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September 18, 2014
Sched Netweb site
  • AADA China-Australia rates increase US$500/TEU from October 15
  • Philippines lifts truck ban as Manila port congestion becomes infamous
  • LA August up 6.7pc to 757,702 TEU while LB down 9.1pc to 573,083 TEU
  • Carriers head for Russian ports east and west for big discounts on bunker fuel
  • MSC low-sulphur fuel levy US$15/TEU Asia-Europe, but $165/TEU to Montreal
  • 'K' Line repeats order for five more 13,870 TEU ships from Japanese shipyard
  • Sea change in revenue management needed to improve profitability: expert
  • APL to offer alternative service in October to cover New Zealand
  • US FMC's travelling congestion hearings finds solutions are often the problem
  • UASC takes on two new 9,000 TEU newbuildings from Singapore's Asiatic Lloyd
  • DHL Supply Chain to build biggest warehouse in Malaysia for US$32 million
  • China officials make GM recall 38,328 Cadillacs after 191,770 Fords recalled
  • Ruslan moves urgent oil and gas plant for Airland Logistics to South Australia
  • SriLankan Cargo adopts e-air waybill, takes big step to paper-free system
  • Austrian Airlines to name Andreas Otto chief commercial officer October 1

Exim Indiaweb site
SEPTEMBER 17, 2014
  • CMA CGM Group awarded by EcoVadis for CSR performance Maintains 'Silver' status
  • CSAV to commence new Imex Sling 1 calling Nhava Sheva & Mundra
  • ICS repeats call for governments to see sense on Ballast Convention
  • IRClass Academy highlights impact of upcoming regulations on wreck removal
  • KNOT concludes time charter contract for two shuttle tankers
  • Letter of Intent signals breakthrough for very large ethane carriers
  • Exports seen touching $ 350 billion despite slowdown in Europe
  • Fieo calls for interest subvention, focused Foreign Trade Policy to augment exports
  • India likely to become major food exporter to Russia
  • Steel Ministry seeks duty roll back for coking coal imports
  • Vegetable oil imports hit all-time high in Aug.
  • MbPT celebrates Engineers' Day
  • Traffic growth, profitability driving aggressive new players entering global container terminal operator sector
  • INR recovers smartly against dollar
  • ADB to give Odisha $ 100 m loan for infra projects
  • KKR extends financing to infra major GMR Holdings

International Transport Journalweb site
  • IRU commends best Eurasian hauliers 2014
  • CMA CGM upgrades Amerigo service
  • Lehnkering expands specialist tank container fleet
  • Dennis Kohr manager of new Jet Aviation location
  • Change in leadership for Hamburg forwarders' association
  • RZD offers new custom information service
  • Qatar Airways takes delivery of first A380
  • Cryoport and Broekman to cooperate
  • Fewer boxes for Russia's Global Ports
  • New CEO and acquisition for EMS Seven Seas
  • Rickmers Group signs up to ShipServ
  • Airfreight volumes grow despite some obstacles
  • Menlo opens new multi-client warehouse in Thailand
  • Australia: West Pilbara iron ore project going ahead
  • Alles beim Alten: Europas Frachtflughäfen wachsen im Juli...

Marine Logweb site
SEPTEMBER 17, 2014
  • Paul Gallagher returns to Foss Maritime
  • Hyde in BWT installation MOU with Keppel Shipyard
  • $191.6 million grant for new Staten Island Ferries
  • Damen wins order for two ASD tugs
  • Mickey Cook joins Horizon Shipbuilding
  • Incat launches world's largest fast crew boat
  • Jaccar and Hartmann in new ethane carrier JV
  • Gunderson Marine builds barge backlog
  • Hyundai Mipo delivers fourth PSV to BP

World Wide Shipperweb site
SEPTEMBER 17, 2014
  • Portland International Airport to add carbon accreditation system
  • General Dynamics NASSCO celebrates start of tanker project
  • Discussion event to focus on Puget Sound maritime industry
  • Tidewater tug crews perform two rescue missions in one day
  • Naming ceremony held for new NYK LNG vessel

