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September 7, 2015
Sched Netweb site
  • Ex-Cathay chief Tony Tyler retires as IATA director general after five years
  • Asia-Europe box rate up 29pc to US$763/TEU mid-week, USWC down 1.7pc
  • OOCL to increase Asia-north Europe rate US$550/TEU from September 20
  • CSCL first half profit falls 97pc to US$2.2 million as revenue falls 9.2pc.
  • Despite downturn, IHS analysts expect mainline trade routes to thrive
  • Vladivostok first half box volume plummets 28pc to 174,600 TEU
  • Deutsche Post DHL CEO visits Africa to emphasise sub-Saharan focus
  • PANYNJ goes live with terminal information web portal on box availability
  • CaroTrans with Globelink WW India offer Mumbai-Charleston LCL service
  • Quality Monitoring gains Lloyd's Register okay for oil mist system
  • CEVA starts weekly LCL Singapore-NYC service - with D2D trucking
  • Ford India re-ups, extends contract with NYK auto logistics to Chennai
  • NYK has industry first auto camera for monitoring inside ship engines
  • Container vessel carries heavy project cargo from Mundra to Antwerp
  • Ahmedabad firm to start Madhya Pradesh-Gujarat flights from September 27
  • Global air cargo volumes flat in July up 0.7pc - Africa leads, China lags
  • United Airlines switches to RTS' cargo capacity and revenue management

Exim Indiaweb site
SEPTEMBER 6, 2015
  • Largest containership sailing under French flag enters CMA CGM fleet
  • Parshuram Bhikaji Logistics launches NVOCC service from Mundra to Middle East/Gulf
  • APM Terminals Pipavav berths 10,000-TEU vessel
  • Mumbai Port Trust registers increase in overall throughput, automobile handling till Aug. 31
  • Govt to add 50,000 km of NH by year end: Gadkari
  • ADB to provide $200 m loan for Vizag-Chennai industrial corridor
  • AIRIA seeks export promotion council for rubber products
  • Credit subsidy scheme for exporters may get delayed
  • Fall in global coffee prices hits exports by 7.59 pc in July
  • INR ends sharply weak at 66.46 against dollar
  • Anup Wadhawan is the new DGFT
  • Congratulations to the finalists & winners
  • It was a full house at MALA 2015

International Transport Journalweb site
  • Gold for Immogate
  • More trucks cross into Denmark
  • Caro Trans adds India-US service
  • Pick and click in fully automatic warehouse
  • Le Havre greets world's largest PCTC
  • Expanding presence in the global rail market
  • Several carriers to face trial in USA
  • Customer carer Best to TFG Transfracht
  • High level changes at XPO Logistics Europe
  • General cargo service for China Intermodal / Strasse
  • Poachers watch out...
  • Pushing out the frontier in southern Brazil
  • Bati ranks African markets
  • Major box port pipes new commander on board
  • Enhancing rail services in Czechia
  • Swissport nets cargo handling contract
  • Small increase illustrates rate instability

