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July 2, 2013
Sched Netweb site
  • Regulator delays Nehru port's planned 70pc container tariff increase
  • Jebel Ali Terminal 2 opens, ready to accommodate 18,000 TEU ships
  • Evergreen Line offers new Indian subcontinent and Persian Gulf services
  • Fujian direct box volume with Taiwan up 6.49pc to 263,600 TEU in 5 months
  • EU and Somalia set September 16 for 'New Deal' talks in Brussels
  • US trucking hits all-time high on factory-retail sectors' sudden growth
  • APMT: Mombasa to outperform rivals as cargo moves from road to rail
  • SCPA funds to place under conservation 1,000 acres of land as part of navy base mitigation
  • New planes add 62pc more capacity to Etihad round-the-world route
  • CAAC approves to set up China Southern Airlines Henan subsidiary
  • FedEx to expand with 1,900 light, fuel efficient delivery vehicles

Exim Indiaweb site
JULY 1, 2013
  • AADA postpones China-Australia rate hikes to Aug. 1
  • ADPC & Abu Dhabi Customs sign strategic partnership agreement
  • APL takes delivery of second of five 14,000-TEU vessels to be chartered to MOL
  • BDI rises to 1,171 points, portends better outlook for dry bulk shipping
  • EU to introduce emission norms for large ships
  • Evergreen strengthens Subcontinent & Gulf service network
  • InterManager puts seafarers at the heart of its activities
  • Oil Spill Response strengthens Singapore s position as an international oil & gas hub
  • Retrofitting solutions seen enhancing performance, cutting costs
  • South Carolina Ports Authority approves $123 m in capital spending
  • Chennai Port scraps third container terminal project
  • Enhanced value per transaction to boost online exports
  • Govt targets INR 1.15 lakh cr. investment in PPP infra projects
  • INR turns weak on dollar demand
  • Proposal to increase import duty on sugar opposed
  • Tax havens not sharing info to be blacklisted
  • US business groups condemn India's policy
  • Export Import Workshop s 29th batch from July 20
  • Global manufacturing continues to show marginal growth

International Transport Journalweb site
  • Militzer & Münch gains expert for airfreight
  • Ratioform names logistics and distribution director
  • CMA CGM reorganizing the Americas
  • Hellmann Worldwide new partner of System Alliance in Turkey
  • UPS takes over IBM's know-how
  • Vanguard Logistics Services establishes offices in Vietnam
  • Rotterdam offers LNG bunkering
  • EU proposes new monitoring for CO2 emissions
  • Swiss Abacus Shipping extends portfolio
  • Gefco becomes Volkswagen Audi's new logistics partner in...
  • Geodis Wilson expands rail freight services in China
  • Renault Trucks tests extended range 16 t electric truck
  • HNA group takes over TIP Trailer Services
  • Ansaldo STS nets new ERTMS signalling contract in France
  • AeroMexico to expand US operations
  • Hawaiian Airlines to serve Taipei
  • More services between South America and Spain

Marine Logweb site
JULY 1, 2013
  • Bergen Engines now a unit of Tognum AG
  • Caterpillar to acquire Berg
  • Leevac acquires Tidewater's Quality Shipyards
  • MHI Nagasaki Shipyard lays keel for AIDA cruise ship
  • Oro Negro orders two more jack-ups at PPL Shipyard
  • Triyards starts first job in new floating dry dock
  • Damen delivers first in new PSV series
  • Navy League honors TOTE's Anthony Chiarello
  • M.E.B.A. and Interlake Steamship agree new contract
  • Fincantieri delivers third cruise yacht to du Ponant

World Wide Shipperweb site
JULY 1, 2013
  • Olympia port board continues general obligation bond hearing
  • Alaska Airlines adding Portland to Tucson, Reno flights
  • OOCL marks christening of new 13,208 TEU box ship
  • Repair project shutting down Seattle-Tacoma Airport runway
  • NAFTA partner trade led by truck shipments

Lloyd's Listweb site
JULY 1, 2013
  • MOL Comfort fore section 'is stable under tow'
    Remaining half of boxship makes slow progress to port of refuge in adverse weather
  • Red Ensign loses tonnage as Ofer fleet is restructured
    Group switches ships from UK to Singapore management to redistribute its assets
  • US regulator targets insurers as new Iranian sanctions kick in
    Regulators investigate at least three non-US firms for violating ban
  • Charter highlights India's role in supporting VLGC market
    Middle East Gulf to Asia freight rates dip, but more Indian fixtures are expected this week
  • Does Oaktree have a masterplan?
    Some say the private equity firm has a strategy - others say it seizes opportunity
  • Oaktree Capital Management sets the agenda
    One person's vulture capitalist is another's contrarian
  • Owners eye new gas cargoes from 2016 and beyond
    Global liquefaction capacity to double by 2020
  • MSC amends Solas but pushes Italy for more Costa Concordia information
    Casualty's cost to insurers is expected to top $1bn
  • West African states sign anti-piracy code
    But there is no deal to allow international armed guards in their territorial waters
  • What price the fight against piracy in West Africa?
