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August 20, 2014
Sched Netweb site
  • SIPG to sell 20pc of Mingdong joint venture terminal with Hutchison
  • Asia-Europe spot rates plunge 10.7pc to US$1,198/TEU for a second week
  • California protesters hit Zim Line in Oakland for Israel's Gaza invasion
  • Wan Hai profit up 157pc to US$36.1 million as revenue rises 12.8pc
  • Yang Ming back in black with US$7.9 million profit in second quarter
  • China extends Shanghai-boosting export tax rebates to many new cities
  • No mass exodus of containers from US west coast to eastern ports: Drewry
  • Canadian Solar back in black after US duty payout eliminated profits
  • EU subsidise fruit and veg sector suffering from Russian food import ban
  • Russian veterinary authorities now allow pork imports from China
  • Airport data shows world cargo up 3.7pc - Hong Kong leads, up 6.3pc
  • Discreet Phoenix Air Group's special Gulfstream flies in Ebola victims
  • Air Charter Service names Jamie Harris vice president in New York

Exim Indiaweb site
AUGUST 19, 2014
  • Gadkari to visit TN, discuss Sethusamudram project
  • Car exports dip 5 pc in April-July
  • Adani to expand Dhamra port capacity to 100 mtpa
  • Kandla Port retains top position in 2013-14, achieves more landmarks & plans ahead with new projects
  • Several road projects stuck due to land acquisition, other issues
  • ...acquires Lanco Infratech's Udupi power plant for INR 6,000 cr.
  • Adani Group promoters to sell Abbot Point coal terminal in Oz
  • Exports to surpass target of $ 350 bn this fiscal: Fieo
  • Govt plans to revive SEZs
  • Govt to take several steps to boost MSME sector

International Transport Journalweb site
  • Maersk expecting growing demand till the end of 2014
  • Transnet secures diesel locomotive funding
  • Shipowners' Club change of power
  • Danone Poland retains current logistics partner
  • Australia: Cowra lines' reopening goes ahead
  • A top award for Monte Belger
  • MOL invests in generation to come
  • Accomplished new executive director for port of Pittsburgh
  • Waberer's to establish companies in UK, Netherlands and...
  • New role for CSX Transportation's Ed Jenkins
  • Globe Tracker and RTI join forces
  • ACI Asia-Pacific sees traffic increase in H1/2014
  • New port alliance targets growth in Manawatu-Whanganui...
  • Freight train accident shuts down Arkansas highway
  • Jacking up turnover and profit
  • France's Airnautic brings new charter sales manager on board
  • New Basel to Dubai freight flight
  • Port of Stockton wants partners for M-580 marine highway
  • Ein schlafender Riese

Marine Logweb site
AUGUST 19, 2014
  • Iron Man technology comes to shipbuilding
  • Oil spill closes 15 mile stretch of Ohio River
  • Rolls-Royce inks agreement with Polish ship repairer
  • U.S. ship destroys Syrian chemical weapons
  • Swiber puts five vessels under Mexican flag
  • Rajang Maju delivers six tugs to Coastal Contracts

World Wide Shipperweb site
AUGUST 19, 2014
  • Transpacific Stabilization Agreement carriers eye across-the-board general rate increase
  • Port of Olympia gives update on stormwater system project
  • Federal Maritime Commission plans US port congestion cause forum
  • Port of Bellingham adding tenant to Squalicum Harbor's Marina Square
  • Mitsui builds first vessel using highly ductile steel plate

