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February 10, 2015
Sched Netweb site
  • China January trade value falls 10.8pc, exports off 3.3pc, imports off 19.9pc
  • Suez Canal transit fees to remain unchanged in 2015, LNG carriers excepted
  • Liberians launch green ship initiative give tax discounts for eco-changes
  • Hamburg container volume increases 1.2pc to 7.2 million TEU in 2014
  • Baltic Dry Index takes a tumble, like the one before 2008 Lehman collapse
  • US west coast dockers want right to fire arbitrators who rule against them
  • Sri Lanka relents, ends threat to scupper Chinese port city in Colombo
  • Canadian Pacific tanker cars derail in Iowa, lie flat on frozen Mississippi
  • Independent truckers thank Congress for bill checking regulatory cost
  • UK, Kenya to spend US$30 million to widen road to decongest Mombasa port
  • IATA World Cargo Symposium to draw 1,000 in Shanghai March 10-12
  • World air cargo up 4.5pc in '14, but yields fall for a third year
  • Hong Kong Cathay cargo terminal welcomes EVA Air as new customer
  • Missouri's Kansas City airport cargo slips 5.5pc, but passengers up 2.9pc

Exim Indiaweb site
FEBRUARY 9, 2015
  • AMTOI to host Annual Day on Feb. 13
  • Changing face of UK supply chain poses challenge to exporters
  • CMA CGM reaffirms its development strategy in Brazil
  • DHL launches new direct/bilateral LCL service for ocean freight containers from India to Hamburg
  • Govt to continue exemption of vessel sharing agreements from CCI purview
  • Harjeet Joshi is SCI's new Director (Finance)
  • IRClass & ESI group conduct seminar on Vibro-Acoustics Marine Special Interest Group
  • Khalifa Port Container Terminal achieves 26 pc growth in 2014
  • New services between China & Myanmar
  • Shreyas Shipping launches direct service to Jebel Ali from Visakha Container Terminal
  • Spotlight on tank containers at March event
  • 12 mt of iron ore stranded at various ports in India
  • MbPT invites bids for INR 2,740 cr. floating storage project
  • Mumbai Port Trust celebrates Republic Day
  • Petronet plays it safe with Gangavaram LNG terminal
  • Duty sops for auto sector likely
  • Govt will look into import duty on scrap, FTAs: Steel Ministry
  • India to bring down list of sensitive items for Pakistan & Sri Lanka
  • INR plunges to more than 3-week low
  • Inverted duty structure on coir industry may be scrapped, says MSME Min

International Transport Journalweb site
  • Edge Transport invests in fleet
  • Israel Railways is latest TPS family member
  • Germany's SVG relaunches
  • Port of Gothenburg closes gap to Japan
  • No more B747s en route for Southern Air
  • Jenifer Taylor honoured by Bifa
  • Design guru selects Hellmann Ecommerce
  • Plethora of locomotives for RZD in 2014
  • Port of Hamburg - throughput through the roof in 2014
  • Turkish Cargo inaugurates new freight terminal
  • First train arrives at Port Sunderland
  • DP World in harness with Prologis
  • Master mariner joins Australia's SAL
  • Record year for Abu Dhabi Ports

