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June 12, 2014
Sched Netweb site
  • Hapag hikes Asia Europe rate US$1,000 July 9, Cosco boosts rate July 1
  • Yang Ming adds connection to extend China-SE Asia-West India reach
  • Party ousts ex-Cosco VP who faces court sanctions for false expenses
  • Maersk takes in ninth 18,000-TEU newbuilding for Asia-Europe trade
  • APMT denies its low profit helps build parent Maersk's high profits
  • Brutal ice conditions on Great Lakes continues to hit shipping hard
  • Barcelona Europe South Terminal to ramp up capacity for bigger ships
  • CSAV expects Hapag-Lloyd merger to save costs by ending duplications
  • No change in Iranian cargo volumes after 5 months of sanctions relief
  • Samudera and Cosco team up in Straits-Indonesia-Thailand service
  • Seafarers win 6.5pc raise over 3 years from ITF-signatory owners
  • 'Staggering' losses in railway jobs if EPA wins on carbon: Teamsters
  • Truckers hail 29-1 Senate committee vote to stay hours-of-service rule
  • Second guerilla attack at Karachi airport again suspends cargo flights
  • e-AWB use increases to 14.3pc in April - 0.9pc more than in March
  • IAG Cargo to fly to Montevideo and Santa Domingo starting September 1

Exim Indiaweb site
JUNE 11, 2014
  • CSC India gets 'Exceptional Position under Cold Chain Category' award at SCALE 2013
  • New regional structure for counter-piracy code implementation
  • Oilmeal exports plunge nearly 50 pc on lower demand
  • DP World's TURN8 seed accelerator prepares for investor demo day
  • Economy can grow by improving port sector, Shipping Minister advised
  • T.S.N. Murthy leaves his mark on New Mangalore Port
  • DHL Express inaugurates new, enhanced service centre in Ludhiana
  • Railways' freight revenue earnings up 5.76 pc during April-May
  • Take steps to streamline taxes, create jobs for galvanising export sector, Fieo advises Finance Minister
  • Adani Group celebrates 'World Environment Day - 2014' at Mundra

International Transport Journalweb site
  • BNSF investing in northern corridor states
  • Colas Rail purchases ten locomotives
  • European Rail Freight Association has new President
  • DHL introduces teardrop trailer in Germany and France
  • Conceptum official FIS logistics partner
  • UTi creates global ocean charter desk
  • Emirates cancels A350 order
  • IDS Logistik scoops up delivery service provider
  • Lufthansa Cargo laurels for Thomas Smith Group
  • Hyundai to sell stake in logistics unit
  • Etihad and WIN facilitating e-AWB shipments from the USA

Marine Logweb site
JUNE 11, 2014
  • GAO turns down Vigor bid protest
  • President Obama signs WRRDA into law
  • Wärtsilä inks three-year service deal with DOF
  • Singapore company charged in North Korea missile ship case
  • More lock gates arrive in Panama

World Wide Shipperweb site
JUNE 11, 2014
  • Seattle Port Commission Oks business park development
  • Portland Airport marks anniversary of Delta Air Lines flights to Tokyo
  • Ardmore Shipping purchases pair of used product tankers
  • AAPA congratulates President on signing of Water Resources Act
  • Second rolling gate shipment arrives for Panama Canal project

Lloyd's Listweb site
JUNE 11, 2014
  • Indian shipping braces itself for Modi's revolution
    Maritime industries enthusiastic for new government's growth agenda
  • Lenders to auction Zim debt
    For sale: $62m credit facility secured by three boxships
  • Mitsui VLCC helps daily earnings rise off the floor
    Earnings head up after weeks in doldrums
  • Opec retains production ceiling of 30m barrels per day
    Saudi oil minister sees a $95-$110 price range as acceptable
  • Inactive boxship fleet stabilises after mid-March decline
    Capacity of containerships not in use remains at 1.7% of total fleet
  • G2 Capital Partners targets dry bulk sector
    Souravlas worries about timing of recovery and thus the segment's appeal to investors
  • Aronnax: Days of easy efficiency wins are over
    Shipowners and operators will have to start digging deep to find next round of fuel savings
  • China Shipping Development to expand long range tanker fleet
    Tanker giant seeks newbuilding and acquisition deals
  • US box volumes expected to spike in June
    Retailers say goods arrive early due to fears of west coast industrial action
  • ISSA names Hajah as new president
    Olsen will step down at end of year
  • Singapore owner faces North Korea arms charges
    Chinpo and a senior executive face prosecution over Chong Chon Gang shipment
  • Global Gateways: Asia
    In the first of a five-part series, Containerisation International looks at the challenges facing Asian ports
  • The importance of data accuracy
    The data provision services of shipping lines are increasing in importance. But is the accuracy of that data up to scratch?

