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January 22, 2014
Sched Netweb site
  • Despite threat, Panama work goes on as EU mediation offer rebuffed
  • China curbs GDP growth to 7.7pc in 2013, looks to 7.5pc rise in 2014
  • Zim to sail on as Israel Corp loses control in debt restructuring deal
  • Stifel Logistics Confidence Index sinks, but stays positive for 2014
  • Port of Dunkirk posts record 12pc rise to 292,000 TEU in 2013
  • Shanghai box freight index to blame for rate volatility: Dynamar
  • China's higher rail rates expected to be known in early 2014
  • Singapore errs in calculation, export volume to be less than expected
  • China blocks US steel despite WTO ruling: US Trade Representative
  • EU initiates bank account freeze in cross-border debt recovery
  • Schiphol's 2013 air cargo volume rises 3.2pc to 1.5 million tonnes
  • Qatar Airways to fly cargo for IAG Cargo from Hong Kong to London
  • Chapman Freeborn provides rush air cargo to avert plant shutdown

Exim Indiaweb site
JANUARY 21, 2014
  • CSCL places order for 19,000-TEU box vessel, the world's largest
  • Somali pirate clampdown caused drop in global piracy, IMB reveals
  • WISTA India to launch Delhi sub-chapter
  • Cashew kernel exports up by 16 pc in Apr.-Dec.
  • JNPT Chairman congratulates top performers at sports event
  • Mundra Port on the verge of becoming the largest in the country
  • Cabinet approves setting up of Rail Tariff Authority
  • Anand Sharma launches eBiz portal along with integrated payment gateway
  • Cabinet okays Japanese special loan assistance for Delhi Mumbai Industrial Corridor project
  • INR turns sharply weak against dollar
  • Process to set up Amritsar-Kolkata Industrial Corridor initiated
  • SAIL to increase production capacity up to 50 mt by 2025, says Chairman
  • Textiles exports target for FY15 at $ 60 bn
  • FAI meet begins in Gandhidham today

International Transport Journalweb site
  • SNCF and RFF test Europe's longest freight train
  • Reshuffle at DSV Air & Sea
  • HHI to build first 19,000 teu leviathans
  • FlexLink extends SCM agreement with Kuehne + Nagel
  • Three leading airport operators renew cooperation
  • New Erie intermodal facility goes ahead
  • New managing director for Log4chem
  • P&O Ferrymasters: new Benelux/Ruhr-Estonia trailer service
  • PSA and ICTSI start cooperation in Colombia
  • Trailers travel through the Gotthard with CargoBeamer
  • Boeing joins Etihad-led BIOjet Abu Dhabi team
  • Evergreen names latest duo of L-type vessels
  • Antalis chooses IDS as new transport partner in Germany
  • Merging the management of branch offices
  • New MAN waste collection vehicles for Piraeus
  • Two cargo plane crashes in Latin America on same day
  • Skalpell zur richtigen Zeit am richtigen Ort
  • Change at the top

Marine Logweb site
JANUARY 21, 2014
  • Two Teekays create another spin off
  • Seabourn firms up cruise ship order at Fincantieri
  • Kleven books order for IMR vessel
  • Pirates nabbed after guards repel attack on Navios ship

World Wide Shipperweb site
JANUARY 21, 2014
  • Drewry ship operating review finds vessel owners cutting costs
  • Bunge Brazilian operations CEO announces retirement plans
  • CSX taps Bryan Rhode as Virginia regional VP
  • Coast Guard coordinates rescue of 24 stranded crewmembers
  • Troy Container Line adding Genoa to New York run

