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August 13, 2014
Sched Netweb site
  • OOIL first half profit up US$181.3 million after $15.3 million loss
  • Hapag-Lloyd posts US$231.6 million loss as it moves towards CSAV merger
  • Hapag-Lloyd diverts 3 more ships to Antwerp to avoid clogged Rotterdam
  • Moody's downgrades MOL estimate to Baa3, the lowest investment grade
  • Vietnamese volumes grow despite maritime conflicts with China
  • New feeder link eliminates need to truck to Mumbai or ship via Colombo
  • European Pallet Association's work wins recognition in Czech Republic
  • Braemar analysts present positive outlook for container shipping
  • Ruslan, Air Partner join to move mini-hospital from Turkey to Morocco
  • Food and pharma focus in India as Qatar Airways makes Doha global hub
  • New cargo apron has been completed at Warsaw's Frederic Chopin Airport

Exim Indiaweb site
AUGUST 12, 2014
  • "K" Line becomes member of maritime anti-corruption network
  • Alliances maintain stability on east-west trades, says Drewry
  • HMM takes delivery of third mega vessel in two months
  • Permission sought from Bangladesh to send foodgrains to North-East via its waters
  • Hyundai halts car exports from India to EU
  • Russian ban on EU, US foodstuff seen opening door for Indian dairy products exporters
  • Reefer container transporters hold first AGM
  • Rlys hauls 357.57 mt of freight in April-July FY15
  • Transport sector accounts for about 25 pc global energy-related carbon emissions: Report
  • Crisil expects surge in exports to US, EU over three years
  • Exports to Iran in INR can avail incentives under FTP: DGFT
  • Govt hikes raw sugar export subsidy to INR 3,371/t
  • Restrict rubber imports to save farmers, MP urges govt
  • SC maintains ban on iron ore pellets export from Karnataka
  • JBS Academy trains over 100 ex-im & logistics personnel in Vadodara

Marine Logweb site
AUGUST 12, 2014
  • FMT orders another towboat at Eastern Shipbuilding
  • Arctic Salvage Research Foundation seeks industry input
  • BAE Systems awarded contract for U.K. OPV trio
  • Gulf Island wins order from Arena Offshore
  • Two more 24 m cats join Captain Cook Cruises fleet
  • MTU unveils EPA Tier 3 yacht engine
  • Captain Robert Johnston retires from OSG

World Wide Shipperweb site
AUGUST 12, 2014
  • Port of Everett welcomes new Waterfront Center tenant
  • Company expresses interest in future Panama Canal projects
  • Port of Portland schedules waterfront event at Terminal 4
  • Global Port Tracker reports finds container import count sets record
  • Crew of Crowley tugboat fights fire in Alaska village

Lloyd's Listweb site
AUGUST 12, 2014
  • Scorpio makes $460m entry into boxships
    Samsung will build a minimum of three 19,200 teu ships for bareboat charter to Mediterranean Shipping Co
  • Hapag-Lloyd implements new vessel-scrapping policy
    German carrier will no longer sell ships to breakers that do not conform to Hong Kong Convention
  • Deflating Indian sentiment may take the shine off demolition rates
    Caution grips the country's buyers as the value of the rupee continues to fluctuate
  • Record US imports forecast as west coast negotiations continue
    Inbound volumes at major US ports are expected to hit an all-time high this month
  • Avic International Maritime returns to profit
    Singapore-listed unit improves its management and consultancy business
  • Baltic Sea and North Sea aframaxes enjoy high spot earnings
    Demand for mid-August crude cargo loading
  • Aronnax: War and peace with shipping
    Carbon War Room and shipowners finding common ground
  • Former Wilhelmsen employee faces $4m fraud charges
    Tax manager allegedly made wire transfers to own account
  • Mexico energy reforms signed into law
    Country's push to increase production and exports bodes well for tankers
  • Great Eastern sees first-quarter profit fall
    Drop comes despite rise in revenue for Indian operator
  • Two Chinese state carriers announce a 19-very large crude carrier tie-up
    Expanding China Merchants Energy Shipping transfers ships to Sinotrans & CSC joint venture
  • Hapag-Lloyd posts first-half loss as freight rates keep falling
    New chief executive Rolf Habben Jansen forecasts a positive full-year result but lower than 2013

