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April 17, 2014
Sched Netweb site
  • Hong Kong up 8.7pc in March to 2 million TEU, Singapore up 7.2pc
  • Shanghai quarterly volume up 4.6pc to 8.2 million TEU, up 3pc in March
  • Asia Australia Discussion Agreement levies US$550/TEU charge for bunker
  • China quarterly GDP up 7.4pc, nearly hitting official 2014 target
  • 13,208-TEU OOCL Korea to join mega ships of Asia-Europe route
  • Maersk offers island hopping loop via Indonesia, PNG, Tanjung Pelepas
  • Felixstowe dredging starts for new berth extensions of 1,120 metres
  • Le Havre receives 18,000-TEU Magleby Maersk on maiden voyage
  • Singapore's quarterly economic growth appeared to slow to 5.1pc
  • Damco supports global growth in China oil firm Kerui's shipments
  • Panalpina's 'Lean' training programme for logistics accredited
  • Atlantic City awaits land lease transfer for aviation R&D park
  • US ups Philippines airlines to Category 1 after 6 years in Category 2
  • India Customs needs 20 sniffer dogs to slow drug flow through Mumbai

Exim Indiaweb site
APRIL 16, 2014
  • IMO & Bangladesh announce major collaboration to improve ship recycling standards
  • Seashell Logistics showcases its strengths at BHP 2014
  • Iron ore exports to surge as Goa resumes mining
  • PEC allowed to export pulses to Maldives
  • Karaikal port to handle coal for IL&FS
  • Large timber vessel calls at New Mangalore Port
  • Delayed infrastructure project costs to overrun by 19.7 pc
  • Duty credit scrips issued under Chapter 3 of Ftp''-its uses
  • Govt may use own resources to build more roads
  • Govt to help exporters deal with quality, standards issues
  • INR falls sharply against dollar
  • Global trade to grow at 4.7 pc in 2014: WTO

International Transport Journalweb site
  • Green Cargo dedicated to lightening carbon footprint
  • From China to Europe in under 14 days
  • Streck stretching out to Heilbronn
  • Shipping industry concerned about ballast water management
  • Geodis Wilson addressing topic of vertical markets
  • Cairo-Jakarta now nonstop
  • ND helps Xikar to the cutting edge in Europe
  • Baton handover at Wascosa
  • Antwerp Port Authority acquires General Motors site
  • Solid growth in European overland traffic
  • Airfreight vaulting to nearly 1 million t in Hong Kong
  • New EU rules for safer and greener lorries
  • Port Corpus Christi signs MoU with Palermo Port Society

Marine Logweb site
APRIL 16, 2014
  • BAE Systems picks Siemens for MSSCV diesel electric solution
  • Tall ship Oliver Hazard Perry nears completion
  • Rolls-Royce to pay EUR 2.43 billion for Daimler RRPS stake
  • Great Lakes Shipyard wraps up winter work
  • Many missing after Korean ferry capsizes and sinks

World Wide Shipperweb site
APRIL 16, 2014
  • Boeing plans to relocate Washington facility to California
  • Chris Crookall named Liner VP for Inchcape Shipping Services
  • Washington State Ferries plans Colman Dock hearing
  • Port Metro Vancouver expanding Burrard Inlet air quality monitoring
  • Braemar Adjusting taps Jones as group managing director

Lloyd's Listweb site
APRIL 16, 2014
  • Shipbuilding prices forecast to remain flat in coming months
    Greek broker Intermodal says combination of firm values and weak freights could drive S&P deals
  • Hapag-Lloyd and CSAV agree to merge container businesses
    Combined group will form world's fourth largest containership operator with around 200 vessels
  • UACC orders four chemical tankers
    Dubai owner eyes growth opportunities in improving segment
  • Search continues for missing Sewol passengers
    Update: Nine dead and 287 people still missing following South Korean ferry capsize
  • Off the road: US gasoline shipments fall as Americans drive less
    Unemployment and an ageing population help to push down Europe-US Atlantic trade
  • Two Chinese carriers confirmed to participate in Yamal LNG project
    China LNG Shipping venture with Teekay will ship gas from Russia on ice-class carriers
  • US approves ConocoPhillips bid to resume Alaska LNG exports
    Energy giant shut Kenai plant in 2011 but will start shipments to Asia from May
  • India moves forward with 5m-tonne LNG import terminal at Mundra
    Plans to build more than 10 additional plants will generate new business for gas shipping
  • HSH Nordbank sees box derivatives trade gaining ground in Germany
    Shippers and forwarders start to make greater use of risk-management tools
  • Maersk to operate Triple-E 18,270 teu vessels at full capacity by year-end
    Just two major ports can handle fully loaded largest boxships now
  • Port of Long Beach reports a drop in box throughput for March
    Figures reflect suspended services and competition from container rival Los Angeles
  • Pacific Basin sees stronger handysize rates in second half
    Dry bulk firm leaves revenue days uncovered anticipating improved spot market

Fairplayweb site
APRIL 16, 2014
  • Italy: 'Banks should help shipping'
    Ships are a better investment than real estate, and Italian banks should do more to support new investment in shipping and thereby economic growth, the president of the Italian shipowners association Confitarma told IHS Maritime
