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January 23, 2014
Sched Netweb site
  • China slams US 'omnibus' spending bill for being anti-fair trade
  • Zhuhai port's throughput surpasses 100 million tonnes for first time
  • Cosco sells assets to offset losses and avoid delisting in Shanghai
  • Xiamen's Taiwan fruit imports up 67.9pc to 13,100 tonnes in 2013
  • Fujian's food import volume up 20.6pc to 532,200 tonnes in 2013
  • Zhejiang's Zhoushan Comprehensive Bonded Zone opens for business
  • Maersk transfers two wafmax from Asia-WA to the Horn of Africa
  • Contraventions prompt Singapore to cancel bunker supply licences
  • TNT Express wins Gibson contract for Europe, Mideast Africa delivery
  • Rising sick leave abuse in transport sector adds to workplace stress
  • Cathay sees uninspiring 2014 ahead, will focus on yield and load factor
  • TIACA urges more testing of global standards for air cargo screening
  • FedEx buys Brazilian partner Rapidao Cometa Logistica e Transportes

Exim Indiaweb site
JANUARY 22, 2014
  • Dynamar's reefer analysis throws up mixed picture
  • Emirates Shipping Line announces restructuring of China India Express Service
  • MoS accepts proposal to widen area of operation for inland water vessels
  • Syed Waheed Zafar Abdi appointed MD & CEO of ABG Shipyard
  • Vasan inaugurates Indian Maritime University campus in Puducherry
  • India to remain top rice exporter in FY14
  • Antwerp port streamlines Customs procedures
  • Dhamra port receives environmental clearance for expansion
  • Dredging expenses should be shared by Navy, CSL & Coast Guard, say Cochin Port unions
  • Ennore Port to facilitate Ford auto exports for 10 years
  • JNPT outlines plans for vessel operations during commissioning of new RMQCs at JNPCT in March-April
  • New policy seen helping Major Ports optimise land use

International Transport Journalweb site
  • Hapag-Lloyd and CSAV sign MoU
  • Two new locomotive factories in India
  • SNCF Geodis reorganises corporate structure
  • Air cargo managers need "higher skills"
  • Target reached for closing 750 level crossings in UK
  • New head of development at the firm a. hartrodt (Schweiz)
  • Del Monte chooses port of Dunkirk
  • Gebrüder Weiss opens branch office in Turkey
  • IRU offers eco-effect training scheme
  • VDT aims to work on western-built aircraft
  • Drewry: ship operating costs still under pressure
  • RWI/ISL Container Throughput Index: growth accelerates
  • DB Schenker provides logistics for German House in Sochi
  • Daimler India Commercial Vehicles awarded
  • First ATR-600 simulator in Latin America
  • Weber granted power of attorney

Marine Logweb site
JANUARY 22, 2014
  • Vigor Fab to build three tugs for Tidewater Barge Lines
  • Accommodation vessel ready for Brazil
  • GCSG launches first LNG fueled Harvey Gulf OSV
  • Prestige Cruise Holdings files for IPO
  • EC: Italian ferry operator must repay unfair subsidy
  • New Videotel course covers ECA fuel switching
  • Tanker suspected hijacked off Angola
  • Drewry: Operating costs under upward pressure
  • ABB adds NAPA solutions to VICO portfolio

World Wide Shipperweb site
  • Port of Tacoma sees gains in TEU count for last year
  • Evergreen ship rescues crew of sinking Panamanian tanker
  • Panama Canal breaks record with first quarter tonnage tally
  • Port of Seattle reports drop in 2013 container numbers
  • ATA Truck Tonnage Index climbs .6 percent in December

