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November 3, 2015
Sched Netweb site
  • CSCL confirms 21,000 TEU boxships order
  • Panamax box ship charter rates continue to fall
  • NOL posts Q3 net loss of US$96 million amid weak freight rates
  • Changes in regional container trades and implications for ports: TOC conference
  • Study shows box ship add on 300 slots by removing engine room
  • Better China-Europe rail links could boost Chinese imports of fresh goods
  • LA/LB port drivers go on strike over misclassification issue
  • Inventories drag down US Q3 growth amid strong domestic demand
  • Toll Global Forwarding expands branch network in Germany
  • Double honours for APL at Lloyd's List Asia Awards 2015
  • JAL's H1 earnings soar 28.7pc in spite of weak air freight revenue
  • Air France-KLM makes drastic cuts in freighter capacity as losses continue
  • Pilot union slams UN for failure to ban lithium battery shipments on all planes

Exim Indiaweb site
NOVEMBER 2, 2015
  • CMA CGM temporarily suspends TBL service to Bujumbura, Burundi
  • Competition intensifies in UK logistics sector
  • Hyundai Merchant Marine denies speculation about possible merger with Hanjin Shipping
  • Lighthouses to become beacons of tourism, says Gadkari
  • SCFI spot rates skyrocket
  • Seashell Logistics displays its capabilities at Break-Bulk Americas 2015 in Houston
  • Tanker vessel supply not to increase with return of Iran to global oil market, say analysts
  • World Shipping Council explains SOLAS Container Weight Verification Requirement
  • ZIM to again offer Black Sea reefer service
  • APSEZ posts impressive PAT for Q2 & H1
  • Dutch cos ready to fund Bangla port
  • Investment in Chabahar only if Iran lowers natural gas prices: Gadkari
  • La Spezia Container Terminal wraps up tour of Asia in Shanghai
  • Essar Projects bags $ 1.6 bn order from Kuwaiti co.
  • IDF to invest in more projects with CBDT widening scope of tax exemption
  • INR turns sharply weak against dollar
  • No stock limits for pulses importers: Fadnavis
  • Remove export duty on iron ore, urge Goa miners

International Transport Journalweb site
  • TIR brings financial benefits to Southeast Asia
  • NOL: weak freight rates cause high losses
  • Summer sun shrivels coal demand and Q3 results
  • No shortage of Simpson gum for chewers in Germany
  • Enlarging terminal facilities in Jubail
  • Costs inflating this year and next
  • First biomass freight train delivering pellets
  • Livio Selva takes over Transtir
  • Fedex and TNT: about volumes, shares and revenues
  • New Shenyang-Hamburg blocktrain rotation
  • Financial lowlights in Q2/3
  • Air Canada to Delhi and Dubai
  • China confirms massive Airbus order
  • BLG and Engelbert Strauss receive German SCM Award

