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March 4, 2014
Sched Netweb site
  • NYK, MCC upgrade Japan, South China, Thai loops with Perseus Service
  • MSC closes in on top carrier: Maersk grows by 0.2pc and MSC by 3pc
  • Kuehne + Nagel profit up 23pc to US$678.8 million as sales rise .03pc
  • Most viable Arctic shipping route not viable at all: Arctic Institute
  • Liner reliability slips with increased blank voyages: Drewry
  • Vancouver port truckers vote overwhelmingly to strike over wait times
  • Vietnam, Malaysia, Philippines closer on meeting Chinese sea power
  • 'Consumer confidence alone does not make for shipping boom', says Drewry
  • Thrice weekly direct rail links now run between Antwerp and duisport
  • Royal Navy 'No 1 pirate catcher' to refit after 3 years active service
  • New green guide issued on calculating road freight CO2 emissions in Europe
  • Overcapacity cited as 2013 IAG Cargo revenues fall 11.8pc to US$1.3 billion
  • After safety check, Korean Air allows smartphone, laptop use on flights
  • IATA issues new compliance manual on 'revolutionary' e-Air Waybills
  • Air NZ joins Qantas in making big move to dnata at London Heathrow

Exim Indiaweb site
MARCH 3, 2014
  • Able Shipping Agencies opens Able Container Park empty depot in Ahmedabad
  • ECU-LINE donates towards Typhoon Yolanda relief efforts in Philippines
  • ITIC says hold-harmless clauses may not be so harmless
  • MOL alters Singapore-Jakarta Shuttle service
  • NYK, MCC Transport announce new Japan South China Thailand service
  • OOCL announces rate increase on South-East Asia-Australia services
  • SCI's global agents gather for key deliberation
  • Strong container volume growth at SC ports
  • Two more new services from NYK
  • EEPC to explore Iranian market
  • Pakistan encourages its industries to import several items from India
  • Ennore Port Ltd renamed Kamarajar Port Ltd
  • APM Terminals Inland Services, South Asia organises interaction with Chennai CHAs
  • Shift from road to rail & coastal shipping will reduce transportation cost, say experts
  • BHEL bags power project in Punjab
  • DMIC to enhance UP's industrial output by INR 24 lakh cr., says Sharma
  • Export duty benefits extended to more sectors
  • Export duty pushes 5 pellet units into closure
  • L&T bags contracts worth INR 5,220 cr.

International Transport Journalweb site
  • RZD to develop temperature-controlled delivery services
  • Agreement in Panama Canal dispute
  • Contract for Qatar long distance rail network design awarded
  • Malaysia Airlines strengthens IT side
  • Gothenburg's campaign for cleaner shipping bears fruit
  • IRU and Russian authorities discussing TIR crisis
  • New representative of Feport
  • Finnair completes sale and leaseback A330 agreements
  • Kuehne+Nagel on an upward trajectory again
  • Contargo with new service from Dunkirk
  • Scania starts operations in East Africa
  • Kuehne+Nagel's board of directors set to be augmented
  • Calgary airport one of Alberta's top employers
  • FBO change in between Geneva and Emea & Asia
  • Kale wins ICC award

Marine Logweb site
MARCH 3, 2014
  • Vigor Fab to build two ATB tank barges
  • Crowley tugs deliver Jack/St Malo floater
  • Matson's Kevin O'Rourke to retire
  • Keppel FELS wins order for new design jack-up
  • LNG carrier has dual fuel diesel electric propulsion

World Wide Shipperweb site
MARCH 3, 2014
  • DOT receives funding for next round of TIGER Grants
  • "K" Line expanding operations on pair of JASECO services
  • Matson Senior Vice President announces retirement plans
  • Pipeline leads December gains in trade between NAFTA partners
  • Hamburg Sud christens new 9,600 TEU container ship

