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December 22, 2014
Sched Netweb site
  • A-E rate falls to US$1,230/TEU, transpac up 39.5pc to $2,407/FEU
  • Hutchison's Saudi cranes can be run from office far away from dockside
  • South Carolina's Charleston port volume up 8pc in November to 144,218 TEU
  • Bremerhaven terminals score 1 million TEU of containerised rail freight
  • China okays GM corn imports, but there's no real easing of trade barriers
  • Hong Kong, Guangdong sign services liberalisation accord under CEPA
  • New deal facilitates pick-ups of UPS packages at 7-Elevens in Singapore
  • Singapore's Nu-Alliance to develop ISO-tank and DG storage facilities
  • Shanghai Pudong's PACTL posts 16.3pc air cargo gain in first 11 months
  • Air China hosts market opening to celebrate 10th anniversary of HK listing
  • South Africa fines Cargolux US$941,561 for price fixing, SIA beef withdrawn
  • China to invest US$31 billion in new roads, third airport for Beijing

Exim Indiaweb site
DECEMBER 21, 2014
  • DGS Marine calls on Indian Shipowners to consider Fixed Premium P&I Cover
  • DHL recognises CMA CGM as Ocean Carrier of the Year
  • Global containership reliability improves
  • Maersk Line to see major product upgradation from Jan. 2015
  • Ban on bulk export of premium edible oils may be lifted
  • Rubber growers hit by increased imports: Sitharaman
  • Telecom products' imports rose sharply in FY14, deficit up on reduced exports: IT Minister
  • L&T Kattupalli Port welcomes CHX service
  • Super Freight moves two new ship-to-shore cranes to JNPCT
  • Throughput at Major Ports up in first seven months of FY15
  • Allcargo's Transindia Logistics Park CFS successfully conducts free medical check-up & blood donation camp near JNPT
  • IRFC to raise INR 11,790 cr. in current fiscal
  • Forex reserves up by $ 2.17 bn
  • INR plunges by 101 paise to end at 63.30
  • PM taking initiative to speed up stalled projects worth $ 300 bn
  • Certificate of origin - preferential & non-preferential
  • Jumbo signs contract with Technip for installation of Wheatstone subsea structures
  • Port of Antwerp - a European project cargo hub
  • Terex's new all-terrain crane being increasingly preferred by customers

IHS Maritimeweb site
DECEMBER 19, 2014
  • Carnival sails past profit forecasts
    Cruise giant Carnival Corp's fourth-quarter performance has trumped both its internal estimates and Wall Street predictions. On 19 December, Carnival reported a net loss of $102M for the fourth quarter, compared with net income of $66M in the same period last year. But excluding non-cash items -
  • Korean ships sell at fuel-saving premium
    South Korean-built ships are commanding higher prices than vessels from Chinese yards due to superior technology and greater fuel efficiency, according to sector analysts. In a research note, Hana Daetoo Securities analysts Park Moo-hyun and RA Yoo Jae-seon reported a 16.7% premium for two recent
  • IPC joins Mitsui, NYK, PSA in Priok plan
    PT Pelabuhan Indonesia II (Persero) - IPC - has announced its collaboration with Mitsui, Nippon Yusen Kabushiki Kaisha (NYK Line), and PSA International (PSA) on constructing and operating a container terminal at Tanjung Priok Port, Jakarta, Indonesia. PT New Priok Container Terminal One (NPCT1), a
  • Fishing boat grounded off Japan, two missing
    A Chinese fishing boat ran aground near Shimane Prefecture, Japan, with two people missing, according to the Consulate-General of China in Osaka. The 255-ton Jinhai 805 was aground with 25 crew members after hitting rocks while sailing to waters near Oki Islands of Shimane Prefecture to rescue
  • INFOGRAPHIC: Mega-box ship CSCL Globe's maiden journey
    This is the route that the world's largest container ship CSCL Globe is taking on its maiden voyage. It left China's Tianjin Port on 2 December. The vessel will call at Qingdao in Shandong province, Dalian in Liaoning province, Felixstowe in England, Rotterdam in the Netherlands, and
  • Rena report lists series of shortcomings
    Systematic shortcomings, poor ship management, watch keeping, navigation and, ultimately, a decision to take a short cut, caused the 37,209 tonne Liberian flagged Rena to veer off course and run aground. This is according to the long-awaited final report of the inquiry into the container ship,
  • China lifts ban on GMO corn from US
    China has approved the imports of genetically-modified (GMO) corn trait MIR 162 and two varieties of biotech soybeans, said US Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack yesterday. Speaking to reporters at the US-China Joint Commission on Commerce and Trade in Chicago, Vilsack said Chinese vice-premier Wang
  • South Korean ships cost more despite market
    Despite the challenging market, prices of South Korean ships with unrivalled technology and fuel efficiency are higher than ships built at Chinese shipyards, said analysts in a research note. Hana Daetoo Securities analysts Park Moo-hyun and RA Yoo Jae-seon said, "The two 156,000dwt Suezmax tankers
  • Teekay buying spree continues
    NYSE-listed Teekay Tankers has acquired five Aframaxes just three days after its Oslo-listed sibling Tanker Investments Ltd bought six Suezmaxes. Teekay Tankers announced today that it will pay approximately $230M in aggregate for the quintet, four of which are coated. The vessels were built in
  • Mermaid Maritime secures $50M subsea contract
    Singapore-listed offshore marine services provider Mermaid Maritime has secured a two-year contract worth $50M for an international fabrication and installation contractor to provide subsea construction support in the Gulf of Thailand. The contract will engage the services of dive support vessel
  • Chinese firms to tap into clean energy market
    Hong Kong-listed China Ocean Shipbuilding Industry has teamed up with Zhejiang Ouhua Shipbuilding to set up a new company to tap into China's clean energy market. The new company, Zhoushan China Ocean Technology Development, will have a capital of CNY400M ($65M), a stock filing of China Ocean

