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BRIEFS
May 26, 2014
Sched Netweb site
  • China box makers Singamas, CIMC focus of US anti-dumping probe
  • Over zealous Italian anti-trust regulators reined in by two courts
  • BIFA: Mandatory container weigh-ins likely outcome as 20pc overweight
  • Truck duties spark new EU-Russia trade row as Crimea tensions rise
  • EU and China sign 'safe trader' customs accord to speed clearance
  • Oman's Sohar OCIT container terminal docks 10,000-TEU APL Savannah
  • American Trucking Associations tonnage index rises 4.8pc in April
  • South Carolina posts 12pc box hike, busiest Charleston month since 2008
  • Largest vessel - 4,300 TEU - handled by DP World Saigon terminal
  • Singapore Changi Airport's April cargo upticks 0.6pc to 151,100 tonnes
  • DHL charter demand for South America fruit exports to Asia, US surges
  • Revolution hits air cargo, Coyne warns as major change transforms market

Exim Indiaweb site
MAY 23, 2014
  • ITIC issues fake agency accounts warning
  • Shipping cos find LNG carriers more attractive
  • Shipping Secretary commends activities of Seafarers' Home, Kandla
  • Bajaj likely to export 50,000 units in 2014-15
  • Tirupur knitwear exporters urge RBI to check further rise in INR
  • BCHAA delegation calls on new MbPT Chairman
  • DP World celebrates grand opening of automated Brisbane terminal
  • JN Port completes a glorious 25 years
  • Kattupalli International Container Terminal commences reefer exports
  • LDA's arbitration notice on Haldia port dispute rejected
  • US further postpones 100 pc container scanning
  • Assocham proposes several steps to enhance economic growth
  • Forex reserves up by $ 1.09 bn to $ 314.92 bn
  • FTAs may be tweaked to boost domestic manufacturing
  • INR ends strong at 58.50 on heavy fund inflow
  • MAT may be withdrawn to revive SEZs
  • Coastal security exercise in Gujarat and Daman & Diu
  • DHL outlines logistics wishlist for new government
  • Almajdouie moves massive cold boxes
  • CEE holds 5th Annual Membership Conference in Antwerp
  • DP World celebrates customer's Guinness world record movement of heavy load

International Transport Journalweb site
  • New chief officer cargo at Air Malta
  • Greenbrier lands large railcar orders
  • Reshuffle at Cargolux continues
  • Union Pacific invests in Missouri's rail infrastructure
  • British Airways' newest double decker and minibus touch down
  • TT Club welcomes new claims director
  • IDS sees winning start to year
  • K Line receives Port of Long Beach environmental award
  • WCA honours Qualitair & Sea
  • IT "made in Germany" for China's logistics market
  • Boeing twins for Eva Air
  • More trucks from UK to mainland Europe
  • IMO moves ahead with container weight verification
  • E-commerce and logistics set for global growth
  • Saudia Cargo directly from Europe to Doha
  • Upward trend in global trade continues

Marine Logweb site
MAY 23, 2014
  • Island Offshore back at Vard
  • ASD tug to have Cat power and propulsion
  • Critical waterways bill passed by U.S. Congress

World Wide Shipperweb site
MAY 23, 2014
  • Port group praises congress for Water Resources bill passage
  • Oregon Iron Works merging with Vigor Industrial
  • Rail freight traffic count rolls to positive week
  • Greenbrier announces orders for 7,000 new railcar units
  • Inchcape Shipping Services names new senior vice president

Lloyd's Listweb site
MAY 23, 2014
  • NYK and Knutsen expand their relationship into LNG shipping
    Japanese and Norwegian firms will jointly own ships tied to Gas Natural Fenosa contract
  • Iron ore bosses slam unions over Port Hedland strike vote
    MUA officials ponder their options as dispute with tug operator Teekay Shipping drags on
  • Sainty Marine wins London arbitration to terminate contracts
    Chinese yard cancels newbuilding and charter deals for six 64,000 dwt bulkers
  • East-west freight rates continue to fall
    Asia to Europe prices are down for a second week but remain ahead on-year
  • China Shipping Group signs $8bn deal with China Development Bank
    State-owned entities seal symbolic agreement for developing business
  • Concordia Maritime lands new charter contracts with oil major
    Shipowner pursues Asia-Pacific oil products trade with P-Max tankers
  • StealthGas aims to extend leading share in handysize LPG carriers
    Share price leaps after first-quarter profit increase
  • Israel Corp shareholders to vote on Zim restructuring next month
    Restructuring deal will see Israel Corp's shareholding in carrier reduced to 32%
  • Höegh LNG reduces its losses on lower project-financing costs
    Gas specialist is pleased with its performance as it looks to floating regasification
  • Flat spot market knocks Golden Ocean
    Fredriksen-controlled dry bulk operator at whim of weak market conditions
  • Seaspan announces new $75m fundraiser
    New York-listed company unveils an equity distribution agreement
  • DryShips secures relief from its banks in exchange for Ocean Rig shares
    Economou is bullish about prospects for his offshore drilling contractor
  • BW Group joins with Singapore's Pavilion Energy to buy LNG carriers
    Major step towards turning Singapore into gas hub
  • DFDS 'increasingly confident' of European and UK recovery
    Danish shortsea operator bullish despite loss in seasonally low first quarter
  • Week on Wall Street | May 23
    Free to read: Shipping's Letter from America
  • Why Joe Public is right to question passenger-shipping safety
    Casualties must teach us what went wrong and why and how to prevent future losses

Sea-webweb site
MAY 23, 2014
  • DFDS narrows losses
    Strong demand for its services in the North Sea region helped DFDS, the Copenhagen-based listed freight ferry and logistics services group, to cut its interim loss, said the company in a statement. Group net loss narrowed to DK110M ($18M) in the first quarter on revenues of DK2.85Bn, up from a
  • IMO discusses designing 'unsinkable ship'
    Technical discussions are ongoing at the IMO on how design of international ro-ro passenger and other passenger ships could be refined to enhance their survivability after accidents. EU research has found that "probabilistic damage stability methodology" could help set requirements that could
  • Vard clinches another order in short succession
    Singapore-listed Vard Holdings Limited (Vard) has won a new contract with Island Offshore Group for constructing an offshore support vessel (OSV) of Rolls-Royce design, valued at excess of NOK1B ($168M). The OSV is scheduled for delivery in the second quarter of 2016 from Vard Brevik in Norway,
  • Yangzhou Guoyu wins container quartet
