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April 22, 2013
Sched Netweb site
  • Minor dock union drops out, major union continues strike for 20pc hike
  • Evergreen Marine to add two new 8,452-TEU ships to Asia-Europe route
  • OECD data shows slow change in global trade and freight in 2012
  • USCG okays 9 ballast water treatments as alternate management systems
  • Fujian seaport quarterly container volume up 10.3pc 2.48 million TEU
  • Fujian Quangang builds Cross-Strait agricultural trading park facility
  • Singapore names APL's 10,700-TEU Yangshan Green Ship of the Year
  • China to put US$10 billion into Tanzania to build 20 million-TEU port
  • Most dredging for Maasvlakte 2 port completed on time and on budget
  • Volga-Dnepr opens repair shop in Sharjah, UAE's strictest emirate
  • IATA: Airline confidence in air cargo, passenger growth increases
  • Hong Kong airfield engineering regional conference to focus on trends

Exim Indiaweb site
APRIL 19, 2013
  • Allcargo Logistics partners with CII for coastal shipping conference
  • Goodrich Maritime organises trade get-together in Kolkata
  • Hanjin Shipping vessel makes maiden call at Mundra Port under AF1/IDEA service
  • NYK develops shipboard training software for its LNG vessels
  • World's first tunnel for large ships planned
  • Essar Ports attains new performance highs in FY13 & Q4
  • Kandla Port Users & Service Providers Association formed
  • Forex reserves rise by $ 1.4 bn to $ 295.25 bn
  • Govt announces several measures to boost exports
  • Govt cuts tariff value on gold & silver
  • INR up at 53.96
  • Project cargo training encourages thinking outside the box
  • Tecniproject handles shipping of dismantled ammonia plant from Chile to China

International Transport Journalweb site
  • German cargo carrier reports temporary interruption of...
  • Second of CMA CGM's new mega vessels enters into service
  • New president for Volvo Bus Corporation
  • Malaysia's Northport is planning big things
  • Norway Post buys 34% stake in Danish Danske Fragtmænd AS
  • Puma completes first part of Maasvlakte 2
  • Icao and Tiaca to strengthen cooperation
  • Southern Air completes financial restructuring
  • Big birthday for pallet industry veteran
  • Ian Davies takes up new position at Stena Line
  • Breakthrough for Scania trucks in Colombia
  • System Alliance ranks partners' quality
  • Germany's railway industry shunted off growth track
  • Norfolk Southern earns national award
  • Between shippers and carriers
  • The fascinating world of freight transport

Marine Logweb site
APRIL 19, 2013
  • Bella Desgagnés christened at Port of Sept-Îles
  • April 19, 2013Damen books big Bahamas contract

World Wide Shipperweb site
APRIL 19, 2013
  • Evergreen Line christens pair of new L-type vessels
  • US rail freight traffic posts gains during week
  • IMO produces new film supporting maritime women
  • FMC announces winners of 2013 Earth Day Awards
  • CSX Corporation releases first fiscal quarter numbers