IHS Maritimeweb site
SEPTEMBER 4, 2015
  • Sailors' Society launches app for port chaplains
    Port chaplains can now track and follow up on care given to seafarers using a new phone app. Launched by the charity Sailors' Society, the Chapplaincy Android phone app will also collect data on mariner health and welfare. "The app will be used initially by our port chaplains to track ships
  • Nigeria to deploy drones to combat oil theft
    Nigeria is to deploy drones to monitor the movement of ships in an attempt to curb oil theft. The Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation (NNPC) says it wants to end crude theft in under a year. In a statement, the new head of NNPC Ibe Kachikwu said they planned to deploy drones to curb illegal
  • Passengers trapped as migrants try to storm Greek ferry
    The Greek Coast Guard in the eastern Aegean island of Lesvos was forced to use even stun grenades to push back an angry crowd of refugees demanding to sail to Athens. About 1,000 refugees, mainly from Afghanistan, attempted to embark on the Blue Star 1 ferry shouting "Athens, Athens". The same time
  • Bharati shipyard revival plan unveiled
    Edelweiss Asset Reconstruction Company (ARC) has revealed its priorities for reviving India's Bharati Shipyard, which is looking to complete 21 orders over the next 18 months. Edelweiss ARC has taken more than 70% of the shipyard's INR50 billion (USD800 million) debt, partly drawn by the ailing
  • Manila launches booking system to curb congestion
    Manila International Container Terminal (MICT) has soft launched a vehicle appointment system to alleviate congestion. Terminal Appointment Booking System (TABS) is an electronic platform for selected user groups to book containers at Manila's two international ports, said MICT's parent company
  • KSS Line seals 7-year charter with Gyxis
    KSS Line has secured a seven-year charter contract with Japanese LPG trading outfit Gyxis Corporation. The KRW165 billion (USD138.63 million) contract starts in July 2017, the South Korean LPG and chemical shipping specialist said on 4 September. To service the contract, KSS Line has ordered an
  • NYK establishes first ro-ro terminal in Saudi Arabia
    NYK has established its first exclusive roll-on/roll-off (ro-ro) terminal in Saudi Arabia at King Abdullah port (KAP). KAP RORO Terminal is a joint-venture initiative between the Japan-headquartered shipping company and Saudi Arabia-based Ports Development Company (PDC). Scheduled to start full
  • Arbitration dismisses claim against COSCO Corp
    COSCO Corporation has been cleared from making additional payments to Dalian Deepwater Developer over a cancelled drillship order, says the shipbuilder. On 4 September, COSCO Corporation said a London arbitral tribunal had ruled it is not liable to further claims over the USD500 million order,
  • China holidays push up LPG freight rates
    Freight rates to ship LPG on very large gas carriers (VLGCs) have risen by USD10/tonne since 27 August. Rates on the benchmark Gulf-to-Far East route averaged USD86.75/tonne on 3 September, up from USD76.75/tonne on 27 August. Based on bunker prices in Fujairah, the latest rate works out to daily
  • MPA, NUS form Centre for Maritime Law in Singapore
    The Maritime and Port Authority of Singapore (MPA) has partnered the National University of Singapore's (NUS') law faculty to establish the Centre for Maritime Law (CML) and MPA Professorship in Maritime Law. The establishments aim to boost Singapore's expertise in maritime law research and thought
  • Australia-Indonesia border tensions thaw
    Australia and Indonesia shook hands and made up last week, with the launch of a joint maritime enforcement training capability at the Jakarta Centre for Law Enforcement Cooperation (JCLEC). It is the first thaw after two years of tensions arising from Australia's unilateral policy of towing back

The Loadstarweb site
SEPTEMBER 4, 2015
  • Bullish UTi Worldwide warns 'tight-margin shippers' to expect rate increases in 2016
  • DHL Global Forwarding: a top employer or is it run with an 'Iron Fist of Negligence'?
  • O3 cuts Asia-Europe services from four to three as laid-up containership fleet grows

Marine Logweb site
SEPTEMBER 4, 2015
  • Mississippi Rive closure continues
  • Jotun celebrates 10,000th SeaQuantum application
  • Schulte to retrofit eleven containerships with BWMS
  • Knut E. Hansen unveils design for expedition cruise ship
  • Slurry oil spill causes Mississippi River closure

World Wide Shipperweb site
SEPTEMBER 4, 2015
  • Port of Seattle welcomes largest box ship to call Puget Sound
  • Coast Guard wants public comment on proposed Whidbey Island bridge
  • Alaska Airlines boosts partnership with University of Washington
  • CMA CGM Group containership largest to operate under French flag
  • Curlew Boarder Patrol agents keep wildfire from destroying home

