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January 20, 2015
Sched Netweb site
  • HK port down 0.3pc in 2014 to 22.3 million TEU, Singapore up 4pc
  • Chinese December exports up 9.7pc while imports rise 2.4pc
  • Canadian Pacific railwaymen vote to strike on February 15
  • Boxship reliability slips, alliances expected suffer learning curves
  • NY-NJ truckers protest terminals' refusal to pay for cargo delays
  • Shipping needs to be more positive to face 2015 challenges
  • Canada-EU trade deal said to be deeper and broader than NAFTA
  • Intercargo warns of taking on cargo with liquefaction risk at sea
  • ICHCA to hold second session in UK on cargo transport unit packing
  • Cathay, HK Chamber praise CY Leung's Policy Address
  • Frankfurt 2014 cargo up 1.7pc to 2.2 million tonnes, December slips 1.4pc
  • IAG Cargo expands Cargo Connector service to 10 cities worldwide

Exim Indiaweb site
JANUARY 19, 2015
  • BCHAA holds written practice examination for candidates appearing for Rule 6 CBLR exam
  • DNV GL certification helps Hapag-Lloyd prepare for MRV
  • Netherlands first to implement digital signing of Bill of Lading
  • Seaways Shipping honours employees as part of Silver Jubilee celebration
  • TOP & Europe Cargo merge
  • Top shipowners & regulators line up to speak at flagship European Shipping Week conference
  • TSA lines announce rate increase from Feb. 9
  • Vanguard Logistics opens offices in Indonesia
  • Wan Hai to launch independent Kansai-Haiphong Service II
  • Buffalo meat takes lead in agri exports
  • India imports 42 pc more Iranian oil
  • Palm oil imports rise in Dec., trend may continue
  • DCI divestment likely soon
  • Normalcy restored at Nhava Sheva after stir by RTG operators at GTI
  • Rajasthan CM comes calling at Mundra Port
  • Need 50 rail links to evacuate mined coal: Coal Secy.
  • NSLAA organises 7th annual cricket tournament for trade
  • Govt hikes import tariff value on gold, silver
  • Govt to address exporters' hassles soon
  • India & China discuss trade deficit
  • Maharashtra working on faster approvals for industry
  • Exim India's Vibrant Gujarat 2015 Special Issue released

International Transport Journalweb site
  • Another strong year for Scania in the UK
  • Alstom modernising in Egypt
  • LA port bounces back to pre-crisis highs
  • Jungheinrich UK welcomes trio of experts
  • CRC and Taylor-DeJongh set up strategic alliance
  • Amerisource Bergen taking over MWI Veterinary Supply
  • Linz remains Austria's leading regional cargo airport
  • Encouraging emerging markets logistics index
  • Norway's NRA and RailCombi ink contract
  • Max Siep returns to TX Logistik
  • Eurogate Bremerhaven welcomes new service
  • Precision begins first conversion for APA
  • Hactl director takes up global ambassador role
  • Containership reliability ebbing at end of 2014

IHS Maritimeweb site
JANUARY 19, 2015
  • DEME orders two ships for offshore energy work
    DEME has ordered a self-propelled jack-up vessel and a multipurpose fall-pipe vessel for serving the offshore energy sector. Apollo, the jack-up vessel, has been ordered from Uljanik in Croatia for the Belgian dredging and engineering group's Geosea offshore engineering subsidiary. Living Stone, the
  • Hansa Heavy Lift secures MPP refinancing
    Hansa Heavy Lift has secured a refinancing deal with new terms and principal amounts for most of its multipurpose (MPP) heavy lift vessels. A long-term financing arrangement has been agreed with the firm's core banking group for 18 of the 21 ships it operates, said the Hamburg project shipping
  • German hull insurers' claims drop
    German hull and machinery insurers seem to have bounced back from a dismal 2013 with solid profits last year. Verein Hanseatischer Transportversicherer (VHT), their joint claims-handling unit, said claims in 2014 plunged to about EUR54M ($63.2M), down from EUR138M in the previous year. While VHT
  • Cargo ship vanishes on Lake Tanganyika
    No trace has been found of a small cargo ship that sank on Lake Tanganyika last week with the loss of 14 lives. Mbaza departed Kasanga port, Tanzania, near the southern end of the 670km-long lake at 23.45 on 10 January. About two hours later the Burundi-flagged ship sank near the village of Kala,
  • K-sure loans Golden Union $28.9M for bulker
    Korea Trade Insurance Corporation (K-sure), through Korea's Marine Finance Center, is providing $28.9M of financing for a bulk carrier. K-sure's financial support is for one of two 179,800dwt Capesize bulkers ordered in October 2013 by Greek owner Golden Union at Hanjin Heavy Industries &
  • Nigerian piracy set for election surge
