  • Executive moves

The Bunker Bulletinweb site
MARCH 18, 2013
  • Crude pull prices down in Rotterdam
    Supplies of 380 cSt remained tight in Hamburg.
  • Prices soft in Fujairah while avails remian tight
    Markets were firming in South Africa.
  • New catalytic cracker comes on-line in South Korea
    GS Caltex says it is 'adjusting to changes in demand in global oil market.'
  • OW brings in experienced trader to HK team
    New addition will be 'invaluable in developing our market leading offering', says company.
  • US detains second ship on ECA infringement
    Seen by some as further evidence of tougher stance.
  • Fuel efficiency key goal for the future, survey finds
    Two thirds of owners put using less fuel at the top of their business agendas.
  • Mixed trading across Asian ports
    Traders in Singapore reported average to 'slightly above average demand'.
  • EEA: Fuel efficiency the 'easiest way' to cut emissions
    Scrubbing technology will not address shipping's greenhouse gas emissions.
  • Call to improve Goa's inland bunkering facilities
    Move would boost growth in other sectors in the Indian state.
  • TOTE takes up fuel-efficient option
    Move to make way for more fuel-efficient ships.
  • DNV to develop LNG bunkering guidelines for Antwerp
    DNV will also provide a 'hazard assessment of the bulk transport of dangerous goods'.
  • LNG-fuelled fast ferry starts sea-trials
    Trials are being held on the Derwent River in Tasmania.
  • Bunker Holding welcomes new regional credit manager
    Linda Goh is an experienced credit manager and analyst.
  • AET takes delivery of eco-friendly VLCC
    320,000 dwt vessel fully compliant with IMO's ballast water management convention.
  • Total expands Singapore bunker division
    Jacky Hok was was earlier based in Geneva, Switzerland at Total Oil Trading S.A.

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Accidents to dock workers occur equally frequently on board ships as on land.
London
Norwegian Cruise Line Holdings reports record performance for the April-June quarter
Norwegian Cruise Line Holdings reports record performance for the April-June quarter
Miami
Bookings reached an unprecedented level
Paolo Piacenza has been appointed extraordinary commissioner of the Port Authority of the Southern Tyrrhenian and Ionian Seas.
Rome/Genoa/Gioia Tauro
DB Cargo records declines in turnover and rail freight volumes
Berlin
In the first six months of this year, shipments totaled 82.9 million tons (-10.8%)
In the second quarter, container traffic in the port of Genoa fell by -2.8% while in Savona-Vado it grew by +76.3%
Genoa
In the Ligurian capital, the transhipment share decreased, while the Savona port benefited.
Fincantieri records strong growth in half-year financial performance and new orders
Rome
In the first six months of 2025, orders totaled 14.7 billion euros (+93.5%)
In the second quarter, naval traffic through the Suez Canal decreased by -6.2%
In the second quarter, naval traffic through the Suez Canal decreased by -6.2%
Cairo
1,248 tankers (-2.7%) and 1,826 other types of vessels (-8.5%) passed through
CMA CGM's net profit fell by 140% in the second quarter.
Marseille
Revenues stable. The French shipping group is interested in acquiring Hutchison Ports' terminals.
Royal Caribbean closes second quarter with record net profit
Miami
The April-June period was very positive
Union Pacific and Norfolk Southern announced a merger agreement today.
Union Pacific and Norfolk Southern announced a merger agreement today.
Omaha/Atlanta
First coast-to-coast cargo rail network
Gurrieri resigns as Special Commissioner of the Eastern Adriatic Sea Port Authority
Trieste
The atypical reverse charge for the logistics sector will become applicable tomorrow
Milan
Ruggerone (Assologistica): one of the most strategic reforms we helped build is being implemented
Policy brief on cyber threats that pose risks to port infrastructure
Tallinn
It was developed by the NATO Cyber Defence Centre of Excellence
Interferry urges the EU Commission to harmonize its shipping decarbonization regulations with those of the IMO
Victoria
Failure to align - the association warned - will force shipping companies to pay twice for emissions.
In the second quarter of 2025, Chinese seaports handled 79.1 million containers (+6.1%)
Beijing
Total freight traffic was three billion tons (+3.3%), of which 1.3 billion tons were with foreign countries (+1.9%).
