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September 18, 2013
Sched Netweb site
  • Danske Bank sacks ex-Maersk chief Kolding, 'lacks banking background'
  • LA August volume increases 0.4pc to 709,675 TEU, but imports fall 1.1pc
  • Asian Shippers Council quits Global Shippers Forum for diluting its vote
  • Shagang Shipping releases busted Chinese cruise ship after HNA pays up
  • MSC first to set 14,000-TEUers on transpacific, in joint CMA CGM loop
  • ICTSI reschedules US$178 million debt, extends bond maturity to 2025
  • Savannah annual volume slips from 2.98 million TEU to 2.94 million TEU
  • UN's IMO 'best placed to coordinate' socially-sensitive shipping system
  • Thamesport first to fall in port shakeup, victim of economies of scale
  • US$653 million Xuzhou-Prologis logistics park starts construction
  • Nautical Institute issues handbook on how to cope with pirates
  • SAECS members to merge loop into Med Shuttle/225 with bigger ships
  • OECD study says port throughput brings local and national prosperity
  • Canadian probe finds crude on Megantic train more flammable than labelled
  • Lethal risk of enclosed spaces requires attention, says Nautical Institute
  • China Southern flies 3 tonnes of hairy crabs for Mid-Autumn Festival
  • Saudia Cargo boosts capacity in Asia, Europe, Africa to meet demand
  • ACLA 2013 conference to look at growing e-commerce driven logistics

Exim Indiaweb site
SEPTEMBER 17, 2013
  • Asia-Europe spot rate sees sharp decline
  • DHL Global Forwarding announces appointment of new CEO in India
  • Handling dangerous goods improperly can be very dangerous indeed
  • Maiden vessel of OEL Singapore's IPS service calls at AMCT
  • Top corporates grace U M Khona & Co.'s Platinum Jubilee celebration
  • Bumper crop set to boost soyameal exports
  • Exports to cross 20 mkg this year, says Tea Board chief
  • Environment clearance not necessary for highway widening up to 100 km
  • MACCIA export-related seminar in Pune on Sept. 23, 24
  • WTO cuts global growth forecast

International Transport Journalweb site
  • Canada to reduce locomotive emissions
  • Long Beach: cargo volume in August hits six-year high
  • Roadrunner snaps up G.W. Palmer Logistics
  • Bombardier's CSeries aircraft completes first flight
  • One in five inspected commercial vehicles unsuitable
  • ICTSI successfully concludes bond exchange
  • Navis collaborating with M&M in Turkey
  • United Wagon and Wabtec sign JV agreement
  • Geodis Wilson welcomes new CFO
  • Central Asian carrier returns to Volgograd
  • ITF urges action over container weights
  • Heavy hydro-power equipment hauled from China to Turkey
  • IRHA calls for action on alleged illegal haulage
  • Global care for IT
  • Ein Koloss auf Reisen
  • Tarros befährt neue Gewässer
  • Turkish Airlines increases Algiers service
  • Aipa elects new president

Marine Logweb site
SEPTEMBER 17, 2013
  • Brazilian submarine construction program moves ahead
  • China picks Wärtsilä propulsion for ocean rescue vessels
  • Eastern Shipbuilding signs FORAN agreement with SENER
  • Costa Concordia wreck is upright

World Wide Shipperweb site
SEPTEMBER 17, 2013
  • Senators deliver new bill establishing maritime user fee
  • Port of Olympia changing commission meeting location
  • US international trade board releases trade changes analysis
  • Port of Kalama seeking dredge project sealed bids
  • Military Sealift Command boss relieves hospital ship captain

Lloyd's Listweb site
SEPTEMBER 17, 2013
  • Magic pipe not guilty verdict 'gives hope' to shipping firms, says lawyer
    Owners and operators of panamax bulker are cleared but chief engineer is convicted
  • August brings mixed fortunes for California box ports
    Long Beach reports volume surge as Los Angeles monthly growth stagnates
  • The pros and cons of black box underwriting
    Underwriters must embrace technology to remain relevant, but at what cost?
