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December 31, 2013
Sched Netweb site
  • Hapag-Lloyd chairman asks Hamburg-Sud to join CSAV merger talks
  • MOL follows up on probe's hull stress advice in MOL Comfort sinking
  • High growth north China container ports now trump southern rivals
  • China again rejects two US distillers grain cargoes over GM
  • WTO ruling prompts China vow to re-examine duties on US chicken
  • Rolls-Royce floats drone ship idea, but shipowners sceptical
  • State Department seeks industry, public views ahead of IMO meet
  • World Shipping Council asks EU carbon banners to wait for IMO
  • AirAsia X gives biggest order to Airbus after Cathay's Boeing buy
  • Creditors mob tribunal as Air Deccan's Gopinath' debts become known
  • La Poste sets parcel record, but profits to fall on pricing in France

Exim Indiaweb site
DECEMBER 30, 2013
  • China lowers VAT, to benefit foreign carriers
  • DB Schenker Logistics simplifies management structure for Northern & Eastern Europe
  • India not investing enough in inland transport infrastructure: ITF
  • Knut Ørbeck-Nilssen appointed President of DNV GL
  • Landmark ECJ ruling on liability limitation for cargo theft
  • Long Beach box throughput on the up, LA's looking down
  • NYK receives highest rating on SMBC Sustainability Assessment Loan
  • Dr Tamilvanan releases NMPT Special Issue
  • BCHAA organises 3rd training session on Customs Classification
  • Customs stations on Indo-Bangla border to work 24/7 from Jan. 1
  • Coal & Oil Group secures INR 1,600 cr. funding for its Mutiara Thermal Power Plant
  • DGFT eases norms for cotton export
  • Forex reserves dip $ 12.6 m to $ 295.50 bn
  • Give export credit priority sector status again: Study
  • Govt firms up formula to kickstart halted road projects
  • RBI disappoints exporters by not bringing them under priority lending norms

Marine Logweb site
DECEMBER 30, 2013
  • Tanker collides with on-trials car carrier
  • Expedition ship still iced in
  • Under-construction semi sinks at shipyard
  • Siem orders two more dual fuel PSVs

World Wide Shipperweb site
DECEMBER 30, 2013
  • Coast Guard teams respond to Westport fish processor fire
  • Kinder Morgan teams with Imperial Oil for Alberta crude oil loading facility
  • Masked protestors invade Port Metro Vancouver offices
  • Cathay Pacific places order for Boeing 747-8 freighter
  • Rail association taps Jefferies as government affairs senior VP

Lloyd's Listweb site
DECEMBER 30, 2013
  • Scorpio books $14m on vessel sale and write down
    New York-listed company announces plans to sell older vessels and announces gain on VLGC deal
  • Seaspan extends and refinances $1bn credit facility
    Owner 'well positioned to continue to capitalise on a compelling acquisition environment'
  • eMar project has one year to go
    Brussels-funded initiative prepares to launch pilot tools
  • Antwerp's box volumes slide 0.7%
    But Belgian port fares better than many northern range rivals
  • MSC Monterey reports crack in main deck
    Vessel has halted its journey to Boston and is sailing to St Mary's Bay for inspection
  • Two more for Fredriksen in China
    Owner nabs two firm 82,000 dwt bulkers at Zhejiang Zhenghe
  • Global Ports completes $1.6bn NCC takeover
    London-listed firm becomes the largest terminal operator in eastern Europe
  • Stormy weather dampens year-end capesize vigour
    Cyclone closes Australia bulk ports and rain in Brazil prompts Vale to declare force majeure
  • Blaze contained on chemtanker after collision near Busan
    South Korea coastguard says fire on Hong Kong-flagged vessel is now under control
  • Odfjell semi-submersible sinks at DSME
    Vessel is scheduled for 2014 delivery
  • Hyundai affiliates form joint unit
    Firm funded by three yards will consolidate engineering and inspection activities
  • Evergreen will charter seven 14,000 teu ships
    But Taiwan-based carrier pledges no net fleet growth
