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June 18, 2014
Sched Netweb site
  • World's top 30 container ports' volume increases 4.7pc in first quarter
  • Los Angeles container volume rises 8.2pc in May, Long Beach up 2.7pc
  • Strike stops French rail freight, leads to widespread truck shortages
  • Fujian port container volume up 10pc to 4.93 million TEU in 5 months
  • MOL to hike export import Far East-Japan rate US$50/TEU twice in July
  • Vancouver port to spend US$5.5 million to ease truck congestion
  • Rizhao port's container volume up 27.58pc to 1.06 million TEU in 5 months
  • Quanzhou's direct cargo to Taiwan up 100pc to 38,974 tonnes in May
  • SoCal truck landside congestion risks cargo diversion: angry truckers
  • Hong Kong's Famous Pacific Shipping opens office in Galle, Sri Lanka
  • Supply chain risk book launched at Dubai industry leader gathering
  • Vietnam banking, industries robust, but market remains tough: Maersk
  • Cargotec sells Indian engineering works to Finland's Citec in Pune
  • CargoSmart uses TIBCO tech to help cut costs, boost efficiency
  • Cathay ends Manchester freighter flights, opts for passenger bellyholds
  • Quarterly air cargo up as economy rises, but fuel prices still pinch
  • New transport facilities, security standards to combat cargo theft

Exim Indiaweb site
JUNE 17, 2014
  • ICS AGM discusses key challenges
  • P3 Network will not be implemented!
  • Apparel exports to surpass $ 17 bn in FY15
  • APSEZ's Dhamra port deal seen not needing CCI clearance
  • Floating LNG terminal off Kakinada coast to be commissioned soon
  • CFSAI get-together sees large fraternity participation
  • IATA presses for cut in taxes & less excessive regulation
  • PCHAA conducts successful blood donation camp
  • Railway Board withdraws demurrage hike on Fieo's representation
  • India wants BRICS bank HQ in country, President to be Indian

International Transport Journalweb site
  • RZDL organizes pilot delivery of 60 m rails to Germany
  • EU Council adopts Shift²Rail regulation
  • Premier Logistics investing in fleet
  • New partner for Freja and Varova
  • PoLB's new incentives to attract more cargo
  • Romaco builds up international network
  • Garbe Transport adding trucks to fleet
  • Emirates with new regional cargo manager
  • G. Vatinel chooses DDS Freight
  • CMA CGM upgrades Samwaf service
  • Air Canada Cargo winging its way to Milan Malpensa

Marine Logweb site
JUNE 17, 2014
  • USS names 2014 AOTOS honorees
  • Law firm Fowler Rodriguez elects four partners
  • BAE San Diego gets $20.5 million more for DDG 73 job
  • Linde to supply icebreaker LNG fuel tanks
  • Australian mining giant orders VLOC quartet
  • China torpedoes P3 alliance plans
  • ABB systems picked for Yamal ARC7 LNG carriers
  • Two Wärtsilä two-strokes complete tests
  • Havyard sells another design package to China

World Wide Shipperweb site
JUNE 17, 2014
  • Port of Seattle marks start of new Delta service from Sea-Tac
  • Kinder Morgan Energy Partners orders additional product tanker
  • Pair of Stanford undergraduates presented degrees onboard cutter
  • Port of Los Angeles releases container numbers for May
  • OOCL making changes to Trans-Atlantic services