  • Marine hull market is a laughing stock, says Townsend
    The industry has only itself to blame for Groundhog Day pattern of losses
  • UK detains three ships in August
    Coastguard says port state control inspectors now hold six vessels
  • Seaspan reveals buy-back plan
    Directors authorise cash-funded share repurchase
  • Antwerp plans 2015 LNG bunkering launch
    Port develops alternative fuel provision through a strategic alliance with Exmar
  • Cargo insurers must work more closely with surveyors
    Co-operation will offset failings in disaster planning, Volante tells IUMI
  • Property insurers highlight the benefits of modelling static exposures
    Hurricane Sandy wiped out all the marine premium collected last year
  • Improved capacity outlook brings good news for capesize rates
    At least one analyst expects rally to continue into second quarter
  • Neptune Pacific Line takes stake in Samoan carrier
    Pacific island specialists will serve 12 regional markets
  • We want information-sharing, ReCapt tells insurers
    Hull underwriters need to collaborate on major losses and minor incidents, says Storvik
  • West African piracy could hit cargo market as hard as those in Somalia
    Shipowners and charterers need to work together to assess ships' vulnerability
  • Salvage teams winch Costa Concordia upright
    Ship is half-submerged on a platform after 19-hour parbuckling operation
  • STX Finland to close Rauma shipyard to cut costs
    Work will halt next year as shipbuilder consolidates at Turku amid heavy job cuts
  • STX O&S creditors ponder $1.5bn in cancellations
    Talks continue over proposal to terminate contracts for 10 ships and an offshore vessel
  • First Ship Lease reports another default on charterparty contracts
    Italy's OMNI unable to honour agreements for Stella Eltanin and Stella Fomalhaut
  • Kexim forecasts accelerated growth in orders for South Korean yards
    Policy bank revises up its estimate of yearly orders to $36bn

Fairplayweb site
SEPTEMBER 17, 2013
  • PERTAMINA confirms plans to buy 19 tankers
    INDONESIA's energy giant PERTAMINA confirmed to Fairplay today it plans to buy 19 tankers in line with long-term efforts to renew its ageing fleet
  • Odfjell raises $90M in bonds
    ODFJELL, the chemical carrier and tank terminals group, has sold 500M kroner ($90M) in bonds
  • Teekay: China will need VLCC newbuildings
    CHINA, expected to account for the most growth in crude imports in coming years, will need to have more VLCCs built, Teekay Tankers said today
  • Drewry: box rate rise will not last
    BOX RATES staged their second consecutive monthly increase in August, but it will not last, a report warned today
  • Record US sentence sought as deterrence
    SEEKING to deter future collusion, US prosecutors have asked that former Sea Star president Frank Peake be imprisoned for 87 months for his role in the 2003-8 Puerto Rico price-fixing conspiracy, court filings revealed
  • Newbuilding orders rise 86%
    NEWBUILDING orders rose 86% year on year in August, as 179 ships of 11.2M dwt were ordered, up from 96 ships in the same month last year
  • Long Beach boxes surge 19%
    IMPORTS at Long Beach jumped 19% year on year in August, helping the port achieve its busiest month in six years
  • Ezra issues S$25M in notes
    SINGAPORE's Ezra Holdings said today it has issued S$25M ($19.82M) in fixed-rate notes toward its general working capital
  • GCL sells its HK bulker operating unit
    CHINA's GCL has sold its subsidiary Grand China Shipping Hong Kong for $1 to a company unconnected with GCL, a company spokesman told Fairplay
  • China's coal imports climbed 27% in August
    CHINA's coal imports rose 27% year on year to 26M tonnes in August, customs statistics showed today
  • X-Press stays its course
    X-PRESS Feeders told Fairplay today it plans to continue to operate mainly chartered-in vessels, despite its recent purchases of secondhand feeder ships
  • Northport warns of lacklustre box movements
    MALAYSIA'S largest port operator Northport Malaysia told Fairplay today box throughput this year would be slower than in 2012 because of STX Pan Ocean's exit, among other factors
  • Nam Cheong keeps 'buy'
    DMG & PARTNERS has maintained a 'buy' rating for Malaysia's largest OSV builder Nam Cheong, amid a strong orderbook, consistent profitability and solid project prospects
  • Japan coal use hits record
    JAPANESE power utilities consumed 5.7M tonnes of coal in August, a monthly high
  • Japanese order growth ends
    JAPANESE shipbuilders suffered a year-on-year drop in order wins for August, halting five months of continual year-on-year growth

The Journal of Commerceweb site
SEPTEMBER 17, 2013
  • Werner Enterprises Downgrades 3Q Expectations
    Werner Enterprises has announced that it expects its earnings per diluted share for the third quarter to be in the range of 27 cents to 30 cents, down from its earlier projection of 36 cents. Financial services firm Stifel Nicolaus said Werner's "disappointing" results were surprising, and prior to this announcement...