Lloyd's Listweb site
JANUARY 22, 2014
  • New gas-fired power plants will boost LNG shipments into Japan this year
    World's biggest gas importer offers new opportunities for vessels
  • Tanker hijack could signal move further afield for West African pirates
    Dynacom vessel carrying gasoil has been out of contact with owners since Friday
  • The cost of early adoption
    Invest in environmental technology at your peril
  • IMO regulations need better implementation
    Sekimizu sets out his theme for World Maritime Day 2014
  • Sekimizu renews calls for faster adoption of IMO conventions
    Secretary-general seeks 'genuine progress' in implementing the organisation's goals
  • Euronav could buy more VLCCs
    Belgium-based tanker operator to push for further industry consolidation and sees more robust market continuing through first quarter
  • VLCC earnings top $60,000 per day
    Rewards from Middle East to Asia voyages hit three-and-a-half-year high
  • Box throughput surges at top global ports
    Monthly containers index hits its highest level on record
  • Sanko Power bidding tops $49m
    Eastern Pacific Shipping set to win 2010-built capesize bulker in court auction
  • Investigation launched after asphalt carrier sinks
    Evergreen Line's Ever Summit rescues 16 crew from lifeboat off Vietnam
  • Product tanker owners opt for time charters
    Owners lock in midterm contracts' steady earnings rather than risk spot market fluctuation
  • Singapore releases Cosco bulker
    Shipowner provides security against detained Fu Kang
  • Topaz spends $100m on two anchor handling supply vessels
    Vessels will be deployed on long-term charters servicing BP in the Caspian
  • Panama Canal parties hold peace talks
    Authority and GUPC builders seek to resolve their $1.6bn cost overrun dispute
  • HHI reports hike in shipbuilding, offshore and engineering orders
    Divisions secured $16bn worth of bookings last year
  • Owners meet to discuss Somalia job creation
    Solution to piracy lies ashore, argues Clipper boss Gullestrup
  • BHP Billiton reports hefty production increase
    Cheaper iron ore prices and increased output could be boon for seaborne shipments
  • Consolidation is on the cards for shipbuilders
    Last year's upturn in orders has failed to boost yards' balance sheets

Fairplayweb site
JANUARY 22, 2014
  • Pivotal Charleston cruise suit dismissed
    Carnival's operations in Charleston are not unlawful and do not pose a nuisance to citizens, the South Carolina Supreme Court has ruled
  • Navios rides perpetual preferred wave
    Navios Holdings is the latest shipping seller of perpetual preferred equity, a hybrid security that continues to build on last year's momentum
  • Panama Canal contract tensions ease
    A compromise could be taking shape in Panama, raising hopes that a severe delay in the historic canal expansion project can be averted
  • Box trades gathering steam
    The positive growth trend in global container liftings is getting firmer, according to fresh trade indices from European analysts
  • Frontline plans to raise ATM share offering to $100M
    Frontline, the listed VLCC and Suezmax operator in John Fredriksen's business empire, says it plans to raise its At the Market (ATM) share offering from $40M to $100M
  • Far East demand boosts lumber trade
    Strong demand from Japan and China has pushed the global trade of logs and softwood lumber to its highest level since before the 2008 world economic crisis, according to consultant Wood Resources International
  • Tanker feared hijacked by pirates off Angola
    Greek tanker operator Dynacom Tankers says that it fears that one of its vessels, the 42,331 gt MT Kerala, has been taken over by pirates off the coast of Angola
  • Frequency down, claims costs up for German hull insurers
    The claim costs for German hull & machinery insurers have increased in the past year, despite a marked reduction in the number of incidents
  • Sungdong wins Kamsarmax contract
    South Korean shipyard Sungdong Shipbuilding has signed a contract for up to six Kamsarmax bulk carriers with UK-based Reuben Brothers
  • Euronav seeks positive outlook for tanker sector
    Belgian tanker operator Euronav said that it expected the current recovery in the tanker market to last at least until the end of the current quarter but warned that it remained fragile, with supply and demand still finely balanced

