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September 4, 2015
Sched Netweb site
  • Tokyo and UN inspectors to conduct 10,000 ship inspections over 3 months
  • Malaysia, Indonesia deploy rapid response teams to fight growing piracy
  • Low water levels on Rhine and Danube reduce cargo ship loads in Germany
  • Irish Republic second quarter port volumes up 10pc to 170,108 TEU
  • Eimskip ditches order for 2nd 875-TEU box ship from Chinese yard
  • Panalpina profit up 2.8pc to US$47.3 million despite strong Swiss franc
  • Trident Seafoods launches major US$40 million hub in Georgia
  • Total Lubmarine operations are resumed in full at Port of Tianjin
  • Daimler to take its computer-driven trucks for trials on the open road
  • Federal and provincial programmes promote Vancouver as maritime hub
  • Canada's east coast ports ready offer relief for US harbour congestionv
  • Obama appeals for Arctic icebreakers to rouse global warming interest
  • Hong Kong named world's busiest air cargo airport in 2014
  • AMI launches click2ship in South Africa to bona fide freight agents
  • United Cargo signs rental deal with Germany's va-Q-tec cool chain specialist
  • Emirates, FedEx and UPS top list of biggest air freight carriers in 2014

Exim Indiaweb site
SEPTEMBER 3, 2015
  • AMTOI AGM unanimously elects new office-bearers for 2015-16
  • Capt. Ajay Kaura re-elected NISAA President for 2015-17
  • CMA CGM Group to optimise services between Asia & Europe
  • Amsterdam port berths world's largest Pure Car & Truck Carrier
  • Anil Diggikar assumes charge as JNPT Chairman
  • Centre's easy exit permission to release INR 40K cr. to road developers
  • CONCOR NWR's 19th annual awards honours top performers
  • GDP to grow to 7.8 pc this fiscal, says Nomura
  • INR turns moderately weak against dollar
  • Stage set for Maritime And Logistics Awards 2015 (MALA 2015) today

International Transport Journalweb site
  • Strikes shrink railfreight volumes
  • Drones - effective goods train guards
  • Transplace adds brokerage know-how
  • Felixstowe enhances rail links
  • United axes Scandinavia connections
  • More security along the energy routes
  • Another first for biggest B777 operator
  • Franchise model for global expansion
  • New box supervisor in Rotterdam
  • Mongolian rail project set to go
  • Port of Kribi moving into fast lane
  • Solid development for French SME
  • Golden duo for Tiaca
  • Saudia Cargo back to JFK
  • More shipping companies bonding

IHS Maritimeweb site
SEPTEMBER 3, 2015
  • Zero tolerance urged for enclosed space incidents
    Enclosed-space casualties remain in the maritime spotlight with a large number of deaths (of both ship and shore personnel) reported so far this year, according to the UK P&I Club. Despite the shipping industry's efforts to eliminate shortcomings, such as lack of training, targeting safer working
  • South Korea to undertake R&D in ROVs
    The Korea Institute of Ocean Science & Technology (KIOST) will build a research centre focusing on remotely operated vehicles (ROVs) ROVs, commonly used in hydrographics and subsea work, are remotely controlled on land. The centre is part of the KIOST's research and development work into
  • MMEA seizes vessels for illegal bunker transfer
    The Malaysian Maritime Enforcement Agency (MMEA) has seized two foreign-flagged vessels in Pengerang, Malaysia under the charge of illegal bunker transfer. Amran Daud, maritime enforcement chief in Tanjung Sedili, stated that one of the vessels is registered in Equatorial Guinea with six Myanmar
  • Otto Marine bags two long-term charters worth $25.2m
    Singapore-listed offshore services provider Otto Marine has entered into an agreement for two long-term anchor handling tug supply (AHTS) charter contracts worth USD25.2 million with a large oil and gas company. The contract was signed by its subsidiary Go Offshore, which will provide two 16,000

The Loadstarweb site
SEPTEMBER 3, 2015
  • Sub-continent faces severe congestion as strikes and rules delay shipments
  • Are container shipping lines switching to a two-stage rate increase strategy?

Marine Logweb site
SEPTEMBER 3, 2015
  • Willard to supply patrol vessels to Philippines police
  • MOL fits a box ship with a windshield
  • Court gives nod for Signal bankruptcy auction
  • Kirby picks ABS as Subchapter M solutions provider
  • LaNaval poised to ink order to build two LNG fueled ferries

World Wide Shipperweb site
SEPTEMBER 3, 2015
  • Port of Coos Bay calling for applications for executive director
  • Mitsui containership testing device to decrease vessel wind resistance
  • Port of Olympia set for this year's Harbor Days event
  • FMC request for more information puts Oakland MTO plans on hold
  • FRA offering grants to states to fund grade crossing upgrades

Lloyd's Listweb site
SEPTEMBER 3, 2015
  • Greek connection hangs by a non-dom thread
    Service industries do not generally survive the absolute disappearance of their biggest and most accessible customers, and this may include the UK maritime industry
  • Beijing's scrap-and-build subsidy scheme turns out to be 'members only'
    The door is closed to small and medium-sized shipping enterprises, which aren't on the beneficiary list
  • Dealing with China's invisible hand
    The state is an invasive force in strategic industries. What lessons can shipowners draw to guide their business in this essential nation to shipping?