  • Putting the idle to work
    With so many, ever-younger ships laid up, we need creative new solutions to deploy them

Fairplayweb site
DECEMBER 30, 2013
  • Seaspan seals $1Bn refinancing package
    NYSE-listed Seaspan Corp has reached an agreement with lenders to refinance $1Bn in debt that was to become due within the next 18 months
  • Remontowa wins Siem PSV quartet
    Polish shipyard Remontowa Shipbuilding has won a contract for four dual-fuelled Platform Supply Vessels (PSVs) from Norwegian owner Siem Offshore
  • Hanjin White delivery delayed
    Hanjin Shipping announced today that it had postponed delivery of 4,600teu containership Hanjin White until the end of 2014
  • News service over New Year
    The IHS Maritime office will be closed on the afternoon of 31 December and closed all day on the 1 January. News alerts will not be sent during this time
  • Crew members rescued from Sae Byol
    A total of 15 North Korean seafarers were rescued on 29 December after the China-flagged Sae Byol ran aground off Haimao Island near Dalian, China
  • NYK to build Japan's first LNG-fuelled tug
    Japanese carrier NYK announced today that it is to build a tugboat with a dual-fuel engine powered by either liquefied natural gas (LNG) or heavy oil, which will make it Japan's first LNG-fuelled vessel
  • Tianjin port to open channel
    North China's Tianjin Port plans to open its 300,000-tonne channel to traffic on 1 January 2014
  • Rescue operation ends for missing four
    The Maritime and Port Authority of Singapore (MPA) on 27 December called off the search and rescue operation for four missing crew members of the capsized Bolivia-flagged barge Heng Hong 168, it said in a statement
  • Nanjing Tanker to take over 20 tankers
    Nanjing Tanker, a Chinese tanker operator, has struck deals with 18 unidentified shipowners to take over 20 chartered-in tankers at costs of $467.9M when the charterparties expire
  • Five missing after accident north of Yangtze River
    A total of five crew members were missing after a containership sank 60nm north of the Yangtze River Mouth on 27 December, local authorities said
  • Ninety one rescued from collision
    A cargo ship collided with a chemical tanker off South Korea's southeast coast yesterday morning causing both ships to catch fire. All 91 crew members on the two vessels were rescued safely, coast guard officials said

The Journal of Commerceweb site
DECEMBER 30, 2013
  • Cochin Terminal Truckers End Strike
  • DP World, J.M. Baxi Group to Build New Indian Terminal
  • Roadrunner Names van Helden COO
  • TransForce's Counter Offer to Acquire Vitran Accepted
  • Political Protests Cripple Traffic at Chittagong Port
  • Russia's Global Ports Completes Takeover of Domestic Rival NCC
  • Port of Antwerp's Container Traffic Dips, But Is Set to Accelerate
  • MSC Monterey Aborts Antwerp-Boston Voyage After Main Deck Cracks

TradeWindsweb site
DECEMBER 30, 2013
  • Search ends for jumper
    The US Coast Guard has called off a search for a Royal Caribbean International passenger who jumped overboard off Puerto Rico.
  • Glory Wealth chases Flame
    Glory Wealth Shipping has asked a US court to issue a $6.47m judgement against Swiss coal trader Flame, adding a new wrinkle to both companies' court fight against Ukraine's Vista Shipping.
  • Maersk facing second round
    AP Moller-Maersk's US-flag arm is facing a second class-action lawsuit by seafarers aiming to recover unpaid overtime pay after being sent to shore for medical reasons.
  • November loss hits TMT
    Today Makes Tomorrow (TMT) suffered swelling losses in November for its subsidiaries under bankruptcy protection in Houston.
  • Algoma gets cancellation cash
    Canadian flag operator Algoma Central Corp has won back $41.7m from refund guarantees covering a cancelled tanker order in China.
  • Seaspan in loan score
    One of the world's largest boxship owners Seaspan Corporation has successfully refinanced a billion dollars in loans.
