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September 26, 2011
The Business Timesweb site
Shipping News
  • Supertankers on Gulf route still bleeding
    Owners of supertankers able to haul two million barrels of oil lost money on the industry's benchmark Saudi Arabia-to-Japan route for a 20th session because of a glut of ships.

Sched Netweb site
  • Asia-Europe rates fall 4.9pc as Shanghai index plummets to US$754/TEU
  • Wan Hai, Interasia launch revised intra-Asia Japan-Singapore NS3 Service
  • MOL Logistics signs forwarding contract to expand its African network
  • Hapag-Lloyd delays US$160/TEU, $200/FEU Canada-Asia surcharge until Nov
  • Egyptian Red Sea port of Sokhna on strike after 3 moves per hour slowdown
  • US trade official warns industry that attacking yuan is counter-productive
  • Germany's HSH Norbank must slim shipping portfolio to receive bailout
  • Five major carriers share CINSnet data on cargo with potential risks
  • Canadian Pacific adds 91 locomotives to meet Asian export market
  • Indonesia's Papua province sees second air cargo plane crash in a month
  • FedEx trims profit expectations for 2011 as Asia volumes slow down
  • Atlas Air exercise termination rights on three Boeing 747-8Fs
  • AVIC: China's civil air transport to add 4,583 aircraft over 20 years
  • IATA blasts US air security tax as less than half will be spent on security

Exim Indiaweb site
  • ...keen to participate in PPP shipbuilding ventures
  • Charities want imposition of UN carbon tax on shipping
  • DBC Port Logistics Ltd'A familiar name, now with an enhanced service identity
  • Express Transport excels in heavy lift/project cargo movement
  • L&T set to join hands with Hindustan Shipyard
  • Mercator Lines renamed, to focus on other businesses
  • MSC to implement GRI on North Europe-Subcontinent trade
  • Two NYK LNG carriers recognised for reporting seawater temperatures
  • CWC to pump in 78 cr. for enhancing capacity
  • Apply for claims under DEPB, govt tells cotton, yarn exporters
  • closes in on 50 against dollar; biggest weekly fall in 15 years
  • Duty drawback rates announcedfor 4,000 items
  • FinMin makes e-filing of excise, service tax returns mandatory
  • Fresh stimulus package for exporters soon: Khullar
  • Govt may limit wheat exports to 5 lakh tonnes
  • India may become worlds third largest economy this year
  • New duty drawback rates on expected lines, barring few aberrations: Fieo
  • Onion prices to be monitored regularly: Thomas
  • Pawar wants govt to announce sugar export policy in October
  • MAERSK LINE & Rickmers-Linie (America) form US flag project cargo partnership
  • Magdenli Transport expertly air charters heavy lift cargo

International Transport Journalweb site
SEPTEMBER 23, 2011
  • Africa West Cargo expanding regional services
    The Togolese full-freighter operator Africa West Cargo has expanded its fleet by leasing a second DC-9 freighter. The airline recently added Freetown (Sierra Leone) and Monrovia (L...
  • Ulan Bator Railways increases cargo volume
    Ulan Bator Railways (UBR) achieved operational improvements in cargo transport in 2010. Cargo flows stood at 16.8 million, up by 19% year-on-year and export freight, in particular ...
  • US to fund Vietnamese cargo hub feasibility study
    The US Trade and Development Agency (USTDA) signed a grant agreement with the Middle Airports Corporation (MAC) to help expand Chu Lai international airport, the largest airfield i...
  • Geodis rolls out first hybrid refrigerated trailer truck
    Geodis will begin making deliveries for Carrefour in Lille (France) using a hybrid refrigerated trailer truck. The 26 t unit, which complies with the Euro 5 standard, will begin de...
  • Chile's antitrust court approves LAM and TAM merger
    LAN Airlines, based in Santiago de Chile, and Brazil's TAM, announced that Chile's antitrust court has approved the merger between the two companies. This represents one more step ...
  • ICTSI buys more Greek ports
    International Container Terminal Services Inc from the Philippines (ICTSI) has acquired two more Greek ports. The amount of USD 500 million is being put aside for the ports of Pira...
  • Jens Opara appointed Röhlig Holding airfreight director
    Jens Opara has been appointed airfreight director at the international freight forwarder Röhlig in Bremen. In his new position, the 45-year-old German will be responsible for the d...
  • Rhenus builds further logistics warehouse in Rhineland-Palatine
    In the Sponsheim/Grolsheim commercial area in Rhineland-Palatine's Bingen the German logistics services provider Rhenus is building a second warehouse in the coming months. The new...
  • Ground-breaking ceremony for DHL logistics centre in Leipzig/Halle
    With the expansion of its logistics capacities at DHL's European airfreight hub in Leipzig/Halle, DHL Supply Chain, a world leader in the logistics industry that specialises in con...
  • Kuehne + Nagel expands services and network in China
    Kuehne + Nagel China has incorporated road logistics into its integrated range of services and is steadily expanding its office network. Responding to growing market demand for qua...
  • Standard & Poor's downgrades Hapag-Lloyd
    Standard & Poor's today downgraded Hapag-Lloyd to BB-. In the light of the difficult economic environment for the shipping industry, the outlook was adjusted from "stable" to ...
  • Northern Harbour handles more containers per arrival
    The arrival of Unifeeder's containership "Ceres" on 21 September marks the premiere of CMP's container activities at Malmö's recently-inaugurated northern harbour. The fa...
  • SBB Cargo International on target
    "SBB Cargo International, a new company that started trading at the beginning of the year, has got off to a strong start," according to CEO Michail Stahlhut at the openin...
  • Renault Magnum is 20 years old
    The Magnum by Renault Trucks is 20 years old. The lorry was first seen on European and international highways in 1991 and soon became the symbol of quality of life in a lorry for m...

