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December 10, 2014
Sched Netweb site
  • Low-sulphur costs drop to old standard bunker levels as oil prices plunge
  • Finland's Neste Oil ready to supply low sulphur marine fuel by mid-December
  • Evergreen adds China-Philippines loop with CNC as trade grows 17pc
  • BIMCO adds bunker contract non-lien clause to shield owners from ship arrest
  • Puget Sound unites as Tacoma and Seattle alliance focuses on intermodal
  • New Zealand government studies hub port options, Tauranga found wanting
  • Container throughput grows two months in a row at Lazaro Cardenas port
  • Intra-Asia LCL sector to flourish in 2015: Australia's AGS World Transport
  • Boston volume up for fifth month - 'We're cheaper, better than NY-NJ'
  • Inmarsat partners with Speedcast to boost maritime distribution network
  • Finnair ends MD-11F freighters to Hong Kong, Hanoi, New York by New Year
  • Russian air freighter held in Nigeria cleared of Boko Haram terror links
  • Stringent rules expected as tests reveal risks of battery fire, explosions

Exim Indiaweb site
DECEMBER 9, 2014
  • Emirates Logistics India augments packaging products manufacturing facility in Pune
  • Coastal movement of pet coke commences at New Mangalore Port
  • Govt focused on expanding port capacity
  • JNPT bags first prize of Navi Mumbai TOLIC
  • Qatar to replace Doha port with port Mesaieed
  • Centre to create shelf of 500 infra projects: Gadkari
  • Commerce Minister inaugurates trade portal to facilitate exporters, integrate India into regional value chain
  • Govt loosens up export rules to boost cotton shipments
  • Switzerland may soon sign FTA with India

International Transport Journalweb site
  • FTA launches new category for carbon reduction awards
  • Hansa Meyer new year resolutions: big changes in 2015
  • Austria's railway gets cash for Christmas
  • Evergreen expands service network in the Philippines
  • Lachs goes wireless
  • Descartes goes shopping in UK
  • New intermodal rail facility for Alabama
  • Musical chairs at Imperial
  • C.H. Robinson receives prestigious award
  • Nifty transport concept for North and Baltic Seas
  • SDV creates own subsidiary in Spain
  • First box train winding its way between Rotterdam and Lyon
  • Iata launches lithium battery risk mitigation guidance
  • New guidelines for large scale rescue operations at sea
  • TFG promotes inland shipping expert