    Chinese shipbuilder Yangzhou Guoyu Shipyard has won an order for up to four dual-fuel container ships for German partners Guoyu Nordic Shipping (GNS Shipping) and Nordic Hamburg. Two firm 1,400teu vessels are scheduled for delivery in 2016 and two options are attached to the order. The ships will be
  • Jinhai HI wins CMA CGM trio
    China's Zhoushan-based Jinhai Heavy Industry (HI) today said it had won an order from CMA CGM to build three 2,500teu box ships. The order for the container ships will help the yard optimise its product structure, lift its core competitiveness, and achieve strategic transfer, said the company in a
  • HMD wins West Africa LPG
    South Korean shipbuilder Hyundai Mipo Dockyard (HMD) has won an order for an LPG carrier from new shipowner West Africa LPG, founded last year and registered in the British Virgin Islands. The 38,000m³ vessel - with overall length of 174m, beam 30m, and depth 18.2m - is due for delivery in November
  • Finnlines orders new propulsion tech
    Finnlines has awarded a GBP3.8M ($6.4M) contract to Rolls-Royce to install its Promas Lite propulsion system on four Ro-Ro ships, which should make them more efficient yet let them maintain the speeds required on their routes in the Baltic Sea. Andrew Marsh, Rolls-Royce's president for services,
  • BW LPG tops Q1 forecasts
    BW LPG, the world's largest owner of VLGCs, has reported first-quarter results well above forecast, although the company sees the outlook beyond next year as hard to predict. Group net profit in the first quarter totalled $30.7M, reversing a loss of $13.7M in the same period last year. Revenues rose
  • Port Creation service aids 3D navigation
    Training provider ECDIS Ltd has created a service for ship crews to rehearse navigating in ports in three dimensions (3D). Port Creation will be launched on 11 June at the Seawork exhibition in Southampton, a company spokeswoman told IHS Maritime. Customers will be able to have a port's key
  • Italdraghe dredger for Ethiopia
    Italdraghe, the Italian dredger builder, has delivered and commissioned an SGT 250 cutter suction dredger for Lake Tana - the source of the Blue Nile - in Ethiopia. Bought by the country's National Ministry of Water and Energy, the vessel was assembled and launched in the port town Gorgora, on the
  • LNG America selects ABS to classify bunker barges
    ABS has landed the contract to classify LNG America's first LNG bunker barges, being designed by naval architecture firm Jensen Maritime. "We are pleased to be working with ABS on this important domestic initiative," said Keith Meyer, president and CEO of LNG America, a Houston-based LNG fuel supply
  • New propulsion system for SuperStar Virgo
    Star Cruises' SuperStar Virgo has become the first cruise vessel in Southeast Asia with Rolls-Royce's Promas Lite propulsion system, designed to save fuel and enhance energy efficiency. Norwegian Spirit, operated by Star Cruises' subsidiary Norwegian Cruise Line, was the first vessel in the fleet to
  • Rostock completes intermodal terminal
    It has taken two years, but today the German port of Rostock celebrated the completion of its intermodal terminal, which will "double the handling capacity to more than 140,000 units per year", said Rostock's managing director, Ulrich Bauermeister. Funded by the port - aided by 70% subsidies from
  • DNV GL offers advice on LNG bunkering in Middle East
    Middle East shipowners and operators can get advice on safe LNG bunkering in the Middle East and South Asia from classification society DNV GL's new Recommended Practice (RP), as Qatar and other Gulf Cooperation Council members gear up to supply LNG as a marine fuel. M Shahrin Osman, DNV GL regional
  • BW and Pavilion Energy form JV
    BW Group and Pavilion Energy have entered into an agreement to form a joint venture - BW Pavilion LNG - to acquire, manage, and charter maritime LNG assets, including LNG carriers. Pavilion Energy is a subsidiary of the Singapore government's investment company, Temasek Holdings. BW Group CEO
  • India's port procedures need reform
    The reform of India's port sector must cover procedures at existing ports, a shipping line has told IHS Maritime. Hopes are high that India's incoming government will force through reforms, although shipping lines have outlined the big problems they face. "The only comment we have is the constrained
  • Eitzen Chemical losses rise in Q1
    Eitzen Chemical, the listed Norwegian chemical carrier company, has reported rising losses in the first quarter of 2014 on weak markets with bad weather hitting operations and an unrealised cost item, the company said in a statement. Group net loss widened to $25.8M in the first quarter from $21.1M
  • Maersk Line doubles Q1 profit
    Maersk Line, the container shipping unit in the A.P. Moller-Maersk (APM) group of Copenhagen, more than doubled its net profit in the first quarter and has raised its forecast for the full year, APM said in a statement. Maersk Line net income rose to $454M in the quarter, up from $204M in the same
  • Taiwan changes shipping rules for Chinese vessels
    Chinese vessels will be allowed to navigate the sea around Taiwan upon filing an application 24 hours in advance under a new amendment to the Regulations Governing the Approval and Administration of Direct Cross-Strait Sea Transport between the Taiwan Area and the Mainland Area. The amendment would
  • Crane detained for illegal salvage
    A crane vessel has been detained for allegedly stripping shipwrecks off Penang Island for scrap metal. A pile of ship parts was on Hai Wei Gong 889 when officials from the Marine Department of Malaysia boarded the vessel off Kendi Island. The marine department was alerted following an investigative
  • Golden Ocean expects loss in Q2
    Golden Ocean Group, the Oslo-listed dry bulk carrier owner in John Fredriksen's business empire, forecasts a small loss for the second quarter of this year after positive market sentiment was damped by weaker rates, although these look likely to pick up. Group net profit rose year-on-year to $10.1M
  • MOL conducts safety drill to enhance its readiness
    Japanese shipping company, Mitsui O.S.K. Lines (MOL), has successfully conducted a safety tabletop drill on 22 May 2014, with the cooperation of Japan Coast Guard's 6th Regional Coast Guard Headquarters. MOL held the drill with the goal of strengthening its emergency response structure in accordance

The Journal of Commerceweb site
MAY 23, 2014
  • Tech-Savvy Truckers Search Big Data for Drivers
    PRINCETON, New Jersey - Trucking companies are turning to technology to recruit, train and keep truck drivers, as qualified job candidates become increasingly hard to find. Companies such as J.B. Hunt Transport are analyzing so-called Big Data - large amounts of information gathered from multiple sources - to better recruit and...