    Governments have cut defence budgets but shipping firms are cash-strapped too
  • Hot air
    Brussels must stop procrastinating about emissions rule changes
  • Capesize rates rise comfortably above operating costs
    Atlantic supply-driven rally is expected to last the week
  • Box ports brace themselves for P3 tie-up
    Some terminals will lose out from planned merger, Drewry warns
  • MOL sells capesize as secondhand values rise
    New iron ore supply from Brazil and Australia to boost bulkers
  • Opinion split on how long Asia-Europe rates hike will stick
    Analysts offer divergent views
  • Owners opt for scrubbers as SOx emissions deadlines loom
    An expensive problem has an expensive solution
  • Scrubber 101
    A guide to exhaust gas cleaning
  • Hotter than July
    Asia-north Europe box rate improvements will be tough to maintain
  • Precious avoids locking in long-term contracts for now
    Hashim will wait until the BDI clearly moves upward
  • Aker-owned Ocean Yield raises $1bn through IPO
    Asset provider has ordered car carriers for charter to Höegh
  • Angelicoussis orders two LNG carriers
    DSME to deliver $400m ships in 2016
  • Vard in Brazil profit warning
    Cost overruns and 'high pressure in the subcontracting market' hold back offshore vessels builder

Fairplayweb site
JULY 1, 2013
  • Box rate seesawing warned
    THE RATE increase in the Asia/Europe box trade is being sought as of today, but rates are likely to continue to seesawing, a senior shipping analyst predicted
  • Ardmore files in NY for IPO
    ARDMORE Shipping is testing the NY waters for what could be the first mainstream shipping IPO since 2010 - presenting an intriguing foil to Scorpio Tankers
  • 1,700 boxes sank with Comfort's stern
    MITSUI OSK Lines confirmed to Fairplay today that about 1,700 containers sank along with the stern portion of MOL Comfort
  • SMM wins $417M deal
    SINGAPORE's Sembcorp Marine said today it has secured two orders for jack-up rigs from returning client Oro Negro, worth a total of $417M
  • Foxx urged to stress US infrastructure
    REBUILDING US infrastructure should be a priority for Anthony Foxx as the successor to US Transportation Secretary Ray LaHood, a key senator has urged
  • Otto bags $50M order
    SINGAPORE-listed offshore yard Otto Marine said today it sold another support vessel for $50M to RY Offshore Ltd
  • MOL sells three bulkers
    MITSUI OSK Lines has sold three bulkers in its push to streamline its fleet and restore profits
  • SCF costs appeal rejected
    THE UK Court of Appeal has unanimously dismissed a claim by two Sovcomflot subsidiaries that sought legal costs from former fleet charterer Yury Nikitin
  • Ningbo wastepaper imports rise by 339%
    CHINA'S Ningbo imported 1.08M tonnes of wastepaper in the first five months 2013, 339% more than in that period of last year
  • US court clears TMT cash
    TMT HAS secured authorisation from US Bankruptcy Court in Houston to use cash collateral to meet operating expenses
  • Chemoil unit granted $800M in lending
    SINGAPORE-listed bunker supplier Chemoil Energy said a subsidiary has secured $800M in syndicated bank loans
  • SAUDI ARAMCO raises July LNG contract price
    SAUDI ARAMCO has raised LPG contract prices for July
  • Another bunker player loses Singapore licence
    LICENCE of bunker supplier Coast-Channels Marine Services was not renewed today, said the Maritime & Port Authority of Singapore
  • Frontline issued shares in ATM deal
    FRONTLINE, the listed VLCC and Suezmax operator in John Fredriksen's business empire, said today it has issued 655,552 new ordinary shares under an at-the-market equity distribution agreed in June
  • Korea Line invites bids - again
    KOREA Line Corp today put itself up for sale all over again

The Journal of Commerceweb site
JULY 1, 2013
  • TSA Lines Plan Trans-Pacific Peak-Season Surcharge
    Buoyed by positive reports on consumer confidence and spending, shipping lines that carry containerized imports from Asia announced today they plan to implement a peak-season surcharge of $400 per 40-foot container to all U.S. destinations effective Aug. 1. This would be the second rate hike in one month in the eastbound...
  • Rotterdam Bunker Fuel Prices Slide
    Bunker fuel prices - Rotterdam Full-size image Spot prices for high and low sulfur bunker fuel saw moderate declines in the week ending June 28, according to daily BunkerVision price data via international marine fuel oil broker LQM Petroleum Services. High sulfur bunker fuel reached its lowest average since June 2012. The average price...
  • TOTE Appoints Logistics, Trucking VPs for Carlile Transportation Systems
    John ArmstrongGene CarlsonTOTE Logistics has named John Armstrong as vice president of logistics and Gene Carlson as vice president of trucking operations for its subsidiary Carlile Transportation Systems. Armstrong joins Carlile from Alta Logistics, another subsidiary of TOTE Logistics, where he was the director of logistics. He has experience in leadership,...
  • SIA Cargo Restructures Management; Lee to Take Helm
    Singapore Airlines Cargo has appointed Lik Hsin Lee its new president, effective Aug. 1, 2013. Lee will succeed Kai Ping Tan, who will return to parent company Singapore Airlines as senior vice president of corporate planning, a post currently held by Lee. The management changes are part of an ongoing program...
  • USACE Report Favors Port Everglades' Channel Deepening
    A U.S. Army Corps of Engineers report on the proposed deepening of Florida's Port Everglades has said the project would improve safety and lessen delays, allowing more cargo to move through the port, accordign to the Miami Herald. However, the study also acknowledged that there would be some inevitable environmental damage...
  • US Exports by Truck to Mexico Jump
    Exports by truck from the U.S. into Mexico jumped nearly 20 percent year-over-year in April 2013, according to data obtained from the U.S. Bureau of Transportation Statistics. Overall value of cross-border traffic increased in April. U.S. cross-border exports to Mexico Full-size image The value of exports by truck from the U.S. to Mexico...
  • Total Quality Logistics Named a Top Workplace in Cincinnati
    Cincinnati, Ohio - For the fourth consecutive year, Total Quality Logistics (TQL) has been named a Top Workplace in Greater Cincinnati by Enquirer Media. Top Workplace finalists are determined solely by employee feedback gathered through an online survey conducted by an independent, third party. "Our people are our greatest asset. We invest in our...
