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November 25, 2014
Sched Netweb site
  • Hanjin joins MSC in renewing congestion fee it had withdrawn before
  • US regulators stall merger of east and west-bound TSA quasi-conferences
  • CMA CGM appears to about to buy German short-sea operator as feeder
  • Bigger containerships put greater pressure on the container industry
  • International Energy Agency sees big shift in low-sulphur vs bunker ratios
  • Dock strife undermines west coast claim to be America's super gateway
  • London P&I Club calls for greater attention to masters' night orders
  • India's ship scrap market is hit hard by cheap Chinese steel slabs
  • Class society DNV GL deploys software to indicate accident likelihood
  • Cargo interests call for reform or end to Pierpass at LA-Long Beach port
  • China express grows 15pc a year - not nearly fast enough for e-commerce
  • LATAM Q3 operating income falls 116pc, blames shortfall on World Cup
  • Vietnam's Vietjet to become important link global sourcing supply chain

Exim Indiaweb site
NOVEMBER 24, 2014
  • APM Terminals signs expansion plan for Tema port
  • Asia-Europe rate on SCFI index falls again
  • CMA CGM launches CITRUS EXPRESS service for seasonal export of fruits between East Mediterranean & Black Sea
  • DNV GL signs cooperation agreement on LNG & gas solutions projects
  • G6 Alliance announces Pacific Atlantic service adjustment
  • Hapag-Lloyd welcomes Mexican approval for transaction with CSAV
  • High congestion at US West Coast ports force shippers to opt for airfreight
  • Maersk Line GRI from US to Asia
  • Maersk Line recognised as 'Shipping Company of the Year' at automotive awards
  • UASC announces upgraded MINA service to Med & USEC from 2015
  • Ashok Leyland wins $ 79.2-m order from Tanzania & Zimbabwe
  • Coffee exports may increase marginally, says USDA
  • Rice exports to be hit badly after Iran bans imports
  • Major Ports get together to enhance connectivity; to form new company
  • Rlys to unveil roadmap for next 4-5 years
  • ADB to provide $ 350 m loan for road upgradation in MP
  • Cabinet approves signing of SAARC Motor Vehicles Agreement
  • DGFT to look into cheap imports of pepper from Vietnam & Indonesia
  • FinMin takes steps to boost apparel export
  • Gail (I) to ramp up LNG purchase as oil drags prices down
  • INR turns weak on fresh dollar buying
  • Sitharaman to deliberate on intellectual property rights with US
  • Steps to be taken to boost orange exports: MahaOrange
  • Truck sales grow in last five months

International Transport Journalweb site
  • Exol splurging on fleet
  • Russian government orders TIR reintroduction
  • Broekman Distriport expands terminal
  • Austrian Post re-elects CFO
  • New app makes FPS user-friendlier
  • Competition watchdogs approve South African acquisition
  • For sale: railway lines in NRW
  • Zim riding the wave
  • Key promotion at Bridgestone Europe
  • Property developer building new logistics centre for Zufall
  • Canada: rail services start on new line
  • Vietjet launches cargo subsidiary
  • Nicaragua's gargantuan project under starter's orders

IHS Maritimeweb site
NOVEMBER 24, 2014
  • Panama faces new labour accusations
    The International Transport Workers' Federation (ITF) has alleged that the Panama Canal Authority (ACP) is breaching the country's commitments to global labour principles. In a statement on 24 November, ITF general secretary Steve Cotton claimed that the ACP's attempt to close down tugboat captains
  • Cruising's China race intensifies
    Hours after Carnival Corp announced a possible Chinese shipbuilding joint venture, Royal Caribbean confirmed its own joint venture targeting Chinese cruisers. According to a statement after market close on 21 November, Royal Caribbean's new JV is called SkySea Cruises. Royal Caribbean will own 35%,
  • Oil & Gas UK updates FPSO operations guidance
    Oil & Gas UK has today issued two updated sets of guidelines to help operators of floating production storage and offloading facilities (FPSOs), floating storage units (FSUs), and offtake tankers to adopt advances in industry good practice. "Issue 2 of the Mooring Integrity Guidelines provides
  • Far East cargo surge lifts Hamburg
    The Port of Hamburg today posted an almost 6% rise in cargo throughput for the first nine months, with double-digit gains in container volumes on trading links with Asia. Clawing back market share from its competitors, Rotterdam and Antwerp, the port has seen a 5.7% growth across all commodities
  • Qingdao Port strengthens ties with DP World
    China's Qingdao Port Group and Dubai's DP World entered a strategic framework agreement to enhance co-operation on 17 November. Both parties, under the framework agreement, intend to explore ways for further business growth based on a study of current liner services and trade volumes between their
  • BeiDou satellite network gains IMO recognition
    China's BeiDou Navigation Satellite System was officially recognised by the IMO as part of the organisation's World-Wide Radio Navigation System (WWRNS) at the 94th Session of the Maritime Safety Committee (MSC), said China's Ministry of Transport today. The circular on safety of navigation of
  • CMA CGM almost triples Q3 profits
    Third-ranking container line operator CMA CGM nearly tripled its third-quarter profits year on year, reporting net income up from $70M in Q3 2013 to $201M this year. Cargo carryings reached their highest level in the group's history, rising 8.3% over Q3 last year to 3.2M teu, while turnover
  • Rickmers-Linie sheds charter capacity
    Project and breakbulk shipping line Rickmers-Linie is forging ahead with a restructuring programme to cut losses. The scheme has seen its charter ship fleet cut back, operations and administrative processes reshuffled, and wage costs reduced, the line's CEO, Ulrich Ulrichs, told IHS Maritime.