Lloyd's Listweb site
APRIL 19, 2013
  • UK ports face 'challenge of peripherality'
    New strategies needed by those outside favoured southeast quadrant
  • Peripheral ports fight back
    Smaller players race to add capacity - but does that strategy make sense?
  • In conversation with maritime's leading personalities
    Dynasties of the Sea by Lori Ann LaRocco
  • Why recycling is not easy
    Bureaucrats and government departments frustrate practical people
  • Product tanker and LNG exposure boost TEN results
    Hints of a return to profit as VLCCs exit fleet and shuttle tankers join
  • Improvements on land biggest contributor to decline in piracy, says LMA
    Insurers are closely monitoring activity in the Gulf of Guinea
  • Nanjing Tanker faces trading halt after confirming 2012 loss
    Auditor questions whether state-owned tanker giant can continue operations
  • CMA CGM receives second 16,000 teu ship
    Alexander von Humbolt joins French Asia Line service
  • Container shipping - here to stay, but in what form?
    New technologies and social change will reshape the global liner trades
  • Testing the waters
    VLOC overcomes political obstacle to call at Chinese port
  • HCI clocks up 41st KG insolvency
    But issuing house predicts brighter medium-term prospects
  • Portek takes 80% stake in Baltic cargo handler
    Riga port operator handles more than 2.5m tonnes of cargoes per year
  • Asia-Europe trade faces fresh disruption
    Shippers should be braced for changed schedules and blanked sailings, says SeaIntel
  • Brokers pin their hopes on 2014 as capesize lull persists
    Rates static despite strong flow of fixtures
  • Convicted pirates fly home to serve out their sentences
    Somali government moves to harmonise counterpiracy message
  • West Africa heats up for suezmaxes
    Earnings rise $3,000 overnight
  • Reliance boss named world's 22nd richest billionaire
    Company's Jamnagar refinery reshapes product tanker trade
  • Shippers name their biggest challenges
    Reliability in delivering boxes to the final destination judged as still not good enough
  • Correction
    HSBC global head of transport, shipping, services and offshore Mark Long
  • HHI increases its order intake 84%
    South Korean industrial giant strengthens its shipbuilding and offshore books
  • SCCT targets tonnage cascade
    APM Terminals subsidiary targets local, regional and transhipment growth
  • Container industry faces a new normal for growth
    As western manufacturers stop outsourcing, box industry faces single-digit increases
  • Wider Panama Canal to save $40m from typical bunker bill
    Liner shipping conference told of 'ripple effects' for Asian box trades to US
  • Europe urged to heed external competition to defend cluster
    Policymakers 'tend to forget' shipping is the reason for maritime clusters, says Lyras
  • LNG fuel needs more time to be viable for box shipping
    Switch to alternative power source will take two or three decades, says Maersk
  • Vale Malaysia revises capacity to sidestep China's VLOC ban
    Sources say owner reported ship as 299,000 dwt as it entered Lianyungang

Fairplayweb site
APRIL 19, 2013
  • Tankers reportedly return to Assad's ports
    TANKER cargoes were reported today to be arriving again at Syria's government-held ports despite EU sanctions
  • TEN cuts its losses
    NYSE-listed Tsakos Energy Navigation today reported improved fourth-quarter results and voiced an upbeat view on long-term fundamentals
  • Nanjing Tanker's losses rise 64%
    SHANGHAI-listed Nanjing Tanker's shares will be suspended after it today posted FY12 losses - its third consecutive annual losses
  • Maersk mounts market share defence
    MAERSK Line has pledged to defend its market share "at any cost", even as some lines cut rates in reaction unexpectedly low box volumes since Chinese New Year
  • Triumph again delayed
    STORM damage has pushed back Carnival Triumph's service return until 13 June, Carnival Cruise Lines has confirmed
  • WLPGA urges improved LPG production
    THE World LP Gas Association is urging Chinese refineries to look into improving the production of LPG, calling it a versatile gas with many uses
  • Adani fined over green damages at Mundra
    ADANI Port & Special Economic Zone has been fined 2Bn rupees ($37M) in finding that it had damaged the coastal ecosystem at its Mundra facilities in Gujarat
  • HK shippers seek alternatives
    HONG KONG's shippers plan to shift use more traffic to ports in Guangdong province neighbouring the city in response to the four-week-long strike at HK's major box terminal
  • Keppel keeps 'buy'
    DBS Group Research maintained a 'buy' rating for Keppel shares despite a 56% fall in 1Q13 profits to S$331M ($268M)
  • LNG shipping restraint urged
    ALTHOUGH prospects for LNG demand appear bright, caution is needed before shipowners invest in newbuildings, shipbroker Banchero Costa warned
  • Eagle displaced as biggest KLC shareholder
    EAGLE Bulk Shipping is no longer troubled Korea Line Corp's biggest shareholder, South Korea's second-biggest drybulk shipping group said today
  • Triyards buying Oz base
    SINGAPORE-listed Triyards Holdings said today it will invest A$6.75M ($7M) for a logistics and supply base within the shipbuilding and maritime-related belt of Western Australia
  • Products tanker rates fall as naphtha trade slows
    LR TANKER rates are continuing to fall as naphtha trading activity slows
  • Asset sales keep CMB in profit
    ASSET sales kept Belgian bulker operator CMB in the black during the first quarter, but profits were nevertheless well down on the first three months of 2012
  • Dockwise shares trading ends
    TODAY will be the last trading day for shares of Dockwise, the Dutch project cargo and heavy-lift specialist listed in Oslo

