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January 24, 2014
Sched Netweb site
  • Hapag-CSAV merger afoot, control seems settled, due diligence lies ahead
  • China earmarks US$104.08 billion on central, western railways in 2014
  • Panama Canal and lock builder in peace talks over new financing plan
  • Evergreen's Ever Summit rescues crew from sinking ship off Vietnam
  • Hutchison opens Brisbane Container Terminals to serve Oz east coast
  • Ship operating costs up, but sector's lost value keeps insurance down
  • NYK buys 100pc of car terminal in Kazakhstan as local car sales soar
  • Another train carrying crude oil derails - this one in Philadelphia
  • Ningbo tops Chinese cities for imports from Taiwan in 2013 under ECFA
  • Three Gorges cargo volume hits record 106 million tonnes in 2013
  • Busiest day came 6 days late, as compressed peak shrunk UPS profits
  • Henan provincial aviation sector to join recapitalisation of Cargolux
  • Amazon patents 'anticipatory shipping' to pre-empt customer buys

Exim Indiaweb site
JANUARY 23, 2014
  • Gujarat Junction 2014 a stupendous success in Gandhidham
  • Hapag-Lloyd, CSAV merger talks enter next phase
  • Indev Group's Xavier Britto honoured by the President of India
  • Essar Ports' net profit up 22 pc for the first three quarters
  • LuLu Group's commercial complex to attract more ships, says CoPT
  • Vasan reviews projects & performance, calls for expeditious implementation of policy changes during Kandla Port visit
  • Moody's pegs FY14 growth at 5.5 pc
  • Global engg services leader URS aggressively strengthening headcount of Indian operations in projects & infrastructure

International Transport Journalweb site
  • Launch of temperature-controlled China-Europe rail service
  • Israel Corporation's shareholding in Zim to be reduced
  • Etihad doubling Dublin service as well
  • Mapletree Logistics Trust with more revenue, less income
  • DFDS introduces new UK-Italy rail service
  • Ingrid Rossmeier representative for Southern Germany
  • Transaero increases cargo business volume
  • Transmec Group making constant effort to reduce CO2
  • VTG expanding tank container logistics sector
  • K+N and Destylarnia Sobieski extend seafreight pact
  • Troy Container Line extends services from Italy
  • New branch manager for Innsbruck and Röthis
  • Envirotainer opens station in Dusseldorf
  • Port users urge EU parliament not to dilute ports proposal

Marine Logweb site
JANUARY 23, 2014
  • Rem orders Arctic PSV at Kleven
  • January 23, 2014 Outlook positive for offshore, but tighter CAPEX

Lloyd's Listweb site
JANUARY 23, 2014
  • JP Morgan warns of 'pixie dust' in shipping's appeal to private equity
    Too much money is chasing too few deals, which could erode transaction quality
  • Talis Capital sees opportunity in smaller handysizes
    Foca tells Marine Money forum that private equity player expects 10 deals this year
  • Asphalt Venture Indian crew remain captive in Somalia
    Seven men held since September 2010
  • Panama parties agree to keep talking to resolve cost overrun dispute
    Authority and construction firms extend negotiations until February
  • Court orders STX subsidiary to repay its Chinese unit's debts
    South Korea group's shipbuilding division must pay $200m in guarantees
  • Finland reconfirms icebreaker order with Arctech
    European Union part-funds deal for dual-fuel vessel
  • Orders help consolidate China's shipbuilding industry
    Companies won newbuildings totalling 69.8m dwt in 2013, but 90% went to just 30 yards
  • CORRECTION: UK government outlines way forward for armouries
    Letter to maritime security lobby came from crime prevention minister Norman Lamb
  • Israel Corp outlines restructuring plan for Zim
    Parent offers shares to creditors and shipowners to reduce its own stake to 32%
  • GasLog raises $199m to buy BG gas carriers
    Livanos-led LNG owner sells shares to fund acquisitions
  • Experts bullish on prospects for dry bulk and tankers
    Analysts say rates will benefit from Chinese demand and low fleet growth
  • Shipping's secondary loan market heats up
    Buyers and sellers converge at 90 cents in dollar, conference hears
  • BMT helps port backers to assess competition and commercial risk
    Analytical tools show how distribution dynamics of cargo will shape profits
  • Banking sanctions restrict Iran-linked P&I payouts
    Moves to loosen Tehran trade restrictions have yet to ease payment of claims
  • German owners exposed to Zim's charter rate cuts
    Israeli line's financial restructuring will hit all creditors
  • PwC study shows a further slip in shipping's financial health
    Analysis of 150 companies' accounts reveals an average zero return on net assets
  • DHT buys two secondhand VLCCs
    Analysts blame lower fourth-quarter spot exposure for weaker than expected results
  • Panama Canal handles record tonnage thanks to strong US harvest
    Waterway tops predictions by 5% for fiscal year's first quarter
  • Japan shipyard export orders rise 57%
    Weaker yen lured foreign owners to book eco-efficient dry bulk ships last year
  • Textainer expands its owned box fleet
    Container leasing giant buys 30,000 teu equivalents
  • Hapag-Lloyd and CSAV sign MOU to merge box units
    Deal would create world's fourth-largest box shipping outfit and may see a Hapag-Lloyd IPO
  • Hamburg Süd buys abandoned Ship Finance International newbuilding
    German owner secures a discount of more than 20% from Shanghai Shipyard
  • The calm after the storm
    Things are looking up for insurers but greater discipline is required in the hull market