Sea-webweb site
AUGUST 12, 2014
  • Adani JV to build Mundra LNG terminal
    The Indian government has approved a plan by Gujarat State Petroleum Corp (GSPC) to enter a joint venture (JV) with Adani Group to build a 5.1M tonnes/year LNG import terminal to open at Mundra port in 2016. The joint venture, which also gives Gujarat state government-owned GSPC a co-developer role
  • APM Terminals Izmir invests in new cranes
    APM Terminals is aiming to expand Turkish trade by investing in cranes large enough to serve 10,000teu vessels efficiently in the Izmir region. The purchase of three ship-to-shore (STS) quay cranes and 10 rubber tyre gantry (RTG) cranes will support one of Turkey's fastest-growing regions and allow
  • Genco sinks further into the red
    Recently restructured Genco Shipping & Trading is projecting a second-quarter net loss of $65.6M, up about a third from a $48.9M shortfall in the same quarter last year. The deeper loss - logged despite higher quarterly revenue - covers the period when the dry bulk company's consensual Chapter 11
  • Open-ocean piracy emerges off Nigeria
    Open-ocean attacks could be a 'game-changer' in Gulf of Guinea piracy, according to a recent Dryad Maritime report. In the early hours of 9 August, a product tanker transiting immediately beyond Nigeria's territorial waters was heavily fired upon by up to three smaller vessels. The pirates then
  • Sinwa net profit up 21.9%
    Sinwa Offshore, a Singapore-listed offshore service provider, reported today that its 1H14 net profit climbed 21.9% year on year to SGD5.93M ($4.74M). First-half revenue of SGD74M was up 4.8% year on year, largely on improved revenue from the firm's marine and offshore supply business in Singapore
  • Avic Dingheng gains four asphalt tankers
    Chinese yard Avic Dingheng Shipbuilding has landed an order for four asphalt tankers from Switzerland-based shipowner ABC Maritime AG. The four 4,900dwt vessels - scheduled for delivery in the first and second quarter of 2016 - have been allocated yard numbers AD0022, AD0023, AD0055, and AD0056 by
  • Jiangsu Hantong wins Goldwin tanker trio
    Chinese shipbuilder Jiangsu Hantong Ship Heavy Industry has won an order for up to three stainless-steel chemical tankers from Hong Kong-based Goldwin Shipping. Featuring one firm 38,000dwt chemical tanker, the deal is further evidence of the shipbuilder's move into this new high-value market after
  • Cheap ore brightens Capesize outlook
    Cheaper iron ore is set to spur imports to China at the expense of its domestic production, which bodes well for Capesize bulkers, although July was a poor month in smaller-size segments, say industry sources. "Reports are indicating that the significantly lower international prices of iron ore are
  • South Korea tightens blood alcohol limits for ship operators
    As part of the government's move to improve maritime safety standards after the Sewol disaster, South Korea has tightened the limit on permissible blood alcohol concentration from 0.05% to 0.03%. The country's Ministry of Oceans and Fisheries unveiled this on 10 August as part of amendments to
  • Icon Offshore changes fleet composition
    Malaysia-listed offshore service provider, Icon Offshore, is renewing its fleet with the disposal of an old vessel, followed by an acquisition of a new one. Tanjung Manis, a 2005-built platform supply ship, was sold to Saudi Arabia's Hadi Hamad Al-Hammam Marine Services for $3.88M. Icon Offshore
  • India, Bangladesh reach insurance settlement
    India and Bangladesh are making progress in the settlement of insurance claims and ship standards. The agreement will facilitate direct coastal shipping between the two countries from October 2014. "Both countries agreed to buy insurance of up to $10M, with Sadharan Bima of Bangladesh and General
  • Chinese port growth slows in July
    Up to 35 Chinese ports on the watch list of the Ministry of Transport posted total throughput of 928M tonnes in July, up by 1.3% year on year and 3.5% lower than the growth in June, the ministry announced yesterday. Coastal ports handled 634M tonnes, up by 1.9% y/y, while the rest of the 294M tonnes
  • China's exports surged in July while imports dropped
    China recorded exports of $1.28Tn in July, up by 14% year-on-year (y/y), almost doubling June's 7.2% growth, while imports fell by 2.1% y/y, down from the previous month's 5.5%, amounting to $1.12Tn. "Global economic recovery is bringing back external demand for Chinese products, and will continue
  • Suspected bunker pirates arrested in Thailand
    The Thai Marine Police discovered 370,000 litres of diesel on four boats modified for smuggling in Chanthaburi, Thailand, during a raid on 9 August. Eleven suspected bunker pirates were apprehended. The suspects were identified as Chaiyan Suksa-nguan, 45, of Laem Sing district, and 10 Cambodian
  • Carnival plans cruise port in Haiti
    Florida-based Carnival Corp has signed a letter of intent with the Haitian government to develop a cruise port at an initial investment of $70M on the Haitian barrier island of Ile de la Tortue. Ile de la Tortue - or Tortuga Island - is a remote island about 19km off Haiti's north coast with a
  • Colombo Port City to start next month
    Phase one of Sri Lanka's mega $900M offshore Colombo Port City project has received its environmental permit and will begin in September, said Sri Lanka Ports Authority's (SLPA's) planning and development chief engineer Susantha Abeysiriwardena. Work was to have begun in March, but was delayed
  • Credit agency eyes US cargo diversions
    Investments in US West Coast ports could be at risk if shippers convert short-term cargo diversions into long-term strategies, a possibility that has caught the attention of a major credit rating agency. Fitch Ratings, which rates the ability of bondholders to pay back debt, noted in an 11 August
  • CMES teams up with Sinotrans&CSC
    China Merchants Energy Shipping (CMES), a Chinese bulker and tanker operator, will team up with compatriot Sinotrans&CSC to set up a tanker-operating joint venture with $1.1Bn in assets. CMES will own 51% of the JV by injecting nine VLCCs and 10 VLCCs on order, along with the shares in Associated
  • Pelindo II still partnering with HPH
    Indonesian port operator PT Pelabuhan Indonesia II (Pelindo II) will not cancel its contract with Hong Kong-based Hutchison Port Holdings (HPH) to operate the Jakarta International Container Terminal (JICT) until 2039. Previously, the state-own Pelindo II was urged by the country's Transportation