  • Port of Antwerp blocked by strike
    Ship movements were at a standstill at the port of Antwerp today as dockers and other port service workers took part in the first of a series of 24-hour regional strikes over austerity measures planned by the Belgian government. A port spokeswoman told IHS Maritime that around 50 ships were waiting
  • Subsea 7 in up to $100M contract with Shell
    Subsea 7, the London-based seabed to surface construction company, says it has been awarded up to a $100M contract by Royal Dutch Shell for installation work in the Gulf of Mexico. "The contract value is in the range of $50M to $100M," Subsea 7 said. "The contract scope of work involves the
  • Syria court orders CMA CGM chairman payout to brother
    CMA CGM is ready to take legal action in Syria following reports that an appeal court in Damascus has ordered chairman Jacques Saadé to pay his brother, Johnny, more than €500M in a long-running legal battle over ownership rights in the company. French press agency AFP, which said last week
  • Australian crew stages sit-in on tanker
    Australian seafarers onboard the 30,040gt Tandara Spirit tanker are refusing to sail from Melbourne in protest against the loss of Australian shipping, fuel security, and jobs. Speaking with IHS Maritime on behalf of the crew, Kevin Bracken, Victoria Branch secretary of the Maritime Union of
  • Korea analyst warns against 'cheap' shipbuilder stocks
    Buying the most undervalued stocks, or allocating according to market capitalisation, is not advisable when choosing Korean shipbuilder stocks, according to a shipping analyst. Samsung Securities analyst Youngsoo Han said, "Korea's shipbuilders displayed a correlation co-efficient with the
  • APMT aims to conclude Tema extension agreement early next year
    APM Terminals hopes to reach final agreement on construction of a $1Bn-plus container terminal at the Ghanaian port of Tema during the first quarter of next year with the aim of opening the first part of the development before the end of 2016. Last week, the group announced it had signed a
  • One dead, two injured after lifeboat accident
    Accident investigations are continuing this week into the death of one seafarer and serious injuries to two other crewmen on a chemical tanker off the coast of Germany last week. The incident happened onboard the 11,951 GT chemical tanker MTM Westport, owned by MTM Westport of Singapore. The ship
  • Offshore key to BV expansion
    Offshore will be key to the 2015 expansion plans of Bureau Veritas (BV), Philippe Boisson, legal adviser to its marine and offshore division, told a year-end reception last night. BV, which in August acquired London-headquartered MatthewsDaniel, a key provider of loss adjusting and risk assessment
  • Petra Energy returns to black in 3Q14
    Malaysia-listed Petra Energy, a provider of brownfield services for the upstream oil and gas industry, recorded a profit of MYR8.1M ($2.4M) in 3Q14 ended 30 September 2014, compared with a loss of MYR3.5M in 3Q13. The improved results came from a 50% increase in revenue of MYR173M in 3Q14, compared
  • Mediterranean transhipment migrates south
    Europe's Med ports are continuing to lose out in the transhipment market to newer, more efficient container terminals in north Africa, according to a report by an Italian economic research centre. The report by the Research Centre of the Mezzogiorno, which is run by the Intesa Sanpaolo banking
  • Coastal Contracts 3Q14 net profits up 37.4%
    Malaysian offshore support vessels (OSV) fabricator Coastal Contracts posted a 37.4% year-on-year increase in net profits to MYR54.3M for 3Q14 ended 30 September 2014, largely spurred by scheduled upgrades and fleet renewals by asset owners. Net profit in the corresponding period last year was
  • SHI gains short-term boost from failed merger
    The scrapped merger plan between Samsung HI (SHI) and its affiliate Samsung Engineering lifts the short-term earnings outlook of SHI as there was concern that the engineering unit's losses would hurt SHI's bottom line, said an analyst in a research note. Daishin Securities analyst Feynman Jeon
  • OW Bunker chairman startled by DOT trading loss
    Denmark-headquartered OW Bunker's chairman Niels Henrik Jensen was "extremely surprised" by the huge trading loss incurred of its Singapore-based subsidiary Dynamic Oil Trading (DOT). Jensen said that the management of OW Bunker did not approve the credit line around $120M and $130M, given by DOT
  • Marco Polo year-on-year profits down 39%
    Singapore-listed integrated marine logistic company Marco Polo Marine (MPM) posted a year-on-year drop of 39% in profits to SGD2.51M ($1.9M) during 4Q14 ended 30 September 2014. Revenue dropped 17% to SGD23.6M at 30 September 2014 from SGD28.4M at 30 September 2013. The lower earnings derived from

Marine Logweb site
NOVEMBER 24, 2014
  • Louisiana shipyard builds "space port drone ship"
  • U.S.-built trawler will be most environmental friendly yet
  • EB gets $24.5 million more for Virgina on board spares
  • LR to class Maersk AHTS newbuilds at Kleven
  • Lake Assault Boats moves into new HQ building
  • MAN Diesel & Turbo power for U.S. trawler newbuild
  • Latest McAllister tug is JonRie equipped
  • IMO to be more flexible on ferry LNG tank location

World Wide Shipperweb site
NOVEMBER 24, 2014
  • First vessel undergoing repairs at new Vigor floating drydock
  • Hyundai Heavy Industries names world's largest containership
  • G6 Alliance carriers to adjust Pacific/Atlantic run
  • Port of Seattle releases box numbers for October
  • All parties approve merger between Kinder Morgan companies

Lloyd's Listweb site
NOVEMBER 24, 2014
  • Data Hub: Trade Routes
    Oil, containers and the Middle Eastern paradox
  • Diana Containerships sees charter rates inch up
    Company sees profits despite fewer ownership days
  • Navios results reveal capesize acquisition
    New York-listed company's revenues jump thanks to logistics subsidiary
  • Hamburg increases container market share in northern range
    German port outstrips its rivals as box traffic grows 6.4% in the first three quarters of 2014
  • Can Costa Concordia be a flagship for European ship demolition?
    Breakers will have to fight to compete with Asian yards on price, but can they beat them on quality?
