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December 31, 2014
Sched Netweb site
  • Asia-Europe falls 6.6pc to US$1,149/TEU as Asia-Med, transpac rates slip too
  • OOCL announces Thailand terminal handling surcharge update
  • Nicaragua canal developer plans IPO, but won't say, when, where or how much
  • CMA CGM doubles weekly Europe-Med-West Africa services in late January
  • MOL Logistics opens 7th office in Vietnam to serve northeast
  • Box trucks require provincial licence at Port Metro Vancouver
  • Vancouver truck plan involves cutting number of truckers allowed in port
  • Cargolux/HNCA air cargo JV to build Zhengzhou into cargo hub
  • EU widens aircraft dispute with Boeing alleging new subsidy claim
  • SpiceJet flight cancellations jolt ecommerce shipment companies
  • Aeroflot looks to China for new opportunities for expansion

Exim Indiaweb site
DECEMBER 30, 2014
  • Bulk Liquids - think tank, do the math!
  • Indev celebrates 30 years with cricket tournament
  • Seashell Logistics turns vessel operator with coastal shipment
  • Six predictions for container shipping in 2015 - Lloyd's Loading List

IHS Maritimeweb site
DECEMBER 30, 2014
  • UPDATE: AirAsia QZ8501 body recovery hampered
    Retrieval of the bodies of passengers and crew from AirAsia flight QZ8501 is being hampered by strong waves. More than 40 bodies have been spotted in the Karimata Straits south of Pangkalan Bun by operations to locate the missing A320-200, which disappeared on Sunday morning carrying 155 passengers
  • Norman Atlantic death toll rises
    The death toll following the Norman Atlantic ferry fire has now climbed to 12, including two Albanian seafarers killed during the towage of the ship. Ten people are confirmed to have died on board the 26,904gt passenger ro-ro ship which caught fire 44nm off the coast of Corfu, travelling between the Greek port of Patras and Ancona in Italy on Sunday.
  • CSSC Chengxi Shipyard sues Sinovel Wind Group
    CSSC Chengxi Shipyard, a subsidiary of Shanghai-listed China CSSC Holdings, has filed a lawsuit against compatriot Sinovel Wind Group over CNY152M ($25M) worth of unpaid wind towers. On 26 December, CSSC Chengxi Shipyard sued Sinovel, a manufacturer of wind-power equipment, over five separate
  • China joins search for missing AirAsia flight
    Beijing announced on Monday that it will send aircraft and rescue ships to join the search and rescue for the missing AirAsia flight QZ8501. "After consultations with the Indonesian government, the Chinese government has decided to send aircraft and vessels to search for the missing AirAsia
  • Former ST Marine head charged with corruption
    The former president of shipbuilder Singapore Technologies Marine (ST Marine) was charged with corruption today. See Leong Teck, who was president of ST Marine from December 1997 until February 2008, was charged in the State Courts of Singapore with seven offences
  • Indonesian Navy arrests six sea-robbery suspects
    The Indonesian Navy has nabbed six suspects involved in a sea-robbery network of attacking ships near the Strait of Malacca and Strait of Singapore. "We received information on sea piracy from the Information Fusion Center (IFC) of Singapore last Wednesday. We deployed a team to arrest the
  • SBI Offshore wins China-built rig contract
    Singapore-listed offshore services provider, SBI Offshore has been appointed by China Sunrise Group (CSG) as the lead contractor responsible for procurement of drilling equipment systems (DES) of a CS70 semi-submersible offshore rig. SBI Offshore has entered into a memorandum of intent with the
  • Bodies and debris found in AirAsia plane search
    Indonesia's search and rescue agency has found bodies and debris from missing AirAsia flight QZ8501. Flight QZ8501 - an Airbus A320-200 carrying 155 passengers and seven crew - went missing on Sunday morning en route from Surabaya, Indonesia, to Singapore. "It has been confirmed that it is debris
  • L-type ship to join Evergreen's APG service
    Taiwanese carrier Evergreen Line announced on 27 December that another 8,508teu box ship, Ever Lunar, is scheduled to join its Far East - Arabian Persian Gulf (APG) service in January. This is the seventh Evergreen L-type vessels to be built by China Shipbuilding Corporation (CSBC) in Taiwan.
  • Sainty Marine outlines cost of Nantong yard takeover
    Shenzhen-listed shipbuilder Sainty Marine predicted that it would book losses of at least CNY532.0M ($86M) as it seeks to take over insolvent Nantong Mingde HI. The losses can be limited to CNY532M if Nantong Mingde HI could complete a bankruptcy restructuring successfully, a stock filing of Sainty
  • AVIC to exit Taizhou CATIC Shipbuilding HI
    Hong Kong-listed AVIC International Holdings' Beijing subsidiary plans to quit a joint venture with Taizhou Kouan Shipbuilding and Jiangsu Baochuan Investment by selling its stake in the JV. AVIC Beijing has put up its 45% stake in Taizhou CATIC Shipbuilding HI for sale with a knock-down price of
  • Tanjung Offshore calls off deal with Bourbon SA
    Malaysia-listed offshore services provider, Tanjung Offshore, and vessels operator Bourbon Far East have called off a proposed asset injection. The proposal would have resulted in a reverse takeover (RTO) of Tanjung Offshore by Paris-headquartered oil and gas company Bourbon SA. According to
  • DSME clinches nine LNG carrier orders
    South Korean shipbuilder Daewoo Shipbuilding & Marine Engineering (DSME) ended 2014 on a high note when it clinched orders for nine LNG carriers from two customers today. Firstly, DSME clinched an order for four LNG carriers from returning customer Angelicoussis Shipping Group, which ordered two