The Journal of Commerceweb site
JANUARY 22, 2014
  • Menlo Worldwide Logistics Expands in Malaysia
  • Despite Threats, Port of LA's Bond Rating Still Strong
  • CSAV, Hapag-Lloyd Sign Non-Binding Merger MOU
  • Port of Virginia Handled Record Container Volume in 2013
  • Murky Chinese Regulatory Process, Protectionism Cloud P3 Outlook
  • Norfolk Southern's Profit Jumps on Increased Traffic
  • China Allows Second-Tier Forwarders to Tap VAT Deductions
  • Breakbulk, Heavy-Lift Market Poised for Resurgence
  • Seabury: Chemicals Increasingly Shift to Containers
  • uShip, Trucking Partners Launch LTL Spot Rate Marketplace

TradeWindsweb site
JANUARY 22, 2014
  • Suit in Charleston chewed
    The South Carolina Supreme Court has thrown out a lawsuit claiming that a Carnival Cruise Lines ship's operations were threat to Charleston's historic preservation district.
  • Hapag-Lloyd & CSAV mint MOU
    Hapag-Lloyd and Compania Sud Americana de Vapores (CSAV) have signed a memorandum of understanding that has set the stage for the formation of the world's fourth largest carrier.
  • Who cares about the canal?
    Tensions fuelled by a billion-dollar dispute over cost overruns tied to the expansion of the Panama Canal are starting to ease but some industry insiders are still on edge.
  • Fourth cape for Cargill
    Cargill has signed its fourth capesize period contract in quick succession.
  • Oceanografia in audit row
    Oceanografia has blamed "errors and misunderstandings" by Mexican officials after allegations emerged of irregularities in contracts with the government oil monopoly.
  • ABY wins Deiulemar race
    Augustea-Bunge-York (ABY Holdings) has emerged as the surprise victor of an auction to take over the dozen-strong dry bulk fleet of bankrupted Deiulemar Shipping.
  • USC faces rebellion
    Minority shareholders of St Petersburg shipyard Severnaya Verf are opposing a buy-out offer from state-owned United Shipbuilding Corporation (USC).
  • Unithai eyes Myanmar
    Thai shipyard group Unithai is venturing into Myanmar with a new joint venture.
  • CSG raises $500m
    China Shipping Group (CSG) has sold $500m in US bonds in an over-subscribed issue.
  • Rotterdam volumes dip
    The port of Rotterdam has announced a small fall in 2013 throughput, but bulker business has increased.
  • Navios targets $50m
    Navios Maritime Holdings is looking to raise $50m from its latest trip to Wall Street.
  • One out, one in
    Norway's Solvang has ordered a third gas carrier at Hyundai in Korea after chartering another ship under construction there to Statoil.
  • Saremar to repay aid
    Italian ro-pax owner Saremar will have to pay back EUR 10.8m ($14.64m) in illegal state aid.
  • Rich Forest still afloat
    The US Coast Guard (USCG) is discussing salvage options with the owner of a bulker abandoned and taking on water off Guam.
  • Rauma sold to city
    Korea's troubled STX group has offloaded its doomed Rauma yard in Finland to the city authority.
  • Arrested Sanko cape sold
    Singapore-based Eastern Pacific Shipping has snapped up the 181,200-dwt Sanko Power (built 2010) at auction in Hong Kong.
  • ABG seals debt deal
    India's ABG Shipyard has won approval for its INR 111.5bn ($1.78bn) debt reorganisation, it confirmed on Wednesday.
  • Solvang fixes gas carrier
    Statoil has fixed a Solvang LGC newbuilding for up to 10 years on delivery in 2015.
  • Dynacom tanker missing
    A Dynacom tanker is feared hijacked off Angola in an incident which has created fears surrounding the spread of piracy off West Africa.
  • Frontline hikes ATM
    Frontline is looking to take advantage of rising investor interest in the crude tanker market by more than doubling the size of its ATM offering.
  • Terminal IPO pulled
    Dutch container terminal operator Terminal Investment Limited (TIL) is scrapping its IPO plan in Amsterdam.
  • Union shocked by Stena
    Crew union Nautilus has condemned a plan by Stena Line to seek a pay freeze and longer hours from UK workers.
  • Topaz buys AHTS pair
    Topaz Energy and Marine has acquired two anchor handlers from troubled Indian shipowner Varun for over $100m.
  • Tanker sinks off Vietnam
    All 16 crew have been rescued after a tanker sank off Vietnam.
  • Navios ship targeted
    A Navios-owned product tanker has been identified as the target of the first confirmed piracy incident in 2014.
  • CSL in Chinamax first
    Canada Steamship Lines (CSL) has successfully completed the first ever loading of a Chinamax bulker in North America.
  • China steel output up
    China's crude steel output reached 779mt in 2013, a year-on-year increase of 7.5%, according to government statistics.
  • Winds blast Widuri
    The Indonesian port of Widuri in Indonesia has closed due to poor weather conditions according to agency company GAC.
  • Bringing home baby
    The launch of Teekay Corp's latest spin-off bodes well for affiliate Teekay Tankers, a leading equity analyst told clients Tuesday.
  • Euronav hungry for more
    The recent acquisition of 15 VLCCs from Maersk Tankers is unlikely to be Euronav's last foray into the sale-and-purchase market.

