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October 1, 2014
Sched Netweb site
  • Two US Federal Maritime Commissioners want to slow down 2M
  • Singapore's MPA checks health of ships from Ebola ports in last 21 days
  • Protesters prevent Zim ship from discharging cargo at Oakland
  • Manila's port congestion batters Philippines economy, factories miss sales
  • Putin threatens Ukraine's exports if it even moves to sign EU trade deal
  • Port of Felixstowe earns full AEO accreditation
  • US Department of Justice trust busters won't block grey chassis pool
  • Halifax fetes 15 millionth TEU as it awaits benefits of crippling eco-law
  • DHL expands China-Europe rail service from Suzhou to Warsaw in 14 days
  • 420 bottles of Burgundy wines complete 80-day round-the-world sea voyage
  • Cargo delays blamed on forwarders at Milan's groundhandlers' grumble
  • New deal: Flights to be increased from 31 to 40 between UK and China
  • ECS Globe Air Cargo takes over as Saudia Cargo's GSSA in India

Exim Indiaweb site
SEPTEMBER 30, 2014
  • Asia-Europe freight rate drops to 11-week low
  • Box cargo volume from Asia to US at a new high in Aug.
  • Charterers remain optimistic despite small downturn in shipping confidence
  • Dredging Corporation declares 30 pc dividend
  • Function held to commemorate completion of one year of KS Bhavani Shipping SDN BHD in Malaysia
  • Exports to touch INR 10K cr., says Tobacco Board
  • GM begins car exports from India; 140 'Beats' shipped
  • Krishna-Godavari LNG wants more offshore terminals in AP
  • Hydraulic Trailer Owners Association elects office-bearers
  • India can build 30 km of highways in a day in two year's time: Gadkari
  • CIL to set up solar power projects worth INR 7K cr.
  • India to become major coal importer after China reduces imports
  • RBI keeps repo rate steady at 8 pc

International Transport Journalweb site
  • Kube & Kubenz forwards first tank container to Turkey
  • Railcar lessor snaps up Swiss counterpart
  • World's largest aircraft now on the world's longest route
  • Etihad Rail signs MoU with Gibca Crusher
  • New voice for Hamburg's HHLA
  • KTZ invests in equipment and infrastructure
  • Seko invests in full service e-commerce agency
  • Air Canada Cargo makes pricing easy
  • Cutting fuel consumption with new shunter
  • Moving food from paddock to plate in Australia
  • Rhenus reshuffles
  • ABC adds more B747F flights ex Tokyo and Seoul
  • Angelockt vom Mekka der Pharmabranche
  • K Line gets knuckles rapped by DoJ
  • Hamburg Süd celebrates in Le Havre

Marine Logweb site
SEPTEMBER 30, 2014
  • Vane gets $24.5 mod to Transcom contract
  • Astilleros Gondan wins passenger boat order
  • HII appoints corporate director submarine affairs
  • Baton Rouge to get LNG fueling and liquefaction facility
  • ClassNK releases report on MOL Comfort investigation

World Wide Shipperweb site
SEPTEMBER 30, 2014
  • Port of Seattle teaming with Corps for port deepening feasibility study
  • Inchcape Shipping Services warns of Port Milazzo terminal fire
  • RRF vessel to be honored for chemical neutralizing efforts
  • Marcon International brokers sale of tug PACIFIC PARTRIOT
  • Georgia Ports Authority reports July/August container numbers

