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January 31, 2013
Sched Netweb site
  • Port Said, Ismailia, Suez port operations continue despite riots
  • US east coast dock truce ends February 6, but hard talk still to come
  • DP World increases container volume 2.4pc to 56 million TEU in 2012
  • Shanghai International Shipping Institute sees 8pc dry bulk growth in 2013
  • Chongqing's export value surpasses all in central western China in 2012
  • Mediterranean Shipping Company raises capacity on intra-Med loops
  • Evergreen focuses on intra-Med, starts Greece-Turkey-Malta feeder loop
  • Savannah boxes up 2.2pc in December as overall tonnage rises 11.7pc
  • Chinese rail spending rises 51.6pc in December to meet 2012 targets
  • US Transportation Secretary LaHood tells White House he will resign
  • Dimerco flies 96,100 kilogrammes from France to Shanghai and beyond
  • Coyne Airways adds 30 new Africa destinations to boost network
  • Analysts: Hong Kong air cargo rise boosts business confidence worldwide
  • Qatar prepares to open US$15.5 billion Hamad International Airport

Exim Indiaweb site
JANUARY 30, 2013
  • ACTO recommends setting up Rail Tariff Regulatory Authority
  • Aqua Shipping welcomes vessel at Pipavav on maiden voyage
  • Essar Shipping registers increased revenue in Q3
  • Everstone Capital invests 220 cr. in Transpole Logistics
  • Uncertainty reigns in newbuilding sector, says Braemar Seascope
  • Mohammed Haneef elected V-P of ITF
  • Most port operations continuing in Port Said, Ismailia & Suez despite state of emergency
  • Union labour costs, slow modernisation seen making major US ports less competitive
  • INR touches over three-month high of 53.35
  • SC serves notice to Goa & Centre for violating its order on iron ore exports

International Transport Journalweb site
JANUARY 30, 2013
  • Gebrüder Weiss flies cable car to Mexico
    The Austrian logistics service provider Gebrüder Weiss (GW) recently proved that it is especially adept at managing special transports when it was mandated by the engineering compa...
  • River Line capacity to be boosted
    CSX, a rail transport provider based in Jacksonville FL (USA), is planning a major track capacity expansion on its premier River Line between northern New Jersey and the Albany NY ...
  • Custom-built vehicle for transporting out-of-gauge iron rods
    The Swiss company Debrunner Acifer AG has taken delivery of a new Renault Premium Lander 380.18 at the firm's site in Näfels (Switzerland). The vehicle has been specially designed ...
  • Panama Canal Authority and Antwerp Port Authority extend collaboration
    Antwerp port authority (Belgium) and the Panama Canal authority (ACP) have reconfirmed their collaboration agreement. The purpose of the pact is to promote trade between the port o...
  • Mack names Tri-State Truck Center Inc as 2012 distributor of the year
    Mack Trucks, one of the world's leading manufacturers of trucks, named Tri-State Truck Center Inc, based in Memphis TN (USA) as its 2012 North American distributor of the year. The...
  • Chairman of Bifa legal and insurance policy group appointed
    John Stubbings, group director and company secretary at the Essex (UK)-based Woodland Group, has been appointed chairman of the British International Freight Association's legal an...
  • JAL and Japan Post offering trial "express mail service" for temperature-sensitive parcels to Taiwan and Singapore
    Japan Airlines (JAL) and Japan Post Co Ltd (Japan Post) are teaming up to offer "cool EMS" - a new international high-speed mail service for small, temperature-sensitive ...
  • Coyne Airways launches African services
    Coyne Airways has launched customer-focused services to over 30 destinations across Africa, through three of the continent's main hubs. Based in London (UK), the airline has extens...
  • J.B. Hunt reports record revenues and earnings in 2012
    The US-based logistics, trucking and intermodal operator J.B. Hunt Transport Services Inc reported record revenues, record net earnings and record earnings per share for both the f...
  • PPG renews supply chain contract with Norbert Dentressangle
    The coatings and speciality products supplier, PPG Industries has renewed its long-term supply chain contract with Norbert Dentressangle for a further 18 months. PPG Industries pro...
  • E-freight drive continues at Schiphol airport
    "e-Freight@NL" - the Dutch Government-funded project to encourage the move towards paperless air cargo through its main airport Schiphol - has been successfully completed...
  • DB Schenker Rail Polska continues to expand Silesia train service
    The transport service providers DB Schenker Rail Polska and CD Cargo have agreed to collaborate more closely in the single wagon traffic sector. The alliance is based on CD Cargo's...

Marine Logweb site
JANUARY 30, 2013
  • Former Sea Star President faces prison term
  • Crowley christens its second tanker from Aker Philadelphia
  • Damen introduces deepwater AHTS design
  • ICE-C class IMR vessel Seven Viking named in Norway
  • Resolve Maritime Academy partners Transas on ECDIS
  • ClassNK adds record total tonnage to its register
  • GE Marine to offer innovative exhaust heat recovery solution
  • MAN B&W powered bulkers gain EEDI certification
  • Navy to remove grounded minesweeper one piece at a time

World Wide Shipperweb site
JANUARY 30, 2013
  • Judge rules against Port of Coos Bay in Sierra Club fee waiver case
  • Port of Portland taps Stedman as human resources director
  • Portland Coast Guard members shave heads for cancer research
  • Record number of passengers pass through Sea-Tac Airport
  • The Boeing Company releases fourth quarter/full year numbers

Lloyd's Listweb site
JANUARY 30, 2013
  • Brussels talks the talk
    But can the European Union deliver action and strengthen its response to piracy?
  • Delos confirmed as stalking horse in Omega Chapter 11 case
    Another wrinkle ironed out in long-running saga
  • Comment: Scorpio retains Wall Street credibility
    But some say price/book ratios are too high
  • Iraq expands export structure
    Operations start at second floating platform
  • Africa piracy sees 'the worst of all worlds colliding', says ex-naval chief
    US admiral urges shipping to unite to tackle multiple reasons for violence at sea
  • UK maritime must take a lead from automotive and aerospace sectors
    Co-operation, long-term planning and focus on core strengths is critical, says Fallon
  • Necessary measures
    Can Mousouroulis bring Greece's nation's ferry industry back to life?