    A general election in Nigeria on 14 February is poised to bring a spike in piracy in the Gulf of Guinea as politicians seek campaign funding, say analysts. This assessment could tally with a reported hijacking of a tanker in Ghanaian waters at the weekend. "Pirate attacks are likely to rise before
  • Pakistan's breakers welcome steel duty
    Pakistan's shipbreakers have welcomed a new 15% tax on imported steel products, while cautioning it may fail to stem cheap imports from China. A 15% tax on imports of billets, bars, and wire rods has been introduced in Pakistan to counter perceived dumping. "The regulatory import duty is
  • Grimaldi launches Med-North America car carrier service
    Grimaldi aims to start the first direct ro-ro car carrier service between the Mediterranean and North America at the end of this month. A regular line - which the Italian group hopes will become weekly - is launching between the Italian port of Civitavecchia and the ports of Baltimore in the US and
  • Fremantle fire report reveals death risk
    A fire on the Ocean Drover livestock carrier in Fremantle last October would have killed a crewman without a daring rescue by an officer, according to the Australian Transport Safety Bureau (ATSB). Only the bravery of the second mate, identified in local media as Mario Curkov from Croatia,
  • News insight: Ship glut portends continued low freight rates, consolidation
    Prospects for the global shipbuilding industry in 2015 do not appear overly positive. With an already large order book in the three major merchant ship sectors- bulk carriers, containerships, and tankers-there appears little opportunity for shipyards to increase their relatively low,
  • China's Arctic guidance due in October
    China's Navigation Guidance for the Arctic Route (Northwest Passage) is in preparation and scheduled to be released in October, according to the country's Ministry of Transport. The publication's writers - from the East Sea Navigation Security Centre - have referred to all existing documents on the
  • Tyne picks 125m quay project contractor
    Port of Tyne, in northeast England, has appointed Southbay Civil Engineering as the main contractor on a 125m quay extension, under way to upgrade 118m of existing quay and renew 90m of quay wall. Tyneside-based Southbay's contract in the $38M project at the former McNulty site on the
  • Mombasa begins second phase of expansion
    Japan today released funds for the second phase of expanding Kenya's port of Mombasa. Japan Bank for International Cooperation (JBIC) is providing a KES25Bn ($273M) loan for reclaiming land and building three berths and a container terminal at West Kipevu. There are also plans to deepen channels,
  • Pilbara ports evacuated
    Ships have been evacuated from the Pilbara ore ports of Dampier and Port Hedland in anticipation of a cyclone brewing over the Kimberley. At 11.00 hours this morning the tropical low was located inland, just East of Broome, and tracked towards the coast. The Pilbara Port Authority issued an alert
  • Busan completes new cruise terminal
    A new 93,000m² international cruise terminal, part of Busan Port's redevelopment, was completed last Friday. The six-storey terminal took two years and six months to complete and cost KRW234.3Bn. The terminal can simultaneously accommodate a 100,000-tonne cruise ship, five 20,000-tonne cruise
  • Singapore retains top bunkering port
    Singapore remained the world's top bunkering port in 2014, despite a slight dip in bunker sales volumes. The country sold over 42.4M tonnes in 2014, down 0.7% as compared to 42.7M tonnes in 2013, according to the data from the Maritime Port Authority (MPA) of Singapore. There was a hike of 1.9%

Marine Logweb site
JANUARY 19, 2015
  • Crowley adds to Puerto Rico trade capacity
  • Wärtsilä two-stroke biz has new owner, new name
  • BP still faces possible $13.7 billion Gulf spill fine
  • EPA publishes ECA penalty policy
  • Hyundai Heavy merges after sales service units
  • CARB fines four for fuel switch failures

World Wide Shipperweb site
JANUARY 19, 2015
  • Department of Transportation Oks loan for Puget Sound light rail extension project
  • Port of Los Angeles releases year-end container numbers
  • Panama Canal Authority works deal with Louisiana port
  • TSA member carriers plan $600 per FEU rate increase
  • Hyundai Heavy Industries opening marine service center

Lloyd's Listweb site
JANUARY 19, 2015
  • Italy expects Norman Atlantic toll to rise
    Prosecutor estimates at least 27 lives lost as firefighters continue work on the charred ferry
  • International Group signs wreck removal agreements with two governments
    Discussions ongoing with other states as Australia and South Africa back memoranda on role of clubs