Lloyd's Listweb site
SEPTEMBER 30, 2014
  • Major claim for a lost 18,000 teu boxship will top Costa Concordia
    Future casualty will rack up cargo losses that we simply cannot quantify, says underwriter
  • Update: Maersk and Hapag-Lloyd vessels collide in Suez Canal
    Ships make contact while sailing south through the transport artery
  • Sovcomflot starts cutting steel for the first Yamal LNG ship
    Russian tanker giant gets to work despite questions over the gas export project's fate
  • CMES books four VLCCs for $390m
    Chinese state carrier's orders mark ambition to become crude carrier giant
  • MOL Comfort was a 'rare' casualty due to storms and 'problematic' operation
    Shipbuilder Mitsubishi responds to ClassNK's investigation into split containership
  • European Shippers' Council hits out at 2M in FMC comments
    Shipper group warns that the alliance should not be seen as a P3 downgrade
  • Cosco and China Shipping units land scrapping subsidies
    China Cosco Holdings secures $228m for fleet renewal under cash-for-clunkers scheme
  • Carriers' reluctance to reduce capacity will increase pressure on rates
    New alliances will create further uncertainties, warn analysts
  • Finalists get jittery as the countdown starts for Lloyd's List Global Awards
    The pressure mounts for tonight's nominees - but who will walk away with the prizes?
  • Savannah reports surge in box traffic
    Double-digit growth for Georgia port as latest expansion project gets go-ahead
  • Libya fixture lightens a dull aframax spot market
    Repsol books tanker to deliver crude to Spain
  • Quartet shareholders approve Pangaea Logistics merger
    Parent of Phoenix Bulk Carriers and Nordic Bulk Carriers becomes latest Nasdaq-listed shipping outfit
  • ClassNK reports breakthrough in MOL Comfort probe
    Update: Japanese class society provides remedies and MLIT to release final report next March
  • Maersk Line unveils sulphur fee
    Danish carrier creates a standalone surcharge to improve transparency to customers
  • Nordic Passat plucks 150 refugees from boat in the Mediterranean
    Rescue from stricken craft off Sicily highlights people smugglers' switch of tactic
  • A fight on two fronts
    Saudi Arabia confronts weak crude prices and mounting pressure at home
  • JBIC bankrolls Berge handysize push
    Imbari Shipbuilding is to build two handysize carriers
  • Ports put proposals to Labour and Conservative conferences
    Level playing field from Brussels tops UKMPG wish list

