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May 29, 2014
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  • China-wide port container volume increases 5.3pc to 16.7 million TEU
  • Qingdao's Hong Kong IPO to be half subscribed by big name investors
  • US west coast dock talks to cause port slowdowns, cargo diversions
  • ILWU demand for two-year contract linked to Obamacare penalties
  • At last, Savannah port dredging wins US federal funds to start work
  • Shandong's Weifang port quarterly box volume up 550pc to 26,000 TEU
  • Yantai Port cargo volume up 10.4pc to 105 million tonnes in 4 months
  • American Trucking Associations asks for work rule break for oil & gas rigs
  • Deutsche Bahn enters India with crucial railway construction deal
  • Boeing acquires ETS Aviation with the know-how to reduce fuel bills
  • Light plastic boxes cut Lufthansa fuel burn by 2,000 tonnes a year
  • United Airlines offers Chicago-Edinburgh service until October
  • Qatar Cargo launches first scheduled freighter service to Mexico City

Exim Indiaweb site
MAY 28, 2014
  • Harmonising LNG bunkering in a safe & efficient manner
  • Nippon Yusen Kaisha & Knutsen Group announce joint investment in two new LNG tankers
  • Swedish Club makes Arctic trade safer
  • GM India to export Chevrolet Beat to Chile
  • L&T, Tata Steel to benefit from Dhamra port deal
  • Shipping Secy lauds the overall performance of Kandla Port
  • TAMP approves tariff hike at JNPCT
  • Govt awards sixth UMTP project to Sterlite Grid
  • Govt to prioritise three critical rail links to evacuate coal
  • ICEMA hopes for change in policy matters
  • Increase import duty on sugar to 40 pc, demands ISMA
  • INR recovers moderately on fresh dollar selling
  • KPTCL to take up 244 new power projects in Karnataka
  • Ministry of Textiles to promote Brand India, boost exports
  • Modi pitches for strong trade ties with Pak
  • NHAI allows conditional deferment of premium
  • Oilseed industry wants higher import duties

Marine Logweb site
MAY 28, 2014
  • BOEM moves ahead on New York offshore wind planning
  • Michael G. Chalos joins K&L Gates
  • Spanish yard to build dual fuel hybrid ferry
  • Damen launches mobile BWT solution
  • Olympic orders another IMR vessel at Kleven
  • ITF briefs analysts on Gorgon LNG project costs and delays
  • Tuco introduces new workboat line

World Wide Shipperweb site
MAY 28, 2014
  • LA Mayor nominates Seroka for Port of Los Angeles director
  • Port of Tacoma earns honor for 2014 budget document
  • Rand Logistics inks deal for self-unloader vessel
  • Port of Olympia begins work on stormwater treatment system
  • Parsons Brinkerhoff taps Westerman as port/maritime security specialist

Lloyd's Listweb site
MAY 28, 2014
  • Panayotides era at Excel Maritime comes to abrupt end
    Oaktree and other investors re-house Greek bulker company as founder departs
  • Teekay Tankers replaces Chan
    Kevin Mackay, head of global marine business for Phillips 66 Corp brought in to lead growth phase
  • 'Team Marinakis' aims to boost Piraeus as maritime hub
    Shipowner and new mayor also hope to stop port sell-off
  • What's on #posidonia2014
    Your @lloydslist guide to this leading industry event
  • A big week for BW Group
    Energy shipping player adds 20 MR tankers to its fleet - but opts for secondhand deals
  • Greek owners voice unease about 'loosening of ties' with homeland
    UGS warns of crisis over industry's legal base in Greece
  • Golar LNG remains concerned over near-term shipping market
    Fredriksen natural gas firm eyes floating liquefaction as it waits for trade to improve
  • Supply-demand optimism is overplayed, says Danish Ship Finance
    Copenhagen financier predicts ever-younger ships will be scrapped
  • CDB wins court's approval to freeze Nanjing Tanker assets
    State-owned policy lender takes action following $84m defaults
  • P3 puts off redeploying vessels during peak season
    Maersk executive says wait for regulatory approval is not the only reason for deferral
  • Zim cuts its first-quarter net loss
    Danieli urges workers to do their bit as restructuring plan takes shape