The Journal of Commerceweb site
APRIL 19, 2013
  • JOC-ECRI Industrial Price Index Edges Down
    JOC-ECRI Industrial Price Index, week of April 19,2013 Full-size image A closely watched indicator of inflation posted a week-to-week decline but remained ahead of its one-year average for the 20th consecutive week. The Journal of Commerce-Economic Cycle Research Institute index registered 126.9319 for the week ended April 19, down from 128.1737 last week. During...
  • Rennovation Work Begins on Stafford, UK, Rail Line
    Work has started on the first phase of a £250 million (about US$380.8 million) program to improve performance and capacity on the Stafford, U.K., section of Europe's West Coast Main Line. Leading the works is the Staffordshire Alliance, a partnership of Atkins, Laing O'Rourke, Network Rail and VolkerRail, working as part...
  • Container Traffic Declines at Port of Koper, Slovenia
    The Port of Koper, Slovenia, reported container throughput in the first three months of 2013 totaling 146,903 20-foot-equivalent units, a decline of 3.4 percent compared with 152,072 TEUs in the same period in 2012. Container volume from January to March was 1.40 million tons, up from 1.34 million tons in the year-ago...
  • ASF Intermodal Opens Drayage Facility in Virginia
    ASF Intermodal has opened an intermodal drayage facility in Chesapeake, Va., to provide drayage service in and out of the port and rail facilities in the Norfolk area and to serve the Southeast. The new facility joins terminals in Mobile, Ala.; Atlanta; Charleston, S.C.; Memphis, Tenn.; Savannah, Ga.; and Houston....
  • Evergreen Christens New 8,452-TEU Vessel
    Ever Liven, the 10th in a series of 8,452 20-foot-equivalent unit L-type container ships to be operated by Evergreen Line, has been christened at the Samsung Heavy Industries shipyard in South Korea. The container carrier is also unveiling Ever Logic, the 11th vessel in the series. The vessels were ordered from...
  • Report Ranks Top 5 Marine Freight Companies
    The marine freight transportation industry's revenue is expected to reach $411.6 billion by 2017, according to Luctinel's "Top 5 Global Marine Freight Transportation Service Companies: Performance, Strategies and Competitive Analysis" report. The management consulting and market research firm found the Top 5 companies in the market were A.P. Moller-Maersk, Nippon Yusen...
  • Remember the USS Akron
    Eighty years ago this month, an accident now all but forgotten changed aviation and naval history. The USS Akron, a U.S. Navy airship, crashed into the Atlantic Ocean off the coast of New Jersey April 4, 1933, killing 73 of 76 sailors, officers and guests on board, including Rear Adm. William...
  • Consultant: E-Commerce Customers to Demand Excellence
    As customer expectations for improved service and rapid fulfillment of orders in the e-commerce space increase, retailers of all sizes must achieve excellence in their supply chains, according to a logistics expert. "Customers' expectations continue to escalate," said James Tompkins, an industry consultant who has written more than 30 books on...
  • Tacoma's First Quarter Container Volume Soars
    The Port of Tacoma's container volume in the first three months of 2013 rose 37 percent year-over-year to 469,233 20-foot-equivalent units. Demand for industrial machinery, furniture, auto parts and electronics pushed full import container volumes up nearly 52 percent to 172,421 TEUs, while gains in agricultural and wood products contributed to...
  • Ports America Promotes Smith to VP Post
    Ports America has promoted Chris Smith to the role of vice president, where he will be responsible for break bulk, bulk and military operations on the U.S. East, Gulf and West Coasts of the terminal operator's business unit Ports America Stevedoring. Smith will report to Tom Perdue, the business unit's president. Smith...
  • Port of Philadelphia Welcomes Horizon Lines
    Gov. Corbett welcomes Horizon Lines to Port of Philadelphia.Horizon Lines has relocated its U.S. Northeast port of call from Elizabeth, N.J., to the Packer Avenue Marine Terminal at the Port of Philadelphia. Under the terms of the agreement between Horizon and Packer, reached with the assistant of Pennsylvania's Gov. Tom Corbett...
  • CenterPoint Properties Trust to Establish DC Near LA
    CenterPoint Properties Trust to convert the facility for distribution.CenterPoint Properties Trust has acquired a single-story, 123,199-square-foot industrial building in Rancho Dominguez, Calif., an unincorporated section of Los Angeles, from Big Tree Big Sleep. The seller uses the facility to manufacture futons, and under the terms of the transaction will continue to...
  • NY-NJ Port: Six Busy Years Ahead
    The last piece of a complex labor puzzle has clicked into place at the Port of New York and New Jersey. Now things really will get interesting. Wednesday's contract agreement between the International Longshoremen's Association and the Metropolitan Marine Maintenance Contractors Association followed ratification of a coastwide master contract and a...
  • SCFI: Trans-Pacific Rates Down for 2nd Straight Week
    Shanghai Containerized Freight Index, U.S. East Coast, week of April 19, 2013 Full-size image Shanghai Containerized Freight Index spot rates for U.S.-bound trade lanes declined again in the week of April 19, although they remain more stable than the Asia-Europe rates. The spot rate to the U.S. East Coast dropped 2.5 percent or...
  • SCFI: Shanghai-North Europe Rate Lowest in More Than Year
    Shanghai Containerized Freight Index, North Europe, week of April 19, 2013 Full-size image The Shanghai Containerized Freight Index spot rate for Shanghai to northern European ports fell to $875 in the week of April 19, the lowest since February 2012. This followed an unsuccessful April 15 general rate increase of $500 per...
  • Oakland Reports Decline in Containers for March
    The Port of Oakland's containerized throughput dropped 5.4 percent year-over-year in March, reaching 186,617 20-foot-equivalent units, including both laden and empty containers. Fullly laden containerized imports in March totaled 53,532 TEUs, down 14.8 percent year-over-year, with exports totaling 87,965 TEUs, down 4 percent. Meanwhile, empty import containers totaled 29,311 TEUs, up...
  • Halifax's 1Q Container Traffic Tops 112,000 TEUs
    The Port of Halifax, Nova Scotia, reported container traffic for the first quarter of 2013 totaled 112,670 20-foot-equivalent units, jumping 26.3 percent from 89,214 TEUs in the first quarter of 2012. Containerized import volume was 54,457 TEUs, up 30.4 percent year-over-year, and export traffic totaled 58,213 TEUs, up 22.7 percent. Total cargo volume...
  • MOL to Launch Finland Express Service
    Port rotation of MOL's new Finland Express Service.Container carrier Mitsui O.S.K. Lines will launch its Finland Express Service on April 29, to expand service in the Baltic region. The port rotation will be: Bremerhaven and Hamburg, Germany; Ust-Luga and St. Petersburg, Russia; Kotka and Rauma, Finland; Gävle, Sweden; and back to Bremerhaven....