Lloyd's Listweb site
MARCH 3, 2014
  • Ukraine shipping risk analysis
    Ports working normally but at least one owner considering call cancellation. Lloyd's List Intelligence outlines 2013 port call data
  • Seaspan mulls return to Yangzijiang for up to six more 10,000 teu ships
    New York-listed boxship owner has eight available options at yard
  • Nichihiko sale points to continuing rise in vintage VLCC values
    Tankers aged 15 fetch $28m, up from $22m in November, Clarkson reports
  • Breakers opt for caution amid price and political volatility
    Free to read: Industry fears cash buyers are paying prices that market fundamentals do not support
  • DHT hails crude tanker freight market 'turning point'
    Recovery helps New York-listed firm to slash its annual losses
  • Crude tanker market supports growth in one-year time charters
    Free to read: Suezmaxes booked for 12 months earn $21,100 a day, up from $16,500 in December
  • LDA sells Fairmount Marine to Boskalis
    Consideration undisclosed, but said to amount to six times ebitda
  • K+N is 'back on road to profitable growth'
    But volatile rates dampened the logistics giant's turnover from sea freight
  • STX O&S lands a big order from Navig8
    Yard secures its first win under new management after two liquidity bailouts
  • Ship Finance International pounces on secondhand panamax vessels
    New-York listed company buys seven panamax boxships from KG fund
  • Marenave expects to book a $138m non-cash impairment
    Rise of eco-ships will reduce the operational life of fleet, says Hamburg manager
  • Revived SeaLand eyes reefer and feeder trades
    Maersk's intra-Americas unit will operate smaller vessels up to 2,700 teu
  • Vancouver responds to hauliers' grievances
    Canada's largest container gateway faces new industrial action in dispute with truckers
  • Why the Asia-Europe trade is not a lost cause
    Sheer size will ensure that the route remains container shipping's star performer
  • Lower volumes push Samudera to a yearly loss
    Indonesia-based carrier sees drop in intra-Asia and coastal shipping demand
  • Singapore port and DNV GL sign joint research pact
    Firms plan to work on energy-efficient design and better environmental management
  • View from the Bridge: Ulrich Kranich
    The Hapag-Lloyd executive board member and Box Club chairman talks exclusively to Containerisation International
  • Hapag-Lloyd brings takeover experience to merger talks
    Positive lessons learned from 2005 acquisition of CP Ships
  • Jack Kruse remembered
    Box Club is the legacy of former Hapag-Lloyd chairman who died in February
  • Stolt-Nielsen plans $165m bond market money grab
    Proceeds will repay debt and cover other general purposes
  • Box lines must live with excess capacity, says Skou
    Maersk boss is pessimistic about prospects for 2016 supply-demand improvement

Fairplayweb site
MARCH 3, 2014
  • SFI buys box ships
    Ship Finance International has acquired seven container ships from the troubled German KG market but offered few details on transaction terms
  • Samudera posts net loss
    Indonesian carrier Samudera Shipping posted a net loss of $2.05M for 2013, compared with a $4.6M profit in 2012
  • China coastal bulk shipping continues rebound
    China's bulk freight rates on domestic coastal routes continued their February rebound last week, thanks to a pick-up in demand for coal at power plants
  • Keppel wins $500M rig order
    Keppel FELS Limited (Keppel FELS), a wholly owned subsidiary of Keppel Offshore & Marine (Keppel O&M), has secured a contract from TS Offshore to construct an ultra-high specification jack-up rig worth about $500M
  • STX O&S wins $580M order
    STX O&S announced that it has won a KRW620Bn ($580M) order for 12 74,000dwt tankers, including four optional ones on 28 February from Singapore-based Navig8 Product Tankers
  • DNV GL links up with Singapore port authority
    DNV GL and the Maritime and Port Authority of Singapore (MPA) signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) on 28 February to promote research and development (R&D) and innovation in the maritime industry
  • Pertamina to step up in oil and gas business
    PT Pertamina Tbk, a subsidiary of Indonesia's state-owned oil and gas company Pertamina, has pledged to complete seven projects worth $340M
  • Income tax negates AVIC's higher profit
    Singapore-listed Chinese shipbuilding group AVIC International Maritime Holdings posted a higher gross profit for 2013, but net profit was lower from 2012 due to higher income-tax expenses
  • Arbitrage reopens for US LPG flows to Asia
    Falling prices of US LPG has re-opened the arbitrage for spot exports to Asia
  • FSL Trust loss worsens to $65.2M
    Singapore's First Ship Lease Trust fell deeper into the red with a $65.2M loss for 2013, an $8.387M loss for 2012

