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November 6, 2013
Sched Netweb site
  • DP World's London Gateway opens 5,000-TEU MOL Caledon docks
  • Inspectors find MOL Comfort hull rupture amidships in disaster probe
  • Nigerian pride stymies cooperation with neighbours in fighting piracy
  • P3 says it will deploy 19,200-TEUers in US trades within a decade
  • Shanghai's Japan trade drops 8.7pc in first nine months as autos fall
  • Meat importers and exports hail DP World's London Gateway facility
  • Bangladesh board urges 77pc pay hike, 'too high', say garment exporters
  • BNSF profit quarterly up 5.6pc to US$989 million, revenue rises 5.8pc
  • Yusen Logistics profit off 79pc to US$2.8 million, but sales rise 23pc
  • Second CN freight derails within two weeks, no one hurt, little damage
  • South Carolina Ports launch clean truck programme to reduce emissions
  • World Bank weighs in, despite EU reversal, Oz plan to dump carbon tax
  • Roads rebuilt for heavy mining gear discharged, transported in Namibia
  • JAL profit declines 17.8pc to US$800 million despite 4pc revenue rise
  • ANA posts 46pc profit decline to US$203.5 million as revenues rise 5.9pc
  • Air China to fly from Beijing to Siem Reap, Cambodia from December 1
  • Cebu Pacific takes holiday cargo on new planes on Dubai-Incheon routes
  • Schenker blue on near-term air cargo, but cheered by Asian e-commerce

Exim Indiaweb site
NOVEMBER 5, 2013
  • Bahri announces receiving delivery of new general cargo vessel
  • FMC Chairman proposes global regulatory summit on P3 Alliance
  • ICS launches new web-based resource for ILO MLC
  • India Shipping Summit 2013 outlines plans to bring the sector back on track
  • International Bunkering acquires one of the oldest bunker brokering companies in the US
  • Maersk appoints CEOs for Services & Other Shipping, Damco
  • NOL reports $ 20 million third quarter profit
  • Rhenus Group, Western Arya form Rhenus Logistics India
  • SCI observes Vigilance Awareness Week
  • UK P&I Club announces general increase for 2014 policy year
  • WISTA India President participates in WISTA International Conference
  • Xiamen's 9-month box throughput ups China's national average growth rate
  • CBI acts against illegal iron ore exporters
  • Chinese paracetamol subjected to anti-dumping duty
  • Japan imported 80 pc of cashew from India in 2012
  • USFDA finds imported spices contaminated
  • JN Port participates in maritime & logistics event
  • KoPT invites bids for mechanised cargo handling at NSD
  • Panel to look into high handling charges at Cochin Port
  • Kribhco's rail-linked logistics park inaugurated at Rewari
  • EAC postpones clearance to several power projects
  • Manufacturing norms in SEZs eased to boost exports
  • CTL 2013 mega expo & conference from Nov. 28-30

International Transport Journalweb site
  • Harsco awarded railway track maintenance contract by SBB
  • European freight figures show timid growth in September
  • BDP confirms renewal of partnership with Dubai Exports
  • RVR relaunches key Kenya - Uganda trade route
  • Rotterdam records decline in container volumes
  • Panalpina upgrading IT department
  • PSA gets active in Lianyungang
  • More new routes for Qatar Airways Cargo
  • Damco Indonesia opens new Semarang warehouse
  • Terminal hoppers with sockets in Hamburg
  • Economic impact of Dallas/Fort Worth airport
  • ICS opposes France's new CO2 reporting demands
  • Swisslog receives order from Swiss department store Manor
  • Krone delivers 20 Profi Liners
  • Geography of freight traffic
  • Export ohne Schädlinge und Korrosion
  • Logistics Initiative Hamburg is expanding

Marine Logweb site
NOVEMBER 5, 2013
  • London P&I Club warns against complacency on the bridge
  • RO/RO containership fire extinguished
  • Tidewater reports second quarter earnings
  • KNMR rescue craft passes capsize tests

World Wide Shipperweb site
NOVEMBER 5, 2013
  • Port of Tacoma marks 75th Anniversary
  • Port of Vancouver, USA taps firm for asbestos cleanup
  • Maritime Commerce Club seeks help with Christmas event
  • Maersk Line containership loses boxes in Bay of Biscay
  • Charges dropped against picketer at ILWU demonstration