Sea-webweb site
SEPTEMBER 30, 2014
  • Maersk to add anti-pollution surcharge
    Maersk Line plans to charge shippers an additional fee to recoup the cost of complying with new low-sulphur fuel requirements that begin on 1 January in North Europe and North America. New Emission Control Area (ECA) standards will require vessel operators to lower the maximum allowed content of
  • Uganda explores billion dollar Eurobond infrastructure sale
    Uganda's government is considering selling $1Bn of Eurobonds to fund its latest infrastructure development projects, according to its finance minister. In preparation, Maria Kiwanuka said in an interview with Bloomberg TV Africa: "We are looking at the external markets and want to make sure we have
  • Ninth Damen dredger for Nigeria
    Damen Shipyards has announced the delivery of a ninth CSD500 dredger to an established client working on a land reclamation scheme at Warri in the Niger delta. Assembly of the dredger presented a challenge since it was built at the side of a swampy river during the rainy season. The assembly team
  • Refinancing American Shipping seen to add to Ocean Yield firepower
    A proposed refinancing of American Shipping Company (AMSC) should significantly add to the firepower of Ocean Yield (OCY), shipping analysts at Arctic in Oslo say. An investment unit controlled by Aker, the Norwegian engineering to investment group that is major investor AMSC and Aker Philadelphia
  • Chinese yards secure more CMES VLCCs
    Chinese shipyards Shanghai Waigaoqiao Shipbuilding (SWS) and Dalian Shipbuilding Industry Co (DSIC) have both secured orders for a pair of VLCCs from returning compatriot shipowner China Merchants Energy Shipping (CMES) at a total cost of $389.5M. The two 318,000dwt vessels at SWS are eco-designed
  • Hull fracture caused MOL Comfort sinking
    A fractured hull girder caused the break-up and sinking of container ship MOL Comfort in June 2013, an investigation has found. Japanese classification society ClassNK, which classed the 8,110teu ship, released its final investigation report today. The MOL Comfort split into two and sank in bad
  • Pan Ocean puts itself up for sale
    South Korean bulker operator Pan Ocean has said that it will be on sale from tomorrow. Pan Ocean announced in a Korea Exchange filing on 30 September that the firm would choose a public bidding process to sell itself. The company, once South Korea's biggest bulker operator, went into receivership
  • HMD benefits most from Chinese restructuring
    South Korean shipbuilder Hyundai Mipo Dockyard (HMD) will be the largest beneficiary of China's shipbuilding industry restructuring, said KDB Daewoo Securities in a research note. KDB Daewoo Securities analyst, Ki-jong Sung said, "The Chinese government is accelerating the restructuring by forcing
  • DSME considers shipyard in China
    South Korean shipbuilder Daewoo Shipbuilding & Marine Engineering said it is now discussing to build a shipyard in Dandong, China, in collaboration with China's Rilin Group. DSME, South Korea's third biggest shipbuilder, said in a Korea Exchange filing that it has been under discussion with Rilin
  • Newbuilding and secondhand ship global sales down in August
    Newbuilding and secondhand ship sales worldwide declined year on year in August, a trend that was attributed to bearish freight rates. Statistics compiled by Greek broker Golden Destiny showed that there were 150 newbuilding orders last month, compared to 182 orders in August 2013. Among
  • EMAS Offshore launches Singapore listing
    Singapore-headquartered offshore marine contractor, EMAS Offshore has launched its public offering of shares on 29 September following the registration of its prospectus with the Monetary Authority of Singapore. The shares would be listed on the main board of the Singapore Exchange Securities
  • Jiangsu Eastern Ocean Equipment denied standardised status
    Jiangsu Eastern Ocean Equipment, a Chinese shipyard based in Jingjiang, Jiangsu province, has been denied admission into the first batch of standardised Chinese shipbuilders. The shipbuilders are those that meet the standardised requirements set by China's Ministry of Industry and Information
  • RSHI hopes to complete restructuring by June 2015
    China Rongsheng HI hopes to complete its potential restructuring with various unidentified local and overseas parties by the end of June 2015. The implementation of the potential restructuring is subject to the confirmation of the parties, a stock filing of RSHI said yesterday. The potential
  • Alam Maritim extends contracts for $22.9M
    Malaysia-listed marine services provider, Alam Maritim Resources has received a letter of extension from ExxonMobil Exploration and Production Malaysia, exercising its option to extend existing charter party contracts. The existing contracts are for one unit accommodation barge or vessel and one
  • VLGC rates slip
    Freight rates to haul LPG on very large gas carriers slipped last week as market players decided to wait for Saudi ARAMCO's announcement of October contract prices this week. As of 26 September, the Baltic Exchange assessed rates on the benchmark Gulf-Far East route at $101.643/tonne, down from
  • Ulstein wins design and system order from Van Oord
    Ulstein, the privately owned Norwegian maritime system supplier, said it has won an order from Van Oord in the Netherlands for the design and equipment contract for a subsea rock installation (SRI) vessel. "Working in close co-operation with Van Oord, this is the first fully integrated design where

