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March 16, 2015
Sched Netweb site
  • Asia-Europe low ebb, US$708/TEU - Transpac off 4.5pc to $1,835/FEU
  • Hong Kong fuel warning; Fines, jail await those not using low-sulphur fuel
  • Oakland dock peace restored, operations resume after lockout
  • India-wide dock strike averted when minister vows not to privatise ports
  • One-car spill as 4th Canadian National oil train derails
  • Yokohama port's box throughput falls 1.3pc in December
  • Cyberattacks threaten major container ocean carriers, experts warn
  • Gansu's new 6,000-kilometre railway to open by year-end
  • Capacity at Port Elizabeth's Ngqura box terminal doubles
  • Naviland Cargo ties up with Port of Le Havre with Swiss rail runs
  • TT Club identifies 5 generic causes for transport industry claims
  • New European Commission guidelines for road cargo security
  • Canada's Cargojet profit drops 26pc, but revenue rises 9.7pc
  • Liberty Logistics, Fast Logistic to expand in US, Europe, Mideast
  • Ethiopian Airlines wins brand award at South African cargo conference

Exim Indiaweb site
MARCH 15, 2015
  • ITIC warns on fraudulent diversion of funds
  • Mahesh Sivaswamy-The driving force behind Transworld Group Singapore
  • Malaysian flag approves IRClass as Recognised Security Organisation
  • New customised service to help ships unveiled
  • Anti-dumping duty to be levied on steel imports from three countries
  • Ban on shark fin exports unlikely to hit seafood shipments
  • India to begin exporting buffalo meat to Russia in May
  • Major Port labour federations not to go ahead with proposed strike from today
  • Prakash Tulsiani steps down
  • Tariff-setting reforms at Major Ports gathering momentum as govt takes crucial steps on policy front, says ICRA
  • Goods transport thro' rail could boost Indo-Pak trade
  • Reduced diesel prices lower truck rentals
  • Clarification regarding place of removal
  • DRI unearths export fraud cases
  • Feb. exports drop by 15.02 pc; sharp fall in imports helps reduce trade deficit
  • Forex reserves decline by $ 286.3 m to $ 337.79 bn
  • Govt abolishes compulsory registration rule for groundnut exports
  • Govt considering quality checks to curb steel imports from EU, Asia
  • INR plunges by 81 paise to end at 62.97 against dollar
  • Only 3 documents now needed for ex-im trade
  • Rubber import duty likely to be raised
  • Sugar millers not ready to export; aver subsidy came late
  • Three Indian cos on US defaulter list for maintaining energy ties with Iran
  • US recovery likely to give India's exports moderate boost
  • Industry stalwarts to make their presence felt at CONquest 2015 tomorrow
  • St. Britto's College celebrates Women's Day

International Transport Journalweb site
  • The sceptre passes to Asia
  • Beneficial liaison for Chinese market
  • Route fixed for Tenterfield HV bypass
  • New CEO for Rijeka container terminal operator
  • More cargo pilfering in the States
  • Cutting edge radar simply loves screening
  • El Al takes over 50th Boeing aircraft
  • Iran augmenting port capacity on Caspian Sea
  • 25,000th blocktrain steams out of Gyor
  • SWA Cargo rated top US domestic carrier again
  • Flydubai adding Iranian cities to network
  • Plans for regional hub in Sri Lanka
  • Singapore splurging out on staff
  • More rails for BNSF in California
  • Scaling career ladder to executive VP
  • Iraqi to Manchester, Kuwait back to Munich
  • Long Beach prolongs life at congestion relief depot