  • Flooding Subsiding in Colorado, But Revving Up in Mexico
    @ColoradoDOT tweeted a photo of the bridge at 95th Street over Coal Creek in Louisville, Colo., that collapsed.Although flooding in Colorado is winding down as heavy rains have begun subsiding, Mexico has declared a state of emergency after being battered by storms from both the Gulf of Mexico and the...
  • Port of Charleston's Container Volume Hits Highest Level Since October 2008
    Port of Charleston's TEU throughput in the last 12 months. Full-size image The South Carolina Ports Authority handled 144,649 20-foot-equivalent units in August, an increase of 5.6 percent year-over-year and the highest monthly volume since October 2008. The gain helped drive a 4.5 percent increase in container volume since the beginning of fiscal...
  • OIA Global Acquires Bellville International
    OIA Global has purchased majority control of Bellville International, a provider of freight forwarding and logistics services headquartered in London. Bellville International is the holding company for Bellville Rodair International in Europe, the United States, China and Brazil. Financial terms of the transaction were not disclosed. "This acquisition is very strategic...
  • Jones Joins Ryder as Senior VP, Chief Marketing Officer
    Karen Jones has joined Ryder System as senior vice president and chief marketing officer, reporting to Chairman and CEO Robert Sanchez. In this newly created role on Ryder's leadership team, Jones is responsible for leading both the Fleet Management Solutions and Supply Chain Solutions marketing departments and integrating the management of...
  • Finnair Ends Mumbai Freighter Service
    Finnair Cargo will offer additional capacity between Helsinki and Madrid in September and October by deploying A330s on the flights.Finnair Cargo is dropping its weekly freighter service to and from Mumbai after nearly two years. The last round trip for the Helsinki-Mumbai-Helsinki freighter was the flight that departed Sept. 16 from...
  • LA-LB Container Volume Rose 7.2 Percent in August
    TEU throughput of Ports of Long Beach and Los Angeles in the last 12 months. Full-size image The Los Angeles-Long Beach port complex's total container volume in August was 1.34 million 20-foot-equivalent units, rising 7.2 percent from 1.25 million TEUs in August 2012. Loaded containers moving through the nation's largest port complex increased...
  • Lofty Goals, Little Action
    In too many cases, we've seen government representatives state laudable goals in laws while doing little or, in some cases, working against those goals from being achieved. This unfortunately appears to be the case with the federal transportation reauthorization act, known as MAP-21, when it comes to freight policy. In...
  • Weights and Balances - or Not
    The director of the upcoming Robert Redford film "All Is Lost" didn't invent the idea that a sailboat could hit a drifting shipping container at sea. In the film, to be released Oct. 18, such an accident precipitates a dramatic life-and-death struggle when the damaged yacht with its navigation systems...
  • US Diesel Prices Dip From Five-Month High
    U.S. diesel prices through September 16, 2013 Full-size image U.S. diesel prices inched down as of Sept. 16, following an 8.5 cent jump in the weeks before that brought the average to its highest level since April 1, according to the U.S. Energy Information Administration. The national average price is $3.974, down 0.2...
  • US Containerized Footwear Imports Climb for Second Straight Quarter
    Containers of footwear imports through U.S. ports experienced a second consecutive quarter of year-over-year volume growth in the second quarter of 2013, jumping 18.2 percent. Prior to first quarter 2013, footwear import volume declined for six quarters straight. "After two bad years, 2013 appears to be the year of recovery for...
  • Luxembourg in Talks to Sell Cargolux Stake
    The government of Luxembourg is negotiating with Chinese investors over the sale of its stake in Cargolux, Europe's largest all-cargo airline. Officials from Henan province and its investment arm, Henan Civil Aviation Development and Investment Co., visited Luxembourg's airport and Cargolux's offices on Sept. 16. The government of the Grand Duchy...
  • Mitchell 1 Awards 2013 SuperTech Grand Champion
    Pittsburgh, PA (September 16, 2013) - Mitchell 1 has awarded Mark McLean Jr. of Fed Ex Freight, the Grand Champion of TMC's SuperTech 2013 National Technician Skills Competition, a subscription that will allow him to access one of Mitchell 1's online service information products for Class 4-8 trucks for a full year....
  • China office for London's Baltic Exchange
    London headquartered bulk shipping exchange, the Baltic Exchange has today (17 September 2013) opened a new office in Shanghai. The exchange, whose members comprise the world's leading shipping, chartering and broking companies, provides data on the cost of moving bulk commodities such as iron ore, coal and oil by sea. The...
