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February 24, 2014
Sched Netweb site
  • CMA CGM 2013 volume up 7.5pc to 11.4 million TEU, revenue rises 0.6pc
  • China's flash Purchasing Managers Index hits 7-month low in February
  • APMT's New Jersey terminal in joint venture with Toronto's Brookfield
  • Two security contractors mysteriously found dead aboard Maersk Alabama
  • Shanghai Free Trade Zone January trade up 2.4pc to US$9.8 billion
  • Yangkou port on Yangtze wins subsidy to repair navigation channel
  • Qinghai province to spend US$3.78 billion on road building in 2014
  • Russian, Belarus and Kazakh snags impair Chinese auto export flow
  • Nanning Railway Bureau daily truck loading set record in February
  • South Carolina January port box volume up 7pc to 129,562 TEU
  • Toll posts 1.4pc profit hike to US$157.5 million on flat revenues
  • Georgia Ports Authority January volume up 12.5pc to 259,159 TEU
  • CN to spend US$1.9 billion spending in 2014 to boost network and safety
  • Truckers: Russia risks ouster from customs co-op if border hassle persists
  • Air France-KLM Cargo posts US$277 million operating loss in 2013
  • Swiss Air Force 'off duty' when hijacked Ethiopian jet lands in Geneva
  • TNT Express enjoys operational profit from loss but sales fall 4.6pc
  • Cargojet awarded US$900 million Canada Post domestic air cargo contract
  • Airbus Defence signs Kuehne + Nagel for contract logistics in Poland

Exim Indiaweb site
FEBRUARY 21, 2014
  • Bahri's new RoCon vessel calls Mumbai Port on maiden voyage
  • Global container trade seen growing this year
  • Maritime Awareness Program Society launched
  • Eddy Bruyninckx calls on port operators to focus on reliability & productivity
  • ICTT Vallarpadam hosts maiden call of Simatech Shipping vessel as part of CCG service
  • Madras HC directs Tamil Nadu to expedite Chennai Port-Maduravoyal Elevated Corridor project
  • ADB to provide $ 605 m loan for rail, power & road projects
  • Export promotion schemes need restructuring, says Commerce Secy
  • Forex reserves surge to $ 293.79 bn
  • IMF pegs India's problems on lack of new infra projects
  • INR surges after three sessions to end week on a high
  • HANSA HEAVY LIFT expands in Latin America
  • Jumbo wins contract with Ithaca for installation of Stella FPF-1 mooring system in North Sea
  • Project cargo course during Breakbulk Shanghai in March
  • Unified branding for top specialised project cargo networks

International Transport Journalweb site
  • Five new shuttle trains between Germany and Austria
  • More cargo through Memphis
  • Arkas Line upgrades West Africa service
  • Norfolk Southern stormwater project successful
  • ADB financing rural roads in India
  • Dachser USA expanding in Chicago
  • Qantas Freight joins Dnata City cargo community
  • Miebach Consulting strengthened
  • January sees flat volumes in Long Beach
  • Baton passed on at Hellmann
  • Talke acquires majority stake in Firma Kruse Logistics
  • Alphaliner: containership capacity growth to slow
  • New dynamometer for Wörth truck factory
  • Pegasus to launch Kuwait, Madrid and Frankfurt services

Marine Logweb site
FEBRUARY 21, 2014
  • Voith designs High Flow Installation Vessel
  • Teekay Offshore swoops on ALPS, orders X-bows
  • OSI to design AOPS integrated bridge and nav system
  • Keel laid for LCS 11
  • Drugs implicated in Maersk Alabama guard deaths

World Wide Shipperweb site
FEBRUARY 21, 2014
  • Carriers joining forces to form new alliance
  • Port Metro Vancouver seeking community representative applications
  • Workers back on job for Panama Canal expansion project
  • Teamsters Coalition investigating Allegiant Air maintenance issues
  • US rail freight traffic drops during week

Lloyd's Listweb site
FEBRUARY 21, 2014
  • Khanna looks for $150m-$250m in IPO roadshow for Pioneer Marine
    Dry bulk outfit's fundraising starts to take shape with an equity roadshow in New York
  • The Week on Wall Street | February 21
    Shipping's Letter from America
  • Ship finance will survive at RBS despite cull, Varnavides confirms
    But market talk suggests pullback is possible
  • More than 3% of boxships remain inactive
    Ultra large containership the 10,100 teu Hanjin Italy joins the idle fleet
  • Concordia Maritime posts a smaller loss
