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July 1, 2015
Sched Netweb site
  • Shippers find cheap spot rates a bother, fear revenge if space gets tight
  • Kazakhstan to join WTO after 20 years of talks - longest in history
  • Taiwan's CSBC wins US$485 million orders from TS Lines, Evergreen
  • Chinese Prime Minister Li Keqiang visits CMA CGM's headquarters
  • Maersk still to call Houston despite APM Terminals' shutdown
  • Poseidon Containers seeks US$100 million in IPO to buy box ships
  • Kuehne + Nagel Group buys ReTrans, US multimodal solutions provider
  • RTL orchestrates 206-tonne reactor delivery across Black Sea
  • Dar es Salaam box volume surges 9pc annually over past six years
  • US meat sector urges Senate to repeal labelling or risk retaliation
  • SCI launches new Gulf loop to boost Visakhapatnam as container hub
  • Los Angeles international airport's air cargo traffic in May rises 7.9pc
  • Saudia Cargo deploys 747-400F on Shanghai-New Delhi twice weekly service
  • World air cargo increases 3.3pc, Latin American growth decline ending
  • Groundhandler expects e-commerce to change air cargo world

Exim Indiaweb site
JUNE 30, 2015
  • MANSA's first-of-its-kind conference to focus on ethical business practices
  • Packing of Dangerous Goods in Containers
  • Ship crude oil on Saudi tankers to cut cost, Saudi Arabia asks India
  • Basmati exports hit on high cost of processing & low realisation
  • Cashew exports decline in May
  • Cochin Port to improve cargo unloading methods
  • Gammon Infra to commence RoRo operations at Mumbai Port terminal
  • JSW Jaigarh Port signs Concession Agreement with Konkan Railway Corporation
  • CONCOR slashes rail freight rates for transportation of empty containers between ICD-Whitefield & Chennai Port
  • Govt to invest INR 8.50 lakh cr. for infra development in Railways: Prabhu
  • DGFT launches mobile app & revamped website
  • INR bounces back against US currency on fresh dollar selling
  • L&T receives orders worth INR 2,035 cr.

International Transport Journalweb site
  • Terrific times for trucks Intermodal / Strasse
  • Things really set to take off in Paris Aviation
  • Heading for Vienna? RIP on A6
  • New high flyers at Crane Worldwide
  • Logistics centre filling up nicely
  • New toll system in Belgium
  • Facelift for Yusen in LA
  • Canadian company plumps for new CEO/president
  • Emirates now 47 times per week to Karachi
  • Growing with the client
  • EU purse strings opening wide for transport projects
  • Rina remains optimistic
  • Finnish company brings up new cannon
  • To Russia with VN...not love
  • Management buy-back
  • Oiling the wheels for railfreight in Far East
  • O3 surprises industry
  • From South Africa to South Pacific
  • International feelers going out from China

