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July 21, 2011
The Business Timesweb site
Shipping News
  • Hyundai Heavy Q2 profit hit by low ship prices
    Hyundai Heavy Industries, the world's largest shipyard, said profit in the second quarter dropped 17 per cent as it built more ships that were won at lower prices after the credit crisis.
  • New mega ship may pressure freight rates
    China's Bohai Shipbuilding Heavy Industry will soon deliver its first mega bulk carrier to Berge Bulk, local media reported, a move that could put further pressure on the weak shipping sector grappling with overcapacity and depressed freight rates. The imminent arrival of the 388,000-tonne mega ship, Berge Everest, comes on the heels of the delivery of two similar sized vessels to the world's largest iron ore miner Vale.
  • Russia plans to revive Soviet-era Arctic route
    Russia plans to revive a Soviet-era Arctic sea passage to service energy projects and provide a shorter supply route to Asia for carriers such as OAO Sovcomflot as the shipping line plans an initial share sale this year.

Sched Netweb site
  • CMA CGM hikes rates US$250/TEU, adds various surcharges from August 1
  • OOIL gloomy as it reports quarterly revenues up 1.4pc to US$1.4 billion
  • Beijing to ban foreign lines from offering cross-strait shipping next year
  • Loops out of Asia slip away to cut supply as peak season surcharges delayed
  • EU environmental regulations will induce freight to move from ship to truck
  • First mate's mobile, laptop use results in 'maritime manslaughter' charge
  • MSC, CSAV join India-European strings into one, dropping Jeddah on backhaul
  • Agility appeal for review quashed, Pentagon fraud charges proceed
  • Kuehne + Nagel accelerates expansion, buys into Brazil's Grupo Eichenberg
  • State of Minnesota's non-critical service shutdown closes truck rest stops
  • Changi reflects on 30 years of flight growth - and much more to come
  • Swissport enters new deals with TNT and Icelandair in Belgium
  • After 2009 cutbacks, Hawaii reinstates 10 agricultural inspectors
  • Mobile X-ray machines favoured as Mideast steps up air cargo security

Exim Indiaweb site
  • Energy-efficient LNG carrier, jointly owned by NYK Line, named
  • Ignazio Messina enhances service from Mundra
  • Jeffrey Ganek joins INTTRAs Board of Directors
  • JNPT Chairman releases Exim India Year Book 2011
  • Overcapacity issue looms large over box shipping
  • Corn exports may rise over four times to 3 m tonnes
  • Glassware from China, UAE may attract anti-dumping duty
  • Iran warns of stopping exports
  • Essar Ports' Vadinar terminal commissions 12-mt expansion
  • Plan to set up Major Port at Port Blair on hold
  • Port workers' body welcomes move to bring in PRA Bill
  • Standoff between MoS & Plan panel could impact investments
  • Tirupur exporters ask FM to convince banks on export credit

Marine Logweb site
JULY 20, 2011
  • NASSCO gets $11.7 million mod to LSD 49 contract
  • EU to provide funds for LNG refueling study
  • Court says California smoke abatement laws are inapplicable to ships
  • New contracts extend Otto Marine OSV operating horizons
  • Siemens equipment for first German-built wind farm installation vessel

World Wide Shipperweb site
JULY 20, 2011
  • AAPA teaming with DOC to advance U.S. exports
  • CSX Corporation delivers second fiscal quarter numbers
  • MOL donates reefer boxes to Japanese fishing cooperative
  • Study finds Port of Seattle taking lead as green seaport
  • Coast Guard reinstates commander following cutter grounding review

Lloyd's Listweb site
JULY 20, 2011
  • Middle East VLCC rates to stay flat on tonnage glut
    The glut of very large crude carriers available for employment in the Middle East Gulf for cargoes loading in the first half of August has ballooned by as many as 12 vessels to 88 ships in the last week, capping significant rate rises for VLCCs shipping crude from the region
  • Yards benefit from boxship order recovery this year
    Maersk Line has dominated ordering activity in 2011 with its multi-billion dollar order for 18,300 teu ships
  • Chinese yards deliver 40% of newbuildings in first half
    Widening gap between South Korean volumes as Asian shipbuilding shift continues
  • BHP hits record for iron ore and thermal coal
    Metallurgical coal numbers are down, though, as its facilities continue to recover from flooding and poor weather conditions earlier this year
  • Sluggish demand from Europe and Caribbean keeps charter rates low
    The downturn in the charter market has gained pace in the last week due to the summer period and low demand from carriers suffering from low utilisation
  • CMB profits slump on low first half capesize freight rates
    Newbuildings put pressure on rates and secondhand values
  • DP World denies damage to cranes at terminal is cause of congestion
    Container lines introduce surcharges in a bid to recover costs
  • Class societies' association to open Brussels office and step up EU lobbying
    Appoints representative to take proactive role in Europe.
  • Global economic indicators paint a worrying picture for ship finance
    Vessel earnings and values remain depressed, while options for raising new funds for investment or refinancing are limited
  • St Petersburg throughput falls 2% in shift from coal to containers
    Switch is part of programme for removal of environmentally unfriendly cargoes
  • Paragon Shipping signs up with blue-chip charterers
    Recent deals with Cargill and Morgan Stanley Capital highlight a strategy of securing reliable cash flow when the outlook for dry bulk earnings looks poor
  • Graig plans giant eco-feedership fleet
    First six vessels from Jin Hai yard to cost $180m, with expectation of 20 more similar vessels
  • Poland's rival ports maintain battle of words
    The fierce competition between Gdansk and Gdynia can be traced all the way back to the First World War
  • Why shipping stays offshore
    Is anybody listening to what the Greek private sector really needs to help improve the country's economy?