IHS Maritimeweb site
NOVEMBER 2, 2015
  • Minister opens Felixstowe food examination centre
    Minister Goodwill opens the ATFE. Credit: Port of FelixstoweUK transport minister Robert Goodwill formally opened a new, GBP4 million (USD6.2 million) ambient-temperature food examination facility at Britain's largest container port, Felixstowe, on 29 October. "This facility will ensure that vital imported products stay as fresh as possible," Goodwill commented. "Some 40%...
  • DP World signs MoU with Senegal to develop logistics free zone
    The port of Dakar. Credit: OT Africa LineDP World has signed a deal to develop a logistics freezone at Senegal's port of Dakar. The free zone investment will not only benefit DP World's container terminal in the port of Dakar, but will be developed close to the new Blaise Diagne...
  • Navigating the World of Tougher Product Safety and Compliance Requirements
    Navigating the World of Tougher Product Safety and Compliance Requirements Global organizations are operating their supply chains in an environment of increasing complexity and ever-changing regulatory constraints. The product safety and compliance risks involved are especially persistent and costly, and achieving supply chain excellence in these areas is a journey with...
  • Port Productivity: The Cooperation Revolution at the Port of New York and New Jersey
    With winter weather delays a steady weekly occurrence this year, the impact on port productivity is high. One way to combat this, as well as setbacks that arise unrelated to weather, is a simple one that is complicated to put into practice. Timely and continual communication between all stakeholders can...
  • Port of NY and NJ Inaugurates TIPS System
    Inportant!: The Terminal Information Portal System, or TIPS, will make your working day easier. The first system of its kind in the United States, TIPS was developed by Sustainable Terminals Services Inc. (STS), a nonprofit company created by a consortium of port terminal operators. The tool compiles information from all six...
  • U.S. Import and Export Trends for Specialty Chemical Intermediaries
    PIERS, the Standard in Trade Intelligence, has partnered with InformEx, to offer a one of a kind report available for free download that examines some of the most important early-stage intermediates for the specialty chemicals: naphthalene, maleic anhydride, gyloxal and adipic acid. Shipping records reveal top U.S. importers and exporters,...
  • Letter from the Editors: Richard Clayton and Neil Wiese
    Welcome to Fairplay.IHS.com! For over 130 years, IHS Fairplay magazine has delivered news and analysis focused on the shipping industry to enable readers to make informed decisions about everything from day-to-day operations to long-term financial investments. Now, with the launch of this website, we are taking an important next step in...
  • Mitsuibishi wins LPG carrier order
    Newly launched Mitsubishi Heavy Industries Shipbuilding Company has won its first shipbuilding order since its launch on the 1 October. The new order placed by Astomos Energy Corp is scheduled for delivery in the fourth quarter of 2018.This latest order is identical to the four vessels Astomos Energy has placed with...
  • Stock market still open to smaller players
    The NASDAQ. Credit: NASDAQPryxis Tankers has secured a US listing via a reverse merger, not an IPO, confirming that smaller owners can still access the public markets. Led by Valentios 'Eddie' Valentis, Greece's Pryxis has an initial fleet of six product tankers: four medium-range (MR) vessels built in 2006-2015 (three either...
  • Found wreckage believed to be El Faro
    A screengrab from a short video released by the US Coast Guard shows a severely damaged lifeboat from the missing cargo ship El Faro floating in the Atlantic. Credit: PAWreckage of a vessel believed to be the missing ro-ro container ship El Faro has been found by a US Navy...
  • Recycling regulations could offer lucrative owner benefits
    Priya Blue Industries' internationally compliant recycling yard in Alang. Credit: Priya Blue IndustriesOne day, shipowners may recycle ships themselves and follow in the footsteps of product manufacturers such as General Motors, which in 2013 reportedly made USD1 billion from selling on by-products for use in other industries. This is the vision...
  • Siem Offshore to lay up two more AHTS ships as market conditions bite
    Siem Offshore (SIOFF), the listed Norwegian offshore services vessel operator has said it will lay up another two anchor handling tug supply vessels. The decision was made due to the "soft market conditions", the company said. The AHTSs will be placed in cold lay-up, and by doing so, SIOFF is only...
  • Container lines must do more to rebalance market
    The flirtation of freight rates with the lows seen in the summer highlights a continuing very poor balancein the market, says Jacob Pedersen, senior shipping analyst at Sydbank. Photo: SydbankThe container shipping industry needs to take more drastic action to rebalance the market than it has attempted so far, Jacob...
  • Chinese steel exports meet with resistance
    China steel production. Credit: PAExports may be providing some relief to China's oversupplied steel industry but protectionistic reactions by receiving countries may become a hurdle, said Italian shipbroker Banchero Costa. China's steel exports went up by 27.2% year-on-year in the first nine months of the year, as the country found a...
  • Pan Ocean profit dives in poor market
    South Korean bulker operator Pan Ocean posted its third quarter 2015 profits of KRW50.9 billion (USD42.28 million) today. The company's earnings plunged 78% year-on-year due to the weak dry bulk shipping market. Pan Ocean officials told IHS Maritime that following the Baltic Dry Index's deterioration to a historic low in February, the...
  • Samsun Logix declared more valuable alive than liquidated
    Samsun Logix could stave off liquidation yet again as it is worth more as a going concern than if it were liquidated. Following the registration of creditors' claims and a declaration of the company's assets to Seoul Central District Court, it was determined that Samsun Logix was worth KRW87.5 billion (USD76.7...
  • Iran container growth prospects seen
    Iran's Bandar Abbas port. Photo: PAContainer throughput at Iran's ports should grow by up to 25% per annum over the next half decade as a confluence of benefits are realised from the expected relaxation of sanctions, a senior Iran-based industry researcher and commentator told IHS Maritime. "Within the coming five years,...

