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January 25, 2013
Sched Netweb site
  • Peak season surcharges arise ahead of February 9-15 Chinese New Year
  • Fair winds ahead, SISI expects Baltic Dry Index to rise 30pc in 2013
  • Singapore's PSA box volume up 5.2pc to 60.06 million TEU in 2012
  • Salvagers recover 1,007 of 1,368 boxes aboard Rena as NZ cleanup ends
  • Union labour costs, manning scales make major US ports uncompetitive
  • Fujian ports cargo volume expected to exceed 450 million tonnes in 2013
  • Seaport operations resume at Kuwaiti marine terminals after fog lifts
  • Forwarders, carriers find new markets in adverse economic conditions
  • Italy posts first trade surplus since 2002, magnified by import plunge
  • Barcelona port mulls appeal against US$133,266 fine for truck cartel
  • Cargotec faces US$34.6 million quarterly special restructuring costs
  • Battery fires delay Hainan Airlines' Beijing-New York Dreamliner flights
  • Ram Menen retires from Emirates SkyCargo after 40 years in air freight
  • Southern Air to move to Cincinnati base as part of bankruptcy rescue
  • Chennai airport cargo workers' strike ends on union federation orders

Exim Indiaweb site
JANUARY 24, 2013
  • IIFF-FIATA Diploma Course inaugurated
  • Indev Group forays into integrated logistics
  • Shipping meets space as DLR & GL expand their strategic cooperation agreement
  • Afcons Infra consortium bags ONGC contract
  • CCEA approves budgetary ceiling for PPP projects annuity payments
  • Govt imposes 2.5 pc import duty on crude edible oils
  • Govt may keep peak Customs duty unchanged at 10 pc
  • INR pares early gains, but ends higher than previous close
  • Moody s retains stable outlook for India
  • Quiet industrial activity pulls down road freight rates, truck sales in 2012
  • RBI gives forex market access to exporters
  • China s grain imports at record high

International Transport Journalweb site
JANUARY 24, 2013
  • Korean start-up carrier to operate first freighter aircraft
    Jeju Air will operate a B737-400(F) that is currently being prepared for the South Korean cargo start-up Air Incheon. It will be the first cargo aircraft operated by Jeju, which cu...
  • European debt crisis hits Germany's freight transport market
    Germany's Federal office for freight traffic (BAG) reported that, after two years of growth, transport demand in the German freight market weakened in H1/2012. The shrinkage is due...
  • Russian Railways Logistics delivers cargo to South Africa
    The Rostov-on-Don branch of Russian Railways Logistics recently organized the transportation of packed cargo that had to be forwarded to Port Elizabeth (South Africa) on behalf of ...
  • Mack launches overhaul programme for Legacy Engines
    The US-based commercial vehicle manufacturer Mack now offers a new engine overhaul scheme to better serve Mack E7 engine owners. The programme is an industry standout, offering ex...
  • Nord-Süd closes all branches in Germany
    The forwarding company Nord-Süd closed all its six locations in Germany at the beginning of the year, after the firm went into administration in autumn. The branch offices in Zabre...
  • UPS offers new express freight service
    The US integrator and parcel service provider UPS has launched a new solution in the express cargo segment called UPS worldwide express freight service. According to a recent compa...
  • New planning and environment director for port of Dunkirk
    The French port of Dunkirk named Yves Lalaut, a government public works divisional engineer, as its new planning and environment director on 1 December 2012. He replaced Stéphane R...
  • Delta Air Lines posts December quarter profit, but sees cargo revenue decline
    Atlanta GA (USA)-based Delta Air Lines reported a net income of USD 238 million for the December 2012 quarter. Results include the USD 100 million negative impact of super storm Sa...
  • Volga-Dnepr Airlines moves 100 t of mining equipment to Siberia
    A self-propelled Bauer BG28 drill used for mining was part of a 100 t shipment delivered by Russia-based Volga-Dnepr Airlines to Magadan (Russia). The AN-124-100 fr...
  • Executive changeover at Lug aircargo handling
    LUG aircargo handling, based in Frankfurt (Germany) named Nina Hampel as its manager Key Accounts, sales and business development on 1 January. Prior to that she had worked for Avi...
  • DHL enhances chemical shipping offer
    DHL Global Forwarding, the air and ocean freight specialist within Deutsche Post DHL, is introducing a new product for shipping non-hazardous liquid bulk commodities. Particularly ...
  • DB Schenker Logistics serving automotive supplier AGC in Serbia
    DB Schenker Logistics has opened a new warehouse in Kragujevac (Serbia) that is dedicated to providing logistics services for suppliers of a nearby Fiat car plant. The first custom...
  • Medcenter Container Terminal Gioia Tauro continues to perform well
    Medcenter container terminal (MCT), the Contship Italia Group's transshipment hub in Gioia Tauro (Italy) gave a sterling performance when three ultra-large container carriers berth...

Marine Logweb site
JANUARY 24, 2013
  • Liberty Maritime files suit against MARAD
  • Spurs Marine has new ownership
  • GE to upgrade RFA ships' IPMS
  • Atlantic Offshore plans to order newbuild ERRV
  • Vroon orders subsea support vessel in China

World Wide Shipperweb site
JANUARY 24, 2013
  • Panama Canal Authority gives expansion project update
  • New offshore shuttle tanker chartered for Brazil oil transport
  • Charleston merchants to host annual Dungeness crab feed
  • Union Pacific earmarks funds for Oregon rail line upgrades
  • Boeing taps Elena Alexandrova as Russia communications boss

Lloyd's Listweb site
JANUARY 24, 2013
  • A gravitational shift
    The centre of gravity of world crude oil trades is shifting from the Atlantic basin to Asia
  • BP goes its own way in a 'world dominated by oil'
    The supply and demand factors underpinning BP's newbuilding order
  • Samco finance chief looks at the prospects for tankers
    Better days to come in the VLCC market
  • BP offers bright forecast for European LNG imports
    European shale gas a damp squib
  • Pacific International Lines orders eight boxships
    Carrier returns to Dalian for fourth time in two years
  • Washington flexes its muscles in Blackstone Title XI battle
    Government lawyers want American Petroleum Tankers complaint dismissed
  • Chapter 11 is paradigm shift, says GenMar's Pribor
    Restructuring felt like waiting for surgery, he tells Marine Money conference
  • Tough year forecast for tankers but prospects are better for bulkers
    Perspectives vary by sector, Marine Money conference hears
  • Hapag-Lloyd targets hefty Asia-Europe rate hike
    German line leads the way with $750 per teu March increase
  • Venezuela becomes a riskier prospect for oil and gas investment
    Uncertainty over Chavez succession could see shipments to US fall further as backers shy away
  • Will 2013 be LNG shipping's lost year?
