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April 18, 2013
Sched Netweb site
  • Striking dockers march on Legco, vow to camp outside Chong Kong Centre
  • CSAV orders seven 9,300-TEUers from Samsung for US$642.9 billion
  • Container carriers delay Asia-Europe rate hikes as spot market weakens
  • Yantai port cargo throughput increases 15.2pc in first quarter
  • First quarter cargo through locks bypassing Three Gorges Dam hits new high
  • Boston bombing prompts heightened port security with mandates imposed
  • CMA CGM to unveil weekly Asia-south Red Sea REX 3 service on May 2
  • China Communications units win US$484 million bid to build 3 Kenyan berths
  • Japan's 'K' Line makes yards in India, offers bulk coastal shipping
  • Piracy incidents fall 55pc in first quarter to 66 attacks, reports IMB
  • Singapore holds project forwarding training course from June 24-25
  • FedEx plans to include China SME shippers joining e-commerce boom
  • A DuPont cargo wrap said to keep drugs cool at steamy Indian airports
  • Air Algerie seeks 16 planes, including 2 freighters, bids in by April 28

Exim Indiaweb site
APRIL 17, 2013
  • FFFAI's 21st Biennial Convention in Delhi from June 14-16
  • Exports to Pakistan rise 15 pc to $1.6 bn
  • Ennore Port s throughput surges 19.58 pc
  • French port of Dunkirk projected as new European hub for Indian trade
  • New bentonite loading record set at Kandla Port
  • PPT may set up LNG terminal, in talks with IOC
  • VCTPL celebrates fire services week
  • Eastern Railway s freight traffic up 4.4 pc

International Transport Journalweb site
  • MOL supporting South Africa
  • Hanjin takes to the water
  • Evergreen to start new Asia-South America service
  • Eccentric load for Ruslan
  • Dusseldorf welcomes American Airlines
  • Miebach Consulting Germany strengthens team
  • DB Schenker strengthens global network with new company in...
  • Kuehne + Nagel expands in Alabama
  • DHL building new logistics terminal for Tom Tailor in...
  • Rail Cargo Carrier dispatches first train
  • Rotation in Panalpina's board of directors conceivable
  • UPN in UK expands road transport services
  • Indian Railways hauling almost 40 million t more
  • System Alliance boosts shipments and tonnage
  • First aircraft towed into VD Gulf's new Sharjah maintenance...
  • Safely stowed in wind and waves
  • Flexibility in containers

Marine Logweb site
APRIL 17, 2013
  • Aberdeen naming ceremony for Sinopacific X-bow PSV
  • Carnival rolls out $700 million fleet upgrade plan
  • Mitsui Engineering demonstrates ME-GI engine
  • Royal Caribbean unveils Quantum Class details
  • Zamakona Yards wins $35 million tuna vessel order
  • GE Power Conversion books LNG ship, FSRU orders
  • Palumbo shipyards head and son under house arrest
  • Axis accommodation semi to have Wärtsilä systems

World Wide Shipperweb site
APRIL 17, 2013
  • Port of Bremerton celebrating 100 years of operations
  • Port of Douglas County cuts costs through bond deal
  • Allegiant bringing Reno flights to Bellingham International Airport
  • Foss completes project delivering ferry sections
  • Evergreen joining carrier team to form new WSA2 service

Lloyd's Listweb site
APRIL 17, 2013
  • Sliding yen opens doors for Japanese shipbuilders
    Boost for order-strapped exporters as price gap with Chinese yards closes
  • VLCCs and suezmaxes reap the rewards from Iraqi export growth
    Aframaxes lose out despite twelvefold increase in shipments out of Khor al-Amaya
  • Your ringside seat for the future of shipping
    Attending the Lloyd's List Summit will put you at the centre of the industry debate
  • STX Dalian seeks fresh capital
    South Korean parent must raise cash to avoid selling its China-based yard
  • Top 10 box carriers lose capacity share
    FMC chairman highlights dip in liner industry concentration
  • London's loss
    New boxline exodus as UASC shifts its Europe command centre to Hamburg
  • UASC quits London for Hamburg
    Management shakeup and expansion drive carrier closer to its customers
  • Practice makes perfect
    Maritime Labour Convention turns good intentions into concrete actions
  • Maritime Labour Convention needs no drastic changes, says UK Chamber
    Debate continues over abandoned seafarers
  • Onassis returns to tanker acquisitions
    VLCC swoop follows takeover of tanker from ExxonMobil joint venture
  • Charleston posts double-digit box growth
    Port looks to larger tonnage to boost exports after strong nine-month performance
  • Chengxi wins four-bulker deal
    Wah Kwong books up to eight newbuildings from CSSC unit
  • Two more brokers join yuan-denominated FFA trading
    Shanghai Clearing House goes live after four-month pilot
  • FMC allows Pacific discussion agreements to merge
    TSA and WTSA will become one group
  • European forwarders expect volume growth
    Danske Bank index signals rising trend for next two months
  • OOCL switches transatlantic slots
    Hong Kong carrier drops CMA CGM and CSAV for space on Hapag-Lloyd service

