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BRIEFS
March 3, 2014
Sched Netweb site
  • OOCL hikes southeast Asia-Australia rate US$200/TEU from April 1
  • MOL offers two intra-Asia Qingdao-Manila/Bangkok services with RCL
  • Hutchison Port Holdings profit off 4pc to US$953 million, revenues up 4pc
  • Work to resume 'normal pace' on locks under 'conceptual' Panama pact
  • CSAV stung by US$8.9 million US fine for rigging ro-ro rates
  • Evergreen looks to new ways to develop wider role in new CKYHE
  • Fujian Customs and quarantine sector tie up to enhance efficiency
  • Alashankou's January trade cargo falls 10.1pc to 2.28 million tonnes
  • Felixstowe port adds US$2.50 charge on truck calls from noon to 5pm
  • Philippines Supreme Court backs company in seafarer disability case
  • Goodman leases 54,880 square metres for new Alibaba DC in Suzhou
  • Maritime insurers UK P&I Club sees business increase in 2014 renewals
  • China's 2013 air cargo and mail rises 2.4pc 5.06 million tonnes
  • DHL and Etihad Cargo increase connectivity through the Middle East
  • Emirates to create cargo corridor between 2 airports and Dubai port

Exim Indiaweb site
APRIL 28, 2014
  • Agreement reached to increase ILO minimum wage for the able seafarer
  • ICS Chairman praises IMO efficiency at World Ocean Summit
  • MOL signs deal to build, charter new LNG carrier
  • NYK report receives Special Achievement Award at 2013 Nikkei Annual Report Awards
  • SAL, Sai Maritime load reactors in record time at Mumbai Port
  • SCI's Annual Worldwide Agents Meet 2014 from today
  • Cotton exports likely to reach 10 m bales this year
  • Essar imports more crude, while RIL cuts inward shipment
  • Exports of wheat, rice & corn may drop by 29 pc in 2014-15: USDA
  • Import - Export Code (iec) number explained
  • Imports of natural rubber up during Apr.-Jan. 2013-14
  • India emerges largest shrimp exporter to US
  • MSME Ministry seeks tax relief in FTP to boost exports
  • Textile exports may fall short of target
  • Bhushan Patil elected JNPT Labour Trustee for eighth consecutive time
  • N. N. Kumar appointed Chairman of JN Port
  • Fag-end rally helps rupee close firm at 61.80
  • Forex reserves drop by $ 383.7 m to $ 293.40 bn
  • Govt clears projects worth Rs 16k crore
  • Lanco Infratech bags INR 3,960 cr. order from TN
  • NTPC to increase its presence in MP
  • Shashi Kiran Shetty bestowed with 'Business Leader of the Year' award

International Transport Journalweb site
  • Fleet integration programme for grain shippers
  • DNV GL opens Asia Pacific HQ in Singapore
  • Two engineering awards for CSX tunnel project
  • Gulf Air returns to Teheran today
  • WCI dropping further
  • Victron Energy opens new warehouse in Spain
  • UNIFE welcomes work on fourth railway package
  • Avianca returning to London
  • Stena expanding on Irish-French route
  • K Line launches new Jaseco services
  • UK: Freight Movement in Wales expands fleet
  • Operations start at new Deichmann distribution centre
  • Mit der Schiene auf gutem Kurs
  • JAL further reduces fuel cargo surcharge

World Wide Shipperweb site
APRIL 28, 2014
  • Trucking group disrupting Port Metro Vancouver operations
  • Washington Ecology Department praises Port of Vancouver cleanup effort
  • U.S. rail freight traffic climbs during week
  • Port of Port Angeles seeking advisory committee applicants
  • Panama Canal Authority reaches deal for expansion work

Lloyd's Listweb site
APRIL 28, 2014
  • Quijano confirms three-month delay to enlarged Panama Canal
    Waterway pushes back commercial transit start date to the first quarter of 2016
  • GasLog seeks secondhand tonnage as energy firms divest and small players fold
    Company braced for LNG consolidation on posting strong annual results
  • Company results round-up
    Free to read: Keep up to date during the earnings season with our daily summary of financial reports
  • Höegh LNG slides into the red
    Weakening liquefied natural gas shipping market claims another casualty
  • BW LPG exercise options for two VLGCs
    Gas shipping company eyes growth in shipping US propane and butane
  • Golar bearish about short-term LNG shipping prospects
    Fredriksen gas carrier pulls no punches as its income slides
  • Eitzen Chemical hits a high as losses shrink
    Owner expects further improvements in chemtanker market
  • Scorpio Bulkers nets a new loan for four newbuildings
    Lauro-led outfit also announces new charter-in agreements
  • Busan offers discounts to green ships
    South Korean port adopts Environmental Ship Index as benchmark
  • See-saw ride for capesizes
    Rates have come up strongly, but should stay within today's range throughout the week
  • Eimskip pushes back newbuildings' delivery a second time
    Icelandic carrier says delay will not affect services as it posts operating profits down 9%
  • Asia-Europe rates slide again
    Prices slip by more than $100 week on week
  • Turkish ship recycler moves closer to European approval
    ISO certification positions Aliaga to meet Brussels' stricter standards
  • Tokyo Gas-backed orders signal Japanese rush to buy US LNG
    MOL and NYK book new tonnage at Japan Marine United
  • Pile them high
    As boxships get bigger, owners must rethink the way they stack cargo on board
  • Maersk Tankers seeks a way out
    Product segment has promise but can AP Moller-Maersk arm fulfil its potential?
