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December 7, 2015
Sched Netweb site
  • A-E rate off 50.4pc to US$275/TEU, down 4.8pc to USWC, off 4.4pc to USEC
  • Shippers expected to keep annual contract A-E rate below US$1,000/TEU
  • China expects to span globe with railways in Africa, South America, Europe
  • Shanghai Waigaoqiao yard first in China to build 20,000-TEUer for Cosco
  • New Zealand PM optimistic EU members will approve free trade deal
  • Shipowners advised to exercise caution in face of R-22 phase out
  • Norfolk board rejects CP's US$28.4 billion bid, but CP says it isn't over
  • Malaysia's Port of Tanjung Pelepas sets aside funds for more cranes in 2016
  • Singapore port authority to demolish retaining wall at Sungei Pandan
  • CEVA opens 2nd distribution centre in Shah Alam, Malaysia, next to first warehouse
  • IAS enhances ChassisManager that straightens out growing the billing hassle
  • Ukraine stands to benefit from Russian boycott of Turkish food shipments
  • Egyptian Air US-Canada bellyhold cargo ban wreaks havoc in garment sector
  • Global air freight volumes rise by 0.5pc in October, says IATA report
  • Holiday shoppers' online purchases driven by low cost more than speed
  • Finnair to construct new air cargo terminal at Helsinki Airport

Exim Indiaweb site
DECEMBER 6, 2015
  • Kuehne + Nagel celebrates 125th anniversary in Mumbai
  • Process for declaring more than 100 new waterways on
  • Project Cargo Network launches new blog
  • Shippers call for urgent action on maritime CO2 emissions
  • Survey finds widespread fears of disruption & lack of preparedness for new SOLAS container weight requirements
  • Tanker shipping rates seen softening from 2016
  • The Swedish Club maintains balanced approach
  • Govt not to immediately restrict Chinese tyre imports
  • India imports 22.37 lakh t of pulses till Sept.
  • India to step up curbs on steel imports
  • Pakistan buys more cotton from India
  • Sugar rally fades as higher prices lead India to boost exports
  • APSEZ expresses interest in developing INR 3,500 cr. greenfield port in AP
  • HAROPA is focused on being environment friendly
  • Kalmar to introduce industry-first fast-charging solution for electric powered shuttle & straddle carriers
  • Maharashtra to unveil new policy for development of ports: Fadnavis
  • UK cargo owners sign up for campaign to cut haulage miles
  • Govt to complete 10,950 km National Highways in 2015-16
  • Coal India production increases by 8.8 pc
  • Forex reserves drop further by $ 750.2 m to $ 351.61 bn
  • Shenzhen to invest INR 1,300 cr. in Gujarat smart city projects
  • China manufacturing activity hits three-year low in Nov.
  • Odisha to construct 3,400 new godowns, 112 cold storages for farmers

International Transport Journalweb site
  • LTL forwarder offering real time updates
  • ABC's milestone landing in Frankfurt
  • Stalwart for Gemini Shippers
  • National online key freight routes map launched
  • 293 m more for K Line
  • Warehouse sales in Germany
  • New location established in Singapore
  • IAG Cargo stepping up capacity to Tel Aviv
  • New management team at Kerry Logistics UK
  • Poland's rail signalling project progressing
  • Inland port operator join logistics network
  • ABP enhances Feport list of members
  • South Africa secures funding guarantee from China
  • Suezmax ship sold
  • KLM adds AMS - Angola capacity
  • ABF Logistics' second go

