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December 9, 2013
Sched Netweb site
  • Beijing probes logistics costs: 18pc of China's GDP - 9pc of OECD's
  • Manila's ICTSI gets go-ahead to run Nigeria's Lekki container terminal
  • Rena report highlights New Zealand's shortcomings in coping with oil spills
  • France, Japan allow shipboard armed guards on soft target oil tankers
  • Official calls for more cooperation between mainland and Taiwan ports
  • Suzhou port's volume expected to hit 600 million tonnes by 2020
  • Hubei to set up railway logistics facility, linking express delivery
  • Soaring south-south trade brings forwarders onerous risks: insurer
  • FPS launches its first-ever weekly Rotterdam-Fiji direct LCL service
  • Brazil opens US$233 million tender to dredge Santos navigation channels
  • Hefei to launch new rail freight route to Germany via Kazakhstan
  • Shanghai Pudong air cargo up 11pc in November to 129 million tonnes
  • World air cargo resumes fragile recovery, posting 4pc October uptick
  • Hamad International Airport in Qatar to create 700 new customs positions

Exim Indiaweb site
DECEMBER 6, 2013
  • Eight continuous days of increase for Baltic Exchange's sea freight index
  • Indian seamen eligible for MEMA
  • Moore Stephens welcomes neutral budget for UK shipping
  • NYK holds seventh environmental management conference
  • Pan Lloyd appoints Macoline Shipping as its agent in Kolkata
  • Wärtsilä introduces 2-stroke, dual-fuel LNG engine for ships
  • Chinese market access may boost meat exports
  • India-Bangla cross-border trade hampered by political unrest in Bangladesh
  • APM Terminals wins Asia port operator of the year award
  • CoPT to mechanise timber handling
  • New guidelines to give tariff-setting flexibility to ports, BOT operators: Vasan
  • Pipavav Port expansion plan gets environment clearance
  • Rail evacuation eases operations at Nhava Sheva during recent stir
  • RIL-BP JV front-runner for stake in Mundra LNG terminal
  • Forex reserves skyrocket by $ 5.04 bn to $ 291.30 bn
  • Govt cuts base import price of RBD palm oil
  • Govt to award highway projects through EPC model
  • Growth in GDP led by export sectors, say analysts
  • India to become largest importer of coal by 2035: EIA
  • INR shoots up by 103 paise to end at 61.41 against dollar
  • JAXPORT gets heavy lift push
  • Manica Logistics excels in project movement in Namibia
  • Nurminen Logistics transports material handling machines from Finland to Russia
  • Royal Cargo hauls 150-tonne equipment from largest cargo airplane to land in the Philippines

International Transport Journalweb site
  • Fuorimuro restores Miramas-Castel Guelfo connection
  • "Employee day one" for new American Airlines
  • APC Postal Logistics opens new facility in California
  • IAG Cargo celebrates 80 years of serving Singapore
  • India's eastern dedicated freight corridor project goes...
  • ICTSI takes heavylift equipment to Tacloban
  • ZF-Ecomid CV transmission celebrates anniversary
  • DB Schenker unveiled as logistics provider for Glasgow 2014...
  • Biman returns to Myanmar
  • BRS delivers Renault trucks to Hermes
  • Portugal: favourable debut for privatised Post CTT
  • ECSA elects new president
  • Hamburg Süd names "Cap San Augustin" in Hong Kong
  • Kyrgyzstan Airlines starts DWC operation
  • No interest in Murmansk Shipping Company
  • New account manager appointed at Newage

Marine Logweb site
DECEMBER 6, 2013
  • AWO comments on shale gas waste water
  • Best ever year for cruise ship Azipod orders
  • Cat upgrades MaK M 25 C
  • American Club adds to management team
  • FMC vote delays P3 vessel sharing plan
  • ZF Marine to strengthen China presence

World Wide Shipperweb site
  • Vessel calling Columbia River fined for botched hazmat reporting
  • BTS releases new online transport database
  • Trucking group stands behind transportation system legislation
  • Port of Vancouver, USA refinances general obligation bonds
  • Diana Shipping hit with pollution violation sentence

