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November 5, 2014
Sched Netweb site
  • Employers say ILWU 'orchestrates' slowdown at Tacoma and Seattle
  • TSA lines re-jig westbound low sulphur fuel surcharge rates
  • Seaspan quarterly profit up 7.4pc to US$77.7 million as revenue rises 7.8pc
  • Beijing aid helps China Cosco back to black with profit of US$261.5 million
  • Low sulphur surcharges to range from US$30-$280 per FEU
  • Jackonville's JaxPort annual box volume increases 1pc to 936,973 TEU
  • Cosco's Piraeus CT orders 9 zero emission RTGs from Kalmar
  • High seas piracy falls for third straight year worldwide: IMB report
  • China Merchants signs deal in Shenzhen to build Tanzanian mega port
  • Khazanah Nasional unit Lankayan Ventures sells stake in Westports Holdings
  • Total Lubmarine offers lubricant to deal with low sulphur fuel rule
  • New York's JFK upgrade sparks protest over moving air cargo Upstate
  • Drewry air freight rates to rise into peak season on electronic demand
  • Emirates SkyCargo starts Dubai-Hungary cargo flights

Exim Indiaweb site
NOVEMBER 4, 2014
  • Asia-Europe spot rates reverse trend
  • CMA CGM continues its fleet's energy & consumption optimisations by retrofitting 10 bulbous bows of vessels
  • Freed sailors return home
  • Global schedule reliability improves in Sept. despite heavy congestion
  • LOC sets up office in Mumbai
  • M. K. Shipping facilitates coastal cargo movement from New Mangalore Port to Lakshadweep
  • Navy to intensify focus on safety of sea lanes in Indian Ocean, says Sushma Swaraj
  • NYK's net zooms by 66.7 pc in H1
  • V. J. Mathew becomes member of international maritime law group
  • Basmati exports may decline
  • Coal imports seen rising sharply in FY16
  • Rice exports to Africa may be hit by Ebola outbreak
  • Food Ministry urges use of Chittagong port to transport foodgrains to North-East
  • GSPC-Adani combine to set up INR 4,500 cr. LNG import terminal at Mundra SEZ
  • JNPT observes Vigilance Awareness Week
  • MbPT emphasises on continuous vigilance
  • Nitin Gadkari lays foundation stone for Adani Ennore Container Terminal
  • Allied ICD Durgapur receives first AEO certification in eastern India
  • Govt slashes tariff value on imported gold, silver
  • US probing shift in India's trade policies

International Transport Journalweb site
  • UPS enhances cryogenic logistics
  • Introduce TIR system to axe border waiting times
  • Oliver Wyman expands transport team
  • Honeywell transforming distribution centre operations
  • Work slowdown in Seattle and Tacoma
  • New cross-Channel intermodal traffic
  • Deutsche Post veteran to head up group HR and labour...
  • Japanese carry more cargo in fiscal H1
  • ICTSI Mexican terminal surpasses productivity targets
  • TNT opens air gateway in northern Germany
  • New air berlin CEO a restructuring heavyweight
  • More Rotterdam to Southern Germany shuttles
  • Air NZL welcomes Australian airfreight decision
  • A step further in Hapag-Lloyd/CSAV merger

