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BRIEFS
August 27, 2012
Sched Netweb site
  • Asia-Europe rates lowest since first quarter, down 4.7pc to US$1,46/TEU
  • Peak season in August will be 'positive surprise' for boxes, says BIMCO
  • Shenzhen's Da Chan Bay One attracts four transpac and intra-Asia services
  • CMA CGM to raise rates for Europe-North American services October 1
  • Drewry: Global box trade up 100pc, China's control hits 30pc by volume
  • HSBC: China manufacturing purchasing managers' index falls to 9-month low
  • Xiamen July container volume increases 10.5pc to 630,000 TEU in July
  • China to appeal to WTO to quash American duties imposed on 22 exports
  • US diesel up to more than $4 a gallon after sixth week of price hikes
  • GLS links up with China's ZIS Express to handle China-Europe air parcels
  • Qantas cancels orders for 35 Dreamliners after its first loss since 1995
  • Singapore's July air freight volume declines 4.5pc to 152,900 tonnes
  • Hong Kong authorities approve three airline passenger fuel surcharge hikes
  • Boeing's final assembly plant become freight boon for Charleston airport
  • East coast India Visakhapatmam hopes to open air cargo terminal in April

Exim Indiaweb site
AUGUST 24, 2012
  • Despite troubled times, logistics service providers continue to remain positive
  • Global shipping volumes fall in Q2 due to Europe's economic crisis
  • Ministry of Defence again entrusts Tiger Logistics to carry sensitive cargo from Brazil to India
  • Global demand may spur wheat exports
  • MP to export 1.98 lakh t of wheat to Iran
  • Negative list regime to boost exports to Pak: Scindia
  • ABGKCT berths maiden call of BSL vessel under AGS service
  • Cargo diversion to US West Coast ports looms as East Coast union-employer talks fail
  • DP World Southampton simultaneously berths two 13,000-TEU vessels
  • Shipping Minister reviews performance of JN Port
  • Report shows increasing demand for quality warehousing
  • Amul's parent body calls for ban on oilmeal exports
  • FM hopeful of GST this fiscal
  • Forex reserves drop to $ 288.9 bn
  • INR gains 23 paise week-on-week
  • Thomas expects sugar output to slip by 3 mt in 2012-13
  • Between men & officers
  • Houston training course for project forwarders
  • Tuscor Lloyds moves transformer parts from Japan to Mexico
  • US harvesters safely delivered in China by InterMax

International Transport Journalweb site
AUGUST 24, 2012
  • Roadrunner Transportation System acquires Expedited Freight System
    US-based Roadrunner Transportation Systems has acquired all of the outstanding stock of Expedited Freight Systems (EFS), a Midwest regional overnight less-than-truckload (LTL) prov...
  • Actros wins 2012 red dot design award
    The new Mercedes-Benz Actros has won the 2012 red dot design award. According to the panel of judges, the truck received the award because it sets sustainable trends in truck desig...
  • RFI and SBB Infrastruktur step up collaboration
    Rete Ferroviaria Italiana (RFI), Italy's railway network operator, and its Swiss counterpart, SBB Infrastruktur, are stepping up their collaboration in the sectors European Train C...
  • Kombiverkehr launches first direct train between Kiel and Verona
    Kombiverkehr KG, the Frankfurt (Germany)-based operator of Europe's largest network for shifting freight from road to rail, is launching a direct, twice-weekly train service betwee...
  • More changes at Cargo Partner in Austria
    Two regional directors have decided to leave Cargo Partner. John Cheng has resigned from his position as CEO for Northeast Asia. Luca Ferrara, currently Cargo Partner's managing di...
  • Sachsen-Anhalt promotes inland shipping and acquires SPC membership
    The German state of Saxony-Anhalt, an important logistics location in Central Germany, recently became a member of the Short Sea Shipping Inland Waterway Promotion Center (SPC) in ...
  • HHLA's press officer resigns
    The German port service provider Hamburger Hafen und Logistik AG (HHLA) has announced that its press officer, Mark Krümpel, is leaving the company at his own request on 30 Septembe...
  • Chattanooga airport sees cargo growth
    Chattanooga airport in Tennessee (the same state where the leading US airport Memphis is located), saw H1/2012 cargo volumes grow to 590,000 t, an impressive increase of 240% compa...
  • Brussels Airlines loses weight with CHEP Aerospace Solutions
    Brussels Airlines, Belgium's flag carrier, has converted its entire baggage container fleet to new lightweight composite containers, in partnership with ULD management provider, CH...
  • Estonian Air making greater efforts to boost cargo sales
    With effect from 1 August, the France-based cargo company Concorde Aviation has been providing Estonian Air with cargo services that will greatly improve the airlines' potential fo...