  • BDP Becomes ACC Affiliate Member
    PHILADELPHIA, July 1, 2013 - The Board of Directors of the American Chemistry Council (ACC) has named as an affiliate member global logistics solutions firm, BDP International (BDP). BDP has been involved with the organization since 2002 when it became a partner in its Responsible Care® program, the chemical industry's...
  • Food Authority Expands Fleet with Fuel Efficient Vehicles from Ryder
    MIAMI--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Ryder System, Inc. (NYSE:R), a leader in commercial transportation and supply chain management solutions, announced today that Food Authority, a family-owned and operated food service provider that distributes produce and grocery products to Massachusetts, Connecticut, New York, New Jersey, Virginia, Maryland, District of Columbia, and Pennsylvania, has refreshed and expanded its fleet with 66...
  • Value of Japan's Imports, Exports Jumps in May
    Japan's imports and exports through May 2013; year-over-year change Full-size image The value of Japan's trade increased 10 percent in both exports and imports in May 2013, according to Japan's Ministry of Finance. Imports reached their highest value in more than 2 1/2 years. Japanese imports were valued at 6.763 trillion yen (about...
  • DHL Delivers Nine Gorillas Back to the Wild
    PLANTATION, Fla.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--In a unique conservation initiative in partnership with The Aspinall Foundation, DHL, the world's leading logistics company, has delivered a family of nine silverback gorillas from Port Lympne Wild Animal Park in Kent to the Batéké Plateau National Park, Gabon. The gorillas were transported 9,000 km, departing from the UK...
  • US Cross-Border Trade With Canada Climbs
    Cross-border trade via rail and truck between Canada and the United States climbed in April, according to data from the U.S. Bureau of Transportation Statistics. The combined value of exports rose 4.8 percent year-over-year to roughly $21 billion, while import value grew 5.3 percent to $18.7 billion. U.S. cross-border imports from...
  • CenterPoint Acquires Properties Near Port of Houston
    CenterPoint Properties has purchased six buildings, occupied by Exel Logistics, in Houston, for $42.6 million. The seller, TA Associates, was represented by Trent Agnew and Rusty Tamlyn of HFF. "This transaction proves our commitment to a thriving industrial market that serves our mission of investment in port, rail and intermodal-related facilities," said...
  • EU Proposes Ship Monitoring of CO2 Emissions
    The European Union said all ships of more than 5,000 gross tons calling at its ports would have to measure and report their annual carbon dioxide emissions beginning in 2018. The proposal by the EU's Executive Commission has been negotiated over several years and is unlikely to face much opposition from...
  • Port of Houston Orders Ship-to-Shore Cranes, RTGs
    Konecranes' STS cranes in Savannah, Ga.Konecranes has received a $56 million order from the Port of Houston Authority for four super-post-Panamax ship-to-shore cranes and three rubber-tire gantry cranes. The STS cranes will be shipped to PHA's Barbours Cut Terminal in late 2014 and supplied during the first quarter of 2015, while...
  • Add Three More Ships to Maher's List of Diversions
    Maher Terminals has diverted the following Zim vessels from its terminal at the Port of New York and New Jersey to other marine terminals at Port Elizabeth, N.J., to be discharged: Zim Qingdao, voyage 39E, will work at PNCT Terminals in Port Elizabeth on July 5. Zim Monaco, voyage 25W, will work...
  • 32 Advisors Announces Duaine Priestley to Open Houston Office & Expand Energy Practice
    NEW YORK, June 27, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- 32 Advisors is pleased to announce that Mr. Duaine A. Priestley has joined the firm. Mr. Priestley will open the 32 Advisors office in Houston, Texas this July. "We're excited that Duaine is joining 32 Advisors, and we anticipate that he will be...
  • FTR Associates Garner Forecasting Awards during Annual Automotive Outlook Symposium
    BLOOMINGTON, Ind.--The Federal Reserve Bank of Chicago presented two Freight Transportation Research Associates (FTR) forecasters with the Best Overall Economic Forecast award at the 20thAnnual Automotive Outlook Symposium. This year's symposium brought together experts to examine the near-term automotive forecast outlook and the impact of last year's automotive labor agreement. On...
  • Port of Milwaukee Assists in Exporting Locally Made Mining Shovel
    Milwaukee - An enormous, locally manufactured mining shovel will be loaded on an ocean-going vessel at the Port of Milwaukee's Federal Marine Terminal #2 on Friday. The Joy Global P&H model 4100 shovel will be transported aboard the Intermarine "Ocean Crescent" for delivery to the port of Manzanillo, Mexico. This...

TradeWindsweb site
JULY 1, 2013
  • Capt Wei calls it quits
    The market is rife with reports that the long-time chairman of China Ocean Shipping Group (Cosco) is retiring after nearly 20 years at the helm.
  • Swedbank upgrades SFL
    A leading European equity analyst upgraded shares of Ship Finance International Monday despite ongoing concerns about exposure to US-listed compatriot Frontline.
  • Stena inks rig order
    Stena Drilling of the UK has placed an $800m order for a pair of semi-submersible drilling rigs at Samsung Heavy Industries in South Korea.
  • York tied to tanker play
    A private equity firm led by US billionaire James Dinan has been linked to the acquisition of a pair of product tankers under construction in South Korea.
  • RABT frees up funds
    Loss making Rederi AB TransAtlantic (RABT) has made breakthroughs on several fronts in its ongoing war against costs.
  • KLC back in play
    Korea Line Corp is hoping to strike it second time lucky in the hunt for a buyer.
  • Two more for Wisby
    Croatia's 3 Maj shipyard said it has won another order from Sweden's Wisby Tankers.
  • Norden deal for Star
    Star Bulk has signed a short period contract for one of its supramax bulkers with Norden.