IHS Maritimeweb site
NOVEMBER 4, 2014
  • Finnlines downsizes, but bids for Polferries
    The Grimaldi Group's Baltic subsidiary Finnlines has sold two of its ro-pax vessels for a combined €62.5M ($78M), while expressing its intention to take part in the privatisation process of Polferries. MS Finnhansa has been bought for €30M by the Grimaldi Group while MS Finnarrow has
  • Estonian order for four local LNG ferries
    State-owned Port of Tallinn (PoT) has placed orders for four local ferries with yards in Poland and Turkey, which will deliver two each in August/September 2016, PoT has informed IHS Maritime. The Estonian port did not reveal the cost of the vessels. The four ferries will operate between the
  • Blue Mountain ups shipping bet
    Private equity group Blue Mountain Capital is becoming an increasingly large presence in shipping and has now disclosed a major investment in DryShips. According to a new securities filing, Manhattan-based Blue Mountain and affiliated entities have purchased 71,428,000 NASDAQ-listed DryShips
  • Work on Adani's new container terminal begins
    Adani Ports and SEZ Ltd (APSEZ), India's biggest private port operator, have started work on building a new container terminal at Kamarajar port at Ennore on India's eastern coast. The terminal will be constructed in two phases, with the first phase expected to be commissioned in March 2016, a
  • SNCM to go into administration
    French Mediterranean ferry company SNCM is to go into administration following a decision by its principal shareholders to call in debts totaling €117M ($146M). The company's decision, which was announced to personnel representatives yesterday, had been expected following last Friday's
  • Dry bulk rate forecast pared
    Morgan Stanley analyst Fotis Giannakoulis has predicted a modest improvement in dry bulk markets in 2015 after the rate recovery failed to materialise this year. In a new research report, the analyst forecast a 5.1% increase in dry demand next year, versus demand growth of 3.8% this year. Bulker
  • Jinhui issues profit warning
    Jinhui Shipping & Transportation warns that it will make a loss both in 3Q14 and the first nine months of the year, and says that the majority of claims over two legal disputes have not yet been paid to the company. "Jinhui Shipping expected to record considerable consolidated net loss for the
  • Chinese billets bring shipbreaking markets down
    Prices in South Asian ship recycling markets dived last week as the flood of cheaper Chinese billets dampened demand for scrap steel. In India, prices of bulkers fell to $440/lt ldt, compared to $450/lt ldt two weeks ago, while tanker prices fell from $480/lt ldt to $470/lt ldt over the same
  • Rickmers Maritime Trust sinks to loss
    Singapore-listed Rickmers Maritime Trust today announced a $53.02M loss for 3Q14, reversing a $13.09M profit for 3Q13. The trust, led by Thomas Preben Hansen, said revenue fell 10% y/y to $33M due to lower charter rates on two ships, Henry Rickmers and Richard Rickmers, which had their charters
  • Container spot rates in sharp October fall
    Spot rates in container trades fell by 8% in October on the previous month. The short-term outlook remains volatile, while cyclical recovery could be two years in the future, analysts say. The rates fell mostly on Asia-Europe trades where, at the end of the month, rates reached their lowest level
  • Navigator Holdings ordered LPG carriers at HMD
    New York-listed, UK-based LPG carrier owner Navigator Holdings has confirmed that it is behind the order of two 22,000m³ LPG carriers at South Korean shipbuilder Hyundai Mipo Dockyard (HMD). The two ships are priced at $51M each. Through a press statement, Navigator Holdings, the world's biggest
  • US dockworker talks risk meltdown
    Accusations over who is to blame for congestion at US West Coast ports threaten to further delay a new labour contract between dockworkers and their employers. The Pacific Maritime Association (PMA), which represents US West Coast container terminals, claimed on 3 November that the International
  • Port of Ulsan explores LNG bunkering
    The South Korean Port of Ulsan is exploring the possibility of constructing a LNG bunkering station from January to October 2015. When the storage and bunkering station is set up, LNG-powered ships can be fuelled at sea without being anchored. As the demand for LNG bunkers is increasing due to
  • COSCO Corp 3Q profits up 69%
    COSCO Corporation, the Singapore-listed shipyard and dry bulk unit of the China COSCO group, has seen its 3Q14 profits rising 69% year on year to SGD7.147M ($5.546M). Turnover from shipyard operations increased 17.2% y/y to SGD1.1Bn in 3Q14 mainly due to growth in revenue from marine engineering
  • European shipowners seek link to Chinese ports
    European shipowners attending the 11th Implementation Meeting of the China-EU Maritime Transport Agreement have called for consent to transport international cargoes between Chinese ports. At present, only vessels owned by Chinese companies are permitted to transport international cargoes between
  • Sinotrans Shipping loans $10M to CSC
    Hong Kong-listed Sinotrans Shipping, a subsidiary of Sinotrans & CSC, has agreed to lend $10M to sibling company China Changjiang National Shipping (Group) (CSC) at an interest rate of 1.2% a year. The loan will mature by the end of 2014, a stock filing of Sinotrans Shipping said today. CSC will

