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February 21, 2013
Sched Netweb site
  • Suez January transits down 15.9pc, revenues fall 9pc to US$405 million
  • Idle fleet increases from 739,000 TEU to 804,000 TEU within a week
  • China plans massive infrastructure upgrade along 22,000-kilometre border
  • Hebei ports container throughput up 65.5pc to 78,000 TEU in January
  • Jilin Hunchun border trade value with Russia increases 25pc in 2012
  • UPS expands global LCL network to 300 lanes with focus on Latin America
  • Cargotec re-organisation cost cuts profit to 67pc to US$119 million
  • Starbucks expands sourcing from Yunnan to open roasting plant in India
  • Inchcape warns Iberia air strike will hit crew logistics services
  • Cathay Pacific, Dragonair cargo up 14.2pc in January to 132,792 tonnes
  • Eight gunmen crash Antwerp airport fence, grab US$67 million in diamonds
  • IATA urges authorities to embrace global Secure Freight principles
  • Cargolux poised to embrace drastic cost and fleet cutting strategy
  • Lyon logs solid air cargo growth, though bellyhold slips as trucking grows

Exim Indiaweb site
FEBRUARY 20, 2013
  • INSA-Service tax points for Budget memorandum
  • NYK completes winter safety campaign
  • Kandla Port operations unaffected
  • Strike impacts operations at Mumbai Port, JNP
  • Indev Group inaugurates freight & integrated logistics division in Pune

International Transport Journalweb site
FEBRUARY 20, 2013
  • Cargolux with today's special service to unusual Swiss airport
    Luxembourg-based Cargolux Airlines is operating a charter flight from Payerne airport (ICAO Code LSMP), located between Berne and Lausanne (both Switzerland) to the US west coast. ...
  • Initiative brings three key issues closer in-line with Ontario's regulations
    Quebec (Canada) made several regulation changes affecting the trucking industry that took effect on 14 February. Permits will no longer be required for: vehicles equipped with wide...
  • Armed robbers attack Swiss aircraft in Brussels
    Armed robbers stole diamonds worth EUR 37.5 million while the gems were being loaded onto a Helvetic Airways plane at Brussels airport (Belgium) on Monday evening, the news agency ...
  • Port of Bilbao set new container traffic record
    For yet one more year container traffic at the Spanish port of Bilbao reached a record high of 610,131 teu in 2012. A boost in container exports brought about this significant incr...
  • European Barge Union elects new president
    The board of directors of the European Barge Union (EBU) has elected Lubomir Fojtu, president of the Czech barge owners association, as its new president, and Didier Leandri, repre...
  • InRail offers new freight traffic service between Italy and Slovenia
    InRail, a private Italian railway company based in Udine that primarily focuses on transporting iron products, scrap-iron, steel, timber and coal, has started its first freight tra...
  • One rulebook for all truck drivers in Australia
    Historic reforms creating Australia's first national heavy vehicle regulator have been passed by the Queensland parliament The heavy vehicle regulator is a key part of the governme...
  • Port of Gothenburg expands rail transport system
    The Swedish port of Gothenburg plans to further expand its rail shuttle system. During 2012, five new routes were added and the proportion of freight transported by rail rose by 10...
  • Antwerp Breakbulk Agencies appoints agent in Netherlands
    Antwerp Breakbulk Agencies has selected GvanB Logistics Ltd. to act as its official booking agent in the Netherlands. The task encompasses bookings for the shipping lines represent...
  • Iberia celebrates arrival of new aircraft and bemoans labour dispute
    On 15 February, the Spanish airline Iberia took delivery of the first of the five Airbus A330s that will go into service this year. The delight ensuing from the arrival of the new ...
  • Ceva opens first centre of logistics excellence in Jacksonville
    SCM and logistics specialist Ceva Logistics has opened its first centre of logistics excellence in Jacksonville FL (USA). The facility demonstrates 'real world' logistics innovatio...
  • FedEx Express expands operations in Canada
    USA-based FedEx Express has expanded its operations in the Canadian Prairies, with a new state-of-the-art service centre in Saskatchewan. The new multi-million dollar facility in t...
  • SDV joins hand with Airworks India
    SDV has linked up with Airworks India, a prominent maintenance, repair and overhaul service provider, to manage all the latter firm's worldwide supply chain requirements to India. ...