  • Rotterdam returns to the growth trail
    Europe's largest container port reports near 6% increase in box traffic for 2014
  • Wärtsilä two-stroke business changes name to Winterthur
    Wärtsilä joint venture with CSSC takes ownership of all Finnish firm's two-stroke engine technology
  • Three Hanjin boxships in queue to enter gridlocked LA/Long Beach
    Number of vessels at anchor touches 18 on Friday, dipping to 16 on Sunday
  • Ships should avoid Libyan waters, ICS believes
    Caution also advised in and around Suez Canal
  • Smith to return as Golar LNG's chief executive after Arnell steps down
    With Doug Arnell returning to Canada, former chief executive Gary Smith returns to the helm of the Nasdaq-listed gas-carrying company
  • TSA plans February rate increase
    Transpacific urged to push up prices following largely unsuccessful mid-January GRIs
  • Senator hits back at attempts to repeal Jones Act
    Hawaiian Senator argues Act supports US shipbuilding industry and national security
  • China confirms 14.2% drop in newbuilding orders in 2014
    But Japanese yards record 1.6% gain, partly due to weakening yen
  • P&I clubs still unable to board Norman Atlantic
    Stricken ro-pax still too hot and search for corpses not yet completed
  • PSA sees 5.8% global growth in volumes
    Chief executive Tan describes structural shift to larger vessels as a challenge for the ports sector
  • CMA CGM to broaden range of logistics activities
    Rodolphe Saadé sets out plans for 2015 as Ocean Three starts and French line prepares to take over OPDR
  • Strong year for Los Angeles despite congestion woes
    US port urges the ILWU and PMA to resolve contract dispute following its busiest year since 2007
  • Shortlist announced for Lloyd's List North America Awards 2015
    Awards will recognise the best developments in shipping that have happened in the region over the past year
  • Hyundai yards combine after-sales services in Ulsan
    Loss-making conglomerate's new centre to take over functions of several overseas offices
  • Golar LNG secures charters for two new ships to haul gas out of Nigeria
    Rate for each 12-month charter estimated to be around $55,000-$60,000 per day
  • Shipowners challenge Brussels to listen before legislating
    Region's shipowners hope European Shipping Week will strengthen two-way dialogue with policymakers
  • Brussels tells EU member states how many ships to check for sulphur rule compliance
    At least 10% of vessels calling in European ports to be monitored for compliance, with results being made public
  • Singapore reports 2014 bunker sales fell to four-year low
    World's largest bunkering port sees sales fall for three straight years
  • Capes fluctuate as trade trends prove fickle
    Sector has showed some bounceback, but any substantial recovery may be some way off
  • Cyclone threat to the Pilbara region
    Authorities on cyclone alert in Australian region key to the global iron ore trade
  • Recognise your danger
    New system for warning of danger in enclosed spaces raises a wider question of looking at how other industries tackle safety

The Journal of Commerceweb site
JANUARY 19, 2015
  • US ag shippers applaud truck border-crossing decision
    U.S. agriculture shippers are welcoming Washington's recent decision to finally open up the border to more Mexican trucking companies as the move will end retaliatory tariffs on their products and will help them find truck capacity. Through the U.S. meeting a major requirement of the North American Free Trade Agreement, U.S. agriculture shippers...
  • US West Coast port congestion hampers furniture retailers' exhibition
    Some furniture retailers aren't able to show off their complete lines of products at a major Las Vegas exhibition this week because of U.S. port delays, an example how congestion isn't just hurting shippers' current sales but also their future business prospects. New Classic and Emerald Home Furnishings, for example, had...
  • Truckers serving major Chicago-area intermodal complex face longer trips
    Trucking companies serving a major intermodal complex in the Chicago area face longer trips after the Illinois Commerce Commission ruled that a key route must be shut down to commercial traffic because of safety concerns. Last week's ruling that the Walter Strawn Drive crossing must be closed to commercial trucking by...
  • On tap at TPM: A potent mix
    As we approach the TPM Conference in March, it's hard to recall any year in the 15 years of this event when the industry was more unsettled, more dissatisfied and more uncertain of what the future holds. Such is the result of a monumentally troublesome 2014, when shippers and their providers...
