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September 22, 2014
Sched Netweb site
  • 2M partners Maersk and MSC sketch out network's routes and loops
  • A-E rate sinks to US$908/TEU, transpac hits $2,086/FEU
  • First two LNG powered box ships fitted with dual-fuel slow speed engine
  • August volume at Charleston, South Carolina up 13pc to 163,970 TEU
  • Box Ships earns Sell from Clarkson Capital analysts after first half net loss
  • China's 6.9pc factory growth hits 6-year low as calls grow for more stimulus
  • CEVA wins 3-year Snap-on Tools UK contract delivering to 400 franchises
  • Burgeoning Chinese healthcare market open to FDI, logistics providers
  • Dachser buys out 3 partners in 3 Asian countries to expand operations
  • Marine Maintenance World Expo to be staged in Brussels October 14-16
  • Air China increases Beijing-London service to 2 flights daily October 26
  • European airlines drained by heedless, greedy governments: IATA chief
  • Early next year, Finnair Cargo to be among first to win Pharma cert

Exim Indiaweb site
SEPTEMBER 19, 2014
  • Business as usual in Scotland, says BIFA
  • Goodrich Maritime expands horizon, inaugurates Goodrich House in Kandla
  • Indus Container Lines celebrates 10th anniversary
  • Steady growth seen in global box fleet
  • Eurozone exports fall for second month
  • ...Customs cooperation pact renewed
  • Govt unlikely to lower export duty on iron ore
  • Indo-Sino business deals worth $ 3.43 bn signed
  • L&T wins contract to build Adam Airbase in Oman
  • Pharma exporters to Nigeria to get subsidised warehousing
  • US to bring up trade row issue during PM's visit
  • Exporters focus on exports, ECGC covers the payment risks

International Transport Journalweb site
  • Freight a-going faster over Lockyer Creek
  • Battling for market shares
  • EcoTransIT and NTM to work in harness
  • Wrinkle free for 50 years
  • Raising the roof on Luino line
  • Port traffic innovator joins PierPass
  • Airbus deal with South African providers
  • Will 2M have to wait?
  • Asian-Pacific airports remain top of the crop
  • Medal for trans-Siberian rail proponent
  • Pulling together for Central Germany
  • More intermodal services in Deep South
  • Die Karten werden neu gemischt
  • Tanzania receives hefty support for port expansion

Marine Logweb site
SEPTEMBER 19, 2014
  • Keystone honored for role in destroying chemical weapons
  • Tropical Shipping now a Saltchuk business unit
  • IMO Secretary General will not seek another term
  • Blank Rome issues advisory on sVGP
  • South Korean operator orders Damen high speed ferry
  • IMO panel drafts safety code for LNG fueled ships

World Wide Shipperweb site
SEPTEMBER 19, 2014
  • Change of Command set for Coast Guard Naval Station Everett
  • Port Metro Vancouver moving Asia office from Beijing to Shanghai
  • Truckload Carriers Association names Bentley new president
  • Alaska Airlines adds Albuquerque to list of flights from Sea-Tac Airport
  • US rail freight numbers post gains during week

Lloyd's Listweb site
SEPTEMBER 19, 2014
  • Fleet weekly: inactive fleet continues at low level
    But number of vessel not in use could increase in October as demand slows
  • Global Ports sees volumes dip
    Revenues and volumes slip but devalued rouble boosts adjusted ebtida
  • Eyes on Brazil
    Optimism about dry bulk demand next year hinges on what Vale will do
  • West Africa offers brighter prospects for suezmax tankers
    But analysts question whether owners can raise freight rates in October
  • Asia-Europe container rates slide again
    Box carriers pin their hopes on a post-holiday price push in October
  • Knightsbridge Shipping begins a new era
    Capesize bulker company changes its name to cut its ties to tankers
  • Container haulage shortages disrupt UK supply chains
    Forwarder blames underinvestment, surging demand and a directive from Brussels
  • Has the capesize market lost its fizz?
