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August 21, 2013
Sched Netweb site
  • More tainted New Zealand dairy imports prompts wider China ban
  • Riga terminal's auto-RFID box handling system boasts 40 moves per hour
  • Hebei ports volume up 16pc to 500 million tonnes in first seven months
  • Zhanjiang port's half year container volume up 11pc to 159,000 TEU
  • Guangxi half-year volume growth slows to 5.3pc, but boxes up 15.7pc
  • HK's Modern Terminals appoints Vivian Tso as chief financial officer
  • China's Huawei and ZTE to set up US$1.6 billion mobile network in Ethiopia
  • Singapore unveils ambitious master plan to double air, sea capacity
  • Dimerco sponsors Taipei CSCMP conference on resilient supply chains
  • Wallenius Wilhelmsen taps into Mexican exports, ups sailings from Veracruz
  • Sigmund Rismyhr to join ISS as new Central America general manager
  • Project cargo training to be held in conjunction with Breakbulk Americas
  • Cathay Pacific posts 1.9pc decline in July air cargo to 122,920 tonnes
  • US investigators say crashed UPS plane had 7-second warning before impact
  • Air China's cargo volume down 3.6pc in July as fuel prices rise
  • India moves to open first aviation university to meet demand for air crew
  • Leipzig airport bucks global trend, up 3.7pc in first half to 513,275 tonnes

Exim Indiaweb site
AUGUST 20, 2013
  • Changing northern hemisphere peak season making it harder for carriers: Drewry
  • Fourth consecutive month of decline for China's Logistics Prosperity Index
  • Imports from Pakistan shrink due to weak rupee
  • Bahri Tabuk inaugurated on occasion of maiden voyage from Mumbai Port
  • CONCOR Directors visit Gujarat Pipavav Port
  • Major Ports box throughput down in April-July
  • Dedicated warehouse for Hero MotoCorp commissioned at Adani Logistics Park, Gurgaon
  • Railways' commodity-wise freight revenue up 7.90 pc in April-July
  • Parliament passes historic Companies Bill 2012
  • Infrastructure Update

International Transport Journalweb site
  • Etihad Rail signs MoU with Swiss logistics provider Bertschi
  • Nairobi airport operating normally again
  • TX Logistik tests train between Gyor and Salzgitter
  • DHL Express inaugurates new logistics centre in St...
  • PortMiami director to continue
  • New US stations for IAG small freight collection
  • No peak season lift for transpacific rates
  • UK: careless truck drivers to be punished more severely
  • XPO Logistics finalizes acquisition of 3PD
  • Shipping Australia welcomes new commander to the helm
  • UNCTAD publishes liner connectivity index
  • Air Tahiti Nui modernizes IT with Champ
  • Swisslog presents mixed bag of results for H1/2013
  • 50,000th Fuso Canter truck sold in Australia
  • Deutsche Bahnanschlüsse
  • Kurz vor dem Abheben

Marine Logweb site
AUGUST 20, 2013
  • KKR forms $580 million Maritime Finance Company
  • BAE Hawaii gets another $12.8 million for DDG 90 repairs
  • Bollinger Shipyards delivers seventh Sentinel Class cutter
  • Seatankers takes delivery of third PSV from Zhejiang
  • Bahri joins MOU studying Saudi super yard
  • Port of Long Beach cuts air pollution
  • Floatel orders another semi from Keppel FELS shipyard
  • Last Avondale-built LPD completes builder's trials

World Wide Shipperweb site
AUGUST 20, 2013
  • ATA Truck Tonnage Index down during month of July
  • Port of Pasco taps Bouten as GC/CM for airport project
  • Mitsui vessel rescues stranded fisherman
  • BNSF eyes $125 million for Washington rail upgrades
  • Maritime Labour Convention goes into force today

