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January 21, 2014
Sched Netweb site
  • China Shipping orders world's biggest containership - 19,000 TEU
  • Long Beach tops LA growth in 2013 as MSC-CMA CGM port shift bites
  • US and EU ease Iran trade sanctions, but trade impact to be gradual
  • Hong Kong November re-exports up 3.6pc as domestic exports fall 10.4pc
  • Morgan Stanley downgrades Box Ships to Underweight from Equalweight
  • Somali piracy declines, but armed guards keep in check, says GoAGT
  • Petrochemicals manufacturer Borouge to build logistics centre in Tianjin
  • CSAV takes in 3rd 8,600 TEU reefer ship chartered from Zodiac
  • GAC Australia wins 3-year contract to provide agency services to MOL
  • France's SDV acquires Belgium's EDT to beef up Benelux network
  • Korean Register, Busan Port join on eco, business initiatives
  • Israel needs bigger ports for mega ships and avoid port congestion
  • Digital Ship to hold conference in Hamburg from February 5-6
  • Marine engineering meeting February 25 focuses on ship failure
  • Qatar to launch cool chain services for pharma and perishables
  • IAG Cargo ends GSS air cargo freighter leases after 12 years
  • Berlin Tegel and Schonefeld airports grow in 2013 despite slack market
  • All Nippon Airways installs accounting software from Lufthansa Systems

Exim Indiaweb site
JANUARY 20, 2014
  • Freight rates no longer determined by market fundamentals, says Drewry
  • Kalmar presents diesel-LNG reach stacker together with Global Service in Livorno
  • MOL makes service changes
  • NYK Group to acquire 100 pc ownership of car terminal operating co. in Kazakhstan
  • Gems & jewellery exports drop by 5.7 pc during Apr.-Nov.
  • MacAndrews becomes main shareholder in Spain's Progeco Bilbao
  • Port capacity enhancement target for FY14 to be achieved soon: Shipping Secy
  • Ravi Parmar takes additional charge as Chairman of Kandla Port Trust
  • Round-the-clock trade allowed via Wagah border
  • Govt provides sops for raw sugar exports
  • INR turns weak against dollar
  • National policy on LNG is needed, says Prof. K. V. Thomas
  • Panel clears PPP road projects worth INR 7,595.19 cr.
  • S. Korean power co. to invest $ 240 m in power project in Maharashtra
  • Quick Take

International Transport Journalweb site
  • IMS launches new train from Wolfurt to Rotterdam
  • Port of LA records decrease in container volumes in 2013
  • Norbert Dentressangle serving Makhteshim-Agan Industries
  • Another record-breaking year in Hong Kong
  • NS expanding rail facilities again
  • Korean Register and Busan port to explore polar shipping
  • FedEx Express expands in Canada
  • Study sheds light on long-haul truck driver health
  • IAG Cargo seals freight deal with Qatar Airways
  • GSF supports expiration of EU consortia exemption
  • New CEO of Euro-Leasing/MAN Rental
  • Brenntag opens new facility in Taiwan
  • ABC transports transmission technology to Sochi
  • Hopi augments vehicle fleet
  • Geglückter Börsenstart
  • Honorary title for Josefine Deiser from Eurotrans

Marine Logweb site
JANUARY 20, 2014
  • Top Ten Maritime Stories of 2013
  • Hybrid propulsion project gets EU funding
  • Siem dual fuel PSVs to have Parat boilers
  • Petrofac chooses Ulstein design for lay vessel
  • HHI cuts first steel for world's largest box ships

World Wide Shipperweb site
JANUARY 20, 2014
  • Ports of Seattle/Tacoma file discussion pact with FMC
  • Grays Harbor Port Commission elects new officers for 2014
  • VT Halter Marine lays keel for articulated tug barge
  • Panama Canal Authority slams proposed work stoppage
  • Port group praises congress for appropriations act passage

Lloyd's Listweb site
JANUARY 20, 2014
  • Israel Corp poised to announce Zim restructuring deal
    Container line will receive $200m of fresh capital from majority shareholder and plans to resume newbuilding programme
  • Boxships to plug reefer gap
    Conventional reefer fleet to more than halve as boxships grow in capacity
  • Armed guards thwart mothership pirate attack off Oman
    Attack illustrates continued threat in High Risk Area
  • Klaveness family make joint bid for Norwegian Car Carriers
    Klaveness Marine Holdings forms joint venture with JP Morgan to buy out car carrier tonnage provider
  • Carriers to extend voluntary low-sulphur switch in Hong Kong ahead of 2015 mandate
    Hong Kong shipping industry wants an ECA with South China
  • Shippers call for an end to EU consortia rules
    No special treatment needed for maritime industry, says Global Shippers' Forum
  • Cosco-linked bulker arrested in Singapore
    Fu Kang seized earlier Monday due to arbitration-related matters
  • Belships hands back product tanker to focus on dry bulk market
    Agrees long-term charter for Japanese supramax newbuilding
  • Indian breakers splash the cash
    Slow supply has buyers reaching for their wallets
  • Arcadia tanker rescues 117
    Another 12 missing in separate incident as Greece turns EU spotlight on immigration
  • Holding firm of STX Group enters "receivership by creditors"
    South Korean firm begins out-of-court corporate restructuring process
  • Marzooqah was boarded by Eritrean forces, not pirates
    EU Navfor confirms that the incident was not a Somali pirate hijacking
  • Panama Canal expansion work continues
    Threat of work suspension fails to halt progress as talks continue
  • Keppel Singmarine and GTT form LNG newbuilding partnership
    Companies seek to tap growing demand in Southeast Asia
  • BW LPG brings forward large gas carrier newbuildings deliveries
    Oslo-listed group adds two more options to be called next month
  • China Shipping Development plans to scrap seven ships
    Chinese state carrier to demolish five tankers and two bulkers
  • CSCL upgrades container newbuildings to 19,000 teu
    Chinese line tops world's record in containerships
  • Unconventional and unprotected
    Regulators are looking more closely at the offshore sector - and not before time