Sea-webweb site
JUNE 11, 2014
  • Lauritzen signs with Namura for handy pair
    Danish shipowner Lauritzen Bulkers and Japan's Namura Shipbuilding have signed contracts for two handysize bulkers at a signing ceremony in Copenhagen yesterday. The two 34,000dwt eco design vessels are scheduled for delivery from Namura's Hakodate Dock shipyard in 2017. "The newbuilding contract
  • Gothenburg boosts rail capacity
    APM Terminals Gothenburg is investing in new rail capacity and equipment as a result of the success of Sweden's north-south cargo shuttle and in anticipation of a modal shift when stricter ship emission limits are imposed next year. The terminal operator said container capacity would jump by 50%
  • Chinese yard for CSDC tanker trio
    A Hong Kong stock exchange filing has revealed that an unnamed Chinese yard is poised to win an order for up to three Panamax tankers from compatriot shipowner China Shipping Development Co (CSDC). The order will be for two firm 65,000dwt tankers with an option for one additional vessel. The board
  • New Sri Lanka terminal first to have flow meters
    Sri Lanka's new bunkering facility with 51,000 m³ storage capacity in southern Hambantota port will be the first in the region to be fitted with flow meters to ensure accurate supply, the Sri Lanka Ports Authority announced. It will be officially inaugurated by President Mahinda Rajapaksa on June
  • Samsung replaces Oshima in Vietnam
    South Korean giant, Samsung Group is replacing Japan's Oshima Shipbuilding in a new shipyard project in Vietnam after the Japanese yard had withdrawn. The yard is due to be built in Cam Ranh in Khanh Hoa province and Samsung is expected to invest $500M in the new yard. Oshima secured an investment
  • Murakami Hide wins LPG pair
    Japanese shipbuilder Murakami Hide has won orders for two small LPG carriers with one each from compatriot owner Fuji Iron Works and Marshall Islands registered Daytona Industries. The two 4,500m³ vessels will have an overall length of 99.98m, beam 17.5m, and will be classed by NK. Fuji Iron Works
  • Tramp fleet fragmentation delays recovery
    A recovery in period rates for charter container vessels is being held back by deconsolidation among owners and chartering agents, a leading German shipbroker has warned. Hamburg-based Ernst Russ Shipbroker, said the balance of power between owners and charterers in the container ship market has
  • Barito River closure halts Kalimantan coal exports
    Coal exports from Kalimantan have been disrupted by the closure of the Barito River, a key barging route on the Indonesian island. The Barito Kuala Regency administration shut the channel, which cuts Central and South Kalimantan, on 5 June, after a rare dispute between shippers and port operator, PT
  • Fugro wins MH370 contract
    UK-based Fugro Survey has won the Australian contract to conduct a bathymetric survey of the seafloor in the search area for missing Malaysia Airlines flight MH370. "Fugro was selected through a limited tender process," Joint Agency Coordination Centre (JACC) spokesperson told IHS Maritime. The
  • VLCC rate standoff continues
    The rally in VLCC rates seen yesterday proved to be short-lived as charterers managed to force rates down again. Rates to ship crude oil on VLCCs reached their highest levels in a month yesterday as owners fought back against a weakening trend. The Baltic Dirty Tanker Index yesterday assessed rates
  • Sewol crew defends decision to abandon ship
    The 15 crew members of the capsized ferry Sewol have defended their decision to abandon the vessel even as passengers were trapped. During the first day of their trial yesterday, the crew, including Lee Jun-Seok, the captain at the time, insisted that it was the Korea Coast Guard's responsibility,
  • Taiwan's economic growth remains optimistic
    Taiwan's economic growth will remain positive, although export increase was lower than expectation in May, two banks said on Tuesday. Taiwan's exports to major destinations made a year-on-year increase in May, with exports to China and Hong Kong, Europe and the United States up by 6.4%, 5.8% and 1%,
  • Dynamic Oil Trading prioritises long-term rapport
    Singapore-based Dynamic Oil Trading highlighted the importance of building a long-term partnership between shipowners and bunker suppliers in the wake of using latest technology such as mass flow metres. "Understandably, following the Maritime and Port Authority of Singapore's decision to make mass
  • IEA predicts China gas Golden Age
    The 'golden Age' of natural gas, driven by booming demand, will expand to China from North America over the next five years, the International Energy Agency said in its 2014 Medium-Term Gas Market Report released today. Chinese gas demand, expected to be doubled through 2019, may compensate for a
  • Indonesia to double coal consumption by 2022
    Indonesia plans to double its coal consumption, a move that would have ramifications on the dry bulk shipping market as the country is the world's biggest steam coal exporter. State power provider PLN has forecast the country will burn 151M tonnes/year in 2022, up 82% from 2014's domestic market
  • CSDC to own 20% stake in oil shipping company
    China Shipping Development (CSDC), a bulk-shipping arm of the China Shipping Group, said today it planned to take over a 20% stake in compatriot Shanghai North Sea Shipping for at least CNY830M ($133M). China Shipping Tanker Shipping, a wholly owned subsidiary of CSDC, will place a bid with a bottom
  • Korean Air to be Hanjin Shipping's biggest shareholder
    Korean Air Lines will become the biggest shareholder of its affiliate Hanjin Shipping through the purchase of additional shares. KAL will pay KRW400Bn ($394M) for 74,074,074 shares that would be transferred to the airline on 17 June, giving it a 33.2% stake in South Korea's biggest shipping company.

