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August 22, 2012
Sched Netweb site
  • MOL to raise 50pc capacity of its Japan-Indonesia-SE Asia service
  • Singapore's APL to quit Westbound Transpacific Stabilisation Agreement
  • Shipping industry faces sea change as bigger box ships ply all trade lanes
  • MSC declares it will stop all services to Iran to comply with sanctions
  • United States cracks down on petroleum product trade to and from Iran
  • Hapag-Lloyd reduces quarterly loss on 21pc higher revenue, improved rates
  • Maersk pulls back from reefer sector due to high investment, low return
  • Fujian's seven-month box throughput grows 9.9pc to 5.79 million TEU
  • China's transportation network to hit 4.9 million kilometres in three years
  • Shanghai to introduce measures to create world class express business
  • Damco first half pre-tax profit rises 42pc to US$51 million, sales up 12pc
  • Indian major port April-July container volume flat at 2.62 million TEU
  • AP Moller's Lagos container terminal set to handle 720,000 TEU this year
  • Port of Baltimore handles record US$51 billion worth of cargo in 2011
  • Hot sauce spill at FedEx Memphis cargo hub results in 102 needing treatment
  • China Southern's July air cargo volume climbs 9.1pc to 98,000 tonnes
  • SIA Cargo adds Sao Paulo to destinations of scheduled freighter flights
  • West Atlantic plays role in Airbus abandoning its A320P2F conversions

Exim Indiaweb site
AUGUST 21, 2012
  • Caravel Logistics launches new feeder service through Port Pipavav
  • Container equipment fleet surges in 2011
  • Emirates Shipping Line launches Far East-Gulf Express service
  • JBS Academy conducts 'Ship Draft Survey' training at APSEZ
  • Kandla Port emerging as global logistics hub: Dr Vaghela
  • Major Ports handle 5 pc less cargo in April-July period
  • New Mangalore Port, MRPL set to get SPM boost
  • US Customs unsure of 100 pc box inspection at ports
  • SBI opens branch at Arshiya's FTWZ in Mumbai (Panvel)
  • Exports may perk up in Sept.: Sharma
  • Exports may slip below $ 300 bn in FY13: Assocham
  • Extractors urge govt to cut duty on oilmeal imports
  • Import duty on power gear inadequate: BHEL
  • INR recovers on fresh dollar selling
  • Sharma to resolve widening trade deficit issue with China
  • SME exporters earn high profit margins: Crisil
  • World economic recovery suffers fresh setbacks, ICC/Ifo survey shows

International Transport Journalweb site
AUGUST 21, 2012
  • OAG Cargo gets new vice-president
    OAG Cargo, a specialist for the supply of data and information products for the global aviation industry, has selected Alv Hill as interim executive vice-president. The appointment...
  • More rest areas in Australia
    Regular users of the Bruce Highway between Howard and Childers in Queensland (Australia) now have the opportunity to use a new government-built rest area on the southbound lane. On...
  • U.S. Xpress and Maritime-Ontario launch North American shipping partnership
    U.S. Xpress Enterprises, a leading provider of transportation services throughout North America, and Maritime-Ontario Freight Lines Limited (M-O), a top Canadian freight carrier, h...
  • More Mahan to Malaysia
    Exactly one week ago, Iran's Mahan Air commenced scheduled flights between Teheran and Kuala Lumpur. The airline is initially operating two weekly services (due to bilateral freque...
  • CN to invest USD 35 million in Wisconsin
    The North American railroad CN and Superior Silica Sands have signed a multi-year agreement to move frac sand from a new processing plant now under construction in northern Wiscons...
  • Siemens supplies signalling for new line in Algeria
    The rail automation specialist Estel RA, a joint venture of the Algerian national company for rail transport (SNTF) and Siemens has been mandated by Algeria's national railway inve...
  • Korean Cargo brings B747F back to South America
    Korean Air Cargo once again began to operate a Boeing B747 freighter service to South America last week (week 33). The aircraft is routed via Lima (Peru) and Sao Paulo Viracopos (B...
  • Air Astana increases service to Delhi and launches Beijing route
    Starting today, 21 August 2012, Kazakhstan-based Air Astana is increasing its Almaty - Delhi service. It now operates this route five times a week instead of three. Starting on 25...
  • Yusen Logistics now active in Bangladesh
    Yusen Logistics has established operations in Bangladesh which will open for business on 15 October. The company stated that Bangladesh, among the "Next 11" emerging econ...
  • TNT Express: road delivery for Tencent in China
    TNT Express has signed a deal to become the primary road delivery service provider in China for Tencent, one of the country's largest internet service companies. Under the agreemen...
  • AEB selects new general manager for Asia-Pacific
    AEB (Asia Pacific) Pte Ltd has appointed Thomas Halliday as its new general manager. He will be based in Singapore and is to focus on growth across APAC region. Halliday, who was m...
  • Hapag-Lloyd names new vessel "Hamburg Express"
    The Hamburg (Germany)-based shipping company Hapag-Lloyd held a ceremony at the HHLA Container Terminal Altenwerder (CTA) to name its first 13,000 teu vessel "Hamburg Express" on ...

Marine Logweb site
AUGUST 21, 2012
  • FPSO conversion starts at Brazil's former Ishibras
  • Chouest to hire 250 to 500 employees for LaShip shipyard
  • USMMA gets "space" ship for training
  • Conrad Industries adds to backlog
  • Imtech system nominated for innovation award
  • Kvichak delivers utility vessels to Superior Energy
  • Cummings urges Obama to support Jones Act in SPR draw down

World Wide Shipperweb site
AUGUST 21, 2012
  • Columbia River Crossing added to President's We Can't Wait list
  • Crowley rejoining tanker trades with purchase of new Jones Act ships
  • World Trade Center Tacoma schedules annual Globe Awards
  • Trucks earn safety stickers at Port of Tacoma workshop
  • Coast Guard teams with National Guard in Columbia River training exercise

Lloyd's Listweb site
AUGUST 21, 2012
  • Global aframax earnings fall to lowest point so far this year
    Baltic Sea earnings hit lowest point on record despite slow steaming in the region picking up
  • IMO gears up for critical nickel ore meeting
    Safety concerns rekindled by Vinalines Queen casualty
  • Can test is not reliable
    Trade association insists there is no rough and ready way to check safety
  • Chinese coal demand faces stormy prospects
    Steam coal imports have defied drop in power consumption - but for how long?
