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August 21, 2014
Sched Netweb site
  • Maersk Group profit up 42pc to US$2.4 billion, as sales rise 2.3pc
  • Cosco International H1 profit up 45pc to US$24.5 million
  • TSA carriers to increase transpacific rate US$600/FEU from September
  • Hapag-Lloyd to raise Far East-Red Sea rate US$200/TEU from September
  • Oakland Gaza protest makes good threat, stops Zim loading
  • Hamburg first half import container volume up 7.4pc to 2.5 million TEU
  • Ukraine's Port of Odessa handles its first 9,400-TEU containership
  • Schenker sues raft of air carriers in old price fixing case
  • DHL Express Kenya attains EU air cargo security validation
  • Panalpina and Cargolux start San Juan to Europe freighter service
  • China's big 3 airlines to lose on RMB depreciation against US dollar
  • World freighter and bellyhold conference in Budapest September 21 - 23

Exim Indiaweb site
AUGUST 20, 2014
  • Maersk's Q2 net jumps to $ 2.3 bn on higher freight volume
  • MANSA welcomes new Chief Commissioner of JNCH
  • Farm goods' shipments hit as guargum exports decline
  • Honey exports shoot up to INR 444.98 cr. in 2013-14
  • Volkswagen to export 50 pc of cars made in 2014
  • Independence Day celebrated at JNPT
  • India & Czech Republic sign MoU on technical cooperation in rail sector
  • New method for highway project allocations soon
  • NHAI to float firm for buying out distressed road project loans
  • PM lays foundation for INR 1,394 cr. Haryana-Rajasthan highway project
  • Snowman Logistics IPO opens on Aug. 26
  • Govt increases minimum price for arecanut imports by INR 60/kg
  • Importers, retailers 'troubled' by FSSAI standards
  • India to stay within WTO food subsidies limit
  • India's rough diamond imports decline
  • Plastics expo generates biz worth $ 150 m
  • Trade pacts widening deficit in non-tyre products: Study
  • Vedanta criticises high duty on iron ore exports
  • Sheela Thomas appointed ANRPC Secy-Gen

International Transport Journalweb site
  • Millionenschwere Fussballfelder im Kanal
  • PKP Cargo buying new locomotives
  • India and Czechia to collaborate
  • Prologis close to 2 million sqm warehouse space in Germany
  • Change of presidency at Erfa is fait accompli
  • Port sees overall gain with jump in empty containers
  • 100 trucks and over 2,000 pallet slots per night
  • Executive changes for Ryder System in 2015
  • Singapore Post staking claim in Western Europe
  • Etihad Sky offers stabling aloft
  • Employed fleet growth at highest level since 2011
  • Volvo launches gas-powered truck
  • Pushing out the frontiers to Czechia
  • ICT on the move
  • Expeditors Americas president retiring
  • ACS proceeds with evacuation flights from Northern Iraq

Marine Logweb site
AUGUST 20, 2014
  • Border tracts attract lease sale bids
  • Star Bulk adds to fleet
  • Austal completes sale of 102 m trimaran
  • MacGregor subsea cranes ordered for two MPSVs
  • Cecon Pride completes sea trials
  • Navibulgar orders Bluetech 42 design bulkers

World Wide Shipperweb site
AUGUST 20, 2014
  • Port of Tacoma continues string of months with box volume growth
  • Evergreen Line container ship making first direct Boston call
  • YRC Freight expanding distribution center network
  • ATA truck tonnage index posts gains during July
  • CSX Transportation taps Jenkins as vice president for e-business

Lloyd's Listweb site
AUGUST 20, 2014
  • Star Bulk scotches Eagle Bulk takeover scenario
    No Oaktree affiliates in the crosshairs but supersized bulker owner will continue to hunt 'good deals'
  • NOL mulls over sale or IPO of logistics arm
    UPDATE: Loss-making Singaporean firm to cash in profit-making business
  • Yard Talk | Strange silence over world's new largest boxships
    SHI and DSME quiet over new orders linked to MSC charter requirements
  • GasLog declares second-quarter profit in line with forecasts
    Owner remains 'bullish' on LNG prospects and own growth opportunities
  • Star Bulk posts small loss in last quarter before supersizing