  • Turning point
    Is shipping clawing its way out of the doldrums at last?
  • Scorpio Tankers seeds newbuilding warchest with bumper share sale
    Market capitalisation takes quantum leap with $230m deal
  • Frontline faces a rough quarter
    VLCCs struggle to cover operating costs as spot market earnings take a nosedive
  • Boskalis makes an offer for Dockwise
    Company announces bid after accruing shares and commitments in Dutch heavylift giant
  • DHT posts $6m loss after writing down fleet value
    New York-listed owner is to sell an unnamed tanker
  • CSSC issues $803m commercial paper to build working capital
    State-owned shipbuilding giant raises funds for raw materials and vessel-related products
  • Korea Line share trading suspended after slump into negative equity
    Troubled firm faces countdown to delisting
  • Weak tanker rates hit Essar Shipping's fourth-quarter results
    But conglomerate's port business more than doubles its profits
  • Reluctance to lend will hamper restructurings, Nordea warns
    Banking group increases its shipping loan loss provisions
  • Nanjing Tanker warns of Shanghai trading suspension
    Penalties loom as company heads for third consecutive loss
  • Hanjin Shipping slips into the red in fourth quarter
    South Korean carrier hit by seasonal downturn in demand and rates
  • Scandlines to replace cancelled P+S orders
    Ferry firm eyes LNG-fuelled systems
  • Embrace technology to streamline ship management
    Make the most of planning software to improve efficiency
  • APMT buys cranes for Algeciras
    Investment upgrades port to handle Triple-E class boxships

Fairplayweb site
JANUARY 30, 2013
  • Cairo gives Suez governors role in ports unrest
    CAIRO was reported today to have given the governors of three Suez Canal regions authority to review security measures, after declaring a state of emergency at canal ports earlier this week
  • Scorpio sells more shares
    NYSE-LISTED Scorpio Tankers today announced yet another secondary share offering to fund aggressive 'eco' fleet growth
  • Hanjin loses $565.7M
    HANJIN Shipping has posted more full-year losses, bleeding 638Bn won ($565.7M) for 2012
  • Newbuilding orders fall 39%
    NEWBUILDING orders worldwide fell 39.4% year on year in 2012, Greek broker Golden Destiny said today
  • Oil-indexed prices seen for LNG bunker
    SHIPOWNERS switching to LNG bunker are likely to strike long-term supply deals tied to oil prices, the LNG Bunkering Summit 2013 has been told in Rotterdam
  • Floods choke off Australia's coal shipments
    BROKERS told Fairplay today that coal movements from Australia are still almost zero because flooding still grips Queensland, even though storms have moved on
  • Seanergy selloff continues
    VICTOR Restis-controlled Seanergy today confirmed the handover of four Handysize bulkers to satisfy debt obligations to DVB Bank
  • Gains seen as Japan eases limit on US beef
    LINER strings from the US could benefit from Japan's decision to ease restrictions on US beef imports, an export representative told Fairplay today
  • DHT profits return
    NYSE-LISTED tanker owner DHT has reported slim adjusted profits for its latest quarter and updated on timecharters and debt repayments
  • Brittany Ferries steps up competition
    BRITTANY Ferries plans a new Le Havre/Portsmouth service
  • Nanjing delisting looms
    SHANGHAI-listed Nanjing Tanker has predicted wider losses in 2013, raising the prospect of a delisting
  • Finnish PM hopes to break the ice in Chile
    FINLAND'S Prime Minister Jyrki Katainen met Chilean defence minister Rodrigo Hinzpeter in Santiago today to support the bid by STX Finland's Rauma yard to build an icebreaker for Chile
  • JV targets Canadian gas
    JAPAN'S oil refiner Idemitsu Kosan has agreed on a joint venture with Canadian energy infrastructure specialist AltaGas
  • Floods spark Oz delays
    STORMY weather in coal-rich Queensland is greatly increasing vessel queues at Australia's ore ports
  • Essar turns losses into profits
    ESSAR Shipping, part of the diversified conglomerate Essar Group, said today it bounced back strongly for the first nine months of its financial year

The Journal of Commerceweb site
JANUARY 30, 2013
  • Exxon/Mobil Project Boosts Port of Albany's Traffic
    Workers at the Port of Albany in New York have been loading housing modules onto freighters bound for St. John's, Newfoundland, for an Exxon/Mobil-led offshore drilling project there, which has boosted the port's traffic, according to Albany Times Union. The units, manufactured by Champion Homes, will provide homes for workers at...
  • Norfolk Southern Foundation Expanded Charitable Giving to $7 Million in 2012
    NORFOLK, Va. - The Norfolk Southern Foundation, the charitable giving affiliate of Norfolk Southern Corporation, awarded $7 million in grants to nonprofit charitable organizations during 2012, a 13 percent increase over 2011. The NS Foundation supports programs to help nonprofit organizations in providing food, shelter, and medical care to those in...
  • CEVA Boosts E-Fulfilment Solution
    HOOFDDORP, the Netherlands - CEVA Logistics, one of the world's leading supply chain companies, has today launched its enhanced e-fulfilment solution, designed to meet the needs of today's e-tailers, online consumers and customers with any e-fulfilment requirements. CEVA has been providing sophisticated e-commerce and e-fulfilment solutions for a number of customers...
  • Report: Container Shipping Profits Set to Improve
    Container shipping profits will improve this year and could make a major jump in 2014 and 2015 if lines do not start placing major orders for new vessels, according to one analyst. A new report from Nomura - Trends in Transport - said liner efforts to reduce supply and return to...
  • Container Corp. of India Profit Fell 2 Percent in Third Quarter
    Container Corporation of India reported its net profit in the third fiscal quarter, which ended Dec. 31, 2012, was $43.8 million, down 2 percent from $44.6 million in the same quarter in 2011. Revenue for the October-December quarter grew 3.5 percent year-over-year to $200.3 million, the state-owned company said in a...
