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August 22, 2014
Sched Netweb site
  • Hong Kong port up 1.6pc in July to 1.98 million TEU, Singapore off 0.3pc
  • Mixed July results for LA/Long Beach as growth rate slows from May
  • Hapag-Lloyd extends Rotterdam congestion fee to all barge services
  • Box ship oversupply new normal for 4-5 years: Maersk CEO Andersen
  • Spot rates to escape post-peak collapse this year, says BIMC0 analyst
  • Panama Canal fetes centenary as it prepares for big capacity expansion
  • Singapore's NOL mulls US$750 million APL Logistics sale or IPO
  • Zeebrugge's first half volume up 9.9pc to 1,056,311 TEU
  • Mary Maersk sails from Algeciras to Tanjung Pelepas with record load
  • MacGregor to supply equipment for 2 anchor handlers at Wuhu shipyard
  • US freight index falls 0.9pc in June, but still second highest posted
  • Taipei okays forwarders consolidating multi-nation cargo for re-export
  • European trucks with perishable fruit turned back at Russian border
  • CEVA expands freight management facilities in Los Angeles
  • Malaysia Airports seeks to reap US$317 million in 'perpetual sukuk'
  • Unmanned aircraft does battlefield delivery with ground cargo robot

Exim Indiaweb site
AUGUST 21, 2014
  • BLPL Singapore wins recognition as NVOCC of the Year (Exim - GP) at SECC 2014
  • Dubai to assist Indian vessels operating in UAE
  • Gujarat govt gives in-principle approval for setting up Gujarat Maritime University
  • Inaugural TMS Awards receives patronage of Sheikh Ahmed bin Saeed Al Maktoum
  • Maersk Line's Q2 net profit jumps to $ 547 m
  • Mahindra Logistics acquires majority stake in LORDS Freight (India)
  • Sanctions against Russia likely to hit freight forwarders
  • Grain exports to be hit this year by lower global prices: FAO
  • Russia looking to buy Indian fruits, vegetables
  • KPT floats tender for setting up liquid storage tanks
  • Railways' April-July revenue up 9.30 pc; hauls 4.25 pc more freight
  • Export growth loses pace in July
  • Govt working hard to enhance textile exports to $ 300 bn
  • India not satisfied with WTO ruling on steel product dispute case
  • INR declines sharply against dollar

International Transport Journalweb site
  • VTG raises wagon utilisation capacity
  • Indian Railways increased freight transport
  • Sale or IPO of logistics division under consideration
  • Passenger-to-freighter conversion goes into ninth round
  • APM Terminals ramps up earnings
  • Asco opens new location in Australia
  • New record in Denmark's road haulage sector
  • Gummandi new Jet Aviation Dubai maintenance boss
  • Freighter service from San Juan to Europe
  • Global containership fleet set to shrink
  • Bundling offshore activities
  • EBRD, EU and EIB augmenting Moldova's road infrastructure
  • Ports operator RMS expands commercial team
  • Etihad Regional in Switzerland under the microscope
  • New trainees on board at Hansa Meyer Global

Marine Logweb site
AUGUST 21, 2014
  • LNG America names bunker barge cryogenics system designer
  • Scottish shipbuilder books fish farm vessel orders
  • Havyard starts fitting out offshore wind service vessel
  • EB gets contract worth up to $32.3 million
  • Nakilat Damen delivers mooring boats
  • Tuco books second ProZero workboat sale

World Wide Shipperweb site
AUGUST 21, 2014
  • Port of Longview sees gains in second quarter cargo numbers
  • Diana Shipping takes delivery of new Capesize dry bulk vessel
  • Port of Camas-Washougal plans community appreciation event
  • Crowley liner services group nets Quest for Quality Award
  • Sir Michael Arthur to take helm of Boeing U.K./Ireland operations

