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August 5, 2013
Sched Netweb site
  • Asia-Europe spot rates up to $1,501/TEU, Transpac hits $2,069/FEU
  • Zim offers west coast Central America feeder loop for Asian cargo
  • US court backs regulators on hours of work, declares end to truck war
  • OECD: Dependency on Asia-led trade growth rises as justification wanes
  • NYK links HK-Kaohsiung to Mindanao, Naha, Haiphong on slot buys
  • Afghan makes Iran port deal to avoid Pakistan to reach outside world
  • US court rules Mexican cross-border pilot truckers can keep on trucking
  • Indian subcontinent-Mideast exports grow but Asia volumes fall 20.8pc
  • Russia taxes Ukraine candy, after car duty hit, having levied one on US
  • IAG Cargo revenue declines 8.3pc as volume falls 8.4pc in first half
  • Court okay needed, but American Airlines creditors approve merger plan
  • Chinese investment in western aviation industry growing at rapid pace
  • Russia approves US$9.5 billion aviation programme for 2013-2015

Exim Indiaweb site
AUGUST 2, 2013
  • Big hitters to be out in force at ICS conference
  • Amritsar ICD proposal sent for FinMin approval
  • Privileges enjoyed by Status-Holders
  • Federation leaders to meet Shipping Minister on wage revision
  • Funding for LNG projects at EU ports
  • JN Ports 4th box terminal project to be awarded this fiscal
  • Safety & efficiency go hand-in-hand at APM Terminals Mumbai
  • Govt gives nod for Rail Tariff Authority
  • June sees new lows in air freight rates
  • Crude oil imports from Iran fall by 60 pc in June
  • Forex reserves shoot up by $960.20 m to $280.17 bn
  • IFFCO Kandla organising seminars, tree plantations in run-up to Independence Day
  • Another successful collaboration between PCN members
  • Dutch steel frames on the move by Stedergroup
  • Huge cranes being moved to PortMiami
  • Jassim Transport excels in transportation of emergency power equipment
  • Training benefits new project forwarders

Marine Logweb site
AUGUST 2, 2013
  • Third Set of Locks headed to Panama Canal
  • Harkand Group adds ROV offshore support vessel
  • New study on best ship management practices
  • Blank Rome expands maritime and energy practices
  • New dual fuel patrol boat christened in Finland
  • Keppel FELS to build another jackup for Mexican Gulf

World Wide Shipperweb site
AUGUST 2, 2013
  • Port of Port Angeles in line for federal grant funding
  • DOT proposes rule change to cut truck driver paperwork
  • OOCL eyes rate increase for cargo bound for Canada
  • Port of Newport calling for applicants for General Manager
  • US rail freight traffic sees mixed bag for week

Lloyd's Listweb site
AUGUST 2, 2013
  • Asian ports under pressure
    The region's terminals must improve ahead of 2015 full free trade agreement
  • Second-quarter drydockings block TEN return to profit
    Loss-making firm claims to have weathered the worst of the tanker downturn
  • Kang quits STX Pan Ocean
    Expected $200m KDB bail-out comes to nothing and the sale of STX Dalian has stalled
  • Safety in numbers
    Newcomers to Australian LNG offer Woodside a benchmark to gauge its own performance
  • Diana says market justifies dry bulk lay-ups
    Executives expect further weakening of freights and values but deny 'pessimists' tag
  • Capesizes bounce back
    Rates rise on strong exports from east and west coast Australia
  • Shanghai International Port Group seeks global opportunities
    EXCLUSIVE INTERVIEW: Chinese giant eyes emerging-market terminal investments and joint ventures
  • Shanghai Port lobbies government to relax port-charge regulation
    EXCLUSIVE INTERVIEW: Officials press for distorted pricing to end
  • Guangzhou Shipyard International wins VLOC deal
    Henghou Group pens two 250,000 dwt ore carriers at $57m-$58m apiece
  • Asia-Europe spot rates gain 10%
    Latest SCFI shows partial success with peak season surcharges
  • Woodside welcomes new players on to its territory
    Competition is like 'free gym membership', says leading Australian LNG producer
  • Savannah counts the cost of dock strike threat
    Port loses some 70,000 containers after cargo rerouted to west coast
  • Funding boost for Mersin port
    EBRD to invest $79.5m in $450m eurobond launched by operator of Turkish port
  • Colombo and Hambantota declared free ports
    Sri Lanka positions itself as a transhipment hub
  • Hutchison Whampoa's first-half port profits fall 5%
    Depreciation costs of $181m on expanded facilities bite into the bottom line
  • P3 poses more questions than answers
    Is effective competition secured, or will the new alliance erect excessively high barriers to entry?
  • The ships that feed us
    As Europe grows less produce, the food miles debate will pass its sell-by date
  • A tale of two tanker types
    The market reports a stark divergence in prospects for crude and clean tankers
  • Taiwan Navigation picks up option for two bulkers
    Taipei-listed owner fixes 62,000 dwt ships at $27.3m apiece

