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June 9, 2014
Sched Netweb site
  • US June box imports to rise 7.5pc as fearful retailers import en masse
  • Singapore's PSA International opens Lianyungang container terminal
  • Brazil braces for nationwide dockers strike expected to paralyse ports
  • Hong Kong's Anglo-Eastern ties up with V.Ships for joint purchases
  • US hits Chinese solar producers with tariffs for subsidising prices
  • China drops vessel scrapping fee as domestic cargo volumes rise
  • Global Shippers Forum welcomes EU promise to monitor P3 alliance
  • New guidelines for box lashing raises stack weight safely amidships
  • Long Beach appointment gives harbour commission first female majority
  • CaroTrans joins World Jaguar to boost China-US LCL services
  • India scrap ship market is squeezed by exchange rates, steel prices
  • OOCL accredited to use dual eco reporting standards by Lloyd's Register
  • Vietnam's booming electronic trade served by foreign cargo airlines
  • Malaysia Airlines launches cost-cutting campaign to survive crisis
  • Stagnant air cargo sector must make hard choices to survive: IATA exec

Exim Indiaweb site
JUNE 6, 2014
  • Maersk Line focusing on high reliability: COO
  • SeaIntel shows how shippers can obtain the best schedule reliability
  • Shantanu Bhadkamkar takes charge as Chairman of IFCBA
  • Iranian oil firms exploring Dighi Port for LNG/oil terminal
  • MICT inaugurates waste management programme on World Environment Day
  • Paradip Port steadily augmenting capacity to handle multifarious cargo
  • Assocham proposes $3 trillion capacity addition plan for Rlys
  • Better Indo-Pak ties will boost exports: Fieo
  • Ernst & Young pegs economic growth at 6.2 pc in FY15
  • Export promotion schemes likely to get booster shot
  • Infrastructure may get funding from banks & PFRDA
  • INR ends marginally weak at 59.17 on heavy dollar buying
  • Sugar import duty may be hiked to 40 pc
  • 31st batch of Export-Import Workshop from Aug. 23
  • CEE network appoints Team Lifting Company in Saudi Arabia
  • Conference highlights EPC project opportunities in Gulf states
  • Delta Maritime delivers huge conveyor belts to Rotterdam
  • Plan to move over-dimensional cargo by road lands in court
  • Rickmers-Linie (America) Inc brings about changes in senior management

Marine Logweb site
JUNE 7, 2014
  • BAE Norfolk gets $15 million mod to DDG-61 contract
  • Chouest family buys yacht builder Westport
  • June 07, 2014 Quebec maritime strategy applauded by Davie Shipyard

World Wide Shipperweb site
JUNE 6, 2014
  • Contract talks continue between ILWU, PMA
  • Inchcape Shipping Services warns of Brazil stevedores strike
  • Matson releases numbers for first quarter of 2014
  • Port Tracker reports predicts container imports to rise in June
  • US rail freight totals climb during month of May

Lloyd's Listweb site
JUNE 6, 2014
  • Tanker scrapping will accelerate if the earnings trough continues
    Younger tonnage will be sent for demolition, says Gibson
  • HSH Nordbank back in the black
    Profit in first quarter as provisions fall sharply
  • Sovcomflot asserts its LNG focus as gas shipping revenues climb 82%
    Russian tanker giant eyes gas shipping growth
  • Energy giants' view from the top
    Executives ponder shale-gas prospects as South Hook Gas moves into London's Shard
  • Sovcomflot hails tanker recovery after improved first quarter
    Russian giant on course to post a full-year profit
  • China investigates senior Lianyungang port official
    Beijing and Jiangsu authorities suspect another maritime official of wrongdoing
  • Congestion hits Rotterdam terminal
    Shipping lines warn of potential surcharges and say they may on occasion omit terminal
  • Hill Dickinson hires Edwards from rival Clyde & Co
    Lloyd's List Top 100 veteran specialises in marine insurance
  • Product tanker feared hijacked off Ghana
    Contact with Fair Artemis lost on Wednesday
  • Robbers siphoned fuel cargo from Orapin 4
    Last week's attack on small tanker in South China Sea was similar to one in April
  • Indonesia's box exports will grow, says Maersk Line
    But nation's failing infrastructure continues to impede growth
  • European Shippers' Council wants box weights to be calculated
    Call follows changes to Solas convention on loading packed export boxes on ships
  • Bourbon talks closer ties with Tanjung
    Malaysian firm seeks to take a 51% interest in nine offshore supply vessels
  • Hints of vibrancy in the capesize market as Vale re-enters
    Greater activity from Brazil is tempered by lukewarm rates in the Pacific
  • Hong Kong's TCC Group secures $50m in financing via JBIC
    Loans will support two bulker orders at Imabari