CK Hutchison announces plans to include a Chinese investor in the consortium to sell Hutchison Ports
Hong Kong
Without the participation of the COSCO shipping group, China would not authorize the sale
Sri Lanka's Supreme Court has awarded compensation of $1 billion over the X-Press Pearl accident.
Sri Lanka's Supreme Court has awarded compensation of $1 billion over the X-Press Pearl accident.
Columbus
The container ship caught fire and sank near the port of Colombo
The Greek government sends a tugboat to the Red Sea to assist ships that may be attacked by the Houthis.
The Greek government sends a tugboat to the Red Sea to assist ships that may be attacked by the Houthis.
Piraeus
The AHTS "Giant" is leaving
Saipem and Subsea7 have signed a binding merger agreement.
Saipem and Subsea7 have signed a binding merger agreement.
Milan/Luxembourg
The transaction is expected to close in the second half of 2026.
In the second quarter, the port of Valencia handled over 1.5 million containers (+4.0%)
In the first half of 2025, the amount of new orders to Chinese shipyards fell by -18.2%
Beijing
A decrease of -3.5% in new construction completed in the period was recorded
In the second quarter of 2025, freight traffic in the port of Trieste grew by +3.7%
Trieste
Bulk cargo increased. Miscellaneous cargo fell by 13.2%.
CMA CGM and TotalEnergies form joint venture for LNG bunkering in the Port of Rotterdam.
Marseille
Agreement to supply 360,000 tons of liquefied natural gas per year to the French group's ships
In the second quarter of 2025, freight traffic in Spanish ports decreased by -4.7%
Madrid
All the main product categories are decreasing except for conventional goods
Brookfield Asset Management to sell 49% of British port group PD Ports to Spain's Pontegadea
Middlesbrough
The English company has over 1,400 employees
In the quarter April-June, freight traffic in the port of Rotterdam decreased by -2.3%
In the quarter April-June, freight traffic in the port of Rotterdam decreased by -2.3%
Rotterdam
The port authority is alarmed by the state of crisis in the national industry.
The electrification of the docks in the ports of Livorno, Piombino and Portoferraio is proceeding according to plan.
Third dock for cruise traffic in the port of Catania
Catania
Pier 25's restyling completed
Another quarter of decline in freight traffic at the port of Algeciras
Algeciras
In the period April-June, containers amounted to 1.24 million TEUs (+1.0%)
A new tax applied to cruise passengers disembarking in national ports came into force today in Greece.
Athens
Belgian rail freight company Lineas receives €61 million government loan
Brussels
The measure was approved last night by the restricted council of ministers
ERTMS installation completed on 1,400 kilometers of Italian railway network
Rome
The project is financed with 2.5 billion euros from PNRR funds.
Wärtsilä's quarterly financial and commercial results are positive.
Helsinki
The Marine Electrical Systems division will be sold to the Italian company VINCI Energies.
In the port of Barcelona the number of cruise terminals will be reduced from seven to five
In the port of Barcelona the number of cruise terminals will be reduced from seven to five
Barcelona
The mayor: For the first time in history, a limit is placed on the growth of cruises in the city.
MSC and Moby have presented their commitments to meet the AGCM's requirements.
Rome
Shipping Agencies Services will sell its 49% stake in Moby, waiving the consideration in favor of the majority shareholder. Moby commits to completely repaying its debt to SAS.
Fincantieri confirms its interest in the development of American shipbuilding
Fincantieri confirms its interest in the development of American shipbuilding
Washington
Folgiero: Commitment to deliver next-generation capabilities in full alignment with U.S. strategic priorities
The Chamber of Deputies has approved the appointment of four presidents of Italian Port System Authorities.
Rome
The names proposed for the Port System Authorities of the Southern Adriatic, Central-Northern Tyrrhenian, Western Liguria, and Eastern Liguria have been approved. Voting on the Northern Tyrrhenian Authority has been postponed.
