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June 11, 2013
Sched Netweb site
  • Shanghai up 3.4pc in May to 2.9 million TEU, but slips from April growth
  • BIMCO, International Chamber of Shipping oppose soaring eco costs
  • Challenged Yantian looks to Shenzhen-Hong Kong cooperation for help
  • China-Hong Kong firm to start rival Panama Canal through Nicaragua
  • Top shipping CIOs at INTTRA Paris conference to enhance cooperation
  • Mundra among very few Indian ports able to dock 14,000-TEU vessels
  • Unifeeder to add new Moscow office to its St Petersburg base on June 1
  • Liverpool dredging starts construction of CT to dock 13,000-TEUers
  • DNV classification society: Bulbous bow redesign cuts fuel burn 5pc
  • Shin Kurushima Dockyard uses SmartMarine 3D solution for ship design
  • Deadlock over carbon emissions clouds IATA's brighter business outlook
  • Tianjin Airport takes measures to seek an air cargo breakthrough
  • Delta 'de-hubs' Memphis to 'station', cuts 60 daily flights, 230 jobs
  • South India's Tiruchi airport enjoys fruit and vegetable export boom

Exim Indiaweb site
JUNE 10, 2013
  • CK Line launching service connecting S. Korea, Vietnam & China
  • Evergreen Line chooses HAROPA - Port of Le Havre for its CES Asia-Europe service
  • India for freedom of navigation in global waters
  • Jebel Ali is Best Seaport in the Middle East again
  • MOL raises rates to Indonesia, Myanmar
  • OOCL hikes rates on two trade lanes from July 1
  • Shipping faces half trillion dollar environment costs, ICS Chairman tells Nor-Shipping
  • West Basin Container Terminal lease extended till 2030
  • World's largest containership inaugurated
  • Smooth sailing for Indo-Dutch trade ties
  • Cochin Port union pushes for end to hiring ban
  • Gujarat INTUC seeks monitoring of labour law implementation in unorganised sector
  • JNPT invites RFQs for fourth box terminal
  • Japanese consortium to develop part of western freight corridor
  • Food Ministry to push for greater wheat exports
  • INR nosedives to a lifetime low of 58 against dollar
  • L&T gets orders worth INR 2,002 cr.

International Transport Journalweb site
  • Eurotunnel banned from ferry activities
  • New ports for Brazil?
  • New marketplace for port of Hamburg
  • Easyfresh and Radiant Maritime join forces in India
  • Swiss Post focuses on online business
  • Port of Long Beach selects interim director
  • Logwin sells three branch offices in Germany to Geis
  • Kabul airport under attack
  • Seats change hands at German logistics association
  • SDV International Logistics reorganized
  • US Airways launches second Latin American service
  • 50 new Isuzu trucks delivered to Palmer and Harvey in UK
  • CargoBeamer commences intermodal services
  • Renault presents new range of trucks
  • Latvia: road haulage rising railfreight dwindling
  • Alitalia increases Abu Dhabi service

Marine Logweb site
JUNE 10, 2013
  • Harvey Gulf moves ahead on LNG fueling facility
  • ICS offers guidelines on establishing a safety culture
  • Ensco orders its eighth Samsung drillship
  • Wärtsilä X40 passes Type Approval test
  • Seajacks orders world's largest wind farm installer
  • NAT cancels agreement to buy Suezmax
  • RINA launches new rules, notations and guidance
  • High capacity LNG bunker barge design unveiled

World Wide Shipperweb site
JUNE 10, 2013
  • ADM opens new terminal at Port of Portland business park
  • TOTE vessels honored for innovative ship design
  • Port of Everett schedules tours of working waterfront
  • Allegiant adding flights between Bellingham, Reno-Tahoe
  • New commanding officer for Bellingham Cutter TERRAPIN