Fairplayweb site
APRIL 17, 2013
  • US/Asia liner agreements combine
    CONTAINER lines in the US trans-Pacific trade are no longer involved in separate rate and services discussion groups
  • 'Tear off heads', yard scheme's boss told
    THE KREMLIN'S defence industry boss has accused government-owned United Shipbuilding Corp of falling short of its targets in building a new Far East shipyard
  • APL to scrap US presidents
    FOUR OLDER box ships in the Suez Express Service have outlived their usefulness and will be scrapped, APL confirmed today
  • Nokta debuts shipping picks
    GLOBAL Hunter Securities's newly appointed analyst Omar Nokta outlined his sector forecasts today and tipped his six most promising shipping stocks
  • NCSP's profits climb
    NCSP, the London-listed Russian ports group, said today profits for FY12 were $316M, a big jump from last year's earnings of $130
  • RINA net profits fell in 2012
    RINA, the Italian classification society, reported a fall in FY12 net profit from 2011 results, despite a sharp increase in revenues
  • Euronav sees 'Russian roulette' on tankers
    ANTWERP tanker operator Euronav today warned charterers and brokers that they are playing "Russian roulette" with tanker rates
  • Teekay Offshore raises $60M
    NYSE-listed Teekay Offshore has secured a new private investment that will partly fund shuttle tanker newbuildings for the UK's BG Group
  • Atlas shrugs off cyclone
    ATLAS Iron in Australia's Pilbera took a direct hit when Cyclone Rusty hit the coast in February but still shipped a record 1.86M tones of iron ore in 1Q13
  • Hamburg Süd tightens grip on costs
    GERMAN liner Hamburg Süd is bracing itself for a prolonged slump in box rates and sees tight management of costs as the only way to improve margins
  • GCL unit is back to black
    TMSC, a subsidiary of GCL, returned to the black in 2012 with 322M yuan ($51.7M) in profits, mainly because of a reversal of 377M yuan worth of the impairment provisions
  • Asian liners try again on rates
    MAJOR Asian liners said today they are attempting to gain rates rises for Asia/Europe routes for the third time this year
  • Chinese panel approves CSSC equity shuffle
    THE CHINA Securities Regulatory Commission today approved a move by CSSC Jiangnan HI to transfer 34% of its equity to its parent
  • Drybulker S&P values rise
    VALUES of drybulkers have started to rise on the secondhand market despite continued weak spot freight rates, shipping analysts noted