  • Association of Asia Pacific Airlines Sees Drop in Air Freight Demand
    The Association of Asia Pacific Airlines, a trade group of airlines based in the Asia-Pacific region, today reported international air cargo demand, expressed in freight metric ton kilometers, declined by 3.4 percent in 2012 because of continued weakness in global trading conditions. This was matched by a 3.2 percent reduction in...
  • Watco Buys Ann Arbor Railroad
    Pittsburg, Kan.-based Watco Railroad Company Holdings has purchased Ann Arbor Railroad. A notice of exemption was filed with the Surface Transportation Board for Watco to purchase the railroad company's stock on Dec. 27, 2012, and the acquisition of control exemption became effective on Jan. 26. Ann Arbor Railroad serves southeastern Michigan and...
  • Hanjin Shipping Posts Net Loss of $586 Million
    South Korea-based container carrier Hanjin Shipping has reported a net loss of KRW$638 billion (about US$586 million) for the full year of 2012, improving from 2011's net loss of $757.9 million. Annual sales were a record $9.7 billion, an increase of 11.2 percent year-over-year, as container volume increased by 7.4 percent...
  • Hub Group's Income Rose 17 Percent in 2012
    Asset-light freight transportation management company Hub Group reported income in the fourth quarter of 2012 was $18.8 million, rising 11 percent compared with the fourth quarter of 2011. Total quarterly revenue increased 6 percent year-over-year to $614 million. Intermodal revenue in the fourth quarter was $451 million, up 8 percent from the...
  • Annual Review & Outlook 2013: INTTRA
    In the complex world of container shipping, two things are certain: it's a rough time for carriers - and it will be for the foreseeable future. Global volume is down, excess capacity will continue to increase, fuel costs are at a record high, and customers are demanding higher-quality service than they...
  • Annual Review & Outlook 2013: International Association of Ports & Harbors
    Sparked by the eurozone crisis, we have had enough of a gloomier picture of the global economy presented by IMF and others, forecasting a sluggish 3 to 4 percent growth in 2013. International trade must be sustained as a lifeline, of which ports are a vital link. In 2012, some ports...
  • Annual Review & Outlook 2013: Institute of International Container Lessors
    As we enter 2013, the world economy is likely to continue its overall recovery, with growth and stabilization taking place at varying paces in different markets. The global container supply is expected to continue its growth and, according to Drewy, container manufacturing is projected to approach 3.7 million TEUs, with the...
  • Annual Review & Outlook 2013: Horizon Lines
    In the shipping business, any strategic plan must include a strong operational focus and, above all else, a comprehensive understanding of - and commitment to - the needs of our customer. Among the biggest challenges facing our industry today is our ability, or inability as the case may be, to translate...
  • Annual Review & Outlook 2013: Hanjin Shipping
    With Europe expected to remain stagnant for 2013, the global economy will rely on the remaining markets. The North American markets (United States, Canada and Mexico) are expected to continue to improve as indicated by modest growth in the housing sector and labor markets as well as stronger consumer confidence....
  • Hapag-Lloyd to Raise East Asia-Persian Gulf Rates
    Hapag-Lloyd will increase rates, beginning March 15, for all cargo from East Asia, excluding Japan, to the Persian Gulf. The rate hike will be $500 per 20-foot-equivalent unit. The German ocean carrier also will implement an equipment maintenance fee, starting March 1, for all imports into Japan. The fee will be $15...
  • Sandy Recovery Improvement Act Goes to Obama
    The U.S. Senate this week approved the Sandy Recovery Improvement Act of 2013, HR 219, which is intended to fast-track aid to communities recovering from Hurricane Sandy and reduce recovery costs. The bipartisan bill now awaits the president's signature. The bill was approved by the House earlier in January. It was introduced...
  • Globe Express Hires Former Tyson Foods CFO
    Steve Hankins, Globe Express Services' new executive vice president, CFO and CIO. Logistics provider Globe Express Services has hired Steve Hankins, former Tyson Foods CFO, as executive vice president, CFO and chief information officer. He will report directly to Michael C. Hughes, president and CEO. Hankins managed all aspects of finance and information...
  • FedEx Trade Networks Opens Office in Thailand
    Freight forwarder FedEx Trade Networks, a subsidiary of FedEx, has opened its first office in Thailand, located in Bangkok. FedEx Trade Networks now has 17 freight forwarding locations in the Asia-Pacific region....
  • Revenue Technology Services Launches Pricing Product
    Revenue Technology Services, a Plano, Texas-based transportation technology company, has launched CargoPriceOpt, a pricing decision support system for the cargo industry. The company said the system is intended to help airlines and other cargo customersuse multiple factors, including competition, price elasticity and costs, to establish prices for various markets. The current version...
  • UPS Withdraws Offer to Acquire TNT Express
    UPS has withdrawn its $6.9 billion offer to acquire TNT Express, a courier delivery services company based in the Netherlands. As anticipated, the European Commission issued a formal decision prohibiting the proposed acquisition of TNT Express because of competition concerns. Consequently, UPS and TNT Express have terminated merger protocol. UPS said it...

Containerisation Internationalweb site
JANUARY 30, 2013
  • APM T buys cranes for Algeciras
    APM Terminals will invest $57m to equip Algeciras with eight cranes to handle 18,000 teu container ships.The investment will consolidate the Spanish port's role ...
  • Is it Groundhog Day for carriers or shippers?
    Ocean carriers are hoping for a re-run of the sequence of events of last year when the 'shock & awe' $750 per teu March 1, 2012 general rate increase from ...
  • Cargotec hires new CEO
    Finland-based container terminal handling equipment manufacturer, Cargotec has announced the appointment of 52-year-old Mika Vehvilainen as its new president and ...
  • Hanjin back in the red in fourth quarter
    Hanjin Shipping, South Korea's largest container shipping line, slid into the red in the fourth quarter amid a seasonal downturn in demand and rates.The carrier, ...
  • Social unrest continues in Egypt
    With an ongoing state of emergency in Port Said, Ismailia and Suez, and a night time curfew in the cities largely being ignored, Egypt remains locked in a political ...
  • Virginia bidders left in limbo
    Two private sector bidders vying to take control of the port of Virginia have been left in limbo after last week's inconclusive meeting about the future of one ...
