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July 3, 2012
Sched Netweb site
  • ICTSI's box terminal in Manila takes delivery of cranes for Berth 6
  • APL, 'K' Line, OOCL rated tops among American agricultural shippers
  • Long Beach mulls incentive schemes to attract big ships, boost intermodal
  • Hong Kong export value increases 5.2pc in May, import value up 4.6pc
  • APMT to open Singapore HQ to handle south east Asian region in September
  • Damco renews contract with online home retailer Shop Direct for two years
  • Maersk's yet-to-be-built 18,000-TEUers win UN climate change award
  • Hong Kong airport profit up 32pc to US$688 million on 15pc revenue rise
  • New Oman Air CEO plans to accelerate cargo operations by end of 2012
  • Belgium's ADB wins airfield lighting projects for three Omani airports

Exim Indiaweb site
JULY 2, 2012
  • CMA CGM commits to maintain BRAZEX service on South America East Coast-Caribbean trade
  • Drewry, WCI endorse index-linked contracts
  • Maersk, CMA CGM change westbound hub to Port Tangier on WestMed transatlantic service
  • MOL completes worlds first hybrid car carrier
  • MOL signs deals to build, charter 2 LNG carriers
  • MSC to increase rates on Asia-South America East Coast lane from July 15
  • Need to promote inland water transport, coastal shipping stressed
  • Panama Canal delays imposing higher tolls
  • Spot rates on Asia-Europe trade see sharp rise
  • Urmila Project Services skillfully handles 930-t reactor at Mumbai Port
  • APSEZ inks concession agreement to develop dry bulk terminal at Kandla Port
  • Govt clarifies SEZ norms only for sea-routed cargo at Vallarpadam ICTTv
  • Jayyannt Lapsiaa reappointed to MbPT Board
  • VCT celebrates 9th year with blood donation camp
  • Set our house in order first

International Transport Journalweb site
JULY 2, 2012
  • Turkish Airlines links Kyrgyzstan and Mongolia
    Turkish Airlines has increased its Istanbul-Bishkek services from seven to ten a week, as it has secured traffic rights for an extra three weekly flights, which continue to Ulaan B...
  • CMA CGM to maintain Brazex service
    The CMA CGM Group has announced that its cooperation with Maersk Line on the Brazil Express service (Brazex) in the South America east coast-Caribbean trade will terminate by Octob...
  • New direct DB Schenker wagon load links between Terneuzen and Rotterdam
    DB Schenker now offers direct wagon load links between Terneuzen and Rotterdam Kijfhoek, linking up with B Logistics' wagon load network for destinations in Belgium and France. The...
  • US truck driver turnover higher in Q1
    Driver turnover at truckload fleets rose again in the first quarter, according to a report published by the American Trucking Associations (ATA), following a small rise in the fou...
  • First freight aircraft stationed in Cochstedt
    Germany's Magdeburg/Cochstedt airport, the only international commercial hub in the Saxony-Anhalt region, is focusing more on freight and logistics. The first milestone to this end...
  • OOCL reshuffles management
    Michael Kwok was promoted to OOCL chief operating officer on 1 July. He succeeded Andy Tung, who became the company's CEO. Kwok's previous tasks as director of trades have been ta...
  • US transport ministry grant for Hunts Point terminal
    The US department of transportation has granted the Hunts Point agricultural produce market in the Bronx USD 10 million to make railfreight improvements. The project is one of 47 i...
  • Trade between Mexico and USA increasing
    Surface trade between Mexico and the United States increased by 11% last year and has almost doubled since 2002, according to a report published by Armstrong & Associates, a su...
  • EU approves restructuring aid for Air Malta
    The European Commission has concluded that a EUR 130 million restructuring grant for the state-owned airline Air Malta is in line with EU state aid rules. The Commission found that...
  • Augustin Quehenberger unifies activities under Quehenberger Logistics brand
    The Augustin Quehenberger group, based in Strasswalchen near Salzburg (Austria), has unified all of its activities under the Quehenberger Logistics brand umbrella. The Augustin Ne...
  • Rodi joins DSLV's steering committee
    Dr Hansjörg Rodi, chairman of the board of Schenker Deutschland AG, was elected to the steering committee of the the German forwarding and logistics federation DSLV at its recent ...

Marine Logweb site
JULY 2, 2012
  • Saltchuk renames coastal tug and barge operations Foss Marine...
  • BAE Systems Norfolk Ship Repair gets $19.4 million contract mod...
  • Transcom awards contracts to U.S.-flag shipping operations
  • CMA CGM to sell Le Ponant cruise operation to private equity...
  • Sanko Steamship files for bankruptcy, names new President and...
  • Concordia Maritime takes delivery of Suezmax from Samsung Heavy...
  • Matson now separated from Alexander & Baldwin
  • NOL to sell Singapore headquarters building
  • Dockwise takes stake in Fairstar to 80.4%

World Wide Shipperweb site
JULY 2, 2012
  • Marine Resources Group changing to Foss Marine Holdings
  • Hybrid car carrier EMERALD ACE completed for Mitsui O.S.K. Lines
  • NOL Group announces plans to sell headquarters building
  • Alexander & Baldwin Holdings now listed as Matson, Inc.
