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March 26, 2013
Sched Netweb site
  • CMA CGM Florida sails to Shanghai leaking oil after bulker collision
  • OOCL unveils 13,208-TEU Berlin, offering cleaner, meaner bunker burn
  • Hanjin abandons plans to build new container terminal in Jacksonville
  • Eco-craze: US truckers find costly natural gas trucks uneconomical
  • British budget receives positive response from BIFA freight forwarders
  • NAFTA surface trade up 6pc in 2012, hitting a record US$960 billion
  • India's US$14 billion e-retail sector turns to niche logistics firms
  • Hong Kong airport February cargo falls 13.3pc, but rose 3.6pc in 2013
  • 'Merging China's big air cargo units good idea, but too many obstacles'
  • Court: Staff must tell non-commercial shippers rules before they apply

Exim Indiaweb site
MARCH 25, 2013
  • Allcargo Logistics launches Medical Support Center at Lokmanya Tilak Hospital
  • Bahri announces sale of general cargo vessel as part of restructuring segment
  • CEVA announces daily Suzhou/Shanghai Netherlands container train service
  • CMA CGM sees positive growth, successfully implements action plan in 2012
  • CSL launches second FPV for Coast Guard
  • Evergreen Line s China-Philippines-Malaysia service from April 14
  • Hanjin Shipping expands intra-Asia box services
  • MOL, Mitsui & Marubeni Corp. to participate in ultra-deepwater FPSO chartering project in Brazil
  • Moore Stephens says UK Budget generally good news for shipping sector
  • Rate hikes boost demand for smaller vessels
  • Holy presence at APSEZ & Adani Power
  • ONGC signs MoU for Mangalore LNG terminal
  • Plan for AIDS testing at Major Ports
  • Stricter inspection of second-hand cars & secondary goods having desired impact at Antwerp Port
  • Focus was on e-freight, security at Doha World Cargo Symposium
  • Co-financing scheme to boost exports on anvil
  • Govt mulls insurance fund for import of Iranian crude
  • INR remains strong against dollar
  • A bad idea known as Move Count
  • Ford hopes to repeat Figo success with EcoSport
  • R. Mukundan elected Chairman & Chetan Tamboli Deputy Chairman of CII Western Region

International Transport Journalweb site
  • More sales likely despite shrinking market in 2012
  • Scania and Siemens researching electrified road haulage
  • RZD interested in Greek port privatisation
  • UTair Cargo certified as aircraft services supplier to UN
  • 2015 emission limits pose threat to UK shipping
  • First newbuilding in NOL's fleet renewal programme
  • Hapag-Lloyd and Hamburg Süd merger talks stalled
  • New terminal for Norwegian post office
  • Kuehne + Nagel builds logistics terminal in Leipzig
  • TNT Express planning to cut 4,000 jobs
  • Nobel laureate Amartya Sen to open transport funding summit
  • Canada and US announce cross-border pilot project

Marine Logweb site
MARCH 25, 2013
  • NOL adds new 14,000-TEU "Eco ship"
  • Bollinger delivers fifth FRC to Coast Guard
  • NPT Propeller delivers impressive results
  • Bibby COO warns: Eco ships won't arrive overnight
  • Glosten to develop offshore wind TLP demonstrator for U.K.
  • Vigor completes Seattle fireboat renovation
  • Conservancy warns SS United States could be scrapped
  • MHI and Imabari form LNG ship JV to compete with Korea
  • China Rongsheng secures first jack-up orders
  • Fast cat can morph into liftboat

World Wide Shipperweb site
MARCH 25, 2013
  • Contract talks breakdown between ILWU, grain handlers
  • Talks on hold between Hapag-Lloyd, Hamburg Sud
  • NYK included in list of top ethical companies
  • Seattle Port Commissioners to meet with prospective applicants
  • Hanjin backing away from dedicated JAXPORT terminal