Marine Logweb site
NOVEMBER 4, 2014
  • Seafarers on returning U.S. aid ships face quarantine
  • Machinery space fire prompts Marine Safety Alert
  • Carnival launches high speed hybrid WiFi network
  • Fire forces Australian shipyard into administration
  • Tidewater results beat the Street

World Wide Shipperweb site
NOVEMBER 4, 2014
  • Port of Longview set to begin industrial rail corridor expansion
  • Vancouver, USA Port Commission sets 2015 budget public hearing
  • Alaska Airlines expanding Pacific Northwest to Mexico menu
  • TSA member carriers plan new low-sulfur charge rate
  • Port of Los Angeles report finds port continues to cut pollution

Lloyd's Listweb site
NOVEMBER 4, 2014
  • New Navios tanker MLP launches IPO
    Angeliki Frangou-led partnership will use proceeds to acquire four initial VLCCs
  • Seaspan signals 18,000 teu orders within months
    Chief executive Gerry Wang says port congestion a positive for tonnage providers as delays boost demand for ships
  • Aronnax: Arctic vessels of opportunity
    As long as they are seen as special projects, Arctic transits wil not catch on
  • Baffin Island project to boost Arctic shipping
    The world's most northerly iron ore mine is set to start regular export
  • Brazilian regulator approves CSAV tie-up with Hapag-Lloyd
    Council for Economic Defence follows Chilean Antitrust Agency in waving though merger of box businesses
  • Aframax crude tanker earnings hit a high
    Lower oil prices and weather delays benefit aframax spot market
  • Carrier reliability improves as port congestion eases
    Shipping lines recorded improved performance in September as port congestion in Europe and the US was reduced
  • Ardmore sees product tanker improvement
    Earnings rising as market moves deeper into fourth quarter
  • Major progress made in Los Angeles air emission goals
    Californian port on course to reach clean-air targets ahead of schedule
  • Busan to escape unharmed from alliance shake-up
    World's fifth-busiest port is not expecting to lose or gain any services as a result of the creation of the 2M and Ocean Three alliances
  • Evergas orders two more multigas ships
    Latest deal takes shipowner's multigas newbuildings to eight
  • Rickmers Maritime posts $53m loss after vessel and goodwill impairments
    Minus the writedowns, net income would have been $10m
  • Bugbee steps down from Dorian LPG's board
    Dorian remains attractive investment, say analysts
  • Navigator doubles its net income in third quarter
    Rise is due to the introduction of more ships into fleet
  • The ILWU accuses PMA of 'smear' tactics
    Union denies that it had agreed to no industrial action while talks continued
  • Seaspan net profits rise 36% in third quarter
    Maersk revealed as company behind five-year charters for four 10,000 teu newbuildings
  • TSA raises low-sulphur charge for westbound trade from January
    Member lines say hikes to reflect new ECA rules