The Journal of Commerceweb site
SEPTEMBER 30, 2014
  • Seattle and Tacoma ports responsible for 48,000 local jobs
    Maritime cargo activity at the ports of Seattle and Tacoma supported 48,100 direct, indirect and induced jobs and $4.1 billion in income and re-spending in the region, according to a study released Tuesday by Martin Associates. The study includes all types of cargo handled by the Pacific Northwest ports. As a...
  • Zim ship unloads in Long Beach after Oakland protest
    A Zim Integrated Shipping Services ship forced to abandon its scheduled call at the Port of Oakland over the weekend is now docked at the Port of Long Beach and unloading. According to The Jewish Press, the Zim Shanghai left SSA Terminal at the Port of Oakland on Sunday and steamed...
  • Middle Eastern feeder line launches India-Iran service
    The Middle East-based short sea shipping line Admiral Feeders has introduced a direct feeder link between India and Iran. The weekly shuttle service connects the Port of Mundra on India's west coast with Bandar Abbas, Iran's main cargo gateway. The container service was scheduled to begin with the Admiral Venture vessel calling at...
  • US truck rentals expected to rise with growth in capacity demands
    PacLease, the equipment leasing arm of truck maker Paccar, is expanding its rental fleet as trucking companies seek cost-efficient ways to match freight demands with capacity. The company has expanded its rental fleet by 20 percent since 2012 and rental demand "is at an all-time high," said Tom Pecyna, PacLease...
  • Zenith adds new trucks, trailers to fleet
    Zenith Global Logistics will expand its fleet as the company continues to benefit from a growing demand for home furnishings in the U.S. The North Carolina-based company, a home furnishings supply chain, announced it is adding 12 new trucks and 20 new trailers to its fleet to meet growing demand. U.S. furniture...
  • Drewry on port congestion: Certain regions at greater risk
    Container port congestion has been a hot topic this year, with issues including late ship arrivals; strikes, or fears of strikes, and their impact; terminal projects; and adverse weather conditions popping up across the world. While some congestion is caused by short-term issues, certain world regions may be at greater...
  • Conditions improving at western Canada ports
    Shippers are getting U.S.-bound cargo more easily through the British Columbia ports of Vancouver and Prince Rupert as the surge in imports avoiding the U.S. West Coast because of labor talks subsides with the conclusion of the ocean peak season. In early September, DP World Vancouver again began accepting U.S.-bound containers...
  • Alphaliner: Overcapacity could grow worse, eroding rates
    Carriers operating in the Asia-Europe and trans-Pacific trades could fall victims to their own tactics, as Alphaliner predicts their refusal to trim capacity and the delivery of big ships could cause major spot rate erosion. A massive influx of capacity could push spot rates, which are already in a volatile trend...
  • Brazilian logistics provider secures funding for launch
    Modern Logistics S.A. has secured funding that will help the Brazilian logistics services provider launch operations within two months, offering regional warehousing and air and ground distribution. The supply chain company, based in São Paulo, secured up to 75 million Brazilian reais (about US$30.6 million). Modern Logistics, catering to companies with high-value...
  • With carrier interest in Miami, FECR betting on intermodal future
    Florida East Coast Railway is preparing for completion of the Port of Miami's harbor-deepening project in the fourth quarter of 2015 by purchasing new equipment and locomotives and offering expedited services to population centers in the Southeast. South Atlantic ports anticipate increased container trade with Asia in early 2016 with the...
  • China putting $293 million into shipping sector
    Nearly $300 million in subsidies were given to four Chinese ship lines today, as the Chinese government begins to roll out parts of a six-year plan to update its shipping industry. China Cosco, Cosco Shipping, China Shipping Development Companies and China Shipping Container Lines all received a share of the 1.8...
  • Con-way Freight plans $60 million LTL driver pay hike
    This story was updated at 4:44 p.m., Sept. 30, 2015. Con-way Freight today said it will boost truck driver pay by $60 million in 2015, restructuring pay rates for more than 14,000 line-haul and pickup-and-delivery drivers nationwide. The second-largest U.S. less-than-truckload carrier said it will raise pay, align rates with geographic...
  • Brazil's year-old port law offers little of clarity promised
    The biggest losers from the new law were terminals operating at the Port of Santos.Facing pressure from powerful shipper groups, Brazilian President Dilma Rousseff in 2011 decided to do something about her country's ailing transportation infrastructure. Specifically, she wanted to improve the port facilities that many major shippers were decrying...
  • Air freight shippers face disruption as Lufthansa pilots strike
    European air freight shippers are facing fresh disruption today as a strike by Lufthansa pilots forced the cancellation of 50 long-haul flights to and from Frankfurt, Germany, the German carrier's global cargo hub. The strike, over planned changes to the pilots' early retirement scheme, comes just two days after pilots at...
  • Maersk unveils low-sulfur surcharges
    Maersk Line has announced low-sulfur surcharges of up to $160 per 20-foot container on the North Atlantic and lesser amounts on other trade routes to offset the cost of complying with regulations requiring ships to switch to cleaner fuels in 2015. All vessels sailing through so-called Emission Control Areas - the...
  • Toyota to export SUVs through Savannah
    Toyota will use the Port of Savannah's Ocean Terminal for exports of several thousand Highlander sport-utility vehicles annually from the automaker's Princeton, Indiana, plant to Australia and New Zealand. Savannah handled 26,375 of the 700,702 units of vehicles that moved through Georgia Port Authority facilities during the fiscal year ended June...
  • Idle container ship fleet falls to three-year low
    The idle container ship fleet has shrunk to a three-year low, driven by rising carrier demand for Panamax vessels of 3,000 TEUs to 5,100 TEUs capacity, according to Alphaliner. There were 117 vessels above 500 TEUs, with a combined capacity of 212,000 TEUS, or 1.2 percent of the global cellular fleet,...
  • Manila adds yard capacity to cope with growth in trade
    HONG KONG - The Philippines-based International Container Terminal Services, Inc. (ICTSI) will speed up construction of new yard facilities and an inland container depot at its flagship Manila terminal, boosting the yard capacity by more than 20 percent. With sustained and robust growth expected in the country's economy, the Philippine government...
  • Foreign couriers seek clarity on China ruling to open domestic sector
    HONG KONG - The world's top integrators are waiting to see how the recent ruling by China's State Council to liberalize domestic package delivery will play out across the multibillion dollar market dominated by a multitude of small low-cost operators. A State Council statement said it had been decided to "fully...