Sea-webweb site
JUNE 6, 2014
  • Labour fears boost US box imports
    US container import volumes are rapidly escalating as retailers hedge against the chance of labour unrest at Pacific ports starting next month. The National Retail Federation (NRF) now predicts imports at major US container terminals will rise 7.5% this month "as retailers bring unusually high
  • Top Ships prices follow-on offering
    Evangelos Pistiolis-led Top Ships has priced a discounted offering of stock and warrants, garnering a third less proceeds than initially hoped. The NASDAQ-listed company priced 10M shares of common stock at $2/share and warrants to purchase 5M shares at $0.00001/warrant. The warrants have an
  • Svitzer enters Barbados towage sector
    An innovative deal between Svitzer Americas and Barbados Port Inc. (BPI) is being touted as a win-win for both parties. In small domestic markets, sensitivities can arise when the outsourcing of towage to a non-local party is proposed. The transaction in Barbados implicitly addressed any local
  • Bourbon in link-up talks with Tanjung Offshore
    French offshore vessel operator Bourbon is considering taking a stake in Malaysia's Tanjung Offshore as part of a two stage operation which will see it sell the Malaysian company the majority ownership of a number of its vessels. In a statement yesterday evening the French group said it was in
  • Sungdong wins Greek Suezmax order
    Korea's Sungdong shipyard has been contracted to build up to four Suezmaxes. A firm order for two ships with two options attached has been placed by Kyklades Maritime of Piraeus, Greece, with deliveries due from 4Q16. The 158,000dwt tankers are estimated to be costing more than $65M, which is close
  • Freight rate increases see limited success
    Spot freight rate increases by container lines at the beginning of May and June are enjoying only limited success, a senior shipping analyst has said. "Spot rates in May rose 5% on April, but [have since] been trickling down," said Jacob Pedersen, senior analyst at Sydbank in Denmark. "The rate
  • Bulker collides with fishing vessel off India
    Singapore-based Thome Ship Management has acknowledged that its managed bulk carrier Miletus collided with a fishing vessel off Calicut in India on 2 June. The 58,000dwt bulk carrier was owned by US-based Genco Shipping & Trading and was on its way to Bhavnagar, India before the incident happened.
  • Delay expected in Petronas CPP contracts bidding
    Delays are expected in the bidding process for Malaysia-based Petronas's fabrication of multiple central processing platform (CPP) in the integrated Bardegg 2 and Baronia enhanced oil recovery project, according to a CIMB analyst. The CPP for the project, off the coast of Sarawak, Malaysia, comes
  • Total to supply LNG to Pavilion Energy
    A subsidiary of Total Group (Total) has signed a 10-year LNG supply deal with a unit of Singapore's Pavilion Energy. Pavilion Gas has secured a total of 700,000 tonnes per annum (tpa) of LNG supply from Total Gas & Power Asia, a wholly owned gas and power trading company of Total, for 10 years
  • Call to end Australia's LNG 'warehousing'
    Australia's Fortescue has called on the the government to cancel unused LNG reserve retention leases in Western Australia. The miner last week released a report backing its push for a 'use it or lose it policy' on gas reserves, currently being 'warehoused'. FMG is seeking to source its own LNG as it
  • Australia calls for tenders for MH370 search
    The Australian Transport Safety Bureau (ATSB) yesterday warned that companies applying for the contract to scour the Indian Ocean seabed for MH370 wreckage should apply only via the Australian government tenders website. "ATSB cannot guarantee the authenticity or completeness of the material on
  • VLGC fetches record time charter
    A time charter for a very large gas carrier has been reportedly extended for two years at a monthly rate of $2.8M, an amount that industry sources believe is an all-time high. Brokers told IHS Maritime that Hamburg-based Neu Gas Shipping International's 2009-built Karoline N was chartered for
  • State-run Nanjing Tanker delisted
    China's state-owned Nanjing Tanker ended its 17-year listing in the Shanghai Stock Exchange, as it was delisted yesterday. The company is the first delisted company in China's stock exchanges in Shanghai and Shenzhen since the new delisting rules were proposed in 2012. Its share price closed at
  • Two more Sewol victim bodies found
    South Korea's Ministry of Oceans and Fisheries, which is coordinating the search for victims of the capsized ferry Sewol, announced today that the bodies of two male victims have been found. The discovery of the bodies comes 15 days after the last body was found, bringing the total death toll to
  • New terminal for Lianyungang Port
    LYG-PSA Container Terminal (LPCT) was officially opened in China's Lianyungang Port yesterday, marking PSA International's first venture into the Yangtze River Delta region. LPCT is a joint-venture between Lianyungang Port and PSA International. The terminal is expected to have a designed capacity

