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September 13, 2013
Sched Netweb site
  • Zim AME Service adds Ningbo, drops Colombo in Asia-Med loop revision
  • Hyundai Merchant Marine opens its first box yard in China at Qingdao
  • China Shipping dismisses reports of joining P3 vessel-sharing alliance
  • Logistics Prosperity Index rises in August after four months decline
  • Tilbury confident of survival as British container port war intensifies
  • Exports of hardwood to China from US south resumes after trade ban lifted
  • Anger at US$78/TEU cost to shift boxes from Kochi port to CFS halts plan
  • Yusen: Small shippers reliable, majors promise more than they deliver
  • Hefei river port phase 2 upgrade becomes operational by year's end
  • Kazakhstan pipeline drives Xinjiang Korgas Sino steel exports up 43-fold
  • Cross-Strait Cold Chain Logistics Seminar closes US$8.6 million in deals
  • Moscow's Domodedovo Airport cargo volume up 3.4pc in first 8 months
  • Ruslan sees demand from oil, gas, aerospace despite air freight slump
  • Coyne Airways appoints managing director to expand into new markets

Exim Indiaweb site
SEPTEMBER 12, 2013
  • Evergreen takes delivery of 8,508-TEU vessel under fleet upgrade plan
  • MALA 2013 emerges bigger & better
  • CIL to import coal for the first time
  • Delegation led by MP Somabhai Patel discusses key KPT issues with Shipping Secretary
  • Kandla Port obtains 14001:2004 Environmental Management System certificate
  • Mundra Port sets new record in coal handling in India
  • Plan Panel against tariff authority role in determining Major Port performance standards
  • Nine Delhi-Mumbai industrial corridor projects worth INR 1.2 lakh cr. receive approval
  • Railways freight loading up 5.11 pc in April-August
  • Govt to float tenders for wheat exports from Central pool
  • INR Surrenders early gains on fresh dollar demand
  • New Indo-Japanese currency swap limit fixed at $50 bn

International Transport Journalweb site
  • Ford comes top in US commercial vehicle market
  • Yusen Logistics opens new office in Jaipur
  • SAECS merges with MedShuttle/225
  • Indian Railways hauls 426 million t of freight
  • Volga-Dnepr fast tracks oil and gas equipment to Yakutia
  • Kellogg's expands with Dentressangle in Germany
  • IBIA: Asia tops world's bunker growth
  • More airlines join Iata's multilateral eAWB initiative
  • Central Freight Lines upgrades fleet
  • Sievert takes over Adolf Schuck in Germany
  • Erstbesuch in Basel-Mulhouse
  • DPD beteiligt sich an Tiramizoo
  • Terex to supply STS cranes for Tanjung Priok port
  • China Airlines boosting Palau service
  • KSPG with change at the top

Marine Logweb site
SEPTEMBER 12, 2013
  • Helix orders well intervention semi at Jurong
  • Harvey Gulf swoops on Abdon Callais Offshore
  • Rolls-Royce to design gas turbine system for RN Type 26
  • Bergen Group shipyards reborn as NorYards

World Wide Shipperweb site
SEPTEMBER 12, 2013
  • Everett Port Commissioners Ok Mukilteo Tank Farm transfer
  • BTS releases July numbers for transport industry freight tally
  • Port association pleased with House progress on seaport bill
  • WPPA calling for proposals for branding PNW seaports
  • General Dynamics nets orders for pair of new LNG carriers

Lloyd's Listweb site
SEPTEMBER 12, 2013
  • Asian shippers in U-turn on container weight checks
    Industry divided as IMO committee considers compromise proposal
  • UK must allow armed guards to train with appropriate firearms
    Biggest risk exposure is the 'guy with a gun on the boat', says Shell security chief
  • Ultra large boxship orders threaten smaller sectors
    As orderbook heads for 3.7m teu, rush for bigger vessels adds to chronic oversupply
  • Zim Rotterdam heads for London Gateway
    Boxship damaged by fire originally due to berth at Felixstowe, say data sources
  • 'Opportunistic' investors prolong overtonnaging
    Banks lack shipping expertise to force lines to close, says DVB Bank's Horton-Jansen
  • MCA aims to grow UK ship register
    Agency responding to criticism about too much regulatory red tape
  • APL avoids artificially limiting capacity
