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August 5, 2014
Sched Netweb site
  • Hong Kong's OOCL joins US HQ relocation trend by setting up in Utah
  • Port Tracker sees Rotterdam, Antwerp leading North European box revival
  • Ports America takes 30pc of 'K' Line's Long Beach and Tacoma terminals
  • G6 on-time ranking slumps to 41pc while industry average hits 75pc
  • Greek bulker and tanker owners show new interest in containerships
  • Big part of Congress want Obama to threaten Japan, Canada over trade
  • US Marshals ordered to seize Kurdish oil beyond reach off Galveston
  • CP and Teamsters rail traffic controllers reach tentative agreement
  • Norbert Dentressangle buys Jacobson from Oak Hill Capital Partners
  • US reefer, van, flatbed truck rates continue to fall throughout July
  • Top researcher questions integrity of negative rail study on trucking
  • Positive response from airlines on future air cargo growth, says IATA
  • US extends screening scheme a year, may not be mandatory till late 2016
  • Vancouver and Seattle airports cash in on regional cherry bonanza
  • Korean Air adds tenth A380 to boost volume on Incheon-Atlanta flights

Exim Indiaweb site
AUGUST 4, 2014
  • Evergreen Line announces improvements to UK & Ireland services
  • H1 throughput at Dunkerque port up 10 pc
  • IMB reports worrying trend of small tanker hijacks in South-East Asian waters
  • MOL Logistics launches new warehouse operation in Hong Kong
  • More consortia & alliances likely, says Drewry
  • Rates on Asia-North Europe route see significant surge
  • Safmarine is UTi-Ansell's Partner of the Year
  • Tilbury & Zeebrugge's strategic agreement signs up SCS Multiport for new route
  • EU prohibits import of select products from India
  • India to import rice bran to fuel local oil production
  • Iran's duty hike may hamper Basmati exports
  • Pipavav Port targeting significant boost in box handling capacity
  • Shipping Minister lays stress on increasing marine products exports, developing port-related projects
  • Govt to develop dedicated cargo terminals at 24 airports
  • FY15 fiscal deficit target 'daunting', says FM
  • June sees 7.3 pc rise in core sector output

Marine Logweb site
AUGUST 4, 2014
  • EBDG awarded Staten Island Ferry design contract
  • Shipping bodies issue Ebola virus advice
  • Wärtsilä to design new ferry for Gulf of Bothnia link
  • P&I Club warns of dangerous defects in newbuilds
  • Damen delivers first of three seismic chasers
  • Meyer inks deal for Finnish shipyard
  • Newport News awarded CVN 73 planning contract

World Wide Shipperweb site
AUGUST 4, 2014
  • Port of Vancouver, USA welcomes maiden voyage ship
  • Panama Canal Authority inks deal with consortium
  • Coast Guard rescue teams find missing man's vessel
  • VT Halter Marine nets order for two articulated tug barge units
  • Crowley solutions group opens Singapore office

Lloyd's Listweb site
AUGUST 4, 2014
  • Larger container consortia to bring stability to east-west trades
    Alliances set to ease capacity adjustments, according to Drewry
  • TEN shares down despite second-quarter operating income of $8.5m
    Company upbeat for MLP formation and US condensate exports
  • Color Line and Kiel revert to ISPS level one
    Security status raised after Islam terror threat warning, ferry operator admits
  • Crews calling in west Africa face ebola risk, shipping groups warn
    Masters should consider shore leave restrictions, argues ICS, IMEC and ITF
  • Suezmax crude tanker sells for $3m more than its value
    Good price for seller comes amid belief in the future of the 1m barrel oil tankers
  • STX Europe sells Turku shipyard
    Meyer Werft takes 70% and Finland takes 30% and backs cruiseship with $13.4m
  • Pakistan breakers provide a bright spot in a quiet week
    Falling domestic steel prices and currency changes dampen India scrapping sentiment
  • US sanctions two North Korea shipping companies
    Chongchongang and Ocean Maritime Management accused over Cuban arms haul
  • Port of NY/NJ sets its course to break annual traffic record
    Container throughput overcomes a harsh winter to rise 4% to 1.6m teu
  • Two dead and many feared missing after Bangladesh ferry capsizes
    Pinak-6 was carrying some 250 passengers, heading home after Eid celebrations
  • Indian summer for VLGC market as Jag Vidhi sells for $25m
    Vintage ship price hike shows that gas carriers are still a hot prospect, say analysts
  • Golar LNG provides a floating storage and regasification unit to Ghana
    Tema LNG marks Accra's $500m gas-import debut
  • Moody's Japan reviews Mitsui OSK Lines' rating
    Ratings agency rethink after shipping giant lowers its profit guidance for this fiscal year
  • International shipping cuts CO2
    IMO study shows a greener performance but warns that this may not be permanent

Sea-webweb site
AUGUST 4, 2014
  • Wärtsilä wins ferry design contract
    Finland-headquartered marine power provider Wärtsilä today signed a contract for the design of an environmentally sound Gulf of Bothnia ferry as part of the Midway Alignment of the Bothnian Corridor project. "The project has been initiated to develop a multimodal logistics corridor across the Gulf
  • Damen delivers seismic guard vessel
    Damen Shipyards Group has delivered the first of three 35m seismic research guard vessels to Netherlands-based offshore services company Rederij Groen in what it describes as "a new milestone in offshore support vessel construction". Named 7-Oceans and built at Damen's Maaskant Shipyards Stellendam,
  • TEN bullish on crude prospects
    NYSE-listed Tsakos Energy Navigation (TEN) believes escalating geopolitical unrest could boost crude shipping rates. The Nikolas Tsakos-led company posted net income of $249,000 for 2Q14 versus a net loss of $2.4M in 2Q13. However, after dividends to preferred shareholders are taken into account,