  • K Line re-jigs JABCO service
    Japanese liner, K Line's JABCO intra-Asia services, which it operates in conjunction with Chinese regional carrier, SITC are to be re-vamped and will now according ...

TradeWindsweb site
JANUARY 30, 2013
  • Platou scores US first
    RS Platou Markets is celebrating today after leading its first US equity issue just weeks after securing approval from US regulators.
  • Rongsheng not done yet
    China Rongsheng Heavy Industries is facing further legal headaches in the row with a shareholder over its aborted takeover of an engine maker.
  • Crew recall IRISL ordeal
    Indian seafarers onboard an arrested IRISL bulker slept in life jackets as they plotted their escape from the hellish conditions while the ship was held off Sri Lanka.
  • Indonesia thinks big
    Indonesia is plotting to order up to 2,500 ships - that's two thousand five hundred - from China in deals worth $5bn.
  • Scorpio strikes again
    Scorpio Tankers has taken a giant stride towards financing its huge newbuilding orderbook after its second successful visit to Wall Street in two months.
  • Chelsea eyes new signing
    Chelsea Shipping Corp of the Philippines has lined up cash to order a new products carrier.
  • Seanergy purge continues
    Seanergy Maritime Holdings has sold four more bulk carriers as part of its ongoing quest to reduce its debt pile.
  • Japan gets tough
    Japanese prosecutors have called for 12-year jail sentences for two pirates who admitted a "vicious" raid on an MOL aframax in 2011.
  • Vinalines sees slump
    Vietnam National Shipping Lines (Vinalines) has carded a big full year loss and is already predicting another tough year ahead.
  • Titan exec accused
    A former director of struggling Hong Kong shipowner Titan Petrochemicals sold shares in the company weeks before a bond default became public, the territory's securities watchdog claims.
  • Jefferies cuts 2013 bets
    A weaker than expected start to the year has seen Jefferies take a red pen to its dry-cargo rate forecasts.
  • Fjord settles port row
    Norway's Fjord Line has won compensation after its ships were barred from Kristiansand in 2009.
  • Ningbo Marine to see red
    Ningbo Marine expects its full year earnings results to reveal a fall into the red.
  • Tonne-mile trouble
    Capesize rates dipped in January as iron ore shipments were cut in half and Brazil took a less active role in the market, DNB Markets says.
  • Vroon behind PSV deal
    Dutch owner Vroon has confirmed it is the owner behind a deal to build up to four new supply ships at Cosco Guangdong in China.
  • CSDC warns on profit
    China Shipping Development Co (CSDC) is the latest Hong Kong-listed company to brace investors for ugly full year numbers.
  • Essar still ahead
    India's Essar Shipping has made a return to profit in the first nine months, but third quarter earnings fell on lower crude tanker rates.
  • Nordea losses rising
    Nordic banking group Nordea has increased its loan loss provisions for the fourth quarter as shipping remained in the doldrums.
  • Sunshine stake
    Lawrence Carroll Trust has hiked its holding in Navios Maritime Acquisition 18 months after taking a significant stake in the shipowner.
  • Samsung springs a leak
    Samsung Heavy Industries has turned in a weaker than expected fourth quarter showing with its bottom line tumbling by almost two thirds.
  • CSSC raises more cash
    China State Shipbuilding Corporation (CSSC) has sold another CNY 5bn ($803m) of notes as it boosts working capital.
  • Hanjin's profit pledge
    Korean boxship and bulker owner Hanjin Shipping is focusing on cost-cutting as it vowed to return to profit this year.
  • K Line revamps services
    K Line is revamping its two core Japan to Southeast Asia services in cooperation with SITC Shipping.
  • Daoda's bulker binge
    China's Daoda Marine Heavy Industry (DDHI) has signed a newbuilding deal for 10 bulkers.
  • Trio target Pacific
    Pacific International Lines (PIL), China Navigation and Sofrana Unilines have teamed up to launch a new liner service in the Pacific.
  • DHT back in the black
    DHT Holdings has returned to profit in the fourth quarter despite the problems surrounding cancelled charters from OSG.

American Shipperweb site
JANUARY 30, 2013
  • West Coast longshore clerk vote expected next week
    Stephen Berry, attorney for the Los Angeles/Long Beach Harbor Employers Association, said a vote on 16 contracts for 14 employers and members of the ILWU's Local 63 Office Clerical Unit (OCU) is scheduled for next Wednesday.
  • LaHood gets high marks for DOT leadership
    During the secretary's tenure, DOT distributed $48 billion dollars from the 2009 stimulus plan for road infrastructure improvements, created the TIGER grant program, and helped craft a two-year surface transportation bill last year.
  • European Commission officially halts UPS-TNT merger
    The commission said the number of small-package players in 15 EU member states would have been reduced from three to two, with DHL being the only non-UPS option in some areas.
  • AAPA keeps focus on infrastructure
    "Where there is federal jurisdiction, we need the federal government to step up to the plate and be a stronger partner for our nation's transportation infrastructure," Kurt J. Nagle, the port group's chief, told American Shipper.
  • Hanjin reports smaller loss in 2012
  • Tacoma's box volume up 16% in 2012
  • Norbert Dentressangle's big 2012 finish
  • FedEx Trade opens office in Bangkok
  • Cargo pricing tool launched
  • U.S. GDP contracted in 4Q
  • New York issues overhang longshore talks
    The ILA and its employers resumed contract negotiations on Tuesday, but sources say efforts to reform work rules and improve productivity in the Port of New York and New Jersey are likely to overhang national talks.
  • New rail package proposed in Europe
  • Allied Logistics moves into Ohio
  • FMC reviews 10 OTI license applications
  • Executive moves
  • Drewry Air Freight Index - a December drop

The Bunker Bulletinweb site
JANUARY 30, 2013
  • Three firms certified for energy management systems
    'This certification recognises the addition of energy efficiency to these organisation's existing marine management systems.'
  • US Coast Guard to review policy on natural gas fuelled ships
    Coast Guard is currently using IMO interim regulations as a baseline for LNG standards.