Lloyd's Listweb site
NOVEMBER 5, 2013
  • Seaspan looks for new stock offering
    Plans to offer Series D preferred shares in a public offering worth up to $260m
  • Textainer allows $4.7m for smaller customers' bad debts
    But chief executive says underlying business fundamentals have been solid
  • Safe Bulkers stakes near-term future on spot market
    Hajioannou-led bulk owner raises dividend for first time in a year
  • Taylor named Topaz managing director
    Former Drydocks World boss takes top job at Dubai engineering firm
  • Ocean Rig plans new master limited partnership
    Drilling firm will launch quarterly dividend next year, says Economou
  • Cosco Corp reports sharp drop in quarterly profits
    Shipyard and dry bulk shipping units come under pressure
  • Grimaldi takes chief executive role at Finnlines
    Chairman steps in as Bakosch returns to Germany
  • Scorpio bosses set the gas shipping agenda
    Bugbee and Lauro drive consolidation with daring Dorian deal
  • Torm treads water
    UPDATE: Market recovery is good, but company's huge debt still needs to be tackled
  • Dorian raises a further $250m in Oslo
    Funds will part-finance the company's burgeoning VLGC orderbook
  • London Gateway prepares to welcome its first scheduled service
    SAECS vessel makes debut scheduled call at DP World's newest box port
  • CSCL sells Lianyungang Port stakes to PSA and local port group
    Singapore terminal operator will end up with 49% and Lianyungang Port Group 51%
  • P3 rivals must form bigger, broader alliances, says Visser
    Dynamar warns carriers not to order larger tonnage to combat Big Three tie-up
  • Loss of Libyan and Syrian crude cuts Mediterranean aframax earnings
    Daily earnings plumb historic lows
  • Panamax fleet bears the brunt of boxship demolitions
    Segment under threat offers fewer economies of scale
  • DryShips wins beneficial deal with HSH syndicate
    Despite loss-making quarter, Economou sees light ahead for dry bulk
  • 3i Group takes control of Scandlines
    Private equity investor takes complete ownership after failure to find external buyer
  • Wisdom Marine to raise $99m in Singapore and London
    Taiwan-based bulker owner will sell convertible bonds and depositary receipts
  • CIMC recovers $95m from unfulfilled offshore contracts
    Offshore shipbuilding unit wins arbitration awards against Schahin in New York and London
  • Safe Bulkers books three panamaxes with Japanese builders
    Owner increases dividend despite a fall in profit as market sentiment improves
  • Rongsheng 'unlikely' to deliver panamax quartet, says DryShips
    Settlement talks already under way, according to Greek owner

Fairplayweb site
NOVEMBER 5, 2013
  • DryShips cites 'severe' Rongsheng delays
    DRYSHIPS predicted today that Chinese builder Rongsheng will fail to perform on its contract, allowing the company to recoup progress payments
  • Seaspan plots another preferred sale
    GERRY Wang-led Seaspan today announced a follow-on offering of perpetual preferred equity, despite a failed attempt to raise capital last month
  • China COSCO's return to black predicted
    CHINA'S Industrial Securities analysts have predicted that China COSCO will return to the black for full 2013
  • 164 held in Greek migrant smuggling cases
    GREEK authorities are holding 164 people in connections with migrant smuggling cases of the past week
  • 3i buys Allianz Scandlines unit
    LONDON-based investor 3i said today it has signed a deal to acquire the stake in ferry operator Scandlines owned by Allianz Capital Partners
  • Two buys continue Baltic Trading fleet growth
    PETER Georgiopoulos-chaired Baltic Trading today confirmed agreements acquire two Capesizes, increasing the fleet's dwt capacity by 49%
  • Lianyunguang container facility acquired
    CHINA's Lianyungang Port Group and Singapore's PSA International today signed a deal to acquire all of Lianyunguang New Oriental International Container Wharf
  • Dorian LPG raises $250M in placement
    DORIAN LPG of Athens said today it raised $250M in a private placement of equity
  • TORM cuts losses
    TORM, DENMARK'S listed product tanker and drybulk shipping group, said today it reduced its losses in both 3Q13 and the first nine months of 2013
  • NOL still rated a 'buy'
    ANALYSTS have issued mixed ratings for NOL, parent of APL, in reaction to it reporting profits of $20M for 3Q13
  • JES veers into mining
    SINGAPORE-listed JES International said today it has entered into a conditional investment deal with a mining company as part of efforts to diversify its portfolio
  • Montenegro yard narrows losses in 9 months
    MONTENEGRO'S ship repair yard Jadransko Brodogradiliste Bijela said it narrowed its net losses year on year during 2013's first nine months
  • STX Finland trims layoff total
    STX FINLAND today said it plans 670 layoffs, 80 fewer positions than earlier expected
  • Modec, Schahin awarded Carioca FPSO charter
    JAPAN'S FPSO specialist Modec and Brazil's Schahin have been awarded the Carioca FPSO charter contract from PETROBRAS and its partners in a consortium
  • SMM rig unit climbs 67%
    SINGAPORE's Sembcorp Marine said today its rig-building unit reported a 67% rise in 3Q13 turnover year on year