  • Diana Shipping inks charter for dry bulk vessel DIONE

Lloyd's Listweb site
JULY 2, 2012
  • Competition, consolidation and the case of the missing Chinese
    OECD shipbuilding talks target same old problems and offer no new solutions
  • Japan happy with green-ship definition at OECD
    Revised definition will be offered to the next shipbuilding working party meeting in the autumn
  • If Beijing sneezes, France will catch a cold
    Maritime planning in Paris will stand or fall on the resilience of China's economy
  • VLGCs seek longer-term charters to lock in high earnings
    Owners fear a continued slide in the spot rate will drag down the period market
  • Naive to think PPPs are the answer to piracy, says DP World chief
    Partnerships between private enterprise and the state need to be supported by short term solutions such as armed guards
  • CMA CGM sells cruise arm La Compagnie du Ponant
    French container giant follows rivals in ditching non-core assets
  • Matson Navigation shares rise on first day of trading
    Hawaii-based Jones Act boxline split from listed parent Alexander & Baldwin
  • Angola LNG ships seek spot cargoes from Norway and Nigeria
    Two vessels will achieve high rates as tonnage availability is tight
  • Sanko bankruptcy could flood secondhand market with ships
    Collapse will slow short-term sales activity as creditors assess the market
  • Demolition rates stabilise below $400 per ldt
    Settled prices may boost confidence among breakers and cash buyers
  • Secondhand bulker becomes cheapest panamax afloat
    Sale price for vintage vessel with damaged engine hits record low
  • Safe Bulkers returns to JBIC for a loan
    Credit worth $34m will be split between export finance bank and Citigroup
  • Three KG funds file for bankruptcy
    German owners fear fresh casualties from Commerzbank ship finance exit
  • K Line to boost cash reserves as losses mount
    Yet another carrier risks dilution to investors, issuing equity in a down market
  • Japan nuclear restart worries LNG shipping
    Restart is small, but concerns exist in the LNG industry that more are to come
  • Kühne urges Hamburg Süd and Hapag-Lloyd to merge
    Fresh progress unlikely for long-mooted proposal as Oetker holds out
  • US puts the squeeze on Tanzania in Iran reflagging row
    Dar es Salaam faces sanctions threat as Washington blocks Tehran oil sales
  • US House passes legislation for ports security review
    Gaps Act heads for Senate consideration
  • Iran- are you exposed?
    Sanctions investigations over business links with Tehran have shipping in their sights
  • The west is still the best
    China's model of state-backed shipping can only last as long as the country's state-run boom
  • Box owners consider accreditation for reefer depots in wake of death blasts
    Exploding reefers scandal prompts new measures to ensure safety of refrigerant gas
  • Dockwise pays a high price to take 80.4% of Fairstar
    Heavylift firm takeover 'a good thing', says Adkins
  • NOL selling Singapore HQ in drive for cash
    Company says it aims to 'release capital for strategic investment'
  • Box trade threatened as Europe signals a further recession
    Latest industrial news from Germany 'suggests that we shall see exports declining in the coming six months'
  • Adani Ports to build dry bulk terminal at Kandla
    Deal is worth $216m and construction will take 24 months
  • Sanko files for receivership
    Japanese operator calls it a day after mounting pressure from counterparties
  • DB Schenker Rail to operate London Gateway freight trains
    New port plans to operate the UK's largest rail freight terminal
  • Brightoil Petroleum in $50m loan from China Development Bank
    Credit comes on the condition that Hong Kong-listed company's chief executive and major shareholder keeps controlling share
  • Excel breaches NYSE rules
    Dry bulk giant has three months to boost stock price after breach of $1 rule
  • FSL wins covenant reprieve from bankers
    Two covenants eased for 12 months as Singapore shipping trust to halt dividend payouts for that period

The Journal of Commerceweb site
JULY 2, 2012
  • Saia Buys $12 Million Truck Brokerage Firm
    Saia, a multi-regional less-than-truckload carrier, purchased Robart Companies, a truck freight broker and logistics services provider based in Duluth, Ga....
  • Container Volumes Grow at West Coast Ports
    Container volumes at West Coast ports increased 7 percent in May compared to May 2011, with imports up 8 percent...
  • Iran Threatens to Disrupt Strait of Hormuz Traffic
    Shippers and transportation providers could see their fuel prices spike if Iran makes good on a plan to block oil...
  • UPS Freight to Hike Tariff Rates 5.9 Percent
    UPS Freight will raise its less-than-truckload tariff pricing 5.9 percent on average July 16, joining other LTL carriers with general...
  • NYK Plans to Boost Logistics Operations
    NYK President Yasumi Kudo said the company plans to double sales from logistics operations in future as global vessel overcapacity...
  • Report: US Soybean Exports to Help Drive Trade Up 95 Percent
    U.S. exports of soybeans, coal and petroleum will drive the nation's trade to expand 95 percent by 2026, as global...
  • Manufacturing Index Contracts in June
    A widely followed gauge of U.S. manufacturing unexpectedly contracted in June for the first time in almost three years amid...
  • Gotthard Tunnel Reopens After One-Month Closure
    The Gotthard tunnel has re-opened almost a month after a landslide forced the closure of the main north-south route for...
  • FedEx Speeds Up Fleet Upgrade, Buys 19 B-767s
    FedEx plans to buy 19 Boeing 767-300 aircraft, as the parcel giant speeds up its fleet upgrades to offset volatile...