IHS Maritimeweb site
MARCH 13, 2015
  • Port of Virginia works to cut congestion
    Lost productivity due to weather-related closures has forced the Virginia Port Authority (VPA) to adjust operations at Port of Virginia to reduce congestion at one of the US east coast's largest box terminals. VPA announced that, starting on 13 March, it had reduced the number of days export
  • HHI's Suezmax orderbook boosted
    South Korean shipbuilder Hyundai HI has won new orders for three Suezmax tankers from two Greek shipowners. Firstly, Arcadia Shipmanagement has booked two 158,000dwt units to add to four vessels it contracted in 1H14, which are due for delivery during 2017. Meanwhile, Thenamaris has penned a
  • Ex-NCL CEO sues Branson's Virgin
    Colin Veitch, former CEO of Norwegian Cruise Line (NCL), has filed suit against Richard Branson's Virgin Cruises, alleging breach of contract and misappropriation of business ideas. The Virgin Group officially confirmed plans to order newbuilds and enter the cruise sector in December 2014. Veitch's
  • Jiangzhou Union secure MPP vessels
    China's Jiangzhou Union shipbuilding yard has signed contracts for two 12,500dwt multipurpose heavy lift vessels from returning German owners. The vessels were ordered by Hamburg based Auerbach Schifffahrt Gmbh and will be built under hull numbers JZ1067 and JZ1068 with deliveries pencilled in from
  • Hyundai Samho secure two Aframax vessels
    Korea's Hyundai Samho shipyard has won an order for a pair of Aframax tankers. The 115,000dwt tankers were booked by Belgian owners Transpetrol with deliveries slated for late 2016. No price was reported but brokers are indicating a price of USD55 million each. The Belgian owners have a 84,000cbm
  • Long-term visibility key for offshore sector
    The supply of increasingly sophisticated vessels, needed to support offshore wind energy projects, could contract unless policy-makers inject more certainty and standardisation into the industry.
  • Long Beach launch "Peel Off" program
    Loaded export containers on the US west coast will be getting more priority as a box expediting programme spreads throughout the Los Angeles-Long Beach port complex. The Port of LA's "Peel Off" program, which launched on 25 February, is helping clear a backlog of import boxes at port terminals that
  • Abbot Point expansion gets the go ahead
    Indian conglomerate Adani's previously aborted plan to dredge and expand Australia's northern Queensland coal port of Abbot Point has finally got the go ahead. A new proposal put forward by Queensland Bulk Terminals to place sediment on spare port land, known as the T2 site, instead of on the
  • Australian ports reopen following Cyclone Olwyn
    Australia's Pilbara ports of Dampier and Ashburton reopened today as category 3 tropical Cyclone Olwyn headed south. Woodside, Pluto, Mermaid Marine Supply Base, Burrup Materials private berths, the Rio Tinto iron ore terminal, and Dampier salt terminal were reopened at midday local time. "There
  • Taiwan's February exports down by 6.7%
    Taiwan recorded exports of USD19.86 billion in February, down 6.7% year on year (y/y), data released by the Ministry of Finance on 9 March showed. The Lunar New Year holiday reduced the working days of February and the falling crude prices sapped demand for petrochemical products, which accounted
  • CHEC to suffer loss on suspended port project
    China Harbour Engineering Company (CHEC), the company engaged in a port city project in Sri Lanka, is to suffer the loss of USD380,000 per day since the suspension of the project, according to a statement from the company on 11 March. The subsidiary of China Communications Construction Company
  • Sainty Marine sues compatriot over USD8 mil.
    Shenzhen-listed Sainty Marine has filed a lawsuit against a compatriot steel supplier over CNY50 million (USD8 million) in prepayment for steel. In April 2013, Sainty Marine signed a contract with Shanxi Zhongyang Iron and Steel to purchase 15,384.62 tonnes of steel for CNY50 million, a stock
  • Malaysia authorises IRClass as RSO
    The Malaysian Marine Department (MMD) has given the green light for Indian Register of Shipping (IRClass) to act as a Recognised Security Organisation (RSO) for ships operating under Malaysian Flag Administration. As an RSO, IRClass will carry out verification and approval of ship security plans,
  • 'K' Line scraps young Capesize
    Japan's third-biggest shipowner Kawasaki Kisen Kaisha ('K' Line) has sold a 15-year-old Capesize bulker for demolition. IHS Maritime's Sea-web.com data show that 2000-built Cape Flora was sold for recycling last week. The Baltic Dry Index's plunge to a historic low this year has catalysed
  • Bearish short-term outlook for Supramaxes
    A heavy orderbook and sluggish commodities demand mean Supramax bulkers, including Ultramaxes, will struggle in the short term. Italian broker Banchero Costa, which examined the fleet of 40,000-64,999 dwt bulkers, noted that the active fleet consists of 2,807 units - equivalent to about 151 million

