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April 30, 2013
Sched Netweb site
  • China Cosco posts narrowing quarterly net loss of US$324 million
  • Evergreen deploys its 10th and 11th new 8,452-TEUers on Asia-Europe run
  • Guangdong Heyuan to build five new arterial railways by 2030
  • West African pirates seize ship, hostages, seems to copy Somali model
  • IMO legal panel drafts evidence gathering guidelines for crime at sea
  • Singapore March manufacturing off 4pc despite robust biomedical sector
  • Dachser to invest US$35 million on Northampton cross-docking centre
  • Port authority: Mombasa's second box terminal construction on schedule
  • DRC's obscure Port of Boma peaks sudden interest as pageviews soar
  • Inchcape opens 3rd office on the Amazon to meet owner-operator needs
  • Mexicans upset US complies with change in 'dolphin-safe' tuna label
  • China ends Airbus boycott over CO2, to buy 60 planes for US$8 billion
  • Asian shippers face extra costs as EU air cargo security rules bite
  • Hactl COO: CEOs will come from CIO ranks as they once did from CFOs
  • US Customs to extend its air cargo advanced screening scheme

Exim Indiaweb site
APRIL 29, 2013
  • CMA CGM announces weekly Asia-south Red Sea REX 3 service from early May
  • CSAV announces $ 570 m investment plan, pre-payment of financial debt & capital increase
  • Hapag-Lloyd commences feeder service for Baltic region
  • Hindustan Cargo smartly executes project cargo movement to Muscat
  • Kellogg s increases commitment to Peel Ports green highway to Manchester
  • MOL provides emergency relief to those affected by Sichuan earthquake
  • Pirate attacks down 55 pc in first quarter
  • Shipowners & unions raise concern at casualty reporting failures
  • Shipping tonnage increased by 3.5 mgt due to govt support: Vasan
  • Tianjin port developing world s first multi-lane navigation channel
  • VSAA organises trade meet with Adani Hazira Port
  • DP World handles 12.8 m TEUs in Q1 2013
  • Kandla Port set to handle largest Capesize vessel
  • Sri Lankan President to inaugurate conference & exhibition on May 2
  • Work on Mangalore SEZ gathers pace
  • Clarification from Container Freight Station Association of India (CFSAI) on storing/handling of hazardous cargo in CFSs
  • Govt in efforts to boost exports
  • INR recovers against dollar
  • MACCIA's AEO seminar on May 11

International Transport Journalweb site
  • Cagliari kommt «just in time»
  • STI Freight Management - Ausbau des Landverkehrsnetzes
  • Can shipping learn from the aviation industry?
  • Less choice for shippers on east-west trade
  • New CCO for Maersk Line
  • Antwerp records mixed results for Q1/2013
  • SVS management team gets new member
  • Greencarrier Freight Services opens new office in Dalian
  • Ethiopian Airlines first operator to resume Dreamliner...
  • Air France-KLM-Martinair Cargo offers new opportunities out...
  • Name of Cargosoft's new project management head made public
  • Volkswagen and CargoBeamer receive AKJ Automotive award
  • ACS names new general manager for German speaking regions
  • Groupe Eurotunnel boosts railfreight volumes
  • Ten-year plan for better and safer Bruce Highway in...
  • South Caucasus Railways increases cargo traffic
  • JAL Cargo adjusts fuel surcharge
  • Kuehne + Nagel opens office in Vladivostok
  • Norbert Dentressangle opens new office in Rio de Janeiro

Marine Logweb site
APRIL 29, 2013
  • ClassNK signs authorization agreement with Myanmar
  • Kuma Shipping to build two PSVs to new Ulstein design
  • MAN Diesel offers ABB HP tuning as two-stroke option
  • Obama picks Foxx to succeed LaHood at Transportation

World Wide Shipperweb site
APRIL 29, 2013
  • Coos Bay Rail Line fully open for business
  • OOCL takes delivery of 13,208 TEU box ship
  • Schnitzer Steel continues string of common stock dividend payments
  • Port of Vancouver, USA celebrates arrival of vessel on maiden voyage
  • Maersk Line taps Schueler as chief commercial officer

