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October 22, 2013
Sched Netweb site
  • China GDP up 7.8pc in third quarter, marking steady growth in 2013
  • Transpac volumes buoy Christmas retail hopes in sluggish America
  • US September import containers increases 2pc over August: Zepol
  • Pirate attacks at sea fall 23pc in third quarter, lowest in 7 years: IMB
  • Security contractors repulse pirate attack in fire fight off Somalia
  • Shenzhen logistics average added value up 17pc from 2009 to 2012
  • Shanghai trade zone a 'game changer' - if it fulfills promise: Beard
  • Singapore expects third quarter 5.1pc GDP rise after 4.2pc Q2 jump
  • Union Pacific quarterly profit up 11pc to US$3.2 billion, sales up 4pc
  • CSX railway quarterly profit up 1.7pc to US$463 million, sales up 3pc
  • US intermodal index climbs for fifth week due to eastbound rate hike
  • Hutchison and APMT: P3 to speed turnarounds due to better coordination
  • DHL's Japan-Brazil 'LCL Direct Box' vows fastest speed-to-market
  • Alibaba e-tail giant to spend US$16 billion on logistics through 2020
  • Greencarrier Freight Services helps home design Lagerhaus in Japan
  • Boeing slows production of 747-8 jumbo jet 16pc due to slack demand
  • Taiwan's China Airlines extends cargo network to Zhengzhou via Nanjing
  • Singapore conference hears integrators losing to airlines in e-commerce

Exim Indiaweb site
OCTOBER 21, 2013
  • Containership freight rates have remained stagnant in the last decade and a half: Report
  • NYK chosen for Nikkei Global Environmental Technology award
  • OECD's report on competitiveness of global port cities-A summary
  • Govt imposes anti-dumping duty on bulk drug from EU
  • BCT again clears DNV's surveillance audit for ISO 9001:2008 Quality Management System certification
  • ER's freight loading up 16.67 pc in Sept.
  • FM asked to restore duty drawback rates to boost auto parts exports
  • Hungary keen to increase economic ties with India
  • INR falls further on increased dollar buying
  • US highest defaulter to Indian exporters: ECGC
  • Trade deal with Canada paves way for EU pact with US

International Transport Journalweb site
  • BNSF opens new intermodal freight terminal
  • Monthly volume decline at world's busiest cargo airport
  • DB Schenker building new logistics centre in Switzerland
  • MSC reveals P3's service network
  • New EU infrastructure policy
  • Etihad and SIA exchange cargo capacity
  • Bucher Emhart Glass cooperates with K+N in Luxembourg
  • Stena adds third ship to Belfast-Liverpool route
  • Schenker Deutschland adjusts road transport prices
  • Swissport Zurich offers new collective employment contract
  • Co-operative Group renews Norbert Dentressangle contract
  • Fuel efficiency package for 11 l North American engine
  • Chinese port stocks react to mini-stimulus
  • Shadow minister for transport and infrastructure named
  • Saecs passt sich an

World Wide Shipperweb site
  • Port of Everett celebrates transfer of Mukilteo property
  • F. Scott Kieff takes post on International Trade Commission
  • Coast Guard wants help to catch hoax distress caller
  • Gateway Avenue project complete at Port of Vancouver, USA
  • Crowley tug rescues crew of skiff in Bering Sea