TradeWindsweb site
APRIL 19, 2013
  • Excel shares plummet
    Troubled Excel Maritime Carriers' shares have lost more than $31m in shareholder value today, leading the New York Stock Exchange to contact the owner about the high trading volumes.
  • Wilson Sons opens yard
    New facility doubles owner's tug and OSV building capacity in Brazilian city of Guaruja.
  • TEN slashes losses
    Tanker owner posts better-than-expected results and sees optimistic signs in tanker market.
  • SCI gets a kicking
    Shipping Corp of India (SCI) has been criticised by the government for a fruitless investment of INR 1.42bn ($26.27m) in a chemical tanker joint venture.
  • Cyprus fear spurs S&P
    Fear a Cyprus-style raid on savings could be duplicated by Greek banks is tempting Hellenic owners into the second hand market, a leading broker says.
  • Excel cape sold
    Japan's Excel Maritime has cut its exposure to the battered dry-cargo market after selling off one of its two capesize bulkers, brokers believe.
  • Even worse for Phoenix
    Struggling Chinese bulker owner CSC Phoenix has announced its 2012 loss was even bigger than first thought.
  • Puerto Rico progress
    Excelerate Energy is claiming a significant step forward with its Puerto Rico FLNG project.
  • Tranvast to order MPPs
    Chinese owner Tranvast Holding is tapping the domestic finance market as it seeks to order two vessels.
  • New plan for an old name
    TradeWinds digests the digits making the headlines this week.
  • Where's Villy?
    Analysts and investors were scratching their heads this week after learning that Excel Maritime Carriers of Greece was setting up shop in White Plains, New York.
  • Ferry expensive
    Washington politicians are reeling after the price of a new car ferry came in at twice the original estimate.
  • ENVC sale scrapped
    Portugal has ended the privatisation of struggling shipbuilder Viana do Castelo (ENVC) after it came under the scrutiny of the EU over aid.
  • A small slip?
    We take a look at what was said in the market over the past week.
  • Yards heading for lows
    Some of Korea's large shipbuilders could post record-low first quarter operating profit, according to a Korean analyst.
  • SinOceanic in debt deal
    Norway's SinOceanic Shipping is close to resolving its finance issues by converting loans to equity.
  • Ship tunnel dream moves closer
    Norway is edging nearer to building the world's first proper ship tunnel.
  • Moving day sale
    Paragon Shipping has put an extra two million shares on the table as part of its switch from the New York Stock Exchange to the Nasdaq.
  • Multraship orders duo
    Dutch salvor Multraship is heading to the domestic Damen shipyard group for two new tugs.
  • Drugs ship raided
    Italian police have seized 20 tons of drugs after raiding an Egyptian cargoship.
  • Stealth looking strong
    Jefferies has kicked off coverage of StealthGas with a buy rating on the Harry Vafias-led company.
  • Oshima's optional extras
    Taiwan's U-Ming has taken its kamsarmax newbuilding tally to four vessels at Oshima Shipbuilding in Japan.
  • TOP set for dropdown
    Teekay Corp has offered to sell a 50% stake in an FPSO to its MLP spin-off Teekay Offshore Partners.
  • KSS goes for VLGC
    KSS Line of Korea has said it will spend KRW 80.6bn ($72m) on another new VLGC.
  • North in stowage alert
    The North P&I Club has warned about break-bulk cargo storage problems particularly on ships departing China.
  • Portek in Latvia move
    Portek International has acquired an 80% stake in Latvian port operator Rigas Universalais Terminals SIA (RUT).
  • Noble ties up two
    Noble Corp has secured three-year charters for two deepwater drillships it has under construction at Hyundai Heavy Industries.