    Stena product tanker subsidiary pins its hopes on a sector upswing this year
  • Pacific Basin pays $24m for handysize newbuilding on resale
    Dry bulk operator's sixth purchase from same buyer will be delivered from 2016
  • No regrets over spot market exposure, says product tanker boss
    Concordia Maritime chief plays spot market versus time charter 'chess game'
  • Pan Ocean cancels two more newbuildings from STX O&S
    South Korean dry bulk operator now has $300m of orders at former affiliated yard
  • Capesize sentiment holds steady
    Market proves surprisingly buoyant for the time of year
  • Dynagas Partners eyes LNG carrier dropdowns for 2014
    Chief executive says growth is a priority as partnership ends first public year on a high
  • Container industry spot market freight rates decline again
    But Asia-Europe prices are still above last year's level
  • Euroseas takes $78m writedown on boxship values
    Owner posts a large loss due to impairment charges but snaps up another bulker
  • Alexandratos elected to chair Hellenic Hull Mutual
    Young owner will lead 20-year-old association recovering from Cypriot setback
  • Brookfield and APMT form joint venture at New Jersey terminal
    Free to read: Approval for Port Elizabeth deepwater box terminal expected in 'couple of months'
  • A map for your future
    The industry must help seafarers to switch to shoreside or near-sea workforce
  • Work resumes on Panama Canal
    Negotiations continue between waterway authority and builders' consortium
  • Maersk secures permanent licence to operate in Burma box trade
    Danish line hopes to harness the country's double-digit growth
  • Far East expansion drives 13% premium growth at Skuld
    Jacobsohn says marine insurer is benefiting from international diversification

Fairplayweb site
FEBRUARY 21, 2014
  • Port of Gothenburg hails low-sulphur campaign
    A total of SEK4M ($612,000) was paid out in incentives by the Port of Gothenburg last year as part of its low-sulphur initiative
  • Navig8 contract options at SWS
    China's Shanghai Waigaoqiao shipyard has booked two new VLCCs after options were exercised from Navig8 Ltd
  • Lifespan of ships re-examined
    Mirroring DHT's earlier decision, another public company, Euroseas, has reduced its estimate of the useful life of its vessels
  • DSME secures VLCC order
    South Korea's Daewoo Shipbuilding & Marine has been contracted to build a pair of VLCC tankers
  • Klaveness and JP Morgan control 94.1% of NOCC
    Norwegian shipping group Klaveness and US investment bank JP Morgan jointly control 94.1% of the shares in Norwegian Car Carriers (NOCC), the Oslo-based listed car carrier tonnage provider
  • Teekay Offshore buys ALP Maritime
    NYSE-listed Teekay Offshore has agreed to purchase Netherlands-based ALP Maritime Services and concurrently order four ultra-long-range towing and anchor-handling newbuilds
  • Fredriksen slashes stake in Hapag-Lloyd shareholder TUI
    John Fredriksen, the London-based, Norwegian-born shipping billionaire, has decided to slash his stake in TUI AG, the German company that controls 22% of the shares in Hapag-Lloyd Container Line

The Journal of Commerceweb site
FEBRUARY 21, 2014
  • SCFI Asia-Europe Rates Continue Slide
    Shanghai Containerized Freight Index, North Europe, week ending Feb. 21, 2014. Full-size image Spot container freight rates from Shanghai to northern European and Mediterranean ports fell about $150 per TEU in the week of Feb. 21, continuing a slide that began in the second week of January and marking the lowest level...
  • PSA International Poised to Win Contract for Port Nehru's Fourth Terminal
    PSA International is set to win the public-private partnership contract to build and operate a fourth container terminal at India's Port of Jawaharlal Nehru (Nhava Sheva), two years after the Singapore-based company pulled a winning bid for the planned terminal over differences with its local partner. Port sources said PSA emerged...
  • Japan's Exports to US Surge
    Japan's exports to the United States rose for the 13th straight month in January on a year-on-year basis, soaring 21.9 percent to ¥1.0 trillion (US$9.9 billion), according to preliminary figures released by the Finance Ministry on Feb. 20. Japan is now the world's third-largest economy after the U.S. and China and...