Marine Logweb site
DECEMBER 30, 2014
  • NYK cops plea in price fixing case
  • Marine Hydraulics gets $7.1 million Navy contract mod
  • MarineCo UK adds Multi Cat 2712 to its all-Damen fleet
  • Arctech Helsinki now fully Russian owned
  • Norman Atlantic tow claims lives of two salvors
  • Petrodec newbuilds to have HJ cylinder lubrication
  • Consortium eyes Indian submarine project
  • Fourth former ST Marine exec charged with corruption
  • MacGregor cranes ordered for Sealion newbuild

World Wide Shipperweb site
DECEMBER 30, 2014
  • ILWU asks PMA directors to join in negotiation process
  • Coast Guard search teams recover missing kayaker
  • US Army Corps of Engineers helps fight coastal flooding
  • Electro-mechanical installation starts for Panama Canal expansion project
  • Customs inspectors seize 21 pounds of meth at border

Lloyd's Listweb site
DECEMBER 30, 2014
  • Technology trends 2015: The age of acceptance
    Shipowners will continue to be wary but generally more favourable to new ideas
  • Norman Atlantic reopens ferry safety debate
    Major ro-ro casualties have long history
  • Cheap Chinese steel keeps demolition rates down
    Pressure on rates looks set to stay for the foreseeable future despite a healthy supply of tonnage and yards with ample spare capacity
  • China's shipping conglomerates pocket more scrapping subsidies
    China Shipping Development and CSCL have secured over $50m this month alone for fleet renewal under the 'cash-for-clunkers' scheme
  • Box lines look to New Year for renewed price push
    Cosco joins growing list of Asia-Europe carriers to announce January GRIs
  • NYK pays US Department of Justice $59m for antitrust violations
    Japanese shipping giant faces mounting bills from competition cases related to price fixing in ro-ro sector
  • Securities regulator to examine Guangzhou Shipyard International restructuring
    Notice from commission takes GSI a step closer to $880m acquisitions aimed at boosting profitability
  • Close but no cigar: ship finance in 2015
    Good times won't roll, but pain will be limited
  • Ship finance review 2014: Like 2013, but better
    More of everything, but no return to glory days

