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February 27, 2013
Sched Netweb site
  • Shanghai exports to EU up 0.9pc while European imports leap 14.8pc
  • TNT names ex-AkzoNobel boss as new CEO after UPS merger mess
  • Matson opens Savannah DC to meet growing demand from US south east
  • Hamburg's Russian boxes up 13pc in 2012, becomes 2nd trading partner
  • Rotterdam has bigger ships, but fewer calls as EU recession deepens
  • China's total logistics value expected to grow 10pc this year
  • Lianyungang's mainland-Taiwan cargo throughput surges 96pc in 2012
  • FMC to allow overseas NVOCCs use of US negotiated rate agreements
  • Port of LA eco-review process to begin for expansion of NYK terminal
  • Damco 2012 re-organising costs cut into profit as revenue rises 18.8pc
  • Exploiting US e-commerce retailing proves to be costly and complex
  • Saudi Arabia's Almajdouie and Hana Water extend contact for five years
  • Chongqing's international air cargo volume soars 49 per cent in 2012
  • Moscow Domodedovo airport struts its stuff to visiting G-20 delegates
  • UTair Aviation lists among Top 100 Most Valuable Companies in Russia
  • Shaanxi wins Ankang Airport move, Xian-Lintong highway expansion okay

Exim Indiaweb site
FEBRUARY 26, 2013
  • Able Shipping opens new office in Ahmedabad
  • Bahri s 2012 net profit up 75 pc
  • SCI takes delivery of AHTS vessel for growing offshore services sector
  • Zim s Asia Med Europe (AME) service to connect ICTT Vallarpadam
  • As IPPTA, what are your expectations from the forthcoming Budget?
  • Albatross Inland Ports receives Container Freight Station of the Year - Private award
  • Freight rates to go up marginally, linked to diesel price
  • Highlights of Railway Budget 2013-14
  • Reaction by Mr Chandrajit Banerjee, Director-General, CII
  • Rlys goods earnings up 24.76 pc in April-Jan.
  • Fieo s wish list for Union Budget 2013-14
  • INR turns weak on fresh dollar demand

International Transport Journalweb site
FEBRUARY 26, 2013
  • THY establishes RFS network in southern Africa
    Turkish Cargo, the freight branch of Turkish Airlines, aimed to provide more efficient cargo delivery and to increase its delivery area by starting road feeder services (RFS) in so...
  • Alstom and Russian partner TMH test 2ES5 freight electric locomotive
    Alstom and its Russian partner Transmashholding (TMH) have successfully started to test their jointly developed 2ES5 freight locomotive prototype at the Novocherkassk Electric Loco...
  • Germany extends controversial gigaliner trials
    Germany's ministry of transport has given permission for 60 new stretches of road to be used for gigaliner trials. One of the new routes is the Bremen motorway. The trials with th...
  • Egypt to invest in rail system
    In the wake of a tragic train accident at the beginning of 2013, Egypt is looking to step up investment in its railways to improve safety, and upgrade infrastructure and rolling st...
  • AMI opens in India
    Air Menzies International (AMI), a trade-only airfreight and express wholesaler, has created a new regional division to spearhead its development in India, and launched its own ope...
  • TNT Express lightens carbon footprint with gigaliners in Scandinavia
    The Dutch service provider TNT Express has put longer and heavier trucks into service on the 200 km route between Puttgarden (Germany) and Helsingborg (Sweden). The company's use o...
  • NOL suffers USD 419 million loss in 2012
    Singapore-based Neptune Orient Lines (NOL) posted a full year net loss of USD 419 million, mainly due to a Q1/2012 net loss (before non-recurring items) of USD 255 million and one-...
  • TNT Express announces new CEO for June 2013
    TNT Express has appointed Tex Gunning as its new chief executive officer (CEO), with effect from 1 June. Bernard Bot, who has been acting as interim CEO, will remain on the executi...
  • Railrunner puts more emphasis on European operations
    RailRunner NA Inc, a US developer of rail products and services for low-cost intermodal transportation solutions to shippers, is strengthening its European operations by sending it...
  • DB Schenker named European logistics service provider for SolarEdge
    The firm SolarEdge has appointed DB Schenker in the Netherlands as its logistics service provider for Europe. SolarEdge is one of the leading solution providers for boosting perfor...
  • Eurocopter and SDV put first hybrid shuttle on the road in Germany
    Eurocopter and its leading transport provider SDV have put their first hybrid truck on the road in Germany. The vehicle is used to operate a shuttle service between Eurocopter's pl...
  • Damco saw significant growth in 2012
    Damco, one of the world's leading freight forwarding and logistics service providers, reported that its net revenue in 2012 increased to USD 3.272 billion, 19% more than the USD 2....