  • MSC Flaminia to be inspected before sailing into German waters
    NSB has yet to confirm which port will accept stricken boxship
  • Jury is out on South Korean government shipyard finance boost
    Policy may not be easy to implement
  • Five-year-old capesizes and VLCCs worth the same on dollar per dwt
    Baltic Exchange's sale and purchase assessments show continued decline in values
  • MSC Flaminia gets help from Germany
    Agreement to take stricken boxship in German waters raises questions over selection of place of refuge
  • Colombia resumes coal exports as rail workers end month-long strike
    Dispute halted some 4m tonnes of bulk movements
  • Burden of Seychelles piracy trials must be eased, says UK report
    House of Lords also warns on transferring pirates back to prisons in Somalia
  • Rongsheng results reveal slump in cash reserves
    Updated: Efforts to retain orders by extending order deadlines hit cashflow
  • Iron-ore market loses faith in swift demand recovery
    Price of 2013 futures falls below $100 per tonne
  • Dover sees fall in haulier demand
    Port facing privatisation reports dip in freight and passenger traffic
  • Torm's losses and debts deepen
    Weak market increases owner's second-quarter loss
  • Shipbuilder P+S to file for insolvency
    State aid is insufficient for German group's rescue plan, says company chief Rüdiger Fuchs
  • Crowley buys Jones Act product tanker pair from Aker Philadelphia
    Shipyard relieved after $250m deal for speculative newbuilds
  • Drewry sticks to 6% growth forecast for box terminals
    Annual report says emerging economies will show strongest increase, with container demand 'quite flat' in Europe and little growth in North America
  • James Fisher reports strong growth
    Group buoyed by 'robust' demand for specialist technical and offshore units
  • Raveh to step down from Zim
    New chief financial officer to be announced in days
  • Navios Acquisition posts loss despite soaring revenues
    Angeliki Frangou contrasts tanker company growth story with struggling peers
  • Experts urge Nigeria to rethink its stance on private maritime security
    Contracts that generate interest and controversy are a 'double-edged sword'
  • Nigerians hold the solution to piracy and oil theft
    Focus needs to be on answer that is not security dominated but one that involves the community
  • GasLog remains bullish despite loss
    Revenues will quadruple by 2015 as LNG fleet expands
  • Privalov to face criminal charges over Sovcomflot role
    September date set for $67m misappropriation hearing
  • DSF benefits from international bank withdrawal from ship finance
    Copenhagen financier will support credit-worthy Danish interests
  • Recession in Europe weakens DFDS results
    More turbulence ahead as 'difficult' cross-Channel start-up faces new competition
  • Pirates' monsoon washout
    Attacks on ships are way down thanks to strong winds, heavy rain and big waves - but let's see what happens when the sea calms down

Fairplayweb site
AUGUST 21, 2012
  • Breaking prices surge
    INDIAN breakers were about the only ship recyclers in action last week, with Bangladesh and Pakistan celebrating the end of Ramadan
  • Browse to be floating scheme?
    ROYAL Dutch Shell has bought Chevron's interest in the Browse LNG scheme in Australia, which could become a floating project, IHS World Markets Energy reported today
  • Jiangnan HI's profits drop by 87%
    CSSC TODAY said profits dropped by 87% year on year in H1 of this year at its Shanghai-listed subsidiary Jiangnan HI
  • Navios raises tanker cover
    ANGELIKI Frangou's tanker company Navios Acquisition today reported further progress in securing long-term charter coverage
  • Havila issuing $89M in bonds
    HAVILA Shipping, the Norwegian offshore service vessel owner, said it is issuing 500M kroner ($89M) in bonds
  • GasLog touts LNG fundamentals
    NYSE-listed GasLog, the newest entrant to the US public markets, today forecast continued LNG strength, driven by project developments
  • TORM loses five times more
    TORM SAID today its interim losses for 2Q12 were more than five times those of the previous-year period
  • Korea Line issues shares
    KOREA Line issued 653,143 shares today to several companies that include some of the restructuring group's creditors
  • DFDS issues profit warning
    DFDS, the listed Danish ferry and logistics company, has issued a profit warning after reporting a sharp drop in 2Q12 profits
  • Indonesian coal lifts Panamaxes, Supramaxes
    A RISE IN Indonesia's thermal coal fixtures has injected more business into the Asian Panamax and Supramax market
  • VLGC rates reach 2012 high
    FREIGHT rates to ship LPG on the benchmark Persian Gulf/Far East route have hit a 2012 high of $77.219/tonne
  • Yard resales rule bulker S&P
    BUYERS are exploiting lower asset prices, producing another fruitful week for Chinese yards that are holding cancelled newbuilding orders
  • RSHI profits fall (just) 82%
    OUTSHINING other yards in China, Rongsheng HI today unveiled profits of 216M yuan ($34M) for the first six months of the year
  • GO unveils slip in profits
    GOLDEN Ocean, the listed drybulk group in John Fredriksen's business empire, predicted today that tonnage oversupply is likely to delay a major freight rate recovery
  • Trans-Pacific box rate gains gone
    TRANS-Pacific box rates have dropped off since posting substantial gains, suggesting the third-quarter peak season remains fragile

The Journal of Commerceweb site
AUGUST 21, 2012
  • MSC Flaminia to Be Towed to German Anchorage
    The fire-damaged container ship MSC Flaminia will be towed to a sheltered anchorage in German waters for evaluation before it...
  • BlueGrace Named Fastest-Growing Logistics Operator
    BlueGrace Logistics, Riverview, Fla., increased its revenue 7,368 percent over three years to $63.6 million in 2011, making the Florida-based...
  • Kings Point to Get New Training Ship
    A ship used for recovery of solid-fuel rocket boosters from the space shuttle will be converted for use as a...
  • DFDS Slashes 2012 Earnings Guidance
    Denmark's DFDS cut its 2012 earnings guidance after Europe's largest short-sea shipping and logistics group's second quarter profit slumped amid...