Fairplayweb site
JANUARY 20, 2014
  • Log carrier crew rescued
    All 24 Chinese crew members who abandoned a sinking bulker approximately 700km west of Guam have been rescued, the US Coast Guard (USCG) has confirmed
  • Klaveness and JP Morgan plan $90M bid for NCC
    The Norwegian shipping group Torvald Klaveness and the US investment bank JP Morgan plan to launch a voluntary cash offer to acquire Norwegian Car Carriers (NOCC)
  • Eritrean forces boarded ship reported as pirated
    Eritrean forces have boarded ro-ro and cargo ship, Marzooqah, which was in territorial waters in an incident the crew initially reported as a pirate attack, Reuters news agency reported citing maritime officials on Sunday
  • Canal work slows but does not stop
    The consortium building the Panama Canal's third set of locks is working at reduced levels but has not completely halted construction as previously threatened
  • Braemar issues profit warning on US woes
    Braemar Shipping Services has issued a profit warning saying that slower than expected contract awards at US-based Braemar Casbarian is expected to result in group profits for the year 1 March to 28 February being modestly below management expectations
  • Tianjin Shihua Terminal expansion suspended
    Expansion of Tianjin Shihua crude oil terminal has been suspended according to an announcement issued by the Ministry of Environmental Protection (MEP) on 16 January
  • Golden Ocean sets conversion price for $200M bond issue
    Golden Ocean has raised the full amount of $200M in a private placement of five-year convertible bonds that are convertible to shares in the company at a price of $2.86 each
  • BW LPG fast-tracks VLGC deliveries
    BW LPG has fast-tracked the delivery of two of its six VLGCs currently under construction at Hyundai Heavy Industries
  • Clean Marine secures contract with Hudong-Zhonghua
    Norway's Clean Marine has been selected by Hudong-Zhonghua Shipbuilding to supply exhaust gas cleaning systems (EGCS) for two 38,000dwt chemical tankers being built for Stolt Tankers and NYK Stolt Tankers
  • Woodside sales up, profits down
    Australian LNG giant Woodside made $1.65M in revenue for 4Q13, a 23.2% increase from 3Q13, the company announced on 17 January
  • Bumi Armada may angle for Angola
    Malaysian FPSO operator Bumi Armada could clinch yet another FPSO contract, this time in Angola

The Journal of Commerceweb site
JANUARY 20, 2014
  • Seattle, Tacoma Seek Permission to Share Information
  • CSCL Upgrades Capacity of Mega-Ships on Order
  • FMCSA Targets Truckers With 'Patterns' of Safety Violations
  • LA-LB Container Volume Rose 7.6 Percent in December
  • Singapore Hubs Poised to Benefit From Growth in Asian Exports
  • India's Export Growth Hits Six-Month Low
  • Cathay Pacific Volume Falls as Capacity Rises