Information exchange between state administrations for the digitalization of the maritime sector begins
Rome
The first operational meeting at the Coast Guard General Command in Rome
The Clean Maritime Fuels Platform suggests measures to support the production and distribution of clean marine fuels
COSCO Shipping Ports sets new monthly and quarterly container traffic records
Hong Kong
In the period April-June, 29.4 million TEUs were handled (+4.5%)
Sharp increase in cases of seafarers abandoning their ships
London
2,286 crew members from 222 ships involved as of early 2025
Global freight traffic saw strong growth in the first quarter of this year in anticipation of new tariffs
Global freight traffic saw strong growth in the first quarter of this year in anticipation of new tariffs
Geneva
North America saw the strongest quarterly growth in imports
In the port of Antwerp-Bruges containers and rolling stock are increasing and other types of goods are decreasing
Antwerp
Traffic congestion continues at the airport, with the situation on the landside becoming critical
A study denounces the delay of European ports in equipping themselves with cold ironing facilities.
Brussels/Pozzallo
The tender to electrify the docks of the port of Pozzallo has begun.
T&E proposes to include more non-EU transhipment ports to avoid carbon leakage
Brussels
The association calls on the EU Commission to reduce the current threshold of 65% of transhipment traffic
Federlogistica urges the immediate establishment of a control room on tariffs
Genoa
The aim is also to eliminate extra costs caused by bureaucracy.
Containerized cargo handled through the port of Singapore fell by 2.9% in the second quarter.
Singapore
Last May, ship transits through the Suez Canal decreased by -6.8%
Last May, ship transits through the Suez Canal decreased by -6.8%
Cairo
The negative trend continued in June and early July
Terminal operators are not at all satisfied with a policy that seems to have no interest in ports
Rome
Cognolato: It is essential to close the ongoing trials on several fronts.
The largest ship ever to dock at Cagliari's Porto Canale at the MITO terminal.
Milan
The container ship "MSC Venice" with a capacity of 16,652 TEU arrived yesterday
On 5 and 6 November in Lisbon a summit called by the ILA against automation in the maritime and port sector
On 5 and 6 November in Lisbon a summit called by the ILA against automation in the maritime and port sector
North Bergen/Metzingen
South Korean HD Hyundai, together with German NEURA Robotics, will develop and test welding robots in shipyards
The toll of the horrific attack on the bulk carrier Eternity C in the Red Sea is still uncertain.
Mandaluyong/London/Brussels
Joint statement by ICS, BIMCO, European Shipowners, Intercargo and Intertanko
In the first half of 2025, bulk cargo increased and general cargo decreased in the port of Marseille-Fos
Marseille
Cruise passengers increase by +5%
The Senate has approved the framework law on interports
Rome
UIR, gives the Italian interport system a modern, orderly and coherent regulatory framework
Carlo De Ruvo was elected president of Confetra
Rome
Among the challenges, the uncontrolled expansion of large logistics groups and their concentration
Number of pirate attacks on ships still high in the second quarter of 2025
Number of pirate attacks on ships still high in the second quarter of 2025
Kuala Lumpur
The number of acts of violence against crews is decreasing
Telemar and TNL Group merger agreement
Telemar and TNL Group merger agreement
Oslo/Athens/Paris
One of the top three operators in the OT/IoT services market for the maritime and superyacht sectors will be created
Attacks on ships in the Red Sea still cause deaths among seafarers
Portsmouth
Liberian-flagged bulk carrier " Eternity C" targeted
Canadian shipbuilding company Davie acquires second shipyard in Finland
Helsinki/Pori
It will buy the Enersense Offshore shipyard
Trump has eliminated tariff exemptions for low-cost goods for all nations.
Washington
Goods with a value of less than $800 will also be subject to the tax.
Viking Mira was launched at Fincantieri's Ancona shipyard
Trieste
The multi-role frigate "Emilio Bianchi" was delivered to the Muggiano shipyard
The Port Authority of the Central-Northern Adriatic Sea has obtained EMAS registration
Ravenna
Certifies commitment to environmental management and sustainability
MSC Cruises reduces emissions with the support of an energy transition plan
Geneva
The 2024 Sustainability Report has been presented
DSV reports strong growth in financial and operating results thanks to the acquisition of Schenker
Hedehusene
Quarterly record in air and ocean shipment volumes
In 2024, the Fratelli Cosulich group's revenues increased by +12.8%
Genoa
Operating result down by -31.7%
In the second quarter of this year, Finnlines' revenues decreased by -5.0%.
