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March 25, 2014
Sched Netweb site
  • CMA CGM, China Shipping, UASC to start Asia-Red Sea Express service
  • Rate decline slows as market braces for cross-the-board GRIs
  • Guangdong initiates long-term, comprehensive green ports plan
  • E-commerce boosts development of Pearl River Delta logistics facilities
  • China and EU resolve solar trade dispute by settling on silicon price
  • Rotterdam loses million TEU a year 'unfairly' to Belgian and German ports
  • Shanghai FTZ simplifies customs clearance procedures for repair parts
  • DHL launches new LCL service from Taiwan to Austria, cuts time by 25pc
  • DNV GL reduces variations in ship construction to save fuel
  • CLASSNK buys NAPA software firm to boost fuel, ship design technology
  • Zim offers bills of lading from Richmond with barge service to Norfolk
  • Xin Hwa invests in trailer for oversized project cargo in Malaysia
  • Panama Canal launches smartphone app showing current local conditions
  • Cheap, available low-cost sensor technology a boon to logistics: DHL
  • Boeing begins expansion of 737 Commercial Delivery Centre in Seattle
  • Louisiana airport expands on JIT cargo, auto-petrochemical industries
  • Delaware seeks proposals to build air cargo ramp at air force base

Exim Indiaweb site
MARCH 24, 2014
  • CMA CGM announces launch of Asia Southern Red Sea Express service (REX3)
  • Conqueror Freight Network covers 200+ cities in 100+ countries
  • Consortium Antwerp Port runs Port of Duqm in Oman
  • Fast growing Asia seen needing a strong, unified shipping voice
  • IMO should focus on developing global CO2 reporting system before looking at ship indexing, says ICS
  • NOx-reducing SCR system efficacy confirmed in shipboard tests, says MOL
  • RINA issues ACEP Certificate to SARJAK
  • Ruscon launches intermodal flexitank service to Kazakhstan
  • TT Club strengthens its commitment to Middle East market
  • Daimler India commences truck exports to Tanzania
  • Groundnut exports to plunge on stricter import norms
  • A first for Visakhapatnam Port - Vizag General Cargo Berth receives Capesize vessel
  • CCEA approves budgetary support of ' 224 cr. for VOCPT
  • CCI probing spike in truck rentals
  • Navigators moves 600 t of project cargo by air in 45 days
  • Port cos stepping up to develop rail connectivity
  • Govt may postpone wheat exports
  • INR rallies against dollar on strong capital inflows
  • NTPC approves investment of INR 14,366.58 cr. for Jharkhand power plant
  • RBI should consider LIBOR+ lending to MSME export sector & rate cut for rupee credit, says Fieo President

International Transport Journalweb site
  • China delivers cold-resistant locomotives to Uzbekistan
  • Etihad Regional confirms Swiss majority ownership
  • Pivdenna Railways increases cargo handling
  • Change for Dacotrans in Colombia
  • Menlo promotes Rotterdam as key logistics Euro hub
  • MAN Latin America receives two major orders
  • HL and CSAV merger set to move forward
  • Has Cargolux found its man?
  • Russia and Tunisia ink new air service agreement
  • Eurocontrol calls for centralised services
  • No trucks in fast lane on Austrian motorways
  • Penske names sales director for Mexico
  • GPLN holds successful AGM in Thailand
  • World trade strong despite drop in February

Marine Logweb site
MARCH 24, 2014
  • MHI to record huge loss on AIDA cruise ships
  • Rolls-Royce packages ordered for two more Chellsea PSVs
  • Maersk Drilling names giant jack-up
  • Wärtsilä extends DF engine line
  • Houston Ship Channel closed by spill
  • Schumer urges funding of three new ferries for New York

World Wide Shipperweb site
MARCH 24, 2014
  • Celebration marks christening of new Washington ferry TOKITAE
  • West Coast worker incident rate drops to record low during 2013
  • Bunge Limited announces changes to pair of management positions
  • Capt. George A. Capacci named interim WSF boss
  • MarAd schedules symposium covering US maritime strategy