  • Top five most-read stories
    Free to read: Friday February 27
  • Hutchison Port Holdings reports a 4% drop in annual operating profits
    Higher depreciation costs weigh down on earnings
  • Oldendorff reveals 68 firm newbuilding orders
    Dry bulk operator expects up to 80 vessels to join its fleet in the next four years
  • DFDS benefits from recovery in northern Europe
    Ferry and ro-ro operator posts a $64m pre-tax operating profit for 2013
  • Panama Canal work 'to regain normal pace'
    Canal authority and contractors table a conceptual agreement to finish the third locks
  • The Week on Wall Street | February 28
    Free to read: the first OSG lender legal challenge, Matson Shipping, Diamond S and overordering in the tanker market
  • CSAV pleads guilty to US price-fixing charge and agrees to pay $8.9m
    Chilean line is the target for the first charges filed by antitrust agency in shipping probe
  • CSAV shareholders to vote on Hapag-Lloyd merger
    Extraordinary shareholders' meeting scheduled for March 21

Fairplayweb site
APRIL 28, 2014
  • NSB considers conversions
    NSB Niederelbe Schiffahrts - one of Germany's biggest charter container shipowners - is plotting a major ship conversion scheme in a bid to escape the slump in period rates for Panamax boxships.
  • Woodside signs LNG deal with Korea Gas Corp
    Korea Gas Corp (KOGAS) will buy 2.2M tonnes of LNG from Australia's Woodside over the next three years, Woodside announced today.
  • Danish Ship Finance impairment losses narrow
    Danish Ship Finance (DSF), the privately owned Copenhagen-based shipping bank, has reported a sharp narrowing of loan impairment charges and subsequently a significant increase in net profit.
  • MacGregor buys Deep Water Solutions
    Finnish onshore, offshore, and maritime load handling equipment maker Cargotec has announced that its MacGregor business unit has bought Deep Water Solutions (DWS) of Kristiansand, Norway, for an undisclosed sum.
  • Hoegh LNG dives to 2013 loss
    Hoegh LNG has reported a loss for both the final quarter of 2013 and the full year, and has warned that the sector is likely to face several challenging years because of excess capacity.
  • Box rates spiralling down
    Freight rates for container liftings ex Far East continued to drop fast this week ahead ahead of renewed rate restoration attempts by liner operators.1083671.timg
  • Panama Canal compromise reached
    A deal has been reached to complete the Panama Canal's third set of locks, although the debut of commercial operations will be delayed until spring 2016.1482282.timg
  • Speeding caused VLCC to crash into pipeline
    The Korea Coast Guard has announced that a Singapore-flagged VLCC was going too fast when it came into contact with GS Caltex's three pipelines in Yeosu last month.
  • STX O&S in further debt-to-equity swap
    Beleaguered South Korean shipbuilder STX Offshore & Shipbuilding will issue 756.5M new shares to its creditors in a further debt-to-equity swap.

The Journal of Commerceweb site
APRIL 28, 2014
  • SCFI Asia-Europe Rates Showing 'Rapid Decay'
    Shanghai Containerized Freight Index, North Europe, week ending Feb. 28, 2014. Full-size image Spot container freight rates from Shanghai to northern European and Mediterranean ports fell about $120 per TEU in the week of Feb. 28, continuing a downward trend that started in the second week of January and marking the lowest...
  • JOC Truckload Capacity Index Drops to New Low
    The JOC Truckload Capacity Index dropped to 79.8 in the fourth quarter - its lowest reading yet - as several large truckload fleets continued to reduce their tractor count in late 2013. The index fell after climbing in the previous two quarters from 79.9 to 81.9. The index, based on actual...
  • CSAV Pleads Guilty to Ro-Ro Price-Fixing Conspiracy
    CSAV has agreed to plead guilty and pay a criminal fine of $8.9 million for its involvement in a conspiracy to fix prices, allocate customers and rig bids of international shipping services for roll-on, roll-off cargo, to and from the U.S. and elsewhere, according to the U.S. Department of Justice. The...
  • Panama Canal Locks Delayed Again Under New Contractor Pact
    The deadline for completing the $5.25 billion Panama Canal's expansion project has been postponed by another three months, to early 2016, under a tentative refinancing agreement between the Panama Canal Authority and the engineering consortium that is building the new locks. The verbal refinancing agreement, which contracting consortium Grupo Unidos por...
  • Vancouver Unionized Truckers to Hold Strike Vote March 1
    Port Metro VancouverUnifor-Vancouver Container Truckers' Association says it will hold a strike vote on March 1 that could result in its members joining hundreds of other truckers who walked off the job at Port Metro Vancouver on Feb. 26. Members of Unifor-VCTA, which is British Columbia's largest union representing container truckers,...
  • Storms Drive US Spot Truckload Rates Higher
    U.S. spot market truckload rates remain unseasonably high, propped up by a combination of higher demand and supply chain disruptions caused by continuing severe winter weather in parts of the country. The DAT average national dry van spot market rate rose to a new peak of $1.98 per mile in...
  • Airports Boosting Investment in the Cold Chain
    On a recent day in mid-December, two 747 freighters flew into MidAmerica St. Louis Airport loaded with 250,000 pounds of Chilean blueberries. Just days later, another 160,000 pounds of the fruit landed at the airport. For MidAmerica, which has ambitions of becoming an air cargo hub for perishables, it was the...
  • Ocean Carrier Rate Revision Roundup for Feb. 28
    Multiple container lines hope to increase rates in a variety of trade lanes from March through June, although any hikes achieved could be fleeting, as overcapacity continues to negatively impact carriers' control of pricing. JOC's TPM 2014 conference, which kicks off on March 2, will feature discussions of volatility in the...
  • New Rail Services Give Perishables Shippers Options
    New and expanding refrigerated rail services are delivering new options for smaller food shippers who soon could be left out in the cold by western railroads as thousands of 50-year-old mechanical boxcars are retired in the coming years. "Over the next decade or so, there is a real wall coming up...
  • With ILWU Talks About to Heat Up, Shippers Weigh Options
    Li & Fung Logistics isn't waiting for the worst-case scenario. The logistics division of Hong Kong-based sourcing giant Li & Fung - and other cargo owners like it who ship through the U.S. West Coast - will be watching closely over the next four months as the International Longshore and...
  • Q&A: By Whom the Bill Is Paid
    Q: I hope you can provide me with some guidance on this. A carrier has these rules. They do not recognize Section 7 on any bill of lading as stated in the rules tariff. I have encountered situations described in B and C quite a few times, but A not so...