The Journal of Commerceweb site
NOVEMBER 5, 2013
  • Profit Tumbles for Nippon Express
    ippon Express Co., Japan's largest international freight forwarder, said that its group net profit plunged 34.2 percent in the first half of fiscal 2013, which started on April 1, from a year earlier to ¥7.443 billion ($75.9 million) despite revenue growth. The Tokyo-based company's group revenue rose 4.6 percent in the...
  • Facing Debt Deadlines, YRC Asks Teamsters for Help
    Once again, YRC Worldwide is turning to its most consistent supporters - its 32,000 employees and the Teamsters - for help getting out of a fiscal jam. YRC Worldwide is expected to ask its union employees to extend their current contract beyond 2015 in order to secure restructuring debt financing from...
  • Profit Grows at Expeditors International of Washington
    Expeditors International of Washington reported a $92.4 million profit for the third quarter of 2013, up 4.4 percent year-over-year. "Despite ongoing pricing volatility in the ocean markets and an air peak season that didn't commence in September, as anticipated, we executed well in our 2013 third quarter," said Peter J. Rose, Expeditors'...
  • Port of Tampa, Zim Celebrate 10-Year Milestone
    Port President and CEO Paul Anderson (left) with Lea Bogatch-Genossar, Zim president, and Tom Perdue, president of Ports America Stevedoring, at the 10-year anniversary reception at the Tampa Museum of Art.Officials from the Tampa Port Authority and terminal operator Ports America, as well as regional exporters and importers, celebrated the...
  • Mexican Military Takes Hold of Port of Lazaro Cardenas
    The Mexican military has taken the reins of the Port of Lazaro Cardenas, one of the country's largest container ports, as Mexico attempts to crack down on surrounding drug war activity and the import of precursor chemicals used to make methamphetamine, according to the Associated Press. Navy personnel on Monday took...
  • Depressed Cargo Rates Hit Seaboard Revenue
    Decreased cargo rates and lower volume year-over-year drove revenue drops at Seaboard Marine in the third quarter of 2013, according to Seaboard Corp., the parent company. Seaboard Corp. said its marine segment posted quarterly revenue of $219.5 million, down 9.4 percent compared with the same period in 2012. Furthermore, Seaboard Marine's...
  • Reviewing the Invoice, Refining the Process
    This podcast examines the truth behind ocean freight invoice inaccuracies, including causes, current review procedures and the impact on the larger industry. Speaker Steve Ferreira has run Ocean Audit Inc. for 20 years and developed an in-depth understanding of the invoicing process nuances of the various ocean carriers. This is...
  • Oakland Breaks Ground on New Logistics Center
    The Port of Oakland at the weekend broke ground on its Trade and Logistics Center, an import, export and transshipment hub with intermodal rail service that will bring logistics activities on to port property. The project in the coming decade will redevelop the former Oakland Army Base in several phases, beginning...
  • Vitran Builds Defense Against Takeover Bids
    Vitran is putting a buffer between its Canadian trucking operations and any unwelcome suitors, adopting a "shareholder rights plan" designed to slow or ward off any unsolicited bids and give the company time to evaluate proposals. Since the sale of its ailing U.S. operations to Matthew Moroun, vice chairman of Detroit-based...
  • US Ag Exporters Have Ample Container Supplies - For Now
    Container shortages aren't expected to squeeze most U.S. grain and soybean exporters until early next year, but there are already signs of scarcity. Although inbound holiday goods are still delivering ample supplies of containers for Midwest exports, supplies will tighten as container carriers scale back their operations during the typically...
  • Bangladesh Political Violence Blocks Traffic Out of Top Port
    Bangladesh exporters are unable to get their goods out of the country via the Port of Chittagong, the country's busiest port, after trucking companies refused to deliver goods because of vandalism fears, according to reports. No containers were moved out of the port's 16 inland container depots and no trucks from...
  • Miami Targets Bigger Import Market Share
    Miami's new super-post-Panamax gantry cranes arrived in early October.Sometime this year or early next, Florida will replace New York to become the third-largest U.S. state in population. But even with that growing population, Florida still gets about 70 percent of its containerized imports from outside the state. They come in via...
  • 3i Buys Out Scandlines Partner for $223 Million
    U.K. private equity investor 3i has taken control of Scandlines, after buying out the co-owner of the ferry operator, and has refinanced its debt facilities. 3i said it paid Germany's Allianz Capital Partners €165 million (about US$223 million) for its 49 percent stake in the leading Baltic Sea roll-on, roll-off shipping...
  • Dubai Exports Renews Partnership with BDP
    Dubai, Philadelphia, Singapore, November 4, 2013 - BDP International (BDP) today announced that its partnership agreement with Dubai Exports has been renewed for another 12 months. BDP, along with a handful of other select logistics companies, was approved by Dubai Exports to provide world class, value added services and capabilities to exporters...
  • Jones Lang LaSalle Hires Incentives Expert Dan Breen
    PARSIPPANY, NJ, November 4, 2013 - Jones Lang LaSalle has hired Daniel Breen as an executive vice president at its Hasbrouck Heights, N.J., office. Breen will lead the firm's business and economic incentives practice throughout the Northeast, focusing on the New York metropolitan area with an emphasis on the New...
  • Cushman & Wakefield Completes Sale of 312,000-SF Chicago Industrial Building
    CHICAGO, Ill., Nov. 4, 2013 - Cushman & Wakefield has completed the sale of 2801 S. Western Ave. on the near south side of Chicago. The seller, Friedman Realty, was represented by Sally Macoicz of Cushman & Wakefield's Chicago office. The investment buyer was Venture One Real Estate LLC Friedman Realty is an affiliate of Dearborn Wholesale...

