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August 5, 2015
Sched Netweb site
  • US beef exporters cry foul of being shut out of lucrative China market
  • Container throughput slows down at southern California ports
  • Unilever uses Alibaba to reach into rural online China market
  • UASC emerges as front-runner to acquire loss-making NOL's fleet & 2.8pc market share
  • Hapag-Lloyd adds Halmstad, Sweden call to Sweden Denmark Express service
  • Pentalver opens new 5-acre container yard at DP World London Gateway
  • European Commission digs deeper into proposed buyout of TNT by FedEx
  • American truckers disappointed their recommendations ignored by Feds
  • PAI Partners sells air cargo handler Swissport to China's HNA July 30
  • Canada's busiest cargo airport to get busier with new freight terminal
  • Emergency gear maker may have lithium battery fire risk in the bag

Exim Indiaweb site
AUGUST 4, 2015
  • New Suez Canal seen further facilitating global trade
  • NYK hosts fleet safety promotion conference
  • Shipping to be affected by weak global trade growth: India Ratings
  • ZIM ranked 1st in schedule reliability on Asia-US East Coast trade
  • Govt may import 210 mt of coal to meet demand
  • Go-slow by RTG operators adversely impacts operations at GTI
  • JN Port's operating income, profit before tax up in Q1
  • Mumbai Port registers overall growth in cargo handling
  • SSC toppers & scholarship winners of JNPT schools felicitated
  • Govt to develop 15,000 km of National Highways at INR 1.9 cr.
  • Railways won't be privatised but private investment is welcome, says Minister
  • CESC lines up mega investment plan for renewable energy
  • Fieo welcomes retroactive introduction of GSP benefit by US
  • INR firms up further against dollar after RBI keeps repo rate steady
  • RBI keeps repo rate steady at 7.25 pc
  • Brics business forum to be held in Dubai next month

IHS Maritimeweb site
AUGUST 4, 2015
  • Norwegian Cruise Line Holdings reports strong quarter profits
    Norwegian Cruise Line Holdings (NCLH), the world's third largest cruise shipping company, has reported an increase in 2Q15 net profit on the previous year. The company also said it will base a ship of its mass market Norwegian Cruise Line in the Asia-Pacific region in the 2016-17 season. Group net
  • Precious upbeat despite quarterly loss
    Precious Shipping are maintaining a confident outlook despite increased second quarter losses. Net losses for 2Q15 for the Thai dry bulker rose to USD12.03 million against losses of USD1.62 million in same quarter last year. Average earnings per ship per day were sharply down at USD5,757 from
  • Viking Offshore profits up 94%
    Singapore-listed offshore services provider, Viking Offshore posted profits of SGD173 million (USD125.8 million), up 94% year-on-year for the second quarter this year as a result of higher revenue. Revenue surged 32% to SGD21.6 million in 2Q15 compared to SGD16.3 million in 2Q14, due to order book
  • MISC doubles profit in 2Q15
    Malaysia-listed shipowner, MISC has more than doubled its profit to MYR766.4 million (USD198.9 million) for the second quarter of 2015 from MYR319 million in 2Q14, as a result of improved freight rates in petroleum business. Revenue was up slightly by 2% to MYR2.6 billion in 2Q15 as compared to
  • Shanghai Salvage-led consortium seals Sewol job
    A consortium led by Chinese state-owned Shanghai Salvage signed a contract with the South Korean government on 4 August to hoist the capsized Sewol ferry. The contract signing follows two weeks of negotiations, after the consortium was chosen on 15 July as the preferred bidder following an open
  • Dry bulk sentiment and rates improve
    Spot freight rates for Capesize dry bulkers surged on 3 August and shipping analysts note the fundamentals of the sector were not as bad as the freight market had indicated in 1H15. "Capesize rates rose 9% yesterday and stand now at USD17,162/day. The BDI (Baltic Dry Index) has now risen by 95% to
  • Taiwanese liners expect better 3Q performance
    Taiwanese container carriers are expected to do better in the 3Q15 amid rebounding freight rates and decreasing bunker prices, local analysts said on 3 August. Rates for Asia-Europe services surged 177% week-on-week (w/w) from USD400/teu to USD1,109/teu last week, according InfoTimes, while rates
  • Product tanker catches fire off Shanghai
    A China Shipping Tanker-owned product tanker caught fire off Dayangshan Island, Shanghai, on 3 August, killing one crew member and injuring five others, announced the Shanghai Maritime Safety Administration. Ye Chi, ferrying 29,000 tonnes of diesel from Jinshan, Shanghai, to Singapore, was sailing
  • Sainty Marine likely to refund $129m of advance payments and interest
    Shenzhen-listed Sainty Marine estimated that it would have to refund CNY800 million (USD129 million) of advance payments and interest to shipowners in the worst-case scenario following the bankruptcy of its partner Nantong Mingde Heavy Industry (NMHI). The worst-case scenario would materialise if
  • Fujian Guohang raises $6.5m in private placement
    Chinese dry bulk carrier owner Fujian Guohang Ocean Shipping (Group) has raised CNY40 million (USD6.5 million) in a private placement to replenish its working capital. Fujian-based Lianjie Investment Group, which owned 2.5% of Fujian Guohang before the private placement, subscribed in June for 20
  • SapuraKencana forms JV to enter Brunei oil and gas industry
    Malaysia-listed offshore services provider SapuraKencana Petroleum has formed a joint-venture (JV) company to enter the oil and gas industry in Brunei. According to its filing to Bursa Malaysia, the shareholder agreement was signed by its wholly owned subsidiary SapuraKencana Brunei and
  • SBI Offshore invests $10.2m for 51% stake in solar power assets
    Singapore-listed offshore services provider SBI Offshore has invested SGD13.97 million (USD10.2 million) to obtain 51% stake in solar power assets from its German partner Gräss Group for business diversification. The proposed acquisition includes four revenue-generating solar photovoltaic power
  • CMHI raises $700m from bonds
    China Merchants Holdings (International) (CMHI) has raised USD700 million by selling bonds to support the development of its port business. CMHI issued USD700 million fixed-coupon guaranteed notes, consisting of two tranches including a 5-year tranche of USD200 million and a 10-year tranche of