  • Maran builds Qatar ties
    John Angelicoussis's Maran Gas has added a pair of LNG newbuildings to its joint venture with Nakilat after the Qatari company tied up a huge refinancing package.
  • SFL in sale-and-leaseback
    John Fredriksen's Ship Finance International has taken a jack-up newbuilding from stablemate North Atlantic Drilling on a sale and leaseback deal.
  • Two more turn white
    The Thai and US flags have moved up to the Paris MOU's white list in 2012.
  • China's VL spur
    China could support orders for close to 100 VLCC newbuildings if its ambitious refining plans come to fruition, according to Poten & Partners.
  • Arrested ship grounds
    A Vietnamese bulker arrested for alleged rice smuggling has been forced ashore by a storm in the Philippines.
  • Excel faces cape fight
    A partner of restructuring Greek owner Excel Maritime is disputing the company's ownership of a capesize bulker.
  • Sembmarine's Mexican double
    Sembcorp Marine has secured yet another jack-up rig order from Mexico's Integradora de Servicios Petroleros Oro Negro (Oro Negro).
  • Suez security stepped up
    The Egyptian military has stepped up security around the Suez Canal to ensure growing protests do not disrupt shipping.
  • Pros and cons of P3
    Maersk, CMA CGM and MSC's new alliance will boost profitability at the liner giants but will fail to dent the hot competition in the liner trade, ICAP says.
  • Master dies on tanker
    The body of a tanker captain has been brought ashore in New Zealand.
  • Vard slumps on warning
    Shares in Norwegian offshore vessel builder Vard have plunged by over a tenth after the company issued a profit warning on Friday.
  • Frontline ATM open
    Frontline has sold off over half a million shares in the first few weeks after launching an ATM offering aimed at helping its bond headache.
  • Fisher wins Total deal
    UK shipping group James Fisher has won a deal to supply monitoring equipment to a Total platform off Congo.
  • Ardmore getting better
    Anthony Gurnee's Ardmore Shipping has set its sights on a New York listing at a time when its financial performance is improving.
  • Angelicoussis takes two
    John Angelicoussis has returned to Daewoo Shipbuilding & Marine Engineering for a couple more LNG carriers.
  • Otto sells again
    Singaporean offshore owner Otto Marine has sold a second multi-purpose field and ROV support vessel to RY Offshore in a sale and lease back deal worth $50m.
  • Precious waits
    Precious Shipping will seek out more long-term charters when bulker rates see a definite upward trend.
  • Three more for Damen
    Damen Shipyards Group has announced new orders for two tugs and a workboat.
  • Containers lost off India
    An alert has gone out to ships off India after 17 boxes were lost from a Shipping Corp of India (SCI) container vessel.
  • Gas carrier set free
    India's Varun Shipping has managed to secure the release of its 57,200-cbm LPG carrier Maharshi Vamadeva (built 1991) but an aframax tanker remains shackled in Singapore.
  • SunStone fixes cruiser
    SunStoneShips and Comfort-at-Sea, two Companies linked to International Shipping Partners of Miami have lined up a new charter for the 12,800-gt cruiseship Ocean Atlantic (built 1986).

American Shipperweb site
JULY 1, 2013
  • HOS rule change starts today
    The U.S. Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration's new hours-of-service rules, which regulate the amount of break time truckers need to take during a shift, among other things, have gone into full effect as of July 1.
  • Broken MOL ship continues to be towed to port
    The Japanese liner carrier said Saturday evening that it's continuing to tow the fore portion of MOL Comfort, which broke in half on June 17 in the Indian Ocean. The aft part of the ship sank with most of its boxes.
  • Port Everglades makes headway toward harbor dredging
    After 17 years bogged down in Washington bureaucracy, the Florida port has passed a major milestone in its effort to excavate mud and sand from its channel to enable passage by much larger cargo vessels.
  • EU looks to police maritime emissions
  • CMA CGM completes French sovereign fund investment
    FSI's intent to invest in CMA CGM was first announced in February, when the carrier unveiled a financial restructuring designed to inject roughly $625 million into CMA CGM's coffers through investment and debt refinancing.
  • CenterPoint expands Houston footprint
  • IATA: Industry must be more attractive to investors
  • AGS starts same-day service
  • Have container rates turned?
  • Momentum buys forwarder
  • Eling leads Dachser's finance activities

The Bunker Bulletinweb site
JULY 1, 2013
  • Jamaican bunker players should 'get serious' about LNG
    'LNG is coming,' says director general of the Maritime Authority of Jamaica.
  • Prices move independently in Fujairah
    But prices going up in Suez.
  • Prices firm in Rotterdam
    Congestion reported at Rotterdam loading bays.
  • Report: Trading house enters bunker market
    Daewoo International has begun trading bunker fuel, say market sources.
  • Asian shipbuilders see bright LNG future
    Fuel economics will aid shift to gas, executives believe.
  • Adams appointed executive director of DBTG
    Former IBIA chief executive in new role.
  • Istanbul supplier deploys two new double-hulled barges
    'We are investing for our business and the future,' says Energy Petrol CFO.
  • Another Singapore bunkering firm loses licence
    MPA enforces licence terms and conditions.
  • Asian bunker prices soft at start of week
    Offices in Hong Kong closed for public holiday.
  • Gazpromneft Marine Bunker starts operations at Sochi
    'Cargo and passenger shipping at Sochi port is increasing,' says CEO.
  • Dan-Bunkering relocation
    Bunker firm moves Thieu-vi Phung to Singapore.
  • OI managing director moves on
    Phillips: 'While sad to be leaving, I am hugely excited about the next chapter.'
  • Reports: Former Brightoil staff joins OW Bunker
    Clarence Chang has been appointed general manager of OW Bunker Singapore.