Marine Logweb site
DECEMBER 21, 2014
  • OSG makes management changes
  • Video: First massive gate installed for Panama Canal
  • Dutch shipyard to upgrade FPSO for Brazil

World Wide Shipperweb site
DECEMBER 19, 2014
  • Port of Tacoma releases November cargo numbers
  • Coast Guard inspectors give PUYALLUP passing grade
  • US rail freight traffic climbs during week
  • Port of Everett hires Kirkelie for administrative/legal post
  • TITAN Salvage team successfull in removing bow of wrecked vessel

Lloyd's Listweb site
DECEMBER 19, 2014
  • The Week on Wall Street | December 19
    Scorpio deals turn equity analysts' thoughts to game theory
  • Data Hub: Load Factors
    A mixed bag for expected vessel utilisation on some of the main trade lanes in 2015
  • Asian firms want to develop a non-ECA scrubber
    NYK and Class NK tackle global sulphur cap reduction
  • Hafnia Tankers secures $236.8m credit facility
    Danish tanker owner will use funds to refinance its orderbook
  • Iran battles sanctions, low oil prices and tough Asian competition
    Will Tehran bounce back or will falling revenues bring new pressures next year?
  • Why 2014 was the year of the regulator
    Global alliances are posing new challenges for antitrust authorities that will continue through 2015
  • New Zealand publishes its final report on the Rena grounding
    Investigation blames failure to follow passage plan guidelines for the casualty
  • Asia-north Europe rates slip nearly 10%
    Box prices on key trade fail to dent last week's successful increases
  • Eyes in the skies
    A drone is not just for Christmas
  • Container construction: buyer beware
    How to get what you pay for in the box-buying business
  • Aronnax: Motoring on gas
    LNG has become a viable alternative marine fuel at last
  • Why container leasing firms are just ticking over
    Box manufacturers and lessors have struggled to shake off the gloom
  • Data Hub: Trade Statistics
    Exports from east Asia up 7% this year, but imports into the region grow more slowly
  • Carrier reliability hits a 2014 high
    But transpacific continues to feel the impact of US west coast congestion
  • Shippers welcome container-packing code
    GSF produces guide to show members how the new measures will affect them

