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December 17, 2013
Sched Netweb site
  • European Commission issues proposals to standardise EU customs penalties
  • China blocks US GM grains, some see real cause as bumper domestic harvest
  • Hong Kong, Malaysian firms now on US Entity List for 'illicit' trading
  • NY dockers, bosses ask court to end Waterfront Commission hiring freeze
  • China ends anti-dumping duties on American SUVs levied since December 2011
  • Authorities need good data to ensure safe passage under Bayonne Bridge
  • BNSF CEO Rose made chairman, said to be in line to take Buffet's job
  • Cargotec's Kalmar to supply 12 RTGs to Port of Mombasa next year
  • South Korea's airlines to comply with China's air defence security air zone
  • Cargolux okays sale of 35pc stake to Henan Civil Aviation and Investment
  • Boeing R&D staff to drop 1,000 in old plants and gain 350 in new ones

Exim Indiaweb site
DECEMBER 16, 2013
  • AADA announces China-Australia rate hike from Jan. 7
  • BDI surge lifts hopes of Indian shipping cos
  • CCI exemption for vessel sharing pacts
  • CMA CGM Group announces reshuffling of services from Europe & Med to West Africa
  • Grid study has identified potential for intermodal connectivity on National Waterways: Deora
  • Kalmar to deliver revolutionary RTGs to Port of Oslo
  • Majestic Maritime inaugurates first office in India
  • Shipping rates remain low even as volumes increase, says UNCTAD's Review of Maritime Transport 2013
  • Vanguard Logistics Services opens office in Peru
  • Vasan highlights steps taken to promote coastal shipping
  • West Asian oil exporters target fast-growing Asian markets
  • Car exports to EU may take another beating
  • Antwerp port stepping up fight against cyber crime
  • SC Ports announces Clean Truck Certification Program
  • Sittwe port project in Myanmar likely to be completed by June next year
  • DHL & Blue Dart Disaster Response Team conducts first emergency training in India
  • DGFT fixes floor price for import of cashew kernels

International Transport Journalweb site
  • New freight wagons for more efficient hinterland transport
  • Iata sees slower international freight growth until 2017
  • Azkar moving to new logistics terminal in January
  • Calls for proposals for key TEN-T projects
  • AA's cargo volumes up in November
  • DHL Express receives 100th Tapa certification in Europe
  • Slovenia introducing new toll for vans
  • Belavia to connect Geneva with Minsk
  • President of Icao ANC confirmed for 2014
  • TNT Express expands express freight service
  • Handover of Jungheinrich management
  • Manitoulin Transport snaps up Smooth Freight
  • India's port connectivity still a problem
  • Sichuan Airlines adding another Australian airport
  • Subsidiary for special transport founded

Marine Logweb site
DECEMBER 16, 2013
  • American Cruise Lines to build four more
  • GAC launches diver-free underwater hull cleaning system
  • MAN Diesel & Turbo books another ME-GI order
  • Shipyard DeHoop wins 10 PSV order
  • Keppel adds to orders at Singapore and China yards
  • Second Wärtsilä BWMS gains IMO Type Approval