Lloyd's Listweb site
SEPTEMBER 4, 2015
  • Rights offerings, corporate governance and shareholders' rights
    Rights offerings provide a cost effective & equitable way to raise new capital for smaller companies, unlike public offerings
  • Preservation technology drives demand for reefer shipping, says APL
    Improved atmospheric control has made the once far off markets become reachable
  • Lloyd's List launches The Intelligence
    Publication represents just one part of an unprecedented global expansion of reporting and analytical resources that will significantly increase the depth and scope of our coverage
  • Swedish Club unveils $6.3m first-half deficit
    International Group member hit by five total losses
  • Dorothea Ioannou given global role for American Club
    Greece-based manager given job of co-ordinating club's business efforts across all regions
  • North Europe ports "congested and under-used both at same time"
    Ultra large containerships and unreliable schedules play havoc with port operations, says Dynamar
  • Shipping professionals confirm UK as globally competitive for shipping
    Maritime cluster, political stability and location all favour Britain, CoS survey finds
  • David Dingle appointed Maritime UK chairman
    Praise given to outgoing chairman Lord Mountevans for raising profile of maritime industry within government
  • Cosco Singapore unit settles $500m shipbuilding dispute
    Subsidiary Dalian Shipyard resolves longstanding arbitration over terminated contract
  • NYK to establish ro-ro terminal in Saudi Arabia
    First exclusive ro-ro terminal in Saudi Arabia will be operational by the third quarter of 2016
  • Singapore's NUS and MPA set up Centre for Maritime Law
    Singapore's NUS and maritime authority act to strengthen city state's expertise
  • Dry bulk shipping recovery likely in 2017
    Slow, gradual improvement to result from limited fleet expansion and rising demand growth, Drewry says
  • VLGC spot market rallies
    Spate of fixtures injects new life back into VLGC spot trade
  • 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
  • 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?
  • 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
  • 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 4, 2015
  • Porto Alegre shippers happy to get Brazil box boost after six-year wait
    Container Terminal Santa ClaraAfter six years out of the game, Brazil's Container Terminal Santa Clara, or CONTESC, will return to handling containers starting October, according to its joint owners Wilson, Sons and Braskem, and a new container barge service will start up to serve it. Wilson, Sons - which also operates...
  • More about overcapacity, sliding Pacific rates don't negate peak season
    Freight rates on the spot markets continued their downward trend in early September, but shippers as well as carriers continue to say there will be a peak shipping season this year, and it will take place from October into early November. "The overall feeling we're getting is that importers are more...
  • AirBridgeCargo launches Singapore service
    AirBridgeCargo, which has so far outperformed its European rivals this year, has begun operations connecting Moscow to Singapore's Changi Airport. The service began Thursday and is an effort to capitalize on growing cargo volumes between Russia and Singapore, which have grown 16 percent annually between 2010 and 2014, according to AirBridgeCargo. That...
  • Saab enters port management technology market
    Belfast HarborAerospace and defense company Saab has entered the port management technology market in the United Kingdom. At the start of the month, Belfast Harbour Commission commenced live operations with the Swedish group's KleinPort system. The harbor is using KleinPort to manage and track vessel operations and services, record cargo data,...
  • XPO Logistics Europe CEO abruptly resigns
    Hervé Montjotin, who led Norbert Dentressangle before its acquisition by XPO Logistics earlier this year, has abruptly resigned from the position of CEO of XPO Logistics Europe. Troy CooperTroy Cooper, currently COO of XPO's global operations, will retain his position while also taking over the role of CEO of the European...
  • UTi lowers forecast as losses deepen
    Logistics provider UTi Worldwide lowered its earnings forecast for its current fiscal year as the company reported deeper second quarter losses caused by declining ocean and air freight volume. CEO Edward G. Feitzinger said the normal second quarter forwarding growth of about 5 percent in air freight kilos and 10 percent...
  • Greece seizes cargo ship carrying weapons to Libya
    Greek authorities seized a cargo ship carrying undeclared weapons to Libya this week in the Mediterranean, which has become a become a thoroughfare for refugees, migrants, smugglers and terrorists in recent months. According to the Greek coast guard, a Bolivia-flagged general cargo vessel off the coast of Crete was stopped Tuesday as...
  • CMA CGM raises rates on U.S.-Asia cargo
    CMA CGM will raise rates on cargo heading from the U.S. to Asia at a time of falling U.S. exports. The Oct 1. general rate increase will be $240 for 20-foot containers and $300 for 40-footers, 40-foot high cubes and 45-foot containers, according to a Tweet by Catapult International. U.S. exports...
  • OOCL joins other carriers in September GRI
    OOCL America departing Southampton Western docks. Credit: EDDIE Orient Overseas Container Line, or OOCL, has joined the ranks of carriers this month announcing general rate increases for goods moving from Asia to Europe, despite the persistently weak market on those lanes that has undercut monthly GRIs for most of 2015. Effective Sept....
  • Russia's Baltic ports can't escape falling volumes
    Port of St. PetersburgContainer traffic through Russia's Baltic seaports plummeted 32 percent in the first half, showing that even Russian ports that serve as gateways to the country's most important cities, like Moscow and St. Petersburg, will not be able to escape the wrath of the Russian recession. Russia's baltic ports...
  • MOL tests energy-saving container ship windshield
    Mitsui O.S.K. Lines is testing a container ship windshield that the Japanese carrier hopes will reduce wind resistance, save fuel, and reduce carbon dioxide emissions by an average of 2 percent. The horseshoe-shaped windshield was installed on the bow of the MOL Marvel, a five-year-old ship that has capacity of 6,700...
  • Container ship sinks in Java Sea
    The KM Meratus Banjar 2 sank in the Java Sea, claiming the lives of two sailors. The ship, operated by Meratus Line, an Indonesian shipping company, sank around 10 a.m. local time Wednesday after taking on water in the engine room, according to MetroTVNews, an Indonesian media organization. The KM Meratus Banjar...
  • Maersk Line expands India-Africa service
    Maersk Line is upgrading its Middle East-South Africa-West Africa, or Mesawa, service by adding a direct call at Colombo, Sri Lanka, in an attempt to pick up additional cargo. The weekly service will begin calling at Colombo, a major transshipment hub in the region, on September 13, according to a company...
  • Two rises in a row for volatile Asia-Europe spot rates
    HONG KONG - Spot freight rates on trade lanes from Asia to Europe and the Mediterranean held on to gains from the Sept. 1 general rate increase, rising for the second successive week, according to the latest reading of the Shanghai Containerised Freight Index.The spot rate from Asia to North...
  • Logistics adds competitive edge in chemicals sector, DHL research finds
    HONG KONG - The world's chemical industry could significantly increase its competitive advantage by treating logistics as a key differentiator as other global industries do, according to research commissioned by DHL. In a white paper titled "Supply chain in the boardroom - 5 levers to boost a chemical company's bottom...
  • Two rises in a row for volatile Asia-Europe spot rates
    HONG KONG - Spot freight rates on trade lanes from Asia to Europe and the Mediterranean held on to gains from the Sept. 1 general rate increase, rising for the second successive week, according to the latest reading of the Shanghai Containerised Freight Index.The spot rate from Asia to North...
  • Not enough in-transit info from lines, Aussie fruit shipper complains
    HONG KONG - An Australian fruit exporter has complained at the lack of transparency provided by shipping lines following faulty in-transit cold disinfestation treatment, a problem that can lead to the costly redirection of cargo.The cold treatment, known as ICT, is required by many countries around the world to eradicate...
  • Port Tampa Bay CEO named chairman of Florida Ports Council
    Port Tampa BayPort Tampa Bay president and CEO Paul Anderson has been named chairman of Florida's ports council, where all 15 of the state's public seaports have been making a concerted effort of late to lure new business to the Sunshine State's marine gateways. A former federal maritime commissioner, Anderson brings...

