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October 24, 2011
The Business Timesweb site
Shipping News
  • Bodies of six Indians working at Iran oil field found
    The bodies of six Indian divers working on an Iranian oil field in the Gulf were recovered yesterday from a diving chamber that became trapped underwater when its support ship sank, officials said.

Sched Netweb site
  • Cosco hikes Far East-Persian Gulf rate US$200/TEU, adds BAF
  • Asia-Europe spot rate to fall to US$677/TEU as transpac decline slows
  • HK Liner Shipping Association backs low-sulphur, but wants subsidies
  • MSC joins CSAV/CMA Asia-west coast South America service
  • OOCL has not cancelled its CCX, SCX, and SSX services as reported
  • Hong Kong signs salvage, search, rescue, surveying pact with Beijing
  • Royal Marines raid mothership, rescue 20 Pakistanis, capture 4 pirates
  • CSAV and HDS Lines account for 35pc of carrier-controlled layups
  • FMC fines NVOCCs US$477,500 for contravening law to get lower rates
  • Union Pacific third quarter profit increases 16pc despite bad weather
  • Canada to FMC: We're not subsidising cargo diversion from US ports
  • Wilhelmsen doubles life raft exchange revenues to Korean customers
  • British freight forwarders urged to support truckers' FairFuel campaign
  • China trims 11pc aviation growth prediction, now expects flat year
  • Lufthansa reschedules winter flights after Frankfurt night flight ban
  • Emirates SkyCargo upgrades fleet despite economic uncertainty

Exim Indiaweb site
  • Baltic index surges to 10-month high
  • Boxship deliveries on a high again this year & ahead
  • Inadequate newbuilding supervision can lead to costly claims
  • Managing the risk of container theft
  • UK P&I Club expresses concerns about ECDIS
  • India, Myanmar seek to double trade by 2015
  • India to remain major focus of DP World
  • New steel billet loading record set at Visakhapatnam Port
  • Port of Le Havre's ro-ro terminal boosts throughput & area
  • Singapore holds parleys to build box terminal in Andamans
  • Gateway Rail commences double stack container train operations from its Garhi Harsaru (NCR) rail terminal
  • Implementation hanging fire due to Centre-state miscommunication
  • CMIE revises FY12 GDP forecast to 7.9 pc
  • Customs, excise duty collections come a cropper in Sept.
  • Deora asks RBI to maintain status quo on interest rates
  • Fieo thanks Sharma for extra boost to exporters
  • FIMI not in favour of hiking iron ore export tax
  • Govt plans to upgrade cold storage capacity scheme
  • Rupee at new low of 50 against dollar
  • The removal of Green Canyon 6A platform

International Transport Journalweb site
OCTOBER 21, 2011
  • Rwandair to expand international service
    The Central African carrier Rwandair is expanding its operations by adding services from its Kigali hub to Dubai (UAE) Brazzaville (Congo) and Libreville (Gabon). On the Kigali-Bra...
  • Eurotunnel to install new radio communication system
    Eurotunnel has launched a project to install a state-of-the-art radio communication system in the Channel Tunnel, which will provide full interoperability with the entire European ...
  • Volvo Trucks to deliver 1,000 units to Iraq
    Volvo Truck Corporation has re-established its presence in Iraq by signing an importer contract with the Iraqi automotive distribution company Zam Zam Spring General Trading. A let...
  • CSX makes national gateway progress
    CSX Transportation, a leading US intermodal transport company based in Jacksonville FL, has completed or is still working on one third of the clearance projects included in the nat...
  • Continued growth for VW light commercial vehicles
    Volkswagen's sold 390'000 commercial vehicles between January and September in the light vehicles sector, which represents growth of 25% on the prior year period. In Western Europe...
  • Cargolux bridges continents
    This month marks the launch of two Cargolux RTW services. The first started on Wednesday and is one of the airline's longest routes, with a total of 75 block hours and ten sectors,...
  • Third runway opening at Frankfurt airport
    The third runway of Europe's biggest Central European freight airport is due to be opened this afternoon, when a jet with German chancellor Angela Merkel on board lands. In the mea...
  • Inland waterway volumes down slightly in Germany
    Goods transport on inland waterways in Germany dipped by 1.1% in the first half of 2011, according to preliminary information from the German statistical office. 110.2 million t of...
  • "Blue Star Delos" delivered to Attica
    The Attica Group's board of directors has announced the delivery of the newly-built ro-pax vessel "Blue Star Delos", which was built by Daewoo Shipbuilding and Marine Eng...
  • GLN welcomes its 400th member
    The 9th annual Global Logistics Network conference took place in Bangkok (Thailand) from 9-12 October. The 309 delegates from 208 companies from 75 countries held more than 9,600 p...
  • Ford signs new spare parts logistics deal with DHL
    Ford has signed a new agreement with DHL Supply Chain for the handling of spare parts in the Nordic region and the Baltic states. The agreement covers about 23,000 different spare ...
  • MOL wins supplier award from Cabot Microelectronics
    Mitsui O.S.K. Lines (MOL) has been awarded a silver logistics supplier award by the Cabot Microelectronics Corporation for outstanding service. Cabot Microelectronics meets its mos...
  • Toll Global Forwarding appoints new marketing director
    Toll Global Forwarding has appointed Gerd-Wolfgang Kux as the new regional marketing and sales director for its EME region, with effect from 1 January 2012. Kux, who will be based ...
  • Individual added value through specialised networks
    The significance of specialised networks was the focus of Rhenus' press conference on the opening day of the 28th German Logistics Congress in Berlin. A focused network offers cust...

