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BRIEFS
May 6, 2014
Sched Netweb site
  • Transpacific carriers chase peak season surcharge of US$400/FEU
  • SCFI shows Asia-Europe rates highest since February - US$1,305/TEU
  • Chongqing quarterly container volume increases 6.2pc to 137,000 TEU
  • China's Sierre Leone sea cucumber trade receives mixed reviews
  • Doomed Korean ferry relied on cargo as budget air carriers took off
  • Lazaro Cardenas port city mayor arrested over possible crime links
  • Marshall Islands hits 100 million gross ton mark on eve of summit
  • Munitions explosion shuts Transsiberian rail north of Mongolia
  • Indonesia prospects brighten as poll predicts 5.6pc GDP growth
  • Russia's begins its WTO offensive against EU over pipeline
  • Envirotainer loads boxes with OnAsset real-time temp trackers
  • Turkish Cargo named Best European Cargo Airline by Air Cargo News
  • Ex-KLM notable Jacques Ancher inducted into TIACA Hall of Fame

Exim Indiaweb site
MAY 5, 2014
  • CaroTrans further develops US-Europe service network with direct New York-Marseilles connection
  • Chinese cargo ship sinks after colliding with another vessel near HK
  • CMA CGM launches KHULU Line from US Gulf to South Africa
  • Felixstowe extending its berths to facilitate calling of large boxships
  • Goodrich Maritime holds successful first annual sales conference
  • Hapag-Lloyd to increase rates from Japan to Arabian Gulf
  • Moody's revises global shipping industry outlook to stable
  • MSC announces 'Indus Express'direct service between India & US
  • Senate of Hamburg approves merger between CSAV & Hapag-Lloyd
  • Yang Ming line upgrades Intra-Asia services
  • Iron ore stockpiles at Chinese ports shoot up by 1.3 pc to a record 105.19 mt in April
  • At WTO, India insists on continuing sugar export sops
  • Containerised scrap import rates up by 3.7 pc
  • Fiscal deficit likely to be around 4.5 pc in FY14
  • ATC organises ex-im seminar at Indore
  • INR pares early gains against dollar

International Transport Journalweb site
  • Ruscon launches Moscow - Russian Far East rail service
  • BNSF to invest in USA's northern corridor states
  • Universal Transport scoops up Messingschlager
  • Marseilles Fos: more boxes in Q1
  • Delta Air Lines welcomes new SVP
  • More lorries rolling on the ro-mo over the Brenner
  • More Atlas Air B787s flying for DHL
  • Freja opens new office
  • Wassermann releases cockpit for SC planning
  • ICTSI signs deal for new container terminal in Melbourne
  • Australia: Gillenbah rest area ready
  • Atrans upgrades TCAS system
  • Found: high ranking patron for Germany's logistics hall of...
  • Moody's revises global shipping industry outlook to stable

Marine Logweb site
MAY 5, 2014
  • Avista puts $150 million into SEACOR's Jones Act tanker biz
  • John Deere introduces marine Tier 3 auxiliary engines
  • Ulstein enters accommodation vessel market

World Wide Shipperweb site
MAY 5, 2014
  • Port of Seattle welcomes start of cruise season for 2014
  • Port of Coos Bay calling for letters of interest for SCCF board
  • Dredging exhibit on display at Oregon History Museum
  • Port of Everett seeking bids for shipyard cleanup project
  • Agencies work together to fund Port Metro Vancouver GPS program

Lloyd's Listweb site
MAY 5, 2014
  • Svitzer boss urges lines to regard tugs as a saving, not a cost
    Robert Uggla says the right towage services can cut port turnround times
  • Fredriksen vehicles, K Line willing to take 90% debt haircuts for Titan Petrochemicals
    Settlements pending on success of oil logistics firm's restructuring
  • Rickmers Maritime reports modest decline in profits
    After loan paydowns, unit trust's gearing ratio falls to 47%
  • Buy or lease?
    Lessors set to expand but profits may be harder to earn
  • 11 crew missing after their cargoship collided with MOL boxship
    Cargoship Zhong Xing 2 "suspected to have sunk," according to Hong Kong Marine Department
  • OSG changes course and favours equity holders
    Company terminates original plan with lenders