  • London's newest maritime library
    Lloyd's Register stepped in to save Imarest's world-class archive
  • The industry's responses to the scourge of piracy
    Evolving thinking about preventing pirate attacks has been marked by an increasingly aggressive call to arms
  • Norway provides template for armed guards
    New rules are a highly practical response to shipowners' calls for a workable code
  • Lines swap slots in Asia-Europe trades
    Capacity withdrawals force new partnerships
  • Wake up and smell the crude
    Greek VLCC owners may be in denial over Chinese dominance of Gulf to China route
  • Russia to develop 'toolkit' to ease way for ports concessions
    European Bank for Reconstruction and Development poised to lend funds for state-run agency to create draft agreements and tendering guidelines
  • Indian chaos
    India's government needs to resolve the tension between the urgent need to develop its infrastructure and following due process
  • Hyundai Heavy earnings fall 40% in second quarter
    Poor performance in non-shipping units drags on results
  • CMA CGM announces Asia-Europe peak season surcharge and rate hike
    Third attempt in as many months to press for higher freight rates
  • DP World takes majority stake in two Suriname port terminals
    Global ports group acquires control of container and breakbulk facilities at Paramaribo
  • Pacific Shipping Trust records steady second quarter
    Income stream defies tough market conditions as long-term charters remain intact
  • Head of Lloyds ship finance to step down
    Bank says Bart Veldhuizen is being replaced
  • Equatorial Guinea in shipbuilding and repair push
    Central African country to build first vessels at port of Malabo
  • OOCL points to disappointing outlook for full-year performance
    Demand is reasonable but rates on key east-west rates trades continue to deteriorate

Fairplayweb site
JULY 20, 2011
  • Shikhov stresses IMO ties
    STRONGER ties with regulators, "in particular with the IMO", was listed today as a top priority for new IACS chairman Pavel Shikhov
  • EU adds money for LNG fuel study
    THE EU is to provide €9.57M ($13.58M) as part-funding for a €26.79M Belgian-Danish study to analyse proposals to switch to LNG propulsion to reduce ship pollution
  • ICS, ISF disown scam email
    A BOGUS email has suggested that recipients owe money to the International Chamber of Shipping and International Shipping Federation, the groups warned today
  • EU backs bigger Dunkirk
    DUNKIRK is to receive €1.85M ($2.63M) from the EU towards the €3.5M cost of a study into an expansion including two new deepwater docks
  • IACS plans performance gauges
    IACS IS changing its quality certification system, its recently appointed chairman said today
  • Steamships score ECA relief
    A DECISION by the IMO'S Marine Environment Protection Committee has effectively extended the fleet lifespan of struggling Jones Act carrier Horizon Lines
  • Cash confiscated at UK port
    OFFICERS at Holyhead ferry port in northern Wales have seized smuggled cash worth nearly $240,000, the UK Border Agency told Fairplay today
  • Bulks drive up Antwerp totals
    ANTWERP'S throughput increased by 10.4% to 95.87M tonnes in this year's first half, the port authority said today
  • Iran-India payment snag exacerbated
    IRAN IS threatening to cut off crude supplies to India because sanctions against Tehran make it difficult for other nations to pay for shipments, IHS Global Insight reported today
  • DPW bets on Suriname
    DUBAI Ports World today confirmed a major entry into the Suriname market in South America
  • Indonesia coal exports to India rising
    INCREASED demand in India for coal has enabled Indonesian exporters to set a record, IHS McCloskey reported today
  • HHI profits dive 16.5%
    HIGH STEEL prices contributed to a fall in net profits for South Korea's Hyundai HI in the second quarter, despite a jump in revenues
  • Atlantic ballasting rises for Panamaxes
    BROKERS told Fairplay today soft Panamax bulker rates in the Pacific are expected to spill over to the Atlantic
  • No-one bids for Greek container facility
    GREECE has reportedly failed to attract bids for its first container storage and distribution facility
  • Typhoon port closures fail to harm markets
    BROKERS told Fairplay today that the closure of some Japanese ports as Typhoon Ma-on approaches was not immediately expected to affect clean products and crude freight rates

The Journal of Commerceweb site
JULY 20, 2011
  • Democrats Say Republicans Risk FAA Shutdown
    The Obama administration and Senate Democrats say Republicans' attempt to cut rural air service subsidies is risking a Federal Aviation...
  • Averitt Cuts Transit Times to Western Canada
    Averitt Express is shortening transit times between the Southern U.S. and Western Canada with a service that speeds freight across...
  • Customs Manifest Testing Pushed Back Again
    The start date for testing ocean and rail manifest systems of Automated Commercial Environment is pushed back to Aug. 1...
  • CSAV Volume Down, Average Revenue Up
    CSAV's volume of transported containers fell by 10 percent in June from May of this year, but the average revenue...
  • CSX Sees Shorter But Strong Peak Season
    CSX Transportation expects the upcoming intermodal peak season to kick in later than last year and not last as long,...
  • CN Improves Northern Ontario Main Line
    Canadian National Railway will spend more than $21 million (C$20 million) this year and next to expand the sidings of...
  • Port of Antwerp Container Traffic Grows 4.3 Percent
    The Port of Antwerp's container handling increased 4.3 percent year-over to 20-foot equivalent units in the first six months of...
  • Japan Extends Anti-Piracy Efforts
    Japan will extend the Self-Defense Forces' anti-piracy mission in the waters off Somalia for another year starting July 23. ...
  • Heavy Truck Orders Drop 9 Percent
    Heavy truck orders slowed for the second straight month in June, dropping 9 percent from May levels to 21,266 units,...
  • Marten Transport Boosts Profit 20 Percent
    Marten Transport improved its profitability for the fifth straight quarter, raising its profit 20.1 percent from a year ago to...
  • Duisburg Traffic Up 10 Percent in First Half
    Duisburg, the world's largest inland port, boosted first half 2011 container traffic by 10 percent from a year ago, outpacing...
  • MSC to Anchor New Togolese Port Terminal
    Mediterranean Shipping Co. will be the anchor customer of a new terminal at the Port of Lome, Togo, with annual...
  • Indian Navy Foils Pirate Attack
    The Indian Navy foiled an attempted pirate attack on a Greek merchant ship in the Gulf of Aden between Yemen...
  • Melford International Terminal's President on Project's Progress, Challenges Ahead (Video)
    Peter Tirschwell, senior vice president of Strategy for UBM Global Trade (parent company of The Journal of Commerce) sits down...