    No revival yet, as Vale goes quiet and rates take a dive
  • Growing the industry's talent
    World Maritime University could serve as the model for a shipping industry staff college
  • Week on Wall Street | September 19
    Golar LNG price surge shows the market dialling in its expectations
  • Maersk and Mediterranean Shipping Co name 2M routes and ports
    Carriers plan Asia-North America east coast calls via Suez not Panama

Sea-webweb site
SEPTEMBER 19, 2014
  • HHI secures two Aurora options
    Hyundai Heavy Industries (HHI) has secured two very large gas carrier (VLGC) options from Norwegian shipowner Aurora LPG. Delivery of the two 84,000m³ LPG carriers is scheduled for the second half of 2016, and these options were attached to an original order of four vessels with the owner having
  • Analysis: South Korea-built ships save money
    If shipowners chose the most fuel-efficient South Korean-built vessels, their operating costs would be 40% less than if they chose Chinese-built vessels, asset management company Hana Daetoo Securities has reported in a research note. Hana Daetoo Securities analysts Moo-hyun Park and Jae-seon Yoo
  • Cemre shipyard taps into Icelandic fishing sector
    Turkey's Cemre Shipyard has secured orders for a quartet of wet fish stern trawlers from Icelandic owners. The four sister vessels are being built to a design from Icelandic naval architect's Skipataekni, with three building for the account of Samherji hf and the fourth for FISK-Seafood hf. The
  • Damen wins double tug order
    Damen Shipyards has won two orders in two days, with URAG, the German port and offshore towage provider based in Bremerhaven, placing an order for two Damen ASD 2411 tugs, and South Korean operator Seaspovill signing for a Fast Ferry 4212. The two new tugs will have an overall length of 24.5m, a
  • Italy's ports present reform proposals
    Assoporti, the association of Italian port authorities, has presented its proposals to be included in ports reform legislation, which has been delayed by a succession of weak national governments and a lack of political will to push through reform. "It is important to concentrate our resources
  • Australian coastal shipping under fire
    Battle lines were redrawn on the Australian coast yesterday with unions and the Australian Labor Party (ALP) angrily rebutting remarks made by Deputy Prime Minister Warren Truss at an industry luncheon. Truss claimed ALP's shipping reforms aimed at protecting Australian coastal trade were a failure
  • Malta denies entry to Ebola suspect ship
    A Hong Kong-registered bulker has been refused entry to Malta because a crew member was suspected of having the deadly Ebola virus. The bulker called Maltese port authorities for assistance on the evening of 17 September after a Filipino crew member was suspected to be suffering from the infection,
  • Wärtsilä wins biggest single-owner order for BWMS
    Wärtsilä has won its biggest ever order for its Ballast Water Management Systems (BWMS) from a single owner. A total of 22 bulk carriers will feature the BWMS, being built by Yangzhou Guoyu Shipbuilding for Singapore-based Pioneer Marine. Each of the 38,000dwt vessels will be fitted with two
  • Falling bunker price pushes Evergreen and Wan Hai to profit
    The average bunker price dropped by 4.5% month on month to $577.5 per tonne in August from $604.84 per tonne, which is expected to save Evergreen and Wan Hai around $17.8M in the final quarter of the year, according to a research report by local media this week. Evergreen, Taiwan's largest
  • CIMC gets $105M after arbitration awards
    China International Marine Containers (CIMC) has received $105.5M as part of a shipbuilding payment after two arbitration awards related to the building of two semi-submersible drilling rigs delivered to Schahin in Brazil. The sum included the principal of $77.6M, interest of $27.7M and legal
  • Tanker attacked in South China Sea
    A products tanker en route to Timor Leste on Wednesday was attacked off Tanjung Berakit, Bintan Island, Indonesia, ICC Commercial Crime Services (CCS) has reported. Eight armed pirates boarded and hijacked the tanker, which was rendezvoused with two smaller tankers, and the cargo of gasoil was
  • Capesize rates slide again as paper trades fall
    Despite healthy activity by the Australian iron ore majors, that was no help to Capesize freight rates this week as forward freight agreements failed to hold up. Market players who spoke to IHS Maritime blamed the situation on COSCO's recent announcement that it would co-operate with Brazilian iron
  • VAM shortage in Mediterranean sparks arbitrage from China
    A shortage of vinyl acetate monomer in the Mediterranean and the resulting firming prices have created arbitrage opportunities for imports from China, brokers told IHS Maritime. A Tokyo-based broker told IHS Maritime, "We have been seeing strength in the EC China-Mediterranean trade due to
  • Singapore ships warned about smog risks
    Masters of ships navigating in Singapore's waters have been advised to be more vigilant as hazy conditions once again afflict the city-state. A circular from the Maritime and Port Authority of Singapore cautioned, "Due to the presence of haze, the visibility in the Singapore Strait and port waters

The Journal of Commerceweb site
SEPTEMBER 20, 2014
  • Weekly wrap-up: Mega-alliances, LA-LB issues and trucking growth
    Issues at the Los Angeles-Long Beach were on JOC.com readers' minds this week, as an ongoing chassis shortage and continued labor-related diversions continue to hurt the largest port complex in the U.S. Senior Editor Bill Mongelluzzo reported yesterday that the mum International Longshore and Warehouse Union-Pacific Maritime Association negotiators are likely...
  • Growth seen for automotive logistics sector
    Demand for automotive logistics services is forecast to grow this year by 6 percent in Europe and 5 percent in North America, according to a new report by industry research and analysis firm Transport Intelligence. The automotive industry in North America continues a broad recovery from the recession, and the industry's...
  • Argosy launches Houston-Mexico service
    Argosy Transportation Group plans next month to begin a twice-monthly service using multipurpose, shallow-draft tweendeck ships between Houston and the Mexican ports of Dos Bocas and Ciudad del Carmen. The Argosy Campeche Line service will handle bulk, breakbulk, oversized and container shipments and will be focused oil and gas industry that...