  • Chennai looks to revive megabox project
    On Wednesday Chennai Port Trust (ChPT) board will consider a proposal to again seek bids for a 5M teu container terminal, along with two other expansion projects. The move follows the split between nearby L&T Kattupalli Port and Philippines-based International Container Terminal Services India
  • Meyer Werft acquires 70% of Turku yard
    Meyer Werft has acquired all shares in STX Finland, which owns a shipyard in Turku. TUI Cruises in Hamburg has ordered two ships to secure the immediate future of the yard, Jan Vapaavuori, Finnish minister of the economics and employment, has announced. Meyer will hold a 70% stake in a new company
  • COSCO (Guangdong) wins PSV quartet
    China's COSCO (Guangdong) Shipyard has won an order for four wave-piercing platform supply vessels (PSVs) from returning Singapore-based Chellsea, which is a subsidiary of Hong Kong shipowner Chellaram Shipping. The four 4,4000dwt UT 771 WP-designed vessel order is made up of the final two options
  • Tallinn's profits climb 16%
    The Estonian port of Tallinn has announced 1H14 figures showing a net profit of €20.2M ($27M), up 16% on the same period in 2013, with turnover increasing by 7% to €59M. Led by continuing growth on the Tallinn-Helsinki ferry route, as well as increasing calls by bigger cruise ships, the
  • Italy takes lead on Med emissions control
    Italy's parliament has proposed reducing the sulphur content of marine fuels used in its waters from 2018, according to a statement by its environment commission. This would bring Italy in line with north European waters. "The Environmental Commission of the Chamber [of Deputies] has asked and
  • South Korean ro-ro ship collides with berth
    South Korea-flagged passenger ro-ro ship C-K STAR collided with a berth at China's Lianyungang Port on Saturday afternoon, injuring one crew member. The ship suddenly lost all electricity supply when entering the port, hitting the berth under construction. The vessel was carrying 104 passengers,
  • Mencast ends 2Q14 on high note
    Singapore-listed offshore service provider Mencast Holdings posted a 59% increase quarter-on-quarter (q/q) to SGD43.9M (USD35.2M) in its revenue for 2Q14 ended on 30 June. Similarly, the company's gross profit surged 27% to SGD12.42M ($9.95M) in 2Q14 compared with SGD9.74M in 2Q13. Mencast's profit
  • China to build three berths in Kenya
    China Communications Construction Company (CCCC) signed a USD480M deal on Friday with the Kenyan government for the construction of the first three berths at Lamu Port. The three berths are part of the Ethiopia Transport Corridor Project (LAPSSET) Corridor Program, and are designed to handle general
  • COSCO posts earnings for 2Q14
    Singapore-listed shipping company, COSCO Corporation (Singapore) Limited saw a rise of 19% quarter-on-quarter (q/q) to SGD14.3M (USD11.5M) in its net profit in 2Q14, ended on 30 June 2014. The company has a 29% increase q/q in its turnover to SGD1.1Bn from SGD890.3M in 2Q13. COSCO's 2Q14 pre-tax
  • Hijacked oil tanker released off Nigeria
    Hijacked oil tanker MT Hai Soon 6 carrying 21 crew was released yesterday in waters off Nigeria, according to South Korea's foreign ministry. The owner of the vessel, Hai Soon Diesel & Trading, confirmed with IHS Maritime Fairplay that the tanker was released and all on board are safe and unhurt.
  • China LNG imports up 19% y/y in 1H14
    China's liquefied natural gas (LNG) imports climbed 19% year on year (y/y) to 9.9 million tonnes in the first six months in 2014, according to customs statistics. The average import prices also gained 7% y/y to USD623.4 per tonne. In January 2014 the LNG imports reached a record monthly level of 2.6

The Journal of Commerceweb site
AUGUST 4, 2014
  • King Ocean's service shift from Miami to boost Port Everglades
    Port Everglades officials say they expect the port's container volume to increase by as much as 47,500 20-foot-equivalent-unit containers annually following the recent transfer of two of King Ocean's eastern Caribbean services from PortMiami. The additional services have begun operating weekly from King Ocean's Sun Terminal at Port Everglades to St....
  • US antitrust suit weighs on Nippon Express
    Nippon Express Co., Japan's largest international freight forwarder, saw its group net profit sink over 30 percent in the first quarter of fiscal 2014, which started on April 1, due to an extraordinary loss related to an antitrust class-action lawsuit in the United States. The Tokyo-based company said that its group...
  • Proposed Mexican rail line short on details
    An announcement last week that a Chinese consortium would build a rail line connecting a planned port on Mexico's Pacific Coast to a manufacturing hub along the U.S. border was heavy on fanfare but short on details. The Mexican state of Chihuahua in a statement announcing the deal didn't outline the...
  • Strapped container carriers rely on lessors for boxes
    Weak finances are forcing ocean carriers to rely more heavily on lessors to provide them with containers. Lessors' share of the global container fleet rose to an eight-year high of 46 percent last year, according to the Container Leasing report published recently by Drewry Maritime Research. The lessors' share was 40...
  • ABF boosts revenue, profit; Panther expands
    When ArcBest, the company formerly known as Arkansas Best, reported its most profitable fiscal quarter in years last week, Wall Street reacted swiftly. The company's per share price plummeted 25 percent July 31, as investors reacted to news that at 63 cents per share, ArcBest's earnings were short of a...