  • Nehru Port OKs PSA's Bid for Fourth Container Terminal
    Global port-terminal operator PSA International has been selected to build and operate the long-delayed fourth container terminal at Jawaharlal Nehru Port, India's largest container hub, through a public-private partnership development scheme. "The board of trustees at a meeting on Feb. 26 approved PSA's bid and agreed to issue a formal letter...
  • Massive Container Terminal Considered for Malaysia's Port Klang
    A planned new container facility at Port Klang will offer 30 million TEUs of extra capacity, according to government ministers. A new port of such size would significantly up the competitive ante against rival operators at Tanjung Pelepas, Maersk's South East Asia hub, and PSA's vast terminal complex at Singapore, as...

TradeWindsweb site
APRIL 28, 2014
  • Golar seeks refinancing
    Golar LNG Partners said it is in talks to refinance an $84.5m loan backed by an eight-year-old LNG carrier.
  • Golar beats estimates
    Golar LNG has reported a group-wide decline in operating income, although both of its New York-listed companies beat analyst expectations.
  • Rescue called off
    The US Coast Guard has called off the search for a missing solo mariner after a tanker and pure car carrier diverted to help the rescue efforts.
  • Olympic fixes newbuilds
    Olympic Shipping has picked up contracts for a pair of subsea support newbuildings.
  • FRNT's cape IPO carrot
    Frontline 2012's long anticipated initial public offering (IPO) for its capesize fleet has added another carrot for investors in John Fredriksen's flagship company, analysts say.
  • Arison to pocket $400m
    Micky Arison stands to pocket around $400m from the sale of slice of cruiseship owner Carnival Corporation.
  • Klaveness profit triples
    Torvald Klaveness tripled its earnings in 2013 as it cut operating costs despite a bigger fleet.
  • FSL gets breathing room
    First Ship Lease (FSL) has reached a agreement with lenders to relax loan covenants until the end of the year.
  • Crews win pay rise
    Shipping companies and the ITF union have agreed a pay hike for crews worth 4.95% by 2016.
  • Flex pressing ahead
    Flex LNG is biding its time on a potential merger or asset sales as it focuses on finding finance and charters for its Samsung newbuildings.
  • SALT bulks up
    Scorpio Bulkers has moved quickly to add to its fleet of chartered in vessels and tied up financing for four newbuildings under construction.
  • Ardmore ups the ante
    Ardmore Shipping has increased its proposed share sale as it revealed it is on the hunt for resales and modern second-hand products tankers.
  • Diamond Geezer
    TradeWinds digests the digits making the headlines this week.
  • Suitcase financing
    We take a look at what was said in the market over the past week.
  • Eitzen Chem keen to buy
    Norway's Eitzen Chemical is still trying to find new cash streams to built its business, but recent debt sales have "created a new dynamic" in the process, it said.
  • GasLog in strong finish
    GasLog has reported a strong set of fourth quarter results which came in clear of Wall Street forecasts.
  • Tallink raises its sights
    Baltic ro-pax group Tallink has seen annual earnings fall, but an improved fourth quarter result has left it positive for 2014.
  • Wisdom adds two more
    Taiwan's Wisdom Marine has increased its big orderbook in Japan with two more 81,700-dwt bulkers.
  • DFDS launches buy-back
    Danish shipowner DFDS is rewarding investors through a buy-back scheme worth DKK 200m ($40.67m).
  • DFDS does better
    Danish ro-ro owner DFDS is still looking to make acquisitions after posting better profit for 2013.
  • Subsea 7 in $75m win
    Norway's Subsea 7 has won a $75m subsea contract with oil heavyweight ExxonMobil in Canada.
  • Sales hurt NOCC
    Norwegian Car Carriers (NOCC) fell to a deeper loss in the final quarter after scrapping two vessels.
  • PB to slow record growth
    Pacific Basin Shipping plans to slow down its record expansion pace in the face of rising asset prices and the filing up of shipyard slots in Japan.
  • CSAV slashes loss
    A tax gain has helped Chilean container line CSAV cut a large chunk from its annual loss.
  • Latvian loses less
    Products tanker owner Latvian Shipping Co (LSC) has cut its annual loss after a profitable second half.
  • JMU seals LNG double
    Shipbuilder Japan Marine United Corp (JMU) has secured orders for two LNG carrier newbuildings from domestic shipowners.
  • Hoegh LNG misses mark
    Hoegh LNG sank deeper into the red than predicted in the fourth quarter.
  • CSAV admits price-fixing
    Chile's CSAV has pleaded guilty to price-fixing in the US.
  • Top-up for CSCL
    Chinese container line CSCL has lined up a new loan worth $57m with Pingan Bank.
  • Jinhui slams private equity
    Jinhui Shipping & Transportation is the latest shipowner to argue that private equity is harming the recovery in the dry bulk sector.
  • Seaspan wins BC order
    Canada's BC Ferries is ordering a new cable ferry at Vancouver's Seaspan yard.
  • Jinhui slips to a loss
    Jinhui Shipping & Transportation has ended the year on a downer with a loss in the fourth quarter due to vessel write-downs.
  • Alam Maritime suffers
    Malaysia's Alam Maritim Resources has reported a near five-fold drop in FY 2013 fourth quarter profits.
  • Oldendorff comes clean
    Oldendorff has revealed comprehensive details of its huge newbuild programme which spans yards in China, Japan and South Korea.

American Shipperweb site
APRIL 28, 2014
  • Breakthrough reached on Panama Canal contract impass
    The Panama Canal Authority and the international consortium building the new locks for an expanded Canal announced Friday that they had reached a tentative agreement on a framework for completing the project.
  • COSCO to raise cargo rates by $1,000 in 11 weeks
    COSCO announced sharp rate increases for all cargo from the Far East to Red Sea and Persian Gulf trade over 11 weeks, adding a total of $2,000 to existing rates across two lanes.
  • Oregon's governor orders study at Port of Portland
  • Cargo weighs down IAG in 2013
    IAG Cargo, the amalgamation of the cargo divisions at British Airways and Iberia, experienced a 7-percent drop in volume between 2012 and 2013, seeing activity decline to 5,653 million cargo-ton kilometers last year.