Lloyd's Listweb site
AUGUST 20, 2013
  • Diplomatic channels open to secure Desh Shanti release
    Media claims that detention was politically motivated are 'distorted', says Iran
  • North Sea aframax earnings climb $4,000 overnight
    Earnings at highest level since mid-April
  • Navios Acquisition sees revenues surge from expanded fleet
    Angeliki Frangou says tanker owner stands ready to do more deals
  • China Shipping Development targets overseas product tanker markets
    State giant takes advantage of increased Chinese exports to Southeast Asia
  • StealthGas posts weaker profits
    Chief executive Vafias hails new deals as owner withdraws from spot market and seeks more period charters
  • Philippines ferry deaths are bound to happen eventually
    There are statistical consequences to carrying 50m passengers per year
  • Korean Register in tie-up with state financier
    Move to counter effect of industry downturn
  • Maersk Line upgraded to 'outperform'
    Second-quarter results were 'little short of spectacular', says analyst Macquarie
  • Woodside pushes ahead with floating LNG for Browse export project
    Shell design being used
  • GasLog posts strong second-quarter profits
    Newbuilding deliveries ratchet up revenues for LNG specialist
  • James Fisher sees profits rise as offshore oil division strengthens
    Operating profits rise 11% to £22.2m
  • Structural change could signal Hapag-Lloyd IPO
    Flotation bid and merger option still some way off for German owner
  • Navios eyes more deals as first HSH ships are transferred
    Navios Partners given 5% slice of newly formed Navios Europe
  • Cebu declares state of emergency
    Oil spill from cargoship and ferry collision reaches shorelines of villages in Cordova
  • Laden capesize buckles after grounding outside Richards Bay
    Seventeen-year-old bulker was only minutes into a voyage taking coal to China
  • Belships board rejects chairman's takeover bid
    Owner raised funds for newbuildings through share issue deal with Sonata
  • Aegean hikes profit in second quarter
    Lower sales outweighed by reduced costs and lower losses on vessel disposals
  • Hyundai Merchant Marine signs $174m deal to ship coal
    South Korean line lands contract of affreightment for Korea Midland Power
  • Brazil oil investment to boost tanker trades
    Five-year bid to become major player provides opportunities to tanker owners
  • Sembcorp plans Saudi Arabia shipyard
    Feasibility assessment starts

Fairplayweb site
AUGUST 20, 2013
  • Navios Europe launched
    ANGELIKI Frangou's Navios Group today announced forming Navios Europe, a new entity that will acquire distressed tonnage from HSH
  • Spill spreads in deadly Philippines disaster
    LOCAL authorities in the Philippines have declared a "state of calamity" as oil spilling from the sunken ro-pax St Thomas Aquinas spread today to towns near Cebu
  • StealthGas shares sink on earnings miss
    NASDAQ-listed StealthGas today reported quarterly earnings that disappointed both Wall Street investors and founder Harry Vafias
  • TMSC expanding into crude and LNG
    SHANGHAI-listed box carrier TMSC said today it plans to order 10 VLCCs and four LNG carriers
  • Lithuanian Shipping's losses 1H13 deepen
    LITHUANIAN Shipping said losses totalled 9.8M litas ($3.79M) in 1H13, deeper than 8.3M litas year on year
  • Nanjing's port profits drop by 27.8%
    SHANGHAI-listed Nanjing Port said it had net profits of 16M yuan ($2.6M) in 1H13, representing a 27.8% year on year drop
  • PETRONAS ships move shocked MISC
    MISC HAS said it was stunned by the decision of its parent PETRONAS to build its own fleet
  • GasLog touts prospects
    NYSE-listed GasLog today reported higher profits on a larger fleet and confirmed a rising preference for fuel-efficient tonnage versus older vessels
  • Aegean falls short
    BUNKER supplier Aegean Marine Petroleum Network has reported lower adjusted profits on weaker margins
  • COSCO International's 1H profits fall 44%
    HONG KONG-listed COSCO International's profits dropped 44% year on year to HK$130.9M ($13.4M) in 1H13, due to weak demand for shipping services
  • COSL's profits rise
    CHINA Oilfield Service said today its 1H13 net profits climbed to 3.18Bn yuan ($520M), a 32.6% year on year climb
  • 5 migrants feared dead
    RESCUERS today saved 106 migrants from a smuggling vessel swamped 120nm off Christmas Island, but a search has been suspended for up to five victims
  • Hainan Strait profits cut by one-third
    SHENZHEN-listed Hainan Strait Shipping said its net profits dropped 34.63% year on year in 1H13, to 67.21M yuan ($10.9M)
  • Formosa to invest $1.15Bn in Oz scheme
    TAIWAN'S largest private group, Formosa Plastics, has agreed to invest $1.15Bn in the Iron Bridge metals scheme in Australia
  • Offshore stays 'neutral'
    THE RATING for Singapore's oil and gas services segment remains 'neutral', as players delivered mixed results for 2Q13, DMG & Partners said today

