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October 16, 2014
Sched Netweb site
  • Hong Kong bans German poultry and egg related food
  • CMA CGM's PEX2 service starts calling a BNCT, Busan port
  • Hyundai Merchant Marine to terminal share as assets go to meet debt
  • Kuehne + Nagel's January-September profits rise 8.6pc to US$505 million
  • Global Shippers Forum call for global carbon monitoring system for shipping
  • Panama Canal receives last tugboat of its 14 tractor tug fleet
  • Local companies create 'grey pool' of 3,000 chassis to beat LB congestion
  • FMC calls for 'collaborative effort' to fight waterfront congestion
  • UPS My Choice expands to 15 nations; Access Point to Chicago, NY
  • Europe introduces measures at ports to prevent spread of Ebola
  • K+N to boost LOT AMS logistics chain for aircraft parts
  • FedEx Express to build new cargo facility at Copenhagen Airport
  • WFS enters ground handling market in Latin America

Exim Indiaweb site
OCTOBER 15, 2014
  • DHL launches freight capacity management program in light of rapidly increasing trade volumes
  • G6 Alliance announces Asia-US East Coast winter program
  • MOL names gas carrier LNG Venus
  • Seahorse Shipping moves giant Shiva statue to us
  • Coal imports up 18.47 pc in H1 FY15
  • Crompton Greaves bags French order
  • Exports hit by faltering Chinese demand
  • India's palm oil imports to surge as prices slump
  • L&T Kattupalli port successfully handles transhipment of import containers
  • Mormugao Port's H1 growth at 22.29 pc is highest among Major Ports
  • Unique investment opportunity in Port of Antwerp
  • Old truck owners can avail 50 pc excise duty discount for buying new vehicle
  • Centre, states differ on GST compensation plan
  • Confused chickpeas importers want clarification on import duty
  • Govt might constitute panel to revive big infra projects
  • India to partner with the New Pacific Alliance
  • India-Bhutan JV to develop 600-MW power project
  • PFC ready to invest INR 3,542 cr. in Krishnapatnam power project

International Transport Journalweb site
  • KEP-Markt vor Veränderungen
  • Switzerland: solar-powered lorry wins award
  • Shipowners to look beyond Europe
  • No Ecotaxe in France
  • Yilport signs lease for port of Oslo
  • SGKV considers subsidy applications for Switzerland
  • Two Emirati startups to launch operations
  • Seafoodways doubles its membership size
  • Yusen promotes Cavallucci
  • KTZ Express Hong Kong plans new rail freight services
  • SingPost to develop fully integrated e-commerce hub
  • EIB backs Monrovia airport runway upgrade
  • APMT clear to build Costa Rica's new Moin container terminal

Marine Logweb site
OCTOBER 15, 2014
  • Crowley christens DP2 class tug
  • Ingalls VP among Mississippi's Top 50 business women
  • Vigor delivers 15,000 barrel tank barge to Maxum
  • Innovative BWTS ready to enter market
  • DNV GL sets up Houston-based LNG Solutions Group
  • Triyards buys two Strategic Marine shipyards
  • Carnival inks MOU with China State Shipbuilding Corporation

World Wide Shipperweb site
OCTOBER 15, 2014
  • Port of Port Angeles considers adding composite recycling center
  • Everett Port Commission Oks Bayview Building sale agreement
  • Boeing Auburn facility begins 737 Max fuselage stringer production
  • Port of Grays Harbor activities create jobs, business revenues
  • Vigor, Elliott Bay Design Group deliver new tank barge to Maxum