Lloyd's Listweb site
AUGUST 21, 2014
  • Israel tie could deter Zim alliances
    Potential partners wary of Arab restrictions and anti-Zionist protesters
  • Two-tier market has emerged in LNG spot market, says GasLog
    Monaco-based owner likes limited exposure to spot but says some ships 'struggling'
  • Russia's sanctions force box lines to send back cargo
    Maersk Line says it will need to return 'significant' amount to customers
  • Decision on deeper, wider River Elbe expected in October
    Judge's ruling will not dictate port's future, says board executive
  • Navios Maritime Holdings books net loss despite better revenues
    Boost comes mostly from 12.5% rise in dry bulk time charter rates
  • Ultrabulk chief sees potential for better times in year's second half
    Lange optimistic over Pacific and Atlantic basins, especially the US Gulf
  • Line alliances will not want to share boxes, warns Singamas chief
    Box optimisation already too high for carriers to enhance it further, says Teo
  • World's sixth-largest box port Ningbo hit by strike
    Industrial action by truck owners and drivers enters a fourth day
  • DFDS sees pretax profits rise 143%
    Market improvements marred by Russian import ban

Sea-webweb site
AUGUST 21, 2014
  • Otago dredges to boost trade
    Port Otago, on New Zealand's South Island, will begin capital dredging in November to allow the current 4,500teu vessels calling at the port to sail with a deeper draught and thus carry more cargo. Speaking to IHS Maritime, commercial manager Peter Brown said: "We have consent to go to 15m but we
  • Sohar to build rail freight terminal
    Oman's Port of Sohar announced today that it plans to build a rail freight terminal - described by executive commercial manager Edwin Lammers as "vital in accelerating national growth". The port, which has sustained double-digit growth for more than a decade, will take advantage of the $250Bn
  • India out of bounds for ZPMC cranes
    China's state-owned port crane-maker Shanghai Zhenhua Heavy Industries Co Ltd (ZPMC) will not be able to sell cargo-handling equipment to India's 13 state-owned ports. This is because the country's security agencies have denied security clearance for buying and installing the cranes made by the
  • Strong VLCC market looks set to continue
    There is a positive outlook for an already strong VLCC spot market, analyst and broker sources have confirmed. DNB Securities' shipping analysts Nicolay Dyvik, Oyvind Berle and Petter Haugen cite a Reuters report, which said oil traders have started fixing crude tankers to bring North Sea, West
  • RSHI to expand into oil exploration
    China Rongsheng Heavy Industries Group Holdings (RSHI) will expand into the oil exploration sector by acquiring a 60% stake in an energy company for HKD$2.2Bn ($284M). RSHI will complete the acquisition by issuing 1.4Bn shares to New Continental Oil & Gas, which indirectly operates a project
  • Chinese ship demolition up 2.5% y/y for 1H14
    Chinese ship breakers have reported slight changes in ship demolition for the first half of 2014 in terms of light tonnage, according to the statistics of China National Ship Recycling Association (CNSA). For the first six months in 2014, old vessels bought by Chinese ship breakers rose only 2.5%
  • AISLive spots Iranian paint party
    AIS Live data has revealed that the National Iranian Tanker Company (NITC) has started to change its vessels' identity. This change in identity has been a regular practice since the start of sanctions in 2012, and includes new names, MMSI numbers and call signs for the majority of its crude. Until
  • NOL on reported sale of logistics business
    Singapore's Neptune Orient Lines (NOL), the parent of liner operator APL, has issued a clarification in response to media reports yesterday that it is mulling a sale of its logistics business. Citing sources, local media reports in Singapore claim that NOL is looking to sell APL Logistics in the
  • DFDS raises forecast after strong 1H14