  • Asia-Europe spot rates tumble to $750 per TEU
    Spot freight rates on the key Asia-north Europe trade are reported to have slumped to just $750 per 20-foot container, down more than $1,000 since the beginning of the year. The rates being offered by carriers for westbound shipments represent a big gap with the latest figures from the Shanghai Containerized...
  • China plots new rules for wastepaper imports
    China's Ministry of Environmental Protection is considering new regulations that would put provincial authorities in charge of approving wastepaper imports that the ministry now regulates. Forest-products information provider RISI, which reported the proposed change, said it is too early to evaluate the impact but that some mills and traders worry they'll face...
  • US intermodal volume hits record high
    The volume of intermodal units moving on U.S. railroads last week reached a record high for the railroad industry, according to the Association of American Railroads, furthering signs that the peak season is starting for intermodal shippers as the ocean peak recedes. U.S. carload and intermodal volume both grew for the week...
  • Transloading continues to gain at LA-Long Beach
    The percent of import containers arriving at the Los Angeles-Long Beach gateway that were transloaded into domestic containers for onward rail transport into the interior U.S. continued to increase last year and is forecast to continue rising in 2014. The percent of import container loads at LA-Long Beach transloaded into domestic...

TradeWindsweb site
SEPTEMBER 19, 2014
  • Caribbean bottoms
    A cruise pricing survey suggests that the challenged Caribbean market may have found its bottom.
  • Polarcus signs LOI
    Dubai-based seismic vessel owner agrees to take part in West Africa project.
  • Troim exits Seadrill
    Frendriksen's former right-hand man withdraws his nomination for the offshore company's board.
  • China sits out VL order rush
    China has been conspicuous in its absence from the VLCC newbuilding scene this year as some of the sector's most experienced names showed renewed appetite for the tankers.
  • Finnish fleet growing
    Finland's merchant ship fleet is on the rise due to newbuildings and transfers.
  • Odfjell pair join Lauritzen
    Lauritzen Kosan has expanded its ethylene gas carrier pool with the addition of two vessels from Odfjell.
  • Skou's Chinese mission
    Maersk Line CEO Soren Skou has met Chinese authorities in Shanghai on Friday to smooth the path of its 2M vessel-sharing alliance with MSC.
  • Total takes Euronav VL
    New York Stock Exchange bound Euronav has secured a period contract for one of the VLCCs it bought from AP Moller-Maersk at the start of this year, brokers say.
  • DL eyes new deals
    Indonesia's Djakarta Lloyd (DL) is aiming to bank about IDR 380bn ($31.8m) from new bulker contracts in 2015.
  • Hellenic sees the light
    Hellenic Carriers put a positive spin on the present difficulties in the dry cargo market after trimming its second quarter loss this week.
  • Sekimizu to step down
    Koji Sekimizu, International Maritime Organisation secretary general, says he will step down from the post at the end of his first term in office ending in December 2015.
  • Reefer crewman stabbed
    A crewman from a Star Reefers ship was in a critical condition after being stabbed off Ireland.
  • Baltic Fuel buys tanker
    Russia's Baltic Fuel Company (BFC) has bought a tanker from Turkey to boost its bunkering fleet.
  • Is uncertainty gone?
    After Scotland's "No" vote yesterday, many shipbrokers woke up "in relief" while others felt that they missed a chance to benefit further from a volatility-hit sterling.
  • Cargoship hit by fire
    Miami firefighters took two hours to contain a blaze on a US cargoship.
  • Dry bulk referendum
    Scotland has voted against independence but the big debate about the fourth quarter direction of the dry cargo market remains and is leading towards a positive outcome, according to Galbraith's.
  • Divorce gets messier
    State-run Shipping Corporation of India (SCI) and IRISL of Iran are $37m apart in their valuations as they try to exit a tanker and bulker joint venture.
  • 2M "a formality"
    US approval of Maersk Line's 2M alliance with MSC should be "a formality" according to AP Moller-Maersk CEO Nils Andersen.
  • Planet of the apes?
    We take a look at what was said in the market over the past week.
  • Ingram adding 20
    US owner Ingram Barge Company is to build 20 tank barges in 2015 to meet growing demand for chemical shipments.
  • SFL in Ebola scare
    A bulker owned by John Fredriksen's Ship Finance International has been stopped from entering Malta over fears a crew member had Ebola.
  • Reefer grounds off Iceland
    A Norwegian-owned reefer vessel has run aground off the eastern coast of Iceland.
  • PE firm acquires OCV
    Norway's Cecon has sold the first of its three offshore construction vessel newbuildings to a private equity firm.

American Shipperweb site
SEPTEMBER 19, 2014
  • Carriers detail port rotations for new alliances
  • Big ships present a challenge for all ports
  • BMW switches terminals at Port of Baltimore
  • Ex-Im Bank lives to loan another day
  • Ingram Barge to build 20 tank barges
  • Maersk raises $1.25 bilion in bond sale
  • IAG Cargo partners with freight forwarder network
  • Auto logistics market rising in complexity as emerging markets grow
  • Weekly GRI roundup
  • Holleyman confirmed as deputy U.S. trade rep
  • U.S. labor enforcement against Guatemala moves forward

The Bunker Bulletinweb site
SEPTEMBER 19, 2014
  • Weekly Global Market Report
    A weekly price roundup from bunkering hubs around the world.