  • Kalitta Air helps launch NY-Amsterdam service
  • Weekly GRI Roundup
  • Jaenichen says marine highway program should expand focus
    DOT should explore expanding the Marine Highway concept beyond barge services for containers to other kinds of cargo normally carried by truck or rail, Acting Maritime Administrator Paul Jaenichen said.
  • CSAV shareholders to vote on Hapag-Lloyd merger
  • Japan 24-hour rule set to begin
    The Advance Filing Rule is similar to the U.S. 24-hour rule in timing, but requires more detailed information about the cargo itself and the parties involved in the transaction.
  • U.S. 4Q GDP revised down to 2.4%
  • Corn shippers warned to avoid co-mingling

The Bunker Bulletinweb site
APRIL 28, 2014
  • Fuel prices fall in the Americas
    Tight low sulphur avails reported in the US Gulf and along the US East Coast.
  • Weekly Global Market Report
    A weekly price roundup from bunkering hubs around the world.
  • DFDS may shut down 'unprofitable' routes due to high fuel costs
    Large-scale analysis of route network underway in light of upcoming 'costly' eco regulations.
  • Groups to sign preliminary deal to end Panama Canal dispute
    ACP and GUPC to give $100 million each for 'immediate cash flow needs' to fully resume expansion work.
  • DNV GL and Singapore join forces on research
    Areas to be addressed include LNG risk assessment, energy saving and emission reduction technology.
  • Lack of price direction as week ends
    Bunker prices were soft in Istanbul.
  • Prices soft in Fujairah
    Bunker prices climb in Suez.
  • Box shipping company to dump fuel-guzzling ships
    Capacity to be replaced with more fuel-efficient tonnage.
  • Singapore fuel oil stocks fall
    But February average unchanged from January.
  • Hong Kong bunker player shrugs off share price fluctuations
    Share value dipped 20% on Monday.
  • Asian prices soften to end week
    Good avails reported across key trading hubs.
  • Opportunity for bonded bunkering at Georgia
    No bunker tanker supply available since early last year.
  • Titan delays 2013 annual results
    Extra time needed to finalise results as two directors left the board, group says.
  • Sinopec sale to include Hong Kong marine fuels business
    Firm plans to sell up to 30% of its retail oil business to private investors.
  • Reports: Greek port planning LNG bunkering facility
    Qatari company linked to development.

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Jeremy Nixon will hand over his position as CEO of Ocean Network Express to Till Ole Barrelet on July 1st.
Singapore
The German manager comes from Emirates Shipping Lines
The first three electric gantry cranes have been installed at the new intermodal terminal in Milan Smistamento.
Milan
At full capacity it will be able to handle up to 44 trains per day
Hong Kong government protests PPC's removal from Panamanian ports
Hong Kong/Beijing
Beijing government spokeswoman stressed that China will firmly protect the rights and legitimate interests of its companies.
European transport associations call for the CEF to be allocated at least €100 billion
Brussels
Chronic underfunding and financial shortfalls are lamented
The Panamanian government assigns the transitional management of the port of Balboa to APM Terminals and the port of Cristóbal to TiL
Hong Kong/Panama
CK Hutchison Holdings denounces the illegality of the terminal seizure and confirms the possibility of legal action.
Panamanian government seizes assets and equipment at the ports of Balboa and Cristóbal
Panama
The Panama Ports Company of the CK Hutchison group has been removed from the management of the two ports
Statement by rail and intermodal transport associations against gigaliners on European roads
Brussels
The current positions of the EU institutions - they denounce - all include elements that risk opening the door to a widespread diffusion of these vehicles.
The mandate of the EuNavFor Aspides mission has been extended until 28 February 2027.
Brussels
A budget of almost 15 million euros has been approved
The EU-ETS Observatory of Puertos del Estado confirms the risk of loss of container traffic share of European ports
The EU-ETS Observatory of Puertos del Estado confirms the risk of loss of container traffic share of European ports
Madrid
Santana: We believe that some aspects of the ETS should be monitored and, where necessary, revised.
Tidewater acquires Brazil's Wilson Sons Ultratug Participações for $500 million.
Houston
It has a fleet of 22 Platform Supply Vessels
Trump attempts to circumvent the Supreme Court ruling by introducing temporary tariffs
Trump attempts to circumvent the Supreme Court ruling by introducing temporary tariffs
Washington/Suitland
An executive order confirming the suspension of the "de minimis" regime was also signed.
Slight growth in freight traffic in the port of Ancona in 2025
Ancona
Rolling stock slightly down. Passenger numbers significantly down.
Construction of the cruise terminal at Molo San Cataldo in Taranto will begin in October.
London
Global Ports Holding invests over €4.5 million
One dead and four injured on board the cruise ship World Legacy (formerly Moby Zaza )
Singapore
A fire broke out on the unit
SBB CFF FFS Cargo has sold 31 locomotives to Nordic Re-Finance
Bern
The Swiss company plans to equip itself exclusively with vehicles produced by Stadler Rail Valencia by 2035.
Last year, freight traffic in the port of Hamburg grew by 2.6 percent.
Last year, freight traffic in the port of Hamburg grew by 2.6 percent.
Hamburg
Containers boosted the growth. Volumes remained stable in the fourth quarter alone.
In the fourth quarter of 2025, the DFDS Group recorded a net loss of DKK -286 million.
Copenhagen
Last year, cargo traffic in Montenegro's ports grew by 1.6%.
Podgorica
Cargoes to and from Italy alone increased by +64.6%
To APM Terminals the 37.5% of the Southern Container Terminal of the port of Jeddah
The Hague/Dubai
DP World will keep the remaining 62.5%
Continues the bending of the traffic of the container in the port of Los Angeles
Los Angeles
In January decrease of -12.1%. Bown: the state of exports to China seems bad
In the fourth trimester of the 2025 the traffic of the goods in the port of Civitavecchia is increased of +8.6%
Civitavecchia
In the whole year growth was +3.1%
Samskip sells marine and logistic services with the United Kingdom and Ireland to the CLdN
Luxembourg/Rotterdam
The agreement includes rental agreements for over 5,000 multimodal load units
The Antitrust has reopened the procedure on the concentration between the Ignazio Messina & C. and the Terminal San Giorgio
Rome
The International Chamber of Shipping against the new harbour taxes programmed by the US government
Washington
Necessary - the association emphasizes - carefully coordinated political solutions
Norwegian Cruise Line Holdings orders three new ships from cruise to Fincantieri
Miami/Trieste
They are destined to the companies Norwegian Cruise Line, Oceania Cruises and Regent Seven Seas Cruises
Hapag-Lloyd and ZIM agreed on a merger agreement
Haifa/Hamburg
The German company will pay up to $2.5 billion
America's Maritime Action Plan proposes a new tax on foreign-built ships from any nation entering U.S. ports.