Lloyd's Listweb site
OCTOBER 15, 2014
  • ECB set to ruin shipping bankers' Sunday
    Uncertainty prevails ahead of stress test results on October 26
  • Shipowners' P&I holds increases after strong half-year
    Combined ratio at healthy 95.5%
  • Shipping's fuel bill plummets as oil price falls
    Bunker price down to $511 per tonne in Fujairah
  • Venezuela's oil import is a milestone on a downhill path
    Deal to buy Algerian crude likely to be the first of many as PDVSA struggles with declining production
  • Master limited partnerships rise above market gloom
    MLP market 'consistent' while other equity raising exercises have fallen victim to charter rates
  • Mexican port plans expansion
    Veracruz plans for a five-fold increase in capacity
  • Box throughput set to reach 1bn teu come 2020
    Continued growth throughout Asia will lead to 40% increase in global traffic, says Drewry analyst
  • Gazprom's LNG dream could become a nightmare
    Russian gas giant will face stiff challenges as it boosts LNG presence
  • Private equity can help shipping's discipline deficit
    'Smart money' won't spoil container sector, conference hears
  • Data Hub: Load factors
    Utilisation rates continue to fall
  • Eimskip wins access to competition raid documents
    The shortsea operator said it received the documents related to the competition authority's investigation on October 8
  • VLCC rates hold steady
    November could be busy month for the 2m barrel tankers
  • Israel Corp to spin off share in Zim
    Plans will see 32% stake in Zim transferred to New York- and Tel Aviv-listed subsidiary Kenon
  • Euronav secures $340m loan
    Proceeds to refinance four suezmaxes
  • Shipping braced as Chinese coal tariffs come into force
    Early reports that shipowners are struggling to secure bookings as cargoes are cancelled
  • Owned vessels soften Pacific Basin's freight rates blow
    Company feeling effect of falling handysize and handymax rates but says it has strategy to cope
  • Rio Tinto savours iron ore export growth
    Third quarter shipments totalled 78m tonnes, up15%
  • Ocean Rig launches master limited partnership with eye on $300m IPO
    Spin-off unveiled as parent DryShips races to refinance bond