  • CSX's Ward "Not Overly Concerned" About Economy
    The rail freight economy is improving, the head of CSX Transportation said, and key customer sectors such as manufacturing point...
  • Heartland Express Profit Jumps 35.3 Percent
    Heartland Express increased its profit 35.3 percent year-over-year to $22.5 million as operating revenue rose 7 percent to $137.2 million...
  • Maersk to Launch Ecuador-Black Sea Service
    Maersk Line will start a new service between Ecuador and the Eastern Mediterranean and the Black Sea in September that...
  • OOCL Warns of "Disappointing" Year
    Orient Overseas Container Line is forecasting a "disappointing" full year even after the shipping line's second-quarter container volume and...
  • Steinke: Ports Must Reach Out to Communities
    Dick Steinke helped to build Long Beach into the nation's second largest container port during his 14 years as executive...
  • CSX Profit Rose 22 Percent in Second Quarter
    Second quarter profit at CSX Transportation jumped 22 percent to $506 million on just a 3 percent rise in freight...
  • DP World Buys Two Suriname Port Operators
    DP World acquired a controlling interest in two port companies in Suriname, expanding the Dubai-based terminal operator's footprint in the...
  • Maersk Postpones East Asia-US East Coast Surcharge
    Maersk Line is postponing by two weeks the implementation of the peak season surcharge that it planned to apply on...
  • JAL Cargo Plummets, ANA Up 2.1 Percent
    Japan Airlines' international cargo volume plummeted 58.5 percent in May as the carrier adjusted to business without full freighters and...
  • CMA CGM Raises Asia-Europe Rates
    Ocean carrier CMA CGM announced will impose a series of rate hikes and peak season surcharges on Asia-Europe trade lanes...

Containerisation Internationalweb site
JULY 20, 2011
  • ESC objects to EC's proposed Sulphur Directive
  • DP World starts up in Suriname
  • Cebr warns of 'market crash'
  • CMA CGM leads the way back from unsustainable rates
  • OOCL says 2011 outlook 'disappointing' as it reports Q2 results

TradeWindsweb site
JULY 20, 2011
  • CMB battles bulker blast
    'Tsunami' of newbuildings will continue to weigh on rates and vessel values over the next 12 months, Bocimar warns.
  • Bharati stays in black
    Vijay Kumar-led shipyard posts solid profit but bottom line is bolstered by greater subsidy in final quarter.
  • Arctic adds SCF appeal
    Russian plans to open up northern sea route will benefit tanker owner Sovcomflot, analysts say.
  • Antwerp still on the up
    Key Belgian port posts first-half volume increase of 10% as steel and crude lead the way.
  • Bomb kills ship inspector
    Brit is 'engulfed in flames' after a blast rips through his car in the town of Aden.
  • Three cheers for Otto
    Singapore-listed offshore operator headed by executive chairman Yaw Chee Siew bags new deals to enter maintenance market.
  • Court loss hurts FSL
    Philip Clausius-led Trust tipped into the red in the second quarter following fuel spat defeat in China.
  • Clarksons clocks LNG spike
    Newbuilding orders in booming sector have jumped by over 400% in the first half of 2011, broker notes.
  • ISS gets cash injection
    Chemicals group Chambal to pump fresh capital into tanker unit India Steamship as it prepares to stand alone.
  • PST profit creeps up
    Singapore-listed trust sees marginal improvement in second quarter showing as it waits for new capes to spur its bottom line.
  • HHI profit dips
    Strong demand for LNG carriers and drillships keeps shipbuilder in good shape for second half.
  • Wartsila winning
    Finnish ship engine maker sees interim earnings grow thanks to LNG-fueled vessel business.
  • Samho ship to be sold
    Hong Kong judge orders auction of troubled Korean owner's arrested tanker Samho Cordelia.
  • Euronav slides on earnings miss
    Tanker owner's stock in reverse after second quarter report but its numbers were not all bad news, analysts say.
  • Nakilat strong in first
    Qatar LNG carrier owner pushes up profit by 16% as vessel earnings grow.
  • Sale saves B+H
    Michael Hudner-led owner books first half profit thanks to cash from sale of products tanker.

American Shipperweb site
JULY 20, 2011
  • Strategic Trade Authorization
  • Low rates plague OOCL in Q2
    OOCL's revenue stagnated in the second quarter, while volume increased 6.5 percent, the liner carrier said in an interim statement Wednesday. OOCL's revenue increased 1.4 percent to $1.4 billion in the second quarter, and rose 8.5 percent to $2.7...
  • CMA CGM seeks higher Asia/Europe rates
    Liner carrier CMA CGM on Tuesday said it plans to hike rates on the Asia/Europe trade Aug. 1. The line said it will raise Asia/Mediterranean rates by $250 per TEU and assess a $25-per-TEU peak season surcharge on the same date. CMA CGM said the su...
  • Report: China's HNA bidding for GE SeaCo
    Report: China's HNA bidding for GE SeaCo Report: China's HNA bidding for GE SeaCoHNA Group, a Chinese conglomerate that owns Hainan Airlines and Great China Shipping, is vying with the New York U.S. private equity group Kelso to buy GE SeaCo, TheF...
  • CSX reports 28 percent hike in profits
    CSX Corp. reported second quarter profit of $506 million, 28 percent more than the $414 million earned in the same 2010 period. Revenue was $3 billion for the quarter that ended July 1, 13 percent more than the $2.7 billion in the comparable 2010 ...
  • U.S. aerospace expects uplift from export reform
    The Aerospace Industries Association welcomed the Obama administration's proposed rule to relieve low-risk technology exports of burdensome and unnecessary restrictions. "For years the U.S. export control system has created confusion and delay in ...
  • U.S. regulators halt unsafe jewelry imports
    Collaboration between the U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission and Customs and Border Protection has stopped another shipment of unsafe imports from entering the U.S. economy. This time the article in question was children's toy jewelry that con...
  • Matson rebrands units as Matson Logistics
    Matson said Tuesday it is rebranding its three logistics units under the new name, Matson Logistics. Matson said having the three entities -- Matson Integrated Logistics, Matson Global and Matson America -- use the same brand "will better define th...