  • Gujarat Pipavav Port Ltd wins 'Port Operator of the year' for Health, Safety and Quality
    Mumbai September 17, 2013: APM Terminals operated Gujarat Pipavav Port (APM Terminals Pipavav), one of Western India's fastest growing gateway ports won the "Port Operator of the year' for maintaining highest standards of Health, Safety and Quality" by - The Maritime and Logistics Award (MALA) organized by EXIM India. Thanking MALA...
  • BBC ICELAND Helps in Syrian Refugees Rescue Operation
    The global provider of multipurpose and heavy lift shipping services, German based BBC Chartering reports its vessel BBC ICELAND assisted a rescue operation where more than 300 Syrian refugees were found floating in fishing boats off the Italian-Sicilian coast on September 13. Due to its proximity to the scene, the BBC...
  • MSC to Challenge Maersk Line as Top Carrier
    Mediterranean Shipping Co. will challenge Maersk Line as the world's biggest ocean carrier over the coming four years, as it boasts the biggest order book for new vessels, according to industry analyst Alphaliner. With new orders totalling 572,000 20-foot-equivalent units since 2009, Swiss-based MSC will narrow the gap with Maersk Line...
  • Teamsters' Umbrella: From Truckers to Zookeepers
    What do flight simulator technicians, hearse drivers, cheese cooks and yogurt processors, locomotive engineers and graphic artists have in common with truck drivers? Depending on whom they work for, they all may be Teamsters. "I always say the Teamsters union is A to Z, airline pilots to zookeepers," Teamsters General President...
  • Teamsters Union Takes New Tack on Drayage Carriers
    When long-haul and local truck drivers at Toll Global Forwarding's Cartaret, N.J., location voted this summer in favor of representation by the Teamsters, it was the union's latest successful bid to organize workers on the waterfront. A month later, the union's primary vehicle to organize owner-operator drayage carriers first in Los...
  • The Road to Drayage Driver Independence
    In a 2003 interview with The Journal of Commerce, Teamsters President James P. Hoffa was asked why harbor truck drivers in the U.S. were at the bottom of the transportation industry food chain. "The short answer is truck deregulation," Hoffa said. Prior to federal deregulation of the trucking industry in 1980,...

TradeWindsweb site
SEPTEMBER 17, 2013
  • Owners top up
    Goldenport's backer the Dragnis family has invested over $800,000 to boost its holding in the shipowner.
  • OMNI in Singapore filing
    OMNI Ships' double charter default with First Ship Lease comes with the Italian owner under court protection in Singapore.
  • AHTS rates soar
    Statoil has paid NOK 1.25m ($212,000) per day for a Farstad anchor-handler (AHTS) in a tight North Sea spot market.
  • Odfjell sells out
    Norway's Odfjell has completed a NOK 500m ($84.74m) bond sale in Oslo - and could have sold substantially more.
  • Kuwait: no Hormuz bypass
    Kuwait has dropped plans to build a crude export pipeline that would bypass Iranian shipping lanes in the Strait of Hormuz.
  • STX exile rides wave
    Star Bulk Carriers has taken advantage of a three-year high in capesize spot rates to fix a ship dropped by STX Pan Ocean on a fresh period contract.
  • WSF officers suspended
    Washington State Ferries (WSF) has taken a captain and second mate off duty following a collision with a sailboat.
  • Dorian begins at buy
    Fearnley Securities has initiated coverage of Dorian LPG with a buy rating on the newcomer to Oslo's over the counter market.
  • Three held in UK
    UK port state inspectors detained three vessels during August, including a Suardiaz ro-ro with deck cracking.
  • Stream swoops for five
    Norway's Stream Tankers has ordered up to five chemical tanker newbuildings in Japan.
  • RCCL axes 100 staff
    Royal Caribbean Cruises (RCCL) is laying off about 100 shore staff to increase efficiency.
  • Default a drag for FSL
    First Ship Lease shares slammed into reverse today following the latest charter defaults to hit the owner.
  • Harbor Star scales back
    Philippines tug and salvage group Harbor Star Shipping Services has knocked nearly 24% off the maximum share price for its imminent Manila IPO.
  • China packs a punch
    Chinese shipbuilders have this year captured a record share of large containership newbuilding orders, Clarksons says.
  • U-Ming funds trio
    Taiwan's U-Ming has clinched a new loan to finance three bulkers at Oshima Shipbuilding.
  • Senator out of its Shell
    Farstad Shipping has found period employment in Brazil for one of its newest spot-trading anchor-handlers.