  • Progress in PNW grain talks as two parties schedule more meetings
    Negotiations between the International Longshore and Warehouse Union and the Pacific Northwest Grain Handlers Association, which represents a half-dozen export facilities in Oregon and Washington, are not concluded, though both parties say weekend bargaining has gone well. The Federal Mediation and Conciliation Service issued a statement today confirming that the two...
  • Intermodal traffic on track to outpace 2013 growth, IANA says
    North American intermodal volume growth this year appears to be on track to exceed the 4.6 percent gain seen in 2013 after traffic rocketed 8.2 percent year-over-year in the second quarter. The intermodal traffic growth rate in the April through July period, the healthiest since early 2011, was driven by the...
  • Spare some thought for the seafarers
    Peter Tirschwell came to town last week. I've known Peter for many years, and given that he might write my obituary one day, I offered to buy him lunch. Not having seen him for a while, once we got past insulting each other, as old friends do, the conversation settled down...
  • US industrial real estate market continues growth
    One of the nation's top real estate firms says the United States' industrial real estate market continued major growth in the second quarter, but noted this growth is more responsible and less speculative than the pre-recession boom. Commercial real estate firm JLL released its quarterly report this week, saying the U.S....
  • Miami opens $668.5 million port tunnel
    A $668.5 million tunnel that allows drayage trucks to bypass congested downtown streets opened with minimal fanfare yesterday at PortMiami. Florida Gov. Rick Scott joined port officials in dedicating the tunnel's 4,200-foot twin tubes on Feb. 19, but the full opening was delayed by replacement of malfunctioning jet fans in the...
  • Researchers target ways for world's farmers to stem food loss
    Ending world hunger has been a goal of governments, charities and charitable businesses and people for as long as there have been hungry people. Efforts have ranged from producing or donating massive amounts of food to reducing food waste and food loss. A number of corporations and trade organizations are working...
  • Wal-Mart turns attention to reducing food waste
    As the world's largest corporation, Wal-Mart holds hefty leverage over its vendors. When the retailer wanted RFID - even on perishables - vendors helped find a technical solution and complied. When Wal-Mart insisted on a certain type of pallet, vendors complied. The next mission of Wal-Mart, No. 1 on the JOC's...
  • Pamana Canal, contractors confirm agreement to keep work going
    The Panama Canal Authority and the consortium hired to build a third set of locks have amended their construction contract to reflect a March settlement of a payment dispute that interrupted work for two weeks. "What remains now is to continue working with the commitment to complete the expansion," said Administrator...
  • Consignee or Not Consignee?
    Q: I'm working through a situation and would like your professional opinion on the most accurate solution. We work as a lead logistics provider for a U.S. importer (Company A). To that end, we manage its freight forwarders and the transactional shipments. Company A places a purchase order to Company B....
  • Steady trans-Atlantic ocean trade offers respite for carriers
    Consider the trans-Atlantic market an oasis of calm. For a container shipping industry focusing on the opportunities and pitfalls in the much larger Asia-Europe and trans-Pacific trades, or the rapidly growing north-south trade linking Asia to Africa and Latin America, that's not necessarily a bad thing. The trans-Atlantic gets little respect,...
  • Declining European rail performance threatens intermodal growth
    Declining operating standards across Europe's rail network are threatening the future of intermodal transport, a leading combined transport company warned. Switzerland-based Hupac said it overcame a weak European economy and flat traffic in its key Italian market to carry almost 340,000 truck loads on unaccompanied combined transport in the first half...

TradeWindsweb site
AUGUST 4, 2014
  • All eyes on DRYS
    A leading equity analyst believes diversified Greek operator DryShips will turn in a loss when it reports second-quarter earnings Wednesday morning.
  • Are yards cutting corners?
    A leading protection-and-indemnity club is urging owners of bulkers and general cargoships to proceed with caution when taking delivery of newbuildings.
  • Design deal sealed
    Wartsila has lined up a contract to design a 'green' ferry that is going to be deployed on a loop linking Finland to Sweden by way of the Gulf of Bothnia in the Baltic Sea.
  • Sinotrans defies downturn
    Sinotrans Shipping of Hong Kong generated a relatively healthy profit in the first-half of 2014, a period in which many of its rivals struggled to keep their heads above water.
  • Two for TUI
    TUI Cruises has made good on its promise of fleet expansion with the addition of two more newbuildings to its orderbook.
  • TEN's new crude hope
    Tsakos Energy Navigation spoke of its belief in a tentative crude tanker market rebound as it reported a marginal second quarter profit today.
  • Gail emerges for LNG ships
    A tender for up to nine LNG newbuildings has finally been issued by Gail (India) after months of delays and discussions.
  • Atlantic Nav nets more
    Offshore owner Atlantic Navigation has seen its first half profit climb by one fifth.
  • Turku takeover sealed
    German shipbuilder Meyer Werft has agreed to purchase a majority stake in STX Finland.
  • Bibby builds offshore fleet
    Bibby Ship Management has secured contracts to manage two platform supply vessels (PSVs) and an FPSO.
  • SMM profit inches up
    Singapore's Sembcorp Marine has reported a modest 4% growth in its half year results released Monday.
  • Suezmax price in focus
    Peter Livanos's JM Maritime Investments is reported to have secured a strong price for one of its suezmax tankers.
  • Supra8 tops 50 ships
    Navig8 has seen its Supra8 supramax pool surpass the 50 ship mark following the addition of four more bulkers
  • Moody's ponders MOL cut
    Moody's could cut its issuer rating on Mitsui OSK Lines after the Japanese owner lowered its profit forecast last week.