  • BIS promises improved trade with U.S. allies
    A newly proposed regulation by the U.S. Commerce Department's Bureau of Industry and Security calls for amending the Export Administration Regulations to establish a process by which certain items moving from the Munitions List to the Commerce Co...
  • Judge orders Long Beach truck study
    A federal judge has ruled that the Port of Long Beach erred in 2009 when it modified without study its clean trucks program as part of a settlement with the American Trucking Associations. The court ordered the port to conduct such a study and rep...

The Bunker Bulletinweb site
JULY 20, 2011
  • Fujairah prices rise
    Supplies tight in the port.
  • Rotterdam and Hamburg bunker markets firm
    Busy morning session in Hamburg.
  • Total to sell LSFO in Le Havre
    Products will be imported from facilities in the ARA region.
  • European shippers call for delay of ECA sulphur limit
    Low sulphur fuel regulation could cause 'major shift to road freight,' warns ESC.
  • Chevron to close London bunker desk
    Closure to follow sales of its refining and fuels marketing business in the UK and Ireland.
  • First-ever greenhouse gas regulations for ships adopted by IMO
    This sends a strong signal that it is time to find ways to reduce emissions and fuel costs, while increasing overall ship efficiency. But the work is not done.
  • Asian bunker prices lack direction
    Demand generally 'moderate' at key Asian bunker hubs.
  • Logistical 'uncertainty' a chief concern of slow steaming
    BDP International carries out survey on how slow steaming affects companies.
  • Industry veteran steps in as director, CEO for Sri Lankan bunker firms
    Channa Abeyagunewardena joins Interocean Energy Pvt Ltd and McMarine Pvt Ltd as of July 12.
  • Lower freight rates in Q2 'hurt' OOCL
    Improved revenues needed to offset 'significant increases' in bunker prices, says parent firm.
  • Belgian tanker owner swings to red
    Tanker market faced with slump in rates and high bunker prices during Q2.

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Global Ports Holding in talks to manage cruise port in St. Vincent and the Grenadines
Istanbul
The terminal currently records an annual traffic of approximately 200 thousand passengers
Investments in Taiwan's ports amounting to 1.8 billion dollars are planned for the period 2027-2031.
Taipei
At the end of the five-year period, annual container traffic is expected to be equal to 15.5 million TEUs
US forces hit a third vessel in the Gulf of Oman
Tampa
The "Jalveer" is said to be carrying a cargo of Iranian oil.
ALLRAIL, CER, ERFA, FEPORT, FTE, UIP and UIRR present their proposal for the European Railway Platform
Brussels
The aim is to ensure market representation from the very beginning of the new European rail capacity governance process.
US Central Command claims responsibility for attack on product tanker Settebello
Tampa/New Delhi/London
Condemnation by the Indian government and the International Maritime Organization
Product tanker hit in Strait of Hormuz region
Southampton/Muscat
One sailor was injured. Two other crew members are missing.
In the first quarter of this year, freight traffic in the port of Civitavecchia decreased by -1.0%.
Civitavecchia
Cruise passengers increase by +32.1%
A merchant ship was attacked in the Gulf of Aden
Southampton
Gemini Cooperation increases cargo capacity on the Asia-Mediterranean route
Copenhagen
Sea-Intelligence adds additional weekly capacity of 22,402 TEUs
ESPO fully endorses the EU Council conclusions on the Maritime Industrial Strategy
Brussels
The central role of port facilities confirmed
CO2 capture and storage on ships is one of the most concrete and immediately available solutions for the decarbonisation of shipping.
London
Antitrust approves Messina Group's acquisition of Terminal San Giorgio
Rome
The Italian Competition Authority (AGCM) has also approved the acquisition by the MSC group of the Asso group's naval maintenance and repair activities (Jobson Italia and UASC UAE).
Rates for ships transiting the Suez Canal are expected to rise.
Ismailia
They will be applied from July 15th. Passenger ships excluded.
The Suez Canal Authority has announced that it will introduce surcharges on transit tariffs through the Egyptian canal for most major cargo vessels, effective July 15.
The Council of the EU accepts many of the requests put forward by the associations of the European maritime-port cluster
Luxembourg
However, necessarily, the text postpones the adoption of concrete measures to future legislative initiatives
ESPO calls for proactive use of the EES system to avoid congestion in European ports
Brussels
Ryckbost: Flexibilities activated promptly in exceptional but foreseeable circumstances
Rixi: It is necessary to overcome a maritime ETS that risks shifting traffic and investments to non-European ports.
Luxembourg
What is needed - highlights the vice minister - are incentives and flexibility, not new constraints
Houthis threaten to resume attacks on ships transiting the Red Sea
Sana'a
A total ban on navigation has been declared for all vessels linked to Israeli interests.
Global trade in goods may start to slow down
Global trade in goods may start to slow down
Geneva
This is reported by the latest reading of the WTO Goods Trade Barometer.
The new port road connection to Sampierdarena has been activated in Genoa.
The new port road connection to Sampierdarena has been activated in Genoa.
Genoa
Paroli: the work now allows approximately 900-1,000 heavy vehicles per day to directly access the port's operational areas.
The rapporteurs of the Ports Bill defend the governance project centered on the Ports of Italy.
Rome
Ghio (PD) denounces that the governing bodies of this new company would be appointed entirely by the government. Ghirra (AVS): The objectives of national coordination could have been achieved by strengthening the National Conference of Port Authority Presidents.
US logistics companies WWEX Group and Auctane announce merger
Milan/Dallas/Austin
Artificial intelligence plays a leading role
Unexpected decline in European intermodal traffic in the first quarter of 2026
Brussels
UIRR: Infrastructure chaos caused by construction sites interrupting railway lines
Hanseatic Global Terminals acquires remaining 50% of Hanseatic Global Terminals Aracruz
Rotterdam/Aracruz
The company is building the new Brazilian container port of Imetame
Conftrasporto: The Ports Bill highlights clear operational, financial, and regulatory compliance issues.