  • Angelicoussis swaps VLCCs for new LNGs at DSME
    Greek owner books up to four new LNG carriers with Korean yard
  • Louis charters cruise vessel from KfW
    Ex-Olympic Explorer will be third ship for new brand Celestyal Cruises
  • South California congestion boosts Oakland box traffic
    Diverted cargo helps the port to record its biggest gain in imports for six months
  • Zim targets fourth-quarter profit
    Israeli shipping line expects to see further improvement as it benefits from a full quarter of restructuring-related savings
  • CMA CGM posts $201m net profit and confirms 18,000 teu deliveries in 2015
    UPDATE: Third-quarter volumes hit a record high and the firm forecasts a strong final three months
  • Antwerp disrupted by regional strikes
    Unions' protest over government austerity measures causes slowdown at Europe's second-largest port
  • CMA CGM posts net profit of $201m in third-quarter on record volumes
    French line confirms Ocean Three alliance on track to launch n early 2015
  • Industry viewpoint: shipping fortunes face the big squeeze
    Shipbuilding investment is creating a permanently overtonnaged industry

The Journal of Commerceweb site
NOVEMBER 24, 2014
  • Tough times ahead for US shippers, FTR warns, as port woes continue
    FTR Associates predicts "a very tough operating environment in early 2015" for U.S. shippers dependent on congested ports. The typical slowdown in freight tonnage during winter months will offer only a "minor and short-term reprieve" from higher U.S. transportation costs, Jonathan Starks, FTR's director of transportation analysis, said in a...
  • Hamburg works to overcome schedule and hinterland challenges
    With worsening delays at the Port of Hamburg, port leaders are hoping that newly formed alliances will improve on-time arrivals while at the same time seeking ways to improve the flow of containers to and from the hinterland. Delays are worsening on arrivals at Hamburg, especially for the largest ships that...
  • As freight demand rises, LTL carrier Holland moves to larger HQ
    The nation's largest regional less-than-truckload carrier is moving to larger digs. Holland will add another 35,000 feet to its headquarters as it shifts to an 85,000-square-foot building. "Our new location will give us the room we need to better serve Holland customers," Scott Ware, president of the 10th-largest U.S. LTL trucking...
  • Shippers rethink supply chains as LA-LB congestion pushes up costs
    Congestion and delays at the Los Angeles-Long Beach port complex continues to push up spot truck rates for shipments moving inland, according to DAT Solutions. For van freight, the average spot market rate from Los Angeles to Phoenix was $3.11 per mile in the week ending Nov. 15, down 3 cents...
  • Diana Containerships swings to net income gain on higher charter rates
    Diana Containerships swung back to profitability in the third quarter, reporting a net profit of $1.4 million on higher charter rates after losing $700,000 in the same period a year ago. The company's time charter revenue rose 18 percent year-over-year increase to $13 million net of prepaid charter revenue amortization. The...
  • Emirates expands Asia to East Africa services
    Emirates Shipping Line on Monday said it will expand its services connecting Asia and East Africa into two fixed-day weekly services that will ensure that "port delays do not impact the quality of service on either loop." The two new services, called the Asia Tanzania Express (ATX) and Asia Kenya Express...
  • CMA CGM profits triple in the third quarter
    CMA CGM's net income almost tripled in the third quarter as the French carrier's container volume surged to an all-time high. The results support the trend in which the largest carriers in the world are also the most profitable. Net income jumped to $201 million in the three months through September...
  • Strike brings Belgium ports including Antwerp to a standstill
    The port of Antwerp is at a standstill as dockers stage a 24-hour strike to protest the Belgian government's austerity program aimed at reducing the country's soaring national debt. Market Share in Northrange Ports - 2Q2014; Source: HHLA Full-size image The ports of Zeebrugge and Ghent have also been brought to a halt...
  • DFDS profits rise despite Russian sanctions, route closures
    DFDS's third quarter profit soared 17 percent even as northern Europe's leading short-sea shipping and logistics operator closed routes and rejigged its network as Russian sanctions hit its key Baltic trades. The Danish shipping and logistics company's operating profit grew to 423 million krone ($70.5 million) in the three months through...
  • Evergreen extends profitable run since joining CKYHE
    HONG KONG - Evergreen Marine recorded an $80 million net profit in the three months ending Sept. 30. as the carrier added a second profitable quarter since joining the CKYH Alliance in March. Capitalizing on the network benefits and lowering transhipment costs enabled Taiwan's largest carrier to significantly boost its earnings...
  • Christmas cargo driving congestion, Philippine officials say
    HONG KONG - The Philippine' cabinet cluster on port congestion, directed by cabinet secretary Jose Rene Almendras, will gather for a port forum on November 27 in Manila as officials struggle to address the bottlenecks that have troubled the gateway since late February. This latest meeting comes just a week after...

TradeWindsweb site
NOVEMBER 24, 2014
  • Aegean sees red
    Aegean Marine Petroleum posted a third-quarter loss Monday but the company is confident that the tides will turn in the coming year.
  • Exxon sells second suezmax
    It appears that ExxonMobil's US shipping subsidiary has entered the final leg of a race to sell two of its Jones Act tankers.
  • Deval ship saves trio
    A Turkish bulker has rescued the crew of a sailing vessel in distress off Florida and safely delivered them to dry land.
  • Gleeson goes for more
    A flood of criticism following a below par third quarter performance has not prevented BW LPG chief executive Nick Gleeson from topping up his holding in the world's largest VLGC owner.
  • Technip takes newbuilding
    Reach Subsea and Eidesvik Offshore are celebrating a firm contract for a newbuilding that marks the start of a collaboration project.
  • Passengers save ferry
    Passengers used GPS on their smartphones to guide a lost ferry back into Mumbai, India.
  • Why miss all the fun?
    RS Platou Markets has questioned why tanker investors are standing on the sidelines while owners are making all the money.
  • Solvang earnings soar
    The LPG carrier company said net profit was NOK 24.6m ($3.62m) to 30 September, compared to NOK 11.3m in the same period of 2013.
  • Diana back to black
    Diana Containerships has ridden its increased revenue to a profitable bottom line during the third quarter despite a drop in operating days.
  • Solvang sells share
    Norway's Solvang has offloaded a share in a 2008-built gas carrier for a small profit.
  • Skangass seals Eni deal
    Nordic supplier Skangass is to ship LNG from Belgium to Sweden in a new deal with Eni.
  • Navios reveals cape deal
    Navios Maritime Holdings confirmed the purchase of a capesize bulker from Berge Bulk as it reported a deeper than anticipated third quarter loss today.