  • Throughput Rises at Most Major Chinese Container Ports
    Despite fears of an economic slowdown and the Chinese New Year factory shutdown starting earlier this year than in 2013, most of China's top container ports recorded healthy levels of throughput growth last month, according to the latest figures from the Shanghai Shipping Exchange. Of the top 20 ports by TEU,...
  • US Rail Industry Agrees to Safety Practices for Oil Transport
    WASHINGTON - Following a series of accidents involving trains hauling crude oil, the major U.S. railroads and federal regulators have agreed to series of safety practices, including slower speeds through urban areas and increased inspections. The agreement between the railroads represented by the Association of American Railroads and the U.S. Department...
  • NY-NJ Truckers Impose Congestion Charges
    Some port drayage companies in the Port of New York and New Jersey have begun imposing congestion surcharges following weeks of delays at container terminals. Several motor carriers told the JOC that market conditions don't permit them to impose surcharges. But some said they are considering added charges, and that this...
  • ATA Changing Gears In 'Transition Year'
    Photo by Jaclyn O'Laughlin, ATA.With stronger, steadier economic expansion forecast for this year and truck capacity nearly static, the trucking industry expects to regain some of the pricing power and revenue it will need to cover a host of rising costs, many the result of regulatory initiatives in Washington. The...
  • UPS Cargo Pilots Complained of Fatigue Before Crash
    The pilots of the UPS cargo plane that crashed on Aug. 14, 2013, had complained about the company's tiring work schedules at the start of the fatal flight before making landing errors, according to a never-before-heard transcript of a cockpit voice recorder recently released by the National Transportation Safety Board. The...
  • Panama Canal Contractor Resumes Work on New Locks
    The consortium building the new locks at the Panama Canal resumed work on the project on Thursday after a two-week suspension in a dispute over $1.6 billion in cost overruns. The Grupo Unidos por el Canal agreed to restart the project after it reached agreement with the Panama Canal Authority, which...
  • Mega-Ships, VSAs Tax Terminal Operations
    The 13,800-TEU CMA CGM Corte Real made its maiden call at the Port of Long Beach in November 2013. There were more than 10,000 container moves during its four-day stay. Photo courtesy Port of Long Beach. Mega-ships and carrier alliances could prove to be the financial savior of the container shipping...
  • Walker SCM Expands into Miami
    NEW YORK - Walker SCM, LLC, a minority-certified global transportation and logistics firm celebrating 25 years of service, proudly announces the opening of its new office in Miami, Florida. This state-of-the-art operations and warehousing space, which is conveniently located near Miami airport and area seaports, will cater to air and ocean...
  • Polidoro Named Director, Intermodal Strategy, at Yusen Logistics (Americas) Inc.
    Secaucus, NJ: Thomas A. Polidoro has joined the Yusen Logistics (Americas) Inc. team in Jacksonville, FL as Director, Intermodal Product Strategy, reporting to Adriene Bailey, Vice President, Strategic Business Development. In this role, Polidoro will have accountability for Yusen Logistics' 53-foot intermodal door-to-door product including commercial and operating strategies, pricing...
  • Rinchem Opens New Chemical Logistics Facility in Neot Hovav, Israel
    ALBUQUERQUE, N.M., February 21, 2014 - Rinchem Company, Inc. announced today that it recently opened a new 40,000-square-foot chemical logistics facility in Neot Hovav (Ramat Hovav), Israel. The new facility includes warehousing areas for regulated and non-regulated chemicals and gases. Services that will be offered at this site include customized,...
  • UTC Overseas Commissions Custom Project Cargo Rail Car
    (Houston, TX - February 20, 2014)... Project cargo logistics experts UTC Overseas, Inc. today announced the commissioning of a new custom-designed railcar -- featuring a 40-foot long depressed center-deck with a 400+ short-ton load capacity. "This railcar will have the longest load deck of any 16-axle depressed-center car currently available...
  • US Gulf Ports Pursue Intermodal Opportunities
    Gulf ports are looking to intermodal rail in an effort to extend their reach farther inland for containerized cargo. Union Pacific Railroad recently committed to another year of its Texas Shuttle for next-day deliveries of rail shipments between the Port of Houston, the Gulf's dominant container port, and Dallas. Ricky Kunz, the...
