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December 23, 2011
The Business Timesweb site
Shipping News
  • Container-ship alliances to boost rates: Platou
    Rates for ships hauling boxloads of manufactured goods may rise next year after owners said they will cooperate on some trade routes to overcome a vessel glut and slowing trade growth, RS Platou Markets AS said.

Sched Netweb site
  • Standard & Poor's downgrades 'K' Line debt ratings to BB from BB+
  • Hutchison boss blasts Dutch government's new Maasvlakte port plan
  • Grounded Rena's officers face new charges of falsifying documents
  • Maersk, US Navy test bio-fuel blends on month-long box ship voyage
  • US plans to hold China accountable for WTO rule violations
  • OOCL named top grain container shipping line by leading US exporter
  • Jebel Ali Port sets new productivity record - 259 berth moves per hour
  • Back in containers, congestion-free Amsterdam wins boxed cocoa trade
  • Danaos adds 8,530-TEUer to its 59-ship fleet totalling 291,149 TEU
  • EU court upholds EC's right to tax carbon emissions beyond its airspace
  • Air China November cargo off 6.3pc year on year, but up 2.7pc in October
  • China Eastern November cargo up 1.65pc year on year, 0.96pc from October
  • China Southern November cargo up 3.4pc as passenger volume rises 12pc
  • Changi November air cargo volume up 4.6pc, rises 2.5pc in first 11 months

Exim Indiaweb site
  • ASAA's annual get-together a fun affair
  • DGS' ISM 2011 workshop on Dec. 26
  • SBS Group acquires Atlas Logistics
  • Yang Ming loading in NCS service from Cochin
  • Plan panel against extending TAMP writ to non-major ports
  • Corporate sector wants excise duty left unchanged at 10 pc
  • Exporters to get faster tax refunds
  • Twelve resolutions for 2012...No, let's leave it at 3

Marine Logweb site
DECEMBER 22, 2011
  • Navy extends charter of Westpac Express
  • Imtech to supply propulsion systems for hybrid Ropax pair
  • Wärtsilä Ship Design awarded breakthrough Brazil contract
  • GVA to design harsh environment accommodation rig for Jurong
  • Keppel books $809 million semi order for Brazil
  • Purchase of unique production semisubmersible accelerated

World Wide Shipperweb site
DECEMBER 22, 2011
  • Port of Port Angeles sets date for new composit facility ribbon cutting
  • DOT sets new final rule for truck driver hours of service
  • Crowley donates $10,000 to fund UAF scholarships
  • Bellingham Port Commission makes appointments for 2012
  • Carriers plan to restructure Mediterranean to SouthAm service

Lloyd's Listweb site
DECEMBER 22, 2011
  • Varied fortunes in LNG market
    While rates are high and most vessels have seen an increase in activity in 2011, demand depends largely on size and age of the fleet
  • OGX set to spud four wells in Campos and Santos Basins
    OGX will spud four new wells in the Campos Basin and the Santos Basin in 2012
  • January will bring first oil for OGX
    Campos Basin well to raise production from 20,000 bpd to 50,000 bpd by year-end
  • OSX wins second FPSO financing, three more in pipeline
    The EBX Group's plans for building offshore equipment are ambitious
  • EXCLUSIVE: Sanctions fail to halt IRISL
    Iranian line still has 69 vessels actively trading
  • Tanker indices offerings tweaked in response to market demand
    Cross-Mediterranean route updated to reflect Syrian oil export sanctions while Baltic Exchange looks to introduce MR product tanker backhaul voyage for use in FFA market
  • Demand for supramax indices heats up
    Baltic Exchange looking at ways to improve its dry bulk carrier services
  • Baltic Exchange aims to keep up with Asia market
    China is the future for freight indices provider's membership
  • Goodbye, but not the end of the road
    We must never get complacent, says outgoing IMO secretary-general Efthimios Mitropoulos
  • Scrubbing up on emissions technology
    Owners need to plan ahead for installing SOx scrubbers, as it could take up to two years
  • Atlantic product tankers end the year on a high as earnings spike
    Owners such as Torm still face desperate struggle for survival despite last ditch rise
  • Raise a glass to a tough, indispensable job
    Amid the celebrations, remember the daily perils faced by seafarers
  • Box trades face new imbalance
    New tonnage planned for east-west trades but south drives new world growth
  • LNG carriers' one-year time charter rates hit $155,000 per day
    High demand sees rates keep rising
  • Genco dips into cash stockpile to reduce debt by $62.5m
    Opportunistic time charter policy to continue, says dry bulk major
  • HNA dispute reignites
    GCL misses new payment to Vafias while parent continues to splash the cash