  • Taiwan, Thailand Downgrade Export Forecasts
    The Asian export outlook continues to weaken, according to the latest export forecasts from Taiwan and Thailand. Taiwan export...
  • China Ports' TEU Share Hits 30 Percent
    China's container ports now handle 30 percent of international container volume, which has more than doubled in the last decade,...
  • NYK Line Sets Oct. 1 Atlantic Rate Increase
    NYK Line said it will implement an Oct. 1 general rate increase for trans-Atlantic cargo. The increase will...
  • Crowley Buys Two Jones Act Tankers
    Crowley Maritime Corp.'s petroleum and chemical transportation group has purchased two 45,800-deadweight-ton tankers Aker Philadelphia Shipyard has been building on...
  • Derailed CSX Train Kills Two Outside Baltimore
    A CSX Transportation train hauling coal derailed shortly after midnight Tuesday outside of Baltimore, killing two women who were on...
  • Carriers Won't Fight APM's Virginia Bid
    Mediterranean Shipping Co. and CMA CGM say they no longer object to a proposal by APM Terminals to take over...
  • Caravel Logistics Launches India-Mideast Feeder Link
    Caravel Logistics has launched a feeder link between India and the Middle East. From Port Pipavav on India's west...
  • HKIA Extends Year-Over-Year Decline
    The world's largest freight airport saw a slight month-on-month increase in volume during July, but growth compared to 2011 remained...
  • Emirates Shipping to Launch Far East-Gulf Service
    Emirates Shipping Line plans to expand its intra-Asia service network by buying slots on the Pacific South & Gulf Service...

Containerisation Internationalweb site
AUGUST 21, 2012
  • Zim Line's CFO resigns
    It has been announced that Zim Line's much-liked chief financial officer Allon Raveh (in photo) will leave the company by the end of the year. No replacement has ...
  • Angola to invest in Cabinda
    Angola's Minister of Transport has announced that the government is prepared to spend USD1 billion over the next five years on improving port infrastructure in ...
  • Russian trade hits the rocks
    Russian ports joined the rest of Europe in terms of declining container cargo growth in the first half of the year. St Petersburg's growth reached just 1.5% compared ...
  • Wan Hai and MOL merge Intra Asia loop as volumes in SE Asia/Japan jump
    Taiwan's Wan Hai Lines (WHL) has announced that it is merging its New Super 1 (NS1) service with MOL's CHS3 sling, creating for both more capacity and a wider geographical ...
  • Tacoma's volumes soar on back of new GA string
    Container volumes through the US Pacific Northwest Port of Tacoma have soared by 20% year-on-year on the back of the new Grand Alliance (GA) service that it won ...
  • China's growth under pressure
    That was the stark message given by Chinese Prime Minister, Wen Jiabao, at the weekend. He said that the nation's economy was 'under pressure' and that it is facing ...
  • Lords change view on armed guards
    The UK's House of Lords EU Committee for External Affairs has published a follow-up report on Somali piracy in which it says that it has 'changed its view on the ...
  • MSC Flaminia: set to enter German waters

TradeWindsweb site
AUGUST 21, 2012
  • CMA CGM beefs up board
    France's largest containership operator has recruited three career politicians to join its board of directors.
  • CSDC scraps again
    China Shipping Development has continued its scrapping drive after selling one of its ageing bulkers to be chopped up in its homeland.
  • Navios narrows deficit
    Angeliki Frangou's Navios Maritime Acquisition posted a second-quarter loss Tuesday despite a 38% surge in revenue.
  • Farstad rues oversupply
    Norway's Farstad has lamented the rapid increase in the number of platform supply vessel newbuilds hitting the water.
  • Germany pulls the plug
    Cash-strapped German shipbuilder P+S Werften is filing for insolvency after the state pulled the plug on rescue funding.
  • CSDC record ended
    China Shipping Development has chalked up its first half-year loss as a listed company.
  • Boa charter chopped
    Singapore's Emas AMC is not extending its charter of a BOA OCV deepwater subsea vessel.
  • Floatel firms Keppel rig
    Floatel has firmed up a contract with Keppel FELS for a $315m accommodation rig.
  • Privalov stands trial
    Sovcomflot's former London chief Yuri Privalov is to face court action in Russia on charges of embezzling $67m of the company's cash.
  • Raveh leaving Zim
    Zim CFO Allon Raveh is to leave at the end of the year, with a successor due to be announced within days.
  • GasLog on the nose
    GasLog has again promised to pay a dividend by the end of the year after hitting Wall Street forecasts on the nose in the second quarter.
  • Fun on the Fringe
    Shipping is not a laugh a minute right now so we have borrowed a one liner from the funniest man at the Edinburgh Fringe Festival to help brighten up your day.
  • MEO surge goes on
    Miclyn Express Offshore has completed a stellar full year thanks to its rapid expansion.
  • Doychev freed
    Bulgarian shipowner Doychin Doychev has been released from police custody after an initial hearing in his drugs-bust case.
  • Fire hits German bulker
    Firefighters have tackled a small blaze on an Oldendorff Carriers bulker in New Zealand.
  • Rongsheng rocked
    China Rongsheng Heavy Industries laid bare the challenging picture for the Chinese shipbuilding market after seeing its first half profit collapse.
  • End of the road
    A 1974-built cargo ro-ro has been put up for sale by its Fijian owner.
  • DFDS sees headwinds
    Danish ferry operator DFDS has dimmed its full-year forecast after making a difficult start to life in the English Channel.
  • Havila hits the mark
    Havila Shipping has finished its latest trip to the bond market more than $80m to the good.
  • CNOOC adds one
    Chinese oil company CNOOC has ordered an offshore installation ship at a CSSC shipyard.
  • Tanker gains for Fisher
    UK shipping group James Fisher has posted a bigger profit in the first six months as its small products tankers enjoyed a spot-rate boost.
  • Torm loss deepens
    Torm continued to burn cash in the second quarter as it fought to remove the financial black cloud hanging over its head.
  • Mixed for GOGL
    Norwegian bulker owner Golden Ocean (GOGL) has survived a weaker second quarter to turn around its loss over the first six months.
  • Cape pair head for demo
    Two more early-1990s capesize bulkers look to have been sent for demolition in the face of poor freight rates.