Lloyd's Listweb site
OCTOBER 21, 2013
  • Hapag-Lloyd and Unifeeder unveil Russia surcharges
    Supplements payable from December 1
  • Western Bulk completes IPO
    Take-up lower than anticipated
  • Korea Development Bank becomes STX Pan Ocean's top shareholder
    Troubled firm's largest creditor now holds a 15% stake
  • HPH Trust reports weaker throughput and profit
    Results reflect slowing growth, flat revenues and industrial unrest in China
  • HMM to build two 82,000 dwt bulkers
    Board approves $53m deal as newbuilding prices recover
  • India discharge delays help boost VLGC spot rates
    Spot rates expected to rise ahead of northern hemisphere winter stockbuilding
  • Hanjin threatens to quit ICTSI's Portland terminal
    Line accounts for 80% of port's container traffic
  • Bulker orders at Japanese yards recover in September
    JSEA data shows more export orders for bulkers and general cargoships
  • Africa sparks new business for product tankers
    US surplus seeks new markets as Latin American demand slows
  • HHI order intake jumps 67%
    South Korean giant rides on stronger shipbuilding and offshore segments
  • Nakilat orders seven vessels for tug and piloting work at Ras Laffan
    Support craft will operate under 14-year contracts
  • Hafnia set to complete $235m placement
    Analysts see the move as a prelude to listing
  • APMT and Rotterdam unions to hold talks on Wednesday
    Dispute at box terminal 'unchanged with lower productivity than normal'
  • Transpacific carriers unveil service cuts
    G6 and Green Alliance plan to reduce services as carriers prepare for winter slowdown
  • Data Hub: Load factors, northern Europe
    This month's analysis of the likely impact of supply and demand on freight rates covers some of the key trade routes from northern Europe
  • Data Hub: World Fleet Update, September 2013
    Third Triple-E received, while laid-up fleet is set to grow and breakers see younger ships
  • Asia piracy lowest in four years, Recaap says
    Trend reported by Singapore-based watchdog conflicts with IMB data
  • The perils of packing
    TT Club wants to heighten awareness of the dangerous consequences of improperly packed containers
  • Trade Route Intelligence: The Europe-Southern Africa trade
    Larger vessels being cascaded in
  • Shipper Sentiment Survey: Europe
    Shippers divided on whether there had been a summer peak season, with some stating that an artificial peak was created by carriers
  • Time for a step change
    UAE-based niche ports operator Gulftainer is focused on expansion
  • Fundamentals drive Russian port merger
    Shipping lines will gain from St Petersburg terminal cooperation
  • Our flexible friends
    The ferry sector must engage with the regulatory process to win through
  • Data Hub: Box Pool Update
    Box conveyor belt slows
  • Bechtel's African adventure
    Offshore island solution could be adapted to suit container handling

Fairplayweb site
OCTOBER 21, 2013
  • US shippers want P3 clarity
    US SHIPPERS are calling for a thorough investigation into the potential pricing and service effects of the P3 Alliance
  • Rules to raise H&M broker scrutiny
    GERMAN hull and machinery insurers are applying new rules for payment transfers and documentation by insurance brokers
  • Long-haul box rates continue freefall
    LONG-HAUL container rates continued to fall last week as the slack winter season began to take hold
  • KDB becomes STX PO's top shareholder
    KOREA Development Bank today displaced STX Corp as STX Pan Ocean's biggest shareholder
  • 10-tanker sale rumoured
    COPENHAGEN-based J Lauritzen is rumoured to be considering selling off its product tanker business to Hafnia, a compatriot company now going public
  • Maersk Tankers mulls over ordering products tankers
    MAERSK Tankers told Fairplay today that it is considering placing orders for products tankers
  • Iran's navy foils pirates
    IRAN'S navy has reportedly foiled a pirate attack on an Iranian LPG carrier
  • Two missing in South China ship fire
    TWO people are missing after a ship fire off the coast of South China's Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region, local maritime authorities said
  • Price gap widens in demolition offers
    CASH buyers have been raising offers to secure tonnage for demolition in India, even as ship owners are refraining from demolishing their ships
  • China Gas considers LNG bunkering
    HONG KONG-listed China Gas plans to enter China's LNG bunkering market for river cargo vessels, a company executive said