Marine Logweb site
MARCH 13, 2015
  • Robert E. Derecktor Inc. now a Damen licensee
  • New ECA-compliant fuel oil has viscosity similar to HFO
  • NPCC picks Wärtsilä solutions for jack-up barges
  • LNG fueled Harvey Energy now fully in service
  • NNS gets $8.4 million award for CVN 68 class work

World Wide Shipperweb site
MARCH 13, 2015
  • Department of Transportation releases TSI numbers for January
  • Port Metro Vancouver joins team funding Fraser River dredging
  • Troy Container Line adding Malaysia to New York City run
  • Coast Guard honors tug crew for rescue of pair from burning boat
  • Wallenius Wilhelmsen Logistics opening Tianjin vehicle processing center

Lloyd's Listweb site
MARCH 13, 2015
  • Maersk Line appoints new chief financial officer
    Hewlett Packard's Pierre Danet to take over from Jakob Stausholm who moves strategy role
  • Russian oil production dips leave tankers unscathed... for now
    Russia's problems with sanctions mean tanker sector will keep a close eye on developments
  • China CSSC Holdings posts $7m profit for 2014
    But operating losses at $42.4m as the company books a huge amount of one-off gains
  • Capital Product Partners shelves bond offering
    Owner says that the refinancing plan was 'opportunistic' in nature
  • Opec lays into North America in new oil diatribe
    Oil cartel pulls no punches as it blames North America for current oil market chaos
  • GRIs delayed as rates slide again
    Carriers with services from Asia to northern Europe are now targeting price increases to come into force in April
  • Portland dispute rumbles on
    Court rules in terminal operator's favour on productivity slowdowns until August 2013 but says it hasn't been proved they continued beyond this date
  • Fully LNG-fuelled containership 'not in my lifetime', says Gerry Wang
    Seaspan chief executive thinks the concept of LNG ready ships needs to be clarified
  • Seaspan set for more boxship orders at Yangzijiang Shipbuilding
    New York-listed containership lessor plans to continue expansion in 10,000 teu and 14,000 teu sector
  • ITIC warns of increase in fraudulent diversion of payments
    View changes of account details with suspicion, says insurer
  • Industry viewpoint: The American Dream is still possible
    Recent union contract negotiations at the ports of LA and Long Beach show how
  • Black swans and Captain Ian Finley to keep product tanker industry gripped
    Fears over escalation of strikes at US refineries and new Middle Eastern capacity are sure to be hot topics at next week's conference - just watch out for grillings by the chairman
  • Abbot Point coal terminal gets the green light from state authorities
    Final approval from Australian federal government is still required
  • Hong Kong moves a step closer to low-sulphur legislation
    Regulation will come into force this July if lawmakers give it a go
  • Uneasy truce but no peace yet on US west coast
    Negotiating process broken but what is the alternative?