  • UPS extends offer period for TNT Express
    The US parcel service provider UPS is extending the offer period for its acquisition of TNT Express from 31 August to 8 November 2012. UPS will formally confirm this by making a re...
  • Yusen Logistics establishes operations in Turkey
    The Japanese service provider Yusen Logistics plans to establish operations in Turkey. The company will utilise these operations, which are set to open on 1 October, as a hub for s...

World Wide Shipperweb site
AUGUST 24, 2012
  • DOT making changes to safety accountability program
  • US rail freight traffic climbs during week
  • Coast Guard to remind boaters to make way for deep draft vessels
  • Navy gains Corps approval for second Bangor-Kitsap wharf
  • Boeing/employee fund donations headed to Taylor Bridge Fire victims

Lloyd's Listweb site
AUGUST 24, 2012
  • CIMC's net profit down 64% in first half
    Top container maker suffers from lower sales and weaker margin
  • P&O Ferries study shows seafarer fatigue puts passengers at risk
    Half the company's sea staff are a danger to themselves or their vessels
  • OOCL delays two 8,600 teu boxships
    Hong Kong line allows Hudong-Zhonghua Shipbuilding to update engine designs
  • Masters of none
    Why trying to be all things to all people spells disaster for Asian yards
  • Domestic price hike boosts prospects for Indian iron-ore imports
    NMDC's prices edge towards $110 per tonne
  • Hyundai Mipo Dockyard profit slashed
    South Korean yard's orderbook may mean the worst is over
  • JBIC lends $36m to Oldendorff
    Japan policy bank acts to support country's vessel exports
  • Sri Lanka faces spill after bulker sinks
    Thermopylae Sierra was anchored off coast for three years
  • US launches Freight Policy Council
    Experts prepare blueprint for improved national freight links
  • Guangzhou Shipyard shakes up board after profit collapses
    CSSC unit's first-half net profit down 66.5% amid limited new orders
  • DVB makes its second $627m bond issue this year
    Shipping lender shores up its balance sheet and diversifies its investor base
  • Box lines face lost decade
    Carriers turn to layups and slower steaming to prevent rate collapse
  • Maintenance and repair costs erode DEME's first-half profits
    Dredger reports falling utilisation but expects activity to rise
  • NITL challenges Obama and Romney to table infrastructure blueprints
    US losing competitive edge, trade body warns
  • STX France shipyard shifts to part-time working
    Autumn orderbook slumps as builder completes cruiseships

Fairplayweb site
AUGUST 24, 2012
  • Broström product tankers unit could move to Copenhagen
    MAERSK Tankers said today it is weighing whether to move all of Broström's Gothenburg operations to Copenhagen
  • WFS targets Varun tanker
    BUNKER supplier World Fuel Services is seeking to seize a Varun crude tanker, alleging unpaid bunker bills
  • Subscriber notice
    THERE will be no news bulletins on 27 August because of the holiday weekend in the UK
  • US freight panel unveiled
    PORT and intermodal network improvements would gain priority under a new freight planning scheme, according to US Transportation Secretary Ray LaHood
  • Virginia fears docker strike
    A POTENTIAL US East Coast docker strike threatens to roll back box volume gains at Port of Virginia as it reviews proposals to privatise its terminals
  • Jaya's profits drop 33%
    SINGAPORE'S offshore vessel specialist Jaya Holdings said today net profits for its fiscal year fell 33% year on year to $43.8M
  • Alpha squabbling continues
    Environmental groups are continuing attacks on Australia's $7Bn Alpha mining, rail and port project, which yesterday won guarded federal environmental clearance
  • Stolt-Nielsen raises $172M
    STOLT-Nielsen said today it has raised 1Bn kroner ($172M) through placement of senior unsecured bonds
  • For VLCCs, the outlook gets even worse
    VLCC EARNINGS on the benchmark Ras Tanura/Chiba route are continuing to worsen despite higher bunker prices and the start of September's programme
  • Maybulk profits dive 97%
    MALAYSIAN Bulk Carriers said today 2Q profits crashed by 97% year on year
  • Capesizes flutter a little
    A MILD uptick was reported today in Capesize bulker rates, pushed by rising Australian iron ore fixtures, but average daily rates remained at a four-year low of $2,801 per day
  • Supramaxes keep gaining
    SUPRAMAX rates in Asia are continuing their gradual recovery as Indonesian coal traders resume with the end of Ramadan
  • HMD's profits dive 73%
    HYUNDAI Mipo Dockyard said today that net profits for 2Q12 dived 73.1% year on year to 32.567Bn won ($28.7M)
  • Black hole for newbuilding returns warned
    ASSET prices are falling, yet no returns can be expected on newbuilding investments in today's freight market, a shipping bank has warned

The Journal of Commerceweb site
AUGUST 24, 2012
  • Bradshaw Named NC Ports Executive Director
    Thomas Bradshaw has been named executive director of the North Carolina State Ports Authority in addition to his current position...