IHS Maritimeweb site
DECEMBER 9, 2014
  • Drillship operator Noble fined $12.2M
    Offshore drilling contractor Noble Drilling has agreed to pay a $12.2M fine following a two-year investigation by the US into environmental practices aboard two of its vessels. The settlement with the US Department of Justice (DoJ), announced on 8 December, relates to operations and record keeping
  • Crédit Agricole and Sumi Trust set up $1bn ship finance facility
    France's Crédit Agricole CIB and Japan's Sumitomo Mitsui Trust Bank have announced plans to make up to $1Bn worth of credit available to shipowners for their vessel financing and other projects in the New Year. Under the terms of an agreement, signed in Tokyo on December 5, the two banks have set
  • Italian senators query Venice port investment
    Two Italian senators say they have cross-party support for a motion that would divert the money allotted to the construction of Venice's ambitious offshore port towards boosting existing cargo infrastructure not only in Venice but at other Adriatic ports. The Italian government is currently
  • Crew safety 'priority' in ICS rescue guidance
    Seafarers on ships involved in rescue operations at sea must be provided with personal protective equipment (PPE), including full protective suits, new guidance has clarified. Guidance on Large Scale Rescue Operations at Sea published today (www.ics-shipping.org/docs/largescalerescue) by the
  • Ambrey Risk ranked one of UK's fastest growing firms
    UK maritime security firm Ambrey Risk has been ranked as the eighth fastest growing company in the UK by Richard Branson's Sunday Times Virgin Fast Track 100. The league table ranks companies based on their sales growth over the past three years, and Ambrey Risk, even in the current depressed
  • Temasek buys into LNG tanker design specialist
    Singaporean investment group Temasek has bought a 10.4% stake in French liquefied natural gas (LNG) tanker specialist Gaztransport & Technigaz (GTT). Temasek acquired the remaining 10.4% holding in GTT of French oil group Total, which had already reduced its stake in GTT from 30% when the latter
  • Odfjell CEO departure linked to 'differences' over future plans
    The sudden departure of Odfjell CEO Jan A. Hammer is seen by shipping analysts as being the result of disagreements between the parties involved over where to focus earlier agreed cost cuts, and over how to address the company's poor performance. "Due to different views on the strategic direction
  • Mermaid Maritime drilling rig contract to end early
    Mermaid Maritime, the Singapore-listed subsea and drilling services provider, has announced that a contract for the deployment of its MTR-2 tender drilling rig is to be terminated earlier than planned by its upstream oil and gas client. Initially, the contract for MTR-2 was slated to end in May
  • Evergreen and CNC to launch Philippines route
    Taiwanese carrier Evergreen Line and Intra Asia liner service provider Cheng Lie Navigation (CNC) announced yesterday that they are working together to launch a new China-Philippines Service (CPH). Two 1,000teu box ships will be deployed on the new weekly service, one each operated by the joint
  • Zhongchang Marine to raise $146M
    Shanghai-listed Zhongchang Marine, a Chinese cabotage trade bulk carrier operator, plans to raise CNY900M ($146M) to repay debts and replenish its working capital by selling shares in a private placement. Zhongchang Marine plans to use the net proceeds from the share issuance to firstly pay back
  • US shipping stocks slump
    Publicly traded shipping shares were particularly hard hit amidst a wider Wall Street selloff on 8 December. While the Dow Jones Average fell 0.59%, multiple shipping stocks logged double-digit percentage losses and the overwhelming majority of US-listed shipping shares declined. The biggest

Marine Logweb site
DECEMBER 9, 2014
  • Three Kingspointers awarded Crowley scholarships
  • ClassNK and USMRC to cooperate on LNG bunker training
  • Australia hires BAE, Navantia and Raytheon to fix AWD
  • ABB supplies solutions for heavy lift pipelayer
  • Denmark pays compensation to pirate suspects
  • Noble cops plea in Alaska drilling case
  • Jacob Stolt-Niesel steps down
  • Rolls-Royce wins its biggest deck machinery contract yet
  • EPA awards Cape May-Lewes ferry $975,000 repower grant

World Wide Shipperweb site
DECEMBER 9, 2014
  • Greenbrier announces new orders for 14,100 railcars during first quarter
  • Inchcape Shipping Services warns of San Lorenzo tow rules
  • Eric W. Kirchner resigning as UTi Worldwide CEO, director
  • Sea-Tac Airport finishes second on food review of healthy options
  • Evergreen joining Cheng Lie Navigation for new China-Philippines service

Lloyd's Listweb site
DECEMBER 9, 2014
  • Diana buys capesize newbuilding for $50m
    Dry bulk operator takes delivery of China-built vessel next month
  • Sumitomo blazes a trail for Japanese banks into global ship finance
    Joint venture with Credit Agricole will invest up to $1bn over the next three years
  • New worries for tanker recovery as suezmax orderbook grows
    Nordic American bookings prompt fresh calls for restraint to promote a freight market upturn
  • Vessels avoid Aqaba call amid labour row
    Jordanian port suffers major delays as workers continue to protest
  • Asia-Europe growth slows in October
    Slowdown reflects a double-digit surge for the month in 2013
  • Founder retires from Stolt-Nielsen
    Boss leaves the board after 55 years but remains honorary chairman
  • Höegh LNG plans to double its FSRU fleet by 2019
    Oslo firm will order one or two floating units every year to raise its fleet to 14
  • Nordic American Tankers adds two new suezmaxes to expanding fleet
    New York-listed owner builds modern fleet as suezmax market prospects improve
  • CSSC cuts its stake in Shanghai-listed unit
    Share price drops 10% after parent cashes in to raise funds
  • Odfjell chairman: 'We don't have the luxury to disagree'
    Odfjell chairman tight-lipped on shock Jan Hammer departure, but says announcements on company's direction to appear in New Year
  • New York court blocks arrest of LNG Finima
    US Federal judge issues restraining order on all competing claimants
  • Odfjell boss steps down over strategy clash with board
    Jan Hammer replaced by Tore Jakobsen
  • Scorpio Bulkers secures $235m credit facility, but investors are not impressed
    Sell-off continues in dry bulk sector as market responds to low rates and concerns over iron ore prices