    DFDS, the listed Danish ferry and logistics group, has raised its 2014 profit forecast after a strong first half. Group net profit rose to DKK195M ($33M) in 2Q14 from DKK79M in the same period last year, while revenues rose to DKK3.30Bn from DKK3.05Bn, the company said in a statement. For 1H14, the
  • Fujian Southeast wins two more Vroon AHTSs
    Fujian Southeast shipyard has won an order for two further anchor-handling tug supply (AHTS) vessels from Dutch owner Vroon Offshore Services bringing the total on order at the yard to eight. The two 1,700dwt vessels are scheduled for delivery in October and December 2016. The previous order for six
  • JNPT's SEZ aims to boost exports
    India's Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Saturday laid the foundation stones of the Rs 4,000 crore ($667M) port-based multi-product SEZ (special economic zone) at Jawaharlal Nehru Port Trust (JNPT) near Mumbai. The SEZ is meant to increase exports manifold, at the country's largest container port. He
  • Hanjin Shipping's debt restructuring on track
    Hanjin Shipping, South Korea's biggest shipping company, said it is executing its restructuring plan smoothly. Through its half-yearly report, Hanjin Shipping commented, "According to the restructuring plan to restore our finances, which we announced on 19 December 2013, we chose a preferred bidder
  • Panamax runs aground off Lianyungang port
    A bulk carrier ran aground off China's Lianyungang port on Monday evening and was later refloated without any injuries. The accident took place at around 20.00 when the Panama-flagged Garima Prem ran aground en route from Lianyungang to Lanshan port in Shandong province, the Lianyungang Maritime
  • Robust trend for Handysize scrapping
    Ninety-nine Handysize bulkers were demolished in 1H14, the highest among all bulker classes. An ageing fleet is the primary cause for the high demolition figures. IHS Maritime's Sea-web.com data show 360 of the 2,396 active Handysize bulkers would be aged 25 years this year, while another 21
  • ExxonMobil pass 1M tonnes of bunkers
    Oil Major, ExxonMobil Marine Fuels & Lubricants has delivered over 1M tonnes of bunkers in Singapore using a Maritime and Port Authority of Singapore (MPA) approved mass flow metering system. "Fuel quantity shortages continue to be an on-going issue facing customers, but, with mass flow metered
  • Bumi Armada earnings up 25.8%
    Malaysia-listed offshore oilfield services provider, Bumi Armada reported revenues up by 25.8% to MYR590.1M ($186.1M) in 2Q14 from MYR468.9M in 2Q13, due to increased contribution across all its established business units. The company's profit before taxation recorded a 3% rise at MYR127M in 2Q14
  • 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
  • Chemical tankers hit as palm oil price hits low
    Chemical tankers have taken a hit as palm oil prices have slid to a five-year low as growing palm oil production in Southeast Asia and its high stockpiles in China has curtailed demand. When the Bursa Malaysia Derivatives Exchange closed trading yesterday, November contract prices for palm oil stood
  • Low LNG rates may encourage floating storage
    Spot LNG shipping rates have fallen to a four-year low and this could offer opportunities to book LNG carriers for floating storage, said IHS Energy. Growing newbuilding deliveries have resulted in an oversupply of ships due to speculative ship orders following the east Japan earthquake in March
  • XMH signs $10.6M MoU for Z-Power
    Singapore-listed diesel engine, propulsion and power generating solution provider, XMH Holdings, signed an SGD13.2M ($10.6M) memorandum of understanding for the 80% equity stake of Z-Power Automation with BH Global Corporation. This is the company's second acquisition after the successful completion
  • Evergreen launches US East Coast service
    Taiwanese Evergreen Marine Corp's container ship Ital Lunare will make the first ever direct call into the Boston port on 20 August, as part of the new service linking North Asia and the US East Coast. The weekly service also calls at the US ports of New York and Norfolk, and travels through the