  • ILO throws abandoned seafarers a lifeline
    The International Labour Organization (ILO) has agreed an amendment to the Maritime Labour Convention 2006 (MLC) to protect seafarers when their employer abandons them, allowing them to be swiftly repatriated
  • WTS acquires Integrated Engineering Service
    Wilhelmsen Technical Solutions AB (WTS) will purchase 100% of the shares in Integrated Engineering Services Ltd
  • Antwerp Port Authority seeks development ideas
    Antwerp Port Authority (APA) will invite potential investors to submit ideas regarding the development of the 96 hectare Opel site in the Antwerp port area, which APA hopes will bring new industries and additional employment
  • CSDC to order four LNG carriers
    China Shipping Development, a bulk shipping arm of the China Shipping Group, today signalled that it would place a newbuilding order for four LNG carriers for the Yamal LNG project
  • Update: South Korea ferry sinking
    Three persons have died and 292 people are still missing after a ferry capsized off South Korea's southern coast this morning
  • S Korea ferry tragedy: 4 dead, 293 missing
    Two persons have died and 293 people are still missing after a ferry capsized off South Korea's southern coast this morning
  • Jiangsu to pay $56M subsidy for ship recycling
    China's Jiangsu provincial government plans to pay a CNY350M ($56M) subsidy in 2014 and 2015 to encourage scrapping old vessels and building new eco-ships
  • Gaolan port container throughput up 96% in March
    China's Gaolan port in Zhuhai, Guangdong, recorded a total container throughput of 69,945teu in March, up by 96% y/y, Zhuhai port group announced yesterday
  • Pacific Basin continues fleet expansions in 1Q
    Pacific Basin has continued to expand its fleet by buying two secondhand vessels, chartering in two newbuildings and ordering another during the first three months in 2014

The Journal of Commerceweb site
APRIL 16, 2014
  • Hapag-Lloyd, CSAV Finalize Merger Agreement
    Michael Behrendt, chairman of the executive board of Hapag-Lloyd (left), and Oscar Hasbún, CEO of CSAV, today at Hapag-Lloyd headquarters in Hamburg after the signing of the contract.Hapag-Lloyd and CSAV signed a binding contract to complete a merger to create the world's fourth-largest container line. Following the merger, Hapag-Lloyd will have...
  • CURE Applauds STB Decision on Fertilizer Shipments
    WASHINGTON, D.C. - Steve Sharp, of the Arkansas Electric Cooperative Corporation and President of Consumers United for Rail Equity (CURE), made the following statement today regarding the Surface Transportation Board's (STB) decision on shipments of fertilizer in the upper Midwest (Docket No. EP 724). "We applaud the Surface Transportation Board's decision...
  • Asia-Europe Carrier Showdown Looms, Alphaliner Warns
    The "Daily Maersk" product was supposed to solidify Maersk's position as the leading carrier on the Asia-North Europe trade, but less than three years after its launch, Maersk has lost market share in the lane and triggered a rate war, setting the stage for a carrier showdown, Alphaliner said in...
  • Top 50 Trucking Companies Rode Their Brakes in 2013
    The United States' largest trucking companies kept tapping their brakes in 2013, slowing revenue growth for the second consecutive year as the economic recovery remained a modest one. The data behind The Journal of Commerce's Top 50 Trucking Companies list, prepared by SJ Consulting Group in Pittsburgh, show just how much...
  • CSX Says Rail Service Will 'Gradually' Improve
    CSX Transportation said rail service will "gradually" improve and that it was reasonable to expect operations to return to normal by the end of June, following a harsh winter that snarled operations and created a backlog of freight. "We don't think (the network) is going to snap back immediately," CSX CEO,...
  • Is Maersk Pulling Away From the Pack?
    Is Maersk Line leaving competitors behind? Is Maersk Line, the world's largest ocean carrier, showing that the age-old demons of container shipping - overcapacity, volatile spot rates and commoditized service - can finally be slain? Put another way, in solidly outperforming all other carriers that publicly reported financials last year, is Maersk...
  • Global Expansion on Target
    Control panel at Global.The clock on Rich Ceci's desk reads 00:00, and the project manager of Global Terminal's expansion said it signifies a milestone met. April 16 was the target when the countdown began more than three years ago for installation of 20 rail-mounted gantry cranes, the centerpiece of Global's new...
  • Analyst Warns of 'Uberization' of Trucking
    TUCSON, Ariz. - Technology similar to Uber and other apps that allow big-city users to call a taxi or black sedan with their smartphones could soon hit the U.S. trucking industry, potentially displacing freight brokers that fail to adapt, a senior equity research analyst warned on April 12. The popularity of...