Marine Logweb site
FEBRUARY 20, 2013
  • Obama unveils plan for rebuilding infrastructure
  • EC unveils new strategy for shipbuilding
  • USCG marks temporary route for Hatteras - Ocracoke ferry
  • "Perception gap" in seafarers' view of shoreside...
  • Shipowners to EU on CO2 monitoring: "Yes, but ..."
  • Swiber completes India's first offshore floatover...
  • EU project develops balloon-based ship rescue system

World Wide Shipperweb site
FEBRUARY 20, 2013
  • Frontier Airlines bringing back Bellingham to Denver flights
  • ATA truck tonnage index jumps during month of January
  • Charleston memorial committee calling for Fishermen's Memorial names
  • Washington Governor taps Peterson as new secretary of transportation
  • Diana Shipping charters Kamsarmax dry bulk carrier

Lloyd's Listweb site
FEBRUARY 20, 2013
  • A ship's Achilles' heel
    As ships get bigger and more complex, the potential threat of previously unknown flaws increases
  • Kidnappers demand $1.3m ransom for Armada Tuah 101 crew
    Pirates name their price for six seafarers snatched from service ship in Niger Delta
  • Montagu reviews Unifeeder options
    Review fuels sale speculation
  • Wellington, Legatum and Kensico buy into Scorpio Tankers
    Institutional investors pile into tanker company stock
  • Analysts flag improved performance from Maersk
    Parent company AP Moller-Maersk to reveal group's 2012 figures on Friday
  • Back in business
    Crude exports have now reached a level only slightly lower than before the revolution
  • Reluctant sellers spell a dearth of distressed sales, says Bodouroglou
    Box Ships posts new profit but expects to trim its dividend
  • Tough P&I renewal terms see brokers scramble for lowest premiums
    Reinsurance cost 'as significant a premium penalty' as club's specific renewal demands
  • Middle East VLCCs struggle despite healthy flow of cargoes
    Vessel glut prevents significant rate rises
  • Fools rush in to offshore business, Bourbon warns its rivals
    Exclusive: It might be lucrative, but offshore support is a very different market to shipping
  • West Africa high-risk area could expand as attacks spread
    Security experts urge insurers to include Togo and Ivory Coast in trouble zone
  • Sulphur rules need stronger enforcement
    Cardiff University calls for focus on bunker delivery notes and sniffer technology
  • Port Authority of Thailand chief resigns
    Corruption claims and union overtime ban put official under pressure
  • Sanko extends the deadline for reorganisation plan
    Japanese company has until end-July to come up with a proposal
  • Arctic engagement
    China seeks to join the debate about how to commercially develop the north
  • Ultra-large OOCL boxship is damaged during tests
    SHI takes the rap as 13,208 teu newbuilding is delayed until April
  • Knowing the ropes
    A holistic approach to maritime careers will benefit the whole industry
  • Charleston sees box throughput rise
    Port outpaced its rivals with double-digit growth last year
  • Evitt to head new V.Ships cell created through Costamare pact
    Former InterManager president 'jumped at' new role in Greece

