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June 28, 2013
Sched Netweb site
  • MOL Comfort forward section rolling, flooding, losing deck boxes to sea
  • Shenzhen 'to top Hong Kong as world's third largest port this year'
  • Zim said set for spin off as Israel Corp readies to give lender assets
  • Anglo-Eastern's Peter Cremers receives award for outstanding contribution
  • US first quarter GDP increases 1.8pc, misses official 2.4pc forecast
  • Xiamen's Taiwan fruit imports up 82pc to US$6.98 million in 5 months
  • Fujian Mawei now China's first cold chain service standardised pilot
  • Beihai port handles 35,400 TEU in 5 months, overall tonnage up 11.3pc
  • Cotton traders make use of Maersk's lower costs, supply chain services
  • Evergreen, Cosco replace 4,000-TEUers with 8,000-TEUers on ECSA loop
  • System glitch backs up trucks 2 miles at New Jersey's Maher Terminal
  • Singapore's APL takes delivery of 9,200-TEU, third of 12 vessels
  • Singapore revokes 2 bunkering licences for breaching terms, conditions
  • Hong Kong May air freight volume up 1.8pc, sets record at 339,000 tonnes
  • China's air cargo volume increases 2.7pc to 467,800 tonnes in May
  • TIACA welcomes EU measures to hasten Single European Sky policy
  • Korean Air joins Cathay Pacific, Air NZ curtailing shark fin shipments
  • Florida's Spirit Airlines orders 20 new Airbus A321s for 2015-17

Exim Indiaweb site
JUNE 27, 2013
  • China gains technology advantage in race to build LNG-fuelled boxships
  • Delayed implementation of ballast water rule welcomed
  • InterManager puts management best practice on top of agenda
  • Jamaica urges seafarers to pay keen attention to MLC
  • Maersk Line wins environment protection award
  • MASSA to popularise merchant navy career among youth
  • Guar gum continues to lead India's agricultural exports for second year
  • Port & dock workers oppose Major Ports implementing projects through PPP
  • Pvt. player can take call on mode of project development at Ennore Port
  • DICT all set for grand opening
  • Unviable highways can now be built on EPC basis
  • Incentives for MSME exporters soon
  • INR falling to below 60 a serious matter, says Fieo
  • INR recovers marginally, still above 60
  • Essar Projects secures $ 50 m contract in Papua New Guinea
  • Petronas to export LNG to Asia

International Transport Journalweb site
  • Ipsen Logistics reorganising project cargo division
  • New executive for Dachser
  • Reeder müssen zahlen
  • Cargolux to serve Muscat
  • Jebel Ali rolls out red carpet
  • Agility and H. Essers to work for Actavis
  • Goodman leases logistics centre near Berlin to Amazon
  • Rotterdam addresses modal shift
  • Kuehne + Nagel provides retail logistics services for C&A
  • Aft part of "MOL Comfort" sinks
  • Ford celebrates production of seven millionth Transit van
  • Pall-Ex searching for Scandinavian partner
  • Xrail extends network to Northern Italy
  • BNSF honours shippers for safe transport
  • IAG Cargo participates in Fifa Confederations Cup in Brazil
  • Jubba Airways to launch Mogadishu-Dubai service

Marine Logweb site
JUNE 27, 2013
  • Senate confirms Foxx as Transportation Secretary
  • Bourbon orders MacGregor AHC crane for MPSV
  • Paint samples show NOCC Oceanic did hit fishing vessel
  • Disney tops cruise customer satisfaction list
  • Aft section of MOL Comfort sinks

World Wide Shipperweb site
JUNE 27, 2013
  • Port of Everett taps Carter as new chief financial officer
  • Port of Seattle names Fly Quiet Award winners
  • Union Pacific investing millions in Portland main line siding project
  • Port of Vancouver, USA earns clean audit report
  • Mitsui plans to upgrade vessels in same class as MOL COMFORT