IHS Maritimeweb site
FEBRUARY 9, 2015
  • Second 'K' Line exec jailed for price fixing
    Takashi Yamaguchi became the second former 'K' Line executive to be sentenced within a week for conspiring to fix transportation rates for ro-ro cargo. A federal court in Baltimore, Maryland, sentenced Yamaguchi on 6 February to 14 months in US prison and a $20,000 fine. On 30 January, Former 'K'
  • NAT posts fourth-quarter profit
    NYSE-listed Nordic American Tankers (NAT) posted a $1.03M gain in the fourth quarter last year, up from a $22.1M loss in the same period in 2013, buoyed by improved average rates. Voyage revenues more than doubled to $43.1M during the quarter, compared with the same period in 2013, and were up 5.3%
  • Two dead in Gulf of Guinea hijackings
    Two pirate attacks in the Gulf of Guinea have resulted in two fatalities and raised fresh doubts over the effectiveness of the Nigerian Navy (NN) and Nigerian Maritime Administration and Safety Agency (NIMASA). On 3 February, the deputy captain was killed and three crew members abducted from Aeolos
  • UPDATE: MyFerryLink wins right to appeal Dover ban
    French Dover Strait ferry operator MyFerryLink has been granted leave to appeal against the recent decision of the UK Competition Appeal Tribunal (CAT) in favour of barring it from operating at the Port of Dover. Last month, the CAT upheld a judgement from the Competition and Markets Authority
  • African Union discusses maritime crime
    Seychelles is hosting a meeting of African Union ministers to review lessons from the fight against piracy. The forum on 8-9 February is looking at how to apply this knowledge to other forms of maritime crime in the Indian Ocean and around the African continent. Drug smuggling, human trafficking,
  • Sefine secures ferry pair
    Turkish shipbuilder Sefine Shipyard has secured an order for two passenger/car ferries from Oslo-based T. Finans AS. While full details of the two 7,000gt newbuildings have not been revealed, they will have an overall length of 142.9m and a beam of 21m. Their delivery is scheduled for November 2016
  • Wilhelmshaven set for 2M business boost
    Germany's new deepsea container port at Wilhelmshaven is poised for a surge in business through new calls from 2M alliance carriers, says the terminal's operator. Following two weak years since the JadeWeserPort started operations in September 2012, the outlook for 2015 is brightened by a rise in
  • Cammell Laird wins £5.7m ferry contract
    Cammell Laird Shiprepairers & Shipbuilders has won a GBP5.7M (USD8.6M) contract from the Department for Regional Development, Northern Ireland Executive, to build a car and passenger ferry. With capacity for 28 cars and 260 passengers, the vessel is scheduled for delivery in August 2016. Sharing
  • Hamburg cargo at record despite Russia fall-off
    Hamburg Port withstood trade sanctions on Russia and the plummeting ruble to post a record cargo volume last year. Although Russia is the port's second-largest trade partner, the plunge in its imports was more than offset by the port's gains in trades such as container liftings to and from China,
  • Lloyd Fonds plots KG fleet takeover
    Listed German KG house Lloyd Fonds wants to stage a comeback as a fully-fledged shipowner after the demise of its core KG placing activities. The Hamburg-based financier - in which US investor AMA Capital Partners is the largest shareholder - plans to take over 11 KG one-ship companies in return
  • I.M. Skaugen aims to extend IMSK12 issue
    I.M. Skaugen (IMSK) is summoning a bondholder meeting for 23 February to discuss its board's proposal to extend the maturity of its IMSK12 bond issue. "The IMSK12 bond issue is due 27 February 2015 and has currently NOK209M [$28M] outstanding, net of IMSK's own holdings," said the Oslo-based gas
  • Port Hedland ore shipments rise 30%
    Iron ore exports from Australia's Pilbara ports rose in January, driven by a 30% year-on-year rise at Port Hedland, amid a further 16% slide in prices. Port Hedland shipped out 36.7M tonnes of ore in the month, up 8.5M tonnes - or 30% - from January last year, according to Pilbara Ports Authority
  • China VLCC charters ships to BP and Shell
    China VLCC, a joint venture between China Merchants Energy Shipping (CMES) and Sinotrans & CSC, has sealed deals with BP and Shell to timecharter a VLCC to each company. The charter party was fixed on a term of two years with aggregate hires of CNY360M ($60M), a stock filing of CMES said today.
  • Japanese groups to build offshore wind farm
    Japanese shipbuilding and engineering group Hitachi Zosen Corporation will work with compatriots Sumitomo Electric Industries and Mitsubishi Corporation to build what has been described as one of their country's largest offshore wind farms. The companies will undertake a five-year feasibility study
  • China's Silk Road faces terrorism threat
    China's planned Maritime Silk Road could be highly vulnerable to disruption by Islamist militants, a forum in Bangkok heard on 6 February. Ehud Ya'ari, a Lafer International Fellow at the Washington Institute for Near East Policy, said China's planned route risks being "threatened
  • China's January coal imports at six-year low
    China imported a total of 16.8M tonnes of coal and lignite in January 2015, almost half the 35.9M tonnes for January 2014, showed data released by China's customs authorities. This January saw the import of all coal types shrank to a six-year-low for the traditionally busy month, which is usually
  • Chinese ports will continue to face pressure
    Chinese ports will continue to face pressure in throughput growth during the next two years on the back of economic rebalancing and ongoing capacity additions, said Moody's Investors Service. A port's location has become a more important credit factor in differentiating among the Chinese ports.
  • Otto Marine bags two long-term PSV charters worth $64M
    Singapore-listed offshore services provider Otto Marine has clinched two long-term contracts to charter two platform supply vessel (PSVs) to an oil major in Australia for 36 months including options, valued at around AUD80M ($62M). The two 4,000dwt PSVs are scheduled for mobilisation to Australia
  • FSL Trust sells stakes in TORM for $2.63M
    Singapore-listed shipping trust First Ship Lease Trust (FSL Trust) has sold its entire shareholding of 18,266,649 shares in the Denmark-based dry bulk carrier and products tanker operator TORM for a total consideration of $2.63M. FSL Trust stated in its filing to the Singapore stock exchange (SGX)