    Pappas hails 'solid' performance, hints at interest in growing further
  • Restis and UANI 'in new talks'
    Washington intervenes in New York court case stemming from Iran allegations
  • Fleet weekly: first signs of increases in inactive fleet to come
    Inactive fleet continues at low levels, but first news of Golden Week lay-ups emerges
  • Maersk Line reveals Golden Week service changes
    AE7 and AE6 services will be adjusted to reflect a decrease in demand
  • Aronnax: Cutting the innovation path
    Hartmann, Ocean Yield, Sinopacific and Sabic in unique gas ship newbuild orders
  • StanChart takes 10% stake in Topaz
    $75m injection will fund expansion, says Renaissance subsidiary
  • STX Mumbai arrest was wrongful
    Singapore High Court orders inquiry into damages
  • Two seafarers dead after incident on Genco Challenger
    US authorities investigate claimed fight on Hong Kong-flag bulker off Delaware

Sea-webweb site
AUGUST 20, 2014
  • Death-trap container prompts insurance fears
    Insurers are studying the implications of last weekend's incident where one man died and 34 others were rescued from a container unloaded at Tilbury Docks in the UK. Shipping and haulage firms, concerned about future similar incidents, are looking hard at their insurance policies. Neil Smith head of
  • Indian shipping leader returns to profit
    India's biggest shipping company has reported a profit in 2Q14, ending five consecutive quarters of losses. State-owned Shipping Corporation of India (SCI) delivered a net profit of INR475M ($8M) for the quarter, against a loss of INR987M in the same period last year. Comparative pre-tax operational
  • Sungdong secures LR1 Tanker pair
    South Korean yard Sungdong Shipbuilding & Marine Engineering has secured an order for two long range one (LR1) tankers from a European owner. The two 74,500dwt eco-vessels have improved fuel-efficiency by using the "G-Type" engine and eco-friendly ship design, which has a fuel economy effect of
  • Turkey to send powership to Gaza
    Turkish energy group Karadeniz plans to station a ship equipped with electricity generating capacity off Gaza to help the enclave meet its energy supply needs following damage sustained during recent Israeli bomb attacks. The group, which has already supplied "powerships" to Iraq, Lebanon and
  • ESL Shipping bottom line up
    Aspo's maritime subsidiary, ESL Shipping, announced an improved 1H 2014 operating profits yesterday. The Finland-based, Nasdaq OMX Helsink-listed Baltic dry bulk cargo carrier's 1H bottom line rose to €6M ($8M) yoy from €1.7M. Revenues crept up just €2.2M to €40.4M.
  • Shootings at sea caught on film
    A video showing four men gunned down at sea posted on YouTube on Monday by a Fijian University student has become the centre of a police investigation. In the 10-minute video an armed man shoots and kills four men clinging to wreckage in the water. Other fishing vessels appear nearby. The crew on
  • Concordia Maritime confirms spot market focus
    Concordia Maritime, the Swedish listed tanker owner, says it has revised its strategy to become a spot market operator instead of seeking long-term contracts to employ most of its tonnage. "We have in recent months worked to align the fleet with our new employment strategy. Ten out of the total 11
  • More migrants found in reefer
    UK police have reported a second incident in which migrants suffering from dehydration have been found inside a container. Avon and Somerset police said they found 15 people inside a refrigerated container lorry at a service station at Ilminster, Somerset. Police arrested the truck's German driver
  • Arrium profits up 83%, BHP 23%
    Whyalla-based Australian miner and steel manufacturer Arrium listed a $296M net profit for FY14 yesterday, up 83% on the previous year. The BHP company OneSteel's reported earnings reflected increased mining growth, which despite falling ore prices, offset its depressed steel manufacturing industry.