Sea-webweb site
OCTOBER 15, 2014
  • Dry bulkers lift Panama Canal in FY13
    Grain cargo flows from the US Gulf to Asia helped drive a 2% increase in cargo tonnage moving through the Panama Canal in fiscal year 2013 (FY13). Volume moving through the canal increased from 320.6M to 326.8M tonnes during its latest fiscal year, which runs from 1 October to 30 September. The
  • China's iron ore prices drop again
    China's weak demand for steel products continued to weigh down on iron ore prices, forcing dealers to stockpile inventories, said the China Iron and Steel Association (CISA) on 14 October. The China Iron Ore Price Index dropped by 8.81% m/m to 282.24 points at the end of September, according to
  • Liners scramble for 'survival' cash
    The world's largest box carriers are competing based on their ability to access capital and survive an extended period of losses, according to SeaIntel CEO Lars Jensen. Addressing the Caribbean Shipping Association conference in the Dominican Republic, Jensen said "key players would have gone
  • Kitanihon wins tanker quartet
    Japanese yard Kitanihon Shipbuilding has won two orders for a total of four chemical/product tankers from compatriot shipowner ITOCHU Corp and Panama registered Canal West. The two 35,000dwt vessels for ITOCHU are scheduled for delivery in September and December 2017 and will be Hong Kong-flagged.
  • Container ship stranded off Singapore
    A container ship was left stranded off Pulau Sebarok, Singapore, yesterday. The 80,108dwt Panama-flagged Hyundai Jakarta is en route to Port Klang, Malaysia, from Singapore before stranded in the Jong Fairway near Monggok Sebarok reef, Singapore, in Lat. 01 12N. Long. 103 48E. at 09.02 hours. The
  • LNG 'the future' for cruise sector
    German cruise line AIDA sees LNG as the future for greener cruise calls and regards shoreside electricity as only an intermediate step until the LNG distribution system is sufficiently deployed. "I see LNG as the future for cruise ship design," said Dr Monika Griefahn, chief sustainability officer
  • Australian ports closed by collision and wild weather
    All three NSW ports along Australia's eastern seaboard were closed today due to wild weather, 100kph winds and driving rain. At Port Botany container terminal, two box ships collided after coming free of their moorings, an industry source told IHS Maritime. The terminals were closed from 20.00
  • Banks renew interest in Italy shipping sector
    Italy's shipping fraternity was relieved to hear last week that banks are again interested in the sector. Opening the way for confirmation from the banks present at the Naples meeting 'Shipping And The Law', Fabrizio Vettosi, MD of Venice Shipping and Logistics, said: "I get the feeling that here in
  • GSI to acquire Huangpu Wenchong Shipbuilding
    Shanghai-listed Guangzhou Shipyard International (GSI) announced yesterday that it will acquire 100% equity of CSSC Huangpu Wenchong Shipbuilding and restore stock trading within one month. GSI suspended its shares trading as of 8 April this year for material assets reorganisation, which is
  • Singapore braces for bunker transformation
    The bunkering industry has to grapple with a challenging environment ahead, said Lui Tuck Yew, Singapore minister of transport, in his opening speech for the Singapore International Bunkering Conference and Exhibition (SIBCON) 2014. Lui urged the industry to adopt new technologies and modes of
  • Triyards to buy Strategic Marine for $20.36M
    Singapore-listed offshore services provider Triyards has entered purchase agreements to acquire the entire issued share capital of Strategic Marine Singapore and the entire charter capital of Strategic Marine Vietnam for AUD23.3M ($20.36M). The deal was inked with Australia-based Henderson Marine
  • Skuld remains upbeat on MFM development
    All stakeholders in the bunkering business will keenly watch the effective and successful implementation of the Singapore-developed Mass Flow Meter (MFM) on bunker barges, said Skuld Singapore's VP Christian Ott. Ott said this yesterday at a pre-conference symposium on the eve of the opening of the
  • CMA CGM Elbe on maiden voyage
    CMA CGM Elbe, a 9,400teu container ship, set sail from Dalian, China, where it was built at the DSIC yard as the second in a series of 28 vessels ranging from 9,400teu to 10,900teu. All 28 vessels will be named after famous rivers and will be delivered through to 3Q/2016. Ordered by the world's
  • RSHI's Kyrgyzstan project starts production
    China Rongsheng HI (RSHI) said two new oil wells of a petroleum project it acquired in Kyrgyzstan had already started production. One of the new oil wells has been conducting fracturing operations and recorded a daily production volume of approximately 174 barrels of oil, a stock filing of RSHI