The Journal of Commerceweb site
OCTOBER 21, 2013
  • India Arrests US Anti-Piracy Vessel, Crew
    Ten crew members and 25 security guards aboard a ship engaged in anti-piracy services were arrested in Chennai Oct. 18 after they failed to produce proper documents allowing them to carry weapons, Indian authorities said. The MV Seaman Guard Ohio is owned by Washington-based AdvanFort International, and flies the Sierra Leone...
  • FREE Webcast: Accessing Hidden Revenue: Steps to Improving Ocean Freight Invoice Audits
    When the head of the world's largest ocean carrier talks about market trends, the industry listens. So when Maersk Line CEO Soren Skou told 2,000 attendees at the JOC's TPM Conference in Long Beach last March that 12 percent of invoices issued by ocean carriers contain inaccuracies, shippers took notice....
  • Shippers Face Squeeze in Reefer Boxcar Capacity
    Shipper acceptance of refrigerated rail has grown in the past several years as new services have proved reliable in intermodal and boxcar sectors. That acceptance has translated in expansion of existing services and new companies entering the arena. But growth of the fledgling industry niche will be difficult to sustain as...
  • The Golden (State) Rules
    Let's start with a multiple choice quiz: California is: A: Home to world-class researchers and entrepreneurs. B: A progressive-thinking state that leads the world in environmental trends and regulations. C: A business-hating bureaucracy that chases away companies and jobs. D: All of the above. The correct answer, of course, is D, All of the above. There's a...
  • ChassisManager Platform Connects Chassis Owners, Users
    It's going to be some time before ocean carriers, trucking companies and equipment owners build a new chassis model as ship lines retreat from the business of providing the wheeled intermodal equipment. During the transition, technology providers such as IAS are providing ocean carriers, motor carriers and chassis owners with...
  • Hanjin Shipping to Stop Calling at Port of Portland, Ore.
    A Hanjin container ship at Port of Portland's Terminal 6.Hanjin Shipping plans to leave the Port of Portland, Ore., to cut costs, according to the port. After nearly two decades of service to the port, the carrier has confirmed that it will end its weekly service in January, putting the port's...
  • Arbitrator: No-Strike Clause in ILA Master Contract Trumps Local Disputes
    An arbitrator's ruling that forced striking Baltimore longshoremen back to work on containers and roll-on, roll-off cargo has implications for other East and Gulf Coast ports still negotiating local issues not covered by a coastwide master contract. Arbitrator M. David Vaughn ruled on Oct. 18 that the three-day walkout by members...
  • EU, Canada Eye $29 Billion Annual Payoff From Free Trade Deal
    The European Union and Canada expect their free trade agreement boost two way trade in goods and services by $29 billion a year. Brussels and Ottawa are targeting a 2015 launch for the deal signed Friday which requires approval from the EU's 28 governments, the European Parliament and Canada's 10 provinces. Struck...
  • Kansas City Southern's 3Q Profit Jumped 31.2 Percent
    Kansas City Southern reported its profit in the third quarter jumped 31.2 percent, from $90.7 million in 2012 to $119.0 million in 2013. Quarterly revenue for the Class I railroad was a record $621.6 million, up 7.7 percent from $577.4 million in the same period last year. Overall, carload volume was...
  • Hub Group's Profit Inched Up in Third Quarter
    Hub Group reported profit in the third quarter of 2013 totaling $18.6 million, inching up year-over-year from $18.5 million. Total quarterly revenue for the U.S. domestic freight transportation provider was $883 million, from $804.9 million in the third quarter of 2012. The Hub segment's revenue increased 10 percent year-over-year to $679...