  • Largest overnight capesize rate drop in two months
    Freight futures trades point to healthy January with China still hungry for coal
  • British Marine wins legal battle to delay defectors' P&I start-up
    Fixed-premium offering Lodestar to miss the February renewal season
  • MSC and Hamburg Süd merge services on South America route
    Two become one from January
  • Frontline takes $13m pre-Christmas bonanza for Atlantic VLCC fixtures
    Troubled tanker company secures three lucrative oil charters loading in January
  • A Christmas wish-list
    Please, Santa give piracy the heave-ho-ho-ho
  • Dr Peters plans aframax buy-back
    Plan to secure fresh Commerzbank loan
  • Two held as Finland investigates Thor Liberty arms cache
    Customs officials seized 69 Patriot missiles
  • Cargo volumes hit record highs at Bremen and Bremerhaven
    Total turnover rises 18% to 81.3m tonnes
  • North Adriatic ports to boost box capacity to 6m teu
    Research suggests a change in the balance of distribution among European ports is looming
  • Boxship alliances to add capacity and depress rates, says Jefferies
    New unity between carriers creates arms race not peace summit, says analyst
  • Keppel in $807m contract with Sete Brasil to build semi-submersible rig
    Deal brings shipyards orders for the year to $7.6bn
  • Pilots walk out at Antwerp
    Belgium's public-sector workers launch 24-hour strike over pension reforms
  • Where the sea promises gain as well as pain
    For Greeks, shipping remains an oasis for investment, compared with a worsening economic wasteland at home
  • Shipping cannot count on money in the bank
    2011 has already seen a general tightening of accessibility to bank debt, but the outlook for 2012 looks likely to remain challenging and uncertain

Fairplayweb site
DECEMBER 22, 2011
  • Guard guidance due soon
    EUROPE'S shipowners plan to issue detailed guidelines on armed guards aboard merchant ships in January 2012
  • MSC, Hamburg Süd combine services
    BOX GIANTS Hamburg Süd and MSC have agreed to merge their weekly services from Mediterranean ports to South America's East Coast
  • Courage realises $1.08M from scrapping deal
    BULKER operator Courage Marine said it has netted $1.08M by selling a Panamax bulker for demolition
  • Loading spill shuts down Nigerian oilfield
    SHELL has reportedly shut down an oilfield off Nigeria after 40,000 barrels of crude spilled into the Atlantic
  • Yangzijiang buys rest of breaking unit
    SINGAPORE-listed Chinese shipbuilder Yangzijiang consolidated its breaking business today with a key acquisition
  • Sea Star price-fixing sentence confirmed
    JONES Act carrier Sea Star has been sentenced for price-fixing in the US-Puerto Rico trade, while its ex-president has been arrested and released on bail
  • Luka Koper to raise spending by 80%
    SLOVENIA'S only port operator, Luka Koper, plans to spend €35M ($45.6M) on its operations in 2012, 80% more than in 2011
  • Bomb scare disrupts port
    LA's PORT returned to business today to normal after a poor joke shut down part of it yesterday
  • Forward fixing pushes up LR tankers
    BROKERS told Fairplay today lower tonnage availability and a spate of forward fixing for January has raised long-range product tanker Persian Gulf/Japan rates
  • Sweden approves APMT takeover in Gothenburg
    SWEDEN'S competition authority has approved a takeover by Denmark's APM Terminals at Gothenburg's Skandia Container Terminal
  • Ruble costs Novorossiysk
    NET INCOME for Novorossiysk Commercial Sea Port plummeted by 69% over the first nine months of the fiscal year, to $72M
  • Butadiene rush fuels freight rates
    BROKERS told Fairplay today rates of pressurised butadiene and LPG carriers are rising within northeastern Asia
  • Lower China oil demand growth seen
    SLOWING economic growth could affect China's oil demand growth in 2012, IHS CERA said today

The Journal of Commerceweb site
DECEMBER 22, 2011
  • Bersin Resigns as Customs Commissioner
    Alan Bersin, the head of Customs and Border Protection, on Thursday said he will leave his post at the end...
  • Port of Seattle Container Traffic Falls 1.8 Percent
    Container throughput at the Port of Seattle in November fell 1.8 percent year-over-year, as a 6.1 percent decrease in exports...
  • Trucking Group Blasts New Driver Rule
    The American Trucking Associations said Thursday it is considering legal action against tougher new truck driver hours of service regulations,...
  • UPS Pilots Challenge Fatigue Rule in Court
    The union representing UPS pilots asked a federal court on Thursday to review the Department of Transportation's decision to exempt...