  • Sterling sets sail
    New sale & purchase broking outfit Sterling Shipping Services has been launched in London.
  • Concordia reaches "degree zero"
    The battered cruiseship Costa Concordia is fully upright after a mammoth salvage operation was completed successfully in the early hours of Tuesday.
  • Matson pays for mess
    Hawaii container line Matson Navigation will cover the full costs of cleaning up a spill of molasses in Honolulu.
  • Exmar in Antwerp tie up
    Exmar has been named as strategic partner to Antwerp Port Authority as it looks to establish an LNG bunkering facility.
  • BFC buys veteran
    Russia's Baltic Fuel Company (BFC) has bought a 1964-built ship for bunkering operations.
  • Zim ship reaches UK
    A Zim Lines containership has made its first port call since it suffered a blaze last month.
  • Ezra in fund raiser
    Ezra Holdings has bolstered its finances following a successful bond issue, the company confirmed Tuesday.

American Shipperweb site
SEPTEMBER 17, 2013
  • Washington senators introduce bill to fight cargo diversion
    The so-called "Maritime Goods Movement Act for the 21st Century" was developed to eliminate incentives for shippers to bypass U.S. ports and move their goods through Canada and Mexico ports instead.
  • Shippers voice concerns over mega-ships, mega-alliances
  • Former Maersk Line head Kolding ousted at Danske Bank
    Eivind Kolding became renowned in the container shipping industry, not just for heading the biggest single operator between 2006 and 2011, but for unveiling a bold set of directives aimed at improving customer service.
  • August containerized imports hit near-high for 2013
  • U.S. Commerce, AmCham Shanghai sign agreement
  • Washington Notebook: VP Biden makes infrastructure pitch at SE ports
  • Long Beach container surge continues in August
    The port's total volume surged 13.4 percent to 630,292 TEUs for the month, the highest total since October 2007, compared to the Port of Los Angeles, which saw total volume rise 0.4 percent in August to 709,676 TEUs.
  • Worries over EU air cargo security rules implementation
    The International Air Cargo Association said the new regulations, which take effect on July 1, 2014, fall outside industry goals of "a common, unified approach to global security standards."
  • Matson pledges to pay for molasses spill

The Bunker Bulletinweb site
SEPTEMBER 17, 2013
  • European prices show a mixed trend
    Rotterdam: Congestion at loading installations reported.
  • Bunker prices show little movement
    Good avails in South Africa.
  • Spain renews warning of legal action over Gibraltar
    Bunker sector's floating-storage 'violates environmental law'.
  • Report: Kuwait drops pipeline bypass plan
    Plan to circumvent Hormuz Strait too costly.
  • Supplier to boost operations at Ceyhan
    Socar Marine to offer IFO blends and MGO.
  • Gothenburg terminal 'must find savings'
    DFDS boss says terminal should face 'new reality'.
  • Shell in new move to expand LNG bunkering
    MoU is part of the Dubai Maritime Green Initiative.
  • Exmar wins bid for LNG bunker tanker
    Exmar to help Antwerp promote LNG as marine fuel.
  • Bunker prices softening ahead of Asian holidays
    Offices in Busan will be closed from Wednesday to Friday.
  • Baltic Fuel buys river-sea class vessel
    Vessel to be used in bunkering operations
  • Florida-based firm installs sulphur testing equipment
    Technology allows for same day results on sulphur content in fuel.
  • IMO 'avoiding debate' about CO2 targets
    Shipping industry fears unrealistic targets and questions what very high demands on efficiency improvements would achieve.
  • Gunvor secures $675 million loan for Ust-Luga terminal
    Credit facility will allow for 'optimally leveraged' terminal, says Corporate Finance Director.
  • EU should help pay to install scrubbers
    Issue of ECA compliance after 2015 remains 'completely unresolved', says CEO.
  • Fuel efficiency software gets upgrade
    Fuel consumption calculator added to software among other upgrades.
  • Bunker surcharges should be falling faster, says analyst
    Fuel efficiency increasing with bigger vessels.

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In the second quarter, container traffic in the port of Genoa fell by -2.8% while in Savona-Vado it grew by +76.3%
Genoa
In the Ligurian capital, the transhipment share decreased, while the Savona port benefited.