  • Bulker evolution: the bigger, the better?
    This century's bulker fleet development has confirmed the No 1 principle in shipping: size matters. But does going large really benefit shipowners?
  • Will shipping benefit from fluctuations in oil supply and demand?
    The oil price, rate of demand, the country of origin and a lifting of the US oil ban may well play a role in future oil tanker movements
  • UK shipping looks for its cool Britannia moment
    Heritage and international branding are important ingredients in Britain's shipping play, but there must be substance behind the style as international competition hots up
  • Safe at sea with Britain
    Freedom, fairness and free trade are essential to the British maritime spirit
  • Get used to it
    Shipping must grapple with doing business in China on Chinese terms
  • Tale of two cities
    There is a huge difference in the gravity of the threat facing both London and Athens
  • Box lines going large must exercise some scrapping virtue
    Ultra large containerships offer greater fuel efficiency and lower slot costs but the equation only works if they are full
  • Middle Eastern promise delights the product sector
    Refinery expansion has quadrupled long range tankers' earning power, but there's still more in the pipeline
  • Homeland insecurity
    What are the chances of a shipping 'Grexit' that could redraw the map for competing maritime hubs?
  • Car carriers must face up to a shifting future
    Analysts predict base growth in waterborne car shipments, but not to the degree seen before the 2008 economic crash

The Journal of Commerceweb site
SEPTEMBER 3, 2015
  • HMM launches Asia-South America west coast service
    Hyundai Merchant Marine has launched a new service connecting Asia and the west coast of Latin America. The Latin West Express, employing nine ships of roughly 4,700 twenty-foot-equivalent units, began with a sailing from Chile Aug. 15. The service's rotation is Kaohsiung, Shekou, Ningbo, Shanghai, Busan, Manzanillo, Buenaventura, Callao, Valparaiso, Lirquen, Manzanillo,...
  • How has the Los Angeles-Hong Kong trade changed over the years?
    Port of Hong KongHong Kong to Los Angeles has long been known as one of the most dominant port pairings in the container trade, connecting the trade's two largest national players, the United States and China, but what has been happening on the trade recently? From 2009 to 2014, the compound...
  • Crane assist technology investment pays off for SSA Marine
    The crane assist set up at SSA Marine's Long Beach facility. While some terminals are spending hundreds of millions of dollars to automate their operations in high-volume ports such as Los Angeles-Long Beach and New York-New Jersey, SSA Marine spent about $400,000 to install a semi-automated crane assist mechanism for a...
  • Cargo thefts rise in Brazil's Amazonas state as economy shrinks
    Trucks hauling containers in Sao Francisco do Sul, Brazil. Credit: Adam JonesCargo thefts are on the rise in Brazil as the economy struggles and has officially entered a recession. The Amazonas region has been dubbed the "truck robbery center of Brazil" after the latest figures from the Federation of Logistics,...
  • NS realigns executive reporting structure amid leadership changes
    Norfolk Southern Railway announced it will be realigning its executive reporting structure for two key departments, the latest in a series of leadership shakeups the railroad has announced since the start of the year. Effective Oct. 1, the Norfolk, Virginia-based railroad's strategic planning department will report to president and CEO Jim...
  • MSC bulks up Angola-Europe service
    Mediterranean Shipping Co. is adding calls at North Europe ports to its Angola Express Service in another sign of West Africa's allure to players in the container trade. The Geneva-based company is added six ships with capacities of 2,000 twenty-foot-equivalent units to the service, which will also begin to call at...
  • Labor Day: Working day for cargo thieves
    In the U.S., Labor Day is a working day for cargo thieves. Freight theft typically picks up in the U.S. over the three-day holiday weekend as criminals pilfer lightly staffed warehouses, steal freight from tractor-trailers at truck stops and clean out trailers left in store parking lots. For the past three...
  • FESCO container volumes drop across the board
    FESCO, one of Russia's largest privately-owned transportation and logistics companies, posted significant declines in container volumes in the first half but believes that its future is bright. FESCO's first-half intermodal container volumes fell by 9 percent to 107,000 twenty-foot-equivalent units on a year-over-year basis. Maritime container volumes fell 17 percent, to...
  • NYK drops JNPT congestion surcharge
    NYK Line has joined rival container carriers in lifting a port congestion surcharge imposed earlier for all cargo discharged at Jawaharlal Nehru Port Trust, India's biggest container gateway, citing an improvement in port operations. The Japanese carrier hit JNPT shippers, already reeling from long-time landside congestion, with a $150 per 20-foot-equivalent...
  • Devalued yuan gets US retailers re-negotiating with Chinese suppliers
    HONG KONG - Big retailers in the U.S. are dragging their Chinese suppliers back to the table to re-negotiate order contracts and take advantage of lower manufacturing costs following Beijing's sharp devaluation of the yuan.The yuan has led the way among devaluating Asian currencies this year, falling 3.2 percent against...
  • Online freight network rides wave of investor interest in logistics
    HONG KONG '- Freightos has raised $14 million from two new investors as the the fast-developing online freight network capitalises on growing interest from venture capitalists in the logistics industry.This brings the total Freightos has raised to $23.3 million and MSR Capital and Sadara Ventures join existing investors Aleph, Annox...