Lloyd's Listweb site
APRIL 29, 2013
  • Navios Partners may eye other sectors
    Frangou ponders fresh pastures after sister firm's boxship swoop
  • Trawler blaze survivors head home from Antarctic to China
    Crew airlifted off Falklands after Laskaridis reefership sails to the rescue
  • Embiricos family linked to 9,000 teu boxships order
    Vessels to be built on a speculative basis
  • Running out of icebreakers
    Although the global icebreaker fleet is nearly 40 years old, the commercial ice-class fleet is growing
  • Working full-steam ahead to finish Polar Code by 2014
    A growing number of countries and non-governmental associations are involved
  • Experts demand Arctic infrastructure audit
    Uncontrolled growth could be disastrous for fragile region, Helsinki conference told
  • ICS demands a level playing field for owners
    Neighbouring states must respect Unclos and IMO as they tap the region's resources
  • Global Ice-class fleet
    An exclusive look at growth and pinch-points
  • Trendsetter
    Selling new VLCCs for conversion could point to future market direction
  • CSCL's big bid
    Triple-E sized vessels offer economies of scale and energy savings in an uncertain market
  • LNG spot rates fall again
    Downward trajectory raises fresh concerns about short-term contracts
  • Small box lines abandon east-west trade lane
    Shippers must accept less choice as big players reach economies of scale, says Drewry
  • Getting to grips with crisis response
    Costa Concordia will be a catalyst for cruise firms, says casualty specialist Kenyon
  • Indian breakers hunger for quality boxships
    Hanjin Colombo tops the list at $8.8m
  • China Shipping and MOL seal order for six LNG vessels
    Ships in joint-venture deal worth $1.3bn will be delivered from 2016
  • Modern VLCC reported sold for offshore conversion
    DK Maritime thought to have sold 2012-built Blue Jade for $74m
  • Syrian seafarers missing after Aegean collision
    Search continues after incident involving Turkish-owned bulker and German boxship
  • Bayonne Bridge contract awarded
    Work raising deck to allow bigger ships into New York and New Jersey will start this year
  • Petredec orders four VLGCs from Hyundai
    Fleet renewal will tap new exports out of the US, West Africa and Middle East
  • Textainer secures $170m to buy more boxes
    Three-year revolving credit facility replaces and expands more expensive funding
  • Shipping firms should act more like airlines
    Leases can help carriers overcome finance barriers, says Moore Stephens
  • Eimskip drives a hard bargain for China-built boxships
    Iceland-based carrier nails $10m discount from Rongcheng Schenfei
  • Jiangsu Rongsheng reports first-quarter loss
    Shortage of orders hits shipbuilding unit of Rongsheng Heavy Industries