    Market is still overshadowed by last year's problems, says Drewry Maritime Research
  • Panamax boxship capacity rises 50% on intra-Asia trades
    Feeder capacity stays steady while ultra-large vessels squeeze out post-panamaxes
  • Cold front, warm rewards
    Owners enjoy ice-class rates spike due to Baltic freeze
  • Out with old habits to survive
    Some companies are losing money through inefficiency
  • Tyne plans $284m expansion to cash in on renewable energy
    Developing wood pellet imports could bring an extra two panamaxes per week
  • Small boxships bear the brunt of lay-ups
    Analysts expect number of idled container ships to rise after Chinese new year
  • KNOT to lease shuttle tanker to Repsol affiliate in 10-year deal
    Repsol Sinopec Brasil will deploy vessel in deepsea oilfields
  • Frangou sees 'new optimism' riding for dry bulk prospects
    Navios Partners posts big jump in profits for 2012
  • Seaspan boxship orders profitable despite price cut, says Yangzijiang
    China yard seals the deal at a 10% discount
  • High noon in Jakarta
    A vote on a restructuring plan for Berlian Laju Tanker must happen before March 18
  • Big freeze sees Baltic Sea aframax earnings rise $10,000 overnight
    Owners earn $24,000 per day as cold snap hits Europe
  • Choose your Chinese yard with caution, warns Ackermann
    Specialist tonnage demands the right builder for the job, says Evergas boss
  • STX Pan Ocean to change Singapore status
    Regulatory conflicts lead bulker player to follow Seoul primary listing rules
  • North P&I Club updates loss prevention guide
    Move follows post-collision claims of 'anarchy' in the Channel and North Sea
  • Cleaner alternative
    US economic pressures undermine coalition moves to curb LNG exports
  • South Korea box volumes rise on higher transhipments
    Increased throughput at Busan boosts nation's total volume
  • Costamare buys post-panamax as earnings beat expectations
    Charter to PIL will bring attractive returns, says owner

Fairplayweb site
JANUARY 24, 2013
  • NCL wraps up IPO
    NORWEGIAN Cruise Line today confirmed that underwriters fully exercised their options for extra shares, bringing total IPO net proceeds to $477
  • Commerzbank in no rush to sell
    COMMERZBANK is taking a measured approach to winding down its shipping portfolio, the Marine Money conference in London was told today
  • Dry demand opportunities loom
    CHINA and India could become even more reliant on raw material imports, ICAP research MD James Leake told today's Marine Money conference in London
  • ISL sees global box rise
    GLOBAL box traffic returned to growth at the end of 2012 after weaker autumn figures, the RWI/ISL container handling index indicated today
  • China iron ore stockpile hits two-year low
    CHINA'S iron ore stockpile is at its lowest since November 2010, with steel production continuing to recover on the back of stimulus projects
  • Liberty sues MarAd
    FOREIGN shipowners are unlawfully benefiting from a government programme set up to support US shipping interests, a US-flag carrier has alleged
  • Pribor to lead shipping unit of Jefferies
    JEFFREY Pribor will resign from GenMar and take the helm of the shipping investment banking division of Jefferies, Fairplay confirmed today
  • ESPO assails EC's LNG bunker network
    ESPO today criticised EC plans to develop LNG refuelling stations at all 139 sea and inland ports in its core TEN-T transport network
  • Chinese leasing dispute reported settled
    GRAND China Logistics has reportedly settled a dispute with a Chinese shipowner over leasing contracts
  • Low shipping asset values seen luring banks
    LOWER asset values caused by the shipping sector's slip are making it more attractive for banks to enter maritime financing, a shipping conference heard today in London
  • China arbitration amount rises 138%
    THE CHINA Maritime Arbitration Commission said the amount disputed in its cases in 2012 rocketed to 1.4Bn yuan ($225M), from 587M yuan ($94M) a year earlier
  • Keppel profits rise 28%
    KEPPEL said today profits for full-year 2012 rose 28% year on year
  • Fortescue boss buoyant on iron ore surge
    FORTESCUE today posted a 32% increase in iron ore cargoes out of Australia's Pilbara for its December quarter
  • Supply hinders LNG bull run
    A SCARCITY of LNG supply in December 2012 resulted in freight rates being slightly lower than in the same month in 2011, according to an analyst
  • Han emerges as preferred KLC buyer
    SOUTH Korean private equity firm Han & Co has emerged as the preferred bidder for Korea Line

The Journal of Commerceweb site
JANUARY 24, 2013
  • OHL Enhances Security Operations With Descartes' Cloud-Based Air Cargo Advance Screening Solution
    WATERLOO, Ontario - Descartes Systems Group (Nasdaq:DSGX) (TSX:DSG), the global leader in uniting logistics-intensive businesses in commerce, announced that OHL, a leading global 3PL and freight forwarder, is enhancing its security operations with Descartes' cloud-based Air Cargo Advance Screening (ACAS) solution. "We've been successfully using Descartes' Automated Commercial Environment (ACE)...
  • Choice Logistics Executive Doug Magnan to Chair Field Service Medical in San Diego
    NEW YORK - Choice Logistics, the leading provider of critical inventory logistics solutions, announced today that Doug Magnan, Vice President of Operations, will serve as a chairperson of the Field Service Medical conference. The event, which takes place February 19-21, 2013 at the Ranch Bernardo Inn in San Diego, California,...