American Shipperweb site
APRIL 19, 2013
  • Maersk: Purpose of 'Triple Es' is to make money, not cut rates
    While the new containerships will result in a big infusion of capacity in the Asia-Europe trade, "we will put them in over a prolonged period and we will take out a number of vessels in other categories," Maersk CEO Nils Andersen said.
  • Ships relying on guards, not speed to fight pirates
    A report released this month estimates the cost of Somalia Piracy was around $5.7 billion-$6.1 billion in 2012, despite notable gains achieved by private armed security guards and aggressive naval activity.
  • Southwest starts using AirTran network for cargo
    According to officials, connecting the Southwest and AirTran cargo networks means that customers in Atlanta will now see 90 new cargo flights. New services will be offered in other major Southwest markets as well.
  • Air Cargo Germany suspends operations
  • CMA CGM receives second 16,000-TEU ship
  • Gov. Corbett welcomes Horizon service to Philadelphia
  • MOL's 1Q intermodal goal hurt by January factors
  • DSV unveils groupage offering
  • Vietnam Airlines stops transporting research monkeys
  • IKEA uses solar to energize Md. DC
  • Walmart to boost clean energy 600% by 2020
  • Ex-Im Bank, Citibank renew supply chain guarantee
  • ICAO, TIACA to collaborate on air cargo issues
  • U.S. Customs opens 3 more CEEs
    The centers include Chicago for base metals; Buffalo, N.Y., for industrial and manufacturing materials; and Laredo, Texas, for machinery, giving those industries smoother customs processing of imports and uniform enforcement.
  • John Deere tractors roll to Chad
  • Virgin founder promotes air freight logistics education
  • Feds give $8.9 million to fix damaged roads
  • Executive moves