  • Maersk meets China anti-trust authorities on 2M plans
    Analysts see alliance having a better chance of gaining China's blessing, says report.
  • 'Enormous interest' in ExxonMobil's new ECA fuel
    'If we could get it to 20 ports, it would sell,' Iain White tells Bunkerworld.
  • New Caribbean terminal to include bunkering
    Cayman Islands plan to close 'dangerous' George Town facility.
  • Steady fuel oil inflows to ARA
    North European port cluster sees stocks rise.
  • WFS pays out quarterly dividend
    $0.0375 per share payable on October 10.
  • Bunkering fundamentals push Gibraltar, Algeciras closer
    End of floating storage signals shift in regional dynamics.
  • Fuel oil market 'is in decline'
    'Most refineries have a view that it will be increasingly difficult to make money when you produce large amounts of fuel oil.'
  • Cape Town to get more products storage
    New facility to boost capacity for refined oil products.
  • Low sulphur fuel blends present 'warranty problems'
    ECA fuel blends: Worries persist over compatibility and availability.
  • Singapore continues 'clamp down' on illegal MGO sales
    11 crew members convicted and sentenced to imprisonment in latest case.
  • Dry bulk specialist posts smaller loss in H1
    Higher bunker expenses curbs top line growth.
  • Shipowner orders 'eco' LNG carriers
    Newbuildings to enter fleet from 2017-2018.
  • FSO catches fire in Indonesia
    Vessel serves as a bunkering platform for ships serving local ports.
  • Finnish government grants support LNG bunkering
    Three new LNG terminals planned along the Finnish coastline.

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Royal Caribbean closes second quarter with record net profit
Miami
The April-June period was very positive
Union Pacific and Norfolk Southern announced a merger agreement today.
Union Pacific and Norfolk Southern announced a merger agreement today.
Omaha/Atlanta
First coast-to-coast cargo rail network
Gurrieri resigns as Special Commissioner of the Eastern Adriatic Sea Port Authority
Trieste
The atypical reverse charge for the logistics sector will become applicable tomorrow
Milan
Ruggerone (Assologistica): one of the most strategic reforms we helped build is being implemented
Policy brief on cyber threats that pose risks to port infrastructure
Tallinn
It was developed by the NATO Cyber Defence Centre of Excellence
Interferry urges the EU Commission to harmonize its shipping decarbonization regulations with those of the IMO
Victoria
Failure to align - the association warned - will force shipping companies to pay twice for emissions.
In the second quarter of 2025, Chinese seaports handled 79.1 million containers (+6.1%)
Beijing
Total freight traffic was three billion tons (+3.3%), of which 1.3 billion tons were with foreign countries (+1.9%).
CK Hutchison announces plans to include a Chinese investor in the consortium to sell Hutchison Ports
Hong Kong
Without the participation of the COSCO shipping group, China would not authorize the sale
Sri Lanka's Supreme Court has awarded compensation of $1 billion over the X-Press Pearl accident.
Sri Lanka's Supreme Court has awarded compensation of $1 billion over the X-Press Pearl accident.
Columbus
The container ship caught fire and sank near the port of Colombo
The Greek government sends a tugboat to the Red Sea to assist ships that may be attacked by the Houthis.
The Greek government sends a tugboat to the Red Sea to assist ships that may be attacked by the Houthis.
Piraeus
The AHTS "Giant" is leaving
Saipem and Subsea7 have signed a binding merger agreement.
Saipem and Subsea7 have signed a binding merger agreement.
Milan/Luxembourg
The transaction is expected to close in the second half of 2026.
In the second quarter, the port of Valencia handled over 1.5 million containers (+4.0%)
In the first half of 2025, the amount of new orders to Chinese shipyards fell by -18.2%
Beijing
A decrease of -3.5% in new construction completed in the period was recorded
In the second quarter of 2025, freight traffic in the port of Trieste grew by +3.7%
Trieste
Bulk cargo increased. Miscellaneous cargo fell by 13.2%.
CMA CGM and TotalEnergies form joint venture for LNG bunkering in the Port of Rotterdam.
Marseille
Agreement to supply 360,000 tons of liquefied natural gas per year to the French group's ships
In the second quarter of 2025, freight traffic in Spanish ports decreased by -4.7%
Madrid
All the main product categories are decreasing except for conventional goods
Brookfield Asset Management to sell 49% of British port group PD Ports to Spain's Pontegadea
Middlesbrough
The English company has over 1,400 employees
In the quarter April-June, freight traffic in the port of Rotterdam decreased by -2.3%
In the quarter April-June, freight traffic in the port of Rotterdam decreased by -2.3%
Rotterdam
The port authority is alarmed by the state of crisis in the national industry.