Lloyd's Listweb site
AUGUST 19, 2014
  • Star Bulk grows to mighty oak among US-listed owners
    With acquisition of Excel fleet, Greece-based owner may offer enhanced market play
  • Container industry faces several more years of oversupply, warns Maersk's Andersen
    Danish line unlikely to order more tonnage before 2017 and rules out acquisitions despite strong profits
  • Star Bulk takes over Excel fleet
    Deal funded through Oaktree and Angelo Gordon loan
  • Hanjin Shipping achieves nearly 80% of restructuring target
    But repayment pressure is still high for loss-making carrier
  • Navios Acquisition posts loss for second quarter
    Owner hails 32% leap in revenues as fleet expands
  • UPDATE: Maersk says 2M will not require approval in China or Europe
    Simpler vessel sharing agreement only needs US clearance, Nils Andersen confirms as line posts better-than-expected profits
  • Owners face tougher insurance stipulations for Arctic routes
    Lack of data complicates risk pricing, Marsh warns
  • APM Terminals sees double-digit profit growth
    New Maasvlakte terminal not expected to impact accounts
  • SCI denies planning to exit box business as profits slip
    India's largest shipping company says it would only consider quitting certain services
  • Boxship numbers shrink
    Tally of vessels afloat could fall for first time in 20 years as average size of newbuilds rises
  • StealthGas warns on second-quarter profit
    Analyst sees move to bigger LPG carriers as 'positive development'
  • TSA plans $600 hike from September
    Transpacific lines to push rates up again claiming that lines are struggling to return profits
  • Cosco International upbeat after strong first-half results
    Shipping services arm of Cosco Group supported by increased commission income
  • Bergen Group offloads shipbuilding division
    Noryards joint venture sold to Ukrainian business partner Calexco
  • Terminal and liner divisions drive up Maersk profits
    Boxline efficiency drive helps overcome freight rate challenges

Sea-webweb site
AUGUST 19, 2014
  • Maersk Line cautiously optimistic
    Maersk Line has forecast that container volumes will continue to grow, but that it is unlikely to need new capacity until at least 2017. It has also warned that the industry cannot sustain any fall in freight rates. The company has so far taken delivery of 10 of the 18,400teu Triple-E ships it has
  • Bergen Group exists shipbuilding
    Bergen Group, the listed Norwegian offshore and maritime services group, has exited shipbuilding by selling its 30% share in NorYards for $4M. The buyer is the Ukrainian Zaliv group, to whom Bergen sold controlling interest in its former shipbuilding division in two tranches. In July 2013, Bergen
  • India moves to enact new admirality law
    India has started work on enacting a new admiralty law called the Admiralty (Jurisdiction and Settlement of Maritime Claims). This seeks to consolidate and amend the laws relating to the Admiralty Jurisdiction of Courts, legal proceedings in connection with vessels, their arrest, detention and sale.
  • DSME secures BoCom boxship pair
    Daewoo Shipbuilding & Marine Engineering (DSME) has secured an order for two more very large containerships from China's Bank of Communications Financial Leasing Co (BoCom). The two 19,000teu vessels are scheduled for delivery in 2016 and bring BoCom's total on order at the yard to five. The
  • Star Bulk emerges as sector giant
    NASDAQ-listed Star Bulk has announced the acquisition of 34 bulkers from Excel Maritime, making it by far the largest US-listed dry bulk company. The vessels - six Capes, 14 Kamsarmaxes, 12 Panamaxes and two Handymaxes - will be paid for with 29.917M Star Bulk shares and $288.39M in cash - equating
  • Jiangsu Hongqiang wins Navibulgar bulker sextet
    Chinese shipbuilder Jiangsu Hongqiang Marine Heavy Industry has won an order for up to six eco-friendly handysize bulkers from Bulgarian owner Navigation Maritime Bulgare (Navibulgar). The four firm 42,300dwt vessels will have an overall length of 185m, beam of 31m and will be Finnish designed by
  • North P&I Club issues Ebola information sheet
    The north of England P&I Association has published an information sheet to help its members cope with the Ebola virus outbreak in west Africa. The quick reference factsheet (Ebola Virus Disease Information Sheet) includes a summary of the advice from the World Health Organisation (WHO) and other
  • Honghua wins orders for ten vessels
    Chinese shipbuilder Honghua Offshore Oil & Gas Equipment has won an order for up to four semi-submersible drilling rigs from Orion Engineering and an order for six oil tankers from Korean company UDIN Engineering. Orion has ordered one European designed rig at a cost of about $320M and has options
  • Australia politician rails against China in port dispute
    The Australian government today distanced itself from comments made by mining magnate and politician Clive Palmer alleging unfair dealings on the part of Chinese state-owned company CITIC Pacific. Palmer has been embroiled in legal battles with CITIC over mining royalties and port control in the
  • Dae Sun secures two pairs of boxships
    Dae Sun Shipbuilding & Engineering has secured an order from an unknown Hong Kong based owner for two containerships and a second order for two from compatriot owner Nam Sung Shipping. All four will be 1,000teu eco-friendly vessels with optimised fuel consumption. An exact delivery schedule has not
  • Ningbo's shipping fund ambition frustrated
    Ningbo Ocean Industry Fund Management, a government-backed shipping fund manager, has been unable to achieve its multibillion yuan fund-raising ambition due to the persistent shipping recession. The Ningbo-based company, with a registered capital of CNY60M ($10M) and set up in November 2011,
  • Marco Polo Marine shares trade at discount
    Singapore-listed marine logistics company, Marco Polo Marine (MPM)'s shares are trading at 30% discount to book, according to Lee Yue Jer, offshore and marine analyst from DMG & Partners. He sets a target price of SGD0.65 ($0.52) per share, while the company's stocks currently traded around SGD0.35
  • DSME's slow improvement to continue
    Daewoo Shipbuilding & Marine Engineering (DSME) will show weaker-than-expected earnings improvement into 2015, said Daishin Securities' analyst Feynman Jeon in a research note. In 2Q14, South Korea's third-biggest shipbuilder's profits plunged by 85% year on year to KRW7.6Bn ($7.4M). DSME posted
  • Maersk Line raises 2014 forecast
    Maersk Line the container shipping unit in A.P. Moller-Maersk (APM) group of Copenhagen, has raised its full year profit forecast on strong 1H14. "Maersk Line revises its expected result from being above 2013 ($1.5Bn) to being significantly above the 2013 result following a strong financial
  • Icon Offshore, Zell form OSV JV
    Malaysia-listed offshore marine service provider Icon Offshore has formed a joint venture with Zell Transportation for the provision of offshore support vessels (OSV) to service contracts and operations in Brunei. The JV was signed by Icon Fleet, a wholly owned subsidiary of Icon Offshore, and will
  • KSS Line orders VLGC
    South Korean specialised LPG and chemical shipping company KSS Line today said that it has ordered a very large gas carrier. Company officials told IHS Maritime that the 84,000m3 VLGC was ordered at Hyundai Heavy Industries for a price of KRW79,380,600,000 ($77.9M). The ship would be delivered by 30
  • Unclear future for HHIC
    If South Korean shipbuilder Hanjin Heavy Industries & Construction (HHIC) is unable to overcome its weak operating profits and high interest costs, losses are likely to continue, said Samsung Securities in a research note. The mid-sized shipbuilder's 2Q14 loss grew to KRW88.8Bn ($86M) from a
  • COSCO International half-year profit up
    Hong Kong-listed COSCO International Holdings, a shipping service unit of Cosco Group, said today that its profits had gained 45% year on year to HKD$190M ($24.5M) in the first half of 2014 due to surge of finance income and ship trading commissions. Revenues also rose 6% y/y to HKD$4.7Bn, a stock