IHS Maritimeweb site
DECEMBER 4, 2015
  • US sees Jones Act burden on LNG exports
    Sabine Pass. Credit: CheniereHigher costs to build and operate LNG carriers in the US could put millions of tonnes of future American liquefied natural gas (LNG) exports at risk, according to a US watchdog group. The US Government Accountability Office (GAO), which evaluates economic policies on behalf of Congress, found that...
  • HSH Nordbank sees 'core' business on track
    Credit: PAGerman state bank and shipping lender HSH Nordbank recorded a sharp fall in profits in the first nine months but maintains that its restructuring is on a good path nonetheless. Its pre-tax earnings dropped to EUR110million, from EUR 460million during the corresponding period last year, chiefly because of fluctuations...
  • 3600 ESI vessels operate more efficiently than required
    Some 3600 vessels have registered, five years after the International Association for Ports and Harbors (IAPH) developed the Environmental Ship Index (ESI). All these vessels operate more efficiently on emissions than legally required. In addition, these vessels are eligible for rewards from 40 so-called 'incentive providers' supporting the ESI. On 4...
  • North Adriatic port terminal proposed to allow mega-ship access
    Port of Ravenna. Credit: Igor MalushkoNorth Adriatic ports should pool resources and develop an offshore terminal to allow mega-ship access, an Italian port official has said. The solution was conceived by Paolo Costa, president of the Venice Port Authority. He announced to the audience at the Marintec China conference that North...
  • Hubei Huahai wins three cargo vessels
    China's Hubei Huahai shipbuilding yard has secured its latest contract from compatriot owners for a series of general cargo ships, The order for two firm 6,600dwt vessels plus one option was placed by Dalian Sincere Nice International ltd with deliveries scheduled for Q4 2016. Based on the north shore of the Yangtze...
  • South Korea's shipping companies need restructuring to survive, says minister
    Hanjin is one of Korea's main shipping companies. Credit: Southern Cross MaritimeIn the wake of several highly publicised financial difficulties experienced by South Korean shipping companies, the country's Minister of Oceans and Fisheries has called on them to undertake voluntary restructuring. Minister Kim Young-suk said this is crucial to surviving what...
  • Busan North Port terminal operators to unite
    Credit: Busan North PortThe companies operating the four terminals in Busan North Port are to be merged as the port undergoes redevelopment. Busan Port Authority announced on 4 December that Dongbu Pusan Container Terminal Co., Ltd, Busan International Container Terminal Co., Ltd, CJ Korea Express Busan Container Terminal Co., Ltd and...
  • Hyundai Mipo Dockyard corners mid-sized LPG carrier segment
    Hyundai Mipo Dockyard. Credit: HMDSouth Korean mid-tier shipbuilder Hyundai Mipo Dockyard has virtually become the market leader for the mid-sized LPG carrier market, with 23 orders year-to-date, capturing a market share of almost 80%. In November, HMD won four mid-sized LPG carrier orders from Greek owner Eletson Group, hitting 85% of...
  • Kolkata port looks to cut dredging bill with new technology
    India's state-owned Kolkata port on the Hooghly river has been battling low depths and increasing siltation for many years, but it is now pursuing a plan to cut its huge annual dredging bill with the help of Chennai-based Indian Institute of Technology. "What was happening was that the dredge site and...
  • North Atlantic Drilling in talks with Singapore yard over rig future
    Jurong Shipyard, Singapore. Credit: Krispen Atkinson/IHSNorth Atlantic Drilling Ltd (NADL), the NYSE-listed harsh environment drilling company managed from Norway, has entered talks with Jurong shipyard in Singapore over the future of a newbuilding it has on order there that may turn the shipyard to majority owner of the unit. NADL has...
  • Australian mega train hauls record load
    The Port of Newcastle welcomed Australia's biggest grain train - a 1.25 km long, 5,000 tonne delivery on 2 December to the wharves bound for Southeast Asia. The record load was by Newcastle Agri Terminal (NAT), an independent grain export terminal operator and logistics company set up by locals Jock Carter...
  • Tanjung Pelepas to invest USD118 million in new equipment during 2016
    Malaysia's port operator Pelabuhan Tanjung Pelepas (PTP) has proposed MYR500 million (USD118 million) for capital expenditure (capex) on machinery and facilities refurbishment in 2016. Most of the capex will be directed to investments in new rubber tyred gantry (RTG) cranes and the refurbishment of key cranes. So far, the port operator has...
  • US lawmakers elevate ports in funding bill
    US Congress. Credit: PAAmerican port representatives saw significant benefits in a congressional funding bill that would inject close to USD11 billion into port-related infrastructure over the next five years. A joint committee of the US House and Senate chambers released on 2 December a conference report allocating USD305 billion for the...

The Loadstarweb site
DECEMBER 4, 2015
  • Increased violence at Calais as migrants get more desperate to board trucks
  • Oriol Bartol appointed CEVA contract logistics director in Iberia
  • Desperate carriers plan new GRIs as Asia-Europe container shipping rates drop to half-price
  • How prepared are you really? Supply chain black swans
  • Thousands of unsafe 'hoverboards' detained over past seven weeks
  • EU trucks' fuel efficiency no better than a decade ago, study claims
  • UNICEF calls for outsourcing as poor transport of vaccines costs children's lives

Marine Logweb site
DECEMBER 4, 2015
  • Navy awards Ingalls $200 million LPD 28 contract
  • Nichols Brothers delivers ATB tug for Kirby Offshore
  • Detained in Duluth: Investigation of bulker continues
  • Rolls-Royce wins China AHTS equipment order
  • ABS teams with SDARI on next generation feeder vessel
  • Harley Marine opts for tug-specific Cat package
  • Evoqua and Drew partner on BWMS compliance solution