Lloyd's Listweb site
JUNE 27, 2013
  • A Whale master issues fresh plea for help
    Liberian Registry gives TMT seven days to deliver bunkers and supplies to stranded crew
  • Automation brings a waterfront revolution
    DP World boasts a 'quantum leap' in terminal technology
  • Devil in the detail
    Customers are waiting for the P3 alliance to explain how it will operate
  • M&S deal highlights why the supply chain matters
    London Gateway is not just any distribution hub
  • The hinterland is ports' new war zone
    Rotterdam adds Contargo to InlandLinks intermodal platform
  • Caribbean product tanker earnings hit four-month high
    Busy US Gulf boosts regional volumes
  • 'We're not just sitting back waiting for things to happen'
    Energy shipping brokers expand now to position themselves for the upturn
  • Diverse uses of gas support LNG shipping growth
    Growing interest in gas as an alternative bunker fuel
  • BIMCO study shows how US coal export growth boosts dry bulk trades
    Tonne-mile demand is going through the roof
  • Seadrill raises stake in Sevan Drilling
    Fredriksen outfit eyes remaining shares
  • Power and politics in Japan
    Key Asian importer rethinks its energy mix
  • Maersk sells Broström Singapore
    Commercial platform sale confirmed as negotiations continue over tankers
  • Shipping alliances force port operators to follow suit
    New tie-ups mean terminals will have to co-operate closely too
  • MOL Comfort stern section sinks
    About 1,700 containers lost and 1,500 tonnes of heavy fuel oil
  • Maersk's next move
    Selling its tanker operation in Singapore could hint at more such sales
  • Shippers must treat carriers' alliances and vessel sharing with care
    Limited operational control can take on-time delivery out of a line's hands, says Drewry
  • Daily Maersk will stay
    Carrier says P3 alliance does not affect its service pledge
  • UK major ports report 38% growth in five-year investment
    Study reveals sharp rise in spend as Osborne budgets fresh infrastructure plans
  • Horizon to convert steam-powered boxships
    Jones Act carrier requests pricing to switch to a dual-fuel oil and LNG system
  • MOL Comfort sister vessels withdrawn from G6 service
    Shipowner will enhance hull structures as a precaution
  • RBS hits back at TMT claim of inflated value for Iron Monger 3
    Nobu Su firm says valuation prevented it selling tanker, leaving caretaker crew distressed

Fairplayweb site
JUNE 27, 2013
  • China lifts Capesizes
    A DECLINE in China's coal stockpiles has provided further support to Capesize rates
  • Conti seeks to salvage charters with STX PO
    GERMAN KG house and shipowner Conti Reederei is continuing to honour its period charter obligations to insolvent Korean operator STX Pan Ocean
  • VLCC rates fall again
    VLCC rates are succumbing to oversupply again, after rallying over the past fortnight
  • Cross-strait traffic rises
    MAINLAND China has shipped 75,000 passengers to Taiwan in the first five months this year, up by 45.6% year on year
  • Post-2008 lows seen for China cabotage rates
    CHINA's bulk freight rates on domestic coastal trade routes have fallen to their lowest levels since 2008
  • KfW IPEX funds Olsen WTIV
    NORWAY'S shipowner Fred. Olsen has secured post-delivery financing for its new wind turbine installation vessels from a consortium led by Germany's government-run development bank KfW IPEX
  • EU breaking protocol voted
    EU COUNTRIES today gave final approval to a breaking protocol under which the EC will list safe and approved recycling facilities
  • Crude supply boosts Jones Act capacity
    SHARP increases in US crude production is supporting Jones Act tanker capacity, according to a sector analysis
  • Accused officers distracted in fatal crash
    THE FIRST mate and master of a ferry were discussing a movie when it fatally collided with another vessel in the Channel, a French court has reportedly heard
  • Global keeps in red
    MALAYSIA's tanker operator Global Carriers Bhd declared further losses of 4.2M ringgit ($1.3M) in the first quarter ended 31 March
  • Coastal Contracts sees 38% drop in profits
    MALAYSIA's Coastal Contracts said today its 2012 net profits dropped 38%, the result of narrow margins from its shipbuilding segment
  • Another 'old' VLGC sold
    WOODSTREET has sold its 1991-built VLGC Maple 2, adding the ship to a list of 20-year-old VLGCs that have changed hands this year