American Shipperweb site
JANUARY 22, 2014
  • NEWSFLASH: Hapag-Lloyd, CSAV talk merger
    Hapag-Lloyd said it has signed a memorandum of understanding with the Chilean container shipping company CSAV about combining the container shipping operations of the two companies.
  • Calif. coalition pushes for freight plan
    "Our air pollution problem is so bad that communities from around the state are uniting to take on the issue. Moving to electrification and zero emission transportation technologies can literally save lives," a coalition member said.
  • Battle lines remain strong in Panama Canal contract fight
  • Portland terminal hit with congestion
    Congestion at the Oregon port's Terminal 6 caused the operator ICTSI to take the unusual step on Tuesday of allowing truckers to only deliver empty containers in the morning and pick up import containers in the afternoon.
  • Winter storm closes New York terminals Wednesday
    The Port Authority of New York and New Jersey on Wednesday morning advised users to check individual terminal Websites for the latest information on servicing vessels and their hours of operation for Thursday, Jan. 23.
  • SeaIntel: P3 will have younger fleet than G6
    "This significantly younger fleet, combined with the fact that the P3 carriers will deploy significant larger vessels than the G6 carriers, means that the P3 alliance will have substantial lower unit cost than the G6 alliance," the analyst said.
  • Stifel European forwarder index dips in January
  • Maersk adds South America to Africa service
  • COSCO, Eimskip make agreement

The Bunker Bulletinweb site
JANUARY 22, 2014
  • Report: Ghana's bunkering services on the decline
    Private bunkering firms 'needed' to serve demand.
  • Little movement in Fujairah bunker prices
    South African bunker prices generally firm.
  • Prices head up in major European ports
    Little demand registered at Gibraltar.
  • Rotterdam cargo throughput falls
    Volumes down year-on-year.
  • Danish shipowners discuss Arctic strategy
    Arctic strategy should be pro-environment and pro-business.
  • Fuel switching needs 'very careful management'
    Training company offers 'practical guide' on switching to low sulphur fuels.
  • Pirates suspected of seizing fuel oil tanker off Angola
    'If substantiated, this demonstrates a significant extension of a threat to shipping in areas that were thought to be safe.'
  • Thoresen in secondhand buy
    Young vessel said to be fuel efficient.
  • 'Costly LNG' makes fuel oil attractive
    Global demand is pushing up LNG spot price.
  • ExxonMobil: Asia-Pacific will see strong demand for clean diesel
    Tougher emission controls on shipping will spur demand.
  • Bunker prices marginally down at major Asian ports
    Supplies of marine fuels remain tight at marine facilities.
  • Oil sheen spotted in Philippine strait
    Sheen is five-metres wide and two kilometres long.
  • EU: Ban on carrying Iranian crude oil cargoes lifted
    Ban will initially be lifted for six months.
  • Tanker owner upgrading vessel
    To improve fuel efficiency and commercial capability.
  • Bunker fuel management a 'key concern' for owners and operators
    Marine insurer says planning and investment best way to meet the challenge.

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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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