The electrification of the docks in the ports of Livorno, Piombino and Portoferraio is proceeding according to plan.
Third dock for cruise traffic in the port of Catania
Catania
Pier 25's restyling completed
Another quarter of decline in freight traffic at the port of Algeciras
Algeciras
In the period April-June, containers amounted to 1.24 million TEUs (+1.0%)
A new tax applied to cruise passengers disembarking in national ports came into force today in Greece.
Athens
Belgian rail freight company Lineas receives €61 million government loan
Brussels
The measure was approved last night by the restricted council of ministers
ERTMS installation completed on 1,400 kilometers of Italian railway network
Rome
The project is financed with 2.5 billion euros from PNRR funds.
Wärtsilä's quarterly financial and commercial results are positive.
Helsinki
The Marine Electrical Systems division will be sold to the Italian company VINCI Energies.
In the port of Barcelona the number of cruise terminals will be reduced from seven to five
In the port of Barcelona the number of cruise terminals will be reduced from seven to five
Barcelona
The mayor: For the first time in history, a limit is placed on the growth of cruises in the city.
MSC and Moby have presented their commitments to meet the AGCM's requirements.
Rome
Shipping Agencies Services will sell its 49% stake in Moby, waiving the consideration in favor of the majority shareholder. Moby commits to completely repaying its debt to SAS.
Fincantieri confirms its interest in the development of American shipbuilding
Fincantieri confirms its interest in the development of American shipbuilding
Washington
Folgiero: Commitment to deliver next-generation capabilities in full alignment with U.S. strategic priorities
The Chamber of Deputies has approved the appointment of four presidents of Italian Port System Authorities.
Rome
The names proposed for the Port System Authorities of the Southern Adriatic, Central-Northern Tyrrhenian, Western Liguria, and Eastern Liguria have been approved. Voting on the Northern Tyrrhenian Authority has been postponed.
Information exchange between state administrations for the digitalization of the maritime sector begins
Rome
The first operational meeting at the Coast Guard General Command in Rome
The Clean Maritime Fuels Platform suggests measures to support the production and distribution of clean marine fuels
COSCO Shipping Ports sets new monthly and quarterly container traffic records
Hong Kong
In the period April-June, 29.4 million TEUs were handled (+4.5%)
Sharp increase in cases of seafarers abandoning their ships
London
2,286 crew members from 222 ships involved as of early 2025
Global freight traffic saw strong growth in the first quarter of this year in anticipation of new tariffs
Global freight traffic saw strong growth in the first quarter of this year in anticipation of new tariffs
Geneva
North America saw the strongest quarterly growth in imports
In the port of Antwerp-Bruges containers and rolling stock are increasing and other types of goods are decreasing
Antwerp
Traffic congestion continues at the airport, with the situation on the landside becoming critical
A study denounces the delay of European ports in equipping themselves with cold ironing facilities.
Brussels/Pozzallo
The tender to electrify the docks of the port of Pozzallo has begun.
T&E proposes to include more non-EU transhipment ports to avoid carbon leakage
Brussels
The association calls on the EU Commission to reduce the current threshold of 65% of transhipment traffic
Federlogistica urges the immediate establishment of a control room on tariffs
Genoa
The aim is also to eliminate extra costs caused by bureaucracy.
Containerized cargo handled through the port of Singapore fell by 2.9% in the second quarter.
Singapore
Last May, ship transits through the Suez Canal decreased by -6.8%
Last May, ship transits through the Suez Canal decreased by -6.8%
Cairo
The negative trend continued in June and early July
Terminal operators are not at all satisfied with a policy that seems to have no interest in ports
Rome
Cognolato: It is essential to close the ongoing trials on several fronts.
The largest ship ever to dock at Cagliari's Porto Canale at the MITO terminal.
Milan
The container ship "MSC Venice" with a capacity of 16,652 TEU arrived yesterday
On 5 and 6 November in Lisbon a summit called by the ILA against automation in the maritime and port sector
On 5 and 6 November in Lisbon a summit called by the ILA against automation in the maritime and port sector
North Bergen/Metzingen
South Korean HD Hyundai, together with German NEURA Robotics, will develop and test welding robots in shipyards
The toll of the horrific attack on the bulk carrier Eternity C in the Red Sea is still uncertain.