  • J.B. Hunt's Profit Jumped Nearly 21 Percent in 2012
    Arkansas-based trucking and transportation company J.B. Hunt Transport Services reported its profit in the fourth quarter of 2012 was $84.0 million, rising 15.7 percent from $72.6 million in the fourth quarter of 2011. Quarterly revenue was $1.3 billion, compared with $1.2 billion in the same quarter the previous year. Intermodal revenue in...
  • VPA Chief Explains Reorganization Plan
    When the Virginia Port Authority board meets on March 26, it will decide whether to pursue two current private bids to operate its terminals or to proceed with the plan to restructure the VPA and its terminal operating subsidiary, Virginia International Terminals. The VPA is still tweaking its reorganization plan but...
  • Rate Hikes Unlikely to Outlast Pre-New Year Cargo Surge
    The next two weeks will be the most frantic period of 2013 for China loadings to Europe and the U.S., with carrier utilization already running at "well above" 90 percent, said Henry Schmidl, director of ocean freight for Hong Kong and South China at Schenker International. "We will probably see full...
  • India OKs $82 Million for DP World Terminal at Jawaharlal Nehru Port
    The Indian Finance Ministry has approved a proposal by DP World to invest 4.4 billion rupees (about $82 million) in a new container terminal project at Jawaharlal Nehru Port (Nhava Sheva). The project, on a 17-year concession, will extend the port's container berth by 1,082 feet and provide a 42-acre container...
  • GATX's Profit Jumped 24 Percent in 2012
    Railcar lessor GATX today reported income in the fourth quarter of 2012 of $29.7 million, down 6 percent from $31.6 million in the fourth quarter of 2011. Profit for the full year of 2012 was $137.3 million, jumping 24 percent from $110.8 million in 2011. Profit in the company's North American segment...
  • Liberty Maritime Sues Marad Over MSP
    Liberty Maritime Corp. sued the Maritime Administration, accusing the agency of awarding slots in the Maritime Security Program to companies whose ships don't qualify for MSP's U.S.-flag subsidies. Liberty and its affiliated companies, based in Lake Success, N.Y., filed the lawsuit in U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of New...
  • Defining a Trucking 'Renaissance'
    Senior Editor Bill Cassidy and R.W. Baird transportation analyst Benjamin J. Hartford discuss whether trucking may be headed for its own "renaissance" in pricing and profitability in 2013....
  • Port of Everett CFO Clements to Retire
    Port of Everett in Washington has announced that Karen Clements, the port's CFO, will retire in September. Clements, who holds the No. 3 management position at the port, has led the port to 15 consecutive years of clean audits during her tenure. The CFO is responsible for the port's capital and...
  • Japan Posts Record Annual Trade Deficit
    Japan posted a record annual trade deficit of $77.4 billion in 2012 due largely to a slump in exports, especially to China and the European Union, according to preliminary figures released by the Finance Ministry on Thursday. But bucking the overall trend, shipments to the United States rose at a robust...
  • Norfolk Southern Names Hall Intermodal VP
    Jerry W. Hall, Norfolk Southern's new vice president of intermodal operations. Class I railroad Norfolk Southern has named Jerry W. Hall as vice president of intermodal operations. Hall succeeds Robert E. Huffman, who is retiring on Feb. 1. Huffman has worked in the railroad industry for 40 years and joined Norfolk Southern...
  • Journal of Commerce to Launch New JOC Inland Distribution Conference in Kansas City, Missouri
    NEWARK, N.J. - The Journal of Commerce (JOC) announced that its new event, the JOC Inland Distribution Conference, will take place in Kansas City, MO in September 2013. The JOC Inland Distribution Conference is the successor to the JOC Inland Ports Logistics Conference which took place in Chicago, IL in...
  • Heartland Express's Profit Dropped 12 Percent in 2012
    Trucking company Heartland Express reported its profit in the fourth quarter of 2012 was $14.3 million, dropping 16.5 percent from $17.1 million in the fourth quarter of 2011. For the full year of 2012, income was $61.5 million, falling 12.0 percent from $69.9 million in 2011. Quarterly revenue increased 3.8 percent year-over-year from...
  • Long Beach Says It'll Find Room for Chassis
    Long Beach Executive Port Director Chris Lytle assured truckers that the Southern California ports will find enough storage space in the harbor area for chassis now that ocean carriers are exiting the chassis business. "Big plots of land are not available, but some things can be moved around. We can make...
  • Is Trucking Primed for Pricing 'Renaissance'?
    ATLANTA - Move over railroads. The trucking industry may be rolling toward a "pricing renaissance" of its own, as rising operating costs and tight capacity push truck rates higher. Although annualized rate increases slowed in 2012, steady economic growth and industrial production, especially in the second half of 2013, could speed...
  • Trial Continues for Sea Star's Former CEO
    The antitrust conspiracy trial of former Sea Star Lines CEO Frank Peake, accused of involvement in price-fixing by carriers between the U.S. mainland and Puerto Rico, is nearing the end of its second week. Peake was indicted in November 2011. His trial began in San Juan on Jan. 14, following jury...
  • Seattle's Full Court Press
    It's not easy being an urban port. Case in point is Seattle's naturally deep-water port located to the south of that city's downtown. For years, developers have coveted the waterfront property that serves as one of the nation's largest container port operations. Instead of a working waterfront, they envision boutique...
  • Marten Transport Reports Record Fourth Quarter, Yearly Profit
    Mondovi, Wis.-based temperature-controlled truckload carrier Marten Transport this week reported the highest net income for any quarter and year in the company's history. Profit in the fourth quarter was $7.72 million, inching up 0.7 percent from the previous record of $7.66 million in the fourth quarter of 2011. For the full year...

Containerisation Internationalweb site
JANUARY 24, 2013
  • MOL to test ballast water treatment 'in a box'
    ClassNK has given Mitsui OSK Lines the nod of approval for the installation of a packaged ballast water treatment system that can fit in a vessel's cargo hold in ...
  • South Korean box volumes rise on higher transhipments
    Container throughput at South Korean ports rose 4.1% on-year to 22.5m teu in 2012, hitting a record high for a second year on the back of higher transhipment volumes, ...