The Loadstarweb site
NOVEMBER 2, 2015
  • Cargolux unions divided over possible strike and new collective work agreement
  • DP World takes over ABP's stake in Southampton's container terminal
  • Maersk decision to lay-up a Triple-E is 'a wake-up call' to the industry, says Drewry

Marine Logweb site
NOVEMBER 2, 2015
  • Crystal ups river cruise orders at Lloydwerft, buys Mozart
  • Cat Marine inks milestone LOI with Turkish tug builder
  • Costamare and York Capital order two 3,800 TEU newbuilds
  • Alfa Laval gives EGR water treatment a smaller footprint
  • BW Pacific IPO set to raise at least $250 million
  • Construction of new Shanghai Wartsila factory begins
  • Rolls-Royce wins power and propulsion order for DP3 DSV

World Wide Shipperweb site
NOVEMBER 2, 2015
  • Port of Tacoma schedules meetings to discuss 2016 budget, finance plan
  • Seattle-based Coast Guard cutter returns from historic Arctic expedition
  • NOL releases numbers for third fiscal quarter
  • Greenbrier breaking records with quarterly, fiscal year numbers
  • David Ridge presented with 2014 Thomas Crowley award

Lloyd's Listweb site
NOVEMBER 2, 2015
  • NTSB confirms wreckage belongs to El Faro
    Focus now will be on retrieval of voyage data recorder
  • Cai Mep receives first ULC
    CSCL Star container vessel deployed in Ocean 3 Alliance for first Vietnam/Northern Europe direct service
  • Liverpool2 welcomes ZPMC cranes
    Opening of £300m Liverpool2 deepwater terminal phase 1 is pushed back to January 2016
  • VLCC spot rates spike as Middle East cargoes soak up tonnage
    Benchmark TD3 rate at 10-day high after roller-coaster week
  • Berlian Laju Tanker to double fleet size
    Indonesian chemical tanker owner plans to double its size from nine to 18 in the next five years following expected completion of financial restructuring
  • Siem Offshore lays up two more vessels
    Dire North Sea market hits anchor handlers
  • Viking Supply Ships to lay up vessel as fleet impairment charge looms
    Owner looks to cut costs further in poor market
  • Shipowners do not need to be subsidised
    Size of European market and existing framework of support is enough to ensure shortsea shipping success, European Commission administrator for transport Anselmo tells Euromed XIX
  • Scorpio Bulkers third-quarter net loss narrows on year
    Company has lower write-down on assets held for sale
  • Grimaldi enhances west Africa frequency
    Two new direct calls planned and another vessel to be deployed on Mediterranean Express Service
  • Costamare orders two 3,800 teu boxships for Hamburg Süd charter
    Peter Döhle said to have done similar deal with German liner operator
  • Deep Sea Supply lays up two as blocking bites
    Two ships enter lay-up as six others are blocked in Brazil
  • DP World takes sole control of Southampton box operations
    UAE operator purchases ABP's remaining 49% stake in UK box facility
  • MHI wins Astomos very large LPG carrier order
    Order will be the first under conglomerate's reorganised entity
  • BW Pacific launches $250m Oslo listing
    Offering will comprise up to 48.7m new common shares and up to 9.7m existing common shares
  • CSCL leases six ULCs from parent unit for $41,000 per day
    Vessels will be built by Shanghai Waogaoqiao Shipbuilding
  • Australia unveils new Antarctic-bound icebreaker
    New vessel set to replace Aurora Australis as Antarctic Division flagship
  • Origin Energy's first Australia Pacific LNG cargo delayed
    Project has been hit by dramatic decline in Asia LNG prices
  • Gulf Navigation nine-month net profit surges 123%
    Healthy contributions from all business segments underpin gains
  • US Navy may have found El Faro wreckage
    Remains found in 15,000 feet of water in vessel's last known area
  • Dive in European re-exports takes toll on LNG shipping
    Asia will continue to be the main hub of LNG demand and trade
  • Captains in the cells
    Why do some authorities feel it necessary to threaten professionals with custodial sentences, when a reasonable person might assume that a large financial penalty might suffice?

