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February 4, 2014
Sched Netweb site
  • Panamax ships face gloomy employment prospects after 2015
  • Jiangsu's 558-kilometre Lianyungang-Shanghai ship channel completed
  • Qingdao simplified customs clearance rules extend to 26 provinces
  • Jiangxi rail freight falls 6.6pc to 45.9 million tonnes in first 11 months
  • Nanjing to build 26-square kilometre Yangtze Shipping Logistics Centre
  • Khorgas rail checkpoint handles 1.5 million tonnes in 11 months
  • Gansu, Khorgas checkpoint build agricultural export service
  • China Railway Changchun freight centre offers LTL service to Yanji
  • Guangxi revises Beibu Gulf policy to speed port, shipping development
  • Inner Mongolia trade value up 6.5pc to US$12 billion in 2013
  • 56 Chinese border posts adopt 'only once 3-in-1' inspection regime
  • Ro-ro shipping conference to be held at Gothenburg on February 20
  • Cool Logistics Africa conference returns to Cape Town from March 4-6
  • China Postal Airlines launches Hangzhou-Beijing-Guangzhou service
  • UTair's new route between Krasnodar, Russia and Yerevan, Armenia
  • ATK and Airbus sign deal on A350 XWB-1000 for parts production

Exim Indiaweb site
FEBRUARY 3, 2014
  • UASC cements its largest ever newbuilding order by exercising options for six 14,000-TEU vessels
  • ABG Shipyard delivers India's first indigenously built oceanographic research vessel
  • Cargotec's MacGregor completes acquisition of Aker Solutions' mooring & loading systems unit
  • CMA CGM launches PANAMA 2 (PAD 2) service from Oceania to US
  • Govt incentivising coastal shipping
  • HAROPA emerges as a winning port system
  • National Waterway-4 project launched
  • NYK & Puninar Jaya launch venture offering total automotive logistics solutions in Indonesia
  • Orient Overseas Container Line (OOCL) increases Europe-Asia rate from March 1
  • Cochin Port launches trailer booking through internet & sms
  • Kandla Port & dock workers union submits memorandum of demands to Vasan
  • NMPT bags Greentech Environment-2013 award in Gold category
  • Thar Dry Port adjudged ICD of the Year at Gujarat Junction 2014
  • Subsidiaries pitch to take up Rlys' projects
  • ADB to provide loan to encourage infrastructure investment
  • CIL floats fresh tender for coal import
  • INR eases further on increased dollar demand
  • IRCON bags top award for project export

International Transport Journalweb site
  • K Line sees leap in profits but poor container results
  • Kombiverkehr shifts more trucks to rails
  • DTC and Hellmann East Europe to collaborate
  • UASC confirms option for six additional ULCVs
  • GLS receives ISO certification for entire group
  • CER: road legislation harms intermodality
  • Record volumes in Dubai and Abu Dhabi
  • Aeroflot expands fleet with new B777-300ER and SSH-100
  • CSX achieves place on SCPLI index
  • DB Schenker Logistics: first Tapa certified firm at Charles...
  • Drewry: big ships too expensive to lay up
  • New record market share for DAF trucks
  • Garbe Logistic inaugurates new office in Frankfurt am Main
  • Changes to supervisory board at port of Le Havre
  • Schwieriges Marktumfeld
  • Boeing's special support of Super Bowl winner Seattle...

Marine Logweb site
FEBRUARY 3, 2014
  • Edison Chouest acquires Bee Mar Platform Supply Vessels
  • February 03, 2014 EBDG to design new car ferry for The Steamship Authority
  • MAN EcoCam retrofit allows low-load optimization
  • Jackson Offshore PSV series debuts new GPA bow design
  • Zamakona Shipyard launches Field Support Vessel
  • Boutique shipping bank set to start operations in April
  • Fourth GPA 696 delivered to Bourbon
  • Newest Mobile Landing Platform ship named for John Glenn
  • UASC ups order with HHI to 16 containerships

World Wide Shipperweb site
FEBRUARY 3, 2014
  • TT Club offering learning course on proper container packing practices
  • Crowley Guatemala logistics/liner units move to new Guatemala City office
  • Port of Olympia readies for annual boating/chowder event
  • Coast Guard medevacs tug crewman injured while working in Elliott Bay
  • General Dynamics NASSCO christens new MLP vessel

