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June 12, 2013
Sched Netweb site
  • US retailers look to 1.1pc growth in box imports in June: Port Tracker
  • CMA CGM in the market for six more 16,000-TEUers on Chinese charter
  • Long Beach's chief harbour engineer named caretaker executive director
  • Alibaba Group starts to unite delivery sector for 24/7 e-commerce
  • High-end EU automakers fear China will slap tariffs on luxury cars
  • Maersk's MCC Transport appoints Naresh Potty chief commercial officer
  • Starved Zeebrugge ZIP terminal gets first mainline call in two years
  • New dawn of reform expected for port Brazilian ports: Drewry analysts
  • Ports of Los Angeles and Hamburg sign five-year collaborative accord
  • Germanischer Lloyd unveils C-Dragon ship design at Nor-Shipping 2013
  • SoCal's UTi Worldwide quarterly profit off 7.4pc to US$347 million
  • Teamsters condemn US appeal court ruling allowing Mexican trucks
  • Senate quibbles, but gives US Trade Representative nominee easy ride
  • Etihad Cargo and Worldwide Flight Services sign 2-year global deal
  • Envirotainer adds 1,000th temp-controlled box to fleet
  • Etihad and Jettainer devise fuel-saving lightweight unit load device
  • Deutsche Post DHL, UNDP ready Manila airport for surge in relief aid

Exim Indiaweb site
JUNE 11, 2013
  • RCL in slot exchange with MOL on NKX service
  • TT Club celebrates 45 years of dedicated service
  • India, Myanmar to boost trade to $ 3 bn by 2015
  • US exempts India, 8 others from Iran-related sanctions
  • APSEZ & GPCB organise 'green seminar' in Mundra
  • KoPT's proposed Haldia Dock II attracts bidder interest
  • China may restart 'silk route' to develop transport passage
  • Global air freight market sees modest growth in April
  • Truck rentals up 1.5-2 pc in May on trunk routes
  • ...recovers marginally but still at historic low of 58.50
  • INR depreciation not good for exporters in long run: Fieo President

International Transport Journalweb site
  • Metrans eröffnet modernen Hubterminal
  • TNT Express wants to axe 850 jobs in Italy
  • CMHI and CMA CGM complete Terminal Link transaction
  • Group7 boosts turnover in 2012
  • Port Corpus Christi wins communications award
  • Evergreen chooses Haropa
  • Transaero receives second Tu-204-100C
  • Hellmann issues road haulage tenders on Cargoclix
  • Freja Transport & Logistics expands executive board in...
  • Merkel-Wetzel Logistik welcomes new co-managing director
  • System Alliance Europe assigns awards and elects steering...
  • Xrail plans to extend network to Northern Italy
  • SAA Cargo welcomes arrival of new B737-400F
  • Sydney airport's master plan puts a focus on freight
  • AAE: first major client is ERS Railways
  • Waberer's strengthens position in Germany with Schmitz...

Marine Logweb site
JUNE 11, 2013
  • Topaz Marine shipyard delivers catamaran ferry
  • Excel Maritime plans to file for Chapter 11
  • Cargill charters new product tanker from Ardmore Shipping
  • Private equity firm buys life-saving equipment suppliers
  • Keppel FELS delivers 45th KFELS B class jack-up
  • SSA's Esben Poulsson elected ICS Vice Chairman

World Wide Shipperweb site
JUNE 11, 2013
  • Requests for new TIGER Grants far exceed available funding
  • Esben Poulsson named V.P. of International Chamber of Shipping
  • WWL honors Union Pacific as rail carrier of the year
  • Port of Olympia sets hearing to discuss General Obligation Bonds
  • United Seamen's Service names 2013 AOTOS winners