  • Titan executive facing allegations of insider trading
    Augustine Cheong Kai Tjieh deposits $1.7 million with a Hong Kong court.
  • Fuel-efficient VLCCs driving out older vessels
    The scrapping of older VLCCs is set to accelerate, according to analysts.
  • Bunker prices climb in Fujairah
    South African markets 'steady'.
  • Prices head up in Europe
    Hamburg market 'very quiet'.
  • LNG bunker player plans '24 hour' availability
    White Smoke plans second - and bigger - LNG bunker tanker.
  • ECA rules never 'properly ratified'
    US state in new challenge to North American ECA.
  • Leading shipping group posts another annual loss
    'Slow steaming, service rationalisation, idling and temporary voyage cancellation,' set to continue.
  • Sri Lanka tax on bunkers 'will impact the market'
    Local players say tax would 'kill the market' in Colombo due to uncompetitive bunker prices.
  • Asian bunker prices strengthen mid-week
    'Buyers anxious to fix orders before the Chinese New Year hoiday.'
  • EU finds funds for LNG bunkering projects
    The European Commission will support studies in an effort to move LNG bunkering forward.
  • Ship 'smuggled fuel' to Singapore vessel
    Ship 'transferred 30 mt of diesel fuel'.
  • Shipping firms 'must reduce bunker costs'
    That's the best way to gain a competitive advantage, says consulting firm.
  • Oil spill leads to $405,000 fine
    Pollution was caused by 'owner's negligence'.
  • Mississippi oil spill leaves ships, barges idle
    'Slow leak' of light crude coming from damaged barge.

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In the second quarter, container traffic in the port of Genoa fell by -2.8% while in Savona-Vado it grew by +76.3%
Genoa
In the Ligurian capital, the transhipment share decreased, while the Savona port benefited.
Fincantieri records strong growth in half-year financial performance and new orders
Rome
In the first six months of 2025, orders totaled 14.7 billion euros (+93.5%)
In the second quarter, naval traffic through the Suez Canal decreased by -6.2%
In the second quarter, naval traffic through the Suez Canal decreased by -6.2%
Cairo
1,248 tankers (-2.7%) and 1,826 other types of vessels (-8.5%) passed through
CMA CGM's net profit fell by 140% in the second quarter.
Marseille
Revenues stable. The French shipping group is interested in acquiring Hutchison Ports' terminals.
Royal Caribbean closes second quarter with record net profit
Miami
The April-June period was very positive
Union Pacific and Norfolk Southern announced a merger agreement today.
Union Pacific and Norfolk Southern announced a merger agreement today.
Omaha/Atlanta
First coast-to-coast cargo rail network
Gurrieri resigns as Special Commissioner of the Eastern Adriatic Sea Port Authority
Trieste
The atypical reverse charge for the logistics sector will become applicable tomorrow
Milan
Ruggerone (Assologistica): one of the most strategic reforms we helped build is being implemented
Policy brief on cyber threats that pose risks to port infrastructure
Tallinn
It was developed by the NATO Cyber Defence Centre of Excellence
Interferry urges the EU Commission to harmonize its shipping decarbonization regulations with those of the IMO
Victoria
Failure to align - the association warned - will force shipping companies to pay twice for emissions.
In the second quarter of 2025, Chinese seaports handled 79.1 million containers (+6.1%)
Beijing
Total freight traffic was three billion tons (+3.3%), of which 1.3 billion tons were with foreign countries (+1.9%).
CK Hutchison announces plans to include a Chinese investor in the consortium to sell Hutchison Ports
Hong Kong
Without the participation of the COSCO shipping group, China would not authorize the sale
Sri Lanka's Supreme Court has awarded compensation of $1 billion over the X-Press Pearl accident.
Sri Lanka's Supreme Court has awarded compensation of $1 billion over the X-Press Pearl accident.
Columbus
The container ship caught fire and sank near the port of Colombo
The Greek government sends a tugboat to the Red Sea to assist ships that may be attacked by the Houthis.
The Greek government sends a tugboat to the Red Sea to assist ships that may be attacked by the Houthis.
Piraeus
The AHTS "Giant" is leaving
Saipem and Subsea7 have signed a binding merger agreement.
Saipem and Subsea7 have signed a binding merger agreement.
Milan/Luxembourg
The transaction is expected to close in the second half of 2026.
In the second quarter, the port of Valencia handled over 1.5 million containers (+4.0%)
In the first half of 2025, the amount of new orders to Chinese shipyards fell by -18.2%
Beijing
A decrease of -3.5% in new construction completed in the period was recorded
In the second quarter of 2025, freight traffic in the port of Trieste grew by +3.7%
Trieste
Bulk cargo increased. Miscellaneous cargo fell by 13.2%.
CMA CGM and TotalEnergies form joint venture for LNG bunkering in the Port of Rotterdam.
Marseille
Agreement to supply 360,000 tons of liquefied natural gas per year to the French group's ships
In the second quarter of 2025, freight traffic in Spanish ports decreased by -4.7%
Madrid
All the main product categories are decreasing except for conventional goods
Brookfield Asset Management to sell 49% of British port group PD Ports to Spain's Pontegadea
Middlesbrough
The English company has over 1,400 employees
In the quarter April-June, freight traffic in the port of Rotterdam decreased by -2.3%
In the quarter April-June, freight traffic in the port of Rotterdam decreased by -2.3%
Rotterdam
The port authority is alarmed by the state of crisis in the national industry.
The electrification of the docks in the ports of Livorno, Piombino and Portoferraio is proceeding according to plan.
Third dock for cruise traffic in the port of Catania
Catania
Pier 25's restyling completed
Another quarter of decline in freight traffic at the port of Algeciras
Algeciras
In the period April-June, containers amounted to 1.24 million TEUs (+1.0%)
A new tax applied to cruise passengers disembarking in national ports came into force today in Greece.
Athens
Belgian rail freight company Lineas receives €61 million government loan
Brussels
The measure was approved last night by the restricted council of ministers
ERTMS installation completed on 1,400 kilometers of Italian railway network
Rome
The project is financed with 2.5 billion euros from PNRR funds.