IHS Maritimeweb site
JUNE 30, 2015
  • Van Oord wins EUR100 million Dubai contract
    Dutch dredging and offshore giant Van Oord will return to Dubai at the end of this year to create an entirely new waterfront for the Deira Islands that it built for developer Nakheel between 2005 and 2008. Valued at EUR100 million, the new contract has again been awarded by Nakheel. Speaking to IHS
  • Chinese Prime Minister to visit CMA CGM
    Prime Minister Li Keqiang will lead a ministerial delegation to French shipping giant CMA CGM Group's iconic Marseilles HQ tomorrow and conclude two major economic agreements. Under the first, Chinese shipyards will deliver three flagship 18,000 teu container vessels to CMA CGM during the latter
  • IMO elects South Korea's Ki-tack Lim to top post
    South Korea's Ki-tack Lim, president of the Busan Port Authority, has been elected as the new secretary-general of the International Maritime Organization (IMO). He will take the helm from incumbent, Japan's Koji Sekimizu, on 1 January 2016, for an initial four years. Ki-tack Lim served as the
  • DryShips divests final tankers
    NASDAQ-listed DryShips has sold its remaining six tankers to founder and chief executive officer George Economou, concluding a sale process that began in March. On 30 June, DryShips confirmed that Economou exercised his options to purchase six Aframaxes - the Alicante, Belmar, Calida, Daytona ,
  • Two more rigs booked at Huangpu Wenchong
    China's Huangpu Wenchong shipbuilding yard has been contracted to build a further pair of jack-up rigs from a returning customer. Hong Kong-listed TSC Group has ordered, through it daughter company Alliance Offshore Drilling (AOD), two Zentech-designed R-550D jack-up drilling rigs with deliveries
  • Offshore wind terminal plans kick off on MV2
    Sif Group, an offshore foundations manufacturer, and Verbrugge International, a logistics service provider, have signed an agreement in principal with the Port of Rotterdam Authority for the construction of a production and storage/handling terminal. This is to better serve the North Sea's emerging
  • Ferry strike adds to Greek woes
    Ferry services in Greece are being disrupted today as the result of a 24-hour strike called by the Pan-Hellenic Seamen's Federation (PNO). The union claims that some shipping firms have violated collective labour agreements. PNO has called on seafarers aboard Greek-flagged ferries to take
  • Samsung HI clinches Statoil platform orders
    Samsung Heavy Industries (SHI) has clinched orders for Statoil's Sverdrup Topside project, as analysts predicted. South Korea's second biggest shipbuilder said in a Korea Exchange filing on 30 June that it has clinched two platforms related to the project. The contract is worth about USD1.05
  • Update: Port of Calais still closed to all ferry traffic
    Ferry traffic at the French port of Calais was at a total standstill this morning as action by MyFerryLink crews protesting over the cessation of the company's activities went into a second day. The crews, who belong to the employee cooperative SCOP SeaFrance, were meeting this morning to discuss
  • CH Offshore receives USD60 million from charter dispute
    Singapore-listed offshore services provider, CH Offshore, has recouped USD60 million from unpaid charter fees from Venezuela's state-owned PDVSA's subsidiaries. CH Offshore stated in its filing to the Singapore Exchange that the company has received the outstanding USD60 million from PDV Marina and
  • Tanker, box ship collide near Tanjung Perak Port
    A liquefied petroleum gas (LPG) tanker caught fire after it collided with a container ship near Port of Tanjung Perak, Indonesia, on 28 June. Indonesia-flagged, 2008-built LPG tanker Navigator Aries was leaving Tanjung Perak port after discharging its cargo when it collided with Panama-flagged,
  • Wärtsilä tunnel thruster approval
    Wärtsilä has successfully obtained a Lloyd's Register (LR) 'Type Approval' Certificate for the Wärtsilä WTT11 tunnel thruster, which means the unit will not have to undergo a design review for each individual vessel or hull number. Wärtsilä says approval certification will also mean cost savings, as
  • Beijing audit reveals underreporting in COSCO accounts
    COSCO recorded CNY298 million (USD48 million) less in its revenue and CNY169 million less in cost for the 2008-13 period, leading to an understatement of CNY116 million in its profit for 2013, according to a National Audit Office (NAO) report. The report, released on 28 June, revealed that COSCO
  • Plans to demolish South Korea island announced
    An island off Busan, South Korea will be demolished to make it easier for ships to call at Northeast Asia's biggest transshipment hub. The island, called Tohdo, is situated at the entrance of Busan New Port. Due to its location, Tohdo has been regarded as an obstacle for vessels especially
  • Slower marine, coal growth hampers XMH performance
    Slower Indonesian marine and coal industry growth has affected Singapore-listed marine engine maker XMH Holdings' performance for financial year (FY) 2015. XMH posted a net profit of SGD5.43 million (USD4.02 million) for FY 2015 that ended on 30 April 2015, down 11.4% from SGD6.13 million in FY
  • UOB Kay Hian: Offshore, marine industry yet to bottom
    Singapore-based brokerage house UOB Kay Hian has suggested that the offshore and marine industry downturn has not bottomed yet. Analysts from UOB Kay Hian highlighted that the offshore support vessel (OSV) tender activities are recovering gradually despite oil companies asking for a 30% cut in day
  • Bank of Jiangsu files second lawsuit against Sainty Marine
    Shenzhen-listed Sainty Marine has been sued by the Bank of Jiangsu in a second dispute, this time over CNY112 million (USD18 million) of loans and refund guarantees. On 21 May, the bank filed the lawsuit against Sainty Marine at the Wuhan Maritime Court and demanded the repayment of CNY60 million
  • Twenty six rescued on board five vessels in Bohai Sea
    A total of 26 crew members were rescued from five vessels hit by gusts in Liaodong Bay of Bohai Sea in the afternoon of 29 June, according to China's Beihai Rescue Bureau. Two of the five vessels sank while three others took on water, the Beihai Rescue Bureau said on 30 June. At 15:20 h local time
  • VLGC rates near $130/tonne
    Rates to ship LPG on very large gas carriers (VLGCs) are inching closer to the USD130/tonne mark, having averaged USD128.156 /tonne on the Baltic Exchange on 29 June. That had come up from USD121.875/tonne on 22 June. At current bunker prices in Fujairah, the latest rate works out to daily earnings
  • KfW IPEX-Bank finances Petredec's LPG carriers
    Germany's KfW IPEX-Bank is working with compatriot credit insurance provider Euler Hermes to provide USD186.3 million in financing Singapore-based LPG trading house Petredec for the building of four 21,000 m³ LPG carriers. There is a German component in the deal, as German-made gas and tank systems
  • Kobe port's traffic up in March
    Cargo traffic increased by 5% in the port of Kobe, western Japan, in March from a year earlier to 8.608 million tonnes because of a big improvement in domestic trade, according to preliminary figures released by the Kobe municipal government. Of the 8.608 million tonnes, 4.536 million tonnes came