Fairplayweb site
FEBRUARY 20, 2013
  • General strike in India stymies ports
    ALL PORT movements halted today at Jawaharlal Nehru Port Trust, in line with the start of India's two-day general strike
  • 'Gangster' rap for Canada
    A FRENCH environmental group has accused Canada of "gangster" behaviour for allowing a former Russian cruise ship to go adrift unmanned
  • Chongqing's throughput rises 24% m/m
    CHINA'S Chongqing ports had throughput of 10.94M tonnes in January, up 24% from December 2012
  • 6 held in Guyana smuggling
    GUYANESE inspectors are today holding six suspects after seizing at least 312kg of cocaine hidden in 20 plastic bags in a container full of timber, IHS Global Insight reported today
  • EC approves privatisation changes for Brodosplit
    THE EC has authorised amendments to the restructuring and privatisation deal for Croatia's Brodosplit shipyard
  • Otto unit refused shield from creditors
    OTTO Marine said the Singapore High Court has refused to grant its subsidiary Reflect Geophysical protection from creditors
  • Strike grips Greece
    CABOTAGE ships and ferries were idled today by a general strike in Greece
  • Penguin's profits fall 49%
    SINGAPORE shipbuilder Penguin International today posted a 49% drop in profits for full-year 2012 to $4.9M
  • Dandong reveals box surge
    CHINA'S northeastern port of Dandong said it increased throughput by nearly 118% last month, compared with December 2012
  • China's exports to non-traditional markets surge
    CHINA'S export cargoees to non-traditional markets surged in 2012 against the backdrop of declining orders from old trade partners

The Journal of Commerceweb site
FEBRUARY 20, 2013
  • Costco Teamsters Approve Three-Year Contract
    Costco Teamsters have approved a new three-year contract that includes a 9 percent wage increase over the term of the agreement. The annual pay increases over the three years of the contract will bring the hourly wage rate for clerks to $22.87. Additionally, clerks will receive bonuses of $3,750 to $4,000 every...
  • TransCore Canadian Freight Index Hits Record High in January
    TransCore's Link Logistics Canadian Freight Index showed load volumes in January increased 25 percent from December 2012 and 4 percent from January 2012, surpassing the record set for the month in January 2011 by 3 percent. Intra-Canada loads represented 24 percent of the total load volumes, and cross-border postings represented 71...
  • Survey: Canadian Business Leaders Optimistic for 2013
    Canadian business leaders are optimistic about their financial prospects in 2013, despite economic uncertainty, according to a quarterly survey of Canadian businesses commissioned by UPS Canada and conducted by Leger Marketing. The survey found that three in five business leaders believe they will see more revenue in 2013 than they did...
  • Cathay Pacific Reports Jump in Cargo for Month
    Cathay Pacific Airways reported that Cathay Pacific and Dragonair combined carried 132,792 metric tons of cargo and mail in January, an increase of 14.2 percent year-over-year. The cargo and mail load factor in January rose 3.1 percentage points to 63 percent. Capacity, measured in available cargo per mail metric ton kilometers,...
  • U.S. Lines to Adjust Pacific Express 3 Service
    U.S. Lines will adjust its Pacific Express 3 service, effective March 12. The shipping company will add Ningbo to the rotation in China, prior to Shanghai; drop Xiamen as a direct call in China, which will be serviced via Hong Kong or Pusan for all U.S. East Coast destinations; and add...
  • Quest Navigation Prepares for Canada-Maine Ferry Service
    Quest Navigation has leased a ship in anticipation of restarting ferry service between Portland, Maine, and Yarmouth, Nova Scotia, and could, if awarded the contract, begin offering ferry service as early as this summer, according to Maine's Bangor Daily News. The Eliot, Maine-based company is one of only two companies that...
  • Gulf Intermodal Services Announces Management Promotions
    Linda Johnson.Jim Gillis.Saul Ramirez.Gulf Intermodal Services has promoted Linda Johnson to regional vice president of the New Orleans office, Jim Gillis to regional vice president of the Houston office and Saul Ramirez to safety and recruiting supervisor of the Houston office. Prior to this position, Johnson held various roles at the...
  • New Century Transportation Names Olszewski President
    New Century Transportation has named Mark Olszewski its new president. Olszewski will oversee the New Jersey-based trucking company's management and operations, in addition to the design and implementation of revenue growth strategies. He has more than 25 years of related experience in the transportation industry, beginning his career with less-than-truckload carrier Roadway Express...
  • Annual Review & Outlook 2013: Shanghai Shipping Exchange
    I expect three major events in shipping this year: The volatile shipping market could stabilize during a transition year for future resurrection. Neither carriers nor shippers are happy with the fluctuation of rates in 2012, and neither side wins in such a market. A less volatile but more energized market could...
  • Annual Review & Outlook 2013: Shanghai International Shipping Institute
    The shipping market in 2013 may hardly see a fundamental rollover of its current downturn, but the industry will definitely experience a transition that will feature a reshuffling of shipping companies and innovations in their operation and management. A noticeable event is Maersk Line's attempt to employ Triple E containerships...
  • Annual Review & Outlook 2013: Safmarine North America
    I anticipate our industry will see several changes and forms of evolution this year as all sectors try to find a solid foundation for sustained success. One of the most important developments I suspect we'll witness will be one of increased internal focus by relevant stakeholders, and that won't necessarily...
  • Annual Review & Outlook 2013: Ports America
    The economic environment remains challenging and volatile. We must use this time to leverage stakeholder management across the supply chain with an emphasis on increased public-private partnerships and strengthened cooperation. Vital capital investments toward structural enhancements and upgrades in infrastructure, along with additional equipment purchases already have demonstrated value in such...
  • Annual Review & Outlook 2013: Port of Tampa
    2013 promises to bring considerable uncertainty, as well as opportunity for the shipping and ports sector. While the U.S. economy appears to be on a slow path toward recovery from the Great Recession, Europe and Asia face challenges such that the long-term global trade outlook is for more tempered growth...
  • Fuel Surcharges Drive US Intermodal Prices Up
    U.S. intermodal rates rose slightly last week across multiple lanes, according to weekly data on all-inclusive 53-foot door-to-door spot pricing quoted by railroads and provided by the 3PL IDS. This increase was largely due to the continued rise in fuel surcharges, IDS said. All-in 53-Foot Door-to-Door Spot Intermodal RatesWest to East...
  • Port Metro Vancouver's 2012 Container Traffic Hit All-Time High
    Port Metro Vancouver in British Columbia handled a record 2.7 million 20-foot-equivalent units in 2012, rising 8 percent year-over-year. The port also moved 124 million metric tons of cargo in 2012, rising 1 percent from 2011. The gain was mainly driven by growth in Asian economies and continuing strength in the...
  • Teamsters Gain Support Among American Airlines Mechanics
    American Airlines mechanics and related workers have reached a majority of cards signed for Teamster representation at many locations, according to the Teamsters Airline Division and the Teamsters Aviation Mechanics Coalition. The Teamster Union is nearing majority support throughout the system and is one step closer to filing for an election...
  • MIQ Logistics Opens Service Center in New Orleans
    MIQ Logistics has opened a new service center in the Lakeway Business Center in New Orleans. The facility, which specializes in import and export services, is positioned between the Louis Armstrong New Orleans International Airport and the Port of New Orleans. The Overland Park, Kan.-based logistics company has also hired Tony Ponder...