The Journal of Commerceweb site
JUNE 27, 2013
  • BDP International Focuses on Asia
    BDP International will continue to target growth in Asia's fastest growing markets and expects much of its volume expansion to be linked to rising intra-Asia movements and increased supply chain complexity. Rich Bolte, chairman and CEO of BDP International, said 'Abeconomics' in Japan is boosting volumes and, even though GDP growth...
  • Hanjin Shipping Explores Terminal Opportunities
    Hanjin Shipping will continue to seek out more opportunities for its terminal-handling business both to support its own global service network and to offer third party services. The Korean line's terminal business currently operates 14 different dedicated terminals in Asia, including at Busan, the world's fifth largest box port, plus Japan,...
  • Foxx Confirmed as US Secretary of Transportation
    The U.S. Senate on Thursday unanimously confirmed Anthony Foxx as secretary of transportation. The Charlotte, N.C., mayor, had been nominated in late April to succeed outgoing Secretary Ray LaHood. "I'd like to offer my heartiest congratulations to Secretary-to-be Foxx on his confirmation," American Trucking Associations President and CEO Bill Graves said in...
  • Rosalyn Wilson on the State of Logistics Report
    Rosalyn Wilson, author of the annual State of Logistics Report, discusses the report's findings with the JOC's Joseph Bonney. Wilson is senior business analyst at Delcan Corp. Contact Joseph Bonney at jbonney@joc.com and follow him at twitter.com/JosephBonney....
  • International Cargo Volumes Climb at ANA, JAL
    International cargo moving on Japan's All Nippon Airways increased 7.9 percent to 47,053 tons in May, the third consecutive year-over-year gain. But domestic cargo volume fell 1.7 percent to 37,308 tons, the second consecutive year-over-year decline. Meanwhile, rival Japan Airlines said its international cargo volume grew 5.5 percent to 20,917 tons in...
  • Hapag-Lloyd to Add Paita Call to Mexico-Peru Service
    Starting week 32, Hapag-Lloyd will introduce a new call at Paita, Peru, on its Mexico-Peru Service. The first call will be provided with the container line's Conti Salome, voyage 1330N, which is scheduled to arrive at Paita on Aug. 8. Hapag-Lloyd said the new Paita call will provide refrigerated cargo customers...
  • Schneider Installs New Tracking Technology on Van Trailers, Intermodal Containers
    Schneider National is installing tracking technology on its trailers and intermodal containers.Schneider National is installing new tracking technology across its fleet of van trailers and intermodal containers in order to provide continuous, real-time information about the location and load status of each trailer and container. The capability will help Schneider, which...
  • Mexican Intermodal Volume Falls for Second Straight Week
    Mexican rail volumes through June 22, 2013 Full-size image Mexican intermodal volume declined year-over-year for a second week in the week ending June 22, according to the Association of American Railroads. North American intermodal volume overall continued to climb. Combined North American carload volume, including all three North American Free Trade Agreement partners, inched up 0.5...
  • JOC Economist Boosts Container Volume Forecasts
    The outlook for U.S. container trade volumes this year is improving, according to Journal of Commerce Economist Mario Moreno, who is raising his forecasts for overall imports and exports for 2013 after reviewing first quarter container volume results from PIERS, a JOC sister company. Moreno increased his forecast for year-over-year growth...
  • Somalia in Talks With EU to Improve Maritime Security, Economy
    Representatives from Somalia's government and the European Union met on the NRP Alvares Cabral and planned to conference for September in Brussels.Members from Somalia's government and representatives from the European Union have met on board the EU Naval Force Portugal-flag ship NRP Alvares Cabral to discuss how to strengthen maritime...
  • Paperless Air Cargo and Logistics Solutions to Boost Productivity Across Supply Chain
    Fourteen air cargo and logistics companies adopt new innovative e-freight@Singapore solutions to enhance productivity and accuracy in airfreight documentation processes across the supply chain. These solutions were developed by three consortia - Innosys Pte Ltd, Kewill Pte Ltd and vCargo Cloud Pte Ltd - which were selected by the Civil...
  • Kuehne + Nagel provides retail logistics services for C&A
    Singapore, June 26, 2013 - C&A, one of the world's leading fashion and apparel manufacturers, has extended its partnership with Kuehne + Nagel which started in 2006. According to the agreement, Kuehne + Nagel will continue to handle the customer's retail logistics which includes quality inspections as well as intercontinental...
  • CEVA's CEO sets out challenge for the global logistics industry
    Maximum value in supply chain comes from collaborative process CEVA's consulting practice providing solutions to customers CEVA's Center of Logistics Excellence available for customer demonstrations. Chicago, USA, 26 June, 2013 - Marvin O. Schlanger, Chief Executive Officer of CEVA Logistics, one of the world's leading non-asset based supply chain management companies, spoke as...
  • Maersk Line honoured with Seatrade Asia Award
    Maersk Line won the 'Environment Protection Award' at the 2013 Seatrade Asia Awards ceremony, held on 21 June, in Hong Kong. Cliff Chow, General Manager for Sales at Maersk Line South China, accepted the award on behalf of Maersk Line. "It is a great honour for us, which again demonstrates that...
  • West Marine Selects MetricStream's Integrated Conflict Minerals Management Solution and Services
    PALO ALTO, Calif., June 27, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- West Marine, Inc. (WMAR), a leading retailer of boating supplies and accessories, has selected MetricStream to provide a comprehensive conflict minerals software solution and a full range of services to enable and strengthen compliance with various conflict minerals reporting requirement in the...
  • ATA: Trucking to Remain Top Transportation Mode Through 2024
    Freight volume for all modes is expected to rise more than 20 percent by 2024, with trucking strengthening its position as the leading mode, holding 70.8 percent of the market by 2024, compared with 68.5 percent in 2012, according to the latest edition of "U.S. Freight Forecast to 2024" released...
  • Eastern Terminals Seen as Fastest Growing in Europe
    Russia and Eastern Europe are the only bright spots in an "otherwise gloomy" outlook for Europe's container market, according to APM Terminals. Eastern Europe is predicted to be the world's fastest growing container market in 2013, while Russia has plenty of potential to increase the current low volumes through its terminals,...
  • Israel Corp. Pledges to Continue Investing in Zim After Conglomerate Breakup
    Israel Corp. said it will continue to invest in Zim after it places its shipping unit and other subsidiaries into a separate company. The Israeli conglomerate unveiled plans to split in two separate listed companies, one containing its chemical business, ICL, and its refining operation ORL, the other grouping less profitable...
  • Aft Part of Split MOL Comfort Sinks
    Mitsui O.S.K. Lines said the aft part of its fractured MOL Comfort container ship sank today in the open sea in the Indian Ocean, near 14'26"N 66'26"E, with water depth about 4,000 meters (about 13,123 feet). About 1,700 containers aboard the aft part sank with this section of the vessel, although...
  • Truckers Beef About Delays at NY-NJ Port
    Port drayage companies say they're frustrated with a third consecutive week of delays that have caused long truck lines at Port of New York and New Jersey container terminals. Representatives of the Association of Bi-State Motor Carriers met today with ocean carriers and terminals to discuss problems that have snarled traffic...