  • Shipping Rate, Surcharge Update for Week of Aug. 20-24
    Zim Integrated Shipping Services is seeking September rate increases for westbound shipments from Asia to North Europe and the Mediterranean. Effective...
  • APL Pulls Out of Westbound Transpacific Stabilization Agreement
    APL Ltd. will discontinue its membership in the carrier discussion group in the westbound trade between the U.S. and Asia...

Containerisation Internationalweb site
AUGUST 24, 2012
  • 20% spike in idled box tonnage
  • US logistic firms monitor east coast longshore strike risk
    US logistics companies in the US are keeping their clients up to speed on the acrimonious breakdown of contract negotiations between the International Longshoremen's ...
  • CMA CGM launches reefer RRIs on back of soaring costs and low rates
    CMA CGM says that current freight rate levels are not enough to cover costs on reefer cargo moving on the westbound transpacific and to this end is launching a ...
  • Calor Gas warns carriers
    UK-based Calor Gas has issued a warning to ocean carriers regarding the illegal shipment of stolen gas containers which could, if stowed badly, represent a serious ...
  • Nissan to invest ZAR1 billion in SA
    Japan's Nissan Motor company is to invest approximately ZAR1 billion (USD121 million) in doubling output at its Nissan SA factory in Rosslyn, near Pretoria. The ...
  • A nine-month low for China's manufacturing
    China's HSBC Purchasing Managers' Index [PMI] hit a nine-month low in August, according to its preliminary report, posting a reading of 47.8 versus the 49.3 recorded ...
  • Dole and San Diego sign long-term lease deal
    Dole Fresh Fruit Co, a leader producer and shipper of fruit into the US market and the southern Californian port of San Diego has signed a 24.5-year lease agreement ...

TradeWindsweb site
AUGUST 24, 2012
  • Blackstone wraps up raid
    Sale-and-purchase brokers (S&P) are casting new light on a deal that saw two of the biggest names in private finance seize majority stakes in nine tankers controlled by Germany's Hartmann Group.
  • SEC concludes probe
    The Securities and Exchange Commission has completed its review of Globus Maritime and the bulker owner's dealings with Iran and other nations subject to US sanctions.
  • Uncertainty plagues Noble
    Lingering questions about the fate of Noble Group's marine fuel offshoot continued Friday amid speculation that more company-wide layoffs are underway.
  • Showdown
    World Fuel Services (Singapore) has dragged Varun Shipping into court in the US over outstanding invoices tied to nearly half of the Indian owner's fleet of tankers, LPG carriers and anchor-handlers.
  • Odfjell eyes JV exit
    An offshore venture between Theodore Angelopoulos' Metrostar and Odfjell Drilling could be nearing an end.
  • No takers for ferry
    A German ferry has been left unsold during a court auction in Grevesmuhlen.
  • Fredriksen chops OBO
    John Fredriksen's Ship Finance International is set for a third quarter boost after selling one of its OBOs.
  • No joy for Jaya
    Jaya Holdings has seen its earnings trimmed following a fall in vessel sales.
  • Not so romantic
    A Welsh professor has written a damning report into the lives of modern seafarers - in the form of an epic poem inspired by Samuel Taylor Coleridge.
  • Cochin eyes IPO cash
    State-owned Cochin Shipyard (CSL) is plotting an IPO to pay for part of its INR 1.5bn ($27m) expansion plans.
  • Rotten for even a king
    We take a look at what was said in the market over the past week.
  • Buddies with banks
    Heavy-lift giant Intermarine has thrown open the door to banks looking to dispose of unwanted ships.
  • Lorenzo earnings jump
    Philippines feedership operator Lorenzo Shipping Corp has posted a fivefold jump in second-quarter profits.
  • Nam Cheong on course
    Nam Cheong's recent three-vessel order further validates its speculative building strategy which has kept it on course for another record year, an analyst says.
  • DVB repeats trick
    DVB has taken its fundraising in the past four months to the EUR 1bn ($1.25bn) barrier.
  • Tugs raided off Singapore
    Two more vessels have been attacked by robbers off Singapore.
  • Mipo misses in Q2
    Hyundai Mipo Dockyard has turned in a disappointing set of second quarter numbers.
  • OOCL delays deliveries
    Hong Kong container line OOCL has delayed the hand-over of two 8,600-teu ships being built in China.
  • Korean quartet rules
    TradeWinds digests the digits making the headlines this week.
  • Stolt seals bond bonanza
    Stolt Nielsen has wrapped up its latest fundraiser on the Oslo Stock Exchange.
  • "Missing" tanker found
    A tanker that went missing for five days off West Africa is back in contact with its UK manager Norbulk.
