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June 19, 2013
Sched Netweb site
  • Maersk, MSC and CMA CGM plan east-west operational alliance for 2014
  • 8,000-TEU MOL Comfort splits in two, sinks off Yemen while Jeddah bound
  • Evergreen ups Asia-Europe rate US$975/TEU and $1,950/FEU July 1
  • Hapag-Lloyd's Asia-Australia rates to increase US$100/TEU July 1
  • HK port falls 10.5pc in May to 1.8 million TEU, Singapore up 1.4pc
  • Port of Los Angeles throughput declines 12.9pc in May to 636,851 TEU
  • Long Beach port volume increases 17.2 per cent to 583,588 TEU in May
  • Costamare orders five 9,000-TEU ships from Hanjin Subic Bay shipyard
  • Global GDP expected to expand by 2.2pc this year: World Bank report
  • Fuzhou Port Group's May container volume up 14.7pc, setting new high
  • Supreme Court rejects much, but not all of LA's Clean Truck Programme
  • Nanning Railway Bureau to build 22 intermodal logistics centres
  • Cosco Pacific volume increases 7.6pc to 5.1 million TEU in May
  • Carriers to levy rate hikes with only slight capacity cuts: Alphaliner
  • Shipping magnate Paul Soros, brother of George, dies in New York at 87
  • Canadian truckers hail easing of US Homeland Security punitive action
  • Fewer warning messages vowed on new disc of UK hydrographic charts
  • Singapore's April retail sales fell 0.5pc, excluding vehicle sales
  • US$350 million in federal funds received by Bayonne for train cranes
  • Maersk Container Industry works with UN to reduce global food wastage
  • Air cargo pilot faces prison after flying with alcohol level of .27
  • FAA calls on oil producers to produce unleaded fuel to help aviation
  • Airbus A350 in test flights, said to be 8pc cheaper to fly than 787
  • Volga-Dnepr flies helicopters from the Falklands and the US to Norway
  • DHL opens temperature-controlled life sciences air freight service

Exim Indiaweb site
JUNE 18, 2013
  • Maersk Line, MSC & CMA CGM to establish operational alliance
  • MOL box vessel cracks due to inclement weather
  • Ore ship rentals surge as Chinese imports pick pace
  • Rubber imports pour in despite higher cost
  • BCHAA President George Joseph appointed Trustee on JNPT Board
  • CMHI gets major hold in box terminal operations by purchasing CMA CGM s stake in Terminal Link
  • KPCT emerging as new hub for aqua exports
  • Singapore s box throughput up to 2.8 million TEUs in May alone

International Transport Journalweb site
  • DP World to ink agreement with JNPT for second terminal
  • ISS expanding in Sicily
  • Long Beach cargo volume increases in May
  • Boeing launches B787-10 Dreamliner
  • Wincanton: lower turnover but more profit
  • Mil'ped begins construction of new warehouse in Serbia
  • MOL Comfort drifting in two parts
  • First AF-KL-MP freighter flight to Abu Dhabi
  • Hoyer holds turnover above EUR 1 billion
  • LHG managing director to represent Finland
  • Navistar launches truck-manufacturing operations in Brazil
  • Zonar introduces rugged telematics platform for vehicles
  • NetFreight now in the cloud
  • Additional funding for Istanbul-Ankara high-speed rail link
  • Switzerland: new north-south intermodal shuttle service

Marine Logweb site
JUNE 18, 2013
  • Walvis Bay ship repairer to add Panamax floating dock
  • AFL CIO: Time to reconsider flawed TWIC program
  • Five-year-old box ship breaks apart in Indian Ocean
  • Wärtsilä solution picked for Harvey Gulf MPSVs
  • IMO picks DNV for North American ECA LNG study
  • Kings Point holds commencement ceremony

World Wide Shipperweb site
JUNE 18, 2013
  • Port of Everett taps Battuello as chief of Business Development
  • ATA truck tonnage index up during month of May
  • Braemar Seascope sees drop in vessel order/trading fleet ratio
  • Carriers plan to create new operational alliance
  • Port Association reports $1 billion earmarked for harbor maintenance

Lloyd's Listweb site
JUNE 18, 2013
  • P3 is 'the best insurance we can have', says Maersk's Vincent Clerc
    Tie-up involves no major rationalisation of capacity
  • Volumes flatline on P3 trade lanes
    Container Trades Statistics figures reveal stagnant first four months of 2013
  • MSC's Aponte hails vessel sharing deal with Maersk and CMA CGM
    Alliance is 'a no-brainer'
  • P3 headquarters will be based in London
    Rodolphe Saadé says independent fleet-operating company should satisfy regulators
  • STX Pan Ocean owed Conti $15m before receivership
    Some projects now on hold, German owner admits
  • New model IMO seeks to adapt to shipping's changing environment
    Impetus for reform is building as UN body seeks to better serve industry's needs
  • On-message
    Persuading shippers that they benefit will help P3 to win regulatory approval
  • Disingenuous comments tarnish Maritime Labour Convention debate
    Give shipowners the option to care for crew
  • Regulatory authorities will take a long, hard look at planned super-alliance
    Big Three face Brussels rules that set a 30% ceiling for carriers' market share
  • Long Beach closes in on Los Angeles' box volumes
    Last month's imports hit a peak last seen in August 2010
  • STX Pan Ocean faces further ship arrests
    Bulk carrier New Giant detained in New Zealand
  • Fault line
    We need a thorough investigation into how five-year-old MOL Comfort split in two
  • Shippers voice mixed feelings about P3 tie-up
    Global Shippers' Forum warns that Big Three deal could breach competition rules
  • Split MOL Comfort continues to drift but there is no oil spill, says owner
    LATEST: Fore and aft sections are 19 miles apart in rough seas
  • Shell books aframax as Libya resumes crude exports after protest stoppage
