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June 14, 2013
Exim Indiaweb site
JUNE 13, 2013
  • ABG Shipyard wins Dun & Bradstreet's 'Ship Building Company of the Year' award
  • FFFAI's 21st Biennial Convention from today (June 14-16)
  • New Bengal Arabian Service to call Mundra
  • Rate woes seen forcing carriers to cut back more
  • Steel imports may decline as falling rupee makes them dearer
  • No agreement at latest round of wage negotiations with Major Port federations
  • Singaporean delegation apprised of opportunities at JN Port
  • Thar Dry Port commences LCL shipment from ICD-Sanand
  • Trade momentum gathers for B2B event on June 28
  • INR turns weak on fresh dollar demand

International Transport Journalweb site
  • Rolf Habben-Jansen CEO von Damco: «Sich selbst neu erfinden»
  • Carriers go on shopping spree
  • Quehenberger expanding in Hungary and Slovakia
  • Stena Line names new head of shipping logistics
  • Road charges for HGVs in Russia from 2014
  • Mario Cordero honoured by Long Beach and Los Angeles ports
  • A350 XWB ready to taketo the skies this morning
  • Cascading tonnage floods Asia-ECSA market
  • Evegreen celebrates triple naming ceremony
  • InterRail sets up own company in India
  • Cross-border traffic management system under starter's...
  • Fercam: new logistics centre in Bologna
  • New European spearhead for CLX
  • Brookfield taking over Gazeley
  • New train from Rhine/Main region to Rotterdam
  • Volvo Trucks to market DME-powered vehicles in North America
  • Etihad to increase services to Amman and Muscat
  • First connection between Bulawayo and Johannesburg

Marine Logweb site
JUNE 13, 2013
  • U.S. back on Paris MOU "White List"
  • USCG approves DNV as BWM test "Independent Lab"
  • Failure to report engine failure brings $75,000 penalty
  • Bore to install ship efficiency software on second Ro-Ro

World Wide Shipperweb site
JUNE 13, 2013
  • Coast Guard responds to number of false distress calls
  • Diana Shipping adding Capesize vessel to lineup
  • Budget forces Washington Governor to cancel aerospace trade mission plans
  • Port of Camas-Washougal Oks marina project contract
  • NYK beginning service linking Houston, SAmerica

Lloyd's Listweb site
JUNE 13, 2013
  • Underwriters expand West Africa high-risk area to Togo
    Critics say Joint War Committee decision does too little and comes too late
  • Risky business
    Extending a high-risk area can carry a cost for shipowners
  • Oceanbulk and Oaktree confirm first boxships in HHI series
    Capital Maritime inks 9,000 teu pair at Managalia yard
  • Jefferies bullish on dry bulk recovery
    Demand outpacing fleet growth as new iron ore supply lanes are poised to launch from Brazil and Australia
  • McQuilling pours cold water over 'hot' prospects for product tankers
    Report questions the fashion for medium range tonnage
  • Smaller tanker companies play the spot market
    Companies show an instinct for survival
  • Forecast, pain
    Moody's predicts that many more owners will go under before shipping prospects brighten
  • Fresh flow of capital poses serious threat to shipping, says Morgan Stanley
    More finance makes for more ordering - and that could mean more pain for maritime
  • Samsung Heavy Industries secures $5bn offshore orders
    South Korean giant lands an FPSO, a drillship and two jack-up rigs
  • JNPT reopens box terminal tender
    July deadline for submissions to replace withdrawn PSA International concession
  • Italian owners launch supramax joint venture
    D'Amico and Coeclerici base new investment firm in Dublin
  • Paris MOU statistics show France-flagged vessels have fewest detentions
    Port state inspections in Europe reveal the best and worst national players
  • Idle boxship numbers fall
    Lloyd's List Intelligence data shows 276 containerships in hot and cold lay-up
  • Baltic Exchange issues guidance to brokers on capesize reporting
    New advice aims to better reflect the impact of slow steaming
  • Moody's retains negative outlook for shipping
    Industry aggregate earnings figure could fall 10% this year, analysis warns
  • Prepare for launch
    Maersk's first Triple-E ship is being made shipshape for a landmark occasion
  • Acquisition merges Norwegian lifeboat makers
    Fragmented industry consolidates as private equity firm buys big-name manufacturers
  • GMS linked to private equity takeover of König
    Source names US cash buyer as 'the third man' behind KG house recapitalisation
  • Nearsourcing: Homespun yarn or material change?