Lloyd's Listweb site
JUNE 11, 2013
  • Excel shares suspended in New York
    UPDATE: Delisting move initiated as owner unveils heavily impaired $1.5bn loss
  • We will grow at our own pace, says Thoresen Shipping's Claxton
    Thai bulk boss pins modest hopes on supramaxes and handysizes
  • CMA CGM eyes port growth through strategic China Merchants tie-up
    EXCLUSIVE INTERVIEW: Sale of Terminal Link share is a springboard for joint port projects around the world
  • Excel lines up support from banks
    Pre-Chapter 11 deal in principle offers relief as Panayotides agrees to chip in $50m
  • Safety agenda heats up amid calls for industry to rewrite Solas
    IMO Ship safety symposium to assess need for Solas II ahead of MSC, which focuses on passengership safety and crew competence
  • Iridium challenges Inmarsat monopoly
    US satellite firm plans rival maritime distress communication system
  • Sekimizu's stall
    The IMO secretary-general sets an agenda that includes new focus on safety
  • Croatian shipowner leads Baltic Sea aframax charge
    Tanker charter hits a six-week high amid rush to secure end-June dates
  • Coscon launches customer charter in China
    Five-point service enhancement plan to be followed by schemes for other Asian countries, the US and Europe
  • Weak peak expected for US box ports
    Retailers hold restocking for Christmas until later in the year, says Global Port Tracker
  • Creditors support STX shipyard until the end of July
    Fresh injection of emergency funds discussed as lenders carry out due diligence
  • BP Shipping sells China LNG joint venture stake to CNOOC
    Chinese oil major extends its shipping presence
  • Prospects improve for Asia-Europe rate rises, says Alphaliner
    Analyst sees good omens in start of summer peak season and withdrawn capacity
  • Rush-in roulette
    Low newbuilding prices trigger a risky new round of speculative orders
  • First Ship Lease lands second loan reprieve
    Singapore shipping trust extends covenants to year-end

Fairplayweb site
JUNE 11, 2013
  • CMA CGM, China Merchants wind up deal
    CMA CGM today completed the sale of a 49% stake in subsidiary Terminal Link to China Merchants Holdings (International)
  • Box rise glass is half full
    FAR EAST/Europe box carriers are not likely to achieve more than half of the rate increases they mean to seek as of 1 July, liner trades analyst Alphaliner warned today
  • Herkules to take over Schat-Harding and Noreq
    PRIVATE equity fund Herkules is to acquire fellow Norwegian companies Umoe Schat-Harding and Noreq to create a market leader in marine lifesaving equipment
  • Grand China sheds claims on Titan yard
    SHIPPING group Grand China Logistics is disposing of its entire 95% equity interest in Titan Quanzhou Shipyard
  • Global Marketing expands to Singapore
    DUBAI-based cash buyer Global Marketing Systems told Fairplay today it will set up an office in Singapore this month, as it taps on the city-state's growing maritime community
  • Thorco, Clipper Projects combining
    DENMARK'S Clipper Projects and Thorco Shipping said today they have agreed to combine
  • Frontline sale of spinoff shares warned
    FRONTLINE might be forced to sell shares in spinoff Frontline 2012 to raise cash, shipping analysts at Pareto in Oslo warned today
  • Seoul seeks to unload DSME stakes
    SOUTH Korea's government is making another attempt to sell its stake in shipbuilder DSME
  • FSL Trust gets loan covenants relaxed
    FIRST Ship Lease Trust Management said today it has secured a temporary relaxation of two of its loan covenants from its lenders
  • VLCCs missing out
    SUEZMAX and Aframax tankers are enjoying a rise tonne-mile demand in 1H13, but demand keeps falling for VLCCs, a shipping analyst has calculated
  • US box imports slow
    ANEMIC US box import volumes will mirror the slow US economic recovery heading into the fall peak season, an import trade group warned
  • Russian grain exports drop by 75%
    RUSSIA'S grain exports dropped by 75% year on year in the five months to 31 May, a trade group said
  • Malaysia's Yinson seeks Norway's FOP
    MALAYSIAN OSV provider Yinson Holdings Berhad said it is bidding 996M kroner ($173M) for Norwegian shipping group Fred Olsen Production
  • PB buys 10 bulkers
    PACIFIC Basin will exercise purchase options on 10 Handysize bulkers that had been chartered in on bareboat basis
  • VLGC rates hit 2013 high
    RATES to haul LPG on very large gas carriers have hit a new 2013 high, amid bullish spot demand