The Journal of Commerceweb site
AUGUST 19, 2014
  • July container volumes up at Tacoma, down at Seattle
    Double-digit year-over-year changes for the Puget Sound ports: up for Tacoma, down for Seattle. Full-size chart Two ports on the Puget Sound, separated by less than 40 miles, saw very different results in container volumes in July. The ports of Tacoma and Seattle each reported July volume totals this week, and while Tacoma...
  • After tumultuous first half, US truck rates are poised to rise
    Supply chain disruptions caused by extreme winter weather set the stage for truck rate hikes that pushed transportation costs higher in the first half of 2014, and on through July. After the strongest first half for truck pricing since the end of the recession, shippers are poised for a costlier peak...
  • Anti-Israeli protest morphs into ILWU action at Oakland
    The SSA Marine terminal at the Port of Oakland remained closed Tuesday because longshoremen refused to report to their jobs, even though the anti-Israel demonstrators who had blocked entrance to the facility on Sunday were long gone. Meanwhile, three additional vessels have docked at the terminal, so the Zim Integrated Shipping...
  • Companies urged to reassess sourcing as manufacturing costs shift
    Ten years ago, some might not have believed Brazil could become one of the highest-cost countries for manufacturing, or that Mexico could be cheaper than China. But, according to a new report released today by The Boston Consulting Group, traditional views of where low-cost and high-cost manufacturing regions are located...
  • Canadian ports group head stresses need for infrastructure projects
    The Association of Canadian Port Authorities is warning Canadian policymakers that inadequate development of port infrastructure could hinder the country from taking full advantage of its growing international trade. Comments in a column written by ACPA President Wendy Zatylny, contributed to The Globe and Mail, touched on the country's recent expansion...
  • Port of Virginia reports $17 million loss in fiscal year
    The Port of Virginia's operating loss expanded to more than $17 million for the fiscal year that ended June 30. The port noted that although revenue for the 2013-14 fiscal year increased 12.6 percent to $396.8 million, its operating loss grew 9.4 percent to $17.1 million. The port reported a loss...
  • 2M needs no approval from China, Maersk says
    Maersk Line and Mediterranean Shipping Co. do not require regulatory approval from China for their proposed "2M" vessel sharing agreement on the east-west trades, Maersk Line said today. Taking Stock of "2M" [Infographic]Since the agreement is only a vessel-sharing agreement and not a full-fledged alliance with its own joint vessel...
  • Shippers increasingly opening distribution centers near intermodal hubs
    Distribution centers and manufacturing plants are increasingly springing up around U.S. intermodal terminals, as shippers aim to reduce drayage costs and overall tightening truck capacity fuels intermodal volume growth. Estimates are now that as much as a third of all new U.S. distribution centers are located near an intermodal rail...
  • FMC to hold US East and West Coast port congestion forums
    WASHINGTON - The U.S. Federal Maritime Commission is moving forward in a fledgling effort to reduce long truck wait times at some ports in the U.S. by holding a forum in Southern California next month and another in Baltimore in the fall. FMC Chairman Mario Cordero will moderate the Sept. 15...
  • JOC Inland Distribution Conference Confirms Key Industry Speakers
    NEWARK, N.J., Aug. 18 - An expanded program for JOC Group Inc.'s 2014 JOC Inland Distribution Conference contains more shipper-focused case studies, interactive Q&A sessions with industry leaders and keynotes by influential decision-makers, such as YRC Worldwide CEO James Welch. Speakers will address strategic initiatives and such critical topics as...
  • Cargo moves to East Coast, crimping LA-Long Beach volumes
    Container volumes in Los Angeles-Long Beach were flat in July as uncertainty about the International Longshore and Warehouse Union contract negotiations resulted in cargo diversion to East Coast ports. The Port of Los Angeles reported a year-over-year increase of 0.25 percent in total containerized imports and exports. Imports declined 1.98 percent,...
  • PORT OF LONGVIEW C.E.O. NAMED TO STATE BOARD
    Longview, WA- Gov. Jay Inslee appointed Geir-Eilif Kalhagen, Chief Executive Officer of the Port of Longview, to the Washington State Freight Mobility Strategic Investment Board on July 11, 2014. Kalhagen, the Port of Longview's CEO since September 2012, will serve as FMSIB's Port Districts representative until June 30, 2018. He replaces FMSIB...
  • Forbes Ranks Agility No. 65 of Top 500 Companies in Arab World
    KUWAIT- August 13, 2014 - Agility, a leading global logistics provider, ranks No. 65 on Forbes' recently released 2014 Top 500 Companies in the Arab World and comes in at No. 2 in the magazine's 15-company Transport sector. "The Forbes ranking is further recognition of our achievements in providing an exceptionally high level of service and customer-specific...
  • LTL Outlook Brightens
    Better operating margins are finally on the horizon for the less-than-truckload industry. LTL profitability has been dismal for years, with most large carriers reporting operating ratios above 95. Such performance barely generates enough cash to pay for replacement trucks needed to stay in business, and during this period, carriers were criticized...
  • Carriers await outcome of Beijing probe into China-Japan trade
    The findings of a Chinese Ministry of Transport probe into rate filing by container lines and NVOCCs in the China-Japan market are expected to be released shortly. The case is being watched closely by foreign carriers to see whether China applies the same standard to its own carriers as it...
  • Time for a peak-season surcharge in US-Mexico trade?
    The imbalance in trade between the U.S. and Mexico, with significantly more northbound versus southbound freight between Mexico and the U.S., was intensified during the recent peak season and left shippers scrambling to find truck and rail capacity in order to move the increasing amount of northbound freight. As a...