Wärtsilä's quarterly financial and commercial results are positive.
Helsinki
The Marine Electrical Systems division will be sold to the Italian company VINCI Energies.
In the port of Barcelona the number of cruise terminals will be reduced from seven to five
In the port of Barcelona the number of cruise terminals will be reduced from seven to five
Barcelona
The mayor: For the first time in history, a limit is placed on the growth of cruises in the city.
MSC and Moby have presented their commitments to meet the AGCM's requirements.
Rome
Shipping Agencies Services will sell its 49% stake in Moby, waiving the consideration in favor of the majority shareholder. Moby commits to completely repaying its debt to SAS.
Fincantieri confirms its interest in the development of American shipbuilding
Fincantieri confirms its interest in the development of American shipbuilding
Washington
Folgiero: Commitment to deliver next-generation capabilities in full alignment with U.S. strategic priorities
The Chamber of Deputies has approved the appointment of four presidents of Italian Port System Authorities.
Rome
The names proposed for the Port System Authorities of the Southern Adriatic, Central-Northern Tyrrhenian, Western Liguria, and Eastern Liguria have been approved. Voting on the Northern Tyrrhenian Authority has been postponed.
Information exchange between state administrations for the digitalization of the maritime sector begins
Rome
The first operational meeting at the Coast Guard General Command in Rome
The Clean Maritime Fuels Platform suggests measures to support the production and distribution of clean marine fuels
COSCO Shipping Ports sets new monthly and quarterly container traffic records
Hong Kong
In the period April-June, 29.4 million TEUs were handled (+4.5%)
Sharp increase in cases of seafarers abandoning their ships
London
2,286 crew members from 222 ships involved as of early 2025
Global freight traffic saw strong growth in the first quarter of this year in anticipation of new tariffs
Global freight traffic saw strong growth in the first quarter of this year in anticipation of new tariffs
Geneva
North America saw the strongest quarterly growth in imports
In the port of Antwerp-Bruges containers and rolling stock are increasing and other types of goods are decreasing
Antwerp
Traffic congestion continues at the airport, with the situation on the landside becoming critical
A study denounces the delay of European ports in equipping themselves with cold ironing facilities.
Brussels/Pozzallo
The tender to electrify the docks of the port of Pozzallo has begun.
T&E proposes to include more non-EU transhipment ports to avoid carbon leakage
Brussels
The association calls on the EU Commission to reduce the current threshold of 65% of transhipment traffic
Federlogistica urges the immediate establishment of a control room on tariffs
Genoa
The aim is also to eliminate extra costs caused by bureaucracy.
Containerized cargo handled through the port of Singapore fell by 2.9% in the second quarter.
Singapore
Last May, ship transits through the Suez Canal decreased by -6.8%
Last May, ship transits through the Suez Canal decreased by -6.8%
Cairo
The negative trend continued in June and early July
Terminal operators are not at all satisfied with a policy that seems to have no interest in ports
Rome
Cognolato: It is essential to close the ongoing trials on several fronts.
The largest ship ever to dock at Cagliari's Porto Canale at the MITO terminal.
Milan
The container ship "MSC Venice" with a capacity of 16,652 TEU arrived yesterday
On 5 and 6 November in Lisbon a summit called by the ILA against automation in the maritime and port sector
On 5 and 6 November in Lisbon a summit called by the ILA against automation in the maritime and port sector
North Bergen/Metzingen
South Korean HD Hyundai, together with German NEURA Robotics, will develop and test welding robots in shipyards
The toll of the horrific attack on the bulk carrier Eternity C in the Red Sea is still uncertain.
Mandaluyong/London/Brussels
Joint statement by ICS, BIMCO, European Shipowners, Intercargo and Intertanko
In the first half of 2025, bulk cargo increased and general cargo decreased in the port of Marseille-Fos
Marseille
Cruise passengers increase by +5%
The Senate has approved the framework law on interports
Rome
UIR, gives the Italian interport system a modern, orderly and coherent regulatory framework
Carlo De Ruvo was elected president of Confetra
Rome
Among the challenges, the uncontrolled expansion of large logistics groups and their concentration
Number of pirate attacks on ships still high in the second quarter of 2025
Number of pirate attacks on ships still high in the second quarter of 2025
Kuala Lumpur
The number of acts of violence against crews is decreasing
Telemar and TNL Group merger agreement
Telemar and TNL Group merger agreement
Oslo/Athens/Paris
One of the top three operators in the OT/IoT services market for the maritime and superyacht sectors will be created
Attacks on ships in the Red Sea still cause deaths among seafarers
Portsmouth
Liberian-flagged bulk carrier " Eternity C" targeted
Canadian shipbuilding company Davie acquires second shipyard in Finland
Helsinki/Pori
It will buy the Enersense Offshore shipyard
Amendment on Port Labor Supply Agencies Approved
Rome
Immediate transformation into Agencies authorised to provide temporary port work
Salvini appoints a manager of a private shipping company from Campania as president of the regional AdSP
Rome
This is Eliseo Cuccaro, CEO of Alilauro
Extend the application of the 0.1% sulphur limit in marine fuels globally
Extend the application of the 0.1% sulphur limit in marine fuels globally
Berlin
This is proposed by an analysis by the International Council on Clean Transportation
IMO and EU condemn renewed attacks on ships in the Red Sea
London/Brussels
Dominguez: New violation of international law and freedom of navigation
In the second quarter of this year, Finnlines' revenues decreased by -5.0%.
Helsinki
Net profit of 26.1 million euros (+7.7%)
Container traffic in the Port of New York remained stable in the April-June quarter.
New York
An increase of +4.9% was recorded in the first half of 2025
The Chamber of Deputies approves the appointment of the presidents of five Port System Authorities.
Rome
They are Davide Gariglio, Francesco Rizzo, Eliseo Cuccaro, Francesco Benevolo and Giovanni Gugliotti
Latrofa appointed extraordinary commissioner of the Port Authority of the Central-Northern Tyrrhenian Sea
Rome
Ministerial decree signed
The PNRR tender for interports has been reopened.