Mandaluyong/London/Brussels
Joint statement by ICS, BIMCO, European Shipowners, Intercargo and Intertanko
In the first half of 2025, bulk cargo increased and general cargo decreased in the port of Marseille-Fos
Marseille
Cruise passengers increase by +5%
The Senate has approved the framework law on interports
Rome
UIR, gives the Italian interport system a modern, orderly and coherent regulatory framework
Carlo De Ruvo was elected president of Confetra
Rome
Among the challenges, the uncontrolled expansion of large logistics groups and their concentration
Number of pirate attacks on ships still high in the second quarter of 2025
Number of pirate attacks on ships still high in the second quarter of 2025
Kuala Lumpur
The number of acts of violence against crews is decreasing
Telemar and TNL Group merger agreement
Telemar and TNL Group merger agreement
Oslo/Athens/Paris
One of the top three operators in the OT/IoT services market for the maritime and superyacht sectors will be created
Attacks on ships in the Red Sea still cause deaths among seafarers
Portsmouth
Liberian-flagged bulk carrier " Eternity C" targeted
Canadian shipbuilding company Davie acquires second shipyard in Finland
Helsinki/Pori
It will buy the Enersense Offshore shipyard
Amendment on Port Labor Supply Agencies Approved
Rome
Immediate transformation into Agencies authorised to provide temporary port work
Salvini appoints a manager of a private shipping company from Campania as president of the regional AdSP
Rome
This is Eliseo Cuccaro, CEO of Alilauro
Extend the application of the 0.1% sulphur limit in marine fuels globally
Extend the application of the 0.1% sulphur limit in marine fuels globally
Berlin
This is proposed by an analysis by the International Council on Clean Transportation
IMO and EU condemn renewed attacks on ships in the Red Sea
London/Brussels
Dominguez: New violation of international law and freedom of navigation
In the first half of 2025, container traffic in the port of Gioia Tauro grew by +10.5%
Joy Taurus
2,186,211 TEUs were handled
A bulk carrier was attacked in the Red Sea
Portsmouth
The crew abandoned the ship which began to take on water
German government allocates 400 million euros to support energy transition in maritime-port sector
Over 78 million euros to the ports of Augusta and Taranto for offshore wind
Rome
Funds distributed over three years starting from 2025
The PNRR tender for interports has been reopened.
Rome
Resources available amounting to 2.2 million euros
Port of Livorno: Workers are the priority in the LTM crisis
Livorno
UPS's quarterly earnings performance declines
Atlanta
Net income in the April-June quarter was $1.28 billion (-8.9%)
Approval for the 2025 budget variation of the Southern Tyrrhenian and Ionian Sea Port Authority.
Gioia Tauro
500 thousand euros for the 49% share held by the Port Agency company
FHP Group acquires the remaining 10% stake in Lotras
Milan/Foggia
The integration between Lotras and CFI Intermodal will begin to create FHP Intermodal.
OITAF scientific document on good practices in the logistics and transport of fresh fruit and vegetables
Milan
The Northern Tyrrhenian Sea Port Authority has joined the PLIKA
Livorno
Platform dedicated to training, innovation and knowledge sharing in the logistics and port sectors
Matteo Paroli's nomination as president of the Western Ligurian Sea Port Authority has been signed.
Rome
He has a degree in law and a specialization in administrative law.
Container throughput increases in Haropa Port, while bulk cargo decreases.
Le Havre
In the first half of this year, containers were 1.51 million TEUs (+4%)
Bureau Veritas reports a 9.8% quarterly increase in revenues in the Marine & Offshore segment
Courbevoie
Kalmar and Konecranes increase new orders in the April-June quarter
Helsinki
The turnover of the two Finnish companies is slightly increasing
Container traffic in the port of Barcelona fell by 12.2% in the second quarter.
Barcelona
Assiterminal threatens a new wave of appeals against regulations it believes are damaging to port operations
Genoa
2M Logistics signs an agreement with Salerno-based Gallozzi
Barendrecht
The Dutch company will represent GF Logistics, a subsidiary of the Italian group, in the Benelux region.
Swiss company Kuehne+Nagel's quarterly profits fell
Schindellegi
In the period April-June of this year, net turnover grew by +1.7%
Yang Ming orders three 8,000 TEU container ships from Nihon Shipyard and Imabari Shipbuilding
Keelung/Imabari
Contract valued at $351.3-394.5 million
Italia Nostra reiterates its strong concerns about the construction of the Fiumicino-Isola Sacra port.
Rome
European maritime cities, destinations for cruise tourism - the association highlights - denounce the phenomenon of over-tourism in the cruise sector
Egypt's first automotive terminal has come into operation at Port Said East.
East Port Said
It can accommodate two car carriers at the same time
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Tepsa has acquired a liquid bulk terminal in the port of Rotterdam.
Singapore/Rotterdam
It was sold by Global Energy Storage Holdings
The Spinelli Group has approved its 2024 sustainability report.
Genoa
Of the company's 616 direct employees, 49% are under the age of 50.
In the second quarter of this year, cargo traffic in Turkish ports grew by +1.6%
Ankara
Cargoes to and from Italy amounted to 12.7 million tons (+10.1%)
Extension of the Simplified Logistics Zone for Genoa Ports and Dry Ports to the Savona, Vado Ligure, and Bergeggi areas.
Genoa
Approval from the ZLS Steering Committee
Isotta Fraschini Motori has inaugurated a new production line for hydrogen fuel cell systems in Bari.
Trieste
They will be used for naval and land solutions
The Grande Shanghai , the Grimaldi Group's first ammonia-ready car carrier, has been christened.