  • Ardmore buys MR tanker as it starts to spend its recently raised capital
    New York-listed tanker company presses ahead with fleet growth
  • Cost of ECA compliance could reach $49 per teu on transatlantic voyages
    Drewry highlights the impact of switching to lower-sulphur fuel and other factors
  • Shipping Corporation of India swings into first-quarter profit
    But a third fiscal year of losses threatens state giant's financing autonomy
  • TEN boosts shares sale total to $92m
    Greek tanker owner earmarks proceeds for fleet expansion
  • Garcetti taps NOL's Seroka to head Port of Los Angeles
    Commissioners and city council will discuss the nomination for Knatz's successor on June 5

Sea-webweb site
MAY 28, 2014
  • ITC warns of looming crunch
    A $15.73M loss booked on the sale of a very large crude carrier (VLCC) exacerbated problems at Frontline-owned Independent Tankers Corp (ITC), with the Bermuda-registered company posting a 1Q14 net loss of $18.47M. Independent Tankers hinted of other problems, saying it will be obliged to draw on
  • Sohar's $130M milestone
    The docking of the APL shipping line's 10,000teu container ship Savannah at the port's newly expanded Oman International Container Terminal (OICT) on 23 May is "one of the most important milestones to date," Sohar Port and Freezone told IHS Maritime. Until Savannah's arrival, OICT could only
  • New lifejacket to debut at Seawork
    Ocean Safety will launch its commercial twin chamber lifejacket range, the K2 275N, at the Seawork exhibition in Southampton in June. The range offers a twin and single chamber lifejacket that is approved to SOLAS MED Ship's Wheel and is manufactured under the accredited Lloyd's Register ISO 9001
  • Imtech Marine to supply VSAT systems
    The Northern Lighthouse Board has contracted Imtech Marine to provide very small aperture terminal (VSAT) systems with connectivity and value-added services for three years on five vessels that move around the Scottish and English coastline. Imtech Marine said that the systems would provide reliable
  • Stolt-Nielsen in Canadian LNG liquefaction venture
    Stolt-Nielsen's Stolt-Nielsen Gas (SNG) unit has teamed up with SunLNG Holding and LNGaz to form a start-up focused on the development of small-scale liquefied natural gas (LNG) liquefaction and logistics services in B'cancour, Québec, Canada. "The new joint venture, to be named Stolt LNGaz Ltd,
  • Gard surplus dips but reimbursement to members increases
    Assuranceforeningen Gard, the Norwegian P&I club based in Arendal, has reported a fall in net surplus but has increased reimbursement of funds to members through a reduction of deferred call, the club said in a statement. Net surplus decreased to $89M in the year to 20 February 2014, compared with
  • Seadrill on track despite expected delays
    Seadrill, the London-based listed drillship and rig operator in John Fredriksen's business empire, says it is on track to achieve its EBITDA target of $10M/day despite expected delays of newbuilding deliveries and a softening market. Group net profit rose to $3.09Bn in 1Q14, from $1.20Bn in the same
  • Kleven wins second Olympic IMR
    Norwegian shipbuilder Kleven Verft has won a second order from compatriot shipowner Olympic Shipping for an inspection, maintenance, and repair (IMR) vessel. This latest newbuilding will be a Marin Teknikk MT 6021 MKII design and is scheduled for delivery in June 2015 at a cost of NOK450M ($75.5M)
  • Norwegian Coastal Administration to boost vessel traffic service
    The Norwegian Coastal Administration's (NCA's) C-Scope vessel traffic service (VTS) systems will be able to work on mobile devices from June following the integration of Kongsberg Norcontrol IT's (KNC) advanced C-Scope Web and Mobile Application module. "The C-Scope Mobile Applications are a
  • SCI back in profit, cancels five shipbuilding contracts
    Higher income from operations helped the state-run Shipping Corporation of India (SCI) post a net profit of INR132.4M ($2.2M) for January-March, compared with a net loss of INR2.84Bn in the corresponding quarter of 2013. Total income from operations increased to INR12.81Bn, from INR9.73Bn in
  • China to decide on P3 alliance next month