Lloyd's Listweb site
JUNE 10, 2013
  • Caveat emptor
    Is borrowing against scrap value brave or foolhardy?
  • German financier offers shipping 'payday loans'
    High interest borrowing now available against scrap value
  • A new solution for sub-prime shipping?
    Finance experts voice reservations for Northern Invest's collateralised debt obligation scheme
  • MCA chief executive suffers heart attack
    Parkes steps in to replace Massey as union calls industrial action
  • Navios duo faces 'minimal' discomfort from STX fall-out
    Analyst says charter default insurance and rising product rates should save the day
  • Pacific Basin launches $115m bulk carrier spending spree
    Hong Kong company buys secondhand ships it had on charter
  • Japanese put dry bulkers up for sale
    Secondhand prices continue to rise, particularly for panamaxes
  • China consortium bets on Beijing backtracking on valemax ban
    Port giants pledge to upgrade country's largest iron ore terminal
  • STX Pan Ocean lists defaults on seven Korean bonds worth almost $1bn
    Company makes the admission in a court filing following default
  • Chittagong worker's death casts ship breakers under fresh scrutiny
    Bangladesh yards face another clampdown if fatal incidents continue
  • Dubai's Drydocks World needs innovation to rebuild its fortunes
    Buamim talks about moving the business forward and out of debt
  • Yards offer bargain prices as boxship ordering gathers pace
    Lines cut their slot costs by booking larger vessels
  • Those who closed their chequebooks may have missed the boat
    Reports of rising newbuilding prices raise hope that ordering rush is losing steam
  • Boxship cascading blamed for rates collapse
    Drewry cites switching of surplus 8,000 teu ships to Asia-South America trade and launch of new MSC service
  • Indian discharge delays push gas carrier market to new highs
    Rates for Middle East to Asia voyages hit nine-month peak
  • Easy money in Oslo
    Norway's bond market growth should deliver a message to the banks
  • Guardcon can protect shipowners against guards' certification fraud
    BIMCO security chief says it falls to firms to guarantee that permits and licences are valid
  • Security certificates fraud is a global epidemic, claim vetting experts
    Trained ex-soldiers pay for unneeded extra courses to produce 23 pieces of paperwork
  • SCI and Gail agree long-term LNG shipments from the US
    Deal could support at least 10 gas carriers
  • NewLead unwinds nickel wire for equity deal
    Shares will be cancelled and $200m nano-tech material returned to owner
  • London Gateway names Marks & Spencer as first customer
    Port confirms retail giant as first user
  • LNG bunkering must do more to improve safety
    Draft guidelines demand greater care over explosions and asphyxiation

Fairplayweb site
JUNE 10, 2013
  • Hansa piles up tonnage
    HANSA Shipping, the ship management affiliate of Hamburg KG house and shipping group Hansa Treuhand, has bolstered its fleet with a bunch of new management contracts
  • Box rate falls jeopardise July rise plans
    CARRIERS' plans to impose box rate increases before the peak season starts next month are today in doubt as long-haul rates continue to deteriorate
  • Crew rescued as ship fails on maiden voyage
    TEN crew members have been rescued from an Indian cargo ship making its maiden voyage after it drifted and got stuck at Ratnagiri, Maharashtra
  • Capesizes buck summer lull
    CHINESE buyers acquired two Capesizes last week, defying what is normally a quiet summer period for sales
  • STX unit agrees to delay bond payments
    STX CORP said today that its subsidiary Forcetec has signed accords with its creditor banks to delay payments tied to maturing bonds
  • Price variety enlivens recyling sector
    THE BREAKING market experienced a mixed fortune last week, as different prices were offered in various recycling nations under different market conditions
  • AET sells another VLCC
    AET Tankers has reportedly sold a third VLCC, just two months after selling two VLCCs to the Onassis Group