  • Maersk tipped for MR swoop
    Maersk Tankers is tipped to have snapped up a quartet of medium range (MR) resales from a Greek owner in the latest expansion of its products tanker fleet.
  • DP teams with Qingdao
    Dubai's DP World has further strengthened its ties with Qingdao port in China after signing a strategic framework agreement to enhance port cooperation.
  • CMA CGM linked to OPDR
    France's CMA CGM is reportedly plotting a takeover move for German containership owner OPDR.
  • UK job for Fugro
    Netherlands' Fugro has won a geotechnical contract by DONG Energy that will see two of its vessels join investigation work for a big offshore wind project.
  • CMA CGM hits a peak
    French container line CMA CGM carried a record number of boxes in the third quarter as earnings jumped.
  • Belgium hit by strike
    Belgian port workers have walked out on Monday in a pay dispute.
  • Tsakos sees two bumper years
    New Intertanko chairman Nikolas Tsakos has predicted a couple of strong years ahead for the tanker market.
  • U-Ming on the rise
    Taiwanese bulker owner U-Ming Marine Transport has posted an increase in third quarter earnings as revenue grew.
  • EA launches IPO
    Malaysia's EA Technique is planning to raise up to MYR 74.2m ($22.13m) in a domestic IPO to expand its fleet.
  • Skaugen strikes Pareto pact
    IM Skaugen of Norway has changed tack on the sale of a gas carrier after drafting a deal with Pareto.
  • American Club seeks 4.5%
    The American Club is to seek a 4.5% general increase at the February renewal of protection and indemnity cover.
  • RCCL responds over China
    Royal Caribbean Cruises Ltd (RCCL) is hitting back in the battle to win Chinese market share with a new joint venture.
  • Moller sights $550m more
    AP Moller-Maersk has set its sights on a further $500m chunk of its own stock after completing the first phase of an inaugural share buyback programme.
  • Shell boosts Subsea 7
    Oslo-listed Subsea 7 has won a new Shell contract in the Gulf of Mexico worth between $50m and $100m.
  • Schulte eyes Indian growth
    Germany's Bernhard Schulte Shipmanagement is targeting an expansion of its crewing activities in India.
  • MPM profit down 39%
    Lower revenues and increased costs have combined to drag down Marco Polo Marine's (MPM) net profit by 39%, latest figures show.
  • Communication lesson
    BW LPG has promised better communication with investors and analysts after the debacle over its third quarter results.
  • Statoil cans Stena charter
    Statoil is set to take a $350m charge to cancel the long term charter of a drillship owned by Stena Drilling.
  • Atalanta extended
    The European Union's (EU) counter-piracy Operation Atalanta has been extended by two more years until December 2016.
  • BGC extends GFI deadline
    BGC Partners has extended its offer to acquire GFI Group after failing to convince enough shareholders to back its bid.

American Shipperweb site
NOVEMBER 24, 2014
  • Defense has ongoing struggle with container management
  • Mexico, U.S. strengthen air cargo bond
  • More carriers plan congestion charge
  • L.A. chassis pool makes progress on equipment supply
  • CMA CGM reports record volumes and improved profit
  • ANA wants Asia-U.S. air cargo venture
  • United to beef up European schedule
  • 18 ships at anchor in San Pedro Bay
  • Executive moves

The Bunker Bulletinweb site
NOVEMBER 24, 2014
  • Aegean's Q3 revenue up 13% year-on-year
    Marine fuel sales up 18.5% by volume, up 13% by value.
  • The 9/11 of the Bunker Industry
    Maybe we will refer to November 7 - the day it became clear OW Bunker had collapsed - as a day that changed everything in our niche industry.
  • MGO: Why it is attractive to pirates and what can be done about it
    Senior fellow at Singapore's Nanyang Technological University offers some theories.
  • Ambiguity in application of IGF Code to gas carriers
    Difficulty in setting clear parameters for when gas carriers must also apply new regulation for gas a fuel.
  • CMA CGM books quarterly profit
    Bulbous bow changes paying dividends.
  • Russian fuel oil production climbing
    Volumes up 8.7% year-on-year.
  • OW's US subsidiaries seeking share of debts direct
    In bid to secure at least $100 million to pay creditors rather than money going into a 'black hole' in Denmark.
  • Baltic LNG project: 'Demand is there'
    Companies back plans for Klaipeda terminal.
  • Belgian port strike bites
    24-hour stoppage over wage demands disrupts shipping.
  • ISO invited to develop standard for LNG bunkering connectors
    Introducing standard early can help avoid the need for 'arsenal' of flange adaptors used in the bunker industry today.
  • Brightoil confirms new CEO hire
    Former Sinochem director starts new role this Monday.
  • Spanish yard develops LNG feeder vessel
    STS operations possible with new ship design, says company head.
  • WFS declares quarterly dividend
    Amount is similar when compared to earlier dividends.
  • Ex-Cosco executive gets 10-year sentence
    Cosco Group has been involved in a series of corruption scandals.
  • BIMCO: Lower fuel bill benefits shipping industry
    But marine fuel remains big operational cost, says analyst.
  • Russian authorities mull dual-fuel vessel buys
    Authorities show interest in newly-developed ice breaker design.
  • Dan-Bunkering expands operations in Denmark
    Firm to start trading from new Aalborg office in December.
  • Progress on Russian multipurpose bunker tanker project
    Ship ordered by Tuaspe port.
  • Yearly profits half at Singapore-listed group
    Lower bunker tanker charter rates drag down overall results.
  • Brightoil expands Singapore bunkering operations
    Firm will be adding another bunker tanker to its fleet at the republic, Director tells Bunkerworld.
  • IMO to work on detailed BDN for LNG bunkering
    Proposed BDN would include parameters to define gas quality specifications at delivery.
  • Japanese fuel oil demand has been falling
    Tokyo bunker prices are close to a four-year low.
  • Alliances 'should not discuss surcharges'
    European Shippers' Council has repeated its call for a global authority to keep Vessel Sharing Alliances in check.

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HMM signs new 10-year contract with Vale for iron ore transport
Seoul
It is worth around $310 million.
