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June 19, 2015
Sched Netweb site
  • MSC returns to Southampton in 2M service after 40 years' absence
  • Freightos mystery shopper shows top forwarders inept at e-commerce
  • Promising intra-African trade deal signed, but Nigeria won't play
  • Uber hit by employee-vs-contractor legal ruling in California
  • Retailer's suit against Zim quashed when ruled as an 'Act of God'
  • US Congress bows to WTO on foreign meat labelling as unfair trade barrier
  • Nestle cuts back on Africa, after misjudging middle class growth
  • Kalmar delivers first 5th generation autostacking cranes to LA's TraPac
  • TT Club analysis finds 82pc of terminal accidents preventable
  • CEVA announces new guaranteed weekly LCL service from Antwerp
  • Major French logistics hub in making to serve Algerian hinterland
  • Martinair pilots launch legal appeal to force KLM to save their jobs
  • AirBridgeCargo tonnage up 16pc in the first five months of 2015
  • Air T profit up 69pc on ground services as air cargo revenues fall
  • Air France KLM Cargo achieves first export e-air way bill out of Saudi

Exim Indiaweb site
JUNE 18, 2015
  • Disallowing beaching seen as bad news for ship recycling industry
  • Hyundai Heavy Industries receives DNV GL in-principle approval for innovative SkyBench concept for mega boxships
  • Liner schedule reliability improves for fourth consecutive month in May
  • Shashi Kiran Shetty awarded Honorary Doctorate by Mangalore University
  • Tanker shipping equities set to see strong year buoyed by benign market environment, says DMER
  • TT Club calls for 'utmost good faith' in container supply chain
  • City Council of Amsterdam votes with huge majority in favour of Port of Amsterdam's Vision 2030
  • MbPT seeks RFQ for FSRU
  • Truck freight rates for minerals to be regulated in Odisha
  • Govt cancels 22 SEZ approvals
  • Import duty on select steel up by 2.5 pc to protect local industry
  • INR rises further against dollar
  • State-run agencies to float tenders for importing pulses

International Transport Journalweb site
  • «Extending the Panama Canal will make a radical difference» Shipping
  • Locate your truck in real time
  • Haropa pops the billionth cork
  • Fraser contract closes
  • Loxx rejigs management for the future
  • China Southern joining Stansted's cargo network
  • Jacksonville welcomes Maersk Line
  • New freight train between China and Europa
  • Two-pronged development of site
  • Borchert now advising at A'pari
  • Kam Airways sells last Airbus to Iranian carrier
  • New connections to Hungary and Greece
  • North American purchaser still going strong
  • Emirates Skycargo "happy" with Basel service
  • New national chairman for Bifa
  • Three ports snuggling up even closer