Lloyd's Listweb site
FEBRUARY 3, 2014
  • Shipping leader slams EU regulatory interference
    UK Chamber president urges industry to be more vocal on business matters
  • See you in Piccadilly
    Future of LNG shipping to be aired at Informa's LNG shipping conference
  • StealthGas clinches bank finance for growing LPG orderbook
    Two more vessels ordered as owner charters six with purchase options to unidentified owner-operator
  • US civil engineers sound warning over 'mediocre' ports
    Influential professional body calls for federal investment and a national freight strategy
  • Euronav denies OSG tankers deal
    Belgian owner refutes talk of $260m VLCC and aframax purchases
  • Steady as she goes for scrapping sales
    Brokers report a busy week despite fickle sentiment in the subcontinent
  • Panama peace talks extended
    Canal authority and building consortium seek to avert threatened suspension of works
  • Goldenport reduces loss in 2013 as dry bulk optimism rises
    London-listed owner eyes bulkers but says containership recovery 'unpredictable'
  • Customers could face fines under tougher China export rules, warn box lines
    New rate and contract regulations take effect on February 15
  • US box imports hit a six-year high
    Mediterranean Shipping Co was the largest carrier of US-bound boxes in 2013 bringing in more than 2.5m teu
  • Rotterdam does not expect to lose volume to P3 tie-up
    Northern range port plays down impact of the allies' planned service reduction
  • Amended European proposals for CO2 monitoring and reporting draw closer
    Parliament agrees to include smaller ships and NOx in regional MRV scheme
  • Maran Gas exercises DSME options for two LNG ships
    Greek owner named as the buyer behind the newly announced contracts
  • Norway says yes to new shipping bank
    M&M prepares a capital issue having secured its private trading licence
  • Data Hub: Freight Rate Indicators
    The fourth quarter was a freight rate rollercoaster as prices went from low to high
  • Bread for everybody
    Mediterranean operators are facing up to the challenge of weaker volume growth and vessel cascading
  • TEN offering tops $86m
    Tanker owner's stock bucks the Dow's downward trend with successful offering
  • DSME books two liquefied natural gas carriers in $404m deal
    Order for unnamed European owner will be delivered in 2016
  • Ruling reshapes steel damage claims
    English court judgment grants cargo interests a new weapon in rust disputes
  • UASC exercises options for six more 14,000 teu boxships
    Dubai-based carrier's 20-vessel fleet upgrade is worth more than $2bn
  • More costly loans could be around the corner
    European Central Bank to scrutinise shipping books
  • Cruising for a bruising
    As passengerships grow ever bigger, will port residents continue to welcome them?

Fairplayweb site
FEBRUARY 3, 2014
  • StealthGas tops off fleet expansion
    NASDAQ-listed StealthGas has acquired two more 'eco' LPG newbuilds and provided an update on expansion financing and management changes
  • Scorpio Bulkers adds charter-ins
    NYSE-listed newcomer Scorpio Bulkers has complemented its newbuild programme with five charter-ins
  • Indonesian trade minister targets presidency
    Indonesian trade minister Gita Wirjawan announced he was standing down on 31 January and joining the race for the Democratic nomination for the presidential election in July
  • Diver dies at Costa Concordia salvage site
    The Italian prosecution service has begun an investigation into the death of a Spanish diver working on the operation to remove the wreck of the Costa Concordia from the island of Giglio on 1 February
  • Tax bill leads to net loss for Havila
    A tax bill that Havila Shipping contested led to a net loss for the listed Norwegian offshore services vessel owner in the final quarter of 2013
  • Oil spill after VLCC collides with pipelines
    A major oil spill has occurred off Yosu, South Korea on 31 January, after a VLCC collided with oil pipelines, said the Korea Coast Guard
  • UASC places largest ever newbuilding order
    United Arab Shipping Company (UASC) has exercised its options for six more 14,000 TEU vessels at Hyundai Heavy Industries (HHI) bringing the total order to 16 ships
  • Philippines STCW derecognition could result in 80,000 job losses
    Philippines senate leader Franklin Drilon has warned that 80,000 Filipino seafarers could lose their jobs if the European Union (EU) carries out its threat to derecognise their Standards of Training, Certification and Watchkeeping (STCW) certification
  • EU project looks at 'self-healing' coatings
    An EU-funded research project at the Center of Maritime Technologies in Hamburg, Germany, is exploring new approaches to through-life asset management
  • Frontline issued 8.8M new shares in January
    Frontline, the listed VLCC and Suezmax operator in John Fredriksen's business empire, said it had issued 8M in shares in January under an 'at the market' programme it launched in June 2013
  • Cyclone Fletcher crosses Australia's Gulf
    Australia's Gulf ports remained open today (3 February) as Tropical Cyclone Fletcher approached the second cyclone in as many weeks
  • Abbot Point dredging gets the final nod
    Australia's Great Barrier Reef Marine Park Authority (GBRMPA) has approved the dumping of 3M tonnes of dredged material at sea during the expansion of the Abbot Point coal port on the Queensland coast
  • Indonesia to ratify MLC by presidential decree
    A 40-person delegation from the Indonesian Maritime Council met last week with the Indonesian President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono and the country's Minister for Transport to call for the immediate ratification of the Seafarer's Bill of Rights (MLC)