The Campania Port Authority reaches an agreement with UNIPORT and Assiterminal
Naples
The regional tax - highlights the port authority - risks undermining the competitiveness of ports
IAPH and WCO publish updated guidelines on cooperation between customs and port authorities
Tokyo/Brussels
Contributed by the World Shipping Council
ABB and Blykalla collaborate on nuclear marine propulsion
Stockholm
The agreement focuses on small modular fast reactors developed by the Swedish company
Saipem wins new offshore contract worth approximately $1.5 billion in Türkiye
Saipem wins new offshore contract worth approximately $1.5 billion in Türkiye
Milan
It is related to the third phase of the Sakarya gas field development project.
In the second quarter, freight traffic in the port of Civitavecchia grew by +5.7%
Civitavecchia
Record for cruise passengers this period
Uniport and Assiterminal oppose the additional fees demanded of port operators by the Campania Region.
Rome
Amount between 10% and 25% of the annual state fee
The first train from Belgium under the FS Logistix-Lineas agreement has arrived in Segrate.
Milan
Five return connections per week to Antwerp are scheduled
Modernization works are underway at the passenger terminal at the port of Igoumenitsa.
Naples
Grimaldi takes delivery of the PCTC "Grand Auckland"
Damage to submarine cables in the Red Sea
Portsmouth
According to the International Cable Protection Committee, the cause could be ship traffic
Dutch company Damen to build 24 naval vessels for British company Serco
Gorinchem/Amsterdam
Green light for a €270 million bridging loan to the shipbuilding company.
DP World to build and operate container terminal at Montreal's new Contrecœur port
Dubai/Montreal
It will become operational in 2030
Expansion work has begun at the Vienna South intermodal terminal.
Vienna
Annual traffic capacity expected to increase by 44%
In July, ship traffic in the Suez Canal increased by +0.8%
In July, freight traffic in the ports of Genoa and Savona-Vado decreased by -3.0%
Genoa
The decline was limited by increased oil traffic in the Vado harbor. Ferry traffic dropped 9.9%.
Trump nominates Laura DiBella as chair of the Federal Maritime Commission.
Washington
The nomination of Robert Harvey as commissioner of the federal agency has also been forwarded to the Senate.
Genoa's new dam: a modification has been approved to allow for completion of work by the end of 2027.
Genoa
Phase A and Phase B works will be carried out rather than sequentially
Assiterminal, simplify and standardize dredging procedures to restore the operational competitiveness of ports.
Taranto Recommends: The Regasification Plant Would Promote the Port's Revitalization
Taranto
Melucci: a lifeline for the entire port system and for our city's economic growth.
Cargo and cruise traffic in eastern Sicily ports is on the rise
Catania
In the container segment, an increase of +27.9% was recorded
FS Logistix and Lineas form joint venture to manage the Antwerp Mainhub Terminal
Antwerp
Rail services between Antwerp and Milan expected to increase
Attack on a product tanker in the Red Sea
Southampton
A missile fell near the ship which suffered no damage
Sea trials have been completed for the new GNV Virgo ro-pax vessel.
Genoa
It will be GNV's first liquefied natural gas ship
Companies inform
Accelleron and Geislinger: An Evolving Technical Collaboration
In the first half of the year, Singamas' container sales decreased by -10%.
Hong Kong
The average selling price dropped by -3.8%
COSCO Shipping Holdings Group's revenues fell by -3.4% in the second quarter of 2025.
COSCO Shipping Holdings Group's revenues fell by -3.4% in the second quarter of 2025.
Shanghai
Sharp decline in economic performance in the trans-Pacific and Asia-Europe markets
For Federlogistica, the bridge over the Strait of Messina will have the miraculous power to gradually eliminate a framework of social injustices.
For Federlogistica, the bridge over the Strait of Messina will have the miraculous power to gradually eliminate a framework of social injustices.
Genoa
Falteri: it can become the artery of an economic and social body that has been underdeveloped to date
SBB CFF FFS Cargo's half-year performance was negative.
Bern
The Swiss company announced a drop in volumes in both domestic and transit traffic.
COSCO Shipping Ports reports record quarterly revenue
Hong Kong
In the April-June period, net profit was 122.4 million dollars (+32.4%)
Cargo traffic at Chinese seaports hit a new record high in July
Cargo traffic at Chinese seaports hit a new record high in July
Beijing
Foreign traffic amounted to 427.6 million tonnes (+6.1%)
South Korea's HD Hyundai Heavy Industries Co. and HD Hyundai Mipo Co. to merge
Seoul
The completion of the operation is expected for next December 1st.
Filt Cgil, priority should be given to valorizing AdSP workers rather than assigning positions
Rome
The union denounces the failure to comply with the National Collective Labour Agreement
In the second quarter of this year, freight traffic in the port of Venice grew by +4.1%
Venice
There were 228 thousand cruise passengers (+12.8%)
COSCO Shipping International's revenues increased by 10.3% in the first half of the year.
Hong Kong
Net profit was HK$494.6 million (+26.0%)
G20 nations' merchandise trade showed modest growth in the second quarter
Geneva
The increase in trade in services was more pronounced
South Korea's HD Hyundai announces multibillion-dollar investment program to revitalize the U.S. shipbuilding industry.
South Korea's HD Hyundai announces multibillion-dollar investment program to revitalize the U.S. shipbuilding industry.
Seongnam
Agreements with the US investment firm Cerberus Capital and the Korea Development Bank
MSC World Europa cruise ship crashes off the coast of Ponza
Rome
The Coast Guard reports that the situation on board, where there are 8,585 people, is calm and under control.
MSC World Europa has resumed autonomous sailing
Rome
Electrical problem solved, the cruise ship is headed for the port of Naples
PostEurop warns that from August 29, shipments of goods to the USA could be limited or suspended
Brussels
Last month, Trump eliminated tariff exemptions for low-cost goods.
Chinese oil company OOIL sees growth in its half-year financial results.