The Journal of Commerceweb site
NOVEMBER 4, 2014
  • Fueled by e-commerce, China's S.F. Express eyes global expansion
    S.F. Express, one of China's largest express logistics companies, plans further overseas expansion, and is targeting Europe, a company official said. The company also is partnering with U.S.-based online retailers to bring more U.S. goods to Chinese consumers. "We are in the process of formulating the service launch plan for new and...
  • Facing record harvest, Washington apple shippers regain access to China
    China has lifted its suspension on Red and Golden Delicious apple imports from Washington state, giving apple shippers an opening to move their record crop to a new market as domestic transport capacity tightens. After two years without direct access to the Chinese market, Washington Red and Golden Delicious apples can now...
  • US domestic intermodal rates tick down, LA-Chicago rates still high
    Domestic intermodal pricing dipped 0.6 percent, or $12, week-to-week to $2,259 per unitU.S. domestic intermodal spot rate growth is beginning to slow, new data from third-party logistics provider IDS shows. Domestic intermodal pricing dipped 0.6 percent, or $12, week-to-week to $2,259 per unit for the week ending on Nov. 3, according...
  • LTL carrier ABF Freight profits from tight capacity in other modes
    Tight truckload capacity and intermodal service problems are benefiting less-than-truckload carrier ABF Freight System. The company, like many LTL competitors, says it is gaining shipments from other modes as freight activity surges. Strong increases in freight volume drove revenue at ABF Freight System up 11 percent in the third quarter to...
  • Brazil gives Hapag-Lloyd, CSAV merger green light
    Hapag-Lloyd is a step closer to merging with CSAV after Brazilian regulators gave the go-ahead for the duo to create the fourth-largest container line in the world. U.S., European and Chilean regulators have already green lit the tie-up of the German carrier and Compañía Sudamericana de Vapores. Hagag-Lloyd expects to complete...
  • Port congestion worse at LB than LA, CargoSmart says
    Congestion at the port of Los Angeles hasn't been as bad as congestion at Long Beach in the past six months, according to a Hong Kong-based logistics software provider. Backups at both of the Southern California ports have become increasingly severe, with vessel arrival delays and berth times reaching record levels...
  • With $500 million Contrans deal pending, TransForce builds trucking revenue
    Canada's largest trucking operator got larger in the third quarter, increasing revenue 27 percent in the third quarter thanks to the cumulative effect of multiple acquisitions. What could be the company's largest acquisition - the nearly $500 million purchase of Contrans, a $573.2 million Canadian company - is still waiting on approval...
  • Shippers pressure Obama administration to send ILWU-PMA mediator
    WASHINGTON - Shippers are pressuring the Obama administration send in a federal mediator to help the International Longshore and Warehouse Union and U.S. West Coast employers reach a contract, as talks appear to be deteriorating and Los Angeles-Long Beach congestion persists. The National Retail Federation has been keeping the U.S. Federal...
  • Forward Air subsidiary acquires intermodal drayage business
    Expedited airport-to-airport carrier Forward Air acquired Multi-Modal Trucking and Multi-Modal Services of Indianapolis, expanding its intermodal drayage and transloading services. The $5.75 million acquisition is a bolt-on to another Forward Air subsidiary, Central States Trucking, a Midwestern intermodal drayage company Forward Air acquired in January.In September, Forward Air and Central States...
  • Clearing Up the Misinformation: The Move to Density-based Pricing
    Over the past year, a handful of less-than-truckload carriers have announced programs to introduce density-based pricing in response to a large contingent of shippers who have long demonstrated an interest. The density-based model takes a simple approach, where rates are set depending on tiers of a shipment's density. While the...
  • Japanese, Chinese companies team up to provide cold chain logistics in Asia
    In an effort to tap growing Asian perishable demand, a Japanese logistics firm and a Chinese fishing company today joined to create a cold chain logistics provider that will serve China and then eventually Southeast Asia. Japanese firm Itochu Logistics and Dalian Marine Fisheries Group will launch the joint venture in...
  • 12 reasons for LA-LB port congestion [Slideshow]
    The busiest U.S. port complex, Los Angeles-Long Beach, which handles more than 14 million 20-foot container units of cargo each year, is experiencing its worst congestion in 10 years. Although every port stakeholder seems to have its own idea as to the root cause of the gridlock, the truth is...
  • One step forward, two steps back
    Is there anything good to report, or is the congestion on the U.S. West Coast and at some European ports so dominant that nothing else really matters? The situation in Los Angeles-Long Beach is as well-covered a story as I've seen. A mess in the making for months, relief only will...
  • Shippers sound off on LA-LB congestion woes, diversion plans
    A recent JOC.com survey revealed mounting shipper frustration with delays in getting shipments through the Los Angeles-Long Beach port complex. While the survey of slightly more than 100 shippers revealed how many shippers are being hurt by the congestion (97 percent) and how many expect the situation to get worse...
  • Ships still anchored off LA-LB in sign of ongoing gridlock
    Six container ships were anchored in the waters off the ports of Los Angeles and Long Beach this morning, down from nine yesterday afternoon, but that's not necessarily a sign that gridlock at the largest port complex in the Americas is improving. The number of container ships at anchor in San...
  • Global order book ratio lowest since 2000, Alphaliner says
    The global order book-to-fleet ratio is the lowest it's been in 15 years, Alphaliner said today, though it could soon rise as carriers are expected to place orders for larger ships later this year. Carriers have ordered 145 container ships with a capacity of over 1 million TEUs through October. The...
  • Explaining the LA-Long Beach gridlock
    With Los Angeles-Long Beach, which handles some 40 percent of U.S. import container cargo, experiencing its worst bout of congestion in years with no end in sight, shippers are evaluating their options for 2015. Veteran JOC West Coast Editor Bill Mongelluzzo, who has been closely following developments, describes the situation...
  • Nippon Express more than doubles net profit in fiscal first half
    TOKYO - Nippon Express Co. more than doubled its group net profit in the first half of fiscal 2014, which ended Sept. 31, compared to the same period in 2013, as strong international freight forwarding offset U.S. antitrust lawsuit costs, and weak Japanese imports and construction-related cargo. Japan's biggest international freight forwarder...
  • Forwarders want transparency in liner surcharges
    HONG KONG - The international trade association that represents the world's freight forwarders and logistics service providers, FIATA, has called on container shipping lines to provide greater clarity on the ever increasing variety of surcharges that they apply. Robert Keen, chairman of FIATA's Multimodal Transport Institute, said in a statement that...