Helsinki
Net profit of 26.1 million euros (+7.7%)
Container traffic in the Port of New York remained stable in the April-June quarter.
New York
An increase of +4.9% was recorded in the first half of 2025
The Chamber of Deputies approves the appointment of the presidents of five Port System Authorities.
Rome
They are Davide Gariglio, Francesco Rizzo, Eliseo Cuccaro, Francesco Benevolo and Giovanni Gugliotti
Latrofa appointed extraordinary commissioner of the Port Authority of the Central-Northern Tyrrhenian Sea
Rome
Ministerial decree signed
The PNRR tender for interports has been reopened.
Rome
Resources available amounting to 2.2 million euros
Port of Livorno: Workers are the priority in the LTM crisis
Livorno
UPS's quarterly earnings performance declines
Atlanta
Net income in the April-June quarter was $1.28 billion (-8.9%)
Approval for the 2025 budget variation of the Southern Tyrrhenian and Ionian Sea Port Authority.
Gioia Tauro
500 thousand euros for the 49% share held by the Port Agency company
FHP Group acquires the remaining 10% stake in Lotras
Milan/Foggia
The integration between Lotras and CFI Intermodal will begin to create FHP Intermodal.
OITAF scientific document on good practices in the logistics and transport of fresh fruit and vegetables
Milan
The Northern Tyrrhenian Sea Port Authority has joined the PLIKA
Livorno
Platform dedicated to training, innovation and knowledge sharing in the logistics and port sectors
Matteo Paroli's nomination as president of the Western Ligurian Sea Port Authority has been signed.
Rome
He has a degree in law and a specialization in administrative law.
Container throughput increases in Haropa Port, while bulk cargo decreases.
Le Havre
In the first half of this year, containers were 1.51 million TEUs (+4%)
Bureau Veritas reports a 9.8% quarterly increase in revenues in the Marine & Offshore segment
Courbevoie
Kalmar and Konecranes increase new orders in the April-June quarter
Helsinki
The turnover of the two Finnish companies is slightly increasing
Container traffic in the port of Barcelona fell by 12.2% in the second quarter.
Barcelona
Assiterminal threatens a new wave of appeals against regulations it believes are damaging to port operations
Genoa
2M Logistics signs an agreement with Salerno-based Gallozzi
Barendrecht
The Dutch company will represent GF Logistics, a subsidiary of the Italian group, in the Benelux region.
Swiss company Kuehne+Nagel's quarterly profits fell
Schindellegi
In the period April-June of this year, net turnover grew by +1.7%
Yang Ming orders three 8,000 TEU container ships from Nihon Shipyard and Imabari Shipbuilding
Keelung/Imabari
Contract valued at $351.3-394.5 million
Italia Nostra reiterates its strong concerns about the construction of the Fiumicino-Isola Sacra port.
Rome
European maritime cities, destinations for cruise tourism - the association highlights - denounce the phenomenon of over-tourism in the cruise sector
Egypt's first automotive terminal has come into operation at Port Said East.
East Port Said
It can accommodate two car carriers at the same time
SAILING LIST
Visual Sailing List
Departure ports
Arrival ports by:
- alphabetical order
- country
- geographical areas
Tepsa has acquired a liquid bulk terminal in the port of Rotterdam.
Singapore/Rotterdam
It was sold by Global Energy Storage Holdings
The Spinelli Group has approved its 2024 sustainability report.
Genoa
Of the company's 616 direct employees, 49% are under the age of 50.
In the second quarter of this year, cargo traffic in Turkish ports grew by +1.6%
Ankara
Cargoes to and from Italy amounted to 12.7 million tons (+10.1%)
Extension of the Simplified Logistics Zone for Genoa Ports and Dry Ports to the Savona, Vado Ligure, and Bergeggi areas.
Genoa
Approval from the ZLS Steering Committee
Isotta Fraschini Motori has inaugurated a new production line for hydrogen fuel cell systems in Bari.