The Journal of Commerceweb site
APRIL 29, 2013
  • James Welch: Focusing on LTL Basics
    Senior Editor Bill Cassidy interviews YRC Worldwide CEO James Welch, who is getting closer to his goal of returning the troubled less-than-truckload operator to profitability. Welch is aiming for an operating profit at YRC Worldwide in 2013; last year the company reported its first quarterly operating profit since 2008. The...
  • India's Concor Revises Cochin-Bangalore Intermodal Rates
    Container Corporation of India has announced a "special intermodal rate scheme" for the movement of empty containers between the Vallarpadam International Container Transshipment Terminal at Cochin port and Bangalore, a southern hinterland destination, following requests from terminal operator DP World. From the Vallarpadam terminal to Bangalore, the new hauling rates would...
  • YRC's Welch Aims for 2013 Operating Profit
    James Welch is aiming for an operating profit at YRC Worldwide in 2013, following a $24.1 million operating profit in 2012, as he approaches his third year as CEO of the less-than-truckload operator. In 2012, the LTL holding company reported a net loss of $140.4 million, a 60 percent improvement from...
  • 13,208-TEU NYK Hercules Christened in South Korea
    OOCL celebrated the delivery of its fourth 13,208-TEU ship on April 29. At a ceremony held on Geoje Island in South Korea, the ship, which is leased to Japan's NYK Line, was named NYK Hercules by sponsor Anita Hung. The 366.5-meter vessel is the latest of 10 13,208-TEU container ships OOCL has...
  • Cargo Tonnage Climbs at Amsterdam Airport Schiphol
    Cargo through Amsterdam Airport Schiphol rose slightly in the first quarter of 2013 to 366,269 metric tons, up 2.3 percent year-over-year. Freighter movements grew as well, up from 3,765 in 2012 to 3,780. "The figures so far are encouraging," said Enno Osinga, Schiphol Cargo senior vice president. "Recent experiences teach us all...
  • NC Mayor Tapped for US Transportation Secretary
    Anthony Foxx, mayor of Charlotte, N.C., has been selected by President Barack Obama to be the new head of the Department of Transportation, NBC News reports. Current Secretary of Transportation Ray LaHood had planned to leave for the president's second term, and NBC News said he is expected to stay until...
  • Drewry: Demise of Small Carriers Cuts Competition
    The increasing dominance of super-post-Panamax ships in the major east-west trades is forcing smaller, niche carriers out of business on those lanes and raising the barrier to further entries. This means shippers will have less choice on the major trade lanes and will see less price competition, according to Drewry Maritime...
  • The Journal of Commerce Expands Asian Editorial Coverage and Event Programming
    NEWARK, N.J. - The Journal of Commerce has announced the addition of Annie Zhu, Asia editor, to the JOC editorial and event programming team. Based in Shanghai, Zhu will contribute editorial coverage for The Journal of Commerce magazine and JOC.com and contribute to expansion of its Asia conference programming, as...
  • Microsoft Exec to Join Maersk as Chief Commercial Officer
    Maersk Line has hired Microsoft's head of global retail sales and marketing as chief commercial officer of the world's largest ocean carrier. Stephen Schuler, a 46-year-old U.S. citizen, will assume his position on May 27, replacing Lucas Vos who is leaving the job on May 1. Schuler, who worked at Microsoft in...
  • TNT Express First Quarter Revenue Shrank
    TNT Express's first quarter revenue shrank 4.5 percent to 1.67 billion euros ($2.2 billion) as the Dutch parcel delivery company scaled back international operations to focus on its core European market in the wake of a collapsed takeover bid by its larger U.S. rival United Parcel Service. Operating profit grew to...
  • Shenzhen, Guangzhou Volumes Down in March
    Shenzhen and Guangzhou, the second and fourth highest ranked Chinese ports in 2012, showed declining year-over-year numbers in March 2013. The other eight ports of 2012's top 10 had fair to significant growth in March. Month-to-month growth was seen for all ports, as shipments rebounded from the holiday-suppressed levels of...
  • Little Movement in Rotterdam Bunker Fuel Prices
    Bunker fuel prices - Rotterdam Full-size image Spot rates for high and low sulfur bunker fuel showed little movement during the week of April 26, according to daily Bunkervision price data via international marine fuel oil broker LQM Petroleum Services, Inc. This followed two weeks of significant declines, which were due to...
  • Rotterdam's Container Volume Grows, But So Do Empties
    Rotterdam handled 4 percent more ocean containers in the first quarter than a year ago, but an increasing number were empty because of the continuing economic downturn across Europe. The increase, to 2.9 million 20-foot-equivalent units from 2.78 million TEUs in the first three months of 2012, restores traffic to the...
  • China Shipping to Order 18,000-TEU Ships
    China Shipping Container Lines plans to order five 18,000 20-foot-equivalent unit container ships, the world's largest, becoming the first carrier to challenge Maersk Line, which will deploy the first vessel of this size in the Asia-Europe trade in June. The new vessels, to be built in South Korea, will raise the...
  • Container Traffic Declines at Port of Antwerp
    Antwerp's container traffic declined 2.8 percent in the first quarter from a year ago even as total throughput was up 1.4 percent on sharply higher liquid bulk shipments. Europe's third-largest box hub handled 2.126 million 20-foot-equivalent units in the opening three months of the year, down from 2.188 million TEUs in...
  • Lambert-St. Louis Airport's Cargo Volume on the Rise
    Lambert-St. Louis International Airport's reports strong cargo volume in the first quarter.Lambert-St. Louis International Airport reported its total cargo and mail volume for the first three months of 2013 was 37.3 million pounds, increasing 3.5 percent from the same period in 2012. It is the best first quarter cargo results in...
  • Old Dominion Freight Line's Profit Jumped in First Quarter
    Old Dominion Freight Line reported net income in the first quarter of 2013 of $40.6 million, increasing 30.4 percent from $31.1 million in the first quarter of 2012. Quarterly revenue for ODFL, No. 5 on JOC's list of Top 25 Less-Than-Truckload Carriers, was $532.6 million, rising 7.1 percent from $497.1 million...
  • TAL International Showed 'Solid Start' in First Quarter
    TAL International reported net income in the first quarter of 2013 was $37.5 million, increasing 14.0 percent from $32.9 million in the first quarter of 2012. Quarterly leasing revenue for the intermodal freight container and chassis lessor rose 11.4 percent from $123.2 million in 2012 to $137.2 million in 2013. TAL has...