  • Scorpio to sell seven
    New York-listed tanker owner has taken a writedown as it looks to shed its oldest ships over the next year.
  • Euronav trumps Genmar?
    Euronav is rumoured to have swooped the Maersk Tankers VLCC fleet from under the nose of Peter Georgiopoulos.
  • $10m deal is done
    Nasdaq-listed FreeSeas talks acquisition as it concludes Crede fundraising project.
  • Creditors back Titan
    Hong Kong listed Titan Petrochemicals says it has won backing from creditors for its revised debt restructuring plan and also a fresh debt deal for its Chinese shipyard.
  • Fincantieri's IPO fillip
    Fincantieri has received a fillip for its privatisation process with an offshore order for its Singapore-listed shipbuilding arm Vard.
  • Cosco takes four
    China Cosco Holdings has penned a $108m contract for four dry cargo newbuildings at a domestic yard to begin the rebuilding of its fleet.
  • Two more years
    Containership time charter rates are expected to remain at historically low levels at least until 2015, says Alphaliner.
  • Christmas bonus for owner
    Ocean Sentinels of Singapore has received a Christmas bonus following the scrap sale of one of its vessels.
  • KDB stake cut
    The state-backed Korean Development Bank (KDB)'s majority shareholding in Pan Ocean has decreased, according to a statement from the financially troubled shipping company.
  • Fredriksen orders in China
    Norwegian shipowner John Fredriksen continues to expand his private fleet with a newbuilding order in China.
  • Grand design
    Hyundai Heavy Industries has teamed up with its two major shipbuilding subsidiaries to form a new ship design venture, it announced today.
  • Fatal blast at Chinese yard
    Two people died and two others have been injured after a blast caused by a gas leak at the Huarun Dadong Dockyard on Chongming Island, the Shanghai Daily reports.
  • Pusan crash causes blaze
    A major fire has broken out following a collision between the chemical tanker Maritime Maisie and the cargoship Gravity Highway in the Port of Pusan.
  • Sumitomo backs seven
    Sumitomo Group has emerged as the backer of seven post-panamax boxships to be built for Evergreen Marine Corp (EMC).
  • Siem seals four
    Siem Offshore has returned to Remontowa Shipbuilding for a quartet of new platform supply vessels (PSVs).
  • Boxship in trouble
    Hull cracking problems with modern containerships have again surfaced, this time on NSB Niederelbe's 4,892-teu MSC Monterey (built 2008).
  • Scrap savings for Louis
    Louis Cruises of Cyprus says that it has recorded a EUR 10.25m ($14m) hit on its books from the sale of its 14,200-gt cruiseship Coral (built 1971) for recycling earlier this month.
  • Fuji Maru finds buyer
    Mitsui OSK Passenger Lines (MOPAS) has found a buyer for its unwanted cruiseship Fuji Maru (built 1989).
  • NOL scraps APL Kennedy
    Singapore's Neptune Orient Lines (NOL) has sent another of its dwindling number of US-flagged containerships for recycling.
  • Treasure up for grabs
    The High Court of Singapore is preparing to auction the first of two general cargo ships belonging to local owner Aomi Group that were arrested this past August.
  • Mercy order for CSIC
    International medical charity organization Mercy Ships has placed an order for what will be the world's largest civilian-owned hospital ship with the China Shipbuilding Industry Corporation (CSIC).

American Shipperweb site
DECEMBER 30, 2013
  • Mali re-enters AGOA
    The White House has reinstated Mali's eligibility to receive trade benefits under the African Growth and Opportunity Act, meaning that 40 of the 49 potentially eligible countries in sub-Saharan Africa are now eligible to receive benefits.
  • DOT pledges $18.5 million for Syracuse rail project
  • Port of Antwerp sets new freight record in 2013
    The Port of Antwerp announced today that it is expected to have handled a total freight volume of 190.6 million tons over the year, an increase of 3.5 percent compared to last year, when the volume came to 184.1 million tons.