The Journal of Commerceweb site
FEBRUARY 3, 2014
  • Saia Boosts Revenue and Profit, Sees Rising Demand
    Less-than-truckload carrier Saia rolls into 2014 with stronger revenue and profit, thanks to shipping demand that continued to increase in January, despite disruptions caused by winter storms. Saia's revenue, 2008-2013The John's Creek, Ga.-based carrier's LTL tonnage was up 3.2 percent year-over-year in January, following a 7.4 percent increase in December and...
  • JAL's Profit Sinks
    Japan Airlines Corp. (JAL) said on Jan. 31 that its group net profit tumbled in the first three quarters of fiscal 2013, which started on April 1, 2013, from a year earlier, despite increased revenues from both passenger and cargo operations. JAL posted a net profit of ¥123.5 billion yen (US$1.2...
  • ANA's Net Profit Tumbles
    Japan's ANA Holdings Inc., the parent firm of All Nippon Airways Co. (ANA), said on Jan. 31 that its group net profit nosedived in the first three quarters of fiscal 2013, which started on April 1, 2013, from a year earlier, despite a sharp rise in international cargo revenue. A recovery...
  • Profitable ABF Prepares for Stronger Shipping Demand
    Stronger shipping demand, higher truck rates and savings from a new five-year labor agreement combined to deliver a solid increase in revenue and return to profit in 2013 for Arkansas Best and its less-than-truckload subsidiary ABF Freight System, the sixth-largest LTL trucking company. ABF's return to profitability Full-size chart ABF ended 2013 with...
  • Guenther Succeeds Waterworth at Houston Port
    Roger Guenther, deputy director of operations at the Port of Houston Authority, has been named executive director following the abrupt retirement of Leonard Waterworh. Waterworth, a retired Army Corps of Engineers colonel, announced his retirement at the Jan. 31 port commission meeting. He said he wanted to pursue other opportunities, including...
  • Panama Canal Exec Slams Nicaraguan Canal Idea
    SEA ISLAND, Ga. - A canal through Nicaragua connecting the Atlantic and Pacific oceans will cost double proponents' estimate and will likely never be built, the No. 2 official at the Panama Canal said today. "We don't see how that project will be ever constructed because it doesn't make economic sense,"...
  • STB to "Explore" Competitive Switching Issues in March
    WASHINGTON - The types of questions posed by Surface Transportation Board commissioners to railroads and shippers in late March could give some indication on how the trio, particularly its newest addition, views a controversial competitive switching proposal. The STB said it will hold a hearing on March 25-26 to "explore issues"...
  • Lifting Economic Clouds to Boost Asian Exports
    If, as Bob Dylan once famously croaked, "The answer is blowin' in the wind," then Asia's macroeconomic weather vanes are indicating fair to medium tailwinds, albeit with a risk of low pressure. The outlook certainly looks better now than it did a year ago. Fourth quarter 2013 data from major markets...
  • P3, G6 Alliances Slow Container Ship Lay-Ups
    The impending launches of the P3 and G6 alliances have contributed to fewer ships being laid up and services withdrawn despite weak demand as non-aligned carriers fear losing market share to their larger rivals, according to Drewry Maritime Research. Asia-Northern Europe sailings cancellations in the fourth quarter of 2012 versus the...
  • United Arab Shipping Co. Orders Six More Mega-Ships
    United Arab Shipping Co. today said it has exercised an option for six additional 14,000-TEU container ships, taking its total order book to 16 vessels worth more than $2 billion. The Kuwait-based carrier placed a firm order for 10 ships, including five 18,000-TEU vessels, at South Korean shipbuilder Hyundai Heavy Industries...
  • CMA CGM Upgrades Oceania-US Service
    CMA CGM has upgraded its Oceania-U.S. service to a weekly frequency with the addition of a second string to its PAD service, which will take effect in the beginning of March. Port rotation of CMA CGM's new PAD 2 service. Full-size image The new PAD 2 service will complement the existing fortnightly PAD...
  • C.H. Robinson Expands Welch's Grape Distribution Globally
    EDEN PRAIRIE, MN (January 30, 2014) - C.H. Robinson, one of the world's largest produce and logistics companies, continues to expand Welch's' Fresh Grapes globally. To mark the occasion, Welch's® Fresh Grapes and other produce offerings will be showcased at the C.H. Robinson booth during the Fruit Logistica show in Berlin, Germany...
  • Kane Is Able Expands Distribution Operations to Detroit
    DETROIT, MI - January 30, 2014 - Third-party logistics provider Kane Is Able, Inc. (KANE -- www.kaneisable.com) will add a distribution center in Michigan to its national distribution network in early February, 2014. KANE is opening the operation to address growing customer demand in the Detroit market. KANE will be moving into a...