The Journal of Commerceweb site
AUGUST 21, 2014
  • US footwear imports plunged in first half
    Containerized footwear imports into the United States plummeted in the first half of 2014, although the industry is optimistic sales will pick up in the second half of the year. Data from PIERS, the data division of JOC Group, shows containerized imports of footwear into the U.S. sank 19.8 percent year-over-year...
  • Russia-bound ag cargo stuck on water as shippers adjust
    Thousands of containers of agricultural products heading to Russia are still on the water, in limbo until shippers can find new destinations for their goods. Russia instituted retaliatory sanctions on all agricultural products coming out of Australia, Canada, the U.S., the European Union and Norway. The bans, which went into effect...
  • Virginia kicks off fiscal year with 'solid start'
    The Virginia Port Authority today said it's on its way to profitability after kicking off its new fiscal year with a "solid start," following a loss in the previous fiscal year. In July, the first month of fiscal year 2014-15, the Port of Virginia's container volume totaled 207,771 TEUs, surpassing the monthly record...
  • With 3PL subsidiary, shipping reseller seeks better route to smaller shippers
    A freight market that hasn't "ramped down" this summer spells opportunity for Launch Logistics, the new third-party logistics subsidiary of shipping reseller Unishippers. Unishippers set up Launch Logistics Aug. 1 to help support its franchisees and small business shippers. "We'll be working with our largest franchisees and our technology team to...
  • Ebola fears unfounded, shipping industry says
    Fears of Ebola transmission via ocean vessel entered the public imagination in 1995 with the Dustin Hoffman movie "Outbreak," which featured an African monkey carrying an Ebola-like disease on a container ship headed to the U.S., where the disease wreaks havoc on the country's population. A real-life outbreak of Ebola...
  • Yilport targets growth through short-sea, feeder operations
    With much of the attention of the international container shipping industry on gateway ports and congestion problems they're experiencing in handling mega-ships, a Turkish port operator sees opportunity elsewhere. Yilport Holding this year took control of two container terminals in Scandinavia as part of a declared North Europe expansion plan. Located...
  • CMA CGM to create Indian Ocean transshipment hub
    CMA CGM, the world's third-largest container line in deployed capacity, plans to make a port on a French island in the Indian Ocean into a transshipment hub to serve markets in Africa, the company said in a statement. A transshipment hub on the island of Réunion, 200 km/120 miles east of...
  • Growth in Europe air, sea shipments to slow, Stifel survey says
    Air and sea freight volumes in European east-west trade lanes have seen consecutive gains in recent months, but growth is expected to subside over the next six months, according to a new survey from the investment firm Stifel Nicolaus. Stifel said expectations in August climbed in all trade lanes covered in...
  • JOC Inland Distribution Conference Confirms Key Industry Speakers
    Media Contact Alessandra Barrett, JOC Group Inc. +1-860-248-5238, abarrett@joc.com JOC Inland Distribution Conference Confirms Key Industry Speakers Registration Expected to Jump 40 Percent Over Last Year October 22-24, 2014, Kansas City, MO 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...
  • North American truckload linehaul rates rose sharply in July
    The Cass Truckload Linehaul Rate Index was up 7.2 percent year-over-year in July. Full-size chart North American truckload and intermodal freight rates trended higher in July, when truck tonnage rose more sharply than expected, buoyed by industrial output, imports and automotive shipping. As truck rates climb in the third quarter, analysts foresee steady...
  • Cyberattack targeted UPS Store shippers
    Hackers may have stolen payment information from an undisclosed number of shipping customers of The UPS Store in a period stretching from January to August, UPS said Aug. 20. Malware discovered on systems at 51 UPS Store locations in 24 states may have collected names, postal and e-mail addresses and credit...
  • Growth in US marine container rail traffic slows but is poised to rebound
    International intermodal volume growth in North America in in July slowed from the month before, but the gains were still healthy, and a robust forecast for U.S. maritime imports for this month suggest the shipment of marine containers could kick into a higher gear. The shipment of 20-foot, 40-foot and other...
  • Ningbo port trucker strike takes violent turn
    Violence flared at Ningbo's Beilun Container Port as thousands of striking truck drivers clashed with riot police and smashed the windshields of trucks crossing a picket line, according to the Hong Kong-based China Labor Bulletin. The non-governmental organisation that monitors labor issues in the mainland said that drayage drivers, dissatisfied with...
  • Container shortage looms over peak-season predictions
    A good peak season will lead to a shortage of containers, with the inventory of new boxes standing at less than two months of the required levels, Singamas chairman Teo Siong Seng said in Hong Kong. Teo told reporters at the Singamas interim results briefing that the new container inventory in...
  • Carriers' windfall: crafty or lucky?
    The focus among most of those involved in international logistics in the U.S. today revolves around the ongoing negotiations between the International Longshore and Warehouse Union and the Pacific Maritime Association and the impact of the talks on access and costs to container services. Capacity to ports on the U.S....
  • US subsidy investigation won't hurt business, says Singamas head
    Singamas chairman Teo Siong Seng does not believe the antidumping and countervailing duty investigation the company is facing in the U.S. will have a lasting effect on its business. Singamas and the world's largest container maker, China International Marine Containers (CIMC), are facing an ongoing investigation by the U.S. International Trade...
  • Saint John port seeks to expand container traffic
    Saint John's container throughput was up 46 percent in 2013. Full-size chart The Port of Saint John, New Brunswick, is trying to build on a recent surge in volume and play a bigger role in an eastern Canada container trade long dominated by Montreal and Halifax. Saint John's container volume jumped to 76,269...
  • Charleston's results surpass expectations
    Port of CharlestonSouth Carolina Ports Authority said its fiscal year 2014 results surpassed original plans, and now fiscal year 2015 is off to a good start too. The port authority reported that its 2014 fiscal year earnings, covering the period from July 2013 to June 2014, were $14.3 million, 20.7 percent...