  • Smith Electric Vehicles Halts Truck Production
    Smith Electric Vehicles, hailed by President Obama in 2010 for its help "setting a model" for a greener U.S. economy, stopped making or delivering trucks and vans late last year as it ran short on cash and failed to make a profit from its battery-powered vehicles. The stoppage - revealed in...
  • Kobe Container Trade Drops
    The number of foreign trade containers handled by the Port of Kobe in western Japan fell for the second year in a row in 2013, according to figures released by the Kobe municipal government. The Port of Kobe handled 2.049 million 20-foot-equivalent units (TEUs) of foreign trade containers in 2013, down...
  • Don't Blame the Alliances
    In my 42-plus years in the industry, I've seen many variations of what we now call alliances - joint services, slot-charter arrangements, vessel-sharing agreements, alliances and now mega-alliances - and more no doubt will follow. These arrangements have existed for years, yet many people act as though the concept is new....
  • Konecranes Takes Aim at Smaller Ports' Productivity Needs
    The competitive advantage of ports will be their ability to improve productivity and service levels as larger vessels call more often and increase container handling volume per port visit, according to Mika Mahlberg, vice president of Konecranes' port cranes business unit. "The number of containers to be handled per ship call...
  • HIT, Dockworkers Reach Wage Deal
    Hongkong International Terminals (HIT) said port operators, contractors and workers - who have reached a settlement in wage negotiations that will give dockworkers a potential increase of 10.1 percent - were "all in the same boat" and would have to work together if the port was to remain competitive. HIT says...

TradeWindsweb site
APRIL 16, 2014
  • Liner titans mint merger
    German containership giant Hapag-Lloyd and Chilean compatriot Compania Sud Americana Vapores (CSAV) are moving forward with a merger that will create the world's fourth largest carrier.
  • ADM goes all the way
    Archer Daniels Midland (ADM) of the US has completed the takeover of Alfred C Toepfer International (Toepfer).
  • Extension lifts Eagle Bulk
    Eagle Bulk Shipping shares took flight in early US trading today after the owner secured a short term reprieve on loan repayments.
  • LPG helps fire Bahri
    Exposure to the buoyant LPG market helped lift Saudi Arabia's Bahri to another big rise in quarterly profit.
  • Capesizes still sliding
    Capesize rates today slumped below $10,000 daily as the losing run in the sector extended to 12 sessions.
  • Eimskip back in black
    Eimskip returned to the black in the final quarter of 2013 but saw a reduction in full year earnings.
  • Easter feast for sellers?
    Bulker owners are unlikely to get much rest this Easter after spotting an opportunity to take profits on vessels purchased in 2012 and 2013, according to Greek broker Intermodal.
  • Keppel O&M profit up
    Keppel Offshore & Marine has seen a rise in earnings of around a tenth for the first quarter as higher revenue pushed its orderbook to a record high.
  • Duo in $3.5bn subsea win
    Technip and Heerema Marine Contractors (HMC) have jointly clinched a subsea contract in Angola worth a staggering $3.5bn.
  • CSDC firms Dong Fang four
    China Shipping Development Co (CSDC) has revealed details of bareboat charters with a sister company for a quartet of newly ordered ultramax bulkers.
  • Double trouble in US
    Strong winds off the Virginia coast have caused a host of problems for ships over the past 24 hours.
  • BHP to boost output
    BHP Billiton is set to lift its iron ore production this year after reporting a strong third quarter for 2014.
  • ECO in Brazil move
    Edison Chouest Offshore (ECO) has agreed to set up an offshore logistics support base and ship repair yard at Acu Port in Brazil.
  • Korean ferry tragedy
    Four people are dead and nearly 300 are still missing after a ferry carrying mainly students sank in South Korea while on route to the holiday island of Jeju.
  • Ezion in double deal
    Singapore's Ezion Holdings has secured two separate contracts to supply service rigs in deals worth $78.7m.

American Shipperweb site
APRIL 16, 2014
  • NEWSFLASH: Army Corps approves JaxPort dredging project
    The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers approved JaxPort's application for dredging Wednesday by issuing a signed Chief's Report.
  • TIA updates broker contracts
    The Transportation Intermediaries Association has updated its joint broker-shipper contract with the National Industrial Transportation League due to regulatory changes stemming from MAP-21 and released a new broker-forwarder contract.
  • EU passes airport noise rules
    The European Parliament has voted to make regulations regarding airport noise restrictions more transparent. Once signed into law, the new regulations are expected to take effect in 2016.
  • Antwerp port absorbs former GM property
  • Firms form JV to handle nuclear industry logistics
  • NEWSFLASH: Hapag Lloyd, CSAV sign merger agreement
    Germany's Hapag-Lloyd and Chile's Compañía Sud Americana de Vapores (CSAV) signed a binding contract Wednesday to merge CSAV's entire container business with Hapag-Lloyd.
  • HP pays $108M to settle FCPA violations
    Hewlett-Packard Co. has agreed to pay $108 million and plead guilty to felony violations of the Foreign Corrupt Practices Act to avoid prosecution, the U.S. Justice Department and SEC announced.