  • Greek bulker sinks
    Sri Lankan authorities are increasingly concerned over potential pollution from an abandoned Greek bulker that has sunk off Colombo.
  • Green ends with whimper
    The former Green Reefers has logged one final loss after it sold all its ships.
  • Hellenic ditches panamax
    Greece's Hellenic Carriers has offloaded an elderly bulker as part of its fleet renewal drive.
  • GC Rieber down in Q2
    GC Rieber Shipping has seen second quarter profits drop by over 20% compared to a year ago, the company revealed Friday.
  • Vopak seals Shell deal
    Vopak has signed up Royal Dutch Shell as the launch customer for its new LNG break bulk facility in Rotterdam.
  • Awilco profits head higher
    Awilco Drilling has seen a near five-fold increase in profits from the previous quarter as revenue from its two rigs kicked in.

American Shipperweb site
AUGUST 24, 2012
  • PEAK wraps up Catalyst acquisition
  • New NC port director has logistics portfolio
    On Wednesday, North Carolina's Transportation Secretary Gene Conti appointed Thomas Bradshaw as executive director of the North Carolina State Ports Authority. Bradshaw will also continue as statewide logistics director.
  • Miami gets set to advertise dredging project
    The Port of Miami Wednesday said it has signed a construction agreement with the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers that will allow its big harbor dredging project to go out for bid. The project will deepen the main channel from 45 to 50 feet.
  • EPA-emissions engines bring headaches
    Market research firm J.D. Power said technology changes around EPA emissions standards have caused an increase in diesel engine problems and a decrease in overall satisfaction with the powertrain among truckers.
  • Yusen Logistics expands at O'Hare
  • Dole extends terminal lease in San Diego
  • NIT League solicits Obama, Romney infrastructure plans
    The shipper group's members are extremely concerned about existing problems in the U.S. transportation infrastructure system and the difficulties that U.S. companies face in moving their products efficiently.
  • TAKE releases supply chain suite
  • DOT launches Freight Policy Council
  • Maersk slows MESA again
  • Sapra to lead IIE's Lean Division
  • Hyundai to assess scrap metal container repair fee
  • CTSA lines lower currency fee
  • Rats overrun natural foods warehouse

The Bunker Bulletinweb site
AUGUST 24, 2012
  • Bunker markets record positive week
    Prices edged higher across most global hubs over the week.
  • Los Angeles prices fall to close out week
    Oil rose for a fourth week as Tropical Storm Isaac strengthened in the Caribbean on a path that may threaten crude production in the Gulf of Mexico.
  • Low emission ferry design unveiled
    Ferry uses light weight aluminum catamaran hulls that reduces fuel consumption by 25%, coupled with counter rotating propeller pods that reduce consumption by up to 15%.
  • Bunker prices drop in Fujairah
    Prices in Cape Town, however, show strong gains.
  • Week closes with big price drops in NWE
    IFO prices drop by double digits.
  • P&I clubs maintain advise to avoid bunker fuels from Iran
    UK view that fuel oil used only for propulsion purposes on ships would not violate EU sanctions may not be shared in other countries.
  • Two senior managers gone from Aegean NWE
    One of the founders of Bunkers at Sea left by 'mutual consent' while the other still works for Aegean.
  • Fifth edition of ISO marine fuels standard published
    Revision leading to ISO 8217:2012 goes through in record time to introduce updated H2S test method.
  • Italian vessels seized for $4.7 million debt
    Vessels arrested in Singapore by bunker supplier and shipping agency.
  • Week ends with IFO prices down at Asian hubs
    Supplies of bunker fuels largely fine at key Asian ports on Friday, but tight in Singapore.
  • Vopak sees 'healthy demand' for storage services
    Operating profit, excluding exceptional items, increases 28% in H1.
  • Sinotrans sees bunker costs double in H1
    Operating profit plunges 85% as costs increase.
  • Lithuania one step closer toward LNG bunkering
    Port authority and Klaipeda Oil ink agreement to invest in an LNG terminal in Klaipeda.
  • Russian supplier fined for spill during bunkering ops
    Oil spilled into waters at St. Petersburg while M/V Angara was bunkering a vessel.
  • Refinery closure will not affect bunker market, says Caltex
    Closure will change the way it sources marine fuel products but 'no effect' on supply to customers, the oil major tells Bunkerworld.