  • Sea Star, Crowley raise ante in Puerto Rico trade with new capacity
    Sea Star Line and Crowley Maritime are adding container-on-barge capacity to the U.S. mainland-Puerto Rico trade lane that Jones Act competitor Horizon Lines exited at the end of December. Crowley said it will add a flat-deck barge that will carry up to 400 forty-foot-equivalents between Jacksonville, Florida, and San Juan, and...
  • Trans-Atlantic trade lane prepares for shakeup
    Among the world's largest trade lanes, the trans-Atlantic rarely grabs the headlines, but it can still spring a surprise. Final figures aren't in yet, but the route grew faster than its larger east-west rivals and the much-hyped north-south trades through most of 2014. Traffic between North America and Europe, including the Mediterranean,...
  • Allcargo Logistics begins coastal feeder service between West and South India
    Allcargo Logistics has kicked off a coastal container feeder service between West India and South India, expanding its core multimodal transportation portfolio. The port coverage is as follows: Mundra, Cochin (Vallarpadam Terminal) and Mundra. Coastal shipping services have proven "commercially competitive and logistically quicker than road and/or rail movements," the company...
  • Contship container volume rises on Morocco terminal traffic surge
    Contship Italia, Italy's biggest container terminal operator, boosted traffic by 5.7 percent in 2014 as surging volume at its part-owned Morocco transhipment hub more than offset flat traffic at its once high-flying domestic terminals. The company, which is 33 percent owned by Germany's Eurokai group, handled 6.6 million 20-foot equivalent units...
  • Drewry: Canal expansion will boost Panama transshipments by double digits
    Panama transshipment activity is expected to jump by double digits after the new Panama Canal locks open in 2016 and will be followed by longer-term annual growth of about 5 percent, Drewry Maritime Research said in the latest issue of its Container Insight Weekly. Such a growth pattern would increase Panama's...
  • Rotterdam outpaces rivals, with box traffic up 5.8 percent
    Container traffic jumped 5.8 percent in 2014 at the port of Rotterdam, putting it on track to post one of the highest increases in the fiercely competitive Le Havre-Hamburg port range after years of the port trailing its rivals. Europe's largest container port handled just short of 12.3 million 20-foot-equivalent units...
  • Sea Star to launch Puerto Rico barge service Jan. 29
    Sea Star Line will expand its U.S. mainland-Puerto Rico service on Jan. 29 by launching a weekly container-on-barge service in addition to the carrier's roll-on, roll-off ships. The carrier previously announced plans to add a barge service to the route, which is in transition following Horizon Lines' year-end exit from the...
  • Asia-Europe rates face steep slump on plunging oil prices
    Hapag-Lloyd today became the latest carrier to implement a general rate increase - of $850 per TEU - in the Far East-Europe trade just days after rivals, including market leader, Maersk Line, were due to hike rates on the world's biggest liner route. The planned hikes, which were announced in December, seem...
  • Refrigerated hauler C.R. England raises pay for truck driver trainers
    As the battle among carriers to attract and keep truck drivers becomes more intense, some carriers are increasing compensation not just for drivers but for driver trainers. Temperature-controlled truckload carrier C.R. England is raising pay for driver trainers by as much as 14.5 percent, bumping up per mile pay for all...
  • US West Coast port crisis seen spurring shipper technology spending
    Shippers will increasingly turn to technology to find ways to cope with extreme delays and disruption caused by port congestion, labor disputes and other crises and build more flexibility into their supply chains, says an executive at software provider Descartes Systems Group. However, when a crisis reaches the size and scope...
  • APMT Mumbai forced to close gates after truck protest turns violent
    APM Terminals-operated Gateway Terminals India closed its gates Sunday after truck drivers protesting intermittent gate closings at the facility violently clashed with police at the Nhave Sheva port complex. Shippers are concerned that the operations at the two other terminals at India's largest container gateway could be negatively affected, as many...
  • Asia's emerging markets top Agility logistics index
    HONG KONG - Asian countries dominated the 2015 Agility Emerging Markets Logistics Index released today with four nations ranked in the top 10 emerging markets - China, Indonesia, India and Malaysia. Out of the seven Asian countries among the top 20, five are Southeast Asian nations - Indonesia, Malaysia, Thailand, Philippines...
  • US West Coast marine terminals suspend Monday vessel shifts to reduce backlog
    U.S. West Coast marine terminals will suspend vessel operations on all shifts Monday so they can concentrate their resources on clearing containers from the dangerously congested facilities, the Pacific Maritime Association reported Sunday. PMA spokesman Steve Getzug said marine terminals continue to experience severe congestion "due to the ILWU's on-going slowdowns." The...