The Journal of Commerceweb site
OCTOBER 15, 2014
  • Teamsters intensify organizing efforts at FedEx Freight, Con-way
    The Teamsters union is intensifying efforts to organize truck drivers and other workers at FedEx Freight and Con-way Freight, the two largest U.S. less-than-truckload trucking companies. In the past month, the Teamsters have won representation elections at a FedEx Freight terminal in Pennsylvania and at a Con-way Freight terminal in...
  • Charleston's container traffic rises 13 percent again
    The port of Charleston's container traffic rose 13 percent year-over-year for the third month in a row in September, ending the first quarter of its fiscal year on a high note. The South Carolina Ports Authority today reported that the port of Charleston handled 150,790 TEUs in September, jumping 13 percent...
  • Chinese firms establish port investment group
    Two major Chinese conglomerates have joined forces on a joint-venture port investment company with nearly $1 billion in capital. Port Technology reports that Chinese energy firm Zhejiang Energy Group and Zhejiang Provincial Financial Holdings will form the Zhejiang Haitou Group, which will focus its efforts on port improvement projects and offshore...
  • CSX expects continued growth in domestic intermodal
    CSX Transportation expects growth in domestic intermodal for many years ahead, driven in particular by highway-to-rail conversions, although that effort could be hurt by continuing congestion challenges. The CSX network experienced a 7 percent year-over-year increase in volume in the third quarter, with intermodal traffic in the same period growing 5...
  • Singapore funds initiative to improve port operations
    A new, $54 million initiative in Singapore will research port management and urban congestion to help boost the country's port efficiency. The Urban Computing and Engineering Centre of Excellence, a joint venture by the country's Agency for Science, Technology and Research (A*STAR), Singapore University and Fujitsu, will research sustainable options for...
  • LA-Long Beach urged to be proactive to improve truck turn times
    Transportation specialists are urging the Los Angeles and Long Beach port authorities to rise above their landlord status and initiate immediate changes to improve truck turn times, or risk a total meltdown in the harbor. "The landlord operation doesn't work," said Jon DeCesare president of WCL Consulting. "There has to be...
  • EU's port funding plans under fire
    Europe's top container hubs have slammed the European Union's plan to focus investment on peripheral ports in a bid to shift traffic from the dominant Le Havre-Hamburg range to the Mediterranean. The northwest European ports group was responding to the launch last week of the first phase of a bidding process...
  • Drewry: Spot rates tick upward on back of mid-October GRI
    Full-size chartDrewry's benchmark spot rate from Hong Kong to Los Angeles rose as a result of a mid-October trans-Pacific general rate increase this week, though analysts with Drewry Maritime Research believe the eastbound spot rate will remain stable in the coming weeks. The spot rate from Hong Kong to Los Angeles...
  • Drewry forecasts volatile east-west spot rates through end-2015
    The east-west ocean container trades will experience volatile spot freight rates through the end of 2015, according to Drewry Shipping Consultants. This is the most likely time table for structural overcapacity, the main driver of volatile prices, to be eradicated on these key trade lanes, according to the London-based firm. Weekly spot market...
  • India trade deficit widened in September
    Full-size chartIndia's trade deficit widened to $14.25 billion in September, up from $10.84 billion in August and $6.12 billion in September 2013. According to provisional trade statistics released by the Ministry of Commerce and Industry, the country exported $28.9 billion worth of goods, up 2.73 percent year-over-year, and imported $43.15 billion,...
  • Officials still assessing damage; Visakhapatnam port closed
    India's Port of Visakhapatnam is likely to remain closed to vessel traffic for a few more days, after sustaining what local sources said was severe damage from Cyclone Hudhud's winds and tidal surge on Oct. 12. "The harbor is still without power, and authorities are now in the process of assessing...
  • INTTRA data shows containers staying longer in ports
    Port of RotterdamIt's taking longer for containers to move through U.S., European and Asian ports served by ever-larger container ships, according to data from INTTRA, the world's largest multicarrier e-commerce network. INTTRA statistics show double-digit percentage increases in the time before import containers are available for pickup, and before they exit...
  • Pressure mounting as ports battle to improve productivity
    SHENZHEN, China - Asia's transshipment hubs are under increasing pressure to achieve a sustained level of productivity as mega-vessels and the alliances drive up competition, TPM Asia Conference delegates heard today. Kicking off a panel port productivity, Jonathan Beard, vice president and global lead ports and logistics for ICF, said this...
  • Reefers to dominate China-Europe rail routes
    SHENZHEN, China - Reefer containers will form a huge part of the cargo carried on the New Silk Way rail network between China and Europe as shippers are forced to counter the extreme temperatures found on the route. Darryl Hadaway, a senior consultant for Kazakhstan's KTZ Express, told delegates at the...
  • Why China isn't losing its sourcing edge
    SHENZHEN, China - Manufacturing isn't migrating from China as rapidly as most experts expected, despite wages that are rising at nearly 20 percent a year, researchers focusing on sourcing trends told the TPM Asia Conference in Shenzhen on Wednesday. One reason the migration has slowed is that few countries with the...
  • Asian middle class growth full of promise, challenges
    SHENZHEN, China - Growth expectations for the Asian middle class are staggering, but so is the scale of supply chain upgrades that will be needed to meet demand. By 2030, there will 2.7 billion new Asia middle class consumers, accounting for 90 percent of global middle class growth, Steve Saxon,...
  • FEC's Hertwig expects rapid rise of Miami port's intermodal share
    The completion of an on-dock rail facility at the Port of Miami will result in a large and rapid increase in the percent of the port's overall volume that moves by rail, according to the head of a Florida railroad. The percent of the port's rail volumes will grow from 10...
  • Hapag-Lloyd's CEO: Some carriers better at dealing with congestion than others
    sSHENZHEN, China - Some container lines are better than others at dealing with port congestion irrespective of whether they have stakes in marine container terminals, Hapag-Lloyd CEO Rolf Habben Jansen said, referring to recent woes at the Los Angeles-Long Beach port complex. Although he said there's isn't much the industry can...