  • WTO predicts rising, but still subpar 2014 trade growth
  • Major LTL carriers to post rates on uShip marketplace
    Three of the biggest U.S. less-than-truckload carriers will post shipper-direct spot rates on the online freight marketplace uShip, the company said Wednesday.
  • Shippers call for campaign against surcharges
  • ICAO votes to ban lithium batteries on passenger flights
  • Inchcape expands to Venezuela

The Bunker Bulletinweb site
APRIL 16, 2014
  • Prices mixed across bunkering hubs
    Tight avails reported in Fujairah.
  • Bunker prices firm in most European ports
    Stronger crude values pull up fuel oil prices.
  • Chief engineer found guilty of fuel scam
    Singapore authorities uncovered 'buy-back' scheme during vessel raid.
  • Japanese bonded bunker sales edge up
    Year-on-year sales up but show fall from January.
  • Current procedures a 'bottle neck' for scrubber approvals
    Work to amend scrubber guideline continues with ways to measure scrubber washwater acidity under consideration.
  • Cause of Richards Bay spill unclear
    Leaking pipeline was officially out of use.
  • Lockheed sees opportunities in LNG marine fuel market
    LNG tank arrives at New Orleans shipyard.
  • IFO prices at major Asian ports marginally down
    Limited supplies of bunkers at Tokyo Bay.
  • Vopak to 're-align' Estonia operations
    Decision based on a 'difficult business environment' in the region, says CEO.
  • Russian oil major strengthens lube oil production capacity
    Opens blending plant in Siberia while signals intention to start another in Serbia.
  • Hybrid-powered PSV ordered by Icelandic firm
    The most expensive vessel contracted by an Icelandic shipowner, firm claims.
  • South China fuel oil imports to jump in April
    Numbers boosted by 100,000 mt cargo ordered by Brightoil.
  • Kirby files suit over oil spill damages
    Firm seeking to arrest ship involved in collision.

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FROM THE HOME PAGE
In the second quarter, container traffic in the port of Genoa fell by -2.8% while in Savona-Vado it grew by +76.3%
Genoa
In the Ligurian capital, the transhipment share decreased, while the Savona port benefited.
Fincantieri records strong growth in half-year financial performance and new orders
Rome
In the first six months of 2025, orders totaled 14.7 billion euros (+93.5%)
In the second quarter, naval traffic through the Suez Canal decreased by -6.2%
In the second quarter, naval traffic through the Suez Canal decreased by -6.2%
Cairo
1,248 tankers (-2.7%) and 1,826 other types of vessels (-8.5%) passed through
CMA CGM's net profit fell by 140% in the second quarter.
Marseille
Revenues stable. The French shipping group is interested in acquiring Hutchison Ports' terminals.
Royal Caribbean closes second quarter with record net profit
Miami
The April-June period was very positive
Union Pacific and Norfolk Southern announced a merger agreement today.
Union Pacific and Norfolk Southern announced a merger agreement today.
Omaha/Atlanta
First coast-to-coast cargo rail network
Gurrieri resigns as Special Commissioner of the Eastern Adriatic Sea Port Authority
Trieste
The atypical reverse charge for the logistics sector will become applicable tomorrow
Milan
Ruggerone (Assologistica): one of the most strategic reforms we helped build is being implemented
Policy brief on cyber threats that pose risks to port infrastructure
Tallinn
It was developed by the NATO Cyber Defence Centre of Excellence
Interferry urges the EU Commission to harmonize its shipping decarbonization regulations with those of the IMO
Victoria
Failure to align - the association warned - will force shipping companies to pay twice for emissions.
In the second quarter of 2025, Chinese seaports handled 79.1 million containers (+6.1%)
Beijing
Total freight traffic was three billion tons (+3.3%), of which 1.3 billion tons were with foreign countries (+1.9%).
CK Hutchison announces plans to include a Chinese investor in the consortium to sell Hutchison Ports
Hong Kong
Without the participation of the COSCO shipping group, China would not authorize the sale
Sri Lanka's Supreme Court has awarded compensation of $1 billion over the X-Press Pearl accident.
Sri Lanka's Supreme Court has awarded compensation of $1 billion over the X-Press Pearl accident.
Columbus
The container ship caught fire and sank near the port of Colombo
The Greek government sends a tugboat to the Red Sea to assist ships that may be attacked by the Houthis.
The Greek government sends a tugboat to the Red Sea to assist ships that may be attacked by the Houthis.
Piraeus
The AHTS "Giant" is leaving
Saipem and Subsea7 have signed a binding merger agreement.
Saipem and Subsea7 have signed a binding merger agreement.
Milan/Luxembourg
The transaction is expected to close in the second half of 2026.
In the second quarter, the port of Valencia handled over 1.5 million containers (+4.0%)
In the first half of 2025, the amount of new orders to Chinese shipyards fell by -18.2%
Beijing
A decrease of -3.5% in new construction completed in the period was recorded
In the second quarter of 2025, freight traffic in the port of Trieste grew by +3.7%
Trieste
Bulk cargo increased. Miscellaneous cargo fell by 13.2%.