TradeWindsweb site
JUNE 27, 2013
  • Matson hikes payout
    Matson has hiked its dividend by 6.7% in a bid to share the spoils of strong operating cash flow with shareholders.
  • Geden feud breaks out
    A legal brawl has erupted over one and potentially two of the Geden Lines tankers owned by New York hedge fund Octavian Maritime Holdings, which is trying to claw the ships back from Geden and place them with the private Scorpio Group.
  • Banks fund wind farm duo
    KfW IPEX-Bank and partner Danish Ship Finance have teamed up to provide a EUR 145m ($189m) loan to Fred Olsen Windcarrier for a pair of wind farm installation vessels.
  • Rickmers takes five
    Germany's Rickmers Group has swooped for five 2,200-teu containerships after noting a recent rise in short-term charter rates.
  • Gas STNG
    And then there was gas.
  • Stena trumpets savings
    Sweden's Stena Bulk is spending SEK 65m ($9.65) less on ship fuel per year as efficiencies improve.
  • Upgrade joy for WW ASA
    Wilh Wilhelmsen ASA has seen its shares head north today following an upgrade from DNB Markets.
  • NOCC crash confirmed
    A Norwegian Car Carriers vessel did collide with a fishing trawler on Sunday, Japanese authorities have confirmed.
  • Maersk gets retrofit
    Maersk Line has paid from its own pocket to retrofit 52 chartered containerships in an effort to improve their performance.
  • Store Norske COA stretched
    Norden has secured a five-year extension to one of its largest contracts of affreightment (COAs).
  • Yards eye Canadian cash
    Canadian shipbuilders will be fighting it out over as many as 21 vessel contracts for the country's coast guard.
  • MOL Comfort aft sinks
    The aft section of the stricken MOL Comfort has sunk, Japanese owner Mitsui OSK Lines (MOL) has announced.
  • Hornbeck books two more
    Hornbeck Offshore Services has returned to Eastern Shipbuiding for its latest pair of multipurpose support vessels (MPSVs).
  • Tianjin offloads oldie
    China's Tianjin Marine is banking $1m from the sale of a veteran boxship.
  • Refund blow for Sea-Cargo
    The Norwegian shipping company Sea-Cargo has failed in an initial bid to claim a refund guarantee over a long delayed Bharati Shipyard newbuilding.
  • Lauritzen frees cash
    Denmark's Lauritzen Bulkers has sold its last bulker newbuilding to boost cashflow.
  • Skaugen in drop down
    Norway's IM Skaugen has sold a gas carrier to a Gulf-based joint venture to free up funds.
  • MOL pulls Comfort sisters
    Japan's MOL is withdrawing six sisterships of the stricken MOL Comfort to strengthen their hulls.
  • SinOceanic to delist
    China's HNA group has offered to take 100% control of Norwegian boxship owner SinOceanic as part of its refinancing.
  • Sevan hits back
    Sevan Drilling says a takeover bid launched yesterday by Seadrill falls short of a realistic valuation.
  • Mercosul eyeing boom
    Brazil's Mercosul Line is expecting a 20% jump in volumes this year.
  • KSS fixes finance
    Korea's KSS Shipping has taken out a loan of KRW 73.6bn ($63.92m) to pay for its latest VLGC newbuilding.
  • Bogged down in Brazil
    Oslo-listed offshore group Subsea 7 is expecting a bigger loss from a delayed pipeline project in Brazil.
  • Germans in African drive
    German box player Hamburg Sud is starting up a second liner service linking the Far East with Africa.
  • MOL Comfort under tow
    Salvagers have managed to attach a towline to the forward section of the fractured boxship 8,110-teu MOL Comfort (built 2008) and are towing it towards the Arabian Gulf.
  • Varun gas carrier seized
    India's Varun Shipping has seen yet another of its vessels arrested by a trade creditor.