The Journal of Commerceweb site
DECEMBER 9, 2014
  • Cass Freight Index hits post-recession high for November
    Both shipments and expenditures on Cass indices declined in November. Full size chart. U.S. freight shipments dropped slightly in November, falling 0.2 percent from October, but were still up 4.2 percent year-over-year, according to the Cass Freight Index. In fact, the Cass shipment index hit its highest point in November since the...
  • NY-NJ sees its trove of empty containers attracting export cargoes
    As a port with one of the largest surpluses of empty containers in the U.S., New York-New Jersey is attractive to agricultural and industrial exporters needing containers but who often have a hard time getting access to them in the non-urban areas where their cargo typically originates. NY-NJ has a higher...
  • Despite loss, new CEO says UTi Worldwide is past 'turning point'
    Less than a day after CEO and board member Eric W. Kirchner resigned, logistics operator UTi Worldwide posted weaker-than-expected results for its third quarter, reporting a $34 million net loss on a 6.6 percent year-over-year drop in revenue to $1.08 billion. The CEO resignation and deeper losses came a week after...
  • Port of Oakland planning to expand gate hours
    With its larger, consolidated terminals handling larger volumes from bigger ship calls, the Port of Oakland is considering officially expanding its gate hours for the first time, its head said today. Gate hours at the port are expanded on an ad hoc basis as demand warrants, but hours today encompass the...
  • Maersk, Hamburg Sud top carriers on Drewry reliability report
    Both Maersk Line and Hamburg Sud received top marks as the most reliable container carriers in the third quarter, Drewry's Carrier Performance Insight shows, as industry-wide reliability began to recover in October. Maersk Line ships were on time 80 percent of the time from August through October, while Hamburg Sud vessels...
  • US eases reporting rule, saving trucking industry $1.7 billion a year
    Starting Dec. 18, U.S. truck drivers in most cases will no longer have to file a report if an inspection of their equipment shows no maintenance issues and safety defects, saving the industry nearly $1.7 billion annually, according to the U.S. Department of Transportation. By no longer being required by the...
  • Retailers strategize to avoid pitfalls of West Coast congestion
    Beneficial cargo owners are still navigating the perils of U.S. West Coast port congestion, as they attempt to bring inventory in for the spring season. One of the hardest-hit retailers, New York & Company, saw revenue decline because of the late merchandise deliveries, CEO Greg Scott said in a Dec. 3...
  • Continuing US West Coast gridlock may lead to permanent loss of cargo
    The continuing congestion and delays affecting U.S. West Coast ports are reaching the point where it may leave the type of lasting negative impression that followed the 10-day work stoppage in 2002. Despite the peak holiday season ending as the holiday approaches shippers and forwarders are saying that dwell times are...
  • NY-NJ port gears up for bigger ships, volume
    NEWARK, New Jersey - The Port of New York and New Jersey is under the gun to improve productivity and truck turn times before the mid-2016 raising of the Bayonne Bridge "almost instantaneously" brings a new generation of larger ships to East Coast ports. Just a few years ago, the largest...
  • Battle rages over trucker hours as Congress readies $1.1 trillion spending bill
    WASHINGTON - The clock is ticking for the lame-duck Congress and the trucking industry's last, best chance this year to change truck driver hours of service regulations. A fierce battle over the HOS rules erupted this week on Capitol Hill as members of the House and Senate sweated the details of...
  • FMC to launch website to track congestion surcharges
    NEWARK, New Jersey - The U.S. Federal Maritime Commission will launch a website soon that will serve as a clearinghouse for port congestion surcharges, following industry confusion over planned U.S. West Coast surcharges, Commissioner Michael A. Khouri said today. "The commission is gathering information from the carriers to compare announcements and actual...
  • Mergers and alliances shake up container carrier rankings
    Mergers and acquisitions and soon-to-launch alliances are changing the rankings of the JOC Top 40 Container Carriers in U.S. containerized trade. Volume increased 2.7 percent year-over-year to 23.7 million 20-foot-equivalent units in the first nine months of 2014, with Maersk Line and Mediterranean Shipping Co. accounting for 21.4 percent of...
  • Operating ports have congestion advantage, shippers tell FMC
    FMC Commissioner Michael A. Khouri (left) and JOC.com Associate Managing Editor Mark Szakonyi discuss the FMC's findings from regional port meetings this fall at JOC Group's Port Performance Conference-North America.NEWARK, New Jersey - Part of the reason South Atlantic ports haven't seen as much congestion as their Northeast and Southern California...
  • DB Schenker expands in India to major industrial hub
    DB Schenker, the logistics arm of Germany's Deutsche Bahn, has opened a new sales office in Vapi, India, to serve its customers in the country's western region. Vapi is a major industrial location in the state of Gujarat. "The new office will be instrumental in strengthening our network and make us more...
  • No let-up in Asia port delays, CargoSmart finds
    HONG KONG - Almost half the container vessels arriving at the Asian ports of Ho Chi Minh City, Manila and Nhava Sheva between Oct. 15 and Nov. 15 were delayed more than 12 hours, and one third of the arriving ships faced delays of more than 24 hours, CargoSmart has...