The Journal of Commerceweb site
DECEMBER 19, 2014
  • JOC Inland Sponsor: Interview with PITT OHIO's Geoff Muessig
    Geoff Mussig, Executive VP and Chief Marketing Officer, Pitt Ohio, responds to questions about the authenticity of the company's eco-friendly initiatives and approach to sustainability. ...
  • JOC Inland Sponsor: Interview with Top Lift Trailer's M.J. Stokes
    Top Lift Trailers' Founder, CEO M.J. "Butch" Stokes discusses the history and implications of today's driver shortage and inspiration for the top lift trailer. ...
  • CN optimistic after talks suspended with large union
    CN Rail said on Friday that it's optimistic it can reach an agreement with 4,800 workers after negotiations with a union representing intermodal and other workers broke down on Thursday ahead of the contract expiration at the end of the month. The talks with Unifor, the former Canadian Auto Workers union,...
  • JOC Inland Sponsor: Interview with Adam Roth, NAI Global
    NAI Global Logistics' Executive Vice President Adam Roth highlights takeaways from JOC Inland Distribution 2014, and discusses access to capacity and its impact on commercial real estate. ...
  • JOC Inland Sponsor: KCS's Erik Hansen
    Erik Hansen, Kansas City Southern's Vice President, Sales & Marketing, Intermodal, on Mexico's rising importance as an importer, natural benefits of the Port of Larazo Cardenas and its potential for growth, as well as investment in domestic U.S. intermodal....
  • November productivity issues end Tacoma growth streak
    Strong monthly volume growth at the Port of Tacoma came to an abrupt halt in November, when the port, plagued by labor productivity issues, saw international container volumes plummet 14.1 percent year-over-year, new port statistics show. Container throughput at the Port of Tacoma dropped 14.1 percent year-over-year in November. Full size...
  • Ocean carrier rate revision roundup for Dec. 19
    Carriers announced general rate increases that span into February this week, as spot rates around the globe respond to mid-December rate hikes. Drewry Maritime Research's World Container Index composite index, which measures 11 East-to-West trade lanes, jumped a cumulative 35.8 percent this week. Trans-Pacific The 15 members of the Transpacific Stabilization Agreement...
  • US-flag cargo provision stripped from Coast Guard bill
    Provisions to boost U.S.-flag ships' required share of government-purchased food aid were deleted from the final version of a Coast Guard authorization bill that President Obama signed into law this week. "We're disappointed," said James Caponiti, president of the American Maritime Congress, which represents the U.S.-flag industry. A House-passed version of the...
  • Japan complains to US over port-delayed forage shipments
    WASHINGTON - The Japanese government recently expressed concern to the U.S. government regarding delays of U.S. forage exports because of U.S. West Coast port congestion, according to an agriculture shipper group. Japanese authorities, presumably from the Ministry of Agriculture, sent a letter to the U.S. Department of Agriculture about tardy U.S. shipments...
  • APM Terminals gets final go-ahead for Costa Rica terminal
    APM Terminals will start construction of a new container terminal in Costa Rica next year after scaling the final hurdle facing the long-delayed $1 billion project. Costa Rica's environmental regulator, Setena, this week granted the necessary permits, valid for two years, on the condition the Maersk Group's port operating unit complies...
  • Indonesia brings foreign partners on board to expand Jakarta port
    HONG KONG - Indonesia's largest port operator Pelabuhan Indonesia II (IPC) will partner with PSA International, Japanese investment company Mitsui & Co. and NYK Line to construct and operate a container terminal at Jakarta's Tanjung Priok port. The new terminal will be developed and operated by New Priok Container Terminal One...