Rome
Russo: the competences of Ports of Italy would overlap with those of the Port System Authorities, the Ministry of Transport and the Art
WoodMac believes decarbonisation rules could have a major impact on LNG-powered vessels
Edinburgh
According to the company, European regulations would put ships with DFDE engines out of the market
French MN will transport Avio's Vega C launcher between Italy and South America
Nantes
The French company will equip itself with a new vessel designed specifically for the transport of space equipment
EU methodology for calculating greenhouse gas emissions from transport services comes into force
Brussels
The system is based on the international standard EN ISO 14083:2023
The container ship MSC Sariska V was hit by two shells in the Persian Gulf on Monday.
Geneva/Rome
All crew members were unharmed.
In the first quarter, freight traffic in the port of Bremen/Bremerhaven grew by +5.8%
Bremen
Containers amounted to 1,245,515 teu (+4.4%)
MSC acquires 51% stake in Pivdennyi container terminal (Odessa)
Odessa
It has a traffic capacity of 400 thousand TEUs per year.
The IMO Convention on Liability and Compensation for Damage in Connection with the Carriage of Hazardous and Noxious Substances by Sea will enter into force on 19 November 2027.
London
Dominguez: a long-awaited achievement, which fills an important gap in the international regime
In April, ship transits through the Suez Canal increased by +13.9%
In April, ship transits through the Suez Canal increased by +13.9%
Cairo
In the first four months of 2026, an increase of +12.1% was recorded
In the first quarter, freight traffic in the port of Naples fell by -5.3%, while in Salerno it grew by +6.4%.
Naples
Container throughput in the two ports was 167,433 teu (-3.5%) and 101,509 teu (+7.8%) respectively.
Kerdjoudj (Feport): With the revision of the EU ETS, part of the proceeds should be allocated to ports.
Brussels
Call to carefully evaluate the risk of relocating transhipment traffic
With the new COSCO-PTP terminal, the port of Tarragona relaunches itself on the container market.
Tarragona
Construction work is expected to be completed in 2028 when the terminal will have a capacity of 680,000 TEUs.
In 2025, Egyptian ports set their new all-time container throughput record
Alexandria, Egypt
Strong growth in transhipment volumes, which had remained stable in 2024
The national contract for port mooring and boatmen has been renewed.
Rome
Filt-Cgil strengthens a regulatory framework essential for the sector
A study explains how to make the use of OPS facilities in European ports more attractive and effective.
Brussels
Clearer and more comparable tariffs are also needed.
Federlogistica calls for amendments to the port governance bill.
Genoa
Falteri: the new structure must guarantee the Port System Authority adequate financial resources and effective operational tools.
ESPO calls for EU ETS amendments to ensure the competitiveness of European ports.
Brussels
The negative impact on short sea shipping was also highlighted.
New measures adopted in Switzerland to strengthen the competitiveness of the maritime flag
Bern
A Swiss shipowner will be able to fly the Swiss flag even if the owning company is based abroad
Sea trials of the second cruise ship built in China have concluded.
Shanghai
The Adora Flora City will make its maiden voyage departing from the port of Guangzhou on November 22nd.
In the first quarter of 2026, the value of G20 freight traffic recorded a quarterly growth of +5.3%
Paris
Mitigation of the growth of cargo traffic in the port of Tangier Med
Tangier
In the first three months of 2026, 38.8 million tonnes were handled (+3.2%)
Cargo traffic in Chinese seaports grew by 2.6% in April
Cargo traffic in Chinese seaports grew by 2.6% in April
Beijing
Imports and exports increased by 0.6%. Containers totaled 26.9 million (+4.8%).
Fermerci asks the government for urgent measures to support rail freight transport.
Rome
Railway companies penalized by infrastructure disruptions
Port of Naples, first ship-to-ship LNG bunkering operation on a cruise ship
Naples
Axpo used the cargo barge "Green Zeebrugge"
CMA CGM closed the first quarter of 2026 with a net profit of $250 million (-78%)
CMA CGM closed the first quarter of 2026 with a net profit of $250 million (-78%)
Marseille
Revenues stable, with logistics and other activities offsetting the decline in shipping
The U.S. Supreme Court has reopened the case pitting Havana Docks against Carnival, Royal Caribbean, NCLH and MSC
New International Code of Safety for Autonomous Surface Vessels Adopted
London
It will come into force on July 1st and will be applied on a voluntary basis for at least two years
UIRR: Combined road-rail transport shipments to increase by 1.5% in 2025
Brussels
The association highlighted the disastrous effects on the railway construction sector in Germany.
Fincantieri and Teijin Automotive Technologies sign agreement to develop composite bulkheads for naval applications.
Trieste/Pouancé
Folgiero: We enable the development of lighter and more efficient units
After eight quarters of profits, ZIM reports an operating loss
Haifa
In the first three months of 2026, the volumes of cargo transported by ships also fell sharply (-8.3%)
The US has indicted four Chinese container manufacturers and seven of their executives.
Washington
The arrest of the marketing director of Singamas in France on April 14 was made public.
EU Parliament and Council reach agreement on tariffs agreement between the European Union and the United States
Strasbourg/Brussels
An expiry clause and a suspension clause have been introduced
FFS Cargo Switzerland is reorganizing its single-wagon freight network.
Bern
A reduction of 50 of the current 280 marshalling yards is expected
IMO reports 17% increase in maritime piracy incidents in 2025
London
The most affected area was the Straits of Malacca and Singapore with 122 incidents (+34%).
Hapag-Lloyd and CMA CGM have suspended bookings for maritime shipments to Cuba.
Paris/Frankfurt/Havana
Decision after Trump's expansion of US sanctions
International tender for the new container terminal at the port of Klaipeda will be held by the end of the year.
Klaipeda
It will have an annual traffic capacity of 2.5 million TEUs
ITF calls on governments to dismantle the flag of convenience system once and for all
London
It is - the union denounces - the bad apple at the heart of the exploitation of seafarers
Evergreen's revenues decreased by 21.3% in the first quarter
Taipei
Operating profit and net economic profit fell by -69.5% and -68.8%
Viking Holdings closed the first quarter with a net loss of -54.2 million dollars
Los Angeles
Revenues up 17.5%
In the first three months of 2026, container traffic at Eurokai port terminals grew by +8.9%
Bremen
Increases of 12.7% in Germany and 7.8% in Italy. A decline in the port of Tangier Med.