Lloyd's Listweb site
JUNE 17, 2014
  • China P3 veto is a setback for industry efficiency, say Maersk and MSC
    Other forms of co-operation still offer opportunities for cost-savings
  • Hamburg Süd performance is 'unsatisfactory', says Oetker Group
    Carrier must cut costs after poor performance in Mediterranean and Southeast Asia
  • A less than sizzling summer for the largest crude tankers
    Earnings forecast in the $10,000-$20,000 range for VLCCs, suezmaxes and aframaxes
  • China's Ministry of Commerce kills P3
    UPDATE: Beijing offers carriers no right to appeal after 'forbidding' operational network
  • ESC says it had concerns about the P3 alliance
    European Shippers' Council welcomes Beijing's decision to block P3
  • Eight register interest in Thessaloniki stake
    Five bidders proceed to due diligence in Piraeus Port Authority sell-off
  • Lidinsky welcomes China P3 veto
    FMC commissioner is pleased that Beijing shares his concerns about the alliance
  • Aronnax: Business and science can work hand in hand in the Arctic
    Newcomers to the region must listen to the experts to gain first-mover advantage
  • Beijing takes tough stance to outlaw P3
    Authorities say carriers' application lacks corresponding legal grounds and convincing supporting evidence
  • Hamburg Süd expected to announce fall in turnover
    Figure of $7.2bn predicted ahead of results
  • Star Bulk spells out its consolidation aims after merger with Oceanbulk
    Newbuilding programme has gained $300m in market value since orders, says executive
  • IEA pledges to monitor the crisis in Iraq
    Energy watchdog notes conflict's downside risks as world tanker trades change shape
  • New sulphur requirements offer UK west coast ports short-term gains
    Liverpool: The Debate finds that extra costs may drive services from east to west
  • Asian energy-shipping icon Sohmen-Pao resigns as BW Group boss
    Norden chief executive Mortensen takes the helm as his predecessor joins the board
  • France stays top of Paris MOU white list of port state control inspections
    Germany and Greece fall in the rankings and Tanzania is named a high risk
  • Nordea offloads problem credits
    The bank saw an opportunity to exit Torm and Eitzen, says Kjelsrud
  • Global Gateways: Latin America and the Caribbean
    Containerisation International looks at what's in store for ports in the Latin American and Caribbean region
  • Coal gaining edge over gas
    In power sector battle, gas loses ground
  • Kinder Morgan Energy Partners orders fifth Jones Act product tanker
    There is increasing demand for waterborne transportation to move petroleum products, says Kurz
  • Pay first and argue later on general average, lawyer warns
    St Maximus vs Maersk case has implications for charterers

Sea-webweb site
JUNE 17, 2014
  • DS Norden's CEO leaves for BW Group
    Carsten Mortensen, CEO of the listed Copenhagen-based bulk shipping company DS Norden, has decided to leave the company. He will be taking up the position of CEO at BW Group, the privately owned Singapore-based tanker and offshore group. Mortensen, a Danish national, has worked for DS Norden for 17
  • NASSCO secures fifth APT tanker
    San Diego based NASSCO, a subsidiary of General Dynamics has secured a fifth medium range (MR) product tanker, which is the first of four options available for American Petroleum Tankers (APT). The 53,700dwt LNG-conversion-ready product tankers will have an overall length of 186m, beam 32.20m and is
  • BIMCO containership demolition sale forecast doubles
    BIMCO has almost doubled its forecast for demolition sales of container vessels to 500,000teu for this year from an earlier forecast of 290,000teu. This has resulted from sales significantly exceeding forecast so far this year, chief shipping economist Peter Sand said in a review of the shipping
  • APM shares fall 6% after P3 Network rejected
    AP Moller-Maersk (APM) shares traded 6% lower at DK13,200 ($2,400) on the Copenhagen stock market after China rejected the planned P3 Network in East-West container trades. However, APM, parent company of the container shipping line Maersk Line, said in a statement in which it unveiled the decision
  • China rejects planned P3 Network
    Competition authorities in China have rejected the planned P3 Network alliance in East-West container trades, AP Moller Maersk (APM) said in a statement. The alliance is between Maersk Line of APM in Denmark, CMA-CGM in France, and Mediterranean Shipping Company (MSC) in Switzerland. "Today, the
  • Sewol's first engineer pleads guilty
    The first engineer of capsized ferry MV Sewol pled guilty to charges of criminal abandonment when the trial for him and 14 other crew members resumed today. The man, identified only as 'Sohn', "will not be making excuses", his lawyer said today. However, the trial for the other 14 crew members will
  • Report highlights series of errors in cargo ship death
    A seafarer was crushed on board the cargo ship Toucan Arrow in Portland, Australia, last October, while replacing the broken warning light on the ship's gantry, and died after sustaining injuries. In its report into the fatality released yesterday, the Australian Transport Safety Bureau reported the
  • ICON Offshore holds Malaysia's biggest IPO
    Malaysian offshore oilfield service provider ICON Offshore has raised MYR944.9M ($293M) in what is Malaysia's biggest initial public offering so far this year. ICON's shares will be listed on the Bursa Malaysia from 25 June. ICON is selling 510.77M shares via the listing, of which 460.15M shares are
  • Damco provides no-delay service
    Logistics provider Damco has been providing global logistics service to Esquel Group, producer and exporter of cotton shirts, with no delay in the past two years. Damco's intermodal solution, compared with traditional trucking, ensures the time efficiency that Esquel pursues. Imported cotton raw
  • Skuld cautions on Iraqi oil cargoes
    Skuld P&I Club has issued an advisory with regards to the loading of crude oil cargoes from the autonomous region of Iraqi Kurdistan, amid the current insurgency in the country. Iraq's federal government has said that all of the country's crude oil exports fall under its authority, while Kurdistan's
  • China COSCO orders bulkers
    China COSCO has ordered six drybulk carriers with two shipyards. In a Hong Kong Exchanges & Clearing filing, the company said it has ordered four 64,000dwt bulkers with CSSC Huangpu Wenchong. The total price of these four ships is $113.12M. China COSCO has also ordered two 78,000dwt bulkers from
  • VLGC rates rise on tight tonnage supply
    Rates to haul LPG on very large gas carriers are still rising even though last week's IHS Asia LPG Seminar took many traders away from their desk. As of yesterday, the Baltic Exchange assessed rates on the benchmark Arabian Gulf-Far East route at $117.75/tonne or $105,542/day, based on current
  • Evergreen expects better profit for 2014
    Taiwanese carrier Evergreen Marine expects its profitability to improve this year, thanks to better freight rates for Far East-Europe routes and cost controls. Evergreen's vice chairman Bronson Hsieh said he expects the container shipping to be strengthened in the third quarter, driving up sales and
  • Shipping Australia critical of port fee hike
    Port privatisation has led to an increase in Sydney's port and pilotage charges, according to Shipping Australia. "We've had the privatisation of ports. Now we are seeing the spinoff," Rod Nairn, SAL CEO told IHS Maritime. Nairn said he was not completely opposed to port privatisation - it provided
  • DNB Bank optimistic on drybulk shipping
    DNB Bank has maintained its optimistic stance on drybulk shipping despite the current lull in the Baltic Dry Index. It said in a daily note that drybulk shipping is set for an interesting 2H14, even as a lack of cargoes has dragged down present freight rates. The bank said: "We reiterate our
  • Vallianz issues shares to expand fleet
    Singapore-listed offshore marine solutions provider Vallianz has issued a set of subscription and placement shares to a group of investors to raise funds for fleet expansion. In a Singapore Exchange filing today, Vallianz said it would issue a total of 400M shares worth SGD52.2M ($41.7M) to Legend
  • Epic Gas loses $2.4M in Q1, buys ships
    Singapore-based Epic Gas, which owns and operates small LPG carriers, has announced a $2.4M loss for 1Q14, compared to a $3.6M loss for 1Q13. Revenues for the three months ended 31 March 2014 amounted to $23.3M, compared to $18.8M in the same period last year. The 1Q14 revenues include $500,000 from
  • Indonesia plans safe anchorages
    Indonesian authorities are seeking to tackle the issue of security in their national waters, according to Intercargo. Authorities are also taking further steps, including moves by the Indonesian Marine Police, in having designated safe anchorages within some ports, which will be monitored and