The Journal of Commerceweb site
JUNE 11, 2014
  • Qingdao Port probe dampens Hong Kong investor interest
    The listing of Qingdao Port International on the Hong Kong Exchange has been completely overshadowed by the commodities financing scam that is rocking the Chinese banking sector, and investors have shown little interest in the Bohai Rim port operator. The world's seventh busiest container port debuted on June 6 at the...
  • Lufthansa warns of lower cargo performance as competition heats up
    Lufthansa today warned that an expected rebound in its cargo business hasn't materialized and there's no pickup in sight as it lowered its profit targets for the next two years. "The revenue risks mentioned when we presented the quarterly figures in early May have unfortunately materialized," said Simon Menne, chief officer...
  • Second set of Panama Canal gates makes landfall
    The second of four shipments of new rolling gates for the Panama Canal Expansion Program arrived at the canal yesterday afternoon after nearly one month at sea. The gates left Trieste, Italy, on the STX Sun Rise in mid-May, and traveled through the Strait of Gibraltar and across the Atlantic to...
  • New Orleans firm triples plastics-bagging capacity
    TCI Plastics is expanding its petrochemicals bagging operation at the Port of New Orleans to more than triple the facility's annual capacity to 68,000 20-foot-equivalent units of containers. The expansion will increase the port's containerized exports by almost 15 percent, said Christian Jensen, president of TCI. The company is a division...
  • Pennsylvania honors medical supplier as top exporter
    Welder at work at UMF Medical.A small business based in Johnstown, Pennsylvania, took home one of the state's most coveted business awards with an aggressive export strategy. UMF Medical President & CEO Eileen Melvin and Director of International Trade Joshua Miller talked to the JOC on June 10, just days after...
  • Industry's fingers crossed as ILWU talks proceed
    Cargo interests, shipping lines and railroads have done all they can to prepare for the July 1 expiration of the International Longshore and Warehouse Union contract. The trade community is now looking to the negotiations in San Francisco to see if an agreement will be reached without disruptions at West...
  • Celadon chips away acquisition debt with sale of TruckersB2B
    Celadon Group, a $681 million trucking operator that has been buying smaller truckload carriers at a fast clip, sold its longstanding stake in a vendor discount program aimed at smaller trucking firms. The company surrendered its minority stake in TruckersB2B, a program with more than 25,000 carrier members, which offers discounts...
  • Drewry: Spot rate in trans-Pacific stays at year's lowest point
    Drewry benchmark spot rate from Hong Kong to Los Angeles as of June 11, 2014. Full-size chart There was no change in the Drewry benchmark spot rate from Hong Kong to Los Angeles this week, as the rate per 40-foot container continued at a 2014-low of $1,750 per FEU. The $1,750-per-FEU spot rate...
  • Dockworker strike shuts Finland's ports
    Finnish ports are at a standstill today after dockworkers walked off the job in response to alleged threats to a union official by the representative of a Russian vessel. The 24-hour strike by around 2,000 dockworkers is due to end tomorrow at 6 a.m. Finnish time. The Transport Workers Union said one...
  • Imperial Tobacco unveils Madrid IPO for logistics business
    Imperial Tobacco announced plans to float its Logista transport unit on the Madrid stock exchange as its focuses on its core higher margin cigarettes operation. The UK company will retain a majority stake in Logista in an initial public offering that is expected to value the pan-European transport company at between...
  • APMT Mumbai wants to expedite import pickups to ease congestion
    APM Terminals' management in India's Port of Jawaharlal Nehru (Nhava Sheva) is asking shipping lines and agents to speed removal of import containers to ease congestion at the terminal. The private terminal operator in a trade advisory said it is providing round-the-clock gate activity to allow quicker turnaround times for truckers...
  • Mega-ships seeing greater delays than smaller ships at European ports
    Average delays were greater for larger ships at four North Europe ports, April 15 to May 15, 2014. Full-size chart Container ships with capacities of 10,000 TEUs or greater are more likely to be delayed at European ports than smaller vessels, which could negatively impact shippers' supply chains as mega-ships increasingly come...
  • Project aims to develop LNG-powered 14,000-TEU container ships
    Offering further evidence that liquid natural gas is being seriously looked at as an alternative fuel for container ships, a Greek ship manager said it is working with Lloyd's Register and Daewoo Shipbuilding to develop LNG-fueled ultra-large container ships of 14,000 TEUs. The move by Piraeus-based Capital Ship Management Corp., which...
  • American Airlines boosts Asia network
    American Airlines Boeing 777-300ERAmerican Airlines is adding Hong Kong and Shanghai to its daily Asian routes this week as the carrier capitalizes on 12 consecutive months of air freight growth and improving yields, rare in an industry struggling against excess capacity and fierce competition. The daily passenger services from Dallas-Ft. Worth...
  • Former YRC exec Rogers takes on Universal Truckload challenge
    Jeff Rogers, until last September the president of YRC Freight, will have a new job and a new challenge next year when he becomes the next CEO of Universal Truckload Services, a $1 billion trucking and logistics company. Rogers will succeed H.E. "Scott" Wolfe, who will retire at the end...