TradeWindsweb site
SEPTEMBER 4, 2015
  • Term fixtures for Peace
    Peace Ocean Shipping of China has locked away two panamax bulkers for up to six months, market data show.
  • Princess faces the torch
    A 29-year-old bulk carrier is poised to make its final journey after fetching $2.4m in a demolition sale.
  • Avance to dock newbuild
    Avance has found the condition of one of its two newbuildings at Jiangnan Shipyard is not acceptable and decided to dock the ship upon delivery.
  • Saverys bids to take CMB private
    Marc Saverys is looking to take Compagnie Maritime Belge (CMB) private in a EUR 279m ($310m) bid to make the company more competitive and efficient.
  • AHTS supply chopped
    Burst of fixing in North Sea gives owners small boost ahead of weekend.
  • CLdN orders ro-ro pair
    Shortsea specialist in expansion mode with two firm orders and plans for 10 more.
  • LNG ferry pushed back
    German shipbuilder Fassmer cites technical issues for the delay of AG Ems newbuilding.
  • Rieber scraps charter
    GC Rieber has terminated a charter agreement with the UK's Ceona Chartering for a multi-functional support vessel.
  • NYK launches ro-ro hub
    Japan's Nippon Yusen Kaisha (NYK) has established its first exclusive ro-ro terminal operating company in Saudi Arabia.
  • HHI workers walk out
    Unionised workers at Hyundai Heavy Industries (HHI) staged a partial strike on Thursday in a row over pay.
  • LSC loss widens
    Lithuanian Shipping Company (LSC) has seen its deficit grow in the second quarter as loans remained overdue.
  • Morning Glory for sale
    Libya is planning to sell a tanker that carried crude from a rebel-held oil terminal in March 2014.
  • Siem raises $100m
    Oslo-listed offshore owner completes issue of new shares to bring in fresh cash.
  • Salamis targets Russia
    Greece's Salamis Shipyards is in talks over a new joint venture in the annexed Russian territory of Crimea.
  • Marina eyes yard boost
    The Philippines' maritime industry authority (Marina) is in talks with the Development Bank of the Philippines (DBP) over cash incentives for shipbuilders.
  • Schulte retrofits boxships
    German owner contracts Wartsila to install ballast water systems on 11 vessels.
  • Dingle heads Maritime UK
    Carnival UK chairman David Dingle is the new leader of industry coalition group Maritime UK.
  • ABG cuts back
    Struggling ABG Shipyard has suspended production on some vessels as its loss widened.
  • Iran output to rise 40%
    Iran's crude production will increase by at least 40% as sanctions are lifted, according to its oil minister.
  • UK courts back Cosco
    Cosco Corp (Singapore) has successfully won an arbitration in London over alleged delays to a deepwater drillship newbuilding.
  • Fairview buys into GasLog
    A US-based hedge fund has emerged as the latest significant shareholder in the Peter Livanos-backed GasLog.