TradeWindsweb site
NOVEMBER 4, 2014
  • Exxon sheds suezmax
    ExxonMobil's Jones Act shipping division appears to have lined up a buyer for one of its suezmax tankers.
  • Morgan downs NMM
    An equity analyst at Morgan Stanley has downgraded shares of diversified Greek operator Navios Maritime Partners.
  • Skaugen sees red
    IM Skaugen failed to erase the red ink from its balance sheet in the third quarter despite the improved performance of its core business unit, Norgas Carriers.
  • Alpha keeps funding
    Greece's Alpha Bank has kept its shipping loans balance steady during the first nine months of 2014, results announced today show.
  • Navios MLP sets IPO sights
    Navios Maritime Midstream Partners could raise $195.62m from its listing in New York.
  • VCB sells loan
    Vietnam's Vietcombank (VCB) has sold nearly $19m of debt in shipowner Vinalines to the state.
  • BlueMountain takes DRYS stake
    Andrew Feldstein's BlueMountain Capital has added a major stake in DryShips to its growing shipping portfolio.
  • Antwerp steps on the gas
    Belgium's Antwerp port is seeking an operator for its new LNG bunkering facility.
  • Ardmore launches $20m buyback
    Ardmore Shipping has unveiled a share buyback plan having secured financing for both its second hand and newbuilding acquisitions.
  • Five in for Pan Ocean
    Five potential bidders have lined up to take part in an auction to buy restructured Korean shipowner Pan Ocean.
  • Will exit spur stock sale?
    Robert Bugbee's exit from the board of Dorian LPG has led to some speculation Scorpio Tankers could sell its holding in the New York-listed VLGC owner.
  • Jinhui chasing $70m
    Around $70m is at stake for Jinhui Shipping following protracted commercial disputes with Grand China Logistics (GCL) and Parakou Shipping.
  • Two more for Evergas
    Jacques de Chateauvieux's Evergas has added another two LNG-ethane multigas carriers at China's Sinopacific Offshore & Engineering.
  • Jinhui to see red
    Supramax owner Jinhui Shipping has projected a loss-making third quarter due to reduced hire and freight revenue.
  • SNCM to file
    Troubled French ro-pax group SNCM has said it will file for bankruptcy protection, but will continue to operate while a buyer is sought.
  • Hanjin clinches capes
    Korean shipbuilder Hanjin Heavy Industries has reportedly sealed new orders worth $200m, including two capesize bulkers.
  • Rickmers Maritime loses $53.02m
    Over $60m in writedowns sent Rickmers Maritime deep into the red in the third quarter.
  • Mixed bag for DSME
    South Korean shipbuilder DSME has posted a big dip in net earnings in the third quarter, but the operating result is up.
  • Seaspan a penny short
    Seaspan has seen its third quarter profit fall a fraction short of Wall Street expectations.
  • KFS eyes new ships
    Kenya Ferry Services (KFS) is studying submissions from shipyards that were asked to tender to build two new ferries for coastal operations.
  • CMV takes Costa ship
    UK-based Cruise & Maritime Voyages (CMV) is boosting its fleet by chartering a cruiseship from the Carnival group.
  • China sets out its plan
    China has revealed more details of its plans to boost the domestic shipping industry as owners seek to recover from the slump.
  • TDW posts better numbers
    Tidewater has reported a 12% year-on-year increase in its second-quarter profit, reflecting improved revenues.
  • RCL agrees share buyback
    Royal Caribbean Cruises Ltd (RCL) has agreed to repurchase 3.5m of its shares held by one of its co-founders Awilhelmsen AS.
  • Wintermar suffers in Q3
    Wintermar Offshore Marine, the Indonesian OSV operator, has reported a 30% decline in third quarter net profit.
  • Fleet growth lifts NVGS
    Navigator Holdings has seen net income more than double compared to a year ago on the back of its expanding fleet.
  • Navios tied to tanker buy
    An affiliate of the Navios group of companies has been tipped as the buyer of a VLCC controlled by a leading Japanese operator.