Washington
It would be used to fund the new Maritime Security Trust Fund
Hapag-Lloyd to acquire Israeli ZIM
Hamburg
The German company will be responsible for international operations, while those in and with Israel will be assigned to the Tel Aviv-based private equity firm FIMI Opportunity Funds.
Sultan Ahmed bin Sulayem leaves DP World after Epstein's involvement
Dubai
It Kazim appointed president and Yuvraj Narayan managing director
Eurogate and APM Terminals will invest a billion euros for the development of the North Sea Terminal Bremerhaven
Bremen/The Hague
CK Hutchison threatens appeals against APM Terminals if it will assume the management of the Panamanian ports of Cristóbal and Balboa
Hong Kong
Tomorrow will be inaugurated the new container terminal of transhipment of Damietta
Bremen/Melzo
Its ability to annual traffic will rise up to 3,3 million teu
Fincantieri presents an industrial plan that foresees the doubling of the production capacity of military vessels in Italian shipyards
Milan
For civil production, a reallocation of volumes to Romanian shipyards and an expansion in Vietnam are planned.
Fincantieri and Generative Bionics sign agreement to develop humanoid welding robots.
Trieste/Genoa
The first tests at the Sestri Ponente shipyard are scheduled for the end of this year
Slight increase in annual freight traffic handled by Croatian ports
Zagreb
Sharp drop in dry bulk offset by increase in liquid cargoes and record containers
The Grendi group expects to close 2025 with a record turnover of 158 million euros (+33%)
Genoa
Revenues increased by 10%, net of the effect of the acquisition of Dario Perioli.
South Korean HMM's quarterly and annual performances were negative.
South Korean HMM's quarterly and annual performances were negative.
Seoul
In 2025 the container fleet transported 3.94 million TEUs (+3.2%)
Offer to acquire European express courier InPost
Amsterdam/Luxembourg
It was submitted by a consortium comprising Advent International (37%), FedEx (37%), A&R Investments (16%) and PPF Group (10%)
Transocean and Valaris sign merger agreement
Steinhausen/Hamilton
The new company will have a fleet of 73 offshore vessels, including 33 ultra-deepwater drillships
Hapag-Lloyd expects to close the 2025 financial year with a 61% decline in operating profit.
Hamburg
Record loads transported by the fleet, growing by +8%.
FS establishes a company specializing in transport and infrastructure consultancy
London
The new company is based in London
Maritime traffic in the Suez Canal fell by 3.4% last year.
Maritime traffic in the Suez Canal fell by 3.4% last year.
Cairo
Growth of +9.0% in the fourth quarter alone. In December, transits increased by +13.1%.
The simplification law, rather than making things easier, complicates the lives of ship captains and burdens them with additional operational and legal responsibilities.
Genoa
BYD and Automar reach agreement for vehicle traffic through the port of Gioia Tauro.
Schiedam
The goal is to serve the central-southern Italian market.
Maersk Group announces 15% ground-based job cuts
Maersk Group announces 15% ground-based job cuts
Copenhagen
The quarterly and annual financial results are impacted by the reduction in the value of maritime freight rates.
In 2025, container traffic in the ports of Genoa and Savona-Vado Ligure reached a historic record of almost three million TEUs
Genoa
Cruise passengers increased by 6.1%; ferry passengers decreased by 4.0%.
Busan Port has again set its all-time record for annual container throughput.
Busan
Last year the total was 24.88 million TEUs (+2.0%)
Panama Ports Company has initiated arbitration proceedings against the Republic of Panama
Panama
Extensive damage reported and state authorities' reluctance to respond to repeated requests for confrontation
In 2025, freight traffic in Sardinia's ports grew by +3.0%
Cagliari
Slight decline in cruise passengers contained by the launch of home ports in Cagliari and Olbia
Freight traffic in the port of Barcelona to remain stable in 2025
Barcelona
In the fourth quarter alone, 16.7 million tonnes were handled (+4.5%)
Maersk and Hapag-Lloyd bring back India/Middle East-Mediterranean service via Suez
In 2025, ships transiting the Panama Canal increased by +14.1%
In 2025, ships transiting the Panama Canal increased by +14.1%
Panama
The ports of the Central American nation handled 9,915,357 containers (+3.6%)
Last year, container traffic in the port of Tangier Med reached a record 11.1 million TEUs (+8.4%)
Last year, container traffic in the port of Tangier Med reached a record 11.1 million TEUs (+8.4%)
Anjra
New all-time high in total goods
In 2025, Turkish ports handled a record traffic of 553.3 million tonnes of cargo (+4.0%)
Ankara
Container traffic in Italy reached a new all-time high of 678,715 TEUs (+9.8%). Ship traffic through the Bosphorus Strait declined.
APM Terminals will take over the interim management of the Panamanian ports of Cristóbal and Balboa.
Panama
President Mulino urged Panama Ports Company to cooperate fully in view of this new phase
New crop of historic records harvested by Chinese ports
New crop of historic records harvested by Chinese ports
Beijing
In 2025, maritime ports handled 11.63 billion tons of goods (+3.7%)
PPC denounces the contradictory nature of the ruling by the Supreme Court of Justice of Panama with respect to the current legal framework
Balboa
The company does not exclude the possibility of resorting to national and international legal action
Lukoil signs agreement with US-based Carlyle to sell the Russian group's international assets
Fly
The transaction will need to be authorized by the U.S. Office of Foreign Assets Control.