Marine Logweb site
FEBRUARY 26, 2013
  • Costa Concordia plaintiffs claim "a huge victory"
  • Moose Boats delivers two more M2-37 catamarans
  • Bourbon takes delivery of third large IMR vessel
  • STX OSV set for recovery in demand in large AHTS market
  • Experts meet at IMO HQ to update ship GHG inventory
  • Paris MOU: Ships' fire safety still a serious concern
  • Messina newbuilds to have Wärtsilä exhaust gas cleaning

World Wide Shipperweb site
FEBRUARY 26, 2013
  • Wind causes containment breach at Port Angeles asbestos cleanup site
  • New DOC report shows states breaking export records
  • Crowley taps Farhad Rajabi as Project Management Team VP
  • Everett Port Commissioners lay down new vision, values
  • Pacific International Lines agrees to pollution penalty

Lloyd's Listweb site
FEBRUARY 26, 2013
  • Tackle debt, cut costs
    Singapore's Neptune Orient Lines faces tough challenges despite real progress on costs
  • IG reveals new general excess loss reinsurance set-up
    Complex pooling structure seeks to hold down reinsurance costs
  • König bulk KG insolvent after Sanko collapse
    Japan bankruptcy claims fresh casualty after dropped capesize struggled to repay its debts
  • Demand bond or guarantee?
    The Court of Appeal answers a $10m question
  • The risks that threaten the box-leasing boom
    Lessors face up to counterparty risk, fluctuating demand and competition
  • Rickmers Maritime posts double-digit drop in annual net profits
    Singapore boxship owner blames dip in charter revenue at year-end
  • Should armed guards be allowed to use heavy calibre firearms?
    Belgian law permitting 0.5-in calibre assault weapons reignites row over appropriate use of force
  • Cargill eyes return to shipowning with capesize order
    Herd instinct kicks in again as heavy hitters rack up big bulker orders
  • OSG hits back at BP move to liquidate Alaska joint venture
    New setback for bankrupt tanker firm as oil major seeks to exit long-term partnership
  • No soft touch
    Shipping will find the additional lending helpful but cannot expect salvation
  • Feeding the yards
    Cexim stands by its ship finance target of $3bn for 2013
  • STX OSV profits fall 83% in fourth quarter
    Company landed just two new orders and faced operating problems in Brazil
  • Caribbean aframax earnings surge $6,000 in a week
    Earnings for 70,000-tonne cargoes hit $16,618 per day and could go higher
  • Chinese lenders on a learning curve
    Institutions bankrolling shipping get a first taste of portfolio problems
  • Nam Cheong posts double-digit rise in annual profit
    Offshore boom in Brazil, West Africa and Malaysia bring positive outlook
  • China ship finance keeps flowing
    Foreign players tap loans despite gap in expectation between owners and policy banks