Fairplayweb site
AUGUST 2, 2013
  • STX Pan Ocean's founding CEO quits
    STX CORP'S founder Kang Duk Soo has stepped down as co-CEO of its shipping unit STX Pan Ocean, the subsidiary said today
  • Oz budgets A$30M for migrant ads
    AUSTRALIA was reported today to be spending A$30M ($26.9M) on its publicity scheme seeking to dissuade migrants from trying to get smuggled into the country
  • TEN returns to red
    NYSE-listed TEN returned to the red in 2Q13, causing net losses for the company's first half as well
  • Africa targeted for floating power generation
    A TURKISH operator of power-generating ships told Fairplay today it is targeting sub-Sahara Africa for floating electricity generation
  • SHI's profits grow 12% y/y
    SAMSUNG HI said today net profits for 2Q13 ended 30 June grew by 11.5% year on year to 215.4Bn won ($192M)
  • Sevan sees Seadrill lag
    SEVAN Drilling said today a mandatory offer to acquire all its shares by Seadrill has started slowly
  • PETRONAS to build up owned LNG fleet
    MALAYSIAN oil and gas producer PETRONAS has decided to build its own fleet of LNG carriers rather than rely on its shipping subsidiary MISC
  • STX Dalian sale to HK group falls through
    STX OFFSHORE & Shipbuilding said today attempts to sell its yard in Dalian, China, to a Hong Kong group have fallen through
  • CP ownerships shifted
    CHANGHANG Phoenix said it has lost ownership of a dozen ships under a ruling by Wuhai Maritime Court
  • Oz/China Capesize rates hit high
    RATES to transport iron ore from Western Australia to China hit a 2013 high of $8.70 per tonne yesterday, as a sudden uptick in coal demand has thinned tonnage availability
  • 'Underperform' rating sticks to Cosco (Singapore)
    CIMB maintained its 'underperform' rating for Cosco Corp (Singapore), saying it "continues to disappoint"
  • SMM sticks to 'hold'
    UOB KAY Hian maintained 'hold' rating for Sembcorp Marine after the yard delivered below-consensus-expectation profits for the second quarter ended 30 June
  • Heat to spur LNG cargoes
    ASIAN LNG import are set to hit 17M tonnes as the summer heatwave in the Far East pulls volumes from the Atlantic basin, said IHS CERA
  • Secondhand VLGCs sought for Iran's LPG
    MORE Chinese buyers are surfacing in the secondhand VLGC market, seeking tonnage to load Iranian LPG
  • E-ships books 3 'eco' MRs
    DUBAI-based tanker operator E-Ships has booked three 'eco' MR tanker newbuildings for two years, brokers told Fairplay