The Journal of Commerceweb site
JUNE 11, 2013
  • Add OOCL to List of Those Planning July 1 GRIs
    OOCL will boost rates in its westbound trade from the Far East, including Japan, to the Mediterranean and Black Sea, starting July 1. The increase will be $650 per 20-foot-equivalent unit, the container line said. Mediterranean Shipping Co. and MOL have also planned similar Asia-to-Europe rate hikes for July 1, despite recent...
  • Kerry Logistics Opens Three More Facilities in China
    Kerry Logistics' new Chongqing center.Kerry Logistics has opened three new logistics centers in Chongqing, Wuxi and Xiamen, China, continuing its expansion in the nation. The three facilities total 140,000 square meters combined. The 86,800-square-meter Chongqing center serves western China, offering logistics services for multiple industry sectors, including automotive parts and accessories,...
  • East- and Westbound Intermodal Rates Inch Up
    U.S. east-west spot rates, week of June 10, 2013 Full-size image U.S. intermodal rates for shipments east-to-west and west-to-east increased slightly this week, although a larger drop in the south-north index kept the overall U.S. index - now at $1,978,61 - down 14 cents below where it stood last week, according to data on...
  • China Railway Corp. Launches Express Cargo Service
    The China Railway Corp., a spinoff of China's former Ministry of Railways, has launched a new express cargo service to allow it to better compete in the logistics market, Global Times reports. The company will start delivery of freight door-to-door via its express service on June 15, allowing clients to...
  • Logistics Providers DJ Powers, Maritime International Merge
    D.J. Powers Co., a Savannah, Ga.-based logistics provider, has merged with Maritime International, a local logistics firm also based in Savannah. With the addition of Maritime International and the recent opening of its Norfolk, Va., office, D.J. Powers has further established its footprint in the Southeast, with plans to continue expansion...
  • KiwiRail Plans to Name New Chief Executive in 2014
    John Spencer, chairman of KiwiRail, along with the KiwiRail's board, have announced that they will not renew KiwiRail Chief Executive Jim Quinn's five-year contract when it expires in February 2014. "With the KiwiRail turnaround plan well initiated, the KiwiRail board feel [sic] it is time for a new CE to implement...
  • CSAV Expands Intra-Asia Galex Sling 1 Service
    CSAV's new Galex 1 rotation.Compañía Sud Americana de Vapores will introduce regular calls at Port Klang, Malaysia; Khalifa in Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates; and Qingdao, China, to its Galex Sling 1 service. The changes will take effect with the sailing of the Hanjin Budapest, voyage 40 westbound, starting its rotation...
  • US East Coast Ports Suffer ILA Hangover
    U.S. East Coast ports experienced widely varying impacts from the months-long threat of labor strife that began last year with the breakdown of talks for a new International Longshoremen's Association contract. Because the ILA contract was not settled until early this year, cargo diversions continued into the first quarter of 2013...
  • Report: Global Air Freight Traffic Inched Up in April
    Total air freight traffic worldwide in April increased 1 percent year-over-year, although growth continued to be mixed across airports because about half of the world's Top 20 air freight hubs registered declines for the month, according to Airports Council International. Monthly international freight rose 1.1 percent compared to April 2012, while...
  • AMR Names Board, Leadership Team of Merged Company
    AMR Corp., the parent company of American Airlines and US Airways Group, has named the 12 members of the board of directors of the combined company, American Airlines Group, as well as the senior leadership team, effective after the closing the companies' expected merger. Thomas Horton, chairman, president and CEO of...
  • Panalpina's Ocean Freight division introduces new order management system
    Panalpina is introducing MyPanalpina+, an order management system based on the latest version of the customer-facing application, LOG-NET. Customers will benefit from its enhanced order processing capabilities, including better freight management services and improved visibility of their supply chains. The deployment of the new system demonstrates Panalpina's continuing commitment to...
  • Transplace Updates, Enhances TMS Freight Allocation Module 2.0
    June 11, 2013 (Dallas, TX) - Transplace, a leading provider of transportation management services and logistics technology, today announced the release of Freight Allocation ModuleTM (FAM) 2.0, a web-based application that optimizes transportation by allowing shippers to auction freight with approved carrier partners. With its enhanced functionality, FAM 2.0 offers authorized carrier...
  • PeopleNet Certifies and Introduces Motorola Commercial-Grade Handheld that Supports PeopleNet's Fleet Mobility Applications
    MINNEAPOLIS, June 11, 2013 - PeopleNet®, the leading provider of fleet mobility solutions that reduce cost per mile, improve safety/compliance and enable profitable growth, today announced support for Motorola's MC75A Mobile Computer (Motorola MC75A - Motorola Solutions USA ) to be compatible with PeopleNet's fleet mobility applications. "This announcement kicks off...
  • HELP Inc. Welcomes National Freight Advisory Committee Applauds Inclusion of Senior HELP Advisors
    Phoenix (JUNE 11, 2013) - HELP Inc. applauds the establishment of the U.S. Department of Transportation's (DOT) National Freight Advisory Committee (NFAC). The committee's diverse membership of 47 includes Major Mark Savage, HELP board member from Colorado and Dr. C. M. Walton, HELP's senior policy advisor from the University of...
  • Updated: Maher Extends Free Time, Demurrage Amid Backlog
    Maher Terminals in the Port of New York and New Jersey will extend container free time and freeze demurrage charges through Wednesday as it clears a backlog caused by computer glitches during the changeover to a new terminal operating system, CEO Gary Cross said. The charges have been suspended since Friday,...
  • MSC Offers Direct Houston-Brazil Service
    Mediterranean Shipping Co. is providing a new weekly direct container service between Houston and Brazil. The new service, which was launched in April, calls at Houston; Cristobal, Panama; Manaus, Navegantes, Santos, Pecem and Vila do Conde, Brazil; Port of Spain, Trinidad and Tobago; Cristobal; and Houston. Its rotation is seven weeks...
  • Wanted: Bidders for Jawaharlal Nehru Port Project
    The Port of Jawaharlal Nehru (Nhava Sheva), India's top container handler, has issued a new request for qualification from interested bidders for the development of its long-awaited fourth container terminal. The move follows the cancellation of Nehru's initial tender in September 2012 after top bidder PSA International failed to sign a...
  • US Beef Producers Warn of Labeling Rule Repercussions
    Following the Canadian government's disapproval of the U.S. Department of Agriculture's Mandatory Country of Origin Labeling program and subsequent release of a list of products for possible retaliatory tariffs, the National Cattlemen's Beef Association has slammed the labeling requirement. "MCOOL is not market- or consumer-driven, and it does not fit within...
  • US Auto Parts Imports Grow But at Slower Pace
    US Auto Part Imports Full-size image Containers of auto parts imported through U.S. ports in the first quarter of 2013 were up year-over-year for a 14thstraight quarter. Although the rate inched up from 8.1 percent in fourth quarter 2012 to 8.3 percent in first quarter 2013, the rate of growth has formed an...
  • Hyundai Seeks to Expand Network in Asia
    Hyundai Merchant Marine is examining how best to restructure its network to tap into growing intra-Asia container volumes. "Expansion of output in intra-Asia countries is expected to become broad and accelerate steadily," the Korea-based line said in an e-mail exchange with the JOC. "China and India are key props to intra-Asia...