    China's Ministry of Commerce will decide whether to approve the P3 shipping alliance in June, Maersk China managing director Jens Eskelund told IHS Maritime today. Maersk, CMA CGM, and MSC want to set up the P3 alliance to improve and optimise their operations and service offerings. An application
  • Glycerine engine to debut at Seawork
    The GLEAMS group, which focuses on investigating whether the marine industry can adopt glycerine as a fuel, will debut the first engine to run on it at the Seawork 2014 exhibition in Southampton in June. The Cummins marine engine will be on display on the Alicat workboat on berth V28, courtesy of
  • Goltens offers new ballast water testing product
    Independent ballast water treatment service provider Goltens Green Technologies has expanded into helping shipowners test whether their ballast water systems meet regulatory standards set out by the IMO. The company has partnered with UK-based Bactest to offer the new contamination testing product
  • Sewol owner's eldest daughter arrested in Paris
    French police have arrested the eldest daughter of the Sewol ferry's fugitive owner in Paris. South Korea's Ministry of Justice announced today that Yoo Sum Na, the eldest daughter of Chonghaejin Marine owner Yoo Byung Eun was arrested yesterday. Incheon District Prosecutors' Office had asked
  • HMD looks to meet its FY14 order target
    Hyundai Mipo Doyard is expected to meet its FY14 order target thanks to its rising prices and re-emerging order momentum for eco-designed PC/LPGC (and potentially LNGC). HMD reportedly won 38km3 LPGC orders from West Africa LPG, a new shipowner that was founded last year, at a newbuild price of
  • Nanjing Tanker's property frozen
    The soon-to-be-delisted Nanjing Tanker today said its largest shareholder's stake in the company, along with its stakes in two other companies, have been seized by a court over unpaid loans and loan interest. As of 27 May, Nanjing Tanker owed the China Development Bank's Dalian branch about $84M in
  • Chinese ports to cut stay by 30%
    Four main Chinese container ports - Hong Kong, Shanghai, Xiamen and Yantian - are expected to make a 30% reduction in port stay via Maersk's Terminal Partnering Project. So far, a total of 12-18% has been cut, mainly through improved vessel preparedness and to a lesser intent through terminal
  • Sinotrans proposes bond selling
    Hong Kong-listed Sinotrans, a freight forwarding and logistics-focused unit of Sinotrans & CSC Group, today said it plans to sell bonds in the international markets to repay debts and for general corporate purposes. The pricing of the RMB-denominated bonds issuance, including the aggregate principal
  • Qingdao Port International to raise $322M by IPO
    Qingdao Port International plans to raise about HK$2.5Bn ($322M) by selling new shares on the Hong Kong Stock Exchange to fund the construction of port facilities at the Dongjiakou Port Area. The facilities include oil tanks, an ore stacking yard with an area of about 494,250m3, two crude oil
  • PACC Offshore Holdings' 1Q profit up 76%
    PACC Offshore Holdings (POSH), listed on the Singapore Exchange last month, said yesterday evening that net profit for 1Q14 surged 76% year on year to $36.677M. The company, part of Pacific Carriers which is under Malaysia's Kuok Group, recorded a higher gross profit of $15.8M in 1Q14, up 28% y/y.
  • Container shipping connectivity promotes China's trade
    Better container shipping connectivity has played a vital part in lowering China's trade costs and enabling additional trade based on the econometric analysis, stated Maersk's China Impact Study report today. China has developed the best container shipping connectivity in the world, which has driven

The Journal of Commerceweb site
MAY 28, 2014
  • Japan's Trade Surplus With US Continues to Shrink
    Japan's foreign trade through April 2014: Year-over-year percent change in value Full-size chart Japan's trade surplus with the United States narrowed for the third month in a row in April on a year-on-year basis, as imports grew at a faster pace than exports, according to preliminary figures released by the Finance Ministry...