TradeWindsweb site
JUNE 11, 2014
  • DLNG turns on the tap
    Dynagas LNG Partners of Greece has turned to the capital markets for the cash it needs to acquire an LNG carrier from its sponsor, Dynagas Holdings.
  • Capes lose steam
    Freight rates for capesize bulkers trading in the spot market lost traction Wednesday, which marked the end of a winning streak that lasted for nearly two weeks.
  • Texas blaze contained
    Authorities in the US are investigating the cause of a blaze that broke out on board a cargoship moored in the Corpus Christi Ship Channel Tuesday afternoon.
  • Noah's arc
    Canaccord Genuity has initiated research coverage of the dry-bulk segment and six US-listed bulker stocks.
  • NWS at centre of strike
    The ongoing boycott of North-Western Shipping (NWS) vessels is behind a nationwide port strike in Finland on Wednesday.
  • UK holds four
    Three German ships were among four detained after failing safety checks in the UK during May.
  • Thorco eyes IPO
    Denmark's Thorco Shipping is plotting a big fleet expansion as it eyes an IPO.
  • Cyprus stands firm
    Cyprus' ship management industry is growing again after riding out the shipping slump.
  • Lauritzen takes Japanese duo
    J Lauritzen has firmed up a contract with Namura Shipbuilding for two handysize newbuildings.
  • Hanjin to delay?
    South Korea's Hanjin Shipping could postpone an issue of convertible bonds due to unfavourable terms.
  • Crew plead not guilty
    The captain and 10 crew members from the sunken South Korean ferry Sewol have denied homicide and negligence charges against them.
  • $48 per month
    A seafarer was being paid as little as $1.09 per hour on a Turkish-owned cargoship detained in the UK.
  • Wartsila does Dof deal
    Finnish engine maker Wartsila has won a service agreement covering 30 of Dof's offshore vessels.
  • Master guilty of delay
    Filipino captain fined in New Zealand for not informing authorities of cargoship grounding.
  • CSDC lines up tankers
    China Shipping Development Co (CSDC) has lined up an order for up to three new tankers in China.
  • Finnish ports shut down
    Finnish transport workers union AKT has closed down the country's ports after an official was allegedly threatened.
  • Five more years
    BW Offshore (BWO) has extended an FPSO contract with Ithaca Energy for another five years.
  • Samsung steps in
    South Korea's Samsung Group is taking over a new shipyard project in Vietnam after Oshima Shipbuilding of Japan pulled out.
  • CSDC bids for owner
    The board of China Shipping Development Co (CSDC) has approved a move to take a stake in a domestic tanker rival.
  • Fugro joins MH370 hunt
    Fugro has been contracted to support the underwater search for the missing Malaysia Airlines flight 370 (MH370).
  • Thoresen ship disabled
    A Thoresen Shipping bulker has reportedly been disabled off the coast of Finland after suffering an engine room fire.
  • US volumes to spike
    Container import volumes at US ports are expected to see a significant jump this month, a trade body has forecast.