The Loadstarweb site
AUGUST 4, 2015
  • Breaking the bottleneck: Egypt's president opens expanded Suez Canal this week
  • No end to trend as Asian imports switch from US west coast ports to the east
  • Dachser expands its Asia Pacific network as regional supply chains gain strength

Marine Logweb site
AUGUST 4, 2015
  • U.S. Coast Guard celebrates anniversary with stamp
  • Meyer Turku starts production of LNG fueled Tallink ferry
  • Navy crew moves aboard Gerald R. Ford (CVN 78)
  • Molasses settlement hits Matson earnings
  • Italian PM steps in to block Monfalcone prosecutor
  • Australia announces A$89.billion shipbuilding plan
  • BAE San Francisco wins $11.2 million T-AKE 14 contract
  • USCG updates policy guidance on casualty reporting
  • Damen gives French research vessel a new lease on life

World Wide Shipperweb site
AUGUST 4, 2015
  • US Coast Guard celebrates 225 years of operations
  • Federal Maritime Commission nets $1,227,500 in civil penalties
  • Boeing Defense, Space & Security taps Gena Lovett as Operations VP
  • Coast Guard conducting investigation of possible Willamette River collision
  • CMA CGM Group takes delivery of new Guyanamax container ship

Lloyd's Listweb site
AUGUST 4, 2015
  • Good timing for Ardmore as fleet renewal programme nears completion
    Company looking to increase dividends as last newbuildings hit the water later this year
  • Global Ship Lease 'milestone' as dividend payments start
    Update: Shipowner seeks more acquisitions after $54m sale and leaseback deal for OOCL Ningbo
  • SinOceanic signs for five 11,500 teu boxships
    HNA affiliate based in Norway returns to sister yard Jinhai Heavy Industry
  • Better rates on redeployed ships boost FSL profit
    Three additional tankers to take up new charters in second-half
  • FMC fines UASC and seven others
    Penalties totalling $1.2m levied for alleged Shipping Act violations
  • US blacklists Turkish shipowner in drive to cut Syrian energy supplies
    Panama-registered Milenyum Energy is accused of delivering gasoil and LPG to Syria
  • Institutions expect to fund German fleet growth, PwC finds
    Three out of four local owners planning to buy ships in year ahead, according to annual survey
  • MISC more than doubles net profit
    Higher rates for its crude tankers and new revenues from an FPSO boost result
  • China Shipping tanker catches fire near Shanghai
    Fire kills one seafarer and injures four
  • Danaos triples second-quarter earnings
    Results benefit from lower debt and ongoing winding up of expensive swaps
  • Navigator reports record second quarter
    Leader in handysize LPG carriers sees profits rise by one-third