Lloyd's Listweb site
MARCH 25, 2013
  • Divided they fall
    Hamburg Süd and Hapag-Lloyd will work to overcome their differences
  • Outlook for older post-panamax boxships is dire
    DVB research questions whether less fuel-efficient tonnage will retain its charters
  • Poor cable penetrations blamed for Emma Maersk flood
    The world's largest boxship's engineroom is stripped, dried and cleaned in Sicily
  • If I am not for others, what am I?
    Sailors' Society chief executive outlines the struggles of seafarers and their families
  • Containership market cannot take more vessels, says Klein
    Boss of world's largest non-operating owner argues for retrofitting existing ships
  • Return of Italian marines to India raises stakes for armed guards
    New Delhi's tenacity shows that maritime security companies must tread carefully
  • Is the EU here to help?
    Brussels bossiness targets Europe's shipping and port sectors
  • Aponte rules out new ship orders for years to come
    Exclusive: MSC boss expects 2014 to bring box recovery as deliveries slow and US trades pick up
  • Green joins Clarksons board
    New senior independent director led P&O Nedlloyd's stock market flotation
  • Pakistan breakers back on form
    Gadani recyclers dig deep for the right tonnage
  • London Gateway to be UK's most utilised box terminal within first year
    DP World has yet to name a customer but voices confidence in port's prospects
  • Singamas forecasts rising container demand and prices
    Update: SS Teo predicts shipping lines volume pickup earlier than expected
  • Asia-Europe carriers launch fresh push for rate rises
    Hanjin and Zim announce $500 per teu mid-April general rate increases
  • CSBC sees its annual net profit more than halved
    Taiwan yard pins its hopes on order for eight 1,800 teu boxships
  • MHI and Imabari plan LNG carrier partnership
    Japanese yards launch yet another combined project to improve economies of scale
  • Retrofit financing is available: MAN Diesel
    Enginemaker offers owners low-interest credit to install fuel-saving ideas
  • Bunker fuel leak stopped on CMA CGM Florida
    French line and Chinese authorities seek to limit environmental impact after collision
  • Hyundai Mipo Dockyard lands order for four car carriers
    Israel's Ray Shipping pays $70.5m apiece for 7,500 ceu vessels
  • APMT consortium is preferred bidder for Abidjan box terminal
    AP Moller-Maersk ports arm teams up with Bolloré Africa Logistics and Bouygues
  • A box shipping industry powerhouse
    Lloyd's List and Containerisation International now share digital platforms

Fairplayweb site
MARCH 25, 2013
  • Remontowa wins double-ended ferry
    POLISH shipyard Remontowa Shipbuilding SA has won a contract for a double-ended ro-pax ferry with gas-electric propulsion worth about $35M
  • DryShips admits 'going concern' risk
    GEORGE Economou's DryShips has once again garnered an ignominious 'going concern' warning from its auditor in its latest annual report
  • HMM appoints new CEO
    HYUNDAI Merchant Marine has appointed Yoo Chang Keun as its new CEO, replacing the resigning Lee Suk Hui
  • Wan Hai to start PA2 service
    TAIWANESE Wan Hai Lines (WHL) will expand further on its already extensive intra-Asia network by joining Pan Asia Service II (PA2) on 3 April 2013, to provide an express service from North China to Singapore and Malaysia, the company told Fairplay today
  • Rongsheng secures two EPC contracts
    CHINA Rongsheng Heavy Industries has secured two CJ46 jack-up rigs EPC contracts, with a total value exceeding $360M, the company announced today
  • Asian liners plan second rate hikes
    CHINESE container liners announced this year's second round of rate hikes of about $500 per teu on the routes from Asia to Europe for all shipments, effective mid-April
  • COSCOL expands heavy-lifter fleet
    SHANGHAI-listed COSCOL plans to complete the expansion of its heavy-lifter fleet within 2013 by adding up to eight 28,000dwt such vessels
  • Decade-old VLCC see values flatline
    SECONDHAND VLCC sales resumed last week after almost a month of inactivity. However, the prices suggest that asset values are plateauing as the freight market remains unprofitable amid overcapacity
  • Mayfair marks first VLCC demolition sale of 2013
    KNIGHTSBRIDGE Tankers' last VLCC has become the first VLCC to be sold for demolition in 2013
  • Box maker posted full-year slump
    HONG KONG-listed Singamas Container, a box maker, posted a 56.5% year on year slump in net profits to $60M in 2012, due to declining orders and lower average box prices
  • Big ships displaced from Asia-Europe trade
    THE CURRENT lull in ULCV orders does not indicate that ocean carriers' appetite for bigger ships is over; rather they just don't have the necessary finances at present to speed up the process
  • HMD bags four PCTC orders
    HYUNDAI Mipo Dockyard has clinched an order for four 7,500 ceu pure car/truck carriers from Israel based Ray Shipping
  • MHI, Imabari in JV to design LNG carriers
    MITSUBISHI Heavy Industries and Imabari Shipbuilding will jointly establish MI LNG Company to handle the design and marketing of LNG carriers
  • Mixed chemical market in Asia
    THE ASIAN chemical market has been mixed, with the southeast Asia-northeast Asia trade doing better than the intra-northeast Asia routes