    Owner tells conference company has reduced fleet in line with the delivery of newbuildings
  • Scapa Flow to be assessed as site for floating box terminal
    Study prompted by opening up of transarctic shipping routes and new ECA from 2015
  • IMO launches bid for sustainable maritime transport system
    Move will focus on economic, environmental and social aspects of shipping
  • Navios Acquisition eyes more tankers after $100m share issue
    Mother company Navios Holdings to take half of the new shares
  • Willis launches insurance product linked to labour convention
    Offering covers flag states' legal liabilities resulting from crew abandonment
  • Leand blasts 'closed' Hamburg shipping scene
    But Germans 'vastly more attractive' to investors than Greeks, says New York banker
  • Our maritime security - strategic lessons and future prospects
    In an exclusive article commissioned by Lloyd's List, the Royal Navy explains its role in the modern world, keeping open international trade lanes that underpin globalisation
  • Ethics is the UK's unique selling-point
    LISW success will be measured by inward investment gains, Maritime London's Barrow says
  • LISW is London's chance to shine
    City has been less effective than its rivals in promoting its maritime presence

Fairplayweb site
SEPTEMBER 12, 2013
  • Korean vehicle exports rise 40% in August
    SOUTH Korea's vehicle exports surged almost 40% year-on-year to 230,480 units in August
  • Royal Caribbean board bows to pressure
    BOARD members of Royal Caribbean will stand for re-election annually, following a vote on the contentious issue at a May shareholders meeting
  • Sembcorp wins rig order from Helix
    NEW YORK-listed Helix Energy Solutions has ordered a $346M semi-submersible well intervention rig from Singapore's Sembcorp Marine
  • Floating armouries boosted
    THE BRITISH government has boosted the tactic of maintaining armouries in high-risk waters
  • CSCL selling Lianyungang terminal control
    SHANGHAI-listed CSCL's terminal operating unit said today it planned to sell its controlling stake in a Lianyungang facility
  • CIMC signs new buy-charter deal with MSC
    CIMC'S financial leasing arm said in a bourse filing today it had struck the third buy-and-charter deal in its partnership with MSC
  • Iranian methanol cargoes to India rise
    INDIAN imports of Iranian methanol are rising, as sanctions are preventing the cargoes from reaching Europe and the US, the World Methanol Conference heard today
  • Indonesia sets record for coal to India
    INDONESIAN coal shipments to India hit a record in July, according to the most recently available shipping data
  • US backs fourth LNG export terminal
    THE US Department of Energy today approved the LNG export application for Cove Point, Maryland, accelerating its terminal permitting pace

The Journal of Commerceweb site
SEPTEMBER 12, 2013
  • Analysts Slash Growth Forecasts for Asia
    Most of Asia's leading economies sailed through the global financial crisis largely unscathed. So the about-turn in the continent's fortunes this year surprised analysts, most of whom have been forced to repeatedly downgrade previously bullish estimates for economic growth. Europe's economic travails, lower global commodity prices, the failure of some countries...
  • U.S. Intermodal Traffic Sees Highest Jump in 27 Weeks
    U.S. rail volumes through September 7, 2013 Full-size image U.S. intermodal volume for the week ending Sept. 7 climbed 6.7 percent year-over-year, according to the Association of American Railroads. This was the tenth straight year-over-year increase, and the steepest rise since the week of March 2. Combined North American carload volume for the United States,...
  • Imminent IPO for UK's 497-Year-Old Royal Mail
    The U.K. today unveiled plans to sell a majority of Royal Mail in a stock market flotation expected to value the 497-year-old state postal service at around £3 billion (about US$4.75 billion). The government said an initial public offering on the London Stock Exchange will take place "within weeks," with the...