The Journal of Commerceweb site
JUNE 10, 2013
  • American Airlines' Cargo Rose in May
    The parent of American Airlines, AMR Corp., reported May cargo figures for its principal subsidiary, showing an increase to 161,732 million ton miles, up 4.1 percent from 155,303 million ton miles reported in May 2012. For the five months to May 31, ton miles dropped to 718,852, a 4.4 percent decrease...
  • Union Pacific Recognized by WWL Vehicle Services Americas with Rail Carrier of the Year Award
    Omaha, Neb., June 10, 2013 - Union Pacific Railroad received the 2012 Rail Carrier of the Year Award from WWL Vehicle Services Americas. The award evaluates rail carriers on important criteria such as transit and damage-free delivery performance. It is the third consecutive year Union Pacific won this award. "Receiving this...
  • Fisher, King, Rouvelas to Receive AOTOS Awards
    The United Seamen's Service 2013 Admiral of the Ocean Sea Awards will be presented to Philip W. J. Fisher, president of Chas. Kurz & Co.; U.S. Rep. Peter King, R-N.Y.; and Emanuel Rouvelas, maritime attorney and partner at K&L Gates. The awards will be presented at a gala industry dinner and...
  • LTL Trucking Companies Aim for Higher Rates
    Each year, as the days get longer and skies sunnier, less-than-truckload motor carriers roll out general rate increases. The parade of GRIs is as sure a sign summer has arrived as highways clogged with beach-goers on Memorial Day weekend. Those GRIs cover only non-contract tariff-based business, typically a smaller portion of...
  • Brazil's Wilson Sons Posts TEU Volume Growth in May
    Wilson Sons reported that its container terminals in Brazil handled a total of 77,600 20-foot-equivalent units in May, jumping 14 percent from 68,100 TEUs in the same month in 2012. Tecon Rio Grande moved 53,600 TEUs in May, increasing 13.8 percent year-over-year, and Tecon Salvador moved 24,000 TEUs, rising 14.4 percent. Year-to-date,...
  • Report: Import Volume at US Retail Ports to Remain Weak
    Major U.S. retail container ports are expected to see a 1.1 percent year-over-year increase in import volume in June, reflecting "modest growth expectations" as retailers head the back-to-school and holiday seasons, according to the latest monthly Global Port Tracker report, released by the National Retail Federation and Hackett Associates. "With the...
  • Canada Slams USDA's Country of Origin Labeling Rules
    Canada's government has condemned the U.S. Department of Agriculture's Country of Origin Labeling program, which requires origin destinations of muscle cut covered commodities to include information about where each of the production steps occurred and removes the allowance for commingling of muscle cuts. "Despite consistent rulings by the World Trade Organization,...
  • US Customs to Enter New Phase of ISF Enforcement
    U.S. Customs and Border Protection will enter into the liquidated damages phase of the Importer Security Filing enforcement process, starting July 9. The agency will begin to enforce liquidated damages, adding to the use of manifest holds and nonintrusive inspections to enforce ISF compliance. Customs may issue liquidated damages of $5,000...
  • Express Association of America Forms Export Panel
    The Express Association of America, representing DHL, FedEx, TNT and UPS, has formed an export committee to manage policy issues affecting the efficiency of their supply chains that move products out of the U.S. "Over the past year, the U.S. government has made significant changes to the export controls regime for...
  • Trucking Companies Sue LA Over Railyard Project
    Six trucking companies have sued Los Angeles and the Port of Los Angeles Harbor Commission to block the construction of a recently approved $500 million railyard near the Los Angeles-Long Beach port complex, Courthouse News Service reports. The businesses claim the city and harbor commission abused powers of eminent domain and...
  • Key Strategies for Streamlining Your Import Process
    New GTM technologies are increasingly important to automate global operations across procurement, logistics, and trade compliance business processes. By integrating a supply chain visibility solution with your import compliance program, you will have the tools needed to collect, organize and report the key data elements to ensure optimal supply chain...
  • Update: NY's Maher Won't Accept Exports Today
    Maher Terminals is continuing to work on the computer issues affecting its main terminal and main chassis depot at the Port of New York and New Jersey and will not be receiving exports or empties at the main terminal for the rest of the day. Any trucks that are already inside...
  • Novo Express Merges Operations With DGX, DAX
    Novo Express International has merged a significant portion of its operations with Dependable Global Express and Dependable AirCargo Express. Novo Express, a U.S. customs broker and freight forwarder, specializes in trade to and from the Middle East and China, while DGX, also a customs broker and freight forwarder, is active in...
  • Big Retailer to Invest in DC at London Gateway Port
    DP World's London Gateway container port has signed up the U.K.'s biggest food and apparel retailer, Marks & Spencer, as the first customer for its giant logistics park. M&S plans to invest £200 million ($310 million) in a 900,000-square-foot distribution center adjoining the container port, which is scheduled to open at...
  • India Awards Contract for Delhi-Mumbai Rail Corridor
    A consortium of Japanese conglomerate Sojitz Corp. and domestic infrastructure major Larsen and Toubro has won a contract to develop the first phase of India's long-planned rail freight corridor between Delhi and Mumbai. The project, worth approximately $1.2 billion, is part of Indian Railways' Western Dedicated Freight Corridor, which aims to...
  • Canada's Railways Urged to Install Recording Devices
    Denis Lebel, Canada's minister of transport, infrastructure and communities; minister of the Economic Development Agency of Canada for the Regions of Quebec; and minister of intergovernmental affairs, has released a study by the nation's Advisory Council on Rail Safety's Working Group on Locomotive Voice and Video Recorders, which calls for...
  • Delmas to Include South Africa in MIDAS Service
    Delmas will upgrade its MIDAS Line service, connecting India's west coast and the Middle East with South Africa and West Africa, by extending coverage to South Africa. The new rotation starts on June 23 at Mundra, India, with the Albert Rickmers, voyage MU655W, with an estimated time of arrival in Durban,...
  • Infrastructure's Rallying Cry
    For the last couple of years, I've engaged in a regular e-mail exchange with a few friends - several retired steamship line executives, others who are still active, and a port executive - about the ocean carrier industry and the issues affecting it. Our club of 11 has a combined -...
  • Talks Break Down Between Cargolux, Unions
    Talks between Cargolux and labor unions over planned employee cost savings have broken down, shortening the odds on a strike at Europe's largest all-cargo airline. Unions rejected a final offer from the Luxembourg-based carrier, and negotiations will now continue with the participation of a third party mediator. Cargolux said it regretted the...
  • Hapag-Lloyd's India-Europe Rates to Increase
    Hapag-Lloyd will hike rates for all shipments from India's Zone 1 to North Europe and the Mediterranean, beginning July 11. The increase will be $250 per 20-foot-equivalent unit, the container line said. India's Zone 1 comprises the nation's west coast ports and all inland container depot locations moving via the ports of...