TradeWindsweb site
FEBRUARY 3, 2014
  • SALT passes taste test
    Scorpio Bulkers made waves on Wall Street Monday after adding chartered tonnage to its fleet of bulkers and many believe more contracts are going to materialise in the weeks to come.
  • Wells upgrades DSX
    A leading Wall Street equity analyst is urging clients to accumulate shares of Greek bulker owner Diana Shipping.
  • Boost for Piraeus
    Passenger traffic at the Greek port of Piraeus has fallen 1.7% in 2013, but container business is booming.
  • Onassis logs in
    The Alexander S Onassis Foundation paid out $30m last month to buy 1.9 million shares in Peter Livanos's Gaslog and take its holding to 6.9 million shares - equivalent to an 8.4% stake.
  • Dutch courage
    JR Ship Investments buys out Commerzbank mortgages with sweetened bond issue
  • Nanjing to lose more
    Shanghai-listed Nanjing Tanker is predicting a slight rise in its net loss for 2013.
  • FRO's wriggle-room
    John Fredriksen's Frontline has secured its continued operation through a recent share sale, DNB Markets says.
  • SALT hits the water
    Scorpio Bulkers, the Emanuele Lauro-led company which has raised some $900m to order 74 newbuildings, has suddenly leapt into the time-charter market.
  • Stealth fixes newbuilds
    Greece's StealthGas has found term employment for the first two of its series of Japanese eco-newbuildings.
  • Vafias steps in
    Stealthgas CEO Harry Vafias is taking over financial duties on a temporary basis after the company lost its CFO last year.
  • Naikai Zosen knocked
    Naikai Zosen has reported a JPY 1.7bn operating loss for the first nine months of 2013 compared with a JPY 3.1bn profit in the same period of the previous year.
  • Two more for StealthGas
    Harry Vafias-led StealthGas has added a couple of small gas carriers to its Japanese orderbook.
  • Mercator slashes loss
    Indian owner Mercator has reduced its deficit in the first nine months as costs fell and one-off expenses were lower.
  • UK tax break is handy
    An investment firm which specializes in the UK's Enterprise Investment Scheme (EIS) is setting up a company to acquire and operate a handymax bulk carrier.
  • Oceania expansion
    France's CMA CGM is adding a second string to its Oceania to US service.
  • Ro-ro trio released
    Three Indian crewmen have been freed after Nigerian forces carried out an operation against gunmen in Rivers state.
  • 12 crew feared dead
    Indian seafarers missing after grounded cargoship sinks off Yemen.
  • Goldenport to bulk up
    Goldenport Holdings chief executive John Dragnis says the company will acquire more bulk carriers and cut back on boxships in 2014 as the dry cargo sector has moved into profitably.
  • Stanford ties up PSV
    Dubai's Stanford Marine has fixed a supply ship into Angola for five years.
  • Kleven linked to Gdansk
    Norwegian shipbuilding group Kleven Verft is considering a move for Poland's struggling Gdansk Shipyard.
  • DSME inks LNG double
    South Korean shipbuilder DSME has added two more LNG carriers to its orderbook for Greece's Maran Gas Maritime.
  • Swiber in strong start
    Swiber Holdings has made a promising start to 2014 with five contracts worth $235m for itself and its subsidiaries.
  • ZPMC plans conversion
    Shanghai Zhenhua Shipping Co (ZPMC) is to convert a LR2 product tanker into a semi-submersible heavy lift vessel.
  • VLCC in Yeosu prang
    An Ocean Tankers owned VLCC has collided with a jetty at the South Korean port of Yeosu.
  • Malaysian MPP freed
    Malaysia's Geniki Lines looks to have found the $45,000 necessary to secure the release of one of its ships arrested in Singapore.