Marine Logweb site
OCTOBER 21, 2011
  • BOEM approves first offshore exploration plan since Deepwater Horizon incident
  • BP chief says agreement with Andarko resolves "a significant uncertainty"
  • COSCO Dalian completes VLCC to FPSO conversion job
  • Celebrity Silhouette has GEA Westfalia Separator technology on board
  • Austal to acquire Philippines shipyard

World Wide Shipperweb site
OCTOBER 21, 2011
  • Trio of northwest airports earn environmental achievement honor
  • Bill Graves nets new contract as trucking association president
  • Oregon State University to continue as NOAA partner
  • Friends of Rocky Prairie drops gravel mining permit appeal
  • U.S. rail freight traffic posts gains during September

Lloyd's Listweb site
OCTOBER 21, 2011
  • Crews refuse to sail through Indian Ocean
    Swedish line 'took risks with seafarers' lives', claims one officer who left ship before sailing
  • Four months in the hands of Somali pirates
    Renuar master Calixto Caniete relives horror of hijacking ordeal
  • Calls for transparency over use of armed protection
    States urged to develop standards to prevent escalation in violence
  • Exclusive: Shipping turns a blind eye to human cost of piracy
    Psychological scars are being left untreated as industry focuses on costs instead of welfare
  • Capesize rally pushes up third-quarter earnings for CMB's Bocimar fleet
    Analysts re-evaluate fourth quarter earnings upwards for larger bulk carriers
  • Perishable cargo business: it's all about boxes
    Container lines have the reefer plugs but not the equipment, says Dynamar
  • Suezmax Black Sea market rally set to end over the next week
    Increase in number of available tankers for mid-November loadings to pressure rates
  • Reefer box costs hold back lines
    Leasing more attractive due to boxes' higher prices and shorter lifespan
  • Trans-Burma-China pipeline could be good for tanker demand
    New route to central China refineries likely to be in addition to expanding east and south coast crude import areas
  • Salalah seeks to expand on its hub status
    Port targets containers and hub destination cargo as key growth areas
  • Infrastructure fund gets $500m boost
    Breakwater will lead to more cargo space
  • A third of pirates die in action
    Pirate success rate is dropping due to lack of experience
  • US launches fresh effort to reform competition laws
    Draft proposals to be published before Christmas
  • Capesize market to hold for now but charterers sense an advantage
    Rates boom aided by Chinese mills seeking cheap iron ore undermined by steel price fall
  • German owners told to be realistic about ship values
    Private equity adviser says sale deals cannot match those under KG funds
  • Pistiolis bolsters TOP with cash infusion
    Tanker and dry bulk company's 80% owner says time will shortly be ripe to rebuild fleet
  • The way of an unforgiving world
    As the Rena's crew waits in hiding, the outrage directed at them from some quarters is sad but inevitable
  • Piracy response programme is welcome
    Mission to Seafarers already provides post traumatic care to freed hostages and families
  • Market volatility plays havoc with vessel valuations
    Changes in charter assumptions cause wide variances
  • Dutch dilemma
    The Dutch government is offering support for armed guards ' at a price
  • The piano on the staircase
    Dealing with cost pressures will prevent owners seeing their businesses crashing down
  • Insurers' models won't work in China
    The industry has been warned that smaller yards are still lagging behind European expectations
  • Seacor profit declines as Deepwater Horizon clean-up income peters out
    Profits fall back to $3.8m after extraordinary third quarter in 2010
  • Star Reefers hit by 'one of most challenging years on record'
    Carrier sees net losses widen and operating revenues fall as clients turn to spot market
  • Arrested bulker released in Connecticut
    Refueller Link Enterprises and Belarussian Shipping Company settle dispute over outstanding bunker bill
  • Fourth Ocean Tankers vessels sold
    Increased concerns over Cypriot tanker owner
  • Five die in diving support vessel capsize
    Accident happens off Iranian port of Bushir
  • First Ship Trust pulls in refinancing
    Commitments by banks for $437m buoy up FST as it reports stable third quarter
  • Keppel sees 33% profit jump in third quarter
    World's largest rig builder says outlook still strong for new orders, especially from Brazil