Naples
It has a load capacity of 9,000 CEUs.
The Port of Genoa, FILT, and UILT have declared a five-day strike at the Bettolo Terminal.
Genoa
Fit Cisl Liguria expressed solidarity with the workers
The tender for the dredging of the commercial dock basin at the port of Ancona has been published.
Ancona
The removal of approximately 730 thousand cubic meters of sediment is planned
Tender for the restoration and enhancement of docks 32 and 33 in the Deep Sea Zone of the port of Savona
Genoa
An investment of over 6.7 million euros is expected
There are 1,100 workers in Palermo directly employed in the seaside tourism sector
Palermo
This year, cruise traffic is expected to grow by 9.4% in the port of the Sicilian capital.
Six-month growth of +9% in freight on the St. Petersburg-India/China maritime route
Fly
FESCO operates six vessels in the service
Port of Trieste: Special Commissioner Gurrieri under investigation for money laundering
Trieste
I am certain - he declared - that I can demonstrate that I acted legally, in full transparency.
Vard signs new contract for the construction of two CSOVs
Trieste
The vessels will be used to support operations in the offshore wind sector
UIR welcomes the publication of the tender for the digitalization of the logistics chain.
Rome
Di Caterina (ALIS): a concrete tool that enhances the needs of businesses and strengthens the logistics system
GNV celebrated its first ten years of activity on the Italy-Albania route
Durres
During the period, the company's ships carried over 1.25 million passengers
A shipment of over 1.2 tons of marijuana was seized at the port of Gioia Tauro.
Reggio Calabria/Catanzaro
Members of a criminal organization that imported drugs from South America through European ports and airports have been arrested.
Yang Ming orders Hanwha Ocean to build seven 15,000 TEU dual-fuel containerships
Keelung
They will be delivered between 2028 and 2029
Walden to sell healthcare logistics business to Yusen Logistics
Paris
Exclusive negotiations announced
Solinas (Sardinian Action Party) is not at all satisfied with the state of Sardinian ports
Cagliari
The immediate establishment of a special commission is urged
ANSI welcomes the introduction of the information dashboard for managing private procurement contracts in logistics.
Rome
D'Angelo: it will allow the country to take another step forward
Russo (Confcommercio): excluding road transport from the PNRR funding was shortsighted.
Rome
First bulletin from the Freight Insights Observatory produced by the National Center for Sustainable Mobility
ABB Group posts sharp growth in quarterly financial and business performance
Zurich
In the period April-June the value of new orders grew by +16.0%
Informal consultations have begun on the preliminary proposal for the new Ancona Port Master Plan.
Ancona
Eleven meetings scheduled for July
Program agreement for preparatory and functional interventions for the construction of the bridge over the Strait of Messina
Rome
It was signed today in Rome
Project to develop an ecological station for the treatment of wastewater from ships
Naples
Initiative of the Neapolitan Group of the Cenere and Iello Landing
Assiterminal urges against bringing sediment from the Bagnoli dredging project into the port of Naples.
Genoa
Cognolato and Ferrari: It is essential to safeguard the full functionality of the commercial port's activities.
Container traffic at the Port of Long Beach fell 3.4% in the second quarter.
Long Beach
A decline of -16.4% was recorded in June
Paolo Pessina has been appointed vice president of Conftrasporto-Confcommercio.
Rome
He is president of the national federation of maritime agents and brokers
Container traffic in the port of Hong Kong decreased by -8.2% in the second quarter
Hong Kong
A decrease of -13.7% was recorded in June
Cuneo-based logistics company Nord Ovest is seeing growing financial results.
Wedge
Construction work on a new depot in Mondovì will be completed in early 2026.
Container traffic at the Port of Los Angeles grows driven by fears of new tariffs
Los Angeles
June saw the highest volume ever recorded for this month
The Management Committee of the Sardinia Sea Port Authority has adopted the DPSS
Cagliari
Green light for the concession to MITO and the appeal against the rejection of Olbia's dredging project.
Three events in Genoa for three new Explora Journeys cruise ships.
Genoa
A technical launch, a coin laying and the cutting of the first sheet metal were carried out at the Fincantieri shipyard
Grimaldi sells 5% of Terminal Darsena Toscana to Livorno Port Company
Naples/Livorno
Option to purchase an additional 5% of the share capital
Concession agreement signed that assigns management of the port of Tartous to DP World
Damascus
It has a lifespan of 30 years
Matteo Gasparato appointed president of the Northern Adriatic Sea Port Authority
Rome
He was appointed extraordinary commissioner of the same port authority
Meeting in Rome between the heads of ESPO and Assoporti
Rome
Among the topics addressed, the competitiveness of European ports in the current global context
Chinese airline OOCL reports quarterly decline in scheduled service revenues
Hong Kong
Cargo transported by the company's ships is increasing
Collaboration between the Ukrainian Sea Ports Authority and the Western Ligurian Sea Port Authority
Rome
Agreement with an initial duration of five years
Survey in Germany on the prospects of companies in the maritime, port and shipbuilding sectors
Hamburg
Shipowners are more concerned. Positive prospects for ports and shipyards.