Fairplayweb site
JANUARY 23, 2014
  • Evercore debuts drybulk coverage
    Evercore analyst Jon Chappell, long known for his tanker research, has branched out into drybulk analysis and pegged Scorpio Bulkers and Safe Bulkers as his top picks
  • DHT weighs M&A options
    DHT will continue its fleet expansion and is now considering merger-and-acquisition opportunities, according to chief executive Svein Moxnes Harfjeld
  • Brightoil expects to return to profit
    Hong Kong-listed Brightoil Petroleum expects the last six months of 2013 to yield a profit, due to better performance in the oil trading and bunkering business
  • La Spezia bucks Eurozone inertia
    Italy's second-ranked container Port of La Spezia has defied the economic stagnation in the Eurozone by registering container traffic growth of 4.3% in 2013
  • Sea trade set to exceed 10Bn tonnes in 2014
    Sea trade may break through the 1 billion tonnes mark this year, delegates at the Marine Money Ship Finance Conference were told in London today (23 January)
  • Deiulemar Shipping bought for $111.83M
    Maltese registered Heron Ventures has acquired the dry bulk business of bankrupt Italian company Deiulemar Shipping for €82.5 million ($111.83 million) in a court-organised auction, according to the Italian news agency ANSA
  • Turkey cancels Derince port sale
    Turkey has cancelled its planned privatisation of the Port of Derince in Izmit province, northwest Turkey, after bidders failed to match the minimum $516M asking price for the port

The Journal of Commerceweb site
JANUARY 23, 2014
  • Express Carriers to Limit Shipments to Russian Consumers
  • Shanghai Retains Top Spot Among China's Ports
  • Analyst: CSAV, Hapag-Lloyd Merger Won't Reduce Industry Competition
  • Long Beach to Spend Millions on Port Improvements
  • Economy, Freight Demand to Improve in 2014, Experts Tell SMC3
  • Port of Charleston's Container Throughput Climbs
  • NJ Governor Signs NY-NJ Port Fee Repeal
  • Union Pacific's Profit Soars to All-Time High
  • Zim Debt Deal Paves Way for Ship Orders, Partnerships, IPO