Containerisation Internationalweb site
FEBRUARY 20, 2013
  • Maersk Line: profits up in Q4?
    That seems to be the consensus of opinion of analysts ahead of A P Moller-Maersk's full-year results on Friday for its flagship liner business.William Foggon of ...
  • Peak season: to be or not to be?
    As the dragon made way for the Year of the Snake the jury was still out on the prospects for a traditional peak season in the Asia - Europe trade lane. Indeed, ...
  • Idled box fleet grabs bigger fish
    According to the latest report from Lloyd's List Intelligence [LLI] the number of containerships in hot or cold lay-up now reads 319 units for ...
  • Charleston sees box throughput rise in January
    Container volumes at US east coast port Charleston rose to 121,000 teu in January 2013, a 7.7% increase over the same month last year.For the first seven months ...
  • Bids for Unifeeder?
    Just months after it acquired rival operator Feederlink , European shortsea, feeder and logistics group Unifeeder's owners Montagu Private Equity and senior management ...
  • Shipping crisis threatens German banking system, Bundesbank warns
    German shipping is in 'deep crisis' and financiers' three-digit-billion-dollar exposure to the sector represents 'a significant regional and sectoral risk' for ...
  • US trucks on a roll
    The American Trucking Associations' [ATA] For-Hire Truck Tonnage Index advanced by a further 2.9% in January after an adjusted jump of 2.4% in December. ...