Lloyd's Listweb site
MARCH 24, 2014
  • Genmar denies suezmax sales
    Brokers report Eurotankers bought 1999-built suezmax pair for $15m apiece
  • Braemar reports growing spot market appetite for panamax boxships
    Brokers say prices for larger containerships have risen by $1,000 a day
  • Chinese vessel joins hunt for missing Air Malaysia Flight MH370
    Xue Long heads towards search and rescue area after debris spotted west of Australia
  • Norway and the Marshall Islands propose NOx compromise
    IMO member states react to Russian bid to delay tougher emission rules
  • VLGC spot rate hits a record high
    Healthy demand boosts earnings for large gas carriers plying Middle East Gulf-Asia trade
  • Subcontinent demolition rates may cool as monsoon season looms
    Analysts eye uncertain propsects despite a week of solidly priced scrapping sales
  • US shippers back antitrust authority's P3 monitoring pledge
    National Industrial Transportation League welcomes FMC scrutiny for container alliance
  • China Merchants Energy Shipping eyes a profitable first quarter
    Tanker giant forecasts $23m-$31m net profit
  • Suspected oil-theft tanker docks in Libya
    US Navy returns North Korea-linked Morning Glory and its cargo to Tripoli
  • Seaman Guard Ohio seafarers held in India apply for bail
    Tuticorin magistrates will rule on 35 AdvanFort staff held for five months
  • MHI to book $585m writedown on losses from Carnival cruiseship orders
    'Vast and significant' design changes to Aida Cruise vessels raise Japan shipbuilder's costs

Fairplayweb site
MARCH 24, 2014
  • Spill closes Houston Ship Channel
    America's busiest energy shipping gateway has been shut after a collision between a bulker and a barge caused a spill of 168,000 gallons of bunker fuel oil
  • MHI takes financial hit on Aida
    Japanese shipbuilder Mitsubishi Heavy Industries (MHI) is to take a significant write down of over half a billion dollars on two newbuildings being built at its Nagasaki yard for Aida Cruises
  • Gas producers: Reasonable pricing necessary to produce LNG
    While Asian LNG-importing countries have been griping about paying through their noses for gas, LNG producers said today that pricing must be reasonable to justify investing in liquefaction projects
  • CMES back to black in 1Q 2014
    China Merchants Energy Shipping (CMES), a Chinese bulker and tanker operator, has predicted that it will return to profits of at least 140M Yuan ($23M) in the first three months of this year
  • UN won't intervene in marines case
    The case of two Italian marines charged with shooting two Indian fishermen is a bilateral matter concerning Italy and India, John Ashe, president of the United Nations General Assembly (UNGA), stated on 21 March
  • South Sudan strife adds uncertainty to Kenya's port project
    Civil conflict in South Sudan and a standard gauge (SG) railway from Ethiopia to Djibouti are clouding the future of Kenya's Lamu port and transport corridor project
  • KPA announces port modernisation plans
    Kenya Ports Authority (KPA) is set to invest Sh5Bn ($58M) in new cargo handling equipment
  • Lindi in line up for LNG terminal
    The southern Tanzanian province of Lindi is being considered for a liquefied natural gas (LNG) terminal to process offshore deposits
  • Awilco Drilling plans bond issue
    Awilco Drilling, the Aberdeen-based drilling rig operator listed in Oslo, is contemplating issuing a secured bond loan in the Norwegian bond market
  • Nanjing Tanker losses up 377% in 2013
    Nanjing Tanker, the tanker-operating unit of Sinotrans & CSC, had its losses mount to 377% year on year to CNY5.9Bn ($948.6M) in 2013, due to asset impairment and booking of forecast long-term charter party losses