CMA CGM and TotalEnergies form joint venture for LNG bunkering in the Port of Rotterdam.
Marseille
Agreement to supply 360,000 tons of liquefied natural gas per year to the French group's ships
In the second quarter of 2025, freight traffic in Spanish ports decreased by -4.7%
Madrid
All the main product categories are decreasing except for conventional goods
Brookfield Asset Management to sell 49% of British port group PD Ports to Spain's Pontegadea
Middlesbrough
The English company has over 1,400 employees
In the quarter April-June, freight traffic in the port of Rotterdam decreased by -2.3%
In the quarter April-June, freight traffic in the port of Rotterdam decreased by -2.3%
Rotterdam
The port authority is alarmed by the state of crisis in the national industry.
The electrification of the docks in the ports of Livorno, Piombino and Portoferraio is proceeding according to plan.
Third dock for cruise traffic in the port of Catania
Catania
Pier 25's restyling completed
Another quarter of decline in freight traffic at the port of Algeciras
Algeciras
In the period April-June, containers amounted to 1.24 million TEUs (+1.0%)
A new tax applied to cruise passengers disembarking in national ports came into force today in Greece.
Athens
Belgian rail freight company Lineas receives €61 million government loan
Brussels
The measure was approved last night by the restricted council of ministers
ERTMS installation completed on 1,400 kilometers of Italian railway network
Rome
The project is financed with 2.5 billion euros from PNRR funds.
Wärtsilä's quarterly financial and commercial results are positive.
Helsinki
The Marine Electrical Systems division will be sold to the Italian company VINCI Energies.
In the port of Barcelona the number of cruise terminals will be reduced from seven to five
In the port of Barcelona the number of cruise terminals will be reduced from seven to five
Barcelona
The mayor: For the first time in history, a limit is placed on the growth of cruises in the city.
MSC and Moby have presented their commitments to meet the AGCM's requirements.
Rome
Shipping Agencies Services will sell its 49% stake in Moby, waiving the consideration in favor of the majority shareholder. Moby commits to completely repaying its debt to SAS.
Fincantieri confirms its interest in the development of American shipbuilding
Fincantieri confirms its interest in the development of American shipbuilding
Washington
Folgiero: Commitment to deliver next-generation capabilities in full alignment with U.S. strategic priorities
The Chamber of Deputies has approved the appointment of four presidents of Italian Port System Authorities.
Rome
The names proposed for the Port System Authorities of the Southern Adriatic, Central-Northern Tyrrhenian, Western Liguria, and Eastern Liguria have been approved. Voting on the Northern Tyrrhenian Authority has been postponed.
Information exchange between state administrations for the digitalization of the maritime sector begins
Rome
The first operational meeting at the Coast Guard General Command in Rome
The Clean Maritime Fuels Platform suggests measures to support the production and distribution of clean marine fuels
COSCO Shipping Ports sets new monthly and quarterly container traffic records
Hong Kong
In the period April-June, 29.4 million TEUs were handled (+4.5%)
Sharp increase in cases of seafarers abandoning their ships
London
2,286 crew members from 222 ships involved as of early 2025
Global freight traffic saw strong growth in the first quarter of this year in anticipation of new tariffs
Global freight traffic saw strong growth in the first quarter of this year in anticipation of new tariffs
Geneva
North America saw the strongest quarterly growth in imports
In the port of Antwerp-Bruges containers and rolling stock are increasing and other types of goods are decreasing
Antwerp
Traffic congestion continues at the airport, with the situation on the landside becoming critical
A study denounces the delay of European ports in equipping themselves with cold ironing facilities.
Brussels/Pozzallo
The tender to electrify the docks of the port of Pozzallo has begun.
T&E proposes to include more non-EU transhipment ports to avoid carbon leakage
Brussels
The association calls on the EU Commission to reduce the current threshold of 65% of transhipment traffic
Federlogistica urges the immediate establishment of a control room on tariffs
Genoa
The aim is also to eliminate extra costs caused by bureaucracy.
Containerized cargo handled through the port of Singapore fell by 2.9% in the second quarter.
Singapore
Last May, ship transits through the Suez Canal decreased by -6.8%
Last May, ship transits through the Suez Canal decreased by -6.8%
Cairo
The negative trend continued in June and early July
Terminal operators are not at all satisfied with a policy that seems to have no interest in ports
Rome
Cognolato: It is essential to close the ongoing trials on several fronts.
The largest ship ever to dock at Cagliari's Porto Canale at the MITO terminal.
Milan
The container ship "MSC Venice" with a capacity of 16,652 TEU arrived yesterday
On 5 and 6 November in Lisbon a summit called by the ILA against automation in the maritime and port sector
On 5 and 6 November in Lisbon a summit called by the ILA against automation in the maritime and port sector
North Bergen/Metzingen
South Korean HD Hyundai, together with German NEURA Robotics, will develop and test welding robots in shipyards
The toll of the horrific attack on the bulk carrier Eternity C in the Red Sea is still uncertain.