    Owners prepare to pounce as two oil terminals re-open
  • Cagliari box terminal aims to grow its deepsea and feeder services
    Sardinia port will also improve its North Africa links
  • Maersk, MSC and CMA CGM form mega-alliance
    P3 deploys 255 vessels on 29 loops, giving Maersk flexibility to introduce its Triple-Es
  • Ship Finance unveils share offering
    Move should raise around $138m for Fredriksen outfit

Fairplayweb site
JUNE 18, 2013
  • Record predicted for Danish revenues
    DANISH shipping companies are likely to set a record for combined gross revenues this year, according to the Danish Shipowners' Association
  • Older product tankers shunned
    CHARTERERS want owners to build product tankers with 25-year life spans, but they only want to charter ships that are 15 years old or less, said Anders Engholm, CEO of Hafnia Management
  • STX Pan Ocean shares dive
    STX Pan Ocean's stock price plunged today when the company lifted a trade suspension
  • Salvors rush to Arabian Sea box ship casualty
    SALVORS are today trying to reach MOL Comfort in the Arabian Sea, where both sections of the cracked, 8,110teu box ship remain afloat, Cargo Casualty Management said
  • 208 held in migrant smuggling cases
    GREEK officials are holding 208 people today in connection with the past week's attempts to smuggle migrants at sea
  • Titan exits Singapore
    HONG KONG's Titan Bunkering has not renewed its licence to operate and supply bunkers in Singapore this year
  • Breaking pace slows
    WEAKENING steel prices and the South Asian monsoon season have halted many speculative vessel purchases in the shipbreaking market
  • CPC seeks VLCC
    TAIWAN government-owned oil refiner China Petroleum Corporation has released a tender to timecharter a VLCC for a year, brokers told Fairplay
  • VLGC rates near record
    RATES to ship LPG from the Persian Gulf to the Far East are nearing an all-time high, having hit $79.75 per tonne on the Baltic Exchange yesterday
  • Euroseas to renew fleet
    NASDAQ-listed Euroseas today announced the scrapping of one box ship and the purchase of another, as low pricing spurs fleet renewal
  • China secondhand trade falls
    CHINA's secondhand vessel dwt totals fell 21% month on month in May, mainly because of weaker trading, the China Ship Trade Information Platform said
  • SFI launches offering
    JOHN Fredriksen's Ship Finance International said it will sell 8M common shares through an offering underwritten by Morgan Stanley
  • 'Buy' call for oil services
    UOB KAY Hian today recommended 'buy' for the oil service sector, noting a cyclical drop in shares
  • Laeisz, L&B merge box ship marketing
    GERMAN shipowners F Laeisz and Leonhardt & Blumberg said today they are combining their box ship chartering activities
  • Grounding investigated
    INQUIRIES have begun into the cause of a general cargo ship's grounding in the eastern Philippines, the Philippine Coast Guard told Fairplay today

The Journal of Commerceweb site
JUNE 18, 2013
  • Hapag-Lloyd to Add Bahrain Call to Intra-Asia Services
    Hapag-Lloyd will add a direct port call at Bahrain to its South China Sea Express and Middle East Express services. The new rotation will begin on Aug. 12, with the sailing of the NYK Theseus, voyage 26w/27e33, according to the container line....
  • Trucking Tonnage Index Reaches All-Time High
    The American Trucking Associations' advanced seasonally adjusted For-Hire Trucking Tonnage Index jumped 2.3 percent to 126.0 in May, the highest level on record, after falling 0.2 percent in April. Compared with May 2012, the index increased 6.7 percent, which is the largest year-over-year gain since December 2011. Year-to-date, compared with the...
  • FMCSA Declares Colorado Trucking Company 'Imminent Hazard'
    The U.S. Department of Transportation's Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration has ordered E & K Trucking, based in Commerce City, Colo., to immediately cease its trucking operations, declaring the company to be an imminent hazard to public safety. E & K Trucking, which operates a small fleet of trucks that primarily...
  • US Customs Begins Cross-Border Truck Cargo Pre-Inspection Pilot
    U.S. Customs and Border Protection has begun the first phase of a truck cargo pre-inspection pilot at the Pacific Highway crossing in Blaine, Wash., adjacent to Surrey, British Columbia. The project is a collaborative effort by CBP, Canada Border Services Agency and Public Safety Canada under the U.S. and Canadian "Beyond...
  • Eastbound US Intermodal Rates Slip
    U.S. east-west spot rates, week of June 17, 2013 Full-size image U.S. intermodal rates for east-to-west shipments fell this week, the only of the directional indices to see a decline, according to data on all-inclusive 53-foot door-to-door spot pricing quoted by railroads and provided by the 3PL IDS. The top 12 and top 18 combined...
  • Too Late for Congress to Block HOS Rules?
    WASHINGTON - The trucking industry on Tuesday urged Congress to postpone the implementation of new hours of service rules set to take effect next month, arguing more research needs to be done and the regulation lacks teeth without electronic onboard recording device monitoring. But is it too late for Congress to act? The...
  • Jaxport Elects York as Chairman
    Jacksonville Port Authority's board of directors has unanimously elected Joe York as chairman, effective July 1. York will succeed James Citrano, who will continue as a board member following his one-year tenure as chairman. York, who joined Jaxport's board of directors in 2010, is vice president of legislative and regulatory affairs for...