World Wide Shipperweb site
DECEMBER 4, 2015
  • Study points to dwindling supply of trade-enabling industrial land in BC
  • Drewry forecast looks at state of tanker shipping
  • DOT emergency funds set for Washington road repair work
  • Port association pleased with transportation bill passage
  • Mitsui celebrates delivery of new LNG carrying vessel

Lloyd's Listweb site
DECEMBER 4, 2015
  • Depressed BDI drives China newbuilding prices to record low
    State-owned yards are hurt less than private ones due to Beijing's scrapping subsidy
  • Asia-Europe box rates crash by 50%
    Spot rates fall below $300 per teu again as lines fail to push through GRIs
  • NLRB stands firm in Portland labour dispute ruling
    US National Labor Relations Board reaffirms that ILWU had violated federal labour law with Portland go-slows
  • Bradford takes over at TasPorts
    Former Port of Melbourne Corporation chief takes helm with two new directors in Tasmanian ports operator shakeup
  • VLCC rates on Middle East-Japan route hit seven-year high
    Positive sentiment is spilling over to suezmax and aframax markets
  • China Merchants Energy Shipping to order 10 VLCCs
    Orders will be placed at three Chinese yards
  • US ports to benefit from freight provisions in FAST Act
    Provisions to mostly enhance linkages from US seaports to surface transportation network across the nation
  • Courage Marine disposes of subsidiaries and shuts Taiwan and Shanghai offices
    Dry bulk outfit to centralise operations in Hong Kong
  • Sri Lanka's CICT inks strategic pact with China's Zhanjiang Port Group
    Agreement signed during 2015 China Marine Economy Expo
  • TMS Cardiff Gas exercises options for two more very large gas carriers
    LPG vessels due for delivery in fourth quarter of 2017
  • April opening remains target for new Panama Canal locks
    Full details of commercial operations start date promised in a few weeks
  • Dorian LPG charters VLGC to Asian oil major
    Time charter commenced in fourth quarter of 2015
  • Cargoship held outside Duluth amid US Customs probe
    Bulk carrier under investigation for unspecified violations of US environmental regulations