The Journal of Commerceweb site
NOVEMBER 2, 2015
  • Restocking US shippers expect muted freight growth
    U.S. shippers expect muted freight volume growth through the third quarter of 2016 as they continue to pull from existing stocks before placing new orders after inventories ballooned during the gridlock at West Coast ports. According to a Wolfe Research survey of roughly 600 shippers, those polled said they expect a...
  • Zim, Seago reintroduce Middle East-Mediterranean reefer service
    Zim Integrated Shipping Services and a European short-sea operator are reintroducing a seasonal refrigerated service aimed at agriculture shippers that connects the Mediterranean and the Middle East. The joint venture between the Israel carrier and Seago Line launches this week, connecting Mersin, Turkey; Ashdod, Israel, and Novorossiysk, Russia. In the second...
  • Vancouver port rail expansion aimed at keeping fluidity when larger ships call
    A C$285 million ($217 million) expansion of its intermodal yard will allow the largest container terminal at Port Metro Vancouver to maintain a speedy transfer of cargo between the docks and intermodal trains even when larger vessels discharging more containers begin calling the facility in the next few years. Maintaining the...
  • US investigators confirm wreck is El Faro
    The USNS Apache, which located the wreckage of the El Faro.Federal investigators have confirmed that the wreckage found Saturday is the TOTE Maritime cargo ship El Faro, which disappeared along with its 33-member crew during a hurricane Oct. 1. Authorities are continuing to survey the area and vessel, National Transportation Safety Board spokesman...
  • Little hope for Itajai dredging emergency funding
    There's little hope the port of Itajai, Brazil's second-largest container port, will receive emergency government dredging help, despite the severe siting that closed the port for days and still causes draft restrictions for container vessels. The crisis has forced dozens of ships to skip calls at the port, costing the port...
  • Customs brokers, forwarders to Uncle Sam: Don't botch ACE roll-out
    Customs brokers and forwarders are urging the federal government not to botch the late February roll-out of the ACE "single window" program, noting how Australia's implementation of a similar system roiled supply chains in 2005. In an open letter to shippers, the National Customs Brokers and Forwarders Association of America said...
  • 2015 Warehouse Capacity Economics and Trends
    Don't let the next seasonal peak limit your logistics strategy. 75% of logistics professionals report that their inventory significantly exceeds capacity at some point during the year. These peaks present a host of financial and logistical challenges but solutions do exist. FLEXE conducted a broad survey of logistics professionals to...
  • Qube Logistics buys vote-blocking share in largest Australia stevedore
    Australia logistics firm Qube Holdings' $1.2 billion raid on Asciano, whose Patrick subsidiary is the country's largest stevedore, has the blessing of shipping industry players and sounds the death knell to Canada management group Brookfield's $6.4 billion takeover bid. The takeover was already under the scrutiny of Australia's competition watchdog, largely...
  • Carriers, shippers team up to prepare for new container weight rules
    Container lines, U.S. shippers and logistics providers are coming together to figure out the best way to prepare for the July 1 start of new global regulations requiring the weighing of containers before they are allowed to be loaded onto a ship. The Agriculture Transportation Coalition and the Transpacific Stabilization...
  • China's container port operators expected to be more profitable in 2016
    China's nine major listed container terminal operators will be more profitable in 2016 with a majority booking high single or double-digit growth in net profit when compared with 2015, according to a valuation report issued by Citi Asia Pacific. Global transportation valuation figures released by the bank today forecast that at...
  • Iran's container trade forecast to grow 25 percent annually
    Container throughput at Iran's ports should grow by up to 25 percent annually over the next half decade as a confluence of benefits are realized from the expected relaxation of sanctions, a senior Iran-based industry researcher and commentator told JOC.com. "Within the coming five years, Iran can expect to expand its...
  • DP World acquires full control of Southampton container terminal
    Southampton container terminalLONDON - DP World has acquired full control of the DP World Southampton container terminal after agreeing to buy the remaining 49 percent stake held by Associated British Ports. The Dubai-based terminal operator has also extended the licence agreement for the terminal in the southern U.K. port by a...