Marine Logweb site
FEBRUARY 9, 2015
  • Repower gives stretched Polar Bear more speed
  • Cruise lines expect 23 million passengers this year
  • Vigor gets $9.9 million Navy award
  • Navy awards contracts for DDG 51 Flight III design work
  • Shell LNG bunkering vessel to have Wärtsilä DF engines
  • Second K-Line executive gets prison sentence
  • Sembawang and Keppel reject Petrobras case reports

World Wide Shipperweb site
FEBRUARY 9, 2015
  • Pacific Maritime Association members shut-down weekend vessel operations
  • Coast Guard helicopter medevacs injured mariners from cargo ship
  • Parsons Brinkerhoff taps Johansen as new western division director
  • Port of Vancouver, USA celebrates maiden voyage call
  • General Dynamics NASSCO christens new Navy vessel

Lloyd's Listweb site
FEBRUARY 9, 2015
  • Indian demolition rates slide $50 per ldt
    Prices left well below $400 per ldt in all key markets in the region
  • Dry bulk woes spark secondary loans market revival
    Commercial banks looking to unload positions to hedge funds or alternative investors at a discount
  • Swelling China trade boosts Hamburg box traffic
    Container throughput up 5.1% to 9.7m teu but German port loses ground on rival Rotterdam
  • Global Ship Lease eyes more acquisitions after ship purchase
    Second 8,063 teu vessel; added to fleet in sale and charter back deal
  • Cammell Laird wins $8.7m ferry contract
    Order marks the Merseyside facility's third ferry newbuilding in three years
  • Breakaway rival to Opec would reshape tanker dynamics
    Tanker industry faces another shift in the landscape
  • Moody's sees persistent overcapacity in China's ports
    China's transforming economy suggests dry bulk terminals will suffer worse than container ports
  • Asia-Europe box volumes up 7.4% in 2014
    Freight rates stay weak despite healthy trade flows
  • Abu Dhabi Terminals reports 26% volume growth at flagship facility
    Container throughput at Khalifa Port Container Terminal rises to 1.1m teu
  • No let-up in box shipping oversupply
    Carriers are expecting oversupply and freight pressure to remain as carriers continue to order bigger ships
  • KfW provides $56.6m to finance DFDS scrubbers
    Move will help ferry operator meet EU sulphur rules
  • Second K Line executive is sentenced in US price-fixing case
    Authorities say investigation to price fixing on ocean shipping services for car and trucks is ongoing
  • A new era in automation
    A look at the impact of the opening of two new automated terminals in Rotterdam
  • Regional gateway ports to handle larger ships
    La Spezia Container Terminal receives its biggest boxship, the 16,600 teu MSC London
  • Humanising a life at sea
    Connectivity to electronic communications - and its absence - seems to bring a host of problems on board