Mandaluyong/London/Brussels
Joint statement by ICS, BIMCO, European Shipowners, Intercargo and Intertanko
In the first half of 2025, bulk cargo increased and general cargo decreased in the port of Marseille-Fos
Marseille
Cruise passengers increase by +5%
The Senate has approved the framework law on interports
Rome
UIR, gives the Italian interport system a modern, orderly and coherent regulatory framework
Carlo De Ruvo was elected president of Confetra
Rome
Among the challenges, the uncontrolled expansion of large logistics groups and their concentration
Number of pirate attacks on ships still high in the second quarter of 2025
Number of pirate attacks on ships still high in the second quarter of 2025
Kuala Lumpur
The number of acts of violence against crews is decreasing
Telemar and TNL Group merger agreement
Telemar and TNL Group merger agreement
Oslo/Athens/Paris
One of the top three operators in the OT/IoT services market for the maritime and superyacht sectors will be created
Attacks on ships in the Red Sea still cause deaths among seafarers
Portsmouth
Liberian-flagged bulk carrier " Eternity C" targeted
Canadian shipbuilding company Davie acquires second shipyard in Finland
Helsinki/Pori
It will buy the Enersense Offshore shipyard
Amendment on Port Labor Supply Agencies Approved
Rome
Immediate transformation into Agencies authorised to provide temporary port work
Salvini appoints a manager of a private shipping company from Campania as president of the regional AdSP
Rome
This is Eliseo Cuccaro, CEO of Alilauro
Extend the application of the 0.1% sulphur limit in marine fuels globally
Extend the application of the 0.1% sulphur limit in marine fuels globally
Berlin
This is proposed by an analysis by the International Council on Clean Transportation
IMO and EU condemn renewed attacks on ships in the Red Sea
London/Brussels
Dominguez: New violation of international law and freedom of navigation
In the second quarter of this year, Finnlines' revenues decreased by -5.0%.
Helsinki
Net profit of 26.1 million euros (+7.7%)
Container traffic in the Port of New York remained stable in the April-June quarter.
New York
An increase of +4.9% was recorded in the first half of 2025
The Chamber of Deputies approves the appointment of the presidents of five Port System Authorities.
Rome
They are Davide Gariglio, Francesco Rizzo, Eliseo Cuccaro, Francesco Benevolo and Giovanni Gugliotti
Latrofa appointed extraordinary commissioner of the Port Authority of the Central-Northern Tyrrhenian Sea
Rome
Ministerial decree signed
The PNRR tender for interports has been reopened.
Rome
Resources available amounting to 2.2 million euros
Port of Livorno: Workers are the priority in the LTM crisis
Livorno
UPS's quarterly earnings performance declines
Atlanta
Net income in the April-June quarter was $1.28 billion (-8.9%)
Approval for the 2025 budget variation of the Southern Tyrrhenian and Ionian Sea Port Authority.
Gioia Tauro
500 thousand euros for the 49% share held by the Port Agency company
FHP Group acquires the remaining 10% stake in Lotras
Milan/Foggia
The integration between Lotras and CFI Intermodal will begin to create FHP Intermodal.
OITAF scientific document on good practices in the logistics and transport of fresh fruit and vegetables
Milan
The Northern Tyrrhenian Sea Port Authority has joined the PLIKA
Livorno
Platform dedicated to training, innovation and knowledge sharing in the logistics and port sectors
Matteo Paroli's nomination as president of the Western Ligurian Sea Port Authority has been signed.
Rome
He has a degree in law and a specialization in administrative law.
Container throughput increases in Haropa Port, while bulk cargo decreases.
Le Havre
In the first half of this year, containers were 1.51 million TEUs (+4%)
Bureau Veritas reports a 9.8% quarterly increase in revenues in the Marine & Offshore segment
Courbevoie
Kalmar and Konecranes increase new orders in the April-June quarter
Helsinki
The turnover of the two Finnish companies is slightly increasing
Container traffic in the port of Barcelona fell by 12.2% in the second quarter.
Barcelona
Assiterminal threatens a new wave of appeals against regulations it believes are damaging to port operations
Genoa
2M Logistics signs an agreement with Salerno-based Gallozzi
Barendrecht
The Dutch company will represent GF Logistics, a subsidiary of the Italian group, in the Benelux region.
Swiss company Kuehne+Nagel's quarterly profits fell
Schindellegi
In the period April-June of this year, net turnover grew by +1.7%
Yang Ming orders three 8,000 TEU container ships from Nihon Shipyard and Imabari Shipbuilding
Keelung/Imabari
Contract valued at $351.3-394.5 million
Italia Nostra reiterates its strong concerns about the construction of the Fiumicino-Isola Sacra port.
Rome
European maritime cities, destinations for cruise tourism - the association highlights - denounce the phenomenon of over-tourism in the cruise sector
Egypt's first automotive terminal has come into operation at Port Said East.