  • SCFI: Asia-Europe, Trans-Pacific Rates Drop
    The SCFI for North Europe fell 7.7 percent in the week of May 23. Full-size chart Spot container freight rates as measured by the Shanghai Containerized Freight Index dropped on the Asia-Europe lane for the second straight week, and Asia-U.S. rates declined after a week of minimal gains. Spot rates from Shanghai to...
  • US Toy Imports Sag Further
    Ocean imports of containerized toys into the United States continued to decline in the first quarter of 2014. Full-size chart Though containerized toy imports coming to the United States are down, the toy industry's bottom line doesn't seem to be hurting. Ocean imports of containerized toys into the United States continued to decline...
  • North American Rail Volumes Continue to Rise
    North American intermodal traffic is up 5.3 percent so far this year on reporting railroads. Source: AAR. Full-size chart The volumes of both carloads and intermodal units on railroads in North America continued their upward trend in mid-May, according to the Association of American Railroads. For the week ending May 17, AAR reported...
  • Ocean Carrier Rate Revision Roundup for May 23
    Several carriers have planned general rate increases in multiple trade routes in June and July, although any gains achieved could be fleeting as overcapacity and sluggish global demand continue. Shipping lines in their global operations have lost billions of dollars in four of the past five years because of overcapacity fostered...
  • Congress Sends WRRDA to Obama
    The Senate's vote for the Water Resources Reform and Development Act has sent the long-delayed port and waterway bill to President Obama for his likely signature. The bill would authorize major port and inland waterway projects, accelerate harbor deepening by streamlining approvals, allow Harbor Maintenance Tax collections to be used for...
  • Six From ILA Admit 'Christmas' Extortion
    Six former International Longshoremen's Association officials and members have admitted participating in a "Christmas tribute" racket in which dockworkers were pressured into making annual payments that were funneled to organized crime. The six pleaded guilty this month in U.S. District Court in Newark, New Jersey, to extortion conspiracy. They are scheduled...
  • 'P2' Alliance Takes Shape
    In the face of looming competition from new or expanded ocean shipping alliances among the biggest carriers, smaller lines are taking steps to ensure their own long-term survival. United Arab Shipping Co. is a case in point. In the last year it has ordered 17 new post-Panamax container ships to replace...
  • ILWU Seeking Three-Year Contract
    The International Longshore and Warehouse Union is seeking a contract for just three years, according to Agriculture Transportation Coalition Executive Director Peter Friedmann, significantly shorter than shippers would like. Issues at the center of the negotiations include jurisdiction and health care, and the latter figures into the length of the contract....
  • Consolidation Ahead for China's Fragmented Express Market
    HONG KONG - The huge revenue being generated by China's fast-growing e-commerce business is masking a decline in the price per parcel that is expected to spur consolidation in the fragmented express courier market. There are an estimated 8,000 companies offering express delivery in China, ranging from one-man-and-a-moped outfits covering part...

TradeWindsweb site
MAY 23, 2014
  • Ardmore lands loan
    Irish product and chemical tanker operator Ardmore Shipping has lined up a $39m loan backed by Credit Agricole CIB.
  • SFL seals box charters
    Ship Finance International Ltd has lined up long-term charters for four containerships under construction at Daewoo Shipbuilding & Marine Engineering in South Korea.
  • SFL buys bulkers
    Diversified Norwegian operator Ship Finance International Limited has acquired a pair of kamsarmax bulkers.
  • Riding high
    Emanuele Grimaldi - showjumping's loss, shipping's gain
  • The man with the golden run
    Lucy Hine talks to the Korean shipyard worker with the world at his feet
  • Officer class
    Dodging disaster at every turn, Julian Peter finds out if he has what it takes
  • Blockbuster will have you on the edge of your seat
    A high-tech maritime chair from a tiny Norwegian design company has become one of the hottest seats in Hollywood, thanks to the upcoming summer blockbuster Transformers: Age of Extinction.
  • The joy of sextant
    David Barrie first heard the word sextant as a nine-year-old watching Mutiny on the Bounty in a darkened cinema.
  • How Maersk nearly missed the bus
    The group took its time committing to containerisation before making the decision that changed the face of shipping. Paul Berrill traces the events that transformed the company into today's behemoth
  • Back to basics
    An island-hopping trip half the length of Indonesia recalls the delights and drawbacks of an earlier era of travel. By Jonathan Boonzaier
  • Samba night fever
    Sober shipping executive by day, Sergio Leal marches to a different drummer when he's off duty. Rob Ward reports from Rio de Janeiro
  • An 'inspector calls
    Eric Martin follows Coast Guard officer Rebecca Grimes as she runs the rule over a visiting Taiwanese ship
  • Buy, buy baby
    Owners who heeded Morten Arntzen's positive Posidonia message of 2012 are a collection $4.12bn in the black. Andy Pierce analyses the figures
  • Namura takes over Sasebo
    Namura Shipbuilding is set to take over Sasebo Heavy Industries in an acquisition that will create Japan's second largest shipbuilding group.