    Some in the container industry say that nearsourcing is a lot of hype about nothing. But a US drive to move manufacturing closer to home could unravel China's market share in some product groups and that could have shipping consequences
  • Big ships become a regular sight on the Pacific trades
    Panama and Suez canals vie for Asia-US services

Fairplayweb site
JUNE 13, 2013
  • MES-KHI talks halted
    KAWASAKI HI today reportedly halted merger talks with Mitsui Engineering & Shipbuilding - and demoted the prime mover in the negotiations, KHI's president
  • APMT explains plans at African ports
    APM TERMINALS confirmed to Fairplay today it invested more than $175M in Africa last year to address the tightening squeeze at the continent's ports
  • Asia powers pressurised gas shipping
    TIMECHARTER rates for pressurised gas carriers might rise because of tight vessel supply and intra-Asia LPG demand, the IHS Purvin & Gertz Asia LPG Seminar heard today
  • LPG export boom grows
    LPG EXPORTS are expected to keep mounting in the next few years, the IHS Purvin & Gertz Asia LPG Seminar heard today
  • Russia to raise rice exports
    RUSSIA was reported today ready to finance a push to ship up to 1M tonnes of rice per year for export to North Africa and the Middle East
  • GMS confirms König & Cie stake
    DEMOLITION buyer GMS invested alongside Delos and Tennenbaum in the recapitalisation of Hamburg KG house König & Cie, Fairplay confirmed today
  • 22 mariners saved off swamped ship
    ALL 22 seafarers are safe today in Kochi after their dramatic rescue from their sinking general cargo ship in India
  • INTERCARGO urges better casualty reporting
    INTERCARGO, the London-based drybulk lobbyist, has urged that reporting of casualties become more clear, concise and consistent
  • France: nearest to blameless
    FRANCE had the lowest number of ship detentions among the Paris Memorandum of Understanding's flag states over the three years before 1 January
  • SHI bags $3Bn FPSO order
    SAMSUNG HI confirmed to Fairplay today it has won a $3Bn deal to build a FPSO for the Nigerian offshore market
  • Moody's remains gloomy
    GLOBAL shipping's outlook is likely to remain negative for at least a year, with EBITDA across the industry falling this year, Moody's Investors Service said today
  • Japan shuns spot import cargoes of LPG
    JAPAN is refraining from spot LPG purchases because VLGC rates are at a 2013 high
  • Seafarers electrocuted
    TWO FILIPINO seafarers have been electrocuted aboard the German container ship Adrian, vessel manager ER Schiffahrt confirmed to Fairplay today
  • US fine hits 'K' Line
    FAILURE to report a hazardous condition has resulted in a $75,000 penalty for container operator 'K' Line

The Journal of Commerceweb site
JUNE 13, 2013
  • Europe-Asia Rates of CMA CGM Will Rise on July 1
    CMA CGM will increase rates in its trade from North Europe to the Far East, effective July 1. The hike will be $150 per 20-foot container and $200 per 40-foot container. Mediterranean Shipping Co. will also boost rates from North Europe to Asia on the same date. CMA CGM will also implement a...
  • Long Beach Port Board Approves $942 Million Budget
    The Port of Long Beach's board of harbor commissioners has approved a $942 million budget for fiscal year 2013, up 12 percent compared to the fiscal year 2012 budget. The budget increase reflects the Port of Long Beach's rising investment in its facilities and infrastructure modernization, the port said in a...
  • Nicaragua Approves Pact With HKND to Develop Canal
    The Nicaragua National Assembly has ratified the government's commercial agreement with HKND Group to develop the Nicaragua Canal and Development Project, which could compete with the Panama Canal as another Atlantic-Pacific ocean link. The deal grants HKND Group exclusive rights for the planning, design, construction, operation and management of the Nicaragua...
  • Seaway Ports Optimistic Despite Drop in Cargo
    The St. Lawrence Seaway reported cargo shipments from March 22 to May 31 totaled 8.1 million metric tons, a decline of 12 percent year-over-year. Despite the slow start to the season, which began at the end of March, regional U.S. ports remain optimistic. "We're excited to dive deeper into the 2013 shipping season...