East Port Said
It can accommodate two car carriers at the same time
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Tepsa has acquired a liquid bulk terminal in the port of Rotterdam.
Singapore/Rotterdam
It was sold by Global Energy Storage Holdings
The Spinelli Group has approved its 2024 sustainability report.
Genoa
Of the company's 616 direct employees, 49% are under the age of 50.
In the second quarter of this year, cargo traffic in Turkish ports grew by +1.6%
Ankara
Cargoes to and from Italy amounted to 12.7 million tons (+10.1%)
Extension of the Simplified Logistics Zone for Genoa Ports and Dry Ports to the Savona, Vado Ligure, and Bergeggi areas.
Genoa
Approval from the ZLS Steering Committee
Isotta Fraschini Motori has inaugurated a new production line for hydrogen fuel cell systems in Bari.
Trieste
They will be used for naval and land solutions
The Grande Shanghai , the Grimaldi Group's first ammonia-ready car carrier, has been christened.
Naples
It has a load capacity of 9,000 CEUs.
The Port of Genoa, FILT, and UILT have declared a five-day strike at the Bettolo Terminal.
Genoa
Fit Cisl Liguria expressed solidarity with the workers
The tender for the dredging of the commercial dock basin at the port of Ancona has been published.
Ancona
The removal of approximately 730 thousand cubic meters of sediment is planned
Tender for the restoration and enhancement of docks 32 and 33 in the Deep Sea Zone of the port of Savona
Genoa
An investment of over 6.7 million euros is expected
There are 1,100 workers in Palermo directly employed in the seaside tourism sector
Palermo
This year, cruise traffic is expected to grow by 9.4% in the port of the Sicilian capital.
Six-month growth of +9% in freight on the St. Petersburg-India/China maritime route
Fly
FESCO operates six vessels in the service
Port of Trieste: Special Commissioner Gurrieri under investigation for money laundering
Trieste
I am certain - he declared - that I can demonstrate that I acted legally, in full transparency.
Vard signs new contract for the construction of two CSOVs
Trieste
The vessels will be used to support operations in the offshore wind sector
UIR welcomes the publication of the tender for the digitalization of the logistics chain.
Rome
Di Caterina (ALIS): a concrete tool that enhances the needs of businesses and strengthens the logistics system
GNV celebrated its first ten years of activity on the Italy-Albania route
Durres
During the period, the company's ships carried over 1.25 million passengers
A shipment of over 1.2 tons of marijuana was seized at the port of Gioia Tauro.
Reggio Calabria/Catanzaro
Members of a criminal organization that imported drugs from South America through European ports and airports have been arrested.
Yang Ming orders Hanwha Ocean to build seven 15,000 TEU dual-fuel containerships
Keelung
They will be delivered between 2028 and 2029
Walden to sell healthcare logistics business to Yusen Logistics
Paris
Exclusive negotiations announced
Solinas (Sardinian Action Party) is not at all satisfied with the state of Sardinian ports
Cagliari
The immediate establishment of a special commission is urged
ANSI welcomes the introduction of the information dashboard for managing private procurement contracts in logistics.
Rome
D'Angelo: it will allow the country to take another step forward
Russo (Confcommercio): excluding road transport from the PNRR funding was shortsighted.
Rome
First bulletin from the Freight Insights Observatory produced by the National Center for Sustainable Mobility
ABB Group posts sharp growth in quarterly financial and business performance
Zurich
In the period April-June the value of new orders grew by +16.0%
Informal consultations have begun on the preliminary proposal for the new Ancona Port Master Plan.
Ancona
Eleven meetings scheduled for July
Program agreement for preparatory and functional interventions for the construction of the bridge over the Strait of Messina
Rome
It was signed today in Rome
Project to develop an ecological station for the treatment of wastewater from ships
Naples
Initiative of the Neapolitan Group of the Cenere and Iello Landing
Assiterminal urges against bringing sediment from the Bagnoli dredging project into the port of Naples.
Genoa
Cognolato and Ferrari: It is essential to safeguard the full functionality of the commercial port's activities.
Container traffic at the Port of Long Beach fell 3.4% in the second quarter.
Long Beach
A decline of -16.4% was recorded in June
Paolo Pessina has been appointed vice president of Conftrasporto-Confcommercio.
Rome
He is president of the national federation of maritime agents and brokers
Container traffic in the port of Hong Kong decreased by -8.2% in the second quarter
Hong Kong
A decrease of -13.7% was recorded in June
Cuneo-based logistics company Nord Ovest is seeing growing financial results.
Wedge
Construction work on a new depot in Mondovì will be completed in early 2026.
Container traffic at the Port of Los Angeles grows driven by fears of new tariffs
Los Angeles
June saw the highest volume ever recorded for this month
The Management Committee of the Sardinia Sea Port Authority has adopted the DPSS
Cagliari
Green light for the concession to MITO and the appeal against the rejection of Olbia's dredging project.
