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February 17, 2014
Sched Netweb site
  • Los Angeles January container volume increases 2.5pc to 685,550 TEU
  • Carriers find China's new short sea filing demands burdensome, risky
  • Cargotec's Kalmar to electrify Hutchison's RTGs at Felixstowe port
  • CMA CGM embarks on major Africa push by land and by sea
  • Cargotec profit falls 61.5pc to US$75.7 million as revenue slips 5.2pc
  • Chongqing's cargo traffic grows 12.7pc last year to 974 million tonnes
  • China clarifies: Forwarders booking international cargo VAT free
  • DB Schenker offers fast overland freight transport Asia to Europe
  • US requests WTO intervention to resolve solar cell dispute with India
  • Chennai air freight jam-up, computer glitch shuts down cargo complex
  • Atlas Air Worldwide profit falls 38.4pc as Pentagon contracts dwindle
  • Air cargo risk rises, Morgan Stanley downgrades Atlas Air, Aircastle

Exim Indiaweb site
FEBRUARY 14, 2014
  • Allcargo Logistics posts impressive Q3 results
  • Essar Shipping registers INR 452.77 cr. revenue in Q3 FY14
  • Fewer large containerships taken out of service this year
  • InterManager calls for calm over possible Filipino officer ban
  • MOL, MHTL ink deal to build, charter 4 methanol carriers
  • Stakeholders call for proper implementation of international measures on Place of Refuge for stricken vessels
  • US levies preliminary duties on Indian steel threaded rods
  • JSW Jaigarh Port planning to commence container operations
  • Huge international response for civil & track works of key Eastern Dedicated Freight Corridor section
  • State govts to jointly develop rail projects
  • Fieo President expresses concern on declining trend in exports
  • Forex reserves up $1.26 bn to $292.33 bn
  • Govt may offer interest subvention scheme to more export sectors
  • INR ends at three-week closing high of 61.93
  • Next FTP to be ready in April, unveiling likely by new govt
  • No near-term recovery even as manufacturing picks up
  • RBI clarifies gold import norm
  • SEZ units may get import duty sops to sell in DTA
  • World Bank to provide $ 175 m for Gujarat highways project

International Transport Journalweb site
  • RZDL provides plant logistics for Severstal subsidiary
  • Intermanager calls for calm over possible Filipino officer...
  • B Post notes handsome net profit in financial 2013
  • India: construction of new broad-gauge line approved
  • Malawi Airlines starting flights to Jo'burg today
  • Nor Lines expands services from Turku
  • Sterling results for Ryder System
  • Ford says 2013 is best year since 1998
  • Agility: Central Europe reorganized
  • DHL and Etihad Cargo increase connectivity through Middle...
  • CSAV plans capital increase ahead of potential merger with...
  • Freja starts cooperation with Germany's CargoLine
  • Toll Australia secures big fuel transport contract
  • Gazeley France under new leadership
  • AA Cargo sets new freight record on B777-300ER
  • Am Himmel tut sich was

Marine Logweb site
FEBRUARY 14, 2014
  • Harvey Gulf breaks ground for LNG fueling facility
  • MARAD trials fuel cells for shoreside power
  • MOL to pay $1.275 million FMC penalty
  • Eastern says it's "perfect place" to build OPC
  • Bold Tern to install Block Island wind turbines
  • Wärtsilä pumps picked for Mariner FSU

World Wide Shipperweb site
FEBRUARY 14, 2014
  • Sixteen states break records for export sales during 2013
  • DOT proposes rule to establish CDL drug/alcohol clearinghouse
  • Boeing nets Cargolux order for new 747-8 Freighter aircraft
  • Mitsui OSK Lines inks deal for four new methanol carriers
  • US rail freight traffic rolls to up/down week