Norovirus on Ambassador Cruise Line's Ambition cruise ship
Purfleet/Vlissingen
French health authorities have authorized the unit to continue normal operations.
In the first three months of 2026, freight traffic in the Port of Hamburg decreased by -2.0%
Hamburg
Containers amounted to two million TEUs (-1.6%)
Yang Ming and WHL's quarterly financial results continue to deteriorate.
Keelung/Taipei
In the first three months of this year, revenues decreased by -15.1% and -9.3% respectively.
Hapag-Lloyd closed the first quarter with an operating loss of -218.6 million euros
Hapag-Lloyd closed the first quarter with an operating loss of -218.6 million euros
Hamburg
Revenues down 16.8%
In the first three months of 2026, HMM's revenue decreased by -4.8%
In the first three months of 2026, HMM's revenue decreased by -4.8%
Seoul
Container segment saw a 7.9% decline and bulk segment saw a 20.1% growth.
Global Ports Holding's cruise terminals recorded record traffic in the first quarter of this year.
Istanbul
Five million passengers almost reached
Le Aziende informano
International Shipping Community to Gather in Genoa for Two Days of Maritime Dialogue and Networking
In the first three months of 2026, freight traffic in the ports of Genoa and Savona-Vado fell by -3.8%
Genoa
In March, a decline of -6.1%, with a sharp contraction of -15.0% in containerized cargoes
Federconsumatori is calling on the government to take measures to mitigate the impact of the rising ferry ticket prices.
Rome
Price increases are at +18% for the central weeks of August
In the first quarter of this year, cargo traffic in Croatian ports grew by 14.6%.
Zagreb
Monthly record in March
Successful trial of HVO diesel fuel for cruise ship propulsion
San Donato Milanese
Experiment conducted jointly by Eni and MSC Cruises
Gioia Tauro takes second place in the ranking of the main Italian ports, overtaking Genoa
Rome
Fincantieri records a decline in revenues and new orders
Rome
The group's backlog reached a record value of 74.2 billion euros
In the first three months of 2026, maritime traffic in the Suez Canal increased by +11.5%
In the first three months of 2026, maritime traffic in the Suez Canal increased by +11.5%
Cairo
In March alone, growth was +11.2%
In the first three months of 2026, freight traffic in Tunisian ports grew by +5.9%
La Goulette
Ferry passengers (+7.6%) and cruise passengers (+54.2%) are increasing.
Assarmatori's annual assembly will take place in Rome on Tuesday.
Rome
The event's theme is "Instructions for not navigating in the dark."
VARD to build a new generation fishing vessel
Trieste
It was ordered by the Norwegian company Rosund Drift
Concentration in the UK shipbuilding sector
London
Baleana buys APCL Group (A&P Tyne, Cammell Laird and A&P Falmouth and Falmouth Docks and Engineering)
Royal Caribbean has taken delivery of its new Legend of the Seas cruise ship.
Miami
Built by Meyer Turku, it can accommodate 5,610 passengers
Informal hearings of trade union representatives on port governance reform
Rome
At the heart of the critical issues highlighted - confirms Filt-Cgil - is the planned establishment of Porti d'Italia Spa
Venice, the DPSS confirms the need to build new offshore terminals outside the lagoon.
Venice
The Strategic System Programming Document has been approved by the AdSP Management Committee
The Spinelli Group has joined the Italian Association of Port Terminal Operators
Genoa
The company and Assiterminal expressed satisfaction with the resumption of an important association
In the first three months of 2026, freight traffic at UK ports fell by -2.6%
London
More significant decrease (-6.8%) in boarding loads
Mark Hindley is the new president of the European Motor Vehicle Logistics Association
Istanbul
Wolfgang Göbel was elected honorary president
At the Port of Genoa, a tugboat was stopped for irregularities in nitrogen oxide emissions.
Genoa
The vessel is used for the construction works of the new breakwater
In April, freight traffic in the port of Ravenna grew by +21.4%
Ravenna
An increase of +2.5% is expected in May
Sallaum Lines to launch dedicated China-Europe service in 2027
Nanjing
Two new 7,400 CEU PCTCs taken delivery
On June 12th in Naples, an initiative by Filt Cgil on governance in the port sector
Rome
Naval drone found in Romanian port of Constanta
Bucharest
The device self-destructed without causing any casualties.
HJSC receives approval in principle for the construction of a 10,000 TEU biofuel containership.
Athens
It was released from the Korean Naval Register
Global Ship Lease invests $917 million to purchase ten new container ships
Athens
They will be delivered between the fourth quarter of 2028 and the first quarter of 2030.
SAILING LIST
Visual Sailing List
Departure ports
Arrival ports by:
- alphabetical order
- country
- geographical areas
WASS (Fincantieri) and Magellan Agreement on Canada's Underwater Defense
Trieste
Industrial cooperation opportunities in the field of heavy torpedoes and countermeasures will be explored
Solutions to overcome the chronic staff shortage in the Italian maritime sector
Procida
Pagano (Maritime Labor Committee): Digitalization, simplification, and cooperation between training and businesses to overcome the crisis
Maritime training agreement signed by Gente di Mare (Cosulich) and Carnival
Genoa
Di Tizio: This collaboration allows us to bring an international project to the territory
Antipollution (V.Group) orders four eco-friendly vessels from ONEX Shipyards & Technologies
Athens
Option for four additional units
Spinelli has ordered three new handling vehicles from FTMH
Genoa
A reach stacker for empty containers has already entered service in the group's Livorno depot
Luigi Merlo to lead MSC Cruises' Italian cruise terminal company
Geneva
Centrone (formerly Fincantieri) takes over as Director of Maritime Policies and Government Affairs for the group in Italy
Greece's Skaramangas Shipyards and South Korea's HD Hyundai sign cooperation agreement
Athens
The aim is to collaborate in the construction of surface military vessels
AD Ports buys the Brazilian Corredor Logística e Infraestrutura
Sao Paulo/Abu Dhabi
The company handles the largest volume of agri-food bulk exports in the South American nation
The 2026-2028 Three-Year Operational Plan of the Northern Tyrrhenian Port Authority has been approved.