  • New Canada-Indiana Intermodal Service to Offer 'Matchback' Options
    The new Canadian National-Indiana Rail Road intermodal service to Indianapolis will offer export "matchback" opportunities for steamship lines and shippers when it launches on July 1. The CN-INRD tri-weekly service will connect Canada's west coast ports of Prince Rupert and Vancouver to Indianapolis. INRD is building a more than $2 million...
  • 8,800-TEU Ships Calls NY Port in New Service
    The first ship in a new G6 Alliance service linking Asia and the U.S. East Coast via the Suez Canal called at Global Terminal in Bayonne, N.Y. The Seattle Express is operated by Hapag-Lloyd, a participant in the G6 along with APL, Hyundai Merchant Marine, MOL, NYK Line and Orient Overseas...
  • Euroseas Buying New Ship, Scrapping Another
    Shipowner and operator Euroseas Ltd. is upgrading its fleet by selling off an older container ship and buying a newer, larger vessel. The company said it sold for scrap one of the oldest ships in its fleet, the 950-TEU Anking, for approximately $3.7 million. The 1990-built vessel is to be delivered...
  • Court Rules Against NLRB in ILWU Dispute
    A U.S. District Court judge in Portland ruled that the National Labor Relations Board last year had no right intervening in a contractual dispute between a container terminal operator at the Oregon port and the International Longshore and Warehouse Union. The issue involves which union, the ILWU or the International Brotherhood...
  • National logistics company activates Foreign Trade Zone in Midwest pharmaceutical hub
    INDIANAPOLIS - MD Logistics has become one of only a few pharmaceutical third party logistics (3PL) companies in the Indianapolis area to achieve Foreign Trade Zone status. Having FTZ status means that when a customer's imported product arrives at a U.S. port, it can be moved immediately to MD Logistics facilities...
  • P3 Network: Lower Costs, But No Less Capacity
    The P3 Network announced today between Maersk Line, Mediterranean Shipping Co. and CMA CGM will have little or no impact on the glut of vessel capacity that has been depressing global freight rates, but will enable the world's three largest container lines to substantially cut their operating costs on the...
  • Liebherr Opens Service Center in Miami
    The new facility will be a hub for Liebherr's maritime cranes division.Liebherr has opened a new sales and service center in Miami. The facility will be a major hub for the German equipment manufacturer's maritime cranes division and will strengthen business relations to Central America, South America and the Caribbean region,...
  • Horizon Gets OK to Re-Engine Ships Outside US
    The Coast Guard has told Horizon Lines the carrier can convert two steam-powered ships to LNG and diesel propulsion in non-U.S. shipyards and still be able to operate the vessels in the Jones Act domestic trade. Horizon had asked the Coast Guard for a letter confirming that work on the Horizon...
  • New Freight Rail Connection, Bridge to Pelican Island in the Works
    The Galveston County Rural Rail Transportation District has executed an agreement with Legacy Port Partners for a feasibility study for a new freight rail connection to Pelican Island, located between the ports of Houston and Galveston, Texas, as well as construction of a new four-lane bridge to serve traffic on...
  • OFDL to Hike Base Rates on July 1
    Old Dominion Freight Line will increase its base rates for intrastate, interstate and cross-border lane charges, effective July 1. The exact increase may differ for non-contract customers based on a number of variables, including the lanes used and the distance shipments move, the less-than-truckload carrier said in a written statement. However,...
  • Maher Reports Progress on Delays in NY
    Maher Terminals reports progress in recovery from severe delays that accompanied glitches in a new computer system, but CEO Gary Cross said additional ship calls may be subcontracted to other terminals this week in the Port of New York and New Jersey. Five ships that had been scheduled to dock at...
  • US Diesel Reaches Lowest Price Since July 2012
    U.S. diesel prices through June 17, 2013 Full-size image U.S. diesel prices fell for a fourth straight week in the week ending June 17, pushing prices to their lowest level since July 30 of last year, according to the U.S. Energy Information Administration. Despite the overall decline, some regions saw prices rise. The...

TradeWindsweb site
JUNE 18, 2013
  • $100m Diamond?
    New York master investor Wilbur L Ross and his Diamond S Shipping are in the process of trying to raise $100m worth of equity in a campaign led by Oslo-based Pareto Securities, finance sources tell TradeWinds.
  • Jonesing in NY
    Once boring US domestic trade draws a crowd in Manhattan as finance conference kicks off
  • Analyst likes StealthGas
    Wells Fargo Securities analyst puts 'outperform' rating on Harry Vafias-led StealthGas.
  • LNG on the Horizon
    Horizon Lines is aiming to convert two of its US-flag containerships to run on LNG, a US Coast Guard ruling reveals.
  • Yujin gets refund
    Yujin International has managed to claw back payments made on a pair of cancelled chemical tankers.
  • Braemar sees box bottom
    The containership orderbook fell below 20% of the current fleet in June, according to Braemar Seascope.
  • Ship Finance in retreat
    Shares in John Fredriksen's Ship Finance International (SFI) shed nearly 6% of their value in early trading Tuesday as investors reacted to plans for an equity offering.
  • Evergreen goes Black
    Taiwan's Evergreen is launching a new feedership service into the eastern Black Sea.
  • In and out for Euroseas
    Euroseas has taken advantage of rock bottom containership values to renew its fleet.
  • West Africa piracy rises
    More seafarers were affected by piracy off the West coast of Africa last year than near Somalia which has seen a dramatic reduction in attacks thanks to armed guards and naval patrolling, according to a new report.
  • Work still to do
    Maersk's new P3 boxship alliance with MSC and CMA CGM is aiming for a launch in the second quarter of 2014, after months of negotiations.
  • Tanker free off Benin
    A French tanker is safe after a hijacking incident off West Africa, but there is no word on its crew.
