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January 22, 2013
Sched Netweb site
  • OOCL holds double naming of twin 13,208-TEUers at Samsung island yards
  • CMA CGM fleet receives highest score on rule compliance and safety
  • After 2011 losses, CSCL is back in black after sale-leaseback of boxes
  • Nigerian Navy to crackdown on suspected oil theft and illegal bunkering
  • Modern Terminals establishes US$1 billion Medium Term Note Programme
  • New OECD-WTO trade calculation aims to dampen protectionist outcry
  • DHL wins US$160.5 million Panasonic UK warehousing delivery contract
  • Pacnet Optical Transport Network bandwidth to meet 'explosive' needs
  • 42 months in US jail for microwave amplifier exports without a licence
  • Air China adds Beijing-Houston, up flights to New York, SFX, Vancouver
  • New chairman takes helm as Grand Duchy buys out Qatar Cargolux stake
  • Hamilton cargo airport Canada's No 3 with US$12.7 million investment
  • AA Cargo signs accords with Global Logistics Network to bolster ties

Exim Indiaweb site
JANUARY 21, 2013
  • APL, Hapag-Lloyd in feeder service between Germany & Poland
  • Arrest of luxury cruise vessel (Indian flag) at Cochin Port - Can admiralty jurisdiction be invoked?
  • Braemar Adjusting opens new Dubai office
  • CMA CGM receives highest score on compliance & fleet safety
  • Cosco beats global container volume growth in 2012
  • G6, GA & NWA to offer more FE-US East Coast services from May
  • GAIL (I) eyes gas shipping
  • Geodis expanding further in India
  • Insurance brokers embrace iPandi, the UK Clubs underwriting app
  • ISSA regional meetings in Mumbai & Chennai next month
  • Los Angeles port box traffic up in 2012
  • Piracy at five-year low in 2012: IMB
  • Transpacific rate benchmark sees 14 pc surge last week
  • Chinese stainless steel attracts 20 pc safeguard duty
  • Antwerp port facilitating LNG bunkering
  • CAG report finds performance guarantee by Odisha non-major port developers inadequate
  • Staff strength down by 5 pc CAGR over last decade at Major Ports
  • Govt to build 6-lane Delhi-Ludhiana expressway
  • INR turns weak on fresh dollar demand
  • World Bank slashes global GDP outlook to 2.4 pc

International Transport Journalweb site
JANUARY 21, 2013
  • Three more Air Canada stations "RAP e2" certified
    The airports of Chicago O'Hare (USA), London Heathrow (Great Britain) and Vancouver (Canada) have become the latest stations to join the list of certified Envirotainer RAP e2 Air C...
  • SBB equips 1,700 more signals with speed monitoring systems
    Switzerland's national railway SBB is to invest another CHF 50 million in upgrading its existing train control systems and further enhancing the safety of the country's rail networ...
  • Moscow Domodedovo airport reports solid cargo growth through 2012
    Moscow Domodedovo airport handled a total of 196,984 t of airfreight in 2012, an increase of 4.3%, compared to 2011. The airport processed 19,719 t in December 2012, 6.5% more...
  • Hactl achieves second best annual throughput
    Hong Kong Air Cargo Terminals Limited (Hactl) - the major air cargo handler at the world's largest air cargo hub - has reported the second best year in the company's history. Q4/20...
  • Small dip in Danish border traffic
    Denmark saw a record number of inbound lorries crossing its borders in spring 2012, followed by a slight decrease in H2/2012. In Q4/2012 an average of 4,696 lorries per day crossed...
  • CP's new intermodal facility now serving customers
    Canadian Pacific, a transcontinental railway in Canada and the USA, has opened a new intermodal facility at Saskatchewan's global transportation hub (GTH) in Regina (Saskatchewan/C...
  • Daimler selects Meritor Wabco as brake chamber supplier
    Meritor Wabco, a leading provider of efficient air system solutions for the commercial vehicle industry, has been named the standard position steer axle service brake chamber suppl...
  • Railinc's board of directors strengthened by Redeker
    Railinc Corp has reported that Michael Redeker, vice-president and CIO of Canadian Pacific (CP), has been elected to Railinc's board of directors. Redeker joined CP in October 2012...
  • DHL Supply Chain awarded EU's AEO-F certificate
    DHL Supply Chain, Deutsche Post DHL's contract logistics specialist, has received the EU's authorised economic operator certificate (AEO-F). The EU certificate is rated as a seal o...
  • CFO of Zurich Airport wins award
    Daniel Schmucki, the chief financial officer of Airport Zürich AG, has won the CFO of the Year Award 2013. He received the CFO Forum Switzerland's award in the listed Swiss compani...
  • Talke lands logistics handling contract from Qapco
    Qapco, a Qatar-based plastics producer, has mandated the German logistics service provider Talke to manage finished product logistics at its new production plant in Mesaieed (Qatar...
  • Menlo Worldwide logistics facility earns green business certification
    Menlo Worldwide Logistics, the global logistics subsidiary of Con-way Inc, announced that its Livermore CA (USA) facility recently earned the green business certification from the ...
  • Russia's warehouse property market expanding
    The real estate consultancy firm Knight Frank St Petersburg, a subsidiary of the world's leading property consulting group Knight Frank, expects that demand for high-quality class ...