  • Reefer Ships, Expedited Service Could Add Speed to Perishables
    Westwood Shipping has found new use for its fleet of four BulkCon ships. The carrier, which has specialized in transporting forest products since 1892, added refrigerated cargoes to the mix in the summer of 2013. Westwood's BulkCon vessels have bulk capacity below deck and the ability to carry 200 20-foot-equivalent-unit containers...
  • China Has Much to Gain From Cutting Logistics Costs
    The transport industry and China's trade will receive a major boost if the country's efforts to improve its logistics performance are a success, senior 3PL executives believe. China's Ministry of Commerce recently pledged to push through a series of new policies designed to reduce the country's total logistics costs. The reforms, to...

TradeWindsweb site
FEBRUARY 21, 2014
  • Khanna holds court
    Pioneer Marine appears to be moving forward with plans to pursue initial public offering (IPO) in Oslo or New York.
  • Panamax unmasked
    Shipbrokers appear to have pinned down the identity of the panamax bulker that Euroseas purchased earlier this week.
  • Crude taste
    Ridgebury Tankers of the US has boosted its suezmax fleet for the third time in four months, brokers believe.
  • Thenamaris grabs afras
    Greece's Thenamaris Ships Management is showing a lively interest in the tanker sector and has piled on another two acquisitions, racking up three purchases already this year.
  • Big names book capes
    Bocimar and Cargill were both active in the capesize period market today amid further signs of positivity in the dry cargo sector.
  • Dof seals $200m payday
    Dof has clinched charter contracts with Petrobras for two vessels worth a combined NOK 1.15bn ($190m).
  • Fund cuts Bohai stake
    China's Mianyang Sci-tech City Fund (MSCF) has cut its holding in ro-pax company Bohai Ferry, but retains a 21% holding.
  • Atlantic hit in final stretch
    The cost of tapping the capital and debt markets marred what was otherwise a fine end to 2013 for Atlantic Offshore.
  • Erste says sorry
    Austria's Erste Bank is offering compensation to investors who lost money through its closed shipping and property funds.
  • TOO in $260m deal
    Teekay Offshore Partners has taken over ALP Maritime Services and immediately ordered a quartet of anchor handling newbuildings.
  • HMM sells Oilbank stake
    Korea's Hyundai Merchant Marine (HMM) has continued to raise cash through asset sales with a deal to offload its stake in refinery company Hyundai Oilbank.
  • OSM wins Neste fleet
    Norway's OSM Group is to manage Finnish owner Neste Oil's fleet of 21 tankers as it continues to exit shipping.
  • No crude conflict
    Teekay Tankers has dismissed suggestions the creation of new division Tanker Investments Ltd (TIL) could work against its own expansion plans.
  • Teekay sheds TMT headache
    Teekay Tankers will not be left out of pocket on its troubled trip into banking which saw it provide mortgages on VLCCs for TMT, a top executive says.
  • Wartsila seals slop deal
    Finnish group Wartsila has sold a new slop water treatment system to a drillship owner.
  • Swissco profit soars
    Fast expanding Swissco Holdings has reported a big jump in full year and final quarter earnings after bulking up its fleet of offshore support vessels.
  • SNCM sells ro-pax
    French owner SNCM has banked a reported EUR 60m ($82.25m) from selling a ro-pax that was holed at Marseille in 2012.
  • Atlantic soars
    Atlantic Navigation Holdings has seen 2013 profit surge as it added two vessels to its fleet.
  • Trio at Yamal table
    TradeWinds digests the digits making the headlines this week.
  • Banks pressure Varun
    Lenders are leaning on India's Varun Shipping to sell vessels to help shore up its debt laden balance sheet.
  • Nevsky wins tanker order
    Russia's Nevsky Shipyard has won a deal to build a new tanker for a government agency.
  • New chair for Hellenic Hull
    George Alexandratos, the owner of Piraeus based Apollonia Lines, has been elected chairman of the Hellenic Hull Mutual which insures approaching 1,000 vessels.
  • Pac Basin buys again
    Pacific Basin has renewed old ties with Giant Line as it continues an expansion drive.
  • Breakdown in Bosporus
    Turkey's Bosporus was shut for five hours on Friday morning after an Interorient bulker lost power.