  • Federal Truck Regulators Issue Tougher Driver Rules
    Federal safety regulators issued tougher new hours of service regulations for truck drivers on Thursday, maintaining the 11-hour daily limit...
  • FedEx Finds Profit on the Ground
    When FedEx reported the busiest day for shipments in its history a couple of weeks before Christmas, the company credited...
  • Adding While Subtracting
    FedEx Express is adding capacity in the air. It's also putting off adding capacity in the air. It...
  • Rails See Benefits From Longer Trains
    With freight rail efficiency pretty much at its limits in stacking containers vertically, railroads increasingly are looking for improvements in...
  • Navigating 2012's Economic Rapids
    Lakshman Achuthan raised eyebrows in September by declaring the U.S. economy was "tipping into a new recession, and there's nothing...
  • Tacoma Container Exports Up 14.2 Percent
    Asian demand for grain helped pushed loaded container exports up 14.2 percent at the Port of Tacoma in the first...
  • MSC, Hamburg-Sud Merge Europe-South America Services
    Hamburg-Sud and Mediterranean Shipping Co will merge their Mediterranean-East Coast South America services in January, cutting capacity in a bid...
  • Forwarder CGL Plans to Add 10 Stations
    The parent of Concert Group Logistics said Wednesday the U.S. freight forwarder plans will increase its coverage by nearly a...
  • Boeing to Convert 50th 747-400 to Freighter
    Evergreen International Airlines, an international cargo carrier, will gain a second 747-400 converted freighter next year under a Boeing program to...
  • Japan Exports Down 4.5 Percent, Imports Up 11 Percent
    Japan's trade deficit expanded for the second straight month to $8.78 billion in November, as exports fell 4.5 percent year-over-year...
  • Maersk Hikes Far East Asia Rates
    Maersk Line will impose a new round of general rate increases on its Far East Asia services in January. ...

Containerisation Internationalweb site
DECEMBER 22, 2011
  • Montecon buys Kalmar RTGs
    Montecon SA, which operates container-handling facilities in the port of Montevideo, Uruguay, has placed orders with Finland-based Cargotec for two Kalmar E-one ...
  • OOCL scoops customer service award
    Hong Kong-headquartered OOCL has been commended for its customer service excellence by the Scoular Company, which is one of the largest exporters of grain and agricultural ...
  • Hamburg Sud and MSC to merge their Med/ECSA links
    The unprecedented level of change affecting the liner shipping industry continues with the latest development being the decision of Geneva-based MSC to merge its ...
  • Public sector strike causes Belgium transport delays
    A 24-hour strike called by Belgium's public sector unions has hit the country's pre-Christmas intermodal activity and caused delays to vessels entering and leaving ...
  • HMM and partners slash Indonesia sling due to cargo decrease
    Hyundai Merchant Marine (HMM), STX Pan Ocean and Emirates Shipping Line (ESL) have announced that they are slashing their jointly operated New Indonesia Service ...
  • Italian tanker freed by Somali pirates
    The Italian government has confirmed that a Fratelli D'Amato products tanker, and its five Italian and 17 Indian crew - held hostage by Somali pirates for more ...
  • US toughens its sanctions against Iran
    The US Government has further toughened its sanctions against Iran, listing a series of additional companies it believes are associated with the country's national ...
  • US truck index still reading positive
    The American Trucking Association's [ATA] for-hire truck tonnage index - a proven bellwether for the health of the US economy - increased a further 0.3% in November ...
  • Resolutions for a healthier New Year
    As is tradition at this time of year, we pause for breath and reflect on the events of the past 12-months; looking forward to the approaching new year with hopes ...

TradeWindsweb site
DECEMBER 22, 2011
  • Excelerate in at Puerto Rico
    US regas specialist puts away another vessel on Central Americas job.
  • Paragon pens charter
    Michael Bodouroglou-led bulker owner bags a term deal worth over $8m.
  • DOF Subsea gets busy
    Oslo-listed offshore owner orders one newbuilding and fixes three ships on long-term deals.
  • Genco credit covenant waiver
    Peter Georgiopoulos led bulk carrier owner does a deal over its $1.4bn revolving credit facility.
  • Farstad continues Brazil push
    Norwegian offshore owner sends another vessel to Brazil on a long-term deal.
  • Keppel scoops Brazil rig deal
    Singapore-listed rigbuilder nets $800m contract with Brazilian player.
  • Vale VLOCs a "loss-leader"
    Sale of mining giant's behemoths could be compensated by profits from a couple of iron ore shipments to China, says ICAP Shipping.
  • Ship maker turns breaker
    Top Chinese shipyard group plans significant diversification into industrial scale shipbreaking.