TradeWindsweb site
OCTOBER 15, 2014
  • VLGC market rallies
    Rates for very large gas carriers (VLGCs) that trade in the spot market appear to be gaining momentum.
  • CSAV revises slings
    CSAV is moving forward with a campaign to overhaul a loop that connects parts of India to the Middle East and Northern Europe.
  • Coastal catalysts for KEX
    A leading Wall Street equity analyst is urging clients to accumulate shares of Kirby Corporation, the world's largest operator of Jones Act tugs and tank-barges.
  • Euronav ices IPO
    Euronav made waves on Wall Street Wednesday after announcing plans to postpone the proposed pursuit of an initial public offering (IPO) in the US.
  • Genco mulls merger
    Wall Street is rife with rumours that the dry-bulk sector may see further consolidation in the months ahead by way of a merger between Genco Shipping & Trading and its US-quoted compatriot.
  • Vinalines verdict upheld
    Vietnamese state shipowner Vinalines has failed to appeal a VND 65bn ($3.1m) award for damages over a delayed port project.
  • Asia takes 70%
    European shipowners keep sending their vessels for demolition to South Asia despite recently introduced anti-beaching regulations, NGO Shipbreaking Platform says in its quarterly report.
  • ALG sells oldie
    All Leisure Group (ALG) has sold a loss-making vessel to Bahamas-based company Liberty Resources of Nassau.
  • Epic Gas fixes finance
    Epic Gas has secured another $31.8m from CIT Maritime Finance to fund its fleet expansion.
  • Vard cut to sell
    Investors in Vard Holdings have been told to watch out for falling trees after the offshore shipbuilder issued a profit warning.
  • Tanker stuck in Amazon
    Salvors are attempting to refloat a Seychelles tanker that has run aground in Brazil.
  • Bonds to settle debt
    Dubai tanker owner Gulf Navigation has won approval for $60m of convertible bonds to be used for debt settlement.
  • Apollo buys Baltic stake
    Apollo Management has deepened its ties with Peter Georgiopoulos after taking a major holding in Baltic Trading.
  • Eimskip denies 'violation'
    Icelandic container line Eimskip has rejected allegations of anti-competitive behaviour as its CEO was reported to prosecutors.
  • Vessels collide in Sydney
    Three vessels have been involved in an accident on Tuesday night at Sydney's commercial port due to severe weather conditions.
  • Venezuela imports first oil
    The first ever cargo of crude bought by Venezuela is heading to South America on a new VLCC.
  • Orderbook uncomfortable
    Bimco has expressed discomfort at the rising crude tanker orderbook given the latest VLCC and suezmax contracts placed.
  • CSC Phoenix rises again
    Restructured Chinese owner CSC Phoenix is expecting to return to profit for the first nine months.
  • SITC upgrades services
    Boxship owner SITC International Holdings has revealed plans to upgrade its Asian shipping network starting from this month.
  • P&O takes another
    Finnish ro-ro owner Bore and P&O Ferries are boosting capacity in the North Sea.
  • Grupo Aleman scraps deal
    Mexico's Grupo Aleman has cancelled a deal to acquire 75% of offshore support firm Oceanografia due to its debts.
  • Helpful STNG in the tale
    Scorpio Tankers has braced investors for a loss in the third quarter but its profit warning could prove beneficial for the shipowner.
  • HMM seeks coal deal
    South Korean shipowner HMM is assessing the viability of importing Russian coal through North Korea.
  • Statoil CEO quits for BG
    Helge Lund has unexpectedly quit as chief executive of Statoil to take the top job at UK-listed rival BG Group.
  • Carnival eyes China first
    US giant Carnival Corporation is teaming up with China State Shipbuilding Corporation (CSSC) to develop the first "world-class" cruiseship to be built in China.
  • Indian yard wrecked
    Hindustan Shipyard (HSL) in India has suffered huge damage as a cyclone hit Visakhapatnam on Sunday.
  • Vard shares down 20%
    Vard Holdings has seen almost 20% wiped off its share value after the company said it expects to post negative earnings for the third quarter.
  • Rio Tinto ships more ore
    Rio Tinto saw a 15% increase in iron ore shipments for the third quarter of 2014, operational figures released Wednesday show.
  • ORIG files MLP IPO
    Ocean Rig Partners has filed a registration statement for an IPO in the US of shares in the master limited partnerships (MLP).
  • Triyards snaps up assets
    Triyards Holdings has sealed a deal to acquire assets in Singapore and Vietnam from Australian shipbuilder Strategic Marine.
  • Port Kembla closed
    Fifty knot winds have brought shipping to a halt at Port Kembla - Australia's second largest coal export facility.