  • MHI starts construction of 'fuel-saving' cruise ship
    7% bunker savings planned for the newbuild.
  • Bunkering firm restarting operations at Hong Kong
    South Horizon International Petroleum to start providing bunkers at Hong Kong from August.

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FROM THE HOME PAGE
Royal Caribbean closes second quarter with record net profit
Miami
The April-June period was very positive
Union Pacific and Norfolk Southern announced a merger agreement today.
Union Pacific and Norfolk Southern announced a merger agreement today.
Omaha/Atlanta
First coast-to-coast cargo rail network
Gurrieri resigns as Special Commissioner of the Eastern Adriatic Sea Port Authority
Trieste
The atypical reverse charge for the logistics sector will become applicable tomorrow
Milan
Ruggerone (Assologistica): one of the most strategic reforms we helped build is being implemented
Policy brief on cyber threats that pose risks to port infrastructure
Tallinn
It was developed by the NATO Cyber Defence Centre of Excellence
Interferry urges the EU Commission to harmonize its shipping decarbonization regulations with those of the IMO
Victoria
Failure to align - the association warned - will force shipping companies to pay twice for emissions.
In the second quarter of 2025, Chinese seaports handled 79.1 million containers (+6.1%)
Beijing
Total freight traffic was three billion tons (+3.3%), of which 1.3 billion tons were with foreign countries (+1.9%).
CK Hutchison announces plans to include a Chinese investor in the consortium to sell Hutchison Ports
Hong Kong
Without the participation of the COSCO shipping group, China would not authorize the sale
Sri Lanka's Supreme Court has awarded compensation of $1 billion over the X-Press Pearl accident.
Sri Lanka's Supreme Court has awarded compensation of $1 billion over the X-Press Pearl accident.
Columbus
The container ship caught fire and sank near the port of Colombo
The Greek government sends a tugboat to the Red Sea to assist ships that may be attacked by the Houthis.
The Greek government sends a tugboat to the Red Sea to assist ships that may be attacked by the Houthis.
Piraeus
The AHTS "Giant" is leaving
Saipem and Subsea7 have signed a binding merger agreement.
Saipem and Subsea7 have signed a binding merger agreement.
Milan/Luxembourg
The transaction is expected to close in the second half of 2026.
In the second quarter, the port of Valencia handled over 1.5 million containers (+4.0%)
In the first half of 2025, the amount of new orders to Chinese shipyards fell by -18.2%
Beijing
A decrease of -3.5% in new construction completed in the period was recorded
In the second quarter of 2025, freight traffic in the port of Trieste grew by +3.7%
Trieste
Bulk cargo increased. Miscellaneous cargo fell by 13.2%.
CMA CGM and TotalEnergies form joint venture for LNG bunkering in the Port of Rotterdam.
Marseille
Agreement to supply 360,000 tons of liquefied natural gas per year to the French group's ships
In the second quarter of 2025, freight traffic in Spanish ports decreased by -4.7%
Madrid
All the main product categories are decreasing except for conventional goods
Brookfield Asset Management to sell 49% of British port group PD Ports to Spain's Pontegadea
Middlesbrough
The English company has over 1,400 employees
In the quarter April-June, freight traffic in the port of Rotterdam decreased by -2.3%
In the quarter April-June, freight traffic in the port of Rotterdam decreased by -2.3%
Rotterdam
The port authority is alarmed by the state of crisis in the national industry.
The electrification of the docks in the ports of Livorno, Piombino and Portoferraio is proceeding according to plan.
Third dock for cruise traffic in the port of Catania
Catania
Pier 25's restyling completed
Another quarter of decline in freight traffic at the port of Algeciras
Algeciras
In the period April-June, containers amounted to 1.24 million TEUs (+1.0%)
A new tax applied to cruise passengers disembarking in national ports came into force today in Greece.
Athens
Belgian rail freight company Lineas receives €61 million government loan
Brussels
The measure was approved last night by the restricted council of ministers
ERTMS installation completed on 1,400 kilometers of Italian railway network
Rome
The project is financed with 2.5 billion euros from PNRR funds.
Wärtsilä's quarterly financial and commercial results are positive.
Helsinki
The Marine Electrical Systems division will be sold to the Italian company VINCI Energies.
In the port of Barcelona the number of cruise terminals will be reduced from seven to five
In the port of Barcelona the number of cruise terminals will be reduced from seven to five
Barcelona
The mayor: For the first time in history, a limit is placed on the growth of cruises in the city.
MSC and Moby have presented their commitments to meet the AGCM's requirements.
Rome
Shipping Agencies Services will sell its 49% stake in Moby, waiving the consideration in favor of the majority shareholder. Moby commits to completely repaying its debt to SAS.
Fincantieri confirms its interest in the development of American shipbuilding
Fincantieri confirms its interest in the development of American shipbuilding
Washington
Folgiero: Commitment to deliver next-generation capabilities in full alignment with U.S. strategic priorities
The Chamber of Deputies has approved the appointment of four presidents of Italian Port System Authorities.
Rome
The names proposed for the Port System Authorities of the Southern Adriatic, Central-Northern Tyrrhenian, Western Liguria, and Eastern Liguria have been approved. Voting on the Northern Tyrrhenian Authority has been postponed.