TradeWindsweb site
AUGUST 21, 2014
  • SFI disputes detention
    Ship Finance International (SFI) is contesting the recent detention of one of its suezmax tankers in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.
  • Fotis G upgrades TNP
    A leading US investment bank is urging clients to accumulate shares of Tsakos Energy Navigation.
  • LR rejects Pearl Seas suit
    Classification society Lloyd's Register has expressed confidence that it will emerge victorious from its legal battle with cruiseship owner Pearl Seas Cruises.
  • Vestland stays red
    Norway's Vestland Offshore has reduced its loss for the second three-month period of 2014 thanks to increasing its revenue.
  • Omicron linked to buy
    Following a trend that seems to have been developing in recent weeks, another Greek owner is said to have snapped up a panamax bulker at a firm price.
  • Monkeys aboard
    Five unexpected passengers were found on the 15,550-teu Eugen Maersk (built 2008) before it arrived in Rotterdam port yesterday.
  • Navios Holdings trims loss
    Improved revenue from its bulker fleet has helped Navios Maritime Holdings to a smaller than anticipated second quarter loss.
  • More profit for Grindrod
    South Africa's Grindrod has increased its profit in the second quarter while raising capital of ZAR 2.4bn ($225m) to secure equity for a growth plan.
  • Deutsche hires Asia chief
    DVB's former Asia chief Peter Illingworth has re-emerged in a similar role at Deutsche Bank after a summer of gardening leave.
  • AHTS day-rates surge
    Day-rates in the North Sea spot sector have reached their highest level since late December, with BP hiring the 274-bp anchor-handler Havila Jupiter (built 2010) for £110,000 per day.
  • OSG holders to sell
    A range of US funds are looking to cash out of reborn US tanker owner OSG by registering to sell $1.2bn of shares and warrants.
  • Dof on the rise
    Norway's Dof has taken full advantage of its long-term contracts and prospered in the second quarter, recovering from last year's loss.
  • Pappas shares Star Bulk plan
    Star Bulk is on "a continuous search for deals" despite two takeovers this summer that have made it the largest bulker owner listed in the US, its chief executive says.
  • Bergen's red ink
    Norway's Bergen Group has seen a decrease in both revenue and net profit, following its decision to exit the shipbuilding industry and focus on marine services.
  • Contango carnival
    VLCC rates are shaping up to reach three-year highs during peak season, DNB Markets says.
  • Siem recovers
    Siem Offshore has bounced back in the second quarter, recording a profit and increasing revenues through a higher utilisation of its bigger fleet.
  • Shih Wei slips
    Taiwan's Shih Wei Navigation has fallen to a loss in the second quarter this year, as revenue dropped.
  • Hurtigruten turns profit
    Hurtigruten's efforts to re-organise over the past two years have finally paid off, according to its profitable second quarter result.
  • Rem stronger again
    Rem Offshore has prospered in the second quarter despite a tough North Sea spot market.
  • DFDS raises its sights
    Danish ro-ro group DFDS is expecting better annual earnings after its freight business pushed up profit in the second quarter.
  • Phoenix rebounds
    China's CSC Phoenix has returned to profit in the first half of 2014 despite being embroiled in legal action and ship auctions.
  • Sudan Line ditches oldie
    Sudan Line is down to one ship after selling its 12,100-dwt general cargo ship Darfur (built 1979) for demolition in India.
  • Iran bypasses Hormuz
    Iranian president Hassan Rouhani has announced that Iran is planning to spend $2.5bn on a new oil export terminal in the town of Jask on the Gulf of Oman.