TradeWindsweb site
NOVEMBER 2, 2015
  • Ardmore's top shareholder moves to cash in
    Private equity firm Greenbriar unveils sale of $68m slice in New York-listed owner.
  • VLCC rate index jumps 20% on sentiment lift
    Rates on very large crude carriers see gains as owners start month on positive note.
  • Wreckage confirmed as El Faro, NTSB says
    Object found in 4,600-metre-deep water is the sunken TOTE Maritime ro-ro.
  • Crowley buys rival operator SeaFreight
    Crowley boosts Caribbean market share in its purchase of the SeaFreight companies.
  • SALT sets out store in Monarch dispute
    Director Michael Steimler makes owner's case in first public response to critical shareholder.
  • Viking stacks AHTS
    Norwegian owner joins club of owners to have removed anchor-handlers from the market today.
  • Commerzbank stronger
    German lender making money in tough market as it sheds another $1.2bn of ship loans.
  • Steamship Mutual forgoes rate rise
    Shipowners in the Steamship Mutual protection and indemnity club are in for a second year without a general increase.
  • DP takes full control
    Port operator acquires ABP's 49% stake in Southampton; stretches contract to 2047.
  • Naikai makes more
    Japanese shipbuilder pushes up first half earnings as revenue increases.
  • Hyundai headache for Wilh Wilhelmsen?
    Analysts say updated deal adds to negatively ahead of Oslo-listed owner's Q3 report.
  • Boa lays up AHTS
    Both of owner's anchor-handlers reportedly now removed from dire North Sea market.
  • Iino Kaiun profit slips
    Diversified Japanese shipowner sees net income trimmed due to the weak dry bulk market.
  • Mercator continues losing streak
    Singapore-listed bulker owner sees red for the second quarter as its liabilities surge.
  • Buyers pass on Jinglu bulkers
    Newbuilding panamax duo to be auctioned again after failing to sell at Chinese yard.
  • Costamare and York place double order
    Greek owner and private equity fund place newbuildings against long-term Hamburg Sud charters.
  • Sanoyas beats own forecast
    Japanese shipbuilder posts smaller net profit for the half year but still does better than it expected.
  • Pan Ocean profit chopped
    Restructured South Korean bulker owner sees Q3 earnings decline 78% despite revenue rise.
  • NYK tanker heading to First Ship Lease Trust
    Ship purchased by Singaporean firm believed to have come from major Japanese owner.
  • Adrift in Greek waters
    Otto A. Muller-owned multipurpose ship suffers mechanical problem in the Aegean.
  • NS United trims forecast; profit falls
    Japanese owner pulls back full-year projection after bottom line is cut in half.
  • Meiji profit soars
    Japanese bulker and tanker owner makes a net $21m in first half as revenue increases.
  • Cosco Corp pays Sevan $26.3m compensation
    Singapore-listed shipbuilder agrees to refund Norwegian company for rig delay.
  • A 1990s rerun?
    Martin Stopford asks if shipping over the past five years is retracing the path followed 20 years earlier.
  • Nova Star ferry arrested
    US Marshal seizes ro-pax after complaint from Portland pilots company over $196,000 debt.
  • ESL down a fraction
    Finnish bulker owner's third quarter profit edges lower on less revenue from coal transport.
  • Siem lays up AHTS duo
    Offshore owner removes two vessels from market and is now trading with just one third of anchor-handler fleet.
  • NOL shares drop on downgrade from DBS
    Singapore's flagship carrier sees stock slide after DBS Vickers chops it back to hold.
  • Bahri shipyard plan is back on
    Saudi shipowner to renew talks with Saudi Aramco and Sembcorp over new domestic facility.
  • Deep Sea stacks two more supply ships
    John Fredriksen's offshore shipowner sends another PSV duo into lay-up as October earnings fall.
  • BW Pacific launches $250m Oslo listing
    Singapore-based product tanker specialist says it expects to list in Oslo within two weeks.
  • Deep Sea stacks two more
    John Fredriksen's offshore shipowner sends another PSV duo into lay-up as October earnings fall.
  • Samsung hits back
    Korean yard says there were no grounds for Idan Ofer company PACD to cancel drillship.
  • BW Pacific launches initial public offering
    Singapore-based product tanker specialist says it expects to list in Oslo within two weeks.
  • Astomos orders VLGCs
    Japanese LPG specialist takes newbuilding orderbook tally to ten vessels with latest deals.
  • CSCL books 21,000-teu boxship giants
    Chinese liner company to bareboat vessels from subsidiary of parent China Shipping Group.
  • Gulf Nav profit surges
    Dubai shipowner rides the road to recovery on the back of the improved tanker market.
  • Hoegh Autoliners extends Berlin deal
    Marenave forced to take reduced charter rate to extend PCTC for five more years.