  • Barbaro sells to Rosneft
    Russian energy group Rosneft has signed a deal to take over Pietro Barbaro's Russian tanker business.
  • The TW+ guide to... Posidonia
  • A true brew, no bull
    What best-sellers with a maritime connection leave you wanting more? Well TradeWinds, the shipping news provider, of course, and also... the beer.
  • A gentleman bows out
    On the eve of his final Posidonia as RBS shipping boss, Lambros Varnavides reflects on four decades in the business. Joe Brady says the bank's recent travails should not be allowed to cloud a magnificent career
  • Going in for the krill
    The reefer trade may be in run-off mode, but it's a 'slow, profitable run-off', thanks in large part to Antarctica's billions of tons of plankton, Thanassis Laskaridis tells Gillian Whittaker
  • Traditions old and new
    Never be afraid to move with the times, but don't lose touch with the past, Captain Panagiotis Tsakos tells Gillian Whittaker
  • Behind every successful man you'll find...
    Well, in George Procopiou's case, you'll find three hard-working daughters. Gillian Whittaker talks to the proud father
  • It's all adding up nicely
    'I think in numbers,' admits Navios boss Angeliki Frangou. And as Gillian Whittaker explains, those numbers are looking pretty good
  • Remote run
    The UK is seeking a brave liner company ready to take on the challenge of serving one of the world's most remote islands.
  • Leave it to the professionals
    John Angelicoussis has trenchant views about the influx of new money into shipping, as Gillian Whittaker finds out
  • Accidents, waiting to happen
    The Sewol tragedy raises the question: are there better ways to rescue passengers at sea? Paul Berrill examines what is going wrong
  • Enjoy the party, but don't lose sight of the basics
    It's Posidonia time again. And thoughts turn towards the Greek shipping market as we approach the event where deals are done behind closed doors and its public face emerges at the multiple parties.
  • DFDS edges down
    Danish ro-ro owner DFDS has blamed a late Easter break for a slight downturn in first quarter earnings.
  • Kurdish crude coup
    The Kurdistan region of Iraq has exported its first crude cargo on a Greek suezmax from the Turkish port of Ceyhan.
  • Vards adds another
    Fincantieri-owned Vard Holdings has won another big new offshore order, its second in a week.
  • TMT ship on the block
    A car carrier owned by Nobu Su's embattled Today Makes Tomorrow (TMT) is to be auctioned off next month in Antwerp, Belgium.
  • Rem ramps it up
    Norway's Rem Offshore has lifted earnings in the first quarter as the spot market improved.
  • Another delay for Eimskip
    Icelandic container line Eimskip has revealed another delay to its second newbuilding in China.
  • Fiori's high hopes
    d'Amico International Shipping (DIS) has chartered out two eco-MR newbuildings launching this week in Vietnam.
  • Seaspan eyes new funds
    New York-listed Seaspan Corporation is plotting more fundraising after registering a potential share sale worth up to $75m.
  • BW teams with Temasek
    BW Group is teaming with the Singapore government to jointly invest in the maritime LNG sector, it emerged Friday.
  • Buy, buy baby
    Morten Arntzen cut a positive figure the last time the shipping world assembled for Posidonia.
  • Wishful thinking
    We take a look at what was said in the market over the past week.
  • Golden eyes SGX exit
    Golden Ocean says it may consider de-listing from the Singapore Stock Exchange due to poor investor response.
  • BW LPG in clover
    BW LPG has made a strong start to 2014 with the strong VLGC freight rate environment helping it to post a net profit of $31m.
  • Headland strike averted
    Fears that Australia's Port Hedland may be brought to a standstill by a strike have been temporarily suspended.
  • Best in class
    American Bureau of Shipping (ABS) has landed a contract to class what will likely be the first LNG bunker barges in North America.
  • Cape deal sealed
    DryShips of Greece has completed the acquisition of capesize bulker that has been the subject of speculation for several months.
  • DRYS narrows loss
    DryShips turned in a first-quarter loss Thursday but the diversified Greek operator's chief executive remains confident that the tides will turn in the second-half of the year.

American Shipperweb site
MAY 23, 2014
  • Lack of surge capacity could magnify West Coast port disruption
    North American supply chains will be strongly affected over the next three months by the negotiations for a new contract between the ILWU and employers, said Noël Perry, managing director and senior consultant at FTR.
  • Crude transport safety: Is it the oil or the mode?
    This week's report that oil harvested from the Bakken shale formation isn't more dangerous for rail transport than any other light, sweet crude stands in contrast to statements that Bakken light crude may be more flammable.
  • NYK Line expands Jacksonville ro/ro service
  • Sea Star implements chassis program in Southeast
    Sea Star Line, which operates a liner service between the U.S. mainland and Puerto Rico, said Thursday that effective June 2, it will introduce a new chassis program for shipments moving to and from the Southeast United States.
  • Protest ceases operations at Kenya port
  • Livingston International adds new CTO
  • WRRDA clears Senate
    Two days after an overwhelming vote in the House for the Water Resources Reform and Development Act, the Senate voted 91-7 to send the measure to President Barack Obama to be signed into law.
  • AMPORTS being repurchased by Lincolnshire
  • Alphaliner: Number of idle containerships dropping
  • Group asks FMCSA for HOS wait-time exemption
  • FMC reviews 25 OTI license applications
  • Weekly GRI roundup

The Bunker Bulletinweb site
MAY 23, 2014
  • Fuel prices mostly firm in Houston
    Tight avails reported at the US Gulf port.
  • Weekly Global Market Report
    A weekly price roundup from bunkering hubs around the world.
  • OW Bunker restructures Asia operations
    Paul Bradshaw, General Manager for Asia, will be leaving the company.