  • Surf's up for Subsea 7
    Oslo-listed offshore company wins $185m UK North Sea contract from ELF Exploration.
  • Tufton declares Scorpio stake
    London-based investment fund reveals previously undisclosed share in a Monaco-based tanker owner.
  • Oceaneering snags BP deals
    US offshore contractor wins contracts from oil major to supply up to three offshore vessels for work off Angola.
  • Keppel seals jack-up upgrade
    Aussie-Singapore joint venture opts to have repair and modification work carried out at FELS yard.
  • Precious offloads ABG ship
    Khalid Hashim-led bulker player opts to sell bulker newbuilding contract to Singapore's Global Bulk Carriers.
  • Pacific Drilling gets thumbs up
    Deutsche Bank and Morgan Stanley initiate coverage of Ofer Group drilling company with positive assessments.
  • Pirates target Nordic tanker
    US Navy comes to the rescue as Nordic American Tanker suezmax is fired upon by pirates off Somalia.

The Bunker Bulletinweb site
DECEMBER 22, 2011
  • DNV acquires majority KEMA shares
    Company will support maritime customers as the world transitions towards a safe, reliable, efficient and clean energy ecosystem.
  • European players expect early market close on Friday
    Year-end holidays approaching.
  • Rotterdam market sees little activity
    Some delays in Gibraltar.
  • Fujairah prices continue to climb
    Prices lack direction in Suez.
  • Port handles its first 10,000 TEU containership
    Colombo will be ready to handle 'any mega vessel to be built in the future.'
  • Fuel oil terminal to start operations 'soon'
    Novorossiysk Fuel Oil Terminal will be the largest in the Black Sea.
  • Bunkering goes ahead despite strike
    Pilot services in Antwerp expected to resume later Thursday.
  • Price trends mixed at different Asian ports
    Supplies of bunker fuel tight in key Asian ports on Thursday.
  • Singapore onshore fuel oil stocks at three-month high
    Stocks up on influx of Western arbitrage cargoes.
  • New Zealand fines companies for spill during bunkering
    Spill would not have occurred if staff followed correct procedures, says local judge.
  • Finnish Border Guard orders dual-fuel patrol craft
    Building of vessel offers 'excellent opportunities' for implementing environmentally friendly technologies, says shipbuilder.
  • Supplier eyes larger share of business at Sri Lanka's east coast
    'Good' business potential, says Managing Director of Lanka IOC.
  • Indonesian oil major sees 'positive' bunker sales
    Targets higher revenues and profit in 2012.
  • Shipping outlook 'unfavourable' on rising bunkers
    Uncertainty over European debt and its banking sector will 'severely test' the Asia-Pacific region next year, says Standard & Poor's.

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Agreement for the digitalization of motorway traffic flows with the ports of Trieste and Monfalcone
Trieste
It was signed by the Port System Authority of the Adriatic Sea and by Autostrade Alto Adriatico
Dominguez (IMO) urges investment in decarbonising shipping
Dominguez (IMO) urges investment in decarbonising shipping
Munich/Brussels
Opportunity Green, Seas At Risk and Transport & Environment urge nations to include shipping emissions in their Nationally Determined Contributions
USTR Proposes Changes to New Car Carrier and LNG Ship Taxes
Washington
Consultation period launched until 7 July
Assiterminal, no to the indiscriminate introduction of congestion charges in ports
Genoa
The association underlines that the AdSPs can adopt regulatory and/or control measures aimed at guaranteeing performance levels
In April, traffic in the port of Ravenna grew by +5.4%
Ravenna
A slight decline of -1% expected in May
PKP Cargo announces further collective layoffs affecting 2,429 employees in two years
In 2024, the incidence of transport costs on Italy's trade in goods increased
Rome
Exports up by +2.5% and imports by +4.2% (+4.2%)
The UK's Department for Transport has unveiled a plan to accelerate port development
London
Kane: We are determined to make the projects that will really make a difference
MSC reportedly intends to buy Romanian shipyard Damen Mangalia
Prague
It would be used for the construction of cruise ships, ro-pax and tugboats
Medlog (MSC) Intermodal Terminal Opened in Paris Area
Geneva
It has an annual traffic capacity of over 100 thousand TEUs.