  • China's manufacturing growth quickening
    According to the HSBC's Purchasing Managers Index [PMI] China's manufacturing activity in January grew at its fastest pace in two years.The preliminary data records ...
  • Davos: Insufficient transport infrastructure stymieing global growth
    The great and the good are assembled at the Annual World Economic Forum [WEF] in Davos, Switzerland this week to debate the 2013 theme 'Resilient Dynamism'. Away ...
  • COLREGS reminder published
    The North P&I Club has produced a new loss prevention guide for watchkeepers on how to avoid collisions at sea. The publication follows critical industry ...
  • Seaspan signs $360m boxship order
    Seaspan has signed its second newbuilding contract of the year, placing a $360m order for four 10,000 teu ships just days after finalising a $600m deal.The New ...

TradeWindsweb site
JANUARY 24, 2013
  • Bugbee's top tip
    If you have ever wondered how Greek tycoons time their shipping investments you should stop scratching your head and fetch a piece of paper.
  • Gone in 30 days
    Ukrainian owner Ukrrichflot's boss Valentyn Hrytsentko has been "relieved" of his post after less than a month.
  • NewLead eyes expansion
    NewLead Holdings may have shifted gears in a bid to break into the commodities business but it hasn't forgotten its roots.
  • NNA ties up Bellatrix
    Navios Maritime Acquisition Corporation (NNA) has secured a three-year charter deal for its latest product carrier newbuilding.
  • Pribor shares secrets
    Filing Chapter 11 papers feels like a cross between childbirth and deciding to cut off your own arm, according to Jeff Pribor.
  • Oceanstar bags stellar rate
    Oceanstar of Greece is said to have fixed a newbuilding at well above the current market rate.
  • Navios Partners soars
    Angeliki Frangou optimistic for wider recovery after big jump in 2012 profit.
  • Atlantic orders again
    Norway's Atlantic Offshore has ordered a new emergency response and rescue vessel (ERRV) backed by a contract with Shell.
  • Curra cools China fear
    A Chinese mega-order for VLCCs is unlikely to reach the scale touted and is actually a positive for the market right now, ACM Shipping says.
  • Stena fire under control
    A blaze on a Stena Line ro-pax has been brought under control in the Baltic.
  • CSIC tops a billion
    China Shipbuilding Industry Co (CSIC) has revealed it has won newbuilding orders worth more than $1bn over the last year.
  • Flex LNG ups ante
    Flex LNG is threatening arbitration proceedings against Samsung Heavy Industries (SHI) after failing to settle a long-running dispute with the Korean giant.
  • Costs keep Keppel back
    Singapore shipyard group Keppel Corp's earnings have fallen for 2012 as expenses rose.
  • Zhang cedes control
    Zhang Zhi Rong, the owner of Rongsheng Heavy Industries, has relinquished his controlling interest in the Chinese shipbuilder.
  • KNOT in new Repsol link
    Knutsen NYK Offshore Tankers (KNOT) has penned a 10-year charter contract for a newbuilding under construction at Cosco Zhousan in China.
  • BLRT in divi row
    Estonian shipyard group BLRT is facing a shareholder revolt over its decision to not pay dividends.
  • Ferry's "box of lies"
    The crew of Canadian ferry Queen of the North cast doubt on its electronic chart system before the vessel's fatal crash in 2006.
  • Moby merger rejected
    Shareholders of the privatised Tirrenia CIN have put the brakes on a potential merger with Vincenzo Onorato's Moby Lines.
  • Ezion downgraded
    Ezion Holdings, a darling of the Singapore stock market, has been downgraded in the wake of a run up in its stock price.
  • LNG prospects dim
    LNG freight rates strengthened in December as winter demand kicked in, but have yet to reach the levels of a year ago.
  • Port Hedland re-opens
    Australia's Port Hedland resumed operations on Wednesday after briefly closing due to a tropical storm.
  • BWTS in a box
    Mitsubishi Heavy Industries has developed a ballast water treatment system (BWTS) that fits in a large container.
  • Steel output flat in 2012
    Global steel production inched up only 1.2% last year to 1.55bnt latest trade figures show. However, this was still a new record.
  • Costamare expands fleet
    Costamare has acquired a 6,000-teu containership in a deal worth $22.2m and has already secured short term charter for it.

American Shipperweb site
JANUARY 24, 2013
  • CHAMP looks to tap forwarder market
  • Analysis: Air cargo activity ramps up internationally
    Barring any macroeconomic collapses - the debt-ceiling negotiations have the potential to wreck even the most conservative predictions - volumes and yields will continue to increase toward the end of the year.
  • Liberty files suit against MarAd over MSP program
  • CN's operating profit grew 12% in 2012
    Calendar-year revenues increased 10 percent to more than C$9.9 billion, with all business units registering gains, led by petroleum and chemicals at 15 percent to C$1.6 billion. Intermodal revenue grew 11 percent to C$2billion.
  • Trucking tonnage ends 2012 on high note
    "As paychecks shrink for all households due to higher taxes, I'm expecting a weak first quarter (2013) for tonnage and the broader economy," the ATA's chief economist, Bob Costello, warned in a statement.
  • Seaspan orders ships for MOL
    Seaspan has signed contracts for the construction of four 10,000-TEU class vessels that will be chartered to the Japanese liner carrier. The ships, to be built in China, are scheduled for delivery in 2014.
  • Hapag-Lloyd raising Mexico export reefer rates
  • New Pacific islands line emerges
  • time:matters expands in China
  • BX Solutions adds trucking service
  • MOL's metrics suffer in December
  • AAR nabs African airlift contract

The Bunker Bulletinweb site
JANUARY 24, 2013
  • Crude trades higher as gasoline inventories decline
    Refineries operated at their lowest levels since March 2012.
  • Market steady in Fujairah
    Prices in South Africa were soft.
  • Price outlook variable in major European ports
    Bunker prices make small gains in Rotterdam.
  • Greece: Seafarer strike call
    Action to be 'warning' over changes in labour practices.