Marine Logweb site
SEPTEMBER 23, 2011
  • Meyer Werft cuts first steel for Norwegian Breakaway
  • Bollinger Shipyards gets contract mod for four more Fast Response Cutters
  • California Maritime students receive Thomas B. Crowley Sr. Memorial scholarships
  • Wärtsilä two-stroke gas engine meets Tier III emission limits
  • UK P&I Club has concerns about ECDIS introduction

World Wide Shipperweb site
SEPTEMBER 23, 2011
  • Coast Guard teams monitoring vessel grounded in Columbia
  • US rail freight traffic delivers up/down month
  • Crowley presents scholarships to three maritime academy students
  • Port of Vancouver, USA welcomes maiden voyage vessel
  • Richard D. Steinke receives Connie Award

Lloyd's Listweb site
SEPTEMBER 23, 2011
  • Improved suezmax rates short-lived
    Brokers estimate only 10 owners will have benefited from upwards blip in earnings
  • Hanjin Shipping announces $400m in scramble to shore up finances for operations
    South Korea's largest boxline also sells stake in energy unit as stock collapses 12%
  • Container spot rates under pressure on key trades
    SCFI and WCI decline as peak season ends
  • LMA says IUMI does not speak for industry in support of armed guards
    Statement is at odds with that of the rest of the industry
  • Mozambique poised for coal boom
    Transforming Mozambique from a minor coal producer into a major international exporter is a huge task
  • Explanation required
    It should be easier for next of kin to win an explanation of why a family member has been killed in an accident on a ship
  • UK P&I Club compiles guidance booklet on ecdis
    Thousands of seafarers unprepared but risk of vessel detention very real, warns mutual
  • Industry confidence at lowest point since May 2008
    Global economy, excess tonnage and high cost of fuel cited by respondents to Moore Stephens quarterly survey
  • New hope for family as coroner rules on Courtenay Allan death
    Human intervention may have caused lift to malfunction
  • Norstar Shipping sells small tanker fleet
    Singapore-based company now focusing on shipmanagement
  • Preference for maritime projects in latest Marco Polo funding
    EU blasts poor response and poor quality of applications in previous rounds
  • Baltic LPG shipping rate hits $70 per tonne for first time in three years
    Rising trend suggests higher levels to come
  • Capesizes buoyant on solid demand
    Fall in iron ore price and China restocking could sustain cape rally in weeks ahead
  • Panamaxes and supramaxes set for boost from bumper Brazil soyabean crop
    Export volumes helped by weak harvest in US
  • Grindrod switches focus to hinterland links
    Southern Africa's infrastructure has failed to keep pace with growing global demand for commodities, says chief executive Olivier
  • Panama pilots affiliate with US dockers' union
    Move unites workers in different countries with 'critical link in supply chain', says ILWU
  • ADT justifies semi-automated terminal in Khalifa Port
    'It makes sense to become a direct mainline port' , says chief executive
  • Tightening up the supply chain
    Courses run by the General Stevedoring Council give cargo handling experts from all over the world a chance to exchange ideas and experiences
  • GC Rieber Shipping board rejects take-over offer from parent group
    Offer does not represent fair value for company
  • IM Skaugen offers bond repurchase/ exchange in bid to raise equity ratio
    Oslo-based tanker company aims to reduce liquidity risk by 2012
  • Golar said to be on the verge of a $120,000 per day LNG carrier charter
    Rate would set a fresh high for 2011
  • Testing times
    Individual container shipping chiefs will have to decide whether to stand firm to protect market share, or anchor tonnage in the hope that others will follow
  • Study calls for South Africa to plug skills gap
    Samsa report says country can play a greater role in training seafarers
  • Getting behind the hot air
    It is time to take gas seriously
  • DP World in peace talks to end Sokhna strike
    Red Sea port closed after $5m loss of revenue
  • DryShips gives date for $50m Ocean Rig stock dividend
    Much-anticipated partial spin-off 'a first step' in delivering value to shareholders from dry bulk owner's offshore gambit
  • Cosco Nantong wins $227m order
    Malaysia's Sapuracrest orders two heavy lifting vessels from Cosco Nantong