  • Falling bunker price will help liner reliability, carriers say
    HONG KONG - Low bunker fuel prices are helping container shipping line balance sheets, but another impact will be improved schedule reliability as carriers can afford to speed up vessels to make up time lost to rising congestion at many ports around the world. Several carrier executives contacted by JOC.com said...
  • Hong Kong port declines as Singapore grows 2014 throughput
    HONG KONG - Hong Kong port ended a year it would rather forget with annual container throughput falling for a third consecutive time, registering 22.2 million TEUs in 2014 that was down 0.3 percent on the previous year's numbers. By contrast, the Maritime and Port Authority of Singapore said the city's...
  • China Merchants reports double-digit growth in 2014
    HONG KONG - China Merchants Holdings (International) handled 80 million TEUs in 2014, a 13 percent increase over the previous year and a continuation of the double digit growth annual that has been recorded since 2012 by the mainland's largest container port operator. CMHI's throughput mirrors that of China's second largest...

TradeWindsweb site
JANUARY 19, 2015
  • Magnussen buys AMSC stock
    New American Shipping Company chief executive Pal Magnussen has paid a little over $70,000 for shares in the shipowner.
  • Teekay ship still stuck
    Teekay LNG Partners' laden 165,500-cbm LNG carrier Magellan Spirit remains hard aground off Nigeria 15 days after running into the mud as it exited LNG's Bonny Island terminal.
  • No answers yet
    Australian investigators are still trying to find out what caused a fire that injured four crew on a livestock carrier in Fremantle last October.
  • Batting for owners?
    Sri Lanka's former World Cup-winning cricket captain Arjuna Ranatunga is the country's new ports and shipping minister.
  • Arnell quits Golar LNG post
    Gary Smith is returning to the chief executive's seat at Golar LNG after Doug Arnell resigned today.
  • January joy for VLCCs
    VLCC owners are heading for the most successful start to the year since the onset of the financial crisis, Arctic Securities says.
  • Vindskip a wind winner?
    A Norwegian design company is hoping to revolutionise green shipping with a new design for a ship whose huge hull will act like a sail.
  • Courage in profit warning
    Following three quarters in the red, Courage Marine has issued a profit warning for the financial year ended 31 December 2014.
  • At least 27 dead
    An Italian prosecutor has said the death toll from the fire on the Atlantic Norman is likely to be at least 27.
  • Owners in capesize scrap spree
    Capesize bulkers are stacking up for scrap amid a depressing start to 2015 with Meandros Lines of Greece believed to have exited the sector.
  • Pan Ocean hands out more
    Restructured Korean shipowner Pan Ocean has awarded $123m of new shares to creditors as part of its emergence from bankruptcy.
  • Charger in at Costamare
    Funds controlled by The Charger Corporation have amassed a major shareholding in Greek boxship specialist Costamare.
  • PSA volumes inch up
    PSA International has seen its container traffic increase in 2014 thanks to larger ships and a consolidation trend in the liner industry.
  • Rem fixes out OCV
    Norway's Rem Offshore has entered into a charter agreement with DeepOcean for the 6,600-dwt construction vessel Rem Forza (built 2008).
  • Delphis tipped for trio
    Alexander Saverys-led Delphis is tipped to have made a near $50m move for a trio of containerships.
  • Owners fined over fuel
    California has fined four shipowners for not using low-sulphur fuel.
  • Trio vie for SNCM
    At least three bidders have lodged offers for bankrupt French ro-pax group SNCM.
  • Drewry takes up dry giants
    Drewry has initiated coverage of some of the world's largest public bulker owners amid the expectation of a modest rise in stocks this year.
  • Brillante Virtuoso loss not fraud
    The owner of the suezmax tanker, Brillante Virtuoso, rendered a constructive total loss by a pirate attack in the Gulf of Aden in 2011 has won a key ruling from London's High Court.
  • Livestock ship barred
    A ship carrying thousands of live cows was turned away by Fiji after failing to declare its cargo.
  • Debut for Turkmen route
    Kazakhstan national owner KazMorTransFlot will start transporting oil from Turkmenistan ports this month.
  • DEME adds another
    Belgian dredging group DEME has ordered a self-propelled jack-up vessel at La Naval shipyard in Spain.
  • MAIB to survey Cemfjord
    The UK's Marine Accident Investigation Branch (MAIB) has begun work to survey the wreck of the cargo ship Cemfjord.