Rome
Resources available amounting to 2.2 million euros
Port of Livorno: Workers are the priority in the LTM crisis
Livorno
UPS's quarterly earnings performance declines
Atlanta
Net income in the April-June quarter was $1.28 billion (-8.9%)
Approval for the 2025 budget variation of the Southern Tyrrhenian and Ionian Sea Port Authority.
Gioia Tauro
500 thousand euros for the 49% share held by the Port Agency company
FHP Group acquires the remaining 10% stake in Lotras
Milan/Foggia
The integration between Lotras and CFI Intermodal will begin to create FHP Intermodal.
OITAF scientific document on good practices in the logistics and transport of fresh fruit and vegetables
Milan
The Northern Tyrrhenian Sea Port Authority has joined the PLIKA
Livorno
Platform dedicated to training, innovation and knowledge sharing in the logistics and port sectors
Matteo Paroli's nomination as president of the Western Ligurian Sea Port Authority has been signed.
Rome
He has a degree in law and a specialization in administrative law.
Container throughput increases in Haropa Port, while bulk cargo decreases.
Le Havre
In the first half of this year, containers were 1.51 million TEUs (+4%)
Bureau Veritas reports a 9.8% quarterly increase in revenues in the Marine & Offshore segment
Courbevoie
Kalmar and Konecranes increase new orders in the April-June quarter
Helsinki
The turnover of the two Finnish companies is slightly increasing
Container traffic in the port of Barcelona fell by 12.2% in the second quarter.
Barcelona
Assiterminal threatens a new wave of appeals against regulations it believes are damaging to port operations
Genoa
2M Logistics signs an agreement with Salerno-based Gallozzi
Barendrecht
The Dutch company will represent GF Logistics, a subsidiary of the Italian group, in the Benelux region.
Swiss company Kuehne+Nagel's quarterly profits fell
Schindellegi
In the period April-June of this year, net turnover grew by +1.7%
Yang Ming orders three 8,000 TEU container ships from Nihon Shipyard and Imabari Shipbuilding
Keelung/Imabari
Contract valued at $351.3-394.5 million
Italia Nostra reiterates its strong concerns about the construction of the Fiumicino-Isola Sacra port.
Rome
European maritime cities, destinations for cruise tourism - the association highlights - denounce the phenomenon of over-tourism in the cruise sector
Egypt's first automotive terminal has come into operation at Port Said East.
East Port Said
It can accommodate two car carriers at the same time
SAILING LIST
Visual Sailing List
Departure ports
Arrival ports by:
- alphabetical order
- country
- geographical areas
Tepsa has acquired a liquid bulk terminal in the port of Rotterdam.
Singapore/Rotterdam
It was sold by Global Energy Storage Holdings
The Spinelli Group has approved its 2024 sustainability report.
Genoa
Of the company's 616 direct employees, 49% are under the age of 50.
In the second quarter of this year, cargo traffic in Turkish ports grew by +1.6%
Ankara
Cargoes to and from Italy amounted to 12.7 million tons (+10.1%)
Extension of the Simplified Logistics Zone for Genoa Ports and Dry Ports to the Savona, Vado Ligure, and Bergeggi areas.
Genoa
Approval from the ZLS Steering Committee
Isotta Fraschini Motori has inaugurated a new production line for hydrogen fuel cell systems in Bari.
Trieste
They will be used for naval and land solutions
The Grande Shanghai , the Grimaldi Group's first ammonia-ready car carrier, has been christened.
Naples
It has a load capacity of 9,000 CEUs.
The Port of Genoa, FILT, and UILT have declared a five-day strike at the Bettolo Terminal.
Genoa
Fit Cisl Liguria expressed solidarity with the workers
The tender for the dredging of the commercial dock basin at the port of Ancona has been published.
Ancona
The removal of approximately 730 thousand cubic meters of sediment is planned
Tender for the restoration and enhancement of docks 32 and 33 in the Deep Sea Zone of the port of Savona
Genoa
An investment of over 6.7 million euros is expected
There are 1,100 workers in Palermo directly employed in the seaside tourism sector
Palermo
This year, cruise traffic is expected to grow by 9.4% in the port of the Sicilian capital.
Six-month growth of +9% in freight on the St. Petersburg-India/China maritime route
Fly
FESCO operates six vessels in the service
Port of Trieste: Special Commissioner Gurrieri under investigation for money laundering
Trieste
I am certain - he declared - that I can demonstrate that I acted legally, in full transparency.
Vard signs new contract for the construction of two CSOVs
Trieste
The vessels will be used to support operations in the offshore wind sector
UIR welcomes the publication of the tender for the digitalization of the logistics chain.
Rome
Di Caterina (ALIS): a concrete tool that enhances the needs of businesses and strengthens the logistics system
GNV celebrated its first ten years of activity on the Italy-Albania route
Durres
During the period, the company's ships carried over 1.25 million passengers
A shipment of over 1.2 tons of marijuana was seized at the port of Gioia Tauro.
Reggio Calabria/Catanzaro
Members of a criminal organization that imported drugs from South America through European ports and airports have been arrested.
Yang Ming orders Hanwha Ocean to build seven 15,000 TEU dual-fuel containerships
Keelung
They will be delivered between 2028 and 2029
Walden to sell healthcare logistics business to Yusen Logistics
Paris
Exclusive negotiations announced
Solinas (Sardinian Action Party) is not at all satisfied with the state of Sardinian ports
Cagliari
The immediate establishment of a special commission is urged
ANSI welcomes the introduction of the information dashboard for managing private procurement contracts in logistics.
Rome
D'Angelo: it will allow the country to take another step forward
Russo (Confcommercio): excluding road transport from the PNRR funding was shortsighted.
Rome
First bulletin from the Freight Insights Observatory produced by the National Center for Sustainable Mobility
ABB Group posts sharp growth in quarterly financial and business performance
Zurich
In the period April-June the value of new orders grew by +16.0%
Informal consultations have begun on the preliminary proposal for the new Ancona Port Master Plan.
Ancona
Eleven meetings scheduled for July
Program agreement for preparatory and functional interventions for the construction of the bridge over the Strait of Messina
Rome
It was signed today in Rome
Project to develop an ecological station for the treatment of wastewater from ships
Naples
Initiative of the Neapolitan Group of the Cenere and Iello Landing
Assiterminal urges against bringing sediment from the Bagnoli dredging project into the port of Naples.