  • ATA Applauds Court Ruling on LA Port Trucking
    The American Trucking Associations has applauded the U.S. Supreme Court's decision today to reject two concession requirements in the Port of Los Angeles' clean-trucks program. "We are gratified that, at the conclusion of many years of litigation, the highest court in the land unanimously agreed with ATA on these rules," said...
  • Florida Industrial 'Megasite' Has Dual Rail Access
    Crawford Diamond Industrial Park, a 1,800-acre industrial site in Callahan, Fla., with dual Class I rail access, has received "megasite" certification from McCallum Sweeney Consulting. Crawford Diamond is owned by TerraPointe, the real estate subsidiary of Rayonier, and is a crossover for CSX and Norfolk Southern. Its certification ceremony was attended...
  • Maher to Open Saturday for Import Deliveries
    Maher Terminals has announced that it will be open for the delivery of import cargo on Saturday, June 15, from 8 a.m. to 4 p.m. at the Port of New York and New Jersey. The empty depot located at Columbia will also be open for the dispatch and receipt of...
  • TOTE, Inc.'s New LNG Containerships Receive Global Honors For Maritime Innovation
    FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE -Princeton, NJ- June 7, 2013- On June 4, TOTE, Inc. became the first U.S. company to take home the Next Generation Shipping award at Nor-Shipping, the premier forum for the global maritime industry. The Nor-Shipping 2013 Awards recognize achievement in three different but very important areas - energy efficiency, innovative ship...
  • Court Ruling a Hitch in Port Attempts to Regulate Trucking
    Thursday's U.S. Supreme Court ruling rejecting two more concession requirements in the Port of Los Angeles clean-trucks program did not drive a stake into the heart of the port's attempt to regulate harbor trucking, but it made the task of any port attempting to follow such a strategy more difficult. The...
  • Delaware River Dredging About 60 Percent Complete
    A dredge vessel works to deepen the Delaware River's main channel during the early phases of the Delaware River Main Channel Deepening Project.The Delaware River Main Channel Deepening Project is now about 60 percent finished, following the completion of Reach D, an 11-mile stretch of the Delaware River's main shipping...
  • Canadian Intermodal Traffic Dips After-10 Week Climb
    Canadian rail volumes through June 8, 2013 Full-size image Canadian intermodal volume fell 3.3 percent year-over-year in the week ending June 8, following 10 weeks of increases, according to the Association of American Railroads. The two most recent previous weeks showed 20 and 30 percent jumps. Volume also inched down 0.4 percent from the week...
  • Virginia Port TEU Volume Up 7.2 Percent in May
    The Port of Virginia handled 191,368 20-foot-equivalent units in May, rising 7.2 percent or 12,784 units from May 2012. Export TEUs reached 103,217, up 5.4 percent year-over-year, while imports TEUs totaled 88,150, up 9.3 percent. Year-to-date, the port moved 878,412 TEUs, increasing 6.3 percent compared with 826,297 TEUs from January to May...
  • Supreme Court Rejects LA Drayage Mandates
    The U.S. Supreme Court Thursday struck down two more concession requirements in the Port of Los Angeles clean-trucks program, further weakening the ability of a port to regulate harbor trucking for environmental or other goals. The court ruled that the port's requirement that harbor trucks display designated placards while in service...
  • EU Takes China's Anti-Dumping Duties on Steel to WTO
    The European Union has requested consultations with China in the World Trade Organization concerning China's anti-dumping duties of 9.7 percent to 11.1 percent imposed on imports of high-performance stainless steel seamless tubes from the EU. Japan had already started a dispute settlement proceeding on the same measure addressed against Japanese products. The...
  • APM Terminals, Nigeria Officials Talk Infrastructure
    Senior officials from APM Terminals have met with Olusegun Aganga, Nigeria's minister of industry, trade and investment, along with a delegation of government officials and advisers, in The Hague, the Netherlands, to continue discussions on infrastructure investment to enhance the West African nation's logistics capabilities. APM Terminals' proposed Badagry, Nigeria, port...