  • Hanjin moves for cash
    Loss making Hanjin Shipping is looking to the debt markets for cash to meet its short term needs.
  • Pan Ocean chops more
    STX yards lose another two cargoships as owner knocks $100m off newbuild bill.
  • Drugs in death room
    Drugs have been discovered in a room on board the Maersk Alabama in which two armed security personnel were found dead.
  • Bimantara orders 10
    Indonesian industrial group Bimantara has signed an order for 10 small LNG carriers in Korea.
  • Phoenix pool-hops
    Phoenix Energy Navigation of Greece has shifted an LR2 into Navig8's Alpha8 pool.
  • Bed-sharing agreements
    We take a look at what was said in the market over the past week.
  • Yangon go-ahead
    The AP Moller - Maersk Group has received a permanent license to operate container business activities in Myanmar.
  • Otto back in black
    Otto Marine has returned to profit for the full year thanks to a big improvement in revenues and profit at its shipbuilding arm.
  • Petredec takes options
    Petredec has exercised options to build a further two VLGCs at Hyundai Heavy Industries, the company has confirmed.
  • FMG poised to expand
    Australian miner Fortescue Metals Group is expanding its iron ore export facilities at Australia's Port Hedland.
  • Pittas picks panamax
    Euroseas of Greece has inked a memorandum of agreement to acquire a panamax bulker, management told investors Thursday.

American Shipperweb site
FEBRUARY 21, 2014
  • Panama Canal construction picks up again
    Construction resumed Thursday afternoon on the Panama Canal expansion after a seven-week billing stand-off with the contractor in charge of building new locks on both entrances, both parties said.
  • UPS pilots complained about fatigue before fatal crash
    Pilots on UPS Flight 1354, an A300 that crashed on approach to Birmingham-Shuttlesworth International Airport in August, complained of fatigue, according to the cockpit voice recording released Thursday by the NTSB.
  • Navios sees opportunity in container shipping
  • Drugs found aboard Maersk Alabama following deaths
    "Based on our experience with the contractor, this is an isolated incident; however, we have initiated a thorough review and set out the following immediate action steps," a Maersk spokesman said.
  • Greyhound teams up with United We Ship
  • Contingency planning
  • Dagnese takes the wheel at Con-way Truckload
  • Obama orders agencies to comply with ITDS by 2017
    President Barack Obama Wednesday set a Dec. 31, 2016, deadline for more than 40 federal agencies to have their systems ready to regulate import and export transactions through a government-wide, data-transmission pipeline.
  • Weekly GRI Roundup
  • FDA starts secure supply chain pilot for drug imports
    In August 2013, FDA published a Federal Register notice asking companies to volunteer for the two-year program. The agency has since pre-qualified 13 companies to participate.
  • Commerce secretary readies Mideast trade mission

The Bunker Bulletinweb site
FEBRUARY 21, 2014
  • Fuel prices mostly down in Houston
    Low sulphur avails were said to be extremely tight in the US Gulf.
  • Weekly Global Market Report
    A weekly price roundup from bunkering hubs around the world.
  • Port of Veracruz receives bunker barge
    Pacifica II can handle roughly 1,200 mt of IFO and 320 mt of MGO, firm says.
  • Prices end week soft in Fujairah
    Refinery in Cape Town shuts for annual maintenance.
  • Prices show mixed trend across Europe
    Prompt supplies tight in Rotterdam, say players.
  • IBIA puts good cause on table
    21st annual dinner breaks new ground with charity fundraiser.
  • Surveillance drones could over-fly ECAs
    'Drone technology would be cheap to deploy.'
  • Russian bunker company adds tanker
    Ship to start Far East operations in March.
  • LNG marine market 'a golden opportunity'
    China LNG conference to focus on 'emerging marine market'.
  • Smuggling allegations 'unsupported and baseless', says bunker boss
    George Spanos issues strongly worded denial.
  • Court ruling backs Singapore bunker company
    Ship arrest by Indian court prompts favourable ruling.
  • Singapore's top bunker supplier extending storage capacity
    BP had been looking at taking at least four Aframaxes and a VLCC for use as temporary fuel oil storage.
  • Asian market closes week flat
    Low to average demand seen in Singapore.
  • Powers of Titan's joint provisional liquidators decided
    Winding-up petition to be heard next week.