The Journal of Commerceweb site
MARCH 25, 2013
  • North American Lumber Production Rose in 2012
    Lumber production in the U.S. and Canada improved in 2012, with total output being 8 percent and 5 percent higher year-over-year, according to Western Wood Products Association, Wood Resource Quarterly reports. The global timber and wood products market update by Wood Resources International also showed that sawmills in the western region...
  • U.S. Lines' Trans-Pacific Westbound Rates to Rise
    U.S. Lines will increase rates on its trans-Pacific westbound trade for cargo originating from interior point intermodal points or container yards via the U.S. East Coast, excluding Gulf Coast ports, to North Asia and Southeast Asia, effective April 21. The hike will be $160 per 20-foot container and $200 per 40-foot,...
  • Old Dominion Relocates Two Service Centers
    Old Dominion Freight Line has relocated and expanded two of its service centers in Cheyenne, Wyo., and Allentown, Pa. The less-than-truckload carrier opened its Cheyenne Service Center to expand in the western U.S. The relocation boosted the terminal's size from four to 21 doors. The facility's service area includes Cheyenne, Laramie,...
  • Japan, EU Agree to Launch FTA Negotiations
    Japan and the European Union formally agreed on Monday to kick off negotiations on a bilateral free trade agreement aimed at eliminating import tariffs on most products traded between them. The agreement came when Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe held telephone talks with European Council President Herman Van Rompuy and European...
  • M&M Cartage Operating Its First CNG Truck
    M&M Cartage has received delivery of its first dedicated compressed natural gas powered truck, supplied by Kentucky Truck Sales. The 2013 Freightliner is powered by a Cummins ISL GM2 9L engine. Agility Fuel Systems provided the 100-gallon behind-the-cab fuel system for the unit. Don Hayden, president of the Louisville, Ky.-based regional truckload...
  • India Cuts Charges to Boost Rail Container Traffic
    India's Ministry of Railways has decided to reduce haulage charges for containers transported by rail in privately owned railcars, effective April 1. For containers weighing between 10 metric tons and 20 metric tons, the rate will be reduced 5 percent to 15,638 rupees (about US$287.94) per 20-foot-equivalent unit. Rates for empty...
  • Work Advances on Port Mackenzie Rail Extension
    Work on $88 million worth of construction for three segments of the Port Mackenzie Rail Extension project in Alaska has kicked off. Contracts were awarded to three construction companies for the 32-mile rail project, which will connect the mainline of the Alaska Railroad near Houston to the deep draft dock at...
  • Andrew Distribution Leases 18 Trucks From Ryder
    Andrew Distribution has selected Ryder System to provide and maintain 18 new straight trucks under a full-service lease agreement. The trucks will be used to support Andrew's distribution and delivery operations for a major daily newspaper in the Milwaukee market. This is the first time the Illinois-based Andrew Distribution has leased...
  • Louisiana Ports See 'Huge Opportunity' in LNG
    Representatives from Louisiana's Terrebonne Parish Economic Development Authority and the Port of Terrebonne have determined that liquefied natural gas will offer a "huge opportunity" for exportation for regional Gulf Coast ports following the widening of the Panama Canal, according to Steve Vassallo, TEDA's CEO. The representatives recently took a trip to...
  • New 14,000-TEU Ship Joins NOL Group Fleet
    APL Temasek is the first of 10 14,000-TEU vessels on order by NOL Group.The NOL Group has unveiled its new 14,000 20-foot-equivalent unit APL Temasek container ship at the PSA Pasir Panjang Terminal in Singapore. APL Temasek is the first in a series of 10 14,000-TEU vessels on order by the...