  • Truckload Rates Inch Upward, Intermodal Pricing Flat, Cass Says
    U.S. truckload linehaul rates increased only slightly in August, while intermodal rates were essentially flat, according to the latest indices from Cass Information Systems. The Cass Truckload Linehaul Index rose 1.5 percent year-over-year in August and climbed 0.4 percent from July, while the Cass Intermodal Index rose 0.8 percent from a...
  • Roadrunner Acquires G.W. Palmer Logistics
    Roadrunner Transportation Systems has acquired all of the outstanding equity of G.W. Palmer Logistics for about $2.5 million, plus an earn-out capped at $2.8 million. The acquisition of G.W. Palmer Logistics, a non-asset truckload service provider based in Batesville, Ark., was financed with borrowings under Roadrunner's credit facility. G.W. Palmer is...
  • India's Trade Deficit Drops
    India's imports and exports through August 2013; year-over-year change Full-size image The value of India's exports jumped 13.0 percent year-over-year in August 2013, according to India's Ministry of Commerce. The trade deficit fell 23 percent from last August to $10.9 billion. "We are in firm positive terrain with exports growing in double digits....
  • Obama Taps Jaenichen as Permanent Marad Chief
    President Obama on Wednesday tapped the acting administrator of the Maritime Administration to take the reigns of the agency permanently. Paul "Chip" Jaenichen took the helm of Marad in June after David Matsuda stepped down from the post. The presidential nomination request was sent to the Senate for review. The U.S. Merchant...
  • US Agriculture Exports on the 'Grow'
    The volume of agricultural exports, especially those that move in containers, will be higher in the coming year than they were following the drought of 2012, according to agri-business shippers who addressed the South Carolina International Trade Conference this week. "Agricultural exports as a whole may go up, though the commodities...
  • Transforce Shares Begin Trading on OTCQX Market
    Montreal, Quebec, September 12, 2013 - TransForce Inc. (TSX: TFI ; OTCQX: TFIFF), a North American leader in the transportation and logistics industry, announces that its common shares began trading today in the United States on OTCQX International Premier, a segment of the OTCQX marketplace, under the symbol "TFIFF." Operated...
  • DHL gives efficient cargo handling a boost
    DHL Global Forwarding re-launches enhanced version of shipment management tool DHL Interactive (DHLi) IT solution offers convenient booking, tracking and instant reporting on shipments MIAMI, Fla. -September 12, 2013: DHL Global Forwarding, the air and ocean freight specialist within Deutsche Post DHL, has released an enhanced version of its web-based customer platform DHL Interactive (DHLi)....
  • Europe Sees Signs of Fragile Recovery
    Europe is finally emerging from its longest and deepest postwar recession, but the recovery is far from even across the continent and could yet fizzle out. The eurozone, which accounts for a fifth of the global economy, returned to growth in the second quarter, driven by a revival in exports from...
  • Q&A: Missing Goods? How to Prove It
    Q: We use a freight broker and made a small shipment with a national less-than-truckload carrier. Unfortunately, the shipment never reached its destination and was lost. We filed a claim with the carrier, but it denied the claim because it never received confirmation from the consignee that the freight never arrived....
  • UK Investor Offers to Buy Out Scandlines' Co-Owner
    3i has offered to buy out Allianz Capital Partners' 50 percent stake in Scandlines.The U.K. private investor group 3i has offered to buy out its fellow owner of Scandlines following the failure to sell one of Europe biggest roll-on, roll-off shipping companies. The bid for the 50 percent stake held by...
  • Drewry Director: Container Trade Balance Unlikely Till 2015
    Global container shipping capacity is increasing at twice the rate of demand, according to a Drewry director, and this indicates that equilibrium between supply and demand in the major east-west trade lanes will not be reached until 2015 at the earliest. It also appears that continued downward pressure on freight rates...