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FROM THE HOME PAGE
The European Commission has published "The EU Blue Economy Report 2025"
Brussels
In 2022, the blue economy directly employed 4.82 million people and generated nearly €890 billion in revenues
In 2024, the number of combined transport shipments in Europe grew by +5.2%
Brussels
Performance in tonne-km increased by +8.4%
In the first quarter, freight traffic in the port of Naples grew by +4.3%, while in Salerno it fell by -3.4%
In the first quarter, freight traffic in the port of Naples grew by +4.3%, while in Salerno it fell by -3.4%
Naples
-12.1% drop in cruise passengers in the Campania capital
Destroyer launch failed in North Korea
Pyongyang
The incident in the presence of dictator Kim Jong-un
FMC investigates whether US flag state harms foreign trade
Washington
Initial 90-day period for public comment
While waiting for answers from the justice system, Hapag-Lloyd urges the Italian government to reactivate the concession to Genoa Port Terminal
Genoa
We cannot move forward with our investment plans - the company denounces - if the concession is suddenly considered to expire at the end of June
António Guterres: Without maritime security there can be no global security
New York
Travlos (Union of Greek Shipowners): If the global shipping system stops, the world economy will collapse in just 90 days
Stonepeak (Textainer) has reached an agreement to buy Seaco
Hamilton
Concentration of $1.75 billion in container leasing market
SBB CFF FFS Cargo reorganizes combined transport business with cancellation of unprofitable services and redundancies
Bern
The goal is to reduce costs by 60 million francs per year by 2033.
In the first quarter of 2025, Viking cruise group revenues increased by +24.9%
In the first quarter of 2025, Viking cruise group revenues increased by +24.9%
Los Angeles
The period was closed with a net loss of -105.4 million dollars
Government measures for road haulage? Good for Unatras/FAI-Conftrasporto. Bad for Trasportounito
Rome
Uggè: listen to the requests of the sector. Longo: totally ignore the requests
Franchini (Ruote Libere): Government measures for road haulage leave the category's problems unchanged
Modena
It even ends up - he denounces - worsening the situation
Container traffic at Eurokai port terminals grew by +11.0% in the first three months of 2025
Hamburg
In Germany the increase was +16.5%, in Italy +4.0% and in other foreign terminals +2.8%
Automotive logistics companies suffer a collapse in volumes handled
Brussels
Göbel: We urgently need to rebuild trust in the sector
Israeli ZIM's quarterly performance was very positive
Israeli ZIM's quarterly performance was very positive
Haifa
Revenues grew by +28.5% in the first three months of 2025. Ships transported 944 thousand containers (+11.6%)
MSC Cruises orders two more World-class cruise ships from Chantiers de l'Atlantique
Paris
They will be taken into delivery in 2029 and 2030
WSC: US decision to tax all foreign car carriers is wrong
CMA CGM closed the first quarter of 2025 with a net profit of 1.12 billion dollars (+42.8%)
Marseille
Revenues up +12.1%
ECSA and SEA Europe explain how to ensure and increase the competitiveness of the EU maritime industry
Szczecin/Brussels
In the first three months of 2025, freight traffic in the ports of Genoa and Savona-Vado grew by +1.4%
In the first three months of 2025, freight traffic in the ports of Genoa and Savona-Vado grew by +1.4%
Genoa
In the container sector, a sharp increase in transhipments (+107.3%) and a slight decrease in import-export (-0.7%)
The ports of Bremen and Hamburg close the first quarter with a +3% growth in traffic
The ports of Bremen and Hamburg close the first quarter with a +3% growth in traffic
Bremen/Hamburg
Terminal operator HHLA posts record quarterly revenue
In the first quarter of 2025, cargo traffic in the port of Koper grew by +9.9%
Coper
Containerized cargo volumes continue to grow
Paul Pathy elected BIMCO President
Copenhagen
He is the president and CEO of the Canadian Fednav
The project to resection the western dock of the port of Gioia Tauro is about to start
Joy Taurus
It is not subject to the VIA procedure
HMM closed the first quarter with a net profit growth of +52.5%
HMM closed the first quarter with a net profit growth of +52.5%
Seoul
The South Korean company's fleet transported 930,629 containers (+4.2%)
In the first quarter, Hapag-Lloyd's revenues increased by +18.6% and net profit by +49.6%.
In the first quarter, Hapag-Lloyd's revenues increased by +18.6% and net profit by +49.6%.