TradeWindsweb site
JUNE 10, 2013
  • Navios in the clear?
    The collapse of STX Pan Ocean is unlikely to have a significant impact on Navios Maritime Partners or Navios Maritime Acquisition Corp, according to an equity analyst at Deutsche Bank.
  • Excel gets a lifebelt
    Excel Maritime is poised to enter a pre-packaged restructuring that will substantially boost the balance sheet of the struggling bulk carrier owner, according to market sources.
  • Cargill takes tanker
    Ardmore Shipping of Ireland has fixed another chemical tanker to US commodities giant Cargill.
  • STX faces US suits
    Bulkers with ties to STX Pan Ocean have emerged as the targets of two lawsuits filed against the embattled South Korean operator in the US.
  • GZE buying Titan yard
    There was more good news for struggling Titan Petrochemicals on Monday as its backer said it was buying the group's Titan Quanzhou Shipyard.
  • FSL wins reprieve
    First Ship Lease has secured a six-month grace period from its lenders in a pact which has seen the company's ships pledged to banks.
  • Centaurus stays on
    Nasdaq-listed Diana Containerships has won an extra six to 10-month charter for one of its boxships from CMA CGM.
  • Atlantic orders again
    Norway's Atlantic Offshore has returned to Spain's Astilleros Zamakona for another newbuilding.
  • Pac Basin buys 10
    Pacific Basin Shipping has splashed out $120m to buy a series of 10 bulkers it previously had on charter.
  • Chinese cash for canal?
    A Nicaraguan canal has moved a step closer after the country's president Daniel Ortega said it will be built by a Chinese consortium.
  • STX PO reveals defaults
    Troubled Korean bulker owner STX Pan Ocean has listed a series of bonds in default following its filing for court restructuring on Friday.
  • Quotes of Nor-Shipping
    Nor-Shipping was alive with activity last week and those with tired legs and sore heads today will know it was not possible to see everything you wished.
  • Ten crew rescued
    Police and fishermen help seafarers after Indian cargoship goes adrift off Ratnagiri.
  • China raises sights
    China is looking for the shipbuilding industry to make a larger financial contribution, a new report says.
  • Ferry dangerous
    A stowaway has been nabbed by Spanish police after hiding next to the propellers of a ferry.
  • AET sheds VLCC
    AET of Malaysia has sold off its third VLCC of the year, brokers believe.
  • Crewman drowned
    A seafarer has died after an incident on a United Nations-chartered ro-ro off Liberia.
  • Kayne ties up KNOT stake
    Kayne Anderson Capital has already topped up its leading position in recently listed KNOT Offshore Partners.
  • Ceona inks debut order
    UK offshore operator Ceona has lined up its first order - a pipe-laying ship in Germany.
  • Bright scraps bulker
    Bright Navigation of Greece is said to have fetched a strong price for one of its panamax bulkers.
  • Subsea 7 scoops more
    Oslo-listed Subsea 7 has won more work for its 2012-built pipe-layer Seven Borealis.
  • Yinson bids for FOP
    Yinson Holdings has launched a recommended voluntary cash offer for Norwegian rival Fred Olsen Production (FOP).
  • STX O&S on track
    A restructuring plan for Korean yard STX Offshore & Shipbuilding will be submitted this month.
  • Samsung adds drillship
    Samsung of Korea has won another drillship newbuilding order for delivery in the second half of 2015.
  • Potty new CCO at MCC
    MCC Transport, AP Moller Maersk Group's intra-Asian operation, has named Naresh Potty as its new chief commercial officer.
  • Nose jobs slash bunkers
    Hyundai Merchant Marine's decision to redesign the bulbous bows on some of its boxships is already paying dividends, says DNV.
  • Wallem beefs up
    Wallem has appointed a new managing director for its ship management division, as it looks to bolster its management team.