  • CHO deal reaches impasse
    Falcon Energy Group's bid to take control of CH Offshore has suffered a potentially fatal blow.
  • Some Osaka water removed
    Svitzer removed a substantial amount of water from the lower decks of the Hoegh Osaka over the weekend.
  • Fund lifts DCIX stake
    A hedge fund now controls over one quarter of the shares in US-listed Diana Containerships, latest disclosures show.
  • Hedland faces closure
    Port Hedland may be forced to close as a weather system off the Australian coast threatens to turn into a tropical cyclone.

American Shipperweb site
JANUARY 19, 2015
  • PMA says shipside operations suspended Monday in LA/Long Beach
  • Carriers plan rate hike in Asia-U.S. trade
  • Hoegh Osaka salvage efforts 'progressing well'
  • El-Erian: Congress can reduce U.S. economic vulnerability
  • Sea Star finalizes barge lease agreement
  • Agility: Non-BRICs to drive emerging market logistics growth
  • PSA 2014 throughput up 5% despite 'challenging year'
  • Port of Oakland broke cargo handling record in 2014
  • Panalpina opens new offices in Africa

The Bunker Bulletinweb site
JANUARY 19, 2015
  • Low oil prices unlikely to last long, says UAE oil minister
    But the timeline for a recovery in prices still remains unclear.
  • Australian ports receive evacuation order as cyclone nears
    'Short closure' to affect the ports of Hedland and Dampier.
  • BP stays number one in Singapore
    Oil major is top supplier for eleventh consecutive year.
  • 'Cheap bunkers' make ECA compliance more likely
    Costs of meeting sulphur rules are easier to bear.
  • Crude prices slide in early trading
    Singapore bunker market 'dead quiet'.
  • IBIA event in Gibraltar
    Includes workshop and social events.
  • Chinese shipping giant to spend $1.75 billion on newbuilds
    Shipping group plans to retire older and less fuel-efficient vessels.
  • Gulf Petrochem expands UAE supply
    Customers to get 'wider portfolio of bunker products'.
  • Tanker detention in Singapore
    Vessel controlled by Vietnamese interests.
  • Asian cruise giant buys newbuilds
    In move to save on operating costs.
  • 'Fuel-efficient' newbuilds win charter contract
    Nigerian LNG producer replaces three smaller LNG tankers in chartered fleet.
  • Tesoro eyes creation of largest US west coast refinery
    Refinery to produce all fuel oil grades, among others.
  • LR method reduces energy used for scrubbers
    Ships will be able to reduce fuel consumption and carbon footprint, says LR spokesman.
  • Cheaper bunkers point to better performance
    As analyst upgrades NOL shares to 'buy'.
  • Singapore in move to cut port emissions
    Installs what it claims will be the 'world's largest' solar system when complete.
  • Mastermind of US Navy bribery scheme pleads guilty
    Leonard Francis 'has taken accountability for his actions', his lawyer said.
  • Norway 'well equipped to lead the world' in eco technology
    'We envisage a fleet of vessels run on batteries, LNG or other green fuels.'
  • Bunkerworld App proves popular in dynamic market
    Downloads pass 20,000 from February launch.
  • ECA violators 'should face 15 days detention'
    Unprecedented use of detentions suggested to ensure broad compliance.
  • Fishing giant mass orders bunker-saving device
    Device saves up to 9% of fuel, firm says.
  • Kenya bags $270 million in funding to expand port
    Money will be leant by Japan.
  • ICS warns of shipping threat in Libya
    Airstrikes will be carried out against any ships calling at militant-held Misurata port.

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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
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Arrival ports by:
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- country
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Tepsa has acquired a liquid bulk terminal in the port of Rotterdam.
Singapore/Rotterdam
It was sold by Global Energy Storage Holdings
The Spinelli Group has approved its 2024 sustainability report.
Genoa
Of the company's 616 direct employees, 49% are under the age of 50.
In the second quarter of this year, cargo traffic in Turkish ports grew by +1.6%
Ankara
Cargoes to and from Italy amounted to 12.7 million tons (+10.1%)
Extension of the Simplified Logistics Zone for Genoa Ports and Dry Ports to the Savona, Vado Ligure, and Bergeggi areas.
Genoa
Approval from the ZLS Steering Committee
Isotta Fraschini Motori has inaugurated a new production line for hydrogen fuel cell systems in Bari.
Trieste
They will be used for naval and land solutions
The Grande Shanghai , the Grimaldi Group's first ammonia-ready car carrier, has been christened.