American Shipperweb site
FEBRUARY 3, 2014
  • Stuck in neutral: CBP needs commissioner
  • Commentary: You get what you pay for
  • Commentary: 'TTIP-ing' point for logistics industry
  • Commentary: Tolling interstates impacts supply chains
  • FMCSA says study shows HOS restart provision 'effective'
    This recent research is considered one of the largest real-world studies ever conducted with commercial truck drivers, and included 106 participants, 1,260 days of data and nearly 415,000 miles of driving.
  • Panama Canal talks to continue through Tuesday
    The Panama Canal Authority announced Friday that discussions will continue until Feb. 4 with Grupo Unidos por el Canal in an effort to find a solution that will allow the canal expansion project to remain on track.
  • Guenther replaces Waterworth as Houston port director
    Leonard Waterworth caught city officials by surprise with his announcement Friday that he resigned as head of the Port of Houston Authority, effective immediately. Roger Guenther was named executive director.
  • GAO recommends study of mariner training
  • Ollie's to build big DC in Georgia
  • WRDA bill exemplifies ports' frustration with fed gridlock
  • Hyundai to build 6 more 14,000-TEU ships for UASC
    Liner carrier United Arab Shipping Co. said the total order is worth more than $2 billion including all options. The containerships will be delivered later this year through the first half of 2015.
  • K+N partners with Commodity Forwarders
  • Drewry says carriers reluctant to lay up containerships
  • Moody's says U.S. ports face headwinds
  • Levin leads new IT consulting and services firm
  • CMA CGM's new service to Australia/New Zealand
  • duisport aims to hold 5 million TEUs
  • Executive moves

The Bunker Bulletinweb site
FEBRUARY 3, 2014
  • Parties in Panama Canal dispute may reach deal by Tuesday
    Expansion project's guarantor joins negotiation process.
  • Total Lubmarine expands product avails in Mediterranean
    Lubes will be supplied in two Lebanese ports.
  • Bunker market quiet in Fujairah
    Prices mainly firm in South African ports.
  • Week starts soft across Europe
    Avails reported to be tight in Rotterdam.
  • LNG safety guidelines have become an 'urgent issue'
    New group wants role in changing perceptions of LNG bunkering.
  • Port projects bring increased risk of bunker spills
    Study has factored-in a likely increase in bunker barge traffic.
  • Vessel held under ECA regs
    US authorities detain ship for burning non-compliant fuel.
  • Flow meters 'not a plug and play' solution
    But OW Bunker says its use of mass flow meters 'has paid dividends'.
  • Danish player buys distillate bunker barge
    Firm expanding operations on Denmark's west coast.
  • MGO prices plunge in Singapore, Busan
    'Very tight' supplies reported by some Singapore-based players.
  • Oil spill could affect bunker deliveries
    Bunkering in South Korean ports may be affected, says trader.
  • LNG to account for 10% of bunker demand by 2030
    MGO demand to be 'hardest hit' by rising interest in LNG, energy consultant predicts.
  • IMO facing uphill task on black carbon
    Papers submitted to sub-committee meeting getting underway this week suggest progress could be difficult.
  • US port to look at LNG bunkering
    Pittsburgh study to cover feasibility of LNG production in the region.
  • Owner orders six with LNG-fuel capacity
    Ships can be retrofitted to burn LNG.
  • Update: Progress on Philippine oil spill cleanup
    Sunken vessel no longer leaking oil, coast guard confirms.
  • LNG-fuelled ferry gets industry going
    Ship recognised for 'highest standards' in technological innovation.

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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
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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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