Lloyd's Listweb site
DECEMBER 16, 2013
  • Genco Shipping hires Blackstone
    Restructuring advisor will work with bondholders aligned with Jefferies
  • SSY and Lalemant merge to create US ship chartering powerhouse
    Tie-up heralds a new era for the country's shipping scene
  • Zodiac's $80m VLGC sale shows prices climb as interest builds
    Secondhand deal makes more than some newbuildings
  • Oaktree buys Commerzbank 'bad' chemtanker loans
    Portfolio worth $385m but the price of the deal is undisclosed
  • Data Hub: Load Factors
    Economic growth in advanced economies is stronger than expected, while growth in emerging economies is weaker
  • No hiding place from the refuge issue
    States obliged to shelter damaged ships often put public perception first
  • Louisiana transhipment hub comes a step closer
    US Citizenship and Immigration Services approves LIGTT development
  • How to take the sting out of currency swing
    Both container lines and their customers are exposed to foreign exchange risks. Could a private sector initiative help?
  • Gulftainer looks to triple its global container volumes
    Group targets 18m teu by 2020 with further partnerships in the pipeline
  • Keep taking the tablets
    iPad and Twitter generation shippers will demand instant supply chain data
  • Hacker alert: Cybercriminals target box port IT systems
    Hi-tech global gangs use keyloggers and break-ins to compromise supply chains
  • Evergreen announces box sale
    Taiwan firm raises $76m from disposal of 32,000 Greencompass containers
  • New normal for global box ports
    Forecasts of higher growth in 2014 amid background of radical changes
  • Drillship cancellation at DSME points to TMT
    Contract struck in 2008 was worth $673.8m
  • LNG ships closer to carrying cargoes from Queensland Curtis project
    BG Group reaches project milestone
  • Box production stuck in the slow lane
    Early buying spree by lines peters out in 2013 as lessors continue to invest
  • Cheap debt clouds box lease rates
    Smaller players put pressure on new contracts but major lessors remain positive for 2014
  • German shipowners benefit from tie-ups in tough market
    VDR welcomes closer co-operation but warns on global tonnage oversupply
  • 2013: A year of consolidation for ports
    Global operators spend the year building fresh alliances or switching assets
  • Lack of an alternative
    Will regulators provide an alternative if they reject the P3 Network?
  • Trade Statistics: the recovery begins?
    North America's positive performance sits alongside expectations of global growth
  • A matter of time
    Top classification societies say there is no technical barrier to further vessel capacity growth, only commercial constraints
  • 2013: a turning point for container shipping
    Will the P3 Network reshape the industry?
  • Over the line?
    Does the European Commission's probe of public container rate announcements stray too far?
  • View from the Bridge: Thomas Preben Hansen
    Rickmers Trust Management believes the charter market will soon turn the corner
  • Split in the pack
    Freight forwarders adopt varied strategies to tackle volatile freight rates
  • Three scorpions in a bottle
    P3 partners have to avoid mutual destruction but allay the regulators' concerns
  • NOL loses its gloss
    The Singapore line's financial results reveal a lacklustre performance

Fairplayweb site
DECEMBER 16, 2013
  • Merger announced to create P&I giant
    Two of the market's oldest P&I Clubs have announced that they plan to merge to create one of the world's biggest marine insurance operations
  • Euronav contemplates New York listing
    Euronav, the Belgian VLCC and Suezmax owner that is listed in Brussels, says it is contemplating seeking dual listing of its shares with a second listing at either the New York Stock Exchange or Nasdaq and that it has raised $150M in fresh capital
  • Thirteen saved after collision
    Thirteen crew members were rescued after a China-flagged bulk carrier collided with a Greece-flagged containership off the Yangtze River mouth in the East China Sea, local authorities said
  • Keppel bags $119M deal
    Singapore's Keppel O&M said today it has secured five offshore and marine contracts worth an aggregate of S$150M ($119M)
  • Ningbo port's sea-rail throughput hits new high
    China's Ningbo Port recorded a new high of its sea-rail throughput as of December 15, hitting 100,064 teu, 67
  • DSME cancels TMT drillship
    A drillship that embattled Taiwanese ship owner TMT ordered at Daewoo Shipbuilding & Marine Engineering has been cancelled
  • Restraints seen on coal demand growth
    Tougher Chinese policies aimed at fighting pollution will help restrain global coal demand growth over the next five years, the International Energy Agency said in its annual medium-term coal market report today
  • Essar to invest $194M to build three ore berths in Vizag
    Ruias-owned Essar Ports has signed a deal with Visakhapatnam Port Trust (VPT) for development and operations of three iron ore berths at Visakhapatnam Port on build-operate-transfer (BOT) basis over a period of 30 years
  • Ro-pax held for no-permit ops
    Ro-pax Sharima has been held by Philippine authorities after it was found to have illegally transported passengers and operated with incomplete documents
  • Conditions lifted from Songa Offshore refinancing
    Following an extraordinary general meeting, Songa Offshore, the listed Norwegian mid-water drilling rig operator, has lifted conditions from refinancing the company as proposed by the board at the end of last month, the company said in a statement