The Journal of Commerceweb site
AUGUST 12, 2014
  • Agility cashes in on booming interior China trade
    As exports originating in China's interior continue to grow, Agility inked a deal with Shanghai International Port Group Logistics, in order to strengthen its capabilities in the Yangtze River region. The agreement gives Agility access to SIPG's full range of logistics services, which includes operations at several Yangtze River ports, including...
  • Con-way Truckload boosts truck driver pay, incentives
    In a bid to recruit and keep more truck drivers, Con-way Truckload will raise per-mile pay, increase layover pay and offer more incentives to drivers that stay behind the wheel. The pay increase comes as trucking companies struggle to find truck drivers in a labor market with 6.2 percent unemployment. As...
  • NY-NJ port performance teams begin work
    Work is starting on implementation of an industry task force's recommendations on ways to improve performance at the Port of New York and New Jersey. Five industry teams established by the Council on Port Performance, successor to the industry-wide Port Performance Task Force, have been formed and will begin meeting this...
  • SEKO Logistics Worldwide Systematizes Rate Management and FMC Tariff Publishing with CargoSphere
    Chapel Hill, North Carolina, August 12, 2014 - CargoSphere, the leading, cloud-based global rate management solution and confidential Rate Mesh for the ocean and air transportation and logistics industries, today announces SEKO Logistics, a global supply chain and logistics management company, has completed implementation of CargoSphere's contract and rate management system and Rate Mesh. ...
  • Volga-Dnepr to present 'Future Airlifter' concept at IATF 2014
    Volga-Dnepr Group is using its role as a strategic partner and participant in the Third International Air Transport Forum (IATF) at Ulyanovsk-Vostochny Airport in Ulyanovsk, Russia, on 14-16 August 2014 to present a concept for a 'future airlifter' as well as trying to set a new world record, displaying one...
  • CEVA marks achievement in Aerospace with Silver Supplier Excellence Award
    The only 3PL nominated at the Singapore Aerospace Awards 2014 Singapore, 12 August, 2014 - CEVA Logistics, a leading global supply chain management company, was awarded the Silver Supplier Excellence Award at the Singapore Aerospace Awards (SAA) 2014 organized by the Association of Aerospace Industries, Singapore (AAIS). This award recognizes CEVA's...
  • Werner Enterprises Unveils Third Freedom Truck
    OMAHA, Neb.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Aug. 11, 2014-- Werner Enterprises (NASDAQ:WERN), a premier transportation and logistics provider and award-winning military friendly employer, added a third truck to its Operation Freedom fleet and handed the keys to Immanuel Odongkara, a 20-year Navy veteran. "This opportunity is like winning the lottery," said Odongkara, a Jacksonville, Florida, resident. "I am able to drive...
  • QuestaWeb Applications Now Support All Four Major Browsers
    Clark, N.J. -- August 7, 2014 -- QuestaWeb, Inc. (www.questaweb.com), a premier provider of web-based, integrated Global Trade Management (GTM) solutions, announced today that its suite of TradeMasterQW applications complies with the latest version of the HTML5 standard. This comprehensive update includes cross-browser compatibility. QuestaWeb applications are now compatible with...
  • Sonwil Receives Second BRC Global Standard Facility Certification
    BUFFALO, NY - Today Sonwil Distribution Center-A Buffalo based logistics solutions provider-announced that it has received a British Retail Consortium (BRC) Global Standard Certification for Storage and Distribution at a second area location. This additional certification is the result of the company's continued implementation of best practices and process improvements related...
  • ARTEMUS TRANSPORTATION SOLUTIONS TO HOLD THIRD SHIPPING 101 TRAINING COURSE IN PACIFIC NORTHWEST
    VIRGINIA BEACH, VA (August 11, 2014) -- ARTEMUS Transportation Solutions, a leader in the web-based trade compliance software industry, will be holding its Global Commerce- International Transportation & Trade Shipping 101 Course on September 15-19 in the Seattle-Tacoma area. This is the third time the Shipping 101 course will be hosted by...
  • VOLGA-DNEPR GROUP CELEBRATES 80TH BIRTHDAY OF LEGENDARY CHIEF DESIGNER OF THE AN-124 AND AN-225 TRANSPORT AIRCRAFT
    Volga-Dnepr Group today celebrates the 80th birthday of Victor Tolmachev, the legendary Chief Designer of the An-124 'Ruslan' and An-225 'Mriya' transport aircraft, to mark his 'outstanding contribution' to the world of aviation. Mr Tolmachev, who continues to serve the industry as Technical Director of Volga-Dnepr and as an advisor to...
  • New Penn Professional Driver Heads to 2014 National Truck Driving Championships
    LEBANON, Pa., Aug. 11, 2014 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- New Penn announced today that professional driver and safety superstar Rick Gagnon won the 5-axle division at the Rhode Island State Truck Driving Championships. He will now move on to compete with other national driving champions at the 2014 National Truck Driving Championships (NTDC), to be held August...
  • New web app targets port drivers' empty trips
    One of container shipping's most glaring inefficiencies is the countless unproductive trips by truckers who deliver an import box to an inland destination but return to port with no backhaul. Rick Knapp thinks he has a solution. Knapp, former chief operating officer at Virginia International Terminals, has launched Quick180.com, a web...
  • VOLGA-DNEPR GROUP APPOINTS NEW VP, JAPAN AND KOREA
    Anton Khodakovsky has been appointed as Volga Dnepr Group's Vice President, Japan and South Korea. Anton Khodakovsky has vast industry knowledge and experience. He started work in the freight industry over 15 years ago and has accumulated a deep understanding of the air cargo business. In 2004, after holding various positions...
  • ITF world congress launches tomorrow
    The largest ever world congress of the ITF (International Transport Workers' Federation) begins tomorrow in Sofia, Bulgaria. Taking place in Sofia's National Palace of Culture, the event will bring together almost 2000 people, including staff and participants from 379 trade unions in 116 countries, and is the 43rd world congress in...
  • ATA Seeks Mike Russell Trucking Industry Image Award Nominations
    Arlington, Va. - Today, American Trucking Associations announced it is seeking nominations for the eighth annual Mike Russell Trucking Industry Image Award. The award, first handed out in 2006, honors trucking companies, state associations and industry suppliers who creatively generate positive awareness of the trucking industry. And for the third straight year,...