  • Vale faces Subic ban
    Subic Bay Metropolitan Authority (SBMA) has suspended iron ore transshipment operations by Vale over complaints about pollution.
  • Merger of dry duo tipped
    Two dry bulk companies founded by Peter Georgiopoulos have been put forward as merger candidates by Norwegian bank Arctic Securities.
  • CHO back in black
    CH Offshore has put a bad 2013 behind it to return to profit for latest financial year, figures released by the shipowner show.
  • CMES scraps panamax
    Shanghai-listed shipowner continues clearout of elderly tonnage with sale of bulker.
  • CMES scraps in China
    Scrappers are paying just $327m per ldt for a Chinese-owned panamax
  • We'll take three
    Maritime Assets Corporation (MAC) of Dubai has sold three platform supply vessel newbuildings to Grup Servici Petroliere (GSP), Rumania's largest offshore player.
  • Hijackers free tanker
    West African pirates have released the 5,500-dwt products tanker Hai Soon 6 (built 1993), which was hijacked one week ago while in the Gulf of Guinea.
  • Ghana gets gas
    Idan Ofer's Quantum Pacific and John Fredrikesen's Golar LNG have joined forced on a $500m project to build a liquefied natural gas import terminal near the Ghanaian city of Tema.

American Shipperweb site
AUGUST 4, 2014
  • BREAKING NEWS: Agreement between Panama Canal, contractors on financing
    The Panama Canal Authority and the consortium working on the expansion project have signed an agreement that incorporates a variation reached in March to the original 2009 contract.
  • Big alliances may help lines control capacity
  • Norbert Dentressangle acquires Jacobson Companies
    Hervé Montjotin, Norbert Dentressangle's CEO, said the deal "is a key milestone in Norbert Dentressangle's development strategy to become a top-tier player in global supply-chain management."
  • Energy company raises coal delivery concerns
    The president and chief executive officer of Xcel Energy, Ben Fowke, Thursday sent a letter to the STB outlining his "concern over the ability of the BNSF to deliver sufficient coal to our electric generating stations."
  • PostNL experiences revenue rise in Q2
  • HP pays $32.5 million to settle with Postal Service
  • Maersk doubles down on transpacific rate hike
  • ILWU, grain companies to continue negotiations next week
    FMCS said in a statement issued Monday morning that bargaining that began last Wednesday continued during the weekend with assistance from FMCS Acting Director Scot Beckenbaugh.
  • PortMiami tunnel open for business
    The tunnel is expected to shave 25 minutes from a port shuttle truck's round trip to the port, making it possible for drivers to add at least one more revenue-bearing trip to their 11-hour driving day.
  • Container lessors expand their market share
    London-based consulting firm Drewry said this contrasts with the preceding five years (2004-08), when operators' fleet growth outpaced that of the lessors.
  • Boeing to build new 787 model in S.C.
    When the plant opened in 2011, Boeing said it was diversifying its supply chain, but the machinists' union charged the company with trying to intimidate it by moving production to a right-to-work state.
  • Executive moves

The Bunker Bulletinweb site
AUGUST 4, 2014
  • Bunker Holding names chief sales officer
    Jan Obel was former CEO of the KPI Bridge Oil Group.
  • New player in bunker market
    DoJi Marine Trading to focus initially on the US, ARA and Singapore markets.
  • Sanctions could hit Rotterdam terminal project
    Calls for Russian company to be boycotted.
  • Prices start week soft in Fujairah
    Prices unchanged in Suez.
  • IFO prices on downward path in Northwest Europe
    Rotterdam: Market was quiet.
  • Fuel oil prices 'under long-term pressure'
    China's energy reforms could dent regional demand for fuel oil.
  • Hong Kong shows successful transition to low sulphur fuel
    Port with MGO that previously wouldn't even meet upcoming ECA limit, has largely met locally imposed 0.05% sulphur limit.
  • Sources: 'Five Aframaxes chartered to store fuel oil'
    Move comes as arbitrage inflows slacken.
  • 'Two-tier' bunker market in run-up in mass flow meter rules
    Players could to see pricing anomalies in the run-up to 2017.
  • Asian prices stay on narrow trading path
    Operations in Busan threatened by second typhoon.
  • Boxship owner orders dual-fuel quartet
    Contract includes options for five more newbuilds.
  • Project started to track vessel engine performance
    Technology will focus on MAN B&W engine systems.
  • Update: Pirates free MT Hai Soon 6
    Vessel held captive for a week.
  • Titan Petrochemicals debt restructuring produces results
    Firm expects to record 'substantial profit' for first half of 2014.
  • Chinese shipping firm enters 'LNG' buying spree
    Orders placed for 200 LNG-powered river vessels.
  • Finnish firm starts fleetwide scrubber installations
    Company adding system to four other vessels.

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Royal Caribbean closes second quarter with record net profit
Miami
The April-June period was very positive
Union Pacific and Norfolk Southern announced a merger agreement today.
Union Pacific and Norfolk Southern announced a merger agreement today.
Omaha/Atlanta
First coast-to-coast cargo rail network
Gurrieri resigns as Special Commissioner of the Eastern Adriatic Sea Port Authority
Trieste
The atypical reverse charge for the logistics sector will become applicable tomorrow
Milan
Ruggerone (Assologistica): one of the most strategic reforms we helped build is being implemented
Policy brief on cyber threats that pose risks to port infrastructure
Tallinn
It was developed by the NATO Cyber Defence Centre of Excellence
Interferry urges the EU Commission to harmonize its shipping decarbonization regulations with those of the IMO
Victoria
Failure to align - the association warned - will force shipping companies to pay twice for emissions.