  • Aegean eyes Hong Kong
    Aegean Marine Petroleum Network plans to expand its global network by establishing operations in Hong Kong.

American Shipperweb site
AUGUST 21, 2012
  • ILA protests military cargo handling in Charleston
    The union contends the Marines are allowing Jacksonville, Fla.-based Portus Stevedoring Co. to move its military cargo operation from Jacksonville to Charleston to bypass the use of ILA workers in Charleston.
  • BlueWater Reporting to release West Coast port call analysis
  • Manhattan provides growth to Fantastic Holdings
  • Report: Sustainable supply chain to benefit food shippers
  • Drewry: 800 million TEUs in global throughput by 2017
    Nearly one in three TEUs on a global basis is now handled at a Chinese port, compared to 19 percent in 2002. Meanwhile, global container volume rose to 588.8 million TEUs in 2011, compared to 279.3 million in 2002.
  • Emirates joins Asia-Mideast leg of GA/Hanjin loop
  • Low water stalls Mississippi barge traffic
    The Army Corps of Engineers is trying to dredge the river channel in areas to keep commodities flowing, but many shippers complain they have to ship lighter loads to ensure vessels don't hit bottom.
  • Flaminia owner hopes to enter German waters
  • Cadec extends performance management scorecards
  • MSC raises Med-U.S. rates in October
  • New international maritime labor regs ratified
    The ILO Maritime Labor Convention (MLC) was recently ratified by Russia and the Philippines, meaning the required 30 ILO member states had approved the international regulation. It goes into effect from August 2013.
  • CSX derailment near Baltimore kills 2
  • Washington Notebook: FDA's F.U. inspection sounds worse than it is
  • Crowley adds 2 new Jones Act tankers
  • Registry for U.S. apparel, footwear suppliers
  • Zim CFO to leave at year's end
  • CMA CGM adds 3 directors

The Bunker Bulletinweb site
AUGUST 21, 2012
  • Bominflot expands Mediterranean operations
    Company has extended its Spanish supply operation to the Ports of Alicante and Castellon.
  • Containerships set to become ever larger
    Average capacity has increased 25% in the last four years.
  • Market mainly firm in Fujairah
    Suez prices lack direction.
  • Markets lack direction in North West Europe
    No congestion in Rotterdam.
  • Noble Group declines to comment on Tolson departure
    Source says it is 'business as usual' at Singapore office.
  • Contract for LNG bunkering report goes to Germanischer Lloyd
    Study will help in the drafting of EU-wide standards.
  • Shipbuilder sees profits collapse
    But Rongsheng predicts 'enormous demand' for fuel-efficient vessels when recovery beings.
  • Bunker prices show little movement in Asian hubs
    Supplies of bunker fuels were fine at key Asian ports on Tuesday.
  • American scientists discuss alternative bunker fuel
    Material releases 15% lower soot-like particulates with 26% lesser nitrogen oxide emissions.
  • Scottish ferry operators order fuel efficient thrusters
    Vessels to be fitted with Rolls-Royce thrusters at Cammell Laird shipyard.
  • Titan court hearing adjourned to early September
    Extension granted by Bermuda court after inital hearing of SPHL's petition on August 16.
  • Hong Kong supplier takes 'cautiously optimist approach' for 2012
    Credit risk 'an area of concern', says Chimbusco Pan Nation Petro-chemical spokesman.

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The mandate of the EuNavFor Aspides mission has been extended until 28 February 2027.
Brussels
A budget of almost 15 million euros has been approved
The EU-ETS Observatory of Puertos del Estado confirms the risk of loss of container traffic share of European ports
The EU-ETS Observatory of Puertos del Estado confirms the risk of loss of container traffic share of European ports
Madrid
Santana: We believe that some aspects of the ETS should be monitored and, where necessary, revised.
Tidewater acquires Brazil's Wilson Sons Ultratug Participações for $500 million.
Houston
It has a fleet of 22 Platform Supply Vessels
Trump attempts to circumvent the Supreme Court ruling by introducing temporary tariffs
Trump attempts to circumvent the Supreme Court ruling by introducing temporary tariffs
Washington/Suitland
An executive order confirming the suspension of the "de minimis" regime was also signed.
Slight growth in freight traffic in the port of Ancona in 2025
Ancona
Rolling stock slightly down. Passenger numbers significantly down.
Construction of the cruise terminal at Molo San Cataldo in Taranto will begin in October.
London
Global Ports Holding invests over €4.5 million
One dead and four injured on board the cruise ship World Legacy (formerly Moby Zaza )
Singapore
A fire broke out on the unit
SBB CFF FFS Cargo has sold 31 locomotives to Nordic Re-Finance
Bern
The Swiss company plans to equip itself exclusively with vehicles produced by Stadler Rail Valencia by 2035.
Last year, freight traffic in the port of Hamburg grew by 2.6 percent.
Last year, freight traffic in the port of Hamburg grew by 2.6 percent.
Hamburg
Containers boosted the growth. Volumes remained stable in the fourth quarter alone.
In the fourth quarter of 2025, the DFDS Group recorded a net loss of DKK -286 million.
Copenhagen
Last year, cargo traffic in Montenegro's ports grew by 1.6%.
Podgorica
Cargoes to and from Italy alone increased by +64.6%
To APM Terminals the 37.5% of the Southern Container Terminal of the port of Jeddah
The Hague/Dubai
DP World will keep the remaining 62.5%
Continues the bending of the traffic of the container in the port of Los Angeles
Los Angeles
In January decrease of -12.1%. Bown: the state of exports to China seems bad
In the fourth trimester of the 2025 the traffic of the goods in the port of Civitavecchia is increased of +8.6%
Civitavecchia
In the whole year growth was +3.1%
Samskip sells marine and logistic services with the United Kingdom and Ireland to the CLdN
Luxembourg/Rotterdam
The agreement includes rental agreements for over 5,000 multimodal load units
The Antitrust has reopened the procedure on the concentration between the Ignazio Messina & C. and the Terminal San Giorgio
Rome
The International Chamber of Shipping against the new harbour taxes programmed by the US government
Washington
Necessary - the association emphasizes - carefully coordinated political solutions
Norwegian Cruise Line Holdings orders three new ships from cruise to Fincantieri
Miami/Trieste
They are destined to the companies Norwegian Cruise Line, Oceania Cruises and Regent Seven Seas Cruises
Hapag-Lloyd and ZIM agreed on a merger agreement
Haifa/Hamburg
The German company will pay up to $2.5 billion
America's Maritime Action Plan proposes a new tax on foreign-built ships from any nation entering U.S. ports.