The Journal of Commerceweb site
APRIL 17, 2013
  • US Industrial Production Index Hits Five-Year High
    U.S. Industrial Production Index Full-size image The U.S. Industrial Production Index continued to climb in March 2013, reaching 99.5, according to the latest retail report from the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System. The last time the index had reached this level was in March 2008. March's total industrial production, which...
  • Georgia Ports to Settle Lawsuit Against River Deepening
    The last environmental hurdle to the long-delayed Savannah River Harbor Expansion Project was cleared Wednesday when the South Carolina Savannah River Maritime Commission approved a settlement of the lawsuit it and three environmental groups had filed to block it. Under the tentative settlement, the Georgia Ports Authority and other state entities...
  • Cargo Volume Rises 1.2 Percent at NCSP Group
    NCSP Group reported cargo volume in 2012 increased 1.2 percent, or 1.9 million metric tons, reaching 159 million metric tons. In certain cargoes such as oil products, ferrous metals and grain, the group's volumes increased at a faster pace than the market, the Russian terminal operator said, in a written statement....
  • Heartland Express's Profit Jumps 19 Percent
    Heartland Express reported profit of $19.7 million for the first quarter of 2013, an increase of 19 percent from the $16.6 million reported for the same period in 2012. Quarterly revenue was $134.3 million, down slightly from $134.8 million in the first quarter of the previous year. With Easter and Good...
  • Orwellian Logic and Port Policy
    It appears the ports of California are on the verge of adopting a policy that will automatically increase costs for their tenants and customers on an annual basis. Proposed by the California Association of Port Authorities, a new annual general rate increase would automatically increase various rates on port tenants...
  • USMX Ratifies ILA Master Contract
    Employers ratified a six-year master contract for International Longshoremen's Association members at East and Gulf Coast ports, giving final approval to a deal that ILA members approved last week. Members of United States Maritime Alliance, the coastwide umbrella organization for 43 carriers, terminal operators and port associations, ratified the contract in...
  • CEVA, Italian Apparel Company Sign E-Commerce Deal
    CEVA Logistics has signed a five-year e-commerce contract with Liu-Jo. Under the terms of the agreement, CEVA will provide the Italian fashion apparel, accessories and footwear company with supply chain solutions for online sales, such as packaging, gift packaging and the management of Liu-Jo returned apparel, bags, shoes and accessories at...
  • YRC Worldwide, IAM 'Dodge Bullet' with Agreement
    YRC Worldwide and its mechanics may have dodged a bullet by reaching a tentative contract agreement and avoiding a potentially costly and disruptive lockout. That's a relief to shippers, who no longer have to worry about even minor supply chain disruptions caused by a lockout or pickets at 10 to 15...
  • YRC, Mechanics Reach Tentative Contract Agreement
    YRC Worldwide reached a tentative contract agreement with the International Association of Machinists and Aerospace Workers, avoiding a potentially disruptive lockout of about 200 mechanics at several YRC Freight and Holland terminals. The company said the tentative contract includes "shared-sacrifice provisions that will bring IAM members in alignment with fellow YRC...
  • Diana Containerships Sells Vessel for Scrapping
    Diana Containerships, through a separate wholly-owned subsidiary, has signed a memorandum of agreement to sell its 1989-built vessel Maersk Madrid to an unaffiliated third party for demolition, with delivery due to the buyers by mid-May, for a sale price of about $8.8 million before commissions. Upon completion of the sale of...
  • MSC's Far East-Australia Rates Set for Mid-May Hike
    Mediterranean Shipping Co. will hike rates for all cargo on its Panda and Wallaby services on its trade from the Far East to any Australian port, starting May 15. The increase will be $300 per 20-foot-equivalent unit....
  • US Customs Seeks Brokers for Importer Self-Assessment Pilot Program
    U.S. Customs and Border Protection will test allowing customs brokers to pre-certify importers for participation in the Importer Self-Assessment program. The primary goal of the Broker Importer Self-Assessment Pre-Certification test is to leverage customs broker relationships to facilitate and promote importer participation in the ISA program, especially for small and medium...
  • Phase 1 of Rotterdam's Maasvlakte 2 Project Completed
    Koninklijke Boskalis Westminster and Van Oord Dredging and Marine Contractors have completed the first stage of the Port of Rotterdam Authority's Maasvlakte 2 expansion in the Netherlands. PUMA, the contractors' joint venture, started the expansion at the Port of Rotterdam five years ago. The project includes 700 hectares (about 1,730 acres)...
  • Drewry's Trans-Pacific Benchmark Down 7.2 Percent Y-O-Y
    Drewry Container Rate Benchmark, April 17, 2013 Full-size image Drewry's Hong Kong-to-Los Angeles Container Rate Benchmark fell to $2,232 per 40-foot container this week, down 7.2 percent from the same week in 2012. This is the first year-over-year loss since the JOC began collecting this data in October 2011. The benchmark rate for...
  • Charleston's Container Volume Hits Five-Year High
    The Port of Charleston's container volume rose 10 percent in the first nine months of the fiscal year that began July 1, 2012, according to the South Carolina Ports Authority. SCPA's two container terminals in Charleston handled 1.16 million 20-foot-equivalent units through March 2013, the highest container volume in the last...
  • Congestion at India's Chennai Fosters Port Projects
    Ongoing congestion at India's gateway Port of Chennai is driving demand for alternative port options on India's east coast. Vessel delays have prompted lines to implement a series of congestion surcharges at Chennai in recent years, and congestion at the port's two private container terminals is resulting in delays of at...
  • Cosco to Hike Asia-Europe Rates in Mid-May
    Cosco will boost rates for all shipments in its trade from the Far East, excluding Japan, and the India and Pakistan region to Northwest Europe and the Mediterranean, including Israel, Lebanon, Syria and the North Africa and West Africa regions, effective May 15. The increase will be $600 per 20-foot-equivalent unit....
  • Top 40 Container Lines: Who's Up and Who's Down on US Exports?
    Beyond the biggest carriers - the Maersk Lines, MSCs, CMA CGMs, APLs and Evergreens - that dominate the U.S. containerized ocean trades are some of the biggest movers. The Journal of Commerce Top 40 Container Carriers, after all, isn't just about the Top 10. It goes much deeper, to the...