American Shipperweb site
SEPTEMBER 4, 2015
  • NYK, PDC to establish ro-ro terminal in Saudi Arabia
  • Saverco expands control over CMB
  • Jettainer manages ULDs for WestJet
  • Spot container rates rise for second straight week
  • Primark, Exel open distribution center in Bethlehem, Pa.
  • FRA makes grants available to improve highway-rail crossings
  • AirBridgeCargo commences new freighter service
  • Global air freight market loses altitude in July
  • Oil spill causes traffic jam on Mississippi River
  • U.S. exports reach $188.5b in July reach
  • NYK, MTI develop automatic camera for vessel engine monitoring
  • IAG sees cargo volumes sink 4.8% in August
  • Executive Moves: Florida Ports Council, Busan Port Authority and Con-way Freight
  • Chinese rail manufacturer CRRC breaks ground on U.S. plant
  • End of feed

The Bunker Bulletinweb site
SEPTEMBER 4, 2015
  • Antwerp player begins MGO supply
    Stem sizes up to 1,000 mt seen as owners need MGO for ECA operations, Ocean Energy Belgium tells Platts Bunkerworld.
  • Singapore supplies remain ample
    Furl oil stocks still 50% higher year-on-year.
  • Singapore: ExxonMobil's chartered barge starts work
    To expand company's low sulphur product deliveries.
  • New bunker barge for Sohar
    'Developing our physical infrastructure means more control over the end-to-end bunkering supply chain,' says supplier.
  • Drop-in biofuel makes commercial entry at US marina
    Gevo to expand sales of its blended marine biofuel to other US locations.
  • Senior executive leaves troubled bunker player
    Company allegedly missed one year of salary payments.
  • Bunker cutter stock spills into Mississippi river
    Closing section of waterway.
  • CFO leaves troubled bunker player
    Company allegedly missed one year of salary payments.
  • Bunker cutter stock spilled into Mississippi river
    As much as 250,000 gallons of slurry released from tug collision, says USCG.
  • US military in $289 million fuel supply deals
    Authorities, meanwhile, are also building more MGO delivery points for military fleet.
  • US military in $289 million fuel supply deal
    Authorities, meanwhile, are also building more MGO delivery points for military fleet.
  • Iranian Oil Minister: Crude at $80 would be 'fair'
    Says slump in oil prices will not slow nation's return to the market.
  • ConocoPhillips to cut 2,810 jobs
    Firm expected to reduce nearly 15% of its 19,100 workforce.

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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 first half of 2025, container traffic in the port of Gioia Tauro grew by +10.5%
Joy Taurus
2,186,211 TEUs were handled
A bulk carrier was attacked in the Red Sea
Portsmouth
The crew abandoned the ship which began to take on water
German government allocates 400 million euros to support energy transition in maritime-port sector
Over 78 million euros to the ports of Augusta and Taranto for offshore wind
Rome
Funds distributed over three years starting from 2025
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
Rijeka Gateway Terminal to become operational in early September
Copenhagen
The first ship at the second container terminal of the Croatian port is expected on September 12
Falteri (Federlogistica) urges us to focus on the development of "polycentric" logistics
Genoa
The Simplified Logistics Zone should be the cornerstone of the strategy
Tsuneishi Shipbuilding Co. acquired Mitsui E&S Shipbuilding Co.
Hiroshima/Tokyo
It was renamed Tsuneishi Solutions Tokyobay Co.
Pessina (Federagenti): Northern European logistics system is struggling. Let's take advantage of it!
Rome
Unexpected opportunity - he underlines - for the Mediterranean ports and Italian ones in particular
MSC Cruises Joins Carnival and Royal Caribbean in Capitalizing on Grand Bahama Shipyard
Miami
Negotiations underway since the end of 2024 have been successfully concluded
At The International Propeller Clubs the Dorso Award for the Mediterranean area
Naples
In recognition of the primary role played by logistics operators in Mediterranean traffic
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