Genoa
Cognolato and Ferrari: It is essential to safeguard the full functionality of the commercial port's activities.
Container traffic at the Port of Long Beach fell 3.4% in the second quarter.
Long Beach
A decline of -16.4% was recorded in June
Paolo Pessina has been appointed vice president of Conftrasporto-Confcommercio.
Rome
He is president of the national federation of maritime agents and brokers
Container traffic in the port of Hong Kong decreased by -8.2% in the second quarter
Hong Kong
A decrease of -13.7% was recorded in June
Cuneo-based logistics company Nord Ovest is seeing growing financial results.
Wedge
Construction work on a new depot in Mondovì will be completed in early 2026.
Container traffic at the Port of Los Angeles grows driven by fears of new tariffs
Los Angeles
June saw the highest volume ever recorded for this month
The Management Committee of the Sardinia Sea Port Authority has adopted the DPSS
Cagliari
Green light for the concession to MITO and the appeal against the rejection of Olbia's dredging project.
Three events in Genoa for three new Explora Journeys cruise ships.
Genoa
A technical launch, a coin laying and the cutting of the first sheet metal were carried out at the Fincantieri shipyard
Grimaldi sells 5% of Terminal Darsena Toscana to Livorno Port Company
Naples/Livorno
Option to purchase an additional 5% of the share capital
Concession agreement signed that assigns management of the port of Tartous to DP World
Damascus
It has a lifespan of 30 years
Matteo Gasparato appointed president of the Northern Adriatic Sea Port Authority
Rome
He was appointed extraordinary commissioner of the same port authority
Meeting in Rome between the heads of ESPO and Assoporti
Rome
Among the topics addressed, the competitiveness of European ports in the current global context
Chinese airline OOCL reports quarterly decline in scheduled service revenues
Hong Kong
Cargo transported by the company's ships is increasing
Collaboration between the Ukrainian Sea Ports Authority and the Western Ligurian Sea Port Authority
Rome
Agreement with an initial duration of five years
Survey in Germany on the prospects of companies in the maritime, port and shipbuilding sectors
Hamburg
Shipowners are more concerned. Positive prospects for ports and shipyards.
Port of Augusta: Work begins on a third bridge connecting the island to the mainland.
Augusta
Work worth over 20 million euros
Vard signs contract with InkFish for new research vessel
Trieste
The deal is worth more than 200 million euros.
1.1 billion euros will be invested in the port of Hamburg to strengthen the container sector
Hamburg
Improving accessibility and port infrastructure in the Waltershofer Hafen area
Meyer Turku delivered the new Star of the Seas cruise ship to Royal Caribbean
Turku
It has a gross tonnage of 250,800 tons
ESPO calls for increased funding for ports under the next EU Multiannual Financial Framework
Brussels
The CEF programme funds have proven to be far from sufficient
Fincantieri delivers the new Oceania Allura cruise ship to Oceania Cruises.
Miami/Trieste
Two additional Sonata-class ships have been converted into orders.
PORTS
Italian Ports:
Ancona Genoa Ravenna
Augusta Gioia Tauro Salerno
Bari La Spezia Savona
Brindisi Leghorn Taranto
Cagliari Naples Trapani
Carrara Palermo Trieste
Civitavecchia Piombino Venice
Italian Interports: list World Ports: map
DATABASE
ShipownersShipbuilding and Shiprepairing Yards
ForwardersShip Suppliers
Shipping AgentsTruckers
MEETINGS
Confindustria event on the sea economy in Rome on July 15th
Rome
The public meeting of the International Containers Studies Center will be held in Genoa on July 2nd
Genoa
››› Meetings File
PRESS REVIEW
Why Malta is objecting to a new price cap on Russian oil
(timesofmalta.com)
US has its eye on Greek ports
(Kathimerini)
››› Press Review File
FORUM of Shipping
and Logistics
Intervento del presidente Tomaso Cognolato
Roma, 19 giugno 2025
››› File
Uniport: Bringing debris from Bagnoli to the port of Naples would postpone long-awaited dredging.
Rome
Legora de Feo: It's necessary to find alternative solutions.
Taiwanese companies Evergreen, Yang Ming and WHL saw sharp declines in quarterly revenues.
Keelung/Taipei
In the period April-June it fell by -18.7%, -26.5% and -8.6% respectively
The establishment of the Information Dashboard for the management of private procurement contracts in logistics has been approved.
In May, freight traffic in the port of Ravenna grew by +1.4%
Ravenna
Bulk cargo is on the rise. Miscellaneous cargo is on the decline.
EU approves joint purchase of port equipment by terminal operators
Brussels
Joint definition of minimum technical specifications of equipment is also permitted
Serbian energy group EPS will import coal through the Montenegrin port of Bar
Bar
Currently imports from Indonesia pass through the port of Constanta
Fincantieri Foundation and Luiss University launch a project to strengthen the safety of underwater infrastructure.
Trieste
Among the objectives, contribute to the definition of a specific regulatory framework
Freewheeling: The government's U-turn on anti-mafia controls in the road haulage sector is a welcome development.
Modena
Franchini: If the government has realized it made a mistake, that's good news.
Agostinelli (AdSP Tirreno Meridionale e Ionio): the amendment that allows for the early transformation of the Gioia Tauro Port Agency is extremely important.
Confindustria's event on the maritime economy will take place in Rome on July 15th.
Rome
The confederation's strategic document on the sector will be presented
Kerala seeks $1.1 billion from MSC in damages over MSC Elsa 3 sinking
Thiruvananthapuram
Temporary detention of the vessel "MSC Akuteta II" granted
Trasportounito requests the cancellation of the renewal procedure of the Central Committee of the Register of Hauliers
Rome
New seizure of a load of cocaine in the port of Gioia Tauro
Reggio Calabria
16 bags containing 417 kilos of drugs were found in a container
MOL and Kinetics to build world's first floating data center
Tokyo
It will be installed on a vessel of 9,731 gross tonnage
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