  • Zhongchang sells bulker
    China's Zhongchang Marine has sealed a bulker sale and leaseback deal for a 1991-built ship.
  • STX PO shares crash
    Korean bulker owner STX Pan Ocean saw its stock plunge more than 46% on Tuesday, the first day of trading since its filing for court rehabilitation.
  • MOL: "No major spill"
    Japanese owner says no indications of serious pollution from two sections of MOL Comfort.
  • Solving Triple E problem?
    The P3 tie-up of the three biggest container lines could help solve the problem of how to deploy Maersk's huge Triple E newbuildings in tough markets.
  • SFI launches cash grab
    John Fredriksen's Ship Finance International (SFI) has launched a raid on the equity markets to give it the dry powder required to build its fleet.
  • Kiwis arrest STX bulker
    STX Pan Ocean, the embattled South Korean shipowner, has had a handysize bulker arrested in New Zealand.
  • Cargoship hits reef
    The crew of a general cargoship has been arrested in the Philippines after running aground on a reef.
  • Top trio team up
    Maersk Line, CMA CGM and MSC are establishing a long-term operational alliance on East - West trades, called the P3 Network.
  • Cochin eyes bonds
    India's Cochin Shipyard is looking to raise INR 10bn ($171m) through bond and share sales.
  • Posco: no Daewoo bid
    Korean steel group Posco has said it has not considered making an offer to take over Daewoo Shipbuilding & Marine Engineering.
  • LDC names new CEO
    Louis Dreyfus Commodities (LDC) chief executive Serge Schoen is stepping down after eight years in charge of the company.
  • Carnival sues yard
    Carnival has reportedly filed a lawsuit against a shipyard in the US over damage to one of its cruise ships in April.

American Shipperweb site
JUNE 18, 2013
  • Jaxport offers CEO job to former Horizon Lines exec
    The Jacksonville Port Authority's board of directors voted Monday morning to offer its chief executive officer position to Brian W. Taylor, a former executive vice president and chief operating officer of Horizon Lines.
  • MOL ship splits in half, but both sections floating
    The Japanese liner reports its containership MOL Comfort has split in half, but that as of 7 a.m. the fore and aft sections of the 7,041-TEU ship continue to float with containers onboard in the Arabian Sea near the coast of Oman.
  • U.S. Bank offers new fuel card for truckers
  • NYK starts U.S. ro-ro service to WCSA
  • May ore loads on Great Lakes down over a year ago
  • Cargolux adds Columbus-Hong Kong route
  • Old Dominion relocates Fort Wayne service center
  • Pilot pushes Spanish expansion
  • U.S-Canada begin truck pre-inspection pilot
    The United States and Canada on Monday began a limited demonstration program at the Blaine, Wash.-Surrey, British Columbia port of entry for pre-inspecting U.S.-bound trucks in Canada instead of at the border.
  • Packaging facility to open in Mumbai
  • Washington Notebook: U.S.-EU trade talks to start next month
  • INTTRA releases ocean document mapping tool
    The portal-based ocean shipping e-commerce network on Tuesday unveiled a new application designed to reduce the millions of manual transactions ocean carriers process annually.
  • TP Pulse: Shippers expect no big rate, capacity swings
  • Analyst sees potential for FedEx
  • Maersk, MSC and CMA CGM announce new alliance
    The three largest container shipping carriers in the world, Maersk Line, Mediterranean Shipping Co. and CMA CGM, said this morning they have agreed in principle to establish a long-term operational alliance on East-West trades, which they're calling the "P3 Network."
  • Liebherr expands in Miami
  • Executive moves

The Bunker Bulletinweb site
JUNE 18, 2013
  • OW Bunker expands Hong Kong operation
    Andrew Lee has been appointed as a new bunker trader.
  • Avails tight in Fujairah
    Prices lift in South African ports.
  • Prices set a soft trend in Rotterdam
    But market firms in Hamburg.
  • Piracy in West Africa 'worse than off Somalia'
    Report confirms escalating problem in Gulf of Guinea.
  • Fuel efficiencies lifting demand for newbuilds
    Low building costs also a factor, says analyst.
  • New terminal will help 'underpin' Chile's bunker market
    San Vicente upgrade has made loading bunker product more efficient.
  • Environmentalists call ECA waiver attempt 'deplorable'
    Clean Air Watch says cruise line is trying to 'relax life-saving clean-air requirements.'
  • Asian bunker prices lose direction
    Low to average demand reported in Singapore
  • IMO commissions North American study for LNG as bunkers
    DNV submitting feasibility study to IMO in October to support decision making process.
  • MOL ship in two but afloat
    No indication of major oil leak.
  • Container lines' alliance 'will cut bunker consumption'
    Maersk Line, Mediterranean Shipping Company, and CMA CGM agree to pool fleets on three trade routes.
  • UK hydrogen-fuelled ferry attracting 'wide variety of interest'
    'We receive a constant stream of foreign official visitors, journalists and dignitaries.'
  • DNV: Shipowners face lubricants 'challenge' in US
    EALs may have 'some major disadvantages' that shipowners should take note of.
  • Titan Bunkering leaves MPA accredited bunker supplier list
    Titan Petrochemicals Group currently in court battle against a winding-up petition.
  • Tesoro to sell Hawaii operations for $75 million
    Refinery to operate as separate company.

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Royal Caribbean closes second quarter with record net profit
Miami
The April-June period was very positive
Union Pacific and Norfolk Southern announced a merger agreement today.
Union Pacific and Norfolk Southern announced a merger agreement today.