In the second quarter of 2025, Chinese seaports handled 79.1 million containers (+6.1%)
Beijing
Total freight traffic was three billion tons (+3.3%), of which 1.3 billion tons were with foreign countries (+1.9%).
CK Hutchison announces plans to include a Chinese investor in the consortium to sell Hutchison Ports
Hong Kong
Without the participation of the COSCO shipping group, China would not authorize the sale
Sri Lanka's Supreme Court has awarded compensation of $1 billion over the X-Press Pearl accident.
Sri Lanka's Supreme Court has awarded compensation of $1 billion over the X-Press Pearl accident.
Columbus
The container ship caught fire and sank near the port of Colombo
The Greek government sends a tugboat to the Red Sea to assist ships that may be attacked by the Houthis.
The Greek government sends a tugboat to the Red Sea to assist ships that may be attacked by the Houthis.
Piraeus
The AHTS "Giant" is leaving
Saipem and Subsea7 have signed a binding merger agreement.
Saipem and Subsea7 have signed a binding merger agreement.
Milan/Luxembourg
The transaction is expected to close in the second half of 2026.
In the second quarter, the port of Valencia handled over 1.5 million containers (+4.0%)
In the first half of 2025, the amount of new orders to Chinese shipyards fell by -18.2%
Beijing
A decrease of -3.5% in new construction completed in the period was recorded
In the second quarter of 2025, freight traffic in the port of Trieste grew by +3.7%
Trieste
Bulk cargo increased. Miscellaneous cargo fell by 13.2%.
CMA CGM and TotalEnergies form joint venture for LNG bunkering in the Port of Rotterdam.
Marseille
Agreement to supply 360,000 tons of liquefied natural gas per year to the French group's ships
In the second quarter of 2025, freight traffic in Spanish ports decreased by -4.7%
Madrid
All the main product categories are decreasing except for conventional goods
Brookfield Asset Management to sell 49% of British port group PD Ports to Spain's Pontegadea
Middlesbrough
The English company has over 1,400 employees
In the quarter April-June, freight traffic in the port of Rotterdam decreased by -2.3%
In the quarter April-June, freight traffic in the port of Rotterdam decreased by -2.3%
Rotterdam
The port authority is alarmed by the state of crisis in the national industry.
The electrification of the docks in the ports of Livorno, Piombino and Portoferraio is proceeding according to plan.
Third dock for cruise traffic in the port of Catania
Catania
Pier 25's restyling completed
Another quarter of decline in freight traffic at the port of Algeciras
Algeciras
In the period April-June, containers amounted to 1.24 million TEUs (+1.0%)
A new tax applied to cruise passengers disembarking in national ports came into force today in Greece.
Athens
Belgian rail freight company Lineas receives €61 million government loan
Brussels
The measure was approved last night by the restricted council of ministers
ERTMS installation completed on 1,400 kilometers of Italian railway network
Rome
The project is financed with 2.5 billion euros from PNRR funds.
Wärtsilä's quarterly financial and commercial results are positive.
Helsinki
The Marine Electrical Systems division will be sold to the Italian company VINCI Energies.
In the port of Barcelona the number of cruise terminals will be reduced from seven to five
In the port of Barcelona the number of cruise terminals will be reduced from seven to five
Barcelona
The mayor: For the first time in history, a limit is placed on the growth of cruises in the city.
MSC and Moby have presented their commitments to meet the AGCM's requirements.
Rome
Shipping Agencies Services will sell its 49% stake in Moby, waiving the consideration in favor of the majority shareholder. Moby commits to completely repaying its debt to SAS.
Fincantieri confirms its interest in the development of American shipbuilding
Fincantieri confirms its interest in the development of American shipbuilding
Washington
Folgiero: Commitment to deliver next-generation capabilities in full alignment with U.S. strategic priorities
The Chamber of Deputies has approved the appointment of four presidents of Italian Port System Authorities.
Rome
The names proposed for the Port System Authorities of the Southern Adriatic, Central-Northern Tyrrhenian, Western Liguria, and Eastern Liguria have been approved. Voting on the Northern Tyrrhenian Authority has been postponed.
Information exchange between state administrations for the digitalization of the maritime sector begins
Rome
The first operational meeting at the Coast Guard General Command in Rome
The Clean Maritime Fuels Platform suggests measures to support the production and distribution of clean marine fuels
COSCO Shipping Ports sets new monthly and quarterly container traffic records
Hong Kong
In the period April-June, 29.4 million TEUs were handled (+4.5%)
Sharp increase in cases of seafarers abandoning their ships
London
2,286 crew members from 222 ships involved as of early 2025
Global freight traffic saw strong growth in the first quarter of this year in anticipation of new tariffs
Global freight traffic saw strong growth in the first quarter of this year in anticipation of new tariffs
Geneva
North America saw the strongest quarterly growth in imports
In the port of Antwerp-Bruges containers and rolling stock are increasing and other types of goods are decreasing
Antwerp
Traffic congestion continues at the airport, with the situation on the landside becoming critical
A study denounces the delay of European ports in equipping themselves with cold ironing facilities.
Brussels/Pozzallo
The tender to electrify the docks of the port of Pozzallo has begun.
T&E proposes to include more non-EU transhipment ports to avoid carbon leakage
Brussels
The association calls on the EU Commission to reduce the current threshold of 65% of transhipment traffic
Federlogistica urges the immediate establishment of a control room on tariffs
Genoa
The aim is also to eliminate extra costs caused by bureaucracy.