Lloyd's Listweb site
SEPTEMBER 17, 2014
  • Iran is a sleeping tiger in LNG
    When she wakes, the whole world will take notice
  • East Mediterranean LNG bunkering project wins EU funding
    Poseidon-Med sees Piraeus as hub for Qatari gas to fuel ferry and shortsea fleet
  • Cosco books five 14,500 teu ships to 'improve competitiveness of its fleet'
    China Cosco Holdings confirms order from Changxing Shipbuilding
  • Unifeeder unveils sulphur surcharge
    Shortsea and feeder operator is latest line to raise price for shipping in emission control areas
  • Baltic LNG terminal counters 'unfair' prices for piped Russian gas
    Lithuania's Klaipedos Nafta defies Moscow to launch floating import venture
  • Maersk profits tipped to beat forecast
    Recent 20% rise in share price still has further to go, says Macquarie Equities Research
  • Knightsbridge and Frontline 2012 share swap hits the half-way mark
    Firms exchange 31m new shares for 11 capesize and newcastlemax newbuildings
  • China's thermal coal curbs will have little impact on seaborne imports
    The proposed restrictions will put home-grown producers under pressure
  • Capital Product unveils three period charters
    Marinakis family's Capital Maritime is still a major charterer for the partnership's tankers
  • Gas-powered ships finally get completed draft safety code
    IGF code to be formally accepted later this year

Sea-webweb site
SEPTEMBER 17, 2014
  • Long Beach hit by early shipments
    US importers who shipped holiday inventory earlier than usual this year contributed to a 9.1% year-on-year decline in container volume at the Port of Long Beach in August. Concern over the threat of labour disruptions at US West Coast ports in the midst of new contract negotiations prompted the
  • Shanghai Jiangnan secures $618M Cosco order
    China's Shanghai Jiangnan Changxing Shipbuilding has secured an order for five large containerships from state-owned China Cosco Holdings Co (CCHC) at a total cost of USD618M. Delivery of the five 14,500teu vessels ordered is scheduled for 2017 and 2018. The order was originally for 14,000teu
  • Hartmann, Jaccar form gas carrier JV
    German shipowner Hartmann Group and Luxemburg-based conglomerate Jaccar Holdings have teamed up for the joint operation of large ethane gas carriers. The new company, United Ethane Carriers (UEC), based in Singapore, will initially be responsible for the commercial management of five very large
  • HHI shuffles top management
    Hyundai Heavy Industries (HHI), the world's biggest shipbuilder, announced on Monday that Lee Jae Seong, CEO and chairman of HHI Group, would resign and Kim Oi Hyun, president of the shipbuilding division and another CEO of HHI, would remain in office. With the reshuffle, Kim, who has served as
  • Guangzhou Wenchong secures boxship pair
    Chinese shipbuilder Guangzhou Wenchong Shipyard has secured an order for two containerships from compatriot shipowner Ningbo Ocean Shipping, a subsidiary of Ningbo Marine Group. The two 1,100teu vessels are scheduled for delivery in 2Q15 and 3Q15, with the shipbuilder allocating yard numbers 484
  • Cochin Shipyard to build new dry dock for LNG ships
    India's state-owned Cochin Shipyard will build a US200 million dry dock to accommodate the construction of bigger ships, including LNG carriers, for GAIL India that cannot fit in its existing dry dock, India's shipping minister Nitin Gadkari said. The new 300 m long dry dock will enable Cochin
  • Mixed reaction to 2050 Reef plan
    An Australian government plan to protect the World Heritage Great Barrier Reef released this week has been hailed by the industry, but environmentalists remain sceptical. The joint Commonwealth-State Reef 2050 Long Term Sustainability Plan isolates expansion to existing priority port developments,
  • No veto on Sewol bill from South Korean leader
    South Korean president Park Geun Hye has rejected demands by main opposition party New Politics Alliance for Democracy (NPAD) and MV Sewol victims' relatives to intervene in the passing of the Sewol bill. Park said at a cabinet meeting on 16 September, "Regarding the demand by NPAD and families of
  • China's Qinzhou partners with Malaysia's Kuantan
    China inked an agreement on Monday with Malaysia to establish a partnership between two major ports as a move to restore China's ancient maritime Silk Road route. Qinzhou Port in south China's Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region will become a sister port of Kuantan, a port city in Malaysia, according
  • Australia's dirty coal exports may not be at risk
    New China regulations to cut pollution in urban centres could put billions of dollars of Australian coal exports at risk, Macquarie Bank consultant Wood Mackenzie told Australian media yesterday. The Minerals Council of Australia, however, said the reports were 'misleading and unnecessarily
  • TMSC's tanker newbuilds secure COAs
    Tianjin Marine Shipping (TMSC) has secured contract of affreightment (COA) with China's national petroleum companies for its planned VLCC and LNG tanker newbuilds. For its planned VLCC fleet, TMSC has signed contract of affreightment with Unipec, the crude trading unit of Sinopec, a statement of