TradeWindsweb site
JUNE 11, 2013
  • Who's next?
    The looming bankruptcy of Greek bulker owner Excel Maritime Carriers has reignited concerns about the future of some of its US-listed compatriots.
  • Excel gets the boot
    The New York Stock Exchange (NYSE) is seeking to delist the shares of restructuring Greek owner Excel Maritime.
  • Stohle takes stock
    Sveinung Stohle has put $40,000 of his own money into shares in Hoegh LNG.
  • TEN hits double
    Tsakos Energy Navigation has tied up period contracts for two more of its product tankers.
  • Excel's path to filing
    Read TradeWinds' guide to how Greece's Excel Maritime was hit by the shipping slump.
  • ABN Amro takes cape
    Dutch bank ABN Amro has assumed ownership of an Excel Maritime capesize to settle an outstanding loan.
  • Ismini steps in
    Excel ready to sell two supramaxes to Villy Panayotides' daughter to pay off Credit Suisse loan.
  • Excel reveals $1.5bn loss
    Greek bulker owner Excel Maritime has unveiled a massive $1.51bn net loss as it published its long-overdue 2012 report.
  • Excel Maritime to file
    Troubled Greek bulker owner Excel Maritime has confirmed it is planning a Chapter XI restructuring in the US.
  • Great Dane born
    Danish owners Thorco Shipping and Clipper Projects have merged to create the world's second largest multipurpose owner and operator.
  • Cauvery heads for scrap
    Pratibha Cauvery, the Indian tanker involved in a fatal grounding last year, is destined for demolition in Bangladesh.
  • Hat-trick for Olympic
    Greece's Onassis Group has taken its third VLCC from AET this year, brokers believe.
  • Bulker smash in Brazil
    Two bulkers operated by Hanjin Shipping and Norsul Navegacao have been damaged in a collision at the port of Santos in Brazil.
  • Tanker profit pinned down
    Profitability should return to the tanker market in 2015 as slowing fleet growth and improving demand haul up fleet utilization, RS Platou Markets says.
  • ULTR nets notes cash
    Ultrapetrol has completed a $200m notes issue with the aim of repaying debt.
  • Jahre inks LNG ship
    Norway's Jahre Marine is building an LNG bunker tanker at AVIC Dingheng Shipyard in China.
  • HMM out of Iran
    Korea's Hyundai Merchant Marine (HMM) has dropped a call at Bandar Abbas in Iran.
  • Rainbow wins PSV
    Nantong Rainbow of China has won an order for a new platform supply ship (PSV) from a domestic owner.
  • PE buys lifesaving firms
    Herkules Private Equity is to take over life-saving equipment manufacturers Umoe Schat-Harding and Noreq.
  • Ezion stake raised
    Templeton International has increased its holdings in Ezion, the Singapore-listed liftboat company.
  • Seajacks orders newbuild
    Samsung Heavy Industries to build world's largest wind farm installation vessel.