  • Air France-KLM's Cargo Traffic Drops
    French airline Air France and Dutch airline KLM merged in 2004. Source: Capital Photos.Air France-KLM reported its cargo revenue metric-ton-kilometers in August fell 1.3 percent, from 859 million in 2012 to 847 million in 2013. The decrease corresponded with a 0.9 percent increase in monthly available metric-ton-kilometers for the French-Dutch airline,...
  • Lufthansa Cargo Volume Down in August
    Lufthansa's main European competitors, Air France-KLM and IAG Cargo, also posted freight declines.Lufthansa Cargo reported traffic declined 1.3 percent year-over-year in August, as it prepares to take delivery of its first Boeing 777 freighter in October, followed by a second aircraft in November. The German, all-cargo airline carried 136,000 metric tons...
  • US Intermodal Rates Inch Down
    Overall index, week of September 9, 2013 Full-size image U.S. intermodal rates fell slightly in the week of Sept. 9, slipping from a 90-day high last week, according to data on all-inclusive 53-foot door-to-door spot pricing quoted by railroads and provided by the 3PL IDS. The overall rate declined $2 this week to $2,032,...
  • Sea Star Line Forms Charitable Relationship with the Wounded Warrior Project®, Sponsors Wounded Warrior Project 8K Run
    Jacksonville, FL - September 11, 2013 - Sea Star Line, LLC announced that it has forged a new relationship with the Wounded Warrior Project® (WWP) and was a major sponsor for the Wounded Warrior Project 8K Run held on Saturday, Sept. 7 in Jacksonville, Fla. "Sea Star Line is an active partner in...
  • More Than 1,000 FedEx APAC Volunteers Contribute During FedEx Cares Week
    HONG KONG, September 9, 2013 -FedEx Express (FedEx), a subsidiary of FedEx Corp. (NYS: FDX) and one of the world's largest express transportation companies, will launch its sixth annual FedEx Cares Week in Asia Pacific. From September 7-15, more than 1,000 FedEx volunteers from 11 Asia-Pacific markets, including Australia, mainland...
  • The CMA CGM Group celebrates tomorrow its 35th anniversary
    35 years ago, on September 13th 1978 in Marseilles, Jacques R. Saadé founded CMA, Compagnie maritime d'affrètement, and launched the first service linking Marseilles, Livourne, Beirut and Latakia. His vision and intuition subsequently led him to extend the company's activities in Asia and the rest of the world. Today, the CMA...

TradeWindsweb site
SEPTEMBER 12, 2013
  • Harvey Gulf doubles fleet
    Harvey Gulf International Marine has struck a deal to buy up the assets and business of Gulf Coast rival Abdon Callais Offshore (ACO).
  • New model needed
    HSH Nordbank's restructuring manager Wolfgang Topp has revealed his blueprint for a new relationship between lenders and shipowners as both sides try to emerge from the slump.
  • CPLP keeps product pair
    Capital Product Partners (CPLP) has extended charters on a pair of chemical product tankers at slightly higher day rates.
  • Dalian's double deal
    China's Cosco Dalian Shipyard has revealed orders for new salvage ships and heavy-lifters.
  • The Lion City rising
    London may soon have to share its status as the world's maritime capital.
  • CIMC strikes again
    China International Marine Container (CMIC) is ordering two more boxships backed by charters to MSC.
  • PSV options for Guangdong
    China's Cosco Guangdong Shipyard has landed an offshore order for a potential eight vessels.
  • Bulk quartet for Zhoushan
    Cosco Zhoushan Shipyard in China has announced an order for four firm panamax bulkers.
  • NorYards hunts orders
    The new yard venture between Norway's Bergen Group and Ukraine's Zaliv Shipyard has announced new financing as it targets fresh contracts.
  • Stena eyes arctic route
    Stena Bulk of Sweden and Hyundai Glovis of South Korea are teaming up to transport oil through the Northern Sea Route (NSR) in the arctic.