  • Bolloré's Abidjan Terminal Bid Hits Snag
    Bolloré's winning proposal to build a second container terminal at the Port of Abidjan in Ivory Coast violates the nation's competition law, according to Jean-Louis Billon, the country's minister of commerce, Bloomberg Businessweek reports. Billon said that Bolloré's subsidiary Bolloré Africa Logistics CI and partners should not have been allowed to...
  • Q&A: Do Mexican Trucks Pose a Safety Issue?
    Q: Can you tell me what's going on about Mexican trucks being allowed to operate in the U.S.? I read recently that a federal appeals court had approved the Department of Transportation's decision to allow Mexican trucks to start operating on U.S. highways. Previously, I understand, Mexican trucks couldn't cross the...
  • G&W Rail Traffic Jumps on RailAmerica Acquisition
    Genesee & Wyoming, a major owner of short line and regional railroads in North America with significant operations in Australia as well, experienced a third straight month of growth in May. Its 2013 numbers, when compared to 2012, show extremely large increases because of its acquisition of RailAmerica. Regardless of this, May...
  • NYK Trading Installs Solar Energy System in Hokkaido
    On June 1, the NYK Group's largest solar energy generating system (2 megawatts) was connected to the Hokkaido town of Yakumo's power grid by NYK Trading Corporation (head office: Tokyo), an NYK Group company. The system in Yakumo is even larger than the system that NYK Trading placed in the U.S. state of New...

TradeWindsweb site
JUNE 13, 2013
  • IHI bags EAS stake
    IHI Corp has inked a deal to buy a 25% stake in Brazilian shipbuilder Estaleiro Atlantico Sul (EAS).
  • Cosco in both camps
    Cosco may be continuing its fight against the entry of Vale's giant VLOCs into China but the conglomerate's stance on the issue is now far from straightforward.
  • Heavy on lightering
    AET's chief executive expects his company to maintain its significant, 30-ship presence in the US Gulf Coast lightering business despite challenging tanker markets.
  • Togo on piracy threat list
    Togo has been added to the list of areas where additional war risks premiums are charged by London underwriters.
  • Cido scraps VLOC
    Cido Shipping has reportedly sold the 258,000-dwt VLOC Pacific Beauty (built 1992) for scrap.
  • Steen joins DVB board
    Flemming Jacobs is the latest big name to announce his departure from DVB.
  • Taiwan Nav edges down
    Taiwan Navigation has posted a lower profit for the first quarter, but without asset sales it would have been worse.
  • Owner prevails on GA liens
    A London appeal court has ruled in favour of the shipowner in a dispute over a Russian charterer's liability to contribute to general average on a vessel that that had an unfortunate maiden voyage that included a pirate hijacking and a main engine failure.
  • KHI kicks out president
    Kawasaki Heavy Industries has axed president Satoshi Hasegawa as plans for a merger with Mitsui Engineering & Shipbuilding were shredded today.
  • Vitol clinches cape
    Vitol has chartered a capesize bulker from a Peter Livanos-led company in an improving market.
  • Filing hurts Hana
    Korean bank Hana Financial Group will likely book KRW 100bn ($88m) in loan-loss provisions due to the filing of STX Pan Ocean for court restructuring.
  • Riga builds duo
    Latvia's Riga Shipyard has revealed a deal to build two passengerships for a Russian owner.
  • Wartsila bags $200m
    Wartsila has again turned to the European Investment Bank for a $200m loan to fund a research and development drive.
  • Japan Club in surplus
    The Japan Ship Owners' Mutual Protection & Indemnity Association has reported a modest surplus and set a target of reaching a 100m gross ton entry by the end of the 2014 business year.
  • Coeclerici in comeback
    Italian shipowners d'Amico Societa di Navigazione and Coeclerici are teaming up in the dry bulk sector.
  • Miracle survivor's tale
    A crewman has recounted his miracle survival after the tug boat on which he was serving sank off Nigeria.
  • Clipper: no bank push
    Denmark's Clipper has denied market rumours its multipurpose (MPP) merger with Thorco.
  • Vega fixes newbuilds
    Norway's Vega Offshore has secured work for two anchor-handler newbuildings in Brazil.
  • Moody's profit pinch
    Shipowners will see core operating profit cut by up to one tenth this year due to weak freight markets, Moody's warns today.