American Shipperweb site
JUNE 11, 2013
  • Environmental groups sue over LA rail terminal
    "This project can be built away from where people live and children go to school, but the City of Los Angeles wants to put it in a low-income minority neighborhood," said David Pettit, attorney with the Natural Resources Defense Council.
  • Boeing sees need for 35,000 planes by 2032
    The largest amount of demand will come in the single-aisle aircraft category, with 24,670 planes at a cost of $2.29 trillion. The manufacturer predicts the least amount of orders will be for large, wide-body planes.
  • Temporary I-5 bridge to open next week
    Construction crews, working around the clock, put the finishing touches Monday on the first of two temporary bridge spans over the Skagit River in Washington and have started work on the second one.
  • CMA CGM completes partial sale of Terminal Link
    China Merchants Holdings (International) Co. Ltd. today completed its purchase of a 49-percent equity stake in the French liner carrier's terminals business, which includes 15 facilities in eight countries, for 400 million euros.
  • Washington Notebook: Senate committee approves Commerce, DOT appointees
  • G20 lagging behind in trade, study finds
  • Maersk's 'Triple E' sea trials in pictures
  • Stockton barge delivers first containers to Oakland
  • EU makes progress on rail system
  • Great Lakes coal loads fall 11.3% in May
  • Panalpina rolls out LOG-NET order management system
  • Executive moves

The Bunker Bulletinweb site
JUNE 11, 2013
  • Intercargo calls for publicly accessible casualty reports
    Data from the GISIS often has either no investigation report attached or is not available for download.
  • Fujairah sees weak demand
    Little price movement in Middle East hub.
  • Outlook in Europe mainly soft
    Prices mixed in Mediterranean ports.
  • Shipping's CO2 output reduced by 20% 'before EEDI'
    IMO symposium hears call for balance between regulations and shipping's survival in economic climate that is 'worst in living memory'.
  • Drybulk shipper files for Chaper 11
    'Excel Maritime has been hit by volatility and overall declines in charter rates.'
  • Vopak eyes expansion
    Growth in LNG market is company's main focus.
  • State oil company 'struggling' to buy fuel oil cargoes
    Egypt's currency crisis raises credit concerns.
  • Company says STX Pan Ocean will hurt results
    J Lauritzen has two ships chartered to beleagured operator.
  • Focus on LNG bunkering at Europort
    Trade fair will have separate strand called Pioneering in LNG.
  • Asian bunker prices remain stable
    Players in South Korea expecting demand to pick up later in the week.
  • Algeciras is 'key bunkering location' says BP Marine
    Operations in Spanish port are 'latest step in BP Marine's expansion of its global footprint.'
  • US puts lower flash point limit proposal to IMO
    Wants SOLAS limit aligned with highway diesel fuels to give ship operators access to broader supply of low sulphur fuels.
  • 'Chicken and egg dilemma' of LNG bunkers gets US airing
    LNG bunker fuels conference to take place in Houston.
  • Chinese increase research in shipping and offshore
    Development aimed towards marine diesel engine, dual-fuel engine and LNG machinery.
  • Tribunal finds owner responsible for leaky bunker tank
    'Owners must understand the nature of their obligations in respect of maintenance and seaworthiness,' says lawyer.
  • Irish firm receives fuel efficient product tanker
    Ardmore Seaventure is equipped with mewis duct and hull performance coating, among other technologies.
  • New fuel-efficient engine set to enter marine market
    Wartsila X40 engine passes type approval test 'with flying colours', says spokesman.
  • Bunker tankers delivered to Singapore operator
    Sea Hub Tankers boosts fleet with new additions.

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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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