The Journal of Commerceweb site
AUGUST 20, 2013
  • ILA, Virginia Employers Resume Local Talks
    International Longshoremen's Association President Harold Daggett and other ILA officials met with employer representatives Tuesday in an effort to reach agreement on a local contract covering about 1,650 dockworkers in the Port of Virginia. Although the ILA and United States Maritime Alliance ratified a coastwide master contract last April, supplemental local...
  • Australia's Merchandise Imports Jumped in July
    Australia's international merchandise imports in July totaled A$22.0 billion (about US$20.0 billion), a jump of 20 percent from $18.3 billion in June, according to the Australian Bureau of Statistics. In seasonally adjusted terms, goods imports rose 5 percent between June and July to $21.5 billion. Intermediate and other merchandise goods increased...
  • ALAN Founder, Terminal Chairman 'Jock' Menzies Dies
    John T. "Jock" Menzies III, a Baltimore warehousing executive who turned his logistics talents to global disaster relief, helping hundreds of thousands of people survive in the wake of earthquakes and hurricanes, died Aug. 17. He was 69. Menzies was fatally injured in an accident on his own property in Arnold,...
  • ILA Expresses 'Solidarity' With New York Port Drivers
    The International Longshoremen's Association said it is in "full solidarity" with owner-operator container haulers who have suffered "undue hardship" during this summer's operational delays at the Port of New York and New Jersey. "These independent port drivers, whose livelihoods are based on the number of moves they make, were subjected to...
  • Protests Again Disrupt Oakland Port Operations
    All of the marine terminals at the Port of Oakland were back in operation by mid-morning Tuesday following more trucker demonstrations and a claim by dockworkers that the trucker pickets presented a health and safety issue at one of the terminals. Harbor truckers are angry about delays at Oakland marine terminals...
  • South Carolina Ports Authority Posts Revenue Growth
    South Carolina Ports Authority reported its revenue in fiscal year 2013, ending June 30, 2013, was $140.49 million, up 7 percent year-over-year from $130.95 million. The SCPA's fiscal year 2013 operating expenses totaled $127.77 million, leaving operating earnings of $12.72 million, a net gain of $5.45 million from the previous year. "Given...
  • Trucking Profits in Slow-Paced Recovery
    Top 50 Truckload Carriers 2011-2012 Full-size chart The U.S. economy marked a milestone in June: the beginning of a fifth straight year of recovery as measured by growth in gross domestic product. Don't worry, you didn't miss the ticker-tape parade. With GDP increasing 1.1 percent and 1.7 percent in the first and...
  • PTA Holdings Expands Refrigerated Service
    PTA Holdings is expanding its refrigerated truckload business, adding a baked goods shipper in San Antonio, Texas, to balance northbound and southbound loads. The new customer provides bakery products to the fast-food industry. PTA's refrigerated fleet will haul baked goods from San Antonio to Chicago and Wisconsin. The northbound loads will help...
  • Air Canada's Cargo Slipped 0.8 Percent in June
    Air Canada reported cargo traffic of 130.5 million metric ton-kilometers in June, down 0.8 percent compared with the same month last year, according to Statistics Canada. Cargo volume for Canada's largest airline was 20.5 million kilograms in June, falling 1.5 percent year-over-year. With regard to cargo, Air Canada's load factor was...
  • US to Investigate Imports of Oil Country Tubular Goods
    The U.S. International Trade Commission has determined that the U.S. oil country tubular goods industry is "materially injured" by imports of OCTG products from nine nations that are sold at "less than fair value." As a result of the commission's determinations, as well as a unanimous vote by all six ITC...
  • US Intermodal Rates Fall to Six-Week Low
    Overall index, week of August 19, 2013 Full-size image U.S. intermodal rates fell $8 in the week of Aug. 19, pulling the average down to a six-week low at $2,009, according to data on all-inclusive 53-foot door-to-door spot pricing quoted by railroads and provided by the 3PL IDS. The top 12 and top 18...
  • Clarksons' Profit Stalls
    Clarksons, the world's biggest shipbroker and shipping services group, posted stagnant profits and revenues for the first half of the year amid depressed markets in most shipping sectors. Pre-tax profit was unchanged at £10.8 million ($16.75 million) in the six months through June as the London-based firm's revenue edged up to...
  • Navios Group Forms European Subsidiary
    The Navios Group has announced the formation of Navios Europe as the next step in concluding its letter of intent signed with HSH Nordbank in April 2013. Navios Europe, which will initially acquire five container vessels and five product tankers from debtors of HSH, will be owned 47.5 percent by Navios...
  • Survey: Shippers' Confidence Continues to Build in Europe
    Stifel Logistics Confidence Index: Total freight (air and ocean). Full-size image The Stifel Nicolaus Logistics Confidence Index, a monthly survey of international shippers and forwarders measuring Europe-based air and ocean freight trade lanes, conducted by Stifel Nicolaus Transportation & Logistics Research Group, rose for a third month in August, up 8.9 percent...
  • Transloading's Upward Track
    Los Angeles-Long Beach handles some 40 percent of U.S. containerized imports, but what happens to that cargo once it lands is undergoing fundamental change, reflecting larger trends in U.S. freight transportation. The main point is rail's growth in popularity overall as a means of moving goods imported through LA-Long Beach, and...
  • GlobalFoundries' Upstate NY Plant Requires World-Class Supply Chain
    When Werner von Braun flew over a former 19th century pig farm in upstate New York's Luther Forest in the late 1940s, his eyes lit up. The site in the town of Malta, at the foot of Lake Saratoga, reminded the German rocket scientist of Bavaria and struck him as...
  • Norfolk Southern to Hike Domestic Intermodal Rates
    Norfolk Southern double-stack intermodal trainNorfolk Southern will hike its domestic intermodal rates in September. Effective Sept. 15, the Class I railroad's equipment management program rates published in open-ended Norfolk Southern price quotations will be increased by 2.5 percent. A customized file listing the affected quotes and the new rate will be...
  • COSCO Container Lines Americas Appoints Peter R. Vigil AVP for Export Sales
    Secaucus, NJ (August 19, 2013) - Mr. Timothy Marsh, Executive Vice President, Trade, of COSCO Container Lines Americas, Inc. (CCLA) has announced the appointment of Peter R. Vigil to the position of Assistant Vice President for Export Sales. CCLA is one of the world's premier ocean carriers, calling on ports...
  • Port Everglades Participates in 'Safety of Souls at Sea' Conference
    DATE: August 19, 2013MEDIA CONTACTS: Maisy AlpertPHONE: 954-468-3505EMAIL: malpert@broward.org BROWARD COUNTY, Fla. - Port Everglades staff and port users discussed the Port's relationship with seafarers, most of whom are from outside the United States, and their needs at the annual conference of the North American Maritime Ministry Association (NAMMA) held in Fort Lauderdale, FL, August 5-8, 2013....

