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August 9, 2013
Sched Netweb site
  • OOIL suffers US$15.3 million net loss after $166 million profit last year
  • Carriers move to raise freight rates in many trades with immediate effect
  • NOL narrows operational loss to US$120 million, revenues decline 6pc
  • Horizon Lines narrows quarterly loss despite 6pc fewer containers
  • Matson pre-tax profit up 9.9pc to US$34 million, revenues rise 3.5pc
  • Asia-Europe supply and demand remains weak despite July freight rate hikes
  • Xinjiang Korgas checkpoint first half up 30.4pc to 9.82 million tonnes
  • Hong Kong environmentalists call for more stringent vehicle inspections
  • Provincial authorities launch, coordinate logistics development schemes
  • Guangzhou Sunshine Logistics moves heavy hydro electric gear to Turkey
  • Nanchang Railway Bureau daily truck loads hit 4,000 after month of reform
  • Agility's second quarter net profit surges 50pc to US$40.2 million
  • 'K' Line starts truck milk run service to collect autoparts in India
  • BILK Kombiterminal first Hungarian terminal to join InlandLinks
  • Singapore MPA clarifies who are seafarers under UN's new labour rules
  • South Carolina county to slow-poke terminal planners: Speed up or else
  • Lufthansa Cargo profit up 27pc despite less cargo and 9.9pc fewer sales
  • Fire guts Nairobi airport, domestic terminal untouched, cargo to resume
  • Air France-KLM reduces cargo loss, 200 freight handlers expected to go
  • Air Partner evacuates oil workers from Cairo as danger mounts in Egypt
  • Embraer E2 extends wingspan to cut fuel, lengthens to boost payload

Exim Indiaweb site
AUGUST 8, 2013
  • Britain issues security alert to shipping cos operating off Yemeni coast
  • Essar Shipping registers consolidated net profit of 19.41 cr. in Q1
  • Liberia launches online MLC complaints resolution form for seafarers
  • Panama Canal expansion to be more than 60 pc complete this month
  • ADANI Vapi trade apprised of the advantages of Hazira Port
  • Afghanistan strikes port deal with Iran to avoid Pakistan
  • Day-long strike hits operations at Kakinada ports
  • MTHL fails to attract bidders yet again
  • Concern over mispricing of goods to stash dollars abroad
  • Govt mulls cut in iron ore export duty to boost exports
  • Govt not to ban onion exports, says domestic price rise due to other factors
  • Govt removes import duty on rice bran oil
  • INR pares early losses after govt action, still lower than Tuesday
  • IFFCO plants trees as part of I-Day celebrations

Marine Logweb site
AUGUST 8, 2013
  • New deepwater oil discovery for Petrobras
  • Brazilian yard building three Incat Crowther DSVs
  • CIT Maritime Finance in third deal with Alterna
  • SPP Shipbuilding adds two more for Irish owner
  • Dockwise Vanguard gets drydocking gig
  • EMAS AMC lands first job for new flagship
  • Petters: Avondale could yet build Jones Act tankers

World Wide Shipperweb site
AUGUST 8, 2013
  • Move may spell trouble for Everett Port Commissioner
  • Goods, services export numbers climb during month of June
  • Trucking group pleased with FMCSA clarification of ruling
  • Tacoma named top port for ease of doing business
  • Matson quarterly totals up over previous year