The Journal of Commerceweb site
MARCH 3, 2014
  • FedEx's Smith Attacks 'Systemic' Protectionism
    Fred Smith addresses the TPM 2014 conference crowd.LONG BEACH, Calif. - A rising tide of protectionism, combined with "low-growth" policies, is impeding the global economic recovery and could threaten historic levels of prosperity, Frederick W. Smith, the chairman, president and CEO of global transport operator FedEx, said today. Speaking at the...
  • TRAC Plans to Enter Drayage Market
    TRAC Intermodal, the United States' largest provider of intermodal chassis, plans to extend its services into drayage, said CEO Keith Lovetro. "We'll be dipping our toe in the water this year," Lovetro said in an interview at the JOC's TPM 2014 conference. "We'll begin to solicit bids and receive proposals, and...
  • New Worries Mount in Trans-Pacific Shipping Market
    2014 is shaping up as a hopeful year for the trans-Pacific trade, at least compared with the recent past. But if you're looking for things to worry about, you don't need to look far. Besides the eternal questions of volume and rates, this year brings a new set of issues: upheaval...
  • Troy Container Line Announces Leeanne O'Reilly as Export Supervisor
    RED BANK, NJ (Feb. 27, 2014) - Troy Container Line Ltd., one of the largest American-owned NVOCCs, today announced the promotion of Leeanne O'Reilly to Export Supervisor at Troy Container Line. Based in the company's Red Bank, NJ office, O'Reilly will oversee the unification of the FCL and LCL Export departments....
  • World's Largest LCL service provider ECU-LINE celebrates 25 years of Leadership in the NVOCC space
    Hong Kong, February 21 2014: One of the global leaders in the NVOCC industry, ECU-LINE is celebrating its 25th anniversary today in Hong Kong, at an event which will be attended by more than 300 representatives including global customers and ECU-LINE's global and APAC management teams. As part of the global...
  • Liebherr announces large scale South African crane order
    Liebherr have been awarded a contract to supply four ship-to-shore (STS) cranes and 18 rubber-tyred gantry cranes (RTGs) to Transnet Port Terminal's Ngqura container facility in South Africa. The order will be fulfilled with the assistance of Liebherr Container Cranes in Ireland. The New STS cranes will have an outreach of 65 metres, a span of 30.48 metres...
  • US House Bill Aims to Stop Canadian Cargo Diversions
    U.S. Rep. Jim McDermott, D-Wash., today introduced legislation that would replace the Harbor Maintenance Tax with a fee on all containers that originate internationally, the latest attempt by state leaders to stop the diversion of U.S.-bound cargo through Canadian ports. Like the companion bill of the same name introduced in the...
  • Air Freight Growth Lifts Kuehne + Nagel's Profit
    Kuehne+Nagel's operating earnings soared 20 percent in 2013 driven by market-beating growth in air freight volumes, almost doubled contract logistics profit and increased market share on the transpacific and transatlantic container trades. The global freight forwarder's profit jumped to 761 million Swiss francs ($867.5 million) last year from 633 million francs...
  • DFDS Eyeing Further Acquisitions
    DFDS is eyeing further acquisitions to consolidate its position as northern Europe's largest short sea shipping and logistics group following strong profit growth in challenging market conditions in 2013. Operating profit grew 11 percent to 1.2 billion Danish kroner ($222 million), outpacing a 3 percent increase in revenue to 12.1 billion...
  • Port Productivity Push to Impact ILWU Talks
    The past year has been tumultuous for the U.S. maritime industry, with powerful vessel-sharing alliances deploying mega-ships to West Coast ports, terminal operators consolidating their facilities, carriers exiting the chassis business and, on the national scene, implementation of the Affordable Health Care Act. All of these events will have an impact...
  • History in the Making
    If there's a theme to this year's TPM Conference, it's that 2014 is the year of the game-changer in international logistics. The changes the industry is grappling with as we congregate in Long Beach this week are profound and will define the main challenges confronting shippers, carriers, third-party logistics providers...
  • Inside the Box Terminal, Part V
    "In the Home Stretch": In the fifth part of "Inside the Box Terminal," Global Terminals' Rich Ceci updates progress toward the expansion's April 16 completion date - and discusses the impact of winter weather. Contact Joseph Bonney at jbonney@joc.com and follow him on Twitter at @JosephBonney....
  • IAG Cargo's Revenue Slumps on Weak Demand, Lower Yields
    International Airlines Group posted a double-digit decline in fourth quarter and full-year cargo revenue as soft demand and lower yields widened the gap with the Anglo-Spanish carrier's reviving passenger operations. IAG Cargo's revenue in the final three months of 2013 slumped 16.1 percent to '276 million ($381 million) from €329 million...
  • Unionized Truckers at Port Metro Vancouver Issue Strike Notice
    Unionized truckers at Port Metro Vancouver issued a 72-hour notice at the weekend that they are prepared to strike unless measures are taken to reduce long truck lines at marine terminals at Canada's largest container port. Unifor-Vancouver Container Truckers Association also demanded that the government re-appoint mediator Vince Ready to help...
  • Slow Progress on NY-NJ Longshore Hiring
    Hiring of longshoremen at the Port of New York and New Jersey is lurching forward after months of finger-pointing and acrimonious litigation. For port users, the new hires can't start work soon enough. Shortages of International Longshoremen's Association labor have helped fuel months of congestion and delays at the East Coast's...