The Journal of Commerceweb site
SEPTEMBER 17, 2014
  • Economist offers bright 5-year outlook for US containerized exports
    Full-size chartU.S. containerized exports will grow in the next five years on the back of a strong construction demand around the globe, JOC Group Economist Mario Moreno says. In his five-year forecast for U.S. containerized exports, Moreno said export growth will total an average of 2.4 percent, higher than the 1.6...
  • Charleston continues to see above-market growth
    The Port of Charleston's strong container traffic in August has furthered its strategy for above-market growth, although the outlook for the rest of the year is not quite so bright. The SCPA today reported that the Port of Charleston handled 163,970 TEUs in August, jumping 13 percent year-over-year and nearly 7 percent...
  • Buffett pressured to ensure BNSF handles US grain harvest
    U.S. Agriculture Secretary Thomas Vilsack urged Warren Buffett last week to ensure that his BNSF Railway will be prepared to deliver a potential record U.S. corn and soybean harvest this year, the latest sign of political pressure on the rail industry to improve poor service. Buffett, who heads the parent of...
  • Higher volumes and rates propel FedEx earnings
    Strong domestic volumes in the air and on the ground delivered double-digit profit growth for FedEx in the first quarter of its new fiscal year. The second-largest U.S. transport operator today reported a 24 percent year-over-year increase in net profit to $606 million. Total FedEx revenue rose 6 percent from...
  • Hawaii to build $266 million container terminal
    The state of Hawaii plans to build a new $266 million container terminal in Honolulu to cater to anticipated higher levels of cargo volumes in coming decades, according to West Hawaii Today. Honolulu Star-Advertiser reported the terminal would span 94 acres and is expected to boost cargo capacity by a third. West Hawaii...
  • More US-bound ships quarantined due to gypsy moths
    The number of ships quarantined in Los Angeles by Asian Gypsy Moth infestations has risen to 15 as inspectors battle to keep the invasive species from making its way into North America. Customs and Border Protection agents at Los Angeles, North America's busiest container port, have quarantined three additional ships in...
  • CMA CGM upgrades Amerigo service with Miami call
    CMA CGM has upgraded its Amerigo service between the U.S. and the Mediterranean with the addition of a new call in Miami. The new weekly call will provide closer access to Miami distribution centers and warehouses and to the Mexican market, the French carrier said. The new service, operated exclusively by CMA...
  • Ward joins JOC.com, expanding South American coverage
    Robert Ward, a shipping and transportation journalist with more than 20 years of experience, has recently begun reporting for JOC Group Inc.'s print and online products. He brings JOC.com and The Journal of Commerce a diverse background spanning continents and publications, and will be focused on expanding coverage of South...
  • US Customs plans to take trade facilitation to next level
    WASHINGTON - The newly appointed head of international trade at U.S. Customs and Border Protection said she wants to streamline regulation, make better use of data and improve employees' analytical skills to improve cargo trade facilitation. As a result, the agency will be able to better focus its attention on high-risk...
  • Philadelphia port seeks proposals for 200-acre site
    The Philadelphia Regional Port Authority is seeking "expressions of interest" from potential developers of Southport, a 200-acre Delaware River waterfront site where a container terminal had been planned. Southport is adjacent to the Philadelphia Navy Yard. The site is still being considered for a container terminal, but there's also interest from...
  • India plans big increase in Chennai port fees
    Operating costs for ships calling at Chennai Port, a major state-owned cargo hub on India's southeastern coast, will go up steeply beginning on Oct. 1 in response to a tariff increase decision by port regulator Tariff Authority for Major Ports. "Considering the deficit position depicted by the cost statements for the...
  • Drewry: September's GRI gains eliminated as pricing drops
    Full-size chartThe cost of shipping a 40-foot container from Hong Kong to Los Angeles declined this week, with rates losing all gains brought on by a Sept. 1 general rate increase. Drewry's Hong Kong to Los Angeles benchmark spot rate dropped 8.8 percent this week to $2,075 per 40-foot container. While...
  • YRC Worldwide signals improved profitability
    An influx of freight and higher rates is boosting third-quarter profitability at YRC Worldwide, the company said Tuesday. After a slower than expected start in the first half of 2014, the $4.9 billion less-than-truckload holding company's long-haul subsidiary, YRC Freight, improved its network and made faster progress toward profitability over...
  • Analyst says commodity markets are working, fears overblown
    Facing record yields, plunging prices and forecasts of weakening demand, corn and soybean exporters are depressed. A commodities industry analyst Tuesday told the 2014 Soy Global Trade Exchange in Milwaukee their fears are overblown. Low prices invariably generate increased demand, so exports of corn, soybeans and energy products derived from those...
  • Chile's Iquique port plans $80 million expansion
    The Port of Iquique in northern Chilean plans an $80 million, four-year expansion to prepare for larger ships that will transit the bigger locks being built at the Panama Canal. Iquique Terminal International, which has held a concession to operate the port since 2000, will acquire two super post-Panamax cranes from...
  • Maersk raises $1.25 billion in maiden US bond issues
    Maersk Group said it has raised $1.25 billion from the successful issue of two maiden U.S. dollar bonds. The parent of the world's biggest ocean carrier Maersk Line issued a $750 million four-year bond due in September 2019 and a $500 million ten-year bond due in September 2024. The net proceeds of...
  • Solid volumes not enough to raise profitability, IATA says
    Air freight is suffering from the same issues that afflict container shipping, with growing volumes not enough to lift profitability in the face of high fuel prices, weak yields and growing capacity, the International Air Transport Association said in an industry report. In its Cargo E-Chartbook, IATA said volumes continued to...
  • New China-Europe rail link offers door-to-door service
    China-Europe rail services continue to grow in popularity with DHL the latest forwarder to offer a new weekly scheduled block train from Suzhou to Poland. The DHL Global Forwarding service will use the trans-Siberian north corridor to DHL's intermodal hub in Poland, connecting Suzhou with Warsaw in 14 days. Crucially, the new...