The board of directors of the National Association of Port Companies and Enterprises has been renewed
Rome
Luca Grilli confirmed as president for fourth consecutive term
PSA strategic partner of GCMD initiative for decarbonisation of maritime sector
Singapore
It is the first port operator to join the project
Sergio Liardo will be the new general commander of the Port Authority Corps - Coast Guard
Rome
He will take over from Nicola Carlone in September
Construction of the first of two “Sonata” class luxury cruise ships has begun in Marghera
Construction of the first of two "Sonata" class luxury cruise ships has begun in Marghera
Miami
Fincantieri will deliver the unit in 2027
New traffic of Volkswagen cars at the Vezzani ro-ro terminal in Porto Marghera
HHLA acquires 60% of intermodal terminal in western Ukraine
Hamburg
It will have a container traffic capacity of 100 thousand TEUs
Salvini's ministry appoints the presidents of the Italian AdSPs with an eyedropper and the maritime-port cluster protests (weakly)
Seafarers' wages rise of 5% over two years agreed
London
Goose (ITF): Positive result and fair outcome of difficult negotiations
New tariffs, inflation and wars threaten to significantly reduce the growth of the world economy
Paris
Cormann (OECD): The economic outlook shows that the current political uncertainty is weakening trade and investment, reducing consumer and business confidence
Container traffic at Chinese seaports increased by +7.7% in April
Beijing
In the first four months of this year, 98.8 million TEUs were handled (+8.1%)
Interporto Padova launches the tender to select a partner with which to develop the intermodal terminal's activities
Padua
The interport company gets 30% of the capital of the new Intermodal Terminal Padova
Submission act signed to allow Gulf Terminal expansion works to begin
Submission act signed to allow Gulf Terminal expansion works to begin
The Spice
Musso: a crucial step for our company
The new cruise ship Mein Schiff Flow launched in Monfalcone
Hamburg/Monfalcone
Fincantieri will deliver it to TUI Cruises in the middle of next year
U.S. Port Authority Association Urges USTR to Scrap Further Tariff on Chinese STS Cranes
Washington
Over ten years, the value of orders for these cranes would rise from $2.47 billion to $6.68 billion.
European Commission proposes Black Sea maritime security hub
Brussels
The aim is to protect critical maritime infrastructure and the marine environment.
The process of assigning the Taranto Logistics Platform for wind energy to Vestas has been completed
Taranto
Last month, freight traffic in the Apulian port increased by +22.3%
Sharp increase in cases of abandoned ships
Sharp increase in cases of abandoned ships
London
There are currently 158. Cotton and Trowsdale (ITF): Impunity is growing at all levels; urgent reform is needed
The Swiss government intends to apply the heavy vehicle tax to electrically powered trucks as well
Bern
The extension is planned starting from 2029
In the first quarter of this year, cargo traffic in the port of Tanger Med grew by +13.4%
Anjara
37.6 million tons of cargo moved
The new cruise terminal was inaugurated in the port of Koper
Coper
In September, the former maritime station recorded the arrival of its thousandth cruise ship
More needs to be done to promote scalable zero-emission fuels for shipping decarbonisation
More needs to be done to promote scalable zero-emission fuels for shipping decarbonisation
Copenhagen
This is highlighted in a new report by the Getting to Zero Coalition and the Global Maritime Forum
Port regulation scheme for ship-to-ship LNG/bioGNL bunkering operations approved in Italy
Rome
Decisive fuel - Assogasliquidi underlines - to reach the decarbonisation objectives of maritime transport
While traditional shipping risks are diminishing, other dangers are increasing.
Munich
Allianz Commercial’s "Safety and Shipping Review 2025" Released. 2024 Will See All-Time Lowest Ship Losses
US Government Pushes to Take Over Port Management in Panama and Australia from China
Arlington/Sydney
They would be implemented through companies linked to the Trump administration
Mercitalia Logistics becomes FS Logistix, an integrated digital platform for end-to-end freight transport
Rome
Integration of the eight companies that make up the logistics sector of the FS group
F2i integrates FHP Holding Portuale and Compagnia Ferroviaria Italiana into FHP Group
Milan
The aim is to make it the leading Italian operator of integrated maritime-land logistics in the dry bulk and break-bulk sector.