Marine Logweb site
JANUARY 21, 2013
  • Viking Supply plans new organizational structure
  • Cruise ferry is first ship to gain new BV notation
  • Island Offshore PSVs get five-year contracts
  • Wärtsilä books CMAL ferry engine order
  • DNV and KOGAS in LNG bunkering project

World Wide Shipperweb site
JANUARY 21, 2013
  • Port of Grays Harbor schedules public meeting to discuss projects
  • BNSF to spend over $4 billion on 2013 capital commitment program
  • Crowley aids UAF students with four scholarship grants
  • Corps contractor begins dredging Snohomish River navigation channel
  • Port Metro Vancouver seeking applications for board of directors

Lloyd's Listweb site
JANUARY 21, 2013
  • Security at sea: changing risk horizons
  • Ill wind at In Amenas
  • UN anti-piracy effort wins UK funding
  • Third time lucky for emissions measure
  • Electronic systems are vulnerable to sabotage and disruption
  • Ontario Teachers' Pension Plan buys SeaCube
  • DNB retains cautious lending criteria
  • Toney and Slater take charge at WatchStander
  • Trafigura buys product tankers
  • Guangzhou Shipyard International warns of 2012 profit plunge
  • Sohar to double annual box capacity by year-end
  • Rescue at risk
  • Guangzhou Shipyard International warns of 2012 profit plunge
  • LPG player Evergas launches four-vessel ordering spree
  • Vessel hijacked for cargo theft off Ivory Coast
  • Dry bulk nears 'turning point'
  • Creditors 'should replace OSG board'
  • Poor bulker demand drives slump in Japan ship exports
  • Zolotas takes the chair at NewLead after Fistes moves on
  • Step forward Hong Kong
  • Clarksons warns of 'over-inflated' Indian demolition market
  • It's your decisions not the economy, stupid
  • HHI pessimistic over newbuilding demand
  • IMEC remembers Sherwood