TradeWindsweb site
AUGUST 20, 2013
  • CSAV sets revised target
    Compania Sudamericana de Vapores (CSAV) is moving forward with a fundraiser aimed at securing the cash it needs to finance a series of containerships under construction at Samsung Heavy Industries in South Korea.
  • Sun sets on Princess cruise
    Efforts to overhaul the cruise sector's image suffered another setback Tuesday following the cancellation of a trip tied to a vessel that just received a $30m makeover.
  • GLOG keeps its cool
    GasLog doesn't plan on raising additional equity to fund its latest round of ship acquisitions anytime soon, according to chief executive Paul Wogan.
  • Jumpstart for drybulk
    A leading equity analyst upgraded shares of Greek bulker owner Diana Shipping Tuesday based on a bet that asset prices are starting to stabilise.
  • GASS loses ground
    Shares of Greece's StealthGas tumbled in early trading Tuesday after turning in a second-quarter result that failed to live up to expectations.
  • Cape hopes rising
    Capesize rates today hit the highest level of the year and hope is rising for a strong fourth quarter and further progress in 2014 and 2015.
  • NNA on the money
    Navios Maritime Acquisition (NNA) has trimmed its second quarter deficit and met Wall Street forecasts in the process.
  • Stealth sights more buys
    Harry Vafias says further acquisitions are on the cards for StealthGas as the Nasdaq-listed owner reports a dip in second quarter earnings.
  • Another floater for Oz?
    Woodside Petroleum has called for floating LNG (FLNG) to be used to develop the Browse gas reserves off Western Australia.
  • FRNT wins VLCC fight
    John Fredriksen's Frontline 2012 has culled a fourth VLCC newbuilding at Jinhai Heavy Industries after winning a dispute over the cancellation of three other tankers at the yard.
  • Trio eye Saudi yard
    National Shipping Company of Saudi Arabia (Bahri) is joining forces with compatriot oil firm Saudi Aramco and Singaporean engineering giant Sembcorp Marine to develop a yard in the Middle Eastern country.
  • Navios redraws HSH pact
    A third listed company from the Navios empire has been added to a vehicle taking over 10 distressed vessels from HSH Nordbank.
  • GasLog turns Q2 profit
    GasLog swung to a profit in the second quarter thanks to the delivery of three newbuildings this year.
  • MOL ship saves one
    A Mitsui OSK Lines LNG carrier has rescued a fisherman stranded off the Philippines after his vessel ran out of fuel.
  • Keppel wins a fifth
    Keppel has bagged an order to build a fifth offshore accommodation unit for its Oslo-listed subsidiary Floatel.
  • Reach red for now
    Reach Subsea has recorded a loss for the second quarter which saw the company build the foundations of its business.
  • Yujin selling again
    London-listed Yujin International has continued the sell-off of its small fleet of bunker tankers.
  • Kiani Satu going down
    A German controlled general cargo ship refloated in South Africa just three days ago looks set to sink.
  • Writedown hits Glencore
    Glencore Xstrata has revealed a huge loss in its first financial report as a combined company after writing down the value of Xstrata's assets.
  • Fisher books strong profit
    James Fisher has impressed the City with a strong set of first half accounts.
  • SHI confirms double
    Korea's Samsung Heavy Industries (SHI) has confirmed an order for a pair of LNG carriers.
  • Fisher sells Foreland slice
    James Fisher has confirmed speculation about the sale of its ro-ro investment and offloaded its stake in Foreland Holdings to partner Hadley Shipping.
  • Belships board says no
    Belship's board of directors have advised shareholders not to accept the current mandatory offer for the Norwegian shipowner.
  • Port slashes emissions
    The US Port of Long Beach has cut diesel particulates by 81% since 2005, according to a newly released analysis.
  • Minerva opts for eB/L
    Minerva Marine has become the latest shipowner to sign up to electronic bill of lading (eB/L) for its dry bulk fleet.
  • Smart looks doomed
    A capesize bulker that ran aground off Richards Bay in South Africa looks set to be a constructive total loss.
  • Aegean profit doubles
    Aegean Marine Petroleum has seen its profit for the second quarter of 2013 double compared to a year ago.
  • Moundreas cape aground
    Authorities in South Africa are struggling to free a capesize bulker that ran aground in rough seas off Richard's Bay, officials told TradeWinds Monday.
  • Calling Uncle Sam
    A leading US barge operator has turned to the federal government for aid in financing an order at Conrad Industries of Louisiana.