The Journal of Commerceweb site
FEBRUARY 9, 2015
  • LA-LB truckers expected to get force majeure cases reviewed quickly
    Drayage companies that are considering filing legal challenges to ocean carrier-imposed fees for the late return of equipment under the Uniform Intermodal Interchange Agreement should have confidence that their cases will be heard and arbitrated fairly, executive with the American Trucking Associations said. "It is a very effective mandatory and binding...
  • US West Coast congestion ripples through supply chains
    Containers stacked at the Port of Oakland Jan. 9, 2015. The port loads and discharges more then 99 percent of containerized goods moving through Northern California. Photo credit: Sheila Fitzgerald / Shutterstock.comAs negotiations between the International Longshore and Warehouse Union and waterfront employers drag on, the impact of U.S. West...
  • Container tax removed from NJ legislation
    A proposed tax on stored empty containers was stricken from legislation that a New Jersey Assembly committee approved to encourage value-added development around Port Newark-Elizabeth marine terminals. Newark city officials have long eyed the stacks of empty containers around the port as a potential revenue source. Because imports exceed exports at...
  • Hamburg aims for 10 million TEUs in 2015 after 2014 growth of 5.1 percent
    The port of Hamburg increased container traffic by 5.1 percent in 2014 to a record 9.7 million TEUs and is aiming to smash through the 10 million TEUs barrier this year. Europe's second largest container hub was outpaced by top ranked Rotterdam which grew 5.8 percent to almost 12.3 million TEUs,...
  • Direct feeder service connects southeast India to Dubai
    Shreyas Shipping and Logistics has introduced a direct feeder link between India and the Middle East. From the Port of Visakhapatnam on India's southeastern coast, the fortnightly service feeds into global transshipment connections available at Jebel Ali in Dubai. The new service began with the 1,613-TEU SSL Gujarat, which was added...
  • Tangier surge, increased ultra-large ship calls drive Eurogate traffic up
    Eurogate boosted container traffic by 4.2 percent in 2014, driven by surging volumes at its Tangier terminal and increased calls by ultra-large ships that consolidated its ranking as Europe's largest container handler. The Bremen-based group handled 14.8 million TEUs last year with its domestic terminals in Bremerhaven, Hamburg and Wilhelmshaven accounting...
  • CMA CGM deploys largest container ship to call at Brazil
    French ocean carrier CMA CGM has introduced the biggest container ship to call at a Brazilian port as it beefs up its Asia- East Coast South America service. The 10,622- TEUs Tigris made its maiden call at Santos on Friday on the weekly SEAS2 service connecting Brazil, Argentina and Uruguay to...
  • DSV looks for takeovers after failed UTi Worldwide acquisition talks
    DSV is back on the takeover trail two months after abandoning talks over a potential acquisition of U.S. logistics company UTi Worldwide. "We have a clear intention of further expanding our network through additional acquisitions, provided that we can find the right candidates," said Jens Bjorn Andersen, CEO of the Danish...
  • Costs pile up for reefer shippers battling West Coast delays
    HONG KONG - A cold chain logistics operator has placed a figure on the steadily worsening U.S. West Coast port congestion, warning that delays and diversions are helping to wipe out shipper profit margins.Steve Alaerts, director sales and marketing at Antwerp-based foodcareplus, said some of the company's latest deep-frozen shipments...
  • HPH Trust posts surprise $2.4 billion loss on impairment charge
    HONG KONG - The challenging environment faced by Hutchison Port Holdings Trust terminals in Hong Kong was reflected in the financial results of the Singapore listed port operator as goodwill impairment charges took its net loss to $2.4 billion in the fourth quarter.That ruined an otherwise profitable final quarter and...
  • West Coast ports expected to resume normal operations on Monday
    Operations at West Coast ports were scaled back this weekend as employers balanced a need to reduce the container backlogs that are choking marine terminals with a desire to cut labor costs, while work slowdowns by the International Longshore and Warehouse Union show no sign of ending. The loading and unloading...