Fairplayweb site
FEBRUARY 26, 2013
  • Antonini resigns at Fincantieri
    CORRADO Antonini, one of the best-known figures in European shipbuilding, has resigned as chairman of Fincantieri
  • J Lauritzen's losses deepen
    DANISH drybulk, tanker and offshore services group J Lauritzen today blamed one-off items for deeper full-year losses in 2012
  • NewLead integrates coal sales and fleet ops
    NASDAQ-listed NewLead today announced another coal contract and confirmed that these cargoes will be delivered by its controlled fleet
  • US sentenced PIL for pollution cover-up
    SINGAPORE'S PIL was ordered to pay $2.2M for hiding illegal bilge water operations on one of its vessels
  • RMT's profits plunge 80%
    RICKMERS Maritime Trust said today its profits plunged 80% year on year to $2.24M in 4Q12, due to unforeseen repairs and impairments
  • More Scorpio orders tipped
    SCORPIO Tankers's new credit facility signals more 'eco' newbuilding contracts ahead, according to Evercore analyst Jon Chappell
  • OOCL seeks second rise within a month
    OOCL SAID today it would seek a general rate rise on its trans-Atlantic routes as of 1 April
  • China imports 15% less maritime equipment
    CHINA'S maritime equipment imports decreased nearly 15% year on year to $4.37Bn in 2012, customs said
  • BC reaches pipeline accord?
    BRITISH Columbia's has sought to quell opposition from native tribes to building an LNG export pipeline by earmarking C$32M ($31.24M) for them
  • STX OSV profits plunge 45%
    SINGAPORE-listed Norwegian offshore vessel builder STX OSV said today 2012 profits fell 45% year on year
  • MISC returns to profitability
    MISC HAS returned to black ink with full-year earnings of $324.6M in 2012, reversing $487M in losses for 2011
  • Throughput rises 30.7% at 3 Taiwan ports
    TAIWAN'S Keelung, Taipei and Suao ports have handled 240,000teu last month, 30.71% more throughput than in January 2012
  • Transatlantic cuts losses but stays in red
    REDERI AB Transatlantic said today it remained deep in the red, both in full-year and final-quarter 2012
  • Box port activity rises
    CONTAINER handling volumes continued to grow on a global scale last month despite the drag from Europe's recession
  • CEXIM sees $3Bn in 2013 shipping loans
    CHINA Export-Import Bank has predicted $3Bn in lending to shipowners in 2013, 42.8% more than 2012