  • Low sulphur demand steady despite fuel switch scheme
    Players say Hong Kong's voluntary progamme has not triggered an increase in demand.
  • Dan-Bunkering adds staff in Shanghai
    New team member brings experience of logistics and bunkering.
  • Singapore fuel oil stocks near five-month low
    Demand from South Korea up by 18%.
  • Asian bunker prices show signs of strengthening
    Prices in Tokyo Bay, however, went down.
  • 'Eco' feeder vessel uses less fuel
    'Fuel-efficient feeder ships will be in demand against fuel-guzzling alternatives.'
  • Bunker player to operate Danish tank farm
    Monjasa's CEO says port of Skagen is 'extremely well positioned'.
  • Mitsubishi, Mitsui jointly develop ballast water treatment system
    The new technology can be completed at pier and does not require cutting of the ship's side shell.
  • Finland's low sulphur fuel initiative has EU backing
    Amendments bring scheme into line with EU's state aid rules.
  • Outlook on LNG sector uncertain, says analyst
    Low shipping rates and rising LNG prices will hamper recovery.
  • Deutsche Bank: China's fuel oil demand may weaken in 2013
    But crude and gasoil consumption is set to rise this year.
  • Seaspan orders four container ships
    Seaspan Corporation has inked contracts for the building of four 10,000 TEU containerships.

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Royal Caribbean closes second quarter with record net profit
Miami
The April-June period was very positive
Union Pacific and Norfolk Southern announced a merger agreement today.
Union Pacific and Norfolk Southern announced a merger agreement today.
Omaha/Atlanta
First coast-to-coast cargo rail network
Gurrieri resigns as Special Commissioner of the Eastern Adriatic Sea Port Authority
Trieste
The atypical reverse charge for the logistics sector will become applicable tomorrow
Milan
Ruggerone (Assologistica): one of the most strategic reforms we helped build is being implemented
Policy brief on cyber threats that pose risks to port infrastructure
Tallinn
It was developed by the NATO Cyber Defence Centre of Excellence
Interferry urges the EU Commission to harmonize its shipping decarbonization regulations with those of the IMO
Victoria
Failure to align - the association warned - will force shipping companies to pay twice for emissions.
In the second quarter of 2025, Chinese seaports handled 79.1 million containers (+6.1%)
Beijing
Total freight traffic was three billion tons (+3.3%), of which 1.3 billion tons were with foreign countries (+1.9%).
CK Hutchison announces plans to include a Chinese investor in the consortium to sell Hutchison Ports
Hong Kong
Without the participation of the COSCO shipping group, China would not authorize the sale
Sri Lanka's Supreme Court has awarded compensation of $1 billion over the X-Press Pearl accident.
Sri Lanka's Supreme Court has awarded compensation of $1 billion over the X-Press Pearl accident.
Columbus
The container ship caught fire and sank near the port of Colombo
The Greek government sends a tugboat to the Red Sea to assist ships that may be attacked by the Houthis.
The Greek government sends a tugboat to the Red Sea to assist ships that may be attacked by the Houthis.
Piraeus
The AHTS "Giant" is leaving
Saipem and Subsea7 have signed a binding merger agreement.
Saipem and Subsea7 have signed a binding merger agreement.
Milan/Luxembourg
The transaction is expected to close in the second half of 2026.
In the second quarter, the port of Valencia handled over 1.5 million containers (+4.0%)
In the first half of 2025, the amount of new orders to Chinese shipyards fell by -18.2%
Beijing
A decrease of -3.5% in new construction completed in the period was recorded
In the second quarter of 2025, freight traffic in the port of Trieste grew by +3.7%
Trieste
Bulk cargo increased. Miscellaneous cargo fell by 13.2%.
CMA CGM and TotalEnergies form joint venture for LNG bunkering in the Port of Rotterdam.
Marseille
Agreement to supply 360,000 tons of liquefied natural gas per year to the French group's ships
In the second quarter of 2025, freight traffic in Spanish ports decreased by -4.7%
Madrid
All the main product categories are decreasing except for conventional goods
Brookfield Asset Management to sell 49% of British port group PD Ports to Spain's Pontegadea
Middlesbrough
The English company has over 1,400 employees
In the quarter April-June, freight traffic in the port of Rotterdam decreased by -2.3%
In the quarter April-June, freight traffic in the port of Rotterdam decreased by -2.3%
Rotterdam
The port authority is alarmed by the state of crisis in the national industry.
The electrification of the docks in the ports of Livorno, Piombino and Portoferraio is proceeding according to plan.
Third dock for cruise traffic in the port of Catania
Catania
Pier 25's restyling completed
Another quarter of decline in freight traffic at the port of Algeciras
Algeciras
In the period April-June, containers amounted to 1.24 million TEUs (+1.0%)
A new tax applied to cruise passengers disembarking in national ports came into force today in Greece.
Athens
Belgian rail freight company Lineas receives €61 million government loan
Brussels
The measure was approved last night by the restricted council of ministers
ERTMS installation completed on 1,400 kilometers of Italian railway network
Rome
The project is financed with 2.5 billion euros from PNRR funds.
Wärtsilä's quarterly financial and commercial results are positive.
Helsinki
The Marine Electrical Systems division will be sold to the Italian company VINCI Energies.
In the port of Barcelona the number of cruise terminals will be reduced from seven to five
In the port of Barcelona the number of cruise terminals will be reduced from seven to five
Barcelona
The mayor: For the first time in history, a limit is placed on the growth of cruises in the city.
MSC and Moby have presented their commitments to meet the AGCM's requirements.
Rome
Shipping Agencies Services will sell its 49% stake in Moby, waiving the consideration in favor of the majority shareholder. Moby commits to completely repaying its debt to SAS.
Fincantieri confirms its interest in the development of American shipbuilding
Fincantieri confirms its interest in the development of American shipbuilding
Washington
Folgiero: Commitment to deliver next-generation capabilities in full alignment with U.S. strategic priorities
The Chamber of Deputies has approved the appointment of four presidents of Italian Port System Authorities.