American Shipperweb site
JUNE 10, 2013
  • Drewry says transatlantic trade 'continues to disappoint'
  • Rates fall in Asia-east coast South America trade
    An effort by container shipping companies to deal with surplus tonnage by cascading 8,000-TEU vessels into the trade lane between Asia and South America's east coast "appears to have seriously backfired," Drewry said.
  • Vitran signs interline agreement
  • FedEx Freight to hike rates
  • TNT to lay off Italian workers
  • MSP ships will be hit by sequestration
    Operators of 60 U.S.-flag ships in the Maritime Security Program will only get about 75 percent of their normal monthly stipend in August and none in September due to sequestration of the federal budget.
  • Express carriers to help shape U.S. export policy
    The Express Association of America, representing the four largest integrated express carriers, DHL, FedEx, TNT and UPS, said it is forming an Export Committee to manage policy issues that effect shipping from the United States.
  • Nicaragua leaders push Panama Canal alternative
    News reports say a Chinese company, HK Nicaragua Canal Development Investment, is working with the Nicaraguan government on a $40 billion project that would provide a vessel transit alternative to the Panama Canal.
  • Damage collections for ISF non-compliance to begin
  • AP: EU to approve Delta-Virgin deal
  • Europe, Israel sign air agreement
  • Executive moves
  • FMC reviews 5 OTI license applications

The Bunker Bulletinweb site
JUNE 10, 2013
  • Prices start week sluggish in Europe
    Mixed outlook in Hamburg.
  • Good avails in Fujairah
    Intermediate fuel oil (IFO) prices in Fujairah virtually unchanged.
  • Green light for Gulf gas bunkering facility
    Completion is slated for 2014.
  • Russia's fuel oil policy 'is failing'
    Government attempts to use tax to drive down fuel oil output have made little impact, say analysts.
  • STX ships in US arrests
    Bomin, WFS move against STX assets.
  • Draffin: LNG-fuelled ships 'is not science fiction'
    Supply chain is spreading and international voyages are already a reality.
  • Market 'hungry' for fuel efficient ships
    'Everyone knows the only way to drive down costs is to work very hard on the fuel consumption.'
  • Oldendorff orders eco-ships to stay competitive
    Higher bunker costs from 2015 combined with weak rates makes fuel efficiency key, bunker department director tells conference.
  • High fuel costs partly to blame for STX Pan Ocean's fall
    But company should re-emerge around shipbuilding core.
  • Asian bunker prices open week flat
    Most Asian ports saw average demand on Monday.
  • Suppliers 'bankrolling shipping' with $195 billion
    Important 'not to give credit away cheaply' Tolson tells Istanbul Bunker Conference.
  • Concept LNG bunker barge unveiled
    LNG bunker barge designed by NLI Solutions, Rolls-Royce and Wilhelmsen Technical Solutions.
  • Norden committed to transition to fuel efficient fleet
    Firm is 'well prepared' to make more investments, says Carsten Mortensen.
  • US government loan applied for LNG-fuelled box ships
    Loan application by TOTE currently pending approval, says MARAD.
  • Shipping firm places second order for efficiency software
    Sea trials indicated fuel savings of 5.8%, says Bore.
  • Fuel-efficient LNG newbuilds secure charters
    Teekay vessels to enter five-year contracts with Cheniere Marketing.
  • NOx technology 'less effective in certain areas', says ferry operator
    SCRs can't be used 'in places where you want to use it', according to ship operator.
  • MSC updates bunker charges
    New rates start from July 1.

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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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