TradeWindsweb site
JANUARY 23, 2014
  • M&A on the menu too
    DHT Holdings is on the lookout for more opportunities to expand its fleet of tankers, according to chief executive Svein Moxnes Harfjeld.
  • Guidry: 'there will be fuel'
    Gulf Coast Shipyard has launched the first of six dual-fuel platform-supply vessels (PSVs) that were ordered by US compatriot Harvey Gulf less than one year ago.
  • Khanna sets sights on IPO
    Pankaj Khanna's Pioneer Marine has added four newbuildings to its fleet as it builds up ahead of an initial public offering.
  • V for Volatility
    Freight rates are on the rise and the darkest days of the downturn have passed but there's a strong chance the bulker market will be more volatile than ever in 2014, Compagnie Maritime Belge (CMB) warned investors Thursday.
  • Laker owner's profit sinks
    Weather delays helped push American Steamship Company (ASC) into a 38% decline in its quarterly profit.
  • CMB goes stainless
    Compagnie Maritime Belge (CMB) has forged an alliance with an affiliate of diversified Belgian compatriot Cobelfret.
  • Bocimar bulks up
    Bocimar has firmed up a contract to construct five capesize bulkers at Imabari Shipbuilding in Japan.
  • No fear
    Owner's should not fear a shipping recovery being wrecked by the run of money from the capital markets and private equity, veteran banker Jeff Pribor says.
  • Haisheng hitting heights
    China Shipping Haisheng is expecting to announce a return to profit for 2013.
  • Ferry evacuated
    Passengers were being evacuated on Thursday from a Philippines ferry that had run aground.
  • Talis eyes ship buys
    London private equity firm Talis Capital is gearing up to swoop for at least six dry cargoships in 2014.
  • Forest crew transferred
    The crew of the abandoned bulker Rich Forest have been transferred on to a US Coast Guard (USCG) cutter in the Pacific.
  • Rem enters new arena
    Rem Offshore is looking to break into the harsh environment offshore market with its first winterized PSV newbuilding.
  • Norshore in bond bid
    Norshore has turned to the bond market for $150m to help pay for a newbuilding from Otto Marine.
  • "Window of opportunity"
    Oil tankers can do better this year than market fundamentals would suggest, ICAP head of tanker research Stavroula Betsakou predicts.
  • Capes set for spring surge
    Capesize owners should not to panic about a current slump in charter rates as they will boom by the spring.
  • Bumi fixes duo
    Malaysia's Bumi Armada has fixed two platform supply vessels (PSVs) into Angola for a potential $48m.
  • Clarksons takes two
    Clarksons has hired two brokers from Aquamarine Shipping Consultants as it set up shop in Uppsala, Sweden.
  • Yard buys Dohle bulkers
    Yangzijiang Shipbuilding has bought Peter Dohle's majority share in a quartet of jointly-owned panamax bulkers for just $5m.
  • Panama Canal hits peak
    The Panama Canal has recorded a record tonnage haul in its first quarter.
  • CMA CGM releases Rhino
    France's CMA CGM has launched a new feeder run to take advantage of growing cabotage opportunities in Mozambique.
  • Q-Ship seals $425m loan
    Qatar Shipping (Q-Ship) has clinched a new $425m loan to refinance four LNG carriers owned with Japan's big three.
  • Aggressive Keppel banks more
    Keppel Corp has seen its fourth quarter profit lifted thanks to a stronger showing from its Offshore & Marine division.
  • Zim eyes tie-ups as IPO back on
    Israeli container line Zim has finally confirmed details of its huge debt restructuring, which will see borrowing cut to between $1bn and $1.5bn from $3bn.
  • ATM boosts cash pile
    Frontline's upsized ATM offering will lift its cash position to $160m, a prospectus filed with US regulators shows.
  • GasLog banks $199m
    GasLog has ended $199m to the good following the completion of an equity issue and private placement.
  • Eastern promise
    Icelandic container line Eimskip has signed a cooperation deal with China's giant Cosco group.
  • Piracy clause amended
    Intertanko has amended its model piracy clause to take into account security issues specific to the Gulf of Guinea.
  • Maersk selling again?
    AP Moller-Maersk looks likely to sell another non-core business in the shape of oil and gas services operation Danbor.
  • Bijela on the block
    Montenegro is trying again to sell off Adriatic Shipyard Bijela.
  • Hammonia backs Mojo
    German shipowner Hammonia Reederei has agreed to finance and build the first of a new class of offshore construction vessel.
  • Kim Heng jumps on debut
    Kim Heng Offshore & Marine has raised SGD 36.4m ($28.9m) in net proceeds following a successful IPO in Singapore.
  • DHT picks up Gulf VLCCs
    A cash-strapped UAE tanker operator has been tipped as the seller of two VLCCs to DHT Holdings.
  • Prestige files IPO
    Private equity backed Prestige Cruises Holdings has filed with US regulators to raise up to $250m in an initial public offering (IPO).
  • DHT sheds the red
    DHT Holdings turned in a fourth-quarter profit Wednesday thanks in large part to the recent sale of a claim against bankrupt US tanker operator Overseas Shipholding Group (OSG).
  • Japan ends on high
    Japanese shipyards experienced a strong end to the calendar year with newbuilding orders remaining robust.
  • Al Gharrafa sheds cargo
    Al Gharrafa, the 215,000-cbm Q Flex LNG carrier involved in a collision off Singapore just before the New Year, is to have its cargo transferred to another Q-Flex LNG carrier, the 216,000-cbm Al Ghashamiya (built 2009).
  • Take two
    DHT Holdings has added two more VLCCs to its fleet of tankers in a transaction worth nearly $100m.