The Journal of Commerceweb site
FEBRUARY 26, 2013
  • Trade of Softwood Lumber Fell 2.5 Percent in 2012
    Global trade of softwood lumber fell by about 2.5 percent in 2012, with practically all of the major lumber-consuming countries reducing imports, following two years of increased trade, according to the Wood Resource Quarterly. As a result of a weakening U.S. dollar, conifer fiber prices increased in U.S. dollar terms in...
  • Annual Review & Outlook 2013: CLECAT
    Freight forwarding has been one of the most successful sectors of the global logistics industry over the past decade. The industry has achieved substantial growth due to globalization, which has led manufacturing to locate to remote markets. The global economic environment in which companies have prospered, however, is becoming much more...
  • Dubai International Airport's Cargo Volume Rises
    Improving U.S. and European consumer confidence was credited with rising demand for freight movements at Dubai International Airport last month. Total volume increased 8.6 percent from 173,531 tons in January 2012 to 188,520 tons last month, according to figures from Dubai Airports. "The latest data signals a return to robust growth in...
  • Hong Kong, Thailand Sign Trade Cooperation Agreement
    Hong Kong and Thailand have signed a cooperation agreement to strengthen trade and economic relations between the two. C Y Leung, Hong Kong's Chief Executive, and Yingluck Shinawatra, Prime Minister of Thailand, witnessed the signing by Gregory So, Hong Kong's Secretary for Commerce and Economic Development, and Boonsong Teriyapirom, Thailand's Minister of...
  • Annual Review & Outlook 2013: C.H. Robinson Worldwide
    Supply chains increasingly are viewed as a key competitive differentiator. Since the recession, shippers have aggressively sought supply chain savings. Examples such as modal conversion options from truck to intermodal, or air to ocean, allow shippers to capture potential savings without having to sacrifice service. As supply chains become more global...
  • Mitsubishi Logistics to Enter Myanmar Market
    Japan's Mitsubishi Logistics Corp. said that it and Hong Kong-based Jupiter Global Ltd. will set up a 50-50 joint venture in Myanmar, formerly called Burma, to provide logistics services in the highly promising Southeast Asian market. The Tokyo-based company's move comes as the United States and the European Union have eased...
  • Samskip Opens New Route for Rural Iceland
    Samskip has launched a new container shipping route for rural Iceland. One of Samskip's container vessels will sail from Reykjavik to Isafjordur, Akureyri and Reydarfjordur in Iceland to Immingham in the U.K. and Rotterdam in the Netherlands, calling at Kollafjordur in the Faroe Islands along the way. From Rotterdam, the vessel...
  • Brazilian Port Workers Delay Strike to Negotiate
    Brazilian port workers have agreed to delay their planned strike until March 15 to negotiate with the government changes in its ports plan. The agreement was made during a meeting in Brazil between the representatives of the unions, federations and Leonidas Cristino, the Chief Minister's Secretariat for Ports. Paulo Pereira de Silva,...
  • California Eyes Freight Plan to Bolster Competitive Position
    The state of California has had it with East Coast and Canadian ports poaching its cargo, and a proposed bill in the state Legislature will tackle this problem by developing a state freight plan to invest in port, highway and rail infrastructure. "The big story in California is beat the canal,"...
  • US Lumber Industry Worried by British Columbia's Log Export Policy Changes
    The U.S. Lumber Coalition is concerned by British Columbia's recent log export policy changes, particularly a 20 percent increase in the "fee in lieu of domestic manufacturing" applied to many log exports that will take effect on March 1. These measures to tighten log export restrictions on the BC coast will...
  • Annual Review & Outlook 2013: CargoWise
    2012 began with the global trade interests bracing for economic storms. It ended with a literal storm. As Hurricane Sandy sent waves crashing through homes in much of the U.S. East Coast, airports such as John F. Kennedy and LaGuardia in New York, and Newark Liberty in New Jersey closed....

Containerisation Internationalweb site
FEBRUARY 26, 2013
  • Shippers and forwarders demand e-invoices
    Shippers and freight forwarders are increasingly demanding electronic invoices as they seek to remove inefficiencies from business processes, according to research ...
  • Rise in container throughput in January
    Container volumes across global ports jumped by over 2% in January as shipments were brought forward as a result of the closure of manufacturing sites in China ...
  • Emma arriva at Palermo
    The stricken Maersk Line flagship Emma Maersk arrived at Fincantieri's repair yard in Palermo, Sicily yesterday after transiting the 1,276 miles from Port Said ...
  • Auckland suffers
    New Zealand's North Island Ports of Auckland suffered an 8.9% drop in its container throughput in the first six months of its trading year, ending on December 31, ...
  • Jaxport pursues deeper harbour to increase competitiveness
    Jaxport Port Authority has announced that it will supply additional funding to dredge its harbour to no less than 47 feet to ensure it can handle fully-loaded container ...
  • Port of Tacoma moves ahead 36% in January
    The US west coast Port of Tacoma saw its throughput jump by 36% in January, compared to the same month of 2011, to 148,707 teu - due mainly to the continued benefit ...
  • CIMC eyes 20 post-panamax ships for charter to MSC
    China International Marine Containers, the world's top container manufacturer, is reportedly talking to several compatriot shipyards to order up to 20 post-panamax ...