The Journal of Commerceweb site
JUNE 6, 2014
  • Chile's Valpara'so port boosts container-handling efficiency
    Chile's Terminal Pac'fico Sur Valparaíso has ordered three large ship-to-shore cranes from Liebherr Container Cranes to boost capacity, as recent changes in the shipping industry have sent larger ships to the region. Terminal Pac'fico Sur Valpara'so, the only terminal operator of the port of Valpara'so in central Chile, ordered three ship-to-shore...
  • Container lines' schedule reliability better, but still down
    Global container lines' schedule reliability increased for the second month in a row in April. Full-size chart Despite recent improvements, global container lines' schedule reliability and on-time container delivery have been worse every month so far this year versus last year, according to a new report from SeaIntel Maritime Analysis, as bad...
  • PSA opens its first terminal in Yangtze River Delta
    PSA International's first major investment in the Yangtze River Delta opened at Lianyungang Port this week, connecting the Singapore-based terminal operator to an intermodal network stretching across the continent and ending in Rotterdam. The LYG-PSA Container Terminal (LPCT) is the first collaboration between PSA and the Lianyungang Port Group and once...
  • New UPS CEO Abney faces e-commerce challenge
    David AbneyDavid Abney will face his first big test as CEO of UPS in December, when the largest U.S. transportation company must avoid a repeat of last year's holiday shipping debacle. A late-December surge in online shopping led to millions of late packages, irate customers and higher transportation and labor costs...
  • Weakening demand, sourcing shifts likely to restrain China's export growth
    Asia's export growth will bounce off the lows of 2012-13 and still be the envy of the world over the next five years, but it will pale in comparison with the country's export gains over much of the last two decades, according to a noted Asia analyst. Outbound shipments from Asia...
  • Pet products, accessories a booming business in China
    Not long ago, the only accessories a dog or cat owner needed to buy was a collar, a leash, bowl, maybe a fake mouse or a squeaky toy ball. These days in China, however, pet products are a serious and fast growing business. Retail sales of pet products reached $1.3 billion...
  • China's logistics sector struggles to meet pharma demand
    China's rapid urbanization, its growing middle class and improved access to health insurance is stoking massive investment in production and driving demand for logistics and distribution in the health care sector. A recent KPMG report indicated that at some point in the next 12 to 18 months, China will become the...
  • Trucking adds workers - but needs many more
    The JOC For-Hire Trucking Employment Index rose 96.8 in May. Full-size chart Trucking edged closer to recovering jobs lost in the recession last month, but rising freight demand means for-hire carriers will have to work harder to hire employees as the U.S. economy expands in 2014. The JOC For-Hire Trucking Employment Index rose...
  • Dockworkers plan June 10 start to strike in Brazil
    A nationwide dockworker strike is planned to begin on June 10 in Brazil, according to maritime services provider Inchcape Shipping Services. The strike, organized by the Union of Stevedores, is expected to affect stevedore operations in all ports across Brazil for an indefinite period and is predicted to cause considerable delays with...
  • Ocean carrier rate revision roundup for June 6
    Numerous container lines have planned general rate increases in various trade routes to take effect July 1, although any gains achieved could be fleeting as overcapacity and sluggish global demand continue. The worldwide container ship fleet grew 6 percent in 2013, fueled by growth in the post-Panamax segment in particular ahead of the...
  • SCFI: Asia to Europe up, spot rates to US fall
    SCFI: Asia-North Europe spot rate stood at $1,183 this week. Full-size chart Spot rates from Asia to Europe were up for the first time in a month this week, according to the Shanghai Containerized Freight Index. The SCFI spot rate from Shanghai to Northern Europe stood at $1,183 this week, up 2.4 percent...
  • Forwarders concerned by US plans to expand air cargo screening
    The Hong Kong Association of Freight Forwarders and Logistics (HAFFA) has joined a coalition of global counterparts in calling for the U.S. federal government to seek input from small and midsize forwarders before expanding the Air Cargo Advanced Screening (ACAS) program. The program, which analyzes advance data on inbound air shipments...
  • Forwarders ask FMC for congestion surcharge clarity
    WASHINGTON - Customs brokers and forwarders are asking the U.S. Federal Maritime Commission to create procedures to help them better handle potential work stoppages at U.S. West Coast ports. Although the FMC in late May issued an advisory on possible port congestion surcharges levied by carriers, the tariff publications and announcements...
  • Manufacturing rebound sparks rapid growth at US Gulf ports
    The numbers look like typos: More than $100 billion in petrochemical manufacturing construction is under way or planned across the U.S., mostly in Texas and Louisiana. That's billion, with a "b," and it's a conservative tally. The final total could rise much higher. This frenzy of construction is a direct result...
  • APMT: Sister carrier gets equal treatment
    APM Terminals disputes suggestions that sister carrier Maersk Line benefits from lower terminal handling costs because of the companies' common ownership by Maersk Group. "It's a common misconception," Martin Gaard Christiansen, APMT's chief commercial officer, told the JOC. "We do have a close strategic relationship with Maersk, because they're the biggest...
  • Shippers urge EU to keep close eye on P3
    The largest group of ocean container shippers is urging European regulators to keep a close eye on the three carriers involved in the P3 Network to make sure they don't abuse their "unprecedented market power." The trio should give the European Commission reports on service performance on specific port pairs and...
  • Allcargo Logistics' profit drops despite revenue growth
    Allcargo Logistics Ltd., India's leading international freight forwarder and port-based logistics provider, reported its group net income fell 14 percent in fiscal year 2013-14, which ended on March 31, 2014, from a year earlier to Rs. 149.33 crore (about $25.2 million) despite a big jump in operating revenue. Consolidated yearly revenue...