American Shipperweb site
JANUARY 23, 2014
  • Israel Corp. details restructuring plan for Zim
    In a filing with the Tel Aviv Stock Exchange and Israel Securities Authority, Zim's parent company Israel Corp. outlined a "term sheet" for a financial restructuring of the container shipping company.
  • Transplace study finds fuel surcharge most common accesorial
    A benchmark study on transportation accessorials from Transplace has found that shippers are not always accurately applying fuel surcharge schedules to their domestic transportation process, among other findings.
  • Panama Canal tonnage reaches new high in Q1
    The Panama Canal Authority said it registered a tonnage record of 87.7 million tons during the first quarter of its fiscal year.
  • ATA: 2013 truck tonnage ends on 'high note'
  • Norfolk Southern sees quarterly, yearly gains
    "We're seeing the results of our investments in network capacity and technology enhance our ability to offer superior service to all of our customers," Norfolk Southern's CEO said.
  • FedEx, Nissan to test electric car in North America
  • MOL names new leadership
  • AAEI to tackle trade challenges at annual conference
  • Seaboard Marine expands in Florida
  • Hapag-Lloyd, CSAV plan to create fourth-largest container carrier
    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.
  • Gov. Christie signs bill that would end port cargo fee
    Opponents of a fee charged by the Port Authority of New York and New Jersey on cargo moving through the port are halfway toward their goal of having it eliminated.
  • Seago offers service connecting Aarhus and St. Petersburg
  • Executive moves

The Bunker Bulletinweb site
JANUARY 23, 2014
  • Private Equity fund sees shipping opportunity
    Strategy focused on young, fuel-efficient tonnage.
  • IFO prices soft in northwest Europe
    IFO prices soft in Rotterdam and Hamburg.
  • Tight avails in Fujairah
    Cape Town MGO: no avails.
  • Fuel oil ouput up at Russian refinery
    Bashneft-Novoil plant increasing fuel oil production.
  • Fuel oil stocks at two-and-a-half month low
    Singapore's onshore stocks fell down 5.4% in week to January 22.
  • Methanol driven tankers to include 'important safety measures'
    DNV GL sees methanol 'as part of the future energy mix for shipping.'
  • Moves afoot to establish glycerine as a marine fuel
    Meeting to hear results of glyercine-fuelled engine run.
  • Customers need to be warned on 2015 fuel costs
    'We're surprised that so few carriers have made announcements about ECA implications.'
  • 'Costly bunkers' could compromise safety
    Ferry sector should 'leave pay and conditions alone'.
  • Cruise ship design will 'significantly reduce' fuel consumption
    Bunker savings attainable by 'optimising the ship's hydrodynamics'.
  • Asian IFO prices northbound in trade
    Meanwhile, MGO traded without direction.
  • Equity firm seeks partners for bunkering project
    Investment could reach $380 million.
  • 'Taxes would bring transparency' to Nigerian bunker market
    Government's move to reform the bunker sector a 'good development', says expert.
  • Monjasa eyes Asian growth
    Staff numbers at Singapore to grow, says CEO.
  • LNG carrier completes engine upgrade
    Ship can now run on LNG, fuel oil or gasoil.
  • Evergreen confident of fuel-efficiency 'dividend'
    'Significant enhancing' of fuel efficiency in operations follows fleet renewal.

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FROM THE HOME PAGE
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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