  • New Book Probes Changing Maersk Culture
    The following excerpt from Culture Shock in Maersk Line, the new book by Lars Jensen, CEO & Partner at SeaIntel Consulting, discusses the profound cultural transformation at the world's No. 1 container line. The book, which examines in detail the significant recent changes at the Danish company, draws on interviews...
  • US East Coast Ports Pinch Canada's Market Share
    U.S. ports continued to expand their share of North American east coast container volumes. Full-size chart U.S. ports outpaced their Canadian rivals on the east coast of North America during the first quarter, with solid growth in container volume at Savannah helping the U.S. Southeast surpass other regions. The volume of all containers...
  • Stronger Economy Boosts LTL Demand at ODFL
    Strong freight demand in April and May pushed tonnage, rates and yield higher than expected at Old Dominion Freight Line, the fifth-largest U.S. less-than-truckload carrier. The trucking firm yesterday said it expects LTL yield or revenue per hundredweight - a measure of pricing - to increase 3 to 3.5 percent year-over-year...
  • Overcapacity on the Seas Tied to Post-Panamax Growth
    Overcapacity in ocean container shipping is tied to growth in post-Panamax ships, according to Danish Ship Finance's latest Shipping Market Review report. In 2013, 1.3 million TEUs entered the global container fleet, the eighth consecutive year with an average inflow of at least that much tonnage, the report said. Factoring in...
  • Drewry: Spot Rates Tumble After GRI Gains
    The Drewry benchmark rate for shipping from Hong Kong to Los Angeles fell 10 percent in the week of May 28. Full-size chart Rates in the trans-Pacific moved downward this week, with the Drewry benchmark rate for shipping from Hong Kong to Los Angeles falling 10 percent after minor gains last week. Two...
  • Long Beach Mayoral Candidates Promise Change in Relations With Port
    While it is still to be decided which of the finalists to be Long Beach mayor, Robert Garcia or Damon Dunn, will be elected by the voters on June 3, it is almost certain that the port city will have a different type of leader than outgoing Mayor Bob Foster. "I...
  • Can Onboard Cameras Improve Truck Safety?
    A car pulls alongside a tractor-trailer, preparing to pass on its left. Instead, the car suddenly swerves into the side of the tractor. The truck driver quickly pulls onto the shoulder of the road, the mangled car dragged along by his tractor. Fortunately, no major injuries - this time. Another truck,...
  • Zim Slashes Loss Ahead of Restructuring
    Zim Integrated Shipping Services' first quarter loss shrank 45 percent from a year earlier as the Israeli ocean carrier continued to cut costs in the run-up to a $3 billion financial restructuring. The line's net loss narrowed to $62 million from $112 million in the first quarter of 2013, and the...
  • Scaling the Top 100
    Some of the fastest-climbing companies on the JOC's Top 100 Importers and Exporters rankings share a common trait: They either partner with or are part of a conglomerate that allows them to create synergies of scale. AMONG THE PLAYERS: Top 100 Importers; The fruit and vegetable importers at seventh-ranked Chiquita Brands International...
  • Trade Advocates Eye Kerlikowske With Hope
    Gil Kerlikowske oversees the largest U.S. law enforcement agency and the second-largest revenue-collecting source in the federal government. But although the newly appointed commissioner of U.S. Customs and Border Protection brings four decades of law enforcement and drug policy experience to the job, he had little experience in international affairs...
  • Drayage in the Driver's Seat
    It's a well-established axiom in the intermodal world that the drayage carrier, forever doomed to be squeezed by other, larger and more powerful interests in the system, has always been the low man on the totem pole. But this could be the year all that changes. A number of drayage carriers...
  • uShip Breaking the Broker Mold?
    Q: As a long-time reader, I have always found your columns helpful. I am, however, still amazed - and I talk to several companies every year - at how few transportation managers and directors have little or no understanding of transportation law. The April 14 Journal of Commerce story "uShip Spins...