  • Emirates Shipping to Boost Intra-Asia Rates
    On April 15, Emirates Shipping Line will raise rates on two of its trade lanes: From the Far East and Southeast Asia to the Middle East, the increase will be $300 per 20-foot-equivalent unit. From the Far East and Southeast Asia to the Indian subcontinent, the hike will be $200 per TEU. ...
  • St. Lawrence Seaway's Navigation Season Begins
    With the transit of Canada Steamship Lines' newly built Baie St. Paul through the St. Lambert Lock, the St. Lawrence Seaway's 55th navigation season has opened, according to the St. Lawrence Seaway Management Corporation. The Baie St. Paul is the first of a series of new vessels being constructed specifically for...
  • Port Everglades Sets Its Sight on Guatemalan Trade
    Port Everglades has announced that Guatemala is a key target market for the South Florida port. The announcement was made at Agritrade Expo & Conference 2013, an international agricultural trade show, in La Antigua, Guatemala, from March 14-15, hosted by the Guatemalan Exporters Association. "Guatemala is our No. 2 trading partner after...
  • TNT Express Seeks to Trim Jobs and Costs
    TNT Express said it plans to cut 4,000 jobs, slash costs, slim its aircraft fleet and sell its Chinese and Brazilian operations as it focuses on its core European market following the recent collapse of a planned $6.8 billion takeover by United Parcel Service. The sale of the Chinese business is...
  • IBIA Names Hall Chief Executive
    The International Bunker Industry Association has appointed Peter Hall as its new chief executive. Hall will start his new role in the beginning of April, replacing Cliff Brand, the current chief executive, who has been headhunted to be the marine director of the new King Abdullah Economic City Port in Saudi...
  • Hapag-Lloyd to Launch Finland Express Service
    Hapag-Lloyd's new FIX service.Hapag-Lloyd will launch its new Finland Express Service in April, directly connecting German hubs with ports in the Gulf of Finland and the Gulf of Bothnia in the Baltic Sea. The service will extend port coverage in the Baltic and provide a second weekly sailing to and from...
  • Oakland's Container Volume Grows 12.4 Percent
    Oakland's container volume, February 2013 Full-size chart The Port of Oakland's containerized throughput rose 12.4 percent year-over-year in February, according to data from the port. The total volume in February was 187,701 20-foot-equivalent units, including both laden and empty containers. The last time Oakland's throughput saw double-digit growth was two years ago,...
  • German Carrier Merger Not So Perfect After All
    The news that Hapag-Lloyd and Hamburg Sud have walked away from a merger that would have created the world's fourth-largest ocean carrier didn't come as a major shock to rival container lines or industry watchers. The would-be merger was a perfect fit and would have enabled the two German carriers to...
  • Neither Side Budges: PNW Terminal Talks Break Down
    Contract negotiations between the International Longshore and Warehouse Union and three grain terminal operators in the Pacific Northwest broke down at the weekend with each side refusing to consider the other's proposal. It was the first face-to-face meeting between the ILWU and the Pacific Northwest Grain Handlers Association in three months. The...
  • United Cargo Expands TempControl Network
    United Cargo has expanded its service for temperature-sensitive shipments by adding nine cities to its worldwide TempControl network, increasing the number of locations offering the service to 37. The following new U.S. locations are now certified to transport TempControl: Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta International Airport. Boston Logan International Airport. New York John F. Kennedy International Airport. Cleveland...