Lloyd's Listweb site
DECEMBER 6, 2013
  • Shippers welcome FMC scrutiny of P3
    Global Shippers' Forum says extra evaluation time 'absolutely necessary'
  • Capesize rates rise again
    Brokers are optimistic as Australian miners rush to book year-end cargoes
  • Why the antitrust case against boxlines is misguided
    Brussels' skewed logic aims to destroy carriers' proven tariff-setting systems
  • Suezmax earnings climb above $30,000 per day
    Robust earnings should remain in December
  • Swedish Club finally announces its general increase
    Decision for 7.5% rise reflects balanced approach, says Rhodin
  • Scorpio Bulkers taps IPO market for $175m equity raise
    Funds will support newbuildings and general corporate purposes
  • Why ballast-cleaning systems do not hold water
    IMO type-approval fails to demonstrate that technology meets its own standards
  • How G6 allies plan to square up to their P3 rivals
    Documents filed with the FMC reveal expanded 180-vessel partnership on US trade lanes
  • Astomos Energy adds two VLGCs to its fleet
    Japanese trader to raise liquefied petroleum gas trading volumes to 12m tonnes in 2015
  • Singamas Container warns of 'significant' profits plunge for 2013
    Company expects market downturn to continue in second-quarter 2014
  • Nigeria needs effective surveillance to fight piracy
    Replacing faulty radar systems could cost up to $30m, says former UK navy chief
  • Bigger Panama Canal will bring unexpected boost to LNG shipping
    Utilisation levels and fuel costs will benefit as US export projects get the go-ahead
  • Asia-Europe box volumes surge continues
    But freight rates on the trade lane drop further
  • Golar LNG Partners buys FSRU for $310m
    Fredriksen continues strategy splitting charter contracts from newbuildings
  • FMC asks P3 for more information
    Request creates delay by bringing in a fresh 45-day review period
  • Diana fined in US discharge case
    Two crewmen convicted in Thetis case have yet to be sentenced
  • CSC Phoenix shares could be suspended indefinitely
    Troubled Chinese state carrier warns of problems at end-December

Fairplayweb site
DECEMBER 6, 2013
  • Scorpio Bulkers continues fleet expansion and capital increases
    Scorpio Bulkers, the rapidly expanding Monaco-based bulk shipping company whose shares are traded on the over the counter (OTC) market in Oslo, has unveiled its latest round of fleet expansion and capital increase
  • Riber Shipping, Kleven extend seismic vessel option
    CG Rieber Shipping, the Norwegian seismic vessel operator, has agreed with Kleven Maritime, the shipbuilder, to extend an option for a second 22 streamer 3-D seismic vessel with ice class 1A to the end of January 2014
  • China vessel exports still down
    CHINA's vessel exports fell 29% year-on-year to $24Bn in the first 10 months of 2013, on par with the losses posted in the first nine months
  • Oldendorff sounds alarm over fuel quality
    One of the world's biggest dry cargo operators has warned against a dramatic deterioration in marine fuels quality worldwide
  • US delays P3 start
    More information on the effects the P3 Network Alliance is needed before it can be allowed to go forward in the US, regulators have decided
  • ITF pays tribute to Mandela
    The International Transport Workers' Federation paid tribute to the 'global legacy' of Nelson Mandela on his passing today
  • Diana fined $1.1M
    Diana Shipping has been fined $1.1M for illegally dumping wastewater in the US
  • NYK, Iino book VLGCs for Astomos
    NYK Line confirmed today that its subsidiary Kyoei Tanker has ordered an 83,000m³ very large gas carrier
  • STX Pan Ocean downscales Fibria deal
    STX Pan Ocean said today the contract value with Fibria Celulose for the transportation of wood pulp was reduced to $207M from $246M
  • Taiwan's 2014 GDP growth seen at 3.9%
    Taiwan's economic growth expected at 3.9% in 2014

The Journal of Commerceweb site
DECEMBER 6, 2013
  • Hapag-Lloyd to Expand Gulf Caribbean Service
    Gulf Caribbean Service's new port rotation.Hapag-Lloyd has expanded its fixed day, weekly Gulf Caribbean Service to include eastbound and westbound calls in Guatemala, Honduras, Costa Rica, Panama and Colombia. The revised GCS port rotation will be as follows: Houston; Altamira and Veracruz, Mexico; Santo Tomás de Castilla, Guatemala; Puerto Cortés, Honduras;...
  • JOC Trucking Employment Index Shoots Up to 96.4 in November
    JOC For-Hire Trucking Employment Index Full-size image The Journal of Commerce For-Hire Trucking Employment Index rose to 96.4 in November from 95.7 the previous month, as trucking firms added 8,400 jobs. The 0.7 percentage point gain was the strongest increase this year for the index, which was flat in October and had been...
  • China's Loss in US Footwear Trade Leaves Room for Developing Nations
    China's grip on U.S. footwear imports continued to weaken in the third quarter, extending a decline that began in 2009, as other developing nations increased their market share further. Sourcing shares of U.S. containerized footwear imports in the third quarter of 2013. Full-size image While mainland China, excluding Hong Kong, continued to be...
  • Transportation Firms Add 31,000 Jobs as GDP Gains Ground
    Transportation and warehousing employment spiked in November, as the U.S. economy added 203,000 jobs, dropping the national unemployment rate to 7 percent. The jobs report accompanied news that the U.S. economy grew faster in the third quarter than expected, with real gross domestic product rising 3.6 percent. The Commerce Department boosted its...
  • ILA and USMX: Then and Now
    George Cohen of FMCS, Harold Daggett of ILA, Jim Capo and Dave Adam of USMXThink back to a year ago. In December 2012, the International Longshoremen's Association and United States Maritime Alliance were locked in tense contract negotiations that had East and Gulf Coast ports on the brink of a...
  • Insufficient Logistics Capacity Hindering Philippines Relief Effort
    Almost a month after Typhoon Haiyan devastated large swathes of the Philippines the relief effort is still struggling to meet the needs of the millions affected. Logistics capacity is proving a key chokepoint despite many of the world's leading transport companies offering support. Haiyan saw winds peak at more than 300...
  • Asia's Storm Front
    As the last cobwebs of jet lag release their hold, here's a recap from my weeklong trip to Asia in November. It was a trip that almost didn't happen. Intended to be a two-week mission involving a two-state delegation from Oregon and Washington, various factors conspired to reduce it to a...