TradeWindsweb site
JUNE 6, 2014
  • Contact lost with tanker
    The search is on for a Greek tanker that lost contact with its owner off Ghana on Thursday.
  • Bharati falls to loss
    India's Bharati Shipyard has slipped to a loss in the fourth quarter as revenue plunged.
  • HSH chops loan-loss
    German shipping lender HSH Nordbank has turned in first quarter profit after cutting loan-loss provisions.
  • Beautiful shipping
    We take a look at what was said in the market over the past week.
  • SCF earnings soar
    Russian state shipowner Sovcomflot (SCF) has been boosted by a recovery in tanker markets to post much bigger first quarter profit.
  • Brazil's $1.8bn boost
    Brazil's Merchant Marine Fund (FMM) has lined up funding worth BRL 4.2bn ($1.84bn) to build 110 new ships and upgrade three shipyards.
  • Faulty joystick blamed
    A faulty joystick has been identified as the cause of a near-fatal German ferry smash.
  • Lutheran liquidated
    Papua New Guinea's Lutheran Shipping has been liquidated by its owner, the Evangelical Lutheran Church.
  • Vroon fixes five
    Vroon Offshore Services in Aberdeen has fixed five ships for five years to a North Sea oil major.
  • Crew rescued from fire
    Two men have been rescued after their pilot boat caught fire while it was guiding a tanker from the Tay river in Scotland.
  • IFC wants its money
    Indonesian shipping company Trada Maritime is facing a demand from the World Bank for repayment of $31m.
  • Sincere slips again
    Sincere Navigation of Taiwan has posted lower first quarter profit despite rising revenue.
  • Arms sentencing due
    Panamanian prosecutors want an eight-year jail term for three North Korean crew accused of smuggling arms last year.
  • ABN Amro opens taps
    Dutch lender ABN Amro is building its shipping portfolio as the industry enjoys a fragile recovery.
  • Bourbon eyes Malaysia
    Bourbon has confirmed that it is in talks with Malaysia's Tanjung Offshore about a potential offshore support vessel (OSV) tie-up.
  • NATO extends Ocean Shield
    The western military organization said it will continue with operation Ocean Shield until the end of 2016.
  • TCC wins JBIC backing
    Tai Chong Cheang Steamship Group (TCC Group) has secured export credit finance for two panamax bulkers on order in Japan.
  • ORIG seals $1bn deal
    Ocean Rig has sealed a $1.3bn contract that will keep one of its newest deepwater drillships employed off Angola for six years.

