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July 8, 2013
Sched Netweb site
  • Israel seeks private terminals to break public sector 'strangle-hold'
  • Shipbuilders group says third of China shipyards at risk of closing
  • NYK carries out crisis-response drill on LNG vessel to prepare crews
  • Seaspan takes delivery of sixth 4,600-TEU vessel on charter to MOL
  • Dalian shipyard to build seven 8,800-TEU ships for box maker CIMC
  • HK's 'Dockers Spring': Shippers Council chief says PRD saved the day
  • Taiwan-mainland passenger ferry finds its new cargo business booming
  • Foreign baby formula makers in price-fixing probe after cross-border trade
  • Transloading into 52-footers rather than FCL marine boxes wins favour
  • US postal workers arrested in privatisation protest at Portland airport
  • Oz customs scandal sparks US$109.9 million outlay on border security
  • Japan's trade value up 10pc in May, with ex-im growing at same rate
  • New container depot under construction north of Colombo by Hemas group
  • MPA to insist on ILO labour certificates on large Singapore flagged ships
  • Rail, road rivals have China air carriers looking for high-end cargo
  • Mideast outperforms all as Gulf air cargo volumes rise 9.7pc in June
  • Singapore upgrades supply chain with new paperless air cargo IT system

Exim Indiaweb site
JULY 5, 2013
  • Asia-Europe box rates up
  • BDI suffers biggest weekly decline since December
  • DHL Supply Chain world s leading logistics provider
  • MANSA launches new website
  • NTPC moots ferrying imported coal via inland waterways
  • RPL aims at enhancing project logistics business in North Africa
  • Basmati set to lead agricultural exports again
  • Import duty hike on sugar & palm oil insufficient, say industry experts
  • Ashish Pednekar reappointed JNPT Trustee
  • JN Port celebrates entry into Silver Jubilee year
  • KoPT plans to lease out dry docks
  • Liverpool2 construction launched
  • New Mangalore Port traffic up 12 pc in Q1
  • Bids galore for eastern dedicated freight corridor project
  • South Central Railway earnings up 4 pc in Q1
  • Forex reserves decline to $ 284.64 bn
  • Govt to impose anti-dumping duty on chemical from China
  • INR ends sharply weak at 60.24 on heavy dollar buying by oil importers
  • Abis Shipping names new heavy cargo vessel
  • L&T plans foray into European offshore wind sector
  • New China-Russia truck route to facilitate project cargo movement
  • New Orleans project cargo training attracts international interest
  • Worldwide Project Consortium supports school for disadvantaged children

Marine Logweb site
JULY 5, 2013
  • MacGregor to deliver Quantum Class North Star system
  • Panamax floating dock arrives in Walvis Bay
  • Lloyd's Register joins MOL Comfort investigation
  • Rongsheng denies media stories
  • Rolls-Royce wins OSRV design and equipment order
  • IHC's Govert Hamers to take SEA Europe chairmanship

World Wide Shipperweb site
JULY 5, 2013
  • Mitsui names Lloyd's Register to MOL COMFORT investigation team
  • Drewry Forecaster report eyes rate increase practices
  • Parsons Brinkerhoff taps Somerder as Tampa senior supervising engineer
  • US rail freight traffic reports level numbers
  • NYK joining carrier groupin ANA2 rotation change

Lloyd's Listweb site
JULY 5, 2013
  • Shipping isn't sitting on its hands
    ICS is working hard to lobby against changes to accounting rules
  • IACS tackles the challenge of ever-larger ships
    Cazzulo makes the case for a central technical body to maximise members' expertise
  • ClassNK stands by MOL Comfort design and plan approval process
    Special survey in May was also carried out in full compliance with regulations, says class society
  • MSC joins the long march for post-panamax boxships
    CSSC units split orders for six 9,400 teu vessels booked by carrier's Chinese lender
  • Capesize rally, interrupted
    Rates have come down but brokers say the decline is moderate
  • Appeal decision keeps Costa Concordia lawsuits in Miami
    But ticket terms and conditions could eventually force US cases to Italy
  • All power to class societies as IACS pursues common structural rules
    Society could add boxships to harmonising bulker and tanker regulations
  • Asia-north Europe spot rates roar ahead, but will they stick?
    The real test of the July 1 increases will take place in weeks to come
  • 'You can't bully your way into this market'
    High costs and political sensitivity make the Jones Act tanker market a high-stakes game
  • Jones Act market strengthens as US output tops 7m barrels per day
    McQuilling predicts more business to come for tankers
  • Rongsheng warns of loss amid mounting liquidity concerns
    Founder Zhang Zhi Rong lends shipbuilder $33m interest-free to boost working capital
  • Rongsheng's big squeeze
    Listed China shipbuilder faces double threat of a strike and shortages of working capital
  • Showing some class
    The time is right for IACS to clarify its objectives and strategic direction