TradeWindsweb site
OCTOBER 21, 2013
  • Carnival crewman dies
    A crew member on a Carnival Cruise Lines vessel has died in an accident at the port of New Orleans.
  • Three LNG ships fixed
    A trio of LNG carriers have been fixed for spot shipments as the winter demand season kicks in.
  • Brodosplit books two
    Croatia's Brodosplit has bagged an order for a pair of LNG-powered multipurpose vessels.
  • Iran thwarts second attack
    The Iranian navy has said it has foiled another pirate attack as incidents increase in the Gulf of Aden.
  • Nakilat in tug order
    Nakilat joint ventures will build and operate a series of tugs to work at the Qatari LNG stronghold of Ras Laffan port.
  • Capital Product finds better
    Capital Product Partners (CPLP) has signed a more lucrative charter for a vessel after the existing deal with its parent was cut short.
  • Piraeus plots ship auctions
    The port of Piraeus in Greece will be selling 18 inactive or abandoned ships through auctions.
  • STX sells more Pan Ocean
    Korea's crisis-hit STX Group now owns just 3.55% of restructuring bulker company STX Pan Ocean after more share sales.
  • Minoan seeks share cash
    Loss-making Greek ferry owner Minoan Lines is to boost its financial position with a share issue aimed at existing investors.
  • MHI leads Brazil deal
    Mitsubishi Heavy Industries is leading a consortium of Japanese companies into a deal for a Petrobras-controlled Brazilian shipyard.
  • Coastal clinches six
    Malaysian shipbuilder Coastal Contracts has announced deals to build six offshore vessels worth MYR 318m ($100.33m).
  • Two missing after blaze
    Two crew were missing on Monday after a fire ripped through a dredger off China.
  • China orders rebound
    Chinese shipyards clinched close to half of all global ship orders placed in the first nine months of the year.
  • New options for Ismar
    Three top executives at Western Bulk have clinched new share option deals after selling stock worth nearly $5m in the company's IPO.
  • Western Bulk banks $40m
    Norway's Western Bulk has confirmed its Oslo IPO brought in gross proceeds of NOK 237.49m ($40.11m) through a sale of 20m new shares.
  • Embiricos bins VLCC
    Embiricos of Greece has reportedly scrapped an 18-year-old VLCC for an above average rate.
  • HMM adds bulk duo
    Korea's Hyundai Merchant Marine (HMM) is adding two kamsarmax bulkers to its fleet.
  • Dragados steps in?
    Spanish offshore construction group Dragados has been linked to a takeover of troubled OSX's Brazilian yard.
  • Arctech clears backlog
    Finland's Arctech Helsinki Shipyard has settled its wages bill after a problem caused by a delay in obtaining loan guarantees.
  • Arms ship to be freed
    The North Korean cargoship seized in Panama with a Cuban arms cargo will soon be released.
  • Subsea 7 ties up two
    Subsea 7 has secured charter contracts from Brazilian state oil major Petrobras worth in excess of $600m.
  • New SCI boss unveiled
    Arun Kumar Gupta has emerged as the favourite to be the next chairman and managing director of Shipping Corporation of India (SCI).
  • Oro Negro prices bond
    Integradora de Servicios Petroleros Oro Negro (Oro Negro) has priced its debut bond issue as it looks to fund its rig newbuilding effort.
  • Norden ship targeted
    Vessel robberies continue to take place in Indonesia unchecked with a modern Norden products tanker the latest victim.
  • Hyundai arrests TMT PCC
    Hyundai Heavy Industries has had a Today Makes Tomorrow (TMT) owned car carrier arrested in Malta.
  • Seabourn books newbuild
    Seabourn has ordered a new ultra-luxury cruise ship at Italy's Fincantieri in the latest stage of its fleet upgrade program.

American Shipperweb site
OCTOBER 21, 2013
  • USDA offers $181 million for biofuel production
    "This financing will expand the number of commercial biorefineries in operation in the U.S. that are producing advanced biofuels from non-food sources," Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack said in a statement.
  • All ships being worked in Baltimore
    The Maryland Port Administration said all ships are working normally again at the Port of Baltimore after the International Longshoremen's Association agreed to a 90-day contract extension on Friday.
  • NIT League seeks info on P3 Alliance
  • MSC announces peak-season surcharge
  • Sales of U.S. sorghum soar in China
    The U.S. Grains Council (USGC) said that on last Friday, Oct. 18, the first-ever bulk shipment of U.S. sorghum to China berthed and began unloading at the Guangzhou Port Facility.
  • Canadian National faces Oct. 28 strike
  • FedEx receives first 767 cargo jet
  • Use of NVOs shows P3 impact already appearing
  • Vehicle operations start at Port of Lazaro Cardenas

The Bunker Bulletinweb site
OCTOBER 21, 2013
  • Avails tight in Fujairah
    Prices generally rising in Middle East and Africa.
  • Prices start week firm across Europe
    But price movements are muted.
  • Supplier loses out in bunker dispute
    Scandinavian Bunkering loses lawsuit against Norfield Shipping for unpaid bunkers.
  • New CEO for Singapore LNG terminal
    Former CEO of YTL PowerSeraya will take up the post.
  • UK supplier makes first ship-to-ship MGO transfer
    Geos Group says it is offering ex-barge deliveries on case-by-case basis.
  • IMO chief supports calls for 'early' low sulphur decision
    'I have suggested that the study of availability of low sulphur fuel should be accelerated', says Koji Sekimizu.
  • India to boost cabotage trade
    Reducing bunkering duties is one incentive under consideration.
  • New barge for Gladstone
    Replacement is nearly twice the size of old barge.
  • Efficiency improvements to cut global fuel use by 2040
    Even if shipping activity doubles, bunker volumes could shrink equal to Singapore's or more.
  • Asian IFO prices start week stronger
    Tight avails reported in Singapore.
  • Brightoil to build terminal in China
    New terminal will have four berths.
  • Software updated with ECA data
    'Information on ECA boundaries is critical for efficient voyage planning.'
  • Five arrested for illegal bunker sales
    Maritime security vessel detained in Indian port.
  • Engine optimising saves on fuel
    Product links engine performance to weather conditions.

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