Lloyd's Listweb site
AUGUST 8, 2013
  • P3 is cost-focused just like G6, says OOCL's Alan Tung
    Mega-alliance is essentially no different from its rival, claims acting chief financial officer
  • UK gives go ahead for floating armouries
    Government issues 50 licences but acceptable standard remains unclear, says BIMCO
  • Charter expiries hit Teekay Tankers' second quarter
    Owner is optimistic of ultimately recovering loss on Nobu Su loan but records provision
  • Ardmore executes fleet expansion plan
    Two product tankers now on option from SSP, South Korea, bringing total to eight
  • Great Eastern Shipping boosted by product tankers and offshore trade
    Indian carrier's product tanker time charter yield jumps 37% year on year
  • Teekay LNG remains upbeat despite revenue drop
    Higher number of offhire days blamed for distributable cashflows of $55.4m
  • Thamesport loses three deepsea services
    Transatlantic express shift to Southampton 'will improve schedule reliability'
  • Cash-rich Sinotrans Shipping stays in black due to deposits gain
    Dry bulk unit's net profit amounts to $1.6m, thanks to $11.9m finance income
  • ICTSI posts first-half 20% rise in revenue
    New operations in Pakistan and Indonesia help lift port terminals' throughput to 3m teu
  • North P&I and Sunderland Marine merger mooted
    Possible union would create one of the largest mutual marine insurers, say firms
  • Matson moving forward with ship replacement plans
    Jones Act 2,800 teu boxships expected to cost $200m apiece
  • Wilh. Wilhelmsen deepsea ro-ro volumes rebound
    Optimising and adjusting tonnage to market demand remains a key focus, says chief
  • EU Chamber of Commerce slams unequal VAT treatment in China
    New Chinese tax regime creating 'highest concern' in European shipping community, says trade group
  • OOCL slips into red with $22.6m loss
    Hong Kong carrier confident of peak season
  • Eagle Bulk narrows losses in second quarter
    Nasdaq-listed operator hit by tough supramax market, but scores gains on operating costs
  • Dryships posts $18.2m loss in second quarter
    George Economou-led owner pledges shares in Ocean Rig to ease payment terms on loans
  • Students scale new heights in shipbroking exams
    Institute of Chartered Shipbrokers celebrates a milestone as 300 students complete exams

Fairplayweb site
AUGUST 8, 2013
  • Wilhelmsen: volume drop levelling out
    NORWAY'S Wilh. Wilhelmsen, the listed vehicle carrier and logistics company controlled by Wilh. Wilhelmsen Holding, said today a year-long drop in vehicle volume has levelled off
  • Yemen port threat now seen as exaggeration
    YEMEN'S government exaggerated its report that it broke up a plot by Al-Qaeda to seize the southern port of Mukalla, an IHS Global Insight assessment concluded today
  • OOIL drops into the red in 1H13
    HONG KONG-listed OOIL, parent of OOCL, said today it sank into the red in 1H13, mainly because box volume, freight income per teu and non-shipping business have all dropped
  • US approves LNG exports
    THE US LNG sector is expected to benefit from a third export facility that has been approved by the Obama administration
  • Matson posts profits of $20.1M
    HONOLULU-based Matson nearly tripled its profits year on year in 2Q13
  • GLDD loses $25.2M
    DREDGING operator Great Lakes Dredge & Dock said today it lost $25.2M in 2Q13, primarily because of losses within its demolition unit
  • Ardmore expands fleet
    ARDMORE Shipping, the newly minted 'eco' design tanker specialist that started trading on the NYSE after its IPO last week, confirmed today its first newbuilding orders as a public company
  • GE Shipping profits rise 35%
    GREAT Eastern Shipping said today lower expenses helped it to 35.4% more profits for its April-June quarter year on year
  • Ocean Rig surges
    OCEAN Rig UDW turned in bumper 2Q13 net profits of $38.76M, a reversal from $2.8M in net losses from a year ago
  • Rio's profits crash by 71%
    RIO TINTO said its profits were 71% lower in 1H13 than in the first half of 2012, but pointed out that iron ore shipments out of its Pilbara port remain at record levels
  • CIT loan backs Alterna deal
    PRIVATE equity group Alterna Capital Partners has secured a five-year senior secured facility of $61
  • China tests polar route
    COSCO Shipping is today beginning the first test sailing of a Chinese cargo ship over a 2,936nm polar route to Europe
  • Modec raises forecast
    MODEC, the Japanese floating production systems contractor, today increased its forecast for 1H13 profits by 42.5% to ¥5.7Bn ($59M)
  • SCS wins Tenaga deal
    SHANGHAI Changhang Shipping, the bulker-operating unit of Sinotrans & CSC, said today it has signed a $45M coal contract of affreightment with Malaysian electricity company Tenaga Nasional
  • China's commodity imports soared in July
    CHINA's commodity imports posted mostly double-digit rises in July, customs statistics showed today