The Loadstarweb site
JUNE 30, 2015
  • Ferry chief's fury at 'double standards' as strikers force port of Calais to stay closed
  • As IMF deadline looms, would a Grexit be a Greek tragedy for its shipping firms?
  • US east coast ports dig deep to reap the rewards from an expanded Panama Canal

Marine Logweb site
JUNE 30, 2015
  • South Korea's Lim to be next IMO Secretary General
  • Jotun welcomes progress on ISO Standards
  • Wärtsilä WTT11 tunnel thruster gains LR Type Approval
  • Austal lays keel for LCS 14

World Wide Shipperweb site
JUNE 30, 2015
  • Port of Seattle names Freiboth labor relations senior director
  • Georgia Ports Authority reports record cargo numbers for May
  • Corps to close Chittenden Locks for drain screen structure inspection
  • Crowley adding new equipment for service to Caribbean region
  • Port of Los Angeles to start Yusen Terminals expansion work

Lloyd's Listweb site
JUNE 30, 2015
  • Lim promises a pragmatic period of regulation for shippin
    The election of South Korean candidate Lim Ki-Tack as the next IMO secretary-general is good news for shipowners wary of costly red tape
  • Samsung Heavy Industries wins first major offshore order this year
    South Korean yard takes $889m order from Norwegian state giant Statoil
  • Greek owners confirm tanker newbuilds
    Thenamaris has finalised VLCC orders while Callimanopulos order envisages up to 10 vessels
  • Monjasa takes credit line with ABN Amro
    Bunker supplier signs revolver deal with Dutch bank
  • Aframaxes set to build on vigorous first half
    Forecasts point to an even better second half of the year as tanker fundamentals remain in place
  • Dim view cast on carrier-freight forwarder relationship
    Carriers and freight forwarders must escape a 'zero-sum mind set' that is damaging not only their relationship, but also the entire supply chain
  • China Shipping Development books four aframax tankers
    State carrier fixes 114,000 dwt vessels at compatriot yard at $50m each
  • Economou exercises option for six DryShips aframaxes
    Move is part of expansion for Greek owner's privately held tanker fleet
  • Lim Ki-Tack next IMO secretary-general
    Voting went through five rounds to decide who will replace Koji Sekimizu at year end
  • CMA CGM strengthens ties with China
    New financing framework worth $1bn and strategic partnership with CMHI to be signed off when prime minister Li Kepiang is in France this week
  • Willis to merge with Towers Watson
    Marine insurance likely to remain integral to new diverse professional services giant
  • Second Calais walkout hits cross-Channel ferries
    MyFerryLink seafarers repeat last week's jobs protest
  • Smaller vessels rates look ready to head south
    Dry bulk market rally for handies and supras has reached the crest of the wave
  • South Korea wins election
    Lim Ki-tack has been elected secretary-general of the IMO and will assume the post at year end