Fairplayweb site
OCTOBER 21, 2011
  • Pistiolis dilutes fellow investors
    NASDAQ-listed Top Ships today announced a massively dilutive share sale to CEO Evangelos Pistiolis and a decision to halt quarterly financial disclosures
  • WFP-chartered ship targeted by ITF
    A RUSSIAN crew has raised the alarm about conditions and pay violations on a Panama-flagged bulker chartered by the UN World Food Programme
  • FSL's 3Q profits fall 76.6%
    FIRST Ship Lease Trust said today its priority is to refinance its outstanding loan balance of $483.08M, as it posted 76.6% lower profits for 3Q2011, year on year
  • Oil traders plead guilty
    OIL TRADERS Clyde Meltzer and Bernard Langley have pleaded guilty to a multimillion-dollar kickback scheme involving US imports of Venezuelan tanker shipments
  • Dunkirk's throughput rises
    LIQUID bulks and liquid fuels both increased 50% at Dunkirk in the first nine months of 2011, year on year
  • Camillo Eitzen to sell ships
    CAMILLO Eitzen said today it has agreed to sell its nine fully owned, non-ethylene semi-refer vessels
  • 'Aspirin' won't stop pirates
    PUNTLAND'S president has criticised the payment of ransoms to Somali pirates
  • Losses widen to $14.1M for Star Reefers
    STAR Reefers said today a range of negative factors resulted in net losses of $14.1M in 3Q11
  • Mundra schemes frozen
    MUNDRA port projects have been frozen by a court decision, which sparked a 1-2% value drop today for shares in parent company Adani Enterprises on the Bombay Stock Exchange
  • Shell and partners plan Kitimat LNG terminal
    ROYAL Dutch Shell and three partners plan a major LNG terminal in northwest British Columbia
  • US railyard emissions targeted
    PORT cargo handling equipment in Los Angeles and idling trains emit tonnes of toxic pollution per year, according to a lawsuit filed against two of the biggest US railroads
  • Capesize rates spark up
    CAPESIZE rates ended higher this week, thanks to cheaper iron ore and rising port congestion
  • Greek ports stay shut
    GREEK passenger ports will remain shut until 23 October, as Greek seafarers have decided to carry on striking
  • Rena salvors hit milestone
    SALVORS on the stranded box ship Rena achieved a milestone today after finally pumping fuel oil off the casualty for 24 hours straight
  • Newbuilding charter tied to BCI
    BROKERS told Fairplay today Oldendorff has taken a Capesize newbuilding for three years, at a rate tied to yesterday's Baltic Capesize Index