American Shipperweb site
AUGUST 21, 2014
  • Articulated tug barges on the Marine Highway?
    Minyan Marine is just one of two companies investigating the possibility of using articulated tug-barges to offer short-sea services for domestic shippers of containerized cargo in the United States.
  • Neptune Pacific buys Polynesian Shipping Line
    Neptune Pacific Line is not affiliated with Neptune Orient Line of Singapore, but is owned by the Los Angeles-based conglomerate Roll Global, which is best known for its food and beverage businesses.
  • More protests targeting ZIM planned in SeaTac
  • Eurozone contributes to lag in U.S. exports
    The key to the bounce back in the U.S. economy will be the performance of the housing market and consumers, Sara Johnson, a senior research director at IHS Economics, said, echoing consensus economic opinion.
  • New Orleans awards contract for intermodal terminal improvement
    The port said the 12-acre project will result "in a modern and efficient intermodal container transfer terminal to facilitate the movement of marine and rail cargo, while enhancing safety and reducing the carbon footprint."
  • TSA Lines proposes minimum $600 GRI for Sept. 1

The Bunker Bulletinweb site
AUGUST 21, 2014
  • Tight avails in Rotterdam
    European prices generally firm, although Rotterdam averages fall.
  • Bunker market firming in Fujairah
    Distillate prices heading down in South African bunker hubs.
  • New partner in LNG bunker barge project
    LNG America selects Taylor-Wharton as the vessel's Cryogenic Systems Designer.
  • Fuel oil stocks show signs of recovery
    Singapore onshore inventories up by 2.6%.
  • Grindrod sees profits rise
    Notes stable outlook for its marine fuels activities.
  • Statoil supply deal could include LNG bunkering
    Lithuania expects growing demand for LNG from marine sector.
  • Bunkering at Sohar gets a boost
    Dedicated bunker barge came on station this month.
  • Asian IFO prices trading sideways
    MGO rates, meanwhile, have softened across key regional ports.
  • Omani bunkering depot 'on stream next year'
    Meanwhile, a second facility is being planned.
  • Nuclear-powered vessel 'back in service in 2016'
    The Sevmorput expected to start operations from February 2016.
  • Star Bulk: Inefficient ships still market relevant
    Lower cost of inefficient tonnage an attractive trade off, says CEO.
  • Bominflot relocates South African team
    Team to operate from London, starting Monday.
  • Report: Emissions from containerships falling
    By 22% since 2009 and 8% 2012 to 2013.

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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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