Fairplayweb site
SEPTEMBER 23, 2011
  • Confidence hits record low
    SHIPPING sentiment has never been worse and rate pessimism has soared, according to a survey released today by Moore Stephens
  • Demand rises for Capesizes from Richards Bay
    CHINA has been importing more Capesize loads of steam coal from Richards Bay this week, IHS McCloskey told Fairplay today
  • Clean truck programme begins at Charleston
    A SHIPPING line-backed scheme at the Port of Charleston is offering $5,000 to container truckers towards the purchase of new clean fuel-burning vehicles
  • Rusal, Ust-Luga in terminal talks
    RUSSIA'S aluminium monopoly is in what industry sources call the final stage of a three-year negotiation to build a new aluminium and alumina terminal at Ust-Luga, Russia's newest Baltic port
  • Pacific raises Capesize rates
    SPOT RATES for Capesize drybulk carriers are extending recent gains, led by lively activity in the Pacific, shipping analysts said today
  • China's demand for steam coal surges
    China imported a record 10.14M tonnes of steam coal in August as electricity production surged to meet summer air-conditioning demand, according to new customs data
  • Trimming losses comes first for VLCC owners
    OWNERS with VLCCs in the Persian Gulf are cutting their losses rather than ballasting to loading ports in a hunt for better rates, brokers told Fairplay today
  • Technomar grabs OOCL ships
    GREEK owners have returned to the box S&P sector, with vessel values declining as fear grows of a renewed recession
  • Rough ride on Wall Street
    US-LISTED shipping shares fell hard today amid a broad market selloff driven by global recession fears