  • Changhang Phoenix profited $30M in 1H14
    Changhang Phoenix, a listed bulk carrier operating unit of Sinotrans&CSC, reported today that it returned to the black with profits of CNY186M ($30M) in the 1H14. Revenues fell 30% year on year to CNY527M due to cuts in capacity under restructuring, a stock filing of the company said today. During
  • Fortescue profits up 56%, more ships on order
    Fortescue today announced a $2.74Bn profit for FY14, record shipments of 124.2M tonnes, up 53% on FY13 and a new order of four VLOCs, bringing its fleet to eight ships by 2018. Company debt was reduced from $12Bn to $7.2Bn and shipping volumes for FY15 are forecast at 155M to 160M tonnes. The June
  • Boustead signs MoU with Malaysian government
    Malaysia-listed investment holding company Boustead Holdings's subsidiary Boustead Naval Shipyard (BNS) has signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) with the government of Malaysia to develop local businesses. Under the MoU, BNS will train local entrepreneurs in the manufacturing and services
  • Port Kembla reopens after shutdown
    Port Kembla on Australia's southeast coast reopened operations at 08.30 AEST today, after severe winds and heavy swell had closed the port on Sunday morning. All waiting ships, including four bulk carriers are scheduled to be cleared by 21.00 EST, according to Harbour Master Kell Dillon. "The port's
  • Victims' families oppose Sewol bill
    A South Korean government bill on how the Sewol tragedy should be investigated and giving student victims preferential university entry is meeting resistance from their families. The ruling Saenuri Party and the main opposition party, New Politics Alliance for Democracy (NPAD), have agreed to
  • Wheat cargoes lift Supramax rates
    The Supramax market is seeing a long-awaited uptick in freight rates, as a surge in wheat cargoes from the Black Sea is raising shipowners' hopes. The Cannakkale-Singapore-Japan rate gained $156 to $14,525/day on the Baltic Supramax Index yesterday, helping to lift average timecharter rates to
  • Evergreen, Yang Ming return to black in 2Q
    Taiwanese carriers Evergreen Marine Corp and Yang Ming Marine recorded profits in the second quarter of 2014, returning to black from losses from the previous quarter and the same period last year. Evergreen posted a net profit of TWD150.2M ($5M) in 2Q14, compared to a loss of TWD400M in 2Q13 and a
  • Bumi Armada to supply FPSO worth $1.18Bn
    Malaysia-listed offshore oilfield services provider Bumi Armada has been appointed as the FPSO lease contractor for the Madura BD Field, Offshore Indonesia, via a letter of intent issued by Husky-CNOOC Madura (HCM). Bumi Armada's wholly-owned subsidiary, Bumi Armada Offshore Holdings (BAOH), with
  • SBI Offshore clinches $24M rig contract
    Singapore-listed offshore marine solution provider, SBI Offshore, has secured a $24M contract to provide design and engineering services for a jack-up drilling rig that can operate in water depths of up to 110m. SBI Offshore's wholly-owned subisidiary SBI O&M signed the contract with a Middle
  • OOIL could lose growth momentum in 2015
    Hong Kong-listed Orient Overseas International (OOIL), the parent of Orient Overseas Container Line (OOCL), is estimated to lose its profit growth momentum in 2015 due to fewer deliveries of new tonnage, a research note of CIMB Securities said. "With fewer newbuildings left to deliver, it will be
  • Manila acts to cut congestion in ports
    As part of an ongoing bid to decongest Manila ports, the office of the president has cut port charges at Batangas, a statement on the website of the Philippines Port Authority said. There was no immediate confirmation on President Benigno Aquino's website. The move is to attract more direct callers

The Journal of Commerceweb site
AUGUST 20, 2014
  • New Orleans expanding intermodal terminal
    The Port of New Orleans is revamping its Mississippi River Intermodal Terminal to the tune of $21 million after a bid was awarded to a Louisiana-based construction company.The Port of New Orleans is revamping its Mississippi River Intermodal Terminal to the tune of $21 million after a bid was awarded...