The Journal of Commerceweb site
DECEMBER 30, 2014
  • Ports, carriers face slump in once-booming Russian traffic
    Western ocean carriers, port operators and freight forwarders are bracing for a slump in Russia's freight traffic as the nation heads for recession and double-digit inflation in 2015. Russia's finance minister, Anton Siluanov, last week said the economy could shrink by 4 percent next year, its first contraction since 2009, if...
  • Antwerp's container volume up 4.5 percent for year
    LONDON - The port of Antwerp boosted container traffic 4.5 percent in 2014 to just short of 9 million TEUs, marginally outpacing the 4.2 percent growth in total throughput to a new record high of 198.8 million metric tons. Europe's third-largest container port after Rotterdam and Hamburg handled 8.96 million TEUs,...
  • BCOs face an uncertain year in trans-Pacific contracts
    The year 2015 has not yet begun but is already promising to be one fraught with complexity and unpredictability for beneficial cargo owners in the eastbound trans-Pacific. Two new alliances, the 2M and Ocean Three, will begin operating in the trade early in the year; delays continue to plague the West...
  • Long Beach port opens container storage depot
    The Port of Long Beach on Monday opened a depot where empty containers can be temporarily stored. The depot will ease space constraints at congested marine terminals while also freeing up chassis for use in the harbor area. The ports of Los Angeles and Long Beach have been struggling with congestion...
  • Is the ILWU on the defensive?
    Do West Coast employers think they have the mighty ILWU on the defensive? Judging from events over the past several days and especially Monday, it's hard to avoid that impression. It took a week for the International Longshore and Warehouse Union to respond to the Pacific Maritime Association's request for a federal...
  • Bunker price erosion slows over holiday week
    Prices for both high and low sulfur bunker fuel, along with low sulfur marine gas oil, all continued to drop last week. Full size chart The steep fall of bunker fuel in recent months prices slowed over Christmas week, though the price per metric ton still continued to drop. Bunker fuel prices at...
  • Two China Southern executives axed in criminal probe
    HONG KONG - China Southern Airlines' executive vice president and chief operating officer for flight operations have been axed on suspicion of "job-related crime". In a filing to the Hong Kong Exchange this evening, the company told investors that an investigation against Chen Gang, executive vice president, and Tian Xiao Dong,...
  • Terminal ups investment as competition at Santos intensifies
    The Ecoporto Santos container terminal in Brazil is moving ahead with an expensive equipment upgrade despite not being guaranteed an extension to the company's port concession period. The development comes as competition is heating up in Santos, Brazil's main container gateway, with Ecoporto and the five other container terminals at Santos...
  • ILWU, PMA continue war of words in tit-for-tat press releases
    International Longshore and Warehouse Union President Robert McEllrath today challenged ocean carrier executives to become directly involved in contract negotiations in order to end the impasse that has existed since the previous West Coast waterfront contract expired on July 1. The Pacific Maritime Association shot back that the ILWU's statement...