Washington
It would be used to fund the new Maritime Security Trust Fund
Hapag-Lloyd to acquire Israeli ZIM
Hamburg
The German company will be responsible for international operations, while those in and with Israel will be assigned to the Tel Aviv-based private equity firm FIMI Opportunity Funds.
Sultan Ahmed bin Sulayem leaves DP World after Epstein's involvement
Dubai
It Kazim appointed president and Yuvraj Narayan managing director
Eurogate and APM Terminals will invest a billion euros for the development of the North Sea Terminal Bremerhaven
Bremen/The Hague
CK Hutchison threatens appeals against APM Terminals if it will assume the management of the Panamanian ports of Cristóbal and Balboa
Hong Kong
Tomorrow will be inaugurated the new container terminal of transhipment of Damietta
Bremen/Melzo
Its ability to annual traffic will rise up to 3,3 million teu
Fincantieri presents an industrial plan that foresees the doubling of the production capacity of military vessels in Italian shipyards
Milan
For civil production, a reallocation of volumes to Romanian shipyards and an expansion in Vietnam are planned.
Fincantieri and Generative Bionics sign agreement to develop humanoid welding robots.
Trieste/Genoa
The first tests at the Sestri Ponente shipyard are scheduled for the end of this year
Slight increase in annual freight traffic handled by Croatian ports
Zagreb
Sharp drop in dry bulk offset by increase in liquid cargoes and record containers
The Grendi group expects to close 2025 with a record turnover of 158 million euros (+33%)
Genoa
Revenues increased by 10%, net of the effect of the acquisition of Dario Perioli.
South Korean HMM's quarterly and annual performances were negative.
South Korean HMM's quarterly and annual performances were negative.
Seoul
In 2025 the container fleet transported 3.94 million TEUs (+3.2%)
Offer to acquire European express courier InPost
Amsterdam/Luxembourg
It was submitted by a consortium comprising Advent International (37%), FedEx (37%), A&R Investments (16%) and PPF Group (10%)
Transocean and Valaris sign merger agreement
Steinhausen/Hamilton
The new company will have a fleet of 73 offshore vessels, including 33 ultra-deepwater drillships
Hapag-Lloyd expects to close the 2025 financial year with a 61% decline in operating profit.
Hamburg
Record loads transported by the fleet, growing by +8%.
FS establishes a company specializing in transport and infrastructure consultancy
London
The new company is based in London
Maritime traffic in the Suez Canal fell by 3.4% last year.
Maritime traffic in the Suez Canal fell by 3.4% last year.
Cairo
Growth of +9.0% in the fourth quarter alone. In December, transits increased by +13.1%.
The simplification law, rather than making things easier, complicates the lives of ship captains and burdens them with additional operational and legal responsibilities.
Genoa
BYD and Automar reach agreement for vehicle traffic through the port of Gioia Tauro.
Schiedam
The goal is to serve the central-southern Italian market.
Maersk Group announces 15% ground-based job cuts
Maersk Group announces 15% ground-based job cuts
Copenhagen
The quarterly and annual financial results are impacted by the reduction in the value of maritime freight rates.
In 2025, container traffic in the ports of Genoa and Savona-Vado Ligure reached a historic record of almost three million TEUs
Genoa
Cruise passengers increased by 6.1%; ferry passengers decreased by 4.0%.
Busan Port has again set its all-time record for annual container throughput.
Busan
Last year the total was 24.88 million TEUs (+2.0%)
Panama Ports Company has initiated arbitration proceedings against the Republic of Panama
Panama
Extensive damage reported and state authorities' reluctance to respond to repeated requests for confrontation
In 2025, freight traffic in Sardinia's ports grew by +3.0%
Cagliari
Slight decline in cruise passengers contained by the launch of home ports in Cagliari and Olbia
Freight traffic in the port of Barcelona to remain stable in 2025
Barcelona
In the fourth quarter alone, 16.7 million tonnes were handled (+4.5%)
Maersk and Hapag-Lloyd bring back India/Middle East-Mediterranean service via Suez
In 2025, ships transiting the Panama Canal increased by +14.1%
In 2025, ships transiting the Panama Canal increased by +14.1%
Panama
The ports of the Central American nation handled 9,915,357 containers (+3.6%)
Last year, container traffic in the port of Tangier Med reached a record 11.1 million TEUs (+8.4%)
Last year, container traffic in the port of Tangier Med reached a record 11.1 million TEUs (+8.4%)
Anjra
New all-time high in total goods
In 2025, Turkish ports handled a record traffic of 553.3 million tonnes of cargo (+4.0%)
Ankara
Container traffic in Italy reached a new all-time high of 678,715 TEUs (+9.8%). Ship traffic through the Bosphorus Strait declined.
APM Terminals will take over the interim management of the Panamanian ports of Cristóbal and Balboa.
Panama
President Mulino urged Panama Ports Company to cooperate fully in view of this new phase
New crop of historic records harvested by Chinese ports
New crop of historic records harvested by Chinese ports
Beijing
In 2025, maritime ports handled 11.63 billion tons of goods (+3.7%)
PPC denounces the contradictory nature of the ruling by the Supreme Court of Justice of Panama with respect to the current legal framework
Balboa
The company does not exclude the possibility of resorting to national and international legal action
Lukoil signs agreement with US-based Carlyle to sell the Russian group's international assets
Fly
The transaction will need to be authorized by the U.S. Office of Foreign Assets Control.
Panama's Supreme Court of Justice declares the law on the concession contract with the Panama Ports Company unconstitutional.
Panama
Last year, PPC port terminals handled 3.9 million containers
Royal Caribbean Cruises has ordered two new cruise ships from Chantiers de l'Atlantique with options for four more
Royal Caribbean Cruises has ordered two new cruise ships from Chantiers de l'Atlantique with options for four more
Miami
New orders for ten new river vessels are planned. A record financial year.