TradeWindsweb site
DECEMBER 9, 2014
  • MLPs target boxships
    A growing number of master limited partnerships (MLPs) are looking to expand their presence in the containership space, a top equity analyst told clients Tuesday.
  • Khanna's cautious optimism
    Pioneer Marine reported a third-quarter loss Tuesday but the Singaporean bulker operator's chief executive is confident that the dry-bulk segment will rally in the coming year.
  • Siem hatches buy-back
    Siem Shipping has joined the growing list of publicly-traded operators that are rewarding investors by repurchasing shares.
  • Navios MLP initiated
    A leading Wall Street equity analyst has initiated research coverage of Navios Maritime Midstream Partners, a master limited partnership (MLP) that sealed a New York listing last month.
  • FLNG rebuffs bid
    Norwegian shipping mogul John Fredriksen appears to have encountered an obstacle in the race to takeover Flex LNG.
  • Diana acquires cape
    Diana Shipping of Greece has acquired a capesize bulker under construction at Qingdao Beihai Shipbuilding Heavy Industry in China.
  • NWS turns it around
    Russian cargoship owner North-Western Shipping (NWS) has wiped out its 2013 nine-month loss with a strong rebound in 2014.
  • More tugs for Hedland
    After a year of strike threats and a rapid growth of exports, a new tug company has been introduced to Port Hedland by Australian mining giant BHP Billiton.
  • Lie costs claim
    The UK court of appeal has upheld a decision ruling a EUR 3.24m ($4m) insurance claim void after a cargoship manager lied to the insurers.
  • Zhongchang to sell
    Bulker owner Zhongchang Marine is lining up a share placement to refinance debt.
  • Neste wins Tallink deal
    Finland's Neste Oil has clinched a deal to supply new low-sulphur fuel to ferry group Tallink.
  • Jacob Stolt-Nielsen steps down
    Veteran shipowner Jacob Stolt-Nielsen has today stepped down from the board of Oslo-listed Stolt-Nielsen 55 years after he founded the company.
  • Svitzer extends contract
    Svitzer has extended its contract with Egyptian LNG in Idku for five years.
  • Seconds for Fredriksen
    John Fredriksen has ploughed another $15m into Seadrill stock.
  • Shepler expands
    US operator Shepler Mackinac Island Ferry has penned a contract for the construction of a 281-passenger ferry, its sixth ship.
  • Crewman drowns
    A seafarer has been found dead in Lake Huron after falling from a Polish bulker.
  • NAT books double order
    Herbjorn Hansson's Nordic American Tankers has joined the suezmax newbuilding bandwagon with a double order at Sungdong Shipbuilding & Marine Engineering.
  • Klaveness eyes Alcoa deal
    Norwegian shipowner Torvald Klaveness says it is closing in on a contract with Alcoa of Australia which will employ its Cabu fleet.
  • Arahura on its way
    New Zealand's Interislander line is retiring its veteran ro-pax Arahura next year.
  • GMS fixes newbuild
    Gulf Marine Services (GMS) of the UAE has won a charter of up to five years for its new self-propelled self-elevating support vessel (SESV).
  • Bulker runs aground
    A cement carrier has run aground on the St. Lawrence river in Quebec, Canada.
  • Baltic breakthrough
    Germany's Arkon Shipping is launching a new heavy-lift service in northern Europe based on feedership patterns to combat fuel price rises.
  • Hammer out at Odfjell
    A clash with the board has seen Jan Hammer exit the chief executive's chair at tanker owner Odfjell.
  • Jiro Nemoto dies
    Former NYK president Jiro Nemoto has died aged 86.
  • MEP ship joins supra pool
    Expanding owner Navig8 has announced another bulker addition to its Supra8 pool.
  • NOL back in favour
    Neptune Orient Lines (NOL) looks to have returned to investor's radar after its third upgrade in little under a month.
  • Noble receives Alaska fine
    Noble Drilling has been charged with committing "environmental and maritime crimes" in Alaska two years ago.
  • Temasek buys GTT stake
    Total has sold its remaining stake in Gaztransport & Technigaz (GTT) to Singapore's sovereign wealth fund Temasek.
  • Terminal IPO delayed
    Universal Terminals has reportedly postponed a potential SGD 1bn ($769m) initial public offering (IPO) in Singapore.
  • AMSC CFO gets top job
    American Shipping Company (AMSC) has promoted its chief financial officer to take over as chief executive come the New Year.