Fairplayweb site
JANUARY 21, 2013
  • HHI wins $1.1Bn Statoil offshore deal
    Hyundai HI said today it has clinched an offshore project from Statoil worth $1.1Bn
  • Crew rescues yachtsman
    A CRUISE ship's crew has reportedly rescued a French yachtsman who had been drifting on a life raft for three days
  • Lanka drilling advanced
    CAIRN India said it has brought forward its offshore exploration drilling programme in Sri Lanka's Mannar Basin, where it has struck gas
  • Crew suspended in fracas
    FERRY operator DFDS told Fairplay today it is investigating drink-related violence at a French repair yard
  • COSCO Pacific plans January notes offering
    COSCO Pacific Shipping said it plans to offer institutional investors notes on or about 21 January through a subsidiary
  • CSCL predicting $82.5M in 2012 profits
    HONG KONG and Shanghai-listed CSCL has predicted net profits of about 520M yuan ($82.5M) for 2012
  • SW China seeks to access the sea by 2020
    CHINA'S Guizhou provincial government said it seeks to build a navigation waterway to the estuaries of the Pearl and Yangtze rivers by 2020
  • Dachser acquiring Transunion
    GERMAN freight forwarder Dachser said it is taking over Spanish forwarding group Transunion SA for an undisclosed sum
  • S&P places Trafigura in product sector
    TRAFIGURA was reported today to have agreed to buy three MR product tankers, its first purchase in that sector
  • ESPO fights early juggling of port rules
    THE EC should hold off on fresh legislation on improving port efficiency and transparency, ESPO has urged
  • NZ docker killed
    A DOCKER has been killed in a Wellington port accident
  • SCA to bring box cargoes under one tender
    THE SWEDISH logistics unit SCA Transforest said it has decided to concentrate all its containerised shipments into a single tender
  • 'Strong' year seen for Asian O&M players
    DBS RESEARCH has predicted that 2013 "could be another strong year" for Asian offshore and marine companies, with investments driven by high oil prices
  • Indonesian coal exports to India hit record high
    INDONESIAN thermal coal exports to India hit an all-time high in November, IHS McCloskey reported
  • VLCCs top tanker resales
    VLCCs dominated the tanker resale market last week, after the previous week saw a series of products tankers changing hands