TradeWindsweb site
FEBRUARY 9, 2015
  • US builder upbeat
    The US shipbuilding industry is enjoying an unprecedented era of prosperity and it appears that this is unlikely to end anytime soon.
  • Miss dents NAT
    Nordic American Tankers watched its shares plummet Monday after reporting a fourth-quarter profit that fell short of many Wall Street forecasts.
  • Liner stocks take flight
    Shares of Global Ship Lease gained traction Monday on the heels of an announcement in which the owner outlined plans to purchase another containership.
  • VLCCs en vogue
    China VLCC, a joint venture backed by China Merchants Energy Shipping (CMES), has lined up time charters for two of its tankers.
  • HRG pulls listing
    Hurtigruten, a leading Norwegian ferry operator, is moving forward with plans to abandon its listing on the Oslo bourse.
  • CLIA sees strong 2015
    Cruise Lines International Association has projected strong growth for the cruise industry in 2015.
  • Jervild forms new broker
    A former OW Bunker director has formed his own ship fuel brokerage.
  • Conversion risk 'overblown'
    Open shipyard capacity poses a greater risk to the tanker market than the conversion of orders from wet to dry, Clarksons Capital Markets says.
  • Behemoths lift Eurogate
    Mega-containerships have boosted Eurogate Group's numbers in 2014, with the company setting a new handling volume record.
  • GSL buys again
    Global Ship Lease (GSL) has snapped up another OOCL containership with a charter back to its former owner.
  • OW Bunker deal struck
    Liquidators from KPMG and receivers from PricewaterhouseCooopers have agreed a deal to allow speedy payment of bills owed to bankrupt Danish fuel supplier OW Bunker.
  • BDI matches 1986 low
    Dry cargo rates today matched the lowest level ever recorded by the Baltic Exchange.
  • Allseas renames Pieter Schelte
    Allseas Group has proven quick in changing the name of its huge crane ship Pieter Schelte, which caused outrage due to its connection to the Nazi regime.
  • Polemis buys VLCC
    Adam Polemis is tipped to have added a second-hand VLCC to the fleet of his New Shipping.
  • Clarksons: 80s were worse
    Statistics point to the dry cargo market being in the worst place since the mid-1980s but analysts at Clarksons believe this downturn is not so bleak.
  • Acta orders support ship
    Dutch owner Acta Marine has ordered a large new wind farm support ship at compatriot yard CIG Shipbuilding.
  • KOTC tanker attacked
    A Kuwaiti tanker has been attacked by pirates en route to Djibouti, but has arrived safely in the East African country.
  • Capesize scrapping surges
    Rock bottom bulker rates are pushing capesize bulkers towards the breakers' beaches at a rapid rate.
  • Heung-A adds tanker
    South Korea's Heung-A Shipping has snapped up a modern chemical tanker for KRW 27.3bn ($24.91m).
  • Shell chooses Wartsila
    Oil major Shell has picked Wartsila for the installation of dual-fuel engines on a specialised LNG bunker vessel currently under construction.
  • Oaktree ups Capital count
    Oaktree Capital has seen its stake in Capital Product Partners shrink despite adding more shares in the shipowner.
  • Ferry battle not over
    France's MyFerryLink has won permission from the UK court of appeal to try to overturn a ban on its ships operating from Dover.
  • HPH Trust loses in Q4
    Hutchison Port Holdings Trust (HPH Trust) has booked a loss for the fourth quarter of last year due to a one-off goodwill impairment.
  • Skaugen chases term deals
    Norway's IM Skaugen is close to agreeing long-term deals for its LNG carriers as it focuses more on western business.
  • NAT falls short in Q4
    Nordic American Tankers edged back into the black in the final three months of 2014 amid continued interest in fleet expansion.
  • IM Skaugen stretches issue
    Norwegian shipowner IM Skaugen has clinched a deal to extend its 2012 bond issue in a tough domestic financial market.
  • Fjord 1 orders double
    Ada Shipyard in Turkey has won a deal to build two ro-pax ferries for Norway's Fjord 1.
  • Six more for COSL
    China's COSL has added six more anchor-handlers to its domestic orderbook.
  • Tanker demo levels down
    Tankers sold for demolition in 2014 reached a five year low, figures released by shipbroker Gibson show.
  • China ports under pressure
    Chinese ports will continue to face pressure in throughput growth in the next two years, Moody's has warned.
  • Statoil to cut spending
    Statoil has said that it will reduce capital expenditure by a further 10% and step-up cost cutting in the face of the weak oil price.
  • Petrobras picks banker
    Petrobras has named the boss of one of Brazil's largest state-controlled banks as its new chief executive.
  • K Line man gets 14 months
    A second senior executive at K Line faces a term in prison in the US after pleading guilty to price fixing on the ro-ro trade.