  • Damco expects to end 2014 in red after big 2Q loss
    Damco expects to end the year in the red after the logistics arm of Maersk Group lost $32 million in the second quarter, grappling with a restructuring effort and less forwarding business. Damco said the restructuring that began in 2013 has been trickier than anticipated, resulting in delays of productivity gains....
  • 'Uber'-like truck, load-matching system being tested in NY-NJ market
    Cargomatic is in a New York state of mind. The Venice, California-based firm is testing its "Uber"-like truck and shipment matching technology - currently offered in Southern California - in the tri-state trucking market of New York, northern New Jersey and Connecticut. "We are moving east," Brett Parker, chief operating officer...
  • Maersk Lines' latest earnings show it pulling farther away from the pack
    In reporting its second-quarter and first-half 2014 results this week, Maersk Line again showed how its financial fortunes are diverging from most of the rest of the container shipping industry. And Maersk is diverging in another way: Its outlook for the year is bullish, while those of other major carriers that...
  • Air transport fears of Icelandic volcano eruption grow
    There are increasing signs that an Icelandic volcano could erupt, potentially disrupting shippers transporting goods via the freighters and in the bellies of passenger planes - much like an eruption on the island did in 2010. Roughly 1,000 small earthquakes were detected in the vicinity of Baroarbunga, one of the northern...
  • CKYH Alliance membership pays dividends for Evergreen
    The cost benefits of Evergreen Marine joining the CKYH Alliance were reflected in its second-quarter earnings, which saw the Taipei-based carrier returning to profitability. Taiwan's largest container shipping line joined up with Cosco, "K" Line, Yang Ming and Hanjin Shipping in March just as it posted a first-quarter loss of $56...
  • Expanded services boost container traffic at NC Port of Wilmington
    Containers at the Port of Wilmington, North Carolina.The North Carolina State Ports Authority's fiscal year is off to a strong start its fiscal year is off to a strong start, thanks to increasing container volume at the Port of Wilmington resulting from carriers' service expansions. July container volumes at Wilmington were...
  • Automakers, imports, housing starts boost US truck tonnage
    Strong gains in factory output, especially automotive manufacturing, helped drive U.S. truck tonnage up in July, the American Trucking Associations said. The ATA For-Hire Truck Tonnage Index rose 1.3 percent in July from June, and 3.6 percent year-over-year. The trucking association's index supports claims by motor carrier executives such as Eric...
  • Brazil approves $1.7 billion for port infrastructure
    Brazilian waterways regulator Antaq approved $1.73 billion in upgrades for ports in Rio de Janeiro and Santos. BN Americas reported the plan will allow local steel company CSN to extend its port terminal concession contract in Rio de Janeiro, and will also extend Santos' port contract in São Paulo. Both contracts...
  • Top container lines' capacity continues to rise
    Overall capacity operated by the Top 21 container carriers increased 5.6 percent or 847,000 TEUs in the last 12 months, according to industry analyst Alphaliner's latest newsletter, furthering chronic overcapacity in the container shipping market. The Top 21 carriers, which control 86 percent of the total global liner capacity, received a...
  • NOL doesn't deny, but downplays reports that APL Logistics is for sale
    Neptune Orient Lines said Wednesday media reports that it plans to sell its logistics business, APL Logistics, for up to $900 million are "preliminary and exploratory in nature." Without specifically denying the reports, the shipping group said in a filing to the Singapore Exchange that there is "no assurance that any...
  • TMW Systems, 3GTMS to blend asset-, non-asset transport software
    Changing supply chains demand changing technology, and a more multimodal, integrated supply chain require a blend of asset- and non-asset-based transportation systems. That evolving demand led location-based technology firm Trimble and its TMW Systems subsidiary to partner with 3GTMS, which offers non-asset transportation management and optimization software. Trimble, a $2.3 billion company,...