Trieste
They will be used for naval and land solutions
The Grande Shanghai , the Grimaldi Group's first ammonia-ready car carrier, has been christened.
Naples
It has a load capacity of 9,000 CEUs.
The Port of Genoa, FILT, and UILT have declared a five-day strike at the Bettolo Terminal.
Genoa
Fit Cisl Liguria expressed solidarity with the workers
The tender for the dredging of the commercial dock basin at the port of Ancona has been published.
Ancona
The removal of approximately 730 thousand cubic meters of sediment is planned
Tender for the restoration and enhancement of docks 32 and 33 in the Deep Sea Zone of the port of Savona
Genoa
An investment of over 6.7 million euros is expected
There are 1,100 workers in Palermo directly employed in the seaside tourism sector
Palermo
This year, cruise traffic is expected to grow by 9.4% in the port of the Sicilian capital.
Six-month growth of +9% in freight on the St. Petersburg-India/China maritime route
Fly
FESCO operates six vessels in the service
Port of Trieste: Special Commissioner Gurrieri under investigation for money laundering
Trieste
I am certain - he declared - that I can demonstrate that I acted legally, in full transparency.
Vard signs new contract for the construction of two CSOVs
Trieste
The vessels will be used to support operations in the offshore wind sector
UIR welcomes the publication of the tender for the digitalization of the logistics chain.
Rome
Di Caterina (ALIS): a concrete tool that enhances the needs of businesses and strengthens the logistics system
GNV celebrated its first ten years of activity on the Italy-Albania route
Durres
During the period, the company's ships carried over 1.25 million passengers
A shipment of over 1.2 tons of marijuana was seized at the port of Gioia Tauro.
Reggio Calabria/Catanzaro
Members of a criminal organization that imported drugs from South America through European ports and airports have been arrested.
Yang Ming orders Hanwha Ocean to build seven 15,000 TEU dual-fuel containerships
Keelung
They will be delivered between 2028 and 2029
Walden to sell healthcare logistics business to Yusen Logistics
Paris
Exclusive negotiations announced
Solinas (Sardinian Action Party) is not at all satisfied with the state of Sardinian ports
Cagliari
The immediate establishment of a special commission is urged
ANSI welcomes the introduction of the information dashboard for managing private procurement contracts in logistics.
Rome
D'Angelo: it will allow the country to take another step forward
Russo (Confcommercio): excluding road transport from the PNRR funding was shortsighted.
Rome
First bulletin from the Freight Insights Observatory produced by the National Center for Sustainable Mobility
ABB Group posts sharp growth in quarterly financial and business performance
Zurich
In the period April-June the value of new orders grew by +16.0%
Informal consultations have begun on the preliminary proposal for the new Ancona Port Master Plan.
Ancona
Eleven meetings scheduled for July
Program agreement for preparatory and functional interventions for the construction of the bridge over the Strait of Messina
Rome
It was signed today in Rome
Project to develop an ecological station for the treatment of wastewater from ships
Naples
Initiative of the Neapolitan Group of the Cenere and Iello Landing
Assiterminal urges against bringing sediment from the Bagnoli dredging project into the port of Naples.
Genoa
Cognolato and Ferrari: It is essential to safeguard the full functionality of the commercial port's activities.
Container traffic at the Port of Long Beach fell 3.4% in the second quarter.
Long Beach
A decline of -16.4% was recorded in June
Paolo Pessina has been appointed vice president of Conftrasporto-Confcommercio.
Rome
He is president of the national federation of maritime agents and brokers
Container traffic in the port of Hong Kong decreased by -8.2% in the second quarter
Hong Kong
A decrease of -13.7% was recorded in June
Cuneo-based logistics company Nord Ovest is seeing growing financial results.
Wedge
Construction work on a new depot in Mondovì will be completed in early 2026.
Container traffic at the Port of Los Angeles grows driven by fears of new tariffs
Los Angeles
June saw the highest volume ever recorded for this month
The Management Committee of the Sardinia Sea Port Authority has adopted the DPSS
Cagliari
Green light for the concession to MITO and the appeal against the rejection of Olbia's dredging project.