The Journal of Commerceweb site
MARCH 24, 2014
  • Back-to-Work Order for Vancouver Truckers?
    Truck traffic at Port Metro Vancouver continued to increase over the weekend, but still remained below normal as the maritime community anticipated introduction of back-to-work legislation today by the British Columbia government. Even if the provincial government introduces back-to-work legislation, which will call for a 90-day cooling-off period, hundreds of striking...
  • CN Plays Catchup on Grain But Export Concerns Persist
    Canadian National Railway said it's meeting the government requirement to transport more grain but warned that grain elevators on the west coast are nearing capacity and ice coverage prevents shipping via the Great Lakes. The railroad said it has transported on average 4,366 railcars weekly in the last three weeks, after...
  • Sole FMC Commissioner Against P3 Calls It 'Alliance in Name Only'
    WASHINGTON - The U.S. Federal Maritime Commissioner who cast the lone vote against the P3 network last week called it an "alliance in name only" in which the controlling carrier, Maersk Line, can virtually "paint the other parties' ships light blue." Calling the P3 anticompetitive, Commissioner Richard Lidinsky pointed to how...
  • China Overtakes US as Brazil's Top Trade Partner
    Fifteen years after China initiated its "Going Global" strategy, its trade with the major nations of South America has increased rapidly, and China has become an increasingly large purchaser of South American raw materials, and supplier of loans and investment capital. Bilateral trade between Brazil and China expanded aggressively between 1999...
  • Port of Savannah Handles Record Container Traffic
    Georgia's Port of Savannah moved a record 248,746 TEUs in February, increasing 2.6 percent year-over-year and marking the port's highest volume of containers ever for the month of February. Port of Savannah's container throughput in the last 12 months. Full-size image However, compared with the previous month, February container traffic was down 4.0...
  • NY-NJ Port Says Productivity Improving
    The Port of New York and New Jersey said its container terminals have recorded increases in truck gate moves and reductions in dwell time for containers and that operations are improving following winter disruptions. Gate moves averaged more than 60,000 per week during the last two weeks, the port authority said....
  • Truck-Tracking Software Targets Driver Detention
    New software could help trucking companies enforce truck driver detention policies and collect fines from shippers that keep drivers waiting beyond agreed limits. The Detention Optimization Module released by Spireon for its asset-tracking system tells carriers not only where their equipment is but how long it's been there. The software also will...
  • Joint Asia-Red Sea Service to Launch in May
    REX3/RES2/ARC2 port rotationCMA CGM, China Shipping Container Lines and United Arab Shipping Co. on May 8 will launch a new jointly operated, fixed-day weekly service, the Asia Southern Red Sea Express, connecting South China, Southeast Asia and southern Red Sea ports. The REX3/RES2/ARC2 port rotation will be as follows: Xiamen, Yantian and...
  • Mega-Ships Seen Needing New Way of Insuring Cargo
    Maersk Line Triple E mega-ship Majestic Maersk.The millennia-old insurance principle called general average, which pools the cargo and hull liabilities in a marine disaster, won't work in an age when container ships of up to 18,000 20-foot equivalent units might be lost. Because cargo owners would have to wait years before...
  • Port of Charleston's Container Volume Drops
    South Carolina's Port of Charleston handled 129,657 TEUs in Feburary, down 1.5 percent year-over-year. Port of Charleston's container throughput in the last 12 months. Full-size image However, year-to-date, Charleston's container volume was up 2.5 percent year-over-year, totaling 259,308 TEUs. In the first eight months of its fiscal year 2014, which began on July...
  • Port Tampa Bay hosts successful and insightful conference/port tour for International Pineapple Organization
    TAMPA, Fla.- The International Pineapple Organization (IPO) held its second Global Pineapple Conference in Tampa March 19-20, 2014. Hosted by Port Tampa Bay, and sponsored by the port, CSX and Ports America, the IPO Global Pineapple Conference brought together many of the key stakeholders in the pineapple industry, including major...
  • Volga-Depner Group Announces Three Senior Management Appointments to Spearhead Its 'Cargo Supermarket' Strategy
    Volga-Dnepr Group has announced three new appointments in its management team to further the implementation of its 'cargo supermarket' development strategy and synergy between its air cargo charter and schedule freighter services operated by Volga-Dnepr Airlines and AirBridgeCargo Airlines. Wolfgang Meier, Volga-Dnepr Group After four successful years serving as Senior Executive Vice...
  • Thermo King Delivers Peace of Mind with CARB Compliant Genset Platform
    Brussels, Belgium, March 21, 2014 - At the beginning of 2014 the new regulations from the California Air Resources Board (CARB) took effect. The CARB requirements were introduced as a measure to reduce exhaust emissions from diesel engines in off-road applications. As a result, all reefer containers in California should be tested...