The Journal of Commerceweb site
JUNE 30, 2015
  • 25 ports earn awards in AAPA's 2015 Communications Competition
    The American Association of Port Authorities (AAPA) ... the unified and recognized voice of seaports in the Americas...will recognize 25 seaports for exemplary communications projects and programs at its annual convention and awards luncheon this fall. Winning entrants in AAPA's 48th annual Communications Awards Program will be recognized at a Nov. 4 ...
  • Hapag-Lloyd trans-Pacific rate push suggests past attempts failed
    Hapag-Lloyd's seeking of a rate increase in August on its eastbound trans-Pacific services after pushing for identical increases in the last two months suggest recent attempts fared poorly. The German carrier notified customers that effective Aug. 1, rates per 40-foot-equivalent unit will rise $600. The Transpacific Stabilization Agreement - a discussion...
  • Shippers told to prepare for global container weight verification rule
    In exactly one year new global regulations requiring every packed container have a verified container weight will go into effect, and shippers need to be prepared, an industry trade group warns. "One year from today, global containerized maritime commerce will need to comply with new international regulations that require every packed...
  • CEVA wins Best Seafreight award at AFLAS Awards 2015
    Singapore - CEVA Logistics, one of the world's leading non-asset based supply chain management companies, was presented the Best Logistics Provider - Seafreight award at the Asia Freight, Logistics and Supply Chain (AFLAS) Awards held in Hong Kong.The awards, organized by Asia Cargo News, are designed to honor leading organizations...
  • HAMAG Harbour & Maritime Services Agency in Morocco joins XLProjects
    HAMAG, Harbour & Maritime Services Agency, born as ship agent turned quickly into a global and integrated operator with the wholechain of maritime transport: agency, freight forwarding, chartering and brokerage. HAMAG, with its expertise and its network of international partners, is committed to: Provide its customers a daily support and a high quality...
  • Georgia Ports Authority launches 'Gateway to the World'
    Savannah, Ga. - The Georgia Ports Authority has launched a four-part video series, "Gateway to the World," in which logistics experts from companies such as Caterpillar, Georgia Pacific, Home Depot and Lowe's describe why Georgia's ports are critical to their supply chains. "This initiative speaks through the voices of those who have...
  • Research Note: US containerized exports to fall again in 2015
    The Port of MiamiWhile a large share of the first-quarter 2015 decline in U.S. containerized exports can be traced to the conflict at U.S. West Coast ports, the economic slowdown in Asia and in emerging markets cannot be dismissed. Emerging markets in Latin America and the Caribbean, the Commonwealth of...
  • Charleston port revises Saturday gate hours
    Saturday hours for truck gates at the Port of Charleston will be revised to eliminate the lunchtime closure, the South Carolina Ports Authority said. Beginning July 11, gates will be open on Saturdays from 7 a.m. to 2 p.m. They now are open from 8 a.m. to noon, and from 1...
  • Challenges to China ports' slowing growth unprecedented
    Port of QingdaoThe Chinese economy has said goodbye to high-speed growth as well as stable foreign trade volumes, which is putting pressure on the operations of Chinese ports, Tong Mengda, chief economist of Ningbo Port Group, told delegates at the Intermodal Asia 2015 conference in Shanghai in March. These ports' situation...
  • DOT report fuels push to overhaul US truck safety program
    WASHINGTON - The U.S. Department of Transportation is under renewed pressure to overhaul its key truck safety initiative after a 2014 study only recently made public found the program's safety metrics don't always align with the real risk of accidents on the road. According to the study, there is a significant...
  • New York seeks to reactivate South Brooklyn terminal
    Red Hook Container Terminal, Brooklyn, NY. New York officials are seeking a tenant to reactivate the South Brooklyn Marine Terminal, which recently was designated as part of the U.S. Maritime Administration's Marine Highways initiative. The city's Economic Development Corp. recently leased the 88-acre terminal, a former automobile import facility, and plans to...
  • Strong US dollar, low oil prices hurting US-Canada trade
    The value of goods shipped across the U.S.-Canadian border dropped 12.5 percent in April, thanks in part to a weaker Canadian dollar and a shrinking Canadian economy. In April, all transport modes carried a lower value of U.S.-Canada freight than a year earlier, the U.S. Bureau of Transportation Statistics said in...
  • New vessels give Alianca Navegacao cabotage edge
    Alianca Navegacao's Vicente PizonThe christening last week of the Vicente Pinzon marks the completion of Alianca Navegacao's reais 700 million ($224.5 million) cabotage and coastal fleet upgrade aimed at securing its dominance in the Brazilian cabotage market. The vessel with a capacity of 4,828 twenty-foot equivalent units and its identical sister,...
  • CMA CGM to sign $1 billion financing agreement with China Ex-Im Bank
    LONDON - CMA CGM will sign a $1 billion financing agreement with the Export-Import Bank of China on Wednesday when Chinese premier Li Keqiang visits the French carrier's headquarters. The Marseille-based carrier said the agreement provides for loans and guarantees for ship and container orders from China as well as strategic...
  • Island removal aimed at boosting Busan transshipment productivity
    As part of Busan's larger effort to shore up its transshipment business amid fierce competition, the Korean government has announced plans to remove an island to allow the port to better handle mega-ships. South Korea's Ministry of Oceans and Fisheries has set aside $357 million to remove the island of Tohdo...
  • Shippers await report on Heathrow, Gatwick airport expansion
    LONDON - The U.K.'s air freight shippers are nervously awaiting the publication of a long-delayed report that will recommend either London Heathrow or nearby Gatwick as the best site for a new runway in the crowded southeast of the country. The majority of export and import shippers back expansion at...
  • Shippers question multiple surcharges levied by Asia-Europe lines
    HONG KONG - Shippers on Asia-Europe have never been fans of the host of surcharges levied by carriers on the trade and have routinely levelled complaints that the ad-ons were more boosters of revenue rather than a cost recovery mechanism. One major global shipper compared the container shipping freight market...
  • G6 adds more Asia-Europe port calls as other alliances cut sailings
    HONG KONG - The G6 Alliance continues to add port calls to its Asia-North Europe services, this time in China, in a bid to secure additional cargo loads on the trade during the much hoped for peak season.China's ports of Fuzhou in the Taiwan Strait and the Guangzhou's Nansha will...
  • Air freight shippers await key report on Heathrow, Gatwick airport expansion
    LONDON - The UK's air freight shippers are nervously awaiting the publication of a long-delayed report that will recommend either London Heathrow or nearby Gatwick as the best site for a new runway in the crowded southeast of the country. The majority of export and import shippers back expansion at...
  • DHL deal with Kazakhstan rail to grow China-Europe services
    HONG KONG - Kazakhstan's national rail operator and DHL Global Forwarding have signed a memorandum of understanding that will provide the logistics operator with additional block trains on the fast-developing land bridge between China and Europe.The forwarding unit of DHL inked the MOU with Kazakhstan Temir Zholy Express, a holding...
  • Shippers question multiple surcharges levied by Asia-Europe lines
    HONG KONG - Shippers on Asia-Europe have never been fans of the host of surcharges levied by carriers on the trade and have routinely levelled complaints that the ad-ons were more boosters of revenue rather than a cost recovery mechanism. One major global shipper compared the container shipping freight market...
  • G6 adds more Asia-Europe port calls as other alliances cut sailings
    HONG KONG - The G6 Alliance continues to add port calls to its Asia-North Europe services, this time in China, in a bid to secure additional cargo loads on the trade during the much hoped for peak season.China's ports of Fuzhou in the Taiwan Strait and the Guangzhou's Nansha will...
  • US Labor chief rejects bills seeking port labor-management system reform
    U.S. Secretary of Labor Thomas E. Perez said Monday that bills before Congress seeking to avoid lengthy negotiations marked by labor slowdowns and employer retaliation that recently plagued West Coast ports aren't the answer. His statement poured cold water on any hopes that the Obama administration would provide support for...