Naples
It has a load capacity of 9,000 CEUs.
The Port of Genoa, FILT, and UILT have declared a five-day strike at the Bettolo Terminal.
Genoa
Fit Cisl Liguria expressed solidarity with the workers
The tender for the dredging of the commercial dock basin at the port of Ancona has been published.
Ancona
The removal of approximately 730 thousand cubic meters of sediment is planned
Tender for the restoration and enhancement of docks 32 and 33 in the Deep Sea Zone of the port of Savona
Genoa
An investment of over 6.7 million euros is expected
There are 1,100 workers in Palermo directly employed in the seaside tourism sector
Palermo
This year, cruise traffic is expected to grow by 9.4% in the port of the Sicilian capital.
Six-month growth of +9% in freight on the St. Petersburg-India/China maritime route
Fly
FESCO operates six vessels in the service
Port of Trieste: Special Commissioner Gurrieri under investigation for money laundering
Trieste
I am certain - he declared - that I can demonstrate that I acted legally, in full transparency.
Vard signs new contract for the construction of two CSOVs
Trieste
The vessels will be used to support operations in the offshore wind sector
UIR welcomes the publication of the tender for the digitalization of the logistics chain.
Rome
Di Caterina (ALIS): a concrete tool that enhances the needs of businesses and strengthens the logistics system
GNV celebrated its first ten years of activity on the Italy-Albania route
Durres
During the period, the company's ships carried over 1.25 million passengers
A shipment of over 1.2 tons of marijuana was seized at the port of Gioia Tauro.
Reggio Calabria/Catanzaro
Members of a criminal organization that imported drugs from South America through European ports and airports have been arrested.
Yang Ming orders Hanwha Ocean to build seven 15,000 TEU dual-fuel containerships
Keelung
They will be delivered between 2028 and 2029
Walden to sell healthcare logistics business to Yusen Logistics
Paris
Exclusive negotiations announced
Solinas (Sardinian Action Party) is not at all satisfied with the state of Sardinian ports
Cagliari
The immediate establishment of a special commission is urged
ANSI welcomes the introduction of the information dashboard for managing private procurement contracts in logistics.
Rome
D'Angelo: it will allow the country to take another step forward
Russo (Confcommercio): excluding road transport from the PNRR funding was shortsighted.
Rome
First bulletin from the Freight Insights Observatory produced by the National Center for Sustainable Mobility
ABB Group posts sharp growth in quarterly financial and business performance
Zurich
In the period April-June the value of new orders grew by +16.0%
Informal consultations have begun on the preliminary proposal for the new Ancona Port Master Plan.
Ancona
Eleven meetings scheduled for July
Program agreement for preparatory and functional interventions for the construction of the bridge over the Strait of Messina
Rome
It was signed today in Rome
Project to develop an ecological station for the treatment of wastewater from ships
Naples
Initiative of the Neapolitan Group of the Cenere and Iello Landing
Assiterminal urges against bringing sediment from the Bagnoli dredging project into the port of Naples.
Genoa
Cognolato and Ferrari: It is essential to safeguard the full functionality of the commercial port's activities.
Container traffic at the Port of Long Beach fell 3.4% in the second quarter.
Long Beach
A decline of -16.4% was recorded in June
Paolo Pessina has been appointed vice president of Conftrasporto-Confcommercio.
Rome
He is president of the national federation of maritime agents and brokers
Container traffic in the port of Hong Kong decreased by -8.2% in the second quarter
Hong Kong
A decrease of -13.7% was recorded in June
Cuneo-based logistics company Nord Ovest is seeing growing financial results.
Wedge
Construction work on a new depot in Mondovì will be completed in early 2026.
Container traffic at the Port of Los Angeles grows driven by fears of new tariffs
Los Angeles
June saw the highest volume ever recorded for this month
The Management Committee of the Sardinia Sea Port Authority has adopted the DPSS
Cagliari
Green light for the concession to MITO and the appeal against the rejection of Olbia's dredging project.
Three events in Genoa for three new Explora Journeys cruise ships.