Containerized cargo handled through the port of Singapore fell by 2.9% in the second quarter.
Singapore
Last May, ship transits through the Suez Canal decreased by -6.8%
Last May, ship transits through the Suez Canal decreased by -6.8%
Cairo
The negative trend continued in June and early July
Terminal operators are not at all satisfied with a policy that seems to have no interest in ports
Rome
Cognolato: It is essential to close the ongoing trials on several fronts.
The largest ship ever to dock at Cagliari's Porto Canale at the MITO terminal.
Milan
The container ship "MSC Venice" with a capacity of 16,652 TEU arrived yesterday
On 5 and 6 November in Lisbon a summit called by the ILA against automation in the maritime and port sector
On 5 and 6 November in Lisbon a summit called by the ILA against automation in the maritime and port sector
North Bergen/Metzingen
South Korean HD Hyundai, together with German NEURA Robotics, will develop and test welding robots in shipyards
The toll of the horrific attack on the bulk carrier Eternity C in the Red Sea is still uncertain.
Mandaluyong/London/Brussels
Joint statement by ICS, BIMCO, European Shipowners, Intercargo and Intertanko
In the first half of 2025, bulk cargo increased and general cargo decreased in the port of Marseille-Fos
Marseille
Cruise passengers increase by +5%
The Senate has approved the framework law on interports
Rome
UIR, gives the Italian interport system a modern, orderly and coherent regulatory framework
Carlo De Ruvo was elected president of Confetra
Rome
Among the challenges, the uncontrolled expansion of large logistics groups and their concentration
Number of pirate attacks on ships still high in the second quarter of 2025
Number of pirate attacks on ships still high in the second quarter of 2025
Kuala Lumpur
The number of acts of violence against crews is decreasing
Telemar and TNL Group merger agreement
Telemar and TNL Group merger agreement
Oslo/Athens/Paris
One of the top three operators in the OT/IoT services market for the maritime and superyacht sectors will be created
Attacks on ships in the Red Sea still cause deaths among seafarers
Portsmouth
Liberian-flagged bulk carrier " Eternity C" targeted
Canadian shipbuilding company Davie acquires second shipyard in Finland
Helsinki/Pori
It will buy the Enersense Offshore shipyard
Amendment on Port Labor Supply Agencies Approved
Rome
Immediate transformation into Agencies authorised to provide temporary port work
Salvini appoints a manager of a private shipping company from Campania as president of the regional AdSP
Rome
This is Eliseo Cuccaro, CEO of Alilauro
Extend the application of the 0.1% sulphur limit in marine fuels globally
Extend the application of the 0.1% sulphur limit in marine fuels globally
Berlin
This is proposed by an analysis by the International Council on Clean Transportation
IMO and EU condemn renewed attacks on ships in the Red Sea
London/Brussels
Dominguez: New violation of international law and freedom of navigation
In the first half of 2025, container traffic in the port of Gioia Tauro grew by +10.5%
Joy Taurus
2,186,211 TEUs were handled
A bulk carrier was attacked in the Red Sea
Portsmouth
The crew abandoned the ship which began to take on water
German government allocates 400 million euros to support energy transition in maritime-port sector
Over 78 million euros to the ports of Augusta and Taranto for offshore wind
Rome
Funds distributed over three years starting from 2025
The PNRR tender for interports has been reopened.
Rome
Resources available amounting to 2.2 million euros
Port of Livorno: Workers are the priority in the LTM crisis
Livorno
UPS's quarterly earnings performance declines
Atlanta
Net income in the April-June quarter was $1.28 billion (-8.9%)
Approval for the 2025 budget variation of the Southern Tyrrhenian and Ionian Sea Port Authority.
Gioia Tauro
500 thousand euros for the 49% share held by the Port Agency company
FHP Group acquires the remaining 10% stake in Lotras
Milan/Foggia
The integration between Lotras and CFI Intermodal will begin to create FHP Intermodal.
OITAF scientific document on good practices in the logistics and transport of fresh fruit and vegetables
Milan
The Northern Tyrrhenian Sea Port Authority has joined the PLIKA
Livorno
Platform dedicated to training, innovation and knowledge sharing in the logistics and port sectors
Matteo Paroli's nomination as president of the Western Ligurian Sea Port Authority has been signed.
Rome
He has a degree in law and a specialization in administrative law.
Container throughput increases in Haropa Port, while bulk cargo decreases.
Le Havre
In the first half of this year, containers were 1.51 million TEUs (+4%)
Bureau Veritas reports a 9.8% quarterly increase in revenues in the Marine & Offshore segment
Courbevoie
Kalmar and Konecranes increase new orders in the April-June quarter
Helsinki
The turnover of the two Finnish companies is slightly increasing
Container traffic in the port of Barcelona fell by 12.2% in the second quarter.
Barcelona
Assiterminal threatens a new wave of appeals against regulations it believes are damaging to port operations
Genoa
2M Logistics signs an agreement with Salerno-based Gallozzi
Barendrecht
The Dutch company will represent GF Logistics, a subsidiary of the Italian group, in the Benelux region.
Swiss company Kuehne+Nagel's quarterly profits fell
Schindellegi
In the period April-June of this year, net turnover grew by +1.7%
Yang Ming orders three 8,000 TEU container ships from Nihon Shipyard and Imabari Shipbuilding
Keelung/Imabari
Contract valued at $351.3-394.5 million
Italia Nostra reiterates its strong concerns about the construction of the Fiumicino-Isola Sacra port.