American Shipperweb site
FEBRUARY 9, 2015
  • NEWS FLASH: PMA says ILWU demand for right to fire arbitrators 'threatens to sink' contract talks
  • PMA suspends West Coast port operations
  • UASC partners with Ultramar in South America
  • Port Tampa Bay puts positive spin on stagnant cargo environment
  • Second "K" Line executive sent to jail in ro-ro price fixing probe
  • Suez Canal holds the line on tolls
  • U.S. meat exports post double-digit growth in 2014
  • U.S. steel exports continue decline in December
  • Wallenius Wilhelmsen Logistics puts first post-panamax ship into service
  • Truckers declare force majeure as West Coast port congestion continues
  • Service Announcements: A. Duie Pyle, SCI Logistics and CenterPoint Properties
  • Executive moves: Parsons Brinckerhoff and Dicom Transportation Group

The Bunker Bulletinweb site
FEBRUARY 9, 2015
  • India to raise $2 billion in overseas funding for ports
    Money raised will be invested in 12 major ports throughout the country.
  • Libya looks to end port strike
    In hopes of reopening the country's last working onshore export terminal.
  • Report: Oil imbalance 'eliminated' by 2018
    'OPEC could come up with a collective production cut under new circumstances that would right the ship more quickly,' says ESAI Energy.
  • SOHAR hosts Bunkerworld 'Bunker Lunch' as IP week begins
    SOHAR Port and Freezone showcases its bunker credentials.
  • OW in Singapore: Speedier settlement of unpaid bills likely
    Two main liquidators reach co-operation agreement.
  • German bank to fund Danish scrubber buy
    Ferry company gets backing for 20 ships.
  • 'Eco' ferry order goes to Turkish yard
    To be built to a fuel-efficient design.
  • Falmouth: Mini bunker boom fizzles out
    Anecdotal evidence of fuel changeover problems reported.
  • Wartsila to power Shell LNG bunker tanker
    Dual-fuel engines scheduled for delivery in 2016.
  • LNG-powered boxship orders pick up speed
    Analyst observes growth in orders for the ship-type despite weaker bunker prices.
  • Chimbusco secures repeat fuel supply contract
    Exclusive deal was entered via an 'open and fair' tender.
  • Malta: Bunker players protest 'exclusive' storage deal
    Deal awarded without tender.
  • Non-compliant bunker suppliers reported to IMO
    Sulphur content exceeded the permissible limit, according to IMO document.
  • Sources: Opet to exit Singapore market by H2
    Firm has started closing trading accounts.
  • 'First LNG bunkering op' conducted in North America
    Local shipowner claims a first in LNG refuelling move.
  • Firms storing 'record amounts' of fuel at European ports
    Total of 5.799 million mt of gas and diesel stored in independent storage tanks.
  • ExxonMobil: MFM deliveries reach 2 million
    One million mark passed in August last year.
  • Shipping firm receives new LNG-fuelled PSV for Arctic ops
    Vessel to begin operations in the Barents Sea this month.
  • Gazprom sees bunkering as market for its LNG
    'Europe will need more LNG to be used in transportation,' says Gazprom official.
  • Chinese tycoon considers partial sale of HK port assets
    Li Ka-shing could strike a deal with a consortium of state-owned mainland Chinese firms, says report.
  • Ferry damaged by bunker barge collision
    Damages caused ferry to be put out of service for four days.

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