CMA CGM establishes a joint venture with Stonepeak to which it will contribute ten container terminals
New York/Los Angeles
The American company will own 75% and 25% of the shares, respectively. It will invest 2.4 billion dollars.
German rail freight companies reject 37% increase in train path prices
Berlin
Die Güterbahnen urges the Minister of Transport to present the promised reform of the fare system
FS Logistix increases weekly rotations on the Duisburg-Milan railway line from six to ten
Milan
Two daily connections are made in each direction
In the fourth quarter of 2025, freight traffic in the port of Antwerp-Zeebrugge decreased by -4.9%.
Antwerp
For the whole year the decline was -4.1%
Valletta Cruise Port records record annual cruise traffic
London
In 2025, there were 963 thousand passengers (+2.3%)
Evergreen invests up to nearly $1.5 billion in the construction of 23 container ships
Taipei
Seven 5,900 TEU vessels have been ordered from Jiangsu New Yangzi Shipbuilding and 16 3,100 TEU vessels from CSSC Huangpu Wenchong Shipbuilding.
In 2025, Spanish ports handled a record container traffic of almost 19 million TEUs
Madrid
New historic highs also for conventional goods and passengers
First container transhipment operation in an Algerian port
First container transhipment operation in an Algerian port
Algiers
It happened on Sunday at the port of Djen Djen
Truckers from Serbia, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Montenegro, and North Macedonia block borders
Belgrade
Week-long protest against the EU's new entry/exit system
Resumption of attacks against ships in the Red Sea region threatened
Tehran
They would be implemented in response to an escalation of US and allied military actions in the region.
New annual record for maritime traffic in the Straits of Malacca and Singapore
New annual record for maritime traffic in the Straits of Malacca and Singapore
Port Klang
Last year, for the first time, over 100,000 ships passed through
New record of sailors abandoned by shipowners
London
In 2025, 6,223 crew members from 410 ships were abandoned
Two FMC commissioners call on the US government to take action against Canadian and Mexican ports
Washington
Enforcement of provision aimed at preventing freight carriers from evading the Harbor Maintenance Fee urged
Annual container traffic handled by the port of Algeciras remains stable.
Algeciras
A 6.2% decrease in the weight of goods in containers was recorded
The EU Commission authorizes Italy to provide financial support for rail operations in ports.
Rome
Incentives for a maximum total of 30 million euros over five years
Shipping companies urge further incentives to speed up restoration of Suez Canal transits
Shipping companies urge further incentives to speed up restoration of Suez Canal transits
Ismailia
The need to reduce insurance premiums for vessels transiting the Red Sea region was also highlighted.
€3.1 million in unpaid regional maritime property fees recovered in Campanian ports
Naples
422 default notices to non-compliant dealers
In November 2025, freight traffic in the ports of Genoa and Savona-Vado dropped by -5.5%.
Genoa
The two airports recorded percentage variations of -7.5% and +0.6% respectively
EU ETS: Interferry calls for a halt to the 100% charge for ferry emissions in 2026.
Victoria
The vast majority of the revenues from the maritime ETS - the association denounces - are diverted to the national budgets of the Member States.
Finmar appointed agent in Italy for United Global Ro-Ro
Genoa
Two services scheduled with stops at the port of Genoa
Contract awarded for the expansion of the San Cataldo Pier in the port of Bari
Bari
They will be carried out by the Rti Fincantieri Infrastructure Opere Marittime, Boskalis Italia, Zeta and e-Marine
The digital registry of maritime workers and the digital navigation booklet are law
Genoa
Article 11 of Legislative Decree 19/2026 establishes AGEMAR
DB Cargo plans to cut around 6,000 jobs
Berlin
Negotiations with employee representatives to begin soon
In 2025, containers transported by RCL's fleet increased by +8.8%
Bangkok
Revenues from this activity grew by +5.2%
Regarding Tardini's nomination as president of the Western Sicily Port Authority, Salvini and Schifani have (for now) buried the hatchet.
Palermo
Annual container traffic grows by 5.4% at HHLA port terminals
Hamburg
Record revenues expected at 1.76 billion euros (+9.9%)
Container traffic at the Port of New York is expected to grow by 2.3% in 2025.
New York
Significant increase in full containers for export
Politics and Assiterminal celebrate the extension of the port bonus
Rome/Genoa
Ferrari: understood the value of the planning behind the reformulation of the law
Container traffic at the port of Hong Kong decreased by -3.2% in January
Hong Kong
1.13 million TEUs were handled
Costamare secures $940 million in revenue from the charter of 12 container ships
Monk
CMA CGM has ordered six 1,700 TEU LNG containerships from Cochin Shipyard.
Marseille
By the end of the year, the number of Indian seafarers on board the French group's ships will rise to 1,500.
Cargo traffic at the port of Singapore grew by 13.0% last month.
Singapore
Containers amounted to 3,892,370 TEUs (+11.3%)
Filt Cgil, meeting on the importance of Article 17 of Law 84/94
Rome
It will be held tomorrow in Rome at the Frentani Congress Center
Britta Weber has been appointed as the new chief executive officer of the Hupac Group.
Noise
He is the current vice president of UPS Healthcare for Europe and Asia.
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Saipem to acquire mobile offshore drilling unit for $272.5 million
Milan
Agreement with Norwegian Deep Value Driller
The 59th edition of the San Giorgio Award will be held in Genoa on February 20th.
Genoa
The Targa San Giorgio will be awarded to Gian Enzo Duci
Filt Cgil appeals against Cartour's authorization to carry out lashing and unlashing operations.