IHS Maritimeweb site
JUNE 18, 2015
  • Poseidon heads to Wall Street
    Poseidon Containers Holdings Corp, led by Greece's George Giouroukos, has registered for a USD100 million initial public offering (IPO) and New York Stock Exchange listing under the ticker symbol 'PCON'. Poseidon currently owns 18 container ships (11 post-Panamaxes, 2 Panamaxes, 5 Handymaxes) with
  • Bergen port switches to shore power
    The Norwegian port of Bergen inaugurated its first shore power system on 17 June, connecting the DOF Group offshore vessel Skandi Vega to the country's national grid. The switch-on ceremony was presided over by port chairman Øistein Christoffersen, who received a cheque for NOK2.5 million
  • Liverpool2 on track to open later this year
    Trailer suction hopper dredger Willem van Oranje is due to return to the construction site of Liverpool2 container terminal (L2) early next month to continue infilling the quay area. The infilling will be completed this summer ahead of the arrival of five ship-to-shore (STS) megamax quay cranes
  • Getting unpaid wages still a seafarer grievance
    The number of reports from seafarers of unpaid wages have fallen, but still constituted the second largest number of calls to a UK-based seafarer helpline last year. In a breakdown of calls to Seafarerhelp, which is run by the charity International Seafarers Welfare and Assistance Network (ISWAN),
  • Understand your investors, shipping companies told
    There are not one but many different types of investors that invest in shares of listed shipping companies, and the companies themselves should be aware of the investors' differing approaches to what they expect from the companies they invest in, senior shipping analysts said. "The fact that size
  • Euronav's Rodgers in the spotlight
    Euronav chief executive officer Paddy Rodgers dominated attention at the Marine Money conference in New York with his outspoken opinions on public markets, customer relations, Korean shipyards and Scorpio president Robert Bugbee. "In shipping, we always say, 'Don't fall in love with the assets'.
  • CIMC issues $320m in medium-term notes
    Hong Kong-listed China International Marine Containers (CIMC) announced on 16 June that the company has completed the issuance of CNY2 billion (USD320 million) in medium-term notes. This is the company's first tranche of medium-term notes for 2015, which comes with a coupon rate of 5.19% for the
  • Global Navigation Solutions introduces enhanced inventory management systems
    UK-based maritime services group Global Navigation Solutions (GNS) has launched new products that connect ship and shore in a single solution. The company's new web-based Voyager Management Service now allows ship managers to check that their ships have the required charts and publications even
  • Chinese ship exports up 31.2% y/y
    China's ship exports in January-April totalled USD10.38 billion, an increase of 31.2% year on year (y/y), according to data released by the Chinese Customs on 17 June. During the same period, ship imports valued USD580 million, up 11.3% y/y. According to the Customs, exports of bulk carriers,
  • KNOT fixes another shuttle tanker to BG unit
    Knutsen NYK Offshore Tankers (KNOT) has fixed another shuttle tanker to Brazil Shipping, a subsidiary of UK energy company BG Group. KNOT is a joint venture between Norwegian tanker owner Knutsen OAS Shipping and Japan's NYK Line. KNOT will order a 158,000dwt Suezmax tanker equipped with dynamic
  • Pirates board series of ships in Straits of Malacca, Singapore
    Three vessels were boarded in succession while under way in the eastbound lane of the Straits of Malacca and Singapore on 17 June, according to a report by anti-piracy watchdog ReCAAP Information Sharing Centre (ReCAAP ISC). Bulk carrier Densa Shark, LNG tanker Clipper Posh, and tanker Pro Triumph
  • KAMCO moves ship finance unit to Busan
    Korea Asset Management Corporation (KAMCO) has relocated its ship finance unit to the Busan International Finance Centre, joining the ship finance divisions of the country's state-owned policy banks and export credit agencies in the port city. KAMCO, a government agency that aims to restructure or
  • Singapore mulls underground tunnel to link mega-port with industrial estates
    Singapore has called for tenders to study the feasibility of building underground tunnels to connect its new mega-port with the city-state's industrial estates. JTC Corporation, which is overseeing part of the dredging works for the port, which will be located in Singapore's industrial district of
  • Kuantan port to be redeveloped
    Kuantan Port Consortium (KPC), a subsidiary of Malaysian construction firm IJM Corporation, has been granted a 30-year concession to develop, operate, and manage Kuantan port in Pahang, Malaysia. The agreement, according to IJM, covers the existing port and a new deepwater terminal. In line with
  • Moody's: MOL has heavy debt burden
    Ratings agency Moody's has downgraded Japanese shipping company Mitsui OSK Lines' (MOL's) rating to Ba1 after concluding that it has heavy debts amid weak freight markets for dry bulk and containers. Moody's vice-president and senior analyst Mariko Semetko said, "The rating action reflects our
  • Nagoya's cargo traffic drops in March
    Cargo traffic at Nagoya port, central Japan, declined 2.8% in March from a year earlier to 18.572 million tonnes as both foreign trade and domestic trade were weak, according to preliminary figures released by the Nagoya Port Authority. Of the 18.572 million tonnes, 11.817 million tonnes came from

The Loadstarweb site
JUNE 18, 2015
  • Busan outlines ambitious expansion plan to capture intra-Asia transhipment traffic
  • UK food supply threatened as migrants break into trucks, contaminating produce
  • Greener or cheaper? Intermodal options from ports of Rotterdam and Antwerp

Marine Logweb site
JUNE 18, 2015
  • Prendergast named President and CEO of VT Halter Marine
  • LNG update: IGF Code adopted by IMO
  • Canal expansion to bring big shift of box cargo
  • P&I Club says crews need to know more about VDR testing
  • Wärtsilä hybrid scrubbers picked for newbuild box ships