The Journal of Commerceweb site
JANUARY 21, 2013
  • Chennai Offers Tariff Concessions to Woo Carriers
    India's Chennai Port Authority has announced a new one-year concessional scheme for vessel-related charges levied on mainline calls. Port officials said the revised scheme, which replaces concessional rates announced in January 2010, would remain in force until Dec. 31, 2013. "As the previous scheme was advantageous only to a few mainline container...
  • Vietnam Logistics Provider Joins the Secure Shipper Exchange Compliant Partner Network
    TORRANCE, Calif. - The Secure Shipper Exchange announces the addition of its newest member to its network of supply chain service providers and its first member from Vietnam -- Vantage Logistics Corp. of Ho Chi Minh City. Vantage Logistics Corp. is a full-service company providing international air and ocean logistics...
  • 2013 Promising for US Meat Exports
    Although the U.S. drought and sluggish economic conditions overseas will impact the volume of beef, pork and lamb exports this year, the value of red meat exports could reach new highs, according to the U.S. Meat Export Federation. "The industry is focusing on 2013 as a year of great opportunities to...
  • Menlo Worldwide Logistics Facility Earns Green Business Certification
    SAN FRANCISCO and LIVERMORE, Calif. - Menlo Worldwide Logistics, the global logistics subsidiary of Con-way Inc. (NYSE: CNW), today announced that its Livermore, Calif., facility recently earned the Green Business Certification from the California Green Business Program. Certification requires a facility to meet program-defined performance levels in the areas of waste...
  • Crowley Awards $10,000 in Scholarships to Exemplary UAF Students
    (L-R) Stumpf, Beans, Jones, Hobby. FAIRBANKS, Alaska - Four University of Alaska Fairbanks (UAF) students began spring classes this week with their semester financially covered thanks in part to $10,000 in Thomas B. Crowley Sr. Memorial Scholarship grants. UAF students Rodney Hobby, Lucas Stumpf, Maggie Ann Beans and Amber Jones, who...
  • CMA CGM Receives the Highest Score on Compliance and Safety of Its Fleet
    MARSEILLE, France - In January 2013, the Group-owned CMA CGM fleet was rewarded by state ports (Port State Control), the highest score for its fleet in recognition of the fleet's compliance with international regulations regarding safety at sea, technical/regulatory compliance and pollution prevention. For this ranking, port national authorities verify the...
  • Zonar Announces Its Inaugural Fleet Management Conference - THE ZONE 2013
    SAN ANTONIO, Texas - Zonar, a leading provider of fleet telematics, remote diagnostics and mobile onboard computing is holding its inaugural annual conference on May 14-16, 2013 at the Grand Hyatt Riverwalk in San Antonio, TX. THE ZONE 2013 is lined up to be one of the most exciting fleet...
  • Abe Garver Tapped to Head Global E-Commerce Advisory for the Leading M&A Firm in the Supply Chain Sector
    Abe Garver, BG Strategic Advisors' new managing director of global e-commerce advisory. PALM BEACH, Fla. - BG Strategic Advisors, the leading M&A firm for the supply chain sector and advisor on premium sell side deals, announced that Abe Garver has been named Managing Director of Global E-Commerce Advisory. In addition to being...
  • ARI Named Among FORTUNE's '100 Best Places to Work For'
    MOUNT LAUREL, N.J. - ARI(R), a leading global fleet services provider specializing in complex car and truck fleets, has been named to FORTUNE's 2013 "100 Best Places to Work For" list. Now in its 16th year, the annual list recognizes companies that seek to foster employee engagement and develop a...
  • Norfolk Southern Opens Pennsylvania Intermodal Facility
    Class I railroad Norfolk Southern today opened a new $97 million intermodal terminal in South Central Pennsylvania, advancing the company's Crescent Corridor series of project, which is a multi-state infrastructure initiative connecting the Southeast and Northeast. The Franklin County Regional Intermodal Facility is located on 200 acres south of Greencastle. The facility...
  • Conrad Blucher Institute Develops Mobile App to Increase Navigational Safety Along Nation's Second-Largest Port
    The depths of the Houston-Galveston ship channel.CORPUS CHRISTI, Texas - Researchers have designed and are implementing a new mobile application to provide ship captains and pilots with real-time predictions of ocean water levels and currents along the Houston Ship Channel, which services the second-largest port in the United States,...
  • Michelin Announces $73 Million Investment at Waterville, Nova Scotia Plant
    WATERVILLE Nova Scotia - Michelin North America reinforced its commitment to the province of Nova Scotia today by announcing a $73 million(CDN) project investment at its Waterville truck tire plant. Michelin anticipates the investment will create approximately 50 new jobs in the Annapolis Valley. "Today's announcement shows once again that...
  • Why Slow-Steaming Makes No Waves
    The will to act collectively isn't something container lines are known for - just look at the rates and scarcity of profits. Yet in 2012, and indeed for the past five years, the carriers have remained in lockstep when it comes to one key area of their operations: slow-steaming their...
  • Florida East Coast Railway Hires Chinnici as Engineering, Purchasing SVP
    Freight rail system Florida East Coast Railway today appointed Francis J. Chinnici as senior vice president of engineering and purchasing. Chinnici succeeds Robert B. Stevens, vice president and chief engineering officer, who is retiring. Stevens worked for 38 years in the rail industry, with the last six years at FEC, according...
  • Annual Review & Outlook 2013: China Shipping (North America) Holding
    As you know, each year has different challenges, but our mature industry is still attempting to define itself in our 21st century. Two main considerations are capacity and deployment of vessels. Vessel capacity on a macro basis will be dictated by world GDP as well as world container growth. Although there's...
  • Annual Review & Outlook 2013: China Ocean Shipping Company Americas; Cosco Container Lines Americas
    2012 was a year that saw carriers start to show some discipline as far as freight rates, despite supply and demand not being totally in our favor. The spot market between Asia and the U.S. saw quite a few rate increases, and while there has recently been some backsliding because...
  • Jaguar Launches New Website and Brings Social Media Connectivity to Customers
    VALLEY STREAM, N.Y. - Jaguar Freight, the industry leader in the design and operation of bespoke transportation and supply chain strategies, announces today the launch of the company's new website and social media services. The new site and services, which incorporate a refreshed brand, are the result of listening to...
  • Annual Review & Outlook 2013: Ceres Terminals
    The state of some of the economies around the globe is a major challenge facing the maritime industry this year. The U.S. economy has been on a declining growth curve for the last several years. After emerging from the trauma of 2008-2009, the economy's pace of growth has slowed year over...
  • American Airlines Debuts New, Modern Look
    FORT WORTH, Texas - It's a new year and a fresh new look for American Airlines as the company today unveils a new logo and exterior for its planes, including the already delivered Flagship Boeing 777-300ER aircraft set to fly on Jan. 31. In addition, American plans to continue taking...
  • Annual Review & Outlook 2013: Bryant's Maritime Consulting
    The maritime profession is ever changing, and never so rapidly as now. Electronic devices have a half-life of two years. They are continually being improved and replaced, generally by more complicated devices. Regulatory groups, including, but not limited to the IMO, flag states, port states, and classification societies, are regularly implementing...