American Shipperweb site
DECEMBER 9, 2014
  • Feitzinger steps into CEO role at UTi
  • Commerce plans energy trade mission to China
  • Port congestion in SoCal harming liner schedule reliability
  • FMC reviews 9 OTI license applications
  • Poor ocean service compounds port congestion, DuPont manager says
  • Carrier schedule report says reliability improved from August to October
  • Evergreen, Cheng Lie offer new China-Philippines string
  • CaroTrans expands in Midwest
  • Executive moves

The Bunker Bulletinweb site
DECEMBER 9, 2014
  • Dan-Bunkering adds new group credit analyst
    Morten Rosenberg Nielsen will be based in Copenhagen.
  • Condor Ferries to boost rates to help pay for scrubbers
    Freight vessels to switch to MGO until scrubbers are installed.
  • USMRC, ClassNK to cooperate on future marine R&D
    MoU signed by both firms highlights framework for joint R&D activities.
  • Serious legal risk linked to fuel switching
    Owners could face full liability for damages caused by loss of power if the cause was deemed to be incompatible fuels.
  • Gibraltar 'aggressively pursuing efficiency'
    Port has eased restrictions on the number of barges able to operate in the bay at any one time.
  • Total to sell remaining stake in GTT
    Singapore-based Temasek Holdings named as buyer.
  • Chinese firm moves forward with LNG-fuelled vessel orders
    55 of 200 vessels currently being built at Dajin Heavy Industry's shipyard.
  • Ports of Stockholm offers new perks for eco vessels
    Discounts await vessels connecting to onshore power and LNG-fuelled ships.
  • Denmark to potential sulphur cheats: 'We are watching you'
    Government to award contracts for surveillance of ships sailing through Danish waters.
  • Testing for microbial contamination getting easier
    New IP standard method allows for 'simplified, reliable and cost effective' test in the laboratory, field or onboard.
  • Total supplying new, higher density, ECA-compliant MGO
    Product is available in German ports.
  • Neste in deal to supply ECA compliant product
    'Our capability to produce cleaner traffic solutions now enables us to take foothold also in the marine sector.'
  • LNG carrier avoids arrest in OW debt dispute
    Bill for marine fuel to be temporarily held by US Court, says NLNG.
  • Mercuria starts Singapore bunker trading subsidiary
    Company in move to build its presence in the marine fuels market.
  • Ferry renewable energy technology project gains partner
    Move also means Japanese firm expanding operations to Greece.

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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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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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