World Wide Shipperweb site
JUNE 18, 2015
  • Port of Bellingham to upgrade Fairhaven industrial property
  • Weekly rail freight traffic count hits negative side of ledger
  • CMA CGM making changes to FAL1, FAL 3 service lineups
  • Ports of Seattle, Tacoma report May container numbers
  • New containers arrive for TOTE LNG vessels

Lloyd's Listweb site
JUNE 18, 2015
  • Product tankers stay in $30,000s earnings range
    New cargoes emerge in Caribbean and US Gulf
  • NYK sees lower freight income but stronger profitability in its liner unit
    Japanese conglomerate remains confident amid bearish market conditions
  • Dry bulk consolidation: Owners shy away from M&A but are keener on pools
    Pooling makes it easier for bulker players to regain full control of their ships when market recovers
  • Poseidon Containers eyes New York listing
    Funds-backed venture with Technomar Shipping starts with fleet of 18 boxships and immediate expansion options
  • Libya's oil shipments struggling again in June
    Current rate of exports point to a return to lows seen at the start of 2015
  • Cecilia Eckelmann-Battistello presented with CI's Lifetime Achievement Award
    Maersk Line, CMA CGM, Uniserve, Modern Terminals and Peel Ports among other winners: ICS given Humanitarian Award
  • Alston Gayler and Advent unveil new marine appointments
    Firms hire specialists from rivals
  • New ConTex sets a unique benchmark for boxships
    How the Hamburg shipbrokers produce an accurate and independent overview of the containership time charters market
  • Knot wins third 20-year suezmax charter to shuttle Brazilian crude
    Long-term charter signed with BG Group's Brazil Shipping 1
  • Supras return to life
    Belying ongoing oversupply issues, key indicators in the small vessel sector have shown encouraging signs
  • Deep impact
    In less than a decade, Gdansk's specialised deepwater container terminal has established itself as the Baltic's premier box hub