Hong Kong
In the first six months of this year, revenues increased by +5.0%
Premier Alliance to split Mediterranean Pendulum 2 service next month
Seoul/Singapore/Keelung
Investment firm CVC Capital Partners exits Boluda Maritime Terminals and TTI Algeciras
Schiphol
The two terminal companies manage a total of nine Spanish port terminals
ZIM's quarterly economic and operating performance declines
ZIM's quarterly economic and operating performance declines
Haifa
In the period April-June the average value of freight rates fell by -11.6%
Interferry's Entry/Exit System risks delaying ferry operations at European ports.
Victoria
The system will come into force on October 12th
DFDS closes second quarter with a loss
Copenhagen
In the period April-June 2025 the fleet transported 10.6 million linear meters of rolling stock (-0.4%)
Ammonia and methanol are ready to decarbonize shipping, but some obstacles to their use must be removed.
New record quarterly results for the American cruise group Viking
New record quarterly results for the American cruise group Viking
Los Angeles
The April-June period closed with a net profit of 439.2 million dollars (+182.2%)
Container traffic in the port of Barcelona grew by 1.8% last month.
Barcelona
202,321 TEUs handled at loading and unloading (+10.4%) and 142,492 TEUs in transit (-8.3%)
In the second quarter of 2025, freight traffic in the Port of Hamburg grew by +4%
In the second quarter of 2025, freight traffic in the Port of Hamburg grew by +4%
Hamburg
Sharp increase in transshipment container volumes (+26%)
Norway's Xeneta has bought Denmark's eeSea
Oslo
Both companies provide data and information for the optimization of containerized maritime transport
In the April-June quarter, freight traffic in Tunisian ports decreased by -3.8%
La Goulette
In the first six months of 2025, 13.8 million tonnes were handled (-3.2%)
Port of Koper sets new quarterly records for containers and rolling stock
Ljubljana
In the period April-June, 5.6 million tons of goods were moved (-4.1%)
Port of Los Angeles hits record monthly container traffic
Los Angeles
Over one million TEUs were handled in July (+8.5%)
Hapag-Lloyd reports second quarter increases of +2.0% in revenues and +12.4% in containers transported by the fleet
Hapag-Lloyd reports second quarter increases of +2.0% in revenues and +12.4% in containers transported by the fleet
Hamburg
Net profit fell by -39.4%
Evergreen reports an 18.7% drop in quarterly revenues
Taipei
The April-June period closed with a net profit decrease of -62.9%
South Korean company HMM's revenues fell by 1.5% in the second quarter.
Seoul
Trump announces rejection of IMO's shipping decarbonization program
Washington
The proposed framework - it is denounced - is in effect a global carbon tax that affects Americans and is imposed by an irresponsible United Nations organization.
Taiwanese companies Yang Ming and Wan Hai Lines reported negative results in the second quarter.
Taiwanese companies Yang Ming and Wan Hai Lines reported negative results in the second quarter.
Keelung/Taipei
In the period April-June, revenues decreased by -26.5% and -8.7% respectively
Cruise traffic at Global Ports Holding terminals grew by 6.0% in the second quarter
Istanbul
In the first six months of 2025, an increase of +16.7% was recorded
In the period April-June, cargo traffic in Croatian ports decreased by -4.0%
Zagreb
Cruise passengers grow by +5.4%
Container traffic at US ports is expected to plummet in the second half of this year.
Washington/Long Beach
In July, the Port of Long Beach handled 944,000 TEUs (+7.0%)
ThyssenKrupp shareholders approve spin-off of ThyssenKrupp Marine Systems
Eat
The company will be listed on the Frankfurt Stock Exchange
WTO: Measured responses have cushioned the impact of tariffs in 2025, but risks remain high for 2026.
WTO: Measured responses have cushioned the impact of tariffs in 2025, but risks remain high for 2026.
Geneva
Global trade in goods is expected to grow by 0.9% this year
Hupac will increase the number of weekly rotations between Busto Arsizio and Basel from five to eight
Noise
Increase in attendance from September 1st
From January 1st, new bunkering regulations will apply in the ports of Rotterdam and Antwerp.
Rotterdam
The barges must be equipped with flow meters
Maersk reports higher quarterly revenue, lower earnings
Maersk reports higher quarterly revenue, lower earnings
Copenhagen
Terminals and logistics have made a positive contribution. Container shipping benefits from demurrage revenues.
The CIPESS has approved the final project for the bridge over the Strait of Messina.
Rome
Construction will begin this year and the project will be completed in 2032.
DHL Group revenues fell by 3.9% in the second quarter
DHL Group revenues fell by 3.9% in the second quarter
Bonn
Significant reduction in shipments from China and Hong Kong to the US due to Trump's abolition of the de minimis regime
The Grendi group has acquired 70% of Dario Perioli Spa
The Grendi group has acquired 70% of Dario Perioli Spa
Milan
The remaining 30% will remain with Fingiro, owned by Michele Giromini, the company's CEO.
BigLift Shipping and CY Shipping order two additional heavy lift vessels
Amsterdam
Order placed at Chinese shipyard Jing Jiang Nanyang Shipbuilding Co.
The Charthage ferry was placed under administrative detention in the port of Genoa
Genoa
A Coast Guard inspection found numerous deficiencies
Disney Cruise Line's largest ship's debut delayed by three months
Lake Buena Vista
Construction delays force the maiden voyage to be postponed until March 10th.
Shell to supply liquefied biomethane to Hapag-Lloyd containerships
Hamburg
Agreement effective immediately
Andrea Zoratti has been appointed general manager of Hub Telematica
Genoa
The company is controlled by Assagenti and Spediporto
Jotun and Messina sign agreement to improve the environmental and commercial performance of ships.
Genoa
The "Jolly Rosa" vessel will use the Hull Skating Solutions solution
PSA Genova Pra' announces the hiring of 25 people dedicated to container handling.
Genoa
Ferrari: International markets have changed profoundly
CMA CGM will not apply surcharges for new US taxes on Chinese vessels and Chinese services
Marseille
The rates announced by the USTR in April will apply from October 14th.
South Korean HJ Shipbuilding wins orders for four 8,850 TEU containerships
Busan
Orders with a total value of approximately 461 million dollars
Conference: "Waiting and Delays in Road Transport: Logistics in Check"
Genoa
Organized by Trasportounito, it will be held on September 26th in Genoa
GNV has inaugurated a new office in Barcelona
Barcelona
The company currently has 52 employees throughout Spain.