  • Race against clock for damaged bulker
    A bulk carrier that had loaded grain in Duluth and went aground in New York State at the eastern end of Lake Ontario, just days before the St. Lawrence Seaway was scheduled to close, has been refloated and is being towed to Montreal.
  • Containership oversupply to continue
  • Seaspan announces refinancing
  • Regulators approve GPI-NCC merger
  • Frankfurt Airport reduces fees for low-noise aircraft

The Bunker Bulletinweb site
DECEMBER 30, 2013
  • 2013: The Year Before the Year of LNG?
    The US is closer to reaching the LNG tipping point today than a year ago.
  • Prices firm in Fujairah
    No price indications from Cape Town.
  • Prices looking for direction in Northwest Europe
    Five vessels waiting to enter the inner anchorage in Gibraltar
  • Overcapacity still blighting shipping's prospects
    'There could be some stability before 2017, but not a complete recovery', says banker.
  • Fujairah's storage capacity to grow by 478,000 m3
    'This expansion will strengthen Fujairah as a global hub for crude oil and oil products.'
  • Asian bunker markets 'a mixed bag'
    Offices in Tokyo Bay were closed for the New Year.
  • New date for 380 cSt supplies to resume
    Oil storage tank has been undergoing repairs.
  • Barge back on station in Kaohsiung
    But price differential against Singapore still wide.
  • Bunker fuel sales up at Cyprus
    New terminal on track for 2014 operations.
  • Alaskan terminal to start bunkering operations
    Services to commence on January 1, 2014.
  • South Korean refiner to double bunker fuel imports
    Refiner plans to cut fuel oil production in 2014.

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Accidents to dock workers occur equally frequently on board ships as on land.
London
Norwegian Cruise Line Holdings reports record performance for the April-June quarter
Norwegian Cruise Line Holdings reports record performance for the April-June quarter
Miami
Bookings reached an unprecedented level
Paolo Piacenza has been appointed extraordinary commissioner of the Port Authority of the Southern Tyrrhenian and Ionian Seas.
Rome/Genoa/Gioia Tauro
DB Cargo records declines in turnover and rail freight volumes
Berlin
In the first six months of this year, shipments totaled 82.9 million tons (-10.8%)
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
Trump has eliminated tariff exemptions for low-cost goods for all nations.
Washington
Goods with a value of less than $800 will also be subject to the tax.
Viking Mira was launched at Fincantieri's Ancona shipyard
Trieste
The multi-role frigate "Emilio Bianchi" was delivered to the Muggiano shipyard
The Port Authority of the Central-Northern Adriatic Sea has obtained EMAS registration
Ravenna
Certifies commitment to environmental management and sustainability
MSC Cruises reduces emissions with the support of an energy transition plan
Geneva
The 2024 Sustainability Report has been presented
DSV reports strong growth in financial and operating results thanks to the acquisition of Schenker
Hedehusene
Quarterly record in air and ocean shipment volumes
In 2024, the Fratelli Cosulich group's revenues increased by +12.8%
Genoa
Operating result down by -31.7%
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
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Tepsa has acquired a liquid bulk terminal in the port of Rotterdam.
Singapore/Rotterdam
It was sold by Global Energy Storage Holdings
The Spinelli Group has approved its 2024 sustainability report.
Genoa
Of the company's 616 direct employees, 49% are under the age of 50.
In the second quarter of this year, cargo traffic in Turkish ports grew by +1.6%
Ankara
Cargoes to and from Italy amounted to 12.7 million tons (+10.1%)
Extension of the Simplified Logistics Zone for Genoa Ports and Dry Ports to the Savona, Vado Ligure, and Bergeggi areas.
Genoa
Approval from the ZLS Steering Committee
Isotta Fraschini Motori has inaugurated a new production line for hydrogen fuel cell systems in Bari.
Trieste
They will be used for naval and land solutions
The Grande Shanghai , the Grimaldi Group's first ammonia-ready car carrier, has been christened.
Naples
It has a load capacity of 9,000 CEUs.
The Port of Genoa, FILT, and UILT have declared a five-day strike at the Bettolo Terminal.