  • Lukoil sees annual profits shrink
    Oil major notes fall in bunker prices.
  • Singapore: Bunker, ship chandler sales up in Q4
    Double-digit growth seen in foreign wholesale trade.
  • China fuel oil volumes fall
    Stable demand from East China bonded bunker market, on the back of zero fuel oil imports.
  • Port's fuel switch programme claims success
    Port will continue its low sulphur fuel switch programme into 2014.
  • Shell disposes Australia, Italy assets and operations
    Oil major has to make 'tough portfolio choices', says Shell CEO.

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Royal Caribbean closes second quarter with record net profit
Miami
The April-June period was very positive
Union Pacific and Norfolk Southern announced a merger agreement today.
Union Pacific and Norfolk Southern announced a merger agreement today.
Omaha/Atlanta
First coast-to-coast cargo rail network
Gurrieri resigns as Special Commissioner of the Eastern Adriatic Sea Port Authority
Trieste
The atypical reverse charge for the logistics sector will become applicable tomorrow
Milan
Ruggerone (Assologistica): one of the most strategic reforms we helped build is being implemented
Policy brief on cyber threats that pose risks to port infrastructure
Tallinn
It was developed by the NATO Cyber Defence Centre of Excellence
Interferry urges the EU Commission to harmonize its shipping decarbonization regulations with those of the IMO
Victoria
Failure to align - the association warned - will force shipping companies to pay twice for emissions.
In the second quarter of 2025, Chinese seaports handled 79.1 million containers (+6.1%)
Beijing
Total freight traffic was three billion tons (+3.3%), of which 1.3 billion tons were with foreign countries (+1.9%).
CK Hutchison announces plans to include a Chinese investor in the consortium to sell Hutchison Ports
Hong Kong
Without the participation of the COSCO shipping group, China would not authorize the sale
Sri Lanka's Supreme Court has awarded compensation of $1 billion over the X-Press Pearl accident.
Sri Lanka's Supreme Court has awarded compensation of $1 billion over the X-Press Pearl accident.
Columbus
The container ship caught fire and sank near the port of Colombo
The Greek government sends a tugboat to the Red Sea to assist ships that may be attacked by the Houthis.
The Greek government sends a tugboat to the Red Sea to assist ships that may be attacked by the Houthis.
Piraeus
The AHTS "Giant" is leaving
Saipem and Subsea7 have signed a binding merger agreement.
Saipem and Subsea7 have signed a binding merger agreement.
Milan/Luxembourg
The transaction is expected to close in the second half of 2026.
In the second quarter, the port of Valencia handled over 1.5 million containers (+4.0%)
In the first half of 2025, the amount of new orders to Chinese shipyards fell by -18.2%
Beijing
A decrease of -3.5% in new construction completed in the period was recorded
In the second quarter of 2025, freight traffic in the port of Trieste grew by +3.7%
Trieste
Bulk cargo increased. Miscellaneous cargo fell by 13.2%.
CMA CGM and TotalEnergies form joint venture for LNG bunkering in the Port of Rotterdam.
Marseille
Agreement to supply 360,000 tons of liquefied natural gas per year to the French group's ships
In the second quarter of 2025, freight traffic in Spanish ports decreased by -4.7%
Madrid
All the main product categories are decreasing except for conventional goods
Brookfield Asset Management to sell 49% of British port group PD Ports to Spain's Pontegadea
Middlesbrough
The English company has over 1,400 employees
In the quarter April-June, freight traffic in the port of Rotterdam decreased by -2.3%
In the quarter April-June, freight traffic in the port of Rotterdam decreased by -2.3%
Rotterdam
The port authority is alarmed by the state of crisis in the national industry.
The electrification of the docks in the ports of Livorno, Piombino and Portoferraio is proceeding according to plan.
Third dock for cruise traffic in the port of Catania
Catania
Pier 25's restyling completed
Another quarter of decline in freight traffic at the port of Algeciras
Algeciras
In the period April-June, containers amounted to 1.24 million TEUs (+1.0%)
A new tax applied to cruise passengers disembarking in national ports came into force today in Greece.
Athens
Belgian rail freight company Lineas receives €61 million government loan
Brussels
The measure was approved last night by the restricted council of ministers
ERTMS installation completed on 1,400 kilometers of Italian railway network
Rome
The project is financed with 2.5 billion euros from PNRR funds.