The Journal of Commerceweb site
DECEMBER 4, 2015
  • Latest Arcbest acquisition expands asset-light business
    Transportation holding company Arcbest strengthened its non-asset arm by acquiring Bear Transportation, a truckload brokerage, for $26 million. Fort Smith, Arkansas-based Arcbest acquired the $120 million company through its ABF Logistics subsidiary, founded in 2013. The acquisition follows a strategy Arcbest has pursued for two years to expand its non-asset or...
  • WWL signs 30-year contract with Port of Baltimore
    Roll-on, roll-off carrier Wallenius Wilhelmsen Logistics has replaced its existing contract with the Port of Baltimore with a 30-year agreement that commits the company to serve the port through 2025. The new contract replaces an existing 20-year contract that was due to expire in 2021. WWL is the port's highest-volume ro-ro carrier,...
  • Asia-Europe, Trans-Pacific spot rates fall below break-even point
    Freight rates in the major east-west trade lanes of Asia to North America and Asia to Europe continued to slide last week and are considerably below what carriers say are needed to break even financially in two of the world's largest trade lanes. According to the Shanghai Containerized Freight Index which...
  • NY-NJ port terminal battles congestion
    Heavy volume has been causing long delays for trucks at the only major New York-New Jersey container terminal accessible to ships that are too tall to squeeze under the Bayonne Bridge. Truckers have complained of turn times of up to eight hours this week at the GCT Bayonne terminal, which has...
  • Ship line consolidation won't dent trans-Pacific competition
    If CMA CGM acquires Neptune Orient Lines and its APL brand, the new entity will potentially be the new market leader in the trans-Pacific eastbound trade lane, the latest jolt to this market that already this year absorbed the frontal assault of a longshore labor meltdown. NOL and its largest shareholder,...
  • Brazil president impeachment wouldn't stop port concessions, analysts say
    Impeachment proceedings against Brazil President Dilma Rousseff and even her potential exit aren't expected to derail the government's port concession process, which is expected to raise 1.1 billion reais ($292.53 million) raised next week via public auction for four port terminals, according to maritime insiders. Rousseff is accused of doctoring government...
  • New Container Weight Rules: Are Shippers Ready?
    When the International Maritime Organization in 2014 said it would require all containers to be weighed and bear validation before loading aboard a vessel, it put the onus on shippers for compliance. Like data-transmission regulations imposed after the September 11 attacks, these safety-related rules, which will take effect on July...
  • 2016 Outlook: Trucking and Intermodal Rail
    Optimism among trucking executives is on an extended run. Supply and demand are largely in balance, giving carriers much-desired pricing power. In general, trucking is outperforming the general U.S. economy and the international trade market, and profits are growing sharply. Truckload and less-than-truckload rates rose in 2015 as capacity tightened...
  • Offshore terminal proposed to handle mega-ships in Adriatic
    North Adriatic ports should pool resources and develop an offshore terminal to allow mega-ship access, an Italian port official has said. The solution was conceived by Paolo Costa, president of the Venice Port Authority, who announced it to the audience of the Marintec China conference. North Adriatic ports are currently only...
  • 2016 Outlook Container Shipping
    The volatility ocean carriers, shippers and intermediaries experienced in 2015 may have been severe, but it's becoming more evident that such unpredictability is the new normal. 2015, of course, was marked by several industry-changing events: the protracted ILWU labor negotiations that led to the worst West Coast port congestion in...
  • Port of New York and New Jersey beefs up workforce, aims to add more
    Employers in the Port of New York and New Jersey have hired 935 longshoremen, marine clerks and mechanics in the last 20 months and are working to add more, said John Nardi, president of the New York Shipping Association. The NYSA is compiling data from marine terminals in preparation for a...
  • US highway bill expands national freight network to rail, ports
    WASHINGTON - The passage of a U.S. highway bill on Friday not only provides dedicated funding for freight projects, but will update a freight strategy and network to go beyond the nation's highways and look at rail and port connections. FAST, or the Fixing America's Surface Transportation, Act, builds on the...
  • Black Sea port volumes decline deepens
    Port of Novorossiysk, RussiaContainer volume declines at Russia, Georgia and Ukraine seaports deepened in the third quarter while traffic at Bulgaria and Romania ports stayed virtually flat compared to the second quarter, according to a report from Russia shipping analyst Informall BG. The economic weakness in Russia and Ukraine, exacerbated by...
  • US highway bill expands national freight network to rail, ports
    WASHINGTON - The passage of a U.S. highway bill on Friday not only provide dedicated funding for freight projects but will update a freight strategy and network to go beyond the nation's highways and look at rail and port connections. FAST, or the Fixing America's Surface Transportation, Act, builds on the...
  • Slide show: Top shipping trends that shaped 2015
    From a near-meltdown at U.S. West Coast ports to a wave of mergers and acquisitions, with hints of more in the container line industry, 2015 has been full of plenty of surprises. Not all of them have been bad for shippers, such as the plunge in oil prices and the...
  • South Korea minister tells domestic liners to restructure
    In the wake of highly-publicized financial difficulties experienced by South Korea shipping companies, the country's Minister of Oceans and Fisheries has called on them to undertake voluntary restructuring. The restructuring is crucial to surviving what will be a prolonged downturn in shipping, Minister Kim Young-suk said. Speaking at a gathering of Korea...
  • Brazil president impeachment wouldn't stop port concession process, analysts say
    Impeachment proceedings against Brazil President Dilma Rousseff and even her potential exit aren't expected to derail the government's port concession process, which is expected to raise 1.1 billion reais ($292.53 million) raised next week via public auction for four port terminals, according to maritime insiders. Rousseff is accused of doctoring government...
  • West coast Latin America ports expand amid fierce competition
    Terminal Pacífico Sur Valpara'so As more terminal capacity comes online and volume remains muted, port operators along South America's west coast, principally in Peru and Chile, are expecting competition for cargo to be fierce in 2016. "Considering the weak outlook for our industry in 2016 and beyond, and the injections of more...
  • Heavy flooding cripples Chennai port operations
    Nearly two weeks of heavy rains and unprecedented flooding have crippled supply chains and industrial activities in and around India's southern port city of Chennai. Sources in Chennai said though marine terminals at Chennai Port remain partially operational, shippers are unable to move their cargo to and from the harbor due...