Lloyd's Listweb site
FEBRUARY 14, 2014
  • Testing times for Germany's stressed shipping banks
    Regulator warns that some European players will not make the cut
  • Western Bulk admits to slip-up in tonnage positioning
    Fourth-quarter rise in markets meant ships had to be brought in on short-term contracts
  • Capesize collateral damage
    Iron ore stockpiles in China hit near-record levels but how long can robust demand last?
  • Belships builds up its dry bulk customer base
    Oslo shipowner tightens its focus after returning chartered product tanker
  • Cosco Corp wins $57m order for two livestock carriers
    Singapore-listed yard will deliver 4,500 sq m vessels to unnamed European owner
  • SCFI Asia-Europe rate slumps by a record $188
    Downward trend throws carriers' March price-rise push into question
  • Restis says food shipments constitute 'business with charterer, not Iran'
    UANI rejects explanation and calls on owner to end calls
  • Sinotrans Shipping books six bulkers
    Two 78,000 dwt vessels and four 64,000 dwt ships cost $162m in total
  • Concordia Maritime strikes product tanker management deal with Shell
    Market developing in accordance with our planned fleet disposition, says Swedish outfit
  • Rise in sea cargoes signalled by market sentiment index
    European freight forwarders give positive response to Danske Bank monthly poll
  • Ardmore posts steeper fourth-quarter losses
    Irish tanker owner reports lower than expected time charter equivalent earnings
  • After the flood
    The EU's dreaded Habitats Directive has handed the Greens some obstructive tools
  • MOL builds four 30,000 dwt methanol carriers
    Newbuildings will service time charter deal with Methanol Holdings
  • OSG bondholders pledge new fight for equity after failing in initial proposal
    Ad hoc group calls for $1.9bn funding
  • CSAV raises cash for Hapag-Lloyd deal
    Funds to be used to finance newbuilding and support Hapag-Lloyd capital increase
  • Global Maritime Investments seeks up to 20 bulk newbuildings this year
    Now is the time buy ecoships, says Rodley
  • Navios Maritime Acquisition to raise new equity
    The company has warned investors that no acquisitions are pending

Fairplayweb site
FEBRUARY 14, 2014
  • MOL to pay US settlement
    Mitsui OSK Lines (MOL) and affiliate Nissan Motor Car Carrier have agreed to pay a $1.275M settlement to resolve price-fixing allegations in the Asia-US trade
  • BIMCO forecasts 11-year low growth in dry bulk fleet
    The dry bulk carrier fleet appears to be heading to an 11-year low rate in growth in 2014 despite an expected further sharp decline in demolition sales, a senior shipping analyst forecasts
  • Rail from China to vie with deepsea
    Transcontinental rail container traffic from China to Europe is growing dynamically and by the end of the decade may vie with deepsea shipping for the Asia-Europe trade in terms of unit cost as well as time
  • Navios Acquisition upsizes public offering
    Navios Acquisition has increased the size of its follow-on offering as the parade of equity sales continues unabated in New York

The Journal of Commerceweb site
FEBRUARY 14, 2014
  • Immigration Reform's Threat to US Trade
    As the 2014 U.S. election season begins to take shape, we're hearing again about the possibility of immigration reform. The demand for reform is stronger or weaker depending on the latest polls, but, as international traders, we will want to focus for now on Senate Bill 744. Entitled the Border...
  • SCFI Asia-Europe Rates Tumble
    Shanghai Containerized Freight Index, North Europe, week ending Feb. 14, 2014 Full-size image Spot container freight rates from Shanghai to northern European ports and Mediterranean ports fell roughly $200 per 20-foot-equivalent container (TEU) in the week of Feb. 14, hitting their lowest level since early December 2013. Rates from Shanghai to North Europe...
  • CSAV Raises Capital in Advance of Merger
    Chilean carrier CSAV said it plans to add up to $600 million in capital to complete the financing of ships under construction and to help finance a proposed merger with German shipping line Hapag-Lloyd. CSAV said its board recommended, subject to shareholder approval next month, a $200 million capital increase to...
  • YRC Worldwide Seals $1.1 Billion Refinancing Deal
    After several months of nail-biting moments, YRC Worldwide finally secured its $1.1 billion refinancing deal, pushing debt deadlines that loomed a month ago, threatening YRC's future, out to a five-year horizon. YRC Worldwide's lenders agreed to a $700 million term loan and $450 million asset-based loan covering all of the $4.9...
  • C.R. England Partners With Shell, Adds LNG Trucks
    Trucking company C.R. England is deploying additional natural gas-powered vehicles in Southern California while planning to expand its use of liquified and compressed natural gas trucks. The Salt Lake City, Utah-based carrier signed a multi-year LNG bulk fueling agreement with Shell that will support a dedicated trucking operation in Southern California,...
  • "K" Line to Invest in Flag Ship for "DRIVE GREEN PROJECT" as a Next-Generation Environment-Friendly Project
    Kawasaki Kisen Kaisha, Ltd. ("K" Line) is pleased to announce it has just launched "DRIVE GREEN PROJECT" in order to pursue environmental protection and energy savings with the world's most advanced technologies to be integrated on the 7,500-unit Car Carrier on order with Japan Marine United Corporation as Flag Ship...
  • Port of Long Beach to Test New Clean-air System for Ships
    The Port of Long Beach will fund testing of a new air pollution-control technology for docked cargo ships, thanks to an agreement approved Monday by the Long Beach Board of Harbor Commissioners.Under the pact, the Port would rely upon regional air quality authorities to oversee a demonstration project to thoroughly...
  • Chairman to step down at Clarksons
    Philip Green has decided to step down as chairman of Clarksons in order to focus on his other responsibilities. His resignation from the board will take effect from the AGM on 9 May. Bob Benton, chairman until last year, will remain a non- executive board member and assume the role...
  • Los Angeles Customs Brokers & Freight Forwarders Association Elects 2014 Officers
    On Saturday February 8, 2014, the Los Angeles Customs Brokers and Freight Forwarders Association (LACBFFA) elected its 2014 officers: Mr. Mark Hirzel, Director of Global Trade Management at MIQ Logistics was elected President; Mr. Wayne Wagner, Senior Manager, U.S. Brokerage Services of FedEx Trade Networks was elected Vice President; Ms. Barbara...