Fairplayweb site
JULY 5, 2013
  • NK: broken ship complied
    JAPAN'S classification society today certified that the box ship MOL Comfort "was in full compliance" during its survey of 29 May
  • Spot box rate surge holds
    THE BOX sector's 1 July general rate increase for the strained Asia/Europe trade held its own this week, defying fear that it would erode quickly after taking effect
  • TMT units put on Baltic's 'avoid list'
    THE BALTIC Exchange has placed two subsidiaries of Taiwan's TMT on a list of companies that potential counterparties should avoid
  • Yangzijiang might revive Changbo yard
    CHINESE shipbuilder Yangzijiang might reactivate its yard in Changbo, China, due to rising newbuilding orders said DBS Vickers Securities today
  • GEDEN to redeliver Aframaxes to FSL Trust
    GEDEN Lines will redeliver two Aframaxes to Singapore's First Ship Lease Trust after defaulting on charterhire payments
  • Jakarta to halt iron ore export cargoes
    JAKARTA plans to bar exports of iron ore in 2014, in an attempt to force up the market price and stimulate its domestic sector
  • Belships to raise $15.5M
    BELSHIPS, the Oslo-listed drybulk carrier and product tanker owner, said it seeks to raise 90M kroner ($15.5M) by issuing 22.5M new shares
  • China/Australia service added by Evergreen
    TAIWAN'S Evergreen Line said it is adding a China/Australia Service (SAS) in August
  • OOCL seeking rate rise
    HONG KONG's Orient Overseas Container Line said it will seek higher freight rates on services to Australia as of 1 August
  • OY's shares trading
    TRADING started today in shares of Ocean Yield, a shipowning company spun off from Aker Group, according to the Oslo Stock Exchange
  • RSHI borrows $32M in liquidity crunch
    HONG KONG-listed yard RSHI said today it borrowed 200M yuan ($32M) from its biggest shareholder and founder to raise its working capital
  • HPH Trust keeps 'buy'
    UOB KAY Hian said despite the strike hurting HPH Trust's Hong Kong International Terminal, its Yantian port operations were stable
  • Capesize and Panamax rates both ease off
    AFTER rallying over the past two weeks, Capesize and Panamax rates took a breather this week as charterers held back
  • Owners and charterers deal VLCC poker
    VLCC tanker owners and charterers are playing a psychological game seeking to influence the market, brokers are pointing out
  • Recovery worries shift to demand
    RECOVERY is moving farther into the future for freight markets, with concerns moving away from the tonnage glut to the demand side, a Platou analyst has warned