Information exchange between state administrations for the digitalization of the maritime sector begins
Rome
The first operational meeting at the Coast Guard General Command in Rome
The Clean Maritime Fuels Platform suggests measures to support the production and distribution of clean marine fuels
COSCO Shipping Ports sets new monthly and quarterly container traffic records
Hong Kong
In the period April-June, 29.4 million TEUs were handled (+4.5%)
Sharp increase in cases of seafarers abandoning their ships
London
2,286 crew members from 222 ships involved as of early 2025
Global freight traffic saw strong growth in the first quarter of this year in anticipation of new tariffs
Global freight traffic saw strong growth in the first quarter of this year in anticipation of new tariffs
Geneva
North America saw the strongest quarterly growth in imports
In the port of Antwerp-Bruges containers and rolling stock are increasing and other types of goods are decreasing
Antwerp
Traffic congestion continues at the airport, with the situation on the landside becoming critical
A study denounces the delay of European ports in equipping themselves with cold ironing facilities.
Brussels/Pozzallo
The tender to electrify the docks of the port of Pozzallo has begun.
T&E proposes to include more non-EU transhipment ports to avoid carbon leakage
Brussels
The association calls on the EU Commission to reduce the current threshold of 65% of transhipment traffic
Federlogistica urges the immediate establishment of a control room on tariffs
Genoa
The aim is also to eliminate extra costs caused by bureaucracy.
Containerized cargo handled through the port of Singapore fell by 2.9% in the second quarter.
Singapore
Last May, ship transits through the Suez Canal decreased by -6.8%
Last May, ship transits through the Suez Canal decreased by -6.8%
Cairo
The negative trend continued in June and early July
Terminal operators are not at all satisfied with a policy that seems to have no interest in ports
Rome
Cognolato: It is essential to close the ongoing trials on several fronts.
The largest ship ever to dock at Cagliari's Porto Canale at the MITO terminal.
Milan
The container ship "MSC Venice" with a capacity of 16,652 TEU arrived yesterday
On 5 and 6 November in Lisbon a summit called by the ILA against automation in the maritime and port sector
On 5 and 6 November in Lisbon a summit called by the ILA against automation in the maritime and port sector
North Bergen/Metzingen
South Korean HD Hyundai, together with German NEURA Robotics, will develop and test welding robots in shipyards
The toll of the horrific attack on the bulk carrier Eternity C in the Red Sea is still uncertain.
Mandaluyong/London/Brussels
Joint statement by ICS, BIMCO, European Shipowners, Intercargo and Intertanko
In the first half of 2025, bulk cargo increased and general cargo decreased in the port of Marseille-Fos
Marseille
Cruise passengers increase by +5%
The Senate has approved the framework law on interports
Rome
UIR, gives the Italian interport system a modern, orderly and coherent regulatory framework
Carlo De Ruvo was elected president of Confetra
Rome
Among the challenges, the uncontrolled expansion of large logistics groups and their concentration
Number of pirate attacks on ships still high in the second quarter of 2025
Number of pirate attacks on ships still high in the second quarter of 2025
Kuala Lumpur
The number of acts of violence against crews is decreasing
Telemar and TNL Group merger agreement
Telemar and TNL Group merger agreement
Oslo/Athens/Paris
One of the top three operators in the OT/IoT services market for the maritime and superyacht sectors will be created
Attacks on ships in the Red Sea still cause deaths among seafarers
Portsmouth
Liberian-flagged bulk carrier " Eternity C" targeted
Canadian shipbuilding company Davie acquires second shipyard in Finland
Helsinki/Pori
It will buy the Enersense Offshore shipyard
Amendment on Port Labor Supply Agencies Approved
Rome
Immediate transformation into Agencies authorised to provide temporary port work
Salvini appoints a manager of a private shipping company from Campania as president of the regional AdSP
Rome
This is Eliseo Cuccaro, CEO of Alilauro
Extend the application of the 0.1% sulphur limit in marine fuels globally
Extend the application of the 0.1% sulphur limit in marine fuels globally
Berlin
This is proposed by an analysis by the International Council on Clean Transportation
IMO and EU condemn renewed attacks on ships in the Red Sea
London/Brussels
Dominguez: New violation of international law and freedom of navigation
In the first half of 2025, container traffic in the port of Gioia Tauro grew by +10.5%
Joy Taurus
2,186,211 TEUs were handled
A bulk carrier was attacked in the Red Sea
Portsmouth
The crew abandoned the ship which began to take on water
German government allocates 400 million euros to support energy transition in maritime-port sector
Over 78 million euros to the ports of Augusta and Taranto for offshore wind
Rome
Funds distributed over three years starting from 2025
The PNRR tender for interports has been reopened.
Rome
Resources available amounting to 2.2 million euros
Port of Livorno: Workers are the priority in the LTM crisis
Livorno
UPS's quarterly earnings performance declines
Atlanta
Net income in the April-June quarter was $1.28 billion (-8.9%)
Approval for the 2025 budget variation of the Southern Tyrrhenian and Ionian Sea Port Authority.
Gioia Tauro
500 thousand euros for the 49% share held by the Port Agency company
FHP Group acquires the remaining 10% stake in Lotras
Milan/Foggia
The integration between Lotras and CFI Intermodal will begin to create FHP Intermodal.
OITAF scientific document on good practices in the logistics and transport of fresh fruit and vegetables
Milan
The Northern Tyrrhenian Sea Port Authority has joined the PLIKA
Livorno
Platform dedicated to training, innovation and knowledge sharing in the logistics and port sectors
Matteo Paroli's nomination as president of the Western Ligurian Sea Port Authority has been signed.
Rome
He has a degree in law and a specialization in administrative law.
Container throughput increases in Haropa Port, while bulk cargo decreases.
Le Havre
In the first half of this year, containers were 1.51 million TEUs (+4%)
Bureau Veritas reports a 9.8% quarterly increase in revenues in the Marine & Offshore segment
Courbevoie
Kalmar and Konecranes increase new orders in the April-June quarter
Helsinki
The turnover of the two Finnish companies is slightly increasing
Container traffic in the port of Barcelona fell by 12.2% in the second quarter.