Panama's Supreme Court of Justice declares the law on the concession contract with the Panama Ports Company unconstitutional.
Panama
Last year, PPC port terminals handled 3.9 million containers
Royal Caribbean Cruises has ordered two new cruise ships from Chantiers de l'Atlantique with options for four more
Royal Caribbean Cruises has ordered two new cruise ships from Chantiers de l'Atlantique with options for four more
Miami
New orders for ten new river vessels are planned. A record financial year.
CMA CGM establishes a joint venture with Stonepeak to which it will contribute ten container terminals
New York/Los Angeles
The American company will own 75% and 25% of the shares, respectively. It will invest 2.4 billion dollars.
German rail freight companies reject 37% increase in train path prices
Berlin
Die Güterbahnen urges the Minister of Transport to present the promised reform of the fare system
FS Logistix increases weekly rotations on the Duisburg-Milan railway line from six to ten
Milan
Two daily connections are made in each direction
In the fourth quarter of 2025, freight traffic in the port of Antwerp-Zeebrugge decreased by -4.9%.
Antwerp
For the whole year the decline was -4.1%
Valletta Cruise Port records record annual cruise traffic
London
In 2025, there were 963 thousand passengers (+2.3%)
Evergreen invests up to nearly $1.5 billion in the construction of 23 container ships
Taipei
Seven 5,900 TEU vessels have been ordered from Jiangsu New Yangzi Shipbuilding and 16 3,100 TEU vessels from CSSC Huangpu Wenchong Shipbuilding.
In 2025, Spanish ports handled a record container traffic of almost 19 million TEUs
Madrid
New historic highs also for conventional goods and passengers
First container transhipment operation in an Algerian port
First container transhipment operation in an Algerian port
Algiers
It happened on Sunday at the port of Djen Djen
Truckers from Serbia, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Montenegro, and North Macedonia block borders
Belgrade
Week-long protest against the EU's new entry/exit system
Resumption of attacks against ships in the Red Sea region threatened
Tehran
They would be implemented in response to an escalation of US and allied military actions in the region.
New annual record for maritime traffic in the Straits of Malacca and Singapore
New annual record for maritime traffic in the Straits of Malacca and Singapore
Port Klang
Last year, for the first time, over 100,000 ships passed through
New record of sailors abandoned by shipowners
London
In 2025, 6,223 crew members from 410 ships were abandoned
Two FMC commissioners call on the US government to take action against Canadian and Mexican ports
Washington
Enforcement of provision aimed at preventing freight carriers from evading the Harbor Maintenance Fee urged
A Livorno port pilot loses his life in a collision
Livorno
The dynamics of the accident are still under investigation.
Study on alternative marine fuels as potential marine pollutants and the effectiveness of response measures
Lisbon
It was commissioned by the European Maritime Safety Agency
The first in-person meeting of the international working group "Cruises & Port Cities" will take place in Taranto.
Taranto/La Spezia
Pisano (AdSP Liguria Orientale): the relationship between the city and the port is strategic, particularly in relation to cruise traffic
G20 merchandise trade trend to fluctuate in the fourth quarter of 2025
Paris
Trade in services is growing
Extension of incentives for rail freight shunting in ports
Rome
Paper (Fermerci): the sector, however, continues to suffer as demonstrated by the overall data for 2025
MPC Container Ships revenues decreased by -4.3% in 2025
Oslo
Net income was $236.4 million (-11.4%)
Saipem has been awarded a further offshore contract in Saudi Arabia
Milan
Order worth approximately 500 million dollars
The new offices of the Eastern Sicily Port Authority have been inaugurated in the port of Pozzallo.
Pozzallo
Contract worth approximately 750 thousand euros
Finmar appointed agent in Italy for United Global Ro-Ro
Genoa
Two services scheduled with stops at the port of Genoa
Contract awarded for the expansion of the San Cataldo Pier in the port of Bari
Bari
They will be carried out by the Rti Fincantieri Infrastructure Opere Marittime, Boskalis Italia, Zeta and e-Marine
The digital registry of maritime workers and the digital navigation booklet are law
Genoa
Article 11 of Legislative Decree 19/2026 establishes AGEMAR
DB Cargo plans to cut around 6,000 jobs
Berlin
Negotiations with employee representatives to begin soon
In 2025, containers transported by RCL's fleet increased by +8.8%
Bangkok
Revenues from this activity grew by +5.2%
Regarding Tardini's nomination as president of the Western Sicily Port Authority, Salvini and Schifani have (for now) buried the hatchet.
Palermo
Annual container traffic grows by 5.4% at HHLA port terminals
Hamburg
Record revenues expected at 1.76 billion euros (+9.9%)
Container traffic at the Port of New York is expected to grow by 2.3% in 2025.
New York
Significant increase in full containers for export
Politics and Assiterminal celebrate the extension of the port bonus
Rome/Genoa
Ferrari: understood the value of the planning behind the reformulation of the law
Container traffic at the port of Hong Kong decreased by -3.2% in January
Hong Kong
1.13 million TEUs were handled
Costamare secures $940 million in revenue from the charter of 12 container ships
Monk
CMA CGM has ordered six 1,700 TEU LNG containerships from Cochin Shipyard.
Marseille
By the end of the year, the number of Indian seafarers on board the French group's ships will rise to 1,500.
Cargo traffic at the port of Singapore grew by 13.0% last month.
Singapore
Containers amounted to 3,892,370 TEUs (+11.3%)
Filt Cgil, meeting on the importance of Article 17 of Law 84/94
Rome
It will be held tomorrow in Rome at the Frentani Congress Center
Britta Weber has been appointed as the new chief executive officer of the Hupac Group.
Noise
He is the current vice president of UPS Healthcare for Europe and Asia.
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Saipem to acquire mobile offshore drilling unit for $272.5 million
Milan
Agreement with Norwegian Deep Value Driller
The 59th edition of the San Giorgio Award will be held in Genoa on February 20th.
Genoa
The Targa San Giorgio will be awarded to Gian Enzo Duci
Filt Cgil appeals against Cartour's authorization to carry out lashing and unlashing operations.