  • APMT's facility investments drove 2Q growth
    APM Terminals saw volume and profit rise in its second quarter, thanks to some of its terminals becoming fully operational and the addition of new terminals in growth markets. The terminal operating division of Maersk Group reported container volume of 9.8 million TEUs in the April-to-June period, an increase of 8...
  • China's largest port is also the largest in world
    Shanghai port.For the first six years of The Journal of Commerce global container ports ranking, Hong Kong was king. When Singapore toppled Hong Kong in 2005, it began a five-year run at the top for the Southeast Asian giant. And now another juggernaut, Shanghai, has enjoyed a four-year run as...
  • Backing the bond
    Q: You've defended the new $75,000 bond requirement for motor carrier brokers in the past, and I disagree. I can assure you the bond hurts the small broker. I'm a commodity trader. We employ a lot of trucks, some through direct contact with the trucking company and others through brokers. I have...
  • Arctic passage for ships: Slow going
    The melting polar icecap is reheating ages-old dreams of cross-Arctic shortcuts for deep-draft ships sailing between the Atlantic and Pacific oceans. But logistics managers shouldn't count on it happening next year - or even in the next decade. The bulk carrier Nordic Orion grabbed headlines last September with a Vancouver-to-Finland voyage...

TradeWindsweb site
AUGUST 20, 2014
  • Purge continues
    IM Skaugen has agreed to sell another gas-carrier to one of its joint ventures under a broader bid to free up cash.
  • Icemen cometh
    What do Bill Gates, David Beckham, Justin Bieber and the chartering manager of Gemini Tankers have in common?
  • Progress for Restis?
    A long drawn out clash between Greek shipowner Victor Restis and US lobbying group United Against a Nuclear Iran (UANI) has once again bubbled to the surface.
  • Star shuts off Eagle swoop
    Star Bulk has ruled out the purchase of Eagle Bulk Shipping in the wake of its $634.91m move for Excel Maritime's fleet.
  • RWE takes another
    Greece's Diana Shipping has won another bulker charter from German company RWE.
  • Coal terminal ditched
    The construction of a coal terminal on the Columbia River in the US has been blocked by Oregon state regulators.
  • Star shines in Q2
    Star Bulk has reported a stronger than projected second quarter profit just 24 hours after the purchase of Excel Maritime.
  • Marine Stars hits again
    Bulk carrier Marine Stars hit a rock off the small island of Oinousses, Greece, yesterday - only two days after it ran aground in the Dardanelles, Turkey.
  • Sungdong adds one
    South Korean yard Sungdong has won an order for an LR1 tanker from an unnamed Asian owner.
  • GasLog profit grows
    GasLog has rounded off a busy second quarter by reporting an improved profit for the period.
  • State to the rescue?
    UK shipbuilder Ferguson, which entered administration last week, may be nationalised, according to Scottish finance secretary John Swinney.
  • FMG prices VLOC order
    Fortescue Metals Group paid $70m apiece for its second round of VLOC newbuildings placed at Yangzijiang Shipbuilding, it revealed today.
  • Ananda turns owner
    Bangladesh's Ananda Shipyard and Slipways is planning to charter out two boxships cancelled by their previous owners in 2010.
  • Less profit for Vopak
    Netherland's Vopak has recorded a 15% decrease in its profit as revenue remained almost unchanged in the first half of 2014.
  • $100m for AOS
    Offshore company AOS Cyprus has had a $100m debt facility underwritten by Investec Shipping and Marine Finance.
  • Senior pirate busted
    An important Somali pirate leader has been arrested by local security forces in the capital Mogadishu, African media report.
  • Lukoil extracts crude
    Russia's Lukoil has succeeded in loading its first cargo of crude from the new West Qurna-2 field in southern Iraq, despite the escalating violence in the country.
  • Waiting over for Cecon
    Norwegian owner Cecon's long wait has come to an end as the 10,000-dwt offshore support vessel Cecon Pride has completed its sea trials and will soon commence a 10-month contract.