Genoa
Fit Cisl Liguria expressed solidarity with the workers
The tender for the dredging of the commercial dock basin at the port of Ancona has been published.
Ancona
The removal of approximately 730 thousand cubic meters of sediment is planned
Tender for the restoration and enhancement of docks 32 and 33 in the Deep Sea Zone of the port of Savona
Genoa
An investment of over 6.7 million euros is expected
There are 1,100 workers in Palermo directly employed in the seaside tourism sector
Palermo
This year, cruise traffic is expected to grow by 9.4% in the port of the Sicilian capital.
Six-month growth of +9% in freight on the St. Petersburg-India/China maritime route
Fly
FESCO operates six vessels in the service
Port of Trieste: Special Commissioner Gurrieri under investigation for money laundering
Trieste
I am certain - he declared - that I can demonstrate that I acted legally, in full transparency.
Vard signs new contract for the construction of two CSOVs
Trieste
The vessels will be used to support operations in the offshore wind sector
UIR welcomes the publication of the tender for the digitalization of the logistics chain.
Rome
Di Caterina (ALIS): a concrete tool that enhances the needs of businesses and strengthens the logistics system
GNV celebrated its first ten years of activity on the Italy-Albania route
Durres
During the period, the company's ships carried over 1.25 million passengers
A shipment of over 1.2 tons of marijuana was seized at the port of Gioia Tauro.
Reggio Calabria/Catanzaro
Members of a criminal organization that imported drugs from South America through European ports and airports have been arrested.
Yang Ming orders Hanwha Ocean to build seven 15,000 TEU dual-fuel containerships
Keelung
They will be delivered between 2028 and 2029
Walden to sell healthcare logistics business to Yusen Logistics
Paris
Exclusive negotiations announced
Solinas (Sardinian Action Party) is not at all satisfied with the state of Sardinian ports
Cagliari
The immediate establishment of a special commission is urged
ANSI welcomes the introduction of the information dashboard for managing private procurement contracts in logistics.
Rome
D'Angelo: it will allow the country to take another step forward
Russo (Confcommercio): excluding road transport from the PNRR funding was shortsighted.
Rome
First bulletin from the Freight Insights Observatory produced by the National Center for Sustainable Mobility
ABB Group posts sharp growth in quarterly financial and business performance
Zurich
In the period April-June the value of new orders grew by +16.0%
Informal consultations have begun on the preliminary proposal for the new Ancona Port Master Plan.
Ancona
Eleven meetings scheduled for July
Program agreement for preparatory and functional interventions for the construction of the bridge over the Strait of Messina
Rome
It was signed today in Rome
Project to develop an ecological station for the treatment of wastewater from ships
Naples
Initiative of the Neapolitan Group of the Cenere and Iello Landing
Assiterminal urges against bringing sediment from the Bagnoli dredging project into the port of Naples.
Genoa
Cognolato and Ferrari: It is essential to safeguard the full functionality of the commercial port's activities.
Container traffic at the Port of Long Beach fell 3.4% in the second quarter.
Long Beach
A decline of -16.4% was recorded in June
Paolo Pessina has been appointed vice president of Conftrasporto-Confcommercio.
Rome
He is president of the national federation of maritime agents and brokers
Container traffic in the port of Hong Kong decreased by -8.2% in the second quarter
Hong Kong
A decrease of -13.7% was recorded in June
Cuneo-based logistics company Nord Ovest is seeing growing financial results.
Wedge
Construction work on a new depot in Mondovì will be completed in early 2026.
Container traffic at the Port of Los Angeles grows driven by fears of new tariffs
Los Angeles
June saw the highest volume ever recorded for this month
The Management Committee of the Sardinia Sea Port Authority has adopted the DPSS
Cagliari
Green light for the concession to MITO and the appeal against the rejection of Olbia's dredging project.
Three events in Genoa for three new Explora Journeys cruise ships.