TradeWindsweb site
FEBRUARY 14, 2014
  • Fund in at Cal Dive
    Hedge fund Aristeia Capital has unveiled a significant minority stake in Cal Dive International.
  • MOL agrees to fine
    Mitsui OSK Lines (MOL) has agreed to $1.28m in US fines, making it the third operator to pay up in sweeping car carrier competition probes.
  • Euronav plan dashed
    Euronav acknowledged today that a joint bid with Blackstone Group for five Overseas Shipholding Group (OSG) tankers has fallen through.
  • OSG's loss-making December
    Overseas Shipholding Group (OSG) reported nearly $55.5m in losses for December, bringing its total accumulated losses since to $583m since filing for bankruptcy.
  • Hornbeck OSV arrested
    Cotemar has secured the arrest of a Hornbeck Offshore Services vessel in a $19m dispute over a casualty off Mexico.
  • Sergey breaks the ice
    TradeWinds digests the digits making the headlines this week.
  • Klaveness ups the bidding
    Norway's Klaveness Marine has increased its offer price for Norwegian Car Carriers (NOCC) as it gave itself more time to complete a takeover.
  • VLCC up for grabs
    Japan's JX Shipping is putting a veteran VLCC up for sale.
  • Revolutionary thinking
    We take a look at what was said in the market over the past week.
  • Krasnoye signs for trio
    Russia's Krasnoye Sormovo shipyard has won work from state ports agency Rosmorport for new dredgers.
  • Coscol signs with Shell
    Chinese owner Cosco Shipping Co (Coscol) has clinched a heavy-lift deal with Shell.
  • SCI curbs Q3 loss
    Shipping Corporation of India (SCI) cut its third quarter deficit thanks to a major improvement in its dry cargo segment.
  • Losses grow at Essar
    India's Essar Shipping has seen its deficit grow in the third quarter to the end of December as spot markets remained depressed.
  • Seroja warns on profit
    Indonesian shipowner Seroja Investments has brace investors for a loss when it releases its full year earnings results by the end of the month.
  • Ship blaze under control
    A fire on a German multipurpose (MPP) ship has been contained at the Emder Werft shipyard in Emden.
  • Ullman hails Shell deal
    Sweden's Concordia Maritime has won work from Shell in Singapore for two of its P-MAX products tankers.
  • Cosco wins livestock duo
    Cosco Corporation (Singapore) has won contracts for a pair of livestock carrier newbuildings.
  • Final sale for Lloyds?
    Lloyds Banking Group is lining up a last big disposal of shipping loans as its exit from the sector continues.
  • WIS weaker again
    Shiprepairer Western India Shipyard (WIS) has posted a bigger loss for the fourth quarter.
  • Samsung inks $1.5bn deal
    Samsung Heavy Industries (SHI) has confirmed a huge order for a floating LNG (FLNG) production unit.
  • Eimskip tweaks schedule
    Icelandic container line Eimskip is adjusting its schedule in the Atlantic to boost reliability in the face of winter storms.
  • Sado Steam Ship slumps
    Japan's Sado Steam Ship has reported a 90% drop in full year earnings.
  • ESL prospers
    Finnish bulker owner ESL Shipping has seen annual earnings jumps as fuel costs were cut.
  • Condor switching flag?
    Channel Islands ferry operator Condor Ferries is considering re-flagging to France as a week-long crew strike drags on.
  • CSAV to raise $600m
    Chilean boxship owner CSAV is plotting two share issues worth a combined $600m to smooth its path to a merger with Hapag-Lloyd.
  • Belships back in black
    Belships has ended the financial year on a high with a return to profit in the fourth quarter, according to results released Friday.
  • Keppel wins Russian trio
    Keppel Corp has secured a newbuilding order for three high-spec jack-up drilling rigs in a deal worth $650m.
  • MOL orders four
    Mitsui OSK Lines (MOL) has expanded its methanol carrier fleet with an order for four more ships.
  • Vallianz profit surges
    Vallianz Holdings has reported an 88% increase in full year profit recording record earnings of $10.3m.
  • The show must go on
    Aker Philly back in business following arc flash that left electrician with severe burns.