  • Prices lacklustre in Fujairah
    Prices firm in Cape Town.
  • Rosneft acquires inland shipping company
    To build presence in river oil transport.
  • IFO prices close week on firm note
    Avails were reported to be tight in Rotterdam.
  • WSS highlights fuel quality issues
    Problems associated with HFOs and distillates will continue, but there are solutions, company says.
  • Marine lube in train to reduce ships' engine exhaust
    Formulation applies to slow-speed two-stroke diesel engines.
  • Refinery maintenance hits fuel oil exports
    Russian April refinery runs were down by over 6%, cutting fuel oil production by almost 8%.
  • Panama bunker sector 'seeing volumes fall'
    Fewer vessels calling at Panamanian ports, says Maritime Chamber official.
  • Cargo blending ban causes confusion
    Ambiguity in regulation already in force may have implications for the offshore bunker supply industry.
  • Chinese yard makes first foray in dual-fuel market
    Boxships on order for Finnish operator.
  • Week ends with IFO prices mostly up in Asia
    Supplies of marine fuel were fine at key Asian ports on Friday.
  • Calls for ECA in Pearl River Delta face 'hurdles'
    Questions raised over whether Chinese players would be prepared to 'pay the green bill'.
  • VTTI seeks stock exchange listing
    MISC and Vitol both in discussions for the development.
  • Demand for 'eco' vessels rising, says Italian group
    Charters for newbuilds going at 'very profitable levels'.
  • Company claims success in sea trials for fuel-saving ore carrier
    Fuel-saving technology can be applied to different ship types.

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Accidents to dock workers occur equally frequently on board ships as on land.
London
Norwegian Cruise Line Holdings reports record performance for the April-June quarter
Norwegian Cruise Line Holdings reports record performance for the April-June quarter
Miami
Bookings reached an unprecedented level
Paolo Piacenza has been appointed extraordinary commissioner of the Port Authority of the Southern Tyrrhenian and Ionian Seas.
Rome/Genoa/Gioia Tauro
DB Cargo records declines in turnover and rail freight volumes
Berlin
In the first six months of this year, shipments totaled 82.9 million tons (-10.8%)
In the second quarter, container traffic in the port of Genoa fell by -2.8% while in Savona-Vado it grew by +76.3%
Genoa
In the Ligurian capital, the transhipment share decreased, while the Savona port benefited.
Fincantieri records strong growth in half-year financial performance and new orders
Rome
In the first six months of 2025, orders totaled 14.7 billion euros (+93.5%)
In the second quarter, naval traffic through the Suez Canal decreased by -6.2%
In the second quarter, naval traffic through the Suez Canal decreased by -6.2%
Cairo
1,248 tankers (-2.7%) and 1,826 other types of vessels (-8.5%) passed through
CMA CGM's net profit fell by 140% in the second quarter.
Marseille
Revenues stable. The French shipping group is interested in acquiring Hutchison Ports' terminals.
Royal Caribbean closes second quarter with record net profit
Miami
The April-June period was very positive
Union Pacific and Norfolk Southern announced a merger agreement today.
Union Pacific and Norfolk Southern announced a merger agreement today.
Omaha/Atlanta
First coast-to-coast cargo rail network
Gurrieri resigns as Special Commissioner of the Eastern Adriatic Sea Port Authority
Trieste
The atypical reverse charge for the logistics sector will become applicable tomorrow
Milan
Ruggerone (Assologistica): one of the most strategic reforms we helped build is being implemented
Policy brief on cyber threats that pose risks to port infrastructure
Tallinn
It was developed by the NATO Cyber Defence Centre of Excellence
Interferry urges the EU Commission to harmonize its shipping decarbonization regulations with those of the IMO
Victoria
Failure to align - the association warned - will force shipping companies to pay twice for emissions.
In the second quarter of 2025, Chinese seaports handled 79.1 million containers (+6.1%)
Beijing
Total freight traffic was three billion tons (+3.3%), of which 1.3 billion tons were with foreign countries (+1.9%).
CK Hutchison announces plans to include a Chinese investor in the consortium to sell Hutchison Ports
Hong Kong
Without the participation of the COSCO shipping group, China would not authorize the sale
Sri Lanka's Supreme Court has awarded compensation of $1 billion over the X-Press Pearl accident.
Sri Lanka's Supreme Court has awarded compensation of $1 billion over the X-Press Pearl accident.
Columbus
The container ship caught fire and sank near the port of Colombo
The Greek government sends a tugboat to the Red Sea to assist ships that may be attacked by the Houthis.
The Greek government sends a tugboat to the Red Sea to assist ships that may be attacked by the Houthis.
Piraeus
The AHTS "Giant" is leaving
Saipem and Subsea7 have signed a binding merger agreement.
Saipem and Subsea7 have signed a binding merger agreement.
Milan/Luxembourg
The transaction is expected to close in the second half of 2026.
In the second quarter, the port of Valencia handled over 1.5 million containers (+4.0%)
In the first half of 2025, the amount of new orders to Chinese shipyards fell by -18.2%
Beijing
A decrease of -3.5% in new construction completed in the period was recorded
In the second quarter of 2025, freight traffic in the port of Trieste grew by +3.7%
Trieste
Bulk cargo increased. Miscellaneous cargo fell by 13.2%.
CMA CGM and TotalEnergies form joint venture for LNG bunkering in the Port of Rotterdam.
Marseille
Agreement to supply 360,000 tons of liquefied natural gas per year to the French group's ships
In the second quarter of 2025, freight traffic in Spanish ports decreased by -4.7%
Madrid
All the main product categories are decreasing except for conventional goods
Brookfield Asset Management to sell 49% of British port group PD Ports to Spain's Pontegadea
Middlesbrough
The English company has over 1,400 employees
In the quarter April-June, freight traffic in the port of Rotterdam decreased by -2.3%
In the quarter April-June, freight traffic in the port of Rotterdam decreased by -2.3%
Rotterdam
The port authority is alarmed by the state of crisis in the national industry.