TradeWindsweb site
FEBRUARY 20, 2013
  • Delos targets Omega trio
    Delos Shipping of the US appears to be closing in on the acquisition of Omega Navigation's stake in three products tankers.
  • Rem's profit plunges
    Age Remoy's Rem Offshore has blamed the weak North Sea spot market for a slump in fourth quarter earnings.
  • Lomas wants action
    Bulker owners association Intercargo has called for a quick investigation into the fatal sinking of Harita Bauxite off the Philippines on Saturday.
  • BW pays Pemex
    BW Group has paid Mexican oil company Pemex $13.6m in arbitration costs in a row over the price of an FPSO.
  • German ship sales treble
    Troubled German shipping funds sold three times as many ships in 2012 as in the previous year.
  • Diana signs with Glencore
    Diana Shipping has tied up a charter deal with Glencore for a kamsarmax bulker recently picked up at auction.
  • Fornaes buys another
    Danish shipbreaking yard Fornaes has snapped up another elderly vessel for demolition.
  • DeepOcean in Statoil coup
    DeepOcean's long-standing relationship with Norwegian oil powerhouse Statoil has reaped dividends after the pair entered into a mammoth long-term offshore services contract.
  • DCIX to cut dividend?
    Diana Containerships will scale back its dividend this year, two leading Wall Street analysts warn.
  • Crewman injured by wave
    Bermudan authorities are on standby to evacuate an Odfjell crewman hit by a large wave.
  • Sanko buys more time
    Troubled Japanese owner Sanko Steamship has been given five more months to finalise its reorganisation plan.
  • Finnish strike threat
    Finland's icebreakers could be kept in port next month as the country's ship officers association protests against redundancies.
  • Billung gets serious
    Golden Ocean boss says talks over acquisitions have ramped up a notch.
  • Unifeeder for sale?
    Maersk Line has been linked to a takeover move for Danish shortsea and logistics operator Unifeeder which has been put up for sale by its private equity owner, reports say.
  • Fortuna master fined
    The Russian captain of the cargoship Fortuna has been fined in Denmark for not reporting its grounding quickly enough.
  • Nanaimo restructures
    Canada's Nanaimo Shipyard is undergoing a financial restructuring to make itself viable once more.
  • Aker Philly bounces back
    Work on a two-vessel order for ExxonMobil helped tip Kjell Inge Rokke's Aker Philadelphia Shipyard back to profit in the fourth quarter.
  • Hostage count mounts
    Nigerian pirates now have 10 foreign seafarers in captivity after details of the latest West African attack emerged on Wednesday.
  • Time to buy Nam Cheong
    Investors should pounce on shares in Singapore-listed Nam Cheong before the company announces record results, according to analysts.
  • Eurotunnel hits back
    France's Eurotunnel will contest UK anti-trust findings that its purchase of three former SeaFrance ferries could push up cross-Channel prices.
  • Bonheur profit shrinks
    Red ink from its shipping, cruise and renewable energy activities dragged down fourth quarter profit at Fred Olsen holding company Bonheur.
  • Bahri fixes merger funding
    National Shipping Company of Saudi Arabia (Bahri) has clinched bridge financing worth SAR 31.8bn ($848m) to fund its merger with Vela.
  • Korea's 10-year low
    The combined order backlog of nine major Korean shipyards is at its lowest level for 10 years.
  • PE buys Cosalt Offshore
    A European private equity and venture capital firm has agreed to buy Cosalt Offshore from its struggling parent company.
  • PACD ties up $1bn loan
    Pacific Drilling has signed a $1 billion senior secured credit facility agreement to plug a gap in the funding of its newbuildings.
  • Teekay adds tug trio
    Teekay Shipping Australia has secured three more high powered tugs for its operations in Port Hedland.
  • OOCL newbuild damaged
    An OOCL containership newbuilding has been damaged while under construction at Samsung Heavy industries.
  • Endeavour back in action
    Northern Offshore has secured a short term charter contract for its jack-up drilling rig Energy Endeavour.
  • Judgment day draws near
    Equity analysts are starting to take a closer look at the Teekay family of companies in anticipation of fourth-quarter earnings reports that are due out later this week.
  • Inner circle still intact
    Stephen Kaplan will continue to serve as a close advisor to shipping mogul Peter Georgiopoulos after relinquishing a seat on Genco Shipping & Trading's board of directors late last week.