  • Devalued yuan gets US retailers re-negotiating with Chinese suppliers
    HONG KONG - Big retailers in the U.S. are dragging their Chinese suppliers back to the table to re-negotiate order contracts and take advantage of lower manufacturing costs following Beijing's sharp devaluation of the yuan.The yuan has led the way among devaluating Asian currencies this year, falling 3.2 percent against...
  • Maryland governor appoints new members to Maryland Port Commission
    Port of BaltimoreMaryland Gov. Larry Hogan has appointed two new members to the Maryland Port Commission, a group tasked with keeping the state's rapidly growing Baltimore port competitive within international maritime trade. Brenda Dandy and Walter Tilley, both business executives, will join current commissioners on the six-person board. The Port of Baltimore's...
  • FMC requests additional information on proposed Saturday gate at Oakland
    The Federal Maritime Commission Wednesday voted to issue a request for additional information from terminal operators involved in a proposal to add a Saturday gate at the Port of Oakland as a measure to relieve congestion at the Northern California port. Since the proposed OakPass program would involve charging a fee...
  • CMA CGM announces Asia-Europe GRI
    CMA CGM announced a Sept. 20 general rate increase of $500 per 20-foot-equivalent unit encompassing all cargo originating in Asia and heading to North Europe. It currently costs $591 to ship a 20-foot container from Shanghai to North Europe on the spot market, which is 26 percent, or $122 more than...
  • Roadrunner joins race to gain U.S.-Mexico cross-border freight
    To Mark DiBlasi, the rumble of trucks crossing the U.S.-Mexican border in El Paso is the sound of opportunity. The president of Roadrunner Transportation Systems, one of the fastest-growing U.S. trucking companies, is looking for new business in new markets across the Rio Grande. Roadrunner, which moves truckload and less-than-truckload freight...

TradeWindsweb site
SEPTEMBER 3, 2015
  • Royal Caribbean opens coffers
    Royal Caribbean Cruises will share more of its cash pile with investors, hiking its quarterly dividend by 25%.
  • VLCCs find springboard
    Spot rates for VLCC lifting cargoes in the Middle East skyrocketed Thursday, awakening from their August slumber with a bang.
  • Dorian newbuild pushed back
    Dorian LPG will see one newbuilding delivered later than what initially scheduled from Hyundai Samho.
  • POSH hit with suit
    PACC Offshore Services Holdings (POSH) revealed that it is facing litigation in Singapore centred on a collapsed property deal.
  • Woo to carry on growth plan
    Busan Port Authority (BPA)'s new chief executive has pledged to continue with the redevelopment of the old port as scheduled.
  • Signal auction date set
    US shipyard group could sell off assets as part of Chapter 11 process.
  • Nabu criticises cruise lines
    A German green group says cruiseships with environmentally friendly emissions abatement techniques are still too few.
  • Greece rejigs port sale
    Greece has officially announced it will revise the terms of the sale of the Thessaloniki port, in northern Greece.
  • Bulker spill tackled
    Port workers in Thunder Bay have nearly finished removing almost 200 litres of oil that spilled from a bulker over the weekend.
  • DFDS CFO sells stock
    Torben Carlsen offloads 5,000 units following a strong performance by the company's shares.
  • Crew safe as boxship sinks
    All 20 seafarers have been rescued after a Meratus Line boxship sank in the Java Sea off Indonesia.
  • CMA CGM merges loops
    French line CMA CGM and its Ocean Three partners have merged two Europe to Asia services, adding direct calls to Vietnam.
  • UK P&I : "Zero tolerance"
    The UK P&I Club is raising awareness over casualties in enclosed spaces, which continue to blight the shipping industry.
  • German yard's comeback
    The new owner of Germany's Nordseewerke shipyard is planning a return to the shipbuilding sector.
  • Aussie crews face carnage
    A study has claimed that 93% of Australian seafarers will lose their jobs if employment rules are relaxed to allow greater foreign competition.
  • Busy August for Tallink
    Tallink has built on the momentum from a strong second quarter as it saw passenger figures jump by nearly 7% in August.
  • Iran output to rise 67%
    Iran's crude production will increase by at least 67% as sanctions are lifted, according to its oil minister.
  • Sungdong seals deal
    Samsung Heavy Industries (SHI) has been appointed to assist financially troubled Sungdong Shipbuilding & Marine Engineering to get back on its feet.
  • Crude market still crumbling
    Short term fundamental conditions in the crude oil market started to deteriorate again at the end of last week, Marex Spectron says.
  • Fotis clings on for another year
    Fotis Karamitsos, the European Commission's maritime director, has again succeeded in extending his career beyond all expectations.
  • Two missing as boxship sinks
    Two crewmen were reported missing after a containership sank in the Java Sea off Indonesia.
  • Shandong Huahai files
    China's Shandong Huahai Shipyard is to undergo court restructuring to reorganise its debts.
  • Susitna sold?
    A laid-up $78m US ferry that was too big for its berth could be heading to the Philippines.
  • CMES and Sinotrans to merge
    Beijing has ordered a merger of China Merchants Energy Shipping (CMES) and the Sinotrans and CSC Group, according to a report today by Chinese shipping website Ship.sh.
  • Otto Marine ties up two
    Otto Marine has secured charter contracts for two anchor handlers in deals worth $25.2m, it emerged Thursday.