Genoa
A technical launch, a coin laying and the cutting of the first sheet metal were carried out at the Fincantieri shipyard
Grimaldi sells 5% of Terminal Darsena Toscana to Livorno Port Company
Naples/Livorno
Option to purchase an additional 5% of the share capital
Concession agreement signed that assigns management of the port of Tartous to DP World
Damascus
It has a lifespan of 30 years
Matteo Gasparato appointed president of the Northern Adriatic Sea Port Authority
Rome
He was appointed extraordinary commissioner of the same port authority
Meeting in Rome between the heads of ESPO and Assoporti
Rome
Among the topics addressed, the competitiveness of European ports in the current global context
Chinese airline OOCL reports quarterly decline in scheduled service revenues
Hong Kong
Cargo transported by the company's ships is increasing
Collaboration between the Ukrainian Sea Ports Authority and the Western Ligurian Sea Port Authority
Rome
Agreement with an initial duration of five years
Survey in Germany on the prospects of companies in the maritime, port and shipbuilding sectors
Hamburg
Shipowners are more concerned. Positive prospects for ports and shipyards.
Port of Augusta: Work begins on a third bridge connecting the island to the mainland.
Augusta
Work worth over 20 million euros
Vard signs contract with InkFish for new research vessel
Trieste
The deal is worth more than 200 million euros.
1.1 billion euros will be invested in the port of Hamburg to strengthen the container sector
Hamburg
Improving accessibility and port infrastructure in the Waltershofer Hafen area
Meyer Turku delivered the new Star of the Seas cruise ship to Royal Caribbean
Turku
It has a gross tonnage of 250,800 tons
ESPO calls for increased funding for ports under the next EU Multiannual Financial Framework
Brussels
The CEF programme funds have proven to be far from sufficient
Fincantieri delivers the new Oceania Allura cruise ship to Oceania Cruises.
Miami/Trieste
Two additional Sonata-class ships have been converted into orders.
PORTS
Italian Ports:
Ancona Genoa Ravenna
Augusta Gioia Tauro Salerno
Bari La Spezia Savona
Brindisi Leghorn Taranto
Cagliari Naples Trapani
Carrara Palermo Trieste
Civitavecchia Piombino Venice
Italian Interports: list World Ports: map
DATABASE
ShipownersShipbuilding and Shiprepairing Yards
ForwardersShip Suppliers
Shipping AgentsTruckers
MEETINGS
Confindustria event on the sea economy in Rome on July 15th
Rome
The public meeting of the International Containers Studies Center will be held in Genoa on July 2nd
Genoa
››› Meetings File
PRESS REVIEW
Why Malta is objecting to a new price cap on Russian oil
(timesofmalta.com)
US has its eye on Greek ports
(Kathimerini)
››› Press Review File
FORUM of Shipping
and Logistics
Intervento del presidente Tomaso Cognolato
Roma, 19 giugno 2025
››› File
Uniport: Bringing debris from Bagnoli to the port of Naples would postpone long-awaited dredging.
Rome
Legora de Feo: It's necessary to find alternative solutions.
Taiwanese companies Evergreen, Yang Ming and WHL saw sharp declines in quarterly revenues.
Keelung/Taipei
In the period April-June it fell by -18.7%, -26.5% and -8.6% respectively
The establishment of the Information Dashboard for the management of private procurement contracts in logistics has been approved.
In May, freight traffic in the port of Ravenna grew by +1.4%
Ravenna
Bulk cargo is on the rise. Miscellaneous cargo is on the decline.
EU approves joint purchase of port equipment by terminal operators
Brussels
Joint definition of minimum technical specifications of equipment is also permitted
Serbian energy group EPS will import coal through the Montenegrin port of Bar
Bar
Currently imports from Indonesia pass through the port of Constanta
Fincantieri Foundation and Luiss University launch a project to strengthen the safety of underwater infrastructure.
Trieste
Among the objectives, contribute to the definition of a specific regulatory framework
Freewheeling: The government's U-turn on anti-mafia controls in the road haulage sector is a welcome development.
Modena
Franchini: If the government has realized it made a mistake, that's good news.
Agostinelli (AdSP Tirreno Meridionale e Ionio): the amendment that allows for the early transformation of the Gioia Tauro Port Agency is extremely important.
Confindustria's event on the maritime economy will take place in Rome on July 15th.
Rome
The confederation's strategic document on the sector will be presented
Kerala seeks $1.1 billion from MSC in damages over MSC Elsa 3 sinking
Thiruvananthapuram
Temporary detention of the vessel "MSC Akuteta II" granted
Trasportounito requests the cancellation of the renewal procedure of the Central Committee of the Register of Hauliers
Rome
New seizure of a load of cocaine in the port of Gioia Tauro
Reggio Calabria
16 bags containing 417 kilos of drugs were found in a container
MOL and Kinetics to build world's first floating data center
Tokyo
It will be installed on a vessel of 9,731 gross tonnage
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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