Sea-webweb site
MAY 5, 2014
  • OSG switches restructuring plans
    After almost a year and a half in bankruptcy, Overseas Shipholding Group has abruptly dropped its previous reorganisation plan and adopted an entirely new one. Under the previous Chapter 11 plan, filed on 7 March, consenting lenders would receive equity in OSG and those lenders would backstop a
  • Sewol rescuers complete search of cabins
    Rescuers yesterday completed the search of 64 of Sewol's 66 cabins yesterday. Over the weekend, divers found 20 bodies, bringing the death toll to 248 people and reducing the missing people count to 54. A statement from South Korea's Ministry of Oceans and Fisheries, written in Korean, said the
  • Investigators identify Sewol search area
    A government-wide loss prevention task force plans to search a 284km² area of the seabed around the capsized Sewol ferry as efforts to locate the missing victims are intensified. As of yesterday, 54 people remain missing. The confirmed death toll has reached 248 people, while 174 people have been
  • Indonesian fisherman found guilty of people smuggling
    An Indonesian fisherman enlisted to crew a boat ferrying asylum seekers to Australia was found guilty of people smuggling in a Sydney criminal court on Friday. The court heard Safrudin Ansa was paid AUD166 ($154) to crew the fishing vessel, which was apprehended by Australian authorities on 21
  • Sewol salvage expected to 'run smoothly'
    There should be no problems arising from the salvage operations of the capsized Sewol, as South Korea's Ministry of Oceans and Fisheries refuted rumours that its representatives had to visit China to seek assistance. In a statement written in Korean, the ministry said: "We're concentrating on the
  • Rickmers Maritime Trust faces uncertainty
    With several of its existing charter agreements expiring during 4Q14 and 2015, the uncertainty surrounding the charter market for container ships presents challenges to the earnings of Rickmers Maritime Trust. The Singapore-listed trust, which is sponsored by Germany's Rickmers Group, had posted net

The Journal of Commerceweb site
MAY 5, 2014
  • Amazon Aims to Take Control of Last-Mile Shipping
    Amazon has entered the French market with new investment in a parcel delivery company, another sign the e-commerce giant wants to take greater control of last-mile shipping to customers. The Seattle-based company has acquired a 25 percent stake in Colis Privé, a parcel delivery company that competes with France's state-owned La...
  • Hapag-Lloyd Introduces Two New Feeder Services in Americas
    Hapag-Lloyd is offering two new feeder services to Venezuela and Trinidad and Tobago, effective this month. The fortnightly Calypso service was scheduled to start with the 1,102-TEU Stadt Emden, voyage 1411, with an expected departure from Manzanillo, Panama, on May 4. The port rotation will be as follows: Manzanillo; Guanta, Venezeula;...
  • MSC Launches Direct India-USEC Service
    Mediterranean Shipping Co. said it will launch a direct service connecting India, the Middle East, the Red Sea and the United States, opening direct calls at ports like JNPT and Mundra that it previously served only via transshipment. The Indus Express service will employ nine 2,500-TEU vessels and will offer a...
  • Lawyers: Antitrust Law Doesn't Fit Puerto Rico Case
    Attorneys for Thomas Farmer claim the former Crowley Liner Services vice president's antitrust conspiracy indictment is invalid because Puerto Rico is neither a state nor a nation. Farmer's attorneys raised the novel argument in a motion to dismiss the former executive's indictment. They said the case is beyond reach of the...
  • Flat Growth Increases Pressure on Air Freight Industry to Reinvent Itself
    The global air cargo market has stalled but could start to grow again in the coming months due to rising export orders in the U.S. and Europe, according to the International Air Transport Association. But the stalled market is increasing the pressure on air cargo to deliver a stronger value...
  • NIT League Doesn't Expect ILWU Strike But Warns of Slowdowns
    WASHINGTON - The largest U.S. shipper group doesn't expect a strike or lockout at the nation's West Coast ports but is telling members to expect picketing and even labor slowdowns. Bruce Carlton, president and CEO of the National Industrial Transportation League, said he was encouraged that the International Longshore and Warehouse...
  • Outlook Brightens for Ro-Ro Carriers
    After suffering through the longest recession in the crisis-ridden eurozone since World War II, roll-on, roll-off carriers could use an injection of good news. With a long-stalled economic recovery gaining traction in Europe and the outlook improving for car and truck shipments, ro-ro carriers are finally getting it. That's not to...
  • G6 Gives London Gateway Its First East-West Service
    London Gateway at sundown.London Gateway has landed its first east-west liner service after the G6 Alliance announced it would call at the United Kingdom's newest container port. The container and distribution hub owned by Dubai's DP World, which opened in November, has been chosen as the U.K. port for calls on...
  • Yusen Logistics' Net Profit Soars
    Major Japanese international freight forwarder Yusen Logistics Co. said that its group net profit surged 17.5 percent in fiscal 2013, which ended on March 31, from a year earlier to ¥1.32 billion ($12.9 million). The Tokyo-based company saw its group operating revenue jump 19.8 percent year-on-year in fiscal 2013 to ¥406...
  • Rising Fuel Costs Weigh on Japanese Airlines Despite Cargo Growth
    Japan's leading air carriers saw their profits drop in fiscal year 2013, which ended on March 31, despite rising cargo revenue, as fuel costs surged thanks to a weakening of the yen. Japan's ANA Holdings Inc., the parent firm of All Nippon Airways Co. (ANA), said its group net profit dropped...
  • Profit, Revenue Rise at India's Gateway Distriparks
    Gateway Distriparks Ltd., India's leading port-based logistics provider, reported its consolidated net income in fiscal year 2013-14, from April 2013 to March 2014, was $22.5 million, climbing 7 percent year-over-year from $21 million. Consolidated yearly revenue was up 6 percent, totaling $168 million, compared with $158.4 million in fiscal year 2012-13. Operating...
  • Yang Ming Revamps Intra-Asia Services
    Yang Ming Marine Transport has revamped its intra-Asia service network by forming new vessel-sharing and slot exchange arrangements with other ocean carriers on the routes. Effective April 30, Yang Ming began operating its Pan-Asia Service II (PA2) in conjunction with Cosco Container Lines and Wan Hai Lines, deploying four ships with...