TradeWindsweb site
AUGUST 19, 2014
  • DryShips bulker detained
    A bulker controlled by the jewel of George Economou's shipping empire appears to have landed in hot water with the US Coast Guard (USCG).
  • Molaris IPO under fire
    Product Shipping Limited is planning to pursue a US listing but not everyone is convinced that the campaign will bear fruit.
  • Sizing up Star Bulk
    Star Bulk has pushed itself onto the coat tails of Japan's big three in the dry cargo rankings after its second merger with an Oaktree-linked company this summer.
  • Ireland gets busier
    Irish shipping and port activity rose by 2% as four of the five principal freight segments grew in the second quarter of 2014.
  • Bumi's billion-dollar deal
    Malaysia-based Bumi Armada has received a letter of intent (LOI) for a floating production storage and offloading (FPSO) vessel worth $1.18bn.
  • LEG pioneers unveiled
    German shipowning group Hartmann and Ocean Yield have unveiled details of a trio of liquefied ethylene gas (LEG) carriers building in China to ship ethane from the US to Europe.
  • Star Bulk swallows Excel
    Star Bulk has swept up the 34 strong bulker fleet of fellow Oaktree-backed company Excel Maritime Carriers to expand its position as the largest US-listed owner in the dry cargo sector.
  • DSME nets 19,000-teu duo
    DSME has secured an order for two more mega containerships from China's Bank of Communications Financial Leasing Co (BCLC).
  • Box alliance bears fruit
    Participation in the CKYHE alliance since March has had an immediate positive effect on Evergreen Marine, as shown in its second quarter result.
  • Navibulgar splashes on eco-bulkers
    Bulgaria's Navibulgar has kicked off its fleet renewal with an investment in new super-sized eco-handysizes in China.
  • 'Never say never'
    Maersk Line is hopeful its 2M project will not face the same regulatory fate as its scrapped P3 alliance.
  • Navios Acquisition loss rises
    Navios Maritime Acquisition has seen its second quarter loss increase.
  • Ezra merger okayed
    Singapore's Ezra Holdings has agreed to the consolidation of its offshore support services division, EMAS Marine, with its associated Oslo-listed EOC.
  • Sino-Global in takeover
    US shipping agency Sino-Global Shipping America has acquired Hong Kong-based Longhe Ship Management (LSM) in a deal to broaden its interests.
  • U-Ming stronger
    Taiwanese bulker owner U-Ming has pushed up earnings as revenue doubled in the second quarter.
  • Bulker runs aground
    A Greek bulker broke down in the middle of the Dardanelles while leaving Istanbul.
  • Weapons destroyed
    The US Marine Administration (MARAD) has succeeded in neutralising Syria's chemical weapons.
  • Triple spur for Maersk stock
    AP Moller-Maersk shares gained traction Tuesday as the world's largest shipowner posted strong second quarter earnings, raised its full year profit forecast and revealed a $1bn share buyback scheme.
  • Four feared dead
    One crewman has been killed and three more were missing after an explosion and fire ripped through an Indonesian tanker.
  • Oceanografia keeps contracts
    A legal ruling in Mexico will allow Oceanografia to keep its contracts with oil company Petroleos Mexicanos (Pemex) while in bankruptcy.
  • Ebola blocks bulkers
    Two bulker bookings have been cancelled due to the deadly ebola outbreak in West Africa.
  • Lorenzo into red
    Philippines feedership owner Lorenzo Shipping has posted a net loss as revenue fell in the second quarter.
  • Ferry capsizes
    Passengers and crew have been evacuated from a capsized ferry off Chile.
  • Yards to merge?
    Talks are reportedly taking place over a potential merger of Korea's restructuring shipbuilders STX Offshore and Sungdong.
  • AP Moller-Maersk hikes forecast
    AP Moller-Maersk has hiked its full year profit forecast after a stronger than anticipated second quarter performance.
  • Box boost for Dae Sun
    Korea's Dae Sun Shipbuilding has won new orders for containerships from two different owners.
  • Nam Cheong sells four
    Malaysian shipbuilder Nam Cheong has secured four newbuilding sales deals worth $90m in total.
  • Conflict cruising
    General Gregorio Pio Catapang, the newly installed chief of staff of the Armed Forces of the Philippines, wants the next ship in his military arsenal to be a luxury cruiseship.
  • Coal cargoes surge
    Industry forecasters are keeping a close eye on the panamax segment yet again this week on the heels of an encouraging rebound that caught some by surprise.
  • Arntzen lands appointment
    Industry veteran Morten Arntzen has secured a seat on the board of TBS Ocean Logistics.