  • Cape supply to tighten
    The company is predicting a scramble for spot tonnage when the strike at Drummond's coal mine in Colombia is resolved.
  • Thai ship ablaze in Jeddah
    A Thai general cargoship caught fire shortly after arriving in the Saudi Arabian port of Jeddah on Wednesday.
  • Bassoe bags broker
    Norway's Bassoe Offshore has brought in senior broker Tore Kulsvehagen from Lorenzten & Stemoco (L&S) to strengthen its team.
  • 3i scooping up Scandlines
    Private equity group 3i has offered to buy out its partner in Baltic ro-ro owner Scandlines after failing to sell the company.
  • GREE sees strong start
    Greenship Bulk Trust claims to have outperformed the Baltic Surpmax Index (BSI) in interim figures released Thursday.
  • KLC in the clear
    A Korean court has thrown out a bid to block the sale of bankrupt Korea Line Corp (KLC).
  • Condor officers convicted
    Two Condor Ferries officers have been found guilty of manslaughter following a 2011 crash that killed a French fisherman.
  • Gulf of Mexico mission
    Oslo-listed owner Subsea 7 has won more than $70m of offshore work in the Gulf of Mexico.
  • Transmed ship detained
    A Transmed Shipping bulker has been detained in Canada for flouting the Maritime Labour Convention 2006 (MLC).
  • All change at Cargill
    Cargill has named David MacLennan as its next chief executive officer. He is due to take up the post on 1 December.
  • Helix orders Q7000
    Helix Energy Solutions Group has ordered a second semi-submersible well intervention vessel at a yard in Singapore.
  • Pacific bulker boost
    Bulkers operating in the Pacific Basin look set to receive a boost from a major agricultural deal between the US and Taiwan.

American Shipperweb site
SEPTEMBER 12, 2013
  • Construction begins on ACL ships
    The official steel cutting ceremony for the fourth generation or "G4" ships took place this week at the Hudong Zhonghua Shipbuilding's new shipyard on Chungxing Island near Shanghai. The five ships are scheduled for delivery in 2015.
  • U.S. domestic freight shipments up in July
  • Röhlig acquires South American partner
  • China only lifts ban on hardwood lumber from Va., S.C.
    Cheng Hongjun, China's deputy director general for supervision of animal and plant quarantine, said fumigation proved effective in removing pests from hardwood, but the risk of softwood lumber carrying nematodes remained high.
  • WRDA bill dropped in House
  • Saudia Cargo expands capacity
  • DHL forwarding unit releases enhanced Web platform
  • Canada, U.S. asked to review hazmat classifications
    As part of its investigation into the Montreal, Maine & Atlantic Railway crude oil accident in Quebec on July 6, Canada's Transportation Safety Board has asked Canadian and U.S. authorities to clarify how dangerous goods are classified.
  • World Bank to survey logistics industry for 2014 report
    The survey, to be open for two months starting from late September, gauges the views of logistics operators express in developing and developed countries. Results will feed into the 2014 Logistics Performance Index.

The Bunker Bulletinweb site
SEPTEMBER 12, 2013
  • Prices moving little in Rotterdam
    Bunker market reported to be quiet in Hamburg.
  • Prices firm in Fujairah
    Little price movement in South Africa.
  • A little clean air to go with that sunshine and sea breeze?
    Paying $10 per day more for a cruise holiday seems like a reasonable price to pay.
  • Don't be daunted by challenges ahead, IBIA CEO tells industry
    Bunker industry is facing big changes but has the wherewithal to respond.
  • Noble dropped from Singapore list of licensed suppliers
    The company had been among the top 30 suppliers.
  • Maersk takes plea for tougher sulphur checks to Paris MoU
    Wants more PSC checks on fuel from 2015 to deter non-compliance among operators who might be tempted by big fuel savings.
  • Banker talks ups 'eco' newbuildings
    Despite overcapacity, now a good time to buy.