The Journal of Commerceweb site
JUNE 18, 2015
  • Maersk, MSC add Asia- U.S. South Atlantic service
    Maersk Line and Mediterranean Shipping Co. will add a Panama Canal service in July from China and Korea to four U.S. South Atlantic ports to handle rising U.S import volume to the fastest-growing region. U.S. East Coast volume from the Northeast Asia region in the first five months of 2015 rose...
  • East Coast ports could see windfall from Panama Canal expansion, report says
    Next year's expansion of the Panama Canal could boost U.S. East Coast ports' share of Asian containerized imports by as much as 10 percentage points, according to a new study that contrasts with more conservative forecasts. "For price-sensitive cargo that is relatively expensive to move, routing shipments through East Coast ports...
  • While raising pay, trucking firms seek new ways to keep drivers
    Time is money, especially in trucking, where productivity hangs on how many shipper pickups and deliveries can be made in a week and a driver's pay often depends on how many miles he or she travels. Transport America is trying to address both points by raising driver pay and also increasing...
  • Builder of new mega-port in Singapore studies container 'subway'
    The feasibility of a container "subway" in Singapore to carry containers from a new mega-port through underground tunnels being studied. With truck congestion building at ports worldwide, the builder of the new mega-port planned in Singapore is exploring this innovative approach to solving the problem. The "subway" would take containers...
  • Port of Newhaven receives portable vessel tracking system
    Captain Collins-Williams of the Port of Newhaven is now the proud owner of a GeoVS Portable VTS System supplied by SRT Marine System Solutions Limited. The SRT Portable VTS is a full feature standalone vessel tracking system with real-time dynamic 3D and is ideal for use as an emergency backup...
  • AIT Worldwide Logistics expands to Mexico with new office in Hermosillo
    ITASCA - AIT Worldwide Logistics is proud to announce the opening of its first office in Mexico on Monday, June 22. Located in the northwestern city of Hermosillo, the new AIT facility is poised to make a significant contribution to company's ongoing global expansion. According to AIT management, expanding to Mexico...
  • New plan aimed at helping US ports, carriers prevent costly cyberattacks
    The U.S. Coast Guard has unveiled a new cybersecurity plan, the latest in an ongoing effort to protect U.S seaports and the commercial vessels in their waters from the rising risk of cyberattack. While there has never been a high-profile cyberattack on U.S. ports, hackers have infiltrated the Port of Antwerp...
  • US truck trailer orders points to motor carriers' capacity discipline
    U.S. truck trailer orders in May declined sharply as back orders have started clearing and seasonal declines took effect, signally motor carriers' are being disciplined on adding capacity. Truck orders have also begun to decline recently as companies have met their needs for new equipment and economic growth has not justified...
  • US House revives hopes for Pacific trade pact passage
    WASHINGTON - The U.S. House of Representatives Thursday may have saved President Obama's signature trade bill, passing trade promotion authority in a 218-208 vote. So-called "fast-track" authority has been characterized as a key negotiating tool in the ongoing talks over a Trans-Pacific Partnership between the U.S. and 11 other Pacific Rim...
  • Allcargo's founder and chairman awarded honorary doctorate
    Mumbai - The Founder and Chairman of Allcargo Logistics Ltd, Mr. Shashi Kiran Shetty has been awarded an "Honorary Doctorate" at the 33rd annual convocation by Mangalore University yesterday. At the ceremony held yesterday in Mangalore during the Annual Convocation of the University, 88 candidates received their PhD's and 37 members were...
  • Liverpool2 passes major construction milestone
    Phase 1 of infilling to reclaim 12 hectares of intertidal area completed 1.43 million tonnes of sand and silt deposited from dredged material 700 metres of new quay wall piling nearly complete Programme working around 10 metre tidal range - second highest in UK Construction at the new £300 million ($500 million) container terminal...
  • Shreyas Shipping acquires container ship to bolster coastal activity
    Intra-regional feeder carrier Shreyas Shipping and Logistics is adding more vessels to its fleet, eyeing the prospect of accelerating its growth through coastal shipping operations in India. The operator has agreed to acquire the OEL Bharat, a 2,959 twenty-foot-equivalent unit sub-Panamax container ship, from its overseas group subsidiary Orient Express Lines...
  • Con-way's Lehmkuhl to join Lineage Logistics as CEO
    W. Gregory Lehmkuhl, the former president of Con-way Freight, is leaving the trucking business to run Lineage Logistics, the second-largest U.S. temperature-controlled logistics company. Lehmkuhl will become CEO of Lineage, replacing Bill Hendricksen, in mid-July, the Colton, California-based company said Thursday. Hendricksen will become vice chairman. Lineage said it expects Lehmkuhl, who...
  • US importers moving more containers through Vancouver
    U.S. importers are rapidly moving more containers through Port Metro Vancouver and to Chicago and the upper Midwest, dealing another blow to the ports of Seattle and Tacoma. Click to EnlargeA Ocean Shipping Consultants study and an analysis of West Coast port volumes show Vancouver has joined Prince Rupert, located 500...
  • The need for speed at global ports
    A few thoughts come to mind with this month's release of our 2014 Port Productivity rankings, the third year of our report on global port and terminal productivity. Meeting in Asia this month with a number of carriers that participate in the project by submitting their berth productivity data to...
  • Former Los Angeles port executive to succeed Larrabee at NY-NJ
    Molly CampbellMolly Campbell, former deputy executive director at the Port of Los Angeles, has been chosen to succeed Richard Larrabee, who is retiring after 15 years as director of the port commerce at the Port Authority of New York and New Jersey. Larrabee, a former Coast Guard rear admiral, earlier this year...
  • South Africa Dept. of Trade and Industry commits self to increasing exports
    The Department of Trade and Industry, (the dti) has committed to growing the diversity and volume of the country's exports by ensuring that all the stakeholders play their active role in the implementation of the National Exporter Development Programme (NEDP). This came to light at a 3 day Team Export...
  • Bunker surcharges now beating rates in Asia-Aussie trades
    HONG KONG - The Asia to Australia trade became the latest to experience the distressing new trend of bunker surcharges overtaking the actual container freight rates on the spot market.This week it costs $306 to ship a 20-foot-equivalent unit from Shanghai to Melbourne, while the bunker surcharge being levied by...
  • Bunker surcharges now beating rates on Asia-Aussie trades
    HONG KONG - The Asia to Australia trade became the latest to experience the distressing new trend of bunker surcharges overtaking the actual container freight rates on the spot market.This week it costs $306 to ship a 20-foot container from Shanghai to Melbourne, while the bunker surcharge being levied by...
  • Analysts look to Dagnese to speed growth at Con-way Freight
    The sudden change of leadership at Con-way Freight Tuesday left analysts, customers and competitors with more questions than answers. The carrier's new president, analysts said, has an immediate challenge: keep the second-largest U.S. less-than-truckload carrier on its present route, but speed its progress. W. Gregory Lehmkuhl, president of Con-way Freight since...
  • ADSI to exhibit new weighing and dimensioning solutions at ICON15
    Schaumburg, Illinois - Advanced Distribution Solutions, Inc. (ADSI) is demonstrating the latest technology in weighing, dimensioning and shipping solutions at the ConnectShip ICON15 Shipping Technology Conference, June 15-17, 2015, in Chicago, IL. "Today's shippers need fast, integrated tools that capture accurate measurements on every package without increasing labor costs," said Bob...
  • Radiant Global Logistics buys two firms in a week
    Michigan-based third-party logistics and multimodal transportation firm Radiant Global Logistics last week acquired not one but two logistics providers: New York-based Service By Air and Kentucky-based Highways and Skyways. The deals have been characterized as part of a broader acquisition strategy and the company has hinted at the potential for new...