The Journal of Commerceweb site
AUGUST 4, 2015
  • Unifor files lawsuit seeking Vancouver drayage wages
    Unifor, Canada's largest private sector union, has filed a lawsuit to force Vancouver drayage firms to pay back wages to drivers that were part of a 2014 agreement to end a month-long strike at Port Metro Vancouver. Unifor, which represents around 400 of the port's 1,450 drayage drivers, claims that Container...
  • Global logistics M&A spend skyrockets as cross-border deals heat up
    XPO Logistics' $3.5 billion acquisition of Norbert Dentressangle was one of the mega-deals of the second quarter. Major logistics and transportation mergers and acquisitions not only increased in number in the second quarter, they rocketed in value, as companies crossed oceans and borders to buy businesses that would open new markets...
  • CMA CGM adds reefer capacity to Europe-Caribbean lane
    CMA CGM MarseilleCMA CGM plans to deploy three 2,100 twenty-foot-equivalent unit container ships with heavy refrigerated capacity on the North Europe-Caribbean trade lane to handle forecasted rising demand. The French carrier's reception of the three Guyanamax ships, each with roughly 530 TEUs of reefer capacity, comes as carriers fight for market...
  • FMC fines six companies $1.2 million
    WASHINGTON - The U.S. Federal Maritime Commission has collected $1.2 million in civil penalties from six companies for alleged Shipping Act violations, the agency announced Tuesday. Agreements were reached with seven non-vessel-operating common carriers and one vessel-operating common carrier. As is often the case, the parties agreed to penalties but did...
  • Butler announces retirement from NS
    In the latest leadership change at Norfolk Southern Corporation, the company announced Tuesday that Deborah Butler, chief information officer and executive vice president of planning, will be retiring October 1. Butler has spent the past 37 years with the Norfolk, Virginia-based business, parent company to Norfolk Southern Railway. She joined NS...
  • Expanded Suez Canal promises shippers more efficiency, lower costs
    Suez Canal. Credit: jgmorardEgyptian armed forces are on high alert ahead of the ceremony to open the $8 billion, 44.7 mile extension to the Suez Canal on August 6, which will for the first time allow two-way traffic on the canal, creating economic benefits for both international shippers and the...
  • USA Truck plans truckload capacity cut to bolster profits
    By cutting 800 high-cost tractors from its fleet this year, USA Truck hopes to make more money with less capacity. The truckload carrier will replace only half of the older tractors it plans to retire, the company said. The result will be a smaller but more efficient, younger fleet of...
  • Beef. It's what's driving Itapoa's double-digit gains
    Port ItapoaPort Itapoa is expecting an 11 percent jump in container traffic this year, thanks to robust chicken and beef exports to China, new services and better road connections. The container terminal marked its 1 millionth container move after opening slightly more than four years ago. Container throughput Port Itapoa -...
  • Inadequate Mediterranean access threatens Suez project
    The Suez CanalEgypt should deliver on a commitment to dredge a new Mediterranean access channel to the Suez Canal as soon as possible or it risks derailing the goals of its ambitious Suez-centered development plans. Speaking ahead of the Aug. 6 opening of an extension to the canal that will facilitate...
  • Court rejects new bid to kill Jones Act cabotage
    Port of HonoluluHawaiian shippers frustrated with high freight rates had their hopes for change dashed last week after a U.S. federal court rejected their bid to strike cabotage provisions from the U.S. Merchant Marine Act. The 9th Circuit Court of Appeals ruled Thursday that the six Hawaiian shippers who filed suit...
  • Strong overseas revenue lifts Nippon Express' profit
    Nippon Express Co., Japan's largest international freight forwarder, saw its group net profit soar in the first quarter of fiscal 2015 on the back of robust international revenue growth driven by the weak yen and increased air cargo traffic. The Tokyo-based company posted a net profit of 8.199 billion yen ($66.1 million)...
  • Maersk reefer exec sees slow-steaming staying, GPS track growing
    As the world's largest container carrier - and reefer carrier, too, with a fleet of 230,000 refrigerated containers - Maersk Line is well-versed in the details of shipping temperature-controlled cargoes. William "Bill" Duggan, vice president of North American refrigerated services, recently shared his thoughts on key challenges and opportunities confronting...
  • Paltry trans-Pacific eastbound rates could hit triple-digits
    Gary FerrulliA year ago, we were watching the beginning of what turned out to be a nine-month debacle between the International Longshore and Warehouse Union and the Pacific Maritime Association. The hope was that the early start of discussions in April would increase the chances of success by late July....
  • DSV boosts Q2 profit on strong air, ocean performance
    LONDON - Danish trucker and freight forwarder DSV posted a better-than-expected increase in second-quarter earnings, driven by sharply higher air and ocean container profits, leading it to upgrade its full-year earnings forecast. Operating profit before special items grew to 809 million Danish crowns ($119 million) from 701 million crowns in the...
  • Jhippers gain new containerized rail route linking China to Central Asia
    Shippers moving containerized cargo between China and Central Europe and Central Asia can soon tap a new transport corridor connecting China, Kazakhstan and Azerbaijan via rail and a new seaport in the Azeri capital of Baku. The rail route, launched by the governments of China, Kazakhstan and Azerbaijan, is the latest...
  • Westbound trans-Atlantic trade transformed from sleepy to dynamic
    At a time when east-west container shipping trades are being pummeled by what Drewry Maritime Research calls a toxic mix of overcapacity, weak demand and aggressive pricing, the trans-Atlantic is standing out as a lone, and surprising, stalwart. Driven by a combination of the euro's slide against the dollar and strengthening...
  • Gateway Distriparks Ltd. rapidly expanding on India's southeastern coast
    The port-based logistics provider said it has acquired 48 acres adjacent to the Krishnapatnam port, near Chennai, for the construction of a new container freight station a month after the company kicked off a plan to build an inland container depot center at Viramgam, near Ahmedabad in Gujarat State. "Krishnapatnam is...
  • Danaos Q2 earnings soar on lower financing costs
    LONDON - Greek container ship-owner Danaos more than doubled second-quarter earnings as it continued to cut financing costs and increased its charter revenue. The NYSE-listed company booked net income of $38.1 million in the three months through June 30 compared with $16.6 million in the year-earlier period. Adjusted net income more than...
  • Reefer cargo helps propel Hueneme to record-breaking fiscal year
    For most ports on the U.S. West Coast, late 2014 and early 2015 was a year of seemingly-unending congestion and slumping cargo traffic. Not so at California's Port of Hueneme, which just reported its highest cargo year in its 78-year history. According to Hueneme port officials, total tonnage for the fiscal...