  • Cargoship abandoned
    India's coast guard has rescued 22 crew from a drifting cargoship that was said to be in danger of sinking.
  • Greek grabs panamax
    Wakoh Kisen of Japan has reportedly sold the 76,000-dwt bulker Red Seto (built 2002) to a Greek buyer.
  • Deutsche calls the bottom
    A low point in newbuilding values has been established by an order for the largest container vessels ever contracted, with yards now unwilling to drop their prices further, according to Deutsche Bank.
  • STX designs "crusium"
    It's often said you can fit three football pitches on to the deck of a VLCC. Well, here's a ship that actually is a football pitch.
  • Crew safe after sinking
    Two crew have been rescued after their tug sank off Norway.
  • STX bail-out cut
    Creditors of STX Offshore & Shipbuilding have cut the yard's emergency funding by KRW 50bn ($44.1m).
  • Samsung builds monster
    Korea's Samsung Heavy Industries has continued its order run with a $3bn deal in Nigeria for what is believed to be the biggest FPSO ever.
  • Esben joins ICS top brass
    Former Torm Singapore boss Esben Poulsson and Asia veteran has been made a vice chairman at the International Chamber of Shipping (ICS).
  • Hosco cape arrested
    Hebei Ocean Shipping Co (Hosco) has seen a second bulk carrier arrested in less than a fortnight TradeWinds has learnt.
  • Germans Brazil bound
    Hamburg Sud is to launch a new liner service between South Africa and Argentina and Brazil next month.
  • Gunvor eyes expansion
    Gunvor, the Swiss-based oil trader, is to build a new oil products terminal in Indonesia in partnership with Oiltanking.

American Shipperweb site
JUNE 13, 2013
  • Food aid hearing targets U.S.-flag shipping
    "By restricting competition to the few U.S.-flagged ships still sailing... cargo preference adds $140 million in transportation costs (to food aid) each year," said Rep. Ed Royce, chairman of the U.S. House Committee on Foreign Affairs.
  • Cargill expands use of electronic bills of lading
    Electronic Shipping Solutions (ESS), a provider of shipping and trade document and data solutions, is partnering with the commodities shipper to include new grain trade routes from Argentina and Brazil to Europe.
  • Midwest truck rates to rise
    "Trucks that you thought were available will all of a sudden disappear, usually hauling for local farmers and grain elevators. This indirectly affects the whole industry," BulkLoadsNow.com's Jared Flinn said.
  • TIGER funds dispersed for Global Terminal facility
    The City of Bayonne, N.J., and the Port Authority of New York and New Jersey received an $11.4 million grant on May 22 that will be used by the marine terminal as part of its $350 million expansion and renovation.
  • Ohio feed shipper bets on CNG
  • DHL unveils new cold-chain product
  • First supply chain students graduate from Malaysian institute
  • Swiss Interroll buys Colorado company
  • IATA: Airports, airlines must work together
  • DHL expands Cincinnati air hub
  • U.S. facilitates exports to help Syrians rebuild
  • FMC reviews 13 OTI license applications

The Bunker Bulletinweb site
JUNE 13, 2013
  • Good avails in Fujairah
    Distillate prices jump in Cape Town.
  • Mediterranean prices firming
    Rotterdam averages show little change.
  • Turkey sharpens environmental focus
    Aiming to enforce all aspects of MARPOL Annex VI and planning to ratify ballast water convention.
  • Fuel oil stocks at six month high
    Singapore sees weak demand from China.
  • Moody's downbeat assessment of shipping remains
    Container lines particularly sensitive to cost of bunkers, says agency.
  • Bunker volumes fall in Singapore
    May's sales were down 11.4% year-on-year.
  • Wartsila lands R&D loan
    European Investment Bank loan is fourth in 10 years.
  • Another bulk carrier arrested
    Hosco vessel was held in Singapore.
  • Deltamarin bulkers to have 'extremely low' fuel consumption
    Vessels to boast a fuel oil consumption rate of less than 20 mt per day.
  • Bunker prices strengthen in Asian trade
    Supplies not an issue at most key Asian ports on Thursday.
  • Dan-Bunkering appoints new team leader in Copenhagen
    Michel Dominique Thomsen to take on role at firm's Copenhagen office in Denmark.