Rome
The names proposed for the Port System Authorities of the Southern Adriatic, Central-Northern Tyrrhenian, Western Liguria, and Eastern Liguria have been approved. Voting on the Northern Tyrrhenian Authority has been postponed.
Information exchange between state administrations for the digitalization of the maritime sector begins
Rome
The first operational meeting at the Coast Guard General Command in Rome
The Clean Maritime Fuels Platform suggests measures to support the production and distribution of clean marine fuels
COSCO Shipping Ports sets new monthly and quarterly container traffic records
Hong Kong
In the period April-June, 29.4 million TEUs were handled (+4.5%)
Sharp increase in cases of seafarers abandoning their ships
London
2,286 crew members from 222 ships involved as of early 2025
Global freight traffic saw strong growth in the first quarter of this year in anticipation of new tariffs
Global freight traffic saw strong growth in the first quarter of this year in anticipation of new tariffs
Geneva
North America saw the strongest quarterly growth in imports
In the port of Antwerp-Bruges containers and rolling stock are increasing and other types of goods are decreasing
Antwerp
Traffic congestion continues at the airport, with the situation on the landside becoming critical
A study denounces the delay of European ports in equipping themselves with cold ironing facilities.
Brussels/Pozzallo
The tender to electrify the docks of the port of Pozzallo has begun.
T&E proposes to include more non-EU transhipment ports to avoid carbon leakage
Brussels
The association calls on the EU Commission to reduce the current threshold of 65% of transhipment traffic
Federlogistica urges the immediate establishment of a control room on tariffs
Genoa
The aim is also to eliminate extra costs caused by bureaucracy.
Containerized cargo handled through the port of Singapore fell by 2.9% in the second quarter.
Singapore
Last May, ship transits through the Suez Canal decreased by -6.8%
Last May, ship transits through the Suez Canal decreased by -6.8%
Cairo
The negative trend continued in June and early July
Terminal operators are not at all satisfied with a policy that seems to have no interest in ports
Rome
Cognolato: It is essential to close the ongoing trials on several fronts.
The largest ship ever to dock at Cagliari's Porto Canale at the MITO terminal.
Milan
The container ship "MSC Venice" with a capacity of 16,652 TEU arrived yesterday
On 5 and 6 November in Lisbon a summit called by the ILA against automation in the maritime and port sector
On 5 and 6 November in Lisbon a summit called by the ILA against automation in the maritime and port sector
North Bergen/Metzingen
South Korean HD Hyundai, together with German NEURA Robotics, will develop and test welding robots in shipyards
The toll of the horrific attack on the bulk carrier Eternity C in the Red Sea is still uncertain.
Mandaluyong/London/Brussels
Joint statement by ICS, BIMCO, European Shipowners, Intercargo and Intertanko
In the first half of 2025, bulk cargo increased and general cargo decreased in the port of Marseille-Fos
Marseille
Cruise passengers increase by +5%
The Senate has approved the framework law on interports
Rome
UIR, gives the Italian interport system a modern, orderly and coherent regulatory framework
Carlo De Ruvo was elected president of Confetra
Rome
Among the challenges, the uncontrolled expansion of large logistics groups and their concentration
Number of pirate attacks on ships still high in the second quarter of 2025
Number of pirate attacks on ships still high in the second quarter of 2025
Kuala Lumpur
The number of acts of violence against crews is decreasing
Telemar and TNL Group merger agreement
Telemar and TNL Group merger agreement
Oslo/Athens/Paris
One of the top three operators in the OT/IoT services market for the maritime and superyacht sectors will be created
Attacks on ships in the Red Sea still cause deaths among seafarers
Portsmouth
Liberian-flagged bulk carrier " Eternity C" targeted
Canadian shipbuilding company Davie acquires second shipyard in Finland
Helsinki/Pori
It will buy the Enersense Offshore shipyard
Amendment on Port Labor Supply Agencies Approved
Rome
Immediate transformation into Agencies authorised to provide temporary port work
Salvini appoints a manager of a private shipping company from Campania as president of the regional AdSP
Rome
This is Eliseo Cuccaro, CEO of Alilauro
Extend the application of the 0.1% sulphur limit in marine fuels globally
Extend the application of the 0.1% sulphur limit in marine fuels globally
Berlin
This is proposed by an analysis by the International Council on Clean Transportation
IMO and EU condemn renewed attacks on ships in the Red Sea
London/Brussels
Dominguez: New violation of international law and freedom of navigation
In the first half of 2025, container traffic in the port of Gioia Tauro grew by +10.5%
Joy Taurus
2,186,211 TEUs were handled
A bulk carrier was attacked in the Red Sea
Portsmouth
The crew abandoned the ship which began to take on water
German government allocates 400 million euros to support energy transition in maritime-port sector
Over 78 million euros to the ports of Augusta and Taranto for offshore wind
Rome
Funds distributed over three years starting from 2025
The PNRR tender for interports has been reopened.
Rome
Resources available amounting to 2.2 million euros
Port of Livorno: Workers are the priority in the LTM crisis
Livorno
UPS's quarterly earnings performance declines
Atlanta
Net income in the April-June quarter was $1.28 billion (-8.9%)
Approval for the 2025 budget variation of the Southern Tyrrhenian and Ionian Sea Port Authority.
Gioia Tauro
500 thousand euros for the 49% share held by the Port Agency company
FHP Group acquires the remaining 10% stake in Lotras
Milan/Foggia
The integration between Lotras and CFI Intermodal will begin to create FHP Intermodal.
OITAF scientific document on good practices in the logistics and transport of fresh fruit and vegetables
Milan
The Northern Tyrrhenian Sea Port Authority has joined the PLIKA
Livorno
Platform dedicated to training, innovation and knowledge sharing in the logistics and port sectors
Matteo Paroli's nomination as president of the Western Ligurian Sea Port Authority has been signed.
Rome
He has a degree in law and a specialization in administrative law.
Container throughput increases in Haropa Port, while bulk cargo decreases.