TradeWindsweb site
JUNE 30, 2015
  • Teekay hikes payout
    Teekay Corp swelled its payout to shareholders by 75% after selling a floating, production, storage and offloading (FPSO) to a daughter company.
  • Teekay's Knarr cash drive
    Teekay Offshore Partners is poised to issue $550m in shares to purchase a floating production, storage and offloading unit (FPSO) from its parent.
  • Maersk takes precautions
    Maersk Line took precautionary measures and paid its employees in Greece slightly earlier in order to avoid the capital controls finally imposed by the government yesterday.
  • Handy deal for NewLead
    Greece's NewLead Holdings has fixed one of its eco-handysize bulkers on a charter of between two and four months.
  • Navios fixes capesize
    Navios Maritime Partners has fixed one of its capesizes at a premium rate.
  • Petrobras slashes spending
    Scandal-hit Brazilian oil and shipping group Petrobras has cut its five-year budget by 41%.
  • Economou seals $291m deal
    George Economou has completed a $291m deal to buy six tankers from DryShips, officially ending the company's IPO spin-off plans.
  • CMA CGM's $1bn deal
    French container line CMA CGM is to sign a $1bn new financing deal with China Exim bank.
  • Lim new IMO head
    South Korean diplomat Lim Ki-Tack has won the election to lead the International Maritime Organisation (IMO) from January for a four-year term.
  • HHI closes on orders
    Korean shipbuilder Hyundai Heavy Industries (HHI) could be about to book a series of newbuildings including VLCCs.
  • CSDC orders quartet
    Chinese owner turns to GSI for the construction of four products tankers for $199m.
  • Arsenal neutralised
    VIDEO: Watch how MARAD's ro-ro destroyed chemical weapons at sea.
  • Edelweiss buying more
    Bharati Shipyard creditor Edelweiss Asset Reconstruction is poised to snap up a further 15% of the loss-making shipbuilder's debt.
  • Siem-Daya deal approved
    Siem Offshore has seen an agreement for the sale of an offshore subsea vessel to Daya Material approved by the latter's shareholders.
  • NYK admits collusion
    South Africa has fined Japan's NYK for collaborating on car carrier contracts with competitors.
  • Tug/barge fleet for sale
    Russian broker Nova Shipping is seeking a buyer for up to six tug/barge units.
  • SeaZip finds work
    Dutch owner SeaZip Offshore Service has found period employment for its new fast crew supplier.
  • Premuda strikes debt deal
    Italian bulker and tanker owner Premuda has agreed in principal a restructuring agreement with its financiers.
  • Rig headache for owners
    North Sea offshore vessel demand is being hit by a number of rigs being laid up or coming to the end of their contracts.
  • LPGC and boxship collide
    An LPG tanker has collided with a containership off the port of Tanjung Perak in Surabaya, Indonesia.
  • Cement carrier aground
    A veteran cement carrier has reportedly taken on water after running aground off Sweden on Monday night.
  • Otto Marine claim cut
    A claim for compensation against Otto Marine in a vessel financing row has been reduced.
  • Calais shut again
    Ferry services between Dover and Calais were cancelled again on Tuesday as MyFerryLink workers blockaded the French port.
  • Tallink finances ferry
    Loan from Nordea Bank set to cover 80% of costs of Meyer Turku shipyard newbuilding.
  • Grexit fallout limited
    Greek shipowners remain unaffected regardless of any development in their domestic economy, according to Morgan Stanley.
  • CHO wins charter dispute
    CH Offshore has successfully recovered $60m of outstanding charter hire in a dispute with Venezuelan oil major PDVSA.
  • GSL secures higher rate
    Global Ship Lease (GSL) has extended a second containership time charter with Sea Consortium's X-Press Feeders.
  • Logger back on the block
    A South Korean-owned bulker which failed to find a buyer at an auction in Singapore last week is set to go under the hammer again.