Lloyd's Listweb site
JANUARY 21, 2014
  • Louis eyes return to profit in 2014
    Cruise operator aims to double cruise sales in next three years
  • Watered down European port legislation would be superfluous
    Port users lobby European Parliament to avoid creating ineffective "empty shell" legislation for port services
  • Crude tanker prospects may worsen before they improve
    Present good market for owners is merely a purple patch
  • Leading cruise line urges Greece to 'get its act together'
    Country is 'back on the map' for cruising but Louis Cruises frustrated by inaction
  • UK government outlines way forward for UK-flagged floating armouries
    Home Office will also discuss how to regulate firearms training in the UK
  • Teekay continues asset sale to daughters through new investment arm
    TIL offering raises $250m for tanker acquisitions
  • More oil demand, more oil supply but not much change in prices
    IEA reports shows US oil demand growth outstrips China
  • Joint financing plan for Panama Canal
    GUPC moots co-financing deal as dispute about cost overruns simmers on
  • NYK adds four bulk carriers to its fleet
    Japanese shipping giant's subsidiary leases four handymax and handysize ships on time charter
  • Jaya quarterly profits rise 11%
    Singapore company reports better utilisation and higher charter rates for vessels
  • Pan Ocean pans STX
    Restructuring South Korean company cashiers old group name
  • Alliance Oil Trading to quit Singapore
    Company is hit by fall in bunker sales, despite rise in container volumes
  • Iranian sanctions relaxed to allow clubs to provide cover for six months
    Shipowners and clubs must be mindful of contract terms, says IG
  • 2013 events likely to affect box shipping for years to come
    Proposed P3 tie-up raises prospect of further consolidation
  • One killed, four injured in blast aboard chemical tanker off Turkey
    Ship now under tow to repair yard
  • Thoresen Shipping adds supramax to fleet
    Bulker operator bought vessel from D'Amico Dry for $20m

Fairplayweb site
JANUARY 21, 2014
  • EU relaxes Iranian tanker sanctions
    The European Union has lifted its ban on the provision of transport and insurance for Iranian crude oil exports
  • Kufpec acquires Shell's stake in Wheatstone LNG for US$1.135Bn
    Royal Dutch Shell announced yesterday that it has reached a deal with Kuwait Foreign Petroleum Exploration Co to buy its US$1
  • Crew member dies in tanker blast
    One crew member died and four were injured following an explosion on board a tanker outside the Turkish port of Tuzla yesterday
  • CSBC wins two more box ships
    Taiwan-listed shipbuilder China Ship Building Corporation (CSBC) announced last week that it won orders to build two 1,800teu ships for two Malta shipping companies
  • Tanker rate spike seen as good for vessel valuations
    Spot freight rates for crude oil tankers have increased sharply in recent times, but although the gains are unlikely to be sustainable, they should help to lift valuations of vessels on the secondhand market, shipping analysts say
  • North Atlantic Drilling plans to raise $600M in five year notes
    Deepsea, harsh-weather drill rig operator North Atlantic Drilling, a subsidiary of London-based Seadrill, plans to raise $600M in an issue of five-year notes
  • China COSCO to book profits in 2014
    China COSCO, the flagship-listed unit of Cosco Group, is likely to remain in the black in 2014 on one-off gains for breaking old tonnages, the Chinese brokerage firm Shenyin & Wanguo Securities said
  • Thoresen Shipping adds 11th Supramax
    Thoresen Shipping Singapore, a subsidiary of Thoresen Thai Agencies, said today that it bought another secondhand Supramax bulker
  • Rainbow HI plans to invest in ship design firm
    Shenzhen-listed Jiangsu Rainbow Heavy Industries plans to invest 3.25M yuan ($533,000) in a joint venture to set up a special engineering ship design firm
  • Eric Ip steps up as HPH's boss
    Hong Kong-listed Hutchison Port Holdings (HPH) group's former MD John Meredith, 74, stepped down on 1 January and has been succeeded by the group's new MD Eric Ip, according to Ship.sh today
  • Singapore bunker supplier goes belly up
    Singapore-based bunker supplier Alliance Oil Trading has exited the market as it is being liquidated
  • VLCC rates hit 2014 high
    VLCC rates hit a 2014 high yesterday as tightening tonnage supply combined with high oil demand and the upcoming Lunar New Year holidays to drive chartering activity