Le Havre
In the first half of this year, containers were 1.51 million TEUs (+4%)
Bureau Veritas reports a 9.8% quarterly increase in revenues in the Marine & Offshore segment
Courbevoie
Kalmar and Konecranes increase new orders in the April-June quarter
Helsinki
The turnover of the two Finnish companies is slightly increasing
Container traffic in the port of Barcelona fell by 12.2% in the second quarter.
Barcelona
Assiterminal threatens a new wave of appeals against regulations it believes are damaging to port operations
Genoa
2M Logistics signs an agreement with Salerno-based Gallozzi
Barendrecht
The Dutch company will represent GF Logistics, a subsidiary of the Italian group, in the Benelux region.
Swiss company Kuehne+Nagel's quarterly profits fell
Schindellegi
In the period April-June of this year, net turnover grew by +1.7%
Yang Ming orders three 8,000 TEU container ships from Nihon Shipyard and Imabari Shipbuilding
Keelung/Imabari
Contract valued at $351.3-394.5 million
Italia Nostra reiterates its strong concerns about the construction of the Fiumicino-Isola Sacra port.
Rome
European maritime cities, destinations for cruise tourism - the association highlights - denounce the phenomenon of over-tourism in the cruise sector
Egypt's first automotive terminal has come into operation at Port Said East.
East Port Said
It can accommodate two car carriers at the same time
SAILING LIST
Visual Sailing List
Departure ports
Arrival ports by:
- alphabetical order
- country
- geographical areas
Tepsa has acquired a liquid bulk terminal in the port of Rotterdam.
Singapore/Rotterdam
It was sold by Global Energy Storage Holdings
The Spinelli Group has approved its 2024 sustainability report.
Genoa
Of the company's 616 direct employees, 49% are under the age of 50.
In the second quarter of this year, cargo traffic in Turkish ports grew by +1.6%
Ankara
Cargoes to and from Italy amounted to 12.7 million tons (+10.1%)
Extension of the Simplified Logistics Zone for Genoa Ports and Dry Ports to the Savona, Vado Ligure, and Bergeggi areas.
Genoa
Approval from the ZLS Steering Committee
Isotta Fraschini Motori has inaugurated a new production line for hydrogen fuel cell systems in Bari.
Trieste
They will be used for naval and land solutions
The Grande Shanghai , the Grimaldi Group's first ammonia-ready car carrier, has been christened.
Naples
It has a load capacity of 9,000 CEUs.
The Port of Genoa, FILT, and UILT have declared a five-day strike at the Bettolo Terminal.
Genoa
Fit Cisl Liguria expressed solidarity with the workers
The tender for the dredging of the commercial dock basin at the port of Ancona has been published.
Ancona
The removal of approximately 730 thousand cubic meters of sediment is planned
Tender for the restoration and enhancement of docks 32 and 33 in the Deep Sea Zone of the port of Savona
Genoa
An investment of over 6.7 million euros is expected
There are 1,100 workers in Palermo directly employed in the seaside tourism sector
Palermo
This year, cruise traffic is expected to grow by 9.4% in the port of the Sicilian capital.
Six-month growth of +9% in freight on the St. Petersburg-India/China maritime route
Fly
FESCO operates six vessels in the service
Port of Trieste: Special Commissioner Gurrieri under investigation for money laundering
Trieste
I am certain - he declared - that I can demonstrate that I acted legally, in full transparency.
Vard signs new contract for the construction of two CSOVs
Trieste
The vessels will be used to support operations in the offshore wind sector
UIR welcomes the publication of the tender for the digitalization of the logistics chain.
Rome
Di Caterina (ALIS): a concrete tool that enhances the needs of businesses and strengthens the logistics system
GNV celebrated its first ten years of activity on the Italy-Albania route
Durres
During the period, the company's ships carried over 1.25 million passengers
A shipment of over 1.2 tons of marijuana was seized at the port of Gioia Tauro.
Reggio Calabria/Catanzaro
Members of a criminal organization that imported drugs from South America through European ports and airports have been arrested.
Yang Ming orders Hanwha Ocean to build seven 15,000 TEU dual-fuel containerships
Keelung
They will be delivered between 2028 and 2029
Walden to sell healthcare logistics business to Yusen Logistics
Paris
Exclusive negotiations announced
Solinas (Sardinian Action Party) is not at all satisfied with the state of Sardinian ports
Cagliari
The immediate establishment of a special commission is urged
ANSI welcomes the introduction of the information dashboard for managing private procurement contracts in logistics.
Rome
D'Angelo: it will allow the country to take another step forward
Russo (Confcommercio): excluding road transport from the PNRR funding was shortsighted.
Rome
First bulletin from the Freight Insights Observatory produced by the National Center for Sustainable Mobility
ABB Group posts sharp growth in quarterly financial and business performance
Zurich
In the period April-June the value of new orders grew by +16.0%
Informal consultations have begun on the preliminary proposal for the new Ancona Port Master Plan.
Ancona
Eleven meetings scheduled for July
Program agreement for preparatory and functional interventions for the construction of the bridge over the Strait of Messina
Rome
It was signed today in Rome
Project to develop an ecological station for the treatment of wastewater from ships
Naples
Initiative of the Neapolitan Group of the Cenere and Iello Landing
Assiterminal urges against bringing sediment from the Bagnoli dredging project into the port of Naples.
Genoa
Cognolato and Ferrari: It is essential to safeguard the full functionality of the commercial port's activities.
Container traffic at the Port of Long Beach fell 3.4% in the second quarter.
Long Beach
A decline of -16.4% was recorded in June
Paolo Pessina has been appointed vice president of Conftrasporto-Confcommercio.
Rome
He is president of the national federation of maritime agents and brokers
Container traffic in the port of Hong Kong decreased by -8.2% in the second quarter
Hong Kong
A decrease of -13.7% was recorded in June
Cuneo-based logistics company Nord Ovest is seeing growing financial results.
Wedge
Construction work on a new depot in Mondovì will be completed in early 2026.
Container traffic at the Port of Los Angeles grows driven by fears of new tariffs
Los Angeles
June saw the highest volume ever recorded for this month
The Management Committee of the Sardinia Sea Port Authority has adopted the DPSS
Cagliari
Green light for the concession to MITO and the appeal against the rejection of Olbia's dredging project.