The Journal of Commerceweb site
AUGUST 2, 2013
  • Metro Ports Canada Expands in British Columbia
    Metro Ports Canada, part of Nautilus International, has signed an agreement with Pinnacle Renewable Energy to manage the Westview Terminal operation, a wood pellet, railcar-receiving storage and vessel loading facility in the Port of Prince Rupert in British Columbia. Metro Ports Canada, headed by James Dillman, president, and Rob Waterman, vice...
  • Single-User Port Terminals on the Wane
    Ocean carriers, struggling to make a profit in the face of overcapacity and declining freight rates, are taking dramatic and sometimes unexpected actions to slash costs. In this environment of frenzied cost-cutting, the proprietary container terminal operated for a single shipping line is becoming an endangered species. Nowhere is this trend...
  • ZIM joined the Clean Cargo Working Group (CCWG)
    In July 2013 ZIM has officially joined The Clean Cargo Working Group, a global shipping industry initiative dedicated to improving the environmental performance of marine container transport through measurement, evaluation, and reporting. The Clean Cargo Working Group works to set industry standards and guidelines for carriers and customers. Today, CCWG...
  • Obama Taps US Drug Policy Czar to Head CBP
    President Obama this week nominated the nation's drug policy czar to take the reins of Customs and Border Protection, setting the stage for the agency to get its first politically appointed chief in more than a year and a half. The nomination of R. Gil Kerlikowske, who has 37 years of...
  • Trinity Industries' Revenue Rises 7 Percent
    Trinity Industries reported its profit in the second quarter of 2013 was $88.2 million, improving from $67.5 million in the second quarter of 2012. Quarterly revenue for the multi-industry company was $1.07 billion, up 7 percent from $995.5 million in the same quarter last year. The rail group reported quarterly revenue was...
  • NY-NJ's Ship-to-Rail System Moves 5 Millionth Container
    ExpressRail, the Port Authority of New York and New Jersey's rail system that serves the port's marine terminals, has handled its 5 millionth container since it opened in 1991. Through May, there were 5,033,047 containers moved by the rail system since it opened on Maher Terminals as an environmentally friendly way...
  • US House Committee to Consider WRRDA in September
    The U.S. House Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure has plans to consider the Water Resources Reform and Development Act of 2013 when Congress returns from its August recess in September, according to Rep. Bill Shuster, R-Pa., the committee's chairman, and Rep. Bob Gibbs, R-Ohio, chairman of the Subcommittee on Water...
  • Hours of Service Court Decision Ends Battle, Not War
    Debate on truck drivers' hours of service is likely to continue despite this week's appellate court ruling.WASHINGTON - U.S. Circuit Judge Janice Rogers Brown wrote that the recent federal appeals court decision on the new hours of service rules "brings an end to much of the permanent warfare" between regulators,...
  • Sen. Thune Introduces Bill to Extend PTC Deadline to End of 2020
    Sen. John Thune, R-S.D., introduced legislation this week that would delay the federal deadline for positive train control by five years to 2021. The railroad industry has repeatedly said that implementing the costly crash-avoidance technology by the end of 2015 deadline was infeasible because the enormity of the task and much...
  • NYSA Seeks to Expand NY-NJ Dockworker Ranks
    The New York Shipping Association expects "within the next couple of weeks" to seek permission to expand the longshore work force in the Port of New York and New Jersey, NYSA President John Nardi said. The request will be in addition to replacement of 300 dockworkers who have opted for early...
  • Port of Bilbao's Container Volume Slides 1 Percent
    Spain's Port of Bilbao reported 15 million metric tons of cargo traffic in the first six months of 2013, and increase of 11 percent year-over-year. Out of that total, however, container volume was down 1 percent year-over-year. During the first half of the year, exports through the port rose 20 percent versus the...
  • Ocean Carrier Rate Revision Roundup for Aug. 2
    Major container lines have announced rate increases for a variety of trades, as detailed below, slated to take effect in August, September and October: North America Two carriers have planned rate hikes for Sept. 1: APL will hike rates inits trade from the Middle East and West Asia to the U.S. and Canada: For...
  • Delaware River Ports Drumming Up New Business
    When Great Lakes Dredge and Dock began deepening Reach A of the Delaware River around Philadelphia last September, it ran into an unexpected obstacle. An enormous chain resting on the river bed wrapped itself around the teeth of the dredge, grinding it to a halt for a couple of days....
  • Appeals Court Upholds Most of HOS Rules
    WASHINGTON - A U.S. appeals court on Friday upheld the majority of new federal hours of service rules, but rejected a 30-minute rest requirement for short-haul drivers, potentially ending a vicious and drawn-out battle between the trucking industry and regulators. The new rules, which took effect on July 1, require truck...
  • Signs of Trans-Atlantic Trade Growth Buoy Shippers, Carriers
    The centuries-old trade between North Europe and the U.S. is all but stagnant, especially on the eastbound leg of the trade. U.S. imports from Europe are recovering, while exports must await economic revival of Europe, which seems trapped in its own dedication to austerity. All eyes are on 2014, when...
  • SCFI: Shanghai-to-US Spot Container Rates Rise
    Spot container rates to the U.S. East and West coasts measured by the Shanghai Containerized Freight Index rose in the week ending Aug. 2, following a rate increase. USL and Hapag-Lloyd had set an Aug. 1 peak-season surcharge of $400 per 40-foot container to the U.S West Coast and $600...