Wärtsilä's quarterly financial and commercial results are positive.
Helsinki
The Marine Electrical Systems division will be sold to the Italian company VINCI Energies.
In the port of Barcelona the number of cruise terminals will be reduced from seven to five
In the port of Barcelona the number of cruise terminals will be reduced from seven to five
Barcelona
The mayor: For the first time in history, a limit is placed on the growth of cruises in the city.
MSC and Moby have presented their commitments to meet the AGCM's requirements.
Rome
Shipping Agencies Services will sell its 49% stake in Moby, waiving the consideration in favor of the majority shareholder. Moby commits to completely repaying its debt to SAS.
Fincantieri confirms its interest in the development of American shipbuilding
Fincantieri confirms its interest in the development of American shipbuilding
Washington
Folgiero: Commitment to deliver next-generation capabilities in full alignment with U.S. strategic priorities
The Chamber of Deputies has approved the appointment of four presidents of Italian Port System Authorities.
Rome
The names proposed for the Port System Authorities of the Southern Adriatic, Central-Northern Tyrrhenian, Western Liguria, and Eastern Liguria have been approved. Voting on the Northern Tyrrhenian Authority has been postponed.
Information exchange between state administrations for the digitalization of the maritime sector begins
Rome
The first operational meeting at the Coast Guard General Command in Rome
The Clean Maritime Fuels Platform suggests measures to support the production and distribution of clean marine fuels
COSCO Shipping Ports sets new monthly and quarterly container traffic records
Hong Kong
In the period April-June, 29.4 million TEUs were handled (+4.5%)
Sharp increase in cases of seafarers abandoning their ships
London
2,286 crew members from 222 ships involved as of early 2025
Global freight traffic saw strong growth in the first quarter of this year in anticipation of new tariffs
Global freight traffic saw strong growth in the first quarter of this year in anticipation of new tariffs
Geneva
North America saw the strongest quarterly growth in imports
In the port of Antwerp-Bruges containers and rolling stock are increasing and other types of goods are decreasing
Antwerp
Traffic congestion continues at the airport, with the situation on the landside becoming critical
A study denounces the delay of European ports in equipping themselves with cold ironing facilities.
Brussels/Pozzallo
The tender to electrify the docks of the port of Pozzallo has begun.
T&E proposes to include more non-EU transhipment ports to avoid carbon leakage
Brussels
The association calls on the EU Commission to reduce the current threshold of 65% of transhipment traffic
Federlogistica urges the immediate establishment of a control room on tariffs
Genoa
The aim is also to eliminate extra costs caused by bureaucracy.
Containerized cargo handled through the port of Singapore fell by 2.9% in the second quarter.
Singapore
Last May, ship transits through the Suez Canal decreased by -6.8%
Last May, ship transits through the Suez Canal decreased by -6.8%
Cairo
The negative trend continued in June and early July
Terminal operators are not at all satisfied with a policy that seems to have no interest in ports
Rome
Cognolato: It is essential to close the ongoing trials on several fronts.
The largest ship ever to dock at Cagliari's Porto Canale at the MITO terminal.
Milan
The container ship "MSC Venice" with a capacity of 16,652 TEU arrived yesterday
On 5 and 6 November in Lisbon a summit called by the ILA against automation in the maritime and port sector
On 5 and 6 November in Lisbon a summit called by the ILA against automation in the maritime and port sector
North Bergen/Metzingen
South Korean HD Hyundai, together with German NEURA Robotics, will develop and test welding robots in shipyards
The toll of the horrific attack on the bulk carrier Eternity C in the Red Sea is still uncertain.