Port of Trieste: EU funding for two new projects
Trieste
Resources with a total value of 1.7 million euros
Filt Cgil, the Flotilla incident is serious. Dockworkers are ready to mobilize.
Rome
Union announces action if aid is not allowed to reach Gaza
SAILING LIST
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Arrival ports by:
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In the first eight months of 2025, container traffic in the port of Gioia Tauro grew by +10.6%
Gioia Tauro
2,912,943 TEUs were handled
Stena Line to buy Latvian port operator Terrabalt
Gothenburg
It handles rolling stock, bulk cargo, and general cargo traffic in the port of Liepaja.
Meyer Turku begins construction of Royal Caribbean's fourth "Icon"-class cruise ship
Miami/Turku
It will be delivered in 2027
More than one in ten maritime shipments has shortages
Washington
This is what a report by the World Shipping Council has revealed, highlighting the safety risks
Last July, traffic in the port of Ravenna increased by +3.8%
Ravenna
In the first seven months of 2025, growth was +5.4%
In the first quarter of 2025, freight traffic in Belgian ports fell by -3.2%.
Brussels
Landings down 1.3% and embarkations down 5.4%
Product tanker High Fidelity rescues 38 migrants on a drifting dinghy
Rome
Intervention in the south of the island of Crete
GES and RINA sign agreement to develop a prototype of a new hydrogen battery
Rovereto/Genoa
PSA's second phase of container terminal at Mumbai Port inaugurated
Singapore
Annual traffic capacity will increase to 4.8 million TEUs
The conference "EU ETS - Perspectives and Opportunities for Decarbonization in the Maritime Sector" will be held in Palermo.
Rome
It will be held on September 18th and 19th
Fincantieri and PGZ sign an agreement to support the modernization of the Polish Navy
Trieste
The third LSS section for Chantiers de l'Atlantique was launched in Castellammare di Stabia.
In the US, funding for wind energy development projects in ports is being cut.
Washington
Resources worth $679 million will be reallocated for port infrastructure upgrades
From January 1st, Kombiverkehr will operate the PKV intermodal terminal in the port of Duisburg.
Frankfurt am Main
It has a traffic capacity of approximately 200 thousand intermodal units per year.
Wallenius Marine and ABB form Overseas joint venture
Stockholm
The aim is to accelerate the launch of the platform of the same name for improving fleet performance.
DHL eCommerce has acquired a minority stake in Saudi Arabia's AJEX Logistics Services.
Bonn/Riyadh
The Middle Eastern company has two thousand employees
The Ministry of Infrastructure and Transport has asked the Region to agree on the appointment of Bagalà as president of the Sardinian Port Authority.
Rome
He is currently the extraordinary commissioner of the same body
CMPort's port terminals handled record container traffic in the second quarter
Hong Kong
In the first six months of 2025 the total was 78.8 million TEUs (+4.3%)
Confitarma approves the decree on advanced training for tanker seafarers.
Rome
Applause to the General Command of the Port Authority Corps
Quarterly freight traffic in Moroccan ports increases
Tangier/Casablanca
In Tanger Med the growth was +17%
The board of directors of the Genoa-based Ente Bacini has been renewed.
Genoa
President Alessandro Arvigo and CEO Maurizio Anselmo
In the second quarter, sales of dry containers produced by CIMC fell by -33%.
Hong Kong
Reefer boats increase by 57%
The Grimaldi Group has taken delivery of the Grande Shanghai
Naples
It will be used for the transport of vehicles between East Asia and Northern Europe
The ART urges to verify that the investment plan and the related amortization period are consistent with the duration of the port concessions.
Turin
Chinese automaker FAW ships components to Europe by train
Changchun
Transit time reduced to 18 days compared to 45 days for maritime transport
The assets and fleet of the Spanish Armas Trasmediterránea will be sold to Baleària and DFDS
Las Palmas/Dénia/Copenhagen
Two agreements worth €215 million and €40 million respectively have been signed.
Italian State Railways (FS), investing €70 million to install the ERTMS system.
Rome
Work has been completed on 382 Trenitalia trains, while the retrofitting of 60 locomotives from Mercitalia Rail, an FS Logistix company, is underway.
MPC Container Ships' quarterly revenue returns to growth
The second quarter of 2025 was closed with a net profit of 78.1 million dollars (+20.5%)
Plans to build two container customs areas north and south of the Suez Canal
Cairo
Fourteen of the 48 abandoned shipwrecks in Catania port have been removed.
Catania
The activity will be replicated in the port of Augusta
The Regional Administrative Court (TAR) has confirmed the validity of the tender for the new Ravano Terminal in the port of La Spezia.
La Spezia
DP World's port terminals handled record quarterly container traffic
Dubai
Revenues grew by 22.2% in the first half of 2025
In the quarter April-June the volume of rolling stock transported by Höegh Autoliners increased by +9.0%
Oslo
Sharp increase (+46.6%) of vehicles from Asia
South Korea's HD Korea Shipbuilding & Offshore Engineering acquires Vietnam's Doosan Enerbility
Seongnam
It manages an industrial area with its own port facility
Container traffic in the port of Algeciras grew by 6.6% in July
Algeciras
In the first seven months of 2025, a decrease of -2.9% was recorded
In July, the port of Valencia handled 488,000 containers (+6.7%)
Valencia
Increase driven by growth in empty containers
Salvini has appointed Annalisa Tardino as extraordinary commissioner of the Western Sicilian Sea Port Authority.
Rome/Palermo
The President of the Sicilian Region announces the appeal against the provision
The materials dredged in the ports of La Spezia and Carrara will be used for the construction of the new breakwater in Genoa.
Genoa/La Spezia
Agreement between the two Ligurian Port System Authorities
X-Press Feeders denounces authorities' failure to acknowledge responsibility in the X-Press Pearl accident
Singapore
According to the company, the Supreme Court ruling ignores international maritime law
Container traffic in the port of Hong Kong decreased by -6.5% in July
Hong Kong
A decline of -3.7% was recorded in the first seven months of 2025
Cargo traffic in Russian ports remained stable in July
St. Petersburg
In the first seven months of 2025, loads decreased by -4.6%
In July, the Port of Singapore set a new all-time record for monthly container traffic with 3.9 million TEUs.