Barcelona
Assiterminal threatens a new wave of appeals against regulations it believes are damaging to port operations
Genoa
2M Logistics signs an agreement with Salerno-based Gallozzi
Barendrecht
The Dutch company will represent GF Logistics, a subsidiary of the Italian group, in the Benelux region.
Swiss company Kuehne+Nagel's quarterly profits fell
Schindellegi
In the period April-June of this year, net turnover grew by +1.7%
Yang Ming orders three 8,000 TEU container ships from Nihon Shipyard and Imabari Shipbuilding
Keelung/Imabari
Contract valued at $351.3-394.5 million
Italia Nostra reiterates its strong concerns about the construction of the Fiumicino-Isola Sacra port.
Rome
European maritime cities, destinations for cruise tourism - the association highlights - denounce the phenomenon of over-tourism in the cruise sector
Egypt's first automotive terminal has come into operation at Port Said East.
East Port Said
It can accommodate two car carriers at the same time
SAILING LIST
Visual Sailing List
Departure ports
Arrival ports by:
- alphabetical order
- country
- geographical areas
Tepsa has acquired a liquid bulk terminal in the port of Rotterdam.
Singapore/Rotterdam
It was sold by Global Energy Storage Holdings
The Spinelli Group has approved its 2024 sustainability report.
Genoa
Of the company's 616 direct employees, 49% are under the age of 50.
In the second quarter of this year, cargo traffic in Turkish ports grew by +1.6%
Ankara
Cargoes to and from Italy amounted to 12.7 million tons (+10.1%)
Extension of the Simplified Logistics Zone for Genoa Ports and Dry Ports to the Savona, Vado Ligure, and Bergeggi areas.
Genoa
Approval from the ZLS Steering Committee
Isotta Fraschini Motori has inaugurated a new production line for hydrogen fuel cell systems in Bari.
Trieste
They will be used for naval and land solutions
The Grande Shanghai , the Grimaldi Group's first ammonia-ready car carrier, has been christened.
Naples
It has a load capacity of 9,000 CEUs.
The Port of Genoa, FILT, and UILT have declared a five-day strike at the Bettolo Terminal.
Genoa
Fit Cisl Liguria expressed solidarity with the workers
The tender for the dredging of the commercial dock basin at the port of Ancona has been published.
Ancona
The removal of approximately 730 thousand cubic meters of sediment is planned
Tender for the restoration and enhancement of docks 32 and 33 in the Deep Sea Zone of the port of Savona
Genoa
An investment of over 6.7 million euros is expected
There are 1,100 workers in Palermo directly employed in the seaside tourism sector
Palermo
This year, cruise traffic is expected to grow by 9.4% in the port of the Sicilian capital.
Six-month growth of +9% in freight on the St. Petersburg-India/China maritime route
Fly
FESCO operates six vessels in the service
Port of Trieste: Special Commissioner Gurrieri under investigation for money laundering
Trieste
I am certain - he declared - that I can demonstrate that I acted legally, in full transparency.
Vard signs new contract for the construction of two CSOVs
Trieste
The vessels will be used to support operations in the offshore wind sector
UIR welcomes the publication of the tender for the digitalization of the logistics chain.
Rome
Di Caterina (ALIS): a concrete tool that enhances the needs of businesses and strengthens the logistics system
GNV celebrated its first ten years of activity on the Italy-Albania route
Durres
During the period, the company's ships carried over 1.25 million passengers
A shipment of over 1.2 tons of marijuana was seized at the port of Gioia Tauro.
Reggio Calabria/Catanzaro
Members of a criminal organization that imported drugs from South America through European ports and airports have been arrested.
Yang Ming orders Hanwha Ocean to build seven 15,000 TEU dual-fuel containerships
Keelung
They will be delivered between 2028 and 2029
Walden to sell healthcare logistics business to Yusen Logistics
Paris
Exclusive negotiations announced
Solinas (Sardinian Action Party) is not at all satisfied with the state of Sardinian ports
Cagliari
The immediate establishment of a special commission is urged
ANSI welcomes the introduction of the information dashboard for managing private procurement contracts in logistics.
Rome
D'Angelo: it will allow the country to take another step forward
Russo (Confcommercio): excluding road transport from the PNRR funding was shortsighted.
Rome
First bulletin from the Freight Insights Observatory produced by the National Center for Sustainable Mobility
ABB Group posts sharp growth in quarterly financial and business performance
Zurich
In the period April-June the value of new orders grew by +16.0%
Informal consultations have begun on the preliminary proposal for the new Ancona Port Master Plan.
Ancona
Eleven meetings scheduled for July
Program agreement for preparatory and functional interventions for the construction of the bridge over the Strait of Messina
Rome
It was signed today in Rome
Project to develop an ecological station for the treatment of wastewater from ships
Naples
Initiative of the Neapolitan Group of the Cenere and Iello Landing
Assiterminal urges against bringing sediment from the Bagnoli dredging project into the port of Naples.
Genoa
Cognolato and Ferrari: It is essential to safeguard the full functionality of the commercial port's activities.
Container traffic at the Port of Long Beach fell 3.4% in the second quarter.
Long Beach
A decline of -16.4% was recorded in June
Paolo Pessina has been appointed vice president of Conftrasporto-Confcommercio.
Rome
He is president of the national federation of maritime agents and brokers
Container traffic in the port of Hong Kong decreased by -8.2% in the second quarter
Hong Kong
A decrease of -13.7% was recorded in June
Cuneo-based logistics company Nord Ovest is seeing growing financial results.
Wedge
Construction work on a new depot in Mondovì will be completed in early 2026.