The Journal of Commerceweb site
DECEMBER 16, 2013
  • Falling Imports Help Pull India's Trade Deficit Down
  • NY-NJ Employers Criticize 'Mission Creep'
  • Dedicated Carriers Managing More Complex Freight Networks
  • Carrier Groupings Seek Response to P3 Network
  • Shippers Pressed to Prepare for Japan's 24-Hour Rule
  • Cargolux Paves Way for Sale of Stake to Chinese Investors
  • China's Logistics Growth Tied to Modern DC Development
  • CEVA Logistics Expands in Germany, Australia
  • What Shippers Think [Interactive]
  • Landstar Truck Volume, Revenue Rise in December
  • Pacific Northwest Ports Extend Clean Air Partnership
  • Ocean Carrier Rate Revision Roundup for Dec. 16
  • Duisburg Cracks Top 50 Container Ports

TradeWindsweb site
DECEMBER 16, 2013
  • ACL firms up order
    US shipyards have been flooded with orders for tugs and barges soar over the past 12 months but a handful are cashing in on rising demand for other types of tonnage as well.
  • SSY mints dry merger
    Simpson Spence & Young (SSY) appears to have acquired a small US rival in a bid to expand its presence in the dry-bulk segment.
  • Excel in monthly loss
    Excel Maritime Carriers has delivered an operating profit in November but its bottom line remained in the red for the month.
  • Cocaine haul revealed
    The Venezuelan navy has seized nearly 15kg of cocaine found in the engine room of a German boxship.
  • Zodiac takes 10 from DSME
    Zodiac Maritime today signed newbuilding contracts with DSME for six option four 10,000-teu 'eco' containerships for long-term charter to Hyundai Merchant Marine (HMM).
  • Thunderbird is going?
    J Lauritzen is rumoured to be continuing asset sales with the disposal of a pair of supramax bulkers.
  • Star set for loan
    Star Bulk is close to netting a loan to pay for two supramaxes which it purchased in November.
  • Diana torches boxship
    Diana Containerships has scrapped a panamax boxship after its charterer handed back the vessel early.
  • Katsipis spared jail
    A Greek chief engineer has been given a year's probation for oil dumping after a US judge heard his wife had died during the detention of his bulker.
  • Oshima pulls plug?
    Japan's Oshima Shipbuilding has reportedly decided not to build its planned new shipyard in Vietnam.
  • Statoil fixes NAT duo
    Norway's Statoil has stretched charter contracts for two of Nordic American Tankers' new platform support vessels.
  • A hairy experience
    Perhaps planning to row 3,500 nautical miles from Australia across the Indian Ocean to Mauritius was not such a good idea while working in a shipping office. Plenty of ex-mariners were on hand to shake their heads at our naivety, especially when they found out we had no real sailing experience ... and had never rowed.
  • Viking back at Fincantieri
    Viking Cruises has returned to Italian shipbuilder Fincantieri for another pair of cruiseships.
  • Hold the front page!
    Breaking news is what TradeWinds is all about, but some issues have dominated the headlines in 2013. TW+ picks out nine cover stories, looks back at what was said, and what happened next. Now read all about it
  • Erria teams with Kirk
    Danish shipmanager Erria has been brought in by compatriot tanker owner Kirk Capital as a "cooperative partner and advisor".
  • Taking the bull by the horns
    Oslo has tweaked Wall Street's tail this year. Joe Brady sorts out which end of the metaphor is which, and examines the future of the Norwegian challenge to New York's hegemony
  • The thrill of the case
    He's the lawyer with seawater in his veins. The labradoodle owner who works for a firm of legal pit bulls. The litigator who loves fighting a case, but is only too happy to mediate. Jim Mulrenan meets Faz Peermohamed
  • US blacklists trio
    Two Asian tanker owners and a bunker company have been blacklisted by the US after they were accused of working with Iranian tanker owner NITC.
  • BBR bags twin deals
    Indonesia's Bina Buana Raya (BBR) has sealed charters for two anchor handling tug supply vessels (AHTS) worth approaching $20m.
  • Keppel adds $120m
    Keppel Offshore & Marine has chalked up $150m ($120m) worth of fresh orders.
  • Death for Vinalines execs
    Two former executives of Vietnamese state shipowner Vinalines have been sentenced to death for embezzling company cash.
  • Trafigura seeks more vessels
    Commodities giant Trafigura is moving further into shipping with a new shipowning investment vehicle launching in 2014.
  • DSME stung by TMT
    Nobu Su's TMT appears to have canned a drillship order at Korea's DSME.
  • GTT to stocklist
    France's GTT has confirmed long-rumoured plans that it will list its shares on the Paris stock market.
  • Euronav targets NYSE
    Euronav is looking to join the growing number of shipping companies quoted in the US with a dual listing on the New York Stock Exchange.
  • Oaktree strikes again
    Distressed deal specialist Oaktree Capital has swooped on 14 chemical tankers which were placed on the block by Commerzbank.
  • "Tanker spy" held
    An alleged UK intelligence agent has been arrested in Iran after being accused of passing on details of the country's covert tanker operations.
  • Freedom for Indian owners
    India has cleared vessel-sharing agreements from antitrust rules.
  • PSV bonanza for De Hoop
    Dutch shipyard De Hoop has won a big new offshore vessel order from Abu Dhabi.
  • OOCL ups rates
    OOCL is demanding that customers pay sustainable rates on box cargoes heading to Australia.
  • More arrests for Glenn
    Yet another vessel belonging to beleaguered Singapore-based marine security contractor Glenn Defense Marine Asia has been arrested in Singapore.
  • Amorella runs aground
    Finnish ferry operator Viking Lines's 34,400-gt cruise-ferry Amorella (built 1988) has been forced to cut short a voyage after briefly running aground in the Aland archipelago.
  • Ruby protests retirement
    Saga Cruises' veteran cruiseship Saga Ruby (built 1973) is seemingly kicking up a fuss against its impending retirement by engaging in some mechanical high-jinx.