The Journal of Commerceweb site
JUNE 17, 2014
  • Hotline targets drayage driver underpayment in Vancouver
    Truck drivers in Vancouver who suspect that they are being paid less than the minimum rate established by the government can now voice their complaints via a hotline established by the port authority and the British Columbia transportation ministry. Today's announcement of Drayage ConfidenceLine is the latest attempt by port and...
  • End of P3 seen boosting Panama traffic
    The decision today by the world's three biggest container lines to scrap plans to implement the P3 Network this fall is likely to boost container traffic through the Panama Canal. Maersk Line said it had agreed with its partners, Mediterranean Shipping Co. and CMA CGM, to stop preparatory work on the...
  • Port of LA outperforms LB on vessel arrivals, berth times
    As larger ships bring bigger volumes to southern California, the Port of Los Angeles is outperforming Long Beach in terms of vessel arrivals and berth times, according to a recent CargoSmart newsletter. The LA-LB port complex has been increasing its share of container trade on the Pacific Coast of North America,...
  • Don't restart HOS debate without facts
    The timing could have hardly been worse. Two days after the U.S. trucking industry scored a rare Senate victory against last year's revision to truck driver hours of service rules, a tractor-trailer slammed into a limousine van on the New Jersey Turnpike, killing comic James McNair and badly injuring his...
  • UPS joins FedEx in shift to density pricing for ground packages
    The shift toward greater use of dimensional pricing in U.S. transportation is gaining momentum. UPS plans to start using dimensional weight to price ground shipments starting Dec. 29, a few days before FedEx Ground makes the shift Jan. 1. The shift toward dimensional pricing comes as e-commerce shipping volumes ramp up,...
  • Erstwhile P3 partners to keep pushing for efficiency
    The three carriers of the now-defunct P3 Network said today that they will continue to push for improvements in container shipping efficiency and quality of service despite the shocking news this morning that their proposed mega-alliance was rejected by Chinese antitrust authorities. China's Ministry of Commerce gave no reason for its...
  • P3 rejection a lifeline for smaller Asian carriers
    The rejection of the P3 shows how dominant the world's largest carriers were set to become if their proposed mega-alliance took effect. The reality was that P3 was going to make the three largest carriers very difficult to compete with. Their joint control of the largest ships would have put them...
  • European Shippers Council welcomes China's rejection of P3 alliance
    The European Shippers Council signaled its broad support for China's rejection of an application by Maersk Line, Mediterranean Shipping Co. and CMA CGM to join forces in the P3 Network. The ESC said it "understands" the decision of Chinese Ministry of Commerce as it "has already expressed its concern about the...
  • Tight capacity still driving U.S., Canadian trucking industry
    Spot market freight volumes, as measured by the DAT North American Freight Index, have started to normalize after a harsh winter that drove the index to new heights. The DAT North American Freight Index stood at 2,194 in May, 2.1 percent lower than it was in April. Even as freight declined...
  • Authorities seek to ease growing drayage tension at Vancouver
    Harbor trucking interests at Port Metro Vancouver are working with port and government transport officials to prevent driver unrest from escalating into another damaging strike at Canada's largest port. Tensions are increasing in the harbor drayage community because some trucking companies are not paying the wage hikes that were announced by...
  • Spain's Algeciras fastest-growing top 30 port in Q1
    Algeciras posted the biggest increase in traffic among the world's top 30 container ports in the first quarter of the year, growing almost four times faster than China's 10 largest ports. The southern Spanish transshipment hub handled 1.15 million 20-foot-equivalent units in the first three months of 2014, an increase of...
  • P3 rejection sends European carriers, ports scrambling
    LONDON - Europe's major ocean carriers, ports and shippers are urgently rethinking their business strategies following the shocking news this morning that Chinese antitrust authorities had rejected an application by Maersk Line, Mediterranean Shipping Co. and CMA CGM to join forces in the P3 Network. Maersk reacted calmly to the unexpected...
  • Analysts: P3's rejection hurts Maersk
    China's rejection of the P3 Network is a blow to Maersk Line, which had expected the global container ship alliance to produce large savings, analysts say. Maersk Group's stock price fell about 7 percent after the announcement that China's Ministry of Commerce had rejected the P3 network of Maersk, Mediterranean Shipping...
  • P3 Network scrapped as China rejects application
    Maersk LineHONG KONG - In a stunning move that shook the container shipping industry today, Maersk Line, CMA CGM and Mediterranean Shipping Co. scrapped their proposed P3 Network after China's Ministry of Commerce rejected the vessel-sharing agreement. "The decision does come as a surprise to us, of course, as the partners...