The Journal of Commerceweb site
AUGUST 8, 2013
  • Analysts Downplay Impact of Colombo's New Container Terminal
    The opening of a new container terminal at Colombo in Sri Lanka, designed to attract transshipment traffic, is unlikely to have a serious impact on the dynamics of liner shipping in the Indian Ocean, analysts say. The $500 million Colombo International Container Terminal started operations Monday. With its deep draft and...
  • Study: Deficient Language Skills Hurting New Zealand Exporters
    New Zealand exporters are operating at a serious disadvantage because of a lack of language and cultural awareness skills, according to a new study. The DHL Express NZ exporter survey found that exporters faced serious business challenges because, where English is not the primary language of the market they export to,...
  • Master Plan Approved for Port of Los Angeles
    The Los Angeles Board of Harbor Commissioners today approved a new port master plan, updating the Port of Los Angeles's development policies and procedures for the first time in more than three decades. The new plan incorporates previous amendments and anticipated future changes to the use of property within the coastal...
  • CEVA's Profit Up, Revenue Down in Second Quarter
    CEVA Holdings today reported net income in the second quarter of 2013 of $197 million, up from $106 million in the second quarter of 2012. The gain was partially driven by a debt exchange transaction and the reversal of accrued interest expenses of $93 million that had been waived as part of...
  • It's Really Happening: Customs' ACE Nears the Home Stretch
    WASHINGTON - It's still more than three years away, but completion of Customs and Border Protection's long-delayed major cargo-processing system appears to be in sight. The agency plans on fully implementing the Automated Commercial Environment on Oct. 1, 2016, but that's largely dependent on Congress giving Customs roughly $420 million to finish...
  • US Customs Releases Schedule for ACE Deployment
    U.S. Customs and Border Protection has released a schedule for completing trade processing capabilities in its automated commercial environment by the end of 2016. ACE consolidates, automates and modernizes border processing, and when complete, will provide a single access point to connect the trade community with Customs and partner government agencies....
  • CSX Purchases Phosphate Export Facility in Florida
    CSX has acquired Eastern Associated Terminal in Tampa, Fla., from Ingram Barge. The phosphate export facility is adjacent to CSX Transportation's Rockport terminal on Tampa Bay, and the combined entity will be called Rockport Terminals. The deepwater port facilities on Tampa Bay will be used for exporting phosphate from Central Florida's Bone...
  • Rising Profits Power Swift Purchase of Central Refrigerated
    Swift Transportation, the nation's largest truckload carrier, expanded its refrigerated freight business by acquiring Central Refrigerated Service. Swift, a $3.5 billion company, paid $189 million in cash and assumed $36 million in capital lease obligations to acquire the $453 million temperature-controlled carrier. The acquisition gives Swift "immediate scale" in what the carrier...
  • Trucking Federation Honors YRC Worldwide's Kelley with Halladay Award
    Arlington, Va. - During their recent annual meeting the Trucking Association Executives Council honored J. Michael Kelley, chief sustainability officer and vice president of external affairs for YRC Worldwide Inc., with the distinguished J.R. "Bob" Halladay Award for his long time dedication to, and continued support of, the TAEC. The Halladay Award, named...
  • AirCargoGroup (ACG) joins Global Project Logistics Network (GPLN) as a main vendor sponsor to provide Global Wholesale Airfreight Services
    05 August, 2013 The Global Project Logistics Network is the largest and most recognized, non-exclusive, projects logistics network specializing in international project movements and specialized lifts. www.gpln.net "It is a win-win partnership, our enrolment to GPLN allows our offices access to the world of Projects and Heavy lift professionals, while ACG can now...
  • AVEVA explains how 3D laser scanning can help shipyards survive the downturn
    Manchester, UK - 8 August 2013: AVEVA today announced its publication of a new business paper - 'On the Beam: How 3D laser scanning technology brings new opportunities in ship refitting and conversion'. In this paper, AVEVA examines how rapid, accurate and non-intrusive 3D laser surveying can increase shipyard capabilities to meet the coming surge...
  • Matson's Profit Soared in Second Quarter
    Matson reported net income of $20.1 million for the second quarter of 2013, a jump from $7.8 million in the second quarter of 2012. Quarterly revenue for the Honolulu-based ocean carrier and logistics company was $416.6 million, increasing from $394.2 million in the same period last year. "We had another solid quarter, driven...
  • FMCSA Clarifies 'Short-Haul' Exemption to HOS Rules
    Following a federal court decision, regulators say they will "immediately" cease enforcing a rule requiring short-haul truck drivers to take daily 30-minute breaks. A federal appeals court Aug. 2 struck down the break requirement in new truck driver hours of service rules - but only for short-haul trucking operators. Other commercial truck...
  • Flatbed Hauler Daseke Buys Central Oregon Truck
    Daseke expanded its network of flatbed and specialized trucking companies by acquiring Central Oregon Truck Co., a Redmond, Ore.-based flatbed hauler. The acquisition of Central Oregon Truck follows the addition of Gaffney, S.C.-based carrier J. Grady Randolph in May. Terms of the transaction were not disclosed. "Central Oregon Truck Co. is truly...
  • Q&A: Brokers' Higher Bond Worth Its Weight?
    Q: We're a small motor carrier 3PL, and we're very concerned about the new broker bond requirement in the so-called Moving Ahead for Progress in the 21st Century Act. Under the law, brokers will need to carry a $75,000 bond as of Oct. 1, 2013, the effective date of MAP-21. That's...