TradeWindsweb site
AUGUST 4, 2015
  • Ardmore target raised
    JP Morgan hiked its price target for shares of Ardmore Shipping after the New York-listed products tanker owner revealed plans to boost its payout to shareholders.
  • Golar invests in spinoff
    Golar LNG Ltd has unveiled plans to spend up to $25m to buy shares of its master limited partnership (MLP) spin-off.
  • Cape rate rises 10%
    Capesize bulker rates increased by more than 10% in one day, lifting the Baltic Dry Index (BDI) to the highest level since 27 November.
  • SinOceanic takes five
    SinOceanic Shipping of Norway has inked a $435m newbuilding order.
  • Polarcus picks up work
    Dubai's Polarcus has clinched a new seismic survey contract as it builds its portfolio back up.
  • GSL in dividend debut
    Boxship owner Global Ship Lease (GSL) has declared its first dividend ever following a strong performance in the second quarter.
  • Noble guns down rumours
    Trader says bond issue talk is malicious and aimed aty driving down its shares.
  • UASC pays US fine
    Middle East line UASC has agreed to pay a penalty to a US regulator a little over a month since being praised by the same watchdog.
  • Twin deaths revealed
    Alcohol played a part in the deaths of a UK workboat master and mate in two separate accidents five months apart.
  • OSG's new faces
    IPO-bound US tanker owner adds three new members from investment firms to its board.
  • NCL stronger
    Cruiseship owner follows in footsteps of its rivals and posts higher profit in Q2.
  • Ardmore set for dividend hike
    Anthony Gurnee says board is mulling a payout increase after owner books strong second quarter.
  • Crew given all-clear
    A quarantine order has been lifted from an Italian tanker on which the cook died of an infectious disease.
  • FSL profit takes flight
    First Ship Lease Trust recorded a 500% rise in second quarter profit as a strong tanker market helped it to a fifth successive quarter in the black.
  • Mazumdar swaps flags
    The head of the ailing UK Ship Register (UKSR) is leaving after four years to run the St Kitts & Nevis International Ship Register (SKANReg) as CEO.
  • Maersk eager for Suez bypass
    Egypt may announce fresh plans to upgrade the Suez canal this week, hard on the heels of the waterway's recently completed $8.5bn expansion that will be formally launched on Thursday, a local shipping executive said.
  • Fain sells Royal Caribbean slice
    Royal Caribbean chief executive Richard Fain has sold off shares worth over $13m in the shipowner.
  • Commerzbank losses "low"
    German lender Commerzbank says loan-loss provisions are running at low levels as it continues to reduce its shipping exposure.
  • Low demand hits NAO
    New York-listed offshore owner posts small loss on lower revenue for the second quarter.
  • Korean boost for WW ASA?
    A four-year high in South Korean car exports is likely to drive a strong second quarter showing for Oslo-listed Wilh Wilhelmsen ASA, analysts say.
  • TNG snaps up resale
    Croatia's Tankerska Next Generation (TNG) has added a sixth vessel to its growing fleet by taking over another contract at SPP Shipbuilding in Korea.
  • Body found after ferry fire
    The body of a missing crewman has been found following a fire on an MOL-managed ferry off Japan.
  • MISC makes more
    Malaysian owner MISC has logged stronger second quarter profit as clean tanker rates improved.
  • EGAS win for BW
    Andreas Sohmen-Pao's BW Group has confirmed it has won a contract for Egypt's second FSRU project.
  • Hedland on a roll
    Australia's Port Hedland has seen iron ore exports expanded to an all-time high for the third month in a row, data from Pilbara Ports Authority shows.
  • Navigator ups profits
    New York-listed Navigator Holdings had a healthy second quarter for its 2015 financial year with net income climbing 33.8% over the same quarter in 2014 to $26.3m.