  • Dockwise Adds to Stake in Fairstar
    Dockwise, the Dutch heavy-lift operator, said it now controls 80.4 percent of the outstanding shares of takeover target Fairstar Heavy...
  • Emory Economist Sees Slow Growth, Not Recession
    The U.S. may be stuck in a period of slow growth, but its economy is not in imminent danger of...
  • DHS Awards $97 Million in Port Security Grants
    The Department of Homeland Security announced more than $97 million in port security grants for the 2012 fiscal year. ...
  • Matson Begins Trading As Independent Company
    Matson Inc. stock began trading on the New York Stock Exchange Monday after the ocean carrier and logistics company's separation...
  • Global Air Cargo Dips 2.2 Percent
    International air cargo traffic dipped 2.2 percent in May from a year ago and contracted 0.4 percent from April in...
  • Europe's Import-Export Outlook Dims
    Europe's recession will slow growth in containerized imports and exports through the continent's northern ports to about one-third the rate...
  • Schenker to Operate Freight Trains From New UK Box Port
    The London Gateway deep-sea container port and distribution hub will offer rail service across the U.K. on the day it...
  • NOL to Sell Singapore Headquarters
    NOL plans to sell its Singapore headquarters building as part of an ongoing cost-reduction and restructuring program that is producing...
  • Hapag-Lloyd to Hike Rates on East Asia Services
    Hapag-Lloyd said it will impose a general rate increase on all kinds of container equipment shipped from East Asia (excluding...
  • Container Rate Indexing Grows at a Snail's Pace
    Are long-term freight contracts reset periodically to reflect variations in spot rate indices the answer to rate volatility? A small,...
  • Commentary: Be Wary of Salvage Deal
    Q: We're a manufacturer of high-end kitchen appliances and face what I think is a very unusual situation regarding a...
  • Better Planning Evens Out Air Cargo's Peaks, Valleys
    Team Worldwide is struggling with visibility this summer. "For the first time in many years, we are somewhat at a...
  • FedEx Freight Tweaks LTL Network
    With its first annual profit since 2008 in the bank, FedEx Freight is moving to tighten its less-than-truckload network. The...
  • LTL Carrier Holland to Hire 450 Drivers
    Higher manufacturing output in the Midwest is translating to more trucking jobs. Less-than-truckload carrier Holland plans to hire 450...
  • Trucking Capacity Reaches 'Tenuous' Equilibrium
    For more than two years, shippers have braced for a hard crunch in truck capacity, a blow that seemed inevitable...
  • Chassis Changes Prompt Fears of Congestion on the Docks
    As ports prepare for a modest spike in cargo volumes during the peak shipping season, ocean carriers, marine terminals, railroads...
  • Air Cargo Shippers Look to the Sea
    You'd be hard pressed to find stronger evidence of the shift of freight transportation from air to sea than when...
  • Commentary: Summer of Discontent
    Just when you thought it was safe to get back in the water, the theme music from "Jaws" ramps up...
  • IMO Pressed to Require Weighing of Containers
    Container ship lines say it's not unusual for their cargoes' actual weights to be 3 to 7 percent higher than...
  • Several Rate Indices Available
    Shippers and carriers use several spot rate indices to benchmark their contracts. The Shanghai Shipping Exchange launched the first container...

Containerisation Internationalweb site
JULY 2, 2012
  • DB Schenker Rail commits to London Gateway
    DB Schenker Rail has agreed to provide at least four block trains a day in and out of London Gateway container terminal when its first deep-water berth opens in ...
  • MSC restricts North Europe/Asia bookings
    MSC intends to restrict bookings on its Silk, Lion, Condor and Swan services from Northern Europe to the Middle East and Far East until week beginning July 9. The ...
  • AfDB to help fund Togo-Burkina Faso highway corridor
    The African Development Bank (AfDB) is to provide funding of USD175.66 million for the upgrade of 303km of highway connecting the port city of Lome in Togo and ...
  • ERC signs contracts to boost its rail network
    Ethiopian Railways Corporation (ERC) has signed construction contracts with Turkey-based Yapi Merkezi and China Communications Construction Company (CCCC) to build ...
  • Idled boxships down to 2.37% of world fleet
  • K Line projects Q1 and H1 net losses on back of plunging security prices
    Japanese carrier K Line has forecast losses for its first quarter and first half of its fiscal year and a downgraded fiscal year net profit on the back of losses ...
  • Madsen joins ICTSI
    Hans-Ole Madsen, formerly vice president for business development in Africa, the Middle East and South Asia for APM Terminals (APM T) has joined Manila-based International ...
  • NOL selling HQ to raise cash
    Singapore's NOL Group intends to sell its 26-storey Alexandra Road headquarters to 'release capital for strategic investment' and shore-up its loss-making shipping ...
  • MSC adds Jacksonville to US/C America string
    MSC has revamped its liner service linking the south eastern part of the US with Central America by including direct calls at Jacksonville. The weekly service calls ...

TradeWindsweb site
JULY 2, 2012
  • Stena in intra-Asia push
    Stena Weco teams with palm oil titan Golden Agri-Resources with 10 to 15 ship fleet planned.
  • Matsui out at Sanko
    New boss Hisashi Asafuji to oversee restructuring, as Japanese owner says sorry.