  • P3 Delayed To Avoid Peak Season Impact, Says Maersk
    Maersk Line decided to defer the launch of the P3 Network until autumn to avoid disrupting services during the peak season, even though it expects to receive approval from Chinese regulators in June. Launching a complex new service on the scale of the P3 would require several weeks, Tim Smith, CEO...
  • Trucking Protest Hits DP World's Cochin Terminal
    A work slowdown by harbor truck drivers and crews is slowing operations at the Vallarpadam International Container Transshipment Terminal, a DP World facility in India's Port of Cochin, according to local shipping sources. A shipping line agent at Cochin said unionized workers are demanding job protection for some drivers who have...
  • APL's Seroka Nominated to Lead Los Angeles Port
    LONG BEACH, Calif. - Los Angeles Mayor Eric Garcetti today nominated APL executive Gene Seroka to be executive director of the Port of Los Angeles. The Los Angeles Board of Harbor Commissioners is expected to approve Seroka's nomination at its next meeting on June 5 and the Los Angeles City...

TradeWindsweb site
MAY 28, 2014
  • GMLP eyes buys
    Golar LNG Partners (Golar Partners) is well positioned to pursue more acquisitions in the coming months following a profitable first quarter, management told investors Wednesday.
  • New firm for O'Connor
    Chalos O'Connor senior partner Eugene O'Connor is joining law firm Montgomery McCracken Walker & Rhoads.
  • Safe misses mark
    Safe Bulkers turned in a first-quarter profit Wednesday but the result was a penny below the Wall Street forecast.
  • K&L hires Chalos
    K&L Gates has hired criminal defence lawyer Michael Chalos to join its New York maritime law team.
  • Stolt wants LNG lead
    Stolt-Nielsen and its partners in a new LNG venture are aiming to secure the first-mover advantage on a proposed project in eastern Canada, an executive tells TradeWinds.
  • Chan leaves TNK
    Bruce Chan is getting ready to step down as the chief executive officer of Teekay Tankers (Teekay).
  • Panayotides shown the door
    Former Excel Maritime owner Gabriel "Villy" Panayotides has been removed as CEO of the company by US fund Oaktree.
  • MBC bulks up
    Malaysian Bulk Carriers (MBC) has seen first quarter profit jump on higher revenue.
  • Golar LNG profit slashed
    Golar LNG has been saved from a first quarter loss by the sale of a ship to spin-off Golar LNG Partners.
  • Wisby inks tanker duo
    Sweden's Wisby Tankers is heading back to Croatia for more tanker newbuildings.
  • GOS goes for PSV
    India's Global Offshore Services (GOS) is considering adding a platform supply ship (PSV) to its fleet.
  • Three strikes and out?
    State-owned Shipping Corp of India (SCI) is at risk of losing its special autonomous "navratna" status after posting its third straight annual loss.
  • Mystery deaths probed
    An investigation is being carried out into the deaths of three crewmen on a German cargoship at the UK port of Goole.
  • Clipper A/S cuts loss
    Denmark's Clipper Group A/S has reduced its loss in 2013 as it continues to exit the unprofitable tanker sector.
  • VLCC sale hurts ITC
    Independent Tankers Corporation (ITC) has been pushed to a bigger loss in the first quarter after selling one of its VLCCs.
  • Stolt in LNG move
    Norway's Stolt-Nielsen is setting up a Canadian joint venture to liquefy and export LNG.
  • Genco extends offer
    Bulker owner gives creditors more time to sign up for $100m share sale as part of Chapter 11 plan.
  • Zim slashes loss
    Restructuring Israeli container line Zim has cut its net loss by 45% to $62m in the first quarter, as cost-cutting paid off.
  • Nordic trims losses
    Nordic Shipholding has reported an improved first quarter result, despite remaining in the red for the first three months of 2014.
  • Awilco breaks even
    Awilco LNG broke even in the first quarter of 2014 after posting losses in the two previous quarters.
  • Olympic in the money
    Olympic Shipping has secured funds of NOK 500m ($84m) following a new five-year senior unsecured bond issue.