  • Wrecked cruise liner ready to be 'rolled' off rocks
    Costa Concordia has been lying on its side for almost two years.
  • Asian IFO prices trading in narrow range
    Hong Kong-based traders reported low MGO demand.
  • ICS conference highlights 'three pillars' of sustainability
    Environmental concerns must not undermine efforts to maintain a sustainable shipping industry.
  • Singapore fuel oil stocks still climbing
    As they reach a three-month high.
  • Chinese fuel oil stocks slip
    East China saw weak demand for bonded bunkers.
  • No 'green light' for widespread LNG bunker market
    Fewer ships are using LNG than had been forecast a year.
  • Pacific Radiance orders two PSVs
    Company seeks to operate cleaner and more fuel efficient vessels.
  • New engine coating reduces fuel consumption
    Coating enables engines to operate at higher temperatures.
  • Satellite communications 'central' to improving efficiency
    The technology could reduce fuel spending and emissions, says Inmarsat.

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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
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Tepsa has acquired a liquid bulk terminal in the port of Rotterdam.
Singapore/Rotterdam
It was sold by Global Energy Storage Holdings
The Spinelli Group has approved its 2024 sustainability report.
Genoa
Of the company's 616 direct employees, 49% are under the age of 50.
In the second quarter of this year, cargo traffic in Turkish ports grew by +1.6%
Ankara
Cargoes to and from Italy amounted to 12.7 million tons (+10.1%)
Extension of the Simplified Logistics Zone for Genoa Ports and Dry Ports to the Savona, Vado Ligure, and Bergeggi areas.
Genoa
Approval from the ZLS Steering Committee
Isotta Fraschini Motori has inaugurated a new production line for hydrogen fuel cell systems in Bari.
Trieste
They will be used for naval and land solutions
The Grande Shanghai , the Grimaldi Group's first ammonia-ready car carrier, has been christened.
Naples
It has a load capacity of 9,000 CEUs.
The Port of Genoa, FILT, and UILT have declared a five-day strike at the Bettolo Terminal.
Genoa
Fit Cisl Liguria expressed solidarity with the workers
The tender for the dredging of the commercial dock basin at the port of Ancona has been published.
Ancona
The removal of approximately 730 thousand cubic meters of sediment is planned
Tender for the restoration and enhancement of docks 32 and 33 in the Deep Sea Zone of the port of Savona
Genoa
An investment of over 6.7 million euros is expected
There are 1,100 workers in Palermo directly employed in the seaside tourism sector
Palermo
This year, cruise traffic is expected to grow by 9.4% in the port of the Sicilian capital.
Six-month growth of +9% in freight on the St. Petersburg-India/China maritime route
Fly
FESCO operates six vessels in the service
Port of Trieste: Special Commissioner Gurrieri under investigation for money laundering
Trieste
I am certain - he declared - that I can demonstrate that I acted legally, in full transparency.
Vard signs new contract for the construction of two CSOVs
Trieste
The vessels will be used to support operations in the offshore wind sector
UIR welcomes the publication of the tender for the digitalization of the logistics chain.
Rome
Di Caterina (ALIS): a concrete tool that enhances the needs of businesses and strengthens the logistics system
GNV celebrated its first ten years of activity on the Italy-Albania route
Durres
During the period, the company's ships carried over 1.25 million passengers
A shipment of over 1.2 tons of marijuana was seized at the port of Gioia Tauro.
Reggio Calabria/Catanzaro
Members of a criminal organization that imported drugs from South America through European ports and airports have been arrested.
Yang Ming orders Hanwha Ocean to build seven 15,000 TEU dual-fuel containerships
Keelung
They will be delivered between 2028 and 2029
Walden to sell healthcare logistics business to Yusen Logistics
Paris
Exclusive negotiations announced
Solinas (Sardinian Action Party) is not at all satisfied with the state of Sardinian ports
Cagliari
The immediate establishment of a special commission is urged
ANSI welcomes the introduction of the information dashboard for managing private procurement contracts in logistics.