Fincantieri records strong growth in half-year financial performance and new orders
Rome
In the first six months of 2025, orders totaled 14.7 billion euros (+93.5%)
In the second quarter, naval traffic through the Suez Canal decreased by -6.2%
In the second quarter, naval traffic through the Suez Canal decreased by -6.2%
Cairo
1,248 tankers (-2.7%) and 1,826 other types of vessels (-8.5%) passed through
CMA CGM's net profit fell by 140% in the second quarter.
Marseille
Revenues stable. The French shipping group is interested in acquiring Hutchison Ports' terminals.
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 second quarter of this year, Finnlines' revenues decreased by -5.0%.
Helsinki
Net profit of 26.1 million euros (+7.7%)
Container traffic in the Port of New York remained stable in the April-June quarter.
New York
An increase of +4.9% was recorded in the first half of 2025
The Chamber of Deputies approves the appointment of the presidents of five Port System Authorities.
Rome
They are Davide Gariglio, Francesco Rizzo, Eliseo Cuccaro, Francesco Benevolo and Giovanni Gugliotti
Latrofa appointed extraordinary commissioner of the Port Authority of the Central-Northern Tyrrhenian Sea
Rome
Ministerial decree signed
The PNRR tender for interports has been reopened.
Rome
Resources available amounting to 2.2 million euros
Port of Livorno: Workers are the priority in the LTM crisis
Livorno
UPS's quarterly earnings performance declines
Atlanta
Net income in the April-June quarter was $1.28 billion (-8.9%)
Approval for the 2025 budget variation of the Southern Tyrrhenian and Ionian Sea Port Authority.
Gioia Tauro
500 thousand euros for the 49% share held by the Port Agency company
FHP Group acquires the remaining 10% stake in Lotras
Milan/Foggia
The integration between Lotras and CFI Intermodal will begin to create FHP Intermodal.
OITAF scientific document on good practices in the logistics and transport of fresh fruit and vegetables
Milan
The Northern Tyrrhenian Sea Port Authority has joined the PLIKA
Livorno
Platform dedicated to training, innovation and knowledge sharing in the logistics and port sectors
Matteo Paroli's nomination as president of the Western Ligurian Sea Port Authority has been signed.
Rome
He has a degree in law and a specialization in administrative law.
Container throughput increases in Haropa Port, while bulk cargo decreases.
Le Havre
In the first half of this year, containers were 1.51 million TEUs (+4%)
Bureau Veritas reports a 9.8% quarterly increase in revenues in the Marine & Offshore segment
Courbevoie
Kalmar and Konecranes increase new orders in the April-June quarter
Helsinki
The turnover of the two Finnish companies is slightly increasing
Container traffic in the port of Barcelona fell by 12.2% in the second quarter.
Barcelona
Assiterminal threatens a new wave of appeals against regulations it believes are damaging to port operations
Genoa
2M Logistics signs an agreement with Salerno-based Gallozzi
Barendrecht
The Dutch company will represent GF Logistics, a subsidiary of the Italian group, in the Benelux region.
Swiss company Kuehne+Nagel's quarterly profits fell
Schindellegi
In the period April-June of this year, net turnover grew by +1.7%
Yang Ming orders three 8,000 TEU container ships from Nihon Shipyard and Imabari Shipbuilding
Keelung/Imabari
Contract valued at $351.3-394.5 million
Italia Nostra reiterates its strong concerns about the construction of the Fiumicino-Isola Sacra port.
Rome
European maritime cities, destinations for cruise tourism - the association highlights - denounce the phenomenon of over-tourism in the cruise sector
Egypt's first automotive terminal has come into operation at Port Said East.
East Port Said
It can accommodate two car carriers at the same time
SAILING LIST
Visual Sailing List
Departure ports
Arrival ports by:
- alphabetical order
- country
- geographical areas
Tepsa has acquired a liquid bulk terminal in the port of Rotterdam.
Singapore/Rotterdam
It was sold by Global Energy Storage Holdings
The Spinelli Group has approved its 2024 sustainability report.
Genoa
Of the company's 616 direct employees, 49% are under the age of 50.
In the second quarter of this year, cargo traffic in Turkish ports grew by +1.6%
Ankara
Cargoes to and from Italy amounted to 12.7 million tons (+10.1%)
Extension of the Simplified Logistics Zone for Genoa Ports and Dry Ports to the Savona, Vado Ligure, and Bergeggi areas.
Genoa
Approval from the ZLS Steering Committee
Isotta Fraschini Motori has inaugurated a new production line for hydrogen fuel cell systems in Bari.
Trieste
They will be used for naval and land solutions
The Grande Shanghai , the Grimaldi Group's first ammonia-ready car carrier, has been christened.