American Shipperweb site
AUGUST 4, 2015
  • CMA CGM to up capacity 18% on NEFGUI loop
  • FAA slaps shippers with hazmat penalties
  • Container rates rebound across Asia trade routes

The Bunker Bulletinweb site
AUGUST 4, 2015
  • 'Engine problem' forces new cruise ship out of commission
    Viking Star has been operational for just four months.
  • Meyer Turku begins building LNG-powered fast ferry
    Vessel slated for early 2017 delivery.
  • Novorossiysk: MGO values move closer to regional hubs
    Having been out on a limb over July.
  • More details of 'third option' for ECA compliance
    US-based Triton to update the industry with new data in the near future.
  • Box trade buoyant for K Line
    Tanker operations have also held up well.
  • Croatian owner takes eco option
    Resale move brings fleet to six.
  • Bunker prices at six-year low
    Prices slide in Singapore.
  • Smaller ports 'face bleak prospects'
    Handling the new generation of container ships will be a struggle.
  • Box trade bouyant for K Line
    Tanker operations have also held up well.
  • Profit up for NYK
    Bottom line boosted by cutting fuel use.
  • China's problems cast shadow over shipping sector
    Drewry revises down its forecast for container traffic moving through Chinese ports.
  • Panama bunker sales volume up
    Region sold 310,000 mt of marine fuel in May.
  • AC Oil enters Singapore bunkering market
    Company will be able to supply up to 3,000 mt of MGO per month when fully operational, spokesperson tells Platts Bunkerworld.
  • Fuel storage facility planned for Australian port
    Land acquisition in progress.
  • IBIA office returns to London
    'It's great to be back in the city', says Chief Executive.
  • Singapore: Arrested vessel released after bunker bill payment
    Staroil Energy claims over $1 million in defaulted bill payments, court records show.

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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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