The electrification of the docks in the ports of Livorno, Piombino and Portoferraio is proceeding according to plan.
Third dock for cruise traffic in the port of Catania
Catania
Pier 25's restyling completed
Another quarter of decline in freight traffic at the port of Algeciras
Algeciras
In the period April-June, containers amounted to 1.24 million TEUs (+1.0%)
A new tax applied to cruise passengers disembarking in national ports came into force today in Greece.
Athens
Belgian rail freight company Lineas receives €61 million government loan
Brussels
The measure was approved last night by the restricted council of ministers
ERTMS installation completed on 1,400 kilometers of Italian railway network
Rome
The project is financed with 2.5 billion euros from PNRR funds.
Wärtsilä's quarterly financial and commercial results are positive.
Helsinki
The Marine Electrical Systems division will be sold to the Italian company VINCI Energies.
In the port of Barcelona the number of cruise terminals will be reduced from seven to five
In the port of Barcelona the number of cruise terminals will be reduced from seven to five
Barcelona
The mayor: For the first time in history, a limit is placed on the growth of cruises in the city.
MSC and Moby have presented their commitments to meet the AGCM's requirements.
Rome
Shipping Agencies Services will sell its 49% stake in Moby, waiving the consideration in favor of the majority shareholder. Moby commits to completely repaying its debt to SAS.
Fincantieri confirms its interest in the development of American shipbuilding
Fincantieri confirms its interest in the development of American shipbuilding
Washington
Folgiero: Commitment to deliver next-generation capabilities in full alignment with U.S. strategic priorities
The Chamber of Deputies has approved the appointment of four presidents of Italian Port System Authorities.
Rome
The names proposed for the Port System Authorities of the Southern Adriatic, Central-Northern Tyrrhenian, Western Liguria, and Eastern Liguria have been approved. Voting on the Northern Tyrrhenian Authority has been postponed.
Information exchange between state administrations for the digitalization of the maritime sector begins
Rome
The first operational meeting at the Coast Guard General Command in Rome
The Clean Maritime Fuels Platform suggests measures to support the production and distribution of clean marine fuels
COSCO Shipping Ports sets new monthly and quarterly container traffic records
Hong Kong
In the period April-June, 29.4 million TEUs were handled (+4.5%)
Sharp increase in cases of seafarers abandoning their ships
London
2,286 crew members from 222 ships involved as of early 2025
Global freight traffic saw strong growth in the first quarter of this year in anticipation of new tariffs
Global freight traffic saw strong growth in the first quarter of this year in anticipation of new tariffs
Geneva
North America saw the strongest quarterly growth in imports
In the port of Antwerp-Bruges containers and rolling stock are increasing and other types of goods are decreasing
Antwerp
Traffic congestion continues at the airport, with the situation on the landside becoming critical
A study denounces the delay of European ports in equipping themselves with cold ironing facilities.
Brussels/Pozzallo
The tender to electrify the docks of the port of Pozzallo has begun.
T&E proposes to include more non-EU transhipment ports to avoid carbon leakage
Brussels
The association calls on the EU Commission to reduce the current threshold of 65% of transhipment traffic
Federlogistica urges the immediate establishment of a control room on tariffs
Genoa
The aim is also to eliminate extra costs caused by bureaucracy.
Containerized cargo handled through the port of Singapore fell by 2.9% in the second quarter.
Singapore
Last May, ship transits through the Suez Canal decreased by -6.8%
Last May, ship transits through the Suez Canal decreased by -6.8%
Cairo
The negative trend continued in June and early July
Terminal operators are not at all satisfied with a policy that seems to have no interest in ports
Rome
Cognolato: It is essential to close the ongoing trials on several fronts.
The largest ship ever to dock at Cagliari's Porto Canale at the MITO terminal.
Milan
The container ship "MSC Venice" with a capacity of 16,652 TEU arrived yesterday
On 5 and 6 November in Lisbon a summit called by the ILA against automation in the maritime and port sector
On 5 and 6 November in Lisbon a summit called by the ILA against automation in the maritime and port sector
North Bergen/Metzingen
South Korean HD Hyundai, together with German NEURA Robotics, will develop and test welding robots in shipyards
The toll of the horrific attack on the bulk carrier Eternity C in the Red Sea is still uncertain.
Mandaluyong/London/Brussels
Joint statement by ICS, BIMCO, European Shipowners, Intercargo and Intertanko
In the first half of 2025, bulk cargo increased and general cargo decreased in the port of Marseille-Fos
Marseille
Cruise passengers increase by +5%
The Senate has approved the framework law on interports
Rome
UIR, gives the Italian interport system a modern, orderly and coherent regulatory framework
Carlo De Ruvo was elected president of Confetra
Rome
Among the challenges, the uncontrolled expansion of large logistics groups and their concentration
Number of pirate attacks on ships still high in the second quarter of 2025
Number of pirate attacks on ships still high in the second quarter of 2025
Kuala Lumpur
The number of acts of violence against crews is decreasing
Telemar and TNL Group merger agreement
Telemar and TNL Group merger agreement
Oslo/Athens/Paris
One of the top three operators in the OT/IoT services market for the maritime and superyacht sectors will be created
Attacks on ships in the Red Sea still cause deaths among seafarers
Portsmouth
Liberian-flagged bulk carrier " Eternity C" targeted
Canadian shipbuilding company Davie acquires second shipyard in Finland
Helsinki/Pori
It will buy the Enersense Offshore shipyard
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%
In the second quarter of this year, Finnlines' revenues decreased by -5.0%.
Helsinki
Net profit of 26.1 million euros (+7.7%)
Container traffic in the Port of New York remained stable in the April-June quarter.
New York
An increase of +4.9% was recorded in the first half of 2025
The Chamber of Deputies approves the appointment of the presidents of five Port System Authorities.