Containerisation Internationalweb site
MARCH 25, 2013
  • APMT, BAL and Bouygues consortium named as preferred bidder for Abidjan box terminal
    A consortium of APM Terminals, French logistics and terminal operator Bollore Africa Logistics, and French civil engineers Bouygues has been named as preferred ...
  • Aponte halts ship orders for years to come
  • Bunker fuel leak stopped on CMA CGM Florida
  • Asia-Europe carriers launch fresh push for rate rises
  • London Gateway 'to be UK's most utilised box terminal within first year'
    DP WORLD claims London Gateway will have a higher utilisation rate than any of its major UK rivals within its first year of operation, despite the fact it has yet ...
  • Hapag-Lloyd and Hamburg Sud merger talks stall
    MERGER talks between Hapag-Lloyd and Hamburg Sud have ground to a halt after the two German lines failed to reach agreement on the structure of a combined group.Hapag-Lloyd ...

TradeWindsweb site
MARCH 25, 2013
  • Two kings face torch
    Nanjing King Ship has reportedly bagged $6.85m to scrap a pair of multipurpose ships.
  • SS United States facing scrap
    The historic passengership SS United States is facing potential scrapping in two months due to mounting costs paid by the conservation group that owns the vessel.
  • Lomar cools chatter
    Lomar Shipping has cooled rumours linking it with a string of containership buys.
  • CSBC profit crashes
    Taiwanese shipbuilding group CSBC has recorded a big drop in profit for 2012 despite a rise in revenue.
  • Scorpio seeing stars
    Scorpio Tankers has continued its expansion crusade by boosting its presence in the LR2 arena.
  • BBR earnings take flight
    Newly-listed offshore support vessel owner Bina Buana Raya (BBR) has seen its income soar off the back of a bigger fleet.
  • Maersk eyes UK issue
    Denmark's AP Moller-Maersk is lining up a sterling bond issue, possibly as early as this week.
  • Swedish "apartheid" makes waves
    Two ferry lines have become embroiled in a row in Sweden over claims passengers were segregated on buses according to skin colour or presumed ethnicity.
  • Slow-ceiling
    Slow steaming in the containership sector could be approaching its maximum limitations given the weight of newbuildings entering the market, DVB says.
  • Russia mulls SCF issue
    The Russian government has authorised a sale of tanker owner Sovcomflot's shares.
  • Remontowa adds ferry
    Poland's Remontowa shipyard has clinched a ro-pax order from Denmark worth DKK 200m ($34.86m).
  • Boyden's double worry
    A take-off in dry-cargo stocks led last week by Eagle Bulk has come too early for a sector battling low earnings, Global Hunter Securities says.
  • Big bonus from Glencore
    Glencore's two top executives have picked up a combined pay packet of almost $5m in a year which saw the commodity giant take over Xstrata.
  • Swissco enters rig arena
    Singapore-listed offshore support vessel owner Swissco Holdings has emerged as the name behind a rig order at Rongsheng Heavy Industries.
  • Oetkers halt merger talks
    The merger of German container lines Hapag-Lloyd and Hamburg Sud is off for now after the two sides failed to agree an ownership structure for the new combined group.
  • Duo go for rate hikes
    Hanjin Shipping and Zim have announced Asia to Europe rate rises designed to keep the trades sustainable.
  • China Merchants pockets $20m
    China Merchants Holdings International (CMHI) has sold development rights for a chunk of land in the Zhangzhou Economic Development Zone in Fujian province in mainland China.
  • Bahri banks sale profit
    Saudi owner Bahri has banked a profit of SAR 19.52m ($5.2m) from the disposal of a veteran freight ro-ro - and two sisterships are on the sales block.
  • Samco sells again
    Samco Shipholding has sold its fourth VLCC in a little over six months, brokers claim.
  • Four more for Mipo
    Hyundai Mipo Dockyard has clinched a KRW 315bn ($283m) deal to build four pure car and truck carriers.
  • Hellenic firms Hudson hire
    Hellenic Carriers has confirmed period employment for one of its three bulkers.
  • Mini-bulker sinks
    A mini-bulker has sunk off Vietnam after colliding with a sistership.
  • Changes at the top
    Former P&O Nedloyd chief executive Philip Green is set to become the next chairman of the Clarksons it was revealed Monday.
  • Ko's message of hope
    Daewoo Shipbuilding & Marine Engineering chief Ko Jae-Ho believes a yard recovery is on the cards for 2013.
  • Seven must go
    Vietnam has cleared the auction of seven idle ships owned by a Vinalines subsidiary.
  • Suezmaxes slide 18%
    Nordic American Tankers' (NAT) acquisition of a suezmax tanker resale has set a new benchmark for ship values in the sector.
  • Japanese team up
    Mitsubishi Heavy Industries and Imabari Shipbuilding are teaming up to take on the South Korean yards in the LNG arena.
  • Hapag charters in
    Hapag Lloyd has been forced to charter in tonnage to maintain the schedule on one of its transatlantic services.