Three events in Genoa for three new Explora Journeys cruise ships.
Genoa
A technical launch, a coin laying and the cutting of the first sheet metal were carried out at the Fincantieri shipyard
Grimaldi sells 5% of Terminal Darsena Toscana to Livorno Port Company
Naples/Livorno
Option to purchase an additional 5% of the share capital
Concession agreement signed that assigns management of the port of Tartous to DP World
Damascus
It has a lifespan of 30 years
Matteo Gasparato appointed president of the Northern Adriatic Sea Port Authority
Rome
He was appointed extraordinary commissioner of the same port authority
Meeting in Rome between the heads of ESPO and Assoporti
Rome
Among the topics addressed, the competitiveness of European ports in the current global context
Chinese airline OOCL reports quarterly decline in scheduled service revenues
Hong Kong
Cargo transported by the company's ships is increasing
Collaboration between the Ukrainian Sea Ports Authority and the Western Ligurian Sea Port Authority
Rome
Agreement with an initial duration of five years
Survey in Germany on the prospects of companies in the maritime, port and shipbuilding sectors
Hamburg
Shipowners are more concerned. Positive prospects for ports and shipyards.
Port of Augusta: Work begins on a third bridge connecting the island to the mainland.
Augusta
Work worth over 20 million euros
Vard signs contract with InkFish for new research vessel
Trieste
The deal is worth more than 200 million euros.
1.1 billion euros will be invested in the port of Hamburg to strengthen the container sector
Hamburg
Improving accessibility and port infrastructure in the Waltershofer Hafen area
Meyer Turku delivered the new Star of the Seas cruise ship to Royal Caribbean
Turku
It has a gross tonnage of 250,800 tons
ESPO calls for increased funding for ports under the next EU Multiannual Financial Framework
Brussels
The CEF programme funds have proven to be far from sufficient
Fincantieri delivers the new Oceania Allura cruise ship to Oceania Cruises.
Miami/Trieste
Two additional Sonata-class ships have been converted into orders.
PORTS
Italian Ports:
Ancona Genoa Ravenna
Augusta Gioia Tauro Salerno
Bari La Spezia Savona
Brindisi Leghorn Taranto
Cagliari Naples Trapani
Carrara Palermo Trieste
Civitavecchia Piombino Venice
Italian Interports: list World Ports: map
DATABASE
ShipownersShipbuilding and Shiprepairing Yards
ForwardersShip Suppliers
Shipping AgentsTruckers
MEETINGS
Confindustria event on the sea economy in Rome on July 15th
Rome
The public meeting of the International Containers Studies Center will be held in Genoa on July 2nd
Genoa
››› Meetings File
PRESS REVIEW
Why Malta is objecting to a new price cap on Russian oil
(timesofmalta.com)
US has its eye on Greek ports
(Kathimerini)
››› Press Review File
FORUM of Shipping
and Logistics
Intervento del presidente Tomaso Cognolato
Roma, 19 giugno 2025
››› File
Uniport: Bringing debris from Bagnoli to the port of Naples would postpone long-awaited dredging.
Rome
Legora de Feo: It's necessary to find alternative solutions.
Taiwanese companies Evergreen, Yang Ming and WHL saw sharp declines in quarterly revenues.
Keelung/Taipei
In the period April-June it fell by -18.7%, -26.5% and -8.6% respectively
The establishment of the Information Dashboard for the management of private procurement contracts in logistics has been approved.
In May, freight traffic in the port of Ravenna grew by +1.4%
Ravenna
Bulk cargo is on the rise. Miscellaneous cargo is on the decline.
EU approves joint purchase of port equipment by terminal operators
Brussels
Joint definition of minimum technical specifications of equipment is also permitted
Serbian energy group EPS will import coal through the Montenegrin port of Bar
Bar
Currently imports from Indonesia pass through the port of Constanta
Fincantieri Foundation and Luiss University launch a project to strengthen the safety of underwater infrastructure.
Trieste
Among the objectives, contribute to the definition of a specific regulatory framework
Freewheeling: The government's U-turn on anti-mafia controls in the road haulage sector is a welcome development.
Modena
Franchini: If the government has realized it made a mistake, that's good news.
Agostinelli (AdSP Tirreno Meridionale e Ionio): the amendment that allows for the early transformation of the Gioia Tauro Port Agency is extremely important.
Confindustria's event on the maritime economy will take place in Rome on July 15th.
Rome
The confederation's strategic document on the sector will be presented
Kerala seeks $1.1 billion from MSC in damages over MSC Elsa 3 sinking
Thiruvananthapuram
Temporary detention of the vessel "MSC Akuteta II" granted
Trasportounito requests the cancellation of the renewal procedure of the Central Committee of the Register of Hauliers
Rome
New seizure of a load of cocaine in the port of Gioia Tauro
Reggio Calabria
16 bags containing 417 kilos of drugs were found in a container
MOL and Kinetics to build world's first floating data center
Tokyo
It will be installed on a vessel of 9,731 gross tonnage
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