Omaha/Atlanta
First coast-to-coast cargo rail network
Gurrieri resigns as Special Commissioner of the Eastern Adriatic Sea Port Authority
Trieste
The atypical reverse charge for the logistics sector will become applicable tomorrow
Milan
Ruggerone (Assologistica): one of the most strategic reforms we helped build is being implemented
Policy brief on cyber threats that pose risks to port infrastructure
Tallinn
It was developed by the NATO Cyber Defence Centre of Excellence
Interferry urges the EU Commission to harmonize its shipping decarbonization regulations with those of the IMO
Victoria
Failure to align - the association warned - will force shipping companies to pay twice for emissions.
In the second quarter of 2025, Chinese seaports handled 79.1 million containers (+6.1%)
Beijing
Total freight traffic was three billion tons (+3.3%), of which 1.3 billion tons were with foreign countries (+1.9%).
CK Hutchison announces plans to include a Chinese investor in the consortium to sell Hutchison Ports
Hong Kong
Without the participation of the COSCO shipping group, China would not authorize the sale
Sri Lanka's Supreme Court has awarded compensation of $1 billion over the X-Press Pearl accident.
Sri Lanka's Supreme Court has awarded compensation of $1 billion over the X-Press Pearl accident.
Columbus
The container ship caught fire and sank near the port of Colombo
The Greek government sends a tugboat to the Red Sea to assist ships that may be attacked by the Houthis.
The Greek government sends a tugboat to the Red Sea to assist ships that may be attacked by the Houthis.
Piraeus
The AHTS "Giant" is leaving
Saipem and Subsea7 have signed a binding merger agreement.
Saipem and Subsea7 have signed a binding merger agreement.
Milan/Luxembourg
The transaction is expected to close in the second half of 2026.
In the second quarter, the port of Valencia handled over 1.5 million containers (+4.0%)
In the first half of 2025, the amount of new orders to Chinese shipyards fell by -18.2%
Beijing
A decrease of -3.5% in new construction completed in the period was recorded
In the second quarter of 2025, freight traffic in the port of Trieste grew by +3.7%
Trieste
Bulk cargo increased. Miscellaneous cargo fell by 13.2%.
CMA CGM and TotalEnergies form joint venture for LNG bunkering in the Port of Rotterdam.
Marseille
Agreement to supply 360,000 tons of liquefied natural gas per year to the French group's ships
In the second quarter of 2025, freight traffic in Spanish ports decreased by -4.7%
Madrid
All the main product categories are decreasing except for conventional goods
Brookfield Asset Management to sell 49% of British port group PD Ports to Spain's Pontegadea
Middlesbrough
The English company has over 1,400 employees
In the quarter April-June, freight traffic in the port of Rotterdam decreased by -2.3%
In the quarter April-June, freight traffic in the port of Rotterdam decreased by -2.3%
Rotterdam
The port authority is alarmed by the state of crisis in the national industry.
The electrification of the docks in the ports of Livorno, Piombino and Portoferraio is proceeding according to plan.
Third dock for cruise traffic in the port of Catania
Catania
Pier 25's restyling completed
Another quarter of decline in freight traffic at the port of Algeciras
Algeciras
In the period April-June, containers amounted to 1.24 million TEUs (+1.0%)
A new tax applied to cruise passengers disembarking in national ports came into force today in Greece.
Athens
Belgian rail freight company Lineas receives €61 million government loan
Brussels
The measure was approved last night by the restricted council of ministers
ERTMS installation completed on 1,400 kilometers of Italian railway network
Rome
The project is financed with 2.5 billion euros from PNRR funds.
Wärtsilä's quarterly financial and commercial results are positive.
Helsinki
The Marine Electrical Systems division will be sold to the Italian company VINCI Energies.
In the port of Barcelona the number of cruise terminals will be reduced from seven to five
In the port of Barcelona the number of cruise terminals will be reduced from seven to five
Barcelona
The mayor: For the first time in history, a limit is placed on the growth of cruises in the city.
MSC and Moby have presented their commitments to meet the AGCM's requirements.
Rome
Shipping Agencies Services will sell its 49% stake in Moby, waiving the consideration in favor of the majority shareholder. Moby commits to completely repaying its debt to SAS.
Fincantieri confirms its interest in the development of American shipbuilding
Fincantieri confirms its interest in the development of American shipbuilding
Washington
Folgiero: Commitment to deliver next-generation capabilities in full alignment with U.S. strategic priorities
The Chamber of Deputies has approved the appointment of four presidents of Italian Port System Authorities.
Rome
The names proposed for the Port System Authorities of the Southern Adriatic, Central-Northern Tyrrhenian, Western Liguria, and Eastern Liguria have been approved. Voting on the Northern Tyrrhenian Authority has been postponed.
Information exchange between state administrations for the digitalization of the maritime sector begins
Rome
The first operational meeting at the Coast Guard General Command in Rome
The Clean Maritime Fuels Platform suggests measures to support the production and distribution of clean marine fuels
COSCO Shipping Ports sets new monthly and quarterly container traffic records
Hong Kong
In the period April-June, 29.4 million TEUs were handled (+4.5%)
Sharp increase in cases of seafarers abandoning their ships
London
2,286 crew members from 222 ships involved as of early 2025
Global freight traffic saw strong growth in the first quarter of this year in anticipation of new tariffs
Global freight traffic saw strong growth in the first quarter of this year in anticipation of new tariffs
Geneva
North America saw the strongest quarterly growth in imports
In the port of Antwerp-Bruges containers and rolling stock are increasing and other types of goods are decreasing
Antwerp
Traffic congestion continues at the airport, with the situation on the landside becoming critical
A study denounces the delay of European ports in equipping themselves with cold ironing facilities.
Brussels/Pozzallo
The tender to electrify the docks of the port of Pozzallo has begun.