TradeWindsweb site
NOVEMBER 5, 2013
  • Hope on the Horizon
    Horizon Lines eked out a profit in the third quarter and continues to believe the bottom line will improve in the months ahead.
  • Uncertainty haunts yard
    A US shipyard on the brink of closure is poised to hand out more pink slips in the coming weeks even though it is has been approached with a proposal to construct up to eight Jones Act products tankers, TradeWinds has learned.
  • Now Safe to wait
    Safe Bulkers will sit on the sidelines of the newbuilding market this quarter after announcing orders for three vessels, the company's chief executive said.
  • DRYS: delays are 'severe'
    DryShips does not expect Jiangsu Rongsheng Heavy Industries to complete four panamax bulkers that are due for delivery in 2014, management warned investors Tuesday.
  • DLNG pulls the trigger
    Dynagas LNG Partners is moving forward with an initial public offering (IPO) in which it hopes to raise nearly $300m.
  • Lauritzen's OSG deal 'fair'
    J Lauritzen is pleased with a deal with Overseas Shipholding Group (OSG) to reduce the size of a claim over a tanker charter cancellation.
  • Finnlines slips into red
    Finnish ro-ro owner Finnlines has fallen to a loss in the first nine months.
  • JES branches out
    Chinese shipyard JES International is branching out into the mining sector to help offset losses at its shipbuilding operations.
  • Seaspan tries again
    New York-listed Seaspan Corporation is back with another share sale less than a month after pulling a previous issue.
  • Export Credit hits record
    Export Credit Norway received a record number of applications in the third quarter as demand for offshore funding grew.
  • Grimaldi gets busier
    Italian shipowner Emanuele Grimaldi is the new CEO and president of Finnlines after Uwe Bakosch resigned.
  • Drugs found on tanker
    Belgian police have seized EUR 3m ($4m) of cocaine on a juice tanker that docked at Zeebrugge.
  • Animal instinct
    Baltic Trading has confirmed a $103m swoop for a pair of capesize vessels.
  • Swiber cashes in
    Singapore-listed Swiber Holdings is set for a $90m windfall after agreeing to sell its controlling stake in a subsea services provider.
  • Stohle makes his case
    Hoegh LNG's CEO Sveinung Stohle says he is "puzzled" by criticism of his company's floating storage and regasification (FSRU) project in Lithuania.
  • Ocean Yield readies divi
    Ocean Yield has cleared the way to introduce its first dividend before the end of the year.
  • Cosco profit slumps
    Cosco Corporation (Singapore) has seen a collapse in profit as low margin work ate away at its bottom line.
  • Bijela better so far
    Montenegrin shipyard Jadransko Brodogradiliste Bijela has reduced its loss in 2013 as revenue climbed.
  • 3i takes control
    3i Group has bought out Allianz Capital Partners (ACP) to take full ownership of Baltic ro-ro operator Scandlines.
  • STX PO raises $35m
    Restructuring STX Pan Ocean has freed $35m of cash by reducing the capital of its LNG subsidiary.
  • Repair aids Sembcorp
    A sharp rise in revenue from shiprepair has helped Sembcorp Marine to an improved third quarter showing.
  • Vard seals Caspian deal
    Vard has clinched a contract to build a survey vessel for Kazakhstan-based owner Circle Maritime Invest (CMI).
  • Wreck to be raised
    Salvors are planning a five-hour operation to refloat and remove the holed cargoship Siderfly in the Kiel Canal on Tuesday.
  • Torm narrows range
    Torm has trimmed its full-year loss estimates after a third quarter which saw it achieve a core operating profit while its bottom line stayed red.
  • NOCC stretches two
    Norwegian Car Carriers (NOCC) is set to earn more from two vessels after stretching time charter contracts on the pair.
  • Strike three for SALT
    Scorpio Bulkers has completed a third successful raid on investors adding a further $300m to its expansion arsenal.
  • Dorian banks $250m
    Oslo-listed Dorian LPG has clinched a $250m share sale in a private placement on the over-the-counter (OTC) market.
  • Iran renews guarantees
    Iran has renewed state guarantees for domestic insurers covering tanker trips to India.
  • Kazakhs eye yards
    Kazakhstan is to construct a new Caspian Sea repair yard in the Mangistau region.
  • Sale gets green light
    The Port of Newcastle, the world's largest coal exporting facilities, is to be sold under a long term lease.
  • Tidewater lifts earnings
    Tidewater has reported a strong second quarter to the year with net profit up over 30% year-on-year, it said Monday.
  • Safe books bulker trio
    Safe Bulkers has bolstered its newbuilding orderbook with deals for three new panamax ships at Japanese shipbuilders.
  • Safe suffers in third
    Safe Bulkers looks to have missed out on the recent spike in freight rates with a 40% drop in third quarter results.
  • Greek bulker arrested
    Singapore's admiralty sheriff has arrested a Greek-owned panamax bulk carrier court documents show.