Rome
D'Angelo: it will allow the country to take another step forward
Russo (Confcommercio): excluding road transport from the PNRR funding was shortsighted.
Rome
First bulletin from the Freight Insights Observatory produced by the National Center for Sustainable Mobility
ABB Group posts sharp growth in quarterly financial and business performance
Zurich
In the period April-June the value of new orders grew by +16.0%
Informal consultations have begun on the preliminary proposal for the new Ancona Port Master Plan.
Ancona
Eleven meetings scheduled for July
Program agreement for preparatory and functional interventions for the construction of the bridge over the Strait of Messina
Rome
It was signed today in Rome
Project to develop an ecological station for the treatment of wastewater from ships
Naples
Initiative of the Neapolitan Group of the Cenere and Iello Landing
Assiterminal urges against bringing sediment from the Bagnoli dredging project into the port of Naples.
Genoa
Cognolato and Ferrari: It is essential to safeguard the full functionality of the commercial port's activities.
Container traffic at the Port of Long Beach fell 3.4% in the second quarter.
Long Beach
A decline of -16.4% was recorded in June
Paolo Pessina has been appointed vice president of Conftrasporto-Confcommercio.
Rome
He is president of the national federation of maritime agents and brokers
Container traffic in the port of Hong Kong decreased by -8.2% in the second quarter
Hong Kong
A decrease of -13.7% was recorded in June
Cuneo-based logistics company Nord Ovest is seeing growing financial results.
Wedge
Construction work on a new depot in Mondovì will be completed in early 2026.
Container traffic at the Port of Los Angeles grows driven by fears of new tariffs
Los Angeles
June saw the highest volume ever recorded for this month
The Management Committee of the Sardinia Sea Port Authority has adopted the DPSS
Cagliari
Green light for the concession to MITO and the appeal against the rejection of Olbia's dredging project.
Three events in Genoa for three new Explora Journeys cruise ships.
Genoa
A technical launch, a coin laying and the cutting of the first sheet metal were carried out at the Fincantieri shipyard
Grimaldi sells 5% of Terminal Darsena Toscana to Livorno Port Company
Naples/Livorno
Option to purchase an additional 5% of the share capital
Concession agreement signed that assigns management of the port of Tartous to DP World
Damascus
It has a lifespan of 30 years
Matteo Gasparato appointed president of the Northern Adriatic Sea Port Authority
Rome
He was appointed extraordinary commissioner of the same port authority
Meeting in Rome between the heads of ESPO and Assoporti
Rome
Among the topics addressed, the competitiveness of European ports in the current global context
Chinese airline OOCL reports quarterly decline in scheduled service revenues
Hong Kong
Cargo transported by the company's ships is increasing
Collaboration between the Ukrainian Sea Ports Authority and the Western Ligurian Sea Port Authority
Rome
Agreement with an initial duration of five years
Survey in Germany on the prospects of companies in the maritime, port and shipbuilding sectors
Hamburg
Shipowners are more concerned. Positive prospects for ports and shipyards.
Port of Augusta: Work begins on a third bridge connecting the island to the mainland.
Augusta
Work worth over 20 million euros
Vard signs contract with InkFish for new research vessel
Trieste
The deal is worth more than 200 million euros.
1.1 billion euros will be invested in the port of Hamburg to strengthen the container sector
Hamburg
Improving accessibility and port infrastructure in the Waltershofer Hafen area
Meyer Turku delivered the new Star of the Seas cruise ship to Royal Caribbean
Turku
It has a gross tonnage of 250,800 tons
ESPO calls for increased funding for ports under the next EU Multiannual Financial Framework
Brussels
The CEF programme funds have proven to be far from sufficient
Fincantieri delivers the new Oceania Allura cruise ship to Oceania Cruises.
Miami/Trieste
Two additional Sonata-class ships have been converted into orders.
PORTS
Italian Ports:
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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