Three events in Genoa for three new Explora Journeys cruise ships.
Genoa
A technical launch, a coin laying and the cutting of the first sheet metal were carried out at the Fincantieri shipyard
Grimaldi sells 5% of Terminal Darsena Toscana to Livorno Port Company
Naples/Livorno
Option to purchase an additional 5% of the share capital
Concession agreement signed that assigns management of the port of Tartous to DP World
Damascus
It has a lifespan of 30 years
Matteo Gasparato appointed president of the Northern Adriatic Sea Port Authority
Rome
He was appointed extraordinary commissioner of the same port authority
Meeting in Rome between the heads of ESPO and Assoporti
Rome
Among the topics addressed, the competitiveness of European ports in the current global context
Chinese airline OOCL reports quarterly decline in scheduled service revenues
Hong Kong
Cargo transported by the company's ships is increasing
Collaboration between the Ukrainian Sea Ports Authority and the Western Ligurian Sea Port Authority
Rome
Agreement with an initial duration of five years
Survey in Germany on the prospects of companies in the maritime, port and shipbuilding sectors
Hamburg
Shipowners are more concerned. Positive prospects for ports and shipyards.
Port of Augusta: Work begins on a third bridge connecting the island to the mainland.
Augusta
Work worth over 20 million euros
Vard signs contract with InkFish for new research vessel
Trieste
The deal is worth more than 200 million euros.
1.1 billion euros will be invested in the port of Hamburg to strengthen the container sector
Hamburg
Improving accessibility and port infrastructure in the Waltershofer Hafen area
Meyer Turku delivered the new Star of the Seas cruise ship to Royal Caribbean
Turku
It has a gross tonnage of 250,800 tons
ESPO calls for increased funding for ports under the next EU Multiannual Financial Framework
Brussels
The CEF programme funds have proven to be far from sufficient
Fincantieri delivers the new Oceania Allura cruise ship to Oceania Cruises.
Miami/Trieste
Two additional Sonata-class ships have been converted into orders.
PORTS
Italian Ports:
Ancona Genoa Ravenna
Augusta Gioia Tauro Salerno
Bari La Spezia Savona
Brindisi Leghorn Taranto
Cagliari Naples Trapani
Carrara Palermo Trieste
Civitavecchia Piombino Venice
Italian Interports: list World Ports: map
DATABASE
ShipownersShipbuilding and Shiprepairing Yards
ForwardersShip Suppliers
Shipping AgentsTruckers
MEETINGS
Confindustria event on the sea economy in Rome on July 15th
Rome
The public meeting of the International Containers Studies Center will be held in Genoa on July 2nd
Genoa
››› Meetings File
PRESS REVIEW
Why Malta is objecting to a new price cap on Russian oil
(timesofmalta.com)
US has its eye on Greek ports
(Kathimerini)
››› Press Review File
FORUM of Shipping
and Logistics
Intervento del presidente Tomaso Cognolato
Roma, 19 giugno 2025
››› File
Uniport: Bringing debris from Bagnoli to the port of Naples would postpone long-awaited dredging.
Rome
Legora de Feo: It's necessary to find alternative solutions.
Taiwanese companies Evergreen, Yang Ming and WHL saw sharp declines in quarterly revenues.
Keelung/Taipei
In the period April-June it fell by -18.7%, -26.5% and -8.6% respectively
The establishment of the Information Dashboard for the management of private procurement contracts in logistics has been approved.
In May, freight traffic in the port of Ravenna grew by +1.4%
Ravenna
Bulk cargo is on the rise. Miscellaneous cargo is on the decline.
EU approves joint purchase of port equipment by terminal operators
Brussels
Joint definition of minimum technical specifications of equipment is also permitted
Serbian energy group EPS will import coal through the Montenegrin port of Bar
Bar
Currently imports from Indonesia pass through the port of Constanta
Fincantieri Foundation and Luiss University launch a project to strengthen the safety of underwater infrastructure.
Trieste
Among the objectives, contribute to the definition of a specific regulatory framework
Freewheeling: The government's U-turn on anti-mafia controls in the road haulage sector is a welcome development.
Modena
Franchini: If the government has realized it made a mistake, that's good news.
Agostinelli (AdSP Tirreno Meridionale e Ionio): the amendment that allows for the early transformation of the Gioia Tauro Port Agency is extremely important.
Confindustria's event on the maritime economy will take place in Rome on July 15th.
Rome
The confederation's strategic document on the sector will be presented
Kerala seeks $1.1 billion from MSC in damages over MSC Elsa 3 sinking
Thiruvananthapuram
Temporary detention of the vessel "MSC Akuteta II" granted
Trasportounito requests the cancellation of the renewal procedure of the Central Committee of the Register of Hauliers
Rome
New seizure of a load of cocaine in the port of Gioia Tauro
Reggio Calabria
16 bags containing 417 kilos of drugs were found in a container
MOL and Kinetics to build world's first floating data center
Tokyo
It will be installed on a vessel of 9,731 gross tonnage
Rijeka Gateway Terminal to become operational in early September
Copenhagen
The first ship at the second container terminal of the Croatian port is expected on September 12
Falteri (Federlogistica) urges us to focus on the development of "polycentric" logistics
Genoa
The Simplified Logistics Zone should be the cornerstone of the strategy
Tsuneishi Shipbuilding Co. acquired Mitsui E&S Shipbuilding Co.
Hiroshima/Tokyo
It was renamed Tsuneishi Solutions Tokyobay Co.
Pessina (Federagenti): Northern European logistics system is struggling. Let's take advantage of it!
Rome
Unexpected opportunity - he underlines - for the Mediterranean ports and Italian ones in particular
MSC Cruises Joins Carnival and Royal Caribbean in Capitalizing on Grand Bahama Shipyard
Miami
Negotiations underway since the end of 2024 have been successfully concluded
At The International Propeller Clubs the Dorso Award for the Mediterranean area
Naples
In recognition of the primary role played by logistics operators in Mediterranean traffic
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