American Shipperweb site
JUNE 6, 2014
  • Retail imports spike as ILWU deadline approaches
    "We don't want to see disruptions at the ports, but retailers are making sure they are prepared in case that happens," NRF Vice President for Supply Chain and Customs Policy Jonathan Gold said.
  • Cargo thefts down 9%, first decrease since 2009
  • NCBFAA asks FMC for procedures to address port congestion
  • Amendment delaying some HOS rules passes
    Sen. Susan Collins is seeking to suspend the rule that drivers can't operate trucks between the hours of 1 a.m. and 5 a.m. for two consecutive nights, and the requirement limiting the 34-hour restart to just once a week.
  • UPS names Abney next CEO
    Current CEO Scott Davis, 62, will retire and assume the role of non-executive chairman. Abney will be the 11th chief executive in the company's history. He began working for UPS in 1974 as a part-time package loader.
  • Glyn Hughes named new IATA cargo boss
    Hughes, who replaces the retiring Des Vertannes, has been with IATA since 1991 and has been involved with the organization's most important cargo programs, including the Global Air Cargo Advisory Group.
  • TTIP needs strengthening, 'widening,' says EC commissioner
  • Tank-car rulemaking deadline part of THUD bill
  • Ships diverted from Suez terminal
  • Hellmann to use Netwin FTZ solution
  • Weekly GRI roundup
  • Dutch firm pays $10.5 million fine for illicit exports
  • Executive moves

The Bunker Bulletinweb site
JUNE 6, 2014
  • Fuel prices in the Americas end week mixed
    Prices weaken in New York.
  • Weekly Global Market Report
    A weekly price roundup from bunkering hubs around the world.
  • 'Slim arbitrage volumes' to keep fuel oil market firm
    Cargoes from the West may be diverted from Singapore to Fujairah, say traders.
  • Prices mixed in northwest Europe
    And generally soft across Mediterranean markets.
  • Prices firm in Fujairah
    IFO prices show little movement in Suez.
  • No plans for Singapore-style licensing in the Netherlands
    Rotterdam port authority nevertheless hopeful of lifting overall quality and reliability of bunker sector.
  • Brazil to build bunker tankers
    State-backed newbuild push includes bunker tankers and inland vessels.
  • Japan: 'Super eco' ferry delivered
    15% fuel savings claimed, compared with earlier model.
  • 'Eco-ships' offer 'significant return on investment'
    'Eco-ships have more commercial flexibility with access to contracts not always available to conventional ships.'
  • Asian IFO relatively flat at week's end
    Below-average demand seen across key regional hubs.
  • Shipyard completes newbuild in under six weeks
    UK-based bunker and marine services supplier takes delivery of the Rix Lion next month.
  • Cabotage trades should remain protected, say shipowners
    Indian owners want level-playing field if sector opens to foreign flags.
  • Ship arrested in Saudi Arabia
    Crew accused of illegal diesel sales.
  • Vietnam's bunker industry moving forward
    Country's marine fuels sector is evolving, says General Director of bunker firm.
  • Chinese shipowner expands fleet with 'fuel-efficient' buys
    New vessels set to join fleet from next year.
  • US shipping firm buys 'upgraded' fuel scrubbers
    New system was launched in May.

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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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