Rome
European maritime cities, destinations for cruise tourism - the association highlights - denounce the phenomenon of over-tourism in the cruise sector
Egypt's first automotive terminal has come into operation at Port Said East.
East Port Said
It can accommodate two car carriers at the same time
SAILING LIST
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Arrival ports by:
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Tepsa has acquired a liquid bulk terminal in the port of Rotterdam.
Singapore/Rotterdam
It was sold by Global Energy Storage Holdings
The Spinelli Group has approved its 2024 sustainability report.
Genoa
Of the company's 616 direct employees, 49% are under the age of 50.
In the second quarter of this year, cargo traffic in Turkish ports grew by +1.6%
Ankara
Cargoes to and from Italy amounted to 12.7 million tons (+10.1%)
Extension of the Simplified Logistics Zone for Genoa Ports and Dry Ports to the Savona, Vado Ligure, and Bergeggi areas.
Genoa
Approval from the ZLS Steering Committee
Isotta Fraschini Motori has inaugurated a new production line for hydrogen fuel cell systems in Bari.
Trieste
They will be used for naval and land solutions
The Grande Shanghai , the Grimaldi Group's first ammonia-ready car carrier, has been christened.
Naples
It has a load capacity of 9,000 CEUs.
The Port of Genoa, FILT, and UILT have declared a five-day strike at the Bettolo Terminal.
Genoa
Fit Cisl Liguria expressed solidarity with the workers
The tender for the dredging of the commercial dock basin at the port of Ancona has been published.
Ancona
The removal of approximately 730 thousand cubic meters of sediment is planned
Tender for the restoration and enhancement of docks 32 and 33 in the Deep Sea Zone of the port of Savona
Genoa
An investment of over 6.7 million euros is expected
There are 1,100 workers in Palermo directly employed in the seaside tourism sector
Palermo
This year, cruise traffic is expected to grow by 9.4% in the port of the Sicilian capital.
Six-month growth of +9% in freight on the St. Petersburg-India/China maritime route
Fly
FESCO operates six vessels in the service
Port of Trieste: Special Commissioner Gurrieri under investigation for money laundering
Trieste
I am certain - he declared - that I can demonstrate that I acted legally, in full transparency.
Vard signs new contract for the construction of two CSOVs
Trieste
The vessels will be used to support operations in the offshore wind sector
UIR welcomes the publication of the tender for the digitalization of the logistics chain.
Rome
Di Caterina (ALIS): a concrete tool that enhances the needs of businesses and strengthens the logistics system
GNV celebrated its first ten years of activity on the Italy-Albania route
Durres
During the period, the company's ships carried over 1.25 million passengers
A shipment of over 1.2 tons of marijuana was seized at the port of Gioia Tauro.
Reggio Calabria/Catanzaro
Members of a criminal organization that imported drugs from South America through European ports and airports have been arrested.
Yang Ming orders Hanwha Ocean to build seven 15,000 TEU dual-fuel containerships
Keelung
They will be delivered between 2028 and 2029
Walden to sell healthcare logistics business to Yusen Logistics
Paris
Exclusive negotiations announced
Solinas (Sardinian Action Party) is not at all satisfied with the state of Sardinian ports
Cagliari
The immediate establishment of a special commission is urged
ANSI welcomes the introduction of the information dashboard for managing private procurement contracts in logistics.
Rome
D'Angelo: it will allow the country to take another step forward
Russo (Confcommercio): excluding road transport from the PNRR funding was shortsighted.
Rome
First bulletin from the Freight Insights Observatory produced by the National Center for Sustainable Mobility
ABB Group posts sharp growth in quarterly financial and business performance
Zurich
In the period April-June the value of new orders grew by +16.0%
Informal consultations have begun on the preliminary proposal for the new Ancona Port Master Plan.
Ancona
Eleven meetings scheduled for July
Program agreement for preparatory and functional interventions for the construction of the bridge over the Strait of Messina
Rome
It was signed today in Rome
Project to develop an ecological station for the treatment of wastewater from ships
Naples
Initiative of the Neapolitan Group of the Cenere and Iello Landing
Assiterminal urges against bringing sediment from the Bagnoli dredging project into the port of Naples.
Genoa
Cognolato and Ferrari: It is essential to safeguard the full functionality of the commercial port's activities.
Container traffic at the Port of Long Beach fell 3.4% in the second quarter.
Long Beach
A decline of -16.4% was recorded in June
Paolo Pessina has been appointed vice president of Conftrasporto-Confcommercio.
Rome
He is president of the national federation of maritime agents and brokers
Container traffic in the port of Hong Kong decreased by -8.2% in the second quarter
Hong Kong
A decrease of -13.7% was recorded in June
Cuneo-based logistics company Nord Ovest is seeing growing financial results.
Wedge
Construction work on a new depot in Mondovì will be completed in early 2026.
Container traffic at the Port of Los Angeles grows driven by fears of new tariffs
Los Angeles
June saw the highest volume ever recorded for this month
The Management Committee of the Sardinia Sea Port Authority has adopted the DPSS
Cagliari
Green light for the concession to MITO and the appeal against the rejection of Olbia's dredging project.
Three events in Genoa for three new Explora Journeys cruise ships.