T&E proposes to include more non-EU transhipment ports to avoid carbon leakage
Brussels
The association calls on the EU Commission to reduce the current threshold of 65% of transhipment traffic
Federlogistica urges the immediate establishment of a control room on tariffs
Genoa
The aim is also to eliminate extra costs caused by bureaucracy.
Containerized cargo handled through the port of Singapore fell by 2.9% in the second quarter.
Singapore
Last May, ship transits through the Suez Canal decreased by -6.8%
Last May, ship transits through the Suez Canal decreased by -6.8%
Cairo
The negative trend continued in June and early July
Terminal operators are not at all satisfied with a policy that seems to have no interest in ports
Rome
Cognolato: It is essential to close the ongoing trials on several fronts.
The largest ship ever to dock at Cagliari's Porto Canale at the MITO terminal.
Milan
The container ship "MSC Venice" with a capacity of 16,652 TEU arrived yesterday
On 5 and 6 November in Lisbon a summit called by the ILA against automation in the maritime and port sector
On 5 and 6 November in Lisbon a summit called by the ILA against automation in the maritime and port sector
North Bergen/Metzingen
South Korean HD Hyundai, together with German NEURA Robotics, will develop and test welding robots in shipyards
The toll of the horrific attack on the bulk carrier Eternity C in the Red Sea is still uncertain.
Mandaluyong/London/Brussels
Joint statement by ICS, BIMCO, European Shipowners, Intercargo and Intertanko
In the first half of 2025, bulk cargo increased and general cargo decreased in the port of Marseille-Fos
Marseille
Cruise passengers increase by +5%
The Senate has approved the framework law on interports
Rome
UIR, gives the Italian interport system a modern, orderly and coherent regulatory framework
Carlo De Ruvo was elected president of Confetra
Rome
Among the challenges, the uncontrolled expansion of large logistics groups and their concentration
Number of pirate attacks on ships still high in the second quarter of 2025
Number of pirate attacks on ships still high in the second quarter of 2025
Kuala Lumpur
The number of acts of violence against crews is decreasing
Telemar and TNL Group merger agreement
Telemar and TNL Group merger agreement
Oslo/Athens/Paris
One of the top three operators in the OT/IoT services market for the maritime and superyacht sectors will be created
Attacks on ships in the Red Sea still cause deaths among seafarers
Portsmouth
Liberian-flagged bulk carrier " Eternity C" targeted
Canadian shipbuilding company Davie acquires second shipyard in Finland
Helsinki/Pori
It will buy the Enersense Offshore shipyard
Amendment on Port Labor Supply Agencies Approved
Rome
Immediate transformation into Agencies authorised to provide temporary port work
Salvini appoints a manager of a private shipping company from Campania as president of the regional AdSP
Rome
This is Eliseo Cuccaro, CEO of Alilauro
Extend the application of the 0.1% sulphur limit in marine fuels globally
Extend the application of the 0.1% sulphur limit in marine fuels globally
Berlin
This is proposed by an analysis by the International Council on Clean Transportation
IMO and EU condemn renewed attacks on ships in the Red Sea
London/Brussels
Dominguez: New violation of international law and freedom of navigation
In the first half of 2025, container traffic in the port of Gioia Tauro grew by +10.5%
Joy Taurus
2,186,211 TEUs were handled
A bulk carrier was attacked in the Red Sea
Portsmouth
The crew abandoned the ship which began to take on water
German government allocates 400 million euros to support energy transition in maritime-port sector
Over 78 million euros to the ports of Augusta and Taranto for offshore wind
Rome
Funds distributed over three years starting from 2025
The PNRR tender for interports has been reopened.
Rome
Resources available amounting to 2.2 million euros
Port of Livorno: Workers are the priority in the LTM crisis
Livorno
UPS's quarterly earnings performance declines
Atlanta
Net income in the April-June quarter was $1.28 billion (-8.9%)
Approval for the 2025 budget variation of the Southern Tyrrhenian and Ionian Sea Port Authority.
Gioia Tauro
500 thousand euros for the 49% share held by the Port Agency company
FHP Group acquires the remaining 10% stake in Lotras
Milan/Foggia
The integration between Lotras and CFI Intermodal will begin to create FHP Intermodal.
OITAF scientific document on good practices in the logistics and transport of fresh fruit and vegetables
Milan
The Northern Tyrrhenian Sea Port Authority has joined the PLIKA
Livorno
Platform dedicated to training, innovation and knowledge sharing in the logistics and port sectors
Matteo Paroli's nomination as president of the Western Ligurian Sea Port Authority has been signed.
Rome
He has a degree in law and a specialization in administrative law.
Container throughput increases in Haropa Port, while bulk cargo decreases.
Le Havre
In the first half of this year, containers were 1.51 million TEUs (+4%)
Bureau Veritas reports a 9.8% quarterly increase in revenues in the Marine & Offshore segment
Courbevoie
Kalmar and Konecranes increase new orders in the April-June quarter
Helsinki
The turnover of the two Finnish companies is slightly increasing
Container traffic in the port of Barcelona fell by 12.2% in the second quarter.
Barcelona
Assiterminal threatens a new wave of appeals against regulations it believes are damaging to port operations
Genoa
2M Logistics signs an agreement with Salerno-based Gallozzi
Barendrecht
The Dutch company will represent GF Logistics, a subsidiary of the Italian group, in the Benelux region.
Swiss company Kuehne+Nagel's quarterly profits fell
Schindellegi
In the period April-June of this year, net turnover grew by +1.7%
Yang Ming orders three 8,000 TEU container ships from Nihon Shipyard and Imabari Shipbuilding
Keelung/Imabari
Contract valued at $351.3-394.5 million
Italia Nostra reiterates its strong concerns about the construction of the Fiumicino-Isola Sacra port.