Three events in Genoa for three new Explora Journeys cruise ships.
Genoa
A technical launch, a coin laying and the cutting of the first sheet metal were carried out at the Fincantieri shipyard
Grimaldi sells 5% of Terminal Darsena Toscana to Livorno Port Company
Naples/Livorno
Option to purchase an additional 5% of the share capital
Concession agreement signed that assigns management of the port of Tartous to DP World
Damascus
It has a lifespan of 30 years
Matteo Gasparato appointed president of the Northern Adriatic Sea Port Authority
Rome
He was appointed extraordinary commissioner of the same port authority
Meeting in Rome between the heads of ESPO and Assoporti
Rome
Among the topics addressed, the competitiveness of European ports in the current global context
Chinese airline OOCL reports quarterly decline in scheduled service revenues
Hong Kong
Cargo transported by the company's ships is increasing
Collaboration between the Ukrainian Sea Ports Authority and the Western Ligurian Sea Port Authority
Rome
Agreement with an initial duration of five years
Survey in Germany on the prospects of companies in the maritime, port and shipbuilding sectors
Hamburg
Shipowners are more concerned. Positive prospects for ports and shipyards.
Port of Augusta: Work begins on a third bridge connecting the island to the mainland.
Augusta
Work worth over 20 million euros
Vard signs contract with InkFish for new research vessel
Trieste
The deal is worth more than 200 million euros.
1.1 billion euros will be invested in the port of Hamburg to strengthen the container sector
Hamburg
Improving accessibility and port infrastructure in the Waltershofer Hafen area
Meyer Turku delivered the new Star of the Seas cruise ship to Royal Caribbean
Turku
It has a gross tonnage of 250,800 tons
ESPO calls for increased funding for ports under the next EU Multiannual Financial Framework
Brussels
The CEF programme funds have proven to be far from sufficient
Fincantieri delivers the new Oceania Allura cruise ship to Oceania Cruises.
Miami/Trieste
Two additional Sonata-class ships have been converted into orders.
PORTS
Italian Ports:
Ancona Genoa Ravenna
Augusta Gioia Tauro Salerno
Bari La Spezia Savona
Brindisi Leghorn Taranto
Cagliari Naples Trapani
Carrara Palermo Trieste
Civitavecchia Piombino Venice
Italian Interports: list World Ports: map
DATABASE
ShipownersShipbuilding and Shiprepairing Yards
ForwardersShip Suppliers
Shipping AgentsTruckers
MEETINGS
Confindustria event on the sea economy in Rome on July 15th
Rome
The public meeting of the International Containers Studies Center will be held in Genoa on July 2nd
Genoa
››› Meetings File
PRESS REVIEW
Why Malta is objecting to a new price cap on Russian oil
(timesofmalta.com)
US has its eye on Greek ports
(Kathimerini)
››› Press Review File
FORUM of Shipping
and Logistics
Intervento del presidente Tomaso Cognolato
Roma, 19 giugno 2025
››› File
Uniport: Bringing debris from Bagnoli to the port of Naples would postpone long-awaited dredging.
Rome
Legora de Feo: It's necessary to find alternative solutions.
Taiwanese companies Evergreen, Yang Ming and WHL saw sharp declines in quarterly revenues.
Keelung/Taipei
In the period April-June it fell by -18.7%, -26.5% and -8.6% respectively
The establishment of the Information Dashboard for the management of private procurement contracts in logistics has been approved.
In May, freight traffic in the port of Ravenna grew by +1.4%
Ravenna
Bulk cargo is on the rise. Miscellaneous cargo is on the decline.
EU approves joint purchase of port equipment by terminal operators
Brussels
Joint definition of minimum technical specifications of equipment is also permitted
Serbian energy group EPS will import coal through the Montenegrin port of Bar
Bar
Currently imports from Indonesia pass through the port of Constanta
Fincantieri Foundation and Luiss University launch a project to strengthen the safety of underwater infrastructure.
Trieste
Among the objectives, contribute to the definition of a specific regulatory framework
Freewheeling: The government's U-turn on anti-mafia controls in the road haulage sector is a welcome development.
Modena
Franchini: If the government has realized it made a mistake, that's good news.
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