TradeWindsweb site
AUGUST 8, 2013
  • Economou on stage
    DryShips may be forced to raise as much as $230m between now and 2014 to shore up its balance sheet if the shipping industry fails to stage a meaningful recovery, according to chairman and chief executive George Economou.
  • Signal sued again
    Five more lawsuits have been filed against US shipyard Signal International alleging human trafficking of Indian temporary workers.
  • TEN teams with Jefferies
    Tsakos Energy Navigation of Greece is looking to offload 4 million shares in a bid to raise the cash it needs to reduce debt and pursue ship acquisitions.
  • 'Nothing terrible'
    Commerzbank continued to be plagued by provisions on its shipping book in the first six months of 2013.
  • Safe bulker locked in
    Safe Bulkers has found fresh period employment for one of its panamax bulkers.
  • TGP posts profit
    Teekay LNG Partners watched its bottom line climb in the second quarter but the result was overshadowed by a dip in distributable cash flow.
  • TNK loses more
    New York-listed Teekay Tankers has posted a bigger second-quarter deficit as its revenue declined.
  • Teekay Corp loss grows
    Teekay Corp sank deeper into the red than Wall Street feared during the second quarter.
  • Ardmore adds MR double
    Ardmore Shipping Corporation is splashing some of its IPO cash on two optional products tankers at SPP Shipbuilding in South Korea.
  • Western Bulk goes Greek
    Ariston Shipping of Greece has announced a new charter for one of its bulkers.
  • Northern clubs to unite
    A merger that will create a substantially bigger force in the marine insurance market is planned by the North of England Club, already the second biggest of the protection and indemnity clubs and top fishing industry mutual Sunderland Marine.
  • Siem in $2m scrap pact
    Siem Shipping has thrown its least efficient vessel on the scrap heap.
  • SCI loss grows
    Shipping Corp of India (SCI) has seen its loss grow in the first quarter as revenue fell away.
  • Pacific beats Street
    Pacific Drilling has turned in a stronger than expected set of second quarter numbers.
  • HSH puts up ports cash
    Germany's HSH Nordbank has continued to plough money into the ports sector with a new deal in the Netherlands.
  • Ill crew flown home
    Two crew who fell ill on TMT's stranded aframax Iron Monger 3 have been flown home to India from the UAE.
  • Dry scrapping sliced
    Dry-cargo demolition has dropped by over 50% this year, according to the latest data from Braemar.
  • GE splashing the cash
    India's Great Eastern Shipping will spend up to $46m on a share buy-back as its first quarter profit jumped.
  • 10 years later...
    Denmark has brought in a salvor to remove the last of the oil from a Cosco bulker that sank in 2003.
  • Modec expects more
    Favourable currency movements have led Modec to hike its full year profit forecast by a quarter.
  • TUI cruise loss jumps
    The cost of launching a new ship and a vessel fire have sent losses soaring at German cruise player TUI.
  • Shipping spurs WW ASA
    Wilh Wilhelmsen ASA has surprised investors with a stronger than forecast second quarter performance.
  • Dof prolongs pipe-laying
    Norway's Dof has extended a charter for a pipe-layer in Brazil by two years.
  • Majority back Yinson
    Nearly three-quarters of the investors In Fred Olsen Production (FOP) have backed a takeover by Malaysia's Yinson Holdings.
  • Costs dent SBM Offshore
    SBM Offshore has reported a weak set of second quarter results with profits down almost 90% on a year ago.
  • EMAS wins Gabon gig
    EMAS AMC, the subsea services division of EMAS, the vessel brand of Ezra Holdings, has won a $120m contract from Gabon.
  • OOIL posts interim loss
    OOIL, the parent of Hong Kong liner giant OOCL, has posted a surprise loss for the first six months of 2013.
  • Eagle back in the red
    Eagle Bulk Shipping has returned to the red in the second quarter following its profitable first three months of 2013.