Port of Augusta: Work begins on a third bridge connecting the island to the mainland.
Augusta
Work worth over 20 million euros
Vard signs contract with InkFish for new research vessel
Trieste
The deal is worth more than 200 million euros.
1.1 billion euros will be invested in the port of Hamburg to strengthen the container sector
Hamburg
Improving accessibility and port infrastructure in the Waltershofer Hafen area
Meyer Turku delivered the new Star of the Seas cruise ship to Royal Caribbean
Turku
It has a gross tonnage of 250,800 tons
ESPO calls for increased funding for ports under the next EU Multiannual Financial Framework
Brussels
The CEF programme funds have proven to be far from sufficient
Fincantieri delivers the new Oceania Allura cruise ship to Oceania Cruises.
Miami/Trieste
Two additional Sonata-class ships have been converted into orders.
PORTS
Italian Ports:
Ancona Genoa Ravenna
Augusta Gioia Tauro Salerno
Bari La Spezia Savona
Brindisi Leghorn Taranto
Cagliari Naples Trapani
Carrara Palermo Trieste
Civitavecchia Piombino Venice
Italian Interports: list World Ports: map
DATABASE
ShipownersShipbuilding and Shiprepairing Yards
ForwardersShip Suppliers
Shipping AgentsTruckers
MEETINGS
Confindustria event on the sea economy in Rome on July 15th
Rome
The public meeting of the International Containers Studies Center will be held in Genoa on July 2nd
Genoa
››› Meetings File
PRESS REVIEW
Why Malta is objecting to a new price cap on Russian oil
(timesofmalta.com)
US has its eye on Greek ports
(Kathimerini)
››› Press Review File
FORUM of Shipping
and Logistics
Intervento del presidente Tomaso Cognolato
Roma, 19 giugno 2025
››› File
Uniport: Bringing debris from Bagnoli to the port of Naples would postpone long-awaited dredging.
Rome
Legora de Feo: It's necessary to find alternative solutions.
Taiwanese companies Evergreen, Yang Ming and WHL saw sharp declines in quarterly revenues.
Keelung/Taipei
In the period April-June it fell by -18.7%, -26.5% and -8.6% respectively
The establishment of the Information Dashboard for the management of private procurement contracts in logistics has been approved.
In May, freight traffic in the port of Ravenna grew by +1.4%
Ravenna
Bulk cargo is on the rise. Miscellaneous cargo is on the decline.
EU approves joint purchase of port equipment by terminal operators
Brussels
Joint definition of minimum technical specifications of equipment is also permitted
Serbian energy group EPS will import coal through the Montenegrin port of Bar
Bar
Currently imports from Indonesia pass through the port of Constanta
Fincantieri Foundation and Luiss University launch a project to strengthen the safety of underwater infrastructure.
Trieste
Among the objectives, contribute to the definition of a specific regulatory framework
Freewheeling: The government's U-turn on anti-mafia controls in the road haulage sector is a welcome development.
Modena
Franchini: If the government has realized it made a mistake, that's good news.
Agostinelli (AdSP Tirreno Meridionale e Ionio): the amendment that allows for the early transformation of the Gioia Tauro Port Agency is extremely important.
Confindustria's event on the maritime economy will take place in Rome on July 15th.
Rome
The confederation's strategic document on the sector will be presented
Kerala seeks $1.1 billion from MSC in damages over MSC Elsa 3 sinking
Thiruvananthapuram
Temporary detention of the vessel "MSC Akuteta II" granted
Trasportounito requests the cancellation of the renewal procedure of the Central Committee of the Register of Hauliers
Rome
New seizure of a load of cocaine in the port of Gioia Tauro
Reggio Calabria
16 bags containing 417 kilos of drugs were found in a container
MOL and Kinetics to build world's first floating data center
Tokyo
It will be installed on a vessel of 9,731 gross tonnage
Rijeka Gateway Terminal to become operational in early September
Copenhagen
The first ship at the second container terminal of the Croatian port is expected on September 12
Falteri (Federlogistica) urges us to focus on the development of "polycentric" logistics
Genoa
The Simplified Logistics Zone should be the cornerstone of the strategy
Tsuneishi Shipbuilding Co. acquired Mitsui E&S Shipbuilding Co.
Hiroshima/Tokyo
It was renamed Tsuneishi Solutions Tokyobay Co.
Pessina (Federagenti): Northern European logistics system is struggling. Let's take advantage of it!
Rome
Unexpected opportunity - he underlines - for the Mediterranean ports and Italian ones in particular
MSC Cruises Joins Carnival and Royal Caribbean in Capitalizing on Grand Bahama Shipyard
Miami
Negotiations underway since the end of 2024 have been successfully concluded
At The International Propeller Clubs the Dorso Award for the Mediterranean area
Naples
In recognition of the primary role played by logistics operators in Mediterranean traffic
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