American Shipperweb site
NOVEMBER 5, 2013
  • Horizon Lines reports increase in profits
    Horizon's president said the improvement was "driven largely by reduced vessel charter expense, increased non-transportation revenue, lower dry-dock transit and crew-related expenses, and reduced overhead."
  • Q3 revenue growth 'significant' for XPO Logistics
    The company's freight brokerage business generated a revenue of $152.6 million, a 374.4-percent increase from the 2012 period, and revenue for the expedited transportation segment ticked up 5.7 percent to $25.1 million.
  • PSA investing in in Lianyungang container port
    The container terminal has a designed capacity of 2.8 million TEUs and is designed to service the world's mega container vessels. The terminal is expected to commence operations in 2014.
  • Expeditors reports 4% increase in profits
  • Justice in ongoing talks with American, US Airways
    If the carriers want the Department of Justice to drop its antitrust lawsuit opposing the carriers' $11 billion merger, the airlines will have to agree to a few concessions, according to Attorney General Eric Holder.
  • LNG Fuel terminal planned in Jacksonville
  • Washington Notebook: CBP works on ACE, modifies simplified-entry pilot
  • NYK invests in Yang Ming Terminal
  • Old Dominion moves to new Albuquerque facility
  • Damco opens warehouse in Indonesia

The Bunker Bulletinweb site
NOVEMBER 5, 2013
  • Strike action to suspend Piraeus's bunkering ops
    Wednesday's protests will postpone same-day deliveries, says source.
  • LNG-fuelled barge wins award
    LNG-electric inland vessels have a bright future, says marine engineer.
  • Prices lack direction in Fujairah
    Cape Town saw double digit falls on MGO.
  • Avails tight in Rotterdam
    Good activity was seen in the Gibraltar market.
  • China urged to back ECA in Pearl River Delta
    Hong Kong official says ECA status would improve air quality in a region 'shared by 50 million people'.
  • London terminal gets first ship call
    Owner expects rapid take up in first year of operation.
  • Iranian wants more fuel oil to be exported from Kharg
    'Export capacity will be increased to 16,000 barrels per hour', says official.
  • Current methods of verifying bunker deliveries are archaic, says ExxonMobil
    The bunker industry can do a lot better on reassuring customers that they get what they pay for.
  • Fujairah bank ready to support bunker projects
    Bank anticipates 'high funding needs' of projects linked improving bunker facilities and expounding the port.
  • Asian IFO rates mostly stable
    MGO prices, on the other hand, were lacking direction.
  • Aegean conference call
    Third quarter results will be followed by conference call.
  • Huge increase in bunker investigative work
    DNVPS reports about 70% increase in demand for detailed on-board checks 'to ensure that every drop of oil onboard is accounted for'.
  • Numerous tasks ahead for IBIA, says Chairman
    'Finding low sulphur fuel oil will be a challenge', says Neo.
  • Integrated system promises big bunker savings
    Fuel savings of 10% possible, study finds.

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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
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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