  • CMA CGM sells cruiseships
    Bridgepoint fund snaps up luxury four-vessel fleet from French container line.
  • Diana ship takes a cut
    New panamax period charter agreed at less than half the previous hire rate.
  • Seanergy re-fixes lower
    Greek owner takes $18,000 per day cut as it re-charters handysize.
  • Owner fined for discharge
    Japan's CSL to pay $500,000 after covering up oil dumping from bulker in US.
  • Sanko seeks court safety
    Japanese owner succumbs to a lack of creditor support and files for court protection.
  • Hapag "needs merger"
    Shareholder Klaus-Michael Kuhne says Hamburg Sud would be "ideal" partner.

American Shipperweb site
JULY 2, 2012
  • Congress passes surface transport bill
    The legislation's passage comes after Republican and Democratic negotiators used creative accounting within the federal budget to shore up a projected gap of several billion dollars in the Highway Trust Fund.
  • USDA puts clarity into plant import process
  • Cargotec snaps up Asciano
  • Fargo adds road to container freight IT
  • FedEx orders 19 more jets from Boeing
    The order comes on top of an early FedEx annoumcement to buy 27 new B767s for delivery between fiscal 2014 and 2018. It also plans to purchase another 24 B777s to add to the 19 long-range B777 planes it operates today.
  • Mistrial declared in ILWU president's Longview trial
  • NOL selling Singapore headquarters building
    About 500 people work in the NOL building, with the company saying a decision to relocate them or keep them in the existing building as a tenant will wait until a buyer is identified. NOL has retained the commercial real estate firm Jones Lang LaSalle.
  • Matson starts trading as separate public company
  • Harrison to lead Canadian Pacific
    Canadian Pacific Railway named Hunter Harrison president, chief executive officer, and a member of its board of directors. Until Dec. 31, 2009, he had served as head of competing railroad Canadian National.
  • DB Schenker, DP World in London Gateway rail deal
  • APMT vet Madsen joins ICTSI
  • CMA CGM to sell small cruise ship division

The Bunker Bulletinweb site
JULY 2, 2012
  • Sharp gains in European bunker markets
    'Double-digit' gains in many ports.
  • Marine cylinder lubes: 'Conventional wisdom has changed'
    Total Lubmarine reopens lube debate with warning of 'potential dangers'.
  • Prices firm in Fujairah
    Prices edge up in Fujairah but regional outlook mixed.
  • Lower bunker bills help K-Line's bottom line
    Cheaper bunkers help shipowner make a return to full-year profit
  • NOL to sell Singapore base
    Box operator preparing to sell its Singaporean HQ in bid to raise funds for strategic investments
  • Sanko files for bankruptcy
    Japan's fourth largest shipping firm has debts of $1.95 billion.
  • Bunker prices firming in key Asian ports on Monday
    No problems with avails.
  • Independent non-executive directors change at Titan
    Maria Tam Wai Chu retires as independent non-executive director of Titan.
  • Brightoil secures $50 million loan from Chinese bank
    Chairman and Executive Director Dr Sit Kwong Lam must remain as majority shareholder of Brightoil as part of loan agreement.
  • Singapore-based bunkering firm boosts legal team
    Gilbert Liu, a qualified Advocate & Solicitor in Singapore, joins United Bunkering & Trading.
  • Sinopec Zhoushan bunker volumes up in May
    Sinopec Zhoushan sold 280,000 mt in May, says company source.
  • Tropical storm leaves Hong Kong, bunkering resumes
    Weather 'mainly fine and hot with one or two isolated showers', says Hong Kong Observatory on Monday.

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In the second quarter, container traffic in the port of Genoa fell by -2.8% while in Savona-Vado it grew by +76.3%
Genoa
In the Ligurian capital, the transhipment share decreased, while the Savona port benefited.
Fincantieri records strong growth in half-year financial performance and new orders
Rome
In the first six months of 2025, orders totaled 14.7 billion euros (+93.5%)
In the second quarter, naval traffic through the Suez Canal decreased by -6.2%
In the second quarter, naval traffic through the Suez Canal decreased by -6.2%
Cairo
1,248 tankers (-2.7%) and 1,826 other types of vessels (-8.5%) passed through
CMA CGM's net profit fell by 140% in the second quarter.
Marseille
Revenues stable. The French shipping group is interested in acquiring Hutchison Ports' terminals.
Royal Caribbean closes second quarter with record net profit
Miami
The April-June period was very positive
Union Pacific and Norfolk Southern announced a merger agreement today.
Union Pacific and Norfolk Southern announced a merger agreement today.
Omaha/Atlanta
First coast-to-coast cargo rail network
Gurrieri resigns as Special Commissioner of the Eastern Adriatic Sea Port Authority
Trieste
The atypical reverse charge for the logistics sector will become applicable tomorrow
Milan
Ruggerone (Assologistica): one of the most strategic reforms we helped build is being implemented
Policy brief on cyber threats that pose risks to port infrastructure
Tallinn
It was developed by the NATO Cyber Defence Centre of Excellence
Interferry urges the EU Commission to harmonize its shipping decarbonization regulations with those of the IMO
Victoria
Failure to align - the association warned - will force shipping companies to pay twice for emissions.