  • Mission accomplished
    Humpback whale, lack of wind and surfing at night can't stop African kitesurfing fundraiser.
  • Recovery a long way off
    The dry bulk shipping market will remain in recession until at least 2017, according to new research by Drewry.
  • Maersk still in focus
    Brazilian prosecutors have asked AP Moller-Maersk for more information as part of a sweeping corruption probe in Brazil, the company confirmed.

American Shipperweb site
SEPTEMBER 3, 2015
  • NS invests in cleaner locomotives for Atlanta yard
  • Port of Thunder Bay reports YTD grain shipments up 23%
  • ProTrans opens new center in Eagle Pass, Texas
  • Irish Continental Group's Container and Terminal Division posts strong half-year results
  • PierPass website offers links to import container appointment systems
  • Manila container terminal to implement truck appointment system
  • Cameroon awards contract for multipurpose terminal in Kribi
  • Commerce levies $3.5m fine for illegal armored vehicle exports
  • Executive Moves: Association of Pacific Ports and TIACA
  • BWR: Ocean3 Alliance restructures Asia-Europe loops
  • FMC request for more information may delay OakPass program
  • Greece seizes cargo ship carrying weapons to Libya

The Bunker Bulletinweb site
SEPTEMBER 3, 2015
  • Balearia, LaNaval sign MoU for two LNG-fuelled ferries
    Agreement expected to 'firm up' in two months, says ferry operator.
  • Shell's takeover of BG Group gains EU approval
    Deal requires additional clearance from China and Australia.
  • 'Fuel-saving' windshield tested on MOL ship
    Expected to 'reduce wind resistance' and 'CO2 emissions'.
  • China's ECA plans 'to be in place by the end of the year'
    Environmentalist says China has taken 'important step' in tackling ship-generated emissions.
  • Cruise ships 'ranked' on emissions
    By German environmentalist group.
  • Study demonstrates complexity of developing MRV and IMO's GHG policy
    Extensive CO2 data from Belgian fleet show speed is biggest factor in operational efficiency variations.
  • Ex-BP trader joins BMS United Bunkers
    Piraeus firm makes senior appointment.
  • Singapore: One in 10 bunker tankers MFM-equipped
    Another three vessels enter approved MFM bunkering fleet.
  • Fishing vessel gets Rolls-Royce engine
    Fifth unit to be sold to fishing fleet.
  • Fuel oil stocks are falling
    Imports to Singapore down 50% week-on-week.
  • Longer routes open up arbitrage opportunities
    As cheaper bunkers make temporary storage feasible.
  • Jump in number of idled containerships
    'Lacklustre demand is expected to worsen further in October.'
  • Tanker upgrade reaps financial rewards
    Bitumen tankers trades $700 above previous daily rate.
  • Investment enhances commercial performance of bitumen tanker
    Vessel currently trading at $7,400 per day as compared to $6,700 per day before, says owner.
  • Singapore: One in ten bunker tankers MFM-equipped
    Three vessels enter MFM bunkering fleet.
  • Titan Petrochemicals: Funding for restructuring 'confirmed'
    New investors expected to complete shares subscription agreements by September 4.
  • GAC grows Brazilian marine fuels, supply business
    Sixth Brazilian office opens on Tuesday.
  • Crude increases as US equities rebound
    WTI futures climbed by 1.9% in New York on Wednesday.

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In the second quarter, container traffic in the port of Genoa fell by -2.8% while in Savona-Vado it grew by +76.3%
Genoa
In the Ligurian capital, the transhipment share decreased, while the Savona port benefited.
Fincantieri records strong growth in half-year financial performance and new orders
Rome
In the first six months of 2025, orders totaled 14.7 billion euros (+93.5%)
In the second quarter, naval traffic through the Suez Canal decreased by -6.2%
In the second quarter, naval traffic through the Suez Canal decreased by -6.2%
Cairo
1,248 tankers (-2.7%) and 1,826 other types of vessels (-8.5%) passed through
CMA CGM's net profit fell by 140% in the second quarter.
Marseille
Revenues stable. The French shipping group is interested in acquiring Hutchison Ports' terminals.
Royal Caribbean closes second quarter with record net profit
Miami
The April-June period was very positive
Union Pacific and Norfolk Southern announced a merger agreement today.
Union Pacific and Norfolk Southern announced a merger agreement today.
Omaha/Atlanta
First coast-to-coast cargo rail network
Gurrieri resigns as Special Commissioner of the Eastern Adriatic Sea Port Authority
Trieste
The atypical reverse charge for the logistics sector will become applicable tomorrow
Milan
Ruggerone (Assologistica): one of the most strategic reforms we helped build is being implemented
Policy brief on cyber threats that pose risks to port infrastructure
Tallinn
It was developed by the NATO Cyber Defence Centre of Excellence
Interferry urges the EU Commission to harmonize its shipping decarbonization regulations with those of the IMO
Victoria
Failure to align - the association warned - will force shipping companies to pay twice for emissions.
In the second quarter of 2025, Chinese seaports handled 79.1 million containers (+6.1%)
Beijing
Total freight traffic was three billion tons (+3.3%), of which 1.3 billion tons were with foreign countries (+1.9%).