  • Pan Ocean arrest lifted
    The high court of Singapore has rescinded the arrest of a Pan Ocean boxship held there since June 2013.
  • Clarksons fills a hole
    UK broker Clarksons has brought in Swire grandee James Hughes-Hallett as its new chairman.
  • Condor buys Austal ferry
    Australian shipbuilder Austal has finally succeeded in shifting a ferry built for stock that it has been marketing since 2010.
  • NOL ponders sale
    Singapore's Neptune Orient Lines (NOL) is plotting a potential sale of its logistics unit, but could also spin it off in an IPO.
  • Nuclear comeback
    The Russian government is planning to refurbish the 34,000-gt nuclear-powered LASH containership Sevmorput (built 1999) and return it to commercial service.
  • Tallink extends charter
    Estonian ferry owner and operator Tallink says it has extended the charter of its 30,285-gt ro-pax ferry Atlantic Vision (built 2002) to Marine Atlantic of St John's, Newfoundland.
  • Karadeniz in Gaza relief
    Turkish shipbuilder and energy producer Karadeniz Holdings will deploy one of its giant floating powerships to Gaza within the next three months.

American Shipperweb site
AUGUST 20, 2014
  • U.S. agencies conduct trade outreach in non-border states
    Much of the support for free trade agreements - such as the multilateral Trans-Pacific Partnership and U.S.-European Union trade pact currently being negotiated - comes from states that export a lot to the U.S.' neighbors.
  • STB to hold public rail service hearing
    Representatives from CP and BNSF have been directed to attend, and the Surface Transportation Board has invited shippers and other carriers to deliver testimony, provided they file their intentions with the board by Aug. 25.
  • Canada safety group releases Lac-Megantic findings
    The group found that 18 factors, including improperly applied hand brakes, played a role in the accident. It also reported that the railroad had a "weak" culture of safety and did not conduct enough reviews of its safety systems.
  • APL evaluating logistics business sale or IPO
    NOL said it "continually evaluates all available options to improve the strategic positioning and performance of its businesses. These include considerations of a potential sale or initial public offering."
  • Robots to soon help in airplane manufacturing
  • UPS expands BC operations
  • YRC Freight bestows DC status on three locations
  • Hide and seek on the Oakland waterfront

The Bunker Bulletinweb site
AUGUST 20, 2014
  • Crude climbs as US inventories decline
    Supplies declined to 362.5 million barrels last week.
  • Some thoughts on mass flow meters
    If players think there will be a two-tier market as more MFMs are introduced, we have to ask why.
  • Mid-week prices firm across Europe
    Tight avails seen for HS product in Rotterdam.
  • Prices generally soft in Fujairah
    Markets mainly firm in South Africa.
  • 'Surge' in demand in Black Sea port
    Novorossiysk supplier has 'sold out all available prompt volumes'.
  • ExxonMobil passes a million mt on metered deliveries
    Company says majority of fuel delivered in Singapore is via mass flow metering.
  • Buyers 'holding off' in expection of further price falls
    'We are seeing really low demand amid ample supplies,' says South Korean player.
  • High bunker prices cloud cruise sector's prospects
    Fuel coasts could limit New Zealand's role as a cruise destination.
  • ECA costs 'bad for business' at Canadian port
    Expensive low sulphur bunker fuel means fewer cruise calls.
  • Asian IFO market stays relatively flat
    Smooth supplies reported across all key regional ports.
  • Vopak remains in profit for H1
    Period was characterised by stable demand for services, says CEO.
  • Japanese firm wins tri-fuel engine supply contract
    Vessel expected to provide 'excellent fuel efficiency', say systems provider.
  • Maersk: Bunker consumption 'reduced significantly' in Q2
    Savings help lift the forecast profit.
  • German firms introduce modern LEG carrier
    Vessel able to operate on HFO, MDO, gas oil, LNG, as well as ethylene.
  • Vancouver fuel prices lack clear direction
    Good avails reported at the Canadian West Coast 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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