American Shipperweb site
JUNE 30, 2015
  • Sea-Tac Airport upgrades cargo facilities
  • Nike opens largest distribution center in Memphis
  • MSC, ZIM restructure East Med-North Europe services
  • Carriers launch two North Europe feeder loops
  • Ki-tack Lim to head International Maritime Organization
  • HighJump integrates warehouse, 3PL support with SAP Business One
  • Obama signs TPA, trade preference legislation
  • FMC reviews 14 OTI license applications
  • Executive Moves: GPA and UPS
  • Export-Import Bank charter expires at midnight
  • Port of L.A. to upgrade Yusen terminal
  • LNG-powered ro/ro vessel runs aground
  • Inland Canadian port completes expansion project
  • Port Everglades gets federal approval for 50-ft. harbor

The Bunker Bulletinweb site
JUNE 30, 2015
  • LNG-powered ferry secures funding
    Finnish-Estonian project should see vessel ready by 2017.
  • Banks and traders biggest Wiljo creditors
    Company called 'O.W.B. ARA SC' appears on list of creditors to bunker company that went down shortly after OW bankruptcy.
  • Port operator approves plans for LNG bunker terminal
    'Muuga is one of the best locations for an LNG bunkering terminal in Estonia.'
  • 'Slow steaming' returns to Indian Ocean routes
    'Threat of piracy altered shipping routes, speeds and costs for vessels.'
  • Bunker player 'doubles its credit facilities'
    'We appreciate the vote of confidence in Monjasa's business model,' says CFO.
  • Cleartrade expands market reach
    Trading hours extended to cover Asia.
  • Gibraltar government still downplaying LNG report
    'Report was based on a number of assumptions that are not likely to form part of the proposals.'
  • LNG-powed ferry secures funding
    Finnish-Estonian project should see vessel ready by 2017.
  • US Navy vessel bunkers at Georgia
    Batpetrol interested in international partner to develop services.
  • Canada: Pipe leaking oil at Prince Rupert
    Product believed to be bunker fuel, says Prince Rupert Port Authority.
  • Mitsubishi Corporation to merge subsidiaries
    Development affects MC Energy which sells bunker fuel.
  • US Navy vessel receives fuel at Georgia
    Supplier organised warship to receive fuel at berth.
  • Tanker's LNG-electric propulsion conversion complete
    Conversion provides 'economic and environmental benefits'.

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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
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 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
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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
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