TradeWindsweb site
MARCH 3, 2014
  • Hide and seek
    Shipowners are starting to question claims that nearly all of the prime newbuilding slots at top Asian shipyards have been wiped out by the recent avalanche of orders.
  • ASC pulls the trigger
    Ardmore Shipping of Ireland is moving forward with plans to pursue a follow-on equity offering in the US.
  • Cape rates rise
    A growing number of industry forecasters believe freight rates in the capesize segment of the dry-bulk market are going to rise in the days and weeks to come.
  • Bumi tied to ITC buy
    Bumi Armada emerged as the reported buyer of a 15-year-old VLCC reported sold by Frontline-controlled International Tankers Corporation (ITC).
  • Trafigura plots sell-off
    The sale-and-purchase market is rife with reports that Trafigura is looking to offload its fleet of medium-range (MR) products tankers.
  • Stolt bags bigger haul
    Stolt-Nielsen taken away more than it expected from its trip to the Norwegian bond market.
  • JES loss worsens
    Chinese shipbuilder JES International Holdings has posted a bigger loss for 2013 as revenue collapsed.
  • LDA sells Fairmount
    French shipowner Louis Dreyfus Armateurs (LDA) has offloaded its offshore and towage arm Fairmount Marine to Royal Boskalis Westminster.
  • UK owner wound down
    Cargoship owner Independent Shipping of the UK has been wound down and all its vessels sold.
  • Seaspan hits the mark
    Seaspan Corporation reported a jump in its fourth quarter earnings that came in exactly as Wall Street analysts had predicted.
  • Summa eyes Ukraine deal
    Russian ports group Summa is considering expansion in Ukraine despite Russian military intervention in the Crimean region.
  • OSG raising $300m
    Restructuring tanker owner OSG has increased its rights issue as more lenders join its debt reorganisation plan.
  • SFL swoops for seven
    Ship Finance International (SFL) has moved quickly to boost its fleet just days after cancelling a pair of newbuildings.
  • Bibby adds GAC agency
    UK shipmanager Bibby has taken over GAC Travel in England.
  • Rem earnings leap
    Rem Offshore booked a huge rise in fourth quarter earnings thanks to firming offshore vessel markets.
  • Canal cash in place
    A financing deal has been agreed to keep expansion work at the Panama Canal on track.
  • Skuld: stay on board
    Insurer Skuld has warned crews to stay on board vessels during calls in and around crisis-hit Crimea in the Ukraine.
  • Euro regs failed Flaminia
    The fire-stricken containership MSC Flaminia (built 2001) was left distressed in European waters for seven weeks because of a failure of local regulation, according to a flag state report.
  • Eimskip eyes expansion
    Icelandic container line Eimskip is considering a second overseas listing as it seeks funds for vessel or company purchases.
  • Stolt eyes NOK 1bn
    Stolt-Nielsen is planning a major fundraiser on the Norwegian bond market.
  • Grimaldi bins another
    Italian liner operator Grimaldi Napoli appears to have scrapped another geing conro as it prepares to welcome three newbuildings to its fleet this year.
  • Northern clubs merge
    The merger of the North of England Protecting and Indemnity Association with Sunderland Marine Mutual Insurance has been formally completed a couple of weeks later than originally targeted.
  • Pacifica hit by measles
    Crew members on a Costa Cruises vessel have been infected with the potentially fatal measles virus.
  • Baku building 10
    Azerbaijan's new Baku Shipyard has signed a deal with its parent Socar for 10 high-speed crew boats.
  • STX clinches huge Navig8 order
    Korea's STX Offshore & Shipbuilding confirmed on Monday that Navig8 had ordered up to 12 LR1s in a KRW 620bn ($578.9m) fleet expansion.
  • Petredec in SA move
    Petredec has entered into a memorandum of understanding (MoU) to lease LPG storage facilities in South Africa.
  • Bulker attacked off Oman
    A bulker has been the subject of a suspected piracy attack in the Gulf of Oman on Friday, several sources have reported.
  • Samudera in the red
    Samudera Shipping Line has slumped to a full year loss as it continues to be plagued by the poor performance of its containership arm.
  • Thoresen linked to trio
    Rapidly expanding Thoresen Shipping is being linked with the acquisition of three modern supramax bulkers.
  • BW LPG takes options
    BW LPG has exercised its options for the construction of two VLGCs at Hyundai Heavy Industries.