  • Baltic Exchange issues guidance on capesize fuel consumption
    Takes into account a market where an increasing amount of capesize vessels are slow steaming.
  • Shipyard says award is recognition of innovation
    'We're honoured to be recognised,' says president of General Dynamics NASSCO.
  • Temporary bunker trader replacement at Petrobras
    Joyce Telles to take over duties of Livia Brasil with effect from June 14.

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FROM THE HOME PAGE
Royal Caribbean closes second quarter with record net profit
Miami
The April-June period was very positive
Union Pacific and Norfolk Southern announced a merger agreement today.
Union Pacific and Norfolk Southern announced a merger agreement today.
Omaha/Atlanta
First coast-to-coast cargo rail network
Gurrieri resigns as Special Commissioner of the Eastern Adriatic Sea Port Authority
Trieste
The atypical reverse charge for the logistics sector will become applicable tomorrow
Milan
Ruggerone (Assologistica): one of the most strategic reforms we helped build is being implemented
Policy brief on cyber threats that pose risks to port infrastructure
Tallinn
It was developed by the NATO Cyber Defence Centre of Excellence
Interferry urges the EU Commission to harmonize its shipping decarbonization regulations with those of the IMO
Victoria
Failure to align - the association warned - will force shipping companies to pay twice for emissions.
In the second quarter of 2025, Chinese seaports handled 79.1 million containers (+6.1%)
Beijing
Total freight traffic was three billion tons (+3.3%), of which 1.3 billion tons were with foreign countries (+1.9%).
CK Hutchison announces plans to include a Chinese investor in the consortium to sell Hutchison Ports
Hong Kong
Without the participation of the COSCO shipping group, China would not authorize the sale
Sri Lanka's Supreme Court has awarded compensation of $1 billion over the X-Press Pearl accident.
Sri Lanka's Supreme Court has awarded compensation of $1 billion over the X-Press Pearl accident.
Columbus
The container ship caught fire and sank near the port of Colombo
The Greek government sends a tugboat to the Red Sea to assist ships that may be attacked by the Houthis.
The Greek government sends a tugboat to the Red Sea to assist ships that may be attacked by the Houthis.
Piraeus
The AHTS "Giant" is leaving
Saipem and Subsea7 have signed a binding merger agreement.
Saipem and Subsea7 have signed a binding merger agreement.
Milan/Luxembourg
The transaction is expected to close in the second half of 2026.
In the second quarter, the port of Valencia handled over 1.5 million containers (+4.0%)
In the first half of 2025, the amount of new orders to Chinese shipyards fell by -18.2%
Beijing
A decrease of -3.5% in new construction completed in the period was recorded
In the second quarter of 2025, freight traffic in the port of Trieste grew by +3.7%
Trieste
Bulk cargo increased. Miscellaneous cargo fell by 13.2%.
CMA CGM and TotalEnergies form joint venture for LNG bunkering in the Port of Rotterdam.
Marseille
Agreement to supply 360,000 tons of liquefied natural gas per year to the French group's ships
In the second quarter of 2025, freight traffic in Spanish ports decreased by -4.7%
Madrid
All the main product categories are decreasing except for conventional goods
Brookfield Asset Management to sell 49% of British port group PD Ports to Spain's Pontegadea
Middlesbrough
The English company has over 1,400 employees
In the quarter April-June, freight traffic in the port of Rotterdam decreased by -2.3%
In the quarter April-June, freight traffic in the port of Rotterdam decreased by -2.3%
Rotterdam
The port authority is alarmed by the state of crisis in the national industry.
The electrification of the docks in the ports of Livorno, Piombino and Portoferraio is proceeding according to plan.
Third dock for cruise traffic in the port of Catania
Catania
Pier 25's restyling completed
Another quarter of decline in freight traffic at the port of Algeciras
Algeciras
In the period April-June, containers amounted to 1.24 million TEUs (+1.0%)
A new tax applied to cruise passengers disembarking in national ports came into force today in Greece.
Athens
Belgian rail freight company Lineas receives €61 million government loan
Brussels
The measure was approved last night by the restricted council of ministers
ERTMS installation completed on 1,400 kilometers of Italian railway network
Rome
The project is financed with 2.5 billion euros from PNRR funds.