American Shipperweb site
NOVEMBER 2, 2015
  • TOTE seeks exoneration or limitation of liability in El Faro sinking
  • Baltic Exchange, Ningbo Shipping Exchange partner to create new freight index
  • XPO begins layoffs of former Con-way staff
  • Cargo 2000 updates air cargo quality standards
  • YRC Q3 earnings grow despite slight drop in revenues
  • Greenbrier increases net earnings 56.3% in Q4 FY2015
  • Saia's net income falls 27.7% in Q3
  • Stifel likens Old Dominion to a fundamentally sound basketball team

The Bunker Bulletinweb site
NOVEMBER 2, 2015
  • Piraeus: Ferry crews strike
    General stoppage set for November 12.
  • Moody's: Soft bunkers over medium term
    Shipping industry holds to stable outlook.
  • Shipping 'expects to be target' at climate change summit
    'Sooner or later shipping will be regulated on CO2,' says Maersk official.
  • First orders in at new Danish bunker station
    KPI Bridge Oil's cooperation with port 'bearing fruit.
  • Some OW-related losses still to be declared
    Anonymous supplier believes 'dire' financial results are in pipeline.
  • MPA steps up efforts to boost green maritime technologies
    'The first step we have to cross is 0.5% sulphur requirement.'
  • Arbitrage window closed
    But flows into Asia could soon pick up.
  • Piraeus: Ferry crews stike
    General stoppage set for November 12.
  • Singapore accredited bunker supplier changes office
    Move a result of 'significant growth' over the years, Managing Director tells Platts Bunkerworld.
  • Gulf Petrochem's new terminal starts work
    Hamriyah-based facility stores fuel oil and other products.
  • Cape Town: Pipeline closure causing problems for bunkering
    Customers travelling to other ports for bunkering operations.
  • Singapore: Maritime energy testing platform launched
    Phase two to explore on the use of LNG as marine fuel, says university Professor.
  • Gulf Petrochem inaugurates new terminal
    Hamriyah-based facility able to store fuel oil and other products, it says.
  • Cape Town: Bunker pipeline closure causes logistical issues
    Customers travelling to other ports for bunkering operations, says shipping agent.
  • Oil, diesel leaking from bulk carrier grounded in Mexico
    Vessel became stranded in a rocky area during Hurricane Patricia.
  • ABS to class WesPac Midstream's LNG bunker barge
    Vessel to supply fuel to TOTE's dual-fuel ships in Jacksonville.

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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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