CK Hutchison announces plans to include a Chinese investor in the consortium to sell Hutchison Ports
Hong Kong
Without the participation of the COSCO shipping group, China would not authorize the sale
Sri Lanka's Supreme Court has awarded compensation of $1 billion over the X-Press Pearl accident.
Sri Lanka's Supreme Court has awarded compensation of $1 billion over the X-Press Pearl accident.
Columbus
The container ship caught fire and sank near the port of Colombo
The Greek government sends a tugboat to the Red Sea to assist ships that may be attacked by the Houthis.
The Greek government sends a tugboat to the Red Sea to assist ships that may be attacked by the Houthis.
Piraeus
The AHTS "Giant" is leaving
Saipem and Subsea7 have signed a binding merger agreement.
Saipem and Subsea7 have signed a binding merger agreement.
Milan/Luxembourg
The transaction is expected to close in the second half of 2026.
In the second quarter, the port of Valencia handled over 1.5 million containers (+4.0%)
In the first half of 2025, the amount of new orders to Chinese shipyards fell by -18.2%
Beijing
A decrease of -3.5% in new construction completed in the period was recorded
In the second quarter of 2025, freight traffic in the port of Trieste grew by +3.7%
Trieste
Bulk cargo increased. Miscellaneous cargo fell by 13.2%.
CMA CGM and TotalEnergies form joint venture for LNG bunkering in the Port of Rotterdam.
Marseille
Agreement to supply 360,000 tons of liquefied natural gas per year to the French group's ships
In the second quarter of 2025, freight traffic in Spanish ports decreased by -4.7%
Madrid
All the main product categories are decreasing except for conventional goods
Brookfield Asset Management to sell 49% of British port group PD Ports to Spain's Pontegadea
Middlesbrough
The English company has over 1,400 employees
In the quarter April-June, freight traffic in the port of Rotterdam decreased by -2.3%
In the quarter April-June, freight traffic in the port of Rotterdam decreased by -2.3%
Rotterdam
The port authority is alarmed by the state of crisis in the national industry.
The electrification of the docks in the ports of Livorno, Piombino and Portoferraio is proceeding according to plan.
Third dock for cruise traffic in the port of Catania
Catania
Pier 25's restyling completed
Another quarter of decline in freight traffic at the port of Algeciras
Algeciras
In the period April-June, containers amounted to 1.24 million TEUs (+1.0%)
A new tax applied to cruise passengers disembarking in national ports came into force today in Greece.
Athens
Belgian rail freight company Lineas receives €61 million government loan
Brussels
The measure was approved last night by the restricted council of ministers
ERTMS installation completed on 1,400 kilometers of Italian railway network
Rome
The project is financed with 2.5 billion euros from PNRR funds.
Wärtsilä's quarterly financial and commercial results are positive.
Helsinki
The Marine Electrical Systems division will be sold to the Italian company VINCI Energies.
In the port of Barcelona the number of cruise terminals will be reduced from seven to five
In the port of Barcelona the number of cruise terminals will be reduced from seven to five
Barcelona
The mayor: For the first time in history, a limit is placed on the growth of cruises in the city.
MSC and Moby have presented their commitments to meet the AGCM's requirements.
Rome
Shipping Agencies Services will sell its 49% stake in Moby, waiving the consideration in favor of the majority shareholder. Moby commits to completely repaying its debt to SAS.
Fincantieri confirms its interest in the development of American shipbuilding
Fincantieri confirms its interest in the development of American shipbuilding
Washington
Folgiero: Commitment to deliver next-generation capabilities in full alignment with U.S. strategic priorities
The Chamber of Deputies has approved the appointment of four presidents of Italian Port System Authorities.
Rome
The names proposed for the Port System Authorities of the Southern Adriatic, Central-Northern Tyrrhenian, Western Liguria, and Eastern Liguria have been approved. Voting on the Northern Tyrrhenian Authority has been postponed.
Information exchange between state administrations for the digitalization of the maritime sector begins
Rome
The first operational meeting at the Coast Guard General Command in Rome
The Clean Maritime Fuels Platform suggests measures to support the production and distribution of clean marine fuels
COSCO Shipping Ports sets new monthly and quarterly container traffic records
Hong Kong
In the period April-June, 29.4 million TEUs were handled (+4.5%)
Sharp increase in cases of seafarers abandoning their ships
London
2,286 crew members from 222 ships involved as of early 2025
Global freight traffic saw strong growth in the first quarter of this year in anticipation of new tariffs
Global freight traffic saw strong growth in the first quarter of this year in anticipation of new tariffs
Geneva
North America saw the strongest quarterly growth in imports
In the port of Antwerp-Bruges containers and rolling stock are increasing and other types of goods are decreasing
Antwerp
Traffic congestion continues at the airport, with the situation on the landside becoming critical
A study denounces the delay of European ports in equipping themselves with cold ironing facilities.
Brussels/Pozzallo
The tender to electrify the docks of the port of Pozzallo has begun.
T&E proposes to include more non-EU transhipment ports to avoid carbon leakage
Brussels
The association calls on the EU Commission to reduce the current threshold of 65% of transhipment traffic
Federlogistica urges the immediate establishment of a control room on tariffs
Genoa
The aim is also to eliminate extra costs caused by bureaucracy.