Wärtsilä's quarterly financial and commercial results are positive.
Helsinki
The Marine Electrical Systems division will be sold to the Italian company VINCI Energies.
In the port of Barcelona the number of cruise terminals will be reduced from seven to five
In the port of Barcelona the number of cruise terminals will be reduced from seven to five
Barcelona
The mayor: For the first time in history, a limit is placed on the growth of cruises in the city.
MSC and Moby have presented their commitments to meet the AGCM's requirements.
Rome
Shipping Agencies Services will sell its 49% stake in Moby, waiving the consideration in favor of the majority shareholder. Moby commits to completely repaying its debt to SAS.
Fincantieri confirms its interest in the development of American shipbuilding
Fincantieri confirms its interest in the development of American shipbuilding
Washington
Folgiero: Commitment to deliver next-generation capabilities in full alignment with U.S. strategic priorities
The Chamber of Deputies has approved the appointment of four presidents of Italian Port System Authorities.
Rome
The names proposed for the Port System Authorities of the Southern Adriatic, Central-Northern Tyrrhenian, Western Liguria, and Eastern Liguria have been approved. Voting on the Northern Tyrrhenian Authority has been postponed.
Information exchange between state administrations for the digitalization of the maritime sector begins
Rome
The first operational meeting at the Coast Guard General Command in Rome
The Clean Maritime Fuels Platform suggests measures to support the production and distribution of clean marine fuels
COSCO Shipping Ports sets new monthly and quarterly container traffic records
Hong Kong
In the period April-June, 29.4 million TEUs were handled (+4.5%)
Sharp increase in cases of seafarers abandoning their ships
London
2,286 crew members from 222 ships involved as of early 2025
Global freight traffic saw strong growth in the first quarter of this year in anticipation of new tariffs
Global freight traffic saw strong growth in the first quarter of this year in anticipation of new tariffs
Geneva
North America saw the strongest quarterly growth in imports
In the port of Antwerp-Bruges containers and rolling stock are increasing and other types of goods are decreasing
Antwerp
Traffic congestion continues at the airport, with the situation on the landside becoming critical
A study denounces the delay of European ports in equipping themselves with cold ironing facilities.
Brussels/Pozzallo
The tender to electrify the docks of the port of Pozzallo has begun.
T&E proposes to include more non-EU transhipment ports to avoid carbon leakage
Brussels
The association calls on the EU Commission to reduce the current threshold of 65% of transhipment traffic
Federlogistica urges the immediate establishment of a control room on tariffs
Genoa
The aim is also to eliminate extra costs caused by bureaucracy.
Containerized cargo handled through the port of Singapore fell by 2.9% in the second quarter.
Singapore
Last May, ship transits through the Suez Canal decreased by -6.8%
Last May, ship transits through the Suez Canal decreased by -6.8%
Cairo
The negative trend continued in June and early July
Terminal operators are not at all satisfied with a policy that seems to have no interest in ports
Rome
Cognolato: It is essential to close the ongoing trials on several fronts.
The largest ship ever to dock at Cagliari's Porto Canale at the MITO terminal.
Milan
The container ship "MSC Venice" with a capacity of 16,652 TEU arrived yesterday
On 5 and 6 November in Lisbon a summit called by the ILA against automation in the maritime and port sector
On 5 and 6 November in Lisbon a summit called by the ILA against automation in the maritime and port sector
North Bergen/Metzingen
South Korean HD Hyundai, together with German NEURA Robotics, will develop and test welding robots in shipyards
The toll of the horrific attack on the bulk carrier Eternity C in the Red Sea is still uncertain.