The Journal of Commerceweb site
MARCH 13, 2015
  • Truckload carriers Landstar, Covenant add capacity as freight demand grows
    Rising truckload freight demand lead Landstar System and Covenant Transportation to expand their available capacity in the first quarter, as the truckload carriers reported increased revenue and more loads compared with the storm-crippled quarter a year ago. "We continue to add truck capacity to the network and currently exceed 9,000 trucks...
  • Gov. Scott's effort to lure California cargo to Florida could backfire
    Florida Gov. Rick Scott's attempt to lure shippers - from Bacardi to IKEA - away from California may not necessarily bring big business to the Sunshine State, but it will bring the national media attention that some say Florida ports need. It's that same national media attention that could produce the...
  • Eastbound trans-Pacific spot rates rise but reliability declines
    U.S. shippers importing goods from Asia to the West Coast are paying more in the spot market for ocean shipping but getting worse service in return, a function of carriers' pricing power gained from strong demand and the effects of the congestion. The average spot rate to move a 20-foot container...
  • Reopened Houston container terminal works on cargo backlog
    Longshoremen at Port of Houston's largest container terminal are digging through a backlog of containers and will work well into the weekend after two vessels collided on Monday in the Houston Ship Channel, forcing the closure of the facility and leaving dozens of ships stranded. "It's all hands on deck right...
  • Put the focus on modernization
    As the JOC Group held its 15th Annual TPM Conference in Long Beach, California, this month, it didn't require any imagination to see the results of nine months of contentious labor negotiations that led to slowdowns and crisis-level congestion at the ports. Even though a tentative contract had finally been reached...
  • A turning point for longshore labor?
    Standing on the stage at this month's TPM Conference, Matthew Shay delivered a pointed message to those responsible for months-worth of delays, millions of dollars in lost retail sales, and the loss of jobs and export opportunities: "Enough is enough! The interest of thousands" can no longer threaten the livelihood...
  • Dockworker negotiating process must change, TPM told; ILA reacts
    At the depths of the 2008-09 recession, Ford Motor Co. and the United Auto Workers reached a landmark labor agreement that contributed to the rescue of one of the United States' largest and oldest automakers. Today, Ford not only is surviving, but also thriving. Speaking to more than 2,000 attendees at...
  • Job openings at US transport, warehouse firms rise 23 percent
    The number of job openings in the U.S. transportation and warehousing industries increased 23 percent year-over-year in January, but businesses in those industries lost more workers than they hired that month, according to data from the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics. Although the recent spike in separations is most likely seasonal...
  • TPM 2015 Keynote Address
    Karl Gernandt, chairman of the board of directors at Kuehne + Nagel International AG, the world's largest ocean forwarder, delivers the opening keynote address at the 15th annual TPM conference in Long Beach, Calif. on March 2. Introduced by Frank Mottek, business news anchor for CBS radio in Los Angeles,...
  • Barges face 'serious' bottlenecks in Rotterdam, Antwerp
    Rotterdam and Antwerp risk a return to the congestion that blighted the leading European container ports in 2014 after a major barge operator warned it might levy a surcharge in response to "serious" bottlenecks. Barges have to wait up to 92 hours to process cargoes in Rotterdam and face delays of...
  • India averts nationwide port strike threat
    An agreement between Indian dockworker union leaders and labor board officials was reached late Friday, averting a threatened indefinite nationwide strike that would have seriously disrupted operations at the country's major ports. The unions said they withdrew the strike notice after authorities agreed to address the workers' concerns over a planned...
  • Mergers, acquisitions, relaunch to reshape S. America box trade
    Full-size chartThe usually staid U.S.-South America ocean container trade is undergoing a shakeup, and it starts at the top of the carrier hierarchy. Maersk Group, which operates the world's largest container line, in January relaunched its SeaLand brand into the north-south trade, while two European ocean carriers each have acquired a...
  • APL Logistics to set up Sri Lanka hub
    HONG KONG - APL Logistics will establish a regional consolidation hub for South Asia in Sri Lanka by the second half of 2015, the Singapore-based forwarder has announced.In its first major announcement since being acquired by Kintetsu World World Express (KWE) for a premium $1.2 million, APL Logistics said it...
  • SCFI: Asia-Europe spot rate hits 18-month low as slow season bites
    HONG KONG - Freight rates fell on all major east-west trades this week with Asia-Europe recording $708 per TEU, its lowest level in almost 18 months, according to the latest reading of the Shanghai Containerised Freight Index (SCFI).The slow season has arrived in earnest and slashed 13 percent off the...
  • CN derailment leads to delays at Port Metro Vancouver
    The derailment of a CN train carrying crude oil in Ontario on March 7, which closed a main line from Toronto to British Columbia, has led to delays to container movements at Port Metro Vancouver. "We continue to experience significant congestion issues in Vancouver. The backlog of rail traffic has resulted...
  • Bumpy, slow-motion recovery from West Coast labor standoff
    Operations at the SSA Marine terminal in Oakland returned to normal Thursday following a dock worker shutdown on Wednesday. Nevertheless Oakland, and other West Coast gateways, for the next two months at least will be digging out from the container and vessel backlogs that built up during coastwide labor negotiations...
  • Truckers serving Port of Virginia grapple with congestion
    For days now, trucks in Southeast Virginia have queued in hour-long lines, blocking highway exits and struggling to enter Virginia International Gateway, once prided as the most efficient container terminal in the state. Truckers on Thursday were comparing congestion in Virginia to the likes seen on the U.S. West Coast at...