Containerized cargo handled through the port of Singapore fell by 2.9% in the second quarter.
Singapore
Last May, ship transits through the Suez Canal decreased by -6.8%
Last May, ship transits through the Suez Canal decreased by -6.8%
Cairo
The negative trend continued in June and early July
Terminal operators are not at all satisfied with a policy that seems to have no interest in ports
Rome
Cognolato: It is essential to close the ongoing trials on several fronts.
The largest ship ever to dock at Cagliari's Porto Canale at the MITO terminal.
Milan
The container ship "MSC Venice" with a capacity of 16,652 TEU arrived yesterday
On 5 and 6 November in Lisbon a summit called by the ILA against automation in the maritime and port sector
On 5 and 6 November in Lisbon a summit called by the ILA against automation in the maritime and port sector
North Bergen/Metzingen
South Korean HD Hyundai, together with German NEURA Robotics, will develop and test welding robots in shipyards
The toll of the horrific attack on the bulk carrier Eternity C in the Red Sea is still uncertain.
Mandaluyong/London/Brussels
Joint statement by ICS, BIMCO, European Shipowners, Intercargo and Intertanko
In the first half of 2025, bulk cargo increased and general cargo decreased in the port of Marseille-Fos
Marseille
Cruise passengers increase by +5%
The Senate has approved the framework law on interports
Rome
UIR, gives the Italian interport system a modern, orderly and coherent regulatory framework
Carlo De Ruvo was elected president of Confetra
Rome
Among the challenges, the uncontrolled expansion of large logistics groups and their concentration
Number of pirate attacks on ships still high in the second quarter of 2025
Number of pirate attacks on ships still high in the second quarter of 2025
Kuala Lumpur
The number of acts of violence against crews is decreasing
Telemar and TNL Group merger agreement
Telemar and TNL Group merger agreement
Oslo/Athens/Paris
One of the top three operators in the OT/IoT services market for the maritime and superyacht sectors will be created
Attacks on ships in the Red Sea still cause deaths among seafarers
Portsmouth
Liberian-flagged bulk carrier " Eternity C" targeted
Canadian shipbuilding company Davie acquires second shipyard in Finland
Helsinki/Pori
It will buy the Enersense Offshore shipyard
Amendment on Port Labor Supply Agencies Approved
Rome
Immediate transformation into Agencies authorised to provide temporary port work
Salvini appoints a manager of a private shipping company from Campania as president of the regional AdSP
Rome
This is Eliseo Cuccaro, CEO of Alilauro
Extend the application of the 0.1% sulphur limit in marine fuels globally
Extend the application of the 0.1% sulphur limit in marine fuels globally
Berlin
This is proposed by an analysis by the International Council on Clean Transportation
IMO and EU condemn renewed attacks on ships in the Red Sea
London/Brussels
Dominguez: New violation of international law and freedom of navigation
In the second quarter of this year, Finnlines' revenues decreased by -5.0%.
Helsinki
Net profit of 26.1 million euros (+7.7%)
Container traffic in the Port of New York remained stable in the April-June quarter.
New York
An increase of +4.9% was recorded in the first half of 2025
The Chamber of Deputies approves the appointment of the presidents of five Port System Authorities.
Rome
They are Davide Gariglio, Francesco Rizzo, Eliseo Cuccaro, Francesco Benevolo and Giovanni Gugliotti
Latrofa appointed extraordinary commissioner of the Port Authority of the Central-Northern Tyrrhenian Sea
Rome
Ministerial decree signed
The PNRR tender for interports has been reopened.
Rome
Resources available amounting to 2.2 million euros
Port of Livorno: Workers are the priority in the LTM crisis
Livorno
UPS's quarterly earnings performance declines
Atlanta
Net income in the April-June quarter was $1.28 billion (-8.9%)
Approval for the 2025 budget variation of the Southern Tyrrhenian and Ionian Sea Port Authority.
Gioia Tauro
500 thousand euros for the 49% share held by the Port Agency company
FHP Group acquires the remaining 10% stake in Lotras
Milan/Foggia
The integration between Lotras and CFI Intermodal will begin to create FHP Intermodal.
OITAF scientific document on good practices in the logistics and transport of fresh fruit and vegetables
Milan
The Northern Tyrrhenian Sea Port Authority has joined the PLIKA
Livorno
Platform dedicated to training, innovation and knowledge sharing in the logistics and port sectors
Matteo Paroli's nomination as president of the Western Ligurian Sea Port Authority has been signed.
Rome
He has a degree in law and a specialization in administrative law.
Container throughput increases in Haropa Port, while bulk cargo decreases.
Le Havre
In the first half of this year, containers were 1.51 million TEUs (+4%)
Bureau Veritas reports a 9.8% quarterly increase in revenues in the Marine & Offshore segment
Courbevoie
Kalmar and Konecranes increase new orders in the April-June quarter
Helsinki
The turnover of the two Finnish companies is slightly increasing
Container traffic in the port of Barcelona fell by 12.2% in the second quarter.
Barcelona
Assiterminal threatens a new wave of appeals against regulations it believes are damaging to port operations
Genoa
2M Logistics signs an agreement with Salerno-based Gallozzi
Barendrecht
The Dutch company will represent GF Logistics, a subsidiary of the Italian group, in the Benelux region.