Mandaluyong/London/Brussels
Joint statement by ICS, BIMCO, European Shipowners, Intercargo and Intertanko
In the first half of 2025, bulk cargo increased and general cargo decreased in the port of Marseille-Fos
Marseille
Cruise passengers increase by +5%
The Senate has approved the framework law on interports
Rome
UIR, gives the Italian interport system a modern, orderly and coherent regulatory framework
Carlo De Ruvo was elected president of Confetra
Rome
Among the challenges, the uncontrolled expansion of large logistics groups and their concentration
Number of pirate attacks on ships still high in the second quarter of 2025
Number of pirate attacks on ships still high in the second quarter of 2025
Kuala Lumpur
The number of acts of violence against crews is decreasing
Telemar and TNL Group merger agreement
Telemar and TNL Group merger agreement
Oslo/Athens/Paris
One of the top three operators in the OT/IoT services market for the maritime and superyacht sectors will be created
Attacks on ships in the Red Sea still cause deaths among seafarers
Portsmouth
Liberian-flagged bulk carrier " Eternity C" targeted
Canadian shipbuilding company Davie acquires second shipyard in Finland
Helsinki/Pori
It will buy the Enersense Offshore shipyard
Amendment on Port Labor Supply Agencies Approved
Rome
Immediate transformation into Agencies authorised to provide temporary port work
Salvini appoints a manager of a private shipping company from Campania as president of the regional AdSP
Rome
This is Eliseo Cuccaro, CEO of Alilauro
Extend the application of the 0.1% sulphur limit in marine fuels globally
Extend the application of the 0.1% sulphur limit in marine fuels globally
Berlin
This is proposed by an analysis by the International Council on Clean Transportation
IMO and EU condemn renewed attacks on ships in the Red Sea
London/Brussels
Dominguez: New violation of international law and freedom of navigation
In the first half of 2025, container traffic in the port of Gioia Tauro grew by +10.5%
Joy Taurus
2,186,211 TEUs were handled
A bulk carrier was attacked in the Red Sea
Portsmouth
The crew abandoned the ship which began to take on water
German government allocates 400 million euros to support energy transition in maritime-port sector
Over 78 million euros to the ports of Augusta and Taranto for offshore wind
Rome
Funds distributed over three years starting from 2025
The PNRR tender for interports has been reopened.
Rome
Resources available amounting to 2.2 million euros
Port of Livorno: Workers are the priority in the LTM crisis
Livorno
UPS's quarterly earnings performance declines
Atlanta
Net income in the April-June quarter was $1.28 billion (-8.9%)
Approval for the 2025 budget variation of the Southern Tyrrhenian and Ionian Sea Port Authority.
Gioia Tauro
500 thousand euros for the 49% share held by the Port Agency company
FHP Group acquires the remaining 10% stake in Lotras
Milan/Foggia
The integration between Lotras and CFI Intermodal will begin to create FHP Intermodal.
OITAF scientific document on good practices in the logistics and transport of fresh fruit and vegetables
Milan
The Northern Tyrrhenian Sea Port Authority has joined the PLIKA
Livorno
Platform dedicated to training, innovation and knowledge sharing in the logistics and port sectors
Matteo Paroli's nomination as president of the Western Ligurian Sea Port Authority has been signed.
Rome
He has a degree in law and a specialization in administrative law.
Container throughput increases in Haropa Port, while bulk cargo decreases.
Le Havre
In the first half of this year, containers were 1.51 million TEUs (+4%)
Bureau Veritas reports a 9.8% quarterly increase in revenues in the Marine & Offshore segment
Courbevoie
Kalmar and Konecranes increase new orders in the April-June quarter
Helsinki
The turnover of the two Finnish companies is slightly increasing
Container traffic in the port of Barcelona fell by 12.2% in the second quarter.
Barcelona
Assiterminal threatens a new wave of appeals against regulations it believes are damaging to port operations
Genoa
2M Logistics signs an agreement with Salerno-based Gallozzi
Barendrecht
The Dutch company will represent GF Logistics, a subsidiary of the Italian group, in the Benelux region.
Swiss company Kuehne+Nagel's quarterly profits fell
Schindellegi
In the period April-June of this year, net turnover grew by +1.7%
Yang Ming orders three 8,000 TEU container ships from Nihon Shipyard and Imabari Shipbuilding
Keelung/Imabari
Contract valued at $351.3-394.5 million
Italia Nostra reiterates its strong concerns about the construction of the Fiumicino-Isola Sacra port.
Rome
European maritime cities, destinations for cruise tourism - the association highlights - denounce the phenomenon of over-tourism in the cruise sector
Egypt's first automotive terminal has come into operation at Port Said East.
East Port Said
It can accommodate two car carriers at the same time
SAILING LIST
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Arrival ports by:
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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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