TradeWindsweb site
MARCH 13, 2015
  • ER torches orders
    Affiliates of ER Offshore have terminated contracts to construct platform-supply vessels (PSVs) after filing for insolvency in Germany.
  • Oldendorff fixes newbuild
    Oldendorff is said to have chartered a new Ugland Bulk Transport supramax which has just been launched.
  • Ferry falls in dock
    A Scandlines ferry has suffered severe damage in a dock accident at the Remontowa shipyard in Poland.
  • Six figures in sight
    VLGC spot rates moved to within a fraction of $100,000 daily on Friday as earnings raced on at a traditionally weak time of year.
  • Captain held
    Master of Singapore-flagged tug detained in Indonesia for alleged illegal entry.
  • AVS buys manager
    Turkish chandler AVS Global Ship Supply has taken over Dutch shipmanager Q-Shipping.
  • Solvang ups stakes
    Norwegian owner Solvang has topped up its shareholding in three vessels.
  • Tripoli cries foul
    Libya's rival parliament based in Tripoli has accused forces in Es Sider of trying to sell and load crude outside of official channels.
  • Olympian heights
    We take a look at what was said in the market over the past week.
  • Samsung's man of steel
    Samsung Heavy Industries is looking to cut material costs with the hire of a steel analyst.
  • Fleeing ship fired on
    Turkey's coast guard fired on a domestic cargoship as part of an operation to detain 337 mainly Syrian migrants on board.
  • Ships before shares
    Diana Shipping should place vessel purchases ahead of further investments in its own stock, Drewry Financial Research says.
  • CSL goes Dutch
    India's Cochin Shipyard has signed an agreement with Dutch yard IHC to collaborate on constructing dredgers for the domestic market.
  • Solomon tries again
    South Korea's Solomon Savings Bank and asset subsidiary Golden Bridge are again seeking to sell a panamax bulker as it rolls off charter, brokers say.
  • Galapagos glitch
    Pumping of contaminated water from a cargoship that grounded off the Galagapos Islands six weeks ago has been halted.
  • Bimco sees dry cap
    Depression in the dry cargo markets is set to stick around for the next couple of months with rates in all of the sub-sectors expected to remain below $10,000 daily, Bimco says.
  • Scrubbers no solution
    A German environmental group has said scrubbers - one of shipping companies' most popular solutions for regulation compliance - are "over-estimated".
  • 'The fire was literally one step behind us'
    When Andreas and Elena Oikonomou escaped the blazing Norman Atlantic ferry with their young daughter, they thought they were safe. But their ordeal had just begun. Nick Roumpis reports
  • Sometimes you just have to let the music speak for itself
    From Lord Kitchener to Bob Marley, Jimmy Cliff, Joan Armatrading, Grace Jones, Nicki Minaj and Rihanna... Dave Martins belongs to a long line of Caribbean musical exports.
  • Hit the road
    Cars have loomed large for Excelerate boss Rob Bryngelson since he was a toddler, and not always in a good way.
  • Arty party
    When Clarksons closed its Geneva specialist products tankers desk in late 2012, Peter Cauro transferred to clean tankers but soon left to pursue other interests. Those 'other interests' turned out to be very interesting.
  • Norse things happen at sea
    Horned helmets, unkempt beards, murder, rape and looting: that's the picture conjured up for most people of Viking warriors spilling from dragon-headed longships.
  • The TW+ guide to...Tjipetir
  • Our new ferry, I presume?
    It seems as though the Ilala has been criss-crossing Lake Malawi since David Livingstone first explored these parts. But that's changing, as Janie Hampton discovers.
  • On the right course
    The right course for Jung Sung-Leep used to be the golf course. These days, he tells Irene Ang, it refers to the direction in which he is steering STX
  • The dhows of Dubai: Anchored in centuries of tradition
  • Is 20 February past its sell-by date?
    It may be time to look at scrapping the industry's annual scramble for P&I insurance, suggests Jim Mulrenan
  • Clowning glory
    John Fredriksen did it, but didn't have a lot to say. Gregory Hadjieleftheriadis did it, and said quite a bit.
  • Shipping will take a role in Greece's new politics
  • Taking on the world
    The Nakilat boss tells Lucy Hine how he plans to make the Qatari LNG carrier a global shipowning force.
  • Marinakis. The man behind The Legend
    Gillian Whittaker finds a new side to the Capital boss as they talk politics, football and, yes, a little shipping.
  • Kalakala for sale - in pieces
    Scrap pieces of the historic US art-deco ferry Kalakala are going on sale.
  • Bison comes home
    Boa Offshore has reflagged a vessel from Malta to Norway to take advantage of state incentives.
  • Clipper swaps HFO tanks
    Clipper Group has expanded the marine gas oil (MGO) storage capacity aboard a series of bulkers to help meet new sulphur regulations.
  • Seven for SCI
    State-run Shipping Corporation of India (SCI) has confirmed an order for five offshore ships at Cochin Shipyard, while also tendering to buy two LPG carriers.
  • NYK man faces US jail
    An NYK employee has been sentenced to 15 months in a US jail for his part in a ro-ro trade price fixing scandal.
  • Kwa lifts NOL stake
    Neptune Orient Lines (NOL) chairman Kwa Chiong Seng has increased his stake in the liner operator financial disclosures reveal.