TradeWindsweb site
SEPTEMBER 17, 2014
  • Half bad
    Some 50% of tankers vetted by oil major BP have failed its vetting standards amid deteriorating maintenance practices undertaken by financially stressed owners.
  • Judge tosses Concordia suit
    A US judge has thrown out a $10m lawsuit against Carnival Corp over the shipwreck of the Costa Concordia.
  • Brazil hunts support bases
    Brazil's Petrobras is holding two tenders to secure shore base infrastructure to serve its offshore vessel fleet.
  • Canal cock-up
    Egypt has successfully managed to raise $8.5bn to fund a big expansion of the Suez Canal - but has failed to choose the right photo for stamps printed to celebrate the work.
  • Triyards to spend
    Singapore shipbuilder Triyards Holdings is plotting expansion through a new share sale.
  • Canal cash in place
    Egypt has raised $8.5bn in eight days to fund expansion work on the Suez Canal.
  • Floating voters
    Libya's exiled MPs are staying on a Greek ferry after parliament was shifted to Tobruk to escape Islamist gunmen.
  • Solstad sells another
    Norway's Solstad Offshore has offloaded an old anchor-handler for approximately NOK 50m ($7.8m), its second ship sale over the last few months.
  • EMS takes Wave
    Oslo-listed EMS Seven Seas has acquired Singapore's Wave Shipping, aiming to expand its maritime network in Asia and Australia.
  • Hostages: what next?
    In an effort to raise awareness of piracy victims' fate after their release, the Seamen's Church Institute (SCI) has conducted interviews with seafarers who have first-hand experience of a hijacked vessel.
  • Brazilian boost
    The Marshall Islands register has signed up 27 new offshore ships in Brazil in the last two months.
  • UK volumes dip
    Freight handled at UK major ports marginally declined in the second quarter of 2014, but more cargo units were carried in and out of the country, according to government statistics.
  • Cosco splashes $618m on boxships
    State giant China Cosco Holdings Co (CCHC) has finalised its order for five huge new boxships, while increasing their capacity.
  • Port worker plunges
    Firefighters in the US have rescued a port inspector who fell into the hold of a bulker at Tampa.
  • New ethane JV formed
    Luxembourg-based Jaccar Holdings and Germany's Hartmann Group are to set up a new joint venture (JV) in Singapore to handle the commercial management of ethane carriers.
  • Lone watch led to smash
    An inexperienced watch officer caused a collision with a bulker in the Dover strait after trying to avoid a trawler.
  • Deep Sea PSVs hired
    Deep Sea Supply has agreed on bareboat contracts for two of its platform supply vessels (PSVs) for about $11m.
  • Viking offloads veteran
    Viking Supply Ships has sold a 1985-built platform supply vessel (PSV) to leave it with a modern offshore fleet.
  • Cammell strike off
    UK shipyard workers have dropped a walk-out plan after agreeing an improved pay deal.
  • Triyards wins liftboat
    Triyards Holdings of Singapore has added a third liftboat to its orderbook in three months.
  • Trade deal to hit jobs
    Canadian shipowners have warned that a free-trade deal with the European Commission could put thousands of local jobs at risk.
  • VLCCF deal half done
    Knightsbridge Tankers has completed the first stage of its shares for ships exchange with sister company Frontline 2012.
  • LA hits four year high
    Port of Los Angeles has seen its largest cargo volumes for the month of August since 2010, figures just released show.