American Shipperweb site
AUGUST 20, 2013
  • Survey says California has busiest highways
    The 21.4 billion miles traveled on California's Interstate 5 during 2011 (the most recent year available) puts the road in the top spot as the nation's busiest interstate. Los Angeles can lay claim to the busiest interstate in a U.S. city.
  • Florida dishes out $5 million for intermodal projects
    FDOT on Monday awarded $5 million worth of grants to four logistics projects in the state, including $2.5 million for the South Florida Logistics Center in Miami, from the state's new intermodal infrastructure support program.
  • GENCO taps Nightingale as Transportation Logistics head
    In this role, Tom Nightingale will be responsible for growing revenue and expanding GENCO's logistics business. Today, the Pittsburgh-based 3PL firm manages more than $1.5 billion in freight annually.
  • VIT's legal status changed
  • Maersk to hike rates to South America west coast
  • Washington Notebook: NCBFAA seeks to loosen 'confidentiality' standard
  • Navios takes delivery of 2 containerships
  • Contrasting fortunes at SoCal ports continues in July
  • Old Dominion opens Chicago service center
  • New maritime labor convention comes into force
    "This convention is a milestone in maritime history," said ILO director-general. "The product of tripartite dialogue and international cooperation, it enables decent working and living conditions for seafarers."
  • IAG brings small cargo service to Atlanta, Dallas
  • SeaIntel finds P3 a tough act to follow
  • AA adds full cargo service to Indianapolis
  • Emissions fall at Port of Long Beach
  • Supply Chain Solutions expands in Illinois
  • Executive moves