Containerisation Internationalweb site
JANUARY 21, 2013
  • CMA CGM blanks CNY week
    French liner CMA CGM has announced the cancellation of six Asia - Europe westbound voyages during the Chinese new year holiday period which commences on ...
  • Dachser buys Transunion
    Global logistics provider Dachser has acquired Spanish air and sea freight forwarder Transunion, subject to approval by antitrust authorities. The move is part ...
  • MSC Rena salvage ending for Braemar
    London-headquartered Braemar Shipping Services [BSS] expects that its salvage work on the MSC Rena casualty in New Zealand's Bay of Plenty will be stood down in ...
  • EU ramps-up subsidy war on China
    The European Union has ruled that China is providing illegal subsides to its steel manufacturers; thus many household appliances and white goods imported from China ...
  • CaroTrans expands network
    NVOCC CaroTrans is expanding its global service network with the addition of a direct, weekly LCL service from San Francisco to Japan.The operator claims the service, ...
  • China GDP boost
    There is increased confidence that the world's second-biggest economy is back on growth track after the release of data showing that China's GDP expanded by 7.9% ...

TradeWindsweb site
JANUARY 21, 2013
  • MOL sells at a premium
    Mitsui OSK Lines (OSK) has offloaded one of its 13 methanol tankers, it is claimed.
  • Seaprobe sinks
    Two US Coast Guard air crews rescued 12 men from lifeboats after their research ship capsized.
  • India to try guards
    The two Italian marines accused of murdering fishermen they mistook for pirates will stand trial in India.
  • Viking in Danish move
    Viking Supply Ships is to consolidate operations at its Danish headquarters in a move aimed at streamlining business and boosting profit.
  • Jaccar adds quartet
    France's Jaccar Holdings has added to its orderbook in China with another four gas carriers.
  • Brila tanker taken
    Pirates seized a Nigerian tanker off the Ivory Coast last week, it has emerged.
  • Izumo officer held
    The Chinese second officer of the Wisdom Marine cargoship Izumo was arrested in India following an alleged collision with a fishing boat.
  • Double trouble for FSL
    First Ship Lease Trust has braced investors for a further cut in revenue as two more owners look to redraw charter deals.
  • Island ties up two
    Island Offshore has inked long-term contracts for a pair of platform supply vessels.
  • Anchor-handler sinks
    A Singapore-owned anchor-handler has sunk off Burma, but all 43 crew were rescued.
  • Deliveries dipping
    Newbuilding deliveries will come down by 15% this year, according to Clarksons' new research chief.
  • Six saved in grounding
    Six seafarers have been rescued from a Turkish cargoship that ran aground in a storm off Portugal.
  • One dead after capsize
    One seafarer has been killed after his cargoship capsized in the Turkish port of Cayeli.
  • GSI warns on profit
    Guangzhou Shipyard International (GSI) has braced investors for a huge fall in full year earnings.
  • PIL fined in US
    Singapore box line PIL has agreed to plead guilty to pollution charges in the US.
  • Nissan scraps Spirit
    Nissan Motor Car Carrier of Japan has thrown one of its ships on the scrap heap in China.
  • NAT will do nicely
    Herbjorn Hansson's Burma Shipping has taken a significant slice of Nordic American Tankers following the sale of a shipmanagement business to the New York-listed owner.
  • Bahri confirms scrap
    The National Shipping Company of Saudi Arabia (Bahri) has confirmed the scrappng of a ro-ro/general cargoship.
  • Tender deal takes time
    Seadrill has wound the clock back on the sale of its tender rig business to SapuraKencana Petroleum.
  • Subsea 7 signs with Shell
    Oslo-listed Subsea 7 has won a $135m pipe-laying deal from Shell.
  • Samjin adds double
    Korea's Samjin Shipbuilding has won a deal to build two products tankers, with an option for two more.
  • Four more for Nordana
    Denmark's Nordana has signed up for four more multipurpose heavy-lifts in China.
  • Baltic Ace salvage halted
    Svitzer has put salvage work on a sunken car carrier off the Dutch coast on hold due to poor operating conditions.
  • NCL leaps on debut
    Norwegian Cruise Lines (NCL) shares jumped over 30% on their first day of trading on the US stock market last week.
  • Sabrina takes the helm
    Sabrina Chao has been formally appointed as chairman of Wah Kwong Maritime Transport Holdings.
  • German cape refloated
    A German-owned capesize bulker has been refloated after going aground on the St Lawrence River, near Quebec, Canada.
  • Hyundai in winning start
    Hyundai Heavy Industries continues to see a strong start to 2013 with its second $1bn plus order in as many weeks.