TradeWindsweb site
JUNE 18, 2015
  • China eyes war-ready ships
    China has approved new rules to ensure that the country can mobilise civilian ships built at domestic yards at times of military need.
  • Ridgebury on a roll
    Connecticut-based Ridgebury Tankers is the latest company to move into ownership in the VLCC market, as it is about to scoop four second-hand VLCCs from the fleet of Windsor Petroleum.
  • TEN joins VLCC rush
    Tsakos Energy Navigation (TEN) has bought a pair of VLCC newbuilding resales from private equity's York Capital at $97m each, market sources tell TradeWinds.
  • Hapag remains IPO bound
    A major Hapag-Lloyd shareholder has completed some financial housekeeping that helps set the shipowner up for its long-awaited initial public offering (IPO).
  • As good as it gets?
    Improvements in the capesize market have lifted the Baltic Dry Index to its highest point this year.
  • Cheng set for comeback
    Tanker market legend Fred Cheng is readying a return to frontline shipowning in the VLCC sector almost five years after selling his previous fleet to Navios.
  • Anek wants logo removed
    Lawyers representing Anek Lines have asked for the company's logo to be removed from the burnt-out Norman Atlantic docked in Italy's Bari.
  • Ship grounds on reef
    A Vietnamese cargo vessel has grounded on a reef off the Philippines.
  • Fredriksen books VLCCs
    John Fredriksen has ordered up to six VLCCs at the STX Shipyard in South Korea.
  • Embiricos grabs panamax
    Embiricos of Greece is understood to have snapped up a panamax bulker at auction in India in the latest indication of high profile shipowners showing an interest in the market.
  • Nisshin keeps selling
    Japan's Nisshin Shipping continues to trim its bulker fleet with the sale of a modern vessel.
  • Bahri in electric deal
    Saudi Arabian owner signs five-year transportation contract for compatriot's imported products.
  • Poseidon in profit
    US IPO hopeful Poseidon Containers Holdings is looking to head to Wall Street on the back of three profitable years.
  • Latsis fixes newbuilding
    The Latsis group of Greece has concluded a three-year time-charter deal for one of its VLGC newbuildings with oil major Chevron.
  • GO Phoenix deal ended
    Malaysia will not renew its contract for a Singapore-owned offshore vessel to search for missing flight MH370.
  • Workers to walk
    CalMac ferry staff are to strike next week in a row over a new contract for Scottish west coast services.
  • Wartsila in scrubber deal
    Wartsila has won an order for hybrid scrubber systems to clean the exhaust emissions from three 2,500-teu containerships.
  • Clarksons adds Nomura
    Clarksons has strengthened ties with Nomura International by appointing it as a second corporate broker.
  • Euronav's long-term fix
    Belgian owner Euronav is believed to be locking one of its VLCCs into a three-year time charter with Petrobras.
  • PNB selling Bharati loan
    Public sector lender Punjab National Bank (PNB) has put its loan to Bharati Shipyard up for sale.
  • Shreyas eyes boxship buy
    Indian owner set to strengthen its fleet by paying $7m for an OEL-owned vessel.
  • ID offloads bulker
    Investeringsgruppen Danmark (ID Shipping) continues to sell off 1990s-built bulkers and is now understood to have disposed of the 28,200-dwt Arctic ID (built 1998).
  • Cruiseship hit by virus
    Passengers on a Fred Olsen-owned cruiseship have been affected by the norovirus for the second time in a month.
  • Star capesize scrapped
    Greek owner offloads 1994-built ship as demolition sector springs back to life.
  • Condor under pressure
    Channel Islands authorities could launch their own ferry service if the "teething troubles" of current operator Condor Ferries continue.
  • Harbor Star eyes coal deal
    Philippines owner Harbor Star is plotting a move into Indonesia with new tug-barge orders.
  • Hijacked tanker found
    The Malaysian product tanker that went missing last week has reportedly been spotted off the coast of Cambodia.
  • Punished for polluting
    Norbulk Shipping has fallen foul of US authorities for allegedly dumping several barrels of hydraulic oil off the coast of Florida.
  • APM boosts Mobile capacity
    APM Terminals is investing $40m at its facility in Mobile, Alabama to increase capacity at the US Gulf's deepest port.
  • New CEO at Transpetro
    Antonio Rubens Silva Silvino has been named as the new chief executive of Transpetro, parent company Petrobras has confirmed.
  • Poseidon files for IPO
    Private equity-backed containership operator looks to list 18 vessel fleet on NYSE.
  • Drillship dog fight
    Seadrill and Maersk Drilling are set to fight it out for a rare drillship newbuilding project in an otherwise depressed market.