American Shipperweb site
MARCH 13, 2015
  • Port of Oakland terminal reopens
  • Shanghai Shipping Exchange says container spot rates down
  • OOIL sees profits increase more than five-fold in 2014
  • PSA profits fall despite increased revenue
  • Pallet firm sentenced for false treatment markings
  • Profits up 7.1% at SITC
  • Horizon takes a loss in 2014
  • Stifel updates EPS estimates for CN, CP
  • The case of the purloined pizza cheese
  • APL Logistics to establish Sri Lanka hub
  • Wallenius Wilhelmsen opens vehicle processing center in Tianjin
  • Congestion flares up again at Port of Virginia

The Bunker Bulletinweb site
MARCH 13, 2015
  • India, Sri Lanka to develop oil storage facility
    At Sri Lankan port of Trincomalee.
  • Singapore records fall in monthly sales volumes
    All grades bar one down over previous month.
  • ADNOC to boost fuel oil exports
    But likely to be of short term duration.
  • Study questions scrubber sustainability
    NGO behind study says environmental risks have been ignored and economic benefits overestimated.
  • Russian refinery modernisation on track
    Soft crude values may slow down investments that cut fuel oil output.
  • Shipowner chooses MGO for ECA compliance
    Company fits MGO tanks onboard half a dozen vessels.
  • WFS leases US bunker storage facility
    Terminal space previously occupied by Morgan Stanley.
  • Bunker spill along Delaware river
    Bunkers overflowed during a refuelling operation, says USCG spokesperson.
  • Offshore vessel to feature fuel recovery separator system
    System a first in offshore industry, says Petrofac.
  • India: Tanker held in bunker bill dispute
    Dan-Bunkering moves to claim over $20,000 from shipowner.
  • Statoil: Storing crude on tankers not profitable 'yet'
    Demand has been decreasing in recent weeks.

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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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