Medlog inaugurates a logistics park at Dammam's King Abdulaziz Port
Geneva
It occupies an area of over 100 thousand square meters
Manageritalia and Assologistica sign the renewal of the Ccnl managers of the logistics
Rome
Monthly gross earnings increase at 750 Euros in three tranche
Subscribed a binding agreement for the acquisition of Qube by Macquarie Asset Management
Sydney
It was unanimously approved by the Australian logistic group Cda
Meyer Turku completed the design of a cruise ship to zero net emissions
Turku
The main fuel is biomethanol
Last year the turnover of Kalmar grew by +1%
Helsinki
Operating income, net profit and new orders in increase respective of +26%, +28% and +8%
Terminal Investment Limited puts hands on the Peruvian port of Pisco
Lima
Acquired the Portuario de Paracas Terminal
Assagenti urges a more constant and timely information on the progress of the work of the new dam of Genoa
Grimaldi has taken delivery of the Grande Michigan
Naples
It is the eighth Pure Car and Truck Carrier ammonia ready of the Neapolitan group
Meeting between the presidents of the Maritime Federation and Assoporti
Rome
Mario Mattioli and Roberto Petri addressed the main issues of the maritime cluster
Morocco's Marsa Maroc participates in the development of the port of Monrovia
Casablanca
Contract for the management of two docks and the construction of a multipurpose terminal
South Korea's Pan Ocean buys ten VLCCs from compatriot SK Shipping
Seoul
Transaction valued at approximately $668 million
Stefano Messina has been confirmed as president of Assarmatori
Rome
He will also lead the shipowners' association in the four-year period 2026-2030
Roberto Mantovanelli has been appointed Secretary General of the Northern Adriatic Port Authority.
Venice
The 2026-2028 Three-Year Operational Plan for the Ports of Venice and Chioggia has been approved.
In 2025, Albanian ports handled a record traffic of 8.2 million tons of goods (+6.2%)
Tirana
A new peak in passengers also amounted to 1.7 million units (+6.4%)
WASS (Fincantieri) has been awarded a contract by Saudi Arabia for the supply of lightweight torpedoes
Trieste
The order is worth more than 200 million euros
Oxin (Somec) awarded a major order for the construction of kitchen, pantry, catering and bar areas for two cruise ships
San Vendemiano
The value of the order is 53 million euros
Sogedim launches a daily service between Carpi and Campogalliano/England
Carpi
Daily shuttle departing from the logistics hubs of Campogalliano, Carpi and Prato
Danaos Corporation reports record quarterly and annual revenue.
Athens
Profits are falling
CPPIB and OMERS are considering selling their 67% stake in Associated British Ports.
London
Maersk orders eight 18,600 TEU dual-fuel containerships
Copenhagen
Built by New Times Shipbuilding Co., they will be delivered between 2029 and 2030.
PaxOcean opens new shipyard in Singapore
Singapore
It occupies an area of 17.3 hectares
The largest container ship ever arrived in the port of Trieste
Trieste
Port of call of the "MSC Diana" which has a capacity of approximately 19,000 TEUs
Antin Infrastructure Partners acquires U.S. shipbuilder Vigor Marine Group
New York
It has shipyards in Seattle, Portland, Vancouver, San Diego and Norfolk
In 2025, Moroccan ports handled a record traffic of 262.6 million tons of goods (+8.9%)
Rabat
Transhipment equal to 50.5% of the total
Yang Ming deploys first of five 15,500 TEU dual-fuel LNG vessels on Asia-Mediterranean route
Keelung
It will be used in the MD2 service
Study highlights challenges for LNG containerships in complying with future cold ironing connection requirements
Berlin/Hamburg
Fincantieri and Wsense reach agreement to offer cutting-edge underwater systems
Trieste
Co-development of advanced wireless technology solutions planned
Study finds high levels of persistent organic pollutants caused by shipbreaking activities
Brussels
Port of Livorno: tender for ship-generated waste management begins
Livorno
The expected value of the contract is over 40 million euros
DSV revenue and profits impacted by Schenker acquisition
Copenhagen
In 2025, turnover grew by +48.0%
Wärtsilä reports significant growth in quarterly and annual results for the Marine segment
Helsinki
The Finnish group's new orders acquired in 2025 remain stable.
Dutch company Portwise has been bought by its compatriot Haskoning
Rijswijk
The company offers solutions for optimizing terminal operations through automation and electrification
Construction of the first of six container ships for Italia Marittima has begun in China.
Trieste
The ships, which will be able to use traditional fuel and methanol, will have a capacity of 2,400 TEUs
In the Strait of Hormuz, armed vessels ordered a US tanker to stop
Southampton/London
GTS announces new rail services between the port of Genoa and central and southern Italy.
Bari
Connections via the Segrate Milan terminal
Kuehne+Nagel expands CargoCity South at Frankfurt Airport
Schindellegi
A new facility will be completed and taken over at the end of 2028
The number of dual-fuel vessels employed by liner shipping lines is set to double by 2025
Washington
Currently, 74% of the order book consists of units of this type
AD Ports signs agreement to build and operate multipurpose terminal at Matadi Port
Abu Dhabi/Kinshasa
Relaunch of the Banana Deepwater Port Construction Project
Confitarma: The Revenue Agency's position risks having serious repercussions on Italian seafarers' employment.
Rome
Bucchioni appointed pro tempore president of the Association of Freight Forwarders of the Port of La Spezia
La Spezia
The tender for the development of the shipbuilding hub in the port of Ancona has begun.
Ancona
The AdSP Management Committee has approved the call for tenders
ONE's quarterly financial performance declines further
Singapore
The volume of containerized cargo transported by the fleet remains stable
Laura DiBella's nomination for FMC presidency has been signed.
Washington
His term will expire on June 30, 2028.
Port of Singapore saw record bunker deliveries in 2025
Singapore
PSA-MOL joint venture to manage a new ro-ro terminal
The port of Taranto was visited by a delegation from the Japanese FLOWRA
Taranto
The association brings together 21 of the main Japanese energy players
ABB's new orders in a quarter exceed $10 billion for the first time.