TradeWindsweb site
JUNE 17, 2014
  • German banks to unpack
    German banks are aiming to break apart syndicates that have financed multiple vessels as they seek flexibility in dealing with troubled loans, a leading restructuring lawyer said today.
  • LNG in the spotlight
    Wall Street forecasters are keeping a close eye on LNG stocks this week in the wake of reports that Russia will no longer allow its cash-strapped neighbour to purchase natural gas on credit.
  • JPM endorses DLPG
    An equity analyst at JP Morgan has initiated research coverage of Dorian LPG, a Connecticut-based owner of nearly two dozen very large gas carriers (VLGCs).
  • Capes slide further
    Capesize rates added a fifth successive day of declines and are now 17% down over the past week.
  • Shippers happy
    The organisation representing European cargo owners has backed China's blocking of the P3 boxship alliance.
  • Enough for now
    Croatian owner Atlantska Plovidba wants to extend an option for another ultramax in China.
  • "Lack of evidence"
    China has revealed members of the prospective P3 boxship alliance were still trying to win over its competition watchdog as late as 9 June.
  • Counting the cost
    Denmark's Sydbank believes Maersk Line will miss out on cost savings of $1bn after it abandoned its P3 Network plan.
  • Nordcap extends offering
    Oslo Axess listing hopeful Nordcap Offshore has delayed the closing of its IPO book.
  • Maersk "surprised"
    Maersk Line executives have expressed shock and disappointment after China blocked its P3 Network tie-up with MSC and CMA CGM.
  • Mortensen quits Norden
    Carsten Mortensen has quit as chief executive of Norden to take up the same post at BW Group.
  • P3 alliance abandoned
    Maersk, CMA CGM and MSC have dropped plans for their potentially game-changing P3 Network after China refused competition clearance.
  • Havila fixes for a year
    Norway's Havila Shipping has clinched a term deal for a platform supply vessel (PSV) with Maersk Oil.
  • Pappas charts Star's rise
    Petros Pappas has vowed to pursue further consolidation in the dry cargo market after creating the largest US listed bulker owner via the merger of Star Bulk and Oceanbulk.
  • Tanker crewman lost
    A crewman has been lost overboard and two more injured as heavy seas battered an aframax off South Africa.
  • Viking's Asian riches
    Viking Supply Ships has won a lucrative new deal in Asia for an anchor-handler.
  • New Gulf line mooted
    Abu Dhabi Ports Company (ADPC) wants to start a ferry service to major Gulf cities.
  • Sewol officer's sorrow
    The first mate of the sunken Sewol ferry has told a South Korean court that he left the ship because he thought the coast guard would rescue its passengers.
  • Jiangsu Rainbow inks five
    China's Jiangsu Rainbow Heavy Industries has sealed an order for up to five bulkers.
  • Hafnia books strong Q1
    Hafnia Tankers has booked a 26% jump in net profit for the first three months of 2014 in its first full quarter as a public company.
  • Vallianz in new fundraiser
    Vallianz Holding is set to raise around SGD 52m ($42m) from the sale of 400m new shares, the company announced Tuesday.