American Shipperweb site
OCTOBER 15, 2014
  • Court orders two drayage drivers reinstated
  • Puerto Rico port tries to lure private operator
  • Israel Corp. spinoff would include its stake in ZIM
  • CSX reports a 12-percent increase in profits
  • Reefer service to start between Port Manatee and Mexico
  • Old Dominion invests in Tennessee
  • MOL to add Philadelphia call
  • G6 Alliance merges services
  • U.S. harmed by steel bar from Mexico, Turkey
  • WTO hands U.S. victory in poultry trade dispute with India
  • IAG Cargo boosts Latin American capacity
  • Aloha Air Cargo to add freighter routing
  • AirBridgeCargo welcomes sixth 747-8 freighter
  • Port of Long Beach to acquire emergency chassis fleet

The Bunker Bulletinweb site
OCTOBER 15, 2014
  • Statoil CEO resigns
    Helge Lund will move on to BG Group as chief executive.
  • Dynamic Oil Trading appoints new bunker trader
    Nikita Miroshnik will be based in Singapore.
  • Bunker prices drop 5% in one day
    Crude prices still tumbling.
  • Denmark eyes top job at IMO
    Current Secretary General Koji Sekimizu to step down at the end of 2015.
  • Key supplier backs early deadline for global sulphur cap
    BP Singapore says 2020 deadline for 0.50% sulphur cap is feasible.
  • ARA: Third of samples 'off spec'
    Compared with a tenth of Singapore's samples.
  • Fuel use data collection proposal causes controversy at IMO
    Any sign that data could be used to establish operational efficiency standard for ships resisted.
  • Storm closes Australian ports
    Bad weather to last three days.
  • MFM technology 'will lift Singapore bunker volumes'
    MFMs will improve efficiency, says spokesman for government agency.
  • US West Coast sales still strengthening year-on-year
    But Los Angeles and Long Beach sales down month-on-month.
  • Brittany Ferries' decision hits UK port
    New ferry would have been a boost for Plymouth.
  • Singapore explores new bunkering technologies
    Minister backs use of new technologies in port's progression.
  • LNG bunkering in Singapore 'by 2020'
    Singapore planning pilot programme to test safety procedures and standards.
  • Greek owner makes fuel efficency his business
    Secondhand is the better business risk.
  • Singapore revises bunkering standards
    Port seeks to enhance bunkering processes.
  • Philippines' oil spill compensation law 'unenforced'
    Lawyers question authorities over lack of oil spill compensation fund.
  • DNV GL expands LNG consultation operations
    Establishing offices in North America and Singapore.

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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
Visual Sailing List
Departure ports
Arrival ports by:
- alphabetical order
- country
- geographical areas
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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