American Shipperweb site
SEPTEMBER 17, 2014
  • Survey: Larger trucking companies outperforming smaller carriers
  • COSCO orders five 14,500-TEU containerships
  • YRC restructures debt repayment through 2016
  • Hong Kong tops ACI cargo rankings
  • FedEx raises rates, celebrates strong first quarter
  • LoJack parent ties up cargo security/tracking alliances
  • CMA CGM adds Miami to U.S.-Med service
  • Changes to proposed OTI regulations outlined
  • Aide helps new CBP chief manage trade priorities

The Bunker Bulletinweb site
SEPTEMBER 17, 2014
  • WTI falls from two-week high
    Crude supplies rose to 362.3 million barrels last week.
  • Maersk sees US approval of 2M alliance as formality
    CEO's optimism based on P3's approval earlier.
  • Tight avails in South Korea
    'Robust demand' but supplies are low.
  • West Coast ports reverse decline in bunker sales
    Los Angeles and Long Beach have seen sales climb for three months in a row.
  • Bunkering ops resume in Hong Kong
    After a day-long closure.
  • Bunker supplier claims majority share in Hong Kong
    PetroChina International reports January-August sales volumes.
  • St. Petersburg conference to focus on shipping's impact
    Tougher regulations ready to come into force in just over three months.
  • Dubai establishes maritime arbitration centre
    Move is part of the emirate's efforts to become a global maritime hub.
  • Chimbusco posts higher profit in H1
    Profits rose 15% in H1.
  • Shipowner adds 'efficiency software' to entire fleet
    Rickmers is looking for long-term efficiency improvements.
  • UK port city calls for ECA delay
    'We are asking for our government to give a break to Brittany Ferries'.
  • Tanker joins Russian bunkering fleet
    Vessel to operate in the Azov-Black Sea Basin.

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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
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Arrival ports by:
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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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