MOL confirms new US taxes on Chinese vessels could impact its upcoming orders
Tokyo
The company announces that it will take cautious decisions in selecting shipyards
The Unione Interporti Riuniti proposes the introduction of "terminal bonuses"
Venice
Incentive mechanisms for railway terminals are requested, which include aspects of railway operations, not only port operations, and terminalisation
ITF and Argentine union CATT against new provisions for the maritime sector of the Milei government
Buenos Aires/London
Cotton: These measures will trigger a race to the bottom in wages and working conditions
G20 trade value up cyclically in first quarter of 2025
G20 trade value up cyclically in first quarter of 2025
Paris
Trade in services recorded a -0.7% decline in exports and a +1.0% increase in imports
In April, freight traffic in the ports of Barcelona and Algeciras increased. Decline in Valencia
Algeciras/Barcelona/Madrid/Valencia
In the first four months of 2025, Spanish ports handled 182.0 million tonnes (-1.9%)
The renewal proposal for the National Collective Labour Agreement for Railway Activities and the FS Italiane Company Contract has been signed
Rome
Salary increases recognized for an average monthly amount of 230 euros
The European Commission has published "The EU Blue Economy Report 2025"
Brussels
In 2022, the blue economy directly employed 4.82 million people and generated nearly €890 billion in revenues
In 2024, the number of combined transport shipments in Europe grew by +5.2%
Brussels
Performance in tonne-km increased by +8.4%
In the first quarter, freight traffic in the port of Naples grew by +4.3%, while in Salerno it fell by -3.4%
In the first quarter, freight traffic in the port of Naples grew by +4.3%, while in Salerno it fell by -3.4%
Naples
-12.1% drop in cruise passengers in the Campania capital
Destroyer launch failed in North Korea
Pyongyang
The incident in the presence of dictator Kim Jong-un
FMC investigates whether US flag state harms foreign trade
Washington
Initial 90-day period for public comment
While waiting for answers from the justice system, Hapag-Lloyd urges the Italian government to reactivate the concession to Genoa Port Terminal
Genoa
We cannot move forward with our investment plans - the company denounces - if the concession is suddenly considered to expire at the end of June
António Guterres: Without maritime security there can be no global security
New York
Travlos (Union of Greek Shipowners): If the global shipping system stops, the world economy will collapse in just 90 days
Stonepeak (Textainer) has reached an agreement to buy Seaco
Hamilton
Concentration of $1.75 billion in container leasing market
SBB CFF FFS Cargo reorganizes combined transport business with cancellation of unprofitable services and redundancies
Bern
The goal is to reduce costs by 60 million francs per year by 2033.
In the first quarter of 2025, Viking cruise group revenues increased by +24.9%
In the first quarter of 2025, Viking cruise group revenues increased by +24.9%
Los Angeles
The period was closed with a net loss of -105.4 million dollars
Government measures for road haulage? Good for Unatras/FAI-Conftrasporto. Bad for Trasportounito
Rome
Uggè: listen to the requests of the sector. Longo: totally ignore the requests
Franchini (Ruote Libere): Government measures for road haulage leave the category's problems unchanged
Modena
It even ends up - he denounces - worsening the situation
Container traffic at Eurokai port terminals grew by +11.0% in the first three months of 2025
Hamburg
In Germany the increase was +16.5%, in Italy +4.0% and in other foreign terminals +2.8%
Automotive logistics companies suffer a collapse in volumes handled
Brussels
Göbel: We urgently need to rebuild trust in the sector
Israeli ZIM's quarterly performance was very positive
Israeli ZIM's quarterly performance was very positive
Haifa
Revenues grew by +28.5% in the first three months of 2025. Ships transported 944 thousand containers (+11.6%)
MSC Cruises orders two more World-class cruise ships from Chantiers de l'Atlantique
Paris
They will be taken into delivery in 2029 and 2030
WSC: US decision to tax all foreign car carriers is wrong
Washington
The association asks the USTR to launch a public consultation
First port terminal for car traffic of Greek Neptune Lines
Piraeus
It will be inaugurated next year in the French port of Port-La Nouvelle
The assembly of the association of Genoese maritime agents and brokers will be held on June 16th
Genoa
Round Table on Genoa, the hub of the North West and the Mediterranean
BN di Navigazione Board of Directors Renewed
Genoa
BluNavy aims to reach one million passengers by 2025
Viking Line designs world's largest all-electric ro-pax vessel
Viking Line designs world's largest all-electric ro-pax vessel
Åland
Record Monthly Container Traffic at Turkish Ports
Ankara
In May, almost 1.4 million TEUs were handled (+17.6%)
Sergio Landolfi has been elected president of the Customs Association of the Port of La Spezia
The Spice
The board of directors has been renewed
The ferry industry elite will attend the Interferry conference in Salerno in October
Victoria
Event titled "Connections"
Uniport launches an initiative to support ALS research
Rome
Fundraising for the NeMO Clinical Center Serena Foundation Onlus
The Propeller Club of Genoa has analyzed risks and opportunities of using AI in the maritime and insurance sectors
Genoa
The importance of training in the use of technology was highlighted
Chantiers de l'Atlantique delivers luxury cruising yacht Luminara to The Ritz-Carlton Yacht Collection
Saint Nazaire
The ship will debut in Alaska