Hamburg
The company's fleet transported 3.3 million containers (+8.8%)
In the first three months of 2025, cruise traffic at GPH terminals increased by +30%
Istanbul
In the period, 1,568 ships (+53%) called at them
Evergreen, Yang Ming and WHL's quarterly earnings growth eases
Keelung/Taipei
The second company recorded a decline in profits
In the first quarter of 2025, ship traffic in the Suez Canal decreased by -17.1%
In the first quarter of 2025, ship traffic in the Suez Canal decreased by -17.1%
Cairo
Growth of +16.4% in the value of transit rights paid by ships
This morning the ceremony of laying the first stone of the Darsena Europa in the port of Livorno
This morning the ceremony of laying the first stone of the Darsena Europa in the port of Livorno
Leghorn
Five years of work and an investment of 550 million euros are expected
Russia to invest $6 billion over the next six years to develop shipbuilding
Fly
Over 1,600 Civilian Ships Planned to Be Built by 2036
US, China agree to suspend tariffs for 90 days, cut by 115 percentage points
Beijing/Washington
They will drop to 30% and 10% respectively from the current 145% and 125%
In the first quarter, cargo traffic in Tunisian ports decreased by -2.6%
The Goulette
-16.9% drop in unloading loads and +6.8% increase in loading loads
In the first three months of 2025, freight traffic in the port of Ravenna increased by +8.9%
Ravenna
Increase in dry bulk, containerized and conventional cargo
The port of Ancona closed the first quarter with a traffic of 2.1 million tons of goods (+4%)
Ancona
At the Ortona airport a decrease of -9% was recorded and at the Vasto airport a growth of +14%
In the first quarter, Costamare's revenues decreased by -6.1%
Monk
Costamare Bulkers Spin-Off Completed
The western dock of the port of Gioia Tauro has become operational
Joy Taurus
Container ship "MSC Bridge" docks
Maersk Group posts positive quarterly financial results
Maersk Group posts positive quarterly financial results
Copenhagen
Container volumes transported by the fleet remain stable. Traffic growth of +8.4% in port terminals
European Commission approves Italy's request to reintroduce the International Registry
Brussels
It will be in force until the end of 2033
In the port of Trieste, bulk cargo decreases and miscellaneous goods increase
Trieste
In the first quarter, a decrease of -4.3% was recorded. In Monfalcone, traffic increased by +54.9%
In the first quarter, goods handled by the port of Venice increased by +4.3%
Venice
Solid bulk and containerized cargoes on the rise. Liquid bulk drops by -6.1%
GNV orders four more ro-pax vessels from Guangzhou Shipyard International
Genoa
Deliveries of the 71,300 GRT units will begin in early 2028
The agreement between the Region and the extraordinary commissioner gives the go-ahead to the construction of the Darsena Europa in the port of Livorno
Florence
Giani: work can finally start
Filt, Fit and Uilt support Ciane's activity in Genoa and Savona, which would be put in danger by Petromar's competition
Genoa
Hupac will focus on combined transport on the North-South axis, focusing on high-volume connections
Zurich
DFDS Quarterly Revenues Up 7.5% With Ekol Acquisition
Copenhagen
The volumes of goods transported by the fleet are stable. Passengers drop by -27.5%
At the end of 2025, RAlpin will suspend the rolling highway rail service between Fribourg and Novara
Olten
The company denounces the numerous and unexpected restrictions on the railway network
Terminal operator ICTSI closes a record first quarter
Manila
Historic peak in financial results and container freight volumes handled
Premuda, management buy-out operation on the entire share capital of the company
Genoa
It was implemented with the strategic and financial support of Pillarstone
In the first quarter of this year, ship transits through the Panama Canal increased by +35.9%
In the first quarter of this year, ship transits through the Panama Canal increased by +35.9%
Panama
Ships carried 60.0 million tons of cargo (+40.1%)
In the first quarter of 2025, maritime traffic in the Bosphorus Strait decreased by -7.5%
In the first quarter of 2025, maritime traffic in the Bosphorus Strait decreased by -7.5%
Ankara
A total of 9,351 ships passed through
Tender for the expansion and technological modernization of Gate IV of the Port of Trieste
Trieste
It is related to the technical and economic feasibility design of the project
Mediterranean Emission Control Area for Sulphur Oxides Comes Into Force Tomorrow
Brussels
Vessels will have to use fuel with a maximum sulphur content of 0.1%.
MPC Container Ships' Quarterly Revenue and Profit Decline
Oslo
Baack: Container market continues to show resilience
Fincantieri and SRSA sign agreement for maritime and coastal development in the Red Sea
Trieste
Fincantieri Arabia for Naval Services inaugurated in Riyadh
Green light for the sale of 56% of Wilson Sons to Shipping Agencies Services (MSC group)
London
The transaction will be completed early next month
Work to remove wrecks of 38 vessels in Catania port begins
Catania
Intervention worth over two million euros
The issue of the intended use of the Molo Clementino is heating up in Ancona
Ancona
ABB has reached a deal to buy France's BrightLoop
Zurich
The aim of the acquisition is to accelerate the electrification strategy in the industrial mobility and marine propulsion sectors.