TradeWindsweb site
MARCH 24, 2014
  • Meet the new 'magic pipe'
    The US Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) appears to be mounting a campaign aimed at penalising the operators of ships that fail to comply with laws designed to reduce air pollution at sea.
  • Sveaas makes his move
    Christen Sveaas has launched a full takeover bid for ailing Swedish shipowner Rederi AB TransAtlantic (RABT).
  • Brodosplit 8 cleared
    A Croatian court has acquitted eight men charged with money laundering at Brodosplit shipyard.
  • Star sees banana appeal
    Norwegian reefer owner Star Reefers has chartered four vessels to the shipping arm of US banana giant Chiquita.
  • d'Amico exits PE pact
    d'Amico International Shipping has bought out private equity partner Hudson from a joint venture vessel under construction at Hyundai Mipo.
  • Rajapur reborn?
    India's long-delayed Rajapur Shipyards project looks to be back up and running.
  • Diamond S denies sale
    Diamond S Shipping has cooled suggestions it has sold two aframaxes to Teekay spin-off Tankers Investment Ltd (TIL).
  • Dredger goes down
    A fuel leak has been spotted after a dredger sank in Dordrecht.
  • Atlantic cuts NAO ties
    Atlantic Offshore is severing its ties with a series of platform supply vessels (PSV) owned by newcomer Nordic American Offshore (NAO) to avoid a conflict of interest.
  • G Bulk banks high price
    G Bulk of Greece has fetched a high demolition price for one of its bulkers.
  • Bulker crewman missing
    Australian authorities have begun a search for a man missing from a Sinotrans bulker in the Gulf of Carpentaria.
  • Vitol top line rises
    Vitol has recorded a rise in crude and product shipments on the way to improved revenue in 2013.
  • HMM eyes logistics sale
    Hyundai Merchant Marine (HMM) is mulling the sale of its logistics wing as the next step on the road back to profitability.
  • Nanjing Tanker loses $950m
    China's Nanjing Tanker has posted a massive loss for 2013 and could be delisted in Shanghai within days.
  • Maple sells to NewLead
    Maple Leaf Shipping of China has emerged as the seller of two bulkers to NewLead, brokers say.
  • Second bulker grounds
    The Parana river was blocked again near Rosario in Argentina after a second bulker grounded, but the ship has now been refloated.
  • Gulf Nav posts big loss
    Dubai tanker owner Gulf Navigation has revealed a loss of AED 898.53m ($244.63m) for 2013 as it was hit by vessel write-down and impairment provisions.
  • Alpha cancels at STX?
    Greek shipowner Alpha Gas appears to have cancelled one of its two LNG carriers on order at STX Offshore & Shipbuilding due to excessive delays.
  • Kier clocks on at Univan
    Former AP Moller-Maersk executive Jens Kier has joined Univan as its chief financial officer.
  • Pan Ocean to sell
    Korean bulker owner Pan Ocean has decided to sell its ship finance unit Heungkuk Mutual.
  • Aida pair clobbers MHI
    Mitsubishi Heavy Industries is to shoulder an enormous writedown of over half a billion dollars on a pair of newbuildings for Aida Cruises.
  • PNSC fixes fuel deals
    State-owned Pakistan National Shipping Corp (PNSC) has lined up six suppliers for new bunker fuel contracts.
  • Back in Libya
    The tanker that broke through a naval blockade off Libya earlier this month after loading crude at a rebel-held port is back in Tripoli.
  • Captain fined in Ireland
    The captain of a Turkish cargoship has pleaded guilty to failing to notify Ireland's coast guard of a near-grounding incident.
  • Aiming for identical twins
    Two bulkers building in China will be the first ships to use a new service that aims to reduce variations in ships built to the same design.
  • CSAV investors back tie-up
    Shareholders in Cia Sud Americana de Vapores (CSAV) have approved a proposed merger with Germany's Hapag-Lloyd.
  • Maersk offloads duo
    Denmark's Thorco Shipping is reported to have acquired two modern multi-purpose vessels from Maersk Line, Limited (MLL).
  • Ezra taps bond market
    Ezra Holdings has tapped bond investors to raise a further SGD 95m ($75m) towards improving its balance sheet.