In the second quarter of 2025, Chinese seaports handled 79.1 million containers (+6.1%)
Beijing
Total freight traffic was three billion tons (+3.3%), of which 1.3 billion tons were with foreign countries (+1.9%).
CK Hutchison announces plans to include a Chinese investor in the consortium to sell Hutchison Ports
Hong Kong
Without the participation of the COSCO shipping group, China would not authorize the sale
Sri Lanka's Supreme Court has awarded compensation of $1 billion over the X-Press Pearl accident.
Sri Lanka's Supreme Court has awarded compensation of $1 billion over the X-Press Pearl accident.
Columbus
The container ship caught fire and sank near the port of Colombo
The Greek government sends a tugboat to the Red Sea to assist ships that may be attacked by the Houthis.
The Greek government sends a tugboat to the Red Sea to assist ships that may be attacked by the Houthis.
Piraeus
The AHTS "Giant" is leaving
Saipem and Subsea7 have signed a binding merger agreement.
Saipem and Subsea7 have signed a binding merger agreement.
Milan/Luxembourg
The transaction is expected to close in the second half of 2026.
In the second quarter, the port of Valencia handled over 1.5 million containers (+4.0%)
In the first half of 2025, the amount of new orders to Chinese shipyards fell by -18.2%
Beijing
A decrease of -3.5% in new construction completed in the period was recorded
In the second quarter of 2025, freight traffic in the port of Trieste grew by +3.7%
Trieste
Bulk cargo increased. Miscellaneous cargo fell by 13.2%.
CMA CGM and TotalEnergies form joint venture for LNG bunkering in the Port of Rotterdam.
Marseille
Agreement to supply 360,000 tons of liquefied natural gas per year to the French group's ships
In the second quarter of 2025, freight traffic in Spanish ports decreased by -4.7%
Madrid
All the main product categories are decreasing except for conventional goods
Brookfield Asset Management to sell 49% of British port group PD Ports to Spain's Pontegadea
Middlesbrough
The English company has over 1,400 employees
In the quarter April-June, freight traffic in the port of Rotterdam decreased by -2.3%
In the quarter April-June, freight traffic in the port of Rotterdam decreased by -2.3%
Rotterdam
The port authority is alarmed by the state of crisis in the national industry.
The electrification of the docks in the ports of Livorno, Piombino and Portoferraio is proceeding according to plan.
Third dock for cruise traffic in the port of Catania
Catania
Pier 25's restyling completed
Another quarter of decline in freight traffic at the port of Algeciras
Algeciras
In the period April-June, containers amounted to 1.24 million TEUs (+1.0%)
A new tax applied to cruise passengers disembarking in national ports came into force today in Greece.
Athens
Belgian rail freight company Lineas receives €61 million government loan
Brussels
The measure was approved last night by the restricted council of ministers
ERTMS installation completed on 1,400 kilometers of Italian railway network
Rome
The project is financed with 2.5 billion euros from PNRR funds.
Wärtsilä's quarterly financial and commercial results are positive.
Helsinki
The Marine Electrical Systems division will be sold to the Italian company VINCI Energies.
In the port of Barcelona the number of cruise terminals will be reduced from seven to five
In the port of Barcelona the number of cruise terminals will be reduced from seven to five
Barcelona
The mayor: For the first time in history, a limit is placed on the growth of cruises in the city.
MSC and Moby have presented their commitments to meet the AGCM's requirements.
Rome
Shipping Agencies Services will sell its 49% stake in Moby, waiving the consideration in favor of the majority shareholder. Moby commits to completely repaying its debt to SAS.
Fincantieri confirms its interest in the development of American shipbuilding
Fincantieri confirms its interest in the development of American shipbuilding
Washington
Folgiero: Commitment to deliver next-generation capabilities in full alignment with U.S. strategic priorities
The Chamber of Deputies has approved the appointment of four presidents of Italian Port System Authorities.
Rome
The names proposed for the Port System Authorities of the Southern Adriatic, Central-Northern Tyrrhenian, Western Liguria, and Eastern Liguria have been approved. Voting on the Northern Tyrrhenian Authority has been postponed.
Information exchange between state administrations for the digitalization of the maritime sector begins
Rome
The first operational meeting at the Coast Guard General Command in Rome
The Clean Maritime Fuels Platform suggests measures to support the production and distribution of clean marine fuels
COSCO Shipping Ports sets new monthly and quarterly container traffic records
Hong Kong
In the period April-June, 29.4 million TEUs were handled (+4.5%)
Sharp increase in cases of seafarers abandoning their ships
London
2,286 crew members from 222 ships involved as of early 2025
Global freight traffic saw strong growth in the first quarter of this year in anticipation of new tariffs
Global freight traffic saw strong growth in the first quarter of this year in anticipation of new tariffs
Geneva
North America saw the strongest quarterly growth in imports
In the port of Antwerp-Bruges containers and rolling stock are increasing and other types of goods are decreasing
Antwerp
Traffic congestion continues at the airport, with the situation on the landside becoming critical
A study denounces the delay of European ports in equipping themselves with cold ironing facilities.
Brussels/Pozzallo
The tender to electrify the docks of the port of Pozzallo has begun.
T&E proposes to include more non-EU transhipment ports to avoid carbon leakage
Brussels
The association calls on the EU Commission to reduce the current threshold of 65% of transhipment traffic
Federlogistica urges the immediate establishment of a control room on tariffs
Genoa
The aim is also to eliminate extra costs caused by bureaucracy.