Livorno
Unanimous approval from the Management Committee
Chen Lichtenstein appointed president and CEO of ZIM
Haifa
He will replace the resigning Eli Glickman.
Gianluca Croce has been confirmed as president of Assagenti Genova.
Genoa
The members of the association's board for the two-year period 2026-2028
The Mega Serena ferry has joined the Corsica Sardinia Ferries fleet.
Vado Ligure
It has a capacity of up to 2,000 passengers and over 600 vehicles.
The first steel cutting of the Crystal Grace cruise ship took place in Marghera.
Miami
Fincantieri will deliver the vessel in spring 2028
Palumbo Superyacht awarded 13,048 square meters of mooring space to the Port of Ortona.
Ancona
Central Adriatic Port Authority, guidelines for issuing the single ZES authorization
Port of Livorno: Two new FHP MarterNeri warehouses inaugurated
Livorno
Investment exceeding 23 million euros
The Committee of the Central Northern Tyrrhenian Sea Port Authority has decided to close the institution's state of crisis.
Civitavecchia
New solution for exceptional transport on intermodal trains from FS Logistix and Van der Vlist
Verona
Two aerial platforms transported from Verona to Rostock
Port of Naples: Fire aboard GNV's Phoenix ferry
Naples
Flames broke out in the internal areas of deck 6 of the ship
Latrofa has chosen a trusted individual to lead an in-house company within the Lazio Port Authority.
Civitavecchia
The new sole director - he underlined - has been provided with particularly stringent management guidelines
In the first three months of 2026, MPC Container Ships' revenues decreased by -6.4%.
Oslo
Quarterly net income of $40.8 million (-31.8%)
The 2026-2028 Three-Year Operational Plan of the Sardinian Port Authority has been approved.
Olbia
Green light from the Management Committee
The environmental assessment process for the San Antonio Outer Harbor project has been completed.
Saint Anthony
The Viking Mira cruise ship was delivered at the Fincantieri shipyard in Ancona
Ancona/Los Angeles
It has a gross tonnage of 54,300 tons and a capacity of 998 passengers.
In 2025, RINA recorded revenues of over one billion euros (+11%)
Genoa
Net profit up 30%
The new railway bridge has been installed at the Port of Marina di Carrara.
Marina di Carrara
Pisano: A turning point in the port's logistics organization.
Ports, freight terminals, and corridors. Venice and the Upper Adriatic as a gateway to the East.
Venice
This is the theme of the event that will be held on Thursday in Venice
Estonian State Fleet orders electric-powered ferry from Polish shipyard Crist
Tallinn
Contract worth 49.93 million euros
In April, Spanish ports handled 1.7 million containers (+1.7%)
Madrid
Cruise passengers down by -18.4%
Container traffic in the port of Valencia decreased by 2.5% in April
Valencia
In the first four months of 2026, almost 1.8 million TEUs were handled (+0.2%)
Global Ship Lease posts record quarterly revenues again
Athens
Net profit down 24.0%
International cooperation between the Sardinian Port Authority and the Port of Tangier Ville for luxury yachting
Cagliari
Promotion of an integrated nautical circuit between Sardinia and Morocco
The new first aid medical center has been inaugurated in the port of Gioia Tauro
Gioia Tauro
Among the facilities, a first aid clinic and a CMR ambulance
BPER provides financing to Grimaldi Euromed for fleet modernization.
Milan/Naples
Resources used to partially cover the purchase of the ship "Grande Manila"
ASRY and Priya Blue establish ship recycling yard in Bahrain
Al Muharraq/Alang
First ship destined for dismantling has arrived in the Middle Eastern nation
SAAM Towage orders five new tugboats from Turkish shipyard Sanmar Shipyard
Santiago
They will have a pulling capacity of between 70 and 80 tons
Container traffic at the Port of Long Beach dropped 5.7% last month.
Long Beach/Singapore/Hong Kong
In Singapore, growth of +3.6% was recorded, while in Hong Kong containers decreased by -6.3%.
Carta (Fermerci): Urgent policies are needed to support railway companies.
Rome
In 2025, rail cargo lost approximately 3.5%, in terms of trains/km
Fratelli Neri orders two more new tugboats in Egypt
Ismailia
Contract with the Suez Canal Company for Modern Boats
Container traffic in the port of Barcelona grew by 17.4% in April.
Barcelona/Algeciras
Algeciras port increases by 6.3%.
The Islamabad government has approved the sale of a 30% stake in the Pakistan National Shipping Corporation.
Islamabad
The share will go to the state logistics company NLC which will also assume management control of PNSC
In 2025, the Spanish port system recorded record revenues
Madrid
Pre-tax profit was 349 million euros (+4.2%)
Leapmotor International strengthens its partnership with the Neapolitan Grimaldi shipping group.
Hoofddorp
In the first quarter, approximately 20,000 units were transported from China to the Italian market.
Cruise traffic in German ports reached a new record last year
Wiesbaden
With 1.51 million passengers, growth was +4.1%.
Federazione del Mare joins the celebrations for the International Day for Women in Maritime 2026.
Rome
Mattioli: The maritime economy is losing opportunities and potential.
After years of sustained growth, short sea shipping in Spain has entered a phase of structural slowdown
Madrid
This is what the latest report from the Observatorio Estadístico del Transporte Marítimo de Corta Distancia reveals.
AD Ports to buy German freight forwarder MBS Logistics
Colony
The company has over 450 employees and 26 offices worldwide.
The Spinelli Group has joined the Sustainable Intermodal Logistics Association
Genoa/Rome
Summary: ALIS can offer our ecosystem strategic added value
$200 million investment to build and equip the new multipurpose terminal at Pointe-Noire
Brazzaville/Abu Dhabi
Ordered three ship-to-shore cranes from ZPMC
Evergreen confirms purchase of five new 24,000 TEU containerships
Taipei
They will be built by the Chinese shipyard Guangzhou Shipyard International
Korea will launch an Asia-Europe containerized shipping service on the Arctic route in the coming months
Busan
The tender concluded with the preliminary selection of the PanStar company.