Swiss company Kuehne+Nagel's quarterly profits fell
Schindellegi
In the period April-June of this year, net turnover grew by +1.7%
Yang Ming orders three 8,000 TEU container ships from Nihon Shipyard and Imabari Shipbuilding
Keelung/Imabari
Contract valued at $351.3-394.5 million
Italia Nostra reiterates its strong concerns about the construction of the Fiumicino-Isola Sacra port.
Rome
European maritime cities, destinations for cruise tourism - the association highlights - denounce the phenomenon of over-tourism in the cruise sector
Egypt's first automotive terminal has come into operation at Port Said East.
East Port Said
It can accommodate two car carriers at the same time
SAILING LIST
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Arrival ports by:
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Tepsa has acquired a liquid bulk terminal in the port of Rotterdam.
Singapore/Rotterdam
It was sold by Global Energy Storage Holdings
The Spinelli Group has approved its 2024 sustainability report.
Genoa
Of the company's 616 direct employees, 49% are under the age of 50.
In the second quarter of this year, cargo traffic in Turkish ports grew by +1.6%
Ankara
Cargoes to and from Italy amounted to 12.7 million tons (+10.1%)
Extension of the Simplified Logistics Zone for Genoa Ports and Dry Ports to the Savona, Vado Ligure, and Bergeggi areas.
Genoa
Approval from the ZLS Steering Committee
Isotta Fraschini Motori has inaugurated a new production line for hydrogen fuel cell systems in Bari.
Trieste
They will be used for naval and land solutions
The Grande Shanghai , the Grimaldi Group's first ammonia-ready car carrier, has been christened.
Naples
It has a load capacity of 9,000 CEUs.
The Port of Genoa, FILT, and UILT have declared a five-day strike at the Bettolo Terminal.
Genoa
Fit Cisl Liguria expressed solidarity with the workers
The tender for the dredging of the commercial dock basin at the port of Ancona has been published.
Ancona
The removal of approximately 730 thousand cubic meters of sediment is planned
Tender for the restoration and enhancement of docks 32 and 33 in the Deep Sea Zone of the port of Savona
Genoa
An investment of over 6.7 million euros is expected
There are 1,100 workers in Palermo directly employed in the seaside tourism sector
Palermo
This year, cruise traffic is expected to grow by 9.4% in the port of the Sicilian capital.
Six-month growth of +9% in freight on the St. Petersburg-India/China maritime route
Fly
FESCO operates six vessels in the service
Port of Trieste: Special Commissioner Gurrieri under investigation for money laundering
Trieste
I am certain - he declared - that I can demonstrate that I acted legally, in full transparency.
Vard signs new contract for the construction of two CSOVs
Trieste
The vessels will be used to support operations in the offshore wind sector
UIR welcomes the publication of the tender for the digitalization of the logistics chain.
Rome
Di Caterina (ALIS): a concrete tool that enhances the needs of businesses and strengthens the logistics system
GNV celebrated its first ten years of activity on the Italy-Albania route
Durres
During the period, the company's ships carried over 1.25 million passengers
A shipment of over 1.2 tons of marijuana was seized at the port of Gioia Tauro.
Reggio Calabria/Catanzaro
Members of a criminal organization that imported drugs from South America through European ports and airports have been arrested.
Yang Ming orders Hanwha Ocean to build seven 15,000 TEU dual-fuel containerships
Keelung
They will be delivered between 2028 and 2029
Walden to sell healthcare logistics business to Yusen Logistics
Paris
Exclusive negotiations announced
Solinas (Sardinian Action Party) is not at all satisfied with the state of Sardinian ports
Cagliari
The immediate establishment of a special commission is urged
ANSI welcomes the introduction of the information dashboard for managing private procurement contracts in logistics.
Rome
D'Angelo: it will allow the country to take another step forward
Russo (Confcommercio): excluding road transport from the PNRR funding was shortsighted.
Rome
First bulletin from the Freight Insights Observatory produced by the National Center for Sustainable Mobility
ABB Group posts sharp growth in quarterly financial and business performance
Zurich
In the period April-June the value of new orders grew by +16.0%
Informal consultations have begun on the preliminary proposal for the new Ancona Port Master Plan.
Ancona
Eleven meetings scheduled for July
Program agreement for preparatory and functional interventions for the construction of the bridge over the Strait of Messina
Rome
It was signed today in Rome
Project to develop an ecological station for the treatment of wastewater from ships
Naples
Initiative of the Neapolitan Group of the Cenere and Iello Landing
Assiterminal urges against bringing sediment from the Bagnoli dredging project into the port of Naples.
Genoa
Cognolato and Ferrari: It is essential to safeguard the full functionality of the commercial port's activities.
Container traffic at the Port of Long Beach fell 3.4% in the second quarter.
Long Beach
A decline of -16.4% was recorded in June
Paolo Pessina has been appointed vice president of Conftrasporto-Confcommercio.
Rome
He is president of the national federation of maritime agents and brokers
Container traffic in the port of Hong Kong decreased by -8.2% in the second quarter
Hong Kong
A decrease of -13.7% was recorded in June
Cuneo-based logistics company Nord Ovest is seeing growing financial results.
Wedge
Construction work on a new depot in Mondovì will be completed in early 2026.