Containerized cargo handled through the port of Singapore fell by 2.9% in the second quarter.
Singapore
Last May, ship transits through the Suez Canal decreased by -6.8%
Last May, ship transits through the Suez Canal decreased by -6.8%
Cairo
The negative trend continued in June and early July
Terminal operators are not at all satisfied with a policy that seems to have no interest in ports
Rome
Cognolato: It is essential to close the ongoing trials on several fronts.
The largest ship ever to dock at Cagliari's Porto Canale at the MITO terminal.
Milan
The container ship "MSC Venice" with a capacity of 16,652 TEU arrived yesterday
On 5 and 6 November in Lisbon a summit called by the ILA against automation in the maritime and port sector
On 5 and 6 November in Lisbon a summit called by the ILA against automation in the maritime and port sector
North Bergen/Metzingen
South Korean HD Hyundai, together with German NEURA Robotics, will develop and test welding robots in shipyards
The toll of the horrific attack on the bulk carrier Eternity C in the Red Sea is still uncertain.
Mandaluyong/London/Brussels
Joint statement by ICS, BIMCO, European Shipowners, Intercargo and Intertanko
In the first half of 2025, bulk cargo increased and general cargo decreased in the port of Marseille-Fos
Marseille
Cruise passengers increase by +5%
The Senate has approved the framework law on interports
Rome
UIR, gives the Italian interport system a modern, orderly and coherent regulatory framework
Carlo De Ruvo was elected president of Confetra
Rome
Among the challenges, the uncontrolled expansion of large logistics groups and their concentration
Number of pirate attacks on ships still high in the second quarter of 2025
Number of pirate attacks on ships still high in the second quarter of 2025
Kuala Lumpur
The number of acts of violence against crews is decreasing
Telemar and TNL Group merger agreement
Telemar and TNL Group merger agreement
Oslo/Athens/Paris
One of the top three operators in the OT/IoT services market for the maritime and superyacht sectors will be created
Attacks on ships in the Red Sea still cause deaths among seafarers
Portsmouth
Liberian-flagged bulk carrier " Eternity C" targeted
Canadian shipbuilding company Davie acquires second shipyard in Finland
Helsinki/Pori
It will buy the Enersense Offshore shipyard
Amendment on Port Labor Supply Agencies Approved
Rome
Immediate transformation into Agencies authorised to provide temporary port work
Salvini appoints a manager of a private shipping company from Campania as president of the regional AdSP
Rome
This is Eliseo Cuccaro, CEO of Alilauro
Extend the application of the 0.1% sulphur limit in marine fuels globally
Extend the application of the 0.1% sulphur limit in marine fuels globally
Berlin
This is proposed by an analysis by the International Council on Clean Transportation
IMO and EU condemn renewed attacks on ships in the Red Sea
London/Brussels
Dominguez: New violation of international law and freedom of navigation
In the second quarter of this year, Finnlines' revenues decreased by -5.0%.
Helsinki
Net profit of 26.1 million euros (+7.7%)
Container traffic in the Port of New York remained stable in the April-June quarter.
New York
An increase of +4.9% was recorded in the first half of 2025
The Chamber of Deputies approves the appointment of the presidents of five Port System Authorities.
Rome
They are Davide Gariglio, Francesco Rizzo, Eliseo Cuccaro, Francesco Benevolo and Giovanni Gugliotti
Latrofa appointed extraordinary commissioner of the Port Authority of the Central-Northern Tyrrhenian Sea
Rome
Ministerial decree signed
The PNRR tender for interports has been reopened.
Rome
Resources available amounting to 2.2 million euros
Port of Livorno: Workers are the priority in the LTM crisis
Livorno
UPS's quarterly earnings performance declines
Atlanta
Net income in the April-June quarter was $1.28 billion (-8.9%)
Approval for the 2025 budget variation of the Southern Tyrrhenian and Ionian Sea Port Authority.
Gioia Tauro
500 thousand euros for the 49% share held by the Port Agency company
FHP Group acquires the remaining 10% stake in Lotras
Milan/Foggia
The integration between Lotras and CFI Intermodal will begin to create FHP Intermodal.
OITAF scientific document on good practices in the logistics and transport of fresh fruit and vegetables
Milan
The Northern Tyrrhenian Sea Port Authority has joined the PLIKA
Livorno
Platform dedicated to training, innovation and knowledge sharing in the logistics and port sectors
Matteo Paroli's nomination as president of the Western Ligurian Sea Port Authority has been signed.
Rome
He has a degree in law and a specialization in administrative law.
Container throughput increases in Haropa Port, while bulk cargo decreases.
Le Havre
In the first half of this year, containers were 1.51 million TEUs (+4%)
Bureau Veritas reports a 9.8% quarterly increase in revenues in the Marine & Offshore segment
Courbevoie
Kalmar and Konecranes increase new orders in the April-June quarter
Helsinki
The turnover of the two Finnish companies is slightly increasing
Container traffic in the port of Barcelona fell by 12.2% in the second quarter.
Barcelona
Assiterminal threatens a new wave of appeals against regulations it believes are damaging to port operations
Genoa
2M Logistics signs an agreement with Salerno-based Gallozzi
Barendrecht
The Dutch company will represent GF Logistics, a subsidiary of the Italian group, in the Benelux region.