TradeWindsweb site
SEPTEMBER 30, 2014
  • Export alliance expands
    A leading owner and charterer of bulkers made waves Tuesday after announcing plans to beef up its joint venture with Marubeni.
  • OSG tipped as M&A target
    A growing number of market forecasters believe the second and third largest operators of Jones Act tankers may pursue a merger in the months ahead.
  • Tenaska teams with Waller
    Waller Marine of the US is moving forward with a campaign to cash in on rising demand for LNG fuel in the Gulf of Mexico.
  • Thumbs up for Pangaea
    Pangaea Logistics Solutions has received resounding approval for a $375m deal that will bring the US bulker operator to the Nasdaq stock exchange.
  • Conoco exports US crude
    ConocoPhillips has exported the first cargo of Alaskan crude in a decade.
  • TNK targets TIL
    Teekay Tankers has launched a campaign aimed at acquiring more shares of affiliate Tanker Investments Ltd (TIL).
  • Teekay shares on fire
    Teekay Corp shares were running hot today as a decision to hike its dividend proved a hit with investors.
  • Pola Maritime wants more
    The company has just taken delivery of the last of six 37,500-dwt Sea Horse-type vessels from Qingshan Shipyard.
  • Difficult dredger
    Dutch shipbuilder Damen has completed the construction of a new dredger despite facing huge difficulties during the assembly process due to severe weather conditions.
  • Cold cuts
    South Korean shipbuilder DSME has cut steel on the first of a raft of ice-breaking LNG carrier newbuildings which will serve the Russian Arctic's Yamal LNG project.
  • Cosco banks scrap cash
    China Cosco Holdings has received a huge subsidy linked to its fleet renewal efforts.
  • Gas drives Sloman profit
    Germany's Sloman Neptun has posted a bigger first-half profit as its LPG carriers increased earnings.
  • Avance to squash forecasts
    Danske Bank has tipped VLGC spot specialist Avance Gas to shatter consensus expectations in the third quarter.
  • Atlantska stretches option
    Croatian owner Atlantska Plovidba has extended an option for a third ultramax bulker newbuilding in China.
  • Skangass builds another
    LNG provider Skangass has secured its second contract to build a new LNG terminal within a month.
  • The moment of impact
    An extraordinary video showing the collision between two huge container vessels in the Suez Canal has been released by the Port Said police.
  • What led to MOL Comfort loss?
    The MOL Comfort could have broken in half in the Indian Ocean last year because of lateral loads acting on the double bottom structure, according to a final report into the loss and post-panamax containership safety by ClassNK.
  • Sinotrans taking charter hit
    Hong Kong's Sinotrans Shipping has warned of a potential loss after a charterer defaulted on a term deal.
  • Heavyweight backs DHT
    Norway's Rasmussengruppen, one of the main shareholders in Norden, has thrown its weight behind major VLCC owner DHT Holdings.
  • Yujin sees red
    Singapore's Yujin International has seen a red bottom line for the first half of 2014 after selling off its bunker tankers.
  • Trident adds five
    Trident Alliance, the recently-launched band of shipowners seeking to ensure the enforcement of sulphur regulations, has welcomed five more members onboard.
  • Bergen has to pay
    Norway's Bergen Group has been told to hand over compensation to Poland's Stocznia Gdansk yard after it withheld fees for a delayed ferry hull.
  • GMS wins contract
    Offshore shipowner Gulf Marine Services (GMS) has secured a contract for one small-class vessel under construction.
  • Ostenfeldt joins Nordic
    Thome Ship Management chief executive Carsten Ostenfeldt has quit to take up an executive position at Nordic Tankers.
  • Samsung looks overseas
    Samsung Heavy Industries is eyeing a near $1bn investment to set up its first shipbuilding facility overseas.
  • GSI sells subsidiary
    State-owned Chinese shipbuilder Guangzhou Shipyard International (GSI) is hoping to raise at least CNY 413.79m ($67.34m) from the sale of a subsidiary.
  • Korean ferry grounds
    All 109 people have been rescued from a South Korean ferry that hit a rock off Hongdo Island on Tuesday.
  • Nordic eyes duo
    German shipowner Nordic Hamburg is in talks to buy two cancelled newbuildings in Bangladesh.
  • Japan backs Berge Bulk
    Berge Bulk has secured export credit financing for a pair of handysize bulkers ordered at Japan's Imabari Shipbuilding.
  • Japan LNG imports ease
    Japan's August imports of LNG fell to their lowest level in four years just released government data shows.
  • Poulsson joins FSL
    FSL Trust Management (FSLTM) has recruited Esben Poulsson as it continues to beef up its management expertise.
  • Jones Act duo mull listings
    A private equity firm backed by Norwegian shipping mogul Kjell Inge Rokke has abandoned plans to exit the Jones Act product tanker segment.
  • Teekay shifts gears
    Teekay Corp has announced plans to overhaul its dividend policy.