Genoa
A technical launch, a coin laying and the cutting of the first sheet metal were carried out at the Fincantieri shipyard
Grimaldi sells 5% of Terminal Darsena Toscana to Livorno Port Company
Naples/Livorno
Option to purchase an additional 5% of the share capital
Concession agreement signed that assigns management of the port of Tartous to DP World
Damascus
It has a lifespan of 30 years
Matteo Gasparato appointed president of the Northern Adriatic Sea Port Authority
Rome
He was appointed extraordinary commissioner of the same port authority
Meeting in Rome between the heads of ESPO and Assoporti
Rome
Among the topics addressed, the competitiveness of European ports in the current global context
Chinese airline OOCL reports quarterly decline in scheduled service revenues
Hong Kong
Cargo transported by the company's ships is increasing
Collaboration between the Ukrainian Sea Ports Authority and the Western Ligurian Sea Port Authority
Rome
Agreement with an initial duration of five years
Survey in Germany on the prospects of companies in the maritime, port and shipbuilding sectors
Hamburg
Shipowners are more concerned. Positive prospects for ports and shipyards.
Port of Augusta: Work begins on a third bridge connecting the island to the mainland.
Augusta
Work worth over 20 million euros
Vard signs contract with InkFish for new research vessel
Trieste
The deal is worth more than 200 million euros.
1.1 billion euros will be invested in the port of Hamburg to strengthen the container sector
Hamburg
Improving accessibility and port infrastructure in the Waltershofer Hafen area
Meyer Turku delivered the new Star of the Seas cruise ship to Royal Caribbean
Turku
It has a gross tonnage of 250,800 tons
ESPO calls for increased funding for ports under the next EU Multiannual Financial Framework
Brussels
The CEF programme funds have proven to be far from sufficient
Fincantieri delivers the new Oceania Allura cruise ship to Oceania Cruises.
Miami/Trieste
Two additional Sonata-class ships have been converted into orders.
PORTS
Italian Ports:
Ancona Genoa Ravenna
Augusta Gioia Tauro Salerno
Bari La Spezia Savona
Brindisi Leghorn Taranto
Cagliari Naples Trapani
Carrara Palermo Trieste
Civitavecchia Piombino Venice
Italian Interports: list World Ports: map
DATABASE
ShipownersShipbuilding and Shiprepairing Yards
ForwardersShip Suppliers
Shipping AgentsTruckers
MEETINGS
Confindustria event on the sea economy in Rome on July 15th
Rome
The public meeting of the International Containers Studies Center will be held in Genoa on July 2nd
Genoa
››› Meetings File
PRESS REVIEW
Why Malta is objecting to a new price cap on Russian oil
(timesofmalta.com)
US has its eye on Greek ports
(Kathimerini)
››› Press Review File
FORUM of Shipping
and Logistics
Intervento del presidente Tomaso Cognolato
Roma, 19 giugno 2025
››› File
Uniport: Bringing debris from Bagnoli to the port of Naples would postpone long-awaited dredging.
Rome
Legora de Feo: It's necessary to find alternative solutions.
Taiwanese companies Evergreen, Yang Ming and WHL saw sharp declines in quarterly revenues.
Keelung/Taipei
In the period April-June it fell by -18.7%, -26.5% and -8.6% respectively
The establishment of the Information Dashboard for the management of private procurement contracts in logistics has been approved.
In May, freight traffic in the port of Ravenna grew by +1.4%
Ravenna
Bulk cargo is on the rise. Miscellaneous cargo is on the decline.
EU approves joint purchase of port equipment by terminal operators
Brussels
Joint definition of minimum technical specifications of equipment is also permitted
Serbian energy group EPS will import coal through the Montenegrin port of Bar
Bar
Currently imports from Indonesia pass through the port of Constanta
Fincantieri Foundation and Luiss University launch a project to strengthen the safety of underwater infrastructure.
Trieste
Among the objectives, contribute to the definition of a specific regulatory framework
Freewheeling: The government's U-turn on anti-mafia controls in the road haulage sector is a welcome development.
Modena
Franchini: If the government has realized it made a mistake, that's good news.
Agostinelli (AdSP Tirreno Meridionale e Ionio): the amendment that allows for the early transformation of the Gioia Tauro Port Agency is extremely important.
Confindustria's event on the maritime economy will take place in Rome on July 15th.
Rome
The confederation's strategic document on the sector will be presented
Kerala seeks $1.1 billion from MSC in damages over MSC Elsa 3 sinking
Thiruvananthapuram
Temporary detention of the vessel "MSC Akuteta II" granted
Trasportounito requests the cancellation of the renewal procedure of the Central Committee of the Register of Hauliers
Rome
New seizure of a load of cocaine in the port of Gioia Tauro
Reggio Calabria
16 bags containing 417 kilos of drugs were found in a container
MOL and Kinetics to build world's first floating data center
Tokyo
It will be installed on a vessel of 9,731 gross tonnage
Rijeka Gateway Terminal to become operational in early September
Copenhagen
The first ship at the second container terminal of the Croatian port is expected on September 12
Falteri (Federlogistica) urges us to focus on the development of "polycentric" logistics
Genoa
The Simplified Logistics Zone should be the cornerstone of the strategy
Tsuneishi Shipbuilding Co. acquired Mitsui E&S Shipbuilding Co.
Hiroshima/Tokyo
It was renamed Tsuneishi Solutions Tokyobay Co.
Pessina (Federagenti): Northern European logistics system is struggling. Let's take advantage of it!
Rome
Unexpected opportunity - he underlines - for the Mediterranean ports and Italian ones in particular
MSC Cruises Joins Carnival and Royal Caribbean in Capitalizing on Grand Bahama Shipyard
Miami
Negotiations underway since the end of 2024 have been successfully concluded
At The International Propeller Clubs the Dorso Award for the Mediterranean area
Naples
In recognition of the primary role played by logistics operators in Mediterranean traffic
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