American Shipperweb site
JUNE 27, 2013
  • Sultan replaces Menen at Emirates SkyCargo
    Nabil Sultan has been with Emirates for more than two decades, most recently as divisional senior vice president for revenue optimization and distribution. American Shipper reported on Ram Menen's retirement in February.
  • OOCL, Hapag-Lloyd string drops Charleston
    The carriers said they will no longer call the Southeast port with their Gulf Mexico Express service between Europe and the U.S. Gulf and Mexico. The last vessel in the service calling at Charleston is expected to arrive July 29.
  • MOL Comfort's stern sinks, sister ships to be strengthened
  • Louisiana legislation to boost state ports
    The state bill-authored by Sen. Norby Chabert and signed by the governor-modifies the Investor Tax Credit and the Import-Export Tax Credit by expanding the types of port projects that qualify for exemptions.
  • Houston's box growth drives record revenue in May
    Container volume at the Texas Gulf port rose 10.4 percent in May, part of a 9 percent increase in total cargo tonnage through its marine terminals that drove it to record $20 million in operating revenue during the month.
  • FMC reviews 14 OTI license applications
  • Kansas City logistics park attracts home décor shipper
  • Executive moves
  • U.S. steel imports up 2.3% in May

The Bunker Bulletinweb site
JUNE 27, 2013
  • Maersk retrofits 52 containerships to improve performance
    Group willing to meet costs of upgrading chartered ships as 'a lot of the time the payback is within 12 months'.
  • Study: Hydrogen cells potential future of seaport power
    Study evaluated simple fuel cell strategy consisting of mounting a hydrogen-fuelled proton exchange membrane fuel cell on a floating barge.
  • Hamburg IFO prices flat for second consecutive day
    Outlook for prices mixed in Rotterdam.
  • Prices moving independently in Fujairah
    180 cSt lost just over $10 a tonne in Cape Town.
  • Bunker sales fall on US West Coast
    Player points to slow steaming and business going to Russian Far East.
  • Japanese fuel oil demand down 63%
    Power stations are using more coal and natural gas.
  • Dynamic Oil Trading in Gulf expansion move
    Move a response to 'growing demand', says CEO.
  • Fuel oil stocks fall for first time in five weeks
    Singapore's onshore residual fuel inventories down by 12%.
  • MOL ship sinks with bunkers onboard
    One half of stricken container ship sinks but no large spill seen.
  • Turkish supplier withdraws from market
    Anadolu is halting operations while it undergoes 're-organisation'.
  • Singapore on lookout for LNG bunkering partners
    'Viable business case' required for LNG bunkering jetty.
  • IFO prices largely down at major ports
    Supplies of bunkers generally fine at key Asian ports.
  • Fuel oil inventories in China record further gains
    Volume up 3% to 3.72 million mt, according to ICIS C1 data.

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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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