TradeWindsweb site
APRIL 17, 2013
  • EXM drops anchor in the US
    Excel Maritime Carriers of Greece has opened an office in White Plains, New York but the motive behind the move isn't clear.
  • Trafigura takes Diamond 8
    Connecticut-based Diamond S Shipping apparently has solved the problem of eight products tankers displaced from bankrupt Overseas Shipholding Group, fixing the octet on mixed employment with giant commodities trader Trafigura, market sources said today.
  • Don't stop now!
    A leading Wall Street equity analyst is urging Diana Containerships (DCIX) of Greece to dispose of two vintage boxships after parting ways with a panamax chartered to Maersk.
  • GE seals power pacts
    GE has firmed up a series of contracts to equip three LNG carriers under construction in South Korea with electric power and propulsion systems.
  • Carnival readies splash
    Carnival Corp is preparing to splash up to $700m on fleet-wide upgrades after attracting a flood of bad headlines.
  • Phoenix flops again
    Chinese bulker owner CSC Phoenix has fallen to another loss in 2012, even though the deficit was reduced from 2011.
  • 'One of the worst ever'
    VLCC owners are staring down the barrel of one of the worst years on record, Global Hunter Securities says.
  • First falls further
    Taiwanese bulker owner First Steamship has posted a lower annual profit as costs rose.
  • Diana ditches oldie
    Diana Containerships has scrapped a panamax vessel picked up from AP Moller-Maersk just two years ago.
  • Zamakona reels in $35m
    Spains's Astilleros Zamakona has won a contract to build a fishing vessel for a Panamanian owner.
  • Back with a six pack
    Omar Nokta didn't find much time for rest and relaxation while on gardening leave following his departure from Dahlman Rose, it appears.
  • Tuofu lines up double
    The Export-Import Bank of China (China Exim Bank) is ready to fund another two new bulkers for Tuofu Ocean Shipping.
  • NCSP dazzled by FX
    Novorossiysk Commercial Sea Port (NCSP) has reported a huge upswing in full-year earnings thanks to a foreign exchange gain.
  • Glencore gets it done
    Gencore is finally free to complete a long-awaited merger with Xstrata after China gave the move the green light.
  • Lenac under scrutiny
    Croatia's competition regulator AZTN has started a probe into a port agency deal involving shiprepair yard Viktor Lenac.
  • Mind the gap!
    A Neste Shipping products carrier was rear-ended by a general cargoship after getting stuck in ice in the Bay of Bothnia.
  • Baltic pays its respects
    Flags are flying at half mast outside the Baltic Exchange in London as a mark of respect to former prime minister Margaret Thatcher, whose funeral is taking place in the city today.
  • Yujin quitting London
    Asian tanker owner Yujin International wants to scrap its London listing to source private funding and save money.
  • China set for landmark
    Chinese shipyards are challenging the established order by bagging more jack-up contracts than their Singaporean rivals this year, according to OCBC.
  • TAS sells quartet
    TAS Offshore has secured new contracts for four offshore support vessels worth MYR 160m ($52.9m).
  • Palumbo under arrest
    Italian shipyard owner Antonio Palumbo has been placed under house arrest in a probe into the alleged illegal transport of hazardous waste.
  • Valemax calls in China
    China's ban on port calls by Vale's 400,000-dwt VLOCs looks to have been lifted after one of the ships docked at Lianyungang.
  • A rally for rival
    Euronav's first quarter report may have left a flea in the ear of oil companies and brokers but it did contain some positives for its major rival.
  • CGG and LDA team up
    CGG and Louis Dreyfus Armateurs Group (LDA) have teamed up to form a ship management joint venture.
  • Cyprus' shipping hope
    Shipping can help Cyprus recover from its financial crisis, but only if more vessels join the Cypriot register, a leading owner has said.
  • Aker breaks the ice
    Finland's transport agency has brought in Aker Arctic Technology to design its new icebreaker.
  • KDB joins finance party
    Korean bank partners Japanese and French lenders to fund Samsung LNG ships.
  • KfW eyes loan boost
    German bank KfW could increase lending to shipowners to fill the gaps left by rivals cutting their exposure.
  • TOO to raise cash
    Teekay Offshore Partners plans to sell new shares to raise funds to pay for its four shuttle tanker newbuildings.
  • Wah Kwong in at Chengxi
    Wah Kwong Maritime Transport has joined the bulker order rush with a series of ultramax newbuildings in China.
  • Seadrill ties-up Neptune
    Seadrill has secured employment for one of its drillship newbuildings with LLOG Bluewater Holdings.
  • ABS backs small gas ship
    GTT, the membrane containment-system designer, has received class backing for a new smaller gas carrier design.
  • RGL cutting oldies
    RGL Shipping, a subsidiary of Beijing's Rui Gang Lian Group, continues to clearout its elderly VLOC tonnage.