GNV has obtained ISO 14001 certification
Genoa
It has been issued by LRQA - Lloyd's Register Quality Assurance
The criteria for adjusting port concession fees to inflation rates have been defined
Rome
MBS Logistics buys Swiss freight forwarder Gerhard Wegmüller
Zurich
The company is headquartered in Zurich
Ferry Kriti I, earmarked for scrap, sold for $3.6 million
Athens
It will be dismantled by an EU-authorised shipyard
Container traffic at the Port of Los Angeles increased by +9.4% in April
Los Angeles/New York
In the first three months of 2025, the Port of New York handled 2.2 million containers (+10.0%)
The Council of Ministers has approved the Infrastructure Decree-Law
Rixi: important measure for road haulage
Global Ship Lease revenues increased by +6.4% in the first quarter
Athens
Net profit of 123.4 million dollars (+34.3%)
Filt, Fit and Uilt urge an urgent overcoming of the commissioner phase for the AdSP of the Central Tyrrhenian Sea
Naples
Federlogistica, a proactive plan is needed to strengthen cybersecurity of ports and logistics
Genoa
Creation of a national fund urged
DP World to operate multipurpose terminal at Syrian port of Tartous
Damascus
An investment of 800 million dollars is planned
Mercitalia Logistics - Logtainer Agreement
Rome
The aim is to develop intermodal maritime transport services in Italy and Europe.
Port of Long Beach Sets New Container Traffic Record for April
Long Beach/Hong Kong
Hong Kong port handled 1.2 million containers (+6.0%)
RINA closes 2024 with revenues once again at a record level
Genoa
In the first quarter, turnover increased by +12% and new orders by +16%
The fourth edition of the national conference "Interporti al centro" will be held on May 23rd
Rome
Organized by UIR, it is scheduled at the Interporto Rivers in Venice
In the UK, express delivery company Evri and DHL's e-commerce division merge
London
Another 20 tractors coming for Contship Group's Hannibal
The Spice
They will be taken into delivery between the end of this year and the first months of 2026.
In April, the port of Singapore handled over 3.6 million containers (+7.1%)
Singapore
In terms of weight, containerized traffic decreased by -2.5%
Assagenti suggests the priorities that will have to be addressed by the next president of the port of Genoa
Genoa
Danaos Corporation's Quarterly Revenues Steady
Athens
Net profit down -23.5%
Cargo traffic in Montenegro ports stable in first quarter
Podgorica
Growth of +73.9% in volumes to and from Italy
Prysmian inaugurates the new cable-laying vessel Prysmian Monna Lisa
Milan
Finnish plant producing high-voltage submarine cables expanded
SAILING LIST
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Second container terminal inaugurated at Cameroonian port of Kribi
Yaounde
It has a quay of 715 linear meters and a seabed depth of -16 meters
Eurogate Intermodal has bought the Deisser trucking company
Hamburg/Stuttgart
The Stuttgart-based company specializes in the container segment
Discount announced on transit fee for large container ships in Suez Canal
Ismailia
15% reduction for ships of at least 130,000 SCNT tons
The Simplified Logistics Zone of the Port and hinterland of La Spezia is ready to be made operational
Genoa/La Spezia
Regional councilor Piana made this known
Port of Genoa, the TAR for Lazio has annulled the Ignazio Messina-Terminal San Giorgio merger
Rome
Grimaldi Euromed's appeal accepted
Fincantieri closes first quarter with record new orders
Trieste
Strong growth in revenue and EBITDA
Stop, other Regions should follow Abruzzo's example by introducing the regional ferrobonus
Rome
The laying of the first pillar of the logistics park under construction in Tortona was celebrated
Tortona
The project is scheduled for completion in May 2026.
Taiwan's Evergreen and Yang Ming saw revenue decline in April
Keelung/Taipei
Compatriot Wan Hai Lines' turnover grows
The Customs Free Zone enclosed in Genoa as an opportunity to mitigate the impact of duties
Genoa
Spediporto highlights it
In the first three months of 2025, RCL containerships transported 658,000 TEU (+8.9%)
Bangkok
Revenues up +37.6%
The preparation process for the Port Regulatory Plan of Ancona has begun
Ancona
Preliminary verification of the Strategic Environmental Assessment has begun
d'Amico International Shipping reports quarterly revenue and earnings decline
Luxembourg
Balestra di Mottola: We do not expect any impact on us from any port tariffs applied in the US for ships built in China
Towards the final approval of the nomination of Francesco Benevolo as president of the port of Ravenna
Rome
The MIT has forwarded the proposal to the Transport Commission of the Chamber
The decline in vehicle volumes transported by the Wallenius Wilhelmsen fleet continues
Lysaker
The first three months of 2025 were closed with revenues of 1.3 billion dollars (+3.4%)
Shipping agents, customs agents and freight forwarders of La Spezia applaud Pisano's appointment
The Spice
For the presidency of the AdSP - they rejoice - "one of us" has been chosen
MIT appoints Bruno Pisano as president of the AdSP of the Eastern Ligurian Sea
Rome
DHL Buys IDS Fulfillment
Westerville/Indianapolis
Strengthening the e-commerce segment
V.Ships created V.Yachts to provide its services to large yachts
London
It will be based in Monaco
Mercitalia Rail transports scrap iron from Pomezia to steel mills in Northern Italy
Milan
Finnlines revenues increased by +2.3% in the first quarter
Helsinki
The volumes transported by the fleet are increasing, with the exception of cars
NYK to build third car terminal at Barcelona port
Barcelona
Work begins on the electrification of the MSC Crociere terminal
The Verdane investment fund sells Danelec to the GTT group
Paris
Danish company develops technologies for digitalization of maritime transport
Israeli forces attacked the port of Hodeyda
Jerusalem
IDF, measures taken to limit damage to ships
Vard signs new contract with Dong Fang Offshore for OSCV vessel
Trieste
It will be delivered in the first quarter of 2028
Collaboration protocol between the Federation of the Sea and WSense
Rome
Among the aims, to promote intelligent and sustainable management of marine resources
A conference on maritime engineering works and climate change in Rome on Wednesday
Rome
It will be held at the Auditorium Fondazione MAXXI
The 2024 general financial statement of the Eastern Adriatic Sea Port Authority has been approved
Trieste
It records a general administrative surplus of almost 283 million euros
Accelleron Industries Announces Further Investments in Italy
Baden
The aim is to strengthen technological leadership in fuel injection systems for the decarbonisation of the maritime sector.