TradeWindsweb site
MAY 5, 2014
  • There's no Joe
    Right company, wrong principal...
  • Asset price plateau
    Asset prices in many subsectors of the dry-bulk segment have skyrocketed in recent months but some believe the tides are starting to turn.
  • Best in class
    American Bureau of Shipping (ABS) has firmed up a contract to class a floating LNG (FLNG) production facility controlled by Petronas.
  • ICON torches tanker
    ICON Capital of the US appears to have parted ways with the last of its aframax tankers.
  • OSG changes horses
    Overseas Shipholding Group has fundamentally changed its plan to emerge from Chapter 11 bankruptcy organisation, ditching a previously favoured pact with its lenders in favour of a competing proposal from equity holders.
  • Fincantieri eyes $833m
    A long anticipated initial public offering (IPO) for Fincantieri inched closer today as shareholders voted to go ahead with the plan.
  • Tsakos extends
    Tsakos Energy Navigation of Greece has lined up a charter extension for one of its medium-range (MR) products tankers.
  • Seacor scoops PE cash
    Seacor Holdings has pocketed $150m from a private equity injection into its Jones Act tanker fleet.
  • Ship agent jailed
    A McKay Shipping employee has been jailed in New Zealand for an invoices fraud.
  • BSS profit slips
    Ukraine's Black Sea Shipyard (Chernomorsky) has posted a fall in 2013 earnings despite a rise in revenue.
  • Titan red again
    Titan Petrochemical has continued to bleed red ink as it battles to find a solution to its financial difficulties.
  • Tuofu weighs in bulker
    A bulker on which two crewmen died last month from suspected gas inhalation is heading for the breakers yard.
  • Cosco scraps another seven
    China Cosco Holdings Co (CCHC) has sold another seven vessels for demolition.
  • Ulstein into new territory
    Ulstein has broken new ground in securing a monohull accommodation vessel design contract.
  • Cargoship's near miss
    A German cargoship came within 15 minutes of grounding off Sweden after its captain fell asleep.
  • Greeks top table
    Greece has dethroned Japan as the world's largest shipowning nation in a way which contradicts the traditional view of the two countries, Clarksons says.
  • IHB eyes design work
    Industrial Holding Bulgaria (IHB) has set up a vessel design bureau to boost its business.
  • Pareto predicts TIL spending
    Teekay spin-off Tankers Investment Ltd could spend up to $200m on fleet expansion over the next few months as it looks to deploy its huge financial resources, Pareto predicts.
  • Arachnophobia
    A US car carrier was turned away from Guam after black widow spiders were found on board.
  • Greek ferry grounded
    A Greek ferry grounded off Santorini on Saturday, but was able to free itself and complete its journey.
  • Siem starts buyback
    Siem Offshore has set aside $10m for a fresh share-buyback programme.
  • ESL profit warming up
    Finland's ESL Shipping has posted a bigger profit thanks to a milder winter in the Baltic.
  • Construction score for Siem
    A contract for its fourth and final subsea newbuilding was the highlight as Siem Offshore reported its first quarter accounts today.
  • Shipyard worker killed
    A yard worker has died from severe burns at Hanjin's Philippines facility.
  • Ugland wins Statoil deal
    Norway's JJ Ugland has fixed a platform supply vessel (PSV) newbuilding to Statoil.
  • Hong Kong clash leaves 11 missing
    A search has been launched for 11 missing seafarers after a collision between an MOL containership and a cement carrier off Hong Kong.
  • Westports in strong start
    Westports Holdings has made a strong start to the new financial year with a 38% jump in first quarter profit.
  • RMT eyes bond issue
    Rickmers Maritime Trust (RMT) has reportedly has launched a high-yield offering of senior unrated bonds.
  • CHO sees strong result
    CH Offshore has reported its first positive growth in profit this financial year after two disappointing quarters.