American Shipperweb site
NOVEMBER 4, 2014
  • FMC receptive to shipper concerns about PierPass
  • Port Everglades widens lead among Florida container ports
  • IAG Cargo adds new European service
  • Russia aids APEC capacity building fund
  • European logistics company expands use of Descartes road compliance tool
  • ISM indexes show continued growth
  • Brazil agency approves Hapag-Lloyd CSAV merger
  • Executive moves

The Bunker Bulletinweb site
NOVEMBER 4, 2014
  • Benghazi port closes due to escalating violence
    'All ship movements and discharging of imports have been stopped'.
  • Report: Kolkata port under 'terror alert'
    Security has been boosted in and around the port.
  • New fuels: Bunker market needs information
    'How much will they cost? How widely available will they be?'
  • Antwerp looks for LNG station manager
    Five-year contract to manage LNG bunker station.
  • Dunkirk LNG project moves forward
    Firms appointed to oversee different parts of LNG development.
  • Rotterdam storage terminal up for sale
    Oil major to offload assets.
  • Shipowner buys fuel-saving pair
    Newbuilds to join fleet in 2017.
  • Brightoil bidding for more oil and gas blocks
    Firm to submit formal bid for Newfield Global.
  • New device claims millions in bunker savings
    Technology to be launched this week.
  • MARAD tests emissions-free ship power concept
    To evaluate use of fuel cell technology for auxiliary power.
  • Singapore recognises closed loop scrubber system manufacturer
    Award 'serves as a yardstick for enterprises', says Singapore Business Federation.
  • Dan-Bunkering trader in Singapore move
    Moves from head office to lead team.

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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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