UAE's AD Ports continues to invest in Egypt
Cairo/Abu Dhabi
Usufruct contract to develop and manage a logistics and industrial park near the port of Port Said
The 2024 final budget of the Central Adriatic Sea Port System Authority has been approved
Ancona
Green light from the Management Committee
RFI, tender awarded for maintenance and telecommunications enhancement works
Rome
Program worth approximately 180 million euros
Contract signed assigning CMA CGM the management of the container terminal at the port of Latakia
Damascus
Investments of 230 million euros expected in the first four years
Rizzo appointed extraordinary commissioner of the Strait Port System Authority
Messina
DHL Group revenues increased by +2.8% in the first three months of 2025
Bonn
Net profit of 830 million euros (+3.9%)
Purchase of area for new cruise terminal in Marghera completed
Venice
It is expected to become operational in the 2028 cruise season.
CMA CGM Completes Acquisition of Air Belgium
Marseille/Mont-Saint-Guibert
Mazaudier: Strengthen our air capacity with immediate effect
PORTS
Italian Ports:
Ancona Genoa Ravenna
Augusta Gioia Tauro Salerno
Bari La Spezia Savona
Brindisi Leghorn Taranto
Cagliari Naples Trapani
Carrara Palermo Trieste
Civitavecchia Piombino Venice
Italian Interports: list World Ports: map
DATABASE
ShipownersShipbuilding and Shiprepairing Yards
ForwardersShip Suppliers
Shipping AgentsTruckers
MEETINGS
The fourth edition of the national conference "Interporti al centro" will be held on May 23rd
Rome
Organized by UIR, it is scheduled at the Interporto Rivers in Venice
A conference on maritime engineering works and climate change in Rome on Wednesday
Rome
It will be held at the Auditorium Fondazione MAXXI
››› Meetings File
PRESS REVIEW
US has its eye on Greek ports
(Kathimerini)
Proposed 30% increase for port tariffs to be in phases, says Loke
(Free Malaysia Today)
››› Press Review File
FORUM of Shipping
and Logistics
Relazione del presidente Nicola Zaccheo
Roma, 18 settembre 2024
››› File
In 2024, 94.4 million tonnes of goods were transported on the Austrian rail network (+2.2%)
Vienna
31.8% of the total volume was achieved on routes longer than 300 kilometres
In the first three months of 2025, freight traffic in Albanian ports decreased by -1.8%
Tirana
Passengers also decreasing (-1.6%)
The final budget and the annual report 2024 of the AdSP of Sardinia have been approved
Cagliari
Pilot project for the unified issuing of port access permits for haulers
Interporto Padova's 2024 financial statements unanimously approved
Padua
Revenues up +7.3%
Redevelopment works underway at the agri-food hub of the port of Livorno
Leghorn
Works worth six million euros
Bluferries is ready to put the new ro-pax Athena into service in the Strait of Messina
Messina
It can carry up to 22 trucks or 125 cars and 393 people
Approved the financial statement for the financial year 2024 of the AdSP of the Ionian Sea
Taranto
424.8 million port works completed in the last decade
Kalmar reports lower quarterly revenue, higher new orders
Helsinki
In the first three months of 2025, net profit was 34.1 million euros (+2%)
Antonio Ranieri is the new maritime director of Liguria
Genoa
He takes over from Admiral Piero Pellizzari who was discharged from the service upon reaching the age limit
In the first quarter of 2025, China's CIMC recorded a 12.7% increase in container sales
Hong Kong
Revenues grew by +11.0%
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