Mandaluyong/London/Brussels
Joint statement by ICS, BIMCO, European Shipowners, Intercargo and Intertanko
In the first half of 2025, bulk cargo increased and general cargo decreased in the port of Marseille-Fos
Marseille
Cruise passengers increase by +5%
The Senate has approved the framework law on interports
Rome
UIR, gives the Italian interport system a modern, orderly and coherent regulatory framework
Carlo De Ruvo was elected president of Confetra
Rome
Among the challenges, the uncontrolled expansion of large logistics groups and their concentration
Number of pirate attacks on ships still high in the second quarter of 2025
Number of pirate attacks on ships still high in the second quarter of 2025
Kuala Lumpur
The number of acts of violence against crews is decreasing
Telemar and TNL Group merger agreement
Telemar and TNL Group merger agreement
Oslo/Athens/Paris
One of the top three operators in the OT/IoT services market for the maritime and superyacht sectors will be created
Attacks on ships in the Red Sea still cause deaths among seafarers
Portsmouth
Liberian-flagged bulk carrier " Eternity C" targeted
Canadian shipbuilding company Davie acquires second shipyard in Finland
Helsinki/Pori
It will buy the Enersense Offshore shipyard
Amendment on Port Labor Supply Agencies Approved
Rome
Immediate transformation into Agencies authorised to provide temporary port work
Salvini appoints a manager of a private shipping company from Campania as president of the regional AdSP
Rome
This is Eliseo Cuccaro, CEO of Alilauro
Extend the application of the 0.1% sulphur limit in marine fuels globally
Extend the application of the 0.1% sulphur limit in marine fuels globally
Berlin
This is proposed by an analysis by the International Council on Clean Transportation
IMO and EU condemn renewed attacks on ships in the Red Sea
London/Brussels
Dominguez: New violation of international law and freedom of navigation
In the first half of 2025, container traffic in the port of Gioia Tauro grew by +10.5%
Joy Taurus
2,186,211 TEUs were handled
A bulk carrier was attacked in the Red Sea
Portsmouth
The crew abandoned the ship which began to take on water
German government allocates 400 million euros to support energy transition in maritime-port sector
Over 78 million euros to the ports of Augusta and Taranto for offshore wind
Rome
Funds distributed over three years starting from 2025
The PNRR tender for interports has been reopened.
Rome
Resources available amounting to 2.2 million euros
Port of Livorno: Workers are the priority in the LTM crisis
Livorno
UPS's quarterly earnings performance declines
Atlanta
Net income in the April-June quarter was $1.28 billion (-8.9%)
Approval for the 2025 budget variation of the Southern Tyrrhenian and Ionian Sea Port Authority.
Gioia Tauro
500 thousand euros for the 49% share held by the Port Agency company
FHP Group acquires the remaining 10% stake in Lotras
Milan/Foggia
The integration between Lotras and CFI Intermodal will begin to create FHP Intermodal.
OITAF scientific document on good practices in the logistics and transport of fresh fruit and vegetables
Milan
The Northern Tyrrhenian Sea Port Authority has joined the PLIKA
Livorno
Platform dedicated to training, innovation and knowledge sharing in the logistics and port sectors
Matteo Paroli's nomination as president of the Western Ligurian Sea Port Authority has been signed.
Rome
He has a degree in law and a specialization in administrative law.
Container throughput increases in Haropa Port, while bulk cargo decreases.
Le Havre
In the first half of this year, containers were 1.51 million TEUs (+4%)
Bureau Veritas reports a 9.8% quarterly increase in revenues in the Marine & Offshore segment
Courbevoie
Kalmar and Konecranes increase new orders in the April-June quarter
Helsinki
The turnover of the two Finnish companies is slightly increasing
Container traffic in the port of Barcelona fell by 12.2% in the second quarter.
Barcelona
Assiterminal threatens a new wave of appeals against regulations it believes are damaging to port operations
Genoa
2M Logistics signs an agreement with Salerno-based Gallozzi
Barendrecht
The Dutch company will represent GF Logistics, a subsidiary of the Italian group, in the Benelux region.
Swiss company Kuehne+Nagel's quarterly profits fell
Schindellegi
In the period April-June of this year, net turnover grew by +1.7%
Yang Ming orders three 8,000 TEU container ships from Nihon Shipyard and Imabari Shipbuilding
Keelung/Imabari
Contract valued at $351.3-394.5 million
Italia Nostra reiterates its strong concerns about the construction of the Fiumicino-Isola Sacra port.
Rome
European maritime cities, destinations for cruise tourism - the association highlights - denounce the phenomenon of over-tourism in the cruise sector
Egypt's first automotive terminal has come into operation at Port Said East.
East Port Said
It can accommodate two car carriers at the same time
SAILING LIST
Visual Sailing List
Departure ports
Arrival ports by:
- alphabetical order
- country
- geographical areas
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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