The Journal of Commerceweb site
SEPTEMBER 23, 2011
  • YRC Worldwide Cuts Two Executives
    YRC Worldwide's new CEO James L. Welch eliminated two executive positions at the trucking giant as he reorganizes its management...
  • Channel Extension Readies Corpus Christi Terminal
    A $41 million project to better connect the site of Port of Corpus Christi's long-delayed cargo terminal to the main...
  • American Superconductor to Increase Shipments
    Power technology company American Superconductor will increase shipments of wind turbine controls under a series of contracts valued at nearly...
  • Major Coal Shipper Helps Develop Illinois Mine
    Coal producer Alliance Resource Partners's up to $525 million investment in a Southern Illinois mine being will generate shipments of...
  • Mica Hunts for New Transportation Revenue
    House Transportation and Infrastructure Committee Chairman John Mica told industry groups he is looking for more revenue to boost his...
  • Senate Action Bring FTAs Closer to Passage
    The Senate's passage of a bill late Thursday to renew two trade programs brings three long-stalled trade agreements closer to...
  • Panalpina Adds Three Inter-Asia LCL Services
    Panalipina launched three weekly less-than-containerload ocean services from Vietnam, Cambodia and the Philippines to Singapore, as the Swiss forwarder strengthens...
  • Deutsche Post Wins Belgian State Aid Battle
    Germany's Deutsche Post DHL won a long-running legal battle to block Belgium from giving $406 million in aid to its...
  • Star Reefers Says Charterer Won't Pay Damages
    Star Reefers said a leading Russian fruit importer that chartered its vessels has ignored a U.K. court order to pay...
  • Shipping Shifts Its Share
    It's as if David had laid down his slingshot and Goliath his spear and started working together. Non-vessel-operating...
  • Home Depot Expands Supply Chain Gains, Tabs Fidelitone
    Home Depot, reaping new benefits from its massive, multi-year supply chain overhaul, will use Fidelitone for parts and distribution services...
  • No Trucks? No Problem
    The Transportation Intermediaries Association estimates that by the most recent quarter, total shipments handled by brokers and 3PLs increased 11...
  • Capacity Squeeze?
    It's hard to imagine in looking at the reports of slack demand and plentiful capacity on the trans-Pacific over the...
  • Two-Track Economy
    Fasten your seatbelts, as that non-vessel operator Bette Davis famously said, it's going to be a bumpy ride. ...
  • Hanjin Plans $405 Million Stock Issue
    Hanjin Shipping said on Friday it plans to raise $405 million through a November stock issue, in what will be...
  • Shipper-3PL Liability: Paid in Full?
    Q: My company ordered a truck ' four, actually ' from a third party. The third party provided bills...
  • Teamsters Target Seattle Port Chief
    The Teamsters union and its environmental allies are turning up the heat dramatically in their campaign to redraw port trucking...

Containerisation Internationalweb site
SEPTEMBER 25, 2011
  • Egypt's Sokhna shut
  • New trade row between China and US
  • Charleston port launches own clean truck scheme
  • CMA CGM extends its Cagema service to New York
  • Carriers slash transpac service in winter rationalisation plan

TradeWindsweb site
SEPTEMBER 23, 2011
  • Boxship sails to Brazil
    Brazilian buyer cuts $11m check as German owner sells its smallest containership, brokers say.
  • Vale sways spot market
    Brazilian miner's move into shipownership has helped slice the proportion of spot fixtures in the Atlantic, shipbroker says.
  • Rouble rush for yards
    Russia will pour more than $4bn into ship orders at domestic yards between 2012 and 2014.
  • Native group nears LNG deal
    Settlements with two Kitimat projects could pave way for Canada's first LNG exports.
  • Putin's arctic vision
    Russian prime minister says Northern Sea Route will soon rival Suez Canal for Asian voyages.
  • Brazilian boost for dry
    Record soybean exports from Brazil could signal a strong run for South Atlantic market, ICAP says.
  • Four hurt in blaze
    Another crewman reported missing from Trada Maritime FSO hit by fire off Indonesia.
  • HSH: no capital crunch
    German shipping bank dismisses stress-test report and denies it needs more cash.

American Shipperweb site
SEPTEMBER 23, 2011
  • Airport plans
    New York airport capacity study moves forwardThe Port Authority of New York and New Jersey Board of Commissioners has hired Landrum & Brown Inc. of Cincinnati to perform an airport system capacity planning study. Indianapolis airport to build solar...
  • Trade package vote moves to House
  • Clock is ticking
  • FMC chairman proposes Canadian cargo study
    Federal Maritime Commission Chairman Richard A. Lidinsky Jr. said he will propose a study of Canadian cargo diversion, following a request by two U.S. senators from Washington State. Lidinsky Key elements of this issue include basic legal questions...
  • Falling volumes temper FedEx earnings growth
    FedEx Corp. shares fell 11 percent Thursday to a two-year low after the express delivery and logistics giant revised downward its full-year earnings guidance in the face of slowing economic growth and high fuel prices. The Memphis, Tenn., package ...
  • New York airport capacity study moves forward
    The Port Authority of New York and New Jersey Board of Commissioners has hired Landrum & Brown Inc. of Cincinnati to perform an airport system capacity planning study. The project is to identify and evaluate options for dealing with forecasted futu...
  • Indianapolis airport to build solar farm
    The Indianapolis Airport Authority has picked ET Energy Solutions to develop a solar farm on Indianapolis International Airport property. The company is a joint venture between three locally based firms that bid on the project: Johnson-Melloh Solu...
  • Senate approves GSP bill
    The U.S. Senate Thursday voted 70-27 to renew the Generalized System of Preferences and Trade Adjustment Assistance programs that had expired within the past year. The trade package now heads to the House for final approval and opens the door for ...
  • Business groups oppose China currency bill
    A coalition of 51 trade associations in a letter to Senate leaders Wednesday opposed efforts to advance a bill pressuring China to speed up appreciation of its currency, which critics say makes the dollar more expensive by comparison and hurts U.S...
  • U.S., Kazakhstan press open trade
    As part of Kazakhstan's negotiations this week to join the World Trade Organization, the United States entered a WTO bilateral market access agreement with the Central Asian country. The agreement signed on Wednesday will allow U.S. service provid...