TradeWindsweb site
DECEMBER 6, 2013
  • Cargill takes BALT cape
    US operator Baltic Trading appears to have secured employment for one of the newest additions to its fleet of capesize bulkers.
  • MFS grows Diana slice
    Financial firm MFS Investment Management has lifted its stake in Diana Shipping above the 10% mark.
  • Emissions crackdown continues
    A bulker controlled by Nissen Kaiun of Japan has emerged as the latest target of a US Coast Guard (USCG) crackdown on ships that fail to comply with increasingly stringent emissions standards.
  • Carrier wraps up roadshow
    French containership operator CMA CGM has confirmed reports that it intends to issue a high-yield bond under a broader effort to shore up its balance sheet.
  • Suezmax spike
    Suezmax spot rates have spiked to a two-year high following a wave of activity that began just before Thanksgiving.
  • Condor heads to breakers
    A derelict general cargoship has finally left the port of Bruges in Belgium after three years.
  • Ro-ro owner cleans up
    Dutch owner Transfennica is retro-fitting five more vessels with exhaust scrubbers after a successful trial.
  • SALT heads stateside
    Scorpio Bulkers is looking to secure $138.9m in fresh capital from its New York initial public offering.
  • Countess fire finally out
    A blaze that tore through the Greek cruiseship Ocean Countess has been extinguished.
  • Asian giants probed
    Asia's largest containerlines are part of a European Union probe into suspected price fixing, reports say.
  • Golar focuses on FLNG
    John Fredriksen's Golar LNG could use cash from a sale of units in spin-off Golar Partners to develop its floating production business.
  • Snoozing into trouble
    A cargoship ran aground off Scotland after its watch officer fell asleep alone on the bridge, a UK report has found.
  • ABG debt deal close
    India's ABG Shipyard is close to sealing a reorganisation of debt worth INR 111.5bn ($1.78bn).
  • Samudera downsizes
    Indonesia's Samudera Shipping Line has offloaded a small chemical tanker and an oil barge.
  • Ro-pax hits bridge
    A Hurtigruten ferry has been dented after hitting a bridge in Tromso, Norway.
  • STX PO deal pulped
    STX Pan Ocean has called a premature halt to a contract of affreightment (COA) after cancelling newbuildings ordered to service the deal.
  • Europe battens hatches
    North-west European ports took decisive precautionary measures overnight on Thursday as a huge storm hit the region.
  • CSSC sells $800m
    Chinese state shipbuilding giant CSSC has successfully raised $800m in a notes sale.
  • VLs the order of the day
    TradeWinds digests the digits making the headlines this week.
  • FMC puts the brakes on P3
    The US Federal Maritime Commission (FMC) has pushed back its decision on whether to approve the big new P3 boxship alliance.
  • Riona refloated
    A Ronja Marin cargoship has been pulled free after grounding off Finland on Thursday.
  • Farewell to all this?
    We take a look at what was said in the market over the past week.
  • Japanese order VLGCs
    Two Japanese shipowners have ordered VLGC newbuildings at domestic shipyards on the back of long-term charters.
  • Hedland exports soar
    Iron ore exports to China from Australia's Port Hedland rose 38% in November in another sign of solid demand from the Asian giant.
  • Atlantic seals bond raid
    Atlantic Offshore has succeeded in raising NOK 400m ($65m) in new finance from Norwegian bond investors.
  • Ezra up on deal talk
    Ezra Holdings, the offshore oilfield service company, has confirmed that is engaged in talks about its subsea division.
  • Cosco vessel freed
    Singaporean authorities have released a Cosco Shipping (Coscol)-owned ship arrested earlier this week over a chartering dispute.
  • US Navy extends charter
    Maersk Line Ltd has had a charter from the US military for an ice-classed products tanker extended for another year.