The Journal of Commerceweb site
JULY 5, 2013
  • Transportation Employment Rises 1.3 Percent in June
    The U.S. economy added 195,000 jobs in June, but few were in transportation. Employment in transportation and warehousing was almost flat in June, dropping one-tenth of a percent from May and almost three-tenths of a percent from its most recent peak in April, according to preliminary employment data released Friday by...
  • SCFI: Shanghai-to-US Spot Rates Slip Post July 1 GRI
    Shanghai Containerized Freight Index, U.S. West Coast, week of July 5, 2013 Full-size image Spot container rates to the U.S. West Coast dipped slightly after rising nearly 15 percent last week on the strength of a July 1 general rate increase. The spot rate to the West Coast based on the weekly...
  • SCFI: Asia-Europe Container Spot Rates Retreat From Post-GRI High
    Shanghai Containerized Freight Index, northern Europe, week of July 5, 2013 Full-size image Spot container rates from Asia to North Europe eased slightly after a forceful rally that took rates up 174 percent as part of a July 1 general rate increase that carriers saw as perhaps their last big opportunity to...
  • Sluggish Economy Keeping Truck Pricing in Low Gear
    Shippers and truckers, driven by differing perspectives, may be speeding toward a collision over pricing. Carriers, pinched by rising operating costs and a shrinking driver pool, are pressing for higher rates, while customers, facing lackluster demand for goods they ship, wonder why transportation costs as much as it does. Lately, trucking...
  • West Coast Port Container Volumes on the Rise
    Container volumes at West Coast ports edged up 1 percent in May compared to May 2012, according to statistics published on the Pacific Maritime Association's Web site. Nevertheless, May was the busiest month of the year so far. With the trend line moving upward as the peak-shipping season approaches, growth in...
  • Carriers Revise Asia-Australia Service
    ive container lines cooperating on a joint service linking Asia and Australia plan to revise the port rotation of the service to incorporate a direct call at Qingdao, China. The carriers - Evergreen, "K" Line, MOL, NYK and OOCL - say the changes also will shorten transit times from the Chinese...
  • Ocean Carrier Rate Revision Roundup for July 5
    Major container lines have announced rate increases for a variety of trades, as detailed below, with most slated to take effect in August. Asia-Europe Effective Aug. 1, Maersk Line will hike rates from India and Sri Lanka to North Europe by $200 per 20-foot container and $400 per 40-foot, 40-foot high-cube and...
  • Why WRDA Matters
    Considering it hasn't been passed for six years and has a less-than-sexy name, the Water Resources Development Act isn't on the tip of most shippers' tongues. But the major vehicle for the authorization of port navigation and inland waterways projects will become increasingly important as the nation grapples with increasing...
  • Slideshow: Top 10 US Exporters of 2012
    When the Obama administration in February 2010 announced its National Export Initiative, the U.S. was coming out of one of the worst recessions since the Great Depression. Trade was surging and global container carriers suddenly were flush with billions of dollars in combined profits after losing billions the previous two...
  • Peak Is More Like a Hill for Trucking, Intermodal
    Retail industry expectations for peak truck and intermodal rail seasons are elevated slightly compared to last year but hardly soaring, thanks to a slowly recovering U.S. economy and better managed supply chains. Transportation executives are expecting zero to low single-digit year-over-year growth in surface freight traffic in the period ahead of...
  • New Suez Services Boost East Coast Port Growth
    The three new shipping services that kicked off this spring from Asia to the East Coast via the Suez Canal still may be shaking out, but there's no doubt they're helping to accelerate the momentum the route has built over the past several years. And, contrary to conventional wisdom in the...
  • Norbert Dentressangle Debuts on NYSE Euronext London
    Norbert Dentressangle CEO Hervé Montjotin traveled to London to ring the opening bell for NYSE Euronext London.Norbert Dentressangle's ordinary shares have been admitted to listing on the standard listing segment of the Official List, and to trading on NYSE Euronext London, the regulated market operated by LIFFE Administration and Management,...
  • Di-Corp to Build Rail-Served Frac Sand Terminal in Alberta
    Di-Corp, a distributor of specialty chemicals, parts and accessories serving mining and drilling industries in Canada and the United States, is building a frac sand transloading terminal north of Grande Prairie, Alberta. CN said it will serve the Edmonton-based company's 20-acre terminal beginning in November 2013. The facility is expected to have...
  • P3 Roils the Waters
    As the container shipping market sizes up the impact of the P3 alliance among Maersk Line, Mediterranean Shipping and CMA CGM, some key themes are emerging: Don't expect a reduction in capacity, don't expect any less competition, expect more commoditization of service and, perhaps along with that, an increasing trend...
  • Q&A: Double Trouble
    Q: We have kind of an unusual situation that I'd like your opinion about. For a long time, we've been buying from a particular vendor, but in recent times the vendor's service deteriorated markedly. We've been getting occasional defective items (what we're buying are machined components that we use in our...