American Shipperweb site
JUNE 11, 2014
  • Drewry: Shortage of ship officers will grow
    The current officer supply is 610,000, a shortfall of 19,000. This shortfall is forecast to rise to 21,700 by 2018 given that there will be a need for an additional 38,500 officers by that time, according to Drewry.
  • FAA approves Alaska survey drone
  • New Jones Act tanker company created
    Aker Philadelphia Shipyard, American Shipping Company and funds affiliated with Apollo Global Management, have created a pure-play Jones Act shipping company, Philly Tankers. Two tankers will be built by 2017.
  • CIMC building new container factory in Ningbo
    Located in the Yinzhou Economic Development Zone, the plant will make various kinds of logistic equipment such as standard or special containers, CIMC said in a filing with the Hong Kong Stock Exchange. The factory will cost $482 million.
  • Schneider Electric to use Llamasoft for supply chain design
  • Airports see air cargo growth in April
    Cargo volumes at airports around the world rose 4.8 percent, year-over-year, in April, according to Airports Council International. For the first four months of the year, activity rose 3.7 percent. North American freight rose by 6.1 percent.
  • UTi opens ocean service centers
  • American Airlines launches new Asian routings
  • Politicians, industry react to president's signing of WRRDA
    President Barack Obama signed the Water Resources Reform and Development Act into law Tuesday, authorizing the Army Corps of Engineers to improve the nation's waterways and ports.
  • Executive moves

The Bunker Bulletinweb site
JUNE 11, 2014
  • Labour strike 'will not' delay Panama Canal expansion project
    ACP says new set of locks will be operational by the January 2016 deadline.
  • Little price movement in Middle East hub
    No price changes in Suez.
  • Market uncertain mid-week
    Gains in Rotterdam but falls in Hamburg.
  • 'Blend or upgrade' consultant tells refiners
    Post-2015 market could see more cokers being built.
  • EIA: Fuel oil demand to fall by 10% in 2015
    Predicted fall comes as new ECA regulations comes into force.
  • New product aims to boost efficiency and reduce emissions
    Technical grade material can be used for industrial and marine applications.
  • Strike continues to disrupt deliveries in Yeosu
    'Most refiners have suspended spot offers.'
  • Asian IFO rates see midweek gains
    Rates have risen at most key regional markets.
  • Dock strike in Finland
    24-hour walk out ends tomorrow.
  • Shipbuilder scores order for LNG dual-fuel engine
    Engine comes with dual-fuel capability.
  • Firm to start production of fuel scrubbing systems
    Customer could order more units.
  • LSMGO bunker facility opens in UK port
    Facility comprises a pipeline and fuel storage tanks, says Certas Energy.
  • President to open Hambantota bunkering facility
    President Mahinda Rajapaksa to be present at June ceremony.

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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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