American Shipperweb site
MARCH 3, 2014
  • Drewry: Air rates down in January
  • Shippers: Truck capacity tightening
  • Cold Train sold to investment firm
  • United nears San Francisco-Haneda route
  • Qatar launches new freighter routes
  • Perlite factory to be located in Port of New Orleans
  • Congressional leaders say progress made on WRDA bill
    A compromise between the House and Senate on a new water resources bill that would help improve inland and seaport navigation is still several weeks away, according to congressional leaders.
  • Highway trust fund crisis jeopardizes state projects
  • Carriers announce new Southeast Asia services
    "K" Line said it will launch two new services this month to enhance service between Japan and the Philippines, Vietnam, Singapore and Indonesia. Hapag Lloyd and NYK will also participate.
  • Senate urged to vote on CBP nominee
    Twenty-eight trade associations, frustrated by the slow pace of getting someone installed as the permanent commissioner of U.S. Customs and Border Protection, are calling for a floor vote as soon as possible to confirm Gil Kerlikowski.
  • Former ICAO council president dead at 89
  • CargoWise releases new enterprise platform, rebrands
    CargoWise One is intended to replace the developer's ediEnterprise platform. CargoWise also said it has rebranded itself WiseTech Global.

The Bunker Bulletinweb site
MARCH 3, 2014
  • Prices firm in Fujairah
    Suez out of IFO, according to reports.
  • Double digit gains in Rotterdam
    Geopolitical tension exerting pressure on prices.
  • Shipowner's five vessel fleet sold
    UK shipping company wound up.
  • Bunker prices jump as Ukrainian crisis deepens
    'Oil markets are reacting on the potential that the situation could worsen.'
  • OW Bunker: Announcement on stock market listing imminent
    'The plan is to be listed before Easter.'
  • RINA to class gas-fuelled ships
    'We believe there will be a rapid and accelerating switch to LNG as a fuel in north European waters.'
  • Sovcomflot takes delivery of 'tri-fuel' LNG carrier
    'The tri-fuel diesel-electric propulsion system has been specially adapted for work in the north.'
  • EPA issues subpoenas investigating ECA non-compliance
    Four shipping firms that evoked non-availability clause asked to provide more information.
  • Running vessels at an even speed can cut fuel consumption
    Maersk says savings can be added to those generated by slow steaming.
  • Asian bunker prices climbing
    Prices have firmed across all grades.
  • Estonian shipping firm sees profit sink
    Fall cushioned by lower bunker costs.
  • Japanese firm orders 'eco' LNG carriers
    Carriers will have a new tank design.
  • Swiss company in 'fuel-efficient' buys
    Drill ships with have hybrid power system.

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New logistics hub in London to boost rail freight through the Channel Tunnel
London
An investment of around £15 million is expected
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
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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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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