American Shipperweb site
FEBRUARY 14, 2014
  • YRC receives new financing terms
    In the culmination of a long labor negotiating and debt wrangling process, YRC Worldwide Thursday came to new financing terms on a $700 million loan and received a $450 million asset-based loan facility.
  • Norfolk Southern train derailment causes oil spill
    A Norfolk Southern train transporting crude oil from Canada that was traveling between Chicago and New Jersey derailed Thursday in western Pennsylvania, forcing 21 of its 120 cars off the track, according to Reuters.
  • Imperial Tobacco considering listing logistics business
  • Carriers' cargo shipments bloom with higher flower volumes
    Global carriers have geared up for weeks in preparation for Valentine's Day 2014, and have seen increases in flower activity this year compared to last year.
  • Momentum Transport buys Jacksonville forwarder
  • Year-end merger activity up 57%
  • Cargolux to add another 747-8 freighter
    Cargolux has ordered a new 747-8 freighter, valued at $357.5 million, from Boeing, bringing the airline's total oder of 747-8 planes to 14. Delivery of the additional plane is expected in March 2015.
  • DHL unveils Big Data tool
  • GAO recommends improvements to MarAd ship recycling
  • Commerzbank reduces shipping investments
  • CSAV plans to raise additional capital
  • Weekly GRI Roundup
  • Executive moves

The Bunker Bulletinweb site
FEBRUARY 14, 2014
  • Fuel prices fall in Houston
    A local supplier said he is out of LS380 at the US port.
  • Weekly Global Market Report
    A weekly price roundup from bunkering hubs around the world.
  • Bunker's Mexico Group opens independent bunker terminal
    Facility is based at the port of Lazaro Cardenas in Mexico.
  • ExxonMobil offers cost-saving fuel tips
    Says operators could save $3.00 pmt by optimising quality.
  • Prices lack direction across Europe
    Good demand reported in Istanbul.
  • Vitol pulls out of Rotterdam terminal project
    Move could threaten plans to use Urals crude as an alternative benchmark to North Sea Brent.
  • Prices firm in Fujairah
    Suez prices unchanged.
  • Brightoil 'in talks' with US oil companies
    Brightoil has been searching for upstream investment opportunities in China and overseas for several years.
  • Norwegian Cruise Line to install 28 scrubbers on six ships
    Green Tech Marine says order reaffirms its 'strong position in the exhaust gas cleaning market'.
  • Asian prices end week on stable note
    Bad weather at Tokyo Bay affecting delivery schedules.
  • ARA barge operator expanding certified mass flowmeter system fleet
    First company with barge to obtain independently certified Coriolis system expecting two more barges to pass 'rigorous' process soon.
  • Singapore to publish safe shipping guide
    MPA addresses recent series of collisions.
  • South China fuel oil imports to increase in February
    Majority of imports from bonded bunker players.
  • Port to test alternative vessel emissions control system
    System is 'an incredible breakthrough', says Harbor Commission President.
  • ClassNK to verify new SOx scrubbing system
    Class society engages in joint- project.

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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
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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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