Medlog inaugurates a logistics park at Dammam's King Abdulaziz Port
Geneva
It occupies an area of over 100 thousand square meters
Manageritalia and Assologistica sign the renewal of the Ccnl managers of the logistics
Rome
Monthly gross earnings increase at 750 Euros in three tranche
Subscribed a binding agreement for the acquisition of Qube by Macquarie Asset Management
Sydney
It was unanimously approved by the Australian logistic group Cda
Meyer Turku completed the design of a cruise ship to zero net emissions
Turku
The main fuel is biomethanol
Last year the turnover of Kalmar grew by +1%
Helsinki
Operating income, net profit and new orders in increase respective of +26%, +28% and +8%
Terminal Investment Limited puts hands on the Peruvian port of Pisco
Lima
Acquired the Portuario de Paracas Terminal
Assagenti urges a more constant and timely information on the progress of the work of the new dam of Genoa
Grimaldi has taken delivery of the Grande Michigan
Naples
It is the eighth Pure Car and Truck Carrier ammonia ready of the Neapolitan group
Meeting between the presidents of the Maritime Federation and Assoporti
Rome
Mario Mattioli and Roberto Petri addressed the main issues of the maritime cluster
Morocco's Marsa Maroc participates in the development of the port of Monrovia
Casablanca
Contract for the management of two docks and the construction of a multipurpose terminal
South Korea's Pan Ocean buys ten VLCCs from compatriot SK Shipping
Seoul
Transaction valued at approximately $668 million
Stefano Messina has been confirmed as president of Assarmatori
Rome
He will also lead the shipowners' association in the four-year period 2026-2030
Roberto Mantovanelli has been appointed Secretary General of the Northern Adriatic Port Authority.
Venice
The 2026-2028 Three-Year Operational Plan for the Ports of Venice and Chioggia has been approved.
In 2025, Albanian ports handled a record traffic of 8.2 million tons of goods (+6.2%)
Tirana
A new peak in passengers also amounted to 1.7 million units (+6.4%)
WASS (Fincantieri) has been awarded a contract by Saudi Arabia for the supply of lightweight torpedoes
Trieste
The order is worth more than 200 million euros
Oxin (Somec) awarded a major order for the construction of kitchen, pantry, catering and bar areas for two cruise ships
San Vendemiano
The value of the order is 53 million euros
Sogedim launches a daily service between Carpi and Campogalliano/England
Carpi
Daily shuttle departing from the logistics hubs of Campogalliano, Carpi and Prato
Danaos Corporation reports record quarterly and annual revenue.
Athens
Profits are falling
CPPIB and OMERS are considering selling their 67% stake in Associated British Ports.
London
Maersk orders eight 18,600 TEU dual-fuel containerships
Copenhagen
Built by New Times Shipbuilding Co., they will be delivered between 2029 and 2030.
PaxOcean opens new shipyard in Singapore
Singapore
It occupies an area of 17.3 hectares
The largest container ship ever arrived in the port of Trieste
Trieste
Port of call of the "MSC Diana" which has a capacity of approximately 19,000 TEUs
Antin Infrastructure Partners acquires U.S. shipbuilder Vigor Marine Group
New York
It has shipyards in Seattle, Portland, Vancouver, San Diego and Norfolk
In 2025, Moroccan ports handled a record traffic of 262.6 million tons of goods (+8.9%)
Rabat
Transhipment equal to 50.5% of the total
Yang Ming deploys first of five 15,500 TEU dual-fuel LNG vessels on Asia-Mediterranean route
Keelung
It will be used in the MD2 service
Study highlights challenges for LNG containerships in complying with future cold ironing connection requirements
Berlin/Hamburg
Fincantieri and Wsense reach agreement to offer cutting-edge underwater systems
Trieste
Co-development of advanced wireless technology solutions planned
Study finds high levels of persistent organic pollutants caused by shipbreaking activities
Brussels
Port of Livorno: tender for ship-generated waste management begins
Livorno
The expected value of the contract is over 40 million euros
DSV revenue and profits impacted by Schenker acquisition
Copenhagen
In 2025, turnover grew by +48.0%
Wärtsilä reports significant growth in quarterly and annual results for the Marine segment
Helsinki
The Finnish group's new orders acquired in 2025 remain stable.
Dutch company Portwise has been bought by its compatriot Haskoning
Rijswijk
The company offers solutions for optimizing terminal operations through automation and electrification
Construction of the first of six container ships for Italia Marittima has begun in China.
Trieste
The ships, which will be able to use traditional fuel and methanol, will have a capacity of 2,400 TEUs
In the Strait of Hormuz, armed vessels ordered a US tanker to stop
Southampton/London
GTS announces new rail services between the port of Genoa and central and southern Italy.
Bari
Connections via the Segrate Milan terminal
Kuehne+Nagel expands CargoCity South at Frankfurt Airport
Schindellegi
A new facility will be completed and taken over at the end of 2028
The number of dual-fuel vessels employed by liner shipping lines is set to double by 2025
Washington
Currently, 74% of the order book consists of units of this type
AD Ports signs agreement to build and operate multipurpose terminal at Matadi Port
Abu Dhabi/Kinshasa
Relaunch of the Banana Deepwater Port Construction Project
Confitarma: The Revenue Agency's position risks having serious repercussions on Italian seafarers' employment.
Rome
Bucchioni appointed pro tempore president of the Association of Freight Forwarders of the Port of La Spezia
La Spezia
The tender for the development of the shipbuilding hub in the port of Ancona has begun.
Ancona
The AdSP Management Committee has approved the call for tenders
ONE's quarterly financial performance declines further
Singapore
The volume of containerized cargo transported by the fleet remains stable
Laura DiBella's nomination for FMC presidency has been signed.
Washington
His term will expire on June 30, 2028.
Port of Singapore saw record bunker deliveries in 2025
Singapore
PSA-MOL joint venture to manage a new ro-ro terminal
The port of Taranto was visited by a delegation from the Japanese FLOWRA
Taranto
The association brings together 21 of the main Japanese energy players
ABB's new orders in a quarter exceed $10 billion for the first time.
Zurich
Growing demand in the maritime, port and railway sectors
In the United States, MSC was fined a total of $22.67 million
Washington
The Federal Maritime Commission has released the results of an investigation
Signal Ocean has acquired AXSMarine
Paris/London
The company offers web platforms to support the ship charter sector
CSC Vespucci and Livorno Reefer will form a single platform dedicated to fruit and vegetable and exotic products in the port of Livorno
Livorno
Livorno Reefer to acquire stake in CSC
Stena RoRo has placed an order for two ro-ro vessels in China with options for four more.