The Journal of Commerceweb site
OCTOBER 21, 2011
  • Intel Forecasts Lean Supplier Inventories
    Semiconductor giant Intel, projecting caution across the technology sector despite its own record sales in the third quarter, says it...
  • Obama Signs Three Trade Pacts
    Exporters are urging the Obama administration to break down more trade barriers after the president signed free trade pacts with...
  • Freight Rate, Surcharge Updates for Week of Oct. 17-21
    German container carrier Hapag-Lloyd will apply a general rate increase on cargo shipped from East Asia (excluding Japan)...
  • Senate Democrats Line Up Infrastructure for Next Jobs Vote
    Democrats in the Senate plan to schedule a vote soon on President Obama's proposals for major new infrastructure spending, as...
  • NY-NJ Port Authority Confirms Foye as New Chief
    The Port Authority of New York and New Jersey confirmed Patrick J. Foye as its new executive director at its...
  • Trucking Group Renews Pact With Graves
    The American Trucking Associations announced a new three-year agreement with Bill Graves, the former Kansas governor who has been president...
  • US Corn Exporters Double Up on China Sales
    China may double its corn imports from the U.S. this season, adding to a burgeoning year for American exporters and...
  • NY-NJ Reports Imports Flat in August
    The Port Authority of New York and New Jersey reported its busiest month for container imports so far in 2011...
  • Container Terminal Negotiations Get Trickier
    Terminal container operators negotiating with a port authority for new facilities should expect talks to be lengthy, possibly contentious, and...
  • California Steaming
    California's container ports are working overtime to convince cargo interests that Los Angeles, Long Beach and Oakland should be their...
  • The Disconnect
    Anyone looking for signs from the retail world of greater strength in shipping demand has been looking in the wrong...
  • Capacity Outlook: Grim
    The outlook for container carriers as described by Alphaliner's Hua Joo Tan at this month's Journal of Commerce TPM Asia...
  • Carrier's 'Act of God' Defense Is All Wet
    Q: We're a trucking company with a big problem. One of our terminals is in upstate New England, near...
  • Senate Approves Bryson as Commerce Secretary
    The Senate voted 74-26 Thursday to confirm John Bryson to become President Obama's next Commerce secretary. Although Obama named...
  • KCS Profit Doubles to $99.8 Million on Record Freight
    Record third quarter freight traffic and record revenue pushed Kansas City Southern's profit up 99 percent from a year earlier...
  • Thai Floods Disrupt Auto, Hard-Disk Supply Chains
    Monsoon floods in Thailand are disrupting the supply chains of multinational companies including Apple, Ford Motor, General Motors, Nissan Motor,...
  • Daimler Revs Up Production at Oregon Truck Plant
    Daimler Trucks North America will create 350 jobs and a second shift at its Portland, Ore., truck plant as it...
  • Diesel Prices Rise at Fastest Pace in 28 Weeks
    Diesel prices across the United States rose 8 cents in the week ending Oct. 17, increasing at the fastest pace...

Containerisation Internationalweb site
OCTOBER 21, 2011
  • Rena: oil salvage race against time
  • CMA CGM and ESL join up in Asia-East Africa trade
  • MSC follows Maersk into Ecuadorian/Europe banana trade
  • US exports to enjoy boost after FTAs with South Korea/Latin America
  • Thailand floods threaten Bangkok as MOL lends a hand

TradeWindsweb site
OCTOBER 21, 2011
  • Petronas fixes four
    Kuala Lumpur-listed offshore owners win big as Malaysian oil and gas giant takes on more local tonnage.
  • Mail ship says goodbye
    RMS St Helena drops UK port call as it aims to improve links to remote South Atlantic islands.
  • Indian port mulls bond sale
    Rumours of bond issue for Indian port could be first sector sale for five years.
  • Pistiolis pumps in cash
    Top Ships chief buys 11m shares for $5m, taking holding well beyond 50% as stock drops as much as 32%.
  • CECO banks sale cash
    Norwegian group reveals $12m pay-day from offloading Eitzen Gas to Pareto-led consortium.
  • Essar gets listing go ahead
    Indian shipowner gets the nod to follow in the footsteps of Essar Ports.
  • Making money the easy way
    The similarity between Ferrari owners and pirates, why remuneration of up to $14m is perfectly reasonable and a bureaucrat against bureaucracy.
  • SeaFrance faces D-Day
    French government has until Monday to convince EU to allow state aid for struggling owner.
  • Boskalis nabs LA contract
    Dutch dredging outfit lands contract in Latin America worth EUR 125m.
  • Shipowners without ships?
    With fleet sell-offs, huge losses and delistings, today's New5 in Numb3rs is pretty grim.
  • Austal eyes Cebu
    Australian shipbuilder says it will buy a shipyard in the Philippines before the end of this year.
  • Kyoei set to tank
    Japanese tanker owner increases annual net loss forecast in dire markets.
  • Wartsila bags research cash
    Finnish ship engine maker borrows EUR 150m from European Investment Bank for product development.
  • Star Reefers not so bright
    Reefer operator slips deeper into the mire with poor profit performance.
  • Seacor still down
    Diversified US owner still feeling the Deepwater impact more than a year later.