Genoa
A technical launch, a coin laying and the cutting of the first sheet metal were carried out at the Fincantieri shipyard
Grimaldi sells 5% of Terminal Darsena Toscana to Livorno Port Company
Naples/Livorno
Option to purchase an additional 5% of the share capital
Concession agreement signed that assigns management of the port of Tartous to DP World
Damascus
It has a lifespan of 30 years
Matteo Gasparato appointed president of the Northern Adriatic Sea Port Authority
Rome
He was appointed extraordinary commissioner of the same port authority
Meeting in Rome between the heads of ESPO and Assoporti
Rome
Among the topics addressed, the competitiveness of European ports in the current global context
Chinese airline OOCL reports quarterly decline in scheduled service revenues
Hong Kong
Cargo transported by the company's ships is increasing
Collaboration between the Ukrainian Sea Ports Authority and the Western Ligurian Sea Port Authority
Rome
Agreement with an initial duration of five years
Survey in Germany on the prospects of companies in the maritime, port and shipbuilding sectors
Hamburg
Shipowners are more concerned. Positive prospects for ports and shipyards.
Port of Augusta: Work begins on a third bridge connecting the island to the mainland.
Augusta
Work worth over 20 million euros
Vard signs contract with InkFish for new research vessel
Trieste
The deal is worth more than 200 million euros.
1.1 billion euros will be invested in the port of Hamburg to strengthen the container sector
Hamburg
Improving accessibility and port infrastructure in the Waltershofer Hafen area
Meyer Turku delivered the new Star of the Seas cruise ship to Royal Caribbean
Turku
It has a gross tonnage of 250,800 tons
ESPO calls for increased funding for ports under the next EU Multiannual Financial Framework
Brussels
The CEF programme funds have proven to be far from sufficient
Fincantieri delivers the new Oceania Allura cruise ship to Oceania Cruises.
Miami/Trieste
Two additional Sonata-class ships have been converted into orders.
PORTS
Italian Ports:
Ancona Genoa Ravenna
Augusta Gioia Tauro Salerno
Bari La Spezia Savona
Brindisi Leghorn Taranto
Cagliari Naples Trapani
Carrara Palermo Trieste
Civitavecchia Piombino Venice
Italian Interports: list World Ports: map
DATABASE
ShipownersShipbuilding and Shiprepairing Yards
ForwardersShip Suppliers
Shipping AgentsTruckers
MEETINGS
Confindustria event on the sea economy in Rome on July 15th
Rome
The public meeting of the International Containers Studies Center will be held in Genoa on July 2nd
Genoa
››› Meetings File
PRESS REVIEW
Why Malta is objecting to a new price cap on Russian oil
(timesofmalta.com)
US has its eye on Greek ports
(Kathimerini)
››› Press Review File
FORUM of Shipping
and Logistics
Intervento del presidente Tomaso Cognolato
Roma, 19 giugno 2025
››› File
Uniport: Bringing debris from Bagnoli to the port of Naples would postpone long-awaited dredging.
Rome
Legora de Feo: It's necessary to find alternative solutions.
Taiwanese companies Evergreen, Yang Ming and WHL saw sharp declines in quarterly revenues.
Keelung/Taipei
In the period April-June it fell by -18.7%, -26.5% and -8.6% respectively
The establishment of the Information Dashboard for the management of private procurement contracts in logistics has been approved.
In May, freight traffic in the port of Ravenna grew by +1.4%
Ravenna
Bulk cargo is on the rise. Miscellaneous cargo is on the decline.
EU approves joint purchase of port equipment by terminal operators
Brussels
Joint definition of minimum technical specifications of equipment is also permitted
Serbian energy group EPS will import coal through the Montenegrin port of Bar
Bar
Currently imports from Indonesia pass through the port of Constanta
Fincantieri Foundation and Luiss University launch a project to strengthen the safety of underwater infrastructure.
Trieste
Among the objectives, contribute to the definition of a specific regulatory framework
Freewheeling: The government's U-turn on anti-mafia controls in the road haulage sector is a welcome development.
Modena
Franchini: If the government has realized it made a mistake, that's good news.
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