TradeWindsweb site
APRIL 29, 2013
  • Danaos on the up
    Danaos surprised Wall Street Monday after posting a profit that beat analysts' consensus estimate.
  • Proceed with caution
    A leading equity analyst is urging clients not to jump the gun when it comes to investments in US-listed tanker stocks.
  • Time to buy?
    If you've been thinking about buying a tanker it might be time to pull the trigger.
  • Weco eyes dry
    Weco has already conquered the product tanker sector and now the diversified Danish operator has its sights set on dry-bulk.
  • TEN lines up fundraiser
    Tsakos Energy Navigation of Greece is putting the power of its pedigree to the test in the capital markets.
  • Handy for Atlantska
    Croatia's Atlantska Plovidba has signed for up to four new handysize bulkers in China.
  • Eco ships shine for Scorpio
    Eco ship cheerleader Scorpio Tankers has produced more evidence to support its investment in the new breed of vessels.
  • Maersk's Microsoft coup
    Maersk Line is bringing in Microsoft's global sale and marketing chief Stephen Schueler as its new COO.
  • NY raises the roof
    A long-awaited contract has been awarded that will pave the way for post-panamax containerships to call at the key US East Coast port of New York after the widening of the Panama Canal.
  • Farstad extends Brazil trip
    Norwegian owner Farstad has stretched a charter contract on a platform supply vessel in Brazil.
  • Kuma orders PSVs
    Norway's Ulstein has won a contract to design two smaller eco platform supply ships (PSVs).
  • Scorpio shifts up a gear
    Scorpio Tankers moved into the black in the opening three months of 2013 with the promise of more lofty figures ahead given its huge newbuilding activity during the period.
  • Ultra replaces Hoskinson
    Ultrapetrol has drafted in Cecilia Yad to replace company veteran Leonard Hoskinson in the CFO's chair.
  • Cancellation gains
    Precious Shipping makes first quarter profit after banking cash from scrapped bulker orders.
  • V-Marine adds another
    Vitol's bunker division, V-Marine has added a new tanker to its ranks to boost services in the Thames estuary and the English Channel.
  • Braemar takes Clarksons pair
    Braemar Seascope has made its first foray into the Oslo shipbroking scene after picking up two brokers from rival Clarksons.
  • Limarko posts loss
    Lithuanian reefer owner Limarko has fallen into the red for the first quarter as revenue slid.
  • RABT seals steel deal
    Struggling Swedish owner Rederi AB TransAtlantic has bagged a two-year contract with a Finland-based metal producer.
  • Uljanik starts with loss
    Croatian shipyard Uljanik has fallen to a first quarter loss as revenue slumped.
  • ALG: more staff leaving
    UK cruise group All Leisure (ALG) is expecting to make more cost savings than originally forecast, but more staff will lose their jobs.
  • Three quarter fight
    China Cosco's battle to avoid a third successive loss and dodge a delisting from its home exchange hangs in the balance after a disappointing first quarter performance.
  • Five seized from boxship
    Five officers have reportedly been snatched by pirates from a Maersk-chartered boxship off Nigeria, in the second kidnapping incident in the last week.
  • CIMB boosts Yangzijiang
    CIMB Securities has raised its outlook on Yangzijiang Shipbuilding after the Chinese company delivered a better than expected set of first quarter earnings.
  • CSCL pens mega-order
    Loss-making China Shipping Container Lines has joined Maresk Line in the container shipping big league after ordering a series of 18,000-teu ships in South Korea.
  • Greek crash kills two
    Bodies of two seafarers have been pulled from the water off Greece following a crash between a German container vessel and a Turkish bulker this morning.
  • Vosco loss widens
    Vietnam Ocean Shipping (Vosco) has posted a bigger loss in the first quarter as revenue fell.
  • Phoenix to wield axe
    Jobs and ships could go at Chinese bulker owner CSC Phoenix as it tries to cut losses.
  • China deliveries fall
    Ship deliveries have slumped in the first quarter at 39 major Chinese shipyards.
  • Weak yen drives orders
    Newbuilding orders secured by Japanese shipbuilders more than doubled last month thanks in part to the weaker yen.
  • Textainer renews revolver
    Textainer, the world's largest container lessor based on fleet size, has secured a $170m three-year revolving credit facility.
  • Petredec orders VLGCs
    LPG player Petredec has returned to Hyundai Heavy Industries to order up to four VLGC newbuildings.
  • CSG and MOL book six
    China Shipping Group and Mitsui OSK Lines (MOL) have formally signed contracts to order six LNG carriers in a $1.5bn deal.