TradeWindsweb site
JULY 5, 2013
  • Klaveness books two
    Klaveness Ship Holding has returned to Jiangsu New Yangzijiang Shipbuilding for a pair of 2,500-teu boxship resales.
  • More to come?
    Sovcomflot (SCF) top brass and Russian VIPs turned out in force for the naming ceremony of the owner's first LPG carriers from Hyundai Mipo in Korea.
  • China fears for Cosco Sing
    Investors in Cosco Corp Singapore have been warned not to catch a falling knife by analysts at OCBC.
  • Bumi bags Caspian contract
    Malaysia's Bumi Armada has scooped a MYR 567.6m ($180m) contract in the Caspian Sea.
  • Clearlake books Diana cape
    Diana Shipping has secured a contract for one of its capesize bulkers at a slightly improved rate.
  • MOL Comfort: no faults
    Japan's ClassNK has said there were no problems with MOL Comfort during a special survey three weeks before the ship broke up.
  • No sympathy for Nobu
    Nobu Su's inside story on the bankruptcy of many TMT units has failed to touch the hearts of all in the industry, it seems.
  • DSME in the dark
    Daewoo Shipbuilding & Marine Engineering has set its sights low after winning preferred bidder status in the race for a potential $5bn contract for Yamal LNG.
  • Atlantska bins bulkers
    Croatia's Atlantska Plovidba has cancelled the last two delayed panamaxes in a series of four at JES in China.
  • FOP backs Yinson bid
    Fred Olsen Production's board of directors of has given its unanimous backing to a takeover bid by Yinson Holdings.
  • Diana deal denied
    Diana Shipping has been distanced from the purchase of a panamax bulker from Japan's Doun Kisen.
  • SIMA thinks big
    Peruvian shipyard SIMA is eyeing a new drydock for panamax repairs.
  • Still making history
    A huge contract with Oldendorff involving 10 new Polembros bulkers has entered another page in the history of the Greek family's shipping story.
  • Global back trading
    Shares in Malaysian tanker owner Global Carriers are set to resume trading on the Kuala Lumpur stock exchange after a two-month hiatus.
  • Scandlines deal dead?
    The owners of Baltic ro-pax company Scandlines are said to be putting its sale on hold after failing to agree a price.
  • Geden returns tanker
    Singapore's First Ship Lease has taken back the first of its two tankers from troubled Geden.
  • Iino lines up cash grab
    Japan's Iino Kaiun Kaisha has announced plans for a fundraiser on the Tokyo Stock Exchange.
  • Made it, Ma
    We take a look at what was said in the market over the past week.
  • STX deal in doubt
    TradeWinds digests the digits making the headlines this week.
  • Silver lining?
    Commerzbank is feeling a little better about ailing shipping finance markets in 2013.
  • Crew missing after capsize
    Search on for 11 men after sinking Bangladeshi cargoship abandoned off Thailand.
  • Parakou returns to Chengxi
    Hong Kong shipowner Parakou Shipping has joined forces with CSSC Shipping, the shipowing arm of state-owned China State Shipbuilding Corp (CSSC), to order up to 12 geared ultramax bulk carriers at China's Chengxi Shipyard.
  • Transpetrol stages exit
    Tanker player takes back two VLGCs as it exits Avance Gas Holding venture.
  • STX Alpha set free
    German KG owner Rotes Kliff GmbH & Co KG's 10,000-dwt general cargo ship STX Alpha (built 2010) has been released from arrest in Singapore.
  • Rongsheng seeks lifeline
    Rongsheng Heavy Industries, China's largest privately owned shipbuilding group, is asking both its main shareholder and the Chinese government for cash support as it restructures to survive the shipbuilding slump.
  • Big bulker bang-up
    Two Greek-controlled bulk carriers have survived a collision off the Greek Island of Andros, although both have suffered structural damage.

The Bunker Bulletinweb site
JULY 5, 2013
  • Weekly global market update
    A weekly price round up of bunkering hubs from around the world.
  • Bunker prices end week stronger in the Americas
    Demand was said to be average in Houston on Friday.
  • Suez Canal operating normally following national unrest
    Despite being in a state of emergency, 48 ships passed through the Suez Canal undisturbed on Friday.
  • Investigation of MOL Comfort sinking underway
    Review verified no abnormalities were observed during survey and vessel was in full compliance with all requirements.
  • Prices stable in Rotterdam
    MGO rose in double digits in Hamburg.
  • Demand slack in Fujairah
    Prices firming in South Africa.
  • Asian fuel oil players expect inventories to climb
    Arbitrage volumes are high while bunker demand remains weak.
  • Carnival considers scrubbing for North American ECA
    Carnival, Coast Guard and EPA in 'active dialogue' over temporary exemption.
  • Biodegradability tops lubes agenda
    Total Lubmarine develops product to meet new regulations.
  • Brightoil expands supply network in eastern China
    Operations to start this month.
  • Asian bunker prices end week flat
    Smooth supplies reported at key Asian ports.
  • Total Lubmarine: New product 'shaped by customer feedback'
    Lube manufacturer says its next 'single oil solution' has improved efficiency.
  • Aegean provides bunkers to world's largest vessel
    After TI Europe finished its servicing at Damen Shiprepair Brest.
  • Expansion 'on the cards' for International Bunkering
    Dubai government's progressive thinking presents an important business advantage, says Group CEO.
  • Khor Fakkan 'growing' as bunkering port, says supplier
    Supplier claims strategic location next to Fujairah as reason behind expansion.
  • US Navy developing new class of replenishment oilers
    General Dynamics NASSCO, Ingalls Shipbuilding, and VT Halter Marine each awarded $1.7 million to conduct studies.
  • Brightoil: Gas field projects 'progressing smoothly'
    Development expected to produce 'significant income' for the group, says firm.
  • Milestone in CSL fleet renewal programme
    Baie Comeau scheduled to arrive at destination in early September.

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