The Bunker Bulletinweb site
APRIL 19, 2013
  • Weekly global market update
    A weekly price round up of bunkering hubs from around the globe.
  • Bunker prices end the week on firm note
    Demand was soft on the US Gulf, players told Bunkerworld.
  • IMarEST launches LNG Ship Fuel Technology Conference
    Event will explore challenges, development and potential of LNG as a fuel for merchant shipping.
  • Neptune Lines opts for Promas propulsion system
    Promas described as an integrated propeller and rudder system that increases efficiency and manoeuvrability.
  • Waste heat recovery system selected for UASC fleet
    Aalborg XS-TC7A economiser optimises use of waste heat from auxiliary engine exhaust gases during voyage and port stays.
  • Avails continue to be tight in Fujairah
    Prices moving up in Suez.
  • Prices rise across Europe
    Avails tight in Rotterdam.
  • Bunker savings possible from Panama Canal
    Major carrier could see savings of $40 million a year.
  • Tanker association targets late payers
    INTERTANKO also complains of 'imbalances in bunker-purchasing contracts'.
  • Scrubbing technology support from UK Shipping Minister
    Wants to 'bring shipping and abatement industry together' and encourage 'pragmatic approach' to enforcement.
  • NOL questioned on newbuilds
    Shareholder questions whether newbuilds are not compounding problems relating to overcapacity.
  • LNG bunkers: 'Not for thirty years'
    Fuel tank size the main problem, says Maersk executive.
  • Coscon issues emergency bunker adjustment
    Rates will be applicable to all shipments from Far East to South America East Coast.
  • Bunker prices in Asia firming
    Reports of terminal congestion in Singapore.
  • Dan-Bunkering welcomes new marketing executive
    Barbara Huong has 'several years of experience' from bunker business, says firm.
  • Electric ferry to start operations by year-end
    Ferry will be able 'to save up to 180,750 litres of fuel consumption over its lifetime.'
  • DNV: 'No doubt' that newbuilds can be more fuel efficient
    But CEO concedes there may have been exaggeration as to what 'ecoships' can do.
  • US Navy equips ship with bunker-saving systems
    Systems were 'specifically designed to improve automation' on the vessel, it says.
  • Yujin International planning to delist from London AIM
    Firm expects to delist from AIM on May 17.
  • New record for bunker stem in India
    2,800 mt delivered to MV Transporter at outer port limit, OW Bunker confirms to Bunkerworld.
  • DNV: LNG bunkering facilities coming sooner than expected
    Infrastructure can be built 'much faster' than LNG fuelled vessels, DNV CEO tells Bunkerworld.

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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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