American Shipperweb site
JUNE 17, 2014
  • Group launches campaign championing Highway Trust Fund
    The website and campaign, dubbed Transportation Makes America Work, is aimed at members of Congress, and will include infographics and sound bites about transportation's importance.
  • UPS to charge dimensional weight, follows FedEx
    In an anticipated move, UPS announced Tuesday it will shift to a dimensional-weight calculation on ground services Dec. 29, bringing UPS Ground in line with pricing for air services and ground shipments measuring more than three cubic feet.
  • Port of Philadelphia sees steady cargo rise
    In the first five months of the year, containers increased nearly 30 percent; breakbulk cargoes nearly 16 percent; ro/ro cargoes nearly 7 percent; and liquid bulk cargoes more than 5 percent, the port reported.
  • China decision sinks P3
    The Chinese Ministry of Commerce will not approve the proposed P3 Network between Maersk Line, Mediterranean Shipping Co. and CMA CGM, scuttling the effort by the three carriers to move the vessel-sharing agreement forward.
  • May container volumes higher in Los Angeles, Long Beach
    Cargo container numbers edged up 2.7 percent last month at the Port of Long Beach, making for the Southern California seaport's busiest May since 2007. Los Angeles handled 689,141 TEU, an 8.2-percent increase over May 2013.
  • ABF Freight launches delivery notification service

The Bunker Bulletinweb site
JUNE 17, 2014
  • DNV GL approves LNG bunker barge design
    GTT North America receives Approval in Principle for its membrane Cargo Containment System.
  • Glycerine demo shows drop in emissions
    Marine engine tested and compared with diesel, but no sea trials yet.
  • Price direction mixed across Europe
    Softer trend seen in Rotterdam.
  • Philippines seeks to address fuel smuggling
    Diesel fuel reportedly shipped from Malaysia.
  • IFO prices soften in Fujairah
    Some players warn of tight avails.
  • UK P&I anticipates pitfalls of using LS fuel oil
    And offers advice on how they might be avoided.
  • New Managing Director for KPI London office
    James Enston has been with KPI Bridge Oil for almost 10 years.
  • Tanker operator doubles LNG-fuelled vessel order
    Company thinks there is market for energy-efficient and environmentally adapted tonnage.
  • Maersk CEO: 'Surprised' by Chinese P3 decision
    But no impact on Group results for 2014.
  • Fleet operator pushes back LNG timeline
    Sovcomflot to delay LNG bunkering project by two years.
  • Asian bunker market softening
    Prices have weakened at most key ports in the region.
  • P3 stopped in its tracks
    Chinese put an end to cost-cutting ambition of strategic alliance.
  • Dutch doubts about 'Scheme A' scrubber monitoring
    Tamper proof continuous monitoring technology, however, would make it straightforward.
  • New approach to wind-powered ships
    Patent filed but not assigned.
  • Crude oil prices 'could jump as much as $5 a barrel'
    Market observers say Iraqi crisis is difficult to evaluate.
  • Russian port mulls more bunker storage
    Move a response to calls from marine fuel providers.
  • Cosco resumes buying spree
    Six newbuildings to join company's fleet in the next two years.
  • Wartsila gets patent for LNG bunkering technology
    Invention able to speed up LNG bunkering process by using removable LNG storage tanks.
  • Ship operator charged over oil spill
    Ship's tanks overflowed after refuelling operations.
  • China fuel oil imports to fall in June
    Partly due to slow bonded bunker market in China, say sources.

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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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