Maritime transport, with suppliers and naval contractors, is the cornerstone of Italy's trade
Port Cervo
ANPAN Annual Congress in Sardinia
Uiltrasporti, risk of chaos in Italian ports due to delays in appointing AdSP presidents
Rome
If we continue to distribute positions without taking into account the skills of future presidents - warns the union - we will be forced to mobilize
Giampieri (Assoporti): the procedure for appointing AdSP presidents must find a quick solution
Rome
Hearing at the Chamber of Deputies
MAN Energy Solutions changes name to Everllence
Augusta
Brand born from the fusion of the English terms ever and excellence
The Ministry of the Interior and Fincantieri sign the new legality protocol
Rome
Vard delivers two CSOV vessels equipped with cyber notation
Trieste
They present all the mandatory requirements in terms of cybersecurity
An experimental section of the ultra-fast Hyper Transfer transport system will be built in Veneto
Munich
Capsules with magnetic levitation technology will be able to carry 12 tons of containerized cargo or 38 passengers
SBB urges UFT and ERA to take measures to avoid rail accidents caused by brake blocks
Bern
The Gotthard Base Tunnel has been fully reopened more than a year after a train derailment
In the first four months of 2025, container traffic in the port of Augusta grew by +21.6%
Augusta
Di Sarcina: we are already reaping the first fruits of the movement of containers from Catania
Italian ports participate in the latest edition of Transport Logistic in Monaco
Munich
The Italian Pavilion inaugurated
One billion euros to restore Ukraine's port infrastructure damaged by Russian attacks
Odessa
Entrance of 100 new special members in the port company CULMV of Genoa
Genoa
First entry of 45 units from next month
Musolino was unanimously confirmed as president of MEDports
Tangier
The association brings together 33 port authorities in the Mediterranean basin
In 2024, the Genoese Ente Bacini recorded record revenues
Genoa
Last year, 58 ships were placed in the five dry docks managed
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ALIS has signed a memorandum of understanding with the Network of Italian Logistics Schools
Rome
The aim is to strengthen the link between the world of school and the world of work.
Every euro invested in the Coast Guard generates a value of 1.53 euros for the national economy
Rome
Economic report on the Corps presented in Rome
European automotive logistics must look to the world
Brussels
Göbel (ECG): The challenges of our sector are global, and so must our responses be
In April, freight traffic in the ports of Genoa and Savona-Vado decreased by -8.7%
Genoa
Stable volumes in the first port, while in the second a decrease of -27.7% was recorded
Natilus evaluates with Kuehne+Nagel the use of its mixed-wing aircraft in cargo transport
Schindellegi
They are designed to achieve a 30% reduction in fuel consumption and a 40% increase in load capacity.
Tender awarded for the enhancement of the Tuscan Port Community System
Leghorn
Investment of over 500 thousand euros for the application development activity lasting one year
Conference on the impact of artificial intelligence and automation on safety and work in ports
Rome
Organized by Filt Cgil, it will be held on Thursday and Friday in Livorno
Fincantieri signs a memorandum of understanding with Qatar Navigation
Trieste
Cooperation in areas such as maritime services, project management and technology integration
Port of Piraeus, Piraeus II floating dry dock reopened
Piraeus
It has a lifting capacity of 4 thousand tons
Poland finances expansion of Euroterminal Slawków intermodal terminal
Slavkow
From 285 thousand TEU containers per year, the capacity will increase to 530 thousand TEU
CMA CGM - Saigon Newport Corporation Agreement for New Container Terminal in Haiphong
Marseille
It will become operational in 2028 and will have a capacity of 1.9 million TEUs
Genova Industrie Navali acquires a stake in Lagomarsino Anielli
Genoa
Simultaneous sale of the company Pitturazioni Navali Industriali
Estonian AS Tallink charters cruise ferry Romantika to Algerian Madar Maritime Company
Tallinn
The Algiers company was founded last year
ANSI, the measures for logistics in the Infrastructure decree are good
Rome
D'Angelo: there is no lack of innovative drive, long-term vision and attention to transition and sustainability
Project for the creation of a Renewable Energy Community in the port of La Spezia
The Spice
New anti-piracy exercise in the Gulf of Guinea
Rome
It involved the naval unit "Comandante Bettica" and the merchant ship "Grande Angola"
Kuehne+Nagel to buy Spanish haulage firm TDN
Schindellegi/Madrid
It has 600 employees and a fleet of over 700 vehicles
MPC Container Ships' Quarterly Revenue and Profit Decline
Oslo
Baack: Container market continues to show resilience
Fincantieri and SRSA sign agreement for maritime and coastal development in the Red Sea
Trieste
Fincantieri Arabia for Naval Services inaugurated in Riyadh
Green light for the sale of 56% of Wilson Sons to Shipping Agencies Services (MSC group)
London
The transaction will be completed early next month
Work to remove wrecks of 38 vessels in Catania port begins
Catania
Intervention worth over two million euros
The issue of the intended use of the Molo Clementino is heating up in Ancona
Ancona
GNV has obtained ISO 14001 certification
Genoa
It has been issued by LRQA - Lloyd's Register Quality Assurance
ABB has reached a deal to buy France's BrightLoop
Zurich
The aim of the acquisition is to accelerate the electrification strategy in the industrial mobility and marine propulsion sectors.