American Shipperweb site
APRIL 29, 2013
  • NEWSFLASH: Obama taps Charlotte mayor as DOT head
    President Obama has named Charlotte Mayor Anthony Foxx to succeed Ray LaHood as secretary of transportation
  • Another freight payment vendor in trouble
    The automotive supplier division of the U.S. conglomerate Johnson Controls, Inc. (JCI) has filed a lawsuit in U.S. District Court against its long-time freight payment and audit vendor, TransVantage Solutions.
  • China Shipping ordering five 18,000-TEU ships
    It's not clear how the company will deploy the ships. Maersk and most large shipping companies have deployed their largest ships in the Asia-Europe trade lane, but such strings generally require about 10 vessels.
  • NA railroads show mixed results so far
  • Sequester cuts hamper outreach on export reform
  • Analysis: Florida's deep-dredge projects face new hurdles
    Cargo interests worry the Army Corps of Engineers' slow bureaucracy and the paucity of congressional appropriations for increasing the depth and width of entrances to key commercial ports is increasing the cost of shipping goods.
  • FAA ends furloughs, blame game begins
    The U.S. Federal Aviation Administration suspended all employee furloughs and said air traffic control facilities returned to regular staffing levels by Sunday evening after Congress passed legislation Friday giving the agency flexibility.
  • Revenue drop for TNT Express in 1Q
  • Chinese air cargo a mixed bag in 2013
  • MOL's on-time arrival percentages mostly drop in 1Q
  • Cargo theft in 2012 up in Europe, flat in U.S.
  • Qatar proposes permanent ICAO move
  • Executive moves

The Bunker Bulletinweb site
APRIL 29, 2013
  • Big variance in EU state sulphur reporting
    EMSA has found many reports 'incomplete and vague' making it difficult to judge compliance.
  • Back to black for Scorpio
    Scorpio Tankers books first quarter profit.
  • IFO prices firm in Rotterdam
    Bunker prices continue last week's upward trend.
  • MGO prices show losses in Fujairah
    Cape Town remains dry.
  • US ECA: Three detentions and 750 'FONARs' so far
    No civil penalties or fines issued to around 750 ships that could not find ECA-compliant fuel in time.
  • CSCL follows Maersk with triple-E order
    Liner company says vessels will 'raise its core competitiveness.'
  • HMS up for sale
    Stake in US company could go for $100 million.
  • Supplier adds tanker and eyes expansion
    Second tanker for UK-based V-Marine Fuels.
  • Fuel oil prices: 'Upward pressure' in second half of May
    Fuel oil arbitrage arrivals in Singapore could be lower than initially expected.
  • IFO prices show little movement in Singapore
    Tokyo Bay was closed for a public holiday.
  • Goldenport Holdings reports a net loss
    Voyage expenses increased by $2.9 million.
  • Hong Kong: Port strike 'to end soon'
    Agreement to end strike possible within two weeks.
  • Signs of deteriorating compliance with ECA sulphur limit
    DNVPS data show very mixed share of samples testing above 1.00% in various ports during 2012.
  • Fuel tank of fishing vessel ruptured off New Zealand
    Sureste 700 was carrying up to 23,000 litres of diesel in tank at time of accident.
  • 'Unusually high number' of UAE bunker spills, says P&I club
    Spillage 'in most cases' occurred when bunkering using road tankers, says West of England P&I club.
  • 'Record scrapping' for less fuel efficient ships in 2012
    Navios Partners likely to match 2012 figure.
  • Brightoil Chairman increases shareholding of group further
    Buys 30,169,000 shares from open market between March 11 and April 24.
  • Hong Kong terminals losing HK$5 million daily
    Cargo is being diverted in month-long dispute.

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FROM THE HOME PAGE
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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