Singapore
In terms of weight, containerized cargo decreased by -3.6%
Compensation to be paid by the Civitavecchia Port Authority in the Fincosit case has been set at €1.5 million.
Civitavecchia
Latrofa: The ruling allows the release of set-aside sums that have frozen the budget for years.
Germany's HHLA posts record quarterly revenue
Hamburg
In the second quarter, the group's port terminals handled 3.2 million containers (+7.9%)
In the first half of 2025, CK Hutchison's port terminals handled 44 million containers (+4.0%)
Hong Kong
In the quarter April-June the Wallenius Wilhelmsen fleet transported 14.8 million cubic meters of rolling stock (-0.5%)
Lysaker
Revenues down by -0.7%
In the second quarter, Montenegro's ports handled 670 thousand tons of goods (+0.6%)
Podgorica
Volumes with Italy amounted to 154 thousand tons (+53.1%)
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
Conference: "Waiting and Delays in Road Transport: Logistics in Check"
Genoa
Organized by Trasportounito, it will be held on September 26th in Genoa
The conference "EU ETS - Perspectives and Opportunities for Decarbonization in the Maritime Sector" will be held in Palermo.
Rome
It will be held on September 18th and 19th
››› Meetings File
PRESS REVIEW
Korean Firms Reassess U.S. Investments After Mass Immigration Raid
(The Korea Bizwire)
Russia's infrastructure development plan aims to build 17 marine terminals by 2036
(Interfax)
››› Press Review File
FORUM of Shipping
and Logistics
Intervento del presidente Tomaso Cognolato
Roma, 19 giugno 2025
››› File
With the arrival of the first container ship, the testing of operational procedures at the Rijeka Gateway begins.
The Hague
The first commercial ship is expected on September 12th
A proposal to bring the port of Taranto back onto global container routes? Start a discussion table.
Taranto
Meeting on the status of freight traffic
Port of Ancona: Tender for demolition of fire-damaged Tubimar warehouses
Ancona
The expected duration of the works is four and a half months
Merger of the German MACS and Hugo Stinnes, both active in the MPP vessel segment
Hamburg/Rostock
Stinnes headquarters in Rostock to close by December 31
In the second quarter, freight traffic in Albanian ports grew by +2.9%
Tirana
There were 331 thousand passengers (+13.6%)
A.SPE.DO, operationalizing the Smart Terminal to increase the competitiveness of the port of La Spezia.
La Spezia
ING loans to Premuda for over 100 million dollars
Milan
Funds for the management buyout and the purchase of two product tankers
Sallaum Lines has taken delivery of the first of six Ocean-class dual-fuel PCTCs
Rotterdam
The ship was completed four months ahead of schedule
First meeting of the new Management Committee of the Western Ligurian Sea Port Authority
Genoa
Several measures approved, including those for CULMV and CULP staff
Euroports to operate a new liquid bulk terminal in the French port of Port-La Nouvelle
Beveren-Kruibeke-Zwijndrecht
It is expected to become operational in 2026
In the second quarter, freight traffic in the port of Ravenna increased by +2.6%
Ravenna
Growth of 0.6% was recorded in June. An increase of 4.8% is expected in July.
OsserMare presents five reports on the marine economy
Rome
They focus on a specific sector supply chain or aspect of it
Port of Naples: Road haulage operations resume
Naples
Resolution meeting between institutions, operators and trade associations
ICTSI again reports record quarterly financial and operating results
Manila
Global Ship Lease Reports Record Quarterly Revenue
Athens
In the April-June period, net profit was 95.4 million dollars (+8.4%)
Vard receives new order from North Star for two hybrid SOVs
Trieste
Contract worth between 100 and 200 million euros
The Panama Shipping Registry will no longer accept the registration of oil tankers and bulk carriers over 15 years old.
Panama
Measure to counter the use of the shadow fleet
Danaos Corporation reports record quarterly revenue
Athens
The April-June period closed with a net profit of 130.9 million (-7.3%)
New customs fast corridor between the port of La Spezia and Interporto Padova
Padua
It adds to the other three already active on the same route
ICTSI to operate Indonesia's Batu Ampar Container Terminal
Manila
It is located on Batam Island
Pino Musolino has been appointed CEO of the Alilauro shipping company.
Naples
He replaces the resigning Eliseo Cuccaro
In the second quarter, DIS' time charter revenues fell by -37.1%.
Luxembourg
Net income was $19.6 million (-70.5%)
Wista Italy denounces the exclusion of women from the nominations of port authority presidents.
Milan
Musso: The glass ceiling that prevents women from accessing leadership roles remains.
Austrian Rail Cargo Group is focusing on the development of the Sommacampagna-Sona intermodal terminal.
Vienna
Ten-year agreement
In the second quarter, maritime traffic in the Bosphorus Strait decreased by -6.0%
Ankara
18.1% decline in ships over 200 metres in length
Fifty kilos of cocaine seized at the port of Civitavecchia
Rome
They were hidden inside a reefer container arriving from Ecuador
Trump has eliminated tariff exemptions for low-cost goods for all nations.
Washington
Goods with a value of less than $800 will also be subject to the tax.
Viking Mira was launched at Fincantieri's Ancona shipyard
Trieste
The multi-role frigate "Emilio Bianchi" was delivered to the Muggiano shipyard
The Port Authority of the Central-Northern Adriatic Sea has obtained EMAS registration
Ravenna
Certifies commitment to environmental management and sustainability
MSC Cruises reduces emissions with the support of an energy transition plan
Geneva
The 2024 Sustainability Report has been presented
DSV reports strong growth in financial and operating results thanks to the acquisition of Schenker
Hedehusene
Quarterly record in air and ocean shipment volumes
In 2024, the Fratelli Cosulich group's revenues increased by +12.8%
Genoa
Operating result down by -31.7%
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