American Shipperweb site
AUGUST 19, 2014
  • NEWS FLASH: Protests in Oakland prevent ships from discharging cargo
    A ZIM vessel, as well as well as several others, waits container handling in the Port of Oakland. The Oakland International Container Terminal's manager hopes to resume movement of this cargo before day's end.
  • Maersk reports higher second-quarter profit
    A.P. Moller-Maersk Chief Executive Officer Nils Andersen said that during the second quarter, "we saw a relatively stable rate environment," but that rates are low, and at some time, customers will have to accept rate increases.
  • Williford to retire from Ryder next year
    At Ryder, Williford, head of Global Supply Chain Solutions, is credited for the successful acquisition of Transpacific Container Terminal Ltd. and CRSA Logistics in Canada, as well as CRSA's operations in Hong Kong and Shanghai.
  • CEVA opens new Los Angeles warehouse
  • UPS expands to Myanmar
  • Old Dominion starts next-day service to Toronto
    The company said the next-day, cross-border service to the Toronto metro area is provided at no additional cost to customers with shipments traveling from Ohio, Indiana and Michigan.
  • Flat growth at Port of Los Angeles in July
    Inbound containers were 363,394 TEU, down about 2 percent from July 2013; outbound containers were 163,295 TEU, up 4 percent; and empties were 190,719 TEU, up 2 percent.
  • APEC keeps trade facilitation at top of agenda
  • FMC to hold forums on port congestion
    Industry stakeholders, regulators and the general public are encouraged to take part in the forum, which will be held on Sept. 15 from 9:30 a.m. to 4 p.m. at the Port of Los Angeles Administration Building.
  • Washington Notebook: USTR Froman stumps for trade deals in four states
  • Air France adds Guatemala freighter flight