Swiss company Kuehne+Nagel's quarterly profits fell
Schindellegi
In the period April-June of this year, net turnover grew by +1.7%
Yang Ming orders three 8,000 TEU container ships from Nihon Shipyard and Imabari Shipbuilding
Keelung/Imabari
Contract valued at $351.3-394.5 million
Italia Nostra reiterates its strong concerns about the construction of the Fiumicino-Isola Sacra port.
Rome
European maritime cities, destinations for cruise tourism - the association highlights - denounce the phenomenon of over-tourism in the cruise sector
Egypt's first automotive terminal has come into operation at Port Said East.
East Port Said
It can accommodate two car carriers at the same time
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Tepsa has acquired a liquid bulk terminal in the port of Rotterdam.
Singapore/Rotterdam
It was sold by Global Energy Storage Holdings
The Spinelli Group has approved its 2024 sustainability report.
Genoa
Of the company's 616 direct employees, 49% are under the age of 50.
In the second quarter of this year, cargo traffic in Turkish ports grew by +1.6%
Ankara
Cargoes to and from Italy amounted to 12.7 million tons (+10.1%)
Extension of the Simplified Logistics Zone for Genoa Ports and Dry Ports to the Savona, Vado Ligure, and Bergeggi areas.
Genoa
Approval from the ZLS Steering Committee
Isotta Fraschini Motori has inaugurated a new production line for hydrogen fuel cell systems in Bari.
Trieste
They will be used for naval and land solutions
The Grande Shanghai , the Grimaldi Group's first ammonia-ready car carrier, has been christened.
Naples
It has a load capacity of 9,000 CEUs.
The Port of Genoa, FILT, and UILT have declared a five-day strike at the Bettolo Terminal.
Genoa
Fit Cisl Liguria expressed solidarity with the workers
The tender for the dredging of the commercial dock basin at the port of Ancona has been published.
Ancona
The removal of approximately 730 thousand cubic meters of sediment is planned
Tender for the restoration and enhancement of docks 32 and 33 in the Deep Sea Zone of the port of Savona
Genoa
An investment of over 6.7 million euros is expected
There are 1,100 workers in Palermo directly employed in the seaside tourism sector
Palermo
This year, cruise traffic is expected to grow by 9.4% in the port of the Sicilian capital.
Six-month growth of +9% in freight on the St. Petersburg-India/China maritime route
Fly
FESCO operates six vessels in the service
Port of Trieste: Special Commissioner Gurrieri under investigation for money laundering
Trieste
I am certain - he declared - that I can demonstrate that I acted legally, in full transparency.
Vard signs new contract for the construction of two CSOVs
Trieste
The vessels will be used to support operations in the offshore wind sector
UIR welcomes the publication of the tender for the digitalization of the logistics chain.
Rome
Di Caterina (ALIS): a concrete tool that enhances the needs of businesses and strengthens the logistics system
GNV celebrated its first ten years of activity on the Italy-Albania route
Durres
During the period, the company's ships carried over 1.25 million passengers
A shipment of over 1.2 tons of marijuana was seized at the port of Gioia Tauro.
Reggio Calabria/Catanzaro
Members of a criminal organization that imported drugs from South America through European ports and airports have been arrested.
Yang Ming orders Hanwha Ocean to build seven 15,000 TEU dual-fuel containerships
Keelung
They will be delivered between 2028 and 2029
Walden to sell healthcare logistics business to Yusen Logistics
Paris
Exclusive negotiations announced
Solinas (Sardinian Action Party) is not at all satisfied with the state of Sardinian ports
Cagliari
The immediate establishment of a special commission is urged
ANSI welcomes the introduction of the information dashboard for managing private procurement contracts in logistics.
Rome
D'Angelo: it will allow the country to take another step forward
Russo (Confcommercio): excluding road transport from the PNRR funding was shortsighted.
Rome
First bulletin from the Freight Insights Observatory produced by the National Center for Sustainable Mobility
ABB Group posts sharp growth in quarterly financial and business performance
Zurich
In the period April-June the value of new orders grew by +16.0%
Informal consultations have begun on the preliminary proposal for the new Ancona Port Master Plan.
Ancona
Eleven meetings scheduled for July
Program agreement for preparatory and functional interventions for the construction of the bridge over the Strait of Messina
Rome
It was signed today in Rome
Project to develop an ecological station for the treatment of wastewater from ships
Naples
Initiative of the Neapolitan Group of the Cenere and Iello Landing
Assiterminal urges against bringing sediment from the Bagnoli dredging project into the port of Naples.
Genoa
Cognolato and Ferrari: It is essential to safeguard the full functionality of the commercial port's activities.
Container traffic at the Port of Long Beach fell 3.4% in the second quarter.
Long Beach
A decline of -16.4% was recorded in June
Paolo Pessina has been appointed vice president of Conftrasporto-Confcommercio.
Rome
He is president of the national federation of maritime agents and brokers
Container traffic in the port of Hong Kong decreased by -8.2% in the second quarter
Hong Kong
A decrease of -13.7% was recorded in June
Cuneo-based logistics company Nord Ovest is seeing growing financial results.
Wedge
Construction work on a new depot in Mondovì will be completed in early 2026.