American Shipperweb site
JUNE 18, 2015
  • CBP finds first-in-nation insect inside container from Ecuador
  • White House works with Republicans to resuscitate trade deal
  • Empty containers drive 6% growth at Port of Long Beach
  • Yang Ming, RCL commence intra-Southeast Asia service
  • European forwarder uses Descartes enterprise platform
  • New Maersk/MSC service to use Panama Canal
  • Port of Charleston box volume up double digits in May
  • FAA penalizes Sherwin-Williams for hazmat violation
  • Expanded Panama Canal could cause coastal cargo shift
  • Hanjin purchases slots on Asia-Oceania loop
  • Jaxport receives boxes for first LNG-powered containerships
  • Executive Moves: MacroPoint
  • Intermodal rates continue to fall
  • Truckload rates up 3.5% in May
  • Indiana railroad bridge reopens after collapse

The Bunker Bulletinweb site
JUNE 18, 2015
  • Malaysian Navy 'negotiating' with Orkim Harmony hijackers
    Suspects being persuaded to surrender, Navy official says.
  • Fuel oil stocks remain close to historic high
    Singapore inventories 3% down week-on-week.
  • Malaysian Navy: Hijacked vessel located
    Vessel has been renamed and repainted, says Chief of Navy.
  • Intra-Asian bunker surcharge up
    Follows rise in June.
  • Sinopec puts Indonesia oil storage plans on hold
    'There's not enough demand in the region right now.'
  • AP Moller Maersk: Firmer crude price better for its business
    But short term gain to be had from lower bunkers.
  • More orders for hybrid scrubbers
    Major European owner and operator has ordered the systems for three 2,500 TEU capacity container ships.
  • Researchers explore new bunker-saving concept
    Preliminary results look 'promising', says lead researcher.
  • Japan's energy policy focuses on LNG
    Draft report says 'substantial' part of the country's shipping industry should be powered by LNG.
  • Malaysian navy: Hijacked vessel located
    Vessel has been renamed and repainted, says Chief of Navy.
  • Gibraltar eyes LNG bunker sales to Carnival's newbuilds
    Carnival bought four LNG-powered newbuilds earlier this week.
  • MOL credit ratings further downgraded
    Prices of bunker fuel not expected to drop further, says analyst.
  • MGO supplier wins North Sea project deal
    Five-year contract inked.
  • BPO: Baltic Sea ports developing 'LNG bunkering network'
    HEKLA project proposes an LNG liquefaction plant in Helsingborg and an on-shore LNG reloading station in Klaipeda.
  • WTI crude slides after Federal Reserve announcement
    Despite news US inventories fell by 2.68 million to 467.9 million barrels last week.

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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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