The criteria for adjusting port concession fees to inflation rates have been defined
Rome
MBS Logistics buys Swiss freight forwarder Gerhard Wegmüller
Zurich
The company is headquartered in Zurich
Ferry Kriti I, earmarked for scrap, sold for $3.6 million
Athens
It will be dismantled by an EU-authorised shipyard
Container traffic at the Port of Los Angeles increased by +9.4% in April
Los Angeles/New York
In the first three months of 2025, the Port of New York handled 2.2 million containers (+10.0%)
The Council of Ministers has approved the Infrastructure Decree-Law
Rixi: important measure for road haulage
Global Ship Lease revenues increased by +6.4% in the first quarter
Athens
Net profit of 123.4 million dollars (+34.3%)
Filt, Fit and Uilt urge an urgent overcoming of the commissioner phase for the AdSP of the Central Tyrrhenian Sea
Naples
Federlogistica, a proactive plan is needed to strengthen cybersecurity of ports and logistics
Genoa
Creation of a national fund urged
Mercitalia Logistics - Logtainer Agreement
Rome
The aim is to develop intermodal maritime transport services in Italy and Europe.
DP World to operate multipurpose terminal at Syrian port of Tartous
Damascus
An investment of 800 million dollars is planned
Port of Long Beach Sets New Container Traffic Record for April
Long Beach/Hong Kong
Hong Kong port handled 1.2 million containers (+6.0%)
RINA closes 2024 with revenues once again at a record level
Genoa
In the first quarter, turnover increased by +12% and new orders by +16%
The fourth edition of the national conference "Interporti al centro" will be held on May 23rd
Rome
Organized by UIR, it is scheduled at the Interporto Rivers in Venice
In the UK, express delivery company Evri and DHL's e-commerce division merge
London
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
The assembly of the association of Genoese maritime agents and brokers will be held on June 16th
Genoa
Round Table on Genoa, the hub of the North West and the Mediterranean
Conference on the impact of artificial intelligence and automation on safety and work in ports
Rome
Organized by Filt Cgil, it will be held on Thursday and Friday in Livorno
››› Meetings File
PRESS REVIEW
US has its eye on Greek ports
(Kathimerini)
Proposed 30% increase for port tariffs to be in phases, says Loke
(Free Malaysia Today)
››› Press Review File
FORUM of Shipping
and Logistics
Relazione del presidente Vittorio Parmigiani
Porto Cervo, 30 maggio 2025
››› File
Another 20 tractors coming for Contship Group's Hannibal
The Spice
They will be taken into delivery between the end of this year and the first months of 2026.
In April, the port of Singapore handled over 3.6 million containers (+7.1%)
Singapore
In terms of weight, containerized traffic decreased by -2.5%
Assagenti suggests the priorities that will have to be addressed by the next president of the port of Genoa
Genoa
Danaos Corporation's Quarterly Revenues Steady
Athens
Net profit down -23.5%
Cargo traffic in Montenegro ports stable in first quarter
Podgorica
Growth of +73.9% in volumes to and from Italy
Prysmian inaugurates the new cable-laying vessel Prysmian Monna Lisa
Milan
Finnish plant producing high-voltage submarine cables expanded
Second container terminal inaugurated at Cameroonian port of Kribi
Yaounde
It has a quay of 715 linear meters and a seabed depth of -16 meters
Eurogate Intermodal has bought the Deisser trucking company
Hamburg/Stuttgart
The Stuttgart-based company specializes in the container segment
Discount announced on transit fee for large container ships in Suez Canal
Ismailia
15% reduction for ships of at least 130,000 SCNT tons
The Simplified Logistics Zone of the Port and hinterland of La Spezia is ready to be made operational
Genoa/La Spezia
Regional councilor Piana made this known
Port of Genoa, the TAR for Lazio has annulled the Ignazio Messina-Terminal San Giorgio merger
Rome
Grimaldi Euromed's appeal accepted
Fincantieri closes first quarter with record new orders
Trieste
Strong growth in revenue and EBITDA
Stop, other Regions should follow Abruzzo's example by introducing the regional ferrobonus
Rome
The laying of the first pillar of the logistics park under construction in Tortona was celebrated
Tortona
The project is scheduled for completion in May 2026.
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