The Maritime Union has raised new alarm over the fate of former ILVA ships.
Verona
Their possible demolition puts 240 maritime jobs at risk
In the period January-March, freight traffic in the port of Koper decreased by -3.9%
Ljubljana
In the container sector, 2.4 million tons were handled (-1.7%)
Last chance to recognize some port jobs as strenuous and to establish a pension fund
Genoa
Siemens to acquire Italian MERMEC business
Monk
The transaction will include the Ferrosud rolling stock production plant in Matera
Growth in intermodal traffic at the Nola interport
Nola/Milan
Economic and financial analysis by the Fedespedi Research Center on freight terminal management companies
Quarterly decline in goods handled by Montenegro's ports
Podgorica
The increase in cargo volumes to and from Italian ports continues, albeit at a slower pace.
Assarmatori denounces the exclusion of maritime transport from the Fuel Decree-Law II.
Rome
Messina: The sector cannot be expected to absorb the impact of fuel price increases alone.
HHLA records a -5.3% decline in containers handled in the first quarter
Hamburg
Eijsink: An unusually harsh winter has significantly limited our daily operations
MSC Technology Italy launches a plan to hire 200 new people.
Turin/Geneva
MSC Cruises debuts in the Alaska market
The Marche Region has approved Carloni's appointment as president of the Central Adriatic Port Authority.
Ancona
Awaiting the opinion of the Abruzzo Regional Council
Greek company Danaos Corporation's quarterly revenues remain stable.
Athens
Two ships of the company are still blocked in the Persian Gulf
Container traffic at the Port of Los Angeles increased by 5.7% in April.
Los Angeles/Port Newark
In the first three months of 2026, the Port of New York handled nearly 2.2 million TEUs (-1.2%)
Cognolato was confirmed as president of Assiterminal
Rome
The new presidency committee and board of directors were also elected
In the first quarter of 2026, freight traffic in the port of Ravenna increased by +0.8%
Ravenna
The growth was driven by the entry into operation of the regasification plant
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
Assarmatori's annual assembly will take place in Rome on Tuesday.
Rome
The event's theme is "Instructions for not navigating in the dark."
On June 12th in Naples, an initiative by Filt Cgil on governance in the port sector
Rome
Comparison on the logistical, industrial and infrastructural development of ports
››› Meetings File
PRESS REVIEW
World's first floating fusion reactor-powered vessel could become reality with new project
(Interesting Engineering)
Shipbuilding's Spring Illusion: Backbone Collapses
(The Chosun Daily)
››› Press Review File
FORUM of Shipping
and Logistics
Intervento del presidente Tomaso Cognolato
Roma, 19 giugno 2025
››› File
MSC introduces calls at Naples and Malaga on its Dragon service
Geneva
Calls at the Gioia Tauro port have been cancelled.
The National Maritime Fund's board has been renewed.
Genoa
He will remain in office for three years
Network contract for the joint development of intermodal services in Emilia-Romagna
Bologna
It was signed by Interporto Bologna, Dinazzano Po S, SAPIR and Rail Traction Company
Messina (Assarmatori): European technocracy appears inflexible on the EU ETS
Brussels
He underlines that a significant improvement of these policies is necessary.
d'Amico International Shipping's first quarter results are positive.
Luxembourg
The company benefited from the effects of geopolitical tensions
Two orientation events in Livorno and Naples to present the ITS Purser course.
Genoa
Meetings scheduled by the Italian Merchant Marine Academy with the Grimaldi Group
The bow section of the Explora V was launched in Palermo
Geneva
Fincantieri will deliver the cruise ship to Explora Journeys in 2027
The president of the Eastern Adriatic Port Authority is the new president of Trieste Passenger Terminal.
Trieste
He takes over from Gianluca Madriz
Port of Olbia: Seabed restoration work has begun in the access channel to Isola Bianca.
Cagliari
The aim is to safely allow large cruise ships to enter
Damen to renovate and operate Dakar ship repair yard
Dakar/Gorinchem
20-year contract with the Société des Infrastructures de Réparation Navale
Savino Del Bene has acquired three companies of the Spanish Grupo Marítima Sureste
Florence/Valencia
The agreement involves Marítima Sureste Shipping, Marítima Sureste Spain and Transportes Gaypemar
Fim-Cisl, the meeting with Fincantieri regarding the Muggiano shipyard's prospects was positive.
La Spezia
The investments announced by management - the union noted - are going in the right direction.
Rising energy costs weigh on Finnlines' latest quarterly financial statement.
Helsinki
Doepel: Burdens further increased by EU ETS implementation
Marabello is the new secretary general of the Strait of Messina Port Authority.
Messina
The assignment lasts four years
Heavy lift vessel HMM Namu hit near the Strait of Hormuz
Seoul
The accident did not cause any casualties.
DFDS's quarterly financial performance deteriorates
Copenhagen
The fleet's rolling stock is growing. Passenger numbers are down 18%.
From May 21st to 23rd, Ravenna will host "Deportibus - The Festival of Ports Connecting the World."
Ravenna
Kalmar records quarterly decline in new orders
Helsinki
In the January-March period, revenues increased by +5%
Job openings are growing for the port companies of Trieste and Monfalcone.
Trieste
Delivery of a recognition plaque
In the first quarter of 2026, Costamare's revenues decreased by -5.3%
Monk
Orders confirmed for 12 new 9,200 TEU vessels and four 3,100 TEU vessels
ICTSI posts new quarterly financial and operating records
Manila
The results benefited from the contribution of the new BACT and DGT terminals
MSC to launch service between the Red Sea and Northern Europe via the Suez Canal
Geneva
Truck and feeder connections to Persian Gulf ports are planned
The first batch of cold ironing work has been awarded to the port of La Spezia.
La Spezia
The total investment is 41 million euros
Konecranes' turnover decreased by -7.7% in the first quarter of 2026.
Helsinki
The value of new orders acquired in the period remained unchanged
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