TradeWindsweb site
DECEMBER 4, 2015
  • Judge approves OSG lawsuit settlement
    Robbins Geller says $31.7m in deals is represents 87% of bondholders' alleged damages.
  • Opec plans to keep tap flowing into 2016
    Saudis continue to flood world markets in order to force hand of other producers.
  • Vale aims to sell last Valemax bulker giants
    Brazilian mining giant plans to offload 11 ships in sale and leaseback transactions.
  • SCFI box rates to north Europe sink
    50.4% decline in trade's estimated rate on the Shanghai Containerised Freight Index.
  • ABN Amro funds TNG
    Croatia's Tankerska Next Generation strikes $52.7m loan agreement with Dutch bank.
  • SWS lands Carnival job
    CSSC yard targets 2020 delivery for first Chinese-built cruiseship costing $1bn.
  • Petrobras tenders for OSRVs
    Brazilian oil major is reportedly looking for oil spill response vessels for long-term contracts.
  • Great Eastern tied to Navios tanker purchase
    Indian owner flagged as the likely buyer of vessel from Navios Maritime Acquisition.
  • HSH still under pressure
    German lender enduring "heavy impairments" from shipping loans as it continues sell-offs.
  • CBO stacks PSV duo
    Brazilian offshore owner lays up two vessels facing reduced daily rates.
  • How do you solve a problem like dry bulk?
    Whichever way you cut it the next two years will be tricky for bulker owners, JP Morgan says.
  • Armon wins research ship
    Spanish yard to build oceanographic vessel for Argentina's INIDEP.
  • Scorpio Bulkers eyes reverse stock split
    New York-listed owner looks to address share price fall following slump in bulker rates.
  • MPP mangles German bridge
    Grona-managed Emsmoon damaged after railway bascule stayed closed on Ems river.
  • Cyprus police arrest five
    Shipping department worker and others held in probe into use of EU funds.
  • Swedish Club joins quartet
    No general increase is to be sought by the Swedish Club at the 20 February renewal of protection and indemnity cover.
  • Courage Marine retrenches
    Bulker owner centralising operations in Hong Kong after closing Shanghai, Taiwan bases.
  • VLCC spot market sees new 2015 high
    Rates above $100,000 per day with modern ships and older tankers making hay.
  • CMES ordering up to 10 VLCCs
    Chinese owner's board approves big new contract for eco-tankers at three domestic yards.
  • Two more years
    BW Offshore secures work for Brazilian FPSO until 2022.
  • Navig8 exercises option
    Private equity-backed chemical tanker owner ads another newbuilding to Korean orderbook.
  • Prosafe eyes fresh fundraiser
    World's largest accommodation player looking to strengthen balance sheet and liquidity position.
  • TUI opts for Singapore
    German tourism group to move Mein Schiff 1 to Asia, expects 2,000 people to depart weekly.
  • TMS Cardiff exercises VLGC options at HHI
    The LNG vessel owner-operator makes another step into LPG market with shipyard options.

American Shipperweb site
DECEMBER 4, 2015
  • NLRB upholds decision against ILWU slowdown in Portland
  • Spot container rates drop again after surging last week
  • Ocean carriers exchange slots on Asia-U.S. East Coast loops
  • Virginia chassis pool launches new billing platform
  • SITC launches intra-Asia CTX5 loop
  • UPS to work with India last-mile logistics collective
  • Executive Moves: 3GTMS and CEVA Logistics
  • ODFL increases LTL volumes in October, November
  • FTR: November Class 8 truck orders drop 59%
  • NCSP Group net profits skyrocket in 2015
  • Congress sends 5-year $305b FAST Act to president
  • NS rejects acquisition offer from Canadian Pacific
  • CSSC to build first-ever 'smart ship'
  • OPEC to maintain production despite falling crude prices

The Bunker Bulletinweb site
DECEMBER 4, 2015
  • OPEC to keep ouput at near record high
    Crude prices soften on reports that collective output may rise.
  • Charges laid in long-running fraud case
    Legal ban prevents release of company's name.
  • Dry bulk sector : 'Profits to remain elusive for at least another year'
    Freight rates still falling.
  • Charterers 'guided by emissions data'
    Less efficient vessels will find themselves idled as 'a form of natural selection'.
  • Researchers: Nano-pulse technology more cost-effective than scrubbers
    Initial tests show NOx and PM emissions respectively down by 90% and 75%.
  • Concept hybrid-powered carbon fibre ferry under construction
    Vessel will operate at the fjord region at Norway.
  • More in fleet to undergo energy management solution upgrade
    System will be installed on board on an additional 16 vessels, says spokesman.
  • OPL Singapore: Vessels need to be sure where they anchor, say lawyers
    Several instances of Masters mistaking territorial waters for international zone.
  • Fuel System Check for 'Peace of Mind'
    Uncompromised 'Housekeeping' & Care for Vessels can be delivered through a robust Fuel System Monitoring Programme.
  • Bunker tanker arrives at Valparaiso
    Will allow AGUNSA to resume bunker supply by barge in the area.
  • Bankrupt Bunkers International in lawsuit against Greek vessel
    Seeking payment for fuel worth over $270,000 supplied in June this year.
  • Oil futures rise on ULSD strength, US dollar crash
    North Sea oilfield repairs and speculation about an OPEC production cut also supported higher crude prices.
  • Adani secures major stem off Colombo
    Says delivery to VLCC was one of the largest stems supplied in the region.

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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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