TradeWindsweb site
DECEMBER 30, 2014
  • Panama strike enters second week
    A strike that has hit the Panama Canal expansion project has entered its second week, although the officials say it involves less than 10% of the workforce.
  • Canal board approves Corozal port
    The Panama Canal Authority (ACP) has approved construction of a container transshipment port at Corozal, near the waterway's Pacific entrance.
  • Mingde restructuring filing 'positive'
    Nantong Mingde Heavy Industries' two largest customers tell TradeWinds that the company's filing for court-supervised restructuring is a positive step for the financially struggling Chinese shipyard.
  • Shippers welcome EU pledge to monitor liner shipping alliances
    A promise by the European Union (EU)'s new commissioner for competition, Margrethe Vestager, to keep a "close eye" on the mega-alliances in the container industry has won approval from shippers.
  • Blue Sky M heading towards Italy
    A bulker believed to be carrying hundreds of illegal immigrants is heading towards Italy and is not in danger, Greek officials said.
  • Greece launches separate enquiry into Norman Atlantic disaster
    Greek authorities and courts have launched their own probe into the Norman Atlantic ferry disaster, in which two Greeks are known to have lost their lives and many more are feared missing.
  • Dynagas opens on NYSE
    Dynagas LNG Partners' shares and bonds began to trade today on the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE).
  • Cape Hawk scrapped
    Idan Ofer controlled Eastern Pacific has sold a 1995-built capesize bulker for demolition, sources say.
  • Eastern Pacific bins cape
    Idan Ofer-controlled company sends a 1995-built vessel for demolition in Bangladesh.
  • Reefer outlook hot
    Seaborne transport of fresh produce will top 100 million tons for the first time ever this year.
  • Bulker in distress
    A ship believed to be carrying more than 600 illegal immigrants has sent a distress signal two miles off the island of Othonoi, near Corfu, a Greek defence ministry source says.
  • Seaspan converts options
    New York-listed Seaspan Corporation has booked two more 10,000-teu containerships from a Chinese shipyard.
  • Christmas deal for Concordia
    Concordia Maritime has renewed its contract with ExxonMobil for two of its P-max product tankers working in the Asia Pacific region.
  • Italy probes disaster
    Italian prosecutors investigating the Norman Atlantic ro-ro ferry disaster have called the master and the shipowner to account.
  • NYK settles for $59m
    A $59.4m fine has been imposed on Nippon Yusen Kabushiki Kaisha (NYK) which has admitted involvement in a criminal conspiracy to fix ocean shipping rates for cars, trucks and other ro-ro cargoes.
  • Ferry claims to be substantial
    Substantial compensation payouts are in prospect as a result of loss of life, injury and property claims from the Norman Atlantic ferry fire but the incident will not hit negotiations to renew the collective reinsurance contract bought by the leading protection and indemnity clubs.
  • Seadrill takes West Polaris
    Seadrill Limited has exercised a purchase option worth $456m for a drillship owned by Ship Finance International (SFL).
  • Sand-sucker seized
    Malaysian dredger operator Inai Kiara has seen one of its dredgers arrested in Singapore over a payment dispute.
  • Iron ore dips
    Reduced production at Chinese steel mills saw iron ore exports from Brazil and Australia take a significant hit in November.

American Shipperweb site
DECEMBER 30, 2014
  • New emission rules for ocean carriers take effect Jan. 1
  • NYK to pay $59.4 million fine for fixing prices on ro/ro cargo
  • USDA considers changes to dairy import quota program
  • Deloitte: Transportation becomes more about bytes than hard infrastructure
  • Diesel fuel price remains less volatile than crude oil
  • SeaLand to start operations this week

The Bunker Bulletinweb site
DECEMBER 30, 2014
  • Panama Canal Board approves development of transshipment facility
    State-of-the-art facility to be built in Corozal, says ACP.
  • US Gulf port reopens as weather conditions improve
    Shipping traffic resumed at Freeport on Monday afternoon.
  • Port's oil storage tank fire destroys 1.8 million barrels of crude
    Two tanks still remain ablaze at Libya's Es Sider port.
  • New ECA fuel changeover calculator launched
    Suggests around 70 hours needed before fuel at engine inlet meets sulphur limit if fuel supplied is at maximum sulphur content.
  • Falling energy prices cut the cost of new ECA rules
    Lower sulphur distillate fuel is now cheaper than IFO bunker grades six months ago.
  • California regulation limiting use of new types of ECA fuels
    Special permits will be needed for solutions not based on standard marine distillate fuels until OGV fuel rule is revised.
  • Special care advised when using 'hybrid' ECA fuels
    May be cheaper than conventional marine distillates and address some changeover issues, but 'high risk of incompatibility' must be carefully managed.
  • ECA rules will keep demand for eco-ships buoyant
    Falling oil prices won't mean an end to investment in fuel-efficient newbuilds.
  • Chinese national association establishes bunkering committee
    General Manager of Chimbusco chosen as executive director.
  • Two more vessels arrested in Singapore
    Singapore's Keppel Shipyard reportedly instigated one of the arrests.
  • Saudi-based player eyes Pakistan bunker market
    Group mulling plans to build refuelling facilities at Port Qasim.

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