TradeWindsweb site
DECEMBER 19, 2014
  • Truckers in port strike
    Truckers serving Florida's Port Everglades Terminal are mounting a work stoppage, market sources tell TradeWinds.
  • Hapag-Lloyd raises cash
    Hapag-Lloyd has completed a EUR 370m ($452m) capital increase as part of its planned merger with the liner operations of Chile's Compania Sud Americana de Vapores (CSAV).
  • Shares plunge after offering
    Teekay Tankers' shares lost 14.4% of their value after the company announced a stock offering yesterday.
  • Genmar buys Navig8 VLCC fleet
    Peter Georgiopoulos's Genmar has signed a preliminary agreement for the $1.4bn takeover of Navig8's VLCC fleet.
  • Scorpio Bulkers in resale score
    Scorpio Bulkers has sold one of its kamsarmax newbuildings nearing completion at Tsuneishi.
  • Danes pursue OW
    Danish investors are clubbing together to take legal action over the collapse of OW Bunker.
  • Hafnia nets $236m
    Mikael Skov's Hafnia Tankers has secured $236.78m to help fund its newbuilding programme.
  • Yang Ming in clash row
    Taiwan's Yang Ming has accused the coast guard administration (CGA) of disregarding the country's sovereignty by seeking compensation for a collision in a Chinese court.
  • A family affair
    Hong Kong-listed SITC International Holdings has sold a 2002-built boxship to the wife of its biggest shareholder.
  • Fredriksen takes charge
    John Fredriksen holds 81.74% of Flex LNG following the completion of a mandatory offer made by his investment vehicle Geveran Trading.
  • Got fuel to burn, got roads to drive
    We take a look at what was said in the market over the past week.
  • Srikandi-515 spills oil
    A hijacked tanker that grounded off Thailand has begun leaking engine oil.
  • Passengers saved
    All 171 people on a sinking Malaysian ferry have been rescued.
  • Rindbo's 30-1 shot
    Jan Rindbo saw off competition from over 30 other candidates to win the chief executive's job at Norden, the Danish owner revealed today.
  • Petronas builds new terminal
    Malaysia's Petronas has agreed to jointly develop an industrial terminal in Pengerang, Johor, with Dialog Group and Royal Vopak.
  • Yard worker killed
    A shiprepairer has fallen to this death on a research ship in Galveston, Texas.
  • Rem CSV pushed back
    A weakening offshore market has led Age Remoy's Rem to put the brakes on a construction vessel at Vard.
  • New LNG hub for Finland
    Wartsila and Skangass have joined forces for the construction of an LNG terminal in Tornio, northern Finland.
  • Dynagas Partners switches
    Dynagas LNG Partners (DLNG) is moving its stock listing from the Nasdaq to the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE) to improve investor access.
  • Carnival adds duo
    US giant Carnival Corp has added two more cruiseships to its orderbook at Fincantieri in Italy.
  • Ferry crunched
    A Turkish ferry has been damaged in a collision with a Maltese bulker.
  • Three more for Multraship
    Dutch salvage and towage group Multraship has ordered a new trio of tugs at compatriot shipbuilder Damen.
  • Cruiseship aground
    Reports out of the Philippines indicates that the 23,100-gt cruiseship Ocean Star Pacific (built 1971) ran aground near the port of General Santos earlier this week.
  • TSM books bitumen ships
    Tianjin Southwest Maritime (TSM) is doubling its asphalt and bitumen carrier fleet with orders for up to four newbuildings.
  • OW Bunker man arrested
    Denmark has arrested a former manager of collapsed ship fuel supplier OW Bunker suspected of fraud in Italy.
  • Mermaid seals $50m fix
    Singapore-listed Mermaid Maritime has secured a two-year contract worth $50m for one of its dive support vessels.
  • Quiet end to 2014
    The Port of Los Angeles has reported a year-on-year drop of 3% in container volumes for the month of November.
  • Ezion CEO buys shares
    Ezion Holdings chief executive Chew Thiam Keng has snapped up shares in the offshore marine logistics and support services provider.
  • Teekay plots takeover
    The $230m acquisition of five aframaxes has emerged as the first stage of broader expansion initiative at Teekay Tankers (Teekay).

American Shipperweb site
DECEMBER 19, 2014
  • SE ports enjoy rapid box growth compared to West Coast
  • MAG Property and Stoford submit plans for logistics unit at Manchester airport
  • Four firms to build Jakarta container terminal
  • Reversal of 34-hour restart rule could ease tight truck supply
  • Dutch agribusiness takes over Romanian port terminal
  • European plastic pallet manufacturer grows
  • Commerce finds dumping of steel nail imports
  • EPA fines companies for non-compliant motorcycle, ATV imports
  • FMC reviews 19 OTI license applications

The Bunker Bulletinweb site
DECEMBER 19, 2014
  • Weekly Global Market Report
    A weekly price roundup from bunkering hubs around the world.
  • Traders: LSFO availability in Rotterdam, Antwerp to improve
    As suppliers resume loadings.
  • OW executive in Copenhagen court on Friday
    To be handed over to Italian police in the next few weeks.
  • OW: Trustees want Tankoil to be made bankrupt
    'We are of course very interested in shedding some light on the relationship between Dynamic Oil Trading and Tankoil,' says trustee.
  • Tanker operators sense opportunities in the spot market
    Low bunker prices a factor.
  • Vopak builds up Southeast Asian presence
    Petronas is a project partner.
  • Faster saling speeds to trigger surge in fuel oil demand
    Lower prices could encourage shipowners to increase sailing speeds.
  • Maersk: Trade not cheaper bunkers will boost profits
    Senior executive plays down positive impact of falling fuel prices.
  • Finnish LNG bunkering terminal set for 2018 opening
    Wartsila wins approval to build Finnish government-backed terminal.
  • Piracy assumes 'worrisome dimension'
    'Pirates operating off the coast of Nigeria, Togo and Benin are heavily armed and violent.'
  • Norden: 'Biofouling could double bunker consumption'
    Increased focus on maintaining clean ship sides.
  • Vopak's Baltic LNG bunkering plan takes shape
    Phase one of facility to be used for bunkering only, says project head.
  • Updated bunkering training guide launched
    Programmes designed to help shipping avoid 'potentially serious issues when switching marine fuels'.

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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
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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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