TradeWindsweb site
JANUARY 20, 2014
  • Poten ponders VL moves
    Overseas Shipholding Group (OSG)'s decision to call in a commercial manager has created a wildcard in the VLCC market just as investors are showing an interest, Poten & Partners says.
  • NWS volumes soar
    Russian cargoship group North-Western Shipping (NWS) has posted a 29% year-on-year rise in cargo volumes.
  • Boxship hit by fire
    Containers have been taken from the hold of a boxship in the port of Miami after it reported a fire.
  • Modec takes Euronav VL
    Modec of Japan has bought a veteran VLCC sold by Euronav, brokers say.
  • ClassNK grows again
    Japanese classification society ClassNK added 20.5m gt of ships to its fleet in 2013.
  • Torm "fires starting gun"
    Torm is courting fresh investors in an effort backed by its shareholder banks, the shipowner's chairman says.
  • Klaveness seeks control of NOCC
    Norway's Klaveness group is teaming up with JP Morgan to launch a takeover offer for Norwegian Car Carriers (NOCC).
  • Bulker crewman missing
    US authorities are searching for a Ukrainian officer missing from a Greek bulker.
  • Sinking bulker abandoned
    A Chinese vessel has been abandoned by its crew as it takes on water off Guam.
  • Jobs to go at Zim?
    Israel's Zim is reportedly lining up voluntary redundancies and route closures as part of its debt deal with creditors.
  • Belships rings the changes
    Belships has taken on a third supramax newbuilding at Imabari on a day it exited the tanker market.
  • Marzooqah 'not hijacked'
    A Saudi Arabian ro-ro feared hijacked by Somali pirates on Saturday was instead arrested by Eritrean forces.
  • Maher joins Clarksons
    Clarksons has raided rival Arrow to hire its Asian chief Jonny Maher.
  • Shreyas grabs grain deal
    India's Shreyas Shipping & Logistics has won a breakthrough freight deal with Food Corporation of India (FCI).
  • Sungdong wins again
    Korea's Sungdong Shipbuilding & Marine Engineering has added up to six more bulkers to its orderbook.
  • Tonic for Torm?
    Torm shares were on the rise this morning after the tanker owner hinted at progress on a second restructuring effort.
  • CSCL grows giants
    China Shipping Container Lines has increased the size of the world's largest containership newbuildings as the construction of the first of the vessels begins at Hyundai Heavy Industries.
  • Afai seals trio
    China's Afai Southern yard has won a ferry order from a domestic owner.
  • Yard workers burned
    Three shipbreakers have been seriously injured in a fire in Bangladesh.
  • Ship lost after smash
    A cargoship has sunk following a collision off the Philippines.
  • BW LPG eyes two more
    BW LPG is looking to add further VLGCs to its newbuilding programme in South Korea, it disclosed Monday.
  • Ezion taps bond market
    Ezion Holdings is looking to raise up to SGD50m ($40m) from a five-year bond issue, it has emerged.
  • Maisie seeks refuge
    Authorities in Japan and South Korea are being asked to provide a port of refuge for a chemical tanker ravaged by fire.
  • GTT teams with Keppel
    Keppel Singmarine has teamed up with Gaztransport & Technigaz (GTT) to target LNG carrier newbuildings.
  • CSAV cools merger talk
    CSAV says merger talks with Hapag-Lloyd were continuing but that no agreement has yet been reached.

American Shipperweb site
JANUARY 20, 2014
  • Logistics industry optimistic for 2014, survey shows
  • ICAO: 2013 is safest year on record
  • Harbors, waterways get funding gains in omnibus bill
    The U.S. Senate late Thursday passed a $1.1 trillion omnibus spending bill for fiscal year 2014 that consolidates 14 appropriations bills for various federal departments. Funding for several freight-related programs is included.
  • Panama Canal contract rift enters eleventh hour
  • GSF favors ending EC's liner shipping block exemption
    The Global Shippers Forum, which includes the U.S. National Industrial Transportation League as one of its members, wants the block exemption for the liner shipping industry in Europe, which is due to expire on April 25, 2015, ended.
  • NEWSFLASH: Seattle, Tacoma file new discussion agreement
    The ports of Seattle and Tacoma said last week that they have filed a discussion agreement with the Federal Maritime Commission that will allow them "to gather and share information to identify potential options for responding to unprecedented industry pressures.
  • Hyundai building 19,000-TEU ship for China Shipping
    The first of the ships is scheduled to be handed over by November. The remaining four containerships are slated to be delivered by the end of the first quarter of 2015.
  • IAG Cargo purchases Qatar Airways capacity
    IAG Cargo has signed a commercial agreement with Qatar Airways to purchase capacity on Qatar Airways-operated freighters, and as a result of the deal, IAG is ending an agreement with Global Supply Systems.
  • RoadOne goes greener with cars, tractors

The Bunker Bulletinweb site
JANUARY 20, 2014
  • Fujairah IFO prices record little change
    Product avails remain tight.
  • Bunker suppliers face ice in St. Petersburg
    Players using tugs to make deliveries.
  • Price movement mixed in European ports
    Bunker prices edge upwards in Rotterdam.
  • OW Bunker signs Houston supply deal
    Move termed an 'exclusive alliance' that will drive efficiency.
  • Bonded bunker sales up in Japan
    Favourable price differential spurs demand over regional rivals.
  • Danish ferries opt for low sulphur distillates
    Abatement option would prove too costly.
  • Two ships arrested in Singapore
    One arrested vessel managed by Cosco.
  • Asian IFO prices maintain level
    Avails remained tight across most key ports.
  • New hull concept could bring bunker savings
    New surface type heralded by scientists.
  • Investor eyes bunker storage facility at Port Klang
    Facility could be expanded, says Malaysian investor.
  • Troubled player loses bunkering license in Singapore
    Company in the process of winding up the business.
  • Bunker spill fears along Philippine strait
    Vessel sank with 12,000 litres of bunker fuel and fertiliser cargo on board.

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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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