American Shipperweb site
DECEMBER 16, 2013
  • EU to triple rail investment
    Siim Kallas, the European Commission's vice president in charge of transport, said he wants more freight traffic off the highways and on the tracks. He said that only 10 percent of Europe's freight traffic is currently on rail.
  • Canada Post to scale back home delivery
    Transitioning one third of home delivery recipients to a "community mailbox delivery" is expected to bring savings of $400 million to $500 million annually once fully implemented. The program will begin a five-year roll out in 2014.
  • Stifel: XPO gets managed transportation muscle with NLM
  • Cargolux enters commercial cooperation agreement with HNCA
  • Export-Import Bank financing exceeds $27 billion
    The Export-Import Bank of the United States approved more than $27 billion in authorizations during fiscal-year 2013, working with more than 3,400 small businesses, which equated to 89 percent of all transactions.
  • Boeing expands in South Carolina
  • AAPA, MarAd to create investment guidebook for ports
    The AAPA and MarAd are searching for technical experts to contribute expertise for the how-to-manual, which will help port authorities plan infrastructure projects and devise how to attract public or private capital to pay for them.
  • Vanguard opens office in Peru
  • Pritzker, Froman to co-chair trade meeting
  • FMC will hold regulatory summit Tuesday
  • AAR reports mixed weekly rail traffic

The Bunker Bulletinweb site
DECEMBER 16, 2013
  • SEAaT has 'broadly met its two main objectives'
    Cross industry association has been wound up.
  • Market moving up in Fujairah
    MGO showed double digit gains in Cape Town.
  • Bunker market firm in Rotterdam
    Prices soft across Mediterranean ports.
  • Chemoil Adani wants 'to replicate Mundra success'
    India supplier looks to Chennai.
  • Asian IFO markets firm
    Meanwhile, MGO prices lose direction.
  • Singapore bunkering firm accused of breaching US sanctions
    Mid Oil Asia accused of assisting Iranian Tanker Company (NITC) with payments through money transfers.
  • IBS appoints new team leader
    Hong Kong-based trader moves up the ranks.
  • South China December fuel oil imports down
    Brightoil and Sinopec importing cargoes.
  • Bunker-saving tools: Smaller players could be left behind
    'Unclear interests and responsibilities' hindering adoption of bunker-saving measures.
  • India is on the way to becoming a 'bunker hub'
    Nevertheless, the sector would be greatly helped if the government reduced tax and streamlined customs procedures.

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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
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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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