Container traffic at the Port of Los Angeles grows driven by fears of new tariffs
Los Angeles
June saw the highest volume ever recorded for this month
The Management Committee of the Sardinia Sea Port Authority has adopted the DPSS
Cagliari
Green light for the concession to MITO and the appeal against the rejection of Olbia's dredging project.
Three events in Genoa for three new Explora Journeys cruise ships.
Genoa
A technical launch, a coin laying and the cutting of the first sheet metal were carried out at the Fincantieri shipyard
Grimaldi sells 5% of Terminal Darsena Toscana to Livorno Port Company
Naples/Livorno
Option to purchase an additional 5% of the share capital
Concession agreement signed that assigns management of the port of Tartous to DP World
Damascus
It has a lifespan of 30 years
Matteo Gasparato appointed president of the Northern Adriatic Sea Port Authority
Rome
He was appointed extraordinary commissioner of the same port authority
Meeting in Rome between the heads of ESPO and Assoporti
Rome
Among the topics addressed, the competitiveness of European ports in the current global context
Chinese airline OOCL reports quarterly decline in scheduled service revenues
Hong Kong
Cargo transported by the company's ships is increasing
Collaboration between the Ukrainian Sea Ports Authority and the Western Ligurian Sea Port Authority
Rome
Agreement with an initial duration of five years
Survey in Germany on the prospects of companies in the maritime, port and shipbuilding sectors
Hamburg
Shipowners are more concerned. Positive prospects for ports and shipyards.
Port of Augusta: Work begins on a third bridge connecting the island to the mainland.
Augusta
Work worth over 20 million euros
Vard signs contract with InkFish for new research vessel
Trieste
The deal is worth more than 200 million euros.
1.1 billion euros will be invested in the port of Hamburg to strengthen the container sector
Hamburg
Improving accessibility and port infrastructure in the Waltershofer Hafen area
Meyer Turku delivered the new Star of the Seas cruise ship to Royal Caribbean
Turku
It has a gross tonnage of 250,800 tons
ESPO calls for increased funding for ports under the next EU Multiannual Financial Framework
Brussels
The CEF programme funds have proven to be far from sufficient
Fincantieri delivers the new Oceania Allura cruise ship to Oceania Cruises.
Miami/Trieste
Two additional Sonata-class ships have been converted into orders.
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
Confindustria event on the sea economy in Rome on July 15th
Rome
The public meeting of the International Containers Studies Center will be held in Genoa on July 2nd
Genoa
››› Meetings File
PRESS REVIEW
Why Malta is objecting to a new price cap on Russian oil
(timesofmalta.com)
US has its eye on Greek ports
(Kathimerini)
››› Press Review File
FORUM of Shipping
and Logistics
Intervento del presidente Tomaso Cognolato
Roma, 19 giugno 2025
››› File
Uniport: Bringing debris from Bagnoli to the port of Naples would postpone long-awaited dredging.
Rome
Legora de Feo: It's necessary to find alternative solutions.
Taiwanese companies Evergreen, Yang Ming and WHL saw sharp declines in quarterly revenues.
Keelung/Taipei
In the period April-June it fell by -18.7%, -26.5% and -8.6% respectively
The establishment of the Information Dashboard for the management of private procurement contracts in logistics has been approved.
In May, freight traffic in the port of Ravenna grew by +1.4%
Ravenna
Bulk cargo is on the rise. Miscellaneous cargo is on the decline.
EU approves joint purchase of port equipment by terminal operators
Brussels
Joint definition of minimum technical specifications of equipment is also permitted
Serbian energy group EPS will import coal through the Montenegrin port of Bar
Bar
Currently imports from Indonesia pass through the port of Constanta
Fincantieri Foundation and Luiss University launch a project to strengthen the safety of underwater infrastructure.
Trieste
Among the objectives, contribute to the definition of a specific regulatory framework
Freewheeling: The government's U-turn on anti-mafia controls in the road haulage sector is a welcome development.
Modena
Franchini: If the government has realized it made a mistake, that's good news.
Agostinelli (AdSP Tirreno Meridionale e Ionio): the amendment that allows for the early transformation of the Gioia Tauro Port Agency is extremely important.
Confindustria's event on the maritime economy will take place in Rome on July 15th.
Rome
The confederation's strategic document on the sector will be presented
Kerala seeks $1.1 billion from MSC in damages over MSC Elsa 3 sinking
Thiruvananthapuram
Temporary detention of the vessel "MSC Akuteta II" granted
Trasportounito requests the cancellation of the renewal procedure of the Central Committee of the Register of Hauliers
Rome
New seizure of a load of cocaine in the port of Gioia Tauro
Reggio Calabria
16 bags containing 417 kilos of drugs were found in a container
MOL and Kinetics to build world's first floating data center
Tokyo
It will be installed on a vessel of 9,731 gross tonnage
Rijeka Gateway Terminal to become operational in early September
Copenhagen
The first ship at the second container terminal of the Croatian port is expected on September 12
Falteri (Federlogistica) urges us to focus on the development of "polycentric" logistics
Genoa
The Simplified Logistics Zone should be the cornerstone of the strategy
Tsuneishi Shipbuilding Co. acquired Mitsui E&S Shipbuilding Co.
Hiroshima/Tokyo
It was renamed Tsuneishi Solutions Tokyobay Co.
Pessina (Federagenti): Northern European logistics system is struggling. Let's take advantage of it!
Rome
Unexpected opportunity - he underlines - for the Mediterranean ports and Italian ones in particular
MSC Cruises Joins Carnival and Royal Caribbean in Capitalizing on Grand Bahama Shipyard
Miami
Negotiations underway since the end of 2024 have been successfully concluded
At The International Propeller Clubs the Dorso Award for the Mediterranean area
Naples
In recognition of the primary role played by logistics operators in Mediterranean traffic
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