TradeWindsweb site
AUGUST 12, 2014
  • Coup unravels
    Jacques Saade appears to have abandoned a campaign aimed at ousting the chairman of UK containership owner Global Ship Lease (GSL).
  • Changing of the guard
    Capital Product Partners (CPP) made waves on Wall Street Tuesday after identifying the individual who will succeed Ioannis Lazaridis as its chief executive.
  • Hoegh seals US listing
    Hoegh LNG Partners (Hoegh LNG) has emerged victorious in its quest to raise cash by way of an initial public offering (IPO) in the US.
  • Cape rally underway?
    Rates for capesize bulkers are starting to gain steam but it's unclear whether the current rally will mark the beginning of a broader market rebound.
  • More demand for LR2s
    Demand for LR2 tankers will rise by 13% in 2014, McQuilling Partners says.
  • Capital nets Christodoulou
    Greek banker Petros Christodoulou has been recruited by Evangelos Marinakis to lead Capital Product Partners.
  • Cape sale helps Courage
    Courage Marine remained marginally in the red during the second quarter as the sale of a vessel helped compensate for reduced revenue.
  • Golar takes the lead
    Golar LNG has emerged as the best performing stock in the year-to-date among the 35 stocks covered by RS Platou Markets.
  • GE profit slips
    India's Great Eastern (GE) Shipping has recorded a slightly lower profit for the first quarter.
  • Downturn drag for WBC
    Western Bulk Carriers has seen its margin turn negative at the start of the third quarter.
  • Seoul slumber to stretch
    Falling newbuilding orders and retreating prices will remain a headache for depressed shipyard stocks, Deutsche Bank believes.
  • GH confirms scrap sale
    Great Harvest has confirmed the scrap sale of its oldest bulker in a $7m deal.
  • Chinese in VLCC tie-up
    China Merchants Enegy Shipping (CMES) and Sinotrans & CSC are teaming up to create a $1bn VLCC joint venture.
  • Genco to stay red
    Genco Shipping & Trading is set for a deeper second quarter loss, investors have been told.
  • Weak rates dent Hapag
    Hapag-Lloyd has seen results go from bad to worse as it posted an interim net loss of EUR 173.3m ($231.6m) in figures released Tuesday.