Naples
It has a load capacity of 9,000 CEUs.
The Port of Genoa, FILT, and UILT have declared a five-day strike at the Bettolo Terminal.
Genoa
Fit Cisl Liguria expressed solidarity with the workers
The tender for the dredging of the commercial dock basin at the port of Ancona has been published.
Ancona
The removal of approximately 730 thousand cubic meters of sediment is planned
Tender for the restoration and enhancement of docks 32 and 33 in the Deep Sea Zone of the port of Savona
Genoa
An investment of over 6.7 million euros is expected
There are 1,100 workers in Palermo directly employed in the seaside tourism sector
Palermo
This year, cruise traffic is expected to grow by 9.4% in the port of the Sicilian capital.
Six-month growth of +9% in freight on the St. Petersburg-India/China maritime route
Fly
FESCO operates six vessels in the service
Port of Trieste: Special Commissioner Gurrieri under investigation for money laundering
Trieste
I am certain - he declared - that I can demonstrate that I acted legally, in full transparency.
Vard signs new contract for the construction of two CSOVs
Trieste
The vessels will be used to support operations in the offshore wind sector
UIR welcomes the publication of the tender for the digitalization of the logistics chain.
Rome
Di Caterina (ALIS): a concrete tool that enhances the needs of businesses and strengthens the logistics system
GNV celebrated its first ten years of activity on the Italy-Albania route
Durres
During the period, the company's ships carried over 1.25 million passengers
A shipment of over 1.2 tons of marijuana was seized at the port of Gioia Tauro.
Reggio Calabria/Catanzaro
Members of a criminal organization that imported drugs from South America through European ports and airports have been arrested.
Yang Ming orders Hanwha Ocean to build seven 15,000 TEU dual-fuel containerships
Keelung
They will be delivered between 2028 and 2029
Walden to sell healthcare logistics business to Yusen Logistics
Paris
Exclusive negotiations announced
Solinas (Sardinian Action Party) is not at all satisfied with the state of Sardinian ports
Cagliari
The immediate establishment of a special commission is urged
ANSI welcomes the introduction of the information dashboard for managing private procurement contracts in logistics.
Rome
D'Angelo: it will allow the country to take another step forward
Russo (Confcommercio): excluding road transport from the PNRR funding was shortsighted.
Rome
First bulletin from the Freight Insights Observatory produced by the National Center for Sustainable Mobility
ABB Group posts sharp growth in quarterly financial and business performance
Zurich
In the period April-June the value of new orders grew by +16.0%
Informal consultations have begun on the preliminary proposal for the new Ancona Port Master Plan.
Ancona
Eleven meetings scheduled for July
Program agreement for preparatory and functional interventions for the construction of the bridge over the Strait of Messina
Rome
It was signed today in Rome
Project to develop an ecological station for the treatment of wastewater from ships
Naples
Initiative of the Neapolitan Group of the Cenere and Iello Landing
Assiterminal urges against bringing sediment from the Bagnoli dredging project into the port of Naples.
Genoa
Cognolato and Ferrari: It is essential to safeguard the full functionality of the commercial port's activities.
Container traffic at the Port of Long Beach fell 3.4% in the second quarter.
Long Beach
A decline of -16.4% was recorded in June
Paolo Pessina has been appointed vice president of Conftrasporto-Confcommercio.
Rome
He is president of the national federation of maritime agents and brokers
Container traffic in the port of Hong Kong decreased by -8.2% in the second quarter
Hong Kong
A decrease of -13.7% was recorded in June
Cuneo-based logistics company Nord Ovest is seeing growing financial results.
Wedge
Construction work on a new depot in Mondovì will be completed in early 2026.
Container traffic at the Port of Los Angeles grows driven by fears of new tariffs
Los Angeles
June saw the highest volume ever recorded for this month
The Management Committee of the Sardinia Sea Port Authority has adopted the DPSS
Cagliari
Green light for the concession to MITO and the appeal against the rejection of Olbia's dredging project.
Three events in Genoa for three new Explora Journeys cruise ships.