TradeWindsweb site
AUGUST 2, 2013
  • Prominent lawyer passes
    New York's shipping community was caught of guard Friday after learning about the sudden death of Jeremy Harwood, a prominent maritime attorney with Blank Rome.
  • All eyes on TEN
    Tsakos Energy Navigation (TEN) of Greece appears to be closing in on a charter for an LNG carrier under construction at Hyundai Heavy Industries in South Korea, according to an analyst at Global Hunter Securities.
  • Cornhuskers cometh
    Beijing appears to have accelerated the pace of a campaign to establish new sources of agricultural commodities like corn and other crops.
  • Chapter 11 risk persists
    A growing number of equity analyst are growing increasingly concerned about whether Genco Shipping & Trading (Genco) will be able to outlast the downturn in the dry-bulk market.
  • TEN narrows loss
    Greek tanker owner Tsakos Energy Navigation (TEN) failed to shed the red in the second quarter but management believes the tides are about to turn.
  • FMG goes large
    One of the world's largest mining companies is starting to turn its back on conventional capesize tonnage in favour of VLOCs.
  • Cotton pirates pinched?
    Ghana's naval forces have intercepted a vessel suspected of being involved in a game changing pirate attack on a Geden Lines tanker off the coast of Gabon last month.
  • K Line cashes cape
    K Line has sold off its second capesize of the year to Berge Bulk, brokers believe.
  • Atlantska falls to loss
    Croatian owner Atlantska Plovidba has slumped to a loss in the first half as its bulkers struggled.
  • Golden cools chatter
    Herman Billung says there is no truth in talk of a five strong resale deal.
  • Dutch routes re-drawn
    The Netherlands has shifted hundreds of miles of shipping lanes to cut congestion in the North Sea.
  • Sembmarine dips in Q2
    Sembcorp Marine (Sembmarine) delivered a fall in second quarter profit that disappointed some market observers but analysts believe the firm is in line for a stronger second half of the year.
  • Ray of light for Restis
    Victor Restis got what must have been a small ray of sunshine after a bad couple of weeks when the investigating magistrate decided not to impose restraining measures on him connected with a second embezzlement charge.
  • RBS headache grows
    UK lender Royal Bank of Scotland (RBS) has revealed a deteriorating set of shipping lending figures, with provisions reaching £200m ($303.1m) in the first half.
  • BG deals spark orders
    Two of the biggest names in the LNG shipping sector are ready to book newbuildings in South Korea.
  • Messina defiant on Iran
    Italian owner Ignazio Messina has vowed to continue its ro-ro service from Iran, despite a campaign by US pressure group UANI.
  • PB's price puzzler
    Pacific Basin Shipping is still in the market for both second hand and new bulk carriers despite the addition of more than 30 vessels in less than a year, its CEO says.
  • No cover for tragic ferry
    Six Lloyd's of London syndicates have won a ruling that a ferry involved in one of the Philippines worst shipping tragedies breached an insurance warranty before its final voyage.
  • Dart pulled free
    Two tugs have refloated the grounded Danish waste carrier Dart off Norway.
  • More whale woe
    A Hanjin boxship arrived in Rotterdam overnight on Thursday with a whale carcass stuck on its bulbous bow.
  • Concordia more costly
    TradeWinds digests the digits making the headlines this week.
  • STX Dalian deal stalls
    STX Offshore & Shipbuilding is no longer in talks with a potential investor over its troubled STX Dalian shipyard in China.
  • EBRD backs Turkish bond
    The European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD) is buying into a $450m eurobond issue to develop the Turkish port of Mersin.
  • Kang steps down
    Kang Duk-Soo has stepped down as chief executive officer of bankrupt Korean bulker owner STX Pan Ocean.
  • Zim banks on Balboa
    Israeli container line Zim is targeting Central America with a new loop from Panama.
  • Sumitomo suffers in first
    Profit at Sumitomo Heavy Industries has been chopped back as its shipyard division struggled in the first quarter.
  • Out with the old...
    A batch of five Braemar brokers are about to start up on their own just as some high profile names are negotiating their exit from ACM, TradeWinds reports this week.
  • Samsung profit jumps
    Samsung Heavy Industries has pushed up earnings 12% in the second quarter as high-value ship contracts pay off.
  • Dutch yard expands
    Shipyard De Schroef has an eye on growing its ship repair business after acquiring a second hand drydock from Norway.
  • Akdeniz wins one
    Turkey's Akdeniz Shipyard has won an order for a new fish farm service vessel from Norway.
  • Top Ships' new tune
    We take a look at what was said in the market over the past week.
  • Keppel wins rig deal
    Keppel Corp has bolstered its orderbook with an order for a jack-up drilling rig from Uruguay-based investors.
  • MCC targets Myanmar
    MCC Transport, Maersk Line's intra-Asia arm, has introduced a new liner service to Myanmar.
  • LDC seals fresh funds
    Louis Dreyfus Commodities (LDC) has tapped the Eurobond market for the first time raising EUR400m ($528m).