TradeWindsweb site
FEBRUARY 26, 2013
  • NewLead pens coal pact
    Greek owner intends to service supply contract with owned and chartered tonnage.
  • Fincantieri says farewell
    Members of Europe's shipbuilding community were scratching their heads Tuesday after learning that Corrado Antonini has left Fincantieri's board of directors.
  • Cargill tied to cape play
    Cargill appears to have lined up an order for up to six capesize bulkers at China's Shanghai Waigaoqiao Shipbuilding.
  • Hostages freed
    West African pirates have released six seafarers who were taken hostage off Nigeria nearly two weeks ago.
  • Scorpio's sweet spot
    The rapid pace of Scorpio Tankers' fleet expansion campaign will likely continue in the months to come, management told investors Tuesday.
  • Bulk bites Lauritzen
    Charter defaults and crashing asset values sent J Lauritzen spinning to a huge $350m loss in 2012.
  • Badger bouncing back
    A veteran coal-powered ferry is set to start the shipping season in the Great Lakes despite its lack of an operating permit.
  • VL profit two years away
    VLCC owners must wait for at least two more years before their more expensive vessels return to profitability, Morgan Stanley says.
  • Rickmers offloading?
    Germany's Rickmers group has sold four 1998-built cargo vessels into China, according to London broker Clarkson.
  • Platou charts pullback
    Shipowners throttled back even more in the past there months as they looked to reduce supply in troubled markets, data from RS Platou Markets says.
  • Long arm of the law
    An Indian court has ordered the arrest of a general cargoship as manager Tradex Shipping tries to recover fees.
  • "My life is over"
    The crewman accused of running the Canadian ferry Queen of the North aground knew he was in big trouble after the accident, a court has heard.
  • Rickmers Maritime falls
    Singapore-based containership owner Rickmers Maritime has seen 2012 profit eroded by higher costs.
  • Swede to slice some more
    Rederi AB TransAtlantic will push ahead with further cost cuts after another annual loss left the Christen Sveaas-led company unsatisfied.
  • BLRT in ferry fight
    Estonian shipbuilding group BLRT has gone to court to fight its failure to win a key ferry newbuilding contract.
  • "Size matters"
    Typifying the bubble in which Scorpio Tankers appears to operate right now good news dominated bad as it wheeled out its fourth quarter report yesterday.
  • Statoil keeps trio
    Norway's Statoil has extended charters for three anchor-handlers for up to six years.
  • Reite raises AHTS hope
    STX OSV is hopeful top line anchor-handler contracts will pick up this year after seeing its fourth quarter profit tumble.
  • Bulker spill reaches shore
    Oil from the sunken Singapore bulker Harita Bauxite has reached Philippines beaches.
  • Jefferies downs Pac Basin
    Fears Pacific Basin Shipping will fall into the red this year have led Jefferies to drop its rating on the company.
  • Better for BC
    Canada's BC Ferries has posted bigger nine-month profit as its third quarter loss was cut.
  • Rongsheng denies issue
    China Rongsheng Heavy Industries Group has refuted reports it plans to sell $200m of shares in a private placement.
  • Spot scars Eidesvik
    Eidesvik Offshore has seen its fourth quarter numbers curtailed by a weak North Sea spot market.
  • Sealink takes half
    Malaysia's Sealink International has snapped up half of a domestic operator which charters one of its ships - and has another on order.
  • Wan Hai master held
    Japanese coast guards have arrested the captain of a boxship involved in a fatal collision with two fishing boats.
  • Order surge begins
    Vancouver Shipyards has won preliminary vessel orders from the Canadian government worth $15.7m.
  • Costs punish GulfMark
    Seasonally lower revenues and higher operating costs have combined to push GulfMark Offshore to a loss in the fourth quarter.
  • Nam Cheong ends on high
    Nam Cheong, Malaysia's largest builder of offshore support vessels, has made a strong finish to the 2012 financial year.
  • PIL gets US spill fine
    Pacific International Lines (PIL) has been fined $2.2m for operating a ship in US waters without a working oily water separator.
  • Emma makes Palermo
    A Maersk Line containership that suffered a flooded engine room in the Suez Canal has arrived in Italy to begin repairs.
  • Scorpio sees red
    Scorpio Tankers has ended the year in the red posting a fourth quarter loss of just under $5m.