American Shipperweb site
APRIL 17, 2013
  • NEWSFLASH: USMX ratifies new ILA master contract
    Members of the U.S. Maritime Alliance (USMX), which recently negotiated a new six-year master contract with the International Longshoremen's Association on behalf of the U.S. East and Gulf Coast dockworker employers, ratified the new contract this afternoon.
  • Southern Air emerges from Chapter 11
  • Long Beach volume surges in March, L.A.'s falls
    March container volume at the Port of Los Angeles plummeted 22.6 percent year-on-year, including a 28.8 percent drop in inbound cargo, while Long Beach's volume rose 5.4 percent, despite a 0.5 percent drop in loaded imports.
  • K+N opens office in Alabama
  • Great Lakes dry bulk down in March
  • Schenker acquires Panamanian forwarder
  • Concern over rush to renew TWIC cards
    Lawmakers worry whether the Transportation Security Administration will be able to efficiently handle the renewal of large numbers of Transportation Worker Identification Credentials (TWIC) expiring this year.
  • Cathay sees another tonnage decline in March
  • Parallel Infrastructure to widen focus in 2013
  • Supreme Court hears arguments in L.A. drayage truck case
  • Congressmen say food aid reforms threaten U.S. fleet
    Lawmakers yesterday blasted plans by the Obama administration to modify food aid programs to allow more local and regional purchasing of food, citing negative effects on both farmers and the U.S. merchant marine.
  • Commerce, State issue new export rules
    The U.S. Commerce and State departments have proposed a number of amendments to two export control guidelines to redefine the export of aircraft, associated munitions items, and gas turbine engines.
  • Executive moves
  • Report: For safety, FAA should plug information gaps

The Bunker Bulletinweb site
APRIL 17, 2013
  • Crude prices fall as output surges
    Prices dropped after DOE confirmed output climbed and gasoline and diesel demand decreased.
  • World Fuel Services to host earnings call with management team
    Call, scheduled for 17:00 (Eastern Time) on April 30, will focus on company's first quarter 2013 results.
  • Tanker rates 'no longer sustainable'
    Euronav posts loss of $10.7 million in the first three months of 2013.
  • Avails tight in Fujairah
    Bunker prices falling in South Africa.
  • Prices lack direction in European ports
    Hamburg market quiet.
  • Russian player reports fall in bunker sales
    'Revenue from bunkering declined by $66.8 million,' says Novorossiysk Commercial Sea Port Group.
  • New player to deploy three tankers in West Africa
    Endofa will do its 'utmost to become a key player in the region.'
  • Bunker prices in Asia end mixed
    Supplies for some players in Singapore remained tight.
  • High CCAI found in low sulphur fuels
    DNVPS issues fuel quality alert for San Francisco and surrounding ports.
  • Indian fuel oil cargoes could be heading for Fujairah
    Traders say low viscosity cargoes could be used as blending material.
  • Japanese liners to profit from weaker yen
    Pre-tax profit for Japan's three major liners may add up to 51.6 billion yen.
  • Falling prices affect bunkering operations in Asia
    Traders in Singapore and Hong Kong note increased orders for bunkers in spot market.
  • US Navy adds modern newbuilds to fleet
    Additions include a fuel efficient research vessel.
  • Japan bunker sales fall in February
    Month-on-month sales fell 12.7% to 303,696 kl.
  • Iran may 'need enriched uranium' to power ships
    Iranian official reopens case for nuclear powered ships.
  • Singapore-based firm expands bunker trading team
    Both Boey and Cai will focus on the Singapore market, says Trading Manager of G-Fuel.

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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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