  • Olympic back at Kleven
    Olympic Shipping has returned to its favourite shipyard in Norway to order a second inspection, maintenance and repair (IMR) vessel.
  • SDLP files shelf
    Seadrill Partners is looking to raise fresh funds according to a financial disclosure to US regulatory authorities.
  • Vallianz eyes PSV splurge
    Vallianz Holdings has embarked on the first stage of its promised fleet expansion with the acquisition of two PSVs.
  • Safmarine storms WAF
    Safmarine has launched a new multi-purpose liner service under a broader bid to cash in on the West African oil & gas market.

American Shipperweb site
MAY 28, 2014
  • Congressmen line up to support infrastructure bank act
    More than 100 members of the House have signed on as co-sponsors of the National Infrastructure Development Bank Act, according to Congresswoman Rosa DeLauro, D-Conn.
  • ZIM reports smaller loss in Q1
    The Israel-based container carrier ZIM said it had a net loss in the first quarter of $62 million, 45 percent smaller than the $112-million loss it had in the first quarter of 2013.
  • UPS completes Beijing facility
  • Old Dominion raises revenue projection
    Old Dominion has increased its guidance for LTL revenue per hundredweight during the second quarter to a growth range of between 3 and 3.5 percent, representing an increase of 1 percent over previous estimates.
  • RMR Shipping adds call to UK
  • CMA CGM, NileDutch upgrade East Coast South America - West Africa service
  • Catapult incorporates Incoterms into rate engine
  • APL exec Seroka chosen as L.A. port director
    Los Angeles Mayor Eric Garcetti has nominated Gene Seroka, the head of commercial operations in the Americas for container line APL, to be executive director of the Port of Los Angeles. His selection must still be considered by the Board of Harbor Commissioners at its June 5 meeting and be confirmed by the Los Angeles City Council.
  • National Shipping completes first year in Puerto Rico trade
    National Shipping of America said it has maintained a 95 percent reliability record and not missed any calls in the one year since it launched the fortnightly Isla Verde Express service between Houston and Puerto Rico.
  • Executive moves

The Bunker Bulletinweb site
MAY 28, 2014
  • Mid-week bunker prices mix in Fujairah
    Avails tight in Middle East hub.
  • Prices fell in Rotterdam
    Busy market reported in German port of Hamburg.
  • Bunker hubs 'not yet' threatened by Russian Far East
    The unpredictability of Russian bunker regulations are limiting the role of ports in the country's Far East.
  • Chinese exchange looking at bunker futures contract
    SHFE also preparing to revise its fuel oil futures contract.
  • P3 sees bunker savings ahead
    But operational, as well as regulatory, reasons given for delayed start.
  • Rotterdam almost ready for LNG bunkering by barge
    Port authority expects break bulk terminal and LNG barge to be in operation in 2015.
  • Russian majors hook up on LNG bunkering
    Gas agreement between Lukoil and Gazprom finds room for co-operation on alternative marine fuel.
  • Dutch authorities prepare to 'sniff out' sulphur non-compliance
    Emission monitoring stations and sniffer planes seen as the best way to select ships for closer inspection.
  • 'Unlicensed bunker supplier' fined
    'MPA takes a serious view of any bunkering malpractice.'
  • NYK receives modern post-panamax car carrier
    Vessel has been fitted with 'the latest energy-saving technology', says firm.
  • Bunker prices mixed in Asian trade
    Prices have softened in Singapore, Hong Kong.
  • New hire for Glander International Bunkering
    Turnbull joins company's Dubai office.
  • OW Bunker quarterly net profit down 60%
    Firm sees 15% gain in bunker sales volume, mainly due to growth in Asia.
  • JKH stays in black
    But Sri Lankan's shipping and bunkering business curbs top line growth.
  • Hong Kong exchange 'censures' Titan Petrochemicals
    Due to breaches in listing rules, regarding the disclosure of information in shipyard disposal.
  • Omani bunkering facility makes progress
    Design phase set for completion next month.

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