Container traffic at the Port of Los Angeles grows driven by fears of new tariffs
Los Angeles
June saw the highest volume ever recorded for this month
The Management Committee of the Sardinia Sea Port Authority has adopted the DPSS
Cagliari
Green light for the concession to MITO and the appeal against the rejection of Olbia's dredging project.
Three events in Genoa for three new Explora Journeys cruise ships.
Genoa
A technical launch, a coin laying and the cutting of the first sheet metal were carried out at the Fincantieri shipyard
Grimaldi sells 5% of Terminal Darsena Toscana to Livorno Port Company
Naples/Livorno
Option to purchase an additional 5% of the share capital
Concession agreement signed that assigns management of the port of Tartous to DP World
Damascus
It has a lifespan of 30 years
Matteo Gasparato appointed president of the Northern Adriatic Sea Port Authority
Rome
He was appointed extraordinary commissioner of the same port authority
Meeting in Rome between the heads of ESPO and Assoporti
Rome
Among the topics addressed, the competitiveness of European ports in the current global context
Chinese airline OOCL reports quarterly decline in scheduled service revenues
Hong Kong
Cargo transported by the company's ships is increasing
Collaboration between the Ukrainian Sea Ports Authority and the Western Ligurian Sea Port Authority
Rome
Agreement with an initial duration of five years
Survey in Germany on the prospects of companies in the maritime, port and shipbuilding sectors
Hamburg
Shipowners are more concerned. Positive prospects for ports and shipyards.
Port of Augusta: Work begins on a third bridge connecting the island to the mainland.
Augusta
Work worth over 20 million euros
Vard signs contract with InkFish for new research vessel
Trieste
The deal is worth more than 200 million euros.
1.1 billion euros will be invested in the port of Hamburg to strengthen the container sector
Hamburg
Improving accessibility and port infrastructure in the Waltershofer Hafen area
Meyer Turku delivered the new Star of the Seas cruise ship to Royal Caribbean
Turku
It has a gross tonnage of 250,800 tons
ESPO calls for increased funding for ports under the next EU Multiannual Financial Framework
Brussels
The CEF programme funds have proven to be far from sufficient
Fincantieri delivers the new Oceania Allura cruise ship to Oceania Cruises.
Miami/Trieste
Two additional Sonata-class ships have been converted into orders.
PORTS
Italian Ports:
Ancona Genoa Ravenna
Augusta Gioia Tauro Salerno
Bari La Spezia Savona
Brindisi Leghorn Taranto
Cagliari Naples Trapani
Carrara Palermo Trieste
Civitavecchia Piombino Venice
Italian Interports: list World Ports: map
DATABASE
ShipownersShipbuilding and Shiprepairing Yards
ForwardersShip Suppliers
Shipping AgentsTruckers
MEETINGS
Confindustria event on the sea economy in Rome on July 15th
Rome
The public meeting of the International Containers Studies Center will be held in Genoa on July 2nd
Genoa
››› Meetings File
PRESS REVIEW
Why Malta is objecting to a new price cap on Russian oil
(timesofmalta.com)
US has its eye on Greek ports
(Kathimerini)
››› Press Review File
FORUM of Shipping
and Logistics
Intervento del presidente Tomaso Cognolato
Roma, 19 giugno 2025
››› File
Uniport: Bringing debris from Bagnoli to the port of Naples would postpone long-awaited dredging.
Rome
Legora de Feo: It's necessary to find alternative solutions.
Taiwanese companies Evergreen, Yang Ming and WHL saw sharp declines in quarterly revenues.
Keelung/Taipei
In the period April-June it fell by -18.7%, -26.5% and -8.6% respectively
The establishment of the Information Dashboard for the management of private procurement contracts in logistics has been approved.
In May, freight traffic in the port of Ravenna grew by +1.4%
Ravenna
Bulk cargo is on the rise. Miscellaneous cargo is on the decline.
EU approves joint purchase of port equipment by terminal operators
Brussels
Joint definition of minimum technical specifications of equipment is also permitted
Serbian energy group EPS will import coal through the Montenegrin port of Bar
Bar
Currently imports from Indonesia pass through the port of Constanta
Fincantieri Foundation and Luiss University launch a project to strengthen the safety of underwater infrastructure.
Trieste
Among the objectives, contribute to the definition of a specific regulatory framework
Freewheeling: The government's U-turn on anti-mafia controls in the road haulage sector is a welcome development.
Modena
Franchini: If the government has realized it made a mistake, that's good news.
Agostinelli (AdSP Tirreno Meridionale e Ionio): the amendment that allows for the early transformation of the Gioia Tauro Port Agency is extremely important.
Confindustria's event on the maritime economy will take place in Rome on July 15th.
Rome
The confederation's strategic document on the sector will be presented
Kerala seeks $1.1 billion from MSC in damages over MSC Elsa 3 sinking
Thiruvananthapuram
Temporary detention of the vessel "MSC Akuteta II" granted
Trasportounito requests the cancellation of the renewal procedure of the Central Committee of the Register of Hauliers
Rome
New seizure of a load of cocaine in the port of Gioia Tauro
Reggio Calabria
16 bags containing 417 kilos of drugs were found in a container
MOL and Kinetics to build world's first floating data center
Tokyo
It will be installed on a vessel of 9,731 gross tonnage
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