American Shipperweb site
MARCH 24, 2014
  • Port of L.A. interim chief not interested in top spot
    Port of Los Angeles' Interim Executive Director Gary Lee Moore announced Friday that he will not apply for the permanent position, but will return to his duties as city engineer of Los Angeles after an executive director is selected.
  • New service between Far East, Red Sea
    CMA CGM, UASC and China Shipping are introducing a new weekly container service between the Red Sea and the Far East. CMA CGM said the new Asia Southern Red Sea Express will improve port coverage and offer fast transit time.
  • Houston ship channel closed by weekend oil spill
  • CSAV shareholders OK merger with Hapag-Lloyd
  • Valero buys ethanol plant at Port of Indiana
  • Amber Road CEO eyes growth after successful IPO
    Amer Road's initial public offering Friday exceeded analysts' expectations, with the firm netting more than $62 million as its stock surged 33 percent above its offered price by the end of the day.
  • Shippers applaud plans to monitor P3
    Shipper groups praised the FMC for close examination of the P3 Network that Maersk, MSC and CMA CGM plan to set up later this year, as well as its plan to monitor the vessel-sharing agreement to determine whether it harms competition.
  • Damen opens new shipyard in Vietnam
  • U.S. aims to end tariffs on environmental goods
  • Ex-Im Bank signs MOU with Philippine Energy Department

The Bunker Bulletinweb site
MARCH 24, 2014
  • Vitol 2013 revenues up slightly
    Traded volumes of crude and oil products also up.
  • Firm unveils new scrubbing technology
    Eco-friendly system has low energy consumption, says AEC Maritime.
  • OW Bunker IPO 'fully subscribed'
    'We have seen great interest from both retail and institutional investors.'
  • Outlook uncertain in Middle East and African markets
    No avails at Cape Town.
  • Prices firm on stronger crude values
    LS MGO adds over $10 per tonne in Istanbul.
  • Developer of fuel oil alternative 'changes pace'
    'We expect to build through 2014 as the company transitions from pre-commercial development to substantive commercial operations.'
  • Analysts say OW Bunker is good investment
    Danish investment analysts upbeat on long term prospects, even if company's turnover growth is expected to slow down.
  • Houston Channel bottleneck could hit prices
    Fuel oil spill closes shipping channel.
  • US regulators clear P3 alliance
    Alliance of big three container carriers unlikely to trigger 'unreasonable' cost increases.
  • Asian shipowner eyes global supply contract
    Six bunker companies lined up to be part of deal.
  • Rolls Royce puts positive spin on gas-powered tug orders
    Move could be driven by environmental agenda, says executive.
  • Asian prices start week mixed
    Avails 'very tight' in Tokyo Bay.
  • New 'fuel flexible' engine
    Model can consume either LNG, heavy fuel oil, or MDO as bunker.
  • South Korea major to resume fuel oil exports to China
    Supply of 80,000 mt of 380 cSt material to resume in April.
  • Brightoil: Dalian storage facility facing delays
    New safety requirements could push building schedule back four years.
  • Singapore firm orders fuel-efficient OSVs
    Vessels feature a wave piercing bow designed for rough seas.
  • Houston bunker spill triggers big response
    Some 600 tonnes of fuel oil go into Houston Ship Canal.

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