The Bunker Bulletinweb site
AUGUST 20, 2013
  • Senior appointment at SkySails
    'Shipping must change course' says new sales and service manager.
  • Prices falling in Fujairah
    Good demand and sufficient avails reported.
  • Bunker prices soft in Rotterdam
    Prices firming in the Mediterranean.
  • Vessel splits in two off Richards Bay
    'We are trying to remove the 1,769 mt of fuel from the vessel, as well as 130 mt of diesel and some other oils.'
  • Plant cuts straight run fuel oil production by almost half
    Major upgrade at one of Russia's largest refineries is expected to be complete next month.
  • Russian bunker company acquires Baltic player
    Gazprom Neft has acquired another bunker company based outside Russia.
  • Navig8 unit issues shares to fund fuel-efficient newbuilds
    Newbuilds expected to cut bunker costs by $5,000 per day.
  • Asian bunker prices lack direction
    Supplies getting tight for some players at Tokyo Bay.
  • Baltic Sea Bunkering records losses for FY 2012
    Firm sold 507,000 mt of bunker fuel during 2012.
  • Desulphurisation system could be deployed 'shore-side'
    Study to determine viability of using system at berth.
  • BFC inks bunker supply deal with Russian Cruises
    Company to provide bunkers to river passenger carrier during upcoming G20 summit.
  • Canada Transport Minister encourages use of cold ironing
    Government looking forward to 'developing similar projects' at other ports, says Lisa Raitt.
  • First OPL bunker delivery at Kochi during monsoon season
    Delivery conducted by Shree Krishna XV on August 14, says source.

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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 first half of 2025, container traffic in the port of Gioia Tauro grew by +10.5%
Joy Taurus
2,186,211 TEUs were handled
A bulk carrier was attacked in the Red Sea
Portsmouth
The crew abandoned the ship which began to take on water
German government allocates 400 million euros to support energy transition in maritime-port sector
Over 78 million euros to the ports of Augusta and Taranto for offshore wind
Rome
Funds distributed over three years starting from 2025
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
Rijeka Gateway Terminal to become operational in early September
Copenhagen
The first ship at the second container terminal of the Croatian port is expected on September 12
Falteri (Federlogistica) urges us to focus on the development of "polycentric" logistics
Genoa
The Simplified Logistics Zone should be the cornerstone of the strategy
Tsuneishi Shipbuilding Co. acquired Mitsui E&S Shipbuilding Co.
Hiroshima/Tokyo
It was renamed Tsuneishi Solutions Tokyobay Co.
Pessina (Federagenti): Northern European logistics system is struggling. Let's take advantage of it!
Rome
Unexpected opportunity - he underlines - for the Mediterranean ports and Italian ones in particular
MSC Cruises Joins Carnival and Royal Caribbean in Capitalizing on Grand Bahama Shipyard
Miami
Negotiations underway since the end of 2024 have been successfully concluded
At The International Propeller Clubs the Dorso Award for the Mediterranean area
Naples
In recognition of the primary role played by logistics operators in Mediterranean traffic
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