Zurich
Growing demand in the maritime, port and railway sectors
In the United States, MSC was fined a total of $22.67 million
Washington
The Federal Maritime Commission has released the results of an investigation
Signal Ocean has acquired AXSMarine
Paris/London
The company offers web platforms to support the ship charter sector
CSC Vespucci and Livorno Reefer will form a single platform dedicated to fruit and vegetable and exotic products in the port of Livorno
Livorno
Livorno Reefer to acquire stake in CSC
Stena RoRo has placed an order for two ro-ro vessels in China with options for four more.
Gothenburg
They were designed in cooperation with the Italian Naos
Shanghai Zhonggu Logistics Co. to Order Four New 6,000-TEU Containerships
Shanghai
The order will include options for two additional vessels
UPS revenues decreased by 2.6% in 2025
In the last quarter alone, a decrease of -3.2% was recorded
ICS has published its periodic analysis of flag state performance
London
Michail Stahlhut will step down as CEO of Hupac in May
Noise
Bertschi: Under his leadership, the company's position as a leading provider of combined road/rail transport in Europe has been strengthened.
Members of the Ravenna Marine Resource Partnership Body have been appointed.
Ravenna
It will meet for the first time on February 4th and will remain in office for four years
Messina (Assarmatori): MIT's decree on cold ironing is a good thing.
Rome
This is a fundamental step - he underlined - to ensure that the electrification of the platforms is actually usable.
Contship has joined the Digital Container Shipping Association's DCSA+ program.
Melzo
Among the goals, improving the efficiency of terminal operations, the accuracy of planning and collaboration with shipping companies.
The Argentine Port Workers' Federation threatens a strike at national ports.
The Silver
Action in support of workers at the port of Concepción del Uruguay
In 2025, freight traffic in the port of Taranto grew by +0.8%
Taranto
In the last quarter alone, a decrease of -22.6% was recorded
Last year, container traffic in the port of Valencia grew by +3.4%
Valencia
5,662,661 TEUs were handled
Fincantieri wins Italian Navy contract to enhance naval vessels' cyber resilience
New facility in Charleston for the production and testing of marine power and propulsion systems
Arlington
It was inaugurated by Leonardo DRS, a subsidiary of the Italian Leonardo
Project to strengthen maritime and port cybersecurity
Brest/Brussels/Rome
The partners are France Cyber Maritime, FEPORT and the Federation of the Sea
Container traffic at the Port of Los Angeles fell by 10.6% in the last quarter of 2025.
Los Angeles
A decrease of -0.6% was recorded for the whole year
In the first six months of operation InnoWay Trieste produced 170 railway wagons
Trieste
The construction of 600 units is planned in Bagnoli della Rosandra in 2026
Ferretti rejects KKCG Maritime's partial and conditional voluntary takeover bid.
Milan
Strong confidence in the company's long-term strategy reaffirmed
Haropa Port sets new container traffic record
Le Havre
Last year, overall freight traffic increased by +2%
Decio Lucano, the dean of shipping journalists, has passed away.
Genoa
His paper adventures are countless, including "Vita e Mare" and "TMM", but also digital with "DL News"
Marsa Maroc orders 106 electric terminal tractors from Terberg
Benschop
They will be employed in the port of Nador West Med
Contargo acquires 50% of Cargo-Center-Graz Logistik
Mannheim
The German company extends its intermodal network to the Adriatic ports of Koper and Rijeka.
A single binding offer from Dubai for the purchase of the Venice Ro-Port Mos
Venice
The company manages the terminal for the motorways of the sea and cruises in Fusina
The Port of Long Beach handled record container traffic in 2025
Long Beach
In the last quarter, a decrease of -8.8% was recorded
HMM to introduce AI-based autonomous navigation solutions on 40 vessels
Seoul
Contract with Avikus and agreement with KSOE
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
Filt Cgil, meeting on the importance of Article 17 of Law 84/94
Rome
It will be held tomorrow in Rome at the Frentani Congress Center
A conference on congestion in the North West logistics system will be held in Genoa on January 19th.
Genoa
It will be held at the Transparency Hall of the Liguria Region
››› Meetings File
PRESS REVIEW
Auction of megaterminal in Santos may be postponed due to deadlock within the Federal Government
(A Tribuna)
East Port Said Port faces a new challenge with Europe's carbon rules for shipping
(EnterpriseAM)
››› Press Review File
FORUM of Shipping
and Logistics
Intervento del presidente Tomaso Cognolato
Roma, 19 giugno 2025
››› File
Two new rail connections to Germany from the Padua Interport
Padua
They are operated by InRail and LTE Italia
Intersea has become the general agent in Italy for the Portuguese GS Lines
Genoa
The shipping company is part of Grupo Sousa
MSC and Qatari company Maha to develop and manage the Libyan port of Misurata
Paris/Misurata
An investment of 1.5 billion dollars is expected
F2i has been awarded the concession for the Lavagna tourist port
Milan
The concession contract will have a duration of 50 years
Eni launches the hull of the Coral North FLNG
Geoje/San Donato Milanese
It will be used offshore Cabo Delgado, north of Mozambique.
Laghezza has acquired a logistics warehouse in Sarzana
La Spezia
The aim is to establish a local hub for local production activities.
The Red Sea Container Terminal at the Egyptian port of Sokhna has been inaugurated.
Sokhna
It is operated by a joint venture of Hutchison Ports, COSCO and CMA Terminals
The GNV Altair ferry has joined the GNV fleet
Genoa
It has a capacity of 2,700 passengers and 915 linear metres of rolling stock.
Ignazio Messina & C. has acquired full control of Thermocar
Genoa
The Genoese company operates in the temperature-controlled refrigerated container logistics sector.
Maersk confirms resumption of MECL transits through the Suez Canal
Copenhagen
The line connects India and the Middle East with the US East Coast
Genco's board of directors rejected Diana Shipping's acquisition proposal.
New York/Athens
The American company, however, leaves a glimmer of hope by admitting the validity of the merger
MSC will include the port of Trieste in the Dragon Italy-USA service
Geneva
The Julian port will be reached starting from the second half of February
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