Genoa
A technical launch, a coin laying and the cutting of the first sheet metal were carried out at the Fincantieri shipyard
Grimaldi sells 5% of Terminal Darsena Toscana to Livorno Port Company
Naples/Livorno
Option to purchase an additional 5% of the share capital
Concession agreement signed that assigns management of the port of Tartous to DP World
Damascus
It has a lifespan of 30 years
Matteo Gasparato appointed president of the Northern Adriatic Sea Port Authority
Rome
He was appointed extraordinary commissioner of the same port authority
Meeting in Rome between the heads of ESPO and Assoporti
Rome
Among the topics addressed, the competitiveness of European ports in the current global context
Chinese airline OOCL reports quarterly decline in scheduled service revenues
Hong Kong
Cargo transported by the company's ships is increasing
Collaboration between the Ukrainian Sea Ports Authority and the Western Ligurian Sea Port Authority
Rome
Agreement with an initial duration of five years
Survey in Germany on the prospects of companies in the maritime, port and shipbuilding sectors
Hamburg
Shipowners are more concerned. Positive prospects for ports and shipyards.
Port of Augusta: Work begins on a third bridge connecting the island to the mainland.
Augusta
Work worth over 20 million euros
Vard signs contract with InkFish for new research vessel
Trieste
The deal is worth more than 200 million euros.
1.1 billion euros will be invested in the port of Hamburg to strengthen the container sector
Hamburg
Improving accessibility and port infrastructure in the Waltershofer Hafen area
Meyer Turku delivered the new Star of the Seas cruise ship to Royal Caribbean
Turku
It has a gross tonnage of 250,800 tons
ESPO calls for increased funding for ports under the next EU Multiannual Financial Framework
Brussels
The CEF programme funds have proven to be far from sufficient
Fincantieri delivers the new Oceania Allura cruise ship to Oceania Cruises.
Miami/Trieste
Two additional Sonata-class ships have been converted into orders.
PORTS
Italian Ports:
Ancona Genoa Ravenna
Augusta Gioia Tauro Salerno
Bari La Spezia Savona
Brindisi Leghorn Taranto
Cagliari Naples Trapani
Carrara Palermo Trieste
Civitavecchia Piombino Venice
Italian Interports: list World Ports: map
DATABASE
ShipownersShipbuilding and Shiprepairing Yards
ForwardersShip Suppliers
Shipping AgentsTruckers
MEETINGS
Confindustria event on the sea economy in Rome on July 15th
Rome
The public meeting of the International Containers Studies Center will be held in Genoa on July 2nd
Genoa
››› Meetings File
PRESS REVIEW
Why Malta is objecting to a new price cap on Russian oil
(timesofmalta.com)
US has its eye on Greek ports
(Kathimerini)
››› Press Review File
FORUM of Shipping
and Logistics
Intervento del presidente Tomaso Cognolato
Roma, 19 giugno 2025
››› File
Uniport: Bringing debris from Bagnoli to the port of Naples would postpone long-awaited dredging.
Rome
Legora de Feo: It's necessary to find alternative solutions.
Taiwanese companies Evergreen, Yang Ming and WHL saw sharp declines in quarterly revenues.
Keelung/Taipei
In the period April-June it fell by -18.7%, -26.5% and -8.6% respectively
The establishment of the Information Dashboard for the management of private procurement contracts in logistics has been approved.
In May, freight traffic in the port of Ravenna grew by +1.4%
Ravenna
Bulk cargo is on the rise. Miscellaneous cargo is on the decline.
EU approves joint purchase of port equipment by terminal operators
Brussels
Joint definition of minimum technical specifications of equipment is also permitted
Serbian energy group EPS will import coal through the Montenegrin port of Bar
Bar
Currently imports from Indonesia pass through the port of Constanta
Fincantieri Foundation and Luiss University launch a project to strengthen the safety of underwater infrastructure.
Trieste
Among the objectives, contribute to the definition of a specific regulatory framework
Freewheeling: The government's U-turn on anti-mafia controls in the road haulage sector is a welcome development.
Modena
Franchini: If the government has realized it made a mistake, that's good news.
Agostinelli (AdSP Tirreno Meridionale e Ionio): the amendment that allows for the early transformation of the Gioia Tauro Port Agency is extremely important.
Confindustria's event on the maritime economy will take place in Rome on July 15th.
Rome
The confederation's strategic document on the sector will be presented
Kerala seeks $1.1 billion from MSC in damages over MSC Elsa 3 sinking
Thiruvananthapuram
Temporary detention of the vessel "MSC Akuteta II" granted
Trasportounito requests the cancellation of the renewal procedure of the Central Committee of the Register of Hauliers
Rome
New seizure of a load of cocaine in the port of Gioia Tauro
Reggio Calabria
16 bags containing 417 kilos of drugs were found in a container
MOL and Kinetics to build world's first floating data center
Tokyo
It will be installed on a vessel of 9,731 gross tonnage
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