American Shipperweb site
MAY 5, 2014
  • Congressmen urge STB to help non-crude shippers
    Noting that crude oil shipment by rail has ballooned, three Congressmen have urged the STB to "work in concert with the railways to plan for the future needs of rail shippers in light of the projected growth in crude rail shipment."
  • NRF: More U.S. input in imports than revealed
    A large retail industry association said in a report that many imports sold in the United States may contain more U.S. parts and other content, in addition to supporting American jobs, than many consumers and policymakers realize.
  • 11 missing after cargo, container ship collision
  • USDA aims agriculture exports at northeast China
  • Former transportation 'icon' Oberstar dead at 79
  • New MSC direct service connects U.S., India, Middle East
    MSC said it will start a new direct service connecting India, the Middle East, the Red Sea and the United States.
  • FreightWatch: Thefts down, but values higher
    The logistics security services firm FreightWatch International said in the first quarter of 2014, it recorded 206 full-truckload cargo theft incidents in the United States, with 82 thefts in January, 46 in February and 78 in March.
  • IATA: Air freight, capacity up in March
  • Class I carriers show improvement in Q2
  • Ala. port authority acquires land in Mobile

The Bunker Bulletinweb site
MAY 5, 2014
  • Fujairah hub sees prices rise
    Little price movement in Suez.
  • Tight avails in north European hubs
    Markets firming in southern Europe.
  • Concern over bunker-spill response equipment
    Malta's government considering what action to take.
  • High hopes for port-based scrubber technology
    Developer sees scope for barges that can clean emissions from any size of smokestack beyond USWC ports.
  • Record low fuel use on DFDS ship
    Constant focus on ways to reduce fuel use pays off.
  • Fuel-efficiency lures investors
    Price of newbuild VLCCs has climbed 20% in six months.
  • Asian IFO prices start week stable
    Busan and Tokyo Bay remained closed for a holiday.
  • Q1 profits fall for Singapore-listed shipowner
    Higher bunker consumption curbs top line growth.
  • EPA backs engine retrofitting programmes
    Agency seeking to fund up to 20 projects.
  • Chemoil Energy suspends trading
    Company due to delist this Monday.
  • New Singapore-based managing director at Dan-Bunkering
    Morten Mortensen 'was the ideal candidate'.
  • Middle East operator to try out mass flow meter
    Will be used on a mothership loading its own tankers before deciding on fleet-wide installation.

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FROM THE HOME PAGE
In the second quarter, container traffic in the port of Genoa fell by -2.8% while in Savona-Vado it grew by +76.3%
Genoa
In the Ligurian capital, the transhipment share decreased, while the Savona port benefited.
Fincantieri records strong growth in half-year financial performance and new orders
Rome
In the first six months of 2025, orders totaled 14.7 billion euros (+93.5%)
In the second quarter, naval traffic through the Suez Canal decreased by -6.2%
In the second quarter, naval traffic through the Suez Canal decreased by -6.2%
Cairo
1,248 tankers (-2.7%) and 1,826 other types of vessels (-8.5%) passed through
CMA CGM's net profit fell by 140% in the second quarter.
Marseille
Revenues stable. The French shipping group is interested in acquiring Hutchison Ports' terminals.
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 second quarter of this year, Finnlines' revenues decreased by -5.0%.
Helsinki
Net profit of 26.1 million euros (+7.7%)
Container traffic in the Port of New York remained stable in the April-June quarter.
New York
An increase of +4.9% was recorded in the first half of 2025
The Chamber of Deputies approves the appointment of the presidents of five Port System Authorities.
Rome
They are Davide Gariglio, Francesco Rizzo, Eliseo Cuccaro, Francesco Benevolo and Giovanni Gugliotti
Latrofa appointed extraordinary commissioner of the Port Authority of the Central-Northern Tyrrhenian Sea
Rome
Ministerial decree signed
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
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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
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