American Shipperweb site
AUGUST 8, 2013
  • CBP shifts program managers, Gina to retire
    The retirement of Al Gina, assistant commissioner for international trade, was among several personnel moves announced Thursday by U.S. Customs and Border Protection Deputy Commissioner Thomas Winkowski at COAC.
  • FMCSA officially removes break provision from HOS
    The change in the agency's rules mirrors the result of a court opinion passed down on Aug. 2, which said drivers who operate within a 150-mile radius of their reporting location do not have to abide by the rest requirement.
  • OOIL's outlook: 'Margins to remain thin and volatile'
    Orient Overseas (International) Ltd. (OOIL), parent company of container liner company OOCL, said it had a loss of $15 million in the first half of 2013 compared to a profit of $117 million in the first half of 2012.
  • U.S. Customs creates toll free number for CEEs
  • Chiquita saves from shipping reconfiguration
    The banana shipper, which operates Great White Fleet, reported in its second quarter results that reconfiguration of its European shipping system, initiated in the third quarter of 2011, provided more than $12 million in savings.
  • Obama talks ports on Leno show
  • July U.S. import volume reaches 6-year high
  • Freight shipments down, expense up in July
  • Matson says Hawaii volumes up modestly
  • Cargolux, unions agree on CWA
  • Cargo Airport Services buys IAS
  • New head at AirBridgeCargo
  • Maersk sells drayage company
  • October date penciled in for CBP's Trade Symposium
  • MOL TP reliability up in 2Q
  • Laufer Group opens at JFK
  • FMC reviews 34 OTI license applications
  • AIT expands to Toronto

The Bunker Bulletinweb site
AUGUST 8, 2013
  • Technology firm's scrubber monitoring system gains ground
    Emsys system has the capability to measure multiple gases including SOx, NOx, CO2, CO, CH4 and PM.
  • Mixed outlook across region
    Prompt supplies could be affected by public holiday in Fujairah.
  • Weaker pricing seen across bunkering hubs
    Prices easing across the board.
  • Newly listed shipping company makes tanker order
    Irish company raised over $100 million from the capital markets.
  • Indian ship arrest reaches conclusion
    Korean traders were out-of-pocket for over a year.
  • SCI runs to quarterly loss
    Bigger loss compared to a year ago despite falling costs.
  • Norwegian marine tech companies tie the knot
    Research firm acquires marine equipment maker.
  • Asian bunker prices fall
    Offices in Singapore closed for public holiday.
  • O.W. Bunker expands Tolson's role
    Appointed Regional Manager for company's North American operation as it looks to expand.
  • Rand Logistics profits down on lower fuel costs
    Company made downward adjustments to fuel surcharges.
  • OOIL in the red for H1
    High bunker costs among challenges faced in the first half, chairman says.
  • Matson quarterly profit surges
    Revenue also up.
  • Fuel-saving ship in service on the Great Lakes
    The Thunder Bay uses 15% less fuel and releases fewer emissions.

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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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