Rome
European maritime cities, destinations for cruise tourism - the association highlights - denounce the phenomenon of over-tourism in the cruise sector
Egypt's first automotive terminal has come into operation at Port Said East.
East Port Said
It can accommodate two car carriers at the same time
SAILING LIST
Visual Sailing List
Departure ports
Arrival ports by:
- alphabetical order
- country
- geographical areas
Tepsa has acquired a liquid bulk terminal in the port of Rotterdam.
Singapore/Rotterdam
It was sold by Global Energy Storage Holdings
The Spinelli Group has approved its 2024 sustainability report.
Genoa
Of the company's 616 direct employees, 49% are under the age of 50.
In the second quarter of this year, cargo traffic in Turkish ports grew by +1.6%
Ankara
Cargoes to and from Italy amounted to 12.7 million tons (+10.1%)
Extension of the Simplified Logistics Zone for Genoa Ports and Dry Ports to the Savona, Vado Ligure, and Bergeggi areas.
Genoa
Approval from the ZLS Steering Committee
Isotta Fraschini Motori has inaugurated a new production line for hydrogen fuel cell systems in Bari.
Trieste
They will be used for naval and land solutions
The Grande Shanghai , the Grimaldi Group's first ammonia-ready car carrier, has been christened.
Naples
It has a load capacity of 9,000 CEUs.
The Port of Genoa, FILT, and UILT have declared a five-day strike at the Bettolo Terminal.
Genoa
Fit Cisl Liguria expressed solidarity with the workers
The tender for the dredging of the commercial dock basin at the port of Ancona has been published.
Ancona
The removal of approximately 730 thousand cubic meters of sediment is planned
Tender for the restoration and enhancement of docks 32 and 33 in the Deep Sea Zone of the port of Savona
Genoa
An investment of over 6.7 million euros is expected
There are 1,100 workers in Palermo directly employed in the seaside tourism sector
Palermo
This year, cruise traffic is expected to grow by 9.4% in the port of the Sicilian capital.
Six-month growth of +9% in freight on the St. Petersburg-India/China maritime route
Fly
FESCO operates six vessels in the service
Port of Trieste: Special Commissioner Gurrieri under investigation for money laundering
Trieste
I am certain - he declared - that I can demonstrate that I acted legally, in full transparency.
Vard signs new contract for the construction of two CSOVs
Trieste
The vessels will be used to support operations in the offshore wind sector
UIR welcomes the publication of the tender for the digitalization of the logistics chain.
Rome
Di Caterina (ALIS): a concrete tool that enhances the needs of businesses and strengthens the logistics system
GNV celebrated its first ten years of activity on the Italy-Albania route
Durres
During the period, the company's ships carried over 1.25 million passengers
A shipment of over 1.2 tons of marijuana was seized at the port of Gioia Tauro.
Reggio Calabria/Catanzaro
Members of a criminal organization that imported drugs from South America through European ports and airports have been arrested.
Yang Ming orders Hanwha Ocean to build seven 15,000 TEU dual-fuel containerships
Keelung
They will be delivered between 2028 and 2029
Walden to sell healthcare logistics business to Yusen Logistics
Paris
Exclusive negotiations announced
Solinas (Sardinian Action Party) is not at all satisfied with the state of Sardinian ports
Cagliari
The immediate establishment of a special commission is urged
ANSI welcomes the introduction of the information dashboard for managing private procurement contracts in logistics.
Rome
D'Angelo: it will allow the country to take another step forward
Russo (Confcommercio): excluding road transport from the PNRR funding was shortsighted.
Rome
First bulletin from the Freight Insights Observatory produced by the National Center for Sustainable Mobility
ABB Group posts sharp growth in quarterly financial and business performance
Zurich
In the period April-June the value of new orders grew by +16.0%
Informal consultations have begun on the preliminary proposal for the new Ancona Port Master Plan.
Ancona
Eleven meetings scheduled for July
Program agreement for preparatory and functional interventions for the construction of the bridge over the Strait of Messina
Rome
It was signed today in Rome
Project to develop an ecological station for the treatment of wastewater from ships
Naples
Initiative of the Neapolitan Group of the Cenere and Iello Landing
Assiterminal urges against bringing sediment from the Bagnoli dredging project into the port of Naples.
Genoa
Cognolato and Ferrari: It is essential to safeguard the full functionality of the commercial port's activities.
Container traffic at the Port of Long Beach fell 3.4% in the second quarter.
Long Beach
A decline of -16.4% was recorded in June
Paolo Pessina has been appointed vice president of Conftrasporto-Confcommercio.
Rome
He is president of the national federation of maritime agents and brokers
Container traffic in the port of Hong Kong decreased by -8.2% in the second quarter
Hong Kong
A decrease of -13.7% was recorded in June
Cuneo-based logistics company Nord Ovest is seeing growing financial results.
Wedge
Construction work on a new depot in Mondovì will be completed in early 2026.
Container traffic at the Port of Los Angeles grows driven by fears of new tariffs
Los Angeles
June saw the highest volume ever recorded for this month
The Management Committee of the Sardinia Sea Port Authority has adopted the DPSS
Cagliari
Green light for the concession to MITO and the appeal against the rejection of Olbia's dredging project.
Three events in Genoa for three new Explora Journeys cruise ships.