Container traffic at the Port of Los Angeles grows driven by fears of new tariffs
Los Angeles
June saw the highest volume ever recorded for this month
The Management Committee of the Sardinia Sea Port Authority has adopted the DPSS
Cagliari
Green light for the concession to MITO and the appeal against the rejection of Olbia's dredging project.
Three events in Genoa for three new Explora Journeys cruise ships.
Genoa
A technical launch, a coin laying and the cutting of the first sheet metal were carried out at the Fincantieri shipyard
Grimaldi sells 5% of Terminal Darsena Toscana to Livorno Port Company
Naples/Livorno
Option to purchase an additional 5% of the share capital
Concession agreement signed that assigns management of the port of Tartous to DP World
Damascus
It has a lifespan of 30 years
Matteo Gasparato appointed president of the Northern Adriatic Sea Port Authority
Rome
He was appointed extraordinary commissioner of the same port authority
Meeting in Rome between the heads of ESPO and Assoporti
Rome
Among the topics addressed, the competitiveness of European ports in the current global context
Chinese airline OOCL reports quarterly decline in scheduled service revenues
Hong Kong
Cargo transported by the company's ships is increasing
Collaboration between the Ukrainian Sea Ports Authority and the Western Ligurian Sea Port Authority
Rome
Agreement with an initial duration of five years
Survey in Germany on the prospects of companies in the maritime, port and shipbuilding sectors
Hamburg
Shipowners are more concerned. Positive prospects for ports and shipyards.
Port of Augusta: Work begins on a third bridge connecting the island to the mainland.
Augusta
Work worth over 20 million euros
Vard signs contract with InkFish for new research vessel
Trieste
The deal is worth more than 200 million euros.
1.1 billion euros will be invested in the port of Hamburg to strengthen the container sector
Hamburg
Improving accessibility and port infrastructure in the Waltershofer Hafen area
Meyer Turku delivered the new Star of the Seas cruise ship to Royal Caribbean
Turku
It has a gross tonnage of 250,800 tons
ESPO calls for increased funding for ports under the next EU Multiannual Financial Framework
Brussels
The CEF programme funds have proven to be far from sufficient
Fincantieri delivers the new Oceania Allura cruise ship to Oceania Cruises.
Miami/Trieste
Two additional Sonata-class ships have been converted into orders.
PORTS
Italian Ports:
Ancona Genoa Ravenna
Augusta Gioia Tauro Salerno
Bari La Spezia Savona
Brindisi Leghorn Taranto
Cagliari Naples Trapani
Carrara Palermo Trieste
Civitavecchia Piombino Venice
Italian Interports: list World Ports: map
DATABASE
ShipownersShipbuilding and Shiprepairing Yards
ForwardersShip Suppliers
Shipping AgentsTruckers
MEETINGS
Confindustria event on the sea economy in Rome on July 15th
Rome
The public meeting of the International Containers Studies Center will be held in Genoa on July 2nd
Genoa
››› Meetings File
PRESS REVIEW
Why Malta is objecting to a new price cap on Russian oil
(timesofmalta.com)
US has its eye on Greek ports
(Kathimerini)
››› Press Review File
FORUM of Shipping
and Logistics
Intervento del presidente Tomaso Cognolato
Roma, 19 giugno 2025
››› File
Uniport: Bringing debris from Bagnoli to the port of Naples would postpone long-awaited dredging.
Rome
Legora de Feo: It's necessary to find alternative solutions.
Taiwanese companies Evergreen, Yang Ming and WHL saw sharp declines in quarterly revenues.
Keelung/Taipei
In the period April-June it fell by -18.7%, -26.5% and -8.6% respectively
The establishment of the Information Dashboard for the management of private procurement contracts in logistics has been approved.
In May, freight traffic in the port of Ravenna grew by +1.4%
Ravenna
Bulk cargo is on the rise. Miscellaneous cargo is on the decline.
EU approves joint purchase of port equipment by terminal operators
Brussels
Joint definition of minimum technical specifications of equipment is also permitted
Serbian energy group EPS will import coal through the Montenegrin port of Bar
Bar
Currently imports from Indonesia pass through the port of Constanta
Fincantieri Foundation and Luiss University launch a project to strengthen the safety of underwater infrastructure.
Trieste
Among the objectives, contribute to the definition of a specific regulatory framework
Freewheeling: The government's U-turn on anti-mafia controls in the road haulage sector is a welcome development.
Modena
Franchini: If the government has realized it made a mistake, that's good news.
Agostinelli (AdSP Tirreno Meridionale e Ionio): the amendment that allows for the early transformation of the Gioia Tauro Port Agency is extremely important.
Confindustria's event on the maritime economy will take place in Rome on July 15th.
Rome
The confederation's strategic document on the sector will be presented
Kerala seeks $1.1 billion from MSC in damages over MSC Elsa 3 sinking
Thiruvananthapuram
Temporary detention of the vessel "MSC Akuteta II" granted
Trasportounito requests the cancellation of the renewal procedure of the Central Committee of the Register of Hauliers
Rome
New seizure of a load of cocaine in the port of Gioia Tauro
Reggio Calabria
16 bags containing 417 kilos of drugs were found in a container
MOL and Kinetics to build world's first floating data center
Tokyo
It will be installed on a vessel of 9,731 gross tonnage
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