Rome
They are Davide Gariglio, Francesco Rizzo, Eliseo Cuccaro, Francesco Benevolo and Giovanni Gugliotti
Latrofa appointed extraordinary commissioner of the Port Authority of the Central-Northern Tyrrhenian Sea
Rome
Ministerial decree signed
The PNRR tender for interports has been reopened.
Rome
Resources available amounting to 2.2 million euros
Port of Livorno: Workers are the priority in the LTM crisis
Livorno
UPS's quarterly earnings performance declines
Atlanta
Net income in the April-June quarter was $1.28 billion (-8.9%)
Approval for the 2025 budget variation of the Southern Tyrrhenian and Ionian Sea Port Authority.
Gioia Tauro
500 thousand euros for the 49% share held by the Port Agency company
FHP Group acquires the remaining 10% stake in Lotras
Milan/Foggia
The integration between Lotras and CFI Intermodal will begin to create FHP Intermodal.
OITAF scientific document on good practices in the logistics and transport of fresh fruit and vegetables
Milan
The Northern Tyrrhenian Sea Port Authority has joined the PLIKA
Livorno
Platform dedicated to training, innovation and knowledge sharing in the logistics and port sectors
Matteo Paroli's nomination as president of the Western Ligurian Sea Port Authority has been signed.
Rome
He has a degree in law and a specialization in administrative law.
Container throughput increases in Haropa Port, while bulk cargo decreases.
Le Havre
In the first half of this year, containers were 1.51 million TEUs (+4%)
Bureau Veritas reports a 9.8% quarterly increase in revenues in the Marine & Offshore segment
Courbevoie
Kalmar and Konecranes increase new orders in the April-June quarter
Helsinki
The turnover of the two Finnish companies is slightly increasing
Container traffic in the port of Barcelona fell by 12.2% in the second quarter.
Barcelona
Assiterminal threatens a new wave of appeals against regulations it believes are damaging to port operations
Genoa
2M Logistics signs an agreement with Salerno-based Gallozzi
Barendrecht
The Dutch company will represent GF Logistics, a subsidiary of the Italian group, in the Benelux region.
Swiss company Kuehne+Nagel's quarterly profits fell
Schindellegi
In the period April-June of this year, net turnover grew by +1.7%
Yang Ming orders three 8,000 TEU container ships from Nihon Shipyard and Imabari Shipbuilding
Keelung/Imabari
Contract valued at $351.3-394.5 million
Italia Nostra reiterates its strong concerns about the construction of the Fiumicino-Isola Sacra port.
Rome
European maritime cities, destinations for cruise tourism - the association highlights - denounce the phenomenon of over-tourism in the cruise sector
Egypt's first automotive terminal has come into operation at Port Said East.
East Port Said
It can accommodate two car carriers at the same time
SAILING LIST
Visual Sailing List
Departure ports
Arrival ports by:
- alphabetical order
- country
- geographical areas
Tepsa has acquired a liquid bulk terminal in the port of Rotterdam.
Singapore/Rotterdam
It was sold by Global Energy Storage Holdings
The Spinelli Group has approved its 2024 sustainability report.
Genoa
Of the company's 616 direct employees, 49% are under the age of 50.
In the second quarter of this year, cargo traffic in Turkish ports grew by +1.6%
Ankara
Cargoes to and from Italy amounted to 12.7 million tons (+10.1%)
Extension of the Simplified Logistics Zone for Genoa Ports and Dry Ports to the Savona, Vado Ligure, and Bergeggi areas.
Genoa
Approval from the ZLS Steering Committee
Isotta Fraschini Motori has inaugurated a new production line for hydrogen fuel cell systems in Bari.
Trieste
They will be used for naval and land solutions
The Grande Shanghai , the Grimaldi Group's first ammonia-ready car carrier, has been christened.
Naples
It has a load capacity of 9,000 CEUs.
The Port of Genoa, FILT, and UILT have declared a five-day strike at the Bettolo Terminal.
Genoa
Fit Cisl Liguria expressed solidarity with the workers
The tender for the dredging of the commercial dock basin at the port of Ancona has been published.
Ancona
The removal of approximately 730 thousand cubic meters of sediment is planned
Tender for the restoration and enhancement of docks 32 and 33 in the Deep Sea Zone of the port of Savona
Genoa
An investment of over 6.7 million euros is expected
There are 1,100 workers in Palermo directly employed in the seaside tourism sector
Palermo
This year, cruise traffic is expected to grow by 9.4% in the port of the Sicilian capital.
Six-month growth of +9% in freight on the St. Petersburg-India/China maritime route
Fly
FESCO operates six vessels in the service
Port of Trieste: Special Commissioner Gurrieri under investigation for money laundering
Trieste
I am certain - he declared - that I can demonstrate that I acted legally, in full transparency.
Vard signs new contract for the construction of two CSOVs
Trieste
The vessels will be used to support operations in the offshore wind sector
UIR welcomes the publication of the tender for the digitalization of the logistics chain.
Rome
Di Caterina (ALIS): a concrete tool that enhances the needs of businesses and strengthens the logistics system
GNV celebrated its first ten years of activity on the Italy-Albania route
Durres
During the period, the company's ships carried over 1.25 million passengers
A shipment of over 1.2 tons of marijuana was seized at the port of Gioia Tauro.
Reggio Calabria/Catanzaro
Members of a criminal organization that imported drugs from South America through European ports and airports have been arrested.
Yang Ming orders Hanwha Ocean to build seven 15,000 TEU dual-fuel containerships
Keelung
They will be delivered between 2028 and 2029
Walden to sell healthcare logistics business to Yusen Logistics
Paris
Exclusive negotiations announced
Solinas (Sardinian Action Party) is not at all satisfied with the state of Sardinian ports
Cagliari
The immediate establishment of a special commission is urged
ANSI welcomes the introduction of the information dashboard for managing private procurement contracts in logistics.