American Shipperweb site
SEPTEMBER 30, 2014
  • EU lays out alternative fueling timelines
  • FedEx to launch share buyback program
  • Containerships collide near entrance to Suez Canal
  • China customs self-compliance pilot likely to extend into 2015
  • ARTEMUS to provide customs broker services
  • Campaign to enforce ocean emission regs gains support
  • Savannah picks up Toyota export business
  • Crowley adds two heavylift barges to fleet

The Bunker Bulletinweb site
SEPTEMBER 30, 2014
  • ABB explores turbocharger upgrades to help cut fuel costs
    Firm initially working on upgrade packages for Wartsila cruise ship engine.
  • Port Authority of Thailand announces extra fuel surcharge
    Will effect ports of Bangkok and Laem Chabang as of October 1.
  • Italian oil refinery fire disrupts port ops
    All berthing/unberthing operations remained suspended on Monday.
  • Firms to construct LNG fuelling facility in Louisiana
    Will be based at the port of Baton Rouge.
  • Bunkerworld launches 'ECA' low sulphur index for 2015
    Responds to industry need for a tool to calculate and explain surcharge changes to customers.
  • CMA CGM publishes ECA surcharge rates
    Box operator's notice comes amid similar announcements.
  • Yujin International posts half-yearly loss
    Last year's bunker tanker sale still hitting revenue.
  • Singapore facing 'oversupply'
    Players expect up to 3.8 million metric tonnes of fuel oil to arrive in October.
  • Maersk Line: ECA box charge over $100 on some routes
    Move is to meet extra costs of ECA operations
  • Georgia Kounalakis joins OW Bunker's North America team
    Kounalakis comes to OW Bunker North America from Aegean Marine Petroleum.
  • Trident Alliance builds up numbers
    And moves ahead on compliance technology.
  • Finnish LNG terminal to go on stream in 2016
    Skangass seeks to satisfy demand for the gas in shipping and other industries.
  • Omani port mulls LS MGO supplies
    Move requires refineries to be 'fully prepared'.
  • Sohar has 'edge over Fujairah', says commercial manager
    Port mulls possible third bunker supplier.
  • Shipping emissions of 'national importance', say campaigners
    Call for a number of Australian ports to cap sulphur content of marine fuel.
  • Vessels seized over illegal bunker transfer
    Crew of boxship and fishing boat under investigation.

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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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