American Shipperweb site
MARCH 25, 2013
  • TNT to cut 4,000 jobs as part of improvement plan
    As part of its initiative to raise profit levels, TNT Express will sell its Chinese and Brazilian domestic operations, ramp up technology investment and strive to generate 220 million euros ($283 million) in savings by 2015.
  • Averitt expands paperless invoicing to email inbox
  • FAA starts tower closures on April 7
    The agency is sparing 24 towers that had initially been targeted for closure, and 16 towers partially funded by Congress will remain open. Earlier this month, the FAA proposed closing 189 towers to meet the $637 million cut.
  • APL receives first 14,000-TEU ship
    The Singapore-based liner carrier on Monday received its largest ever containership, the 14,000-TEU APL Temasek, the first in a series of 10 such ships the company will receive into its fleet in the coming months.
  • Lines raise Asia-Europe rates
  • Chapman takes over charters for Lufthansa
    "We will continue offering customers flexible and high-value charter solutions in the future," Lufthansa's Andreas Otto said. "With the newly adapted structure, we are leaner and more focused, and can offer our own aircraft even easier and faster."
  • Dachser on target for 5-billion-euro goal
  • Drewry Air Freight Index - February transpacific rate uptick
  • St. Lawrence Seaway opens after winter upgrades
  • Hapag-Lloyd, Hamburg Süd merger talks break off
  • FMCSA orders 2 carriers closed
  • Amerijet rolls out Caribbean barrel service

The Bunker Bulletinweb site
MARCH 25, 2013
  • Monjasa buys tanker from Aegean
    1990-built vessel formerly used as floating storage destined for West African market.
  • MAN Diesel's retrofit financing scheme finds favour
    Financial support for retrofitting is thin on the ground.
  • IFO prices firm in Fujairah
    Prices soft in Suez.
  • Week starts with upward trend in north-west Europe
    Congestion returns to Gibraltar.
  • Jamaica hears results from 'bunkering hub' study
    Advised to 'take note of the policies pursued in major bunkering centres' to boost prospects.
  • LNG bunker tanker launched in Stockholm
    Experience will inform future LNG infrastructure solutions, says port.
  • KPI Bridge Oil hires credit manager
    Andrew Burton steps up to managerial position at KPI.
  • Survey: Demand for LSFO in Singapore to rise
    Sales could reach 60,000 metric tonnes a month due to North American ECA.
  • Asian bunker prices strengthen to start week
    Only Tokyo Bay saw prices soften.
  • IBIA appoints new chief executive
    Former port authority CEO says IBIA has 'unique and crucial voice'.
  • Nordic Hamburg orders more fuel efficient bulkers
    Ship's NPT propellor will deliver 'higher efficiency and lower fuel consumption'.
  • 'Ferry of the future' to use Azipull propulsion system
    Vessel will operate on lithium-ion batteries.
  • NOL welcomes largest 'environmentally friendly' vessel
    Company claims the ship can save 16%, or $3 million in bunker fuel, when travelling between 15-18 knots.
  • Vopak opens Algeciras storage terminal
    Facility, owned by Vopak and Vilma Oil, able to support bunkering operations in the region.
  • Fuel efficient windfarm vessel gains charter
    Vessel operator WTGS chooses to charter CTruk 20T for operations.
  • Cosco International eyes share of Chimbusco
    Considers acquiring parent firm's 50% ownership of Chimbusco, as part of other investment plans.
  • Golden Ocean narrows profit for 2012
    Dry bulk shipping firm makes loss on bunker hedging.
  • High bunker costs changing shipping operations
    It might be 'better to lay off a ship' rather than deploy it, says PIL.

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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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