Gothenburg
They were designed in cooperation with the Italian Naos
Shanghai Zhonggu Logistics Co. to Order Four New 6,000-TEU Containerships
Shanghai
The order will include options for two additional vessels
UPS revenues decreased by 2.6% in 2025
In the last quarter alone, a decrease of -3.2% was recorded
ICS has published its periodic analysis of flag state performance
London
Michail Stahlhut will step down as CEO of Hupac in May
Noise
Bertschi: Under his leadership, the company's position as a leading provider of combined road/rail transport in Europe has been strengthened.
Members of the Ravenna Marine Resource Partnership Body have been appointed.
Ravenna
It will meet for the first time on February 4th and will remain in office for four years
Messina (Assarmatori): MIT's decree on cold ironing is a good thing.
Rome
This is a fundamental step - he underlined - to ensure that the electrification of the platforms is actually usable.
Contship has joined the Digital Container Shipping Association's DCSA+ program.
Melzo
Among the goals, improving the efficiency of terminal operations, the accuracy of planning and collaboration with shipping companies.
The Argentine Port Workers' Federation threatens a strike at national ports.
The Silver
Action in support of workers at the port of Concepción del Uruguay
In 2025, freight traffic in the port of Taranto grew by +0.8%
Taranto
In the last quarter alone, a decrease of -22.6% was recorded
Last year, container traffic in the port of Valencia grew by +3.4%
Valencia
5,662,661 TEUs were handled
Fincantieri wins Italian Navy contract to enhance naval vessels' cyber resilience
New facility in Charleston for the production and testing of marine power and propulsion systems
Arlington
It was inaugurated by Leonardo DRS, a subsidiary of the Italian Leonardo
Project to strengthen maritime and port cybersecurity
Brest/Brussels/Rome
The partners are France Cyber Maritime, FEPORT and the Federation of the Sea
Container traffic at the Port of Los Angeles fell by 10.6% in the last quarter of 2025.
Los Angeles
A decrease of -0.6% was recorded for the whole year
In the first six months of operation InnoWay Trieste produced 170 railway wagons
Trieste
The construction of 600 units is planned in Bagnoli della Rosandra in 2026
Ferretti rejects KKCG Maritime's partial and conditional voluntary takeover bid.
Milan
Strong confidence in the company's long-term strategy reaffirmed
Haropa Port sets new container traffic record
Le Havre
Last year, overall freight traffic increased by +2%
Decio Lucano, the dean of shipping journalists, has passed away.
Genoa
His paper adventures are countless, including "Vita e Mare" and "TMM", but also digital with "DL News"
Marsa Maroc orders 106 electric terminal tractors from Terberg
Benschop
They will be employed in the port of Nador West Med
Contargo acquires 50% of Cargo-Center-Graz Logistik
Mannheim
The German company extends its intermodal network to the Adriatic ports of Koper and Rijeka.
A single binding offer from Dubai for the purchase of the Venice Ro-Port Mos
Venice
The company manages the terminal for the motorways of the sea and cruises in Fusina
The Port of Long Beach handled record container traffic in 2025
Long Beach
In the last quarter, a decrease of -8.8% was recorded
HMM to introduce AI-based autonomous navigation solutions on 40 vessels
Seoul
Contract with Avikus and agreement with KSOE
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
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Shipping AgentsTruckers
MEETINGS
Filt Cgil, meeting on the importance of Article 17 of Law 84/94
Rome
It will be held tomorrow in Rome at the Frentani Congress Center
A conference on congestion in the North West logistics system will be held in Genoa on January 19th.
Genoa
It will be held at the Transparency Hall of the Liguria Region
››› Meetings File
PRESS REVIEW
Auction of megaterminal in Santos may be postponed due to deadlock within the Federal Government
(A Tribuna)
East Port Said Port faces a new challenge with Europe's carbon rules for shipping
(EnterpriseAM)
››› Press Review File
FORUM of Shipping
and Logistics
Intervento del presidente Tomaso Cognolato
Roma, 19 giugno 2025
››› File
Two new rail connections to Germany from the Padua Interport
Padua
They are operated by InRail and LTE Italia
Intersea has become the general agent in Italy for the Portuguese GS Lines
Genoa
The shipping company is part of Grupo Sousa
MSC and Qatari company Maha to develop and manage the Libyan port of Misurata
Paris/Misurata
An investment of 1.5 billion dollars is expected
F2i has been awarded the concession for the Lavagna tourist port
Milan
The concession contract will have a duration of 50 years
Eni launches the hull of the Coral North FLNG
Geoje/San Donato Milanese
It will be used offshore Cabo Delgado, north of Mozambique.
Laghezza has acquired a logistics warehouse in Sarzana
La Spezia
The aim is to establish a local hub for local production activities.
The Red Sea Container Terminal at the Egyptian port of Sokhna has been inaugurated.
Sokhna
It is operated by a joint venture of Hutchison Ports, COSCO and CMA Terminals
The GNV Altair ferry has joined the GNV fleet
Genoa
It has a capacity of 2,700 passengers and 915 linear metres of rolling stock.
Ignazio Messina & C. has acquired full control of Thermocar
Genoa
The Genoese company operates in the temperature-controlled refrigerated container logistics sector.
Maersk confirms resumption of MECL transits through the Suez Canal
Copenhagen
The line connects India and the Middle East with the US East Coast
Genco's board of directors rejected Diana Shipping's acquisition proposal.
New York/Athens
The American company, however, leaves a glimmer of hope by admitting the validity of the merger
MSC will include the port of Trieste in the Dragon Italy-USA service
Geneva
The Julian port will be reached starting from the second half of February
De Wave Group has acquired French company DL Services.
Genoa
The company specializes in the design of industrial kitchens and the supply of technical components and spare parts on board
CMA CGM's TUX transatlantic service will call at the port of Salerno
Marseille
The line connects Turkey with the East Coast of the USA
New intermodal connections between Northern Italy and Belgium by GTS Rail and CargoBeamer
Bari/Leipzig
Activated on the Padua-Zeebrugge and Liège-Domodossola lines
Cruise traffic in the port of Piraeus increased by +9% last year
Piraeus
Approximately 1.85 million passengers moved
In 2025, cruise traffic in the port of Genoa grew by +6.5%
Genoa
Ferry passengers down 3.6%
Grimaldi took delivery of the PCTC Grande Manila
Naples
The vessel has a total capacity of 9,241 CEUs.
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