American Shipperweb site
JANUARY 21, 2013
  • BNSF's capital spend to hit record $4.1 billion
    Of this amount, about $2.3 billion will be spent on upgrades of network assets, such as tracks, ties and signals, and another $1 billion on locomotives, freight cars and other equipment acquisitions, the Fort Worth-based railroad said.
  • Hapag-Lloyd postpones NA export rate hike
  • Nordana building additional ships
  • Qantas Freight incorporates new acquisition
  • ITC says turbine tower imports injure U.S. makers
  • PIL to pay $2.2 million in U.S. penalties
    The penalty grows out of alleged discharges of contaminated bilge waters and failure to keep an accurate oil record book on its ship Southern Lily 2 when it was operating within navigable waters of American Samoa in 2011.
  • Walmart launches 'Buy America' initiative
  • China Shipping expects 2012 profit
  • Group sells Stansted airport
  • Ontario Teachers' pension fund dips back into container world
    The pension fund paid $467 million for a 100-percent stake in SeaCube. It's the second major splash the pension fund, one of Canada's largest, has made in the container shipping industry.
  • Company plans LNG export facility in Lake Charles
  • Phillips 66 makes logistics deal for Bakken crude
    The fuel producer signed a five-year contract with Global Partners to use its rail transloading, logistics and transportation system to deliver crude oil from the Bakken region to its refinery in Elizabeth, N.J.
  • APM Terminals will use RFID to prevent yard accidents
  • Antwerp sees little change in 2012 box volumes
  • U.S. supports satellite export to Spain
  • Global Logistics Network expands
  • Executive moves

The Bunker Bulletinweb site
JANUARY 21, 2013
  • AET takes delivery of VLCC
    The Eagle Vancouver is one of the first newbuilds to comply with the IMO's Ballast Water Management Convention.
  • Fujairah bunker prices open the week firm
    Prices climbing across all grades in Suez.
  • South Korea to study LNG bunkering
    Feasibility study 'one of the largest and most comprehensive'.
  • Prices head upward in major European ports
    Congestion reported at Rotterdam and Gibraltar.
  • Shipping urged to use biofuels
    DNV analysts identify shipping's two best options for meeting CO2 reduction target.
  • Canada only 'anticipates' 2013 date for ECA enforcement
    Availability of low sulphur fuel a 'key issue'.
  • ARA fuel oil stocks fall week-on-week
    But stocks still 1 million barrels higher than four weeks ago.
  • GAC nets global accolade
    Bunker company among few to be awarded ISO 9001:2008 certificate.
  • Hong Kong low sulphur laws could be in place in 2014
    But setting up cold ironing facilities at the port's Kai Tak cruise terminal could take longer.
  • Wartsila engines for Scottish ferry
    Engines to have 'lowest emissions and fuel consumption'.
  • Bunker prices rising in Asia
    Bunker prices strengthen in the ports of Singapore, Hong Kong and Busan.
  • Bunkering suspended in East China
    Bad weather forces suspension of operations in East China ports.
  • South Korean refiner bunker sales rise
    S-Oil's bonded bunker fuel sales jumped 20,000 mt a month after using storage tanks at Onsan.
  • Chinese bonded bunker sales volumes up
    Sales volumes rose 2.9% to 1.01 million mt in December last year.
  • 1,000 gallon oil spill reported in Bahamas
    Spill occurred near oil and gas storage facility in Freeport Harbor on Grand Bahama island.

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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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