Genoa
A technical launch, a coin laying and the cutting of the first sheet metal were carried out at the Fincantieri shipyard
Grimaldi sells 5% of Terminal Darsena Toscana to Livorno Port Company
Naples/Livorno
Option to purchase an additional 5% of the share capital
Concession agreement signed that assigns management of the port of Tartous to DP World
Damascus
It has a lifespan of 30 years
Matteo Gasparato appointed president of the Northern Adriatic Sea Port Authority
Rome
He was appointed extraordinary commissioner of the same port authority
Meeting in Rome between the heads of ESPO and Assoporti
Rome
Among the topics addressed, the competitiveness of European ports in the current global context
Chinese airline OOCL reports quarterly decline in scheduled service revenues
Hong Kong
Cargo transported by the company's ships is increasing
Collaboration between the Ukrainian Sea Ports Authority and the Western Ligurian Sea Port Authority
Rome
Agreement with an initial duration of five years
Survey in Germany on the prospects of companies in the maritime, port and shipbuilding sectors
Hamburg
Shipowners are more concerned. Positive prospects for ports and shipyards.
Port of Augusta: Work begins on a third bridge connecting the island to the mainland.
Augusta
Work worth over 20 million euros
Vard signs contract with InkFish for new research vessel
Trieste
The deal is worth more than 200 million euros.
1.1 billion euros will be invested in the port of Hamburg to strengthen the container sector
Hamburg
Improving accessibility and port infrastructure in the Waltershofer Hafen area
Meyer Turku delivered the new Star of the Seas cruise ship to Royal Caribbean
Turku
It has a gross tonnage of 250,800 tons
ESPO calls for increased funding for ports under the next EU Multiannual Financial Framework
Brussels
The CEF programme funds have proven to be far from sufficient
Fincantieri delivers the new Oceania Allura cruise ship to Oceania Cruises.
Miami/Trieste
Two additional Sonata-class ships have been converted into orders.
PORTS
Italian Ports:
Ancona Genoa Ravenna
Augusta Gioia Tauro Salerno
Bari La Spezia Savona
Brindisi Leghorn Taranto
Cagliari Naples Trapani
Carrara Palermo Trieste
Civitavecchia Piombino Venice
Italian Interports: list World Ports: map
DATABASE
ShipownersShipbuilding and Shiprepairing Yards
ForwardersShip Suppliers
Shipping AgentsTruckers
MEETINGS
Confindustria event on the sea economy in Rome on July 15th
Rome
The public meeting of the International Containers Studies Center will be held in Genoa on July 2nd
Genoa
››› Meetings File
PRESS REVIEW
Why Malta is objecting to a new price cap on Russian oil
(timesofmalta.com)
US has its eye on Greek ports
(Kathimerini)
››› Press Review File
FORUM of Shipping
and Logistics
Intervento del presidente Tomaso Cognolato
Roma, 19 giugno 2025
››› File
Uniport: Bringing debris from Bagnoli to the port of Naples would postpone long-awaited dredging.
Rome
Legora de Feo: It's necessary to find alternative solutions.
Taiwanese companies Evergreen, Yang Ming and WHL saw sharp declines in quarterly revenues.
Keelung/Taipei
In the period April-June it fell by -18.7%, -26.5% and -8.6% respectively
The establishment of the Information Dashboard for the management of private procurement contracts in logistics has been approved.
In May, freight traffic in the port of Ravenna grew by +1.4%
Ravenna
Bulk cargo is on the rise. Miscellaneous cargo is on the decline.
EU approves joint purchase of port equipment by terminal operators
Brussels
Joint definition of minimum technical specifications of equipment is also permitted
Serbian energy group EPS will import coal through the Montenegrin port of Bar
Bar
Currently imports from Indonesia pass through the port of Constanta
Fincantieri Foundation and Luiss University launch a project to strengthen the safety of underwater infrastructure.
Trieste
Among the objectives, contribute to the definition of a specific regulatory framework
Freewheeling: The government's U-turn on anti-mafia controls in the road haulage sector is a welcome development.
Modena
Franchini: If the government has realized it made a mistake, that's good news.
Agostinelli (AdSP Tirreno Meridionale e Ionio): the amendment that allows for the early transformation of the Gioia Tauro Port Agency is extremely important.
Confindustria's event on the maritime economy will take place in Rome on July 15th.
Rome
The confederation's strategic document on the sector will be presented
Kerala seeks $1.1 billion from MSC in damages over MSC Elsa 3 sinking
Thiruvananthapuram
Temporary detention of the vessel "MSC Akuteta II" granted
Trasportounito requests the cancellation of the renewal procedure of the Central Committee of the Register of Hauliers
Rome
New seizure of a load of cocaine in the port of Gioia Tauro
Reggio Calabria
16 bags containing 417 kilos of drugs were found in a container
MOL and Kinetics to build world's first floating data center
Tokyo
It will be installed on a vessel of 9,731 gross tonnage
Rijeka Gateway Terminal to become operational in early September
Copenhagen
The first ship at the second container terminal of the Croatian port is expected on September 12
Falteri (Federlogistica) urges us to focus on the development of "polycentric" logistics
Genoa
The Simplified Logistics Zone should be the cornerstone of the strategy
Tsuneishi Shipbuilding Co. acquired Mitsui E&S Shipbuilding Co.
Hiroshima/Tokyo
It was renamed Tsuneishi Solutions Tokyobay Co.
Pessina (Federagenti): Northern European logistics system is struggling. Let's take advantage of it!
Rome
Unexpected opportunity - he underlines - for the Mediterranean ports and Italian ones in particular
MSC Cruises Joins Carnival and Royal Caribbean in Capitalizing on Grand Bahama Shipyard
Miami
Negotiations underway since the end of 2024 have been successfully concluded
At The International Propeller Clubs the Dorso Award for the Mediterranean area
Naples
In recognition of the primary role played by logistics operators in Mediterranean traffic
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