American Shipperweb site
DECEMBER 6, 2013
  • ATA opposes D.C. act outlawing diesel-only trucks
    The ATA said a measure in Washington, D.C., that would bar diesel-only vehicles in the city past 2017 "would have significant harmful effects on the district's economy and on the quality of life of district residents."
  • Chemistry council pushes PHMSA on hazmat rulemaking
  • Virginia's push for offshore wind
  • Freight shipments, expenditures weak in November
  • YRC to sell 3 million shares to pay down debt
    The company, which is in talks with the International Brotherhood of Teamsters to renew its current contract with employees in order to reduce costs, is facing a $69.4 million debt payment in February.
  • PostNL sells half its stake in TNT Express
    PostNL has sold half its stake in TNT Express, unloading around 15 percent of its 29.8-percent stake in the company for 507 million euro ($690.23 million) to reduce its debt.
  • UNCTAD: Liner connectivity has increased for most countries
  • FMC asks for more information from P3; delays effective date
    The Federal Maritime Commission voted Thursday to approve a request for additional information from the parties to the proposed P3 Network Vessel Sharing Agreement - Maersk, MSC and CMA CGM.
  • Roadway improvements authorized at Port Newark
    The Port Authority of New York and New Jersey this week authorized $105 million for the design, construction and realignment of roadways in the Port Newark-Elizabeth complex in New Jersey.
  • ABB expands global trade relationship with Amber Road
  • Executive moves
  • Ex-Im Bank's $640.7 million loan supports refinery exports to Turkey

The Bunker Bulletinweb site
DECEMBER 6, 2013
  • Weekly global market report
    A weekly price round up from bunkering hubs around the world.
  • Fuel prices lack direction in the Americas
    Avails remained tight in Cartagena on Friday.
  • More questions over planned P3 alliance
    Latest move from US regulators means new delays.
  • Prices falling in Middle East hub
    Sufficient avails in Fujairah.
  • Russia risks seeing bunker sales 'halved'
    Players warn against calls to give Russian oil majors priority.
  • Prices ended week on soft note
    Congestion reported in Gibraltar
  • Asian IFO prices generally steady
    Tight avails reported across the region.
  • Shipping group places new order for scrubbers
    'This repeat order confirms scrubbers are an attractive and proven solution for the reduction of SOx.'
  • Sinotrans using mass flow meter for bunkering
    Move is a first for the shipping firm.
  • Ferries may use small-scale LNG-fuelling station
    Unit would be first such station in Denmark.
  • Ferries out front in using LNG as marine fuel
    New report confirms role of ECAs in fostering take up of LNG.
  • MY Bunkers builds Maltese market
    Company offering MGO by truck.
  • New hire in Cyprus
    MY Bunkers makes sales and development appointment.
  • Bunker dispute triggered arrest
    Coscol ship was arrested in row over bunkers and charter hire.

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In the second quarter, container traffic in the port of Genoa fell by -2.8% while in Savona-Vado it grew by +76.3%
Genoa
In the Ligurian capital, the transhipment share decreased, while the Savona port benefited.
Fincantieri records strong growth in half-year financial performance and new orders
Rome
In the first six months of 2025, orders totaled 14.7 billion euros (+93.5%)
In the second quarter, naval traffic through the Suez Canal decreased by -6.2%
In the second quarter, naval traffic through the Suez Canal decreased by -6.2%
Cairo
1,248 tankers (-2.7%) and 1,826 other types of vessels (-8.5%) passed through
CMA CGM's net profit fell by 140% in the second quarter.
Marseille
Revenues stable. The French shipping group is interested in acquiring Hutchison Ports' terminals.
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 second quarter of this year, Finnlines' revenues decreased by -5.0%.
Helsinki
Net profit of 26.1 million euros (+7.7%)
Container traffic in the Port of New York remained stable in the April-June quarter.
New York
An increase of +4.9% was recorded in the first half of 2025
The Chamber of Deputies approves the appointment of the presidents of five Port System Authorities.
Rome
They are Davide Gariglio, Francesco Rizzo, Eliseo Cuccaro, Francesco Benevolo and Giovanni Gugliotti
Latrofa appointed extraordinary commissioner of the Port Authority of the Central-Northern Tyrrhenian Sea
Rome
Ministerial decree signed
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
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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:
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Augusta Gioia Tauro Salerno
Bari La Spezia Savona
Brindisi Leghorn Taranto
Cagliari Naples Trapani
Carrara Palermo Trieste
Civitavecchia Piombino Venice
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DATABASE
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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
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