The Bunker Bulletinweb site
SEPTEMBER 23, 2011
  • Bunker prices plunge as week ends
    Crude futures drop at its lowest since May.
  • Port of Rotterdam joins LNG bunker fuel project
    A baseline report is set to be released next month outlining the regulatory issues regarding LNG bunkering.
  • North American ECA promises great change for shipping
    Meeting discusses guide on fuel change-over and US Coast Guards' banning of non-compliant vessels.
  • NuStar's bunkering segment experiencing 'best year ever'
    NuStar VP pointed out that company's expansion of its bunker marketing business has been 'a consistently profitable business.'
  • Furjairah prices soft
    Deliveries were available for supply up to and including October 7 in Cape Town.
  • Confidence levels 'sink' across shipping industry
    Moore Stephens survey finds bunker costs are 'the big worry'.
  • Markets falling in European ports
    Rotterdam prices at their lowest level in a month.
  • Wartsila gas engine tests deemed a success
    Test is important part of the company's strategy to lower emissions, increase efficiency and develop its low-speed engine portfolio.
  • Seattle wins Business Magazine's Green 50 award
    Recognition for believing that forthright stewardship of our resources is good business.
  • Export tax will 'drive up' bunker prices
    Russian fuel oil production set to fall by 500,000 barrels per day.
  • Shipowners turn to rudder conversion
    Becker Marine Systems says new rudder solutions increase maneuverability and help reduce fuel consumption.
  • 'Not enough blendstock to go round'
    Low-density, low-water fuel oil cargo commands 'seven-month' high premium.
  • US authorities call meeting to discuss 'scrubbers'
    Coast Guard and EPA want to evaluate exhaust gas cleaning systems to see if they comply with ECA regulations.
  • Bunker prices falling as week closes
    Demand at key Asian bunker hubs mostly average.
  • Petronas offers low viscosity cargo
    Asia faces shortage of low density blendstocks amid heavy inflows of high viscosity cargoes.
  • Dan-Bunkering welcomes new bunker trader
    New trader to help company's focus on 'Middle Eastern and South Asian markets.'
  • South China fuel oil volumes take slight fall
    Volume at approximately 1.97 million mt in the week ended September 21.
  • DNV's Triality VLCC project wins award
    Company representative 'pleased and honoured' to accept Lloyd's List Global Award.
  • Oversupply, high fuel costs to hit Saudi tanker's margins
    Oversupply, weak demand and high bunker costs have 'left shipping players around the world in awkward situation.'