The Bunker Bulletinweb site
AUGUST 19, 2014
  • Soft sentiment in European bunker hubs
    Strong demand in Gibraltar.
  • Defendant in oil-spill lawsuit claims sunken vessel now rid of oil
    2GO Group also claims to be cooperating in cleanup efforts in the Philippine town.
  • Mid-week prices mainly firm in Fujairah
    Markets were mainly soft in South Africa.
  • Navibulgar buys green ships
    Four-ship order from Chinese shipyard includes two options.
  • Cost keeps cruise liners away from port's grid
    CLIA: It's not for us to dictate to our members what the right thing to do is.
  • Fuel oil arbitrage volumes to rise in September
    Fears of a 'tight' Asian fuel oil market have begun to ease.
  • Spanish irritation with Gibraltar bunkering simmers on
    'Spain reserves all the options that are at its disposal within the EU sphere' to avoid actions that could damage the marine environment.
  • Cruise terminal: 'If this was a factory it would be shut down'
    'We must regulate cruise ships to use low sulphur fuel when in harbour,' says Australian legislator.
  • Maersk ups profit forecast
    As bunker fuel costs fall, says shipping giant.
  • Asian prices stay on mixed trading path
    Singapore market softens in Tuesday's trade.
  • Bunker spill at Tauranga port
    Spill involved Seastar Empress during a bunkering operation.
  • Rising bunker sales boost Cosco's performance
    But outlook cautious for rest of year.
  • Total Lubmarine: New challenges for lubes sector
    R&D will feature more and more.
  • Chinese energy giant 'reconsiders' LNG bunker market
    China's economic slow down has weakened demand for LNG as a transport fuel.
  • Rolls-Royce reiterates commitment to LNG bunker fuel
    'No doubt that gas will be available much longer than mineral-based fuels,' says spokesman.
  • IFO prices up in Cartagena
    Good avails reported at the Colombian port.

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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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