American Shipperweb site
AUGUST 2, 2013
  • Clean truck legislation introduced in Congress
    Two Democratic Capitol Hill lawmakers from New York, Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand and Rep. Jerrold Nadler, introduced legislation Thursday that they said will "update federal law to ensure that ports can enact and enforce Clean Truck programs."
  • Court upholds most of HOS rule
    A three-judge panel with the U.S. Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit has upheld most of the FMCSA's hours of service rule change, striking down the 30-minute break provision for short-haul carriers.
  • U.S. rail activity rises in July
  • U.S. truckers to save $1.7 billion from cut in red tape
  • NYK implementing South Atlantic chassis charge
  • U.S., China team up to seize fake electronics
  • CMA CGM ordering more 16,000-TEU ships
  • U.S. updates historical GDP, 2Q up 1.7%
  • Alabama governor appoints industry vets to port board
  • Swissport buys Servisair
  • Fernandez says goodbye to TIACA
  • Property brokers, forwarders urged to update data with FMCSA
    Roanoke Trade Services is advising freight forwarders and property brokers that they need to "re-comply" with new permitting and bonding mandate put forth in the 2012 highway reauthorization bill, known as MAP 21.
  • Importers call failed GSP renewal 'difficult to swallow'
    GSP is designed to promote economic growth in the developing world by providing preferential, duty-free entry for up to 5,000 products when imported from one of 127 designated beneficiary countries and territories.
  • EU keeps door open to U.S. beef imports
  • FedEx releases new cold shipping option

The Bunker Bulletinweb site
AUGUST 2, 2013
  • Fuel prices end week on high note in the Americas
    Demand was said to be average in Houston on Friday.
  • Weekly global market update
    A weekly price round up from bunkering hubs around the world.
  • Dutch part of North Sea enforces changes to shipping routes
    Changes to routes will keep waterways safe for maritime traffic and ensure an efficient use of available space for other projects.
  • Fujairah bunker prices end week firm
    MGO prices made gains in Cape Town.
  • Double digit gain in Rotterdam
    Similar gains seen in Piraeus.
  • Rise in sales of high viscosity bunker product in South Korea
    Refiner sharpens focus with tank conversion.
  • Chinese bunker suppliers 'losing ground'
    Another regional bunker market could be suffering under competition from ports in the Russian Far East.
  • Jail sentences in Sea Diamond trial
    Sinking left two passengers dead and threatened major bunker spill.
  • Bunker prices up in Asian trade
    Weather conditions disrupted delivery schedules at Hong Kong port.
  • International Bunkering appoints new head for India office
    Chandan Samaiyar started his new role on August 1.
  • Dan-Bunkering welcomes new trader
    Christian Andreasen is based at the firm's Copenhagen office.
  • Ship suspected in bunker spill allowed to sail
    Vessel has 'urgent cargo' for riot hit island.
  • STX: Cash expected to settle bunker bills
    Korean bank said to be willing to ease company cash-flow squeeze.
  • Vessels with more 'range and bunkering capability' ordered
    New vessels will be built with increased fuel tank capacity of 18,000 litres.
  • Oryx Energies strengthens position in South Africa
    Firm acquired LPG distribution businesses of BP at the country.
  • Vessels cleared for fuel scrubber installation
    Poly Shield Technologies concludes three-ship installation survey for its DSOX-15 Fuel purification system.
  • Hambantota starting bunker ops by end-August, says SLPA
    Hambantota and Colombo declared as free ports in effort to improve foreign investment.
  • Swedish firm claims innovative solution for emissions
    'One of the most effective and exciting green technologies the world has yet seen,' says HIT spokesperson.
  • COSCON makes further bunker rate adjustments
    New rates to take effect from September 1.

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