American Shipperweb site
AUGUST 12, 2014
  • Hapag-Lloyd reports loss for first half of year
    The company moved about 2.9 million TEU of container cargo in the first half of 2014 - 5.8-percent more than in the first six months of 2013 - but said "the market environment remains difficult."
  • ILWU and grain elevators reach tentative agreement
  • Martinko will head Port of Pittsburgh
    "Steve has been integral in many of my successes. His combination of political, policy and communications know-how has been a tremendous asset," said Bill Shuster, head of the House Transportation and Infrastructure Committee.
  • OOCL parent reports first-half profit of $181 million
    C.C. Tung, chairman of OOIL, said that "there are underlying developments that support a degree of cautious optimism" about the outlook for the shipping industry.
  • USPS Q3 loss hits $2 billion
    "Due to continued losses and low levels of liquidity, we've been extremely conservative with our capital, spending only what is deemed essential to maintain existing infrastructure," Joseph Corbett, USPS' chief financial officer, stated.
  • Gantry cranes ordered for planned Turkey terminal
  • FAA fines four companies for hazmat violations
    The Federal Aviation Administration recently issued civil penalties to three companies, including logistics service provider Kuehne + Nagel, for improperly shipping hazardous material.
  • Agility expands ocean services in East China
  • Washington Notebook: WTO trade facilitation effort can be revived, analysts say
  • Hapag-Lloyd adopts 'green' ship-recycling policy
  • QuestaWeb updates application compatibility for newest browsers and devices
  • SEKO to use CargoSphere for rate management
  • PHMSA lays out new rules for hazardous return shipments

The Bunker Bulletinweb site
AUGUST 12, 2014
  • Price differential for LSFO narrowing
    Shipowners may already be testing MGO ahead of new ECA rules.
  • Prices falling in Rotterdam hub
    Piraeus: Tight barging schedule.
  • 'Every vessel' under scrutiny ahead of ECA change
    Ferry operator will use this autumn to consider its options across all vessels and routes.
  • Avails outlook mixed in Fujairah
    South African bunker market soft.
  • New bunker trader at Argos Oil Trading Ltd
    Ana Apavaloaiei will assist in all commercial and operational matters.
  • Iranian official denies there has been a halt to IFO exports
    'Some regional traders have spoken of a halt in exports just for the sake of their own interests and to increase the price of fuel oil.'
  • Bunker prices decline at Asian ports
    Supplies were stable at key Asian ports on Tuesday.
  • Sri Lanka supplier clarifies vessel 'detention'
    Sri Lanka Customs boarded tanker but operations 'continue as normal'.
  • Bunker player wins Russian supply deal
    Firm to supply 30,000 mt of bunker fuel for government project.
  • LNG bunkering terminal to be built in Denmark
    Facility due to start operations within next four months.
  • Hybrid-powered tugboat wins award
    Award presented by several Japanese maritime institutes.

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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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