American Shipperweb site
FEBRUARY 20, 2013
  • Diamond heist has 'significant impact' on Brink's
    The Antwerp World Diamond Centre has put the value of the goods - both rough and polished stones - at $50 million. Brink's employees were loading the plane at Brussels Airport in Belgium when the robbers struck.
  • Ship financing in 'troubled waters,' banker says
    Andreas Dombret, board member at Deutsche Bundesbank, said in a speech in Hamburg Monday that "the financing of shipping undoubtedly represents a substantial regional and sectoral risk in the banking industry."
  • Maersk hiking transpacific rates April 1
  • Truck tonnage soars in January
  • MIQ Logistics enters New Orleans
  • Draymen as port employees called bad idea
    Rep. Roger Freeman, the prime sponsor of the bill, H.B. 1719, said "there are injustices in the Port of Seattle and trucking business" and was introducing the bill to help underpaid drayage drivers who are independent contractors.
  • AMI takes on India
  • DHL signs maintenance agreement
  • Transplace, CombineNet keep procurement platform
  • Semiconductor maker uses Amber Road for screening
  • E-invoicing on the rise
  • Irish forwarder signs up with CargoWise
  • India to get new air regulatory agency
    The Indian government is eyeing the creation of a nine-member Civil Aviation Authority, which would set aviation standards and oversee air safety, regulation and licensing. It will replace the Directorate General of Civil Aviation.

The Bunker Bulletinweb site
FEBRUARY 20, 2013
  • Fuel price risk goes beyond mainstream shipping sphere
    Single-tonne contract allows organisations to tailor hedging strategies to match exposure and trade smaller clip sizes, as and when risk arises.
  • Teekay evaluating potential LNG bunkering sites
    Teekay's LNG bunkering plans could potentially lead to a facility in Vancouver and Seattle.
  • Wartsila to host webinar focused on LNG
    'Invested in correctly, LNG can deliver advantages such as lower operating costs, fewer exhaust emissions, greater fuel flexibility and a fast return on investment.'
  • Canadian refinery 'could close'
    East coast plant produces a range of products, including bunker fuel.
  • IFO prices firm in Fujairah
    South African market records fall in prices.
  • Mid-week bunker prices soften in Europe
    Weak demand in Gibraltar.
  • 'No doubt' that more companies will go down in 2013
    Entities owned by German KG houses may be 'the biggest black hole' among companies that cannot service debts.
  • Player outlines pricing structure for LNG
    LNG bunker fuel should be benchmarked against conventional alternatives.
  • Korea Line's debt talks fall through
    Korea Line said to have accumulated debts of more than $942 million.
  • Fuel oil trains delayed by winter weather
    Cargoes are heading to the Russian ports of Nakhodka and Slavyanka.
  • Odfjell in the red for 2012
    The company made a net loss of $111 million in 2012, down from a net profit of $269 million in 2011.
  • Singapore bunker sales at 'eight-month high'
    MPA releases new data on low sulphur sales.
  • Asian bunker prices a mixed bag midweek
    WTI futures displayed gains in electronic trading.
  • Chemical tanker owners ordering bigger ships
    Shipping analyst says average sizes for new chemical tankers to be above 38,000 dwt.
  • Thai vessel crew arrested for oil smuggling
    Vessel owner had provided untaxed fuel oil.
  • US Senate clears the way for investment in alternative fuels
    Senate scraps rule that limited Pentagon's scope to invest in alternative energy.
  • Singapore-listed firm's profit plunges 82%
    But revenue was up 6.5% on ship repair, chartering and bunkering activities.

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