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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%.
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
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.
US government initiative to introduce nuclear power into large-scale maritime transport
Washington
Proposals invited for the development of a mini-reactor model
The U.S. government has launched an initiative to...
With the latest version of the bill on ports, the task of finding resources for the Ports of Italy is offloaded onto the AdSPs
Rome
This was stated by the vice-president of the Democratic Party group in the Chamber, Valentina Ghio
Carnival Corporation is moving its headquarters from Panama to Bermuda.
Miami
Abandonment of the dual-listed company with the creation of Carnival Corporation Ltd.
The Hondius will arrive on Sunday in front of the port of Granadilla (Tenerife)
Vlissingen/Santa Cruz de Tenerife/London
Passengers will be taken by sea to the airport for their return home.
New quarterly record for vessel traffic in the Straits of Malacca and Singapore
Port Klang
Transits of all the main types of vessels are growing
The regulatory proposal on port governance passed by the Quirinale downsizes the Ports of Italy
Rome
Maersk's first quarter financial results still suffer from the negative phase of containerized shipping
Maersk's first quarter financial results still suffer from the negative phase of containerized shipping
Copenhagen
Positive performances in the port terminal segment and in that of other logistics activities
Global Ports Holding would like to expand its cruise terminal network in Alaska.
Haines
Proposal under development to manage Port Chilkoot cruise ship pier in Haines
CMA CGM plans to acquire a 34.34% stake in Luka Rijeka.
Rijeka
The stake is held by Port Acquisitions of the Czech group CE Industries.
The EPP Group in the European Parliament stresses the urgency of preventing foreign states from controlling EU ports.
Brussels
ECSA: The shipping sector is a geopolitical asset for Europe
Brussels
Study on the sector, which generates 148.7 billion euros of direct economic impact
Sick people on board the Hondius cruise ship will be evacuated by air ambulances
Vlissingen/Praia
Possible resumption of navigation towards Las Palmas or Tenerife
In the January-March quarter, maritime traffic in the Panama Canal grew by +4.8%
Panama
Cargo traffic in the ports of the Central American nation remains stable
New record number of passengers embarked on NCLH group cruise ships in a single quarter
Miami
Le Aziende informano
International Shipping Community to Gather in Genoa for Two Days of Maritime Dialogue and Networking
In the first quarter of 2026, vessel traffic in the Bosphorus Strait decreased by -1.7%
Ankara
2,169 tankers (-1.9%) and 7,026 other types of ships (-1.6%) passed through
A serious viral outbreak causes the deaths of three passengers on the Hondius cruise ship.
Vlissingen/Geneva
A quarter is hospitalized in intensive care in Johannesburg
Vote on IMO's Net-Zero Framework postponed again
London/Brussels/Washington
A new MEPC session is scheduled for December. Klann (T&E): The IMO cannot allow postponements to become the new normal.
Royal Caribbean reports record first-quarter financial results and a new all-time passenger record
Miami
Mediterranean cruise bookings slow down
In the first three months of 2026, Ocean Network Express revenues decreased by -6%.
Singapore
During the period, the company's ships transported 3.2 million containers (+4%)
PSA International acquires 30% stake in Chinese terminal operator Xiamen Container Terminal Group
Singapore/Xiamen/Shenzhen
Transaction valued at approximately $387 million
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.
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
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
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
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
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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
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.
Marabello is the new secretary general of the Strait of Messina Port Authority.
Messina
The assignment lasts four years
Rising energy costs weigh on Finnlines' latest quarterly financial statement.
Helsinki
Doepel: Burdens further increased by EU ETS implementation
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
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
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
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
››› 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
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
New ART provision on regulatory measures for the awarding of maritime cabotage services
Rome
New elements in the service award procedures
Appointment of the extraordinary commissioners of the Central Adriatic and Eastern Sicily Port Authority
Rome
Salvini asks the governors of Marche and Abruzzo to reach an agreement on Lega Nord's Carloni.
Confitarma welcomes the approval of the bill to enhance marine resources.
Rome
Zanetti: a further step in the direction long indicated by the Confederation
The 2025 financial statements of the Northern Tyrrhenian and Eastern Adriatic Port Authorities have been approved.
Livorno/Trieste
They were examined today by the Management Committees
Record quarterly freight traffic in Albanian ports
Tirana
In the first quarter of this year, almost 2.3 million tons were handled (+38.8%)
DSV records a decline in net profit of -41.7% in the first quarter
Hedehusene
Downturn due to extraordinary expenses for the merger with Schenker
Filt, Fit and Uilt urge the Western Liguria Port Authority to focus on worker and safety issues
Genoa
The 2025 budget of the Southern Tyrrhenian and Ionian Sea Port Authority has been approved.
Gioia Tauro
Administrative surplus of 128.9 million euros
Rixi: Additional resources for the completion of Genoa's new breakwater.
Rome
They will be used for the consolidation of the seabed and for design adjustments
Chinese terminal operators COSCO Shipping Ports and CMPort report increased quarterly revenues.
Hong Kong
Increases determined by the greater volume of containers handled by port terminals
Dirk Jan Storm has been appointed president of PSA Italy
Genoa
He takes over from Marco Conforti, who has reached the end of his three-year term.
In the first three months of 2026, CIMC's container sales decreased by -10.5%
Hong Kong
Dry box sales dropped 13.3%. Reefer sales increased 30.2%.
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