The Journal of Commerceweb site
JANUARY 21, 2014
  • Nippon Express Acquires Panasonic Logistics Unit
  • Report: Asia-Pacific Demand Growth Critical for Logistics Firms
  • Holiday Closings Cause Cargo Overload at LA-Long Beach
  • Younger P3 Ships Widen Advantage Over G6, SeaIntel Says
  • Report: Container Lines Lost $16 per TEU in 2008-2012
  • Panama Canal Expansion Still Set for Completion in 2015, Official Says
  • Face-Off: Three Shippers Discuss How 2014 Will Play Out

TradeWindsweb site
JANUARY 21, 2014
  • Bekhor back in action
    A leading private equity firm has forged an alliance with UK compatriot British Marine under a broader bid to break back into the shipping industry.
  • Euronav narrows loss
    Euronav turned in a fourth-quarter loss Tuesday but the red ink does not appear to have derailed its appetite for further expansion.
  • Seabourn seals order
    Seabourn has firmed up a contract to construct a cruiseship at Fincantieri in Italy.
  • Cargill makes it three
    Cargill has taken its third capesize bulker of the year on a period contract, brokers say.
  • Canal horns still locked
    Work on the Panama Canal expansion project is continuing under a cloud of uncertainty a day after the deadline for an ultimatum by the consortium building the new locks.
  • A2B adds Thamesport
    Short sea operator A2B-online Container is branching out in the UK with a new call at London Thamesport.
  • Ardmore firms fixtures
    Ardmore Shipping of Ireland has firmed up charters for two of its medium-range (MR) product and chemical tankers.
  • Navios goes to market
    Navios Maritime Holdings is making another trip to the capital markets as it looks to continue expansion efforts.
  • Docker almost buried
    A dockworker has survived being buried up to his neck in coal on a bulker at Immingham, UK.
  • Teekay opens TIL
    Teekay has raised $250m to create a new tanker division in league with daughter company, Teekay Tankers.
  • Aker lets loan lapse
    Aker Philadelphia Shipyard (APSI) has allowed a $65m loan facility to lapse following a rights issue.
  • Blast from the past
    Crude tanker rates are repeating a pattern seen during the previous cyclical upturn over a decade ago, Global Hunter Securities believes.
  • NGW bids for P+S
    German wind farm company New Global Wind (NGW) is going ahead with an attempt to buy the Stralsund yard of bankrupt P+S Werften.
  • Change aids Jaya
    A change in chartering strategy continues to pay off for Jaya Holdings as it booked an increased profit in the second quarter.
  • Gas leak on bulker
    Five crew have been taken to hospital after a gas leak on a bulker at Port Taranaki.
  • Stena Line seeks savings
    Swedish ro-pax giant Stena Line is looking for a pay freeze from UK workers to avoid large-scale redundancies.
  • Perseveranza joins pool
    Perseveranza di Navigazione has joined the list of owners trading vessels in the Scorpio Tankers MR Pool.
  • Crewman lost from boxship
    The French navy has launched a search for a seafarer who fell from a boxship off Le Havre.
  • DNB lifts Euronav
    DNB Markets has upgraded Euronav ahead of its fourth quarter results presentation today.
  • Stenberg captain cleared
    A Latvian tanker master has been acquitted of being drunk in command of his ship in Sweden.
  • Euronav in focus
    Euronav is expected to begin the fourth quarter results season by revealing a third successive annual loss - but it's bottom line will not be the sole focus as the eyes of the tanker market turn to Antwerp today.
  • Reefer held over faults
    A Seychelles reefer and a tug were the only two ships detained in Hong Kong during December.
  • One dead in tanker blast
    One seafarer has died and another four were injured as an explosion tore through a tanker off Turkey.
  • Thoresen picks up bulker
    Thoresen Shipping has acquired an eight year-old supramax bulker from interests linked to Italian shipowner D'Amico.
  • Line to be launched
    A delayed coastal shipping line between Bangladesh and Myanmar is to launch in March.
  • 'Fire' was really a leak
    A Taiwanese bulker thought to be on fire during a port call in New Zealand Monday had in fact suffered a chemical leak.
  • Cosco bulker arrested
    Singapore's admiralty sheriff has arrested a Cosco-owned panamax bulker, latest court documents show.
  • Olympic back at Kleven
    Olympic Shipping has returned to the newbuilding arena for the first time in over a year with a contract at Kleven Verft.
  • Somali pirates nabbed
    European Union naval forces have made the first arrest of pirates off Somalia in 2014 following a failed attack on a products tanker.
  • NADL taps US bond market
    John Fredriksen's North Atlantic Drilling Ltd (NADL) is looking to raise $600m from the US bond market.