American Shipper - Ocean newsweb site
OCTOBER 21, 2011
  • Rand Logistics acquires bulker
  • COSCO raises Far East/Middle East rates
  • OOCL's Q3 revenues down on weaker rates
  • Widened Panama Canal no big deal?
    While ports on the U.S. East Coast race to accommodate the expected growth in volumes from 2014 when the widened Panama Canal is set to open, it may not change trade flows all that much. Bigger ships are already moving via Suez.
  • Intra-Asia not quite decoupled
    China's hold on intra-Asia trade has reached equilibrium, says consultant Mathijs Slangen, of Seabury Group. The trade hasn't yet decoupled from the global economy, but is moving that way.
  • Maersk/MISC convert SE Asia-Oceania loop to butterfly
  • MSC adjusts Asia-US bunker fee levels
  • Rickmers-Linie to add regular Bilbao calls
  • Rena resumes fuel removal

The Bunker Bulletinweb site
OCTOBER 21, 2011
  • Aegean shares rally by 9% in single day
    Shares of marine fuel supplier in New York closed 9.4% higher.
  • Conservationist says Rena accident highlights NZ coastal vulnerability
    'I won't rest until we take measures to make things safer for Northland. A tanker load of oil would make the horrific Rena episode look like a black puddle.'
  • Bunker prices uncertain in the Americas
    Crude futures climbed for the first time in three days.
  • Wärtsilä secures 150 million euro loan
    Company to focus on developing engines that are more efficient, more reliable, and with lower lifecycle costs and improved environmental performance
  • RN-Bunker takes delivery of tanker to assist in bunker operations
    Vessel will undertake bunkering operations in the Kola Bay.
  • Regulations 'an obstacle' to efficient ship design
    For cradle to grave solutions, we really should start with conception, says president of Robert Allan Ltd.
  • Bunker prices rise in Fujairah
    Avails continue to be a problem in Durban.
  • Rotterdam prices stable
    Delays also reported at several loading installations.
  • SkySails in new cooperation
    BBC Chartering to cooperate with SkySails on wind propulsion after acquiring BBC SkySails.
  • BP settles lawsuit against former staff
    Four of the six who left BP and joined Brightoil had filed counter claims.
  • VLCCs claw back break-even rates
    But analyst predicts several owners will still be 'bleeding cash' in Q4.
  • Bunker operations resume in Greek ports
    'There is a huge queue of barges waiting to load,' player tells Bunkerworld.
  • New role for Business Development Manager at Maersk
    Jesper Rosenkrans now at Maersk Oil Trading's fuel trading desk.
  • Week ends with bunker prices largely up
    Supplies of bunker fuel mixed at key Asian ports on Friday.
  • BP charters 'world's biggest' bunker tanker for Fujairah market
    22,000 dwt Splendor chartered by BP to conduct bunkering, says source at Hong Lam Marine.
  • IFO supplies dry up in Colombo
    Replenishment cargoes of 380 cSt bunker fuel to arrive in Colombo from October 22-26.
  • Germany shipping firm launches 'EcoCalc'
    Calculates SO2, NOx and PM10, in addition to CO2 emissions, says Hapag-Lloyd.
  • Fuel pumping ops from Rena resumes
    Salvage team makes 'slow but steady' progress, says MNZ.

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FROM THE HOME PAGE
Bimco, ICS, Intercargo and Intertanko condemn attacks on ships and seafarers in the Strait of Hormuz
London
Call for an immediate cessation of attacks
The Swiss Federal Council proposes extending subsidies for rail freight traffic through the Alps until 2035.
Bern
From 2027 to 2035, 486 million francs would be paid out
So far the number of ships leaving the Persian Gulf is 6-7% of those transited a year ago
Paris
AXSMarine: No Signs of a Long-Term Reopening of the Strait of Hormuz
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
The president of Angopi receives the first professional certificate of competence as a mooring man.
Savona
The certificate must be renewed every five years.
Fincantieri has delivered the new cruise ship Mein Schiff Flow to TUI Cruises.
Hamburg/Monfalcone
With a gross tonnage of approximately 160,000 tons, it has a capacity of approximately 4,000 passengers.
In the first three months of 2026, freight traffic in the port of Palermo decreased by -6.3%
Palermo
Traffic also decreased in the ports of Termini Imerese, Trapani, and Licata. Increases occurred in Porto Empedocle and Gela.
The Antitrust Authority has not given its final approval for the acquisition of Armas' assets and activities by Baleària.
Barcelona
Set a series of conditions
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
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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
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