American Shipperweb site
FEBRUARY 26, 2013
  • NEWSFLASH: FMCSA rejects ATA's hours of service delay request
    On Jan. 25, the American Trucking Associations requested the Transportation Department agency delay the start of the rules by three months to ensure enough separation between the judgment of the group's court challenge.
  • JFK air cargo report released
    The report presents 52 recommendations to help JFK International Airport improve as a domestic leader in the air cargo industry, stemming its 600,000-ton decline in cargo activity over the past decade.
  • Maersk hiking Med rates
  • Va. lawmakers pass landmark transport funding bill
    Virginia Gov. Bob McDonnell didn't get everything he wanted in his five-year plan to raise $3.1 billion for surface transportation, but his proposal finally got the General Assembly to address the state's crumbling infrastructure.
  • Washington Notebook: DOT warns of sequester's impact on aviation
  • MOL North America's KPIs improve in January
  • Washington state dray bill passed by committee
    A proposed law, H.B. 1719, that would force the ports of Seattle and Tacoma to employ drayage truck operators to move containerized cargo, was approved 5-4. The bill may be put on the state's calendar for a second reading.
  • European Parliament halts emissions trading for airlines
  • WTO trade agreement crucial, air cargo group says
  • Jacksonville prefers 47-foot port channel depth
  • FDA starts cantaloupe packinghouse inspections
  • Mulling Europe's overweight container problem
    The European Shippers Council has proposed that problems related to misdeclared container weights can be dealt with through better exchange of information between shippers and container liner companies.
  • CargoSphere releases rate network update
  • Port of Brunswick to handle Toyota Venzas
  • Wine shippers sign on Descartes' mobile fleet application
  • Executive moves

The Bunker Bulletinweb site
FEBRUARY 26, 2013
  • Great Belt bridge to get sulphur detection 'nose'
    New technology being developed to enable reporting of ships breaching sulphur limits at sea to authorities.
  • Prices soft in Fujairah
    Avails tight in Suez.
  • MGO prices show big drop in Rotterdam and Hamburg
    Demand soft in Gibraltar.
  • Player aims for turnover of $100 million in first year
    Endofa Energy structured to provide 'flexibility and swift decision-making.'
  • New member joins Dynamic Oil's bunker trading team
    New addition brings with him industry knowledge and contacts.
  • Rickmers' annual profit down
    Singapore-based owner points to higher costs eating away at bottom line.
  • Conflicting predictions over fuel oil arbitrage volumes
    Shipping and trade sources say March volumes into East Asia will be up month-on-month.
  • Shell to buy LNG assets
    Deal in offing would boost oil major's LNG exposure.
  • Frontline reduces losses in 2012
    Tanker owner restructuring possible if poor markets persist.
  • Iran to double refining capacity
    Some new plants will use fuel oil as a feedstock.
  • Asian shipbuilder covets pioneering role on LNG-fuelled ships
    Higher building cost offset by efficiency gains, says Japanese yard.
  • New order for Wartsila scrubbers
    Four newbuilds under construction in South Korea are being fitted with exhaust gas cleaning systems.
  • Asia bunker prices continue heading south
    Some traders attribure the falling bunker prices to a dip in crude prices.
  • Annual profit down for New York-listed offshore firm
    Company booked loss in fourth quarter.
  • SOCAR subsidiary receives Turkey bunker supply licence
    Bunker supply permit valid for 15 years.
  • Dubai-based firm expands into bunkering sector
    Khoie Group in discussions to launch a $200 million, five-year Islamic bond to support operations.
  • Iran could 'seek exemption' for nuclear powered ships
    'Iran should be allowed to enrich uranium for nuclear powered ships.'
  • Seychelles supplier expands tank farm
    Seypec adding three more fuel tanks.
  • Scorpio Tankers narrows losses in Q4
    Firm 'realising the fuel savings' from newbuildings, says CEO of Scorpio Tankers.

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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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