American Shipperweb site
JANUARY 21, 2014
  • Canal contractor says co-financing demand is fair
    GUPC told the Panama Canal Authority on Monday that its demand for an repayment advance of $400 million is not a shakedown for extra money, but a way to jointly bridge the gap until differences can be sorted out in a legal setting.
  • Reports say Zim debt deal could be signed this week
    Israel's Globes newspaper said last week Zim and its creditors have signed a debt settlement that includes a 50 percent write-off of Zim's $3 billion debt, mostly to foreign banks. It said the write-off will be the largest in Israel's history.
  • Bid made for share of Norwegian Car Carrier
    Car Carriers Investment AS, a 50/50 joint venture between a subsidiary of Klaveness Marine Holding and a subsidiary of J.P Morgan Global Maritime Investment Fund, intends to start a voluntary cash offer for all of the carrier's shares.
  • Army Corps awards 2nd contract for Miami Harbor Deepening
    The federal agency has, as expected, awarded Great Lakes Dredge & Dock Corp. a $51.9 million option for the project to deepen the Port of Miami's harbor to 50 feet, which will enable it to receive the largest containerships in operation today.
  • Washington Notebook: Oil industry meets DOT chief about tank car safety
  • St. Lawrence Seaway traffic off 5% in 2013
  • Southeastern opens Florida service center
  • 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.
  • Envirotainer expands in Germany
  • Executive moves

The Bunker Bulletinweb site
JANUARY 21, 2014
  • Firm to choose MGO over scrubbers to ensure compliance
    But is prepared to change its mind for an 'interesting' alternative.
  • Sulphur rules blamed as job losses loom
    Viking Line in discussions with staff.
  • Prices struggle to find direction in Fujairah
    Prices soft in South African ports.
  • Price movements mixed across Europe
    Avails were tight in Europe's key bunkering hub of Rotterdam.
  • Refinery ready to end fuel oil production
    Russia's newest refinery is close to cutting its fuel oil production to zero.
  • Reports: Rules for Polar shipping close to agreement
    Draft document could appear this week, says shipowner organisation.
  • Victory for 'cold ironing' supporters
    US port looks set to reverse decision on shoreside power.
  • New cruise terminal for Lisbon
    Consortium behind project includes Royal Caribbean.
  • Major refinery starts ultra LS production at Singapore
    A third of new production will meet specs for ultra-low sulphur diesel.
  • Asian IFO prices continue narrow-range trading
    Low to average demand seen in Singapore.
  • Reefer ship detained in HK
    Lack of bunker pollution certificate among reasons for its detention.
  • Shanghai authorities 'should act' on bunker fuel
    Shipping activity 'severely polluting' port city.
  • LNG-powered vessels to be built at Gulfport
    Vessels' emissions-reducing nature 'fit well with port's green initiative'.
  • Philippines wreck to be raised 'immediately'
    Coast Guard says there is threat of bunkers leaking from the ship.
  • Canada spill plan 'inadequate', says review
    Nation's oil plan currently limited to spills of 10,000 mt capacity.
  • German firm in supply deal for dual-fuel carrier
    Qatari ship to get a high pressure, fuel gas supply system.
  • LNG-powered tug enters into operations
    Vessel is the world's first tug to be fuelled only by LNG.

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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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