Rome
D'Angelo: it will allow the country to take another step forward
Russo (Confcommercio): excluding road transport from the PNRR funding was shortsighted.
Rome
First bulletin from the Freight Insights Observatory produced by the National Center for Sustainable Mobility
ABB Group posts sharp growth in quarterly financial and business performance
Zurich
In the period April-June the value of new orders grew by +16.0%
Informal consultations have begun on the preliminary proposal for the new Ancona Port Master Plan.
Ancona
Eleven meetings scheduled for July
Program agreement for preparatory and functional interventions for the construction of the bridge over the Strait of Messina
Rome
It was signed today in Rome
Project to develop an ecological station for the treatment of wastewater from ships
Naples
Initiative of the Neapolitan Group of the Cenere and Iello Landing
Assiterminal urges against bringing sediment from the Bagnoli dredging project into the port of Naples.
Genoa
Cognolato and Ferrari: It is essential to safeguard the full functionality of the commercial port's activities.
Container traffic at the Port of Long Beach fell 3.4% in the second quarter.
Long Beach
A decline of -16.4% was recorded in June
Paolo Pessina has been appointed vice president of Conftrasporto-Confcommercio.
Rome
He is president of the national federation of maritime agents and brokers
Container traffic in the port of Hong Kong decreased by -8.2% in the second quarter
Hong Kong
A decrease of -13.7% was recorded in June
Cuneo-based logistics company Nord Ovest is seeing growing financial results.
Wedge
Construction work on a new depot in Mondovì will be completed in early 2026.
Container traffic at the Port of Los Angeles grows driven by fears of new tariffs
Los Angeles
June saw the highest volume ever recorded for this month
The Management Committee of the Sardinia Sea Port Authority has adopted the DPSS
Cagliari
Green light for the concession to MITO and the appeal against the rejection of Olbia's dredging project.
Three events in Genoa for three new Explora Journeys cruise ships.
Genoa
A technical launch, a coin laying and the cutting of the first sheet metal were carried out at the Fincantieri shipyard
Grimaldi sells 5% of Terminal Darsena Toscana to Livorno Port Company
Naples/Livorno
Option to purchase an additional 5% of the share capital
Concession agreement signed that assigns management of the port of Tartous to DP World
Damascus
It has a lifespan of 30 years
Matteo Gasparato appointed president of the Northern Adriatic Sea Port Authority
Rome
He was appointed extraordinary commissioner of the same port authority
Meeting in Rome between the heads of ESPO and Assoporti
Rome
Among the topics addressed, the competitiveness of European ports in the current global context
Chinese airline OOCL reports quarterly decline in scheduled service revenues
Hong Kong
Cargo transported by the company's ships is increasing
Collaboration between the Ukrainian Sea Ports Authority and the Western Ligurian Sea Port Authority
Rome
Agreement with an initial duration of five years
Survey in Germany on the prospects of companies in the maritime, port and shipbuilding sectors
Hamburg
Shipowners are more concerned. Positive prospects for ports and shipyards.
Port of Augusta: Work begins on a third bridge connecting the island to the mainland.
Augusta
Work worth over 20 million euros
Vard signs contract with InkFish for new research vessel
Trieste
The deal is worth more than 200 million euros.
1.1 billion euros will be invested in the port of Hamburg to strengthen the container sector
Hamburg
Improving accessibility and port infrastructure in the Waltershofer Hafen area
Meyer Turku delivered the new Star of the Seas cruise ship to Royal Caribbean
Turku
It has a gross tonnage of 250,800 tons
ESPO calls for increased funding for ports under the next EU Multiannual Financial Framework
Brussels
The CEF programme funds have proven to be far from sufficient
Fincantieri delivers the new Oceania Allura cruise ship to Oceania Cruises.
Miami/Trieste
Two additional Sonata-class ships have been converted into orders.
PORTS
Italian Ports:
Ancona Genoa Ravenna
Augusta Gioia Tauro Salerno
Bari La Spezia Savona
Brindisi Leghorn Taranto
Cagliari Naples Trapani
Carrara Palermo Trieste
Civitavecchia Piombino Venice
Italian Interports: list World Ports: map
DATABASE
ShipownersShipbuilding and Shiprepairing Yards
ForwardersShip Suppliers
Shipping AgentsTruckers
MEETINGS
Confindustria event on the sea economy in Rome on July 15th
Rome
The public meeting of the International Containers Studies Center will be held in Genoa on July 2nd
Genoa
››› Meetings File
PRESS REVIEW
Why Malta is objecting to a new price cap on Russian oil
(timesofmalta.com)
US has its eye on Greek ports
(Kathimerini)
››› Press Review File
FORUM of Shipping
and Logistics
Intervento del presidente Tomaso Cognolato
Roma, 19 giugno 2025
››› File
Uniport: Bringing debris from Bagnoli to the port of Naples would postpone long-awaited dredging.
Rome
Legora de Feo: It's necessary to find alternative solutions.
Taiwanese companies Evergreen, Yang Ming and WHL saw sharp declines in quarterly revenues.
Keelung/Taipei
In the period April-June it fell by -18.7%, -26.5% and -8.6% respectively
The establishment of the Information Dashboard for the management of private procurement contracts in logistics has been approved.
In May, freight traffic in the port of Ravenna grew by +1.4%
Ravenna
Bulk cargo is on the rise. Miscellaneous cargo is on the decline.
EU approves joint purchase of port equipment by terminal operators
Brussels
Joint definition of minimum technical specifications of equipment is also permitted
Serbian energy group EPS will import coal through the Montenegrin port of Bar
Bar
Currently imports from Indonesia pass through the port of Constanta
Fincantieri Foundation and Luiss University launch a project to strengthen the safety of underwater infrastructure.
Trieste
Among the objectives, contribute to the definition of a specific regulatory framework
Freewheeling: The government's U-turn on anti-mafia controls in the road haulage sector is a welcome development.
Modena
Franchini: If the government has realized it made a mistake, that's good news.
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